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Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25
CONSISTENCY.

II Is well knowa in thus State that the
7 ,cofoeo party have taken stand IN favor
he Kansas Nebraska bill, and the re-
al Of the Missouri Compromise line; that
.sy rrotassea to oppose Simon Cam eson,
nd the american parry; that they oppose
-al Liquor Law Of last Session, and USED
.is is bcbby ia the !as; camraigu, BY Which
ley secured majority in both branches OF
.e Legislature. Now would it be believed
At when they have the power they would
sect a man Speaker 0. tha Senate, who is
.ae very opposite Of all tais Such is the
fl-.. PsArr, who waa elected Speaker Ct
..s Pennsylvania Senate, not oaiy bolted
..le regular Locofoco nomination, last wiaeer
....t voted for the nominee Of portion Of
'e Know Nothing party-simpn Cameron.
.or Ul.,ed States Senator. fe Is free
I'll man and opposed 70 he Kansas 5ils.
i also, IS one Of the sever Locofoco Scaa-
.frs who voted fsr the Liquor Law of last
G;nter. and true to his principles, he ar
.o:utcd Oh the committee on Vice and
IAmora!i,y, who have charge of tia; matter,
y majority Of friends of the law. What
.,eaulifsl consistency. Locofocoisn used
rs question to bamboozle the people, an4
aen after it hoodwinAed them, itelects the
friends of these things, 20 tbs honorable
..altions. What thiak you Of Pi4s,, an 1
..lt Liquor Law, feienI Bowman
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LEAP FRAR.-The recurrence Of leap
year has ctlle oat IN any interesting reniai
scencecog tha privileges oEtholaiies. Among
otiler things of the kind is it inentioned
that
Bgan ancient ac, ofthe good old Scottish
Parliament, passed in the reign Of 1888, it
was ''ordcnit that during 80 reign OF her
n'ais, blessit Majestic, ilka maiden laIee of
bath high ana low cstait sho! hea liberty to
speak yc man she likes; gifha refuses to taAo
her to be his wife, be shall be mnlct in the
sum Of a iIandrity pound orles=, as Ais estate
may be, except and always gii he can make
ita,psar that he is betrohitso anther woman,
then be shall be free"
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

cehr FOR PgosT BfrE --slr a. Bron-
son, Of Meadville, Pa, says, from fifteen
years experiences b aads that India . meal
poultice. covered With Young Hyson lea,
softened with hot water, and laid over burns
or frozen fesh, as hot as can be borne, will
relieve the pain in five minutes II blisters
have not arisen before, they viii not after
tits pat on, and that enc poultiee is geaer-
ally sufficient to effect cure.
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Higher Lau Of t.s J.s4,ts.~ The Har-
risburg Herata says:-''lt is related Of Dr..
De Bag'f, the Jesuit priest and Vicar Cen
eFal of Pennsylvania, that wien told by a
brother that he could nos take the oath Of
naturalization to America wi,Iib ut yflating
the oath Of ordination to the Roman Pom
tiff, he proRonlcsd Il a mistake, and promptly
remarked that any pFt OF tho oath of al
leglence TO this country walsh my be iD-
compatible with the FIRST and greater allegi-
anec to the pon;if, is Of no Obligation
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ORIGIN OF TIE DARK LANTERN
in the "Sehool History of the
United States. by A. Beyard, new work,
highly recommended by Bishop Potter, and
other ct1ilnent scholars-we 6nd the fol-
lowing on page l2l. 1t occurs in the
account given Of the battle OF Bunker
Hill
at was rtiuoyed in the American camp,
that on the night Of the 18th Of June, Gen.
Gaze intended to sieze aud fortify Bunker's
Hill. The Americans determined 10 antici-
pate him. On the evening Of the 10Th of
June, party Of troops, commanded by
Col. Prescott, assembled at Cambridge,
ready for work. After prayer from the
Presilen, of the Harvard College, they
gsat gu their march. Provided with work :
ing tools, nuskets, and DARK Lam
TERHS, ihev silently proceeded to the
peninsula Of CLarles.oSu.
SO it seems the DdrA ESate:n party
bears even date with the Revolution, The
Ozark Lanterns" in use by this generaisop
Of Americans. arc perfect models Of the
Bunker Hill pattern.
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OSc STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Congress on satur ley last passed rssolu-
ton that for one week, unless a speaker is
sooner elected, no debate shall be in order
unless by unanimous consent. Tha last
ballot stood, for Banks Oh, Richardson: go,
Fuller, 81, Pennington. 3, Campbell 8, and
2 scattering.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

