Utmamit nnlv Initind. :::hexet c. devinb WHITE & DEVINE, Editors and Proprietors. EBE2VSBURG. WEDNESDAY MORNING:: :MAY. 28. POR PRESIDENT, JAM -Subject to the Decision of the National Convention. Canal Commissioner: GEORGE SCOTT, (OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.) Auditor General: JACOB FRY, JR., (pt MONTGOMERY COCXTY.) Surveyor General: TIMOTHY IVES, OV POTTER COUNTY.) Nicaragua. Tho President lias transmitted a message to loth houses of Congress on Central American af fairs, in which he states the troubles now existing in Nicaragua, and recognizes the government now existing in that republic. This course is only in accordance with the past policy of our govern ment, to recognize the government de facto in xistcncc. The new minister from that republic, Tadre Yigil who recently arrive.! at Washington, In his letter to Mr. Marcy soliciting its recogni tion, states " that during the seven month's of President Rivas's administration there had been no attempt at revolution against him and that the whole people of Nicaragua form a united family prepared to maintain order at home, and to resist foreign aggression." The fact appears to be almost universally admitted that the present government is the most stable that has existed in that country for many years. The President has but performed a plain duty, but by some it is supposed it may complicate our relations with England. Material aid, both of men and muni tions of war will now no doubt be speedily for warded to (?en. Walker in Nicaragua, .and we may soon hear of stirring events from a region of country fur which in the words of Gen. Cass " God has done so much, and man so little." -n. mass meeting was held in New York on Fri day last to approve of the action of the Prrsi dent, which was well attended, and addressed by viuT.ince 01 rsew Jersey, and others, and ap jiroprnre resolutions adopted. The proceedings wonna up dv a wrenade to the Tadro who ha. rnraain Aw lork, the following account of wmcn wc clip from the Inquirer. SERENADE TO THE PADRE. AfW thi nr? ajv..u,u,IluUi UIU committee and large portion of the meeting proceeded, ac companied by tho band playing lively airs, to me metropolitan Hotel. On arrivin-r them Capt. lenders informed the crowd that they U4U conu' 10 congratulate Father Vigil, the Nicaraguan Minister, on his arrival In Ncw - Xotk, "and," continued the Captain, .ingoing to do it too." Cries of "Bravo t a . vapiam;- "go it, Captain," &c. Having waited some time, the Cantain di reeled the band to play again,, when they itruck up The Star Spangled Banner," and "Hail Columbia," while the crowd kept ""iunS vnng him out," &c. Capt. R. and ex-Councilman Wild entered the Hotel, and in a few minutes the Fadre appeared in the balcony, accompanied by Mr. Oak Smith na Messrs. Wild and Rynders. He was re ceired with tremendous cheers, the bam paying naii to the Chief." The Padre is a stout dark-complexioned man, about 5 feet e. IU wore the W Jesuit frock w;ti, black velvet cap, which he waved to the crowd eryumenc was cheered; indeed, to view ".m xr0m me street one would have thought ne was frightened at his position and the yell Vf Inch arose about every three minutes. THE PADRZ SPEAKS BY PKOXY. viuvruawng Dcen restored, Mr. A Oak Emithid Gentlemen, I have the pleasure to introduce to your notice Padre Viil the accredited Minister from the Nicaragua!. Re public to the United States. Great cheer- "S j isut as the Padre doesn't speak En- ua3 commissioned me in a few words io ay that he is grateful for Lis reception, and in name or mnr iv.m 1 .i i ii amcr aim iue ueu or n republic, he gives Lb assa ranee that Nicaragua will stand high anion the nations cf the earth, and pPrmit no fo eign .nterference. Cheers. .He also bids Z7n batheis.atr American at heart, and tbathe never in his life regreltClI U1S irnnrinn nf 1.' l- ? i. ... i. . . . - -0 . . -..uusa language as 1, aoes to-nigbt. He knows the lan-ua-e io read it and understand it well but cannot rp.a . jje agam thanks you throu-h me gentlemen, and indeed he had already retired to Lis chamber when I waited on Lim, but he could not forbear the pleasure of seeing you ia person, and "your demonstration to-night shows that it is no vain boast when I assure Jiini that your sympathies arc with General Walker and Xicaragua. After the above liar.ingue the Padre waved Lis velvet cap again aud retired to his cham ber, while the band.coutinued lo play outside ; and it was late when the crowd dispersed. JAMES National