The Wayof the Transgressor is
Bards
■ About fourteen.ye»r? , ngo,,a young m'an
Ti om (he United Stales, by the name of Gar
diner, weiit-io Mexico as a traveling dentist.
He was pleasing in ibis and made
■friends and rridney whatever -ho- wenlt ' The
war which broke out between Mexico and the
‘United States, I suppose interrupted his busi
ness, as it did. ; als.o the farming and mining
'operations.of 'a tiumber'of Americans, Who
• ■were obliged ;td abandon their farms and
.minds'at a great Sacrifice of property.
‘When the war was closed, Congress pu,t
.aside three millions, of dollars to .pay these
men,for- tfyeir loaves, and a committee was'
I'otmed to decide upon their claims’, and pay
them their just dues. .Among these claim
ants, Gardiner appeared, who came to Wash
ington, and set up a claim for nearly half, a
million of this money, for the loss of a silver
mine which he said he owned ip Mexico.—
lie brought a great budget of papers to prove
his.claims, and engaged able lawyers lo.man
age the business. After examining his proofs,
.thijy 'said it was all iTigh'i and, he was paid
§120,000, Gardiner Ayas now a very rich
man j .he was young and handsome, and a
•gt'eal many,-1 dare say, envied his good for
tune. After dashing about in Washington
and,New York, leading a life of gaiety and
f i-hion, he went (o Europe, to enjoy all that
was to be enjoyed on the other spde of the
water. Everything, seemed prosperous and
well wiih him, find his rise front'd poor boy
to a rich man, was thought to be very won
derful.
All the papers relating to the Mexican
claims, had to be filed and pul away for safe
keeping in the State Department, and while
Gardiner was in Europe, it fell into ihe hand-,
of a newly appointed Secretary, the Hon.
Mr. Davis, ro do this work This gentle
man, it happened, had lived fifteen years in
Mexico. While examining Gardiner’s pa
pers about his silver mine, in order to fiile
(hem, he, was extremely puzzled. ‘ Why,'’
said he, “1 have lived for years at San Luts,
tthVre this silver mine is said to be situated,
'and ihnfe is no such mine there ! Here is a
cheat 1” and perhaps, there was no man in
the United States so well acquainted with
that locality, and, of course, so able to expose
the cheat, if,there were one. Thus God, by
his p’rovidnpce, unravels the designs of wick
ed men. VBut able lawyers had examined the
matter, and pronounced it all right ; the mon
ey had been paid out and all the country
knew about it—could be dare rise up and
call it all a cheat I !—“Yes,” said Davis, firm
ly, “I do dare ; there is no such mine as Gar
diner lays claim to, and Government has
been defrauded out of this great sum of mon
ey by a lip.”
- . Ha wrote to the Attorney General, whose
business'it is to look into'such things, but no
notice was taken of his letter. He then pub
lished his views in a "newspapers, which Pres
idem Fillmore saw, and he immediately seat
for Davis to ask what he meant. Mr Davis
stated his suspicions, and before all the Cab
inet, persisted in his declaration. “There is
no such mine,” he said. The President im
"mediately Sent five gentlemen to Mexico to
explore the country, and examine and ferret
out the truth. They came back, and said
fDavis was in the right.
And now, how do you suppose Gardiner
felt? for he got back from Europe, and a writ
of prosecution was out against him. O, he
made quite light of it, for he had powerful
friends who had the utmost confidence in his
integrity, and money pnough to employ the
ablest counsel, in his behalf; and sure the
first-Trial' acquitted. him. Bui those who
IttTewwhere the truth lay, determined never
"fo give up. Another delegation was sent to
"Mexico, and these confirmed what iHo oihers
‘had said, and brought home fresh evidence
against him. The case was in the''courts
,more lhafilihfee years; and, at last 'drew id
n final close.' , There must have been a terri
ble burden on his heart, although he kept up
a good appearance, laughed and talked, and
appeared in the street as usual ; and, besides,
he was on the point of marrying a beautiful
lady in Georgetown.
At last, the case was given to the jury
ahd his friends awaited with anxiety and im
patience for their verdict. After twenty-three
hours it came— Guiltp. O what a change
of hopes and prospects. He was immediate,
ly taken into custody, and the next day was
led out to receive his sentence —ten pears in
(he State Prison. It was an awful and sol
emn hour. Clad in a felon’s dre.-s, he was
carried to his solitary cell. But no sooner
had he entered it, than he fell to the floor in
the agonies of, death. Uuable to meet his
ignominious fate, if the case went against
him, he had provided poison beforehand,
Which he had taken, and thus murdered him
suicide to forgery, and leaving
an impressive confirmation of the Scripting-,
"the icay of the transgressor is hard.—
“Though hand joined in hand, the wicked
shall not go unpunished.” “He that pur
suelh evil pursueth it to his own death.”
