th 4 *tali
CARLISLE, PA.
WOnesday, Jan.'2s, 1860
w'EPPLE,A STATE'iIONVUNTION.
•
' The eitimpa of PenneylVetlia, who are opposed to tho
nod measures of tho. present Nattonar Ad.
ministration, and to'tho election of mon.to ' n ice who
• " sustain those principles And measures, tomato
requogted
to moot in their respertivb counties. and to elect , Dcle,
sarlin-41timr to the ir 'mpresuntstives In the
relo Assembly, to a,Psorts'A
STATii CONVENT/ON t
old At. itAßlnanifir, , ,6 •. .
iiveanonany, February 220, 1800,
• r a 12 A, M., to ludicatblheir chb.ice.forAh4next Dresi.
,• • army, nominate a 'candidate for Oovernbr, forin en
Niettoral Ticket, appoint - 261,1iterial Delegates) and to
designatlitho time and mode of ;electing:MD . lot Del..
gates to the National Convention, atb.l to ironsart. such '
'other husinessas may he .deemed necemlary to annum
'success at the General Eigetion
, LEVI KLINE) '-
Chairman PeopieN Executive Committee.
PEOPLE'S Cd7TNT•Y 004VENTION: -
• • At a meeting of the Scantling Committee
•
of the Peoples-party of Cumberland - County
held at the public-house of John Hannon in
Carlisle on Monday the 9th January 'lB6oi
the — follmv,ing resolution was adopted, viz:
.tesoltied, That tae'cititens Of Cumberland
County, who are opposed to the principles
and measures of-the present National Ad
ministration, are requested to tneet at the
usual place of holding elections in their re
npective Boroughs, Wards and Township on
'Saturday the 4th day of February next, he.
tweet' the hours of 2 olelock M. and 8
clook P. M. and to appoint delegates to re•
preirent them in County' Convention, to-he
held in the Court Housein Carlisleon Tues
day the 7th day of February' next at 11 o'
Clock A; M. for the, purpose of appointing
delegates to the People's State Convention
to be held in Harrisburg on the 22d of Feb
ruary next • to nominate a candidate for Gov
ernor, forin an electoral ticket &c.
• JACOB BRETZ, Chairman,
R. P. McCi.unn,'See'y. '
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A NEW NOITELETTE.—We have commenced
this week the publication of one of the best
written and most interesting stories cif the
.day; we alludilfritraoY-Anasr, by the
author orthe " Heir of Ashley." . The inter
est never flags, andlhe plot is well sustained
to the end. We advise out:readers to file the
papers containing it; the paper, in which
it ,first appeared in this country, received
More .thau one hundred letters asking for.
back numbers, wniclicould not be furnished.
linoserEnlltD ABOLIBIIED.—ThO new code,
of laws revive an ancient not relative to huck
stering, It makes it o heavy penalty for any
person to buy any kind of provisions or mar •
keting, within ten miles of Baltimore, for the
purpose of resellinglit , in the markets or city;
and persons founki selling any produce in the
markets not their own manufacture or prow
duct of their land, shall be considered to haite
violated the law relative to purchasing. The
fines aro hemiy, recoverable before a justice.
of the peace, and, in fact, totally and entirely
prohibits ell .huckstering, as it is termed.-
93qUistore Sun. •
A law. similar to the above. would have a
beneficial effect upon the Carlisle market. At
- present, the produce of this neighborhood is
regularly bought up and shipped_ off to the
Eastern markets: thus compelling our citizens
to .pay exorbitant prices for the necessaries of
life. We believe we have a law to this effect,
but it is' overlooked or evadedelhose whose
duty it is to enforce it, seldom or never doing
SO. give us a. stringent law in relation' to
huckstering, end let its provisions be strictly
" enforced
• Tut CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.—TIIO Corn
inittee .appointed by the House of Repre
sentatives:at Harrisburg, to investigate the
Philadelphia contested election .case, Wiley
vs. Duffield, closed its labors on Thursday
lost. On opening the boiceand counting the
votes, Dr. Wiley was found to have a majority
of fifteen votes over . Mr. Duffield . Dr. Wiley
was the tandidate of the People's party, and
this triumph over fraud and perjury will be
hailed with genuine satisfactibn by all good
(*liens. The Donnelly ease is not yet decid
ed, but there is little doubt that a*lce result
,will be had.
A QUESTION IN MORALS.—One of -the Vir
ginia 'tapers, alluding to the non-organization
of Congreis, asks if it is honest for members
to accept pay for no service rendered ? In
business it would not bo deemed ho
ttest to do so, but when the employees of the
people fix their own salaries, it seems to be
so considered. If the law regulated the p t.y
by the session, and there was no pay for any
period previous to the organization, there
Would not be months wasted in effecting an
organization
~,,,
A GMAT OIITEAGE.—An Alabama Senator,
in a recent debate on a bill to prevent the
adulteration of liquors, said—'Mir. President,.
this. is the most important queasure that has
been before this body at this session. Spirit.
one liquors, sir, is. a beverage in which. we
all indulge, mo:e or less. It is well knownt,
sir, that there are persons so lbst to every
sense of humanity as to put strychnine and
other poisonous substances in this 'popular
beverage. 'Sir, in My opinion, the villain who
perpetrates ao great an outrage ought to suffer '
death!"
Thereis a good deal of truth in this home
spun oloquenie. If men mill drink intoxica
tingliquors, and it appears that neitbeemoral
sultsiittnor legislative enactments can pi.eient
them, they should be furnished with .a .pure
article. The abominable trucic.sow consumed
under the name of whiskey,,is enough . to kill
men of the strongeW constitutions. Those
who mekeand vend it; not , de l serving death,
richly merit the Penitentiary. " ,
jiarlt is reported that: thirty-five hundred
man are in. New Orleans ready to embark for
Vera Cruz, They, ostensibly; will 'go 'thither'
as lahorera on the railroad long age projected,.
„ from .Aransaa Bay to Mazatlan ; " They will
alao. be a military Oitgahizetion, in order to
protest thetimelves.. .Tparez, it is said, favors ,
movement. Wheiever these is a (Malmo
for.fun or fighting,.timre Will Americans be
found, 'As . the Irishman Said, "The Yankee's
never are at. p peace unleta engaged , in war."