Miss JosFHISE VI. BoSKLEs, Of Nor
folk, authofess of "Disclosures OF a Nun"
was married in Weldon, ~ C., OF Mondav
Of last week. to D.. $. Audsess, OF Perth
Amtoy, u. ]
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

REy. JAS. I. MoRRIs. town was
thrown into great excitement on Friday
afternoon OF !agt week, b, the report, that
Rev. James T. Nor ris the Catholic Priest,
had committed an assault and battery with
intent 70 aoamlt i RAPE, upoa the person
Of the wife Of John Stapietou, member
Of the Catholio church. The report circu-
lated With electric speed, and soon it was
the only theme of conversation. Mr., Nor
rig, immediately icit FOR Pottsyiile, where
he was arrested by means of Telegraph
He was imprisoned for two or three hours,
waca i.e called il counsil, and then appear
ed before Esquire Reed, and gave bail in
the sum Of ST 200 for his appearance at
Court, refusing hearing before laagis-
tra;e. These are tha simple facts which we
deem proper for pubiic4tion .. tAis time. =
We DO Nc; desire to say anything that would
tend % prejudice the public ulind agaius;
the 2ey, Gentleman. We desire to 10 hiu
justice. Kauor as usual gives tnapy Cxeit-
ing particulars which would not be proper
fos neBffafsr publication at this tine
the maticr ~. come up before Court, when
we shall have a reporter on the ground to
give y full account CT tho proceedings. We
have stated this much both in justice to the
Rev. Geptletnan and tic inquiries thai
naturally arise 10 the rainds Of our own
citizens IamaquG GaSstie.
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REPEAL OF THE LIQUOR Law

REPEAL OF THE LIQUOR LAM
Tho following is copy of Tie BIZ iu:ro-
duced into tie SaLate Of Peansy lyanla, by
Mr.. WELSH, Of York county
SECrIos !. Be it enacted by the Senate
anil House OF Representatives Of the Com
mouweal'h Of Peuasy ylvania in General As
sembly met, apl il is hereby ea4cted IS tAe
authority Of the same. That ;ne act enti-
ted "Aa Act to restrain the gale OF intox-
icating liquors. approved the fourteenth
day Of April, Ammo Domino, one tho lsaad
eigh, hundred and ffty-Ege, be and tie same
is hereby repealed.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

CoiD WEAnlEa IN KAssAs.---They have
terribly severe weather in Kansas. On the
night Of the 25sh Of D,cember, the ,her-
mometcr rangel from Is tc 80 degrees be-
low Zero. deep snow lies over the whole
coantry, and as the people are poorly housed
and have made bu. little preparation for,
be winter there mast b,mich suT .riny.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

PAPER Mkt BURNT CbauaJersb.lrk
Pa, Jan. l0.-A large strawpaper mill,
belonging to Jacob Heyser, at this place, to-
gether with out buildings, De, was entirely
consumed by the fire last last night. Loss
about $4,000, partly insured
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25
AMERICAN VICTORY.

The LocosocO aud foreign party have been
making themselves happy for a long time
pust oser the death Of the American move
neni; bat every now aud then s.Sam" turns
up "aliyo and kicking" - his opponcn,s-
after fashion taat p.cves him to have a
much tougher life than bis enelai.s have
calculated on. Tho o:ber day he upset their
aPple-car. in a rsos for tho Ma5oratiy of
Pftshurg IN the hanls,n,est kind Of way.
,Ehsse we're savee parties in he 6csa md .he
vote stood
For YIN. Bingham, tAmerican) 1900
irwin, tDenocrat lil4
Volts, tFusioa Whigl 1890
elec;ing Mr.. Bingham BY the eelevar rnaj9F;ty
SS6 over bis bighes. opponent
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DZ-The London .Ntps mentions rupor
that the Russian Government is about to
enianelpat the scrfs, not only of the Grown
but Of the whole empire.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

