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iBLO 3USBCRG, WEDNESDAY,' FEBi mh, mi.
The Bill for theadinission oMCansa into
the'XVrOrt'asaSiate, " after having' been a
znended by Mr. Fitch, of Indiana, passed the
Seriate on Monday of last week, by vote of
36 yeas to '16 oays.
Tile House agreed to the amendments,
and the President fras since signed the Bill.
TImfState isfdrrced out of ihe Territory so
rauch talked of during the campaign of
3838. v It was preached by tbe Republican
leaders that if James Buchanan was elected
President of these. United States. Kansas
Territory would be made a slave State and
' thus crowd oat free labor. Now it is plainly
seen how muoh of their prediction has
been yerified. President Buchanan never
had any inclination to make Kansas Ter
ritory a (lave State, neither conld he if be
had felt so disposed. One of our cotem
poraries Hurrahs for the 34th Star! 'He
probably has forgotten that six of theStatea
tave seceded and declared themselves out
of the Union. 'Thecontend that they are
now tfobcfo separate States, with their own
Legislatures Judges, Magistrates, and tax
collectors their own flag, their own army,
and their own embassadors at Washington,
the searof government, from which they
have revolted. Tbisis a startling -ataie of
affairs, but nevertheless true. Six States
have gone and nine moire are threatening
to follow in their footsteps ere ihe 4th of
March, should no conciliatory measures or
compromise- be offered which they could
accept. Alas ! we fear that we Lave fal
len upon evil times !
. Tbe SommiUee of Working Men.
The Philadelphia Working Men's Com
mittee of thirty-three attracted much atten
tion ia "Washington. The representatives
of'fifty thousand of their class, and bearing
a demand for a peaceful settlement of our
national troublesthey were entitled to all
the respect they- received. Their mission
ias a high and sacred one, and they per
formed it like men who appreciated their
duties. yXha politicians who gt their regu
lar pay can afford to jest over oar troubles,
bot the honest, hard working men, whose
famlies have to be fed, and wnose means of
living are threatened, will not much longer
tolerate the heardess an -sIEsh miscreants
who 'continue their ininons policy. The
working men of the North have just made
a beginning. Much-remains to be done by
them. r
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; Death of Jacob 'Cooper.
Many of our readers are already aware of
the demise ol the man whose name heads
4hls article. He departed this life in Ber
wick on Saturday last, after a lingering ill
ness. In his deaihnother returned soldier
fromibe'Mexican war has been cut down.
He was amongst the mo9t brave who en
listed with a Company from Le'-rne to
fight in honor of his country's flag. Dur
ing the long struggle with "Mexico, which
was attended with much exposure he. be
sides many others, contracted a fatal 'dis
ease. The funeral was attended by a large
concourse of people, as -well a ihe Com
pany 'from "Luzerne which paid him their
last tribute of lespect by bodying him with
Triie Tiotots '-of war. He 'was a roan aged
-iboot 41 years, and leaves alind and af
fectionate wife to -mourn bis departure.
Peterson's Per ECTOR. Many a dollar has
3 een saved to business men by the habitual
cor saltation of a reliable work like Peter
ott' CountefieS. Detector. The leading dai
' Ty papers of Philadelphia the city in which
' ibis work i published snch as the Ledger,
Pi est, Bulletin, and many others, assert that
this is "the best -Deiector of Counterfeit and
Altered Notes published in "this 'country,"
and as it is seTit rry where at one dollar
per annum, -we -wonflertnal any man who
lias money dealings will do without it.
Yrfim fifty to one hvnt&red cotntlerftils are is
sued eve-y' monrb, 'H of hich' are fully
inscribed in this publication, -with much
ither information relaTive to bank notes,
banking arid tufcioess gewerariy, of use to
trery one in trade. Drexel & Co., Ifie
well-known Bankers and Brokers, are its
fditors :: and one feature in its favor is that
i.wy will purchase all money at the rates of
Aisceiitit named by them opposite the banks
uHoted,' This guarantees the reliability of
ihir nnntaiions. ' The Stock list is also
regularly corrected, and every number con
tains a full money jurticle, by or.e of the
oldest financial writers in the country.
That this Detector ia appreciated is ' evident
In the fact that it now has a circulation of
'45,000 "copies ' Term of subscription,
'monthly per annum, $1 00 j semi monthly,
. J2.C0.
1 Hok. Wm. Bigler, oar able Democratic
; United States Senator, has labored hard
-night and day for the preservation of tbe
Union. He is a patriot and an American
in every sense of tfie word. No man, prob-
ably; has done more than he to quiet te
troubled waters of th'w distracted eonntry.
