THE. MFf
S. B. ROW, EDITOR AND r KOPRir.TOB.
CLEARFIELD, PA., SEPT. 29, 1858.
FOR. JUDGE OF 8CPBEME COCttT, -
JOHN M. READ, of Philadelphia City.
JTOIt C.ISAL COMMISSIONED,
WILLIAM E. FRAZER, of Fayette Co.
FOR. COSGBF.SS,
CJIAPIN HALL, of Warren County. 1
GILL 13 AND LECOMPTOH.
. Two years ago, when James L. Gillis was
soliciting the votes of the people of this Con
grcssional district, be was held up as an advo
cate of the doctrine of popular sovereignty
and a friend of 'Free Kansas.' His own pled'
ges and those of bis supporters, to this effect,
were of frequent repetition in almost every
school bouse and from every stomp in the dis
trict this announcement was made. And how
were those promises carried out ? Did Mr.
Gillis, when the time came for him to act,
faithfully redeem the pledges made by and for
him ? Did be stand by the principle of popu
lar sovereignty 1 Did he, by his nets or votes
in Congress, favor the admission of Kansas as
a Free State, and a fair submission of the con
stitution to a rote of the people of that terri
tory? Sol emphatically, No ! ! Ilis pledges
were violated his promises were disregarded
the principle upon which he was elected was
forsaken his constituents misrepresented
and his vote given in favor of the English bill
half threat, half bribe, as it has been appro
priately described which required but oS.OOO
of a population to admit Kansas as a Slave
State, but demanded 93,400 if she sought ad
mission as a Free State.
We have the charity to believe that Mr. Gil
lis, at the time of his election, was disposed to
do right ; but, unfortunately, it would seem he
was not proof against the contaminating influ
ences of the National capital. Washington
City is a bad place, a wicked place, a corrupt
place we say ft with regret ; but it is true.
Then the blandishments, and smiles, and fa
vors of power are peculiarly fascinating and
convincing when craftily brought to bear upon
ordinary individuals ; and we do not wonder that
Mr. Gillis, fondled and flattered, carresscd and
smiled upon by the President and his friends,
wras carried away from the path of duty and
fell a victim to the wiles of designing politi
cal charlatans.
Mr. Gillis' desertion of the great principle
upon which be was elected, created some sur
prise ; and recently the motives which actua
ted bim have been made a subject of inquiry.
And, indeed, it is nothing more than right
that his constituents, whom he la now asking
to re-elect him, should inquire about the mat
ter. We last week published an article from
the Pittsburg Gazette, which stated that when
the contract for supplying the Utah army was
given to Russell & Majors, it was generally
supposed they would contribute liberally to
the financial wants of the Administration man
agers ; that during the pendency of hc Le
compton bill drafts of Russell & Majors, gen
erally of $2,000 each, were plenty obont cue
capitol ; that it was currently bclicrcd in Wash
ington they were used as corruption money ;
and that on his way home from that city, af
ter the adjournment of Congress, Mr. Gillis
olicred two of these drafts in Pittsburgh and
got them cashed. Now, what inference are
we to draw from this 1 Are we to suppose
that these drafts had anything to do towards
indueing Mr. Gillis to favor the Lecompton
swindle 1 Are we to believe that he could be
persuaded by such considerations to vote for
the English bill I We would rather not ; and
yet it remains for Mr. Gillis to explain to
vindicate himself if he can. The draft trans
action has been circulated all over the district,
and we have yet to learn that he can show it
to be all right anfl-honest.
Ma. Sesator Bigler, in bis recent speech
at Clarion', said lie regarded the Kansas ques
tion as "settled finally and forever that it can
never again become the subject of contention
in ' Congress." But, without admitting the
correctness of bis position, we would ask, bow
was the question "settled ?" Was it by the
Senator and his friend Gillis violating the
pledge they made in 1&56 that they were in
favor of "Free Kansas ?' Did their efforts
and votes ia favor of the Lecompton swindle
do it 1 Was it by passing the English Bill, un
der which Kansas can ba admitted as a Slate
State with 35,000 of a population, but which
requires her to have 93,400 of a population if
she asks to come into the Union as a Free
State 1 A pretty way, indeed, of having the
question ''settled finally and forever" crush
ing the will of the majority, attempting to
force an obnoxious constitution upon an un
willing people, and making an invidious dis
tinction in favor of Southern nigger-drivers!
