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Judge Smyser.

The following extract from the Clerks Coun-
ty Press; the democratic organ in ssOlt
Berks, pays a just tribute to the exalted char
aracter and legal attainments of the Whig
candidate for the Supreme Bench. 1t shows
in what estimation he is held by those who
have an opportunity of enjoying his acquain-
tance:
''The Hon. Daniel NJ. Smyser, of Montgom-
cry county, presided over the August term Of
our COURT, in the absence of his honor J. p.
Jones. We listened yesterday, with a great
deal of pleasure, to an able charge delivered
TO the jury, on topics usually coming under
their cognizance. The Hon. gentleman pos
sesses happy mode of delvery-speaks with
perfect case and freedom; and in our humble
judgment, he has in but a brief period here in
our Courts, shown that he is an ACCOMPLISHED
scholar aid profound jurist.''
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PfERcE AND BoRLASD, WASHINGTON Az,
GREYTowS-A PARALLEL.-The following P.r
oIUtlon, and the preceding speech sr1s,aini,s-
It which is said to have been delivered in Inn
/ bervIlie, n III, on the 9th inst, by Mr. Jo,L
am Pierce, are decidedly on the point. TLo
parallel is worthy Of Plutarch. aithouoh nn.
precisely in his style: ''
ssAn egg. fellow-eitizens has been cas-, -,
on the Hat of our Honored President, Bv th;.
base act the valuable Hat of His ExceIienc,
has been seriously damaged. but this insult
has deeper meaning and wider ranre-tbo
Government itself is insulted; and by wborn,
/ ask, sir, by whom? VIII you tell me tbat
the wretch who threw the egg is the party of
whom rendresS should be sought / seorr
the conclusion. How would such proceedings
be regarded by foreign potentates? What
would the Emperor Nicholas say to it! The
city OF Washington, sir, is then responsible
Tor the insult Her inhabitants arc guilty of
the crime, and shall they escape deserved
punishment No. Let Washington, like Gree
town, lee blotted out. EImmense applause
Let the world know that our Government from
the lowest to the highest OF cur officials is
not to be insuftcd with 'impunity 1t may h.
said that some of the people of Washington
are American citizens and innocent of the
crime SO were they of Greytown. Is there
anything in the character of the CITY which
calls for mercy! 1t WAS said of Greytown that
most OF the inhabitants were peculators. dis
orderly persons and niggers. Can that he de-
MED OF Nashlngton!-I ask, why should Grey.
town be destroyed and Washington spared,
Is the nose of an obscue chap like Borland
OF higher national Importance than the Hat of
our honored President? Sir, offer the fol-
lowing resolution:
''Rasot0ed, In view of the enormity of the
outrage offered to President Pierce by the
City of Washington, that Secretary Dobbin
should de directed to instruct Comm0nler
Hollins toproceed with the sloop- -of-war Cvane
to that city, and to open upon it with ali his
guns for two hours, without intermission; and
in case anything should then remain standing.
to land party of marines and burn and de-
stroy the residue and remainder, unless the
authorities shall humbly beg pardon of the
President, and purchase for him a new hat of
such quality and cost as he shall select and
approve"
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For the Raftsman's Journal.
Clearield Academy.


The Principal Of Ciearfield Academy would
respectfully announce, that he has endeavored
to procure the best and latest system of Class
books known, and will spare no labor, in so
arranging the classes, as may best suit the con-
venience, advancement, and good government
of his pupils.
He is prepared to give instruction in all the
branches of Il Scientific and Classical Educa-
ton; and viii fit pupils for any pursuit or oc-
cupation they may desire.
1t is his design not to rush students rapidly
through volumes, but to make them thorough
in each study.
The mode of discipline will be mild and be-
coming-yet pupils of advanced years who
persist in disorderly conduct will be dismissed
without ceremony.
The united labors of the Principal and his
Lady shall be, to make this Institution in point
Of learning, second to none in the State; and
it shall be their constant care, that it meet the
most sangune expectations of its friends and
Patrons. ". a. CAMPBELL,
pliDciDaI
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The News.

