o:artistt cAti craft. • Lek " n. 1 14 3 • C.AItLISLII, PA. WEDNESDAY, M ARCH 14, 1855 LARGEST AND CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER CUM BE It N D 'COUNTY erms —Two Dollars q year, or One Dollar and Pijty Cents, if paid pugclually in Advance. $1 75 if paid rvithiu the year. NEEDS EXPLANATION. On Thursday morningllin the House ,1 Representatives, at Harrisburg, a long . by debate is reported 4 . ,0 have taken place 01 the following resolution, offered by Er. Fry, of .Montgomery: "Resolved by the Senate and Hods°, &o. ;hat all persons who may be subpronned to .estify before the 'Committee of Investigation ppointed by order of the llouse of Represen 'atives, under resolution of February 15, 1855 11 examine whether at any time money hes .eon paid for the use of the funds of firs 'omluonwealth, are,,and hereby shall be, ex- mpt from any penalty or liability to which icy may be subject by the laws of this Com -^0 iionweallh for, or on account of, any matter .bout which the said witness may be required , testify. Mr. McCombs, chairman of the Com- nittee of Ways and Means, made an ex, n_as-to,th n ecess i ty-of the--pass=- of the resolution, in which he said that 4 witness who had been -sunmioned testify before the Committee had recently ,•alled upon him privately, and told 'him that lie intended to refuse to testify ander instructions from his attorney, on the ground that the act of assembly bore i construction which would subject him t,o punishment, if be gave a -statement of .arrangements lie had • with the State 'Treasurer. The COmmittee therefore urged the passage of the resolution in ~rder that they might secure such testi •nony. After a lengthy debate a motion was made to postpone the resolution in lefinitely, which, strange to say, prevail -1 by ti vote of 43 yeas to 41 nays. Among the yeas in favor of postpone ment, wo are astonished to find the names f Messrs. Donaldson and Criswell, the Representatives of Cumberland County. Why they should thus vote to check an nportant investigation we are at a loss o understand. It_quay be justifiable, 'ut it needs explanation. LETTING THE CAT OUT OF THE BAU. —John M. Stoelcda:e, one of the Loco 'oco 'Roll of honor' men, who bolted ruin Buckalew, and, oined the Cameron .urces on the second attempt to elect a rnited States Senator, publishes a long communication in the Harrisburg Un ion in answer to the charge of 'treason' brought against him by the Pennsylva -1.(121. He says he was 'instructed' by a respectable number of his constituents, that when he became satisfied that the election of the caucus nominee of the Democratic party was not within the range of probability, he should cast his vote for Cameron. Mr. Stockdale adds : " I am clearly of the opinion to-day, that the true policy of the 'old-line' Whigs and Detnoerats is to elect Simon Cameron. it may be 'Said that by so doing we gain nothing, It is no victory for us. But in the language of my ipstructio'ns, 'we indict defeat, schism and confusion, upon the opposition ' And I here assert that this is the 'deliberate opinion of one-half the Democrats whO voted for Buck alew, and that they have so expressed them sclves," ‘• No Man of sense can calmly shut his eyes to the fact that the whole Know Nothing or ganization has been effected for the purpos e of carrying out a "Whig trick." Every day's experience proves ,this fact. The result ,of the Senatorial election in this State is so con clusive ou this point, that we doubt very much if a single member, who was formerly a demo crat will deny il—llarrisburg Dem. Union. - If it is a " Whig trick" our Demo cratic friends have Certainly enjoyed the lion's share of benefits from it in this quarter, at least. In this county the. re suit of the'moyement was the election of n,»ltirrats to _till Ac lucrative (ottnty officers, and us an °filet the election of two Whit/ Representatives to the Legis lature,.who in the organization of the Ifouse voted•half thil offices to the Dem o:s•rats and then went in for- a. Democrat N I . U. S. Senator. The Union's stale cry of "Whig trick" will hut avail hatch against such facts. • ACQ.PISITION OF CUBA. Our readers Will jreeolleet, an account of a Conference having been held at ; ',os-, tend last summer, by the several