Dnnorrnt anh rniiurl richard rHiTKr:::::"::::":::":::nEXBT c. devin'b WHITE D27ISE, Editors and Proprietors. EBENSBUR'J. WEDNESDAY MORXING::::::::::::::::JAX. 23. FOX PRESIDENT, JAMES BUCHANAN. Subject to the Decision of the National Convention. Kew Advebtisemekts. 1'stray, by A. M. White Notice, by G.M. Reed Notice, l.y A.C. Mull in List of Causes Estray, by X. Noel Corn.nr's. Appeals Auditor Notice's, by J. S. Khey Notice, by J. C. Noon Notice, by P. S. Xoon Notice, by Wm. II. Gardner Notice, by II. Ilasson Tavern Stand for rent, by P. Shields. -W are indebted to Messrs. Smith and Bernhard of the House, and Messrs. Cresswell and Maguire of the Senate for Legislative documents. To Advertisers. Persons 6ending in advertisements will please mark the number of insertions required, or they will bo continue 1 till forbid, and charged accor dingly. Gov. Bigler. The election of this gentleman to represent this State in the Senate of the United States for the ensuing six years is warmly received by the De mocracy of the State, and gives much satisfaction. Although W9 have expressed au opiniou in favor of Gen. Henry D. Foster of Westmoreland as our first choice for this distinguished station, yet we are highly gratified w ith the election of Gov. Big Icr. Stricken down as that gentleman was in the gubernatorial canvass one year since, whilst bat tling in defence of civil and religious liberty, as the first victim of Know-Nothing intolerance, we cannot but regard his election now as a triumph of truth over fanaticism, and a pointed rebuke to the new fang'ed party that thought they had se cured the complete political prostration of a faith ful public servant. That Gov. Bigler will faithfully represent the interests of Pennsylvania in the United Statea Senate, we have no doubt. Possessing much ability, and intimately acquainted with the wants and wishes of the people, united to habit of great in lustry, he cannot fail to discharge his du ties to the satisfaction of the people of his native State. To the people of this county he is well known a3 ou two successive occasions they aided in electing him to the State Senate to represent the old district of Indiana, Armstrong, Clearfield, and Cambria. From his long experience in the legislative and executive departments cf tho State he has become familiar wiUi its interests, and will bo enable i to beneficially aid in such legislation a-i will promote the welfare not only of Pennsyl vania but that of the whole union. In the election of Gov. Bigler another proof is also given that the Democracy are Het disposed to forget those who stand firm and true to the time honored principles of the party. Nor should the young men of the country forget -hat in his ca reer another example is given of the beautiful workings of our republican form of government, and what may be accomplished by industry, in telligence, and integrity. That the highest sta tion in the land may be reached by pursuing a straight forward course, and to which the poor may aspire as well as tlie rich. Starting in life without friends, or rich rela tions to aid him, his success in life so far is owing to his own industry and application. Whether we regard him as the poor printer boy editor merchant legislator governor or citizen, he ha3 always ben founl active, useful, industrious, and desirous to promote the welfare of his native ga.tevand jnthe new station to which he has just him a successful career, and feel assured that the interests of the Keystone State will be faithfully attended to iu the Senate of the Union. State Treasurer. The Legislature on Monday last elected Henry S. Magraw, Esq. formerly of Pittsburg, but now of Lancaster, to the office of State Treasurer for one year from the first Monday of may next. The election was effected upon the first billot, Mr. Magraw receiving 79 votes, and the present in cumbent Eli Slifer 42. Mr. Magraw is a gentleman of decided ability, of strict integrity, excellent business habits, and will no doubt prove bimself a splendid officer. lie is well known to the Democracy of Western Pennsylvania for his activity, and the consistency cf his course in many a political contest in our State, and his election was well merited. The unanimity with which he was nominated im era cjw by the Democratic members of the legislature is a high compliment to his worth, it being done on the first ballot, and such an occurrence we le lieve has not taken place in Penusylvania for many years. Report of the Canal Board. On our outside page, will bs found some ex tracts from the annual Report of the Canal Board. They will doubtless be read with interest by our readers. Had we space enough, we shfasd like