IIY GEO- IV. BOIVA Y. KEW SERIES. Select JJoctvu. Buitlliug on the Sand. l-.v KLISSA COOK. rj'j, well to woo, 'tie well to wed, prtr so the world tins doue Since myrtles grew and roses blew, And morning bioughl the suit. But have a care, \e young and lair, — t',c sure ye pledge with truth; He certain tliat your love will wear Kevotid the days of youth. For if ye give not heart for heart, As well a> bund lor liand, You'll lind you've. played the "unwise" part, And ••built upon liie sand." y |'is well to save, 'tis well to leave A goodly store of gold, Ami hold enough ol shining stuff— For charity is cold. But place not all your hope? and tru.-t In what the deep mine brings : We cannot live-on yellow dust fiiinixed with purer tiling.. And he who piles up wealth alone, Will olteo have to stand Beside his coffer ctiest and own I'is ••built ii|Min the sand." "Pis linod to speak ill ktndtv-guise, And soothe where'er We run; Fair speech should hind the human mind, And love link man to man. But stay not the gentle words, Let (leeil- With tantieme dwell ; la- one who pities -Carving buds S -mi!.l .-caller erunibvus Well. M rev that i- warm and tine \] lend a hatpins hand, pur Iho e wlin talk yet tail In dtt, But ••build upon the sand." lEiiFonoliiiiiT ID'tiforti, A1 1:4. 17, I •>•>. Fruiii the Fulton Democrat Aug.'lt). Democratic .Bass .BteJinii. On Monday evening last the Democracy of Futton County met m the Court tlou-e tor the purpose of ex pressing their opinion and endorsing the action ot the .-•vent Slate urn! ("onntv Conventions. The meeting teas very largely attended—gyny township 111 the rouHtv being lidly represented. On root ion ot \V. B. S- vla r, JAMP.S .1. KIRK, Ksq.. ol Belhei township, was ciilleil to the chair.— The following persons were appointed Vice l'resi- Thi.ma* Houston, <. Geo. White. Jacob Lake, baniel IVck, (ien. Jacob Muuiiua. Henry Brewer, Jaeob iloke. Samuel ltaker. David l* . ( hesnut, John Soialer., ('. Barton, Peter Maun, Jacob Houser. James 15. Saiirotn anil Lewis A. Carpenter, Se cretin ie<. Alter the organization of the meeting, J. B. Sansom offered the annexed resolutions which were read and unanimously adopted. Resolved, That we approve of the manly and patriotic Administration of I EAAKLIN I'IEBCT. and have undiminished confidence in his ability and integrity—and also in the abili ty and patriotism ot his Cabinet. Resolved, That the principles contained in Ihe Nebraska and Kansas Bill is hereby ap proved and endorsed by the Democracy ol hjsl ton County. w Resolved, That viewing the great and happy results of Democratic rule in our National and Stale Governments, and the deleterious effects nf an adverse jwlicy when Federalism, or any ot its kindred isms, occasionally obtain the as cendency, we aie confirmed in the opinion that the identity ol the National Democratic party, as it has existed since the (lavs of the ilhisti ions JEFFERSON, should be steadily and unflinching ly maintained, as well HI adversity as prospeii tv. lb-solved, That the principles and policy of the Democrat ic pat t v have ever been openly and fearb-ssiv proclaimed to the world—having no cnnr-ahnerits, and shunning no responsibili ties. We are therefore determinately hostile to all secret, midnight political associations, or dark lantern movements —looking upon all such political cabals as anti-republican, insidious and designing, or they would not seek ib. Because it makes religion a test of H'talifirafion for office, thereby violating fhej constitution, engendering ill will among n li;i- ' ons sects, and leading to personal strife and tin 1 shedding ot human blood. Gth. Because it lo ses the door of-a 11 political rights and prefer ment to foreigners of every grade anJ charac ter, and strikes at the privilege of emigration, thereby condemning the sentiments and policy of the founders of the republic, and reversing the-uniform action of the democratic party in holding out to the world that America is the asylum For the oppressed ol all nations.' 7th. Because it sanctions old Federal doctrines which have long since been condemned by the good sense of the American People,-and herause it is now made use of by the remnant ot that -party as a disguise under which they hope once more to steal into -power and place—and finally be cause its JSctiines are opposed to the genius of our Democratic (doverniremt,and to the princi ples and policy ot Party, of which we are members. Hi-solved, That we are opposed to the sale of (lie Main Line of our Public Improvements and believe that the Bill passed at the last session of the L-'grslature, authorizing the sale, to he un wise, impolitic, and detrimental to the interests of the People of Pennsylvania; and that we will support no man for General Assembly who is in favor, of the sale of said improve ments. Resolved, That we cannot approve of the conduct of the Senator from this District, Hon. IM:.ISCIS JORDAN, in voting for the infamous Jug Law passed at the last session of the Legis lature. By iiis vote he has knowingly set at defiance the expressed will of his constituents, and we call upon him to resign