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K. B. ROW. EH1TOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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THE WOEST PART OF HIS RECORD."
On the 7th page of Senator Bigler'a recent
speech, of which we took occasion to speak
last week, will be found the following :
Your members of Congress, with scarce an
exoeption, are pledged to deny to tho slave
holder the right to go into the common Terri
tories, unless he leaves bis slave property be
hind him, notwithstanding the Constitution, as
defined by the court, and the equity so mani
festly in his favor. Even your President elect
has said that, were he a member of Congress,
he would vote for such a law, the decision of
the court to the contrary. This is "the worat
part of his record, and I regret its existence ;
for he is the President elect, according to tho
Constitution, and must hold the office.".
We do not propose to enter upon an argu
ment to show whethor the position of the Pres
ident elect and his party is as fairly stated a-
bove as it should be ; but as the Democratic
party, as well as the distinguished gentleman
from whom we quote, have a "record" on this
very point, we thought it would net be amiss
to see what appearance it presented.
It will scarcely be denied that, until a lew
years ago, the Democracy of the North was
decidedly opposed to the extension" of slavery
into the Territories. This phaze of its policy
was exhibited at an earlier date than we shall
trace it up on this occasion. In 1844, when
the annexation of Texas was an important top
ic, James Buchanan marie the following decla
ration in tho U. S. Senile on the Sth June :
"After mature reflection, I now believe tho
acquisition of Texas will he the means of lim
iting, not enlarging, the dominion of slavery.'"
" Whilst this seems to be the "hemming in"
process, at which some of our Breckinridge
friends are so much horrified, another branch
of the part at that time songht to gain sup
port for the annexation scheme on the ground
that if slaverj- was "difluscd" through a wider
extent of territory it would, slowly and gradu
ally, disappear from the Union.
Texas having been annexed in 1815, a dis
pute arose between the United States and Mex
ico iit regard to her western boundary, and re
sulted finally in a war, which coutinued for
two years. In the summer of '40 it was deem
ed advisable that a considerable smo should
be placed at the President's disposal to nego
tiate an advantageous treaty ot peace. On the
8ih of Aug., 184G, a bill was introduced into
Congress, appropriating $30,000 forimmediatc
use', and giving the President the control of
$2,000,000 more for the object stated. David
Wilinotj then an orthodox Democrat, after
consultation with other Northern Democrats,
offered tho. following Proviso, in addition to
tbe first section of the bill :
Provided, That as an express and fundamen
tal condition to the acquisition of any territo
ry from the Kepuhlic of Mexico by the United
State?, by virtue of any treaty which, may be
negotiated between them, and tothe use by the
Executive ot the moneys herein appropriated,
neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall
ever exist in any part of said territory, except
for crime, wherect the party shall bo tirst du
ly convicted." .
This is the lamous "Wilmot Proviso," and
the bill, with it attached, passed the House,
by the aid of Northern Democratic votes.
Tbe bill, however, failed in the Senate.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania, which was
chosen at the general election in 1846, and
which met in January, 1817, took carl' action
on this question, tlie following resolutions be
ing adopted by both Houses :
, Wherkji, the existing war with Mexico
may result in the acquisition of new territory
to the Union ; And whereas, measures are now
pending in Congress having in view the appro
priation of money and the conferring of au
thority on the treatv-making power to this
end; Therefore, .
"Resolved, ftc, That our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress be requested to vote
against any measure whatever by which terri
tory will accrue to the Union, unless, as a part
of the fundamental law upon which any com
pact or treaty for this purpose is based, slave
ry or involuntary servitude, except for crime,
shall be forever prohibited.'.
This resolution passed the Honse unani
mously. Every Democrat and every Whig vo
ted for it 95 members being present. In the
Senate there were but three dissenting votes
The first name that appears among the yeas is
that of Hen. Ym. Bigler, who made a speech
in support of the resolutions, in which he took
occasion to avow his most cordial approval of
Ihe principle it expressed.
At the next session of Congress, the Demo
crats exhibited unmistakable svmptonis of
growing "weak at the knees," and tho provi
so was defeated, Mr. Calhoua in the meantime
baving introduced a set of resolutions, setting
forth in a tangible form the doctrine that has
since been adopted by that party. .
Tb Democracy of Pennsylvania, however,
were 6omewbat unwilling to discard their old
principles so suddenly: Hence, we rind their
State Convention, which metal Pittsburgh on
the 4th of July, 181$, to nominate a candidate
ior Canal Commissioner. Ate, unanimously a
dopting the following resolutfon, which was
offered by Col. Samuel W. Black, tho present
pro-slavery Governor of Nebraska Territory :
r 'Retolced, That the Democratic party ad
heres now, as it evr has done, to the Consti
tution of the country. Its letter and spirit
they will neither weaken nor destroy, and they
rt-dtelart that slavery is a local, domestic in-
titution v the outn, 6ur.ject to btite law ar6 no?r ia Whingtoa for the puipose ot in-,
alone; sad witn bich the Gonarai Govern- j t6rmfcdd!:2g, sad preventing a harmonious
meet fcas EC-thing to do. Wherever th& State j uiidewtaading between ths ptace Ccmmission
Ur extends its jurisdiction, iho local mstitu- er6 frora th9 t-c sections.
tion can continue to exist. Esteeming it a vi
olation of State, rights to carry it beyond State
limits, we deny the power of any citizen to ex
tend the area of bondage beyond its present
dominion ; nor do we consider itti part of the
compromise of the Constitution, that slavery
should forever travel with, the advancing column
of our territorial progress."
