Mystbbious ABDuonon or A Yooito
Gihl.—On Tuesday anerooon.of Ust week,
a rough-looking man, who gave hie name n»
Fitch, called ai the residence of a widow
woman namedßumsey , ! on the corner of Main
and Hudson streets, in the Third Ward,;and
staled that he wished to engage her
Miss Prances A. Rumsey, to do house-wOrk
Tor his family. He also stated that he lived
on the Southport side of the river, about one
mile from the village, and that his wifewaq
a member of Dr. Murdoch’s church. Miss
Rumsey was not at home at the lime, but the
man was directed where she could be found.
Fie immediately repaired to the house where
the girl was temporarily at work-; stated the
hhji-ct of his v\sit, concluded upon the wages
he would give her, and returned with her to
her mother's house. He then went away,
and shortly afterwards returned with a buggy,
and departed with the girl, as was supposed,
foi his home. Next day, (Wednesday,) be
returned to the house of Mrs. -Rumsey, and
brought a note from her daughter requesting
that she would let the bearer, (Fitch) have her
doilies. The mother, iu the meantime, hav
ing learned that no person by (be name of
Fitch lived in the town, on the river-road, re
fused to give the man her daughter’s clothes,
and upbraided him for deceiving her and tak
ing her child away. The mao assured her
all he had previously stated was true, and
finally succeeded, we believe, ia getting the
clothes belonging to the girl, it now turns
out, that the mother’s suspicions were correct,
as, no man answering to the description of the
fellow, who gave his name as Fitch, can bo
found in the town of Southport or in Elmira.
On Monday several officers were engaged in
visiting the principal bqwdy-houses in this
village with the hope o( finding the young
girl, but although they thoroughly examined
no less than thirty of thorn, their efforts
proved unavailing. It is supposed the rascal,
who took this plan to inveigle a respectable
girl into one of the numerous haunts of infa
my which disgrace our place, has her secre
ted somewhere about the village, or taken her
elsewhere until the excitement about the mai
ler has subsided. We trust that the authori
ties will use all proper exertions to had the
whereabouts of Miss Rumsey, and thus save
a virtuous girl from ultimate ruin. She is in
her sixteenth year, und is represented to have
been a very industrious girl. As a matter of
course, her mother is greatly shocked at her
mysterious disappearance, and will be very
thankful to any one who will give her the
least clue as to the whereabouts of her daugh
ter, or of the villain who abducted her. — El
mira Advertiser.
A Free White Ma#i im Slavery. —We
have jusl heard of a circumstance which por
trays the beauty of Slavery) and affords a
caution to all Northern people to beware how
they enter a Slave State. In December last,
a company of strplling play actors visited
Calinrrngus County, in this State, and enter
tained the people of that locality by perform
ing in the various villages that are growing
up there. Among other places they visited
Linden, where resides a family named Barn
hart, who were among the early settlers, and
are Mohawk Dutch. This family had a son
who was not celebrated for the delicate white
ness of his complexion, but who had acquired
a knowledge of the violin, which was a source
of great satisfaction to himself and his friends.
Whfch the play acfprs came to Linden,
Barnhart visited them, and took with him his
violin to show what he could do in the way
of music, which is akin to the drama. He
played, was admired by the actors, and after
some negotiation was hired to travel wi'h the
company and grace their orchestra. They
went into Pennsylvania, and the term of the
engagement of Barnhart expired, when he
was reengaged for a abort time. They then
went into Maryland, and so on into Virginia.
Since then, until some three weeks since,
nothing had been heard of the young and in
experienced fiddler. The first intelligence of
him was that the play actors, when they got
into the interior of Virginia, sold him into
Slavery, where he is now held in bondage
under that sale. This could scarcely be
credited at firs', but enough has since been
learned to induce belief on the part of the
filher of Barnhart that it is even so, and
when*nur informant left Linden, a few weeks
since, the old gentleman was making his ar
rangements to follow his son and extricate
him fmm his servitude. Such is Slavery.—
Buffalo Express.
A.\ Amateur Postmaster. —A striking
instance of the vanity of human expectations
occurred recently in a thriving coal-mining
village, in n neighboring county. A certain
Aspiring individual, who claims’ to have done
the State—or,'rather, Mi. Buchanan—some
service in the late campaign, was an appli
cant for the post-office in the village. He
laid, his plana judiciously, os he thought. At
length, matters being “on a train,” and a
special agent —the postmaster under Pierce—
having been dispatched to Washington to gel
the appointment effected, the aspirant fell
qni'e secure, and even went so far as to an
nounce his appointment, and that he already
had “the papers’’ in his pocket. He accord
ingly hired an office, and had it fitted up with
all the modern improvements, and no doubt
was already firigering the mails iff anticipa
tion. But the best laid schemes foil,’at times.