Convention. The Democratic National Convention will as semble at Cincinnati on"v Monday next-the"ielib-erations of which body will W looked Tor with much interest in all quart rs'yf the country. A large number of rennsylvanians from the West em counties have made arrangements to attend, as the trip will nut only be a pleasant one, but extensive facilities will be afforded both by river, and KaiFRoad for leaving Pittsburg f,.r that city. . The Pennsylvania Hail Road; and the Ohio & Pennsylvania Rail Road intend carrying persons wishing to attend the deliberations of the conven tion for one half the usual fare charged. The citizens of Cincinnati, have also made extensive arrangements to accommodate the delegates And " all the rest of mankind " who may attend, and we have no doubt this gathering of the Democra cy will be the largest that has occurred for many years. To those who wish a little relaxation, there is no more agreeable jaunt we could recommend, than this occiuou will afford for visiting Cincinnati. State Engineer. The Canal Commissioners have appointed Ed ward F. Gay, Esq., State Engineer, who will have a general supervision of the repairs &c, on all the public improvements of the State. This is a most excellent appointment as Mr. Gay is not only an Engineer of experience and judg ment, but is intimately acquainted with all our public works, in the original location, and con struction of which he largely participated. New Goons. Evans & Hughes have received their spring stock of Heady Made Clothing. Their stock consists of coats, pants, vests and vestings, all of the latest styles and fashions. Call in. (X?- The Board of Canal Commissioners have appointed Wm. Overfickl, jr., Esq., of Eastern, Supervisor of the Delaware division of the Slate Cand from Easton to Bristol. C5- Mr. Fergus Moorthcad of liiairsvills, has bem appointed Ticket Agent of the Branch Rail Road at that place. - The Presidential Komication. In all parts of the Union, we find the Dern ocratic pres3 which are known to speak the sentiments of the masses, openly dcclarin that Mr. Ucciiaxax is the strongest man that can be presented to the country for an clec tiou. The impression is so prevalent, that were it Dot for the secret operations of inter ested politicians, it would amount to unanimi ty. There must be a deep seated conviction in the public mind, that Mr. Ucciiaxax is the only Democratic candidate that would be cer tain of success, when not only the spontane ous impulses of the community everywhere, but the cool judgment of reflecting minds have arrived at the same conclusion. The Journal published at Uelfatt, Maine, holds the following language in relation to the subject : When we consider thcpharacter of the States, which, by a popular movement, have declared a preference for Mr. UucLanan, we cannot fail to perceive that the safety and suc cess of the Democratic party are better assu red by bis nomination than that of any other man. They are States that will be carried for him without an exception, we feel certain. On the other band, bow with his principal opponents! Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, (if one set only is admitted,) and other States which claim paramount influence iu the Convention, are irrevocably lost from the moment cf a certain nomination, or cerhaps in anv pvprf 1?nf il.tj ?a T 1 in any event. Jiut tins is Eot the worst. How can wc expect to carry Pennsylvania and Ohio? With the best eiForts of the no ble Democracy of the former State, she would be irrevocably lost. Gentlemen may tell about the duty of her Democracy to abide bv the decision of the Convention, but every man in his senses knows that Pennsylvania cannot be carried without there is enthusiasm there. New Hampshire, even, was lost in her late election, showing that a change in the programme is necessary to carry the old Granite State. "Now. we desire to ask. bv whom ml for whose benefit are we called upon to fling away the noble Democratic States we have enumerated, and run the Presidential car up on the two wheels on one side ? Are the masses of the Democratic party mere automa ta, to be played with by those holding the wires of mere polhical machinery ? . We take it there are some things so plain and simple that even the masses of the people the igno ble vulgar, as some would seem to hold them, cannot fail to see them. It is equally plain and palpable that Mr Ucciiaxax, without a dollar ot patronage to dispense, at this mo ment a private citizen, living on bis