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Popular sovereignty-opinion Of Mr. Bu-
chauen.

Popular sovereignty-0pinion Of Mr. Bu-
chanen.
On Monday last, Mr. Buchanan, on bis way
to Washington City was publicly received at
Baltimore by an immense multitude Of the
people. he made an interesting and appropri-
ate speech on the occasion, from which we ex-
tract the following lucid and able exposition
of the principle embodied in the Kansas and
Nebraska Bill:
in regard to the future DESTINY of nv
country. confess l am an optimist; and I
have an abiding faith that majority of the
States and of the people will always eventually
redress every wrong which may be committed
against any portion of the country Strange
as it may seem, my faith was never stronger
in this belief than at the present moment.
We have already reached and almost passed
the Dangerous crisis on the subject of domestic
slavery. The volcano is nearly exhausted.
The material for continual agitation no longer
exists And why? Because I hold il to be
quite impossible that any considerable portion
of our people can long continue to contest the
elementary republican principles recognized in
the territorial legislation of Congress.
This is nothing more than the power pos
sessed by the people of every free State since
the world began. 1t is the foundation-the
elementary principle ofa Democratic Republic.
Without cheerful submission to the will of
the majority no Democratic Government can
exist. We have thus reached the end, or to
use an expressive AmeSicanisrs. the fnal;ty
of our Legislation on this subjecl
"What man in the United States who val
ues his character will rise among his fellow
citizens and seriously urge the repeal of a law
declaring that the majority shall govern :?
None-not one. repeat, we have reached
the fnality of the question. We have arrived
at the elementary principles of freedom, that
the majority shall govern-a principle essen
tial to liberty, and as Interchangeable as liberty
itself
50 After the tempest has passed away it re-
quires some days for the waves of the ocean
to subside; SO after the agitation in the public
mind for many years on the slavery question,
it will require some time before this shall
cease That it will do SO. except among those
fanatics who are governed by higher law
| than the Constitution, I feel an abiding conf
depce +"
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State Council

The Know-Nothing State council met at Har.
r;sburg on Tuesday of last week, and was organi-
red by A. W. Benedict of Huntingdon, the would
be State Senator from this district The presi-
dent j. r. Edie member of Congress from this
district subsequently, appeared, and presided
After stormy debate, as the order appears 70
Be in some confusion at present, resolutions were
adopted by vote Of s5 to Is endorsing the
nomination Of Fillmore and Donelson.
The council broke up in a row, the aforesaid
fifteen withdrew, with Ex- Gov. Johnston. and
the redoubtabie John Williamson of SPAWNED
HohsE memory at their head, who are determined
70 await the result Of the New York Convention
which meets in June next.
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THE RISING TIDE OF DEMOCRACY

During few weeks past we have had the
pleasure of recording Democratic victories al
most innumerable, and in all parts of the
country. Seldom have the Democracy with
in the same period of time achieved so lengthy
consecution of triumphs. AS the Chicago
Palladium well remarks:
:" The tide of Democratic power is rising
steadily and surely on every hand 1t surg
ed up in New Hampshire, increased hand
somly in Rhode Island, has nearly overthrown
the opposing pillows in Connecticut, and rides
triumphant through the cities, from st. Louis
through Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleaveland, Os-
wego, Syracuse, and hundreds of other places
to Albany. These waves, increasing in size,
are destined to swell on. until, by the i1es of
November, they shall all unitedly and har-
moniously fill the full food-tide of victory,
whose waves surely destined to carry upon
their crest the Democratic standard bearers
of 1856. Let the glorious tide sweep on till
it overwhelms every vestige of fanatical DEM
gogisIn. This it will do"
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RUSSIAN PROJECTS.

