CO'kTCIT. El .CARLISbE, PA. Friday, Fe nary 22, 1861. • . . ONDi A9XI TAX. the'mest important kills of the SeW- • 'ate;:3iie :Sunbury anti Erie bill„ and the bill iO, - , net:imnto:thoTonnage Tax oe . the Pimnsyl ' 'rinitteytaliroad.bave already passe&the Ifouse ' and loin now to go through the ordeal of the lih Saturday the brll'fnr'lhs eOlnreutation' Of; the'''retin;Yge 'Tax' utMealled up on, third " • reading, and thedebate woe continued until, 2 o'clock, when the previous' question was called• and sustained, and the bill passed— y,eaa.9, nays,. 38 : . as follOws : Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Aoke.r: - .Ahoornb, Austin,' Dap, Barth &I om ew,"Atill4-alreseler, Brecriter ' 'Burns, Butler of,Cfi•kliiiii - BPljer;of Crawford,_• Byrne, Dotigass,',Duffield, Dtincan, DealtiP!.."Blleiiber , ger, , 13lositi11,.Cibboney, Goeliring, ' . Graham, Harvey, Hillman, Helms, Huhn, Koch, Law .rence,, ,Leisenring, Lowther. McDonough, Marshall, Moore, Morrison, MO . lun,'Ober, Osterhotzt, 'Peirce, Preston, Pugh, Randall, Relly,•Ridgway, Robinson, Roller, Seltzer, Shafer, Stepper& Smith of Philadel . phia, Taylor, Teller, Thomas, Walker, White, Wildey and Davis; Speaker-60. Nuys—Messrs. Alexander, Anderson. Arm strong, Barnsley, Bisel, Baxter, Blenchard, Bliss, Royer, Brodhead, Clark, Collins, Cope, Dismant, Donley, Elliott, Frazier, Hopper, Reyes, Heck, Hill, Heed, Irwin, Khthe, Lich. tenwallner. Manifold, Myers, Patterson, Reiff, Rhoads, Schrock, Smith of Berks., Stamen, Stonchack, Strang, Tracy, Williams . and Wit.- son-38. , It will ko seen by the above list of yeas and nays, that kr. Irwin voted against 0:obi& and Mr. Lowther iu favor of it. Daring the late political campaign in this county, there was no question before the peo ple in whick they seemed to be so unanimous as that'of opposition to the repeal of the ton ago lux. It was not confined to party, but both the candidates for .the tegislatfire, in this county atleast, Were pledged against the repeal. flew far the change from an uncon ditional repeal, to a commutation of the tax, • shall affect public sentiment, we leave for the tax-payers to determine. The balls a sort of compronilTr betvieen the opponents and friends of the measure, by which the company agrees to pay over the =Omit of tax now due to the State, to certain Railroads which are, crippled for want. of capital, end to' anticipate the payments duo on account of . the purchase of the Minim line, so es lo data the debt by 1690, by which time, it is. supposed, with economy, the entire State debt May be wiped out. We are satisfied that a large majority of the people of this county are opposed to the propesitionnooriginally made, and it is net very likely that their opposition will be weakened by the present cluing° in its features. However, as the bill will soda. be before the Senate, they -should lose no time in instructing 'the Senator 'from this district, no to how he shall oast his vote on the final issue. • The Fraud In ihe;War Department. The special committee_ appointed by the :"7 . peuse, to investigate the facts connected with the fradulent alstractiv of the bonds. of the Indian Trust Fund, have minion report through their chairman, Gen. 1.. N. Morris of Illinois. When the matter was first made public., it was thought the amount was only $870,000, Lilt the investigations of the committee show, that in 1858, Gov. Floyd, Secretary of War, with out authority Of law, issued acceptances to the firm of Russell, Majors & Co , .Government contractors, in advance of their earnings. This system continued; until neither banks nor in- dividuals wero found willing to purchase them, and to give them additional credit and back them up, $870,000 of tho Indian Trust bonds wero stolen from the Department of .the Into= rior by Mr. Bliley, ono of the clerks, nod through this theft, cud the'subsequelt action . z—of-the-investigiding-conanittee,_this swindling_ transaction has bcen'exposed.; The whole a- mount of acceptances issued by Floyd, ex •,-..„,ceeds six millions.of dollar s ; much of it is in The hands of innocent 'holders, and a grove question will arise, how, far the Government is liable for Gm unlawful acts of their agent. It was proved also belp the committee, that while Russell, Majors Co. were realising the money from these acceptances, they were also receiving from the Pi ymaste'r of the United ' States, the full ainount due,ou their contract. Gov. Fioyd was an avowed secessionist, and while be played into the hands of the South, by furnishing them a full arintiment, he was ea deavoring,to cripple the Government by t,lie abstraction of the public funds. Such pies as Floyd a . nd Cobb, should go•far towe l titis breaking the back of secession. • The Pence Congress. • It'is said•thatttho vacancy in the Peace Congress, caused by the death of Judge Wriglkhas been filled by Mr Walcott, who is so much of an. abolitionist that ho moved the adjournment ofhis court, in honor of John Brown the day he was hung. Judge Wright held the casting vote of Ohio, and was in favor of Mr. Guthrie's proposition. The Virginia Commissioners desire to leave nothing to construction, and in this they are sustained by Maryland and the other States. hence efforts will be Made to clear up • all ambiguities by amendments before a direct vote be taboo on the report. The States of Rhode Island, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are anxious and determined to Kaye u satisfactory settlement,, and express a perfect willingness to support any and every proposition looking to that end, and their Commissioners threaten the Republican party if they da not come forward and prevent a a dissolution of the Union, that their States will' go with the South. The extremists of the Republican mom• bars of Congress express a determination to do ill' they canto defeat any movements for asettlarueni. which the Conference.maymake, alleging as a reason therefor that as the next Administration is to be responsible for the Settletuent or:noti-Settlement of the difficulty, the matter should be loft to the management of Mr. Lincoln and his' cabinet. • • The Washitfgton correspondent of ''the North. Americit9, say's: , In limiting the proposition of Mr. Guthrie, to present - terr item the Peace Convention • took. 