From the Finn. Advocate and Pmi
Janie* Buchanan'* Summerset*.
No mnn In the United Stales has turned
his political coal as often as James Buchan*
an. He has espoused the principles of every.
p.<r v that had an existence since ihe mentor*
nhle H ir'ford Convention, and had been on
nil sides of political questions,
A brief reference to his' history will eslah*
lish conclusively our assertions.
HIS FEDERALISM'
lie entered political life in 1814 as a rank
Federalist, and by the Federal parly he was
elected to the Legislature of the State, Ho
was re-elecied in 1815, defeating Motion C.
U 'gars, the democratic candidate, and qf
teruurds one of the Supreme Judgss of the
Slate.
in 1820 he was the Federal candidate for
Congress, and was elected over Jacob Htbs*
man, the democratic candidate, by 970 ma
jority. In 1622 he was re-elected over the
simL plan liy 613 majority. lnlB24hewoa
the Federal candidate for Congress, and elect
ei over Samuel Houston, the democratic can
on! ue, by .719 voles. In 1826 he was re
ttecieu over Dr. Julia McCamanl, the demo
ciaini candidate, by 453 voles. His majnri
lie- were becoming less each time, and m or
di.-r to satisfy bis federal friends of his fideli
ty to me party, he had to declare that “if he
ti.i(t a orou of Democratic blood in his veins
no would open them and let it out. ”
Ill; IIECOMES A DEMOCRAT,
. Two years after this he changed his con',
nnd became a full blooded democrat, and ran
tor L'unzress as a democratic Candidate, and
was elected bv virtue of General Jackson’s
0 'iiuianiv. He was afraid to run a second
term, and be decltneo.
HIS TEN CENT SPEECH,
in ISI3, in Hie United Stales Senate, he
in.mu a <o»-ecti avoculmg the principle that
i oi was a sufficient compensation for
ii.M'siauor lienee he is called “Ten Cent
J UIIHi
in 1- to, he become Secretary of Stale, un
(Ur Pulu a administration, and conaenled to.
pus nwn\ aiiom half of the Territory ofOr-
in the British government, after he had
pm' r:, iii.u moy had not a spark of title lo it.
tie extolled the Federal Administration of
Julia Adams, and endorsed the nbominable
Aiitn anil Sedition laws of federal reign of
p rroi. lie bitterly denounced ihe Adminis.
trillion oi ihe pure Democrat. James Madi
tnn, ami ridiculed what he termed the follies
of 'I tiomas Jeflerson.
rns SLAVERY SOMERSETS,
In 1919 n' a meeting in Lancaster, he re
untied resolutions favoring resistance lo the
rxietrdon of Slavery, and lo the admission
of I lie State of Missouri as a Slave Stale.
In IUVT1 U VT he wrote to ihe democracy of
Berks County, saying that the Missouri Com
promise bad given peace to Ihe country, and
tint instead of repealing it, he was in favor of
ns rvensmn and maintenance.
In 1850 he wrme a letter to Col Forney,
rr k a me over ihe settlement of Ihe slavery
Hcda ion iiv Ihe passage of ltie Compromise
Measures during Fillmore’s Adminisiralion,
and hoping that before a dissolution of the
Union he nvghl be gathered to his falhers,
and never be permitted lo witness the sad
calaslrnph.
In 1952 he wrote to Mr. Leake, of Virgin
ia, concerning Fillmore’s Compromise Meas
ure of 1850, which had been passed by Con
gress and said “ lhat the volcano has been
extinguished, and the man who would apply
ih>- ffrebrand lo the combustible materials
s .'1 remaining will produce an eruption .that
will overwhelm the Constitution and the
r.,i',r. ’’ Well, Mr. Pierce was “ the man”
xvho, at a later period, with Ihe assistance
o r Doughfnced Douglas, disturbed these
compromise measures, repealed the Missou
ri Compromise, and re-opened ihe agitation of
slave-
BOCIIAXASS LAST SOMERSET
On llie 28m of Derember, 18. r )5, about
Uiree months ago, Mr Buchanan, in a loiter
to John Sndeti, of Louisiana, says : “ The
Missouri Compromise is pone, and gone for
ever. It has departed. The time for It has
passed awa\, and the best, nay, the only
mode now left of pulling down the fanatical
ana reckless spirit of the North is to adhere
to the exiiline settlement without the slight
est thought or appearance of wavering, and
without regarding any storm which may be
raised against it !
So now Mr. Buchanan is pomp to “ crush
out” the spirit of Ireedom in the North, and
make us alt the loots of Souihern slavehold-
ers. We shall be glad to see Mr. Ten Cent
try that experiment, Pierce?has been at it
for lour years, and he has broken down in the
attempf, and if the old Lancaster County Fed
eralist wants to find out the courage that
sleeps in a (reeman's heart, or to feel the
strength of a freeman's arm, he may begin
immediately on his return from the aristo
cratic atmosphere and despotic fog of Eng
land, and ho will find in the end that the pro
cess of crushing out was commenced some
lime before the Declaration of Independence
hv British kings, and although renewed in
X'Bl2, yet it fizzled out of existence about 40
years asc
We are ashamed that Pennsylvania con
tains a-statesmnn of so little political stabili
ty as James Buchanan, and in next Novem
ber, when he begins lo put down the freemen
of the North, we will pay him in full for alt
his political misdeeds, his Oregon cowardice,
and hrs ten cent speech included. He will
begin to think about wavering then, and will
call m vnm upon the rocks, hills and mount
ains to hide him from the 11 storms,” which
he does not now •» regard.”
