~...driiirOastutsta is published stray - I‘tuaday iguintift, brawn- J. Stasis, at $1 lb per !MUM If paid strictly nt snvAscs-412 00 per asmitti if not paid in advance. No seimaliption discontinued, tiniest at the teptiou of the publisher, until all arreersges ere paid. ilovaatusxzwrs inserted at the usual rates. Joe PRIXTIaG done with macaws and ellspaaeh. Or►res in South Baltimore street. directly opposite Waniplen' Tinning Establishment --- - Cossrtuta Pawn so omen " on the sign. .N '.O733SIONAL CAlng. J. J. Herron, TTOHNEY AND COCNSELLOR AT LAW. t„. —Alen on Baltimors street, nosily oppo ,-. Foknootock'Brotta erg' Store. Gettystart, Oct. 1, 1880. tf D. McConaughy, ATTORNEY AT LAW, (ofßee one door west of Suehler's drug and b'ok store,Cham =burg Street,) A?T0111111' 'AND Suffern" rem sssss LID Pismo's'. Bounty Land War rants, Back-pay suspended Claims, and all other claims against the Government at Wash- Lorton. D. C.; also American Claims in Kngland. Land Warrants located and sold,or bought,aad kilglest prices given. Agents engaged in lo cating warrants io lowa, Illinois and other wasters States. jar Apply to him personally or by letter. Gettysburg, Nor. 21, '53. J. C. Neely, ATTORNEY AT LAW, will attend to collec tions and all other business intrusted to care with promptness. ()MAU in the H. K. sterner of the Diamond, I formerly occupied by Wm. B. McClellan, Esq.) Gettysburg, April 11, 1859. tf Win. B. McClellan, ATTORNEY AT LAW.--0111ce in West 1114- Me street, one door west of the 111111 rt Rouse. Gettysburg, Nov. 14, 1859. A. J. Cover, ATTORNET AT LAW, will promptly &dead to Colleetionaartd all other business en trasted to him. Orlies between Faboestorks' and Danner k Ziegler's Stores,Baltimore street, Gettysburg, Pa. [Sept. 6, 1d59. . Win. A. Duncan, Y AT LAW.--01fice in the North west corner of Centre Square, Gettysburg, a. [Oct. 3, 1859, 4 Edward B. Buehler, ATTORNEY AT LAW, will faithfully and promptly attend to all business entrusted to atm. Ho speaks the German language.— (Ace at the same place, in South Baltimore street, near Forney's drug store, and nearly opposite Danner & Ziegler's store. Gettysburg, March 20. J. Lawrence Hill, M.D. A d S oe h r ls ::t c o e f o t n h e e S6 -44.11120t ".° Lutheran church in Obanatersburg street, and opposite Picking's stare, where those wishing to bars any Dental Operation performed are respectfully invited to tall aaaaaa eta: Drs. Horner, Rev. C. P. breath, D. D., Rev. IL L. }laugher, D. D., RIM Prof. Y. Jacobs, Prof. M. L. Stcever. Gettysburg, April 11, '53. merchants' Hotel, 46 NORTH FOURTH STRUT, PIIILADELPITL4 C. llCKibbin dt Son, Proprietors. April 2, 1160. ly' At Broadhead' IN Carlisle street., the latest Periodicals can always be bad. Ttils is the time to renew subscription.' Don't delay, but "came right along." The new Odd rellown'Certilleste--a splendid affair, and cheap--can be obtalnot at Broad head's. Call, Inspect, and bey. Nov. 26, 1800. J. Palmer & Co, 21f ARSAT STREET WHARF, PHILAD'A., ji. Dowers in Fish, Cheese and Provisions, we constantly on hand an assortment of Dried and Pickled Fiah, kc., viz : Mackerel, Shad, Salmon, Blue Fish, Herrings, Codfish, Beef, Pork, Gard, Shoulders, Hams, Sides, Cheese. Beans, Rice, /se. (Oct. 6, '6O. 30, Cancer Institute. AFTER many years of successful practice, DR. KELLIN,'s still desires to do good to the afflicted. He continues to cure all kinds of CANCERS, TUMORS, WENS, SCROFULA, or KING'S EVIL, SORES, Ac., if curable, without cutting or poison. He does not confine him self merely to the cure of the above dis eases, but will treat all others with success.— Palle uts will be visited, if desired., a reasonable distance. Persons desiring to visit Dr. K. will pl...ase stop at the Railroad Hotel in Mechanics burg, where they will be directed to his resi dence. ' For all particulars a rite--st-ite dis eases plainly. Enclose a postage stamp to prepay answer. Address Dr. C. 1.. KELLING, prepay Cumberland co., Pa. Oct. 15, MO. tirn Seoond Arrival MINNS TALL—Lar g er Stock than peer ! .1 . JACOBS k BRO. have just received their second purchase qcVall and Winter Goods, which they offer Weaper than ever, having bought at the most favorable rates. They ask the public to call in and see their large assort ment, c,invinced that every taste can he gr:kti fled. Their CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VEST- Dios, Cassicets, Cords, Jeans, &c., cannot be excelled for variety, and then the low prices at 'which they are offered are really astonishing, Goods made up at the shortest notice, in the latest styles, and at as reasonable rates as can be expected. Their establishment is in Chaos bersburg street, • few doors below Buehler's Drag Store. [Oct. 15, 186 e Lime Factory "TY GETTrEBURG I—ATTENTION, FARM /IRS I—The undersigned would most re opectfully Worm the public in general. and the darning commanity in particular. that they have *recta two spacious LIME KILNS, at the corner al Stratton street and the Railroad, and are now twain. and will continue to burn, large quantities of the BEST LIME, which they will dispose of at the lowest living rates. Farmers and °then; are invited to give them a call. By /applying a good article, which they expect always to do, they cannot fail to give satisfac tion. YcCCRDT k CRASS, Ang. 10, 1860. tt Marble Yard Removed. Ags eabseriber having removed his piste of Abusiness to East York street, a short dis tance below St, James' Church, would announce to the pnblio that he is still prepared to furnish sil/ kinds of week in his line, such as Munn "meats, Headstones, ha, he., of every rarlety of style sad finish, with sad without bases and soatets, to suit parasitism, sad at prices to suit the Liam. Persons desiring anything in his line will And It a decided sdrantege to examine his stock and prices before purchasing elsewhere. WM. B. UAL& Gellobar& larch. 