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CAX.LISLE, P.A..
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2G, 1855
TH.'. LARGEST ANCOCHEAPEST NEWSPAPER
JUM HEIMAN D COUNTS
Terms —Two Dollars a year, or One Dollar and
. Fifty Cents. if pa,idpa' etually in Advance
$l-75 if fiaid wit.,in the yew.
ne m We issue our paper a day in ad
vance this week on account 'of the hdliL
days.
STATE LEGISLATI:RE
The Legislature of Pennsylvania will
commence its iinnual session on the first
Tuesday of January, which is New Year's
day. The Senate is democratic by one
majority, while in the Ilouse the demo
emits areAargely in the preponderance
'
The nfost exciting subjects which will
occupy the attention of the Legislature
are the election 'of a P. S. Senator and
the proposed repeal of the Liquor law.
The democratic papers we notice are
a good deal exercised as to 01E. power of
the Legislature to elect a U. S. Senator
without first passing a bill re-enacting
the old law, fixing the second Tuesday
of 'January as the time for the election
We cannot understand why this should
be deemed necessary, however,' as the
act of July 2, 1839, provides that "when
ever a vacancy by resignation or other'-'
wise, shall happen in the representation
of the State in the Senate of the United
States, the Legislature, if in session,
shall within eight days after being in
formed of the same by the Governor,
proceed to supply such vacancy by an
election." This seems to meet the case
The Governor will undoubtedly take ear
ly occasion to inform the Legislature
that a 'vacancy, at present exists, and
the Legislature, eight days after the re
ceipt of,such official information, can pro
ceed to the election, without the trouble':
of a special enactment.
BRIEF BUT EMPHATIC
In the debate in the 'Muse of Repre
sentatives on Wednesday last, Mr.. Tom)
of this district made a short speech but
one of a truly emphatic character. It
will be found on our first page in con
nexion with the report of Mr. Fuller's
speech. This latter gentle,man has fallen
into a humiliating position. As a Penn
sylvanian we earnestly desired to see him
elected' Speaker. The report of hisl
speech which we publish to-day, howev-
clearly convicts him of duplicity and
treachery both toward his colleagUes of
the Pennsylvania delegation and to the
Anti-Nebraska principles which he pro
fessed to hold. His deceptive course has
not-gained the Speakership while it hos
brought loss of respect on the part of his
associates. In :11r. Todd's course thus
far his constituents wlll see that he.
stands unswervinglytrue to the A nti-
Nebranka position he took when a can•
didate.
GREELY'S OPINION.—Horace Oree
ly's letters from Washington are severe
upon the factious Northern squad, who,
professing to be Anti-Nebraska men,
still withhold thtfir votes fr6m BaYilts and
thus delay the organization. The fail
ure to elect Banks proves, in his opinion,
that there is not a real majority in the
House opposed to the Nebraska bill.
Mir The receipts at the State Treasury
during the year ending on the •lst of
Deeenther,nwere $5,390.474 It; and the
expenditures $5,386,705 53.
ne,„Parker 11, French, the new Ministi;r
Walker'sgovernment of Nicaragua, has
anived at Washington. Ther,e is a general
impression that he will not be received by the
Preltifletit in that capacity. If repulsed, it is
said he will proceeirtoh'mgland and France,
Mel ask the recognition of the new republic
there.
3LAIR ON THE E4I'AVERY QUESTION
As an indication'of the workings of
iublic opinion on the Slavery question,
he receutletter of F. P Blair, is a isloc
linept.pf no small importance. Mr.
