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THE susvribcr, f r several years a resident
Asia, diswerel wml! there, a simple vegeta
ble remedy isiirec'ire f.r O-imnmption, At In
tnl. Bron'hilh, Coii't.Cul i. an I Nereowt De
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ly r-tr.rn ni til. by ad Ires.-ini
J. E. CCTHHErtT.
BVT IC PHV-ICIAN,
N . 423 Urou Iwav, Xow York.
Apr":'. 18, loO.-3m.
U"N'SliUUG lOirNDllY. HAYING pur j
Ij rhacl thj mtire btck and iixtiirc-s ol tlie ;
L'.iburtr FoU'.idry, the sub cribcr is prepared '
b furnish farmers and others with !
pjaash", IlMlgll lolit. SIovck. Mill 1
Ituzm, Tljrf siting SacliineK, i
:d Citings of &h. kind thai may be needed id i
t'w 0i'!r.!:i:iity. i
Hv -trict atte.,:;on to t'ie on-;n'ss of the cou- '
nru, he b:-v t- merit, and tru-ts he will r.-eive '
i.Vta! patronage fr.ni thosein want of article :
t-. h" h r-. ;
All W.isiueos done at the Foundry . i
ED'vVAUI) GLASS.
Uirch 22. '55-tf.
HOWAPvD ASSOCIATION.
PHILADELPHIA.
A B"i'xJ.t,it I:iiitn!in ei('JJish?l 1j $pirit! En
i-c.iftit, t'ur the ll'ttri' of the Sir.'c aa-l
trtsftt, lyhc't'i u f ir-tltinl an-i E:ti'lein!e
Pi&iue, an I evjwijtfy for the (Jure f JJts
M.'ts f the Sexual Oyt'i."'.
AfEDiCAL ADVICE j;iven gratis, by the
JX. At-ting S'ir?.(j, ill who apply by letter
;t'i a de'ripi'i ! their condition, (age, occtt-i-.ii.ii,
ha:.;tr uf lit? . A"C.) aiid irwjasi- of extreme
verty. M -.i.'.-ines f.irt.i-'id free of c!iarg.
T l.r i'A V ; !::"'.'0!! tS nn Sovrinatorri'.cea.
r.Ld oth-r" Diseases of the Sexual Org;.ns, and cn J
the KEVV HEM ED I ES employed in the'Diapen
ssry, snt to the .-dH.Ld in sea'el let ters envel
fipes, fr.t: of chaise. Tu..r three Stamps for
Postage will le af.v4-pi.-Mne.
Addr-s-:. Uit. J. SKILLIN IIOUGIITOX,
Airing $jr,;xu, II ward Ass-.stioti, No. 2
S'Uta .Vint-; Stre:t, I'ii'dtleipbia, Pa Ky order
u'the I'.r-vjt irs
EZItA D. HEAHTWF.LTj. President.
frLO. FAUiCillLD, SecrtUrj.
Feb. S, IKCO. ly.
BARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! !
NEW GROCERY STORE.
WIS ur. h-rslgnod wou'd rpsp'-ctfu'dy beg leave
I bi inform t!ie citizens of Ebenshurg and vi-
'- t.y. that he ha? just received, -l his store j
3. on- door West of Davis & Lloyd's Store, J
UrSe ,in 1 fresh- lt of Groceries, which he of- !
k Er sali cheap for Cash or country Produce, ',
& t ;.,a.-ists in part of the following arti- !
visr !
SUGAR. COFFEE. TEA. IilOL ASSES. I
TORUriprt Q?r,-C PraTTT I
rr VTo5 '
aaww. . , i
wr uf t'LUUxi ujiiw nitaiii,
seeps ou liana a large anu we i sieci.-u
&Jc'Mf Scli.yil Books and Stationary, Notions
vcrv ehean-
U- : - . . . . . . - l : .
hopes by Strict atr-nuon io nuwi.- -,
-r.t an 1 receive a full share of public patron-j
se, s he feels !atisnI his stock is good and be,
an.l s-e
A "
EVAN E. EVANS.
-Wuurg, Aug. 17, 1859. tf.
VAR IN MEXICO.
D. J. EVANS & SOU,
SiVE this dav received from the East, and
in -1 offering to the citizens of Ebensburg and
""iity a u-ell selected assortment of
HCS- riTiil IttUS' CaT,OTIIIG'
f-. large lot of UltY GOODS, consisting in
?n i.f the following articles, viz:
-AIIXS, YELV ETS, C LO HIS, CASS I MER ES.
SKINS, SATIN ETTS. TWEEDS,
JEANS, FLANNELS. MUSLINS,
DilESSGOODS of every style,
VOTH1VS.
