ll 1* W. WMVW, FTDITOR.
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Democratic IVominnttom.
FOR GQVBHNOH,
WILLIAM P. PACKER,
of Lycoming County,
rot CANAL COMMIWIONCR,
NIJNKOD STRICKLAND,
of Chester County.
STATE COnJUTTEE.
rwtHE members of the Dcmocratic State Com
■* miltoo are requested to meet at the Mer
chants' Hotel, Philadelphia, on Monday, April
30th, at 7 o'clock, P. M.
C. R. BUCKALEW,
Chairman.
Molt A 7. REFORMS.
From the beginning of the world it baa
baen well provided with moral reformer*—
men who by rone appliance of force or law
proposed to cure all the moral ill* of society.
But most of these have been with only an
external view of the evil, and did not, like |
Christianity go to the heart and the core, to
effect a remedy. Thus in modern times i
men propose to make every person rich by j
legislation. The fallacy here is that laws
cannot create wealth,but may only dislribttio
it upon new principles.' They may take
from one and give to another, but tbey can
no*. add to the aggregate possessions of the
oountry. The kindest thing they can do to
society is to allow labor and mind a clear,
open field to develope its own resources.
Another heresy was the attempt to
make men moral by act of Assembly. It
was th* old spirit of the crusader—the argu
meut of the swotd and the stake. Men
must have a moral sense in them to be cul
tivated by moral means, if you can improve
iHam; and no act of legislation can create
this in tbe heart, if it does not exist Itiora
Laws may provoke stubborn wilfulness, and
lead to bigotry, uncharitablenes and perse
cution, but they cannot establish the Chris
tian virtues where they are not. They may
protect their exercise and developmen', but
cannot create them.
Just so is the heresy of making men free
who have not within them the spirit of free
dom—of attempting to free men in Kansas
by act of Congress or by a Massachusetts
Emigrant Aid society. "Who would be free
themselven must strike the blow," and laws
can do nothing but protect men in making
themselves ftee. You cannot by act af Con
gress make a man in spirit free, any more
than you can make him rich or moral, or
than you can make him a Turk.
Every page of History illustrates and proves
this. Greece and Rome were corrupted by
enervating luxuries and by false ideas of
public virtue and honor. This corrupted the
spirit of the people and then only their laws
became bad. A degenerate people have in
many countries debased the .laws, but the
laws do not degrade any proud spirited and
■rua hearted nation.
A brave and virtuous people will be such
from instinct, and not from the lorce of law.
if their laws aro bad they will reform them;
but this will be lo preserve and protect pub
iio morality and not to create it. • The de
generate children of Mexico could not be re
formed by any law, nor cart you infuse ener
gy or power into its feeble government while
its present race are the nominal rulers.
What they would try to dot
If it were possible to elect Wilmot for Gov
ernor there would et once grow up e hostile
spirit between our Slate and those neigbors
on our South. Every lazy negro of Mary
land and Virginia would be tempted to escape
into Pennsylvania, and the whole power of
tbe Executive would be used to shield the
fugitive. The Wilmot administration would
let the tariff and tbe while laborer's interest
sleep, and trouble itself only lo protect tbe
blaok man. Years ago we heard these Wil
mot men talk about "protection" lo the white
laborer, but now it is only "protection" for
the man with a lawny skin.
Massachusetts has shown ue what we
might expect from Wilmot. It was fit that
Mr. Phelps, who served in tbe same legisla
tors with Jo. Hiss and helped lo pase the law
of MastachoeeUs which repealed a part of
the constitution of the United States, slump
ed our State last fall in oompany with Wil
mot. Tit ess men would propose that the
legislature of Pennsylvania should also try
its band at abolishing the constitution of the
United States, and we might expect a ''per
sonal liberty" bill next winter at Hurriaburg.
Such scenes as disgraced Boston when the
fugitive slave Burns was rescued, and when
a United States officer was shot in cold blood,
would he introduced into Pennsylvania, and
Would follow every ettempted restoration of
• fugitive slave. The Passmore Williamson
case shows that we have in thi* Stale the
elements for such mischief and danger to
the peace and good order of society. Some
years ago we had one abolition riot in Phila
delphia; and our people are of the opinion
that that was quite enough. They decline
letting fraternal Stales at hostility. They de
cline having our legislature fool away time
at attempting to subvert the fundamental law
of the republic; and they do not set them
selves in open defiance to the laws of the
land, nor desire the credit of shooting down
a United States Marshall. They have done
justice to the black man; and they
do justice lo their own kindred, and preserve
the peace, order and honor of their State by
electing General Packer its Governor.
