aritigt Pgister.
;ALLENTowit, PA.
'WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1860
PEMBA O. HUBER dr. JOHN IL OLIVE
3017081 ANA PRfaILIZTO3II.
TO ADVERTISERS
THE ' , LEHIGH REGISTER" HAS A LARGER
CIRCULATION SY SEVERAL HUNDRED
THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN
THE COUNTY.
- !OR GOVERNOR:
Cl3l. Andrew Or.
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
The Step Downwards
The history of the Democratic Party for the
past few years is a striking exemplification of
the fast, how rapid becomes any movement in
a wrong direction, whether in politics, morals or
.religion. The tendency downward is always
atroUgOr than the tendency upward. Leading
Democrats in 1848, Senator Douglass among
the number, advocated the extension of the
Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific. Lead
ing.Democratio Senators subsequently sustain
ed the Wilmot proviso. Senator Bigler in the
Legislature of Pennsylvania advocated the
passitge of resolutions,.instruoting our repre
sentatives in Congress to vote for the measure.
The Democratic State Convention of Pennsyl
vania at the same time, passed resolutions
offered by Governor Black, now of Nebraska
Territory, declaring the opposition of the Dem
ocratic party to the extension of slavery to a de
gree *equal to the expansion of our national
limits. The action of many Democratic Con
ventions of Northern States was similar in
character. In 1854 Senator Douglas sudden
ly made the discovery, that the Missouri Com
promise was unconstitutional and should be
repealed. In the repeal it was conceded, that
the people of a territory at all Aimee should
have an opportunity to manage their domestic
affairs, slavery included, in their own.way.—
The same doctrine, if not expretsly reiterated
in the Cincinnati platform, wai --- impli" •
ratified by the Democratic party in the doc
trines proclaiined to the people by the journals
and orators of the party, and in the letter of
acceptant* of Preeddent Buchanan. A Demo
cratic Supreme Court in 1857 find out and de
cide that the Missouri Compromise was uncon
stitutional. Still later the discussion of the
Kansan question forces on an open avowal of the
• position of the party on the question of the
rights of slavery in the territories, and in the
progress of the diseussion.President Buchanan,
and the great mass of the party boldly avow,
that neither Congress nor the people can in
terfere with slavery in the territories until the
formation of a State Constitution, whilst men
still more extreme in their views demand Con
gressional intervention to protect the "insti
tution." The purchase of Cuba is agitated ;
filibustering in Nicaraugua is countenanced ;
intervention in the affairs of Mexico is propos
ed and a war'with that unfortunate country is
courted, all for the purpose of acquiring, terri
tory, which is likely to furnish more slave
states. The opening of the slave-trade is de
fended. In the sketch of the progress of opin_
ion, the philosophic mind cannot fail to see a
general tendency in a certain direction, im
pelled by a superior controlling force. That
controlling force is a desire to fortify, strengthen
and extend the institution of slavery. This
same controlling element regulates the stand
ing of parties on the Tariff question, the
.Homestead bill, and in fact upon every ques
tion of importance, which agiatates the public
mind. Cotton is said to be King. The Slav
ooracy wil& be King, if they can. Will freemen
tamely submit ?
EIECTIONS.LIBIff
. The Republican Party has been denounced
because of its being a SeotiOnal party. Its op
ponents will not undertake to dispute its prin
ciples, will not pretend that in justice to the
South these principles cannot be avowed, do
not deny that the principles now entertained
by the party were the principles avowed and
acted upon in Legislation by all the early fath
ers of the Government, of all sections of the
Union, both North and South, but consider it
a sufficient condemnation, that the party only
happens to maintain itself in .the Northern
Section of the • confederacy and thus far has
gained no solid footing in the Southern States:
The first consideration on all measures should
be, as to whether they are right or wrong.--
The South on the slavery questions has been
a unit, and the Northern. States have either to
abandon the right and adopt the wrong, or to
become sectional, if sectionalism is to be deter
mined by mere geographical boundaries. If
then sectionalism is to be condemned, the
South is the primary cause, and must shoulder
the responsibility.
An answer to the charge 'of sectionalism
against the Republican party may be found in
the lite vote in the House of Representatives
on the Homeatead bill. The Homestead mea
sure for years has been agitated in Congress,
but thus far has never become the policy of
the Government. The • bill proposes to .give
one hundred and sixty acres of Government
land to actual settlers for a very little or no
compensation. The effect of the peerage of
the bill would be to more rapidly 'fill up the
territories, and the sooner prepare them for
admission into the Union. The emigrating
population in the natural course of things
would be mainly from the foreign emigrants
and the surplus population of the Northern
States, and the new [States would the more
ikely be'Free States. The direct effect then
of the homestead bill would be the increase of
the number of Free States. Years since the
Homestead measure was advocated by a num
ber of Southern Representatives, but the more
its direct effects come to be understood, the
more have the South become its better enemy.
On the recent vote taken in the House, the
measure was supported by but one Southern
Represeniative, 'Mr. Craig . of Missouri; and
received the vote of every Northern Represen.
tative, Democrats and Republicans alike, save
one, Mr. Montgomery of Pennsylvania. more
directly sectional vote has not been known in
the Legia)ation of the country, and yet, North
ern Democrats have become equally sectional
'With the Republicans. If Democrats are to
denounce the sectionalism of the Republican
party, let them first eiplain the votes of their
Representatives on the Homestead bill.