'YEE LATE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION
The Volunteer t in rep to , some re - Marys
‘ihioh appeared iii*ce -Herald, relative, to` the
proceedings of :the 'Denpartitid- ddunty Con
tention,. asserts that we .06:ie . & *rang . in
• stating that Major 'Cge was the author of the
resolutions reported by AIM COmmittee; and
(Anima the authorship for 'Prof. Burns, the
Chairman. In regard' to Major .Ego, all we
liaitii-to;lay is, that 'publics:rumor named him
.05 the author of tlreihsolutions, and from the
proMinyity of Donmeratic leaders to have .eve
rything "cut and dry," so tie to enable them
to cram, whatever -may be the mirty features
of the day, ddwn the throaii of unsuspecting
Men, without giiing them time for reflection,
we thought that, for once, rumor spoke the
truth. But., if •these resolutions are the
Baneproduction of Prof. Burns' genius, be it.
so ; they. certainly' present the richest apeei
mon of political literature extant ; and_ he
people of this eounty, whmaxercise•theyrivi- .
legs of opposing 'Democratic, measures, niest
feel, tinder particular obliglitions to the com
mittoe who' reported, and the delegates -who
adopted them, as well as to Prof.. Burns who •
drew them up.: • • • •
Mr. Burns is the Principal of the ," Plain .
field-YClassical. toademy;". and from, the fin
ished style of limb " - resolutions" he has just
given to the world, v?e presume that politics '
thrill a prominent breach id.his " course of
studies." We ask for the sake of his pupils,
whether the logic and rhetoric, taught at his
Literary Inotiltite,.are the same which char
acterize his resolutions ? Bold and,untruth
ful assertion; illogical inference and unmean
•ing declarations, in the. Bomb:Altos Furioso
style, make up the sum, of thelieresolutions,,
and we think aome,'atleast, of the members
of tho'Convention t who voted for them, must
have felt the blush of shaah," when:they saw
'in the public prints the miserable "twaddle"
imposed on them by the "Committee to draft
resolutions."
Tithe, for instance, the following:
Resolved, That the Black•Brown-Republi
cali party, called in our county and State,
the "Peoples Party," (thus stealing the liv
ery of heaven to, serve the devil in,") in
trampling under foot the Constitution of the,
United States—openly advocating doctrines
subver'sive of the Union and
• State rights—
refusing to execute - tlfe laws—and sOtting
upon the decisions of our- highest courts,,is
a generator of treason, and should be des.
.pised and rejected by all who love their
country and obey its laws.
'Resolved, That the bloody and 'servile in.
sureetions, sought to be raised among gar
Southern brethren, by John Brown and his
cowardly abetttirs, the Black Republienn
party, meets with ;our utter condemnation,
and if necessary, will be resisted on north.
ern ground by n northerti lives—that the trea
son .the five miSerable dupes - have • expia
ted on tire gallows, is, the result of the "bru
tal and bloody manifesto' of Senator :Sew
.ard, and the endorsement of a work bißlack
Republican (vernors, Judges, Lawyers,
Preachers, rind. serenly-four of their mem.
hers in the present Congress, which advo
cates the abolition of slavery in -the South
ern States by insurrection; rapine and' mur
der.
Ilas the Democratic party no great princi
ples to assert beyond the repudiation of "old
Brovi," . or the ;abuse of," liClper's Bloody
Compendium?" Why'do not the treasonable
disunion sentiments of the Southern Democ
racy, receive •the reproof ot Northern-demo
crats? • • .•
IL is a lamentable fact, that the two branches
have one principle in common, but that of
office, and - for this, both North and South, go
in with great unanimity. From the number
of• Postmasters, Mule -drivers; and applicants
for the paltry, office of Deputy Marshal, that,
attended I.lll3,Convontion, both inside as dole
"gates and outside as drummers, we can readily
BCO why the following resolution was passed,
which has about as ,much truth and sincerity
in it, as ihk,cOmmittee's abuse of the Repub
lican party : •
Resolved, That our confidence in President
Buchanan remains unabated. Notwithstand
ing the bitter assaults wade upon his Admin,
istration by a reckless' and unprincipled op
position, we are nevertheless of the opinibn
that. his administration of the affairs of the
Government has been wild; judicious and con
seryative.
ris,.Seriatoi Douutss is now endeavoring
to make his peace with the "powe;s that be,"
at Washington. His adianees, however, aro
received with coolness, ninny of the Souiliern
Senators treating him with 'much'hauteur.,
- THE PI[ESIDENT•AND MRS,DOUOLAS.--There
is to foundation whatever for the slander re-.
garding Mr, Buchanan and Mrs. Douglas.—
We have - heard the President, on more than
one occpsion,' speak in the kindest terms of
Mrs. Douglas; and we have reason to believe
those feelings have never been changed. The
idea that Mr, Buchanan wouiddictate to the
wives of the members of his Cabinet, as to who
they should associate with, is simply absurd.
The social relations between Mrs. Douglas and
those. ladies have never been disturbed by an
unkind word or deed.— Witihingion States,
The slander alluded to was to the effect,
that Mr: Buchanan had endeavored to prevail
upon the Mies of the members of his Cabinet
not to associate' with Mrs. Douglas. It bad
its origin-with some ono of the many penny
adineri who infest Washington during the
tilider, and who, to give zest and pighancy to
their letters, giveAltorance to anything cal;
ciliated to create a furor. Although the old
man at,: Washington has divert' political sins
to answer for, ho is too gallant a bachelor to
do aught against the ladies. No one believed
the silly story: •
CORNWALL ORE 1110IINTAIN.-000 of3o el
ements of Potipsylvaniayiches is th e Cor wall
ore mountain, in Lebanon county. This ore
bed is a geological wonder, containing, as it
does, upWards of fifty millions of tons of the
purest iron ore, which can be mined and loiSl-
ed into cars for ten cents a ton. We are in
,
formed that at a single season more than two
hundred thousand tons of this ore, moro val
uable' than the gold mines 'of California, have
'bleu (Alton out. The Cornwall mines -are
owned by dillbrent proprietors._ s
The truth is, Pennsylvania contains within
herself all the elements of wealth and-great-
noes. !ler mountains aro fillet" with coal and
iron ore, sufficient to supply thatwants of the
world; rind other Minerals, doubtless, also lie
hidden there. llor yalleys are rich in agri
cultural products, and her population is hardy
and industrious. All then, that is wanted co
develop' thefts resources and encourags • this
industry, is the establishment of a Pinteetive
_Tariff. To effect... Otis, ,we xnust,work uncea
singly to displace the party a present in
power, and.olovato men who regard morn tlio
interests and welfurei of their own country
inginc,' than they do thOse of Europeans.
