1 vy; i u |l)tryti.biirftlJnioii jbohwjn.Upn»'" TcjliowingV.ia'l6o/pl»jform by tba’i Cip.nypojioq: . . .. .AVhifreas,. ,The freemen of; Penaylvania, opposed to the. National Administration, are divided" into political organizations, holding iiu somo qijeslivns of governmental policy diyerq opinions;,yet it is believed (hot a large majority of the freemen of this Slate are agreed,. upon .the momentous. issues, ’{arced noon, the,country ,by t)ie repeal of theMjsgpnrj, Compromise: by.the undisguised policy of the National Administration to impose by, voilenra/and fraud Slavery upon.. Kansas,, contra ry m the wishes, of a large majority of* t lie innaltiliints: and. by (is unjust, -illiberal - and Ami-American preference -iq, the ap-.; pointment of men of foreign.birth,over those born upon the soil, to offices of trust and hon or, as. well as in the distribution of its pat ronage; And Whereas, Agreement ,in principle is the only boodßhal can unite e(Feelively bon-, est men in political action: Therefore, Resolved, That, animated by the spirit of concession, we will cordially unite in the sup-, port of the candidates to be nominated by this Convention, upon the basis of those principles upon.which* we are mutually agreed. Resolved, That the present National Ad ministration, by theexercise of an unwarranl able influence in the repeal oi the Missouri Compromise, at the instance of selfish and sectional politicians; by the removal of honest ahd competent men from offices of honor ond i rust, in order (hat I heir places might be filled by inefficient and corrupt partisans; by rofus iair to protect the freemen of Kansas in the enjoyment of the rights designed to be secured to them by the Constitution and laws of the tinned States—thereby showing itself power ful for mischief, but feeble in maintenance of laws for the protection of the people and the honor of the country —has justly forfeited all claim to ilie confidence and respect of the people of ibis Commonwealth. Resolved, That we will use all honorable means to check, the ’evils .inflicted upon the country by the unjust and sectional measures odopted by the present National Administra tion, brought about by the exercise of its pat ronage; tint we are utterly opposed to the admission into the. Confederacy of Slave Stales formed out of territory once consecrat ed to Freedom; and also to the extension of Slavery into any territories of Itie United Stoles now Free. Resolved, That we cordially disaprove of I he interference of foreign influence of every kind in our civil and political affairs; and are equally hostile to the interference of the gov cromeot or people of the United Stales in the nffurs of other nations, regarding any such interference as unwise and in conflict with the recommendations of Washington’s Fare well Address, which inculcates with emphatic earnestness, the propriety of avoiding the ad option of any policy which might involve us in unprofitable and dangerous controversies with foreign nations. - Resolved, That we regard the pandering, of any party to foreign influence as fraught wiih manifold evils to the country, threaten ing the stability of our institutions and endan gering the morals of the people by a contact with lh? paupers and felons cast upon our shores from the hospitals and prisons of Europe, Resolved, That as American liberty de pends for its perservalion on the intelligence of the people, universal education is the first duty of the Stale, and that all attempts, by whomsoever made, or from what ever quar ter instigated, to destroy such a beneficent system by pervenling it to sectarian purposes, or opposing its progress and extension, be cause it is not the instrument of inculcating any particular religious creed, ought to be resisted as fraught with incalculable mischief and evi',. Resolved, That the respect and confidence of this Convention and the people of this Commonwealth are due to the presedent Chief Magistrate of the Stale and to the members of his Administration, lor the integrity, puri ty of purpose and sterling patriotism manifes ted in their official conduct, and we heartily commend them to the support of every citizen who values the honor end interests of the State, apd can appreciate the virtues of devo ted and faithful public servants. . Preach lug for Pay. Newspaper editors are said to write to their subscription lists. Undoubtedly, in many cases this is true. Equally true, also, is the fact that preachers are opt to preach to the pews. So it is—the readers write the edito rial, and the congregation preaches the ser mon. The editor and the minister are but the hired agents of their employers. They simply reflect the Views of their respective patrons. But to illustrate how preachers preach the Ihihgs they are paid for, qschew ing all bad-paying exhortations, anif’rebuk tng only 'non-paying sinners, we cite the fol lowing passage from a recent speech of John B. Gough's, setting