MR. WAGONSELLER'S SPEECH. Mr. WAGONSKLLKR. from tbe Com mittee on Lands, asked and obtained to make a statement, after which he made the following remarks. Mr. SPEAKER :—Not being accountable to tbe members of tbe House for my Legis lative career, I did not intend to say a word bete in reference to tbe position I assumed in the election of the United States Senator, but to bold myself answerable alone to my constituents. My mind, however, has undergone a chaDge since the discussion, which was sprung upon the House, on tbe request of Mr. Backus to be discharged or relieved from serving on the Committee on Lands- I therefore ask the indulgence of tbe House for a few moments to give tbe reasons that influenced me, as well as my colleague, in tbe course we took ou tbe Senatorial question. I came here as a Democrat with a view ot carrying out, in good faith, the rules and regulations of the party, so long as tbey <!ui not interfere with a conscientious dis charge of ray duty to the interests of the whole people. I had no idea, however that at, tbe very outset there would be attempted an encroach ment upon the rights of individual members of the party, in the selection of a candidate for the United States Senate, and therefore regarded as an idle tumor the report that the President elect was exerting all Lis influence in favor of the nomination and election of John W- Forney, until it was made manifest in tbe caucus— a period too late in the struggle to affect the result by any action I might have deemed proper to pursue, different from the course originally marked out for myself. 1 did not even then realize the fuli force of the wrong done the Democratic party— the great wrong done prominent members of the party, who, from their acknowledged ability and worth, were entitled to fairer treatment than being overslaughed in caucus by executive interference and dictation. It was only after I had been shown the letter of Mr. Buchanan, dictating who should he the nominee for Senator, that 1 fully appreciated the outrage attempted upon the rights of the Democratic members of tbe Legislature. This was subsequent to tbe nomination of Mr. Forney and previous to the meeting of the joint convention of the two Uouaee. To show that I assert nothing untrue with regard to the letter, I herewith ask that it may be read: WmaSLKND, Jan. 7, 1857. „tiy Dtur Sir.-—Although 1 have aiways refrained from interfering in the choice of Senators by the Legislature, yet tbe highly confidential relations whicb a Pennsylvania President ought to sustain tewsrd a Penn sylvania Senator, at the present moment, iuduces me to say a few words to you, as a valued friend, on the pending Senatorial election. I learn that doubts have been expressed as to my preference among the candidates, and, although uiv opinion may be eutisled to little weight, I do not desire to be piacod in an equivocal position ou this or suy other subject. When asked, 1 have always said that 1 preferred Col. Forney, and I should esteem it a friendlv act towards myself for any tier son, in or out of the Legislature, to support him. At the same tirn*, I desire to express my warm personal and political regard for Messrs. Bobbins, Foster. Buckalew and Wright. From the course pursued by Mr. Brod head, fur some years past, confidential relations between him and myself Lave ceased. 1 have thus presented you my view?, so that, if you should deem it necessary, you may speak my sentiments to tsuch persons as may consider them of auv value. From your friend, very respectfully, JAMES BUCHANAN. HENRY S. MOTT, ESQ. A uocumeut so palpably hostile to the spirit and policy of republican government —so subversive of every thing like free action and free thought—so insuhiug to Senators Biglcr and Brodhead and other eminent Democrats, and so contrary to tLe expressed sentiments of Mr. Buchanan himself when called upon to give his opiu ion of Gen. Cameron's previous clectiou to the United States Senate, at once brought my mind and that of my colleague to the determination to resist its instructions to the farthest end. The letter first referred to not only calls upon Mr. Molt, one of the present Canal Commissioners, as "a valued friend"—who by the way, it will not be forgotten, was elected to the office he holds, by the Know Nothings—oud upon all others, "iu aud out of tue legislature," to assist in the nomina tion of Mr. Forney, but stigmatizes two of the leading Democrats in the State as un worthy of confidence—Democrats who now fill, with honor to themselves ana credit to the Commonwealth, the office of United State* Senator. I mean of course Senators Bigler ami Brodhead—Democrats who pre sent as clean it