U.. S. Ministers accredited to European, Courts the object of which was not clearly sta ted at the time, though Most persons sup posed it to be in regard to the affairs'Alf Europe, and the po!ic'y of the United States in reference thereto. PreviouS to the adjournment of Congress, a resolu tion calling for copies of the correspon dence and proceedings was passed, in pursuance of which the correspondence wits laid before Congress on ,the eve of adjournment. It has since made its *ap pear:l4oe in the public prints, and the fact is disclosed that the meeting, or se ries of niZetings,—for -there was more than one—were in relation to the ,aequi sitio2i of Cuba! The subject was dis. cussed in all its details, as is shown by the voluminous 'documents' presented. First, Mr. Marcy, Secretary of State, in a letter to %Ir. Soule, under date of July 23d, gave a glowing picture of the re sources and wealth of the Queen of the Antilles, pointed out. the difficulty of its being retained by Spain, and instructed Mr. S. to ascertain what arrangements had been made with Great Britain and France, and if either of them had urged a change with regard to slavery in the island. He thou it that a proposition to purchase would be attend etl—with--injurious--donsequences. But Spain might be disposed to make the island independent, •by retaining some commercial advantages. Mr. Marcy wrote several other letters, and in one demanded $300,000, as an indemnity to the owners'of the Black Warrior. In a SO later letter, dated August 16th, a conference between Mr. Soule, Mr. Bu chanan and Mr. Mason was suggested, ro compare opinions as to what might be demeed advisable, and to adopt measures for a perfect concord of action, in, aid of the negotiations at Madrid. The con ference was accordingly held, and the three Ministers came to the conclusion, that an immediate and earnest effort ought to be made,, to purchase Cuba from Spain at almost any price. A frank and manly course was advised, and the opin ion was expressed that the Cortes would sell the island. Among other reasons was the important one that Spain was in imminent danger of losing Cuba without remuneration'. The Ministers (Messrs. Buchanan, Mason and, Soule) say, and this, perhaps, is the most significant por tion of their Report : 'After we shall have offered Spain a pica for Cuba, far beyond its present value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question—does Cuba in the possession of Spain, seriously endan- ger our internal peace, and the existence of our cherished Union ? Should this questio / n be an,swered in the affirmative, then, by every law, human and divine, we shall - be justified in 'wresting it from \Spain, if we have the power.' The whole story, therefore, may be summed up thus: LeCus make a liberal 'offer, ind if it should be refused, then let us decide whether it shall become a duty on the part of the United States, to seize the Island by force ! • It remains to ie shown what was the action of the Administra tion, after the receipt of the joint letter from the three Ministers. Has an offer yet 'been made, and if so, has it been re jected, or is it still under consideration ? The recall of Mr. Soule would seem to indicate a *lige of policy on the part of the authorities at Washington. SAM'S UPS AND DOWNS. The American party last week carried the ,hurter elections in Chicago, in Alexandria, 1). C.; in Salem, N. J. ; in Auburn, Rochester, NorWich, Oxford and Sherburne; N. Y.; in Bath and most of the other towns in. Maine, .akul in forty out of fifty towns in i‘lat.sachmietts. , That is not had, but in sonic other places the generall:y. victorious Sipt met with sonic pretty sharp reverses. In 8 3; _ racuse,,N. Y. the, Know. Nothing candi date for Maycir was beaten 400; in Troy by 200, and in, Oswego, Littlejohn,' the Pc 13 1 16 - Seward- candidate , for, - Mayer, was run in, after a desperate Contest, by 500 inajori ty. In Hamilton,: N. Y: the old line Whigs elected'the Mayor by 400 majori ty, Itil%l'eart Ky. the Americans met With vig . ,al defeat. In Milwauliie Wis- COnsin i ;lon Thursday last, the Americans were also defeated, the democratic candi date for Mayor being elected by 1400 majority. ' • NEW LIQUOR LAW. We learn from Harrisburg that the bill to abolish all