Sixty-eight years ago the government of
Russia fitted out feet and army at one of
the ports in Kamschatka to invade and take
possession of Oregon and California Had
Spain been as weak then as now the project
would have been successful, and the Califor-
MIA gold mines would have been supplying the
means Of conquering Constantinople. But
the energy of the Viceroy Of Mexico frustrated
the design. He sent out three ships of war
and a considerable army, and attacked the
Russian settlements in the Aleutian islands
aud along the coast, and the Russian project
was given up for the time. Russia was not
then prepared to go to 60 to war with Spain
The Empeaor Paul afterwards revived the
project In 1906 Russian fleet sailed as
fas south as San Francisco, purchased land,
established a fort, and quite large Russian
town sprung up on the coast not far from
where San Francisco now is. By 1920 the
Russian colonies in San Francisco had become
quite numerous and powerful. As late as
1884 the power Of Russia was supreme in the
now republican State of California. But
about that time a good many Americans and
English had settled there, and they stimulated
the Mexicans and natives to hostilities, and
one by one the Russian towns were DESTROYED
or abandoned until. in 1S41, the Emperor
Nicholas sold to Swiss, named Sutter, all
that remained of Russian possessions in Cali
fornia Sutter still lives there, and on his
vast estate can be seen the remains of Russian
forts and towns He is one of the largest far
mers in the world He raised $4,000 bar
rels of -four in one year. The title to his es-
tate was disputed three or four years ago,
and squatters took possession of portion of
it and large town was built up. Recently.
however, his title has been decreed good by
the courts. and the squatters have lost their
improvements. nts.-Piasburg Post
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Gov. Pollock.

Alter d months absence, Gov Pollock has at
Last returned to Harrisburg, and has since signed
the General Appropriation Bill the Claim Bill,
the supplement to the act consolidating the city
Of Philadelphia. the bill relative TO hbels the act
Incorporating the Stroudsburg Bank, and the bill
requiring al Savings Institutions to pay out none
ether than the notes Of specie paying, Pennsyl-
vania Banks.
These are all important bills. and for the fate
q which the public began to feel much interest.
The hssty retreat of his Excelency from the seat
Of government upon the adjournment Of the leg
islature, and his long absence created some fear
that the public interest would suffer, and the
public creditors be put to much inconvenience
from the delay they must necessary incur from
tne want Of little attention to his otcial duties
by the Executive. 1t Is some satisfaction how
ever 10 find that after q months delay the Cover
nor has scen ft to afix his signature to them and
they are now to be regarded as among the laws
Of the land. But the Philadelphia election is now
srer, the noise Of which appears to have startled
his E1cellency from the Know Nothing slumber
hs was indulging in at Milton, and hastened his
steps back again to Harrisburg. The tricks and
delays Of the Know-Nothings to humbug the
people are seen through and ere long they will be
still further taught lesson by people whose in
tsllisenee they despise--NotLing is more power
fnl in its effects than the results of the ballot box
and the people will now be enabled to breathe
more freely, when they know that tho wheels of
government are once more In motion.
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MAX GREENE's LEoTURE.-The lecture of Max
Greene, on '' Kansas delivered at tue Court
House on Friday evening, was listened toby quite
respectable audience. 1t was mainly descrip-
tive OF the SOIL climate, ETC.. of the emb,yo State
nterspersed with thrilling incidents of ravel, all
OF which were portrayed in vivid eloquent
and truly interesting style. Mr.. Green. is a flu
ent and pleasant speaker, and was listened to with
marked attention and interest We believe it is
Mr.. G's intention to devote his attention exclu-
sively to the profession of lecturing-with little
experience, ne will rank amongst the frstlectur-
ers of the day.-IRoU Standard
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ZW Hon. JAMES BUcu.S.s ~ o.

Re Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN, in one of
his speeches at New York, uttered these sem
timents: Il have been abroad IN o.ho-
lands; have witnessed arbitrary power; I
nave contemplated the people of other coup.
sries-eut there is no country under Gods
heavens where man feels to his felIow,
except IN the United States. And if vou
could feel how despotism looks on /; how ZEAL
Gus the despotic powers of the world are of
our glorious institutions, you would cherish
the Constitution and Union to vour bo....
next to your belief in the Christian religion
the Bible fer Heaven. aud the Ooustitu,;o, of
51zS country fcs Earth"
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PASSENGER TsA1s.-Messrs ] ] Csnan and