ELEOTION OF U. S. SENATOR 3N lOWA.—The
lowa Legislature recently elcoted lion. dames
flarlan United States Senator from that State,
by a vdte'of7Bt6.'k. •The latter was for A.
C. pod g e,-Administration. Th ' us the Senate
is gradually being purged of Northern dough
faces, and hound conservative 'men 'inking
their places. Mr. Bigler, of this State, will,
ore loh, havti leave . to :Tarp,
It An: kboliihin editor in New gn g land
taps' upon . 'he ladies of the. North not tb.ntke
use of anything that is produced by slave la
bor. Ho need not cxpedt them to ignore eat
'ton—they Will not e?pel so old a friend Jim
cosoreloss
1. • This hiidy has, now been more than. seven
weeks in melon, And so lizi 'llf{if done nub
ink but make thomselVes ridiculous before the
country. The Senate remains almost inactive,
waiting. for the organization of the House;
which; in its present-state, must resemble a,
boar-garden; whene the occupants fight and
wrangle every, day for thenmuiernene'or ii,
ercrird in tbegallerics; who, bias or applaud
as their feelings become excited, by the men-,
tal contests' below. •The Proceedings of the
House; for the last Week, make the fadt. evi
dent, that the democrats, finding themselves
unable to-elect a Speaker, aro deteriplued to
prevent 'an
: organization by every moans of
dolay and stratagOM known in parliamentaii
law. The objection is not to 1111 c . Sherman,
nor to °Lieliier's Book;'' it is be"cause of the
,settled. purpose of the Democratic members
'of the. [louse, in the language Of Mr. Pugh,,
of Alabama, to ° perpetuate discord," and
thus force • a condition of things by which
their treasonablo designi may, be accothplish
dtry)
'ed. Tile proceedings of Fri exliibit that
fact•in a strong light, irrptroof o ;:-liiiigth, we
give the speech,of Mr. Sharman. ' - -
• The only charge , againtit Mr., Sherman
that he signed IL recommendation of Helper's
"Inipending Crisis ;" and ho and his friends
have repeatedly urged Mr. Clark, of Missouri,
to withdraw his offensive resolution, and thus
give him an .opportunity to avow or disavow
it, without effect. The following remarks of
Mr. Sherman will show on whose Ahoulders
the responsibility reefs:
. .
,Mr. Sherman asked Mr. Clark whether he
Would withdraw. his resolution, in order to
giVe him en opportunity to explain.
Mr. Clark said he had avowed hie purpose,
atid'he would tell the gentleman that lie had
had-two opportunities to mako'his explana
tion, but has failed to absolve himself from
the responsibility of recommending the circu
lation of theilelpir book.
• .
DM SHERMAN'S EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.• Sherman replied that an opportunity
had never been tendered him. Whenthe
gentleman from,Missouri introduced the re
soltdion, offensive in character, and at an itu•
proper tithe and manner, he cut off what •he
said he desired to do, namely; afford oppor
tunity for explanation.' When, three days
after,the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Mill ,
son,) appealed to him, lie stated that he had
never seen or, read the bodk : and ~,had nVre
collection of - signing any recommeTik
-After this explanation was publislietN lie re
ceived a letter from E. B. Morgan, a nieniber
of the last Congress,_ recalling the .eircum
stances tinder -which his name became con.:
nected with the publication,' Mr. Morgan
stated that while he (Mr. Sherman) was writ
ing at his desk, lie asked permission to Ilse.
his recommendation -in circulating a political
pamphlet. He consented, providing there
was nothing in it offensive or improper, and
confided in the - judgment of the friend who
requested the — favor. This was the whole
story, and presented a plain,. unvarnished
'statement of facts, which had been so much
misrepresented. -These were all the circum
stances under which his name had become as
sociated,with this book: The othCr day - ,.. when
'the sulijeet was brought before the House, and
in language which he did not,considcr cour
teous— when lie was charged with dissemi
nating treanon,and lighting up the Torch to
bo applied to the dwellings of ,his Southern
brethren—cliarged with clinics Ivhielt, if ho
were guilty' ot them, would lake from him his
We to u.sent on that tiodr—when ho rose in
his place and told, the gentleman froin.lills.
Bolick that ,
,if the resolution •was withdrAyr,n,
he would answer, no the hookrWas -read, pygo
by page, whether he avowed or disasowed the
"sentiments therein ' the gentleman refuted to
withdraw it. Ile did not beliOve it was tho
desire of the gentleman 'to give him the op
portunity or, to relieve the difficulty. If so,
he would now withdraw it, to give him nit op
portunity-to do what he proposed. Never, so
help nut Pod, whether the Speaker's chair
stands before me •or not, never while the re
solution is before the House improperly, and
in an unparliamenthry way, and its adoption
is urged by offensive arguments, will I ex
plain 4 single word in thoeo extracts. ,(Ap-'
plause from the Republican side of the gal
leries.) While the resolution is intended as a
stigan., and is sustained by epithets, ho cannot
expect me to say more. Ile repeated that the
dircumstances under which this resolution was
pressed were not characterized by candor and
a manly course. While JIM) , might conduct
I •
their controversies in thelforise with zeal and
determitation, it ought to be done with frank
ness and fairness. While the resolution had
been pressed, and there had been offensive de
bate, he had been arraigned before the coun
try with his hands tied and his lips sealed.—
Ho had been assailed here, day after day, and
ie a manner without precedent in party cau
cuses, State Conventions, or anything else.—
Ho had said, and he repeated, that his opin
ions were., on record, Gentlemen said they
bad examined to ascertain what they were,.
and it was charged that he had objected to the
intieauction of a bill, but when the gentleman
who Introduced it made a satisfaCtory expla
nation: lie [Mr. Sherman,] withdrew his ob
jection. The country would take noticb that
that was the only accusation against, lam.