21, 1853. Ladies, Lyon at irshasstocks, will lad ti* benison's% DitWl La town, Do -0.114111.,_,_ vas, Filmed Merinos*, Coburg, !mob nurnaoss, ail Wool , es lew as VI cants a pie* Coll soon. Oct, 2S. FAIDIESTOCIE BROTMISES. ALscarr k , ass salting Clo th s, Ms , sinkestot, CashistlN hags, nod all kinds tle Goods Ong. ea l gind see t cu si rm i thea rmok ag OS Osepolov hiadsosal 'FAIWarIaCTS.. abegkiton. rtadise irmootsatliolnirtiiir Omer! or' oV 4' & ffiN Ear , . • . ~. . . , .. . . . . . ' - ' ; nit dales 4 ortii *ilia — itiNC ' 7. " -. ‘ -=` • of l'llatie havewityet bee, pre r b . . treaty, aldisp diliptaGi Y llhata ISO* s : ' • • . have bees aria by ear attahoor , ' to ... 1 . . . that republic. Time are still coi!tiauttl, INA I . • - Lfalr prOeloeet atilattees. `• " —•-" _ .. • • . . uterus. ri 0 - - with Meek.° 7414 ( ik . - I " I W 2 '`,..• .. ,') r _ / , / N.—• ( j . • ,y ) Br H. J. BTAHLE. -443c1 Year_ tht Xtuse. OICICI DR. Timotheni Seems Augustus Brown, Took cold into his head, And sneezed from sofa till sight, until Ile wished that be was dead. " 1 1'11 take my worthless life," said Imp, And toek his razor down; And then be changed his mind sad thought 'Twould easier be to drown. He walked unto the water's edge, Load sneezing as be went; But staid to say his prayers, until Hie courage all was spent. And then be thought of other pima To cat his thread of life ; And wondered which least painful was,. The halter or the knife. At lesigth, in sheer despalr,he strolled To where Sae Jenkins dwelt, Andorran's,: his apologies, Bolero her fete he knelt. Witold her he was tired of life, And knew not what to do, If she would not consent to be His dearly loved---(o-tdope.) Sbe didconseut, though modestly, And soon became his bride; Yet still he swears that he will end Ills lit by Saw's side. iorellaitono. Thanksgiving Larg r n of Rev. T. P. The union thanksgiving exercises in Get tysburg were had this year in St. James' Lutheran Church. Rev. T. P. Bram, of the German Reformed Church, delivered the discourse, founded on Isaiah. 3M chap. 6th verse :—" Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation : the fear of the Lord is his treasure." We give a synopsis of the ser mon : The language first applied to Hesekiah and his times. But the principle hailing from the Divine Administration was appro. priate to all Christian Nations—to our own especially at this day. After enumerating the memories of our I Heavenly Father's goodness and mercy in 1 the past year. as a ground of Thankfulness, what, as the Christian patriot looks forward, ' what shall be our future ? The answer to l the question involved in the text—the !theme of which is "CffeIIITIANIT7' visa STABILITY' veto ssrearaae OS On/ NATIONAL Ixerivrnovs." I. Under the institutions of the Mosaic dispensation, as long as the Jewish nation remained true to their birthright, it was en klightened, virtuous and free. Thls proph ecy of the text was sustained by the subse quent history of this ancient Hebrew l'em ninnwealth. ; 11. The New Testament dispensation as ' stetted the principles of the Old with vital ' iced force and distinctness. Up to the dawn ' of the Reforfnatioirt, and subsequently, we want examples clearly illustrating the influ ! ence of the Christian element upon the na tion, per ac, until the birth of the American Nationality, Wihich is, a priori, Christian—the antitype of Old Lime!. The principles which brought the Puritans to New England, the Reformed to New tie. ' therland (now New York), the Friends to Pennsylvania, the Catholic' to Maryland, and the Episcopalians to Virginia, were those principles which entered into the fab ' ric of our institutions, when those Christian freemen founded on our shores the Earls or Lissom. Luther had eliminated them ' from the Bible. and under God sent them ' forth with that flood of light and glory which arosuecl many slumbering people to a consciousness of their civil and religious I rights. l 111. Our past history, as a nation, oon firms the application of the principle. Once thirteen Colonies—now thirty-three sovereign States. Three million+ of peo ple have become thirty millions in less than a century ; and our flocks of cattle have increased a thousand fold. In every respect—in the wonderful expan.dcm of our borders—in foreign and inland trade—in the works of science and monuments of art —in invention and education—in all the ' elements of a vigorous and enlightened free people—our prosperity and progress are un precedented in modern history. And 1 Christianity so far has been the source and i means of our National exaltation. 1 IV. Our future will depend upon our ad herence to the principles which ushered us into a national existence. The precepts of ' the religion of Jesus Christ must guide our way. These will save us from shipwreck, ,- . an d point to a perpetuation, to remote pm ' erations, of our civil and religious liberty, J and our free and enlighthened Christian in sstitutions. Out-root religion--separate from 1 the wisdom and prudence it inculcates, and i our glorious confederation exists in name only, perhaps also in song. It has been asked, Are our liberties to re main ? Will the future behold us still ele vated and ascending, on the way of real, enduring progress? These are solemn questions---especially so in these times. Why ! vial times are these? Perilious times. iThere has a root of bitterness sprung 41 among us, which causes trouble. One has Isaid, "our national barque will never be wrecked on the pebble of negro slavery;" thinking perhaps when that sentiment was totaled. that the philanthropy of the North would never say, " let the Union slide I" "let the South secede i" for the reason that so far from freeing the slave it would only leave him more hopeless in a Southern Con federacy; and, that the patriotism of the South would not permit her to forsake the Union hallowed by ets many consecrations of bar sires and her