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CLEARFIELD, PA , 31 AY 11, 185G.
I?cm:ni of the Philadelphia Convention.
- FOR rRESLPEST,
MILLAED IILLM0S2.
VIC2 PBESIDENT,
A2TDHEW J ACKSOH DOHNELSOX.
Caioa Stale Weaiin.V.iosis.
CANAL commissioner,
THOMAS E. COCHRAN, of York Co.
iFDITOX 6ENEB1L,
DARWIN PHELPS, of Armstrong Co
srpvrron central,
BARTHOLOMEW LAPOKTE, of Bradford Co.
Philadelphia Electiox. The election held
in the city of Philadelphia ou the 6th instant,
for municipal officers, resulted favorable to the
Democrats, Vaux, their candidate for Mayor,
being elected over Moore, American, by 4000
majority; Stephen Taylor, Deni., elected Con
troller; W. A. Porter, Solicitor; Peter Arm
bruster, Receiver of Taxes; and James M.
Leddy, City Commissioner. The Democrats
have al30 a majority in both councils. There
is nothing very discouraging in the result of
this election, that we can see. It was a mere
local affair, controlled in a great measure by
local causes; and is, therefore, ot geuerally
regarded as a victory of the Deniocrae- over
the Opposition forces. The Philadelphia Led
ger, of the 7th, gives perhaps the true- car.se
when, in Epeaking of the result, it says :
"The vote yesterday is one of the most de
cided expressions of public opinion ia favor of
managing the city's affairs with economy, and
with something like a return to strict business
principles. The usual party lines were he'd
very loosely, and the victory won by the Demo
crats is by no means to be regarded as an en
dorsement of ail the political views of that
party."
There is one fact connected with the poli
tics of this State, which, when it is remember
ed, goes to suow that the result of a mere lo
cal election cannot be regarded as an iudex to
the whole State. It is this, that in many of
the counties a complete political r volution
has taken place ; for iustauce, Centre, Tioga
and others which wore, but a few years ago,
strongly Democratic, now go as strongly a
galnst that party, and in other counties the
change is perhaps the o,her way.
So all the cry that is raised by some of the
eountry journals about a rout of the Ameri
cans, &c, Is nothing more than a waste of am
munition. ,
When a reference is made to the result of
the State elections which have been held this
year, wo meet with the most ample encourage
ment. In New Hampshire, the home cf Pres
ident Pierce, the Democracy were defeated.
In Connecticut the anti-Administration forces
triumphed. In Rhode Island, a victory was
also achieved by those opposed to the Pierce
dvnaetv. A similar result has also been wit
nessed in many of the recent Vocal elections in
different sections of the country. In Michi
gan has it more especially been the case at
least three-fourths of all the township and bor
ough officers chosen being anti-Adininistra
tion men. Thus it will be seen at a glance
that, in the more important contests that have
taken place this year, tho Locofocos have been
defeated ; and it is, therefore, little wonder
that they emit so much" over this crumb of a
victory in Philadelphia.
Tnz Lvmbek Ecsixess. We, a few days
aince, returned from a trip to Marietta, the
great depot for the Luv.ber of the North and
"West branches of the Susquehanna. Thebusi
ness ia not very brisk, though prices arc tole
rably good. Pine lumber was selling at from
8 to 12 cts., and oak at from 12 to 16. There
is considerable tardiness manifested by tho
eastern dealers, as they do not wish to pay the
above prices, and the sellers are disposed to
hold on unless these prices are paid. The
board business is not so good. We understand
boards bring from $10 to 513. The quantity
cf. timber and lumber in market is larger than
jpas anticipated, though it falls far short of
'what it was last spring.
'. History of American Privateers, and Let
ters of Marque, during our war with England
in the years 1312, '13 and 14, Jc. By George
Coggesball. C. T. Evans, publisher's agent,
321 Broadway, New York. Price, $2, bound
n cloth ; S2,50, cloth gilt. '
: We have received from tho publisher a few
advance sheets of this work. It treats entire
ly of the services performed by the privatccrs
tnen during ur war with England, giving a re
liable history of the noble deeds performed by
these daring men. The book is to be a hand
some octavo volume, of about 500 pages, and
will doubtlessly bo a valuable addition to any
man's libtarv.
Grauah's Magazixj;. A. II. Sec, who has
published this popular periodical for some
time past, has disposed of his right and title
to Watson & Co., to whom all orders will have
to ba addressed nt No. 60 South Third street.
