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Choice poctrji. ti tfvuinxo wluuw! She is modest, but not bashful, Free and easy, but not bold, Like an apple, ripe and mellow, Not too young and not too old; Half inviting, half repulsive, Now advancing, and now shy, There is mischiefin her dimple, There is danger in her eye. Che lias studied human nature : She is schooled in all her arta; Che has taken her diploma, As the mistress of all hearts. ®he can tell the very moment When to sigh and when to smile; 0, a maid is sometimes charming, But the widow all the while. Ate-you sadt how very serious Will her handsome lace become; Are you angry ? she is wretched, Lonely, friendless, tearful, dumb, Are you mirthful* how her laughter, | Silver-sounding, will ring out, Che can lure and catch and play you, ; As the angler does the trout. j Ye old bachelors of foriy, ... Who have grown so bald and wise, Young Americans twenty, i With the love locks iu your eyes; You may practice all the lessons, i Taught by Cupid since the fall, tut 1 know a little widow, Who could win and fool you all. i _——. WIIAT IIAoT THOU LEARNED. Antther step in life's rugged way Hast taken, brother mine ; Wlu! hast thou learned this live-long day, ! Vorthy a thought of thine ? Thitgtleasure is singing a syren strain "Tolure her votaries on— at close in her footsteps coming Pain, ! Ana biddeth the charm begone ? - Thai lie mighty mass of human kind Isfcshing like the waves of the sea, Aft*j pomp and power,andlhegod like mind i Fwgelting its destiny? Thafd ammon is ruling with fearlul might 'lMughtß, deeds, and the magic pen ; *n<l*e hero is he who dares to do right Among the irail sons of men ? Has tli ou learned that out of the beaten track A Jew noble souls have trod ; Unheeding the voices that called them back Ftfpt honor and from God? And#ith many foes,-but a purpose strong, Tie Truth for a beacon star, And with weary feet, o'er a pathway long, Safely followed its light from afar? Be thou like them; be fearless and free, In Yartlrs great earnest 3trife, And tlto World will prove a school to thee, When reward is eternal life. UNDER THE SEA. j ' Ones upon a'time I peisuaded Mr.fl.— to let me accompany him on one ot his sub marine visits to the great three decker, sunk in the outer edge of the harbor. I was in a , (lutterof fright and joy, such as youths who i had never been down in a bell can form ! any idea of. 1 had the most perfect confi- j dence in the,machine, but still I was in a greater state of lerpidatiou than 1 bad reason lo be. The bell could hold but two, so I tcok the ether diver, which was without a hemlet, 1 opposite Thomas. I had become accustom- I ed to the hideous apparel on land, but below that terrible shake of his, his pipes and his , paraphenalia grew frightfully unnatural to j my perturded vision, aud I thought whether he might not be Davy Jones himself, and > ■UgWflllll locket. Now and then some strange and dreadful , fish glided in upon -us, but one glimpse of Thomas drove him out in an instant, and 1 didn't wonder. Neverlhe'ess it. was far , worse when I was left in the machine alone —with the fullest instruction of coarse, as to ir tubes but in the deadliest terror of forget ting them—while my friend went about his business over the wreck, a very wonderous experience that, snd not easily forgotten j After the lotfgest half hour anybody ever, paseed io their lives, my merman re appear- j ed. He had fixed bis hooks- round a great braes carronade, and was much elated in ■ eoiftequence. "But," said he*, when we were in his snug parlor that eveniug, and he had been con- j gratulating me upon my powers: but Mas-1 ter James, you must come down with a j helmet some day, and then yon will see wonders. "Thank you, Thomas," said 1, "all tho eame but enough is as good as a fenst. 1 have had my duck, and enjoyed it, nnd don't want auother. I should like, however, to heat of anything interesting yfiu may hare met under those circtims'ances. ' "Well,"Said he, and he turned his quid In his mouth, and brought his right eye to bear steadfastly upon me, as he was wont dnring compilation. "I wilt tell you of an occurrence that happened to my brother within the last £w years; he has beoome n altered tush aim* I ym, And get*. BLQOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA..'WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27. 1858. crally takes a religious work down in the j bell with him.'