MEXICO.
Ofiicial Reports to Senor Romero.
WASHINGTON, May —'"nor Rome
ro, Mexican Minister, received a couimu
nicaticn from General lienavi las, com
manding officer of the foroes besieging
Vera ' z, of which the following is a
tra: ion .
CARA MATA, IN FRONT OF j
VERA CRUZ, April 15. 1.807. J ,
1 havo tho honor to iricl >■ 0 to jvu a j
copy of General Diaz's official 1 1 ; itoj
the general Goverumcut, of a very iui- :
poitaut victory he obtained over the]
traitor Marques, on the 12th in * . at San
Cristobal Having followed up this vie
tory, he is now atthe city of Mexico.—
Wo are waiting here a battery of heavy
rifled artillery which General Diaz nt
from I'ucbla. which will arrive to-mor
row or next day, to assault \ era 112 ruz.
When we receive the artillery We can
ti.ko the city in a few hour'. L is ii I
tjuerctaro has been token by General L
cobcdo, and Maximilian captured.
[Signed] RAFAEL IJKSAVIHK ;
Translation of General l'tvz's oSiftal
report:
HEADQUAUTERS EABT.:RN MII.. ! tv. )
SAN CIIRISTODAL, A{ < i 1 1-, <)7. J
SIR :—I LI ive the pleasure to infoim
you, that you may tnimmuuicatc the same
to the citizen President of tho R. pub
lie, that Marqucz having succeeded in
avoiding a decisive battle at the hacien
da of San Lorenzo, I followed ch -e upon
his heels, and this morning, with the first
division of cavalry of this iirmy, under
command of General X ora, together
with a corps of the same arm of the urs
luy operating aga nat Qui ietaro, under
command ol General Guadaremo, who
had joined me the pi^vi ,us night. In
order to escape, the tfnemy abandoned
seventy-two wagons, ladencd with anitnu
nition, aud other war niaterails, hut 1
finally came up with him at the bridge of
San Cristobal. 11c was compelled, alter
several warm engagements, to leave m
our possession his entire artillery train,
munitions and a large number I killed
and wounded, besides come two hjra ti
prisoners, subsequently retiring in*;ieat
disorder with'butone fourth ot his force
He was vigorously pursued < n the ro.i 1
to Texicoro. and I believe that only tiit
leaders and.officers w.ll ren di the city ol
Slexico, accompanied by the m'cicenary
corps of Auslriatis who, being well moun
ted, may possibly rea -h the eapitol to-day.
[Signed] . PORFIARI DIAZ,
Commanding Eastern Division.
To Ignacio Mejta, Secretary of War,
San Luis Petosi.
Advices from Tampico to the 24 h ult.
say (iomez has pronouma 1 agains' Jaur s
and in favor of Ortega. Porn r 1 DlftS OC
upied a part of ttio ci v of Mexic ', and liad
his headquarters at the Convent of Sftta
Pomingo. Two Rqnures of the main Plaza
of the city were still defended by the Im
perialists.
General Labert, nt ihe head of a body of
Imperialists, had made another attempt to
cul his way out of Quaret ro. The Impe
rialists at Qiaretaro, wero literally in a
starving condition. Guadaroma, who pur
sued and routed the Imperial forces under
Murquo-e, his returned to Quaretaio. A
report has been received from a private
source, which says another baHo. hu- I. en
fought at Quaretaro, resulting in the defeat
of tho demoralized Imperialists and ili»
death of General Munition. The city af er
the fight was occupied by the Liberals.—
Mali milium could not be found anywhere,
and it is supposed he secretly fled.
An emi-sarj from 51 axiindlian, bearing
letters to Marquesc.-saying Quaretaro could
hold out ni longer, was captured by the
Liberals and executed. Jaurcz had issued
a decree withdrawing nil privileges from the
citizens of any European country who re
eognifttl the Umpire, and abolishing all
treaty stipulations with thoso powers.
The Washington correspone'ent of tho
Pittsburgh Commercial, o( May Gth, says:
" Notwithstanding tl.o contra lietory cnar
aeter of the news from Mexico, enough of
the truth is known hero to make it certain
that the Umpire is at an end. and that tlio
Kx-Emperor will be fortunate if he succcids
in escaping the toils of the Liberals with a
whole skin. The moment Jaurcz, oeeupie <
the city of Mexico, Minister Campbell w ill
be instructed togo thither, anil ilie recog
nition of tho Liberal government will he
eontJliued. despite the effort 9 being made
here to force tho claims of Ortega upon the
notice of the Administration.
TIIF, CASE OF DAVIS —It is
learned today from the counsel for Jeff.
Davis that they applied a few days since
to Chief Justice ('base for a writ of ha
beas eorptt* in behalf of their client, j
which the Chief Justice declined then to j
entertain Application was then made to !
Judge Underwood of the United States !
District Court 1 y the counsel of Davis
for a writ of habeiis corpus, and the same
was granted, returnable before the Court
of that District on the second Monday
of this month, at Richmond. TIIO coun
sel appearing here to-day was (Jeorgc
Shea, of New York city. The object of
the writ is to get Davis before the Court
with a view to his trial or discharge. It j
remains to be seen whether lieneral Ilur
ton, in command at Fortress Monroe, will
produco Davis in Court.
TIIF starvation po'nt that I.as been reach- i
ed in South Carolina is eii b>ntly only rela
tive. That point of famine whi hno longer
admits of fastidiousness in tho choice of
food has notyot been arrived at; They are
hungry, but some delicacy of appetite yet
remains. Thus for instance. General Sick
les, writing to"he chairman of the southern
Relief Committee in Bost>n, says ; "If you
send corn meal let me suggest that you 8' nd
white meal; for white persons will not <at
yellow meal. It is only given here to cattle,
and even the colored people refuse it" When
we call to ntind what Union soldiers, who
crowded rebel prison pons at Salisbury and
Andersonville, had to feed upon in their
extremity, it certainly requires some stretch
of charitable feelinc tour nise anything like
sympathy for people who are so very par
ticular about che quality of the alms they
beg for.— l'M. Com'l.
