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GirrTVIIIIVItt2. PA,
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MONDAY MORNING. NOV. V.), 1860
!few Type.
We have the pleasure of presenting The
Compiler to-day in an improved dress. The
new type, full and clear in the face and
beautifully finished. we are vain enough to
believe quite handsome: whilst the new
"head," engraved to our order, at consider-
Able expense, will no doubt be generally
admired. Although "times are hard," this
Oatlay is cheerfully incurred—cheerfully,
because it is now, as it has always been, the
height of our ambition to present a paper
worthy of the sterling Democracy* of "little
Adams." We have received a liberal share
of patronage, and shall endeavor to deserve
• continuance of it. Our subscription list
Itassteadily increased from the day we took
possession of the establishment, more than
fifteen years ago, and now is by odds the
largest in the county. But it can easily he
increased, and we trust our friends will
speak a kind word for us to that end. The
Opposition do it at all seasons for their pa
pers. let Democrats take the same view
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ter sustained than by the spread of Demo
cratic newspapers. May we not ask that
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Sy. Give ula helping hand.
lacitement in the South.
Our daily intelligence from the South, a
portion of , which is given in this issue, is of
the most alarming character. The eleCtion
of Lincoln by the Northern States on a
sectional anti-slavery platform has, as we
feared it would ; awakened the most intense
excitement in the Southern States. The
more extreme cotton States seem to be on
the verge of revolution, and threaten im
mediate secession. The hauling down of
the National en4ign—the hoisting in South
Carolina and Georgia of the Palmetto and
Colonial flags, the tone of the press, the
public speeches of the orators, and the action
of the Legislatures and the people, all give
fearful evidence of the slimming state of
feeling existing in several of the Southern
States. We trust the fact that the Section
alias are in a minority in both Houses of
Congress will restrain the South from ex
treme measures at this time—that moderate
counsels ni - ay prevail, and the Union per
mitted to fulfil the glorious destiny which we
so fondly believed was her's to accomplish.
All the evil of this civil discord'and threat
ened danger may be traced to the act of the
Sectional Republican party, which to secure
power has inaugurated Sectionalism in the
Giovernment.
• OrThe new type used in thirilesillt were
manufactured at the foundry of L. JOIINSON
& Co., Philadelphia, one of the oldest and
best in the country. The establishment
needs no commendation at our hands. Its
work is always superior. 't;
"The defeat of Anson Burlingame spoil
ed all our fun for Tuesday night. The
grand results everywhere else throughout
the country were only partial compensation
for this loss."
Bo writes one of the most virulent parti
sans of Lineohl, to the 71-zbase. And so too
would the New Jersey Republicans say of
the defeat of Pennington. It spoils all
their fun.
But this is not all. That twenty-one op
position majority in the House of Repre
sentatives is likely to spoil all their fun for
two years to come. The victory of the sec
tionalists is a barren one. There is no fun
in it. says the Patriot it Union.
Flour Inapeeor— TV !tisk ey In:pettor, , &e.—
It is reported that over four hundred Black
Republicans are begging and beseeching
from Mr. Curtin the office of Flour Inspect
or', and over five hundred that of Whiskey
Inspector. This is the way they grab for
the spoils; what do they care about princi
ples? Theis patriotism is all wrapt up in the
loaves and fishes, and the illegal perquisites
of inspecting flour and whiskey. Oh. the
immaculate Republican party !
Wlesre's Cbrocter—The Honorable Black
Republican State Treasurer of Vermont,
turns out to be - a defaulter to the State in
the sum of $45,000, and has sloped to Can
ada. What an honest set the Linoolnitee are
when they get into power!
SlirThere wee a great fire at Buffalo on
Saturday morning week, about 1 o'clock,
which destroyed the Clarendon Hotel, with
all its furniture. The loss is Sl2:l,ooo—in
swum* $30,000. One man was killed by
jumping from the fourth story window to
the ground. Another was burnt to death.
It is rumored that four servant girls were
burnt to death, and that several strangers
Ire misting. There was a heavy rain falling
at, the time, which prevented the fire from
*loading beyond the building.
7194139 Hors« Consumed by Fire.—The large
stables owned by Charles Lont, at the corner
of Thirty-second street and Tenth avenue,
Nes* York, were burned down on Sunday
evening, sad 80 out of 121 horses which
were in the building were burned to death.
Mi. Lent's loss is esereased at $lO,OOO, and
acne of it is met by insurance.
111111irAn unfortunate young man in Bos
ton is tied up in two wills ; his father under
heavy penalty, demands that he shall mar
ry no lady whose feet exceed a prescribed
alas; =dbl. mother, with equal severity, in
dite that the lady's hair shall be of a pre-
Sarlheli mkt. The , yowls man had bettor
*tisk to celibacy.
/111,1210 Governor of Vermont has re.
