From Frederick Douglass' Paper. <) An American Slaveholder Is the Meanest Hnmafl Being In Exist- ' ence. , The highwayman who robbed (he .man in Ungland, was a specimen of all thai is noble and generous, compared with an American slaveholder. Let us fairly review the facts, and see the difference. A Her the highway* nv.m had taken the bag containing the man's rnnnSy, the latter appealed to the' generosity of the former for enough of the money to enable him to reach home. The robber, sad ■ dnnly moved by this appeal, to a generous impulse, held out the' bag, leaving it discre tionary with the man, how much to take.— Tl e man running his hand, in the estimation of the robber, too deep in the bag, (he latter hastily withdrew ir, and reproached the man, by asking him sternly, where is your con science 1 Here ihe depredations of the rob ber, upon (his man, ceased / all he did was to rob him of his gold. His nature was not depraved enough, to rob (he man any fur ther. He did not, in addition, rob the man of himself, of his wife, and his children, and not only of them, but of all I heir posterity forever. With a degree of nobleness which elevates the highwayman, as compared with an American slaveholder, into a Prince, he allowed his victim, after stealing all his mon ey, to retain his own person, his own wife, end his own children, and all their future earnings for their own benefit. With the volume open before me, containing the life and limes of this highwayman, 1 ha ,- e such n veneration for his character, as compared »i h a slaveholder, that if a subscription pa per t-hiuld now be handed me, for the pur pose of raising funds to erect to his memory n monument for his generosity, I should sub scribe to it, even if I were obliged to sell my pew in the church where my clergyman has not the moral courage to preach against that sum total of all sin—slaveholding. A-i 1 said before, let me now fairly stale the cnse of the slaveholder—what would he do under the same circumstances. He would have pul his hands into the pocket of the vic tim, and withdrawn the last cent. He would then have reduced him to a peck of corn a weak, upon which he would have lashed him, day by day, till he had extorted (he greatest amrfbni of labor and sweat from his skin and bones that human nature could endure.— [Before me is now a letter from perfectly re liable correspondents in Cuba, stating that they have been upon sugar plantations where the slaves, for nine months, are worked twen ty hours oout of Iwenty-four, with overseers armed with pistols, drawn daggers, and load ed whips. The gang only lasts on avefage seven years, and is constantly replenished with new victims,! He would enact laws depriving him o( everything, past, present, and future, not only as regards his earnings but nf his right to himself, to his wife, and bis children, and all, all, all their posterity forever. No degradation the human mind can imagine, is equal to that, which this monster of a slaveholder, in human shape, and often called clergyman, or minister of Chris', would inflict upon his imploring, and helpless victims. He would place upon the auction-block, the wife, in the presence of the husband, and the babe in presence of the woeping mother, or the father in presence of his own family, and they not even allowed to weep and wring their hands in the agony of the scene, without danger of being level led to the earth with the loaded whip of the more than brutal slaveholder. This is not all ; after all this injury, os though the devil had not finished his work, there are the vic tims. taunted with being the laziest creatures on the face of the earth, and this while the slaveholder is too lazy to weigh the cotton which the slave has picked in the heat of the sun during the whole day; this is the mean est pari of the character of the slaveholder, unless I add, what has so often been repeal ed, that “ they can't take care of them scire: ' A NEW YORK MERCHANT, Ir is nol often that so much truth is told in so few words as when Senator Wilson last Monday replied to the miserable flings of Douglas about amalgamation with negroes that “This slang about nmalgamationisls “ generally prtrceeds from men who have the “ odor of amalgamation strong upon them. ” Whoever needs any confirmation of its truth has only to trace out (he origin of the half dozen or more mulalloes nearest him. Of the whole class now in this country, there is no man who doubts that at least nineteen of every twenty of the white fathers are fellow partisans of Douglas, or at least vehemently hostile to “ negro equality” and Abolition.