loves. /lint, said the speaker, my tongue falters In prisnotmeing the perils of the times, Dietician and seisenion are common exels: mations. Moll men, Christian men, regard resient crisis with sash little concern t lbot . _ ti Mir Onsm Union, dear to us ' by ten shomi memories, as though it Wei O the fbetoball of our 'portal A Union, ishieh rrovidenee has sestsdned to work eat the reakproblem of the redenrption of Earth's nations ? __ t h _ Union, the best the A DEMOCRATIC AND FATA3L'Y' OCAPANA,L. (24--1Er1""1"2".5331:T1R.C4-, MONDA Y ,7:33E/C- I'7, 1860. tenyous thanksgiving ; pray to Him who lute our Nation's help and strength of sal vation hitherto—that lie may palsy the arm of the - giant, who would dare, from whatso ever motives, to dash the crown of our glo ry to the dust, and make us discordant, dis covered, belligent States. We intercede for our religious and educa tional institutions in stated times—may we not set apart a day for prayer to our God that the c lan gers which threaten our belov ed counti7 may be everted—end the cultiee hindering our national prosperity be speedily adjusted. Whatever may be the causes disturbing our, we take this to lie back of all— the de c l ine '64 of national piety. Our rulers and people forget too much the "Fear of the 'Awl PP This, in the language of Isaiah to the Jewish nation—this, in the evangel of the text to ourselves as a nation, raised up in place of the Old Israel—it chosen and pecu liar people—this is owe creamy. Fear the Lord, all ye people ! Let Chris tianity purify the fountains of our national lifh--raising us above all party proscriptions —above all local jealousies—all sectional habits--and make us one In heart—one in aim—one in a glorious future—and our thanksgiving to-day will be but a type of the Thanksgiving Hallelujah chorused by our redeemed nation when the Iblillenium shall come ! The sermon was listened to with the strictest attention, and received with gene ral approbation. Capture of a Bear. One of the moat singular captures of a bear that probably ever took place occurred on the Pennsylvania railroad, on Thursday last. About 6 o'clock as engine No. 39 Griffith Conner, engineer—with a freight train attached, was coming down the road, in the narrows about four miles above Pat terson. a big black bear crossed the track immediately in front of the locomotive, when he was struck by the cow-catcher and sever al wheels passed over him, amputating his left fore-leg at the shoulder, and cutting off a portion of his left hind leg. Mr. Conner jumped off the train, armed with an axe, and directed the fireman to tak the train to Miffiin. Be then sought for an found Mr. Bruin in a ravine close to the ac cident, but when he went to dispatch him with the axe the bear backed up to a tree and showed fight with his dexter paw. Mr. Conner, under the impression that he could not travel, and as night had fully pet in. went hack to Mifflin, intending to slay him next day. Friday morning he in company with ano ther man, both armed, and a dog, went in search of the bear, but when they came to the spot where he was last seen, it was found that he had swam the river, crippled as he was, and made for the mountain. They fol lowed his track, and finally overtook him, when he immediately showed fight against the dos. Ile was shot, and taken to Mifflin, and after being dressed weighed 280 pounds. --Juniata Rider. Impure Water. Set a ph-her of water in a morn, and in a few .hours it will have absorbed nearly all the respired and perspired gases in the room, the air of which will hove become purer, but the water utterly-.filthy. The solder the water is, the greater ita capacity to contain these gases. At ordinary tem peratures a pint of water will contain a pint of carbonic acid gm, and several pints of amm n ta. This capacity is nearly doub led by ucing the water to the tempers tute of t of ice. tenet water kept in the room awhile, is always unfit for use.— For the same reason the water In a pump steak should all be pumped out in the morn ing before any is used, Impure water is more injurious to health than impure air. Atioeye AAevul.—An exchange paper says: " Ptiansylrania made the first turnpike road In the United Stated, laid the files railroad, established the first water-works, ran the first !worn/give, established the first law school, the first public museum, the first hall of music and the first library in the world opened freely to all." Let ber now be the first to blot from her Statute Book every act that can be construed as nullify ing any portion of our glorions Constitution. tiirA genius out West, conceiving that a little powder thrown upon some green wood would facilitate its burning, directed a small stream from the kef upon the smoking pile hut not possessing a hand sufficiently quick to cut this off at a desira ble mome,,pt, was blown into a million pieces. The coroner for the occasion reasoned out this verdict : "It can't be called suicide, becatre he didn't mean to kill himself : it warn t 'visitation of God,' because he wasn't struck by lightning ; he didn't die for want of breath, for he hadn't anything left to breathe with : it's plain he didn't know what he was about ; so I shall bring in—' Died for want of common sense.' " ffirAn old clergy man, one Sunday, at the olose of the sermon, gave notice to the con gregation that in the course of a week, he expected to go on a mission to the heathen. At this, one of the deacons. in grest agitation, exclaimed: " Why, my dear sir, you have never told us one word of this before.— What shall we do!" "Oh, brother, said the parson, " I don't expect to go out of town." mar Some wag took a drunken fellow, placed him in a cooffin, with the lid so that he could raise it, placed it in a graveyard, and waited to see the effect. After a short time the fumes of the liquor left him, and his position being rather confined, he sat upright, and after looking around exclaim ed, Wal, lam the first that's rit! or else I am oonfoundedly belated.