WEN a...' Know-Nothings,. We observe vazioce papered! the old parties enenocing the supposed principles, and the acts of this mysterious associatiorr. Some con demn them as persecutors of a religious sect —others as out-laying adopted citizens. We feel disposed, briefly to consider their suppos ed object, its juste and polity. Their olject is said to be to confine the offices of the coun try to protestant citizens- of native birth. In other words, 'not to vote for any catholic or for eigner for any office of trust or profit. If this can be called "religious persecution," we shall certainly condemn it. c. Religious persecution consists in punish. ing men for worshiping God according to the dictates of their own conscience. Now we do not perceive that any thing of this kind is pro posed by this political organization. Every man is allowed to worship as he leases with out hindrance. It is no pmishnient to office. man has any claim to political preferment except such. as arises from the spontaneous will of the people'. • If any man entertains principles which are deemed injurious to the country, or lacks the necessary qualifications for office, it ie no injus tice, no persecution to refuse to ,ote for him. It a man be ignorant.or corrupt, it is no injustice to exclude him. Whigs do not vote for dem ocrats nor democrats for Whigs because their principles are supposed to be wrong. Yet no one thinks of complaining. All are allowed to enjoy their own opinions. The only difference is between enjoying them in private or in pub- lio life. If the people belief° that foreigners are two little acquainted with the nature of our government to discharge the duties of its officers intelligently, it is no injustice to leave them to such occupations which they better understand:. If they believe that any religions sect holds principles hostile to liberty, and submit them salves to the control of a foieign power, not withstanding their sworn allegiance to this goy. emment, surely it is neither proscriptive nor unwise to refuse to let them rule over us. It is hardly to be supposed that foreigners, fresh from monarchcal governments, under stand the workings of our institutions as well as those born and educated on the soil. If it be a part of the catholic creed, as their oracle, Brownson's Quarterly Review declare; "that where infidelity, heresy and schism are crimes against society, they are justly punisha ble by the civil authorities," it is the duty of free citizens to keep catholics from becoming the "civil 'authorities." With them, all dis sent; all protestantism is 'heresy' and 'shi.mi;' and. were they in power would be doomed to the dungeons of the inquisition and the stake. While, therefore, they should be protected in all their rights, we can see no injustice in refus ing to put them in places where they could en force the principles of Rome.—Lan. Tribune. A Union Movement in Michigan. A State Convention of Whigs, Democrats and Free•Soilere, was held at Jackson, Michi. gun, on the 6th of July. It was an immense demonstration. After the organization, a plat form of principles was adopted, when the Free Soil State Committee came forward and with drew the ticket previously placed in the field, thus giving op their organization and uniting with the new-party, which is styled "Repnb ti. can." The 41 higs had previous made no nom. The following ticket was then inations agreed upon: For Governor—Kinsley S. Bingham. Lieut. GOT.—George A. Coe. Secretary of the Stale—John McKinney. State Treasurer Silas M. Holmes. ' Attorney General—Jacob M, Howard. .Auditor General—Whitney Jones. Com. Land Office—Semi:u B. Treadivell. Sop. Public Instruction—lra Mahew. Board of Education—John R. Kellog. To fill Vacancies—Hiram L. Miller. The Tribune says :—"As soon as the selec tion was read, the welkin rank with cheer, and not a dissenting voice was heard in that vast assemblage. Such unanimity of action, sentiment and feeling was never before wit nessed upon any similar occasion." Outrage and Highway Robbery. On Tuesday evening the 18th Mat, between 11 and 12 o'clock, Mr. Jacob Riegel, of the firm .ol Sieger, Lamb & Co., entered the drug store tf Mr. Taylor, at Ninth and Race streets, for the purpose of making some trifling purchase. Soon slid he had left the store he was accost• ed by a man, who asked him "if be had oh ‘ained what he went for?"