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CLEARFIELD, PA., NOV. 12, 16S6.
WHAT 13 TO BE DOSE!
The great Presidential battle has been fought
the conflict fs ended and although, in 11
probability, James Euchanan has a majority of
the electoral votes, yet the result shows that
the popular vote is largely against bim. We
should, therefore, not permit ourselves to be
discouraged", but rather be; encouraged by
the result, and the only question for the oppo
nents of the Locofoco party to consider, is
What is to be done f Duty and pradenceat
once answer : Let us adjust our internal diffi
culties, gird on our armor, and present a full
and united front, by the time the next battle is
to be fought ! All the points of difference that
exist between the several forces opposed to
Locofocoism, in Pennsylvania, are trifling, in
deednot worth contending about. On the
more prominent questions tbey agree. They
a re all opposed to the importation of paupers
and criminals from foreign lands; opposed to
an alliance between Church and State, and to
Roman-Catholic, Jesuitical interft-rence in the
afEiirs of our country and government. They
are in favor of a free use of the Bible in our
public schools; in favor of a practicable re
form in the naturalization laws; in favor of
the freedom of speech, of tLe press, and of
religious worship, and that Americans should
govern their native land. They are also op
posed to interfering with the 'peculiar institu
tion in the States where it now exjsts, as well
as to its extension into the territory from which
It was excluded by the compact of 1820. Let
ns, then, immediately adjust difTerenceswhich
involve matters of comparatively little impor
tance, cast aside ail extraneous issues, unite
upon the great principles which ail endorse,
and move in concert and harmony. We have
the strength and the will to contend success
fully against the Locofoco party. Then, pos
aessing these, in the language of a cotcmpo
rary, we ask : "Shall we, by divisions and dis
sensions among ourselves, fritter away our
strength and permit the destructive doctrines
of the bogus Democracy tlaereby to prevail 7
Shall we surrender at discretion our God-given
birthright to shape the government and con
trol the destinies of our country, to hordes of
ignorant, bigoted and vicious foreign Catholic
paupers an criminals, joined ic an unholy al
liance the slave-driviog dinunionists of
the South 1 Or shall we gird up our loins like
men, conscious of the justice of our cause,
and the purity of our principles, and regard
less of disaster and defeat in the past, marshal
our forces for the conflicts to corac 1 For our
own part, we do not hesitate a moment to say,
we are now and forever for the latter alterna
tive." Then let us go to work at once, rally
around the standard of our native land, and
prepare to battle unitedly for the cause of
Truth, Justice and Patriotism.
THE EZSULT I!T CLEARFIELD COuTTTY.
In another column of to-day's Journal will
be found the official teturns of the Presiden
tial election in Clearfield county. By thcrn, it
will be seen that the L'nion Electoral Ticket
received the largest vote that was ever polled
in the county against the Democratic party.
Of the 1306 votes cast for the L'nion ticket,
John C. Fremont received 7-5o and Millard
Fillmore 550. Besides these, there were 03
votes polled for the straight Fillmore ticket,
ao that the entire Opposition vote is 1390.
This subtracted from the Buchatian vote, 1078,
leaves a majority for the latter of 570 81 less
than the Locofoco majority was at the October
election, notwithstanding they increased their
vote 137 at the November election. This re
sult is the moro gratifying when we reflect up
on the unwonted efforts and unscrupulous
means used to divert the Americans from the
support of the Union ticket. Xo argument,
it mattered little how specious it was ; no rep
resentation, even if it was false as sin ; no
inducement, unscrupulous though it were as
villainy itself, were left untried or unused to
effect this purpose ; and so confident were they
of success in this respect, that the Democracy
boasted they would have their majority in
creased to 1,000. But the Americans stow!
firm, maintained their integrity, and instead
of the Locofocos having an increased, they
have a decreased majority over all : and so in
significant is their gain jn majority over the
Union ticket, that our absent voters in one
district would almost have made the differ
ence. "We think, therefore, there is no reason
for being discouraged. For our own part, we
intend going to work with renewed energy
and determination to battle Locofocoism with
its foreign and Reman Catholic cohorts.
