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CTciriieia; Pa. Wel-'eslty, re3.1V 1855.
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To Ccup.esimxdkxts. We Lave a number' of
communicators cn osr iaMe, that wc cau't get
tima t!.l3 rrctk tj uf.-the'.
C.II, L, V,'c Lire got a boy. You should have
writtsu bo'j.ier. . .
Q. X. 7ho d I'jou gay? Well, Maze pway,
weeau stand it.
Although it ii ia violation of oar rule, wc can
not refrain rein r-ufclisbhig bore, the following
publimo effusion: It teats Longfellow's "Hiawa
tha." alt hollo:. ' ' .
: Till: 11 ML KOA5.
f t iiY i tAL KAL ItL'ji v LUD-liOiTttl.
Tit:t Yar.kesdooile.
Cheer up Uearfnoiids be not dismayed,
The ri!ru:iJii a eomiLg,
Tb paddies soon will u&s xhe spade --.
To tix the iwad for running. ,
, V."i;li carta a;i J ,whsti!-larrows they'll bcia
To Iffel iloiiu tlie mountains;
.- I-Jagjury vtiil .likewise riay,
, ,Jn culjrti:; the fount
Coiifr.istors tli(-y vill onward pro.i.
To have thtir work diminished;
-i.ul ia two yearn, or uvfcii lesi.
The railroad r. ill be Cnid'neJ.
' "'Xhc'n tlioy quietly Iiy uirar,
' 'i'hoir 'mattocks ar.ii tiieir (trills.
1 . IIoucs:!y tLsy ci tluir pay.
AVhFb; others lay 'the sills.'
The O.i rs will soou be buiing by.
x- Alongtho3e lonely hills,
Kiiuibiiii Liudiy 'ueatii the sky,
, V.'iia their r-ouderous thrilij.
Into Clearfield ton n they'll go. "
; . With locomotive hauling ; .
. . Our cilizeta wi!i surely kuuw
ltXy its awful bavcling.
Theu to the Knst or West wc steer,
- Id rail-cars then we'll go it,
Little dauber nee X c fear,
Vi'e'er the;e before we know it. !
.'. ("c'll set upoa our eatUenod seats, j
... . With all the ease desired, !
with many pleasures chance to meet,
- ' And nevfcr gel ting tire 1. '
Merchants will commence a new.. "
In Clearfield co..! and lumber.
Brighter pros-.ecto now they view,
'Uf traffijking' snd plunder.
, Our Cloiirtield uicrehanis ever know,
, Well how to mako a money sale,
" Of lofry pines that round us grow,
i - And decks with green our hills and vales.
Cheer up ye pcuts. subscribe your names.
v un ssvcrnt liundted dollars,
It will ii:c;-c.:se our country's fame,
With tho jrooi work that" fullers.
Come Var.keer'ood.'e puh a'oi;g,
Aud keep the Tork a moving;
To give it np, will ba quite vrrinj,
.: -i'or ClcarlieM is improving " :
lMii;i"3ourg. lcc. 14.
Ojhtted. H)ur business in Court, &c, c m;
pe! us to emit Ike "Pencil Xotes"' this week.
We rtgret it, but it can't be helped. We'll
tryTand iii.tke up lor it i:i n:tr next.
A PAitrxti: Wantku. Wc c;dl. attention to
theadv;e.i-t';.einent in an therc!u:na of a 1'...:
newtiUl. It is a.a excellent opportunity, a:i.l
ur ii iend Samuel is doing a good busln.ss.
Thaxss. Our trien 1 Ta
O'S
ns pr
fu!efi'us with s bttndl-j of most admirable ci
gars. ' We pnJTei thcr.i with gusto f lien, we
them now, and wvM pujf them again the
firs? opportunity.
ao vTuwjf Wc are again d prive l of late
new by a fuiir.ro in the rr.ail of Monday night,
by v.hich Ave should rccolvy 1 our latest Daily
excacges and ccrre.-;: un ince. There is
something very singular about the present
iti3.il arraugerttiits.
IiLVTa Editorial. Mr. A. II. Siujioxs, o
of the propriety's of the Phi Pa Ledjer,dlzd
bLoath mon.I.'ig of last week5 of iuiermittant !
fever. He was a practical j.rinter, and coru
ii)encd the publication of the Pullic Ledger in
ISaO. lie was forty-eight years of age.