OLD Baxes.—The Berke and Schuylkill
journal in its last issue assures us, judging
from the recent spring elections through the
county, that with a ptoper nomination at Chi
cago, the Detttobratie Majority in old 13erks can
be brought detVn to drie thhusand nett fall, if
cot entiroly wield out, .40611 for obi Bork s I
The Connecticut Election
• The election in Connecticut, to come off
shortly in April, is said to be the most exciting
political contest -the 'State his witnessed for
years. The majorities of the Republican par
trin the State have never been large. Last
year the majority of the Republican nominee
for Governor was but 1800. Stimulated by
the hope of a possible,victo , the Democracy
have resorts un ampled efforts to regain
the State. The rst effort toward this end,
was to call, or have called, a State Convention
of the manufacturers of the State at Meriden,
and to induce then!" to pass resolutions, that
the agitation of the slavery question was in
jurious to their trade with the South. The
majority of the Convention, howeier, seemed
to be of a different opinion, or at least thought
that their political opinions should not be sold
for Southern patronage, and the minority were
Compelled to secede 'and hold a separate con
vention. The next effort was to impress the
public mind with the same opinion. With
this end in view, the Democratic journals,
with the New York Herald at their head,
have for months flooded the country with their
falsehoods and stories, Calculated to appeal to
thesordid and avaricious sentiment of our na
tion. Distinguished speakers from abroad have
been secured to canvass the State, Hon. Caleb
Cushing, from Massachusetts, and Hon. Fer
nando Wood, Mayor of the city of New York,
being among the more distinguished. The
merchants of Now York, interested in South
ern trade have been appealed to to contribute
p►oney for purposes of bribery and corruption,
and we need not add, that it has been furnish
ed, single firms furnishing as high as $5OO.
With means like these in the hands of the en
emy, Republicans have a hard battle to fight.
We believe, however, that they are equal to
the task and that the result will be a signal
victory. If so, the last hope of a Democratic
victory, next fall is extinguished. If Connec
ticut in this, the hour, of her peril, should fal
ter, we shall not despair of her course next
Fall, nor shall we for a moment suppose
that the Republican host unaided by Connect
icut, shall not march forward to victory,
aided by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois,
and Minnesota, for certain, and possibly In
ions and Oregon.
Tnr. POLITICAL POSITION OF HON. EDWARD
BATES OF MISSOURI.—Hon. Edwards Bates has
written a long letter to the delegates from Mis
souri to the Chicago committee, in answer to
inquiries made, stating his position to the load
ing political Oceans of the day. Mr. Bates
has become a prominent candidate for the nom
ination for the Presidency at the hands of the
Republican party, and his views will he read
with interest. The following are the main
points of his letter.
" He entertains no new opinions than those
he has formerly expressed upon the subject of
the extension of slavery, and has formed none
with reference to the present array of parties.
He is' coeval with the Niesouri question of
1820. He formed his opinions then, and has
not changed them since.' At the time of the
Revolution, apd a long time after, slavery was
regarded as an evil but temporary in its na
ture, and likely to disappear in the course of
time, yet, while it continued, it was a misfor
tune to the country, socially and politically.
Slavery is a social relation—a domestic instu
tion. It exists by local law. The Federal
Government has no control over it in.the States,
but the Territories are subject and subordinate
to the Government.
Not being supreme, like the States, the na
tion is supremo over them. He is opposed to
the extension of slavery. In his opinion, tho
policy and spirit of the Government ought to
he against its extension.. The Constitution
does not carry slavery into the Territories, nor
anywhere. It only acts upon it where it is es
tablished by local law.
The Dred Scott decision only decides that Dred
Scott was not a citizen ; and the opinion of the
judges beyond this are extra-judicial and of no
authority. The questions discussed by them
were political, and not within their cognizance
and belong and could be disposed of only by
the political departments. The decision was
most unfortunate, as it produced a dangerous
conflict between the co-ordinate branches of
the Government.
He favors the colonization of the free blacks
in the American tropics, the home-stead bill,
the admission of Kansas, the perfect equality
of rights of citizens, and the construction of
the Pacific Railroad under the auspices of the
Government. He is gratified that his name
has only been used in a spirit of harmony and
peace and to prevent division and controversy
among those who ought to be united. He'lies
neither sought nor held any political office Tor
twenty-five years, and is satisfied with the
honors already paid him by tho public." •
Itlssmo or IRON Meares.—A Convention
of Iron Manufacturers of Pennsylvania was
held at the La Pierre House in Philadel
phia on Thursday lest. The Convention unan
imously approved of the Tariff bill reported
by the Republican committee of Ways and
Means , in the House of Representatives at
Washington. The following aro the resolu
tions unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That this meeting approve and
commend the bill recently introduced into the
House of Representatives by the Committee of
Ways and Means, proposing to substitute spe
cific for ad valorem duties upon foreign Iron
and other articles imported into the United
States.
Resolved, That we regard tho seventh Mo
tion of said bill relating to iron and the manu
factures of iron and steel, as satisfactory and
fair to all parties interested in tho manufac
ture, and that the duties fixed upon the princi
pal items in the section do not vary materially
from. 30 per oentum 'of their average value
during the last six years, ending June 30,
1859, and are therefore based upon a fair rev
enue standard.
Reeolved, That' the enactment of this bill
will enable the American manufacturer to
compete fairly with the foreign, and that it
will tend to prevent those enormous fluctua,
tions in the price or iron, which have, under
the ad valorem syteln, been so disastrous to.
our home industry, in inflating prices by in
creasing the duty when beet needed, and de
pressing them by reducing the duty when
most required.
Resolved, That we urge upon our Repre
sentatives in both branches of Congress, to
use all honorable means to pass the same
without delay ' • it being in accordance with
the views repeatedly expressed by James Bu
chanan, President of the United States, in his
annual message to Congress.
Foeraa's Homa.—ln Penn township and in
the Borough of Greensburg, Westmoreland
county, the latter . of which is the home of den.
