FROM KANSAS.
Special Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat.
Ljiwbexcb, Kansas, Sept. 7,1857.
. The express leaves in an hour, and I have
bul a few moments to write. I wili, there
fore, hastily condense what might well fill
several pages. The slabbing affray at Le
compion has developed some new shades in
the “National” element of that place worth
referring to. The facts were these : A Mr.
BiileyJl who is a Conservative or National
Free-Sjtate man, was walking along the street
in company with a friend of his, who is clerk
under Mr. Brindle, in the Land Office, and
in passing a grog-shop, Mr. Bailey saw an
mher friend of his standing in a crowd of
noisy rowdies about the bar, and, fearing that
he was getting into .bad company, as he was
then partially intoxicated, Bailey entered sad
invited his fiiend to leave. At this the crowd
came up around him, threatening him as an
Abolitionist, and, as he backed out of the
door to avoid them, they continued to follow
him up, and when oat a short distance in (be
street, they stabbed him in several places, both
from before and behind, showing that more
than one were engaged in it; and as this
o'hcr friend, the clerk, attempted to defend
him, he, too, received a' blow from a knife,
cutting his clothes upon his side a long dis
tance, and slightly marking his skin. Bailey
is yet alive, but his wounds are regarded as
very dangerous, if not fatal. The man who
gave him the principal blow was Mr. Brock
en, one of the ultra Southern Calhoun Ad
ministration men. No provocation was of
ferred, and no justification is made. None
can be presumed, only that Mr. Bailey was a
Free Slate man.
In Lecompton, where the atmosphere is
thoroughly impregnated with all (he virtues,
at least, of the Administration, under the very
eyes of the whole band of officials, for a long
lime no effort was made to arrest the assas
sins, nod Brockett stood in the front door of
an offiue near by, manifesting no concern
whatever, while Mr. Bailey was carried by,
weltering in Ills blood, to some welcome couch,
to suffer and probably die. Some time after
ward, Gcu. McLean, one of the land chiefs
here, by Buchanan’s appointment, was seen
taking Brocket!.ijccoss-rfietrrver towwtd Leav-‘
enwor'h. U’he(ra»Kttle<etir'was ma'fie’by the
Free State mgn—and the “Nationals” all*
claim to be such now—they could hot had
"Brockett. The rumor camp that he had gone
to Leavenworth, and they accordingly went
to the office of Judge Cato for a warrant, and
behold I he had ffed a Iso. Walker refused to
aid either party. By this lime the plot was
apparent. The parly of Calhoun, McLean,
Cato, Woodson & Co., were in a conspiracy
to protect the murderer.
Mr. Brindle and Mr. Moore,oF the Land
Office, and other “Nationals,” -became very
indignant at this wanton disregard of all civil
and just rules on the part of the fire-eating
officials, and declared arrests should be made,
and two other men in Brodkelt’i gang were
arrested. Then all the combustibles, in Le
compton seemed ignited, and no town in Kan
sas ever saw greater excitement. The Cal
houn party swore that the first man who ap
peared in Court to testify against the accused
should be shot down on the spot. Brindle
and his friends swore just as piously that the
witnesses should be protected at all hazards.
The result was, both parlies commenced im
mediate preparations for a big fight. The
friends of each party were rallied through the
night and drilled for the siege.
Saturday.morning came, and all hands ex
pected a bloody lime upon the organization
of the Court. At the hour the roll beat, the
Democratic watchword of the nation was
heard in the street, and all the 'minions of
grogdom and slavedom and white-housedom
were there to prevent the execution of justice
upon a band of assassins. Ely Moore and
others of the opposite wing rushed into the
crowd, and proclaimed that if they even
crooked their first finger to molest a witness
in that Court, it would be the death of every
devil of them. Well, the Court assembled.
On looking around, it was evident the red
coats were in the minority. The first witness
was called, and he came forward boldly—
holding a revolver in his hand as he stepped
upon the stand to testify. What a spectacle
for this law.ridden age! He did testify, and
not a dog moved his tongue. The result of
the trial I have not yet learned. Brocket! is
still at large. Walker is non-committal, and
it is said he takes his meals in his private
room. 1
Many men who have always acted with
the Pro Slavery parly here so far, and were
here lo wiiness ibis horrible scene, now de
clare themselves no longer National Demo
crats, but say they will go for order and Free
Kansas first—then let side issues come after
ward. A noied Pro Slavery man of Osawat
amie was (here, and exclaimed, wringing his
duads, “My God ! shall we stand this 1 Have
our men butchered before our eyes in cold
blood, without redress V* O. C. Brown, of
the same place, was standing by, and replied,
“Never! But you must see by this event
just what infamous and inhuman outrages we
have been struggling for the last two
years.” The Pro-Slavery, man saw-the point
and acknowledged himself ready to co-oper
ata with us in future. I believe this to be the
fact to day. These secedecs, together with
oiher Free-Stale men, have sworn that as
sure as (he royalists commit another murder
or attempt 10, upon a man of any parly, j ua i
so sure they will follow the bandits till the
last life is forfeited in Kansas.
