p.; II . 8 It r 5 3cffcvsoiiiau Republican. Thursday, April 1,JS52. TOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, Jacob ESoffmau, ol JJerks county. f FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. SENATORIAL. A.E. Brmvn, James Pollock. 1. n-iUnm T. Hughes, !i. Jaines Tniquair, 3. John W. Stokes, A. John P. Vericc. 5. Spttnccr Mrllvtiinc, n. Jn. -.es W. Fuller, 7. James Penrose, 8. John Shapficr. 9. Jacob Mnihfill, 10. riinrlcs P. Waller, 11. Davis AJton, 12. M. C. Mcrcur, 13. N'cr Middles arlh. 14. James II, Campbell, 15. James D. Paxtnn. 16. Jsimet K. Davidson, 17. Dr. John McCull6ek, 18. Ralph Drake, Sohn Linton, 20. Archibald Robertson, 21. Thomas J. Digliam, 22. Lew is L. Lord 23. Christian Meyers, 24. Dorman Phelps, 25. S-.unuel A. Purviancc, The Child's First Reader. DV SALEM TOW.V, A. -M. This Reader is designed as the First Book for children. It comprises a series of pro gressive lessons, commencing with the Alpha bet, and advancing to words of two syllables. The words composing the Reading Les sons, are first presented in Spelling Columns. Willi these the child should be made famil iar before he is required to pronounce them in sentences. This arrangement is calcula ted to prevent hesitancy in reading, and to se cure an easy and natural utterance of words. When but few vor.ds are found in the read ing lessons, except such as have previously been introduced in spelling columns, some of the more difficult words are repeated, and the remaining deficiency is supplied by other words in common use. The use of the 41 abs" is now very gener ally discarded by practical teachers. They arc, therefore, omitted in this work, and such signifies nlwords introduced asthechijd can understand. Such a ujk as this has been needed by ecry teacher, and has met with approbation from every one who has used it. We have a few copies for sale at this Office: Price, V2h cents. OtT By reference to a notice in another column, the reader will perceive that Dr. V. M. Swatze, Surgeon Dentist, of Easton, will visit this place, professionally, on the 6th insL As a general thing we are never in favor of any thing- false but really if any one's mouth is full of those "old fogies," decayed teeth, we would advise such an one to se cure the valuable services of Dr. Swayze, to ! conFW-uci for them a full set of his most ef ficient 3tv1 at the same time very beautiful, ar- j l.ficial teeth, upon gold plate. Dr. S. has made buch improvements in his art, as to enable ' him to compete successfully with the best ' 'eiit:pte and which place him too high on j ihc l.f-t of merit for comparison with most ar iLsts 1v, hie profession. He fairly rivals na ture. Trvti'u ndou.C:iiJIaj:r;ilion--One .TEHlioti Dollars' worth oi Prop erly lesry:d. The most disastrous fire that has occurred in Philadelphia since the memorable iire of July 9lh, 1S49, took place on SunUay morn ing at an early hour. The whole amount of property destroyed is estimated to be at least , one miilion of dollars. The fire broke out in one of a block of stores extending from Bank : street tu Strawberry street, a distance of a- ' lout two hundred feet, between Chesnutand I Market, one of the heaviest business places 1 in that city. g?Over half a million of dollars' worth of property was destroyed by fire in 2ew York on Sunday morning. It commenced at the corner of Dey street and Droadway. It was pretty much all insured. Corruption on the Public Works. The corruption on the public works of the State has become so flagrant that even Loco foco papers are crying out for a change In the system. The Easton Argus, in speaking of Mr. Muhlenberg's bill, which proposes to abolish tbe Canal Board, says " Any change at all must be for the better, because the present system is as corrupt as, Jt can possibly be made. We do not wish to charge corruption on any particular Officer, but that there is a vast amount of- Galphin ism ' and favoritism shown, is beyond dispute. " Figures," it is said, " won't lie," but the figuretfin the published reports, do lie, when they represent the public works as being in a prosperous condition. Wc see it here on the Delaware Division, and we say it without it fear of treading on anybody's toes or corns, that the Stale, on this Division is Robbed most shamefully robbed and plundered, and eome of the nien in authority kdow it One of these days we will take occasion to refer to the figures. In the meantime let us hope that the whole Canal Board will be abolished, and some honest mode of managing our pub lic works, substituted in its place. Qj-The young Polanders charged with tho inhuman murder of Lehman, in Philadel phia were tried let?t week, before Judge Al- ; lison. The case was given to the jury on Friday r.'gnt, and or. Saturday naming they j rendered a verdict unguilty of murder in the ! first degree. . Moore .