Fodor, the Democratic nominee for Gkivernor,
at the recent eleotione the Repulicane on a
strict pariy vote elected their ticket. In 1858
Foster had a majority of 82 over. Covodo in
Penn township and in Greensburg a majority
of 70. Foster's nomination does not seem to
be so strong at home, as Democratic Journals
would have us believe.
710.-The Pennsylvania Delegation will go to
Charleston,— in the Steamship "Keystone
State," and lodge on board of her during their
stay, having her chartered for that purpose.—
One of the delegation, who *tote down to in
qUire for roma, received a teply salting Wen
ty•Bv6 donate per day,
ZXVIth C0NG1121313
MARCO 21st— In' , the Senate the bill to re
duce the price of public printing and binding,
was considered. The bill reduces the prices
of printing 20 per cent. and provides that the
binding shall be done by the binders elected
by Congress.
Mr. CAMERON, of Penneylvania, said that
the most stupendous frauds had been commit
ted in tthis matter of printing and binding,
and he thought the proper plan was to give
it out by contract to the lowest bidder. •
Mr. HAMLIN, of Maine, offered an amend
ment making a . reduction of twenty-five per
on the present prices.
Mr. CAMERON, wished to amend by mak
ing the reduction 40 per cent.
Mr. HAMLIN said that this was too large
a reduction. The contract system has been
proved to be worthless. The contractors
cheated the Government in the quality of the
paper, and in every other way, and then, at
the close of the session, came asking for furth
er allowances to make them whole.
The bill finally passed.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the ease of Williamson, contesting the seat of
Mr. Siokele of New York.
MARCEL 22d.—In the Senate Mr. Seward
(Rep.) of Now York introducee a resoluthin
calling on the President for information rela
tive to the expulsion of a naturalized citizen
from Prussia in 1857. Mr. Clingham (Dem.)
of North Carolina opposed the passage of a
homestead bill• Mr. Hale (Rep.) of New
Hampshire advocated the passage of the meas
ure. Mr. Wigfall (Dem.) of Texas replied in
opposition. •
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
MARCH 21st.—In the Senate a bill authoriz
ing the erection of a Court House in North
ampton county, passed finally. The Governor
returned with his veto a bill requiring that
scholars attending the Public Schools of the
borough of Allentown must be Biz years of
age.
MARCH 22.—1 n the Senate the supplement
to the charter of the Thomas Iron Company
passed finally. Also the bill incorporating
the. Saucon Valley Rail-road Company.
MARCIE 23.—1 n the Senate communications
were received from the Governor, announcing
his approval of the supplement to the charter
of the East Pennsylvania Rail-road Company,
and of the bill incorporating the Easton and
Nazareth Rail-road Company. The Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the bill, re
lieving the Sunbury and Erie Rail-road Com
pany from sale of their works on the mortgage
Bonds of the Commonwealth for tne non-pay
ment of interest until April Ist, 1861.
MAncu 24th.—In the Senate the bill reliev
ing the the Sunbury and Erie Rail-road Com
pany from sale of its works on execution until
April Ist, 1861, in case of non-payment ofin
terest due the Commonwealth passed by a vote
of 16 to 13. A message was received from
the Governor announcing his approial of the
supplement to the charter of the Thomas Iron
Company.
THE OPINION SOUTHERN MEN HAVE OF
NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.—The Charlestort Dai
ly News indulges in the following complimen
tary language, speaking of the attendance
of Northern Democrats at the Charleston Con
vention :
What hag the private hospitality of Charles
ton to do with such a case, an irruption 'upon
her of an immense horde of men, intent on
their own selfish ends, and indifferent alike to
her people, their sentiments and interests.—
And thousands of them, too, of such charac
ter and manners that if they were to come
here, individually, again and again, it would
never be thought, by a respectable man of our
city, to admit any of them within his doors.—
During the presence of that promiscuous
crowd the private doors of Charleston will
never have been so tightly shut and carefully
guarded as then. She will confer more watch
ing than hospitality upon the " camp followers,"
who have come to swarm at the assembling of
a National Convention. The true friends of
the delegates and the country should rejoice
at any circumstance which might relieve the
Convention of the outside pressure which
would come from the corruptions, aspirations,
interferance and insolence of such a mass.—
The appropriate parties who should be at the
Convention do not exceed a thousand.—
Charleston can and will provide for the accom
dation of ten thousand decent visitors—surely
enough for any democratic purpose. The
News will guarantee that Charleston (now
having sixty thousand inhabitants, two-thirds
whites,) will have accommodations ready for
every respectable and Well-behaved visitor who
may wish to be here Suring the Convention.
Charleston has. but little affinity with the
Convention, and less with the thousands who
will come in its train, and her people, howev
er a few might complain at the removal, would
be rejoiced if it wore assembled at another
place."
par Gov. Bissell, of 111., died at Springfield
on Sunday, the Ist., inst in the49th year of id s
age. He served as a Colonel in the Mexican war,
with Gen. Taylor, and was twice returned toCon
gress by the DemoCracy of Illinois. He left
the Democratic party in 1854, upon the pas_
sage of the Nebraska Bill, and' was elected
Governor by the Republicans in 1856. The
services of the Roman Catholic church con
nected with his funeral, vihich took place on
Wednesday last; are said to have been of an
imposing character.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN VIRGINIA.-
The Republicans of Virginia have issued
a call for a Convention in the city of
Wheeling, for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the Chicago Convention. In view of
the difficulties with which this iarty is •sur
rounded in Virginia, the language of the call
is bold and courteous and indicates that those
who endorse it will not shrink from the ewer•
dee of their constitutional rights.—German
town Telegraph.
