rskill; and another is; that tbe -foreigners who comobere exercise an undue and hurtful in-J fluence in elections. What ought to be doue to pre cnt these evils, and what are the reme dies preposed ? The great' Know-Nothing specific is the repeal of the naturalization laws, or what it almost equivalent to it, an .enlarge ment of the probation to twenty -one years. "Why twenty-one years should be adopted it la not easy to perceive. . Thereupon assigned is, that a native born American must be twenty one years old before he can rot. If we should go so far as to assume that the foreign adult is as ill-prepared to vote understanding as a new born American infant we hare still, in order not to violate the plainest rules of logic, 7 to assume that naturalization and the right to Mrote are one and the 6amething.-- A propo--. sition that is palpably absurd ; for it is evident ,that pne can exist without the other. The fright to vote iscotderived froai naturalization and may be conferred . though" .naturalization .may be denied. .,-.; : . ?.: 1, "7 .. Let us inquire what will be the precise effect , of thus modifying or repealing the naluraliza tion laws; and how far such modification or' , repeal will affect the evils complained of. , And , first, as to the matter of voting. Citizenship t and the right to vote are distract. , , One is regulated by the National Qovornment and the other is left by the Constitution to be regulated .. by. the States A man may be. a citizen of a the United States, and yet not entitled to vote vvin any State of this Union.,? ' ; He may not be a . citizen of the United States and yet the right to vote may be conferred upon Lim by . any State.: of the Union, In vain' may Know- .Nothing platforms proclaim the doctrine . that a State has no right Jo regulate the elective e franchise as respects foreigners." , The proposi- t tion I have just laid down are. mcontrovcrti-, - ble. ' The Constitution has nowhere granted to the Federal Government the power to pre- scribe the qualiScations of voters in the eereral . States, and has nowhere placed any restriction upon the exercise of this power by the States. I The effect of naturalizing a foreigner is simply , to. establish certain relations between him and the l edpral Government. It entitles him to its protection against other Governments, and reives him the right to hold certain offices in the Federal Government. His social relations s and duties arc regulated by State law, and can only be regulated by State law. A State may v. confer upon him the right to acquire property, , to hold it, and to transmit it to his descen dants. State laws provide for him tho means of protecting his life, his liberty, and his pro- - perty, and Stats laws . confer . upon him, the fright to rote : If he should select Massachu j setts for Lis home, when the election comes on he does not look to the Constitution and laws ,,of the United States, to ascertain - whether he ,can vote, but to the constitution and laws of Massachusetts. -. As to elections of state offices, ; it cannot be pretended that Congress can inter fere without utterly destroying every vestige . of State sovereignty, and the Constitution has . expressly declared thai, the qualifications for I elections for members of the House of Repre sentatives shall be the same as the qualinca " tions of electors of the most numerous branch .of the State Legislatures, and these qualifica tions can only be fixed by the States. What . Congress cannot do directly it eannot do indi .rectly, The election of 1 Senators is confided to the State Legislature, however composed. The qualifications of the . members of these Legislatures can. of course, be fixed by the State only.; ; The result - is, that legis lation by. Congress on the subject of naturali sation, laws will not touch tho influence of - foreigners in elections. - Their influence in the presidential ejections is most loudly complained of, and yet the Constitution has given, in ex press words, to the State Legislatures unlim ited discretion in determining who shall choose the electors. They may confer the power to choose electors exclusively on native Ameri cans if they think proper. They can confer .it upon one man or. ten men, or upon all the inhabitants of the State collectively. - . ' ; ,u As to foreign paupers and convicts it is in the power of the States to prevent their being landed on their chores, or to expel them after they are lauded. - There seems to be a doubt in some ruinds-as to the effect of a decision of the Supreme Court on a question growing out of foreign emigration ; the decision was made in the well known 'passenger cars of Boston and New York. . Both the majority and minority of the court, which was divided on 4he main question in these cases, which, was the rights of the States to tax passengers in vessels coming from foreign ports, concurred in the opinion that as to'paupers, convicts, and criminals, the