•, sir , Somebody says the prettiest trim ming for a woman's bonnet is a good-hu mored faoe." This sentence should be in scribed with letters of gold in every house hold. Seldom is so much truth comprised in as few words. The vitas trimmings in' the world look well in a bonnet upon " a good humored face." Ladies, mark aid remember this. ilifirWe know s pretty young lady who has a bashful lover named Joy. fibs is patient to have him " pop the question," and thinks &availing herself of the &nude privilege of lel►p pat. In "that Mae she would ••laap itor joy." stir— row is iss, place likolic,e I" said titsfxdoso top - the othfs ‘4:* to a *our lady. rooNy *hilt so?" . • ialk 're *to Qui amu.nzmiebt.ant,t, " 1 / I tElll LS XICLITT ♦ND WILL razvAll.." Speculations. The following is from a Washington ilia. patch, and is "given for what it is worth:" Senator Latham es etas his oya nion that there would not be five hundred men in California favorable to a l'racific Republic, and that California will go with the northern States. Several of the Missouri delegation claim that their State will decline uniting with either section, and will establish an empire west of the Mississippi. to absorb eventually all the territories. llon.George Briggs and others give out the idea that New York will declare her independence. and set up as a free city, and still control the southern trade. PrTimes are hard just now. Money is scarce—in fact can't be got. Every kind of business is languishing. Heaven help the poor this Winter. Especially those who vo ted for Lincoln, thinking that hit election would bring "good times." We would like to see the coal oil men turn out with their torches and favor us with a demonstration in view of the present good times! By all means let us have a demonstration. Public confidence is destroyed—the country is on the verge of bankruptcy and civil war—now would be most an excellent time for the + on coal ci* chaps to let us know how they like the • of Lincoln as far as they have got: sonata Regisior. AstonisAirog Prtfonnaner.—A man was say ing in company that he had seen &juggler place a ladder in open pound upon one end, and mount it by passing through the rounds, and stand upon the top erect.— Another, who was present, said he had no doubt of it, as he had seen a man who had done the same thing. but with this addition, that when he arrived at the top ho •' pulled the ladder up after him I" A Poiretiqf Pretcher.—A certain reverend speaker in the country. preaching a very dull rernion to a congregation not used to him, many of them skink out of the church, one after another, before the sermon was ended. " Truly," said a gentleman present, " this learned doctor has made a very ;Roving discourse." Want of Eirtploystent.—Already hundreds and thousands of our people are out of em ployment, and before Spring seine; they will be parading our streets demanding la brie or bread. We advise all who are out of work to apply to the Republican neispaper Mikes. There journals told us that the eleo tion of Lincoln was going to give peace to the country, and surely they ought now to be held accountable for the disasters upon us. Hoy do yew Like it 2—Within IJdayswheat has come down 15 cents per bushel, Rye 10 cents, old corn 15 cents and new corn 10 cents. This great reduction is altogether owing to the political troublescausedby the election of Lincoln. Those farmers who voted for the sectioasl Republican party can now see how their votes are working. beatA VJoAn A. Ligioi.—We Wank that Mr. Light, the seronaut, who was here last sum mer, in making an, ascension was killed last week in Pennsylvania. The rumor we have is that his balloon came in contact with some object, by which he was thrown out and his neck broken.—Martiesbwrg ( re.) Rep. feirA wretched editor, who hasn't any wife to take ewe of him, went the other night to a ladies' fair. lie says he saw there 'an article' which, he 'fain would own, but it was not for sale,'—declarce that since that night, he is 'wrspturemly wretched.' As the article was bound in hoops,• the reader is left to infer that it was either a girl or a keg of whisks. They are both calculated to make a wretch *rapturous.' aflirA Bible was recently sold at-auction in France, which had been presented by a nobleman to a deceased actress. The par chaser turned over the leaves, and found scattered here and there bank bills amouht ing to about S3(KIO, which the actress had never discovered. Her heirs have com menced a suit to recover the money. stir It would appear from numerous obser vations that soldiers are hit during battle ac cording to the color of their dress. in the fol lowing order:--4Bed is the most fatal color ; the least fatal Austrian Gray. The propor tions are red 12. rifle green 7, brown G, Aus trian bluish gray 5. Variation, of FdZy.—A genius once under took to name and classiy the different sorts of fools in this world. First, the ordinary fool ; second. the fool who is one and do know it; third, the fool who is not AAUP with being s fool in reality, but under s, in addition, to play the fool. MiiirA lady once complained to her doctor that she could scarcely breathe. " Don't try, my good soul," candidly replied the physician, "nobody wante you to do it." stirf; ning Down.—The price of grain.— Another evidence of the good times p.m :sod by the Republicans which were sure to follow the election of the nail-splitter. lOW A man recently put his dog to bed, and kicked himself down stairs; he did not discover the mistake until ho tried to chase scow and could not bark. tho present times be a specimen of the "good times," promised us by the Re publicans, in the event of the election of Lin coln, heave, t n save us from the bad, say we. gir••Don't you think I'll iretiturtioe done f" said a culprit to his oounsel. "I don't think you will," replied the other, "for I see two men on the jury who are opposed to hanging." air Don't be in too great a harry, girls, to fall in love with the young men. It often happens that your hearts are no sooner the'si's than their's are no longer you.r's. PrMoore is a man who walks so slow that they say he wears a pair of spurs to keep his shadow from treadasig on his heels. 