ONE of the daily papors says: "An old
gentleman, (thought to bo a member of
tho Legislature from the "rural districts,")
went into Trinity church at Boston, Sun
day afternoon, while Rov. Mr. Gallaudet
was repeating the service to the deaf mutes
by signs, &c. Alter attentively watching
the proceedings for a few momeuts he rose
from his seat, took bis hat and cane, and
started for the door, and a» he passed out,
shook his head reproachfully at the sexton
and muttered, ''l cuu't sUnd them ritual
tantrums nohow."
Quietly Proßrrsslng.
Under the chosen method of adjusting
the-political condition of the Southern
States, the military urui of the Govern
ment ha 3 nominally a conspicuouifdaCe.
Hut thero is no reason to fear that tho,
coercive power will require application in
reality, to any appreciable cxteut. Its
functions appear to be more preventive
than remedial, and in tit: rcspec*. it will
probably furnuh confirmation to the ttiax-
I 1111 of practical philosophy, that an ounce
j of preventive u letter tliau 11 p mud of
cure. The pas ivo vittu or rathar me
; virtue.! ol passivity, dove 'pod under the
| sjstcm already, give 1 lontiso of ultimate
! results equal to tho expectations of the
j Congress that adopted it. And in the
end. wc doubt not, it will prove to be the
I very thing demanded by the occasion,
. j an 112 the 0110 be-it adapted to se.t the States
I concerned iu their proper condition iu tho
Union.
Tha Southern people arc Ukiug the
! right course, so far a« this Government
measure is concerned, in quietly a'quies
-1 ciug in it. 'i hey may designate their
| course by what name thoy please—sub
i mission, obcd cnce, indiffeieuoe —but it is
! acquiescence, and that is what is best for
S all parties. '1 he positive coercion will be
I ao infinitesimal quantity compared with
1 ! the moril and rational influence the plan
■ j wilt excit iu restoring order, prosperity
and contentment to the distract jd .States.
1 It wiil prevent the collision of races
which would otherw sa have horn almost
certain. It will demonstrate that tho in
terest and prcfereuce of the 1 jal people
■ arc in favor of the best condition lof po
litical restoration for t:.e Southern States,
. ! audit will show a determined au I prin
i ciplcd purpose oil tho part ol the loyal
1 : people and Government to have the ad
-1 , just men J made on tho right grounds aud
1 j iu a right way.
After such a complete up turniugof the
. | foundations of society us has occurred,
M through the rebellion, in tho Southern
■ I Stules, nothing loss than a s:r 'tig power
1 . was govern efficiently. Aud
I especially was 11 ere p ,wcr ncce.i it'£ than
I ; tho States could exercise, even if thoy
i were willing, in disposing of tlion; qucs
! ' lions that were involved in tho contest,
i aud in defining tl.o position of the m»-
1 tcrials of pol tiuai society that were uis
j placed by the war. Our general Govern
ment in repairing the evils resulting from
j this insurrection uy warjis obliged to act
j for both parties; that is, lor itself and
! the sublued insurgents. Herein is au
occasion of embarrassment and of di 3
1 satisfaction that would not exist in a for
eign war settled by treaty, liut happily
jit is now in a fair way of securing the
; object aimed at —tho restoration of tlio
i | Union on the grounds right aud safe, And
1 safe because right. The measure adop
-1 ; ted is Working as well as could be cxpec
-1 ted.— l'itUburgh Commercial.
lS:ti'<l Itoail (<> Travel.
. The old slavery politicians aie practicing
1 in an entirely new field, and appear to b«
1 badly embarrassed in tho work. They are
trying to make something out of the negroes
' for their political purpose;, hut find ttiem
selve- embarrassvd by the factthat they lo3n
I whites by the oporuti n fa i'.v than they gain
j blacks. Tho Richmond Knqnirci uttcis a
' ' caution on this poi t, which also shows how
! zealous the effort lias been to sc.uro the
votes of the negroes. The cam ion is in these
wnrds . "That wo engage in no "ill chase
alter tho negroes who do not intend to be
friendly with us." alii this is neeunip-.iiied
by the lion s - confesuon,. Woliavc lowered
our.-olvesin s 'ltie case- in pu-hingour kinl
ncis upon them." l-'iniling all tins lowering
and this kindness in vain, the Kiiqiiirtr nat
urally grows spunky, and says, " They are
in t to be conciliated, and wc arc full able
to defy tliem—let them t ike tiieir couise,
mil let us recognize them iu the character
of enemies, which they choose to as-nmc.'"
But the same class of politicians have
sweeot talk for those of the blacks who will
li-ten to it, who aie addressed and sp ken
of as '• The sensible and reasonable of (he
colored people," who are to be ' encourage 1"
and ** recognized as friends.'' 'the policy
evidently is to ire:ne divisions among the
backs, which is a delicate operation, be
cause tho tl ittery addressed to the blacks
makes also a division among the whites.—
Ilence the endeavor to divide the blacks is
ncconipnnied wiih. 11 pa's ornate appeal to the
whites .to be united, nnd this enforced witli
all the terrors associated, in the ewjitod im
agination, will the triumph of llunnieutt
atid the negroes. After all, as wc Imvc stid,
the old slavery politicians are inado misera
ble bv beholding ti e lines of party bee. nting
well defined and broad among the whites,
fast r than they are among the blacks. Ihe
"oldmassa" finds politics a hard road to
i travel among the colord citizens of African
] descent
| To philosophical outsido spectators, this
I "cha-e after tho ncgr"," as tho Enquirer
j terms it, in order to get their votes, when
j associated with the many a "clinse after ne
groos" under the Fugitive Slaie Law, must
be highly sugge-tivc. Nay, it must strike
the pcrsoi s themselves, who have bad the I
experience of both kiuds of chasing, as in re ,
than u magical change, to have been wr light j
in less Htan seven years. At the beginning
j of th-: septenni d —yes. after the nnd I! 1 o! ;
I it."the > Ii id n 1 rights which the white .
man was b nnd to respect; - ' at the end, to
j day, tho old slave o.vnois are ' lowering
I themselves," in some cases, to obtain the
j negro vo'o I — J'itt. Com'l.
j —A real valley of death exists in Java !
j It is named the Valley of Poison and is !
to a considerable hciglit with ear- !