` While Mr. Riegel :ras replying, the unknown struck him on the side of the head, just behind the ear, with a 'mall atone tied . in a pocket hankerchiel. Ran gel was knocked senseless to the pavement, and while in that state was robbed of his gold 'retch and chain and pocket-book. Just as Mr. !Segel was recovering, a police officer came up and assisted him tr the drug store of Mr. Taylor, where he remained until 3 o'clock yes aerday morning. Ile was their conveyed to Ilia boarding house, at the Bald Eagle tavern. ttis-wound is not very dangerous. Law Judge. It gives us pleasnre to learn that the Hoo. Jo. 1-rph Buffington has consented. to accept the illgesh ip of this district, if elected. Judge But. I::.gton served as President Judge) of biedis• .1 (.It, for one year, very much to r the satisfaction 1 the people. lie was a candidate for ./edge ‘..t the Supreme Court, on the Whig ticket, and t..ceived a very cordial support. The President appointed him Chief Justice of Utah, but be de clined the office. He is im excellent lawyer 4nd an upright man. This district will be Ye. ry; fortunate it they should select him for Judge. We. undershot that the bar united in !eccommending. him to the Governer.--/nde irridea Whig. - • "The detroit Advertiser says [bat the crops :1 the Western portion of I/Mobil:am are superb. elg4igl) Register. Allentown, Pa. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 18 FOR GOVERNOR: JAMES POLLOCK r Of Northumberland County. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER GEORGE DARSIE, Of Allegheny County. FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT. DANIEL M. SMYSEB, Of Montgomery County. • Juvenile Strike: • We were informed that on Wednesday last. the 19th instant, the Juveniles employed by the Crane [ton Company at their Worke in Cata. satiqui, undertook to strike for higher wages. Tuesday last was pay-day, and on the follow ing morning (W ednesda)) the boys employ. ed at the works to ban: ore from the basin to the ore heaps, some fifteen or twenty in num ber, stood out for higher. wages; a number ot boats were laying in the basin, waiting to be un loaded, but the "bays refused going to work" askingfire cents advance on their wages per day. During the striko "one of the boys" who be• ins timid in the matter, undertook to work again at the old satins, was threathened to be whipped by the crowd if he did. The compa- . ny came to terms and agreed to the advance ' asked for and the "boys again went to work."' Quite a spunky set, those Catasauqua chaps. Fearful Accident On Thursday evening, an accident occurred of a very curious nature, at the Public House of Mr. Charles Noif, in the Borough of Catasau• quiz, 'that might have proved the death of one of the citizens of that Borough. It appears Mr. Nulf, Mr. John Mclntyre and Mr. Levy Graft, were setting together in the Hotel, and exam ining a revolver which happened to be loaded with a bullet. Li handling the weapon some what carelessly by one of the party, it discharg. ed, the bullet entering a pewter pitcher which was standing on the bar, and strange to say, the bullet took - a turn in it and came out within an inch or so of the place it went in, and entered the side of Slr. Graft, between the ribs. The bullet wont in so deep that it could not be seen or felt, and Mr. Graft, is laboring severely, though it is believed the wound is not such as will endanger his life. Weapons of this kind when loaded should be carefully handled. Man Hilted by Lightning. On Monday afternoon the 17th of July, dur ing tho prevalence of a storm of rain and light ning, the barn of Mrs. Graver, in the vicinity of Peousburg, Montgomery county, was struck with lightning and set on fire, Mr. David Weid ner, who was in tho building, with two other men, was instantly killed, and his companies were rendered insensible. The women in the Farm-house had barely lime to drag the bod ies from the barn before it was entirely envel oped in flames. Four horses, about seven hundred bushels of wheat, wagons and harness, and a large quantity of hay were consumed with it. The storm in the neighborhood of Allentown levelled the corn with the ground, which will in• jure the crops considerably. Near the Blue Itidge the storm was accompanied with hail among which were some as large as hickory nuts, considerable damage was done in break• ing window glasses, &c. Barn Destroyed by Fire. On Friday last the barn of John M. Riegel, Esq., near Hellertown, in