Holloway't Ointment and Pilit will cure
nny disease of ihe Skin of the longest stand
mg.—William Frederick Anderson, of Yad
km, South Carolina, suffered for a long time
(rom eruptions on Ifte akin, his face, arms,
and legs, were covered with Unto pustules
and sores of scorbutic naiure,—-for the cure
of this unsightly and painful disfigurement,
he tried a variety of remedies, which foiled
to benefit him. At last he tried Holloways
Ointment and Pills, which very soon pro.
duced a favorable change, and by a few
weeks' perseverance with these remedies, he
was completely cured. This famous Oint
ment will care ulcers and old wounds of
twenty years standing
THE AGITATOR.
M. H. COBB, V: : i-EPITOft.
»,* All Business,and other Communications' must
be addressed to the Editor to insare attention.
) WELLSBORQjEIfiH, Pf v ....
ThuMdayitto mine, Hlay 15, 1856.
Republican Nominations
For PMildent In UM t
Hon, .SALMON P. CHASE, of OWo.
For Vice-President:
Hon. DAVID WILMOT, of Penn’a.
Attention, Republicans!
A Meeting for Uie election of Delegates to ollcud
Uio REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION to
bq held at Philadelphia on ibe 16th day of June
ne»l, will be held in the Court House, Wcllsboro',
Monday evening, June 2d; at which lime and plaire
one Delegate to the National Republican Convcn
lion and two delegates at large, are also to be elect*
1 edi A general attendance la requested. Per order.
The correspondent who sends us some strictures
on Spiritualism shall havo a hearing next week.
A Mr. Herbert, M. C. from California, shot three
waiters at Willard's Hotel, Washington, one morn*
ing last week, killing one instantly. Cause—the
insolent pride of Mr. Herbert.
Some oor subscriptions expire in June, and many
in July. We mention this because there will be a
good opportunity for all to renew their subscriptions
at the approaching June Court. An important
campaign approaches and there is great importance
in sustaining the county press. We shall look for
the active aid of every friejid of Freedom-in increa
sing our list to double its present number, because
il is necessary, not to enrich the publishers, but for
the proper diffusion of information among the peo
ple. Will cacl\ man jog his neighbor 7
“By Authority.”.—No. 2.
Were every hottest pro-slavery man to read the
life and correspondence of Washington, Jefferson's
complete works, Madison and Monroe's public rec
ord and the opinions of such men as Franklin and
Govcrneur Moms relative to African Slavery in this
land, wo should have no more fear for the bullying
threats of the Slave power. Honest men may he
implicitly trusted with all the truths that have been
promulgated since creation’s morning ; and left-face
to face will) the truth they seldom tall in deciding
for Ihclnselvea in what, direction duly lies, W,e
hold that the I ruth shall be spoken at all tunes, so
far as facts, flowing out of those truths, may be giv
en in evidence. Let the truth be preached at all
limes and in all proper places. It is nun’s duty lo
sow ; the increase is given by a higher power.
Washington’s testimony against Slavery is clear
and unequivocal. We showed lasi week, in his let.
ter lo Lafayette, that ho looked upon the institution
as a great wrung, and eagerly sought Us entire ab
| olilioii at the earliest practicable moment. In order
j lo do this he expressed a hope that Slavery should
never extend itself into any new territory of the
Republic, and rejoiced lhat the'first step lo Ibis de
| sirable end had been taken in the enactment of the
j Ordinance of 1787. In s letter to Mr. John F.
j Mercer, written in 1786, lie says:
f ’*l never mean, unless particular circumstances
I compel me to it, to possess another slave by pur-
I chase, it being among inyjirst wishes to sec some
i plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may
1 he abolished by law.”
What language can be plainer than this? There
lis no ground for cavil. Washington claimed it as
I “one of his first wishes” that slavery should be do.
I slroycd out of the land ; and in his letter lo Lafay
| cite some years later, he speaks of the prevention
| of its extension into new territory as a thing of the
i greatest importance in the work of its final extinc
. tion. Contrast the policy of our Washington with
I the pro slavery measures of our Pierce, Douglas,
! Cass and Iluchanan ! Which preached the Arue do
l mocratic doctrine 7 Whose testimony is lo be ta
-1 hen n's the lest of democratic orthodoxy?—Wash
-1 inglon’s, or Arnold Douglas's? “Let every one be
I fully persuaded in his own mind.”
During the same year, in a letter to Lafayette,
' Washington took occasion lo express Ins warm ap
proval of lhat nobleman’s purchase of an estate in
' Cayenne will) a view to emancipate the slaves upon
I it. Wrote tic—
“It is a noble and generous proof of your human*
i 1 v. Would lo God h like spirit might diffuse itself
generally into the minds of the people of this court,
try •’*
Search the record for Renliments like these as
coming from the lips of modern jlcmocrotic leaders.
Your search'will be vain, unless you go beyond
the list eight years. Beyond that limit you will
find Caleb Cushing a determined friend of free soil
and free men. Now, he is a high priest of Slavery
—and id omne genua.
In the original draft of the Declaration of Amer*
lean Independence, Thomas Jefferson, the great
apostle of Democracy, expressed Ins horror ofSlav’ry j
distinctly and feelingly. In his specification of
grievances endured by the American people from
Great Britain, he soys:
“ilc (tilt king,) has waged cruel warfare ogainst
human nature itself, violating its mo*l sacred rights
of life and liberty, in the persons of a distant people
who have never offended him; captivating them and
carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere,
or lo incur miserable death in transportation thither.
