74511.11 A Or, irir.4 RAPER Tss Comas; is ;.pabklisked away Monday inorniag, by Siam 41. &Luna, at $1,76 per annual it paid strictly ts anyucs—s2,oo per annum it not paid in advance. No subscrip tion discontined. salmis at the option of the p abashes; WSW lit arrescages are paid. AhraittartsFra inserted at the usual rates. Jos Paw:tick done wjth neatness and dis patch, and at moderate prices. Orrlct in South Baltimore street, directly opposite %novices Tioniag Bstablisitment, cote aid a half square; from the Court House-- 4.:ascrts.sa " an we sign. Jury List for January. °RAND MIT Rw4io{—Wm. I. Uligiebruil, Janie J. Isis, M if Neey (.e-cant'—Wm D.ttars. Ds.vl CitaAM. Tyrone—Peter Itet:1•. Charles Yeatta,!taw isrelar. Frank Itn—Jimcm6 &artless, Jabs Brady. :%I.cw,llD—Ttwora H WrOt llama It.oeibas—Jawmke Ii %wallah, Jan X.. C utoba land-4141K Mats, Locreard licackaw. Abrams Strangler 11 unti ogwn —Jobs Starry, Jacob W lannaa tra ban—Ss meal Deardart. Soon, B 11 newt (Jet tyska rt--lieurgs Jelis 1L N. Barakt. bur —Mama I Noll. Lib tivo—Cerbellsui thorn. GENEJLIL JURY Gattyabarg—Rabort oxford—Jacob libidos. Edward C.+c+. Yroolons—Jurarpb lialbsau Cucaborlarad—Jarsub [Label, J.ba 7. Carrida. Jobe Group strnbau—.Toosoo L :tear, ileary Witmer, Gimp rhm• dart. John Th , ,mas Tyrone—Merle bream ttor —DnEnol Muck'. Jeremiah Roth. :eke Leaver. liemaliesk—aesurge nostflar, Jamb S. Mr* J•ba ma Llunuqiiten—Stioneas W. Dias, Daal4ll Mows, Jae* 1..14, 11taunt Trimmer P.aedift—Juba L. Tatabiaberegli. I.lbirrty—W in. 0 rayu.a Barwick b•t.-..l&taa tiaa itafer. Mos etplikarat—Jesse ankvanip•—.David WArtkort. Ilatioilt.n—Jetio Low*, Baralaard iLiLlobrial, Joseph Blare tuba. lifountjay—Danical Mutely. Yrrsklis—Dralel Hobs, Jamb !Away, leans Rama. Cormaiky—Wm Letimooriborry Sad*. Blank Deeds, am (1031 MON DEEI S 9, (single and double ac- IJ knowledgmento and Deeds for Essontors and Administrators with the will annexed, juht printed, on auperiur paper and with new type, at Ter Conmsa (Ace. Sammonaea, bul,putuas, Buudq, itc., also on hand and fur sale. Dec. f!l, 15,57. Edward Mantra, SCRVEYOR for the county of Adams. Offu.vt. in Llberty torritship. Post-Office B , l.lreAs, Emmitsburg, .VA: Nev. 16.1 A 37 -J. Lawrence Hill, X. D. is his ogee one 44 ' doer west .f the Lutheran church in Chansberil'6urg street, and opposite Picking's 'core, srherethasse wishing solutes us Den t.l Operation perfornsed are imsiired y invi ted t.. call. garr.ercra: Dr. D. I orner, Rev. C. P. Krath, D. D., Res'. H. L Badgher, D. IL Rey. Prof. M Jacob+, Pjof. 'AL L. Stun,er. [Gettysburg, April 11, '5.1. - - Wm. B. McClellan, TTORS-EY- AT LAW.—OS-•r on the .uuth si,le of the pulilie b q 14a e. 1.1,14 of the Sentinel olti-e. t;ettp.hurg. August 22, D. LteConaughy, t TTOItNEY .VI" LAW, (office one door 4:x west o f Suchlees drag and Isbok .fore, Cluonl.ortlntrg street.) ArtmaNcr AND SO ICI Ttilt tel: rt AN 11 PFNSI.D.NS. B ou nty Ind IVarrant.. linek-pay sapeudeil Claims. sand all othnt maim, against tiro GJoernment W tsiiington, C ; also American Claims . 1.4 Elitzlatl. Land Warrants located and J*l 441; to houlht, and highest !wives Oren.— ,Agente en 4agell in 14boating warrants in lowa, Illinois and other western States. stir.kpply . him per.onolly or by Jotter. tiettysliarg..,.Nov. Edward B. Buehler, A TTORRKY AT IiAW, will faithfully and pronwly t .tll 6n-in.u.,Patru•ted hini. 44: the Gerui.i.l language.— Offive at ffill*nme place, itf S B dtimore ',aim* near I?oeney',4 drug store, aou t.:Tpordta D inuar ZieAler setore. 2t). - - - - - ------ Adams County Mutual INSCKINCE COMPANl.—lncor waled March orrictes. Aesideai--Geors 1 Swope. rice l'reaident--S. R. Russell. S•eretary-9. A. Buehler. l'reasteren—ll,ivid kl'Creary. - Ereeertiee Committee— Robert McCuely, Attilrew Ilelotzellnaa. Jacob King. Mse suras.—tilis irk. Ba..ope, D. A. Buehler, R. 'Wearily, Jaunt> King. A. Ilcintzehuan, D. M'Cres.ry, J. J. Kerr, M. Eielielberger, S. U. Russell; A. B. Kurtz. Audieyr Polley, S. Fahnestoish , W. B. Waken, U. A. Picking, Win. B.,M'Clellan. J Wolford, R. G. Mc- Creary, John Ilorner i ,E. W. Stable, J. Augh inbaugh, Atatigt.f. Uitt.„ • sorThii Company is limited in its opera tions to the county of Adams. It has been in successfol operation for more thee BIZ years. and in that period has paid all losses and ex penses, ie ithoal am, CiSICJIIRICIII, having also a large surplus capital in the Treasury. The Company employs no Agents--altbuisineu dole Lei' g dm by she Managers. who are annual ly elected by the Stockholders. Any person desiring an Insnrance can apply to any of the abase named Managers fur further infor mation. ifa`The Executive Committee meets at the ogee of the Comp.soy on the tart Wednesday in every month. at 2. P. X. .Sept.,2B, 1857. The I'arniers' .Br. Mechanics' Cr AVINGS INSTITUTION or ADAIIS CO.