forth a case which fell under his own immediate observation : “ Our moral field of conflict is greater and more honorable than any other that I know of. The demon of darkness stalks through our land, blasting the mightiest intel lects of the nation, as well as putting out the heart-hopes and hearth-fires of the loveliest. Why then is not the extension of Temper-' ancn the foremost aim of our preachers. I heard a minister of the Gos pel say he was a friend of Temperance ; then said I, why dbn’t you preach to your con gregation 7 He replied ; Oh, I have my reasons. We passed him to give them. He said: You know Mr. H 7 Yes. He’s the richest man in town—not a member of my church, but he’s one of the congregation— and pays more to support preaching Were than'everybody else; if I was to say .any thing in favor of Temperance, why he wouldn’t pay another dollar into the church, and then we shouldn’t have any preaching. Now I think preaching is of more conse quence here than the success of Temper ance."— Bra True American. Jakes Kbopatv, ihe Kansas correspon dent of the St. Louts Democrat, has returned home.„ He iays lhaUbefore he left’ Kansas, no less than two thousand stand of rifles, and twenty breech-loading cannons had been re ceived at Lawrence ( they were brought secretly through lowa and Nebraska. — OUceland Leader. “An Eye for an Eye!” Turning back the leaves of tho world's history, the philosophical mind ut a glance perceives the nice adaptation of tho law to the degrees of moral and intellectual development which has character ised the -successive ages. Granting that the lavs of the age immediately succeeding the patriarchal were divinely prescribed, or impressed upon the mind of tho law.giver by a superior intelligence, it would seem that those Uws were slightly rounded up by attrition with human wisdom. The organic law of this Republic would have proved sadly out of place in the Jewish theocracy, while our municipal regulations, appealing as they generally do to (he moral sense rather than to the animal fears of the governed, would have proved impotent to restrain the tribes under the reipwkable guardianship of Moses. Tho laws of all being—whether conscious or un conscious, are progressive. We should have said that their development and application are progress, ivo ; for those laws arts co-cval and co-elernal with Deity, and therefore cannot change’. Bat as mind progrceooe opwarA from tho plan* -f It discovers in that very progression the truth just ata ted, viz—that the law which lived yesterday is dead to-day, or baa lost in virtue in the degree ot actual progress. Thus, laws created by the nccessitiea of one age may be rejected by the neccssilie, of an other. v. Yet the most enlightened nations are slow to re vise and amend their penal codes so as to keep pace with the belter development of the morel Acuities of the race. It is because of Hie presence of that conservative class which dogmatically asserts that the world is growing worse instead of better—that Mari is retrogressing i while there is no better evi dence of the contrary fact than that what'was con sidered good morals but a little way in the past, is now universally repudiated by enlightened men. In the medieval age human life- was little, if any more respected than the lives of our domestic ani mals now are. The duel Was'resorted to on every trifling occasion and for the adjudlcatlon-of little differences now amicably settled in our lesser courts. Thp formidable instruments of torture so freely em ployed to coerce Conscience in that age —where are they now 7—preserved as relics of a barbarous and cruel era. These thoughts resulted from the reading of tho account of the execution of John Fitzergald at Au burn, N. Y., two weeks ago. Fitzergald brutally murdered his. parents in ’the fall of 1835. Ho was übout SI years of sge, and exhibited unusual de pravity in and after the act. On the day of his ex ecution a clergyman called to see him whom he ut terly refused to admit, adding—“lf he comes in 1 here he’ll get my fist—that’s all! What good can ‘hodo mo note 7” Sure enough, thought we, wliat could bo dono for such an unfortunate at that late hour 7 The work of reform should have begun in his lender youth. To talk of the infliienoe of qn hour’s contrition on such a nature is extravagant fob ly. A long life of repentant tears could hardly sat. isfjr such a stultified conscience when once awaken ed. But suppose that his conversion could hava been accomplished,—bow appropriately be plight have turned to that minister and asked : “Is it true that my great crime is all washed away 7" “Such is the gracious promise to him that repents end forsakes his sins,” —the clergyman might reply. “And God has fully forgiven ray awful transgress ion—has accepted the sacrifice as atonement so far as in me lies—and I have paid tho penalty he has fixed as satisfaction for that transgression 7" “Yes, if your conversion is real." “How can I evidence that except by these tears and protestations 7" “It is written—‘A tree is known by its fruit;"a good tree cannot bear evil fruit.”