of those classes of citizens who look for a wise and judicious Administration of the Federal (Governments, and which has also gathered a round him the warm and generous sympathies of the constituents who confide in his progressive instincts, as illustrated through all his long and illustrious career. There is not now to be found a reasonable man in any pait of the Union, who does tvoi be lieve that Mr. Buchanan's nomination would be succeeded by his certain and triumphant elec tion. To tiie South he presents no record in consistent, even in the slightest degree, with that which induced the southern delegates to vote for him so long and so steadily in the Dem ocratic Convention ol ]Bbi!. Now, as then, he stands forth the uncompromising enemy of their eneno-s • the devoted advocate o! their consti tutional rights. To the Northwestern States he presents the unsullied record of one who lias co operated with their own pioneer representatives in Congress, in opening up our new territories to commerce and civilization. The Northern or Eastern States know him as the champion of their rights wlmn these were sacrificed to Brit ish i a pacil v. While in the Middle States, it may be proudly saul of Mr. Buchanan, with 110 disrespect to other candidates, that he is this day regarded as the very strongest man whom the Democratic parts' could nominate for the Pres idency. The divided household of our politi cal friends in New York would, we believe, find in his name, the olive branch ol harmony and peace; the Democrats of Ohio would, un der Ins banner, advance to that victory which (heir patriotic efforts so well deserve ; and Penn sylvania, standing between these two gigantic States, would pronounce tor such a candidate, with sucii a majority as would recall the days when these three Commonwealths constituted the very fortress of the Democratic party in the free States. Dicing Mr. Buchanan's absence of nearly three'fears, while polities raged at home, he proudly abstained from interfering with the struggle fir the Presidential succession. From tit ■ lime he set f:ot on English soil, he wrote hack to his friends, that in no contingency would he place himself in the fields as a candidate for the Presidency. There was nothing ofgrief in this resolve, nothing of disappointed ambition. It was the calm and deliberate judgment of a mind, which, having looked carefully over the political past and future, had come to the con clusion that lhe dav fr the scramble for Presi dential honors had passed awav, at least with him, and that lie was determined to apply him self to Other pursuits. We assert, that, if every private letter, written from London since his absence bv James Buchanan, in the unsuspec ting confidence of his heart, should now be pub lished, and laid befiire the American peopie, there would not be found one line, no, not one syllable, manifesting a desire for lite nomina tion of the Democratic Convention, or sugges ting any way bv which it might he obtained by himself. Even since he has become formidable as a candidate, his letters are animated bv the same generous .spirit. And the very fact,that he has taken this cours-, from a conscientious belief that it would be out of place for him to struggle for the nomination, has made him ac ceptable to tbe masses in every part of our coun try. Absent he is, it is true, but his image is before their eyes wherever they go. In distant lands, it is true, but his counsels have been felt us if he \verv present among us. Contending with the giants of foreign diplomacy, it i< true, hut tlie thoughts and the words he left behind, are his tiving representatives. The people will judge of him by the record, bv the even tenor of his life, by the spotless purity of his chaiac tcr, by his undaunted patriotism, and by the trophies with which he returns to his native sltotes, to he crowned, as we confidently hope, \v ilit the highest honors of the Republic. Volcanoes. A correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce, writing from on board the U. S. frigate Congress, off the coast of Greece, gives the following graphic description of tile volca no on Stromboli, one of the group of eight Jsl an Is :n the Mediterranean Sea, known as the Li pari or JEilian Islands: Knowing that we should pass Stromboli, one of the group, late at night, f requested the offi cer of the deck to call me as soon as the flame <•1 this wonderful volcano came into view. 1 knew that sailors had fir many years called it the <! ighthouse' of the Mediterranean, that for two thousand years past, at least, its eruptions it id been uninterrupted fur a single dav, and that to-night the flames would glare uinn the waters over which we were so rapidly sailing. At tiiree o'clock its the morning 1 was summon ed 0:1 deck, and lor the first time in mv life saw a mass of flame rising out of lhe bowels of the earth. Stromboli was now about twenty miles distant, ils conical peak '2,809 f-et in height, standing ont in strong relief' against the South ern sky, and a volume of fire rising in majestic splendor at intervals of five and ten minutes, from its centre. The stillness of the night, the solitude of the sea, and the immensity of the over-arching Heavens, may have increased the sublimity oi the scene. But whatever may have been tbe cause, the grandeur of the view of Stromboli can never lade from my memory. The pillar of fire rose, just as the wafers of Ni agara fall, in quiet consciousness of irresistible power; and as you gaze, you feel that it was 'he power oi God. The light of tiie descend ing flames diffused itself far over the distant