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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-13

GENERAL BowMAN's aspirations FOR
THE SENATE PRIETING The foliouir q is the
letter of Mr.. Wendell, which damaged Gen
Bowman's chances for the printership, ip the
Senatorial caucus:
''WAsHiNcToE, D. G., Dec s, 1859.
Dear Sir: In answer to yours of the 6ib iust.,
would say that the following are the facts il,
relation TO my transfer Of the Union aewspa-
per 10 George w. Bowman, presuraing shas
he was at the time superintendent of the pub
lie printing, aud that the following extract
from the United States statutes at large, Tbir-
iy second Congress, 6rst session, chapter 81.
section 8, page 81, has an immediate bearing
on the case:
q SEC. O.. That the superintendent OF The public
printing shall not be directly or Indirectly interest
cd in the public printing, NC and fog any violation
&c, shall be imprisoned IN the penitentlary of The
District Of Columbia for any teru not less than one
nor more than five years, and in addition thereto
may be fined in any SUM from one thousand TO ten
thou sand dollars
''Or the 26th Of March, 1859, | stipulated
to transfer the Union to Gen. 6. w. Bowman,
under certsin conditions, and to pay him also
the sum Of $4,000 per aDnum ont Of the
profits Of the public printing. In pursuance
thereof, on the llth Of April following, paid
him, as per subjoined receipt, $4,000:
e'Received, Washington, d. c. April n, 1889, OF
c. WENDELL three thousand dollars, the same be-
ing on account Of twenty thousand dollars per an
mum. stipulated to be paid by said Wendell as pro-
vided in cur letter Of March %, 1859.
GEO. W. BOWMAN.
'@Ihs shows that Bowman icns interested irs
the public printing as early as march 26, and
that he yeceiVrd three thousand dollars cash on
the l1th of April He eficiated as Superiu~
tendent of Public Printing, and drew his sala-
ry therefor Up to the 18th Of May, as per re-
oeipt on Glo IN the Treasury Department; aud
reference being bad thereto, il will more fully
appear that, six weeks after, he becdve inter-
ested in the public printing. These are the.
simple facts 10 the ease"
The statements Of Wendell clearly indicate
that our gallant Pennsylvania BTigadier has
| rendesed hisaself liable TO indictment.
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we've families Expelled from K en-
tlcESy for entertaining Fraa ST..
entlmenfs--Thfrfy- ExiseS I'm In
Cincinnati AAA AAA

Tho despotism IF Slavery has again disecra-
ted the soil Of Kentucky. December Both.
1899, company of thiriy-six persons arrived
II cincinnati from Kentucky, Industrious, So
Der, peaceful citizens OF that State, but driven
from It Ter tbe crime Of behaving Slavery to
be sin They resided at Berea, Madison
county, aad where neighbors, friends, and co.
workers OF tho Rev. John G. Fee, Bell-knovn
anti-slaFory man Ct Kentucky. "Amone the
ex'ies," the Commercial says. ssare Rev. j. 3.
Rogers, principal of fourishing school at
bersa, and his family, j. D. Reed and family;
John :. Harson and family. Mr.. Hanson is a
u2tlVc Of Kentucky, and hard working, thrifty
man. de bad recently erected steam saw
mill, and owns five hundred acres of land ia
Madison &C., Ky. The Rev. j. F. Bongb,on;
Il. I. Hayes and ). Life, carpenters, A. g. w.
Parker, nafiye CT South Carolina, VIZ.
Toney, native Of Tennessee, John Smith, a
nativs OF Oaio. farmer who has lived in Ken
tucky sumo yesrs. Dir. Smith is described by
Mr. tee as gtey-hairod father, man of
prayer, indeed of eminent piety and usefulness
More than half of the e4iles are native Ken
tuckians. The only offence charged against
any Of them, il that OF entertaining Abolition
sentiments"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-13
THE LAST BALLOT FOR SPEAKER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--On the twenty eight
ballot for Speaker, taken in the House to-day.
all the Democratic members voted for Hon. A
j. Hamilton, of Texas, with the exception of
Messrs. Adraiu, of New Jersey, and Horace F,
CLARK, of New York.
The following is the result, of the ballot
Mhoie number OF votes, 2lI.
Necessary to choice, 100.
Mr. Sherman, lO3.
MIR. Hamilton, 50.
Mr.. Gilmer, Ia.
Scattering, s.
New YoRK, Jan. 9.-The Washington cor
respondent OF the Tribune says conference was
held yesterday Of the delegates of the South
American anti>Leeopp,onises and Democrats,
at which i, was agreed to vote down HickmaE's
plurality proposition, on The belief that this
would exciuoa Sherman. No agreement was
reached on the Speaker or other affairs.
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TELEeRAPHIc REPLY OF GOVERNOR PACKER
TO GOVERNOR WISE.

