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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-22
g AMERICANS RULING AMERICA"
ANOTHER KNOW NOTHING Law
Farmers
DARE NOT MaAE CIDER!

Penalty, Henry Fine and Imprisonment -!
The Rev. Mr. Loveioy, speaking Of the late
law passed by the Massachusetts, Legislature, on
the subject Of liquor, holds The following Ian
guage:
"a man who manufactures barrel Of cider,
is fined under this law S50 and imprisonment
from three to SIX months for the first of-nce.
$500 aud imprisonment Tor SIX months Tor The
second offence and $500 and imprisonment tor
twelve months for the third offence ii YOU
make one gallon of wine, squeezed from the
entrants that grow in your garden, and give
away or sell glass OF it, that act entities yon
to Imprisonment for twelve months, and this IN
the old Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,, in the
year Of our Ierd, lS53"
There is truth in the above, which cannot
but strike the human mind with peculiar force
We have often said, the result Of all such laws
is % lead 10 a dangerous extreme, and produce
state Of society in this country Of the most
fearful character. Although we considered thr
last Massachusetts Legislature capable Of any
thing, wr scarcely believed point in legislation
would be reached suprrmey ridiculous
Who ever dreamed that the year 1893 would
witness the enactment OF law by a sovereign
State Of this Union, prohibiting the farmer from
making n bggrel Of cider Who ever supposed
law would be passed TO imprison farmer ior
SIX months, if hr dared manufacture bqrrd of
ciier2 Is It any wonder hat thr common sense
Of the people is beginning 10 revolt at this out
ragrons humbnsgery? The people may be
called rum->nckprs and rn5n-srIlrrs. by those
whose sense Of insice and right has been eaten
out bY fanaticisin but lbe time is coming when
truth aud genuine morality will prevail, and
laws which are bui the result OF a miserable
catering To fanatics shall be wiped from the
statute books.-Dem. Union
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THE LEGIsLATrRE-THEIR RErORMs

II was very truly said by one Of the members d
the Honse Of Representatives, coming OF ths
Hall after the final adjournment, that s'this Legis
ature will be remembered: have paid oursel, es
given away the property of the State, and epudatel
her debts" All these acts were done. They tool
a round OF S50G each for their services; thei
passed an act sell the main line of public ind
pFovements, leading from Phiadelpbla 10 PIttsburs
a: 7pss fhaM Aaifits cost and agreed to relieve thi
Pennsylvania railroad company OF the Tonnage tax
worth TO the Commonwealth al least three Million
dollars, and de-aed he claim bill, which provided
for the payment of the honest, hard-working laboH
who had assisted 10 construct and keep repa
this Improvement many of whom had been ken
out OF Just claims for series Of years. II this bt
reform, have it fully and faithfully carried out
-fL4rris6HFg Un3oR
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4 New Trial Granted fer VIM. Arrison

Yesterday morning Judge Bartlry, il the Dis
trick Court, gave a lpugthy decision upon the
motion for new trial in the case Of William
ArriSon, who was convicted and sentenced to
be hanged for the murder Of Isaac Allison al
the December term Of the Criminal Court.-
The argument in the case was heard on Monday
last. and the decision reserved.
Judge Bartry SAID they had carefully and
fully examined the grounds of error submitted
by the defence, and bad given that attention to
The casr which lis Importance, both to the com
munIty and the prisoner, entitled it.
The Court then summed up the assignments
of error submitted by the attorneys for the prls-
oner, and ovtirnlvd all with the exception of
that portion of Judge FHnn's charge, which
reads as follows;
A few words, gentlemen, as to what you
must say in your verdict, and we are done. II
you find the defendant not guilty, you will
merely say so. But If you find hun guilty, the
STATUTE requires you TO specify in your verdict
of what crime he is guilty. Swans. Statute,
939-39.l Therefore If you come 10 The con-
clusion that he is guilty, as alleged in the in
dIctment, you will say awe. the Jury, find
the defendant, William Fl. Arrison, guilty Of
murder in the first degree, as charged in the
indictments - or words to this effect.
The Court said that the instruction to the
Jury, to find the defendant guilty of murder in
the first degree, left them no discretion IN The
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matter. Il vas positive charge, difectlno Il !.
Jury To iiad q yefdiei, IN form and nann-r
that The law did not authorizs. The char,-
does not say the Jury could convict the prison..
OF lnanslanghirr, and, therefore, left th+ Jr,.
no other course 10 pursue, but TO act unirr ~
charge. The Court vas unanimous in the o,.,
ION that such giaring error in the instructo..
should not have beru allowed 10 60 to the Iory
The Judgment oftbe Criminal Court, was. ibers,
fore rav"rsed, and the case referred back q,
new trial 10 the Common Pleas Coun.-cio.-
cinAafi Enquirer, JuneS.
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An iTEH FOR TAX PAYERS !