'a Step in - the, right direction. Mr. It; Johnson 'doServes great credit for the manner irt which lie urged and 61.40 this amend . rnent.',S, refused to abeept any equivocal" by•Whicli acqoiSitietts .Mighebe at• • taineo hereafier•througb conetruction, and • • adopted,thil•.elearest language,to eccomplfilt hue porpoie,. sustaining it a speech of • ..much force and eloquence., Although all the • • Bouthern,States t but Maryland, voted against this important amendment, holding them. . selves mstruoted to the Crittenden plan r atill no feelinivists manifested after it was carried; A disptWof• the .19th•,, says, the • Peace Conforenetr is progressing - harmoniously: The Ilroipe'ePtioii is that they will net: be able to cone - tdireonclushin before the 'close , of the' ' . " The Worrer Slander,lae'tzelvecl• The llon..:Edwln Webster nicadier;of'Cmi grass froni-Marylazid; Lai; rq;owitlizia'"htiacilz ~npon the citizens , ofEarliSlst(4l - ci , hati been ro plied to agalti we-orO I promd to se" standicelta.leniliiik,aogittiftilJ sentinel to guard our reptitation. !filthougl I‘Tr-Wehst4r ... how says that witen.Jni . statetl tins fortner reSnarics; f‘that who' came after his Sla'ves murdere'd.: ; in the st reels of Carlisle," he f:had no reference to, the citilrens of Carlisle,'.' what zoos ate natural:h. , : fercnce Talco into View the place and the da cation, that it was in' the halls of... Congress, 'and that it was in a discussion on a charge of bad faith' againsi the citizens of the Northern States, in not surrendering fugitive slaves . , - and would nild any person who even but one -grain of perception, fail to -tinders:And the. chargeas being made against the "citizens" of Carlisle . ? The controversyin Congress on" the part of the' South, is.not,with the "free blacks' of the North. If it is, we will stand aside, andlet tbenrintve R o put. Ent (boy have made thhir charges against Cue !'white .free mon" °Mb() North, and when Mr. Webster made his assertions, they wore to bo under stood as alluding to our White citizens—other• wise they woo wholly irrelevant, and had nothing to do with the subject. But he wants now to justify himself, and for that purposelnts procured a letter from I. Dixon Roman Esq., of Hagerstown. What is the object of this. justification? It must be either' through a cohiinued desire to fix the stigma of murder on our citizens, or -for the purpose of gathering material, and false ma terial, to influehce Hid passions of the South against the North. Mr. Roman of Hagerstown, who Writes in support of Mr. Webster's assertions, was not here at ail at the riot—saw nothing of it—and, be was not even here at the Trial. Witt he heard from others, and others who were not present either, is then brought against the statement of Mr. Miller, erf eye witness of the whole scene, and who was tho counsel for lartnetlyi and whose feelings and sympa thies hive always been keenly active on the side of Mr. Kennedy and his friends, Bat Mr. Roman does not contradict Mr. Miller, in any one Particular, except ea to the cause of 'Mr. Kennedy's de,ath. Mr. Ro man insists that it was from the injuries he received in.tbe riot. It is a - sufficient reply to say, that on the trial of these rio teiS, Judge Watts and Mr. Miller and all the rMuls'el for the Commonwcalth tried theft best to make this point hi evidence, but, could not eoluce a single witness on the stand, who 'would venture his opinion that those injuries had anything to do with the cause of his death.' In' addition to this, ono of the. physicians who attended lain gave it no his opinion then, and gircs it as his (pinion 71011'; that be did die from cramp in the stomach. It was also raid nt Ilse lime, that hir. Kennedy had for some time been suffering froin disease of he heart, rind ninny supposed that his death might have been, from this cause. Mr. Roman stoles in his letter. "flint it is not I rue, as slated by Mr. Miller, that be hod recovered From his injuries previous to his. dealh,'” Mr. 11ete6 , ,,i itppea,a very anxious to make willlil wisrepiesentations, for Ilr; Mil ler said no such thin;. Mr. Miller said he lay some weeks "apparently rapidly and that every ono thought, "b was do- lug as well as could possibly be. expected." Mr. Roman ought to hare read the letter a little more carefully, before making such as sertions. But his •letter is evidently in passion. and with a desire to influence the South ogninz,r the North. IL is siAtitar.that the friends of the deceased,lvlio wits'corlainly ono of the most accomplished gentlemen of Hagerstown, should wish to have him holdup: to the eyes of the publiaa spectacle as n mur-, dered man. IV° should suppose that delieticy - would Airbid this. They know that thiS oo etmeuce was a source of the deepest regret lo our citizens, nod that while Mr. Kennedy Was • lying in our town there was a deep and uni- Vo:sal sympathy for him, among all classes. An - flint could - be Flo w for - hinr. - Fas - donettnd if any thing more could have been done, there was not one of our "citizens" 'on whom this stigma has been cast, who would not have risen at midnight io do it. , Al er his death a large town meeting was held, at which strong resolutions, regretting the occurrence, and ex pressing sympathy anpondoleuce NSTIo pas sed,and when his corpse was taken from town, an immense procession followed his remains. Yet the iusincatiori is still made, that conic of on; citizens assisted in the mob. There -was no pretence of-ally charge ap,ainst tidy but one Man--" a professor in our college," as 111 r. Roman motorists. Thin was the only ,solitary individual that was suspected qi.• ac cused. Ile was tried, and acquitted. Against. him ibore wea some evidence of rash and im piudeut cap , essions by some _witnesses, but none that the jury thought sufficient to int o plient? him in the mob. But will Mr. Web ster please reply to the following when he next chorges the citizens of Cailislo with inurdee. After these charges were ,made against Prof. McClintock, a meeting was held by the etudenis of Dickinson College, at which cer tain resolutions were pasSed and published, signed by 37 from Maryland, n from Virginia and 13 from other southern States'—all of the southern students. Among those resolutions were the following: • t 4 At The limo of the rip!. (Wednesday af ternoon), the two Literary Societies, to which all the students belong, Were in Session, and as the excitement Was very suddenly raised, and the college is at ' KMO distance from the . court house, the students generally, were not aware that any thing of the Wild bad occur red, until the whole affair was over. If there was 'any student at all on the ground, none certainly took any part in the matter." " As to Prof. McClintock's alleged partici pation in the transaction, we are not only satisfied from the most respectable testimony thatlhe oharge is untrue, but from his long established character we believe him incapa ble of any 'such thing. The story,did indeed come to us at first so perverted and oxaggera- led, that with the natural warmth of south• °mars, many of us wore exeited•agairtst him. 