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, Dec. l, 80. {
To His Erceliency, the Govvnor of Varginsa,
Richmond, "a:
SIR Your letter of the 25th, having been mis-
sent to ilarrlsonburg, Virginia, was not received
until this morning Of all the desperadoes to whom
you refer, not a man, SO far as can learn, was a
citizen OF Pennsylvania; nor was their rendezvous
(Which you say was unobtsructed by guards or
otherwise) in this State, but in Maryland or Vir-
gna. In relation to them, PENNSYLVANIA has done
her duty. Virginia has right to anticipate that
she viii not do so in the future. The information
you have received in regard to conspiracy to res
cue John Brown, WILL undoubtedly, be found, in
the sequel, utterly and entirely without foundation
so far as pennsylvania is concerned. Nor will we
permit any portion of our territory. along cur
borders, or elsewhere, 70 be made depot, a rem
dezvous, OK refuge, for lawless desperadoes, from
other States, VINO may seek to make war upon our
southern neighbors. When that contingency shall
happen, the constitutional and confederate duty of
Pennsylvania shall be performed and, under all
circumstances, she will take care to see that her
honor is fully vindicated
WIN. F. PACKER
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GROW ana Branch.

| During discussion last week, Mr.. Branch
of North Carolina impugned the motives Of Mr..
Grow of Pennsylvania for resisting an aalend-
ment TO the post Office appropriation bill in-
| creasing the rates of letter and newspaner
postage, which Mr. Grow siigmatizad as unpar
Elementary aud ungentlemanly, as it certainly
was. On tbis the fre-eater demanded an ex-
PLANTATION, and air. Grow having treated this
demand With the contempt it deserved, Branch
chalienged him. To this further demand of
this would-be-murderer Mr. Grow made the
following reply-a reply which will do him more
honor with al christian and well meaning
nien than fighting ifty duels with bragadocias t:
WASHINGTON Cry, Dec. 80, 1859.
Z o'clock; p N.
SIR Your note of the 29th inst. was
placed in my hands, by your friend Governor
Ninslow, at y O'Clock to-day. | know of
nothing that ma kes it necessary for me 10 nau.e
time and place outside the Distric. of Coluro-
bia to receive from you communication in
writing. Your note was, doubtless, as nothing
oise has occurred between us, based upon re-
marks made by me in debate in the House of
Representatives,, il reply to your speech i'm
pugnug my motives and the integrity of my
acts as legislator. On that occasion used
no language in violation of Parliamentary law,
and none not warranted by your remarks thus
inpugoing mY conduct. If your note is to be
considered of hostile character, then have
this to reply. Regarding dueliing as at vari-
ance with the precepts of the Christian religion
and the sentiments of Christian people, and i,
being prohibited and declared crime by the
laws enacted by the Body Of which We are
members, cannot recognize i, as iusti6able
mode OF settling difficulties among men, even
IN cases OF unwarrantsd provocstion. Bu, nv
personal rights and the freedom of debate
guaranteed by the Constitution / shall defend
whenever they are assailsd.
Respectfully Yours,
GALUSHA A. GROW.
To Hon. l.. OBJ BRANCH.
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GOVERNOR WISE TO JAMES BUCHANAN, PREsI-
DENT OF TIE UNITED STATES.
am, Sir, yours truly,
HENRY A. WISE.


DENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
RICHMOND, VA, November %, 1859.
To Hts Erceilency, JAMES BUCHANAN, Presl-
dent Of the Uaited States:
SIR IL have information from various quarters
upon which rely, that a conspiracy, of iormida-
bic extent in and numbers, is formed in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York and other States, to
rescue John Brown and his associates prisoners at
Charlestown, Va. The information is specific
enough to DO reliable. 1t couyinces ME that an at
tempt will be made TO rescue the prisoners and, If
that ials, then to seize citizens oi this State
hostages and victims in case of execution. The
execution will take place next Friday as certainly
as that Virginia and will enforce her laws. |
have been obliged TO call out thousand men,
who are now under arms, and, il necessary, shall
call out the whole available force OF the State to
carry into effect the sentence Of laws on the I'd
and I6th proyimo. Places in Maryland, Ohio and
Pennsylvania have been ocespied as depets and
rendezvous by these desperadoes, unobstructed by
guards or otherwise, to invade this State, and we
are kept in continual apprehension of outrages
from fire and rapne borders. | apprise YOU
of these facts In order that you may take steps 10
preserve peace between the States. / protest that
my purpose IL peaceful, and that I disclaim all
threats when ! say, with all the might of eaning,
that if another invasion assails this State or its
citizens from any quarter, will pursue the invaders
wherever they may go into any territory, and pun
sh them wherever arms reach them.
shall send copies Of this to the Governors OF
Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvani
With due respect and considerations
Yours truly, HENRY a. WISE.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-13