farm- without a press under pay. with no knot nf politicians uircciing public measures to his ad vantagewith no army of ofucials to control conventions, has been taken up by the Dem ocratic masses, and aninsfc all thia r.d.l with no organized movement throughout tho nation, he will carry more votes into the con vention than any competitor upon the first ballots. With these two facts before the coun try, what plainer deduction thao that tho masses of tho Democracy demand the nomi nation of Mr. Utfchanan at the hands of th Cincinnati Convention? And how insulting the proposition complacently put forth iu some quarters, that at least Mr. Duchanan can be "killed off" by one-third of the convention, ctmg under the two-thirds rub.' Ve warn the convention against such an act. We warn the delegates that tho Democratic nartv can not be degraded into a machine to defeat the popular will, and live. . Uut let that nonular will, so palpably indicated bv the si'ns of the times, be respited, and the name of James Ucciiaxax, by the choice cf tit venule, bo imprinted on oar banner, and under that glo rious oritiamb we cannot fail to conquer." According to the most relinhl, that liOition of thn Wef .mml.;;r. T!':..- - Iowa and iseonsia. and tho TrrU.-.,;. v Minnesota and Kansas, is receiving from' the r-ast, over the northern roads. abn,,f thousand emigrants a dav. And if tn tha M added tho arrivals from Indiana an 1 Ohio, and by tue Uhio and Msissipm rivers from Vir ginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Tennes see, we shall have a total of abont 4.000 no me per aiem increase ot tho population of the west bj immigration. i i- - . . . 7 SUH K A R Y OF IJ E W S. A National tUiYentionof Hatters is to be 1 hi in CincmnaltiJuly 14th, v Of the fourteen Presidents cf the United Stales not one was a citizen cf a large city. . ' . The advices from Europe s,tate that the French were preparing to evacuate the Crimea. The Green Bay (Wis.) Advocate cotes the ar rival t here of COO Belgians, and says G000 or 4000 mere are soon expected. The Grand Jury of the "District cf Columbia have ignored the bilT against Rust for bis assault and battery on Horace Gieclj-. Bostcn has gained one-sixth i-i population since the census of 18C07 There are fifty-three foreigners in every hundred of its population. The immigration of foreigners to this country is rapidly increasing. On the 20th inst., 2,8C7 landed at New York, from five emigrant ships. Ex-Governor Elgler, of California, accompanied by lis family, arrived at Philadelphia on the loth instant. Wisconsin is likely to get a million and a half acres of land for her railroads. "We shall soon be rid of all valuable public lands. The Tost office Department has caused to be prepared a new stamp with the head of Jefferson of the value of five cents, expressly. tc5 ;ppay postage on foreign letters. - - v-' Hon. JeremiahS. Black has consented to deliv er the Annual Address before the Literary Sjcie ties of Pennsylvania Cullege, at Geltvsbur, in the Fall. The Lcb.inon Valley Railroad is ncarlv com pleted, and before many months the iron horse will be travelling over it from Il.inisburg to Reading. Judge M'Lean '5s cut in a letter in which he takes the ground that Congress has the power to prohibit, but not to establish slavery in a Ter ritory. , It.js anticipated that forty or fifty thousand persons, military and others, will visit Chicago on the occasion of the grand encampment there, from the lt to the oik of July. Three of the poisons accused at Elmyra, New -York, of Being connected with the horse thkf gang, in this tatc, have been released on bail and two of them have since died. The Democrats of North Carolina, vvi'.l s?nd delegates to the Cincinnatti Convention, to vole for General Pierce for re-nomination, and llr. Dobbin for Vice President. The experience of European railroads shows that coil'ticns between trains going the same di rections are more disastrous than those where trains meet. One man in Philadelphia holds a million of dollars of the Texas bonds, s-.wn to be paid, which he bought from the United States Bank, at the rate cf fifteen cents on the dollar. The Iowa City Gazette says the anival of emi grants to that State, in that city idt-no, arc from two hundred and fifty to three hundred persons each day. Kid Gloves arc to a great extent- made out of rat skins, and the price of rats in New York is going up rapidly. One writer says that rat breeding will yet be a profitable employment. David Jackson, of Conewango. in