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WEDNESDAY, OC ['OBER 25, 1854.
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DELUSIVE. HOPE.
The roluntcer endeavors to console Mr.
. Bonham by telling him that " the Demo
eracy recognizes in him a man with all
the essential qualities of a great - leader,
and will ere long elevate. him to the gu
bernatorial chair of the Commonwealth."
' It is well cnotmli for the Volunteer to
tfy' and comfort Mi. Bonham, but the
"'beauty , of the brick work" is that the
Democracy which is now lying flat on its
back under a 36,000 American majority,.
is not likely " ere long" to have, the 'pow
er to put Mr. Bonham or any body'cke
in the gubernatorial chair ! Besides that
Mr. Bonham's reputation as a great leadek
has been . considerably damaged lately, and
especialfy by 7iis conrse in the recent
Congressional canvass, in which most of
the democracy are. decidedly of opinion
that his tactics were of rather a bhtnflrr
ing kind, 'benefiting his opponent consid-'
erably more than himself. 'lle
teer may try to,imag,ine glorious visions
in the futUre, lout. to Mr. Bonham himself
it must be as old Stephen says in D,ick
en's novel of Hard 'limes, "a' a muddle.'"
POOR CON SOL ATION.
The Volunteer devotes a column to
showing how-Mr. Bonhamlost a few votes
in different election districts by what it
denounces as "dirty tricks" and decep
tions practiced upon " well Meaning but
illiterate democrats,' &c. It may afford
the Volunteer some slight degree of con
solation to indulge in such allegations
while writhing under defeat,-but it ought
to take things more philosophically.—
„We have often' heard of such little
tricks and deceptions practised on elec
tion day, and in. such trickery, none are
greater adepts than the locofoco party', us
the whigs have often experienced in times
past. But it is ridiculous in the Vid un
teer to talk of Mr. Bonham being defeat
ed by trickery and deception on election
day. In the mighty torrent'of a popular
revolution Mr. Bonham has been swept
off as a pebble from the sea shore, and it
is folly to ascribe his defeat to the action
of a few individuals. There were-but a--
few democrats in Dickinson township who
intended to vote...for 'Mr. Bonham, as was
well known before the election, and we
venture to say thr.3 le. lost none for want
of----tiekets. And if tiekets ” headed' Pol
.
lock, Mott, Todd and ihe Whig6andi
dates for Assembyrworm,seeretly carried
"in the left vest pocket" Of the oppo
nents- of Bigler and Bonham, the only
fact which ought Co Mortify. , the Volun
teer is that so many voters Willingly and
eagerly took those tickets and deposited
them in the ballot \ box. That's " the
beauty of the brick work," neighborond
there's no use of being in a passion about
it.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.—Since the en
largement and change of form Of our pa
river wepave every week received large
accessions of new subscribers. We are
convinced also that many Anomnanies will
be added to our list if our readers will but
show the paper to their friends and neigh.,
bore who -are not now subscribers. Do
Us that favor, friends, and we ask no more.
It Is our intention also to offer a series of
handsona g e premiums for clubs of new
.?scribers
START TitEAslint:u.—:llenry F. • EV
.editor of the West , Chester Record,
Dr ° . Diller Luther and ti t eorge H. hart, Of
Philadelphia, are spoken of for State
Treasurer.
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THE WASHINGTON UNION TURNED
'{SNOW NOTHING.
'The Washington Union, the central
government organ of President Pierce,
has an editorial article in Wednesday's
edition, from which we make the follow
ing. extract. The foreign allies of the
Fierce party can now see the hollow-heart
ednes of their professed friends. The
ntion says :
"In taking its position it should be
carefully borne in mind that the Demo
cratic party neither assumes that the na
/turalization laws as they now exist are
perfect, nor that foreigners have not on
some occasions subjected themselves to
just censures, nor.that the Roman Catho
lic .- Ngion is based upon the true Chris
tian creed. Citizenship is a Wen granted
to foreigners by the liberality of our in
stitutions, and this fact cannot be too
carefully weighed and apprechited by our
foreign citizens. .They should constantly
remember that the high privileges con:
ceded to them 'have been granted upon
the reasonable expectation that they would
surrender their distinctive native ruttiOn-
antics, and become fused /tnd assimilated
to our native citizens in a , their feelings,.