PASSENGER TRAIN.-Messrs j J Canaan and
r b Johnston are now perfecting their ar
rangements for running passenger and ex-
press train over the new Portage Rail Road
between this place and Johpstown Contracts
have been made with the Superintendent and
parties for the cars. There is no reason why
an enterprise of this kind should not pay The
few stoppages now made by freight trains at
the water stations, has in a measure cut off
that method of ftravelling-hence it appears to
us that the way travel alone would nearly
prove source of revenue. over the expenses.
Persons going from this place west would GER
tainly prefer going direct to Johnstowp. and
the same will hold good with those coming to
this place from the west. We wish the en-
terprise every possible success.--B.
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HAsTy BURIALs.-Another warning .gs;,..
the too common practice of hasty burIs.. CO.
CURED IN Fremont, Sandusky county, l..s
week Daniel Sterns, Esq, " no had been iii
with fever for some time, to ali appearances di-
Ell on Friday afternoon His burial WAS 10 tsks
place on Sunday afternoon; all tue arrange
ments were made, and the triends aud Tie
clergy man were assembled to pay the last trib-
ute OF respect TO the supposed deceased, when
the body appeared WARM to the touch. Req
toraiiVes were administered, aad IN few
miuutes the man who had come 10 nes, be-
ing pufied alive, was sitting up. He is now
Ia d lair way to recoTer.-LI.ctnnati Cl!.aa-
6ian.
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Correspondence.
EBENsBURG, May 10, 1856.
To MAX GREENE

-, LBENsBUKG, May 10, 1876.
To MAX GREENE:
DEAR SIR We IN com
mon with many of our citiz.ns, are desirors Of
hearing you lecture on the kansa. Region. - at
such time may suit your convenience. at the
Court House in Ebensburg. Should ycur other
engagements enable you to comply with our re-
quest, YOU will please designate the time.
Very respectfully yours,
R. L. Johnston, James Murray"
Jno. Thompson, .Jr. L. Hughes,
Joseph MDonald, James Myers,
Jno. Fenion, NJ Hasson,
N. D. Magician, T. Blair Moore.
VIM. X. Piper, f. Hutchinson,
Geo. NJ Reed, John Lloyd,
A. G. Mullen,
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FoST OFFICE AR1AIRs. -Peaas.l.o.sa.

PosT OPTIcs ArYAIRs
Post Master General Campbell YESTERDAY An.
pointed Mr.. James B. Falls route AGENT ba.
tween Port Clinton and Elmirs, on tie C.ta-
WIssa, "iliiamsport and Elmira Railroad. a.
salary OF S700 year, in place Of Mr. Jo-
seph Houghtwout resigned.
Establish the following Post Offices and
make appointments Bald Eagle, Cle.r6eld
county, Pa, James Irwin, Sr Post Master
Tunnel Hill, Cambria county, Pa, Miss M..
ria Magellan, Post Mistress. CHANGE tbs
name OF Portage. Cambria county. P. %
Sonman, and appoint Albert C.ntrelI
fost Master. vice John M'Colgan, moved
away.
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REBEccA FURNACE-This Furnace. under
the efficient management of Mr., p. Gallaher.
run out 81 tons of metal, cold blast, the first
week or the present blast, making 1t on an av-
erage of nine half charges to the ton of metal.
This IS an extraordinary yield, never probably
superseded by any furnace of the same capacity
in the county. Mr. G.. is a model nsusger,
and. what is still better, according to our way
of thinking, model Democrat.-W.
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re- Henry S. Magraw. ESQ tho =,

1 Henry s. Magraw, Esq, the new
State Treasurer, entered upon the duties of
the Office on Monday He has appointed VIM
D. Boas Esq, of Harrisburg, Cashier: Ran
Dali MeLaughiin' of Westmoreland, George
) Bolton, of Wyoming, and Reuben Rein
hold, Of Lancaster, Clerks, and Geo. Adams
of harrisburg, Messenger. A very CONNIE.
tent occupancy throughout
Col Slifer, the late incumbent, retires with
the respect of all who were cognizant of his
acts, or had occasion to transact official bus;
ness with him during his time.-Harrisburo
Keystonc.
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ALTOONA. Pa, Nav I2

ALTOONA. Pa. May 13
To r. l.. Johnston. Esq, and Others
GENTLEMEN Il reply to youl note If the 10th
inst, it will give me pleasure TO lecture on the
subject named in Ebensburg, on the evening of
June ID.
Thanking you for your friendly invitation.
which i value the more as coming from eiteemed
citizens of State, which was the ho,n, of NV
boyhood. ! have the honor to remain
Yours, MAX GREENE
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-<-oses----
HOLLIDkYsRrRG G.S Wopr. IT.