Gizn IIope Tosr Oi iici:. We would thank
the Post Master at G!ca Hope, to deliver our
papers to those to whom they are 'directed,
and not allow every body that chooses to ha i
dle t:;e packet and take as many papers fcs
they- see proper.' If he h.is'nt brains enough
to dtscbarg the duties of the office aright, the
people of Glen IIope ought to sec if they
cotiVl'nt get one appointed that has. ': "
Saix.of; Tii'a Joce.Val. We have made a !
contract for the s.dj oftho Journal,totake effect
on tho 1st or Janu-iry, viien, it is probable, we
will retire from the chair Editorial, and devote
ourvntire tStot to tire duties of our profession. 1
i )il i frit n.'"! u mnv' fA,t Y. ,
..... ...... ,C31 HMiirfu, tnai we iiave
notM.iade this Irrangement without a due re
gird m theirlntcrestsr and the interests of the
party. The gentleman, v.-he -will probably take
our place is; sn exporienoed editor, a sound
Anerican, and an aide writer; " lie will pnb-lish-anrcsceUcni
paper, being hims-elf a pract
ical printer, an a.Ivantago which we have nev
er enjoyed. ' The contraets'entered into by r.s
for sirbscriptior.s, advertising," &c.,' will b ful
filled as heretofore". -;: - "
PrDLAas. Kry- Court we -sMetnnding
aboiCbur 8tVeet9,-a Land of Pedlars from a dis
tanteybawking "out their wares, 'ell of Avhich
arefor Bale1 at jest hs reasonable prices, by our
own i-raorchatits 'and tradesmen.' Their' own
good sense ought to teach our citizens better
tiia'n to patronize :these la2y vagrants,' who
conic here and carry out of the county all the
rsody money they can get into their clutches.'
If we want sneh articles as they have or sale,"
let us buy from on r own men, and thus, keep
thcfa&aey in -circulation at home, and not hare
it'all 'drained off -to fill , the pockets of those
wlionj ' re care nothing' -about, and who care
jifst 'as !itfle about IVever .atroofze a
pi-dlar';-if ou can get the article you Va'nij
from a Resident trader. . ' .
Tue "Kebemiox" in Kassas. Our readers
will remember the excitkig news publisheJ iu
our last, in relation to 'i civil war in Kansas,
anil that Gov. Sii.yxnon had been compelled to
call on the President lor U. S. Troops to as
sist in quelling the rebellion. Since then the
true version of the afTair has been received,
and it now appears that the disturbance was
begun by the shooting in cold blood of a young
man named Dow by one Coleman, at Ilickory
Point, a place twelve miles south of Lawrence.
Tho young man having got into some alterca
tion with a party of border ruffians at a black
smith shop, left them, whou the opportunity
was taken by Coleman to shoot him in the
back. The murderer fled to Lecompton and
put- himself under the protection of Gov.
Shannon, probacy with the lie in his mouth
which has been telegraphed through the whole
country. that an attempt had been made to
drive him from his claim, (which, by the way,
he had stolen from another man;) that he shot
Dow in self-defense, and that subsequently his
house had been burned and his family dispersed.
Gov. Shannon orders Jones, the sham Sher
i3" tor Douglas County who is also, it seems,
Postmaster of West port, Mo., where doubtless
he lives, to i'.irest a Mr. Branson, and to oblige
him to give securities to keep the peace the
only olf'ense committed by Branson being that
Dow had ben a lodger in his house, and that
Coleman seems to have stood in fear of his tes
timony.,. As this sham Sherilf was carrying ol
Branson, he and his posse of fifteen armed
men were intercepted by a parly of fifteen of
Branson's neighbors, who released him from
arrest ; of v.hich circumstance advantage ap
pears to have been taken by Shannon to issue
warrants against Mr. Pomerov and a number
of other leading lree-state men of Lawrence,
who were accused of having been concerned in
this rescue. As Jones, slum Sheriff, gave ot:t
that Shannon was ready to back him with "ten
thousand men," and the people of Lawrence
did not chouse to allow their town to be enter
ed by that or any other number of border ruf
fiitis, who under pretense of putting down re
sistance to the law, might rob, burn and mur
der at discretion, they mustered with their
Sharp's rifles, which f.ict being communicated
to Gov. Shannon he forthwith calls upon the
Missi.urians for aid, and telegraphs to the Pre
sident that Lawraace is in rebellion! All sorts
of extravagant stories ate spread through the
L'nion, and tho border ruffians muster in force
under Shannon's standard. Their invading
march, however, is speedily arrested by 1,000
Sharp's rifles and five pieces of cannon, warn
ed by which these valiant volunteers think it
best to w:iit fur regulars from Fort Leaven
worth. Such is ths whole story as it is stated
by the Fpocia! correspondent of the N. Y. Tri-b-u:e,
in the Territory, for whose accuracy in
this .m l in every other matter that paper can
f jlly vouch, and who, in this instance, 13 con
finned ly every other respectable authority.
' The conclusion that must fure j itself on the
mind of every can lid man, after perusing this
iuielligencv and the despatches s-.sit by tho.
"border rufTLuis themselves, is that this collu
sion Lad bcey concocted by Gov. Shannon as
ni2ans, to u? their own langa of "stt'jzga
;u z ;:e;rt:lc cf Kansiis" a conclusion abun
dantly co:.f;;-::.ed in the c r. !u't of Joi:es, the
sham .heriif, in jn,;';i:.g the arrest of Mr.
