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8. B. BOW, EDITOR AND PltOPRlETuSt.
CLEARFIELD, PA., FEB. 9, 1853.
"OMUIUM GATHERUM !
"Which being interpreted means, 'What a
mis!'" was the classic exclamation of our
neighbor of the Republican, when the call tor
a People's Convention first appeared last sum
mer. His vivid imagination doubtless pic
tured dissensions and divisions in the ranks of
the Opposition and defeat staring thtra in the
face, and, probably, in fancy, he was already
indulging in tha ecstatic pastime of tossing
cp his Leaver and shouting "victory!" But,
alas for the tallacy of mere human calculation !
the Buchanan Democracy were last fall the
worst whipped "community" that has entered
the political arena for many years.
Just now, when wc view the motley group
that composes the Buchanan party
"White spirits and black,
Blue spirits and grey,"'
that aro all jumbled together, holding adverse
opinions, and each trying to get the ascendan
cy and the control of the "flesh pots," we
know no better way of describing the aspect of
that party, than to borrow our neighbor's excla
mation : "Omnium gatherum what a mix!"
In days gone by, that proud organization
boastfully called itself harmonious ; but that
"glory" has departed, and, at this time, they
might appropriately be termed the distracted
Democracy. It is not alone on the Lecomp
ton question that differences have grown up
among them, but on nearly every topic of in
terest that now presents itself, they are divi
ded in sentiment." On the Tariff, we find the
President on one side and his Secretary of the
Treasury on the other, whilst the rest of his
Cabinet entertain almost as many diverse o
pinions as there are members. In Congress,
we find some Democrats for ad-ralcrcm and
others for specific duties some for the Pacific
Railroad and others against it some favoring
Internal Improvements and others opposing
them some for acquiring Cuba by purchase
and others for stealing her outright, whilst a
few are for including Mexico, Central Ameri
ca and half a dozen or so of the South Ameri
can provinces in short, on every measure.,
and every material recommendation of the
President, these "harmonious," "unterrified"
fellows disagree. There is no bond of unity
in their party they are, to use our neighbor's
expression, T1in a mix," unable to adjust their
differences, and, if k-t alone, will, like the
Kilkenny cats, destroy themselves. So appa
rent is this that some of their own papers are
seriously discussing the question whether a
Democratic party exists at all, and one, the
Washington Slaics, has come to the deliberate
conclusion that the party is in reality a defunct
institution, which even the spoils of oftice are
not sufficiently potent to resuscitate.
COSVICTIOX FOIl ClTTING TIMBER. The Le
gislature of this State, in 1824, passed an Act
of Assembly making it a criminal oifer.ee for
any ono Vj go on the land of another, know
ing it to be such, and cut timber trees. Lyon,
Shorb it Co., Iron Masters and the owners of
a large body of timber land adjoining the Ty
rone Forge property, says the Altoona Tri
bune, indicted a man by the name of Thomas
Dougherty for violating the Act of 1824, and
be was tried week before last at the Quarter
Sessions of Blair county, and convicted cf the
o3encc. ' We are informed that this is the first
conviction nndcr this Act, before Judge Tay
lor, in his Judicial District. The decision is
a very important one to all owners of unoccu
pied timber lands. It being requisite under
the Act to show the guilty knowledge of the
Defendant, to convict, and as most persons
who carry away the timber do so under some
pretended claim to the land, it is difficult to
punish them.
Judge Irwin, of the U.S. District Court of
Western Pennsylvania, has resigned, and Col.
Wilsou McCandlcss has been appointed in his
place. Uis impeachment before Congress was
contemplated. Charges of favoritism towards
members of his own family, drawing from bank
monies belonging to suitors, &c, were made
nine years ago, when he agreed to resign, and
did write out his resignation, which, it is said,
was intercepted by Ins son-in-law, end the
Judge continued to hold tho office.
"The Stabs and Steipes." This is the ti
tie of a new literary paper just published by
Frank Leslie, ono of the most enterprising
publishers in Xcw Tork, The literary mat
ter is irreproachable. The engravings arc all
from original designs, and as a w hole the pa
per presents a very ne3t and attractive ap
pearance. Address Frank Leslie, 13 Frank
fort street, Xew Ycrk.
Got his Drts. C. M. Donnavan, wLo com
mitted a brntal assault on Jos. M. Church, a
member of the Legislature, a few weeks since,
was sentenced on the 1st inst., by Judge Pear
son of Harrisburg, to pay a fine of $200 and
costs of prosecuiion, undergo an imprison
ment of three months, and enter bail in the
sum of $1000 to keep the peace.
PrrEBSOss'CoiSTERrEiT Detector for Feb
rnary Is received, and in addition to the usual
variety of matter, contains a Iit of the gold
and silver coins that circulate in the United
States. Monthly, 51 a year. Address T. B.
