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Emancipation in Missouri.

Whilst the Black Republican journals are
charging the "Border RufTians" OF Missouri
with attempting 10 force slavery into Kan.
sas, the Missouri people themselves are dis
cuesing The propriety of hberating their slaves!
From what we see in the papers, We have
no doubt that the cause of emancipation is
gaining ground there; nor do we doubt that
Missouri will eventually cleanse herself of
slavery, if The Black Republicans do moi in
ierfere to prevent ii. We fear they will in.
ieIiere, hove They cannot permit any
slave Stale 10 manage her own affairs-leas,
OF all, TO free her negroes without their ad.
Vice aud ss.ssns - AAmeas.s than. ,he,e Ia
more joy over one slave who cuts his mas.
ter's throat and runs away, than over ninety
nine negroes who are sci free BY their own.
eTs. They are using every means at their
command TO make Kansas slave State, end
nothing would put them in worse humor than
the voluntary EN- ancipation of her slaves BY
Missouri. They do not want the free Stale
settlers of Kansas TO vote, simply because
they do not want Kansas made free State.
Ii would take away TOO much of their CAPT.
'al. The gradual and peaceful emancipation
OF The blacks in Missouri would be worse
yet. They could never stand that Il would
speak too well for the "Ruffan State.n. Ii
would give The quetus 10 anti slavery agila.
ton, and that would be productive of start
ling results. The Iribunes circulation would
diminish; The collections in The Church of the
Holy Rifles would be curlailed; Lucy Dut-
TOMS hoops would contract; wooden nutmeg
politics would decline, and the Duchess of
Stowe and her Dred.ful Stories of Dismal
Swamp Life would be lost sight Of Abolition
flesh and blood could not stand all these Ca
lamiiies. Greeley would groan, Cheever
wonld cry and Bsecher would bellow.-Val-
ley Spirit.
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Slavery In virsinia.

The duration Of Slavery in Virginia, il ap.
pears, depends altogether upon The oapsbiIiiy
Of The soil for the growth of tobacco, end the
continued demand for the article. The Rich
mond South says:
Tobacco is the support Of Slavery in Vir-
glnia. II creates in The State demand for
negro labor which checks the rapid current
OF southern slave emigration. Men, pro.
slavery men, will not keep slaves out of mere
love for the institution. They will sell their
negroes and employ free labor when lte val.
ue OF slaves gels so high as il soon may,
that they fadiAto.hsit interest 10 make the
exchange. That can never be the case in
the cultivation of tobacco. Like cotton it's
growth is limited 10 a particular region and
aspecial sort Of labor; and that labor will
be in demand while tobacco 10 in demand.
So, The price Of tobacco will determine the
vitality, strength, and may be, the duration
of slavery in Virginia" ....,..
This being the case, we would commend
to The Black Republicans of the North, &
cessation of their present mode of warfare
against the "pecuiar institution" and the
trial instead, of The organized effort to preven.
the use Of the weed. ,t
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The MOrmons ..Trouble Ahead.

The National IntelGgeneer publishes lst.el
which presents SOME startling views-of the
oo@ar and designs of the Mosaons. IL is
written by gentleman who is said TO have
spen! twelve months.in the Salt Lake Valley
engaged in the transit of the mails through
the Territory, and 10 and from the P acific
and, who, while thus residing in q Mormon
community, studied atlentively the character
and Government of Brigham Young, the su-
preme head, as well as The customs, habits,
morals and laws, if laws they can be called,
which consist simply in the will of despot
He confirms fully The statements and appre.
tensions Of Judge Drutnmond, whose letter
was published TWO weeks ago, and insists
upon the necessity of taking some very prompt
and decisive measures 10 protect the country
from the dangers which threaten il from this
quarter. He says the Mormons are 100 900
strong in Utah, besides having 200 900 spies
and agents scattered throughout the country,
and being in close alliance with SOC, 900 In.
dians upon our western border. The stale.
menis of this letter are entitled 10 the most
careful attention, and have no doubt ere this
attracted the attention of the Government al
Washington.
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Black RepuLiicanism Always the Same.