Mr. Hindman (Dern.) of Ark.—l charge the
gentleman with having advocated on this floor
a proposition to exclude slavery from the Ter
ritories by Congressional legislation, and. of
haVing avowed his intention to oppose t h e ad
mission.of any slave States into the Union,
and of having bract ed.the Fugitive Slave law
as savage and inhuman. I charge him With
having stigmatized Seuther'n_olayery as inju
rious and a crime. -
Mr. Sherman-LI 4 other words, I am charg
ed with being a ReliultHenn. This is my of
fence—tione other. I iieyer sought to invade
the rights •of the Southern States, nor .the
rights of any citizen I have my ideas of
slavery in the Territories, and itt.the proper
time am willing to:.deline them. I have mode
but ono speech on the subject in Cdagress,
and that growing out of MI offensive message
of President Pierce. 'They are -the opinions
of the body of the Republicans, and gentle
men may discus them. I stand by my imli-
ieal teedrd: Gentlemen on the other side,
elite proclaiming me a traitor, by implies
ion; in order to - serve- political- purpose,
have called on me to show the proof of my in
nocence. They have failed to sustain their
charge. When called upon to specify, the
only thing they could nny, was that while tit.
ling et my desk a friend came to me, and I
authorized hint to use my name to a paper,
and that by this I became a traitor, and would
put the torch in tho incendiary's land. This
is not fair argument. I repent it, if the gen.
Etonian from Missouri desiree to know what
my sentiments aro as to the extracts from the
book, I will give.them, if ho will remove what
I consider an insulting menace. Otherwise,
I-never will. It is not in my blood, anti this
gentleman cannot put it there.. ppplauso
I haerbeen patiqt and forbearing. I de
sired to see an digaiiiiation opposed to the
Administration. Ittis our highest duty to id.
'vestigate and analyze the mode in which this
Government has been administered for a few
years past. I did not believe the-slavery
question would come up this session. I
thought wo would have an examination into,
the condition of the Government.' But for the
unfortunate affair at Harper's Ferry, I do not
believe there would be any feeling on Ode
subject. No Northern member came here np.
proving of the foray of John BroWn. Bcfory
ono was willing to condemn the act-of lawless
violence. Before we had reached oven a for.
trai'ballot, this question was thrust upon us.
-It, has had its effect on the public. mind. ''l'
believe the resolutions are unjust, offensive
and wrong,,not only to lippublicans. , but to
our common constituency. This agitation has
stirred up bad bleed. If this obstacle were
removed, I liplieve we oluttyet go to work and
organize tho'House and administer its power
with impartiality. . Whenever my name stands
ae a barrier to organization, and my friends
are satisfied they oanmootbine a larger:num
ber of votes, either by a majority or plurality,,
I will 'not stand in my present position one
hour.—l will cheerfully retire from the field
and give to any other gentleman who will no.
cept i thabarren-honors-of the Bpeaker'e chair
4W,.itead adyersisemenl; of Or. SAI.:I•
r . oßD'is Liver fnvigoratOr.'
THE . UNIOX SENTIDIENT' TEXAS.
The Intelligeneer, of ,Anstin, Texas, .in
pubJighing. tho : disubion Resolution/3, intro
duced before the Legislatures ofMississippi
and South.Carelina says: .
We have no Official authority. td speak for
Toltal ; but a 8 the'peopiii - Ilid not get ready
for disunion in consequence, of the eompro•
miser 00850, sOlhey . wilfprefer to wait yet
"a little longer,", before . in °Southern
Confederacy." Li fact, the truth might as
well be told. Texas look'eare Of. Slavery
w)teri the Mexican laws were against, it. -As
a Republio, it ;carried On a war against nine
millions of people, and kep£ the Slaves at
work in the fields. So' secure, did " oar fa
thers" feel, that they invited hordes of Ger.
mans, and people from the States, here,
under a libe.rareolonization system. The
Constitution - of, the Republic declared the:
African Slave Trade "piracy.' We did not
go into the Union for security - for the
tution, but, in this respect, remained as in
09 , endPlit , ..4,South Carolina dnd Mississip
pi, as , of Ohio and Massachusetts. If-they
cannot live together, we' will nOtagaid con
federate:with either. But itlhert Icy quit the
family, Texds will 'again. set up for .iaelf. •
,
. The Wpwing resolutions, among others;
have been introduced into the liegislaturd.of
South Carolina , and will doubtless pass :
Resolved, That at the calf of our border or
other Southerd States, the Governor of the
State pf. South Carolina be required to ap•
point suitable delegates to said Convention t
who are hereby authorized to pledge this
State to furnish, her full quota of men and
her full contribution of money for the forti
fication of all the necessary posts On the
northern frontiers of the slaveholding States,
and the garrisoning and .perpetual support
of the same.
This is ne(loubt intended for the graciotis
benefit oeTexas, among other border States.
But, as Gen. Combs said, "if the inside
States will 'only spank their own children
and take care of themselves, we will keep
oft' the border4bolitionists." Some df our
over tremulous masters have already, carried
their slavel'inside, and Texaewill be Ole to
get along if the prudent masters - fdllow.
Texans feel as indignant at abolitionists•and
incendiaries as Carolinians and Mississippi.
ans• But our patriots will struggle to pre
serve, not to overthrow the Union.
. No ItloNev r -A. correspondent of one of
the Western papers says:' "Waskingtbn , City
is at' a tlead.lock, pecuniarily. I am told
that . no Merchant can get $5OO from bank
here, for the'Very simple reason that the
banks haven't got ,any money. The lanks
.have invested all tbeir money in post office
drafts, and there 'is no nppropriation•'uutil
'there is a speaker. But that money is scarce
here, is- undeniably true. Everybody -wh6
wants it, has more than the usual difficulty
in getting it: Iris •acid that Glosslircnrier,.
the Sergeant•at•Arms, has advanced Mem: .
hers the sum of $90,000, expecting to be re•
paid when the Speaker can' sign Warrantii.
But the.s9o,ooo have broken him, and_he
shows a blank face and en empty purse to
all applicants. But this is one fact nboid t
the tightness -of money, which -may be re•.