Arrested. Mayor Wood of New York.hav
Ing on Tuesday, 4th inst., taken upon himself
he responsibility of illegally discharging sev
eral persons who had been arrested for illegal
voting, and obstructing passage to the polls,
ssaulting voters, &c, without proper bail,Re
.corder Smith issued a warrant late in the af
ternoon for bis arrest. The affair caused con
siderable excitement in political circles, and
ho examination into the circumstances is now
progressing before the recorder at bis office.
The offence charged against the Mayor, if pro
ven, is punishable with imprisonment in the
States Prison, and by a fine.
KOW IT WAS EFFECTED
Now that the election is over, and the smoke
of battle is rapidly clearing away, it may Bet
be inappropriate to refer to some of tbe causes
w hich were mainly instrumental in producing
the result in Pennsylvania. This State was
regarded, and it seems turned out to be the
battle-gronnd. The Democratic leaders view
ed it in this light, and went actively to work
to carry it against us. Though they bad the
aid of the foreign and catholic vote, they yet
felt that unless they made some maaier stroke,
it was lost to them, for the opposition, it wa3
well known, were about effecting a union that
wSuld prove fatal to the success of the Dem
ocracy. The idea or preventing an alliance of
the Fillmore and Fremont forces, would natu
rallr suzjrest itself to such wily fellows as the
Locofoco politicians are. How was this to be j
done J They were at no loss bow to proceed.
John P. Sanderson, though he had never been
a member of the American organization, had,
as appears in a letter of lion. A. Stewart, by
assurances that he was in favor of a Union
ticket, on his personal application, been ap
pointed chairman of the Fillmore State Exec
utive committee. The rest is already well
known. SnfEce it to sav, that by a side-door'
arrangement, Sanderson violated his trust, and
attempted, it is said, to sell out the Americans
to tbe Buchanan party. Tbe scheme was well
concocted, the wires nicely adjusted, and the
machine then set in motion. The Daily News,
controlled by J. P. S., at once opened a fire of
villification, slander, and falsehood, such as
must ever attach it w ith ail that is ignoble, up
on Col. Fremont, and by this course, endeav
ored to antagonize the friend of that candi
date and Mr. Fillmore, instead of using its in
fluence to unite the forces, as prudence and an
honest desire to advance the interests of the
candidate whom it pretended to support, would
always dictate. The effect of such a course
must be apparent to every one. It would look
like division among ourselves, and whilst some
would be offended, others would become dis
gusted, and not a few befogged, w ith this ap
parently inexplicable discordance. That such
a course most prove fatal, any reasonable man
will at once admit. They extended their op
erations wherever they could engage unscru
pulous politicians to assist them, in different
portions of the State. In our own county,
a desperate attempt was made to create a di
version in favor of the straight ticket, with
what degree of success can be judged from the
fact that but 93 rotes were cast for it. Whilst,
then, the Sanderson movement may be said to
have been countenanced here to thatextent,we
may also fairly conclude that it was disappro
ved of by the 1306 Opposition voters who sup
ported the Union ticket, which was the largest
number of votes ever polled against tbe Dem
ocrats party in this county ; and to that ex
tent do we regard the course we pursued in
this campaign, relative to a union ticket, as
approved of and endorsed. We w ill forbear
from noticing the many false arguments used,
and the many misrepresentations made about
Fremont, his "chances," and tho explosion of
his party, by the politicians who were engaged
in the "side-door" operation the result of
tbe election fully tefutes them all, and shows
clearly the deception practiced by the leading
spirits of the movement. And here we wish it
to be distinctly understood that we are speak
ing only of the leaders in this movement that
wc do not even say that they, as is reported,
were well paid Tor their services. We disclaim
all intention of saying so; though it does ap
pear to us that patriotism and love for the A
mcrican party, would have admonished them
to purue a widely diilerent cours?. We
leave every one to judge for himself what mo
tives actuated thern. We will, however, ven
ture to assert, that, among reasonable men, it
is presumed each one intends what his actions
will certainly effect; and we always predicted
that the straight Fillmore movement would
have no other effect than to throw the electo
ral vote of Pennsylvania to Buchanan, (and
without it he would not have been elected,)
and the result has verified our predictions. It
is also a fact, that every Free State that Bu
chanan has carried, he gained through the in
sane policy of such portion of the opposition
as was opposed to union among themselves.