Three thousand French troops had made a
landing near Bomersund, in the Baltic The
Russians abandoned eight cannons on their
approach. The large ships of the combined
fleet remained at Letsund. The bombardment
was expected to commence on the 8th of Au.
gnst. Prince Gortschakoff has announced to
the Austrian government that Moldavia and
Wallachia win both be Immediately evacuated
by the Russians. The Austrian troops which
were on their way to Gallicia, Bokovina and
Transylvania, have accordingly received or
ders to halt for the present. A formidable ex-
pedItlon against Sebastopol was preparing at
Farna. All shipping available for the trans
port of men or stores was being collected
there. Gen. Yusuf, at the head of the bashi-
bazouks, has made a reconnaissance beyond
Rarasou. The Russians retired from Bucha-
rest, after having broken up the road between
that city and Kalugereny. Omar Pacha has
sent message to Bucharest, requiring lodging
and provision for l., 900 men inside the city,
and rations for 20, 900 outside the walls. Be
fore leaving Bucharest Prince Gortschakof
assembled the Boyards and thanked them for
the manner in which they had treated the
Russian troops during their stay at Bucharest.
The General added, that strategetic reasons in
duced him to quit the city, but that it was
not improbable he might return at an early pc
riod. On leaving Oursitcheni, several Rus
SLAMS corps marched upon Ibraila, for which
point the corps of General Luders were alrea-
dy on the march. The artillery and engineer
ing material and baggage, followed the beat
en- routes. The rest of the army marched
across the Steppes. Besides the epidemic,
which severely attacked the men, the horses
were affected with an epizootic disease. Be-
tween Oursitcheni and Obileschti twenty
one villages had been converted into hos
pitfalls plot to burn the Russian fleet at Sc
baStopal, was discovered on the 10th inst \
war council is sitting to investigate the affair.
Several captains of merchant men and of the
navy have been imprisoned. 4 corps of
eighteen thousand Russians had arrived at
months march.
The French Government had refused the
armistice asked for by the Czar but has an
that peace may be secured on the
following terms:
1st. The abolition of the Russian protector
ate over Wallachia, Scrvia and Moldavia
ID. The freedom of the mouths of the Dan /
ube.
3. \ revision of the treaty of 1871, with |
to the limits of Russia in the Black |
Sea.
4th. No power to have protectoratc over
Turkish subjects.
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The NEBRASKA ISSUE DoDGED.-We have
learned from persons who were present that
Gov. bigler lodged the Nebraska issue in his
speech in McConnelsburg, on Monday of last
week. He said il was purely national mea-
sure, was not involved in the present State
contest, and he therefore would not discuss it.
1t is evidently Gov. Bigler's OK that is gored
now, instead of Governor Johnston's in the
memorable struggle of '51. Then, it will be
remembered, Gov. Bigler conducted the can
vass mainly ON national issues, and crushed
Gov. Johnston only by the aid of many Wings
who were deceived by the pathetic appeals of
the Democracy in favor of Union and Harmo-
ny. But now that confidence has been shame
lessly violated by the national administra-
ton, and with the sanction of Gov. Bigler,
and he trenlbles as he sees the retributiye
stroke suspended over his head. Hence he
lodges l-Chambers6nrg Whig
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Smoked Ont.

The Rev. John Chambers has been smoked
out at last. In his recent speech at Bedford
the reverend prelate boasted that he had a let
ter In his breeches pocket from Gov. Bigler
avowing himself favorable to a Prohibitorv
Law, while at the same time the evidence was
against him, from the fact, that the Governors
letter to the Temperance Convention, proves
him unfriendly TO that measure. Since the
notice of that polftico-tenlperance lecture. loud
and earnest calls have been made for the letter
and the Rev. gentleman has at length broken
silence, and now We have a note from him in
explanation. He recapituIates all he said up
on that occasion, and candidly owns up to hav-
ing asserted that Governor Bigler was a firm
friend OF the temperance movement, and
would aid such law as the prohibitionists de-
sire, to the extent of his abilities. He also
alludes To Bigler's great respect for the will OF
the people. which he (Bigler) considers only
secondary to justice and right. OF that CON
vincing letter, which he had in his pocket at
the time the speech was made, he says moth
ing. Its existence then was probably in his
minds eye, was one OF the shOrt-liYcd fan
tastes of Il fertile Imagination; and II would
require the aid of a Spirit Rapper, or some
other supernatural agency to call it forth now
into being.
Instead of treating the public TO the viands
which this papcrin common with other Wing
papers requested him, this learned political di-
vine, With powers of moral locomotion which
enables him TO change his place like figures
upon chess board, treats us to quite differ
ent dish-a dish to which he has heretofore
been an entire stranger. He delivers violent
TRADE against the ssknow Nothings," socie-
ty, the principles Of which he is of course ig-
norant, except from hearSay- In 1874, he was
on the other side of the hedge, prosecuting
the Catholics, while their churches were in
flames. Nolo he breaches constitutional rights
and religious liberty to all, with zeal which
is absolutely pathetic. "Truly. time works
wonderS.''
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The Know Nothings.