-. “What can I do 7” “They were accepted who befriended the stran ger, fed the hungry, clothed the. naked and visited the sick and in prison." “Lead me forth into tho world I hare so wronged, I bom to prove my deathless love for 'even the least of His little ones.' Let me go and befriend my suf fering brother. , Load roe out “But, my dear friend, (he laws of (bis Christian land have closed tho gate between you and your btolbor roan forever. Those laws have been violated fnd the penally is death. I rosy not lead you out into tb.of world which, God knows, needs the oil and wtqe of every loylqg nature to be poured into its he'arl-tyognds ere they can heal." “May jurf Ifpd n }t out J Did you not fell me that the demands gf Divine Justine were paid 7 that God had forgiven me i that He is satisfied 7 And • thall mortal MAN be more wsr than GOD!" Shall human vengeance outlive Divine forgiveness 7" i tfajcoaibsa onr loieilritrilo tjar cld&al friek||flrom the dUemd|a into whfeq the combithe twe|mtbo law of nttKstiSn«iiil.thKU« of lovwAas foregjßbim. Thuiw c&femplaujfcthe punish|jtrnt orronrdfcren, Odifoot 'of Chriltnmsr Th<U#"h intended to restrain: and .wfonilftifr info that fo. relotm. The public elocution ,of Ciirutiine ibt«ld Puritan father*. 1 Thi».«y»>ith tbe U|t£ kindly sbedsJnpoiT it,(renafli}itl to yWocttey whrftisf been preached for oighteenTtiundred year#, - Ves, God knows it can afford -to creep.*. little.. oearerdi yinity and so, become hutnsp. ~ 1 1 But FiUergStd did ’ not' die a Christian! 1 To the JastJuL-zanudaed haidßoed.and.indifferent. “Go 1 abend!” aald he. “You can kill me—tbat’aoii * you can do.” The reporter wae’dreadfullj shock ed at thia reckless speech. He apeaka of the body being jerked up, a few minutes itler,,without emo lion, and very philosophically begins to speculate on the .probabilities of the victim’s neck having been broken by the operation. Quite modetnly philan thropies!, or fashionably so. If man's probation ends with this life, and tfaou aands believe so, and the advocates of death penally almost invariably, then would it not be a Christian mercy to extend the period to its utmost T We in dine to the opinion that life is never too long to do one's whole duly in. We question the tight of society to deprive one of its members of anything which it cannot restore. From obvious necessity! men are generally bung on circumstantial evidence. Within the last half year two tnen have died on the gallows in this country solemnly protesting theli idnapence to the;latest mo ment. There was no positive evideiice'kgainst ei. (her of them. On the supposition that 'they were innocent, what an awful responsibility rests some-' where 7 Will those executors, of a barbarous law sleep os sweetly as'if there- were 1 no' Mood upon their hands ? We cal} attention to the new liqnor law, an ab street of which may be found in another column. It became a law on the 39th uit., and we dare say that onr Jane Court will be flooded with petitions. We care but little for the change in the law, since there is no remedy for intemperance but entire pro hibition or unrestrained traffic. The curse wilt work its own destruction in some way only give it elbow room. A few common drunkards reeling and cursing in onr streets day and night, might possibly stir op the dainty, skin-deep morality of some' Wo wot of. A succession of light winds renders sailors careless and indifferent. So, prosperity sometimes renders men indifferent to the adversity that threats others. There are many men owning property ip villages,'S’ho, whin it beeolhes apparent Uiat’lireif property can not increase in vitae so long' as (ha average, morality of the place continues so low, will take bold and help pat down grogselling and game bling. Instead of sneering at such reformers we feel to thank Heaven-tbat they will even heed the spur of Interest It would be pleasant to behold all men doing right for tbe loes of rights bat it is.oat so ordered; To do a good'deed from a selfish motive is better than not to' do it all, since the deed is nei ther enriched nor impoverished by. the motive.