Correspondence of The Chicago Press. '
La-Wrekce, Sept. 5, 1857^
Thk Border Counties in Motion. —A
gentleman who has just relumed from a lour
through the border counties of Missouri,
states that nothing is talked of there save the
proposed invasion of Kansas the coming
October. The Blue Lodges are being re
organized, and everything gives evidence that
extensive preparations are being made to
control the election in Kansas. On the other
hand, the military organization, formed by
the Free-State men for the protection of the
ballot-box, is rapidly being completed. Affairs
in the Territory ate evidently lending toward
a terrible crisis, and the October election
may witness its denouement. Y azoo,
Backer is "running well" (f rorn Wilmot)
way m Jersey. Berks, Egypt, Nubia, and
"down Souf.”
THE AGITATOR.
SI. H. Cobb, i
WELLSBORODGH. PA.
Thursday Morning, Sept. 84,1557.
All Business, nod otherCoinmanicationsmußt
be addressed to tbe Editor to insore attention.
Republican Nominations.
For Governor t
DAVID WHiDIOT, of Bradford Co.,
For Canal Commissioner,
WILLIAM MILL WARD, of Philadel’a,
For Supreme Judge*,
JAMES 7EECE, of Payette County.
JOSEPH J. LEWIS, of Chester County.
ounty Ticket.
For Assembly t
L. P. WILLI STOX, of Wellsboro.
ISAAC BENSOX. of Couriers port.
For Prolhonoiary ,
JOHN F. DONALDSON, of Wellsboro.
For Register, Sfe.,
WM. D. BAILEY, of WeUsboro.
For Treasurer ,
0. F. TAYLOR, of Covington.
For Commissioner ,
JOHN JAMES, of Bios*.
• For Auditor t
WM. JL DOUGLASS, of Clymep.
Dr. Morrdn delivered an eloquent Temperance
Address in the Court House, Monday evening-. We
have not space to speak of it at length.
Dr. Dons lectured upon Spiritualism in the Court
House, Tuesday evening. As onr paper goes to
press Tuesday night, notice is deferred until next
week. The Discussion commences Thursday eve
ning.
We place the name of 1. Benson, list)., of Potter
county, aX the head of our paper this week, as a
candidate for Assembly with L. P. Williston. Mr.
Benson proved a faithful and efficient member last
winter, and we take pleasure in commending him to
to the favorable consideration of Ti oga Republicans
Juvenile Concert. —Under llic ex cellcnt direc
tion of Mr. W. F. Conns, of Elmira, our people.
were treated to oaeT of llie pndflie.st Juvenile Con
certs On* WedßSSday evening Bf last week, that we
4Syer bad the pleasure of attending. Mr. C., has a
fine talent for bis vocation, and we can cheerfully
commend him to such as may desire to give their
children the rudiments of a musical
Wc learn that Mr. Curtis will give auolhe/Con
cert in this Village on Wednesday evening of next
week. Let it be well patronized. The choir nani
bets about fifty voices.
Forward t
Three short weeks lie between this and the 13th
of October. It is little enough time for the per
formance of the labor which the cause uf Freedom
demanos of its workers. A hundred little acts of
preparation have nut been done which should have
been done weeks ago. A thousand things have not
been said which should have been said months ago.
Hundreds of men are just now awaking to the im
portance of a contest which cither the triumph or
defeat of Freedom must decide forever.
Friends, what must be done to atone fur these sad
shortcomings in the immediate past 7—these unac
countable neglects 7 Will any coansel unavailing
regrets and promises of amendment in the future?
will any exhort to a better and manlier discharge of
duty in the Hereafter 7 We know not what any
may counsel, or what others may do; but we do
know that passive regrets can avail nothing in this
emergency—that promises of amendment next year
cannot atone for the slips of duly ot which we have
all been guilty this year.
Friends, to make amends for this neglect toe must
go to teork. Now that we stand face to free with
our neglect, it is easy to make partial reparation.