Tavern License laws, known as .Mr: Cumming's bill, the pro visions and character of which have.here- •ofore •been noticed in: our- paper, was: up for consideration on Friday last in the House and after considerable discussion and attempts at amendment passed sec ond reading by a vote of 48 to 27. The bill was finally ordered to be transcribed for third reading, and will come up for final action to-day. The members from Cumberland county both voted for the bill. The gist of the bill is in the first sec- tion, which provides that "from and af ter the passage of this act, it shall be un lawful to keep or mantain any house, room or place where vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed liquors, or any mixture thereof, are sold or drank, and all laws or Arts of laws, inconsistent Witll the provisions of this act, be and th ;same are hereby repealed." The remainin t •• ns re late to the penalties,imposed upon a vi olation of the law. The . bill it will be seen strikes a sweep- ng blow at the I.ar-roow. The nitwit aeture and general sale of liquors are tot touched, but the furnishin'g of a lace to drink thew in is absolutely pro ibited. Tlius a powerful bhiw is :dined t the traffic without the objectionable features of the Maine Liquor law. In ur ging the passage of the bill a few days since Mr. Cummings said it was drtlwn by the Hon. Fredrick Watts, of Carlisle, who had given much thought to the sub ject, and was offered in the belief tha it would prove acceptable to. tr majority of the People, who desired to restrain the liquor traffic but were opposed to certain odious provisions of the llaine Law. OPEN AIIIEnICAN ORGANIZATION. Tho Know Nothing paper in Boston ias come out in favor of an open organ zation of its party, and declares its be lief that for the safety and perpetuation of the American party such a course is an actual necessity. With regard to the most prominent persons now before the order for nominations to the Presidency, as they are affected by the secret mode of operations, the Editor says: An evil result of the secret acti 4 on of a poli- tical party is its liability to sacrifice princi ples to men. This is an evil from which the American party is in no wise exempt, as we propose to show 'by way of illustration.' In judicious partisans of certain prominent men have so well succeeded in coupling his name with a term well understood by every member .of the secret American party' , that the public outside, and many of the members within, be gin to look upon the Honorable Sam Houston as the head and front of the American party— as the only exponent of its principles—as its only eligible candidate for Presidency. In a measure it has already become, not a party of principles, but the party of a man; nud for the imperfections of that man, whoever he may be, the party must consequently suffer. This state Of things has naturally excited the jealousy of the partizans of another prominent citizen, and we find that 'Stockton Clubs' are being secretly organized in every part of the Union. This, of course, will arouse the friends of others, and unless the evil is checked, we shall son find that instead of working togeth er, as a unit,•for the advancement of import ant principles, the American party will be de, vided and subdivided into partizan clans for this, that affil the other man, until its total disruption is accomplished. ^ CONCERT.—Professors Frost and John son, assisted by Misses Whitehouse and Smith of Boston, will give a concert this evening in . :%tarion Hall. These ladies id gentledien ‘vill be romembere4 in connection with the Musical Convention held in January last Those Ivho attended their conoerts at that time Will need no urging from us to be again pres ent. 'the programme for this evening'a con cert is en attractive ono, comprising songs, duetts, quartets. o of the Most popular an d entertaining character, end those who would enjoy a rare musical• trent should not fail to attend. W e hope to Bee a crowded house' as we are confident none will ho disappointed. tr-oton (Mt) Taunt)) al/afters. ..n, 1 . ..,Rou c m p LECTION."