The adjournment of the Black Republican
Legislature of New York, is the occasion Of
The following remarks in the Albany atlas
and Argus. They cannot be too carefully
read or too extensively circulated:
"The Black Republicans commenced with
an overwhelming majority. They passed
800 laws. They emptied the treasury. They
anticipated it's resources for years to come.
They sanctioned hundreds of iIegiimaie
claims. They oxsrrode, the veloes of their
own chief magistrate. They rejected his
nominations. They assaiIsd the constitution
OF the United States and of the State declared
defiance of the courts aud overturned the
charters Of the chief cites. They reversed
the rules of the common and comm ercial
law, and unsettled every vested right in The
State. While doing this, they cried ''Libery,
liberty, liberty--lhe negro, the negro, the ne.
groW Blu, they passed no liberty ,bilL They
tossed the measure from house to house, and
abando doned it.. They voted for vaporizing
resolutions; but the lover of liberty will look
in vain through the immense statute book of
The year for single word In protection of
human rights. He will find nothing bn. acts
OF spoliation and disorganizaiiou.
"Black Republicanism Is the same every
where-corfup,, hyPocri.ic, impudsnt and
false"
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Trade Of Great Britain.

Tue exports from Englsnd continue as for
several months past, unusually large and be-
soad those Of altformer years. Forlhe month
oi February The returns show an export trade
similar 10 that of January, far exceeding the
amount in the corresponding months of 1856
and 1856. The export Of textile fabrics alone
for February amounted 10 s2s, ,63T ,ss6, while
in the same month 10 1856 they were s2s,-
9se,ooo, and in tso5,ouly SIC ,s72, $50. OF
the whole amour, Of these fabrics expelled
the present year, sia,471, ,7sO were in cotton
tgoods nearly one hall, end adding The cotton
yarn exported TO lhs coAnent considerably
more than one half !; wollen goods, So ,oo7, ;
2e5; worslod stuff goods, sL42s, ,ssS; and
worsted and woileu yarns, $l04s, $780,. Not
wilhsiauding the activity of the expor, trade,
the shipments of gold to. The continent still
continue, and he bullion in ihe Bank OF Eng
land is again dimiuish,ng. There is still
great complain Of want of employment
among The cl.zs 81 on. Of toor laborers. the
number of unemployed ifL Lpndoa alone be-
ing set down al q, 600. fThs is in conse.
quence Of the falling off inahe demand fol
shipping and houses, which is:s sure iudica.
tion that large and increasing as'is the export
trade of the kingdom, The business is NOT
profitable, and there is not only no disposi-
'ioH to add any thing 10 the Investments, but
| ihars is no acsa1puias.ea of, profits, sneh as
is always manifested when The business of a
country is prosperous, by its use in The erso-
! ton OF dwellings and stores, and the employ.
ment Of laborers in making improvements Of
every kind.
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The BuRDELL MURDER CAsE-Mrs, Gun.
nineham has been acquitted of the murder
OF DR.. Burdell, the Commonwealth having
failed completely in fastening the crime up.
on the inmates of the house. The verdic,
was received with marks of popular appro-
val. II was only few months ago that she
could not appear in public without being
groaned by a mob. Sudden popular feeling
ID very uncertain indication of guilt OF in.
nocence, though The public mind, when pos
sessed of all the facts, forms generally a very
correct judgment OF a case. lis common er.
ror is in coming to conclusions before the
facts, are known; but when the error of iuda.
men, is discovered, the party injured has the
benefit of strong Tide Of popular sympathy
running in opposition 10 its former direction.
Ledger.
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g We saw a notice in the papers few
days since, that four men had been hung in
Nebraska, and number driven out of the
territory because they had been jumping
claims. The hanging of these men was Dor.
der nffianism of the most savage kind, vel
the Republican papers who are so sensitive
10 ontragss of this character, and so alive to
the wrongs of Kansas, pass it by as quietly
as though but four dogs were Epng. If that
had happened in Kansas the democratic party
would be held up 10 the indignation of man.
kind because they had NOT preveniedi il, and
Pierce and Buchanan and all the Cabinet of.
feers Of ei.her of them would be held respon.
sibls. But there is no Free State excitemen,
10 Nebraska, end that explains il all.
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lie. the People rh,nkf abou, 1t. /