'e lot of BOOTS & SHOES, HATS AND
-APS. BONNETS. TRUNKS, CARPET
SACKS. STATIONARY, HARDWARE,
GROCERIES, FISH, SALT, &c, &c,
with sii. b other articles as are usually
in a country store, which they will dispose
J-rrlow for cash or country produce.
,".Ti e Tailoring busines-i will be carried on
iiu branches," ail work will be done in short
Z aad on th most reasonable terms,
sburg, Feb. 1, 1860.-10-tf.
ABRAHAM KOPLI,
A.UornT at Law JohnitowTi
0
FlCE on Clinton Street, a few doors nortl
8
o
A SUPtRlATTVT.
TONIC, DIURETIC,
vn
IKYISORAHNa CORDIAL
TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW JERSEY AND !
PENNSYLVANIA, j
Apothecaries, Druggists. Grocers and Tri- j
vate Families. i
Wolfe's Purr f ocnac Brandy. j
Woire'n Pure .lUderia.Shrrry fc Porl U'lnr. '
Wollc't Pnre Jamaica ind M.Cren Kuan.
AVollc'a Pure toirh aaarl lrli.h U'hUkty.
ALli IS BO TTLhS. j
I beg leave to call the attention of the citizens !
of tne United .States to ihe above Wines and Li- I
quors, imported by Udolpho Wolfe, of New York,
wh.o name is familia: in every part of this orun
try for the purity of his celebrated Scliiedau
SJinajt,j. Mr. Wolfe, iu his letter me, speaking
: of the purity of his Wines and Liquors, says: 'I
will btake my reputation as a man, my standing
j as a mcichant ol thirty years' roMence in the
j City ol New Yorn, that all the Brandy and
j V'ines winch I little are pure as imported, and
j of the best (jtidlity, and can be relied upon hy
, every purchaser." Every bottle has the pro
i prietor's name on the wax, and a fac simile of
; Ins Minaiure on the certificate. The public are
I repeclfolly invited to call and examine for them- i
.' selves. lVir k-i1 :it Ilctni! .v o'l t, !
,' rics and Grocers in Philadelphia,
j Gkoi:e II. AfHTO.v, No. SC-J Market st., Phila.
j Sole Ay.nl for Phila1rJihia.
Read the following from the New York Courier.
Eiiut-htoiis Busntr)is for oh New York Mer
chant. We are happy to inform our fellow-ciit-:
z.ns that there is one place in our city whore the
physician, apothecary, and country merchant,
: can oand purchase pure Wines and Liquors, as
j pure as imported, and of the besi qnalit3'. We
! do not intend to give an elaborate de-criplion of
i this merchant's extensive business, although it
will repay any stranger or citizen to visit Uuol
plu U !;"es extensive warehouse. Nos. 18, 1'O
; ann 22. D'-aver s-lr.-et, and Nos. 17, 10 and 21,
MarketfieM street. His stock of S--hoapps on
hand ready f.r shipment could not have liceu le-s
J than thir y thousand cases; the Ilrandy. some ten
! thousand case? Vintage-tf 1S:1G to lisoU; and
; ten thou-anl ca-es of Madeira, Sherry and Port
Wine, Sc4tch anl Whisky. Jamaica and
" St. Croix I.'nm, s.ir.,t v?ry r-M and equal to any
; in this country, lie also had three lare cellar,
; filled with Drandy, Wine, 5;c., ia ca.-ksf pndcr
i Custom-Hou-e k-y, ready for U,t;ling. Mr,
, Wolfe's j.de s of Schnapps lat yc-ir amounted to
one hundred and eighty thousand dozen, anI we
: hope in lc-s than two ye ns he may be equally
! successud v.ith Lis Dr.i'i.'ies and Y'ines.
j His buiness merits the patrcnaae of every
! lover of las r-pcc-ii". I rivate taaulics who wi.-n
j pure Wines ami Ltfjuors for nifdical use shcuM j
s 1. 1 ihvir o-'k-rs direct to Mr. Wolfe, until every '
J Apoti.f" iy in the hind make up their minds lo ,
- liBCiird the piis.noH'S snfi' frf.in their shelve, j
and lrplaceit with Violfe's pure Yv'ir.es and;
laquois.
We niidr: land Mr. Wolfe, fr the acccinmo-1
dation of small dealers in the country, puts up
a-'TOited cas of Winos and Liquors. Such a
man, and such a merchant, t-houl 1 be suslaintil
asairft his tena of tlion:and of opp,rpnts in the
Lnit"' St.ttes. who seJ! nothing but imitations,
ruinous alike to human health and happiness
September 12. 18C0.-om.
AW!
MANHOOD,
Kow Lost. How Restored.
