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PHILADELPHIA TREASON INDICTMENTS. 1T will be
recollected that the Grand Jury In Philadelphia,
returned an indictment against some of the persons
who distinguished themselves by spriting on the
mob against the civil authorities during the recent
dreadful riots in Philadelphia. Mr.. Levin, the
member of Congress elect, John ]. Watmaugh,
the ex-member, and we believe another editor, him
OF the Spirit of the Times were implicated in this
indictment.


We do not wish to say single word offensive
Individually to any of the persons embraced in this
indictment for treason against the State, but it is
due to the institutions Of the country-to the Con-
stitution-to the principles Of the American revolu
tion-to the character Of Philadel lphia-and to the
the progress of liberty, that these men should be-
subjected to fair and impartial trial, and that if
be found that in any degree they were culpable in
exciting the mob to resist the civil authorities, they
should be punished with the utmost severity Of the
law. No matter how they stand in society, they
should be dealt with as they merit A civil govern
ment cannot exist unless the public authorities
protected and sustained by public opinion against
lawless, blood-thirsty, atrocious, church.burnins
mob. This opinion is expressed without reference
to the right or wrong of any of the parties, but
merely on the broad grounds Of public order and
the security of civil government.





HIRAM KETcHUM IN THE FIELD.-Hiram Ketch-
um and his friends, alarmed at the important posi-
tion of Mr. George Folsom, the "Native" candidate
for Senator, have commenced movement which
comes of to-day, by speech from Mr. Ketchum
himself, on the school law. This is intended, un
doubtedly, TO prevent great portion Of the wings
who are in favor Of repeal of the present school
law and restoration Of the Bible to the schools
from voting the Native ticket for Mr.. Folsom
But however much Mr.. Ketchum's expressed ep
mons Of the school law may be concurrent with
those of any section Of the people Of this city, hr
is not at all to be compared in point of intellectual
capacity, dgnifed demeanor, good temper, and IL
beral mind, with Mr. George Folsom.


GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES The manner in which
the government expresses from Boston are man
aged is most disgraceful. Every thing was in rea.
diness on the last occasion, except the locomotive
at Greenport, when delay Of three hours took
place, all owing to the meanness and narrowness
of the Post Office Department, which could not,
it seems, go to the petty expense Of keeping the
engine in readiness Uncle Sam himself, who is a
generous, beral-minded fellow. and at this mo
ment has his pockets so full that he doesn't well
know what to do with his money, would manage
this business in another style. But we have got
such miserable Post Office Department, and
such mean set Of postmasters, as never, we be
lieve, before disgraced any country. We most
heartily wish that Mr.. Polk or Mr.. Clay, or Mr..
Anybody, would get at once into the White House,
so that all those scurvy fellows might be kicked
out