& Hoover, large iron manufacturers of Mi-.rrUui JsT. j., failed, a few days ago. Iheir liabiBities aeSljD0j08W, and their For tc Jcfiersonian Republican. Ed lira lion, is" desirable to have a school of high" IL character in Stroudsburg because 1st There are a lafgc number of youth of the very age to be benefited by such an in stitution. And the difference between such a school aa may be sustained m the Borough, , r i it- , ad-Tho common schools of the County cahnotbc supplied with efficient teachers un-1 less there arc some schools of a higher order. for the education of teachers. And no place I is as suitable for such a normal school as the county seat, and no building so proper as the ; capacious maiu uuueiuy. . OU J.I1U lUpUUlllUIl Ul III1Q JlUWJIIj; uui- ough, the value of property, and the public spirit of the citizens demand that efforts be made to have a school of the first order. I have been led to make these brief re marksby the information that Mr. Lewis Vail, proposes to open a select school in the Male Academy of this place, about the first of April. He is a graduate of4$rinceton Col lege, one of the first institutions in the coun try, and fresh from his studies. He has proved his capacity for teaching, ability to goverA and manage a school, by his labors at Shawnee during the past winter. In the visits made to his school I have been much gratified. The improvement of his scholars was highly gratifying to his patrons. 1 may with propriety, refer to the Committee of that sub-district, Messrs. J. V. .Wilson, J. D. P. Labar and A. F. Coolbaugh, or to Mr. R. R. Depuy, of Shawnee, to confirm what is here advanced. And I can congratulate the citi zens of Stroudsburg on their flattering pros pect in respect to education. B. JOHNSON. 07The Sussex Register says, that Moore, the alleged murderer of Daniel Jaggers, who made Newton and its vicinity his temporary lurking place for a day or two about a month ago, appeared at Dover in Jackson & Jolly's bar-room very early in the morning of the 10th ult., but succeeded, in secreting himself be fore the bar-keeper, who did not immediately recognize him, could arouse help and give pursuit. He wdrked his way from Sussex to Dover along the borders of Brooklyn Pond, eating at farm-houses. The search made for him, resulted in the discovery of several points where he had been seen previous to the 16th inst., but his wliereabouts after, that date could not be traced. He is certainly very expert in dodging his pursuers; but he must ere long, we t,hink, be caught. Reuben Edmondson, better kuown as " Jack Bowers," tbe most noted thief in the Missis sippi Valley, died in Sl Louis on the 6th inst. He was 63 years of age, and stated in a con fession, which he made just before his death that he hsd been arrested 115 times, and in carcerated in various prisons 61 times. Bold Robbery. The store of Mr. Isaac Gould, at Hickory Run, Carbon county, was entered on'Saturday night the 20th ult., and about one thousand dollars in money, and a small quantity of goods taken therefrom. On Sunday night Sheriff Ripple, ofthis place, with an assistant started in pursuit of the burglars, and we learn by a telegraphic despatch from Wilkes barre, succeeded in arresting three persons, Jacob and Charles Johnson, and a brother-in-law of the Johnsons, at their residences, about three mifes above Wilkesbarre. One of the party, since their arrest, has turned State's evidence, and the whole of the money, ex cepting sixteen dollars, has been recovered. Carbon Democrat 27lh ult. IVc'w Banking House. The Directors of the Farroes and Mechan ics Bank have resolved upon the erection of a new Banking house, on of Mrs. Cooper, in the Publ to be built "Dt brick and rough casted, two stories (of 22 feet each,) high in frontvith a yard 5 feet wide all around the building. In front there will be 4 colunms, with a recess of six feet between them and the main build ing and the front door will be four feet from the pavement The banking room in front will be in the rear of that, on the left and the vaults on the right. The size of the whole building is to be 30 feet front by 56 feet in depth. The directors Jiave consulted taste as well as economy. Their object will be to erect & cheap and substantial andat the same time a neat house, that will answer all the purposes of tho Bank and be an Ornament to the Borough. Easton Argus. A Heavy Match. It is reported that a match of 20,000 a side i'b about concluded between the backers, in Albany aadelswhere of " Mac," the notorious trotting horse, now owned by a gentleman in Philadelphia, and those of