- " This Institution receives deposites, fur which it pays interest as fellows : For over 10 mouths, 4 per omit. per annum. Fur 3 sod 11.13 t over 1U months, 3 per cent. per annum. Fur transient deposite*, not less than 30 days, 0. per cent. per annnahpayable DU demand, without notice. A jniut fund (capital) of $lO,OOO has been paid in. Air-Jeans apply on Wednesday. Sums reeeivei on deposite ae low es a dime: Interest to be allowed whenever the deposits. amount to $5,00, and on each ad $:),000 and up yards. Office in South West Corner of Public Square.; hex to George Arnold's store. Open daily from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M., and fur receir ng depaltites evesjt Saturday, from 9 A. M. t 4.• 6 P. M. . • p fo i t i og g; G.y.ORGE TIIRON E. Peasurer&Secretary, EORGE ARNOLD '•- Di' trier-, Julio Miough, Joint Horner, Ewa uelitarboraw, George A.rn,,1,1, A:Minis - Oman, Jacob Musselman, D: Meerisirit, U. JoleCnnangh wiim a go coap, Jahn )Liekley,' Roiort llorner,. John Throne. - Alpert% 1ff57.- over B. Railroad. TraiTlN oYei Will/mover Branch Railroad 'utraOhnritkfllloirs Fied Maim into Hammer 5w..9 a. x. with Femme* fur Ynrk.llarrisburg. CulutaLia, and Nutinitiyai - This Train also connects wub ihe% -tiptoes foe 'SAIOIII6O, arriving tiara at Mx. 1 Sowed, Train !naafi at 1 P. Y. with Pal &Wm& Esitialere and laterasediate pia r , &airman& mitirpammexara • ihrat.iarki V ov:Ip:1857! . •J. LEIB, Agent. . Airia• lot of Siiror.Sowa and et Ai. as low Ls city xrics, DOW - BORIC VB. Callsoon; it *bag a ' vi a .,- . - , • rk-031!..ift dA-brri ADA at at astimx wrrie t low rates th Aut 7,, null Ilitigums -4k Bt STARLE 407 YEAR. lile i'oeffs eotqa. TIM BIRD THAT SUNG IN MAY A bird last Spring same to my window abutter 4 One lovely morning at the break otday; And from his time throat did meetly utter A most melodious lay. lie had no language for his joyous passion, No solemn insasers;nor artistic rhyme; Yetso devoted sainstrel ear did fashion Bach perfect tans and time. , 1 It seemed of tlionunilloys a thousand stories, 1 All gushing forth In one tsuaaltuous tide, ' A hallelujah for the morning glories That bloomed on every side. knd with each canticle's voluptuous ending He sipped a dew drop from the dripping pane; Then heavenward biz Bale bill extending, Broke forth in song again. I thought to emulate his wild emotion, And learn thanksgivingfrom his tuneful tongue; But human heart ne'er uttered such devotion, Nor human lips such song. At length he flew and left me In my sorrow, Lest I should bear those notes no more ; And though I early waked for him each morrow, He same not MO my door. But once again, one silent summer even, I met him hopping in the new-mown hay ; But be was saute, and looked not up to heat en— The bird that sung in May ! Though now 1 'ear from dawn to twilight hour The hoarse woodpecker and the noisy jay, lu :sio i seek through leafless grove and Goer, The bird that Jung in May ! And such, methinks, are childhood's dawning pleoures, They charm a moment and then fly away: Through life we sigh and seek those missing Leensures, The birds that sung in May This little lesson, then. my boy. remember, To seize each bright winged blessing in its day , And never hope to catch In cold December The bird that sung in May. [Harper's Weekly. 1311POUTANT IIIiZMILIMIX FROM THE PRESIDEST OF THE C. S Cams. Pallid heirJoestilled—.7lllllmiterfeas De moseseet—.LeriSrre of Imstracties.Carala Cbataird Illecallieril. The following is the message of Presi dent Buchanan, communicated to.the I% S. Senate, on Thursday, in response ►o a resolution of that body, asking for all the official correspondence touching the arrest of Gen. Walker. It is a document that will command no little attcption: WASUINOTON, Jan. 7, 1858. In snbniitting to the Senate the pa pers for,which they have called, I deem it proper to make a few observations. In enpturing General Walker and his command, after they bad landed on the soil of Nicaragua, Commodore Panlding has, in my opinion, committed a grave error. It is quite evident, however, from the communications herewith transmitted, that this was done from pare and patriotic motives, and in the sincereconviction that he wuspromoting the interests and vindicating the honor of his country. In regard to Nicaragua, she has sus tained no injury by the act of Commo dore Paulding. This has inured to her benefit, and relieved her from &dreaded inv•anier. She alone would have any right to complain of the violation of her temtory; and it is quite certain she will never exercise this' right. It unques tionably does'not lie in the mouth of her invaders to complain in her name that she has been rescued by Commodore Paukting from their assaults. The error of this gallant officer con sists in exceeding his instructions, and landing his sailors and marines in :Nica ragua, whether with or without her consent, for the purpose of making war upon any military force whatever which he might find in the country, no matter from Whence they came. This power certainly did not belong