JIBR WHHIWfIf.
BEDFORD, Pa.
Ki-tday Jlornfnjf, llaj '2.
"Fearless and Free."
DAVID OVKR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
FOR PRESIDENT;
MILLIRR FILLMORE,
OP NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
ANDREW JACKSON IMINELSON
OP TENNESSEE.
mm TICKET.
Canal Commissioner :
THOMAS E. COCHRAN,
Of York County.
.tudiior General:
DARWIN PHELPS,
Of Armstrong County.
Surveyor General
BARTHOLOMEW- LA PORTE,
Of Bradford County.
Shame! Shame!
[[.'/"Read tho communication of our
friend, Mr. Ws. GRIFFITH, in relation to
to the Lost Ciiildreu, and the slander in the
last Gazette. Mr. Griffith is one of the most
intelligent men in the County, and only
lives II miles from. Mr. Cox, and conse
quently is acquainted with all the facts in j
the case. lie also was on the hunt the
whole time, until they were found, lie
places Mr. Bowman in rather an unenvia
ble position, and from which he will not bo
able to extricate himself.
During the whole time the people in all
sections of the County were intensely ex
cited on the subject, and when persons from
all parts wrre 011 the hunt of the children
t-he Bedford Gazette, was silent, and did j
not notice them, or use any influence what- ■
ever towards finding tiiein. And only on j
the day on which they were found, publish- |
ed a simple notice offering a reward by cer- j
tain citizens for their reaovery, which Bow - j
man was forced into publishing. And then
last wees he couies out with a lying slander j
*.liat the "Know Nothings" bad reported j
♦hat they were stolen by a Catholic lnstitu- |
tiisH to make-Nuns' of them ! We think he
lias overshot the mark, and the recoil will
he on his own head. One of our hands was
on the hunt for four days, with our appro
val, and we nurself would have goue had not
our official duties prevented it. The Ga
zette was nearly filled up with standing ad
vertisementHe had three hands in his
office—and two of them could have set up
all the matter, and worked the edition off
easily in four days, and yet, because one o!
them who was not actually needed, went out
a few days hunting for flic poor little suf
ferers, Bowman TURNED HIM OFF !! ! ]
So much for his fetlin r ou the subject, i
which agitated the breasts of every humane
man .woman and child in the County. And
now he hopes to make capital out of this
heart-rending circumstance, and libels the
iiest men in the county. But this is char
acteristic of the fellow! He last week tells
a ban faced tie on Mr. Jordan, which he
knew to be so, for he was in the Court House
at the time! We say shanje ! shame ! on
the professing Christian who would do this!
We say shaiu.;! shame ! on ons l who would
take the wacramcnt with these sins sticking
to him like the spirit of eril." Is it any
wonder the cause of Christianity suffers,
with hypocrisy so vile hanging to its skirts ?
Shane' shame! But we are digressing.—
Head the communication of Mr. Griffith, in
another column.
"POLITICAL TEMPERANCE EXEM
PLIFIED!"
In the Gizotfe of last week, ami under
lite above title, is one of the most mijnst
and contemptible articles we have seen for
many r. day. The court at list term bud
under consideration the question whet Iter
or not it would grant a license to Mr. John
G Minnie!:, of this place, under tho new
license law, for an Eating House,-with priv
ilege to sell ale and beer. The Court cal
led pn d'fferoit persons present, and among
others on Mr. Jordan, for their views as to
the propriety of granting the license. Mr.
Jordan stated to the court that he presumed
his views upon the subjsct were pretty well
known to be adverse to all sack establish
ment? selling liquors of any kind. The
court replied that it did not want his indi
vidual views on the subject, but Lis views
as to whether the peuding application was
within the meaning of the new law. To
this Mr. Jordan sai I he had no hesitation
ia saying that be considered the application
within bath the letter and spirit of the
law. That Mr. Minnick was an unexcep
tionable man, and the law provided for one
fi.urtu as many Eating Houses as Taverns
hi each county; and that if this applica
tion of Mr. Minnick tor such an establish
ment at the county seat, auu at the largest
town in the county did not couio within tho
jaw, be could not conceive what would, or
where the applications could come from.—
Tfepse age substantially the facts as they
transpired, in the presence of the editor of
the (lazette , and perhaps thirty other wit
nesses-, and yet the Gazette, as an excuse
tor an attack upon Mr. Jordan, wilfully
and deliberately misstates what occurred,
and substitutes something else to suit its
own base purposes of vilification, and then
rails out at Mr. Jordan for what it calls in
consistency ! if partizau recklesness and
meanness can go further than this, we
would like to see them the effort.