Hia name will occupy a prominent posi
tion in the history of his country, and in the
'minds of his countrymen be cherished by
generation after generatiou. In Know Noth
ing times this Statesmen, with many others,
' suffered several defeats, bnt he has steadily
i and nobly rose above them all, - and still
lives to successfully buffet the sterms ,of
B!ack Kepcblican'rarn wbirb.is causing this
or.ee glorious Union1 f. Stales to , cramble
i.ito pieces ; . -' -
FLic Onr State Les's!ature, has
order-
raiinu Pa? to t-3 D aeed OH
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Death jtaiLEdiior.
We are pained to notice the demise of
our young ', and talented friend, Henry B.
Rhone, formerly of this county, and at the
time of hi death-editor t of 4 the Union ville
f Mo ) vfrgu, at 'which place' he died. XW
Tuesday VSd I51h ' bt.Jannary last,,' He was
ayonng m'an of mcch promise, and just
entering the best days of his life, destined,
had tie lived, to make his mark among the
able men of the day. In October, 1854, be
entered the office of the Star of Ike North as
an apprentice and graduated October.' 1857,
after which he was a pupil at the Ndw' C'ol
umbos Academy until April 185,'when tie
left his parents and friends for the far West,
where he has resided, in a strange1 land and
among strangers, until he has been " remov
ed by the hand ot death. The" announce
ment of his 1eath cast qnhea gloom over
the citizens of Unionville ; they met in
meeting and drew np'rtfsblntions, and made
appropriate remarks, expressive of the
many good qualities' he possessed of both
the hand and heart. The Jrgus lias been
published and edited by the deceased with
a good deal of ability for nearly two years ;
always assuming a direct and independent
course in the cause ot Democracy. His
demise will be deeply regreted by many
cirfcens ol Unionville as well as this country.
He1 war expected here, for the pnrpose "Of
.paying his parents and friends a visit," 'the
latter part of last month, but instead 6f their
enjoying his friendly visit they ' have the
announcement that an All wise Providence
has interfered and removed bim'from this
earth of care and trouble. .
His age, correctly, we are nnabte'to give,
but would put itdown at about 24 years. The
disease which proved to be his fatal destroy
er was Typhoid-pneumonia.
Coercion, the Doctrine.
Senator Sewabd, says the Pennsy banian,
who uses words to conceal thonghts, and
who can talk hours without saying anything'
was, much against'his "will, compelled to
say something in the Senate on Friday last,
by the persistent and adroitly put questions
of Senator Mason. What he said was,
coercion, civil war, as his last remedy.
He had just as well have said, it is his first
and only remedy, for he has voted for no
other, p'oposed no other, spoken favorably
of no other.
The issue is now distinctly made by the
Premier of the incoming administration,
and the people of the North have got to
meet it. We believe that this proclaimed
war Dolice will encounter the determined
ft
oppositions of threefourths of the Northern
people. To a foreign war they would be
opposed, but to a civil war, which may not
be confined to sections, and that would be
suHicienry shocking, but which may rage
here at the North, and array brother against
brother, father against sea, and friend a
gainst frren'd to so atrocious and unnatural
a war they will be forever opposed. Should
the Black Republicans attempt to inaugu
rate such a war,'their own career will very
soon be terminated in disgrace-and bhame,
if not in blood. Lei them beware. The
destruction'of the'Government will be crime
enough let them not add to it the horrors
of civil war.
With all of Sewabd's recent professions
in favor of peace and the Union, when the
pinch came, and, taken nnawares, he was
compelled to say something definite, or
stand confessed as a deceiTful jogsler he
fell short of Hale even, that compound ol
tbe harlequin and the fanatic. Hale said :
"He would be willing to do anything
reasonable to save the country ; but if the
Southern Slates insist upon it, let them go,
and when they come back we will kill the
(nucA calf and reioice over them as a son
vwho was dead and is alive again."
. "MrSKWABD will fiud that there is much
more likelihood of the Republican party
being split by coercion than by concession
Inan?nralion before Adjustment.
"Inanguration first, adjustment after
wards," is getting to be the watchword of
tbe Republican leaders. It is, doubtless, in
his spirit that the Ohio Commissioners to
the Washington Convention have been in
structed to endeavor to effect an adjourn
ment of the Convention until the lourth of
April.
If this movement of conservative Virgin
ia, proposed in tbe spirit of true loyalty
and patriotism, be thos trifled with by the
Northern Slates, then no good result can be
expected. It will have no other effect than
to disgust the South and drive her to her
defences. Instead of such, chicanery, let
the overtures of Virginia be generously met
r manfully rejected. It is too late in the
day to try tricks with tbe South. Her eyes
are open. ad she will no longer be de
ceived. If adjustment be necessary at all, it is
necessary now. . Every day adds to its dif
ficulty. If wrong has been done to the
South it ought to be atoned for at once
Why should the peace of the country and
tbe preservation of the Union be kept wait
tng on the sovereign will and pleasure of
One man. and that man not the master, but
the servairt of tbe people ! la Mr. Lincoln's
inaognfation more important than the pre
ervation of this confederacy t They, make
him an Emperor, a despot, while he is yet
a citizen.