record as that of tho Presi dent elect himseif. No man understanding plain English will attempt to say the letter does not warrant the: e conclusions. Mr. Buchanan states, in effect, that a Pennsylvania President must have a Penn sylvania Senator with whom he can hold confidential relations. By implication, at least, be here gives the people of the United States—the I'e li*ocracy of tba Union—to nnderstaud thai Senator Bigier is unworthy of that confi dence: that the representatives of the people at tbe last meeting of tbe Legislature, did a very silly thing in electing Governor Bigler j to the Senate, that the representatives from j Schuylkill voted for a man wholly unfit for ; the position. What greater insult, I ask, could be offered those who ore the friends of Wm. Bigler, one of whom I profess to he? Mr. Buchanan's reference to Mr. Brod heads is still wore plain and pointed. He states distinctly and clearly, in as many words, that his relations for several years past, with this consistent an.d dis tinguished Democrat, have been suchr. that he has no confidence in him, and therefore he ronst be slaughtered to uiako roo ui for John W. Forney. These, Mr. Speaker, are the instructions to the Democratic members of the Legisla ture, notwithstanding the positive assm tnce from Mr. Buchanan himself, given, as 1 aw told, previous to the late contest, that all old animosities and misunderstandings should cease and be forgotten—that eve ry Democrat who labored for the cause was to stand on an equality with his brother Democrat in the distribution of patronage, &c. How changed his views immediately af ter the election. Mr. Brodhead, we all know, labored zeal j ously night and day to secure the triumph ; of the Democracy in the late aevere cam- paign. The fruits of his services are seen in the unparalleled majority of old Northampton —in the overpowering voto cast for the Democracy throughout the glorious Tenth Legion The Cat had, however, gone forth lie was to be sacrificed with one term, after a career in the Senate which should have brought him a different reward. I appeal to every disinterested, independ ent. Democrat—to every individual who values his manhood— whether so unwarrant able a reflection on Gov. Bigler, in the first place, and so unjust an attempt to prejudice the claims of Mr. Brodbead, in the next place, without taking into account others who were almost as summarily dispatched for Mr. Forney's gratification, did not loudly call for rebuke l "I took the responsibility" of resenting this executive dictation, and should do so . again did an opportunity offer. I did it with a full appr ociation of my accounta bility to my constituents. I believe with this explanation, their confidence in me will not be so much shak" en as Mr. Buchanan's is in the two Sena tors mentioned. I alluded in the first part of uiy remarks, to a letter written by Mr. Buchanan in relation to Ocn. Camoron'B former election to the Fruited States Senate —an election which was brought about al so by Democratic votes. The following is an extract of tho letter. llt contains a rebuke administered by Mr. j Buchanan, in 1815, that he himself may j feel at this time with almost aa much force | as our calumniators: Vt ASHINdTOX, olst iilarcu, 1345. GENTLEMAN:—I have had the htnor of receiving your communication of tin 1 Stb inst., censuring the conduct both of Gener al Cunierou and of those Democratic mem bers of the Legislature v ho, iu unin with the Whigs and Native Americans, dected hun to the Senate; and stating tint you deem it proper to afford me, as a Pennsyl vania!), an oppoituuity to express ny opin ion concerning what you term "ths unna tural and unexpected result." Wiilst en tertaining lor you the most profomd and grateful respect, 1 have arrived atihe con clusion, after much reflection, thatit would be improper for me, especially sirce I have become a member of Presides Polks' Ca'oiuet, to criticise or condemn tie Legis j lature of a sovereign Stete for electing whom they pleased to the Senate if the U ni'ed States. Jealonsy of federa' interfer ence and federal influence in State elections ever has been, and I trust everinay be, a | prevailing sentiment throughout he Demo cratic party, aod if, in the new oiciul posi tion which I now hold, 1 were ttpass sen tence against those Democratic members who voted for another Democrat, instead of the caucus nominee, I might justy be ask ed "who made tne a ruier or a judge" iu this matter. They are responsblc to the sovereign people of their respectre districts and counties, and in the hands oltheir con stituents they shall be left, as f.r as I am concerned. Besides, I might adt,tlrat any interference