- It is the heart that Buffers or profits by the motive-' But when a man suffers interest to stride between, him and bis duty, let him be execrated—hq,deserves it. • . i •' The Mantntt Democrat thinks that if Judge Wilmot is' the only Judge in this' Commonwealth who Codies within the meaning and intent of Buck slew’s gag bill, the worse for Judge W. Wb can assdro (he Democrat that David Wilmot does not enwv t t-j- — ***- how, during the memorable campaign of *53 in Wayne Judicial district. His Honor, Judge Eldred came up from his post as Naval Agent at Philadel phia, and engaged in the disgusting details at party warfare. There was no great humanitary principle at stake in that campaign ; it was a strife between the People and the Delaware Bt, Hudson Coal Com pany tor the control of' (be Judge E. was found fighting against the podple for family rea* sons, we in charity are bound 10-lMSlhne. - Still, we beard no orthodox democratcenanre film for jt,. No gag bill crept into the succeeding Legislature. No press pursued him with lias and denunciations. He waa not even ehatei by newspaper acrifablers. Pur while many thought his zeal indiscreet under the circumstances, none questioned his right to da just as much dirty Work for a faction as lay clearly out side of the law. If it be objected that he was thfn off the Bench, we say that bis course during that campaign was bnt a re-enacted part played in Ike political struggles of that county, only he had nor er so soiled his hands be fore. Judge Wilmot isstn ring against a power that threatens to overturn the liberties of a continent.' Ho is battling a groat wrong against which it is every man’s privilege to speak out. Posterity will revere him far it; and his page of history will bo among the -most lustrous when the record of his defamers is blotted and de. raced by time. Should he ever stoop to work for Self alone—putting Man and man's wrongs behind him, he will hsve no more respect and reverence from us, nor from ally friend of human rights. Tin Union Contention nominations teem to give general satisfaction to the anti-Aifniinistretion press everywhere, and great dissatisfaction to the sham democracy. Should the Republican Convention of June endorse those nominations, nothing save a mir acle can ward off certain defeat from the bunkers. There is every reason to believe that the June Con vention will endorse those nominations, since every man on the ticket is ready to pul away minor issues and make the campaign on the common ground of opposition to the present administration. Some' of oar friends may wish to know why we do not raise the Union ticket Simply because we owe and acknowledge ho allegiance to any parly save the great party of Freedom—the Republican parly. Having all the confidence in. the men that a general knowledge of, their antecedents can in. spire, wo await the action of the Republican Con. rention. We cannot forestall the action of that body and obey our, convictions of duly. Therefore we shall rest content with, expressing a favorable opin. ion ol the “Union,” until thj proper time for decided action shall arrive. We publish the platform, of which in general terms it may be said, that it is all right on the main question, and pruned of a little “baby-talk," unobjectionable, The hanker preia in the north counties of the State is endeavoring to identify Judge Wilhot with the Fillmore and Done Ison movement because he chanced to be present at tile Harriiburg Union Con. venlion. He teas preaent at that Convention as a spectator, and poly as a spectator. Wo d»ro say that Judge Wilmot has about at much .sympathy with that movement aa we, or any qgior Republican has, and no more. Thqso. of the ftepublieane he say anything ajiout it, speak of it iq a foolish, im., practicable attempt to establish a rotten anperatrnc. tore on a solid foundation. When the Judge wishes to identify himself with that, or any other political movement, it is presumable lhaf he will do ao openly and fearlessly. That U his way of doing bnsinops. When it becomes necessary for a political enemy to circulate a palpable ialsebood to injure bis antag onist, he is most assuredly bard put to it for argn. y j.j, ' . ...■■ f -» monte. No bonoraWe-.enemy or respectable man wjUrpunquclnro ajpgapd dignity it with a place hr. a public journal, sod thus insult the public merely to mtifytis mslice. 1 hs'V. j-|_ ■ ■ Etraor*.—The last steamer bring! nawi that the cpocladedr Tbu, adyealpf ason. iqWe'ltSpeflal household-'Of prince?'cidseS'-gteat r lO-Paria.The imperial baby’s arrival WaS proctymed(bya salute pflOJ guns,probably ini' memory of the brief reign'of Napoleon the Greater. He'(thehahyJ is net' permitted to remain'witb hie' mother, bdlTwas immediately pMjfied j off to his' emte of rooms and' handed' over to the ’tender mer. clerof a-wot-nnrae.* Poor baby!' horn tobeorphsn ed and reared like a.- pig of choice' breed, and quite as probably lor thie gniHotino . aa for the throne. • Who would be the eon of that royal thing ProUd pf .his baoble.and slater-re king! Kcptiblloan Dcclaratlon of Prln dpleij’ adopted' hy the Pittsburg Convexities. 