1 MIRER UO flliiOMfli.
BrDFORD, Pa.
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Friday MorztlnsvFeb. 15. ISSC.
"Fearless and Fres."
DAVID OVER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR j
DCP*On Monday night we happened in
the Court House while Win. P. Sehcll, Esq.,
had the floor, and are please i to say that j
there was quite a crowd there, among whom
we eou'd recognize at least one half who :
were members of the American party. Mr.
Scholl was quite mild in his remarks, but I
the bloody Know Nothings caught some !
rough epithet?. Mr. Cessna spoke in his ;
usual style and denounced the American j
party hi the fiercest manner. Indeed we j
were astonished that he used the expressions |
against the members that he did, as some :
of them are clients of his. Mr. Bowman j
spoke next, and, with the exception ofsnb- t
stituting tho name of Know Nothings, for j
Whig s, it was pretty much his old speech' j
He however said that no one belonging to
tbc American party, contd ever go to heav
en! That he could—that he was a Metho
dist! when we concluded that he was turned
out of the Presbyterian Church.but direct
ly he said he was a Mothodist in principle-'
and a Presbyterian from convenience! He
then maligned and abused the editors of
the Christian Advocate, and toe Lutheran
Observer,and the Methodist and Lutheran
congregations without stifit. He abused
every body belonging to the American par
ty, and forgot to tell anything about the
present corrupt Legislature, and who ap
pointed the Locofoco robber, Prune to of
fice!
A great deal of confusion ensued her >
on tho attempt of Judge Sctteli to oppose
the amti-Tenipcrauee resolution offered, but
after speaking several minutes he was
finally cticd down amid much confusion
among his friends and foes! Mr. Hull
spoke next in opposition to the abominable
new party- which is keeping the dear Demo
crats out of office! The effect was good:
confirmed the Americans who were there in
the faith, and added many to the-cause cf
cur country. We are not able to notice
this meeting as we would like this week,
but may rctar to it again.
3loto Loctuoco Legislation.
li e jretcnt Lcccicco Legislative Las ;as
jed u resolution to take a recess, from the
15tb to the 20th of the present month, and
the members charge pr.y for this time, while
they are at Lome attending to their own
business! The American members voted
against this act, among whom we are gl ad
toaee the name of .lion. FR. Jordan, th e
member of the Senate from this district.—
This isLocofocolegislation wi La vengeance!
Jf an American Legislature ".vera to do ibis
thing se would newr hear tho lust of it,
but tin Li.wfu.Ms can meet, and do uothing
Tor their constituents l'or mouthy and then,
adjourn for days,and weeks, iraw pay for
the time while they are at home .mi it is
aH right, asitis the JjtJiiccixxy that dots
it! I> it sjveral bai IraH and thousands, is
nothing to the peo_pl.-„ tniiu L ooofoism does
lit _
Wohavenot been able to render that at
tention to our paper this week that we
wonld like, but will try to make amends
iveafttr.
CONGRESS.
On Monday last, Gen. (Jollum, of Ten
nessee,. was elected (Jierk of the House;
Mr. Glnssbrenmer, of York, Pa., Democrat,
•Sergcaut at Arm*: Nathan I)arliDp, Ameri
can, of New York, Doorkeeper ; nud Robert
Jllorri*, American, of Philadelphia, Post
.MoKter. No printer has yet been elected.
The Speaker h..s not yet appointed the
Committees. No other business of impor
tance in either branch has been transacted.
An INTERESTING QUERY.— V contem
porary well remarks tliat the effects of
h'uuthirn institutions and k'outberu policy
npoD many prominent men of our day furnish
a sad commentary upon the human stability
f character when confronted bj,imaginary
personal sacrifices and deprivations. James
Buchanan, "Pennsylvania's favorite ron,"
and claimed to be one of the most gifted
men that the Republic ct?er produced, is
now called to pass through the oroeal the
shift log of his party bus made for him. He
is committed to a maintenance of the Mis
souri compromise as the safest sod uio,a
equitable adjustment of Slavery possible.