The man who voluntarily absents himself from the
post of ‘duty this fall acts the part of a self-worship,
er, and ere many years wilt act the part of a cow
ard. Those who lean upon past successes and sit
down idly, waiting for the ravens to save this great
nation from moral starvation, should know that God
apportions ills favors jealously and justly i to the
sluggard he gives the thorns and thistles of defeat;
to the patient worker the sweet fruits of success and
the gentle dews of an approving conscience. No
miracles will be worked to supercede the necessity
-of human labor. No aid will he vouchsafed to
sluggards. It is work, or die, throughout the Di
vine economy. He Wins Who Works,.
We cannot fathom the apathy of some men in
this world. Wc have sought to lifl the veil with
which they have enveloped their lives, but vainly
sought. In the moment of difficulty and clanger
they stand like cold, passionless marble; but when
the difficulty has vanished before Endeavor, the dan
ger passed and Success perches upon the standard
of Right, we have marked the eager haste with
which they mingle with the victors and toss theif
caps and juin In the psan of Freedom. Thus have
we marked such marble resolve itself into living,
pliant flesh and blood. The philosophy of these
strange transmutations must suggest itself to your
minds, good friends, or ft muslremai nforever a mys
tery. For one, wc cannot consent lo unravel any
thing so palpable. , -
There is another class of men whose characters
we have studied assiduously during our brief politi
cal experience. These see the right of public pol
icy and hasten to labor for its defence and triumph.
They work nobly and are ever on the alert for the
insidious approach of the enemy during the bustle
of the campaign. If . present success perch upon
their standard, they send up one wild borrob for
Freedom and sit calmly down, wailing for the sky
to fall. '.They are content with that single achieve
ment, satisfied with that, local success. To all your
exhortations to renewed and constant endeavor; to
all your appeals for labor in (he yet Iml porlially
won field; .toyour injunction “ SUejj on your arms”
—they calmly return old, stereotyped cry;
“ TAere i* no are three to, their one!”
--And so they sink back into the arms of sleep ftqd
hareßuch swcei dreams of peaec; and if they do
not awake bound hand and foot some threatening
morning, they will owe an eternal debt of gratitude
to their more vigilant brothers.
There is yet another clsss whose peculiarities we
have written down where time cannot dim the rec.
ord. These love the Right as they love their wive?
and children. When, danger threatens the canaa
they love and labor in, their hearts are anxioos and
pained beyond expression. They nevet sleep doting
the strife of a campaign. Yon will hear them
speak as if their soula were coined into earnest,
burning words. They wonld regenerate the race
with one mighty blow. They would stake every
interest—wealth, place, comfort, everything—upon
the issue of « single battle. They estimate Use en.
lire world by the little world aronndthem. If their
neighbors and (Heads arc nerved up to strike, they
think the entire country it also standing with up .
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR.
raised hands and that all will strike together. The
blow descends. They wait with strained nerves
and wildly beating hearts for the voice from the
North, South, East and West. It comes, slowly,
but bearing tidings of temporary disaster. They
sink down with relaxed nerves. They sit down
with hearts unbound, bleeding and pan)ing with a
deathly pain. They have slaked all upon a single
throw and have lost. Hope goes out with one wild
cry and they cannot summon strength to continue
the battle. They faint in view of the mountains of
labor yet lying between them and final victory.
And these' forget that the battle of Freedom is a
great LIFB-BAITLE?
Editor.
There is another class ot men with not less
marked peculiarities of temperament. These love
Freedom, Justice and Humanity as they lave God
and Truth. They never sleep. They have studied
tbo mutations of mind and heart intelligently and
well. Their feel tread the solid rock of Faith, Hope
and eternal Perseverance. They have enlisted for
life. Threatening skies neither harass nor depress.
If present Success accrue to their efforts, ibey deem
it a blessed ray of that sunlight which shall one day
clothe with matchless beauty a regenerated world.
They seek no summer seas, no temporary Arcadia.
They garb for the winter of Disaster, and nobly re.
solve to face out the storm though death lie in the
path. Defeat has no terrors fur them. Through its
gloom they behold the bow of Elcrnai Justice span,
ning the pure and serene, sky of unfailing promise.
There isjio defeat for these men except in a yield,
ing of principle to expediency. This is the stern
stuff of which martyrs ate made. Such are the
men at whose labors empires quake and the sturdi
est of tyrants tremble. We have a lew thousands
of this stamp in the glorious “ Wilmot District."