Peterson & Brothers, S06 Chestnut St., rhil'a.
LETTEB. FEOX HABE.iSBUB.Cr.
Special correspondence of the Raftsman's Journal.
Febrcakt 4, 1809.
S. B. Row, Esq -.Dear Sir: Vine county is
still iu the field. Since my last, additional pe
titions have come in from the-different conn
ties from which it is to bo taken; the bill has
been read in place, and is now iu the hand3 of
the committee.
I notice a deputation of removal men here,
supposed to be from the vicinity of Curwens
villc. They have stated their case at least
so I judge, by seeing them busy among the
members, and on inquiry I learn the project
finds favor with some members in both Houses.
I have ascertained during the past week the
price of 'lamming" a member for words spo
ken in debate it is a fine of $200, costs of
prosecution, and three months on bread and
water in a place where you can gaze upon
white-washed walls through a ten of diamonds.
Snch is the case of Donnavan, now immured
in one of the cells of the Ilarrisburg jail. So
much for assault and battery in high life.
The Philadelphian3 are cormorants. It
strikes me that they are asking for more legis
lation than they can digest, or even swallow.
They want corporations with capitals of such
huge proportions that your correspondent,
whose present capital is nominally 62J cents
a dime being bogus feels tha coll chills run
up his spinal column as he reads about their
thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of
thousands millions! Fabulous, sir! all gas!
Paper bends notes drafts stocks accep
tances, and all the other npplieances of mod
ern financiers. Show me a real million in new
quarters, and I'll leave these diggins and take
lodgings on one of the tall cedars of Lebanon
county, or one of the everlasting pines of
Clearfield. They want, too, acts of incorpo
ration for any number of passenger railways,
and if all are granted, a denizen of Quakerdom
need walk nouhere, if he happens to have
snch a thing as a five-cent piece about him.
Is there not a possibility that this mania may
be a sort of second morus multicauiis, or Lake
Superior Copjter stock operation, ending by a
blow-up higher than a kite. Some ten or
twelve companies are applying for the right to
build on the same route.' Of coarse each one
has its friends, and I anticipate a lively debate
next week a debate which will, however, be
of very little interest to those who reside in
the iural districts.
The Governor has signed the supplement to
the Tyrone and Lock Haven Railroad. As
money is plenty everywhere, they will find no
trouble in negotiating their bonds, so that
there is a certainty of that road being comple
ted. I hear some whispering about the future
prospects of the road leading to your place,
and I should not be much surprised if it would
take an unexpectedly fresh start early in the
Spring.
A supplement to the Laxawanna & Blooms
burg Koad has been passed, which enables that
company to continue its road from Rupert
Station along the Xorth Branch to Sunbury.
This important link will make railroad facili
ties complete along the Susquehanna.
The people of Blair county are having a law
passed to preserve their trout. A similar, and
more stringent law should be passed to pre
serve the deer of your county, as I take it the
"pot-hunters" of.the cities do considerably in
the way of thinning them out every season.
The immense number of small, trifling bills
brought up here to clog legislation, possess so
little interest that I do not feel like taking up
the room in your paper, mentioning them.
The Cambria county case, you will notice,
has been decided. Porter has lost his seat,
and Proudfoot has been sworn in. The com
mittee in lheir report sty that Proudfoot has a
majority of all the legal votes cast, but Proud
foot is honest enough to declare that he has
not such a majority. The majority ho obtain
ed was by throwing out 100 legal votes in
Washington township, which were not count
ed, because the election was illegally held,
and the ballot-box supposed to have been
stuffed on the most approved California prin
ciple. Yours, Special
Qcery? If, as our correspondent says,
"the election was illegally held," how could
it bo said that any of the votes cast were "le
gal?"' Rather Ilibcrnianistic. that. Ed.
What a Southern Paper Says!
Is reference to the scheme of annexing Cuba
the Charleston, South Carolina, Mercury says:
"To our understanding, the whole scheme now
before the country is impracticable and vision
ary. However disposed the .North might be
to obtain "the faithfnl isle," on account of the
advantages commercial and for defence, that
anti-sjavery section, having control of our Go
vernment, is not prepared to buy and annex
Cuba, ns additional slave States in the Union,
and will never be. Spain, too, is bitterly op
posed to selling. Without war, Great Britain
and France will not permit its forcible seiz
ure. The United States nre not ready, cither
to seize Cuba for tho shortcomings and imper
tinences of Spain, or to fight those powers.
Entertaining these opinions, we differ to some
extent on the practical question from Col.
Keitt. In fact, we regard the project, now on
foot, and nnder the present circumstances,
however differentlv viewed by Col. Keitt, as a
I mere .chereo of politicians for moving the po-
litical waters in this conntry. Mr. Slidelt and
oii.eu residential aspirantswill derive inciden
tal prominence by leading a popular current
ot feeling, no matter how idle and vain.
Douglas, too, in his treacherous designs to
ward the South, strives to eke out his misera
ble short lion's skin of spurious Democracy,
byjthe additional patching of this cheap vul
pine ultraism of an impracticable hobby. But
the great object songht is, to raise new issues
to assnage sectional feeling to change, if
possible, the front of parties or, at any rate
under the clouds of confusion and distraction
to effect once more a party triumph, without
the hazards of the fatal issues of the past."
A Gextlemax XIorsk-stealer. A man
named Arnold, a graduate of the Michigan
University, and a man of fine. attainments and
good connections was arrested at Omaha, K.
T-, on a charge of horse-stealing. While
confined in a room, undercharge of an officer,
he broke Bp a tumbler and a pane of glass
from the window, and swallowed the frag
ments. This not producing death as soon as
he desired, he hung himself with a small cord
to the bed port. His wife was living at Ne
braska cit v.
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.
rRETAEtD FOR THE "RAFTSXAX'S JOCRSiL."
. Cambhia Covstt. The Johnstown Tribune
notices the marriage, in Richland tp., on the
20th Jan., of Mr. John Murphy to Miss Mary
Shafier, and Mr. nenry Shaffer to Miss Eliza
Murphy the last named groom having but re
cently been divorced from a first wife, who is
still living in Richland, and the happy mother
of one child, "the very image of its father."
They do things up qneerly in Richland, and
sometimes also in th6 courts of justice in
"Camberry." .... Three young fellows from
Johnstown have been arrested, charged with
attempting to commit a rape oa-a. young girl
from Conemaugh station on Thursday a-week.
The girl was walking with a male conipauion,
who interfered to protect her, and was beaten
severely by the young ruibaus, during which
time tho girl escaped. The names of the
three offenders, are Andrew Glass, Albert O
rem and Samuel Arentrue,( brother of William,
now in the Penitentiary.) The latter has since
effected his escape A public school
house in Voder township, near Johnstown, was
destroyed by fire on the evening oi January
23th. ... A little son ot Mr. Jacob Wertz, ot
Conemangh township, aged 11 years, had one
of his legs broken below the knee on . Satur
day evening the 29th Jan. . . . One day last
week, as our friend, Mitchael Barnhart, was
coming to town with a load of wood, a valua
ble mare i n his team slippled and fell on the
ice at "Whiskey Springs,"' breaking one of
her hind legs by the fall. She was hauled
home on a sled, but was afterwards shot to
put her out of misery. She was valued at $100.
Fatette Covxtt. The Connelsville Enter
prise of the 4th gives the following descrip
tion of a singular malformation of a child of
Mr. John Lytic of Dunbar township: "There
is attached to the left cheek of this child, an
external body, or in other words, an imper
fectly formed child ; there being distinctly
visible, the outlines of a body, with bowels
and hands. There is also one foot and an ear
attached. The hand is probably lho most per
fect of the members, which is in an upright
position and rests upon the shoulder, and when
the head of the child is unsupported, the
weight of this snperffous body draws it entire
ly down upon the left breast. To us, there
appears to be some resemblance to the human
form throughout. This extraneous body or
substance is. we presume, half as large as the
child, and is firnily attached to the left cheek.
It is a beau: ifuf sprightly boy, and wc arc in
formed by its parents enjoys good health.
The parents and child left on Tuesday morn
ing for Philadelphia, as they purpose placing
it under charge of Dr. Tahcost to have the sn
perfious body removed.
JIunti.ngijox Coixtt. Mrs. Agnes Colgate,
of Cromwell township, on the 20th of January,
started out alone to visit a neighbor about a
mile distant. On the way site became faint,
sank to the ground by the wayside, and lay
there near six hours. When found she was in
sensible, and remained so until the next da-,
when she died. She was 76 years of age. . . .
The Huntingdon papers caution the public to
have nothing to do with "Mr. S. Jones, agent
of the Wassapoag Company," who has been
selling "bichronatic fluid for marking silk,
linen and cotton," as the whole affair is ahum
bug The House of Mr. Geo. Walter, in
Franklin township, near Spruce Creek, was
entirely destroyed by fire on Sunday, January
10th, together with most of his effects. ... A
few days since, Hon. John Brewster lost his
pocket book in Huntingdon, containing drafts
to the amount of $-507 and about $100 in bank
notes. . . . Curtis G. Cair, a colored man, con
victed of stealing an axe, was sentenced to fif
teen months imprisonment in the Western
Penitentiary.
Indiana Covxtt. There is but one prisoner
in the county jail George Glasgow, a colored
man, under sentence of the Court Mr.
Wash. Montgomery, recently from California,
we undcrstaud is engaged purchasing horses
for the market in that State. He intends buy
ing 100 here, 100 in Ohio and 100 in Missou
ri. .. . A new Post Office has been established
at Taylorsville, to be called Utah, and Jos. M.
Moorhead, appointed post-master. It will lie
supplied by special service, connecting with
the Curwensvillo route, at Mitchell's Mill or
Cookport. ... - One night, lust week, a Ger
man clothing pedlar, named Solomon Joseph,
put up for the night at William Munsiiower's
in Centre township, leaving his wagon contain
ing his goods standing in the yard. During
the night the wagon was broken open and over
two hundred dollars worth of clothing stolen
therefrom. No clue to the theft has yet been
discovered.
Allkchext Covxtt. About 11 o'clock on
Monday night the 31st Jan., a two-story frame
dwelling house, near Allegheny City, occu
pied by a family named Rogers, was consumed
by fire, and horrible to relate, all the inmates,
consisting of Rogers, his wife and five chil
dren, with the exception of one little boy, were
burned to death. Their roasted corpses were
found in the ruins next morning.' Rogers was
in the habit of getting drunk, and on the eve
ning of the frightful occurrence came home in
a state of deep intoxication. He was an Irish
man by birth. . . . Michael Wilhelm tumbled
head foremost into a well in Brownstown, on
the 1st Feb. The well was over 40 feet deep.
Strange to say, tho man was not injured, lie
managed to light on his feet.
Jvxiata Cocxtt. The tannery of JohnMaf
fit in Turbett township about seven miles a
cross the Tuscarora mountain from Ickesburg
was destroyed by fire on the 20th Jan. Mr.
M. has an insurance of $3,1GG on the property
iu the Perry Mutual Co. . . . SuloufTs G-horse
team, wagon and all, rolled down tho embank
ment above Mifllin, into the canal, last week.
.Neither horses nor wagon were much injur
ed. . . . The scarlet fever prevails in Miffiin.
Only ono case has proved fatal, and that in
malignancy equalled cholera A stalk of
Mediterranean wheat. taken from a field of Mr.
Jacob J. Ulsh, measured 24 inches in height.
The field was sown on the 12th Sept.
Butler Cocxtt. The tavern house of Jesse
Keister, in Slipperyrock township, was enter
ed by burglars, on the night of the 2Gth tilt.
The thieves broke into the bar room, and forced
open the bar and drawer, taking therefrom a
bout thirty dollars in money. Mr. Keister was
absent in Pittsburg at the time, and there were
no persons in the house except Mrs. Keister
and a lady neighbor. It is presumed this fact
was known to the burglars before they enter--ed
the house.
Uxiox Covxtt. On Tuesday tho 1st Teb.,
Mr. John Beuner, of Buffalo township, on the
Turnpike above Biehl's Hotel, was engaged in
threshing, when the cylinder of the machine
exploded, portions of the wood-work striking
him on one side of his bead, near the top,
tearing the scalp and forcing blood from the
ear. The wound, we understand, is severe
and the result still uncertain The town
of Lewisburg is now lighted with gas.
Bradford Covxtt. A shocking accident
occurred in Wysor township, a few days since.
Two small children of John Bliss son and
daughter were in a room by themselves. Tho
boy took down a loaded gun, and innocently
snapped it, when it went off, tho charge ta
king effect upon the temple of his little sister,
nearly blowing off the top of her head, instant
ly killing her.
The .Bellefonto Democrat announces the
death of David C. Boal, Esq., of that place, on
1'ridsy last. - - - -
COK2HJNICATI02T FE02I HAEEISETTEG.
For tho Kaftnnan'a Journal."
S. B. Row, Esq : I presume your regular
correspondent furnishes you with all news of
general interest, but I thought a letter contain
ing information in regard to the local .meas
ures in which they aro interested, might not
prove unacceptable to yonr readers. There
has not been a session of the Legislature for
many years at which Clearfield asked as much
legislation as at the present. Dr. Boyer has
his hands full, and it is but due to him to say,
that he makes every exertion to discharge his
manifold duties in accordance with the best
interests ot his constituents. He makes a far
better Representative than I could have an
ticipated, and his readiness to serve those of
us w ho call on him, without distinction of par
ty, is worthy of all commendation.
A bill has been introduced in the House to
Incorporate tho "Anderson's Creek Public
Road and Navigation Company." The de
sign, I believe, is to clear out Anderson's
creek, and make a good road to Moore's Mill.
It will, doubtless, pass without difficulty s I
know of no opposition to it.
A bill has also been read to abolish the office
of Sealer cf Weights and Measures in Clear
field County. I presume there will be no op
position to this, as the office is perfectly use
less in onr lumber county an expense to mer
chants, without aay corresponding advantage.
A bill to incorporate the Clearfield Gas
Company has been reported this morning by
the Committee on Corporations, and will be
passed. Also a bill to incorporate a Bridge
Company to elect a bridge over Clearfield
Creek at Alexander's fording.
The Committee on New Counties and Coun
ty Seats, unanimously, reported the bill for the
erection of Pine county as committed, this
morning. It will pass the House. Tho Judi
ciary Committee have reported a bill for a
new Judicial District Clearfield, Forrest, Jef
ferson and Elk.
An effort will be made next week to pass the
bill submitting the question of the removal of
our county seat to a vote of the people. It
has a number of friends in the Ilouse and Sen
ate. Its fate depends on circumstance. The
constitutionality of snch an act has been set
tled by the highest legal authority of our State.
Its opponents, therefore, may doubtless find
themselves mistaken in regard to its effect,
should it be passed.
Dr. Eoycr read in place a bill for the exon
eration of the taxes ami costs on the commis
sion of our new Prothonotary, for the benefit
of the family of the late Geo. Walters, Esq.
It has been reported by the committee, and, I
presume, will be passed on Tuesday without
objection. .
Quite a lively scene occurred in tho House
yesterday. The committee on the contested
election in Cambria county, decided in favor
of Mr. Proudfoot, and when he advanced to
take the oath, Rohrer, of Armstrong, protest
ed against it on the ground that he was a for
eigner ! His resolution was promptly voted
down by our friends, .being a disgraceful and
miserable scheme to prevent Mr. Prcndfoot
from taking his seat. The frauds perpetrated,
by which Porter was elected, were of the most
glaring and outrageous character such, bow
ever, as the Locofoco pirty have repeated of
ten enough to become accustomed to.
The Philadelphia Passenger Railroad inter
est overshadows everything else. It is a fight
between two sets of speculators, which shall
get possession of certain streets, to organize
companies and sell out their charters. It is
rumored that they use money without stint
or scruple.
Should anything occur of special interest to
your readers, while I am here, I shall take oc
casion to nolo it for you. For the present, I
remain,
Yours,
S.
CONGRESSIONAL PECCEE5IJ.GS.
Jan. 81. In the Senate, Mr. Bigler propos
ed an early readjustment of the Revenue
Laws, so as not only to meet current, expen
ses, but to pay any existing public debt. Mr.
Foot got the floor upon the Neutrality Laws,
and spoke against Walker's foray upon Nica
ragua, commending Capt. Paulding for his
interference with Walker, and censuring the
Government for the equivocal instructions
furnished to the former. He said it is humil
iating for this Government before the world to
disavow, on verbal quibbles, the acts of its
subordinates ; and he believed that the Cabi
net at Washington winked at the expedition,
more especially since Walker was suffered to
go unwhipped of justice, instead of being
sent to the Penitentiary. Mr. Foot would
not vote a sword to Paulding, but would offer
that which would be more acceptable to a man
of his standing, the recognition of faithful
services to tho Republic. Mr. Crittenden
said that Taulding committed no error what
ever. The taking of Walker was tho arrest
of justice upon the criminal. He would thank
Commodore Panlding for the heroic manner
in which he fulfilled his duty and preserved
the peace of tho world. Mr. Sewaid, as an
act of justice, would propose a joint resolu
tion that the President be directed to inter
vene for the defense of Paulding in suits a
gainst him arising from the performance of
his duty. The Indian Appropriation bill was
next taken np. Tho only feature of interest
in the discussion was an amendment looking
to the abolition of the reservation system. In
the House after some attempts to suspend the
rules, Mr. Kilgore asked leave to introduce
the preamble and resolutions in regard to the
slave-trade, to the effect that the existing
laws should be faithfully executed, and the
Executive promptly sustained in bringing the
violators to punishment. The motion to sus
pend the rules to introduce these resolutions,
the Ilouse refused, 115 Yeas against 84 Nays,
the Yeas being less than two-thirds of the
House. Mr. Houston asked leave to intro
duce a bill to contract for a loan ot twenty
millions of dollars, and moved a suspension
of the rules, which was negatived. Mr. Has
kin wanted the Willet's Point business to be
the special order of the third Thursday in
February, which the House refused. At tho
evening session, Mr. Davis of Mississippi
spoke in favor of the acquisition of Cuba.
He thought Franco and England were not in
a condition to interfere, and there never was
a period when its forcible acquisition would
be less injurious to them than now. Mr.
Pottle thought that the object of this Cuba
movement was to cover up the iniquity of the
past by starting a new issue which appealed
directly to every sectional and factional f'eel-
-e -..tiuj . n, tuuiiot ii iiuuni nave
beca more ia accordaaca witii the condition
inz in ine country.- lie timno-ht it Tniri I,-,,-.
cf the Treasury had the President recommen
ded the sale of territory to pay our debts,
instead of asking millions to buy more.
Fed. 1. In the Senate, the bill to give
lands to Agricultural Colleges was taken cp
and discussed by Messrs. Wade, Gwin and
Stuart. Mr. Pugh moved to recommit the
bill, but before the question was taken the
Senate adjourned. In the Ilouse, Mr. Grow
moved a reconsideration of the vote by which
the Homestead bill was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole, and, after some discus
sion, the bill was passed, 120 against 7G. It
provides that ai.-y head of a family, over twenty-one
years of pge and a citizen, shall be en
titled to a quarter-section ot unappropriated
land, and hold it on condition of actual set
tlement and cultivation. The French Spolia
tion hill was taken up and discussed by Mr.
Burlingame. who moved the' previous ques
tion. Alter a tilt lietweeu Messrs. Burlin
game ?nd Letcher, the Speaker decided that
th bill must be referred to the Committee of
the Whole before its passage.
Feb. 2. In the Senate, a bill was introduc
ed to establish a steamship line from San
Francisco to Shanghae, China. The bill to
punish counterfeiters of military land war
rants was passed. The Agricultural College
bill was recommitted, 2S to 2G ; after which
the Indian Appropriation bill was taken up
and debated, but without coming to a vote the
Senate went into Executive Session. In the
House an interesting question arose upon the
bill to issue land patents to the Shawnee Indi
ans, and to naturalize them as citizens of the
United States.. After considerable debate the
noturalizing clause was stneken out and tie
bill was rejected. In Committee of the-whole
on the Executive Appropriation bill, there
was a brisk debate upon the pay and mileage
of Mml-ers of Congress, and finally the item
of $200,000 for mileage was stricken out by
nine majority. After the recess a long ramb
ling debate was had, but no vote was taken'.
Feb.3. In the Senate Mr.Seward presented
a memorial of the Legislature of New- Yoik for
the improvement of lakes and harbors, and
made a strong speech in favor thereof. Mr.
Houston brought in a bill to unite the two
Judicial Districts of Texas lor the pnrpose. of
removing Judge Watrous. Mr. II. said there
was a conspiracy, got up by the Judge, in
which some New-Yorkers were complicated,
to obtain a large proportion of the public do
main of Texas. The Minority Report in ref
erence to the Indiana Senators was presented.
On motion of Mr. Gwin, the vote of the pre
vious day on the Agricultural College bill was
reconsidered, the bill redisenssed and amend
ed, but finally postponed until Monday. The
Indian Appropriation bill was passed. In the
House, tho Judiciary Committee was instruc
ted to inquire into the expediency of report
ing a bill to define and punish polygamy. The
House passed the Senate's bill relative to the
New York Indian Reservation in Kansas.
Ti'e Military Committee repotted against a
branch of the Military Academy at the Her
mitage. Mr. Faulkner complained thai al
though Congress had been in session two
months, the President's Message ami docu
ments were not yet. printed. In Committee,
the Civil Appropriation bill was taken np, and
a rather unimportant discussion eusucd, when
the Committee rose without reporting the bill,
and the House adjourned.
Feb. 4. In the Senate,a'LilI was reported to
organize tho Territories of Dakota and Ari
zona. The Homestead bill, which passed the
Ilouse, was reported from the Public Lauds
Committee, without amendment. The private
calendar was then taken up, and several bills
were passed, among them the bill for the re
lief of the captain and crew of the brig Gen.
Armstrong, appropriating $00,000 therefor.
In the House, the Committee on Elections re
ported, declaring B. B. Chapman the rightful
member for Nebraska, in place of Mr. Fergu
son. The remainder was spent in the exami
nation of private bills.
A SIGNIFICANT: INQUIEY.
The followjng article from the Washington
Slates, one of the Democratic organs publish
ed at the scat cf Government, gives a gloomy
picture cf the present prospects of that oil
and ouec powerful party, known as the Demo
craiic party :
Have we a Democratic Party Amoxc Us 7
The doubt implied iu the above interroga
tory, however startling at fust sight, appears
anything but absurd on examination. Nay,
at the hazard of contradicting the vulgar pre
judice, and shocking our owu scrsj of securi
ty, we arc oblidged to annouiice the deliber
ate conclusion that there is now no Demo
cratic party in existence. And we will ven
ture the assertion that the parodoxical opinion
w ill be embraced by all observing and reflect
ing persons.
Ot individual Democrats, dispersed over
the country, each with his peculiar profession
of laith and object of pursuit, there is tin
questionably a very abundant supply. But
they no more constitute a party in the" philos
ophical and practical sense of the word, than
a heap of unhewn and unadjusted stone con
stitutes a palace. For the realization of that
idea, there must be primarily a common foun
dation, then a due subordination and fitness
among the parts, and finally a complete unity
of organization. We doubt if any one of
these conditions can bo predicated of the
Democracy.
In the first place, will any man pretend to
affirm that Democrats aro agreed upon a basis
of principle 1 In respect to which one among
tne political issues before the country is there
so much even as an unanimity in the "party?"
Not surely in regard to squatter sovereignty.
The disagreement between the President and
his Secretary of State on this subject, is the
symbol ot an equivalent difference amotg the
Democracy. Not in regard to tho Pacific
railroad, for here again the chief of the Ad
ministration is at points with his Secretary of
War, and the class of strict construction
Democrats dissent troni the faith of their less
scrupulous associates. Not in regard to Fed
erai appropriations for the improvement ot
rivers and harbors: sinr.a th riiiu;
Cabinet on this issue is likewise responsive
to a similar division among tho mass of the
Democracy. Nor yet is there anvthing like
unanimity in the "party" in regard to that
most important matter ot all the tariff ques
tion, in respect of which Mr. Buchanan affirms
one belief, while Mr. Cobb maintains directly
the opposite.
We need not recapitulate all tbc points of
divergent doctrine among the Democracy. It
is sufficient to say that upon no single issue is
there adequate agreement for a common basis
of action.
In the matter of organization, we discover
an equal absence of concord and unity in the
"party." We have a Lecompton aud an an-ti-Lecompton
faction ; there aro the followers
of Douglas and here the adherents of Buchan
an ; in short, as many as are the aspirants for
the Presideucv. so m.i)ir i n... i
- ' " w - V. -H' A .J I!
cabals among the Democracy.
iierctoiore, tho Administration has afford
ed a rallvins Doint for tho iTidiri.inaU ,.r
"party ;" but, instead, it is become an origin
al ueuasion oi dispute and dissonsion. In
these latter av (!..- r..nn-i.ar..(n;nn rr .
Democratic Executive implies little more au
thority with a Democratic Represcncativcs
than with a member of the Opposition.
u one particular mc Democracy aro thought
to be very generally agreed in opinion f'nl
concurrent in action, and that is ia the pur
suit of the spoils. But even in this mot im
portant matter they exhibit the same-diversity
of interest and policy observable in every
other regard. The course of the present Dem
ocratic Executive has been signalized by t!:
indiscriminate ostracism of the surviving tt-flce-holders
oi its Democratic predecessors .
And in respect of future promotion, the riv..1.
factions in the "party" are more intent tach
on the defeat of its rival, than on the over
throw of the common-enemy. Unless ties
domestic dissensions lie harmonized ly lbs
prevalence of more fraternal counsels or sup
pressed by the pressure of an overshadowiig
peril, we are not warranted in anticipating :h
cordial co-operation of the Tarions faction
among the "party" in the struggle of IbGO.
Even the potent ppell of the spoila will not
now avail to subdne the demon of discorj
amoiig tho Democracy.
It is no absurd speculation, therefore, to in
quire whether there be a Democratic party -moug
us J In fact, on elaborate invcitigation,
we are constrained to retnrn a negative re
sponse to the question. There is no such en
tity as a Democratic party. Greater confu
sion of tongues and opposition of interests did
not prevail among the children of men after
their ambitious but abortive attempt in the
plain of Sliiuar, than are now visible in tho
!rokcn ranks and mutual animosities of tha
once hurieonious and triumphant Democracy.
It u time to arrest the progress of this do
plorabie decay. If the . Democracy would
maintain their ascendancy, they have cot a
moment to lose from lho work of repair ar l
re-organization.
Ater's Ameeicax Almaxac tor 19C3 is now
re.ndy for delivery gratis at C. D.Watsor.a w!so
is happy to supply all that call for them. E
ery family should have aud keep thi book.
It is worth having. Compriting much general
iuforuiat ion of great value ; it gives trm best
instruction for the cure of prevalent com
plaints, that we can get anywhere. I anec
dotes alone are worth a burdiel of wheat, and
its medical advice is sometimes worth to th
sick, the wheat's weight in gold. Mmy (,f
the medical almanas are trash, but this s ol:-1
metal. Its calculations are made purposely
for this latitude and are therefore correct.
Call and get an Ayer'a Almanac, ssi h
got, keep it.