Had the politicians alluded to pursued a differ
ent course had they directed their fire against
the common enemy, instead of into the camp
of those with whose friendship and co-operation
only could they expect to sacceed ; and
had they endeavored to adjust points of differ
ence, allay animosities, and heartily supported
the union ticket, James Buchanan would nev
er have had the electoral vote of Pennsylva
nia, which, it seems, was essentially necessary
to his success, and would have thrown the e
lcction into tbe House, if nothing else had
been accomplished.
We have thus briefly pointed out the main
causes that carried victory against us. We
wish to put them on record, that hcraftcr they
may not be charged to the account of inno
cent persons but that, when the suicidal
course, by which Pennsylvania was thrown to
Buchanan, is pointed out, every man -who vo
ted the Union Electoral Ticket, may lay his
hand upon his heart, assert the rectitudo of
his actions, and truthfully declare, "Thou
can'st not say : did it !"
We will only add that we should profit by
the lesson, and immediately go to work to set
all things right. The opposition are strong
enough to defeat the Locofoco party all wo
need is harmony and concert of action.
Rail Road Iros. The Russians are report
ed to have commenced the manufacture of
rails for their own rail roads, and they are said
to be superior to the English, although some
what dearer. Prior to the late war all their
rails were imported from England.
Hox. Jotix 51. Clayton, United States Sen
ator from the State of Delaware, died on the
9th inst, at his residence in that State, after a
long illness, the fatal termination of which has
for sorncf im been anticipate.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
OFFICIAL EETTT25 0E CLEABFUXDCO
Koveaber 4:n,1856. Oct. 14.
- ! Union. J; O
DISTRICTS.
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1 1?
1
Bwcari,
h-M.
Bradford,
Brady.
liarrLM'ie,
Chert,
Clearfield.
Cnrwnville,
locator,
Fergison,
7-5 H7: j lf ! 92 71
Hi Z-i Z-i 4: 5-T 1W
ib 40 4 26 1: Si' 1
ie- 41 ; Kj 2t; Z -zz )
22 1! 53 371 1- i t 213
t-i: 154. 9 6t' 3i 14 - X
53' S3 2-T 60, j W
ti' 2!! 11! 19 53i 37; 70
S9' 47; 23: 2 Si, 41
3.V 43 40 3 45! 34
55" 45! 35; 10 ' 34! 57
67J 42; 16; 25: 35; 53
ll! S; 71 V I ; 10
34! 22! 11! 11 V 34 25
i2 : 6! 2. 4 121 4S
20 V' 21' i 22 7
25! 37 i 34! 3 3' 20' 19
571 23, 12: 21! 1! 27 j 59
62 2'). 3 17j J5;
42 45' 40 5 li 43 42
1VJ 63 41 i 22 IS 74 12 I
100; 22 l-; 4 12, 3-' ;
el! 74, 6' ! 73; 7
110' 8S! M ' 4! ll S7 103!
35! 23i 14' i 2; 35 j
63 73, 4S; 30 j S3
Fox.
tiirsrd.
iohen.
iirabam.
Ha-too.
Jordan.
KarthaoJ,
Knox.
Law recce,
Morris,
Penn,
Pike,
1'iiion.
Woodward,
Total j.
:i97 1305 756 550: 93 11S1 Isll
Pennsylvania.
Tbe following are the official returns as far
as we Lave been able to get them. The prob
abilities are that Buchanan, will have but a
small majority over all.
liem. Union T't Strai t Total
Euch. Freui't FiHra. Fill. Or,p.