The PennsyiraRian, and other democratic
papers have been publishing series of articles
pur2orting to be an exposition of the know
Nothings, remarkable only for their glarng
Inconsistencies. By their exposition it is re-
quired not only that the father of the member,
should be native-born American, but also
his grand father Now they charge Judge
CONRAD, with being member of the order
and at the same time aver that his father is an
Irishman Could anything be more absurd
But they also say that it is made up entirely
of Wings and Native Americans, and yet in
ano ther column complain of democrats who
have taken the ssblasphemous oath - They
charge Judge Pollock with having been in
ltiated on certain day, in Philadelphia, and
publish letter. purporting to be written by
him, dated the same day at Milton. They saw
he was taken to the lodge, by Judge CONRAD
and Sheriff ALLEN. The latter denies it most
positively over his own signature, and the
former is the son of an Irishman.
We have repeatedly denied, and by authori-
~ that cannot be questioned, that Judge Pol
LOCK is connected with any ssKnow Nothing''
Association, but with such glaring inconsist-
eucics and deliberate lies staring us in the face
as the above, that denial is unnecessary. Any
man who mayread their expositions, without pre-
judice or partiality, will at once come to the
conclusion that they writing on subject
of which they ssknow Nothing"
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MURDER OF \ PLAYMATE BY A LITTLE Boy
The Gaiena .aduerfiser, of Aug. 9th, notes the
TACT that lad named George Jackson, aged
twelve years, was committed to Jail in that city
a day or two since, for the murder of play
mate, called Elias Horn, aged sixteen. Both
boys were residents of Millville. The two
went to Apple river together, and Jackson re-
turned alone In answer to an inquiry for his
companion, he said he drowned. Search
was made for the body, and it was found that
the deceased had been shot, the ball entering
his mouth. Jackson now says he shot him by
swapping the gun at him, without knowing it
TO be loaded. His accuSers think he killed
him for dollar and ten cents in his pocket at
the time OF the trascdv.
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1@g DAg19GlAlog DOUDLlAla
For the Raftsman. ; Journal.

For the Raftsman journal.
Mn. EDIreR There was an act passed du-
ring the last session chartering the Franklin
Canal Company, on condition that they sub
scribe S25o,000 to the Sunbury and Erie Rail-
road, which have not yet seen but if this
be the fact, it was in effect a subscription by
the State of that amount, because the com
pany offered to pay the State that sum for a
charter. Thus the rights of the Erie people
were coolly sold to the New York and Ohio
men, to accommodate the Sunbury and Erie
r. r. Company, and the interests of the Com
monwealth, already SO heavily taxed, were
wholly disregarded, by the wasting or throw
ing away of $250,000.
The lumbermen of Clearfied have in vain
prayed for an appropriation to remove the OBJ
stacles from the bed of the Susquehanna their
natural highway to market, not dollar could
be obtained for that purpose. But Il private
corporation can fill its capacious pockets from
the State treasury, with the appreciation of the
Legislature and the Governor.
What do the Raftsmen of Clearfield owe to
Governor Bigler, for anything he has done
for their interests since he came into office
II may DS Couii Hot appIo-
PIRATE money for improvements such as we
desire,-that it belongs exclusively to the
Legislature. No, but he could have refused
his sanction to the bill, giving $3.50, 600 to the
Snbury and Erie Road, and he could have
used the influence, which every Governor
ought to possess, to obtain an appropriation
which would not have been beneficial. merely
to a class or county, but to the State at
large.
| have thus hastily scribbled the above,
and hope it may afford ground for Il more
lengthy and ably written article. Should |
find time, may have something more to say
on the subject.
Yours truly,
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ED, PA.
Wednesday, August 80, 1854.
Interesting Tale.