TVc feel 'assured they w ill save neither labor
nor expense to render it what has been, one
f the best monthlies of the country.
One day, week before last, we dropped into
the sanctum ol our editorial brother of the
Lock Uzven XVaUhman. - Martin is a clever
fellow, and has .a winnia' way" about him
tat e like. Lccg may he wave.
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t TCSLIX,
THE IKVASION OP KANSAS.
LAWS or THE BORDER RCH IAS LEGISLATURE, ASD
ACTIOS OF THK PIERCE ADMIX ISTRATI05 .
The following we copy from papers now be
fore cs. It presents in a condensed rorru iur
thcr facts respecting Kansas which the people
should read and ponder.
The first election of members for the Terri
torial Legislature Of Kar,3as was fixed for the
SOtb of March, 18-o, and the law of Congress
prescribed that at that election none but "ac
tual residents of the Territory" should be al
lowed to vote. Yet, to prevent peoplo of the
Territory themselves from exercising the right
to prohibit Slavery, which the Act of Con
gress had conferred upon them, the slavchol
dirg interest sent armed bands of men from
the neighboring State of Missouri, who enter
ed the Territory on the day of election, took
possessiou of the polls, excluded the legal vo
ters, and proceeded themselves to elect mem
bers of tho Legislature without the slightest
regard to the qualifications prescribed by law.
The judges of election appointed uder the au
thority of the Administration at Washington
aided and abetted in the perpetration of these
outrages upon the rights of the people of Kan
sas, aud the President of the United States re
moved from office tho Governor whom he had
himself appointed, alter ho refused to ac
knowledge the Legislature which the slavchol
ding invaders from Missouri had thus impos
ed upon the Territory.
That Legislature met on the 2d of July,18oo
Its first act was to exclude those members, du
ly elected, who would not consent to the cn
ac'.ment of laws for the admission of Slavery
to the Territory. Having thus silenced all
opposition to its behests, the Legislature pro
ceeded to the enactment of laws for the gov
ernnicnt of Kansas upon the subject of slavo
rv. The laws of Missouri ia regard to it Mere
first extended over the Territory. It was then
enacted that every person who should raise an
insurrection or rebellion of ncjrroes in the
Tcrritoiv ; everv person who should entice a
way a slave with intent to procure bis frce-
iiom : every person wno snouia aui or assisi m
so enticing away a sHCVe within the Territory
and every person who should entice or carry
away a slave of any other State or Territory
of the Union, and bring him within the Terri
tory of Kansas, with the intent to eifect or pro
cure his freedom, upon the conviction thereof I
should suffer Death. It wa3 further enacted
that if any person should write, print or pub
lish any book, paper, argument, opinion, ad
vice or inuendo, calculated to produce a disor
derly, dangerous or rebellious disaffection a
mong tha slaves in the Territory, or to induce
them to escape from their masters, he should
be deemed guilty of a felony, and be punish
ed by imprisonment at hard labor for a terra
not less than fivj! years; and that if any free
person, by speaking or writing, should assert
or maintain that persons have not tho right to
hold slave3 in that Territory ; or should intro
duce or circulate any book, paper, pamphlet
or circular containing any such denial of the
right cf persons to hold slaves in that Territo
ry he should be deemed guilty of felony, and
be punished by imprisonment at hard labor for
a term not less than two years. It was further
provided that all officers and attornies shall be
sworn not only to support the Constitution f
the United States, but also to support and im
tain the organic law of the Territory and the
Fugitive Slave law ; and that any pers'on of
fering to vote shall be presumed to be entitled
to vote until tho contrary is shown ; and if any
one, when required, shall refuse to take the
oath to sustain tho Fugitive Slave law, he shall
not be permitted to vote. Although they pas
sed a law that none but an inhabitant, who had
paid a tax, should vote, yet they required no
time of residence necessary, and provided for
the immediate payment of a poll-tax, so pro
viding in effect, that on the eve of an election
the people of a neighboring State could come
in in unlimited nunibers, and bv taking up a
residenee of a day or an hour, pay a poll-tax,
and thus become legal voters, and then after
voting, return to their own State. They thus,
iu practical effect, provided for the people of
Missouri to control elections at their pleasure,
and permitted such only of the risal inhabi
tants of the Territory to vote as are friendly
to the holding of slaves. And having made
these enactments for the establishment of Sla
very, tho Legislature appointed, or provided
for the appointment, of Sheriffs, Judges and
other officers of the Territory for their en
forcement, for several years to come ; thus de
priving the people of all power over the enact
ment of their own laws and the choice of offi
cers for their execution.