From that time the Democracy plunged rap
idly into the stream of slavery propagandist,
which, we are sorry to say, has become the
"worst part" of their "record." It seems
stiangc that those who took such an active
part in the pioceedings to which we have re
ferred, should not retain a single emotion of
fondness for their early love, but are now de
nouncing principles that aro more liberal in
every respect. It remains to be seen how long
they will pursue their present course. Should
they feel themselves constrained to make an
other change at some future period, they can
use the convenient excuse which Mr. Bigler
gave lor his support ol the Wilmot Prqviso,
that they had committed "an error of the head
and not of the heart."
SUMMARY OF HEWS.
The Wives AxnCntLPR en of the Soldiers at
Fort SiiiTER arrived at New York on the 6th
Feb.. in tho steamship Marion, and are now at
Fort Hamilton. There are 20 women and 17
children, and their necessities are such that
prompt provision should be made for them.
They represent that the garrison, which now
consists of 7o soldiers aud 30 laborers, is in
excellent health, not a single man being upon
the sick list, and every man of them is enthu
siastically attached to their commander. The
men are busily engaged in mounting the heavy
columbiads on the ramparts, and preparing for
a vigorous defense. They were supplied with
fresh provisions from Charleston lor the first
time on the day these people came away. No
re-enforcements had been received when the
Marion left, and the captain of that vessel
thinks that great difficult' would be experi
enced in entering the harbor and communica
ting with the fort. The garrison is represented-to
have salt provisions and camp rations
suflicient for a long siege. The preparations
of the South Carolinians for attacking Major
Anderson arc being pushed forward with vigor
on all sides, aud there was every indication
that the onslaught would not be much longer
delayed. It is clear that if the Government
expect to hold Sumter, it must be reenforced
forthwith, for no ruattur how gallantly tho lit
tle garrison may defend it, there are limits to
their power of endurance.
Col. Hatnf.'s Depautiue. Col. Ilaynelcft
this inorni ig for Charleston, after having re
ceived Mr Holt's final answer, on behalf of tho
President, refusing to surrender Fort Sumter
or to withdraw Maj. Anderson, and resting
the responsibility of civil war on South Caro
lina. At 12 o'clock, six hours after his de
parture, a letter addressed to the President
by Col. Hayne was delivered at the White
IlouSe. It imitates the bad tone and temper
of the former Commissioners, and upbraids
the President for duplicity, cowardice, and
cther amiable qualities, charging him with a
desire to precipitate a collision, and with the
premeditated purpose to deceive the South
throughout. After a careful perusal, the
President returned the offensive letter to Col.
Hayne'8 address at Charleston. Messrs. Bu
chanan and Holt now express the serious be
lief that nn attack will be made on r ort Sum
ter immediately.
Usios Thiimph in Virginia. At the elec
tion for delegates to t lie State Convention,
held in Virginia, on tbe 4th inst., the Union
men achieved a dectded triumph, there being
a large majority of delegates opposed to
precipitate action, whilst the Secessionists
aro in a minority of at least 40,000. Messrs.
Hunter and Mason who are defeated are thus
thwarted in their treasonable designs. A
mongst tho Union men elected is Hon. Sher
rard Clemens of the Wheeling district. The
result of this election, though not to be con
sidered as a final settlement of the question in
Virginia must still be regarded as one of the
most encouraging signs of the times, aud has
completely astounded the Secessionists at
Washington, who entertained no doubts car
rying a majority of the delegates.
The PEacE Congress. This body met in
Washington City on Monday, tho 4th inst.,
and permanently organized on the tolowing day
by the election of cx-Presieent John Tyler ot
Virginia as President : Seven Slave States,
and most of the Free States are represented.
As the body sels with closed doors, little is
known of its proceedings. On the Sth, a com
mittee of one from each of tho States repre
sented, was appointed, for the perposc of con
sidering all propositions for adjustment that
might be oflered. It is not expected that any
decisive action will be taken till all the States
which intend to send Commissioners shall be
fully represented.
The Southern Secession Cokgress met at
Montgomery, Alabama, on the 4th also. Most
of its business is likewise transacted in se
cret session. On the 'Jtb, the Convention
proceeded to tlio election of the executive of
ficers of the new Government, with the fol
lowing result : President Hon. Jefferson Da
vis, of Mississippi; Vice President, Hon
Alex. II. Stephens, of Georgia both by a u-
nammous vote. A constitution for the Pro
visional Government has also been agreed up
on, which will go into operation as soon as a-
aoptea. jso proposition lor compromise or
reconstruction will be entertained by the
traitors. The Congress will remain in session
to make all the necessary laws.