In our next paper, we viii present to our
readers the first number of an interesting his
torical and religious tale, by a gentleman of
this place, entitled the s'MARTYR FAMILY''-
We win publish it untiIthc whole is complete,
which will give this volume of the Journal
new and valuable attraction. We bespeak for
ii attentive perusal. The copywright is
secured, and when finished it will be publish
ed in book form
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SHOCKING RAILROAD ACcmENT.--We learn
from the Cincinnati GaeeHe of Saturday morn
ing last, that as the Pittsburg train, Short,
conductor, was leaving Cumminsville, they
ran into horse attached to light grocery
wagon, while crossing the Colerain pike. The
locomotive struck the horse and wagon about
the same time, and dividing them sent the
horse to the left of the road, and the wagon to
the right, breaking the wagon into thousand
pieces, and killing the horse instantly. The
two boys who were in the wagon jumped up,
and were in the act OF getting out when the
collision occurred, both of whom were killed
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Rev. John Ch ambers.

The Free Presbyterian, alluding to the Chi
canery of this priestly politician, says that
the work and the man furnish an illustration
OF the 'sfitness OF things" and that he sis Just
the man to play the demagoguc for political
jesuit like William Bigler.'' This is not a
very high character 10 bestow upon a clergy
man, but presume it to be Just, from all
the circumstances connected with the fraud
which has been traced home to him.
1t was stated in our columns, in some article
referring to this man, that he was Presbyte-
ran clergyman. Several OF our Presbyterian
friends have called on us to disclaim the ques
able honor of brotherhood. They diSavow all
knowledge of him as one of their communion.
Since he is not Presbyterian, what is he p
Who lays claim to religious fraternity with
him! Is there any ecclesiastical body that
will own him and bring him to Judgment for
his misdeeds We know who his political
associates are-men to whom fraud is a trade
and with whom deception is the highest virtue.
These are low enough to do him reverence;
but their reverence is not of that kind which
a Christian Minister in the legitimate exercise
of his calling, is apt to receive.
While we are in the way of asking ques-
tions we may as well ask, What has become of
Chambers! He dropped down at Bedford
with the Governors private pledge in his
pocket to sign prohibitory liquor law, para
ded it before the vision of few chosen ones,
and put 1t in his pocket again. Having made
the contents of the letter rather too public
the affair got into the papers, and since then
we have not heard of the reverend dcmagogue.
Has the letter been taken from him and con-
fided to other hands? Has DR.. ] ohm Patrick s
visits to different parts of the State anything
to do with it Was it found unsafe to trust
such delicate mission in the hands of such u
Marplot as Chambers Alas that in his zeal
he should permit himself not only to go far
enough to lose the respect of all honorable
men, but too far for the willy purposes of his
political coadjutors. Despised by those whose
esteem is worth possessing, he will be unfor-
nate indeed if he earns in addition the con-
tempt of the conspirators he was willing to
serve; but those who
-;Steal the livery of Heaven
To serve the Devil in
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF PoLICE.-R obert Tay-
lor, Chief of the Police and Captain of the
Watch, submitted his report for the month of
July last, showing the whole number of arrests
during the month to have been 1859, of which
number 2,173 were males, and $50 were fe-
males. Of the whole number arrested 2.3OS
were foreigners, and 451 were Americans
Boston Patriot, .4Rg. q.
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ILLNoIs.-The Springfield State Journal, the
central Whig paper of Illinois, has adopted
for its motto an extract from one of Henry
Clay's speeches-ssI never can, and never viii,
and no earthly power can make me, vote to
spread slavery over territory where it does not
exist,
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PRECIOUS METALs.-For the year ending on
the LIST of July, the total amount of precious
metals sent from this country to Europe, to
pay for the manufactures of other countries
over and above the amount of our expectations,
was the trifie of Sl8.l22. sos!
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TYRONE Cry Aup 0Sth

Hon. RICHARD SHAW, PREsIDENT TYRONE
AND CLEARFIELD r. R.-Deur Sir The COM
pletion of our survey up Trout Run, enables
me to give you further information relative to
the value of our proposed route.
] find that the maximum gradient required
en- the western slope of the mountain, will in
no case exceed % $40 #. per mile The total
elevation of the summit above the Moshannon,
being but $50 feet. This is certainly an i'm
portant fact in the construction of our road
and, | trust viii serve an incentive to induce
an Immediate prosecution of this great enter
prise. The ground throughout is favorable
and presents remarkable facilities for the con-
struction of first classaroad.
The corps are now engaged on the eastern
slope, ascertaining the practicability of a
lighter gradient. Uponthe termination oftheir
surveys, Will acquaint you with the result of
their examinations.
Renewing my wishes for your success,
| remain my dear sir, in haste,
Very resp'y. and truly, yours,
JAMES E. MONTGOMERY,
Civil Engineer.
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The Railroad.