-He ever argued with great Jurco and elo
quence tie exteution of that iiue to the
Pacific, iu the hope that aU sectional ani
mosities and quarrels might iu. that way for
ever be put t an end. \V ill be now adopt
the new-fangled ideas of modern agitators
who for personal ends have attempted to
engraft itv the policy of ibis government the
principle of Don-interreniioo io Slavery any
where? We shall await with soma iuterusi
to see btber ho yields his avowed eon.
vioiiuu to the Dictation of a rulini
facrioc of his party or, wjiaiher be will have
tho manhood to resist it and main'.&iii Lis
consistency.
Cor. Inquirer ami Chronicle, i
FIAiiHiSBfRG Feb. 11, 1850.
MR. EDITOR. I believe I bare as yet
written you tiotliing about the Passmore |
Will iamsoa case, now pending bafore the
Legislature. Your readers will doubtles*
remember that after Williamson got out o l
prison for Lis pretended contempt of court,
he brought an action against Judge Kane
for false imprisonment. This action was
brought in Delaware County, near Philadel
phia, and is there pending. Recently a
bill was introduced into the House t 0
change the mitt* of this suit, and to remove
it to Philadelphia for trial. On bearing of
this mnvetiient Williamson sent up a strong
remonstrance against it, and asked that he
be allowed to proceed to trial in his action
against Judg Kane, like other men, an J
without any interference on the part of the
Legislature. At first it was supposed the
democratic party would rush the bill though
with a high hand, as they have been doing
several other party measures; but Messrs.
Browne and Buekalew of the Senate, both
democrats, saw proper to declare they could
vote for no such measure. Of course uo
American or Whig would vote for it, and
it thus became manifest the bitl could not
pass the Senate: It is doubted whether
the bill eott'id get five Votes in a full Senate,
so outrageous is the proposition considered.
All of a sudden the friends of the bill in
the House have become quite mode-rate on
the subject, ami I incline to think they will
be so discreet as not to urge its passage,
and encounter certain defeat. This applica
tion for a change of venue is a little un~
usual; hut occasionally cases have hecn
removed from one court to another for the
purpose of getting a fair trial. In this
case however, the object seems to be to
remove the case from the Country to the
City for the purpose of preventing a fair
trial. The Pmnsylvantttn , with its charac
teristic mendacity, has been exer'ing itself
to the utmost to force the bill through the
Legislature, and among other things says'
"Won. the suit tried iu this City (Philadel
phia) it would be hard to find twelve men
outside of the noisy little squad that talks
treason at Sansona Street Hall, who would,
not hiss the platntiff out of court.*' Such
are the reasons urged bv this parfizan
sheet for the change of venue to Philadelphia.
It is well '.he paper in quostiou has so little
influence as it has, aod deserves to have,
and that members of the legislature refuses
to obey the commands of such an unscrupu
lous sheet.
The resolution of the House adjourning
from the 15th to the 25th was defeated in
the Senate as I presumed it would when
I wrote last. Not satisfied with this how
ever, ibe House passed smother resolution
to adjourn from the 15th to 20th of Febru
ary, sent it over to the Senate, where after a
sharp debate it was carried by a vote orf 17
to 15, only six democrats voting against jt.
So ju.>t as both brunches had got iairly to
work, and had plenty to do, they adjourned
for almost a -week, without "thyme or
reason" to justify it.
You are perhaps aware that a case of
contested election has been pending here
since the beginning of the session. A com
mittee to try the natter was elected, all
democrats but one. Tire majority ruled
against JlcGbee the American and setting
member tipou as slim a pretext,we venture to
say, as was ever used to deprive a man of
a seat which ho honestly and fairly deserved
by a clear majority of all the votes polled in
his district. The reports from both the
majority and minority show this most clearly.
The whole case was simply this: In <me
distrtct'the election had always been held
-in what was called Leroys School bouse, but
recently the School directors had sold the
building, and created a new one in &i%ht of
theoid one and some 150 rods off from it,
end the old one iiad been removed from its
former place, and converted into a dwelling
house close by where it bad previously
stood. Tito Sheriff in his proclamation had
advertised the election to bo hold at Leroys
school bouse,, and the new house built wetir
by that was the only school house
in the Leroy district. On the morning of
the elect ion when the election board came
on the ground, they first Spoke of holding
the election in the did I>eroy school honse,
which was theu occupied by a famil,y but
on the head of the family protesting against
it on the ground of the sickness of one of
bis .family, they all by common consent
went over to tbe new house, the onellets t
answering the description in the Sheriffs
proclamation, and there held the election
arcordmg to law. It was not pretended that
there-was any fraud, or imposition, or any
intention ti wrong, or that any man in the
had lost his vote by reason of tire
place the election was held, or that the
result in tbe district would have been any
wise different had the old Leroy School
bouse been standing, and tbe election held
in it. 'Notwithstanding nil this, the vote
ot the whole township is thrown awsv, the
election treated precisely as if never had
been held, aud in this .way the peoples |
choice for the time being defeated! Since '
my last the liquor law has been debated in
the Senate for twe days and all by dcuio
eratio Senators, but as jet little progress
bus been made.