It shown, however, Bigler and Gillis' estima
tion of fre white men as compared with slaves
and slave-holders. . -
. Sfxecii or Coi.. For by. We print in our
paper to-day John W. Forney's Tarrytown
speech, which is a complete exposition of the
Way Buchanan's election was managed, and
tho course panned by the President in regard
to Kansas, If any Anti-Lecompton Democrat,
after perusing it, can vote for Gillis, and'
thereby countenance the Kansas policy of the
National Administration, his conscience most
be mora elastic than, axe the consciences cf
honest-ra.icded men generally.
. TUBS OUT! TO THE POLLS!
We take the present occasion to tirge our
political friends in Clearfield county to turn
out to the election on the 2d Tuesday of Oc
tober. We trust proper efforts will be made to
have as full a vote as possible. ' All, we be
lieve that is this tall needed to secure a victo
ry over the Lecompton Democracy, is for onr
party to do its duty.' The indications every
where are favorable to us, and we confidently
anticipate the triumphant election of JoKn M.
Read as Supreme Judge, and Wm. E. Frazer
as Canal Commissioner. Col. Forney, fn his
speech at Tarrytown says we may expect a
majority of "40,000 against the Lecompton
candidates. .Neither are any JouLts enter
tained concerning the election of our candi
date for Congress, Cbapin Hall. . We consider
bis election certain, if our party will only turn
out and vote. We feel desirous that they
should. Wo want the Americans and Republi
cans of Clearfield to have a full share in ren
dering the victory complete,and administering
a merited rebuke to the corrupt, extravagant,
slave-led powers at Washington. Turn out,
then, one and all. Give one day to electing
men who will prove true to the principles of
freedom and the interests of the laboring
classes of our .own country. Vote for Reed,
Frazer and Hall, and you will never regret it.
"Warres CorxTr. While the opposition
party in Warren county is divided and split
asunder, the Democracy, without a press, are
fully organized and united to a man." Clar
ion Democrat.
Our brother Alexander is vory fond of jo
king, but wc think he should not indulge this
propensity at tho expense of his unfortunate
political brethren. The only "splitting asun
der" we can hear of in Warren county is that
the Anti-Lecompton Democrats, who consti
tute the bulk of the party, have cut loose from
James Lecompton Gillis, and intend voting for
Chapin Hall, the People's candidate for Con
gress. The reason why tho Democracy of
Warren are "without a press," is because the
Ledger, their organ, can't swallow Lecompton,
and is opposing Gillis boldly. The3o facts il
lustrate how the Colonel's party is "united to
a man," in the north-west county of the Wild
cat district. To use a common mode of ex
pression, they arc "united with a looseness."
We suppose, however, the Col. speaks in a
qualified sense, and means that what few arc
left of bis party in Warren the postmasters
and office seekers are ''united.'1
"I venture to predict now, that Kansas will
bo admitted into the Union under the first
constitution she may form, by an almost uni
ted Northern and Southern Democratic vote."
Bigler's Clarion Speech.
This is mere gammon and moonshine, for, if
the Democratic party adhere to the provisions
of the English bill, they cannot admit Kansas
before she has a population sufficient to enti
tle her to a Representative in Congress, which
will.not be for several years, and there is no
doubt of her making application during the
next eighteen months.' The above declaration
is evidently thrown but to induce Anti-Lecompton
Democrats to stick to Gillis and the
party with the hopo that they wiil do letter in
the future. But it wont do. These rr.en have
deceived the people once, and we are much
mistaken If they will trust them again. "If
mine enemy cheat me once, shame on him ; if
he cheat me twice, shame on me V
It is amusing to witness the wriggling and
grim contortions of countenance on the part
of the Lccomptonites over Col. Forney's Tar
rytown Speech. The editor of the Clearfield
Republican is wonderfully exercised about it,
and in commenting upon tne disclosures made
iu it. says "the baseness of publishing private
conversation is too generally admitted to need
comment." In asserting this, our neighbor
gives "our own Bigler" a severe rap across
Forney's shoulders; for who does not recol
lect that Mr. B., in one of his '-tilts" with
Douglas, disclosed what transpired at a "pri
vate' conference held at the house of the lit
tle giant", during the late Presidential cam
paign. If it is base in enc individual to give
publicity to "private conversation," it . is no
less base in another, no matter what position
be occupies. In the words of a homely saw,
"what is sauce for the goose should be sauce
for the gander."