TAKING THE CEN3Oll:—The eighth Census is
to be taken this year.. The U. S. Marshals of
the several States have the appointment of
deputies for this purpose, who are to commence
operations on the Ist day of June, and com
plete them six weeks thereafter. By the ao t
of Congress .no deputy is to be allowed over
20,000 inhabitants, at which rate Lehigh coda_
ty would be cut up into about two districts.—
The appointment of deputies will doubtless be
announced in a few weeks.
THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION AT CHICA-
Go.—The Pennsylvania Delegation at the Chi
cago Convention aro to have their head quar
ters at the Briggs House instead of the Rich
mond House as previously announced in the
Register. There are thirty-five Hotels in Chi_
cago and the Landlords have announced their
determination to charge no more•than their
usual rates during the sitting of the Conven
tion.
AsarThe Republican Clubs of Chiaago are
taking steps to erect a public hall capable of
holding from seven to ton thousand persons,—
The hall ie fiir the use of the Republican Gen•
',endue s which tuaannblas May 18thi
Highly Erom'StcdOo.
Vera bras besieged by Idliiunon
Two 11fezicais Steamers. captured by American
• mule ••of,,War.
By int,elligfnee from New.oiiefuni thel9th
inst., .we learn,; that Miramon with his insur
rectionary threes had attacked Vera •'Cruz and
was repulsed : Twt) *axiom . Steamer) were
captured off VeraCrax by American vessels
and brought to New Orleans as prizes. On
the day following the commencement of the
Beige,• two steamers appeared before the city
showing no colors.
The United States sloop of war Saratoga,
with detaoments froM the Savannah and Pre
ble, on the steamers Indianola and Wave,
were ordered by Commander Jarvis to proceed
to the anchorage of the steamers, and acertain
their character.
Upon 'nearing their anchorage, off Anton
Lizardo, one of the vessels moved off. • A shot
was fired to bring her to, and the Indianola
Beni to overhaul her. •
The Indianola's hail was answered by a
shot from the steamer General Miramon' e
guns, followed by a volley of musketry, where
upon the Saratoga fired a broadehot into her,
and the action became general, but was soon
decided in favor of the Americans. The en
gagement was a spirited one.
Commodore Miramon and his men were tak
en prisoners, and placed on board the U. S.
sloop-of-war Preble.
The engagement took place by moonlight.—
The Mexican steamers made every exertion to
escape. They had passed by all the foreign
squadrons and the castle without hoisting their
flag, although ordered to do so by a shot from
the castle and other signals.
The Saratoga, being towed by the Indianola
took Merin by surprise in opening fire upon
his vesel. In the engagement, three Ameri
cans were wounded, one mortally. The Mex
can loss is reported to have been 15 killed and
30 wounded,
When the action' commenced Marin hoisted
the Spanish flag.
The two vessels, thb Mir
quis had cleared Havana as m 6
hoisted the Mexican flag only
Havana. They afterwards mou ,
each. It is stated that Mirama'
$55,000 for the two steamers.
The two steamers had 250 men aboard forty
of whom were killed and wounded—the form
er having been thrown overboard.
The steamer Indianola and Wave had eighty
men each.
Later from Vera Cruz
HOSTILITIES RBOOYYETCE D . New
March 24,—The schooner Virgin tainetfe
is below, from Vora Crux on the evening of
the 15th inst. She brings one day's later ad
vices from the seat of war.
The military conference mentioned in the last
news, composed of the chiefs of the two armies
and representatives of the foreign Governments,
failed to agree upon any terms for an armis
tice, and the bombardment of Vera Cruz was
recommenced on the morning of the 15th inst.
with redoubled energy ; the shot and shell tak
ing effect in the city, killing several persons,
and doing much damage to property.
Many of the shot ffl among the shipping
under the castle, but without doing much dam
age.
Two Spanish steamers arrived at Vera
Cruz on the 15th.
Horrid Murder in New York Say
A Captain and lino Sailog on a 'Schooner mar-
dered.—The Murderer arrested
During last week a sloop engaged in the
oyster-trade was found Off Staten Island, New
York, at sea, and upon examination it was as
certained, that no persons wore on board, and
that the vessel bore marks of a bloody encoun
ter. The deck was covered with blood, at
places showing signs of a struggle. At the
sides of the vessel were to bo seen bunches
of 14ir clotted with blood. On the stair-way
leading to the deck was to be seen the mark of
a hatchet, where evidently in the encounter
the hand of one of the unfortunate victims in
clinging to the stair-way had been cut off.—
The small boat of the vessel was gone. It was
found upon bringing the vessel to New York
that the sloop had left the harbor of New York
but shortly before in charge of a Captain, two
boys, and a man by the name of Johnson. A
vessel had run into the sloop the night before
she was found, when the small boat was still
aboard, and but ono man made his appearance
on deck. Particular attention was not called
to the sloop at the time. The Police of New
York were soon on the track of the murderer,
and a series of circumstances soon came to
light, which lead to his speedy capture.—
A man in a small boat landed on Staten
Island,• and left the boat on'the beach. • Short
ly after a person with a bundle stopped at a
restaurant, and his conversation seemed' rather
suspicious. He was traced on a Ferry boat,
where he had the same bundle, and made an
exhibition of some money in the bundle, about
$lOOO as alleged, whieh he had saved from a
ship-wreck. lie was finally traded to his home
in New York, was seen to leave the city with
hie wife and child and was finally captured in
a private dwelling on the outskirts of Provi
dence, R.I. 'A gold watch, belonging to the
Captain of the sloop, was found in his posses
sion. The name of the suspected murderer is
William Johnson, and it, is supposed, that he
murdered his three unfortunate victims Singly,
the clothing of the Captain being found unsoil
ed with blood, and rendering probable the in
ference, that ho was in bed, when the other
two were murdered. The unfortunate man
has been brought to New York, where his
trial will come off in due time. A more dar
ing and cold-blooded murder, it has not been
our lot to chronicle in many a day.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The regu
lar quarterly meeting ef the State Agricultu
ral Society, was held at Harrisburg on Tues
day last. A. 0. Hiester, of Druphin, was re
elected Recording Secretary, and Getorge H.