EFTVe call attention to the advertise
ment 01 Capt. JOHN ARNOLD, in to-days
! paper, lie has removed his Hardware
store to the new frame building, oi:c door
East of the Rising Sun Tavern stand.—
The Captain has lately returned from the
East with a splendid assortment of hard
waie, and as he is an excellent mechanic
himself, he is a good judge of the (|U:lity of
all kinds of edge tools, Ac. Give him a
c-.1l-
For the inquirer and Chronicle.
BRUTAL OUTRAGE.
On the next morning after Mr. ('ox's
children were lost, their tracks were found
ascending the Allegheny Mountain, ,tlun
again on the summit, and lastly between the
resilience of a Catholic citizen of Cambria
County, and the place where he and a part
of his family were at work. When re
quested to send his son to solicit assistance
from the Cambria settlement and Jefferson,
lie refused to do so, and Bedford County
men had lo be sent for that purpose. Day
after day, hundreds of men and women
were engaged in hunting in the viciuity,
some of them coming more than twenty
miles to assist in the searcli, while our Cam
bria friend, though often requested, refused
to assist in hunting round his own fences ;
| this some thought a little cool.
| After thus speuding a number of days
| without fiudiug any further tracks or signs
I of the children, some persons began to de
-1 .*pair of success, and conjecture what could
| have become of the children. Some
| thought they might have been stolen by gi{>-
! sies, iu order to get something for finding
i them by a prcteuded mysterious art. This
I argument was not considered plausible, in
asmuch as Mi. COX was poor, and could
! not be expected to command any eensider-
I able amount of money. By others it was
| whispered that Cox might have murdered
j thetn, and a notorious individual of Cambria
! County soon after attacked Mr. Cox with
insulting questions, charging him with be
ing only the step father of the children
and not their parent —alleging that they
had a large fortune due them, and that he
had murdered them in order to get their
money. To this charge some one replied
that no one acquainted with Mr. Cox would
believe such a story, and added, that he
would rather believe that some Catholic of
' Cambria County had picked them up and
| concealed them, in order to place theui in
jan institution recently chartered iu that
' County, and by the Bedford Gazette styled
a ''School foi Orphan Boys," and gave as
j a reason for that opinion, their tracks, and
| the indifference manifested by some persons
; uf that fraternity—and I leave the reader
j to judge which of the opinions was most
plausible and humane.
While the friends and sympathizers of
Mr. Cox and his distressed family continued
j the search for the lost children, his pei*e
j cutors went away circulating the report that
!he had doubtless murdered them. The
j report soon reached Jefferson, Johns
t town, Ebensburg, Ilollidaysburg, Newry
nr.d other places, and by it, hundreds of
: persons on tueir way or preparing to come
to join in the searcli were dissuaded from
j coming, leaving the number engaged in
search insufficient to find the children till
after they had perished. No one acquaint
ed with the facts can doubt that the loss of
the children's lives is attributable to such
a cause. This attained, it might be suppo
sed that the mischievous designs of a fieud
would be satiated, but it appears not so.
There appeared a chance to make a little
political capital, though to accomplish it>
j it required that truth aud humanity should
be stabbed and bled afresh ; so a news
paper, devoted to the interests of the old
Rope, old Iron and Wood Company of the
Portage Railroad, charges the friends of
Mr. Cox with "industriously circulating the
j re|ort that the boys bad been kidnapped by
a Catholic institution of Cambria County,
| with a view of converting them into
and though Mr. Slonaker, the father of Mrs.