a "fresh nag" in New York city. The race to come off the coming season on the Long Island or Camden course. The terms will be made public, of course, in due time. An individual, under the assumed name of J. W. Green, in Philadelphia last week, stated that he was the authorized special agent of the Post-Office Department "to put the new mail service between New-York and New Orleansjnto operation, and that the Postmas ter General had empowered him to appoint route agents to accompany the mails, at a salary of $1,500 a year each, and reasona ble expenses paid. Five young men, who applied to him for situations, were thus ap pointed, on their paying him $25 apiece. On reporting themselves to the Department for duty, they learned that a miserable impos ition had been practiced upon them. One of the agents stated that, in view of Ins new duties, he had sold qut all his forniture, given up itis house, and experienced other inconven- in- State I llAKRisDunc. March.25. The Wh Convention to nominate a candidate for Canal Commissioner, to choose Presidential electors, and select delegates to the Whig National Convention, assembled in the Court House this morning, at 9 o'clock, and organized temnorarilv bv appointing Samuel Leech, of a n'i;,',ti nnl Tnlin W. Ivillinn"- i , . ha d B. lu joiins0,,, of Cam-, , " A . . ---- - , . .. f - lh att JIJfUBd t0 be " CFy ,uH frm j q,,0,,,,, 0f j;er Middlewarth a Com- ' mittec of one from each Senatorial district J was appointed to select officers for the per- j nianentorirnnization ot the Uonvention, and ? the Convention. then, after some unimporUmt prcliminary bu6incss't adjourned to meet a- gam al u 0 clock, in the Jriall ol Hie House o. xvupiuauiiiuiit us, The Convention re-assembled at 11 o'clock in the Hall of the House ot Representatives, and was called to order by the chair, when Mr. Middleswarth, from the Committee ap- pointed to select omcers, reported tne name of the Hon. Wm. Jessup, of Susquehanna, as President of the Convention, with some twen ty Vice Presidents and a number of Secreta ries, all of which were agreed to. The President on, taking the chair deliver ed a very neat and appropriate address of thanks, and urged upon the Convention the importance of harmony and conciliation in their action. The rules of the House of Representatives were adopted for the government of the Con vention. Mr. Ivillinger moved the appointment of a Committee of thirteen, to draft resolutions ex pressive of the sense of the Convention which was agreed to. It was then movd& to proceed to the elec tion of delegate to the Whig National Con vention, and or. the motion, a lengthy discus sion ensued, as to the manner of electing the delegates, some advocating their election by the delegates, from the several Congression al districts," and others their election by the Convention. The question upon the motion still pending, the Convention adjourned until 3-O'clock this afternoon. - Aftf.unoo.n- Slssiow The Convention met again at 3 o'clock. After considerable discussion relative to the election of Delegates to tiie National Convention, Mr. Killinger, of Lebanon, moved that the Convention pro ceed to vote viva voce for a candidate .for the next Presidency, which was agreed to, where upon Gen. Windiicld Scott received 113 votes as the nominee of the Whig National Con vention. Fivi: OVrx)cu. The following gentlemen were elected Senatorial Delegates to the Na tional Convention : William F. Johnson, of Pittsburg, Jno. C. Kunkel, of Dauphin, and Morton McMichael, of Philadelphia. The Convention then went into nominations for Canal Commissioner, and adjourned until 7 o'clock in the evening. Evuxixo Skssio.n. The Convention met at 7 o'clock, and proceeded to vote by ballot for Canal Commissioner. - Mr. Jacob Hoff man, of Berks County, was nominated on the third ballot. The nomination was unani mously ratified. The following gentlemen were then elected Senatorial Electors, Alex- I ander E. Brown, of Northampton; James Pol- I lock, of Northumberland ; Samuel A. Purvi- ance, of Butler. j Thefollowing gentlemen comprise the e ' lectorial ticket. 1st, District William F. j Hughes; 2nd, District, James Traquaire; 3rd "District, John W. Stokes"; 4th District, John i P. Yerre; oth Spencer Mcllvaine: 6th James W. Fuller; 7thj James Penrose ; 8th John Shoeffer ; 9th, Jacob Marshall ; 10th, C. P. Waller; 11th, David Alton; 12th, M. C Mer cur; 13th, Ner Middleswarth: 14th, -James . H. Campbell ; 15th, James M. Paxton ; 16th, ! James K. Davidson ; 17th, John McCuliock ; 16th, Ralph Drake; 19th, John Linton: 20th, j Archibald Robinson ; 2l6t, Thomas J. Bing- ham; 22nd, Lewis L. Iord ; 23d, Christian 1 Myers ; 25th, Dorman Phelps. i The delegates from the various Congress ional Districts to the National Convention will stand as follows : William F. Johnston, John C. Kunkel, and Morton McMichael. Senatorial Delegates. 