Lower Simeon Town ship, Northampton county, was destroyed by fire with all its contents. The Barn had just been filled with hay and grain, besides a quantity of grain of last year, a ,Horie, Cow and Calf, Hogs and Sheer', Wagon and Har ness, Ploughs, &c. The damage must be near e 2,000. How the fire originated is not known, suspicion, however is rite, that the same was fired by some person in the neighborhood. Distrrssing Affair- We have been informed by a correspondent in Quakertown, Ducks county, of a most heart rending affair, that occured in that village dur. ing last week, and resulted in the death of a young girl not yet twenty years of age. It ap. pears the girl in question, whose name we did not learn, was in an advanced state of preg nancy, yet at the same time pertinaciously re fused the hand of her wooer, who was ready and willing to make her his wife, and then in order to conceal her case, she undertook se cretly to produce abortion. She suflered se verely from the eflects, and at last when a phy. siejan was called to her, she confessed her guilt, but too late to safe her life. To What Arc We Coming ?-We are inform ed that a few days since, a cabk was deposited from a freight train, at the depot,. in Canton, Stark County, with the simple direction "Can ton" upon it. This singular and inexplicable direction, led to an examination. The cask was found to be filled with pistols and bowie knives. Everything was carefully replaced, to see who would call for a package with such unusual contents. In a short time a Catholic Priest called, claimed and carried away the cask ! It is said that casks, similar to the one above spoken of, are being sent in different directions over the country. To what ate we coming 7 Cincinnati Gazette. Fire at .Nazarst/L—We understand that a Fire - occurred in a Frame building, belonging to Mr. Klink:man, at Nazareth, on Saturday fast. The immediate cause of the fire was the burn ing of a kettle of Varnish which was beingboil ed. Losi about *2OO. Insured in the Saucon Company. We ate told that this is the first tire that has occured in that tillage in a period of upwatdi of twenty yearn.--Ensfon Saitina Rules for Hot Weather Don't drink too much iced water. Immerse your wrist in the water before drinking moder atery. Acid liquids, like lemonades, are not healthy. Better let. alone sasaparilla and root beer compounds. Cold water, with molasses Mad ginger makes an excellent drink. Persons of sedentary habits, and who have but little ex ercise, may as well wait until the Weather is a little cooler before indulging mach in beet eat ing. The abstinence will not injure either their health or pocket. Partake of none but fresh tegetables. Those that have became wilted, are about as bad as poison.—They pro duce cholera and death. Good fresh milk is a luxury. New; unripe potatoes should be eat. en with extreme moderation. Tomatoes are excellent. Berries are good. Eat of whole some food temperately whatever the appetite craves. But don't eat too much ; . don't drink too much ; bathe often, and keep clean , in dulge in no violent exercise—preserve a clear conscience, 'void of offence towards God add man,' and you need have little fear of cholera not fret over the blighting heat of summer. Returning Recognizances. The following act relative to the duties of Aldermen and Justices of the Peace, was pass ed by the last Legislature, and has become a law: "That from and after the third of July next, the Aldermen and Justices of the Peace of the several counties of this Commonwealth, shall be required to return to the Court of (barter Sessions of the Peace of the respective coun ties, all the recognizances entered into before them by any person or persons charged with the commission of every crime, excepting such cases as may be ended before an alder man or a justice of the peace, under existing laws, at least ten days before the commence. meat of the session of the Court to which they are made returnable respectively; and in all cases where any recognizances are entered in to less than ten days before the commence ment of the session to which they are made returnable, the said aldermen and justices are required to return the same, in the same man ner as it this act has not been passed." More Trouble for Bigler. A mass meeting of the Old Lice Democrats was held at the Court House in Welfsborough Tioga county, on the 6th instant. David Wil. mot