SPECTATOR.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Mr. Forney IS I
dangerously ill from an attack of iuflLuiraa- j
tioo of the bowels, supposed to have bean j
produced by tbe excitement and over exer-i
tioo incident to the discharge of his late
duties as clerk of the House.
THE LONDON TIMES ON AMERICAN
AFFAIRS.
We publish an interesting and rather a
gratifying article this week from the London
Times on the president's message and
American affairs generally in their relation
with Great Britain! The tone of the
article was somewhat different to what we
had expected; and as the reflex of popular
sentiment, which the Times professes to cx
hiLet, we may infer that the people of Eg- j
laud are not quite so indifferent about a ;
war with the United States as the govern- j
ment would seem to be from its strange
construction of the Clayton-Buiwcr treaty I
The people of the United States will j
unaffectedly assent to the general argument ;
of the Times upon the relations between j
the two countries. And although the very ;
sudden and unexpected display of amity on I
the part of the 'J'itnos following so quickly'
npoti its bel.ligerent attitudo of a month or
two ago, might well quicken our suspicions j
of some ulterior purpose, we cheerfully
recognize the more rational and respectful j
demeanor which it now puts on.
We pass over the vain-glorification which j
contemplates "the powerful British navy
sweeping the stars and stripes from the j
ocean." That operation has been tried j
heretofore and with very qualified success. ;
But we admit the great injury that would j
be eventually inflicted by the two
upon each other, and the fearful destruction '
that would ensue. Upou the i cueral issue, j
however, we dissent fuun the Times. And i
it seems to be the fate of that journal of j
late to give to the world frequent iiiustra- j
lions of the demoralizing and perverse !
consequences of adhering to an original 1
wrong.
After some remarks upon the points of
difference bet ween the two countries, arising
out of the diverse construction of the Central
American treaty, the Times quotes the
President's message, and adds very signifi
cantly:
"lie (the President of the United States)
'caves the question to the diplomatists, Imp
ing, perhaps, that it wiil one day settle
itself, or that it may receive an early solu
tion from Gen. Walker."
This is, of course, quite gratutious, but
it is pointedly indicative of the couse he
Times would like the affair to take. And
why? Only because it would relieve the
Briti-u government from the necessity of
conceding its manifest if not wilful error of
construction, and withdrawing from its in
truive occupation of Central American
territory. The idea seems to be that if
Gen. Walker is successful the difficulty
between the two governments will be settled
by the exclusion of both from all occupation
and influence in Central America; and the
Times cooily ascribes tho hope of such a
result to the President of the United States
government has been pressing for several
years an adjustment of the question, and has
more recently insisted upon a cessation of
British influence in Cential America, in
conformity with the treaty, and has itself
within a few weeks past resorted to extreme
measures to prevent the violation of the
treaty on the part of citizens of the Uuited
States.
With these facts before it, the London
Times is unwilling to believe that the di
plomacyof our government is straight for
ward and conducted with ft view to an end,
or is incapable of understanding that sort
of policy. Neither tlie government of the
United States nor tl at of Great Britain
should be hopeful of a settlement of their
difficulties by the casual interposition of
others; and least of all. by such an act as
that of Gen. Walker, the nature of which
none can at present understanding! y tip"
prove; and which has very possibly been
aided to some extent by the differences on
the Central American ({•.■ cation between
England and the United Stutes.
The very next sentence to that we have
quoted above from the London Times is as
follows:
'•lt must, bo the desire of the civilized
world to secure the neutrality of the narrow
strip over which passes the modern highway
between the Atlantic and the PaoiSc, aud
England and the United State.-, have a
common interest in that quarter.'"