on my part in this deflate ques tion, would inevitably tend furtbr to dis tract and divide the Democratic party of Pennsylvania, at a moment when am most I anxious it should be united in apporting : the National and State aduiiaistrtioDs. mm * m mm I remain your friend. JAMES BUCII.NAN. Findley Patterson, Samuel Feeiy, John Foulkrod, Joseph Bailey, IsraePainter, J K Heckmau, Charles A Black, P Hoov er and Benjamin Champneys, E|rs., and others, Democratic members of te Legisla ture of Pennsylvania. Mr. Buchanan, it wiil be pertived, and I wish especial attention drawn (this faot, deprecates the interference cC'Federal influence" in State electious, amsays that jealousy of such interference ev has been and ho trusts "ever may be, threvailiug , sentiment throughout the Demtratic par | *y-" He further says, that in the iw official position be now holds—Secretarj of State j —were he to pass sentence agnst those 1 Democratic members who voted r Oenc ' ral Cameron, insead of the eaucusominee, ' he might be justly asked, "who ude me a | ruler or a judge in this matter." J If Mr. Buchanan was right I 1945, . | while Secretary of State under leaident ' ■ Polk, he is sadly at fault now, whi Presi- I BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE. dent, io bringing his influence to bear in behalf of a candidate for office. He then was called upon to speak of Judge Woodward's defeat—a man of "pri vate virtues and splendid talents," — but be very properly remained silent. He now raises bis voice as President in favor of one who can lay claim te no quali ties of the kind. In opposing Mr. Forney, we are jealous of Federal interference, and can appeal, with great propriety, to Secretary Buchau un of 1845, to sustain us in our position against President Buchanan in 1857. But, Mr. Speaker, it was not alone the executive power, brought to bear against democrats who merited better treatment at the hands of Mr. Buchdnan, that influenced myself and colleague in casting aside obli gations that would otherwise have been considered binding. Mr. Buchanan forced the nomination of an individual for Senator, who, by one sin gle act of his life, without noticing more of bis sins, made himself unworthy of so high a position, udJ unworthy to associate with the distinguished men in that body. It is perhaps needless to say I refer to Mr. Forney's base attempt to elicit ac knowledgments from a weak man in a fit of | drunkenness, produced at Forney's in ! si once, with a view of perpetrating a grest Tsrong against a defenceless woman in dis tress. For the purpose of showing the enormity of .his offence and the depths to which he descended, I shall refer to the celebrated letter of Mr. Forney to Mr. Roberts: [PRIVATE.] Our friend Forrest is now here, and is about to app'y f< r a divorce froui his wife. He has had, for eighteen months, the proofs of her infidelity, but has chosen to keep tbein quiet, and would have done so still, but for her folly in censuring him for leav ing her. it is really astounding how he has kept thei-o proofs to himself from all his frieuds, for all that time, but it is so never theless. The facts are these: eighteen months ago, while playing iu Cincinnati, he caught Mrs. F. iu a very equivocal position with a young mm, in bis owii parlor—not in actual connection, but near it. She pro tested innocence, :wid he let it pass by— loving her as he did most profoundly. They passed on to New Orleans, aud so home ward to Now York. After they reacted home and had been there some lime he found, one evening,on his wife's table a billet doux in the hand writing of, though not signed by, this young man, in which ho alluded to her in terms tbe most amorous aud unmistakable. The language alluded to bar "white arms that wound about his nek"—to the "bliss ful hour* they had spent together;'" and the letter had been kept as a memento, until it was quite well worn. Upon this evi dence, with the other confirmatory proofs, he intends applying to our Legislature for a divorce; but you are in a position to serve him in a manner he will nev.r forget.— The person who wrote to Mrs. F., and in whose company she was detected, is George Jamieson, now playing in .New Orleans. — If you don't know him, yntu can, as the ed itor of a leading daily paper, soon make his acquaintance. What Forrest now de sires to clinch the nail to, is to obtain in someway an admission trora Jamieson. I named you to him, as a safe, steady, and intelligent friend, and he never will forget what you do to him, in this to him the most vital matter. He suggests that you might institute intimate relations with J. and then induce him, EITHER IN YOUR PRES ENCE, OR IN COMPANY, TO ADMIT AS A THING TO BE PROUD OF, HIS CONNECTION WITII MRS. F. He is fond of a glass, aod possibly, in a convivi al mood, might become communicative.