Thank God tor that 1 |
Friends, young men, {o w!iii:li of these classes do
you belong 7 Search yoor heartsstcrnly-os if seek,
ing a hidden enemy, and ariswer to yourself For
the dear sake nf the cause we all proicss to love and
venerate, do not delay yourjanswcr. This is a lifc
baltle. Were every vestige of tyranny swept from
Hie earth to-day, the necessity for action would still
remain. Earth, will never witness the millennial
peace of which poets sing While man is born of wo.
man. Freedom gained will need stoat arms and
brave, true hearts to keep watch and ward. The
sky will not be as now, overcast; but the sable edge
o) the muttering thunder-cloud will sometimes lilt
above ihe horizon.
. Friends, from tills until the 13lh day of October
there must be no slumbering on the post of duly.
Up, and at work ! The entire force of Slavery is
concentrated to crush David WilMot. In view of
this, what hand shall be idle, what Republican shall
prove recreant to kia duly 7 Repentance will burn
its brand to the marrow of the man who neglects
| bis duty in this emergency. Lei us to work—every
one of us!
MozatTro-DutocßATic Convention. —This Con
vention, which might appropriately be called “ A
Convention for the Suppression of Common Schools,”
met at the Court House on the evening of the 1 Slit
instant. On calling the list of districts it appeared
that only about onc.half were formally represented.
The Convention then proceeded to select from the
audience such individuals from the unrepresented
towns as chanced to bo present, leaving, finally,
some halfia-dozen districts unrepresented. We
would luggcsl to our Democratic friends that prim
ary elections be dispensed with generally, next year
and that the Democratic leaders in and about Wells
boro be entrusted with the formation oljt ticket fur
the suffrages of fße rank and file. The Convention
put in nomination the following gentlemen :
For Assembly, Austin Lathrop , of Lawrence.
Mr. Lallirop has served one term as County Com
missioner, and gained some notoriety in the matter
of Roads and Bridges, He aspired to the Sheriffal
ty in 1855 and succeeded in running well behind his
ticket. Was V. P. ot a Know-Nothing Council in
1854, and performed the duties of that office credit
ably. We commend him to the supporters of Mr.
Hazelburst and Amalgamation.
For Prolhonotary, A.\ S. Brewster, of Delmar
Mr. Brewster js a good J citizen and is competent
Politically, he keeps bud company and deserves the
fate of poor Tray. He swallows Judge Taney and
Jeffrey Lecomptc, and wc do not wish him success.
For Register, John Lang, of Bloss. Mr. Lang
is nowa full-blooded Mulatto-Democrat. Was Pres,
ident of a K. N. Council in 1854, and acquitted him
self remarkably well, it is said. Would like to be
.Register, doubtless, but lias principles will have to be
taken South to winter, j His prospects of success
are slim enongh. 1
For Treasurer, Thomas Reynolds, 'QJ. Sullivan.
Mr. Reynolds is a dycd.in.lhc-wool democrat of the
Flank Pierce stripe. His prospects are as grim as
as the certainty of defeat can make them.
For Commissioner, A. H. Bacon, of Deerfield-
Mr. Bacon is a difficult 'subject to approach, being
politically like the Irishman’s flea. He has turned
some most remarkable political summersets and re
joices in a whole neck, still. He attended the Phil
adelphia Know-Nothing Convention of 1854, as a
delegate, and assisted in the nomination of James
Pollock. He was a Republican in 1855, and contin
ued as firm in the faith as circumstances permitted
until the 13th of Angult, 1556, at which time he
threw a double-and-twisted summerset and alighted
fairly and squarely upon Platform,
where he stands at present. The cause of this sud.
den change of position ,we leave to be guessed at-
He is believed to have aspired to the honor of rep
resenting Tioga at Harrisburg. Be that ns it may,
he has now subsided into the candidacy for Coramis.
sioner. We commend him to the friends of Hazel,
hurst and Amalgamaticjn.
For Auditor, Dr. Rich, of Deerfield. The Doc
tor had better stick to I fils pill-bags and leach his
patients how to cast up[thcir accounts, in the place
of vainly aspiring to' the honor of casting up the
accounts of the coantyl Like his associates on the
ticket, he is a good citizen in a very bad position.
Mr. Henry Sherwood followed in a speech to
prove that Republicanism is Whiggery. He proved
it-by charging certain jandidales on the Republican
ticket with having ' been connected with the Whig
party, when that party was alive. Adopting Mr.
Sherwood’s logic, we now insist that Democracy is
Know-Nolhingism. To chock the nail, we show
that a goodly proportion of tho above ticket were
connected wltlrtbe Allow-Nothings when that par
ty was alive. If Mr. Sherwood’s argument be val
id so is ours. It would suit him to keep old parly
distinctions alive. Tfie masses look higher.
