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GERMANTOWN TELEGRAPH.
4 Family and an Agricultural Newspaper

4 Family and an Agricultural Newspaper.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT GERMANTOWN. pa
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tashy stories, coarse criminal reports Of our courts
or impure residing of any kind bat to Choice
Literature, careful condensation of the News Of
the Day and especially to an earnest devotion to
Agricultural and Horticultural Information. in
itself worth to tho farmer and gardener the full
price Of subscr ption Oar design has always been
and shall continue to Be to publish Family and
agricultural Newspaper Of real interest aud enter
talnmcnt. and of substantial Value TO the COM
munty. How far we have up to thi. time sue
cecde, in fulfilling this intention may be inferred
from the seadiiy increasing support received dur
ing the THIRTY YEARS since we established aud
continued uninterm'tt.dly to conduct the pa pcr-
As in the past. so shall the Germantown Telegraph
be in the future, unsurpassed in all the true ele-
menis constituting family journal.
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for newspaper.
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Address PHILIP L.. FREAS,
Germantown, Philadelphia,
DEC -. 1850 Penn.
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Phlia., w Wilmington and
Phila.. vii. & Bait. Railroad

Trains leave North East Station as follows {:
TO PHILADELPHIA. TO BALTIMORE.
rrrrss, 1890 AN. Mail, 1890 A NJ.
ii, '2.25 " Night Mail Pm.
jght A,ail 40 .
Through Freight, with passenger car at
lnsra i.av"s North East for Baltimore at
ilo =. N. S'nps al Charlcstown, Principle.
Fcrryritc and Havrc-dc Grace. Leaves
Vie. as 3 Pm. ". D. ALEXANDER,
July 81, l86O--tt. Agent.
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q. f.. COOK

TTILL continue FOR Il very short time 10
, take AM SROTYPE LIkENESSES nj
reduced prizes rs cents.
SA il, therefore, who would secure for
..insrlyes or friends cheap Picture, wonld
u well tn can Immediately at his Gallery,
joining +. Browns Store, Main Ssrset,
iktoB, whrru lie continues to take Like
"sscs in every variety OF the art.
n. u. - Pictures taken in clUady as well
cl:ar " !atner.
A variety u Fancy Cases on hand.
Nov 3 1870.
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Gle Geeil l1)bia.
ELKToN. DECEMBER 90. 1860.
| Proposition and How it Is Received