~..sipeux,l the pump of slaw to make the
Joir te*tdell#l4ll. drinks reapoassibla
lint sa warweesioted by those to , Wiltnla
how sold, -
BUdsat Be
It is much easier to p
to remove it. The Republisiiiii, thorough
ly alarmed at the danger they have brought
upon the country, are endeavoring to allay
the excitement by the soothing appliance
of kind words. After denouncing the South
and threatening to overthrow her institu
tions, they now turn round and a.'eure them '
that they really mean them no harm. At
a Republican meeting, held in Philadelphia'
on Saturday night week, resolutions were
I adopted expressing sentiments of the "kind
' hest character for our sister States." This
is all very well, but should have been thought
of a little sooner, and so much damage
might not have been done by the expresis•
ion of sen ti ments that were not of the kind
', hest character towards the Southern States.
These Republicans have invoked a storm
• which they will not find it so easy to subdue
into quiet. Like the skillful magician, who
• succeeded by his art in summoning a demon,
• the fiend of civil discord will not depart at
their bidding, but may turn to rend and
t destroy them.
ilf these Republican leaders are now sin
cere in their professions of attachment to
the SOuth, remarks the Harrisburg Patriot,
then they admit that they only excited sec
' tional feeling at the North and played up
'on it for political effect. The men who were
persuaded that the South was an oppress
ive and usurping section of the country that
ought to be subdued and their infiuence de
stroFed in the Government, have been cheat
, ed. The fierce denunciations of the cam
paign are laid aside for the conciliatory and
kindly expressions of politiciani'who have
achieved success by professions which they
now wish to disregard and forget.
Those Republican politicians must not be
surprised if the Southern people place no
confidence in their sudden repentance.—
They did not calculate the consequences
when exciting this sectional tumult—or
recklessly defied the worst evil that could
befall the country, rather than not use see
tional prejudice as the ladder with which
to climb into place and power.
Lincoln's Yuture.
The newly elected President certainly
has a fearful prospect ahead. First of all
he has to stand the swarming, ravenous
crowd of hungry offlceeeekers,—all with
claims as big as mountains,—for his favors.
Ninety-nine out of every hundred must be
disappointed, and as his party is made up
of miscellaneous elements with no common
principle except desire for spoils and hatred
of the Democracy, he will find them differ
ing widely upon. political questions, and the
catastrophe which overtoole \ the Whig par
ty in 1841, will shatter the Republican par
ty to pieces in 1861. lle will find it impoe.
sible to reconcile free trade and high tariff
men, the American element and the For
eign one, the Abolition radicals and the
conservatives, in the formation of his admin
istration policy. His party will go to pieces
like a barrel with the hoops off.
The Cincinnati Enquirer predicts that
within ninety days from the time that Abra
ham Lincoln isinau,gurated the Republican
party will be g utterly ruined and destroyed.
Ilia path is environed by so many difficul
ties that, even if he had the ability of Jeff
erson and the energy of Jackson, he would
fail. But he is a weak and inexperienced
man, and his administration will be doom
ed from the commencement. If he takes
i the radical section of the Republican par
ty, headed by Seward, into his confidence,
I and pushes the South to extremities, the
conservative wingof it will cut Loose and repu
diate him. If, on the other hand, he courts
the conservatives, and pursues a moderate,
conciliating policy toward the slaveholding
States, the radicals will make open war on
his administration.
Speaker Pennington Defeated.
One of the hardest blows which the Re
publicans received in the recent elections
wais the defeat of the Speaker of the present
Congress. His constituents, like those of
fitrlingaine, have grown tired of the man
ner in which he has misrepresented them,
and given him a respite from his Congress
ional labors. This pair of Helperite Repub
licans will now have an opportunity for re
flection and repentance. Pennington may
now employ his leisure time in studying
Helper's Impending Crisis, and Burlingame
his famous "Anti-Slavery Bible." We hope
reflection may make them better if not
wiser men.— Fork Gazelle.
war The N. Y. Erpress gives the following
illurtration of the manner in which the
Black Republicans attempted to obstruct
the polls in that city :
" Born in the United States more than
forty-five years since, a voter at every elec
tion for Pre s ident for twenty-three or four
rears, a resident of the State of New York
. for a score ofyears and more, and — known
to pospere all the qualifications required by
the State constitution and statue law, one
of the editors of the New York Express
(E. B.) was this morning compelled by one
of the Relniblican leaders. and one said to be
an Englishman end a Wide-Awake. to swear
that he was a eiti:en rf the United Stales, laceray
one years of age," &c., &c.
About that Lettcr.—The 'Album and Times
announce, semi-officially, that Mr. Lincoln
will not write a conciliatory letter to the
South. To do so, argues the Tribune, is an
admission on the part of Mr. Lincoln that
he has been frightened into it by the clamor
of the Southern diattnionists. "If anybody
wants to know what he will do, they must
'read the debates between Douglas and Lin
coln." It is quite enough to know that
Abraham Lincoln is the author of the" irre
pressible contlict"--that he was the author
of such a sentiment as this:
"I have always hated slavery, I think, as
much as any abolitionist."—.N. Y. Dv Book.
gar On the 6th of August last, a flash of
lightning struck a windmill at Lappion, in
France, in which there was a female, who
was tilled by the eleetrfc fluid and on whose
body there was left the picture of a neigh
boring t i ree, with all its branches and leaves
complete.