Gs~The far-famoti Flnny Fern. who's.
real oame is, or was, Mrs. Sarah psyson
Eldrldge, was married on Saturday last, in
New York, to Mr. James Parton literary
gentlemen Of soma celebrity aa,l uthoF of
the popular Life Of Horace Greely.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

Theze are 500 miles eff streets and
1000 miles of payments in New York
The Tribune estiuistes the coast OF freeing
these latter from the snow that fell OF Sat
arday a, $4,000
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RsFTis5ays 7tiegrap..--This paper 'has
appeared IN new dress, uaaer It's aow'
2roFrie'ors, Messys. lEoclare 6 Sellers, aad
premises 70 bs a fa;tafal s.a.insl IN the
towers Of anti I.oeoGoooisia.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

~ Bowring, the English envoy to China
has made report on the vital statistics Of
China, giving that empire . population Of
400,0o0,000- Kiangsu, the largest Of the
eighteen provinces, has population Of over
81 100000.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

Banks a hundred and five;
Bauksa hundred and sevsa.
Banks hundred and uaes
Wants a hundred and 'levea.
Pennington tour and three;
R!chard dson seveuty-iwo;
Fuller tn irty. Dear me,
When'il the trouble he through
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The s.eisA;ug Sill continues eree.le4t
ani town appears quito lively ~;:h sleighs,
s.e!s, and .as msrTs gioale stse bells.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

U The C.aeiaaia San says that such Is
the 'stagnatlon' o. business in that city, taat
tqere IRE over ten thousand applications for
relief from tho public cnarei,ies.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

INDIANS MAaE YorERs. Every civil
lied male Indian wha had adopted the hab-
It's CT the white man, and attained the age
Of y years and upwards who shall be Al,
the time Of Offering to vote, citizen Of the
United States. und who shall have resided
in Kansas six months, shall be deemed
qualified elector at al elections, under the
new constitution of that embryo State
Thc ADORE is the substance Of a section of
the Topeka Constitution whi;h was submit
TED io tls people for acception or rejoc-
:ion.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-25

g5rhc Springfield (Mass.l R,p45iie1a
Of the 9TH inst, says.-A party OF twenty
two ladies' aud gent'eman from Rockville,
Conn, visited this city on Friday, iu the
capacity Of sleishins party, dining and
taklug supper Ut the Massapoit House,
and visiting the armory and other o. ,he
prominent features OF Springfield The
ladies acted as escorts for the gentlemen
ordering the meals, paying tho hiils, aud
Furnishing the comforts of the trip generally.
We shall hope to record many fruits of this
leap year gallantry among our ~ ps,rimoniil
announcements before the year IS oyar.
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POETRY OF CONGRESS.

soma inspired poet. getting tired Of ,he
prosaic telsgr ophic dispatches Of Congress
iouai proceedings, has put the matter into
a new form, which will answer for the a9-
ings Of :ha: body month hcuce an vel az
The daily union., 1856-01-25
THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY IN MOTION.

The democracy in Illinois making preparations fOr
their State convention which meets carly in April Coun
" meetings being held for the appointment OF dele
gates which characterized by unusual enthusiasm and
harmony Amongst the resolutions adopted at the meet
ing in White county find the following, which is de
cded hit at of the features Of the celebrated twelfth
plank in the know-nothlng platform:
/" Resolved, That we will not prstsraa expression o
opinion the power of Congress establish prohibit
slavery in the Territories Of the United States but
prs declare that Congress has constitutional power
do either"
The following resolution will with general dem.
ocratic response
fesoired That cordially endorse the administration
OF Franklin Pierce and particularly with regard to the Kan
Nebraska act and also tibet Of senator's Hon. Ste
phen A. Douglas and Shields also representa-
tyes, Hon. Willis Allen, James Q. Allen, and VIM. A. Rich
ardson and that cordially and emphaticay condemn
the Of Richard Yates Jesse q. Norton
aud f. b. Wsshburne and recommend them the sympa-
hies of their abolition know nothing contederatcs of the
North generally"
The daily union., 1856-01-25
THE DEMOCRACY.