IJow il ruins a man 10 make a President
of him ! A Pew years ngo, Fames Buchanan,
Esq., of Lancaster, discontinued the Lewis
burg Chronicle, very politely—paid up for
Ft tike a man—wished it much successs.—and
did the fair thing all around. (AVe keep that
letter as a certificate of our pplTtical ortho
doxy.) No doubt, if J. B. )Esq. had then
been told he would one day be so exalted ns
lo forget and wrong' the Printer, he would
have exclaimed, “Is thy servant a dog, that
he should do that wicked thing ;”.-Biit when
President Buchanan, of Washington cry,
discontinue the Philad.’ Press, a few days
ago, it appears he didn’t pay up at all—not
only cut off from Forney his two cents per
diem, hut did not settle up the old score, lea
ving himself in debt §7.50. So true it is
that success hardens the heart. —Lewisburg
Chronicle, '
At New Britain, Conn., on Wednesday,
Frederick Wealover, son of Amos Westover,
was playing with an, old gun barrel, and
after touching it off the third lime with a slow
match, ran about twenty feet, when the bar
rel burst, and a small thin piece about the
weight'of a cent, struck him on "tlie side,
over the heart, going through his cldihes and
just breaking the skin.' The heart teased its
pulsations and the boy died in less than ten.
minutes.” ’ •
THE ACfITATOII.
M. H. Cobb, Editor Sc. ProprijClo
WELtSBOROHGH, PA,'“
TliHrsday Moniinc, Nov.-l-S, S.Sr,S.
*,» All Basines&,tuid otlierCotnß)unioationrmu*i
be addressed to tire Sditorto insure attention.-. -
S. M. Pnrsscia & Co , 119 Nassau St., Now York, and 10
State St., Boston, are the Agents for the Agitator, and the
most influential and largest circulating • Newspapers I tithe
Pelted States and the Canadas. They aro authorized to con*
trdd'for rfs drotir lovresl'rntes.' *
% We cannot publish anonymouscorrimu nieation s.[
~ Ohioguve upward oT-SOiOGO-majorily for the Re*
pubVican Stale >libkct. • - ... - - - .
Latest advices indicate the election of the-Repub*
Jican Stale.ticket in Illinois by a majority of 2,500.
Attention is directed to a Communication urging
a generhl attendance upon the Institute to convene
at Mansfield next Monday-evening. Ourcorrcs.
pondent renders a word from us unnecessary; Let
Teachers lake notice. 1 ' : 5
Prof. W|)ilchou?e, of London, proposes restore
the Atlantic Telegraph to perfect health, if .the Di
rectors of the Company will put the entire control
of the scientific experiments in his hands. We ven
lure u guess that U will be found irpmedi-caSle.
Mr. S. I. Power took possession of his office last
week and entered upon the discharge-of ( Us donee.
Prom present indications we apprehend that the peo
pie of Tioga will have cause to congratulate them,
pelves for choosltig:so worthy a gentleman lo dis
charge the duties devolving'opon him as Sheriff 1 .
Mr. Wm. FitANcrs, of Dehnar, fast,'week led .with
us a Tunic;), measuring 23 inchcs.'in circumference.
It is of the variety known as the English Strap-
Leaf, from seed obtained from the'Patent Office.
It is one of 30 bushels raised by him on three square
rods oi old land. 'We are enable to sav- whether it
is a variety which'may be kept for winter use.
We call attention to the annual advertisement of
the Cosmopolitan Ait Association elsewhere. Of
the Ait Journal, lo which every subscriber is enti
tled, we must say that the December number is a
magnificent triumph of Art and Ty pography. - Mr.
I.“D. Richards is'Agent lor this place’. We did not
receive the proof-impression 'of the plate lor distri
bution tliis year. Will the Actuary, take notice 7
We havo received the following notice lo'good
looking young men and take this method lo get it
before them at the earliest moment:
NOTICEut-Mr. Agitator ; ’ I am happy to in
form you that all good-looking young men who want
a wile, will hud it to their advantage to address
“Kate Warren,-
, Siarkey, N. Y."
Accompanying this “ Notice Extraordinary” was
a Ihrce-cept stamp. We propose to- present the
same to the first “good-looking’* young man who
shall respond lo the banterol the fair unknown—
Please come oce at a lime.
Winter is really upon us. The wlutening hills
and the harsh complaint of the north.wind constant
iy remind us of the injunction of the old song:
“ The winter is come with its cold, chilling l breath.
And the verdure has dropl from the trees;
All nature is wrapt iu the garntents of death,
And the rivers arc beginning to freeze;
When poor robin-red-hfeast escapes from the wood.
To pick up the crumbs at your'door,
And your table is groaning with plentiful food—
Thai’s the time to remember the poor 1"
So tel us remember the poor—whom we have ah
ways with us.