* ] "There was a friend with liim, mate to a I West Indiaman, that was outward bound in | a few days from Cork, und Bill, my brother, I and he had a difference; what the quarrel began about i did not rightly understand; . but the mate abused Bill's profession ai-t! called him an amphibious lubber, or some | thing like that and Bill abused the mate and wished him under the sea, with never an I air tube; and the ship sailed without ma king it up. My brother was very so'rv 1 when it was too late, for amphibious lubbers have their feelings like other folks, and greatly shocked when ' ews was brought ! i.. M uioniir.g :h .. ...u \ps-ul Jwl gone down ! not three mac- flam snoro, and vrii ev*'t soul on boar.l. i There was a good cargo of speci", and j Bill was, of course, sent for immediately.— But few bodies floated to the shore, and knowing he would see some horrible sights he was not over pleased with the job ; but until they could got more divers there was no choice to be made, so down he goes to the vessel and finds her fulleti between two reefs of rock, bolt upright, with stand ing, and sails set, just as she settled down. She looked, he said for all the world like any ship on the surface, except that there was a hole broken in her side where she had struck; her bonis were slung almost uninjured, coils of rope were lying on the main deck, the hatches and door above the cabin stairs was open; the wet, swift fishes darted In and out of it, and tho crabs were I going about their work already when my : brother ascended. There were six or seven passengers in the cabin, and a card or two that floated about showed that they had been pln'ying when the vessel struck ; some of them were sta'd inguprighl, just as they started Irom their seats when they felt the shock, and had a dfeadful look, with pale parted lips, as though a cry of agony had just escaped them ; a young man and girl, like enough to be brother and sister, were embracing for the last time ; the heaving of the sea, scarce ly felt at such a depth, swayed all tho figures to and fro—without a touch of decay, ami instinct with all but life was that ship's company. The captain io his cabin s!e,.t his last sleep quite placidly. The sailors •were, for the most part, drowned iu their hammocks, only those whom duty necessi tated iheir being on deck were washed off and driven ashore. The darkness had been so deep as to render the best took fmilc, the strongest swimming of no avail. All th-se tilings were sad enough, and • Bill's nerves, iron as they were, where sha i king badly- Wandering about that living j channel house attired so unnaturally, seek-! ing for gold in the very heaTt of the oceaji, ' it was terrible; and yet, Master James though you looked so shocked, it was his honest business so to do, and a far less liate lul way of getting on in the world than is practiced in high places daily. Still, when fie had found what he wanted and ladened wi-h as many hags as he could carry, was returning to the main deck by another way, it seemed to him that it was the worst job that he had ever been °ent to do—and lo! | at :ho foot of the companion ladder, he me. j the man he knew so web, and parted with i in wrath so lately, with one hand ou die round, as if in the act of flight. Tho look upon the drowned man's hue seemed to reproach him for his last wish 6o that he dared not to put him aside and pass by, but turned and went tip on deck by tho way he came; nor even after that dieadlul sight could brother Bill be brought to venture down into the sunk Wesl-lndiamati. A Worn TO AefHßfrneßSs-e-ln whnt way do you spend your leisure pveuo.gs? lu idleness*-in Irivolops amusemems— or /u the company of those who will corrupt your morals? Remember, if you would prepnre yourselves for future usefulness, you must devote every sparo moment to study. Kirst, bo industrious in your several employments during the hours of business; never com plain tlmt it is your lot to work ; count it im honor; go about it with cheerfulness and alacrity ; it will become a habit, and by be | coining so, will lie a pleasure and a delight Make it your first business to promoto the interest of yonr employer; by taking cam of his, you will learn to take care of yoftf own. Remcmbor, that it is one of the besetting sins of ibe young men of this extravagant and indolent age, lo endeavor to get rid of work; to seek for easy and lazy employ ments, and the consequence is, that many of them turn out worthless vagabonds Avoid tho whirlpool as you would a plague spot; banish from yonr bosom the danger ous desire to live without work. Labor is honorable, dignified; it is the pajent of health, wealth and happiness; look upon it as an invaluable blessing, and never us a burden and aenrse. Shun idleness and sloth; pursue some honest calling, and be not ash amed to be useful. EtTGirls should never object being kissed i by printers. Tliey sfiould make every' allowance lor the freedoti of the press. If, the , court knows berteir, and 1 l>liove she does. j • m |MH* nr The fatijr*s in a man's face is his nose—wheii