In the Of long and able article, the Iowa
State Gazette of the nth instant speaks in the following
highyapproprate terms Of the democracy of the Union
ait is true, constantly alleged by them that the
democratic party in favor of the extension of slavery The
democracy simply opposed to the wild and dsunionizng
schemes of the aboonss and in favor Of treating the sub
ect local institution belonging the States in which it
exists which the general government has control
and with which other States have right to Interfere This
is in strict accordance with constitutional and in
adopting this policy the democracy simply adhere to the
provisions Of the constitution In addition to this position
democrats take the further ground that the people have
right togovern themselves and that the people Terrific
ry, being equally intelligent those of State, fully
capable of dscharging all the duties Of reemen These
the views held by democrats everywhere and their action
will be found go thus far and farther Holding the
Union and its continued existence duty which they
to patriotism they will be found ready to own indig
nanty upon the first dawnings of any attempt to aienae
portion of the country from the other Hence they have
always opposed with equal ZEAL the fanaicsm of the North
and the dsunionism of the South. Against the efforts Of
these respective factions the democracy Of the nation have
all times opposed unbroken 'front.' and long the
ory of Andrew Jackson shall survive among them they will
continue protect the federal Union against all enemies
As patriots, they know higher law than the constitu-
ton citizens they know rights sacred than those
OF their felowcounuymen voters exercising the priv
leges of freemen, they know mo North South, East
no West"
The daily union., 1856-01-25
From the Philadelphia North American.
TIE OVERTHROW OF soULoUgUE.

The Emperor Soulouque has been treated TO as sound
drubbing as ever yainglorious usurper received lie
went forth TO conquer ST Domingo and has ed back 10
gayti conquered himself Escaping from the battlefield
whereon he yanly attempted 10 annihiate Dominican lib
erty he has concealed himself from public notice aud his
capital knows him not The provisions munitions Of war
and military chest the least part Of what he lost In
that "a tai battle In all probability he has lost his en-
pire for price Il set upon his bead by the Dominican
general ard his people are now against him Sou
ouque had the slightest capacity for military affair
and more particularly for eeneraship His defeat in any
engagement whatever was therefore thing 10 be expect
ed from his natural stupidity Ne marched against St
Domingo with an army Of 10000 men, but what such
host achieve without competent leader Santana the
Dominican general very able officer aud his troops are
far superior the ignorant and debased Hayens Even m
Sououque had possessed military capacity he would
probably have been beaten the Donicans driven
to desperation by the fact that they defending the
fresdes from invasion by hostile This Is the sec
ond defeat which the Haytens have suffered n attempting
TO reconquer ST Domingo since that section asserted m
independence II ought to be feal and decisive one
but u Sououque should be superseded by popular
military chief the attempt may be renewed Whenever II
shall be ingoriops defeat Will doubt attend upon IL
for the Hsyeus Of the present day not the savage and
nfuriaed fanatics Of the of independence, have
they such able leaders as Touissant Christophe In
fact, the vpor infused into the serve ths, time by
the for freedom has since given place to cneryaon
in Of the absence ohe strengthening influences
OF modern civilization. Soulouque was originally
court rekser who favored by the chances of fortune
enabled to glide into supreme power Grown giddy by
his elevation be even ventured to canonize himself AZ
saint and instituted order Of nobility bearing the name
Of Saint Faustin That such buosn has been long
suffered 70 remain in power sufficient proof Of the utter
imbccity Of the Hayens This degeneracy has been
shown by two successive victories them by compare
lively small forces of Dominicans. And that Hsyt
is ascerained TO be weak and feeble II win not be long
before attempt viii be made TO overthrow the black
power,
The daily union., 1856-01-25
LATER PROM EuRoPE.


Since lsst Issue the steamer Baltic has arrived
New York. with Liverpool dates to the 18th instanbe
ing three days later than the advieos brought by the A
ca comprehensive summary Of the win be found
in our tclegrsphic column this morning IN addition tc
the BY The Baltic II viii also be that bav,
extracted literally from files Of Liverpool and London
papers received by the previous steamer Not the eas
significant feature in the detailed intelligence L. that wh'
the public mind both sides Of the channel is varousy
sgsted by the conflicting peace rumors the feeling Il
again predominant in both France and England and that
Russia taskng her energies and to the utmost
with the view Of taking the field In the spring with more
imposing and defiant front than she has yet assumed snoe
the commencement Of hostilities
We give entire leading article from the Liverpool Daily
Times In relation to The seizure Of the steamer Northern
Light at New York II Is able and triumphant answer
to the false and nsolen charge Of the London Times that
the government OF the United States had connived
the foundation by her citizens Of pradca States in Central
America and bad hesitated whether 10 receive their
bassadors at its evees" We commend the article to our
readers for their careful and candid perusa
The commercial circulars by the baltic quote further
decline in cotton, and further advance in breadstus
Consols have slightly receded
The daily union., 1856-01-25
THE RIGHT SPIRIT IN IOWA.