The agent came back from Washington in
due lime, but he brought his own reappoint
ment in his pocket. This was a staggerer to
Mr. Buchanan’s friend. The disappointment
of his hopes, and the .ridicule of those who
had witnessed his swaggering,’ were too much
to bo borne, and he hastily disposed of his
newspaper, and left for Wilkesbarre, where
it is said he intends to practice law for a live
lihood. The disappointed office-seeker was
li, B. Chase, —Montrose Republican.
Toe State.— Before an*
other year has expired,- any* an exchange,
the thirly.second Slate will be admitted into
the Union. The law authorizing Minesota
to form a. State Government, hos received (he
President’* signature. She is far more ma*
lured than most of the other new Stales were
at the lime of their admission. SJie already
has a population half os large as densely set*
tied Connecticut. Hot cities are built and
growing, her commerce alteady considerable,
'fiw, manufactures commenced, her railways
in progress, her forests measurably cleared'*-
Site has a widely circulated Press, a school
system, two Colleges end a University.
..i - • ?r“
S 3*?
THE AGITATOR.
n. h. cobb,fl.i.|
WELLBBOROUGH, PA.
Thursday morning, April 3,1987.
* t * All
be addressed to the Editorto insure attention.
Bepnblicapx Ifomlnailoiii,
fbr Baiferhor,
DAVID WILMOT,
Of Bradford County.
For Canal Commissioner,
WILLIAM MILLWARD,
Of Philadelphia,
For Supreme Judges,
JAMES VEEcH,
Of Fayette County,,
JOSEPH J, LEWIS,
Of Chester County. ,
SPECIAL, NOTICE.—The Republican
County Committee-are requested to meet at the
house of 11. n. Porrut, Middlebury, on FRIDA 7,
April 10th, at 4 o’clock, afternoon, for the transac
tion of important business. ill. H. COBB,
April 2, 1851. Chairmen.
Al.laslllie Republican party of Pennsylvania has
lakea a bold stand under a hold and independent
standard-bearer. It has achieved this distinctive
organization :in the nomination of David Wii.mot
lor the highest offidß in the gilt of the peopje of tills
Commonwealth. It is not- too tnuch to soy that to
David Wilhot, more than to any other man, is the
cause of Freedom indebted for the present power
and influence of its parly. He was the first states
man of the lime to take the bold ground of “ no
more Slava States!"—and under ell circumstances
unflinchingly to adhere to it. Uncompromising hos
tility to the aiders and abettors of the Oligarchy,
non known os the Democratic party, has caused
him to be feared and dreaded by-lhe Oligarchs, with
an intensity equaled only by their hatred of every
thing ennobling in human character.
But to the masses—the intelligent masses—the
unflinching firmness of Mr. Wiluot in the advoca
cy of Frce-Soil, free homes and free Men, has been
a guiding star through the smoke and dust of ordi
nary political struggles. By these he is revered and
honored, nut for himself but for his fidelity and in.
corruptibility. With the masses bis popularity is
deservedly great: deservedly, because his sympa
thies have ever been with them as his labors have
been for them. They will hall his nomination with
onleigned pleasure, end will deposit their suffrages
tor him in October in token ol their appreciation ol
noble efforts in behalf of Freedom,
It Is not to onr purpose to say modi of the foal
mouthed abuse which third rale demagogues have
alwoyi been eogcr yo heap upon David Wilbot.
Tbo deeds of the man must, as they do, give the lie
to such contemptible do tamers. We do not know a
political gambler, or low and beastly vagabond—
such as may be raked out of (ho gutters of the pro
slavery party with other less offensive offal,—who
does not improve every opportunity to void bis fillb
at Wiluot. The mere politician instinctively bates
him, and the demagogue bates him because he fears
him.
So far os oar part in tbo conduct of the campaign
is concerned, we shall spend no time in' mere per
sonal abase of candidates. That is no part of our
duty- We shall make this campaign upon the issue
—-“Freedom, or Slavery. 11 Of the can
didate, Gon. Packu, we only know that he .is the
candidate of the parly that declares Slavery to be a
national institution, sustains the outrages of bordcr-
RofEans, and seeks to undermine the liberties of a
continent through a corrupt Judiciary, Till* is suf
ficient ground of opposition.
And bo much wo have said without knowing if
the Republican nominee will accept or decline the
domination.
We have not yet received the resolutions adapted
by the Convention lately held at Harrisburg, and
probably shall not get them in lime for. publication
Ibis week; but wo have seen a digest 6f them.
