t f. J. ,gt 4.1.15 tiprilA ♦la raoralsrox varrirsisesa, PA ,VOIDLY MORNING, DEC. 26. 184 1 4 4 4 411 4 Or" When my eyes shall be turned to be paid lag the last time the glorious sun in lies /14U Way I not see it shining on the broken poi dishonored fragments of a once glorious Talon—on States dissevered, discordant, belie fittest—on s land rent with civil feuds. or dren ched, it may be, in fraternal blood. Let their put feeble and lingering eance rather behold lie glorious ensign of the llepublic.now known pad honored throughout the world, Still full pies advanced, not a single star crated, t.c.f a single stripe polluted,—Learing for its motto no .such miserable iuterrogatory as —.What is all Oda worth?' Nor those other words of delwiou sad folly, 'Liberty first and Union afterward,'— but sveryeliete, svead alt eller in charact e r; of living light, that other sentiment, dear to every American heart, •Liberty and Union-- 2 .' now and forever, one and inseparable.' • 'tkmal lfcti Okkitik it State Convention. The Democrutio State Central Committee poet at Philadelphia oa Tuesday lust, and Psimei ti *.lselution, in view or the fart thnt the 4th of lieroh will come on Sunday, to hold =be State Convention on Wednesday, the 29th pi February, and sed upon ItQading ai the plane. The proceedings will uppear in our eat rirA n immense Union meeting was held New York on Monday night last, alKwt 30.000 persons having been present. Gen. irlwas nominated fur the Presidency at of the meetings outside cf the Acadsmy. ilarThe National Republican C omm ittee, in session on Wednesday, in New York, re poked to hold their Contention to nominate pandidatef for President and 'Vice President, "Selnicago ! on die 18th of June nest. • Blinfon. Linn Boyd died at his residence to Kentucky on Sunday. He was Lt. Gov. elect of Kentucky, and formerly Speaker of Au U. /I. Bowe of Reprtmentatireg. je'The Danville Inielliyencer and the Co. ttus: i la cii,c ?mac-sal raise the names of Joax C. kt itixqt and ensauts R. BFcit.sksw for r hlsitideat and Viso° President. What's to Become of 7hens f—ln ail script:te pees we uk, what Is to become of the Repub• purl party grown, Cook, Goppie, Green pad Stevens all hanged, Gerrit Smith in ai luau Asylum, Fred. Douglas and Dr. tiowe ta Cpast's, Selfard ISpalloial of cumAloity Fhb tuiturs,. Greeley denounced on the floor pfllongress ! as " occupying a false position," AM -eight of their members of Congress kil led outright by helper's book, what is it to butane of them ? All their leaders wiped out but Abe l ' ilsouln and Tutu Corwin—what ?MI they do ? JTho editor of the k'emiiJict, last Mon disy, sought to create the impression that the Paniopratic members of Congress endeavored yo coakfce with the South Americans in the Totes fur Speaker, and declared that the !' proposed coalition" was only " preOnted by the refusal Rf the American loeo-werate wiltk pm In 4 falsehood eo glaring requires but few words to " nail it to the counter as base coin." The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Pre4s, (a paper which is quite, if . possible , as ardently opposed to the Demo pitlio ' party as the Sentinel, and as oat. opoken,) in his letter of December 17th, thus refers to the matter out of which the Sentinel .00 unjustly seeks to make political oapital: Mr. Montgomery's suggestion tending towards an amalgamation with the South *4!treesicans was scouted, and the motion of Mr. Craig, of Missouri, to appoint a Commit tee of conference with the same party, was exPideci today by Mr. Burnett, of Ken- Eicky,'! * * * "Mr. Samuel S. Cox, of hio, expressed the general views of the Northern and Northwestern Democrats when he said he oould not Tote for any Know Noth ing, tir any man who supported a Know §lothing." 16pDuring the last three weeks several in •' tar, A.)olitlon demonstrations were made -....4.9.f"'""1e1PhiN all designed to glorify the teeesop of ,John Bruwn. The Know Nothing ?door of that city was called upon before - hand l in the public journals, to prevent, by • • . ' mute of his office, these treasonable gather- ingp of " black spirits an 4 white," bkit instead .pf listspittg to the calls of .patriotism, he or- Idared large bullies of his police to protect these Abolitionists in their astarks upon the lJniou and the Constitution. :cow what fol lows !. Already hayo three hundred leathern , atodenta withdrawn from the n‘edical colleges `1.4.111t city, ("taloa college 200 and the uivfnity 108,) and several hundred more rill soon lash. lait nut high time that the worth "pisits ooelaughts upon the South 011Nortlt Las more than a full share to Imo by its overbearing course. the arrest of Cook, the incur t, the S!ar declared that he would moat pertalary be pazdoned, because, it said, he Nees Rocrat. Finding themselves .• oor peril " hT the plot that he met a deserved fete Ron the gallows,-the managers try to twie . twat of the unfulfilled prophecy ty the Ponsesaioal assertion that " the interests of party demanded the death of Brown--conse knently Cook had ueomearily-to fall into the same ditch his friends dug for pecnen." Thie taiiimg with truth is itouat ae ridicelotis as tt io gram ailifskin—.Tiki 43 ;Aril, the day ti=ed NI di it the National fiemoeTstio 14114ig Cielidinitiao for the ptieOlans Convention, is *Oda diki or trek ?resident Buchanan simi.: 4, Posgisa This was 31)e beijikt# !kir Ciesnmittp., aline that ear !" at _ _ As ion for thz,*)rtkiern Willi P° ifuilr ,817 risk :t is stowed that the notorious Hotpot' .. , attended the Insatiiii * of the "p~►tiooal" Rs •,-" . foirtkcoc.,- A Imatro Dv* fi• tpubliosn oosacnistee in New Torii on Wed- Z4* . IProloblY * riril if MVO i nasdaJ. )11 isissiehdos_ ti)Crivii 4 4 I cnni ' 46 4! *- Arm, Wigfall, I na De by 44 1 , 4 11111 "P kil " Ila" AbrAitk4"au bade else* UP the U. S. Senate, by . rhe Ts* 4 -1. P l At a ri ' iu"t• “Union iltiois r' "They taunt you with being 'Union