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the liberties of our countryl Are we
freemen who know our rights, and know
ing dare maintain" or are we vassals,
serfs, or slaves, palace slaves, that will
criuge or change at the stamp of the foot
of mast,rl Is it the people and the
States, as represented in the Senate and
Ilouse Of Representatives, who are to re-
cord their votes as indicated by their un-
biased Judgment; or arc they merely to
register Executive edicts, under penalties
fer refusal of denunciation and Proscrip-
tiou! Is the President the master or the
,ervaut Of the people, that he should thus
dictate to them or their representatives,
under threats of exclusion from the party
of their choicel Is Democracy a name
aud a shadow, or a substance: 1t means
the 7'Oacer Of tie people. This is its vital
essence. Or has it lost its true signifca-
ton, or arc We moving from it with view.
less but rapid strides toward de,potic
power, to make and unmake the rules of
political faith under pains and penalties
abhorreut to the souls of freemenl Is this
the ei, bty-second year of our independ-
ence, or is it the first year of american
Monarchy, that is now dawning upon US!
Let the people-let the masses compos.
ing the true Democracy arouse from
their sluubers. Let them break the
chains which would fctter their free tho t
and free opinion. and assert their blood
bought rights, and especially the great in
dofeasible sovereign right of self govern
ment
We have fallen upon evil times; the
Liberties Of the country are in dagger
Let the people in every town. county, and
State rise in their majesty to the rescue.
Let the timid and corrupt faltcr as they
may, let the Democracy of Indiana, now
in mass meeting assembled, proclaim in
tones that shal! echo throughout our Re-
public, that the spirit of the Revolution
is not extinct in their bosoms, but that
from the lakes of the North to the lovely
valleys of the Wabash and Ohio, you, the
Democracy of Indiana, will stand, as one
undsunted column, by the great princi-
pie of popular sovereignty, sustained by
them at the polls in 1856. as embodiedin D
the submission of the Constitution for rat
ifcation or rejection by the unfettered
vote of the people of Kansas and of eve-
~ other Territory.
Thanking you for the kind manner in
which the Committee, through you, have
oeen pleased to speak Of my humble SER
vices in behalf of the great Democratic
doctrine of State aud popular sovereignty,
| am, most respectfully, your fellow
citizen.
r. j. WALKER.
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A Cool Jail.Bird

The Springfield Republican relates th,
following in regard to Chapman, th,
counterfeiter, who escaped from Green
field (Mass.) Jail:
About an hour after the escape b,
walked into Reeds bar-room, in the vii
lage, and called for drink. No one
knew him, and he sat down. The room,
was full, and the topic of conversation
of course, was the escape. Chapmsu
joined in the conversation, and sat there
drinking AID talking of the escape until
niDe o'clock, no one suspecting him. He
then left, walked up to the jail, and de.
llberately rang the bell of the iailor's
house. A son of the jailor opened the
door, when Chapman remarked that be
thought it was time to lock up. and he
had come to 60 TO bed Of course he
Was welcomed. When afterwards asked
Why he returned, be said it was a cold
night, and he thought it would be more
comfortable in bed in Jail than out in the
woods without coat"
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The Buchanan men of Susquehanna
county recently appointed Committee
to appear before the Legislature and urge
the passage Of bill removing Mr.. Will
mot from the Office of President Judge.
They made number of speeches before
the Judiciary Committee of the House
denunciatory of Wllmot. But when
asked by Mcclure, Of Franklin, whether
they would say,-as lawyers and men, that
they had ever known Wilmot to be guilty
of partiality in his judicial de cisioDs, on
account of the political opinions of any
man, they refused to answer the question
categoricaly. Iu fact no one of them
would answer it any way. save by long
speeches, the ipferreutial tenor of which
was, they thought SO. When the ques-
tion was put directly and so pointedly, a
second time, that they could not escape
from it, they hesitatod and faltered, and
at last some young lawycr-by the name
of Over-on, declared that he believed so.
The attempt to remove Judge, other
wise than by impeachment in due form is
unprecedented in this or any other coun-
ty, but the locofocos care neither for law
nor right when they have party end to
attain. HoneSdale Democrat.
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A Candidate for Mayor.