Weu-'boro L. & L. Association. —This Society
met at IhcTlaurt House on Thursday evening, 11th
insl., to discuss the following question:
“ Ought the General Government lo construct the
Pacific Railroad 7”
Affirmative^—A. L. Ensworlh, Negative—£l. N*
Williams—chief Disputants. Several others ap
peared and took part in the.discussion. The chief
.disputants handled the question creditably. Adj. to
Wednesday evening. 17th lost., to discuss the fol
lowing question .* “Is it ever desirable to a<?t from J
Policy rather than from Principle?” J. Wal*'
bridge; Neg.—J. J 3. Niles. . ; ,
Seals free. . . ,
Errata. —We regret that several inaccuracies
crept into a communication on the Ist page ondcr
the head of u Familiar Letters on <3eology, &c.”
We direct attention to the article, premising. that it
will be found to contain not a few novel ideas and
some very just deductions. Wo expect to publish
a series of letters on kindred topics from the same
pen. The inaccuracies are as follows;
Last hue but one,2d paragraph, lor 1 a new data’
rend ‘new data,*.' Third word in next paragraph,
for Mime’ read ‘true.’ In 7th line following, for
‘path.’ read » faith l ; for2d word following' for ‘has 1
read * had.* I3lh hoc from foul of the column, for
4 of use, 1 read ‘often u«cd.’ 2d line of last para
graph, lor ‘indited.* read ‘indicated.’
They Bid for Each Other.
It mint be rather ajdcasant episode in the cxpe»
ricnce of the slave, when, as sometimes happens,
he walk* from the auction block into the possession
of the mm who had tingled him out from the miss
of chattels, and who, on his part, had singled out
that very man from the crowd of purchasers as the
man into whose possession he desired to pass. A
mutual attraction often leads to pleasant results;
more especially docs it so result, when, as in an in
stance just transpired in the political market-place,
the interests of both parlies are made dependent up
on mutual concession.
We hope the adni.rers of Mr. Stephen A. Douglas
will bear with ns while wc exhibit his public acts
in ihe light which shall conceal neither defect nor
excellence winch severally disfignre and adorn his
political record. Our object is, not to malic that dis
tinguished man appear worse than ho really is, but
to qiakc him just what he appears Id be on the rec
ord. With his record fairly and fully before an in
telligenl Northern public he can bedefculcd in iB6O.
To that work the free presses of the couutry should
devote their inflacnjQQ'flnd.cncrgie?.
. We hive shown lM Douglas, in afjhuraan prob
ability* will lead llie- modern Democracy in the con
test in I 860; and that (he South must! accept him,
nolens volens. Hot that the South prefers him be
fore all other men ,for that post, but because expedi
ency points to him as the only man with wham.the
only chance of, victory rests. Since lost week new
evidence of that mutual attraction and undisguised
preference* each for the other, has cqmc lo hand.
The Oligarchs put out a feeler Douglas-word and
Douglas extends a feeler South-ward; and these
u feelers” will meet and twine themselves into an
indissoluble bond of union and brotherhood before
(he Charleston Convention sits.
We find iu a Philadelphia Democratic paper the
following summary of Douglas's political creed, as
published in an ultra pro slavery paper called The
Richmond South. The latter sums up the political
virtues of Mr. Douglas thus ;
1. Judge Douglas affirms the original and essen
tial inferiority of ihe Negro.
2. He denies that ihe.-Ncgrawa* intended-to be
embraced within Uie abstractions of the Declara
tion of Independence* and asseftt that the. right to
II IE tiO.Cr.A,, COUjif-lfY AGITATOfe
j — ll .* "i' "; ~—r*
freedom and equity was ] predicated onlyT,cs“ the
dominant race of white men,
3, He deniea'the privileges ofcilizensliiprfo the
Negro. t •. \
4/ _He affirms the compatibility of a confederacy
oT'free and Slave Stated and thVpossibilily - of iffeir
-harmoaiouS'-co-cxUlence-under-a-oommoQ Goostitu*
lion ’
s;' He^affirms lh&' absolute, Mvej’ffigjnty' of the *
States, in respect to their domestic institutions, and
denies the authority of the Federal Government to
discriminate against the interests of Slavery.
• ’6.- He irfculcVles a policy of nori-Mfervbntion us'
between-the-Tree-ond slaveheUingStates,-as well as
between thc.ljltcr and ilje Federal Qqvprnjnent. . r
1 ; 7. tie supports the decislqn of (he Supreme
fcourt, and asserts for Slavery the right of cotoniza.
lionin-ihe Territories - - - -
8. He upholds all thc guarantees- of the Federal
Constitution in respect to the riglitsol the South.
O.- He maintains the dignity and independence
of,U,e Senatorial function against Uieimcroachment
of Executive usurpation. -
\ 10. llls opposition-lb -Clack Repub.
at every, point and upon every principle.