to him. Obedi ence to law and confbrinity to instruc tions are the best and safest guides for all officers, civil and military; and when they transcend these limits, and act up on their own personal responsibility, evil consequences almost inevitably fol low. Under these eireaniatances, when Marshal Rynders presented himself at the State Department, on the 29th ulti mo, with Gen. Walker in custody, the Secretary informed him that the Execu tive Department of the government did not recognize General Walker" as a prisoner; that it had no directions to giro concerning him, and that it is only through the action of the judiciary that he could be lawfully held in custody tY answer any charges that might be brought itzainst him. In thus far disapproving the conduct of Commodore Paulding, r.o inference must be drawn that I am less determin ed than I hare ever been to exotute the neutrality laws of the United States.— This ii my imperative duty, and I shall continue to perform it by all the means which the constitution and the laws hirre - placed in my power. My opinion of the value and importance of these laws cm•responthsentirely with that ex pressed by Mr. Monroe in his message to Congress of Deoember 7,1819. That wise, prudent and patriotic statesman says a it is of the highest importance to oar national character and indispensa ble to the morality of our citizens that all violations of our neutrality should be prevented. No door should be left open for the evasion of our laws; no op-. portimite of ordeZ.to any whammy-be •disposed to take advantage of it to coin promit the interest or tho honor of the - - The Mee of •ettiag aeloot, er pro. Sding the meant Ser.& military expodi. THE '-: COMPILER. Mtiustratir : ftwo and faittiit 4ournal. GETTYSBURG, PA.: MONDAY, JAN. 18, 1858. tion within the United States, to make war @gaunt* foreign State with which we are at peace, is one of an aggravated and dangerous character, and earlyen gsged the attention of Cortgres. , .— Whether the exoestive government possesses any, or what power, under the constitution, independently of Con gress, to prevent or punish this and similar offences against the law of na tions, was a subject which engaged the atten'.'on of our most eminent states men in the time of the administ - tion of General Washington, and on the oc easionof the French revolution. The act of Congress of the sth June, 1794, fortunately removed all the difficulties on this qacation which bad heretofore istcd. The 61.1 i an47th s ions of flit!' act, which relate to the present question, are the same in substance with the 6th and Bth sections of the net of April - 4 !tlth, 1818, anti have now been in fin CC for a pei;od of .more• than bixty yenra. The military ex pe litnin rendered criminal by the act must have its origin, must " begin" or "be set on foot" in the United States; but the great object of the law was to save 'foreign States with whom we were at peace from the ravages of these lawless expeditions proceeding from-our shorm The ith action alone, therefore, which simply defines the crime and punishment,would have been inadequate to accomplish this purpose and enforce our interna tional duties. In order to render the law e Yeet.ial it was necessary to pre vent " the carrying on" of such expedi tions to their consummation after they had sueceeded in leaving our shores.— This has been done effectually, and in elerr and explicit language, by the au thority of the President, under the eighth section of the act to employ the land and na7al forces of the U. States "for the purpose of preventinv; the car rying on of any such expedition or en terprise from the territories or jurisdic tion of the United States against the territories or domnin of any foreign prince or State, or of any colony, or dis trict of people with whom the United States are at pence." For these reasons, bad Com. Pa Odin intercepted the bteamer " Fashion," with Gen. Walker and his command on board, at any period betbre they enter ed the port of San Juan do Nicaragua, and conducted them back to Mobile, this would have prevented them from "carrying on" the expedition, and have been not only n justifiable, but a praise worthy act. The crime well deserves the severe punishment inflicted upon it by our laws. It violates the principles of Christianity, morality and humanity held sacred by all civilized nations, and by none more than by the people of the tinited States. Disguise it us we may, each a military expedition is an invita tion to rtezkless and lawless men to en list under the banner of any adventurer to rob, plunderand murder the unoffemi ing citizens of neighboring States who have novor done them harm. It is a usurpation of the war-making power which belongs alone to Congress; and the government itself, at least in the estimation of the world, becomes an accomplice in the commission of the crime unless it adopts all the means necessary' to prevent and to