will be remembered thu, few yeats ago
the Know-Nothing legislature increased The
pay o. members from s. per cay TO $500 for
the session. The silly excuse was given that
when the legislature worked by The joo i,
would not sit 40 long; aud therefore, the Incl
dental expenses Of The session being less, the
State would actually save money by paving
lie members higher salary. The next ses-
sion after this increase of pay it was found
that the total expenses Of the session were
much larger Than they had been for previous
years, and thnsif hes continued ever since.
The present session is protracied until il will
be by far The most expensive one in the his-
tory Of Pennsylvania; and each succeeding
one will be spun out still longer while bank
bills and such corrupt projects as that for the
cismemberment OF The Stale improveme ents
can be found TO furnish employmen. and
money. l .
II is now proposed 10 Gx the pay of men,
bers at 500 instead oil $500 for the session
and The extraordinary expenditures of this
long session will amount 10 q very handsome
sum. 1t was foolishly said in 1854 by some
men who pass for smart that BY increasing
the pay OF members from $500 1890 ses-
A'on we would get better class Of .mer as
members. We have not seen them yet, nor
do we expect 10 very soon. If an increase
of 5000 year has given us Legislature
which passes bank bills by the score and
will rob the State of her public works; we
expect the next increase of 5000 pay will
bring TO Harrisburg a set Of meu who will
put the old Commonwealth up for sale 10 the
highest bidder.
Ii is no excuse for pro,racting the session
10 say that an apporiionment bill is to be
passed this winter. That fact was known,
and yet no bill on the subject was introduced
until more than two months of the session
were gone by. As 10 the appropriation bill
that must be expected every session.
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The McKim Case,

Our readers know that we keep our COL
umus pretty clear of The thousand murder,
riot, rape and seduction cases which ill man Y
newspapers, and which can only degrade ma
'ure, and never elevate or refine it. But the
case OF McKim is talked of by everybody,
and especially in this neie ehborhooG. Anew s.
paper would not contain The news if Il had
no account of this trial. We therefore give
the evidence in full, and have only 10 add
that the jury aflersreliring short time re-
turned a verdict ot guilty of murder in the
first degree, and Judge Taylor next day pro.
nounced sentence of death upon The prisoner.
The Governor will eel the day for the exc /.
cution. ~9 80
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Ca,awsssa Raii,oad.

AT the annual meeting of the slockhoider
Of the Cs,awissa Railroad, on Monday last,
Thomas Kimberi Jr., Esq, was unanimously
elected President, and Messrs. Ssv. Merrick,
M. L. HalIowelI, E. M. Davis, D. Solomon,
Joseph B. Myers, and Joseph Paxton, Mana.
gers The law Incorporating the Quskake-
Railroad Company, vacated branch Of the
Catawissa Railrosd Company, was read 10
the meeting and its grea. Importance explain
ed. This brarch which is about ten miles
long, extends ffom the Summit-6f The Cata.
swissa Railroad 10 the Beaver Mesdows Rail--
road above Mauch Chunk, |, and; gives The
| Caawissa road direct connection with New
York, by way of,he Lehigh Valley and New
Jersey Central railroads. 1t also affords to
The Catawissa, Road another connection with
this city. On the completion of this Branch
Road, which is already graded, ani NAV be
brought into requisilion by the expenditure
of some $500, 900 the trade aud travel of the
Ca'awissa road 10 this city will have the
choice of routes, either by the Reading or by
The North Pennsylvania Railroad. The ad-
vantages resulting to The Catawissa Road by
the completion of the Quakake Branch and
The establishment of direct line to New
York are estimated as equivalent to 100 per
cent. upon fs present business, opening out
as it would, the iron, coal, and lumber dis.
iricls of Pennsy lvania 10 the gsea, Eastern
markets, and even enabling this chain of
railroads TO compete for the Western and
Lake trade TO New York ciiy-that it also
would develop the coal properly of the Com
psny situated on this route, and by meaus of
the Lehgh Valley and North Pennsylvania
Railroads, create another feeder 10 the Cala-
wissa Road from Philadelphia and The South.
The meeting authorized the officers of the
Company 10 make such, subscriptions 10 the
Quakake Branch as shall give the Calawissa
Railroad Company permanent influence in
the work, and further authorized ihem, ou
behalf of the Company, 10 guaranty the pay,
ment OF interest on The Quakake first mort.
gage bonds. This, however, there is reasoi,
10 believe is unnecessary. Any one who will
look at the map and the favorable connection
which this Branch makes of The Northwest
with The New York market. must acknowl-
edge its great importance, and can hardly
fail to see in it The complete resusci,a,ion of
the Catawissa Railroad. - ........
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Battles in Ciearfield,

There have been two bloody pitched bat
ties on Clearfeld Creek between large bodies
OF raftsmen and floaters, in which, we under.
stand, one or two persons were killed and
several severely wounded. Rifles, shot-guns,
and other deadly weapons were used. In
the flrst fleht the floaters were driven from
the field, bnt sa the second ndsencounier .hs
rattsmen seem TO have been severely ham
died. We are not sufficiently acquainted
with the nature of the quarrel to give any
explanation.
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The ouigoins and Incoming Auditor and
Surveyor Generals.