Model Revenue Districts. There is a
place called Jacksonville In North Carolina
a "port of entry" by courtesy. Mr. Buchan
an has a collector of revenue . there who gets
S2,o00 per annum salary, for collecting just
nothing at all the commerce of Jacksonville,
tho last year, yielding "nary red !". There is
another "port" in the same State, Ocracock,
which is also blessed w:ith a collector. Ocra
cock has some $89 per annum to collect, tho
expenses of which "collecting" arc said to
cost the Federal Exchequer something like
$2,000 ! ! !
"Cotton Backs," is the name now given to
that class of tariff men who at home-pretend
they are in favor of adequately protecting A
merican Industry, but who, when it comes to
voting in Congress, go against it. They are
aptly compared to a well known cloth, which
is woolen on one side and cotton on the other
they arc wool to the North, and cotton to
me iouth. There are just now quite a num
ber of "cotton backs" among the Lecompton
Democracy of Pennsylvania.
..juuSo omu nag sterling qualities both of
head and heart, which cminentlv fit him for
the place he bow fills with so much solid abil
ity." Clearfield Republican.
When he speaks of "solid ability," does our
neighbor allude to the S4000 raised on Russell
& Majors paper ? And by the "sterling quali
ties" mentioned, does he mean that tho a
mount has been reduced to English currency?
How is that? .
, Tho New Tork Herald expresses a decided
preference for General Scott for tho next
Presidency. Tho Herald is erratic one day
! for Scotland the next for Cameron.
; THE NEXT COJTGKESS. .
Most important results, aptly remarks the
Lehigh Register, depend upon the political
complexion of the next House of Representa
tives. , The period of existence will be a most
eventful one in the domestic and foreign re
lations ot the country. It is certain that du
ring that time Kansas will apply for admission
under a regularly adopted free-state constitu
tion ; and almost equally certain that such ap
plication will be refused by the Democratic
party, should it obtain a majority in Congress.
The signs of the times all point to that result.
The corruption and prodigality of "the' Demo
cratic party, as at present constituted,' 1s a
strong ground of objection. , If a House of
Representatives concurring with the Adminis
tration is elected, this state of things will go
on unchecked, and perhaps abetted by Con
gress. We want reform. Our domestic in
dustry is languishing for want of support, and
the fostering care of the government. Low
duties have induced such heavy importations
that American manufacturers have been oblig
ed to close their doors, leaving thousands of
industrious workmen without the means of
subsistence. Our democratic government has
done nothing for us,anl we can expect nothing.
We mustjtherefore.go to work and change the
politics of the House of Representatives.
The democratic party has been faithless to
the interests of the country, and must be
ejected from power. Its professions have
been belied, and its very heart eaten out by
those who represent it in the bigh plaees of
the nation. Unless we can secure a majority
in the House, we can accomplish nothing.
Hence it is important that in districts now
represented by Lecompton democrats, every
cfl'ui t should be made to replace them in the
next Congress by men known to be opposed
to Lecomptonistn and federal corruption in
every shape.
We trust therefore, that the voters of Clear
field county, when they go to the polls, will
cast their ballots for Chapin Hall, in whose
honesty and integrity they can confidently
rely. Gillis misrepresented you before will
you give him the opportunity of doing so a
gain? We hope not.
Mr. Row: I see by the newspapers that
Michael A. Frank, ol Clearfield, oilers himself
as. an Independent candidate for Assembly.
Will you be kind enough to inform me through
your columns what kind of a man Mr. Frank
is, and whether he would make a reliable Rep
resentative 1 Yours, &c, Z.
Kuox Tp.,Sept. 2-3, 18-58.
In reply o the above inquiry wc will state
that Mr. Frank is a gentleman of good moral
character and temperate habits. He came to
this county some 15 or 18 years ago ; is a la
boring man, being a tailor by trade, and lias
always been a friend to the interests of the
laboring classes of the country at large. We
have no hesitation in spying that he would
make a good, working member of the Legisla
ture, and would, if elected, faithfully repre
sent his constituents. If the people of the dis
trict wish to have a member upon whom they
can rely under all circumstances, and in ev
ery emergency, they can secure such a one
by electing Mr. Frank.
We trust this answer will prove satisfactory
to our correspondent.