We forgot-; Mr. Starwood said Hut the Demo
cratic parly bad done, everything.for the country
that ever has added to its glory and greatness. This
Is a notable assumption, and we publish it to the na.
tion at large. Democratic journals please- copy.
Mr. J. W. Ryon also addressed the Convention.
He labored long and ardently to prove that the De-
party.has always opposed the extension
of Slavery. Sootbem democratic papers please
copy. /""
Mr. Sherwood then introduced a resolution' de.
nouncing the law creatfhg-Gqnrity Superintendents
of Common Schools, as antidemocratic. He said
that the resolution should bo engrafted upon the dc.
mocratic platform, and it was so engrafted by adop-
tiotr in the Convention. Southern democrats have
gone a step further. They denounce the entire
Common School System as anti-democratic. Miy
S. may do the same next year. We could not be
more surprised were be to do so; since, in private,
he has ever sustained the present law. It was pass,
ed by a democratic Legislature and approved by
Wat. Bigler. But we rest here until next week.
The Republicans of Mama have just won a noble
a glorious vicrory. The vote Is nearly SO,OOO less
in the aggregate than at the last Slate election, yet
the majority for the Republican Governor is nearly
as great as then. This is a grand result. ’ Honor
to the Republicans of Maine!
' The Vermont Rcpubl icans have elected their en
tire State ticket by a majority of 30,000. Honor
to the Green Mountain boys !.
Now what will the Republicans of Pennsylvania
do 7 Let us come home with that question—what
will the Republicans of Tioga do 3 .Will they go
to work and orgonize the school ■ districts without
further delay 7 Will they evidence to the people of
the North that they are as much in. earnest today
as they were last November 7 Will they, as they
did then, bring oat their teams and aid voters to the
polls? Will those young.man who went about do
ing good in the school districts last year, go out
and speak a word for our truehearted Wilmot 7
We do believe that lire young men of Tioga will
do their whole duty. It has been whispered that
some of them arc leaning upon past success. We
shall not believe that until the vote in their respect,
he election districts is weighed and fohnd under the
standard of last year. The ballot-box will show
where work has been done and where tt has not
been done. Every Republican will do well to re
member that the eyes of the whole North are torned
to this District, Tioga honestly won the hearty
hale of the Slaveocracy last fall. Let us try to win
tlicir eternal ilUwilt in oar majority for Wilmot.
Should they endeavor to love us, beware i—lt is a
pleasure to be hated by tyrants I
By refetence to our advertising columns,
it will be seen that the Philadelphia Business
Men are again asking attention to that city
and market.- We have heretofore alluded to
the direct railroad communication with ihfj.
city, and given some ideas of ihe probable
advantages incident to such a connection.-'
No one doubts but there ate advantages in
having a multiplicity of markets for commer
cial transactions, and tho location of this
city, in that respect, is peculiarly fortunate.
Heretofore we have . been the nearest ac
cessible point on Lake Erie to New Fork
imd Boston. Now, we bear that relation to
Philadelphia, and have access to a third mar
ket. Our business interesls are already
feeling the beneficial effects of this connec
tion.
Large quantities of railroad iflfc from the
Pensylvama manufactures, and merchandize
from Philadelphia, have been received .here
for shipment west by lake. In return, our
lumber dealers and commission men have
been sending their products to the “Quaker
City.” Thus we see the beginning of a trade
that must be mutually advantageous. As a
market for merchandize, Phifadefphians cfaim
superior advantageson account of their ex
tensive manufactures and moderate expenses
incident to carrying on business.
Among their manufactures may be enu
merated articles of- iron, steel and metal
jewelry, gas fixtures, acids and chemicals, a
variety of cotton goods, Germantown and
other woolens, carpels, umbrellas and para
sols, leather, bools and shoes, perfumery, &c
&c. Many of these articles have heretofore
found their way here, having been purchased
in o'her markets, passing through several
hands, each making a profit.
Gen. Packer, sitys the Gettysburg Star,
has been in public office almost a life-time.
Twenty years ago, he was editor of a paper
in Lycoming county. Since that time he
has had nn regular business. He has done
nothing but hold office and live off the for
tune he acquired by his offices. He. has been
collector of 101 l at VVilliamsporl—a Canal
Commissioner—a contractor—a quiet paTtner
in sundry jobs of work on the canals—Audi
tor General undjer Porter—a member of the
House of Representatives, and member of the
Senate. When a candidate for the latter
office, such was his standing at home that he
ran almost 1500 votes behind ' his ticket in
that Senatorial District.