DEATH OF Dow, JR.-- Eldrige r. Paige,
we'll known as "Dow, Jr.," the author of the
famous s'Patent Ssrmons," was found dead in
house of prostitution in San Francisco, on
the 4th inst. He was native of Litchfeld,
Cs Ten years ago DO was the editor aud pro-
prietor Of the New York .hsrcury, but meet
ing With reverses, be went to California, where
ne became addicted TO liquor, ami died in the
moss utter degradation and misery.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-13

ANOTHER FIRE.-0n Tuesday morning last
the dwelling house of Mr. Jacob Weaverfihg.
on the TuFnpife, couple miles below Bloody
Run, caught fire and burned to the ground
The furniture was nearly all saved. Loss
probably abou, $4,000. No Insurance.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-13

The length Of tae Governors Message ex-
elaies many articles intended for days pa
per. The Message is favorablr spoken of by
the press.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-13

There will be special election held in Dau-
phln comfy, on Saturday, ihe 2ls, inst, to
elect Representative TO Gll the place of
Marks D. Whitman, decd
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-13

Hon. Wm. T. Schell, of the State Senate,
and 6. w. Williams, Esq, Of the House, have
our thanks for fayors.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-13

Hons. Ed. Mcpherson and JOHN Coyoda
have our thanks for recent favors.
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ginfa and TIE Govsrnor % PennsysU ma,
referred TO IN the foregoing Message.

RICHMOND, Va, November %, 1859.
10 ifis Erceilency the Goveynor of Penn'd:
DEAR Sir FL respectfully SEMI to you the in
formation contcined in letter TO the President OF
the United States, of which the enclosed is copy.
l submit il TO you in the confidence that you will
faithfully cooperate with the authorities Of this
State IN preserving the peace Of our coterrninous
borders Necessity may compel us to pursue in
yaders of our jurisdiction into yours if so, you
may be assured that it will be done with no disre-
spect to the sovereignty Of your State. But this
State expects the confederate duty TO be observed
OF guarding yoHr territory from becoming Danger
TO peace and safety, by afiording places of
depot and rendezvous to law less desperadoes who
may seek to war upon people.
With the highest respect,
am, Sir, yours truly,
HENRY A. WISE.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-09-07

L5 The Hon. VIM. B. Reed. late Com
missioner to China, in an able defence Of the
treaty he concluded with the Chinese Govern
mcnt, pays the following high tribute to the
cause of missions:
'No one can pass even as short a time as
have done, in the dark, cold shadow of Pagan
civilization, such as is found in China, or
among what we may hope to be the ruins of
Hindu or Mohammedan superstitution, with
out new gratitude that his lot is cast in a
Christian land, and without the conviction
that there can be no true. effective enlighten-
ment without Christianity; and, to speak
more practically still, no one can see what
have, without recognizing the duty of ac-
knowleding the enormous debt Of gratitude to
those devoted men and women who, as mis-
sionaries, are struggling for the conversion
and education of the heather, and our obliga-
ton to sustain them.
Il went to the East with no enthusiasm as
to missionary enterprise. | came back with
a fixed conviction that, in its true and harmo-
ni1ing power, and in its increasing influence
on commercial adventure, it is under Provi-
dcnco the great agent of civilization; and |
feel it my duty to add, that everywhere, in
Asia and Africa, among the Caffres in Natal,
on the continent OF India, among the forests
OF Ceylon, and over the vast eXpanse OF Chi
ma. the testimony to the zeal and success Of
our countrymen as missionaries Of truth is
earnest and concurrent. heard it every
where, and from high authority. Their praise
greeted me when, after the dreariness of a
long voyage, put my foot ashore at the Cape
of Good Hope, and when, nearly two years
afterwards, | badc farewell to Eastern lands
my last delightful duty was to visit, and for
myself see, the largest missionary school in
Egypt, kept and admirably administered by
an American - a Philadelphia woman, Miss
! Dale)-at Alexandria"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-09-07