punish it. It would be far better and. more in or oordance with the bold and manly - char acter of our countrymen for the govern ment itself to get up such expeditions than to allow them to proceed under the command of irresponsible adven turers. We could then at least exor cise some control over our own ageets, and prevent them from burning down cities and committing other acts of enormity of wliicE ive have read. The avowed principle which lies at the foundation of the law of nations is contained ie the Divine calmer l that 6! all things whatsoever ye world that won should do to you, do ye even so to them." Tried by this unerring rule, we should be severely condemned if we shall not utte our tioest exertions to arrest such expeditions again at our feeble - sister republic of Nicaragua. Ode thing is very certain; that:peo ple ' as or existed who would null any other nation to a strietor ao °Mint that we should ourselves for tole rating lawless expeditions from their shores to make war upon any portion of our territories. By tolerating such expeditions, we shall soon lose the high character which we have enjoyed ever since the dayss of Washington for the faithful performanee °four international obligations and duties, and inspire dis trust against us among the members of the great family of civilized nations. But if motives of duty were not suf ficient to restrain us from eagagim in such lawless enterprises, our evident interest ought to dic't'ate this policy.— These expeditions are the most effectual mode of retarding American progress ; although to promote this is the avowed object of the loaders and contributors in such undertakings. It is beyond question the destiny of our race to spread themselves over the continent of North America, and this at no distant day, should events lie permitted to take their natural course. The tide of emi grants will flow to the South, anti noth ing can eventually arrest its progress. If permitted to go there peacefully, Central America will soon .contain an American population, which will confer blessings and benefits as well upon the natives as their respective govern men ts. Liberty, under the restraint oflaw, will preserve domestic peace; whilst the different transit routes across the Isth mus in which we are so deeply interest ed will have assured protection. Noth ing has retarded this happy condition of askew so-much as the nalewfui expe dition . witiob We been /Wad oat in the United States` to male war upon "TH.ITII IS MIGHTY, AND WILL PIMVAIL." the Central American States. Had one-half of the number of American citizens who have miserably perished in the first disastrous expedition of Gen. Walker settled ie Nicaragua as peaceful emigrants, the object which we all de sire would ore this have boon, iu a great degree, actomplished. These expeditions have ceased the people of the Central American States to regard us with dread and suspicion. It. is our true policy to remove this up- I prehension, and to convince them that we intend to do them good, and not evil. We deslie, as the leading power on this continent, to open, and, if need be, to pro; 2e t every transit route across the not only for our o*n benefit, but that of the world, and thus open a I free access to Central America, and through it to our Paaific possession.-1 This 'policy was commenced under fa ' vorable auspices, when the expedition, under the command of Gee. Walker, expedition, under from our territories, and pro ceeticd to Punta Arenas. Should another expedition of a similar charac ter again evade the vigilance of our officers and proceed to Nicaregua, this would he fatal, at least fora season, to tho peaceful settlement of these coun- tries, and to the policy of Amefiean progress. The truth is, that no admin- i,tration can successfully conduct the' foreign affaire of the country in Central America, or anywhere else, if it is to be interfered with at every stop by lawless military expeditions "set on foot" in the United States. Jamn BUCITANAN. , Accompanying the mesbage are a number of official dm:mi:nits, including the instructions of Secretary Cass (here• tolore published) directing naval, reve nue and other federal officers to be on the aleq and arrest all illegal military expeilitionq. Then fiat.% s a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, dated Oct. 7, from Lient. Almy, commanding the U. S. steamer Fulton ordered to the harbor of Chirigul, to prevent the land ing of such expeditions. Lient. A , re ferring to the in-tructious bf Secretary ('ass, says : These directions to preserve the neu trality of the count ry are very plain for the government or officers ohere they are required to act in the ports of. or in the jurisdiction of the United States; but I must confess that I might Lind myself embarrassed N% lieu required to act in a foreiga and neutral port.