- Mayor Bishop, of Cincinnati, was ar
rested the other night as a hone-thief. lie
was imitating Haroun al Raachid, and trying
to catch the watchman asleep, got caught
himsaf.
tor Green corn, beans, radishes, and the
general run of early veigetablet, are in the
'whet again from the second crop at
Brownsville, Texas.
efirtheriff Wm. sold, at Ikeeardep last,
the psigarir of W. W. Thuacke. es Cheza
bombers street, et $l,BOO--dip rester
purciaser.
Slack Ulna "Zolileaticat."
stir Nsssier 7Sor!--The Jolitication of
the Black Republicans of this county, over
their success in the State at the October
election, proved, notwithstanding all the
promises held out for "a big time," a bald
fajure. The bad weather, they said, was the
interfering cause. Their second attempt,
however, on Thursday last—with good wea
ther and good roads—proved no better. It
wart, indeed, another break-down—Tutu
No. Two!
the
There was no warmth in the "demonstra
tion." The chill which the trouble.; result
ing from Lino()ln's election has produced
upon the leaders, ()mild not be thrown off
by them, even for the occasion. The oh
servant lookee.on could not fail to see that
there was a heavy weight hanging about
their necks.--a weight threatening direful
consequences to their sectional party.
The train at one o'clock brought to the
Jolification probably half a dozen persons--
not more—from "Hanover, York, Little,-
town, the Junction, and all intermediate
stations." Presently the delegations, "ter
rible as armies with banners," commenced
"pouring in." First came one up York
street, causing an immense sensation. It
consisted of two one-horse wagons and a
carriage—nine persons all told They had
martial music—not very stirring, but still it
wax music! They also bore g flag—a cheap
combination of red and white mumlins, but
that was better than no "decoration" at all.
Next in arriving was a delegation from
Fairfield and the extensive region round
about. This was better than the first that
came in—because in addition to several
small wagons, there were a number of young
men who rodo bravely on horses—managing
their "prancing steeds" with the courage
and dexterity of cavaliers of the olden time.
It was an impressive sight ! The delegation
was escorted to the Public Square by the
band and some eight or ten gentlemen a
horse-back, with sashes across their shout
ders,—eignifying, we suppose, that they
were to be loOked wp to as the marshals of
the occasion. After a stirringly grand evo
lution in the Diamond. the delegation was
dismissed for a short time, until the arrival
of the York Springs delegation, when the
grand procession would be formed. The
marshals then hastened out the State road,
trying the metal of their chargers in the ef
fort as to who should have the first sight of
the anxiously looked for "immense dele
gation" from " the banner district." The
marshals were absent fifteen minutes—half
an hour—longer yet. Town folks began to
be excitedt Democrats felt like laughing,
but Black Republicans urged that the delay
aiigured well—that "large bodies are slow
movers"—and that, therefore, one of th
"crowds" might be looked for. Presently,
the conflict of opinion came to an end.—
The marshals aforesaid were seen -to ap
proach town. Arriving at Railroad street.
one-half of them took the back track for the
"centre of festivities," the Eagle Hotel. and
the balance, with rare courage, "faced the
manic." and rode squarely into the Diamond,
announcing confidentially to a fetkanxious
friends that there "didn't seem NC be any
delegation at all coming!" And they were
right; there was none from that, or iviy
other quarter, throughout the rest of the
day ! The disappointments were various
and numerous—"too numerous to men
tion I" The " grand procession " wasn't
bad—owing, of course, to the scarcity of ma
terial. A change of programme was speedi
ly announced. There would be speaking at
3 o'clock! the small handbill said. What
a relief! Something was to be done any
how!
But, who was to speak? Was old Thad.
here? No. Jordan? No. Duffield ?
No. • What, no great gun at all 1 No. The
disappointment here became intense. Who,
then, would speak McPherson and Mo-
Conaughy. The "crowd" looked blank—
had been faithfully promised better things;
but there was no other resource. Anything
must do for a shift..
The stand for the speaking was erected
in the south-east corner of the Diamond.—
Around this several scores of persons gath
ered, but coning short in numbers of an
ordinary evening town meeting. To give
our readers in the lower end an idea of the
size of the gathering, we will state that it
was nothing like as large as the Democratic
meeting held at New Oxford one week be
fore the Presidential election. Mr. Mc-
Pherson was the speaker of the occasion.—
It seemed to be an up-hill job with him, so
hard did he labor. He evidently felt the
responsibility resting upon the shoulders of
the Republican leaders. His effort was a
cold and a lame one. He tried to show
that his party is not sectional, but failed to
allude to the knock-down argument furnish
ed in the Chicago Convention, which nomi
nated Lincoln, when it struck, by a vote of
the Convention, the word National from the
name of the party ! He endeavored, too,
to disprove the charge of Abolitionism
brought against his party, by stating that
Gerrit Smith had declared ho would not
vote for Lincoln ; but the speaker never
once alluded to the Abolition sentiments of
Seward, Banks, Wilson, Cassius M. Clay,
and other leading rights of his party, form
ing a mountain of evidence against him.—
After consuming nearly two hours in his
labored tirade made up of "false premi
ses" and "erroneous conclusions"—the
speaker "dried up ;" and was followed by
Mr. McConaughy, in a small speech to a
small audience—the latter composed at the
time, as we are informed, of about one-fifth
darkies. So ended the afternoon and its
disappointments.