1. We. demand add ehsll- attempt to eecnre the repeal,o/! ell lawswhich allow the iolrodootign of slavery into territories once consecrated to Freedom, and Will. resist by every constitutional means, the' existence of Slavery in any oi ihe territories of the Uniteo States. -| - 2. Wq will support by every lawful mean soar brethren in .JCnnsas in their manly and constitution al ieSistanci to the usurped authority of their law less 'invaders, and will gtvh'-the full-weight of onr political power in'fevor of the immediate admission of Kansas to the - Onion as a free, sovereign, inde. pendent State., „ ‘ ~ 3. Believing,that life' present national Adtnin(s tratiori bae shown itself to be'weak snd faithless; and that its continuance in power is identified with the progress of the slave-power to national supfem acy, with .the exclusion pf Frepdym ftoca the terri tpry, and with increasing discord, if is a lead, ing purpose of onr organisation th oppose and over- Wow it. .... '' • '- Tho (Veto Liquor Bill. The following is an abstract of the new. liquor law which went into, efiec]. ob the 39th ult: « Section 1. Prom the passage o( this act it is made unlawful to keep any room or place 1 where vinous, spirituous, realt or brewed li quors, or any admixtures thereof, are sold or drank, except as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2 Venders of liquors, with or with out - merchandize^shall'not sell in-less quan tities than one .gallon, except as hereinafter provided; nor shall any license for sales in any quantity be granted to the keeper of any beer house, theatre, or other place of 'amusement. • Sec. 3. Breweries and distilleries shad be classed and' licensed as before, but shall pay double the present rates, provided -it shall not exceed'fifty dollars;-nor shall they sell io less quantities-than -five gallons, except malt or brewed liquors, which may be bottled and'delivered, in quantities not lea than one dozen bottles. - Sec, 4. This act not to apply-to importers selling imported wines,- brandies, liquors,, or ardent spirits in the original bale, cask, pack age or vessel as imported ; but the importers , shall pay double their -present lax. . Sec. 5; This act shall not extend to drug gists and apothecaries who shall sell unmixed alcohol, or compound -or sell atiy admixtures of wine, alcohol, spirituous or brewed liquors in the preparation of medicines, or upon the written prescription of a regular physician : Prow A-l. -Mo J-iioaeal or apothecary shall sell or-keep for sale undenaoy name or pre tence, any preparation or admixture as afore said, that may be used as a beverage. Any violation of (his section to he punished as prescribed in the 29th- section. Sec. 6. Licenses to venders of spirituous, malt or brewed liquors, either with or with-, out other goods, wares and merchandize, to hotel keepers and-lo eating house keepers, shall only be granted to citizens of the United States, of temperate habits end good moral character. - Seo. 7. Licenses for sale of liquors shall be granted by the Courts of Qudrler Sessions of the proper county, (except Philadelphia and Allegheny) at the first or second session in each year, and shall be for,one year. The Court to fix a lime at which application for said-licenses shall be heard, when persons applying and remonstrating shall appear. - Sec-, 6, Persons intendirtjlo apply for li cense shall file with the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions, at least three weeks .be fore presenting the same in Court, (or to the Board of Licensers in Philadelphia and Alle gheny) and pay the Clerk twenty-five cents for publishing notice thereof. . The Clerk shall cause to be published three times in two of the newspapers of the city or county, a list of the names of ail such applicants, their respective,residences and kinds of license.— In the case of hotels, inns, or taverns and eating bouses; the petition shall embrace a certificate signed by at least twelve respecta ble citizens (or in places of less than fifty ' taxables, by six citizens) setting forth that the same is necessary to accommodate the public, and that such person is of good re pute for honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room, &o. Sec. 9 No perspd shall be licensed to keep a hotel, inn or tavern in any city or county town, which hasnoi, for the exclusive use of travelers, four bed-rooms, and eight beds, nor in any Other parts of the State, two bed-rooms and four beds, for. such use. Sec. 10. Before a. license is granted, the person applying shall give a' bond to the' .Commonwealth/£f Pennsylvania, with two sufficient sureties, in the.sum of $1,009, wjterp the license is. above the seventh class, and in $5OO for all in and below that class, conditioned for the faithful., observance of all the laws relating to the business, and a War : rant of attorney lq confess judgment,-»-which bond and .warrant shall.be apprqved by the said Court, and bs filed in the office of the Clerk; and whenever g judgment for any forfeiture, or fine shall have been recovered, or conviction bad for any violation .of this act, or any other law for ,lbe observance of Which said bond shall be conditioned, it shall be the duty of the District Attorney to'enter judgment and' institute suit thereon, <bc.— The bond of eating house keepers shall be iii $5OO. Sec. 11 . No' license .shall be - issued 'until the applicant shall have filed the certificate of the city or county Treasurer, that the license fee has been paid.