The Tevkessee Election has gone largely for
the Union, and tho Legislature of Kentuckv
has adjourned over to March 20, refusing to
call a Convention at all. Thin has been done
by tho firm attitude of the Republicans in
Congress and of Mr. Lincoln, who, by refus
ing to assent to any unreasonable plan of com
promise, have given tho most efficient pledge
in their power that the new Administration
will stand by the Constitution as it is, until
it shall be regularly amended by an authori
tative National Convention.
The Affair at Pensacola. When the stars
and stripes were hauled down at the Pcnsacola
Navy- Yard, by order of a traitor, the only man
who manifested any token of respect for the
flag, was an old boatswain, who kissed it as it
descended from tho staff He came near be
ing lynched for that manifestation of respect.
Lieut. Slemmer made no truce or negotiation
with the insurgents at Pensacola. They aban
doned the experiment, because it involved in
convenient perils, notwithstanding the im
menso disparity of forces.
Movements or Mr. Lincoln .: The Presi
dent elect left Springfield, en route for Wash
ington, on the 11th, and will reach New York
on the 19th, travelling by way of Indianapo
lis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Pittsburg, Cleve
land, Buffalo and Albany. Mrs. Lincoln e
roains at Springfield until next week and will
meet Mr. Lincoln iifNew York.
Disorganizing Elememts. It is noticeable
that most ot the old party hacks from the
North, who were active at Charleston and Balti
more in disorganizicg the Democratic party,
TELLING THEM THEIR OWN.
On the 5th inst., t,hc Presideut's message
being under consideration in the U. S. Senate,
Mr. Johnson, Democrat, of Tennessee, said
that as far back as 1833 he had always advo
cated that nullification and secession was a
national heresy, which must end in anarchy
and despotism, and the destruction of the ex
isting Government. He believed It would be
the destruction of any Government that might
be formed subsequently. On tho 19th of Janu
ary be had made a speech, for which ho was
denounced in and out of the Senate ; but he
was inspired with a confidence that he had
struck treason a blow, and that men acting
the part of traitors felt the blow. His object
now was to meet attacks. On yesterday we
had quite a scene : apiece well played, got
ten up to order, and well memorized. The
Senator from Louisiana, (Mr. Benjamin,) had
argued that his State had violated no obliga
tion, as she was not bought for a price, bnt
had her sovereignty simply handed over in
trust. Mr. Johnson read from the first arti
cle of the treaty of cession ol Louisiana,
claiming that it was explicit that by the con
veyance of the absolute jurisdiction and con
trol to the United States ot her property
and sovereignty, both weie conveyed to the
Uuited States. It was not, as represented by
t be Senator of Louisiana, any good will of the
French, but the United States bought this
sovereignty for so many millions of dollars.
Then tho Senator from Louisiana portrayed
the enormity of the wrongs done to his State.
What are these dreadful wrongs? Tho United
States bought her, paid for her sixty millions
of dollars, and theu admitted her into the U
nion. Was anv oppression and wrong there ?
Was there any wrong when, at the battle of
New Orleans, the bravo sons ol Kentucky and
Tennessee went to the help and saved that
city from Packenham ? Was it because we
protected her sugar cultivation by paying
millions of dollars every year in the shape of
duty 1 Then where are the wrongs of Louisi
ana 1 Without even consulting Kentucky
and Tennessee, who defended her, she had
taken forts, arsenals and the mint of the United
States, lie denounced this as an outrage and
a folly, and referred to a speech of the Sena
tor from Louisiana, where he said, since tho
election of Lincoln, those who prate of dis
union are like silly savages who shoot at
the sun, but the sun still goes on. Mr. John
son then quoted from a speech of Senator
Hunter, of Virginia, in which that gentleman
held that secession was not a right given by
the Constitution. As to the right to compel
the obedience of a State, he would as soon
take the opinions of the Old Dominion's ear
lier statesmen, as those of the present time,
lie claimed that there was a great difference
between the enforcement of the laws, and what
was called coercion of States. He quoted
from the Richmond Enquirer of 1814, which, re
ferring to the Hartford Convention, said that
no State had a l ight to withdraw from tho U
nion, that resistance against the laws was trea
son, and calling on the Government to arrest
the traitors, for the Lrnion must be preserved
at all hazards. He then defined treason, and
said that treason ought to be punished, North
and South, and if these are traitors, they
should have traitors' rewards. Ho said South
Carolina had always a prejudice against a Gov
ernment by tbe people, and that secession was
no new thing in that State, and referred to her
early history, when her citizens were ready to
go back under the dominion of King George.
Ho read an address of 20G citizens of Charles
ton, in 1780, setting forth that they never in
tended to dissolve their connection with Great
Britain, that their natures revolted at the doc
trine of independency , regretting tliafan effort
had been made to subvert a Constitution for
which they had the most profound reverence
and substituting in its s'tead a rank democra
cy, professing affection and zeal for tho Eng
lish Government, King, &c. He then referred
to the attempt of South Carolina in 1833 to
break up the Union, and the men who speak
in her Convention now say they have been
working to this end for the past forty years.