Cox, has been a Democrat all his life, all
| the friends of Mr. Cox are denominated
"Know Nothingsand to prove that they
really are so, it is intimated that they do
| not know the sex of a Nun! It may bene
fit the said editor to know that some are in
formed on that point, and know the use for
which Nuns are intended. All who need
1 information on that point can get it in a
! book sold by J. B. Lipfiuoott fz Co., No
20, North Kourth Street, Philadelphia,
' entitled "*HwJul Disclosures, by Maiiu
JUuak price sti par dozen, ilow far the
j other charges in said paper are Hue, the
reader can perceive from what has alteady
been said.
It may be proper Lore to inquire, what
, has become of the editor who so frequently
quotes scripture to prove our duty to stran
gers ? Mr. Cox is a stranger amongst us,
and without any relatives except those of
his wife, and they only . single family,
having come here from a distance and among
strangers. Though all in humble and dc
pendant circumstances, they have always
behaved themselves in such away as to
command the respect of their neighbors .
aud so far as my knowledge extcuds, they
hae been esteemc-d by all as upright and
worthy citizens and pious Christians, until
the recent charges; and being poor, and
now broken iD spirit, I have no hesitation
in saying that they deserve the sympathy of,
and any assistance a generous public may
see fit to bestow. In conclusion, I shall
copy a few lines of family record, which, I
trust will satisfy any impartial reader that
so gross an outrage lias seldom been perpe
trated, as that upon Mr. Cox and bis
friends :
Mr. Samuel Cox camo to this neighbor
hood in the spring of 1847 from the State
of Indiana, and on the 30th day of De
cember, 1847. was married to Miss Susan
na, daughter of George Slonaker, of Union
Township. Miss Slonaker was born Nov.
Bth, 1827, aud was a litt'e over 20 years
old when married. Her first child, George,
one of the lost children, was born March
28th, 1849-, and her second child, Joseph,
the other lost boy, was torn Oct. 29th,
1800, and when lost, the former was 7
years and 26 days and the latter 5 years, 5
months and 20 days old, when they left
home on the 24ih of April ult. Mrs. Cox
lias two younger children, both daughters.
In the fall of 1851, Mr. Cox returned to
his friends iu the .State of Indiana, taking
his family with him, where they remained
until last spring (1855,) when the pesti
lence made its appearance there. Mrs. Cox
and her eldest son having never enjoyed
good health there, she began to think seri
ously about her native home among the
mountains, where pestilence is unknown. —
Her husband, in order to gratify the desires
of his wife, returned to this neighborhood
about a year ago. Mr. Cox,, though a
stiatiger, lias lived long enough amongst us
to know that there are some kind and sym
pathizing citizen i here who day after day
neglected tneir own business, leaving their
ploughs stand, though the season was pas
sing and no oats sown, aud hunted for the
children uutil they were found. Often have
1 heard men in the evening, as they were
about to leave the mountain, after a hard
day's hunt, with tears running down their
cheeks, say, "Well, 1 eaniot coma back to
bunt any more ; it grieves me that it is so,
but justice to uiy own family requires tbat
1 should put out my spring crop;" but the
next morning they were seen back again.—
Some one perhaps would observe thai tliey
bad not expected to meet them here, to
which they would answer : "When I went
to bed aud began to tbiuk over the condi
tion of my owu children in their comfortable
beds, and supplied with food, and compare
them with those in the woods, and what 1
would desire of others if my child ion were
similarly situated, I could uot rest, and
determined to continue in the search." —
Thus things went ou for two tedious weeks.
Such men ard cailed "proscribing Know
Nothings." On the other baud, Mr. Cox
has seen that we have men amongst us,
ready to seize the advantage of a wound in
his breast, to thrust in their hands and play
with his heart strings, laughing at bis pain,
and manifesting a willingness to trample the
life blood ont of bis friends, if they can se
cure any gaiu by it. l-'rom such oersons
ruling America I pray God to preserve us.
WM. GRIFFITH.
Union Township, May 20, 1856.