Bucher, of Cumberland, Treasurer. After a
fttll discussion, the Society selected Wyoming,
in Luzern.) county, as the place for holding
the.next State Fair, and . fixed upon the 24th,
25th, 26th, and 27tb of. September as the time
BRIBERY IN CONNECTICUT.—The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Tribune
states that it is positively known, that $20,000
have been raised in New York city for the
purpose of carrying the Connecticut election in
favor of the Democratic Party. We wonder
how much a head is to be paid fot votes!
MUTH OF A RIVOLUTIONARY SOLDIXII.-
Michael Coons died in Philadelphia last week
at the advanced age of 106 years. lie had
served as a Soldier in the Breohitioicaty
War e and in the war of 18121
0 - CA'L AF . FAT - S .
RECOVERING.—The colored man, Edward
hrintire, who was injured , hy, the explosion
on the Alfred Thomas, is recovering.
CATTLE TRAlN—Thirteen care loaded
with cattle from the Great West passed down
the . Lehign Valley Road on Monday hot, on
their way to the New York market.
A BRIDGEIAT PARRYVILLE.—A bridge
is to be constructed across the Lehigh at Par
ryville, and the work commenced immediately.
The contract has been awarded to Mr. Thomas
Wilhelm.
-The Lehigh Valley Rairoad Co., have
raised the rates of toll from Mauoh Chunk to
Elizabethport, to take effect April Ist, to $2
per ton. The rates last season were $1,90 per
ton.
NEW LANDLORDS.—The American Ho
tel of Mauch Chunk was transferred by Mr.
Miller, former proprietor, to Michael Wil
helm dc Son, on Monday last, and will hereaf
ter be under their management.
THE BOATING SEASON.—The Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company have already
commenced letting the water into their Canal
Boating will not, however, be actively resum
ed until about the first of April.
Itft..Rev. Solomon P. Neitz, presiding elder
of Lehigh district, will preach his first ser
mon on Easter Sunday, in the German Metho
dist church, in the morning and evening.--
The public are invited to attend.
APPROVED.—Governor Packer on' nicht) ,
sent a mama& to the Senate announcing his
approval of a number of bills, and among the
rest, that to incorporate the Easton and Na
zareth Railroad Company.
TARGET FIRING.—The Allen Rifles, ac
companied by the Allentown Brass Band, will
parade in the forenoon of Easter Monday and
will engage in target firing at Worman's
Springs. They will also parade in the after
noon.
CHANGE OF NAME OF POST OFFICE.
—The Post Master General has changed the
name of the Post Office at Whitehall Station
to Seigfriod's Bridge Post Office. Martin
Lynn has been appointed Post Master in place
of Stephen Kleppinger, the present incumbent.
'ion, and the Mar
:ehantmen, and
ifter they loft
ted six guns
ad paid
CALL ACCEPTED.—We form that Pro
fessor Cattell, of Easton, recently elected Pas
tor of the Old. School Presbyterian church of
Harrisburg, has signified his acceptance of the
call, and will enter upon his duties as soon as
he can he released from his present engage
ment.
FIRE IN EASTON.—Goldsmith's Clothing
Store in Easton, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day a week since. Nearly the whole stook of
goods, valued at about $4OOO was destroyed,
half of which is covered by insurance in the
Northampton and Saucon Insurance Compa
nies.
THE EAST PENNA. RAIL ROAD.—The
supplement to the Charter of the East Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, allowing the Com
pany to construct a branch road running from
Topton and connecting with the Reading Rail
road at Leesport via. 'Kutztown has become a
law.
NEW COUNTERFEIT.—A counterfeit $5
bill on the Commercial Bank, of Philadelphia,
ie in circulation. The principal vignette rep
resents a steamship, and the note is otherwise
distinguishable by the yellowish tint of the
paper. Look out for them. They will doubt
loss be offered here.
TO FRUIT GROWERS.—The`Horticulttir
ist says that those who wish to have plums re,
tained on their trees until ripe, cap do so by
digging up an inch or two in depth around the
tree in the spring of the year, and then put
ting abort a gallon of air-slacked lime in—
then re-place the ground taken out, or get
fresh, and the tree will retain the fruit!
THE NEW JERSEY CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD.—The .earnings of the Central Railroad
Company of Now Jersey, for the month of
February, 1860, were $76,138 23
For the sumo month last year, 66,809 06
Increase,
THE TOWN COUNCIL.—The Town Coun
cil of the Borough met on Tuesday evening of
last week, and organized by the appointment
of Charles Eckert as President. The following
appointments were made. Clerk, E. J. Moore,
Esq. ; Treasurer, Jonathan Reichard; Bo
rough Engineer, G. A. Aschbach ; Policemen,
Stephen Lenfz, and William Weber.
THE CONTINENTAL.—CoI. Harriersly
has removed the Continental Restaurant to
the corner of Hamilton and Fifth Streets. The
Colonel has neatly fitted up his saloon, has a
fine Ladies Saloon with a private entrance on
Fifth Street, and all, who favor him with a
call, will find him ready and willing to accom
modate in the best of style. Give him a call.