The question then arises, are the other States
going to allow themselves to be precipitated
into ruin by South Carolina ? All she wants
with Kentucky .Tennessee and the other States
is, to furnish men and money. So much for
South Carolina and Louisiana, which were set
ting examples not worthy of imitation. Mr.
Johnson said his former speech bad made some
stir. Among other distinguished Senators,
Mr. Lane of Oregon felt it his duty to make a
reply. This I did not think was called lor.
I had not intended to say anything offensive
to that Senator. I felt I had just come out of
a campaign in which I had labored hard, and
expended my money in vindication of the
charge of secession. Yes, through dust and
heat, through mud and rain, 1 traversed my
State, meeting the charge that secession was
at the bottom of his platform and principles,
and that it was a fixed and decided plan to
break up this Government. It was charged
that it was started at Charleston and consum
mated at Baltimore,and that my worthy friend,
as well as Mr. Breckinridge, was tho embodi
ment ol disunion and secession. I met the
charge ; 1 denied it and repudiated it, and
tried to convince the people that the charge
was not true. Now I find the same Senator
assailing me because I again utter Union sen
ments. I do not see what there was in my
speech to extort an answer from him. I may
not have defended him to his entire satisfac
tion. It so turned out that we were unfortu
nate, but I was willing to stand or fall as we
should. Had he avowed such a doctrine prior
to the Presidential election as he did in his
reply to me, expressing disunion and seces
sion sentiments, I give it as my opinion, he
would not have received 10,000 votes in the
State ot Tennessee. That Senator said he
was not going to march under my bloody ban
ner, and I would not find the Democracy of
tho North ready to strike down the people of
a gallant State contending for her rights. Did
any one hear me talking of marching down in
to South Carolina 7 No. Why then are at
tacks made on positions which 1 did not as
sume ? Why is this language used toward me
unless intended to create false impressions?
Win, sir, 1 ssw the consternation in the faces
of Borne, and knew I had struck a blow at trea
son, and it was important that somebody from
another quarter should make the attack on my
speech. "Bloody banner !" I suggested no
such thing. No ; war is not a natural element
of mine : I would rather wear the dingy gar
ments covered with the dust of the field iu the
pursuits ot peace, than to have a gaudy epau
lette on my shoulder, or a sword by my side in
its glittering scabbard, the insignia of strife, of
blood, of war and carnage. It blood must come,
let it come ; but let it not be shed by the peo
ple of these States, one contending against an
other. The Senator from Oregon having refer
red to the action of Mr. J. on certain resolu
tions introduced by Mr. Brown of Mississippi,
Mr. Johnson read from tho record of votes,
showing that the Senator from Oregon, (Mr.
Lane, as well as those from South Carolina,
had voted against a resolution declaring that
slavery needed protection. Mr. Lane then vo
ted that slave property did not need protection
in the Territories. Now ho is ready to say
they have the right to go out of the Union
because Congress has not passed laws to
protect it there. What has effected such a
change in bis opinions since that tinio ? Now
I want him to get up here and tell the, Senate
and the American people if he is for. the right
of a State to break up the Union, because she
cannot get that protection for slave property
which, on the 25th of May last, by bis vote, be
swore it did not need. When we are a candi
date lor the Presidency, then I suppose we are
all equal brethren in the confederacy ; but af
ter we have attempted and signally failed of
an election, theu 1 suppose the enemies' line
commerces just where our defeat commenced.
The Senator from Oregon assumed that South
Carolina could obtain her rights out of the U
nion, which she could not get in it. What did
South Carolina ever ask in the Union that she
did not get ? She can get no rights by going
out ; on the contrary, by doing so, she lost all
her rights, and got anarchy, taxation and trou
ble. Tbe Constitution has not infringed upon
the rights of South Carolina ; but tho cause
of the apparent breaking up of tho Union is
that bad men North and South bad men from
either section, in both branches of Congress
wish to destroy the Union to gratify their
unhallowed ambition, lie believed there was
a spirit of Union among the mass of the peo
ple, and if the question could betaken from
the politicians and given to the- people, the
country would be sate. An appeal had been
made to the Border Slave States to join a Gulf
Confederacy. This was simply a question of
interest to those proposing it. Whenever a
lino of disunion is drawn in this countFy, it
will be a lino of civil tvar, and the work of ex
tinguishing slavery will be that day com
menced, lie said the Senator from Mississip
pi (Mr. Davis) had sought by jnuendo and by
calling biru the ally of the Senator from Ohio,
(Mr. Wade,) to injure him. When the Union
was in danger he did not stop to ask questions
about antecedents. If the Senator from Ohio,
or any other man. was willing to come up to
the great work of saving the Union, then he
was his ally and would work with him. The
Nullifiers and Disunionists of the South and
the Abolitionists of tho North are both work
ing for the same end, and they are allies. If
it came to a question, he (Johnson) would
much rather be a Black Republican than a Red
Republican. . Thank God, he was not the ally
of such men as Wendell Phillips, lie defend
ed Tennessee from the charge of being born of
secession. She had come into the Union with
Andrew Jackson, and ho believed if that man
had been President to-day there would have
been no secession and no war. Tennessee had
always been willing to give treasure and blood
for the Union, and he hoped she would' stay in
the Union as she always had done. He spoke
in high terms of the conduct of tbe gallant of
ficer, Maj. Anderson, who defended the flag of
his country agi:ist insult. Tennessee stood
for that flag, which Washington carried, and
she was not now prepared to make war on it.