Marked an a sign'of the times." - • '
ANOTIIEIt 1111311 DEN. IN CHESTER
loariv•froin the West Chester Village Re
cord, that on etiturday the 19th inst. another
Murder was perpetrated in Chester County.—
A mulatto woman, named Mary Polllsou r in
an altercation,ylth a negro man . named
ler, struck him on the head with an axe, kit- -
ling him almost , instantly. Shia inflicted other
wounds with the axe, mutilating him most
shockingly. .11)11llor was the aggressor. The
woman haS boon committed to prison to await
her trial. ' •
The staid 091 Quaker county of Chester is
fast gaining .a , " bad eminence" in tte annals
of crime. From it, the report of one murder
follows anotheii with alarming rapidity. ;
•;
TRIALS 07 CONBTIRATORB,—Tho Legislature
of Virginia,. having authorized a special term
of the Circuitcourt for the county nf 'Jeffer
son, Judge Parker has directed notice to be
given that •the,term will be commenced on the
first day of February next. It is understood
that Stephens and Hazlet, two of the harpers
Ferry conspirators, will Then be tried.
ALBERT HALLETT, ono of the above named
conspirators, wan, it will be remembered, ar
rested in Carlisle, and was for some time con
fined in the prison of our county, on the charge
of being concerned in the '!John Brown raid."
lie was at length delivered up to the authori
ties of Virginia, and conveyed to Charlestown,•
Where old Brown refused to recognize hint as
one of his num. Ilazlitt issaid to bon native•
of Indiana county, in this Stele, and is, ap
parently, a simple feßOw. The cluinees are
that he ;will °seep°.
A GRAND JUROR tx Tuounix.—A singular
ease of complicity occurred in Cincinnati
between an empanneled Grand Juror and a
prisoner charged with felony. Samuel Al
der, the juror in question, whose repeated
solicitations alone ought to have forever ex - .
eluded him from being celled by the ofli'&r,.
was exposed iit his attempts to tamper with
n witness, and to prejudice other Grand Ju•
rocs in behrelf of his friend, the prisoner,
whose case wits to come before him. A 9
was properly
,admOnished, discharged from
the grand jury, and held for punishment by
Judge Carter. '
N.. RICHARD RRALF, John Brawn's Secretary
of 'State, has reached Washington, in custo
dy of'Mr. Jones, the doorkeeper of the 'Sen
ate, and has been. examined before the Spe
cial Oommiltep on - the 'Harper's 'Ferry' af
fair. He is said to be highly educated. He
testified that Semilor Wilson wrote letter
to Dr. Howe, in 1857" or 1858, stating that
he learned from Mr. Forbes Ilnit Brown was
about to make a raid into some of the south
ern States, for the purpose of liberating the .
slaves, and that'he would use tnimMy,furnish•
ed him by partimi in Mdissachosetts ihr , the
Kansas work to aid him in his new projecti
and, that in his (Wilson's) opinion, it was`
madness in Brown to attempt such a thing,
and that he , (Howe) must withdraw all
means furnished or intended to be .furnished
him for services in Kansas, if they
.were to
be misapplied in the manner indicated by
Forbes. Realf testifies that Howe sent a
copy of Wilson's letter to Brown, informing
the latter than the arms and money which
had been furnished him for the protection
of the settlere of Kansas,. Would ho with
drawn in:Coniequence of the revelations made
'by Forbes through Wilson ; Brown hocame
enraged and . abandontd his plan. for a
while, but.some. time 'subsequently pursued
some pro-slavery men into Missouri, and
carried back with him several slaves.
se..,Forty free negroes, who have been ex
pelled from Arkansas, under the terms of the
'recent legislative. enactment, which prescribed
that in the event of their non-departure, 'they
should be 'sold into, Slavery, arrived at Cin
cinnati on Tuesday week,' in . ti destitute .00n-.
dition. They were met by p committee np
pointed Tor the purpose.by the colored people
of Cincinnati. 'lt ie'reported that the upward
bound boats on the - 1111ssissIppi river are filled
with these fugitives, flying from their home's.
A meeting has . been held in Cincinnati, to de •
vise means mf aiding the twelve felonies ex
pelledliorn Kentucky in'oonsequenoo,of their
Anti-Slavery
. .
.. T h6 true remedy for .Dyspepsia and laver
ael4nowledgett on all hands that
'the Oxygeiatiii Bitters: are the true remedy
forlbese vomit:Mint& ' They are free from al.;
an3ldontain,judicionely combirmd with
hygenie aubetancee, oxygon, the chief vital
golinf, antr.,', gaunt. Lf lailqs.:
. , . .
PUBL!O.SALE OF PERSONAL PROPER-
Ti.—Win. : *AadosEß, 2} milea west of Car
lisle, on the state road to Newillle, will Sell
on the; 4th of February, horses, oohs, wagons,
and. farming implements.. ,- : '
HOUSES FOR RENT.—As We is the
season for renting houses-for the npproaching
spring,4ltosb who :hove tliont for rent should
litt it be known through the " Ilettm.n;" and
those desiring houses, should look over the .
tidvertieing columns of our paper, number
of dwellings aro offered now in our colunins.
In short, if you have anything to sell, or wish
to buy, Put it into the Ijetiat,n,:,and you will
soon beaceommodated; . ' . ti
. .
Since ,the fist of Januayy, we have had a
large'accession of new subscribers to our Hat,
and we are daily adding thereto iimay good
names. This, together With its alrbady ex
tensive circulation, particularly amongst the
bitainces clalea, renders the "Haitian" one of
. the very beet advertising mediums in the in
terior of Pennsylvania. We
. desire bdsiness
".men to note this fact.
Tire .CONTINENTALS . — An accident
occured on the Northern Central, Raileead, on
Saturday, by which, the Continental Vocalists
were prevented from giving their Concert no
,advertised,,on Saturday evening: They ar
rived here oa Monday, and Will give a Con=
cert this evenifig,at Itheem's Ilall,commencing
at S o'clock. We advise our readers to' em
brace the , present opportunity of hearing these,
inimitable singers as it may be some time be
fore they get around this way again:
REV. PETER CARTWRIGHT. This
distinguished pioneer of the Wost,ovith whose
daring exploits many of our readers are fa
miliar,. will lecture for the 'benefit of the
•" Young Mot's Christian Association" of this
place, on Saturday evening next, in the Meth
odist Church, on " Thrilling Incidents in pio
neer life." A rich treat may be expected.
. .
Doors open at 6i °Mods., 1.59.1nce to com
mence at. 7.
The Associatidn having course of
five lectures, deliVered for their benefit (luring
the present winter, of which this will be the
first.