States had full power to prohibit their introduction. - Mr. Chief J ustice Taney, in an opinion remarkable for clearness ' and force of reasonings goes further, and says that the States can prohibit the landing of foreign ers if they think them dangerous to their peace and Eafety,' whether falling under the denomination of paapers and criminals or not; that Congress cannot force upon a State popu lation which such State may regard as inju rious to its repose,' to its health,' or to its morals. Then as respects the two great evils of emmigration complained of, the repeal of of the naturalization laws can havo no influ ence whatever, they are subjects of State legis lation, and ought to act. ! The condition of Massachusetts and New York may demand a resort to rigorous and - restrictive- legislation, because these evil3 are pressing heavily upon them.: But the new States eftheWe9t, where these evils, if they exist at all, exist in a miti gated form, may desire to adopt a more liber al policy. ; They want population, and it may be their interest to invite foreigners to settle there by holding out' tho inducement of an early participation in the political privileges of their citizens. In Misssssippi, the influ ence of the foreign vote is scarcely perceptible in the. State at Urge. - It may be her poLcy ' to adhere to the existing laws. ' Let each State, howeverdetermine for itself, aud when the emergency arises, let each State meet: it by legislation adopted to its own peculiar cir cumstances. The question is not uational, but local, and must vary as State policy va ries : and there cannot be any durable national party organization based .upon it. . . . . .. - it is contended, however, that thejvTwal of the naturalization laws would check immigra tion. - Let us 4 examine- this proposition. Alt vne-ffth fnirt'vttif of all iho foreigners who come herd are mi need to-come'Ly politi cal eoutidcfations,: by a desire " to hold ofice, by a-' preference for our instkutious, by a desire to acquire the Uame f American citizens, and to devote-themselves to the : support of -oar Constitution and laws, and to enjoy the benefit cf the-proiectiou of our Government.' Such iiica might be unwilling to come here simply to be- taxed by our-1 Government while-their ajlegtapice was till dae to pnother Government "while" thff tepcal of the naturalization "laws or the extension to twenty-one years as the period of probation might check ..the emmigration of this class of persons, as it would""withhokf the right of citizenship and the right to protection f but this - is by far the niost mcritoritorious class of persons who come .here. . . Now, if it is v contended that vthe right ; to protectLa against the Oovermnent to which they owe al legiance, Is secured by a simple declaration of an intention to renounce that allegiance. I will undertake to say that it is .by no , means established that this declaration of 'intention t would entitle them to protection out of the limits of the United States. The doctrines of the Koszta letter arc not generally accepted, even in this country. The spirit and ability of - the-letter, and our -republican hatred of Austria associated, as they were,, with one of the. most tiiiliiaut actions; recorded in our naval history, relieved those doctrines of ' that close scrutiny which they would have received under different circumstances. ...,"; They . were tolerated.at the time,' because the action and result were heartily approved. The people of this country,5 (and I among others,) filled with admiration of the promptitude and bravery of the commander of the St. Louis, would, have kicked Yattei, Puffendorf, and Grotius from their shelves rather than disparage, ' in - their officer, a spirit so essential to. kthe mortal strength of the Navy.. .?' t V -; ' r .-' - By far the greater portion of the foreigners who come here, come-from no political con siderations Tho thought pf voting, or of holding office, never enters their heads ; they are' induced to come from other considerations entirely.. - '..They come because it is a new country, where it is easier to live and where there is a wider and more fruitful field for in dustry. ' They would; therefore, - continue to come and the pauper, the criminal, and the convict, the idle and the desolute, would come without regard to the character of the natural ization laws. We should therefore, be care ful that in attempting to remodel our system, we do not deprive ourselves of the benefits of emmigration without mitigating its evils. Th other grievance complained of, .the com petition of foreign skill and labor,' would not be effected at all by an alteration of these laws.' It would neither rob the foreign artisan of his skill, nor the laborer Of his strength The remedy for this particular grievance , is shadowed forth -vaguely under the captivating name of the "organization of labor." What this means nobody, knows . v . It is of French