— Every Southern city is checkered with these half-breeds, while the birth of one in an Anti- Slavery community is as rare as that of an Albind. Mulaltoes are generally the offspring of lechery on the father's side, and debase ment and dependence on the mother's. In Massachusetts and other Slates, where no legal impediment is offered to the intermar riage of Whites with Blacks, there is nol one case of amalgamation where there are twenty in Washington, Charleston or New- Orleans, as the complexion of the colored population abundantly attests. W e here enter upon no discussion of the possibility and ab stract propriety of virtuous marriages be tween Blacks and Whites; we but state a notorious truth, which should silence our demagogues of the Douglas stamp as to am algamation. A Hohhid Death. —James P. Williams, of New Brunswick, in this Slate, was found dead in the cars on the train which left Philadelphia for Pittshu rgh, on Wednsday night. When about two hours from Phila delphia, his head was observed hanging out of the window, and blood running fom it. is supposed that it came in contact with a water tank, or cars standing on the other track. The wife and child of the deceased were sleeping on the same seal with him at the time of the accident.— [Newark Advtr liter. A few nights ago, some burglars raised the window of the sleeping room of a butcher, named Freitag, in Lowrencevillo, Allegheny (Do, Pa., and put a cloth saturated with chlo roform, attached to a long pole, to the nos trils of himself and wife. When the chlo roform took effect, they entered the room, took 9000 from a bureau and then decamped. THE AGITATOR. M. H. COBB;:: : :iii E * a * All be addressed (o (be Editor to insure attention. WELLSBOROUGH, FA, Tbarsday‘Morning; May B,' 1836. Republican nominations. ’"‘i. For President la 1856: ... . Son. SALMON P. CHASE, of Ohio, For Vice-President: Hon. DAVID WILISOT, of Penn’a. The following named gentlemen are authorized to collect dues and receive subscriptions For the Ag itator. Their receipts will be regarded as pay. meats. Wm. Gabretson J. 6. PoTTKR G. W. Stanton Da. J. C. Whittaker. . ■ John Sebrino O’. F. Taylor Victor Cask W. W. McDoogall. ... Isaac Flank Jso. James C. F. Culver O, H. Blanchard E, A. Fish Samuel Phillips Wm. M. Johnson A. Barker O. M. Stebbins Isaac Spencer To The People of Uic United Slates. The People of the United Slates, without regard to post political differences or divisions, who are op posed to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, to the policy of the present Administration, to tho extension of Slavery into the Territories, in favor of the admission of Kansas as a free State, and of restoring the action of the Federal Gov ernment to tho principles 01 Washington and Jefferson, ore Invited hy tho National Committee, appointed hj the Pitts burgh Convention of tho22d of February, 185 ft. to send from parli State three Delegates from every Congressional District, and six Delegates at large, to meet in PHILADELPHIA. on thf. rrt ynUcuth day of June f»cr/, for tho purpose of recom mending candidates to be supported for tho offices of Presi dent and Vice President of the United States. E. D. Morgan, N. Y., Francis P. Blair, Md., John M. Niles, Conn., David Wilmot, Penn. A. P. Stone, Ohio, Wm. M. Chase, R. 1,, J. Z. Goodrich, Mass., Gcartat Nrc, Virginia, A. R. Hallo well. Me., E. S. Leland, Illinois, Cuas. Dickey, Mich., Washington, March 2! !9,1856. Attention, Republicans! A Meeting for the election of Delegates to attcud the REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION to be held at Philadelphia on the IGth day of June next, will be held in the Court Honse, Wellsboro*, Monday evening, June 2d; at which lime and place one Delegate to the National Republican Conven lion and two delegates at large, are also to be elect cd, A general attendance is requested. Per order. The Jury List shall be published neil week CTSeveral correspondents will receive attention next week. Be patient. Miss E. P. Richards has removed her Millinery jcstublisnmenl to the house of her father, where she will be happy to see her patrons. An influx of legal advertisements unavoidably de prive* our readers of the pleasant gossip of our wor thy “local,” He will bo “arouud" next week, as usual. “By Authority.” It is pleasant, doubtless, to speak as “one having authority." -For however little it may flatter the susceptibilities of human nature, it is true tint truth galherp weight in passing some tips while it falls dead from others. "Truth is mighty and will prevail!" sailh the adage, but "truth is mightier, when spoken by “one having authority," sailh ob servation. We do not say this in the spirit of fault finding, but with a kind of satisfaction, that the truth finds an audience in human hearts under any circumstances. Authority, however, is a great stumbling block in the path of human progress sometimes and U is well enough to begin to love truth for its inherent goodness, rather than for any virtue that may be resident in the character of its ministers. So, regarding the outrage of Slavery—what hun dreds of obscure men have thought and-spoken; and what we are about to quote as it fell from those who spake as having authority—the