OT We publish to-day the call for the
convention of School Directors which will
on the first Monday of May convene in
This town. The Court will be in session at
the Court -hoaee, except from one o'clock
to half past two. It has been thought beat
to let the Directors collect there, and if they
cast not finish their business in an hour and
a hnlf they can adjhwirto some other soetil,
or resolve to raent again in die evening*—
Oar town is ranch in need of a town-hMI
for publieinmbliir iN: jy
r> * Apparent.
iXj men gfarywgfare tre be
frfo.rqjsetWfeleof iKe ><<Mer which mnslte-
M to Chriatremty and iffotlhrisdaa churches
Wihe politics! ranters afh allowed to desa-
Wile ths\polpits. It war undet t sense of
tMe danger that the last Methodist Center-'
ence at Baltimore, by in best men, rebuked
the mischief-making spirit of hypocritical
demagogues in the following proceedings:
Rev. Istac Gibtoon and N. Wilson submit-,
ted the following resolutions:
Rested, By the Baltimore Conference, in
CociaraMM assembled, that we. highly dep
recate the agitation of the slavery question,
which has already resulted lo the great detri
ment ol the politcal and religions interests
of the country.
Resolced, That as heretofore we will op
pose with zeal and aggression which shall
be attempted by the abolition agitators of
the country.
Rev. James 11. Brown moved to lay tbem
upon the table. Adopted.
Rev. John A. CoMins deprecated such ac
tion, as it placed the Conference in an indeed
equivocal position. He would therefore ask
that they agnin be taken np, with a view to
a direct vote thereupon. Agreed to by the
following vole—yeas, 210; nays, 4.
They were then pnt npon their passage,
and the first resolution adopted by yeas, 220;
tisys 3.
The second one was taken up and also
adopted by a vote of yeas, 197; nays, 14.
Repudiation of Wilmot.
The Philadelphia Daily Newt, the leading
"American" organ of the Stale, repudiates the
nomination of Wilmot in most unequivocal
declarations of hostility lo bis election. It
says—
" We nre gratified to learn that there is but
one sentiment among the conservative and
national minded men of the City, in relation
lo the action of the Republican Convention at
Harrisburg, and that one of indignant and un
qualified condemnation. The Americans re
pudiate its action, ar.d will refuse lo support
its nominees, because iliey are national in
'heir principles, and will support no one for
office, who is a sectional agitator, and does
not recognize and endorse American princi
pies; and they have accordingly already
started a movement for the holding of ait
American State Convention, to nominate a
ticket worthy of theii confidence and sup
port."
II there is honor or integrity inKnowNoth
ingism, or if that party is not lo be wholly
abandoned, Wilntol will never receive the
support of ils members. II the thing has
conscious existence or respect for itself, it
must show it now.
The Fusion Repudiated.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of Amer
icans, was Held at the Son* of America Hall,
corner of Seventh and Sansom streets, Phil- J
adelphia, on Fiiduy evening last, in which |
strong resolutions were passed denouncing
lite proceedings of the Black Republican !
State Convention. The President of the j
meeting ivas authorised to appoint a com- j
mines ol twenty/our, with the view of re- :
organizing for the Stale campaign. The idea '
is the call a State Convention to nominate a 1
foil Straight out American ticket, in opposi
tion of Black Republicanism* in particular,
and all other sectional isms in goneral. DSP
ing the speeches made it was asserted that
at least 65,000 votes in the Stale of Penn
sylvania could be dependetf on in the next
fall campaign for tbe straight out American
ticket.
Black RrpßLltcnn Platform.
The Republican Stats Convention, held
here on the 25th, adopted a series of resolu
tions, from which we extract the following:
"Resolved, Tht the Constitution confers
upon Congress SOVEREIGN POWER, over
the Territories of the Uuiied States for their
government."
"Resolved, * # * That we DENY THE
AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS * * • to give
legal existence to slavery in ony Territory :
of the United Stales, while the Constitution I
shall be maintained."
First, they conceed the sovereign power
of Congress lo govern the Territories, and
Ihen deny one of the very allribuios of that
sovereignty. This shows the strait to which
the Black Republican disunionjsts are re
duced to maintain their house, and is enough
to drive from their ranks every honest, sens
ible man, who aims only at the good govern
ment, peace and prosperity of the country-
TRIZ INSTRUCTIONS TO GOV. WALKCB, AC*—
The instructions to Gov. Walker are full,
clear, explicit, and in them are quoted the
exact words of Mr. Buchanan's inaugural,
viz"ft is the indispensable duty of the
, Government lo secure lo every resideet in
habitant the free and independent expression
1 of hi* opinion by his vote." In this the cab
i inei cordially concur. They and those who
i will shortly administer til* affaiia of Kansas,
• believe there is nothing lo prevent such re
> suit, in the adoption of the State Constitution,
■ as the Legislative Assembly, at their last ses
i sion repealed that portion of the election law
' which required a challenged voter to lake an
> oath to support the Fugitive Slave law. Gen-
tlemen who have made inquiry relative lo
' Ibis subject have been assured that the ad
- ministration and Gov. Walker will endeavor
> to carry aul their promise in good faith,being
> fully impressed with the importance of the
i result.