The following letter from Mr.. MoNTGoM-
cry, has been handed to us by the Pres
ident, by which it will be seen that all
we have heretofore said of the advantages
of the Route through Amigh's Gap, are cor
rect. His survey places the success of the en-
terprise beyond all cayil, if We only embrace
the opportunities that are afforded
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LANCASTER CoUSTY.-The Wings have nom
mated Hon. Isaac Z. Heister for reelection 10
Congress; Jacob G. Shuman for Senator;
and D. W. Wilmer, w. W. Withers, j. F..
Herr and VIM. E. Mehaffy for Assembly.
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PAY OF CoSsTABLEs FOR ATTENDING ELEc-
IIoSs.-By an act approved March 81, 1854,
Constables are allowed one dollar per day for
attending general and township elections-to
be paid out of the County Treasury.
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ANOTHER C1rReruAx MADE CRAZY BY srIn

ANOTHER CLERGYMAN MADE CRAZY BY SPIR-
ITUALIsM-ReU. John II. Spears 'SNew Era, -
Extraordinary Mechiae Of Lunatia.-The New
Era, spiritual paper, publishes an article about
what is called the electrical Motor or ssNew
Saviour. 1.-The Era speaks of its deep satisfact
that the world is, by and by, to be blessedion
beyond conception by this physical Saviour,
through whose instrumentalty q permanent
material basis shall be laid for true spiritual
salvation.
The new ssSaviour'' is machine which has
been constructed at Lynn, Mass, by the Spir-
itualists, which they claim to be semi-mechan-
ical and semi human. 1t has been denomina
ted a ssNew Motive Power and cost 50 600 TO
construct it. The New Era remarks that the g
Electric Motor is an exact correspondence of
the human body, at least as far as Involuntary
motion is concerned. Ii was constructed un-
der Spirit direction, and chiefly at Spears ex
pensc La the New Era of July 9Th, we find
a vision had by j. Wolcott, which deyelopes
what is expected to be accomplished by this
machine. 1t appeared TO grow in size, and
ssthrew off from itself small machines after its
own PATTERN and these sin turn threw off
multitude Of other little ones" Then he says =
ssNcXt there aPpeard movement among
the machines. and the larger ones, which were
now fully developed, moved away over the
plain into the distance. In their path stood o
great number of churches, of ever siZs and va.
riety, from the dimiuutivc Methodist Chapel
up to the stately Gothic Minister and St.
L =
turn cut of their course ut all, running over
and through those temples, completely de-
molised them to heaps of worthless rubbish.
How TWO ORGANS DIFFER--Tbe Washing
ton Union the Presidents central organ,
claims for Mr. Pierce all the honor that Is TO
rebound to the country from the Nebrastlfs
swindlc. The linton says: e.
..What opposition Journal, North or South, .
has given him (thc President) credit for the
Nebraska triumph, carried through from first
TO last as much by his owH energetic cooperation
with its friends in national Legislature, as by
any other cause?' ~ ~ a
But the Albany .4ilas. one of the presidents
eeprovincial'' organs does not think there IS
much honor about it, and denounces its author
as a ..dema9ogue. Hear what it SAYS of the &
swindlc: s.3 s1f
1--WE hope and trust that the Democratic
State Convention, to assemble in September
next, will proclaim their repUgaamcc TO the
ichoie policy, sfigmatize the measure as q fhss-
chiero1s sectional coRfrieonce CT Oehdgegnes,i
originating in Intrigue, prescription, &c- 81.
So doctors differ, 10 the character OF the
measure, but they are both right as 10 the
fact The President undoubtedly procured
its passage by 4 corrupt use OF Executive pa
tronage. and the Atlas is undoubtedly right IN
denouncing him as 'demagoSue' for the
act.
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-:-Steal the livery of Heay

and serve him blunderingly, must be content
with such reward as falls to awkward and un-
improbable MISUNDERSTANDING Gaectte.