'But Oftor soy oral meetings held for tho purr pose of considering the matter, in which not only. the southern student's, but all the alu dent4 of the institution,, as a body, participa-' led, we havo'become convinced of , the. fiasity of the accosatfon.'! In.olosing this matter, • will 'Mr.' •Webster answer us a few simple queetio'ne. -• • Will IM, deny that he ~signed the resoL lutions just spoken of, and;which wero pub .litthed.to no:world' 2 A.t the Limo '"'he saw the murder commit ted in the streets of Carlisle,". wee he at the . Literary • Societies," or dons be know 4. if heii was any sluclant at all on the ground?" 8 If ha saw a murder 'Committed, :why did ie hot inform the officers of the commonwealth of the faol, sand become a witnees P. Was it not hie'duty ail a good c,itiztm to , do ger. '4 Was' any:other white-,citizen suspoptosr or iniplioided than Prof. Aloollntookl Irso, who was it? 5 If be joipe4 feletty tbq acoviatloe4igaltait ,, 1'ro: .111e0lInteek, and there,wae:pe.elber NyliDeltilhee" oared but'hitni who WcbstOr.inotin to implicate in his charge in Congress ?• Bid ho a discussion, in which the only. Apiestioitlwaiono of • good faith of the white cilium! „towards south, he only meant to tell' .hia,southern brethren that " the,. free .blaolcs!!, bad committed the outrage. did; wilt be please stile why lict did not nitare., distinctly mention that fact, antr„iiat";tliat' fact had.tO do' with the subjeot 'liiui these nuts to crack at his As to Mr. Roman's remarks about the un friendly legislation contained in' the Aot of. 1817, we heartily jobt4 with him, and sincerely wish those laws had never benitpassed : But . theinOst objectionable fenttireer were Shortly after repealed, 'and -.ynto - pe that no unfrieitd.' ly legislation will hereafter appear on our statute•bookS. • . CO;:PICp Dlls •From-the gloom,titat has•overshadowed-tho public mind during the last three months, we feel assured that the expiring days of Mr. Bu• chtnan's itdMinistration' will be days of re joicing flu otighout dur borders. Equally sure. are we, froth the anxiety to . hear and, know whether Mr. Lincoln has . any thing to offer in the shape of relief to a suffering country, than forbearance with traitors and their elJuotopli cos, that the dam' . of his administration will be the dawn of revived hope and cheerful and( cheering anticipation throughout the world. what Mr. Lincoln may propose in the way of conciliation cannot be gathered from any thing he has yet spoken. Whet he may not do . or propose is not conjWturol. llis first not is to bind himself by solemn oath before. men and angos, invoking Almighty Clod the searcher of a!limarls, to bear'witness and as he shall fltl ' SWOr at his bar—that ho will suppidt and maintaiwthe Constitution ofiho United States .inviolate.—One of.the obligations thus assum• ed, is to see that the Taws are faithfully exe cuted, arid for the performance of this duty he is the Chief Magistrate, invested with pow er, and endowed with means adequate to the obligation. flis course in this respect, ex cept so far as it may be controlled by eircuM. stances, for which he is not ansqlerable, need not be doubted by any one. Treason, insur rection; nud robbery, have had so free a cense within the past sixty days that it may not be in his power to recover lost possessions, restore judicial authority or punish offendiaik traitors, without greater evils than are now Upon us. All that is now possible, is to de fend and preserve what is not yet stolen—acid to enforce the laws over ports of entry upon foreign vessels and merchandise, subject to the payment of chitic3 in the rebellious States. This; in our judgement lie cannot avoid. Ile is not a man, if we undersinnti him,. likely to be deceived by any gloss . or reilnemei?t of lan-. gunge, into the belief that the defence of person': and property is either assault find battery or declaration of war. Nor is he likely to be mystified by tiny of the fashionable phrases lately employed to clothe treason with immuni-__ -{y. With him secession will be regarded as rebellion, codeion the exercise• oriegitimaqt 6 , authority—the force essential Co the execution of the law. Rapid as has. been the march of civilization, the time Iths not 'yet arrived for our sheriffs and constables to subdue thieves and felons into sobmision, by the power of persuasion, or to charm them into the grasp of the law by polite invitation. 'lt •was aot - by ouch blandishment that Gene ral Woollingtah kuppressed the whiskey insur .l:ectimi in 179(1; that General Jackson crushed 'nulification in 18.32, or that the United States marines more recently, beguiled John Brown and his party out of lbo arsenal at Harper's Ferry, tratisfarred them ton Virginia jail and then_ to the gallows. Obedience to the law is th only foundation upon which ,:any 'goverrun , ut u rest; to talk of aompro . inise upon ono i a question is to yield the right to govern and bring us back to the barbarism of Nimrod. We would not be understood na rejecting the overtures of our border bretheen fob cc-, commodatiou. By fie means. On the con trary, if pence and good will, and submisAon Lo law-ful-nutliority,--can-be-purehased—by-t he concession of something less than the supreme lyw, we say buy them at any.price ; surrender (be claim to exclude slavery south, of 30 30 as proposed by Mr, Guthrie. Bridle the power to Mahe new laws for the acquisition of territory And milie.assurance "doubly sure by guaran ties of undeniable rights. We are free to avow our belief, however, that these conees sions would be to no purpose, that they are not the things in which the