— Therefore, I must be pardoued for An lieitiug from the honorable Secretan ot the Navy answers to certain ques tions, and more spe...itie histructieas in the premises. Suppose, for iirstmice, that while ly ing in a port of C. ntral America an American steamer should enter, haring on board a large number of men whom I suspect of being "tilibterters"—people intending to laud For the purpose of ob taining poeseturion of the country. and of fbrming a government there; must I seize this vessel. and bring her into a port of the United States, or merely use the force placed at my command to prevent their landing. It is generally convected' that Ameri can citizens have a right to travel and go where they please.—Suppose that this suspicions bode of men inform me that they are gnini, to travel; that their intention is to crass the isthmus, or in tend to settle peaceably in the country for the purpose of developing its agricul total resources—indeed, that they have bean invited to come and settle there. These and other cLelicate points and kindred questions which may suggest ,themselves to the honorable Secretary of the Navy, I deem it necessary to be , enlightened upon, in order that I may I not compromise the government, and at the same time be enabled to assert and • exercise the powerintrnated to my hands with due spirit, dignity and respect. .To this the Suctetary.of the Navy !replied. Ho says: True, that Ameri can citizens, have-a right to travel and . go whoiii tlte . tpletiae; when engaged in hiwful pursuit,. but not to violate the laws of their own or any other country. iThey have a right to expatriate and to become . citizens of any country which i is willing to receive them, but not to make nut right a mere cloak and cov er fur a warlike expedition against it or its government. Your instructions do not authorise you to act arbitrarily or upon mere suspicion. Yon will not I . seize an American vessel or bring her into port, or use the force under your ' command to precent her landing her passengers upon mere suspicion. You 'Nvi I I be careful not to interfere with ! lawful commerce. But where you Lind that an American vessel is manifestly engaged in carrying on an expedition I or enterprise from the territories or ju ' risdicti:m of the United States against the territories of Mexico, Nicaragua or Costa ica, contrary to the 6th section lof the act of Congress of April 20, 18- 18 , already referred to, you will use the force under your command to prevent i it, and will not permit the men or arias ; engaged in it or destined for it to be ' landed in any port of Mexico or Central America. A number of other letters follow, but none of them of general interest except the following from Capt. Cbatard, ad dressed to Com. Paulding at Aspinwall: UNITED STATES STRAY'S SARATOGA, San Juan del Sane, Nov. 27, 1857. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that on the 24th instant, about 2 P. M., a steamer appeared off the harbor, and then stood off to the east down the coast. She came into the harbor next morning, about 7 o'clock. Her conduct of the day before made me suspect her, bpt my snapieions Wan telied.when she Was -standing into the harbor. -Not E2B more than fifteen or twenty men ap peared oa her deck. I expected her to anchor, bat instead of that, with fall head of steam. she ran right up for the wharf of Scott's buildings. Las well . as the first lieutenant. thought it was a. party sent to open the transit, route.— I immediately "rent a boat with a lieu tenant to board her and to see what she was, and t 6 examine . her papers. When ho returned he informed me that it was the steamer Fashion, from Mobile--pa pers all right, proper clearance, cargo, &e., and a number of passengers marked on the bills. The passengers proved to he Walker, with lao men, who all land ed immediately, before my boat got to them. Once landed, I felt I could do nothing, and even if I so determined, the vessel's papers were all right by the American custom-house officers, and these people appeared us passengers. My position was one of much embar rassment. The circular did not afford me any case of mind; for, as the case stood, I did not, feel authorised to pro ceed to extremities. I had an inter view with Walker on board of my ship, and told him positively he mnst not oc cupy Scott's buildings, which I consid ered American property; so ho has es tablished alesve Scot t's line. He landed fifty men or more at the mouth of the Colorado, before he came here. They went up in boats to surprise and to try and take possession of the steamboats there. I have hauled my ship close up to Scott's buildings; the steame: I have caused to haul otT friint the warf. The day she came in I had twenty-five on the sick list, and you know how short my crew is, besides the debilitated state in which the rest gener ally are from frequent relapses. I would be glad, indeed, if pin would corns here. and you could judge for yourself. IVe are informed by the offi cer; of the tilibnsters (hut several more