11, He pledges himself -to fidelity to the organi
zation, principles and nominees of the Democratic
party. ' ’
• This, bear in mind, is a view Ukcn of Ihe posi
tion of Judge Douglas by a Southern democrat—a
•tendering of his political faith in’ the tentacular of
bis own parly—and not the view of a’ “ Black Re
publican,” nor the estimate of a Republican paper.
Wo consider it a correct estimate of the man, how
ever. Wo have a small pamphlet digest of the
points discussed by Lincoln and Douglas which ful
ly sustains the view of the Richmond South. —
Ho affirms all that he is charged with affirming in
the foregoing summary and plants himself firmly i
and unreservedly on the platform of Southern rights
—as distinguished from the rights of. lhe people un
der the Declaration of Independence.. It is worth
while to note the character of each of the above ar
ticles ol faith, which, taken together, constitute the
.test of modern democratic orthodoxy for 18G0, witli
.out doubt: It is a significant fact, and one to which
we desire to direct the reader's attention, that, with
the exception of the lOih and lUh articles, there is
a direct allusion to the Negro in every one! These
articles being the programme ot the Democratic
parly for the campaign of 1860, it can now be seen
what party thrusts “ the nigger question” into the
canvass. Let ibis be remembered by all Republicans.
But examine the Glli article—observe the section
al narrowness of the policy of “non-intervention”
as there bounded and defined. iVis proposed to pro
(cct.thc States from the rapacity of the
free Slates, but, not content with this protection, it
proceeds to declare the absolute independence of the
Slavc Sldtcs—their perfect feeedom and immunity
from any intervention on the part of the General
Government. True, this is bot a short re-declaration
of the doctrines of the NulUficrs; built' is rather
significant just lit this time; for; observe, it does not
propose to grant this freedom from Federal inter
i vention to any 6 tit ihe Slave States I Remember,
these are the days of latitudinous construction of
both Constitutions and Platforms, and that the ob
vious meaning of a declaration to day, may be dis
carded for the less obvious, to-morrow. It may be
wise to look at all propositions emanating from the
South in every light of possible construction, and
thus prepare for the very worst.
- Will Douglas endorse this programme'? He has
already endorsed it. . Bot bad be not endorsed it in
detail; his unflinching advocacy bf the Dred Scott
Decision covers the whole ground in dispute. No
■Star Chamber of Tyranny, ever decreed so great an
infamy as the Decision in the Dred Scott. We arc
.aware that a lew men deny that Slavery is made
pnlversal, under the Constitution, by that Decision;
.such men have read the several decisions in that
Case to little profit, else they falsify their under
standing. The fact exists therein in direct terms;
it was boldly recognized and eagerly endorsed by
Mr. Buchanan in his Lecompton Message; and was
so Intended and is so understood by the magnates of
the Negro-breeding parly. What need of argument
to prove what is as obvious as the nose on one's
face?
Such is Stephen A. Douglas, and such is tiia plat
form on which ho has climbed in order to make him
self acceptable to ihc South. Il is presumed by his
Northern adherents that the Northern masses are
ready to gulp down Douglas as the voters of Berks
'county swallowed James Buchanan in 1856—with,
'out winking. We predict that the Northern masses
will not do anything of tile kind—if tire Republican
Press do its plain duty.
“Join ypursclvcs to the Democracy!” is the fer
vent exhortarlion of our Taokhannock eolemporary
to “ The Young Men.” Among other notable rea
sons why young men should elrailway enlist in the
democratic army is this : The Democratic parly
is the oldest and the strongest parly in-lhc Republic-
The Democratic party, then, must he henceforth
ranked with its kindred spirits, brandy, rum and
wine—all of which are valued in measure of their
age and strength. We cite our cotemporary to that
portion of the Scripture where the practice of put
ting new wine into old bottles is reprehended. Il is
no recommend of a religion or of a political parly
to say “it is venerable, it is powerfulsince it
happens that Paganism ,s ancient and Tyranny
powerful. If young men desire to wed a grizzled
Babylonish Cyprian ; if they desire to enter the ser
vice of a mistress whoso delight it will be' to dc.
grade them to licrow-n mean level; if they desire
'ln beomo party to the destruction of the liberties of
the country—by all means let them make haste to
join themselves to the Democracy. It lias age—it
is hoary with sin—it is old enough to be decern, re
speclable. Unfortunately, age adds to its crimes
rather than to its wisdom and respectability. Our
advice, to young men Is, enlist in the service of Free
dom and Equality—thus securing to yourselves a
conscience void of offence and a record wiiicti shall
nbl bring a blush to the cheeks ol those that come
ailer you.