We bad supposed tint the Convention would con
tent itself with adopting the Philadelphia platform,
embodying, as that instrument does, the principles
of the Republican party. In ibis wo are disappoint
ed. We have a mild edition of the Comedy of Er
rors so miserably played out in 1856. We thought
that the time for baby-talk was over; that the par
ly bad enunciated its principles in National Conven
tion ; we were deceived. We must hove a new
plank or two in the platform, meaningless, vapid
and intensely childish. Why are ll(pse plunks in
serted 7 They are destructive, etch of the other •
each declares the oilier to be void; both insult ev
ery honest Republican. [There was no fution of el
ements in that Convention; why pretend that there
was 7 The pretence is a gilded pill, prepared to
tickle the palates of onsuspecting Americans. We
cry "Shame!” upon such silliness,such babyish
ness and trifling in tills dark hour of Freedom’s
peril. We cannot apeak far the Republican masses,
but fur one who loves Freedom better than life, and
honorable defeat belter than ignoble victory, for this
one wo say, that we repudiate, now and forever, this
ruinous trifling, this jeopardizing of tho interests of
a party, upon the success of whose declared princi
ples wy religiously believe the salvation of. a conti
nent depends. And did we not consider David Wn.
hot ol more worth and integrity thin all the two
penny Stale Platforms that were ever patched up
by timid politicians, the ticket of that Convention
might go elsewhere for sopport and countenance.
As we protested against Hie Nicholson abortion in
'55, so do we repudiate the platform, si a whole,
just miscarried by the Harrisburg Convention. If
we stand alone, so be it. Tho selection aftsu noble
a standard-bearer makes the campaign open lutß.
ciently distinct issues; so iar so good. But (lie in.
fonlile resolutions I—away will) such fol-dc-rol!
I Mr. P. P. Cleaves, late the Grave*
Hotel, in this village, baa become proprietor of tbe
the Cbemoko House, Elmira, N. Y. We eongratn.
late the citizeoa of that village upon their securing
one ol the best landlords iota whose tiandi it hat
been oar furlane to fall. If a disposition to make
bia guests comfortable by surrounding them with
home comforts, can win him the regards of the pob.
lie, then hit administration at the “Chemung
House" will be a success. Sojourners in Elmire
from this county, will not need urging further to
give him a call. Success to Cleaves.
Jail Dxuvibi.— Our Quakerish sillsge was par.
dally aroused on Monday evening by the escape of
a prisoner from tbe jail., Ooe.of his follow prison,
ers led the pursuit, armed with a bed-winch, and the
fagitive was at last captured within sight of town;
die hero of the winch made a triumphal entry with
hit captive, amid the rejoicings of the assembled—
boys.
The President fats appointed Sober! J. Walker,
a Mississippi stayedrirer.Gorernor of Kansas, Thai
Territory, through die instrumentality of Ury 80.
ehanan, is now wholly governed by Southern slave.
bolder*—Governor, Jodges end all. Mr. Bocfaaoao
doesn't intend to make Kansas a Slave Stated* of
course not
SHE TIOGA 60tTN-J 1 Y
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There is i»g«j|MibVever greattno
evcrfricb, without a pyica. Theto i« no sigh a
Ib.rtg'ltß n jnegl/t—ao priia~aiwWded w{lKo«'a
jretutnjof (erjrie(LOiUbe.|iarLoCiba receiver,
pore, air ofhoajen m nyt bs. sought, even. The
fnosl iisliWqbp
or stooped for. , The .fruit of .the. tropica mqst; be
plucked,even though it bo produced without human
effort. Sit downatmghlaod reckon bp tin bln*-
ings of the day, and you shall find tint -for- every
qaOnaorae service on your part bus been,,or shall be
required, • Life, evebj must' be purchased bp obedi
dieoee lo the. laws of. Health i and. ro on, through
the whole cataloguo.of jvltat men denominate <qj e e
“gifts.” ’ " " . ,
\Ybea a pCreca'inhcrits a fortune, men say, “it
“costathe inheritor nothing. I*' 1 *' Can this be sof
When he eaters upon that' inheritance, does he not
•boulder a lead of care and anxiety I. If he piqnge
headlong into riotous improvidence, does be escape
the pains and penalties of dissipation 7 la. either
case, be pays tile full price of his inheritance. If
he squander it, or through inactivity or neglect, suf
fer it to waste, then there will' come a day when an
accusing conscience aliall require that every penny
be accounted for to drops of sweat. All that we
have, all that we love and venerate, is ours upon con
ditions. Jf a father bequeath a son a fortune, and
do not bequeath him either economy or judgment,
.of what Value is the bequest 1
' It is said that oar fathers bequeathed us the liber
ties we enjoy,' It is likewise said that those liber
ties were paid for with the blood' and treasure of
our fathers; and therefore that those liberties are
sacred. Admit-Jl all. Our fathers also caused to
be inscribed upon the temple of Freedom, this glo
rious sentiment: “ Etesnal Vigilance is the
Price or Liberty!” Tims proclaiming that the
liberties of each generation must be purchased by
itself and secured biy its sleepless vigilance. If this
generation would be free, its hand must strike and
its eye must watch. ' Our fathers may have subdued
the pride of Britain, but tho arm of Tyranny they
did not disable. It loves itself and bates Freedom
ae intensely us it did a century ego. It has crossed
the waters and sits down in oar Capitol with a men
ace upon its hateful lips. It lias encamped its le.
gionx upon the fairest portions of Freedom's herit
age ; and now it is making forced marches upon
Gelds thought to be doubly secured to Freedom by
nature and legislation. Worse than this, the senti
nels upon Freedom’s outposts are asleep. The max
im of oar fathers still glows over tier temple gate,
but it,is now denounced as “a glittering generality.'
Our fathers might have paid incomputable sums
of treasure; they might have bapligjd' this land in
an ocean of blood; yet, (heir children cannot pur
chase freedom through the merits of such vicarious
sacrifice. We art slaves ! Wc have refused (he
price ot freedom and Tyranny mocks at> us. Wc
have worshipped the letter of the Constitution and
suffered the spirit to depart out of it. Why should
we murmur though wo be led, one by one, to the
auction block 7 Why should we weep though to re
gain our squandered liberties we must pay the price
our fathers paid 7 You who have wives and chil
dren, think of it You who have thought liberty
sweeter than life, ask yourselves if you are prepar
ed to pay that bloody price to regain liberty.
Tyranny insults us, tramples our tights under
fool, spits upon our petitions, and then asks bow we
propose to redress ourselves. We submit. We bear
with Christian patience, with the insolence which
our (Where chastised with Christian indignation.
Either our fathers were right and we are wrong, or
we are right and they were wrong. If they wore
wrong, let us cease to glorify (heir actions. If they
were right, Jet as cease tu commend mirown. If
io-notat- 'Tyranny waa in (hem a virtue, to submit,
in oar case, must be a crime. Wo see no escape
- from this conclusion.
There is a way to right wrongs, and there is a
way to reverse the irrepealable decisions of the
highest Court in the earth. We referred to (his a
few weeks ago. We do not assume to speak for the
Republican party, but for ourself, in reviewing these
tilings. The Republican party grounds its hope of
redress in the Constitution; speaking for one, we do
not stop there in this emergency. We revere the
Constitution just so lor as it answers the end lor
which it was.framed—“to secure the blessings of
“ liberty, for ourselves and for posterity, to farm a
“ more perfect union and to eetablieh Justice." But
when it fails to serve these ends, we place depend
ence no longer upon it. There higher law, en.
acted by a power to which all men owe allegiance,
Our fathers recognized and obeyed that law when
they threw off the yoke of Britain, It may become
necessary for their children tu imitate that glorious
example. Let the men of to day prepare themselves
for the worst, warned by the fate of those nations
whose liberties exist only in history.
Constitutions may moulder into dust and the na-
tions to whom they were laws, may pass away be.
yond the utmost bound of history in Use future; but
~lhc great natural charter of human rights must en
dure with Tilne. That is beyond the sacrilegious
daring of Oligarchs and Supreme Courts. When
the people learn to lean upon this great charter, and
to disobey every human law that contravenes its un.
mistakable teachings, then will they be worthy of
the sacred trust reposed in them by One “ Whose
u Arm is tho Rock of the nations!"
To the Editor of the Agitator
Pk)ir Sis:—We, have witnessed with great pleas
ure, the liberal spi/it in which our citizens are meet
ing the call for their aid in building a new Acade
my. There is nothing now to prevent a vigorous
commencement of the work as soon as the weather
will permit.
■ One trustee is to be elected on the first Monday in
April. Would it not be well for those of the pres
ent Board, who have nqither lime nor inclination to
take active part in affairs' of the Academy, to re
■ign at that lime, and allow others who will take
more interest in the matter, to bt elected la fill their
places 7 .
Wo commend this suggestion to the attention of
the present Board of Trustees, * •
We cheerfully give place to the foregoing commu
nication and respectfolly commend its closing sug
gestion to the consideration-of'those for-whom it is
intended. We are enabled to announce the Impor
tant fact in addition, that the people of this village
have generously subscribed upward of $5,000 toward
tho erection of the building. We art also informed
that the contract will be let in good season. The
Academy' is now, we rejoice to say, afixedfaet.
As to the proposed plan of the building we know
nothing. It is a', matter of much importance and is
doubtless so considered by the Trustees. A few
suggestions can certainly do no barm, since they
are gratuitous. ,
The ground floor might be devoted to the prima
ry school, recitation rooms and a Hail which might
serve the ptirpoaesoC a Chapel, a Lecture and Speak
ing room. A broad had might divide this flam jo
two sections. The second and third, floor might be
devoted to private rooms—say 30, in all—tor the ac
commodation of two students cadi, with convenien
ce* for study, and roomy enough for sleeping apart
mepls. Frivatc apartments for the Teachers might
also be provided on the. second floor.