^ Sec. 12. Venders of liquprs, with or with out merchandize, shall be classified and rated as now, and pay double their present rales, but no such license for sales in any amount Shall be granted -Tor less than 950. gr~?r •r “-a i j k}_ Sec. (jhtela aW (giVLrrie ahall be clan* 'lified acpprdmg to the etlumaied yearly rea ms of tftb hpupea and property intended to occupied,Jlifollows Where the rental is (10,000 or more, the lioen so-lax-e ha 11 be(l(000. ~ vWhefjl. the. tentalja (Q t ooo-.«nd not over (10,00b,> (heiidenkb lerxalfallbo (800/ . Reptal (0,000 and not over (B,ooo f license (600. , - Rental (4,000 add hot oveir (6,000, licenser (400.- ' ' s < Rental (9,000 and not over (4,000, licence (800. ~' Rental (1,000 and not over (2,000, license (150, Rental (500 and not over (1000, license (100. Rental (800 and -not over (500, license (50. Rental under (300,' license (25. Provided, That in Philadelphia and Pitts* burg, no license granted under the 12th and 13ih sections of this act, shall be for less than-(75, nor in other cities, towns or bor oughs containing over two hundred tazables, less than (50, Seo. 14. Eating-houses shall be licensed only where necessary (or the accommodation of the public and'travelers, and shall only authorize the sale of "domestic wines, malt and brewed liquors. Persons so licensed shall pay double their present rales; and'in Philadelphia and Pfttabufgnosuch licehse shall be for less than (50, nor in other parts of the State lor less' than (30. Seo. 15. Provides for assessment and re. turn of licenses, &c. Secs. .16,37,18, .19, 20, 21, refer to the details- of the board of appraisers, &c., in Philadelphia and' Allegheny, Sec. 32. All.persons licensed under this act shall frame their licenses under a glass, and put it in a conspicuous place jn their chief places of making sales: Sec. 23. The Commissioners of the sev eral counties, and Board of Licensers of Phil* adelphia and Allegheny, shall furnish a cer tified. list of all persons so appraised, with the classification made out, and finally deter mined upon, to the Treasurers of their fes. pective counties or of the city of Philadelphia, who shall, within twenty days thereafter, transmit to the Auditor General a copy of such list, and shall collect the license fees in the manner directed by law. Seo. 24. The -Auditor General shall charge said Treasurer with the amount payable by the persons in said-lists, from the payment of any part of which amount said Treasurer shall only be exonerated by producing satis, factory evidence to the Department that the party of parties so returned, failed to obtain a license. ’ 1 Sec. 85. The Auditor General is to return to the Legislature annually, in January, a tabular statement of the dumber and classi fication and 'license rkles of all importers, brewers and distillers, keepers of hotels, eat ing houses and venders of liquors with or without other merchandize. Sec. 26. No license is transferable. Sec. -27. The ntlmber of ’ tavern licenses shall not exceed in the cities, one to every 100 taxables, nor in (he several counties one to every 150 taxables—the number of said taxables to be taken from the returns of the proceeding year. The number of eating house licenses shall not exceed in any city or county one-fourth of the number of tavern licenses. Sec. 28. That any sale priade of vinous, spiritous, malt or brewed liquors, or any ad mixtures thereof, contrary to the provisions of this law, shall be taken to be a misde meanor, and upon conviction of the offence in the court of quarter sessions of the pence ■pf any city or county, the person so offend ing shall be sentenced to pay a'fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dol lars, with the costs of prosecution, spd to stand committed until the sentence of the court is complied with, not exceeding thirty days ; and upon a second or any subsequent conviction the party so offending shall, in addition to the payment of a fine, as afore said, undergo an imprisonment in the county jail of not less than one month nor more than three months; and if licensed, shall 'forfeit said license find be incapacitated from receiving any license as aforesaid for the pe riod of, five years thereafter, and ally keeper of any drug or apothecary store; confection ary or mineral or other fountain, who shall sell any spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors, mixed or pure, to be used as a bever age, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean or and liable to conviction and punishment as aforesaid.