A stump candidate for the Mayorality
of Galveston Texas, announces himself in
the papers as follows =
"BY INDUSTRY WE THRIyE.-T. w.
B. Odam is the workmaD's candidate for
Mayor, at the election on the first Mon
day in March. lie is Dot the tool of any
clique or party. He is a dem ocrat of the
Jetfersonian school, believes in Supreme
Being, accepts of Holy Writ, submits to
the laws of his country. and takes physic
when he is sick. Balance from the stump
when called on"
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Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor

In all diseases Inflammation more or less
predomlnates--now TO allay inflammation
strikes at the root of disease-hence an i'm
mediate cure.
DaHeys' Magical Pain Extractor,
and nothing else, will allay Inflammation at
once, and make certain cure. sF-
Datleys Magical Pam Extractor
will cure the following among a catalogue of
diseases; burns, scalds, cuts, chafes, sore nip
pies, corns, bunions, strains, bites, poison,
chllblains, bles, serofula, ulcers, fever sores.
ielons, ear ache, piles, sore eyes, gout, swell
nigs, rheumatism, scad head, salt rhel.r.
badness, eryslpelas, ringworm, BARRIERS itch,
small pox, measles, rash, &C.. &c. a-r,
10 some It may seem iDcreduOus that So
many diseases should be reached by one arti-
Gle; such an idea will vanish when reflection
points TO the fact, that the salye is combine
ton OF ingredients, each and every one ap-
plying perfect antidote to its opposite dis
order. ..--
D0lley's Magical Pain Extractor
In It's effects is magical, because the time is
so short between disease and permanent
cure; and 1t is an extractor, as it draws all
disease out of the affected part, lenying ma
ture as perfect as before the injury IL is
scarcely necessary TO say that no house, work.
shop, or manuiactury should be one moment
without it.
No Pain Extractor is genuine unless the
box has upon it steel plate engraving, with
the name of Henry Daley, Manufactured, 4
For sale by al! the Druggists and patent
medicine dealers throughout the United
States and Canadas. hra
Principal Depot ara
l65 Chambers ST., New-York. ,..
e. F. CHACE.
Sold in Stroudsburg, by Holinshead and
DERRICK
Feb. %, l6JS.-1y.
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From Kansas.
Adjourned till to. morrow.
ST. Louis, Tuesday, March Q, 1855

ST. Louis, Tuesday, March Q, 1853.
Tile Republican, learns that an aitemp
has been made to abduct the Judges O
the Election at the Delaware Crossi ne
Precinct to prevent their giving in tbeil
evidence to Gov. Denver, as requested by
Calhoun, and that Isaac Mundie, one Of
the Judges, was shot in the head and
killed.
The clerks of the Shawnee Precinct
we're preparing a certificate under oath,
stating that they gave the testimony the y
did before the Investigating Committee,
under threats Of death.
A letter from Fort Scott says that tha 1t
place has been taken by company of
Lanes men, who were robbing the stores
and stealing horses. No lives were lost
Tic Leaoer Pro- Slavery learns from
a gentleman from Kansas that the Tone.
kaltes and Anti-Topekaites of Lcaven-
worth, have quarreled concerning the
policy to be pursued, aud that two sets
OF candidates have been nominated to the
Constitutional Convention. The Dem
oerats made no nominations.
1t is reported that Gen. Lane has is.
sued proclamation, calling on the Free
State militia to attack Weston, Missouri.
This report is discredited here.
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Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic State Convention me,
at Harrisburg on the 4th inst. John l.
Dawson of Fayette County, presided
On the test vote it was found thet there
were SO delegates opposed to the Lecomp'
ton Swindle and 6S in foyor Of it. In
making up the Committee on Resolutions,
however, the President excluded all the
anti -Lecompton members, so as to pre-
vent minority report. When attention
was called to the fact, the President pro-
tested it was entirely accidental, but the
Convention steadily refused to enlarge
the Committee so as to allow the minority
to be represented. At the evening session
it was announced that the Committee
was not ready to make report, and the
Convention adjourned till the next day.
On the 5th inst, the Committee report
ed series of resolutions, fully endorsing
the Leeompton Swindle, without decla.
ration on the part of Congress of the right
Of the people of Kansas, to alter the Con.
stitution at pleasure. Mr.. Stokes present
ed different set of resolutions as an a.
mendment. A spicy debate ensued; but
the amendment was voted down, yeas 81,
nays l09. This vote was not full. The
platform was then adopted, yeas III,
nays 0, the minority rcfu.iDg to vote.
W. A. Porter of Philadelphia was then
nominated for Judge of the Supreme
Court, and Westley Frost of Fayettc for
Canal Commissioner. Before the plat
form was made Mr.. Cassiday of Pbiladel-
phia stated by authority that Mr.. Porter,
if nominated, would stand on any plat.
form the Convention might adopt. Con-
venient Mr.. Porter.
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Appointments by the Governor for the
City.