Allegheny, 9062 13;. 32-J tS4 140
Bedford, 2458 33 174 152 2242
Cron, 1-65 602 307 1 56 1155
Clearfield, 1176 75S 55") 93 13W
Columbia. 29 12"-3 210 5 M54
CnmbcrUDd. 3-'7 U72 1565 19 30i
!auphin. 303-5 1614 2330 lfS ' 4050
Ii-lare. H'05 1566 15S 77 2 249i
Huntingdon, 2164 25 S'H 737' 2571
Lfchigh, 4126 3319 l-l 3 1 3441
J.uicrne, 6791 4s50 303 63 571
Mifflin, 216 -9 51 I2-x
Monroe. 227 s 560 57 12 62
Northampton. 5260 1167 645 1194 306
X.rthoujLtTld, 3u.9 066 10'.''5 254 2:;l6
Philadelphia. 33222 7-3 12218 1166 3Ij:6
Schuvlki!!, 7t3S 2ls-4 2:515 37 470
Chester, 00) 00IK c2 6706
FraLklin, 3463 0000 0000 16 3"-f
Jeflenon, 1405 93 535 32 1555
Forrest, 55 S3 00 123
Wahir.gton, 42?3 42 34 137 42 44'.'J
Berk. 11272 1 037 C2-2 301 4623
Erie, 25M 5156 000 2-")2 5404
Lancaster, fe731 65oS 3.515 977 1120
Montour, 1272 6)i 133 11 ftli
York. 676 000 000 lOi'l 4-M3
Crawford, 5304 5334
Unicn. Dem.
139-j !
Somerset, reported at
Indiana,
Fulton.
Adams,
Armstrong,
Beaver,
Butler,
Bradfonl,
Cambria,
Susquehanna,
Lawrence,
.Mercer,
Warren,
Potter,
Tioga,
114.5
2200
70
50
500
8-0
43
4700
1300
1769
1050
850
&00
3200
1000
The whole number of electoral votes is 290,
and 143 are necessary to a choice. The fol
lowing is the way the States have gone, as
near as we are yet able to judge :
"or I'remont. For Buchanan.
Maine, 8 New Jersey, 7
New Hampshire, 5 Pennsylvania, 27
Vermont, 5 Delaware, 3
Connecticut, 6 Virginia, 15
Rhode Island, 4 Georgia, 10
Massjchuselts, 13 Indiana, 13
New Vork, 3" North Carolina, 10
Ohio, 23 South Carolina, 8
Michigan, G Florida, 3
Wisconsin, 5 Alabama, 'J
Iowa, 4 Mississippi, 7
Illinois, 11 Louisiana, 6
Texas, 4
123 Kentucky, 12
Missouri, 3
For Fillmore. Arkansas, . 4
Maryland, 8 Tennessee, 12
Not heard from.
California, 4 1.59
Illinois, by latest accounts, is in doubt, with
chances in favor of Buclnaan. Louisiana is
also in doubt.
Coxxecticct gives Fremont a majority of
6,160 over Buchanan, and 4037 over all.
Maixe gives Fremont a majority of from
23,000 to 30,000 over Buchanan.
Micijicax gives Fremont about 20,000 of a
majority over Buchanan.
In Omo Fremont's majority will be 20,000
over Buchanan.
Massachusetts rolls up 70,000 of a majority
for Fremont.
In Xew York, Fremont's majority over Bu
chanan will be about ;50,000. Fillmore's vote
in Xew York is not as large as Buchanan's.
Virginia gives Buchanan 20,000 majority.
Georgia gives Buchanan about 20,000 mwj.
PaoscRiPTiox of Americans. The Pensa
cola, Florida, Gazelle, publishes the affidavit of
several men who have labored in the Navy
yard at that'place ''faithfully and acceptably
ever since its foundation," but because they
choose to belong to the American party, have
been told by the controlling officer that "the
public interest does not require their servi
ces." The follow ing is a copy of the affidavit :
Stale vf Florida, Escambia county :
Before the subscriber, a Justice of thePeace
in and for said county, personally came Wash
ington D. Austin, Clinton Trull, Samuel Ilod
ges and Lewis Favorite,who being duly sworn,
say that they called on Mr. Herron, Civil En
gineer of the Navy Yard, Warrington, for the
purpose of obtaining employment. Mr. Her
ron replied that he had more men than he
wanted. We then asked him if it was our pol
itics that debarred us from employment. He
replied that he had a conversation with Sena
tor Mallory and Judge Hawkins in regard to
employing men of the American party, their
reply was that none should be employed who
were opposed to the present Administration.
Furthermore, that Master Workmen dare not
employ men who differ from them in politics.
But he intimated that if we joined the Key
stone Club, or brought a recommendation from
it, we might be employed, and Senator Mallo
ry bad told R. A. Watts, a Master Workman,
that he was discharged for employing infen of
the American party. (Signed.)
Washington Justin, seal.
Clinton Trull, seal.
Samuel Hodges, . seal.
Lewis Favorite, seal.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 24th
day of October, A. D., 1856.
(Signed.) Geo. II. O'Neal, seal.
Justice of the Peace, Escambia county.
rEIGHTFCL EIOTS VS BALTTX03E.
At the Presidential Zlectisa.
Fromtk Baltimore America 'jyv. Sth.
Cor city yesterday was made the theatre of
the roost prolonged and desperate rioting.
Armed and organized issociations, belonging
to both political parties, resorted to tbe fire
arms with which they were liberally provided,
and fought with ferocious and daring reckless
ness. Individoal combats and minor affrays
occurred at a number of the polls, but the
most serious took place in the vicinity of the
second and eighth ward polls;
Io both these riots a large number were
wounded, one at least killed outright, and it
may be presumed that many of the injured can
hardly survive their wounds, which are in
some instances of a very serious character.
The particulars and results of these disgrace
ful encounters were with great difficulty gath
ered lat night, bt we give such details as our
reporters were able to collect.
TBE KIOT AT TUE SIXOSD VAtD.
During the morning there was considerable
ill feeling displayed at tbe second ward polls,
but up to three o'clock no serious disturbance
occurred. At that hour a furious fight broke
out. ssid to have originated from a stone being
j w
thrown into the crowd surrounding the win
dows. Pistols were immediately drawn and
fired by both parties. The Democrats, beaded
by George Konig, drove the Americans from
the polls and up High street. The alarm wa
carried to the fourth ward polls, and a strong
body of Americans started from there.
The Democrats were finally overpowered,
driven away from tho polls, and retreated still
fighting down Eastern avenue. In the neigh
borhood of the Causeway they again made a
stand, and there a guerilla warfare, carried on
from the alleys and street corners, continued
for more than an hour. Of the number woun
ded in this riot it is almost impossible to give
a full or correct list. Thej were generally
carried away by their friends, and even when
traced, every effort was made to conceal their
names. 15 were wounded, some dangerously.
TUE RIOT AT TUE BEL MR M IR&tT
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon a report
was brought to the police, stationed at the sixth
ward that there w as fighting at the eighth ward
and assistance was asked to jue!l it. The po
lice started, and with them several hundred of
the crowd assembled around the polls, who in
a few moments were armed w ith muskets, and
accompanied by two gangs of boys each drag
ging small brass cannon on wheels. They
passed along the side of the Belair market,
and towards Orleans street, when they were
met by a concourse of equally as w ild and in
furiated men and youths, armed with musk
ets and pistols.
A fight then commenced, th; eighth ward
Democrats taking shelter in the market house
and the sixth and seventh ward Americans fir
ing from the fish market and the corners of Or
leans street. They finally rallied on the eighth
ward party and drove them up through the mar
ket accompanied by perfect volleys of musk
etry and the occasional discharge of a swivel.
The fighting through the market was contin
ued with but little intermission up to dark,
when both parties retired. 28 persons were
wounded, seme 7 or 8 mortally.
HIGH-HANDED AFFAI3 I3T BICHM027D
Attempt to Pkevexttwo Ladies from he
Coming Protestasts. Our city readers are
doubtless aware of the fact that protracted
meeliugs have been in progress at two of the
Baptist Churches in Richmond, for several
weeks, aid that a largo number of persons,
of both sexes, have been induced to become
"professors of religion." Among the con
verts, are three young ladies, who have been
reared in the Itoman Catholic faith. Two of
them were immersed some days ago, and the
third, who is an orphan, was immersed on Sun
day night. The Irish friends of tho latter, on
learning of her intention to becom j a Protes
tant, resorted to the most scandalous measur
es to prevent the consummation of her resolve.