Mr. Packer is a man in the vigor of life,
rather good looking, and plausible'in his
manners. He makes a fair speech and is a
good wire-puller. For many years' he has
aimed to be made Governor. There is one
mystery about him, No one can lell where
and how he made his money. His offices
have never been lucrative, and'his salaries
could not have yielded such profits. There
is little doubt that pari of the Seventeen
Millions of Direct Tuxes the people have
been paying within the last twelve years,'has
gone into his pocket by some underground
avenue burrowed by the “Canal Rats!’ with
whom he has associated. A man/with his
antecedent, with his associates, urid his bear
ing, is an unsafe person to catrust with the
important duties of the Executive chair.
The Tiiiumpii in Maine.— The electron
which has ju-t taken place in Maine pos
sesses peculiar interest, because the parly
lines Were drawn with unbsual strictness,
-and other quest ions than, that of Slavery ex
tension kept out of the contest. The'Dred
Scott decision of the Supreme Court, and : Mr.
Buchanan’s officious .'endorsement of if, have'
practically been passed upon by the people of
Maine. The vole of this year was not so'
large as that of last year by nearly twenty
six thousand, and yet Mr. Morrill’s majority
is not much less than that of Mr. Hamlin.
The result will exert a powerful influence'
beyond the borders of Maine. It will add
thousands to the majority of Mr. Batiks in-
Massachusetts ; the Republicans of New
York, Ohio and Pennsylvania kill derive
slrdngth from this success, and all over the
country the frieti'ds of free 1 labor will be en
couraged to set about organizing victory for
the Presidential contest of 1860.— N. T.‘
Evening Post.
Meeting op People.— The meeting
at the Coqil House on Saturday last to bear
Hon. David Wilmot, was ,the largest political
meeting we, have ever seen-in, this place, ex
cept countyjnass meetings, of meetings called
during Court week, when ia.rge numbers, of
people were in attendance on other business.
There had been no effort.made to rally the
■people ; they came of their own accord to
bear the champion of Jeffersonian Democra
cy.—Urtionfoirit Standard.
ecrmimmicationsf.
i Jot the Agitator.
Examination of i Teachers.
The time is fast approaching for the exam
ination of teachers for the wimer schools. I
have instructions from the Department, slat
ing that a new edition of the permanent cer
tificate has been issued, and that “Superin
tendents will deliver them without a re-exam
ination to all such holdersjof the old style,
as they are satisfied, from what they know
of their qualifications, are entitled (o'them.”
f have no doubt there are some holding per
manent certificates in Ibe county "who are not
entitled to them. To withdraw these is the
object of this now arrangement. 1 do not
feel however, like taking Ibe responsibility of
selecting one here and another there, for re
examination, while all the others are passed
by. 1 think (hose who a ref justly entitled to
the permanent certificate,; will welcome a re.
examination, and the others most certainly
need one. ■ I deem it then both expedient for
myself and beneficial for the teachers that all
should,come forward for examination. Let
there be no preferences. Give up the laurels
won in the past, and start altogether in a new
race, Ibr new ones. This is the more impor
tant from the fact, that the .examinations this
Fall are to be more extentjed and thorough,
than heretofore. No certificate will be grant
ed short of an entire day’s jirill; antral least,
half of this shall be in wrrjing. Private ex
animations are positively prohibited by the
Department, unless in extraordinary cases.
Public examinations will continue for nearly
six weeks* Teachers who cannot attend once
in this time, should give up the idea of teach
ing for the present.' It will not do for them
to make up their minds to teach after tbo ex
aminations are over. If they chance to be
absent, or ill, when [ am in their district, they
should look over the advertisement and see
where is the next most convenient place to
u m,ill nil «yjl not i> e Considered a suffi
■pienf excuse,"that the time was not under
stood, for it is expected that teachers of this
Copnty a county jpaper, or have en
terprise prffmgh about them to find one.—
Teachers lroliv othf'i counties, who intend to
teach here, should inform {themselves of the
time of our examina'ions And be at the post.
A word to teachers concerning their prepara-
<■ 1 r
lions: ; I
Orthography.— Gel Sander S-New Spdl.
ling Book, or-some other!modern
Orthography, and make yourself familjao'
with,it. Give alt the sounds of the letters,
and their-names. Pronbtjnce the word man
with each vowel sound, between the letters
m, and n,. Learn how find the pronun
ciation .of words from .Webster’s D.ctionary,
&c., (fee. I | ‘
Reading. —Get Sander’s Reader, and
study the Rules thoroughly, and have staled
tiroes each day for putting them in practice.
Penmanship. —Get Hammond’s & Potter’s
or some other modern svstem of penmanship,
and learn the principles! Take lessons, if
possible. This important branch of educa
tion is much neglected.! !