NN llt NtNNNllOn OF All lNtlf UUHhtNlhlH -Nl
Federal Governor removed for sympathzing
with the People rather than their invading op-
pressors-of Federal power welded TO the
uttermost against the deicnsclc's settlers, and
in favor of the maraudiug, doiolating usur-
pers and invaders. Never before OF since
was there SO fragrant and form dablo case of
villainy and rapino cloaking itself under the
forms Of government and law--of wickcdncss
rampant and insolcnt--of robbers and assas-
sins calling on the Government to chastiso
pcaceble citizens as rebels and outlaws. OF
this gigantic atrocity, this Organized crime,
there was no more unscrupulous, no more
untting upholdcr than stephen A. Douglas,
then an eager candidate for the pending Dem
ociatic Presidential nomination at Cincinnati.
For six long months, he missed no opportuni-
ty TO malign the Free settlers who then as now
composed a large majority Of the people Of
Kansas, and 20 pcttifog. with all the blended
ingenuity and audacity of his nature, the cause
of the usurping, rayaging Border Ruiliaus.
lie sinned IN the face Of the clearest light
for not only were the facts plain on the face
of the matter as it unfulded itself from day
to day put Rccdcr, and Parrott, and Delany,
and Roberts ,all lifelong Democrats were at
hand, pouring into his ear the prayers and
entreatos Of down-tramplcd, long-sufering
people Yet stephen A. Douglas fought them
day 10y day month after month-iought them
by reports. by speeches. by yotes-fought
them by scorntully rejecting their prayer to
be admitted a state, and thus enabled to
govern and defend themsolyes-fought them
10y using all his influence to keep Gov. Reed
er out Of his seat as Delegate, and keep The
Missouri usurper, Whitfield, in Thought
them through his scrvitors in the House vot-
ing against every effort to institute an official
inquiry into the facts of the case as a prcl-
minary to establishing the right and undoing
the horrible wrong. Every Douglas Demo-
crat IN the House resisted to the last the in
yestigation finally carried. and among the
votes recorded against it arc those OF VIM.
A. Richardson, Mr.. Douglass ablest and
most devoted Lieutenant in his present strug-
gle, and James G.. Allen, now as Mr.. Rich
ardson was in SO the Douglas Democratic
candidate for Governor of Illinois. And so
from first to last-with the single and hon
orablc exception Of the Lecomptou struggle
Mr.. Douglas has fought the battles of the in-
vadcrs and uppressors of Kansas with un-
surpassed dcyot dness and energy. He has
fought them as one who understood well their
and their enemies relative weight with d
Democratic Convention and, even during
the late session, when Kansas presented her
self with an unexceptonable Free Constitu-
tion so regularly framed and so overwhelm-
iugly approved that not a whisper in its dis
arrangement could be broathod, and when Mr.
Douglass single vote might have carried that
Constitution through the Territorial his own
Committee, and his voice might perhaps have
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-09-07

Hon Alex W. Buol, of Detroit, Mich. has
been appointed Consul at Honolulu. Mr.
Buol is a native of Vermont, and a graduate
Of Middlobury College.
John Coyodc of Pa, like our own Morrill,,
isn't going to be allowed to retire to private
life. lie has Just been rcnomnated by the
Republicans Of his district for "a fourth term
in Congress.
John A. Andrew, Of Boston, has been nom
mated for Governor, by the Republicans of
Massachusetts Mr.. Andrew is a leading
Boston lawyer, aud was Chairman of the
Massachusetts delegation at Chicago.
~ The Louisville Journal presents its
compliments to South Carolina
South Carolina demands protection or
blood We expect that when her blood be-
gins to run, her whole call will be for pro
lection
l0 John Van Buren, says he shall be much
surprised if Douglas carries more than a SIM
gle State.
"TAKE A DRrSK."-A goose that secs an
other drink will do the same, though he is
not thirsty. The custom of drinking for com
pany when drinking is dspensablo aud pre-
judicial, seems 20 be case OF the Same kind,
and to put man, feathers only excepted,
upon u footing with goose.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-09-07