this State, late ly shot a swan which measured seven and a half feet from the tip of one wing to 1 he tin of the Othcr. The Norwegian population of Dane count', Wisconsin, amt-unts to C.C23 persons. They constitute the majority of the inhabitants in sev eral towns and are industrious and crood citizens. Since its consolidation with the Ohio S,- Pern- sylvaui.i Railroad, Ft. Wayne S,- Chicago Railroad bonds have risen, in the Philadelphia market. from seventy-five to ninety and will go up five per cent., higher. Gre.it Britain pays thirty millions a year for the expenses of her civil government, one hun dred and thirty-three millions interest on debts contracted for wars in days post, and one hundred and eighteen millions annually in preparation for war. Gov. Pollock has appointed Major Peter Fritz of Philadelphia, Quartor-maslcr-Gencral of the State, with the rank of Brigadier-General. The act of Congress under which this appointment has been made, although imperative, has not been acted upon in this Suite fijr many years. On Sunday mornincr the 17th. snr lb Hampshire Gazette, the wife of C. N. Sey mour, of Whately gave birth to a son and daughter, and a few hours thereafter the rev erend gentleman ediQed his congregation by preaching from the text " Sufier little chil dren to come unto me, and forbid them not." In Bucks county, Ta, a fearful riot took place lately between two Irili factions at tho North Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel near Sollersville, in which many shanf.es were tern down, and sever al men wove so badly beaten that their lives are dispaircd of. Forty were beseiged in the unfin ished tunnel by four huudred others, until reliev ed by a civil possee, and 'sis of the "ringleaders arrested. The Grand Lodge of the 1. O. O. F. commenc ed its annual session at Philadelphia on the 20th inst., at Philadelphia. The attendance was quite largo. New members were admitted, and the votes for C rand Oncers canvassed. The Grand Master declared (under a strong protest from many members) the following oSicers elected fur the ensuing year; M. W. Grand Master Francis Condie ; R. W. D. G. Master- -Robert A. Lam berton; R. W. G. Wauh n Elias Wiluman ; R. W. G. Secretary Willinm Cnrtis; R. W. G. .treasurer 1'. Kiwx JViorton; R. YY. G. I sentativc W. P. Packer. - iCpre- Eight large human skeletons have been dis covered in a vault in Burlington, Iowa, by work men engaged in excavating fi,r the cellar of a new building. The vault was arched, six feet dcen ten fcet square, with walls' about fourteen inches thick, well hud up with cement cr imleructable mortar. The skeletons are in a goixl state of pres ervation, and the largest human remains ever found, being a little over eight feet long. The Annual Session of the Grand Encamp ment of the I. 0,of O. F., of this State was held on tiro 10th inst., at Philadelphia; at which the following officers were elected, viz : M. W. G. Patriarch Col. M. Richards Muckle, cf No." CI. M. F. G. II. rricst-rJobn S. Heiss, of llo. 2o R. W. G. S. Warden William Mwelander. of No. 1, R. W. G. Scribe William Curtis, of No. 17. R. W. G. Treasurer Joseph S. Langor, of No. C2. R. W. G. Representative Chas. Moore, cf No. 85. WISontinel Wm. II. Trinnick, of No. 11. W. O. Sentinel Reading B. Barnes, of No. G. The oCIcers were then installed with the usual impressive ceremonies, and the Encamp ment ad;oHrred. From the Albany Atlas and Argus. V7 e are in tbe midst of a RevolutionVictory cr Death.' That the whole spirit and scope of the Re publican movement and of the political dema gogues who direct it is hostile to the very ex istence of our present Constitution and form of government admits of no doubt. These politicians, despairing of recognition and plun der at the hands of the ichcle country, have determined to iuiluence the passions of a sec tion, and put themselves at the head cf tLe most crazy and fanatical anti-slavery feelin" which ba3 been developed in the Northern States As a specimen of the iDcendiary sentiment.-? which must characterise the move ments of Uhck Republicanism, we may refer to the doctrines put forth a few days ago at the annual meeting of the American AntfiSla. very Society in the city of New York. Wm. Lloyd Garrison presided. Amoug the reso lutions adopted were the following : A'esocd, That the light to enslave a hu man being, on any pretence whatever, is not a debatable question, any more than the ri 'ht to commit adultery, burglary, high way rob bery, or piracy. JStsoh-t-J, That we are struggling not for tue non-ex tension, but for the non-existence of siaverv : not to sectional, but to onve it out cf the land; net J,o restore t he Missouri Compromise,-but to terminate al! compromises; not to repeal the uggres.