1st District, Ja cob Lancaster ; 2nd, Isaac Hazlehurst ; 3rd, Benjamin F. Rrown; 4th; John H. Binghurst; 5th, no election ; 6th, George H. Mich ener ; 7th, Washington Townsend; 8th, John Strohm; 9jh, David Stout ; 10th, P. B. Pcn niraan; 11th, Joshua M. Comly ; 12th, Wil liam Jessup; 13th, L. II. McVey; 14th, James jj Ewing ; 21st, Cornelius Darrah; 22d, John J.King; 23d, Elijah Babbitt; 24th, John Patton. Mr. Killinger, Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, submitted. the following : Resolved, That the Whigs of Pennsylva nia, now, as heretofore, cling toand maintain the Whig organization as the best that has ever been devised to secure the prosperity and protect the interests of our common coun try ; re-affirm their adherence to the time honored and long-cherished'purpose and poli cy of the party, and that, entertaining none but the kindest feeling for their Whig breth ren of the whole countr', we earnestly ap peal to them to forget past differences, for give past grievances, and move in solid col umn, and act as one man, against, our com mon political opponents in the important c lections at hand. Resolved, That it is the duty of the Gen eral Government, in the enactment of the Revenue Laws, to extend impartial aid to the industrial interests of the county that now, as ever heretofore, the Whig party proclaims and maintains its devoted attachment to the farmer, the Protective Policy, which alone can secure to the farmer, the manufacturer, the mechanic, and the laborer, a just reward for their toil, skill, and enterprise. Resolved, That the Whig party in Penn sylvania is now and ever has been, firmly and patriotically attached to the Constitution of the United States that it neither seeks nor desires the amendment of that instru ment, but holds all its provisions and require ments to be sacred and inviolable. Resolved, That the" Whig party of Penn sylvania is most ardently devoted to the Uni on as it is, and that it regards as treasonable all attempts, come from what quarter they may, to sunder the national compact, or to weaken its binding force.and obligations. Resolved, That this Convention, represen ting the nearly unanimous sentiment of the Whigs of Pennsylvania, hereby reiterates the expression of their entire confidence in the sound political principles, and their high ap preciation of the eminent public services ofthe I'..':;.,, Nt.-7tntn ind Captain of the . Wlite Slate Convention. the lot purchased A,x 10 tn Benjamin II. Masser; 16th, Joseph ic square, u is .. ,fl , s j wusaeii. oflth. Jnlm nml thnt ! no'V heretofore, we. present hjm for the ' Presidency, as me undoubted cnoice oi inei ue gays of them r people oTPenIvan for that high ; office, i u y y fc fe before wg and in the fullest confidence that under his leadership, wo can and will triumphantly ( visited the Broadway Theater lessee the no curry the Electorial vote ot Pennsylvania, torfous Edwin Forrest. If he is half the without which noPresident was ever made. farute j,e i00jg to bG he is a very brutisn Resolved, Thaf the administration of Presi- He appeared as Othello, in the dent Fillmore deserves and receives our hear- .rt-ulult" "n tv commendation lor tne anility anu patriot- nnu , omesuc poucy oi me country, coming within its reach and influence, and that this commendation is based no less upon the dig 'ed and unflinching manner in which our intercourse with foreign. nalions has been con- "f . beneficent management of domestic affairs, the reduction of postage, the enforcing of the strictest accountability and economy of pub lic officers, and in supporting the protection of home industry, and the improvement of rivers and harbors. Eminently national and truly conservative, we hail President Fill- more s bright ornament to the party which elected him to the office he so worthily fills. Resolved, That the delegates from this State to the National Convention are hereby requested and instructed to support the nom ination of General WINFIELD SCOTT as the first choice of the Whigs' of Pennsylva nia, and as giving us a certain ground of hope of regenerating our noble Commonwealth, and placing it in the array ef Whig States. Resolved, That we render our hearty thanks to Ex-Governor Johnston for the manly efforts put forth by him to reduce the State indebt edness, and lessen the State taxes; and deep ly regret the defeat which deprived the State of his services as her Chief Executive officer. His administration is one of the proudest in the annals of our State, and adds new lustre to her fair name and fame, at home and abroad. Resolved, That we recommend the Whig Natioual Convention to meet at Philadelphia on the 17th of June next These resolutions were read and unani mously adopted by the Convention. One of the Delegates offered the following, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That it is with feelings of the deepest sorrow tnat we learn of the illness of that distinguished statesman, Henry Clay, and that we sympathize with the whole nation in being thus deprived of his valuable services in the councils of the nation. The thanks of the Convention were ten dered to several of the Harrisburg printers and officers at the Capital. On motion, the officers of the Convention were commended for theability and zeal with which they had discharged their duties. The Convention adjourned with nine hearty cheers for General Scott. Congrcss. The proceedings of Congress during the last week, have been so entirely insignificant that we have not thought it worth while to waste a half column of our space wilh a record of its monotonous doings. The State Gazette contains the following truthful paragraph up on the subject : The question is asked daily, in all parts of the country,((what is Congress doing V The answer is invariably nothing. Long speeches are made, and the time of the session taken up with discussions of a partisan stamp, and, veryften disgracefully personal ; but as for any actual public good arising from them, the people will have to look long and anxi ously to find it Seven acts of no public im portance, and hardly, all together, filling the space of a column in a paper, have been pas sed since the session commeneed in Decern- ber. The speeches which have been made would fill volumes. The Maine law has passed the .Minnesota Legislature, with a proviso for submitting it to a direct vote of the people. The vote throughout the Territory is to be taken on tbe first Monday in April, and if favorable, the law goes into force the first of May. .I hardy son of the ocean, in returning to ship after the taking ofYera Cruz, captured a donkey, and immediately mounted him, but seated himself on the rump, the animal kick ed up and came near throwing him off. A soldier told him to sit futher forward on the mule, and he would no -kick so. The tar replied, I'll see you blowed first ; this is mine, and I'd like to know who wilj stop me from riding on the quarter deck of my own jack ass. Proposed Museum, of Mankind. Mr. Catlin, the great traveler among the North American Indians, is now engaged in a novel scheme for the purpose of forming a museum of mankind. In. consequence of the march-of civilization, and the clearing of tho forests of America, several- tribes of In dians are now nearly extinct. He proposes to engage a large steam vessel to visit the coast of America, and there to collect indi viduals of those tribes t that will in a few years entirely pass away, pnd with his own collection of American Indian curiosities, to visit the principal cities of Europe and Amer ica, thereby affording to the world a sight of those extraordinary people who will soon be lost forever. The scheme has received great favor from a number of scientific gentlemen of England, and exertions are being made to carry it into effect. vjl scory is travelling tno rounds. 4 I . m to the effect that John Wentworth was detected in attempting to vote illegally at the recent charter election in Chicago, and retreated amid jeers and hisses. Rather bad for one who has been so long in public life. Pocket Stoves. The Milwaukio Advertiser says thata gen tleman of that city has invented a spirit stove which while only a foot square will warm an ordinary sized room. It weighs less than ten pounds, is convenient for carriages, cars, and even small ones may be carried in one's pocket of a cold day, and producing neither soot, smoke, no ashes, might be made as orna mental piece for personal wear as a watch or breast pin. The Scientific American addsj We know euch portable stoves were employed twenty years ago, and were used by hunters fur cooking when in the wilds, chasing the wild deer and driving the roe. The edittor of the Brandon Post don't seem to think much of either Mr. or Mrs. Forrest. iuuur uj uuoc. JUUb lUrs. amciair, laie i.urs. rorresi, uu.ruuu.-u us to Brougham's Lyceum a night or two af ter we saw Mr. Forrest. She appeared in The Lady of Lyons, as Pauline, and played her part with little effect She cannot throw much feeling into her acting, but appears with dignified passages. Her personal ap- pearance would be apt to attract the notice of blackguards ; that of Mr. Eorrest the notice of the hangman." 