The evening was to "do better;" but how
very " vain are human hopes 1" The turn
out of Wide Awake.—" the Wide Awakes of
old Adarns"—figured up the maywajfeent
number of Afty-fire I—men and boys, or
rather boys and men, all told. At their
Jolificaticm after the October election the
Wide /wakes in line numbered seventy
two. TAes, they said, the weather inter
fered. On the beautiful evening of Thurs
day last they had but fifty-five! "What a
falling off was there, say countrymen 1" A
portion of the iteputdicana
illaminated—
ot}rers did not. Among those who did
light np were amoral daritay families. They
"'hnninated 'erase it was dair rneetin'."
1 Why should n't they There was DO speak
ing in - the evening. The "belanickel" per
formance of the fifty-five Wide Awakes warn
the main feature. The transparencies were
fret and sic looking—the poorest things
of the kind sorer earned mood oar streets.
Alttmother; di* iolificatiori wris a 1011014100111-
summate Wham than that had linanallate
ly after the October election. ,
Our country friends may rely upon it that
tlie town (as well as our pump) is still
"right side up."
county are requested to advise us early of
Star, in noticing the anoint - whatever may transpire, of interest, in their
aunts of the Directors of the Poor, goes out respec tive neighborhoods. The local der
of its way to perpetrate a half dome nbak partment of a newspaper is always among
falsehoods. And among them this: that its most interesting features, and it is our
Dr. A. W . DnitIZT V in 11459, was "fresh from earnest desire to make that of Thi anapiler
the ranks of Maryland Know Nothing:ism."
This covert attack upon • good citizen, of : may as full, and accurate , as possible. Some
y heaitate because they may suppose
the highest respectability, who interferes themselves unable to "do up" an article in
with no one on account of his politics, can- proper shape. Never mind that. Give us
not but be condemned by every fair-think- the farts—the rest we will see to.
ing man, let him belong to witatever t
he may. But the offence is aggridated by '
the fact that there is not a word/of truth in
the Star's assertion. Dr. Dorsey removed
here in 1858. In Maryland he was an old
linE a Knon Nothing. The
old Whig party. bowel-err, having ceaßed, to
exist, and a sectional party sprung up upon
its ruins, he avo*ed himself with the De
mocracy—e National organimtion—and
ever since acted in accordance with that
avowal. We make this statement of facts
simply because we think it due to a worthy
citizen, ruthlessly assailed by an unprinci
pled journal.
marOf all the Munchausen stories we
have ever read, the account which the Star
gives of the Back Republican "Jolification"
on Thursday last is the steepest. Persona
who were "here to see," cannot hesitate in
concluding that truth and the Star are en
tire strangers to each other.
There ie considerable rejoicing over
the election of Fisher to Congress from Del
aware, over Whitely, the Democtitio nom
inee. This is by no meant', a Republican
triumph. Fisher was -run as, a people's can
didate, and got votes without distinction of
Party-
===l
sarlt is evident Lincoln is a great man
--he's beaten tArre candidates for President
and from the returns already received we
have no doubt if there had been a dozen
he'd fluxed them all!
ger The Territorial Board of Canvassers
of .Nebraska met at Omaha on the Ist inst.,
and canvassed the returns for - Delegate to
Congrass. Norton (Dem.) has 14 majority
over Daily (Rep.)
, and has been awarded
the certificate of election. '`
Sarno new Board of Commissioner. of
York county organised on the 4th inst.,
and mode the following appointments:—
Clerk, Wm. S. Picking: Counsel. John W.
Bittenger ; Physician to Jail, Dr. Samuel J.
P. T. Barnum is now in Philadelphia,
with the view of selecting a site for a Museum
romt•what similar to his famous Museum in
New York. •
Poinsylvanid.—We have the official returns
of only thirty counties of this State. They
foot up as follows: •
Lincoln. - - - - 171.366
Reading ticket., - - - 114,612
Douglas, - - - - 15.550
Bell, - - - - ' - 11,737
Total vote, thirty countia., • 31:4,%5
Lincoln over Reading ticket, 56,754.
Lincoln over aIL - - 29,467.
&ire your Doe:or's Bills.—When Dr. Wis
tar's Balsam of Wild Cherry will flirt coughs,
colds. bleeding at the lungs, and arrest the
fell destroyer Consumption, it does more
than most Physicians can do. A single
trial will satisfy the incredulous.
soriThere's4 a vile counterfeit of this Bal-
Sam, therefore be sure and buy only. that
prepared by S. W. Fowi.s & Co., Boston,
which has the writing signature tif I. Burrs
on the outside wrapper.
Bar The election in Virginia is very &we,
but it is thought to hare gone for Ilieokin
ridge, by a small majority.
411•11. •
gar Missouri is in doubt.
The Baltimore &a, and o thers,
.. persist in
classing Pennsylvania among the States
which have violated thesfederal compact.