sentiments, and- devotion to our liberal
institutions. It. becomes them now, in
view of the 'late signifleant expressions of
popular feeling, to consider well whether
in their past conduct they may not' have
given occasion to much-of the opposition
i'vhich exists against them. Native Ameri
cans are justly proud of their high prero
gatives and they are naturally jealous of
anYthliag like fbreign influence upon their
institutions. In these --sentiments and
feelings we participate to the - fullest ex
tent, and it is because we do that we sti
earnestly repeal the imputation '
, that the
Democratic party has pursued, or will
ever pursue, "an incendiary policy," in
order to conciliate the foreign vote. .Na
turalized citizens ought to see in the im
menseincrease. of foreign immigration
within the Jast tew years, legitimate rea
sons for an earliest investigation by, native
-citizens of the probable influence of this
increase of foreign population upon our
institutions. This is a fair and legiti
mate subject for discussion; and.--if -it
shall result in the conviction that our na
turalization laws are defective and require
to be amended and reformed, the natural
ized citizens ought neither to be surprised
nor to complain.
The Union here concedes every point
for which Whigs and Americans have con
tended. Let it be understood hereafter,
that the question whether our naturaliza
tion laws do or do not require amendment is
an open one, and that the affirmative may
be taken without subjecting those who
take it to.the charge of being destroyers
of the Constitution, enemies of civil and
religious liberty, and other aspersions of
a like character.
Since the 'Washington Union has com
menced taking the back track, we may
now expect: to see the l'auntecr and oth
er small fry giving their foreign allieq,the
cold shoulder. Well may the latter ex
claim, " save us from such friends!
OUR GOVERNOR-ELECT
The Pittsburg Chronicle, an indepen
dent paper of high tone, , alluding to the
election Of Judge Pom.ooK, says :
is represented. as a highinincled, honora
ble gentleman. in_ private life beyond
reproach.. lie wasa just.and able judge
of the Court of Common Pleas. Repeat
edly elected to Congress by the vote of
Whigs and Democrats combined, and
there is no charge of his ever having
proved unfaithful to his trust, A cid now,
to crown all, be goes into the 'highest of
fice in the gift of the people of his State,'
and it to his great credit, that men of
all parties havo contributed to his elec
tion. May his administration prove a
benefit to the people." „ .
lloucifiLktitHA.l: the sth
inst., at 'sSPribglield, the capital of Illi
nois, there was a democratic meeting in
the State House, of Anti-Douglass-Dem
ocrats, which was addressed by ex-Sena
tor Breese, Judge Trumbull and Col. Tay
lor, by whom Senator .Douglass was de
nounced in no measured terms. Senator
Breese proclaimed him a traitor, to his
constituents . , and to the Union. He said
he could find no milder term: in which
properly to characterize his conduct. It
seems that so far from finding the repeal
of the Missouri Coinprontise a mire path
to the Presidency, Mr. Douglass will find
a difficulty in maintainin g ins. position as
a Sonntor. •
'iii tiste
UNIVED STATES SENATOR.
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We aro glad to notice n the Lan-.
caster Whig's list of candidates for the
U. S. Senate,rthe .name of Judge WATTS,
of Carlisle, and should be still more grati
fied to chronicle his el&tion. His naive
is eminently worthy the consideration of
the Whigs of the Legislature. Men of
his ability and dignity, of charaCter are
needed to restore the ancient fame of the
Senate. The Harrisburg Telegraph
mates that there will be from sixty to
seventy Americans in the House of Re
presentatives, which if correct will, give
that party a controlling majority. In that
&cut we hear it stated that the menibers
of the Order have the name of Prof. 0.
11. TIFFANY, of Carlisle, a talented young
Whig American, in reserve, to be pressed
at the proper time. The North Ameri
can mentions other names as follows :
It being settled that the Whigs and
their allies will have a majority of the
-next Pennsylvania Legislature on joint
ballot, the discussion has already been
commenced as to who stall .be chosen
United States Senator in place of the Hon.