addressed the meeting .at length, and it was resolved 'that vigorous efforts should be made to defeat at the ballot box, all candidates for office, whether County, State or National, who are known to favor the repeal of the Mis souri Compromise.' The following also passed : Besot red, That the President and Secretaries of this meeting be appointed a committee to address such of the candidates on the Demo cratic State ticket as have not publicly exp:est sed their views upon this subject, requesting their opinions upon the question involved iu the Nebraska and Kansas bill fully aid expli citly, and that we will not support any candi date whose answer is not in accordance with the views here expressed, and who will not pledge himself to use his utmost influence to efleot a re•enactment of the Alia. Compromise. The Loco roc° Address. The Harrisburg Telegraph says that the first address of the Loco mom) State Committee, which strongly endorsed Nebraska, was pre sented to Gov. Bigler for his inspection, Pl. + , that the Governor modified it very materially, and then sent out an agent to submit it to the leading Free Seders in Wilmot's district, and ascertain whether the address, as amended, would meet their approbation. Modern Democracy—Jour; PErryr, a demo• crat who holds a seat in the United States, from the - State of Indiana, declared a few days since, that the passage in the fam ous Declination of Indepoi.deoce, which says that "all men are created equa:" "was a sell evident lie:" Democracy . ! Democracy ! what can not be done in thy name. The Lager Beer Bill.—The Democratic Dillon denounces the lager beer bill as "absurd and ridiculous," and calculated to injure rather than benefit the temperance caure. If it be "absurd and ridiculous," why did Gov. Bigler sign bills of a similar character for Chester county, and for one town and four townships in Tioga co. The State Agricultural Fair _ . The fourth annual exhibition of the Pennsyl vania State Agricultural Society, will he held at Powelton, commencing on Tuesday, Sept. 26th, and continuing four days. Those who wish to be exhiditors must become members of the so ciety, and have their articles and animals enter. ed on the Re creiary's books, on or before the opening day, and all articles except horses, mast be brought within the enclosure as early as Tues. day noon, that they may be arranged for exami nation on Wednesday, when the horses will be received. An office will be opened in this city un the 2nd September, for receiving entries of ex hibitors. Siekgje adminission L 0 cents. Mem bers' cards $l. A ploughing match will take place on the 29th, in a field adjacentio the ex hibition. The.annual address will be delivered the same day, after which the reports of the judg. es will be read, and the prizes awarded. The premiums are distributed into twelve classes, thus :-1. cattle; 2. horses and mules; 3 sheep, 'swine and nook ty ; 4 ploughing match; 5 farm implements; 6 dairy, sugar, and honey ; Sour, cornmeal, grain, seeds, and vegetables; 8 domes. tic manufactures; 9 agricultural productions of field crops; 10 fruits and Sowers; 11 stoves, sit. ver ware, glass and glassware, cutlery and Brit.. tania ware; 12 bacon, lams, inventions, and miscellaneous articles. Mr. John Clark,• Arch Street, above Broad, is the general Superintp. dent and articles for exhibitionnut accompanied by the exhibitor, must be addressed to him- - -The Secretary or the Society, -Mr. Robert E. Walker is at present in the city, and hls advertisement for lumber necessary for the exhibition will be ,found in another column, Hardware in Massachusetts. GLEANINGS. By an article in the Boston Alkts, relative to [:^" John C. Meyers, Esq., editor of the Berk.: the hardware businets of Boston, we gather the County Press, offers himself to the support of following information relative to the hardware the citizens of Betks county, as an Indepedent manufactured in Massachusetts, which finds its candidate for Congress. market in Boston: UrThe Philadelphia Sun charges unequivocal, Nine years ago the !twine of the nails annual. ly.that workmen have been discharged from the made in Massachusetts, was $1,702, 276: hollow. U.S. Mint, "for no other reason Mit that they ware and castings,sl,sBo,l4ll scythes, $113,935 were American citizens." axes and hatchets, /94,441 ; cutlery, 148,175; Or It is stated that of eighty.four German pa , bans and