thfthoerS VI VI. Ilousr OF Delegates from
Hartford county. addressed a letter to Mr.
Speaker kiitnurnr recently. as we learn by
the BALTIC Sn e Saturday last, proposing, in
view Of the fact that the present delegates
were not elected with reference to questions
now at issue. that if the Legislature is to be
convened, they all resign their seats. and that
an election be ordered so as to enable the
people to be properly represented in the pro-
posed extra Session Of the Lrgis,a lure upon
those questions:
We do rot propose to argue the qnesti on Of
the necessity or propr,ety of the proposed
Extra Session. having expressed our convic.
ton Of its improperly some weeks since. and
seeing nothing. either in the present rcvou.
tionary attitude Of South Carolina with re-
gard to the General Government, or he, in.
solsnt disregard of the interests Of the border
States that. in our humble judgement. rend.
ers State Convention advisable or proper.
We desire merely to place in contrast with
the bipartisan proposition of the Mcu,bcrs
| from Hartford, - who are not Breck inriise
Democrats, but Bell men. an extract from
communication which appeared In the BALTIC
/ ~ -, -, eN
The writer, after referring to the letter Of
the Hartford Members. gays:
d. ,ceat ian w,s m.ds Eli, W., Wv , 10 ~
| tn. mowers that h. in and ab,n, Anr,nnl;s
and for the purpose of making n clean sweep
! The undersigned, member Of the House Of
land rr,,,s,s ,ho. &c sr. n;s,."' VI NARY
Governor, will give nm his placc to The prss,et
dent of the Senate who was legally and hon.
"ra''y e!sc'eu MIR. pnIneil give up the
u,rr;s r".ian In. a,"' ..sSI,s Jaws nha
WHOM. hold their official Dosition bv Grand
and violence, as was clearly proved last
winter, ana against the wishes OF ma "rlly
w. s , W ' "' V, 'ne congressional us
further shown al thu ,as, ,ls.i;on II ,,.s.
parties. " ho are all unlawrullv and Illegally
holding these places. will resign. then the
u'',e'''s'eo p''oses h''ns''' 10 resign ms seat
Democratic G.unw.,,,n,,,,.r -, a. npo' "i =,
Now there ,ro , c.v ,,,;,as uou. .,.:,,.
,rd,c,,od !, II ,h.. ,s, ~
,o,d ,n.u,. i. ~
w,,or ;s puo, ;n, 49,. i w Wv
evsr bs ma, ,oro,oc,u. ,.u.h A.
,c,,,s of H.. l;,., e,,1 :, : 49,,
,o tho s;,,v,.uo, # .,h. s,.,.ne ,...,.', w.
.. A.. " I,;rLs -, ,s :. ,ho ;.a,u;a,,.i ~.
cupics the pos;,;on of,hs ,,ov.rrnr 81 III.
State"
p.;,, p.,.:.u:, -.
:. M,mb.r Of III. u,n..arn,,,..,.,,,,,.: '
M lo,h, q, ox,,, co.s;
his ,a,,v do. n. ,h;,ls Macleod s,ov,a
s,,al in jb;s or;.;s .,d ,,,,, II.
WINGED that r,r,hor d,l,v ona.n-a ~.
:n,cr.s,s ,r ,,, State. ,h.,
orally c,,er,.i nod y. b., ,..,. W. e.
<a,d;,r ii. ,,v;.,. ho,ua- =. .,,t. ~:
Hartford .d.l.,.,cs :. ,uu,;,,;n. 49,, 49,.
pcon,. os ,,,rr,,,a .ho,,, .,..,. ,,..,
s,,nme,,. oc ih.;r ,rn ,,ta;a. -,
r,r.,cpce n ,,s..,, ;..,., n, .',, ~,
For q, o,s,.,.
'''' '"' ,"''o' upper IN sho'm'
| e'''''" w . He " Hf.. Ills proposition Ipl
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Che nlorkcts.
Akton Market.
Oct 9, 1s6o-ly

ELkToN, Dec. 81, 1860.
Red Wheat SIP to 5000, White do
81 20 to 5000. old Corn SIS, new Corn As,
Oats, &c Lime, ISL cents per bushel.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l9th.-Good TO prime
red wheat Sl.l0 10 Sl.ls. prime white wheat
81 80 to 81 40. Corn So to SIS cents. Oats
q to 80 cts.
WILMINGTON. Dec. 20lh.-Whcat Sl.l5
Corn GO cts: Oats % 00c,S. Flour $3.50 .
IS rs. Clover Seed, SIS SO 5000 Timothy
do, 1915 a $500.
THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET. Dec. 10Th
White Wheat, SIPS 81 40. Red do,
81 l6a 81 %, Corn, G4 65 cts, new Corn.
81 cts. Oats. 81 "a cts. Flour extra S.
SIS 81.
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1cE.-ln the early part of the week
some Of our citizens commenced hauling ice
tiom Harvey's dam on big Elk. Jacob John
sou, Of the Howard House. finished the FL
ling Of his leo house on Wednesday. The
ice was nearly six inches in thickness and of
fine quality.
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ORev Mr.. nusteds Thanksgiving SIR.
mon, published on our outside this week by
special request OF me'n5ers Of Mr.. IFS con-
gregatlon. displaees our usual variety, but
will no doubt prove interesting to many
rCaders.
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ORPHANS, COURT.