If the oYertures of Virginia and the Wash
ington Convention are to be thus dealt with,
then we fear that it will be but a few days
before, the cry will be raised thronghout
the border slave States "to Your tents, oh
Israel." Let the Republicans beware of
farther dalliance.- Pennsylvania.
The Contention. The Washington Con
vention met on Monday last, As yet they
have effected nothing. All the State were
present except N. Y.f Tennessee. Misronri
and Tilinoi. ' Hon. S.' A. Wright of Ohio,
wai made' temporary ! chairman. - Several
delegates, and especially those from Virgin
ia, were desirous that the whole proceed
inW be jcnducted with' clofced door to the
press and ihe public. Among the most
fredietion Verfified.
T About two years ago the Chevalier "Bun
sen and an eminent divfne had a coitfer?a
tion'relative to'Arrlerican affairs, in which
the slavery questWn 'formed a part. He.
their for-hadowed. what ha already and i
about coming to pass through the influences
of abolitionism. in the course of the con
versation the folidwing occurred :
"Mr. Bunsen claimed the privilege of
the American, as he pleasantly said, and
the following are among his sogges ive in
quiries. -He said he had ever fell the deep
ed interest in-'America, and had considered
the grand republic the-graridRst experiment
and brightest hope"bf' the world. It was
his'daily and most fervent prayer, that the
States and Churches 'might ever be one,
growing in strength and beauty. Nothing,
said he, will so surely remodel and 'reform
all the'eorrupt and oppressire governments
of the Old World, as the success of 'the
American States arid Churches. 'He 'did
not teem to have fully comprehended ihe
entire disseverance of Church andState,'as
we here have it. On each of the following
questions conversation was held. I shall
noftrouble the reader with the answers, but
-he'will be interested in the questions . as
it shows how one of the most learned, wise
considerate ana ennsuan men ot trie age 1
-regarded us and our prospects.
"Have yon no fear my dear sir, said he,
that incurable disaffection will yet arise be
tween ihe Northern and the Southern' States
on the slavery question ? Yon a.e bound
together, by a mutual affection, that is the
very genius -of the republic ;Matfd 1 if 'that
fails, what will retnain'to make ytfu longer
one;,. ! ffow long can people continue to say
ranch irritating and p rovoking things of each
other ,and remain one in offecUon I Suppose the
brothers of a family shoufd do so, how long
would they continue to live together ? Ah !
"freedora"of discussion." That I under
ctand;'b'nt may not that, like ''-all good
things, be over dMe and abused? Suppose
the eons and daughters of a family consci
entiously differ on moral questions, and
have also interests as various as their opin
ions, can they indulge in "unrestrained dis-cuesion-'and
taunting remarks, in advocacy
of each others opinion and rrigftt, without
engendering strife and ruining the peace of
the family?" Must they not "agree to dif
fer,'' and eo drop their controversy ; or
abandon all fraternal love ana family rule ?
If some of the Slates think that to be a 6 in
which others think is right and best, and
tbey carry their "respective moralties into
theirjpolitics,-M not a separation -between
them a logical and inevitable consequence?"
Do not some pfyou at the 'North efr, wiih
some -of our English brethren, in'expecting
to get rid of slavery by directly attacking
the institution 1 "Did Christ and his Apos
tles do so? Suppose von cdufd emanci
pate all the slaves by a single 'fiat, to-morrow,
would you not have to go right to work
the next day, and 'Undo what yoa have
done, or do more? Is not slavery as it ex
ists in your 'country, 'better than it is in
Africa, and better than to have the slaves
free to destroy themselves and others ? Is
not slavery the best thing, 'until slave and
master are "qualified to live together in the
relations of freemen ?" It seems to me that
some of the Kfirlhorn Abolitionists entirely
mistake the sobject on which they are so
noi.ey. Do they not put back the very
cause they wish to advance.
A matter 6f conscience?" Ah lis not
that your danger Is nota conscience that is
"false to civil government false to God?"
were not the powers that be ordained of
God, even in the oppressive role of the
apostle day? Is not a mrsgaiiled religious
conscience ihe material with which "ambi
tious demagogues" work to accomplish
iheirends? Is not the Quaker conscience
(there happened to be the son of a Quaker
present to whom he gracefully apologised.)