1-It Is now ascertained that no Los than ninety-two lives were lout on the lakes during the lA, pile of November 24th. Writ is said the printing paper used in tier London runes aloe .nuneUy rests i 735,000. idirTke gig maid, so WWI, if issarally th, le* baPPY. rcc= , 1"‘4"-4k" . : pr The following is that portion of the President's Moirage omitted in our last, for want of space; Our Foreign Relations. I= Our relations with Great Britain are of the most friendly character. Since the eammeace meat of my administration, the two dangerous questions, arising from the Clarets and Bulwer treaty sad from the right of search claimed by the British government, have been satiably and honorably rousted. The discordant constructions of the Clayton and Bulwer treaty between the two govern meats, Thiel', at different peril** of the diens- SIMI, bore a threatening aspect, have resulted fa • final settlemeat ea *rely to this Government. la my bud annual message I in formed Coevals that the BriUth government had not then "completed treaty arragements with the republics of Honduras and Nicaragua, in pursuance auto understanding between the two governments. It is nevertheless confident ly expected that this good work will ere long he accomplished." This confident expectation has since been fulfilled. Her Britannic Majesty concluded • treaty with Honduras on the 28th November, 1859, and with Nicaragua on the 28th August, 1860, relinquishing the Mosquito protectorate. Besides, by the former, the Bay Islands are recognised as a part of the republic of Honduras. It may be observed that the Wipulations of these trestles conform in every important particular to the amendments adopted by the Senate of the United States to the treaty concluded at London on the 11th Octoiser,lBs6, between the two governments. It will be recol lected that this treaty was rejected by the Bri tish government becalms of its objection to the just and important amendment of the Senate to the article relating to Rattan and the other islands in the Bay of Honduras. It must be a source of sinceretatisfaction to all classes of our fellow-citizens, and especially to those engaged in foreign commerce, that the claim, on the part of Great Britain, forcibly to vlsit and search American merchant vessels on the high seas in time of peace, has been aban doned. This was by far the most dangerous question to the pence of the two countries which has existed since the war of 1812. Whilst it remained open, they might at any moment have been precipitated into s war. This was rende red manifest by the exasperated state of public feeling throughout our entire con ntry, produced by the forcible 'march of American merchant vessels by British emitters on the coast of Cuba, in the spring of 1656. ,The American people bailed with general adfiladm the orders of the Secretary of the Navy to our naval forte in the Gulf of Mexico, "to protect all vessels of the United States on the high seas from search or detention by the vessels of war of any other nation." These orders might have produced an immediate collision between the naval forces of the two countries. This was most fortunate ly prevented by an appeal to the justice of Great Britain sad to the law °fustian* as expanded by her own most eminent jurists. The only question of any important" which still remains open is the disputed title between the two governments to the island of San Juan, in the vicinity of Washington Territory. As this question is still under negotiation, it is not deemed advisable at the present moment to make any other allusion to the subject The recent visit of the Prince of Wales, In a private character, to the people of tbia country, has proved to be a most auspicious event. In Its consequences, it cannot tail th increase the kindred a*d. kindly feeling. which I trust may ever actuate the government and people of both countries In their political lad social inter course with each other. TRAYeII With France, our ancieot and powerful ally, our relations continued to be of the must friend ly chiirecter. A decision has recently been mule by • French judicial tribune!, with the approbation of the Imperial Governtient, which cannot fail to foster the sentiments of mutual regard that have so long existed between thn two countries. Under the French law no per son as serve in the armies cor France tittle's be be a French citizen. The law ef France re cognising the enthral right of expatriation, it follows as • necessary consequence that a Frenehman,bythe fact of,h•ming become a 4:W aco of the United Stiitee,luts changed Lie allegi ance and has lost his native character. Be cannot, therefore, be compelled tolserve in the French armies In case be should Teton to his . aative country. These principles wereasthoun eed in 1853 by the French Minister of War, and in two late cases have been confirmed by the French judiciary. In these, two natives of France have been discharged from the French army because they bad become American citi zens. To employ the language of our present minister to France, who ham rendered good ser vice on this *cession, "I do not think oar French naturalised fellow-c.itisens will hereaf ter experience much annoyance on this subject." I venture to predict that the time is net far dis tant when the other continental powers will adopt the same wise and just policy which has done so much honor to the enlightened govern ment of the Emperor. In any event, our Gover nment is bound to protect the rights of oar nate raltsed citizens everywhere to the same extent as though they had drawn their first breath in this coun:ry. We can recognise no distinction between our native and naturalised citieects. =CM Between the mat empire of Russia and the United States the mutual friendship and regard which bas so long existed still continues to prevail, and, if possible, to increase. Indeed, our relations with that Empire are all that we could.deaire. 