— No harm will come to him; he is game too smali for Forrest; and any admission he may make, may be important only as aiding an injured man in getting relieved from a hateful bond. Can you manage this thing, my friendl It will require skill and cau tion, and, if successful, will warmly endear you to Forrest. He is nearly crazy at the idea of being placed in his present position; but he will spend half he is worth to be re leased from it. This matter must be kept secret. Above all, do not name me in con nection with it; excuse me for troubling you in regard to it. My ardent attach ment to glorious Forrest must be ray excuse. Now wou't you help to relieve him? It would help in the matter, probably, to know that John Green, the actor now in New Orleans, is the warm friend of For rest, and may know Jamieson well. You can use your own discretion in letting him know the facts, and invoking his aid. This letter is addressed to you iu the knowledge of Forrest. Please write as soon after receipt as you can find opportunity to look about you. Wish kind regards, I am dear Roberts, JNO. W. FORNEY. Shakspeare, in the character of lago, in tended to represent & villain of the deepest dye—one whose low cowardly baseuess was fitted for the most hellish purposes —one whose very nature is regarded by every reader with loathsome disgust, and with the feelipg of distrust in a race among whom BO vile a wretch should be found. It is questionable whether the immortal bard had better material with which to por tray this character than is furnished in the foregoing letter. That Mr. Forney should attempt to over whelm us with column upon column of ven om and abuse, with which he seeuis to be boiling over, after the just rebuke admin istered to him, is perfectly natural, and what might have been expected. "Not fierce Othello, in so loud a strain, Roared for the handkerchief that caused his pain." Independent of all other considerations, Mr. Forney's immorality should have and did sflcura his defeat. Anl I am glad to be able to say that lam not alone in this view of the case. A leading Democrat of Schuylkill, tbo' beading a meeting in Pottsville, called to denounce us, stated to a gentleman of my acquaintance, previous to tbo election of Senator, that there was sufficient justifica tion for any one who should refuse to vote for Mr. Forney. It is painful to be obliged in self de fence to make mention of a circumstance of a private nature; but when individuals deal in uu measured abuse of me without provo cation or just cause, I shall not hesitate to "carry the war iuto Africa." I take it for granted, Mr. Speaker, that 1 have furnished sufficiently good reasons for arraying myself against the nomination aDd election of John W. Forney. After satisfying my mind that I was right in my determination to oppose him, I did | not hesitate long in making my choice be tween the opposing candidates. I saw, as did my colleague, that Gen. Cameron was the only uiau prcseuted with whom we could succeed. It is true, he was the candidate of mem bers belonging to different organizations; yet, on a hasty review of his life and past services, I believed, as Ido now, that 1 could with great propriety, under the cir cumstances, give him tuy vote. This I did conscientiously, regardless of the slanders aud reviling* J knew would be Leaped upon me by Forney aud his pimps. i heir defamation of character could not deter me from doing what I considered io be a duty I owed myself as well as my constituents. 1 can say to them now, indifferent to their scurrilous attacks, "cease viper, you bite a file" In voting for Gen. Cameron 1 assisted, I am glad to say, in the election of a gen tleman to the United States Senate, who is highly esteemed in all tbe relations of life. Ills has been an eventful career,full of en couragement to the youth of the republic, smarting penniless and unaided by wealthy friends, be has worked his way up not ouly to fame but fortune. During Mr. Polk's administration he rep resented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. He maintained a position in that body which met with just commendation in and out of this Stato. > It was remarked by every Penusylvaniau visiting Washington during his term of of fice, that they had a representative at the seat of the Natioual Government in whom they couli justly feel a pride. lie was dignified, courteous, and able to attend t* the high and responsihl e duties of his office. Not ally this, and which is of much im portance to me, he can point to a Democrat ic