HP" It see me that at th© first effort to re
peal the special road law of 1850 which re
lated to Cntawissa township in this county
, the thing was only "scotched, not killed."
I A supplement was afterward.; found which
, had been passed a year or two subsequent
: to the first act; and a second effort was
therefore made to repeal this also. The
bill to repeal passed finally last week.
I SoMtaoDY with more mischief Ihen
brain* has been hoaxing the telegraph with
' *be intelligence for the daily papers that C.
> M. Straub of Sobayfkdl-eags urged to bee
thMAfIJUUI for Govercor.
/trfa". "
The administration has Iniiikled none o/
the proceeding?in XntHM, hiving id View
lhe election of delegated preliminary 10 the
formation of e Kisif Constitution, but wiih
the intention nml dsitri to terminate the die
' trlciing question of slavery, mill etwiei in
carrying forward tba measure which hat
been commenced in the territory for that
purpose, leaving '.he people at large, without
. any reference whatever to their political
lo settle it by a free and untram-
for themselves.
It having been repeatedly asked how in
dependent suffrage can be exercised, if the
laws of the territory are to be regarded as
i valid, the reply from the best sources of in
formation is, that the law providing for the
election is a fair one, it explicitly declaring
that free white male citizens of the United
Stales, over 21 years of age, residents of the
territory on the Ist of April, shall be entitled
to vote for delegates to the Constitutional
Convention. This law is to be administered
without regard whatever lo any test oaths,
Governor Walker, and Mr. Stanton, (he
Secretary of State, have repeatedly said that
their efforts, in accordance with the views of
i the administration, will be to secure a fair
expression of the opinion of all the people
of Kansas, While they will carefully abstain
from any act which can be conumfa into
partiality to one side or the other. Which
soever way the citizens decide, the adminis
tration will be Gov. Walker re
peats his opinion thai Kansas will be a free ,
Stale.
The Coal Trade
Is jusl now being, what is called in the coal
regions, "revolutionized." The old principle
of supply and demand for regulating the trade
ie considered too antiquated, though proper
enough for other branchei of business. The
coal operators do not intend lo let any more
coal go to market than will keep the price
regularly up to a certain mark, which they
say is remunerative, from which the public
will infer that they have hitherto been get
ting their coal ton cheap and below cost.—
Combination among the operatives has led
to a combi nation among the boatmen, and
they will not let any boats leave Schuylkill
Haven loaded, at a less freight than SI 90 per
ton, though the dealers say they will not pay
more than $1 80. Several hundred boats,
many of lhc:n loaded at SI 75 a I 80 per lon,
have been detained at Schuylkill Haven du
ring the week. Two boats belonging to Mr.
Bertlotl, of Reading, were injured. One was
set on fire, and partially destroyed, while the
other was scuttled. These acts are calculated
to interfere greatly with the trade, which, for
want of sufficient carrying time and means,
will admit of no delay at the early part of the
season.— Ledger.
Look at Home I
One of the objections made lo the decision
of the Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott case
is that it declares negroes not lo be citizens.
There is nothing neither Hovel nor monstrous
jin this. Our own Slate Constitution, -under
| which our own Black Republicans '*f!v snhl
j lueaihe and have their being," virtually de-
I cDres the same doctrine. Negroes are not
j citizens in the Stale of Pennsylvania—none
bui/. uA,/ men are j end yelt our virtuous
Republicans pass ovy Uus fct, and Indig
nantly assail Judge Taney, a man whose,
character stands above reproach, and whose
ermine has never been soiled by a single
corrupt act, for expressing an opinion in 1857,
which the Constitutional Convention of
Pennsylvania declared as early as 1838. Ye
generation of vipers! look at home. "Pluck
the beam from your own eyes," before you
put on spectacles lo discover "the mote in
others," and tliey hurl their thunder bolts
against the Court for pronouncing the Mis
souri Compromise unconstitutional, when their
old Federal fathers opposed its enactment on
the same ground in 1820, and burnt in effigy
David Futlerlon and others who helped to
pass it. To what monstrous wrongs and
, gross absurdities will not blind fanaticism
lead I—Harrisburg Patriot.
China and the three Powers.