1:2113 Our relations with Spaiu are now of a more' compli..-ated though leas dangerous character than they have been for many years. Our citi zens have long held, and continued to bold, numerous claims against the Spanish govern ment. These had been ably urged for a series of years by our succtisive diplornatives at Madrid, but without obtaining redress. The Spanish government finally agreed to institute a joint commission for the adjustment of these claims, and on the sth day of March, 1860, concluded a convention for this purpose with our present minister at Madrid. Under this convention, whet have been denominated "the Cuban claims," amounting to $128,635 and 54 cents, Is which more than one hundred of our fellow-citizens are interested, were recognized, and the Spanish government agreed to pay $lOO,- 000 of this amount " within three mouths fol lowing the exchange of ratifications." The payment of the remaining $18,635 54 was to alkalt tha decision of the commissioners for or against " the Amistad claim ;" but In any event the balance was to be paid to the claimants either by Spain or the United States. These terms I have every reason to know are bighl7 satisfactory to the holders of the Cuban claims. Indeed, they have made • formal offer authori. sing the State Department :to settle these claims, mid to deduct the amount of the Audi ted claim from the cams which they are enti tled to receive from Spain. This offer, of course, mum be accepted. All of ,or claims of daunt, of the United .States alLys tad Opal*, or of s ubjects of the Queen of mipiinst the United States, inclu ding Ail claim," were by this conven . _,.._ ilmw board ofmnamissiesses In the. Neither the validity Mb* Amissad 4oiret say . other claim agalait tidier petty, rriA4 *xi dr& azeoptioo alibi Chiba. =tlap • __pool lur the eormoSioa. la. at Ilipard4 sonmosat did bat finial TWO DOLLARS A-YEAR that the validity of the Amistad claim should be thus recognised, notwithstanding its pay ment had been recommended to Congress by two of my predecessors as well as by myself, and as appropriation for that purpose had pas stir, the Senate of the United States. They were content that it should be submitted to the board for examinatino and decision, like the other claims. Both governments were hound respectivel7 to pay the amounts awarded to the several clatmanu "at such times and places as may be fixed by and according to the tenor of said awards." I transmitted this convention to the Senate for their constitutional action on the 3d May, 1840, and on the .87th of the succeeding June they determined that they would " not advise and oossest" to its ratification. These proceedings place our relations with Spain in en awkward and embarrassing posi tion. It is more than probable teat the final adjuistment of these claims will devolve upon my successor. I reiterate the recommendation contained in my Annual Message of December, 1858, and re peated in that of December 1888, is favor of the acquisition of Cuba from Spain by Air pur chase. I firmly believe that such an acquisi tion would contribute essentially to the well being and prosperity of both countries in all future time, es well as prove the certain means of Immediately abolishing the African slave trade throughout the world. I would not re peat this recommendation upon the present oc casion, If I believed that the transfer of Cuba to the United States, upon conditions highly favorable to Spain, could justly tarnish the na tional honor of the proud and ancient Spanish Monarchy. Surely no person everattributed to the first Napoleon a disregard of the national honor of France, for transferring Louisiana to the United States for a fair equivalent both in money and commercial advantages. ♦UlTitl, •o With the Emperor of Austria, and the remain ing continental powers of Europe, including that of the Sultan, our relations continue to be ofa Mealy character. =3 The friendly and peaceful policy pnrsned by the Government of the United States towards the empire of China has pfodared the most Istisfhetory result/. The treaty of Tientsin of the 18th of Jana, 185/, bats been foithfull,r ob served by the Chinese authorities. The conven tion of the Bth November, 1858, supplementary to this treaty, for the adjustment and satisfac tion of the claims of our citizens oa Chian, re (erred to in my last Annual Message, has been already carried into effect, so far as this was practicable Under this convention the sum of 500,000 taels, equal to about sloo.ooo,was stipulated to be paid in satisfaction of the claims of American citizens, out of the one-fifteen - of the receipts for tonnage import, and export duties on Ameri can vessels at the ports of Canton, Shanghne, and Fuchsia ' • and it was "agreed that this amount shall be in full liquidation of all citi zens at the rations ports to this date." Deben tures for this amount—to wit: 300,000 tact. for Centoco r 100,000 for Shanghae, and 100,000 ?adieu—were delivered according to the terms of the convention by the respective chines, col lectors of the customs of these port/ t o the agent selected by our minister tefreceive the same. Since that time the claims of onr citizeni have been adjusted by the board of commissioners appointed for that purpose wader the act of March 3, 1839, and their awards which proved satisfactory to the claimants, have been approv ed by our minister. In the aggregate they amount to the sum of $498,894 78. The chti manta have already received a large proportion of the sums awarded to them out of the fund provided, and it is confidently expected that the remainder will ere long be entirely paid.