! bonic acid gas, which is exhaled from |
crevices in the ground. If a tnan or any j
animal enter it, ho cannot return; and
he is not tscnsible of his danger until 110 i
feels himself sinking under tho poisonous )
influence of the atmosphere which sur- |
rounds bim, the carbonic acid of which !
it chiefly consists rising to the height of
e'ghteet. feet from the bottom of tl»e val
ley. Birds which fly into this atmosphere
drop dowu dead ard a living fowl thrown
into it. dies before it reaches the bottom,
which is strewed with the carcasses of
various animals that havo porished iu tho
deleterious gas.
SOME tine has written : " I never found
pride in a nolle nature, nor hunrility in
an unwoithy mind. Of all trees, I observe
that God has chosen the vine, a low plant
that creeps upon the helpful wall ; of all
beasts, the soft aud patient 'ii+nb ; of all 1
fowls, the mild and guileless dove. When j
God appeared to Moses, it was not, iu the I
lofty oedar, nor the spreading palm; but
a bush—an humble, abject bush. As if j
he would, by these selections, check the |
conceited arroganoc of man. Nothing j
produceth love like, humility; nothing t
hate, like pride. - '
! tTUc giumcttu tfUiKn.
fjc,;." The lAl ryest Circulation of
aiv/ Papiv in the County. •* .>j
C,e7aNDE~RSON.~-~- ""- Editor".
BUL'LEE IJA.1 J A.
W i:l>N K.*i 1» VV, .14 A V r iT lHtt77
A* ' • 'Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, On«
ar.d 'nseoarable.'' —D. Webstar.
B'tiiois ltopiibllcnn I'rlmnr.y
lllrclioiH uuU toiiuly (oil
volition.
At 11 meeting of the Union Republican
Ci unty Committee, held to llutler, on Mon
I dav, the 15th inst., it was
j Kesolred, 'I hat tho Union Republican vo
| tersof Duller county, aie htieby requested
' to meet in tleir respective clectc 11 distric.s
through'ut tho c unty, on Saturday, the
! first of June, next, between the Inurs of
| one.and seven o'clock, p. in., of mid day,
i and io''' l>y !>ul ots for candidates lor noiu
inntion 112 1 the different oflices to be filled
at the fall election, to wit.
One fit 1 on for Assembly.
One i ei'i"ii lor county Commissioner.
Une person 112 t Treasurer.
O .11 |i«s.m for c only Auditor,
j Oue 1 crs n f.rJury Commissioners.
! Ai d further, to elect one if their number,
; in each district, ns delegate to c nvry mid
>. te, and no t siutiiat del 'States on ilie foU
| lowing 51 nday, at one o'cl ck, p. 111 , in
j ti e C,.urwllouse>, lor the j nr; ose ot cabling
l up mid votes, declaring ih' nominees, etc.
! The f>l (iwing re-olutlmi wan adapted :
Hetolted, That tho local hoards, at the
: priinarv elections, are instiuced to receive
the vote of no pois m nut known to Ie 1 lle
-1 publican, and that the I cul hi >rds shall each
return to ilie county Convent! >ll. a c rt lied
I lot all pertous wl o have voted at inch
o'eotiot s. C. E. ANDERSON, C.VH.
JOHN C. MOORF, Sec'y.
,1 Xntioxial Homo for Et:tvn!i«l
Soldier*.
Measures are now in hand which are
escalated, after the lapse of a few mouths.
! to establish, on a grand scale, the desi
i deratutn—a National Homo for Invalid
Soldiers. Tho design is an admirable
j one, and is as follows : It is well known
that all efforts to eibtain voluntary sub
I acriptionj sufficient to erect a Soldiers'
Home have been without avail. In fur
j Ihcranco of this object, however, tho Leg
islature of Pennsylvania have passed an
act dated March 0, 1867, creating a cor
poration of which M:jjor General George.
| G. .Meade is President, and General Ho
ratio G. Sickels ii Treasurer, with an
j efficient b aid of Supervisors, who have
the powi r to distribute to the holders of
certificates a lar ;e ii'.unbjr of immensely
i valuable gifts, consisting of dta . onds,
| pearls, emeralds, rubies, &c.. purchased
from citizens if tho Southern Suites dur.
ing the rebellion, and which article.! will
soon he exhibited in Philadelphia, liy
; this scheme it is confidently anticipated
• a large fnad will be created towards the
erection of the Home. A great feature
of the affair consist! in the fact that ev
ery purchaser of tho certificates becomes
: a contributor to this National Home fund,
| and at the same time has a direct inter
est in tho distribution of tho rate gems
I mentioned above. The details of the 011-
| tire scheme will be conducted in a per
Icitly fu'r and honorable manner. The
! site for the Home has already been pur
I chased, and consists of thirty acres of
S iand, used by General Meade during the
! battle of Gettysburg as his headquarters
j The plan has been approved by ex Govs
1 crnor Curtin, Major General Meade, Gov.
Geary, and a large number of prominent
military heroes. The object in view is
«ertainly of such a character as to com
1 mend it to every patriot. That wo should
> erect an Asylum for tho comfort and
: maintenance of our invalid soldiers, no
| one will deny; and every individual,
] who is now enjoying the rich blessings
of peace purchased by tbo blood and suf
ferings ol the noble dead, and the maim
ed and suffering survivals, should lend a
helping hat.d in this good and humane
enterprise—not 011 tho grounds of being
rewarded by drawing a prize, but from a
deep sense of gratitude to the surviving
sufferers, and a true and living respect
for tho memory of the patriotic dead.
Will tl;ere hen Summer Session !
ol" Congress ?
The Washington correspondent of u Chi
cago paper my, there bus been a good ileal
of talk during the la-t ton or twelve d.fVs
about a summer session of Congress. The
number of these who argue that there should
be one is greater than the number of
who believe there will be one. A very large !
body of tho-e technically called Radicals
stand ready with a score of reasons why such
a session should beheld ; but when brought
down to give an answer, most of them own
that tho country does not seem to demand
it. Three-fourths, at least, of the Republi
cans here last week were of the opinion that
there would he no quorum present at the
time fixed in July for a re-assemnliug, un
less events occur ot which there is now no
foreshadowing. The offices were filled
much mofe generally than it was supposed
a month ago that they would be, and thus
far the President manifests a reasonably
good disposition to aid in the execution of
the new Reconstruction Law. If he con
tinues in good ways I see little prospect of a
summer session.