31air was the well known Editor of • the
Washington (ilotie, during the Adminis-
ration of Geri. Jackson and Martin Van
Buren, mid remained the contidentiA,
friciid and supporter of Gen. Jackson up
to the day of his death. Ile is also at
this time a resident of a slaveholding
State. Ile does not belong to the class
of Southern men, howeve; - -r , who regard
Slavery as "a blessing." On the contra
y he appreciates. its evil and baneful in
luetice, and freely declares against its
'arther extension. tie thinks , that the
•estoration of the Missouri Compromise
hould be the issue,in the next Presiden
ial campaign: We quote two or three
daragraphs of his letter :
"The work of restoration is simple and easy,
if the men who abhor the late innovation oft
the long settled policy of the nation can be in
duced to relinquish petty differences on tran
sitory topics, and give their united voice in
the next presidential election, for sonic man
whosy. capacity, fidelity, and courage - can be
relied" upon to oppose the issue which the pres
cut administration has made to control it. The
contest has grown out of presidential aspira
tions. The decision of the people at the milk
q choosing a Chief Magistrate, will end it.—
Senators will easily comply when the nation'r•
demand is hacked by presbiebtial power and
patronage, and hopes of the future, which an
imate the leading members of the body.•
Mt. Blair goes on to argue that to
longress properly belengs the govern
tient of the territories, and it cannot
hift this duty without nullifying the
!lain requirement of the Constitution.
.vhich invests Congress with the power
"to make regulations respecting the Ter
itories" pt' the United States. Ife also
shows that Mr. Jefferson's resolution de
claring "that, there shall be neither .sla
-cry nor involuntary servitude in any of
the States,"-laid off in the north West
ern Territory; was passed by the unani
nous votes of all the States in the Con
gresskof 1787, which' sat cotemporane
ously with the convention forming • the
Constitution, and that Constitution gave
Congress the power "to make regulations
respecting the Territories," and more
over affirmed the validity of "the engage
ments entered into before the adoption
of the Constitution," by the Confedera
tion=one of which engagements was
that made by the regulation of excluding
slavery from the Territories. He goes
on to argue the uttqr absurdity of the
doctrine of Pierce and Douglass that sla
very cannot be constitutionally prohibi•
ted in the Territories, an absurdity which
.is apparent to any one who has ever read
the Constitution. The repeal of the
Compromises he characterises as the
adoption of Mr. Calhoun's nullification
doctrine in extenso; and says that when
the power of Congress was denied to
mate laws ekeltiding slavery from tp,e,
territories, there "fa, at the 'dicta4n
of Mr. Atchison, supported by the coali
tion effected between the Whigs and
Democrats of the South, under the pres
sure and through the intrigues of the
nullifiers, Mr. Jefferson's noble principle,
endeared to the country both for .its
moral grandeur anipplitical wisdom. lb
is the first thought uttered in the Doela
..p
ration of Independence; audio the de
nunciation of the King of Great Britain
fOr the crime of bringing Slavery t 6 our
shores, it adds, as the deepest aggrava
tion, that "he has prostituted' his negative
for suppressing every legislative attempt
to prohibit or to restrain this . ' execrable
commerce." Mr'. Blair adds—
`The first legislative attempt to restrain the
progress of the mischief which the King of
Great Britain visited upoh this country, ryas
Mr. J,etferaon's resolution minding Slavery
from the territory of the United States in 1784
—the next was that introduced by Rufus King
in I7Bs—the third that of Nathan Dane in
1787—a1l receiving the vote . of tivo thirds' of
the States of the Confederacy, and the last
the unanimous vote.
"rho fourth movement was that of the Con
vention, in the Constitution itself, providing
nglanst the importation of slaves "after 1808,
declaiing the binding validity of the engage
ments entered by the Congress of the Con
federscy en the government of the United
States to exclude it from the Territory; and
securing to the new Government. the rower of
making similar provision for future acquisitions
of territory. The fifth regantion to restrain the
progress of slavery was that of the compromise
of 1820—the sixth, that of 1850.
'lt is renmrkahle that although these groat
measures had theq-origin with the Democratic
451 1 .)J.,1
leaders, Federal and Whig lenders of the
greatest renown united in their support.
• The
constitutional, provisions on, the subject had
the unanimous suffrage of till the illustrious
men in the Convention who framed the Consti
tution of the United States; and from the
silence on the subject in the State Conven
tions called to ratify the Constitution, it may
be well presumed that these also were unani
mous in their approval of what had been dobe
under the Confederacy and in the new Con
;titution to restrain the introduction and limit
the extension of slavery; - , And may not men
of all parties now unitti:-to restore what the
patriots or all parties, !luring the first seventy
yours of our lloverninent, contributed to es
tablish?' * '4. l ' *
. .., . *
•The Administration bus staked itself on the
suprwn,,of the party bl s priyi ege—of class in
terest—which makes it a'uni . It confides in
the success which has crowned the Oligarchy
everywhere in the Old World, and secures its
'triumphs on the' maxim, •Divide and conquor.'