Pennsylvania is true to the compact, and
has always been to. In the spirit of comity
in 1826, for the purpose of aiding in the ac
complishment to deliver fugitives when
claimed, passed an act requiring the Justices
and Judges in a summary way to take cog
nisance of fugitives, and upon proof being
made of the ownership of the elate, to hand
him over to the owner or his agent. This
enmity was conceived in a just and friendly
spirit, only throwing around the fugitive
some safeguard, to prevent kidnapping
under oolor of law. This act was declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of
the United Stated in the case of Prigg vs.
The Commonwealth of Pennsy 1 vania—t hen
it was held that Congress had exelx.nve juris
diction on the subject, and the State Legis
latures none whatever—that Congress was
adequate to all the emergencies of the sub
ject. This they declared the law of the land
and State legislation was entirely interdict
ed. It was then that Pennsylvania passed
the law of 1847, repealing the act of 1828
and preventing th&Justices and Judges un
der a penalty from acting under the Act of
Congress of 1793. By this act they left the
whole matter to Congress and the Federal
Judges under the Acts of Congress.
The 6th section of the Act of 1847, in re
gard to the use of cur prisons, was repealed
shortly after the paisage of the Compromise
Act of 1650. The other provision of the
Act of 1647 preventing the claimant - of a
slave from violently and tumultuously seis
ing upon and carrying away his slave, or at
tempting to seise and carry him away in a riot
ous, violent, tumultuous and unreasonable
manner, so as to disturb the publio peace, is
in accordance with the common law, and
does not interfere in the recapture of the
slave. That right is not disputod—as Judge
Story says in Prigg vs. The Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, "the owner may seise and
recapture his slave, wherever he can do it
without any breacA qf Use peace, or illegal vio
lence." Such in effect are the provisions of
the Act of 1847, leaving the Compromise Act
of Congress of 1850 in full force, without any
interference whatever on the part of Penn
syl4nia With what propriety then can
Pennsylvania be classed with the nullifying
States' oldie North and North-east, which
have passed laws interfering with the proper
and full execution of the Act of Congress of
1850
Congress and Congress alone has any pow
er and all power over the subject, and we in
Pennsylvania have not the sluiddw of a law
impinging upon the Act of Cknigrir of 18*
or in its proper ezeoutlOlL borierom
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LOCALS.—Our friends in all parts of the
COURSE OF LECTURES FOR THE
WINTER.—We are happy to hear that the
German Reformed Congregation of this
place, has in course of arrangement, a series
of Public Lectures for the appri;achiniz sea
son. The ostensible object is the enlarge
ment of the church edifice. The plan strikes
us very favorably, because whilst it may
serve a good purpose to the church, it will
I afford agreeable and profitable entertain
ment to the public. We have already been
I spoken to of the want, and at the same ti
the propriety- of some literary festivit n i :
during the monotonous winter months, and
are, therefore, glad to note the project in
hand. A number of the leading lecturers
of the country are expected to lend their
ES=
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOL—The Decem
ber number of Godey's Lady's Book, just re
ceived, closes the volume for 1860. If we
cast a glance over the numbers of this mag
azine for the year just closed, and note the
promises made in the prospectus, we shall
find that Mr. Godey has done far more than
he promised. He has furnished more en
gravings, and in every other particular he
has done more than his subscribers were
led to expect. If he carries out his promises
in future volumes as he has done in the
past we may calculate upon a splendid series
for 1861. The prospectus for that year has
already been published, and it holds out in
ducements which are irresistible. The ele
gant fashion plate in the number before us
will be the model for future numbers. It is
unusually elegant. The beat writers have
been engaged as contributors in the coming
year, and nothing will be left undone to
render the work the beat of its kind in the
country.
TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.—In addition
to the new buildings in our place noticed
during the summer, we can now mention
the following:
11. DI WArrixt's elegant' cottage, two
story, on West Middle street. is completed.
It is substantially as well as tastefully con
structed. no reasonable expense having
been spared in ihi erection. It is creditable
to Mr. Wattles and an ornament to the
town.
' The new residences of WAS - 1111011T Zur.
Lza mkt llsNay J. FinszsTocx, in the same
street, have just received their finishing
touches, and well deserve to be ranked in
the first class of private dwellings.
Faxintaicx Hues is having a fine two-story
brick residence put up, lower down in the
same street, to be completed by spring.
Puna,. Damson's new residence, in York
street., is nearly completed. It is two-story
and an attic, brick. and finished in the host
style. Indeed, it is an "A. No. 1" house.
In every part comfort and convenience
have been consulted. It is, beside, very at
tractive in its exterior appearance.
Mn. lifoxsosT is having erected a two.
story brick dwelling nearly opposite, which
will also, we doubt not, be in very good
style.
H. G. Wow', Esq., is having his residence,
on the same street, considerably improved,
inside and outside. He has added a paci
ous back-building.
Gso. Swots, Esq., has had a sizeable addi
tion put up to his dwelling, with an attic
covering the whole, affording room for a
heavy and tasteful cornice. It is one of the
very best houses in town.
I
D. Wats, Eeq., is having erected a two
story brick building, acijoiniiig his residence
on York street, intended for store rooms
and daguerrean saloon, for which purposes
it will be very well adapted. A decided
improvement.
A NDRIW Pc:mires new house, for the stove
and tinning business, has been occupied by
Mr. S. G. Cone and hinvelffor some time.
It makes a handsome appearance, acid
suits well for the business.