Cg-Fhe receipts into the State Treasury for the
year 1851, from tavern, brewery, distery, eating,
beer houses, aud restaurant licenses, was TWO
HUNDRED AND ELEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT
HuNDRED AND THREE DOLLARS AND FORTY
FOUR CENTS. Under the operation OF the Know
Nothing auti-license JUG law passed by the last Le-
gisature, restrain The sale Of Liguors, difci
OF at least TDo Hundred IAousaud Dollars will be
created in the Treasury without any dltninuton of
drunkenness-on the other hand this bin is caIcuat
ed TO encourage drunkenness fearful extent,
admitted by almost every man who speaks writes
upon the subject. Now, where is this deficiency to
come from We answer, from the Land and the
sweat Of the poor mans brow! Suppose the Know
Nothing Senator from this District had proclaimed
to he people Of Bedford, Somerset and Eulton that
he intended 10 vote for an ABOMINATION like this
does any rational man believe that FIR. JORDAN
could have been elected? NO-he would not have
been heard of in the canvass--a fact which he viii
clearly learn should he again before The
people. This Bill is iniqutous in lis character
so absurd and nonsensieal IN its provisionsso dis
graceful 10 every principle of correct Legislation
that not single paper in the State dares to defend IL
We told that Mr.. Jordan done wonders al Har-
rsburg-that be spa1 speeches bs the yana-that il is
supposed he will become the next greatest
living TO the Barkege HackeRfitk-that his 6reeches
will scarcely contain his beautiful proportions after
his budding genius receives a few more Pnfs manu-
iactured 10 order and yet, notwithstanding all these
evidences of commanding superiority, he open
Ell hts mouth after a word against lac i4oftcaI
anti-Lcense JCG Law but VOTED for il with
all the seli-importance Of French dancing
and by his vote the measure was carried through the
Senate. 1t went to JAMES POLLOCK, and be ap-
p,orea it. Had the Law contained the Massachusetts
know nothing "CIDER'' aud 'CURRANT WlNE''
provision suppose it would have presented no
obstacle Mr.. Joran's voting for IT, for this
could not have rendered the measure more Infamous
than now stands under the great seal of the Com
munwealh.
And this IS what are to understand as the
Of s. s'AmeFicaRs ruling America Ii the f AR
MERS Of Bedford county consider this system Of
Rsfoya calculated 10 promote their own true inter-
ests and add 10 the honor and dignity of the State
then it is their duty TO encourage midnight oath
bound Lodges TO regulate their affairs. Ii, however,
they entertain contrary opinion, think they
do, then every principle Of patriotism and seii-respect
calls upon them to rally under the Flag Of DEMO
CRACY. and stand by the men who stand by the
CONSIII UTION.
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kTr. T. ]. Clagelt, Of Paramount, Marion coun-
", Virginia, lost bis life, on Friday oi last week
while attempting to save the life Of his father,
who WAS placed in pefious situation by los
ing control boat while crossing Valley river.
The son, knowing that his father could not
swim, aud bring hilnselfan excellent swimmer,
plunged into the stream. which was much swol-
len from toe recent rams, for the purpose Of
saving his parent; bot his father reached the
shore in the boat, while his noble and Affection
ate son sunk only TO rise corpse.
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Emnertant Military Decision.