That these despotic acts, even if they had
been passed by a Legislature duly elected by
the people of the Territory, would have been
null 'and void, inasmuch as they are plainly in
violation of the Federal Constitution, is too
clear for argument. Congress itself i3 express
ly forbidden by the Constitution of the United
States td make any laws abridging the free
dom of speech and of the press ; and it is ab
surd to suppose that a Territorial Legislature,
deriving all its power from Congress, should
not be subject to the same restrictions. But
these laws were not enacted by the peoplo of
Kansas. They were imposed upon them by
an armed force. Yet the President of tho U
nited States, in a special message scut to Con
gress on the 24th of January, 1856, declares
that they have been enacted by the duly con
stituted authorises of the Territory, and that
they are of binding obligation upon the peo
ple thereof. And on the 11th of February,
1856, be issued his Proclamation denouncing
any attempt to resist or subvert these barbar
ous and void enactments, and warning all per
sons cngagod in such attempts that they will
be opposed not only by the local militia, but
by any available forces belonging to the rcgu
lar army of the United States. Thus has the
Federal Government solemnly recognized the
usurpation set up in Kansas by invaders from
Missouri, and pledged all the power of the U
nited States to its support. American history
furnishes no parallel to the cruelty and tyranny
of these acts of the present Ad'uiinistrttticn.
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Coder,
The expulsion of aliens and the penalties in
flicted upon citizens for exercising freedom of
speech and of the press under the Alien ana
Sedition laws, which were overthrown by the
Republican party of 1798, were lenient and
mild when compared with the outrages perpe
trated upon the people of Kansas, under color
of law, by the usnrping invaders sustained by
the Federal Government.
The Erif. Riot. In our last issue we an
nounced that the Erie Constitution printing of
fice was destroyed by a mob on Friday week.
Since then we have received the details from
both sides, and we give the following from
the Gazette as perhaps the most dispassionate
account of it that has appeared ia Erie. The
Gazette vainly depricates all violence and ur
ges the citizens to submit to the law. We
quote:
Several of our immediate cotemporaries
having proceeded us in relating the circum
stances connected with last Friday 's proceed
ings, wc shall devote but little space to the
subject. It appears that about four o'clock
ia the afternoon of that day, Mr. Johu R. Coch
ran of the firm of Cochran & Beatty, stepped
into the ofllice tf a paper called the CcnsWu
tion, in quest of Mr. E. M. Mann, with whom
he wished to transact some business. Imme
diately upon entering he was struck about the
head by John W. Walker, eldest sou of John
II. Walker. Noi prostrated by the blow, three
others.(Mr. Cochran represents) named Joseph
R. Ferguson, David B. McCreary aud John C
McCreary, came to Walker's assistance, and
together succeeded in bruising his face br.Ily
he resisting as he best could. The fact of
such an attack, dishonorable in its nature and
totally uncalled for, spread through town like
wildfire, and created general indignation. A
large crowd soon assembled in front of V,' rights
exchange, and after an address from Mr. Coch
ran detailing the facts of the assault upon him
and denouncing the outrages which had been
committed against the city and citizens by the
Railroad monopolists proceeded to the office
cfthe aforesaid paper and destroyed it with
everything connected with it. Completing
the work of demolition, they passed to the
dwellings cf several citizens who have render
ed themselves obnoxious by their course b:i
the Railroad question, and attacked them,
breaking windows, blinds, doors, etc. The
whola scene was of the most fearful and de
plorable character a fearful evidence of the
irritated condition cf the public mind conse
quent rpon the triumph in the Legislature,
over Eric, of foreign corporations.
Shootino Affray is Washington City.
Mr. Herbert, a member of Congress from Cal
ifornia, on the 7th inst., shot a waiter at Wil
l.ird's hotel. It appears that Herbert came in
to the dining room at half past 11 o'clock,
with a friend, and demanded breakfast, but as
it was past the usual hour, was refused unless
he procured an order from the office. Upon
this he directed the waiters to retire, and call
ed them harsh names. The deceased made re
ply, when Herbert struck him with his fist or a
napkin. The deceased picked up a tray or a
plate to throw; Herbert threw a chair at him,
and a plate was thrown back. Here a brother
of tho waiter's entered,.and he and several
other servants pitched into Herbert. In the
course of this squabble, Mr. II. fired a pistol
which resulted in the death of the servant.