It is not always that newspaper correspond
ents can be relied on, as 100 many of them
have a knack of manufacturing news, when
news is scarce; but we believe there is no
ground for the statoment, which more than
one Washington-letter writer has made, that
England is anxious to enlist this nation as an
ally in the war against China. It is the old
dodge renewed again, when she engaged in
hostilities with Russia. The price of cor
concurrence is said to be a carte blanche, on
. tbe part of England and France, lo do what
we please on this continent. The proposal
, is, in fact, "help us to rob in the East, and
we'll let you plunder, as much as you like,
in the We6t." A proposal fit for a footpad,
or a Highland rover, but hardly fit lo come
from a civilized, moral and Christian king
dom., Fprtuuaiely, America has no wish to
play llto part of a highwayman, and her.ee
Utere iajio danger in the bribe succeed ing,
though the offer proves how little England
understands this country, and how low is the
standard of morality amoog European diplo
matists.
Whatever tbe United Stales may do in the
premises will be done irrespective of tbie
proposal. The accounts from China are too
meagre, as yet, lo enable any one to pro
nounoe dogmatically how ibis republic ought
, lo aot, though the pretumptiou is, from the
5 news received so for, that our navst com
mandment there waa hasty and impetuous.
One thing is very certain—the people of the
United States, as a body, have no sympathy
with those commercial /filibusters who say
that if a nation does not wish to trade with
others it ought to be ratde 10, at tbe cannon's
mouth; for the logic which defends this spe
cies of compulsory commerce, on the plea
that the interests of civilization demand it, is
precisely the same logic which sends forth,
avowed filibusters to force their instirOuone
on foreign communities. 8o far, theyfore,
as the Chinese war is aggressivftstfitTwitnlon
' America has no sympathy with it, nor ever
1 will have —Ledger,
i TIT Ms. TAT —American half-dollar* p*tr
in Cuba lot only forty cents.
Are IWrX. CHBMIM?
otffe of ib Jnliiion journal# are An
deeyor.ng o paw opUs earth mi mailt*
noiaa because thej SotolM Conn Has diel- i
dud that a Negro -CBfjmt b# a citiaen of Ibe i
United Stataa, we pubfth the following eon- |
mMieatlon from the Department Of State, ]
to remind them ibat persons of Alriean da- i
ecent were nardr rectonixeil by the govern- I
ment ae citizen*, afl) mil the Court ha* only I
confirmed what has altrays been the opinion i
and practice t ]
DrpmMiHT or BTATX, ) I
Washington, Novembtr 4, *66. ) ,
SIB—-four letter of the 29th ultimo and 3d
requesting passport* for eleven col- i
ored persons, have been received, and I i
am'directed by the Secretary to ixform yon
that the paper* transmitted by y*n do not
warrant the department in complying with
your request.
The question, whether iree negroes are
citizens, is not now presented for the first
time, but has repeatedly arisen in the ad
ministration of both the National and State
governments. In 1821, a controversy arose
as to whether free persons of color were cit
izens of the United Sutea, within the intent
and meaning of the acts of Congress regu
lating foreign and coasting trade, so as to
be qualified to command vessels, and Mr.
Wirt, Atlornsry General, decided that they
were not, and he moreover held that the
words "citizens offthe United Stales" were
used in the actrg§4*gress in tfc same
sense as in the CWiiution. This view is
almost fully sustained in a recent opinion ol
the present Attorney General.
The judicial decisions of (he country are
to the same effect, ji Kent's Commer.tsries,
vol. 2, page 277, it } staled that in 1833,
Chief Justice Dagjjptt, of Connelicut, held
that free blacks arei not "citizena" within
the meaning of thd term, es used in the
Constitution of the (tniled States and the
Supreme Court of Tennessee, in the case of
the State against Clarborne, held the same
doctrine. Such behg the construction of
Constitution in regail to free persons of col
or, it is conceived llat they cannot be re
garded, when beyooj; the jurisdiction of this
government, as enltled to the full rights of
citizens, but the Secelary directs m to say
that, though the department conld not certify
that such persons nri citizens of the United
Slates, yet, if ralisled of the truth of the
facts, it would gt\e a certificate that they
were born in the Stales, are free, and
that the government hereof would regard it
to be its duly to protect them il wronged by
a foreign government, while within its juris
diction, for a legal ani proper purpose.
1 am, sir, respectfully your obedient ser
vant- J. A. THOMAS, Ast. Sec'y.