Tickets for the course (adinyling two per.
sons)' $l. Single tickets 16 cts ,to be had at'
the stores of H. St4tdo, J. D. Halbert, J.
Loudon and J. U. Steel; and also nt the
church, on the evening of the lecture.
ANO'llaß FlRE.—Last evening about
8 o'clocki a fire broke out in the large stable.
of Col. A... Noble on. ChurelPAlley, The fire.
men were soon on the gtound but, as the sta
ble was full °flay, the flames spread so rapid
ly, that it was iMpossible to save the
The loss is about '.one' thousand. dollars.
- whichjs.partially insured in.the Allen and
' East Pennsboro' Company. 'The 'horses
were got out safely, but there was a quantity
of corn and oats destroyed, besides the, hay.
v l:t is li - elfevcd to have been set on . fire, as
mine of the menwere - about.the stable after
dark:
FittEms:N.—From the reinaikti in
the last number .of the American; 'relative
to the fire at Rheem's Ball, strangers might
be led to think, that' we hao no fire Com
pany here, except the Good Will. We have
no desire. to deprive the" Goodies" of
gle laurel to which they are entitled. We
know them to be able and efficient firemen,
and -their services at the recent fire, are fully
recognized and appreciated. But, it, is
'Air to particulariziOihere all have done
_their tffity, and' we are satisfied that a full
meed of praise can be,given to ,the "Union"
and "Cumberland," as well as the "Empire
Book and Ladder Company," without de.
tracting one iota from the merits of. the
" Good Will."
MILITARY. PARADER.—For soma time
past, detachments of Dragoons, from the Bar
racks, have paraded, twice a week, through
the streets of Carlisle. This is done, we be
lieve, to exercise both men and horses. The
Sine appearance and soldier-like deportment
of the men, as well as the good condition or
the horses, has beau remarked by every one.
The detachments are, in turn, commanded by
Sergts. ConnAvt and Bonus. VIC'S° parades,
while they are beneficial to, the service, 'eon
tribute much to enliven our bor9ugh, and we
hope they may be continued.
• r •
"CUMBERLAND."—The members
of the 'CumberWitt Eil'ikEompany were out
with"' der big ninshe'en'.','Oti Saturday evening
last, and had quite a gay time of it. The En
gine is u model ono, being one of the best and
largest in the country, and the playing was
of the finest description. Some who witnessed
her performance on this occasion, assort that
she threw a stream of water twenty-five 'feet
higher than the steeple of the Court Rouse.
That she is a "Wily machine," there can be
no doubt, and the members of ills. Coinpany
should more frequently exercise her. We
hope to see the old "Cumberland" prosper.
thorough - organiiation; good feeling among
the members, and repeated exercise .o? the
•Engine, oontribute n rch to form an;effielent
and ncAi l ve Fire Co'patiy..
•
001;10ERT.—Mr: Charles Elliott, assist
ed by Miss Grace Willoughby and Miss Ger
trude Melidn, gave a concert'at Rheum Hall,
on Monday evening last, to a pretty full au
dience. Mr. Elliott is one of the hest 'violin
ists that has ever visited Carlisle; but, unless
one lion a musically. educated ear, the effect
produced by Boientifio solo performers, ip Jt
tonishmen t rather than pleasure...
COSAIOPOLITAN AILICAS,§OCIATION.
AVe culcattention to the fact tie - the distri
,bution of prentiums will take place-on the
31st inst. "nose who wish to subsbribe
must do so thiseek, as the agent, N. J.
Shearer, Esq.' will N send his last list of.
names to the associationN Saturday.
THEFT.—Qn '.Thursday m >t of last
'week, a thief broke into a school:hoiisenhout
two miles east of Carlisle, and stole a coat,a
pair of shoes, and some other articles of lib,
particular value. Fortunately, in hie hurry
to get away, he forgot tzstuall . bag, containing
'his gooa &ade. The bag Contained twenty
ve keysrof various kinds and sizes, inolndieg
three safe-keys,, and two handles for, the kind
known as "Dutch looker" ho was well proper.
ed• to enter almost any house. -The keys may
be soon at the Agricultural Store of Strieklor
& Brother. ,
• TIiIEF:S • ABOUT !—On
{ Sunday morn
ing last, one 'of the light-fingered gentry en-:
toned thel'enns;yl"vania llotid, In this borough;
by breaking open a back aindOw. ThU thiot
secured a finehlack cloth coat and pants, the
Later not finished, belonging to Mr.' 11. C.
Augliinbaugh. The eiiht!tnd pants trere worth
$2O. 4lonSokeepore • should
,keep a sharp
look .out,' as the Gown. and .nslghborhood• are'
Infested by.proillers. • • "
o :Hoiyaskyv COURT"
Jann,ri , Term 11460. -
' IN TAE COMMON PLEAS,
Wm. M.Mains vs Alexander Kyner.---"rhis
was nn appeal from the judgment of a Jtie
tice ,of the Peace.
. „
The Plaintiff claimed twenty-eight dollars,
ns the'.priee of:4ooßails, which. the defea: ,
dant- refused to pay.alleging, that the railtzt•
were sold at finir dollars a hundred, and he
therefore tendered twentyfottr'dollare, which
the Plaintiff declined, and brotight 'suit.
The itiry tendered 'a vecdiet forthe
Plain
tif£for.twentyeightdollars: Watts :41; Parker
for Plaintiff, Colwell Sr, 31cClore for 'Defen
dant. • . •'' '
Henry. Martin's 'Aaiun
was an.action ofdebtop note
in which the Plaintiff took n nonsuit. Todd
for Plaintiff Bellman & Wiliiandon for do•
fondant. • •
David D. G• DVvean. vs P. A: -
.Alll.--Ari action of trespims on tile case.
The jury , rendered a verdict fur defendants.
McClure and Toad foi
Miller for defendants.. •
Sarni! Clark and others vs Mat:yA.Mateer.
—An issue directed by the Court to r try the
right to certain property claimed' :under a
will. The jury gave a verdict for the defen
dant.
, CORRECTION.—We :have received a
note from Mr. J . D6II.BIIEIMER dated Mechan
icsburg Jan. .23,1 stating that the a'Plicle;in
the last HERALD in reference to a committee
in Virginia notifying : him toleaveibe. State,
islneorrect., That ho has. never been mo
lested in any way, and has always been kindly
treated. Wq can only say that the report was
current hero and at - Mechanicsburg, and we
'gave it for what it was worth. We make the
correction with pleasure.