00" We copy the above, not as a matter of news, or to gratify those who entertain a vindicative feeling toward either party men tioned. Both have had their merits and de merits fully discussed, and been the subjects of abuse and praise, from every quarter, and should now be exempt from the tongue of w slander. We have yet to learn that Mr. Forrest is a brutej or partaking of any of the attributes that should entitle him to the hang man's official notice. As a man, we believe, Mr. F. has always stood high in public esti mation, and as a man of refined- taste and ar tistical powers than him, America or the world possesses no greater. We think the editor of the Post has well qualified his ungentle manly attack by saying in our joor judgment, " that he is a very brutish creature." This sniells very much of vain desire, on his part, ) to pass as a u knowing one." Milford Her aid. Defeat of Rosas Great .oss of , . . . . . x, . , r, . Lifc table of the last National Convention. m, . . e ., . That Convention was largely in favor of I he sanguinary war in South Amen- . , "u" " . - ca between the tyrant Rosas and Urquiza?.00-. '"S fou.tlc has resulted in the total defeat ofhe ' d on y that the subject had right former. The last and decisivo combat ' no Pace ? C?nntion of the resulted, according to the reports, (prob- j L,SS of the cntrc Umon-ably- exaggerated) in the loss of 4,000 , A htcd j, hag ed a Profesao men. Rosas fled with his daughter. princal of tlfc Fcfnac Acadcniy at Manuelito, .and took refuge on board of NashvilI Tcnncssec for caling her an English steamer. The allied forces huabanJ who bad bec'n employed at the of Brazil and the revolted provinces were Acadera an ordinarv bumbuir." She For more than twenty years Rosas has maintained a bloody and despotic sway over this portion of South America. J He has been always represented as a cru el, severe, avaricious, ambitious tyrant, t and a man of brutal instincts. He is said i to have amassed great wealth. His daugh ter Manuelita, however who has great influence over him, has endeavored to soften his savage temper, and mitigate the severity of his iron rule. urquiza tne conqueror 01 itosas, now noicis, or course, a position tnat may, it ne nave tne talent lor it, do one or great influence either for good or evil,'in those hitherto misgoverned provinces. Power of Imagination. A year since Elijah Barns, of Pennsyl vania, killed a rattlesnake in his field, without any injury to himself, and lm- of the family was seriously injured. The mediately after put on his. son's waist- rest escaped with only some sligt injuries, coat' both being of one color. He re- Twenty of Mr. Dunklee's sheep were kil turned to his house, and on attempting led, aud the storm levelled trees, fence-, to button his waistcoat, he found, to his and every thing cc.it encountered. astonishment that it was much too small, j His imagination was now wrought to a 1 m , . r . , . , high pitSh, and he instantly conceived ' red-head gat hat frightened the idea that he had been imperceptibly he motive f combed her locks to a i ... . 1 .1 1 j i 1 focus last week, and set nre to one of the len from its poison. He grew suddenly very ill, and took to his bed. The fam ily, in great alarm and confusion, sum moned three physicians, and the usual remedies were prescribed and adminis tered. The patient, however, grew worse every minute, until at length his son came home with his father's .waistcoat dangling about him. The mystery was soon unfolded, and the patient, being re lieved from his imaginary apprehensions, dismissed his physicisns, and was restor ed to health. Snakes. On Thursday last, near Dorchester, (Mass.) a laboring man dug j out of a space four and a half feet in dia meter, and one and a half feet in depth, j two hundred and eleven snakes, ranging from four to fifteen inches in length, and embracing all the differont species com mon to the vicinity, exceptthe rattlesnake. When found, most of them were torpid, but soon gave evidence of locomotive power. Some times they were found singly, and sometimes in bunches of half a dozen. The black, green, striped, and brown, and the adder, were found in. the most anectionate embraces. DARE-DEVIL SPEED. On Wednesday a train of cars, without passengers, made the run from Pough keepsie'to Pcekskill distance thirty two miles, in thirty minifies. Tliis, we be lieve, is the greatest speed ever attained oji any road in this country. Albany Register. In Milwaukee, on the 16th ult., the case of W. B. Ratcliffe, who has been on trial for some time for the murder of David Ross, was brought to a close by a verdict of not guilty. The verdict excited universal ,surprise.and indignation, and groans were given for tho jury. Order having been restored in tho court, Judge Huijbeel looked at tno paper for some