Jitfl Pit'il'she'l, in a Scaled Envelope,.
j 'A Lecture on the Nature, Treatment and Jladictd
j" C'ire rf Spermatorrhoea , oi Seminal We-'knes,
? Sexual Debility, .Nervousness and Involuntary
Emissions producing Impotency, Gmsimiptiou
! and Mental anl Physical Debi'ity.
BV ROB. J. Cl LVnRWKLL. M. D.,
The iinportaut fact that the awful consequences
! of self-abuse mav be effectually remove;! without
internal Medicines or the dangerous applications
of caustics, instruments, mclicated bougies, and
other empirical devises, is her" clearly demonslra
ted. and the entirely new and highly successful
'reaimen?, as aoopren oy me ccicuraicci autnor
fully explained, by means of which every one is
enabled to cure himself perfectly, and at the least
possible cost, thereby avoiding all the a.lvertised
nostrums of the day. Tins Lecture will prove a
boon to thousands and thousands
tSent un'- to any address, post paid, on
ine receipt, oi iwo postage Maiups, oy aotires-sing
r. CII. J. C. KLINE, M. V., 480 First Avenue.
New Yrk, Post Box 4586
Jn!v 25 18c0. ArriI llf i8Co.-iy
JOHN II. ALLEN d- CO., NOS. 2-4
Chestnut Street, ("south side, below Water.)
pmr .AnELPIIIA. Thk Oi nrsr Woon-WARi-
n,vT, n ,r .,f0.fl,,, Q,i
vv - lla ,ifti, ;n iali.r H.a:n, roario
BROOMS, Patent Groovnl CEDAR-WARE,
warranted not to shrink. WOOD & WILLOW
WARE. CORDS, BRUSHES, &c, of all .lescrip
tions. Please call and examine our stock.
March 4, 1857. ly.
PHILADELPHIA Wood MOULDING MILL
Willow street, above Twelfth, north side
Mouldings suitable for Carpenters, Builders, Cab.
inet and Frame Makers, always on hand. Any
Pttern "worked from a drawing. AgeDts wanted
in the vanous Towns is his portion of the State,
to whom opportunities will be offered for large
profits to themselves. SILAS E. WEIR.
February 17, 1858:tr
JACK.SOX & CLARK,
SURGEON DENTISTS, JOHNSTOWN, PA.
XE of the firm will be in Ebensburg during
V- the first ten days of each month,
during which time all persons dei
rins his professional services can
find l.im at the office of Dr. Lewis, nearly oppo
site BlairV Hotel. may25,l859tf
The Pamphlet Laws of the last Session of the
Legislature of this Commonwealth, have been re
ceived and are ready for distribution to persona
entitled ti get them.
JOSEPH M'DONALD, Frothonotary.
Ebensburg. July 25, 1860.-35-tf.
C. I). MI RRAT,
Attorney t Law, Ebtnibarg, Pa,
YilKjti Ul I KJOklD jlA X U1VAJ o nuiuj.
Jor
JPeot
HEAK WHAT THE PE0PLB BAT.
Th nnlerst?iM tiartnr mi Profesior ntTMPIlRETS'
ePKCIFIG HOMOJOPATUIC REMEDIES In oar famUir
with tira most satisfactory results, and fiaring full ronfl
ience in their genuineness, purity, and ttRewrr, cheertally
recommend them to all persons who wish to hare safe, re
liable, and efficacious remedies SA hand for prirate or dv
nestle use.
The Rer. Win. Hosmer, editor of " The Northern Inde
pendent," Aaburn, N. Y. ; the Rer. E. If. Crer, D.D.,
Wtor of ft. Peter's Church, Auburn, X. Y. ; the Rr. B. L
Ires, Chalta of the Anhurn State Prison; the Rer.
Spencer M. Rice, Rector, New-Bedford, Mass.; the Rer.
Allen Steele, New-York Conference ; the Rer. Samuel
Nichols, East-Cenesee Conference, N. Y. ; the Rer. P. 8.
Pratt, Dorset, VL ; the Rer. John E. Robie, Buffalo ; A. C.
Hart, Esq., Ctica, N. Y ; the Hon. Neal Dow, Portland,
Ble. ; the Hon. 8chuyl-r Colfax, South-Bend, Ind. ; the Hon.
Georjre Humphrers, N. Y. ; Henry D. Cook, Esq., Editor of
The Ohio 8tate journal, Columbus, Ohio; the Hon. R. II.
Graham, Moline, 111. ; the Hon. Thomas J. Chas5, MnU
cello, Fla. ; the Hon. Joseph Benedict, Ctica, N. Y. ; Wm.
Bristol, Esq., Utica, X. Y. ; A. 8. Pond, Esq., Ctica, N. Y. ;
James Plunkett, Esq., Nashville, Tenn.
LIST OF SPECIFIC REMEDIES.