INFORM US.—We would be obliged to
those of our subscribers who contemplate
changing their places of residence, to inform
us, as soon as convenient, of the place they
move from, as, well as the place they move to ;
so that we make the necessary alterations in
our books. Compliance with this arrangement
will prevent considerable disappointment and
trouble.
COAL AND IRON.—The Lehigh Valley
Rail-road Company brought down, for the week
ending Saturday, the 17th inst., 15,445 tons
of coal, against 7,403 tons for the correspond
ing week last year, making for the season, com
mencing December Ist, 212, 041 tons, against
145,025 tons to corresponding period last year,
being an increase of 67,661 tons of coal. 1445
tons of pig iron were also carried over the road
for the week ending same date.
BATTALION.—The first Infantry Battal
ion of this Brigade, under command of Major
Horn, will have a grand Battalion in Allen
town on the 10th of May. Arrangements are
being made to secure a suitable field, and if the
weather proves favorable, we expect to see a
large concourse of citizens to witness the Mil
itary display, which promises to be one of the
finest that has been witnessed in our borough
fur years.
ARREST OF THIEVES.—SamueI Rust
and Wilhelm Gehring wore arrested at Mauch
Chunk on Saturday a week since, charged
with the larconcy of sundry . packages from the
office of Howard's Express Company at that
plaoe. The packages had been missed by the
Company at their office for some six months
past, but the perpetrators of the mischief
could not bo detedted. Several articles of the
stolen Foods were found in the possession of
the thieves at their promises. They were
committed for trial. -
NORTH BRITISH REVIEW.—The ;Feb
ruary number of the America' edition of this
publication is on our table. The contents aro:
Salon Life—Madame Recamier. a readable pa
per ; emit Defences and Rifle Corps ; Erasmus
as a Satirist; The Science of Scripture'; Aus
tria • Form and Color ; Wesleyaii Methodism;
Ceylon and the Singhalese ; Professor George
Wilson; Fossil Footprinta,.and Recent Publi
cations. Blackwood 's Magazine, for March, is
also at hand. • It is one of the oldest and best
of British Magazines, and is always welcomed
by . intelligent readers. We would again re
mind our readers,. in connection with those
valuable publications, that the new volumes of
the four Reviews and Blackwood, commenced
in January. They aro furnished at $lO per
annum, while a discount of twenty-five per
cent. from this pried Will be allowed to clubs
ordering four or more ,dopioil of any one gr more
of the works, tlublidliedld Leonard Ofttt &
.Co., 64 Gold oireet,
- 'lolrAtuotirlhir names °tithe /gra d ua t es , o f
the Medical Depariment of the ITniversity of
Pennsylvania we find the name of Mr: Theo
dore,Yeager of our Borough. Dootor Yeager
intends to commence the practice of medicine
in our Borough, and we are glad to know, that
he will bring to the practice of his profession,
a high degree of mental culture, as well as a
mind well
,stored with the knowledge called
for in those, who would creditably and'honor
ably practice the healing art. '
APPOINTMENTS OF BRIGADIER GEN
ERAL FRY.—Brigadier General Fry has up
pointed the following persons members of his
staff:
Peter M. Landis, Aid with the rank of Capt:
William H. Hoffman, Quarter-Master with
the rank of Captain.
Owen Herman, Pay-master with the rank
of Captain.
Alfred J. Martin, Surgeon with the rank of
Major.
Alfred B.'Schwartz, Judge Advocate, with
the rank of Major.
NEW FURNACE IN PHILLIPSBURG.—
The Standard is informed that - a compony of
gentlemen residing in New York City are en
deavoring to secure grounds for the erection
of a new furnace, with two or three stacks, in
Phillipsburg. An agreement has already been
made for a portion of the grounds, and as soon
as the Company can secure the other portion
desired, measures will be taken for the com
pletion of the works. It has become well
known to those interested in the manufacture of
iron that at this point and along the Valley of
the Lehigh, iron can be made at less expense
than in any section of our country east of the
Allegheny mountains.
THE EXHIBITION OF THE ALLEN
TOWN ACADEMY.—The exhibitions of the
scholars of the Allentown Academy took place
at the Odd Fellow's Hall on Monday and
Tuesday evenings of this, week. Whilst go
ing to press we can but refer to the exhibi•
tion on Monday evening of the scholars con
nected with the primary department. The
exhibition was very well'attended by our citi
zens, and the interest taken in the exercises,
reflecting the highest credit alike both on pu
pils and preceptors, was hut ono of the many
evidences of the favorable opinion, which the
community entertain of this flourishing Insti
tution. Wile community owe a debt of grati
tude to Professor Gregory, as an effective la
borer•in the cause of education, and his efforts
must but he the more heartily appreciated, as
future years more fully develop their results.
GOOD ADVICE.—As the season for garden
making and transplanting is near at hand, we
take occasion to impress upon the minds of our
readers, whether they own a patch of ground
forty feet square or a dozen of acres, the im
portance of providing themselves with trees,
shrubs, &c„ fur planting. The value of a few
fruit trees in a yard, and the beauty which
they add, is a consideration which should not
be overlooked. Fruit trees and berries, es
pecially, aside from the pleasure derived in
their cultivation and ornament which they
throw around the house, are often the source
of much profit. Strawberries, raspberries,
gooseberries and the like, preduce largely and
if not required for the consumption of the
household, always find a ready market at high
prices. A grape vine, properly trained, will
occupy but a few feet ofgr-ound, and yet pro
duce a fair quantity of fruit. So, too, of black
berries, an excellent berry, easily cultivated,
and very prolific, and any other fruits, that
we might name, the plants of which are easily
procnred, and which require but litttlo atten
dance.