extraction; and carries us back to the visionary schemes of revolutionary France to the days of Lamartine and Ledru Rollin: In my opin ion, to employ a term rendered classical by Mr. Benton, it is a complete "bamboozle." These combinations have ever proved fruit less, and often disastrous. In all the contests between capital and laborcapital has.invari ble triumphed in the end. ' For labor is in this unfortunate dilemma, if it succeeds in overthrowing capital, it destroys itself ; and if it fails, its chains' are more firmly riveted. Capital is kin. It will select skill and laber wherever it is to be found, regardless of com binations, and regardless of, the ballot box. Unfortunately the reins are nof; in the hands of free labor at the North but; in the merciless and unrelaxing grasp of capital. ' ' , ' This organization of labor comprehends something more than a contest between capital and labor . it proposes to prohibit the impora tion of the products of foreigh labor because they toxc in competition with American labor I wiah southern men to note the fact that this new party at the North, gathering, confidence from success, have advanced step by step until finally," to . the exclusion of foreigners they have added a demand for the exclusion of foreign goods. The Crusader, a leading Know-Nothing organ in New York, boldly announces this purpose. The dangerous ten dency of this secret order is beginning to manifest itself in the most starding proposi tions. Foreign immigration is to be cut off, the importation of foreign goods prohibited, foreign languages banished, religious perseeu tions installed; in short, there are not bounds to its exactions. Will southern men, the ad vocates of free trade, enter into an alliance with a party which demands .monopoly and a prohibitory tariff ; with a party, in short, which 13 fanatical both in politics and religion ?f r If by the organization of labor is meant a combination to prevent the industrious foreign er from obtaining employment in this country. I must say that such combination are not only most . liberal but against the laws ; of every civilized nation on earth ; and while thn Know Nothings are complainining that foreigners cannot understand our laws, they, themselves must be taught to respeet rihem.; I have thus goue over the ground occupied by this new party, and find nothing to justify. their extra ordinary course of ..action- , I desire to see the evils of foreign . emmigration removed if possible. .'. I am opposed to stimulating it by extraordinary inducements. Iam prepared to concur in the adoption of the most stringent measures to prevent the influx of criminals and convicts, .and all involuntary and .com pulsory immigration through the agency of foreign Governments.- Jiut 1 would discuss measures of reform in these respects as I would any other measures of reform openly, can diUly, and publicly, without fear, and with out reserve.. . -? .f.; . ... .A . Very truly, yours, &c, ... ' W, P. HARRIS, t,. " Col. J. F, II Claiboknb. ;.; V ; ; ; ". .-.-! l'earlinrjton. Mistiirpi, 'j ' An ImportantAct of Citizenship. : ' The following important act, relative " to citizenship, passed by the present Congress, seems to have been generally, overlooked ,by the Presf. j It is of the utmost importance: AN ACT to secure the rights of citizenship . to the children of citizens of the United States born out of the limits thereof. ' i " Br. it rwH-trd by the Slate and House of RrrrneutiUint rf the United Staff $ of Ameri ca, in Coupxf assembled, ' -"That persons heretofore born, or hereafter to be borne, out of the limits and - jurisdiction of the United States whns fathers were, or shall be at the t'ma of tneir birUi, cit-zens of the United States shall bcdijcmed and Considered; and are here by declared to be citizens of the United States ; I'mciJcd hotrvrr. That the rights of citizen ship shall not descend to persons whose fathers never resided in the United Statps ' . Sec 2. And he' it further enacted, That any womrn whi mfghtbe lawfully naturalized under the existing lays', .'married, or who shall be married, to a citizen of the United States, phall i be : deemed and . taken to be a citizen,' -J'r ' '; " ' " r; Approved February1 10 I805:: RIC01SD ,wniTB::::::;:u: ;::hxkbt c. dbvix WHITE & DEVHIE, Editors and Proprietor!. ' "EBEISrSBTJRO. THURSDAY MORNING:::::::: ::MARCH 15. - Xkw Advebtisemests. Auditor's Notice, by C D. Steele Removal,, by. Ezekiel ' Hugnes Public Sale, by James llyers Public Sale, by M M. Adams Wall Paper Depot, by Lloyd, Black burn Co.