1 say, then, has the philosophy that makes
conscience a guide, a liglrt within, a sover
eign dictator, any logical slopping place,
until it exalts reason above the "Bible as
man above God ?" And how long can any
ree government s'and that? Will there
not come a strain on your governmeni
which it can not bear, unless you think less
of persons and more of God '; less of rghts
and more of duties!
"I am ignorent of the facts, sir, fut
would ven:ure to inquire whether your most
inten-e advocates of liberty, free discus
sion, abolition, equal rights, &c are not
generally men of hfidel sentiments And
are not Christians in danger of imbibing
their spirit, and worshipping "liberty and
themselves more than God ? Will not such
a spirit eventually rain both Church and
Stare togethet."
How Vividly this describes the senti
ments entertained cy Wendell runups,
Anson Burlingame, and a host of the most
intellectual Abolitionists of this country!
Who does not reccollect the shockingly
profane invocation of the gentleman last
named, for an "anti slavery tonfufion,
ami slavery Bible, and an anti slavery
GOD I"
The Commissioners to Washington.
Gov. Curtin hasappointed William M. Mer
ediih, of Philadelphia ; Thos. E Franklin,
of Lancaster; Ex-Gov. James Pollock, of
Northumberland; David Wilmot, of Brad
ford ; Ex Judge Thomas White, of Indiana ;
A. W. Loomis, of Allegheny ; and W illiam
McKennan, of Washington, Commissioners
to meet the Commissioners of the Border
States, at Washington, on Monday next.
It was expected that at leas! two Democrats
would be appointed upon this commission.
But, as tbe Republicans have brought the
country into her present troubles, perhaps
it well to let them have the work of
extricating her from it in their own hands.
It does not strike us, however, that Mr.
Wilmot is a very proper or hopeful man
for tbe business. ,
" Gem'. Scott BaBHT isi ErnoT.-'Tbe? atn-
debts of ibe University of Virginia at Chaf-
irtit;ilfl: rfinUrvTuished themselves and
. 0
heaped eternal infamy on General Scent, bj
bBfuins him in effigy Iat week. we won-
der if these eminent yoong men fancied
f,t te slightest the fair
For the Star, of the North?
, toe Criiir. r: ;
'It is evident,' and I may say 'with) pro
priety and sinC'erityj that our rriStdryV rec
ord, heretofore untarnished and nnsallied ,
most now record (he dangers that are
threatening our country dangers lhatought,
arid m'Ufct be averted. The 'freedom and free
speech, which has been conferred upon ns
by our fathers, and'w hied the citizens of a
Republic are entitled to, has been abused,
has been used as a means to annihilate
and prostrate a portion of'oor community,
to'consn foreVor'to'the windsl'th"e peace
and unity which' once characterized this
government. -To 'secure the amicable ad
justment of our 'National affairs, reconcilia
tion is necessaTy -'arid 'to secure the attain
ment of this, the repeat of the ultra dogmas
advocated in the North which at present
seems doubtful is the only alternative.
The Contrast is "a large one. The South
asks for the right she is Constitutionally en
titled to ; the North, not respecting those
rights, are endeavoring to coerce them for
the sake of unity. I would ask which, un
der these circumstances, should receive
ihe sympathy of the pubKc I
I remember, and no doubt parties con
cerned do, with regret, the time when an
organization calling themselves " Wide
Awakes," made demonstrations in favor of
a sectional man, as the chief Executive for
the next four years. Every village and
city bad their'compSny,'cha.Tged with com
bustible material, which, as has often been
predicted, would be hnrled at their South
ern neighbors,' and finally sever the Union.
Their uniform, by the way, consisting of
cap, lamp, and black Cape, is also sugges
tive, being in harmony and league wirh
their principles. On their banners were
inscribed various devices, promising, on
the advent of Lincoln' election, a prosper
ous future industry would increase ten
fold, all be exempt from want,;'and plenty
set smiling at their doors. They have tri
umphed in their election. Has personal or
national interests -received the promised
reward? The workingmen and the me
chanics answer emphatically, 'no ! The
Furnace, "Mill and all manufacturing es
tablishments are still, and labor is in no de
mand ; and now, too late, they realize that
which cannot be averted.
Notwithstanding the deplorable condition
of affairs, we are constantly receiving intel
ligence of the arrival of "colo'd pussons"
from the Southern States, seeking a more
congenial clime. These gentlemen of color
most -of them being mechanics, will en
ter tbe field, to compete with our work
men, -which must, inevitably, reduce the
now, insignificent compensation they are
receiving
Bloomsburg, Pa.
11.
. 'From Mississippi.