This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of Inßdcl
Power*, is the warfare of the Christian king of
Great Britain. Determined io keep open a market
where men are Itotighl aud sold, he has prtolituted
his negative for suppressing every legislative at
tempi to restrain or prohibit this execrable traffic.”
Were any citizen of Kansas, or of any Southern
Stale, to express himself in regard to Slavery so dc*
cidedly as Jefferson has done in the above extract,
he would be mobbed as certainly as that the sun
rises and sets. Vet, what was stigmatized by Jeff*
erson as “a cruel war against human nature,” “an
execrable traffic”—is it less lo be denounced and
opposed, because Arnold Douglas plots for its ex
tension and James Buchanan goes down on his
knees to kiss the monster’s toe ? We apprehend
(hat right is right, by whomever snslaincd, and that
wrong is wrong, whether denounced by Thomas
Jefferson, or lauded into a virtue by Arnold Douglas
and his compeers. jßlill, friendly reader, wc give
yon cheerfully the words of one who spoke, as “hav
ing authority.”
In Jefferson's Reports of (he debates in the Con.
stituiional Convention of 1787, we find the voice of
every patriot of the lime, against Slavery. When
the Apportionment clause of the present Constitu
tion came up for consideration and adoption, the
opinions of such men as Jefferson, Madison, Morris
and other celebrated Republican fathers, were freely
avowed and appear on the record of (hut time as
written out by Jefferson himself. During the de*
bate on that section, Mr. Madison said—
*We have «een the mere distinction of color made
in the most enlightened period of lime, the ground
of the moil oppressive dominion ever exercised by
mao oyer men. * * And in the third place, where
Blarery exists, the Republican theory becomes still
more fMldcious."
These debates arose on the proposition to rata the
r'urcs as firs to three freemen, in lha representative
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR.
apportionment. Mr.’Oovernour Morris opposed the
ruling of men as property, on tlie -ground (bat if
they were property they were nol jaen; but il mien,
properljrjthen (bey were titiiens, and enti
tled to sole. Ha expressed himself very decidedly
in regard to Slavery. He said— "
never will condor in upholding domestic'slave-'
ry. .It U a netayious, ,institution. ( It is the curse o(
Heaven on the. States where itqireVails. * • *.» •
The admission o( slaves into, this representation,
wlicn fairly explained, come* Id this: That the in
habitant of Georgia and- South. Carolina who goes
to the coast of Africa, and in defiance of the most
sacred laws of humanity,' tears away bis'fellow,
creatures from their dearest connections, and damns
them to the most cruel bondage, shall have mare
yules in a government instituted, for the protection
of tho'rights of mankind, than a citizen of Naw
Jersey, who views with a laudable horror, so nefari
ous a practice."
Should any wonder how such bold talk came to
bo. tolerated then and (here, we reply, the Slave
Power had not then reached its present dangerous
ascendency, so as to be able to destroy the liberty
of speech, as’ it has since done. Men did not dis
semble before the people then for the prospeolive
aggrandizemnt of Self. In that, they seriously dif
fer from the politicians of the present day of Amer
ican degeneracy.
We shall return to the subject next week.
Under the head of “astounding profanity/* the
Honrgdalr Herald copies one of the many malicious
lies published by Mr. Montrose Clmse during the
past year, with comments. Tho "astounding pro
fanity," lies in-the two words—"dunined,” and
“hell.” neither of which are profane, though quite
vulgar and to bo eschewed by gentlemen. Were
we as fond o[ retailing the slips of the tongue in
Lprivatc life, as our Wayne friend has (Coved himself
to be ; nay, even to allude personally to profanity
grown into a monstrous habit, us we have seen it in'
some, otherwise very good men, we cannot think
friend Bcardsleo would consider it cither manly or
generous. He con leases to a shudder as he read
the nsloundingly profane paragraph. We advise
him to lull that to strangers, for it wen'i go down
with those who have hob.a-nobbcd with the some
what frcc-01-speccli editor of the Herald. Indeed it
won’t. Don’t pul on a Sunday face now, and try
to look innocent, because friends never reprove each
Ollier's faults in the public prints.
We take this occasion to disclaim any participa
tion in the alleged assertion that Mr. Grow will
have nothing whatever to do with IVo Cincinnati
Convention, but that he will not have anything to
do with it is very satisfactorily evidenced in his
course in Congress. How cither he, or Judges
Wilmot and Jessup have fallen imu a pit, as he im
agines, we do nut gather from the Herald's elabo
rate article.
The shooting of Sheriff Jones at Lawrence, was
a cowardly deed—a deed such as the murderers of
Barber and Brown only can perpetrate. This assas
sination of unsuspecting men, this stab in-lhe-dark
business, is worthy of the severest condemnation.
But wo do not forget that men have been shot
down in Kansas merely because they chnse to avow
their preferences for Freedom. Where were the
tongues of our pro.slavery brethren of the press
then ? They were oblivious to Uio fuel that Murder
stalked Kansas. We have one in our eye who nev
er so oiuch as permitted the knowledge of those
murders la creep into his paper even as news items.
