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GIVING THE DOCUMENTS.
The esiaor DC she Shippensburg PENN News
shpks he can enRsgy his g time and eoiumnsin
4nose advantageous manner than 10 noticing Viz
GINA diclaiioR OF gratifying Virginia arrogance
Hcih,enss this 10 be sery s<rsrs towards me Free
Pres, Perhaps j. il 50, bntwe don't feel q a any
hing very srtraofdnaIy. We have brought aim,
however 10 the only point in The controversy worth
considering 1.-The production Of 6OeGe.ts, % prove
that Col WIN BIGGER IS ne better than Gov. s0hn-
son on he subject Of slavery. We mink tAis very
rprobalae- but The Democratic candidate IS iiuie
moe wirs in Accommodate hiEasefta che present
siais Of iAings Well, that's ahthai arr need care
for. uis Of very little impottanee What mans
former opinions afe-if be recants them, and prom
isas 10 do better something Is certainly gained
The an,oant of The whole affair Is this, that Big
Ter rs eII a. Johnston had very natural aversion
20 aEavtry both being born aad "broagh up in
an a1tiesIavery region.
gssth were furious agail 81 il as lang as itswas
.sxpG2lrst 10 sesss BigIer admits that not being
"A iaMyer he did not exactly know what his opin-
liens we're upon matters belonging 10 the Judiciary,
and therefore gave his silent assent to the bill deny
ing tie use Of the State als C the Southern people
N Since thai time however be has discovered thatit
IS necessary for the Democracy 10 back cut from
position offensive 10 the Soulh, and With con-
sciences more elastic than Johnstons he readily re-
tracts, and nov declares be does not mean to " Ia
teffere viii The constitutional rights OF the South
Thi. /. accommodating endugh-and We have no
dou5l f The Democracy required Just the opposite o.
this, Ne would readily comply. Men who tTantthe
pespsea votes can always accommodate their con-
seicnccs 20 thr necessity Of the case.
4 Bizler occupying this ground, Johnston hnds u
expegent 10 lake The other side, and thereby secure
the Gsiaker and Anti. Slavery vote-ans he twists
and turns LILLE TOO declaring that The mere fact q
roeketting the law repeating the law torbdding The
H. as il mere act Of independence, 70 show that ne
cans be easily caught BY designing demagogues-
and therefore viii hold on to he bill just as long as
the Constitution gives him The privilege 10 do 50
without saying whether he will sign il or apply hi:
Veto II woa'i do, Mr.. News TO talk about the OBJ
,sfx offhe projectors Of the bi-that it was EMO
40 riye HE Governor time TO- give his reasons 70
either approving or vetoing II but to place him in
false attitude before The people We think he ha
had ample iIuie ,s,lce to say what he thought abou
ii. No matter how long the Consultation allow
him to hold SUFFICIENT lime has elapsed TO prov
thaths L o1apossd TO theIepeai. Andthatis enough
gat The News has doIe some service, IL ha
prclnced documents to show tina, Col, Bigier is
InupA more ductile politician than Johnston, an
xXatneiiher q them are 10 be trusted. We lher
tore fall back upon our old pasition--"we don't cal
sixpenee aaaiea Whips They are 60th trimmer
a. n mn II ;A tssr tsTET1 now to swaI
low any set Of opinions framed for him BY the man
81 agesss
n 40A motion 81 Mr. Smith aaa Mr.. Lewis
she Senate resolved itself into committee O
/. the Thclc, Mr.. Anderson in the chair on bill
A No $40, from the House Of Representatives
entitled IN ast 10 lDrevent kidnapping. pre-.
serve fhe public peace, prohibit the exercise
81 certain powers heretofore exercised bv
judges, justices Of the peace, aldermen and
laliosss 10 this commonwealth, repeal eertais
I Aster some hme the committee rose and
the sAsirman reported the bill without amend.
On motion Of Mr.. Smith and Mr. Carson
said bib was read the second time. considered
and Agreed to, Sad on motion Of Mr.. Smith
ana Hls Overheld, the rule was dispensed
with AID said Till was read a third time,
and passed
' O1dgad That the Clerk retdrn said bill
to The House Of Representatives with infor.
maiien hatt ae Senate has passed tie same
ScuHtskt Aateadk1sht.
On motion efiMr BIGLER, and Mr.. An
dersep, abe rules were dispensed with ii case
OF bilss from the, House Of Representatives.
numbered and entitled as follows, viz. No
929 an Act supplementary to an act, in re-
iasien aeE the duties Of county Auditors, in
the eoansy Of Potter, and fer other purposes
approved April i, .ls46
And thas the bill obnoxious 10 the South became
Law. p6s only BY ske aesassceaes, but the aid Of
Sol- hTl9r the prfent Democratic candidate for
GoveFaar3of Psnnsflsaaia.
ihe News furnishes another piece of history, 4
1aiea " transenof Ter The benefit and edi6caiion
q oar sseaaocfaiic feigabor, the SfiRIr Ii is an
extract srem ne proceedings Of an Abolition meet
neg % ne s5dfaf Jane ast,in the Town Of IT,
diana, Senusylsanil.
= nsssgssa IhatSre have no faith 10 either |
higs ors DemecItts, who, while they pyo.
gsss 70 Sehor siavafy, and dsprecate the in /
roads. whieh that bswer has made upop A..
Citadel q Fresaon, and Jet say nothing nor I
Dc anyshieg ehielsntly against this horrible |
kesesrsii, Thatinasmuch as the act Of our
Lsgislalufe Of Isa7, to prevent kidnapping
n this State, was passed by almost 4 nnaai. |
nous vets Of botk Wings and Democrats,
emene Nhpm vas Ahe Hon. VIZ Blelxs. If |
ClesrheldI and haEing received the signature /
~ the Iamensed lex Governor FraReis r /
6hank. id the Sd IF March, ls47. we think |
a would ha eisgsaee to TIE LIKING and the |
dead q g anythieg for its repeal,
All MS only pFovss that wings tare more stab. |
born sh4n DensscrSss- thai While Bi.ler !, |
heart hases slavery d mach a. Johnston, hs Is ob.
sised tesspndia,e own real sentiments 90 the
1ake q she Gubernssoriaf sfics. AID now friend |
eflks sws, wen abide The resalt,~wiih verr |
iisile coksesn.