This is only another phraseology for the
letter and spirit of the treaty, aud is pre
cisely oar construction of it. But we should
like to know how such a neutrality is to be
6oau:ed, aud bow the interests of England
aud the United States can be be maintained
in. co.mnon, io that quarter, if England is to
occupy to the exclusion of the United
S'ates, and to exert an iaflneuoe iu any
portion of the territory independent cf the
United States? Thy suggestion of the
Times very cousely embodies our purpose
io making the treaty, our construction of it,
aud our argument in support of it. AM! if
the government of England assents to this
there cau be little doubt that it
will act according to our construction—the
only juxt and consistent construction of the
treaty.
The view of the Times upon tho enlistment
question, if its premises are fairly stated, is
a mure reasonable one. We think tb ac :
ou the part of the British authorities a very
offensive one, aud the complicity of the
Britinb government, and the .surreptitious
practice which seeina to have been authorised
in this country, highly disreputable. But,
with lite cessation of t'uc wrong and an
apology from the British government, we
think, with the Times, the government of the
United State will obtain all the'reparation'
BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.
it desires. Tho "apology*' hitherto made
public in the United States only amounts to
a denial of the intention of the British
government to do what it virtually did; a
disclaimer of any intention to violate the
laws of the United States, while taking
special and secret measures to accomplish
an end in contravention of theui. The
Times thinks that England cannot do more
than this without loss of self-respect, ller
''self-respect" was imperiled by the act of
England; and she eau only redeem tba t
"self-respect" by au ample "apology" or
"reparation" for the disrespect offered to
the United States.
1 MBIT WRONG.
WILL THE PF.OrLE RIGHT IT ?
We are about to rcord another case of
Locofoco P.oseriptiou and Subserviency to
lioiuatiisiu, which we venture to asseit, has
never been equalled within the limits of our
broad Union—a case which should awaken
to immediate remediatory actiou the dor
mant patriotism and republicanism of every
.Im.rican into whose bauds this article may
eoino. Read the facts :
On the day proceeding the last Genera]
Election in this State, the hands at the De
pot and and Boat Slip in this place were
notifi. d by James Peunell, Superiutendant
of the Depot, to appear at bis office, th*n
and there to answer certain interrogatories
touching their politic tl opinions. Accord
ingly, the individuals thus summoned —
abuut twenty-five in number—repaired to
Penntdl's office, where they met Fennel 1 and
Esquire Shannon, of Concmaugh Borough.
Shannon held in his bauds a copy of the
Bible or New Testament, and Penucll two
manuscript documents in the handwriting of
John M. Giltnoro, Assistant Superintend
ent of the Portage Bui rout, which he pro
ceeded to read to his audience. They were
of the following teuor :
The first denouncement set forth the fact
that the Democratic party was the Domi
nant party of tho Commonwealth, and thai
the Portage Railroad was controlled by its
agents. Then followed the assertion that
every employer of those agents should tike
wise he D mocrn's, ml that those who u\ re
I) EP EJVO E.\ T vpej/1 the Democratic par
ty for their I)JULY BRE*>7D should uni
i form'y vote the Democratic ticket.
The second document presented the form
of an OATII which the Assistant Superin
tendent commanded should be administered
to the Depot and Boat Slip haDd*. Those
who refused to SWEAR weia to be immc
diatrly ducharqe!. Subjoined is a literal
copy of the Oath. i
"You do swear tb*t you nerer belonged
to any secret political organization, known
Lyitlie name of "Know Nothings," "Star
Spangled Banner" or "Sons of the Sires of
Seventy-Six."
This Oath was then administered by Es
quire Shannon to a majority of the twenty
five who were thus asked to become the
vassals of Locofoooism aud Home. A por
tiou were qualified upon the Book and tie
remainder by the, vpliftc-l hand. Those
who refused to come under tho yoke were
John Hite, J. M. Hackenberg, John Tittle,
G. W. Singley, David Lucas, Jusiah Slater
and Morgauzie Bniwn —all Americans by
birth and all Protestants in religion. All
of those, who were sworn were either For
eigners or Catholics. And thus the in
quisitorial proceedings ended. In a few
days, the seven Protestant Americans were
duly discharged.