A sweet woman's soul sits and looks out
of a bright eye like a cat out of a sunny j
window.
Southern Fuiulnc Kolief Fmxt. !
The citizens ol But» ■
ler an J viciuity have contributed the I
sums opposite ilielr Dame-, to aiil iu ro« i
licviog the suffering people of (he South.
The auiouut to he sent to the Treasurer
of the "Southern F.iuiue Keliet Fuud"
if Philadelphia.
I. J. Cummings . $lO 00
John M. Thompson 10 00
Jamea A Negley 5 0"
J. 0. Coll 5 00
John 13org 5 00
William Campbell 5 00
U. (!. Qeineman 3 00
S. G. Purvis 2 0"
T. Stehley 2 00
Mrs. N. IJredin 5 00
Wilson, Weckbecker& Co 5 00
Charles Duffy 5 00
Edwin Lyon 2 00
John Purv : .anoe 2 00
Subscription papers have been left with
the following auenibers of the Committee,
and it is hoped that all who feel disposed
to aid our starving fellow-crcatures will
act, promptly, as the need is great and
pressing.
11. C. lie neinau, Robert McAboy,
Charles Duffy, C. K. Anderson, Citizen
office ; J. C. Coll, Uriahl office.
Remittances can also be made to 11. C.
liciutman, T. easurgi ; and communica
tions addres<cd to James A. Negley, Sec>
retary, Butler, Pa.
THE SITUATION IN TURKEY. A corres
pondent of the Pall Mall Gazelle writes from
Constantinople : " Arms and nuiunitiou to
a large extent, have been brought in recent
ly, and although the importation has not
been allowed, smuggling has hi en actively
carried on. I have it on tte authority <>f
j the lending hnuso in the trad • that many
thoasunds of revolvers have been sold during
the past week. These arris are not re-ex
ported, but remain here, (or whit purpose
is yet to be seen. An uneasy feeling exists
m re especially among the Mussulmans, but
w'leather they mean mischief, no one can
yet positively say. The ferment aiming a
section of the Franks is easily undeistood by
tlft tact ol Kussian ngenoj being actively at
work. We are as fiv-t as possible dtifiing
toward great and dnngornux complications,
and tho Eastern rpie-ti- n will, in coming
events assume vastly wider proportions than
W'C have yet known. As an evidence that
there is reason to apprehend tome move
ment amongst the fanatical secti. n >.f the
Mussulmans, I may mention that »o b's«
than a hundred of that paity were recendy
arrested, and without any form of trial, suni
mar:ly sent away to a remote province in a
Government steamer'"
AMIRICAN BOND- IN EI HOI'P. —The Xew
York CotHMeraitilf (niniii-y aitiolc,) of Tuat*
dav evening, says; Ti e tneign inoveanott
of bonds is quite uncertain. Up. n die as
sornption ol peace being inaint lined, the
probabiliiv is that n c o iaio H in.illo l of bonds
I will be required i-■ Europe 'I Ins pr.siiiiii
| lion is warranted by the firnr e-s of Hve
| twenties previous to tho disturbuneo of Eu
| l'i pean polities, and by their rapid itdvai oc
upon tho prospects of an amieiiblo adjust
ment of afl'aii's. And again, with tin' pre
vailing low rates of money at London and
on the continent it is not supposable that
foreign balances held here will be el soly
drawn down. Inter all these circumstanoi s,
it is open to grave que-tion whether (lie
prospect of exchanges wariants the expec
tation of an exportation of specie sufficiently
largo to neutralize the effect of the disburse
ment of nearly twenty-five millions of gold
on the May coupons.
AFFAIRS IN LIBERIA.—A letter from Mon
raviii, February 9th, gives a favorable ac
count of ufftiirs in Liberia. Agriculiuro is
on the increase, and the inhabitants gener
ally were turning their attention to farming
as a means off I'Curing a competence for the
future. The pe pie are raising all the ne
cessary artie'es for home con-uuiption. and
such ns will sell most Readily ahroid—for
example, sugar, syrup, m .la-s •«, C"ff«o, gin
g-r, arriwr ot, pepper, &e. Beside, they
gather from tho -us face of (ho earth, palm
oil, palm nuts, camwood, and many oilier
valuable products, too numerous to mention.
Some are turning their attention to cotton,
but, so far, with only a little success. Yet
cotton is indigenous to tho mil, nnil the eot
toti tree may bo seen growing almost every
where. The people are generally pmgpor-
I ous, and the export tr.nl© is increasing
POSTPONEMENT OF WAR I here is one
little mutter, says tho Pittsburgh Comrner
cial, connected with the eager willingness of
Napoleon t. tide over a res >rt to tlni last ap
peal of a rms for the current year, to winch
I sufficient consideration bus not been given.
He ha< set his heart upon the success of liis
great International exposition, and he knows
that interest in a comparative display of the
arte of Peace cannot bo excited nor main
tained while War is going on, or even threat
ening. He will make almost uny sacrifice
to postpone actual hostilities for a year, but
twelve months of a restraint will only make
! the dogs of war the fl-rcer when they are
| eventually loosed from the leash.
SOUTHERN MINERAL RESOURCES The
Philadel| hia mint has recently received (or
coinage some very fine specimens of gold
from Antauga county, Alabama, which are
said to rival in quality the finest brought
from California. The discovery of th.s ore
has occasioned considerable excitement, and
attracted numerous exploring parties to the
locality.
A Washington special says, several prom
inent persons having be"n to inijuireregu J j
ing the case of Jeff Dm is, wi h a view to i
obtain bis trial or release without fuitlier I
delay, it is a»*T-ri d on 'HE very highest HU- ■
thor.iy that the Government lis oßeri-d to
release Mr Davison his ■ wn parole, but that |
he has po-i ively declined to accent his free- I
d.'in unless tue same is given unconditiou- |
ally.
