;l'Th6 fclipwtog U * Recount of toe Jypcbingof:a fpan in The /anuville Stpndard { Extra -• , r , .mThis, nwroing .pt, 8 o'clock the prisoner was brought: from, the jail, to the Court house, a disienca.of about tenrpda, for the. purpose ef receiving his sentence. A large copcourse of people; assembled inside and out,of the Court House, than 'were present last even ing, apd the most intense e.rcilemen prevailed. We give in another column (he sentence .as pronounfced by hi? Hoppr Judge Dooliulp.— His remarks prior Ip. its pronunciation were of the most affecting character, and.oalcpla tod to p reduce an impression upon the mind pf |he most hardened criminal. But the face of, the. prisoner during its .delivery was as motionless apd impassible ns mat hie., His dull gray eye wee fixed upon the face, of the j Judge during its gave no-indi catiffp of feeling other than that, of listening to a pleasant story of which he himself was the herb. As we looked upon him we could not help exclaiming, “What a libel upon hu inanity is such a “face.” His forehead is well formed and prepossessing, but -his eye, that index of the soul, is such a one as we have never, looked into before and when viewed closely, and taken in connection with tfie formation of his mouth and chin, are the un erring index of the heartless character of the man. p After the sentence was pronounced a spe cial police of about thirty of our citizens was summoned to assist the officers in re-conduc ting the prisoner to jail. Meantime the crowd without were collecting, and becoming more furious in their clamors for the prisoner. judge Uooliuie came to the portico and made a very impressive address to the popu lace, remonstrating against the spirit which seemed to actuate them, and in favor of the supremacy of the taws, He was listened to respectfully, and at this juncture a more qui et spirit seemed to prevail. This was about II o’clock A. M. About X o’clock the crowd thinned out and the officers deemed this a fit ting time to proceed with the prisoner to the jail. At this hour we were sitting in our office, which is but a short distance from, and com mands a view of the jail, and had written roost of the foregoing article. We were then startled by the cry of “Hang him, hang him !” when on stepping to the winddw, we saw the officers and prisoner coming toward the. jail, surrounded by the in furiated mob. A rush was made for the jail, the door of which was barricaded at once by the crowd and the approach of the officers cut off. The officers —(hough resisting the populace with alt the energy they possessed, and protecting the prisoner to the utmost of their power, were borne down and overpow ered. The prisoner was then almost alone ; but he defended himself with superhunian strength, He fought with the utmost despe ration, and possessing a most athletic physi cal frame, for some ten yards the crowd fell, like chaff before him. A blow, however, wiih a bludgeon from behind felled him to the ground, and he was powerless, A rope was then passed round his neck and seized by the crowd, and a rush made down Court-sl, The prisoner, though dragging in the dust, caught the rope With his hands and thus prevented strangulation at once. Arrived in from of our office, a desperate effoit was again made by the officers and citizens to rescue him. — The rope was cut three limes by Mr. Orrin Gurnsey, who exhibited the most determined bravery in his behalf, but as oflen was he thrust aside and the rope readjusted. At this lime a scene almost indescribable was exhibited ; a crowd of between three and four thousand persons swayed to and fro.— In the center was the doomed prisoner, lying on the ground—above him s'ood friends beg ging and struggling for his life—while a far grepter number were intent upon his death.— This slate of things lasted about ten minutes, and as we looked from our window the hope predominated that the friends of law and or der might yet prevail. But it was a vain hope. “Hang him !” rose louder than before, and a rush with the prisoner was made to the •luster of trees on the public square; the rope readjusted upon his neck, the other end thrown over the limb of a tree, and' for the first time in our life the horrible spectacle of a human being hanging by the neck until he was dead met our view. We have thus endeavored to give a faint but truthful history of the terrible events of this day. We have witnessed a scene, which, God grant we may never sea again. It was a spectacle which, to be appreciated, must be •een, but once seen can never be forgotten. True, the circumstances which attended the murder of- Alger, were of the most aggrava ted kind. It was a cold-blooded and atrocious deed. It is unattended by a