HoLLrDAysBURG GAS WoRks.-The intro
duetion of gas into our borough is no longer
Ineie probability has been reduced 10 n
certainty. The ground for the location of the
works has been purchased, and contracts en-
tered into for the buildings They will be
erected on the property lately owned by w
w jackson, near the new Furnace of W afson.
White Il Co. The builders are Messrs Titu.
and Burt. of New Jersey. who will own near
y two-thirds of tie stock.-Holailays6sro
Standard
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I. @. O. f.

AT regular meeting of the Cherytree
Lodge No. Alt I. O. o. f., held a, New
mans Mills, May 9th 1856, the following
preamble and resolutions were offered and ac.
cepted by the Lodge
Whereas, an All Wise and Inscratable
Providence has suddenly removed from his
sphere of usefulness on earth, our we'll he
loved Brother NATHANIEL HuGnEs of Cherry-
tree Lodge Ne AT [. O. o. L.
Resotred, That In Brother n. Hughes
while living we recognized brother of noble
ness, philanthropist, and an Odd Fellow.
practlcing the principles of f. L. and T.
Aesotced, That while our sister the wife of
the deceased, mourns the loss of a kind and
aftectionate husband, her little girls one of the
best OF fathers, our Lodge an excellent MEM
Der, and the community one of its most yaIu-
able citizens (we trust their example,
Resotced, That we extend to the afflicted
family of the decd our hearty commiserations
with the assurance that from longer and in
timate acquaintance with him we feel justified
In the belief that he has gone where the WICK
ed cease from trouble, and the weary are At
rest.
Resol.ed, That in respect for the deceased
our Hall be clothed in the habiliments of
mourning for 80 days.
hesolced. That copy of these resolutions
be given to the widow Of our decd Brother
they be recorded On the minutes of our Lodge
and copy furnished the Democrat 4 Sen
tinel for publication.
+. d. b. PORTER,
@ GIp KINpo,r.
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BoUSD TO SHINE-Johnstown and Holii-
daysburg are both to be lighted with gas
A gas company in each place has been formed.
and contracts made with q firm at Newark.
New Jersey, for the erection of gas works,
laying pipes, &c. In Johnstown, the cost is
to be $40, 600, the work to be completed by
the 1st of October next In Hollidaysburg,
cost to be $50. 900. work to be ready by Is.
Of September next 10.
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MOUNT FERNoN.-GovernorW Wise having been
requested by the ladies of the Mount Vernon As.
sociation to open negotiations with Mr.. John A.
Washington, IN conformity with the provisions of
the late act Of the Virginia Assembly replies that
he cannot act under the law until the Association
has passed Constitution and BYLAWS, the same
to be approved by the Governor, and an approved
copy thereof filed in the Office of the Secretary
OF the Commonwealth. The Governor advises
the Association to prepare Constitution and By
Laws, and then to appoint Hon. Edward Everett
as their advocate and agent, to appear before
Congress, asking 900, and the Legislatures of
the various States of the Union, asking of each,
through its legislators, its proportion of the sum
0,0o0) that will remain to be raised, accord
ing to its federal numbers
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foSTHUMoUs BIRTH.-The Paris " Seicle"
relates an extraordinary incident as having
lately happened in tie Rue de Fsubourg q
iemPie AS a coffin containing the dead BODY
OF woman, who had just died at house in
the street, was being removed for in.ermeu..
Dioed was seen TO ooze from It, The bearer,
were ordered to stop, and the coffin opened,
when the cries of an infant under the shroud
announced that the dead woman had given
birth to living child 1t was taken ont
and consigned to the care Of nurse.
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Health lnstitnfA