A reign of terror exists-in the seceded States,
aud he did not believe his State was going to
be lashed to the car of South Carolina ; even
if the Convention passed such an ordinance, it
would have to take the people out of the Union
at the point of the bayonet. The Union was
not gone. It is still in existincc ; but if the
Union was to be destroyed, and tho old flag
struck to the dust, he wanted no more glorious
winding-sheet than that same flag, and no bet
ter grave than to lie with the Union. He ap
pealed to tbe conservative men of the opposite
party to sustain those who are fighting for the
Union, and do something for the safety of the
country, at least let tho question go to the
people, in whose patriotism and integrity he
liad an abiding confidence.
More Victims. The Patterson, New Jersey
Guardian says that two men, weil known in
Patterson, have been sacrificed to the mob vi
olence of South Carolina. Tho names of the
murdered party are Andrew. Ackernian and
Bartolf. Both have worked about Saddle
River and other parts of Bergen County. Mr.
Ackerman was the son of Johu Ackerman of
Ramapo, near the New-York State line, and
tho other was of the Bartolf family, who re
side in Bergen Couniy. They had goue down
South to work at their trade, when the Seces
sion broke out, all business stopped, and they
concluded it was best for them to come home.
They had accordingly compleied theirarrange
ments for returning to the North; bnt had to
wait seve'.al days for their money, and it was
during this time that they were arrested as
spies and hung, their arrest, trial, and execu
tion, having all taken place within one hour.
The first intimation that was received concern
ing their fate came from the man for whom
they had worked, in the vicinity of Charleston,
who, finding out what hay been done and
where Bartolf s father lived, wrote a statement
of the circumstances, regretting the affair,
and saying, that bad he been informed or
time been allowed the suspected persons, their
innocence might have been established aud
their lives saved. An agent has been dis
patched by the friends of the deceased, and
it is supposed the remains of the unfortunate
young men will be brought on for intrement.
Both were clever and industrious mechanics,
and were unmarried men. Concerning anoth
er young man who was with them At the time
and formed one of the party, nothing is known,
and it is believed he too was m some way or
other disposed of by the traitors who hold
high revel now in tho City of Charleston.
The Chemistry of Medicine. Among the
special delights which haVe so richly repaid
our visit to New England was tho inspection,
it was our privilege to make of Dr. J. C Ayer
& Co.'s Laboratory, at Lowell. Although we
knew by hear-say, that it was large, yet we
were surprised when we came into view of its
real magnitude, and still more by the extent
and complication of its truly immense business.
The whole massive structure is in fact one vast
chemical laboratory, in which the process of
this wonderful art are constantly going on.
Medico-chemical science Ins found that the
curative properties of any substance exist in
some one or more of its component parts.
Thus the remedial effects of opium are due
solely to the morplm it contains, although this
is but one eighteenth part of its weight; the
other seventeen parts are gum, extractive and
inert or offensive matter. Dr. Ayer's system
separates the medical properties of each sub
stance employed and we are here shown the
processes by which the virtues of each reme
dial agent are chased through the alembics
until they oomo out completely pure at last.
These concentrated, purified medical proper
ties, oi virtues, are finally combined together
to produce the remedins which have made
themselvas a reputation for unrivalled excel
lence, all over the world. Not only does the
Doctor disclaim all secrecy in his art aqd ex
plain every process and every particular, but
he maintains that this is the only process "by
which the people can be supplied with the best
possible remedies are made are published in
the medical Journals and have been presented
to a large part of the medical Faculty of the
United States, and are constantly sent by mail
to such physicians as apply for them -Daily
Chronicle, San Francisco.
SnoRT-nvED IIoxetmoon. A Miss White,
of M'Kean township, says the Erie Dispatch,
who was married to a gentlemen from Missis
sippi a few weeks ago, and accompanied her
husband to that State, which she intended
making her future residence, returned to
Harrisburg on Tuesday afternoon, having been
ordered to leave the Southern domain at a
certain date, before the expiration of ten
hours Itfseemsthat she made a free use of
her Northern sentiments. What was done
with the husband wc do not learn.
Senator Benjamin and others have iuen or
ganizing a foray against Moxioo.
. SLIDELL AND EENJAMIIT.