recora, while there, that cannot be im peached, however far the maliguity and en vy of his tradueers may carry them in oth er respects. It was this that had great weight ia de termining my choice. He is known to have been on terms of the closest intim.ey with President Polk, and the President elect gave evidence of great confidence in him. Certain it is, the people of the State had an abiding confidence in the man, on ac count of his watchful care of their inter ests. And I may say this is especially true of my constituents, who are so largely inter ested ia the chaogcs constantly attempted to bo tnade in the revenue and protective policy of *he government. General Cameron upheld with so much ability aud constancy, while in the Senate, the doctrine of protection, that all parties in Scluylkill applauded his course. Aud I have no doubt, were an examina tion made, I couid produce the highest en comiums upon him from the vety men who are now denouncing mo for supporting him. But this change is easily accounted for.— They are expectants under Mr. Ruchauan, and hope, by their hypocritical course, to bask under the smiles of official patronage. Without any authority to speak for Geo. eral Cameron, as to bis coarse in the Sen. ate, I feel satisfied he will not disappoint the high expectations of his friends. Elected, as be has been, by members of the several parties, he is wise and experi enced enough to avoid all extremes. He will, no doubt, on the great questions coming before that body, be, in a rnea.su: e, guided by the expressed will of the people through the State Legislatuie. Wbile this is the basis of Democratic priueiples, it is so manifestly right that no party can take exception to it. CONGRATULATING BUCHANAN. The following dispatch was scut from Ilarrisburg to the HON. JAMES BUCHAN AK, HON. JAS. BUCHANAN, Lancaster Pa: CAMERON IS ELECTED' RICHARD BRODHEAD. The point of the above may be better ap preciated when it ia known that Baoi>- HEAl'hasbeen on unfriendly terms with! BUCHANAN, for years, and that ho was in ! H-irriabnrg working indefatigably against 1 FORNEY. As a specimen of bitter and refined malice, the fact of his thus exulting ly telegraphing to BUCHANAN tho defeat of his pet and consequently of himself, j cannot he excelled. It has been suggested that henceforth the Democratic p;mv of Pennsylvania drop the r-ame Democrat, and assume the name of Forney- cators. j limit! k (Mil: BEDFORD, Pa. Friday ItSuriiiiig Feb. 6. iar>7- "Fearless and Free." DAVID OVER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR ' Bowman, some time after a visit of George M. Dallas, to the Bedford Springs in 1847, deserted Buchanan, and hoisted the name of Dallas. A little meeting of seven persons met in a candy shop in town, ; and passed Resolutions against his course, and called a County meeting in the Court House. Bowman refused to publish the call. These Democrats then had it publish ed by the former editor of this paper, who they also employed to strike them handbills for that purpose. The meeting, pursuant to this notice, so advertised, met, and it was one of the largest meetings over held in this place. The leading men of the County were there—his course was con demned in strong terms by the speakers* and in the Resolutions which passed unani mously. And it was determined to start a new press here immediately, to advocate the nomination of Buchanan. Bowman got up and tried to speak, and Judge Schcll, the President, adjourned the meeting over his head. Cries were raised for Bowman, by the Whigs, who were there in great num bers, and expected to see some fun, and Bowman, contrary to their expectations, (who, on account of his late decided course in xelation io the getters up of the meeting, they expected to see defend himself,) backed right square out of it, and craven tike, as he always is, said if the Democracy would now forgive him, he would take down Dal las' name aud put up Buchanan's —and he did so the next week! To the Whigs, for calliug on him, after ho had been refused to be heard, and the meeting adjourned over his head, does he now owe his bread aud butter, and yet, notwithstanding, he always, even afterwards, blackguarded them, as ou- ! ly a blackguard can! We publish this week tbe speech of Mr- Wogonseller, in the House of Representa tives in defence of his" course in voting for Gen. Cameron. He sites the letter of Mr. Buchanan in favor of Forney, and proves conclusively from it, the interference of the President elect. There is a nice little squabble going on in the ranks of the De mocracy in relation to tue recent Senatorial ; election, iu Westmoreland, Cambria, York ; and other counties, which bids fair to rend | the party, and insure an easy American Re- I j publican victory next fall. ; The course pursued by Messrs. Wagon- J j seller and Lebo, in refusing to support Mr i I Forney, and voting for Gen. Cameron, has ! set the Democracy of Schuylkill, into a regular foment. One portion of tbe party denounces their conduct in unmeasured terms, and another sustains it as deoidedly and unqualifiedly. Meetings are being held on both sides all over the couutrv, and | the indications are that, if the election of : Gen. Cameron will fail to produce any oth er result, it has effectually set the Locofo os of Schuylkill county by the ears, and caused a most interesting breach in the har mony of the party in that oounly. The fight, as it now stands, is a highly interest ing one and we are not without hope that the political combatants will so effectually use each other up, as to rid Schuylkill coun ty of a set of ruling demagogues with which it has been afflicted. Absalom, still charges lion. Fr Jordan with writing our editorials. Mr. Jordan must certainly be an extraordinary man, for even when lie is at his labors in the Senate, be writes our editorials and copies extracts from old Bedford Gazettes! We suppose, however, that he took several trunks full along wiih him, and in his leasure hours, amuses himself, by perusing their precious and inconsistent columns! As to our edi torials, we are very modest and do not I claim for them any very great degree of merit,but judging from the persons to whom they liuve heretofore been attributed, we still must be considerable of a p*rson! In the days of Clay and Webstei, they were reputed by the Locofooos, to be the auth ors of our editorials, but since their death, judging from the abuse heaped upon him, by Absalom Gordon, tbe slanderer of the living and the dead, Mr. Jordan must be the next best man after them, consequently, it charges him with now being their author! We almost begin to beliove wo arc a great man— we do' The Gazette makes • fling at the leaders of the Westmoreland Democracy on account of the reduced majority of that Oountv for the past few years. When Bowman took charge of the Gazette, Bedford County gave a Jackson majority of some nioe hundred. Now Bedford County, as it waa then, gener ally gives an opposition majority. What caused that, Qeneral* Wc call attention to the advertisement in another column ef The Saturday Evening Post. It is an excelleut literary paper. Thy following H in extrsj t the let-j ter of (tec. f h; E q., t.> fci? consul- j ucnts: j "I will coti>t" Ul - to * Doßfcicfat ami vote thy ft< k when' Mr. Bow- ; and gillie * ' the villains to wham he is ; trallying in inv reprerciititig me and my 1 friends, will he W■••'ubeied with detesta- ! tioo and 14 • fit, and vlliers vl them have gone down iu infamy to oJ)lik>tl. I think j'e people of Cumbria will show Mr. Bowies i -what kind of slufi' they are made of, am what manner of men Ihey are. If lam not xt< icli u istuken there will ha deuKiualiatic 1* in Westmoreland, and all the eoutuiert which the friends of Mr. Fos ter represent {specially in Cambria, which will teach ML . Bowman that they are men of et.-rnor u L The voice of the fearless mid gallant st i,n of Cambria will fall in tones of thuii" 1 r on the ears of .Mr. Bow man and nil she corrupt and unprincipled trickateis wh< • save misreprcsemed me. They w ill let Mr. Bowman know they have not for, often that * few years since, when they ice e struggling to place Mr. Buchanan in nomination far the Presidency he was the firs t editor of a Democartic paper in his region of the State to denounce the movement, am I who raised the name of Geo. Al. Dallas as his favorite candidate , and 1 persevered in -it until the real friends of Air. Buchanan in Bedford county compelled his coward heart to yield and give Air. Bu chanan a reluctant support. Having said -a much concerning myself, I will say to Mr. Bowman for the balance of the gentlemen who have acted with me in the matter, that all and each of them is his peer in bomssty, honor, integriy, and every attribute which constitutes a gentle man and a Democrat, and their course in the lute Senatorial difficulty will be regard ed as an act of moral courage, which will be applauded by every honest, patriotic heart, long after he and the last of their maligoers are forgotten." We copy the following admirable reply of the Hollidaysbcrg Register to the Standard of the same place. The Register takes the right position on the recent elsetioD, and one which nearly all the American papers of the State now occupy. Hit b';iu again, Judge : [£^ = ""The Standard quotes an article from our pen a year ago against Simon Cameiou, and preteuds that he thereby ha? us in an awkward dilemma—entirely overlooking the fall that our article then was about Si mon as against a betlea man , and that we now go for Simon as against Forney —the embodiment of political trickery and corrup tion and moral baseness. Circumstances alter cases. Just so we are for (Tesswell I as agaiDst the Irish leeion and the Standard clique, but in opposition to him as against American Republicanism. Just so we are for Pluuier, Briuen & Co. as against the Portage Road Plunderers and their organ the Standard as tbeir organ, but in opposi tion to them as members of the mis-cailed , 'Democratic' porty. Our neighbor bus on ly 'a mare's nest' as regard? our course.— He mu?t try again, before he crows about making a point with the 'Register.' " AMERICANS TRIUMPHANT.—At a recent municipal election held in Raleigh N. (J. tbe whole American ticket was elected by a large majority. Thus at almost every election held since the Presidential con test the decision has been in favor of the great American patty of the Country. AMERICAN VICTORY".—At the muuicipaj election, held at Wheeling, Va, on Mon day last, tbe Americans elected their whole ticket, with one exception—the City Sergeant, who is only beaten by ten votes. Not a single Democratic nomi nee was elected, except in case of the City Treasurer, against whom the Ameri cans, had no opposition. Two months ago the Democrats were triumphant. BARLEY WITHOUT BEARDS.—We have been forwarded, by Mr. J. W. Briggs of West Macedon, N. Y., three heads of a new kind of Barley, without beards, lie pro cured seven grains, three years ago, from the gulches of the Himalayan mountains, which has so iucreased that he will send any person a head of it on the receipt of a stamped envelope, free of charge, and for 25 cents, he will send a quantity. We will take pleasure in showing this barley, to any of our friends wishing to see it. We copy the following from the proceed ings in the Senate, on the 26th alt: Mr. MYER submitted the following, which was unanimously adopted "Resolved, That we tender to the Hon. FRANCIS JORDAN our thanks for the prompt, dignified and impartial manner in which he presided over Ibe deliberations of tho Senate during the late unavoidable and temporary absence of the Speaker from tbe chair." Wonder whether the man that spends his "time and ta/enft /" serving as Associate Judge, to which office the Americans elect ed him, takes to himself tbe Gazelle's late remarks on trattors! They must be intended for him, and his companions, the new Court Crier, Wood Chopper and Commissioner's Clerk. We notice by Mondays Philadelphia Daily j News, that a man by the name of David j M'Kinnoy, has been taken np there on 1 suspicion of being the murderer of Norcross. i AN ADMISSION. The Washington correspondent of the New Orleaus Delta, who seems to bo the organ of the moat ultra Southern politicians, in the course of a defence of J'resident Pierce observes: "A law or political policy opposed to the universal sentiment of a free people cannot be executed or enforcod without using the means and applianoes of a strong central power. We have seen this illustrated in the Fugitive Slave Law— iu the matter of Kansas—in Cuba— and now in Nicaragua! The South has lost everything, while the North passed ns with a giant's stride, en larging in all the gram! proportions of materfdl power, addition of pop-uiatiou, and actual territorial acquisition. The President bae given us all he could control—his veto power and his messages. The President has accomplished nothing practically in out favor, simply because he cannot, in a fret country, establish a policy in opposition to the will of the people. The will of the people is against the Stouth, ami a longer continuance in the Union is madness." Correspondence of Inquirer ai.d Chronic;, Baeeisbcru, Feb. S, 1557. Mr. EDlTOß: —Legislation is now pro gressing about as fast as usual at tiiif of the session. Among other important bills introduced are an unusually lur~ number for the incorporation of new bank,, j I should think there are not less than fifty j applications for new charters, and for in t crease of capital under old one Sums charters for new banks were got tLrwujh the House last winter, when the deaiocrutio majority was more than twenty; and now Br ibe majoiity is much smaller, it is coaSdcot ly expected a great number will be passrj,. and especially is this looked for became j; i? known that some of the strongest anti bank democrats of last sessicu came cutkn time with bills for new Lank charters n their pockets. The people will ibercfr have to look iu this event to the American, and Republicans of the Seuatc, ami