IL Viii be seen by an advertisement in to-dav,s
paper that the Books for receiving subscriptions
b the Allegheny Mountain Health Ipstit,te arc
about TO be opened. This promises to be an es-
saotssment. whose beneficial effects will no doubt
oe felt FAR and wide, and no more favorable spo,
sould have been selected for its location than ,b,,
Of its snterprising protector at Cresson. Win
pure air, pure water. fine mountain scenery. good
rosi', and accommodations that will be made ;rs,
rate, we know Of no place better calculated to re-
s,Ire health to the invalid, or where those who
~ish retirement can have it so readily both from
the West and East by rail road The citizens of
our county viii also derive benefit from its estab-
lishment. and we hope that under the direction NJ
Or. jackson its chief physician it will soon be
found in the full tide of successful experiment.
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LINDA; OR, THE YOUNG PILOT OF THE BELLE
CREOLE. By Mrs. Caroline Lee Rentz, Author of
" Earnest Linwood," Courtship and Marriage, -
etc. Complete in one large duodecimo volume,
neatly bound in Cloth, for one dollar, or in two
volumes, paper cover. for seventy-fve cents.
The above work is now in Press, and will be
ready for sale on Saturday May s1st We deem
1t unnecessary to notice the work, but merely
mention it comes from the popular publishing
house of L. B. Peterson, 1O2 Chestnut street
Philadelphia. The following notice we clip from
one Of our exchanges.
" Mrs. Hentz has given us here very delight
iul romance, Illustrative of life in the Southwest
on a Mississippi plantation. There is a well
wrought love plot the characters are well drawn
the incidents are striking and novel; the denoue-
ment happy and moral excellent. Mrs. Hentz
may twine new laurels above her :" Mob Cap.n
Copies of either edition of the work. will be
sent to any one to any part of the United States.
free Of postage, on renittng the price of the ed-
ton they may wish, to the publisher, in letter
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DEATH or A DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIAN
DR.. John Warren, one of the mos. eminent
physicians of Boston. died in that City on
Sunday. He was a nephew of General War
rem. who was killed at Bunker Hill, and be.
tUnSed TO family Of great physioians.
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MEXICO o-The revolution at Mexico b,.
been put down by the government troop,.
me nfss act OF President Comonfort, after the
rebels had capitulated, was to publish a decree
sequestrahns the property belonging to the
oiefsy Oh fuebla, IN consequence of the sc-
i've art they had taken In the rebellion
ne Archbishop OF Puebia ende.yored to re-
sis' oy threatening excommunicatioD-butt the
troops entered the Cathedral and seized tie
records OF property deposited there
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AUTHORIZATIONS BILL SIGNED.-Gov. Pollock
returned to Harrisburg last Tuesday, from a short
visit to his home, at Milton. He has signed the
Appropriation bill, the supplement to the Con-
sodatioR act, and the bill relative to Libels. II
is also said that he has signed the claim bill.
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+. d. b. PORTER, J
PIG. GID. KINpoRrs, Committee
PIG. r. II MCoRaIcK.

kASsAs.-The Herald of Freedom. nub-
lished at Lawrence, Kansas, approves of Pres
ldent Pierce's proclamation, and saws that
II honestly carried out by Gov. Shannon. it is
all that the Free State party ..could expect
or even desire. This expression of opinion
Will not be very acceptable to the black Re-
publicans, who have been very unanimous in
their denunciations of the President for ;ssu-
ing that proclamation.
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H The Odd Fellows had a grand tins a.

R The Odd Fellows had a grand time ss
their Anniversary in Cincinnati Oh the 24,h.
ihe procession, four abreast, WAS three milss
long and numbered four thousand Of tIe fra
ternity. Twenty-Five brass bands di.coursas
music for the occasion. Van AmbureI,.
large elephant, decked off in brilliant tran.
pings, accompanied the procession and slto-
gether, the pageant was an imposing one
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DKFUSCr.-The American citizen
staf-spangled-banncr, stars-and-siripes, a
mericans- Observation-Disclosures" organ. pub
hshed at Uniontown for little over one yesr.
gave up the ghost Oh toe 31st of April. Sic
transit.
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Surveyor GeneraI:
TIMOTHY IVES,
Cor POTTER COUNTY,

NIw ApvERTIsEMESrs.-Publi Sale, by Col
shields-Publc Notice, by R. NJ. S. Jackson and
others-New Goods, by J. Bradley-Stray Horse
byJ. Wsgner-Land for Sale, by Stephen Lloyd
Adjourned Orphans Court Sale, by j. Skelly-
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Ew There is a strong rumor abroad that
Queen Victoria is coming TO America, this
summer, to visit her loyal Canadian Provinces
The London newspapers are ous in favor of
the trip.
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NEW GooDs-Lemon & Kittell have received
their spring stock Of goods, all of which have
been selected with great care and to the imnedi-
ate wants of our citizens. Call in and examine
for yourselves
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G The know-Nothing State Council of
New Hampshire has repudiated the nomina-
tlon OF Fillmore and Donelson, and elected
delegates to the June Coaveat;op to meet in