Fnm the Nea York THbuiu. Three Day* Later from Europe. Batik near SiUUria-ZJOO R*uwn* ' • r jVrt» Defeated in Aeia— l,soo to 2,000 Killed. } FBOM TUB BALtIC, Sir Charles Napier's fleet was laying in linß-ol*bbtlle before Crbnstadt, but up to June 20, no attack had been made! ‘The English ftigate Desperate fired some shots, .which the batteries returned. • Bomersuhd wss a second lime bombarded on the-26th -end 27th June, and the fortifica tions Were destroyed. \ THB BLACK SB A. On the aW June, eight Russian steamers came out of attacked three of Ihe'allied ships at the batteries. ' The al lied ships engaged were the Furious, Terrible end Descartes. The affair seems to have been a running fight. The Furious was con siderably damaged. The main body of the allied fleet was at Baldjik. Some English _ bbats taking soundings at the mouth of the Dnieper, had exchanged fires with some Cos sacks, THE DANUBE. On the 21st and 23d ult. nn important battle was fought. The particulars are'de rived from a despatch slating that the Turks under Girolte, Meher Pasha, fell on the Rus sian rear guord of 25,000 near Soli Tin on the 21st. The battle lasted during two days, and'ihe Russians lost 2,500 killed; they however made good their retreat. The plan of the campaign and the movements of the allied army are kept a profound secret. ASIA On ihe 19th June, the Turks met with a severe check in attempting to storm two re doubts between Usurgnet and Kutais. The Russians attacked them in Ihe flank during the assault, and defeated them with 1,500 to 2,000 killed, 12 cannons', 35 standards, and ■ Ihe the entire camp equipage was captured. -Att erroneous dispatch was published, rever sing the fact, and staling that the Turks un der Selim Pasha had defeated the Russians under Prince AudronkofT, with the above loss —but reliable accounts show that the Turks were disastrously defeated. GREAT BRITAIN, Independence day was celebrated by a banquet at the Star and Garter Hotel, Rich mond, given -bv George Peabody to 150 guests. Queen Victoria sent her own and Prince Albert’s portraits to decorate the di ning;room. Sir James Emerson Tenent pro posed “The memory of ‘Washington.’’’ Speeches were made by Messrs. Buchanan, Peabody, Buckman of New York, Barnard of Connecticut, &c., and a song was sung, written by Mrs. J. R. Peabody. ' SPAIN The insurrection continued, and Govern ment was severely pressed. The Queen had thrown herself on the protection of the troops. It is impossible to come at the truth. From the statements published by Government, the insurgents numbered 7,000, of whom 2,000 were cavalry. They demand Ihe dismissal of the Ministry, and the Queen’s favorites. The outbreaks as yet have been entirely military. The insurgents charged three limes unsuccessfully, and at length, aflef great loss, retreated upon Toledo. The roy alists would again attack them, when the ex pected reinforcements arrived from Saragos sa, &c. Anxiety was fell as to the part that Generals Narvaez and Serene will take— meantime the insurrection is formidable, and it depends upon accident whether the insur gents or royalists will triumph. News from Washington, Special Dispatch to the I N. Y. Tribune . Washington, July 10, 1854. I have positive and undeniable information, from the highest sources at Honolulu, to the effect that aTreniy is about concluded between Mr. Gregg, the United Slates Commissioner, and the Government of the Islands, for their annexation to the United Slates forthwith. The only unsettled question in relation to the annexation is, whether the Islands shall come in as a Territory or a Slate. Mr. Gregg in sists on the former. The Administration here at Washington is perfectly advised as to thaposition of the negotiations. This is kept a profound secret at Honolulu to all out of the court circle. The King and Privy Council have the constitutional power to make the treaty, and in fear of fillibusler ing or something else in the way of foreign invasion, they are exercising it. The native population is undoubtedly opposed to annexa tion, whila tho majority of the foreign resi dents desire it. The Post Office Committee have a call of the House, and will move to take up the Railroad'bills. This shrewd movement may carry the road measures. A New York Nebraska Democratic mem ber says, the North had better not take issue against popular sovereignly, but go at once for the Repeal of the Fugijive Slave Law. This is pretty rich for the Nebraskaites, Col. Colt’s book-keeper and a Mr. Wright, testified before the Colt Committee to-day, Horace H. Day and others from New York, have been subpoenaed and are here. Liquor Law in Rhode Island.