James Cooper, whose term expires on the
4th of :March next. From all parts of
the State attention seems spontaneously
directed to the Hon. W. F. Johnston, late
Govern - or of the State, who, if he should
be a candidate, will undoubtedly poll a
strong vote. Various journals, however,
are urging other candidates, and there
will evidently berg - ek - of them: - The:
Easton Whig proposes A. E. Brown, of
that locality. The papers in one or two
places west have nominated General Wil
liam Larimcr, jr., of Pittsburg, and we
hear also the name of the Hon. Thaddeus
Stevens,, of_ Lancaster, and the Hon. Ro
bert T. Conrad, of Philadelphia. From
such a list i t is' not difficult to select a
candidate such as Pennsylvania might feel
proud of, and who will do her infinite hon
or in the 'national Senatd.
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THE GREAT ItEyOLUTION.
Though the people_may:_soluctimes be
deceived and misled for a time upon great
national questions, they never fail to re
verse their decision upon's cool second so
ber thought. This has bett most signal
ly the case in regard to Franklin Pierce.
The following is the sumining up ,of ,the
"second sober thought" so far :
FOlt Al; kINST ' toss
Pierce in '52 Pierre in '54, to Plerco
2 yearn
Connecticut. maj., •.. 310 5.000 5.310
ii. 1., (tzeott 201) , 2,500 2.239
lowa, • ' 1,007 3'ooo 4,007
Vt., (Fcott 0,120) • 11,000 1,571
Maine. 9,006 20,000 35,000
Indiana, 14,4311 . 20,000 34,439
Pennsylvania, 18,446 30,000 49,446
Ohio, 10,004 80,000 96,094
Now llampahiro, 13,850 15,000 28,850
85,712 1U2,500
Showint this unparalleled result, viz
. That Pierce had, in seven of these
States in 1852, a majority Of 85,712
votes over Scott ; and
That in 1854, all those States REPU
DIATED his adm inland ign and his party,
by 'the tremendous majority of One Hun
dred and Ninety-Two Thousand-Five
Hundred votes-; showing an •
AGGREGATE Loss TO PIERCE AND
PARTY, two years, of the enormous
and unparalleled vote of Two .Hundred
and Fifty-Eight Thousand Eight lien
dred and Tweitty-Two.
SEBA§TopoL NOT TAKEN. —TiIe very
extraordinary intelligence is brought by
the steamer Africa, that the late news from
the Seat of War is totally false. Sebas
topol is:not taken---the,destr i tn t ion of the
Russian fleets is false. We are, however,
inforiued that the fighting in the Crimea
continues uninterrupted, and Sebastopol
is formally invested. On. the 28th of
September; the-allied-armies were pre.
paring tcktuarelf. without delay on Sebas 7
topol,_so that we shall , shortly seceic
sonic stirring intelligence from that Oar-
Sdr On the ith of next month eke.
tions for forty-nine members of Congress
will be held in New York, Illinois, 'Mi
chigan and Wisconsin„ • '
11%,,The lowa Legislature has an anti-Nc
braska majority in both branches, the &net(
not being tied, as has been supposed. In tla,
doubtful districts, where the election is con.
tested, the Whig candidate luis the certifi
cates of election, and another Whig Senator.
who has been in California and was not ex•
petted to return th time to vote on ormar
the -
es' '
zation, and the election of the U. S. Senator,
has come back: Thus the anti•islebraska Ina•
jority is secure, and Mr. hedge will probabl)
liiil of a re-election to the U. S. Se'ilate.
ciai.
Town anti (roman altatters.
". PREPARE FOR THE. CANEOOGUINET !
We, learn from one of the 'alit:era of the wa
ter company that it is eonfidentally expec
ted that the workS will be so far completed
as, to admit of the introduction of the water
in about three weeks from now. Families
who design supplying. their houses with
Canedoguinet water should therefore avail
themselves of the present fine weather to
have their hydrants put 'up. They will find
Monroe Morris's establishment on North
Ilanovcr street supplied with all articles ne
cessary to tl e introduction of the water into
private houses.
The fire plugs purchased by the borough
authorities have arrived, and we notice that
workmen are engaged in erecting them at
proper points, so as to be available for the
public protection against fire as soon as the
water is introduced into the town. Our fire
men will thus be enabled to successfully bat
tle the destructive element during the ensu.,
ing winter. The purchase of these fire plugs
will of course make a pretty large item of
borough expenei tires for the present 'Year,
but as the public safety absolutely requires
them, the course of the Council in thus
promptly furnishing them will, we are confi
dent, be approved by the community..