- Sec. 39. Any person found intoxicated in any street, highway, public house or public place, shall be fined upon the view of, or upon proof made before, any alderman or justice of the peace, not exceeding $5, to be levied with the proper costs upon the goods and chattels of the defendant. Sec. 30, Any person who shall-sell into*, icating liquors to any person who shall drink the same on the premises where.sold, and be come thereby intoxicated, shall, besides bis liability in damages under any existing law, be fined $5 for every such offence—to be re* covered in, debt before any aldermamor jus lice of the peace by any wife, husband, par enl, child, relative or guardian of the person so injured, and levied upon-the goods and chattels of the defendant without exemption. Erovided, That suits shall not be instituted after twenty days from the Commission of the offences in this and the preceding sections. Sec. 31. The court, mayor* alderman or justice of the peace, before whom any fine or penally shall be recovered, may award to the informer or prosecutor, or both, treason able share thereof, but nut exceeding-one third; the residue to go to school purposes. The informer or prosecutor may be a witness in any such case. Sec; 33. No bottler of cider, ale, &c., and not following in any way (he business of ho tel and restaurant' keeping, shall be required to lake out a license pftder this act. But they shall not sett less than a dozen bottles at one lime, ndr permit any of the liquorri to be drank upon the premises, and any viola tion of this is punishable under the 28th sec tion. - The producers and manufacturers of domestic Wines and eider may sell and deliv er (he same by any measure not leas than five gallons, and in any quantity not less than one dozen bottles, without license therefor. V-\n I Seo. 33. Iv« tbnduty or the coottg, hies to,make .i^lura^f,retailers of- liq ao „ end under oath orafnrmatiop, whether with! in, his f knowledge there is any place tmj.' bid bailiwiclr kept Inviblaiibn of this act Sad. ;S4. J If any. perton - engaged ib ||lL. aalqand mtoo&ciareifsialbxicaiibg as aforesaid, shall employ or permit any i* temperate person in any way to aniat in tocb manufacture; or. sale.ia shall be seemed' a punishable under the section.- .i'i ;--i; 1‘ ,n- ■■ Bbo, 3s, ,Thi» act, shall not be eonttnai to impair pt alter the provisions of the Sag. day Jaw, nor the act of May 8,1854, "ig protect certain domestic and private rights, and prevent abuses in the sale and use of in. toxicating drinks.", It repeals the act of Apri114, 1865, “to restrain the tale of ig. toxicating liquors,”, and all other la«a or parts, of taws inconsistent herewith } tub provides that no license heretofore gramed shall be hereby invalidated. ©ommimUatlona, For lit Agiutn . Comma* Schools, TIME FOR COMMENCING SCHOOU. The schools of this county have usually commenced their summer term on the fin) Moody of. May, except, in IhoBoto?, districts —lt is respect fully suggested to the School Directors that this year the rural. schools bo commenced on the third Monday, vis., the 19th day of May. Then the first school month reported by the teachers will hs the June month, and will fall within the non legal school year, constituting one of the four months they are obliged to report before drawing their public money. The teachers furthermore will by . that time have* made np their minds about teaching, «o they will have leas trouble in procuring teachen. The Superintendent also hopes by that tints to have had a better opportunity, after tha breaking up of (he roads in the spring to giro the teachers a chance to qualify themselves for their business. WAT TQ HIRE rfiACEEES. It is further respectfully suggested to School Directors, that at'lpast two weeks noticed given by the Secretary of the board, through the papers, or by written notices put pp tq several conspicuous . places, of a. day shea the Directors of such ..township will meet to receive application of, .arid contract with teachers. Then always hire, by the month and never by the week—much misunderstand, ing has arisen from Wring teachers by the week. TAXES, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION Of. Directors that have not met and laid their 'assessment for school purposes, should'do so immediately, voting also what proportion of it shall be applied' to building and repairing school houses, and wbat -proportion to the payment of teachers. They should decide also how many months of summer, and bow months of winter schools they will keep; then, knowing the number of schools they will keep up, they can easily decide what average wages they can pay. Without such deliberate financiering as this, every mint must get embarrassed and do much wrong to those who serve them as builders or teachers. When the tax is■ levied, the, duplicate and warrant should be made out immediately, and pat into the hands of the collector of stats and county (axes, who, as a general thing, should have the collection of all the' taxes, that no man in the county need be astted for taxes but once, and know at a glance just how much he has to pay fad aII purposes. Much perplexity mny be saved to the Direct, ora and tax payers if this suggest ton is prompt ly adhered to. SCHOOL director’s CONVENTION, We