No. 1. For Ferer, Congestion, and Inflammation.
No. 2. For Worm Ferer, Worm Colic, Wettinr the Bed.
No. 8. For Colic, Crying, Teething, and Wakefulness of
Infanta.
No. 4. For Diarrhea, Cholera Infantum, acd Summer
Complaints.
No. 5. For Colic, Griping, Dysentery, or Bloody Flax.
No. 6. For Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Vomiting.
No, 7. For Coutrhs, Cold, Influenza, and Sere Throat.
No. 8. For Tooth-ache, Face-ache, and Neuralda.
No. 9. For Headache, Vertigo, Ileal and Fullness of the
Head.
No. 10. DrssrtA PiLts For Wealc and Deranged
Stomach, Constipation, and Liver Complaint.
No. 11. Foa FsitaLa: iEaaGfLiBiTisa, Scanty, Painful, or
Suppressed Periods.
No. 12. For Leucorrhea, Profuse Menses, and Bearing
Down of Females.
No. 18. For Croup, Hosrse Cough, Bad Breathing:.
No. 14. Si.T Rhscm Pills For Erysipelas, Eruptions,
Pimples on the Face.
No. 15. RunrniTic Piixs. For Pain, Lameness, or Sore
ness in the Chest, Back, Loins, or Limbs.
A. For Ferer and Ague, Chill Ferer, Dumb Ague, Old
Mmanasetl Agues.
P. For Piles, Blind or Bleedln?. Internal or External.
O. For Sore, Weak. T Inflamed Eyes and Eyelids ; Fail
ing, Weak, o- Blurred Sight,
C. For Catarrh, of 1-mr standing or recent, itl.-. aiih
clwirurrjon or proiiue discharge.
W. C. For Whooping Cough, abating its Tiolence and
s'mrteiiinr its course.
In a'l acute disease, such as Ferers, Inflammations,
Diarrhea, Dysentery, Cronp, Rheumatism, and such erup
tire diseases as Scarlet Ferer, Measles, and LrysiiM-laa. the
adrantage of giving the proper remedies promptly is ob
vious, and in all such cases the specifics act like a charm.
Tbe eatire disease is often arrested at once, and in all cases
U.e violence of the attack is moderated, the disease short
ened, and rendered less dangerous.
Cuurhs a -id Colds, which are of such frequent occurrence",
and which so cftea lay the foundation of diseased lungs,
bronchitis and consumption, may all be at once cured by
the Fever and Courh Pills.
la all chronic direass, such as Dyspepsia, Weak Stomach,
Constipation, 14ver Con. plaints. Piles, Female Debility, and
IrTe.-ularit:e., old I!ea.la,-hes, Sore or Weak F.yes, Catarrh,
Sait Keum, and other old eruptions, U.e case lias specif.es
whose proier application will afford a cure in almost every
irjstnnce. Often the cure of a ir;-:e chronic difficulty, sqcb
as Dypepsia, Piles or Catarrh, Headache or Female Weak
uess, has more than pai-i for the ease tea times otf. .
PRICE.
Case of 20 v!ts compVte, In morocco, and Book f5
Case of xO vials, and Book, plain. .... 4
Case cf IS numbered boxes, and Book. 8
Case of 6 boxes, numbered, and Book 1
Pinrle numbered boxes, with directions 25 cents.
Sinele lettered boxes, with directions. 50 cents.
Large case of 2 oa. via is, for planters and physicians (IS
ALSO SPECIFICS.
Fob A.STHM o Phthisic. Oppressed, P"!Ei-u!t, Lh"red
Breathing, attended with Cough and Expectoration. Price,
50 rents per box.
Foa Eab DiMTHaBfiEsasnDEAnrass. Discharges from the
Ear, the result of Scarlet Fever, Measles, or Mereurals.
For Noises in the Head, Hardness of Hearing, and Ringing;
In the Ears, and Ear-ache. Price, 6 cents per box.
F ScTtorcxa. Enlarged CUands, Enlarged antl Indurat
ed Tonsils, Swelllnrs and Old L'lcers, Scrofulous Cachexy of
Children. Price, M cents per box.
Fob Gesebal DrBicrrr. Physical or Nerroos Weakness.
Either the result of Sickness, Excessive Medication, or Ex
hausting Discharges. Price, 60 cents r box.
Fob DROrsT. Fluid Accumulations, Tumid Swellings, with
Scanty Secretions. Price, W cents per box.
Fob SEA-SiCKXESa. Deathly Sickness, Vertigo, Xauae,
Vomiting. Sickness from riding or motion. Price, 50 cents
per box.
Fob Cbihabt Diseases. For Gravel, Renal Calculi, Diffl
cult. Painful Crinaticn, Diseases of the Kidneys. Price, 60
cents per box.