five minutes ; he then eyed tho jury stern ly, and said : " Gentlemen of the jury, is this your verdict?' Foreman. "iTos, your honor." Judge Hubbell. " All PI have so say, if it" be so, is, may God have mercy on your consciences I" tfreat excitement prevailed the following day. Indignation meetings were held, and con demnatory resolutions passed. SS The doctrine contained in the subjoined extract from an article in the N. Y. Tribune of March 15, we consider eminently sound. TVe shall have 119 fcarsthat any indiscretions will be coni. mitted if our National Convention will be composed of men who will listen to such arguments and will act in view of them : . "We of the North, who are faithful to the traditions and sentiments of our fathers propose no action respecting Slavery, desire none whatever, from any WhigiNTational Convention.' We know and acknowledge that on this subject there is a diversity of views and feelings between the North and the South, and we see no use in plastering over that diversity, with empty and ambiguous words. We propose to leave it where it has been left by all former Whig Nation al Conventions, untouched. We hold, as we ever have held, that the Whig party of the Nation was organized upon certain vital Principles and in support of cer tain fundamental Measures, which have nothing to do with Slavery or Abolition. A Whig in Alabama may be decidedly pro-alavery, as one in Vermont may b( earnestly anti Slavery, yet both be true and sound Whigs, and they may act cordially together in support of Whig principles and measures. " If, then, the Slavery question shall be carried into our next Whiz National 1 w 1 Convention to disturb' and distract it, the North will be blameless. It is content with the old platforms and old landmarks of the party. It asks nothing in regard to Slavery in this connection but that it be let alone. " Whatever of new tests, or fire brands, or ' i3ms,' shall come into thnt Conven- tion will be thrust in by the South and its train-bearers by the same force that 1?sl T,-, Wilmnt T.rti'!crrt e tl V mi till says : "I now call upon him to come forward and prove him to be such, if ho can, or I will cowhide him as a slanderer every time I meet him in the streets of Nashville." A singular storm occurred at Dunk- lee's Grove, about eighteen miles, north east of Cincinnati, on the 13th instant. The sky was clear, and there was neither rain, thunder, nor lightning. 3Ir. L Dunklce's house and barn and the barn of one of his neighbors were entirely de- stroyed. There were eighteen persons assembled in Mr. Dunklce's house, at a famiiy merry-making, consisting of four of his married children and their families. Without the slightest warning the house was suddenly lifted from Its foundation and crushed to atoms. Mrs. Dunklee was instantly killed. One other member j engme cmses- .HARRIED, On the 27th, ult., by James Tnrpening, Esq., Mr. Andrew J. Fish, and Mies Mary Strunk, both of Middle Smithficld, Monroe county. On the 23th of March, 1S52, by Daniel Jayne, Esq., Mf. Harrison Carmer, and Miss Ellen Smiley, all of Stroud' township, Mon roe co. . In Stroudsburg, on the 29th ult., Steicart Morgan, son of Maddison and liarbara Mor gan, aged 1 year and 1 month. At the residence of hi3 fathor, in Mid dle Smithfield, Monroe County, Ya. on tne yoth inst., alter a violent illness of nearly three weeks, Mr. John A. Eylen berger, aged about 20 years. Though Mr. Eylenbergcr had no particular con nection with any church or sect, wc think it a duty to bear our humble testimony to his unascuraing character, his mild and pleasing manners, his sound, clear, and discriminating judgment, as well as his devout and strict attention to the teachings ofthe moral law. Had it bceu the will of the Supreme Ruler of tho Universe, he would have lived for the sake of her whom he had but a single month previous to his departure promised to love and cherish. .The graces and virtues of his character wero so develo ped to those who knew him best, as to exhibit one of the purest specimens of consistency and of the christian gentle man, with which we ever have been ac quainted. Those virtues which in life endeared him to those who knew him, plainly tell them that he ha3 gone to in herit the balmy summers of eternal hap piness. Indeed, an offering worthy of Heaven. Cdm. Mr. Editor: Having been solicited to visit your town, professionally, I beg leavo to say, and to inform, through the Jeffersonian, tho citizens of Stroudsburg and vicinity, that I will be at Mr. Hollins head's Hotel next Tuesday, the 6th inst., and will remain for a couple or thrco weeks. Yours, most respectfully, V. M. SWAYZE. April 1, 1S52.
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