rebellion origin ated, and would ultimately do more harm than good. Our motive -in yielding- would be for the sake of the experiment, to remove a seem . - ing delusion, honestly entertained by somo of our neighbors; and to damage the powder' of the enemies of the Union, north and south, in the work of present anti future misrepre sentations., But although our faith - in compnomise is not strong, feeble as it is, there is a basis of adjustment which hi - our judgment would be effectual, and quiet all disturbance in twenty four hours, to Iva constitutional provis ion guaranteed by a convention of the Repub lican party, by which the rule and control of the Government in all its departments, is se cured to Floyd, Yuleo, Yancey, Soule, Iver son, Wigfall and Co., their heirs and assigns south of Mason and Dixon's lino, in perpe tuity ;on the condition th ll the sub-treas uries, mints and COinfi, 'customs and post offices north of said lin , shall be assured by ,like tenure to the wes and Lanes, the Wittes, Wolches an Glancy Jones'— tho Woods and Schells, the Ballets And Lorings, their beloved allies in the North, their heirs, execu tors, administrators and assigns. Nothing less than such an arrangement in the way of compromise, in our view, will meet the crisis- There would be individual grumblers, no doubt ; no reform is practicable without such a drawback. Cushing and Black would object that the grant is too vogue and indefinite, as a rule'for•the division of the Judgeships on this or the other side‘ofi i .lhe line. Slidell would ask an amendment, giving n roving right .to. the ballot every where, and a floating ,one to the homeless voters of the district of riaqua minne. Fitch, . c an 'article regulating : tht; choice of Senators from Indiana. Keitt, in be half of the chivalry of 'South Carolina, would insist on a Cubprovision, against free speech in the Senate- NO is it ,unlikely, that Mason would keep a noise and give trouble,.bccause of the exclusion of his constituents from'North ern offices ; alleging that Virginiaaavereignly was therefijr pa in • jciiparily: ',There would, we admit,' be incipient difficulties. Neverthe less, with the help . of Greely and the Republi can party; vie are sure it Would carry. ,Once, adoptedi'all complaints about the negro—the fugitive slave law and the inequality lorStatee would vanishforever—peace would fill the air, and fall upon:us like a shower. ni;sspuni. . St. Louie., -- 19.—Missouri . gone over•wheltningly . for the Union.'" • • • . The present Indic:nines nre.that there will not be ten 'ttectiesioitititti' in the'iState Oen= ventiert.' ••• ' ' . , 'ftty /I] a ` rohjaiitY. in -' •k t ' ticket:_, • e for the - I - Totot. votes' :ThO - averngo • this coo. , DIE\ ',woollen .Progras to-tho.Oppliol. Thdpgporsare now filled with ne'counfs op public rtisceptiOtitti'Prisldetit Lincoln, in the Moroni, citteit and towns, as„bo passes on• his s -way tOVitshingttati.,:..%Ereilwitere ho has • loeog,mot .with - entiisiastto , cifou of people' tegtisdirg - theit4'OMifi'denoe..in his liontimy of route' lay through I.:o.li'yebtAttid*rklit '". . Ai Erie gide° estiofie ()ode rretl, ing doirn of arotik oo whiolCa isrgo number of •ourious Repfiblictintrhadrgatliered; - ' , The snd dan disappearaneo of the whole group, gnd 1 . 1.4 9 ecraynl)le among the, ruins, was most ludi 7 crou.4•Vortutiiiyy no one ryas seriously hurt. After dinner at Erie, lllr. Lincoln addressed the people,excusinghlniselffor not .express• ing his opinion on lhe•exciting questions or the day.' He trusted that when the timeifor apeaking ebould come,"lte could find it...n4es.-. Gory to'say nothing riot iifaechrdahcewith'the Constitution,• together with the interests of fhb people'of the wholo country.' • At Northern station a flag; inlOribed "Fort Sumter," was carried right tip to whore•ltir. .Lincoln (3footl, but he did not seem to Lotto the hint,and made no allusion, to it in his few re marks. At the same station Mr., Lincoln' took occasion to4tate.that during his campaign he bad received Li letter from a yonug girl of thi s plOce, iu which he was kindly admonished to 'do certain things, and among others to lot his whiskers grow, and that, as hekad acted upon that piece of wide°, he would now be glad to iielcomo his fair coirelipondent, if 'idle VMS Among the crowd. In response to tiro call, a labsie made her way through the crowd, was helped on the platform, and kissed by the President. At Dunkirk, while addressing the people, Mr. Lincoln, grasping the staff of the Ameri can flag, under the folds of which he stood, announced his intention to stood by that flag, and asked them to stand by him as long as he should too so. - On arrival at Buffalo, Mr... Lincoln was met fit the door of the car by. at deputation of citi• 10119 headed by Millard Fillmore, between whom andhimself a hearty greeting passed' =II The New York Tribune, having stated that Mies Itiehings sang the Southern Mar seillaise at kiehmond Vu., and threw down 'and trampled upon the ,inerican flag, Miss It. writes to the editor of that paper the following letter : • "As it is calculated to do me much injury, both professionally and socially, I take the liberty of asking you, in justice to an unotfend. log woman, to publish,in the columns of . your paper this 'very, unequivocal Denial of, the charge contained therein ; and also, to inform me of your authority for the report, that, I may take further measures to stop its promulga,tion. During my last engagement in DichmourT-Va., in October and November last, I sang "The Star,Spangled Banner,' for several nights,"in the allegorical tableau of " 'Washington," in which my father personates that character, au'd always with the most enthusiastic ap plause., I have never` been hissed in that or any Giber song. I have never sung the South ern Marseillaise.. The French lltaracillaise I. 