-ions of tho slave power upon the northern rights, but to secure freedom and equality to all who dwell upon American soil, making tho imbra ted slave the test of all statesmanship, rdl pat riotism, all philanthropy, and all true religion Here we have tho doctrines cf Dlaek'Re publicaiilsia boldly and broadly stated. They are not simply the " ncn-cxteusioa of slavery'"' to new territory, but its "-non-existence" in the Shoes where it has been established ; not simply to resist slavery in its pres-nt limits and make it "sectional," but to "drive it out of the laud ;V net to restore the Missouri Com- j premise, but to " terminate all compromises." And the argument is put on the ground that j slavcrj' has no rights, auy more than ' adul tery, burgiary, highway robixry, or piracy; no rights, in the language of the Allan j ,Ar- ud $ Kaiisas meet iue: r.t our ttate CsiMtu. " escept the right to be killed' the same rights which, according to the Journal, Sher- iu Jones had la Kansas. These positions cf the anti-slavery gathering in New York which is but a branch of this boasted republican " movement for freedom" are in accordance with the following resolu tions reported by Greeley to the Uepublioan .b'lale Convention held at Syracuse last fail, and adopted by that body : " ICcsoIrctl, That the Federal Government, being cae cf defined and limited powers, czc , we most earnestly deny its right to establish, uphold, or tolerate slaver- in any portion of the public .-'ornain, orTo connive at its exis tence in the Federal Territory by any means whatever. " IlcstXreJ, That since there can be no le gal slavery in the Territories of our Union, there can be no slave States legally formed out of such Territories," &c. - These resolutions go the length of saying that slavery has no constitutional rights- no riht of existence no rights "except to be killed" in any State formed since ihe adap tion of the Constitution. Th y assume that tho general government . cannot, under the Constitution, even " tolerate" or let alone sla very iu the Territories, but must suppress it. i rem tais position they oonve their next con clusion, that the Constitution forbids the for mation of slave Str.tes cut of such Territories, and therefore that slavery has no constitution- j i : i -i . , .i . ! ai uisiouva uixcpL la iue original tuirieen States. Thus we see Greeley and Garrison, Seward and Theodore Parker, standing side by side upon the same platform. Uut we arc cot left to inference in relation to the intimate associ ations of these congenial minds. The Rev (!) Theodore Parker, as the principal speaker, on the occasion of this New York jubilee, publicly extended the right band of fellowship lo Seward. The Tribune reports him as say ing: '-Those engaged in this enterprise might be divided into two classes, political reformers and ncn-political reformers, who uo not seek any government office, legislative or executive. The speaker drew a contrast between the two, showing that the first followed, while the lat ter led pul lie sentiment. Looking at the dif ferent forces which went lo organize the auti slavery sentiment, bo spoke of the Republican party, nnd placed chief among its leaders the lion. W in. Henry Seward, of whom he said iWt. r-.r.f o r jn able, so far-si"hted. so cautiouY n Ji a ' r - disci imin&ting, and apparently so gifted with power to organize ideas into men, and to ad minister that organization? He kuew of oth er great men, but it detracted nothing from them' end Avas a great honor to the second when Mr. Seward was first. Applause.' Mr. Parker was light in . bailing the Re publican party aud its leader. Mr. Seward, as iu full cemmunioo with him, his distinguished fiiend Mr. Garrison, and the sentiments put forth iu the resolutions cf tho meeting. Kor did it at ell mar the homogeneousncss of the occasion, but rather illustrated ihe extent aud variety of extravagant isms, combined under the name of Republicanism, that Mrs. Lucy Stone, and Mrs. Lucretia Moffc, and Mr Charles L. Remond (colored) were present upon tho platform, aud lent their smiles and their sweet persucslve 'eloquence to this cor dial exchange of endearments between Abo lition and Republican politicians. " Uut this is not all. Cairison and Parker, and sweet Lucy Stone and matronly Lucretia Molt, proved their devolioa to Republicanism and their soundness on the Kansas question T 1 ." .1 - ... 