truth may sink deeper into the understandings of many, inasmuch as it fails from great men's lips. Yet it will be no greater truth than it would bo, spoken by yourself, dear reader, or by us. Still, it is well enough to examine the statements of greatand good men with that consideration which their wisdom and experi ence commands. In 1798, Geokgk Washington, in a letter to Gen, Lafayette, said of the “institution" : “I agree with you cordially in your views in re gard to Negro slavery. I have long considered it a most serious evil, both socially and politically, and I should rejoice in any feasible scheme to rid our States of such a burden." Let us pause a moment here and ascertain if the Father of our country did nol medilole treason to the Republic. What think you would be the (ate oi him who should dare to express himself even in the very language of Washington on slave soil ? You know what his fate would be; you know that wore bo to so express himself to day, he would he warned off: and should ho disregard the warning, would be introduced into the august presence of Judge Lynch. Hut what would be the fate of Washington were he alive to-day and should express himself on Kansas soil as he did to Lafayette? If the law of the Border Ruffians should be enforced, you know what his fate would bo; you know that ho would be cast into prison, that the majesty of Border Ruffian Law might be preserved inviolate. Such ia the progress of the Southern Republican idea ! Will any one decide Whether Washington was right in *9B, or that Border Ruffianism is right in *56 T If Washington was right. Pierce, Dongbs & Co., are traitors; if the latter are right, then Washington meditated treason to (ho Slate, Choose yc between them. In (lie same letter the illustrious man said; “The Congress of 1787 adopted an ordinance which prohibits the existence of involuntary servi tude in oar northwestern territory forever, /con sider it a tsisr measure. It met with the approval and assent of nearly every member from tl.o Slates more immediately interested in slave labor. The prevailing opinion in Virginia is against (lie spread of slavery into our veto territory, and I trust Uml wo (hall have a confederacy of Free Slates." . So Washington considered the measure that gave our entire northwestern territory to Freedom forev er, wise and beneficent. Be it remembered that tire Missouri Compromise line was virtually an eaten sion of that measure so as to embrace all that part of tbo Louisiana purchase north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes. And then compare the declarations of inch men aa Pierce, Douglas and Atchinaoo—all apostles of sham democracy, relative to the wisdom THE TIOgA,, CO.UH-TY AGITATO or s>e of Washington. do yoa etnjorse the declara lion}of W«»bingto(! ,*nd not coagymn the deidara. tioiiol these Either yVash woirright, or JlSyjra JMong. -.Mirk, Washington declared that the prevailing opinion in Virginia in ’9Btw»b hb»tlfe“tottnr«presd"<jrBl*very lnto new ;tob. -territory.v ~Wb«M9 Uieprcvaijini ginlif “regards Thaf qititioh'f -Wtf dll knovrtbat the sentiment there-u-slfongly foe slave-- ry extension. Nay,, Uiij wljole alien; deqiocrapy in the free North is in favor of extending tha area of Slavery.' ’‘But does'nofthe deciafatioKfirWhsliihg loncondtmri'lhemT pbes iLnOUhame llfeb}?.' Is it not to be lamented that Freedom has grown weekcr lnvlead of stronger, In llils land, since the days of Washington t James. Madison opposed the insertion of the word, “slave” in the Federal Constitution, because, as ho said, “ho regretted that Slavery ever existed in our country.” He said further of slavery: “It is a great evil; and under the Providence of God, 1 look forward to some scheme of emancipa tion which shall free us from it. Do nut, therefore, let us appear sa if tve regarded it as perpetual, by using in our Constitution an odious word, opposed lo every sentiment of Liberty," Such is the testimony of James Madison against Slavery. He was the leader of the Democracy of his time. His testimony is clear, direct, unmistak able. He did not wish posterity to know lhat hu man slavery ever blackened the record of our coun try. What must bo his emotions then, as he looks upon the giant growth of this groat evil, and the base plans of professed, democrats for its extension I Fellow-workers, whom shall we believe—JJadieon, or Arnold Douglas 7 As for us we have made our choice; makoyours. Said Daniel Webster in 1818, of the advocates of Slavery extension: “1 am afraid that Die gen eration of doughfaces will bo as perpetual os the “ generation of men. • • • I think such persons “ are doughfaces and doughheads and dough souls, “ and that they are all dough.” We will not slop here to relate bow this great man became the prince of doughfaces two years alter, for the truth con cerning Slavery advocates did not fall with him, nor did it lose a whit of its significance when