hinges, $25,390 ; latches and door pers which supported Gen. Pierce's election.on s handles-, $3,200 ; locks, $60,070 ; tacks and ly eleven remain friendly to his administration. brads $353,687; shovels, spades, forks and hoes, Or The Doylestown Imelligencer is fifty years •,5275.212, besides vast quantities of chains and of age. other wrought-iron articles, machinery of all I tir If children are useful in after life it will kinds, plows, and other agricultural implements be because they obtained the power to be so iron railings, fences, safes, dec. With the as. while young. tonishing impetus all the manufacturing inter. , Punch says that there is but little doubt ests of the State have lately received, the mann. before the war is over that the Emperor Niche,- facture of hardware has sympathized to the full. las will and all his rqubles turned into troubles. est extent, and undoubtedly has, since the' date W' The entrance of a single women of talent to which we refer, doubled in the aggregate, and into a family is sufficient to keep it clear of fools in respect to some particular branches, has for several generations. more than trebled or quadrupled. The Douglass wNicholas, Emperor of Russia, is fifty.nine Axe company, for example, now turn out 5 300 . years old, six feet one inch high, erect and sol. 000 worth of axes a year, agaiost $94,000 worth dier - like in form and, when young, was decided. of axes a year, against $94,000 worth made ly handsome. throughout the State in 1845. The well.known Or Cul. Denton's 'Thirty Years' Experience' goods of this establishment are sold exclusively i is now in the course of translation into the Ger i!) Boston. Against $279,000 worth of shovels, I man, in St. Louis, in weekly parts. spades, forks and hoes we have now one mans. cousi - A w fish, weighing some 800 ,pounds. factory that of O. Ames dr, Sons, which produces and measures about 10,1 feet in length was ca $700,000 annually. The manufacture of tacks cured on Saturday, off Nantucket. and - brads has doubled since thee ; and the same EV - A German paper is to be established at rates of increase apply to many other goods. -Galveston, Teias, under the auspices of the The manufacture of many article of hardware Methodists. has lately been ireroduced into this country, 1""A Circus proprietor named Rowe went to and firmly established. This has, in fact, been California two years.ago, and returned recently constantly going on for many years. Forty years I with $200,000, which he had accumulated in ago, not more than a half dozen leading articles that country by his equestrian exhibition. of the trade were of our own manufacture ; the ( - The story that Patrick Henry's last son rest were all imported , now, by far the greater. died in an almshouse, is said to be a fabrics. part of the trade is in articles made by our own tion. • ar deans. The imported articles, too, are one at- j Grin Jeffersonville, Tazewell county, Va., Luc another yielding the palm of superiority to good Butter is selling fur 8 cents per pound, those of American manufacture, American en. fresh eggs 6 cents per dozen, and fat chicken $1 terprise, machinery, 'skill and ingenuity, are.! per dozen. more than a match for European fogyism. The The New Bedford Mercury says about forty English manufacturers aim at producing a cheap sword fish were a ft w days since, brought into article, strong enough to avoid being blown to that market. pieces by the wind; the American manufactur_ i rApeA single family in Sangamon county, Illi. ers aim atsproducing, and in nine cases out of nois, have seventeen thousands sheep. and all tit ten succeed in producing, an article as cheap good blood. Sheep raising is a fine business as that imported, and possessing at the same iin Illinois. It is said that every farmer Who has time the qualities of simplicity, strength and dt tried the busj ness has amassed a fortune. rability. This especially is the case with regard far Marriage is the strongest tie of perpetual to light articles, such as door_latches, locks, &c. friendship and there can be no friendship with- Many of our heavy articles are unapproachable out confidence, no confidence without integrity. by the English imported goods. Fur instance. 