—We are within two days of tl ntirongh..tiectien, but as to t what the political ,arran monis !arelor that : important event we are really quite in the dark. Our Old Line Mfg, friends, seem like Mnonwber, to bewailing for ".something to turn up," not knowing whether it will, when revealed, be exactly to their liking or not, but anxious in any event to act,for the "good of the country." The, Democrats are vaunting their determination to holdixf-----, "Beard the lion in his don"-S- The SAm In Education Hall! (that's poetry "Scott free!") but we 'hear there was a smart sprinkling of democratic K. N's, in their primary meetings on Saturday ,night, and they may therefore be no more successful in forming a perfectly . Sintonptire ticket, than they were last fall! Wo have not yet bad a sight of their ticket, hoivevet:, and cannot speak of its quality. As to tie move ments of "Sum,"—who Undoubtedly expects an'd Most probably will carry all before him on Friday—we aro still more in the dark. We presume that. he is concerting his plane and arraying his forces, and that his signal on Friday morning, like the shrill whistle of Roderick Dhu, will rally his faithful followers front their ambuscade to the Polls with all the enthusiasm of invincible warriors. Meantime, while Others are striving to get in, there is a small but dignified body of men known as the Town Council, .the• " city lath ers," who are going out—einerging with a.-sin cere feeling of thankfulness from the yoke of thankless labor, but conscious of having done thi - tOwn some service. We belong to them, and if we don't write their eulogy it will proba bly remain as long unwritten as Emmett's epi taph ! The present •and precedirg Councils may - uredly claim to have conirilnited no little to the onward progress of the town.— The Water and Gas Works to which they voted the Borough', substantial aid—the improved sidewalks on the principal streets and around the public squtiee—the increased security: we have against the calamity of fire—are great public) benefi6, the credit of which is due to the present and preceding Councilal There is much yet to be done before our good old town can be pronounced completely "finished," and we hope the successors of the present Council may be pledged to carry on the work. We hear it intimated that some of our collea gues will probably be re elected, w,hich would he a wise step, as no Council ought to be com !red of entirely new members. Most of the piesent council are practical men—two of them, personally superintended the macademi- - zing of South street, decidedly the best job of that kind yet done in town. The accomplish ed President of the Council ought to be elected perpetually, if he would consent. As for our self we gladly retire from an irksom duty. WELITE HALL ACADEMY.—This insti tution, as we learn from the fourth annual catalogue, recently published, is in a highly prosperous conditon. The number of students for the winter session is eighty nine, the largest number ever connected with the school. The rapid progress of the school may he judged rom the fact that it was opened iu May, 1851, with thirteen pupils. These facts are in the highest degree creditable to the worthy Princi Pal,- Mr. DE.NuNatat, and prove that ho has rapidly won the confidence of parents and guardians. The White‘llall Academy is situ ated in the eastern section of Cumberland county, at a desirable point .in our beautiful valley, and only three miles distant from the Capital of the State. The Principal of the school is Mr. D. Donlinger, who is assisted by an able corps of Instructors in every depart ment The course of studies is extensive for a school of this character, comprising Natural and Moral ;Science, Mathematics, the Ancient and Modern Languages, and Music. - Lectures On moral, scientific and literary subjects, il• lustrated by specimen and apparatus, are also delivered by competent lecturers. The stu dents also enjoy the benefit of a large and well selected library. With all these advantages the cost of tuition at this institution is com paratively low as will be seen by the advertise ment in another column. For other particulars, which we have not spade to speak of in detail, the public is referred to the catalogue, a copy of which . will be furnished' an application to the Principal: . PEA VII OF WM.- N. BIDDLE, Esq.-- Wo learn from the Philadelphia North Ameri can, that in " the Supreme Court in Bane, on Saturday last, at the- opening of the Court, Wm. B. Reed, Esq.