liar- ' finl.' " said•lion. Rinses Ceosrf, in Lis great speech at Lowell, three years alp. ills re- I ply to the Sneerwells thee, is in eeason now, `because we Ind this *am taunt echoed and I I , re-echoed by a large class of sectional Aboli- i ; riot' journals—that elan to which the filar helcmge. Mr. Choate said: 1 "I never thought that a sarcasm of the #rst magnitude, but as men but do their' ' best, let it gu for what they think it worth. I take for grtinted.,felluw citizens, that yon, that all of us, despise cant and Ely- 1 poerisy in all things; that the feigning of a' t fear nut felt, the cry of peril not believed to' l ei.ist, all meanness ;. r d 4J wickedness of ifAsehood in oar dealings with the mind of tlie people. But I take it for granted, too, that we are above the cowardice and immor ality of suppressing our sense of a danger, threatening precious interests t,,ml possible to' be horresiod, from the dread of joker,' or of jokes; and that we are above the folly of . ' yielding Cant vast e.lvantage which deep con- . victions give to earnest men in the di•t. ens ions ' of the republic. 7 hinl.. what a !him) it were' to ttlit Me pr...] and soundlny name and real- r real ,/ which they I , fliivbt . iii derision. Suppose, 1 •rnity suppose. it so for the argiimeto, that. there is danger--over estim a ted, perliar.s, by the solicitude of filial love,—hut teal or pro bable and less or tare remote,—suppose merely fur the supposition, that 11•ashington had reason to leave that warning rigain•t this kind of geographical combinations, u n.ige all ' pretexts, and that thus one conies within the spirit arid the terror of warning ,- -“lFT`'''' 1 :. to be ~.) that we are right, that vehement pas , sins, eager philauthrLphy, moral emotions nut patient our comprehensive of tire indis.- . pensable litditatims of political duty, that, anger, pride, ambition, the Iwo of sectional ', power, tie jealousy of sectional aggression, the pursuit even of ends just and desirable by . means disproportitmed and needless and ex asperating—the excesl and ontbreta: of cirtues :oy 4,-.Aii,h, more su,-rly ti..4n by rircß, a country ma y b e 11,1,1 one—that these all working in au unusual conjuncture of affairs and state of , public temper—have exposed and are expoti ; tug this Union to danger less or more remote —rued then suprs,•e that by the same Word , seasonably uttered, some vote openly and courageously given, some sincero conviction plainly expressed, we could do something to earn the rbality of the praise which they give 1 us infest—something fer the safety, something usee peace, of this oly and betiful hs of our fathers, sume h tlitt.g were it au ever so little- would not this be compensation fur the lanykter of fools; aye, for alienated friendships, averted faces, and the serpent tooth of slander—a thing worth dying for, cud even worth living for," The "Aggressive" Policy of the "Ite. publican" Party. The Now York Time:, a paper which in 1856 was strongly " Republican," and advo cated the election of Fremont to the Presiden cy, don't seem to relish the evident tendency of its party to Aboldionissi I and in a well writtea and judicious article on the present tendencies of the "Republican" party, it puts forth in a strong light the fact that while the express purpose for which that party was organized has been accomplished, while it hns no Unity of opinions or harmony of action on Any other article of political faith, its lea ders are now aboltionizing its platform and urging its adherents to a position in violation of the Constitution. Thousands of calm and sober minded " Republicans" declare that they can bare no share in this " progressive" movement ; thousands are seeking now fur some other channel of action—some associa tion of men for political purposes which shall fairly express a true, sober and Constitution loving sentiment, and at the same time shall be possessed of more than the one idea of anti-slavary. The Times alleges that the party is becoming rapidly .dbolifiortized ; that " instead of limiting its aims to prevent the extension of shivery, it is preparing to wage open war on slavery itself in the Southern States; that it is thus gradually throwing aside its national character, end becoming op e nly a sectional, Anti-Slavery, Abolition party. Its leading organs deny the charge in words,—but the very terms of the denial in voke a substantial admission of its trash." If we are not grossly mistaken in our in terpretation of the popular mind, the elements of disruption are already planted in the Re publicanparty. and when it becomes evident, all soon it must, that its drift is towards abolitionism and active aggression upon the South, the large moderate element within it will desert the organization and seek wale other alliance. John Brown a "Brave" Kan. The Star managers speak of John Brown as a " brave" man. The following letter, we think, will put John Brown in the category of a revengeful coward, sneaking under cover of the nightlo murder innocent people, apinst whom be had no cause to entertain enmity. John Brown was undoubtedly possessed of a remarkable stolidity of feeling, either fur him self or fur others, in peril ; this was manifested in his social relations, when hi abandoned his wife, fur two years at a tit. and when his suns were shot, to order them to make less noise ; but such things do not denote bravery in any sense: Yo John Brown, Commander of the Army at Harper's Ferry, Charlestown, Jefferson Co. Va.—Care of Jailor. Charlestown. CIIAITANOGA. Ter.h.. Nov. 20, 1859. Jon* BROWN—Sir :—Although vengeance is not mine, I confess that I do feel gratified to hear that yeu -were stopped in your fiendish career at Harper's Ferry with the loss of yonr two. sons. Yon can naw appreciate my distrers in Kansas, when you then and there entered my house at midnight and arrested my husband and two boys, and tool; thorn out in the rand, and in cold blupd shot them dead in my bearing. You can't say yon dune it to free our slaves ; we had none and never et pected to own one, but has only made me a poor, disconsolate widow, with helpless chil dren. While I feel for your folly, Ido hope and trust you will meet your just reward.