V I check the extension of slavery, and assert the worth and dignity or free labor ; if jou would preserve the constitutional rights of every aection of oar beloved country 5 if yon would "ensure domestic tranquility, establish jus tice, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to yourselves and your posterity," the time to do it is now! For these very objects, the lives and fortunes of men, in the early history of our country, were pledged and lost. No such sacrifices are de manded of you. We ask only that every citi zen who values such blessings, and desires to make them permanent, may for that purpose devote a few days of peaceful labor to the cause. A full vote in Pennsylvania on the 4th of November will settle forever the sectional controversy into which the country has been plunged by the scandalous measures of an ad ministration which Mr. Buchanan has publicly -approved and is pledged to maintain. Charles Gibbons, Chairman Rep. State Ex. Com. Philadelphia, October 20, 1S5G. Jiaffsnt ait's loiirnal. S. B. ROW, Editor and Proprietor. CLEARFIELD, PA., OCT. 29, 1856. People's National Ticket. FOB PRESIDRNT, JOHN C. FKEMO N T, OF CALIFORNIA. FOR TICS PRESIDENT, WILLIAM L. D A V T O N , OF SEW JERSEY". TJ3TI0H THESE IS STREITGTH." If ever a trueism was uttered, the above is one. The elder Napoleon fully appreciated it, and hence his aim was to "divide and conquer" the enemy. This is the game the Democratic leaders are attempting to play with the Oppo sition. All their efforts are directed towards preventing the Fillmore and Fremont men uniting- on one ticket,, knowing well that if they nnite Buchanan will le defeated. How far they will succeed in their designs, remains to be seen. It must be apparent to every ra tional individual, that if we divide our votes between two separate, distinctive tickets, de feat awaits us ; but if we unite on one electo ral ticket, victory is ours. No well-iounded objection can be raised to voting the Union Electoral Ticket. No sacrifice of principle is Involved, in supporting it no man is asked to endorse any sentiment to which he is averse no surrender of your Americanism or Repub licanism is required all that is contemplated by it is to carry Pennsylvania against Buchan an, and then give-Fillmore and Fremont re spectively whatever proportion of electors the Totes each receives on the 4th November will untitle him to receive. Americans! We admonish you, if you wish to defeat Buchanan il you desire to perpetu ate your cherishod principles if you hope to strengthen your cause and see ''Americans role their native land" and if you would have the purity of the ballot-box preserved, prevent our elections from being controlled by foreign catholic influence, and a salutary corrective applied to such fraud as was perpetrated at the late election in many sections of this State vote the Union Electoral Ticket. We have the success of pure American principles at heart, and when we urge you to vote the Union ticket, we are only asking yon to do what our humble judgment dictates as the proper course to bo pursued if we would have our hopes ful filled. In this course wc are not alone the most prominent Americans in the State are occupying a similar position. At a meeting held in Ilarrisburg on the 22d, Gov. Pollock, Col. A. G. Ccrtin, Hon. Lemuel Todd, Ex Mayor Conrad and Hon. Chas. B. Penrose, of Philadelphia, and other prominent Americans urged all who are sincerely opposed to Bu chanan, to vote the Union Ticket. G. W, Heed, William Millward, John S. Fainter, J Shantz, Charles Eeed, Samuel S. Warner, Stephen Miller, and a very large number more of Fillmore Americans of Philadelphia, have issued an address, in which they say that they "are satisfied, plans have been maturing to hand over the American party to the Demo cratic platform," denounce John P. Sander- on, who "is not now. nor was he ever, con nected with our American party," but who managed to get himself appointed chairman of the Fillmore State Committee, and declare that they, as friends of Fillmore, will support the Union Electoral Ticket. From every sec lion of the State we hear that this ticket is re ceived with almost universal favor by both the . Americans and Republicans. The plain truth is, that the man who does not vote it, is cither willfully or ignorantly aiding Buchanan. We have laid these facts before you, Americans and Republicans, for your consideration, and we trust that you will, by voting the Union ticket, show that you desire to act in such a manner as will advance the great principles for which wo are mutually coutending. Stringfellow, the notorious border ruffian and about 100 of Lis followers, recently under took to hang a Mr. Perry, because he had sold some flour to certain parties in Kansas, for -which they suspected him of being an Aboli- ' tionist. Mr. P. appealed for protection to the ' Deonle of Weston, who held a meeting and ' passed resolutions