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. EBSSBURG.
'WEDNESDAY MORNING:::::::::
EEC. 12
'"" FOB PRESIDENT, "
. . JAMES B17C1IAXAX.
Sabjeet to the Decision of the National Convention.
The Chairman of the Democratic btate U-ntrai
. , - i.ii 11 r
TTON OF 1854. .At a meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee, held November 1st 1855,
at tbe Ucrohants' Hotel, Philadelphia, the follow
ing Res-.4ati.jn was adopted :
HiscZcti, That the Democratic State Conven
tion of ISoGbe held ou tiie 4th day of. March
pext. in H irruiburg, at Ifi o'clock, A. M.
In puroiiaijce of the above resolution, the -Con
" ntion will assemble at Harrisburg, for the pur-
i for Canal Ootamissioner,' Auditor General, and
fiurreyor General. JAMES F. JOHNSTON,
Chairtaan Stale Central Commilitc.
IT. A. Gildea, Isaretarits.
Jacob Zkigleb, i
MkAirn i ni nil n l hit ii it v ciiuiu uu hu alb
promises. It is a capital number.
nr IT.- Ui?v:jir A YVicr rf "Vi rrirt iii
has withdrawn his claims to the Democratic Pres-
idential Nomination in favor of Mr. Bcchanax. -Gov.
Cobb, of Georgia, is also strongly, ia favor
cf Buchanan.
fcj- The New Yobs. IIeealb think that Mr.
BrcHANAN", as the Presidential candidate in 1S56,
will unite the two democratic factions in that
Btate, and thus carry the State for the Democrat
ic party, It is alio of the opinion that this re-
,. union cannot be effected by any of the other dis
tinguished gentlemen named fur tha Democratic
nomination.
" ' ' Fire!
We regret to learn that the barn of Henry Ha
. bert. in P.ichland township, in this county, was
burned down on Friday evening last. It occurred
about 7 o'clock in tie evening, and is supposed
to have been the work of an inceudiary, as two
men were heard whistling as if signaling to each
other a sho. t time previous. A noise was also
, hoard similar to the rattling of gears, and after
the fire a set of gears was touna banging on tne
fence ck-se by. Mr. Hubert went out to examine,
; but could not discover any thing wrong. Ilia
urucd together with four horses.
It is supposed to have btea set on firo by some
f the sam gang who hat. recently been cora
.;iimir luiivpri:Ltk:ns in SiiTnmerhill townsLin.
tUlHig - " L
with a view of attracting the attention of the
Paul's who live near the scene of conflagration,
and were supposed to have money. Mr. Ilubert
aavs he has no enemies tnat .ne is aware 01, ana
is at a I0S3 to suspect any cne, but this destruction
of his property will be severely felt by him, and
It is riucertly hoped that the perpetrators of this
. outrage will be speedily brought to justice. The
light of the re was distinctly seen from this
: place.
. . Upon the same evening, or the one previous, we
understand that the houe of one of Mr. Hubert's
- neighbors was enterc-d, but in consequence of the
ioise made by a large dog, the burglars were
compelled to hastily uecamp through a window.
breaking tte giass aca tairiu uiutaiaYHui
them, rzaking good their escape.
The Vote of Virginia.
" . The vote of Virginia, cast in May last for State
officers, 'was officially declared by the joint com
. jnitteeof the two Il juses on Friday last, when
' Lieutenant Governor Leake announced the elec
tion by the pople uf -Virginia of Ihnry A. Vue
'.as Governor; hllaha W. McComas as Lieutenant
Governor; end 'Willis P. Bocock as Attorney
Geieral, for four years from the 1st of January,
1S50. The vcte stood as fellows :
ForMr.'WLe-, who'.o number of votes, 83,275
For Mr. Flourney,
Majority Lt Wise,
For Mr. McComa&,.
For Mr. Iieale, .
Majority for McCotuas,
For Mr. Boeock,
For Mr. Patton,
73,v'54
9,921
63,506
71,572
n,93
63,558
71,583
11,08a
: Majority for Bocock,
It is not tlie custom in Virginia to have a for
mal inaaguraiion. The Governor elect wil!, on
the first of January, take the oath of office in the
' Council chamber, and enter at once upon his du
ties, witiiou. a speech or any sort of ceremony.
The lieutenant-Governor elect, being also sworn
in- the Cuusicil chamber, will take the chair of the
Senate as presidiug officer.