VNHE STATED MEETINGS of the Or
Il phans' Court of Cecil county will be
he Id on the Second TUESDAY in every
month. Executors, Administrators and
Guardians, wanting their accounts stated,
will please bring in the vouchers few days
before Court. JAMES McCAuLEY,
July II, lS6s. Register.
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NOTICE.

TNlE Comfy Commissioners of Cecil;
Il COUNTY will meet at thci Office, in the
Bascment Of the Court House, in Elkion, on;
TUESDAY, the 9Th day of January, 1861. to
attend 10 such business as may be brought
before them. By Order.
J. S. CRAWFORD.
Dec. -, iSG0-3w. Clerk.
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CHRISTMAS Is C0MLNG!

TNIIE undersigned has on hand large and
l. fine assortment of TOYS. Also, fine and
common French CANDIES.
Fruits Of an Kinds
Raisins, Currants. Almonds, Apples, Citron.
COMMON IND FANCY CAKES
Of all kinds. Plain and Ornamcncd Cakes.
for Weddings and Parties made to order.
All Of which will be warranted Of the very
best quail and will he sold as cheap as
they can be bought any where.
MORRIS CUMMINGS.
Elkton, Dec -, 1850
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h-The Kent Conser rator, eager fer
the news in those portcntous times when
events crowd upon each other with such ter
rible rapidity,-as who is otf-thus
" touches upon the raw" the unique team
that, with its equally unique appendage con-
tanning the L. S. Nails, "drags its slow
length along " between Elkton and Chester-
town.
" The Elkton mail has for some time past
only reached this place between 10 aud II =.
NJ, her schedule time being I. We some time
since suggested the pr"pricty of dispensing
with the then onc-hand team Of the Cameo
leopard and the mouse. and ould now sug-
gcst the prupricty OF adding Il team of oxen
as leaders. We hope the contractor for this
route will adopt our suggestion or make some
other eiiicacons arrangement. A friend at
our elbow suggests pair of snails, as should
it grow cold they could 60 into their shells
and pau until the wheel horses came along"
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GIVE learn that the Philada. and Balt-
more Central r. r. Co., will run train to-
day to Oxford, Chester county, Pa, to which
point the road is now completed. On the
other side of the Susquehanna active excr-
tions are being made to push the road through
to Baltimore at an early day.
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nxSRev. A. Bosserman will preach
s8kA.sA in the Universaist Church, at
Chesapeake city, on Sunday. 23rd inst., at
l03 O'Clock A. M, and at O'Clock p. N.
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MILITARY MOVEMENT IN WARWICK

MILITARY MOVEMENT IN WARWICK.
Pursuant to a call number of citizens Of
Warwick and vicinity met at ,he,otiicc of VIM.
II. Hunter, Esq, in Warwick tcwd days since,
for the purpose of organizing Rife Com
pany. G. W. Tyson. Esq, was appointed
Chairman, and W. X. Lockwood, Esq, Sec
rotary. after which, on motion it was
"Rcsolred, That we use orr best endcavors to
get sufficient number 20 form Company
that wi II procure the Rifles from the State.'
The meeting adjourned to assemble again
tonight, at the same place.
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LEGAL Affairs.