Branson, for, instead of proceeding directly
with his prisoner to the proper plC-', he went
out of bis way to other houses, boasting of what
he and hisposse would doifthey met any o! the
free-state nun, and using violent and outrage
ous language. It i also confirm. d by the de
pitches sc:it to the Mtssourians, soliciting
'kelp,-"' one of which, to the Louisville Couri
er, an A lministration paper, is as follows:
" cur , un irvl ki.-)i from Jackson County,
Missouri, ar.j now on rvute for Douglas Coun
ty. Kansas Territory. St. Joseph uiTd Weston,
i;: Missouri, are requested each to furnish the
same v.v.mbtr if men. Th.t people cf Ka:isns
arc to be fdbjusatci at all hazards
Thus, the design of the rn!ii-.,.ns is apparent,
; and if President Picitcb; had desired to quell
the difficulty, instead of telegraphing to Wil
son Shannon that he would exert all his au
thority to "back him up," he would have
dropped a word of caution to the miserable
dough-face, reminding him that there was a
posaibility of Lis carrying ths joke a little too
far, for it would seem that the men of Law
renew, who signed the pledge of union and of
ir.utu.il iupprt.cn the stock of a Sharp's
rifle, instead of a writing desk, are not formed
of the same material with the inhabitants of
Grey u wn, and that iu order to "subjugate"
them, something more wijl have to be done
than t!ie battering down of a couple of chick-
a-coopjs, and the wounding of two or three
lame ganders. . ...
. By our latest mails, we learn that there are
TOO men under arms in Lawrence, and 318 Mis-
s'J"'fians at Waukesa Creek, some seven miles
aistant. Squals of Missourians were on tiieir
way, armed with rililes. and one band had ab
stracted three pieces of cannon from the Clay
county Arseual. They bad baggage wagons
and stores, and Avcre swearing violently, that
they would burn Lawrence, and kill all the
d d abolitionists. Probably when they get a
glimpsa of the muzzles of a- few hundred of
Sharp's Titles, they 'will change their tune.
Gov. Shannon's pathetic stories of outrages
committed, houses burned, women and chil
dren driven forth,-&c, turn out to have origi
nated in tho burning of two empty cabins, one
belonging to Coleman, the murderer of Dow,
ard the other to Buckley, his friend and con
federate. It is alledgedat Lawrence, that they
were not fired by any free-state men, but by
Buckley himself, in the hope of kindling a
flame in Missouri, and giving color to the lies
of Coleman.
AX OTHER OCTKAGE IN KANSAS. We baVO
just learned, says the Cleveland Leader, that
the Kansas Tribune has been suspended. Mr.
JosErn L. Speee, one of its editors was lately
assaulted b- a gang of Missourians, and most
shockingly beaten. His face and head were
horribly mangled; bis face was cut open from
iiiouth to ear, and his nock was partly cut off.
He was rescued, before he was quite killed.
TrtE War. There is no important intelli
gence from the seat of war. The principal
feature of the news of the week is a variety of
rumors all stating that nt last thcra is a pros
pect of peace. One rumor says that Russia
has directly requested Prussia to make concil
iatory offers to the Western Powers, and Prus
sia is said to have accepted the mission, Aus
tria assenting. But the most definite form of
the rumor is that propositions have been sub
mitted to Napoleon on behalf of Russia which
can be honorably accepted, namely: that Rus
sia will conclude a peace Avith tho Western
Powers without tho intervention of either
Austria or Prnsssia. Tho terms are said to be
Russia acceding to the guaranteed indepen
dence of the Danubian Principalities and the
freedom of the Black Sea. Both parties are
to contiuua the preparations for for hostilities,
but no active operations to be enteredjupon up
to a date agreed upon. All this is probably
premature, but the hopes for pca-ic are strong.
The operations at Sebastopol preparatory to at
tacking the northern fort? w.re proceeding
raj)idly.
Cocet. Court is in session, and despatch
ing business rapidly. His Honor, Judge
Buuxsins arrived at noon on Monday, and
took his seat on the bench.
Our young friend T. J. M'CrLLOucn, Esq.,
was sworn in as Prosecuting Attorney. Wo
wish him abundant success in the office, and
hope he will retire not only with a well filled
pocket, but the good will of the profession,
aud the resp ?ct and confidence of the people.
Mr. Craxs, the former incumbent, retired most
gracefully, aud we may say that during his
term of office, he treated his professional bre
thern with the utmost courtesy and politeness,
and we believe, gave general satisfaction.
He-is now ready to be employed for either
prosecution or defence.
Court is not as well attended as we supposed
it would be, from the amount of criminal bu
siness to be tried, which is unusually large.
Judge Taylor, of the Huntingdon District.will
preside during prt of the week, to try cases
in which Judge B. was formerly concerned.
In tho case of young Chambers, charged
with murder, the Grand Jury ignored the bill,
and the prisoner was discharged yesterday.