FRANCIS Krux haw nearly complited a
two-story briek dwelling on North Stratton
street.
J.tooa CODORI has in an equal state of for
wardness a two-story brick residence ad
joining.
ADAM Datum( has nearly finished a two
story frame, weatherboarded, on the same
street ; and
Gro. C. Cain has in progress a two-story
brick house near by, to be occupied by
spring. These improvements, when finish
ed, will add very much to the appeszanceof
that quarter.
Joearn Wists's double two-story brick
building, with an attic, on Carlisle street,
(nearly done,) is a very handsome structure
—may be classed among the largest and
most attractive in the town.
The President's House, on trio College
grounds, lacks only a few finishing touches.
It is a two-story brick, and painted the same
color as the other edifices—white. We like
its style, for the purpose, very much, and
are told that it possesses every convenience.
It is creditable to the College.
As our stroll through town, the other day,
did not cover the whole of it, there may be
new buildings here omitted, unintentional
ly. Those noticed are in good style, as 41
should be in this day of progress and im
provement. We hope to be able to ehroidele
even more evidences of goaheed-artiveneas
in our citizens next season. New houses
are wanted—not only to aocamintxlate the
natural increase in population, but many
others who would make their homes in our
pleasant and healthy borough were there
domicils to accommodate them. Build
houses 1
alerh. following gentlemen were &mei
on Monday last. (Akers of tee Get**.
!tun sad Petersburg Turnpike Company
'for the ensuing year :
Awrisioss—Wr. D. Him.
Wm. Itakerry, Swope,
Wtrt im r d 7roCursly, J. H. McClellan,
gammon.
~ ~.` . N .
1111rA sansage in Heitaso
kainship, Tait satiety, on was
the made
sth inst., f
Mr. Asians Mak by his Non, Satiosal L. Bohn;
massuring sistrobilliset in hingth.
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AN OLD INCICUIIiKPIT.--Hon. D. ea=r
ns, of Petersburg, (Y. 8.,) recently exhibit
ed to ass an old inenvecript document, which
he has ptesarved, among others of interest,
for many years. The paper is without date,
but this action of "the Grand Jury of York
county" was doubtless taken immediately
after the adoption of the Constitution of
the United Steers, at which time the terri
tory which now forms Adams was included
in that county. The document is in these
words:
A p
The Grand Jury o f t h e
County of York
being convinced of the great advantage that
will be derived to this State, and to the
United States from the federal Constitution,
as confirmed by the convention of this
State, do, as a mark of their Approbation,
give their sincere thanks' to the rner n h k , r ,
who represented this county, and the
other members who voted for the adoption
thereof.
Yeas. -
Patrick Sulavan,
Bipg.ham.
Ths. McClure,
Rott. Stewart ,
Allexan Hunter,
Jno. Ross, -
Jms. Black,
Joshua Russell,
Jno. Hildebrand .
The members of the State'-Convention
from York county were: Henry Slagle,
Thomas Campbell, Thomas Hartley, David
Greer, John Black, Benj. Pedan.
FALSE PROMISES.—One of the trans
parencies carried in the Black Republican
procession, on Thursday evening, promised
"homes to the homelesti" and "lands to the
landless"—all because of Lincoln's election !
The red aspect. of the times, however, bodes
just the reverse.
Northern manufacturing establishments
are ceasing operations, throwing thousands
of operatives out of employment. In our
own town even, are these effects of a sec
tional triumph already seen. The other
day a letter was received by. the most ex
tensive Coach-Lace Weaver in the place,
from a city house, oountermandEng previous
orders, and stating that on account of the
hard times there was no immediate pros
pect for further work. The discharge of the
journeymen in the establishment—men of
families., too—must follow. There is no
more detruullfor their labor. This is but
the beginning of the end.
OAR WORKS.—The Gettysburg (as
Works proved a [success in the beginning.
and all their workings since have but added
to the reputation then acquired. The Gas
has always been good, and the supply never
lacking a moment. There are no better
Works of the kind in the country. and
FRANK. Bommak knows how to keep them
going succe4.4fully too.
gi!r The November Court commences to
dny.
t$ Coming.—Thanksgiving day. Nary
turkey yet.
Letest Movements st the South.
Resignation of United Sates Senators.—The
excitement at the South has not diked.—
We subjoin the latest intelligence :
An:V: I VA, Ga., Nov. 1 0 .—.SeribtOTS Toombs,
of Georgia, and Chesnut, of South Carolina,
have resigned.
The South Carolina Senate has passe4l a
bill calling a Convention to take into con-
sideration measures - Of secession. The elec
tion of delegates *ill be held on the Stli of
January, and the Convention will meet on
the 15th.
Public meetings for and against Secession
have been held at Augusta, Ga.
Naw Oatassis,Ncrrentber lo.—The Minute '
Men met this mornina d opted
A resolution was requegting the
Governor to call a special meeting of the
Legislature. Blue cockades were-worn by
the members.
New ChunaNs, Nov. 9.—Placards are pos
ted about the streets calling a Convention
of those in favor of organizing a corps of
Minute Men.
Moßn.l, Ala., Nov. 9.—A battalion of
cavalry is about organizing. Its services are
to be offered to the Governor of the State.