Our friend of the Honesdale Herald is politely in
formed that his friend " of tile African coast," (by
Which highly-colored allusion is meant ourself) will
.not " illuminate the Agitator' 1 wilh ir eulogy of
(he Rip-Raps and Plug-Uglies of Baltimore. He
remembers very distinctly, notwithstanding his im.
pndcht forgetfulness, that we denounced the outre- 1
gcs.pcrpetraled upon the mulatto-democracy allhei
late charter election in Baltimore! and he knows,|
also, that we called his attention to thesingelar fact
(fiat,-during the two years in wh'icli his Border-rof.
fijn friends were outraging the franchises of the
tho Free 1 State men in Kansas, ho was blind,'end
deaf, and dumb-to the criminality of those disgrace
ful outrages—seeing nothing to condemn, and never
opening his lips but"to shout “Amen!” 1 He did
not find it convenient to explain wwayAhis inconsis
tency p and we concluded that there was a nice bit
of truth in the old saw— ■" it .depends much upon
ichoseoi is gored,"—with certain patriotic editors.
We again call him to the question: It it any lets
a .crime to luichcr men for opinion's take in Kansas,
than it is in Baltimore? Let us hear from-you,, ;
Peterson’s Magazine enters upon a new volume
in January. As a literary periodical of tho lighter
order—by which wo mean "light reading’’—it is
hot excelled by any of its cotemporaries. Von can
procure it at the book-store. CP Buy Longfellow’*
‘Courtship of Milos Blandish." . '
I We have receivfej Godty's Lady's Book for jDe*
member, but lm qot\been able to get past (he raro,
entitled, “ ClirjsU;
mis for the anth u Christmas for the £odr.**c
Ydjjcjth boy of Stphh & Richards. ?■- I.
"M a g a z i sb. —^OcTorH^oWiHe fiT
of next, o.vKSsrmr-&hGp.,Pub
iishers of Emerson's 'Magazihe'ah'd Pul
nam’s Monthly, will issue u new and more
attractive oqe,,as a.continuation.of J he. ope
they now publish, under the comprehensive
tt l le of “The Great Republic Monthly?’ .In
iHsir.Prbppeclol they say . . (•). f
“It is intended to make this Magazine su
perior m" every respectTo anything ever be
fore issued in this-country.- -The general
scope of its character can best be understood
by its name. It.will.be thoroughly. National
in no wise tSSeciional or .Sectarian, and
wholly impersonal. It will offer to the .wai
ters and thinkers of this Union a common
field, where they..can' meet on the highest
ground of colempor.ary literature., It will
1 aim ip gather about it every .variety of in
.leltect, ,
The, range of articles will be a wide one,
.covering, among other grounds, Essays,
(.Sketches, Humorous Tales, Stories, Histori
cal Incidents, Reviews, Critiques. Biogra
phies, Scientific Articles, Travels, Table
Ta.lk, Dramas, Incidents, Politics, Poems,
Ballads, Stanzas, Sonnets, Music, Correspon
dence, Gossip, etc., etc., etc.
The Magazine will he profusely illustrated
in the highest style of wood engraving.
The literary department will present greater
variety, combined with more thorough ex
cellence, it is believed, than ever before of
fered to the American public in a single pe
riodical.”
Terms, Three Dollars a year. Address
Oaksmith & Co., 112 and 114 William street,
New York.
Three Persons Drowned. —On Sunday
afternoon last, a boat containing three qolored
persons, Henry Carter, of this place, Henry
Johnson, formely of B.inghamlon, and RicA
ard Williams, of Elmira, .was drawn over
the dam at this place, and all were drowned.
The parly were in a small boat, rowing across
the river, just above the dam, which, when
the water is low, is a place of safety, but the
present rise in the river makes the current
.strong and rapid. It is supposed that tb,ey
were carelessly allowing the boat to approach
too near the edge of the dam, supposing that
they could easily overcome the current. —
The boat plunged stern first down the apron
of the dam, breaking it, and, precipitating
the occupants in the rough water; they were
short distance below, where they
obtained a temporary foothold upon a bar,
but were born away before help could reach
them, and all found a watery.grave.
Young Carter was a son of John Carter
of this place, an industrious and well-behaved
young man, and generally respected by out
citizens. Tito other two were strangers, and
had been here but a few days. The body of
Carter was recovered on Monday by drag
ging; but all efforts to find the others have
been unavailing, —Bradford Reporter.
Mxsterious Disappearance. —We learn
that on Saturday last, a son of IVJr. Philip
Smith, of Wolf township, this county, aged
about 21 years, hearing his dog. barking in
the woods not far from his father’s residence,
procured a gun and proceeded in the direc
tion of the noise made by the dog, since
which nothing has been seen of him. The
dog re'urncd home in the evening, hut no
trace of the young man had been found up
In this rooming, Monday, although a large
number of persons were out hunting for him
yesterday. To-day, a largo number of our
citizens have gone out to assist in the search
for him.
P. S. Since the above was pul in type,
we learn Ibat the dead body of young -Smith
was found under a iree in a field about a
mile from his father’s residence, to-day. He
was shot through ihe itead, and from.his po
sition il is believed that his death was purely
accidental. —Muncy Luminary. .