Gillis is favor of Free Tramt. A cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Norlh American
writing from this district, says ;
'Senator Bigler was out at Franklin, Venan
go cor.nty, the other day, making speeches
for Gillis for he cannot spaalc himself. The
people up there are all in favor of a Protective
Tariff, for they want to sec the iron works in
operatiou again. Well, Bigler, in his speech,
talked about the tariff in his rmliline ami aim
less way, 'Gentlemen,' said he, 'I am in favor
ot no increase of the tariff when it is needed,
and I think it is needed just now for revenue
purposes ; but my Jriend, Judge Gillis, is for
Free Trade under all circumstances.' The
Judge was very much chagrined at such an ex
hibition ot his principles at such a time and
place, and pettishly remarked, 'Better you had
said nothing about it."
"Occasional," a Washington correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press, under date of Sept.
20th, says : "The administsAtion quietly gives
up the re-election of Dewart, in the Northum
berland district, in your State; Gillis,-in the
Clarion district; Owen Jones, in the Mont
gomery district; Ahl, in the Cumberland dis
trict ; and, of course, - Landy and Philips, in
your city. Florence is to be saved by pour
ing a flood of workmen into the navy yard ;
Rcilly, by divisions among the Republicans fn
his district, while there is terrible quaking
over tho Swartz aspect of tho field in Berks
for Giaucy the Jehu, and some dismay over
the fact that there ' is a Shoemaker after Dim
ick, to take the measure of his foot.
Lecompton Congressional nominees in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and elsewhere, pretend to be wil
ling to vote to admit Kansas so soon as she
presents a Constitution, whatever her popula
tion. But who will trust them J They havo
proved false ouoe ; they would prove false a-
gain. It will only be safe, as the Philadelphia
Press suggests, to "judge them by their rec
ord." They voted for tho English bill, which
exacts a population of 93,000, if a free Consti
tution is presented ; and the people will bold
them to that record.
In Charleston, Missouri, is printed a spirit
ed little paper, called the Courier. Its editor
is not only a wit, but also a close observer, as
will be seen by the following paragraph, clip
ped from a recent number :
'Senator Bigler is making speeches in Penn
sylvania, lie is a very poor speaker. It is
said that all public speakers, when in want of
an idea, instinctively scratch the locality of
the brain. Bigler,npon such occasions, never
scratches his head."
The Kansas question is practically a dead
issue. Harrisburg Patriot.
' But, says the Bradford Jlrgus in reply, dead
things sometimes rise again, like Banquo's
Ghost, "with twenty mortal murders on thoir
crowns, and push us from our stools." Dead
as the Kansas question may be, it will push a
number of Democratic members from their
stools in Congress.
If, as Ed mund Burke has said, "the revenue
is tho government,'- our government is in a
very CiliauMcd. and crippled conditicc. '
r CAW THEY EE TRUSTED ? .
We now find that the Lecompton Congress
men, who have been renominated, are ready
and eager to pledge tnemsclves to the people
that they arc willing to admit Kansas into the
Uuion under any Constitution that may be
properly framed by Ijer inhabitants,- without
reference to her population. - They are anxions
to induce the people to believe that is their
position now, and we doubt very mnch wheth
er any Northern candidate fdr Congress will
dare to take any other.' But it is for the peo
ple to determine bow far these professions aro
reliable,,' The English bill, tor which the Le
comptonites voted, contains the following cx-
"But, should a majority of the votes be cast
for the 'proposition rejected,' it shall be deem
ed and held that the people of Kansas do not
desire admission into the Union nnderthc said
Constitution, under the conditions set forth in
said proposition ; and, in that event, the peo
ple of said Territory aro hereby authorized
and empowered to form for themselves a Con
stitution and State Government, und.-r the
name of the State of Kansas, according to the
Federal Constitution, and may elect delegates
for that purpose whenever, axd not before,
it is ascertained by a census duly and legally
taken, that the population of said Tirritory -quals
the ratio of representation required for a
member of the House of Representatives of the
United States," &c.
' It will thus be seen that Mr. Gillis and his
confederates have within the last few months
voted that if the people of Kansas would not
accept Lecompton, their admission should be
delayed until a period when, and "xot before,
it is ascertained" they have the requisite pop
ulation, &c. i And because life-long Democrats
wonld not approve this unjust discrimination
between a free and a slave Constitution, they
have been ejected from office, persecuted and
villified.and read out of the party, so far as the
corrupt organs an i tho officials of the Admin
istration could read them out. Against that
proscriptive policy these Lecomptonites have
never raised a voice of opposition. If, then,
they have voted for the population prohibition
in the English bill, and have encouraged the
persecution of those who would not endorse
it, what confidence can any voter have in their
present promises to ignore that discrimination ?
