piii k mou. BEDFORD, Pa. Friday Morning: June 5. "Fearless and Free." DAVID OVEU, EDITOR AND PttOPKl KTOE- , .Thc Union of lakes—the Union of hnds, j 1 lie Union of States none can sever : i The Union of hearts, and the Union of hands, j And the flag of our Union forever!" PlOJi SWpCKET. FOB GOVERNOR -. DAVID AVILMOT, of Bradford County. CANAL COMMISSIONER: WILLIAM MILLIARD, of Philadelphia. j SUPREME BENCH: JAME&JVEECH, of Fayette County. JOSEPH J. LEWIS, of Cheater County. Delegate Elections. The qualified voters of the American par ty in the several Boroughs and Townships, j and all ethers who sympathise or desire to j co operate with it at the approaching elec lions, (except in those Townships or Bor- j oughs where delegates have been already j chosen) are hereby requested to meet at the usual places of holding elections, in their respective districts,at one o'clock I*. M., on Saturday tho 27th day of June iust., and : -choose two delegates to n-preseut each dis- • trict in a County Convention, to be held at the Court House in Bedford, on Thursday the 2d day of July next, at one o'clock iu the afternoon, to nominate candidates for the Legislature, Prothonotarv, Sheriff, Cor oner, County Treasurer, Commissioner, Pi- , rector of the Poor, and Auditor; and to up- ' point Senatorial Conferees, and to do what- j ever else may be deemed necessary to ae- , •cure the triumph of cur State, District, and j County tickets, at the ensuing elections. The principles to te vindicated, and the \ offices to be filled, are important: and it is i hoped our fricuds in every district will all j turn out to tho delegate elections and 1 choose their best nten to represent them, so that the action of the Convention, aud the ! ticket which ffiay be formed, may be every way worthy the good cause, and command a united and enthusiastic support. The Union State ticket is composed >f men of pre-eminent ability; under 'he new Appor tionment Bill we can elect both our Seua'or , r , ■ 1 —•' - J now existing in our ranks, proper exertion is all that is needed to secure the election ) of our entire County ticket. By order of the American County Com mittee. FRANCIS JOB DAN, June 5 1857. Chairman. UNION CLUB, NO. 1, Will meet at the Court House, on Satnr- ' day evening the 13tn June, inst. Several addresses may l>e expcc'ci. Let our friends i from the Borough and vicinity turn out in j gocdlv numbers. June 5, 1857. SALE OF THE MAIN LINE. A bili for (lie sale of toe Main Line of j the public improvements of the State, was passed at the recent session of out Legisla- \ ture. The Governor approved the bill, j aud under the provisions he his already i advertised the line for sale on the 25th oi j the present month; and wc confidently trust • sale will be effected. Jim lowest piie 1 ' at which any purchaser can buy is sever aud one half millions of dollars; ar.d j should the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. be- j come the purchase! it will have to pay not j less than nine millions. In our judgment j this is the most important, and most bene ficial legislation which hs been enacted for years; aud we fondly hoped that all pur lies would BO regard it. We believe a salt of our public works to be tie only mean* whereby our immense State debt can ever be paid, and our heavy State taxes reduced, nnd hence the magnitude of the questioD, and the reason why every nian, and especi ally every tax payer, should examine it carefully, and endeavor to understand it in all its bearings. No justice can be done .the subject iu any one newspaper article of rany reasonable length, and therefore we propose to furnish to our readers a scries cf letter* on this important subject, written -by a gentleman every way qualified for the task, and who has recently fully and care fully investigated the whole subject iu all its relations. His character for intelli gence, and integrity, aud his opportunities for information are such as to tuuke all his statements worthy of the entire confidence of every reader; and we are happy to en sure them full and satisfactory explanation* on every question connected wiih the sub ject. At least some of the letters were prepared at llarrisburg during the pembu ey of the Bill for the Sale of the Main Line before the Legislature, and with di rect reference to the economy aud policy of a sale. We will publish letter No. 1, next week, and hope to bo able to continue them every week regularly until the whole sub ject is fully examined und exhausted. We bespeak for thein a careful perusal, and re commend our readers to hand theiu to their neighbors, for we are fully persuaded that no good citiien will be opposed to the rale f the Main Line if he properly under stands all the qneltions involved therein. Wc cannot conclude this article without congratulating our patrons on the prospect of a better opportunity for the examination of these questions than has ever before ptesented itself, and at a time too when it is important for wery taxpayer to under stand them. THE GAZETTE'S HONESTY. The Bedford Gazette is in the weekly habit of parading before the public extracts from some of the most ridiculous ravings of a set of disunion Abolitionists, that were ever uttered—and attempts to palm tbem off, as the "True Republican Platform." New, we are no Republican, but an out and out American, und we deem it nothing more than right, to a large and powerful party, with whom we are at present united, for the success of a common state ticket, to deny the whole batch of falsehoods. Neither Foss,or Brown, or Garrett, or Douglass, or any of their co-laborers, ever were Repub licans. They go in for freeing the negro everywhere, though it should result ;u Pis union. They arc on a par with that class of Southern Locofoeo hotspurs, who, ir. case they cannot procure all th territory South of Mason and Dickson's line to Slavery,down to the Isthmus of Darien, fuvor the same means of accomplishing their purpose, dis union! The Abolitionists, so far from be ing Republicans, oppose them more strong ly than they do the Locofocos, and openly profess the success of the Locofoco party to the Republican party. The Republicans are in favor of keeping all the territory that was made free by the Missouri Com promise. Jree. Tbcy want the territory for white men, not for negroes. The Locofocos arc in fuvor of making all the territories in the Union Slave States! The Abolition ists are in favor of making all Slaves free.' These are tho principles of the three parties, on the subject of Slavery, and any sane man will see that the Republican doctriue is the best, safest and most patriotic. The Gazette is in the constant habit of perverting the truth, and its at tempt to place the sins of the Abolitionists upon the Republicans, will fail, especially as it is well known that they have uo principles in common, and the Abolitionists prefer Locolocoism to Republicauisnecause as they allege, the latter party, prevents the success of their darling wishes, by standing between the disunionists iu both seetioDs of the countrv In the last Gazette, is ati editorial article tinder the head of "the Apportionment Bill," frotu the pen of John Cessna. We will give only one example of John's statements, in this article. He says "Bedford and Somerset, and Armstrong and Westmore land are aiurnsi the ouly'double Hepresen tative Districts in the bill." Now there are eleven other double districts, and Bed ford and t'omcrset and Armstrong and Westmoreland, make thirteen altogether, viz : Lehigh and Carbon, 2 members, Wy oming, Sullivan, Columbia and Montour, 2 J"., Lycoming and Clinton, 2 do., Union, Snyder and Juniata, 2 do., Cumberland and Berry, 2 do., Franklin and Bolton, 2 do., Beaver and Lawrence, 2 do., Mercer and Venango, 2do , Jefferson, and dear field, Elk and McKean, 2 do., Crawford and Warren, 2 do., Potter and Tioga, 2 do., Bedford aud Somerset, 2 do., Arm strong and Wcstmorelond, 3 do., iu ail, 13 double districts, electing 27 member*, mon than one-fourth of the whole House. Doub le districts in many ease* cannot well be avoided. The nLove quotation will show that John Cessna, in hit editorials in the Gazette, displays about as iuueh truthful ness as Bowman himself. The sentence above is about on a par with *ll John's oth er statements iu the article iu questiou, and about us correct so far as truth and veraci ty is concerned. The Land Pirate lakes it hard, for Le would like to go to the Senate! ANOTHER MARE'S NEST. The pious editor, of the Gazette, and other patriotic moralists, are greatly horri fied lieeoUse, as they s.,v, the Senate dur ing the late session of the Legislature, •'passed a bill allowing Atheist* to testify in our courts of justice without taking an oath?' We have inquired into this matter and are credibly infer ued that no such bill passed either branch of the Legisla ture, nor was any such bill even uuder con sideration. This is just what we expected, ami we hope ibe indignant keepers of the morals of the State will feel relieved.— There was a bill passed through the Senate by a vote of about twenty four to six, cm the subject of evidence, nearly every Loco foco voting for it, but it was not of the dtiraeter above indicated, and wbetl er I right or wrong, we will be better able to say when we can sec a copy of if. SCARLET FEVER. — We are informed by our friend, Mr. Lewis A. Turner, of sever al heart rendiug cases of a very malignant scarlet fever and sore throat in Juniata Towuship, this county, in the family of Mr. Samuel Fritz. He has lost five children siuce the 21st of May. Two were buried on last Monday, and one more of the chil dren is not expected to live. Mrs. Fritz is also lying vety ill with the same com plaint. The disease is confined only to the family of Mr. Fritz. THE NEW CENT.— Mr. A. B. Cramer lias the credit of introducing the new cent into circulation in this community He or dered on several hundred. They arc a pretty coin, and will sucn drive the old cents out ot circulation. BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE. A OOOI) SUGGESTION ! The Rev. Mr. Spottswood preached a sermon on Slander on last Sunday night, f The editor of the Gazette suggests tbut it ; should be framed and hung up in every I house, and we concur with him for* once. The convicitd libeller of the living mid | the dead, should have one hung up in Ins ; private chamber, and another over his eli* ! torial table, to reuiiud him of his past and ! present offences, and to admonish him lor ! the future. STRUCK IST LICNTMNO.— Last week, ■ Mr. Christian Spies, of Hopewell Town* t ship, with three daughters, were in the field plauting corn. A thunder 6torm arose, and they all sought protection under a largo tree, when they were struck by light uing. One of the daughters was instantly killed, and the father and other daughters were insensible for gorue time afterwards. They are now doing well. Mr. Spies has • the sympathy of the whole community in l his bereavement. VENTRILOQUISM AND SLEIGHT OK HAND. : —We attended, on Monday cn<! Tuesday 1 nights, the performance* of the Messrs. Sharp. The eutortainnient was creditable. We never heard anything to come up to the remarkable singing of one of the geD ; tlemen. It appeared to come from the lungs, and several parts of a tuna wen sung at the same time by him. This alone is fully worth the prico of admission. REV. GEOGRZ GCYKB, is the new Presi ding Elder in place of Rev. J. A. Collins, dee'd. for this l>istrict. He is said to be an eloquent man. We hope our friends throughout the townships will go to work and organize Union Clubs. It is time to commence the campaign in earnest. Our prospects in the County are cheering—all we now want is organization. TIIE I'llll. IDELPKIf A DIII.Y SUA'. This able journal—the original and stead fast advocate of distinctive '-Native Ameri canism" iu Philadelphia, and an ardent sup porter of Mr. FILLMORE in the last campaign —is out, in strong terms, in favor of Mr. WILMOT, and tho entire Union State Ticket- It says, it is goiog into the campaign with I its "sleeves rolled up,"and from the muscio | displayed, we expeet to sec Loeofucoisui re j oeive some pretty hard knocks. The foliow ! ing article we take froui tk The Sun" and : Commend its careful perus d to those of our reudeis who might thoughtlessly throw their votes away in the support of a distinctive itu*-""-" cUUl.ibUllUg to i the success of Lucofocoism. Fioni what ' we can learc, however, wa are pleased to say ; that so fat as Radford county is concerned, there is a unanimity of sentiment upon the ; subject of the support of Mr. WILMOT that | augers well for the successful termination ;of the campaign; and when we find such papers as "The Sun " the organ of tiic i AMERICANS in Philadelphia, and the Hnrrisburg Sentinel, whose editor, JOHN J. J CLYDE, is President of the P.-nna. State I Council, warmly supporting the Union State ' Ticket, it requires no tjreat wisdom to per j ceive into whose hands the Philadelphia Daily .Yews ajjd its few adherents, are play ! ing. That the AMERICANS who persist in • running candidates will contribute mote to the success of Lo- ofocoisui than if they t acted with that party, none wili deny—and , that this is the object of tho corrupt leaders, ; headed by the Daily J\ews is equally plain l Rut to the article of the Sun: '-We are still receiving the congratula tions of sensible men for the course we are pursuing with regard to Mr. Wilniot. We take courage when we find ourselves thus backed up by men whose devotion to the American Party is beyond suspicion—who have shewn their sincerity by their sacrifices au i who have continuously labored for the party aud never for office, and who have, wherevet the proper occasion presented itself, assisted toplaje iu power a competent reliable, honest man with true American principles, to the exclusion *f a candidate whose reliance is placed on the mobile vulgus, the swaying ami swayed multitude, which constitutes the Jocoioco ranks. The substantial friends of the American Party will never consent to have it bound a captive to tbe ebariot wheels of loeofoco progress—'hey will spurn every attempt made to sell it for the private ends and emolument* of hollow hearted, corrupted, demagogues, to loeofoco aspirants for office and albeit it may be true that "if has been made right" with H Mr. Snooks, it will bo seen that it can never be made right with the people of the Americen party, to be dis posed of as meat on the shambles, or horses in the stalls, or Oougo negroes by mercenary kidnappers. Oh no! the people of the Amer ican Party think and act for themselves. Who does not remember when the Native Americans determined to support William F. Johnston for the governorship, that the locofocos made every effort to prevent the eonsumattou of tlie union of forcep, which, disuuited, were cesentially opposed to loco misrule and folly, but were uot,on all minor points, agreed? Woo can forget that loeofoco money ws offered, and in eotne instances, as was currently beiieved, paid to certain men who were prominent as Native Ameri can orators and ecitors, to advocate and write for a distinctive ticket, on tbe plea that the Native Americans could never be come a party until they stood Ly themselves —wbieh position, nnsjiied, is re- ducad to this—that the American party will never he in the asceudant until they obtain a majority of the voters? Does this seciu ridiculous? We intend it shall appear so. Our object in the premises will appear hereafter. Let us now advance another step. When Gen. Taylor was nominated for the Presiden cy—when every touguo pronounced his praise—when homely lyrics, whose burthen was the remarkable achievements at Palo Alto, Resaca de la Paluia, Monterey and Buena Yista, were sounded nnd resounded from Tallies to mountain heights, aud rung through the streets of all our cities—when the cant phrase "Old Rough and Ready,, was the "opeD sesame" to all hearts not closed by loco bigotry and hermetrically sealed against all patriotic impulses by loco fooo despotic pressure—then, at that very time, when Americans of the old Native American Party were perfectly willing to take General Taylor on trust us an Ameri can, without even a verbal declaration on the subject of Native Americanism, ther.j yes then, locofoco emissaries strove hard to convince Native Americans that they should have a candidate of their own, hut the lead ing demagogues of that day soon felt the popular pulse, aud to save their money, inasmuch as it was predestined that they were to lose the offices. Thus, without formal pledges, the popu lar American judgemeut sanctioned the nom inations, and the Ameiican popular heart secured the election of Johnston and Tay lor. Then, when Gen. Scott was nominated, the Lccufocos did not think it worth their while to lose labor or expend money in hiring Hessians, pretending to be Native Americans, to oppose Gen. Scott because he was a Whig, although he was the reputed am hot of the famous American document concocted at the Astor House, New York— no, they had, at that time, a more economical way of accomplishing their object—they spread the report that Gen. Scott had placed his daughters for their education in a Roman Catholic seminary, and while courting the people of that Church, on one side of their huge mouth, with the other they were hurl ing anatfiemas at General Seott for permit ting his daughters to be educated under the influences referred to. This was the chicanery, tho tergiversation of Locofoco ism at that day. Now, these wiseacres are trying the same game. They denounce Mr. Wilmot, whom erewhile they upheld as a good Democrat, knowing that he has not swerved from the good old rules, doctrines, ethics and tactics of pure Democracy, while they have swung loose from all that is pure, honest ana of report. Tfiey Know that Mr. Wilmot is honestly eudeavoring to carry out the views of Jefferson and Jackson and those other real Democrats, who, well observing the oi l landmarks of conservatism stepped on by degrees until the platform of Americanism is reached end mounted, as a* this time by them and David Wilmot.— It is not surprising then that all the true A met ics us of Pennsylvania will support Mr. Wilmot." AFF AIRS IN UTAH. A Washington oorrespouueut of the New York Journal of Cummerc, furnishes that paper with the annexed statement of tho state of affairs in Utah: The Government is juuoh concerned in re gard to the siatc of things io Utah, and are engaged in the consideration of the means of affording to the people of that Territory the protection of law. Several gentlemen froui Utah lire in Washington and others from lowa, who are well acquired with Utah af fairs, 1 find that Brigham Young has not been expelled from the Territory, and has neither abdicated nor fled, as was reported. On the coutrary he i* preparing to maintain hi* power, under tho pretext of upholding the principles of squatter sovereignty. My informants estimates tho population of Utah at only forty thousand, though Gov. Young say- that it is double that. Perhaps it is about fifty thousand. One half the population are foreigners. Formerly, the proportion of Americans was much greater. Tho foreign population is said to be some what improved iu material condition by the change, while that which is Ameiican, suf fers privalioDs to which they had not been accustomed. The foreigners are ignorant and fanatical, and are subjected to tha authority of Biighaui Young. The Amer icans are more eulighteucd, especially as to civil rights, and have become iusubordiuate and dissatisfied, and threaten to overturn the power of "the prophet, priest and King." Brigham Yoong has an army of twenty five hundred men, under good discipline. They are drilled every day. They are mostly foreigners, and comprise tho most ignorant, brutal,and fanatical of the Mormons. There fore they are fit instruments for the purpo ses of Brigbaui Young. They have no sym pathy with American institutions, social or jiolitical, and will, when let loose hesitate at no atrocities. At present, there is nothing like an ad ministration of justice between man aud mau, in the Territory. Every question is resol ved into one, as between the parties con cerned and Brigham Young. Of course Judges are driveu away, the records are de stroyed, the processes of Courts an* disre garded, the juries are all subservient to Young's orders, and the Territory is sub jected to a reign of terror. Assassinations are not unfrequent, and the seizure and confiscation of private property is a common occurrence. If any one, weary of Brigham Young's despotism, attempts to leave the Territory, he is despoiled of bis property. That was the case with Mr. Ilockaday, a nierehaut, who is now here. The American portion of the population are prepared foi an iosui rection airaitist Brigham Young's ruie, hut thev are uot willing, by a feeble movement, to hazard their own lives and property. Brigham Young is in power. He is rise legal exec utive officer of the Territory, under federal appointment. He lias an army under com mand, which embraces the active military force of the territory. Hot, if the Uni ted States government would give them {the Americans) absolute protection, and se cure them in their lives and property against the vindictive revenge of Brigham Young and his followers, they would very gladly aid the United States iu effecting a civil and political revolution, and iu bringing the Ter ritory under the restraint of civil govern ment. The first thing for the federai government to do is, to supercede Brigham Young in his office of Governor. This thy ought to have done long ago, before the state of things became so bad. They are responsi ble for the calamities which are to ensue from their delay in appointing an Anti-Mor mon Governor. Tiie moment Brigham Young is stripped of federal authority, he will become partially paralyzed- He must then quietly submit to a loss of b.s despotic powers, or he must, backed by his army, resist the United Slates against Brigtam, and he and his force will be put down. Confession of Mm- Joncs-lle Im plicates Henry life in tiie H liftc Murder. The Dispatch of yesterday pablished a confession of the notorious Bill Jones, (now confined in the jail of Washington county,) which was made to a fellow prisoner named Hutchison, who reported the circumstance <o the Jailor, and one or two others.— llutcliison was not believed, and an ex pedient was employed to overhear Jones, in bis cell, while Hutchison was directed to induce him to recount his story at an op portune moment. An artifical ear, fashioned after the human ear, and admirably adapted to magnify the faintest whisper to audible articulation, was procured, and so arranged that every word was distinctly heard through an almost imperceptible aperture iu the wall. Hutchison, at a favorable moment alluded to the murder, and desired Jones to repeat tLe particulars, which he did. The substance ot which is as follows: "The Saturday prior to the murder of White, {.March 28th,)Bil! and hi* wife Sarah were at the house of Mr. Fleming, in Columbia, where they stayed that night, and the next morning proceeded thence to the house of Bill's father, near Runnings villc. Ariving there, lie dispatched bis brother Madison to Hickory, to tell Fife, (who resided there with Charlotte Jones till the stls of April, according to her own statement before Mayor Weaver,) that he (Bill) would be there that night. In the evening, about 9 * o'clock, Bill left his father's and proceeded to Hickory, where he arrived about 1 o'clock in the morniug. Fife utid bituself then sturted for \\ bite's. When they arrived there (Monday morning, March 30th) they spent sometime in ex an.ining the premises. They tiid not then intend to commit murder, but to rob White of money which they had learned was in the house. While near the house, they heard foot steps and supposed ;hat White was awak. They then went to the wood pile, and Bill got rlie axe, and entered the house. White was in bed at the time, and Mrs. W. seeing them, flsd. Bill proceeded to the bed iootu, and with his own hand* com mitted the murder, while Fi'e searched the house for money. Bill stated to Hutchison that he did not know whether Fife found any money or not, as he had never had or seen any taken at that time. Having com mitted the robbery aud murder, they fled; Fife returning to niekory. Bill says that Junes Williams had nothing to do with the murder, aud was uot in the neighborhood at the time. lie exonerates Levi Baldwin." We give the above for what it is worth— remarking that Fife most earnestly and emphatically denies all complicity in the murder of White. He says lie never saw Bill Jones until he reached his father's house, Dear Hunningsville, after the White tragedy. Charlotte, who was questioned by the Jailor, yesterday, apart from Fife, says the same thing—and corroborates Fife's statement that ho slept that uight at Rallcu's in Hickory.— Pitts. Union. Bv telegraph from New Orleans we learn the final ctose of Oen. Walker's filibuster ing exploits in Nicaragua. Ho had "capit ulated" to the commander of the United States sloop-of-war St. Mark's, who carried him and the remnant of his forces to Puna ma, whence they were transforrd to Aspin wall, and from there brought in the steam ship to New Orleaus. The capitulation was of course a mere ruse to esoape the de struction not otherwise to be avoided, and though, as the telegraphic despatch men tions, the Costa Rioans aro not recognized in the document, their agency in bringing it about i 3 none the less patent to tho world. It is to be earnestly hoped the experience gained in this Niearaguaiau raid will pre serve our country from the disgraoe of com plicity in such unlawful enterprises in the future. SLANDER AND SUICIDE.—A correspon-! dcut of the Boston Traveller, writing from Newport, Me., under date of May 20th, furnishes the following particulars of the sad death of a young lady: "Miss Mary Martin, a very pretty and intelligent young lady, ot about twenty j years of age, committed suicide by drowu iug herself iu the stream at Detroit, the town adjoining this. She invited a young j lady friend to walk with l or, aud seating ! herself on a log tear the stream, she told ; her friend that she was abont to drown her self, and the reason for so doing. She took off all of her jewelry and gave it to the young lady, saying, "I want you to have these." Io a few moments after her frieud persuaded her to return to the house i telling her they would come down in the J afternoon. They had proceeded only about ; five or six rods, when Miss Martin caught ! hold of her friend, and dragged her to. : wards the stream a rod or two, but sudden- i ly releasing her hold, she ran and jumped in. Her friend gave the alarm, and abro- l ther of Miss Martin came to her relief, but ! too late—life was extinct when her body was taken out. The cause for this melan choly suicide was slander. During the past winter stories have been circulated to , injure ber character. She protested Her iu- j nocence, and but a few weeks before, while walking r.aar the place where the was j drowned, with the young man to whom she was engaged, she said, (referring to her troubles,) "If I thought there were no hap pier days in store for me, 1 would jump in and drown mysaif." Miss Martin was a very pretty, modest aud respectable young ladv, and her untimely death is deep ly regretted. I hope it will serve as a warning to those who are ever ready to circulate evil reports." From the Chambersburg Transcript. biugular (ircumstaiicc. Upton, May 22, 1857. MESSRS. EDlTORS.—Believing an ac count of the following singular occurrence would he of interest to your readers, it is at your disposal: As a son of Mr. Jacob Rinebart, (resi ding Dear this plucc,) a lad about twelve years old, was passing along the bank of West Couoeocheague Creek, his attention was attracted to a boy, still less than him self, preparing baits for his hook and lice, as he was fishing. W'heD Dear him, the bey suddenly manifested great alarm, and fell back into the Creek. Young Riuebart, with unusual presence of mind, immediately pro cured a pole, aud thrust the end of it iuto the water where the hoy bad fallen in, and j although he was so ucep io the water as to j be out of sight, yet he took bold of it, when \ young Rinebart drew him to the shore, lie j bad scarcely got him to shore ere he per- i ccived whtit was the cause of the little fel- j low's alarm, which was, that a large Black j Snako, about four and a-ha!f feet in length, had wrapped itself tight around the boy's | body. For'unately Le hud been using a knife for cutting baits, which he dropped j when the zn tke first attacked hitn. Picking ; it up, young Riurhart immediately applied it to 'tis snakship to relerse the little fellow I from his coils, hut so tight was it fastened j around his body, that be had to insert the ' blade fittwise between the snake and the ! body of the boy, and then turned the edge,' aud by a vigorous cut, severed it in two- , In doing this, however, he did not escape j being hiuiseif hit in the finger, withou', how- , ever, hoing much injured therefrom, as the : inflauiation produced from the bite, was j slight. The snake had wrapped itself near ly twice around the body of the boy. This is certainly a very singular ciicumstance, oni owing to the preseuco of mind of young Riuehart, the lad was saved from a prema ture death. Yours, truly. G. C, "THE OLD WAR lIORSE." It G amusing to see with what relish the Spirit publishes a letter from that prince of egotists, Hon. jasper e. brady. The "friends and admirers" of Brady in this latitude are "few and far between," and if his influence in other quarters is not greater than it is here, we have hut little to fear from the shake of his "long booy finger." There is one thiug, however, in this letter, that we are pleased to see, und that is, that Brady has at ]:*sl discovered that his is but a "pu. Ny opinion," when brought into contact witt, other men's. When he was a resident of Franklin County, ho had presumption enough to assume any position, and would uo more have hesitated to aocept a seat ou the Bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, or measured opinious with Chief Justice TANEY, than he would have to accept a position in the Town Council of our Borough. But as wo grow older \vc grow wiser, aud it appears that Brady has been instituting a scrutinizing self-examina tion, ami has discovered that his is but a "puny opinion"—that's right Brady; "know thyself." It is never too lato to learn— but we think you have manifested an unu sual amcuut of stupidity aud want of apt ness, for you are just now learning what our people knew long ago.— Chambersburg Whig. HIGH PRICES FOR SLAVES.—The Milton (N. C.) Chronicle says that the following high prices were paid at Yanceyvi!le, last Saturday for staves : Miily, forty-nine yonrs old and bed-ridden, SI.200; Maria and two small children, $2,- I 505; Mary a id two auiall children, $2,402. [ Sold on a credit of six months. Tux NATIONAL HOTEL SICKNESS.—The journals in all sections of the country are discussing the strange sickness of the National Hotel. The inijority incline to the opinion that it eras a case of poisoning. A Utica conespondent of the New York Times, in alluding to the prevalent suspicion of an attempt to poison President Buchanan ( remarks: "Happy for our repu'atiou, i have it iu my power to disprove this charge of an at tempt to poison the Piesident elect, based upon the assumption that the disease fi-st made its appearance upon his arrival at Washington. 1 reached that city on Saturday the 24th of January. I weut immediately to the National Hotel. Within twenty-four ! hours alter my arrival 1 was taken sick,and j had all the symptoms that others are said • to have had who were taken down sub ■ sequently with that disease. And it was : not uutii four weeks had elapsed that I was i out of the hands of a physiuiau. " T he day alter I was attacked, another i gentleman of this city was taken ill in the ! same way, and almost immediately after. 1 wards, the member of Congress from this district was prostrated witL it, and is not yet able to leave his Louse. These are ill : clear cases of that disease, and yd .Mr. J Buchanan did not reach Washington until ' the Uiil week, ou Tuesday evening, after :my arrival. This shows conclusively that the disease appeared before his appearance thero. These facts the public ought to un derstand that unjust surmises may bo avoided in future, and our fair reputation in this respect be preserved." TJ-Lloyd Garrison, and his band of era. zy abolitionists, met in convention in New York, recently, and repeated their fanatical ravings about the negroes. They were par ticularly severe ou the Republican party, asserting it to be the worst foe of abolition, inasmuch as its object was to maintain the Union iu its purity aud guarantee to every State complete control over its domestic in stitutions. These abolitionists and the I<o cofocos pull with remarkrble unanimity to wards the same point, oaly at different ends of tiie rope. The abolitionists can see no virtue iu anything but abolitionism; the Lo cofocos can see no merit in any policy thst does not concede entire dominion to slavery. Either of these persisted in, would undoubt edly lead to an estrangement of our people aud a dissolution of tha Union. The abo litionists say the Republicans are as much in favor of slavery as the Locofoeos; the Locofocos say they are as great abolitiouists as the abolitiouists themselves. Truth says, the Republican party occupies the gold j mean, being neither in favor of the abcli ; lion of slavery cor the abolition of freedom j —willing to concede to slave States tb i right to keep their slaves; but determined 1 to secure to free territory the inestimable j boon of Liberty.— Lebanon Courier. REMOVING THE WIDOWS.—The p.-ossn j Po3i Master General lus uo sympathy, it j seems, for the few widows of deceased Post j Masters, wham hi i'oiul in offi.-e, when he j assumed the duties of the Department evsr j which he presides. Out they must go, no I matter bow faithful and capable, to make j room for seme hungry applicant in the sLapo • of a man, who has a tote to caat or. election ! day. A short time since, Mrs. SAUPP, l'oT Mistress at Bedford, Pa., was removed, and | John A. Mowry appointed to fill the vican- I oy. The husband of Mrs. S., who deceased : a few years ago, did the President good ser ; vice politically, when the friends of Mr. j DALLAS in Western Pennsylvania were about to tak 1 the wind out of his sail. But these acts of kindness were forgotten—the widow's "term of office had expired," and a change w..s necessary. The Bedford Gazette, a rampant Democratic paper, FJIVS . "The office was well conducted, but routi n in office being the motto of the Democratic j party, she had to Lr removed." This business | of removing a woman, with seven or eight i sit ail children, from a petty post office, is I crrtaiuly not very creditablo to the bachelor ' administration of Mr.Buchanan.— Delaware j County Republican. AMERICAN G ÜBE UN A TORI AL CANDIDATE. We were informed yesterday that it is now regarded ascertain that Col. JOHN W. GEA RT, late Governor of Kansas, will he nom inated by the Lauc-aster 'Convention as the j American caudtdttc for Governor. He bus beeu consulted ou the subject, and consents to accept the nomination. It is stated fur j ther that a very large number of dLaffected j Democrats throughout the Skate favor the i movement, and have expressed a willingness ; to support Col. GEARY in pteference to the j Democratic nominee Gen. PACKER, whom | they regard as an exceedingly "fishy" Dem j ocrat, in many respects, he having on severs 1 j occasions betu instrumental iu the detest ot ; regular party candidates in Lis couuty aod | distiict. Iu addition to we learn that j the Liquor aud Bevr dealers will cimcen ' trate tueir cutire strenght against Gou | PACKER, iu consequence of his advocacy ) and support of a Prohibitory Liquor Law ! while a member of the State Senate. It ; seems to be a fixed faot, therefore, that we ' are to have another triangular couiest, — J and when the Campaign fairly opens a lively | time may be anticipated,— fiarrisburg Sen j tint I I SEVEN AT A BIRTH.—Late news from MEX j ico brings the very important item that on ! the 20(U ult., a Mexican woman of the oap j ital was deliv t red ®f sewn male children at oiu birth.
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