Mt LULU 6V LIZ, Ga. Nov. 12. The Legisla
ture reazwembled this morning:
Mr. Hartridee introduced a resolution in
the House declaring Georgia out of the
Union.
A similar bill was introduced in the Senate, ,
effect immediately. a letter having been re
with a provision calling a convention to ra- ! ceived here directing. his personal e ff ects to
tify the same.
I be forthwith sent to South Csrolina.
Both measures were referred to a commit- The collector of customs at Beaufort, R. C.,
tee. has officially indicated his resi g nation. being.
Senatpr Toombs' resignation is to take of- unwilling, he says. to serve under a Repub
feet on the4th of March, unless' Georgia lican administration.
sooner secedes. It has been heretofore stated that the sub
ti.anciev Nov. 12.—A fesolution ject of an.addrisis to the people of the Unitsai
vras also offered in the House toslay, instruc- States was under Executive consideration,
tiug the Senators and Representatives of the but it now appears that the ides is abtuidon-
State in Congress to resist the counting of ed, in view of the early meeting of Congreni.
the electoral college votes of the States to whom. by the constitution. the President
which nullified the fugitive slave law. It is required to give information of the Mete
was naade the special order for the f'.llth inst. ' of the Union.
A resolution was otfered contemplating It is now quite certain that South Cariali
the cell of a Southern Convention, to meet na will go out of the 11'nion next December,
in February. at Atlanta. even if shego alone. Whether she will
One of the provisions of the retailiating have the co-operation of few ormany States,
bill exempts all foreign goods and nierchan i vooner or later, will depend upon circum
disc imported into Georgia and other Sou- stances that cannot be foreseen.
thorn ports from State. county and eor-
poration tax, after the first of January next
A bill IV/Lx introduced in both 110u.4E-4 for
calling a convention, to which all federal af-
Writ be referred
Mitt-Roc:arms, Nov. 12th.—The military
State convention met here to-day. The at
tendance was large, and much interest was
manifested in the proceedings.
The convention 'missed resolutions favor
ing secemion, after which (ov. Brown made
a strong resistance speech, declaring the
right of secession, and the duty of other
States to sustain the right. He declared
that they would see, if the federal troops at
tempted coercion, that for every Georgian
who fell in the conflict, the heads of two
federal soldiers should atone for the outrage
on State sovereignty.
Nothing of interest transpired in the State
Legislature to-day.
Moans., Nov. 12th.—There is much ex
citement here in regard to the present state
of affitir . el in the South. The citizens here
appear to be almost unanimously in favor
of secession.
Several corps of Minute Men are organi
zing here.
RICHIOND, Nov. 12.—The affairs now
transpiring in the South attract much at
tention_.hero, but our people are calmly
awaiting the issue. Meetings will probably
be held in the different counties before the
Legislature meets for the expression of pub
lic opinion.
licinnasow, Hy., Nov- 12.—A large and
enthusiastic Union meting, irrespective of
party, was held here to-day. Ex-Governor
Dixon presided, and strong Union speeches
were mad. by Bell, Breclunridge and Bou
ghs men. Resolutions were passed in
which seeession was strongly deprecated.
eIIASLISTON, Nov. 13.-1 large amount of
Northern Imo been laid aver by our
banks, but nose protested. Merchants are
perfectly molvent, and Boors the idea of re
pudiation. Their assets are much more
than etiough to meet their liabilities, but it
is impossible at the present time to realize I
on them. The crisis may arrive sometime.
daring the fall,•but we are. confident
merchants are both able and willing •
meet their libbilitim If the banks:dose*
momisia , their Ad, (which its act
?big tho ressetit disturbed tizser,) some Of
the business meikiklt be forget* wind
1 7 ;
ftare anxiously lookina for to
spend, f this will relieve Ilutit
their 'present or
etnbarrsasing position.
om
merchants, almost to a man, we in favor of
sustaining the action of the Btate.
CTIARLIWTON, Nov. l4.—The Mercury, re..
ferring to a dispatch in a Philadelphittpapee
stating that Fort Moultrie had been taken,
says the statement is totally unfounded,
and 'ante's,' the Northern journals rend out
more reliable correspondents they must ex
pect to suffer in their pockets, as well as
have their fears excited by unjust apprehen
sions.
Cnireuteroe, Nov. 14th.—It is true the
Light Infantry of Charleston took chew of
the United States Arsenel, but this was done
at the urgent request of the mayor and citi
zens, who were fearful the regular federal
force would not be able to protect the large
number of arms therein contained, in case
of fL sudden outbreak.
Dispatches from Columbia, and other
points smith, indicate a continued state o f
excitement on the absorbing
ry subject not]agitating the count.
The certain and immediate secession of
South Carolina upon the assembling of
convention is looked upon by all personis
here as a foregone conclusion. Nothing b e e
an absolute, unconditional repeal by the
northern States of their odious enactments
interfering with the fugitive slave law can
be of any avail in altering the predetermi
ned purpose of South Carolina to cectele.—
Georgia. North Carolina and Alabama are
confidently expected to unite with her.
Ititezeozv tux, Nov: 13.—IImi. Alex. If.