MR. CLAY ON SLAVERY IN THE TERRI
TORIES.—BeIow we take an extract from
a speech of Mr. Clay, delivered so late as
1350, which forcibly argues thas slavery
is not extended to the Territories of the
United States by the Constitution and can
not therefore be legally introduced in such
territories:
"In my opinion, therefore, the supposi
tion that the Constitution of the United
States carries Slavery into California suppo
sing her not to be a State, is an assumption
totally unwarranted by the Constitution.—
Why, if the Constitution gave the privilege
it would be incompetent for California to
adopt the provision whi' h she has in her
Constitution. The Constitution of the Uni
ted States, being supreme, no States could
pass an enactment in contravention of the
Constitution. My rates of interpreting the
Constitution of the United States ore the
good old rules of "08, '99. I have never iti
my life deviated from those rules: and what
are they? The Constitution is an aggrega
gate of ceded powers No power is gran
ted except when it is expressly delegated
or when it is necessary and proper to carry
it into effect as a delegated power; and if
in any instance the power to carry slavos
into the territories is guarcnteedto you by
the Constitution, or is an iucideut necessary
to tbo carrying out of any other power that
is delegated in the Constitution, 1 have
been unable to perceive it amidst all the vi
cissitudes of public life and amidst all the
changes and tnrns'of party. I never in my
life have deviated from those great funda
mental, and I think indisputably trne prin
ciples, of interpreting the Constitution of
the United States. Take these principles
to be true, and where the power? Can
anybody point it out to me? What gives
you a right to carry your slaves to Califor
nia Where is the delegated power to which
it attaches as necessary implication? It is
nowhere to be found. You must resort to
seme s' eh general priudiple as the Federal
ists did in the early history of this country,
BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.
when they contended far the doctrine of
general warfare. But you cannot put your
i linger upon any part of the Constitution
; which conveys the right or the power to
oarry slaves from oue of the States of the
Union toany territory of the UnitedStatcs.
Mr. P resident, you will remark that 1 am
i expressing an opinion upon the power, the
: constitutional right. Ido not go into the
' question of how the powers of Government
are to be exercised or applied ie the course
of administration. That is a distinct ques-
I tion of Constitutional Power. Nor, sir,
! can I admit for a single moment, that
: there is any seperate or distinct right upon
the part of Ftates or individual meinWrs
of the State, or any portion of the people
ij of the United States to carry slaves into
! the Territories, under the idea that those
Territories are held ip eouimou between the
I several States."
I Mim
From Correspondence, of the JY. Y. Tribune.
WALKER'S GOVERNMENT RECOG
NIZED.
Washington, May 14, 1856.
! My prediction# are verified. The deed
iis done. Padre Vijil is recognized. Me
, presented his credentials to the Secretaiy
; of State this morning, according to previous
understanding, and was introduced to the
: President, when the cusjomary speech was
made and answer returned. This is the
beginning of serious complications in our
foreign affairs.
Washington, Msy 14. 1856.
The deed is done. Padre Vijil wis re
[ cclved to day by the President as Minister
from Nicaragua, wiih marked distinction
! and cordiality, the Secretary of State be
' ing present. The act causes a goo J deal
! of nervousness and apprehension among
| members of the Cabinet, and decided ex
ception is taken to it by Southern conser
vatives. It is considered precipitate and
| likely to prove a gross blunder.
! WALKER RECOGNITION IX THE
SENATE.
Washington, May 15, 1856.
1 The President's final purpose to receive
; the Nicaragua Minister was not communi
cated to the Secretary of State nor the
Cabinet until yesterday afternoon near two
! o'clock, when he called upon Mr. Marey
and arranged for the presentation, stating
the hour when Padre Vijil would attend
and accompany bito to the White House.—
Mr. Cushing, who had been lor and against
the reception, accompanied the President
on this occasion.
M. Marcoleita was informed officially yes- i
terdav at a personal interview by Secretary
Marcy, tbat his diplomatic functions had i
ceased, and he is now preparing a formal \
protest, against the recognition, which will !
be transmitted on Monday or Tuesday.— !
Most of the foreign Ministers called on him j
after the intelligence circulated, expressing j
their sympathy, and an idea is entertained j
but uot decided upon, of a general remoti- j
stranec.