But now he is blatant. “Murder reigni in Kansas !’
shrieks this honest editor. Yes, sir; Murder does
reign there, and has reigned there for months; and
you knew it long ago. Vou were in favor of dog
killing, sir, until your dog was killed; then, ah,
then, yen discovered that dog-killing isa barbarous
sport Yes, sir—other people’s dogs hod no right
to live ; but your dog—all, that was anollcr matter
—entirely different. Certainly it was different—
very different, sir, palpably different, contemptibly
different! —no more alike than light is like light, or
hypocrisy like hypocrisy.' We do hale to feel our
confidence in human nature shaken ; or (o feel con
tempt eclipsing our friendship for one ol God’s cHea
lures; hot wc have tried to judge charitably and
cannot: we have said—“ Man is frail and theudver
tisement of the Moil Routes is very long, and fat,
and profitable;” but conscience wnnld not clause
him; and wc trust our quondam friend will lake
these few lines kindly.
O’” An. Error. —One of our exchanges speaks
of Gov. Pollock’s "organs.’’ Wc are confident tlial
Gov. Pollock bus no "organ,” public or secret. Ilia
policy has been from llio first, to meddle with no do.
pnrlment of Government but his own ; and while
he allows no dictation to the Governor, he docs not
dictate to the printer. —Letcishurg Chronicle.
Very good. Gut every public man hu an ac
credited organ, sometimes more than one. Those
organs arc with reason, supposed to express them
selves in harmony with the views of that man, espe
cially on great and leading issues. Wc have no
disposition to trump up a charge against Gov. Pol
lock outside of evidence ; but these arc Lines when
our public men must show where they stand. Straws
may tell which way the wind blows sometimes
we think they do; and the straws from N'orlhum
bciUud certainly drill southward with a vengeance.
Tho Miltonian is dumb to our questions—probably
playing Douglas under the scanty cloak of its dig
nity. The Chronicle takes up the glove and con
tents itself with disclaiming lor the Governor, any
interest in other than the executive department of
Government. Wo knew that before ; wo aiked In
know whether the complexion of his mind could be
determined by the pro-slavery course of his home
paper. Wo repeat that question ; and if it remains
unanswered as it has for two or three weelo silenoe
will be properly considered as assent. Tut is all.
The Philadelphia election went Demoiralic by
more than 4000 majority. We are glad of it. The
American papers in that oily are in a gool degree
responsible for the result. When men learn their
weakness in merited defeat they somctirtcs grow
wiser.
Unworthy of Man.— lt is very truly written—
“ The merciful man is merciful to his bea«.” It is
practically true, as every-day observalim demon
slratcs. Show us a man who provides waim stables
and good provender for his cattle, and wo yvill show
you a heart that God's bounty has not touched in
vain. A heart big enough to hold a thtuaand of
those shrivelled things which prompt thor owners
to build fine, warm houses for themselves, while
their cows, oxen and horses shiver under the lee of
tumble-down hovels and board fences, winter upon
winter. Indeed, no merciful, largo hearted man ev
er proved unmerciful to his animals.
We have said this much, because wo have heard
frequent mention made of a deed of cruelty enacted
in this place quite recently. It is said' that a mis
arable, worn out old horse was set upon by three in
dividuals, knocked down with a heavy billctof wood
—held down by two valiant men while the third be
labored the poor brute until its head was covered
with blood and bpuises. This rumor sounds like s
a fshlo. Wo fesl very much like pronouncing it a
sheer fabrication. Three respectable men so dis
grace their manhood, so forfeit every claim lo'the
privileges of civilized society, as to undertake such
a brutal deed 7 We care not to believe it of any
members of this community. We ask for no proofs
of suchan incredible talc; but reel content, rather,
with replying to the, witnesses, though they be a
thousand, after the manner of the opppsers of
Spiritualism—■ "Gentlemen, you relate an occurrence
outof tliocommoncourse ; you have trusted your
eyes which were, given you that you might be de
ceived and we might add with equal truth and
Justice—"ll ia hot reasonable, because we do nof
wiab to believe it-” ■ .
The Southern Immigration.
Correspondence of the St. Louis Republican.
TTeatport, (Mlwourt,') Tuesday, April 29, 1866.
Hurrah lor Georgia ! Hurrah for Alabama!
Hurrah'for South Carolina and Tennessee!
And why hurrah fuf them? Because they
are doing theirduly. No‘w, there are in this
vicinity, lately landed frotn boals, over 500,
perhaps more, emigrants from these four
States. There never was such a crowded
country j every hole! is more than running
over. There are not half enough public
houses to entertain them, and the citizens of
this place have turned out to get the emigrants
comfortable places for lodging. All the va
cant bouses and lenantless rooms of every
description hove been furnished bv lyinjor
Buford, for it is the bulk df his company thm,
nt Ibis lime, makes the crowd. Add to all
this, llmi to-day the F. X. Aubrv arrived
with a large number more of Southerners,
and that they are likewise landing in grenl
numbers tu Lenveiiwnnh and Atchison, and
tou can see what the South is doing. If
these things continue long, there will be no
struggle nt all, for the South .is now several
hundred ahead of me North in regard 10 ihis
Spring’s emigration, while, ul the same lime,
the South is increasing every dftly, and the
North falling off. To-day, the Yurikee hotel
□ I Kansas City looked somewhat a ‘.‘ban
quet hall deserted none of the Southern
ers, scarcely slop there. The heahhy reac
tion that seems to he taking place in the
Nor-h, is slopping, to a certain extent the
flood of Abolitionism that threatened m over
run Kansas.