Tub Yacas;- B-iioaiMEa Genxbalsji?.' It U
now gencraV.y believed that Gen. Josefih Lane,
of Oreg.Jii, ill Ik; aj painted to thcr vacant Brig
l Vlier GeeraLhip treated by tbe x.cie Army Bill
passed 6t the hu t scsstou of Congress. Gcuvrai
', Lane ta take this j Oiition. will abandon a seat
la -tha lloiiae as a delegate from Oregon, vhicb,
on account of--hi merit as & ref rsentathc, and
the esU-eni in which Ls is held by his people , l.c
wouli haveoccu il as lng us Lc wisltd. His
gallaat fer-ice in the Mexican war" rcnicrs pecu
liarly spr?ropiiate-bi3 selection as Brigadiir Gen
eral. ''.,' " " ' 7" " .
. The Dsixocbatic MKM8ES.--The Va?hingtoa
correspondent of the Journal qf r Commerce writes:
fhe Democratic administration- n.emlrs,
though, in a meagre minfrity-in the Hotise, pjs
eess the largest share of t&lcnt en4 rptrience in
debata. "-In ihe ttiscussiots, which will be abnn-
dint, and npon : interesting t?pic, the ciiaority
"ZLlifc.tb.tIr!iM."- .... -
Cotat ProoecdisgiL ' !
CommormxattZ, w David E. Tudor. Fbrnloation
& Bastardy., A Tree Bill; Defendant pleads net
Guilty &c. ' Jury called and Swora who .finds
the Defendant guilty. Motion for new Trial end
reasons filsd. .' ' , ; '
' 'Ctttnorvtetal'Jit vt Suaa. Adam. , Indictment
for Assault t Battery. A True Bill. Defendant
cot Taken. District Attorney enters a noUs pros
equi on ayncnt of coet of Defendant.
CcmmotixccalXi , ii Edward Qidd. Indictment
for Beeeiving Stolen Goods. A True Bill. Con
tinued, and De-feiidont ordered to enter recogni-,
zar.ee for his appecrauce at next Sessions, Fer
Cur. . - .
CvnimcntcecZA, ti Uriah Green. Indictment
fwr Perjury. A True Bill. Process issued. Pro
cess returned no est inventus and Procets issued to
Sheriff of Blair county. ' Not Taken.
CommonicealtA, va George liheam fy Edward
G'jjitlA;- Indictment for Larceny. , A True Bill.
Becognizance cf George Bheain . perfected and
case continuad to next Sessions as to ColScld.
He being ordered to enter into recognizance.
Ccmmomcealih, vs Francis Kdbj. Assaulted
Battery. A True Bill. Nolle prosequi Entered
by District Attorney cn payment cf cost by De
fendant. ,
CommonKcalOi,vs Adam HdizcH. Assault and
Battery. Defendant pleads " not Guilty" and
submits Sentence a fine of Two Dollars.
ComviOHKealth, vs George W. Sirohecker. As
sault & Battery. Not a True Bill. Sentenced
accordingly. .. . .... - . r - -
Commonwealth, vs John Shelly. Indictment for
Larceny. A True Bill. Continued to next Ses
sions and Defendant ordered to enter into recog
nizance in $500,C0.
Commonwealth, vs George . Kurtz. Assault &
Battery. A True Bill. Recognizance forfeited.
Commonwealth, vs Daniel Dishong, Jr. Indict
ment for Assault & Battery, with intent to ravish.
A True Bill. Defendant plead "not guilty."
Jury called, &c, who find Defendant guilty in
manner and form as he stands indicted. On
motion and reasons filled a new trial granted and
at the same time, District Attorney enters a nolle
prosequi as to first count in the indictment and
Defendant pleads Guilty" as to second count,
and the court sentenced Defendant to pay a fine
of $25,00 and costs.
Commonwealth, vs Augustus Meyers. Indict
ment tor Larceny. A True Bill. Defendant
pleads " not Guilty," Jury called and Sworn and
finds Defendant " uot Guilty."
Commonwealth, vs James Skelly John Dillon.
Indictment for Biot. A True Bill. Process is
sued. Defendants not in Court.
Commonwealth, vs John Flegel Jr., Sandolph
JJaryer, Abraham Green and Abraham Slick.
Larcny & Felony. A True Bill Defendant
Abraham Slick pleads "net Guilty. Jury called
Sworn, and finds the Defe-udant " not Guilty."
Commonwealth, vs James S. Clossin, Randolph
Harper and John Flegel, Jr. Burglary, Felony.
A True Bill. Certified into Oyer & Terminer,
agreeably to Act of Assembly fyc, and Defen
dant James . S. Clossin being arraigned, pleads
' not Guilty." Jury called and Sworn who find
Defendant " not Guilty."
. Commonwealth, vs Ann Quartz, ei al. Assault
and Battery. Not a True Bill, and prosecutor
Stephen A. Meyers, Sentenced to pay the costs
by the court.
: - CommonicealtA, vs James S. Clossin, Abraham
Slick, et al. Larceny. - A True Bill. Defendant
pleads not Guilty &c." Jury called aDd Sworn
who find the Defendant, Abraham Slick Guilty
in manner and form, &c., and the value of the
property $4,00.