— Ajb amendatory auti-liquor bill has passed the House of Representatives of Rhode Island. It provides for the punishment of drunkards by a fine of five dollars, or imprisonment in jail for a term not exceeding thirty days. It provides fur her, that if he, (he offending party, shall, while in the custody of the offi cer or the court, dr after conviction and while imprisoped, disclose the name of fhe person, place, die., of whom he obtained /his liquor, and shall give evidence therefore upon cbm plaint and warrant, he may be discharged. It provides further that any person who shall have furnished., or given away, intoxicating liquor of any hind to any person found impl icated, he shall be sbbject to the penalties of the law. This bill passed the House by a vote of Forty-five to twelve. The Cholera has made its appearance among the workmen at the Glendon Iron Works, Gaston, Pa, Five deaths occurred there last week, four of which in one family,' and several more ere reported. Many of the hands becoming alarmed, have leA the pre mises, and it is difficult to procure attendance for the sick. Nearly all the hands on the Lehigh Valley railroad, in that vicinity, have qpil work and left. On Saturday and Sun day, five laborers on that road died from chol era, at Freemansburgh.. THE I#® WHMBOEOnOH, P*. j T h nr«day M»lfi»l P|i Jnly fly, 1854.. '•~ A»TI : BEBBA«Ki TICKKI. r FOR GOVERNOR, I . JAMES POLLOCK, of NGrtlmmljerland. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,' OEORQE DARSIE, of Allegheny. _ FOR SUPREME COURT, ' DANIEL n. BHYSER, of Montgomery. Oar Tillage—Tioga and Temper, ance. There-are thousands who are born and reared in Uie midst of brick and mortar wildernessesj instead of amid pleasant fields and grand old foreslj trees— who traverse hot and dusty streets, rife with jtbe con fusion of business, instead of cool, quiet and grassy paths, where nought but the sighing of the grateful winds and the sweet and constant gash of bird mu sic greet the ear; and who creep out of thejshadow of their brick and marble palaces once a year to rev. el in the sweets of country air and country fare. It is to some of these thousands that we feel constrain ed to speak of our village and its surroundings, as in every way worthy of their consideration when they torn their &ces oountryward. Walkthrough is a pretty village, of perhaps eight hundred inhabitants, located in the heart of a fiue farming’country tolerably well improved' Sir a coun try where lumber is the staple production, Thevil lage plot is quite extensive snd regularly laid out. The hills around it are not characterized by that ah ruptnesa so common in Northern Penneylvanialand. scapes, but ascend by easy and gentle elopes, with few exceptions. Nature seems to have pnt more Jin iafl, so to speak, upon Tioga, than upon many of these Northern Counties. -She is plumper, rosier mom healthily constituted and of course more at tractive. Though the dame has more lovers now, than is exactly allowable to the sex, we will say to those who live at a distaned, that she is always ar rayed in her best “ bib and tucker,” hereabouts, and is extensively admired, because she is always in the best of humor. Looking south-eastward from the village, one of tbe most beautiful of landscapes is presented to the eye of the beholder. It is one of those kaleidiscope views of Nature which intoxicates tbe senses with a full draught of beauty, but which men never think of justly describing. We are col speaking (or tlioee who have gazed on it every day of their lives; but tor one to whom it is exceedingly lovely. And wo have no doubt but that the flrsl impressions of any admiler of Nature will correspond with ours essen tially. There is also a variety of scenery in other directions, which cannot fail to interest the student of Nature. . The beautiful in Nature, is here developed rather than tbe sublime. There ere no lofly and continued ranges of mountains fading grandly away in the dim distance—no Niagaras, thundering down our moun tain gorges; but there are forests of stately pines and gloomy hemlock, and clumps of graceful elms and leafy maples, and cultivated farms, and snug, substantial farmhouses and farm buildings. Ajl this you will see, and admire. Then there is Tioga village—not the leaet lovely of Tillages, by any means ; and as visitors fi(atit-t|}e_ east most pass through it-£•&«■<> W^U«ha>. oath* we cannot pass it without remark. The rev eller from New England will inevitably remindetkof the little villages among bis native bills, with their neat dwellings embowered in shrubbery, their taste ful flower-gardens, and last, but not least, the fine large IrOcr that overshadow (he broad streets. We shall not soon forget taking off Imt, and making a profound obeisance to these latter {per force) as we passed under their pendent branches, perched upon the top of the overloaded stage, not many weeks since. They arc glorious old trees though, for all that Wo believe it is very generally known', at least in the adjoining counties, that the region round about Wellsborough abdqnds in various fossil re mains, which must render interesting to