SYNOD.—The Synod of Pennsylvania,
of the Presbyterian Church, (new school) ad
journed on Thursday mornimg last, after a
session of two days. About forty-five mem
bers were in attendance; en - I - bracing - a num
ber of Ministers of eminent talents and piety
in that branch of the church. The business
transacted was of the usual character, and
the sessions were entirely harmonious. The
members of the Synod we understand ex
pressed themselves highly gratified with the
evidences of ,hospitality shown "by our citi.
zees with whom they were associated during
their stay.
TIIEDROUC!IT.—The weather is beau
tiful just now, but the droughl t 'grunpreceden•
ted in this section. The wells in town are
very nearly exhausted, and. the streams
through the country are so low that manu
facturing and • milling operations are' curried
on with great difficulty. In the New England
States we notice there was several inches of
snow On the 16th, and immense freshets have
visited several counties_in., Mississippi, the
rain continuing six days, so that the drought
is not general.
CARLISLE DEPOSIT BANK.--7ChaßgeS
are in progress in the' banking room of this
institution which are calculated to greatly'
improve its interior appearance and enlarge
its facilities for the transaction of business.
Meantime the ()ricers of the bank occupy a
room immediately in the rear of the former
RIM
REAL. ESTATE SALEs.—The Mill prop.
erty of John Hays, deceased, in Frankton'
township was sold on Saturday last;by Judge
Stuart, Admr., for $12,300. Mr. Zigler
was the purchaser. A farm belonging to the
same estate, situated in South Middleton
township, was sold at the same tine to Mr.
John Noble, of Carlisle, for $5l an acre.
NEW RAILROAD BR IDG E. —Weun
derstand
that the Cumberland Valley R. R.
Company are about contracting with a gen
tleman from the East for the rebuilding of
their bridge over the Susquehanna. The new
one is to be erected next summer and in
such a manner, that there shall be no delay
of business.
lliatl PRICES.--Butter Fold in mar
ket this morning at 31 cents per pound, and
was not very plenty at' that. Signs indicate
that a winter of hardship and privation is
before us, and it behooves all to practice econ
omy.
ADJOURM:D UOURT. - The Sheriff
;MAI notice of an Adjourned Cdnrt of Com-
Non Pleas for 'this county, to be 'widen at
Jarlisle, on the 11th of Dceeniber, and to
,:ontinu'e one week.
SUCCESS or THE KNOW-NOTIIINGS.—WiI ,
nington, N. C. Oct. 20.—At A special election
weld hero yesterday for a' . meinber of the
douse Of Commons, to fill a vacancy, D. ?de r.
\titian (Democrat, but supported by the
Cnow Nothings) received a majority of 356
nor Dr. Walker. The latter party usually
lave a majority of one thousand in the conn
v. It was not publicly knoWn that
WAS a candidata until the morning of
the election.
•
Ips,The yarrit , burg :Telegralth raises
the name of JA)!ES - 'POLL'i)CK, Governor
Clect, for Proident in
.1856.
TRIAL LIST.
NOVEMBER TERM, 1,854.
Hugh G aull ugh er,
vs. Jno. M.'Woodbu
et. al,
Christian Long, vs. Philip Strobm,et.
Geo. Wilt for use, vs. Samuel Huston.
.1. E. Vorster.for use vs. Jacob Rheem:
John .Weakley, • vs. J. M. Eke's adm
Jacob Emminger, •• vs. Andrew Oiler.
Jeremiah .Coover, vs. Joel Shapley, el.(
A. & R. Noble, vs. Marshall James. •
W. H. Irvine & wife, vs. Catharine Sibbett
Wilson McAfee, vs. Dwight Wilder.
Caroline Bloser, - vs. M. D. Leckey.
Rob't Laias ex'r., vs. Jas. Moore's adm
John Sanderson, • vs. Railroad.
W A Boyd, • vs. George Poland.
John Mumper, vs. William M Watts.
Alfred Nevin, vs. Samuel W Nevin
Joseph Merkle vs: Dr Jacob Zitver
Commonwealth vs. Val Gardner, el of
John R Turner, vs . ,William McClure
Johnson S Mar in, vs. David Martin
Geo Spongenbur,g vs, Michael Minnich
W A Carothers, minfr vs. Jos MoDarmond
Adam Smith & wife, vs. J & G Sherhahn
Thos & Goo Wolf, vs. H Given & Co
David Oyster,
vs. II 11 Duruhaugh
el. O.