1 oy auoptmg tee ionowng resolution : " Resulted, That all constitutional llbertv has ceased to exist in this country; that none but ttie trabickers in slaves and souls of men' are permitted to crjoy freedom of speech nnnraxienDinmKKi anu cf the press wherever they pi, lant their i-ct, mat we arc living under the sway of ' border ruffianism,' incarnated in the person of Franklin Pierce no-longer the legitimate 1 resident of the United States, but one deser ving of immediate impeachment and removal for his perfidy and treason as the unscrupulous tool of the slave puwer; and, therefore, that we are in the midat of a revolution, to throw off tae chains of a slavcholding oligarchy a thousand times more intolerable to be borne than any ever imposed upon our revolutionary fathers hy the mother country." This resolution has the genuine republican havor It smacks of rebellion against 'ovcrn ment. Not only are the laws in Kansas in valid, but Franklin Pearce is "no longer the legitimate President of the United States " w ia lhe mllst of a evolution !" TLat vn.ldo. Seward, Greeley, Weed & Co. should come down from their places as driver and Garrison, Parker. Lucy Stone, Lucretia Mott, and I.emond be installed iu their seats and take the reins of the " republican move ment " 3 Jut the last and crowning resolution, which these philanthropists flourished in the faces of tneir enemies beiore adjournicg, was as fol lows : JiesrJred, That tee shall ash for quarter ; but our motto is " VICTORY ujc jjijl Til." We are in tho midst of a revolution ! Vic tory or death ! Garrison, Seward & Co. have flung their banner to the breeze with this in fenption They demand political powvr. 1 hey seek it by resisting the laws, and, if need be, by a "revolution" in our form of government. " Victory" for our friends and partisans is their watchword, even at the ex pense of "death" to the constitution and to the hrpes of free institutions in this western hemisphere. " In:pti Jaijt ia oiii Kansas. " Com " t Aires-ed ca a CL4T cf Treason Gov. Reader ia Trouble St.Lou, May J2. The Steamboat Star cf tiic V, est arrived here to-day from Kansas bringing dates to Saturday, lOtb. Governor liobnifcon and family-were among the pass engers, but at Lexington he was waited on by a committee pppoiuted by the citizens, and uotiiied him that they should detain him on the ground that be was liecicg from the terri tory to avoid an arrest on an indictment for treason, which had Wen found a;?aiii.-,t l,nn by the Grand Jury of tho U. Stales D.Vriet i.ourt. me govern jr rejhcJ thnt 1 l;a:i be; u inrrmrd bv cue of iho uuu jurv that an tert Lad been made to Had a bifl, but il had failed. Jrai IJ.1I U O. J.-.liTlUiCTO. The co.'iiMjttt e then cgreed to soi.d, a ms.-ir.o lo I ".?..;, certain if au tadictmc-ut had been lu.iLd. and if not fill the expym-f-s of Ib.'Jinson's deleu tion were to be paid. The commute -nn. sisfed of General Shields. Mr. S.-iwv,r a number ot themtr pee;ao;e citizens. - While Governor Reader was ic attendance at 1 le session c-i the eo:u!nitrn t C tion at Lvcon:p?on, on the evening of the ?;h the deputy Marshall served on him a writ to sppcar b f.re t!iC grand Jury srtr Eecotpr ton to answer tue t-iiarfe v.t efi':'.v:.r,t f,.- reiuscj to comply v.i:n the sunimona from the Grand Jury previously served upon birn.. Gov. Reeder refused to obey the wiit and ap pealed to the committee, but they decided that itiev ij;a no rowcr in t he enso 5.T.-.CC1-B Tl.,.l i oi. C'SSIS. expressed their opinion thr.t Mr. Rood owevor, CeiJpr w:is protcct-d by privilege. Mr. Oliver dissented and said the committee could not stand be tween him and the marshal. Governor Ree der said that although his life was in dauber iu Lecompton, be would remain on his privi lege, in attendance at the sittings of ihe com mittee, and warned them to touch h'iiu at their peril. The marshal kit, but was expected to let urn on the 9th with the U. S. dragoons. The judge at Lecompton charged 'he rrrand jury.on Idonday, the 5th inst., to indict all the Mate omeers and members of the Leg Lda urefor high treason, but up to the 9th no such indictment h.