! GENERAL GRANT b.ta ordered that a com- |
pauy of cavalry shall accompany a number j
! «>f Profe-Bors lii'in B loom ins: ton, Illinois, on
. scientific tour to the western slopoof the
R .'kv M »uutains. Ihe expedition will b»
I absent about three months, and will be fur
nished with transportation and subsistence.
The Tribune be tra "wi o deep regret that
Gov. Seward bus iJeci 'e<t to continue* tho
Mi-ah n at Kom*, in defiance of the vMe of
Congress." 4 * That body," eon'ioues the
Tri tine,' Moid nothoujtnt ofcensurinj Gen.
King in it" action on thin subject; it meant
only to oxpres" with • mphash it- c<»nviciou
that the enntinuence of the mission t> II me
was mine essary and improper. We hpe
ilie Preß lent may w fit to cause thin co««-
victi« n to bo respected."
UNITINO THE LARES. —A number of weal
thy American gentlemen, m sfcly Pintisvl
vauians, have offered to undertake the buil
ding of the ship anal, connecting the lakes
with tho St. Lawrence. It is to exicn I
Across Canadian territory fnm La'*e Huron
to Lake Oniaiio,and will e.ost an enormous
amount of money, but the advantages to be
derived therefrom, and tho immense air ount
of freight that will seek that channel 112
convex am-e viill toidt-r it one of ti e most
pritfitibld undertaking ever attempted in
America."
A RADIO Pem cratic paper iu Koohetter,
New York, propohe* to the delegates of its
own | any o ihe con-tiiutional convention
about to meet, that they withdraw and thus
eml.ar ass the pr »» i tdure. This is a MUD
pie ol ihe i.iw-abiding spirit that actuates a
portion of that party. Iho counsel w ill not,
ol course, be followed. Some ot thebes'
and ablest men in the State, if both parties,
will be in the convention, and the rev-'lu
tionary advice of the journal referred to,
only redounds to the disgrace of itself and
the reckle s pari'sans who i»pposo i r .
ONE i»F TIIU r -NMI kaijle results of there
c nstru-'ti u measure H that, where ax origi
nal Uui«in men weie previously in bad odor
with the majority of the Southern people,
and s • far fiotn poj ularly eligible lor
any pot-itit nof trust or IIQUO thny might
hiive thought themselvts happy to bo le t
ulone with ut prosecution, they are now ea
perly sought out and asked to take oflice. In
South Carolina, f<>r instance, Governor Urr
hay ju M issued u circular to the present coun
ly officer*, a*k ng them to furnish names of
j competent persons who can take tho test
| oath, that tiiey may be appointed register
! and manatsers of election.
It is rep. rted thar too ol»jeot ol t!ie vi«it
ol t'M» Japanese Coiuuvissioners, now in
; VVaßhinj»ton, is to «ia nine the financial pol
icy of the United Jtate-. The Tyco-in apN
peir* to hive prop >ed several yeais ago to
send a commission *o this country for tii s
purp se, but the breaking; out of the civil
war prevented it. On learning that pein e
h>d been icstored, hu deputed Ono Tom« -
| g irn, commander ol tho Japanese I'rcasury,
jto innko tho proposed inves: and an
appropriito number of men of rank were
-elected t'» accompany him as Ins anile.
A Herald Wa liing'ou spe« iaJ S.IVH: It i
fta ed to-«' y, bv a dijuii-j»ui*dieii s
thai Mr. Jj inaon ii e-rely any
of the Ht-uther i S a ■ > have been -o unweo
as to attempt tore tain ti.o enforcement of
the reconstruction acts bv injunc«i >n. I
even said that >o dct'Tinincd is the PreHident
to carry nut ihe measures, that even >h u!d
injuueti'ns issue nun t-e Supreme ('ourt.
hew uld d t .em. Ti-e -ame Sena
tor an icipa 1 mat iy the meeting of Con
jrress next Deeem or the Southern Siates
will be ready for admis«iDn. and toC|Hrea
piob em of tec nstruo ion will be solved, or
at b ast very mar its s > u'ion.
DEATH OF CLERK HEN* EDICT. — A. W li"n
-edier. Esq., t'brn the House of K-pie
aenta ive*of Penneyivania wliosede>Mli wis
announced bv on Monday, it is
gtated, ht irtcd the tirs* daily penny paper
ever published in I'oiiadelpnia. ll« faith -
fully perform«'d his duties during the win
tor, an I left for his homo in
Huntingdon at ti e close of tho in
tro .d health, expecting to return in a few
days. He wa" s iz»'«l with erysipelas, and
deat'i resulted nn Sunday. Mr. Benedict
was nn admirable nnuist rial ofli er, aril
highly respected by nil who knew him.
(£onuuuuicauoivo.
For th'* Citizen.
GLADE Mat,, MAY Ist, LXO7.
C. E. ANDEIISON, ESQ., — EHIXORCIT
ZEN :—A terrible afF.iir occurred hereon
ibeSOth instant. Johnston Williamson,
an old and respectable citizen of Middle
sex township, was found hanging dead in
the woods a short distance from his o ?ri
hi'use. An inquest was held i n the body
by Esquire Barclay, who sjnUtuoned a
jury of the neighbors of the deceased, to
inquire into the cause of tho rash act,
who examined several witne-ses in regard
to the ease. It appeared from the evi
dence that deceased bad boen unwell for
some time previous to the rash act, and
had been in a melancholy state of mind
for some time, and on the day of his dea'h
appeared as well as uruul, and ate his
dinner wi'h his family as usual at half
past eleven o'clock ; alter which he pro"
cured a small piece of rope, aud a check
liue, and proceeded to the woods, where
there was a lodged tree which had fallen
and lodged at au an;;!e of about 3a de
grees, where he had deliberately attached
:he line to the tree, with the rope around
bis neck, to which he fasttccd one end
of the line and then swung off, falling
about three feet.
He was found about five minutec pist
twelve o'clock by George Potts, who hap.
pened to be passing that way. Deceai-ed
was fifty four years of ape, anif was iu j
g.nd circumstances. He leaves a wile !
and live children to mourn his unliwtj/ '
«ul. His remains were followed to the
grave on Wednesday, May sth, by a
tiuiu of sympathizing fr.enda.