The benefit of private rooms for advanced pupils
is proved, wo presume, in the experience of every
liberty. |
Study oiijnpt be profitably condacted ln
lM|jSidir&r the liavokUMa confusions of a
Solitude i&rpefo the perception! by, with
dmrlgf'lbe of external (bight
and bound. ■, We regard thia aa one of the moat Inr*
portWtobjertaUfKe'keprTn'aieWinptafiblng'lho
building, y *. f vm ir 4 v, rtj 3 ;
•It has bees attggestcd that a Ib&rdlng'HilTsboold
be attached, for tite accommodation of pupils from
a distance. -i Tbia seems, oncijcllcntsaggoation. _
In reply to the inquiries of number* of. jujr. read*.
er* onto the v authorship of the series, of interesting
Letters from lhe’West," being published la the'
Agitator, we Jiowjcrcdil them.lv Or. C. X, ELljott,.
Isle of Mansfield. We are kindlypermiltedito pub
lish them by Mrs. E., id wham they ard iddresied-
We are forcibly reminded ,pT the benefits of ad.
Torlisiug by the almost numberless .applications .for
Sngar Cane Seed since our last issue. , To onmer.
ous applicants by tetter. wo i reply, that our yupply
was exhausted in 24 hours oiler the notice appeared.
Bat we bore ordered a smallquahtity from the Pat
lent Office, and when it arrises, will send it to ap.
plicants in such quantities as the supply may per
mit of. We may fail in getting it Tram the Patent
Office; in that case we shall send lo'lhe New York
Seed Store For a supply. It must be planted at the
usual time of planting corn and needs the same cul
tivation, essentially.
MnnsfitM,
Covington, ■* - “ * w U, 10 a.m.
Ch&r!wJton.(YouDga’9eh.hotMe) Thursday, u 10,10 «
Deltuar, (Doan School house) Friday “ 17,10 h.
tl'ellsboro', (School liouhc) Saturday “ 18, 9 «
Mlddlelmrr, Holhday’aS. bcwe) Monday * 29,10 ■¥
Tioga, - . - , - “ “20,
Lawronccvlllo, • • • Tuesday, •** *2l, 9a. in.
Dweller's Island, > w « 21, 3p,m.
Farmington. (Houra Bch. house) Wednesday, u 22, 9a. m.
Chatham, (Treat School house) u “ 22, 3p. m.
Osceola, - ' t. - - Thursday, « 23, 0 a.m.
Knoxville,- - - • ■ “ •* 23, 3p. m.
Brookfield, (Flank Scb. home) Friday “ 24, 9 a.m.
Westfield .... “ 21, 3 p.m.
Ciymer, (Snbtnsvllle Scb. bonso) Saturday u 26, oa. m.
KtkOolncsShipiieu, (Funuant'n) “ “ 25, 7 p.m.
Liberty, (Block tfouse) Monday “ 27, 2 “
Vnion, (Swamp School house) Tuesday M 28, 0 a.m.
Ward, (Mclntosh's) *-■ “ 28, 4 p.m.
BniUvan, (dray’s Valley,) Wednesday u 29, oa. m.
Uutlaud, (ItoscvU)o) “ *- 29, 3 p,m.
Jackson, (Daggett's Hills,) Thursday u 30, oa. m.
Teachers can sclccl the place most Convenient for
tlicir examination, but they should seek to bo exam
toed before the Board of Directors by wham they are
to be employed, and in every cose they mast be
punctual to the hour or the Superinteijdent will pan
on; otherwise these appointments canjoot be met.
We hope to see all the Directors and os many
other friends of educationfprcsent at these examina
tions ss can attend, and take this occasion.to invite
them most cordially to attend. If Directors would,
advertise in all their districts lliaj they will meet at
the hour and place appointed in this nolice to con
tract with their teachers fur the summer schools,
they would do their business punctually, systemati
cally, and save themselves a great amount of trouble
and lime. This course is now adopted by some of
our best districts and is found la work admirably,'
J. F. CALKINS, Co. Sup.
We invite attention to the proceedings of
the Stale Convention, which occupy a large
space of to-day’s paper.
It will be seen that it was to all intents and
purposes a Black Republican gathering, and
that it nominated the most obnoxious candi
dates to the Americans that could be found.
It will be seen, also, that it is called on
American Republican Convention, (hough it
is well knowoithal the American party has
no lot nor share in its proceedings, and is not
represented by any representatives of its own
appolnthiehl.
The swindle (has attempted to be practised
upon the American parly cannot prove suc
cessful, but must react with tenfold vengeance
upon those who have been unscrupulous
enough to attempt if. The whole cha racier
of the Convention shows that it is Republi
can and nothing else, and no one can read
its proceedings without being satisfied, that
had it not been such, the Republican mem
bers never would have abided by its action,
but would have withdrawn, formed a dis
tinctive Republican Convention, and nomi
nated a distinctive- Republican ticket. This
fact is clearly illustrated by the conduct of
the Republican members.
Not having yet all the particulars, we re
frain from commenting at length on the char
acter of the proceedings of the Convention,
or the candidates nominated by it. So far
as the candidates are concerned, they could
not welt be more obnoxious to Americans
than they are. Not one among them will be
owned by them, as of their kith and kin.