G EorFn ev MoxcToy, or the Faithless Grinm.v:;,
by Mrs. Moodje, Author of '-Houghing it in the
liush," le. Ihieo, in cloth. SI. L'e Witt &
Davk-VI-okt, 16!) &, I'M Nassau St., New York.
The above is the title of a new book from the
jress of I)n Witt & Davenport, written by
SraAXNA Moome, well known to American rea
ders by her popular and interesting works of
"Roughing it in the Bush," "Flora Lindsay,"
"Life in the Clearings," and "Mark Hurdle
stone." In the present work, the characters
are drawn with a masterly hand, and tnere is a
fina moral tone pcivaiding the whole book,
that will no doupt be productive of a vast deal
of good, for while it teaches that "the w.iy of
the transgressor is hard," it
ais-.
prows that
' The book
"to be virtuous is to bo
will undoubtjdly bo popu
v,
.r.
State Fixaxs.es. It will h g-utifyinz to
the friends of tho present Aimi'ii.sirats : to
liv.rn that our State finances were nev.jr in a
more prosperous condition. The net r. ript
n.ivo increases si cvor t:n-s o.' i.-.r.t e :r.
t. io net expenditures have 'i-cre tt-i
a oiiierence oi moretnan iii.r :t r- llt n.
The increased tax on corporation ;:.;'.-; and
dividends, is nearly eighty-eight th-ms i i 1 lol
lars; on real aud personal estate, two h. aired
imui icti uiousanu ; ana on tonnage i m. -t:ree
1 5- .
thousand while cuual and railru .l ;.." giv
A . . P il . . . . 1
iweuiy-iour inousanu more tuitu i.-st year,
with a decreased expenditure on the Public
Works of $-lo5:5C6. The licences, ow ing to a
change in the laws, have fallen off a hundred
and five thousand dollars.
Coxoress. Up to our last advices the House
of Representatives was still unorganized, and
in consequence the Senate is unoccupied.
The result of the fifty-ninth ballot was as fol
lows : Banks 10-5, Richardson 74, Fuller 41,
Scattering 4. All parties seem determined
to hold out. The friends of Mr. Fuller hold
the ballance of power, and with them rests the
responsibility of making an election, of which,
at present, there seems to le but little pros
pect. IVo one, however well booked up in po
litical calculations, can pretend to fore-tell
when or how an organization will be affected.
It is probable that there will, in the end have
to be a resort to a plurality vote.
ScpntiiE CoiCT. For the benefit of the
"members of the bar" of this county, we pub
lish the rules of the Supreme Court, adopted
at'Pittsburgh, P,a., September 23, 18-3-3. in ra
tion to practice before that Court. :
In all cases originating out of the County
of Philadelphia, the plaintifl'in error or appel
lant shall seive a copy of his paper book, on
tho opposite party or his attorney at least ten
days before the day of hearing the cases from
tho county whore the case Avas tried ; and the
defendant in errorjor appellee, shall serve a co
py of his paper book ou the opposite party or
his attorney, at least three days before the
time appointed for hearing as aforesaid ; but
if the writ of error or appeal shall have been ta
ken thirty days or more before the dav assign
ed for the hearing as aforesaid, the paper bpok
of the plaintiff iu error or appellant shall be
served at least twenty ' days, and that of the
opposite party at least five-days before the
day assigned for the hearing of said causes.
When the cause is called, each party shall
furnish a copy of his paper book to each judge
and file two copies with the Prothonotary, one
of which is to remain wit h the records, and the
other to bo delivered to the Reporter.
These two rules are submitted for sections
fourteen and fifteen, adopted on the 6th day of
September, 1852.
The rule w hich prohibits the reading of any
part of a report, except the. syllabus of a case,
is abolished.
New Discovert ixB.yllooxixg. Thu Pitts
burgh Union says Mr. Harvey Moore, of Law
rence county, claims to be the inventor of a
neav kind of balloon or machine for naviatir."
the region of upper air. no has discovered a
principle by which direction can be given to
a:i uir cir, and its spaed accelerated or retar
ded at the will of the engineer, or pilot who
may take charge of it ; and without the use of
ballast or waste cf gas in the ascent or descent
of the machine, at tho will of the conductor.
From the Smn Fraiieistvr Herald.