The Whigs and Democrats of the South are a
combination to carry into the next Presidency
some candidate absolute in maintaining the re
pealing clause of the Kansits bill, which nulli
ties the principles of the Ordinance, the provi
sions of the Constitution made to give - theme
effect, and all 4he' Compromises which, have
been made in pursuance of them, with the
sanction of all sections of the Union.
•If the majority favorable to the policy built
up with our Government will unite, accept the
issue tendered by the Administration, and
make the repeal of the repealing clause of the
Kansas act paramount in the impending con
test for the Presidency, all will he restored
that has been lost to free institutions, by open
ing the territories North and South, to slavery.
The Compromises of 18'_'Q end 1850 being re
stored, there will not beitninfth of the teri'llory
of the United States, once exempt from
slavery, on which it can legally intrude; and
Mr. Atchison's attempt by an armed force to
carry out the nullification plotted in the eau
cos which gave hirth to the Kans , s hill, will,
like the attempt of hi prototype, Mr. Cal
houn, to give effect to South Carolina nulifica
nn. be paral zed by the frown of an indig
nant nation, ?mule potent by an honest and
tire? Executive.
This manly letter. has fallen like a
bombshell in the I,ocof)co camp. We
need scarcely' add that 3lr. Blair is very
rot Oily handled by his 01d friends for
his independent course.
THE PRESIDENCY
The choice of a candid ite for the
Presidency by the Cincinatti Convention,
seems to be narrowing down to a contest
between BUCHANAN and PIERCE. With
in the last week Gen. CASS has intima
ted, in express terms, that he .wi.l not be
a candidate. The Chicago Times, speak
ing 'by authority,' says the same for Sena
tor Douglass. Gov. Wise, we also see-it
stated, has written letters to his friends,
declining to be a candidate, and .urging
Mr. Buchanan, as„his choice. President
Pierce still holds on, but his chances for
a re nomination are scarcely better than
those of John Tyler when he determined
.to try a second heat. If we are to have
Loco President, we should infinitely
prefer 'Old Buck' to Pierce—though if
"the Opposition succeed harmonizing
their petty differences, the candidate of
the Locofoeo party, be he whom he may,
will not stand the remotest chance of
success
LOCOFO6 UNION IN NEw YORK.—On
the first of January the Albany Argus
and Albany Atlas are to be consolidated,
the Atlas having been sold to the Argus
fur 615,000. The,eonduct of the joint
concern will be managed by the N vt,gliing
editors of both papers. It is understood
that this is the premonitory symptom of
a fusion of the two branches of the _Dem
ocratic party in New York State. The
anti-slavery wing of the Sufts having
gone over to tho Republican party, the
Atlas, of course, is without a 'pay, and
dies a natural death. The Argus was
the organ of the thirds, but a year ago it
Abandoned that faith, and in the last
election contest supported the, Soft ticket.
The leaders of the Dediocrars are " N - 1 4 01 .1;.
ing earnestly to effect a complete fusion
of the Hirds and Softs, and as the Presi
dential election is in view, they will no
doubt succeed. This will reduce the o
litical parties in New York State to three
—American, Republican, and Detio
()ratio.
xtm r , The lidafling 'journal, an ably..
e'dited.paper, one of the very best of our
exchanges, commences the new,year in a
greatly enlarged furtn , and with a deei
dedly improved appearance. Friend
Knubb deserves success and meets with it.
11==:1:1
Afe-The fourth annual weeting v of the U. S.
Agricultural Sieiety will takO place nt
.1 nn. J, 1856.---I'he various Agricultu
ral Societies'of the couuu•y are respectfully
requested tJ mend delegates to this meeting.