to lay the entire Report 1 eforw thcin. It is a doc ument which does honor to Pennsylvania. The retiring President, GjI. II pki:is loaves the Board, respected by all parties, for his energy, h;s fear lessness, and devotion to the interests of the State. fcf- Tho Postmaster at llarrisburg publishes an oEicial notification to the effect that the State of Pennsylvania has provided by legislative enact ment for the payment of postage open all official letters or documents addressed to the Governer, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Superintendent of Common Schools, Deputy Secretary of Common S-hools, Auditor General, State Treasurer, Sec retary cf the Land Department, and State Libra rian. Similar provisions has been made for the M"nlrs of th Lejiat'JTJ T.hl'e In J II Jul- - - - -Our- Member- It i3 pleasicg to the Democracy of this repre eentative district, to observe the bold, consistent, and direct course pursued by cur Rcpmentatives at narrisburg. ? Public opinion justifies us in say ing that, thus far, Maj. Berahard and Captain Smith have entirely carried out the wishes of tlieir constituents, and have shown that they deserve tho confidence reposed in them. They are always to be found at their posts in the House, vigilant and attentive, not only to the interests cf their own district, but also of the 'Commonwealth at large. Laborious and industrious, they have car ried their sh?re of influence. As a citizen of Cam bria county, we were gratified, whilst listening to a debate "in the House, the other day, to witness the applause bestowed 1 y members on some re marks made by Mr. Smith, on the motion to print Gen. Jackson's Farewell Address. The Know Nothings were seized with a terror and quaking at the very mention of the old Hero's name, a-id commenced a terrible caterwauling : in the midst of their tribulation, Mr. Smith got up and settled the hash for them, in one of his off hand pithy speeches. We sul join an imperfect report of the remarks, which though incomplete, may yet serve to give an idea of that gentleman's style of speak ing; a style, which direct, energetic, and business like, is always efficacious in a deliberative assem bly. MR. SMITH. Mr. Speaker, the more I have heard said against the printing of this address, and the more I have reflected upon it, the more am I impressed with its virtue and its importance, and the greater has my anxiety become to have it printed and freely circulated. Had thore been no opposition to the printing of this address, I would have been satisfied with the number of copies the resolution proposes to have printed, viz : 10,000 copies in the English language, and 5,000 copies in the German lan guage, but I am now convinced, that that num ber is not sufficient. It is a document which should be in every house in the Union. It is a document which should be read and re-read by every citizen of the United States, both old and young. No docu ment ever set forth so many important truths and useful lessons, or hung out so many glorious beacon lights as the Farewell Address of Gen. Andrew Jackson. There is a gTeatness attaching to the Farewell Address of that illustrious sage and hero, which should render it hallowed in the recollection of every American citizen, and which should cause it to be cherished and treasured up as an example of greatness. Mr. Speaker, there cannot be too many copies of this address printed and circulated, and I now move to amend the resolution by increasing the number of copies to be printed in the English, to fifteen thousand. A License Bill. We have received a copy of a bill reported by Judge Wilkins of the Senate, to repeal the res training liquor law, and substitute one to regulate tavern licenses, and to restrain the use of spiritu ous liquors. It consists of twenty -eight sections. It provides that no person hereafter, unless he be a citizen of the United States, and of a good mor al and sober character, shall keep a public house. Also, that there shall be two classes of taverns ; the one class fo be chargeable with a high rate of assessment, and authorized to retail wines, bran dy, spirits, malt and brewed liquors ; the other class chargeable with low rates of assessments, and authorized to retail cider, beer, ale, porter and malt liquors. Tho fourth section provides that the Ju.lges of the several Courts of the Quar ter Sei jus shall hear the Applications, and the fifth s?ction thus designates the rates ; For the first class $1000, in all cases where the adjusted yearly rental or valuation of the house and property occupied or intended to be occupied for that purpose, shall be $ 0,000 or more. For the second class, where the rental