Fob SnfisAL Emssioss. Iirvoluntary Discharges and
Consequent Prostration and Debility, Bad Results of Evil
lishita. The most successful and efficient remedy known,
and may be relied upon as a cure. Price, with full direc
tions, (1 per box.
Persons who wish to place themselves under tire profes
sional care, or to seek advice of Prof Hcmfhbcts; can do
so, at Vis office 562 Broadway, daily from S A.M. to S P.M.
or by letter.
OCR REMEDIES BY MAIL.
Look over the list ; make up a case of what kind you
choose, and inclose the amount In a current note or stamps
by mail to our address, at No. 562 Broadway, New-York,
and the medicine will be duly returned by mail or express,
free of charge.
AGENTS WANTED. We desire an active, efficient A rent
for the sale of our Remedies in every town or community
in the Cuited States. Address Dr. F. HCMPI1RF.Y3 A Co.
No. 5C2 Bboadwat, New-Yosk.
For sale in Ebensburg, by E. J. MILLS.
May 2, 1860.-ly.
LADIES' CHOICE !
FRIDLEY 8l CORNMAN'S
SELF-SEALING AND SELF-TESTING, AIR
TIGHT, PREMIUM FRUIT JARS V CANS!
These Jars and Cans being perfectly simple in
their arrangement and requiring no cement in
order to make them air-tight, any one of ordinary
judgment can hermetically seal them by simply
screwing the cap down tightly after the fruit has
been put in hot. t-
Besides their simplicity and ease of adjustment
and the impossibility of stoppers blowing out,
&c, the greatest advantage is that you can at
any time Bee the condition of your fruit by sim
ply lookiDg at the top of the cover. If the gum
gasget is concave "the fruit i3 good; if convex it is
going to spoil, but will alwaj's show itself in time
to be saved.
The absence of this test has ever been a matter
of anxiety, and frequently of serious loss to those
putting up Fruit or Vegetables. .
These are advantages which no other Fruit
Jars or Cans in this market possess.
Manufactured and sold wholesale and retail by
the subscriler, owner of the right of Somerset
and Cambria counties.
1" Quart Cans, S2.25 per. dozen.
2 ' " 2,75 ' '
4 " " 4,00 "
A liberal discount made to those purchasing
six dozen or more at one time. Address your
orders to
F. W. HAY.
Johnstown, Cambria Co., Fa.
Johnstown, July 18, 1860.-34-tf.
MEDICINAL
WINE. BRANDT, GIN. WES E BITTERS,
Sec., just rlceieed and for sale at
LEMMON'S DRUG STORE.
Ebensburg, Oct. 17, 1860.-47-3t;
COAL! COAL!!
I beg leave to inform the citizens of Ebensburg
that I am still in the COAL business.' All those
in need uf the article will please call at the old
stand of
EVAN E. EVANS.
Ebensbirg. Oct. 1 7, 1 860 -tf-
TIIEXATIOXAL. CRISIS.
Special Message of the President.
To the Senate and House of Representatives
At the opening uf your present session
called your attention to the dancers which
threatened the existent rf b IT.,'; T
presffd my opinion freely concemine the oriir-
niai c-auses o inese dangers, and recoinmen-
ded such measares as I believed would have
the effect of rrarjquilizing the country, and
sating it from the peril in which it had teen
needlessly and most unfortuuately invo'ved.
Th??; opinions and recommendations I do
pev-iv iicn to repeat. My convictions npoo
the whole subject remain unchanged. The
fact that a great calamity was impending over
the nation was even at that time acknowledg
ed by every intelligent citizen. It had hard
ly made itself felt throuel-out the length and
breadth of the land. The necessary conse
quences of the alarm thus produced were
most deplorable. The imports fell off with a
rapidity never known before, except in time
of war, in tbe history of cur foreign commerce.
Tbe Treasury was unexpectedly" left without
the means which it had reasonably counted
upon to meet its publi'; engagements, trade
was paralyzed, munufactures were stopped,
the best public securities suddenly sai:k in
the market, every species of property depreci
ated more or less, and thousands of poor men,
U J '.i-J j.Ma.i- -
uu urpeucicu uc tueir uany laoor ior llieir
daily bread, were turned out of employment.
I deeply regret that I am not able to give you
any information upon the state of the Union
which is more satisfactory than what I wa?
then obliged to communicate. Oa the con
trary, matters are still worse at the present
time than they then were. When Congress
met, a strong hope pervaded the whole pub-
I lie mind that some amicable adjustment otthc
subject would be speedily raaIe by the Rep
resentatives of the State, and of the people,
which might restore peace between the con
flicting section? of the country. That hope
has been diminished by every hour of delay,
and as the prospect uf a bloodless settlement
fades away, the public distress becomes more
and more aggravated. As au evidence of this
it is only ncessary to say tbat the Treasury
notes authorized by the act of the 17th of
December last, were advertised according to
law, and that no responsible bidder offered to
m " 1
take any couspieraoie sum at par. or at a
lower rate of interest than 12 per cent.