Wilmpt and Lewis are well known as out
and-out Republicans, of the most ullra'strlpe,
who are, in truth, nothing more nor less tha'n
Abolition demagogues.' Bolhare Loco Foco
radicals, in favor of free trade, and have not
a single sentiment or feeling in common with
the conservative views of the American Parly.
Veech was formerly a Whig, then an Ameri
can, and is now a Republican, having acted
with that parly fur Fremont last Fall. As
an apostate,He is known here,
and wherever hb is known, it will be fully
understood that this nomination, for an office
for which he is notoriously unfit, is his reward
for base treachery to the Fillnjore cause, and
a shameless attempt to betray Iba American
parly into the hands of Black Republicanism.
His selection, as a pretended .peace-oOcring
to the Americans in this community, is a
flagrant insult, and will be so treated by
them.
Since writing the foregoing, we have re
ceived a telegraphic abstract of the resolu
tions, which were submitted by Judge Kelley,
and they are. just of such a character as
might be expected from him, by those who
ktiow his bitter and intense haired
the American party. The whole burden of
these resolutions is nigger, nigger, nigger. A
poor sop is thrown out to cqtch credulous
Americans, in one of the resolutions, which
gives the old Pope a slap, but there is nothing
in it in favor of a changa.of the Naturaliza
tion Laws, or the protection of American
labor; or against ike' importation of Foreign
Convicts and Paupers, It certainly shirks
all the leading features of Americanism,—
Away with such barefaced duplicity, and
shameless hypocrisy ! Out upon the dema
gogues who thus attempt to barter American
principles for office! Let this Fusion here,
aflor be.hnown by the name which will desig
nate ijs real,character, and ,bc called what it
is, an AMiiion moye^eiil.
The people .of'Wahitowoc, Wisconsin
were, so elated ai the termination of piercoV
term of office, that it was found necessary t 6
show their joy in displaying,banners and in
burning powder,
For Ttie Agitator,
Common Schools.
EXAMINATION OF. TEACHERS,
Tncwtajr, April 7, Ip.m.
From the Phlla. News (R. N.)
The Doings ut Harrisburg.
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| State Cbnventlc
H March S
reasojmblei this mo
and after correcting the list of delei
ptoccedecLlo noramtlftswniilidftlw.for
qor.-as follows: . . ,
. ihmti#. lUtborhoid ny j F. Joijdoo of
Bedford; David Wilidol of Bradford $ John Covode
of Weatmorlahd; Thomas BTFranklin of Lancaster;
6, J, Ball of Erie}, John M,- Sullivan of Jfotler i
P. 8. Michldr ofNorlhiimberland; Lemuel Todd of
Cumberland (R.B. McCombs of Lawrence;
B. Mofrbead of India; John R. Edie, of Somerset;
RobeiH?..Canrsd of Philadelphia; A.G. Cartin' of
Centre; Henry Soother of Elk; A. H. Cooper of
Crawford;'TohfTC. Kankef 'Of Daafdjin; -Wut B. |
Kelinof Berks. ■ j
'> The Inames of Messrs Franklin, Kunkel,
Cooper, Gorlin, Conrad and Moorhead were
withdrawn before proceeding to the first, bal
lot, .which resulted as follows |
Wilmst. it M»'i3oBollifui’( ••••-•••■•,,•7
Todd., 90 McC0mb5. ...........J
Ball 19 Kunkel.;
CbVdde 13'Kcim..i '....1
Jordon ..13 Moorhead. ;7
Hickler.... 7 ’ t
The whole number of votes cast were 153,
making 77 accessary to a choice. . There be*
ing no election (be Convention proceeded to
a second ballot. The names of Messrs.
Michler, Jordon, Sullivan, McCombs and
Keim were withdrawn. The result of the
second bullot was as follows :
David Wilmot 99 Covode.
Ball SSMeorbetd., ~(,8
Todd 23
The whole number.of votes oast was 157,
making 79 necessary to. a choice, and Mr.
jWiLxor receiving more than a majority was
upeclared elected.
The nomination was declared unanimous
amid great enthusiasm.
Wil|iom Millward or Philadelphia, was
then nominated on the first ballot Tor Canal
Commissioner, amid great enthusiasm.
Messrs. James Veech and Joseph L. Lewis
were then nominated as candidates Tor Judges
of the Supreme Court. Adjourned until 2
p. m.
AFTERNOON 'SESSION.
The Convention adopted a series of strong
anti-slavery resolves, condemning in strong
terms the late decision of the Supreme Court
of the Uniled States, asserting the power of
Congress over the Territories, and declarino
their unwillingness to‘abridge the rights of
any class of citizens.
The Convention adjourned sine die.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
March 21, Petitions. —Mr. BENSON,
one from Potter county, for an appropriation
af $3OO to the Coudersporl Academy.