'have Chanted in humble imitation of Rachel,". but only with the original French words, and sonictimes fur an encore, the English verses which my father, Mr Peter Wettings, woe wont to sing on the boards. of the II ghl Park," years before I was burn I As for "trampling on " the ling of my dear adopted country, I con only say that I have passed too many hap py parrs underits bright folds, vet' to insult it either in thought, word or deed. It has always been my father's creed that an actor should never permit himself tofespouse any political party or sect. Ile has always livid up to that creed, and I, as far nen woman can, endeavor to follow hie footsteps. I havii there... fore refused, during the present struggle, to slog anything which can offend either party, though repeatedly urgta to do 50, as I have many warm friends North and. South, who would bo muoh pained were J to demean my self." We gladly patlisli Miss Richings' protqt contradiction of the slander; although we ap prehend few who really know her, believed the story. Mr. and Miss Richings have too much good sense, too much patriotism, and too high un appreciation of their position, to be guilty of such an abusrdity. It is incredible, to sup' -pose-for-ttrrnotnenti-thaFthey-could-forget the : tics of home, and thanssociations of n and risk dheir professional reputation for the insensate applause of a passing hour. CONGItk:SSIONAL The Senate has essentially chabged the fea tures of the turiff bill, by making several mendments tending gentirally, to reduce the rates of duties. Utilise have been laid on tea and coffee, which it is estimated will produce siz millions of dollurs;*.and the duty on sugar has_been.reduced—Thc_bill is still. under dis- Ml= In the House, on Tuesday, the bill reported by Mr. Stanton, authorizing the President to accept,the services of volunteers, was up for consideration anti produced nu exciting de bate. •Some of the Southern members con sidered it a declaration of war, while Mc friends of the bill contended that it was a mere precautionary measure, to enable the Gov ernment to administer the laws. Tho bill was postponed. The Sporeme Court It is said that. Mr. Williams, a member of the Legislature from Alleglianyeounty, intends to present on address to the House, for the removal of all the Judges of the Supremo Court. Thils is equivalent to an impeachment. Our State Constitution provides two modes for their removal ; one is a regular impeach ment by the House: and tiff arraignment of them before the, bar of the Senate, end the other by an address voted by two•thirds of the Legislature to the Governor, who shall there upon remove theta. This address may be voted ‘' for any reasonable cause not sufficient for impeachment." MARYLAND. A convention of delegates, from the coup• tics in Maryland,, chosen by an informal election, in pursuance of the recommend°• Lion of a mass meeting, bola in Frederick city, met in Baltimokp on• the 18th inst. Nearly two hundred "delegatesare present. A serious of resolutions were adopted in fa• vor of the calling of n State cenvention, and in view of an understanding that Gov. Ricks is disposed•to call, such a. convention\ in the 'event of the failure of the Peace Conference and of Congress to effect a aaiisfactory solo• lion of the vexed questions, that the Con• Ittdjourn' till "the 12th of March,_'to await such,actien. ,—Tfie resolutions also op, pose coercion... The Convention then id• journed till the 12th•of March. , • • The Mobile ,Ado'reays: "During the past year 135,430 muskets have. been quietly trans terra tiom the Northern arsenal .nt, S ring- Geld, alone, to those. in" the Southern States,. We are , much obliged , to Secretary Floyd for' the foresight he has4hus displayed in "diFtilin. in g :the North =and equipping the South for tins .idiergenetp - There.; is no telling the luaatity of arm ayyd munitions - Which 'were 6i:tit:Solidi 'from: &hes?' Nortliern - arsenals. There 'site dmilifbitetbate . veyy into'. in the South who can cat:rt Can - new -he'sni; . plied .frOni The" Spriiigfield centribufiens:ahline woUld'aiin all . the milttiataoli of Alabama' CADETS APPOINTED:. • List of Cadets iippoinicl i, , at . large,",4 the President;:dk'ebroary.lBth, 1861. 1. It. Buchanan Wade,. eon of Lieutenant Colonel It: Dean Arden. IVade,lovhe was twice 1 breveted for gallantry in the Florida war, anal at Molino del 'Rey, , and droll ;of wounds.'' received at ChAtilinsee. .2. ,Itandolph:Ridgely, son ore/1014p Itan dolph Bidgely,j'whe was distinguishetL'in Florida; brevote:d for,brilliant ,ocindlietiit the battle of Palo Altp and Retinae ao In, Palma, and distinguished at the storming. of Monte rey; whsre`lia died. - - - 3. Charles ir. - Itlorgan, eon of the late Oiim modore Morgan, a distlnguilied and gallant . ofliaer of the Navy, .who was with Commodore llttll at the,capturs of the Ouarricre, and with Conimodore Bainbridge in the dapturd of a frigate: and who died in the service. 4. Ilenry Breekholst Ledyard, grandson of General Lewis Cans. ' b. Thenphilue H. Holmes, Jr., ;on of Major !Wine,,, of the Army, who Was brevet afar galladreenduct at Monterey— . • 6..Fredericlc W. Smith,.sen of Hon. Wil liam Smith, of Virginia. 7. ()toothy M. Mitchell, Jr., non of Profev sO Mitchell, Director of the CincinniitH and DMiley Observalciries. 8. Thomas Lee Brent, eon of the 14,t0. Cap tain Brent., of the Army, who servedln Ond&sic°, was breveted for gallant con duct at Buena Vista, and .died in the service. 0. 'James D. Graham. sOn of Major Laiv ranee Pike Graham, of the Army, who was breveted for gallant cotitluot at Rama do la 'lO, Robert M. Magraw, whose ancestors served with distinction in the Revolutionary * war. • From Om DaMotors Atntrie an Tho Voleo of a . I Dlognated plan. r CUAIItyIILAND, Fob. 11, 1861. Hoerr. Editors of VocAmerican: . 1 intre been lousy rending the papers—all the papers I could get hold of since the crisis was born•—and diy conclusion is that the Ameri can people are the biggest fools on the face of the earth. • The whole country is in a hubbub of excite ment, nay, on the verge of a civil war, and I defy any Man, North or South, to find me a. bone of COW (Mill/II with any meat on it. Sup pose, for instance, j that the,North were to grant . everything'tto South has asked for. in . regard tp the Territories, what would the North lose by it ? In regard to otir presMkt territory, Mr. Seward has answered.onothing." :What would' the South gain? That, too, has been already tumwered—"nothing." Suppose the Nprth were to agree not to re sist the Fugitive' Slave law, would they not gain by it? Certainly; for instead of stop ping at, way stations on the under-ground rail road,,to , be a nuisance to every ono in the neighborhood, runaways Would taken through ticket to Canada, to pester our friepds over the Rue. What