single miligalo. ry circumstance. But these facts do not jus tify the course that has been adopted to-day. It will be heralded through the country as an evidence of mob-spiril which prevails here, . and will be an inelfaceable blot upon the escutcheon of our fair, young city, whose reputation will suffer in spite of the (ruth, which when known, should shield it. The murdered man was a raftman. Ho was.well known to all who follow ths occu pation on Rock River, he hud been known to them ail for years and was admired and respected by them all. His residence was near Jefferson in Jefferson County, in this State. His friends were aware of the enor mity of the murder, and, as they supposed, the inadequeney of the punishment which our law provides for so foul a crime; and they assembled in mass here to await the issue of the trial. During its progress no more than common excitement was preceplible ; but last evening, after the verdict of the Jury was known, the deep-seated and determined feel ing to visit punishment upon the head of the prisoner exhibited itself, and to-day an organ ized band of not lass than three hundred per sons were present who would npt be satisfied save with the life-blood of the murderer.— Wo say this upon the authority of others and upon our own belief. This morning about 3 o’clock, signals were fired in the city, and there is no doubt a large body of men from a distance were present from early day, whom no influence or persuasion could have changed from purpose. The excitable' and im- our city joined them, am) thus re suits have been brought about to-day which vkers undreamed of yesterday. T \r ?/. * ( * All Business,and otlier Communications mod h* In lli« Editor to insnre attention. WEm^paOVfiHijPAj' 'ft Tlutraday ittornlngi July 86,1855. and Dufton page. (O’ Our thanks are due Hod. James Cooper, for, thh9lb Animal Report of the SmitfisbnUn Instilae lion,- - - ■p- A Very fibo story— Two be (bond on'bar first page. Weahill publish entire. In oat best bomber, an interesting letter written the K V. TVibuneoy Cliartes Partridge, detailing what be witnessed at Koon’s Spiritual Booms in Obio. To Corre»p(indeiit*.-—Oar copy drawer is'mtl to overflowing. Cirrespoudenfs wilt please be patient,'(or each' shin hare place ai bierU or lime decides. Several laid, eonlmnnicatldns htre not yet been read.' 'We are'andet many obUgktlonsto you all, and will try to discharge'tbem by meriting your favor. ' 17 A laudable effort to reclaim the village ground from theCorofbon,' isbcing made by a num ber of the more enterprising of oar citizens. |,We trust this effort will be saccessfbl; for the present dilapidated condition ol* the place where nearly er> erybody In the village has an interest, is highly un becoming—in a civilized country. An eastern trav. eller being asked'whal ho thought of the people of a certain city, replied—“ First show me where they bury their dead." Comment is hardly necessary. A meeting to make arrangement* for fencing the ground* will be had on Wednesday evening, Ang, Ist, at the Court House. The citizen* of Delroar and Charleston having an interest in the matter, are invited to attend. The Ground i* now open, and ia Utile belter than a cowyard. How long (ball it be *0? “What's In a Same X” If memory serves, the above question was first propounded by one of the “immortals” some two centuries sgo. Probably it was not answered In a satisfactory manner at that time, aa a later author replies—“ Names are tilings!” which, by the way, is not true. Still another says—“Name* are the representatives of things,”—which mty, and may not be true. Again, it ia written, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” This may bo set down as very sensible and true. It goes to illustrate the important Kiel that names are not things, nor invari ably the representatives of things. Still, a name is something, for Shakspeare says—- Who steals my purse/stesls trash. ’T was mine, T is his, and has been slave to thousands. Bui he who filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed! So the “great delineator” had a very sensible no tion that names, like things, might under certain cir cumstances be of no little value. The value seems to depend both upon the quality of the thing rep resented and the relation belwcen’lhe name and the thing. Names are not necessarily the representatives of qualities, as the papular names of things seldom con vey any intelligible idea of their qualities. We have no lime to spend in a lengthy dissertation upon names —their uses and abuses. A few reflections nwtn mflupnoA nC luimpfl ia nil tijat can be.offefv ed here—a few names misrepresentinglne things to which they are applied, only, will be considered. We discover