Commonwealth, vs James S. Clossin, et al.
Larceny and Felony. A True Bill. Defendant
pleads "not Guilty." Jury called and Sworn,
who find the Defendant James S. Clossin, " Guil
ty" in manner and form as he stands iudicted.
fceutenced to pay fine of $5.00 and costs and to
uudergo an imprisonment of 2 years and 3 month
in the Western Penitentiary.
Commonwealth, vs James S. Clossin, ct al.
Burglary and Felony. A True Bill. Defendant
Wing arraigned ple.ids not Guilty." Jury cal
led and Sworn, who find the Defendant James S.
Clossin "Guilty in manner," &c, Defendant
Sentenced to pay a fine of $5,00 and costs and
undergo an imprisonment in Western Penitentiary
for 3 years to commence and be reckoned from
the expiration of the above term.
Commonwealth, vs James S. Clossin. Bectiv-
ing Stolen Goods. A True Bill. District Attorn
ey on leave granted, enters a nolle prosequi.
Commonwealth, vs James S. Clossin. Receiv
ing Stolen Goods. A True Bill. District Attorn
ey on leave granted, enters a nolle jrosequi.
Commonwealth, vs John Dovghcrty, Jr., ct al.
Indictment for Affray. Defendant John Dough
erty pleads "Guilty." Sentence postponed to
next Session and caie continued.
Commonwealth, vs Joseph Iladahead. Assault
and Battery. A True Bill. Jury cal'ed and
Sworn aud directed by the court to return a ver
dict of ' not Guilty" cn ground of Insanity.
Samuel Dillon,' vs R. M. S. Jackson. Case
continued.-'
EB00ND WEEK.
- Smith Sargent for use of Charles EUis, vs John
Young who , survioes Thomas Young and John
Young, Administrator of Thomas Young, deceased.
Jurv called and Sworn who Cue! fur the Plaintiff
$688.03. .
Nrw Breaches of the 1eace. A grand jury
of Allegheny county, Las made a presentment to
the Court of Quarter Sessions, which moots the
question whether female' equc-trian trials at ag
ruitlturul fairs aud baby feliows " and such like
improprieties" are not h.dictable oflVnces! The
Grand Jury neks the Coart whether it has not
got too mar.y tipstaves, aud whether something
ca::nct be dune to prevent the committing magis
trates of the county from sending to Court suth a
mass of petty cu?es of assaultand battery, &c,
as ther do.
C-J- The f. llWisg thews the strength of the
proiv.ineut candidates, for Speaker of the House
of Rcprcfcuiatit cs ia Congress, and , the parties
to wh eh they Itung, as gi ven on the firs? bal
1 ting : . ... , , ... .'. ;.',".. ...
Biehtfrdson, Democrat, -, - - - 74
Fuller, American. -; . . . , . .. 20
Gam pUU, Republican, - G3
Pennington, American, .. r , - . 10
Marshal, Ameiican, " - - ,r-: :- -80
Bc5l, amwicwi, - - ' '-' - 8
v CUI3IAR7 OF HEWS. !
Ct Tho prion cf sugar has odvafiood et Hava
na. ' " . "' -'-"'
OCocnterfett tha Bonk
tysburg are in circulation. . :. . .
CO Canada, has reduced the torrn of naturall
aation from seven to three years. .
It is said that ten thousand copios of Long
fjlow's new poem have already been sold. .." ' '", .
03- Nebraska has a population of 46C5, eleven
of whom arc 'slaves. ' - : ' r- -- r ; J " ;
It is said, no living' animal cant exist fn tho
Great Salt Lake. - - ' ' : - V '.v' '
CXJ- The average duration of human life through
out the world is S3 years. .
CCJ-Oue fifth of the whole surface of Louisiana
is annually overflowed by the Mississippi. '
0- A quart of Hour weighs just one pound, a
quart cf corn meal one pound and two ounces.
CO- The stock market of New York has impro
ved. Several kinds cf stock had advanced. The
supply of money is increasing. '
CO- The late European news says that Sweden
joins tiie Allies, iler government is Borrowing
money. ' . . ' ..''
Ct The Princess Murat, who may possibly b
Queen of Naples, i a native of Charleston, South
Carolina.
CO- Tho work on the Washington monument,
says the Star, has been suspended for the want of
funds. - s - ' - --- -'
CO- The Governor of Minnesota has issued his
Proclamation, declaring Henry M. Rice as the
Delegate to Congress from that Territory,
QO We roscived a copy of the Stand-rd this
morning, but not in time to answer u.e cuiior-s
. . . . . . . i-. ,
article. We will attend to him in our next issue.
CO- The Washington Union gives notice that it
will heieafter be conducted under the firm of O.