would the South grlin by that operation ? "Nothing." • But the Personal Liberty bills—s.uppose they don't repeal them ! Well, that is a cheap way they have of insulting us, and as we have never felt sulliciently insulted to stop buying from them, and encourage' our own people in developing vastly greater resources, 1 don't think we need dissolve tho• Union about it. ' Now let us loolt into Om dim vista of futu rity,.when we Atoll have absorbed. Mexico. Will'any one deny that the North will avid ten emigants to that Territory whero the South 'sends one ? The mnjority must be . largely from the free - Stales g e-nd not only so, but the majority from he 6ltivo States will bo non , slavholders, for the [lethal number of sloveholders is not large, sad as a class they are not migratory'animals. Why, then, does the Norlii ingiA upon what all edueaCed 'men kphw to be an abstraction, and why will South• ern then persist in claiming the right, to do what.will'never be of any advantage? i um FROM WASHINGTON Letters received in this city from North Alabama and parts of Georgia 'represent a great reaction in progress against the so• cession movement. So strong is this feeling in some sections that they are said to refuse to acknowledge, tho•secessioti ordinance, and keep the stars and stripes flying' The same feeling prevails in portions of Mississippi:and Lousiana, and the question naturally' arises, 'will the SoUthern Confederacy use coercion against its refractory subjects? A letter from a Georgia member of Con gress was shown around the House of.ReP resentatives today, in which he deplores the reflation in the popular mind in the Gulf States; and fears' its inercasit if a comprotniso is effected satisfactory - to the Border States. "'The returns from Tennesee have almost annihilated the Border• States revolutionists, whilst the Union men of the South are in eestrieies. — Not only have -the-Union-men swept the State of Tennesee, electing proba bly tour fifths of their candidates, but they have declared that Mere shall be no Cowen. that the membere who have been .elected shal&never meet to take into consid eration the subject of secession. It appears by letters received .here from 'Charleston that the people doubt their ability to take Fort Sumpter. A gentleman there writing to this city says the impression is very general among the military men that thee would not he able to take it; that wheth dr they takelt or not, there must be a fearful lutfs of life. AFFAIRS AT PILNSACOLA The Mobile Mercury, of the 12th inst., lids the following: V.. S. Murphy, of the Metropolitan Guards, Montgomery, arrived in our city yes• terday from Pensacola. The Alabama troops that have 'been stationed there, now number. lug about 375 :nen, are to be - relieved, and Lieut. Murphy islnow here seeking means of transportation. ,Col. Clayton had arrived' with three companies, numbering about WO men, and others were to follow, to take their places. Lieut. Murpby reporti four war vessels at Pensacola, to •wit.: Macedonian, Brooklyn, Sabine and St. Louis.—These do not enter the harbor, bid find anchorage outside, about six miles off. The Wyandotte is permitted to come inside, and is the means:of commu nication between the shore and the fleet. On Friday, the weather becoming rough, they found it necessary to weigh anchor and put to sea. On Soni/ evening, the Lieutenant; observed that they had retprned to their an chorage. We think it not, unlikely the storm of Sunday night may have moved them again. When the Brooklyn arrived the other day, Col. Lomax is said to have sent her aim• mender a message by a pilot• not to enter the harbor at the risk of having hisyessel. sunk.' Lieut. Barron, Mr. Buchanan% spe• cial commissioner, went but to meet her on the Wyandotte. A strong belief prevailed •among the Alabama troops lima the orders brought by Barron had . been countermanded by orders received, and that it was the purpose to retake the positions Oc cupied by the Alabamians. .Slemmer has, sent Lieut. Oilman from Pickens to Wash ington. . It is surmised that his mission has some reference to the supposed subsequent Orders. There is a decided impression that Pick ens' has . been reinforced. It, is not known pOsitively, but it is observed that cannon are mounted much more ihfildly than before the' fleet arrived. .It 'is preeiselj4hat we ex• 'peeled to happen, and what we infer from the, present bearing of, the A'dministration 'of the, North goVerument, 'which we have ob served lately tole more defiant towards the 'seceded States. Fort Pickens is novi pregnalah3 almost. Bfilitary men agreelhat it On only be taken by the sacrifice of thou sands of liVes, trims* in history the wisdom of the prudent men who ,thought to makd a bloodless revolution.. •Lieut. Slemmer. lies been heard to say if the.troOps hal attacked him any time,wifbia fifteen days after their arrival he would have surrendered ‘vitlibut tiring a gun. , '.. Gen. Chase has'. resigned.. it is thought, ' receive the appointment Made. im'cant •by the resignation. Such an tippointment *Old give, greaLsatisfaction to, tha troops„ nci less thati.to' the:general : pub. 'lie. •His coMpanioria, in', arms' have great respect. ot.' him as a matt; and, Confidence in his ability. : • . .(i,iplint ' . oib' - .'"gtoluilif iti,atttrs, ' .7oB EPlll l lottuqt.e,.of Lower Allen township, will' e'ell Ilt.tviblio: sale, on the Ist of March, all lde farming stook einbrachima very large yaiiaty.of.horses, and .ihrmink Imple ments... • • • . MARTIN lowa, .ot 'Nutt twp,, 8 miles south - west of Ceittrerillo, Will sell on the Gilt day o 0019 A, young onttle, farming' imple quents, and hausoludd furniture. ARltaltAla DONER, ' at his residence in West Pennebbro' twp, near Ahl k Snyder'e . milh will sell at public snlo,on the 26111 inst.horses.cows, young cattle. and a general stock of.,farming implements. JACOk ENOtticati, Jr., will sell on the 22nd, day of, il.,ehruary,, at his residence, in Yrnnk ford twp., near ploserville, horse 4, coivs, young cattle; hogs niaVar i ming implements. Tun executors of llENtty Excx, deoM., will sell on tho Mh•day of March, at ; his residenoe in Monroe twp., one mile east of Churchtown, horses, cows, young cattle, hogs and a largo lot of fanning implements, &c: M. Fistins, at his residence in ITopostown, will sell, ou the 23d day of February, one sad dle horse, a three year old colt, 80 head o sheep, and a variety of other articles. SAMUEL MORILETT. will Bell on the 27th inst., Id his residence in Plainfield, .a, variety o household and kitchen furniture. . JOHN MIISSELHAN, will sell On the sth of 'arch, at his residence in Silver Spring town• shig, horses, cows, young cattle, and farming implements. Iticumti. ANDERSON, at his residence in Churchtown, will sell on the 12th of March, horses, cattle, farming implements, .black smith's tools, and household and kirken fur niture. • ISAAC UARMAN, will sell at i llis residence in South Middleton, township, formerly Sheaffer's . Milli horses, horned cattle, wagons, and a variety of other articles. CUMBERLAND. VALLEY tAILROAD. Exetirtion Trdins' will be run to Harrisburg at reduced rattle, and military companies are to be carried free. . A CORRECTIO2g.