7The pamphlet laws fur the last session of our Eagle anvil, with its cast steel face, is firm.. the Legislature, contain 955 pages • er, and more durable, than the English anvil of Wit. is estimated that no less than 10 Outi wrought iron ; the American chain vice is an I people are now moving towards the Territory ul improvement unknown there; the augers made K tnsas. here are far in advance of the English ideas of C2'Seventy eight sacks of new crop wheat progress; and so of many other articles. Five sold in St. Louis, at $l,lO per bus-het. Several years ago mason's trowels were all imported; other sales quoted at $1 per bushel. now $30,000 worth of trowels, confessedly suite. nor to the English, are made by one mannfac turer—Mr. Bisbee, in South Casaba—and his business doubles annually; Even the celebra. ted Congress pen.knives are now reproduced by our workmen, with all the elegance and excel.. ,fence of the English knife ; and we might extend the list indefinitely. Again, the American goods are generally warranted, an advantage not pos. :eased in hour home market by those which are imported. The exportation of American hardware has sprung up almost entirely within the last few years, and is rapidly becoming, a very extensive business. _Already have American goods found their way into the - British Provinces, and are there prefered to their own (English,) home man s ufactures, thus competing successfully with English goods in their own markets. The ex. portation to Canada, especially, is rapidly in creasing, and almost doubles annitally. The Douglass axes are sold even in Londsmir Large quantities of goods are also sent 0116 %Vest Indies, South America. and to all parts of the world. We learn from a table of imports into the dis trict of Boston and Charlestown for the year 1853, that the several items of hardware imported into Boston that year, exclusive of unmannfac lured iron and steel, a mt unted to not qttite $1,50,800. The value of the hardware annual so4l in and distributed from Boston r is variously "estiinaicd at from eight to fifteen mil. lions, exclusive of nails, which constitale one of the chief branches ; so that.'as will be seen, but a 'small fraction of the aggregate iimount now consists of imported goods, and this proportiC3 is constantly decreasing,as the superiority of Amer., I ican goods becomes more generally appreciated. Ca lawissa Railroad. We have already stated that the first through train from Catawissa to Philadelphia made the trip on Monday and have offered our congratula tions to the stockholders upon the event, and to the public upon the additional facilities to busi ness which it offers. The business of the road has been regularly commenced, and the energy and business tact of its President, William 1). Lewis, Ez,q, is the best assurance that it will be vigorously prosecuted. The route is by the Reading Railroad to Port Clinton and the valley of the Litee Schuylkill river, through a varied country of picturesque beauty—inviting to the tourist. The Williamsport and Elmira road will soon be completed, and then. with the exception of the link between Catawissa and the former place, there wall be a - continuous chain of rail road from our city to Niagara and the Lakes.— Thus gradually is Pennsylvania taking the pro- per means to secure to herself the trade and trays el of the West, and assuming her proper position as the most advantageously located Slate in the U Sun. Appointment by the President.—John McKeon, to be Disirict Atioiney for the southern district ol New York, in . the place of Charles O'Connor, resigned, to lake ellect :6th July, 1854. Mr. Westbrook, whose appointment wasan• nounced some time ago, did not get the (ace.— lie has made strenuous efforts to obtain it; but in vain. He now denounces the President it is said, for treachery and a violation of the contract by which his (Westbrook's) vote was obtained furthe Nebraka bill. . The Administration Siding milli the Russians. --A Washington letter states that the Adminis tration and its friends in Congress are disap. pointed and grieved by the news from Europe —the discomfiture of the Russians. Old Nicht,. las it is said hal' the sympathy of the Executive and leading members of the party, particularly from the South. It will be remembered that some time ago the Washington Union took s'rong ground in favor of Russia, and lauded Nicholas most extravagantly. The Pennsylvanian took the cue, and put out an article or Iwo of the same character. But they met with so cold arc, ception from the democratic press, and such a castigation from the Whig press that the subject was droppeci— thtiugh the feeling of friendi.hip for the hoary autocrat still remains. Quere.