shall be $,$000 aLd not more thau $10,000, the price of the license shall be $800. For the third class, where the rental shall be $6000 and not m re than $80C0, the price of the license shall be $000. For the fourth class, where the reutal shall be $4000 and not more than $0000, the price of the license shall be $400. For the fifth class, where the rental shall be $2000, and not more than $4000, the price of the license shall be $300. For the sixth class, where the rental shall be $1000, and not more than $2000, the price of the license shall be $200. For the seventh class, where the rental shall be $-j00 and not more than $1000, the price of the license shall be $100. For the eighth class, where the rental shall be $000 and shall not be more than $500, the price of the license shall be $50. For the ninth class, where the rental shall be of the license"shall be $30. For the tenth class, in all cases where the rental shall be under the sum of $150, the price of the license shall be $25. Sec. 6. That those tavern, inn, and hotel keep ers, who apply for a license to vend and retail only cider, beer, ale, malt and brewed beverage, shall be classed in the same manner as above men tioned in the preceding 4th section, and shall be severally assessed and taxed according to the class in which they shall respectively be placed at one half the rates and sums above enumerated: Another section re-enforces the Sunday Liquor Law. State Military Convention. A State military convention assembled at llar risburg on Monday last, and organized by elect ing Gen. George Cadwaladcr, of Philad'a., Presi dent. A Fcries of resolutions were adopted, and a com mittee appointed to draft a bill to regulate the military system of this State, and to urge its pas sage upon the Legislature. e hope the conven tion may result iu accomplishing what is so much desired by our military friends, the encouragement of our patriotic volunteers, for we know not how soon their services might again be required. . v To all whom it may Concern. We are reluctantly compelled to call on all who are indebted for subscription, job work, or adver tising, to call and selt! their accounts, or they will have to be placed in the hands of a proper officer for collection. Persons to whom wc are indebted, force us to take this step. We have been publishing fur several years without dun ning few country papers can say the same, and we are wrry that we are compelled to do it now. We have a great many subscribers on our list who have u t paid a farthing since we com menced publishing the Democrat, which is going on five years. U'e will take any kind of market ing frotn theme who owe us, at market prices. Moore's Hotel. Maj. Gideon Marlett has leased this Hotel, uow occupied by Frederick Snyder. His repntation as an excellent landlord is well known, as his table "ways bin the evMcnc. - Gov. Bigler for Buchanan-Immediately- upon the election of Gov. Bigler to the U. Si Senate, telegraph reports were sent over the Union, stating that he was opposed to the nomination of Mr. Bu chanan In the following letter to Mr. 31' Kinley former Editor of the Democratic Union, a fiat contradiction is given to the whole stcry, and his position alicadj defined. Philadelphia, Jan. 15lh 1S56. , - My Dear Sis I most heartily "concur in every Fcctime.it contained in your favor of yesterday. . I am now, and have tor many months past, been the open advocate of Mr. Bccuanax for the next Presidential nomina tion. His great !?tatc has peculiar claims to the honor of presenting the man, and her vast interests arc entitled to the care of one of her own sons. Besides, Mr. 13. is most eminent ly prepared to meet the duties and responsi bilities of the station, and in .my judgment, is the most available candidate for his party. His old enemies have been silenced by the voice of popular sentiment, and his friends are strengthened by the certainty of his success in Convention and at the polls. It is my intention, when at Washington City, in the capacity of a Senator, to promote the nomination of this eminent statesman by evcy proper means, as I shall surely, to the same extent, aid his election should he become the nominee. In this I shall be guilty of bad faith to no man who favored ni election to the Senate, for my Presidential preferences were freely declared to the : members of the Legislature, and others, previous to my flec tion. You can make any use of this com munication that you may deem proper. Yerv truly, vour friend, WM. BIGLER I. G. M'kiklet, Es., llarrisburg. Pa. Horse Thieves. Our county has been infested for several years with a gang of horse thieves, and it has been im possible for the officers of