very great abuses in political nomen clature. The sciences arc generally choked up with technical terms, so that be is a bold man who deter mines to master any one of them. Every approach is defended by moats, parallels and masked butteries —the latter vomiting tempests of jawbreakers. So one only masters the oulwofks to drop quietly into the grave, as innocent ol the coveted arcana as on his birthday. There are exceptions, however. Parlies and sects primarily rally under the name of the distinctive principles they advocate. But it generally hoppens that, in lime, the name Is re vered while the principles ate forgotten. This hap pens because it comes to bo an easier thing to wear the name than to promulgate the principles; like wise because the promulgation of principles sadly interferes with schemes of private aggrandizement. No name has exerted a greater influence over the masses of mankind than the single word—“Democ. racy.” It led captive the Greek,and .so befogged him that he worshipped the shadow long alter the substance bad perished by the acts of unscrupulous demagogue*. Rome, tpo, took the lure riotously, and not until long afler the principle had perished •ol of her domain, went down, Iho most terrible ex ample of national self-murder on record. France .went mad at the cry of “Liberie, EgaXile et Frater. nite," and wallowed ia ber best blood until she loathed herself. Reaction fbllnwed. Then the old cry was whispered by a few resUesi spirit* only to hurl her masses backward into the arm* of their old madness. Again her best blood flowed from Dem ocratic altars, only to leave her silting unresistingly under the rule of a heartless absolutist England drank deep of the democratic draught—tears and hlood, and relapsed into the paganism of name-wor. •hip (lie while she pampers and fawns upon the proudest aristocracy on the globe. Germany is wrapt in blissful contemplation of an ideal Repub lic, longing to ’offer herself op to gain, what gained, she would trample in the mire in a twelvemonth. We are ready to admit that the term, per sr, rep resents a noble and sublime principle. It embodied that principle as the men of Hie Revolution under stood it As their descendant* in the middle of the 19th century understand it, it mlarepreaenta that principle- As the former explained it, it was the uncompromising enemy of bondage, spiritual and physical. As explained by the latter, it is one an£. inseparable from moral and physical bondsgwmT the most debasing kind. We have but to look at the boasted democratic measures of the last six years, for evidence of this fact Every measure lending to extend, or favor Slavery, for the past ten or twen ty years, is claimed and defended as a Democratic measure. Those who dare not disobey God and their own consciences to please the framers, of dis graceful statutes, are called' upon, to aid in crushing out the Democratic principle aa explained in Ibe Declaration of Independence,under penally of for fiiiture of liberty and properly.. This is the Democ. racy ofthe Democrats of tbs second and third gene ration I We have a question lor those who habitually offer opologics for Slavery, and who maintain that the Fugitive bill of ’5O, and the repeal or the Missouri compromise are measures compatible with democrat ic principles, la Slavery a legitimate partner in a Republican Government 7 Is it an institution loan, ded on the Democratic idea 7 is it not di ametrically opposed to the rudest operation'of dem ocratic principles 7 These arequeptions that do not admit of hypothetical answers. There is no room for evasion—plain ‘yes,’ or ■’no,’ are the words. If a Democracy be a government by the people, then Slavery is not democratic. If Slavery is not ••*««*«.?! TiMpl *rr. /-V'fipt ao .em«|alio‘il is »£dj those hold lid defend tijelniitntioo arhiot democrats t bat maici, or No UwßameenCoin, or«iH They,slso vMrship 1 name of i dead' organiutiaivand ire - just u eul* paWe.- When mgedto set independently they, like many democrat! nay reply—*VVe ere the sort end grand-tons of whig* end democrat!!” This it sim ply nmilUke. [Neither party is. a.generation old. The whig party of the Revolution and that of yes. terday had nothing, but the Republican sentiment in common. Jpst.cowilb the, democrat!. We hare beard demagogues apply the epithet, “federalist” to every man yrho would not stood under the dropping! of the democratic aanclnary-rexpoaing either an exceaa of ignorance or ; knavery. The Federalists, it should, be remembered, were ,tbe authors of (he Confederation, of which the Constitution of (he Coi led States is (lie instrument. In short, that but for (he federalists (lie present Constitution bad never esisted, and all hunkerdom had been