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" MOSDAl, FEB. 4, 161.
Another Seven Yean' War Ended,
KANSAS a FUEE STATE!
TBI KlfcHT IS SIULWIL AT LKM.TB!
The War of '76 lasted aecn jeara, nd
the Struggle of Kanaa against Slafrrj ba
bteo of eaual duration. Ooe measure de
ment of senator DENTON agaioat it, was
unanswerable. From the great camber
of speecbei published, we make ft brief
extract as
SENATOR SEWARD-S ARMU.
"The sun has bei fur ihe last tune upon the
guarautird and certain liberties of all the un
settled and unorganized portion of the Amer
ican cuutinent ibal lie within Ibe jurisdiction
of the I nited Biaies. 1 o-morrow s sun will
tion. Dr. Knbinson, the Goreroor elect,
rise in dim eclipse over them
that obscuration shall last, is known only lo
Ihe Power thai directs and controls all human
events. For myself, I know only this that
no human power can prevent its coming on.
Through all the darkness and gloom of ihe
present hour, bright stars are breaking, that
mpire me with hope, and excite me lo per
severance. They show that the day of com
promises has passed for ever, and that hence
forward all great questions between Freedom
and Slavery legitimately coming here and
none oiher can come shall be decided, a'
Ihry ought lo be. upon their merits, by a fair
exercise uf legislative power, and not by bar
gains of equivocal prudence, if not of doubtful
mrralily.
The House of Representatives has, and it
always will have, an increasing majority of
members from ihe Free Stales.
Sir, I see one more sign of hope. The
great support of Slavery in the South has
been its alliance wnh the Democratic party
of the North. While Democracy in the Nonh
has thus been supporting Slavery in the
South, the people of Ihe Noun have been
learning more profoundly ihe principles of
republicanism and of free government. At
Ibis moment, when there seems to be a more
complete divergence of the Federal Govern
ment in favor of Slaverv than ever before, the
sentiment o( Universal Librrly is stronger in
all free states than it ever was before. With
thai principle, ihe present Democratic party
must now come into a closer contest. Their
prestige of Democracy is fast waning, by rea
son of the hard service which iheir alliance
with iheir slaveholding brethren has imposed
upon Ihem. That power will not be restored
until Ihe principle established here now shall
be reversed, and a C onstitution snail ne given
li?ht of the nineteenth eenturv,
Resolved, That ihe in-auaie demand of the (whose splended new boose was burned
South, for an increase of Slave Territory, hen ,be cit of Lawrence waa taken,
while vast districts already such lie unorcu- !
pied, evinces a determination lo obtain for the j end who euffered a long confinement on
Slave Power a pul tieal prrpundrranct in tht . charge of treason) has been spoken of for
national council, and such preponderance vt o cs . &
would be used lo prejudice ihe interests and i 008 U. S. Senator, but ma, remain as
prosperity of the Free Males. Governor.
Resolved. That those Members of Congress fhe patriotic and heroie people of Kin-
S SUO Will ' W IHT IlltlU I U II y '' t'l'TTU III1; JI350;C Ul IIH i'C- I 11 II I 1 I 1 .
How long ! braska bill, whatever may be iheir parly endured all those long, gloom,, almost
mil only lo Kansas and Nebraska, but also to
ntKpr tvrir nilirr national TerntorT, which will be
, , . . . . u-.v ! not a tain, in ram, bul a Const nution securing
pirtj) pisiform, IS triumphant tVA.- equJ, u,,,,. anJ perpetual Freedom.
6AS IS FUEE ! A brief retrospect of j I( jn he ,,oose with fqua,
kfreonfl.claud ber Tictor, ma, now be !,u,ion. We copy ,be CODClu,ion 0f
H'lUI.
Kansas is included in the Fifteen Mill
one Speech, which is now well-fu. filled :
mr. mows ritornn'T.
"As an earnest and devoied friend to the
In March, it was Democratic panv. to which I have cheerfully
in Congress, b, the ; Riven my best energies from my earliest po-
names and party associations, are entitled
to our lasting graiitnde.
Wherever in this Union tbe press and
the people were real), free, similar action
was taken. The old parties fell to pieces,
and tbe Republican Party was organ
ised npon this neceasit, to pmtrve Lib
erty, and to maintain the Union on the
principle of our t allien. Its progress
we need not note. Its fair, peaceful, leg:!,
constitutional triumph, three months ago,
is well known. Tbe attempt to trample
upon that election as upon Kansas we
trust will be likewise repelled !