- . ''' ' - :-: '' ' ' ' :" fii-We publLsh in to-day'a paper another letter from our" late townsman and esteemed friend, Robert CaBMOkv . His letters remind us of his remarkable disjKisition, on a'l occasions, " to say what Le thinks, and think what Le plcllsc,', for they partake of the same BtykwIt will be well for the future emigrant to pay attention to and profit by the warnings given. , ; " , ' As these letters are eagerly sought for, we hop to hear from ilr. Carmon again. '. . "- motion of T. C. McDowell, Esq., on last Tuesday, C. D. Steele was admitted to practice in the several Courts of Canihria county. : -T: ; On motion of R. L. Johnston, Esq., John Con rad was admitted to practice in the several Court of- Cambria county'.1 ' : '.V'v' 11 Both these young gentlemen passed thorough and creditable examinations." ' They were close students, and will no doubt be ornaments - to the legal profession. Possessed of tact, . talent, . and business qualifications, they cannot but succeed in attaining the height of their ambition. .' ,j 7 "r The. Court. '., . ; Tlic first week was occupied by. criminal and civil cases, and closed on Friday forenoon. Iu the criminal calander there was uo case : that reached that pitch of moral delinquency, that entitled a defendant to quarters in the " Western Peniten tiary.' - Sheriff Durbin, had, therefore, to forego the usual luxury of a trip to Pittsburg.. '". '' ' The case of Dcveranx vs Given, aDd-of Kings- tori vs Tliomas, were the only civil cases tried. In our summary we give the result. . ' . ' ; fsWO.VD wkkk. , . ' .... .: An intereUng case of slander was " bokod for trial." The parties are of tLe North.- There was a lady in the case, and she thought herself hurt three thousand dollars, by side "bar" remarks from the defendant. - The case did not come be fore the Jury or the Court ; it was fortunately and satisfactorily adjusted. ' '' "' Tho case against Rev. P. H. Lcmpke, for mar rying a minor, was tried and well tried., Messrs. Johnston, Magellan, Foster, and Reodx exerted themselves on . their respective sides withlbeir usual ability. The Jury found that the prosecu tion against Mr. Lcmpke was a failure. ) ,:. - - i Letter of W. P. Harris. ; ; 1 :f Our readers will be richly repaid by a perusal of the above mentioned document, which will be found on our outside of to-day. ' Mr. Harris is one of those Southern statesmen who have' carefully watched the progress of the order of " Know Nothings who looked upon it at first with an eye of furor, because that there was reason to think at one time, that the new order would become an element to counteract the spirit of abolitionism in the north and west of the Uaion. lie takes up the order, and discusses its origin, history and prospects, with a clearness, a calmness, a'philoaophic penetration, and a justness of con clusion, which we have rarely seen equalled, in the discussion of a question so vexed and so exci ting. His analysis is masterly. No surgeon corld dissect a bard subject with more coolness-; liis exposure of the rottenness of the order, its utter nothingness its entire inefficiency for good, j nd its irresistible tendency to mischief, ought to satisfy those Democrats who have been decoyed into it, of the absurdity of their position. - One portion of the letter has struck us as ; pro phetic. Hie letter, it will be observed, 5 is dated February 6th. In it occurs the following passage : "It is now true that they have got a glimpse of political power," and this has changed the whole face of. the organization ; and is des tiped to lead to its dissolution ; and you will find that before very4, long its members will be divided amongst themselves, and each sep arate fiction, in desperate self-defence, pan dering to the very. influences which they at first sought to destroy " , t . : r This prediction has been fulfilled to the very letter, during the recent struggle for United States Senator froni this State; in which," as is well known, Gen. Cameron, the regular nominee of the Know Nothings. Ijfcd enlisted in- Lis support, a number of Catholics ; who, to tlic astonishmenf of the public, and the uninitiated, were to be found at llarrisburg for weeks actively endeavor ing to secure the election of the sworn Joe of their Lreligion. ... . ( :. . ,;. ; . ; v,: . The letter takes up some space, but iU style is pleasing and conversational j and whoever com mences the perusal will find that he cannot leave off .until the end. ' ' s '-,- Ofekino or the Navigatios. An order has been issued by the Board of Canal Commissioners directing that the water be let into tho - main line of public improvements to-morrow, .March 16th. This will be good news to the canal men" and all those who anticipate a filling up of their drained pu.scs with the filling up of the canaUan open ing of the money market .with the opening of the public improvements. . The immediate realization of these anticipations' however, depends ;in no small degree, upon the state of the weather we shall bare for a few weeks to come.. And the prospects for fair weather are not flattering by any nieans.:' - J:r' -' '' . '-"'-' ; Appointments by the Governor. Johx A. Lemojt, of Hollidaysburg, to be Aid to the Gov ernor, -wih the rank of Lieut. ColoncLr ! . ' Johjt Pess Joses, Esq., to bo Associate Judge "of Blair county; in