The Iowa Reporter closes able article giving the char
acters Of the several electors and delegates selected by the
late democratic convention with the following eloquent
and patriotic sentiments
''Such are the whom the democracy Of Iowa have
chosen as the repositories Of high trust their electoral
vote for President aud Vice Presidents whose i'm.
porance greatly enhanced by the character Of the mpen6
ing crisis Our banner is boldly flung to the broeze with
the and the USIos inscribed upon its ampe
folds to float proudly in the face Of the world until beneath
its shadow shall march victory in the triumphant cleo
tion Of democratic Chief Magistrate and peace union and
safety be restored to the country Its folds will be well and
ably borne alo through the campaign by these ban
ner-men who in withstanding the oray of the black
publican clans against the institutions of their country
truly say;
g Ours is sapling, chancesown by the fountain,
Booming at Beltane, in winter to fade;
When the whirlwind has stripped every leaf from the
.....r mountain,
The more shall Clan-Alpine exult in her shade
Moored in the rfted rock,
Proof to the tempest's shock, r@ #."f
Frmer he roots him the ruder il blows Z"
The daily union., 1856-01-25
From the Baton Rou2c Advocate.
PRESIDENT PIERCE AND THE SOUTH.


The unanswcrable reutaton Of the charge north
abotonss that the policy Of the South has been
Of aggressive character towards their section of the
Union contained in the last message of President Pierce
to Congress- will be- greeted with delight by every patriot
n the land While receiving the applause and thanks OF
all whose opinions worth attention. the President
the other hand will be assailcd with all the vindicve fury
and fendsh malice Of the followers of Seward Greeley
Co, and will become target whereat their poisoned
will be hurled frously the darts of
Xerxess cohorts the devoted Greeks when defending
their resdes and families from the invading Persian 1t
is our duty n this event-and doubt its coming
to rally around and sustain Chief Magistrate and the
ungrateful those who defend and stand by consn
tonal rights in defiance Of the howngs of fanatcism sad
the storms of faction that is seeking and goating In
nagnaton on the time when their madness will dissolve
the Union and unleash the hounds of civil war on the re-
public.
Our President does not handle the important questions
issue between the North and South with the dantsess
ofan oceseeke but with the bold manlness and straight
out honesty Of statesman and high public officer He
does us than justice when be asserts that while
we have heretofore confined attention to our own az
fairs not presuming TO oicionsy ntarmeddle with the in
stuon OF the northern States many Of the latter are
permanently organized into associations to inct injury
rights In property by wrongful acts which would
be OF between foreign powers and only fails to
be such in system because perpeated under cover of
the Union
The daily union., 1856-01-25

The exgences of the public service brought about In
many instances by officers of the federal government
absentng themselves from their respective posts have in
duced the Secretary Of the Interior issue the following
CIRCULAR
OircHiar to The Officer, Of the Interior Department
DEpARrMEsT THE TNrEnIoH,
Washington, January %, 1856.
practice rapidly obtaining amongst the officers
the federal OF absepng themselves their
respective posts Of duty which threatens to become
evil Its impropriey and ncompabity with the variou.
interests ntused devoved upon them is manifest
its discontinuance imperatvely demanded.
The officers OF this department are, therefore, hereby In
formed that their their respective du-
expected and required, and that hereafter any unau-
thorzcd absence from their posts will be deemed sucen,
Of removal.
When leave OF absence desired for any purpose, timely
application therefor should be transmitted the
and It win be granted withheld may seem Just and
proper but in the time, and until the Of The de-
pdrmeHt Il rsosired the officer making the application will
remain in the proper discharge OF his official duties.
As those applications, however, frequently made BY
officers ground that the public interests committed 70
them require their presence the seat of government the
department takes this occasion say, that in its opinion
such necessity rarely fever exist the mail facilities Of
the United States being sufficient for all practical purposes
official intercourse. y. &sCLELLAsD,
Secretsry.