— Oh, bow it pained my Heart to hear the dying groans of my husband atd children. It this scrawl gives you comfort you are welcome. to it, MAHAL& Letts. _ • . . . 4N. B.—My sae John D,yl e , whose life I begged of you, is now grown up and is very desirous to be at Charlestown on the day of, your execution ; would certainly be there if his means wouki pernalelt, that he might ad just the rope round your nepk, if Gov. Wise would permit. M. D. ,Ipatil:e to the Nortk-The Ty, of Florida, in a debate in the U. S. Sen ate, lest week, did justice to the Democracy of tie North is the following tiesikiacitiou :- 1..11i / 4i/se, sir. that if there be in the world a patriotic bond of pap, devised. to the beet interests of their country, and determined at erten eiticemeriftoe to teniatein them, it is the Kaput litanuf Northern Democrats in these very New Ragland Stake ; and I take this opporbmip, to znanifpfliny confidence in their actions.' MEI TrtiAwm. Congress hue bsMst in amnion mince the fifth day of the month, and yet the House of Rep resentatieee has tot sumeeded in choosirii s Speaker. How much Jaeger the contest will go on so man can tell. The esd of it can not 1.4 seen. Some happy chance may bring the struggle to a speedy and firtunate close, but there is reason to fear ihwill go on fur weeks or months. draining the public treasury. heating tho 1.400 d of the contending part., and weakening the bor.Js of the Union. The Republican party is powerless fur good. but potent fur evil. Its triumphs are always followed by confusion and strife. Four years ago, when Republicanism and Know Nothing• ism overrun the country, it Wok the House more than two month* to elect a Speaker qnd that Con;, , rep.s, orcr whinh M). Battey presided, was distisguisbed above all ethers fur corruption. Two years ago, when the Democrats had a majority, the Lions° was organised without trouble or delay, and the public business went un. But now again, as four years ago, Republicanism and Know Nothingism—the one operating at the Korth and the other at the Si,utli—have reduged the Democracy to a min( rity in Congress, and what is the result ? (Donfugiun and strife! D tranene !ion of public business ai eigtlifioant, There are few men who do not know of the "Ne . .we YOILK !mercy." There are few so ignorant of the political charaeter of noßAcz Catgut) .. . the editor of the Tribune, us not to know that he is the right hand man of W. H. Stwsaa. aryl one of the most dangerous and insidious advocates of the "irrepressible conflict" against slit% ery. And, yet, the °di tor ofthe Exxiatxxa has the hollitffronfory—.. while professing to be a Union man. and at the same time a Southern main in sentiment —to publish in his lest riper a prospectus of Genstar's "Tgesums." is it for pelf that the Examiner consents to brooms instrumental in having the circulation of tiles Aholition sheet extended in Maryland ? Iktes the Examiner *del t this covert and cowardly :limns of hav ing Abolition sentiments, which he dare not utter, disseminated in this community?-- Whet does it mean? Cannot the editor of the Examiner say enough in defence of Black Republicanism, and utter enough of scurrilous abuse of the Democratic party, that it should need or seek as city in Horace Gree:ey ? What do professions amount to when acts contradict them so palpably ? this the way the Examiner prures the "nationality" of the tnerlean party ? Is it by promoting the cir culation of the acknowledged organ of the sectional Black Republican party, that the Examiner proles its hostility to "sectional ism" and its attachment for the Union 1 Of c.ourve the editor of the Examiner will con vince hi. followers that it is all right for him to atirertOs the prusectiu of the New Fork Tribute, and that it is, quite proper fur them to subscribe fur and read that pernicious Abolition sheet.—ircderich: Citizen. iliirTbo Adapts Sefitisael publitlies the 2ribuse prorpectus e sud the remarks of die Cairo; arc not inapplicable to it. Infamotui Sentiment. At *large and enthusiastic meeting held at Natiok, (the residence of Senator Wilson.) Maas., the following rorulution NVIII Witi`t. s d : Whereas resistance to tyrntittt is obe.li enee to God: therefor.: Iley,lred, That it is the right and duty of the ohiros to re.ist their insulters. and the right and duty of the North to iacde thew to reai. tatil.o w.d W a:d theru in it." This was passed without di...Renting roive, though Senator Wilson w:1 present. If the resolution should prove utipalatalilts to the afar raanar,em they will of twinge deny that it was passed at all. .11's a, u.iy they hate." • Congress. In the House, on •M"nday last, Mr. Boenok withdrew his name from the li,ttifcandi‘lates for Speaker, tendering his I.e.trtielt ocknaw ledgments to his Democratic fellow-In ctolfers for sustaining him so tionstantly and ottani tumuli, for thespacouf t r necks. Anot her ballot was then had for Speaker: Shertnnn 110, Boteler 3t. Dm is 12, &mock 12, B.trks dale 20--the balance scattering. In the Senate, on Wednesday, t he Sh.n ling Committees were announced. Nu ellan,v4 of 4totnent front the last session. Beteler, of Va., (Independent Whig,) withdrew his name as a candidata fur Speak er; and befdre hetoe& his seat nominated Gen, Million, of Va., Memoorat,) for Speak er. The House theliprocteded to vote, with the following result: Sherman 106, 111illAnn 96, Gilmer 6, Ethridge 7. Davis 4..—ecatter ing 7i Two more ballots were had for Speaker on Thursday. The first—Sherman 95. Matson 79, Gilmer 36—the remainder scattering..— The second—Sherman 108, hlillson 60, Gil mer 21—the balance scattering. fanaticiint Rebuked.