the geological student. Iq a few hours of .pleas ant rambling recently, we collected upwards of a hundred fine, and very perfect specimens of fossil shells, comprising some six distinct varieties. They occur in the slate, formation in astonishing quanti ties; and in a species of rock resembling bornslone, they seem to have been taken up while tho rock was in a fused, or liquid stale. In the slate formation the deposits sre very regular—Uic shells invariably resting upon the convex surface. The action of wa tor is very perceptible in the arrangement and ap pearanoo of Ilia hills, valleys and rocks. If abundant resources are . conducive to wealth, Tioga County must at no far day become a wealthy County. Thereisnn abundance of coal—bitumin ous—and iron, oceans of pine, hemlock, beech and maple, for building and other purposes. The people aro industrious and intelligent, and thrill is every where visible. With 25,000 inhabitants, this County has but eei en licensed liquor shape, if wo aro correctly informed. The Temperance cause has a good start, and Maine Law or no Maino Law, tho day is not far off when no licenses will be issued here. Wellsborough has no legal rurahsles,-and a drunken man, or a street row, are both of uncommon occurrence. Besides, we are informed that Sheriff Guernsey is entirely clear of boarders. The Good Templars have two flourishing Lodges here, and there is a Division of the S. of T. and a Lodge of the I. O. O. F.-pall doing well, as indeed is nhpost everything, except Rum and political fogy, ism. Old fogies will probably be reckoned among organic remains ere raanjf years. cr Wednesday, Iho 19th in»L, was,lhe hottest day of the season, hereabouts. We beard a rumor to the effect that Thursday waa a abode holler; but Wednesday was hot enough for all practical porpo. sea. Fat people and standing collars were about I equally scarce in the, streets, and lean folks were ;satisfied to remain as they were, however much they (had previously admired plumpness. The mercury on the-day alluded to, at the Cleaves House, rang ed as follows; Six.*., 94deg: 10—96 deg: 11—100 deg; Hi —101; and at 7 r. m., 84 deg. On Monday some rain fell, refreshing both indi viduals and vegetables. O’ We invite any responsible fViend of Mr. Pol lock, the Whig candidate, to point to any official ail of Governor Braufe, that baa been at variance with the interests of the people at large.—Montrose Democrat. How about (bat Beer Bill that got into'His Ex. cellency'a breeches pocket 7 Would n’t it be well to label that pocket “ Bills slock here J" S3* Had tho Calotbumpians treated our good chi “ns to on? of their wandering Concerts before our leading article was set bp, instead of on Monday night, we should have otnitted a portion of it. Re ally, we did n’i recognize anything very attractive, or creditable- tn the performance, bxcept the winding up; (hat pleased all who wcrer sleepy, undoubtedly. Tbe base pitdwoiuated largely in the mnsie.' r®r#HEJsTISS? ET Mr,6i«fe then, iyon can iifElw, tKe. awn if ho desired'lfclwilie could pbt, arhobaanoaoUmri-' Ity from t&jiaftyiwhioh j« | ; We ratnbliojedttoti al in j&gfc, in wluchvii usual; are lottWwwhat'lfi'do'uMa* to what‘the editor is driving at.. .He seems to have taken for hie motto in media, tulUtimai ibit, whicbhero meant— u the. top : of die foneeis ssfcrthsa either •idi. ~A ’ With all proper deference, we moat diaaent from our neighbor's view of Mr. Biglsr’srposUion. We think there are just two horna toevery aimpie dilem ma, the Nebraska question baa jurt two aided—«n ti and pro. TheNebraaka resold ollll presented to the Convention-that nominated Mr. Bigler, were tid ed oat it itfuue; why t—not becanao Mr. B, waa hostile to thst-measare—oh, no! no onepretenda any ajich-thing, that we ate aware of; hut .becanao he “ deprecated that such an issue ahould hare been at tempted." Ah, ho was afraid to speak out, lest it might affect hia election—that lathe plain truth; and if he had been hostile to the Nebraska hill, by dimply recommending anti-Nebraska resolutions to that Convention, they might possibly have been pass ed; and doubtless, hsd this been done, that measure never had been enacted. Its friends were watching Pennsylvania, and as she went, so went the bill. And let no one suppose that in ruling out those res olutions in that Convention, the Democratic parly repudiated the Nebraska bill, for U did no such thing (hoiigh the editor - of the Eagle would so represent it. It repudiated it os on ISSUE, not qs a. MEAS URE. Let us see if Mr. Bigler is not the Nebraska cati didale, by his own election. We may suppose that his especial organ, edited by one of bis mast pliant tools, is a fair point from which to view bis position. Listen to the Democratic Union: “ We acknowledge the polite and friendly atten tion of the editor of the Daily Newt, for giving pub licity to the fact that “the Nebraska bill