he fell under its condemnation. Freedom lost a champion when Webster fell, but Truth remainod Truth still. Henry Clay has left his name upon the record as apposed lo the extension of slavery. His last words as a public man were— “l repeat it sir, I never can and never will, and no earthly power can make me vote directly or jndi. rectly, to spread slavery over territory where it does not exist. Never, while reason holds her seat-io my brain—never, while my heart sends the vital fluid through my veins— never, never, NEVER!" There is the trnmpet tone of deathless resolution in those living words. Yet Henry Clay is claimed by pro.slavery demogogues aa the patron of their unholy designs. Perish the baseless claim I With all his reverence for half-way measures, Clay was heart and sonl opposed to Slavery. Thomas H. Benton— whoso democracy ia like Ccesar’s wife, above suspicion—says of the Missou- ...Tinga. . ..Middlebnry Center. . ..Lawrenceville. ... Llkland. ...Liberty. . ..Covington. . .Knoxville. . ..Shippen. . .Brookfield. . .Blossburg. . .Osceola. . .Nelson. . .Mainaburg. . .Westfield. • •Daggett’* Mills. . .Ogdensburg. .Crooked Creek. . .Maple Ridge. Geo. G. Fogg, N. H. A. J. Stevens, lowa, Cornelius Cole, Col., L. Brainerd, Vl, Wh. Grose, Indiana, W. Spooner, Wis . CM E Paulison. N. J. E. D. Vfrituius, Del,, John G. Fee, Ken., Jas. Rbdpath, Mo., L. Clephane, D. C., National Coro. ri Compromise: “II was the highest, the most solemn, the most momentous, the most emphatic assertion of Con gressional power over slavery in a territory which has ever been made or could be conceived. It not only prohibited it where it could be legally carried, but forever prohibited it where it had long existed.” Such is the testimony of Benton, who is the only living representative of the Jeffersonian typeof denr ocracy, so claimed. These extracts show clearly cither that those distinguished men, headed by a Washington, could not ho admitted into the demo cratic party as it exists to-day. or that the Lest of orthodoxy as set up by that party is all bosh—which said test is not. Our "talk" lias already exceeded the limits we had set; the subject is by no means exhausted, and we wiU resume the Inker of impeaching the modern democratic parly an the testimony of its ancient apostles, next week. The materials have been ac cumulating for months and shall be pul to service in this campaign. ITT Wo would rather submit to a respectable css. ligation than to say what we are about to say. It is bad enough to be poor without being forced to ac knowledge the inconvenient (act in the columns of a newspaper. We dislike to see a parade of indi viduel griefs and misfortunes in print—il is an ugly mental picture, but hideous when sketched in print ers ink. Nevertheless, it must be dune. Since adopting the pay-down system the paper has steadily prospered, and has now the largest sub. scription list to the county, as well as tho best. Gut there are several hundred dollars, duo the paper for past favors, and these dollars good non-paying friends, belong to the publishers, who want them to be just with. They are wanted lo purchase paper and pay debts. They are now in otter people’s pockets; whereas, they should be in the publishers' pockets. They have no money to lend just now, and however much they dislike lo slap‘tieir friends on the shoulders and say, "pay up,” il it necessary. Wo say “friends," because none but friends would make so free with ones purse without so much as a “thank yc,” in return. Wo would rejoice were il in our power lo lend every man in the county ten, twelve, or twenty shillings, to be paid when sgreei. ble ; bat we are better able to borrow ilan lo lend. Therefore, wo indite this gentle dun, more in sor row than in anger, hoping for the best which for the present meancth—CASH. Friends, you can send the amount you owe us by your neighbors, or bring it yourself at Jme Court You will sleep more sweetly afterward, sich of you as have tender consciences, at least. Those who have struggled through the hard winter to support their families by day’s work—wo mean the indut trims poor—need not so much mind this dun, for the poor shall not be oppressed by each other. Dul such as can pay without stinting their brod r are re spectfully, yet earnestly asked to pay up. Our Republican friends must have noticed the proceedings of Middkbury Republican Oub, No. 1, which appeared in last week’s paper. Some may be surprised to see such early action, and in Middle bury. There is no cause of surprise in, or about it. Middlebury has a few No. 1 young men, and they not only bnl work. Were there two or three like young men in every township no election dis trict in the county would be long williout an effi cient Republican organisation. Such oigonizotion must be had before many weeks if Tioga is expect ed to give her 1000 majority for freedom in Novem her; and sho may as well speak for freedom