Geography. — the principles of
Geography. Find the sun’s apparent path
through the Heavens,; hs viewed from the
tropic of Cancer, the Arctic Circle, and North
Pole. How would it affect the seasons, if the
Earth’s axis, was perpendicular to_]jie plane
of its orbit ? How, ifj horizontal {o"the_
same ? &c., &c, - . !
Grammar.— Be prepared to give any defL
nilion in the grammarj | Look'out for verbs
and pronouns. Have a daily exercise in
parsing and analyzing; ;
Arithmetic. —Be ready lo demonstrate I
every rule, not only toyourself, but lo others.
No knowledge in higher branches will com
pensate for want of thoroughness in this.
Certificates will positively be refused those,
who get more than !lh|ree 4’s. A teacher
who is poor In more lhah three of the above |
fundamental studies will; be a damage lo any
school. Look for ah [advertisement, next
week, with regard to the lime, and places for
the examination of Teachers. Render, please
show this lo any of your neighbors, whom
you think it will interesj.
N. L. REYNOLDS, Co. Supt.
At a meeting of the Repntilican'Cohferees for the
counties of Tiogs and Potter, for. the purpose of
nominating two Representatives for the ensuing
year, met at the Commissioner's office at Wcllsboro 1
Sept. 16th 1837. ' i
S. F. Wilson and R- T. Wood appeared as confer,
ees for Tioga, and A. F. Jones and G. B. Overton
far Poller Co. Upon motion, S,F, Wilson Esq.,.was
chosen President, and G. 1 B. Overton Sec’y.
L, P.-Willistoti of Tioga, and Isaac Benson of
Poller, were unanimously nominated said Represen
tatives. - I
Resoloed that the proceedings of Ibis Convention
be published in the Tioga Agitator and the Poller
Journal. Signed, S.>’. WILSON, PresV
G. B. OVERTON, Sec’/.
Wiluiol’s [Canvass.
The Fires Blaze Biugutlv. —Judge
Wilmot is doing yeoman's service in his
canvass of the Slate. (During the past week
be has spoken at different points, in ttia
Northwestern part of the State—Clarion,
Franklin, Meadville, Erie, Beaver and Water
ford. Everywhere} be has been warmly
received. The people have turned out ia
great numbers lo hear-him, and bis, masterly
addresses have exoiiedjihe admiration of bis
hearers, and awakened the liveliest emhusi
asm. “The work goes bravely on !” The
papers,, and letters,inform ns that the enthu
siasm in the West anjl North is equalled, if
if does not exceed, that of last/Fall; and
majority in j that region jwill.be un
precedented. They, know the rpan, and they
love the sentiment of [freedom which he so
ably .and fearlessly advocates, aqd they will
giye - him a warm arid ardent support. If
the Eastern, counties could but be held back
from “following strange Gods,” and would
perform but half tjjeir duty’, his eleclion
w onld bo secured beyond'a doubl.
Gen. Packer has Been following in the
wake of .Wilmot in the West. He has
been making a son of head.-quarlers at.Pilts
burg, and . wherever he could, has slipped
out a day or two after Wilmot has spoken
at some point, drummed up the faithful,
abused Wilmot and [ranted about Democ
racy, and exhorted [them to sliak' to the
ticket f He lakes good care, however, never
to meet Wilmot, but coward-like" skulks
in his wake. How brave and magnanimous !
His party arri,ashamed of him, and in many
places so express themselves,— Harrisburg
Telegraph., | i
Facts to be Remembered |
That the Missouri Compromise, M
served our peace and harmony for thirty-r m
years, was repealed by the democratic
to enable the negro driver to occupy ifl|
curse the soil of the great west, by Ne s . !■
Slavery, to the exclusion of free white bH
bor.
That at the first ..election in Kansas |t *
people were drivdft away from the poll IS
an aimed force of Missouri ruffians tiumhJ
fng thousands, who look possession of ,■
precincts and elected a Missouri Border R t *
fian Legislature.
That the said Legislature thus forced uw,
the people of Kansas .against their will lW
acted a code of laws more odious than u,
decree of the Austrian Emperor or Czar oi
Russia.
That the Democratic party and the Derm,
cratic Administration, at Washington 31-
now al.work.enforcing these barbariousajj
unconstitutional laws.
That the people in Kansas are in favor o’
making Kansas a Free Slate, and ibar rj»
Democratic Administration are now sendmi
federal-troops there to prevent this, by SBi °
taining and enforcing laws creating and joj!
taining slavery.
