Brie au teitiß Vserbtr,
ERIE, PA.
SATURDAY MORNLNG, JAN. 26, 1856
Democratic County Convention.
ID* Democratic Suite Central Committee having called
• Oerendes, to be held at Harrisburg Marsh 4, tss4, fa
He purpomsof of 'electing delegate" to the Dernoerstie
Istliosal Courention, sad nominating candidate' for
anal Dessuissioner, Auditor Genesis! and Surveyor, the
magar l ieted, the Demeerstie Central Committee of Iris
meaty, sail spot tie Democratic voters of the minty to
aseleab'e at their respeetive places of holding elections.
On Saturday, February 11, Me,
at S e'eloeit, P. II (slaw the city of Brie,) s ag wort two
ieteistos from each township, ward, or borough• to amend
a Chanty COaratltiell to be held in the city of Brie en
Konday, February 4, 1808,
at I eolook. P. IL for the porpoee of choosing two Itoro
ouctscirso, sod *ea Elcraocoriot, oeoneetion with Craw
l/1K) elehminnee to represent the county in tine Buito Cot
natio% lotoccosid.
Tim Domoorats of the city of Brio will meet to *boom
their islegMee at T o'clock, P. M. on Saturday, Pobrnary
2, 1224. A. P. DURUM,
THOS. MILLEN,
A. G. ELY,
A. MALLORY,
HENRY GINGRICH,
D. W. HOWARD,
HARRISON PARKS.
Central Committee.
Br* Jaa. 5, 1556,
To the Potrero) of the Observer
With the last number of the Observer my con
ection with the establichment ceased, having
disposed of my entire interest in it to my former
partner, B F. SLOAN , Esq., by whom the busi
ness will hereafter be conducted. -Of its future
seem I need not speak, the past being a suffici
set guaranty that it will be in accordance with
the wishes of the Democracy of the county and
its patrons everywhere.
To its Patrons, I have to return my sincere
thanks. We have traveled the rough path of
lih together for nearly thirteen years, ptitering
alike its thorns and its flowers, until we have
reschod the point of separation; and while engag
ed in the pursuits of life in future, wherever
nay be, my thoughts must ever turn to you who
bays so long and so kindly sustained me here.
For the establishment I ask a continuation of
the favors so flatteringly bestowed, and to each
d its patrons, bid a hearty adieu.
A. P. DUBLIN.
By the above annonneement it will be seen
that the partnership of Duaux At Swart, in the
?obligation of this paper, has been dissolved, and
that the establishment, Notes, Books, amounts
and good will, together with every other inter-'
eat appertaining to the said partnership, have
been assigned to me. By the terms of this sale,
all debts due the firm are to be paid to the un
&reigned, and all liabilities of the firm will be
liquidated by the same. Those indebted, there
from, will see by thil, that a settlement of their
asenata is rendered absolutely necessary. And
to insure this, and also to provide for the speedy
payment of the creditors of the late firm,'l will,
on the 15th day of February, place all the le
smuts of the late firm, except debts due an the
present volume, in the hands of BINJ.
E.q. for settlement. In the meantime I earnest•
ly invite those who know themselves indebted to
sell and make payment.
In regard to the future course of the paper lit
tle seed be said. What it his been, pclitically,
loftily, and as a medium of news and miscellany,
it will eontinue to be, with inch additions and
improvements as the patronage mid support ex
tended to it will warrant. And to enable us to
more fully to carry out this promise, we have as
omitted with us in its publication Mr. M. M.
Moons, who will in future have charge of the
business and financial interests of the establish
essmt. B. F. SLOAN,
Erie, January 26, 1856
COUNTY Cos ViNTION —The democrats of Erie
aunty will remember that they hold delegate
elution, on Saturday neat in each of the Town
ships and Boroughs, and that the delegates then
sleeted, meet in Erie on the following Monday
in County Convention. That Convention eelecui
delegates to represent the County at Harrisburg
se the 4th of March next. The State Conven
tion will be a very important one It will give
u candidates for Canal Commiuioner, Auditor
General and Surveyor General. It will also ap
point an Electoral Ticket, and designate
the delegates to the national Convention
which assembles at Cincinnati in June to nomi
nate a candidate for the Presidency. It will be
saes that it is a very important Convention, and
we hope the democrats of Erie county will turn
oat and send a full delegation on the 4th.
s ir Oar friend CLEMENT, of the Western
literary Messenger, who lectured here last win
ter on "Clones! Wits," has been on a Lecturing
Mar through the West, and appears, from the
tows of our exchanges, to have been better ap
preciated there than here The truth is, CIA.
MINT has few equals as a wit and poet , but he
has not been slavered with newspaper puffs,
hence our Lecture goers didn't know just when
the "laugh came in," or whether they would be
warranted et showing symptoms of appreciation.
Bat this aside; Mr. C recently lectured at Fort
Wayne, and the Daily Sentinel says of him :
"We regard Mr. Clement as one of the first
class leesurers, the equal of John G. Saxe ; and
why should he not be—both hailing from the
land of pine shingles and wooden nutmegs."—
tad the Times adds: "The lecture consisted
of a description of the different cloaks of people
which form the population of our Western Coun
try, and was written in a forcible, elegant and
pleasing style, superior in many respects (in our
Isinion) to the poems delivered here by Park
NV It will be seen by an advertisement in
another whiten, that the "Erie and Meadville
Znpress Transportation Company" is continued
nada a sew organisation and with 'surname of
tuuarinent. We understand it is the purpose
of those engaged in it, very soon to perfect its
so as to run regularly every day
and have no freight that shall not be delivered
promptly to its destination without delay.' Eve
ry thing that can and attest ion ens do for such
as improvement we are assured will be given to
the line. It is a nub needed improvement for
this city as well as for Meadville, sad for thir rich
end rapidly improving country sad villages be.