and Right with a thousand longues as with five bnn dred. Friends of free men and free Kansas, we must all go to work ! There must bo no drones in the Republican hive. We fight nut the battles of men, but of principle. There is every noble incoa. live to action. We labor for the dear sake of Hu manity, for the salvation of the Republic, for the re demption of man from the most cruel of fates. Is an boor of guilty peace to be purchased at the risk of the liberties of posterity 7 You dare not purchase peace at such a price. Wedo not magnify tjie crisis. The danger that threatened in '76 was promise, compared with that which overshadows na to-day. Sleep, and you will awake with gyvea up, on your wrists. Labor, and you shall behold all na lions gathered into the fold of Freedom. Is it not — o ——; s —: v f— a glorious object ? .fppesjil not nerve you up to the jimilof ? Think of Man basking amnhine offjjpjiyersal Freedom ! Yoq mby it witljfflese natural eyes; but yaulshkll bdhblsUt with Jijftt. ItmLeternity shall notufim-. Let us put Self behind us and labor for Mon. Self unrentorwriar tßmnrrnn^d^lFesßerlnjf -■ Lctihe fr«od* •etaboolorffaniringfßepublican dqba ip tud pll.jyjU bp well sillagerbu-leii with.. ,u*a leltfrfcwathe P. M, . Chicago,, bea/ing- tbs intelligence ibnt (be GreatN’. 1 \V. Ageiicy, 'for Which webadUfo p)Ufo£j,nne .te_adycflise. some month*. since, is a hutpbug, ami tha( tbu alleged agcaU in that city non incentu* under the narite of Leland, Barnes’Co.* The enterprising swindler has been cremated and mdy possibly be compelled (o disgorge his i)l-£blt6rt gains. Those who have pur* chased stock hereabouts, will do well to give their certificates to Mr. H. C. Dehinq, Deimar, who will forward them to the Chicago Police Department. Wo deeply regret that ive have unwittingly aided the scamp by advertising his wares. 'Had we mis trusted his honesty in the least, it had not been. The letter should h&va beeo published' last week, but a press of duties caused us to forget it. In answer to the inquiry of tho Ilollidaysburg IVAig— u ls the Stale Adminislraliou opposed to (he Union ticket the Harrisburg Telegraph respond* lhat the Governor has been ia favor of the Uuion movement from the beginning. It likewise bolds him guiltless of any endorsement .of the course of his home organ. This may all be Uue; yet,the people will not so easily reconcile tic antagonistic relations of the metropolitan and the home organs. We do not believe that Gov. Pollock 1 * home organ would choose lo mark out a course hostile to his expressed wishes. It does not look at dll a reason* able thing for a professedly party paper lo do. An independent paper might choose lo act independently since it might do so without involving any public man in the resoonsibility of the act The Miltoni an U certainly prejudicing lire interests ol the Gov* ernur in mutilating the Union ticket. It is a mis* representation of his sentiments, if bis metropolitan organ is to be believed. The Spiritual Telegraph. —This paper comes to us this week greatly improved and enlarged. Typographically, it has but one peer in the States; and for ability, candor, and the invariable fairness with which it treats all subjects in its columns, it is perhaps unequalled. It stands at the head of its class, and we cordially recommend it to the liberally minded, who alone have courage lo “prove all things and hold fast that which is good.” Partridge and Britlan, 342 Broadway, New-York, arc the publish ers. All the various Spiritual publications may also be procured at them. Prctidcnlial. We are in receipt of sundry letters, inquir ing what claims Ibis or that personage may or can have to the Republican nomination for the Presidency, These inquiries seem pervaded by a common presumption that the Republicans have but to indicate their first choice in the nomination, and it will be suc cessful, of course. - We regard this whole matter from a diffe rent siand-point. The contest which opens before us appears to us at once arduous in its character, momentous in its consequences,and dubious in its result. We hope for success in St ; hut ihnl fuirrnvt rnn only be secured by wisdom, by conciliation in the choice of a standard-bearer, anti by the most entire and hearty surrender of personal preferences to the good of tho cause. The only man who, in our view, can have any claims lo the sup purl of the Republicans is he who, being de voted to the good work of making Kansas a Free State, shall seem likely to concentrate more strength and obtain more electoral votes than any other. Show us that any man who is heartily with us in the Kansas strug gle can obtain the electoral vote of Pennsyl vania and New-Jersey, Indiana and Illinois, Delaware and California, or ihrce-foyrlhs of them, and we will favorably consider his claims to the nomination ; but to talk of nominating a man only because we should prefer him as President, wiihout