H. H. Rice, Esq., N. V. City.
A Ctrwciien TORT ire WOOLLIES —Before
wasting too many crocodile sears over the
decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred
Scott case, the Black Republicans had better
explain to the public how they happened to
exclude black men and mulattoes from citizen
ship, in tbeir fiimous'Tnpeka Convention 7
T*. Cansmotioo I* fHllcb fney cling, "f.ti
drowning men to a straw," confer* lha right
of soffiage on free white men, on "every civ
ilized male Indipn vh has adopted the hab
its of the whiti not on ntgioes or
mulattoes.' What havrf the "freedom sbriek
. ers" to say to thie 1
THE DEAD LETTER OVTICE—It is stated that
during the quarter ending the 31st of March,
about 2000 dead letters have been opened at
the Dead Letter Office, containing money
amounting in the aggregate to over SI 1,000,
and already seven eights of this amount have
been restored to the ownere. The estimates
of the department of the whole number of
dead letters received in former years, under
the high postage system, was three miilioiis
and a half. Under the low postage prepaid
system it does not exceed three millions a
year, although the Dumber of letters mailed
is far greater. ,
BOUNTY LASD WAHRANTS.—There were re
ceived at the Pension Office, Washington,
during March, I.9JA applications for bounty
land, and 3,438 warrants were issued, to sat
isfy which, will require 503,840 acres of land.
The total number of applications received,
under the bounty lied law, is 271,237, and
189,447 warrants have been issued, requiring
24,351,530 acreaof land. Of the application*
not yet carried into warrants probably over
55,000 have been suspended or rejected ; the
balance being in the hands of the examin
ers, or at other office* for aervioe from the
rolls.
RESULT or Hssrr LaoiUTiQN.-The Nation
al lnltlligencer mentions an omission, result
ing from the hasty legislation of the late
Congress, which is of no little importance.-
It appears that although the committee of
ways and means had reported an itam of
three hundred and sixty thousand dollars
for the national armories, no acch item ap
pears in the law, ami tf)e manufacture of
aims for die currant year must be considera
bly curtailed, or the financial ingenuity of
the War Department must be exeroised to
find a method of borrowing from soma olber
fund.
ApFoiNTMENT.-Altorney General Black has
appointed Mr. JAMES F. SHUNK of Harrisburg,
to a clerkship in the Attorney General's of
fice. Mr. S. is a son of Gov. Shunk, and in
herits many of the sterling qualities of (bat
distinguished patriot. He is s young man of
extraordinary promise, who at the threshold
of manhood may already bo classed as oee
of the best writers in PeimgyUania. This
may be the first, tyjUMtlEeTast, our readers
will beat of ibis gifted young man— Clinton
Democrat. —*
RAILROAD CONNECTION uow exists between
Savannah, Geo., Charleston, S. C..*ud Mem
, phis, Miss. Savanaah brought with
in 741 miles, or a little lee* that forty houre'
travel of Memphis. The distauoe from Charles
ion is but fifteen miles gteater. From Mem
phis an extension, now under way, stimula
ted by liberal grants of public lands, is to be
made to Little Book, Arkansas, and thaoce
OB to Fulton and Henderson, Texas, these to
connect with ibe Southern Petite railroad.
Letter er llee* N. J. rimlkrr. I
Wffdb'epton, Ms rail 27, I
Mr Das* Sia ;-I have, ■( your request, |
re-conid#red fly determinaften, as announ
ced lo you, declining yoor tender of the of
fice of Governor of the Territory of Kintal.
In view of fl)*opiiilenn*4|M*tant*d-by you,
that lha aafaty ol lb* Union may. depend upon
the (election of the individual lo whom shall
be assigned the task of Milling tbe difficulties
which again surround tbe Kanaaa qoestion,
I have concluded that a solemn sense of duty
to my country requires me to accept thie po
sition. I am brought to this conclusion
with an unaffected diffidence in my own abil
ity, but with a fervent hope that the same
overruling Providence which has carried my
beloved country through eo many perils, will
now attend and diiect my bumble efforts (or
her welfare, and that my course will not be
prejudged by any portion of my fellow citi
zens, in or oui'of Kansas.
I understand that you, and (II yourcabtnel,
cordially ooncnr in the opinion expressed by
me, that the aclnal, bona fide residents of the
Territory of Kansas, by a fair and regular vole,
unaffected by fraud or violence, must be per
mitted, in adopting their Slate constitution,
to decide for themselves what shall be (heir
social institutions. This is the great funda
mental principles of the act of Congress or-,
ganizing that Territory, affirmed by the Su
preme Court of tbe United States, and is in
accoidanqe_wiih the views uniformly express
ed by me throughout my public career. I
contemplate a peaceful settlement of this
question by an appeal to the intelligence and
patriotism of the whole people of Kansas,
who should all participate, freely and fully,
in this decision, and by a majority of whose
votes the determination must be made, as
the only proper and constitutional mode of
adjustment.
I contemplate no appeal to military power,
in the hope that my countrymen of Kansas,
from every action, will submit to a decision
of this matter by a full and fair vote of a ma
jority of the people of that Territory. If this
decision oannot thus be made,l see nothing
in the future of Kansas by civil War, extend
ing its baleful influence throughout the coun
try, snJ subjecting tbe Union itself lo immi
nent hazard.