room of lion. Levi Slingluff, roughed, f s , , . t --" Departure for Kansaa. Another of our citizens, Jamed C Noon,- Esq,, is about to leave us, bound on a trip' for Kansas, 4c.j although Le is by no means touched with the " Kansas Fever," we learn that he has in ducements holdout to him,, which: wjll warrani his going, and may make his trip advantageous. Mr. Nooni to a well disciplined mind, unites plea sing manners and habits of industry, qualities which we unk will enable him to win in any place. We Lope that he will flourish, and that Le will not forget to send us an occasional remem brance in the shape of Field notes ; they wilt be read Jwith pleasure by . the community , in which he is-deservedly a favorite. - v ,s- . CbL John M. Gilmore. , We neglected in our last issue to notice the ap pointment of Col. Gilfmore, . Assistant Superin tendent of the Portage Rail Road. jThe appoint ment is, an excellent one. The Commissioners were fortunate in selecting the Colonel for that poet, as there is ho one,' within ' our knowledge, better acquainted with the ropea of the old Port age. '' ' :r ' ' ' : 'f)0-Our thanks are due lion. Jnp. Cresswcll ' of the Senate, arid Hon. Messrs. Daughc-rty and King of the House, for continued favors. J ; ' , . j ' . ,:'. Quarter geasiont March Tenp, 1855. CommontcealiJi vs Jasiah Wehbe & James James. Indictment for Larceny.". A true bill. ' Defend ant ' pleads not guilty. ' Jury .called,' who find Josiah Webbe guilty, and James James not guilty. Josiah Webbe sentenced to psy $1 fine and costs of prosecution, and undergo an imprisonment in the county jail for three months; ,.,-' ; "Com. vs William Duncan. Indictment for as sault and battery. A true bilk, t Deft, j.leads not guilty, and jury called who, find defendant not guilty. ; . .. ; . ; . . ' ;: Com. vs Mkhad Cassiday and Patrick Q' Bryan. Indictment for assault and battery. A true bill. Defts, plead not guilty ' Defts. submit.- Sentenced to pay a line of $5 and costs.1 ' -! r Com.' vs David L. Dart. Indictment for as sault and battery A true bill.' Deft, pleads not guilty.. Jury called who find deft, guilty. , Com. vs William II ld'Jer.-r Indictment, for as sault and battery. , Not a true bill. Com. vs Thomas Moran. Indictment for as sault and battery. A true buX Deft, pleads guilty and submits. .. . - - - ' ; Com. vs Jacob SharelU. Indictment for Lar ceny. Not a true bill. . ' . Coin, vs Elizabeth Zerbie. -Indictment for' sell ing liquor to minors.' Not a true bill. The county to pay the costs. 7 ..!-- . Cum. vs Henry Harbcr. Indictment for keep ing a tippling house. . Not a true bill, . , Conu & 3IicJiael Steicarf-r-Indictment for keep ing a tippling house. A true bill, k Dist. Att'y enters a nolli proseqtri on payment of costs. ; . Com. vaJJtn Williams. Indictment for assault and battery. Recognizance of Mary Williams, prosecutrix, forfeited. ' " ' Com. vs John Ileadrick. Indictment for kcep ing? a tippUng house. A true bill. Deft, not taken.: TAtt'y enters nolli prosequi. County to pay iccsts. ... , ' . ' - , : , ... CIVIL LIST., fibst week. . , ; Mia Baker vs John Fenlon. Summons case. Plaintiff becomes non suit, with leave to move at next term to take off nonpros. " ? E. Shoemaker vs Valentine Glass.- Appeal. Plaintiff takes a non suit with leave to move to take it off, Arc. ,' ' : ' " , "". Simud Calvin, vs Thomas II. JflioreV Heirs. Ejectment, Jury called who find for plaintiff. Joint. Rees vs Abram R. hongenerl-er.- A ppcal. Jury called who find for plaintiff $15,06. -, , Edcard lLncard vs Samuel Pclersbcrger. Ap peal. Settled. ' ' : -, Robert Dsvereux vs John G. Given. Ejectment. Jury called who do find for defendant. i Charles W. Butcher vs Robert Trotter. Replevin..-Jury called who find for plaintiff $100 00 and costs of suit. -. . .' , , - " Henry Parrish vs Emanuel SttlzLavgh Appeal. Plaintiff becomes non suit, . . . Paul Kingston vs Robert Thomas Action for trespass. " ' Jury called, who find for : plaintiff $63,80. . , . -l' - ' .U' ' , , ... - ' 8ECOKO WT.EKT . CommoMcealthfor vse of Corbell and Johnston, now for vse of Catherwood, Craig Jj Co. vs Corne lius Cntm. March 13th, 1855, Defendants Coun sel confess Judgment for $41 10. , ' Lewis and Roberts' assignees et al -vs Mcliad Djnbiagehdnei al. -Scire Facias;': "Jury called who find for plaintiff $103,51, and find for Joseph Craig and Maria his wife and Maria J, Crum as terre tenants. ;. , : ' : y n r;- Alexander McVicker vs Jefferson and Ebem&urg Plank Road . Company. Appeal. ; .Jury called, who find $32 and costs for the plaintiff. : ' -Heirs of Rev: T. McGirr vs Same Defendant. Appeal.1 Jury find for the Defendant.' -1 Thus": H. Gooderham vs Ret. Peter H. 