If it is right now to admit Kansas without ref
erence to population, it was clearly wrong to
pass the English bill. The Congressional rec
ord of those who voted for the English bill, is
indirect contradiction to their present promi
ses, and by that record must these men be tried.
The late struggle iu Congress is full of admo
nition in regard to their readiness to violate
t'.ie most solemn pledges, and we are at a loss
to know how they can satisfy their constituents
that they will be more faithful hereafter than
thev have been heretofore.
From Europe we have three day's later news
to the 11th inst., by the steamship Niagara,
which reached Halifax on the 22d. The de
cree for the dissolution of the Spanish Cortez
had been signed. A great explosion took place
at some powdertuills in Okhta, a suburb of St.
Pctersburgh, by which one hundred workmen
were killed. Morphy had been beaten at Paris
in his first game at chess with Harrwitz alter
three hours' play. The accumulation of the
precious metals in the Bank of France is the
largest ever known. There are later advices
from India and China by telegraph. The only
important item of news concerns the Chinese
treaty with Pnglatid, which had received the
Emperor's approval and was on its way to Eng
land. Its main features are as heretofore re
ported. -Cotton had met with a further advance.
Breadstulls were quiet but steady. Consols
closed at 97 to 97 1
The Work Goes Bravelt Ox. We con
tinue to receive cheering intelligence from all
parts of our Congressional District, in Ve
nango, Clarion and JetTerson counties, the Anti
Lecompton Democrats are true to their integ
rity, and are using ail honorable means to de
feat Gillis. In Elk county, his majority will
be reduced. In M'Kcan, Mr. Hall will have a
largely increased majority over tho usual party
majority, and in Warren there is no calculat
ing how large it will be the lowest estimate
being 1000. Wc hope our friends in Clearfield
county will turn out on the 2d Tuesday of Oc
tober, and assist in electing Chapin Hall to
Congress. We can c'Ct him if we do our
duty.
The Wyandot, Kansas, Gazette of the 18th
inst.. says $10,000 in gold dust arrived thero
tho day before from Pike's Peak. Oue man
brought $C,000, the result of a few weeks'
work. As the gold region in Kansas is deem
ed a paradise by the indians and the hunters
and trappers, it is feared there will be a con
flict between them and the gold hunters. For,
tunately there are. large bodies of United
Stales troops in that direction.
For several weeks tho Atlantic Telegraph
Cable has been "out of fix," and refused to
carry even electric signals. A few days sinco
it was, however, announced that the cable was
again in working order so far as related to tho
transmission of signals. No speciDc messages
have been transmitted as yet since the acci
dent, whatever it may be, which it is feared
may destroy its intended purpose.
The large lumber yard of Sage & Grant, to
gether with the steam planing mill olLawrence
c Wadsworth, and a portion of the stone-dressing
mill of Masterson, Smith & Sinclair, foot
of 29th and 30th streets, East River, New York
were destroyed by fire on the night of the 23d
Sept. Loss $80,000.
A woman named Schelling, at Groveport,
Ohio, on the 22d Sept. threw her four children,
three girls and a boy, the oldest 12 and the
youngest 2 years of age, into a well 35 feet
deep, and afterwards jumped in herself. All
were taken out dead. The woman is supposed
to have been insane. :
At the Ohio State Fair at Sandusky at
Greensburg, Pa. and at Wheeling, Va. dur
ing the past week, tho best Rapid Business
Writing exhibited was from, the Iron Pity Col
lege of this City. From. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
- t A DEMOCRATIC TAEIFF.
. "The Democratic policy oT a Tariff for rev
enue, with moderate discrimination against lux
uries and incidental aid to hotne interests, is all
that can be had, and I believe it the interest of
Pennsylvania to ask nothing more."
The above precious moisel we clip from Sen
ator Biglers speech delivered at Clarion on
the 7th ot Sept.' It shows plainly and unmis
takably what sort of a taritl man he is, a'nd
what kind of a larifT is dictated by "Democrat
ic policy." Whilst "a moderate discrimina
tion against luxuries," for the benefit of rich
office-holders and aristocrats, is all that is de
manded, we are coolly told that The laboring
men and manufacturers of our own State
should ask nothing more than "incidental aid
to home interests" to iron, coal, salt, woolen
fabrics, &c that that "is all that can be had."
The "tariff for revenue, advocated by Mr.