stuck into other people's business. Remember that—you who are in " the habit of bobbing around. Aan F.ST ER COUNTRMTFITERS. —Four men, named Charles Miller, William Anderson, William Lewis, and Ppter Havier, vyere ar rested in Willionjsport, i'enn., on Saturday night. Thoy were all well armed. - 111 INAICIiRAL ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR W11,1.1 AM F. PACKER, Fallow Citizens : In appearing belore you to enter upon my duties as Governor of I the Commonwealth, I consult my own in j cliiiatiouß in conforming lo the usage which demands a popular address, and, in the first place, 1 gladly embrace this opportunity to retflrn iny profound and gralelul thanks to the people of Pennsylvania, for honoring me with the Chief Executive cfli e in theiv government. Their kindness will never Le forgotten, nor will the confidence they have reposed in me ever be intentionally betray ed. Duly to there and o mv-eu will to quire that tt.e obligation y inch 1 Ifitvt }u-.t taken, 'j discharge my public du'i> with fidelity, shall be luithlu ly observed j nut thus justify, as far as possible, the popular decision. Doubtless I may commit errorsin a position involving fo much ofresponsibil itv; hut I will hope mat none of them will he of a grave character, or productive of vi tal injury to the public interests. I crave in advance a charitable judgment upon my official conduct—that it shall be construed with kindness und toleration so long as h shall appear to be prompted by sincere and honest motives—ami I here engage, in H i* pub .c at d tormal manner, regard the v. il• oithe people, the public good, ai.ti tin com mands of the Consti ution. us the guiding lights by which my course shall bedirec id With these aims cpvs'antly in view, I shall indulge the pleasing hope of doing some good in the high stat on to which I have been called by the public voice, and ol re pressing some evils which may threaten the public welfare or the individual rights of the poop c. Ftllnw- Citizens of Ihc se"otc and Hnvse of Rrpresent-itives: —it will be my ardent desire to cultivate with you. as Representatives of the people, the most amicable relations, lind to unite with you in live adoption of all such measures as the [mblic good may require, j The different branches of the Government, although charged with distinct duties, are to bo regarded as parts of one harmonious J whole ; and it is well when all these parts move onward without jar, interlerotice, or collision. Nevcrthe'ess, the distinct duties of the Executive, when duly and honestly performed, may occasion differences wilhthe Legislature; but, in such case, it will be expedient to cultivate a spirit of compromise and conciliation for the disposal of such dif- : fer 'tices. or, tit least, for mitigating the feel- j i a its of alienation to which they tend. It is one of the duties of the Executive, from time, to give the General Assembly in- i formation of the state of ho commouwcalih, - and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall deem expedient; and under tt.-age 'his is done by messages in writing, which are entered among the pub- i lie records, and remain a part of the official | history of the Slate. I do not understand 1 this as a power of dictating to the General Assembly toe measures ih.-y shall adopt, nor even as it power of initiating laws, but as an inlorming and suggesting power, in no respect trenching upon the jn.-t and pro- ; per jurisdiction of the legislative department ' of a '.-to"Stare. 1 sho'rt. it'.vr:-i . v.'r inten ded '.p give a legs I control o\er ihc cod ings oi the Representatives of die people in the enactment of laws. It is, therefore, a right of communication with them, which, j while prudently and reasonably exercised. , can give no just occasion fur jealousy, ob jecdon or complaint. The Executive, when exercising tiiis right, j is but performing a plain dtvy and ■ an ttp- j prehend no difficulty in speai;i"g with a j respectful fre-dom evon upon questions where an entire agreement of sentiment can ; not be expected. Bat. lii-re is imo'ltl-r and more tier.ea'o power which p'Utntits to e e relations between, the Legislative and Exact- ' utivo departments. By tWfc twenty-rhtrd ami twemy-fourth sections of the Constitution, ail bids passed by the General Assembly, and mostol the orders, reso uiioiiscmd votes | in which they may concur, are sub mined to j the Executive,mid if disapproved by him can ' only b- made valid by a vote of two thirds i of each House. This power of disapproval j is among the most important duties of the i Executive, and is constantly becoming more j so. from tho operation of obvious and r atur- I at oait'os. In lay opinion it is the clear and t binding duty of the Executive lo return tori reconsideration every bill, order, resolution | or vote, presented him which he cannot ap-1 prove—in other words, tha l the assent of his j judgment and conscience shall be actually ; given to any measure before he permits it to take effect; unless, indeed, it bo passed against his objection by a two-thirds vote.