the law or the owners of horses to arrest them. We are informed that a number of persons who reside in this county are strongly suspected. Last summer Mr. Geo. Set tlemyer, of Summerhill township lest two valua ble hories, and Wm. Carney of Cambria township lost two, together with a number of others taken about the same time. Mr. S. received informa tion from a citizen of Luzerne county, that he could obtain his horses by going to the place and proving them ; he went on and found one of them, the other having been killed by hard, usage. Carney has received information that his horses are there also. We copy the following from the Greensburg Democrat : House TniEVts. A man by the name of Rut ter, who had been arrested in Luzerne County, was taken to Pittsburgh Jail on Thursday morn ing by Constable Mechling. For a number of years past, there appears to have been a regular ly organized band of horse thieves, who have de pots and assistants through Pennsylvania and ex tending into New York. Putter and a man by the name of Brown were arrested in Wilkesbarre, through the efforts of Mr. Sloan, of Derry Town ship. Information also was obtained by liim of a number of horses which had been stolen from this county, some of which were recovered. We are informed that steps are being taken to'arrest some other parties who belorg to the band, and that the whole concern wiil be expose-d and the guilty ones brought to punishment. We do not feel at liberty to make public any further particulars at present. It appears that Rutter and Frown are the in dividuals who made way with Settlemyer's and Carncys horses. Prosecuting Attorney. T. L. Heyer, Esq., Prosecuting Attorney for this county, has removed from Johnstown to this place. His office may be found next door to his residence, formerly occupied by T. C. M'Dowell, Esq. We welcome the GjI. as one of our citizens, hoping that his new associations will not cause him to regret that he has become one of u. We rr.ay here remark that Col. Heyer is an excellent german scholar. Germans wishing to tran sact business in their own language, can have it attended to by calling on him at his office. Treasurer. Our newly elected Treasurer, Mr. darles D. Murray, took the oath of office on Saturday last, and entered upon its duties. Mr. M. has all the requirements to make himself and obliging and Treasurer, m'aJe a capital Mfe .tii JVAZ and courteous, and as a financier he has few equals. He leaves the office with hosts of friends, to await a higher calling from the Democracv of little Cambria. ' !; County Auditors. The Board of County Auditors finished their labors on last Monday. The duties and labors of making cut tho annual statement fell upon t-o of the Board, Mr. Joseph Hoge and Michael D. Wagner. Mr. M. F. Wagner not being present at the settlement. As long as we are favored with such officers as Hoge and Wagner, the Com missioners will experience no trouble in set tling up the affairs of the county. To the Lovers cf Fun and Amusement. It will be seen by an advertisement in to-day's paper, that a ball will be given at Mrs. Litzin ger's Hotel, on Wednesday evening next,, and from ths arrangements that are making, it promi ses to be a grand affair. Charles will be on hand in his own proper person to render the evening pleasant and agreeable. To all who are fond of the mazy dance, wc say go and take a trip. Plank Road Election. The following gentlemen were elected officers of the Ebensburg and Susquehanna Plank Road, for the ensuing year : President Edward Shoemaker. Secretary John Lloyd. Treasurer Wm. KittcH. Directors Johnston Moore, Ezekiel Hughes, John Lloyd, Amos Johnston, Edward Roberts. The Snow Drifts. - We mentioned iu our laot number that our Flank Roads were not passable, owing to the great depth of snow. The road arc now passable, and our streets have again assumed their wonted business appearance. Lumber, Fork, Beef, Oats, Wheat, Corn, in fact every article of marketing is coming in by sled loads. We understand that a number of the cross roads are still blocked up, and that the fall of snow in this section is the d?p'st known since the wher cf 1839 & 40. The Late Borough Ordinance- Our citizens generally seem disposed to obey the Borough ordinance lately passed by our Town Council j this is right, we like to see a law abi ding community. The Council deserves the thanks of the citizens for the course they have pursued our high-ways and side walks have been encum bered long enough with coal, ashes, wood, wag ons, sleighs, and slop at kitchen doors. While we are disposed to give the members of that body full credit for what they have done, and justly so, we hope they will not think hard