Davis Lucas, one of the seven, is nn old
man of sixty-seven a inters; an honest and
respected citizen, and the son of a Soldier
of the Revolution. His father served
through five ycats of War of Independence
was at the storming of Ticouderoga and
Stony Point, and with Washington at Mon
mouth, Brandy wine, and Morristowu. Ho
received several wounds while thus dischar
ging the duty of a patriot soldi r. And
yet bis son must stand aside that
eign-born Papists may be preferred over
him !
Because these seven men refused to swear
fealty to the Church of It nne; because they
refused to submit to the tyranny over mind
and body imposed by a hand of corrupt
office-holders, they were told to go their way,
that their places might be filled by sotuo"
humble servants of the Pope and by men
who could swear with truth that they were
not the sons of Revolutionary Sires !
As a matter of curiosity, we subjoin a
el ossification of the setfs now employed at
the Depot and Slip; a majority of whom
were sworn as aforesaid, while the remain
der have since been selected to fill the situ
ations made vacant by the deeipation of the
seven Protostant Americaus.
Cnlhotiz ' 7 ,
Catholic Jlmericans, 12.
Protestant q
.imerienn Nam-committal, j ,
Not one Protestant Amcriean! Not
one J
We need not comment further upon these
facts. Americans of Cambria, do your du
ty.' Remember the 7th of October:
Cambria Tribune.
'Coffee you see dem two ladies ob color
cross do street dat?'
"Yes I sc<s de dear angels, Pocnpey *
"Weil, don't dey look 'maringly like ouly
atioderf"
"True, Potnpey, I "ib you credit for your
niee penduiuation, dey > • v 'zeui
file ooe uuoder, rmcco.-ly de ooe on die
side.'
Wore Troubles in Kansas.
The telegraph brings accounts of renew
od difficulties in Kansas, which it is hoped
will prove to have been exaggerated. If
true, it is high time the General Government
did something to avert the lawless aggrcss
sier sof these border ruffians. The St. Loul*
Democrat contains several letters from
Kansas, purporting to give an account of
some of these outrages. One of the letters,
dated Leavenworth, Jan. 20, says:
The pro-slavery party made an attack at
Kastou on the free State party while the
latter was holding an election for State of
ficers under the constitution of Kansas.—
lire free State men did not fire a single gun
when first ttlaeked, but got ready (into line)
for a fight, and the pro-slavery men held
aloof. After which Mr. Sparks (free State)
was taken prisoner. Free State men retook
hiiti, and while going away were fired on by
the pro-slavery party. A fight followed.—
The pro-slavery men again retired. Seve.
rui pro-slavery men were badly wounded,
one mortally. One or two free State uien
slightly wounded. There was not a uiao
from Lawrence in the fight.
Another letter states t! at Sparks was
taken prisoner, had made his escape, aud
adds:
I>r. i'j. Jr'. Brown, a Kentuckian, was
taken by the mob wbilc on bis way bouie ;
witb several other*. lie objected to being
taken ana thought it better to sell bis life
u dearly as possible on the spot; but bis !
associates urged bint to surrender, claiming, j
that they would all be slain. This he finally
but very reluctantly, consented to do, in
consideration of saving the lives of his
coutpaniuns, who seemed so unwilling to de
fend themselves, lie and several others
were taken back to Eastoti, and guarded
through Friday. At night they took Mr
B. out ut'.er releasing the others, for the
purpose of hanging him, having their ropes
•,.ud implements ready for the work. S"iue
proposed a compromise—that they 1 aoh him
and let him go. This was agreed to, wlieu
several persona sprang upon him with hatch
ets and bowio knives, aud commenced stab
bing, clioj pittg, beating aud kicking him
unit: he was teilcd to the earth, alter receiv
ing three mortal wounds in his head with
hatchets, and numerous other injuries, any
oue ot which Would piubably cause his
death. Alter laying upon the cold earth
tor a while, consciousness seemed to return
wben he arose and attempted to escape,
but he was agaiu taken, beaten, kicked aud
dragged to a wagon, which he was thrown
iuto like a dead Liute, and in this condition
was carried ten miles to Dunn's groggory,in
Salt Creek v ill Icy, where his slayers WeU|
through the farce of attempting to dress hi.-,
wuutius. Finding that he must die, and
human nature beginning to get the ascen
dancy, he was carried to his own home,
three-fourths of a mile distuut, aud given
iu charge of his wife. She interrogated
him how ho had received the injuries, aud
he responded faintly though audibly. "1
have been murdered by a gang of cowards,
in cold blood, without any cause!" Im
mediately after, he gasped aud expired.