— The words of the C onstitution are "if he ap prove he sh ill sign 1 1, but if he shall not up prove, he shall return it wiih his objections to the House in which it shall have origina ted." Words could not convey a power, and prescribe a duty in a more clear and deliniic form It is manifestly tho intention of the Con stitution that tho deliberate and conscien tious approval of the Governor shall be given to a bill before it becomes a law, in uddiliqn lo tho approval of the two Houses ; ihat luis previously passed it, if less the majorities ali.erwnnls given to i upon re-. ' consideration in each House, shad bo so de j cisive as to clenrly indicate the wisdom of the measure. It is true that upon things trivial or indifferent, where no great inter ests are involved, nor consfituiiiu.nl prin ciples in question, nor ptivaio rights assail ed, considerations of expediency may be taken into account by the but 1 certainly 110 substantial objection, whether of policy or of principle, can be waived by Truth and Right Cod our Country. I him in view of his oath to support the Con stitution. Ten days (Sundays excluded,) • are allowed the Executive to cor i'ler a bill, and to approve or veto it, after which it will become a law without his signature, if not previously returned. The practice of my predecessors has been occasionally to per mit hills to become laws by this limitation of time. They have taken effect in tho en tire absence of Executive action. But I be lieve this has only occurred whore the Ex ecutive lias found it impossible to form a positive opinion upon the measure—where, though not Unobjectionable, it was trivial— or, where it was manifest that a veto would not cause its defeat. This Executive prac tice ouaht not to be extended, and ihe pvac ti e. itsfelf is opan lo question. For if tho provision that bills neither signed nor return ed within ten days, sl.all become laws, was intended asaguurd against Executive abuse, in holding them an undue period, and not us a mode by which the Executive might cause them o take effect, without tho re sponsibility of acting upon them, it would seem clear that the practice of holding them over tor such purpose cannot be defen ded. But the Legislature by its adjournment within ten days after the passage of a bili. may deprive the Executive of due time for consid ring it, and lie rc it is provided that in sued case if shall become a law un less sent back Within three days after the next meeting, in modern practice a large mnnb rot bills are usually sent to the Gov. j ernor within a few days of iho adjournment I of the Legislature, which it is impossible | for h.m to consider duly before ihe adjourn- j me ill I ikes p'ace. In 'act, many are sent to | him in the very closing hours cession. : But it would soem plain that the Executive I could reasonably ask in such case only the I lull constitutional period oi' ton days for i forming his op nion, and that all trills he be- j licvos it his duty to approve shall be actual ly signed within that period. By the ex- 1 crciseof reasonable indue ry this can in all j cases be accomplished. Then, such bills J as he disapproves wilt be held over to be ! returned to the proper branch of the Goner- ; nl Assembly within three days after their j next meeting, according io their cons ftu-1 tional provision. This will properly dis- ; pose of all hills in his hands at the adjourn- 1 moot, unless indeed it be allowed to hold over bill- and permit them to become laws without his action. The propriety of signing bills by-the Gov- j emor between the sessions ojwthu Legisla- . i ture, has been questioned. It ooeS Titn . cord with the old practice, and is certainly liable to abuse. During my term it w ill be strictly confined to the first ten .days after i an adjournment, and all bills not then ap proved, may be-considered as awaiting i the next meeting of the General Assembly, to be returned with the Executive disappro- - val. The Executive should not he subject-1 ed for long periods of time to the solicita tions of those interested in bills, nor should be be subject io ho imputations of imleci sion, or favoritism almost in i such cases. Nor is it right that he should , have in bis hands the mean., of influence , which the holding open of lii.t decision ' upon hills during a recess would confer.— bocides a great wrong may be done to those interested in the legislation, by continuing them for an undue period in uncertainly as to the fate of bill- in which their rights, their proper'y or their business may be in volved Tho.-o aro evils which an Execu tive ma; obviate, by settling his policy firm ly in tho oul -ct -of his administration. It would be well, also, for the Legislature to so shape its action as to avoid the necessity of sending many ii<ip>i"niu bills to tiie Gover-; nor in the closing days or hours of a sos-; sion.- Fe'l-w Cii't'iis: —Although it will not be expected that i should at this lime discuss, in doiail the particular questions which will probably i otne before the Government du ring my term, 1 desire briefly tn give expres sion to the general views of public policy to which I hold, in their application to practi cal issues now lending. The currency of the State is in such a d sordered condition, , that a general and wholesome public opin ion demands its reform, and he estuhjish- , input of i ffuci.ua! barriersagain-M (inure eon- . vusioua. 'ibis is a subject which', will test | the intelligence, the firmness, and the putri- : otistn ol the Repre-entuiiv of tho people , in ihe legislative department, and may int- j po.-e grave responsibilities,upon the Ex-ea- j the. My views are decidedly hostile to the emission and circulation of small notes as a j currency; to iho increa-e of banku g capintl j under present arrangements; and to tue is sues ol bank paper upon securities inade quate for their redemption. The want of uniformity in the legul provisions under which existing banks operate, is objection able. In the revision and amendment of our banking system, the public interests in my opinion demand die extension of the specie basis npou which issues arc made; tho suppression ofthc smaller denomination ot 'notes heretoloie allowed ; through reports ol the condition and busin ss ot Bunks with their frequent publication: additional Fec.u riiy, (other thnil specie) to consist ql the bonds of mis Stule or the Uuited Stales, Tot the redemption of circulating inclu ding in all cases proper individual liability of stockholders and directors, fitted for con venient and actual enforcement; with a su | pervnciy and eoitlnib'ytg |oer in some proper officer or department ol the Govent ' menl to restrain or suspend the action oi | banks in case of their violation or evasion of I the law. I Witch a specio currency shall ho secured , to tho people by prohibiting the circulation ofbillc of u small denomination, it will ho highly d. ai.able thafthe fiscal affairs of the State Government shall be wholly separated : from 'hose of tho banks; in other words, 1 that the money transactions of tho Govern ment, both in its collections and disburse- J ments, shall be in the legal coin ol (no j country. Whenever a practicable, conveni j en', hull officiant scheme of the operations of I the Treasury npou such a basis can be pre sented to rue by the Representatives of the ! people, it will meet with a cheerful appro : vni. There are difficulties in the case, how- I ever, far greater lhan those surmounted by • the Gcneial Government, in the establish ment of its indtipe. dent Treasury system ; but the object being one of the first magni tudc, and calculated to exercise a most sal utary influence upon the action of the gov ernment, and upon the business of the banks and the people, it is well worthy of earnest j i-onsidera- lion. In reforming the currency, a single State can accomplish but a moderate amount ol good, however, sincere, intelligent and ear nest it may be. without the co-operation of other Stales, and especially of those which adjoin it. Bank notes aro not stopped in their flow by imaginary S;ate lines, nor does it seem possible for a State altogether io pre vent foreign notes from circulating within her borders, evon by tho most stringent enactments We ran't, therefore, invoke our sister St . es to join with us in the re pressiou cf small paper, and in such other particulars of reform as require for complete success their coperation Meantime to die extent of our power let us exert ourselves to furnish our citizens with a safe and s a ble currency; to prevent future financial convulsions similar to that under which the community has for some time be3ti strug gling; and to relieve the government in its fiscal action from the danger of depreciated or Worthless paper, and the embarrassments arising from dependence upon corporations ot her own creation. ! The people of Pennsylvania, by the re ! cent adoption of an amendment to die Con ; stitution on the subject of Public Indebted ness, have imposed an imperative obliga tion upon their servants to practice econo my, to limit expenditures, and to give their best efforts to the gradual but eventual extinguishment of the existing public debt. After eight years of experience under the sinking fund act of IfU9, we find our public indebtedness but Hghtly diminished The consiituiioiml amendment just adopted de mands the establishment of an effective sinking fund for its payment, and 1 shall consider it one of the leading duties of my administration to see that that amendment is carried out botw in its letter and its spirit. I cannot regard the reduction of the three mill tax on property made at the last regu lar session of the Legislature, otherwise than as inoppertune ; and doubtless exist ing financial embarrassments will for a time reduce the amount derived from other sour ces of revenue. Nor will any very large amount of tlie purchase money of the main line of the public works bo realized by the Treasury for a considerable period. It will, therefore, he necessary for the State to hus band I cr resources, and to increase her rev enues as far as is possible, without oppres sion to any in erest, in order to meet her current and necessary outlays, the demands of her creditors, and the positive obligation ot die constitutional amendment. There is a great lack of consistency and principle in the laws passed during some years in relation to incorporations. They have been created upon no settled, uniform plan; arb excessive in number; and many of litem unnecessary to the accomplishment r.f any legitimate purpose. They have doubt less encouraged speculation, and in various ways contributed to tho recent financial convulsion. Various and inconsistent pro visions npponr in acts establishing or-ex teuding the powers of corporate bodies of tie same class and general character. The tux laws relating to them are in some con- 1 l'u ion, and consequently taxes paid by 1 them th equal, while some wholly escape any eliar* ot the public burdens. In brief, , our system of incorporations ha become so ! vast, diversified and difficult of compre hension, that no reasonable industry can ' master llife whole subject, nr.d understand precisely where we are and w hither we are drifting- A thorough revision of our laws I on this subject, and toe establishment of l general, uniform, regulations lor each class ! of corporate bodies, with the avoidance, as 1 fur as possible, of special provisions for par- i ticolnr ooriiorations, aro reforms imperiobs- j ly demanded by ihe public interests in i which I bhall heartily co-oper.ile. 1 have I no hostility to express against incorpora- - lions for proper objects beyond the power I of individual means ami skill; nor generally against legislative facilities for the applica tion of labor and capital to the creation of wealth, where individual unprompted action will not go. But no one can assert that we have limited ourselves to such a policy, nor that our laws bn this 'subject have been careful, consistent ami just But, notwithstanding all topics of regret' or criticism ill our public career, (and which should hour their proper fruit in j amendment and relorm,) we may well be pronfl of this Pennsylvania of ours—of her people, her institutions and her laws. She has become great, prosperous, and power ful; ranking among fhe first of the Slates: and her condition at homo and her charac ter abroad, bear testimony to her merits, and promise for her a distinguished future. Besides hex agricultural resources, which arc great and first in importance, she is ca pable of producing in untold quantities, those two articles of primo and necessity and universnl use, Iron and Coal. Even in time of wiilo-spread financial calamity, when speculation and extravagance have done their worst to cripple the operations of capital, and stay the hand of labor in its useful toil, the leading interests of our State may be counted among the first to revive and to lurnish a strong and roliablo basis for the resumption of activity in all the channels of employment, and in all the operations of trade. That governor would be unwise and blind which would adminis ter the public affairs of this State, otherwise than in a spirit of kindness and protection to these great and capital interests. From tt.e earliest period of our history, it has been the policy of Pennsylvania to ed ucate alt her citizens; and at this time our institutions of learning and educational fa cilities are equal to those of any country.— Our Commu School System is jusily dis tinguished us one of the most practical and efficient in the U.nion. Let us then cherish this traditional policy, coming down to us Irora the lathers of the Commonwealth, and by every means in our power foster and strengthen the measures now successfully producing the results so ardently desired by the patriotic men who have gone before us. While our domestic affairs and policy naturally will occupy most of the attention of our government and our people, it is not to be forgotten that Pennsylvania bears very interesting relations to the other States of the confederacy, and looks with an anxious eye to the proceedings and policy of the general Government. It is both our du ty and our interest to cubivate the most friendly relations with our sister States, and to frown upon all attempts to sow among them feelings of alienation. Wo should exert our whole influence to keep the gov ernment of the Union in its true position, the common agents of the Stales and the people, exorcising high powers in trust for , their advantage and welfare, and deriving all its powers Irom the written Udnslitu.ion which called it into being. At this time wo have strong reason to confide in that Gov ernment, as we know that its administration is in safe and patriotic hands; and that it I may be trusted to deal justly with all sec lions of-the country. . Insubordination—an niter disregard and contempt of just and lawful nu hority—has heretofore produced difiicnltiee itt the Ter ritories of Kansas and Utah, and in die case of the latter, has now precipitated a state of armed hostility between the inhabitants and i the General Government. In the former, I the peaceful American remedy for the red- | ress of political grievances, real or imaginary I —the ballot-box—has been for *!i long time ' adjured by a considerable portion of the ' population, find a struggle between legal authority and unlawful aud irregular combi nations continued down to the present period. Meantime, con'ributions of money and aid fro.n the States, have kept up excite- j meut and turbulence in the Territory, and j enabled designing men there to inflame pas sions, which otherwise would long since have subsided. The judgment and opinion of the country cannot be too strongly conso lidated in favor of the laws, and against all who rise up to oppose, them by unauthoriz ed means. Nor ran the excuse for resis tance to the Territorial laws, and for failing to perform the duties of citizenship under them, that wrongs and frauds were perpe- | 1 fated at elections, be admitted as a jnstifi- J cation. Where elections are so frequent,' and the right of sufferage so llber.il, as in this country, it is peculiarly the duty of a good citizen to obey existing authorities, and even objectionable laws, knowing that the former can be changed, and the latter modified or repealed, within a very brief period. And as to disputed elections, they must be decided by the proper legal au thority, and not by individual citizens, or irregular self-constituted assemblages. Insubordination to necessary and rightful authority, instigated and encouraged by un worthy men in the organized States, who desired that discord should continue, and were willing to contribute to that object, is the prolific fountain from which the troubles in Kansas have heretofore proceeded. It was natural, perhaps inevitable, that this conduct by a parly ill the Territory should provoke an opposite party to many unjustifiable acts, and to much imprudent and unreasonable_ conduct. Thus extremes act and re-act up | on each other, and when the laws are defied j and individual action let loose, wrong, out i rage and violence are necessary results, j TMte last phase of the Kansas question, j which is upon the Constitution framed by a ! Territorial Convention, is peculiarly for the j judgment of Congress, to which the power ] of admitting new States is confided by the Constitution of the Union. The representa tives of the people and of the Slates in Con gress assembled, will meet that question under all the responsibilities which they owe to their constitueius, arid which are impos ed upon them by their oaths of offtco ; aud with full information upon matters of fact I important to the formation of a final judg- I inent. Events arc constantly occurr-ng jn the ' territory which wdl afford matter for Con j gressional debate, and may affect the ulti l mate decision. To the people of Pennsylvania the admis. | Bioit of a new Slate into this Union—into lhat confederacy of which she is a member —must be at all times a subject of high ins I lerest. And I believe I express theii senli meuts as well Mmy own, id declaring IhM all the qualified electors of a Terrioliy, [Two Dollars per Annua, NUMBER 3. i .1 Euli should have n full ai.d fair opportunity to participate in selecting delegates to form a Constitution preparatory to admission as a State, and, if desired by them, they should also be allowed an unqualified right to vofe upon such Constitution after it is framed. Of course those who then fat! to rote, ia either case, cannot complain that the pro ceeding goes on without their participation. It is to be hoped that Congress will make such provision for other Territories that the present difficulty will have no repetition ia the future. In conclusion, permit mo to observe, that all experience and reflection prove that the moral virtues from the only firm foundation of public orderas well as individual character, and their support should therefore engage the profound attention of Government, and j the co operation of all good men. Frail in- I deed will be any structure reared for the regulation of society, and the promotion of ' man's true and substantial happiness, unless it siftnd upon a foundation more permanent ] than- paper arrangements, or the fleeting | impulses of the hour! Tho recognition of a i Great Supreme Power, which rales the af j fairs of nations and of men, is the only supi j port of those virtues which can make a pett j pie distinguished and prosperous, and give |to government duration and success. Sin ' cerely imp'oring the Divine guidance in tho performance o( duty, I assume the position assigned me by the people, indulging the hope that at the termination of my service I shall enjoy the approval of my own consci ence, and behold Pennsylvania advanced and secure in her position as one of the great communities of the New World—her stad nrd aloft, and proudly bearing, untarnished, her motto of "Virtue Liberty and Indepetl* deuce." GIIILS —Holmes iu one of his poems Bays in a parenthetical way, " my grand pa Loved girls when he was young." No doubt of it; for Holmes is a sensible matt and must have hud u grandfather. Ail sensi ble men love girls when they are young, and when they are old, too. We apply the "old" to the men—not to the girls, mind you. Girlhood is an institution—peculiar institution, which, as lovers of the uuioo, we aro bound to cherish ; and as to girle large and small, we hold that no gentleman's family is complete without them. Of little girls; an American poet says: "With rosy cheeks, and dancing curls; e And eyes of tender light, TO vrry tin* hnl? j>irl9 s ' Anil goodly to ilie sight. Anil as to the large girls—big,bouncing girl* —what a pity it is they must soon be women —stately, matronly, que/mly, women, who are not angels, because they are not girls f who, by-the-by, are not angels, either, but vastly more charming than any we remera-_ ber to liavo seen in the pictures or else where. OPPOSITION.—"A certain amount of Op position," says John Neal, "is a great help to man. Kites rise against, and not wi h the wind. Even a head wind is better than none. No man ever worked his passage anywhere in it dead calm. Let no man wax pale, therefore, because of opposition; opposition is what he wants, and must have to be good for anything. Hardship is the native soil of manhood and self reliance. He that cannot abide the storm without flinching or quailing, strips himself in the sunshine, and lies down by the wayside to be over looked and forgotten. He who but braces himself to the struggle when the wind blows. gives up when they have done, and falls as'eep in'the stillness that follows. nr Y onug man, a private word When you go courting, find out as soon as possible whether your affections are being planted more in a bundle of dry goods t.nd things generally than a pulsating heart, hemmed in by wnrm ribs and all that. Many a fellow has laid himself out fot a full made woman, and only found a very extensive assortment of cotton, whalebone and similar delusive institutions. Just look over the goods before going.to the parson. LAWYERS.— When Peter the Great was in England, he expressed a desire to visit the Old Baily, and witness a criminal trial.— Seeing a largo number of genilcmen with powdered wigs and silk gowns, the Czar allied his interpreter who they were.— ; "Lawyers" was the reply. "Lawyers? My God 1 1 have only two in all ray dominions, and 1 int'end to hdrig one of them as soon as I get home." Mr. Smith, the proprietor ol the Sea View House, whom Donnelly, who was executed j at Monmolh, mentioned in his speech on tho scaffold on Friday week, lias raised an action against the New York Sun and 2 imei for libel contained in their report of that , speech. • A young man, named Edward Flumer, attempted suicide iri New Orleans a few days since, by shooting himself in the mouth, because a youiTg German girl refused to ac cept his offers Of devotion. It is said he is so badly wounded that he cannot recovers BOYS DROVNEO. —On -Friday afternoon, January Ist, five boys were skating on Co der Swamp l'ond, iuMilford (Mass.), when the ice gave way and they fell into the Ware- T.wo of the boys, named Michael John Curtin, were drowned. The dbys succeeded in saving themselt'** fST Win. G. ha ® ' 1 elected Presifieut of tho S** bar * * | Railroad Company. " 1 ® *-•
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