Murder of the LTxited States Marshall
One of the most cowurdly and heartless acts
of minder that we have ever wou called upon
to record was committed ou Saturday even
ing NoA cmber 7, in a public thoroughfare iu
one of the most frequented sections of the ci
ty. The victim, William IT. Richardson, was
a gentleman highly esteemed by a large circle
of friends in this city and occupied a high of-
nciai position in ims otaie. a rom all we are
able to gather, it appears that Mr. Richardson
had some trifling difficulty the night previous
wit a man named Charles Cora. Mutual
friends interfered in the mater, and it was
supposed the difficulty had been amicably ad
justed. About half past six o'clock last even
ing Messrs. Riehardson and Cora Avere noticed
standing in front of McAllister' building on
Clay street, below Montgmory street. Sever
al persons to whom both parties were known
were standing uear by, and presently Mr
Kicharuson was heard to remark ; "Well is it
ail right?" Cora replied: "Yes." They
continued to converse in a low tone, for some
minutes, and by this time Cora had taken hold
of the coat collar of the other with the lft
hand. Richardson suddenly exclaimed:
"What are you going to do i Don't shoot me,
1 am unarmed." At tins instant Cora produ
ccd a small single-barrelled pistol, and before
he could be prevented, shot Richardson thro'
the heart. The action was so sudden and un
expected inai me witnesses were tor a mo
ment paralized, and Cora held his victim
agninst the wall of the house for the space of
a few seconds, then suddenly relaxing his grasp
Avaiued away, out Avas arrested and placed in
the custody of officer Russell, who hastened
with hini to the police station. Richardson
was taken iuto tiie drugstore of Messrs. Keith
and Co., at the corner of Montgomery and
t lay streets, where tic expired almost imme
diately. An immense crowd immediately con
gregated in that vicnnty and it was found ne
cessary to take the body of the murdered man
to some more secluded place, and it was final
ly taken to the private ofiice of the Clerk of
the United States District Court. By this
time a very large and excited crowd had as
sembled, completely blocking up the passage
of Montgomery street for a distance of two
blocks.
At this time there could not have been less
than three thousand persons present. The ut
most excitement prevailed. The fearful cry
ot "Hang hini ! hanghiiu!" was raised. The
public pulse beat at a rash rate, and it is more
than probable that if Cora had been within
reach he would have been executed on the
spot. Several persons addressed the assem
blage in. favor of hanging Cora at once, while
others counseled submission to the laws, nad
spoke in favor of the maintenance of law and
order. It was finally put to vote : a storm of
ayes and noes followed. It was found impos
sible to decide whether there had been a ma
jority in favor of. or against hanging without
recourse to law. Ihe assembly shortly after
wards broke up into little knots, in which the
enormity of the crime just committed was
discussed in a very exefted manner. Others
rushed to the Station House in order to ascer
tain what disposition had beeu made of the
prisoner.
Meantime Cora was conveved to the Station
lions?, and on being searched, two deringers
were found on his person, one of which had
but recently been discharged. When the
crowd began to gather about the Station House
the ofiicrs became alarmed for tho safety of
the prisiouer, and determined on placing him
in the C 'UMly jail for greater security. He
was accordingly taken .there. During the
whole of these proceedings, Cora displayed
the utmos! coolness, and seemed tie ver tohave
l st -presence of mind. During the walk
from til citation House to the County Jail, he
ap;.-arrd somewhat agitated, and upprohend
e I that he might be taken out of the Lauds of
the o!i; i s by the exciUd people, f'r.'qucM'y
loki?:g V.ck to ascertain it he was pursue I.
The body of General Richardson was con
veyed, ai stated above, to the Clerk's olhe;; of
iiic United States Circuit Court, where a post
mortem., xa;i)inathn was held on the body,
lie only live ! f..r about four minutes after re
ceiving the f dal wound, and, it is said, never
spoke a word. The post-mortem ex unination
was held by Drs. A. F. Sawyer and Rowel!,
and it was found that the ball ented the body
about two and a half inches above the 1 -ft nip
ple. 1 1 perforated tho fourth rib near its junc
tion w ith the CHi tilage of the rib, passed thro'
the thin ..margin of the left lung, the left auri
cle of the heart, the middle lobe oftho right
lung, and Avas found under the integnment
over the eighth rib, toward the posterior por
tion of the body.
Ixvasiox of Irelaxe! Something "sure"
has grown out of the recent meeting of the
Irish Emigrant Aid Association. The Boston
Courier gave an account on Monday, of the
departure in four Jolly boats, of a mysterious
looking crew from Long Wharf, on Sunday
night. Ihe following letter from one of the
soldiers to his wife in that city, gives an ink
ling of the business of the expedition :
Off Hill, Ameiukt, in the first boat,
Monday night, November the 12th, 185-5. J
Me deer honey the expedition that sailed
to take Ireland last night, had wet time ov it.
We hadn't a tosse of an umbreleo, and noth
ing to keep out the drhowning rain. Cols.
Doheeno, and O'Meagher, who promised to
meet ns at hull, Avith their sashes and sords
sent word that it was -rain in too heavy' and
that they would'nt be able for to come "till
the sthorm was ovlt." This was agraw dis
appiuting to the bys ; but they ain't to be
turned from their' purpis. The'll take Ireland,
anyhowt and annex her to the Sthates. That's
part uv the plan uv the expedishon. Ireland,
when jined to the Union, is to be called the
"big producer," which is the latin for "nun
maker." We haA-e whiskey galore in the cud
dy ; but the bags of powthcr, which were put
in the bottom of the boat got as Avet as sea Ava
ter itself. We're going to dhry it the first fair
day. The army is full of spirits if I cau judge
anything from the amount that' they have
dhrunk since they set sail. I Avish you'd send
an umbrelley ; send it through the Hull post
office. It will git to me be the time that the
colonels arrive.