—thtptain I terrington, Democrat, who was re-elected mayer of 31an chester, N. U., last week, over t.ne Republi can candidate, is the gentleman who, when the fanatics of that city attempted the tolling of the bell of the city hall on the day of Joh Brown's exccution,defeatod the base attempt by dropping their emissaries through a scut tle. Capt. 11. was sustained not only by Democrats, but by the citizens who hold nu fellowship with the Republican party. Sincere.—The great praise -worthy oharaa teristic of John Brown, in the estimation of many, is, that he was sincere. We do not question the feet. Benedict Arnold was sit mere in his tresun ; so were the Puritans of New England when they burnt witches and persecuted the Quakers. Sincerity is com mendable only when properly exercised. iffir Tbe occasion of the introduction of gtut and water into Altoona, was celebrated on a grand scale, in that town, on Friday week.— Eight bands of music were present. k pro- cession of a mile in length was composed of Masonr,Ckld Fellows, Red Men, Firemen, 014 Soldiers, Lc., &c. Railroad .Acriclent—A sad igecident occur red on Thursday morring week. un the Cum berland Valley Railroad, at Bridgeport, which resulted in the death of a fireman named Milinich, who whilst engaged in coupling ears fell upon the track, when the wheels of one of them passed over his body. Medical aid au summoned, but the life of the unfortunate man could not be saved." L. died in th e evening of that diu, and his romaine were conveyed to Chaplbersburg, his place of reel denoe. for burial. 11 haft" a wife end Awe children. Another Applicani for Admiss4on ialo Lis Union.--florernor Black, of Nebraska, in his m e mo to the TerritorialLegts" Amur, dated Deoemlier 6th, warmly tires tio4lnissioa of that TiwtitOry into the Union. lie °Weems that sheaolta not possess, at the result time. • sulleient populsuon to entitle filar to. arave seenaiive ander the existing' ritio of 95443, bat 14 Owasso 'into an elatnesta argiummi to Korn *bee 011itio no legs barrier to her ad itatilltee the of Florida "44144 E Simi§ Saw boo air iisigiti•Nruk most 'team north 0641.. ponds kat 00$ t th• ••••kilm . • The Boa DiftuntoiNts--The Argu ment of Pore°.. — I --- - " It really looked as if Southern metnbets 1 ittaiiread starter. UV in mintiest, or believe thousselrea to he, to 1 Mr. Jos. S. Grrr's Engineer Corps arrived their determination to follow the examile of i in this place on Friday evening last. complet. John Brown. in the event of the expulsion of I . S rev from Wayneilsoro' to this place. tbeir party from power in the Federal Got- ; In g ''' u lo w - can only exhort them to rem , nobcr the fate of menced on Wednesday week, oceurylng near ernment. If puch be their determination, we ;As we stated in our last, the Survey wage:4 2 / 7 John Brown."—Adoms Sentttt. I ly two wec4s to i elect a favorable route, —The Sentinel, (with the great body of which, as we learn, was run up the valley its party journals.) is endeavoring to aerosol from Waynesboro' to the Mountain hear the Black Repuhlipiiiisin froin the responsibility Turnpike, then running up Red Run to near justly attaching to it f , ,r its sectional teach-' the Ga4e, crossing the ull Tape-worm at the 0 i ings, and to place the du-union burden upon I far end of the gralcd portion that rued, crossing the Mountain at or near the Gum the shoulders of the -South. We find in She! Patriot and Union an article pn this subject. 1 Springs, which in considered the lowest point which not only "drives the nail upon the in the mountain--then running along or near heed," but clinches it an the other side—as the Furnace rood, crossing Toin'.4 Creek follows : litho:we Snyder's saw mill, then passing hack Two men enter intn ti contract which is un derstood to br mutually advantageous. They agree to live in peace and harmony according to the terms of their written agreement. But by and by one of the parties becomes stronger than the other, Anil with the arrogance of power and wealth he tells his co-partner that their interests are antagonistic, and that a contest has been commenced between them which cannot end until one or the other oh tains the mastery. The weaker party pro tesu against this act of injustice. Ile points to the terms of the compact which says noth ing about inferiors or superiors. and makes no mention of an irrepressible conflict. But the strong man replies menacingly that the conflict must go un until the weaker is throt tled. At this point of the argument the weak man assumes a firm and determined attitude, and tells his antagonist that if ho is inflexibly resolved to trample upon the rights solemnly guaranteed by the terms of the contract be• tween them, that he (oho weaker) will tear the agreement to pieces before he will see it perverted into an instrument of outrage and oppression. The strong bully hero cries cut "traitor! disturber of the peace:" and threat-, ens to use force to compel his weak partner to live up to the agreement with all its provis pion* disturbed and all its oumpact s violated. The powerful partner says, "It is true that an irrepressible corflict is going on between us, and It is my intention to pursue the can-; test until you are subilited; but juu chant complain. If yuu attempt rasistonce I will put forth my strong aria and hold von in a position were I can best strike." To which the weak partner responds, "I desire to live in peace with you upon the terms of our agreement, but I cermet endure this cppros-, pion. I am your equal ,\ Treat me as such, You hare proclaimed me your enemy and in ferior. You have invaded my territory end murdered my friends. I will not endure this. If you persist in assailing my rights I will Now isnpriLise that the week partner should break the contract. who would be to blame? Which parer would be responsible for the rupture? iktit the weak partner. for lie warnea the strung one if the consequences of continued injustice. Sfectutors of 010 strug gle would, with one voice. hold the strong man 'accountable fur the resistance of the weak. to the This is precisely the position of the North and South at the present time. The North is the strong party—the South the week one.