Commonwealth eI. yel, John Tagior, Jr., rs
Irhimm +. SmoH.-This case, which has excl-
ted no LITTLE interest among the military oi Phil-
adrlphia cane on at Harrisburg, upon rule to
show cause why ono vrarranto should not
issnr. Wm. NJ. Meredith, Esq, and P Mccall,
ESQ. appeared for the rela;or, and William +.
Small, Esq, and Enoch Brewster, Esq, for the
respondent.
The facts Of the case, necessary to a right
understanding of The matter, arr concisely as
follows, viz Cnthe 9TH day OF Jnne, 1854, tbe
FIVE yearly election OF BFl4adler General OF the
Second Brigade, First Division, P. v, took
place WnI. F. Small and Henry Maher wrre
the rival candidates for The office. The returns
showed a majority for Small, and he recrived
certificate OF election from the proper Brigade
Inspector. But Colonel AEather contested the
election. The board Of officers, called TO try
the election, consisted OF Major General Patlrr
snn and BrgaJirr Generals Cadwaiadrr and
Reilly. A Afirr full Investigation OF The matter,
the board SIT aside the entire election, and or
dered pew election, following the words Of
the statute on the subject Accordingly new
rrctpn was held, and John Tyler, Jr.. Esq.
was rrturnrd as elected. But Col. Small took
an appeal 70 the Governor, and Governor Pollock
riding the decision of the boagd Of officers and
caused commission 70 issue to Small. Mr..
TYLER contrnded that the action OF the board
was final and conclusive Of the question, and
that the Governor had no right TO review or
touch their decision in any manner, and conse-
queniy that rs he had been lawfully elected,
be was the lawful Brigadier Of the Second
Brigade and the object had in view by him in
applying for a qHo wo5ranfo 10 the Supreme
Court is To try the validity of the commission
issued to Mr. Small under the circumstances.
On Saturday the rule Of the relaior for this
writ was called up for argument, and the ques-
ton was fully argued-nn Goth sides The points
relied upon by thp-respondent were lst. That
the Board had no jurisdiction over the subject
matter and 2d. That granting the Board bad
jurisdiction, the iplator had no case in Court.
The Court thought differently, and ordered the
writ to issue, and the record of the case 10 be
remtipd 10 Philadelphia.
The public at large having an interest in the
controversy, as well as the military, We have
thought proper thus briefly to state the case as
il now staudS.-P PbiFade}phia .7rgus
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G. W Rowaan, Editor ard Proprietor

IL DR.. IlENRY LEADER and family, for
merly ofthis place, now Of Berren, Michigan.l j
have been spending few weeks with their
friends in Bedford and sicinity. The Doctor
has become eminent in his profession, and en-
joys lucrative and extensive practice.
G5~,rhe Editor of the Cbambersburg Repository
and Wing says thai in error in asserting that
Coy. PoLlock aud his know nothing Legislature Of
last winter nearly doubled the Banking capital of the
Stafe and alleges that they did not increase
than o'te-sath Now, suppose we take this declaFa-
tion for the TRUTH and have the ac admitted that
single session OF the Legislature added MILLIONS
to the Banking capital Of this Commonwealth, not
wthsiaading all prudent business considered the
paper basis (pror the meeting OF he Legisature)
by millions too large for the SqJsy OF the people
The Repository also alleges that the tonnage tax re-
pgalea by the power, only amounts TO about IF
~ thousand dollars year. Take this for granted, and
We have X. n. Legislature and Governor making a
gift 10 great mammoth corporation of fifty thou-
sand dollars annually of the peoples money. Bat
Capt. ZelsLgR, OF the Democratic u"ioa, who is
we'll posted all matters relating 10 The Finances Of
the State, tells Us that the Tonnage worth to
the Commonwealth at least THREE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS The Repository thinks that ''Goyernor
Pollock could have sanctioned any mrasure
whose results would approach the frghtiuI cal
culatlons Of The Gazette
After ..sanetloning" the JUG LAW, and other
acts equally odiou>, think the Governor pre-
pared have put his type any euormiiy reckless
and ieuorant Legislature could have passed-and 30
think the great mass Of the taxpayers.
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The Reform Legislature.