P. Nicholson aud J. W. Forney, as joint editors
and proprietors.
CO-Clubs are forming in New Yorkforthe sup
port of Senator Hunter, of Virginia, for President,
and Augustus Schell, of New York, QUard Shell,)
lor Vice President. -
CO- It is now said that the late difficulties in
Kansas arose from a " border ruffian" killing a
free State man named Dow, at a blacksmith shop
The murderer escaped to Missouri.
CO Matilda Winn, who was injured a couple
of years ago by a collision on the Macon, Ga.,
Railroad, has recovered $2,000 damages from the
company.
CO- The American Institute of New York, has
bought the Crystal Palaje for $125,000, and tak
en possession, xne ceou oi me raiace amount
mi l 1 f ii T"
to $175,000.
GO- Col. Walker has court-martialed and shot
his Secretary of War, for treason, and one of his
soldiers of the American battalion for the unpro
voked murder of a Nicaraugutn lad. :
CO- It is understood that the President is about
to issue a Proclamation against the organization
of any expedition in the United States, to aid and
assist Col. Walker.
CO- Petitions are in course of signature in Lea
venworth, Doniphan, Lawrence, Oceana and To-
pe-ka, Kansas, requesting President Pierce to re
move Gov. Wilson Shannon. ,
CO- Traugh of the Standard is anxious that the
public should know that be has received the ap
pointment of CARGO INSPECTOR, at Holidays
burg, worth two diHars a day, and nothing to do.
CO- The wife of Governor Joseph A. Wright,
of Indiana, died in Frankfort. Ktnticky, on
Sunday the lid inst. The Governor was tele
graphed at Indianapolis, but did. not arrive until
she had breathed her last.
0O- It should be known that a small quantity
of vinegar will generally destroy any insect that
may fiud its way into the stomach : and a littlo
salad oil will kill any insect that may cuter the
ear.
CO" According to the quarterly statement of
the banks of the State, the entire circulation of
the banks of Ohio on the first Monday ia Novem
ber was $9,l64,C95. This is just about the cir
culation of the New York city banks. ; . .
80- Twenty-five years ago Iowa was a wilder-
nets, tenanted only by the savage. Now she has
a civilized population estimated at 6ix hundred
thousand, and constantly increasing. The emi
gration this year has been verj heavy.
CO-In soma parts of Pennsylvania the corn
crops &r 2 said to be greater in the aggregate than
at any time before in fifteen years. Oue field,
owned by Dr. Wm. Ragon, of Washington coun
ty, made one hundied and twenty-two bushels
per acre. .
CO- Rev. Henry C. Dean, a Methodist Clergy
man, of Iowa, has been elected Chaplain to the
Senate. He is Eaid to be Anti-Nebraska and
Anti-Know -Nothing. Henry Ward Beecher, The
odore Parker and Archbishop Hughe3, each recei
ved one vote.
CO- It is rather a curious incident that when
the Americans sent Dr. Franklin, a printer, as
ininisttr to France, the court of Versailles sent
'--
M. Girard, a book -binder, a minister, tu Con
gress. When Dr. Franklin heard of it "Well,"
said he, " I'll .prin the Independence of America,
aud M. Girard will bind it." -
CO" The president and directors of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad have decided that the " soldiers of
the war of 1812," who intend to participate, as
delegates in the National Convention, to be held
at Washington on the 8th of January, shall pass
over their road free. Doubtless other roads will
act in the same liberal manner. --; : !
Masokic Gbaxd Lodge OJticees. Tho fol
lowing gentlemen were elected officers of the Ma
sonic Grand LoeTge for this State, at the election
ia Philadelphia, on Monday : Peter Williamson
I- sq., R. W. G. M.; Dr. J. K. MitcheL R. Vv . D
G. M-; Henry M. Phillips, R. W. S. G, W.j: JoIid
Thompson, R- W. J, G. W.; William H. Adams,
R. W. G. S-; and Thomas E. Baxter, R. W.G.T.
Cteiocs Elofemest. The1, Chicago Democrri
of Tuesday says that a woman arrived in that
place few elays previous, with .the dead body of
her. husband, w hich she was taking East for bu
rial.. On the route, sue fell in with a young man,
and, oir.the arrival of the cars at - Chicago, 'they
went off together, leaving the' dead body of the
husband in the depots where it hart remained
unco.
From the American Celt."
Living Devloea cf "Our Fillitrasterv
Whatxtxe glory may bd had;by dint of
Bard and untiring lying, car active littlo Filii-
buster Jaction have already achieved. J. hoy
hare met the British lion on the field cf bis
ancient renown the famous field of original
fiction.-: The London Times itself, the stand
ard bearer of political make believe, has con
fronted them, and it ia hard to tell which
party lies beet: our voluble llisbutora or
the enemy's champions. . ' . " :" - . . i.