— The North, under the control of the Aboli tionited Republitetns. bus declared that an irrepressible conflict exists between the part ners to the federal conitinct, and that this conflict must go on until slavery is Predicated from the Southern Stales: TIRO Solllil Orp lest, agnitp.t such diietrines ns t lola ti ye of the Constitution, and says that,.. soon as that Constitution is I,roken. No so o n o ill s ho be compelled in pelf-defenee to separate from those whip have proclaimed vier agninst her rights. The irt-pressitile Conflict Rena:li e:lns cry out " Trete:oil ! Pistini.sii !" Tney ere wonder} ally devoted to the Union Ili 1./11A Ili they hold the pones-, and hope to he altilf to use that 15.% er against the South. Hut suppose the parties change:l places. Suppose the Sootli to be as strung us the Not th, and the North es weak WI the South : end Com suppose the pnwerful South saying to the weak North. ..IVs will plant ,itlat cry in New York and 3ltuooichusetts. Free hiller must he subdued. •Siatery is notional; freedom sectional. An irrepressible conflict exists in to:am thz, States. It is our mission to co nf er tipen the benig,lited North the blessings of shivery." In additioo to this, suppose a band of Southern propagandists invaded Mussaeliu setts,' seited an urtnitial, murdered sumo of the citizen'', and prated a portion of the popu lation to tut the titwiatti of diode opposed to the relice. Suppose the South lamented the lintigi :..; of such disturbers of the peace, called then ruible end brave, and buried theta I:\ As ith hut.or and lamentation. Suppose that Southern men recants:ended the circulation of rt book containing the must the mlent charges ugutinst free society. and iiistigating Southern etithusiasts to attacks upon the North. Sup pose at the meeting of Csitigreso the South at tempted to sleet one of the recommender,: of this book Speaker. and declared menacingly that that they would have no other man.— '' lint would the North du under tench cir cumstances? Would she say that the spirit of the Constitution was vbserved hy the South.; would she submit, and declare that this state of thiwoi ntight go on intetminahly without tairuplaint from her? Or would not her freemen cry cut teliett the -Amin galled them. and protest against the continuance ul the Union upon terms of inferiority and oppres sion? And at such a time would it not ag gravate the disorder for the South to profess superior devotion to the Union, and threaten the North with free in ease she attempted to assert and maintain her rights? It the dark night of disunion ever settles upon this molar), the ahulttionized Republi cans will have to atoiwer fur it. They may talk about forcing the South to rem,.in in the Union, and persuade themselvea that they can proceed to any extreme of injustice with out danger ; but when it comes to tiows ; when the mail tannticism of the North arrays the South against a broken and violated cum pact; when the golden chord of love is kir:ikon, this Union is nut worth preserving. I Agricultural Convention and liecturea It is proposed to have what may be termed agr agricultural " protracted meeting" at Yabi College durini th present winter, to last throughout the whole mosnth of Fa4u 4rY. The exercises are to consist of lactOres by leading reliable men, eminen in the` differ ent depot tments of agriculture,' horticulture, stock-raising, About eii;fity lectures are provided for,—two to four each day,—each lecture to be followed by etniyoriituartnl es efctses,questions to the lecturers, and discus• %ions. Twepty or thirty gentlemen, well known in Agriculture, besides the Professore in Isle College, ere engaged to take put in the exercises us lecturers nu l l, teachers, while cnumerous other eminent agriculturiete and horticulturists have expressed their intention to be present and participate is the discus ; lions. Among the lecturers are Lewis F. Allen, Ciunduri M. Cloy mid Fmucis notch, on Cat tle ; Sanford lloward and Dr. Gulliver, on lbraes ; C. I. Flint.and other*, on the thAity; lion. Marshall P. Wilder, Dr. C. W. Grunt, Atom. P. Barry and R. G. Pvir . dee, on Fruits; Prof. Portico* Orgaaia .Cheausy ; Prof. S. W. Johnson on Agnoultazal Chemistry ; Prof. Jr., on bleteorolof, 9 4. Stanton Gould on Grasses and Uri ; - Judge French on Draig age ; Joseph aryls on Cara ale ; Prof. Brewer on Commercial Planta, (eat, hemp, tobacco, etc:;) 000. Eineraon uatorest Tree,. ; Dr. Comstock on Fish Cul ture; Donald 0. Mitchell Ntrvel,) oa Rural Rootiony. The Whole ia to be tree, etcept_thp nominal charge of siky.ten dollars orliWilTt niewt the necessary papaw* of lootorattjut other incidentals: The occasion will ddi f t wi i v mn4 ono of peat interest to Mariam and NIU together s estoolLusee frese aii part,' of the country, Inginlrreajwith Wee' sacs seprideet ismy boido mt Pre lity4irt, . oiler, ?fel ! Breen; CsonernOn- at Yale College Local Ai?alr3. of Bighorn's, or Buyer's farm. keeping abuse Reed's and Watson's Saw Mills, connecting the old Tape-worm at the Viaduct, and keep ing that road from Maria Furnace to this place. We could get nothing from the Engineer as regards the practicability ut the ate run, probable cost, &c., as he has not made his calculations. lie oontemplates running an- Other line or two before making his report to the Board. The distance, we learn, from IVaynesburo' to tho Viaduct, is less than 13 miles, and from there to this place 13 miler, so one-half the road is nearly graded. ousting less than one-funrth:thati (ruin Waynesboro' to the Viaduct. The graded portion of the old Tape-worm from Myers' Mill to this place-, which is about 9 miles, wil: cost but a trine. Ever 3 thing appears to be encouraging for our neighbors: 171221 At about half-past five o'clock, on Tuesday evening last. the one and a half story hack building nr kitchen attached to the dwelling of Mr. 