The Union is significantly silent this)
morning on the reception, not even noticing '
the fact. It is a ropsterious affair tMrough
out, though its inspirations arc not a se- !
crct. '
The rumors, alleging that the British an
swer to the demand for Mr. Crainpton's re
call had bwen received by the America, At- !
lantic, or any other channel, are fabricated |
out of whole cloth; nor has such intelli- '
gence reached Mr. Craiupfon. The char- i
acter of the reply is anticipated, but notli- j
ing is absolutely known.
Gen. Almonte, who had an offer of the |
British Mission before leaving here has ac-'
ceptcd the appointment, according to the
last advices from Mexico, aud will proceed
to London immediately.
So far from Gen. Gadsden luting nego
tiated a treaty with Mexico, Comonfort's
Government has more than once expressed
a desire for his recall.
The steamer Susquehanna's departure
for Nicaragua has no connection witli the
recent difficulties or the new policy. She
is sent to replace the vessels of the Home
Squadron ordered to Aspinwall after the
l*te affray, and to afford protection at San
Juan against the recurrence of the interrup
tion of passengers at that point by British
or other interference. The regular vessel
may have returned; if so, or upon the pres
ence of any other, the Susquehanna wilj
sail immediately under present orders for
the Mediterranean.
The I'resideut has promptly returned the
lowa Land bill, with his signature, so that
obstacle to wholesale appropriations is re
moved.
The Central American Message is spa
cious and plausible to superficial observa
tion, but contains no facts or arguments
not already exhausted. It will not impress
the country, notwithstanding its ingenuity.
Mr. Crittenden earnestly opposed Mr- Ma
sun's motion to refer and priut, saying that
the Message should not leave the possession
of the Senate without some emphatic ex
pression. He said that the country would
be agitated by war rumors within a week,
Unless this spirit was rebuked now. 110
showed that this recognition was a depart
ure from the principles of this Government
and the policy established by President
'Jackson in the case of Texas.
Mr. Mason replied by a casuistical dis
tinction between the recognition of Nicara
gua and the reeeptiou of her Minister, con
tending that the former may not involve us
at all, being already recognized, lie could
not see from what quarter war was to come,
but it it is to be precipitated on account of
difficulties with England, he was ready.
Mr. Weller's whole figure for Walker
and defence of his position, on the ground
of having been invited to Nicaragua by the
Democratic party, gave a ot.e sided history
of the local revolution.
The debate was contained, aud will be
resumed with increased spirit. It is evi
dent however, that the Democracy is sub
dued by the Executive, and will surrender
the projected opposition.
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER ASIA.
Three Rajs Later from Europe.
NEW YORK, May 16.—The steamer Asia
arrived up this morning about 6 o'clock,
bringing Liverpool dates to the 3d instant.
The principle feature of the week's news
is the publication of the official treaty of
peace, together with three appended con
ventions—the first having reference to the
Darduucll*—the second artangiug the de
tails of the force of the navy in the Mac*
sea—the third declaring the Aland Islands
nonfoitified ; also, an important declaration
of maritime law, namely : Abolishing pri
vateering and the establishment of the
priuciplc that the netdrnl flag i* to protect
the cargo: and the enemy's Jlag to protect
the cargo, except article s contraband oj war,
and neaulrat goods under the enemy's Jlag to
be exempt from capture.
The treaty is precisely as the previously
published copy.
The articles five and six omitted in the
unofficial copy of the treaty relate to the
! general amnesty and the exchange of pris
i oners. Articles seven and eight give Tnr
; key admission into the European arbitration
i in case of disputes with her.
I Peace litis been formally proclaimed.
Important meetings of political parties in
j Parliament presage trouble for Lord Pal
; mrston.
The Parliamentary ''Blue Hook" has
been published containing ail the document*
relative to Central American affair*.
INULA*O.
Her news is unimportant. The motion
of Mr. Whiteaidtss, in the British Parlia
ment, to censure the Administration for
the fall of Kars, was lost by a majority of
127.
Great excitement exists in polities.
Lord Paltncrstou had called a meeting of
bis friends.
May the 4th has been appointod a day
;of thanksgiving for the restoration of
| peace.
The Palmeston Government had resolved
' on a dissolution of Parliament.