CHRISTMAS EAIR.-While we write
the 3" busy hum of preparation " is heard over
| our head, in the Court Room, which is
being arranged and decorated by the Fair
people for the approaching exhibition and
sale Of fancy and useful articles innumerabe
for the benefit of the new NJ. +. Church of this
town, upon which a debt orsG0p, or there
sb"u;s, still remains. The Success IF similar
enterprises, heretofore, together with the well
known taste and skill of lkton ladies' in such
matters induces the hope that the Fair to be
opened To-day, and to continue open until
after the 18th, (Suniiy cxcep,cd5 will clear
OF the debt on the church and thus perfect
an enterprise in Church building which
reflects credit, not only upon the Society
occupying this new and beautiful Church,
but upon the liberality of all those who
have contributed in any way to its cree
ton.
Large contributions, We learn, have been
made to the Fair, which, with the holiday
decoration of the Fair room, will render q
mere visit to it a treat and more than com
pensate the tritiing outlay Of ten cents admis-
sion. The announcement Of" Supper Tickets
Is cents" isa guarantee that the " inner
man. will not be neglected in these arrange
ments. In short, if you want to enjoy a
Merry Christmas,' and make the little folks
happy, visit the Christmas Fair; lo.k nj the
pretty things, and the useful things, and buy
as many Of them as yon can. Yon will then
have tho double satisfaction of gratifying your
self while at the same time contributing to q
good cause
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TThere will be a Sunday School
Exhibition, on Christmas night, Dec. 25 1860,
at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Port
Deposit, Nd.
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SHERIFf's BOND The Orphans
Court on Tuesday last approved the second
bond Of Jas. l. Oldham, Sheriff with Hiram
Mccullough, Richard l.. Thomas, Benjamin
C. Pearce, Robet Oldham, and Henry G.
Mackall, securities. The penalty Of the bond
is changed, by the code, to s25 coo, instead
Of $40 GGD
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Dic0.

his residence near Bay View
in this county, on Sunday the 10th inst,
JAMES RUSSELL.
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GA Council Of the Order of the United
American Mechanics was instituted in this
town on Tuesday evening last.
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TIE TRAVELLER.
Baltimore and SEsquchanna
STEAM COMPANY.

49,. Regular Daily Line
s. =. except sunday for Port
P..:a.. -::..s Deposit Ilavre dc race
&YsS Ss$ 1870 and Tide Water Canal.
ae Steamboat JtNlATA. Capt Frederick
TOtninson leaves lower end of W,st Falls Avenue
eve ! MoSDA,, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY Even
ing At O'Clock. Returning leaves Port Deposit
e9ecy TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY Even
.ng, At O'Clock p. ~, and Ilayre de Grace at 8
u'c rck p. VI.
Inc steamboat LANCASTER. Capt ]. W Tom
i'as"i caves same place every TUESDAY, THUns-
"N>' AID SATURDAY Evening, at 8 o'clock. Re-
frn,s leaves Port Deposit every MONDAY. WE'D
rs y and FRIDAY Evening. at 3 o'clock aud
.'ar.r dc Grace at o'clock p NJ.
t1U. d leaving Baltimore after tho LIST of Octo
err Hi.l be . O'Clock p NJ
y Passage (Lgr:hs inclinled0 50'cents
freight received daily until o'clock carried
low rates and carefully attended to-
Duplicate ltccri pts for Freight will be required
~ Agent as'lia,re dc q race will attend to for
',rtg Any Mv.thandise consigned to him for
y ront on the Pennsylvania Canals, or will
>}Hp i'rights intended for Baltimore Philadel-
- Of elsewhere.
nS JAS TAYLOR. Agent, Baltimore.
X, &LEN. TAYLOR, Agent Havre de Grace
=. TOME. Agent Port Deposit
y. y Grain purchased at the highest market
rric" at the Warehouse of J. Tome l. Co. Port
epoSit; who also keep for sale dunno, Plaster.
>t, Salt, Croasdaie b MicheIls Allen 4
,cdics and De BurS's rhosphaies, and New
orb lone Dust. uiar' -, lS60--tf.
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CHANGE OF HOUR.

The steamer WnILLDIN
,1ez.n wifi leave second wharf
3d. Ibelow WALNUT Street.
~ 81 -ss.seS= ON and after 2Gtl, of Sept.
cvrly WEDNESDAY, for Winners Point
md Al; the landings on the Sassafras and
.Ilh Rivers, at O'Clock P. NJ, and every
SATURDAY. at 2 O'Clock p. M, for Port
Deposit. Md. Stopping at New Castle both
days on her way down, and her usual land.
is-ss on the route. Returning. will leave
Timcrs Point, Thursdays, at 10 A. M, and
Georgetown and Frederictstown at O'Clock
.. NJ. and on Mondays, from Port Deposit,
/ htlfpas O'Clock p. n.
A.. l.. COLMARY,
Oct. G, l950--3m Captain.
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TO COKsUMPTIvES.