vessels are cksared from the United States, arid that daily we may look for arrivals. They say that from 1,500 to 2,000 are expected. M r crew, as I told you, I consider too inefficient to do anything hut use the big guns. I might blow steamers and all to pieces, but I do not feel the circu lar gives me the authority; it is too ob scure in its directions to admit of my proceedillg to suet' an extreme—the on ly way in which I could interfere. The vessels come properly cleared for Grey town, are pronounced ail right before sailing from the I'Aited States, and I cannot, in my opinion, pronounce them wrong, an.: I.:g.t!ly act against then. This seems to he the plats) designed for their landing, and no doubt IValker will d rept them to do so, as the cargo of the F a shi mi line nil been landed on .ore. marking a depot of provisions, ac.• He has hoisted his flag above and below Scutt's ground. The soil he is on is not under my jurisdiction, but I have given him to underhand V plainly that any outrage by American property at that place, or at Girytown, will call from me immediate punishment, which I would not hesi tate to inflict, because that would be clear case. I trust sincerely I may see you very soon. If any vessels come in with irregular papers, I will detain car go and passengers on board until your arrival. But Ido not see the anthorizy even to bring ft ship to, with shot and shell, in a foreign port, at the risk of deetroying.life and property. Howev er, I will do the hest I can. Mr. Cot trell, immediately on his arrival here, re-examined the Fashion's papers, and, having thund them to he correct, has cleared her for New Orleans, and she loaves toelay. * * I have tho honorto remain with high respect your obedient servant, FRED. CEIATARD, COM. The following letter of instructions ram, on the 18th ult., sent by the Sec retary of the Navy to Coin. Paulding, ordering him, among other things, to atuipend Capt. Cltutartl: ..I.g Ayr DEPARTMENT, Dee. 18, 1857. Sir:—Your dispatches Nos. 134, 185, 137, 138 and 139, not heretofore ac knowledged, have been received. The department enjoins upon you particular vigilance in Glorying out the instructions heretofore given you in roc lation to unlawful expeditions. In do ing so you will be careful not to inter fere with lawful commerce. Bat where you find that an American vessel. is manifestly engaged in carrying on an expedition or enterprise Irony the terri tories or jurisdiction of the United States against the territories of Mexico, Nicaragua or Costa Rica, contrary to the Sixt h section of the set of Congres.=, of April 211th, It 4, already reforred to, you will cause the force under your command to praccut it, and will not permit the men or 'arms engaged in it, or destined for it, to be landed iu any part of Mexico or Central America. The three points which kis most im portant to guard aro Aspinwall, Chiri qui, and San Juan del Norte, and with this view you will dispose of the forces under your command to the best advan tage. The President directs me to in form you that ho considers it all-impor tant that you should not leave the neighborhood of these points until fur ther instructed by the department, which you are hereby ordered not do under any circumstances. Should the Saratoga not have left bo fore you receive this, you will suspend Commander Chatard from his command, and order him to return to the United States to await the further action of the department. You will the* place Lieut. George S. Sinclair in eommand of the Saratoga, with direetiops to carry out the instructions to Commander Chatard of tin 18th ultimo to proceed to Nor folk.. • - TWO DOLLARS A-TEAR The Jaraeetown, Commander Kenne dy, will leave Philadelphia early next week, to join you at San Joan. I an_ltrespectfully, • Your obedient servant, ISAAC TOCCST Coatisboa ipt Mn at taw Limnam Mir. assem... • I'4 Lancaster .Erermiser " It is understood that Richard hiss made a confesaiOn of the crime). Lys all the blame on Anderson, whom be charges with concocting and perpetra ting the murders. Ile says that An dersen killed the tiro women while he re mained on the outside to keep watch. This story is not credited; however, as it is pretty certain tho women were killed almost simultaneously, and that no one man could bare overpowered two strong women in the time in which it is appa rent the two mur lem were committed. It is generally thonglit that from the disposition Richard). now hrs to make admissions in regard to the bloody deed, that he will eveliteally make a clean brewit. °lit, -and reveal the whole trans action." Illheralar Dlecovery I. M•rlswlhM. An Italian florist is said to have made die discovery that a delightful fragrance may be bestowed upon plants naturally inodorous by the following singelar means: In order to attain this object, the roots are covered with fragrant ma mires. Thus, with u decoction of roses the discoverer has been enabled to give to