Major Buford’s company will n ipii imp,
and in a lew da vs set out for the IVuiinn.
They are a fine looking sei of vonnj iin-n.
and if they make ns gnml settlers fi< ih' v are
doubtless (rood fighters, K in-US will b'' areal
ly indebted to the oiigm.i'or of ihe expedi
tion. Three weeks ago, when the principal
iravel In the Teinorv appeared'-lo be irom
ihe wrong source, the Free Snilers, as soon
,i> iliey gol into Kansas, would be so insolent
and insulting as to make ii very unpleasant
lo travel lliesnme road with them. But they
are gelling very quiet.
It is now thought that Sheriff Jones can
not live. He suffers immense pain, and is
spilling blood ; all his organs are complete
ly paralyzed. His groans are heart rending,
and from the fact that lie has lo be turned
over in the bed every few moments in the
day and night you cun guess what they ate
for, and the nursing ho requires.
We have much rain. The wci and mud
are almost intolerable!. n. c. p.
Lawrence, K. T. April 28, 1856,
This morning Sam Laius, with 30 United
Stales dragoons, came into ihe city from
Lecompion, wiih his pocket full of warranis,
to arrest some Free Stale men. The whole
compnnv came down wiih a rush upon the
residence of Mr. Speers. Latins opened the
door, and os he looked in, a bucket of hot
water was thrown in his face by, Mrs. Speers.
He retreated rnlhor hastily, and the officer of
ihe troops came forward, was invhed into the
house, and permitted to search it for Mr.
Speers. Mrs. S. has great respect for Uni
ted Slates officers, but Sheriffs and such like
are not permuted lo enter her dwelling, Lat
ins has since resigned his office, and a man
named Wallace has been appointed. The
troops are now quartered at Franklin. The
Kicks poo Rangers are encamped on the op.
posite side of the river. Col. Sumuer, and
troops under his command, left for Fort Law
rence yesterday. The Lawrence boys are
gelling readv lo give the Rangers a warm
reception. Tha cannon are in readiness and
a picket guard is out to-night.
Terrible Railroad Accident.
New-Yokk, Friday, May 9, 1850.
Intelligence has been received here nf a
fearful accident which occurred on
day evening on the Mississippi and Missouri
Railroad, neur Davenport, [own. The ex
press irain from lowa Cily ran off Ihe track
while going at u rapid, rale, causing terrible
destruction. Twelve persons are said 10
tiavu been killed, and a great manv others
wounded. The entire train, consisting of ihe
locomotive, four passcnger-cars, and n bag
gage-car, were demolished. Tho scene is said
lo have been an awful one. None of the
natoies of Ihe victims have reached us.
[The above dispatch appears in The Phil
adelphia Evening Bulletin nf yesterday, ns
from a private correspondent.]
Tub Underground Railkoid.—Our
C'dored friend, John W. Jones »e sn In ilie
Inst Wellsville Free Press , owing P- ■ h.- in
creased business of the Underground Rml
road, nl Elmirn, will he unable in attend ihe
meetings he had in’euded holding in Allege
ny Co. during ihe loiter pari of ihe present
month. He suites in his loiter to the editor
of the Free Press that no less than sixteen
urrivnls c/eured here during the present
month. All the railroads are doing a good
business now, and we rejoice to know that
the one of which Mr. Jones is Generol So
perenlendent and conductor for this section
of New York, is also doing its share of "busi
ness. May he have many more such reports
to make before the business for the season
closes. —Elmira
Pretty Good. —The following little inci
dent illustrates the simplicity as well as amu
sing curiosity of childhood ;—A little girl"
□ bout four years of ago, residing in this vil
lago, on Sunday accompanied her mother to
communion services, which was held at one
of our churches. As Ihe dread and wine
were being passed, the little girl leaked at
them with such eager eye that her_mother to
caution her against helping herself, told her
they wbre only for grown people. The little
“mischief" threw her mother off her gravity
entirely by immediately inquiring—•“ Aim
they going to pass ihe ice cream too.”—El
mira Repub.
The next Pensylvania State Fair is to be
bold in Pittsburg.
Welltboro’ Academy,
... The closing exercises of the past term of
this institution, were held in the Court House
on F/ida.y evening of last week. Although
the weather was unfavorable and no previous
nolide had hehn given, yet the house was
filled to overflowing at ap early hoik, and
many were unable to obtain admittance.
The following is the order in which the ex
ercises were conducted, preceded by the open
irig'prftyer' by Rev. J, F. Calkins; distribu
tion of Schemes, and music by the band:
♦ORATION.—A Sunday Morning Soliloquy,
G. PiERdOV, Delmar.
♦ u Ia It- Anybody ’a Imsimw,
D. H. R. Dickinson, Dolmar.
• u Tito Student, ••W. F. lUilbt, WelM-oro.’
♦ “ Education, ---M. L. Bvcoy, ClmrltMon,
• “ Lnck verms # Plark, .-5. S. Stkrlk, Delmar.
“ Lafayette, .... A. Clark, Mansfield.
“ Voice of Nature, • - - C. A. j»tonk, Dclmar.
ESSAY.—Necessity of n good Model iu the formation of
Character. Miss M. Perrt, Trnupslmrg, N Y.
“ Deal gently with tho Erring.
M!"H M. Butllr, Delmar.
ORATION.—“AII Men are created Free and Equal’’
I. R. Spencer, Mansfield,
♦DIALOGUE.—What I whdi.