IIiECtORY OF CARLISLE.-Mr. F. H.
• 4mes, is about - to. commence canvassing
the borough, for , the purpose df collecting
materials for a complete Borough Directory.
Our townsman, John M. Gregg, Esq., will
assist Mr. James in the work, and wo -hope
the citizens will afford every facility to tirese
gentlemen in furtherance of the .object in
view. A historical sketch of the town will
compiled, by a gentleman every way corn
yetent, which will form part of the work,
'when publishcd.' • """
SHAM WEARING.—During the present
winter, shawls, as an article of goitlemen's
dress, have been more in vogue than over
heretofore."
,THeir wear, however•, has been
principally confined to delicate young men sad
boys of an aspiring turn of mind.•. Indeed, !w
-hey appears to think himself suitably attired,,
unless enveloped in the, ample folds of a Shawl_
- Of lingo dimensions. If, iu addition, lip can
I boast an incipient mustache, he thinks himself
a veritable Beau, Brummol, and parades 'the
promenade with-a lofty " juvenile
manhood" will have his whims and his oddi
ljesrT well as ' , children of a larger:grewllo,
and as the shawl is just now the rage, why let
him enjoy it. But while "young America"
„may sport it without serious offence; upon the
shouhloriof a man, it is not only unbecoming;
but. ciiiirelyout of. place, and is, besides, a
paljialite infringement upon 'woman's rights.'
To a man, the shawl is neither usefulnor or•
flamenlal Mit; upon thaperLon of lovely
woman," their effect rn magical: they add to
her native charms' and shield her front the
weather. If the lords of creation" persist
in wearing this appropriate artieleol_feniale
dress, the ladles, in• revenge, 'may once more
adopt the "Bloomer costume;" or, as this iS
leap year, they may do something still more
dreadful, ,
RECORD YOUR DEEDS.—DeeAs execu:
tad in this - Stnto must to recorded within-six
month's, otherwise to be deemed fraudulent
and void against purchasers or mortgagee
for value, unless recorded before the deed Un
der which the purchaser claims. So says
rtirdon:s Digest, and that is high authority.
Persons cannot be too careful in properly se
curing the title of their property.
GIVE YOUR DOOS WATER.—A freeze
up is always dangerous on account of dogs.
They can get no drink, and become MlL—
per
Every-sori owning dog, should be careful
~ • - I.
to supply:the Animal with water, daily, as the
best, preventive of hydrophobia. Frequent
cases of this terrible disease occur in severe
winter weather, simply because the poor dogs
find it impossible to supply theinselVes . With
water, Ice and anow only aggravate the thirst
—they must have water. These facll i should
be more generally known.
THE GAME LAW—Many' of our con
temporaries arc in error in regard to the pto
visions of the game 'law now in 'existency,
having confounded the old , Vith the new one.
The act of April, 1859, provides, that no per
son shall kilt or otherwhle destroy any phew
sant between the let day of Februart and the
first day of August, or any woodcock between
the first day of February and the fourth clay
of July, or any partridgeor rabbit between
the first day of February and the first day of
October, under the penalty of FIVN DOLLARS'
for each and every offence. It will be aeon .
(that the law goes into effect on Wednesday;
the first day of Febiliaryi, and not on Ito first
of January.
THE TUEATD.E.—The Carlisle Corps
Dramatique gave their third entertainment on
last evening in Itheeurfs Hall. There was a
full audieheein attendance, but the fire which
occured shortly after the p;formance coin
_rneuced, produced so much pfusion among
the audiende, net
,well as actors, that it, was
almost impossible to proceed with the play.
The first piece i'vas the Golden Farmer,"
followed by tlie farce of the . Tutor,",
both of whith, under the circumstances, were
Well played. The members have made rapid,
improvement, since their first appearance, and
we hope their efforts to please, will be fully
appreciated by the public,
• FIRE Co'Y. ELECTION.-,The Cumber,
land Fire Company held their annual meeting
onSaturday the filet 'inst., and elected the .
'follciwing offices for the ensuing year: ,
President—Thomas B. Thompson.
Stcritary.-Philip Quigley.
Zreasur-,-.lleary S. •IRtter.
Directors— fle,iirgo Dillutan, John S. Lyne,
()cargo Park, Hiram Gipp, Sillloll Smith.
Committee on slecennts-11 D.-Quigley, John
Main, Andrew Martiu:N .... • •
Committee on Repairs—David Ifaverstiek,
John•Drisbau'e, Williani Matthe7s.
Committee on Ladders—Jotin.Cte hard, Ja
cob Albert, John Spahr, jr. . ' , •
SPEpAL El tionow —At the special . election,
held in Dauphin • County, on Saturday. for a,
member of the Legislature; to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Marks D.•Whitmanr
William 'Clarke, the Candidate of.the POOple's
Fatly, was .eleoted hy a majority of ten to:
twelve hundred. _ •
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Tut Contilientiatt will zing this troictliug
E=MIMM3PM9
At s a
meeting. of Ale Junior Claes, Diekin
i eon College,lJanuali 20, 10G0; the following
report of their committee was adopted. •
Our 'Classmate, J. .Duncan Stevenson,
sleeps in ilerith. ,Hio Welcome form will no
more have a place among us, nor shall tho '
merry music of his voice ever again be
heard.. He meth in pence,. while we' drop
this tear of sadifess over his !farrow bed, tc •
'fleeting what food hoPes=were blasted, what
bright, anticipationterushed. We .who knew
him best: loved him most.
,We 'respected
him for his frankness and unpretending
friendship. His virtues are still fresh in
our memory, and will ever, hold a sacred
niche in our pearls. , Cut down in the spring
time of arpid• the scenes of his early
heybood,.hie. melancholy fate. teaches us, a
lesson as i m Portant. as it is useful..
As the best 'consolation We have •for his
.friends and as a memorial of his worth, we
offer the following. resolutions :•".• ,''• . • •
,Resolved, . That we as Weleas 'have heard
with sorrow, and sadmiss - of the untimely end
of our beloved classmate, J. Dungan Ste•
venson, of Carlisle, Pa., and in respect for
his virtues we will Wear a badge of motirn•
ing fOrthirty•days. ' .
. Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved
family our sympathies, and appreciation of
.the high regard in which we held his many
excellencies, that it may serve as fur as pos
sible to alleviate their gjief, and, lessen our
sorrow
Resolved,! Th,at these resolutiohs. be pub
lished 'in the / Carliele Herald, "and. -that a
.copy_be sent 'to the family of the, deceased.
.
• JNO. E. MeCA HAN... • n'
• WM. H. MAXWELL,
4.• BARTON, • , .
trßi6uTis•cov,„Ricspi9vr.. '
U. Hall, Dickinson college;
• • .Tanuary 'lB6O,
At a special . mecting'of the U. P,Society
of Dickinson •College. the following resolu•
tions were adopted: •
11[muss. J. Duncan Stevenson, our col•.
lege companion and beloved brother Union,
has passed from our midst to sleep that long
sleep which ktrows n 4 waking. Because Vie
loved him as a friend, and respected him as
a brother, we offer the fellowing resolutions
as a 'willing tribitte to' his ntemory.
Resolreck_That we wear the usual badge
,of mourning for thirty days.
ResoWed, That our hall and library ho
draped .ire mourning for the same period.
Resqlved, That we tender to his bereaved
family our heart felt sympathies, and re- .
gret.that one so esteemed, by his associates,
and honored by the comm Unity, should be
called so early to fill an untimely grave. '
Resolved,' That these resolutions be pub
lished in the Carlisle Herald, and'a copy of
tile same be presented to his
I . Frank B; Sellers,' John. E.- - Mccalian b
Jame . 4 -Barton, Thomas M. Williams, I.
ConintjEfre.
TITANKB.-Our acknowledgements aro duo
- to Gen. Cameron of the Senate, and Messrs:
McPherson Junkin and E. Joy Morris, of
the Ilouso for Congressional, favors. Also
to Dr.- Crawford of the Senate, and Mc-
Curdy of the House, for Legislative Docu
ments. . •
• - R - ATILROAD ACCIDENT.—An accident
occurod 19 a coal train, on tho. Northern Con-
Intl Railroad, on . Saturday. by which a
brakeman, named Mout:, waa instantly killed.
ANOTIIEit.—As a freight train, on the
Penn's.. 'Railroad was 'fusing. 'through the
deep cut at Larimer's alstion,,a large rook
rolled from tho hill abovi3, and Struck the,en
give, crushing it to fragrnints and killing the
engineer. •—•
KANSAS.—Tho Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia North American, says :
Kansas will not, be admitted this session,
if the purpose now entertained by the major
ity of the Senate be adhered to. They are not
content With the wrongs already inflicted, but
insist upon au 'exclusion which will have the
effect ;of reviving sectional strife, and re-oien-
Ing a controversy which was believed to be
cloSed when the Administration forced the
English bill through Congress. Tharllll,-it
it true, required a census to be taken, but the
very men who passed it refused to make • the
necessary appropriation for that object. And
now they have the effrontery to urge'this as
an objection, and in the face of the fact that
Kansas .has to-day at least a. popuratitin of
100,000 which will be nearly doubled in the
spring. The boundary is also assailed, though
that was one of the points rabst discussed when
the English bill was under consideration.. The
whole design of this hostility is to exclude the
vote of ,Kansas in the Presidential election. It
is a party movement in every sense, and ono
which will recoil upon the unscrupulous man
agers vile have contrived it Tor a sinister end.
A Question Answered.
tt
Hon. John Hickmaii.,has fully: explained
the vigorous language ho made use of some
time since in speaking of the Trobable ac•
tion of the North in the event of the South
seceding from the Unioii. It will lie remem
bered ho said on that occasion that the North,
with fts eighteen millions of hardy people,
possessed of all the better appliances of war
would always be able to compete successfully
with the eight millions in the South notp
messing those appliances. On Tucaty,
Mr. Cantrell; of Georgia, called upon
,Mr.
Hickman to explain the meaning of that tan
guage.—Mr. Hickman explained ; he said
that lie meant to say that the North with its
superior appliances, if -the exigency should
arise, couljl manufacture more arms in nine
ty clays Wian the:South could buy ; and that
more men Weil__
Id flock to the constitution
and the Union in the free States titan ,could
be raised by conscription in the South. Mr.
Hickman is right ; there is more true respect
-andleva for the Union in the little State of
Rhode Island, than in the entire South.
Jolin Hickman is a bold find fearless man.
Would that the country had a millioa of
such—lfOrrisburg Telegraph.
Captureai,a recapture of Rio Grande City
The miserable guerilla warfare on our Mexi
can frontier is assuming quite threatening
propertioirs, By our last dispatches Collin- •
as had captured Rid Grande city, with the
slaughter of a number of its citizens. Ho
was afterwards dislci,ged by-the Texan Ran•
gem and U. &reaps. with the 'hiss of nine
of the former and sixty of his band, besides
number.of wounded. The . half Mexican
halt American bandit bad lied across the
river, and we desire that be may venture to
return !tune subjected to righteous retribu
tion.—The Mexican authorities appear to
have behaved very well thrdughout the whole
affair, and we hope that their exertions will
be promptly appreciated. We think it proba
ble that this is thefinair of Cortina strange
adventure, and that the Rangers will hereaf
ter hold- the country secure. The Whole
affair, when fully investigated, will tat-ratlike
ly present some strangedevelopments. The
Government of the United States•appears to
;have been unwilling to drive out this banditti .
on thewround, we presume, that they were
merely border robbers; and the government,
of Texas was either unable to do it, - or was
afraid of the expense... In either case it was
disgracefid to the character of,the State.
POST OFnce TnoenLas.—The Washing.
ton Constitution says:
In the - Post, Office Department "trouble;
seem to thicken. A number of letters Irmo
received yesterday morning from mail con
. tractors in different parts of the Union; de- -
daring their intention to break off the lines:
if no appropriation is made by the first of
March. . , • ,
Great complaints are made because the
money due the Unit;.l States . by the ~ p obt•
musters upon these mail routes, nod which
;they, iir-tuany cases, would be glad , to get
'rid of, cannot beleyied -upon-by the:contrae-
Aors. :They should 'understra(d thattlie Mon.
'eva received by these Tiestnuisters are virttp:
ally in the Treasury"-of the UnitellAtatetto
ond eatitet be; apPlitid,to.any use unless rip;
preprinted
,by Congress: •
Committee