Harrisburg, March o.
The Governor made the following ap.
poiDtments for the city of Philadelpbia,
to-day.
Quarantine Master-Louis B, Denman.
Port Physicisn-Dr. Samuel p. Brown.
Butter and Lard InspeCtor-Joh ohm Keys.
ley.
Health Oficer-Col. Arthur Hughes.
WIN. Adds, has also been appointed
by the Governor Sealcr of weights and
measures for Bucks county.
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Worthless Small Bank Notes.

The Legislature of Massachusetts has re
jected proposition to abolish SIN all note.
and the "sharperp," taking advantage o
this mistaken policy, are flooding th,
State with all sorts of promises to pay
On Saturday two men were arrested al
Danvers, charged with passing 81, So
and So notes on the Metropolitan Bank
of Washington, D. G. A large number
OF the notes were passed, the men making
small purchases at several places, and re-
eeIvlng change in good coin. There is
no such bank at Washington as Motropo.
Titan. The two men had also in their
possession number of ST and So bills
on several other banks, including the bro.
ken bank of Milford, Delaware.
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Pennsylvania Legislature.
HARRISBURG, March 8, 1858.

|
SENATE.-The Governor transmitted
two vetoes; one relative to the Washing
ton Infantry, of Pittsburg, and one rela
tive to the Pittsburg and SteubcDville
Railroad Company.
Mr.. Warren, from Committee, reported
favorably bill to erect new comfy ou1
of parts of Erie, Crawford, and Warren
Mr.. Myers read bill for the better
regulation of Banks.
Bills Passed. "A supplement to the act
Incorporating the Philadelphia and Wilkes
barre Telegraph Company.
A supplement to the act relative to
auctioneers.
One to incorporate the Millerstown and
Shirmansvllle Turnpike Company. Ad-
journed.
HoUsE.-Nearly the whole of the ses-
sion this afternoon was spent in the re-
ception of petitions. More than two hun
dred petitions for the repeal of the tonnage
tax were presented.
Bills Reported Faroraby.-The Annu-
al Appropriation Bill.
The bill appointing appraisers to ascer-
tain the value of damages done to trans
porters by the sale of the Main Line.
Reported Negatively "A bill pealing
the act exempting the Union Canal Com
Pany from the payment Of taxes in Schuyl-
kill county.
One to reduce the rate of the State tax
One, appropriating the tonnage tax re-
ceived from the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to the sinking fund.
Supplement to the North Philadelphia
Plank Road Company. This last bill
was committed 10 the Committe on Rail-
roads.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
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A CHEAP CITY TO LIVE IN-The Ro.
chester IN. " Union says :-"GOod -four
can be had at S4.5 and the best at S5.5O
per bbl.; dressed hogs at cents per
pound; beef at 3 cents; mutton at cents;
butter plenty at Is cents per pound for
prime and l3 cents for common; eggs a.
bundant at 10 cents per dozen; best po-
tatoes at 63 cents per bushel."
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New York Market.
Ne W Y ork, NJ arch

New York, March 8.
Flour is quiet; sales of IS bbl., at SIS
26 5 30 for State, decline of Sc
Wheat has declining tendency; $500
bushels sold at 81 rs a As for Southern
white. Corn is unsettled; 22,OOO bush
els sold at 81 IS cents for white, and
70a II cents for yellow. Chicago Beef
is steady at $l2 l3 so. Mess Pork
10 cents, lower, at SIC s0a Is 90 Lard
firm. Whiskey dull at % 221c.
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Some one recently made the discovery
that the disagrreeable aroma of the onion
nay be SO neutralized as to allow of eat
ing them without any danger of being de.
teeted. Young ladies who are fond oil
onions--and most Of them are-may now
freely indulge their appetites. The neu.
'ra'izlng agent is small piece of assafe-
1'ao, placed in the mouth directly after
eating the onions, Il ~
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DgPublic attention i nor .,,.oa

Bar Public tention is now attracted
10 Baltimore and other cities to gas me.
ters, aud ever-increasing gas bills. Rob.
ert Prince, OF Brooklyn, 10 a publ he'd
communication, asserts that all the me.
ters made in that city for the gas compa.
nies are designedly constructed to indi.
cate consumption of about fifteen per
cent of gas greater than the real amount.
Some years ago be became interested
with manufacturer of gas meters, which
were made with indexes that truly indi.
cated the amount consumed, but the gas
companies would not purchase these, con.
sequently the manufacturer was Obliged
to give up the business or attach false in
uexes to bis meters. He now works 10
the order of these companies.
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The following is the vote in some O