requiring Stringfellow to leave me town, ana county lorever, giving mm Jre days to settle cp bis auairt. THE DEMOCRATIC CHAKPIOSS BACKED OUT. Decatce Tp., Oct. 26th, 1856. Mr. Editor : Tho Democrats of Clearfield for some time back, have been abusing and slandering Dr. Jeffries, one of our best citi zens, because he has seen proper to expose the political dishonesty of some of the wire-workers of the present Democratic party. Some time since, he expressed through your Journal that he would meet any gentleman, of good character, in the Democratic ranks, and pub licly discuss the great political questions of the day, pledging himself to prove all that he had said in reference to the policy of the pre sent Democratic party. At last his challenge was accepted, the time and place appointed by the Democrats, and word sent to Dr. Jef fries to attend at the district school house near John Goss's in Decatur township, on Thursday Oct. 21th, at 2 o'clock, to meet Hon. G. R. Barrett, Dr. Boyer, and Israel Test, Esq., in public discussion. The parties having met, and the house being crowded with anxious spectators, both male and female, after some sparring as to whether the meeting was Dem ocratic or Republican, Dr. Jeffries moved that the meeting be organized by appointing three moderators one Democrat, one Republican, and one American. Thompson A. Shaw, E. Walk and G. Westbrook were elected. Dr. Jeffries then moved that the speakers be con fined to half an hour for each speech; at which Judge Barrett arose and said he wished the speakers not to be confined to half an hour or to an j-given time, but to have the liberty to speak as long as they pleased. Dr. Jeffries replisd that that was not only contrary to all the rules of discussion, but that it would pre vent any reply to the arguments cf the gentle men opposed to him, as they could hold the floor all night if they were not restricted to a given time. Judge B. said he did net come here to have a gag-law forced down his throat, but that he was bound to have liberty of speech, and that he claimed the right to speak as long as lie pleased. Ur. Jetlries replied that he wished to have the discussion conduc ted on fair principles and according to parlia mentary usages ; that disputants in all public debates had a limited time to speak ; that even members of Congress were confined to an hour, and he (Jetlties) thought that hall an hour was long enough to speak at a time, and as they could speak as ofteu as they pleased, he knew the people would understand the dis cussion better: but should they not be con fined to any given time, he (Jeffries) would get but one speech, and the7 (Barret & Co.) would employ the remainder of the time and thus deprive him of a single reply. He hoped the half hour proposition would cany. Judge Barrett said there were no such parliamentary rules, and that members of Congress were not confined to an hour, as stated by the gentle man. Mr. Test said he agreed w ith Judge Barrett that there were no such parliamentary rules as the gentleman referred to, but he tho't the best way would be for Mr. Jeffries to goon and speak as long as he wished, and then they would follow. Dr. Jeffries replied that that would not be a discussion, as proposed, and that ho was sorry to see gentlemen who pro fessed to know so much heretofore, now know so little of the rules and customs of their coun try in discussion. Why, sirs, said bo, it is one of tho rules of the National House of Rep resentatives that members are allowed to speak but one hour at a time, and you never heard of a public discussion but what the disputants were limited to a given timo. Judge Barrett said he would not discuss the questions at all, if he was to be confined to half hour speeches ; that he would not be deprived of the liberty of speech as they say the people are in Kansas. Dr. Jeffries replied that the half hour rule gave all the debaters an equal liberty of speech, but to have no rule would deprive him of having after the first speech any more liberty of speech through the discussion, and he was cer tain that all the good the present -Democratic party had done, could be told in less thau half an hour, and he would therefore call for the vote which was taken and resulted three to one in favor of the half-hour rule. Dr. Jeffries then moved that none but official documents be introduced in the discussion. Judge Barrett said he would not discuss under any snch rule. Dr. Jeffries said he introduc ed this motion that the people might be able to get the truth, for he knew that if the Dem ocratic papers were admitted as evidence, the people would be no wiser after than before the discussion. Judge Barret said if he was to be dictated to in that way be would not discuss at all. Dr. Jeffries replied that rather than have no discussion he would withdraw the mo tion. Judge Barrett then said he would not debate under the half hour rule. Dr. Jeffries said