The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-04-06
NEWS FROM EUROPE.

refers to cider and beer as well as whiskey.
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
THE CZ.4R'S DEATH COAFIR.NEDt
New York, March 81.
The steamship Atlantic has reached her wharf,
with Liverpool dates TO the 10th.
Her adrices confirm the death Of the Gear
Nicholas, and announce that on the I'd instant,
the Emperor Alexander the Second assembled
The throne, having peacefully succeeded his
father.
He has issued manifesto, stating that he will
adhere to the policy Of his father.
The Duke Constantine and the other brothers
and officers, have taken the oath OF allegiance TO
the new Emperor.
Alexander has confirmed the diplomatic IN
StFpctions issued BY Gortschakoif for the negota-
tioas of the Peace Congress, and the first preIin-
mary Conference has been hed al Ei"nns
The Emperor Nicholas, prior 10 his death, bad
recalled Mrnschikof and appointed General
Gortschakof Chief in comnand, Ostensacken the
second, and gwen TO Gen. Luders the command
IN Bessarabia.
The Allies have ordered their Generals 70
press forward the war.
There has been more fighting in The Crimea
The French storined redoubt, sklItuliy erected
by the Russians during the night, aud several
hundred we're killed.
A strong rumor prevails that thr Grand Duke
Michael was among the wounded at Stvastopo,
and has since died.
A large Russian force thbeatens Balaliapa
The blockade Of the Danube is raised.
A speck of disagreement has risen between
Napoleon and England Napoleon declared that
the two armies should not fight together if Mr..
Roebuck's Committee proceeded with its inquiry.
Lord Clarendon went by express to Boulogne,
and made matters straight In the mpaniime
the Committee is proceeding, but il is Thought
that Parliament will be dissolved to obviaie the
difficulty.
The town Of Broussa is reported TO have been
destroyed, with most of IFS inhabitants, by an
earthquake.
Serious difficulties are occurring in Ticion,
Switzerland.
R~Governor Pollock sent into the Lpgisla-
fUre, on Friday. his xeto ofthe act to charter a
new bank at PoHStown. The message contains
a number OF sound sentiments, and such as have
heen presented time and again, both by the
press and his predecessors in office; but never
theless is bundle of splfcontradictions. The
Governor truly remarks, that ''the advantages
to be derived from an increased number OF
banks are more fancied than real" He is equal
ly true in denouncing it as 'saf error to suppose
that an increase of banking capital adds TO the
actual capital of The State or nation" "With-
out an increase of banks and the facilities they
aford,' he says, and says truly, ''the CONNER
cial and industrial interests of the country
would suffer no serious reverse" This is all
good anti-bank doctrine, and If the Governor
would rest on It. he would save not only him
self from the charge of inconsistency but the
currency from the dangers with which an oppo-
site course threatens it. Boiling down what
the Governor saws in favor Of morr banks
amounts to this, and nothing more. namely,
that thev may do no harm. TO sustain hiS con-
sistrncy from the false steps taken in bis inaII-
gural in favor OF more banks severe needlui.' -
has involved him in the IN pleasant position OF a
two-Sided argument in his veto. He is willing
10 incur imminent risks to the currency for a
possible contingent convenience-"Inore fan
cied than real" The Governor admits that
the resources of the Commonwealth We're new
er more thoroughly developed, business never
more prosperous. nor the currency sounder than
il is and has been under the restrictive policy
in banking, but for no better reason than that
his inaugural favored more banks, does he ex-
press himself willing 10 butt his head against
his own strong argument, and sign some OF the
bills. How many, We are left to conjecture.
BY this reasoning should Judge the number
would be few, but for his act IN signing the very
objectionable bill for a bank at Allentown.
there is reason To fear the number may be large
The Governor, we fear, has lost sight of the
homely old proverb, to e'Iet we'll enough alone. -
There is no need for experimenting with the
currency, for it is now believed to bp sounder.
more convenient, and more reliable than that ot
any other State in the Union, and as good and
healthful, perhaps, as we can ever expect IL 10
be under our mixed cuFrencys system. Why
then experiment And what great interest oi
the State requires e'simulating pas the spec
ulators in the establishing of new banks are
pleased to'ssra their gambling operations None
--noRe whatever. The Governor says: ssIa pop
ulation, wealth. trade and commerce, our pro-
grrss during tbe past ten years has been rapid
and unprecedented.-Ou mining. manuiactu-
ring and industrial interests have been largely
and permanently developed, and are now in pro-
gress of more ample development; and yet, drl-
ring this PERIOD the additions 10 banking cap
ital had been almost mountaineering no ap-
preciable proportion TO the immense increase oil
the great interests already enumerated" These
facts speak yoha@es, and are iInpreeuable against
forty columns of Just such special pleading as is
attemptedto 10 render them ineffective. Until the
stubborn facts admitted By the y+to, can be rallied
from the record, not dollar should be added
10 Pennsylvania's banking capitai- -Ledreg