the position he has proved J*i:nself unworthy to occupy. Resolved, That we are opposed to the princi ple oj'Legislation which seeks to correct moral abuses by the enactment of restrictive and pro hibitory laws. Whilst we approve of temper ance and sobriety we regard all legal enact ments of a prohibitory character, as out of place ami improper, and as tending to more se rious wrongs. Resolved, That tin- experience of every day more and more strengthens us in the conviction that tin re is something radically wrong in the hanking svslem of the country—and that the course pursued bv those Worthy Democratic Executives, Governors SIII-NK and _BK.LEI:, is tiieonlv true policy, by adhering to which the rights and interests of the people can be v cured against Hie designs ol unscrupulous and dishon est Bank officers. R-solved, That we hail with hope and joy the recent brilliant success of the Democratic party in the State oi Virginia, believing that this overwhelming victory is hut a prelude ol others soon to be achieved in our own and other States. Resolved, That the administration of Gov. Pot jock thus far tins given proof, as strong as holy writ, of the danger of placing in power anv man whose predilections are with the isms arrayed against the Democracy of the country. His urging and agreeing to the sale of the pub lic works, which cost the tax-payers many mil lions, for a merely nominal price: his giving awav some three hundred thousand dollars an nually of'the people's money, by approving the repeal of tin' tonnage tax : his depriving the treasury fcf some §200.000 more, per annum, bv sanctioning the repeal ol the license laws, and substituting therefor the "Jug Law," a law not demanded by the people, and which il not repealed, will increase, instead ol lessen the evils of intemperance ; his promiscuous signing of all Jaws granting special corporate privileges, and ids numerous other acts ol omission and commission—all go to prove either his utter un fitness lor the Executive chair, or a dishonesty of purpose which nolle but a Know-Nothing would be gniltv of. 18-solved, That tin 1 Know-Nothing Legisla ture of 1599 disgraced itselfaml State for which it pretended to Legislate. file little good tin* majority of the members did, ran only he attri buted to accident—tin* vast amount of evil they accomplished was manifestly intentional and premeditated. As citizens of our good old Commonwealth, having its welfare at heart, we are sorry that such a legislature ever had an existence :—and, as Democrats, we pledge, ours-dves to work* for the total eradication ol vistige of its existence. Resolved, That we will gladly welcome back to our party the members who, s<*duced from their allegiance bv the false promises of Knnw- Notbingism, have since discovered their mis take and sept*rated from the order, and we cor dially invite them together with all our good citizens, to unite with us in opposing the insidi ous and dangerous doctrines ol this dark lantern fraternity*. Resolved, That we approve and endorse the nomination of Hon. ARNOLD PLUMEI;, for Canal Commissioner, and pledge him our undivided support. Unsolved, That the Democracy of Fulton county assembled hereto night, do cordially en dorse the nominations made on Saturday last by the Democratic. Countv Convention, and we pledge the nominees—Messers. Bernhard, Gar land and Chesnut—our hearty and unanimous support. Maj. S. H. TATI:, of Bedford, was then intro duced and delivered one of the best off-hand speeches we have ever listened to. His views on Know-Nothingisin met with a hearty re„ spon.se from the audience. He was followed !>v JOHN* CE.-.S.VA, Esq., and WILSON* R FILLY, Esq., in short speeches of great power and elo quence. We wish every man in Fulton County could have heard the remarks of the eloquent speakers. The meeting adjourned at an early hour amidst enthsiastic cheering. ft 7"J. W. SIIEAIIAN, Esq., editor of the Chi cago Times, has been presented by his political friends with a gold double-case full jewelled hunting watch. Judge Douglas participated in the ceretnonv. They don't watch editors qs well as that in this pari of the world. The -Jug I.aw. Temperance in all things is a virtue enjoined by the Apostle, and it is one that should he prac tised in evt-rythjng, an indulgence in. or abuse of which, results in vice. That evils have been produced by intemperate drinking of intoxica ting liipior.s no sane man can or w ill deny, and just so is it with an ti ni est rained gratification ol the appetite in any other propensity. Public as well as individual morals are better inculcated, corrected and preserved bv an enlightenment of the public mind, arid instruction of" the individ ual intelligence by means of grtcpjttive suasion and good example, than by coercive measures. The attempts to legislate a people into moral* have been futile, as the history of the world shows. Sumptuary taws have been, will be, obnoxious- to tlm great body of the peo ple. The enactment of such laws is no part of the proper duty ola legislator. • They are ty rannical and oppressive, and particularly so when they are passed in the teeth of the express ed will of a majority. 