Albiu Beard, editor of Tile Ne'o. Hamp-
Shire Telegraph, is elected Mayor OF
Nashua by large majority.
CONCORD, Tuesday, March 9-ll:3O
p. IN.
Eighty-two towns give Halle 1908,
and Cate l4,024.
The Republican Representatives elec-
ted are ll9 and Democrats 80.
To the Senate . Republicans and 3
Democrats are clcct ted.
The Councillors arc all Republican.
The Legislature is strongly R"publi'
can, and Gov. Halle majority will reach
at least 1000.
Hoyfpast 7wclce O'Clock p. m.-One
hundred and twenty nine towns heard
from give Halle 1882. Cate 2O,OIl.-
Republican Representatives elected thus
far, I46; Democrats, 72.
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Death Warrant.

The Philadelphia Daily Ncacs states
that the warrant for the execution of
Muller, convicted at Wilkesbarre for the
murder of Matthias, has been signed by
Gov. Packer. The execution is to take
place on Friday, April 30th.
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r. j. WALKER.
Discovery of Electricity.

Professor Charles G. Page has made
an interesting discovery in regard to the
action of electricity upon flame, and one
which may serve to throw some light up
on the many unsolved caprices of light.
ming. The star of light upon point neg.
atively electrified, and the divergent pen
ell or brush from positive point, and
several other phenomena have long since
been adduced in favor of single fluid
moving in one irection-thatis, stream
or current Of electricity passing from the
positive to the negative. 1t has also been
known that the fame OF a lamp or candle
discharges electricity like a pointed con,
ductor, but, in the curious experiments of
Professor Page, it is shown that positive
electricity will cxtiuguish fame, and neg
ative electricity will increase it. The
fame selected is that from single wick
lamp burning mixture of alcohol and
turpentine. When the fame of about two
inches height is charged positively from a
powerful machine-tha is when the fame
discharges electricity-it is rapidly shor-
tened to total extinction; however, if the
discharge of electricity be graduated, the
fame may be kept at any required height
from one quarter to two inches. When
the fame is charged negatively (or recei-
wing electricity it is Immediately cnlar-
ged, portion oft teing iupelled down
around the wick tube for the distance OF
an inch, and portion also elongated a.
bove: and the great heating effect OF
The portion impelled down causes copius
escape of the burning fluid, so as to risk
a melting OF the lamp and explosion.
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s9- John W. Forney, in his Press of
Monday,;says of the recent 4th of March
Locofoco Conventions: "The darkest chap
ter in the history of Democracy of Penn
sylvanian has Just been written"
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WELL PRovIDED.--The Richmond
Despatch says:-A negro child, with
twenty-six fingers and toes, was born
lately in Pittsylvania county. The dis
trit luton is as follows: Six toes on each
foot, and seven fingers on each hand
In order to make up the grand total, four
thumbs must be counted in as fingers.
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We have some interesting news from
Kansas. The Leavenworth Times say.
that the judges and clerks of election il
Shawnee District we're arrested; and, OF
being sworn before the Legislative In
vestigating Com mittee, testified that the
poll book of Shawnee was taken to West.
port, Mo-, and that 800 names were ad.
ded thereto at that place. j. j. Clarkson
thepostmaster at Leavenwortb, was burn.
ed in efigy on the night of the 5th ult
and threats were made to hang him, if he
could be caught.
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Mrs. Patrick Glenn, at Robinson S
Tannery, was last week delivered of a
child having two heads, one of which was
taken off by the surgeon, with fair pros
pect of success. -Hone<1Ie Democrat.
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Gbe 1ctftrsoniall.
THURSDAY, MARCH IL, 1858.

n@- Mr.. Joseph DonDer of this place
has purchased tract Of Ia acres Of land
in Moore township, Northampton County
of Abraham Wolf, for Sl400.
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Arrest of a Forgar.
Boston, Monday March q I,

Dostop, Monday March 8, 1853.
John i. Mahan. grocer, doing bust
ness on Long Wharf, has been arrested
IN this city on charge of forging the
signature of his uncle, Banj. +. Mabar.
to notes amounting to over sl2 600.
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Or. WALTON'S jad
A M E R ICAN PILLS.
JOY TO Tie AFFLICTED "a
Young America Yicteriousr.-.

