Th ‘ e night- King , of ll:spOech. , 1116,..,..P0ven0r Reader in one of Ids . speeebbis dttr ing tbe:list - CtiriVaifsi Kaneart".tertitory, gave utterance to the following. it has the ring Of trap metal, and sbunds pleasantly to the ear.— Let the first sentence in the last , paragraph never be lost sight of, to the silencing of that cursed spirit which howls about Abolitionism, whenever exigencies arise in relation to this delicate yet important question. ' - The grgit issue to-day before the American peoPle-oCnd especially before the people of Kansas Territory,—is whether Free or' Slime Institutions are better in harmony with Ameri can Independence, withthe provision of the Con stitUtion—with tho highest interests of human . ity—and the prosperity and glory of our coin tnon country ! " These aro questions entering into the for mation of society here, and are of the highest concern to man everywhere. No man among us can feel indifferent to the condition of politi cal affairs in this Territory—for next to the ob ligations a man is under to his family and his God—are the duties he must discharge' to the society in which he lives. These duties are upon us by virtue of our relations to the com munity in which we live, and cannot be laid !aside or transit red to another. You are the men—and this is the day when these important duties are to be discharged. And no man has the right to pray to ho excused or fail to meet the crisis. In making up our minds whether this should be a Free or a Slave State, we may be instructed by all the lessons of the past— and the richest epressions of " Freedom's struggles" for two thousand years are laid out before us. There have beet as regular a succession of the rise and fail Of-nations as there have been of the waxingatid waning of moons ! It has become spinin that " ho who runs may read" that the elements of prosperity in a State, are virtue, integrity, industry and labor, and that labor to be successful, must be intelli gent, educated and free. Decide, then, what state of society is best adapted to promote these ends, and your work is just begun. Who can fail to see that there is such a chain in hu man soiely—so linked is the individual with the masses—the poor with the rich—the capi , talists with the laborer—that " whatever link you strike, tenth or ten thousandth, breaks the chain alike. When the laborer loses his dignity as a Man when the dignity and 'Ts/m*lday of labor are destroyed,—when the lights of literatute, and science•ore shut away from his mind, and the darkness of neglect nud ignorance enshroud the understanding— when the light of hope, and love of country cease to impel a lean to action and effort, then von have the form of humanity without the Man ! The great motive power is lost, and all elements of success and prosperity destroyed. Now then, I ask, what does Shive ry do with the laborer, but sirrke him down.— To shut out the lights of science, literature, hopes, love of country, and of man, away from his understanding and heart. dooming him to the darkness and grave of the brute. Can that prove a source of prosperity to a State which cripples its industry, and unmans the laborer ? —nmkirg ilfasters of one class, and Slaves of anolhcr? Let it be distinctly understood that this is not a question whether we will /tart: Pre loth ex isting institutions established in other States— but whether we will plant and nourish, incor porate and perpetuate institutions so degrading to labor—so destructive to personal and gener al prosperity—so much at 'variance with the spirit and genius of American constitutions in the early days of the Republic ? It is simply a question whether we will, while the eyes of the Nation arc upon us, and in the face of our anx ious countrymen, so offend against their earnest sentiments—so disregard the teachings of his tory and experience— so blot out the' hand writing of the Declaration of Indenpendence. and turn away from the sweat and blood and tears of the fathers of the Revolution ! as to throw over our State the dark shadow of Hu man Slavery, and thus incorporate into our very midst, the elements of our destruction. TAR A RIOIEDY FOR HORSE DISTEMPF.II. Thomas W. Ladd, of Smithfield. Jefferson coun ty, Ohio, writes to the Ohio Farmer that lie has found a remedy and cure for distemper" in horses. Ile says " Having three sick with this disease, an e7r. tporienced farmer told me to use tar, and lie thought that the sick colts would soon recover, and that those who had not taken the disease would not