Jar hliibusters have been more active than
honest in their past operations. They have
boatted a Kussian patronage for which there
ia not the smallest- foundation in fact. Tbe
Russian agents are no fools; they know well
of what temper dissipated refugees are made;
they learned that 'lesson long before they saw
any inaudiin maker of Irish revolutions;
they may have listened to their pathetic talc,
but they certainly did not draw their purse-
strings.
Our fillibusteis next made use cf the name
of a distinguished General born in Ireland,
as one of their patrons. That General laughs
at their silly scheme, and if any honest vic
tim of the deception wishes to see our author
ity for denouncing the roguish use made of
his name, he can see it, in an unmistakable
recent document, at our ofiice.
Oar lillibusters represent the Uoston " Pa
rent Society" as directed by men of great
wealth, education, and talent. Three or tour
men of Borne means worth several thousands
each are instauceJ. But the half dozen
really rich Irishmen of Massachusetts have
not joinedr" The Secretary," Dr; Smith,- rep
resented as "educated at some of the first
Universities of Europe," was really educated
at an Irish Police Barrack. It is no dishonor,
but the contrary, to this energetic but uned
ucated man. that he obtained a diploma some
where in this country, and made a lucrative
practice for himself both befere and since the
date of his diploma. What is dishonest in
the faction is, representing him as a highly
educated person, ' from the first Universities
of Europe" a story we are sure he does not
countenance.
Our fillibusters assert that they have a for
midable party in Ireland, eager for their ad
vent. We were in Ireland later than most
of them, and the very business wo had there
was to ascertai i the state of the country, feo
far as we coul i learn, they have no party
whatever in Ireland. The Irish Press unan
imously assert the same. The Irish clergy
assert the came. Duffy asserts it, over his
own signature. It tney will not believe
moderate men" and reactionists," like
him and us, let them ask Mr. J. B. Dillon,
or any intelligent Irishman in private life,
who has visited the mother country the pres
ent j-ear. Do not keep up a false pretence
in the face of every authority od the spot, or
lately from it ; if you have even one witness
of what you say, produce him.
Uar fillibusters feel that tho editor of the
Ameuicax Celt is in their way, and, there
fore, thev do him the honor of a wecklv
broadside of billingsgate. Forty -eight fc'au
derers fifty times convicted, are called up in
evidence against him. The writings of Jo
seph Breunan, once editor of the Dublin
Irishman a piratical counterfeit of tho old
JVoun-' which poor Duffy, from his prison
cell, exposed and stripped of its stolen clothes
now "the Irish editor or a Kuow-otUmg
paper," (the Citizen's account of him ix
weeks ago,") -his writings arc quoted agaiust
us, but his name is carefully tuppre-ssed !
Why? "Because if the author was giveu, the
authority would be useless
And now, frieuds of Ireland and America,
will you sufier in silence, jour own reputation
aud that of the land of your birth, to be
dragged through tho gutter by these Mc
Clenahans and Lynches, the undergraduates
of the Bennetts aud Beaches of the New
York press? Will you allow unrebuked
these paltry getters up of newspaper 4 ex
citements" to belie and belittle the good old
cause? Are you perfectly content to be made
the laughing btoek of both sides of the Atlan
tic, from your supposed identity with these
feeble authors of furious proclamations?
They talk of a general convention in this city
on the 4th of December next! Dr. Timothy
II. Smith Las convoked it over his great seal!
Some few omtulftauns will meet. But if they
presume to speak for you, you must repudi
ate them and their speeches. Far better wil!
it be, to prevent by reason and remonstrance
the coming together of auy such fool s Par
liament. This, to some extent, you can do,
and should do, for this nuisance havinjr reach
ed the public ce, it will involve us all in its
ulfanie, if you una we, and all ot us, clo not,
in our several spheres, disconnect from it,
and totallv disclaim it as representing tueinsa
in America.
The only elements of respectability "the
movement" (bless the mark !) ever could have
had, it has not now, Uue " leader has pur
chased a farm, a thousand miles west of " the
movement ;" another has married a wife; j
third, a fourth, and a fifth, are wisely attend
ins to their private affairs, alternately laugh
ing aud blushing at the folies or the frauds of
the .present conspirators. xot one man
known to his countrymen generally for con
siderable talents or respectable services, or
sound judgement, favors this mischievous
this criminal farce. ; lt was conceived in false
hood, and on falsehood, ever 6ince its birth,
it has been fed. Away with it; it is a dis
grace to the Iiisb name and to the Irish cause!
iso Fillibusters i io Convention witn con
spirators ! No toleration for .Humbug! No
mercy for the fabricators of Falsehood!
A Cat into Live Oak.