The advertiser, having been restored to health in
few weeks by very simple remedy after having suffered
several years with lung affection and that dread
disease Cousumrtionis anxious to make known to his
feow-sulIerers the means Of cure.
To all who desire it, he will send a copy of the pre-
serption used (ree of chargs with the directions for
preparing and using tho same, which they will find
Sure CURE for CONSUMPTION, Asthma, BRONCHITIS &C.
The only object Of tho advertiser in sending tho Pre-
scrption is to benefit the afflicted, and spread informa
ton which he conceive. to DO invaluable and he hope.
every sufferer will try his remedy it will them
nothing, and may prove a blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please address
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburgh,
Oct 6, 1s6o-1y. Kings county, New York.
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WANTED.

4 MALE TEACliEB, for one OF the.
~ Public Schools. Apply to
CT. SIMPERS.
Commissioner of Public 3chools 9th Dist.
Dec %, lS60-tf
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NOTICE..

CAME to the subscriber, living in Middle
" Neck, on Tuesday, November 9th, 1850,
~ SORREL MARE, with white
I'm stripe down her face, one white hind
LIA- foot mp to the tctloek. The owner
is requested to come forward, prove pro-
perty, pay charges and take her away.
PEREGRINE HENDRLCkSON.
Dec Is, lS60-4w'
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NOTICE.

A LII persons receiving Goods by the P,
N W. Il b. Railroad, either by the Adams
Express Co., OF otherwise, will be required
to send the money to pay the Freight, or
pay the carter when Goods are delivered.
3. WELLS,
Elkton, Dec Is, lS60-3w. Agent
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT.
rENJiE DWELLING HOUSE now occupind
4 by Mrs. Jane NJ. Getty. Possession
given ofi the 18Th day OF March, 1861.
Apply to BENZ. +. MAY.
Elkfon, Dec 30, l8G0-2w'
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Wanted III Trade or for the Cash,
ifrom 1900 to 5000 Locust Posts
By holland & CO,
Scrt !, 1850 Port Deposit Nd
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-20

MEETING or THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SoUTH.-The Beard
OF Trustees of the University of the South
met yesterday morning at ten O'Clock. in the
chamber of the Assistant Alderman in the
City Hall, which room had been granted to
them by a resolution of the Board of Assist
ants on last Thursday evening.
Bishop Otey, of Tennessee, was called to
the Chair.
The following named Bishops were also
Green. OF Mssissippi; Bishop Rutledge, Of
Florida; Bishop Polk, of Louisiana, and
Bishop Lay, missionary, Bishop of the South
west.
The following are the names of the clergy
present: Rev. DIR. Pise. of Tennessee; Rev.
DR. Curtis, of North Carolina; and Rev. DIR.
Leacock. of Christ Church, New Orleans.
The following lay members were also pres
ent: Messrs. Fogg and Armfeld, of Tenues-
see: Anderson. of Alabama; Yerger, of Mis-
sissippi; and Mercer and Guion, of New Or
leans
After the opening of the meeting, a letter
was read from a gentleman in Nashville, Of
fering TO donate the bali of certain lands
adjacent to the University, for the purpose of
having the same laid out and sold-referred.
The special committee Oh organization
made a partial report. which was the Consti-
tuition, which was ordered tn be printed, and
made the special order of IN day for this
morning. The committee will also report
upon the organization of the University to-
day.
The Board adjourned at IL o'ciock-N.
o. Della, FEB. 9.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-20