Ceulral America —Tbe Movement
of ihe Adveiiia.es.
The advices via California include va
rious derails from Central America. The
colonization movement, as it is called under
Colonel Walker, was progressing success
fully. while that under Cononel Kinney,
was "getting along slowly." The organ of
| Colonel Walker contains an at'.iele on the
treatment by the United States, of Minister
Freuch. "If," observes the editor, "Mr.
Marco does not regard the present Govern
ment of Nicaragua as a Government de facto
and de jure too, it is hard to conceive
what suit of a Government would be BO
considered by him." He thus states the
case:
"Nicaragua was in a state of revolution
opposite parties were under arms—the
one party by the aid of Gen. Walker and
his army, gained tho ascendency, the other
party ceded the fact, signed a treaty of
peace, and acknowledged the superiuaoy of
the party in power, agreed to lay down their
arms, did so, and acknowledged fealty to the
new government. To an imparts! observer
this would seem to be something like a gov
ernment in fact. Sicno the treaty, all has
been (juiet, the rights of persona have been
respected, property has been score, nobody
has attempted another revolution, nobody
desires one; the people are satisfied or say
thoy are, business ia progressing, improve
ments are going ou at a rapid rate., the de
feated party falls into the views of the party
in power, acts with the Government, its
members become part and puroelof the Gov
ernment, and no change is desired. This
would be called a rightful Government by
most men. But Mr. Maroy thiafks it may
not be —lie will wait for further evidence.'
II j theu oites the examples of the people
of North America at the time of the Revo
lution, alludes to tho aid that was rendered
by Lafayette, De Kalb, 3tub.*a aal others,
and says.
"One would snpposo that the American
Government, with all ito talk about the
Monroe doctrine," would uot go behind
the Balwer treaty to play the amiable with
Great Britain. Bit so infatuated ts tho
American Administration with itsnewsweot-
I heart, that it seeks to raiko cacti citizen of
j the United States a party iu bis individual
1 capacity, in the Bulwar treaty, and doe a
not see anything ridiculous about it. A
full account of one phase of this courtship |
will be found in another column, and if
anything more rediculous than the course of
the affair of tbe Northeran Light,can be found
in bis h story, we should like published it as
a curiosrty."
The Sacramento Union announces that a
party of fifty recruits expected to leave San
Junn on the sth. The San Francisco Sun I
states that the Uncle Tom would carry away (
another party of one hundred and fifty, head
ed by Colonel Sutter. Several other par
ties were organizing, and quite an excite- j
luent prevailed. In brief, CoJ. Walker
appears to be carrying everything before
biio.
The Nicaiaguese, in the conrse of an ar
ticle on Honduras, disclaims any idea of in- j
vasion, and holds this language:
"Nicaragua so l<>ng torn and devastated
by internal strife, needs repose. Her cities
must bo rebuilt, her lands recultivated, com- ;
merace recalled to her shores, and the active ;
interchange of productions and of ideas with
the world at large will again diffuse riches I
aud contentment throughout all her borders* |
In this manner her example will win a
bloodless victory, and lead tbe adjoining
States to imitate her beneficent institutions,
I
and seek a closor union with her fortunate
people. But if not—it the humane and
philanthropic desire of the Government
should be thwarted, i he pi offer d olive branch '
rejected and au attack should come from
any quarter,then Nicaragua, grown invinci
ble in her repose, with all her energies re- j
freshed aud all tier strength concentrated, ;
will, with a single blow, crush every oppo
nent and forever liberate Central America j
ftoiu the change of savage despotism ami .
aq aristocracy as senseless as tyranical "
On tLe whole therefore, the iudteation s
are, that the Walker adventurers have j
fully established themselves in Nicaragua.
The President of Guatemala, in his Anuual
Message says that "an impartial Govern
ment has been established in Nicaragua,''
and expresses his sin cere desire, that the
State "may recover froiu the serious losses
which she has sustained, through the agency
of long prolonged disorders."
Letter froiu UCF. Joha Chambers.
The following letter we copy from the
Philadelphia Daily Sun, and as Mr. CHAM
BERS is a worthy Locofoeo po.itician, and
has been heretofore Warmly eulogised by i
the Bedford Gazelle, we publish it for tL e I
gratification of Mr. Bowman, who says that !
the Americana are the ou!y cues iu favor of
the liquet" law of the last session;
PIJILADA , Jan., 20, ISSG.
My Dear Friend: —I see from the papers
that the DEMOCRATS have passed to second
reading a bill to repeal the restraining
Liquor Law, and it is expected to-day iiie
bill will pass the House of Representatives.
Now, let me propo-c to you aud through
you to our party, that they forthwith pa.-# a
bill requiring ihc Commissioner# of each
County iu the State to hive erected, or
placed at all the cross-roads, a trough with
a half a dt z?n or more mugs chained fast)
aud those troughs well and constantly cup"
plied with rum and lager, that the thirsty
whiskey drinking Democrats may have their
fill. Tbe County need not be at the expense
of fencing iu the troughs, for there is not a
hog in the old Keys tone so far lost to re
spect for his iiouoruble hogship, as to put
his snout within more thau smelling distance
of *he vile drug.
It does seem to me as though the DEMO
CRATS were resolved that all the evils of
intemperance si all be entailed upon this
laud perpetually. It is tome most galling
aud mortifying that the political party which
I consider thy true party of the county,
should so identify itself with licit, RAUS
and RUIN: My dear sir, I most deeply re
gret that you, as a FATHER, and a good cit
izen, should lend your influence to this vilt
.rathe. It matters not, in uiy judgment,
| how much of the rutu sellors' money may
pas# from their pockets to those of the
Democratic members. Now, allow tuc to
ask you, as an honest, clever fellow, have
you tver kuown any good results to the in
dividual, tho family, or the community, from
rutu-diinkiqg? Give me one example in
which rum-drinking has reformed one turn?
For thirty years 1 have been asking for this
example, but this tar in vain. Will you do
me the favor to ask the Democratic mem
bers for one example? I ask it from the
DEMOCRATIC members of tho Legislature
because it is.evident to all who will see,
that they are tho friends of ruiu, and that
ruin is their friend. Surely they can say
something good of their old friend. 1
presume llughy will have high Mass per
formed for all the precious whiskey-souls in
the Legislature. I trust in Uod that there
is humauity cuough in the Senate to stay
the b timing wrongs of the House. Yours
truly.
JOHN UA A ESSES.
LREADFOI. KAIL ROAD COLLISION.
NILISHALE, Michigan Feb. 7.—A colli
sion occurred .on the Michigan Southern
Railroad, ueartbis place last night, between
the Eastern aud Western Fxpress trains.
The trackman, baggage master, fireman,
aud another man were killed. Tho engi
neer, brakesman and train-boy, had each
a leg broken.
Tho baggago car of the Eastern traiu
was burned, wid; ail tho-baggage and mails
contained in it.
ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.
NEW YORK, Feb. 0 The new steam
ship Persia arrived at her berth at half past
9 o'clock, she bringing dates to the 26th,
with one weeks later dates. The steam
ship Belgcqu* bad put bak leaky. The
Arrago arrived at 8 uthampUn on the 25th
ult. The peace prosfccia are apparently
progressing, but some days must yet claps
before tbe preliuiinaties ceo be signed, hut
the Czar has ordered Gortsehaltoff to sus
pend hostilities in the Crimea. Russia's
sincerity is as much doubted here as on for
mer occasions, but appearances are all fair
and straight-forward. The order to cease
hostilities has been given by the Czar, with
oui waiting for a formal armistice, although
it Is rumored that an armistice has been
agreed upon for three months. Franee
England and Austria continue to accord all
though it is foreseen that grave questions
must arise duriug tho negotiations for peace
no place of meeiing has as yet heeu decided
upon, Out a despatch received ou Friday
the authority of which is uoubttd, sa)s tb;j
it would be either Paris or London, and al
so that Baron Brunow will be the Russian
Plenipotentiary. It will be at least the
2d of Feb-before all preliminary signature
are appended to the agreement to meet. In
tbe meantime consols are up. They hai
reached 90 and closed on 90|- Money is
slightly ta-ier: Rates are unchanged. A
inerican stocks are in improved demand.—
The ships Horizon, li,dependence and Mary
Green, have been lost. The firm of Kelly
and Giilmonr have failed. The Bullion in
the Batik of Euglani has increased 8000
pounds.