The Philadelphia Times, an American pa
per, makes a deep cut into tho pretensions of
Lave Uak in tiie lollowing paaagrapu
" ' Live Oak" urges , us to caution Geo.
Law. Esq., against extortion by avowed friends
who are deluding him with the idea that they
can buy him a nomination for the Presidency
Mr. Law, we should think, has sense enough
to know that he has no chance of a nomina
tion, and that moneys paid to professed friends
for' s itch a purpose, act as a nere encourage
ment of extortion and a bounty for the sup
port of spavined political hacks.
The Cost. According to a Paris correspondent
of the National Intelligencer, the cost of the Last
era war greatly exceeds one million of dollars per
day. - This is indeed enormous.'-; Such an outlay
lonz continued, must produce disastrous results
to the nations immediately encaged. It'ia said
that of 60,000 horses sent to tue Black" Sea' by
France,' only 10.000 remain. The other 70,000
either perished in battle,-or through exposure.
fatigue and neglect.1 The average oo6t was about
$100 each, and about- as much toot to convey
them to tb unma.
" . " " ' Hon."Xyciaa TrumbxlL"
From the Washington Union.
v It'ia understood that Mr.. Trumbull baa no
commission from -tho Governor of Illinois,
and, therefore, that he claim a aeat-ASena-"
tor by virtue of an election by theLegll-itur'e,
but which the Governor declines to recognise
as legal under the constitution of the Statu.
We believe tb following statement presents
the caso as it will bo brought before the Sen
ate: '
The conctitctibos . of tbe State " cf Illinois
provides that Judges cf the Supreme Court
shall be elected for the terui of nine years,
aud that tho persons 0 elected ahall uot be
appointed or elected to, or bold, any other
office of honor or pro St, either under the au
thority of the State, or cf the United State,
during the term for which he teas so elected
judye, or for oue year thereafter, and ail votca !
that may be giveu either by tho voters of tbe
btate or Illinois or by the Legxdature thereof,
for any person so elected judge, during said
term for any office aforesaid, shall be null and
void.
In 1852, Mr. Trumbull was elected Judge
of tho Supreme Court for oue of the judicial
divisions of the State of Illinois, and was du
ly commissioned as such sceording to law,
took the uecessary oath, and entered upon the
duties of said e-ftice of J udge. He exercised the
duties of said office two out of tha nine years
for which he was elected, and then re-sigued,
and became a candidate for Congress in the
district iu which he resided, and was elected.
The Governor of the State of Illinois re
fused to give to Mr. Trumbull a certificate of
hid election: to tho Housa, upon the. ground
that the nine years tor which he was elected
Judge had not expired, and, consequently,
the votes cast for him for Congress, under the
constitution of the State, were veil.
The Governor of the State refuses to give
Mi . Trumbull a certificate of his election as
Senator, upon the same ground that hi refus
ed to certily that he wa3 elected to the House
of Ilepreseutatives, referring to the State Con
stitution, which declares all those votes cast
by the legislature for Mr. Trumbua for the
Senate were void.
One of our city cotemporaries has fallen
into the mistake of supposing that the same
provision existed in the constitution of Illinois
wlien Judire Douglass was hrst elected to Con-
n.KB .TiiHiro 1 )rni tIas rn fdpetfl ti (!nn.
c o "
grebS first in 1842, he then occupying a seat
ou the Supreme Court bench, ibis election
took place under the first constitution of Illi
nois, which had no clause in it prombitmg
Judges of the State Court from being elected
to Congress
' The present Constitution of Illinois was
ado. ted on the first day of April, 184S
Judge Douglas waa then in Congress, and he
never has occupied a place in the judicary of
Illinois sines the adoption of the present con
stitution, which does contain a clause prohibi
ting Judges from holding a seat in Congress,
!L'c , during the term for which said
was elected.
v) uJga
From the Bedford Gazette.
Election, of Adjutant General!
The appointment vf Aids-de-Camp 1y the
Governor a Burlesque ijhh the Militia!
We take the liberty' of making the fol
lowing pointed and forcilAe extract from a let
ter bearing date Nove-mbe-r 5, 1S55, addressed
to us after reading the Gazette of Lst week.
The writer of this paragraph is one of the
most accomplished ge m Linen in our Coinaieui
wealth L an officer of high rank and Las
faced the enemy ou more than one hard fought
battle field, in which ha won laurels that will
uever fade whilst Patriotism has a name in
our happy land. The view he takes of these
two subjects will, we think, be endorsed by
nine-tenths of the people of Pennsylvania ;
and by the military without a dissenting
voice. But to the extract:
S3T " The idea of electing the Aeljutarit
General is a good one. He is not a Cabinet
Officer; and ihere is no good reason why he
should be an appointee of the Governor The
Adjutant General is the Chief of the General
Staff not an aid-de-ea:np of the Governor.