Terrible Douesitc AiiENATioN.-There
is a family residing near this cify which pre
sent an extraordinary case of domestic alien
ation. The husband and wife, though living
in the same house, have not spoken a word
to.each other for twenty years! The diffi
coliy grew out of, an alleged act of infidebty
bh the part of the husband. A separation
was nut desired by either, but a coldness im
mediately grew up between them, and this
long silence has befen the result.' A favorite
daughter has been the medium of communi
cation between them. The husband keadlfv
supplies all the wauls of the wife, and the
wife privately' provides the requisite comforts
(or the husband ; they meet daily, but never
speak I This qlienation has now existed so
long, that the twenty years’ silence will prob
ably never be broken. : They are in excellent
circumstances. —Cincinnati Times. ''
We notice with pleasure that S, B; Chase,
E«q., of Susquehanna county, is a prominent
Republican candidate for Speaker of the
House of Representatives of this Stole nl the
coining session. Mr. Chnse is eminently de
serving and capable of the office, and would
be a popular Chairman with alt the members
of the House who would respect its dignity
and decorum. We trust he will be elected
by a vote complimentary alike to the House
and himself: —Potter Journal, 1 ' ■
■ There is a sentiment prevailing m the
United Stales that Slavery-is wrong; this
■sentiment is embodied the
Republican' phrty'. There is annthei- senti
■mehrprevailing in the United-Slates that
Slavery is right; this sentiment'tV embod
ied in and Controls the Democratic parly.—
Lincoln.’
Habkisbcrc.-Ndv. 12, 1859:
Gov., Packer has issued a wVii.to.the Sher
iff of Berks County, fixing Tuesday, Nov.
30,,as the day for holding the special election
for Congressman, to -fill ‘ the vacancy occa
sioned by. the resignation of the Hon. J.
Glancy Jones. 1 ' .
uv ’■ • s « j> ! <r ■
> > ‘ PoBTCBESTEE, N0v.,13,1858.
The'friends of the Hon. John B. Haskih
fired a salute ofohe hundred gone Ibis morn
ing in tionof-of-his election. ■ <’■■■
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i ,‘ji’ hoCo ni i n (J- Institute.
- Cri~ffie 22Tday Of'Nbv. the teachers of
Tioga-Co aory-w iii-assemble, -and—fer-meny
good and. sufficient reasons every portion of
.Mil exility ivQlPreprisenied. This
experiment has now become a;fixed fact.
1 Public opinion is already enlisted strongly in
lit' lavdr,' needling ohlj/’ a hand'-io-hand co
-operation'ort the paTrofthie teachers tomafce
it p. source of profit to all parties' consprned.
U Ist. Teachers should attend 'ft fie' institute
-to-feom to demonstrate;- Those (esehers lhat
only know lha “how”, and capoot tell the
“why”—those that can only repeat the rules
of their text books, parrot-bleep without the
power -of giving any , intelligent answer
therefor, must soon, give way—fvacaling-the
profession for-.ihose-who can. .(All inquiries
after the-“why” will be answeredat-the In
stitute. The difficult portions ;of Arithmetic
end other branches will be explained at length
by old and experienced teachers thus throw
ing,much light in a. source much needed. -
2d. To imbibe, if possible,(something of
the. true spirit of the earnest jjeaoher; this
can be done only by an interchange of sen
timent and feelings,. The profession of the
teacher is one of labor—it is ope of earnest
ness and one of thought. He who looks
upon the dollars aod cents, apian incentive
to action and as a value teceiVed for his ser
vices, fulls far short of the mark of the true
teacher. Properly viewed, his is a-calling
truly to be envied—the drawing onl, and
properly developing of minds that most-run
parallel to Deity himself. TaJ:properly feel
and understand this, it is meet that they
should al times.assemble for ap interchange
of thought. l it .
. 3d. To awaken tbe people lb the dignity
and itnporlance of the ledcbers profess ion.
Someihing can be done upon this point. If
ihe good folks of this coun(y,ipre lolly con
vinced that the teachers arei-really awake
and determined to go on, wiib- or without
outside encouragement one important round
in the ladder will be ascended.- They look
back into tbe past and'see ho‘w many limes
they have been cheated, as (hey say, and
many have well grounded prejudices-against
the■ profession, jointly, and.severally. But
those that are now in the held, py their efforts,
can redeem the odium cast the.vocation
liy their predecessors. Wil| they do it ?
That is Ihe question. And how shall it be
done ns well as through the htedium of fn
stitu'es'? ’ ' ! ‘l ,
4h. To' form interes'ing , r and profitable
acquantahees. The teacher’should be edu
cated socially as well as ihlefje.cUmlly. His
True conversational powers should be de
veloped, and no other g'aiherjng affords in
docements such as this. The advantage pro
duced by this single point will well pay any
teacher for his lime and trouble of attend-
ance. ■:
sth; To learn from Directors and others,
the best places for the leacbefs. Many will
be here for the purpose of hiring, and those
not engaged, will no doubt] find fields in
which to labor during the coming winter.
oth. To listen to the instruction of Prof.