Tbe Kansas Act falsely but plausibly
pretended to leave tbe Territory open to
Libert, or Slaver,, just as the accidentally
etrongest part, might decide. Tbe, were
to be "perfectly free to manage their own
affairs io their own way, subject only to
the Constitution," &a. This provision
reconciled many to tbe enormit, of tbe
wrong. But it was soon seen that this
"stump speech in tbe bell, of tbe Kill''
was onl, a false bait. Even before tbe
bill was a Law, David R. Acbisoo, acting
Vice President, and U. S. Senator from
Missouri, vacated his seat to organite se
cret Blue Lodges, to keep Free State men
out of Kansas; and tbe Missouri river
was closed against them. We can refer
only in tbe briefest terms to tbe lawless
invasions of tbe Territory b, immense
bands of Missouriaos, in battle array,
shaming savages by their atrocities to tbe
burning of dwellings, and tbe murdering
of 150 to 200 Free state men by tbe ruth
less banditti to the sacking of Lawrence,
and tbe breaking np of the Topeka Legis
lature, by U. S. soldiers to tbe barbarous
, i i .nfu. people oi ivansas. ana merrensieuaireaipn
ion Dollars' purchase of territory from
France, in 1S03.
.nlan.nl . r.vll
r i. c k iih i lineal action, I desire the defeat of Oil bill j
promise of all tbe Sjutuern wuo a iej f ,SSBE- will U,t it out o a norioria or-
Northern Members, that Slavery might , enmzatwn, and. rarity but a wreck in every ! and inbumin Slave Code, and tbe impris
exist iu Missouri a a State, on condition j Krtntrn State, it wiU itt only in hittor;,. A onmeut of Got. Robinson, Judge Smith
T a lot er of peace, harmony, and Iralernal Con-
that it should be fur eeer prohibited north cord tmoug lne Clt,z,s , Xne C'onfeoeracy, j nd man, others for disregarding it to
of 36 30' Thu consent aod safeguard and as a devotee at the shrine of this t'nion, : the polling of thousands of illegal or ficti-
. wrung from ,b. reluctant but Union- K votes, counted a. valid b, th. Ad-
Ittiog 'jrtb (under threa's of dissolution open wounds not yet healed, lacerate spirits miuisiralion to tbe rijcction of the Free
ted war! "fi""' ettlement." It was already frenzied, and bond nf confidence SlaIe Constitutions, enacted b, tbe real
is j --J vMch unite, the two .ecfon, . the Vnum will
repraieuiy revugujiiru, v 'koiuicu auu ic
ferred to by Congress, Supreme Court, and
parties and sections Clay, Webster,
Cs.iiouo, Crittenden, Douglas, ic. ic.
u a "sacred compact," for ever binding
and controlling tbe Slavery issue.
But tbe bargain was foully, meanly,
aid perfidiously broken by tbe party ben- j
efitttd. Missouri bad about 100,000'
iltrn, sod, with tbe other Border, slave
sreeding Slates, wanted a market. Tbe
Texts scheme had failed of making !
Caiifortiia a Slate State. Kansas waa as
dl sdapted to Slave labor as tbe five
Sites io tbe same latitude east of it. It
if therefore plotted, in the secret coun
cil! of Southern Conventions, that Ihe
ite Restriction should be removed, and
Slavery rushed into tbe North West. Mr.
Diijo, an aristocratic Whig U. S. Senator
(Von Kentucky, first proposed tbe meas
ure, which provoked a burst of most iodig.
itot remoustrsnce from every quarter.
However, Southern Nullifiers and tbe Ad
ioiitrstion resolved upon tbe deed. S.
A. Dovylas, ambitious of tbe Presidency,
ul trustee owner of a Mississippi planta
tioo, suddenly veered into the support of
tie measure. Bat tbe conscience of tbe
Attion became aroused. Good men, North
t4 South, sent in memorials against tbe
folk less, wsnton change, by the thousand.
Toe moral turpitude of tbe aet tbe vio
Utioa of a bargain by one side after seca
ri0I all iu benefits alarmed tbe religions
Ptew generally. No measure styled "po
litical" ever met to much condemnation
the pulpit. Over three thousand
''"gjmen, from Hem England alone,
''(tied one memorial against this flagitious
"ictnoval of an old land mark." Thous
4i ot public meetings were held in in
digotnt condemnation of the proceeding.
-ere copy (as a specimen,) a brief no
tice of
FIRST urmc i irviMrao
A meeting, irrespective of party, was held
'he basemen, of the M. E. Chapel, in Lew--f.
Feb. SI, lHMFrancis Wilson. Pre.
; James Kelly. James CJeddes, R.H Laird
"" Juan Chamberlia, Vice Presidents ; and
" W orden and S F. Lvndall. ileereiiriei.
Eld. Vim.
Anderson,
the following
kinineu mav intervene before it will be re
stored, if ever, lo its wonted tenacity and
strength."
But all prayers, remonstrances, argu
ments, and prophecies, were alike Tain.
Douglas boasted, "We'll subdue jon."
Tbe undoubted corrupt and wicked means
used to insure tbe passage of tbe Bill of
Abominations, were successful. It passed
in May, 1851, and was forthwith signed
by Pres. Pierce a traitor to his own
State, who bad been elected over the noble
Scott upon the hypocritical claim tbat
the Slavery question should never be
raised under hit Pierce's administration!