Hurrah for the sthars.
Wid powther and stheel
Wft'll make the darlin' squeel,
And gi-e back to Ireland her nationality.
From your devoted and darlin cudeen,
Michael Mclladoox,
an Arerikin by.
P. S. Agin. You might sind tho umbrillv bv
Smith's tellygraff. Mister Smith is a friend
of the expedishon, and for the sake of Ireland
would sind it on the wire to null.
P. S. Agio. If the cornels don't come in
the mornin' tho invadthers will go on with
out 'em. Who d'ye think will be tho com
mander thin ? Be gorra 'tis meself. Sthurr
Marynn in the cradle, and whisper to her that
her dadda is a ginncral.
A Mission from Rome. Letters from Rome
mention that the Rev. Mr. Talbot, whose name
has been repeatedly mentioned as one likely
to be raised to high spiritual office in the Ro
man Catholic Church in England, has been ap
pointed by the Pope to proceed to America to
regulate some affairs between the Transatlantic
Bishops and the Holy Sec.
I lrau!atcrl for Thn Trihtin fmrnm 1 1 . f.' L 1
i J -" . m rrnfn.j
The Ecropean Mephistopheles. Or no his
torical character of modern times have such
various opinions been expressed and uch
manifold comparisons been made, as of the
man who has run tho long and terrible gaunt
let from poverty to the Tuileries. When il.
dc Cesana, the Editor of La Patrie, exclaimed
on the morning after the Coupd'Etat ot 1851:
"C-esar may sleep quietly beneath the dome
"of the Invalides, for Augustus holds with
strong "hand the rein of hia empire," he
threw out a comparison which the people
quickly took up, and which is indeed not
without foundation. Like that of Augustus,
who took his popularity on credit Irom his
uncle, the majesty of the little Napoleon stands
upon another's glory. It is not his own de
sert; it is borrowed splendor. And indeed in
character a certain similarity cannot be denied
to exist between Augustus Ca;sar and Louis
Napoleon. The sly, heartless, cold, calcula
ting, intriguing Augustus, who sacrificed his
friends to proscription, who had completely
ruined mm sen oy debaucheries in bis youth,
and to whom every means of attaining an end
was acceptable, has certainly points of simi
larity with the hero ot tho 2d of December
is ot until he was old did Augustus become
clement, and in this respect Mr. Napoleon
will probably carry out the plagiarism to the
end. On the whole, in Louis Napoleon a cer
tain Mephistophelean element canuot be ever
looked. His very appearance the dead, cold
face, with tho great mustache, which hides
every smile, as did the Duke of Alba's this
face, which is at most now and then moved by
a malicious compression of the lips, gives Mr.
Bonapart a right to the name of Mephistophe
les, which he has earned by his conduct toward
his euemies, and his friends the English ar
istocracy. A man Avho for years and years
has allowed himself to be treated as a moon
calf, as an imbecile who during Cabinet Coun
cils draws figures of horses and men on the
documents, and then after all carries out his
own will a man who adopts any and c-ery
means, even the most abhorrent, when it leads
him to his object an actor who plays his part
so thoroughly may well be represented as
the principle of evil. When after the Coup
d'Eiut the so-called Parliamentary Generals
were taken to the prison at Ham, Mephisto
pheles Napoleon took care that BulyChangar
nier should be bolted into the same cell that
Louis Napoleon had occupied years before
His marriage with Seuorita Montijo, bis bitter
remarks in relation to the past connection of
French Emperor ith prinuesses and reigning
houses, the cold blooded revenge which he
took on the Orleans family, and above all, his
conduct toward E-ngland show a purely Me
phistphelean nature. That aristocracy "which
would not endure the bankrupt h::fcr, Locis
iSapoleoa .Bonaparte in their parlors, are now
too happy to swell the train of the foitcnate
adventurer. The virtuous Queen whose aris
tocratic tastes are known throughout all Eu
rope, is compelled to submit to the kisses of a
notorious roue, Avho whenever he lived in ex
ile had the reputation of being by no means
icoiiuious in ins associations, dureir mere is
grand retribution in the late performances, In
winch Louis .Napoleon allowed the English
aristocracy, may, even the Queen herself, to
figure as decoration. We will not now point
out the Mephistophelean service which he has
done his dear allies iu the Crimea by exposing
their military weakness, especially the power
lussness of England. It must often appear as
though he had the intention of reducing them
to dependence. Add to that the cold blooded
barbarity which he ever manifests toward all
real republicans over whom ho can in any way
bring his power to bear- and in Louis Napolean
one coiinot fail to recognize a European Me
pbistophcles. Louis Napolean is the princi
ple winch, denying the past, sits liko a moun
tain upon the freedom of Europe.
e wouid wish Mephistopuctes to the devil.
if he were not the devil himself, we will there
fore merely wish that he mav soon return to
his own home.