C. W. DAVID. 1
For the Citizen |
Mil EDITOR: —The few I
may offer, tire iu answer to an article which
! appears in your edition of May Ist on
| " Ancient lunges in I 'raising God/' I
I acknowledge my inab Jity to answer 8«»
ab!c an article ; but ior the sake of brinjr
, ing fl»i« important hu' j»»ct before the pub
| lie. 1 offer a lew remarks I think the
I time bus fully arrived when, for the sake
of the different branches of the Protes
tant Christian Church, now so lamenta
bly divided, this, and other all impor
tant duties of our holy religion, shouM
be prayerfully, calmly, and meekly sub
initted to the public, so that all may in
•lue time s<*e eye tj eye, and with the
voice together The words of Gel
to his people are: 41 Come let us reason
together." Why shtuld not we follow
His example? It is hard for fallen crea
tures to do s* without bit'ngand devour
ing each other. Now let ui impartially
ti a view of this grand subject The
author of the strictures on Mr. William
Allen (Rev. iV. 11. Tibbies.) asks:—
1 Where is it affirmed in the Scriptures
that God lias prepared a manual of praise
for his followers, and commanded them to
u-e this manual and this alone?"
are commanded to <k Sing praise to God
iu the words of D.ivid, aud of Asaph the
seer." 2d Chrou. xxix, iJO. In the ab
senco of any other matiuil handed down
to us, by < ur t avit u •, through his Apos
tles and their successors, wo would irits
urully draw, the inleieooe that they used
the songs indited by the Holy Sprit.
What hymn did our Saviour sing on the
mount? I would conclude it to bo one
of the Pi vino hymns, perhaps the 'JJ I,
which so beautifully descrif e* his
ings and death, as also very many others
do. If our much respected author is so
mil' h opposed to House's Version, ( is i'
is termed by too many,) *why not chant
the prose version as did the Jews of old,
and as I doubt not out Saviour an 1 the
Apostolic Chuich also did, bu' only let
him sing inspired psalm*. As for its b ■
ing house's, or any other human vorsion,
it is entirely a false impression which
Satan, the author of all evil, is still al
lowed to present before the minds of
thousands. It is no more House's version
than the prose translation is the work of
uny one man who .7as engaged in that
translation. This work was revved un
der the supervision of the General As
sembfy of the church of Scotland (from
which uninspired \ saluiody singers have
descended,) bearing the following title .
•'The Psalms of David in metre, trail**
fated and diligently compile I with the
orginal text." The conclusion is obvious
to every intelligent mind ih'oeforc, that
they are no vorsion at all, but a transla
tion from the original (let)iew of the in
spired word of f.n!,:.s ninth bind'ii.:
upon the church of Christ to use them
in Its praise as they ever were. In an
swer to the writer's trouble iu reference
t > the text (ju-ttod fn«m Kphosiuns, does
he not know (he is a Hebrew seh»»lar)
that the title t» some of th.j psalms
means a song, to others a hymn, and ot 1 !
era a psalm.
Again ho neks: 44 Where can it.l e
found in the Uilde that Goc Ooinmarids
to sing in His worship nothing but in
spired words. Has lie commanded us to
ofTc any thing uninspired in his praise ?
Men may, and do err, and therefore their
songs will l>e like themselves full of or
ror j ,; but the Bible psalms cannot be HO
because the Divine author cinnot err
Mai. i, I I : 4 * Cursed l»c the deceiver who
hath in his flock a male and sacrificeth
to the Lord a corrupt thing."
Again ; 4t Is KCUFO'A version of Da\id'n
Ps ilms any more inspired than • thers nun
rtd.' 1 I answer no, and, A- I !»»*•(. nln-wn
before tha it i- no version at all, but afcruns
lation, I leave this to tl.o render to ponder
112 r him-elf.
Again : 44 Why not bring down circumc
ion, an 1 other an«o» nt r tes an 1 c rem nies? '
Thn church, under the*oM dispensation, wi.s
oily administered dilFe;ently from what it
now is. The church is one in all ages; praise
was no typo or ceremony, and therefore can
not he dispensed with (in God's songs, as
you have it in the cxxxviirli Pi*aim,) un ler
the new dispensation God in the same
through all ages, and for that reason re
quires the Himo praise.
Again: "Can u man who confines bis
-inging to psalms ul ne, ever si g praise to
the Father f«»r having given his Son to die
tor him V' A tonishing! The writer, surely,
never studies the meaning of those beautiful
songs that (I almost '■aid) every ver.-e is
Christ. I think if he would study them
more he would, like the ap »>tl a, qu- to and
understand them more fuily. If ad would
study and sing them, more than is now
done, it wouUl undoubtedly have the ten- '
de cy to love that Saviour whom hey o
plainly present before our view on every
page* Christ is the leader io a I tin se Dt»
vine 8 »ng". On, let us l sten to His v dee,
speaking to His »p u e the church—iu
such lo ty and heart e««deu *t»an> as we
have presented in the cxUixtli Psaiui, and
in many others :
44 Plaice y« the L <rd. unto him »ing
a new *-»ng. and hie t-raise
In the a»semldy of Ins saint'*
in -weet p a uis do ye rase ;
Lot Israel in hi* make, joy,
and t » mm prat.-e- Ming ;
Let all that Zi n - chihlren are
be joyful in their K..11£."
Aga*n, he -ays : " The |sa in singer has
only the pioiuise of u Savior to c n.e.'
VVneredid our author find tha a »e- tioo ?
They appear, from the fiet th it they de
scrihe to us so <»ften his doing and d> ing, to
he in reality l>etter adap -d tot ie present
than to the formor dispensation. Let the l
i writer examine the 22d, 31st, 38th, 40th,
69th, 107 th, and a host of other psalms.