-announced thn , death, in this city, of Milan 'AI: Biddle, Esq., of Car lisle, accompnnying the annunciation with some remaths as to Me.' Middle's high social professional . character, and suggesting that the Court should direct n Minute:to - be made expressive of the feeling of the Bar of Phila delphia towards their profesSional brother. William. M. Meredith, Esq. seconded the mo tion, and refet 4 red eery eloquently to the lose the Mir of rho State had met with in Mr. Bi&: die's death. Chief Justice Lewis, after some remarks acknowledging typ l fit,eai , of tribute dikeeted the minute to be made, and requested M. Reed, Mr, Meredith,: and, )Ir. Da1101:te act as a‘committee to communicate the notion of the Court arid of the Bar to Mr. BiddlO'it faMily.. It was in every way a most graceful and thoughtful e)rpression of feeling. AnvEntrsE I AnvElLnsEll—The Merchant, Manufacturer, Master !Mechanic, Professional :dun, iu deed, every class of the community has or ought to bare more or less to do with the advertisingeolunins of IloW6.• papers. Now la the time fur the tiader particularly, to tijlUNi his colors. Everybody, la, on.the look-out for win ter goods. Therefore, take advantage of the engine rea dy to speed you on to fortune, and advertise. • • Have you a Douse or Farm to Let or Sell? Advertise! DO.you want a !IMMO or Farm? . Advertise? Doymt want Board or Boarders? Advertise! Have you Lod anY thing? Advertise Have you Found anything ? Advertise! lies anything genii, Astray? Adves Use l Do you want Help? Advertise! Do you want a Clerk? Advertise I Do you Avant, a Situation ! Advertise Dry Dods Dealers, Tailors; Clothiers, Shoe Maker, Panay floods Deniers, Hatters, Furnishing-Store Keepers, and every body else, desirous of handling the nimble ela t you want Customers? Advertise!. Ite — JouN z --Good morning, Sir. How are von? .Srmt:mr.n.—flood morning, sir; can you tell me whom I can find the cheapest IthlADI MADE ClAYfilDiti, and the best. J.ollN.—Yes, sir. We hare a number or good Clothing Srtores in Carlisle, but :Messrs. STEINEII k BROTHER, Itta the South East corner of-the Public Square, has the cheapest._ STRANamt.—Well, , so everybody says in the country, I did not know but that we were mistaken, sal thought I would enquire of your town folks. ' Joim—What kind of Clothing do You wish to buy? STaANOl:ll.—Why I would lige to get a good Overcoat. Press Coat and Pants fur myself, and a Coat and Pants or my boy. Jonx.—Well, STEINER d. BROTHER, they say, have ex. rellent Over Conte for $7,00; Dress Coats for $5,00, and Winter Pants for $2,50 well lined. 'STRANGER.—What about 7 lley's Clothing. Joni—What about th6m l' Why STEIN= .t; BROTHIII turn out the cheapest lot of Boy's Clothing, both. for Sunday and every day that you will find in Carlisle. STRANGER.—WeII, then I'm MT or titeluer S Brother. Clear the way. [ janlo ' IT. SHOULD BE UNIVERSALLY KNOWS—for It is strictly true---tkat indigestion is the parent of a large proportion of the fatal diseases, Dysentery, diarrhoea, cholera oritis; - 11Ver compridut, 4ndiiinuyother - ialsenses ern. niorated in the city inspectors weekly catalogue of deoCiis, aro generated by indigestion alone. Think.of that dyspeptics! think of it all who suffer from dis- unlered ttomaells. and if you ere willing to be guided by Advice., founded upon experience, recort at once (don't delay w day) 'to llotland's German Bitters'. 'pre pared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, winch, as an alterative, curative, and invhihriht, stands alone and unapproaeh ed. General depot. 120 Arch Btroot. We have tried these Bitters. and know that they are excellent for the diseases specified above.