Mr; Slidell of Louisiana, in taking leave of
the Senate on the 4th inst., indulged in a long
and impudent treasonable harangue, which
ought to have been peremptorily cut short by
tho presiding officer. He declared that an at
tempt to enforce the laws would be regarded
as war, and while he admitted tbe supremacy
of the North upon the sea, he threatened that
our commerce would be preyed upon by pri
vateers. With that peculiar folly and Ignor
ance about the North which seems to cloud
even the keenest Southern minds, he assumed
that New-England and New-York would them
selves supply the privateers to harrass their
own commerce. He closed his harangue with
tbe prediction that the Secession of the South
would restoro the Democratic party to its as
cendonce in the Free Stales, and that then the
Union could be reconstructed on ultra Pro
Slavery principles. This is doubtless Mr.
Slidell's expectation. He is no fanatic, and
docs not worship the negro like his South Car
olina confederates. He is too shrewd and
wary to believe in permanent Secession, or to
suppose that the U. States will quietly permit
the insignificant State of Louisiana, with her
half-negro population of a few hundred thous
and, to hold the mouth of the Mlssisippi.
His plan is to play at Secession long enough
to frighten the North into- concessions to
Slavery, and thus restore the Democracy to
power. It is not worth our while to waste
space on such froth. We shall merely ca'l
attention to one characteristic feature of the
ravings of these slaveholders. Both of them
make passionate appeals to the spirit of Lib
erty. Both of them speak with bitter scorn of
"slavish" submission. "Better, a thousand
times better," exclaims Mr. Benjamin, "a rope
of sand, aye, the flimsiest gossamer that ever
glittered in the morning dew, than chains of
iron or shackles of steel. Better the wildest
anarchy, with the hope, the chance, of one hour's
inspiration of the glorious breath of freedom,
than ages of lha kopelsss bondage and oppres
sion to which our enemies would rednce ."
And yet this hypocritical braggart has plnnged
into rebellion and civil war solely because he
fears that the chains, the bondage and oppres
sion in wbich he and his fellow-traitors hold
one half of the people of Louisianna, may be
less secure under Democratic rule ! It would
not be surprising if that oppressed portion of
his own people took him at his word, and help
ed themselves to the "chance of one "hour's
inspiration of the glorious breath of freedom.
Seizures of Forts, &c- We copy from the
Washington Stales the subjoined chronology
of tho progress of the war against the Federal
Government, as illustrated in the capture or
attack upon its defenses:
December 27 Fort Moultrie and Castle
Pinckey, at Charleston, seized.
December 27 The revenue cutter William
Aiken surrendered by her commander, and
taken possession of by South Carolina.
December 30 The United States arsenal at
Charleston seized.
January 2 Forts Pulaski and Jackson and
the United States arsenal at Fayetteville seiz
ed by North Carolina.
January 4 Fort Morgan and the L'nited
States ars?nal at Mobile seized by Alabama.
January 8 Forts Johnson and Caswell, at
Smithville, seized by North Carolina. Since
restored, we believe, by order of Gov. Ellis.
January 9 The Star of the West, bearing
reinforcements for Major Anderson, fired at in
Charleston harbor.
January 12 FortMcKae, at Pcnsacola, seiz
ed by Florida.
January 10 The steamer Marion, seized by
South Carolina, restored on the 11th.
January 11 The United States srsenal at
Baton Rouge, and forts Pike, St. Phillip, and
Jackson seized by Louisiana.
January 11 Fort Ba"atica3 and the navy
yard at Pensacola seized by Florida.
These forts cost $5,947,000, are pierced for
1099 guns, and are adapted for a war garrison
of 5430 men.
February 1 The Mint and Custom House at
New Orleans seized and taken possession of
by Louisiana.
Condition of the People in Kansas. Star
vation staring fifty thousand persons in the face.
Thaddeus Hyatt has just put forth au address
in behalf of the alleged starving inhabitants of
Kansas. It is dated the 4th inst., and says :
"Starvation in Kansas is but one step betweeu
fifty thousand people and death ! An appeal is
made to the pressof the country, to thechurch
es, to Congress, to the State Legislatures, to
philanthropists, and the humane everywhere.
Prompt action by the country, or a miracle
from God, can alone save this people. The
famine, like a vortex, draws to its frightful
centre all conditions. They who had food
yesterday have none to day, and they who have
food for to-day have none for to-mori ow. Sev
enty teams arrived yesterday. Fifty were
loaded and sent away the day before. Ten
thousand dollars worth of clothing has been
distributed within the past week. " Six thou
sand dollars in cash within four days have been
paid for freights. Eighty-one car loads of pro
visions l.ave been received within that time,
and yet starvation Is imminent. The people
are living from hand to mouth and are barely
saved alive. Our funds are now exhausted.
The melting snows of February and the over
flowing streams must shortly prevent the dis
tant sufferers from coming here to get supplies.
Their starvation depends upon our promptness
in establishing depots for provisions at acces
sible points. Without funds the whole work
must cease. The intermission of a week is
death and desolation. "
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. A man call
ing himself Rev. J. II. Robinson, who has been
traveling about for sometime, as a Methodist
clergyman, recently made his appearance in
Harrisburg, having in company a handsome
young girl, who, it was supposed, had fallen a
victim to his wiles. The Harrisburg papers
showed him up and he left the State Capital.