During the election campaign last year, it was in
dnstriously circulated that, the Democratic and
NhIg parties had become corrup7, II necessary
party should be formed, which would nor only
reduce the expenses of government and consequently
the taxes imposed the people, but enact whole
some and iudriogs laws. The know-Nothiug orgam-
cation breathed into existence and the people by
hundreds and thousands connected themselves with II
under the hope that reform would be effected.
The election resulted in the elevation of Mr. Pol
10 the guberuatorial chair, and large majority
OF know-NobDgs TO the popular bralch OF the Leg
>lature. it Is unnecessary TO recaptuate the acts
Of the Legislature They not entitled TO the
common respect of the people. much less their ap-
probation. And II is universally acknow ledged such
Legislature before CongrPgated IN this State
aud the constant, earnest prayer OF all is, that ii may
never again.
But, the people nduced toioin the Know
Nothing organization, and under its power elect men
10 the Legislature with correct notions Of REFORM il
Is but due they should know how far economy char
acterlzed the action OF theiF representatives,. The
Democratic Legislature OF 1854, was made an espec-
a! targe for the fire Of the Know Nothing and Wing
presses. il was pronounced corrupt-ts action ms
construed and its expenses heIaded forth 10 the
payers of the State evidence of the most reck-
less extTavagance. Because that Legislature was
democratic, the democracy of course compelled
10 take the responsibility; and it did, now
deem il but fair to test its reckless extravaganza with
the which old Father Time has Just driven out
OF existence.
The expenses of the Legislature Of
1854, embracing only the pay of
Senators, Members, Clerks and
officers, was S70,SI9 90
The expenses Of the last Legislature,
embracing the same items, are Sl01 627 70
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VI A R HE ID:

On Tuesday, 5th inst. at the hon>e o! Mr.. Adam
Keith, T,onah Creek Valley. by Rev. $. W Pncr
LEVI EVANS, Esq. OF Coalmont, Pa. 10 Miss Ma
RY KEITH, Of Huntington county.
Gg'Squire Evans and his accomplished Lady have
our best wishes for their future prosperity. May
they realize their brightest antCipatious.
On the 10th inst. by Rev. David Wolf, Mr.. JOIN
SCHNABLY, j.. 10 Miss f. GWINN, both Of bea-
ford county.
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On the 10th inst. at an advanced age, dfp"it-
this life, Mrs. PtiGBE kEEFFE. felict oi 'ne lg st
John heetfe, OF Bedford county The deceasfe - at'
been long laboring under painful disease VIM" a,b
with other very family trials. sae na''
great fortitude and submission 10 the WI o. '.a
God who s'scourges every son and daughter W..
be loveth.' She had, but short time ago. y NJ,
ed The unlimely death Of two OF her eh'u,,
and she had also felt the heavy blow OF being 81
ted from a beloved hu> band who had been 'H' =
ner Of her Joys and SORROWS for abont foFi' yt1'
She had long tasted of the Cross, and has n9S
10 her Heavenly Master 10 experience 'he ,"i"'s ,
OF the gracious promise-'' Bfssedare thsg "a,
far thty shall Be comfored." She died 'he osa, t b
the nst after being fully and happily sus'%,"s ls.r
all the consultations Of her holy lehsIon. n ,,.
children, friends, and acquain!snces, VIII 'iA oy
up in the store-honse OF memory 'ne ,h,rb
bright examples of goodness, faith, ana lo'e, o. mo-
she displayed through life, and in the ty' ~ roa.
ments OF her last Illness; that they may I. Of
sole themselves that She has exchanged 'Hs s...ot
earth for The brilliant reward, Of the zoo. bsraue
''Well done thou good and faithful servant, .nooat
thou hast been faithful over few things, w"' rfp
thee over mary
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S7o,sl9 90
70
Difference,
S22.77s 6I