OEM
8 - We tender our readers the com
pliments of the eeasonand wish each and all
it merry Christmas!
OLD CHRISTMAS CUSTOms.----Decern
her, originally the tenth of the Roman
months, is notable for the occurrence of the
greatest festival of the year, Christmas, which
takes place on the 25th. The merry making
with which the festival is associated, however
is not limited to a single day, but continues
over a considerable part of January also Of
course, we speak in reference to the manner
in which Christmas was celebrated in former,
more than in present times, though the Rea
son is still observed with wuch feasting and
conviviality
Christmas was wont to be hailed with an
unusual degree of hilarity. The ancient halls
of the barons, as well as the large kitchens
of the yeomanry, were 'lighted up with a bril
liancy on Christmas eve unknown to the rest
of the year. The capacious fire places of the
houses of the olden time were filled with the
ruleclog l a huge block of wood, which enliv
coed everybody with its warmth; while the
la"ge Christmas candle was lighted, and shed
its rays on the faces of the dancers It was
then that the laugh rang through the hall,
and that the host shouted to his friends the
merry diStich—
The Christmas log, having been lighted
with the last year's brand," and the board
having been covered with viands, the reign
of good cheer" began The members of
every household used - to sit up all night, or,
at all events, till past twelve o'clock, when
the tolling of the church hells announced the
tistering in of Christmas.
If we have lost some halcyon festivities
with the passing away of these old customs,
we may congratulate ourselves that with them
have gone also some sad dissipationS.
- DEATH OF ALEXANDER MAHON, ESQ.
—This gentleman, a native, and for ninny
sears a resident of Cumberland county, died
in Harrisburg, on the Bth inst., after a short
illtiesS. Mr. Mahon was n man of ability and
fine education and filled with great distinction
various Legislative and other public stations.
During Governor Findlay's administration he
was Deputy Attorney General for Cumber
land co., then elected Senator for Cumberland
and Perry, where he served, we think, a part
of two terms, then chosen by the Legislature,
State Treasurer, which post he filled for a,
number of years, then Chief Clerk in the of
fice of the First Auditor of the Treasury at
Washington. Whilst engaged in the duties of
the last named place he was nfllicted with
blindness; front which he never recovered.
COMPLIMENTARY SALUTE.—A 4 n
manifestation of respect toward Col. May, and'
to indieUte the pleasure felt by our citizens at
the reoccupation of the gat•risou, We learn
that a salute of thirteen guns was fired by a
party ofour citizen volunteers under direction
of the * veteran Gen. Armor, on the morning of
the recent arrival of Col. May with the Dra
goons. It was of course, dime in true military
style and has been warmly acknowledged.
MAiTINIONY tint EVER !—Nothing
is like it—particularly if you are sure to get
the object of your choice. But how I (Hi,
the easiest thing iu the world. now. They
cannot resist. They must love you if you so
will it. Only read Professor,Boundout's
'The Bliss of Marriage,' which' we advertise
today. It helps you to the curious secret. It
is wonderful.
Holloway's Ointment and Pills the best Rem
edies fur the Cure of Fenillle complaints,—
The extraordinary effect tnese,Pills have upon
all complaints peculiarly incidental to females
would appear incredible to the citizens of the
Union, if they were not confirmed daily by the
wonderful cures they effect in the various
States. It is au unquestionable fact, that
there IS not any remedy to equal them, fot
exterminating sniff:rim; hem the softer sex,
particulaily for young girls entering into
womanhood, therefore' all are rehuested to
give them trial, which will ensure their
recommendation.
WILLEY'S GENUINE PAIN EXTRACTOR Will
!HAKIM) the pain aul luthunnitun Iroin the severest burns
.or welds, iu trout one to twenty tainutes,4nd that It
will heal the wounds without it srar; and effectually
cure Fever Ithetun—lnflammatory
ithettunitiant-9ore anti Inflamed I:yes—Cuts--Nhoutith
--Bruises—Old turd ILI veteratu : , ores—ecaltl Ilrad—
Corns and Bunlons—Erysipclas—Sprains—:
wvllhtps—
Felons—Chilblains—Rites of Im:oils—Su ellcd and Bro.