—Philadelphia City Item. Sea advertisement. xrvx. formitlahletlisenso, which seeme battle the shill of physicians, yields like magic to 'arter's Spanish MixLtire. Alm F. Itoyden, ,foruterly of the Astor House. New York, and late proprietor of the Exchange lintel, Itith mond. Va., is one of the hundreds who have been cured of severe Neuralgia, by Carter's Spanish Mixture. Slim. his care, ha has recommended It to numbers of ethers, who were scattering with mxtrly every form of disease, with the most wonderful success. lie says it is the most extraordinary medicine he has ever seen used, and the best blood purifier known. * * *ttee advertbrenrenthbanother column. ftlarrfages. On the 22d of February by the Itev..T. Frans, Mr. DANIEL SENSABAUGII, to Miss MATILDA HOOVER, both of Mifflin twp., Cumberland caunty. Maths. On the evening of the !nth ult at the residence of her aunt, near Hoge:down, Mi.e MAItOERY H.TIIOMPSON daughter of Col John Thompson. of York county deed. In the llith year of her ago. tzhe had been 11l but a few days. yet she Was prepared to Meet the summons she felt that she was In the hands of the Lord and expres sed a strong desire to depart and be with Christ. -Jiew Abuertispneuts. GAS AND WATER . COMPANY LOA N.—The CarlisleAlas and Wider Company de 4ire to complete their Works by the introduction of 01,s this summer, and P.r this purpose viish to obtain on Loan TWENTY THOUSAND DULL.Uhi, C,r which tin y sill give the most ample securily. and pay the intere,.t Half yearly et the Carlisle Deposit Dank, for stuns not less than $5OO. PRED'ii. WATTS, m initl4 JULTITS STERN, NO. 145, North Third Street, Philadelphia, Is - beim:ale Dealer in Fancy Dress Triminings and Millinery Goods, and :Manufacturer of Fancy Silk lionnets, keeps constantly on hand a very extensive assortment of Silks, Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries, flowers, Bonnet Frames, Gimps, Fringes. besides a great variety of other Fancy (Mods: Ito solicits a call front Country Merchants visiting the City, and assures them that they will be sure to find any article above mentioned at the lowest prices. marritl4-2m MILLINERY GOODS-1855-L'. FOR SERINO SALES! &JOIN STONE & SONS, 'No. 4i, South Second Street, Pliiindelpha. into jtist opened their Spring Import:Ohms of SILKS, BONNET RIBBONS. FLOWERS, LACES, CRAPES &e. &e. [minding a general assortment of M I LLINE ' RY AIi7I CI,KS, of the most fashionable styles. m 2 above t/oods have been imported eqpressly for our Spring sales and e‘anprise the largest and best assortment in our linoto be found In the market. marehl44.lm IILNWOOD -ACADEMY 'SHAM", OAP, lluntiurdon C;ninty, Penn, The next session of this well known Institution oil open the first Wednesday in Mny. It in located nt i•hatle Oap,'eighteen miles from the Mount Union station on the Pcnnsy/vanin Railroad, front which place there is a daily line of stages. licingsit mit cal in the country it Is removed from 1111 the vices and temptations of tire II; The buildings are large, airy and commodious, repaid° of nactentnedating some 50 boarders. Those who mino t he nrcenuidated in Me luilittition run obtain good boarding itt.the tieiglibilrheod at gl 50 per week. e n , ,Ttrats.—sso per session of live months payable gnar ly ht:advance; Washing cts per dna; light and fuel extra. Fur fhrtber particulars address. W. 11. WOODS; Principal. • Tito Prinelprils address Mill be Poston Pa. until the Ind of April after-whirl' thi, Shade hap, tinntlnkdon re. Pa. March Nth. ti%IIITE lIAT,T., .ACAD.IiII . I", three' tulles west of IlUrrlsburg. Thu niutlx Swsiou of thls populur nod BourlAting Ito:W.llam 1) - 111 r3ll. Illellell 011 ~ i (111113Y. the 7 (II Of bitly neat, under the most t•L‘oral.le auspices. Duriug illo io•rsent year -,.. of II 1111111,1Viillleilt-; Sind illiiiiti , llS Ilan if boon made ay . it. in rt,:oillg Path oorp: 4 il , rortroird. 'lle Prioripal w iirt. , , ii,,. filSei.a.. by It toll r•wir., of compettoa mot experietord t.:oloors, tool spocialiltirOtloll Will 11U Hid t' iti lie4tUt.. , ::•.: ,' Auld C , 11,111.11 of the tqtoleitts.. .• ; ~„...: . . ''"" L - -1 . :t1.0.. , " . ItOttritini.t.M - tttildlittl4l3ll.lk4 l, lP P.).Qieltol)4lllfttittit'" 1? - ` - 6.s,:toid..l:(!rttUltili ivT.1.:44-; - 4.)A.;,(A'intot4 . ltri s ; s• . .5,,,10.06,- ..:li ), t rilt)11';31.10,111 1 :ilia °Teak. e:t.ho - . • • 71(4 1000 • 2 . 4. VlVlit'll and Ilrrootti - . too ' Tho ittlmiti. of p 3 refit,: Awl otardian , .lti earnestly nvitoi to this lust itath.u. Cheuhus win l',o coml.-la-1 ,till aoy information witi hr 16voo, oo Apr!! ~ ,I in, eithor rsonnl or I.y ,lott.-r to 1): 111:NIANtir.R. Prlooltril. I larrisburg, Pa. - 'M,;;.. 14; I+x ;5 AtA C VINERY 01L.—.Avery super,- ' or artirlo of 011, for grkasling tnaehtens,jll4 nr. mired arallor Bala cheap at 11. f SATON4. =I Pm Eh nt