About the close of last week, the individual
turned up in Pittsburg and assuming his sanc
timonious role, made the acquaintance of Rev.
I. N.Baird, pastor of the Liberty stieet Church,
who kindly took him home. On Sunday Rev.
Robinson preached in the Liberty street M. E.
church and assisted in administering the Sa
crament, addressed the Sabbath school in tho
afternoon and spoke at a revival meeting in the
evening. It was announced that he would
take part in the protracted meetings during
the week. But on Tuesday morning a para
graph concerning Rev. Robinson, copied from
a Harrisburg paper into one of our city jour
nals, was discovered by a member of the con
gregation who immediately took it to Dr.
Baird, and that gentleman took it to his'guest's
room. The latter thought it exceedingly
strange there was some mistake, be would go
immediarely and get an explanation. He took
his hat and weut away, but, it is needless to
add, has not been seen since. Pitlsb. Gaz.
A Safe Jcdge-. A German applied to Judge
Lord of St. Louis for naturalization papers.
The Judge asked him whether he -was a Se
cessionist, and being promptly answered in
the negative, explained that ho bad granted
uaturalization papers to a man who had most
solemnly averred that he was "attached to the
Constitution and laws of the United States,"
r.nd that on tbe following morning ho found
the fellow's name at the head of a lot of trait
or's; in a Secessioa newspaper, taking steps to
break up this Union- ,
NEW ADVEETISEMENT3.
Ad verttsrmentx set t n large tvvr,ruti am,.,
TTENTIO.N ! The
e VVMbington Cad,.,-,
ide. in full ll
l. will meet for para-i
Clearfield Borough, on Friday the 2M A.,l, v U
ruary, 1861, at 10 o'clock A. M 7 1 F,b-
By order of the Captain
fcbl3
J- B- WALTERS. ,t g.
-rrfciiiLii
JL TUKNPU
eiven to the St
lection will hit holil nt tlio hi.... tl n
- - loomu p v,
ins, in rhilipiburg. on tho first Monday of i i
next, between the hours of two and fiveo'ei w
P, M., to elect managers for the ecguinr , '
E. F. LLOYD, slef "tr.
Thilipsburg. February 8, lS61-febl3-3t.
NEW DRUG STORE
The subscribers Lave opened a full and r
plete assortment of I) 11 U O S in the new b7i?k
building of Dr. Woods, on the corner ,f Let
and Cherry streets, in the Borough of Cleirfi.M'
where they will at all times be happy to toe
modate any person who may desire articles in ill
line. The business will be confined strictly t
DRUG AND PRESCRIPTION BUSINESS
and no pains will be spared to render satinfaVtioB
Dr. M. Woods, the junior partner, may aiwk.
found and consulted in tho ''Drug Store,"
not absent on professional buninesj. A rtpui
room for consultation is attached to the Vtor
where patients may be examined privately '
Every article usually fowni in nicb an' estab
lishment will be kept o kii4, aaJ ei it erta..T
reduced prices. Termsbettt! strictly Cash wiiri.
able them to offer inducements ia tbe way of prices
Physicians will be supplied at a small peretM,
nge overcast and carriage. TBefr orders are !ici.
ted. Every article sold will be pure and of tht
best quality. WOODS BARHF.IT
Clearfreld', Pa.. Fcbrnary 13, l6l-tf.
REGISTER'S NOTICE Notice is here
by given, that the following accounts ha?
been examined and passed by me, and remain fil"
of record in this office for the inspection of bairs
legatees, creditors, and all others in any other
interested, and will be presented to the next Or
phans' Court of CleRrGcld county, to be Lot if.;
the Court House, in the Rorough of Chearaeld
commencing on the Third Monday tflflarch, lSif
for confirmation and allowance : '
The Administration account of John Been. Ad
ministrator, of all aaf singular the goods and
chattlen, rights audi credits which were of (leor
Souder, lte the township of Boggs. iu tie
county of Clearfield, deceased
The account of John L. Kex. Ad ministrator. of
all and singular the goods and ehattrls. Ac.,'uf
John Anderson, late of the township of Pike, ia
the county Clearfield, deceased.
The final account of Miles S. Spencer, Adminij.
tratnr, of all and singular the goods and chatttls.
rights and credits which were of Hannah Spen
cer (or Wall) late of ?enn township, Clearflold
county, deceased.
The final account of Miles S. Spencer, Adminis.
trator, of all and singular the goodi and chattels,
rights and credits which were of Nancy Spencer
late of Pcnn tp., Clearfield co.. dee'd
JAMES WHIG LEY, Register.
Clearfield. Pa., February 13. 1S01.
JOHN UDELL, I'PII ULSTER E It ANU
al CAUIUAUE TRIMMER. located at A. 11.