IMPORTANT TO NEWLY ELECTED
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. It will be oh
served by the following Act of the late Legis
lature that persons elected to the office of jtis
tice of the Peace are required to signify their
acceptance of the same to the Prothonotary
within thirty days after the election, in writing,
and that no commission will he issued unless
such notice has been given. The following is
the act published in the pamphlet laws:—
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it
is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That every person hereafter elected to the of
fice of Justice of the Peace, or Alderman, shall,
within thirty days after the election, if he in
tends to .accept said office, give notice thereof
in writing to the Prothonotary of the Common
Pleas of the proper county, who shall immedi
ately inform the Secretary of ,the Common
wealth of said acceptance ; and no commission
shall issue until the Secretary of the Common
wealth has received the notice aforesaid.
Sec. 2. That so much of an Act of Assem
bly as requires constables to send copies of the
returns of the election of Alderman and Jus
tices of the Peace, to the Governor of the Com
monwealth, is hereby repealed.
10,329 17
LEIIIf.4II COUNTY CASES IN THE SU
PREME COURT.—During the past week the
fbllowing appeals and writs of error, from the
Courts of. Lehigh county were disposed of in
the Supreme Court:
The Allentown Iron Company, plaintiff in
error and defendants below vs. T. Barber &
Co. Judgement of non pros entered.
Appeal of Pretz, Gausler A: Co. from the de
cree of distribution of proceeds of Sheriff's
sale of real estate of Augustus 11. Gilbert;
fretz, Gensler & Co., claiming on mechanic's
Ben appellants, Jonas -Biery, judgment credi
tor, appellee. Argued and submitted.
Plnlip FensterMacher,'who was plaintiff be
low vs. Daniel Moyer and Solomon Moyer.—
Argued and submitted:
Solomon Diehi and other. , , appellants rs.
Henry Wickert and others, appellees. , Appeal
from the Orphan's Court. Argued and sub
mitted.
Appeal of the Evangelical Association from
•the decree•of the Orphan's Court, distributing
assets in the hands of the executors of Henry
Miller, late of Heidelberg township, deceased.
Argued and submitted. •
Weinberger vs. Yobst. Error 'to Common
Pleas. Judgment of non pros.
Appeal.—Appeal from the Or
phan's Court. Argued and submitted.
Ott's Appeal. Appeal from •the Orphans'
Court. Argued•and submitted.
In the matter of a public road in Upper Sau
con township. Centiorari to the Quarter Ses
sions. Argued and submitted.
giiirThe Pittsburgh Post in speaking of the
coal oil discoveries of' western Pennsylvania,
says, it is known that at Fredonia in New York,
there is a natural gas which is used for light
ing the town. But Fredonia lies some thirty
or forty miles immediately north of the point
where the natural oil ix found. There is an
almost certain connection between these two
products. We find first the vast bitumens
coal region, perhaps a hundred fifty miles
long by fifty or more broad. Twenty miles
beyond its termination the coal is four d
in the shape of oil. Some thirty or forty
miles further north, and in the same liar,
it is found in the shape of gas. .This is surely
very remarkable, and we wonder that it has
not excited the attention of scientific men, so
that we might have some reliable rationale of
the subject. • Meanwhile we hope to hear that
the oil region of Venango has turned out to our
North western friends a veritable California.
A NOBLE LAD.—A little boy, returning from
school, the other day, discovered a large rock
on the Pennsylvania Railroad track, near Con
emaugh station. Judging rightly that if the
train, then nearly duo, ran into 'it, the conse
quences would bo terrible, the little follow took
a red cap from his sister's head, and hurrying
up the track, commenced waving it as the train
approached. The engineer saw him, and judg
ing. that something was wrong,' pulled up just
in time to prevent the collision which the child
so much dreaded. The engineer was astonish
ed at the foresight of the boy, and hadlhim
suitably rewarded by the company. .
Four hundred years have elapsed since
the discovery of printing, yet hooks are not
in circulation over half the globe t while the
use ,of tobacco became univerral within dfty
year. of Ite dlloovery, •
- „ ,Aelautrone.heauxeevillartili 20th, 1860.
This is to give notice . to - all - whom ittney con
•cern, that the " boy!" of the Allentown t3emi
nary intend to appoint one of the timeliest and
youngest of their number, to meet the 'boy
editor of the Allentonian and his boyish an- •
"common senile" contributor, and call upon ,
them to prove certain assertions made in the
Aitenteman of March 24th, and in case they 4%,
refuse 'or fail to do so, said "boy" will whip
them both; one after the 'other, with a willow
switch, with which he will be provided.
OHS OP TUB " BOTB."
ALLENTOWN SEMINARY, MICA 211th, 1860.
To the Editors of the " Lehigh Register."
Gentkmen:—My attention has been drawn to
two articles published in the Afientonian of
March 24 ; one an editorial headed " Exami
nainatioes vs. Exhibitions," the other said to
be " commnnicated," and signed " Common
Sense," though I greatly doubt the justice of
the appellation. At first sight they appeared
too insignificant to answer, and I know that
I shall lay myself open to the charge of un
necessarily inflaming the vanity of the in-sa
pient, incipient, and insipid editor by noti
cing his contemptible production ; yetias direct
reference is made to me, I have thought that
my duty to myself and to the public requires
me to reply.