considering what vole he can probably oblain, or how he is lo be elected, is sheer lunacy. The great issue of Slavery Extension is now to be decided. Let Kansas be admitted as a Fiee Slate, and ibero will never be a Slave Slate organized west or north of her ; and Slavery can only extend its dominion through Texas toward the South-West. Lei Kansas be enslaved, and Utah, New. Mexico, and the new States lo be formed in the rich mining region of the Gila, will follow in its train. Let the friends of Free Kansas tri umph in the Presidential contest, and the game of the Border Ruffians is blocked ever more. Even Missouri will repudiate land suppress them. But with a President elected by their exertions and votes, with Virginia, the Carolines, Alabama and Georgia at his back, we should still struggle and plead for Free Kansas, hut it would be the pleading of i he vanquished-ylho struggle of despair.— Men who agree with us on (he main point! we must not lose Ibis contest if il be possible to win it; and to this end we must, in select ing candidates, inquire first by what sign we can conquer.— N. Y. Tribune. Canine Sagacitv. —The most wonderful case of canine sagacity is related hy the Hartford Times, Mr. , a valuable and worthy man, had a Newfoundland dog which used to go a short distance and gel the Daily Couranl, bringing it home in his mouth, evincing great anxiety until he had procured the paper. The paper changed owners, and at ihe same lime became more vacillating in principles than before.—lt advocated Sam. As soon as this change look place the dog was noticed to appear ashamed when the paper was given him |o carry home; he would some times drop it in the streets, let it lie, and put for home. At last he refused to go for the paper at all; he was of no use to the owner except to gel his paper, and as the dog posit ively refused to have anything lo ] do with it any longer, he procured a Know-Nothing lo kill him, paying ihe sum of twenty.five cents for the job. It is said that Mrs. Stowe, the nulhor of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, will soon put to press a work illustration the alleged degradation of ihe poor,white.population of the South,. She expects to make it appear, that Uncle Tom’s miseries ore hula part of the resuitsof slave ry, bis while brethren keeping him company the same.— Mirror . \i Kansas. j* Kansjlfc April 20, 1856. YestertJayiijhere waslaonsiderable excite iyient ojiri MaJjiachuaetifyStreet in this city, cauaeßDjT fhe appearance of Sheriff Jones, jithfriued-eueiy-efforLin- his poweMo4mpress upp.n thq jnindp of, the peopfqjhe important ?isct that'he {JAnes) Sheriff of Douglass Cmtniy.. -Tho peop!e.pf. Lawrence professed not to know of any such cpunly and of such »n) officer as tie pret ended'W be, consequent. ly-buHiiila respect-was manifested for hint. AtyAfi/ Christian's office there bad ftn election “on the location of a bridge, and -while the votes • were -being counted-severai persons were slanding about waiting patient* ly lo hear the result of the bollo.iing. Among Ihem was S. N. Wood, esq , w.ho had recent ly arrived in the. Stale from Ohio, with a large parly.of his friends. While Wood was a silent observer of what was going on, Jones stepped up, put his hand upon his shoulder, and said “ You are my prisoner.” ■Wood, replied : “ I guess not.” Jones then produced an old warrant, issued by Hugh Cameron last December, for the arrest of Wood- for being engaged in the rescue of Mr.. Branspn on the night of the 261 h of November last, and informed Wood of its purport and said; “You most go along with me." This Wood objecied to, saying that he wanted to see his wife and consult with his friends. Jones objecied to his going alone, slating that he could go to see his wife and he should accompany him. Wood did not like such company, and informed him of it, and asked lo go alone, staling that in fif teen minutes he would return and place him self in the same relation, lo Jones he then was. Jones refused unless he would promise to return within a specified lime and deliver himself up to his custody. Wood had ob jections lo doing any such ibing, consequent ly refused, and made a move toward the door. Jones then took hold of him in a vio lent manner, staling to Vbo'e standing around that he was Sheriff nf Douglass County, was acting under the Terriiorial laws, and in the name of the Commonwealth, and deman ded assistance. One person then crowded in between Jones and Wood, and very good na turedly pressed them apart. Wood walked toward bis house, a few rods distant. Jones ran out of Lite door and started after him.— Coming up with Wood he clinched, and en deavored to drag him hack lo the office, cal ling upon (hose standing near lo help him, and saying that he was Sheriff of Douglass County, and was acting in that capacity.