The matter is uudergoing judicial investigation
A Dreadful Riot occurred at Panama on
the 15th tilt. It seems that a passenger of the
steamer Illinois, in a state of inebriety, ap
proached a fruit stand of a native, took up a
melon, cut into it and threw it on the ground
the man refused to pav the woman tor it a
dimo leing demanded. She called a man-
an altercation ensued the native drew a knife,
the passenger a pistol, and a riot took place
The natives attacked all the passengers, who
took refuge in the hotels aud railroad build
ings, whither they were pursued by the mob,
several of them killed and wounded, and the
women and children rudely handled. It is
said that the police, instead of endeavoring to
suppress the riot, assisted the natives in their
disorderly proceedings.
The empire of Commerce that is to be.
Mr Soule Las been entertaining tho citizens of
New Orleans with a speech, urging them to
send money aud arms to the aid of Walker ;
men he had plenty at bis command. Accord
ing to Mr. Soula, Walker's chief obstacle is the
"evil spirit in tho North" but in spite of op
position, in a few weeks Walker would "sweep
the Costa Ricans like dust from the face of the
earth;'5 that with suitable material aid he would
certainly succeed. All he needed was?230,000
that so soon as the present strnggles should
end in Walker's favor, Honduras and San Sal
vador would join with Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, and the four States would form a confed
eration but not as a component part of the
American Union which would in time, under
American energy and industry, become the
seat of empire of the commeice of the world.
And yet Another. M. Goldschmitdt dis
covered, on the 31ft March, another asteroid,
making the fortieth planet now known to exist
between Mars and Jupiter. There must be a
recently estalishcd manufactory of them; they
increase so rapidly. To the thirty-ninth,which
was discovered on the 8th of Febuary, the
name of Lsetitia (Joy or Gladness) has been
assigned.
New Jersey Dkmocratic Convention.
This body assembled at Trenton on tho 6th,
and selected delegates to tho Cincinnati Con
vention. Resolutions were adopted instruct
ing the delegates to vote for Mr. Buchanan ;
denouncing Americanism, and endorsing the
National Administration and the principles of
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Ou last Wednesday wc called on Jones of
the Tyrone Era, and found bim "a chip of the
old block." May his shadow never grow lesa.
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For the "Raftsman's Journal."
THE PERVERSION' OF THE GOVERNMENT,
UY PKLblUi-M' rii-rtCl:;.
Mr. Editor. In my last, I noticed that the
President of the Uuited States, was a violator
of the public faith, which brings me to the sec
ond charge, that of "Perverting the Govern
ment," by using his official authority, to extend
human slavery over territory now free.
That this illustrious Republic was establish
ed, by the blood and treasure of our heroic an
cestors, for tho purpose of extending human
slavery, is what no candidAmerican is prepared
to admit. That it is now aGovernment for the
promoting, extending, and establishing slave
ry, overall other interests belonging to the A
uierican People, is what no well informed citi
zen will deny. And was the great body of out
population, aware of the impositions practiced
by the Slaveocracy upon our unsuspecting
people, the present Administration, at the
coming contest, would be hurled so deep be
neath their contempt, that it never could know
a resurrection.
To give an idea of the perversion of our gov
ernment to the use and benefit of Slavery, in
stead of Liberty ; I will only notice a few
facts, which may serve to elucidate, how far
our Republic has become connected with "the
peculiar institution.".
In the adoption of our Constitution, by cur
forefathers, it was not contemplated that sla
verv, would ever go bevond the bounds cfthe
original States, and the three fifths represen
tation clause, was therefore inserted ; which
ave the slaveholdiasr States, cignt represen
tatives in Congres?, for their slave property, t
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Hut since mat time, aim cuuum m
tion of the fiamers of the Constitution, the in
stitution of flavery has gradually extended lis
empire,-until finally, it has taken possession
of the goverment, ana oi uue nu u.wo tu
rapid strides ia the territory of its extension,
that the people are every where becoming a
larmed, lor the safety of the Constitution aud
the liberties of the country.