'lzmir Waxxx, on the north side of town, was found to be on fire, and before any effective aid could ,be rendered, terrific flames issued through the roof, threnteuing the de .Unction of both building's. By the most ac tive and well directed efforts of our citizens, however, the progress of the devouring ele ment was arrested at this point, a ith the loss of the roof and upper timbers of the struts ture in which it originated. The fire is attri buted to hot ashes, the ash house not proving as secure as it was supposed to Le. The furniture, notch of it elegant and, valuable, was all removed from the front house, under the fear that it would be consumed. That some damage should result in this removal was to be looked for, but there was more than was reasonable, end we trust that hereafter, under similar circumstances. a more ?teady and thoughtful course will be pursued. All meant to do their duty, but, in the excite ment, forgot that it way sometimes be over done ! Mr. Wants is fully insured, sind we doubt not that his very desirable home will soon as sume its wonted snug and coin:unable ap. tiCariA RC° United Prenityterions Closetdit A meeting vf the L'nitefl Presbyterian Congregation will he held, iii the Church e .li. flee. iu this place, on Wet/item/ay next. (the inst.,) at 10 o'clock, A. M., at which time the Pews will be rented. It is hoped Nutt all the members of the cioigregatinn will be present, as well as suck others us may desire to recur° Pews. The Clinrch has recently undergone thorough remodeling in the interior. .grectly increasing its comfort and appesrance,whilst the exterior has also been much imprord.— Preaching will be reauwed in it in shout three weeks from this4tne, ul which due notice will he given.. Since writing the above war are informed that the opening exercises of the rch are expected to take place on the third Sabbath of January. when the Bev. Dr. D ILiA, of Philadelphia, is expected to Wrench the open log sermon, and assist in the exercises ul the communion. which will be hell at thai time. Lea/lei 01.11116. We hare to record another trarttingngainst keeping firearms loaded. The other day a gentleman carted ill at, Cul. Smir4oN's emit)). lishment, opposite the i tank, in York street, with the design of purchasing a doultlabar reled gun. The article was shown him, the clerk, Mr. Arun Ilm.ttstats, telling him it was loaded end removing the caps. The getttletuan esitruined the piece. but in hand ling it one barrel atxtidentAill went off, the shut passing. within a few inches of Mr. llol linger's head. and lodging in the ceiling. It was a narrow estntpe, and • points a moral." ter An Election for Thirteen Director% of the Strings Institution was held * on 3l..tt day last—resulting in the choice of tho follow ing gentlemen : Geo. Throne. John Brongh, &mine' Dnr boraw, Wm. Culp. Andrew Ileintzelionn, 'ft:a vid McCreary, Charles Horner, John Mussel man, David Mt:Coping's'', John Mickly,lohu Throne, Geo. Arnold. girThe days are now at their shortest pe riod. It is generally conceded Ly almanac makers that winter commences with the shortest day. The old ooiiplet tuns in this way i As the days begin to lengthen lire cold begins to to trengthea. Although we hare had a few touches from the p frost King, yet it /104011, as tbou4h he bad been balding his breath to redouble his strength, and give us a hard keeling blast from his Arctic temple before long, lier The editor of the Complier tenders to its friends and readers the compliments of the season, with hii best wishes for their health and happiness. ifiirChristmas is a hap:sy time for young nod uld, for rich and poor ; fur then, if any time, the spirit of charity softens the heart and relaxes,the poraestrings of the wealthy to aid the needy, that all may hare a" Merry Christmas.? Niiir Our Carrier requests us to say to Ills town friends that ke is getting up a New Yeses Address which be thinks "first rate," aM will welt upon diem with it at the proper time. Ile is evidently awl in the mood of the fellow who " expected nothing," 11111rMessys, U. J. Curs are prepared to psi pp Picture and Looking•glass IPnwons, in Rese-wwwl, ke., at the shortest notice, and at niodergte rates. There is now no oo: casion to send th the cities for this king{ of work, as their styles, are the newest, and so nffreaspile to please every taste. • _ ., .,art Mr. Prua times debtor for e teir of large and fat Balky.. A. ilke o f tote ben no; graced our Lade ler. nosy a Moey be clamed esuang the" - 0 open winters," whio fle t tilept plenty of tool. Peter boa our thanks. .sy. Paaeqs. of Plui t am. M o similmose fret, seasdaimfr 7=;.%&7' cbarogi Pr Mumps. New Yak. Glee emirs. Another meeting of our citizena. in rela-1 'ion to the organization of a Can Company, took place in the Arbilratinn Room of the Court House on Monday evening butt—Chair man DlitiNfll and Secretary RULSZLL in their seats. Prof. SICHLVIIIIMG, in response to a Call, addressed the meeting at some length, and his remarks were listened to with much in terest. The Committee on Stock Subscriptions re-, ported $10,011) subscribed. Mr. IVaara, the chairman of this Committee, made some ap propriate remarks, when * about $1,500 were added on %lie spot. A Charter was reported by the Committee baring that subject in charge, and it was ununimmisly adopted by section!. The fol lowing Committee nal aprdinted to secure an Act of Incorporation from the Legisla ture:—Mears. D. McConaughy, R. G. Mc- Creary, David Will'', H. J. Stable, Henry Wants, J. F. Fahnestock, D. Ziegler and W. A. Duncan. On motion, the following gentlemen were appointed to procure infurwntion in regard to the best mode of taimstrocting Gas Works : —Prof. Jacobs, Pruf. Muldenberg,, John Gil bert, George Shryock and Solomon Power!. Adjourned, to meet at the call of the Presi dent. A sufficient amount of mops having been subscribed to secure the success of the cater prize, it will Le pushed forward without un necessary delay. It is desired that about COO additional be subscribed to the stock, to secure the ,company against any debt, and it is nut doubted that the required sum will s°on be forthcoming. Tut INVESTMENT WILL PAT WILL For tho Caviler The Old Clack. There in the corner it stauds ! It is an aid-fashioned eight•day cluck, enclosed in a massive walnut case, about eight feet in height, and is withal a very good time-piece. When and where and by what ingenious Yankee this goodly piece of mechanism was constructed perhaps nobody living knows ; but certain it is that it is worth a whole car go of such clooki is are now most commonly imported from the land of wooden nutmegs. It has been in the family so long, and has al ways performed such good service, that it is now valued at something more than its in trinsic worth, and forms not the least impor tant part of the history of the family. Origi nally the top was set off with beautiful carved work and a few small gilded spires; but, in the course of human events, the old clock became the property of homily who bad no apartrrunt in the house Eige enough to ac commodate the stately etruotare, and there fore, to adapt it to its new home, a carpenter was called in, who—to his shame be it spoken —sawed off some six incl,es of the carving and removed the spires. 0 irreverent wretch that you were! Bet ter had your arm been paralysed C,rever than that you should thus deliberately mutilate and to-ever disfigure what with respe.:t to its age and importance may be culled an heir loom of the family! The old clock. however, was determined rna revenge. Despite everythingt at could be dune it refueled to go. very ant dal*. maker that came 'dung was ed in td'ex amine it, and nearly as often did its machin• cry lOCCITO a rubbing and oiling. but all to no purpose. It was determined to stand still, nor could Humphrey Clinker himself have made it go. Finally it passed Into-the hands of its present ovs nevi, As it happened, the mom into which it was now introduced, and which it now 'occupier, is an unusually high one ; 1611 a search was instituted for the erne- Meats of a hit+ it had been despoiled. These were happily discovered, and with considera ble difficulty they were at length readjusted in such a manner that one not in the secret would hardly have detected the device. From that day to this it has never once thought of stippling. provided it was Waling' up once a week. 'rke venerable old clock has now been in our family many years, and a more fuitliful friend no use need wish to have s -- Even while I ant writing I hear its regular. measured vihrabons as the long pendulum sways to and fro in its antique case. The old cluck, :hough yet a good time-piece, is no long er a fashionablo piece of furniture ; and for that reason it several times came well nigh being swapped on ono of those useless, harm less mantel ornaments (nee:ash - many hawked about by shrewd Yankees. But, thank for tune, the old clock still has its place among the household gods of the Itantlom Cannily, and pi) long as Will has the power of tuning an honest penny, or has an arm to defend it, it shall not go out ef it. Sell it, indeed ? Rather would I lose the best cow un the farm, ur do without my pipe and tobacco for all time to come, than part with the ancient chronometer. Just think of the vast atnaunt of good it has already done ! A secret nook within its strong case has been made the repository of many valuable documents aril important pa pers relating to the history of the family.— Times innumerable has the shrill, clear sound of the hammer as it struck the bell warned us to wake proper use of the passing moments, and, in the beautiful lines of Longfellow, told us that time once lust can never be regained— never here The horologe of Eternity Sayeth this incessantly, Forever—never! Never—forever." Its busy bands bare for many years mark ed the times when the doctor's medicines were to be given, and told the long and tedious hours as the patient husgaished on the couch of pain and suffering. This same ancient timepiece, while it has marked do Booting hours of many a joyous and happy wedding party, has also noted many seasons of sadness and grief. Qunld it but speak it might relate many a tale of sorrow occasioned by disap bointed hopes and unrequited love. Often, too, alas 1 lute it been stopped, when • deith occurred in the family, so as to mark the precise time when the spirit left its mor tal tenement, How many records, too, has it made that, lire fist sealed up, to he opened only when the last great day of reckoning shall have come., WELL RANDOM. Ms, S;& .s-Ste: T noticed a ooze atualealion in the "Star " of the 16th ism., si g ned " Cashman," oontaining ohargee rested *towiircip me which me ham. erroneous atud anfonadsof. never was wheeled of any pradamkon I ever T rots, neither have I li belt( my nail** wilfully, or misrepresent ed them is any whit as charged ; nor made any laaajail allusions without Was- Lag Whet I said.. Bet this low etisorteutt 01* 1 1 104 11 11"ailOSIP" d , thiut, ceipeisitb• ektulisee tibial/ugly etesectionim kg e , . its escape from durum AO in the * he wed In Ins conunnaleadon. olth bat o n rajleptib• lican would have you believe that they es neighbors and friends, would rotifer &neigh bor Democrat when out for oboe; but the troth of this matter is well understood, u I leave for tie consideration of alt honest men. they being complimented or not. This author is like unto Samba's brother, whose muter , charged him with haring no truth in him, and was going to chastise him for telling what was not so, when Samba exclaimed to his master, ' that there Was more truth in that nigger than any other nigger on the plantation, because he never lets any out." So with this author. Wo have a Republican school teacher, like unto eyok by professions before he was hung, who is obliging, as he (tarries the " Star" paper in his pocket and ibads the communication signed "Oashtuwn " fur all those who cannot see very well. But the author of the communication signed " Cnslitowri " is like en animal in creation called the skunk, the more he is disturbed the greater stench he will make by falsehoods, &o. And yet if he was not a Republican I would talk about him. As the Goatee from whence it comes is good considering, (i. e. for falsehoods, &4.,) let ns have a little more, spiced with something otherwise than with falsehoods, libels and misrepresenta tions. 8. Caslstown, Dee., 1850. For the Compiler. Neat EAST BERLIN, READING TN} A DANS counrr. PA. The iransgers of the Star and Banner are so-liberal that they commenced rending their paper to a hard Democrat near East Berlin, withont subscribing for it. But they must recollect that I will not pay for it, as there are too many lies in it. A TAX•TATER." [Compiler. The managers of the llZi'ar must be " bard up," when they blame the Compiler for making up the above; but they must know that it was me, a citizen near East Berlin, that has sent the above to the Compiler offiee,to be printed; and I'say again, I never asheelitoti fee their paper, and yet they are sending it to my ad dress. But I will not pay for swat a paper, that about three-fourths of the readingis Snot to substantiate their puty, whether *math or not truth. A CITIZEN NT.AS, EAST BRUM The Star managers think the Compiler prints nothing but lies, hot if they would ra vens. that, they would bit the nail a littlo better on the head. If a patron reads their paper, one would suppose that their ticket. carried in every County and State in tho Union, and yet n large proportion of tho Democratic tickets have been ¬ed in all parts of the country. This abinoCat ooco than they are falsifiers, and shows what Know Nothingimm will do. They will ray everything to prop up their party, whether trio or LOt. A Camas or TOM COUNTY. serßealf,'Johr. Brown's " Secretary of State," has turned up in Texas, and will sus render himself to the Virginia authorities. We are greatly in need of money, and our patrons who axe in arrears to as for subscrip. lion, and advertising or job wort. will con. fer a favor upon us, by settling their bills al soon as possible. If they cannot pay in full, they may be able to pay in part at least. Our expenses aro very heavy, and we maid have money. We hope this appeal to the generosi ty of our patrons may not be in vain. On the 18th in4...hy the Rev. Jacob Ziegler, at the re.idence of Hit. H. Hoffman, in Middlia. town. Mr. GEOHON BUSHMAN to lltai SUSAN TATE. both of Straban tounakkip. On the' 211 uh., by Het', S. }lraq, Mr, HENRY DYERS Miai SUS.AN HOLLEIiAUGI3IIi of ibis county. Ou the 12th inst.. by the Rev. P. Scheurer, Mr HENRY DLIK3 to Mrs. SARAH Efteir. ZAHN. both of this tountx. no the 22d Wt.. at the Methodist Episcopal Parsonage, bj lter. H. G. Dill, Mr. CRAIG )1 GEISELMAN to Miss JANE X. mrenocK, 1,4.41, of this place. (fn the rah inst., by Pam. Schaeek, Mr. Asir: ULRICH to Miss 10,11,YJAN.E, DEAR-. DORFF, of Petersburg, (Y. 5.3 ,kdains couuty, On the 14th Mr. JOIDI BOBLITZ, of Hamilton township, aged 68 years 3 months and 24 days. . Un the 19th inst., ELIZARKTN MARY, daughter of Mr. Wm. Miller, of ikiecitersrille, aged 27 years and 9 days. on the 14th inst., Mrs.. JANE MORRISON, trite of Mr. James Morrison, Sr., ot Bentle.s -1/41.11e. in the 72d yearnf her age. fu Little town, on the 11th inst., SARAIf Lor IS 1 / 4 .. daughter of James and Ellett Kelley. Near llendir4rdle, HANNAH CATHARLNE, daughter of George and Catharine Filler, age,i I; ye irs 2 months and 13 days. _ Ou the 13th inst., in Adams county, Mrs. CATHARINE YOUNG, Widow- of John Young, deceased, aged N 3 years and about 10 months. On the 13th inst., in Adams county, Mrs. EVE UNGER, widow of Adam, Ungeitodemossed, aged 72 tears II mouths and 19 days; On the 13th inst., in Fairfield, WILLIE M., youngest son of Dr. A. O. Scott, aged about 2 years. GETTYSBURG---BATuuDAT LAI?. Superfine Flour 4 50 to 5 00 R3e Flour— 3 50 White IVbent 1 10 to 1 25 Red Wheat 1 05 to 1 13 00.11t, ....... .. ...... ..... ...... ..,. ..... 65 to 75 Ry 6 ,.,„„," ............ "" .... " ..... ...." Til, 0a1it......... ............ .••••• ........... 33 Buckwheat ....... ... ........... ........ 56, Backwil•St Meal. • 204 Clover 5ee41........ .. ............ .......4 50 to 4 76 Tiosothy.Soeti.. ..... —.."...-- 1 15. Fiala ti30ed.................--- 120 Barley ...... .......„—.. ..... :........—.... 60 6 50 Plaster of Paria....— ...... .\--.—. (!eater ground. per bag—. —%t— --.. 625 6 95 Pork, .......,.......„ ... ‘ to 50 BALTIMORE--Tina* • 'Flour-. ........ Ili to 5 25 Wheat ..........«....«......., I sto 1 42 Ryeto PS -sir 85 00000 84\70 - Oats". .... ......... ..... 28 4 4 A Clover Seed....--. ..... ~.. 00 to g Timothy Seed. 30 0 t 0 8 ° 4 00 Jo Heel Cattle, per ....... 60 Hop, per bund ......... ............ app to 7 00 Hay ...... ....—.44 00 tel. 04 Vrbiskey . ................. le 21 Guano, Peruvian, per at ao 11A.NOVER--TansnaT LAlrs, Flour, from wagons ......... ...ma... 0 OA Do. front 5 t 0 rn......,............ 4 SO Wbeat ............... 1 111 to 1. 24 C0r0:............... ............••«•••••••• la .. ...... .•......„........... 64 0.,••••.. ...... ..............A,,.....".. 30 Clover See 4—... .:.,:....... . , 415 Timothy Seed.... • PinstAkr••••••....rwt e.5«....;.a...." . . •-4 60 011.1411. WWI el•Ii•lph.•• / 15 . For ill* Compiler 191,41:-.40115im sae. floor, hem 6 00 .Do. Mum • 615 1 10 Le art•it Wren.. ••r•••••• ••••••••••• COnl ...goy.. 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