— One man then stepped up and took hold of Wood, and commenced talking to his prison er in a very quiet manner, telling him to obey the laws, to submit lo an arresl, and he should not be hurt. Jones then commenced pulling Wood toward the office, and his assistant stood the other side of Wood, pushing him along.—Some one seized Jones’s assistant by the collar, and pulled him away. Jones, then holding Wood with one hand, with the other made a movement towgrd taking a re volver out of hta bell. Wood, anticipating the object, seized bold of the pistol and took possession of it. Some person then stepped in between Jones and Wood 10 prevent a fight, and separated ihe parlies. Jones then walk ing into the office, declared that rf he had not lost his pistol be would have shot the d d, &.e. Wood walked home, and Jones turned to those standing about, and asked if they did not “consider that resistance 10 the law ?” if that was not “ resisting the offi cers 1” These questions were answered by a Buck eye, who staled (hat he did not know that he hud seen any officers, and he was cenain that he had seen no one resisting them. Jones then commenced swearing vengeance against all Free-Stale men, and with an oath de clared “ Wood should be arrested if ho had to kill all of bis friends." The last seen of Jones and his assistant, they were riding to ward Lecomploo with their horses at the lop of their speed. The Free-Stale men of Kansas say they will not submjt In any process issuing from any court created by the bogus Legislature.— Yesterday Jones was very anxious to hove it understood that he was uciing as Sheriff un der the laws of the Legislature. It is gen erally supposed by people here that these ar rests were only undertaken at this lime that the Congress Committee, who are here now, might see how laws were trampled under foot with impunity by the people, and report the same lo Congress, lo influence the country in ihe Presidential election. The people of Lawrence snv they are perfectly willing that this Commiltee should report to Congress that the people will resist on their own res ponsibility every attempt made lo enforce the laws enacted for Kansas by a Missouri inva sion. This forenoon, while the citizens were in church, Jones, with six or eight assistants, came into town to arrest Wood and those accused of rescuing him yesterday. Wood happened lo be in a distant part of the city, and Jones did not see him. Jones ihen made an attempt lo arrest Mr. Monroe, which the latter gentleman objected 10 and prevented by taking off his coat, doub ling up his fists, and other demonstrations of a determination lo ftghl it out on bis own responsibility. Jones called upon those stand ing around for help, which many seemed disposed lo give but wanted the Sheriff to lead on, which he declined doing. Ho then turned toward Tappan, who is now under arrest for being engaged in the Branson res cue, seized him by the collar and said, “ I have a summons for you and you are my “ prisoner for rescuing Wood yesterday 11 Tappan objected and Jones abstained,” and after pulling down the names of several of those who happened lo be standing near, and threatening to come again and afrest them all, he, with his friends drove off for Le compton. How this matter will terminate is very doublfbl. Some think it will be given up, while of the opinion that Jones will reiurn on the morrow with a large posse and make ■ another attempt to arrest. Per haps another siege of Lawrence will be the result of the failure'of Jones yesterday. "If a war is what the Administration desires, it can be accommodated by resorting to' United Stales troops to enforce Missouri enactments, and by manifesting no aggressive and oppros. sive spirit.. The people of the not like to fight, but there is a poi Q 1 i? do forbaarahdo peases to be a virtue. Anri - driven la that, position, a bloody time the result; Yours, 9,11 * LawBSKCE, Thursday, April 22,1856 1 re.opeo roy letter to add the followin',. By a gTOileman who has ] UBt J : VVeaiport,. wa learn that J oneS) on hi , ™ to Lecoropfon, made a statement to Go Shannon, wbokmnediately wrote a dispart/ and a messenger was sent to Kansas City i telegraph, to the President that the people of were in open rebellion, setting the officers of the law at defiance, and a akin for an order to callout the troopn down,j£c. Shannon declares that Wood Tappan, 'Monroe and others, shall be arret ted if there is /prce .enough in the Union to" do it, and the laws shall be enforced, sengers- were sent from Lecompton to Mis. souri, and to different pans of the Territory to rally their forces to come down upon Law. rence. Our people are making preparations for such an emergency, always acting upon the principle that it is better to be fooled a dezeo times than be caught-napping- once. The women will enter upon the discharge of that important duty, making cartridges, &c.. soon, ondourmen will be rendy to acton the defensive. Yours, . t. P. S. —The Commissioners are at' Lecomp lon to-day, copying