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THE FREE PRESS AND FREE SCHOOL.
PrrrsToS FERRY, LUzERSE Co., Pa,
nr-n,,lx~ Of rcE4

December 81, 1854.
Even though / were unable to stand with
you on the Know Nothing issue, your indie
pendence and faithfulness in its discussion
would, i believe, win upon me too far to allow
of my disseminating. But, although an un-
iinching Protestant, for that very reason, more
than any other, l am compelled to stand by
Your side in the battle for unrestrained free
dom in religious matters, against that intoler.
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ant spirit of bigotry which seeks to prescribe a
man, politically, on account of his creed or
country.
If it is found that any man or set of men is
false to the oath of allegiance, be he or they
Catholic or Protestant, convict and hang the
traitor or traitors, in accordance with the laws
of the land.
AS for Catholicism itself, it is old fogy,"
and owes its existence and power, at the pres
ent time, to the ignorance and consequent su-
perstition of the mass of its votaries. Knowl-
edge is power-ignorahce is weakness. Al
ready the signs Of the times Indicate that Cath
olicism is tottering under the influence of even
our partial Republicanism and enlightenment.
1t is incompatible with the spirit of Democra-
cy. Preserve the free press and the free school
give us an open field and fair fight on the
great battle ground of discussion, and educate
the masses; then you have provided the only
adequate and sure remedy against the evils of
Catholicism. GEORGE PERKINS.
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VOL. TX.
TO THE FRIENDS OF ART
THE CosM0PoLITAN ART ASSOCIATES
What is Said arr
UTTTU thc Greek Slave Al he head arl

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WITH the Greek Slave at The head and su.t
w fine things TO follow, what "a food of A.. % ' r.
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am much pleased with the plan. and wish H.. "
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- ! look upon the Association a public bsnef,,,.
distributing through the country works OF tie biz,
erary and Arusc kind and thus helping on . bs. d.
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trust the Association will be emnonilv ,ucc.,s.
rer5 noeSal lnd9cemen,s commend II strongly 10 M
ronage OF the public.-Bayayd Taylor. '' q,
hope that The laudable objects of the ..-o
meet VITA much sueeess.-1frs Harriet B,sebsy 60
very bold, spirited, and liberal InsluI,io, 49,.
tor the purpose OF popularizng Art and L.,
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The want OF an Association or tbi, ,i,sc-,..
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It's plan Is one OF the mos, substantial and .....
mat could be devised, and cannot fail 10 exer 80
anu cleVaung influence society and flt.-.. .'-'
tewwhs become acquainted with lis prrui,sr 's ''
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AntcreaH Courier. '..-l'i' i
rms Association though paraking sorr.,vf,, .
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advantages which the latter did not enjoy - H.
II has a bsais as firm and pure as rs object. ,.
hcIal and noble. There is reason WI, n 80
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II presents q list OF Inducements 10 AL fI,.r.
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What these chances arc worth may lie Judged W. I,
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Powerss famous Greek slave" costing Tie Ass.s..
$5O0n. The collection OF Paintinys .l1t.r,,..
mems by tlc most dstins Uished American A...,I. 4,
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE
COMMENCES New Volume with the December num-
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has numerous subscribers throughout the country
continues supply the work. heretofore dollars
per annum. in advance. Also Putnam, Graham Cooley
and all other American 80 Magazines for - eack For
$40 the four above Magazines and lakewood will
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Az Waterbury. Connecticut.
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THE KANsAS-NEBRASKA LAW.

The Journal of Commerce thinks the Nebraska law is
abou, likely to be repealed by the present Congress
which continues until the 4th Of March, 1851 the sub
treasury is the Wilmot proviso is likely be
enacted into law. Nor is il any likely to be
pealed by the next Congress The fac is there such
thing a rctrograde movement possible No single one
Of the great of the democratic party has yet
been repealed and is idle to talk Of restoring the Mis-
souri, Compromise to urge the restoration of the tariff Of
A. the re-csabsbment of United States Bank Ag-
tation is madness and a folly
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WHAT NEXT Z