of us for calling their attention to their own doors. We have giv en our devil strict orders to take his ashes to the rear of the office, and as soon as the frost leaves the huge pile at our front door, we will remove it. - Godey's Lady's Book. We arc in receipt of the February number of Godey. This number is a capital one. Each number fully comes up to its promises. The en gravings, fashion plates, and embroydery patterns are not excelled by any Magazine now publisl:'sd This number contains one hundred pages of cx- cellent reading matter, No lady should be with out it. Send S3 to L. A. Godcy, No. 113, Ches nut street, Philadelphia, for the Magazine and you will not be beholding to yout neighbor. Cambria County Agricultural Society. Pursuant to public notice a meeting of the " Cambria Couuty Agricultural Society" was held at the Court House, iu Ebensburg, on Saturday, January 19, 1856, at 2 o'clock P. M. In the absence of the President, James M'Der mit, Esq. was appointed President pro ton. It. L. Johnston, Esq., Chairman of the Com mittee of Arrangement of the late County Fair, submitted the Report of said Committee, which was, on motion, read and accepted, and the com mittee discharged from further duty. The Society then proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year, when the following named persons were selected. President Edward Shoemaker, Esq., of Cam bria township. Yice Piesidents E. A. Yickroy, Esq., of Johns town, and Augustin Durbin, Esq., of Munsler. Managers Michael M'Guire, of Allegheny; John II. Douglass, of Clearfield ; William D. Pryce, of Cambria; Joseph Cole, of Carrol, and Alexander Cover, of Summerhill. Treasurer John Williams, Esq., of Ebens burg. Secretary A. J. Rhey, of Ebensburg. On motion, it wa3 Iiesolved, That the annual membership of this Society be one dollar, and that the Secretary be directed to so amend the Constitution of the So ciety. liesolced, That the proceedings be published in the County papers. On motion adjourned, By order of the President, A. J. RHEY, Secretary. " Echo" & " Tribune" please copy. Interesting from Central America. A correspondent of the National Intelligen cer, writing from San Juan, says that Colonel Walker is now the undoubted master of Nic aragua, and if he listened to the seductive in vitations from the parties in the adjacent States, who wish to reconstruct the Central American Republic, he might be master of Central America. He has as many fighting men as he wants, and says that he desires on ly emigrant settlers for the farms. The wri ter adds : , He came on the invitation of the Demo cratic party of Nicaragua to assist it to regain power, to enable it to free and then to tran quilize the country. Beating the opposing party and obtaiuiug possession of the capital, he formed a government of the heads of both the old parties, and appears thus to fused and thus to have appeased their strifes and entirely to have suppressed domestic warfare. The Government of Jlivas, the new President, is now acknowledged by the country ; and the people look with hope to the future for a re pose from civil war never before secured to them. This seems to be the actaal condition of affairs, so far as I can learn from various authorities." It ie stated further, that the Mosquito busi ness is much the more complicated of the two, in consequence of the difference of opinion be twecn United States and Great Britain. He continues : ' The British assert the protectorate claim ed before and since the treaty, which our peo ple thought the treaty had extinguished, and her officers must execute it if occasion re ciuires them to act. The treaty, as construed by them, confirms the protectorate, and the Admiral had his orders, and he has given them to his subordinates. We have two guns brigs lying near us, and when the 4 Usprey' steamer came in two or three days since the senior officer took the occasion to make his in structions known to Com. P., which were to the effect that arms and armed men and war like stores would not be suffered to land at Greytown, &c. A strong British force is al ways hero or close by, and the practical exer cise of the disputed protectorate is not far off, now that the West India squadron is so large ly increased. You may confidently look out for trouble in this quarter. ' Our Government has adopted its polity, and we must carry it out at all events ; but it appears to me that Walker furnishes the only solution to the Mosquito difficulty. If he should be strengthened by our people getting access to Nicaragua, in a year or two Mosquito will drop into her natural position as an integ ral portion of either Nicaragua or Costa Rica. Opinion and