-.d been found, so far as the proc2C'.:ncs had been m d'-' p ibliC. cr. jjotis. jMay lli, 31 rs. Robinson, wife Mrs. Robinson, cf the Free Stale Governor of Kansas has ar rived here, and publishes a statement in re gard to her husband's detention at Lexington. She denies that be wa3 aware of an indictment against him previous to his leaving the Terri tory. The Lawrence correspondent of the Demo crat, dated tho 7th, says : Indictments for high treason have been proved agaiust ex-Governor Reeder, Governor Robinson, Roberts, Lane, and othcr Free State men. A Beautiful Composition by Gen Jack son. The following beautiful inscription is engraved on the tombstone of the wife of General Jackson, erected over her grave in Tennessee. It was written by the brave old General himself, and for terseness and brevi ty of expression has seldom been exceeded by at)y similar monumental record: " Here lie the remains ofMrs. Rachel Jackson, wife of 1 rcswent Jackson, who died on the 22d day of December, aged sixty-one vears. Her face v,dS ia.r i.cr persou pieasing, ner temper ami was lair, her person pieasing, her t ah.e' .RUJ . ,?r Iicart kia.J- hghtcd in relieving tue wants ot her teiiow creatures, and cultivated that divine pleasure by the most liberal and unpretending methods. To the poor she was a. benefactress ; tyVue rich she was an example; to the wretched a com forter; to tie prosperous an ornament. Her piety went band in hand with her benevolcuce; and she thanked her Creator for being permit ted to do good. A being so gentle and yet so virituous, slander might woua l but could not dishonor. Hven Death, when he tore her from' the arms of her husband, could but trans plant her to the bosom of of her God." IIcGU Cokp.egax. This wretched old man under sentence cf death for the murder of his wife, still continues to maintain his usual de meanor in the county jail, and seem, not even now, to comprehend the awful situation in which he is placed. "Those who know him intimately state that be scarcely ever refers to the dreadful crime of which he was convicted preferring to talk cu any other subject and pretends to make no preparation for the awful end to which tho law consigns him His time in this world may be short, and the unfortunate man should make the most of it, and prepare to meet, in a fitting manner, the great lieing whose laws, as well as thosa cf his country, a jury declares him to have out raged ibis did not satisfy il.e committee, v. ho in sisted t! t R..b;n.onVW.:l remain. Finally be eoitser.ted lo do 't on thepersuuswn cf Mr. Parkinson, the eMain cf tho boat. s.i-l Mr' - JLj.nna.L-jt Tti Stsr-frerplfd Parrrr. If the French bymn cf liberty, the Mar Ulaise, v.2s composed under cTchi re cumstances, the Star Spangled Uannerwas inspired by events no less patriotic by our dis tinguished countrymen Mr. "Francis Scott Key, an able and eloquent lawyer; an accom plished gentleman, a man of noble aud gen erous impulses. During the war witlfthe British in ISld, Mr. F. Scott Key was resi ding in Ualrimore ; and hearing of "the deten tion of a dear and intimate friend, he started to obtain bis release. He went as far a tho mouih of the Patap.sco river, which enters the Chesapeake Uay, and is about tihty-fivo miles north cf the Potomac river. Ilcre ho was arrested and carried on board a Uritish man-of-war belonging to the Uritish fleet sta tioned opposite Fort McIIenry, the Bombard ment of which he was compelled to witness. The English Admiral boasted before Mr! Key that he would take the fort in a fe hours, and the city of Haiti in ore within the two succeeding days The bombardment continued during the whole day, and the whole of the following night, without making an impression, either on the strength of tho works or the spirit of the garrison. " Our patriotic countryman stood on the deck watching, through the smoke hitb somev times obscured it, the banner of freedom waving from the fort. At length Dight came and he could see it no more. Still he watch ed, until, at length, dawn began to brin tho objects around iuto distinctness With beat ing heart he turned towards the fort, and there waving in the morning breeze, high and un injured, was the banner with its stars and stripes the banner of freedom and indepen dence, then in its early days. It was-at this, moment cf joy and triumph that Francis S. Key, under the influence of patriotic excite ment, compose l tlie tar Spangled Uanner After Mr. Key bad been liberated, and th Uritish had retired from Fort McIIenrv with- iff out attempting the attack cf the city of Ual timore, be completed b'u patriotic hjinti. which was enthusiastically received . and has ever been considered as one of tie national songs of our country. At Washington, Mr Uartr.n Key, the son of F. S. Key,'(w ho died in 1S-13.) was present, with many Senators, and all the distinguished society of that citv', wh.