—Had their hopes of Nicholas getting up a general European war, and thus enabling our governor to seize Cuba, anything to do with their sympathy I hurrah for IlabieN.—TV"Stark county (Ohio) Agricultural Society, are offering premiums for the finest specimen ut Young Americana—here is the list : , For prettiest baby, $5 and diploma to mother. Fer second prettiest baby, $3 and diploma to mother. For third prettiest baby, $2 and diplo• ma to mt. ther. For largest and heaviest child under 12 months old—age to be considered, $5 and diploma to mother. For 2d largest and hea• viest child under twelve months old—age to be. considered, $9 and diploma to mother. Fur 3d largest and heaviest child under twelve months old--age to be cionsitlercd 4 11 and diploma to mother. 114: above is not d fair list t. and' all. the re• wards go the rchllher—no enct;nragement to father! way of foreign invasion, the., Maine Polilics.—The Frecsoilers of Maine ! The native populailou is undoubteu, adopted Mr. Morrill, the -Main.law.antitlifebras ka Democratic candidate for that office. to anti'Zittion, while the nutj..tritAt of the are, therefore, four candidates for Governor in _I There residence desire h. Maine, viz: Isaac Reed, Whig ; Anson P. Mer rill, Mainilaw, and Albion IC. Parris, who has no platform to stand 'on, but will be supported by the Administration Democrats and the fragment which remains of the original Democratic party. The election takes place in September. there will probally be no choice 'by the people, and the Legislature will choose either Mr. Reed or Mr. Morrill Important Document Mioraing.—The petition (Re the repeal of the fugitive slave law, which was largely signed by citizens of Harrisburg, of all patties, was directed to lion. James Cooper, and deposited in the Harrisburg Pust Office on the ! 4th of June last. Nu record of its presentatiun having appeared in the Senate proceedings. Mr. Cooper was recently written to on the subject, and promptly replied that no such document had ever been received by him ! Now, the question is, what beettme of it ? Could it have miscar. rigid ? Or was it suppressed b.( the Department I Clay Illonumetal.—The Clay • Monument, in Lexington Cemetery, Ky., is to cost from $50,000 to $lOO.OOO. The Committee, through its Preel. dent, H. T. Duncan, offer a premium of pm for .he best plan and specifications for said Mon. °talent. Each competitor is to present three plans—to cost $50,000; $75,000 and $lOO,OOO re. spectively. They must be in Lexington prior to October 10th, WWII Anti Catholicism. Newspaper readers have noticed that during• the past pear or two, the spirit of opposition hasp been growiag against certain tenents and doer trines of the catholic Church in this country.. exhibiting itself in some localities in mob vio -1 lence. What is the remedy for this state, r things ? is a question which the patriot may welt! ask. Can there be any other than for the Cath-: olic to disown the intokrance propagated by pa pers, bishops and priests ? Can it be done in. any other way than for the members of that' church to go to work. and Americanize it—repu diate all bigoted rules and ideas? The Church! of Buffalo, that has refused to deed its property to the Pope. has taken a step in the right direc tion. The Jersey City Sentinel, speaking of this' matter, gives the following. which it will be per ceived, takes this view of the dactiltles, and. we copy them for the consideration of such as take.' an interest in the question: Should they declare themselves free and in-* dependent of Rome and its minions, and orga.. nize under the name of the Americtu.Calholie Church it would be an act that would secret to' them practical freedom— they would then be' free indeed, and would be justly entitled not on.