necessity will do it without a quarrel. Tho assumed protectorate cannot stand against the wishes of the Moseiuito peo ple, as well as against the interest of Central America and the United States. England could not insist under such a condition of af fairs. No one but his Majesty Augustus Pitzclarence Bumbo and his two keepers rel ish it now, and Bumbo, I hear, would gladly escape." TnE Poetry of Congress. Some inspired poet, getting tired of the prosaic telegraph des patches of Congressional proceedings, has put the matter in a new form, which will answer the do ings of that body a month hence as well as now : " Banks a hundred and five ! ' Banks a hundred and seven ; Banks a hundred and one ; Wants a hundred and 'leven. Fennington four and three ; Richardson seventy-two ; Fuller thirty. Dear me ! When Ti the trouble be through V The Case "cf 2Ir Crtmptcn.-" " ' The Loudon Shipping Gazette discusses the case of Mr. Crampton at some lc-ngtn, and closes with this language : "Mr. Crainpton, although not publicly im peached, is openly charged with hdving taken advantage of his position at a foreign court to transgress, and encourage other to violate, the laws of the country in which he h resi dent. To this charge Mr. Crampton Las as yet vouchsafed no answer. The United States government, therefore, reasonably asks for ' explanation and satisfaction. Mr. Crampton has hitherto, by tue manner in wmcu ne uas discharged the important functions entrusted to him, secured the esteem of every member of the Cabinet of Washington, and generally of the American people ; and when the accu sations were brought against him, his simple denial would have no doubt been satisfactory to the American government. The British Minister, however, refused to make any an swer to the charges until he had communica ted with the government at home, and, hav ' lug so communicated, tinally decided upon ' .- ..r-mrr rnHt 1 n rr i t in nvTiifnfinn r v nn 2 . All uvwtiiu f X- - vaiuuuiivui v ail u uatiod, or defence of his conduct. What other cotvse was open to the United States Government than to require from the British Government the explanations which the Brit ish Minister refused to give? And what reason can possibly induce the British Gov ernment to decline giving such explanation ? Either Mr. Crampton has transgressed the 1 neutrality laws of the United States, or ho has not. It he has not, what so easy as to say so? Why has the settlement of 'the mat ter been delayed so long ? Why leave so unpleasant a question an open one just pre viously to the publication of the President's Message? This document has, no doubt, been delayed until Mr Buchanan's despatches arrived, so that the dispute between the two Governments could have been referred to as past, if mentioned at all. But if the report to which we have directed attention be true, and the British Government have real'v de clined to give the required explanations cannot be surprised if such conduct be we II u- ded to iu the Message with asperity, and the dismissal of Mr. Crampton bhouhi clos-e the first sei ne of a very uuplcasaut if not a creditable transaction." Krom the Washington Union. The Old Guard can Never Surrender. 1 In the present situation of parties, it i. iin- ! possible to estimate too highly the importance ot tue approacumg political contest. N ever was a graver or more vital issue presented to the American people than that which must in- evitably enter into the Presidential canvas of IS.0G. This issue is union or disunion. Wo the enemies of the constitution and the Union stronger, more determined, or more favored by circumstances, than they will then be For years fanaticisui, political, social and reli gious, has left no effort untried to destroy the constitution an 1 its friends. For this aim they are marshalling their every man to make one last great cnort 1 no country ami uic constitution have but one hope, but one frieud, tho Democratic party It battles f r no mere partv ascendency, but for the constitution. In defence of this noble instrument it enters the contest. Its cause is the cause of the Union the constitution and the Union, one and in separable. By these they have lived; by those thev will conquer or thev will fall for , . rr L fM . 1 il spcak not as an alarmist, Lut in the honest 1 tion about equal to ours m t.iese island. It conviction that nothing but tho triumph of has a great internal an J external o iiuuerec. the Democratic party can save the country I It has more tonnage in shipping thou wc have, from an Abolition President. Never wc- e It has more railroads tLan we have. It hs the Old Guard can never surrender its proud My, 4.IJUJ,UUo' v. man t:ii.year. inoro titan banner I Our cause is a glorious one, and j thai population will raise t-.ud spend, and in with a proud and willing heart wiil every true i America there is far less poverty unl pauper Democrat do bsttle in it. The struggle will i.