waters, and it was not difficult to believe that in a night of storm the lost mariner might see and bless its light, though a hundred miles a vrav. As we came nearer, I could distinctly see redshot stones rising in the midst of the flame, and breaking like rockets in a grand pyrotechnic exhibition, and scattering stars back again into the crater whence thev rose. The c iter is located perhaps one-third the distance , f: >m the 1 op, and while the larger portion ot the lava falls back info its mouth to be rnelfed j and again ejected, a constant stream is pouring I down one of the sides of the mountain, to its base, where it leaps into the embrace of the 1 sea. A distinguished English Engineer, who ' surveyed minutely this w hole region, says that he saw at one time mas>es of red-hot stones, in a semi-fluid state, and accompanied with show ers of ashes and sar.d, thrown to the height of; fi**. iO, 300 and even 1000 (Vet above the era* 1 ter. and it required certainly but very little more activity m that sei of fire, whose billows are ever seething in the caverns below Sfrom boli, to have made before tis such exhibitions of magnificence as he saw. I think Stromboli is the only volcano in the world which never ceases its activity. It seems to be a vent for this whole volcanic region, and is probably con nected with Vesuvius and Etna by some subter ranean communication. C I lie prospects ot a tine hardest were ne ver more flattering than at present. THE BEDFORD fililTTl. Bedford, May 16. 1 >•>< G. W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor, i FOR PRESIDENT, DOX. J IMS BIT Dim DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. Canal Commissioner, GEORGE SCOTT. .ltul it or (iencr nl, JACOB FRY, JR. Surveyor Genera!, TIMOTHY IVES. DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL. COMMITTEE.— 1 lie Democratic State Central Committee will meet at the St.Charles Hotel, in Pittsburg, on Monday ihe 2.lth o! tins month. A full attendance is requested on business of great importance. JOHN VV. FORNEY, Chairman. KF"The first Quarterly Meeting of the M. E. Church of Uedford, for the present Conference year, will commence on next Saturday evening at the usu al hour. It was postponed two weeks on account ot the illness of the Pastor, Mr. GIHSON, who has recov ered from his attack. The Presiding Elder, Mr. COLLINS, will not be present, owing to official en gagements elsewhere. His place will be filled, how ever, by one who comes as near him as any other man in the Baltimore Conference, so that no disap pointment will occur on this point, however much the people would be gratified to hear once more the thrilling eloquence of JOHN A. COLLINS, who is a la vorite every where, and especially in Bediord. T?sc S„o*t 4'hildreei Bound. C/"Bya note from Col. K. I). BBEOLK, dated May S, we learn that the lost children of Mr. Cox were found on the morning of that day, near the saw-mill of John Conrad, Esq., under a tree, both dead, and supposed to have been dead for spveral days. They were only about '.'f, miles from home. HARRISON WVSONG and J soon DIURKT were the persons who found their remains. It is asserted that Mr. YV y song had a dream indicating the place where the children were, of which he informed Mr. Dibert the next morning, and in proceeding to the place there thev were, sure enough ! It i- a great con-o iation to all to know that they have been found, and that they were not devoured by wild beasts. We deeply syrrtpathise with the ]rents in this >ad be reavement, but their 10-s is the eternal gain of their innocent little children, who are henceforth and lot ever at rest, in their lather's mansion 011 high. The finding of these children has materially dam aged the capital of certain KNOW NOTHINGS, who iiad industriously circulated a re| ort. w liich, we have no doubt, was believed by many ol' their deluded brethern, viz: that they had been kidnapped by a Catholic institution in Cambria county, with the view of converting the hoys into NI'NS! !! The K. N. '-High Priest" who started that report should at I once be rewarded with a leather medal as indicative j of his capacity to "rule America Political TcmiKranre Exemplified! Mr. JORDAN, the Senator from this District, who, for years, has been the leader of the cause of PRO HIBITION. voted for a License Law, la-t Winter, which authorizes the sale of Liquor by the glass, and which re-establishes A/c and Beer Houses—and, when asked in open Court, on Saturday last, if an eating-house, for the -ale of Beer and Ale, (that was th e point,) was necessary in Bedford Borough, lie de liberately declared that it teas ' to the utter amaze ment of those who had known his former views on the liquor tiatfic. JOHN MOWER, Esq., maintained ; his character for consistency and integr.ty on this ! subject by positively and indignantly repudiating the idea that any such drinking-honse was necessary in j Bedford, and expressed his surprise that Temperance | men should advocate such an establishment. This he done, however, without casting any personal im putation upon the gentleman applying for thelicen-e. Mr. Jordan will now have to seek some other hum- Lug to aid his political aspirations, of which, hmvev- I or, he always seems to have an abundant supply on hand, as will be seen by referring to tbe proceedings of a little Know Nothing meeting held in Bedford on Tuesday evening of the Court, of which he was the head, front and centre, having moved it organization, ; reported its resolutions, and done up its speaking in the ohl fumiliar Whilst Mr. Jordan professed to he bitterly opposed to the extension of the stave power, he was fulsom in his praises of A. J. I)onel : son, who boasts himself the owner of a lII'NDRED NEtJRO SLAVES! Humbug is the only weapon employed against the Democracy. Cs*"Col. T. A. Hoy D resigned the office of District j Attorney for Bedford County on last Friday alter noon, and on Saturday morning the Court announced the appointment ol (j. K. SCAM;, KM;., to (ill thenn ■ expired term, who took the oath of ol'iceand entered upon its duties. Mr. BOYD intends to locate in the West, where, we hope, hp will meet with success commensu rate with h inabilities as a Lawyer, anil his deportment as a gentleman. He leaves Bedford with the regrets of ail our citizens. As a public otticer he dischar ged his duties promptly and with integrity. CF" We congratulate the public upon the acceptance ol the appointment of District Attorney by (>■ 11. ijpAxc;, Esq., who, we are sati-fied, will make one of the most efficient officers ever invested with that trust iti Bedford County. Ail things now seem to move iri harmony with the future success of the principles ol the Democratic Party. Coming- Cut! BjcDnring last week, a gpntlenian of high charac ter. a resident of Br diord County. informed us that he had been deceived into the Know Nothing ranks, but that he had left tbem forever, satisfied that The whole tiling is a fraud npon the Democratic party, and a gull trap to deceive unsus|>ectiiig men. He says that every Democrat in his neighborhood who had joined the order has left it in disgust. A Lutheran Minister, not a resident of the county, "imt/.- hi,n it!." iMcgiiii Cloths fassimercs &c. DC/*" We have made an examination of the Cloths, Cassuneres, Vesting?, Stocks, N.C., ad vertised BV Mr. C. LOVER in llit Gazette of to day, and have no hesitation in saying that they embrace tlie most elegant assortment and styles ever brought to Bedford. He can certainly tit out either a mar. or a boy as handsomely asanv establishment in Chesnut Street, Philadelphia. Give him a call. O'The ' Memoir of JAMES BCCHANAX," commencing on the first page, should be care fully read and preserved for fill lire reference by every Democrat in Bedford County. It is from the pen of Col. Jon\ YV. FORNEY, and is a pa perol great merit. Read and hand it round. HENRY S. MAURAIV, the State Treasurer elect, has entered upon the duties of his office. He will make one of the ablest of ficers we have ever had in that responsible De partment of Government. GREAT DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH. The Character of Philadelphia Redeemed. Thf Know .X'othinn Horde Driven from their In at Fortress — The Birth Place of Know Notbirigism its Grave—The People have Spoken—Corruption and Imbecility Ilebu ked—Truth, .Justice and Equality Vindica ted—The stately Stepping of the Democra cy Toward a Great National Victory, with the Proper Candidate. Yesterday ua- a glorious one for the city of Pbil ! adelphia. Full of hope and enthusiasm, our forces i were early marshalled for the battle, and the result |of their exertions has been a decisive victory, ihe : haughty and boastful enemy of equal rights now lies prostrate at our feet, and awaits our magnanimity for a decent burial. Kven the most hardened offen der, as he swings Iron 1 the gallows which the law has erected, excites in the humane breast a feeling of i compassion. Why may not the xotij-l lo'iltr, who was i doomed to death yesterday by the all-potent voice of our citizens, through the ballot-box, —the only se ctet political tribunal that should exist in a free j country,—excite our commisserntion / Secure in j the darkness of his midnight orgies, SAM'S conti i dence in his own strength, prepared him first for ru i in, and subsequently lor death. His name has losl I its taltsmanic local inlluettce, and former companions j refuse to receive his corrupted body. Putrid and of i feiisive us his mortal remains have become, they must not he permitted to further taint the atmo-- phere, and in his rejected and forsaken state, the j friends of retrenchment and reform must deposite j him depp in the hovvels o! the earth, wheie he can | rot without disturbance. We shall assist in the pleasing duty, from sheer magnanimity. Few robbers have been more successful titan SAM. He not only deprived men of their rights and redu ced them to -lavery ; but also continued lo rob them alter they had become slaves. He established an F.phori more imperious and selfish than that ol the Spartans, with not a tithe ol the mode-ly ol that i ancient tribunal. The niernbeis ol the latter were ' often poor, and as they dared not enjoy wealth open ly, they were more careful to conceal that which tfiev had acquired unlawfully. Our F.phori boast oi their illicit gains, and attempt to live down cen-ure with a show of magnificence. But thanks to the victory of yesterday, our Courts may now inquire into their conduct, and compel restitution. festerday was a light and sunny day, and cheerful hearts heat victorious music. The smile that play ed around the countenances of our friend-, as ihey manned the Polls, begat in the Know Nothings a sul len disquietude. From these indexes, no one could mistake the result of the election. Like WEI.I.IM.* TON at Waterloo, the Know Nothings inwardly pray ed lor "dark or BI.T'CUKR but no Bt.rcHF.IT came to save them. In the morning, the Germans were to re-cue them from danger; but alas! they but joined iheir forces to the friend- of an honest administra tion of affairs, and rendered the condition of the Se cret Order more desperate. In the afternoon, the Protestant (Irish) Associations were certain to re trieve the fortunes of the day ; but in this, too, had the Know Nothings been rni-taken, and they were left to die in despair. Night came upon them with out Bl.rcHEtt. and all was lost. We are gratified to know that our t'riends behaved with the utmost forbearance throughout the entire day, although they had botli the numbers and ability to reciprocate former abuses. A year ago, IViro crat- were beaten with tnaces, stabbed by Police men, and locked up in dungeons, merely because the Know Nothings were the stronger party. \ester day, we bad the greater strength, but instead of in -uits and maltreatment, the disciples of SAM, were not only treated with a generous forbearance, but our friends will be at the cost of having the rohher decently interred. Who are really the friends of peace and good order ? The question i answered hy the relative conduct of the parties. Friends of civil and religions liberty, raise the exiiltent shout, for the toe of republican institutions is pro-trate in the dust, panting with exertions. Ye who regard the welfare and character of Philadel phia, rejoice in the overthrow of a secret enemy, whose embrace insured destruction. Lift up your manly heads, ye valiant sons of equality, and show the world that you have established your freedom. The blighting scourge oi Know Xothingism has been whipped from our City, never again to return. In solent in the stiength of its power, intolerance and pro-cription became the instruments of its policy, while peculation arid extravagance revelled in undis tuibed security. Ttie people, indignant at the acts of the "adventurers, 7 ' have hurled them from the positions which they disgraced, and a brighter fu ture awaits Philadelphia. For awhile, public ser vant- may disregard the will of our citizens, and squander their treasures with an unsparing sei lishness; but retributive justice will soon overtake them. Who now remains to save the plunderers from exposure 1 Even their former friends stand ready to give testimony against them, and deep will be their humiliation when the truth is presented. Where are the millions of public treasure that have been scat tered abroad within the last two years? Point to the improvements that have swallowed them up. Al ready the voice of our citizens is heard, crying "dis gorge— disgorge," and the guilty are quailing with dread. Be patient, ye evil ones, it you can, lor jus tice is on your track, aid will som overtake you. We have made a clean sweep of the City—.Mayor. 1 Solicitor, Controller, Receiver of Taxes, and City Commissioner—and the "birth-place of Know Noth ingism ha- become its grave." The country owes this victory to the Democratic party; but it is due ! conservative Whigs to say that they acted in perfect 1 harmony with the Democracy, for they both now stand, to all intents and purposes, upon the same po litical platform. We extend to them the right hand of fellowship for their noble bearing 01: yesterday. All who have contributed to this unparalleled suc -1 cess "deserve well of their country." Who iii this land of liberty would have -upposed, before the tact appeared, that a miserable organiza tion like that of the Secret Order, could have domi nated an intelligent population like that which Phil adelphia contains? Bit such is the fact. The world, in many of-its ppochs. has exhibited such ex amples, and they have, in every instance, tended to purify the political atmosphere. However depress ing they may be lor a moment, they improve public : opinion, and direct it to u more just appreciation of right and justice. We have borne our temporary ills with becoming fortitude, and Providence has at length rewarded our manhood. Let us all now re joice in a higher wisdom than man posses-es, and never doubt the ultimate triumph of justice and e | quality. I'p to the Tenth Ward, we go with an unbroken chain, not a single link 10-f. TheTenth,Thirteenth, fourteenth, and Eighteenth then intervene to de prive tis of a unanimous result; but even the-e have reduced majorities. How contemptible must a party have become, whose successful position has entirely changed places within two short years? In this country, no party can long exist that lacks the prop er stamina—truth, justice and equality. From this time henceforth, we consider the Democracy ami the I National Whigs united for common purpose, as there is no antagonisms to keen them apait. The scene in front of our oliice was one of the 1 wildest enthusiasm—delegation alter'delegation front I tie different, wards passing with exultant shouts of victory, accompanied by music, and bearing trans parencies with quaint an I appropriate devices. At about 1 I o'clock the different delegations, lear ning that Hon. RICHARD YAI X and Wit. A. PORT Kit were at the Merchant's Hotel, wended their way to that quarter of the city, and were addressed by those gentlemen, as follows : MR. VAT" \*S SPKECtI. Fellow Citizens—Vour congratulations are most agreeable to me, because they assure nie that the thinking and independent voters of the city have ac ted on their convictions of right. I claim no merit, personal to myself, as producing the great result you announce—a character which 1 have tried to preserve blameless, i, my only mprit. I he result of this election is not mere party vic tory. It is of higher and nobler motives. The peo ple, disgusted with pretensions without principle, have preferred a party with principles, to bankrupt cy. Ihe Democracy has been aided by the patriot ism of men who care nothing for party names, if sound, practical principles are known to regulate it. We thank them tor their support. We rejoice that secret enemies to our constitution and our laws have been prevented from longer administering the affairs ot the city of Philadelphia, the city of the Declaration ot Independence. it is neither the time nor the occasion to say any more to you now. Let us be calm, respectful and discreet. Let us be tested not by words, but by deeds. Let us set an example that, in viofory or de leaf. \vc fully understand the responsibilities that at tach to our parly and our position. Mil. PORTKR'S SPEECH, Mr. Porter., on presenting hint.ell, was also recei ved with much applause. He said that if he were the most 'inamiable ol men, he could not lee I olher- i wise than w ell towards his lellow citizen. on such an occasion as the present. He could do nothing hut return his thanks. This he did, lie said, sincerely and cordially, and perhaps also somewhat disinter estedly! for the vote for Mayor only has been receiv ed, and be had yet little knowledge of tin! result in regard to the Solicitor, or olher oHieers on the city ticket. But we have certainly secured the Mavor. j and a majority in both branches of Councils. That is something—almost everything. 1 trust, said he, further, that from this Hay a new order ol' things will dale; that corruption will be banished from our municipal affairs, and become an unknown word; that extravagance will be checked; that our hitherto enormous expenditures will he di minished. and that a better system ol' government will be introduced into cveiy department of the city affairs. I trust also that the principles of our oppo nents will also di-a|vpear ; that good men, who have sought our peaceful and happy country from admira tion of our institutions, will not be subjected to daily insult and derision, because they did not come here by ttie accident of birth. No, gentlemen, such doc ttines are now at an end. We shall hear no more of the Know Nothing party. They may attempt to as sume some new form, and appear in some new guise, but under this name and in this evil form, they will never appear again. As for myself, I a-ked no man to vote lor me, nor made no promises, anil I will make none now, pre ferring to act rather than promise. For the pre-ent, I can only again thank you, fellow citizens, lor the generous support you have given the ticket, (which 1 do most sincerely,) and wish you good night. The assemblage was addressed by other gentle men, and at a late hour adjourned. Pennsytvauian. CUAKKSVILUC, BrTt.KK Co.. IOWA, J April ID, lSod. GEN. BOWMAN: — Dear Sir f have frequently been addressed with various interrogatories from my friends in Bed lord county, respecting this lar, far west—particu larly in regard to that portion in which 1 now live, — the price of land, its agricultural resources, fee. I'o all these inquiring friends 1 would willingly write separately, it lei-ure permitted: hut, as if is, I have thought that the insertion in your paper of a general letter, applicable to them all, would be the speediest ; way of complying with their request, and perhaps. | it might be interesting to many of your readers who j are contemplating a western lunar. A general description of the whole State is scurce- I !y necessary, as a /oral sketch will give a very cor | reel idea ol its typography ; tor it is "Of such equal beauty by nature sent," j A part the whole will represent. My remark-, therefore, will he confined entirely i to Butler county. This county is situated in the | North Western part of the Slate—lJo miles we-t of j Dubuque, and 110 miles North West of lowa City, j It forms part of the lovely valley of the Cedar—Hre ! garden spot of lowa. It is watered by numerous j creeks, the principal of which is the Shell Rock a I fine stream abounding in fish, and affording many e\- ! cellent wafer-powers. The land of this county i. i mo-tly high, rolling prairie, with a fertile soil front ' I to (> feet deep—producing abundantly Wheat, Rye, 1 (hits, Corn, Potatoes, sweet potitue*, Melons, &(•. ] The last named vegetables cannot be surpa-sed, even iby the sunny south. A scareity of timber is the 1 great deficiency in some of our western States; this is o in lowa, although there isan abundance for i farming and mechanical purposes. This, perhaps, I might be urged as an objection to our great agricul -1 fural S'ate. were it not that the recent development : of extensive coal mines within her limits, show that nature has amply prepared |or this seeming defect. These mines have already been opened, and ere long I coal will be the common fuel of lowa. Fnimproved land can be bought in this part of the State for from $3 to S"i per acre. Timber and im proved lands will average $lO to $-0 per acre. Clarksville, The rout.ty spar of Butler county, is a I nourishing little tmu yar o/-l village. It has over j .'IOO inhabitants and is raphllv increasing. The rotin | ty building and upwards of 10 dwellings will go up in our town during the present summer. Progress is the characteristic of the west; it i particularly so of our county. With her energetic i citizens and natural advantages, -he is deteimined to become one ot the first agricultural counties in lowa. This is the State for the poor hut industrious farmer and mechanic. Though of limited means, yet by industiy they can obtain a foothold that will be a foundation for future wealth and prosperity. If a panorama of our fertile plains—ihis great garden ol the west, could pass before some of the to l-worn sons of Bedford comity, who lor years have labored on barren wastes where vegetation seems to have cea sed, they would soon bid adieu to their sterile hills, and seek a home in this pia lie land. Respectfully yours, CIIAS. A. BANNAX. Hr. Biicliaii\ Popularity. Ifany mini is so far ♦•behind the times" as to believe 1 FIAT Mr. BUCHANAN could not comma id more than his own party's vole, let him read the till lowing from the Philadelphia JVorlh .1- merican —remembering, the while, that the JVorth JJmericun is not only the leading Whig paper in Pennsylvania, but on of the most in fluential Whig papers in the United Stales. It says : "The retrospect ot his public life, criticised as it may be—and we have often had occasion to dissent from his opinions—shows no act, or i word, or thought of infidelity to the Constitu : tion or the Union, threatened as it sometimes s-eins to have been, in various quarters, and throughout there has been the perfbrmance of active duty as Representative, as Senator, as Cabinet Minister, am! in private council. Mr. ! Buchanan has too high a national position in this, which practically should not be disregar ded, that absence on pul lie service, for the last I three years, while he has never disguised his opinions, has made him, in a great degree, ex empt front immediate excitements, and has ena bled him (o regard, and perhaps control them, bv placid and patriotic wisdom, through the in fluence of this very exemption. His diplomat ic conduct, at a critical juncture of international affairs, is highly and justly esteemed. There lias been a prevalent sense of comtorl and secu : litv every moment that Mr. Buchanan repre sented us abroad. We w ere sure of his integri ty, his discretion, his appreciat i in to an eminent degree ol the risks and dangers which proud yet peace-loving nations run as they drift nearer ami nearer to the edge of that whirlpool which j often engulfs and alwavs damages: and above I all, we were sure of bis keen sense of that sen timent oUhonor, delicate and acute, that throbs in every pulse of the American heart, and j whose very sensitiveness may be sometimes stim ulated and abused by designing or inconsiderate men. Of all this we were sure, — and now that the frust is executed, and, so far as his agency j can affect them, all our expectations realized, the nation thanks and welcomes him. Penn sylvania too has great reason to be proud of him, and to renew the kind greeting she has so often | given liirn. It is not easy to avoid, or to use without fear of misconstruction, phrases which i party has stereotyped, but in a broader and more generous sense than if was ever used be ! fore, we can with precision say, that Mr. Buch anan is welcomed back as Pennsylvania's "fa vorite son." Pennsylvania is proud of him. and what Pennsylvania does not always do, .she means to say so, and to say it with an acclaim louder and wider than has ever been heard be fore, for there is a local sentiment operating in his behalf much stronger than political organi zation ever aroused. It is a sentiment, too, that we trust will not be trifled with. The city of Philadelphia—if we may venture so to describe it, the once Whig city of Philadelphia—cordi ally welcomes Mr. Buchanan. Her men of bu siness, her merchants, manufacturers and arti sans, feel that they can look with confidence and esteem on a veteran .statesman whose veiy experience makes him practically conservative, and who, as a IVnnsy 1 vatiian, feels, w if i* us ami for IIJ. One is surprised to find in or streets and in casual intercourse how strong and preva lent this feeling is. It is manifested in the prompt action of our coinuwrical men. It was even more so in lite unpremeditated and infor mal meeting of Mr. Buchanan's friends, without distinction of technical party where were found our most -distinguished citizens, (.fall professions and pursuits, who seemed to be brought together only by a disinterested desire to oli'et a proper acknowledgement to a meritorious public, ser vant. Philadelphia means to do honor w here honor has been so faithfully earned." Tlse "\orlh American" Bciiotin cinjf the B*Siisa<lerer> From the North American oi May o. A WORD TO TAX-PAVERS. —The election of Tuesday next, is, locally, of more than usual importance : and, as it fortunately involves no great question of either National or State poli tics, it can be determined on its local merits a lone. The hroad, distinctive lines that once separated parties, are for tiie present obscured, if" not entirely obliterated, and even those who have formerly been parti/.aris may now cast their votes without any apprehension of viola ting [tarty fealty. Such, at least, is the case with the Whigs—those of them, we mean, w ho I have not joined in the worship of false Gods and set up stocks and stones to which they bow down—who not only have no ticket of their own, but have no ticket offered for their accep tance, which has any claim to their political sympathies. They are at entire liberty to choose among the different organizations which occupy the ground to their own exclusion, and it is their duty so to choose us will best promote the interests of the community. For the Executive Departments of the Muni cipal Government, three distinct sr-1 s ol candi dates are presented—Republicans, Democrats, and Know Nothings. The Republicans who have been placed in nomination are verv proper and respectable men, but as it is universally conceded that they have not the remotest chance of success, it is not worth while to discuss their relative claims. The contest virtuallv lies be tween tiie Know .Nothings and the Democrats; and Whigs and conservative men generally, who desire to make their action felt, n.u-t de cide between two. The Know Nothings have adopted a ticket exch sively of sworn members of tlie lodges—apostates from the Wing and Demonatic ranks, and a majority of them at lead— with no antecedents to recommend them to special favor. Upon what ground, unless it be for some special fitness in the nominees them selves, Wi ligs should be asked to vote lor nomi nees like these, we are at a l< ss to conjecture. They repudiate the principles that constituted the Whig creed—they asperse the Whig name thev have assumed oath-bound obligations ut terly irreconcilable with the generous and lib eral sentiments that have always inspired Whig action. And do they possess any special fit ness ? If thev do we have endeavored in \ain to diseover it. Their sole recommen dation is that they belong to the "order," and the time has gone by when that proscriptive distinction can serve as a passpoit to favor. I'he Democratic nominees, on the other hand, .lie men of superior mark to those commonly put forward by that parly. Thev are severally well quaiitied tor the oilices for which they have been named, and they can a!! be vouched as honest, upright, reliable ami intelligent. As a mere matter of select: >u between individuals, therefore, tii latter .should command the sup ped of Heme who desire to secure the test of the materia! from which they are to choose. But t!i> re are graver and more important questions than am <>t mere personal preference, to he settled by the coming contest. The future welfare of our city is involved in it. The in terests of all ciasse.s are to lie affected by it. ft w ill determine whether that system of profli gate expenditure and ioase administration which has brought us to the verge of bankruptcy, and swelled our taxes out of ail proportion, is to he continued. It will decide whether the public finds shall still lie wrested fioni their legitimate usts and applied to corrupt and scandalous jobs Ibr the benefit of parti/an favorites. It will resolve ttie inquiry now found on every tax payer's lips, whether tlie enormous expen ses of the last two years are to he maintlined, or whether efforts shall he made to lighten these grievous burdens that weigh so heavily on the common prosperity. The issues involved are, therefore, no trilling matters. They affect alike tin* rich and the poor, for all are compelled to contribute to the public treasury. Nor is it alone in regaid to the finances that a change is desirable. The wilful negligence— the criminal apathy, indeed, which li-tens to the complaints, however loud, and heads no re monstrance, however urgent which has char acterized Highw ay Department, lias imperrilled the health of the city. Philadelphia, once fa mous for cleanliness, under the existing dynasty has become fearfully filthy, for the means that should have been employed for sanitary uses, have been squandered in shameless extrava gance. The elements of pestilence lie scatter ed about in all the highways and byways, and unless the ballot-box applies a remedy, so they will continue to lie until they ripen into a scourge of desolation. If Know Nothing mis rule is perpetuated, there is a sad prospect be fore us. Outlays, without profitable return, de pleting sfi'l further coffers already well-nigh exhausted—scores of useless officials, waxing fat and wanton on unearned salaries—taxes, al ready increased beyond all reasonable prece dent, still more heavily accumulated streets of fensive to the eye, noisome to the smelj, and mischievous to the health, replacing the sweet and wholesome thoroughfares of which we once boasted—these w ill become among the rnanv material evils we shall be hound to suffer, while worse than all these, even, there will be a mor al sense of degradation —an ever-present con sciousness that our rulers are wholly inadequate to the places they fill—an ever-present appre hension that disaster in some form may befall us. Citizens of Philadelphia—Whig citizens —Conservative citizens of all parties, these are pregnant with consequences, and it is fir you to so shape your course as to endeavor, at least, to avert them. IliEt RIED. On the morning of the 13th, by the Rev. H. Benedict, MR. .TOIKN SPROAT and Miss SOPHIA SELLERS, daughter of Maj. Joseph Sellers. IHP'Accompanving the above notice we re ceived a large and elegantly iced Bride's Cake, which had not been despoiled by the knife, an evidence of the fine taste and judgment of the Bride. May prosperity attend them through life. for the Daily Pennsylvania,!. The Sharp* Kifle a Better Moral Agent than the Bible. At 8 pfji.iic meeting recently held j,i th|# church at Henry Ward Bvech.-r, for the pur pt.se„f promoting emigration to Kansas, that <1 ist inguished divine sard : "H.- believed that the Sharp title was truly a viorul agency, and Brat there was mure nu.r.,l power in one of those instruments, su j ar as . slave holders of Kansas Were concerned, thn.il a hundred Bibles!" Here we have a lair sample of rabid law despisinir Abolitionism in a man of whom 1 more rational things should be expected. This lan would trample upon ail law, human and divine ■ for the purpose of sustaining Abolitionism at the' point ot the bayonet. He would have a band 1 fanatics aim themselves with deadly rifle |,' r tiie purjiose of shooting clown those "who mivhf differ with them, and ttien would have the au dacity to call it the work of moral suasion He would set at nought the laws of the land and establish his principles by violence ami bloodshed. Such talk as this, coming from a distinguish ed divine of the 19th century, when science" and religion are shedding their refulgent racy on every hand, and tending to amelioia'e the condition of depraved humanity, is a disgrace of the age in which we live, and only worthy of thedatk p--ri >d when men were slang!,tered by thousands by the unrelenting hand of reli-r --ous bigotry. Mr. Beecher would have the rifle for the latter half of the nineteenth centu ry. In this outburst of frenzied fanatacism for it is no other—we hare a fair sample of religion bigotry and intolerance, and what might be ex pected from a portion of the clergy if th<*y had the pou'er. The Bible would he thrown "aside and the Sharpe rifle substituted in its place, as a more potent instrument to enforce morality. If men refused to think or act as they dictated the Sharpe rifle would be brought in requisition as a final knock-down argument. Mr. Beecher would not have the troubles in Kansas settled by law. If the Abolitionists could not carry the day by fair means, be would have them do it by foul. If the Congress of the U nifed States passed laws c.' ntrary to bis wavof thinking, he would have them resisted anrt trampled upon by force of arms. He would not follow the restrictions of Christ to abide by the laws that be, but he would resort to the ri fle as a more potent morel agent than (Jod or the Bible ! The great divine should arm himself with one of Sharp's title's, burn his Bible, and place himself at the head ofan army of Abolitionists, likewise armed, and march to Kansas, thereto assert the sovereign ty of negro emancipation, by that powerful moral agent tile ritie, one of which is superior to a hundred old inusty Bibles, according to his creed. What a tine figure he would cut. What a tine example be would s-t to the world for religious piety and moral in tegrity. It would be so patrotic, so law-abid ing, arid withal, so pious If ever the Union is dissolved, its dissolution will be accomplished by the preachings of just s ich men. Men who inculcate opposition to the laws of the land, and bid defiance to their en forcement—men who pre/end to teach the prin ciples of religion and virtue, but sow the of discord and insnhoidination in the land, bv their treason to the government and disrespect to the Bible. If'ewr this glorious Union is dismem bered and broken into fragments, its ruin will be accomplished bv the teachings ot such men as Henry Ward llei-cher, who holdlv proclaim from their pulpits that one Siiarpe rifle is a bet ter moral agent to be used in opposition to the enf.ircerre-nt of law, than a hundred Bibles! Is the inculcation of such treasonable doc trine to be tolerated iri the land with impunity I Is the government of the touted States to be in sulted, and her laws treated with contempt by religious infidels, who, ifthev had an opjiortu nitv, would fire tlm National Capitol, and gaze upon the conflagration with as much exultant joy as did the Koman Emperor, when the impe rial city was wrapped in (lames at his own com mand ? It is to he lamented tfiat we have such spirits in our midst : and it is made doul.lv worse by the fact, that they are men of character and in telligence: nav, mm who essay to teach trom the sacred desk. Is it not anti-Republican to teach dis >!>edi *r,ce to the law ? —and withal, is it consistent with the great principles of Christianity to endeavor to enforce the idea that the murderous rifle is paramount in its v.oral influence to the inspired volume? Is this the wav to moralize tilt* world ? Is this the way a good, patriotic, law abiding citizen of the United Slates von id talk ! A is is a i: i): On the 29th, nit., in Martinsburg, by the Rev. J. Heller, .Mr. ZI:I:CPEK JUeiunn- of Williamsburg, to Miss JANG A. SKVLI-:> ol THE former place. Hollidayshurg papers will please copy. DIED, On Wednesday mornng, May 7th, Eu-sx. and on the evening of the same nay, is.vK.isi, daughters <>• .Mrs. S. Filler. "Insatiate Archer! wourd not one suffice. the death of these sisters open aliesh the taunlain 0i tears which ha<l scarcely ceased to flow over !h"' graves of their father, three sisters and. a brother. T]ut if death has brought fresh gushes nt tears Irom the eves of those who survive, we ronlideiitlv trns it has ushered those whom it claimed into alar l ' where their weeping shall cease—where pain and misfortune have no dwelling place, arid sorrow am. sighing flee away. Who, then, would recall them from their eternal repose: better for them that 'hex have entered upon it so soon. On the STH inst., Mrs. MARY I.I.LKX CORI.E, WU* of Mr. Joseph F.Coile 01 Colerain township: ag*" •gl years and (i months. Mrs. Corle died in ttie triumph oi taith. She va a Christian while she lived, and the love ot xv* N viour and the promises of the Gospel, were her <A*U fort and consolation in her sickness and uealb, Her remains were followed to ike silent torn > t manv who knew her, only to tove her tor her v irtie and her Christian graces: and now she sleeps iu •• peaceful grave, only to awake in the morning ot ' rtl resurrection, when she shall come forth in a newness ol lite, and like luita our hle.-sed Saviour. ' SPECIAL NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the firm of Rf 1' &.OSTER are respectfully and earnestly reques ted to make immediate payment. Those uu> are not prepared to pay the cash, can seltr' n note ; but in all instance's there must be a N' I '' ment. The books are in the hands of (>• Rupp, for collection, and must positively ' closed. Our friends who are in arrears please consult their interest by attending to t <o notice at once, and not put us under the un pleasant necessity ofmakiug them pay cosiS. Bedford, Miv 16, 18M—2m.
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