ASSAULT ON ROX4< E Gil KELT.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald , writing on tbe 39;b ult.,
gives the following particulars of the brutal
assault made 'ipon Mr. GREELEY by Mr.
RrsT, M. 0. from Arkansas:
Hon. Horace Greeley was twice assanl.
"Ed this afternoon by Mr. P.ust, representa.
five from Arkansas. The Er>t attack was
made as Mr. Gieeley was walking down in
fiout of the Capitol immediately after tlic
House ndjourueJ. He had got about half
way down from the Capitol steps to the
avenue, when Mr Rust stepped up to him,
aud calling him aside, aud inquiring if he
was Mr. Greeley, a-ked, "Are you a non
resUtan ?"' Mr. Greeley replied, ''Tliat
depends upon circumstances."
Mr. 11. then hit him a blow on the right
temple, and followed it up by other-. The
affair was sudden. Mr Greiey hud !ti>
hands in.his great coat pockets, ari l could
make no resistance. He said, "Who is
ihis in.tn?—l don't know .Mr. Rust
answered, "Damn you, you'll know me after
;his." Mr. ilu.-r walked on, and Mr. Gree
ley came along towards bis lodgings, at the
.National Hotel. Wlieu near the steps, Mr.
Rust met him. and exclaimed, "Dj you
know me now?" Mr. Greeley said, "It
is Rust,of Arxausas. I believe." Mr. lias:
then raLed a cane ami stiuek at Mr. Gree
ley's bead. t Mr. Greeley warded off the
oiuw troui his bead, and reoetvnJ it on bis
left arm, which was pretty badly brused.—
Several gentlemen rushed in, and the assault
was stopped.
1 r-aw 31 r. Greeley, about eight o'-
clock, in his room, lie was writiug at his
table, with wet cloths bound round his head
and arui. .Nu bone was broken. The
attack was provoked by the severe letter
about Mr. Rust's proposition, published iu
Monday's Tribune.
THE CASS OP P.\ TAOMS. —According 'o
the Blair County fVi :g, tbs trial of James
Parsons, of Virginia, charged with a breach
of the peace, in attempting to arrest and
carry awmy a colored man, some time
iu that county, took place last week. Par
sons was represented by eminent counsel
from Virginia, strut to try tbe case by Gov.
Wise, but the evidence not being satisfac
tory, the District Attorney entered a no!I ;
pros qui, and the defendant was discharged.
This is the ca.-o over which the Virginia
Legislature became so rampant as to pass
through tbe House the disgraceful bill to
which allusion was made in this paper last
week, l'ar-ons, when cautioned against in
fringing upon tbe law, while arresting tbe
fugitive, took occasion to d—n the laws o:
this State, a privilege which the good people
I of Blair county thought he had no right to
take, and so they arrested hiui, and the
orcd man got off.
TUK LAW OP LIBEL. —Col. GIITZ, as WE
pre iictc i be would, has read in place in the
House of Representative* at UatrLb'Wg
the annexed bill on Libels. It covers the
whole ground, and is exiotly what the con
ductors of tho press desire. We prefer it
vastly to tbe biil of Mr. MoRIUR, aud hope
to see it rev ive tbe support of ovary liberal
minded man iu bath brauoha* of the Legis
lature:—
SEC. 1. That from and after the passage
of this act, on the trial of indictments for
writing or publishing a Kiel, the truth of
tho matter charged as liLellout, may bs
given iu evidence; and if the jury in any
such case thai! find that tho act wis in
duced by good motives, and with up inali®'
ious ioteut, and thai the matter so charged
is true. It shall operate to ths acquittal o".
the d fondant or defendants.
BECJ. 2. Thai io actions fir damages for
tiia writing or publishing of a libel, where
tho truth is pleaded and given in evidence,
if it be found that the same was writeo or
published properly at prwito iuforwjauon,
aud with no mischievous or malicious no
lives, tho jury mi fiud for de?au h. :i or
uelhudauts.