—'fIie herald last week, contained an item to the effect, that DAVID Ifon ( 4.a had been arrested for stealing adiorsei It..should have read DAVID lionven, and was so written, but the ,compositor read . the name wrong. AU) FOR KANSAS.—Within the last three weeks, the Second Presbyterian Church, under the charge of Rev. Mr. Sells, contribu ted nearly one huhdred and thirty dollars in golds and mon'ey, .to the relief of the people in Kansas. The oilier churches aro about to make similar contributions. • . "THE NFw DISPENSATION OF JUSTI OE." „ —We have received a copy of a pamphlet with the aboini dila, published by Mr:WM. Koons; in reference to certain dillicuities in the BIG SPDINO CHURCH', and their investigation by the Presbytery of Carlisle. It is a work of some sixty pages, copies of- which can be procured at LOUDON'S Bookstore, or from the author residing near Newvlllo. DISGUSTED THE HON. lIOTATIO c. KING, • Post master General, will delivtt„a Poem before the Literary I Societiei of lieltjuson College, .at their Anniversary, on io n day befote the netm i Commencement. In• aking this an nouncement a week or twoago, by a admin.. derstanding'we 'made it mean 1101tATfci G Kato, the son of the. P.lll. General,.svho. graduated here, a few yea's ago. 'lt is a subject of regret among our citizens, that when they to fire a salute they have 'meant= i an t i frequent enquiries are made as to what beeitne of the brass six pounders-that T ased—to—tn—herel—:-We—have been told that.: two or !lime years ago, the Adjutant GellOral dire* our Brigade In. spector to send thenf to tip State Arsenal; but that they were sold at Harrisburg for the freight, and „are now lying in Wallower's warehouse. , 1 - SPECTACLES EGI ALL AGES. —We understand that Mr.,K inberger will remain at, the MaAsien lions until • Saturday; the 2nd of March. Ile luf a large Assortment of glasses - of the most alfroved make, by which those whose eyesighys impaired by age'or other causes, may bepermanently benefitted. !, Mr. Kleinberger com so well recommended as a reliable gentlem , and an 'optician of acknowledged expexue and ability, that those who need his a' vices .may plAce im plicit confidence in; hi' representations. AN INFAMOUS ')UTRACIE.--:-Abollt 2 o,clock on Tuesday iorning, a niti'n rapped at the door of a lad in town, and told her that her sister, who sides in the upper part of the town, was dy'g, and had sent for her. Thelady suspectii nothing, accompanied the 'man until theyad reached Pomfret St., i when he suddbnly tacked her, knocked her down, and attercq, to outrage her person. / I Her screams prob y• alarmed him, and lie min away. She r hod the house of her , els ter, though in a p trunconscions state, and was afterwards cen t , yed home, where she is now quite ill f from 4) .effects of injury and fright. 'An indrvilal has been arres ted . and committed on susp)on. For the present we forbear mentioninfthe names of the parties' , 5. • _W.ABIIINOTO43 .DIRTTI DAY.—Or le * sent good effect of the 'crisis, is to deepen the Union sentim among tho 'people, and strengthen the o igations" they feel to the fathers of, the e try, whose wisdom and patriotism secure the blessings of free gbv ernment. Ilencti find a general desire pervading tbennrunity to mark this anni versny of the bir dqy of- Washington, bin free display of tl? Stars and Stripes, as an evidence ornali, In the circle o achieved the lib: United States, I, figure of the gr., his life and ohs reverses, the tr tian. It is filth do honor, to the.. his race. I In COMMOIMOI be raised it nit] and Ladder Col Sheriff ItloCf4t main tower:of town Maid a which will be try, in,thc pu Rented 'on bel ' I) E4 6O P 'infantry, by other flags wi -,~.,;.. PUBLIC SALES I feeling. • • eat and good men, who y and independence of the tngton standa the central I o, fully exemplifying in I ter, whether ha, success or patriot, and Amore °Leis therefore, •that tve*.alniuld au .who was an honor to ion of the day, a flag-will O'clock, by tho Emoina Hook, rany,. on their'. Triiok house,. ax , will also raise one On . the o Jail'. The ladies of th'e .prep . arod a Iniudeame"flog I'ol3w:ilea to thO Carlisle Inian 7 o square; the. ling will,b6 pre= ,''of the by' It'. 1411-' iLreoeieed, On :the port of the Peettoe..Esq. • ! Severn' be'reised by private'oititione. FEBRUARY.—.—ThOSC 1010 itte fond' of angling for. the derivation Of ttirms, , may m a amuse. themselv with the following,. which Abe ellpTroni an exehange : • ; The Saxons termed February Sprint? Kele, or sproushail inonath ;,the hail, orWort, then beginning to sprout... , • ' • February-has Pieces; or the Fishes, for its "zodiacal - sign. Num, 'who was chosen by' the people to 'succeed ROM pleced it (as it remains' With us) second in the Cal ender ;and dedicated it to Neptune,aord of waters.. Its name cornea from Februa or Peralik ; sacrifices offered to,the'gods at this Season. • Spencer introduces February, sittiug in an Old wago.n.o' • Drawn 04 1 / 2 ;0116e5, for tlio sodsen Which throdgh tho flood beforo did softly lidii 4 And nubn ho by his nide, Ills plough and hakess lit to till the ground. • February.was called Elaphoballon oy, the Romans, from the venison feasts. they then celebrated in honor 'of Diana... On, the 15th vere observed the, Lupercalia, sdred to Pan; and on the 27th, the Equirian games, includ• leg horsdraces, &c., instituted in honor of Marshy ~ . . TAX Counormts.