They first sent for her to attend a meeting of
herCatholic friends, and in their presence make
a recantation of her profession of Protestant
ism ; but being fully determined upon the
course she had marked out for herself, the
summons was of course disregarded. On Sun
day night, she proceeded to the Second Bap
tist Church to prepare for the rite of baptism,
and while thus engaged, a party of Irish men
and women made their appearance in front
of the church. A small number of them enter
ed tbe doors, and seated themselves on tbe
front pews, uttering the most violent threats
against the yonng lady. The attention of the
pastor, Dr. Howell, having been called to these
intruders, bo summoned several of the male
members of the congregation to the vicinity
of the pulpit, and it was determined, on con
sultation, to have them ejected from the
church unless they would consent to depart
quietly. The efforts to induce them to with
draw met with a blustering opposition, but fi
nally prevailed, and the champions of Papacy
retired, still avowing their determination to be
avenged on the young lady for abjuring the
religion of her deceased parents. Quiet being
restored, the services were proceeded with,
and the ordinance of baptism administered to
the young lady, who had been the object of
such unscrupulous annoyance.
We learn that two of tho Irish women con
nected with the above outrage, called at tho
residence of f he family with whom the object
of their persecution resides, aud demanded an
interview, no doubt designing to remove her
by main force ; but we are glad to have it in
our power to state that they were repulsed, and
warned to keep away from the premises.
Richmond Virginia Whig.
Coal. By recent despatches fromComman
der Swartwout,of U. S. steamer Massachusetts,
tbe importaut fact is communicated thatCapt.
J. II. Tborndyke has discovered, on the Straits
of San Juan de Fuca, North Pacific coast, a
most valuable deposit of coal. About 4 tons
of it were dug out by Indians and tested on
board the Massachusetts.
StTnaEi IS KASSAS. j
c--- v j 1 r r.. t.rirtars. ar-1
oulfiG iiuu iimi m w r - '
vested by Gov. Geary for defending themsel
ves, gives the following details of their treat
ment in prison by that individual:
A portion of our cumbers have families de
pending upon our earnings for support. We
have also, many of cs, ctslandiDg crops of
great value going to waste, or suffering heavy
loss.
We come now to speak of a sal ject too vital
to admit of our passing it unnoticed, yet too
full of horror to dnell cpon. We allude to
cr treatment and condition since our confine
ment here, any description of which must
come far short of the terrible reality- A few
of our guard will ever be remembered by us
with emotions of the deepest gratitude for
their kindness, but tbe greatest portion of
them are drunken, brawling demons, too vile
and wicked for portrayal. Times without
number have they threatened to shoot us or
tab us and not unfrequently have they attcmp
ted to carry out their hellish threats. Several
eights have the guards amused themselves
throughout their different watches by cursin
os, throwing stones at the bonsc, and breaking
gla?s, sash, &c. Two large cannon tand plan
ted but a few yards from onr prison, and two
nights has the match been swung several hours
in the hands of the gunners with orders to fire
both cannon (loaded with shot and slugs) upon
us, in case onr friends should come in sufficient
force to avenge our w rongs. These, however,
are only slight, compared with other insults
and sufferings heaped upon us daily. Most of
us are poorly clad few have any bedding our
prison is open and exposed, and is snrroended
with filth. Within all iscovered with vermin,
and everything is mixed with misery. In child
hood we listened with doubt to the dark stor
ies of the Jersey prison ships and the Black
Hole of Calcutta, never dreaming that we
should at last be actual prisoners in their coun
terpart. More than once have we prwpbecivd
to each other that all would not leave this
charnal house alive. Our assertions have been
verified. Several have been sick dangerous
ly sick one has died, nis name was Wtn-
Bow'.cs, formerly from St. Charles, Missouri
He labored with us nobly in defending onr
Gd given rights, and it was with feelings of
unutterable sorrow that we parted with b:m.
After an illness of two days he left his suffer
ings this morning at 1 o'clock. Before his
death wc requested ljie officer of the guard to
have Lira removed to a place of quiet. We
talked and became tired, yet nothing was done.
Last night all the physicians in town were
sent for, and each refused to come. Dr. John
P. Wood, who is a Justice of the Peace and a
Judge of Probate, could not come !ecause
he was sick ;" yet he was seen that evening,
as well as the following morning, doing hard
1 ibor. Others had reasons, wo know not wl a'.
Dr. Brooks was sent for five times, but as he
was at a card table playing poker, he swore
that he "would not leave the game to save ev
ery G d d d abolitionist in the Territory."