he had come prepared to discuss the great political questions now before the coun try, and he hoped the Democratic champions would not back out, when the people were as sembled to hear the debate. Judge Barrett said they would not back out, but they would not discuss under such restrictions. Dr. Jef fries replied that rather than they should back out and have no debate, he would be willing to nave the time lengthened to an hour for each speech. Judge Barrett said they would not debate at all, but they would go out and hold a democratic meeting. Dr. Jeffries said be was willing and ready to meet the whole of them in discussion, and was now prepared to to prove the unsoundness of the Democratic administration, and rather than have no dis cussion at all be would let them have thei own time, if they would only stand up to thei own proposition. But they backed square out from their own proposal and refused to di cuss at all. They seen at once that they had "caught a Tartar;" that Dr. Jeffries was too well versed in the history of American poli tics for them to risk an encounter ; doubtless thinking it better to run like men than to be whipped like children, they got afraid and backed straight out from the contest. Leav ing the house, they fixed np out of doors where 31 r. Test tried to make a speech, after which they came in and took possesion of tho school house, where Judge Barrett delivered that same old speech, and then they adjourned j for supper. The meeting again being organ ized, Dr. Boyer delivered what he called a speech, but was in truth a harrangne against the Gospel as well as against Gospel Ministers, being. composed of scraps of bad Latin, worse English, and vulgar epithets for which he would have been hissed down bad not John M. Chase and Dr. Jeffries requested the people to desist. But Boyer at last relieved the people by taking his seat. Jeffries was then loudly cal led for. But Judge Barret said the meeting was theirs and that they would hold the house.. Dr. Jeffries told them to go on and say all they had o say for he would reply to the whole of them. Mr. Test was then put up again and rehearsed the same old story that the preachers and churches were all arrayed against the Democ racy, and after warning the ministers not to speak against what he called the wicked, filthy politics of the day, he sat down to the great satisfaction of the people. Jeffries was then loudly called for, but Judge Barrett mounted a seat and declared he would speak, but he could not be heard until Dr. Jeffries and John M. Chase told the people to hear him through. After pouring hot lead, as he called it, into the ears of the people for an hour, he moved an adjournment, in order to prevent a reply. Dr. Jeffries told him not to back out, but to stay and hear a reply; that he was going to answer every one of their arguments ; but they fled from the contest, taking with them six Democrats. The people then seated them selves (altho' it was near midnight) and lis tened to Dr. Jeffries, who from documentary evidence showed that their arguments were simple and specious. Never was there a set of politicians so completely used up. Every body saw at once that Barrett & Co. could not begin to talk with Jeffries. And had the Dem ocratic champions not been afraid, but stood up to the discussion, there would have been few Democrats left in Decatui. As it was, six Democrats came over to the Republican ranks so that you may look for another victo ry to our glorious cause. ISAAC GOSS. Archbishop Hitches has published a card in the New York Courier and Enquirer, in which he disclaims all knowleda of the religion of Col. Fremont, and says that he is not respon sible for any article on this subject that ap peared in his reputed organ, the Freeman's Journal. McMaster, the editor of that paper, who wrote the braggart letter, in which he threatened Col- Fremont with "hot iron, quick and sure," now himself publishes a card, from which it appears that he also knows nothing of his own knowledge about Fremont's reli- ion. McMaster was dared by tho frieitd3 of Fremont to make good his assertions, but wrs forced to shrink frcm the issue he has himself courted. Archbishop Hughes disclaiming all the publications in the Freeman's Journal left McMasters in a bad "fix." This McMaster is a Roman Catholic and a warm supporter of Buchanan. lie is the same fellow whom Tho mas Francis Meagher cow-hided for publish- ing infamous attacks on his character. It was the only way that 'Meagher, who is a spirited and pungent writer, could reach the feelings of McMaster. He is a well fitted to circulate the filthy lies that are told about Fremont. How Comes It J That the Locofoeot took so much interest in the meeting held in this place last Thursday as to turn out in procession, and otherwise aid and abet the leaders ! We tho't it was to have been a Fillmore meeting! If Cornman, Broom, Sellers & Co., are sincerely opposed