Ephraim Banks and ]. Porter Brawley
have vacated their respective Offices of Au-
ditor and Surveyor General and their sue
cessors Jacob Fry of Montgomery and John
Rowe of Franklin have been regularly in.
stalled. ...,.-...
Gen'ls. Banks and Brawley each, filed
the offices named for two successive terms,
and discharged the duties with ability and
fidelity, and bear with them into their re-
tirement, the best wishes of large num-
bers of admirers and friends.
The present incumbents are known by
reputation to the people of the entire State,
having been prominent in the late cam
paign, and having come out victorious from
the great test battle fought on the Cd Tues
day of last October. We have not the
pleasure Of long acquaintance with eth
er but believe each of the gentlemen is
admirably suited for the position he now
holds.-Hauisburg Patriot.
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II On last week Mr.. Steele called ~ The
bill in relation to the State Road between this
place and Laporte, and advocated its passage.
MIR. Gregg opposed the bill, ard it was neg
a;lved by vote of II yeas 10 10 nays. as
follows:
YEAE-Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Ely, Ev.
ans, Fe'ter, Knox, Laubach, Shuman, Steele,
Walton, and Welsh--1l..
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Flenniken, Frazer,
Gazzam, Gregg, Harris, Jordan, Killinger,
Myer, Scofield, Sellers, Souiher and Taggarl,
Speaker-l3. --------- -
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" A lucky creditor is Jacob freeman,
OF Freenansburg, Pa. Twenty years ago he
lost s6, 900 BY enclosing for m an who failed
and went to Ohio. Subsequently, the debtor
became wealthy, but held his property IN his
sons name. Mr.. freeman then got a jodg-
ment, bu, he imagined it was no use, until
recently, learning that his debtor had gone
to Iowa, and was holding property in his own
name. he went West, got transcript of The
Judgment, and seized on the property of hls
dehior With the interest for 20 years the
claim amounts TO over $4,000
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-13