- We do not often copy political matter
from Democrat journals, but here is so hard
a hit, and so well fortified by the documents,
that it is worth copying. We copy it from
the Be''ows Fails Arg'@.
Is TINS THE ENrFRrA1NMENr Some
OF the Democrats we have heretofore acted
with are now for Douglas because Of his adj
hesion to tho right Of the territorial lcgisa-
ture TO control the subject of slavery in the
territories. We ask such to look as the fol-
lowing resolution, which is a part Of the
platform upon which Mr.. Douglas stands:
Rcso'rrd That t IS in accordance with tho Cncurau
platform, that dHg Uc existence ~ the tcrffot1 o0r
ctnhcf, thc measure of restriction, whatever may uc,
placed by the Federal Constitution tho power NJ the
Territorial Legislature the subject NJ tho pONkS
nc RELATIONS, AS THE SAME SHALL BE. or
SHALL HEkEAFIER BIZ, FINALLY pElfl.
MlktD by HE SUPREME COURT Or THE
UNITED STATES should be respected by All the good
citizens, ond ENFoRcEp WIN PKoMPl NE,,SS,
AS1 tiDELii1 BI EVERY BRANCH OF THE
This platform is heartily approved by Mr..
Douglas, thus endorsing not only all future
decisions of the Supreme Court, but the Dred
Scott decision already made, which declares
that
Every citizen has right to take with him into the
Territories any article Of property which the Constitu-
ANh Nl NHt Nllcu states recognizes as property
"Ihe Constitution Of the United States REcooNizEs
SLAVES AS PROPERTY, AND rLEnGEs THE fEDEhAL
GovUtSwrNr TO PROTECT IT."
If anybody wants anything further of Mr..
Douglas exposition of Popular Sovereign
ty, they are welcome TO il but we go in tor
The true popular sovereignty-thc equality Of
the States in all the territories, and the right
Of the people TO determine the slavery ques-
ton for themselves when they come to form a
State Constitution. That is the only true
Democratic doctrine.
Few at he South deny the power Of Congress TO pass
laws inr hc protection Of slave property u the Terrific
rics-f certainly DO not. He0chsH r JchHaoH.
Mr.. Johnson is the candidate Of the Doug
las party for the Vice Presidency. Are these
things consistent;
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-09-07
EsoP oUTDoNE.

BY tho following fables it will be seen that
Old .ifsop is still around, and takes an inter-
est in American politics;
A FAHLE.--Three armed travellers were
passing along in the desert, at some distance
hom each other. and apparently having no
communication together. Ono from his head
gear seemed Parscc, the second was evident
ly aJew, while the third showed all the marks
of "a European. Suddenly monstrous SER
pcnt was seen, not very Ear off, advancing fu-
riously towards them All were horrifed /;
and the Parscc and Jew. gancing at the cos
tumo Of one another and of the third trav-
clor, seemed about making Oft in different
directions. Come, come" cried the Euro
pcan, this will never do. If you hy thus
he will oycrtakc us, one after another. and
when he has destroyed us all. will return
and devour us at his leisure. Let us unite
Our forces forgetting differences now az least
OF no consequence, in the common danger
will fire at him, as he comes within good
gunshot; you can then fall upon him with
sword and spear |, too. will help with the
butt Of my musket, and he will fall an easy
prey" BY this concentrated action the three
saved their lives Boston Courier.
ANorHER FABIE.-The Goddess Of Iiber-
" was Jonrneyiny over desert and was
waylayed by three ruffans. One from his head
gear seemed Parsee. the second was evident
ly wandering jew, while the third appear
ed like an eXlled squatter sovereign. IL was
the intention of these men to overcome and
bind her, and then to sell her into slavery and
divide the spoils. But after they had parti-
ally succeeded in their vile purposes they
quarreed among themselves, and while they
were in hot dispute as to the respective share
each was to receive, they were boldly attack
ed by an honest American aborer who chan
ced to pass that way with his ak on his should
er, and seeing the Goddess Of Liberty bound
and bleeding rushed upon and slew the ruff
fans and released her from her bonds. As a
reward for his valor she made him President
over her republic Of tho-United States of A.
merica, and all that land was filed with
praises OF his justice and honesty.-Boaon
Ihus
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-09-07
N p. FoRBUsIl

II ENTLEMEN
II THE CAMPAIGN HAS OPENED
AT MONTPELIER
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iu superior manner.
Also, FROM one OF the hest Clothing Houses IN NeN
York an elegant stock nf Fashionable aud Scasouablt
Ready made CLOTHING erpttssly f0r the rcfatf tqdr
Examination gratis.
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rApcut for the sale Of Williams Celebrated Monthly
and Scm Annual Bpjstt Of Fashions, the only true
port for this county.