I will go, then, and endeavor thus to adjust
these difficulties, in the full confidence eo
strongly expressed by you, that I will be sus
tained by all your high authority, with the
cordial co-operation of all yoor cabinet.
A* it will be impossible for me lo leave tor
Kansas before the second Monday of May
next, I would desire my appointment to take
effect from that date.
Very respectfully, your frier.d,
ROBERT J. WALKER.
JAMES BUCHANAN, President of the United
States.
The Drama.
Since Uncle Tom's Cabin,and similar plays
have been hooted off the stage, the "moral !
drams'- has been comparatively dead. But !
the Dred Stolt decision has given to it a new
JU'nd brought out sevgral new actors.—|
DrfW Scott; or. the Supreme Court of the j
United Slates," is regularly played now ev- I
ery Sunday, in New York, in what were once i
church'edifices. Rev Henry Ward Beechfer,
Rov. Dr. Tyng. snd Rev. Dr. Chsever. are
the leading actors—in theatrical phrase, stars
—and have gained considerable notoriety.
Dr. Cheever seems likely, however, to bear
off the palm. His version is more tragical
and has a wider scope, for effective acting,
such as is calculated to "bring down the
house." The bills lor the Church of the Pu
ritans—Dr. Cheever's—announce us contin
uation until further notice.
PRESERVES IN TIN CASES —The New Bed
ford Mercury learns that a lady in that city
was badly poisoned a few days since, be
eating a few spoonsful ot whortleberries,
which had been put in a tin case. The liquid
from the berries had forced verdigris on the
surface of the metal. For several hours the
lady above mentioned remained in a nearly
insensible condition, and was with difficulty
brought to. The article was procured lor the
purpose ol making pies. All preserves of
this kind should be put up and kept in
glasses.
THE GARBOTC ComLioN.-This is the name
of a new cotillion which is practiced in this
oity. The ladies swing corners. Having dons
this, the gentlemen place their arme around
their necks and kiss them on the left cheek.
Young ladies screech, and fall into young
gentlemen's ar*ts. Gentlemen seize young
women around the waist and waltz to their
seats. If we are not much mistaken, the
garrole cotillion will become a very poplulqr
institution. Tbe world moves.— Albany Ar
*"■ ; '/ ■
Decimal Currency.— The Canadian Parlia
ment has reduced lbs pounds, shillings snd
pence currency to dollars snd cents, for the
facilitation between Canada and the United
States. By-md-by aU the commercial coun
tries will have the same currency based apon
decimal fractions. There is nothing tho
world is so open to as the prsolical sugges
tions of common sense.
Delaware Small Note Law. —The offieers of
the several banks in Delaware liave held a
meeting, and resolved to observed tbe small
note law of that 311te7 whiob goes into ope
ration on the Ist of July next. This is a
y ery_wie bonclusion. Corporations do not
.-generally make much by warringagainct the
legislative power which has created them.
ty The Cuban authorities have reduced
the duties upon corn, Ibe order going into
effect on tho Ist of April. There is a scarci
ty of food on the Island, yet, so unwise are
the tariff regulations, that the article of flour
which is furnished by the Uni'od States, b v
lo go to Spain, whence it is reshipped to
Cuba as the genuine Spanish article, to save
the prohibitory duties that would have been
paid cbmiog directly from tbe United States.
FREE BANKINO.— Tbe free banking law was
taken up in the House on last Friday, aod
dafeaiod—yeas 30, nay* 39. Mr. Ent voted
•gainst the bill.
er ]<>t# *m perpednted l fie
lomlinf our brethhsn M 4# leg4l
profesaiofr, "n Wednesday lad. PHgbonii I
lary SflVhl reunited by m(il, On Ttesdaf I
evenlhg, a pidkag* under Mttl, Which h# i
opened, and fcund in it afeMltar package
scaled, and also instructions not to open the
enclosed package until 10 o'olock next day,
(Wednesday), in the presence of all iho at
torneys, whose names appeared on the out
side of the package, for Inerdifferent claim
ants, amounting to sumi varying from 820,-
000 to $240,000, in all over 8600,000. At
the time nppointed the attorneys appeared
at tha ProthoAotary's office, excepting two,
who were out of town. Mr. Beard at first :
declined opening the package on account of
the absence of some of the attorneys, but
finally, upon a writton notice served on him,
he consented to do so. The package was
opened, and the first paper taken out was a
blank sheet, the second the same. The
third and last were then opened, on which
was simply inscribed in large characters,
the following mysterious words:
THE FIRST OF APRIL, 1857!!!