Weft, sad we have no doubt there will be a gee
al disposition to patronise so valuable an enter•
Prin.
us, Our ambers is *the Legislature win
please aireept our thanks for favors. Also, Hoc.
Joss Dscz, the k. C. from this district.
no. A new Post office bee bees established
oa the Wattaburgh Plank Road, four miles from
big, sad Rev. Jos. Vance appointed Post Mao.
Mr. The oboe is tolled "Belie Valley;" but
vbj we Goat inalgine, unless in souiplisioat to
lha girls is that repos. If so, it is appropiriste
-4 immesd.
I.egialative.
we Se lime iNdosti
The most important item of legislation we I WAD the goollesal" Koow Nothhap in °oo
hs,* to record this weak is the introdiastion I pees nee sparing *lnner with on obedascy
of a bill, by the venerable Senator from Alieghe- that, if it fad more reason in ill, would command
ny, Judge WILUNit, to repeal the "jug /me of reaped, it cannot *saps **observant eye of the
last session, and substitute a judicious and care, politician that a scheme is on foot to "fuse" the
My devised license system. This bill contains tendril body of Nomboni members of the or- '
a number of provisions that will commend it to der with the followers of Black Republicanism.
approval, while others are more or less liable to Haw the scheme will work remains to be seen;
objection. The first section declares unlawful i but that the effort is making no man, upon a
all taverns, hotels, inns, and b eer houses, victu- careful review of the ground, can doubt. Upon
ailing houses and restaurants, as welt u all pub- no other hypothesis Gan these two facts be ci
lie places, or rooms kept for the sale of vinous, I plained, oesioly: ?bare Is be as informal getb
epirituous, malt or brewed liquors, unless Hestia- ring of "Republicans" at Pittsburgh, on the 22d
ed agreeably to the act. Section two requires a of February, for the purpose of taking prelimi
person licensed by the County Treasurer to he a nary steps for organizing the "party," and fixing
citizen of the United States, of good moral and upon the time and plate of holding &Convention
sober character, and to pay the assessed sum for for the nomination of& Presidential ticket. On
the license, and requires him to give bond to the the same day the Know Nothings meet in Phil.
Commonwealth, with one or more sureties, in adelphia to select their Presidential nominee.—
$l,OOO, conditioned that the citizen shall not sell There is doubtless a method in this business.—
or deal in any wine, brandy, rum, whiskey, or I Notwithstanding thereAredifferencesin the Know
such like spirituous liquor rendered unwholesome Nothing ranks respecting the 12th section of the
or adulterated, and shall not suffer drunkenness, Philadelphia platform, it it s fact well known
debauchery, fira., in his house, Ate. Section three i that almost in every other State except New
establishes two classes of taTorns; one to sell York the ancient whip and Know Nothings act
wines, brandy, spirits, and malt, and brewed together in harmony. If, therefore, there should
quors, and the other to sell cider, beer, ale, por- be a split at Philadelphia, a fusion will be effect
ter, and malt liquor. Section four provides that ed between these elements in the free States.—
the license shall be rated according to the estim• Hale, Campbell, Banks, Ford, and other Know
ated valuation, or the rental of the house intend- Nothing Republisaus, will be on hand toengineer
the Pittsburgh movement, ready to take in all
who may noncoucur in the action of the Phila. I
delphia conclave, and who can join them without ,
a sacrifice of their Know Nothingprineiples. It
is expected that a "National" man will be select
ed for President, at Philadelphia, and this will be
made the excuse for an abandonment of it by those
who regard the question of slavery as paramount
to that of "Americans ruling America." This
class of persons being already in the Republican
ranks, will be welcomed to Pittsburgh, and el.
lowed a commanding voice in the selection of
its candidates, and the construction of its plat
form, and thus we shall have "fusion" in its most
odious form. Fusion based titan intolerance of
religion and intoleranoeof section; fusion, which
has for its aim the disfranchisement of the adopt
ed citizen, because of the accident of birth, and
the disfranchisement of the settler in the territo
ries of the Union because he has quit the busy
haunts of civilization and pitched his tent lathe
wilderness for the purpose of carving out, for him
self a fortune, sad for his country a new State
Bet against such a "fusion" the Democracy will
have nothing to fear—espeeially, if with such a
statesman as Jemr.s BUCHANAN for a standard
bearerthey go into the contest. As goes Pennsyl
vania so goes the Union, and with her "favorite
son" the Keystone is Pare.
ed to be occupied, as follows: For the first class, '
$l,OOO, where the rental is $lO,OOO or more;
$BOO, where the rental is between $6,000 and
$8,000; $4OO, between $4,000 and $6,000; $3OO,
between $2,000 and $4,000; 1200, between $l,-
000 and $2,000; $lOO, between $5OO and $l,-
4)00; $5O, between $3OO and $500; S3U, between
$l5O and $300; $25, when the rental is under
$l5O. Section five provides that tavern keepers
who apply for license to sell only cider, beer,
ale, malt and brewed beverages, shall be classed
in the same manner as mentioned in the fourth
section, and shall be assessed and taxed accor
ding to the class in which they shall be placed,
at one half the rates above mentioned. Other
sections provide numerous details. One section
enacts that the law shall not be construed to in
terfere with the Sunday law, nor the law of May
8, 1855, to protect certain domestic and private
rights, and prevent abuses in the sale and use of
intoxicating drinks.
ITS Monet, —The West Chester Republican,
in speaking of the election of Gov. BIGLER, says
the event must be highly gratifying to the De.
mocratic party of Pennsylvania. We propose to
examine briefly the moral of this election. At
the state elections in 1854 a whirlwind of politi
cal excitement swept over this Commonwealth,
which not only prostrated the nominee of the De
mocracy for the Gubernatorial Chair of the State,
but also sent a body of legislators to Harris
burgh largely opposed to our time-honored or
ganisation. Like the present representa
tion in the lower House at Washington, they
Lad everything in their own hands, and yet there
seemed to be an over-ruling power that thwarted
every design they attempted to execute. This
very Senatorship was actually within their grasp,
and yet after weary days of balloting, they were
forced to retire to their homes leaving the im
pertant posrvscaot. Of such incongruous ma.
tenths was that legislature composed that they
utterly failed in uniting upon any individual that
they could elect to the United States Senate.
But is it not a little singular that the very man
whom they had so overwhelmingly defeated for
Governor, this same William Bigler, over whose
downfall they shouted peens of triumph should
now fill the vacancy they left behind them in
their inglorious flight from the Capitol of the
State? It strikes us as a marvellous instance of
speedy retributive justice. It would seem as if
a hand more than human, was in all this com
plexity of political circles, directing the right and
confusing and rebuking the wrong.
NOT THE Qua*TioN.—Can the Erie Gazette
understand a plain proposition? If it can, thou
it can understand that in representing Mr Bu
ebanan as being in favor of the Missouri Com
promise, or being opposed to it, is not the matter
of which we complain. It said last week that
lee supported that distinguished man because he
is in favor of extending slavery to the territo
ries: Now we said last week that such a state
ment of our position was false, and we repeat it
We don't support Mr. Buchanan for any such
reason, and the Gazette knows it. Mr. B may
have been opposed to the rep• s.l of the Missouri
Compromise and he may not—we can't tell; nei
ther is that material to the issue—in fact his pos
ition is not a question between us and the Gazette
at all. The position of this paper is the ques
tion, and if the Gazette can show from its col
umns that it is favorable to Mr. Buchanan'4 nom
ination for the reason it gave last week, then we
will quietly acknowledge we don't know what
we write. If it can't show this, will it hive the
manhood and honesty to say so?
Stir "The People's Museum," is the name of
a new paper just started at Edenboro, in this
county—H. N. F. Lewis and J. M. Baines,
publishers. The "Museum" is a decidedly well
printed and attractive paper, giving evidence, so
far u can be judged by the number before us, of
correct taste and cultivated intellect on the part
of the Editor. It professes to be "independent."
We hope its professions in this respect will prove
more truthful than those of the generality of
"independent" newspapers—aelass of papers, by
the by, that live only to levy black-mad upon the
community. The "Museum," hwever, hiui none
of the appearance of the newspaper rover, and
hence, believing the publishers 'U11411143 in their
determination to make a truly "independent
newspaper," we hope they will meet with that
success their enterprise merits.
Bow Ia Tais.—We see among the delegates
to th 22d of February Know Nothing Conven
tion at Philadelptua, the name of J. H. Wes
sax—we presume from this district. How is
thi•?—we know of bat one J. H. Warren in the
district, and he is ►boat emigrating to Canada!
How is this, we repeat; "Americans most rule
America," sad not Canadians !
Mir The Gomm formally ansousees the death
of the Whig party. This being thereat, we trust
y
we Atli bear so more about whit' wan °lieu
intim' sad conventions.
DRAD.—The Lancaster Auelligoecer says the ,
Snow Nothing Councils of that. city have given
public notice of the foot that they have disband.
ed, and propose selling the feruiture, tows,
do ,of their several lodge rooms. In other
words, Hatay Nothingism is dead for want of
breath in the city of Lancaster, and its votaries
are now taking sessaree to bury the putrid and
Amin we frau pal& Apervadas. Pow I
to its aims 1
PHTAIDiNTIA.L.—The Pesszyivawias publish
es a list of delegates elected to the 4th of March
Democratic State Convention, comprising 81 of
the 133 of which the Convention will be com•
posed. Of this number seventy five are in favor
of the nomination of Mr. BUCHANAN, five for
Mr DALLes, and one doubtful It is evident
the Convention will be nearly, if not quit., unan
imous for the former gentleman, and thus bring
him before the national convention in June with
a moral and political power that cannot be resist
ed And as indicative that this evidence of pop
ular preference is not confined to our State ex
elusilely, we see that a Washington letter in the
New York Herald, says, that "judging from the
feeling among the members of the Democratic
Committee, which assembled on the Bth inst., to
fix the rime for holding the National Convention
at Cincinnati, 'OLD Bum' is ip the sseendant.
Eiyhteen uut of the twenty•stx present [and these
from every section of the Union] were BUCHAN
AN men, Senator Slidell, of Louisiana, heading
the list
THE. Taut GPLOUND.—A Caucus of the Demo
cratic members of the Legislature of this State
was held at Harrrisburg on Friday last, to no
inloate a Candidate for State Treasurer. On the
Ent ballot H. S. Magraw, Esq. of Lancaster, re
ceived a majority, and was declared the nominee.
After this the following resolution was passed:
RP:so/red , That the Democratic Members of the
Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsyl
vania, in caucus assembled, do . hereby ezpreu
th. ir unanitu , us approbation of the course pur
sued by the Democratic mewoere 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 wyst - -and urge upon them the proprie
ty of still adhering to their nation's honor.
This is the true ground; it is, in fact, the voice
of 6.. United Democracy every where. Nu com•
promise with the enemies of the Constitution,
whether arrayed under the banner of Know Nods
ingisen or that of Black Republicanism.
THAT'S A FACT —The Westfield Transcript,
in speaking of the election of Ex Gov. BIGLER,
says he "is an ab'e man, and will faithfully re
present his State in Congress. The Keystone
State boasts of no better man than Wm. BIG
LER " That's a fact—they don't make truer men
than BIGLER now-a days!
am, Will our "protective" friend of the Ga•
:wile, who has ail at once round that "wool"
ought to be protected instead of "iron," and
therefore goes for free-trade }lsom for Speaker,
just glance over the article in the News of the
224, and tell us "who is to blame," for the non
organization of Congress.
' eek,„ Mr. Mumma, one oi the Representatives
of Daulphin county, in the Legislature, in a speech
delivered in the House, on the 15th inst., said
that be "wu supported by all the Temperance
men and opposed by all the rummies lut Fall,
yet be was in favor of the repeal of the present
liquor law." Mr. M. is a Know Nothing, and
judging from this exhibition, a very consistent
member of that consistent order.
sir We have Gody's Lady's Book for Febru
ary, and it is a capital number of that capital
Magazine. It is quite unueoessary to tell of all
the good things in it, for we expect all our Lady
readers will have it for themselves—at least, they
I ought to.
1W We notice that Mr. J SREPARD, a young
man formerly in our employ, has been appointed
by the United States napes& Company, its agent
at lowa City. We do not know which to coon
gratulate most—the appointee on hit promotion,
or the company for having secured snob an effi
cient and faithful agent.
is. Our city tioetemporaries record she fact
that a farmer from Cesaawago, Crawford °aunty,
aimed Michael Nash, aacideatally chocked to
death in this city on Thursday afternoon, last
week, at an Eating House us French west.
His remains were takes hose the east day.—
He Wares, we emdentead, a wits sad six An
drea.
TORS.
Cher w ilii&rf ties Z•i• Oestr.•
Taw Yeeis i ,Jaa. li, MS.
The late "ooldierni" may be tiperly 'awned
also the "term eiverotP4acilt has birought
mouroing to the itsub•stoses of many a happy
tastily is this stall other hada. The storm 1
which uhered is the par hats strewn our Li
lassie oast with wrecks to as amount uprise
dented. The shores d Long Island and New
Jersey are almost se laid to the lardy sailor as
the nniahabited and desert ooast of Africa, not.
withstandieg the appreristimat of mosey by 1
Congress sod the 'forte of the philanthropists 1
of this city. The great ocean, in its wrath, mocks
the appliances and equipments of man, sad yet
it mess as though man's genius, hitherto so tri
=phut over the elements, might yet discover
some mode of lessening the dangers of shipwreck
upon the seedy beaches of our eastern shores.
But a few hundred yards of safe transport from
a stranded vessel, and many a valuable life would
be preserved. There is a Goble Sold here for the
exercise of the inventive pains of our land, and 1
proper ineentiree would develop its eumrgies.—
Those who live in the interior, afar from the
"dangres of the Nu," eau scarcely feel the full
measure of the terrible saxiety of those who re
reside here, and whose dear owes are rovers on
the deep. It is to be hoped that our legislators,
both State and national, will rstnember the dan
gers of ships and Names as they approach their
native shores, and will set with energy in pro
viding them the mesas of rescue and salvation
from the raging stones of the winter.
The supply of all sorts of wild pme to the
markets of New York is very large. Vension,
bear, moose, and all the large and small birds
are in abundance. In fact, every artiole of do
mastic consumption is so abundant that prices
are teading rapidly downward. Board is oo
sad
erably cheaper than it was six mouths sines, and
the year is opening with every prospect of plenty
and prosperity to all interests.
Our model Mayor is in danger. Hie bad tem
per is about to spoil his good eharaeter. The
Board of Supervisors did not choose to eleet him
their President, and he throws himself on his
dignity and will not assemble them. Great men
should never let their angry passions rise. The
wheels of goverment should sever be clogged by
the interference of private feelings.
The epidemic of Legislative disorganisation,
which has attacked so many of our public bod
ies during the winter, is happily subsiding with
the exception et the Congress A few days will
probably witness a union of discordant elements
there in the election of a Speaker. John Whee
ler, of New York, is spoken of as one who will
be likely to surmount all the &Acuities of the
CUM
The "glow and the low" so eloquently and
prophetically written of by Eternal M , the clerk
of the weather, have not yet been realised. When
the ylor does some, we shall have a flow with a
vengeanoe. Our streets are yet full of snow, and
sleighs are running, though not so merrily as at
first The horses are giving out., the pockets are
collapsing, the shouts are feeble, and satiety has
worn of the edge of enjoyment. So welcome
"the glow and the flow!" And then welcome
sweet Valentine's diy, "when birds begin to
mate," and the drying winds of March, and soon
the showers of April and lowers of May, sod
thus we shall be ushered again into the.warso
sunlight of glorious summer.
The Almeria** party of New Jersey have jut.
held a State Convention, and have pat in a strong
caveat against the nomination of iloorte Law
"Live Oak," however thrives in New York.
The total immigration to this port from Jan.
nary Ist to 16th inst. wu 1296. During the
same time in 1865 it amounted to 5555. It is
probable that the same decrease will mark the
balance of the year. Europe needs her sons at
home, and America can get along without any
additions from abroad.
"He lives by:his wits," ish remark not indend
ed, by any means to be complementary, and yet
how large a proportion of mankind might truly
be said to live by their wits. The enterprising
merchant, the keen lawyer, the successful politi
cian, as well u the sharp financier, the shrewd
speculator, and the great contractor, belong to
this class. The leviathans of success boast of
" , ability," and impute "wit' only to the small
fry who are maintaining a doleful struggle for
life sad position. But it is the same thing after
all. Col Parker H. French is a nottble instance
of one who has lived by his wits, and though, for
a time, he belonged to the pan fish, he is now
"very like a whale." The District Attorney has
arrested Capt. Dillingham, his Secretary of Le
gation, but has not yet fully violated the perso
nal liberty of the Minister from Nicaragua.
far During the celebration of mass in the
German Catholic Church at Dubuque, a few days
sinoe, a gun loaded with slugs was fired through
one of the windows, demolishing several panes
and passing across the body of the Church, broke
through the window on the opposite side. The
charge passed directly over the communion table,
but fortunately no one was near at the time
The man who fired the gun wag drunk, and con
sequently was practically a Know Nothing.
Stir Brigham Young, in a recent speech to
the Latter Day Saints, took omission to say that
"the Mormons, thank God, are stroag enough to
defy the power of the United States, and that the
United States might go to b—." Brigham
is worse than Banks, the black Republican Can
didate for Speaker, who, it is acknowledged,
made a speech last year in which he expressed
his willingness to "let the Union slide."
SIP We call the attention of our merchants
to the advertisement in another column, heeded
"To the Merchants of the: West and Nord lest."
The mania communication between Erie end
Philadelphia, is of the most reliable character--
the distance mush lees titan to hew York, sod the
inducements to trade there eorrespoodiogly greet.
sik. At Wubington they ars still balloting
for Speaker, and with no better prospects of suc
cess thee heretofore. The proosodiup of the
Legislators it Harrisburg have not been impor
tant. As a sawn! consequence, "liquor" her
been the prialiplo theme sines the Senatorial
matter has been disproved of.
alir Joan P. HALA United States Senator
front New Hampshire, huoliwed la this city on
Trends, evening. We didn't attend, and of
novae hasn't a word to say upon the Lecture.
We hope, however, that if any of our cotetnpo•
ratios ever hear of James Niobium'', Worn. H.
&ea* Hen. Cues, Thee. H. Beaton, or John
M. Clayton, priabalating the country and lec
turing as its psi al" Ibsen jest . tell .. of is
WA HIIGTON IB
Oarropoiri• Ofte4Prir•
W.assasevos, January, 111, Net
Seam* to Washington after an absentee of
several weeks, I Mad affairs at the Capitol in
much the same condition as when I left. The
Hasse is still unorganised, and nobody preload'
to say how or Whena Speaker will be chosen
Friends of Mr. Banks who were sanguine of the
ultimate stiewths of that gentlemin some weeks
ago, are now despondent and would change their
votes if they could see any prospect of sleeting
any other adlsereas of the Northers Know No
thing organisation. But they can see so such
prospect, and therefore they will bear yet a while
the ills they have, rather than fly to others that
they know not of. biettnwhilethe Republican
opponents of Mr. Beaks, though few in number,
are active and determined. At their demand
another Anti-Nebraska cations was held night
before last, at which they made an earnest effort
to get rid of Mr. Banks. They did not succeed,
the caucus resolving, as I am reliably informed,
by a vote of 60 to 12, to adhere to Mr. 8.. He
never will be elected.
There was an interesting time in the House
yesterday. John S Carllie, Know Nothing, the
"lone star" of Virginia, attempted to deliver a
set speech, which was cut off in the middle by a
call to order, there being a ten minute rule in
operation, the "lone star" having blazed away
for three-quarters of an hour before the call was
made. Mr. Carllie attracted toarked attention,
not because of the brilliancy of his remarks, but
on account of the singularity of his movements.
He reared and pitched like a vicious horse try
ing so shake off his bridle anti kick off his breech
bands, and folioed his head about till his hair be
came as hopelessly tangled as "Torwy's" in the
play of "Uncle Tom Kunkel's Serenaders
used to sing a song about
"Old Joe kieltin' up behind and befo',
Acid the yeller g al kickla' up behind old Joe'
If there had been a "yeller gal kicking lip be
hind" Cultic, the Vautiful conception a the
"old Joe" poet would have been realised is the
' House yesterday.
But by far the most interesting feature of
yesterday's proceedings was the speech of Hon
A. H. Stephens, of Georgia Mr Stephens was
formerly a whig. but is now acting with the De
mocracy. His stature is diminutive—be would
hardly weigh a hundred pounds; his voice is
smell and silvery, and his appearance not only
youthful but boyish, although he has been a mem
ber of Congress some eight of ten years, if I am
not mistaken. But woe betide the luckless wight
who, judging Mr Stephens' intellectual calibre
by his physical proportions, ventures to grapple
him in debate. Mr Z ilicoffer, a file leader of
that "awkward squad," the Southern Know No
things, mode a set at Mr Stephens yesterday,
and gut a genteel drubbing that would last a
man of moderate desires the remainder of his
life. Mr Zollicoffer endeavored to prove incoo
sisteocy upon Mr Stephens. who supports the
Nebraska bill, by reading from an old speech of
his in opposition to "squatter sovereignty," but
Mr S showed that there was nu such thing as
"squatter sovereignty" in the Nebraska bill
H He give a lucid explaination of "sgnitter soy
er, ignty," in the original acceptation of the tern],
and pointed out the difference between it'aud the
" popular sovereignty" of the Nebraska bill Mr.
Stephens answered all Mr Zollicoff •r's questions,
and then proceeded to catechise that gentleman.
The scene was rich Poor "Z dly — got a great
deal more than he bargained for. lie dodged,
but could not escape The pointed questions,
shot at him in a sharp. shrill voice, seemed to
bore him through The k r t! ' , nos laughed; th e
House laughed, '2 himself tried to laugh,
but only succeeded - in coaxing a rueful smile to
dicker on the wrong side of his mouth.
The Lird knows when you wtll hear of the
election of , Speaker Pr,iyers f , r an -irgailiza
lion nught to be off.red up without (Huy in all
the churches in the country It ought to be
done speedily if at all, becairie o)n,zress will soon
be past praying for, as things are going !File.
Since my last a dozen or vr , of propositions for
organizing the llou-e have been submitted and
v ,ted down. I question whether the cutest yam
kee in all wooden uutalegdom could invent a
plan that would meet the approbation of a major
ity of the members The most sen•oble prop o _
sition 'hat has yet been submitted, in my Jol t ;
meet, for getting rid ut the 'ditf/en:ty to shish
the House is involved, is that H on C. J.
Faulkner, of Virginia Mr Faulkner submitted
a preamble reciting the facts as tiny exist, a,
companied by two res )lutious —the first provid
ing that if no Speaker shall be olectott before
Monday next, each member shall depAsit with
the Clerk a letter of resignation: the second, that
on Monday the House will, with the consent of
the Senate, adj 'urn till the first Monday of May
next These resolution: wore !aid on the table
yesterday. I Oink they should have been adopt
ed If the members of this H , use cannot carry
out the wishes of the people—and the people un•
doubtedly wish them to organize and proceed
with the public business—they ought to return
the trusts with which they have bee, c10t444,
and glee the people an opportunity tosetect other
agents. But it was the fear that the people
would select other representatives that induced
a majority of the House to vote against the res
olutions.
ERIE
The frequency with which pr-positions for or.
pulsing are submitted, shows that members are
becoming inipatient and uneasy. The necessity
of taking a decisive step of s ome sort is cowing
itself upon the House, and as oceessity is the mo
ther of invention, it is possible that under its in•
iluence tome schetne of orgunisauJn satisfactory
to the majority may be devised.
An impression has for some time prevailed
among some of the support( rs of Mr. Banks—
probably not the most ktiorirti, g of them —that
the pacuiary necessities of the National Admin
istration would compel the Democratic members
to give way before the close of this month. I think
they are deceiving themsevles, and for their ben.
efit I will quote the erelatuation of a philoso
phical Ethiopian who failed, after numerous tri
al*, to sure his leg of rheumatism. "Ache away
old feller," said he, giving his knees thump with
his fist, "I can stand it as long as yr u can." I
have no doubt the Administration can stand it
as long as the Members of Cougrese, one half of
whom would have been completely starred bat
before now, but for the generosity of Mr. Gloss.
brenner, the Sergeant-■t -Arms of the House,
who has advanced them money from time to time.
Starvation! _ What a ga-• play in the coun
cils of the nation! And yLL t—Lt is now the game
of at leset a portion of the Banks men
The Report of Hon G W. Meoypenny, Coin
maiesiones of Indian Affairs, which has jest bees
pilishei hem is • very isierwiss eanseat,
PERRY
WAnITINGTos Jan 22, 1555
sad ought to
have a knir
aborigine.
sidersble
and a line , poi _ issopta. 11111,
it is hoped, in time, improve The moral and ply-
Biala condition of the less advanced bands.
A story started by a correspondent of the Phil
adelphia inquirer, that the President's health is
very bad—that, is- fact,' the Chief Magistrate
"looks like a ghost,"—is going the rounds. The
story is incorrect. The President's health is
good and dun is nothing u all ghastly is his
appearance. He walks with a light, brisk, elas
tic step, and elieveress with great animation
Senator Bigler, of Pennsylvania, arrived here
yesterday, end Mr. Douglas is expected tomor
row. PERRY.
is. A. T. Walling, Beg. who was Quoin devil
in the Obesrves offiee—and a d—l of a fellow lie
was, too—is one of the Delegates from lowa to
the Democratio National Convention. Good—
we'll meet you there, "Anse "
Ma. BUOILLICLS tv MALNL—Tbe Belfast
Republican Joisseal., one of the ablest and most
iolluental Democratic Papers in the State of
Maine, bits raised tie oatne of Jamas BUCSAN AN
to the matt-head as its favorite eauctuiste for the
Presidency of the United States, and accompanies
the act with a powerful article advocating his
nomination. We make the following tinging
extract:
"Though a aou of Pennsylvania, she cannot ap
propriate him, for be belongs to the WiViit" UL110(/
First in the Senate, first iu the Cabinet, sail first
in Diplomacy among living Statesmen, we believe
bum to be also first in the hearts of the people.
"Although it is believed that Mr. Buchanan
does not desire the notnisuition, he will doubtless
accede to the wishes of the Democracy, when
they shall have been fully made known. Be
lieving that the masses of the Democracy of
Maine prefer - him to any other eandidate, and
that his name would be a tower of strength in
the contest of '5B, we have departed from Jur
usual course, and suggested him as the favorite
candidate of thousands of tho •Democracy of
Maine."
The democrats went into caucus immediately
attar the adjournment of the House and after
two hours deliberation, Mr. Richardson having
withdrawn, Mr. Orr was unanimously nominated
as the Democratic candidate for Speaker. A
proposition coyote for the plurality rule in case
Messrs Batiks and Fuller in addition to Rich
ardson shall withdraw was rejected.
A caucus among Use Americans was mean
while held in one of the committee rooms. They
are willing to withdraw Fuller, but insist on an
organisation on broad national grounds, and will
strive to effect that object. The anti-Nebraska
men held a caucus to-uighht,
. .
It was resolved to follow the nomination of
Orr, oil the principles which have governed the
selections of Richardson on the first canons
Jan 24.
Mr, Fuller withdrew his name as candidate
for Speakership, and expressed the hope that the
House would adopt some plan by which the pre
sent difficulties might he settled.
The Howie proceeded to vote:—Banks 96,
Orr 68; Fuller 12; Ricard of Md., K. N , 18;
scattering 6. Necessary to a choice 102.
The Bpeakership
The debate in the House on Wednesday poe
sessed more than ordinary interest. Our Wash
ington correspondent bAi sketched its main fea
tures, and commented on the capital speech of
Mr. Caruthers, a Wbig, of Missouri. He did
not purpose so much to explain why he had vot
ed for Mr Richardson, as to show why he could
not vote for others. Mr Fuller was elected on
the Anti-Nebraska issue, beating in the canvass'
Mr Wright, who, to the last Congress, was sound
on the Kansas and Nebraska question. Mr. Ful
ler was questioned as to whether he would vote
for a restoration of the Missouri restriction, and
Mr. Caruthers thus spoke of his reply:—
"I heard it and marked it well, and upon it
rests my eternal opposition to his election as
speaker He replied that he was iu favor of the
restoration of the Missouri restriction; that if he
had beet in the last Congress, he would have
been opp ,sed to the Kansas-Nebraska and
that he was in favor of restoring the Mifsouri
restriction, if it c ,uid be done, but as it eould not
be done, as a practical statesman, he was against
all agitation. This may suit other gentlemen;
it does out suit me I want some man who co•
operates with me to stand upon some principle
upon which I can meet him.
The principles of the Kausas Nebimrka bill are
right, or they are wrong It they are right,
those of us who sustained the bill acted rightly
If they are wrong we acted wrongly It it was
right to repeal the Missouri compromise, then
that repeal should stand If it was wrong, he
is a coward woo declares it wrong and lees nut '
declare for restoring tt. [Loud applause ou the
floor.]
Mr Cox asked Mr. Caruthers whether there
was nu Wtog le the House tor whom be would
vote? Mr Caruthers repiied as follows:
"I tell him there is uo Whig—none, sir. Mr
Humphrey Marshall, who wall brat rooted fur by
the •Southeru Amerwatis,' as they have been eel
led, is no \Vhig Do you tell me that a Know-
Veda -9 is a Whig ( Loud laughter, and much
applause on the floor and in the galleries 1 Why,
sir, (,turning to Mr Caz.,) the Philadelphia Con
veution of last year, in their platform, which you
have been swearing by ever since you have been
a member of this Cengrees, declared the& both
the old parties—the Democratic and the Whag—
i
were so corrupt that such pure geutleoteb as they
were, °wild out act with them; and yet, you ar
raign am as a Whig for nut having voted fur
Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky:"
Further along in the debate Mr. Caruthers
spoke as follows:
"The gentleman asks me where the Whig par
ty is. I might tell him there was one Pytha
goras, who entertained the doctrine of the wine
migration of souls, and that when the Whig par
ty died, the soul of that party went into the pre
sent Democratic party. (Great. laughter.) I saw
during the last summer a great field of fight
opened; and we were calm lookers on I looked
over the whole field of fight for a Whig heavier
I looked to the gallant., glorious old Tennessee.
I saw no Whig banner there In that canvass
for Governor there was lei Whig candidate--no
man carrying the Whig coolers. Casting my eyes
from Tennessee, I looked over to the State from
which the gentleman himself hai15.....t0 the gal
lant, noble, revered old Kentucky, What did I
see there? The old benne, under which I had,
rallied from the days of my childhood, and lebi ,
bad ever been borne aloft by her gallant
where was tit It wan trailing inglorieualy over
the grave of the immortal Clay. dad vibe n y ou
brill down, that banner upoa the grave, of Cl a y,
could I believe that the Whig party mall •xisted?
Sir, I did not believe it. If you could tar ke down
that harmer, and hilt/ is quietly over the grave of
that immortal patriot and atamscussa —the first
statesman of his times, Ike mat eloquent man
of stay time, and the Featemst,party leader of all
world—and he could rest well wader it, could
I, in the State of 'Missouri, believe that the
Whig patty waheeeadi Sir, do you believe it is
dead?'
Towards the ocesolusion of this sp&mh Os
ra soars said— . .
. _
"I vote for no nun who is Rot mutest to leave
ail theme questicee of slavery ou the great doctrine
of nou-intervt ntion. I vote for no wan, Mr. Clerk,
who will not give to the people of the territory,
to the people to be at deed by it—to the people
who gu from your 'Stamm, where they base rights,
into your tearrtieries, *bore they loose Roue of
tbgee.*bbk-reseligits 41E astf govonmeeke. 1
tele tot ao asa who will sot nowise is the
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22
Pool die Bosom Poet.
toveraimat of the territory the great doet r ip,
w hi c h you whole govern atee t r ests—the deeti ue
that Lao people are capable of self goverassea
acid that the people are the best go ertiori of
v t,
themselves Holding them doctri
bog yolrfor Mr. Feller." nes reould
_ _
ba, Ws would sail spatial stiwistioa to &yew, L i m 6
areattotie lionsawita adatra, imam cu niiii . 4
lsb.Llo. ler abilaty sad awn away are set ta ftios4
say statist laatleattaa i. What dad Ph h, to 416
imp minis, et yam( We el La seasty tarsa l 16*
aueatioa to this moat haportaat lantash tdata6.6...
Cats/epos tan be had at J. R. liaaakateillialanse, 464
of 3. A. Baldwin, at the Protiogolawro Otos la th t ,
who will also sirs sa7 ithiraisaWm ea, ghats&
Isa. Mt
W
110 it /aft TO as Illtaitasse —No *liftso for rou ts ..
As& sow. Yos.•s• PASTY who. 7" lo" Tti•y
not bielp it. Thoy . sais rssiprossk• yew p••• 44.
Prolistor Rosboret Look. Ho sot oak, lc, 4sf
"Bliss of ligiaTins,- but Li betrays the t 4 ,„), tt
ww:l4l/.1 gas hi aids • tiling isoritsioht. 4441.46
for • wits or • hubris& Rood sittortameati s i
me
*ohms' to-day.
"Her rainy locks
Haar on tier tooplos like a guldiPa iseic"
464,9 fi5m.
To all who desire these "sunny lorks.” wj
the use of Lyon's world renowned Harnam ow
Its wonderful effect in restoring, tIVOOOr•I lig and 4 4,
tying the Hair, sod eleaesing it from Dandra
other implaritim, together with its delightfu/
rendered it an indi•pensible ankle of trio t4ll4tt.
perk s a
w,
mediae male said Unprecedented popularity. hay. ta iu
:
te• ebotemmt and most beneficial veneration for ta •
*war made Sold everywhere, in large hotthm. ke
HEATH, WYNKOOP ,
Lsteibrty.at . No7rait
13 1:3
W. A. Sack*loes Zettr Dy e .
While the genuine and mislaid Nat! Dye h i .
sing on to the very -Templed fame. • teit,it,„;__P l :
terfei le and pretensions heirs lagged , dris , ,p e d end Ited
the way Yet they *wattage to pour to tn, m t
only tu meet the fate due to folly and 10 , ..au pt , '
in attempting sates*. without aertt. j7t
posing that money °tabu) the experience
of years. Bee th• 'viol plate label signiet thev
—William A Batchelor, 213 Broodwiiy, y
The genuine Gtr sale by Stewart t Stnelau, ar,
January 12, 1855.
The Presidont hiving Deli vered
sage, JACOB KOCK, of No 7, !toed Rouse, •
words to the public respecting bu Beady Mu, 4441,
Cloths, Ciusimeres, Vestinp, and
ov Gentleaue'ofou"
G,ds.
ges.Ose third of the Winter is gone, conokunoy 0 4
chance of selling Overcoats Is propurti•Rtab l I,c am . 4.
and baying a heavy Mail on hand I wish to amuse lira',
fur a short time by selling goods at cost—eotaug
it at all—but
MIL.AT COST:! AT COST::: AT COST:::'ik
Everybody seeks greed bargains. Go is Chow at me
where they are to be had, for a short pine at So 7 h i
House.
I have some accounts and notes, nets mot be 1 „ z
before the first day of March in year or Grar • 1555 L 4
the day friends
Jar..oB KOCH,
Erie, Jan. 5, 1956 —.1.1 Sr, 1, Row Rana
TARRIED
On Bewley, the 23th inst., in v _dioboro, by Rae E w
Beebe..Yr HENRY LEWIS. end Yiw FRANdi PRI
all of Edinboro.
On the tOth alt, by Rev, J. Prosier. Xr THOXiti
HI:NT. of North But, and Maas MART
Elk Creek.
On the eth inst., by W S Rends", E.q Ilr Y
LEWIS, and 311.1 J GRAFF. hots d C annul
On the same day, by the same, Mr A ANDEKZ`O 161
Mtu R. URAFF, or the same place.
On the Bth inst., in Westfield, by the Res M'
Mr DANIEL DURAND mad Miss NANCT I fic i ;,•,
& I, of V. estfie:l
DIED.,
On the 18th test, MARTEL! If wife
of Slilleretk, aged SO years. o
Oo Moods, last. at Memphis, Toon., of Typtad 1 ,
Mr. HENRY LAW, sou of./oha Law, of this eny,
22d year of his age
On t►e 18th ion . In Harhemrook, Mrs 1:III!,
ELLIOTT, to the tlittlt year of hen• age.
Tutu Ahtstistmenis
NOTICE
THERE at, Nine healthy Child or wer• the en,
the Direotore of Lb* Poor, of eel z ,t t
that will be bound to good reep,,orthe I.ern to
Tire theta s good hont•--15i• fems.e , an I ',e• epe
For further particular* inquire. of j,t it , Ht.
Thom M Kee, of ir Iliariek, W Kde'e 41.
at the Erie County Poor thAleil
Phie. 3sauary 25, 1856.
filK! Erie &
EXPRESS & TI:UNSPORTATIO
Daily Lines from Erie to
I Kleeknervillt, Eisegerstown 6c lead
L IN NECTINV at Ene WIL:1 :40 taarlaz
Western awl Southern Exi.re33, WI,L r etl
lemon of Dritf,..e, n..te3 sod accouatt Ent WI,
Safe arid ;3 ii... , Julpaaned ere lie•e-cr-•
, P3FF • •
e: D. LERLAM), AXE., Erte. A )f Dtecix
Er.e. Juary , 26, 1.346
A Valuable Property For Salt.
THg undersigned now offer for s i , s utm
tit to,-lattog terms the "BilnWS H 7 , ,.
, 'lty •-f Hrs., Pena. The pr-pert. -, fie,ts
set •, Jf ground situate on the corner ` ,114
•ud the Park, eighty three feet lit Itybs• . 7 Li ,L
Perk and one hundred mod eight feet .1, Ste. me..
a lot off ground of forty-three feet 1 , 1/ o
ninety fire feet long, connected with • e 1.•5c..,
_ _
tending through to Fifth street, with a new Lai q
Brick building erected os said front L:trole
calculated for a firpt class Hotel, with rercc
ground r and a Hotel ofilice, and in it
anew fitted fur Barber Sbop, Saloon.
fire rtnries high and eontam ninetv f ur
pUrp041.3., l• ith about seven thousaud s •
furniture, with a good barn and nal , r 4 •
fronchste on Fifth street. It to situ•ieq . c
and humness part of the etty The store• a ne
ing command the •ery highest rest
whole property will be sold togetner, un,ui.rc
cure to the Hotel if desired Persons de.
and winning further intormati,n, car. 46
addressing John Hearn and Juana* F ~,.h•.
J HEARN
JOSHUA FC'L
PHILEN 1 B 1 c'
EX . III of U. L Br , .
Erie, Jan. 26, 1956.
Daily ,Vrice, Philadelphia, will pima*
bill t du, office
XTOTICE ts hereby wen that le ,ter , i 1 1,
j have been greeted to tbs. auk
:s.with Jackson. Esq., late of tile , It 7 „f Ere 1 "•
persons Indebted to said ostaseare r e q as•Lrd sK
mediate payment. and ad pee stns !lariat
said estate ate requested M pr , e „ st t t w a l eg
elated for eettheaant MARY F . I k‘i 6
WM A. BR''"
JONAS GL
*to, Jaavary M 1956.
o the *Feb? .ati of the Hest and WI
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