Mr. WIL.LISTON, one from the Judges,
and members of the .bar of Tioga county,
to increase the pay of Prosecuting Attorneys,
Also, three from citizens of Tioga county,
for (he repeal of the law creating County
Superintendents of Common Schools.
Also, one for a Bank to be created at Wells,
borough.
Also, one from Shippen township, Tioga
county for a law preventing the hunting of
deer with dogs. ,
Bills bead in place.—Mr. WILLIS
TON. one to legalize the township elections
last held in the townships of Nelson and
Osceola, Tioga county, , . .
Alsp.one to prevent driving deer with dogs
in the townships of'Shippett and Gaines, in
Tioga county.
Also, to increase (he pay of township Su
pervisors in Tioga county.-
Mr. THORN, a further supplement to the
act, to incorporate the Philadelphia Typo
graphical Society, passed May 7th 1832.
Senate, March 23— Mr. SOUTHER
called up Senate bill No. 240, to incorporate
the Welhhoro’ Bank.
Mr. WRIGHT opposed the bill, and ex
pressed the hope that it would be voted down.
Mr. SOUTHER hoped it would not be
voted down. The people in his district wanted
the Bank, and he waqtcd the Senate to pass
the bill. It was a local matter altogether,
and be did not know that it concerned the
Senator. . He hoped the Senate would pass
the bill.
Passed finally—yeas 16, nays 13, as fol
lows ;
Ybas —Mes:rs. Coffee, Finney, Fienniken,
Frazer, Gazzam, Gregg, Harris, Ktllinger,
Lewis, Penrose, Scofield, Seilers, Shuman,
Souther, Wilkins and Taggart, Speaker —l 6.
Nays—Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Ely,
Evans, Feller, Ingram, Jordan, Laubach,
Steele, Straub, Walton, Welsh apd Wright
—l3.
Another Putnam Adventure. — A few
weeks ago, Thomas Evans, of Chest Creek,
Clearfield county, Pa., while on a hunting ex
cursion, observed a ledge of locks, which his
experienced eye detected as being Ihq haunt
of a bear. It being late in the eventing, he
went home, but returned next morning ac
companied by bis brother. They soon found
a narrow passage between the rocks that led
into a dark and dismal cave. On arriving at
the mouth of tho cavern, Thomas, after throw
ing down his gnn, and divesting himself of
his hunting accoutrements, crawled in through
the narrow entrance, and after groping about
in the dark for somo lime, had the-.pleasure
of laying his hand upon bruin’s back. Hav.
ing ascertained the position of thesnimal,.he
returned to the entrance of the oave, and got.
his gun, then went back into the cavern to
visit his new acquaintance, while his brother
remained outside to net as sentry, provided
the animal attempted to escape. Having
come up tq the bear again he.placed the muz
zle of bis gun against the animal and fired.
A furious growl ftrom the beast accompanied
the report of the gun, and young Evans hur
ried out of the oavo as soon as possible. He,
however, put another load into his guo and
scrambled back into the cave'again. This
time he succeeded in putting a "ball through
the vital part of the animal’s , body. It was
dragged out and weighed over three hundred
pounds.— Elmira Advertiser.
Tit* Prettiest The Evening
Pint of Saturday saysalelter was advertised
that morning directed’ M to ihepreliiest lady
in New York,’ 1 It adds that “no lets than
seven hundred and sixieeq' ladjet aresttid to
have.applied 10-day Tqf; the jsotQeii letter, and
the galJajjV dispenser of Mleii-dmtx at Ihq
window. rqmqyeia W the ‘New yortt
Hospital, in a, slale'of Mind hqrderi.hg on do.
rahgomeni; produced by the combination of
loveliness to which ho was exposed,"
lAW-MMKAIISAs.
The f^raj^eoftkeßorderßtMaru.^.'pke
Murdetil ,Moif koibmiet/AM Trvt,\
r Iran th» Bt. Laois DvkocnU of Muck 17.
liming
gates,
jsw.-
, Atlengihwehave ttstoryof the wrong*
loflicfedj by the Border-Ruffiap*. io Kama*
Which, w« (iuolr. may be-credited, Let us
bear no more, of u Preo State, perversions”
and “Abolition lies.” The comapoodeoca
that baa appeared In the columns of The
Democrat from Ume to time, baa only been
tmmiß ty iw feiiureio (btfy represennha
atrocities! of the Pro-Slavery outlaws, who
have gained fodihoM in Kansas. 1 •
Gov. John W. Geary, at Lecompton, on
the 4th iqst., forwarded bis resignation of the
Governorship of Kansan to the. Department
at Washington. Haying notified Wood
son, Secretary, iof the Territory, of. this fact,
and having surrendered to that officer the
official control, be, in a,few days after quit
the country and started for the Bast. He.
arrived in this city on Sunday evening, ac%
compacted by his private Secretary, Dr.