Again : 44 D e* the psi\hn singer ever sing
the name Savior, Christ, in a life time? '
I)i the siiig"is of uniuspiied songs worship
those numoi on'v, or the (iersou to whom
they refer? Who does the naino Lord refer
to so often mentioned in the inspirod psalms,
us ruling the i a'ions, overturning the mach*
initionsof the wicked, and defending His
church? Is it not the second person of the
glorious Trinity? Und"ubtedly it is. Ho
is the ruler of the universe. L» ok at tho
last verse of the xixth psalm. Who is that
44 K deemer" you say a ps.ilin singer cannot
sing during a life time? He could nut miss
sitigii git, unless ho would -kip over it, as
hymn singers do over all of them. Who is
that 4< Savior " mentioned in the lxsxviiitli
psalm, Ist ver e? That was only overlook
ed. Who is that 41 Holy One of Israel,"
Ixxxixth psalm, 18th verso? 14 The Lord
my Old," exist p aim, 2d verse. "Our
dwelling-place," xe. Ist. t4 The hearer of
pra\or," cii. 1, " My Lord," and the 4 Glo
rious and mighty Lord that sits at Thy right
hand," psalm ex. These, with huudrods of
other p'ac s, are plain enough to convinco
any unprejudiced mind that nine t ther than
the Son if (1 lis meant, lam astonished
that one so well versed iti the sacrod volume
sh ukl overlook those texts..
Now, t » coin lule; sf tho church is one in
all ag 8, how did tho people of Cod under
t e 112 irmer dispensation praise Him in tho
inspired psalms, with reference to their sal
vation through tie Savi r? How do thoso
who pretend to praisi G>l with uninspired
s..ngi, prai-e lino lor lliti justiee? The
cominoriiy received opinion is, that 00l is
not so jii-t now as un ler the former dispens
sation; and ben e tlic of d-searding
snin-» of the "eursiny psalin*," as the cixth,
Ixisth, and others, are termed. Wo need
tho.-e very psahns to piaist Cod for 11 is
jus-ice Thoso psalms show t»io work of
Christ in d -tn ying His, and His church's
enemie*. I). A. UKNFUEW.
WR know of no subject more suitable for
in rodueti n into the course ol common
sch -el stii I es than ihe subjeet of Botany,
Wo 11»■ \e thousands of plants around us,
llo.\oring in t'i ir seas .n, ot which our peo
ple kn r.v noth.ng ut thut they It
wo i d g ea ly en la ge iho sphere of happi.
n-'ss to open op ihi- >ubj * t t > their knowN
edge an » observation. It would d» velopo
an intere.-t not only io this specific subjeet
bu inn i'ural hiso ry in general. It would
accustom the young to habits of nhporva*
Hon • n tho works of na lire, t«» notice mi>
nute ohjiHits of beauty and to hold pleasnnt
(ellowsiiin with wh, ti- olevr,ting and puri*
lying in the quit scenery of rural life. A
popuhirizol system, in which the terms
wmo as j lain nod simple as possible, til
bast an elementary treatise of this sort,
w old be a greattieto fit «o the children and
youth in - u «ch » 1-*.— /*#//. i.ercial,
MEM of the present generation may live
11 he in Congress that tho Speaker has
apn int d a tn uiber each IV ni N w Y« rk,
Qi»r»ee, Vo v A clianiel. S.IM Fr<c:S(V», the
City ol M» xc •, Panama. Havana. 11 avti and
Jntnni a a", tho House cmuiitt* « n Fore-pn
\ffairs. If w thin the I st six years wd
liav put dwn a reb 1 iion of over half a
million farmed men. I hera ml four millions
ol s ivs, rec.i•• quered eig tbu drod thou
sand squire mil •» 112 '• ri-drv.and purchas
ed I ur bund ed a d li y t!»
miles in re, h w lon ' will it take us to ah
sof|» •!l North Ain ri«*» 7
AVMO U w C HEm TS.
A AF. >1 I: TJ V.
lintt. it t, « n plo .-o iimtnancs tho of
r»l '*' *■ ■' I ol:!\ *i'. iv | 112 l;« 111. i- township, an ii
• i • ii«t '• :;i> 1,. •.1 : lo Ihe (tpfiUMHiof tho
Mci'i.Mlc.iii I'rlrnury Klei ti >iii, tn>l oMi^o
MI XV lUI-UliL CAS VTFTTSIF.
j NT:. KI»IT«ir :—rio ».io nnneunco that .1 \ MRS T. V< *
.Ft! KIN, I'. -| , >f UutlM. will l».i c c.imtl>f ifo for Ai*
Mb|y nth" I'vput iii I'i.imr. l*i. t. ~i. MihJ«ct
I • n eof tin- party. M i.v* It; riHi.H A.vi.
M :M .»!! —1 IC WFL snnwinro t!,O name of A I.V.X.
I I.KSIiIK 112 MuMli >x 112 w!i hip. n n c-Mi.litlnto f.-r A*-
I ■"■ mill/ •i'j* ■■ • t.. t ■ -i n.,rtli« R«piil»|lc.!i f>\-
nvirv Klucrioin, ana il.:i, « UKVUDLK A V Vet»:*y.
; Mr :,no:i -V -u wilt ,1 run anaonnoe thn nam" ..r
M.ij W i ADAMS,. I t-a.rvl.w, us .i can U«lato for
A»"H'mhly . -uWjpft | t tlr-* dei Imon of 0n» i{opul>liriiii
l'iiiuitry Kl'Ciloiw *n«l olill/o U«XT VOIKI.s.
< 112 > \I M I
Ma. Rr.iT.rn :-I'i . i.n ni o tli« M;nno -f
TAUO of RiMily Iu . f.Kin -rly -f .Sll^p.«ry..»rk, I«H
h .nil <1 fur Oo'iiuii-iiionar, nibject to Hi* uAiigo ot"
tb« party.
Mr Tt£*ort sufTortit in\*®r«ly b? tho trwr ; h a
worthy cltizin, Hn-I if wiit in-tki i ofllcor
M.VSf OITUINI.
Wh. knurF — YOII wiltploruii nnn>.i ic«tho nania i>r
,VA I' I'M <!W O.ls.KSt. .1 .»r Jiral # towmblp. an a
ran liitao- 112 ri'oonty (t i mls-io».»r II i' un
i • unythiugin n fc.nd lo I«<i :i vml quail Real lout
<if Mr. Orocr forth<s p"-i ion, as ihi tnx pnyam an I
rilC/.fo* vf Huilvr r-.my. in Wall nwara >f tli.. t'w.t
i i»' be is eminently •jualim J to 'ho luiln4of
ilia -llico Mnny KepubilraiH.