Ken)on Pres, of Alfred .College, an opportu
nity seldom enjoyed. Here you will be
placed face to face to one of the most earnest
and practical men of the age. His merited
reputation as a scholar and (a- teacher is a
good guarantee for a full house at all events.
• 7ih. To have a general jubilee. Tbe In
stitute will break up ns usual, with-a demo
cratic meeting for the purpose of 'perfecting
the many agreeable'acquaintances lhai hnvn
been formed.' ' rl ' ‘
Bth. The liberality of Mansfieldin the past,,
is a sufficient guarantee for this future. Ar
rangements have been made lb accommodate
all who may come. • > ! . .
Such, teachers of : Tioga Cm are a few of
the reasons why every one of you should be
in attendance. Come one I Cnme all! Let
every one feel in- this matters ak though the
success of the! Instkule depenided upon bis or
her individual efforts. If sorb- be the case,
a new era has been inaugurated in the coarse
of Common School Education. •
Minnesota Etection. —The whole of the
Slate has not been heard from officially.—
There is a member of the House in doubt in
the Blue Earth District, and {another in the
Brown and Nicollet District. Aside from
these, ihe Republicans' have elected 49 mem
bers of the House, and the Djemocrats of all
shades, regular and irregular,29, with two
members doubtful. In the Senate, the Re
publicans have 18 members, pnd Ihe Demo
crats'll?, besides Eli Robinson, Independent
Democrat, and Joe Rolette,{who is on his
own book. ■ Counting these-two wilh*jlhe
regular Democracy, and the latter have sne
majority in the Senate. Orrilhe joint ballot
of the House, the .majority sill
be 17, and may be 19! i The Democrats in
the lasi Legislature had 10 niajority on joint
ballot. Minnesota is Republican tolhe core,
in spiteof election frauds, now, henceforward
and forever.— Minnesotian, Oct. 29. ■’
1 The Chinese Treaty with'be United Slates,
Great Britnin.-France and- Russia, has been
received at the Department ofiStale. It must
be approved by the Pfesident'andSenale,' and
then returned to China for (in exchange of
ratification. So China,, .ini a very shori
space of lime is conquered, and i?-no longer
an isolated empire. - f ■
:In his late address'at, the "Northumberland
County Fair, Gov. Pollock advised farmer*
to protect, the birds, and saidjihat they should
always estimate the man or boy who was
found on (heir premises, with gun ip hand-,as
fl thief, and should treat him|- accordingly.,, |
We observe by -the Gahfocnian .nr.wspapefs
that the. Supreme-Gowrt-uf that S’ate unani
mdusly concur in giving- Coll, Fremont poss
ession of Josephine vein on the Mariposa es
'iiie. In the Briddle Boggs case, in which
Cot. Fremonßa right lo the gold on bis lands
■was questioned, it. is underslbod.thal the Su
preme Court of California if ill. soon, give a
decision, 1 forty sustain!ng-.001. Fremout’s
dlainl as the rightful ownerqf allthe goldon
his territory. Thus Col; Premoot will be
entirely victorinus ip sustaining his.exclusive
right to undoutkedly the most 1 valuable! prop
er'y in the world. j :
1 •; ro r/ 'i i
;•;.;• to Sell ainamondT'' I
"'The Buoyrus (Ohio) Journal relate, ii. I
atory of » farmer in that county, »h 0 |
one day a beautiful' specimen of a m* l *l
reels, which had,all the appearance of I
mono.' ' He took, it to a jeweler in |
.who Uyt way of;a joke, told him it was 1
mdnd, and offered' him ten thousand dolln!■'
fair it. .The farmer supposed it was O
.piore money—he had read qf Ibe Koh-i-coo,
which .is prized at millions—and refuse
He took it to Pittsburg, and^T~noted'j
There told him that he did- nol knoivfo,
much it was worth, but no house in the citr i
Xvaa afile lo purchase it. This" I
infatuation. He. topic it to other je» 5 | {r ,
who. pronounced ' it'no diamond. He aj
took it to Philadelphia" and New York,
Journal, ihus describes his adventures than-
Confidently he walked into Ball, Black 4
Co’s^;the ijeanjneDl,. jewelers, and demand
an interview , with .the proprietors,
granted, and our friend was ushered has,
private’room,-when he coolly turned the key
in the door, and to the surprise of Ball, Bftjj
& Co., informed them that be had in his
et untold wealth,' Ball,"Black & C0,,0®.
gralulated hirai and politely 1 requested him'a
inform'them'.w.ha.t earthly interest thefts
could be to Them. He answered
slowly drew from the breast pocket of ij
vest, thestone, and asked how much it»y
worth. Ball, Blacky Co., answered that',
a country where alone, was Scarce, it wojj
be worth so much a perch, they had rest,
forgotten the exact sum, but if it -would 1,
any accommodation they would send andii,
quire, and wound up by asking, what
business was with them.