Instead of ei:iht members to represent is
property in Congress, slavery now by its ex
tension, sends twenty-eight representatives,
for which tho people ot tue iree siaics, uue
to nay Cin duties, tanils, izc, as tney are mo
consumers,) two hundred and twenty-four dol
lars per day, during the sessions of every con
gress, while the free states aro not allowed one
member lor ail their weaitn. iience eeij
owuer of five slaves, has four votes, and every
owner of one thousand, has six hundred riiid
one votes in representation. So that wh?n
moneys, wealth, S.C., are distributed among
the several states, according to representation,
the people believe it is an right, botli in t.ieo-
rv and practice, li lay memory aenea m
right, there were twenty-eight millions of dol
lars of surplus revenue, under the administra
tion of President Yan Buren, distributed a-
mongths several states, then containing lour
teen millions of people, this would be two dol
lars to each person, aud would give Lichard
Roe, of Louisiana, with Ins tLree tnousanu
slaves, thirty-six huudrcd and two dollars, for
his state, while John Doe, of Pennsylvania,
with double the amount of wealth, would onlj
draw two dollars, fur hia state. This is what
they call dividing equal according to represen
tation, among the several states, or between
the slave and the free ttates. Thus by the ad
vancing encroachments of slavery, the south
ern sta'es have got fourteen hundred millions
cf dollars worth of property represented in
the Congress of the United States, by twenty
eight slaveholders, while the free States have
nut one member to represent in congress a sin
gle dollar of their uncounted wealth. Yet
President Pierce, in his attempt to pervert the
government declares, "it is impossible to pre
sent this sul ject, (slavery,) as truth and occa
sion require, without noticing the reiterated,
but groundless allegation, that the south bns
persistently asserted claims, and obtained ad
vantages, in the practical administration of the
general government, to the prejudlco of the
north."
That the south has asserted claims, and ob
tained advantages over the north, is what no
statesman, that values his reputation above a
demagogue, will deny. Have not the south
ern slaveocracy claimed and filled the Presi
dential chair, lor over fifty years, while north
ern freemen have not yet bad the privilege of
tilling it twenty years. Has not the south de
manded and obtained a majority of the Su
preni? Judges, ol the United States, having
five for tho six millions ot white population,
of the slave states, while they allow but four
Judges, for the thirteen millions of the free
states. So that all questions, arising between
the north and the south, connected with slave
ry, is forever decided in its favor. Did not
tho slaveholders claim and secure to them
selves the privilege to legislate for slavery, in
the District or Columbia, notwithstanding the
Constitution declares, that Congress "'shall ex
ercise exclusive legislation, in all cases what
soever, over such district." Has not the slave
ocracy nsserted, and obtained, the power to
seize and take from the Post-oflice and destroy
all books, papers, &c, suspected to be of anti
slavery character. lias not the slave power
demanded, and obtained from the treasury, for
a numbor of years from one half, to ne mil
lion of dollars annually, to pay their post-office
arrearages, caused in consequence of their
laws prohibiting education, to a great portioD
of their people, so that little communication
is carried on, cither by the pen or the press,
through the posl-offlce in the south, while the
north with her great free system of education,
her thousands of free presses, and her tens of
thousands of free pens, not only keep up the
post-oilice ia tho free states, but pays a sur
plus, which tho 6lave states appropriate to
themselves, thus taxing us for their ignorance.
Did not the slaveocracy demand and obtain
from the treasury of tho United States, thirty
millions of dollars to take a few slaves, that
had escaped to the Indians in Florida. Has
not the bouth demanded and obtained fiorn the
treasury, ten millions of dollars, to purchase
Texas, for Slavery. Did not tho powers of
slavery, claim and obtain, the authority con
trary to the constitution, to suspend habeus
corpus, and to deprive of the right of trial by
jury, nas not the slave holder demanded and
obtained from Congress, by appropriations to
slave states, every year, for a number of ses
sions back, millions of acres of the public
lands, while the free states have not got an a
cre. And yet In the face of all these facts,
the President has the effrontary, to officially
tell the American people, that the south has
never obtained any advantages over the north,
in tho administration of this government.
Does the President suppose, that the people
are ignorant of the usurpations of slaverv, or
that they are so forgetful of past events," that
ho can palm upon them all the official misrep
resentations, he may see proper. If this is
his idea, he is most egregionsly mistaken, for
they have already discovered his schemes, for
the perversion of the government. They have
seen that the object of the Pierce administra
tion is' to revolutionize and pervert tho gov
ernment to slavery, and Catholicism. As sla
very was first established on this continent, by
the Papacy, it is of course one of tho main
engines of the Roman Pontiff, for the destruc
tion of our glorious Union. And as slavery
and Catholicism, now form tho right ami. left
arms of the Pierce dynasty, wo aro not sur
prised at their arrogant demands for power,
and extension. The great eyes of tho north
and west are now on tho President of the Uni
ted States,a ndbcing tenacious for their rights,
they are only waiting the period, to hurl his
corrupt and imbecile administration into the
vorfvx of forgotten revolutions.
Thev have seen him remove and destroy the I
ancient landmarks ot compromise, that was
to bind the north and south in union forever.
They have heard bim, iu bis official history
of slavery, deplore its defeat, and triumph at
its success over freedom and justice.
They have seen him appoiut none but those
who are favorable to the extension of Catholi
cism and slavery, to office in the government.
They have heard him officially slander and
condemn the north and her institutions, and
extol the south and slavery, as the pride and
glorv of the nation.
They have heard him officially threaten to
overcome and suppress the people of free
ten it'"iy, unless they would yield to the un
constitutional demands of the slave power.
They have seen him use the military power
to overawe the people, in the free exercise cf
their civil and political rights.
Thev have heard him sanction laws, that for
bid the privilege of speech, and of the press,
against slavery, under the penalty of five years
imprisonment at Lal labor.
Thev have seen him attempting to control
the elections of the northern states, by send
ing out slaveholding speakers, to lecture the
people on the benefits of slavery extension. -
Thvv have seen bim use unconstitutional
and dishonorable means, to extend the area
and powers of slavery over the American
people.
They have heard him offer over one hundred
millions of dollars to have Cuba annexed to the
Union, for the purpose of strengthening and
extending the empire of slavery ead Catholi
cism, over the American continent.
Then, after witnessing such acts as these by
by the Execntive, can it be denied that the
President is now perverting the Republic, from
freedom to slavery, and from a Democratic to
an Aristocratic form of government. Alrea
dy has it gone forth from one of the members
of the Cabinet, that this government will be
come a limited Monarchy. But the people
are patiently waiting the elective franchise, to
hurl from power the imbecile incumbent, the
American Napoleon, that would make them
the subjects of a tyrants crown. C. J.
KILLira IN KA2T2AS.
Five or six months ago, Mr. Dow, a Free
State citizen of Kansas, was shot down in the
highway near nickory Point, Kansas, by Col
man, a Pro-Slavery man, Dow being unarmed
at the time and in no manner threatening or
molesting Coltian. Neither the IT. S. author
ities in Kansas, nor those pretending to hold
under the Missourians' Legislature, have of
fered a reward for the arrest of the murderer,
or taken any step calculated to bring him to
justice. But they did arrest Bronson. a Free
State man with whom Dow boarded, oa a
trumped-up charge ol having threatened the
life of Colman, and were taking him to prison
when he was rescued by a number of Lis fel
low citizens.
Three or four weeks later. Barber, a Free
State settler from south-western Ohio, was ri
ding home from Lawrence to his cabin on the
prairie, threo or four miles ofi, when he was
shot dead from his horse by a Pro-Slavery U.
S. Indian Agent. No attempt has been made
by the Federal or Territorial authorities to
bring this assassin to justice.
Still more recently, the Free-State party
were holding an election at Easton, near Leav
enworth, when they were set upon by an armed
Pro-Slavery party. The Free-State men mus
tered in such strength that their adversaries
recoiled from the conflict and left tho Free-
State men iu undisputed possession ot the
ground. Tho latter soon after scattered to
ward their several homes, supposing all danger
of collision was over. But tho Pro-Slavery
party had kept together and were lying in wait
for such portion of the Free-State party as
they could attack with impunity. Mr. Brown,
a leading Free-State settler from Ohio, fell in
to their snare, ne was surrounded, captured,
chopped to pieces with knives and hatchets,
and at length driven home in his own wagon
and laid down at his door to die, which he did
soon after. Ilis wife into whose presence he
was thus thrust is now a maniac. No reward
has been offere9; no attempt to convict the
perpetrators of this fiendish murder has been
made by the Federal or Territorial authorities,
up to this hour,
But at length a Pro-Slavery man, the bogus
"Sherifi " Jones, has been shot, by some un
known person, but who is probably a Free
SUite man. He was in Lawrence, seeking to
bring on a collision between the Free-State
men and tho Federal Government, by arresting
persons in tho name and by authority of the
bogus Territorial Legislature. Every man in
Lawrence was ready to submit to the service
of any process emanating from the U. S. au
thorities, and it would have subserved every
purpose but one to have iiad theso writs issued
by the U. S. judges, but Jones evidently
sought net to bo obeyed, but to bo resisted.
Finding the people indisposed to recognize his
Shawneo Mission authority, Jones sent to the
nearest fort for U. S. troops and, with them at
his back, arrested whomsoever he pleased.
Intense excitement and indignation pervaded
the town, and that evening Jones was shot as
aforesaid. Thereupon the Free-State party
held a groat meeting, condemned this coward
ly assassination, and resolved that the perpe
trator should be -brought to justice. Gov.
Robinson promptly Issued a proclamation, of
fering a reward of $500 for tho detection and
apprchansion of the culprit. And we have
high hopes that he will thus be detected and
punished.
Such is the contrasted course of the two ad
verse parties in Kansas with respect to the
shedders of blood among them. We trust it
will continue so contrasted to the end. A'. Y.
Tribune. ,
An Odious Tl'rm. The Freeman's Journal,
of last week, says the term Pro'estant "is be
coming odious," and it is insulting to call the
ron-Catholics Proltstants. ThcJournal should
not speak so disrespectfully of its Protestant
democratic aiders and abetters. Perhaps, it
is right, however, for the more you lash your
party slaves, the more humbly they do your
Lidding..
The Panama Affair. It is understood at
Washington that A. B. Corwine, consul at Pa
nama under tho Fillmore administration, has
been appointed to report to tho State Depart
ment officially relative to the late outrage on
the Isthmus.
Capt. James Oakes. It will be seea by th
following letter, that this gallant and undaunt
ed oCiccr, with a scouting party of U. S. sol
diers under his command, had an encounter
near Fort Mason, Texas, on the 22d February
last, with a party of Camanche Indians, which
he compleU-ly routed and their head chieftain
was slain. At last accounts Capt. Oakes was
in close pursuit. Two of his men were se
verely injured.
Capt. Oakes is a brave officer ah accoa
plished gentleman and cue of the best diMjVp.
lined young men that ever graduated fr.6raWct'
Point.- Tourg in years with a soul full of
energy and -ambition, he has won a came and
fame, that older officers in the service" might '
envy. Raised to a highposltiion ia the Army ,
onexpecloa to him, he has fulfilled the mis
sion of his duties to the entire satisfaction cf
the Gevernment.
How proudly can we all point to his noble
achievements and hew mnch mtre proudly Is
it to know he it a Penrtsylvanian a son of tho
Hon. Samuel Oakes, of Montour county.
What father would not be FrOQd of such a son ?
IIow oftea we think of Captain Oakes. Far
away from friends and home amid the rude
and savage wilds cf a far distant country haa
Lis lot been cast. May he live to return to the
bosom of his own loved Cre-side home the
heme of his parental household. MMon Dtm.
From Europe, we have no late intelligence
of importance. The America arrived at Bos
ton on last Saturday. An interesting discus
sion took place in tho House of Lords on the
Central American question. The State of
Northern Italy continues distracted. .
A tocno man named Allison killed another
named Ingle, at.Harper's Ferry, in a rage. lie
was immediately arrested, tut blew oat his
own brains with a pistol a few moments after,
he was imprisoned.
D
O. CROUCII, PHYSICIAN. Office in Cur-
wensville. May 14, IriM-tf
It. M. WOODS, tenders bu professional ser
vices to the citizens of Clearfield anil vicini
ty. Residence on Second street, opposite the cf
Le of L. Jackon Cran, where be can be found
tittle?s absent on professional business.
Clearfield, May 14, 1SSS 3m.
F
OR SALE. The ahcriber cff-j for sale
his farm, co&t&iniriz about 62 acre, with &.-
bout 25 tcrea cleared and under good cultivation,
having thereon erected one 2-r.irj house and
barn, situated tie and a half miles above Clear
field town, opposite the new bridge. For terrcs
apply to the subseiiber en the premises.
inayl-tf MI LP IIOYT.
-VflLITAHY NOTICE. The Members of
J.T.JL the OarficM Regular are nou'lied to rnet
at the Court House cn the Fourth Saturday (24th)
r.f May. in summer uniform, for drill, at 10 o'clock
a.m. The resolution passed by the company on
last parade day, in regard to fines, will be strictly
enforced. Br order of the Captain.
mayl4 Q. W. KHEEM3: jO. S.