From these facts it appears that, in a govern
menforganized like ours, domestic strife, or
eveu a well grounded fear of civil hostilities,
Ts'tnore destructive to our public or private
interests, than the most formidable foreign
war.
In my tnnual message I csp ree?ed the con
viction, which I have long deliberately held,
and which recent reflectiou has only tended
to deepen and confirm, that no State has the
right, by its own act, to secede from this
Union, or throw off its Federal allegiance at
pleasure. I also declared my opinion to be,
that, even if tbat right existed, and should
be exercised by any State of the Confederacy,
tbe Executive Department of this Govern
ment had no authority, under tbe Constitu
tion, to recognize its validity, by acknowledg
ing the icdependance uf such State.
This left me no alternative as the Chief
Executive officer under tbe Constitution of
the United States, but to collect tbe public
revenue, and protect the public property so
far as this might be practicable uuder tbe ex
isting . ;s?his m still uiy purposa. My
province is to execute, not make tbe laws.
li belongs to Congress exclusively, to repeal,
modify or enlarge their provisions to meet
xigencies as they occur. I possess uo dis
pensing power. I certainly had no right to
make an aggressive war upon any state, and
I am perfectly satisfied that the Constitution
has wisely withheld that power even from
Congress. Hut the right and duty to use the
military force defensively against those who
resist the Federal officers in the execution of
tbeir legal functions, and arainst those who
assail the property of the Federal Govern
ment, is clear and undeniable. Hut 5he dan
ce rous and hostile attitude of States towards
each other, has already far transcended and'
cast into the shade tbe oraiaary executive du
ties already proviJed for by law, and has as
sumed uch vast and alarming proportions as
to place the subject entirely above and beyond
the Executive control The fact cannot be
disguised that we are in the midst of a great
Revolution Id all its various bearings, I
therefore commend the question to Congress
as the only human tribunal under Providence
possessing the power to meet the existing
emergency To them exclusively belongs
tbe power to declare war or authorize the em
ployment force in all cases-contemplated by
the .constitution, and they alone possess tbe
power to remove the grievances which might
lead to war, and to secure peace and union to
this distracted country. On them, and on
them alone, rests the responsibility.
The Union is a sacred trust left by our
revolutionary fathers to their descendants, and
never did any other people inherit so rich a
legacy. It has rendered us prosperous in i
peace and, triumphant in war. The national
flag has floated with glory over every sea.
Under its shadow American citizens have
found protection and respect in all lands be
neath the sun. If we descend to considera
tions of purely material interest, when, in tbe
history of all time, has a Confederacy been
bound together with such strong ties of mutu
al interest? Each portion of it is dependant
on all, and all npoo each portion for prosper
ity and domestic security. A fre ,trade
throughout the whole supplies ths wants of
one portion from the productions of another,
and scatters wealth everywhere. Tbe gieat
planting and farming States require, and the
commercial navigating Slates send their pro
ductions' to domestic and foreign markets,
acd furnish a naval' power to render 'their
transportation secure against all hostile at
tacks. Should the Union perish in the mid?t
of the present excitement, we?"have al'eady
bad a tad foretaste oftha univercal suffer in 5
which -would resu't from its destruction. The
calamity would be severe in crerv part of the
: Union, and would be qiite as great, to say
I I ,De 1$ ' ne Southern as well as in the
i -'or,neru States.
! Tbe createst aggravation of the evil, and
! that which. would place us in a most unfavo
rable light, both before the world and poster
ity, is, I am firmly convinced, that the seces
sion movement has been chiefly based upon a
misapprehension at the South, of the senti
ments t( the majority in several f tbe Nor
thern States Let the question be transfer
red from political assemblies to the ballot-box,
and the people themselves would speedily re
dress the seriou3 grievabces which the South
have suffered.
But, in Heavens Dame, let the trial be
made before we plunge into an armed con
flict upon the mere assumption that there is
uo other alternative. Time is a great con
servative power. Lfet us pause at this mo
mentous point, and afford the people of both
North and South an opportunity for reflec
tion. Would that Soath Carolina had been
convinced of this truth before her precipitate,
action I. therefore, aroeal. through vou. to
the people of the country to declare, in tbeir
might, the "Union must and.sJiaU be jtreser-
icd," by all constitutional means
I most earnestly recommend tbat you de
vote V4urselvcs exclusively to the question,
how this can be accomplished iu peace.
All other question, wheu compared to this,
sink into insignificance. The ptesent is no
time for puliation. Action prompt action
is required. A delay in Congress to pre
scribe and recommeud a distinct, practical
proposition for conciliation may drive us to a
point from which it will be almost impossible
to recede. A common ground, on which har
mony and conciliation may be produced, it h
surely not unattainable
The croDosition to compromise bv letting
the Ncrth have exclusive control of the terrf-
tories above a certain line, and giving South-
ern institutions protection below that line,
ought to reeeivc universal approbation. In
itself, indeed, it may not be entirely satisfac-
wa 1 a .
rv. nut wnen tne aiternauve 1? Deiween a rea
sonable cone
ssion on both sides, and the de-
ie Union, it is an imputation 00
struction of the Lmon, it is an impu
tbe patriotism of Congress to assert that
its
members will hesitate for a moment.
Even uow the danger i upon us. In-several
States which have not seceded, the forts,
arsena's, and magazines of the United States
have been seized. This is by far the most
serious step which has been taken since tbe
coin meD cement of the troubles. This public
property has long since been left without gar-
tisons and troops for its protection, because
no pers m d ril led its security under tbe flag
of the country in all the States of
the Union-
Uesi les, our small army has scarcely been
sufficient toguird our remote fren'iers against
Indiau incursions
The seizure of this property, from all ap
pearances, has been purely aggressive, and
not iu resistance to auv attempt to coerce
State or States to- remain in the Union. At
the beginning of these unhappy troubles, I !
. 1
determined that no act of mine should increase
the excitement in cither sectiou of tbe coun
try. If the political conflict were to end in
civil war, it was my determined purpose not
to commence it, nor even to furnish an excuse
for it by any act of this government. My
opinion remains unchanged, that justice, as
well as a sound p dicyk requires us still to
seek a peaceful solution of tbe questions at
issue between tne rvonn ana oouia. r.nter
taiuing this conviction, I refrained even from
sending reinforcements to Major Anderson,
who commauded thj forts in Charleston har
bor, until an absolute necessity for doing so
should make itself apparent, lest it might un
justly be regarded as a menace of military co
ercion, and thus furnish, if not a provocation
at least a pretext, for an outbreak 00 the part
cf South Carolina. No necessity for these
reinforcements seemed to exist.
I was assured by distinguished and upright
gentlemen from South Carolina, tbat no attack
on Mii Anderson was iutenied, but that on the
contrary it was the desire of the State author!- !
ties, as much as it was my own, to avoid tbe
fatal consequences which must inevitably fol
low a military collision. And here I deem
it necessary to submit, far your information,
copies of a communication dated the 2Stb of
December, 1SG0, addressed tome by It. W.
Darnwell, J. II Adams, and James L. Orr,
Commissioners from South Carolina, with ac
companying documents, and copies of my an
swer thereto, dated the Slat of December.
In further explanation of Major Anderson's
removal from Fort Moultrie to Fort Surapter,
it is proper to state that after my answer to
tbe South Carolina Commissioners, the War
Department received a letter from tbat gall
ant officer, dated on tbe 27th of December,
1SG0, (the day after the movement,) from
which the following is an extract:
"I will add, as my opinion, that many
things convinced nie that the authorities of
the State designed to proceed to a hostile act.
(Evidently referring to the orders dated Dec
11th, of the late Secretary of War ) Under
this impression, I could not hesitate, that it
waa my solemn duty to move my command
from a fort which we could not probably have
held longer than forty-eight or sixty hours.
to this one, where my power of resistance is
increased in a very great degree."
It will be recollected that the concluding
part of these orders were i n the following
terms .
'The smallness of your force will not per
mit you. perhaps, to occupy more thin one
of the three forts; but an attack on, or at
tempt to take possession of either of them,
will be regarded as an act of hostility, and
you may then put pour command into either
of them which you may deem tuost proper to
iucrease its power of resistance. Vou are
also authorized to take similar defensive steps
whenever you have tangible evidence of a de
sign to pioeecd to a hostilo act.
It ie fail tbat erioa". apprehensions are to
some extent ci.tertiirfd that tbe rrac:
this district may be distotbed befoie March
next. In any event it will be my duty to
prevent if, and this duty shall be performed.
In conclusion, it may be permitted to me
to remark, tbat I Lave often warned my coun
trymen of the dangers which now "surround
us. This may be the last time I may re
fer to the subject rfficially. I feel that my
duty has been faithfully, though inspcrf ctly
performed, and whatever the result may be.
I shall carry to my grave tbe consciousness
that I, at lea6t. meant well for my country.
(Signed) JAMES BUCHANAN.
Washington City, January 8th, 1SG1.1
A Rough Country.
In the Missouri State Legislature, Mr.
White, of the House, delivered himself as fol
lows, in reference "to the project of forming a
new county. He said;
"I predict my objections to this county oa
different grounds, one of tbe main and tacst
important of which is, tbat I am confident it
would not be entitled to a representative in
the next fifty years. Mr. Speaker, did you
ever vikit the territory sought to be created
J into the county of Carter? Did you ever
have an opportunity of beholding its multifa
rious beauties, and of examining its boundless
resources? Well sir. I have. 1 have been
all over it, and all around it. and 1 do eav
here, openly and defiantly, that there Is
not level ground enough within its entire Ha
its to build a pig-pen-on. (LaugLter ) The
soil is so poor it would not grow pennyroy
al' Sir, you miht mow the county with a
razor and rake it with a fine comb, and you
wouldn't get enough fodder to keep a sick
grasshopper through the winter. (Renewed
Laughter.)
Sir, they plant corn wiih crow-bars, and
hold their sheep by the hind legs while they
I niouie tne grass in the cracks cf the cuffs.
j (Increased laughter.) Sir, the ferca naturae.
I of that section are principally ticks, and I
must in justice say, that variety of insects at
tain a splendid size in this new county of
Carter; the smallest that ever fill under mr
observation being at least as big as saddle bae
i ,t. r 1 . . - ..
1 loks (Laughter.) As to internal improve
t ments in that section, this House ran form
some idea wLen I assure it tbat the onlv thin?
resembling a road that I ever saw there was
when one of the barefooted natives drag
ged a wild boy seven miles through the scow.
(Laughter and cheers ) With such a coun
try as this, Mr. Speaker tLey propone to make
a new county, and the reason given for so do
ing is, that the convenience of the inhabitants
will be promoted thereby! Sir, if it wero
possible to hold their eours under a f-bade
' a Tst of Pn 3- bl.tek-jack saplings.
j to keep a vieriw s oiiice ana tie records of the
j conDTy in me recesses 01 a hollow sycamore.
and make a jail out of some of the dark arid
s!imy caves beneath the craggy hills of tbat
rough country if it were possible to estab
lish the machinery fir doing county business
out of such materials, we mirht entertain tha
- .. r -t 1 - w
rroJ'er as euie ana piausifcle.
tvn Mich advantages as these are
Hut, alas,
denied bv
nature to this county (Laughter ) It is
true there would be no difficulty abut the
caverns for a jail but the necessary post-oak
and black-jack saplings, to supply with their
foliage a canopy for the august tribunals of
justice, c uld cot be f-unu. They are not in
the county. And at for a sycamore tree suit
able for the archives of the county, it would
be sfiht in vain. Tbe winds even refuse to
blow sycamoix pjda in that direction. (Cheers
ami Jaushter.) And the idea of people ever
able to build ioist, in which to transact busi
ne-s, is d-eplv, darkly, prodigiously and pre
posterously absurd."
Soon after the Copernican system of
Astronemy began to be generally understood
an old farmer went to his parson with tbe fol
lowing inquiry;
Dr. F , do you belief in tLe new
story they tell about the earth moving around
the sunV
"Yes, eertaiuly.'
'Dr.. you think it is according to Scrip
ture? If it ia true, bow could Joshua com
mand tbe run to stand sill?"
Umphr quoth the doctor scratching Lis
heal "Joshua commanded tbe gun to stand
still, did ber"
-Yes."
-Well, it stood etill. did it notT"
"Yes"
"Very well. Did you ever bear that be
set it agoing again?"
Z3T 'Come here nay little lad.' said an at
torney to a boy of about nine years old. "A
case ;s between the devil and the people
which do you thirk will be most likely to gain
the actioutT The boy replied: "I goess it
will be a hard squeeze; thi people Lave tbe
most money, but tbe devil has the most law
yers "
t- Eloped cn the 20t"a of December. .
1SG0, from her too indulgent Uncle Sam,
South Carolina, with a buck nigger with whom
she ban long been ictinia'e, and whom she
holds dearer than any other Union If she
will return soon to her distressed relation, all
will be forgotten and frgiven.
tJ A young girl who bad become tired
of single b!isedne.-s, thus wrote to her in
tended; "Dear Gitn, cum rite cpb ef you air cum
min at awl. EJ. Collings i insLti-i that I
shall bavbim. & he buzs & kisses tne eokon
tinctly that I can't holed - owt uiuch longer,
but will bare 2 kave ia.
Bltzzx.
"A young apprentice to the shoemakins;
tous'.ness vkeu Lis master what answer be
should give to the often -repeated question.
'Does your master warrant bi shoes?"
Answer, Thomas," said th iuas'er. --that
I warrant them to prove gol ; and, if tbey
don't, VTil make them f;csl far Toib;-g "
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