“Business,” he gasped, “why toseU
diamond’. They told him that they had M
desire to invest in that peculiar style of
monds, and without attempting to cone*/
their merriment, bowed him.out.
At TiSpny’s and all the’ leading houses ij
that line pf trade,.he poet with the saraeisj.
cess, delernpitred that the jewelej
of New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburg,
weYe'in league W'sWindtS him out of hit fy.
■mond ; and so he determined- to goioEoroj.
with it, and among the-, brokers of Loodas
and Paris find a market'lb’r if. But fortunjie.
ly, just as ha .was bn the point of erabartiV,
he met with a merchant from Bucyrussfo
knew him, and who finally succeeded io ij.
ducing him to forego his European tour fe
ihe time being, at least, and brought him to
his family. He still believes the stone to ie
tl diamond, and will, no doubt, start upmut
other >»ifd goose chase to dispnse. of it.
Satisfactory to the Sontln.
As the democratic parly as nmvconitimtef
lias but one end and aim, and that is-isud
southern politicians m propagating andet
tending slavery, it, must be gratifying in dinr
to know that their masters are satisfied with
their work. Occasionally we find souihtn
members of Congress, graciously adianal
edging their obligation (o (he northern d-ioglt
faces, and among the most recent is the fol
lowing from two South Carolina democrat!.
Thus Col.' Orr, democratic speaker of tin
house of representatives, in recent speed!,
said :
'• ‘ Wiih regard to slavery, he though! ,f
heifer protected under the government tint
it had been lor thirty years. As ro the fu
ture, he was Tor cn-operatinn with the DEM
ocratic party. He would- go «w
convention, go into caucuses, seek to hats
an influence in it by ruling and controlling
it.”
Kent, the fire eater, has also- recently ut
tered- these words:
“The democratic party, he thought,*”
sounder now than it had been-for years. It
was so because THE SOUFH* VVAS NOff
THE MAJORITY INTHAT PA
had driven ofT from its numbers all the dint
ed, timid, and ieeble members of it from lit*
north.”
He also staled that when he starred for
Washington last winter, be proposed loaf
pose the President/ but found him “ap ol
the PLATFORM OF THE SOUTH.”
Tfte Democratic Doctrine;— “lt sth*
appears to be yielded as the true Democrat
doctrine, that the question of Slaverycaoast
be legitimately controlled by the people oft
Territory until they come to make a Con* -
tution, and ihal then they cannot
with (he rights of property already vedti
Washington Union, October sih.
What is set out above is the doctrine*
the Cincinnati platform, with the exception*
the part in ifalics, which is an addition m l - 1
by Mr. Buchanan in one of his Kansas®**
sages. The addition may be regaidtd **
legitimate, inasmuch as it carries o
jects for which the Cincinnati platform '»*■•
framed. If Slavery can be carried into lo*
Territories in spite of the inhabitants,
yond the control of Congress, and if
when Stale Constitutions are framed, Slartfl’i
so far as-it exists, cannot be meddled
the prospers of Freedom air as
malty small, as Toombs and Jeff. Daviscou
desire,— Washington Republic.
I J. B. N,
The Governor of Missouri is a beaul
representative of the Border-Ruffian Cbi v3 - 1
Twice since he filled the Gubernatorial chut
.He has been whipped when drunk at ants' 1
wedding. Upon- this the Jefferson City*’
quirer says,: “If frolicking with negdA
isn’t establishing ‘negro quality,’ w® **
like to know what is 1”
la this village, on the 16tb intt.by Boy. A. A.
THOMAS BOUSBUUot WatetTille- Lycnmmg »“>«'
Mis* FRANCES S. RICHARDS, ot thu vitiate- M
[May their day. be many and pleasant together, P 9
brighter aad Brighter to the and. •
-D-l-trD'- - jgj.
Ja Tioga, Oct, 17, of typhoid fe*er, GEORGS
WAT, aged 24 years. aDiSII
i’ Alao r oo Uia morning of the 31th, of the ea® B * •* Xm
HAXUAWaV, aged 15 years.,
‘•Thou wert so like a form of light.
That HoartiQ benignly called cheebes<«*
Era yet the world could breathe oao
• O’er tby sweet Innocence.
And thou, that brighter home to hies*.
An passed with ill thy lo^eUoeM'
'Jfownot a sullying breath can rise
, 1 To dim thy glories in .tholes.’’
\TTHBRBAS my wife Eoaieei bM left mJ
If without jus; cuuso or ( protection. I
persons harboring or trusting her on my account
pay no debt* of her contracting after this **?•
, Mansfield, fJoyember 18,18 W. S- a
BQFFALO ROBE3.—A ‘few
reeejred il [Oci. 11, '5B-J
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