— After the awards shall have been satisfied, there will remain a stir-plus of mere than - $2OO- 000 at the disposition of Congress. As this will in equity belong to the Chinese govern ment, would not justice require its appropria tion to some bewsvtlent object in which the Chinese may be specially interested Our minister to China, in obedient to his inatuetiona, has remained perfectly • viral in the war betweeen Great Britain anti France and the Chinese empire; although, in conjund- Goo with the Russian minister, be was eve ready and willing, had the opportunity offered,. to employ his good offices in restoring peace between jite parties. It is but an act of simple justice, both to our present minister and his predecessor, to state, that they bare proved - fully equal to the delicate, trying, and respon sible positions in which they have on different occasions been placed. I= The ratillattions of the treaty with Japan concluded at Yedo on the the 29th July, lasB, were exchanged at Washington on the 22d May last, and the treaty itself was proclaimed on the anceeeding day. There is good reason to expect that, under its protection and influence, oar trade and intercourse with that distant and in teresting people will rapidly increase. The ratifications of the treaty were exchan ged with unusual solemnity. For this purpose the Tycoon had accredited three of his most distinguished su/jects as envo extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary, who were receiv ed and treated with marked distinction and kindness both by the Government and people of the United States. There is every reason to believe that they have returned to their native land entirely satisfied with their visit, and in spired by the most friendly feelings for our country. Let us ardently hope, in the language of the treaty itself, that •• there shall hencefor ward be perpetual peace and friendship between the United States of America and his Majesty the Tycoon of Japan and his successors." StIIVIL With the wise, conservative, and liberal gov ernment of the empire of Brazil oar relations continue to be of the most amicable dtuiracter. EIMMTIZEO The exchange of the ratifications of the con vention with the republic of New Granada, signed at Washington on the 10th September, 1857, has been long delayed from accidental causes, for which neither party is consumable. These ratificationswere duly exchanged in this city on the sth of November last. Thus has a controversy been amicably terminated which bad become so serious at the period of my in auguration, as to require me, on the 17th April, 1852, to direct our minister to demand his pass ports and return to the United States. Under this convention the government of New Granada has specially acknowledged Itself to be respdualble to our citizens "for damages which were caused by the riot at Panama on the 15th April, 18'46." These claims, together with other daises of our citizens which had been long urgetta vain, are referred for adjust ntent to a board of commissioners. submit a copy of the convention to Congress, an i rtlbom mwd the legislation necessary to early It Into effect. COSTA MA AID lICASAIVI Persevering efforts have been ante tar the adjustment of the claims of America° damns against the government of Costa Rica, and I am happy to inform you that these have final ly prevailed. A convention was signed at the eity of flan Jose, on the ltd of July last, between the milliner resident of the United States in Costa Rica aad the pktdpotentlaries of that reptblie, referring these claims to a board of commilitosen, and providing fbr the rtymast ether swards. -TM; oarreatimi will beilub sittekiiiimilisArio Ulm Sow be that apt ositsosl,4,MsiPa• Our relations . atm.. rmlfeht is a most timethifactory condition. In my last two an nual esseseges I discussed extensively the sub jest of this. Mathias, end do not now propose to repeat at length the facts sad argnments then presented. They proved eoucluitvekv that our citizen refilling is Mutes sad our merchants trading thereto bad coffered *series of wrongs and outrages such as we have sever patiently born* from any other nation. Pee these our successive ministers, bookie/1r the faith of treaties, had, in the name of their coun try, persistently demanded redress and indem nification, but without the slightest effect. In deed, so confident had the Mexican authorities become of our patient endurance, that they universally believed tlfey might commit - these outrages upon American citizens with absolute impunity. Thus wrote our minister In 1856, and expressed the-opinion that " nothing but amanifestatlon of the power of the Goverment, and of its purpose to punish these wrongs, will avail." No_ 11.. Afterwards, in 1857, came the adoption era new constitution for Mexico, the election ov a president an Congress under its provision, and the inauehtion of the President. Within one short mouth, however, this President was expelled from the capital by a rebellion in the army, and the enpreme power of the republic was assigned to General Zalouns. This ow per was in his turn soon compelled to retire and give plade to General Ifiramon. Under the constitution which had thus been adopted, Senor Juarez, as chief justice of the Supreme Court, became the 'Awful President of rim Republic ; and it was for the maintenance of the constitaLlon and his authority derived from it that the civil war commenced, otadistili continues to be prosecuted. Throughout the year 1858 the constitutional party grew stronger and stronger. 