—lt is said that a 'bill will be presented td . the.LegWature at this session, to change the law relating to the ap pointment of tax collectors, so as to take it out ofil4ands of the County Commission ers, wl FIS fately been a subject of much complaint. Sainr as we have heard tha Commissioners express an opinion, we be lieve they would gladly be relieved of that duty. i ILF:TRENCIIMi:NT.—Petitions have been sent to the Legislature from this county, praying, for a law to educe the fees-of Justicei and . 'Constables, ifikAases of arrest and 'commit ment. The reason assigned for this, is the large amount of costs, annually accruing in consequence of commitments under the va grant law. The rtpid increase of vagrancy in this and adjoining counties, is a matter of suprise, for which the law does not seem to afford an tufequatinietnedy ; man of them seeking a commitment—if rder to obtain food and shelter, and yet, if they are per'. milted to wander at will through the county, no, family is safe from intrusion. We do not see that much good can result from the pro- posed reduct ioh. The prate, safety and , good order of society, render it necessary that load and dangerous men should be arrested, and if is hardly possible to obtain oflicer'.4 who Will discharge these-disagreeable duties, with out reasonable costs. By the countp,statement, just published, it - "appears that the whole amount of f . . 9 ,paid Justices and Constables, in Commonwealth cases during the past year, is $745 1 . ,59. This suedivided amongthe.twoiNAA,Justices, and niacton Constables of the etienty, shows but a small amount of business for each. We understand also, that petitions are in circulation to change the law, regulating the pay of the Commissioners ; so as to give them an annual salary of trap huildred dol lare, including travelling' expenses, instead of the.prefie'ut pc . r diem allowance. There is no office iii the county involving more attention and responsibility, than that of Commission ers; ;and as the present pay hardly affords a fair compensation to a man who had to ne- r. lea his private business, while attending to the affairs of the county,' it is not very likely that much advantage woal)1 be derived frdm the proposed amendment. . Slate PElllftle College of Tennesee. We see by a Memphis paper, that the sixth .I', somi•annual session of this Institution, now under the care of the Rev. Dr. COLLINS, opened on the IsCinst., over two hundred pu pili were iii regular attendance during the last session. The editor of the Ava4viche says:— 'Tho College buildings are located in a beautiful portion of the country, about two' miles from themity ; the grounds are laid out with care and taste, while the buildings ire the best adutoted to the purpose for which - they - are - used . of any we ever saw. i'liciTAe place presents an air of home comfort seldom seen at 'bearding schools. 'To the 'Untiring exertions of Rev. Dr. Co L•axs, who is assisted • by ayjxble.Facillty, much of the success •oN the Institution is due,'while we have heard of the motherly kindness his excellent la dy frequently mentioned by those who have - ' an opportunity of.WtStuessing it." • ' . . Tho Southern.Congrass—An Important EMI Montgomery, Ala . ., Feb. 'l9.—The Coggress has passed the bill for the regulation .of the custoinsrsrbieh admits - free - of - duty ll 'bread- - stuffs„ provisions, munitions of war and ma terials therefor, living animals and agrieultur al products„ in their natural state ; goods, waresand merchandise from the United States, if purchased before the Rst of . March, anjl imported befOre the 4th bf March. Texas ply exempt from the tatg_thws. This news is reliable. 4110 Secession in Arkansas. .Fayetteville, Red. 18..—At the election fmday a large' number of votes were cast against bolding a Convention. Upon raising a largo Union flag, the stars and stripes, over the Court house, the ontlni siasm of Elul crowd was unbounded, and slicer after cheer was-sent up from more voices than over greeted it in Washington county before. Parties are now parading tho streets with Uniom Hags. HONOR TO PATRIOTISM —The business men of Chicago, of tho Republican . party, tired thirty-four guns on Weduesday night in honor of the conservative ontl patriotic course of Judge'liellogg in Congress LIST OT SALES yvni. DEVINNEY.—AnOtioncor Feb. 27, Wni. Eckert, Dickinson.' 28, Henry Bitner, W. Pennsboro.' March 1, fpm. Naugle, Monroe ..,. " 2, Flies Hoffman, S.,Middleton. 1, Jacob Herman, Silver Spring. 4 . 5, Henry S. Enek's estate, Monroe 11, Peter Baker, do. " '7, John Ilemminier, jr., Dickinson " 11,1tich'd. Andersen Monroe. " 13, John Heckman, S. Middleton. 4 ' 1.1, Geo. Strook, Monroe. 23, Isaac German, S. Middleton. A GREAT CEDE BY DR. KHYBER'S PECTORAL Srarr.-1 114 in Poebleatownship,.Allegheny county. I had a coughing and spitting, which commenced about thelth of February last, and continued unabated until early i'i October. At that timo I was advised totry your PECTORAL COIIOtI STROP. which 1 did; attar I bad taken one bottle, Imam entirely' free from cough. andsnlttiug. I had despaired of slier getting deli and I think it should be known that thls valuable rem, ody will do for others what it has done in m' case. JOUlif O..LITPLE, Peebles Township. • Witness—D. 11. kmi. • • • Pittsburgh, December 31, 1853. • Int - Sold by S. ELLICTT,CarIisIe ,Pa. COUGIIS.—The oho Tom of 'our climate are stooges of. Sulmona,y; trouchlal, and Asthmatic. Attentions.. Experience - having proved that Maude refne. dim often act spetuillY end certainly when taken in the early etages of the disease. meth se should et arm be' had to 'Brown's Bronchial Tmobes," or ',Menges. let. the Cold; Couch ; or Irritation of. the Tbro• t' u over so 'ight, as by thin precaution a more serious attack may be warded os.;.Speakers and - Singers-will and them effectual for clearing and sti ongtheMno the yoke. See advertiaement. N0v.30, 'OO.-Om • MRS, WzNsLotr, ex:porienped n•irse and ten:life Physician, bee a ',nothing Syrup for children teething, whlphgreatly litellitatea the process of teeth- lug by softeutng the•gunte, reducing nil Iritiarnation, • will allay alt pato, and Inure to regulate the bowel*, hlepend upon ' lt, mother'', it will give, rest to your/niece and relief and'hoaltii . to yogr tufante.' ' Perfectly; Safe tn all fates.- See the adrertienment in another tolumn.' ,July 20 0 , 1800.—ly, • - • , 1:1