I Queen Victoria held a drawing room on
; the 2Dth ult., at which were presented, by
i Mrs. Dallas, Miss Rebecca Derby Smith, a
I young lady of Philadelphia, and Mia3 Susan
Dallas, daughter of the minister of the
I °
United States.
ITALIAN AFKAIUS.
! The most interesting feature of the Peace
! Conference happened after the treaty was
signed, in the shape of an interchange of
opinion on the eubjeet of European in
terest .
Count Waiewski invited this intereluinge
of sentiment, and auioug other things re
ferred to the disturbed state of Italy, rc
cotuending that suggestions of amildc rule
! be eouveved to the Italian governments, to
which suggestions the plenipotentiaries gen
et ally heartily agree.
Count Covour, on behalf of Sardinia, de
manded that the secular government be
established in the Human legations, and
that the Austrian troops be withdrawn.—
Sharp words hereupon ensued between the
Austrian and Sardinian representatives, but
it ended in nothing.
The plenopotentiurie, then proceeded tr a
discussion of the new declaration of niara- j
time law in reference to neutrals. To all j
the prineiales of this law tliey each gave i
their adhesion, Russia qualifying her assent j
in the matter of privateering.
letters from Rome state that, the eoole- j
siastieal circles were panic struck at the !
Sardinian programe for Italian reform. The j
sadden departure for Paris of Monsigneur ;
Berardi was supposed to to be connected |
with this movement.
OKNMAUK,
Jitters from Berlin say that the proposal
of England to capitalize the sound dues was
not acceptable to Denmark.
STRIA.
A serious disturbance has t&kcn place at j
Naylou, in Syria. Rev. Mr. Lyde,English
missionary, was leaving Xaplon, when a j
half-witted Arah, looked upon by the native" j
as a holy iuan> demanded alms, and seized
Mr. Lyde's gun,, which was hanging before
him on the saddle. Unfortunately the
pioeo exploded aud killed the man. The
Arab population immediately rose, plunder- ;
ed the house of the English cousul, the \
English school and a Greek church ; tore |
down the French ar.d English flags, and '
ended by killing .he father of tho Prussian '
consul, who was attempting to defend the
property of the English, Mr. Lyde took j
refuge in the Governor's house and was
brought to Jerusalem by an escort of cavalry
sent for him by the Pasha.
The French government is sorely dis
pleased with the prematuro publication of
tho peace treaty by the London Journals,
Le Nord and Independanee Beige. As the
document was obtained surrepticiously it j
says that uo pains should be spared for
discovering the delinquent. Several arrests
have already been made:
INDIA.
Oudc was quiet and the King had left
for England. Protue has been destroyed by
fire.
CHINA.
Letters frotw China report trade stagnant-
Nye Brothers, an American house, had
failed for a million and a-half.
Eighty boosts at Hong Kong had bee n
destroyed by fire. Loss one hundred thou
sand dollars.
The insurrection in China was still at
tive.
The Imperial troops had been defeated at
Kiangsi.
Important froiu Kansas.
Robinson .trrested on n Charge of
' Treason—-f/ Armed Force. Marching to
lMwrrnct—Gov Reedtr in Trouble.
The steamboat Star of the West arrived
at St. Louis on the l'ith inst. from Kansas,
bringing dates to Saturday, 10th. Gover
nor Robinson and family, were among the
passengers, but at Lexington he was waited
on by 8 committee appointed by the citizens
and notified that they should detain him on
the ground that he was fleeing from the
territory to avoid an arrest on an indictment
for treason, which had been found against
him bv the Graud Jury of the t\ States
District Court. The Governor replied that ;
he had been informed by one of the grand j
jury that an attempt had been made to find :
a bill, but it had failed.
This did not satisfy a committee-, who in
sisted that Robin sou should remain. Fi
j nully lie consented to do so on the persua
. sion of Mr. Parkinson, the eaptain of the
j boat, and a Mr. Rurnard, of lfaltiinore.—
The committee then agreed to send a ines
; sage to Kansas and ascertain if an iuuict
j uient liad been found, and, if not, all the
' expenses of Robinsons' detention were to
le puid. The committee cousisted of Gen.
' Mtields (not the Shields.) Mr. Sawder, and
a number of tbtp most respectable citizens.
It is reported that a dispatch from Leav
| enwortb has been received stating that an
armed body of men are cn route for Law
rence for the purpose of destroy ing the evi
( dence taken by tlie committee.
While Governor Reedor was in attendance
at the session of the committee of investiga
tion at Lecompton, on the evening of the
Bth, tli3 Deputy Marshal served on him a
j,writ to appear before tho Grand Jury at
Lecompton to answer the ckarge of contempt
for having reft Wed to comply with the sum
mons from the Grand Jury previously ser
ved upon him. Gov. Reeder refused to
obey the writ and appealed to the commit
tee, but they decided that they had no pow
er in the case.
Messrs. Howard and Sherman, however
| expressed their opinion that Mr. Reeder
t was protected by privilege. Mr. Oliver
; dissented,and said the committee could not
: stand between hitn and the marshal. Oov
\ ernor Reeder said that although his life
was in danger in Lecompton, he would re
main on his privilege, in attendance at the
sittings of the committee, and warned them
to touch him at their peril. The marshal
■ left, but was expected to return on the Oth
j with the I*. S. dragoons.
j J tie judge at charged the
grand jury on Monday, the bth inst., to in
' diet all the State officers and members of the '
j legislature for high treason, but up to the
< 9th no such indictment had been found, so j
_ far as tlie proceedings had been made pub- i
I lie.
\ Further from £*aa—Free Si trie Officers I
Indicted for High Treason.
ST. Loi'lß, May 13. —Mrs. Robinson, !
wife of tho Free* State Governor of Kansas
: has arrived here: and publishes a statement
lin regard to her husband's detention at
i Lexington, She-denies that he was aware
• ol an indictment against him previous to his
• leaving the Territory.
> The Lawrence correspondent of the Dotn
] ocrat, under date of the 7th, says: 'ln
; dictments for high- treason have been found !
I against ex-Oov. Reeder, Gov. Robinson,
I Robt. Me Lane amT other Free State men.
i News was brought to Lawrence bo Missou
j rians that secret hand-bills were circula
■ ting that forces were marshalling on the j
border counties. The people are warned to
prepare for defence *'
NEWS FROM KANSAS.
ST. LOUS, May LFl —The Kansas corrcs- J
i pondent of the St. I.ouis Republican writes
that Gov. Shannon has sent an express to !
Lexington, Mo , with the papers necessary
for the arrest and return of Mr. Robiuson
The Committee of Investigation are in session '
at Leavenworth. It is understood that Mr. '
Oliver will present a minority report when j
the committee return to Washington.
CHICAGO, May 17 .— A letter froin Kansas
dated 9th iust., states that the Missouriaus j
having threatened to destroy tho testimony !
takeu before the Investigating Committee, !
sealed packages of the proceedings, up to !
the time of the departure of Mr. Robinson, i
were placed in charge of that gentleman feir j
Washington. These despatches have not
been discovered in possession of Mr. 11. at
Loxington—his wife, at his request, having
prooeeded with them after Lis arrest. Had
it not been for this, she tKSwld have remain
ed with her husband.
A CURIOUS STORY.—The W|, ing
ton eorr*poadn' of H.e Euhmbc,, ,r, n ~
cedent religious weekly published i u \ ew
\ ork, gives the following curious story of a
recent incident in the Senate :
"Nor is this the only instance of gettin-.
up a reputation in the Se note by the learn
ing of others. An amusing instance of
this sort * cured not long ago than Wednes
day last, when >lr. Jones, of lowa, made
his "maiden speech," which he was allowel
to make, in reply to Mr. Harlia's speech en
tireiy out ot order, hut inasmuch as it wa*
hw tiiaideu speech, and lie wanted to uk ( *.
it then, the Senate gloriously granted his
request. The Honorable Senator got on
very well with reading the speech at first,
hut soon it was apparent he could not rend
his own hand writing. The manuscript was
very had, and at times the .Senator wa
quite unable to make out what- it was.—
This recurring so often, excited the surprise
ot Senators, when soon it. was whiskered
about that the speech was not his own, bnt
the ltev. Mr. Davis's, the Senate* Chaplain
from lowa, who was brought here by Mr.
Jones, probably to do him this very service.
The Senate Chaplain stood behind the chair
of the President of the Senate, in great
trepidation at the halting manner in which
Mr. Senator was getting on with his
speech.
One of the Senators who was led into the
secret of the paternity of this speech, went
behind the chair of the president, and coin,
ing tip to the Rev. Clergyman. s aid to him:
''How is it Mr. Davis, you allow your Sen
ator and friend tr make himself so supreme
ly ridiculous by such a speech a? he is now
delivering ?" The Rev. Chaplain reddened
np to his hair, stammered out —"'"iVLat have
Ito do with Mr. Jones's speech ' I don't;
see hint very often.' "
I'KOTESTAJiTS ! RKM EMU Elt THE F'E
i.OWING Act of LOCO FOCO OBSKQI'IOCS
i xess TO POPERY. —It will be remembered
that lion. E. Joy Morris, ia the early part*
of the last session of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, introduced a joint resolution
instructing our Senators and Rcprescnta
| lives in Goiigress, to use their utmost eli
de avors tu piocure by treaty for American
i citizens, when travelling or residing in
( foreign countries, the unmolested enjoyment
; of their own public worship where they de
sire it, and to bury their dead with such re"
1 igous service as they may desire.
It will hardly be believed that anv Legis
latives body in this Christian Republic,
would vote dowu such generous and en
• lighened sentiments as are contained in this
resolution : but, we regret to say, that the
fear of losing the Rotuau Catholic vote and
the favor of (lie Priesthood of that Church,
! prevailed over every manly and honorable
i consideration. The Democratic majority in
the House, bad not backbone enough to
stauii up tor tho sacred rights of conscience,
and the resolution fell by the following vot
—4l ayes, of which 38 were American, attd
40 nays, all Lrco Foco but one. Will Pro
testant freemen, native or adopted, consent
to entrust the Government to such servile
and cringing vassals of the Pope of Rome.
Answer at the jiolls, Protestant republicans:
—l'/iila. .\lifj,
A FOREIGN ClTY. —Chicago has become
emphatically a foreign city. No wouder it
is unsafe for a resident of that city to say
that he is .iu American. Read the follow
ing report of an examination of the records,
published in the American Citizen:
Thomas lloyn", United States District
Attorney.
Philip Conly, Fitited States Collector and
Sub-Treasurer.
Charles O'Connor, Public Administra
tor.
Michael Glcason, County Treasurer.
P. MeKlroy, Prosecuting: .Attorney.
I*. A. lloyne, Clerk Recorder's Office.
Owen McCarthy, City Collector.
Jolic Egan, Town Collector.
Jauie-* M. Donnelly, City Marshal.
Oweu D:\ugherty, Street Commissioner.
Charles O'Mulley, *)
Thos. Pendcrgast, i
Patrick iiattib, j
Michael McGuire, f Jus. of the Peace.
James O'Donoghoc, |
John Dunlap, J
David Walsh, Keeper of City Rridewell.
Citizens of Chicago ! these are your
chief officers, appointed by the United
States, the State of lliiuois, aud by city and
county.
ALL IRISHMEN!!
The Revenue of the Cuiicd Stites, tho
entire taxes of the city and county, the
whole State tax of Chicago, are placed in
the hands of Irishmen The public prose
cutor of the United States, the State Prose
cuting Attorney, six Justices of the Peace,
and the Marshal, who has the entire charge
of the peace and order of the eiiy, arc all
Irishmen '
It. is very evident tlut Amerieaus dou't
rule America in Chicago !
NARROW ESCAPE—Ob Wednesday,
an aecideut occurred OJV tlw Pennsylvania
Railroad, by wbiob our osteeuied friend, J•
Porter Brawloy, &M|,, Surveyor General of
this State, catso within an inch or two
inches of having his brains crushed out. lie
escaped, however, with the loss of four in
ches oS his coat tail,.and a serious rent us
his unspeakable**— Gttenaburg Dem.
We feel like congratulating Gen. Brow
ley upon his fortunate escape, but must
confess that we were not aware that his
brains lay in that partieuler locality-
Bloomsburg Den{,