-n Mile. Parodi and Mine. Strakovr-h rni pen ted, ami 1st thu.tders f applause and wa ving of handkerchief, this inspired verse, and he was never more deeply moved by the bom e to the sic ii cry cf hi? father's euius. a The First American Flag in JHexica. Tlui honor of planting the first American flag that cv.-r Coated in the city of Mexico be longs to Geneial John A "Ou'tcn now c'l.-nrnian cf the Military Cc S House of Representative Committee of tho IT. CS. " In hot ;- sJtt,- as xjencrl Scr-tt graphically remarks. " Geu. Otit:i:an continued ta r.rrs f. - r i suit,' as General Sctt gr: " Geu. Qa";t:i:an continued under fiank and direct fire?, carried au inte mediate battery of two guns, and entered tr r- gates U love two o clock in not without Tror-ortionate the aitcrnoon, but loss. iT.crr';if1 J.r- uis steady maintenance of that posiuon." Af ter be got within the city, be added several defenses to the position he" bad won, to shelter bis men, for he was row " under the guns of the f,nn,l,Lle ciiadd yet to Le suldned'." Here he awaited uutilTitornmg. It was? pei ilo-is j-ItGi-.tiou, but to the undaunted hearts of the commander and men, nothing was in surmountable. The next day, and;ifter the fighting bad ceased, be tcok bis march for the heart of the city of the Montezumas. and re.chkg the great plaza, be planted guards and ".W..W the eoinrx of the Ciitvd States oil the Jtiii-r,al jJuzfi V The American flag was first unfelded rj th breeze, in the city of Mexico, on that dav, by the galhr.try cf one cmong the i'hif trious men of the South. It U a bright event iu hbt -rv. From that time might well be datei the Cr'tt impulses of the American peep'e, and of the liberalists of Mexico to introduce American institutions and the Anglo Saxon race. . , . - A i he reporh d " confiscation ot Cathoiic Church property in Connecticut, mentioned in tr.e papers as consequence of Ui.-hon (- iitiiiy s ueatJi, amounts to just no " confis cation " at all. By the law which vests church property in the Slate in case of the death of the Ilichop, it is made incumbent upon the State Treasurer to convey the property to tho society or congregation who have occupied it, immediately upon their Incoming incorpora ted. It a-poars, therefore, that the State merely fills the gap temporarily, and that the congregations who built the churches and paid for theui will get the use of them. George Xeuii vs The Pennsylvania Rail road Company. This case was decided this morning, at a special term of the Court of Commou Pleas of Dauphin count v. The plaintiff, Xecr, claimed damages foinjuries received by being run over by a train of the Pennsylvania Railroad, about three miles above Ilarrisburg. The case excited intense interest, and was ably conducted on both sides. The Jury, after a lonjr consultation, brought in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for I .0o0. Counsel for plaintiff. Messrs. Fisher and M' Cormiek ; for Railroad Company, Hon John C Kunkcl. 'Ilarrisburg Union. There is a paragraph going the rouQd of the papers to the effect that Col Colt's in vention of the Revolver is no novelty, and that pistols of a similar construction have long existed iu the tower of London. This is a fact. At the Great Exhibition in 1S51 wo ourselves saw a pistol ia the collection of an cient arms, which iu construction nearly re sembled that of Col. Colt. It had six cham bers, but if we recollect rightly, it was tho barrel which revolved. It is perfectly possi ble, however, that Col. Colt bad never seen or heard of these pistols, as it is moro than likely that the oSeials in charge of the armor at this tower did not themselves know of their existence. In the excitement consequent ou tie Great Exh'li ioa of 1851, they were, how ever, disentombed, and were a matter cf much speculation to those curious in such matters. " j-fT" A very curious instance of confusion has taken place in a family in Albany. A mother and her daughter were both confined on the same day, each having a little son.- In the bustle of the moment both babies were placed in a cradle, and to the confusion of the mothers, when the youngsters were taken from the cradle, they were unable to tt 11 which was the mother's and which the daugh ter's son a matter which, of course, must ever remain a mystery. The family ii in great distress over the affair.
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