The Shreveport correspondent Of the Caddo ouisiapa
Advocate, writing on the gath uliimo, says;
Since the speaking in Greenwood day before yesterday
Of the most influential of the order has withdrawn
There will be OF them.
The sporting the ~, rire for the arrival Of
the Rev. Dr. Harmon who expected up here have
affair OF honor with DR.. Estes Of the Democrat Eses is
believe, cooked and primed and anxious for the fray be
prepared to prove that Harmon did in the night and
the night and that he visited the nothing wig
vans
know-nothng clergyman opening political canvass
With pistol in hand What lower depths has know moth
ipgism in store for political parsons2
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Smr-BumpISe AT New YoRS-A large shipping house in
Wall street. New York. has just closed contract with
of the prominent shpbulders Of that city for four first
class ships of 1900 tons EACH halcppe at SIS per ton
or ninety thousand dollars esch which is advance as
established by sales This viii give plenty Of work
this winter 10 our sbp-carpenters
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isKAKL E. Jasss, No. isa South Tenn s'fset fhiade
oh,a is our general travelling agent. assisted by Wn H. walp,
Ions coLLIss DEEKnc, HAmarr H. g. JANIS Inos.
d. NICE r. W. MoasIsos, Il. w. Willy, W. L. WArEsaAS,
AIEx IL CAKSos, ID. NJ hvsrIs, Brs r. swAis' j. AssAS
and 2. DAVIS.
NJ Mr. nsssr Lewis, Of Montgomery Alabama our
er agent Of Alabama and Tennessee
sisted by c. ~ Lxwis Lxwls and SAMUEL d. Lrws
mr. g. JANIS, Harmon street, Cincinnati, Ohio, IL
our collecting agent the Western stscs and TsIas
assistsd BY H. j. THoa RAnskY WILLIAM H. TnosAs,
Tnos. JANIS O. NJ L.. WsEGAx. A. L. CniLps ana d. WA
LIAM laws. Receipts Of either will be good
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PRryATE PRESSES PROHIBITED IN FRAScrThe Paris Non
publishes notification from the Minister of the In
terror reminding the public that individual can for the
purpose of private printing have in his possession
poy small presses Of whatever kind they may be- without
previous authorization from the minister at Paris or
from the projects in the departments Persons infringing
this law viii be liable to six months Imprisonment and
100000 fine Type-foundries, s,ereoype-founders and
manufacturers of presses of all kinds well dealers
printing utensils, must keep book, in which they
enter the names and addresses Of persons purchasing
of their articles, and they from time to time TO send
copy ofsuch entries to the minister the project de-
fault of which they win be liable penalty of from 5o
to 200f
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REPLY THE CAMDEN AND ANNOY CoMrANy.--The execu-
tive committee of the Camden and Aboy Railroad Com
pany have published in the Trenton American of Sepen-
Der Is report the late Burlington casualty The
main points that the regulation relative trains wait
ing certain time and then advancing sautary one
enabling the conductor to expedite his train without dan
ger of collision that it is impossible devise means to
protect trains from sudden and unforeseen accidents that
sin all particulars the laws Of the State and the regulations
of the company fully complied with by those agents
and employees having charge of the trains the goth
August and in word, that nhe proper lockout the
part Of the bracsman, conductor, and engineer OBJ
served the speed usual and lawful; the warning
whistle sounded, and all due diligence vigilance and
pecauon studiously and scrupuously practisedp
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Senator Bayard, of Delaware and Hon j. clancy Jones
Of Pennsylvania arrived in this city yesterday ana TOOK
lodgings al the kirkwood House
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Ritual Of Tie Third Deqree.