is adopted” by the democratic party of Pennsylvania, as an issue pending between the friends of freedom and the ad vocates of slavery, »' * • We have no conceal ments an the great question of public liberty. The sovereign right of the people to rule is inscribed on our banner. The whigs may glory in the slavish, doctrines of abolition incendiaries; they may amal gamate with enemies to our laws and constitution." Mark the exulting tone of this: “ The democracy of Carbon county jiave endors. ed, in the fullest and . most emphatic 'manner, the great principles upon which the Nebraska bill rests. In every part of the State, the masses are arousing for the coolest, and only await the time for action." Now we submit that Mr. Bigler is the Nebraska candidate, according In his own organ. No sane man con doubt his.friendship for that infamous bill oiler the above confession. A masterly silence upon the great questions of the day, will not suspend public opinion in regard to Gov. Bigler's position. The day is now come in which plain “ yes ” and “ no,” are required by the people, in answer to their inquiries; and he who dares not say either, will not be excused from the just suspicion of honest men. We are not the champion of the Whig parly, here, or elsewhere; but one or two assertions in the article in the Eagle, alluded to, demand s little attention. For instance, when it says that the whig party at the North' stood up in solid phalanx to sus tain the milk-and-water administration of Millard Fillmore. Oar neighbor either know-better than this, or he is unpardonably ignorant He should know that there was a great disaffection in the whig .ranks, and we think that the masses generally are .ware uf it. Again, when he. says that with the exception of J. R. Giddings, the Whig party has furnUbed no anli-slavery champions of much note; of effect we are constrained to a»k btiuOuui wlmt party Bevraiu, Sumner, Greeley, C. M. Clay, &c., come, or are yet members. And when he says that David Wilmot is democratic in sentiment, we are imppressed to oak him about how many weeks it is since he became willing to admit Mr. Wllmol within the pole of the immacculate democratic party. We fear that our neighbor is again the subject of an eleventh-hour conversion ; this sudden wheel may nut be called a miraculous change of heart, but properly, a miracu lous change in opinion—unless we are greatly mis informed. And wc would further ask, have not democratic journalists generally for several years past, been unanimous in denouncing the whigs as Abolitionists 7—and bow long is it since the Eagle among others of its stripe, declared that they, (the whigs) were but just waking up in regard to the non-extension of Slavery 7 Do these things bang together ? More Annexation.— The laughable extravaganza selling forth the grasping propensities of Young America, is subsiding into sober reality. There is no burlesque so extravagant that he will not surpass it in deed. There is no ambitions scheme that ho Is not ready to engage in. Now, through his agent, Mr. Gregg, he is trying to make a dicker with the Sandwich Island princes, for their sea-girt homes, and they stipulate in return that their principalities ho erected into independent Statcos, and not, as Master Frank wishes, to be crippled by territorial governments. Finally, what necessity will there bo for reviving the Slave trade, if the Sandwich Islands shall be an nexed, as there is every reason to believe now ? What a fine place it will bo to rear human chattels to supply the coming demand in Kansas! Docs any one suppose that j this magnificent scheme was.hatched in Mr. Pierce's sorely pealed brain? Of course not; for who |iloesn’t know that he only acts the part of the hen that sits on duck's eggs ? The South laid the Cuba and Sandwich Is land eggs, and Mr. Pierce is expected to set on them till a favorable result appears. It is to be hoped that he will not have to look after the precious brood for' a longer period than two years. "Tower's Elements or Gummas, n —By D. B. Cower, A. M. D. Burgess &. Co., Joho-st New Cork. This little book will be erected with a cardial welcome by teacher* generally. We have carefully examined it and cheerfully bear witneaa to its excel, lence as an elementary work. It is especially de signed for juveniles,'and is to grammar, what Co], burn’d First Lessons are to higher Arithmetic. Smith was in advance of Brown.Kirkham and Mur. ray, for beginners, and&bi* is an improvement be ■ydnd the latter 1 . Tower has simplified, and brought down the science to the level of juvenile comprehen sion. Gontr’a Lxdk’b Book— L. A. Goner, Philadelphia. The August No , is folly op to its usual standard of excellence. The illustrations are excellent, and the ladies are especially cared for. Terms, $3 per an num, or 83,50 to clubs, U. S, MailStxame* Franklin.— I This fine steam er went ashore in Moriches Bay, on the morning of the ITth inst, The passengers were safely landed, and it is thought that the greater part if her cargo, said to be worth a million of dollars, will be saved. ST The Homestead Bill has passed the Senate in an awfully mutilated condition, 1 Whether it will survive the action of the House, is yet to be told. ST The potato crop in these parts, is Buffering for rain. Corn is not yet injured Grain looks Well . TY. ACrXTATOB, QQVi Not of the Wayne Coin-' <y JStxafjlpi hU ovftteWifg generality, awards our.' oolomnin notice, for start notices—pip.'- ones—dittoes toiboseofa contrary character. Of this latterSUmpisfriend Beatdslee'a.' Oar friend hap discovered two points in oar plif. 'form 1 * so? anfair fkllaoloua ” thathef* cannot permit them to pasa nnexposed." Now to bis expo* aitiqn He says we sneering]/ call Gov. Bigler “the hero ol a pocket veto, mid the author of a non-committal letter upon the qowtion ofa Prohibitory Liquor law.” It is true , that we said this, not sneeringly, but be came we are in the habit of calling men, things and actions, by their right names. It is true as he aaya, that the bill pocketed by Mr. Bigler, passed late in the session. Why did it pass late in.the session 7 Because it is customary with such politicians as Mr. Bigler to ward off all issues except strict/ parly ouea. prior to an important cam. paign; and because if Mr. Bigler had received that bill early in the session, he would have been obliged to act in some form upon it. This would have alien, ed the friends of the bill, of that large body of nal. uralixed citizens who roaufacture and sell the article that bill was intended to curtail, according to Ids de cision. By pocketing the bill be, and bis friends ex pact to suspend public opinion, in a degree, draw the Lager Beer vote, and, peradvcnture, to materially aid in his re-election. The bill passed late in the session, friend Beardaice, so that your friend Gor. Bigler might not be necessitated to take final action upon it until after Ihp fall election; and a man of your political experience ought to know it. It is useless to deny the ifacl that Mr. Bigler is the liltlo hero of a pocket veto. It is also true that Mr. Bigler Is the author of a non-committal letter upon the Subject of a Prohibit ory Law. Yoh say that he c< uld not pledge him self to sign one before he had examined into its con stitutionality. Most sapient Bigler! In conscien tiousness howrigid—in leaving a hole to creep out of, how characteristically wise! He did not pledge himself to sign any law, whether constitutional or not. Now where is the foundation for the charge of unfairness preferred' against ns by the Herald 7 It exists only in the fertile brain of its editor. In the namo of common sense, why did not Bigler answer as straightforwardly as did Judge Pollock 7 Because, friend Beardslee, your friend, Mr. Bigler is a coward and a miserable vacillating time-server, who counts place many degrees higher than he does the public weal. This is why he did not answer as plainly as did Judge Pollock* The gentlemen who addressed the Gubernatorial candidates upon the subject of Prohibition, did not ask them whether they would sign an unconstitutional law. They did not contemplate enacting an uncon stitutional law,; und Mr. Bigler, if hia associations at Harrisburg have not utterly destroyed his confi. dence in his fellow men, did not suspect that that Committee had any sinister design in addressing him upon the subject of Prohibition—then why did he whiffle about?—because ho dared not speak ‘out. We shall support Mr. Pollock without reference to his political faith—caring nothing for that, but much for his boldness and independence. We shall never lie about his opponent, and we never sought to advance our own, or any man’s interest by unfair means. We shall use every honorable means to as sist in defeating Bigler, and will show hands with friend 8., or any other Hanker editor that supports him, (Bigler) after J»ext October, and the world shall judge which are the cleaner. Friend Beardslee has discovered from the editori als of our first number that the Agitator is 'Whig, to ttin vAwnti oiraiigemedtily doctrine laid down there, was Temperance, and Equal Rights io all! But we forget. The Democratic parly repu diates both these great doctrines—-consequently they must bo Whig doctrines; consequently the Agitator is a Whig paper. Very well—make the most of it. As before stated, we ate pleased with unfavorable no tices—from our opponents. We learn from Harrisburg that the Dem ocratic State Central Committee have prepar ed an Address, in accordance with the pub lished programme, taking strong ground in fa vor of Nebraska iniquity; but on present ing it to Gov. Bigler for approval, he suggest ed many alterations, and finally sent out an agent to submit it to leading Free Soil Demo crats of Wilmol’s District, for their approv ai. We should say that an address endors ing the Nebraska hill, would need consider-' able alteration pefore it would meet the ap proval of Frec-Soil men. The. lending Pree- Soil Democrat in Wilmol’s District we be lieve is Wilmol himself, and if submitted to him, he would no doubt suggest such emend ations as would materially improve it" After it had passed through his hands, the reader could probably tell if it was for or against Nebraska, though we infer that would not be so easy in its prqsent form. For what can cause this great difficulty in gening up a pro slavery address, except a desire to make it read to Free-Soil men as if it were anti-slave ryl A difficult task, truly—they had belter set E. B. Chase at that. —Montrose Register. Parties—Delegate Elections,—lt re quires no (jreal discernment t0,5e&414l par lies no longer exist. Whig and Democratic parties, with their distinctive principles, have passed away. The next election will show it. It is not worth the trouble for small poli licians to call conventions and settle tickets. They will be swept away by the people like chaff before the wind. Even in'this strong counljy, it is doubtful if a single member of Ihe regular ticket will be preferred. caucuses and small dictators will tie longer force such slave-mongers as Hiesler and Dar lington into office.— lni. Whig, Lancaster, Pittsbuboh, with a population in fhe city proper of 70,000 persons, only averages about 20 deaths in, a week I Not a single case of cholera has occurred in that city du ring the present season, There seems to be something in the Coal-smokaand atmosphere of Pittsburgh, that is conducive to health— for it is a fact that it is the' mbs* I healthy city in the Union, and an epidemic, of no kind was everkoown to rage.there. list Norristown, Pa., A person by the name of Joseph Dettro was employed to sow guano and ashes, which caused his fingers to become very sore, and "several of the nails came off. In due lime| however,' the wounds healed overj and nothing ’more was thought of it until about two weeks .ago, when : he was seiz ed with great pain in his throai-nnd jaws, and on the 15ih ult,, died of lock-jaw. PopulakSovebeiontv.— This is the doc trine of the Nebraskaitds, but Senator Ton cbv, of Connecticut, having been instructed to vote against the swindle, refused to comply, says the: legislature!are humbugs, and that be feels highly complimented by their censure. ■Vi : /-■ -c pr<f|TeM||f Backward—Jndge ' Editor of thR Agitator— lJedr'Sfr; I think the late conduct of Hod. J. C. Kpox is deserving of public notice, and permit one, who was formerly an admirer and supporter of him, to record bis solemn (protest against his backslidings, J It is the doctrine of physicians that if their pqtient is not improving be is getting worse, and it is tny opinion that the same doctrine holds true in politics and morals. I have known Mr. Knox intimately ever since we attended the district school together, and have known his honest arid earnest struggles to obtain a living and distinction. When in the Legislature he was believed to be the most radical man there; and his independence of opinion, and' fearlessness in expressing it, distinguished him from the most of his fellow members. His bold attack, made in a speech, upon the inefficiency and fogyism of the Su preme Bench of the Slate, was well deserved, and attracted much attention throughout the Commomwealth. He also took a prominent port in passing the law closing our jails to the slave hunters, and the law extinguishing the last remains of slaveholding in the Stale. I think at the time the (oiler law was passed there were about fourteen slaves in the Slate. Of course I do not propose 1.0 speak of even a majority of bis public acts deserving alien lion and approbation. Bui there is decidedly a different and opposite character which he has chosen to act of late;.the motives, of course, cannot be explained, I allude more particularly Do his conduct in his late visit lo | this county. It is well known to Mr. Bigler that Judge Knox teas very popular here, and for that reason he was pitched upon as a sort of Missionary, probably£-to visit and reclaim us from the fanaticism irfjo which the Gover nor thinks we have fallen. Mr. Knox very singularly reached the county alj the very lime, and at the very point at Wilmot did. And after doing what he could to restore the political health of Lawrence vllle, preceded Mr. Wilmot to Wellsborough, and was there upon the day that Mr, Wilmot spoke, where he received the most pointed rebuke and neglect—not being idvited to. speak in a Democratic Mass Meeting, al though a popular speaker and former favo rite. The fact is, the people knew his mi;- j sion and believed him a backslider. MrJ, K. remarked at the close of the meet- 1 ing that they were abolitionists, because they j had passed a resolution in favor of the repe'al ! of the wicked “ Fugitive Slave Law.” Now j I recollect that the Judge condemned that law j in strong terms about a year after its pas sage, and had had no fears of being called an abolitionist. Mr. Knox was willing lo pledge Mr. Big ler to come out in a letter condemning the passage of the Douglas bill, but said he could not pledge him lo be in favor of its repeal. Now all can see that the repeal and restora tion of the slavery restriction is the only practical question. And this maneuver of the Judge is only « political trick. The South does not care how much we condemn me taw it we stop thbre, and do not repeal it. Mr. K. proceeded to Potter county with Mr. Wilmot, probably to neutralize the ef fects of his speech, and I am informed on good authority, tried to induce Judge Wil mot not lo speak. This conduct shows him no man for the \imes and the people, but a mere party man-4the tool of an inferior wily politician —in faol/a degenerate son of Tioga * Now on Never. . FOR THE AGITATOR. What Next? Mr. Editor:—The people have had large and spirited meetings upon the subject of the extension of Slavery* and therein they rp< solved that it was the-duty of all to unite in our political action as the only way to pre serve our free institutions—the pride of eve ry true American. Now, in accordance with such resolves, let a County Convention be called of those who are in favor of restoring the celebrated Missouri restriction—and make that Ihe only test, I propose that the Democratic County Com mittee recommend such a Convention, and set the lime, and let the VVhig Committee concur in the recommendation. The Con vention to nominate candidates fur County officers, and the Legislature. If such is not the meaning and intent of the resolutions, they mean nothing. And if we follow the glorious example of a number of our sister Stales, tve will call a Stale Con vention to pm forward men on whom we can all unite. There is . time enough; and if those opposed to the Douglas fraud will en sure success, then let them deserve it by lay ing aside dead issues. For they know that old things have passed away, VVill Whigs or Democrats tell us what they are fighting for under their old party platforms, except it be the spoils 1 I set it down as a fact, that if a man, in sists upon his old party organization under the present circumstances, that he loves par ly or office better, and before the welfare of bis country. The people hove spoken through their Muss Meetings against the greatest national fraud of the day; add now the only way to carry out this popular expression is speedy and ihorough organization. Shall a'County Convention of four or six delegates from each township be called, or shall these popu lar demonstrations go for nothing! Let the true and determined friends, of Freedom act promptly and without flinching. Now. The Indiana Antl-Nebbaska Conven tion met at Indianapolis on the 13ih, Judge T. Smith, an old line Democrat, presiding. The resolutions oppose the Nebraska swindle and the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, pledge a general co-operation, without regard to parly predilections, against the extension of slavery, in favor of a prohibitory Liquor Law, and deprecate the Action of the Demo cratic Convention which met nl Indianapolis last May. They say there is a saw mill down east which saws so easy, that while a young man was silting on the log, while the log was run ning through, he was sawed in halves, and did not discover it until the overseer told him to roll off. ■ir \--y New York , July 13,1864. To thh Editor ofi-hk Thakscbii-t: Musical amusements are a tdullin Nov York just now. as fancy in Walt The Italian opera excites no enthusiasm; the excessive heat of the-weather being too much for us all, even when Coixed by the mur muring waves which splish. around Castle Garden, This is an inac spicious time for the opera : moat of our resident opera-goers are out of town, and strangi ra are exceedingly scarce. Beside, Maretze t has made a great mistake in putting his tickets at one dollar instead of fifty cents; h s company not be ing sufficiently good to mil unusually hard upon public curiosity, tai te, or pocket: con sequently, the audience 11 Castle Garden are very thin, and whoever iirnishes the funds must be losing money ra fidly. rr Great activity prevails among the ers of sheet music and music books. Mr. Lowell Mason, whom you Bostonians so well know, is_engaged upon his crowning must* cal work. It is to be cdlled.“ Thb'Haiie tuiAH,” and will contain the raalurqst flower ings of a mind of great hatural strepght and activity, enriched with hplf a century of as siduous and culture. Mr. Ma son is (he author of fifty musical works; over forty of which were wri ten and published in Boston, two iij London, knd four in tins city. Among these are Hie Bdston Academy's Col lection, and the famous Handel and Hayden Society’s Collection, wl ich ran through thir ty-five editions J also, tie Carmina Sacra, which has had a larger- sale than any other music book ever published. Beside editing the fifty books mentioned, Mr. Mason has always been extensively en gaged in lecturing and teaching, and how he has ever gotthrough wi h all his work is a mystery. 