PAPER.—Stray Leaves, Miss C. C. Avstin and E. Butler,
ORATION. —The kind of Mon we warn.
♦DIALOGUE.—The Grave.
ESSAY.—Pleasures ami Pain* of Memory.
Miss A. It. Dvrtt. WeDsboro.
Woman—her spin re
Mias F Cplvir. Charleston.
ORATlON.—Slavery, R. 0. Willard, Delmar.
PAPER. —Stray Leaves, Miss C. C. Austin and E. Bgtlsk,
♦ORATION.— Stom. Wall, 11. H. Uttier, Delmar.
DIALOGUE.—TIjJh Is the way we lived while young.
ORATION.—Tho Real and Ideal,
I’. Reynolds, Troupslmrg, N. V
ESSAY.—What think ye of Life,
UlSa M. A. StTRRoIK WUlsltoro,'
“ M hut think ye of Dinth,
Miss S. M Monar. Cluirleston.
D! ALGOL E.— This i-> the way wo lived when old.
ORATION. —The Civil Engineer. • L. R. M sec, Delmar
u '•The fault dear Rnitris is dot in our 'Mr*..’’
w. 11. M« M iiioN, Welisboro.’
“ Tho St udent’s Hope—Valedietory,
A. O. MiEuutK, WclUboro,
Those marked thus, ♦ »elocte I, ill otlfis «*t
Or :hu men's o' he |n ro.nnanoi* we -ir
unwilling In spent,, i h"0- nc m.iy in m> :i
ihe opinion ut itn* i-iiiii* noun nee pn-M n
who, gave it 'he highest nraise, it we
judge (rum the applause and the close alien-
Imn which was given till 'he close, it ihe
lute hour of 12i A. M, The pei fnrmance
which “brought down the nousc, ’ was ,tic
original dialogue, in which nearly all hud a
pan, entitled, “This is the way we lived,” &c.
We might mention many oihers which were
received with marked applause, and have yet
lo hear of tho first who observed in any part
of the exercises an approach lo a ;atlure.
Another agreeable feature of the evening
was the excellent-music with which the ex
ercises were relieved, by the Charleston Brass
Band. At the late hour above mentioned the
audience was dismissed with benediction from
Rev. Isaiah McMahon.
It cannot but be regretted iv all hat
with this term closes the connection of Mr.
Reynolds with the school. During ms stay
the school has rapidly increased. For the
respect in which he is held by all his scholars
lho valuable present which he received from
them is a sulficient token. Wherever ae
may he will carry with him ihe pleasing
recollection of having done his duly, togeth.
er with the well-wishes of all with whom he
has been associated.
A Slave Captain Pardoned at Boston.
—lt will be seen by lh“ following document,
which we have received from a speet il cm
respondent at Boston, that the President has
pardoned Charles Kehrman, ihe captain of
slaver Glamorgan, which vessel was cap
tured on the coast of Aftica in !n34, and
brought to Boston bv Lieutenant Downs:
Franklin Pierce, President of ihe Uni
ted Suites of Ame'ricn, lo all whom these
presents shall come ; greeting.
Whereas it appears that, at the Mav term,
1854, of ihe Circuit Court of 'he Linden
Suites for the district of Massaehuselis, Charles
Ifehrrnan was convicted of die oifcncc of
having been engaged in the Uricao slave
trade, and -enieuced lo h" imprisoned m 'he
jail at Boston for the period of ’hree vears.
and lo |nv a line of -$l,OOO ; ant) wlieren-.
il has been made sa'is/aclurilv 'o appear to
me Ihal I lie prisoner is n fil subject lor ihe
exercise of die Fxeculive c emenev.
Now, ihen line, he ii known that I. Frank
lin Pierce, President of the United Slates oi
Amen'cn, in consideration of Ihe premises,
divers other good nnd sufficient reasons me
thereunto moving, have grunted, and do here,
hv grunt, iin'o him, the said Chines Kehr
mini, ii lull mil iineonduionai partlou.
111 lesllrnniiv wh'Menl’, 1 a.ne ai-peuii o
signed rny name, ami causeu die si-ui oi tie
United S'aies In (e allixed.
Done at itv eiiv .a \V iMimgiuo, u -- 7 u
dav of Apnl, 185 G, all.l ill the lielepeililene,'
of the United Sl'i'e- .<t .lurrni, tin- ■jll h.
FRANKLIN FIERCE.
By the Prrs'dent, W. L. Maßuy, Secret.c
ry of Stale.
The presence of Captain Kelinnnn m
South street, ju-l about this tme, would lie
apt to cause some sneezing among 'he negro
dealers.
A Significant Fact. — A pro.slavery
correspondent, writing to the Westport No.,
Border Times, from Franklin, Kansas, manes
the following candid admission :
“In this neighborhood the anti and pro
slavery parlies are net rly equal as to num
bers, yet some forty free soil Newspapers
are taken out of this post-office, while only
three pro-Slavery papers come to it."
This is significant. People who read a
great deal, take Newspapers, Magazines,
books die., are opposed to Slavery. The
influence of free institutions begets intelli
gence and virtue, as naturally as the influence
of slavery engenders ignorance mid deprav
ity. Slavery, in (be United States, is a
greater curse to the master than it is to the
slave.
A dislructive fire occured in Philadelphia
last week ; property to the amount of a mil
lion of dollars was destroyed.