Bigler, is just such a one as is now in opera
tion, by which our furnaces have been stopped,
our workshops closed, thousands of laborers
thrown ont of employment, and business of all
kinds prostrated within the last two years.
"Moderato discrimination ngainst . luxuries,
and incidental aid to home interests," forsoot I.!
Pennsylvanians I what do you think of such a
"Democratic policy" a policy that will fill
the coffers of the Government at the expense cf
tho laboring interests of the country at largo ?
A Horse Dragging a Dead Body TnnEE
Weeks. Early in August, John Rawle, a lad
ol 16 years, living in Volcano, Amador county,
California, who had vainly been endeavoring
to obtain his father's consent to go to Eraser
River, disappeared, taking with him a valuable
horse belonging to the family. It was sup
posed he had started for Fraser River, and so
little anxiety was felt in regard to him. On
the 15th i f August his body was found in the
Buttle Ditch, a few miles east of Jackson, at
tached by a "lariat" to a half dead horse.
From appearances the boy, on the night alter
leaving home, lay down to sleep, with the
horse tied to his person, to prevent his escape.
The animal, becoming unmanageable through
fright during the night, had rnn off", and drag
ged his master by the rope until the boy's life
was extinct. Afterwards the horse had con
tinned to graze aronnd, dragging the body a
long for three weeks. Finally, the corpse
had been dragged into a ditch, where it be
came entangled beyond the horse's strength
to extricate it. In his efforts to pull loose,
the horse had cut his neck to the bone with
the rope. The boy's remains 1 were horribly
mutilated. Most of his limbs were broken
and the flesh rubbed bare from the bone. -
Toe Pomp op OrncE-nomERs. The Utah
correspondent of the Xew York Tr.bnne writes
from Utah: "I have seen the Governor of
the Territory walking gravely up the road to
wards his tents, carrying a piece of stove
ftinnel under each arm. 1 have seen the
Chief Jostice cutting tiirf for a chimney, and
punching the oxen which were drawing lgs
to build his cabin ; the Secretary of the State
splitting wood, and the United States Attor
ney and Marshal plastering the walls ot their
lints with mud. Yesterday I saw one United
States Commissionet stripped to the buff,
and riding on horseback, piloting a wagon
throush a ford across the South Platte, wliich
he had discovered by wading, while the other
commissioner, having accomplished the pas
sage, sal upon a corn-sack on the opposite
bank, mending a rip in his pantaloons. These
pictures may convince yon that the civil of
fices at least, in connection with the Utah ex
pedition, are not sinecures.
Three ruffians recently beat a man senseless,
and then laid him across the tracK of the
Detroit and Milwankie railway, jnst Iwfore a
train approached. The man was seen by the
engineer in time before reaching the spot, and
four men being discovered running for the
woods, tho conducter and several passengers
gave chase, and captured three of them.
They proved to be the villtans whr had com
mitted the outrage, and were lodged in jail.
TERRIBLE CALAMITY!
Over 500 Lives Lost. A dispatch from
Halifax, dated Sept. 27th, says the burning
steamer seen nt sea proves to have been the
Atibli t;i. Titclr, of tho unrciviira arrived at
Halifax, there were in all about six hundred
souls on board the ill-fated steamer, of which
only sixty-seven were saved.
Florence the Lecompton candidate in the
first district, Philadelphia, finding that the
opposition is becoming more alarming as the
campaign advances, has called on the powers
at Washington lor a colony f voters. lie
asks for the employment of additional '-hands"
at the Navy Yard, to the number cf three
hundred. As he has been faithful, the modest
request will no doubt, be granted.
Shocking Traredt. Some unknown per
sons feloniously entered the house of Mr.
Isaac Porter, in Russell county, Ala., on Mon
day night week, and with clubs leat both him
and his wile to death while asleep in bed.
As the deceased were poor people the horrible
crime could not have been committed from
any hope of obtaining money.
When Dn Vall's Galvanic Oil w;s first in
troduced into tho market, it never was thought of
being applied, by tho proprietor, to Lung licens
es, but its being applicable to almost every tther
disease, tho afflicted have used this preparation in
Consumption, and, although it h;is never cured a
purely consumptive patient, yet it has saved many
who have been prone to the disease, from an early
grave. See Advertisement.
A Scourged Citt. Tho weekly return of
the New Orleans Board of Health, as publish
ed by the papers of that city, shows an ?l
larming state of affairs. Thus f ir at least
ten thousand persons have been attacked bv
yellow fever, mora than two thousand of whom
have descended to the tomb !