politically hea then-godless and powerless. The worship of the Constitution is now a teat of democracy; yet (he “blne-light fcdersla” framed and adopted it. The lederals supported the adroinistrarion of Gen. Washington also, and be was himself a federalist. Yet we know men to whom the bare name, ‘federal,’ is the embodiment of everything vile and rascally. To such a ridiculous pilch is the love and bale of mere names carried by some; and there are not a few men acting with the hunkers who would bolt (he course and come'out “independents,” were it not fbr the fear of being called turncoats. Those wishing fhrlher information concerning po litical names, pre referred to Hildreth’s History of the Republic. The coining straggle It not between Whigs and Democrats —not a mere scramble lor the leased and fishes—bat a desperate battle in which the triumph of Universal Freedom roust be hastened or delayed. The question, and the only question is—shall the acta o( those who would open up the length 'and breadth of tho great West to the incursions of Slave ry, and who wink at the slaughter iof freemen in Kansas, be endorsed, or rebuked! Are we ready to fight, on that issue 7 Republican State Convention, Since our last issue we have received several ex changes containing opinions favorable to the propos ed State Convention on the 29 1 h of August next. The Coudcrsport Journal and the Montrose Rtjntb. Ucan speak out promptly and decidedly, as they al ways do on such occasions. They can be depended upon when the storm is oq. The Honesdale Democrat says that though it gets credited as a Republican sheet, such is not the fact. We are not a little surprised at this denial, as it has cesaed to act with the distinctive whig party, add has long been a thorough and consistent anti-slaveiy J i mt*. - * - *l In nrmriina and every paper friendly to free soil and free men is wanted to aid in the great work of liberating America. The editor dates his objections to the proposed Convention. Still, those objections do not seem to us suggested by the facts. For instance, he slates that there are political organizations now in exist ence, of great weight and influence against Southern aggression. These, he thinks cannot be brought into the Republican party, and therefore the proposed organization would only distract the anti-slavery forces, thus bringing defeat upon all the liberal par lies. We have an idea what “political organization already in existence" the editor refers to. The parly is determined to do little exccnt to see that “none but Americans be put on guard"—a highly laudable and patriotic enterprise, probably, but as likely to benefit tlie cause of Freedom as a slump speech from the man in thb moon. We prefer to see that none but freemen are pul on guard. We intend to help carry the war into the South, rather than in to Ireland and Germany. “With a whig party, a American, an anti-slavery American parly, a Prohibition : party and a free ram party all in the field,” says the edit or, “there can be no doubt of the success of the lo eo-foco party.” But there is nothing discouraging in the presence of oil these parties in the field. The very great dis play of parties by the editor is not really a fact. He mast see that, so far as Freedom is concerned, the pro-slavery American, free rum and old line de mocratic parties will work together, as they always have done. The Whig party is a phantom, and the liberal American party wi|l help the South more than Freedom as it stands now. What we under, stand by a Republican party is, a union of all who protest against the extension of Slavery, Let this union take place and success is certain; and where this union does not take place, as it will not in Wayne, there defeat is inevitable. Friend Penni man will see this next October. Expwnstost.—We have to explain the matter pertaining to the night ride and aubaequent incon. venience experienced by Mr. Giooings on hie way to Corning. We stated that no decent lodgings coold be procured on his arrival at that place. No reflections were intended upon either the good peo ple, or (he Hotel accommodations or Corning; lor we cheerfully and gladly hear witness to the disin. (created kindness of (he one, and (he Unsurpassed ex cellence of the other. The /acts as furnished ns were, that application was first made at the Dickin. son House, which was full, lodgings for Miss G., were procured at some other Hotel, and Mr. G-, sat op. Tlie Journal states that no application was made at Dickinson House. We assure the Journal that our error was one of fact and not of cither head or heart. “Moj. Field." thought wo, ‘is always full of fun and good feeling—why not sometimes foil of lodgers }" Indeed, we have seen the Dickinson Mouse a little ‘heaping’ once or twice. Will the Journal set the matter right ? Psohibithw.