Young America Victorious ]!
One small box Of Pills cures ninety-nine-
cases out of hundred. No Balsam, no Mer-
curry, no odor on the breath, 10 fear of detec.s
tion. Two small pills dose; tasteess and
harmless as water. Full directions are civ.
EN-, SO that the patient can cure himself as
certain as with the advice of the most expe.
rlenced surgeon, and much better than with
the advice of one of little experience in this
class of disease. @ Neaea sd gni
Sent by mail to any part of the country by
enclosing one dollar to DIR. ID. G.. Walton.
No. 154 North Seventh ST. below Race, Phil
adelphla. A liberal discount to the trade.-f
None genuine without the ioriiten signature,
OF ID. G. Walton, Proprietor.
DIR. WIS treatment for Selfabuse, Weak
ness, &c. is entirely different from the usual
course. DR.. w. has cured hundreds who! !!
have tried others without benefit; The treats.
ment is as certain TO cure as the sun is to-
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as above, giving full history Of your case, :,
as the sun is TO rise. Eucose stamp, and
address DR., w. as above, giving full histo-. !.
ry OF your case, and you viii bless the day
you made the effort to secure what is certain
"A RADICAL CURE. 1883 M -
January q, l657.--ly.
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mFIRE-The dwelling house occ,

@FIRE-The dwelling house occu-
pied dy Jos. SHUTTER, in Jackson township,
together with its contents, was destroyed
by fire on the night Of the I'd inst Mr..
S. and his daughters were at Church; and
Mrs. S. and child about one year old
barely escaped with their lives.
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a PROCLAMATION
TO THE l. LADIES

Whereas, 1t appears that the days of right,
honor, and integrity are fest fading away,
and Whereas the unscrupulous and ignorant
are daily taking advantage of the profound
and learned. Bet it known therefore, 10 all,
whether Maids, Wives. or Widows, that DR.,
Cheeseman's Female Pills are alone the GER
tain panacea for the troubles incident to fe-
male disorganization; they alone correcting
all painful Denstruatlon, assuaging pa piia.
tons ofthe heart, disturbed sleep, pain in the
side, and causing health and happiness to the
whole sex; more especially to the ma rried
portion, as they are certain to bring on The
monthly period with regularity. And where
as, these Pulls are purely vegetable and en-
tirely free from minerals, therefore PERFECTLY
harmless in their operations and holly un.
like other medicines thrust upon the public,
purporting to effect The objects already de.
tailed. Therefore, be il known, that noihing
but the said Pills of DR.. CheeSmGn will ac-
bomplish the desired object, when disappoint-
ment has been experienced under the regime
of other Pills; and The LADIES will cause
this Proclamation to spread amongst them, to-
their own everlasting beneft-always premi-'
sing that said Proclamation in one case must
be considered null and void that is TO say,
that the Pills must not be taken when any
female is in an interesting situation. other
wise miscarriage will be the inevitable re-
suit.
Explicit directions, TO be carefully read,
accompany each box. Price ST. Sent by
mail on enclosing 81 TO DR.. Cornelius l..
Cheeseman, Box 4,53l, Post Office, New
York City. Sold by one Druggist in every
town in the United States.
Given mnler NV In nd nd seal
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WI AIR R led.

On the 9th of March, by George Kline
felter, Esq. MIR. John Augustus Keshan,
to Sally Ann Aver, both Of Stroudsburg.
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IL The Spring Election for Borough
and township officers, will take place this
year, on Friday, the 10Th inst.
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n under my hand and seal,
G.. l.. CHEESEMAN. M. ID
"a. Il. EsuicEliisgS,

General Agent for the United States,
l65 Chambers ST., N. York,
To UhOm all UholeSale orders must be ad.
dressed
Sold in Stroudsbug by IIolinshead & De-
trick; +; Ii. B. Semple & Co. Easlon.
Feb %, lS5S.-ly.
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NEW
Express Arrangement

Express Arrangement.
The Hope and Howard Express Com.
panys are now prepared to forward Mon
ey, Valuabes Of any kind, Packages, &c.,
with their own Cars, and special Messen-
gers, with dispatch from Stroudsburgto a.
ny part of the world
JOHN N. STOKES, Agent,
For the Hope and Howard Ex. Cos
Stroudsburg, Feb. 4, ls5s.-tf.
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a henpeeked husband says that instead
Of himself and wife being oDc, they are
ten; for she is |, and be $50.