Iron Breast —,Sero Nipples—Erript)ons—ntid all other
intimate:om.y and cutaneous diseases, olitre the parts
affected can he reached.
llon't be Incredulous about Um many diseases nan;t
1,4 i eared by only ono thing—hut relyet that lb,. fat
but potAtive properties fLh It tlm Dailey e :11f a.
eont:tins. and 119 berettifore enuniertto,l—ono to I,ur
van read.% not only the arore•nwnt lobed diseases, but
tunny more not enunwrited.
giwry.—Po regular brinl pliystatlo4pres , rll.o
Intti inwurlUY t“ 1., "4 . " ditTereut (11 , NISVA
E:rtrli bo), lIENtriNE I) ti 1.11:,61'.:111I.161.1.11, hap 111.
011 It A MAO PIMA 1 . :1/grat/ `l.l LANA Vtllll 1)1A sigittit ktri ,
ore. V. I`l,lOK EN Elt Co;, vrorrieturs. htltl' I I
man ulltaurer. All 01.11,1 s aro countorfoit
Prico '2,5 66111 , 1.6 r box . : .
toldroF,Nl to t 7. Y. Cllckcw•r
113r..hy
Town- tutb 6.,0unt0 311attees.
" Come, brine, with n noise.
My merry, merry hove,
The Christmas clog to the firing;
\We my good dame. she
Bids ye nil he free,
And drink to your heart's desiring."
hy.:311 nru;; L i..th nl'l , llo'olll. filo
te's.
TRIAL LIST FOR JANUARY TORY , 1856.
FIRST WEEK.
•
Abm. Pennington vs. Samuel W. Powell.
Laird's executors vs. Moore's admi:.
John Mumper vs. W. M. Waite.
Joseph Merkle vs. Dr. J. Zitze;..
J. S. Martin vs. David Marti, .
m
T. G. Carmon , vs. Jacob Rhee. '
Elizabeth Pa vs. Michael Zit , ler.
'Wm. Grails . ~ , A • vs. P. Wolibrd.
Jos. Wambaugh vs. Rev. W. Gu nn.
Win. Proctor vs. Peter Spain
SECOND WEEK.
C. G. Stough vs. Robert tire n.
A. C. Roush vl5. Daniel BeelT: in.
C. G. Stough vs. James Limb,v.
Same vs. Samuel Cr..d.on.
Abm. D. Kline vs. Dr. Ira D ,y.
John P. Lyne vs. Ann S. , Alex cftler
R. richerlig Ns. S. Kenm(ly •t al.
Same Ys• S. & J. •tly.
Joshua Lee vs. J. S. Bahlei,' in.
B. J. Kieffer vs. Christian ink dl.
Else J. IWElwaine vs. A. ill'Elwain s ex
LIST OF JURORS,
FOR JANUARY TERM, 1856
GR.'IAI) JURORS.
Carlisle---John Shade, Henry Shrum,
limn Skiles. David Rhoads.
Dickinson—Richard Woods, Clau
d), Geo. Lee, John S. Dunlap.
Frankford—John DaMonsen, Da n' I )1 ounce.
Hopewell—Rohert Laughlin.
Hampden—Frederick :11 . 0 tu ma.
Lower die/en—John Shelly, Win. St )hen.
Mechanicsburg—John Campbell.
Monroe—John Paul.
Newton—Andrew Davidson, Thiarnis Mc-
CuHoch, William Davidson.
11'nrriffe—Williani T ink.
Nurth Middleton—David Kptz.
south Middleton—San Zng,lTivich Strick
ler.
!Vest Pennsborough—Mathew lion d.
TR.WERSE JURORS—Firs!
Car/is/c—\l' Muth Thonins .1. I ljek
vtt, Jelin Natcher, I Torson,
John IV calt ly, A. Holmes 131,iir,
Cmthrie, (;(1tIvil)
John Lefever. Emanuel Line.
East Penusborougli— David IFLiy. )L-hael
I recze.