We 'publish below, say the Pennsylva
nian, an excellent communication from a
prominent citizen introducing aletier from a
distinguished Southern source. The views
taken in the communication are very -striking:
Editors PennsyTvminn : I inclose an ex
tract from a letter written by a distinguish
ed citizen of Mississippi, to a friend 'in this
city. It is in response to a request that he
would use whatever influence he possessed
to -stay any hasty action in his State:
EXTRACT.
"On my return home, I found that the
persistent course of the Black Republicans
in Congress, in turning a deaf -ear to all
propositions made by Southern men iu
Congress to remedy oor grievances and set
tle the slavery question, bad the effect here
to drive public sentiment m jch beyond the
point it "was a't when I left fo'r 'the North, in
December, and to bring it to the conclusion
that all hope of an adjustment which would
be safe and satisfactory lo us was vain.
Hence the action Of the Convention, now
in session here, for immediate and irrevo
cable secession, with a view to form a new
Confederacy of the slave holding Slates.
Such is now the sentiment of a vast major
ity of our people the plan of reunion or
reconstruction to include tbe Northern
Sta'es, having scarcely any advocates. It is
impossible lo tell now what will be the end
of these things ; but it is qnite certain that
a Convention of the Southern Stares will be
held to form a Confederacy."
I send this extract as an additional evi
dence of the folly and rrradness of the Re
publicans in Congress in defeating every
proposition tending to satisfy onr Southern
brethren. Had the Crittenden resolutions
been supported by any considerable num
ber of Republicans, and passed when first
offered, every Cotton Slate would have been
satisfied except, perhaps, South Carolina,
and even that Slate would have acquiesced
in the settlement ; but if our troubles bad
been settled so easily and promptly, and
the Union saved, a majority would have
been left in Congress opposed to Mr. Lin
coln's administration. This arrangement
would not have suited the plans and ar
rangements of certain ultra leaders of the
Black Republican party,".
Hence the necessity of driving out the
Cotton States that the Republicans might
have control of both Houses of Congress.
Power to these men is more precious than
the preservation of the Union. My convic
tion is, that the Republicans have accom
plished what they desired from the first day
Congress met. They have talked coercion
only to drive the South more precipitately
into secession. Having reached the point
aimed at, a patched op and unsatisfactory
compromise will -be attempted probably
the Crittenden plan, stripped ot its most
efficient points viz: the Dred Scott decis
ion and Territories hereafter acquired. But
will this satisfy Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Missouri and Maryland. I say, un
hesitatingly, that it will not. The border
States must, in self defence, go with the
South. Therefore our trade must be des
troyed; thousands of innocent men ruined,
and our glorious Union rent assnnder to
gratify the chief leaders of tbe Republican
oartv. ' - H
Ho . Simon CaKkkoh is reported, by eome
of the Republican prints, to have received
,r:T,,tsnpointrnent, from Abraham Lin-
For the Stat of the North ( I
The "Catneparian."
I am not aware that the re is 'such a'word
as "Catneparian" in onr dictionaries ;but
since I have the illustrious example of that
distinguished Etymologist, Dr. John, C.
D. (Catnep Doctor) of coining' words' for ifl
dividual purposes, I make bo bold as to
give to the world this scientific term. On a
former occasion I signed mjself as "his
patient, etc.," and I have proved to the
reading public that I am patient since it has
required three distinct notices of my former
article by his paper to draw me from my
obscurity. This is rather remarkable when
it is considered that the world renowned
Doctor "never notices anonymous commu
nications. " ' In one of his "puffs" he speaks
of an "itching for notoriety, etc." It certain
ly seems odd' how an individual writing
under a nom de guerre can obtain notoriety,
bnt since he has said it, it 'must be so.
HovreVer, since catnep is a 'never-failing
remedy,"wby'did not the astute catnepari
an apply it to the individual afflicted with
this species of itch? As it works miracles,
it might have cured him ! Quien suheJ
li may be that eVe"n the "Republican"
has not circulated far enough the fame of
this modern Hippocrates the successor of
Galen ihe possessor of the mantles of Ab
ernetbey and HarVey the Cdthep Doctor:
The world may still be 'in' ignorance of that
wonderful, and magical! properties' of the
new herb Catnap." That' its' medical prop
erties may not be lost to the present age
and posterity, I intend calling Hie atfention
of the civilized world to its grand discover
er and dispenser, ! Dr. John, C. D. My
present limits forbid me from giving bis
XVon'derful biography, and describing how
by the Iree use of catnfp h'e has attained I
his present exalted position. Numberless
certificates also attest the miraculous cures
he has wrought, but it is not necessary to
repeat them here. Suffice it to know, that
we now behold himj as a C. D., Editor,
M. D., Book-Seller, Politician, P. M., (may
be) and other honorary titles too titfmerous
to mention. By visiting his office (crowded
daily with patients) the -first Vhing to the
left that strikes the eye is a conglomeration
of bottles (probably containing Es sence' of
Cafnepj)' labelled and ready for disposal.
Further along, on tbe same side, rows of
candy" slicks, liquorice, etc., can be had at
the reiail price of one cent per stick. Of
course, a great moralist like the Doctor
must keep on hand all kinds of stimulants
for the accommodation of his patients,
hence first rate chewing tobacco can be
had for five or six cents a paper. . As men
tal aliment and stimulous, the latest novels,
and especially those of a Ftench 6tamp are
offered' at a reasonable rate. It would take
too much time to give a complete invento
ry of the blessings of lila he thus freely
offers for sale, and so I will briefly consider
a few of those to which he has given prom
inence by advertising them . I can also
prove to a discriminating public that the
Millville ducks meant no harm when they
screamed quack, quaik in the presence of j
the C. D. He has only fifteen distinct adver
tisements of his own in ihe Republican, or
advertisements of articles which he has for
sale. First, then, let us notice ihe adver-
.. . ... ,
learned C. D., notifies us that he has for
. . . ...
6ale "The bloom of roses, used by the cele-
, , , . ,,
brated Court BeaotiesOf London and Paris"
which Ogives a rich and elegant color to
the cheeks and lips, and will not rub off for
years ! "The lint is so natural," so it reads,
"that the closest scrutiny fails to detect its
use." Also, "Toilet Powder," 'British
Balm," "Imperial Tomade," Pearl Beautifi-
i er
I
" and "Tbe flridal Wreath Perfume."be-
in? "a double extract oi oranze Diossoms
and colognes." For any, or all of these,
apply at lhe Book Store. The next core
ails which the C. D., has for sale are "Ver
min Exterminators the only infallible
remedies known." which "will destroy
every species of vermin" I presume from
an elephant down to a caierpillar, especi
ally if mixed with Catnep. More anon.
Verdad.
The Poor of Philadelphia.
There is no denying thai there is an im
mense amount of suffering among the poor
o! the city of Philadelphia. In the winter
season, in our Northern cities, there is al
ways more or less human suffering, but at !
this time in Philadelphia, owing to the !
crisis brought upon the country by the fa
naticism and "the triumphs of Republican
ism ihus far " the distress among the poor
and the laboring classes had been increased
in a degree terrible to contemplate.
We observe that the same state of things
exists in New York, and we copy the fol
lowing from the New York Hei aid, with a
view ot commending the suggestions there
in, as worthy of the attention of the wealthy
and business men of our city, who, by their
support of the Republican party, have pro
duced in a great degree this state of
things. Philadelphia Argus.
The Poor of New York im the Crisis.
The official reports of the Commissioners
of Charities and Correction show that they
have now under their charge 8777 persons
as inmates of the city institutions, an in
crease Of 465 over I860 and ol 850 over
1859 corresponding period. Statistics as
to the condition of the outdoor poor are
still more suggestive. Our reporters have
ascertained that the distress among the la
boring classes in this city is unprecedented.
As rhany as twenlj -eight thousand persons,
able and willing to work are now idle
The Superintendent of Outdoor Poor has
received no less than ten thousand ap
plicants for coal during the last twoorihree
weeks. The same official receives daily
applicants from mechanics who wish to be
committed to ihe Workhouse. Beyond this
there is. of course, an immense amount f
suffering which is concealed through false
nride and shame. Would it not be well for
our KeDublican friends, bank presidents
and so on. who voted for Lincoln, to devise.
some plan for the alleviation of lhe misery
which the political excitement consequent
upon his election hascaoseu in in norm
ern cities? In the South we hnd tne ne
roe lek- fai. comfortable and devoted
lo their malf.. In ihe North tbe white
t.Knrina irA walking abcut the
streets with alternatives of pauperism, star
valion or crime. The contrast
is not a
nr n. but :t
is absurd
Common School AiTairs.
Educationists ae specially invited to con
tribute to this dolurrin. All articles not
written by the editor, 'will be marked with
the proper oi assumed signature- of their
authors. , " .
For the Sar.
School App&ralQs; "
This is a sobject which should receive
the attention of every teacher, director and
parent. Teachers should'pbint out the ne
cessity to the parents of such Apparatus as
will enable them to illustrate more clearly
the various subjects which they are called
upon to teach.
We know that many parents ob5ect'to'the
introduction of anything in the school, that
will subject 'thm to any additional expense.
But, if they could consider the advantages,
which their children derive from the tfse of
blackboards, maps, charts, 'Sic., tbey would
not regard the cost. But says one, "When
I went to school I done my um on the slate,
and there was no use for ihe blackboard."
"And I," says another, "learned Geogra-
nhv in th hnolr. which wak miifh hetter I
1 "J -
man to spenu uio nine loumug ai a uig uiriy
on Ihe wall." While another says, he can't
see any use in the teacher spending his
time in talking so much about some little
balls, and counting them over and over, to
the little boys and girls, who are too young
yet to 'tarn ciphering. All such forget that
we live in an age of. progress and improve
ment, and that the advancement in Educa
tional affairs keeps pace with that of the
other pursuits of man. While they oppose
every new system in school, they are ready
to avail themselves of the benfits of rhe
modern inventions by'whic'h they Can "save
much hard labor, time and money.
They do not cling with such tenacity to
the good old customs of their ancestors' in
anything except school ma;ters.
The 'Farmer for instance, will not use the
ine i
old wooden plow, which his great grand-
father made, but if he has his old Comly's
Spelling Book or Dilworth's Arithmetic,
they will do ' as well as any of the new
books for his children to take to school, "as
they were used carefully by them, and the
leaves are nearly all in et.
Many more instances might be given to
show the inconsistency of 6uch arguments,
if it" were necessary. It is useless to wait
for all to see the importance of these things,
and 'consent to their introduction in the
schoolroom ; for some, even after they are
convinced, will not give up the good old
methods of their Schoolmaster, whose only
implement was a stick about five feet long,
by which he governed his school and illus
trated, not the problems in ariihmeiic, but
the backs of his pupils with cuts.
Who is to make ihe first move in this
matter? are the teachers to wait until the
directors furnish the schools, and are they
to wail for the parents to request them to
do so ?
o. The teacher's must be ihe first to
move in this; much can'be done Ey the in
dividual teacher, by repeated requests to
the Board of Directors.
But would it not be better if they would
unite, and thus bring the matter before their
j patrons, in such a manner that they can
see that the time has arrived, when it is
(impossible to teach successfully, without
, . . . . , ,
i some of the most important articles, tucn
. , , .
! as the blackboard, maps, and chart. Hop-
i . , , ... . , . i n
I ing mat oiners win give ineir views, i win
j not trespass on your Educational column
any more at this time.
Cattawissa, Pa.
Alpha.
KoTemcnt! of the massess.
We can scarcely take up a Northern ex
change that does not contain calls for meet-
I 'nS ' lhe Pe0P' to express their wishes
in favor of a peaceable adjustment of oor
national difficulties. Yet the politicians
treat all such movements with contempt j
Our own opinion is that the people of the j
North will not much longer submit to the j
arrogance and insolence of their servants.
Tbey have too much at stake.
Genesee Farmer "Prizr Essays." The
February number of the Genesee Farmer is j
received. It contains twenty six "Prize
Essays." The Publisher of the Genesee
Farmer offered a prize for the best essay on
each of a given number of subject's. The
essays received were submitted to a rom
petent committee, and those deemed best
were awarJeJ the prize. This Prize Essay
number of the Farmer is well wonh the
cost of the paper for a year. Those wish-
mg a good agricultural anu norr.cuuurai
journal can not find a better or cheaper
work than lhe Genesee Farmer. It costs
only fifty cents a year. Now is the time to
subscribe. Send the money in 6lamps to
Joseph Harris, Rochester, N. Y.
Mr Lincoln's Departure rd Washing
ton. A dispatch from Springfield says il is
now positively settled that Mr. Lincoln will
depart for Washington on 1 1th of February.
He will go via Lafayette to Indianapolis,
where he will receive the hospitalities bf
the Indiana Legislature ; ibfincd he will
proceed, probably, by way of Cincirt
natl to Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, and
Albany. From Albaiiy, he intends to make
for Harrisburg direct, thence to Baltimore
and the Federal Capitol.
Health is Weatlh. Gout, Rheumatism,
&c. Disease is indiscriminate in lhe selec
tion of its victim the king posseses no
more immunity from the- twings of gout or
neuralgia in his weather-proof palace, than
the beggar from ihe attacks of rheumatism
:n his time battered hovel. Wealth of itself
can neither cure sickness hbf preserve
healih elsfc it would be a monopoly of the
rich on lhe contrary, the" goufy df rheu
matic millionarie would willingly exchange
half his posessions for the robtrst constitu
tion ofthe dailv laborer. To' the millions
whose subsistence depends on toil, health
is truly wealth, and the loss of it entails on
them the misery and dunerings whica are
ihe bane of poverty ; but the cheapness of
Holloway'a Pills and Ointment obviate this
evil by placing them within the reach of all
, who are exposed to tbe direful effects of the
'DEMOCRATIC STATE C0XTE5T10S.