• ly to the protection of the American flag, but to' the confidence and sympathy of Christendoul:• universally. In such an event, they would be placed in a position where they could establish. their own rules for church government—select I the pastors of their respective flocks at home, in accordance with whatever method they should see fit to adopt and no longer be subjected to the will of a foreign potentate, who pays no respect ijo the wishes of the parishioners, but sends i whomsoever and whatsoever he pleases to ad minister to them in holy things. The dectrines of their church, with its.forms and ceremonies. could then be framed in accordance with its own j convictions of Divine revelation, as set forth in the Word orGod. What a happy state of things would such a movement open to thousands and tens o(thou sands of the Catholic people of the U. States, who have emigrated from foreign climes and ta. ken up their abodes in this country, contrasted. with the tyrannical and despotic ecclesiastical rule hitherto Inflicted upon them, by unnatured„ anti republican and foreign rule. The Great Railroad Project. It will be seen by the following from the Nero York Tribune, that Gen. Ayres, is now in that city, attending to the interests of the contempla. ted railroad fr.on New Yorlito New Orleans, by way of Harrisburg. This is an important pro. ject, and Gen. Ayres is just the Flan to °make IL go." The Tritoune says : tr.:en. Wm. Ayres, from the seat of Govern ment of Pennsylvania, is now in this city on the subj.-tot of a continuous railroad from the city of New York. by way of Easton, Allentown, Ham.. burg, to Harrisburg. This is a very important. project to New York. A direct cummunication. (loin this City to Harrisburg, and then connect, ing with the Cumberland Valley and Hager.tewn, roads, leading by the way of Martinsburg, Win. . chester, Staunton, Knoxville, &c., to New Or, leans, would bring an important increase of trade. to our city. At Harrisburg the road would con., nect with the Great Central Road of Pennsylva_ nia to Cleveland and Cincinnati. It would also. connect with the lialtimore, with the Lancaster and Columbia, and the Sunbury and Erie Roads., It requires but a glance at the map to see the• advantages of this road. It is almost a straight line from New York to Harrisburg. The trade of the Cumberland Valley is an immense trade. in produce and stock, much of which would find its way to this City. Gen. Ayres is not asking any aid at the present time, his object being merely to draw the attention of our citi. ZPDS to the subject and its importance. When there s js a revival of the railroad interest this prop ject will be we well worthy the examination of our citizens." Anneratioa of the Sctsulto:cal iskutd.-The Wash. • ington correspoodept of the Trillihne has positive t and undeniable information, from the highest sources at Honolulu, to the effect that a Treaty is about concluded between Mr. Gregg, the Gni ; red States Commissioner, and the Government of the Islands, for their annexation to the United! States forthwith. The only unsettled question. in relation to the annexation is, whether the Is lands shall come in as a Territory or a Slate.— Mr. Gregg insists on the former. The adminis tration at Washington is perfectly advised as to the position of the negotiations. This is kept a pro l ou :4 secret at Honolulu to all out of the court cii*: le. the King and Privy Council have the constitutions power to make the treaty, and in fear of filibusterina- dr something else in thu , The Know Nothings in Charieston,S: Caro/Int* —A Correspondent of a New York paper, writ ing from this place, says this .mysteriOus order' numbers 700 members there already, though but three weeks in existence. The writer remarks: '.'great revolution is expected here to our coming elections, as foreigners hays a. great deal of power here,• as our police force being.comr. posed entirely of Catholic and Irishmen ; :Huns. reformation is expected la ibis particular, which is to be brought about by this new organiza7. 'ion." Second Crop f rawberries.—Ptoressor. Pagei exhibited on Tuesday, at the Patent Office, some fine specimens of a second crop of strawberries • produced according to Mr. Peabody's method of „continuous waterings. The tariety was the fa vorim strawberry known as the Alice Maud.— This is a complete verification of Mr. Pedhody's' discovery, concerning which xo much has bren• published, of making strawberries constant beat• ers by constant wateriags.—Nationai "Taints Wager Light."—The Worcester Spy states that this "invaluable discovery" is about to be introduced.to the public, the difcultie•s arising from electrical explosions having been,. as we are informed, entirely overcome.. It forth• yr says that a large . company.olthe leading cap. York•has baen formed, to bring, ourand op,eritte the invention, • are exercising at. "v opposed -eiga
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