J of the nndersignei, Sheriff -of Clearfield
connty, on the morning of April 23,WM.H.BLUOM.
lie ii about 0 f :et lit inches high, has dark hair
and dark eyes, is about SI years of age, and a phy
sieian by profession. The above reward will be
paid for his delivery to the nndcrignei.
JOSIAM Ii. RKAU, Bheriff.
Clearfield. Ta , May 14, 1S5G.
PHI LIP DAVIS' ESTATE. Whereas Let
ters Testamentary on the estate of Philip Da
vis, late of Beccaria township, Clearfield count-.
Pa., deceased, have deen granted to the julwribe'r,
all persons indebted to tbe said e.unte are request
ed to make immediate payment, and those Lavicg
claims or demands against the estate of the said
decedent will make known the same wiihont de
lay, to the undersigned at his resideace ia Wood
ward township, county aforesaid. '
mayl4 Ct Q W. DAVI3, Exccntor.
TVOTICE. At a meeting of the Stockholder
11 of the Tyrone and Clearfield Rail Roai, at
rhilipsburg, Iih of May, 135G, tho following pcr
ihjus were cieetsd as IKrecters of the Company for
the presont year :
JAK.ES T. IIALE. rodent.
John T. ir.ittiiES, Jonathan Eovcion,
David I. Pruner, Georg L. Heed,
A ti.Curtfn, John Pattoc,
Charles Pw. Foster. ' James T. Leonard.
James C. Williams.
Lewis J. Cracs,
Kdward Pciks.
James B. Graham,
At a meeting held by a majority cf the Board,
William Bagshaw was appointed Secretary to tLe
Board, and Josiah W. Smith, Treasurer. James
K. Montgomery, was appointed Engineer, to locate
the road immediately for said Ccmpanv.
And it was further directed by the aai i Bosrd,
that riVK DoiL.iRn on each share, by the respective
Stockholder, be duly paid to the Treasurer Jcsiah
W. Smitli, within thirtv davg from this dt-te.
JAMES f . HALE. President.
William Bacsuaw, Secretary. May 7.1S58.
KVLERTOWN GIFT DISTRIBUTION J
1.600 GIFTS FOE THE PEOPLE ! !
THE aubseriber has concluded to dispose of his
property by making a Gift Distribution, hav
ing Sixteen Hundred Shares, at ON E DOLL. AH
A SHARE. He feels satisfied that he can dis
pose of it in this way to tho entire satisfaction cf
all who may interest themselves in the ruterpriic.
The drawing and distribution will be sunerhiten
ded by a committee into whose hands the proper
ty will be placed as soon as the ticket are sold
the committee i3 eoir.poaed of the following gon
tlemen Chester Manson. Thomas O. Snyder and
O. P. Wilder. The .publio are assured that they
can rely upon this committee to manage every
thing fairly and impartially.
For a list of Gift, see handbill.
All orders for tickets addressed to the under
signed will be promptly attended to.
JOIIH W. WILLTJKiM.
msyU Kylertown. Clearfield Co., Pa.
NEW GOODS! "
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS !
THE subscriber has just received a large an."
well selected stock of new goods of alme
every description suitable for the season. He re
spcctfally invites all who wish to bny pood Gcccs
at the lowest prices to call at the sign of the
CHEAPEST GOODS."
Approved, country produce taken in exchange
for goods.
Persons wishing to purchase, and receive a fair
equivalent for their money,.will do well to give
him a call.
Remember the sign of the CHEAPEST GOODS,
on Market street, and call and be convinced that
there is truth in the words thereon inscribed.
WM. F. IIIWIX.
Clearfield. Pa., may 14, 1856.
mayI4'56J
lliWLVS,
F
ISII. A lot of superior Mackerel aiids -T
Herring, just rcscived and for s.ile b - ;
ayll WM. I". 1UWIX.
CALT! SALT I! A Quantity of Coarse and
Urounfl Alnra Salt, for'sale at W. F. 1rv.-i"s.
B
ACO.N ! On hand and for dale, a lot of first
rate Hams, Shoulders -and Sides, at tb sign
. . j . . -..-.
of the
"Vil.JiArr.A UOUDS. -
GROCERIES. Just received aud now
opening, a general assortment of Lyi.
choice groceries, which will La snlii at thai-
lowest caih prices at WM. T. IRWIN'S.
fT"2rrY?1Jr fr""Vvl0f everv description forsake
SyilyVARy at a moderate advance tA .
WM. F.
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t Ham. and Ehi4t Jacob. Smith, J-
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Xl-i- cash store. -
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