At Lysander, Onondago county, New York.
on last Sltndav ; week. John IV KW1h it-
jug of whiskey about bis neck, and attempted
to swim the river. The jug proved too heavy
for him, and he was found the next morning
at the bottom, having mixed altogether too
much water with his liqnor.
Vermont and Maine have just held theirState
elections. The returns show that the Scotch
Pipe party was knocked higher than a kite in
both States. The People swept everything
before them. The fact is, the Democracy
have not the ghost of a chance of succeeding
anywhere when tho Opposition is united.
It is computed that there are twenty thou
sand persons out of employment in the iron
districts of Pennsylvania. Yet we are im
porting railroad iron at all point which our
farmers have to pay for, as well as our me
chanics. - "vi cmieu io nousewives, in mnk-
ng their pickles, to add a cluster or two of
green grapes, which will completely preserve
the vigor of the viaesar. i
DOWH 02T GILLIS.
t The Ledger, the organ of the Democracy in
Warren county, is out strong against Gillis,
the Lecompton candidate for Congress in thi
District. The followi ng article we copy fron
a rcceni number of that paper :
; Belonging fcr the Democratic organization
as wedo, it might require a few words from us
in explanation of the course which we pur
sue ia reference" to the Candidate for Con
gress. It is a party usage to support nomina
tions after they havo been made, and in this
respect wcsTVve never erred, as in our whole
lile we never bolted aDemocrstic nomination.
But in the present instance, we do emphati
cally bolt, and it we have not heretofore given
sufficient reasons for"Uio faith which is with
in us'' we are fully prepared to do so. Our
views in relation to the attempt to force an
obnoxious constitution Kpon an unwilling
people, ' are fully known; and fixed and con
sistent as they are, we cannot sink our man
hood in servility, so far as to support one td
the most pliable instruments iu that iniquity.
We could perhaps have supported a professed
Lecompton man for Congress, because snch a.
one might honestly have believed in the "le
gality" of the thing, but James L. Gillis did
not faror Lecompton from any honest motives.
His numerous speculations in the Utah out
fits sufficiently attest the fact that no proper
motives controlled his actions. We will not,
cannot support a candidate for Congress who
Sacks cvey essential qualification, and a thou
sand nominations cannot have -the effect of
making us stultify ourselves in advocating the
pretentions of a man whom nr conscience
and judgement assure us is deficient in hones--ty
and capability. But it may be asked, why
did we not urge the nomination ot some other
man ? We answer, that tho power of the Ad
ministration was against us. Places l profit
were freely liestowed and Post Office appoint
ments were held in abeyance to bring about
Mr. Gillis' nomination, and all that is left i
an appeal to the people in October. Tho
masses are not tools neither will they long
submit to be made fools of, to foist into pewer
men who do not scruple to betray them.
James L. Gillis has betrayed them once most
shamefully, and we mistake the sentiment of
the 24th Congressional district if he Lave a
second opportunity to do so.
The Democratic parfy lias alwavs been the
party or the people ; it has ever lieen th
champion or the down-trodden and tho op
pressed, and in a contest between the people
and power there should be no doubt where the
Democracy might be found. We do not a
bate one jot or tittle of our admiration for
and devotion to Democratic organization ; but
when political charlatans despoil its fair name
we hesitate not to enter our solemn and earn
est protest against it. It is not sufficient to
say in the present instance that we are advo
cating insubordination and disorganization
We do no such thing. The people arc sover
eign and the office-holder is but the servant
ot the people. When be sets himself up to
be greater than the power which made hiiu, it
is full time that matters should be restored
to their normal condition. We havo no ill
will or personal spite against Mr. Gillis. He
has never refused us a favor for we never
sought one at his hands. We oppose bira.
because the best interests of the Democratic
party and our country demand it. In this
way we may displease office-seekers, placemen
and old fogies. We expect to. But time will
rectify all mistakes, and a few short month
will evince the fact that James L. Gillis is
better capacitated for vegetating at Kidgyray
than sitting iu the councils of the Nation at
Washington. Somotcitbc.
' There are 205 citizens in Providence, who
pay a tax on $50,000 and npwards. The high
est tax is by Alexander Duncan, who pay
S1G,521 81 on property Talued at S4,040,100.
A rich msn, that.
I.ET7 ADVERTISEMENTS.