—The friends of law and order msy well feel encouraged at the sucoess,of Prohibition m New-York. A determination to enforce the law is general in the rural districts, and a great change has come over the length and boeadli\ of the Slate. We Confess that the prosperity of die temperance cause at this time, fills ns with high hopes of its fu ture. The rout of the free Ram power in the great Slate of New-York, is to os a prophecy ef its utter overthrow in wbiskey-ridden Pennsylvania. The tdvocatee of tlie traffic here are becoming the crin ging slaves of a healthy public opinion. The curae is Roomed, i."* KMrm t pjoftj %~.ni:/fry ■ %Y A^ITATOB. ticrp itrmmlu u Lempt—We received a single henfof lettfcce a fewJevaainM since, flora Mp. U H.faiioUof this pta«i,whicn mearned six feel a)k Inrpa injfircnmfeirence! \ What does (be vegptari an feditor’bf the 'Agfta(er-think of that?—Balraer. W bit does he think of it ? Why he thinks it is a -whopper!—the lettuce, we mean, hot the story. »t tail. sleepy Kidder growing in the garden of Ur. B. T. 1 Vanhorn of thlsbbroagh, whlcbmeasDrtd $ feet lO ,inchest Uj-WocouWlixveb'ooghl itop to 6 (bet 7 ,by slre(cbipg.eilhsr thc.etripg you see,. An' if ypdop’l be aiay, and quit i^cilin' r or Mr. At. ■him, to break oar rapt>ed in* to yespalpeen. OchJ. Mutbi—mosha, mvirthet I Bona a bit. or pity shall ye get from (his qnarthet, for theioesofyer garden. , Havn’t yon been en rapport with “h?rd cased" lately ?' Eh?' 1 • 1 ' ' ‘ i ' “Webayp tor mapy yearssel.it clown as an ratal, libtp rule,.that .any measure, isw, or custom, nniver sally reprobated or 1 discountenanced' by the females, Maiigradbfa) toils advocates, dahferoQStocdmtoo; nity, and detilisb.iaJils tended cy;::On ‘the other band, tell os of a demonstration: or.statute that the ladies generally and wp.wilt lel| yoa.pf one (h&l.merils the'support of every phnsnlhropisi, pa. triot artd ciliibn."—/famsturg Tdegrapt, ’ ' So ho! sir, areyoothere! 'Very well; dowif the judgment of the ladies m so infallible ioqaesUons of lard,’ why not permit tbem'to rote atid tneie laws ? Why not la them establish custom! instead of ma. king them the slaves of costom ? If they sre good jodges of law by nature, why not remove obstruc tions and la them become judges in fact? At (past let the TV isgrvpk never oppoae the enfranchise rocnl of Woman after the above adntissian. (LrWo publish in another column a manly pro test against drawing (be old party lines in the coni, tag campaign, and thus endeavoring to evade the true issue before Ihe people. The protest is firm and decided, and is made by men who will abide by it. We hope to see more of these protests coming up from the people of Tioga; and there will be an. other, an unmistakable one, at tfie polls next Octo her; “No more elate territory , m is the true watch word. The gentfenian sending the document, will please receive our thanks for the material addition tojpur soscription list Friend N., has also placed ns nn : der renewed obligations. “Strong arms’* are need ed just now, and yours will not be idle. That’s (he talk. O* It commenced raining on Friday the 20th, and with some intermission, has kept it up until the present moment. (4 r. h., Tuesday.) We have ex perienced several drenching showers to-day, and an ominous muttering overhead prophesies more in store. Altogether, this season has been outrageous ly wet, and not to be beat The crops, corn excepted, never looked better, so we are informed. Wheat is not seriously damaged as many supposed. Some small fields have suffered severely, but the great bulk of the crop' is untouch ed. Flour must fall within a month. 17 Our neighbor has changed the type of his pa per, and otherwise improved its general appearance. It ia also a little larger. If its politics change type, and get a trifle broader, there will be still farther improvement. “Acctwwrs and EiscaaEirciEsA Guide contain, ing directions tor treatment in bleeding, cuts, stabs, braises, sprains, ruptures, broken banes, dis locations, railway and steamboat accidents, burns and scalds, explosions, bitea of mad dogs, inflam mations, cholera, diarahea, injured eyes, choking, Poisons, Fits, Sun stroke, Lightning, Drowning, -*— . This is another of Fowlers &, Wells’ valuable publications, showing the best mode of procedure iu the above enumerated cases. Its author, Alfred Smee, F. R. 8., Surgeon to the Bank of England Ac., is an eminent man in the scientific world. The work ia highly illustrated, and should bo on the table of every family. Price, 13j cents. Far sale by Bailey & Foley. Godcy’s August number contains an increase of useful reading matter, and