Thus will the taxpayers ofthe State perceive that
IN their effort 10 reform, by eecting know-Nothugs
TO the Legislature they have increased the expenses
Of the Legislature, S2277S Ga. Ia this calculation
we have not included the contingent expenses-po.t-
age, printing. wspapers, &C., for the reason that
the accounts have lot all yet been settled. When
the correct account shall be made out, which viii
not be long, il will be found 10 reach al least irg
aonsaBa dollars of increase. 1t must also be
remembered, that the last Legislature in session
the exact TINE of the Legislature Of 1854, and there
fore this increase of expenses did hot by length
OF session
Now, what we desire 10 ask the people, is how
much hetteF have you made yourselves by connection
With the know-Nohing organization, under the hope
q! reiorm' You believed that the Democratic Legs
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-22

A NOBLE SoN.~-Thp Paramount Virginian
states that youth, only l6 years Of ag", soa Of
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-22

She has shown herself TO be without one particle
Of genuine democracy, claim the re- pect of
the rest Of the Union. And now the people Of the
sifnifed States invoked TO compliment the uni
formly democratic State of New Hampshire, by sup
porting her General Pierce for the Presidency Com
plime0is are sometimes said TO be cheap, but we
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-21


-As-
The BEST SPEECH Our.--We like
anything and everything that has the
least SAVIOR Of honesty about it. We
like an honest rogue--one who is not
ashamed of himseIf--one who has viz.
tue enough to stick by his honorable
calling, and will not deny it.
Such a parsonage must be Mr.
Childs, Know Nothing publisher in
New York, whose speech at Tammany
Hall, on the 9Th inst, the Herald
prints.
Here it issin full 1t is long enough
and short enougb-,,it is pithy and to
the point ......
To the eleventh toast G. G. Childs,
Esq, responded. He said that he had
been connected with the democratic
press in this city for twenty-f years,
and therefore felt,no hesitation laugh
ter in rising to respond to this senti-
ment. During this long time (said
hey | have been of all religions-meth-
odist, universalist, presbyterian, qua
ker-and no religion at all, according
as party exigencies required. When
alderman Purdy told me that the
methodists were the elected people Of
heaven, I was a methodist laug hterl
when Delevan proposed to me to
be quaker acceded at once re-
newed laughter when Shepard said
cut all creeds and outside chances, I
did it, [great laughter, in which the
ex-district attorney joined when
Swackhamer told me to forget God
and serve mammon, | agreed with
him, laughter and applause when
Cochrane told me to be Know Moth
ing and of no religion, l was found
ready. Laughter And I think that
in great country like this, where
there is so much difference of opinion
about religious matters, that every
smart politician ought to be able to be
Of any or of all the creeds. I give
you
The New Mayor--When The party
went into the Woods for a candidate,
they found ID good stick of tim
Der.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-21

STATE ENerSEER's REpoRT.--We
have a copy before US Of the Hon
Geo. ". Morse, State Engineers 70,
port, Of the action in his depar gent
for the past year. As yet we haze
only madess basty glance at it. At
an early hour We shall give it {. care.
full perusal, and speak of it at leneth
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-21

REPORTED SUPPRESSION OF Con.
oHA.-From our Havana correspond
ence, elswbere published, it will be
seen that report was in circulation
at Havana when the Empire City left,
that the Spanish Government had
superseded Gen. Concha in his COM
mand at Cuba. The rumor needs
confirmation and does not seem to car
ry much probability with it.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-21

An IMMENSE Loss.-It is estimated
that the loss on sour flour and damag.
ed corn in the United States equals
the sum of s5,ooo,0Oo, annually.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-21

Several Of the New York Hotels, in
Guiding the St. Nicholas and Metropo.
htan, have been fined from $50 to
$10O each for not having signs over
their doors.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-21

Pauline Bear, child four years Of
age died in Philadelphia last week
from the effects Of cruel usage received
from its mother and stepfather. The
later has escaped but the mother is in
custody.