Many thanks are due, however, to Mr. Cald
well, a pro-slavery man, and Mr. Marshall, of
the town of Lcconipton for the kind aid they
gave ns.
The Governor paid us a visit yesterday
morning, which is the third since our incar
ceration. We showed him young Bowles and
told him we fearjd this was a beginning of an
epidemic which would prove fatal to not a few.
Wc sl'.owed him our scanty clothing. He said
that the Grand Jury which was in session all
last week would probably finish its business by
night, that all against whom no bills were
found would be immediately released, and that
although he was going away antl should be
absent several days, yet he should leave orders
that all those retained should be provided with
every comfort that could Iks procured. But
the Grand Jury has not ended its examination
and none can tell when it will. Sickness and
death of the most horrid forms arc in our midst
the scrapings of pandemonium surround ns.
Wc can see nothing left us but an appeal to
the last Tribunal with God as our Judge, and
our Jury the great American people. " We are
willing to suffer if necessary for the cause of
Liberty and Kansas, but is it necessary T Will
yon answer to God and let us hear your decis
ion ?
Electiox Scexes. The Tribune, speaking
of the election scenes in Xew York, says:
"In the First Ward, (a foreign ward,) are the
most unscrupulous villians, backed by a drunk
en, desperate gang, knocking down and tramp
ling upon old and feeble men of sixty years of
age, if they presume to vote in opposition to
Mayor Wood. In the Sixth Ward, (another
foreign ward,) the men who attempt to distri
bute Republican tickets are driven ofT and
their tickets destroyed. In the Seventeenth
Ward, eastern part, (foreign part of the ward)
Wood's bullies have entire control, and no
honest man can vote. In the Seventeenth all
three parties were pretty equally represented
in some Districts ; but in tho Sixth, Seventh,
and First districts, (foreign part of the ward,)
the Wood's meu took possession of the polls
so completely that it was almost impossible
for a decent man to put in his vote. Ruin
flowed freely, and its cflect on the Irish coun
tenance and Irish voice was anything but plea
sant. There was but one shout and one smeil
'Hurrah for Wood !' was the constant roar,
and their united breath was enough to put
down any Maine Law, &c."
Jlolloway's Ointment and Pills, certain Cure
for Wounds and Ulcers. Thomas Thompson,
of Batavia, Xew York, was afficted all over
his body with running ulcers, his life at last
became quite a burden to bim, as he was a
misery to himself, and an annoyance to his
friends. In the hope of obtaining relief to bis
sufferings he consulted several physicians and
surgeons, but his case seemed so desperate
that it was considered hopeless. At this stage
he had recourse to Hollow-ay's Ointment and
Pills, and by persevering with these remedies
for ten weeks, he was completely cured, and
now enjoys the best of health.
A T2A'Sr TS ISO'CH POLITICS
Fram tht PktT a Bm'.Uu
During the late political c-xcitttaeLt, many
of oar cotemporaries baTe shown a great apti
tude ia rendering popular tie expreion
"rtrawsi" rc-ferring. bowcVer, not t the xmh-
nu de j.lnme once sported by a certain popular
poet, nor even to those greatly loved straws
which adorn raiut-jallps atd cobior?, but s;m
ply to the proverb that straws show bow tLe
wind blows- According to this rule, great es-
forts were male to dedsce gre-t results from
minor indications ; some being wisely calcula
ted and ;bers "otherwise."
But we fancy that there are certain straws,
not inertly in the ed lyisg bret-7.es of American
politics, bet in the rising wi&J f European
affairs, which will afford the wherewithal to
focad a conjecture ; and it may be that, if
look to France, just at present, wc may see e
cough to give causi to believe tLat the wind
in question portc-:.us something of a storm.
Wt baee beard of Lte that the fierce proleta
ries of Paris were growling deeply and une
quivocally ; we have good grounds for believ
ing that the middle orders are more complete
ly discontented than they ever were nt.dcrLou
is Philippe ; w e bare seen thai measures appa
rently well adapted to calm the population aod
supply them with bread have had cveatcaHy
the contrary effect, and, finally, wc learn that
the spectres of all tbe revolutions arc riiicg
witn terrible vitality from the grave of sV.tnce,
inth which they had been thrust for a t:n;ejind
are again aljrming and enraging Paris. Tbey
axe found in printed form between the leaves
of books on the book start-Is on the eai, de
posited there by mysterious readers, who bad
little care, we ia;ag:ne, for literature. Tto
promenader picks up a rejected basket, and
Bids ia it a furious philippic against the gov
ernment. But one of tho mot striking signs,
although but a mere straw, appears in the col
umn of foreign news received by the Asia.
An item in that summary state that French
correspond -ucc gives prominence to accounts
of imperial gayc tits at Compcigne, where tho
Emperor has been erjoyicg bunting by day and
fancy balls by night in the cotumc of Locis
the AIV.
A beautiful picture indeed, ans one not with
out propetic coloring. Following ly day that
amusement which has Income typical and pro
verbial cf regal and aristocratic leudai oppres
sion tliat amusement which has given to
France, as to England, more game laws thaa
poor laws, ar.d imitating by night the style of
that reign and of that monarch who united in
himself every characteristic of the most heart
less, artifieial, petty-uxdiolstery .debauched age
which the Christian world ever witnessed.
It was Louis the XIV who first gave utter
ance to that axiom of unutterable w ickedness,
which declared the king alone to be the State,
and it was under Louis the XIV and the suc
cessors in his policy ,that the lower orders wer
corrupted by the example, and lashed by the
despotism of their lords into that terrible con
dition of which revolution iarlly purified it.
Louis the XIV was, beyond question, a man
of bifih talent judged by the standard of tbo '
age which he so truly represented, even a m m
of great genius. So too is Louis Xapoleon.
He is a man of iron will, great sagacity, and a
leader. When he wrested the throne with a'
iron hand from the insane Genius of Liberly
which madly convulsed France in ISIS, he wa1,
beyond question, the mm for the times a
man fearing nothing a soul of bronze. But
are nt those; times passing, and is not a time
at hand when he must either boldly j reclaim
himself tho frien 1 of the oppressed nationali
ties of Europe and of more libvial principles
at borne, or c!se die, sword ia tiand like the
Assyrian monarch, w hen crushed amid his lux
ury by Persian cohorts t
It may be so, for in the next paragraph to
which we refer, appears something which reads
like a handwriting on the wall, and which to
the student of history is plainly enough the
modern reading of UpharHn. It is an item to
the effect that numerous arrc ts bad taken
place in a Department where a secret society
of a dangerous description had been discover
ed. The society was organized by tens and
hundreds, all trained to obey orders for tbo
destruction of the rich. Sixty persons, says,
the account, were apprehended, but the peas
ants, armed with pitch-forks, attacked the es
cort and rescued the prisoners.
The Bcvolution has not been for years sol
terrible as it is at this moment. Whether
Louis Xapoleon will be wise in time, aod still
further develope that hereditary genius with
which be is so amply gifted, remains to be
seen. He has the power to incredibly advance
the interest of France and cf the world. Will
he employ it ? One thing, at least, he should
bear in mind : the Revolution nerer sleeps but
always progresses. If he will fall in w ith its.
onward stop, he may yet be the foremost maa
of the present world perhaps of all history.
From Mexico. XewOrleans papers of Tues
day, or last week, contain fall details of Mex
ican news to f:e 22d ult. The intelligence
is not of much general interest, but indicates
the continued growth of discontent against the
present government. Xumerotis victories of
the Government troops over thc-Rcvolutionists,
are reported in different parts of the country.
Commissioners from Vidauri are said to be oa
the way to the capital to settle the difficulties.
Minister Fcrsizth had arrived in the cily of
Mexico. Serious revolutionary movements
were in progress at Queretaro. The second
officer of tho w-ar steamer Deamacrota, after
gaining over the crew to his interest, had ran
away with her and a large quantity of money
and goods. The war steamer Guerrero was
sent in purs.iit.
Swiss Soldiers. It is a singular historical
fact, that Switzerland, the only Republic in
Europe, has for more than half a century fur
nished the most reliable troops to the monarch s
of Europe in all their troubles, as well as in
the enforcement of their most arbitrary edicts.
At this time, the Augsburg Gazette says, re,
cruiting for the tyrant King ol Xaples is going
oa with great activity in Switzerland
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