-ni than in England. Cau we run this raco be fierce, but the victory will be all the proud- j on these tcrn:s and against these odds? Can er for that. The hopes of the people are in ; we hope to be :t we-il off as America, if the the Democracy, and their eyes arc hxed upon them as they marshal their tried men for bat- tie. Thev expect to see every T) tnocrt at his post, and ready for action. Our enemies i Can poverty be le.-scned among in, can eJa are harmless while we remain true to our-! cation spread, can the brutality of o many of selves. Dissension and division alone can ! our population be uprooted can all or sny defeat us. Thc.setheu, are the enemies we j thing that good men look for come to us have most to guard against. United of one while the fruits of our iniustry, the foun7a heart, of one mind, and of one faith the j tion of all social and moral good, ar. squan great national Democratic party may defy all j dered in this manner? Pursue the phantom the combined hosts of fanaticism. Now all is of military gh ry for trn years, an ! expend in bright before us. Each day that comes shews j that lime a sum equal to all the visible prop us the old legions which time and again have ; crty of Lancashire ami Yorkshire, and them done battle in the good old cause, wheeling compare yourselves with the I'nired States of into line all eager for the fray. And when j America, and w here w ill von be ? Pauper the battle signal souuds to the music cf the ... 0i.i .n r 7 , ;n Koor aloft its proud banner in spite of all its foes combined for the Old Guird con never sur render. Tub Democratic Caucus In the caucus of the Democratic members of the Pennsyl vania Legislature, on Friday night last, for the nomination of a candidate for State Treas urer, the following resolution was offered by Charles D. Manly, of Delaware, and unani mously adopted : Hcsolced, That the Democratic members of the Senate and House of Representatives of t Pennsylvania, in caucus assembled, do hereby express their unanimous approbation of the course pursued by the Democratic members of the House of our National Congress, for their steady and unyielding support of the national principles of the party, which know no North, no South, no East, no West" and urge upon them the propriety of still ad- herin to their nation's honor The Ruleks of Europe. The Court Cal ender of Gotha for 185G, contains some sta tistics which are interesting. The oldest of forty eight sovereigns of Europe is the Grand Duke of Meckleuberg Strelitz, who is nearly 77 years of age ; the two youngest being the King of Portugal and the Duke of Parma, the former of whom is eighteen and tho lat ter seven years. The Prince of Schaumbcrg Lippe has reigned the greatest number of years, having taken the reins of government iu the last century ; while at the bottom of the list stands the Emperor of Russia, who, as is well known to all, mounted the throne in the present 3ear. Six sovereigns are as yet unmarried, three are widowers, and one is divorced, of the remaining number two have contracted morgauatic marriages, viz : the King of Denmark and the Elector of Hesse. Of tho heirs appaient and presumptive, twenty-six arc sons, two daughters, twelve broth ers, three uncles and one cousin. The oldest of the heirs presumptive is the heir of the Duke of Modena, who is 73 years of age. L-& The Cambria Iron Company at Johns town, employs about 1500 men. Rupture Betreex Frorc? exd England. " ' Judging from the tone aui tc::t:p-cf c:Tv of the leading Engli. h journals, we fhcali that the extents cordiate between tho iw-j great Western Powers, and about which so much has been sung on both Mdes of the chan nel, was in a fair way of being seriously in terrupted. We copy the following from tho London Herald, of the 2Stb ult: In our second edition of yesterday ap peared the most remarkable a'lid itupcitaLt document which the progress of the war haa yet produced we icfer, cf course, to tho State paper published in J'aris, ia the shape of a hrochurt, entitled Necessity of a Con- rrrs f,r VflfM Fe-in r Kllrnnn rr n - I f'-" 1 -- K w kuicsuian. Its inspiration, is not its direct authorship, has been referred to that source from whence have proceeded many of the ablebt papers on the Eastern question which have of late been given to Europe. In a. word, t'f i rcconiztd ly the French jiress as the production of the head of the Frenrh g ' rcrnment ; and, assu ming that it reflects the