New Jersey papers say the prospect is
there will be a heavy crop of wheat in that
State, -
-JI-AR-R-I-E-0. '
In Covington, Bth jn«t, by Elder T. Mill*,. Mr
John L. JJilueb and Miss Sarah E. Caldb.,7
all of Covington* t WUi »
In Maliwborg, 9lh inrt, by Elder A Pel
s"otssjet and Min
T? HODB.ISLAND
It sale at the Drag Store. No one who
this article will, again c.ethe common. . It can be
had at all seasons of the year. p p nv 00
WelUboro*, May 15,1856. Uy *
Removal., dr. b. barr r«peciruii r
announces to the public that he has removed
his Office to the dwelling lately occupied by Jo* p
MorrK Esq., where he may be found at a|l houu
when not professionally engaged.
Demands for his services promptly responded in
WelUboro*, April 24, 1856.
rinoGA COUNTY AGRICULTURAITsoer.
ETY.—It is requested that Ilia £jceculiva-
Committee of this Sociely meet at the Covm House
in WelUboro’, on Wednesday evening, June 4Ui next
for the purpose of locating its next u nnuai Fair, and
for the transaction of such other business as may
come up before it. By order ot the President
May 15, 1856, G. D. SMITH. Spc't.
ritHE CO-PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing
between James* Duffy, John Duffy, Charles
Duffy jr., and Dandle Duffy, under the firm of James
Duffy -Sc Brothers is this day dissolved by mutual
consent, John Duffy retiring. The boohs*ol the firm
are m the hands of the new firm of James Duffy &
Brothers for settlement. JAMES DVFFY,
Y. D. Ritter, Delmar.
.OHN DUFFY,
/MULES DUFFY.
Morns, X0v.13, 1855. LANDIS DUFFY.
WHAI’S IN A I ANE?
tVAv. everything, sir !—especially when the Txtvuit
ugm/icont and appropii'ile, as u certainly trai
jpplird to
THE EMPIRE STORE.
which will certainly have to be enlarged to double
Us present Pile, to accommodate Hie crowd* dial
ilnck there daily to examine the new juo buucrb
s-locU of
wincli BOWEN is receiving from New. York. and
VELLISG AT REDUCED TRICES.
brcui'-c they must be sold to m*kc room ‘or more,
'..•dies. wo c.m «now vim some of tin* fine*!. hc*j.
li'lily aborted and the c.iump»*«i Dr*-*., vj..o<js.
. \t*r otfrrcd to Ihi'.-T any oilier <-«iMnnniMlv J..n t
,im; my word for it, but please cal! and cx • mine ‘or
vour-i ivc k.
\nd then —such lot* of RE \ U Y-M \DE I'Li'i.
mg, Spring nml Summer went 1 Gentlemen, come
and renew your imtli hv sight.
'■VclUboro', May 15. 1656.
V-OTirE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Si*.
-JN cm I Court, tor the trial of the lUfowmg causes
will bo held in the Court House m vVciUooro w
the Hon. David Wu.mot, commencing on the J 4
.Monday of July next, to continue two weefcs.
May 15, 1656. J. F. DONALDSON. Fiofh'v.
Ebenczer Wilson *a H Slowed 6c son
Edwin Dyer lt 'n ll ,'oiinson el al
Wallace 6c Slellinga • lnscno
Isaac Beach
I Sl N Beach
Travis & Turner
Robert Laud el al
Abram Bowman
Edw in Dyer ct al
A L S Leach
Edwin Dyer et al
v r me Uc Fui
Tioga County
Martha Stevens
Bachc 6c Ross
John W Guernsey
Bingham Trustees
same
John N Bnche
Bingham Trustees
Mercantile Taxes.
LIST of persons assessed 'or ; he tale ji r >oodt ,
IVfliM. Meichanrtise, Comnwines »v £if(cu%
for the License i/car commencum Mau . .wG.
J ’LOr’S. ‘.7 ntt r UT.
1 Uti~* Undine, 4 |7 OO'J. H •’ r« a.
1.1 -l.u Kvaiw. 1 * Tn.B i-nun.
[K. .1. H'isvvi»ri!i. » * .nHic". K.'l'-ni-r
I • w** ’l'ml. . .vtir
. r.o-xnup.
’•Vrii Surnnor.-,
U irnti a >l* i per.
KM*, r.
x a.
i Ir. Flln.tr.
I* t*ni\,r. Mt.tinmc
: jv.t Ji.
Jolm Sh»>rf.
H. uuni >li«»rt,
J. X. U tiey
•Lvyrn,
Kmc A SimnioiH.
Iv r Hi ,irh. 1
Hri'tyl t Sryue I
Be.u It A Bu*Jim«*re. J
P. Tiyylor A O- .3
Wil-on Bennett A Co 13
Tho-. Putnam, 4
Urh«*r A j«mi, J
fluis \ itlean. 4
Josej.ij Unhide, Flour-
Mill. 1
OhKRFIELD.
J W «tod.|ai 1,
>F.I X VR.
Kheneyer Sherwood, 14
J. iiii’kin-ou. Flour
ny.Utll, .1
?. 5. 5. McVml,
i k: w.» a ipbo*
I efw A J
lli*iin JJaxlei. •»
oat-* A Purple, .4
•< i J. 6. i’.uktuifil, 13
iaarder Culver. '4
Culver & Sloaaon, ‘4
Crandall, I
.'helps, *4
L. davenport, Flour
«K 'IilK t
H. &J. 'luhhß. do. J 4
h Blackwell. A
aAI>E.<.