State Fxxaxces. The State Tr-as;rer es
timates the revenue for the currer.i rejr ;
$4,08i?,SOO, which, with tha bLLCe :n tta
Treasury at the close of the vcr, -wi: Mik a
total of $4,080,827. The ordinary eiswi,
including $250,000 to the SiTikicg r -nd, t,t
estimategt 3,1-51,017, which would Ic&ve ;
balance in the Treasury at the end cf the vesr,
of Sl.829,810. This estimate would ji-nr;
an appropriation of $1,250,000 towards tr.u
extinction of the State Debt, and wc truu tl.gt
that appropriation will be made.
Rheumatisms, of the most severe kind, bsvo
been cured by using two bottles of D-i Vaii "a
Galvanic Oil. B.ick-ache, pain in the head,
sick boa I ache, and nervous di. -.eases ot tl o
head, are every day being cured sotiuoiy by
the use of this medicine.
13riiLiisnrnG and susquehanna
Tl'UXPIKE KOAD COMPANY. NV.ic. is
hereby given to the Stockholders in thli read, that
an election wiU he held at tbn houje of J. hbaJ
uian. ia Phihpsburg. on the first Monday of Marc
next, between the hour of 2 and 3 o'clock, I'. M..
to elect Managers for the eoauine Tear.
E. F. LLOYD. Secretary.
PhiHpsbcrg. February 9. 1S59-5tp4-
CAl'TION. All persons ara aotlfiod not to
meddle with the following property cow ia
possession of George W. Curry in Pike tvwnihlp,
n the time belongs to me aud subject to mv order,
to wit: Uue Ked nd White Cow.
JOHN S. WILLIAMS.
New Millport. Jan. 15, lC-9-jan 13.
IOR SALE, by Merrell A Carter, Corn Sel
lers and meat cutters, the lates: and bi; ia
market. Also, a large lot of goods, in their line,
jast received and for rale, cheap for eafh or pro
duce Aho, S. 5. lUapt's Clover linlier. de
u.lvriisonicnt in another column. lee. S.
CAl'TIOX. All persons arc notified not ?e
noddle with the following riroperty now in
pos.-fi?Un of Jame M. Leonard, "as tbe same t-a-lons
to me and subject to it.t order only, to it :
Oce Koan Coll aud a lot of liar in the barn.
li D.'SClIltONuYEK.
Morris township. Jan. 22. 1 s.ft-jai-."tp.
CARD. MISS CONSTANT, late from the Ear,
reipccttall.v announces Ler-e!f to tbe ciii
rens of Clearfield, and the County generally, that
she is prepared to Rive instruction in MuFc Pi
ano. MtloJeoa and Guitar and lo in tbe French
lansusgc it being her native tongue .-he refer
all who may intenvsted in the shove to the Ker
Jr. a;jd Mr. MeLeod. Tekvs, S in advance. r
510 if not in ajvaiiC lc. 3. 1-S53.
VATCIIES AMD JCWF.LUY.-The u
VT dersigned r-specifullv inform hicupt
incrs and the public generally that he ba jat re
ceded from the East, and opened at his MUblih
mcnt in r-haw s Itow, Clearfield. Pa., a fine stock
of W atehes.of different qualitiea, and Jewelry f
every variety, from a full set to a sinele pieoe.
which he will ell at tbe most reasonable prices
f..rCah. All kind of Clocks. Watches and Jew
elry carefully repaired and warranted. A ou
tinnacce of patronage U solicited.
November 10. 1S.SS. H. F. XAUuLK.
THIRST IS, FIRST SERVED.
- Eocts & Shoes always on Hand.
(of our own maie.) JOSEPH OOON, thankful for
past favors, and grateful for fature proectg. de-Sijet-
inform the citizens of this ieiuitV and hU
old friends and patrons in particular, that he h
remore-J to the FIRST ROOM t the EAST
JlA D, f 'VA iV"S n- KU ir. the first d30r
vest o f the Mansion House, where he has on hand
constantly, a large assortment of every variety iu
the BOOT AND SHOE line. Custom Jork XJv f.
cd to with dispatch. The very beat of stock wiil
be used and no pains spared to make neat fiu and
d arable work. All of which csn be obtained X
said J. Goon, very low for the Ready Khino
Clearfield. August 14,
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News of tacday, tl.n Commercial and Financial
Departments are full, and are carefully auocded
to. As an Advertising Medium thcro is no bailor
P1?" in the State, the cir;u!ation being next to
the largest in the eitv, and among tho mst Intel -lijsrnt
and icfltentialof the population,
TERM.S Sit Dollars pervear. in advanaa.
CLAIMINGS 4 PEACOCK, Proprietor.
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CARPETS, Oil Clothi. Window SbalM, . "tt
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