the records and collecting testimony. They wHI return to this city ( 0 . morrow, when they will remain for a week or two, making it their headquarters. Wit. nesses will be sent for to come here to giro ift evidence. Lawrence, K. T., Thursday, April 24. Knowing that your regular correspondent is debarred from writing you-by this mail. ! volunteer a few lines that will be of public interest. Jones the Sheriff of Douglas Coun ty, was shot last night, about 10 o'clock, and it is expected that his wound will prove fatal. The attending circumstances were these. On Saturday and Sunday fasi he made two unsuccesftri attempts ■to arrest S, N. Wood and others for someiold oiTed ses for which he has held warrants for sever al months, and never sought tb enforce. Our people were unwilling to recognize him or his authority. He had a small posse wth him from Lecompton each lime ; but lie look away none of our men under such circum stances. He seemed greatly exasperated and swore he would have them ai any cost of life ;or money. He made Lecomoton bis head, quarters, where Shannon, Oliver, Whiifield. Stringfellow and others were in council, ai reding all his movements, and intending 'o get up some foray just on the verge of ‘he examination by the Washington Commniee. lo prejudice them against the squaiters ofhe Territory. Shannon sent to Leuven'vorib !or troops to assist Jones in making nis arrests, and about 4 o’clock in the afternoon vester- I day ho rode into town al the head often or twelve dragoons, fully armed. ‘Vooa ana ihose he came more particular!? lo arrest, were not in town, and were advised lo leave, to prevent and avoid difficulty al Hint time. But they soon found twelve others wnom they arrested and marched through the streets under guard of United States dragoons, .ike | culprits. Many of our people were verv a dignant at this : still ihev were all nrresieu and taken lo the room prepared 'or '.hem, without ihe (enst resistance, and even one I United Stoles officer wuh such nsirucuons | as ihey have could have accomplished he I same, for we will never resist the authority and arms of the United S ales, is night cn me on, however, I heard 'here would he fur iher disturbance; still we expee'ed nothing more serious than abusing Jones, or some thing of the kind. But, unfortunately fores, some desperado wnose impulses were be- I yond control shot Jones as he was sitting | in a lent occupied bv the dragoons ; out no i irace can bu found or nnv evidence to nx tf/e guilt upon any particular person. Jur cirizens all deprecate the act verv mucti, sna will use every means to bring the assassin to justice. The Lieutenant in command has sent to Leavenworth for a larger force, but we apprehend no further demonstration. Jones is a live this morning, but is considered very dangerously wounded. The ball entered between the shoulder-blades neor his necK, and probably injured the spine, (t is hoped Ihe public will withhold judgment until fur ther invesiigalions are made public. ‘ More (rouble has broken out at rine. Al the close of the Inst week, a mob destroy ed the office of The Corutitutionai, at mat place, and threatened to tear up me rails ol the-road again. The Pigeons are said lo bo “ nesting’’ in Potter County, Penn., ihe present season. The emigration to lowa bas set :u inis Spring in a heavy lido. -R-A-R-R-I-E-B On tiio Ist instant, by Rev. J, F. Calkins, H. W. i WILLIAMS. Esq., and Miss SARAH NICHOLS, daughter of Hon. L- I. Nichols, all of Welleboro'. , [The printer wos bountifully remembered. !n return, health, peace, prosperity aud a long and useful life, lo the pair, an.] GARDEN SEEDS of every required kind, at May 8 R. ROY'S. NOTICE-=rThe School Directors of Charleston District will meet on Thursday, the 15th insl., at one o'clock P. M. at Ihe Young's School house for the purpose of employing Teachers for Uio sum mer Schools. By order of the Board. J. L. KINGSBURY, Sec. Charleston, May 8. 1856. BRIOADE NOTICE.—The aevcral t«- ecssors uf the townships of Tioga Coiiniy aro hereby notified that unless they make out a complete return of all militia-men in the Mid Isl and send llje seine to pie, on or before Iho Ist Monday in June'neit.tlidy will be dealt with according to law. • ROBERT C. COX.Brigade Inspector.*! Brigade, 13th .Division, P. M. May 8, 1855. . NOTICE IB UPBBDY OIVHN tliettUe Wlowing ww” persons hare filed their petitions for tarern Hcco 1 itrhtoh 'will ho presented to the Court of Quarter ions of Tioga County the first Monday in Juno next: James B.iluatod; BenJ. B. Hall, Btoaa; T. P. * T.T. W nam. Oovlngtoa: Cha». P. Douglas, Clrmtr; Horace U- ' mtlvro, Oalnea ; Henry U. Potter, MWdlepuij ; JannJ Hogs; James Goodrich, do.; James K. BaylM. WeetOoM.-- I Holiday* Mlddlebury; C4»tv», Laurie, Bloas; Joo| U- H c rain Wherry; Lrjodci Culver, Wkland. .. B»y h tiMi J- ?. iwnauisW' Cf? 1 - Randolph.
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