to Buchanan, why do they go against the Union Electoral Ticket 1 And why do they say that Buchanan should be supported in preference to Fremont 1 It has been pub licly charged upon John P. Sanderson, that he was trying to sell out the Fillmore men to the Buchanan party. Can it be possible thatBroom & Co. are aiding Sanderson in his alleged at tempt to transfer Americans over to the hands of their most implacable enemy T Every one will have to draw his own conclusions and an swer the question for himself. All we have to say is : Americans ! Be on your guard ! rX7LooK Out ! Between now and the elec tion, every species of trickery will be resorted to for the purpose of inducing men not to vote the Union Electoral Ticket. Circulars and letters will be sent to men urging them to op- pose it. To all we say : Spurn these letters. and beware of traitors. Spurious tickets, to catch the unwary, will also doubtless be put in circulation. Be on the look out for them Copies of the correct ticket can be found on the next page of this paper. Cut them out and preserve them till the day of the election or distribute them among your neighbors See that every voter gets the right ticket ! The Union Contention, which assembled at Ilarrisburg on the 21st, was largely attended lion. Lemuel Todd, a Fillmore man, presided The Union Electoral Ticket formed by the State Committees the week previous, in Phil adelphia, was adopted and endorsed. Hon. J R. Edie, President of the American State Council, offered a resolution, which was unan imously adopted, pledging that the members of the convention would use every honorable exertion to secure the success of the Union Electoral Ticket. The Somerset 'Herald,' Washington 'Com monwealth,' Bedford 'Inquirer Chambers burg 'Whig,' Mercer 'Whig,' Clarion 'Banner Venango 'Citizen,' Lewistown 'Gazette,' U nion County 'Chronicle,' Reading 'Journal, Brownsville 'Clipper,' Potter 'Journal,' Le high 'Patriot,' all hoist the Union ticket. The Lancaster. 'Whig', Ilarrisburg 'Tele graph,' Pittsburg 'Gazette,' Indiana 'Register 'True American, 'Independent' and Blairs ville 'American,' the Crawford 'Journal,' the Philadelphia 'Times,' and in fact nearly every opposition paper we can hear of, support the Union Electoral ticket. ABOUT PEOSCEIPTION. We hear so much said by some of the friends of Mr. Buchanan about what tbey call the pre scriptive principles of Americans, that we feel constrained once more to set them right on a subject we had hoped to be so well understood as not to admit of cavil or misapprehension. It is asserted that the American party pro scribes foreign Catholics. , By this it is inten ded to mean that there is a political organiza tion in our midst which has determined that it will not vote for, or assist in any way in the e- lection of such persons to offices of honor, pro fit or trust. For the sake of argument, let us admit this to be true. Then let us see to what extent such an organization is guilty of outra- rinjr. and libeling our free institutions. Ever since the establishment of our govern ment, it has been a custom with our citizens to vote at elections for such men as they may think proper. In exercising their privilege of making a choice between rival candidates, they have been guided by no legal enactments. There is no law, expressed or implied, which determines the proper manner of making this choice. The voter has an indisputable right to cast his ballot for any one of the candidates or he may - refuse to vote at all. So dear is this privilege that to tamper with it would be the signal for the destruction of our country. In the exercise of that right the voter has a perfect unlimited privilege. No reason for bis choice is deemed absurd, because his de termination is uncontrollable by any legal or natural means. John Smith has a perfect and inalienable right to say that he will not vote for Barnabas Buncombe, because the said Barnabas has red hair, or because he wears moustaches, or be cause he sports striped pantaloons and a gold- beaded cane ; or because he chews tobacco ; or because he drinks brandy ; or because he is a Mormon or a Catholic, or a Protestaut ; or because he is a Foreigner; or because he is not a Foreigner. Any one of these reasons is a good and sufficient one for the aforesaid John Smith to predicate his vote upon. And why? Why, simply and only because said reason satisfies John Smith, and because no one else has any right to be displeased, if John Smith pleases himself. What is hue of John Smith is true of the American party, or of any other party. Any party has a right to fix u pon the eligibility or fitness of its candidates, and no set of men has a right to force them to do otherwise than may seem best to them. Certainly all of us remember this much that Whigs seldom voted for Democrats, and Democrats seldom voted for Whigs. Also, that Whigs never placed Democrats in oiriee, and Democrats never placed Whigs in office, whenever eitherparty happened to be in p-iwer. Docs any body pretend to say that those parties had no right -to do these things We have never heard the thing doubted. Never have we heard it denied that a Democrat hud a per fect right not to vote Jora. Whig. And was this ever called proscription, and denounced as 'an outrage, and a libel upon our free institu tions " We may be ignorant in the premises, but we must confess that we have never heard it so contended. Let us see how far these examples apply to the great outcry raised against the supposed proscription of the American party. This party is supposed to be unwilling to vote for foreign Roman Catholics. Is there any more crime or outrage in this, than there was in the fact that a Whig would not vote for a native born, peaceable, upright, capable, Democrat 1 Good reasons have been alleged for this deter mination. But those reasons have nothing to do with the question at issue. It matters not if they give bad reasons, or no reasons at all, for their determination. Who has the audaci ty to say that they, or any other set of men, 6hall not vote as they please ? Who has the au dacity to attempt to prove that an American shall give such reasons for his vote as shall satisfy every one 1 It is an utter absurdity to think of such a thing. And, the more we think of it, the more we ara disgusted with the cant of fogy politicians, whoso eagerly condemn what they have been practicing all their polit ical lives. The individual who charges the Republican party with being an "Abolition" party, is ei ther "a knave or a fool" perhaps both. The Republicans are opposed to inferlcring with Slavery in the States, as well as to its exten sion. Any one, therefore, who says they wish to abolUk slavery in the Southern States, must either be incapable of comprehending plain Anglo-Saxon words, or is a willful, deliberate and malicious falsifier. One of the Reasons. We heard a new rea son given recently by a Locofoco of this coun ty for supporting "old Buck." He said he had understood Buchanan had once been a Minister to England, and he always liked to encourage men who preach for a living ! We left about that time. The Lebanon Courier raises the L'nion Elec. toral ticket to the head of its columns, and the Media, Delaware county American (strong Fillmore,) declares its first object to be the defeat of Buchanan, and to that end urges a thorough, complete union of the opposition in the old Keystone. The Lewistown Aurora (strong Fillmore) ur ges its readers to use their best exertions for the Union Electoral ticket, as it is the "only plan to beat Buchanan." It says : "Little Mif flin will give an increased majority for the U nion ticket in November." The Honesdale Democrat raises the Union Electoral ticket, but has no editorial in it, the whole page being filled up with "elegant ex tracts" from Buchanan papers in the South. The Pery county .Idrocale, Lock Haven Watchmin, and Shippensburg JVtir, three Fillmore papers, hoist the Union Electoral ticket. The Lancaster Inland Xl'eckly says all the opponents of Buchanan in that county will rote the Union Electoral ticket. CHILD KILLED BY A PAPIST FBEEST. ! The Cleveland Herald of Monday notices the arrest of Frederick Bauer, a teacher in St. Mary's Parish (Roman Catholic) school, on the verdict of a coroner's jury that a child named Barbara Forman, aged nearly 9 years, had come to her death on Saturday evening, from a whipping inflicted by him on the 22d ult., with a stick or cane. It appeared from the evidence of other scholar! that Barbara had gone to a 'ragged school,' as they are call ed, got up by some Protestants, on Sunday, for which the teacher whipped her. A wit ness says : "The teacher whipped Barbara by laying her cn a chair upon her belly, and beat her with a stick ; he made her take hold of the rounds of the chair as he whipped her; he used a piece of cane, having a crook on it ; taking hold of the crook he struck her about the shoulders and back, and struck her a few times lower down; cannot say how many times he struck her ; did not see him strike her 011 the head ; he took hold of her hair when he was whip ping her ; she screamed and halloed very hard and loud ; his blows were real hard, and he made ugly faces while he was whipping her ; she cried real hard until recess, when she went home with one of the other little girls. She tried very hard to get up when he was whipping her, but she could not, because he was sitiing on her so that she could not get up. She was on hei belly on the chair, holding on the lower round of the chair, and the teacher had hold of her hair, crushing her down on it. The teacher told Barbara she ought not to have gone to the Ragged School, and ichippei her for going to Sunday School ; he called her up on the floor for going there, and whipped her for that. When Baibara went to her seat, after the master whipped her, she could not sit up straight, because she got such a whip ping on her back, and Barbara said it hurt her to sit up." This statement was corroborated, and from the testimony of the child's stepmother, and of the physicians who made a post-mortem examination, it would seem that her death was produced by the beating. POLITICAL PEOSPECIS. The Berks and Schuylkill Journal, a decided Fillmore paper, remarks : "The prosjtect that there will bs no election by the people, gains strength with each move on the political chessboard. The weakness of Mr. Buchanan in his own State, as demon strated by the returns of the late election, will materially damage his prospects in the South, while in the North, the result will give renew ed confidence to the Opposition, and at the same time operate to produce that union and good feeling in the American and Republican rasks, which alone is wanting to secure a tri umphant victory in November. Had the Op position acted as a unit last Tuesday, the State would have given a msjority for the Union ticket of at least 30.000. To the unfortunate disagreement in our ranks, as well as to the system of fraud and colonizing of voters from other States, practiced by the Locofocos, must the closeness of tho vote, which the re turns indicate, alone be attributed. But the State skirmishings are now closed, and the grand battle is next to be fought. We subjoin an estimate of the result, as near as can be judged by the present aspect of affairs throughout the country : Buchanan States, Alabama 9, Arkansas 4, Delaware 3, Georgia 10, Mississippi 7, Missou ri 9, South Carolina 8, Texas 4, Virginia 1-3, Total, GO. J'remout Slates, Connecticut 6, Illinois 11, Iowa 4, Maine 8, Massachusetts 13, Michigan 6, New Hampshire 5, Ohio 23, Rhode Island 4, Vermont 5, Wisconsin 5, Total, 90. Fillmore States, California 4, Florida 3, Kentucky 12, Louisiana 9, Maryland 8, New York 35, Total, C8. Doubtful Slates, Indiana 13, New Jersey 7, North Carolina 10, Pennsylvania 27, Tennes see 12, Total, G9. Allowing that Buchanan will carry the whole of the States set down as doubtful, he would still fall short of an election. The la test returns from Indiana, however, present a much more encouraging aspect, and the pro babilities are now strongly in favor of the suc cess of the Republicans. Fillmore stands an equal chance with Buchanan in North Caroli na and Tennessee. Pennsylvania is very far from being sure for Buchanan. But suppose him to carry the whole GO doubtful, and Cal ifornia and Florida to boot, which we have placed in the Fillmore column a streak of good luck not at all likely to happen he would still fail of an election by three votes, which could only be made up in Kentucky, Louisiana or Maryland, where, according to the most reliable information, he has not the faintest hope of success. It is plainly to be seen by the above figures, that the friends of Fillmore in Pennsylvania, have the game in their own hands. To make assurances doubly sure, they should at once a gree to a cordial union with the Republicans, upon the basis proposed by the Union Stale Central Committee, so as to defeat Buchanan in Pennsylvania, which would bo absolutely certain to prevent the election of Buchanan, and at once place Mr. Fillmore in the position of the compromise candidate. Though we do not coincide with some of the above calculations, we give the article to show that every sincere opponent of Buchan an will support the Union Electoral Ticket. We learn from Kansas that in addition to the return of Whitfield, as Delegate to Con gress, the pro-slavery men in Kansas elected all their candidates for the Legislatune. No attempt at disturbance was made in any part of the territory. The Free State men very generally kept awiy from the polls, refusing to vote under the infamous oaths required to be taken by voters. The Erie Constitution has the Union Electo ral ticket up. The Tioga Agitator puts up the Union ticket, and promises 3Q00 majority in that county in November. JOHN C. B22CKIXEIDGE 05 THE DECLA- BATI03T 0E INDEPENDENCE. On the second of September, non. John C . Breckinridge made a speech at Hamilton, 0. hio, from a report of which we make the fol. lowing extract : "Look at the principles of this party (tb. Republican.) Liatcn to the ignomy and rcvij. ing which they combine to hurl on your sister States. We are told the Declaration of Inde pendence is embodied in the Constitution of the United States. The Declaration is a ci slraction. Put it in the Constitution and whu would follow 7 It would follow that the Con stitution must protect every nww in his right to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ! . . You would find it interfering with th institutions of the States, and it would lead our country rapidly to destruction. But why do I speculate upon what it would do ? LoDg before this our Union would lie obliterated forever. It would become as INTOLERABLE., and HATEFUL, as its past has been beniflcent and glorious." Mr. Breckinridge manifestly prefers Disu nion to even a practical recognition of theDec laration cf Independence ! Let the people ob serve whence come the threats of Disunion j let them mark those leaders who by idle bra vado would drive men to vote contrary to their convictions of duty. Let every man in the crisis which unscrupulous demagogues havo forced upon us, vote and act a his conscienco dictates, though the heavens fall. LTTMEEBMEN'S KEETI3TG. An adjourned meeting of the lumbermen of Clearfield, Elk and Centre counties, was held at the Court house in Clearfield, on Tuesday the 21st inst. Hon J. T. Leonard in the chair and D. W. Moore, Secretary. On motion the Hon. G. R. Barrett stated the object of fha meeting, and urged that prosecutions be bro't against all persons engaged in log-floating and that such prosecutions be repeated as often as the oSencc shall be committed. He also urged the propriety of securing the passage of a law, not prohibiting, but restricting within proper limits., the business of floating loose logs. , The meeting was also addressed by R. C. Winslow of Elk couuty, and L. Jackson Crans, Esq. On motion, a petition was adopted, to be printed and circulated for general signature. On motion, a subscription paper was order ed to t e sent to each connty, and that the said papers be directed to the Chairman of the Ex ecutive committee, after they shall bae been filled. On motion. Resolved, That no dividend shall bj called for until the amount of $1,500 shall be subscribed. Revived, That the present organization bhall remain permanent until otherwise altered. Resolved, That this meeting adjourns to meet on Tuesday evening of next (Nov.) court. The following gentlemen compose the Ex ecutive committee appointed at the meeting on the lb'th August : Win. A. Wallace, Wni. Stewart, J. K. Boak, J. B. Graham, Ellis Ir win, J. T. Leonard, W. M'Bride, A. II. Shaw, James Irwin, andR. C. Winslow. The following gentlemen compose the com mittee on prosecutions, as appointed at sail meeting : J. M. Chase, Wm. H. Robertson, Robt. Mahaffey, Henry Groe, of Clearfied ; W. Stewart, James Askey, Daniel Roads, of Cen tre co. ; R. C. Winslow, C. W. Blake and Ro bert Rothrock, of Elk. On motion, the proceedings of this meeting be published in the papers of the several coun-' ties. J. T. LEONARD, Chairman. The Sign of the Cross. It has been urged as an evidence of Col. Fremont's proclivity towards Romanism, that he erected a cross on the highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains when he explored them. We have never re garded this as a logical deduction, and we now see that Dr. Kane did the same thing during his Arctic exploration. In his recent report of that voyage, at page 345 of the Erst volume, he says : "a conspicuous spot was selected upon a cliff looking out upon the icy desert ; ami on a broad face of rock the words 'Ad vance, A. D. 1853 51,' were painted in'letters, which could be read at a distance. A pyra mid of heavy stones, perched above it, trc marked icith the Christian symbol of the cross. It was not without a holier sentiment than that of mere utility that I placed under this the cofllns cf our two poor comrades. It was our beacon and their gravestone." In all sinceri ty wc think our political friends will be better engaged in attacking Col. Fremont's position as the exponent of Republican principles, than in continuing these attacks upon Lis presumed religious sympathies. PkiVaSu. Increase of Jews. An intelligent writer in the North American Review supposes that no class of immigrants has increased more rapidly in this country than the Hebrew. In 1850 a man might count upon bis fingers -all the Synagogues in the land ; 'now there are at leJst a quarter of a million Jews, from eighty to ninety Synagogues, and a multitude of smaller communities, where a nucleus ex ists which will soon grow into a Synagogue. The city of New York alone has twenty Syn agogues and thirty thousand Jews about one twentieth part of tho population being uch. There are Synagogues in all the chief citiea of the seaboard two in Boston, five in Phila delphia, five in Baltimore, three in New Or leans, two ic. Charleston and four in Cincinnati The State Ticket. The Democratic ma-, jority on the State ticket in Pennsylvania is. only 2,774 by the official returns. We . will, publish a full return next week. The Gettysburg Star comes out for the U-. nion Electoral ticket, and contains a strong ap peal to the Fremont and Fillmore men qf Ad-, ams county, as "the track is now clear." Gov. Pollock has appointed Thursday tho 20th November as a day of general thanksgiv ing and praise throughout Pennsylvania. The Conceautville (Crawford county) Cou rier comes out for the Union Electoral ticket. The Mauoh Chunk Gaztte, Oct. 23d, hoist, the Union Elctoral ticket to its mast bad. inr
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