That the Democratic Supreme Court hu '
already decided against State Sovereign
by denying the tight of a Free State toV
laws forbidding the slave holder to brin"h
slaves and hold them on free soil. = '
That, James Buchanan ihe Democrat:
President of the United States, in Ms letter
to Professor Silliman, has boldly declare!
that slavery exists in Kansas under tie
Constitution 1
That the Democratic President and Demo,
cratic party is hopelessly in the hands of the
Slave Oligarchy of the South, whose onlr
object is to establish and extend slavery over
this great country, North and South.
That the issue must be met, whether ibj
is to be a country for freedom and free labor,
or, whether free white laborers shall become
degraded, and the Isoil monopolized, cursed
and impoverished by Slavery and Slavs
labor.
That the Democratic parly always favon
Slavery and is the slave spreading party, md |
That the Republican party will oppose lit 3
extension of the black institution to another 1
inch beyond its present limits.
That Wm. F. Packer is the candidate of A
tljis black slave democracy for Governoroi
Pennsylvania, and J
That David Wifflrot, the .-great champion
of freedom, free labor and free white men a .
the Republican candidate for the same office, 1
—Maueh Chunk Gazette.
Davio Wilmot Socially.—We do out -i
know when we have met with a< gen 1 leman, -it
holding the position lhatl Judge Wilmot doej if
at the present lime, wbo'has given tis suchi 3
pleasing evidence of his social qualifies. It -M
often happens that men identified with tbs I
political history of our country, so clearly f
as David Wilmot is, preserve or assumes
dignity that renders them difficult to ap- '
proich. There is none of this about our ]
worthy candidate; he is at once pleasing::! J
affable in his manners; his-very features, jg
nlihough indicative of a firm and determine,
spirit, give evidence of good nature and so
cial qualities of heart. There is no man, -M
oven the humblest of our race, who need
have the least hesuancy to approach Judge
Wilmot; his hand is ever ready to grasp mat T|
of his fellow-man wiih Ihe utmost cordiality.
David Wilmot is now, and has ever beea ’
the poor man’s friend, and it is this semiment ■'
of humanity, so strikingly developed in bis
character —this social quality of his nature—
and his determined purpose to carry out the
principles he conceived to be right, ihal his --
rendered him the special favorite of Ins dis
trict. There is no man in the State who has
i exercised such an influence over themindsof
his constituents as David Wilmot. Auhe
time when he was elected to Congress as i
Simon Purti Democrat, he carried his District
by some six thousand majority; the same
District, in X 856 gave Fremont nine thousand
majority. We think those who know David
Wilmot personally, and who have watched
his career from his youth, can give us no
! belter -evidence ;of iheir appreciation of hs
i honesty of purpose and goodness of iieatl,
j than the sweeping majorities they have give: _
him and the principles be has seen fit to ad
, vocate. ’ This alone should speak volumes in
; favor of him as a candidate before the people
1 for the .Chief Magistracy of the Common
\ wealth.! —ComellsDille Enterprise,
Hear Whhot.— The Mulatto press is con
tinually representing Mr. Wilmot as friendly
to the principle of proscribing men on ac
count of their birth place. In his speechi*
Philadelphia, he said :
• I have barely i lime lo refer to another
question, the question ol Americanism. Tou
have my letter upon that subject. 1 have
well considered that letter, and now avoir
and rei-erate every word of it. But, gentle
men, I would as soon take the measure of a
man's foot as an estimate of his fitness, at
to proscribe him on account of ,ihe accident
of his birth.’’
We invite our readers to the perusal of
Dr. Ayer’s,' advertisements which appear in
the columns of our paper.,. -They deserve at
tention as treating of what interests us all)
and from a source which, ail have (ong re
spected, The Doctor is well known as one
of thu leading Chemists of this country, who
devotes his great acquirements to the discov
ery and manufacture of remedies for popular
use, Tbe uoparalelled success which has
followed his labors is 100 well known in this
community to need any elucidation frotnoßf
pen.— Washington Co. QhserotT,
Since hearing Mr. Grow speak (as
now have fop the first time) we do not won
der that the VVilmot Proviso District has
just elected its youthful but eloquent Cham
pion of Freedom to Congress for the fodbib
time. 1 Such mep should be kept in Congress
from year lb year (as is done South) to co®*
pete fairly with the Slave Power, We rejoice
to see that Mr. Grow has neatly recovered
from the “National Hotel Disease” (the only
thing “Southern” about biro) and hope
will be enabled to execute his P ur Pff
speaking'in the good cause every week W
until the Election.— Lctcisburg Chrmudc-
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