The lawyers, before whose visions the
fees on the.so large sums had loomed up iptp
thousands, were for once, at least, "taken
In." One ot the party had already made
calculations in reference to investing a por
tion of his fees in a new brick house, whilst
another was chuckling and laughing, as he
mentioned to a less fortunate member of
the profession, the "sweet little claim" he
ltad received for collection. The third as
sumed a gravity that would have done no
discredit to Chief Justice Taney, in deciding
the famous "Dred Scott case," whilst he
cautioned the Prothonolary against tbo great
responsibility he assumed in delaying the
opening of the sealed package. They all
left the office, fully impressed with the idea
that they were wiser, if not better men,than
they had been an hour previous.— Sunbury
American.
tar Two question* to the slavery agitators,
who ere so horrified at the late decision of
the Soprcme Court, are well put by a corres
pondent oi the Providence Post, as follows:
lat. Are the black* enrolled in oar militia)
if not, why!
2d. Are the blacks excluded form our jury
box 1 and if so, why ?
Cf The Louisville Democrat tays thai J.
B. Stewart, Esq., a lawyer of that city, has
received 890,000 for hi* service in securing
the Reeside claim from the Government.—
The suit was compromised by the Govern
ment paying 8180,000, of whioh Mr. Stew
art gets one half.
Hf A good looking young Yankee hat ap
peared in Cienfuegos, Cuba, with a banjo,
and has set himself up as the original "Young
Snodgrass." Crowds go lo see and hear him.
; He sing* the history of the murder of Dr.
| Burdell set to the air of Jordan, and brings in I
all parties, even Coroner Cooneiy. He is
| uuJuni * rap*J forluno.
I LV The following are the summer rates
I for freight on the Pennsylvania Railroad, be
tween Pittsburg and Philadelphia and Balti
more. They went into operation on Wednes
day.—Flour 75 cents per bbl., pork in bbls.
and loose 50 cents per cwt., and all 4th class
articles 40 cents.
FOUR TERRITORIES are preparing to enter
into the American Union of States, viz:—
Oregon, Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska
adding eight more Senators to the 62 already
in Congress.
MAKING VINEGAR.—Tho cheapest mode of
making vinegar is to mix five quarts of werm
rain water with two 'quarta of Orleena mo
lasaee, and fonr quarta of yeast. In a few
weeks you will have the best vinegar that ia
made.
UT HUNTINOTON tbo forger, has gained 15
pounds since bis imprisonment. He drives
nail* tu the morning, and keeps books in the
afternoon.
BT THE COST of ell lite railroads in the U.
S. when those in the prooess of construction
are completed, is estimated at 8100,000,000.
A ST'EMABOAT is to be put on tbe Susque
hanna at Harrisbnrg, where it was thought
nothing could run but a raft in a freshet.
Spceinl Notices.
hollowiy's Ointment and Pills. —lt is dan
gerous to suppress an aboess with the astrin
gent ointment* in common use. Holloway 'a
famous unguent operates on a different prin
ciple. U does not close the issue superficially,
while
"Foul corruption raining all within,
Infects unseen;"
but purges the cavity of all acrid and inflam
matory matter, and expels every particle of
the poisonous vim* which generates the pus.
Consequently, there is no danger of the dis
ease breaking out in unother place. The
same principle applies in all eruptive and
glandular affections. The Pills, whioh are
a certain remady for all complaints of Ibe
stomach, liver and bowels, may be benefi
cially used as an aperient metticine, while
the ointment is removing any external disor
der.
" WOODLAND CREAM" — A Pomade for
beautifying the hair —highly perfumed,
superior to any Frenoh article imported, and
for half the price. For dressing Ladies Hair
it has no equal, giving it a bright glossy ap
pearance. It causes Gentlemen's Hair (o
curl in the moat natural manner. It removes
dandruff, always giving the hair the appear
ance ofbeing fresh shampooed. Price only
fifty cents. None genuine unless signed
FETRIDGE k CO.,
Proprietors of the
" Balm of a thousand Flowers."
For sale by all Druggists. New York.
In filqomsburg, on last Sunday morning,
Mrs. MARTHX CHAMBF.HLTN, wife of John M.
Chembkrlin, aged about S| years.
The deceased was a moat estimable and
exemplary wife and mother. She was a
true-hearted Christian woman; and many
hearts will be wounied lo learn that she is
no more of earth.
tif Centre township, on Sunday, Maroh •t,
Mrs. ABST, wife of Jaoob Hageubucb, Esq.,
in the 7tb year of ber age.
nrtderslMnd #lll commence the pub-
Hemic# of an independent. national, demo
ffst#t*psr, in ibe elty ol Washington, on
It will rspreseni the second constitutional
principles which Have ever been upheld bf
the nsrtoaai democracy, but it will not be so
entirely political, that its columns will inter*
est the politician exclusively, nor so subscr
visnl to party as lo betray principle at the
command of powdr,' or disguise its 'ccntio.
lions at the suggestions ol expediency,
t# in iiiiiiilinn to jfat nmon of impoytnH
political questions, its columns will be de
voted 10 the proceeding* of Congress, the
current transactions of the government, to
general news, and matter* of interest apper
taining to literature, agriculture and com
merce.