Gihon. Yesterday afternoon he palled at
this office, and in the course of a- long con-,
versation gave os a complete-history of bis,
administration in Kansas, and more than con-,
firmed all the reports which teachedihe public
through The Democrat of the outrages of
the Pro-Slavery bandits abd rebels in that
unhappy Territory.
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■.The Governor states the cause of bis res-,
ignation to be the failure of ex-President
Pierce to fulfill the pledges made at the lima
of bis acceptance of the appointment. The
promises of Mr. Pierce, ho says, vicre la
support him (Geary) with the United States
army, the militia, and the Treasury,if necea,
sary ; but instead of receiving this aid, either
in men or money, from the President, he has
paid 813,000 out of his own pocket, for the
support of his administration; and with re
gard to military support, be has even been
refused a detachment of two companies of
cavalry, for which he' applied under the
most urgent circumstances, and received tba
haughty answer from the officer in command,
that tho army of the United Stales was net
employed to protect him. In addition, the
Judiciary of the Territory, as well as ths
military of the Government, refused its sop,
port. Judge Lecompte thwarted him on all
occasions, and having the means to execute
his judicial decrees, was enabled to overrule
him in every important measore.
Again, throughout his whole official career
he has been an object of hatred to an organ
ized and sworn band of conspirators in the
Territory. He states that fifty men were
under oath from the day he entered the conn,
try until he left it, to assassinate him provi,
ded his official career should deviate front
that course which they had marked out for
him. His life thus in constant jeopardy, the
judiciary bitterly opposed to him, the military
inactive and stubborn, and (he Government
without money or means of any khd, he vaa
necessarily compelled to decline. The Gov
ernor says he regrets the step bo was obliged
to take most sincerely, and feels confident
that bad ho received the assistance promised
him, he could have administered the a(fiirs
of the Territory in a manner acceptable to
the honest settlers of both sides.
In relation to the robberies, arsons and
murders at the hands of the Pro-Slavery
ruffians, which have taken place in Kansas,
the Governor soys the half has not yet been
told. He says : The murder of Buffum by
Hayes was one of the most hold-blooded and
atrocious affairs ever witnessed. The Gov
ernor reached the spot a few moments after
the affair occurred. As the poor fellow was
lying upon the earth in his agonies, the blood
streaming from his wounds, and (ha cold
sweat of death upon his brow, he seized the
Governor’s band, and declared that as be
looked for mercy hereafter, be was innocent
of all cabses of offense—=tbat it was a most
foul and unprovoked murder. He asked bis
assassin why he sought his life or sought to
take his property—that upon his efforts de
pended the subsistence of an aged father and
mother, a deaf and dumb brother and a sister
—that he himself was a cripple, and there
fore harmless. To ibis appeal be was told
that he was a “d-—d Abolitionist, and that
they intended to destroy the whole of them. u
Upon which Hayes,-otie of the gang, seized
him by the oollar, and, placing the piilol
against his stomach, shot him.
The Governor pledged him, while be held
his cold hand in his own, that lie would use
all his power |to bring his murderer to justice.
‘‘l spent,” said the Governor, "five hundred
dollars to have his assassio arrested} and I
would have- spent five thousand dollars to
have done'sov if it had been necesaary.” It
is well known that the Governor had Hayes
arested, but scarcely was he pot in prison,
when Lecompte issued a writ of habeas cor
pus, had him released and set qt liberty upon
straw bail, Hayes is now in Missouri, and
kplayiog the gentleman. The Governor
further stales that alter the release of Hayes,
Sutveyor-General Calhoun look occasion, in
a public speech upon the matter, to declare
that-the discharge of Hayes wga perfectly
legal, and (hat it wna a mistake to suppose
that the Territorial laws were erected for the
benefit of any other persons than the Pro-
Slavery men.
Speaking of the insult offered him, which
led lb the death of Sherrard, the -Governor
gave a detailed - account of the transaction,
and the manner in which fits assassination
bad been previously planned- His.own firm
ness, however, prevented its execution. Sher
rard, the Governor states, with three others,
waylaid him in the hall of the Legislature.
He discovered them, and knew tljeir purpose;
and, when Sherrard spoke to him ip® l d® 00
fnply, bat passed, on, when Sherrard sp» l
upoh his back several times. As soon u
these facts became known, 4 public meeting
was held, composed principally of Pro-Sla**
ry men, for the piirpd.se of denouncing <hj
act, If was at Ibis meeting that Sherrard
was' shot, 1 When the ■resolutions were read*
Sherrard said that any person that ‘Mors™
them "was a liar, a coward andl'scoundrel-
Mr, Shepperd then arose,.&Qd stated I))® 1
indorsed them, dW.y®s naittyhr ai liSfi “° a ? !
dfoj, nor coward. Sherrard then df eff
revolver. and odtntaenbed shdotiqg at Shop-
Sard, who received three balls in his body
fr.'S, then snapped a pistol at Sherrard,
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