E-Democratic logic is the most convent
ent invention of the age. By the use of it
anything can be proved right or wrong. good
or bad, as the occasion requires 1t is de-
-ivatiOn from the system of 'FATHsR TIM"
who taught his Holiness the Pope. how to
clean out the heretics secuadeIa drtem. on the
doctrine of Characterization. "MetaphouT'S
very good" says his Reverence FATHER ToM
"and SOS nettonymy-and Ive known pros
odypeIa stand to me at pinch mighty well
but for a consistency, authorizations the fig
ure for my money. Devil be in me-" says
he, "but Id prove black white as fast as II
borse 'ud throt wild only good stick ov su-
perbaton."
"Faix," says the Pope, wild a sly look,
"you'd need to have it backed, judge, wild
small piece OF assurance"
"Well now, jist for that word" says his
Riv'rence, "Ill prove it widuut aither one or
other. Black" says he, lis one thing and
white is another. You don't conthravene
that? But everything is aither one thing or
another thing; defy the apostle Paul TO get
over that dilemma. We'll, if anything be one
thing. well and good; but il it be another
thing. then it's plain it isn't both things, ard
so can't be two things-nObody can deny that
But what can't be two things must be one
thing-Ergo. whether it's one thing or anoth-
er thing it's all one. But black is one thing
and white is another thing-Ergo. black and
white is all one. Quod erdt demonShrdndu,n >
Says the democratic logician, Republican
ism is a bad thing; but the doctrines of DoUG-
LAS are ,corse. Nevertheless. to vote for a man
entertaining the latter is goOd-but to vote
for Republican is bad. You. HENRY WIN
TER DAVIS. who voted for PENNINGTON is a
traitor; but you, TON. AVERY, JOHN V.
WRIGHT and J. III. Thomas, who voted for
AcCLERSASD, deserve honor for doing pat
riotic act" Now is not that convenient! By
this method OF ratiocination, it is no hard
matter to prove that the service of God and
the Devil are equally praiseworthy.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-20
Aner buchanan Tools I'm Illinois.

Mr.. NORRIS, of Illinois. one of the Douglas
democrats in Congress, offered in the House
on the 10th inst, a resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Interior t" report all tue
facts relative to the acts Of Mr. PINE, late
Ma, shall of the Northern District of Illinois :.
also as to the money paid to the District At
tornev. Mr.. NORRIS also offered another
resolution calling on the Postmaster General
for copies of the letters, petitions, recommen-
dations. &C., connected with the removals
and appointments of federal Office holders IN
Illinois; and also as to the actions of MT.
Cook the Postmaster at Chicago. These res
olutons were appropriately referred.
The late Marshal, Mr.. PINE, is understood
to be defaulter and the Chicago Postmas-
ter, Mr.. Cook, is accused of various kinds OF
rascalily. The letters, &c, connected with
the appointments and removals in Illinois,
will show the motives which governed the
President in bis action. Mr. NORRIS is seek
ing to open rich vein of corruption. When
the responses are made to his resolutions we
may look for something more than ordinarily
repulsive in the action of the head OF the
government. The Information sought will be
suppressed if possible but we hope, now
that Mr.. NORRIS has made the movement, be
will not permit the guilty TO escape. Let
the matter be prObed to the bottom. Cor
ruption has been the order of the day at
Washington, under the administration of Mr..
BUCHANAN, and bis sins should be exposed to
the light of day, and the indignation of an
outraged people.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-20
A Movement I'm the RiGh, Direction.

On the 18th inst, Mr.. SHERMAN offered in
the House of Representatives a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Postoffice
Committee to inquire into the expediency of
reporting bill for the division of the Terri
torial jurisdiction of the United States into
postal districts of not less than one State
each.
I'd. The letting of the entire postal service,
including the delivery of mail matter in such
districts, to the lowest responsible bidder
over the present routes
Sd. The reorganization of the POstoffice
Department and mail service to conform to
the foregoing proposition.
4th. The abolition Ofthe franking privilege.
We hail this movement with pleasure. The
postal system of this country is radically de-
fective; and something should be done to
make it what the interests of the people de-
mand. If the connection of the government
with il was dissolved entirely. it would be
better for all concerned. Private enter
prise would furnish cheaper postage, and
more regularity.