Page Z. At the outer door you will give three distinct
raps whisper the password, which is Union At the
inner door you will make noise by rappng and give the
explanation to the password of this degree which is sna-
tive-Amercan Union This will admit you and then
proceed the of the ROOM and placing the Glands
in union the breast give the token Of sautaton
which is made by waving the hands in similar manner
to that of the first.
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1854.
Yoe Tsnh-To ente any delegate to seat in this ma
tona council at its annual session in June next he
present certificate that he was
duly elected delegate to the same appointed
substitute in accordance with the requirements OF the
situations of State territorial district councils and no
delegate shall be received from any State district terrific
rial council which has adopted the constitution and
ritual OF this national council. November 1851
Vote Eerenh.-The committee printing the constitu-
ton and ritual is authorized have sufficient number of
the printed for the of the order and State
district territorial council shall be allowed reprint
the work. November, 1851
Vote Tre!fh-The right to establish all subordinate
councils in of the States districts and Territories
resented in the national council shall be confined to the
State district and territorial councils which they
sent November, ls54.)
Vote 21irfesnh-Resoired That the State councils Of
and western Virginia have leave to consolidate
themselves into council to be styled the State council
Of Virginia
Vote FomteenA- Resolred That a. this is but an adj
York. within the power of this body At its present
session. pass upon al amendments that be
ed to the constitution alterations that may be suggested
Vote Fifteenth That tho president of this ma
tonal council he requested take active
stute councils according the work OF this council an
thoroughly Organize the State of Louisiana.
RITUAL FIRST DRaRk..
Fvsf-Dgree Council
To be admitted to membership in this order the appli
LIST Proposed and found acceptable
I'd Introduced and examined under the guarantee of Sc
Sd. Placed under tho obligation which the order inn
poses
4h Required enrol his name and place of residence
5h Instructed in the FORMS usages and ceremonies OF
the order.
sth soemnly charged TO the objects to be attained
and his duties.
"a recommendation Of candidate to this order shall
be received only from brother of approved integrity II
See constitution, art. ., rsc.4,
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the council. You will then proceed the centre of the
room and address the with the ountersign which
is performed thus When this saluation is recog-
missed you will quietly take your This sign is pc
council room during the comforting of this degree,
When retiring you will address the - = in the same
and also give the degree the inside
sentinel.
The aterm pass-wordnis*
The pass-w ord and explanation is be established by
each State council for its respective subordnates
The explanation" of the erm pass TO be used at the
inner door, Is ' ..
The adegree password is
The travelling password is . =
This word is changed annually by the president of the
national council of the United States and be given
and used only when the brother is travelling beyond the
jurisdiction Of his State district Territory 1t and
all other pass words be communicated in whisper
and brother is entitled to them to an
other without authority from the presiding officer
The Sign Of recognition" is = =.
The answer is given by =
Tic ngripr is given by .. The person challeng-
Ing shall .. The answer will be made by :;
when the following conversation ensuesshe challenging
party first saying . =. The answer Then
the response :, followed by the rejoinder . :.
Public notice for meeting s given BY means Of :.
meeting is to be held will be written leghly upon the
hce; and upon election day said win denote
where your presence is needed. This notice will
never be passed but will be or thrown upon
formation is of the object of the gathering or
the place &C. the inquirer will ask of an undoubied broth
The brother viii give the information if possessed OF it
not il Will be your and his duty continue the inquiry
and thus disseminate the call throughout brotherhood
II the color OF be = il viii denote
actual trouble requires that You prepared
meet it.
The ay Of distress to be used only time of danger
wbers the American interest requires an immediate as
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MISCELLANEOUS.
e ATTRACTIONS
At the Old Brick Corner,
.OHIO.

TINE undersigned having bought the LARGE
and EXTENSIVE stock of mercha ndise, for
merly owned by Robert McMahan in this pl1ce.
announces to the, citizens of this County and
all others who wish to avail themselves OF the
privilege of laying in their SUMNER AND FALL
SUPPLIES HEAP, that his Store is the pIac e
He intends keepingalways on hand a large and
general assortment of a 4
GOODS FOF ALL KINDS,
such as is wanted by tina people in this region
Among our unprecedented variety are
DIRE @0ODG0Ss
of all Kinds, Styles snd Varieties. GRUCE-
RIES, alarge SrocK-Salt, Fish, Plaster, in
short every thing in that line, which will be
sold a. less prices than any other Merchant
dare sell. 1 am now and will be selling fol
sometime at cost, SO that my present stock may
be reduced to make room for my
FAE f. SUPPLY.
ES-All who wish great bargains, are invited
to call soon and examine my Stock as III good.
are going very fast, and you may not have
another opportunity to secure your goods a
such low figures. All kinds of
COUNTRY UCE, De-
Wool, and any thing the Farmer has TO sell viii
be taken in exchange for goods.
Don't forget the place-the old Brich
Corner, East of the McNulty House. = - 81
l. : G. w. BASSFORD. 3
Ashland, Aug. 16, 1854. nI2tf
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~ EE#"H ST..
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS Foa ONO.
United States Judge for the District
of Northern Ohio, H. v. Wilson, Esq,
Of Cleveland.
United States Attorney for the South
ern District of Ohio, H. j. Jewett, Esq,
Of GAINESVILLE.
United States Marshal, Southern Dis
triet of Ohio, II. HI. Robinson, of Gin
%einnati.
We find the foregoing list of appoint
ments in the Cleveland PAaindealeT, and
we presume they are correct. q. v.
Wilson, Esq, the appointee for Judge,
is a prominent lawyer of Cleveland
FL. j. Jewett, ESQ, was the late Sena-
tor from Muskingum, and is an able and
eloquent lawyer. Fl. II. Robinson, as
all our readers know, is the distinguish
ed editor of the Cincinnati. Enquirer.
These appointments, VIC doubt not, will
give general satisfaction throughout the
state.
There will hereafter be two u. States
Courts in Ohio-one holding its sessions
in Cincinnati, the other in Cleveland
The officers for the Southern District
are: Judge-Hon. q. 3. Leavitt, Steu-
benville; District Attorney; II. ]. jew
EFT, GAINESVILLE Marshal-H. 81. Rob
inson, Cincinnati. o
The officers for the Northern district
arc: Judge-H. v. Wilson, Cleveland;
District Attorney-D o. Morton, To-
ledo; Marshall. w. Fitch, Cleveland.
The counties of Belmont, Guernsey,
Muskingum, Licking, Franklin, Madison,
Chamgaign, Shelby, and Mercer, togeth-
er with all the counties south of them,
compose the Southern district. ALI the
counties North of that line, (including
Knox of c~ourse) compose the Northern
district. tz a
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HAVE WE ASwEEDIsH Princess AMONG
Ur.-The Eireside Journal (Mass-) has
made a grand discovery-nothing less
than a second Bourbon case-in which
the lately deceased keeper of Long Is
land Light plays the principal part, and
is asserted to have been the son of Gus
tavus III, King of Sweden. We give
the substantial facts of the statement Of
the E7eside: &
"The story, as we get it-and we
have no doubt of its substantial truth
is this: The late Captain Joseph Beck,
SO long known by our maritime folks as
keeper OF the Long Island Light in our
harbor, on his death-bed, last summer,
disclosed to his family that he was a son
of Gustavus III, King of Sweden, and
a younger brother, of that remarkable
knight errant Of a king, the late Gusta-
vus III. An unknown person, who had
been seer at various times to regard him
with great interest, and who was present
at the time of his death, left in the next
European steamer for Sweden. Within
a short time, the only daughter Of Capt.
Beck, a very intelligent and accomplish
ed lady, now the wife Of Abel T. Hay
den, one of the pilots in our harbor, has
been sent for from a high quarter in that
country, and supplied with funds for the
voyage, to be restored to the possession
of property and titles belonging to her
father, which were confiscated at the
time when his brother, Gustavus ~,
was dethroned. Mr., Hayden and his
wife, it is said, will take their departure
for Sweden in a few days"
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Nflps gtrms.
TITLE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL
CONFERRED UPON GEN. SCOTT.

Born houses of Congress have passed
a resolution authorizing the President to
confer upon General SeoTr the title Of
Lieutenant General. If they had made
him marquis or duke it would scarcely
have been a greater violation of the
spirit of our Constitution. It. is o title
merely comforting upon him no addition
al command. He is at present the Com
mander-in-ehief of the army, and the
title of Lieutenant General adds nothing
TO his authority or rank The bestow-
ing upon him this distinction is but a
silly attempt to initiate the monarchical
nations of the old world, which reward
their successful and distinguished gener=
ais with ~high-sounding and aristocratie
titles. If General Scorr obtained any
higher practical rank by his new office
if it was anything but a title, there would
be no objection to the passage of the
Congressional resolution.
When General WASHINGTON was Gre
ated Lieutenant General in 1899, and it
was proposed In IS46 to elevate Colonel
BENTON to the same distinction, it was
necessary, in order that they should out
rank the Major Generals in the service.
This procedure is therefore without a
parallel in our history, and sets aprecez
dent, if carried out, utterly destructive.
How any American thoroughly imbued
with republican principles can support
the Lieutenant-G General resolution it Is
difficult to conceive.
In making these remarks We do not
wish to be understood as undertaking.
the military services or rejecting upon
the merits Of General SooTr. His cam
paign In Mexico is n of the most bril-
linat in the annals of military glory, and
showed that he possessed the qualiica-
tions of a great captain. If there was
no question involved IN this matter, but
the Individual merit Of the person upon
whom it is proposed to confer this title,
we should be far from making any OBJ
lection. Indeed, to confer some sub
stantiaI constitutional reward upon the
gallant hero of Lundy's Lane, Cerro
Gordo and Mexico, would be rather graf
flying than otherwise to our feelings
But We are sternly opposed to giving him
amere e~mptyltitle, carrying with itno ad-
ditional command, and which is but a
mere imitation of European presidents.
If the President carries out this dis
cretionary power vested in him by act of
Congress, We. trust that the gallant
veteran of Mexico will refuse the proffer-
ed honor. It would elevate him o
in the estimation of the American peo-
pie, who would honor the genuine repub-
lican motive that led to the d~eeliuation-
It would be an act that would add a still
greener laurel to the many chaplets that
already adorn his brow. The readiness
and unanimity with which Congress be-
slowed this title affords . melancholy
proof of the ~degeneracy Of republi-
canism and of the growing disposition
in this country to ape the monarchical
fashions Of European royalists.-Cin-
cinHati Enquire.