to tU Governor, to prevent, a must unusual au.l extravagant increase of banking oar itai. The demociats are now willing to pass 4 [ uew law and go into the eleoiiua of State | Treasurer sometime before the close of the i session, tncy baring discovered that tL } present incumbent cannot hold over iu ea-e jno electiou he had. They prefer takin- J their chances of success, to leaving the of 1 See vacant altogether - Whether their course in this matter has been dictated by ■ patriotism by u regard for the requirements of the constitution and Jaws, or by a mere love of the apoils, the public wilUietermine The lojal authorities iu several of the counties have leeu very slow in n.aking their return of the census as required lv law. The return from the last county (Lu zerne,) was only received yesterday Thin will greatly retard the desired progress 01: the apportionment biil. So committee Las yet been appointed by the Speaker of tie House ou this important subject. The Scarlet fever is prevailing bcre with unusual malignity. I see b/the Daily Tel egraph of yesterday evening that there weie one dozen children lying dead in town if this disease alone; and a great inanv cthei? are seriously ill. lr has been prevailing here more or less all winter, and appears now to Lc worse thau at any time hereto fore _ j fc'oine has been created here in I political circles, by the re-appointment o: Dr. Dcwitt as State Librarian. It is con ceded that the doctor is a most excellent of j ticer, but be in a democrat, and a nuiuler of Americans and Republicans arc of thenpio inn that the interests of the State would l u t equally sale in tbe hands of some good man _ . belonging to their party. The Governor it I is said, justifies his course on the ground ' that the office is not, a ltd ought Dot to ben i political one. That hcretofoie, when made the subject of' change at every lorn of the > political wheel the office was scandalously mismanaged, und the Lest interests of the State shrtnelessly disregarded. That I>r. Dewitt during the last three years ba-t brought order out of confusion, and put the Library in a much better condition than it r | has ever heretofore hern. That even tLo 1 - j at the prest-nt time an American or Kopub j i lieao coulu It ive becu appointed who would . | have kept things up to their present statid- | ard in this department, yet a precedent of ' | this kind would be seized upon as sufficient ' j pretext for again making the offi'c of Stale i ' Librarian a mere political office, and iuavi. | tably throw things back to the old channel Iu the Senate there appears to be some dif ference of opinion, but the indications are . that tne views of the Governor will be sus tained and the nomination confirmed. Yours. &c., SPECTATOR. Mr. Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina died at Washington at 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening last. His disease was an inflam mation of the throat, resulting in croup; and he was attacked with it only on Saturday last. He leaves behind hiiu, with the world in general,a most unenviable reputation, on j which we need not here enlarge. I 11 is perhaps proper now to say with i regard to the act which will be connected with the memory of this person os long as it shall live, that we do not suppose it to have been undertaken by him spontaneously, and of bis own mere motion. We have the impression that it was determined upon at a meeting of the South Carolina delegation in Congress, and that Brooks was but the tool to execute tho will of his colleagues. To that infamous office he leut himself VOlUD tarily, it is true, but not till it had been decided that some one of the Congressional Representatives of that State must perform it. Brooks canto forward then, as tho member fioin the District in which Mr. Butler resided, to discharge tbe function of a ruffian, and in case of need, of an assassin. ; lie has bis reward iu the judgment which ; meu of honor and unprejudiced intelligence | pass upon his act, but it can never be for i gotten by the impartial historian that bo , undertook it in compliance with tie nearly | unanimous decisiou of the whole South I Carolina delegation in Congress, ami that after it was done lie was saluted by the enthusiastic applause of the people of that State as their noblest champion, whom they could not enough admire aud honor. As for Brooks himself, then, now that he has gone to tlrn grave, we imagine that- the world's condemnation will be somewhat lifted from him, hut it will only be to res l with a heavy aud ineffaceable blot upon tha escutcheon of his State.— .Yew York T'f Initu.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers