Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

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U- . , Ml , * » -: —^$01 fniitMfV NUMBER 0§[ a ■'■D mmmmmmmrnmsmmmmmmmmmmmma^mmmmtmgiKf si*, diamon vein nf Wjhe fourteen fret  ■eeerves lor hrfmself •Yw':l*r"lo 3 1 2 foot vein and thjs  'orable for cheap fining, Wfll '1 be worked by fW# iliiMb Ml of the other  of before, oiyo ftg WP« this con.pany give I centi  IS n, and fopJBe f.'ive him fiftreu certain number V ■t will oost tbem have sold tftetc to #300 per acre well ; ana *»*8fty mbied at fhat 'flWw, receive about 91AOO ie diamond rem  acre for hit coal tod nt his land, baildings, ioal from hi* iWMMVtj ye coal speeilli. • a FALL Coal jheaper here—you pipe ariif smoke it. way to carry double or We«#rn market mined for the next •lie present railby the aappty '.ime, the great ] opeft her eyes :hoice in allowing it" locomotive*- to ts northern otettat. oompanles and one -r midst, with an million of dolibout to bo so, to with one of its consumpttotfc •esltng facts iij is the rapidity resources are be•liTectionS, afld i!i —f othe) ■ 11,1111—........... it « ' ! .« .a .:\ /. . ■ ,,,»,ii V. to ?«! & * fft ■MM Ml »■ b aw ' n' m *D mttrnti AND SUSQUEHANNA !«f* «j CpD it m * t _ ' -- L ~~~ ' "' - 11 • — "" " " 1 ■— 1' 1 " ' ——"—'—"— ~ 51 Sito jjfflfppT--(®nralrii to "%m, litrratort, $olife, tljt 3Herr«otiU, JBiaing, Jikrliotrirnl, nnii Sgrirnltttnl Snttrjate rf tjtt Cmmtrtj, Snstruction, Itmtamnii, &r.)--«nrafnllore VOLUME 6,-NUMBEIi 18. tt I".-  ITJTTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY JJ, 1856, LE WHO mmSm IM immediately affected by it. If Kansas— and I wish to be distinctly understood— presents herself for admission into the Union, 1 shall vote for her arfnrisaion without reference to the question o! slavery. which 1 eould Fully spprove in reference to the question which so m|jch dividps it)e country, end its Representatives upon this floor. When he was inteiro„'ated today by the from New York, [Mr. Sage,] as to whether or not he would vote to restore the Missouri restriction, I understood him to evade a direot answer to the question. Under that impression and belief, when my name was called, 1 oast my vote Tor another gentleman. In answer to the interrogatory, since propounded to him by rhe gentlemen from Alabama, [Mr. Walker,] I Understand him to answer distinctly that he would vole aeainst the reeotration of the Mlixouri restriction, i therefore ask to change my vote to Heary. M. Fuller, of Pennsylvania* [Cheers from the Gallery.] f Mr. Luke. 1 desire to say to me Housf that, in catting my vote upon thn oq|| ill the roll, I did not give my vote to the individual tor whom I have voted lor several da) a prior to this linje. I have been ifr the habit, reoently, of voting tor Henry M. Pallor, of w||ose consistency and conformity to the Philadelphia pUilorm 1 believed I bad abundant evidence, and therefore cast my vote with cheerfulness : but today, owing to that gentleman not answering the interrogatory which was propounded to him by the grntlgman from New York, [ VI r Sage,] 1 thought there might be some doubts as to the correctness of the evidence exhibited to me. 1 feel • reluo tance and an unwillingness to vote for a man who is not willing uD express his views upou important matters in issue ; therefore I did not vqte for Henry M, Fuller. But I beg leave to say to the House, that I am now perfectly satisfied that he is consistent and correct upon iliis question, and 1 therefore auk to change my vote, and to cast it for H«nry M. Fuller. [ \pplause from the galleries.] Mr. Rivers changed hj$ vote Mr. Fuller. with it* cap'of white and black, rising over it* lower engine house, can hardly be seen until you approach it within a alone'* throw vrjbtlp the other, upon a rude high blufl', and almost oil the track of the main railroad looms up in auoh strong proportions as to remind ue of the giant obelisks in Egypt, ami can be seen from an eastern view for a distance of miles. The oom pony are working two diilts, and for the last aix months have been driving a slope wliioh already is advanced ninety yards down towards the great artery ol coal beneath, whieh would have been profitably reached before now, had not unavoidable delay been paused i»y water.— They also work fhe eight and fourteen fool vein. They own 3«T acres of first quality coal lane), at a oost of #500 per acre. Ten new and double tenant .houses, suitable for two lamilies eaph, have been created, and three stationary motive powers are employed on the works. The first draws the water anJ\oal from tlio lower mines ft* the surface ; another operate* a long incline plane, which, by strong tro*!-r ling, is carried over Leggett's creek and plank road, over which all (.he coal of this company mu«t first be drawn tq the summit whe'e the coal cracker, worked by another, cracks up the coal with ft* mujst) apparent ease as the beach nut crumbles in the squirrels leetli. FJerB '* aimultaneously screened, sorted qnd loaded into the cars of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company, ready for transportation. This company have a con tract wi.h the) Railroad Co. to furnish tbem with 100,000 tons of cob I per year lor a period of ten years, ait 87 1-2 cents per ton for lump, and |t| 25 for prepared coal. Dining the past summer and fall they have furnished employment for about one hundred men. Capital of this Compuny $225,00Q. half, one ol pepper ' vein Stork . work Iht mostly li. probably al. soma day. Al. we have spoken oD they develop**, bui It. dinand Van Stork 13 coal io the be 1 during thC of their contract with li next years they vents per ton, unless p tons are mined, and then D considerable lets. Many ol our farmers coal lands from 9100 and thought they,dow did. Operators grr but Van Stork will per acre just frcm and over $3,000 pi then have nearly all &c , left besides the .. veins. Think ol that! tors who are waiting fo land will -never be can put that in you There is already a the coal to the Rasteri that possibly can be . dozen years ; and shoulc way capacity be exceeded or demand at any lu'ure Slate c( Pennsylvania nif and see the lolly ol its spavin horses insteao navigate thw towpsith of : & Here we havefour _ individual operator in oi aggregate capital of one larsalready engaged, or-v supply the outside worlu must necessary articles or lu fact one of the most iim the history of our valley, i» with which her mitieial ing developed in «nl! corresponding influence upo* «»*D. species of iinprovevemeiit. Yilliagef art springing up where but yesterday tire hunter chased his game, and old towns which have hardly maintained a healthy existence, have, awakened trom their Kip Van Wrinkle slumber, to a beauty, wealth and importance that the old sober citizen oqq hardly retain their indemity; Now a cash market, whicH was raM&y-it ever enjoyed by the iurmer, is teaMf tound, Isbor is demanded ;by th* capital invested, and no man whoso bob tie characterised by industry and- eoonbmf need tail to ob'ain irotn hie own bands a rf«pejw«bte livbwe- ««8 t A map without money is a wiUir, out a soul — a walkinir dca/li—a spewru that frightens every one. flis countenance is sorrowful, and hi"  languishing ana tedious, on an acquaintance, ho never home, and if he openi his ninij he is interrupted every nifnne|. he may not have a chance tc discourse, which it is fearful asking for money. [Io is avoided like a | with disease, and is rega cumbrance to the earth. him up in the morning, arte panies him in hi* bed at dies discover that he is an e —landlord believes that'll.' and if he wants anything man, he is asked 1or cash'' , , f |c Hittstitt (Sajttte, 11 ?j D; i ' ' awd business Curbs, CjlflicE f 0ftn. fcusqueknna Anthracite Journal. .(7BMSH*D weeklt by JOB PRINTING, OF EVERV DBSCRIPTIO* Neatly and ejcpeditioualy exeoutad at thi» office, on reaaonable term*. niankt of all kinds always om *01ul. Written fur lb* Pfttaton Ciuefle. TO AM UNKNOWN FRIEND. [This sentiment was greeted by clapping of hands, and oriea of "(jood t"l Mr. Sage. Would you vole for toe re. peal of the Missouri Compromise D Mr. Fuller. 1 have said that 1 do not seek to disturb that question. If the Missouri Compromise pan be restored ( would most certainly be in favor of its restoration : but in view of the difficulties which surround that question, and muat defeat your efforts, I say that I am opposed to the agitation of the question. Mr. Sage. I will again put the question to the gentleman, and in language that he canuot full lo understand. Would yon vote for tbe restoration of the Missouri compromise, if such a proposition were presented for the decision of this Houae 1 A re you oppoaed to that restoration 1 Mr, Fuller. Let me answer the'gentlenun by saying, thai when that, or any other question arises in this House, 1 shall vote according to my own convietiou of right and ol duty. [Applause.] Mr. Sage. |Lshould not have pijt thp question to the gentleman from Pepnsylvaiiiaj il he had not stated that he would hold himself ready lo ffltvpr »|) questions that plight be put lo him. 1 put the question io good 'aith, fDpd | leaye tbe country to judge qf the frankoeas with whioh it has been fnswered. Mr. puller." The gentleman is at liberty to pi;t the question to me. I am only sorry that 1 cannot frame my aiiswers to suit hiffi, What 1 have eaid is my anawer, and he must be eonteni with il. BT «■ A. W. U. In ruin for th) Imago wDlb yearning [ sail; Thou hast aet tor no portrait Id memory's hall. But the Yulce of thy spirit bath spoken td mine, And I*TI) answered I la meaning la whispers to thine. r know not If thy forefiud Is white a» tho attow. While thine eye, llko the eagleV, '• flashing helow; If I by look* like the midnight are awept by the wind, If they're allvwad hy time, or by agony thinned. O-oorco XU. Rlohart, C ).aiim' new Brick BuiAliptr, one door South of J (Sor«"» JffcrsISJ 4Uin. fai'Dairnli fevrtsli.',lV pnhilshed'reryr'rl.Iuy, . at Two BCM.wi«a per annum. Two Dollars tad I'lfly Cents wlllbr charged if not pat"! within the ymr. KopeperWlllUedlai6ontUDue4nimlnllarroara«e»»rep«lcl TELEGRAPH OFFICE, IN f iltston Gazette Printing Office, for the People. M A IIS £ JUL EM A N, BUTLER HOUSE. P1TTST0N, LUZERNE COUNTY, PA. STEELE & BUM take pleawire in announcing to (ha gentleman of Pittaton and vicinity, Ibat they have ju«t received from Philadflphla Mother lot Of thd«e 1 know not If thy «en»j)l« by jjlDo«tnut are «we)i», If thy eye* are at bliw u the Mm* that Hath wept; If tbou shrink Vt from tho touch of the aclflah and proud. And dost Meal In iky ineekneas unseon through llic crowd l.C. HAiiw, JOMKIMI lliiKms, Superb tftoti anl Muck Beaver Straw Hats. and which they are now «ellinC; off at a raptCl am very cheap rate. Any gentleman not «.xnctlD suited with hi* outward ajij wrancc, ran almost make a new man of himself by the addition of one of our celebrated Hat* to his upper story. The thiog has been done, knd'may he done again. 9# eall 1$, gentlemen,— lDoys too—we are prepared to fit you all, with cither Hats or Boots anC Shoes. ar.d EA OLE HOTEL, Pituton, Pa. JASPER B. STARK, Proprietor. Otcol3, I8DJ, I know not if thy »tep, «U irjtytttfo and •tow, Check* lb® laugh of the trUler, irrwverent aod tow. And thou turnetst to gaze with n meaning so deep On the face gf the Bcorner,he tydot him to weep. II YD E P A It K II0 TEL, But 1 know that thy aonl to ill rolwluu ia trqa, Aa the aeruph'a that Qita o'er the face of the Ulna ; And thy love-i*!ft« nre scattered, as gtotouka of glaaa, At the foel of the lieartleaa, who crush them and jiaaa. Hyde P*rk, P*. E. B. DURNH A M, Proprietor. Jenkin's Block. Pituton Junr W, 1855- Ho*. S.tH5S. ~BlijY ANT HO U 8 E , Oreit Bend, Pa. For the lot of tlio gifted la on thee; to cling To the hopes which arc hollow u blossoms of »f ring, Throngh * thoouud bftrmy thw, another to trust, TIB thy Idols ore uunurou as atoma of dust. PORT GRIFFITH HOUSE\ Port Griffith, Lujs«»no Oo , Pa MICHAEL P fHL H I N, Proprietor. T ib »uh«!rilifr hu*!fi'Z -rnpleted ni« r»«wt»v t-rn haute, at I'.irt G.iifil'.i, i* iirrjuuwl to ac- ifpii Vt)e pubtir y«u*ri»Hv in 'the be,«t m.inner an J «o to. •D■D* uD are ei»fi/rm1ent, ari'i 'tti" affcire nn "CT«rU to m'«C? D- • Hi* U ir U *u[D,DHeil with -Ileal liquurs, at. ni« taM« with an abundance o! the bc«t the OJ'ijr k*U afford. Iti9«l utilJilil attache'! MioiiA :rC IHL3IK The world hath dealt hardly, my brother, with th'ee; For an under-toned angaish hath xpokon to ran, IiD the voice of thy harp-*trings,whieh grieve as ihey wake, Ami the heurt which doth sweep thorn is ready lo break. A D© I 8 O N BRYAN T, Proprietor September let, 1854.—ly. ~S V U A N T O N 110 USE^ TV r will Scranton, Pa. I) . K . K R L; H S L K R , PKOPnreroR As the mother bends over the bob* while It sleep*, As thu lover bends over the lovwd ouo that woepn, As the sister draws near lo the brother, bared Of the defer oue that slept la his bosom uud left; tirmjr N. II.—A enrriftfr* will He 111 readiness to convey guests u/ ttji* thu arrival of thejM**eng*rtrain at ike Cailrnud Depoti 23, 1853-ly * As affect ion bauds over the bottom that's crossed By the whirl-wind of pnestona, to save it, ere lost, I would sCx»tho thy wrung epirit by sympathy's balm, till thy uight-dreams ure awuet,and thy daydreams afe cnln WHITE S WAN HOTEL fort Griffith, Jnne 2, ;1H&4 tf J3y Baldwin Cfc Brady. 108 RACK STUKUT, PHILADELPHIA, PKNSA.' Hiii: H. D».d«».) fBimral. A. U«»»y July io, Ihjfi, U'. E. & B. SEVAN, Wholesale Liquor Merchants. For the kindred of spirit In spirit may meet. Though the life path's be severed which ring with her fqpt, Ami the voice of thy »oul may yet whisper to aiitie, While 1 answer Its moaning i# whlnpers to thine; Mr. Trafton. I will ask the gentleman a question. [Cries of ' Hear him !" f Call the roll !" " Declare the vole 1" WYOMING HOTEL, &y G. W. MERCERAU, Mr. Trafton. I will put a question to the gentleman in all good feeling. The question relates to the great doctrine ol squatter sovereignty, which hat been so olien alluded to. [Cries of " Declare the vote V " Hear him !" Contiguous lo then© mines, a new com- j pany composed of Jlid&fl Clark, Henry Wilbur and Dickson, with u capital of 0100,000. intend soon to operate on the land recently purchased of l**nc Dfflin? In Jhe year ql poen-skins and log cabins only one solitary, Ljut he a sensible " voter, livJc) ijoaf tfte mines we 1i4*P spoken of.— I'ho Noteh, once filled'with marvellous and ghost-sights—where th*s!endef bough cracked a* the apjfffladhingleat) of the Dvild cat denoted dnn«er to the passing farnrjer—is fa»t loftinsi its tradiiions 61 fear. Near the mines *11 fe eurivlty—the pines and oak fall before the invading axe, and vegetable, animal and mioernl life all seem to be tunning a race H«Me3 of all shapes, slses and styles ore rapidly springing up, and |tDe tflOW pfvctlced eye ooultf not tell their architectural design until they ere completed. 3o Mpfd iit tact has  tioo poured Into the viefniry ot riiemines *6 have spoken of, (hut should the popu lation Drq the course of {wo years attain 5,000 persons it need exojle no surprise. (OPPOSITE THE B.1SIJT) P 111 « t o n , r ouna. Wines. Brandies, Gin, WhiskeD». (Irish & S«(«fh Whi-kevs.) Pure Jamaica Ruin, cobtanily AQ hand. LiaOors fecfHied in the mint carefuj ■•iwpprewed mnntier BfCHl THSKWflnR'e invited to give them n will iM-ttwy foel confident that from their extensive n-C«Mrtmcnt'they can aH ens*(»J in the trade at a* low ratis as ilie fJlfl be done in .he citiea. PitUiM Dee. 8, Itttt,— 1 yD Initial, 333, Greenwich street, near Duane Ulistfllaiut. NEW YORK JuVy 15, 1853, MR. FULLER ON THE MI3SOURI COMPROMISE, etc. ~ M . o" ff HITNEV , M- P|)IIYS(CIAN AND  L residence in Kingston, Pa, {iuurlCi,55-ly Mr. Trafton. I do not believe in a choking down proceis. 1 will put my question when order is restored. VroM Un "Spirit or the Vull»y." We published week before lust, a report from the''North American," of Mr. F'im.er's remarks ia reference to the above subject. We find upon rompariug it whlf the one published in ihe Daily CHohe— the official organ of Congress—that it differs in such a manner as to present our worthy Representative in a wrong position before the people. We usk an attentive perusal of l&ii Report, especially by those who read the previous one, and framed opinions from it. We are now well eortvinced Jfcat the course which Mr. Ful ler has taken is the one which, his judgment, tell* ,b.m is right. The country will have an opportunity of examining a full viiuliatglion of his course when the Iious? khull have been organ- Mining Operations about Providanoa. The Clerk culled the House to order. A walk of about one mile from the village of Providence, over a xig rag road, brings us to una ot the most CiCiliylulul little nooks ia the mountain aide we know WHERE CAN I MY FISH, BBBF & P02LIS, J| *N1) QKT TWO mJNDRSQ.,POUNDS IN A BARREL! f* 4 question whfcn i« often aakfed, and an«»8«4 by recommencing store-keoperd to try . | EARL & BARTHOLOMEW, 0 ISO. W, URI8WOL1), RESIDENT DENTIST. , , [ c AUUONIIALK, PA. Oim 'lour rrorti J«r«Mt U liayuor, on Mnta Street JV" Casli paid for old gold.  Mr. Trafton. [ would inquire of the gpuifpMiHD from Penn»yivanii whether he would vote for the adinis&ion of Ulah into the Union as a State, if oliu presented herself »iih a provision for polygamy in Jjpr const ii ill ion 7 ol, where are located the mines anil works ol the Now Yorlffcriif Pennsylvania Coal Company. In the winter of 1845 no Qi|e lived there but Mr. John Stevens, whose open and natural hospitality seemed to make the single cabin a home welcome to all who chose to leave the cares ol the world in exchange for it. Go when you would you were always sure ta meet a' qordiol welcome, und you tt'duM rarely encounter more geuuine comfort .«lh4 lDU* nri'y than his fireside afforded. During the winter he lived here ili order to supply hjs customers with their winter's cottl, itnn iDj;8 was as often given away ax it »»s stjtd. Then as the writer of this enjoyed l)js fireside, made njerry then by the light heart of one n6w passed away forewr, he never thought the near cascade could e#er be disturbed or drowned by the veil ol -the locomotive or miner's blasts. But such it is, the spirit of improvement, or money has chosen tiiis point lor coal operations whiuh already present quite an imposing appear auce. This company, composed ol suob men as W. VV, Win ton, John White, Stephen Paul, Qiarka D. Rook wall and others, with a c#pjial ol own five hundred acres ol cotfl land in one body, on this part of Vfhteh has been erected two stationary engines, a neat col lection ol houses, and e*ten*i*»,works for mining, preparing their lor market and keepipgtjiUftil mieea clear of water, and by the uomuig first of January, tfc»y expect, on their part, to fee jefdy to CJe- ItVcT BOil" and Western Railroad, according to a contract with that company, la turuish them witli one hundred thousand toot. ut coal per annum for a period ot five They work two veins—an eight foot and a fourteen loot one. They are now drjvinit three drifts and a slope which is now ad vanccd soma aeveuiy ,yards. TW fourteen foot vein lies nearest the sucfoce. and is some fifty feet from the eight fool ;Due, which is also worked by Clark.- — Eighty men ara now employed by this company ; when the works are iC* complete operation, oneJmudred and filiy men tt least will be required u-pon tlu ir coal works alone. This company are now building in Providence borough, a store $0 jy 80 feet, which is intended to accoinmo. late their own workmen and the public generally with every necessary waut. In the exercise of their judgment, this tompany has been fortunate in selecting 'of.'jts President Charles 1D. tyookwell.oi )low York, a man from whose vast e»pe. jenoe and active business habits seems liuinently'Oalpulated, in connexion with Andrew J. Winter, the general agem of his oompaay, to have the management of j heir important worts. The name of W. IV. Winlon,—one so long and favorably inowo to the public of our valley—beistg issoclated wUi» this, oompany, as it is, in- Hcates U as asound and honorable on*, ind we oaa see no reason why it witt not ie oti4 oUhemoM ' ' ar«#»r«»e«.- The Luzerne Co any, under the rvision of and I»R J. A. HANN, (Dfl;»jvar Dr. D »rr'C St ire, JI till Str eet Mr. Tod J. Mr. Clerk, I desire to say a wort} in the way of explanation. [Cries of "Let us have Fuller's answer }'' "l)e-elaro ihe vote!"] Mr, Clerk, I desire to suy for myself aud those with whom I have ocied from ihc« first day ol the session, that wIiph we csirto foiward anej voted lor our colleague, [Mr. Fuller.] we did it uuder lie impression and in the belief that lie was sound on llie Kansus Nebraska question. [Applause.] And ail I desire to say now is jgst this, to pijt myself.right before /ny constituents—that it 1 had known thai my colleague entertained the sentiments whieli he has avowed loday, qny right arm would have withered before lie yoyld have reoeived my vote. TApplause. Cries ol •'Call tne roll !" "Declare D)}£ vote !" "Ho more personal explanations 1" 4eo.J Mr. Walker said : Belore t cast my vote, I desire to ask the gentleman on 1I19 opposite side of the House, from the State of New York, [Mr. Sage.] The question is thin : whether he would vote for the repeal of the Kansas-Nebraska act 1 or, to use the language of the gentleman from New-York, would he vote for the restoration of the Missouri compromise, with the restrictions as to the linp, or not, if that question were introduced t Mr. Puller, of Pennsylvania. I stated ljja» if I had been a member of the las! Congress, I should have Voteid against ilie ! territorial IcfciiiaJiss 0. "hut Congress.— Put I am willing now to resist agitation, and abide by the laws as they are ; and, resisting agitation, I shall vote against It,— And now. Mr. Clerk, and fellow-citizens, 1 have oqe more \yprd to say. I have been charged with being an obstacle In the way of the organization of this body. My position, humble si it is, has been magnified into this imjjprtance. J never desired, And have not expected, an election. I have neither asked for, nordeclifled it. I have given no pledges lo obtain ii. Grateful, indeed, I am for the expression of confidence arid of kindness which I have received j but I should be vastly more pleased if the suffrages which have been given to me should be cast for an abler end 0 worthier in nt). PITTSTON, V*. December, 17, 1853. NEW - 130 .IRKKNV.lt U #TR*KT, YORK. O. R. OOBMAN, M. D. bis Prjfewional Borvjcc* toU»e citiHliB of PiUBton »nJ vicinity. Cilice in the rosl OJiae, ruuton. Aug. 2, IH50. 'JV (One Rloek raat of Washington Market.) August 17, t£D5. C. R. GORMAN & Co., (IN THE HOUSE, DKC. 20, 1803 ) /CD.'• '• TT'PTSTO.V, PA.. Agent* for Tapocott'» General Kmigrnlttui nml foreign Rxehnngc. P«r»on» residing in the country, o ml wishing to cngtjge |Das»»irr «rt seful money to tbeir friends in any pat' of Rur.Dt»e may Jo so,with safety by applying a the Pu-i-Olfice. I'ausr.ott & Co'*- receipt wilUDe fumUlul bv re■turn mail. I PitUtoo, Auij. 'Jli, t»!D3. A. PRICE & CO.i COAL MERCHANTS. 'JJice—\v**L aide Main, xlreel, PitUlOH Luxerm tounty, Pa. AasinHn.1852. tr- Mr. HKNllY M. FULLER." Mr. Jlerk, 1 am not in the habi. ot bejug very riuuti disturbed by what may bs suid eilh :r lor or against me ; but, inasmuch as jt vas intimuted this morning by one ot my :oi leagues thai my position was ntisuoderitood, 1 desire to avail myself ol this opjoriunity, with the indulg*noe ot gentlenen ot the House, to declare fully and- Irankly what tny relation* are. It is .conceded, 1 believe, that the di#it-uliy whioh lies at the foundation ot all jur troubles is the one question of slavery. 1 desire to doolare 1 aui opposed to the present agitation of the fcubjeet of slavery, lor the reason that, in my humble judg. mei.t, no possible good can result from that agitation in the present excited state of public feeling. On the /contrary, that all discussion ujion this subnet JWJtt now result, as it ever has heretofore resulted, in evil and mischief; creating popular discontent, individual distrust, sectional alienation and division. 1 am willing, ihsrAfcrs, ta iaass this qasstisnsi sis?ary, where the Constitution of the country has left it, ;[applause,] with the people w.ho tolerate it, to control, regulate and determine for :lvemselves. [Renewed applause ] I shall not meddle nor ijiterlere with the subject. I will do nothing o disturb any existing relations, if it be in evil, it is their evil; if il be a blessing, it is their blessing. J make no aggressions upon the rights or feeli«gs of anv nan, or of any section f nor will 1 subnit to any invasion of mine. With respoct to past legislation there « an honest ditfferenou ot opinion, i »upioried the compromise measures of 1820 ; tnd was willing to regard them a finality. . should have opposed the legislation of he lastiCongress ; D'i: do not indorse it low. Believing thai agitation then, as low, could result in ho public good, and laving in vie# the public pespe and the jublic welfare, I am willing that the past ihould 4ituny Its own deed, and. I de-ir-, orgetting former MTetn&es, to unite with my ftdlow-eltizens' everywhere 'In 'a pa.l iotic effort to bring tmfck rtw emtmrf to' hat state ot «uCjd feeling and socW nony XvInch once existed; Mid nev■r »C* have been disturbed.' I believe thst here call ba no doUht- with regard to itvf Denlitrieuiii on this suhj- ot. it thfere -be, I im willing to stand up before this great nquisltion, and submit myself fo the Interrogatories c/ tip grand inquisitors. [A;k ilause.J M r. 8lierman.1 deni re to aaV t he gentleman one quest ion. 1 do no tor the purpose of kiformation. Would you be wll- - « Jing Yrikiable Towa Property obtain an advantage, be extended, b' For Sale- "**" ' reaaonaf the repeal of the Missoo .iraWe resWenca/and the term, wilt b« made .a ?5?' Also, a lot In Went Pituton. Apply to Mr. FuMert And /. H. JKNK1NS, answer it. } will i« July 80,1864. Pituton, Pr. people- [Applause.1 U ho c'itIs upft till 9 111 ill UL 1 tw li'St finish his AMI .$yyr, rson infeCae£ led an an in- Want *»W misery accomnight'. TUe. livkwarJ booby , lives upon rom a trade#-, dyliy^ry., idependence. -■ *.1 hard places In. tftfs1 i &ch'ors of tnoVer thdh" n tfifli'y: the Eulsonpal churo'',' siimll town in Loufiio have planted a vinteircame discotftCfe£flimf In fiis- farewell serfrtftti ' matter out, aft# ' ist off HA feet : !' is atfv triali in this ■prov&ihat We'ever shall li-j refund1##'-^' 1' F J. t*j2 Jia Treacher; not t 'tlbWINE'1 jafl, W(i# VisftinriM us! round: The officials oor tor himnnd'had'H^tfr' nobody- minj#- .itiek. He made bolij to ion, £ivthg Cut the jhHow-'" was passed routed ; . heel land Is this, ,ply,» •-D" m {■-. '-sq-cpf ftfS r , "rr- v,r., m&Mm -Says Varro, "pm forked stakes J Mat op ky and give thrown**!" ev will iD«come;lMotoW«i' :uu, b^jdfr oroken one be joined Willi jm W wiH Imitate ; tlifcfi let j evtn fffound-wtihouva,ffemrt* io * .myD nmcb. iM*Mrt9if*ai a first be put tp e*«oty n, if conyenleii'r, town (city ;) lheD habit Co • t noise, and iietiiag • vsiriHtV'-afcoki* 1 *D riS3 &£* - it* 25C?gdateSS2S*:; mine had or had not x. -it Compb. /*• This.ri'tiife!' differeftC*?"b^g#t'tti§J /eat upon. 1am nojv supervise .. B. F. Sawyef ..... Ate -op p«r foi moss man vrMo advertises tnwHh» Vpjfo" vote have vatr,d heretofore. Bennott, jr., in their essential charabtei imboat, and * does iwi. Xlta . ji»jt un. lb« ■ ,M en- honest that ( am stantf- around S? in facf, if we oofl*iCfor the months notice, so that"*. prjper ro J *££ anJ ,he oitr on a fe9profi•i com- ing by tfea ,hq(t iipiftMftsofthe Constitution obstacle? they have necessarily had to can'^e./y $ey\ tfffts:' "Ts «bn ,.c gcntl«- and the law« ot the land. I therefore out pootend witi tfam their first inception till right to seud over the road 50,000 tona ex- »(fvertise la met 1 UD give'fc'gcfed bar ---, — my vote for iff. Fuller. [Applause.] now, and their libefal outlay of oupitel io tra per during, tbpir oontraot, by g»uD, uor eau be ai&rd it. ' 4 will': tapeettiilly Ni. Ready. I detire 'iiimfply to'iay develobe the reaourdea of thejr lanil, we paying uaual (his WWt -*'■»*-»' —~r w  eave the iiiBtunr t? the ona word to the House. I have been oast- think they deserve odusiderable , thaw ,fW:seven veios of,«so#l varying cCm|. The.Circuit Court of Eeading, Pa., d%- ' ing«y vote for Marly two week. %t Their mine, are located in the sid Zj&pm and quality, and. fictitious aactioa bids •*«!*. tjsnry M. Fuller, I £•* tfonii tb'nitdtjr foyt jMHWesstitg great aconomio value, gal, dwl'#ip"'if "puff«il«}i|*re employed, are to be an aesurancu ibfit he occujiied a position Notch, and the tall, red chimney, Two veins, one five ieet, on# four and a uie aafo i» votd. Forenvjst among the fow who partook of the privations, sufferings arid dangeers of our valley during its etDrly history, stands the name of Henry L- G. Van Stork. Leaving all the (ocM ctfmlorta of an Eastern home, he misraied to i|)e Lackawanna Valley in 179DJ and in 1808 moved on the land now owned by Ferdinand Van isliork. Bringing with him alt the ambition, hope, *and energy of liu youth— posseaiiiag an iron oouetitution, ai)d all that steady industry so essentia lo success —he stepped in a niotye pf the broken lorest, to bailie lor his I mure iioins. Clearing enough to show the beauty of tha soil he erected a log. cabin and surrounded it with all the pristine simplicity of his day. (loads wore mmle, fences built—the young orch&rd soon blossomed-—rye. and tlw father of that dish, so popular a', that day a«a ifiVWU as honiL#y—liidiuft corn, smiled Irom the stumpy field*: around him,; It was here during the long winter evenings that the vrnisou smoked and ciuer foamed. Here, while the wolf or the storm howlt'd without the huge wooden fire lDlft£ed from tlie capacious Uearth, and tbs pine knot* used .then a# eandies re flw»;v4 back ihific light on the group within—sm&U» tut n»oc« QotueuteJ tlwn Alexander the Qreai conquojliu: the world, .JEie })$« Jong suit* gope from among us, and bin nous not only inherit the homesteud but their itiJiwWy. J. BQWKLEY &. LEYSHPW, COAL ME 11CHANTS— Office Corner of Mam ami Railroad Sheels, Ustxi, P i. Angust lt», 1850.—tf. DR. H. WENTZEL, Or o r »i a li PJ»yatoi»% \XTQ\U.Q reapectfully announce lo the peo yy pie of PitUUtn and vicinity Hint after an nhaancK i»f *oia« month* lie hm returned »n.l permanently located in tho place. He will lie happy -to wu.it opon any reqdiriiiu his professional aerriott. Thankful lor past favors,hC will ernJeat Dr te merit* edntijmence of the same. Office, at If'rede rick Hell's. ittsltn, Keb, 17, i85i tf Miss M. J. WETHBRKY, TEACHER OF VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL m vatc., PirTSTON, Lntuxii Co., PA. fly Term commencing Moudny, Jul* 30, A TTOIiNE Y A T LA TF, 33. S. Xtoon, WYOMING h0 USE PITTSTON. PA. Office with James Helm, E«j, in Upper Pittston Clerical drranton, l*ji. It A YDEtt] BROTHERS, YITSHOLWAl.E dealrrs lit Buttons, Combs, SwnciMlfir* W Thruiula, Embroideries, FwDcy Uoods, Walebes, Jewelry, There ore a fe lower country, a*' odflfleil'ominBtiort 'C •The onderalsned would ruBpccirully announce to tho nuWte that he ha* rag-only purchased Pvt* *"■ will oatiuas to tUro In lis maaairunn.nt H»« mom direful aeeawmadatlua to almo* any nainbar of *uwt*—there facilities will be cumblued with th.' elf.irts of the propstot.. . nuwv tlllfl uf t ll«i fWtMy ir.t7n"tfc"8wle," lii poiutol uilbo inftneiflceiicc or eonif°Kftr»0« aUuadoJ to by careful IMtwa. J.ffl. W. RCJ KaiVPrsjrMtor. itocr*|itwti, May 13, 1835.—''  SILVER AND PLATED WARE, Gold Pons, fishing Tackle, lie, fcc. Merchants and II li»ii«iVi TW'hWiI CliDin ■ • I _ ..— «1n. lluyilen, I j Tracy Hnyilen,^ John Hnytlen. i I Geo. Haydon. NC# pifwd. Pn-. Nor.fl, 1885. . Rev. , V after laboring in ana, long enousrh yard and eat of it even disgusted, he told the who! «ho4k iheit* grDld C* And now, if cangregatfoo that paid ihe a ilollur, ft the apot." J. R. LYNCH & Qo., ft 0 B E R T ■ B A U R, Dealer! in Perfumery and Fancy Goods, Beck & Co.'* Washing Powders, i Also,'Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, Wholesale i and Retail. B bolt-I?incioi-, /TtrU JEm'j Cfnur .ff fnHu 1v» -i 4 mil iAfli* S»7« Frames,conuacn,*; ' X minted and plain, made!*- Job Binding noatfy execute^. Altfyeietectftmof cotnrrion and fUie picture*.  iBUnk Books,Staliouury|Novel*, fee..at way* on hand. :wh,om itder, u{ *Uf 4»e. No. 305 Atch st, 1 door below Clh, Phila.N. side, April 37,1855. _______ A Methodist miJes Irom Mario pMrUment on tlio gffl&GiiMS miMMIH. Pq.skwna.bU Barber and Hair L-rtsaer, U(X)0 ibis (arri), upar the cu.r*e liiis side of the Fuller Treading, a new company (lie Vtin Siark Co.—intend to operate largely in coal. Mussr*. Howanh, Bowk ley, Bennet, and of hers, compose ihiscompany : all known to be men liberal and energetic, and their vuriou* impiovemenis, projects, aol investments beiqjf so immediately contiguous to our borough will probably tend more towards ihe advancement of real estate ainona u», than the operations of any oilier company. Captain Martin who has long b«en en in the copper mines |u the Vyeat Indies, acd also in the bitumirioys regions of Kentucky, is now engaged sinking two jhn'tts lor ihis company whicH, whejj coinpleted, will be sJO'0 feet deep, or II tlii diamdnil Vein is bfl sooner reach*#. From tbesS daj-Jj, orater like throats nis company intend to raise Cib&f frorti within two hawe already ;ontiactc{l Willi,the Del. & Vye.M, irn KijiJro((d Co., to furbish tfcem J&0.000 pns of coal per annum, lor a period welve years. Alter their oonl is re»dy or market, they receive from that com- Waj®r' •oa' m ' TO RENT. TJ« room recently occupied by Oo/jie PcrkinH, Em-, •• a law offlee, upon the seeftml floor of the »k«nix Building. For terms; apply to the subal.he store of G. R. L"v/gf,^L0VE Ont J)oor North of Butler House, PITTSTON, PA. nad opened the it. sjojD and Ii4t l&rod lo hi* Wetic Inke up a oolli*© injj Uy 11)11 »tD i he list par- Customers attended to with the utmost cute aui despatch. Public patronage respectfully solicited. J my.20, 1853. 853. A. KEKNEU'S LIVERY AND EXCHANGE. HMD THK POST OFFJCE, SCH ANTON, PA. Heady at all limes lo accommodate villi the but of ■ ' horses and vehicles. Scranton, Feb. 24, 1854-1*. " Lord, wlmt a wral Xka» Dicl*i ihuu x Pittston, yprjl97, 1855, r ■ f" 1 J « j fn MIJ 1 HJIfrWOH. 4V if Architecture. «D - THOSE wanting anything designated abo»c wilt please give .tie #ubscribeia etui, who t» prepared to make drawim/s for buildings, writ' specifications, Cfrc. May be found bymquirhnz at Ba«ie Hotel. oiiy. vD'. Lvtug. Mf. Walker, i teg leave to make this remark before I casl my vole. I teel ii is due to thegentleman from Pennsylvania 10 slate that my question Was not the result of any distrust which 1 felt as to that gentle-mail's position But 1 heard tlje ha ryes 'of }»enileninn wbohatf bee/1noting wiih m,e lur hiHl oostiof; tlieir outrages lor different member* of iliis House, upon the failure, I presume, as they conceive, of my friend fro-w Pennsylvania to answer the question outagoriCally propounded to htnj by the gentleman from New York, [Mr. Sage.J— Whtsn I saw that manifestation of disuusl, I felt called upon to put the question directly to the gentleman from'Pennlytvkilia and learn whether " not tha 'sine »f friends of »ny just ground lo ■ontent tt» a# '■—Trie© now XA^ARCR Forwarding" and ComUtiim Mtrcforits 1'ITTSTOX, PA. Wrt.T. utteha to forwarding »nd receiving goods a hnrlrtlirv limine, renrof 1. nr. urn* V Hotel Allgood consigned to his earoforwarded wltfc despatch. EXCHANGE AND BANKING OFFJCE. THE suba.-rifecrtliittvc 'ojwned an oftee tff.Mt tjwit, Cfc sCj»uiit «ud tach.nusm tbi» piece,o-•Wyoming avenue. opposite Wjrrtmlng House imo doOM northeast of Mr phit»i','» store. MASON; fc Co. Scranton, May 18, 185^. yok a w thai I . JQEO. W. BRAINJjfRD A CA. : 103 Murray, uu WMt Street, New York IGbO. W, DiMlMfftP, ' DAVID BELDKN Uyjf-s--o . .u. -1 i . Wholesale Jieulcr in TOBAece, SNUFF AMD CIGARS (K« 98 SJojrRi Thjrd 1st., 3 doori above Arch st., PHILAD^RFA. salt and fish. i 1EOUHD, /Vfntn S«JUi» WlM uiwlfyracmo Salt lDrto« vXrela, lorsale by lUe quantity or otherwise. Also Bo J.iaiu) J MicW.ire'hu llls.and.bulf Ills., a tins Mtlcle.— MjllJ• , GBOROE frZAWUfr Boobs 1 iKrvTV Toluroea raiKccttnucouH Rp,(l stpnctard jJUriJ Work» i ilw, 1500 pain boot* anj  /at «pD •» «o»t by H. A. DOKR. PNMBtt, *«Wh 16, 1PS5. OAMI'HENK & FLUID JISKWESiT bf STEELEh. BHQ, J rCORN M«AL, fo J^2AR.