the rhododendron the perfect frag 'ranee of the rose. In order to secure a successful result, it, is necessary to treat the seeds of the plant to which it is de sired to give fragrance. They are steep ed two or three days in the required es sence, then dried in the shade, and shortly afterwards sown. If it is desir ed to change the natural odor of - the plant for one more agreeable or'bore desirable. the strength of the essence is doubled or tripled, and a change mus he made in the nutrition of the plant. In order to make the artificial ,odor permanent, the plant must be sprinkled and dampned with the essence several 'lays in the spring for two or three years. And thus, also, it is said, a gardener :nay at his pleasure cense dif ferent plant ;or trees to share thairodors with each other, by boring through the stalk,or trunk, or root, an opening into which to pour the fragrant ingredients. ~ &rep Your .Itestli Shosl6,l, Never allow the action of respiration to be carried on through the mouth. The nasal passages are clearly the me dium through which respiration was by our Creator designed to be carried on. —"God breathed into man's nostrils the breath of life," previous to his be coming a living creature. The differ ence in the exhaustion of strength by a long walk wiski the mouth firmly closed and respiration carried on through the nostrils instead of through the month, is inconceivable to those who have nev er tried the expc:lment. It is said that the habit of ea lying on. the work of inspiration and expiration through the mouth is the origin of almost all dis eases of the throat and lungs. iiirSonte years since, Mr. J. G. Hen drickson, of Monmouth county, invent: ed a perpetual motion machine, fur which he was much r diculod and even apprehended on a warrant, and his mai chine destroyed. He, however, r:lon structed it, rnd set ft again in motioti, since which time, as welearn from the Journal of Commerce, it has been going seocessiully. The Jeuraai says .that two or three days since, Hendrickson came into that office, with the same patient, thoughtful face, and holding in• his hand the old'invention, in a new dress. He" has made it this time of I►rars ribs ;o that there is nothin;;cton; coiled, and no place of concealment ; and in spite of the Jersey persecutors, ft wilt go! He has attached to it a sim ple eloek, and this machine funiishes the motive power. How far this-pow cr eau be extended, it is not for us to. say; but wo must believe our eyes, and we once more assert that the machine will " go of itself." lar/The Northampton Courier conch es for the truth of a statement that a dog, sold in C.anada by a resident Of Vermont, a year or two since, waited until the St.. Lawrence river had frozen over, travelled back to his old home, a distance of more than a hundred miles, and then, being ordered back by his former master, returned to his quarters in the Queen's dominions, where •he has since remained, a faithful subject. IPA. hying negro.,ehild, with two heads, four Arms and four legs, is ex hibited in Mobile. It is six years old, eery intelligent, speaks with both mouths, sings well, waltzes and keeps time. 'lbis muth the bill says; but the• beholder cannot dismiss from his mind that ha has betbro him two chit dreg, though strictly speaking, there is bat one., The connection is with the spine, and the best physiologists of Eu rope and this couirtry have pronounced it oue individual child. Gruber, founder of the Ha gerstown Almanac, and ono of the old est printerain the Union, died on Tues. day week, in the 91st year of hie age. liirOne of tho greatest luxuries of life, is to pay a bill. And yet there are soma people who nevur indulge in the thing at all. Let such turn square roand and try on a few. li.eincinnati, according to an esti mate of the Gazette, has :population al 244,000 inhabitants, an increase it; ten yews of over 51,000. The value of maßatiotares and iudistry 3s imt dont at $80,000,000. _ We bat e a (matron to - pet - to - an al oar Deux . torialit Minors like taking sides against the adminia tration on the Xariliall question. Wit ask—Did you ever know a Democratic administration to go wrong on a great ques tion 1 We have often known a great clatter to be raised and kept up for a time, but the people always decide& that the administration was Agile. There was a Bank clatter in Jackson's time, a Sub-Treasury clatter in Van Bsiren's, a Tatiff clatt - er in Pollesonid_ a Nebraska clatter in Pierce's: Each of those clatters scared a few timid Democrats, but the ?sober second thought of the people set every thing right_ fn time. We have a Kansas clatter now, and some of our friends are afraid Buchanan is not right. Wa repeat to them the question—Did you ever know a Democratic administnttiou to be wrong ? Valley Sptrit. NO. 17. /hoes the Ihremartfullsa. ifif-Vee commend the following arti cle,which we extract frein the Ne fork Herald, to the clink' attention (Wall those who are desirous of freeing Con gress and the country from this K4fleas difficulty. The Iferaid is right in its estimation of the c"urso of the Adtnlnlx tration with reference to the 1;4.414- ton Constitution. If a portion Of .tho people of Kansas did not go to thapolls and vote, they cannot expect the Presi dent to aid them in interfiirin6 -with the legal rights of those who themselves of the pririlege.—AH the President has to guide hitti Is dui Con stitution, the laws of CongroSs s .and the Territorial Legislature of Kaneisil. , Als none of these have .beon infei44lP.Y the Locompton Convention,•nd Salle people have expressed their oplufmilp on the Constitution. subinitted r itukis but ono coarse to purse% and thwigisto admit the State when the emilstlattlbn is presented, localize the question, laid let the people of Kansas take tapeof themselves in their own way, tbi . fu ture. The Herald says:• . According to our latest authentic in formation from Washington upon Kan sas affairs. the administration', will most probably adhere to the Leconi'pton Constitution, even with theadoption of 'the slavery clause, and-upon - that bask recommend the admission of Kansas into the Union as a sovereign S tate.— And in view of the removal of ttiii bone f contention from Congress, ana transfer of the entire authority and m , - sponsibility in the matter to the" people directly concerned, the prompt admis sion of Kansas, even as a slave State, is, alter all, perhaps the best thing that can be done: The Lecompton Convention waif a legitimate and, authoritative body. It submitted the only Constitutional issuo of any moment to a vote of the people. Granted that the Kansas free State party there are five Wpm, or even as ten to ono, of the pro-slavery party, tho responsibility lies with the former for allowing the latter to carry the Late election by default. But, again, no serious ontrage s will be committed upon, the free State party by admitting Kansas Si a slave State, possessing, as that party does, a numera d sac Aldan. cy sufficient to change their organic law within six months, lute a freelitite Constitution. • • Next, so far as a Congressional ba lance of power is concerned, the admis sion of Kansas as a slave State, and its temporary existence as a slave State, will amount to nothing as a Southern acquisition.' Minnesota, with her free State Constitution, and with her Con gres4lonal delegation as a State ' airesdy elected, mast be admitted within a few weeks. Close - behind her will. , potne ,Oregon, as another free State, and with a ease so clearly and indisputatitiel - fa vor of the acceptance of her Co iltu tion that she cannot be rejeeted.. re, then, supposing Kansas to.be sdraitited as a slave State,-she will be mere.than counterbalanced by two additionatfree_ States admitted during the same Ses sion • ; of Congress. / There was a very great agitatiOp in 1820 againht the aannssion of Missouri as a slave State; bat the equivalent to the North in the admission of-Maine as a new tree State" formed an essential elomeat of the Missotin comprOtrifite.— And surely at / this day, with their Fro ponderanee hi the• Union firmly estab lished, the /Northern States may con sent to the admission of Kauaas as ft temporary slave State in considerati.,n of the p(tramotint object of giving to tip) people of liansai the absolute rigtit and the i entire respon , ,ibility of managing their own affairs in their own way., 'We anticipate a tremendous row in Congress should the administration re commend the admission of Kansasas a stave State upon the basis of thalate Lecompton constitutions! elect h =nt let the act be consummated, s.nd to six mouths all the existing W4o,', and all the terrible uproar,, 4i,C)l is threatened, will have died away...-.• Air The people of Morristows,,lsi, J., were victimized last week 14 st,teilow who pretended to be an egentsefi tho "Swiss Bell Ringers," and anticniWtted a concert. He contracted hillffarithtel, the printing office, the ball, Sw.; *id oil the appointed eveniag for the,asiter. tainment received the nsoney,,,at the door, amounting-toe contsideraldesum. Just before the hour for coiisnisiocing the concert he decgirnped irfth egitifunds, leaviug i,be andionm,ppitiberthrt aov4:r three hundred, to statue ihAi*lves waiting. Of course, no "ingen': ap• peered, and after b B eootaiuli. avreto ut the deception the audienee4he' parsed. A Warm Dixember —The meteorolo gist of the Boston Traveler roporis the average teeperature of the atilliwen ty-fonr days of DeCembor'4okti 19 de grees, which is six dekreps t **l4 the average of tits same period4o43ol thir ty-three years. ,The awe o r mo • ra tnre last December woo 28 de grees colder than this y•ter. ted saki because to her eisoiee. • %492Mit. • . •• • grille, ' ' , ..-„ • • sent Sae., -• • I h°T d about 17-yomol. 4 0, * . • • .r rs Lew • . ming .127
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