Both of the articles above mentioned refer
to an article published in the " Lehigh Regis
ter" last week, signed "Spectator . ' - In the
first paragraph of the editorial it is said •
."The writer pretends to have been a Specta
tor, but we believe that he is, or lately was an
assistant teacher in the institution, 4k0." In
the third paragraph it is'said "We know that
the scholars of Allentown Seminary have„
during the last three weeks, been engaged in
preparing for their examination." And finally
it is said; " we prefer an exhibition, because
no hypocrisy can be practiced there, while at
examinations it can, and is practiced, in some
institutions, to an alarming extent." Now I
would say in reply,-
1. That as there is no individual, of whom
"it can truly be said, that he " is, or lately wee,
an assistant teacher in the institution," ex
cept myself, if that sentence means anything,
it means that the writer believes that I wrote
said article. Be it known to the Allentoniars
that I neither wrote that said article, nor as
sisted to write it, nor did I 'know that it was
written until his notice of it met my eye.—
Therefore, the first article of the Allentoman's•
belief is erroneous. •
2. What does he mean by "preparing for .
fie examination ?" Does he mean that the
scholars have been reviewing their studies 1"
Because that is what they have been doing.—
But who will say that there is anything wrong
or hypocritical in that? Older, wiser, more
experienced persons than the Allentonien
approve of reviewing. The best educators in
this country and elsewhere agree in declaring
that without systematic, regular reviewing, no
real progress can be made,—no scholar can be
come master of what he learns. Every Col
lege, Seminary and Academy, that deserves
the name, has its regular, stated times for re
viewing. Therefore, this objection falls to
the ground.
3. Hie closing sentence contains a sentiment
so utterly at variance with the deep convic
tions of the better informed, thinking portion
of the community, that it scarcely needs a re
ply. The reason, he gives for ,his preference,
is still worse; it is utterly at variance with
truth. I think that this is so apparent, that it
needs no proof. If, however, the Allentonian
questions this position,'l am prepared to show,
in 'a future communication, why exhibitions
should not be preferred before examinations.
The rest of the editorial contains no sound
reasoning, not a single argument. It is sheer
bombast.
With respect to the " Common Sense" com
munication, I will only say that it is a miser
erable attempt to injure an institution which
has boon long, widely and favorably known
to the public. There are good reasons for be
lieving that it is not a genuine communication.
If it refers to the last examination, it is not
true. If it' refers to ti former one, it is alto
gether out of place on the present occasion.—
Respectfully Yours, J. S.
SHOCKING AFFAIR IN CLARION COUNTY, PA
—On Tuesday morning last, says Clarion (Pa.)
Banner, of the 16th, our community was shock
ed by the intelligence that the dwelling house
of Mr. Wm. Rhodes, on the Luoinea Furnace
road,. and near the farm of Joseph Snyder,
Esq., had been burned during Monday night,
and four of his boys, one aged about 20 yearn,
burned to death. Mr. Rhodes was not at home,
but Mrs. R. soon awakened. She ran to the
kitchen and discovered that the °tiara were
burned away, and, as a matter of course, all
chance of escape for her children in the loft
was out off. She got out four of those below,
and then tried to of into the loft from the out
side, but failed, the flames being too strong,
and no doubt the children were dead. At this
fearful moment, she remembered that her
youngest child was still in bed, and with a
mother's love, and regardless of the danger,
she rushed in amid the flames and smoke, and
snatching the babe from its bed, escaped safe
ly beyond the reach of the burning building.
It was a terrible moment for that poor mother.
She had barely escaped with one little one,
while four others. were burning within . the
house. No one was near to aid her in this mo
ment of agony, and she could only look upon
the destruction of her home and weep bitterly
for those loved ones whom death had so sud
denly taken from her. The bones of the chil
dren were carefully gathered and deposited in.
the Clarion graveyard on Wednesday last.
DEATH OF. JOHN MORRISSEY'S MOTHER.—
About six o'clock on Wednesday morning, says
the Albany Knickerbocker, as two men named
Francis Cole and Joseph Lepaige were passing
along the Poestenkill creek, near the Second
street crossing, they discovered the body of a
woman floating in the water. The corpse was
drawn to the shore, and found to be that of a
well known character named Joanna Merrier
sey. Mrs. Morrissey" NW a woman sir very
unsteady habits, and has probably engrossed
the attention of Troy magistrates more than
any other single person. She has repeatedly
served terms in our Penitentiary. During
nearly a year past the unfortunate woman had
been an inmate of the Troy county house,
which she left only a day or two ago, and has
since been quite intoxicated, Tho body bore
the appearance of having been in the water all
night, and the probability is that in attempt
ing to cross the Second street bridge, Joanna
lost her way and walked into the creek. Coro
ner Madden took charge of the remains*, and
Dr. Burton made a post-mortem examination.
Mrs. Morrissey was the mother of John Mor
rissey, the pugilist, who in company with two
or three friends, sailed from Jersey City for
England yesterday noon. He received the
announcement of her death a few momenta be
fore his departure.
Mahe will of John G. Bokor, the father:
in-law of John Dean, the coachman, who 'elop
ed with " his own Mary Ann," about three
years ago, was offered for probate, in the Sur
rogate Court, on Monday. The testator leaves
all his property, consisting of a considerable
amount of real and personal estate, to his wife
to be devided after her death, into four parts,
which are to be distributed among four of hie
children. One clause cuts „Mary Ann„off how
ever, from the share she was ti have had when
the testiment was framed—the deceased even
mentioning his desire to have her name entirely.
obliterated from his will. The citation is re
turnable on the 28th of 'next mounth.
DETERMINED TO Dm—The 'Sunk) Express
of the 13th relates tho performances of a man
named James Webb, who having become bent
upon suicide, at last succeeded. On Saturday
last he throw himself into the Ohio basin, but
was rescued by his brother. On Sunday he
made another desperate attempt urn his life by
cutting his throat with a jack knife. This also
failed; but upon the first opportunity that pre
sented itself after his wounds were dressed, he
again made the attempt and succeeded. The last
act of the tragedy was performed in the pres
ence of his mother,
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