'Letnjike. "Debt for 50, on Penal Statue, for marrying Plaintiff's minor son without consent. &c. u March 14th, Jury called and sworn, who find for the de-. fendant. v:,:. ' " ' I : .' : :' John Murray vs Elias Baker. -Assumpsit. March 4th, Jury called and sworn, who : find for the plaintiff $700 00 with costs. . . f r i- ; Cameron still in the Field. ' We have received information from a source entitled to the highest degree of credit, that the Mocassin Chief," was taken to several lodges of the IJnow-Nothing Order, in this city; by bis Sakcho Pakza, the pious Ccm JUNGSJ 'The'object, we Understand, is to get some sort of instructions through these bodies to their Representatives at llarrisburg, which may enure to the advantage of Camekojj. These, two worthies were in the Southern part bf the city on Tuesday evening last, and greatly disappointed disappointed the expec tations of the members of tho Order in that region. ; They had been made to believe, that Cameeox was ai'man of fine abilities, and an able speaker. ; ' Their supprise may le imagined when they heard a stammering, slow and al most incomprehensible orator, whose poverty of language would disgrace the most ordinary debating club. 1 Many "were heard to - exclaim ' wHy, it is no wonder he was defeated for United States Senator he ain't fit tole a Con-cilmari- and any one will be fit for that place." We - understand, that he . sunk very low in the estimation of the Rnow-Nothings, after he left their Hall. A few gpcetLeij wculd klttlum anywhere, ;" '' "'' J WE3TEIII COIUlESPOnDEKCE. Glasgow Citt, Mo., - - ilirch 5, 1855. j Messks. White Devise : ince writing my last to you, I have traveled over and seen a large scope of tliis State and a part of Illinois. In this State there are many place where I could suit myself to uetter advantage than any place I. Lave seen yet; but I cannot brook the idea of settling permanently in a slave State, where the white man who labors, or rather is not able to have Lis labor performed by slaves, is looked upon as very little, if any better, than tho slave; and that too by those who are not any Letter (in any way) than others. . . Of Illinois, it in unnecessary to say anything in praise. But. there is plenty of land for sale, of the very best quality, and at the very best price, ($10 to $1,25 per acre) so that the man of email means has but a slim chance there. And from what I hear of Iowa, the chances are no better, unless you go far back in the State.. H 'f I have not been in Kansas since I last wrote you, butrl have seen a great many persons who' have been there since I was, and from different parts of the Territory ;, and all "agree with me as to the quality of the soil, the scarcity ef timber, cord, and. water; and of one gentleman who I saw in Kansas when I was there, and who has been trav elling all through the Territory ever since, taking notes for the purpose of publishing a map of Kan sas, and who has gone east to hare it executed, I learned that of all the coal veins he had seen, the largest was only 22 inches. That is on ono jsf the small tributaries of the Osage, river, in the southern part of the Territory. . And from him I also learned that there is a great deal of suffering there noW; that the emigrants from the northern States bad formed a Kansas Aid Society, and had appointed three lecturers to travel lecture, and solicit aid in the Territory, and ' three' otliers to travel, lecture and solicit' aid iu the northern States, the proceeds to be applie-d to assist in tlic support of those northern emigrants who are short of the means of support. . Such c&&cs he informed me, are numerous. TLe expenses tf there lectu rers must, I suppose, be .first paid out of said fund. That something of this kind is actually necessary and must be done, I am fully satisfied, in order to keep soul and body together and' the 1 northern emigrant in the Territory, as also to do as well by them as the South, who have Leld meetings in a number of the county seats and towns in this State, in all of which the have formed themselves into societies, aud appointed committees, .whose duties are to solicit aid or money to le given to those poor men (of Missouri) according to their necessities, to enable them to emigrate and settle in Kansas, provided they are pro-slavery in prin ciple. - In some three or four towns near tie Mis souri river, above this City, they passed resolu tions, that they would not sell wood to, nor pat ronize, either with freigd or ; passengers, any steauib at Captain who would carry . emigrants from the northern or free States to Kansas Terri tory that they would exert their means and influ ence to protect the intercuts of the State of Mis souri, and secure tl.ivery in Kansas. That they will accomplish it I Lave no doubt, particularly if the election for Representatives takes place in March or ' April, as I 'understand it will, which will be too curly iu the season for many Xorthri n or Eatitt-rn emigrants to arrivc and the rejort here is that .thousands are coming out in the spring and it is a very easy matter for us who arc net far from Kansas, to go there and settle a few days before the election, and if we sell out our claims after the election is over, whose business is it 1 Going into Kansas and settling docs not bind a man there for life, but is just like settling any other place he can leave when he pleases to do so.' The next election will, I think, beyond all doubt, fix the xlor of Kausas, black or wliite- Freedom or Slavery. . This is admitted by all. In either case, the party in the minority w ill cease emigration to a great extent, if not altogether. I saw an account of the census taken in 4 districts, and the comments on it by the editor were that the pro-slavery men were on the increase."" . Of all the men that I have seen from Kansas this winter, only one expected to return again. Some few remain in thi State ; but for the most part, tllcy all make for hcir old homes, fully sat isfied of the appearance ef the elephant. . ; I do not wish to be understood la my account of this Kansas country, as endeavoring to discour age emigration to it, for pueh is not the esse. I do sincerely wish emigration from the north may be 'sufficient' to establish Freedom, not only in Kausas, but in all other Territories of the U. S., for no man can travel through this State, wLich has been S4 years in the Union, and compare her improvements with those of Iowa, only 10 years old, and find Missouri, with all her " natural ad- . vantage,'.' at least twenty years behind lowa m improvements, but must come to tlie conclusion that slavery is the cause, and that it is a curse to any State, at loast as far north as is this State.- ut as I had prombed to many of my friends ""r "" , .WJLUW V""" -i i e. ' '- t . t j -.. t.r r .: I cempanies which have come off on several occa- whom 1HMJ1 k JC'lt . Ulliiio, Hint t, tJiiim fc,1 mi ill and truthful - account . ef the country, as I found it, and even this I am not any more than doing, for I find and read a great many communications from elifferent corrcsponde-nts in Kansas,, publish ed in different papers, both north and south, that differ very widely from me in regard to Kansas. Why, even Thomns Hart Benton and I are wide apart but I don't care a farthing.' 1 He ' is only Benton arid I am Carmon. He is clamouring ' fur popularity, and I am seeking a Lome. All . I ask is, for those who have the Kansas fever, to leave their families at home, and come and see for your selves. . Count the cost of. the-buildings and other improvements, choose your' spot and put them up, pay for them, and then move in and occupy. It is a very easy matter to set down in Pennsyl vania or Massachusetts, and count the cost or ex pense of a small or a large family to the border of Kansas, and then pull up stakes and start. " But I would now ad rise all to multiply their aggregate amount by about 8 or 9, and bear in mind as you come along, that you will not be the first that has been skinned ; for I assure you that it is a little the com'pletest skinning operation you ha.ve ever experienced But a few days since a boat arrived here from St. Louis ; it was stopped hero, by tho ice, and discharged her passengers, about 80 f which were for Kansas. The river closed over again, and the boat laid here until this moraiug, w-hen she started for St. Louis. ' Some of the pas sengers went on in stages, hacks, &c, and the bal ance arc here vet awaiting ! the arrival of another boat going up. Que of 4.be passengers here is a j Virginian 'left there about Christmas and says he has Aow'spen about $1800; four or fire are from Pennsylvania. One man, wife and cLild, left Tioga county about 4 weeks since, and ay the cost now, is $250. The old Virginian say Le will go Lome again. i Now in conclusion, I will say that for the man that ha got money, Kansas is the place to specu late. There are several kinds of speculations to go into that must pay a large per centagev . Hoping that this will be sufficient for me on the subject of Kansas humbug, I remain your humble servant, ' - """ From Philadelphia. wm kai Correspondence e" the Democrat Sf Sentinel. i f i y Thilabelpiua, plarcK 11, 1855. . Our fire system continues to be a corn, tact tope f. agitation md dispute. ' ' We ; have now some where from eighty to a hundred engine and hot companies each independent of the other, recog nizing no authority beyond its own officers, and many of them in a constant state of quasi war with rival companies. At a fire there is no "con cert cf action, each party acting as its own whims or caprice may dictate. The' engine houses have become the re gular abodes of a large portion of the young vagabond about town, and - academies of instruction In ' all the minor vices. " Full bf spirits -and fond - of excitement, nothmg - pleases tbem so well, as 'the fearful tolling of the fire be-P," and ontbe instant they dart ferth to the scene of conflagration, and if a figlit" can by any possi bility be commenced, their enjoyment is complete. ! A , considerable proportion of our fires have their origin in- no other cause than the dejire of some of these wild