1 have been informed that it has always been his practice to rise about 8 o'clock and go down to breakfatt, where there would be lying beside his plate a batch of music proof, which ho would pxamine and correct while breakfasting. All 9 o’clock, his leach ing and other public laqors would begiu, and continue until dinner I me. By the side of his plate at dinner woqld be another lot of proof, which be would correct aS he dined. After dinfier, he woujd again engage m teaching, lecturing, or either business; and at tea moj-e proof to be exam ined and corrected After lea, he would give a lesson jin music tja some class or to his | choir, unless and then re turn home and work till midnight, and often , till 2 o’clock in the moj-ning. It is said that I fox twenty years he tfas never known to I spend even half a doy| in mere amusement. | His labor was a labor! of love, and conse | quently his work was |his recreation, it is | thus that Mr v Mason |has been enabled to | write fifty works, instruct thousands in music, 1 lecture fur and wide, travel over the United States and Europe, amass a splendid fortune and, give away anotbeij fortune, for his indus try is only equalled by |his benevolence. And now, " The Hallelujah ” is to be the crown ing work of this long 4nd useful Hfe. It will doubtless be a magnificent production, wor thy of its nuthbr and cur country, which has j thus far taken the lei.d of all the world iu | works of- Psalmody. In general iileralurq, there is very liltlo be ing done just now. Publishers are shy of bringing out now worts, as they consider the thing has been greatly overdone during the past year. Of some twenty books, which have been published this season, only three have had a respectable Bile when judged by the present standarc, and these are the “ Lamplighter,” “ Mis. Partington;”'and the “ Second Series of Tern Leaves.” All the rest have slept.soun’d y—a warning to those synters w-ho mistake] their faculty o( appre ciating the works of genius, for the ability to do works of geniujs.— Boston Transcript. or Kansas.— A letter in the St.'Louis Repvblicai\, dated Whitehead, Kan sas territory, June 2sth, says that thousands of emigrants from Virginia, Kentucky, Ten nesee, and Missouri,)have alreaflJ’arnVed in that territory, and thousands are still pouring in, the lands for frdm ten to twenty miles back, having been, ’with but few Exceptions, claimed by squatterk. The writer gives- the proceedings of a meeting of these settlers, at which a squatter! Association was formed to make provision fcjr deciding upon disputed claims, &c. Resolijuions were adopted, pre cisely similar to those passed at thasqualter meeting held at- Si|ll Creek trading house. Among them were resolutions to afford no protection to abolit onists as citizens of .the territory, and reenn mending slaveholders to introduce their “ pnperly" as early as possi ble. A Vigilance Committee was appointed, and also five “ delegate? to the General Ter ritorial Convention, to bo held at Sail Creek, on the 4th day of Jily.” Of what character this Convention is expected to be,.no mention is made. A Nebuaska Set an officer in ihe Phil who was making an Delaware aleqgiboali animated MjKvers; The discusjv wn naturally enough it crowd around the dii nation of thwargum on board, accosted l " Friend, do I uni thee is in favor of tl “ Yes, I am.” “ Well, thee is a not in the employ raenl.” The official Jiboll look, and immediati stairs in the direct! Gazette. As IT SHOULD B wire, residing near erled themselves sol train on the New I the danger before it-j tree had fallen direc (hereby avoided the have been handsome road Cornpany. < -Tl ed them each a life Company, and ai silk accompanying (he pi pressing the gratitn their noble and hue Republican, rtEB. —A few days since adelphta Custom House, excursion on one of .the i, became engaged in an ' on the Nebraska Bit), i an exciting one, and collected quite a largo putants. At the tormi tnt a Quaker, who was te official thus : erstnnd lhee to say thkt le Nebraska Bill ?” J itrangcr to me, but is thee if the General Govern- iman gave one bewildered ly disappeared down the in of tho bar. —lVenton —Mr.jSilßs Horton and Dwego, l who recently ex nobly in warning the fork and Erie Road of —which was, that a large : lly across the track, and. f horrors of ,a collision, tly regarded by the Rail* le President has jferward pass, a medal fern the p dress for Mrs. Horton, i esonts with a letter ex lie of the company for [pane conduct.—JEforiro
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