opinions and view of Napoleon III, we do not hesitate to s iv that it will be perused ia these countries with em inent diaapjHintment and dissati sfiction After a most careful consideration of its con tent?, we have come to tho conclusion that France docs not thiuk she will find her ac count in a further prosecution of the war, nud that it is the deliberate opinion of the cabinet j of Paris that the oliect of the war has beeii j accomplished in the fall of Sebastopol and tlie destruction ot the liussian licet in the Euxine. To the censure upou certain members of th English press with which this brochure open"." we fraukl- admit that wo are amenable. Wo have been the consistent and determined ad vocates for the conquest cf a secure peace. Wc have endeavored to show that the security of Europe against the aggression of Russia is only to be obtained by the sword. We are still of that opinion, and are, iu the present posture of affairs, sufficiently porvcrse as to place more reliance iu the arbitrament of bat- j tie than even m th? sago resolutions au 1 ! calm attitude of the a'iit d rovernments.' - But the feature in thi? broch Kchurc which ' we K'ast ii.re ;s t: apologetic t 'lie - wniea 1: j Assumes for Russia, nn 1 the rather uudigni- Cod character of the appeal to tint p-w r to I take the initiative in the formation o a Peae? ! Consresj." lir. Brijht on the United States. At a public meeting of the Marsdcn Me ohanhV Institution. :it Manchester, on til--1 ! I4lh Dccernhur, Mr. Uwhl M P., in t!i ! curse cf a speech, deprecating the war, said : " .Many f you hav relatives or friend? i;i j America. Tint young nation has a popuh- more jiewsnancrs tiian we uave. it nas in stitutions more free tlirr.i we have that hor rid slavery of the South excepted and which i no fruit of its institutions, but an unhappy legacy of the past. It has a No a great maiiM faeturing interest in different braachus. That j is the young giant whore shadow ever grows ami tnere is tue tius rival 01 tins country. Ilow do wo stand or start in the race? Tito United States Government, including nil the Governments of all the sovereign States, lai scs in taxes probably from jCI'J.OuO.MOO to 15,000,000 sterling in the year. England this year wiil rai.sa iu taxes and loans, and will expend, nearly .100,000,000. TuU population must rais", and will spend, pruba- ; products ot our mdn-try are thus- swept away ; by the tnx-galhcrc-r. an 1 in the vain scheme t of saving Eur from imaginary dangers ism, crime and political anarchy, are the leg- aries we are preparing tor our cuuaren, una I tnere is no escape lor us ume;? e ubaime vur j ftourse, and resolve to disconnect ourselves ! from the policy which tends incessantly to j embroil us with the nations of the contiacnt of varope ; From the Paltimore llepubhean, 11th. Distressing Calamity A Family cf Eleven. Frozen to Death. An old friend iuforms us that a neighbor of his, residing upon a cold, bleak portion of tha suburbs, has been visited by a dreadful calam ity, one most afllictinj to the parties bereft. i aud which made us shudder when he. in a feeling manner, broached to us the sad intel ligence. The whole offspring of one family eleven in number frozen, literally frozen to death! It is too well known that Wednesday night 'was one of the very coldest that has transpi red for many a year in this latitude ; and that suffering was intense. The miserablo wreck of a shanty in which tbis large family were harbored was scarce fit to protect the hardiest of the brute creation. Not a flame nor a spark of fire was beneath the roof to cheer their countenances nor to warm their little feet : but there they were compelled to remain during that entire cold and bitter night no friend knowing nor dreaming of the intense suffering to which they were being subjected, yet it is not to be doubted that had they been onby able to make known to the community the precise nature of their distress, the hand of chanty would have been extended at least so far as to render them better honsed. Bat this was unfortunately not so; and in tho morning, when a guardian of the family look ed into tho miserable residence, his feelings were deeply touched at seeing the entire cU e' en frozen stiff in death and he at onco cen sured himself for not having exercised a bet ter protective care over the family. The be reaved mother of the eloven little ones was yet alive, and we are informed is doing " as well as could be expeoted nnder tho peculiar cir cumstances." The father is a perfect brute, a perfect hog, and has not been Been by the mother for sevetal months. Z3T Ccngress i? not yet organized.
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