have frequently contemplated (be tho'l of calling a convention of School Directors and the friends of education generally in ibis county for the purpose of comparing our views on several educational topics of vital importance. When I mention among these subjects deserving much deliberation, these: uniformity of text books, location and style of school houses, teacher’s associations, ine quality of school taxes, school visitation-by directors and teachers ; it will be seen (bat there is much need of such'.a convention. We have therefore fixed upon* Wellsboro’ as the place, and Friday thefltyh day of May next ds the time of holdings convention of this kind. We shall be hapjiy to see a libe ral delegation ofdireotors fro'm every district of the county, where it is impracticable for all to come. Let us have ode good, telling convention of School Directors and other friends of education in Tioga Co. This day will be the closing day of the Teacher’s In stitute in Wellsboro’and the evening is de voted to a public exhibition aiid oratorical exercises, by the students of the Wellsboro’ Academy and Teacher's Institute. teacher's associations. Believing ibat lhq. (> Directora of the county generally agree with us that much more good is to be accomplished by teacher’s drills for mental improvement than by hasty examine* lions, without any or but little instruction, we have concluded to appoint four such Insti tutes this spring, preparatory to an intelligent opening of the summer schools. The places we hare selected are Mansfield,, Knoxville, Wellsboro* and Tioga. They will commence on Monday the 21af April at Mansfield, Mon day 28 April at Knoxyillb, Monday sth May at WellsborpV and Monday the 12th May at Tioga—each one will commence at 1 o’clock of Monday and close on the evening of the following Friday. We hope to meet all the teachers who propose to teach the following summer in this county, and as many other* as may please to attend in one of these Insti tutes. J. F. CALKINS, Co. Sup'i , What is fashion T Dinner it . midnight, and headache In the morning. What is idle ness 1 Working yellow mountains on a pink subsoil—or a blue-tailed dog in sky-colored convulsions. What is joy J To count your money and find it overrun a hundred dollars. What is knowledge? To bo away from homo when people come to borrow book* umbrellas. What is contentment? To sit in the house and see other - people stuck in the mud. In other words to bo better off than your neighbor. THE ACSL^fai. M. H. COOP, Hi: £%EPfiTC£t. • # » All Cdibnmnicatibllainast be addressed to thtf Editor to insnre attention. Fei'Pre»rt«Bttß-188Ai -•— Hwt, SAIiSION P. CHA.BE, of OUo. Per Vice-President s ! Htm. DAVED WILHOT,' Of Penn'a; ; ThO • following, named gentlemen Are Authorized lio collect data and repoWe snbecriplions for the Ag itator'. Their tecetpliwiU be regarded os'pay ment*'. Wm. Garretson. .Tioga. J. B. Porta Ay... -. ..tbllddlebary Center. 6. W.;Bra!tTOA. Lavirenoeville. .Pa. J. C. Wbotuu. .... • • .Elkland. Joan ScißiNa Liberty, 0. F. Tatloa .Covington. Victor Caji Knoxville. . W.'W. MoDouqall ..Shippen. Isaac Plane..... Brookfield. Jno. Jake* Blossbarg, C. F. Culver Osceola. O. H. BlancbaAd.Ntl»on. E, A; Fish .Malnibnrg. Sauokl Phillips Westfield. W«, M. Johnson. .Daggett’s Mills. A. B.jotKn.’. Ogdenshurg. O. M. Stkbbins Crooked Creek. Isaac Spsnoen. .......... .MspleKidge. Republican State Convention. In fulfillment ol;lhe duties imposed upon tbs up-' dersigned, as member of the National Executive Committee for Pennsylvania, (appointed by the Republican Convention held at Pittsburg on the 22d nit.,) and In compliance with the wishes of numerous Mends'throughout the State, notice is hereby given that a REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION, will be held in the City of Philadelphia, on MONDAY, the 16th day of JUNK next, at 10 o'clock, A. M., for the purpose of forming an Electoral ticket and the. nomination of a State Ticket, to be supported at the cnndlng Presidential Hnd State Elections, and generally for tho transaction of -oil finch bust* ness as shall come before said Convention. The nndorsignod would recommend that tho Contention be composed of Delegates, twice in number to tbot of the Sod ate and House’ of Representatives ; and that the friends of Freedom In the several counties in tho Commonwealth moot at tho county seat, 05 .other convenient place in their respect* ivc couhtics. on SATURDAY, the 31st day of MAY next, (un less some other-day will better accommodate,) and elqpt del egates to represent th em to said State Convention; and also, at the same time and place, tbroo delegates from the several Congressional Didtricts, .to represent this State in the Nation al Nominating Convention to bo hold on tho 17th of Jane next, at Pbiisdeihhia. ■ D..WILMOT-, Towabtda, Mar. 16, ’66. Member of Nat. Ex. Com. for Pa. <THt THE AGITATOR.^
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