Mas. Polka communication published
in the Nashville Union contradicls the slate
ments which have lately appeared in the N.
T. Evening Pos', and olher papers, in refer
enee to Mfs. Polk. That lady has no iG,en-
tion 10 reside in Washington city. She has
never been ia London, NOT out of the United
States. Nor has she been out of the State ol
Iennessee since the death of President Polk
Nashville is her home for life.
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e Our readers are well aware that we
have never advertised patent medicines
but we now publish an advertisement of
Ayers Pills, not because we are paid for
it alone, but because we honestly believe
that DR.. Aver is one of the best Physicians
and Chemists of the age, and because we
know from experience that his Cherry Pee.
torai is the best medicine for cough, that
was ever invented. We have been cured
by ii OF severe Bronchitis, and have CIV
en- 1t to our family with unfailing success
Tor Colds, Coughs, Whooping Cough, Group,
&c. Our Heighbors who have tried these
Pills represent them as an extraordinary
good medicine, ~ Ohio Democrat.
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HE HARRIsRURG ''UNIoN AND PArRIor.n--
This able State organ of the Democracy of
pennsylvania, which, under the management
and edltorship of ANDREW HopKiss, Esq, has
been OF great service 10 the party, has been
purchased, end will hereafter be conducted
by X. J"HAIDEMAs, Esq, whose fine talents
will enable him to fully retain for il the envi-
able reputation il now enjoys.
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BRILLIANT DrMocRATIc YlcroRY.-On Tues.
day last the Democracy of Philadelphia
elected their City Treasurer, City Comms-
sioner, carried 20 of the "a wards--giviug
the Democrats nearly the whole Of the So.
lect and Common CounciImeu, and pointing
the way TO the triumphant election Of The
Democratic State Ticket next fall. u
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How AMERICA WAS PEopLED.-Rev. DR..
Hawks, learned and eloquent scholar, has
recently been delivering series of lectures,
intended to show that this country was peo.
pied BY successive migraiions from the old
world, at diffsren, eras and by different races.
First from the shores of the Mediterranean,
which was the earliest seat of commercial
enterprise, and the people from which have
left their record upon the vast ruins of Yucca
tan; next from China and Japan 10 Mexico,
Central and South America, and next from
Northern Asia, from which the American
tribes of Indians came. These theories are
sustained by remarkable analogies between
the languages prevailing in different paris of
the Eastern continent with those to be found
on this continent tt.t.4 ~
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A Boston merchant who, during the war
with Russia, lost $4,000 by specializing in
hemp, has just cleared $50, 900 on sugar
investment.
Mr.. Bafnum is holding forth in England,
with limited pecuniary results, IN favor Of the
Maine liquor law.
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IHE SCHOOL DIREcToRs OF Montour county
met in Danville on Monday last, and elected
A. B. Putnam, County Superintendent, and
Increased the salary 10 $500. II was very
bad day 10 turn out which reduced the at.
tendance Of Directors TO some 25 or 40.
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+. n Jacob Waelder, Esq, formerly Of
Wilkesbarre, but now of Texas, has been
appointed by President Buchanan, Consul
10 Frankfort on.the-Maine, Germany, at a
salary Of $4,000 per annum.
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DIvDEsD.--The Directors Of the Bank Of
Danvilie, atthsir meeIing on last Tuesday
declared dividend Of per cent, for the
last six months, payable intsn days from,that
tims. 5l.,..
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COLLECTOR OF TOLLS AT PIrrsron.--Lewis
II. Lifts, Esq, has been appointed by the
Board of Canal Commissioners, Collector of
Tolls on the upper division of the North
Branch Canal. This is an excellent ap.
pontment. Mr.. Lifts is in every respect
qualified to perform the duties of his office.
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r DR.. Edward D. Worrell, formerly Of
Wilkesbarre, was executed in Missouri, on
the 18th of April, for the murder of Gordon,
a Railroad Engineer. ol 4s
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q A SON of Mr.. T.. w. Robinson, of
Wilkesbarre Borough, fell into the river on
Monday, while catching drift wood. He
was fortunately rescued before drowning.
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@ARRE GBa

% the ilih inst, BY the Rev. D. J. Waller,
THOMAS KoDcEas OF Bloomsburg, and BARBA.
M ANN HOFFMAN, OF Kingston, Luzene Co.
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NHMNa

10 Berwick on Friday morning the 9Th inst,
CHESTER B., son of Jacob w. and Harriet
peitenck, aged 2 years, 4 mos. aud 10 days.
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Correspondence Of The Pubic Ledgsr.
Letter from Harrisbavx.

HARRISBURG, May Q, 1857 The Governor
informed the Legislature this mefning ,ha. he
had signed the following bank bills. The
amount of capital Of each is set opposite 10
ii, in order that it may be seen how much
the banking capital Of the State is increased
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u IsHHo DEWIIT, FWfWun.
Court adjourned finally on Friday morning.
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Love So vel And will Mex il AL Rite with
You AL for sumers work cant tock 10 Plain
on that Subject TO You in the Letter But You
vii under Stand and when ce You will tsl
You AL About it Your all Sspened BY me to
tend Cort on the a Monday in April Dire
Brothers Stick 10 me for You can clear me
with Aviu Ia few] words Dere Brothers
You Gene me have A guide Bit of Monny with
Me And il was Gold 20 Dollar Peses And ten
Dollars Peses And You Saw Me Chang TO
fifty Dollars Bills for man AT Pitsburght Just
Befor And the TO Nots wos Both Boston Nots
And wos very Rich Lucking Plates asked
you AL if you thot it was guide Mouny And
Said we thout il was And then You give the
Man the change for the notes 10 gold and that
viii cleare me And wont you 10 60 10 James
And Show. him this Letter And he will tell
Jorge Abou II Dere Dere Sir Don't Let An.
other Man on this Erh know one word ,ha, is
in this But your Sells You Can Com and
Nobody know about it Dere Sir know that
II is you that can trust TO Don't Rite 10 me
for The Shurf has TO Rede The Letters Before
get them But you furst tell Sarah Ann to rite 10
me, And tell me that you got the Letter and
Sene James and whe,her you would Com
Oere Mike rote you va lines Before And
Shped them to my Brotberunlaw TO give 70
you But iwas afraid that you didn't git them
So had chans 10 Rite A letter 10 You And
Git u Sliped out Of the Jail with ou, the Schurf