' "The Democratic Stale Executive Commit
tee of; Pennsylvania, at a meeting held in
the cityOf Harriaburgon the 30lh ultimo r
unanrmoiufy resolved lo elicit the views of
Ihe Democracy bf1 the l'oi Keystone" in
reference to the present terrible crisis of
our National affairs. ..
The failure of tfie Republican party to
meet, in a proper spirit of concession and
compromise, the overtures made for the
adjustment of our National difficulties, ren
ders it necessary that the united Democra
cy of this Common wealth should take
prompt, decided, and energetic action ia
premises. . . , . .? ,
We are in the midst of "a revolution
brought about by the teachings of an anti
constitutional party, a party sectional in its
aims and sectional in its principles. Sif
of our Sister sovereign States have already
withdrawn from the Federal Union, and
others threaten speedily to follow. The
Democratic party, ever faithful to the Con
stitution and the laws, seriously deprecates
this deplorable condition of our common
and beloved coontry
The peril now im
pending is the natural result of a departure
from the true constitutional doctrines stead -fastly
maintained by the Democratic organ
ization for the past sixty years, and can on
ly be removed by the re-establishment of
those ancient and time-honored principles.
It is not necessary to recall the g'ories of
tbe past it is only necessary to be remind
ed ol the dangers of the present. Whaiev-
1 er ihe future may have in store for ihe
American people whether peace shall
continue within in our borders, or our land
be rent with fraternal strife it now becomes
tbe solemn and imperative doty of the
' Democratic party, the only true conservator
( of the Union, 1 the Constitution, and "th
equality of the State,'' to give a full expres
sion of opinion upon the dangers which
threaten Constitutional liberty, and menace
lh r52ht8 of M lhe Sta,es Df lhis Confeder-
cy. Therefore, in accordance wi.h the
unanimous recommendation of the Demo
cra;ic State Executive Commit ee, the Dei
mocracy of Pennsylvania are earnestly in
vited to send three delegates for each Rep
resentalve, to be chosen in such a manner
and at such time as may be deemed proper L
to meet in general State Conventioc at Har
risburg.at tSree o'clock, P. M., on Thursday,
die 21U day of February, A D., 1861, to take
into consideration the present distracted
and divided s ate of the country, "to re
strain threatened sectional violence, and to
aid In re-constructing the federative system
'on a basis of perpetuity."
By order of the Committee.
'Willum H. W(lsh, Chairman.
Harrisburg, Feb. 1, 1861.
MARRIED.
At his residence near Bloomsburg on the
31t insL by Rev. J. Dimm, Mr. Daniel
Zigcclcr 'to Miss Sarah M Dhakc, of the
vicinity of Orangeville Col. county.
On the I9ih of Jan. by the Rev. Wm.
Goodrich, at the parsonage in Orar.geville,
Mr Wm Hagcnbuch, of Oranaeville, to Mis
Mart E. Hutchinson, of Fishing Creek
township.
On the -27th of Jan. by the same, Mr.
Andrew R. Stein, to Miss Sarah Am
Beiseline, both of Fishing Creek twp.
In Berwick, Jan. 26th, by Rev. J W.
Schwartz, Mr. Daniel Hill, of Salem twp;
Luzerne county, to Miss Mart Rlizabeth,
daughter of Mr. John Maru, of Br'ur Creek,
Columbia county.
On the 19ih ult.. by the Rev William J.
I Ever, Mr. F. C. Eter, of Cattawissa, Pa,
to Miss Emma Lis, ot Franklin twp
DIED.
In Locust township. Columbia county, on
the ihe 13th of January, Mr Jacob Hel
wig, ed 77 years 7mo. 8 d.iys.
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EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
THE Annual Meeting of the 'Pennyl
vania Editorial Uunion," will be held itl
Fulton Hll-' in the city of Ltncaster, o.1
WEDNESDAY, lhe 20th of February next,
at 2j o'clock, P. M. Important business
will be transacted and it is hoped Ibat there
will be a full attendance of the members:
and Editor generally ihroj?hnut the Si ate:
An eleciion will be helJ for officers for the
nsuim year
MORTON McMlCHAEL.PresiJent.
J. H. Puleston, L. H. Davis, Secretaries.
rjpHE undersigned would respectfully nd
- fy his customers who are owing him
in the boot and shoe line, to come forward
and settle their accounts, as he designs'
closing op his business in thi place in th
course of a tew months. Ha detires to have
all his old and new accounts squareJ up
promptly and wiih satisfaction, hence the
publishing of ihis notice. A wo'd- to the
wise is said to b& sufficient.
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Bloomsbura, Feb. 6, 186 1.
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