!?;atv's Mills, one mile. Hist of (J!:arfi,lA JJoro
Respectfully informs the citizens of Clearfield ard
adjoining counties, that he is at all times prepar
ed to manufacture, at the thort st rmtice. Hair
Husk, and Straw Mattresses of all kinds and sires,
one of which is a Folding Mattress, suitable for
Cabins on Itafts, which can be folded in small
compass, and emptied and refilled at pleasure;
and very cheap. He also trims Carriages, make
repairs to all kinds of carriage trimming and Up
holstery, and makes cords or Masons tracing line,
of any thickness or length. Country produce,
corn husks, or cash taken in exchange for work.
Orders left with any of the merchants of Clear-.
field Boro. will be promptly attended to. jan-Cl
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH
JJ I T T E 11 S. The proprietors and
Manufacturers of Hastener1 Celebrated Stumatk
Hitters can appeal with perfect confidence to phy
sicians and citizens generally of the Uuited States,
because the artiolo has attained a reputation here
tofore unknown. A few facts upon this paint will
speak more powerfully than volumes of bare asser
tion or blazoning puffery. The consumption of
llostetter's Stomach Bitters for the last year a
niounted to over a half-million bottles, and from
its manifest steady increase in times past, it is ev
ident that during the cuminj year the consump
tion will reach near one million bottles. This im
mense amount could never have been sold but for
the rare medicinal properties contained in the pre
paration, and the sanction of the most prominent
physicians in those sections of the couutry where
the article is best known. who not only recommend
the Bitters to their patients, but are ready at all
times to give testimonials to its eflicaoy in all es
ses of stomachic derangements and the disease ro-.
suiting therefrom. This is not a temporary r opa
larity, obtained by extraordinary efforts in the way
of trumpeting the qualities of the Bitters, but a
solid estimation of an invaluable medicine. huh
is destined to be as enduring as time itself
lIostetter'rStoinach Bitters have proved a God-,
send to regions where fever and ague and various
other bilious complaints have counted their vic
tims by hundreds. To be able to state confident
ly that the 'Bitters' arc a certain cure for the I'y
pepsia and like diseases, is to the proprietors a
source of unalloyed pleasure. It removes all mor-.
bid matter from the stomach, purifies the blood,
and imparts renewed vitality to the nervous syj-.
tem, giving it that tone and energy indispensable
for the restoration of health. It operates upon
the stomach, liver, and other digestive organs,
mildly but powerfully, and soon restores them
to a condition essential to the healthy discharg
of the functions of nature.
Elderly persons may use the Bitters daily as per
directions on the bottle, and they will find it a
stimulant peculiarly adapted to comfort decliniug
years, as it is pleasant to the palate, invigoralin;
to the bowels, excellent as a tonic, and rejuvens
ting generally. AVe have evidence of thousands
of aged men and women who have experienced
the benefit of using this preparation while suffer
ing from stomach derangements and general de
bility; acting under the advice of physician,
they have abandoned all deleterious drugs and
fairly tested the merits of this article. A fe
words to the gentler sex. There are certain pe
riods when theircares are so harrassing that many
of them sink under the trial. The relation of mo
ther and child is so absorbingly tender, that the.
mother, especially if phe be young, is apt to for
get hcrown health intbe extreme anxiety forber
infant. Should the period for maternity arrir
during the summer season, the wear of body and
mind is generally aggravated. Here. then, i
necessity for a stimulant to recuperate the ner
gles of the system, and enable the mother to beir
up under her exhausting trials and respoc3tbiIj'
tioa. Nursing mothers generally prefer the !'
tera to all other invigorators that receive the 3
dorsement of physicians, because it U agreeable
to the taste as well as certain to give . penna-11
increase of bodily strength.
All those persons, to. whom we have particular
ly referred above, to wit : sufTerers from fever ?
ague, caused by malaria, djarrhcr.v dysentery, in
digestion, loss of appetite, and all diseases or o-.
rangementa of the stomach, superanuated in''
ids, persons of sedentary occupation, and corsiot;
mothers, will consult their own physical ''V
by giving to, Hostetter't Celebrated Stomach .
ters a trial.
Caution. We caution the public against tusrX
any of the many imitations or counterfeit, but
for Hostetter's Celebrated Stomaeh Bitters, and
that each bottle has the words "Dr. J. HonJ '
Stomach Bitters"' blown on the side of tbe bottle,
and stamped on the metallic cap covering br
and observe that pur autograph sip-nature is on t
label. Cy Prepared and sold by Uostetter!rSm"
Pittsburg, Pa., and sold by all druggies. Sr.oc.'"j
and dealers generally throughout the Inn
States, Cauada. South America, and Oerroanv.
A genta Oeo. W. Kheem and C. D.Wat, a.
field ; John Patton, Curwensville ; V. ?JleTl
ton : F. K. Arnold. Luthersburg. Jci2J.
FLOUR A jrood article for sale at the atorj
QnlS WM. F. IRWIN. ClesrSeld
QALT-a good article, and very "cheap "I "
store of , WM. F- IF.WLN", Cles'6-
ICE ItOAD C0.-.Noti , ? fcV'V
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