F r, 4 1 iihfor —'l'hmpsion ls:ennedy.
I forrwe I I—Ruilolph Gunkle, .lar"1) Crea-
lITS
Iliimpflen—James Orr, Joseph
Lower .11 Heck, Ilrri 111;:aw-
Baugh.
Mijnin—lsaac Christleib, WilHan) Scotiller,
John Jac,lbs.
AlecOniesturg—Dav id Long, Da id I. igley.
J/unroc—.Jowl h Strock.
IVoHli - 111Oldleion—,-Dityld Miller, jr.. mud
Ifoll'er, Hobert Moore, Peter 11.ainan.
Newville—llenry Best, David Dublap.
Newton—Jacob Keller.
Silver Spring—Jacob Mumma, Saw 'I. Hus
ton, John Clendenin, George It. Pucher,
John M. Martin, Samuel .Cock lin.
South Middle/on—Benjamin ()autumn, Dan
iel Spotts, Wm. S. Mullen.
Southampton—Jacob Ferree.
I-Vest Pennsborough—Sam'lMcCulloch , Sam
tiel Diller, Samuel DavidsOu, Glenn.
T'R.a VERS E JURORS—Second Wei*.
Carlisle—John Irvine, Jacob Simon. \Vm
Crall.
Dickinson—John Fishburn: jr., David line,
John Huston, William Hockey, Stephen
Weakley.
East Penusboroagh—David* Oyster. U orge
Oyster, Frederick May, George Bo‘miati,
David Deitz, Samuel Eshelman.
Frank/or - ft—James L. McDowell, William
Wallace.
Hampden—Jacob Dill.
Hopewell—Jacob Stouffer.
Monroe—Harman Beltzhoover, John Enek.
Aleehanicsburg—Villiam C. Hewer.
Altillin—Jacob Waggoner, son.; Se, tt Coyle,
Geo. Asper, John Sulenberger, Samuel
McKee.
North iliddletun—Geo. Brindle, John tie-
Bride.
New Cumberland—Valentino Fecinan, Iol=-
.r\ Baughman' . 1.3
Newton—Jiieob Kreider, David Brandt, Jo
seph Trill.
:..;tithanipiti—James Collett, George Allen,
George Clever.
Siircr ..spring—Benj. Haverstia, sem, Ja
- cub Eiuminger, Michael Kost.
South Middleton—Washington W,df.
Upper .3/feu—David Devinney, David Coov-
er, John Floyd.
Irtst PPrinsborou gh—Sarnuel Diller, David
S. Kerr, John Drawballgli, liciddinin C.
ditarriancs.
- on the tont., by the I:er. O. IV. fle,,onin,4lr.
JO:4l,lqt : 4 1VoRIn.. to :Nth.s. LL17.A1i.1.111 ht SItiLE,
Loth of !his e,,unty.
illembers of t ('lnn,
bt.riand county Agricultural lel y ill meet
Lo,) Ootart lion,e in Carlisle, oil Ttiesd:iy. :I.e I day o
January 1S:oi, to elect their ollieen• for Co, ~.ulugsefg
tiec, Itlllll,llal I `ieo'ry,
l i :Srl'ATE' OF ELIZAI3 l' 1 I MAR
TlN.—Notivo Is hereby gisun that Let Et] s of to
ministration on the Estate of Eli abetli \t tin, late t
%Vest Penne:hero' township, Cumberland ,iinty, deed
hat If Leen granted by the liegister lit t
the subset ibiir residing in the sumo towl.shii , . ;111 pe
sons isniswing theniseh es Indebted to r ti.i Estate to
required to make Immediate payment and t lo nc intik
to present theta to
dee. titi, t
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‘rATEit. "Its merits stand mil 31 ailed," (A
tiled mid luctthlaLlo ionetly lUr thr or
aft r'r lutt IN; e.t.rd 140 trhi 0 , 1 ortir Flit 3 1 i .11s, mid Li
demand for It is Mill has Lei
fix the past lttn nowt., olfot oil for halo li.:II emit,. n.
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p. Until of the 'ins t•t.f I. 3 i. 1 0 ,3
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