is especially interest ing to the ladies. Republican County Convention. The undersigned, members of the Republican Standing Committee of Tioga County, earnestly recommend that a Convention of those opposed to the betrayal of Freedom by Northern traitors as ex. emplified in the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and now determined lo resist the furlheroggressions of the Slave Power at the ballot-box, be h«d at Tio ga Village on THURSDAY, August 23d, to select suitable persons to fill the several offices at the dispo sition of the people the coming Fall, and also to make all necessary preparations for a successful campaign against the wrong thrust upon freemenhy Northern doughfaces. The Committee would likewise recommend that not less than thru delegates be elected lo represent each election district in the Convention. And they take this method to inform the public that a Repub lican Maas Convention Will he held on Ihe same day at the same place, at which all (hose who hold that "in the union of freemen without reference to former political attachments is Ihe only safety for freedom,” —are earnestly invited to attend. The commute earnestly recommend that meetings for the election of delegates be held in each election district, at the usual places for holding elections, on Saturdsy, August 18lh. 8. E. Emswortii, C. 0. Erz, L. Bscnz, G. W. Stanton, W. W. McDoooall, E. Rotcc, J.C. Whit. TAKER. Speaker of the Next House. It seems to us the people of the free Slates should at once indicate lo their Representa tives their choice of Speaker. Those who know anythingabout the rules of order, meth od of appointing committees and the other forms of National Legislation, are aware that the influence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives is second only to the Presi dent of the United Stales. How important then, (hat the Speaker should be a statesman of character, ability,-experience, and ihe pos sessor of b backbone. These requisites are all found in the Hon. Joshua R. iGiddings of Ohio, He has been in Congress, longer than any member elect to the next House. He is pefectly master of all Parlimenlary questions. He is a statesman in the fullest and truest sense of (hat word. He has ability of the highest.order, and a backbone which ait the power of slavery connol bend. His elevation to that post would electrify both North and South, and would indicate with reasonable certainty the election of a President of like character in 1656, For these reasons, and, many others .which might lie named, we pro pose that Joshua be our chosen leader as Speaker of the next Congress. Couderrport Journal. tb* Wat,—The late arrivals from Europe report affairs nnebanged in the Crimea aince the re pulse of the Allies, so account of which we publish ed last week. Lord Raglan is dead and General Simpson succeeds him. It is not expected that Se vastopol will be reduced this summer,if at all. An attempt will be made soon, however. JOT S~ tSßiWlttfllM. “" f ~SlEVety; being unquestionably the greatest aueslion now at issue before the American people,lt would fteeirijiala few^'WorWcon be enlirely put pf plate. It is slavery alone that lias ever raised ihe cry of disunion, nullification, and secession;-: This-in >fubl ! i» the doty gulf belweealhe NorlbaodSouth, whicluf. bridged would .once,.more restore amicable feelings. ! It' is* Slavery that absorbs the mind -of the Statesman,4hal excites tfio ,kindet.Xeelings of the Philamhrrtpisi, ttyat awakens (he timid and induces the resolute to firmly advocate their- principles, independent of lime honored usages. 6ut to, proceed. _ . Slaves werefiral introduced into North America by, the Dutch. Eighteen were first landed aqd found a ready markp|.' The seU tier? had an jmmeqse amount .of, labor jo dp, and the “newly,.imported ciiiwo” was found tobeno inconsiderable helpjn.ifaeir laborious enterprise. This ready market encouraged slayeoatching, and hundreds entered the busi ness (o supply the New Vilbrld with “human cattle,’’ and they were successful; for in a few years we find they had increased .by thousands. Slave labor was the order of the day and all were brought under its influences. As (he Colonies .increased in population, Ihe Slaves increased in number, and in 170 Q, we find were quite numerous in all the British North American colonies. The country was new and but thinly settled; consequently ail had to labor for a living. The master worked by the side of his slave. If Ihe master was wealthy, the slave fared easy, if poor, his task, was harder and his burden heavier. As the country became more settled, the difference between the master end slave in creased. Wealth is the natural product of incessant labor, ond after a time the master became convinced that it was not necessary for him to accomplish so great an amount of physical labor; but that he could five by heaping an undue amount upon his slave. About one century ago the eminent men of the colonies began to be aware that Slavery and Freedom could not co-exist,as they were directly antagonistic in their- principles, con sequently, in lime, one must inevitably gain ihe ascendency. They werelhe descendenls of those that left their naiive land to find a refuge from oppression in a dislant wilderness. They had suffered incredible hardships and by the labor of their hands, established a thriving and extensive colony. Considering these things, they could not entertain the idea of having it converted into a mighty slave pen, and having the auction block established in every court of justice. The colonics held a convention and drew up a petition, dir cling it to George 111., re questing his leave to abolish the “peculiar in stitution.” This memorial was signed by the fathers of our present existing constitu tion, and its language already expressed their determination of carrying it in'o effect. A Committee was appointed to wait upon their “royal master” with the petition, who, re ceived it with scorn and rejected it with dis dain, and coolly informed them, (hat he had no idea of diminishing the value of his colo nies nearly one half, in order to gratify their whimsical idea of the rights of man; and the conduct of the mother country concerning the Stamp act; right of representation, and (he repeal of the Slave laws brought on the Revolutionary War. The Constitution was adopted under the consideration that Slavery should not be ex tended beyond the “then present limits” and each state had a right to abolish it if they saw fit; for at the lime of its adoption there was a great diversity of sentiment concerning the equity of the slave traffic. There was a majority in favor of abolish ing it, yet some were very anxious to have n left lo them to dispose of. They contended that their lands were not adapted to while labor, but on the contrary were admirably suited lo slave labor. The advocates of slaveocracy said, if the north would only leave it where it was, they would be satisfied. At, that lime there was no permanent union existing between the colonies. The Articles of the confederacy had proved insnfficient to continue the union ol the Stales, and under these circumstances the constitution of the U. S. was formed and adopted. The Eastern and Middle slates, soon abolished slavery, and have ever since remained free stales. They have continued to be the garden of of America and have constituted oqr chief bulwark in lime of war, and their enterprising citizens have enriched the nation in time of peace. (to be continued ) We, the undersigned citizens of Tioga County, being opposed to the extension of slavery—to the further aggressions of that Power which would pollute the virgin soil of Kansas and Nebraska, with its unholy insti tutions ; end bel’eving that it is high lime that Ihe freemen of the North were organi zing and marshalling their forces, for the campaign of ’5B, under the broad banner of Republicanism, on which is inscribed, “No more slave territory—annihilation lo Dough faces’’—do earnestly recommend 10 every man in this county, who can subscribe to the foregoing sentiment, to discountenance, and refuse to act with any other than a Republi can organization in this county, until our ter ritories are rescued from the iron grasp of the Southern Oligarchy. Democrats, why call you a “Democratic Convention 7” Whigs, why call you a “Whig Convention 1 !” Why resurrect the dead 7 It will only cause a rattling amongsl*lhe dry bones! The day of resurrection has not yet come. Democrats, Whigs and Free si.ilers of Tioga! Can we nql, for once, act together 7 Is it not necessary tjhat we should 7 Can the State be organized without first or ganizing each County? Are not our sister States organizing and preparing for the corn ing contest 7 Then why should Pennsylva nia stand in the rear of ihe mighty army of Republicans 7 We answer, she has too many Pierce’s and Dougiasses,’ and Tioga Co. has a few of them. Thetl let us act in concert, and drive into obscurity, the would-be leaders of the Democracy and Whiggery of Tioga Co. who profess anti-slavery sentiments, but never practice them. ( _ NAMKB. A, C. Cole, Calvin Hammond, J. B. CaasO' r ~§ri A Protest. ■! ' r -'\ - -'y-- [dey, E, J.i Stevens,-Josi B. Lyon, ler i B. P, Ives, ft'ft. Borden, ThosiKe&tey, C, H. Martin, Jordonttobbs, B. B. Holiday, Nefson Hammond, ftjlngra : ham, Roswell lyes, - Bush,. Jerome B. Niles, Peleg Potter, (Baldwin. Jackson.iii’ru man Carpenter,-Wm.- W hite, W;■ F. iSweet, A. Smith, David Hazlitt, A. Hazlitt j‘John Harn, 0. !yl.. Stebbina, D. Gi Stevens,' G. W. Hymes, Jl. P,' Reeiiey.O.P.' McClure,’ft H. Poller,, ft ft Niles, James"Roe,.Sarn’l. Car penter, Chas. Hotchkiss, D. E.ftake, C. D. Warner, V. J. Ives, J. B. Defend, John Hazlitt, A. L. Resell, DenmWbtcbfciss, Luther Carpenter, Leander Swope, Chester White, Job Green, S, Eaton, Merchant Hop. kins, S. V. Beeman, Middlebury, July 24th 1855. Wellsboro’ Library. The' first annual meeting of the' Wellsboro' Library Association, was held inlbo Court Roorp, July 2d 1855. The following officers were elected. . GeoSoe McLeod, President >• A. A, Mae. ple, Secretary / J. F, DonAioaos f Trea surer,. For Library Com.—R. G, White, Wm. B, Clymer, ,L. Bache, Henry. Sherwood, A.’A. Marple. For Com. on obtaining members.—H. A. Guernsey, Wm. Bache, J t . I. Jackson, W. W. McDougalj.Amos Cooledge. - Mr. McLeod reported that he had re ceived 27 useful volumes for. the association. It was also announcee (hat Mr. Lowrey bad obtained for the Library from the State, a valuable series of Colonial Records. It was moved and carried, that the Library Com. be instructed to take early measures to ensure the opening of the Library. A. A. MARPLE, Set;, Statistics of Tioga County, [Carefully prepared /or the Agitator from Centut tf 1850.] population. Halt, Finale. Total. Tewru, Bloss, 457 Brookfield, 382 Charleston 739 Chatham 349 Covington 581 Deerfield 338 Delcnar 795 Blkland 513 Farmington 467' Gaines J 64 Jackson 728 Lawrenceville 250 Lawrence 536 Liberty 765 Middlebury 574 Morris 145 Richmond 661 Rutland 538 Shlppen 159 Sullivan 897 620 423 294 698 Tioga Union Wellsboro* Westfield 12443 11449 23889. This shows an excess of 997 mates over females in the whole county. Thedisparity is greatest in Richmond,'which had 101 more males than females. The least disparity is in Lawrenceville, which has only 6 more males than females. There were 98 colored people in the conn, ly, Delmar having 27, the greatest number. The greatest number in any decade of years is between 20 and 30, the number being 4330; males, 2309; Females, 2021. The number of btnhs for the year ending June 1. 1850 was 608, Number married, n 6. Number of deaths, 302. Number of dwellings 4222. Number of families 4332, —showing that no family ought to have been houseless at that time. Number of public schools, 183. Teach ers, 185, No. of pupils, 8749. School tax §5,993, or a little over §l. per scholar,— Public fund §1,963, or a little more than 20 cents to each pupil. Total school fund #B,- 864. No. attending school during the year, 7077, 119 of these were foreigners. Num ber of adults who could neither read nor write, 827. Males, 404; females, 423. 632 natives; 208 foreign. AGRICULTURE &C> Improved land, 106,700 acres. Unimpro ved, 147,939. Cash value of farms, $3,404,- 497. “Value of farm implements, machine ry drc., §170,532, Number of Horses, 3,- 245. Milch cows, 7,489. Oxen, 3,451. Oiher cattle, 9,892. Sheep, 32.750. Swine, 7,767. Valueof livestock, §634,624. Valueof slaughtered animals, §103,535. Bushels of wheat, 141,- 896. Rye, 6,612. Corn, 147,140. Oats 300,017. Pounds of wool, 56,212. Peas and Beans, bushels, 16,140. Potatoes, 158,269. Sweet potatoes, 5,126. Barley, 6,383. Buckwheat, 50,954. Value of orchard products, $3,645. Pounds of butter, 724,281, Cheese, 57,- 390. Tons of Hay, 37,614. Clover seed, 58 bushels, of other grass seeds, 1,253. — Pounds of flax, 2,650. Flax seed, 173 bush els. Maple Sugar, 202,851 lbs. Maple mo lasses, 299 gallons. Beeswax and honey, 38,468 lbs. Value of home manufactures 813,462. — Sunday school libraries, 2. No. vols., 400. The Church statistics are not fully report ed. The statistics under this bead were giv en in our new year’s number. Foreign Citizens and Slavery.—Four fifths of the foreigners who have arrived in this country within the past fifty yjiars have cast their tots in the Northern States and Territories, and have thus helped to swell the preponderance of the North in population and power. Otherwise, how happens it that the comparative ratio of increase at the North has been so much greater than at the South I The natural increase of our species is as rap id here as at the North, while the climate and soil are more attractive ; yet the North, by reason of t|iis stream of foreign immigration, has gone on gaining upon the South, and now has an eflective majority in both bran ches of the National Legislature. The Tri bunt is right; “The South has nothing to lose by arresting the tide of immigration,' 1 but everything to gain. Savannah (Ga.) Republican. ~ .j./ ji. 393 359 710 559 , 518 353 707 449 . 445 246 691 244 493 707 522 133 278. 1221. 1006. 298. 1756. 1156. 824. 598. 1348.