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annum ; two copies will ba mailed for BS.OO.
THE W taxLT— The cheapest paper in the South.
The Weekly will be issued in large double
sheet form, and printtd on superior paper
with handsome bold type at the following
rates:
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proprietors of the Washington Union, and hie
long newspaper experience before and since
the establishment of that piper, justifies him
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the organ of any clique or faction, and with
uo partial purpose to serve, the paper will
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Exchanges. —The Tri-Weekly Stales will be
forwarded to all country papers which will
give the above a few insertions.
April 4, 1857.
Notice to School Directors
T WOULD respectfully suggest to the sever
al Boards of School Directors of Colombia
county, to the importance of making out and
forwarding to me, at nn early day as possible,
the Annual Reports and Affidavits of their re
spective districts, as the School Department
will not issue warrnnts for the State appropri
ation until they have been received. Blanks
have been sent to every district in the county.
R VP. WEAVER,
County Superintendent.
Public Notice.
To the School Directors of Columbia County
GENTLEMEN: In pursuance of the 43d sec
tion of tHe Act of Bth of May, 1854, you are
hereby notified to meet in Convention at the
Court House in Bloomsburg. on the first
tnonunym May, A. IT IBs7,Btfifig me rauriti
day oi the month, at 1 o'clock P. M., and
select viua voce, by a majority of the whole
number of Directors present, one person of
literary end scientific attainments,and of Skill
and experience in the art of Teaching, a*
County Superinlendent,forthe three succeed
ing years ; determine the amount of compen
sation fur the same, and certify the result Jo
the State Superintendent at flarrisburg; a*
required by the 30th and 40lh section* of said
act. R. W. WEAVER.
County Superintendent of Columbia Co.
Bloomsburg, April 6, 1857.
#Sheriir Sale.
virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas to
me directed there will be exposed to
public sale at the Court House in Blooms*
burg, on Monday, the 4th day of May next,
at 1 o'clock, P. M., the following real estate,
to-wit:
AH that certain tract or piece of land situate
in Briarcreek township, Columbia county,
containing one hundred acres, be the same
more or less; about seventy-five acres of
which is Improved land,—bounded on tbe
East by lands of Jacob Cope, on the North,
South and West by other lands of Samuel F.
Headlev and others, it being the same tract
purchased by said Hradley of Geo. B. Stack
house ; whereon ia erected a two story frame
Dwelling House, one out Kilohen, a frame
Bank Barn with the appurtenanoe*.
Seized and taken in execution us the prop
erty oi Samuel F. Hssdley.
ALSO:
At the same time and place by virtue of an
othe writ of venditioni exponas all that certain
1 tract or piece of land annate in Madison
township, Colombia bounty, bounded and
1 described as follow* to-wit: on tbe noith by
the heirs of John Welliver, on the east by
the heirs of John Welliver, on the south by
Dsniel Welliver, on the west by Daniel
• Smith, containing fourteen actes, be the same
> more or las; whereon is erected a one and
' a half story frame Dwelling House, and a
i Frame Stable, with the appurtenances.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of Jscnb Kisner.
STEPHEN H. MILLER, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, j
I Bloomsburg, April 6, 1857. j
; PniI.ADEI.PHIA
I WOOD MOULDING MIL J,,
Willow St. above 12th, Mortb Side.
MOULDINGS suitable for carpen ters,build
ers, Cabinet and Frame Muker*. always
1 onhspil. ANY PATTERN WORKED from.
A DRAWING.
Agents wanted in the various Towns in
, his portion of the Slate, to whom opportuni
ties will be offered for large profits to tltsm
' selves.
SILAS F.. WEIB.
April 8, 1657,-Sra.
Farm for !Sale.
The subscriber offer* at private sale the
farm containing ONE HUNDRED AND Fit-
TY ACRES, on which are a leg house, a
log bara, a good aping of water neat Iho
bouse, and a good apple orohaid. Tha prop
erly will make a good home for any person
who wishes to farm.
He RISO offers for sale another traet of land
lying in Pine township, Colombia county,
containing
SIXTY-FIVE ACRES.
About ten acrea is cleared, and the balance
well timbered, so as lo topport a saw-tniM.-
For terms apply to tbe subscriber ia Jack
sou lowusliip, Columbia county.
JOHN KESLER.'
Jackson, Feb. 10, 1858. -•
■"RON STEEL, and every kind of Has
*- Wate 3/ sale by
4JcKF.LVy, SEAL A.Ctf