To attempt to remove him without caase, is
an abuse of power for which the j .arty at
tempting it is liable to impeachment.
The Governor has no right to oppoint as
many aids-de-Camp as he pleases. It is a
violation of usage and has no precedent. I
have uever been able to fiud a law that au
thorized the appointment of any, cor eio I be
lieve the Governor has a right to aj puiut CDe
He holds the same position relatively to the
Militi?, that the President does to the Army.
What would be said if President PIERCE
would flood the country with some thuly or
forty thousand a'ds-de-camp, with the rank
of Lieut. Colonel ' I rather thiuk that thu
youngest graduate of West Point, or the
greenest appointments in the new Regiments,
would laugh at it and I am quite sure that
not a Bentinel would present arms to them.
These appointments by the Governor are a
positive NUISANCE BURLESQUE upon
the Militia and an insult to the Regimental
Officer. The title is degraded. " Colonel'
and "Dunderhead" have become synonymous
terms. It is duo to our VOLUNTEERS
that the Legislature should enact a law res
cinding the Commissions now issued, and
limiting the number (if any are allowed, which
I conrider unnecessary,) hereafter to two, or
at most three." '-, .
Hr. Gough and the Income Tax;
The London Examiner has tha following :
" While in Edinburg, 3Ir. Gough's equa
nimity at breakfast was much disturbed one
morning by an income-tax schedule being
thrust into his hand The commissioners of
income-tax had " calculated" that Mr. Gough
would carry off no inconsiderable number of
Queen Victoria's f-overeigns acrCB3 the Atlan
tic, there to be added to his store of almighty
dollars," nd they " reckoned" he was quite
as liable to pay their lawful 16J. in tbe pound
as any of her Majesty's subjects. Mr. Gough
was of course very exceedingly "riled" by
this specimen of British tyranny and rapacity,
and made many strenuous protests, both
against their right to tax a citizen of the great
United States, and, when whit would no
longer avail, against the amount at which he
was assessed. . Ultimately, however, he con
sented to be assessed on 1,500, as the amount
of bis gains during bis lecturing tour in
Great Britain , and . his contribution to tbe
expenses of the war was the sum of JCS7 10s.
-, JE3T Governor Minor, of Connecticut, has-
issued his proclamation, annonnciog that the
amendment to the Constitution lately adopted,
that voters must be able to read and write, is
uvw rtef tb crjjaaxc law of this Sb" ' ,
ConCTssdonal
. TAsrrrxcTON Cur, Dec. 11. Senate Mr.
Brodhead offered a resolutiou that the com
mittee of Financo inquire into the expediency
reporting the appropriation Biila for the sup
per, of Government, and adopting other meas
ure with a .view to obtain some epeed J. action
on theot. He would ek the Senatovto con-,
aider .the question of. the right and i power of"
tbe Seriate to originate appropriation BilLi';.
his object being to 'avoid the evils of aigbt
Se-ions. . .
Mr. Cass gave notica that he would movV
to-morrow to go into an election for staBdicjp
committees..- .; .: - - "
The Senate then went into Executive e
Ion. ' , - -"
House The Housa .resdmed votlnj for
Speaker. Bicbardson 74 ; Banks 107 ; Fuller
27 ; ZollieofJer 4 ; Carliie 2; scattering 11.
41st ballot Banks, 107; Richardson, 74 ;
Fuller, 2S ; Zdiicoffer, 3 ; Orr, 2 ; scattering,
11.
42d ballot Banks, 10G; Richardson. 75 ;
Fuller. 127 ; Zollieofler. 3 ; scattering, 3.
43d ballot Banks, 107 ; Richardsou, 75;
Fuller, 23 ; Zollieofler, 3225 votes ; 113
necessary to a choice.
Mr. Stanton It is apparent that we cannot
come to a result in tho present condition cf
things. There seenis to be a necessity cither
for out of door conference or a change to a
plurality. With a view of giving tbe majori
ty one mere effort to unite, I move an ad
journment Mr. Cobb (Alabama) I second the motion.
Mr. IIouton (to M?. SUutjn) Du yoa
think you can ujit ?
Voices We'll try ; give us a chance.
The motion to adjourn wa3 ceiatired.
44th ballot Banns, 107; Richardson, 74;
Fuller. 23 ; ZcllicoSlr. 4 ; Orr. 2 ; scattering
10.
45th ballot Bank?, 100 ; Richardson, 74 ;
Fuller, 27 ; ZoU-coiTer. 4 ; Orr, 2 ; scatfc-rlnj
10 223 vo:cs; necessary to a ch'.ice, 112.
The Iloute adjourned.
TEE DIST"JRBAi;Ci:S IN KASSA3.
THE EIURBEH CF CHARLES B0V7. .