A. P. Cone, .4
••0 A. >. Imnor
“Jr. Him.i s.r« y
00 Drugs. 4c,
• «»J. \an usii.mJ, iU*«-
■ "“t* *numnt.
7 (kH ' .Smith, do.,
f. K •'inub. «10..
*OO David AlUeck, Flour*
;ng Mill,
o**B.l'urraentler, do, «
'wl , r " M " v -
TOtjl ' r '--= w ’
- oo'c. * i- Ti. -
7 K* lk>w» u,
D. B. Plinth .t Son, -
* oo(B«au 4 Kn-worlh 3
VAWtIESCEmLK. ,M. M. Coyior-c. •>
=lant..n Hrollivri, '.3 10 OuP- '>■ ?nm!l ' OT * IPn - ?
ilutli*, .MnlilU-blonk Ibntbvn Pratt.'to.
4 Co., 13 K>oo|!|; “• .J
11. T. llyon, M 100fl)Wtn. A. lb". 5
A.lt Ueynuldn, W ?«>&• „,, y , V -'I
J.K.I Attaint., U 1 W|?- 1 <• “■"M. ‘
Calvin U.ii,i. Ilavtan- Uohn liumn.K, 4
rant. A.-., 1 IOOoCv-. H.M-ar-. ■
Tr.ral.n.lfif, M ' OoW"'W‘n Mterwo..!, 4
C. Pttrkhnrut, Drugs, 4 i On}D. P-A l\. Roberta,
A. .11. T;.niv.il, ilo, 3 10 Ort' l - T. Vanln.rn.
Junni Font. Flouring 1R- Hoy. Drugt. -re..
Mill, 14 :00| AUnTOLU).
uiikhty. Krasi-n a K-iw, *
A Stmw-borgcr, 14 700 Cbark-a CK**'. *
Uoo.Albock, i 4 TOO Goo. Close,
U 'A * 00Charles OooJ<pc*.Hl, 1
J. Foulkrod, 14 TOOD. C. Strang,
U. 0. Sabring, 14 7 00|C. PhUliiy,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an Afp*'
\dll be held at the office of tkeSubeeriber , in **
boro,' on Tkurtday the I2<A day of Jane nexh
when and where any qne aggrieved by the
ins assessment can be heard. He will also ' l( ' ar
appeals al any lime 'thereafter, till the \sth
when in his office if requeu'd. /. EMERY-
KellM> »*, Mo'j 15,1856, ippiauff’
. U KSOX.
•I. H. Dewitt L fcon 14
\ H. lK*\\nr. .4
K. lill.nuliaat, ,:4
K. JJurßo.'S. *4
UagtfMt .t
.Milk -4
Ji\ ILL£.
Junn *
A AncflJ. 4
1.. U.’jN-vuul.N, 4
WforC.^ 1 . '4
,V, A Ik-annim’ 14
rt*> Jc Markham. 14
.> K Montnnyu kCo 14
L. Johnson, Flouring
Mill, '4
onn Short «r cl al
imc
* 1 <aac Benson
• 'onn M-igce
•’xr s B Goodman dec
'’■nga Railroad
Richard P’niiuis zi u
• r; oga ft-iilroacl ro
• 'ivlvia Parmcnlicr
- John W Mavnjru
.onn N Baciie Exr.
C Sna.diiJi
■ Hutson a il
• «‘ Partridge
‘ v Crittenden
- 4 C Klv
• W p Teffl cl al
H B C.llv *’i
• ‘sjnan Inst hn ct al
■amo
iofin Ltmr ct ar
•tc'i) L'urlis cl n
some
rame
.izaru i'o'inri •’I n
jamo
same
'3 me
‘'Win low n«i»urv -i it
•ames Prnlon ot it
Richard P!m>..wciai
»anic
\n ;pi*i mu
•v* j i:- 'ji'iirMii.
.1 ;N it- r.
''n \\ ’ii K tier.
3-. i I. JI A eb'i.r -vk.
. ■ tire ti-rniu.ii n,
-v. ! /hiuniu M.il.
v James jli.iT’ v Br--'*. 4
y i
), ,A .y. 'i\> «s,
on'D r jji.Mcr
jia« \. Oyfttorp,
on n 'i -m-y,
' . .mill Pole*.
■> ij.V M .'t-fiKor. *-luur
-30! .dj Mil).
CTMNP.
;0 00 Uarn-on Km bins.
;0 OC‘A. Munlnu^h.
- I- iIW. t louniiz
• O'.l 'nil.
• on{ nirprx
)udc*, PliVli’-i -t .<•
" OOiP* ri,T HrrrniCt"D.
flouring '1)11. *
Vj’ v 'nutl) A " >r.' r. !•*. A
\>x A U uur.
* Font,
i. K. Hnbms^n,
* j t i 1' I). j';ii tvliur>t.
'•ntth A KobUcr
* % A. Kolil’int. lirugs,
'I. C. Wc^br.K.k.
* 00] Flourm* 'hll.
* (Xi;K. UruiuUte, -W
-* Ofij • / y;
* Guernbtfv &
.Oumj i; 0 .
S. TmtK
7 W.WVUs A Pn^gcit,
* ’k'P. u. IMim.-.h.
* 00 11. Al<*\.uiO' r
>j. W .;uuiiiau«).
’ OOJ. F isli
> 00tC Usmuo,
*OO Tims M.Mi-11.
Wm n. ’’bi !•' •!.
ft. BOWEN
uumomj
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