Geo Swanger, vs. Richard Woods
Sheatier, vs. SoutirMiddletontl
William Bishop vs. David Grier
George W Jacksbn, vs. Same
Charles Ogilby vs: Samuel Hepburn
Henry-Givler, vs. Samuel McCulloch
_Elizabeth Pague vs. Michael Zeigler
Ezra Bell vs. John Scherick
Henry Bell vs. Same
Jacob Ritner, vs. Wrn M Penrose
FA.NATicts.m.---A few days" ago it was an
nounced 'lty telegraph that a Roman Catholic
priest, the Rev. Mr. Bulged, had been tarred
and feathered, and- ridden—on a rail in
worth Me., on Saturday night last, while on
a visit to that place, the alleged incitement
being some participation of his Ellsn;orth
formerly, iu a controversy on the schpol ques
tion. The New York Daily Tines has tele
graphic information since then, of, the death
of Mr. Babpst, we suppose from the injuries
recieved from the mob,- though that fact is
not stated., We can concede no palliation
for such an atrocity as this, aqd the death Of
the victim leaves the participants in, the out,
rage a heavy account to settle. It is to he
hoped that they will be ferrtted out and
brought to justice, for as the case now stands
it is a deep disgrace non the people of Ells
worth.
AtEEThe 'Am says, subse
quent facts have comii tp,ilight, which prove
that Bapst„reudered himself obnoxious to a
porthin of the citizens of Ellsworth, Me., by
his unchristian conduct, and that so far from
being murdered, he was but very slightly in ,
jured by the incensed populace. There are
alw,ays "two sides to a story."
REMAINS OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN DISCVER-
En.---Intelligence from Montreal announces
the receipt at that city, of news of the dis
covery of: the remains qf Sir JOHN and his
companions. The news is said to have beeu
sent by Dr. RAE, who has been for sonic
years prosecuting inquiries on this subject
along the borders of the Arctic' Sea, to Sir
GEonfifi SIMPSON, Covering of the Hudson
Bay Territory. tis stated that the unfortu
nate adventurers perished by starvation in
the spring of 1850, northwest of Box River-
The details of this intelligence will be await
-ed With great anxiety. Dr..RAE commenced
his exploration in 1849, and according to his
instruction was to be at the mouth of the
Coppermine River on the first of July of that
year, and to work his way from that point
towards Barrow's Strait. That exploration
proved unsuccessful, and lie was afterwards
directed to continue his researches during
the subsequent year. These 'also proved un
availing; and in February, 1852, Dr. - RAE
returned from still another exploring, tour
down the It cKenzie's River, and eastward
along the coast for 500 miles without finding
any traces of the party. The last traces of
Sir JOHN FRANKLIN fixed the fact that -he
passed the winter of 1845-6 on' Beechey
Island, where the graves of three of his com
panions, over 600 caus which had contained
preserved
,proiiSions and other relics wero
discovered'. The news of Dr. RAE'S disco
very will create a mfirked sensation every
where, and further details mill be awaited
with g
W
qll rer
Pennsy. Jre and Ohio, says the
result was anticipated by every intelligent
person, and.that with. the Wings were unit
ed the:Abolitionists, the *anti•Nebraskaites;
the Liquor-Prohibitionists, the Know Noth
ings, and other insignificant factions of vari
ous complections and diyerse tendencies."
This being. the candid opinion of the En
quirer the National liiiellilpnerr asks very
pertinently, from what party all Iliese odds
and endS were gathered? If they have but
just now united with the Whigs, who, bare
been long in a minority in the States above
named, from what party were they recruited?
Were not some of themfrom that great De,m
ocratie district of DA:vin Wilma; ,whicli
furnished two thousand live hundred majority
for the present President, and whose suppott
was accepted with so much enthusiasm?
-Were not some of them recruited from that
party in Ohio which' in 1849 sent &Lino; P.
CHAsm, a FreesoirDemoerat, to the Senate
of the United States? Were not some of
them front that great Democratic phalanx
in Baltimore which has generally pulled
large majorities for the Democracy? If they
had continued to vote with ti n party, won't'
they dot have been allowed to mho and enjoy
any fantastic name thew•plcascd? It is oat
w hen they
. vote 41 he whit; side ttnt 1)“.,
duserve
?—The Richnfond
the recent elections in