MMO TIMBER .MAKERS! A lot of Mnu
Jl Celcbrajed lulle-biited Axes, at the Imw
Price of TWO DOLLARS, for sale by
UlCilAKD M0.SS0P.
Clearficld. Pa., Sept. 2:. IS.'jS.
I FREDERICK SCI1 MEAL, CLOCK ANI
WA it'll MAKKIl. Cherry street, (ono door
cast of the Methodist Church.) Clearfield. Pa., will
repair Clocks. Watches. Ac., on Fhort notico ami
reasonable terras. Sept. "U'J. 1.S5S.
A-MIIKOTVPES FOK 50 CENTS!!
j a. The undersigned would respectfully inform
the Ladies and Gentlemen of CUarSeld and vicin
ity, that he has fitted up rooms in too ?wir row oT
J:i?r. 7Mr. opposite the -K.iflsroan a Journal"
office, where he will remain fur afswusys onlv,
prepared to present pictures to all who may ftvor
him with a call wliich wi!l exceed the expectation
of the. most fastid tous. Photographs of evcrv des
cription t iken when called for. Secure thc'shal
ow ere the sub?tanc fide. A. M. 1IALL
Clearfield. September 29. 1 S iS. '
r0 COXSITMPTIVKS. The advertiser hav
X ing been restored to health in a few weeks,
by a very simple reu;eJy. after having sufTared
several years with a severe Lung Affection, and.
that dread diseas?, Consumption is anxious t-
make known to his fellow sufferers the inans of
cure. To all who desire it he will send a copy of
the prescription used (free of charge, with direc
tions for preparing and using the same, which thev
will find auro Cure for Consumption. Aithm..
bronchitis. Ac. The only object of the advertiser
in sending tho prescription is to benefit the afflict
ed, and he hopes every sufferer will try his reme
dy, as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a.
blessing Parties wiPhinS tli- prescription wilt
please address P."EV. K1MVAHD A.' WILSMX
fccpt.2lV58- Wiiliamsburgh. Long Island.
THE II KO A 1 WA Y V 1 N I B I S," Til K
URKAIK.S1 PAPER OF THE ACE' -t
hrauti fully HI nitrated Monthly shrrt. and a Pu
ivr 4lv,t s a Pjprr, . budget" of Wit, Humor,
tacts, and .Scenes drawn from life ';- Vo art
ri$ht mr,h rizltt tttr.-iy. liroarv-tjv, Uronlwu
""' Fifty Cc-n jni"p in IU)J t-1
a rule Oneo seated in onr "Oinnibu?," we will
endeavor to both aranse and instruct yon. and civa
you. in the course of the year, at least fifty cenU
worth of Pun atd useful information We will
show yon up Broadway, d. wn the old Lowcry,
through Chatuain am! the other principal streets
giving you ample time to seethe Elephant and
get a good peep at the Peter Funks, ConCJeuca
Operators, Ac W e will show you the city bv day
light, by gas Lght. by moon light, by candlelight,
by star l.sht, and will drive the -Omnibus" t
some parts of the city where there is uolishti
o will endeavor to post you on all the tricks and
traps of the great metropolis, and also amuse
many an hour with interesting reading mattsr
ThrOW.1Tllysl0 to the d0"8 " W y bave the
y8pepsia. .out. Kueuinatisiu, or are
unfortunatelv troublml with . i.i:
... - ...... .-v. . i lie. we
Will guarantee In mita f,..i .. . ,
. we
laugh almost against your will, and grow fat Ev,'
orybody should subscribe to the -Omnibus-' at
once. The -Broad way Omnibus" will make iu
appearance on the first of each month, filled with
amusement and instruction for all. Price Fiftr
Cents a year in advance three eopie to one ad
drew. One Dollar ; the cheapest paper in the States '
Mho will get us two subscribers and receive one
oopy free? All communications shouia be ad
dressed to ClIAss. P. BRIVfojJ
c . oo-e ?.ditpr 'il:r03jwJ' Omnibus,"
Pept. 23. 18S-Ct. 237 Pearl strcrt. N.y.
TJE.VrAL CARDA. sTsMrTHTfftrThT.
Profs'"nat services to the Ladies and
.entlemen of Clearfield and vicinity. All opera-
de?n.?ch0n rh?teeVh -Secntcd eatne?S and
ttrll ', .Cl"S fani,li'"r it all the late im
provemen she is prepared to make artificial teeth,
C lcarfieli, Pa., Perteufcer 15. 135S