have it at all, or but lightl±. I fol lowed his direction to my entire satisfaction. gave the colts morning and evening, ns much as I could readily get into their mouths with a '.paddle. After a few applications, the sick ones commenced running at the nose, their ap petites returned, and in a short time they had entirely regained what they had lost front dis- PAse. The others never took it to my know- Some prefer mixed lish-oil with the tar, but I used it Alio, and I believe it to be entire ly sufficient, if the article be good, pure tar. I would have no faith at all.in the coal tar, now in use in some places." •Tttn Coax Cam—The demand for new corn cribs this year, to hold the extra yield of this cerial, is quite generalL,a very signifieent fact it is too. Tho price of the article still keeps up to a remunerative point for the producer, to the perplexity, somewhat, of the, consumer.— This is a world of ups and downs, and it's fair for the farmer to have his " good times" occasionally. It will stimulate improvement, and increase the future capacities for produc tion—at least it should have that effect. • • To PRESERVE DEAD GAME.—Take out the intestines and fill the inside with migrated wheat, and place. the fowl in a' heap or cask of the same grain in such a manner•as to insure its being completely covered. In this way fowls may be preserved perfectly sweet for months. The feathers should bo removed. _ . . Ilelcase of, Pinmoro Williamkon. ' C. S. DISTRICT COURT, Nov. 3.--Jtulge. 1. cme. . The Passmora Williamson. Case, Finale —Contetnpl purged and defendant discharged.— This morning, Passinore Williamson's counsel cattle stating that he desired to purge himself 'of the contempt for which he is now in prison, i t and was Nil] lin to make true answers to inter rogations addr ssed to him by the Court in re lation to the tter. After some preliniinary discussion,.the following answer to the writ of habeas corpus was offered by Willianison's coun sel. " I did not seek to obey the writ by produ cing the persons therein mentioned before the Court, because I had not, at the time of the ser vice of the writ, the power oven, the custody or control of them, and therefore it was impossible for me to do so. I first heard of the writ of ha bees corpus on Friday, July 21, between 1 and 2 o'clock, A. M., on my return from Harris burg. After breakfast, about 9 o'clock, I went from my house to Mr. Hopper's office, when and where the return was prepared. " At 10 o'clock I came into the Court as commanded by the writ. I song' tto obey the writ by answering it truly ; the parties not being in my possession or control, it was impossible for me' to obey the writ by produ cing them. Since the service of the writ I have not had the custody, possession or power over them ; nor have I known where they were, ex cept from common rumor or the newspaper re ports in regard to their public appearance in the city or elsewhere. Mr. Vandyke excepted to this answer, and at the suggestion of the Court, it was amended as follows :-- I did not seek to obey the writ by prOducing the persons in the writ mentioned before this Conti. I did not seek, because I verily believed that it was entirely impossible for me to produce the said petsons agreeably to the command of the Court. The answer was then accepted by the Court and ordered to be filed. . Judge Kane then said :—" The contempt is now regarded as purged, and the party is re leased from custody. lie is now reinstated to the position he occupied before the contempt was committed. Mr. Williamson is now be fore me on the return to the writ." Mr. Vandyke said he had some further re marks to make in relation to the writ of habeas corpus, and in order that there should be no mistake, lie had reduced them to writing. He now appeared as one of the counsel for John 11. Wheeler. ---The purport of his remarks was, that Mr. Wheeler intended to instUnte a suit against IViMattison in another branch of the U. S. Court, for the recovery of damages which have accrued by the tortuous acts of the defendant towards his person and property. PRIVILFGES OF TIIII CONFESSIONS!,.-A trial was had in Richmond, of John Cornin, for the murder of his wife for unfaithfulness to'her marriage vows. Ile had inflicted such injuries as to cause her death. Previous to her death. but when there was no immediate danger of that event, she had confessed to her plies!, in' the presence of her In hand. that the charge against her by her hushand was untrue. he statement made in the sacramental conf•s