The republic., 1851-04-12

the laws, have been dispensed with, appears to US
as not little unreasonable We should imagine
that all of them would be rejoiced at the opportu-
nifty to get rid Of the obligation to give currency to
statutes which violate not only the tenderness Of
their conscicnces but also in the opinion Of most of
them, we presume, the Constitution Of their coun-
try. How can such people have the wish to lend
themselves for money to the crimo Of aiding and
abetting the Executive in carrying forward its plan
Of subverting liberty, conscience, and the funda-
mental law; for all Of which, to man, they have
an affection, as remarkable as it is sudden9 Why,
they might we'll slavery cotton, and eat
slavery rice and sugar, as print slavery laws.
These gentlemen are certainly mistaken. They
are really glad to have escaped the patronage and
bribery of the Government that hired them; and,
as they have heretofore hated their employers,
they are in a situation to say So They are
consequently great gamers by tho change, and not
only have everlasting topic ofreproach against
their former masters, but never failing beggarly
argument for new friends to make up for the dam
age they had suffered for conscience sake. Such
presses will now be able to decide which il the
more profitable course in their vicnity-to be the
organs of the law, or of traitors who conspirc
against it. Besides, in being turned out from the
disreputable vocation of publishing the lower laws
they ascended to the nobler office Of circulating the
higher ones, work 80 much more honorable, and,
if they have not sadly misrelatcd doubt much
more lucrative nlso.-Ne,cork Adprtisr.
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL ELEcrIoN.-The follow
ing are among the officers elected at Louisville,
Kentucky. on the 9Th instant, under the State
constitution, which nbolishes the vica voce VOTE
and establishes that of the secret ballot: Mayor
John M. DELPHI Auditor-J. s. Cain; Attorney
J. B. Lancaster; /; Trcasurer-Henry p. Blair; AS
sessor-P. H. Crawford Inspector Of Streets in
eastern district--W. Richardson; Inspector Of
Streets in western district-G. w. Gritty; Col
lector for eastern district-J. G. Alexander; Col
lector for western district-T. c. Pomeroy Alder
mcn--E. d. weatherford, William Cross, Joshua
F. Bullitt. William Riddle, A. l.. shotwel, James
Speed, John Cochran, jr.. and r. p. Lightburnc
Councilmen-J. G.. Stoll, II. Bentz,J. w. Osborne,
G. w. Dolan. Matthew Piles, ---- Stewart, A.
Tbrockmorton, John Barbee, c. l.. Douglass, J. F.
Gamble, J. Bridgeford, Bland Ballard. c. l.. STAN
cliff, G. Self, J. w. B6wser. and G. Gates.
NAnRow EscArr.--The staunton (va.) Specfa-
/ tor says that the family of Mr.. H. Bare, of that
place, including some eight or ten persons, were
all taken very sick one night last week in man
that occasioned great alarm. The cause of the
illness envelopcd in mystery until 1t was dis
covered that arsenic had been used in making bis
cult instead Of soda. The proper antidote was
promptly resorted to, and serious injury has re-
suited.
SAnrArr's UNIor MAGAZINE, ron MAY, hast Just
come to hand. The chief engravings Of the pre-
sent number we have seldom, II ever, seen surpass
ed. They consist Of the "Weepcr Of Wurtem-
burg" Isabel" and Elijah raising the shunam.
ties Son." Some Of the wood cuts in the scenes
in the Life Of Christ also designed and executed
in very superior manner. John Sartain Co.,
Philadolphia arc the publishere.