't.- Kwr«.R -—Vow will announco thennmo ..f si MOV
J'. V' l N-i of Fliuiiilit Own tup, a* :t «oit;iblo j)"r«.>n
fi ■ > mit v ''oiumistbloner, aabjaci tho dochl -n of tho
I'rirnary Kl«*>;tlunj». MANY HBPUHUCASH.
Mi:. Ki i TO :• -—Yon *vfll fonfor a favor on many rotor*
■if i!i * i -, .■ ii -i party l»v announcing tho name of
IIIOMAS K. VANOIKK.of M i.l»n towniiup,an i«uita
b! i caiHlitlato 112. r rln* offl. o C C .mniin oaor. Mr. Van
il kft hi- ;»lw been tin nrdout supporter of tho princi*
plei of our party. In b:-* b:-* rininlnathiD wo think
aro atking uothiiig nu ro than in duo tiiij H«. tfou of
the county Ml!t* VOTUI
MR. Ki.IT. k - u v.-fll please announoo tho innio of
CIIAuLKS IMI-KM l K-'j.. I tin* of Siixon*
j lot.*, ana for f! t «- cfßce of t'ouoty Ct.mmm-
I ftinwr. Squiro HnfftoM la a very xuiiab'e pwrgDn fop
| (hid ■ lift— in KiiKlith ni-.-lfbTiiian scholar lie served
i bU Htloptfl cuuutry in tlio M.-x in war under Col. H.
| Itlark, and in tliei>'«*at war. :n the 74th H •• cimcut, P.
i V.. waa pr->;uotadto tn" iM U'-' tonanoy, an.l "rrvod un<
1 til bo nod his company wt-io honi>rabiy dfocbaiged.—
| Many <>f bis frlenda and Countrymen w /-.jld CO n-dvr hia
1 rioinln itiou !• 'i-vin ,'4-r hi- m iail-sl.-.l IJ aiua feel
ing. Subject to thadeciuou «.t tho pi i;nary ak*nll. u.
MAN* K UKN: » 1 r TUB VXIOS.
Tui:\Hi; riKit,
.Mat. Avrr.-n- Sir You will please ann-'unceltha
n-uiM 112 II < Oil M iRUIfiON, of S'lpporyrv k town hij»
• i candidal" for • '.■uuty Tre iui »r \t- Mo*rimn oaa
I n#: 1.. cii ..IIOWQ u.* a :itt\mg udvoetta of rapublieaa
pi inciplea, aud a gi at I- ver of lil>eti>-. anions tho
flr-tt'. r i*p<>n I to tba call of his country inhor time »112
need": ei ian a private i . tho 100 Pa. V.duuteari*,
| wa tr. ni.'t.d t > i"i .-ergt. and whil«« l**ading his com-
I pany 't theb lilts of S uth Jf . inlaln. Ml., was
! ,v w- uodad in ttie twui. caa-ing the .jntir»» l<>»« of
I hi*'eft eye and IIKIII oir, waa dh":ii irged an-1 aft<»r pnr*
j tialy recovering |r..ni bin w aiud again retonud an 1
s.-rved !•. ih»? clot-e of*ttie war. Wo feel il a duty t.»
I r.-fommond i.im aa n u-* wO 'h for the poiiition named,
I l»oth iu chaiactar and -ju liifl.-ationi.
THE SoLDicCa KRierrn.
Mw A?»T»KRW)K,— Sir Von will pieaa* annonnco
J .IOIIN HANKY a candidate for County Treasury, in*
i belonged toy air flcbool, in our lownahip, and to your
[ company in the ln- mor tide chartre at FrederickHburg,
shoulder. »fter two y.ai« and mlx months contlnml
| mitfei ing, hit urn. wan amputated at the stionhler joint,
and ne»il> resulted in bin death. He is now much In
vol vet] for medical attendance and other expense-*.—
uh.lean urphun boy ha waa a volunteer and faithful
holdl««r, and we feel it a bity t.. rec.uiini«nd him a* truit
wo/tby l«»r the position named, both in character aud
J quaiiflcationa. Pea.T TOWXSHIP.
M KIMTOR VlwMe announce the name of THOMAS
It v\ HI fK. . 112 ibe Itoit.ngH tif buth r. an a candidate for
: «'..noty Traasurer. sn'jecttathe Primary hepublican
I C inv. nti.ai. >|r. Wbitc MM vet| a full term "112 iwoyaara
a* -x p. ivate s«>idier. in Co K. 9fd K«giuient, P- V., and
wa.i diaebarged at the iloeuof tho wur.
MA XT atPUBUCAKS.
AC 112) I TO 11.
MAJ. C R. \ NDEH :—Please ann >nnce the name of
J. C. OLF.N.N. of sunbury, aa a suit-able person for
Coui.tv Audit r Mr- ii:««nn I* »mn ..f known ability,
integrity an«l efflcian-'V, a a I hit .doction w .uld doubt
le»< and » o h of the baiineM of otflro.
CLAT.
Mr. KniTo* : —Yen will pleaaa announce the name of
SILAS MlbLhß. of Ad >tui t #wnahlo, aa a anitable per
son for County Auditor. Mr Miller is an exoelieofi
et hollar and accountant, and ie well qualified t> dis
charge the iluties of the office MaVV KKPUBLICANa.
MR KIUT R Pie '*e announce the name of W. W.
MAXWbI.L at a camlidale for Auditor, subjeet to tbn
deci«i-»n of oie itepnbllcan Prim iry Klwii >r» .Summit
ja u' c > t
MR. KKIIOR.— Von will announce ihe lame ol CHA3.
M't LCNO, of Hunb my. hs a ciuididate for Jnry Com
muwiouer. ll» . Mi lung is well acquainted with tho
citizeiia of onr county, having servetl aa County Com
iui«iooer for tbee years, is emiuently qualified to
diacbai ge tha dutfea of the office.
Many Republicans,