-n icarw.gca. Tie news from Nicaragua
represents the new fillibustering Government
of Walker as going on in the most successful
manner. We do not know that Walker has
been under the necessitrof shoot ins anv more
of his Spanish compatriots. On the contrarv,
it Walker's official Journal El A ic irtitt'ne
of which the one side is printed in English
and the other Spanish, is to be credited, the
new oovernment gives the most complete sat
isfaction. It is even stated that San Salvador
and Honduras, have sent no less a person than
General Cabanas as agent to Nicaragaa, and
are making advances towards a more intimate
union. The official paper contains a proclama
tion headed Colonization, offering 250 acres of
land to single settlers, and 100 acres in addi
tion to those who bring families. Exemption
from duties and taxes is also promised. Mr.
J. W. Fabens, formerly United States Consul
at San Juan del Norte in the conquest and
destruction of which place by Capt. Hollins
he took a prominent part has been appoint
ed director of colonization. Parker II. French
comes out as minister to the United States
and the bearer ef a treaty negotiated with Mr.
Wheeler and already ratified by Nicaragua.
It must be important to Mr. French's perso
nal convenience that he should be accepted in
his new character of Minister, as otherwise he
might be called to a reckoning for certain
transactions of his, never yet, Ave believe, ac
sounted for to the entire satisfaction of all
concerned some of them on the road to Cali
fornia via Texas. If Walker, French & Co.
can do any thing for Nicaragua we shall be
glad of it; but even if all the new projects
succeed the existing Nicaraguan population
must not reckon on gaining much by the
change.
A Prixter Hard Up. Out West, where
subscribers pay their subscriptions to newspa
pers in anils (dried apples) soft soap, and such
like it often happens that the poor devil of an
editor is hard up for the wherewithal to pay
those cormorants known as paper makers, who
don't take dicker" for theit commodity. One
of this sort thus states his case to his readers.
If there be any (in among them, it ought to
bring the answer:
"Where is the mony coming from to pay
for our next issue? We cannot get a quire
Avithout the cash in advance. We have bor
rowed until our credit is gone. We have
boarded ourselves or rather our wife has
boarded us "free gratis, for nothing." Our
compositors want their wages. Our landlord
wants his rent. Ourchildren want shoes, and
our wife wants a new calico dre8s. We are
out of wood, out of potatoes, out of flour., out
of meat, out of sugar, out of patience in short,
of nearly everything, except a clear oonsclenoe.
we dodged the Sheriff until we could no lon
ger; and have dodged our creditors until we
are tired. We have not a shilling in our
pocket, and you owe us two thousand dollars!
e are trving to live a christian life, and
hopo to get to heavon. It affords its no satis
faction to think we shall not meet you there.
We ihall greatly prefer to have you pay ns,
and thereby remove a very great obstacle in
the Avay of reaching that place of rest." '
Ox Trial Rct. Dr. William A. Smith, a
distinguished divine of the Methodist Episco
pal Church South, is being tried bv the con
ference now in session at Petersburg, on the
charges ol laisenood, immorality and -slander.
Dr. Smith's accuser is the Rev. Charles F.
Deems, of the North Carolina Confpronc.
Imhacilats Coscxraox Cxlkbratioh. We
le.ira from the Trent o GU that Bishop
Bailey, of the Roman Catholic Diocese, of
Newark, which comprises the sUte of New
Jersey, has appointed a tridanm, or three days
service, to be held in the mesth of December,
to celebrate the doctrine jof the immacalate
conception, which was promulgated at Rome
last winter. The Bishop defines that doctrine
to be that "which koldt tkt the BUistd Virgin
Mary, at the firt instant o her conception, by a
singular grace and privilege of the Omnipotent
GoJ, audi virtue of the merits cf Jtmt Christ
the Saviour of Mankind was preserved immacu
late from all stain of original sin, had been re
vealed by God." This doctrine he eulogises at
length, and recommends it to the implicit
faith of all true Catholics, lie says that no
thing is "more remarkable as connected with
the revival of piety in our days, than the in
creased devotion of all good Christians towards
the blessed mother of God." Those whose de
votion has not inreased in this respect, are net,
it would seem, in the opinion of the Bishop to
iuouuch uouertue uue or good Christians.
He dilates upon the merits and influence of
the Mother .of God in heaven and on earth,
and then proceeds to give directious concern
ing the observance r the triduum. Any three
successive days of the month may be selected
by the pastors of the churchri.. The Bishop
then makes this important announcement :
T all who assist devoutly at the religious
exercises on any of the three days, the Holy
Father grants a partial indulgence of seven
years, and as many times forty days ; and a
plenary indulgence to those whu attend during
the Triduum, confess their sins with humility
and contrition, receive the Holy Communion,
and on the last of the three days offer prayers
to God according to the intention of the Holi
ness. These indulgences may be applied, by
way of suffrage to the souls in purgatory.
The dogmatic definition of an indulgence is
the release from the temporal punishment due
to sin after the guilt has been remitted by
penance. Catholics earnestly contend that in
dulgences are not licences to Yin ; if so what is
the meaning of the definition f If a release ot
seven years from the temporal punishment of
sin confessed and absolved, can be attained by
attending the services one dsy, it is rather an
easy method of getting rid of the penalties at
tached to guilt. The datter clause in the
above quotation may need a little explanation.
One signification of the word "suffrage" is
aid, assistance ; so that the favor made with
heaven by attending the services connected
withjthe proposed celebration will be adequate
not only lor relieving those Jwho may avail
themselves of the opportnnity, from the pun
ishment of their own in, but ! tor assisting
their friends iu ptirjatoiy. Thid idee vt "suf
frage" is illustrated by the following extract
from a Catholic manual. Perhaps ciany cf
our readers were liot aware of the aiivnt;.j
of having.fi leuds in purgatory :
"What claims on our compassion can pos
sibly equal those of the souls in punitory ?
By interceding for them we consult our own
interests; for though they are unable to pray
for themselves, Goti does not refuse to hear thtir
entreaties for us. When St. Catharine af Bo
logna desired to obtain any particular for.
she habitually recurred to the intercession of
the souls in purgatory, and aerer failed to re
ceive the grant of her request. Grateful to
those who helped to shorten the period of
their separation from God, they will not for
get their benefactors when they shall hsve
been put in possession of the glory f the
saints. It depends upon ourselves to secure thtir
intercession for the time when ve shall so much
need it.
Usitersalists as WitbessuS. Recently In a
trial at Jackson, North Carolina, a eetUin
Judge Manley rejected several witnesses in a
case tried before him, on the ground that a
person professing the doctrines of Universsl
ism is incompetent to give evid nee in con
sequence of such belief. This niturally caus
ed much indignation among the members ef
the church, aud at a recent State Convention
of the Universalist denomination, the action
oftho Judge was very justly denounce s not
only a flagrant outrage, but unconstitutional
and inimical to tiiis Republican Government;
and it was resolved to take immediate meas
ures to have the rights of UnivcrsAUsts pro
tected "in this our boasted land of civil and
religious liberty." For the benefit of tbosa
who do not understand their faith, they insert
three articles of belief, as follows:
"We believe that the Holy Scripturesol the
Old and New Testaments contain a revelation
of God, and of the duty, interest, sad final
destination of mankind. We believe there ia
one God whose nsturo is love, revealed in our
Lord JesusChrist, by one Holy Spirit of Grace,
who will finally restore the whole family ef
mankind to holiness and true happiness We
believe that holiness and true happiness are
inseparably connected, and believers ought to
maintain order and practice good works, for
these things are good and profitable unto men.
Americanism at the South. Our American
friends at the South seem perfectly satiaflsd
with the recent action of the Amerieaa party
North, and candidly confess that we are not of
that class who "keep the word of pom ise to the
car and break it to the hope." Their recent
triumphs over the old parties,in the opinion of
the New Orleans Cres cent, shows their capacity
to achieve a triumph whenever they go to work
with a will; and their unqualified refusal in
New Yok to coalesce or fuse with any faction,
no matter bow powerful the influences that
might be secured thereby, demonstrates alike
their patrotism and honesty. AH theyhave to
do, next November, to win a magnificent vie-,
tory, is to tread steadfastly in the straight for
ward path they have marked oat for them
selves. Under the most unfavorable circum
stances they have achieved wonders; and now,
with prospects favorable and skies bright, what
can they not accomplish if they continue seal
ous, energetic, faithful true to the Union and.
the constitution! This should inspire ns and wv
should determine with our New York friends
that having unfurled the American banner, we
shall know no rest until victory perches upon
it; and that we ahall make no compromises of
principles, no bargains for spoils, no coalition
Avith our enemies; but, being for Amerieaa
interest and men' first, last, and all the time,
and keeping step only to the music of the Union,
we shall fight on fight ever.
C7 General Cass has been placed upon but
one of the standing committees ef the Senate
and that the unimportant one of the Library.
These committees are chosen by ballot, and
this goes to shew that the popularity of the
venerable gentleman does net amount to much
among his fellow Senators. He should, en
account of his talents and on4 experience,
have been chairman of committee on Foreign
Relations, or some other of equal irapcrtanae
but has been remorselessly placed on the
aneu or tne Library.
Texas Senator.. -The"Leglslatre of Texas,
has as we loara from New Orleans, shown its
just appreciatjoasof high personal worth and
official merit by unanimously electing senator
Rusk to a further term of tlx years in the XJti-
ted States Senate, to commence the 4th of
March, 1857, when bis present term wtu at
piro. :
A Bmso AaouMKHT. In a Dutch saloon,
in New York, on Tuesday last, a tnn nsned
Myers had his ear bitten off for proclawing
niniseit a i roieeianu .