spirits to help put it out, and enjy the (to them) pleasing recreations which accompany that ta.sk. Many ; efforts hav been made to reorganize the whole fire system, but with very limited success, as they are all strAu ously opposed by the body of the present firemen, who are numerous enough to form a very respect able capital for small beer peliticiaiw, who flatter their prejudices, to operate upon. ' Still, public opinion so imperatively demaude-d a reform,, that Councils, several montLs s'n."e, passed a bill pro viding fur tlie introduction of tome little vrder and system into the Department, although it fell farshort of what was generally demandel, ami was indeed pre Jy. much such a law as the Fire men themselves asked for. . Kow, however, many of them refuse to ascent to its provisions, and jt is doubtful whether it can be enforced. . ' Although the fighting companies are occasional fy thrown out of service, and the belligerents eoidc timcs pmiis-Led, they i.early. always manage to escape through the power of the political inlluence they poascss ; fur when a company or two crnn, as oficn happens, control the politics of a Ward, they can easily find plenty of rycoidiantia schemers ready and willing to arrest the course of justice-, and shield thcnV from merited punishment. Young men and half grown boys, who come from tl;e country to reside here, are particularly npt to be fascinated by these in.-titutionp, and it is a com mon remark of their employers, that, from that momciit, half their usefulness is gone, if not en tirely destroyed. - '-.. 4It is amusing sometime to Lt-nr of the rUIi.-w- lou extent to which t!x:y carry their disputes be tween each e.thcr. It more nearly membles the practices-of the Indians than any custom ef civ ilized life. The more suspicion of la-longing to rival company Las brought down up n many a poor unoffending but luckless wight an uinnt ro ful fogging, and Lis enly satisfaction is to return the compliment upon some of the members of the company who thus maltreated hiui whenever oc casion offers. Not long since an instance of thia kina came under my notice. 1 A young fireman of Irish descent Lud been ret npon by the rowdies of a rival company, who heat Lini very severely. Patrick vowed reveng,'ahd on the occasion of the next fire provided himself with half a brick-bat, and watching Lis .opportunity, sought out enc of Lis aggressors and inflicted upon Lim quite a se vere blow with that weap n. . In the con fusion he escaped detection, and the wounded man, after suffering for me time, finally ! recovered. A friend of. Patrick Vwlio was informed of Lis con nection with the affair, remonstrated with Lim ou such conduct, and among other things told hirii that he.hau narrowly escaped killing Lis victim, and bringing down npon LLmsclf the fearful charge of murder. As Patrick's education had made Lim somewhat familiar with shcllt-lah fights, and implanted Li his mind extremely liberal ideas of the strength and powers of endurance of the human skull, this was an entirely new ido t him, and with true Irish nsviete he exclaimed, ' Och,' sure you must be jokin ! ' Don't be tellin me that a mere gentle pat rf a brick-bat on a mans pate will "murther lam !v ' ! " ' - Talking of tLe firemen, reminds me tliat sonic of your sporting readers may feel some interest iu 1, C nu.. . f t : ' f .1 T rv . ( . .... sions recently, in the ring -i-f Welch's Circus, for the priae of a silver horn. The competitors were to run round it twelve times, making a ditfunoe of a quarter of a mile." The best tima made" Vaa one minute- and' twenty seconds. r- Meantime1 a wonderful amount of private racing Las "been going on by waj' of jracticc, tjirough our. streets, and around the public squares. , A lady w1k Lap pened to be in the way of a pair of racers run ning on a bet of a dollar,, was very . unceremoni ously knocked down the other day, and like scenes have been so. frequent as to become quite a nui sance in some parts of the eity. - . - Business is becoming quite brisk, and the Ho tels arc crowded with country merchants. Of course there is no probability t that near so.nia:iy good will be sold this season as Lust Spring," but still Pbiladelpliia, from prewmt appearances, will hold her own quite a& well ia thirci.pcct as any of the other Atlantic cities. --- .'. A Mechanical Theatre, recently iported nom France, S which automaton are wiade to act dramas, jJays and forced-, is afvertLod en exhibi tion in the am trsement column of the Ledger. If plays cau l-e"acted by miachinciy, I suppore wo shall next have '.sermons preached and eases' pIoal in Court by tho same means. , -.f ,( , . ; ; ;. '', Truly Ycxirs. . H V,s n?"A wild excitement prevailed in San Fran, cisco at the last dates, in consequence of the dis covery of new eliggings at a place called Kern River. Thousands of adventurer's were' hasten ing to this spot. ;, . t
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