'nth* previ ous history of Mexico a snot...tofu& military revolution at the capital had almost universal ly been the signal for submission throughout the republic. Not so on the present occasion. A majority of the citizens persistently sustained the constitutional government. When this was recognized in April, 1859, by the Government of the United States, its authority extended over a large majority of the Mexican Statues/ people, including Vera Cruz Ind all the other important seaports of the republic. From that period our commerce with Mexico began to re vive, and the constitutional government has afforded ik all the protection in their power. Meanwhile, the government of Miramob still held sway at the capital and over the wurroun ding country, and continued its outrages against the few American citizens• who still hail Übe courage to remain within its pewee. To Tap the climax: After the battle of ffacmclkinya, 'in April, 1859, 41013. Marquez ordered three viii seas of the United States, two of them phyeici an. to be seized in the 114tal at that place, taken out and shot, with rime and without trial. This was done, not hstanding our un fortunate countrymen were at the moment en gaged la the holy cause of affording relle(to the soldiers of both parties who had been wounded hi the battle, without making any distinction between them. The time had arrived, in my opinion, wleen this Government was bound to exert itsj= to avenge aid redress the wrongs of our and to afford them protection In Nettle°. The interposing obstacle Waif that the portion of the country under the sway of Mire on could not be reached without passing over Territory under the jurisdiction of the constitutional govetn meet. Under these circumstances, 1 deemed it my duty to recommend to Congress, in my last annual message, the employment of a sufficient military force to penetrate Into the interior, where the government of Miramon was to be found, with, or, if need be, without the consent of the Juarez government, though it was not doubted that this consent could be obtaisied.- Never have I had a clearer conviction on "ay select than of the justice as well as WitdOpi or sac a policy. No other alternative Wan %It, except, the entire abandonment of our fellow citizens who had gone to Mexico, under pe faith of treaties, to the systematic injustice,_ cruelty, and oppression of lifiramon's govern ment. Besides, it is almost certain that the Simple authority to employ this force 'add of itself have accomplished all ourobjects without striking a single blow. The constltnticenal government would then ere this have been es tablished at the city of Mexico, and would have been reedy sad eill4ag, to the extent of its abll :ty, to do itsjnatice. In addition—and I deem This a most !taper tent consideration—European governments would have been deprived of all pretext to in terfere in the territorial and domestic concerns of Mexico. 15 a should thus have been relieved from the obligation of resisting, even by forte, should this become necessary, any attempt by these governments to deprive our nsighberibg republic of portions of her territory; a ding' from which we could not shrink without aban doning the traditional and established valley of the American people. lam happy to ob serve, that, firmly relying upon the justice and good faith of these governments, then Is no hresent danger that such a contingency will appen. Baring discovered that my recommendations would not be sustained by Congress, the next alternative was to accomplish, in some degree, if possible, the same objects by treaty stipule floes with the constitutional government.— Such treaties were accordingly oongitttil•dby nr late able and excellent minister to end on the 4th January lira were submits At the Senate for ratification. As these have nut yet received the final action of that bodyi it would be improper for me to presents detailed statement of their provisions. Still 1 slay be permitted to express the opinion is advance that they are calculated to promote the *Krick]. tunal, manufanturing and commercial Interests of the country. and to sem* our just inSetece with en adjoining republic as to whose fertmem and fate we can never feel indifferent; turtle. at the same time they provide for the payment of a considerable amount towards the satisfac tion of the claims of our injured fellusr-citinens. A Little Girl Boiled to Deal)! in Whiskey.— Elton Welsh, a sprightly:_and intelligent little girl, aged 11 years, feNmto a eat of hot whiskey, at t tern'Bdutillery, Richmond, Va., Tuesday afternoon, and was literally boiled alive. She lingered In great torture through the night, and died Wednesday morning. Terrible afray.—Thres Mat Killa—On the 24th ult., a desperate affray 000tunti,in what is called " The Strip," in Newton coun ty, 3f0.. in which three men, Rev. J.. 1. Pax ter. a Mr. Morris and a Mr. Rogers, were killed. The affray grew out,of a &pato about a land claim. sarA country editor says the only punish ment eflual to the deserts of a mas• who strikes a woman, would be to place himpn the back of a hard trotting horse: and make him collect newspaper accounts for the riot of his life. • Tivaterwttionscpritp.-4 farmer in Rose onurt ty, Ohio. made last aosaon from pue acre of watermekma, eighteen barrelo 4 of syzup, which realized *WO, at 80 cents a gel= A Regular Menem—Dr. Hunter, who has served sterna in the New Jersey State Prim for having thirteen wives, has b eef arrestßd in Brooklyn for marrying the fourteenth Sarre keep sipplet from mitick—p/sea them in s dry cellar with s family al chil dren. Plough deep while sluggard's ideey, And you will hare core to sell sad keep. ay Who was it that first introdueed salt provisions into the airy! Noah;- for he took Hun into the Ark - 1// - A iseteenbeing mike& havroldlfe Was answered he was in bed* ; and istsay lieh he wee, observed, he was not in debt. • air Montgonlet*. osurof.ol4 Bpamp,'ava is mating, quite a disturbance IR - • Han/ I,llm. ___ ii dimsteliteli t inan *Mk WO" , =:=l=l EEM
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers