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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-10-11
THE EEEcTN.

lie election passed OFT In our county wiff
nnusua quiet and harmony Is good sitizen.
the people came to the polls de tied theil
votes, and retired. soberfy to their h smesss N
this borough, hesexcitement ran pretty Irigh
but there Was no fighting or quarreIIirg aboat
the polls, and the whole affair passed eff with
credit to cur citizens
The contest was well fought on both sides,
though 1t was very soon apparent by the long
faces, and hanging under-lip Of the e-Locofoco
leaders that they knew they were ga licked
community They struggled on, however,
and left no stone unturned-fro effort untried
to change the tide of battle. Tn fact some of
them resorted to means, which demonstrated
most conclusfyely that they fell back upon the
s'forlorn hope.'' For example, young man
was taken to one. side, who at one time, recei-
we'd personal favor from Gov. BigIer, and sa-
luted with such s'poefTcaP' ejaeuIations as so
Gratitude, where art thou ?'' &C., &C. He was
solicited, begged, and besougIt not to forget
his obligation 10 the Governor, and they. con
tfnued to persecute him until he actually sat
down and she'd tears. Snch was the manner
in which the contest was conducted, and we
have, therefore, achieved greater victory by
cutting the majority down to three hgndrea in
Clearfield, than if Berks were to give Pollock
5 900. We may we'll ecroU' over Clearfeldt
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One Week later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.

The royal Mail Steamer Canada, arrived al
New ork on Friday morning, at half past
O'Clock, with Liverpool dates to Saturday, the
23rd.
She brings in I83 passengers, including SO
Sisters of Mercy. H1
The steamship Asia arrived out on the 18th
The Canada passed the Europa on the after
noon of the 23rd, OF OrInstead bound in to
Liverpool. On the 18th she passed the Baltic.
The Canada brings no news of the Collins
steamship Arctic which sailed on. her regular
day, Wednesday the 20th.
The Propeller steamship Petrol put back in
to the Clyde, damaged in gale
Five deaths have occurred on board the e !.
5. steamer frigate San Jacinto, lying at South
ampton. -,...
1t is officially announced by the French and
English Governments that Sc, 900 men of the
Crimea expedition had been landed without
opposition at Eupatora, and immediately
marched upon Sebastopol. The transports
then returned to Varna for Il 900 additional
French troops
The Russian feet had again run into Sebas-
topol, and part of the allied fleet had arrived
off that port.
III was stated from Constautinople, but not
yet confirmed, that at the last moment the
Czar'assented to the proposed terms, and that
a steamer had been dispatched to postpone
the landing of the expedition, but at last ad
vices had not reached the fleet.
1t was reported that the batteries of Odessa
had again been bombarded.
Anapa and Kersch are closely blockaded.
le The evacuation of Moldayiais is now complete.
= Greece makes submission tothe Porte and
offers treaty of commerce.
The reported rupture between Turkey and
Persia is officially contradicted.
In Spain affairs are unchanged
The Ministerial crisis in Belgium Is; s;oyer.-
The Ministers are to remain.
IT is decided that neither Sneaborg nor Con-
stadt shall be attacked this season.
The French fleet in the Baltic is to return
to France, ~
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F5

/ 1x1rs soR ofNARs ExrERagENrs WITT -,-
kEEcrIN IEs.ESR -2rE..--SeRne- exnerin,o-. "a
have NllifAI the past fertnight been pcoG.s :.
L fertsmpu1h With regard te this science. Of
M, mos. az p9iIanb and remarkable character anu
FShlehN ouid appear 30 open up and PREM
to lensi 10 fuTf1es uinsaphs in efectric;t,
eqlsiiIn Importance "a any thar have alreoi,
been ache The experiments In o,nSt;'
were FOR the purpose. ofascertaining the nos
sibiIfty of sending electric telegraph comm,
nicatIons across body of water gitE-
out the aid of electric wires. The sDaca -
lected for the experiment was the Mill-dam -
piece of water forming "a portion of the. for+f
hcatlons,) at It's widest part, where il is some
thing near 500 feet across. The oseratin.
battery was placed on one side of the dy7
and the corresponding dial on the other Side
An electric wire from each was submerged a,
their respective sides of the water, and term
mating In plate constructed for The pursosa
and several messages were accurately conv.,.
ed across the entire width of the nill-daro
with accuracy and Instantaneous rapiditv
The apparatus employed in the experiments i
not pretended to be here explained in eyers
cursoTy manner; this IS of course the eyclp
sIve secret of the inventor But there I'm
doubt of -the-fact that communications wcro
actually sent distance of nearly 500 fecf
through the water without the aid of wires ~
other conductors, aad that there~ aprearey
every possibility that this could be done az
easily with regard TO the British Channel az
with the mih-danT. The inventor is gentle.
man of great scientific attainments. residing
IN Edlngburg, andIays clairi-and we beleyp
with some Justice-to being the original in
Ventor OF the electric telegraph; but, from
circumstances, he was unable TO carry out the.
invention to his own advantage. The exDeri-
ments at the nai4-dan were of a strictly pri.
yate character, although rhey were carried out
by Capt Beatty and other engineering Off
GERS belonging TO the garriSon.-Englisk Pa
per-
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No Tickets in Brady

We have received letter informing rs that
there was not single Whig ticket in Brady
township. on the day of the Election. We are
unable to account for this oversight, as We
furnished tickets in abundance. and placed
them in the hands of those who were acquain-
ted with the districts &c, that they might all
be properly supplied. Ne are unable to in
form our friends the cause of the tickets not
being received.
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DISTRESSING FRE.---We learn from the, Sus-
sex (Del.) Netcs there was distressing fire
near the Delaware and Maryland line on the
18th ult The house of Elisha Dickson was
consumed, together with all his goods and two
chidren.r He and his family were in the tod-
der field at the time. and when they discover
ed the fire it was too hate to rescue their per-
ishing children: One was entirely consumed,
and the body of the other was recovered, but
the head ana legs could not be found.
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PEAcHEs.-We have te- thank somebody. we
don't know who, for lot of the finest peaches
We have ever caused to disappear beneath
our-vest- The friend, or friends, who sent
them have our warmest thanks. We hope we
shall learn who it was, that we nlay-look for
few more of the same sort,
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BREADsTUFFs.-The Rochster, n. Y, Amer
lean of Friday, says :-'sConsumers hear with
pleasure that breadstufls estumbied's in the n.
lork market, at the Fate of 50 per barrel on
flour IN three days, and 80 cents a bushel on
wheat for the same time. On Wednesday ,ex-
ira -four 25 cents cheaper in New York than
here. There was no reason why -four and
wheat should be as high as they were, aside
from the pressure of immediate wants-a fail
ure in supply caused by drought, which had
stopped thousand mili wheels. The wheat
crop, if it fell below the average in Weld per
acre, was rendered abundant by the greater
breadth sown. Added.t to this, the English.
French and California harvests were ample TO
check exports to those regions, and the home
demand alone remained to he supplied We
think that breadstufiS viii 60 much lower be-
fore. January, though it is not probable thai
the late hasty and accelerated decline will con
tinue- 1t is more likely TO be brought about
by steady backing down, measured by the
laws of supply and demand s.s
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Tue SANDWICH IsLANDs.-A private letter
from the U. S. vessel of war ST. Mary's which
has lately been stationed on the coast of Peru
informs us that the,v vessel had been sssuddenly
and unexpectedly ordered to the Sandwich
Islands. The reason is'' (we uuotc) ssthe
King of fhe Islands has made proposals of an
nexing to tho Uuited States, and a large
French fleet is already there to, take possess
ion of them on the first opportunity. You
doubtless know how anxious the French and
English are to obtain possession of these ISL
ands.'' ,I.,.s, ere - ,ts 4s, .rs.-
We would remark in connection with this
that there is no doubt of the gravity Of the
present position of these islands, a proposi-
|, tion for annexation is unquestionably pending;
but it is yet TO be determined whether it can
be accomplished to the satisfaction of both
parties, and if so, whether England or France
will not in some form undertake to prevent it.
The Pacific well merits its name, for political
y as well as physically it has also been the
most peaceful portion of the world But it
is not very difficult to perceive that the ISL
ands which intersperse it, so valuable to COM
meree, may be germs OF trouble for future
growth. The disposition which is finally to
be made ofthem viii sensibly touch the inter
ests OF the different nations.-N I. Courier
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HOUSEHOLD WoRDs.-The October number
Of this valuable periodical is on our table
We recommend it to our readers one of
the very best American reprints, of British
literature.
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10 We hope our friends viii look over all
discrepancies in this number of the Journal,
as the late election received all our attention,
and since that event the dispositionto .:erow, :,
entirely unfts us for writing, or anything else.
Hurra for P o'clock and Alnericanism -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-10-11

THE EARTH BURNING UP.-In Ohio, the pine
Swamps west of Hudson have been burning
for several weeks The meadows to the lex
tent of several hundred acres have been burnt
out the depth of four feet, and will, when the
swamp fills with water become lake. The
fire would comm ence eating under whole acres
and underminding it; when finding vent 1T
would burst furiously consuming everything
within reach. President Pierce of Hudson
College, went to the swamp to view the scene
wher, he saw several large trees apparently on
solid ground commence tumbling as though
caused by an earthquake. The fire broke ont
all around him, and he narrowly escaped with
fife The inhabitants in the vicinity are in a
state ofthe utmost consternation.4Ha Globe.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-10-11

MISERY OF STATEsMEN.-PEobably few great
philosophic Statesmen; few men, that is who
had acted Intimately in public affairs as we'll
as contemplated them from the closet, ever
Quilted the stage withoata feeling of profound
discoWagement. Whether successful or. IN
successful, as the world would deem them.
sense of sadness and disappointment seems 10
prevail over every other sentiments They
have obtained few of their objects; thev
have fallen so far short of their ideal: they
have seen so much more than ordinary men
of the dangers and difficulties of nations. and
of the vice and meaIness Of public; men. Not
many EngliShmen governed so long or so sue
cesSful as Sir Robert Peel, or set in such halo.
of blessings and, esteem; vet shortly before.
his death, he confessed that what he had seen
and heart pubIicslife had left upon his mind
prevalent impression of gloom and grief
Who ever succeeded so splendidly as Wash
ington Who ever enjoyed to such degree
and to the end the confidence and gratitude Of
his country assYet." SAYS Guizot. s.towaTtls
the close of hiSlife IN sweet and tfgnit:et re-
tirement in Mount Vernon, some thing in las
situde and sadness hung about the mind of 4
man so Serenely great feeling indeed most
natural at the termination of long life spent
in mems concerns. Power is heavy burden.
and mankind hard taskIaaster to. bim who
struggles virtuously against their passions and
their errors. Success itself cannot wine out
the sorrowful impression which originated in
the conflict, and the WEAKNESS contracted oIs
the scene Of action is prolonged even in the
bosom of repoSe. NORTH Brifish Rericw.
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z The TEXAS ToRNADo.-We have further and
far worse accounts of the effects Of The recent
dreadful tornado on the coast of Texas. Many
vessels have been beached or wrecked, ard IN
not few cases all on board perished, ana. oil
shore several lives were lost. At Masagorda
the destruction was terrific, most of the bUu-
dings in the town being either prostratcd Q T
unroofed.
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ByThe Pieayune says, there neverwassu
hard time to get anything to cat in New Or
leas,as at present. There is literally nothing in
the markets fit to be eaten The meats are
poor and scarce. Eggs are out of the fsfes
ton and command from four to six bits do
zen.s Beef, mutton, and poultry are of the
poorest possible kind - 80
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DEVELOPMENT OF FRAUD.-ETery now and
then facts are ELECTED which serve TO explain
how some of the s.fast young Ren'' are ena-
bled 10 make so much show on moderate sal
aries. Here is another instance as related by
the New York Journal of Commerce: .s
An old established iron manufacturing firm
found itself seriously embarrassed in its finan-
ces, and had just been obliged to make an as
signment to its creditors. Upon an examina-
tion of the business accounts, it was discover
ed that the clerk who had devoted consider
able time to sailing yachts and trotting fast
horses, and finally sailed to Europe on pleas
ure trip. had been unfaithfuf TO the trust con-
fftfed to him. Among other contrivances for
lining his pockets he had been accustomed
each payday to set apart considerable
amount as the share of wages due to workmen
who had not been in the employ of the concern
Tor year past, and appropriating the9sane as
he saw fit. s5f sse-t -as = 2r3q
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HO FOR KANSASt

GOV. BIGLER AND THE CLEAR
FIELD CLIQUE ON \ PLEASURE EX-
CURSION Up SALT RIVER.
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AER,soHT LIo5,oa E.sw SUsT kIyEp.-rite SUI.
pTeme Court OF Vermont, through Chief jus
tice Redfcd, has Just given Judgment N favor
of the constitutionality of the ProIi.,itory
Liquor Law of that State, aSsaicd on. the
gfound "a its submissionto the People. The
ease was that OF the State against Parker, for
the illegal sale of liquor, and was carried up
on appeal. The Court said=
ssIt is udnaitted by all that a lHss depending
upon q general contingency is valid Il is1al-
lacious to attempt to distinguish between, that
and the contingency ola popular votr- The
policy Of license or prohibitory law depends
upon the state of public feeling Oh the subject
and it is perfectly proper for the Legislature,
by any proper mode, to ascertain that condi
ton of things. They may adjourn, TO await
the action of the people they may provide
as here, for the mode of aseertaining that feel
ing, and defer the operation Of the law, de-
pendent upon that feeling until after another
session of the Legislature. In all great NOR
al questions of this character. the efficacy OF
the Law must depend upon the state of public
feeling; and that should be ascertaincd by peti-
tion, or other intermediate mode, as in this
case Judgement against respondent, and
fine imposed for four Offences
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-04

WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY 10.
The Senate having the subject under considera-
ton
Mr. HOUSTON continued Mr. President unable as l
was yesterday proceed in my remarks to the Senate
regretted perhaps than any other divdua, the
necessity was under of claiming the indulgence of this
body Though sut, ing o-day am det0 rmned, if able
to maintain my feet will conclude ny address not
because believe the subject Of SUCH extreme urgeu-
cy that there is any great necessity for pressing it, but
there is an anxiety to have it disposed of felt by the
temen 10 have it in charge and lar can contri-
butte to the qualification Of that anxiety feel bound
do So
had spoken sir particularly yesterday Of those
tribes Of Indians embraced within the Territory Of Kan
sss II would have been easy to give that line such
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QANANDAIGUA, N. T., Feb. 90, 1854.
To the Etifor of tie National Era.


To the Editor Of the National Era.
But one sentiment is expressed here in North
ern New York, as to the question with which
Congress is now engaged. Indignation and
astonishment are on every countenance and on
every tongue, The Missouri Compromise re-
pealed, and Slavery indefinitely extended over
the virgin fields of the far Northwest What
next, Mr.. Douglas? Is not the Ordinance Of
1887 also unconstitutional, and the great States
Of Ohio Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
free bys mistake Perhaps even this may yet
be insisted on.
We are at the central point Of Silver-gray-
ism for this State. There IS much pride and
aristocracy in our vicinity, and hundreds who
have no sympathy with any Of the so-called
modern reforms; Conservatism and Hunker-
ism in great plenty, but q Douglas man-not
one--not in all the populous, intelligent, proud,
and wealthy county Of Ontario.
Let us not despair of the Republic, even if
this scheme is at present successful. Fill these
new regions with freemen at all events. Let
them fight the monster off wherever he may
approach, and in their own good time begirt
themselves with wall Of fire. over which,
evils a. diabolical as this will not attempt to
pass Meantime let US forswear silence on the
question Of Slavery. Give it no peace, no rest
nor place, until it is as Improbable on earth
as 1t is infamous in the eyes Of Heaven.
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Designing demagogues misrepresent the fea-
lures Of the Nebraska BILL by asserting that it
contains Pro-Slavery provisions and powers
Such is not the case, and on that point we dis
prove the falschoods by the bill itself
The 2lst section is as follows:
3That in order TO avoid all misconstruction,
il is hereby declared 10 DO the true intent and
meaning OF this act, 80 far as the question Of
Slavery is concerned, to carry into practical op-
GRAFTON the following propositions and princi-
plea established by the Compromise measures
Of 1850, TO wit
First. That all questions pertaining TO SIa-
very in the Territories, and in the new States
TO be formed therefrom, are to be left to the
decision Of tho people residing therein, through
their appropriate representatives
Second. That all cases involving titles to
slaves and questions Of personal freedom are
referred TO the adjudication of the local tribu-
nails with the right Of appeals to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
"Third. That the provisions Of the Copstitu-
ton and laws Of the United States, in respect
to fugitives from service are 10 be carried into
faithful execution in all the organized Terrific
ries, the same as in the StatesD
The foregoing is from the Gainesville (O) Au-
rora Of the 22d inst, and is going the round Of
the papers in the West in favor Of the Nebraska
Bill. The section quoted is the famous one said
to have been omitted in the first printing Of the
original Bill, owing to clerical error II then
appeared as part Of the Bill but was stricken
out Of the substitute Bill, that one now pend
ing, for the very reason that the slavehoIder'
would not consent TO leave the subject Of Sla
very TO the decision Of the People, either AZ
represented in Congress or in the Territorial
Legislature. We have repeatedly called at
tention 10 this Misrepresentation, and il wal
fully exposed in the speech Of Senator Chase
but Il is still persisted in, and viii be, by the
pro-SIavsry men. We repeat this section is moi
in tie Bin We doubt whether the history o.
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DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
Legislation in this country furnishes parallel
to the abominable game Of deception now at
tempted upon the People.
sRsAroaIAL BALLOrINos IN ONO.


The Legislature of Ohio finds some difficulty
IN electing Senator. Nineteen ballotings
have already been had, without choice. On
tho first and the last ballot the vote stood rs
follows: %f EE
Fret ballot--Allen 80, Manypenny %, Pugh
IL, Corwin II, Birchard 2, BARLEY 0.
Nineteenth ballot--Allen 36, Manypenny O.,
Pugh ~, Corwin 8, Orchard 0, BARLEY 80.
The highest for BARLEY, at any time, was 40.
We trust that there may be public spirit
enough in the Legislature to prevent the cleo
ton 4 any man, not openly and firmly COM
mitted against the Repeal Of the Missouri
CompIpmise. If the spirit Of Liberty could ut
this criis rise above the bondage Of Party, the
present Senator from that State who has dis
tinguisIed himself by his noble efforts in be-
half oflFree Labor interests, and vindicated
the fundamental principles Of civil Liberty as
cherished by the People Of Ohio, would DO
promptlk reelected.
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THE McDoKbUcH WILL CAsE.-The opinion
Of the United States Supreme Court in this
case was today pronounced by Justice Camp
bell, sustaining the will Interests to the amount
of from five 70 eight million dollars are repre-
scented as bling involved The cities Of New
Orleans and Baltimore will be greatly benefit
ted by thsdec;sion.
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TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE
FOR DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
Non-17ipal of the .Mails-Freshet.

BALTIMORE, Fee. 27.-The Northern mail
has failed 10 come to hand to-cay. The train
that left Baltimore at half past 7 last evening,
for Philadelphia, was forced TO return, on nc
count Of the damage to the road by the freshet,
between Perrymansville and Principle Bridge.
The foods Of yesterday are subsiding.
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CONGRESS.

In the Senate to-day ample evidence was
given that THE PEOPLE are alive to sense Of
their rights, with respect to the attempted Sla-
very extension. Bills were freely passed,
granting land to the States, for railroad and
other purposes. Mr.. Cass also presented his
views at length on the Nebraska bill.
In the House, it was decided to elect Printer
on Wednesday, at P. M. The Senate bill
authorizing the building Of six steam frigates,
was ruled to come up for consideration on
Tuesday and Wednesday Of the week after
next. An Intellectual effort was also made to
again bring before the House the contest of
General Lane fr the seat as delegate Of New
Mexico now occupied by Mr.. Gallegos
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STATE CONVENTIONS IN OHIO TO OPPOSE THE
REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE.

We learn that thiH Convention will meet on
the 22d of March. instead of the 9Th, as was
at first proposed. This will afford plenty Of
time for full rally Of the friends of Freedom.
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NJ The Daily Era can be had every morning
at the Periodical Stand Of Mr.. j. I. Bates, Elk
change, Philadelphia; also, the Weekly Era.
~ Mr.. JAMES ELLIorT is authorized to receive
and receipt for subscriptions and advertisements Tor
tho Daily and tho Weekly National Era, in cincin'
natl and vicinity.
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.Arripal of The Isabel.

CHARLESTON, FsB. 25.--Hayana dates in
form us that IL has been ordered that the Su-
perintendency Of the Treasury admit vessels
loaded with coal, even If portion Of the cargo
contained other merchandise, to all the priv.
leges of coal vessels
The French fleet, Admiral Duchesne, is ex.
pected to order that the payment by slaves Of
portion Of their purchase money shall be
recorded ct the mortgage Office Several car.
goes of slaves have been landed.