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commencement of The Government. The
loss, then, of The equilibrium is TO be al
,ributed 10 The action of this Government.
But while Iliesc measures were destroy
ing The equilibrium between The Two sec,
,ions. The uainn Of the Government was
leading TO a Iadical change in its charac-
ter, by concs6traiing all the power Of the
system in iself The occasion will not
rermi, me tngtrace the measure. by which
this sreal chage has been consumrnalet!.
Iii, did, asSstiI not lie 'dillirult,to shpw
thai lhe pfdsfss commenced at an early
period of ihe4 Government; that it pros
cecJed alinns, WITHOUT interruption, step Wy
step until it absorbed virtually IFS entire pow.
ers; bu, without going through the whole
process 10 establish he fact, il may be done
sarisfac,milysby rery short statement.
THAI the Covers pment claims, and prac-
tically maintains, he right 10 decide in the
last resor,, as TO Ihc extent of its powers,
will scarcely be denied by any one couvef.
SAINT with the political history uf The coun-
try. Thatil al.o claims the ighl 10 re.
sort 10 lnrce,5to maintain whatever power
i, claims. agains! all opposition, is equally
certain. Iulcsd il is apparent, from what
we daily hear, ,ha, this has become The
prevailing aud fixed opinion oI srea'
majmiry ofihe community. Now, | ask,
what Limitation can possibly be placed up
on The powers of a government claiming
and exercising such rights? And, If none
can be. how can the separate governments
Of The States maintain and protect The pow.
ers reserved 10 them by the Constitution or
The people of ,,e several States maiualu
those which are reserved 10 them, and
amung. Others. the sovereign powers by
which they ordained and established, not
only their separate State Constitutions aud
Governments, but also The Constitution aud
Government Of the United States? But,
If they have no constitutional means ol
maintaining them agaustlbe right claimed
by this Government, il necessarily follows,
that they huld them al its pleasure and
discretion, sand that all The powers Of The
system arein reality concentrated in it,
II also follows, that the character of the
r1"varn.nA.ni ina kenn chanuah in ""nSn-
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rhe numerical majority, has now, in fact,
lhe control of the GovermneHi and The en-.
tire powes nf The system. What was
uncc a CO ls,isulional federal Republic, is
now conve ted, in reality, into one us ahso
Lutte US lha Of The Au,ocral OF Russia. and
Us despOlic in lis tendency, as any ab.UluIc 0
surernmctt that ever existed.
As then, the North has The absolute cun-
trul over The Government, il is manifest,
that on all questions between il aud the
South. where there is o diversity Of inter.
esi. the Interest Of the latter will be sacri-
feed tue former, however oppressive the
effects may he. as The South possesses M
means by which it can resist. through the
action ofithe Government. But il :here
wus no question of vital importance to the
Sou,h interference to which there was a
diversity iof views between The TWO Sec
lions, this state OF things might be endu-
red, without the hazard Of destruction to
the South. But such is moi The fact
There is question of vital importance 10
the Southern section, in reference 10 which
The views and feelings of The Two section:
are as opposite aud hostile as they can
possible be.
I refer 10 the relation between the two
races in The Southern section, which con-
sIilutes a-vilal portinn Of her social orEani.
zalioI. Every portion of the North ell
tcrlains views and feelings more or less
hostile TO it. Those most opposed and
hostile, regarl it as sin. and consider
themselves under the most sacred nbliga
lion to use every ellurt To destroy ii. IN.
deed to tho extent that they conceive they
have power. they regard themselves as
Implicated in the sin, and responsible lol
suppre@ss& il by the use of all and every
means. Those less opposed aud hostile
regard it as crime-an offence against
humanity, as they call il; and atthnugh
not so lanaIical, feel themselves bound &c
use all elfnrts to ELECT the same object
while those who ars least nppose' and hns.
lille, regard it az blot and stain on The
character of what they call the Na'iun,
and feel themselves accordingly bound to
give il 10 countcnance or support. On
the contrary. the Southern section regards
Inc relGiIOn as ono WHICH CdDHuI pe ue'
stroycd without suhjecting The two races Ia
the greatest calamity, and The section TO
poverty, dissolution, and wrelchedness
and accordingly they feel bound, by every
consideration Of interest aud safety, lode
fendit.
This hostile feeling on the part Of the
North towards the social organization ol
the South, long lay dormant, but j. only
required some cause which would make
the impression On those who fell ii most ln-
tenseIy, that they were responsible Tor It's
Continuance, 10 call il into action The
increasing power of this Government, and
of he control Of the Northern section over
all is departments, furnished the cunse.-
|, was this which made an impression on
The minds Of many, That there was little
or no restraiut TO prerehf the Government
from doing whatever i, might choose to do.
This wos sufficient of itself to put the
most fanaical portion Of the North IN ac
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the South was deprived Of its due share
of The Territories, originated with the Con-
federacy, which preceded the exislenre oi
this Government. 1t is to be found fn The
provision nf the Ordinance of l7S7. $
effect was 10 exclude. he South entirely
from that vast and fertile region which lies
between the Ohio aud the Mississippi ri
vers. now embracing five States and one
Territory. The next Of the series is The
Missouri promise, which excluded the
South from that large portion Of Louisiana
which lies uorlh of 36o 81, excepting what
is included in the State Of Missouri. The
last of the series excluded he South frnm
the whole Of The Oregon Territory. All
these, in The slang of The day, were what
is called slave territories, and not free soil;
that is. territories belonging TO slaveholdng
pow ers and opeu TO The emigration of mas
ters with slaves. By these several acts,
The South was excluded from ,235, ,025
square miles, an extent Of country cvnside.
rahly exceeding The entire valley of the
Mississippi. To the South was left the
portnn Of the Territory of Louisiana lying
south DISCO 30', and the portion north oI
it included in ,he Stale of Missouri. The
portion lying south of 36o 30I, including
The States of Louisiana and Arkansas, and
the lerrilnrv lying west Of the latter and
soulh of $50 30', called The Indian cnun,ry.
This, with the Territory O: Florida, n"w
the State, makes in the whole 2o3.5O3
square miles. To this must be added the
territory acquired with Texas. If the
whole should be added 10 the Southern
section. il would make an increase of225,-
$50, which would make The Whole left TO
the South GOD.023. But large part Of
Texas is still in contest between the Two
sections, which leaves it uncertain what
will he the real extent Of the portion ol
territory thar may be left to the South.
have nnl included the territory recently
acquired by The treaty with Mexico. The
Nnrlh is making strenuous efforts TO appro.
PIRATE the whole To herself, hy excluding
the South from every foot Of il. If she
should succeed, il will add TO that from
whic Sn,ih-has already heen exclu.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
American S0ldiers.

Sound sense and plain truth (says the
baltimore .9mer,cGn) distinguish the an
nexed article, copied from the editorial
column of the Richmond Republican,:
alt is a fact, that while Hungarian and
other refugees are invited to settle on
American land, and while Senators of the
Unites States contend which shall go fur
thest IN voting farms to the soldiers of other
countries, the widows of officers aud SOL
diers of the United States army are not
entitled to a picayune in silver, or an acre
of land from that Government in whose
service their husbands and fathers toiled,
fought, and died, unless perchance they
died on the field of battle.
"Why living foreigners should be en-
titled to greater sympathy from the Ameri-
can Government than living American
women, who are the survivors and rep
resentatlves of Grave American soldiers,
is a question which we confess ourselves
unable to answer. The Good Book has
emphatically declared, and every wise
and generous heart will endorse the dec
laration, 'He who provIdeth not for his
own is worse than an infidel.' We are
willing and desirous to provide a refuge
iOI luC OppISSScu SOHS Vi lTOul
every cline, but justice, nature, gratitude,
and wisdom, all dictate that we should
first do justice 10 those Of our own fami-
ly.
"1he mere circumstance that an Off
Ger or soldier dies on the field of battle,
constitutes no evidence of peculiar merit
nor exclusive claim upon the gratitude of
the Government. Washington, Greene,
Hamilton, and other Industrious heroes
survived the Revolutions; Generals Scott,
Jackson, Harrison, and others; Commo-
dores Hull, Perry, Decatur Porter Nc
Donough, and nearly every other illus
trious naval commander. survived the
late war with England; Taylor, Worth,
Wool, and host of other military heroes,
passed unscathed through the wars Flor
ida and Mexico. What sense or Justice
is there in rule which would deprive
the widows of such men of a pension
upon their death, simply because they
were not cut down by sword, or slam
by a bullet?"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
VOL. 6.-NO. 81.
The BuSy Body.

There are great many busy holes IN
this world. You will find people who
know as much about o.her'peop!e as they
do themselves. The most profound secrets
are in the possession of such folks. How
the get them. whe ther by rifiing. caves
dropping. or logging, it is impossible to
say; but they have them You will
find. also, that there are good mary peo-
pie who complain that they cannot ge,
along-that they..have notking to do--that
fortune does not favor. them, and. there.
they go through life grumbiing. with their
noses to the grind stone, and picking up.
like wild duck in winter. precarious
subsistence. Yet the people that hsvo
nothing to do are Away busy; they stand
in the highways and by-ways with a
look Of earnestness, and whomsoever they
meet, they accost- They always have
something with which they have no man
ner of concern, and which is exclusively
the business of other people. Need we
draw the inference? While these people
are catching blind eels, the industrious
fisherman is loading his wagon with full
nets. They waste the time in mipdlng
the business cftheir neighbors which they
ought to devote sedulously to their own.
The days are short, and time and tide
wait for no man. and it requires constan;
attention TO succeed in any calling
Union
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
Mr.. Calb0pD'S Family.

Mr.. Calhoun has left wife, now in
Charleston, and family of four SONS and
two daughters 10 mourn his loss. His
eldest son, An drew, is wealthy planter
in Alabama; Patrick, the second son, is
in the Army, and was an aid of Gen.
Gaines; John who was named after him,
and was with him when he died, is a
physician; the youngest son William, is
now pursuing an undergraduate course
of study at College, One of his daughters,
Ann Maria, is the wife of Mr.. Clemenns,
our Charged Affairs Belgium, and the
other has always remained at home, h9v-
ing long been afflicted with spinal affec-
ton. The family of Mr.. Calhoun are
left in aff1uent circumstances. his proper
ty being estimated at 100000. He mar
ried earl y in life, his now bereaved part
ner, lady of fortune, cousin--bearing
the same name which he has rendered IL
! luStlous.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
Crimes in Philadelphia
GHILADELPHIl

PHILADELPHIA, April 29-
The morning papers of to day are
filled almost TO the utmost capacity OF
space with the particulars of crimes from
the beginning to the end of the catalogue
of chapter after chaIt'r of accidents
and miscellaneous occurrences.
Among the crimes which on Saturday
disgraced and outraged the city, were
those of murder, assassination, stabbing.
shooting, riot, robbery, arson, burglary.
&c.
This morning the scene at the Police
Office was a fit subject for the moralist.
The office was jammed and every avenue
leading to 1t thronged to that degree that
all access to it was cut Of the question,
the main attraction for the qualification
of the morbid curiosity was a band OF
youthful persons, arrested by the Sheriff
and his posse for fighting in the southwes .
tern portion of the city.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
The Argument.

The Southern shareholders have fairly
got the 'tone idea" Abolitionists con the
hip. Their great argument in Congress
and out OF 1t, is, that the same principle
which Justifies the antagonism of capital
and labor at the North will justify slave
ry. In this they are ri; ht; for the doctrine
that one man may monopolize all the
wealth and make the people tenants, and
hired servants at wages that will scarcely
give them bread, to say nothing of COM
fort and education-this doctrine, we say,
if extended to its final results, will justify
Slavery that robs of personal liberty but
provides food and clothing. Every vio-
lation of human rights is pro tonic Sla-
very-an approximation to absolute des-
potism.
The Southerners refer to our poor
houses and prisons, to our cellars which
are thronged with the poor, as the result
OF our free system-a system which we
contend is not free-but system which
our 'sone idea" Abolitionists do not con-
denim. A system that will take bread
from the people will bind their limbs and
subject them to the absolute control of a
master.
Now, say the Southerners, you do not
condemn this, neither do we; but you
condemn our system, which is scarcely
worse than your own-where is your
consistency?
We condemn both the Northern and
the Southern monopoly, and the Aboli-
tlOnists must come upon our ground be-
fore they can reply to this Southern argu-
ment.
Northern monopoly takes land and
house, bread and clothes, education and
happiness from the masses-while the
Southern monopoly takes the individual
himself, but feeds and clothes him abun-
dainty. Away with both, we say. Let
us s'cast the beam out of our own cye,"
before we become raving mad about the
mote that is in our brothers eye. Let
us make war upon all kinds of wrong,
both North and South.
The above was suggested by an article
in the Southern Literary Messenger for
pril.-Cin. NOnpariei.
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several contributions to the illustration
and corroboration of the sacred record I,
thus multiplying the proofs that science
scan do nothing against the truth, but for
the truth" Let this theory of Agassiz be
fully elaborated and tested. 1t will either
fail to substantiate itself on scientific
grounds, or else il viii take its place in
harmony with revelation, and will open
expanded views of the attributes of the
Creator, the plan of His providence, and
the genuineness and adaptation of the sue
cessive -eligious dispensations recorded
in the Bible.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
The Qemag0gne.

The following remarks by the Louis
vile Journal have point and applicability
beyond the locality for which they were
intended.
Under every form of government, sci
fish men become the flatterers of power for
the sake of their own advancement. The
principle is the same whatever may be IFS
| manifestation. In monarchy the selfish
aspirant is courtier, and tells the mon
arch that he can do no wrong. The most
tyrannIcal measures of the ruler are cordi-
ally supported by the courtier, who expects
preierment as the reward of his servility.
In such circumstances the friends of hu-
manity are the noble men who dare TO
stand up for their rights against the force
Of the oppressor, who will not PROSTATE
their free souls in the dust, nor bow down
to the calf which the oppressor orders
them to worship. In republican govern
ment, the courtier becomes a demagogue;
but he is the same fawEing sycophant still.
As changes the object of his f1attery, but
not his own servile nature. He fawns on
power still with the same base mOtive,-
Power is placed IN other hands, but it can
not elude his watchful eye. However
rapidly ii may pass from one TO another,
his eye is fixed upon all its motions. The
last possessor is his master, before whom
he crouches with more than dog like servil-
ity. He abused Hampden and Sidney
because his master bade him do so; he
now lauds them to the skies because he
expects thereby TO gain the favor of his
new owner. He reviles -courtiers, though
change of circumstances would find HIM
the most cringing sycophant of them all.
The courtier is the demagogue transferred
to monarchy;the demagogue is courtier
removed to a republic. In short, couriier
and demagogue are but two names of the
same despicable character, and the dema
gogue who reviles the courtier, is reviling
himself.
OF what earthly use is the demagogue?
The courtier fatters the monarch, watch
es to see in what direction his wishes point
and eagerly runs forward TO crafty them.
Abandoned to selfshness he cares not what
results may follow, if he can only advance
his own interests. So the demagogue
deals out nauseous doses of fattery to ''the
sovereign people" watches the course of
public opinion, and, when he is sure in
regard to the direction, rushes in among
the foremost, waits not to see what is right
and what is wrong, but what is popular,
or what is supposed to be so. Like the
courtier he is coward, and dares not
speak his own thoughts. He is a slave
and trembles at the frown of his master.
He is not man for has given up the high
attributes of manhood. He has los; his in
dividuality. He has become mere ma
chine. He strangIes his own thoughts,
annihilates his own soul. He is curse
TO his country, and to the human race
Of such things-for men they cannot be
called-we have had enough. May Hea-
ven hereafter infict upon us as few of
such men as the just punishment of our
sins will allow.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
A New Captain General in Cuba.

The Picayune of April 10th contains
the following:
The news received in Cuba, by the
way of the United States, of reported
change in the administration Of that Island
by the appointment of the Conde Mirasol,
appears to crafty the people there. They
have no direct intelligence confrmatory
of the report, but it is thought 10 be prob
able, from the known desire Of the Conde
to attain the place, and the rumors which
had previously been circulated that he had
obtained it. The report via the United
States was that Of Sr. Serrano had been
appointed "Governor of Madrid, vice the
Condo Mirasol, who was to proceed i'm
mediately TO Cuba, in company. with two
generals, one colonel and empleado, of
the Real Hacienda, on an important mis-
sion."
One version is, that after executing a
delicate duty in the nature of investigating
the state of affairs in the Island, the Conde
was to proceed TO Washington. But the
latest letters from Havana express the be-
lief that he is to supersede Roncali.
The Conde Mirasol was formerly In
spector General of the troops in Cuba, by
which he was second in command to the
Governor, and his legal successor in case
of death, &c. He was subsequently,
Captain General of the Island of Porto
Rico, whence he went to Spain, and was
made Governor of Madrid. He is a
staunch Loyalist, proud and quick of tenn
permanent, but has high reputation as an
honorable gentleman. His wife was edu-
Gated in England, and both were highly
popular in Porto Rico. The Cubans
would be glad, on these accounts. TO re-
| ceive him.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
Iudgn Lynch i'm CiagrfS.

We have before US the verdict OF Jury
of twelve men, given at Chagres on the
23d of March, 1850, in the case of one
John Powers accused of stealing 81 900
in gold dust from Mr.. Bridge. at the Irwin
House in that place. The following is a
copy of the verdict:
CHAGREs, n. c., March %, 1850.
Our verdict is, that John Powers is
guilty of taking the package containing
one thousand dollars in gold dust; and that
he be awarded fifty lashes per day upon
his bare back twenty five in the morning
and twenty-five in the evening with cat
o'-nine-tails) every other day, to be inflict-
ed by the sheriff, Mr.. Hughes, until he
(the prisoner) confesses the theft and pro-
duces the package of gold dust.
n. w. Fisk, foreman; John McTursk
VIM. Sharp, F. A. Thompson, III. E.
Gleason, r. Mason, J. w. Demarest, J..
Myers, l.. lngersoll, z. f. Mancosos, T.
B. Vance, w. E. Newcomb.
Signed in my presence:
]. III. BARKER, Clerk of the Court.
To the Hon. III. II. WooD,
Judge Of the Court.
1t appears as we understand it, that Mr..
Bridge, on his arrival at the Irwin House,
intrusted a package of gold dust with
Powers for safe-keeping, and that Pow
ers subsequently, secreted the package
and declared that it had been stolen from
him.
In pursuance of the verdict Powers was
taken into the woods to undergo flogging
when he confessed his guilt and showed
where the gold was secreted. He was
then sentenced to receive fifty lashes, as
above-twenty-fve in the morning and
twenty-five III the evening; after receiving
which he was set at liberty.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
Dnuhling The Cane.

A Jolly, good natured dog of voyager
to Ell DORADO. gives the following account
of his experience in Doubling Cape Horn:
at is impossible 10 describe the scenery
in the vicinity of Cape Horn. 1t is all it
is cracked up to be- The elements were
in such an incessant turmoil, that we had
sometimes we would be struck by sock
dolager,' which would knock our calcula-
tions into fits. Chairs, chests, trunks and
boxes, would fetch away, pell nell to the
leeward, and when the vessel righted, they
would tumble back again in the most ad :
mirable confusion. We used to lie in our
hunks and call off cotilions for them to
dance; first four forward, balance, turn
partners, all hands round, great, grand,
right and left, promenade 10 your seats
No one could walk on deck without
clinging to something, and sometimes we
would be struck unawares by heavy
sea, and suddenly find ourselves crawling
out of the lee scuppers, rubbing ouf.shns!
Thus we were danded about by she per-
petual turmoil of the clements, until we
arrived at Talcahuana Of the untiring,
unaccountable and unspeakably 'savager-
our rumpuses ever kicked up in human
nature, Cape Horn takes the banner! /
have sailed boats on the Delaware and
Merrimack, raft OH the raging canawl,
have been fishing and wrecked on Long
Pond, among the<terocious horn pouts,
and did think Lyas some ..punkins,' but
Cape Horn caffStake my hat. Yankee
Blade.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
The Nicaragua Canal Company

The Nicaragua Canal Company
This Company, of which Cornelius Van
berblt. Esq, is President, had meeting
yesterday, TO take action in regard TO The
progress of this work. The first Install
ment on the stock has been paid. the Com
pany own one boat, and have two others
building, for the navigation of the river
San Juan. They are also negotiating for
steamer couection between New York
and the Atlantidterminus, and San Frau
cisco and the Pacific terminus. Proba
bly, within three or four months this new
route between the Oceans will be in op-
Grafton. There arc but Is miles of land
carriage at this point of crossing the con-
tinent, the remaining l34 miles being by
steamboat on River and Lake. The Is
miles are mostly level, the aggregate rise
being only 400 hundred feet, and The
Road, with an expenditure of few thou
sand dollars can be made smooth and
pleasant for carriages. The whole dis
lance from Ocean 10 Ocean, can be made
in "a hours without fatigue. The cii-
mate is beautiful and healthy, anepidem-
ic disease never being kown -Ne,c York
Tribune, April 25.