Tbe final, disgraceful passage of tbe
Kansas Act, fairly astonished tbe civilized
world. To man,, it seemed as tbe death
kuell of the Union for such treachery
could not be suffered there could be no
trust, no concord, no faith, no dealings
with men capable of such moral treason to
ever, honorable principle of equit, or of
law. As illustrative of the popular feel
ing, we quote proceedings of tbe
SET0.VD LEWISBTBG KEETlSfi.
CALL.
The undersigned cordially nnite in a call
for a meeting of all Ihe citizens of Lewisburg
nil i-imlB arilhi-itit Hull nr.tif iH of narlv :
who are opposed to the Nebraska Bill. The i lsst month, however, enough extreme
meeting to be held on the Fourth of July at , Slavetnongers left tbe Senate to allow
r O ClOCK, A. 11., IU IUC avIiaffCI Ui uio iiiii-
1
io enioroe me Dogus Lecompion uonsiuo
tion upon them, with a threat and a bribe
as inducements; its rejection b, 10,000
votes, aod the continued exclusion of tbat
State for its bonest choice tbe disgrace
of Governors Ueeder, Shannon, Geary,
Walker, &c, because the, could not or
would not coerce Kansas into submission
i to tbe Slave Conspiracy and to man,
I other outrages, unequalled in an, civilized
land in our day. ..and all, to make a Slave
State against the people's will !
Virtually, tbe Slave ascendancy in Kan
sas was nullified iu 135G, but the People
were still lorded over by Pro Slavery tools,
aod the fires of hatred and oppression often
broke forth into sets. Hopeful, manly,
and faithful, tbe true friends of Freedom
have steadily urged her admission into the
Union, as tbe best settlement of tbe issue.
But the Slaveocracy as constantly opposed.
True, Delaware, Florida, and Oregon bad
less population bat tbe first two were
actually, aod tbe last practically, Slave
States and they were in, voting Kansas
(with more people) out I Whenever an
bonest House could vote for Kansas, tbe,
did, bat tbe Senate rejected ber. In tbe
I l. i - J
uupeiesa bays ion ui(;uib sun bio uvw
suffering tbe psngs of poverty, and of
banger rather than recognize the crime,
and submit to tbe curse, of Human Bon
dage. At an, time during those seven
years of blasted hopes, varied sufferings,
and harassing fears, tbe, could have had
peace, and favors from tbe General Gov
ernment, by only agreeing to come in at a
Slave State. But no tbe, would have
their rights the, would not be tbe miu
iuDs of pett, tyrants tbey appealed to
God, and used their Sbarpe's rifles, against
all tbe attacks of tbe hireling crews of tbe
Demon of Oppression. Tbey detected ev
ery bold fraud, escaped ever, canning
snare, and fought band to band tbe ene
my in ever, shape. Let it not be said
tbat tbe sacred principle that inspired the
Revolutionary War is extinct. Tbe strug
gle of the Colonies for Independence,
brought out no better tests of valor and
endurance thao Kansas has shown in her
successful resistance to tbe Border Ruf
fians. Tbe people there fought not onl,
savage white men worse than Indians and
Tories, but tbe forces of the perverted
Government itself and succeeded. Most
of the Men and Women of Kansas are
children of tbe Whigs of the Revolution
generally, New Eoglandert, or their de
scendants in New York aod tbe Western
States. Tbey acted out tbe spirit of Pat
rick Henry "Give me Libert,, or give
me Death !" Tbe, echoed tbe sentiment
of Benjamin Franklin "Where Libert,
dwells, there is m, country." Cnbribed,
un"tubdued," unterriied, the, bava en
dured sneers, hardships, misconceptions,
falsehoods, penury, civil wars, indignities
aod wrongs of ever, kind, famine, aod
death itself io prospect, rather than bave a
detested Slave Constitution fastened npon
their own necks, and that of tbeir children.
All honor to those true Pilgrim Fathers
tbe Republican Settlers of Kansas I Tbe,
may at times have erred in temper or in
judgment, as tbe best men will bnt
tbe, meant right, and their merits will
one da, be appreciated. Ma, tbeir future
career be as bright and prosperous as
tbeir past bas been dark and troublous!
There were also many oiber friends of Ibe ly aod feeling very snug.
canse in attendance, who are not Members of , (bores of Ibis grand harbor of tbe South,
ihe Institute. j feeiiDg aa if it was the last time I should
A Court of Error, was appointed, composed . f country. We paid
of Miss Pardoe, Miss Hans, G. A. Smith and ... 9 . . - -,
' . . , . , , I the Citv of Mobile a short vuir, in order
H. B. Ponuus which reported from lime lo J ...
time. to exchange government drafts for specie,
Report were presented by G.W.Chambers, dU9 ol as part of tbe prize money for the
on the Common School System C. V. Gundy, j Cipture of the negroes on the slaver Bo
on the Past, the Present, and the Future of ! H.viog been there before, we met
the System and othera on business details : . . . ,
not requiring publicity.
Euayi were delivered by Members of the
Institute, as follows: By Miss Metzgar The
prevailing errors in regard lo the nature and
end of education. By G. A.Smiih Debating
as a means cf edncalional discipline. By H.
Swineford W hich is ihe better discipline of
ihe mind, the study of Ihe mathematics or ibe
classics T By Miss Gundy "Be patient with
ihe little one." By Miss M'Alarney Self
Culture. By Miss C. 1. Thompson How to
secure the co-operation of the parents with
the teacher. By J. G. Royer How to inter
est a school. By Jos.Kleckner Book-Keeping.
Addreue By Prof. Hendricks, npon Vocal
Music, followed by Remarks from several.
By Prof. James and Mr. Heckeadora upon
ihe proper ventilation of school rooms. By
O. N. Worden miscellaneous.
Euay$ were alsodelivered By S. H. Orwig,
Esq subject: Education, its object, end
and aim. By Prof. Bliss subject : Common
Schools in their relation to Collegiate Educa
tion. By Prof. Sassaman subject: "In or
der to have a sound mind we should have a
sound body."
A Committee on Text Books Pontius, Lei
ser, Stur.er, and E. V. Gundy made the fol
lowing report : "la teaching the branches
usually taught in our common schools, we
cheerlully recommend the use of the follow
ing ten-books, viz : Wilson's Reader, Mon
leith's and M'Nally's Geographies, Brown's
Grammar, Stoddard's Intellectual and Davies
Common School Arithmetic.'
Tbe Questions To what extent should tea
chers assist their pupils, and bow far should
they be allowed to depend on themselves I
How shall ihe standard of the teachers' pro
fession be elevated lo.its true dignity t were
discussed by several gentlemen, Members
and others.
J. L. Irwin described his manner of teach
ing reading. Remarks.'
The Finance Cummittees Messrs. Wolfe,
Ziegler, J.L.Irwin, Henning, and Leiser re
ported a balance of $19 18 in the Treasury.
Messrs. Royer, M'Curdy and Kessler, and
Misses M'Alarney and Dale were appointed
lo propose nominations. On their Report, the
following were chosen Officers for the year
ensuing :
President C. E. Haus. Vice Presidents
M. M. Metzgar, and M. E. V. Pardoe. Cor'g
Sec'y J.U. Royer. Rec'g Sec'y C.V.Gundy.
Treasurer H Swineford. Executive Com
mittee D. Heckendorn, J. L. Irwin and W.
Leiser.
The Committee on Resolutions Royer, C.
E. Haus, Chambers, Metzgar, and Roden
baugh reported a series, which were adopted.
1. Thanks lo the Great Disposer of events
that this Institute bas been permitted lo hold
another anniversary.
1 bat in the opinion or this Institute,
Capt. Samuel Chester Rbid, U. S. N.f
died at his residence io thia city, JanoarjT
23, aged seventy seven yean. He wag
boro at New London, Connecticut, 1781,
and entered tbe navy aa a midshipman
wben be was only thirteen years of age.
He was duly promoted, aod distinguished1
himself particularly during tbe last war
with Great Britain. He was io command
maoy of as are neither members norsym-1 of ,he prifl,eer General Armttrona, ia
patbizert with the Rcvolutiooary party of j igi4j whiIe ljlDg lhe nentr, pt
tbe South. On the evening of tbe day of , of he was attacked b, boats from
oar arrival, tbe Alabamiana took posses- tbree uri,isn nt 0 wtr hicB mtn j.
sioo of Fort Morgan. This fort, althoogh irjg in the htbor, bat, with a crew of leas
bas triumphed. KANSAS IS FREE !
but ceaseless efforts, bard work, aod law,
bave made aod will keep ber so. "The
price of Libert, ie eteroal vigilance."
Let tbe lesson be remembered in all tbe
future coufliets between Right aod Wrong.
And "so always to tyrants," as reads the
coat of arms of Virginia.
fra
. rarer by Rev. Dr. Maicom and 1
J- Remarks by Messrs. Prof, i
Worn, Worden and Bliss, and the
Mnroihr o...,
e,K""ll'l toai we should regard the repeal
ffonooa In trn tlirnnirh with on nnnslala.
versily. 6 " ' r
tieo. W.Anderson. S.F.Lyndall, Jas. Aiken, ble clog (in the person of one whom Col.
J. Hutchison, D.S. Kremer. E. Slifer. Clinton TtaWbtAts nnanlw A amisr'i aA (it Ilea tta Mwaat !
Welch, Jno. H.Goodman, E.W.Moore, Fred'k ,. . r.. . v T i
Marsh, Cbas.CShorkley, L. B. Christ, Geo. R. llr and a dirt, dog, ) as Judge. Kao-
Bliss, Howard Maicom. P. Winegarden, An- aaa' friends concluded to "compromise"
drew D. Elder, S.Geddrs, Sam'l Slifer, A. ken- .,, j t. T. Qft lifil
nedy.J Schrejer. Wm.Wilson, J. R. Cornelius, "lth h,n, "d 00 Tuesday, Jan. 30, JS61
Henry C. Hickok. F Sioughion, James Hayes, the President having signed the Aet
Peter Beaver, J .hn Krlly,C.W.8chan1e, Rob- MaBTIM F. CoSWAT took the Oath of of-
ert Lowry. Henry W.Fries.Thos.Hayes.H.D. , . , .L . r
Walker, J.P.Koss Jno. P. Miller, O N. Worden, flee m the House as the fira Repreienta-
Jno.B.Lmn Jno D.WallaccChas SJamesJno. tin nf the Free and Independent Slate of
I'onacny, tyj.scname, uennis rniiups, iavia rr . . q p If.n...
Sl.fer.J D.Caldwell. Charles Penny, Joel C. Kanu" ,n ,h9 U. S. Congress Kansa.,
Kelly, James Kelly, G F.Miller. the thirty-fourth star in our firmament I
orncras. The Wyandotte Constitution is tbe one
President-Francis W.on Vice Presi- j h fc fa bi h fc UDjted
den is Thus Hayes, W m ilson, G.F.Miller,
Joseph Glass, Peier Beaver, Eh Slifer. Sec- States Congress admits Kansas as a State,
retaries Clinton Welch, C. W. Schaffle.S.F. Jt WM adopted b, the cooveolion on tbe
I.yndall. Committee on Resolutions G. W. J ... . , .
Anderson,H.C.H,ckuk,G.R.Blis,JohnCham- 17ih ' " '"0d b, the people on
berlin, D. D. Guldin. the 4th of October, 1859. On tbe 6th of
After reading the Declaration of Indepen- DeceIIiber, 1859, tbe people of Kan-
dence and several addresses, with national , i. r , , .,
songs from Mr. Dyer ihe blind vocalist, the sas held an election for officers or tbe State
following among other Resolutions were Government, under tbe constitution framed
d'rdi , v at W,aodot, and the following gentlemen
Whereas, The present Congress of the
lsouri Cnmnromie resolutions of i t'mled Stoles ha nassed a law. for the on'. Were CleCteu
as a flagrant violation of national faiih. ! ernmeni of Kansas and Nebraska, which re- Governor Charles Robinson. Massachusetts.
" ealculaici to thake omfidence in tnrinteg- , peal lhe eighth section of lhe Missouri Com-! Lieutenant Governor J. P. Hoot, Connecticut.
a.il mr """"""'n'. at home and abroad ; j promise aei, ihus greatlif endangering the Secretary of Siaie J.W. Robinson, Maine.
.. e4ou!d consider il base treason to the j peace and prntperiti of our Union Therefore Attorney General B F.Simpson.
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Neither , Sup't of Pub Instruction W.R.Griffith,Illinois
- ..... mmic c urmiy aoiae oy our syuuipiuuiisc was nm uiuy uuciucu nil, oui
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S rious Constitution, we are euuallv! present Execuuve.were elected with reference
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I the rf.i.,.. - ' . . .t . -:
... ii.iim.uuma irsisi IO tne last
or T...T ny eil"s'ori of Slavery to 8iates
toari ,hw lf eo,"rry to our solemn
lajT?.! struggling hope, ihe Ne.
lc, 111 should unhappily pass, we will
U, r.p """" unturned iu laboring to effect
ui Dem
k'h Houses of Congress, Wbigs
Writs vied io effort to strangle
to such an issue. Tbe measure was sprang
upon ihe country, noionly wuhont the concur
rence of the people, but in defiance of iheir
will, so tar as it was possinie ior tnai win io
be expressed.
Resolved, Tbat one of the most heavy accu
sations made by our Revolutionary fathers
against the King of Great Britain was this
Tbat be had exerted his almost power to in
troduce slavery into these States, then British
Colonies, and that be bad wickedly opposed
Chief Justice Thomas Ewing Jr., Ohio.
Associate Justices Sam'l D. Kingman, Ken
tucky! Lawrence Bailey, New Hampshire.
The boundaries of tbe new State are
tbe State of Missouri on the east, tbe 37th
parallel of latitude on the south, the 23d
meridian of loogitnde from Washington
on the west, and the 41st parallel of lati
tude on tbe North. This tret is aboot
siitj .housed square miles.
ihe admission into our common schools of
nnnili iinitir th ao nf i.u.n v.an ia iinH.
The whole History of Kansas shows : suable, and detrimental to the physical and
that tbe controllers of tbe Slave Power i mental vigor of ihe pupils.
, ii , , , ,. . 3. Thai a systematic arrangement of stu-
are base, bloody, and perfidious as tbe j dlM ldapltd tobe , ,nd JienllDC allain.
Evil Ooe himself. Tbe, have no honor ; ment ol ihe pupils, is essential to successful
do faith. Tbey exhausted all efforts P"0"'"?' .... , , . ,
j fair and foul, legal and barbarous to teach thoroughly what he attempts to teach,
crush Kansas uDder their iron rule. They ' "d not to pass basuly over the rudiments of
n r. j i .L j l ' aiiy branch, thinking that because they are
illified ber, the, made war upon ber, j Vf'imly flM ,nd lmple lo nim mM
tbey outraged her, the, voted against ber, j be equally so lo ihe pupils.
to tbe bitter end. With them, conspired ' 11 ls lhe duly "'7 ,Mcher '
... . r : subscribe for and read the Pennsylvania
most of the leaders of tbe Democracy. ' schoo Journal, or some similar periodical.
Bat the Republicans bave met and foiled ' That much good may be accomplished
them all-defeated them io argument, io ! by Tl '1'eacher!'' ,sl"u:" thai werec
u u ; oinmeud iheir organizauou in every district;
! views, in patience, aod in votes, lhe ; and that we earnrstlv solicit the co-operation
Truth contended for io faith to tbe last ; uf Scho1 directors in establishing ihem.
... , . i ,'pi 0 in niirn i ! Thai ibis Institute recommend to the
Directors lhe subject of Vocal Music, and iu
speedy introduction lo our common school
as a branch of study.
8 and 10. Thanks to Messrs. Hendricks,
James, Bliss. Sassaman, Orwig and Worden,
and the Members ot tbe Institute, who hadta
vored the Institute with Essays and Addresses
to ihe Band fur their Music and to those
citizens ol Lewisburg who had boarded lhe
Members free of charge.
9 and 13. Tbat Ihe compensation of teach
ers should be regulated according to lhe
grades of Certificates and that females should
receive the same compensation as male teach
ers for performing lhe same amount ol labor.
11. That we regrel the absence of so ma
ny of our teachers from ibe sessions or ibis
Institute also of most of the Directors of this
Boroueh.
13. That, since the Slate Teachers' Asso
ciation design holding its annual meeting in
the Borough of Lewisburg, commencing
Tuesday, 6th of August next. it is the duly
of all our teachers to attend its seasions and
join that Association.
14. That we have full confidence in onr
worthy Superintendent. Mr. Heckendorn, and
heartily sympathize with him, in the present
slate nf bis health, which prevents nis moor
ing with his wonied energy and success.
There was a good attendance at most of
the meetings probably more Teachers that at
any meeting since the Institute was divided
and much interest was manifested in lhe
proceedings, by members and spectators.
lOonorpoadoaos of th Star Cbrasiela.)
FR0H OUR NAVY.
C. s. STUum "Oscsora. 1
Ba'ua, Cuba, Jsa. Is, ISSt. J
When I last wrote to ,ou, we were on
oar ws, to ths Peosacola Navy Yard.
Although this has been bnt short time
ago, yet what a thrilling period will it be
aa recorded io tbe page of histor, I Noth
ing, indeed, baa bappeoed to tbe little
Crutader, meriting scarcely line in, your
columns; but, in the present times, it
may interest those friends who have taken
the trouble heretofore to read what yoor
sea correspondent has had to say, to again
sacrifice a few moments.
As was expected, a few weeks in the
hands of tbe workmen, and with Ibe fa
cilities of the Peosacola Navy Yard, onr
vessel was sgain pat in good condition.
Beported for thv Star St Chroniclo.
Union County Teachers' Institute.
The Sixth Annual Meeting of this body was
held in Lewisburg, ihe meetings (two ses
sions) in the Public School Room during
the days, and ia Independent Hall during the
evenings. Tbe sessions continued from Wed
nesday afternoon, Jan. 30, until Friday eve
ning, Feb. I, when the Institute adjourned, to
meet next year in New Berlin, at lhe call of
the Executive Committee.
C. V. Gvhdv officiated as President of the
Institute, and J. H. Wlks, Secretary. The
exercise of each meeting were opened with
prayer, and the usual routine of Committees
Ac, was gone through with. The names of
Teachers in attendance from ihe several Dis
tricts were enrolled, as follows :
Leutuburg Minerva M. Metzgar, Annie P.
Kndenbangh, Agnes E. Dale, Mary E. V.
Pardoe. Kale Miller, Annie H. Sinner. Eliz
abeth V. Gundy, J. H. Walker, C. V. Gundy,
Wilson Leiser.
Miffl-nburg Catharine J. Thompson, Jose
phine Thompson, Charles E. Haus, Mary
Hans, snsan uronminer, Ada J. tierr.
Juj J. G. Royer, A. A. Oberlin.
Hew Berlin M. Heckendorn.Lewls E.Kessler,
Kate Kessler, Lizzie German.
East Huff aloe J. L. Irwin, A. V. Gundy, J.E.
Wolfe.
Buffalt George A. 8mith, P. P. Irwin, J. H.
Smith, Joseph Kleckoer, T. V. M'Curdy.
Hartley E. R. Ziegler, O. D. Oberlin, H. B.
Pontius.
Hartletan Mary Calvin.
Kelly Joseph Gutelius, Wm. Reiser.
White peer W. E. Henning.
Union H.DRodermal, CMFall. J.P.DeiberL
Limestone M. E. Chambers. G.W.Chambers
quite a strong one, was Dot garrisoned. It
completely commands the entrance to Mo
bile Harbor.
So here we were in a prett, trap be
caoae, if the, had willed it, we could not
bave left their harbor. The Crasader
then ma, bave been considered a prisoner
of war. bat on a parole of honor. Tbe
Nav, and Arm, mast be entirely reorga
oized before tbe Government can rely up
on tbcm in tbe present emergency. Ra
mon wers rife io tbe streets of Mobile of
plane being devised to capture the Crasa
der, b, surprise aod boardiog, but tbe
suggestion was iodigoaotl, frowoed opoo
b, those having authority. I need scarce
tell ,oa that it was the sworn determina
tion of nearly ever, ooe aboard, to resist
tuck an attack to the laU extremity. Tbe
excitement on tbe Secession qaestion was
all absorbing nothing else was talked of,
nothing else eveo thought of. Aboot ooe
man in ever, two hundred sported a Disu
nion cockade. Few, ver, few, bad one
word to sa, about conciliation. I left
Alabama feeling assured that, as to this J
star, it was lost. How soon may it be
tbat those bands tbat so warml, grssped
mine in friendship will be seekiog m,
heart's blood I Must it come to this?
Tbe fate is inevitable unless ao Almigbt,
arm shall drive back tbe millions of evil
spirits tbat seem exerting themselves in
heir hellish effjrts to tear asunder this
grand and glorious eommonit, of nations.
As tbe boomiog of the guns from
Charleston harbor resound on our ears,
one feels ss if the signal waa fired for tbe
commencement of a civil war, such as the
world has never yet seen. The people of
the United States, either of tbe North or
Sontb, come from tbe ssme stock, and en
ergetic perseverance in accompliahiog tbeir
aims is characteristic of each. Suppose,
for an instant, that we of the North should
completely subdue tbe Slave States, ma
king tbe whites oar slaves, and giving the
negroes freedom. This is all possible, bat
oot at all probable. What a miserable,
aickeniog picture to gaze upon the whole
nation demoralized and impoverished, and
our brothers, oar slaves ! This is what
some would wish. Let us pa use and thibk !
Who is guilty ?
Cruising for slavers at present is about
coded, as we are the only vessel on tbe
cruising grounds, and I think we are en
gaged in unbecoming duty io this emer
gency. A cargo of negroes at present
would tax our ingenuity to dispose of, be
cause, if we would take them South, the,
would starve or be stolen, aod if we would
attempt to take them North, the, would
die with cold before we got there. Now,
if we could conscientiously sell them to
some good master so as to get our does
from tbe government, we might get along.
Our strong box is empty. Our credit is
gone. Poverty hss made robbers before.
For the last few days, we have beeo
lying at anchor io this harbor, aod our
men bave been enjiyiog tbe luxury of
liberty ashore. As usual, tbe, are baviog
what Ibe, call a "good time."
This year, tbe corn and potato crop of
Cuba bas been a failure, on account of tbe
dr, weather. Much suffering is anticipa
ted among tbs poor. Tbe suar also is
almost a failure; Ibis, too, will affcet the
poor, but tbe loss falls more direct!, on
tbe wealth, planters. Business in Hava
na throbs in unison with it in tbe United
States. The wealthiest of firms sre daily
failing. We are luxuriating in weather
as delightful as May in Pennsylvania.
Yours most respectfully, G.
than ninety men snd with bat seven guns,
he succeeded in repelling s much superior
force, and then scuttling bis vessel he es
caped with his men to the shore ! Ia tbie
brief but brilliant engagement, Capt. Reid't
killed and wounded amounted onl, to U
or ttcelte, while tbe enemy lost one hund
red aod tictnty men, aod thirty more were
woooded. Tbe news of this engagement
was received with much enthusiasm
throughout tbe Uoioo, and Capt. Reid re
ceived a valuable sword from the State of
New York, and service of silver frosa
this city.
Oa account of his advanced age, Capt,
Reid has been on leave the past threw
years ; previously, he was in command of
tbe receiving ship North Carolina, at the)
Brooklyn Nav, Yard. He was tbe inven
tor of tbe signal telegraph communicating
between tbe Batter,, Narrows and Sand,
Hook, and while Warden of thia port be)
cumbered and regulated the Harbor pilot
boats. Xeu York Pott
o. .U. OJ nf T.nni. A,i.taamraailaf!
Wmi fluofos-Mar, V. M'AUrney, Howard 00 " " , ' .
B.idrd. ' ' ont of the Bav of Pensasola looking neat
Guilty" ot whatl We are astonished
that our intelligent correspondent should even
intimate that anybody at the North proposes
to liberate lhe slaves al the South, and make
the whiles onr slaves ! We are aware that
Ihe ignorant al Ihe South are by reckless pol
iticians deluded with lhat wilful humbug,
which not the sane Abolitionists much lesa
the Republicans are responsible for. "No
interference with Slavery in the States, and
no forcing Slavery npon the Territories." is
Ihe doctrine of lhe North. Those who attrib
ute any oiber views to s, do wickedly de
ceive ihe uninformed people down there, and
thus create distrust and haired for which
there is no foundation. The Slave Power is
determined to -Rule or Ruin." Thai is the
"guilty" party Ed. CaaoxicLs.
Tbe Korth American, in an article on
the "starving North," states that the
whole amount reported on deposit in all
the twnty South Carolina banks is only
3,629,979, while ooe savings institution
io Philadelphia, supported by tbe laboring
people, has on deposit foor aod a half
millions, and others are as well supported.
The venerable Henry Beohm, the trav
eliog eompanion of Bishop Asbury,
preached an excellent sermoo last month
in New York. He is in bis 86th year,
and is in the full enjoyment of bis facial-ties.
Dogs are made personal property by law?
wben certain requirements are eomplied
with. Tbe owners are required lo furoisbt
to tbe Clerk of tbe Q iarter Session a de
scription of the snimals, giving name, ate.
color, height, io., which tbe Clerk ia di
rected to place on his docket, and to fur
oish the owner a certified cop, of it.
Theo, aod not till then are" dogs personal
property, and the theft of one of them
punishable.
Tbe recent vote io New Orleans shows
tbat 9000 voters refused to go to tbe polls.
Out of 17,000 voters, ooly 8000 voted, snd
yet tbe msjjrity for secession was onl,
300. It is stated by pissengers from that
city that few of tbe Northern residents vo
ted, aud few of the naturalized eitisens.
In other words, tbe Union men bave staid
at borne, and allowed tbe Secessionists to
carry the city.
An exciting scene occurred in Tabb
streel Presbyterian Church, in Petersburg,
Va , on Kant Day. Re v. Theodora Pry or,
D. D , of High street Church, was invited
to officiate at tbe former place of worship
on tbat day. Daring ibe course of bis re
marks be gave expression to Secession so
obnoxious to the officers of tbe tharch
tbat silence was commanded cn bim, and
he was requested to leave tbe pulpit.
Tbe Charleston Mercury advises tbe
importation of a couple of millions of Af
ricans, whom il cahs "cannibals, into
Sooth Carolina. Bat isn't there soma
danger tbat so msny cannibals might soma
morning eat op for breakfast all the wbita)
folks ia lhat little State, and theo start off
towards Florida for tbeir dinner ? iVeia
fi'ce. Thousands of Douglas men bave deser
ted bim since election, for his failure to
stand op for the Uoioo and NoD-Intcrveo-tioo
principles. His plantation on the Mis
sissippi they think is his idol after alL It
is said he bas received threats tbat it shall
be confiscated if be makes any heart, oppo
sition to the madness of the hour.
Florida having 'taken' some of the U.S.
forts and ammunition, aod baviog stolen
mails at Peosacola, the souod Post Master
Geoeral has wisely concluded not to sap
ply them with some of the mail facilities
which cost Ibe people so much money at
least, Peosacola gets no more mails to rob.
All tbe Seceding States are willing ths
Uoitcd States shall carry tbeir mails for
them, at ao expeose of a Million or Two)
Millions of Dollars to as, earl, pmided
tbe Southerners can rob the mails wben
tbey choose ! This is tbe onl, "conces
sion" the Sontb offers !
Mexico sgain seems to be organised aa
a real Government, after suffering for
years from the ravages of Secessionists and
Breckinridgers. May she now go on,
united, free republic, where the forma
agreed upon are not trampled npon by ev
ery defeated faction !
Some of tbe Northern railroads bava
stopped carrying munitions of war to Iba
South, aod in New York city eootraband
goods of tbat kind wers stopped b, Iba
police. In time of war, furnishing tha
eoem, with ao, kind of supplies is oolaw
ful. Lsst Spring, b, a division in onr ranks,
tbe "conservatives" carried Rhode Island,
and have now repealed some kind of
"personal liberty bill." On a direct vota
for President, Rhode Island was nearl
two to one for Freedom.
Io 1S56, the Democrats said, "It is tha
Democracy tbat is laboriog for Freedom
for Kansas." Bat they have kept Kansas)
out until this year, snd the, as a bod, vo
ted against her admission in both Houses
of Congress. See tbe names.
Secretsr, Dix has issued orders that in
no case will tbe captains of revenue cotters
deliver op vessels against tbe Govern
ment, bat tbat tbe, mast resist lo the
last, aod, if overpowered, blow np tha
vessels.
Western snd Northern Virginia talk of
"acceding" from the fire-eating portion, an
iens tbe latter remains faithful to tha
Union.
Georgia and Alabama talk of absorbing
little Florida, Georgia taking all east, and
Alabama all West, of the Apaiachieole.
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