Stevens denies emphatically then he is in
favor of secession. lie is to make a concil
iatory speech here to-night. He and Her
schel V. Johnson will make Union apmches
at Atlanta some night this week.
The Constitutionalist of this .morning ar
gues that a sovereign State has an unquft
tionable right, to go out of the Union whee
ever her interest and honor prompt her so
to do, but asserts that Georgia will act with
coolness and deliberation. The editor re-
marks that the breaking up of this goy
eminent is an event of momentous imper
tamp. It involves, and will affect for a
time, every material interest throughout
the country. The first shock will vibrato
through every fibre of the Social system of
' every State. The downfall of the republie,
even if peaceful, unopposed. nnaccompitied
by tumult or violence. must injure every
public and private interest, even in the
South, where it will be the least felt. Asa
calainity to be dreaded, it should not be
precipitated upon a people unprepared to
' meet it.
M Arov, Nov.l3.—A bill appropriating one
million of dollen', to'be used at the disco)-
. tion of the Governor, for putting Georgia
j in a state of military defense,pailsed the
Mouse of Representatives this morning :
unanimously. It is believed that the con
vention bill will pass with equal unanimity.
Georgia will move with eirtunispeetiew,
but will not submit to Black Republican
denomination. The feeling among the pee
pie i s ve r y harmonious, believing it a gun
tion of giving up all, or makinw a stand for
independence.
WAmll I NCSON, Nov. 14.—Many of the preva
lent reports and conjectures concerning the
action of the Government are untrue, ,and
most of them exaggerated. The course or
the administration will afford no just
came for increasing the prevent excitement
either South or North. as it willluittver
fairly. firmly and impartially to pe its
duty as eases for its action way arise, always
keeping the constitution and the laws i n
full view.
Ricuitose, Nov. 14.—The Ear;ree urges
that a State Convention be called at an
early day, which might settle peaceably the
dangerous question. It says it was with a
view of concentrating public opinion upon
such a convention, as well as to prepare the
people for any unseen emergency, that ex-
Gove:Appr Wise inaugurated the Minute .
Men : endthat lie contemplated no raid on
the Fedeizil Government.
Mittetexriti.n, Nov. 15.—Leading,tnelt
' of all parties here been in cenferenceo
etlessay and unanimously ityofholdinga ven to tin th u e .
Statetim.e
agreed
con "
commending resistanc e to the federal ger
' eminent, the time and mode of withdraw
ing from the Union to be settled by the
I convention. Good feeling prevailed.
' Murmur. Ala., Nov. 15.—The Governor of
Alalipma has decided to issue his procbuna
tion calling a State Convention, and urging
' w it l be uniell on the 6th of Decent
elamation
the people to prepare for secession. The pro
ber, and the election of delegates will Mite
place on the 24th. The convention will
meet on the ith of :January,
61=1
Orl3ison,
Wm. J[olge.
Richd. trown,
Juts. Fulton.
Sarni Meldullon,
Ro•usoNn, Nov. 15.-17ov. Leteher has
called an extra session of the Leg:Nature.
to meet on the ith of January, to take into
eotoiderstion the condition of tublie affairs,
and determine calmly and wtsely what ac
tion may be neceesaty in this emergency.
IWAstuxorox, Nor. 15.—1 t seems that,
Senator Hammond's resignation is to talcs
The
The Fugitive Slave Case at Chicago.
Fw-ther l'artinilar.4.—The Chicago Times
has the following 'particulars of the rescue
lof a fugitive slave in that city, on Monday
1 night, from the deputy United States mar.
shill, already mentioned by telegraph:
The arrest was a signal for the rising of
the republicans an , / their negro allies to res.
cue the fugitive. Scarcely had the marshal
left the house in question with his prisoner
than he MO surrounded by a mob of mi
-1
gross a nd whites, furiou..ly clamoring for
1
' the liberation of the slave and for vengeance
upon the "kidneppe - Can't take no
$ collo'd pusson out dis yer town--dat you
can't," exclaimed one bloodthirsty looking
darkey, and "no indeed, that you can't!"
`was the significant response of a well-known
supporter of Old Abe, - who expects to be a
deputy under the next United States maw.
Alai for this district. "Whar—what's de
mayor gutter cried another dazky, rushing
through4the crowd in breathless excitement;
"I's been to his office and can't fine him."
"Let's take the woman away !" "Down with
the kidnapper"—"kill the d.-41 scoundrels!"
and other such expressions of similarly am
iable tone were beard from the lips of the
white republicans in the crowd.
The deputy who made the arrest *mast
ed to be a man of great resolution, andshow.
ed no disposition to let the rescuers tet t
i to
prisoner away from him. Bat the
manifested an equal determination to hate
the negro at all hazards. The e ven.
croi e
moment increased until tiro' o
thousand persons surrounded the s
the marshal and the owner at the denser'- '
They wore in the vicinity of - the armors,
and the policemen hearing the noble, came
running to the spot. Tr* rePuttliinnill an t .a.
mediately called Iron the polidelo
the "bidnappent.' A rush , was tpwVii.
them ; they were inested, arid,, -
with the fugitive negro, were
the ea/acme. The latter is no 4014! *
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