Democrat And Sentinel

The Franciscan Brothers.

The Franciscan Brothers having as is well known applied to the legislature for an act of incorporation of their institute, located at Loretto, in this county, they have been suddenly made the subject of attack by the "Know-Nothing" press from one end of the State to the other.

The Academy under their care has been in successful operation for several years past, and judging from the constantly increasing number of its students, and the public examinations which have been held, promises to become one of the most flourishing literary institutions of our county, and equal to many older than it in the country.

The debate upon the passage of the bill in the House of Representatives will be found on the first page of this week's paper to which we would call the attention of our readers. The remarks of our member Mr. Smith are pertinent, and his defence of his constituents such as it should be. The remarks of Mr. Longaker of Montgomery, and Mr. Johns of Fayette, are also most excellent and show the determination of the majority of the house to have the bill decided upon its own merits. Upon the final passage of the bill the majority was large, but every "Know-Nothing" vote in the house was cast in the negative. The bill is now in the Senate, but what may be its fate in that body is now impossible to say. We shall endeavor to keep our readers advised as to its progress in the Senate.