52L-Rii:zt "5DS1 rou"L.
jFr-'H: the Herald of Fre-eJeji, (XanHai) Extra.
Lawrencs. Saturday. Nov 25, 1855.
Our town was throwu into a high ftate of ex
citement on Thursday last by the intelligence
from near Hickory Point, iu this Territory,
that Charles W. Dow, a young man about
twenty-two years of age, was most barbaricus
ly murdered by a party of demons who rejoic
in tho appellation of " border ruffians,""Mr.
Dow Lad bieu to a blacksmith shop, where
Siveral of l!ie-e demons incarnate were con
gregated. Oca of t'.eiu drew a rife on him.
and threatened to shoot him on the spot,, but
finally Ki down h;a weapon without injuring
any one. Mr. Dow uUrted to leave, aud got
away a fsw rods, whe.i Lis attention waa di
rected toward the shop by the cxplotlon cf a
percussion cap. Looking around, hi recelv&d
a charge of buck-shot in Lis bosom from a
wretch r.amei Coleman, scd fell dead on iL
spot.
An attempt was made to arrest ti murder
er, but be was secreted by his Pro-Slavery
abettors, and escaped to Missouri.
Later The 7ar Begsn.
Tcesdat, Nov. 27. 4 o'clock. A M.- A
meeting if the citisess convened tr-Jay on
tha ground where the nmrJcr was oouimitt-d.
aud imiuirei iuto the facia at leug'h. The
proof corroborates cur statement that ciie of
the most cold-Lloode-d murders on record haa
been e nmnitted by F. N. Cole?n: princi
pal, abetted by Uargus, Burk'ey. Josephr
Moody aui WaOLcr aa acc-jsjorie-fc befcre-th
fact.
A series o?r3solves wer? p-ed, a c;nn:i;
tce of vigiianea vas arpcii.td t& i:iVvtig6t
tho matter Ptill farther, lo search out the of
fenders, and devisa ufar.s to brix? tacm to'
justice. Coleman sni Lis party had l!"J.
The meeting contiuu:d ia seieba till a Ia.
hour, and adjourned.
Between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock ia
the evening of Mouday, Mr. Jones, the Sher
iff of Douglas county, wh received hi ai
pcInti)iei;t from a bogjt. Legislature, nttended
by a posse of fourteen ether?, vrsit?d the Louau
of Jucob Branson, ac.1 arretted Lira for ?ecu
ritr cf tho peace, ou tho c::th of a oupb? cf.
the abct'ors in tbe alove trsc?a??i'-.n. Mr:
Jones did n real or ewn n.akt Mr. B ao-
euainto'i wita tae caarae-ter' of his warrant,
but told him he must go w::L him immediaa
ly, or Le would "blow B. to b 11 in a min
ute Mr Brar?r.n lives r.?ar the f-rrne: of the
lato iiiurJcr, an i Mr. Dow ma le his Lome at
Mr. B.'s Louie. This is" pi cl ably the hiht
of his offending.
Tho p.i5sc, with Mr. Branson, jr c;MleJ
toward Leconipt-JU, via B'.utitou. Arriving
at the latt-T place, they wore Hopped by a
party of Mr. B 's neighbors who Lad learned
of tho arrest and followed him, aud bv a near
er route healed them near J. B."Abbott's
Louse in BlanLon. There were but fifteen of
the rccuers. They threw themselves acrewa
tho road, .inl requested Branson to leave the
party. Ha did so, although ordered to re
main with the posse, or he would be shot down..
Jones despatched an expresss to the Shaw
nee Mission for aid. He said the Governor"
had given him the assurance that ten thousand -men
tihould be at Lis service immediately, if
needed, and declared they h3uli be on tho
ground forthwith
It sems that Coleman, on making his es-
capo fled to Gov. Shannon. What cheer be
received from that quarter we were not advi
sed; suffice it to say that he mado his way to
Lecompton, accompanied by a guard to keep
biiu from being injured while passing through'
Lawrence. The warrant was there made out
against Mr. Branson, no doubt with the view
of affectihg bis credibility before a jury.
The country is all otf fire ! Means are be
ing employed to call the people together! A"
company are patiolling the streets while we
write, an! the soul-stirring drum isbcatiDg to
arms. ' -
There is no doubt ere the day cxpiris an or
ganized body, under the charge of tho Sheriff, '
will be again epen the country. ; What action
our people will take in the premises we are
not advised. It is probable a meeting of the
citizena will bo convened this morning. '
! Oin Soldier's Convention. TbeRaii
roaa Companies between New York and Wash
ihgtotf. together with those constituting the
Great Northern route through Pennsj-lvania,
via the Sunbury and Erie, the Cattawissa and '
the Reading roads, have agreed to carry p&s
sengers to the Oonvtu"ku on tbe tame temi
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