1 lira piuhibitionists and total abstinence men have an undoubted right to urge their ideas of liquor manufacture or drinking in lair discus sion, or impress their correctness by open ex emplary conduct, hut they have u<> right to dis regard the opinions of those who do not go the length they do on this question, hut who, never theless, are equally sound in their morals.— Much as we deplore the evils that flow from ex cessive diiukirig, we doubt also the policy of an attempt to coerce mankind into a measure uhlch 111 ev believe to be wrong, and the propriety of which argument has failed to convince them of. A disposition prevails amongst mankind to dic tate to one another w hat shall be drank, worn or ate. And there is as much reason or right in the one as the other. The abuse of anything which works an injury to the public is the sub ject of legal restraint, but the proper use, {law ful in we maintain cannot be prohibited by legislative enactment without a violation of that inherent right possessed by every man, to use his own property iit his own manner, with out detriment to the public. Moral reformsare not effected I;v force, or by any other means than reasonable argument and good example.— Whenever coercion is employed, it becomes persecution, and the strongest feelings ol our nature are amused against it. • The efforts to reform drunkards made by tem perance men are praiseworthy and deserve suc cess, so long as they use the legitimate means to accomplish their philanthropic object : but when they undertake impossible things, when they seek to compel, by operation of penal statutes, eveiy citizen of the Stale into their be lief and their mode of life, their efforts must be come failures, and they peril all the good they have done by a resort to harshness. The pro hibitory law is now in esse —familiarly known as the "jiig law," is, in the language of Col. Black the late State Convention, not on lv wrong, "but it is ridiculous." Discrimina tion amongst those who shall have the privilege of vending ardent spirits, except where it is made as to the character of the applicant lor license, is wrong, and is an infraction ol the principle of "equal and exact justice to ail men. Opportunities to exhibit partiality and favor itism is too much afforded under this new law. Res | lettable hotel . keepers and proprietors ol necessary restaurants are excluded Iron* the privileges ol this law, and to grocers and drug gists and others who do not keep a place public entertainment or amusement is allowed a monopoly of the liquor business. Minulac turers may sell, but riot less than a five gallon jug or keg full, whilst those who can obtain a license may deal it out indiscriminately to every purchaser by Ihe quart. Those who will drink, must either drink a quart or five, gallons —no less measure can he bought. i lie man who occasionally took a single drink can no longer get it alter the lull enforce of this law, whilst he who can purchase his larger quantity and wishes to indulge to excess, has an entire legitimate protection. Will tins law effect the purpose intended bv its burners and supporters ? Will the habits <>fajy Ire corrected? Will there he less drunkenness in tin* land ? I pen an examination ol the provisions ol the law, and from the well-know n dis|tosiiioii ot man kind, WT 1 do believe this law* must he a failure. We have already on our statute hooks laws stringent ami severe enough to punish and pr<- venl drunkenness, if they wen only enforced. Wis tin* certainly of punishment, not the sever /7y, that prevents crime, I ruler this 'jug law, 1 the man w ho is disposed to dissipate and guzzle excessively has a protection : and instead of pre venting scandalous drinking, this law will drive those who will drink, and who are ailnrded an opportunity to get it in larger quantities than they usually obtained it, to buy their qunrl or five gallons , and take it to their homes, w here will lie acted in its full perfection the drama of the "Drunkard," ami were tin* complete mis ery and wretchedness of a drunkard's life will be seen and felt. Instead of sober reform being brought about by this law—instead of temper ance becoming universal in our good old glo rious Commonwealth—we believe the contrary result will flow from the existence oI this law, and our land more cuisetl with absolute drunk enness than ever. For this, and other reasons which we will take occasion to mention lier* alter, we are in favor ol the repeal ol this sad ly defective anti-license law, and ask the atten tion ol the people to it, ill the selection ol their members to the next Legislature.— jJrmstrong Democrat. EXCOMMUNICATION. —Mr. Davis, one of the editors of the St.- Jl/ban's .Mesncnaer, has been expelled from a Know-Nothing Lodge, for ex pressing the opinion in his paper that the party would never succeed in the free States unless it took strong anti-slavery ground; that it should rid itself rfl its secrecy, and "Come out boldly in the light of day." Mr. Davis details his wrongs to liis subset ih'Ts in a column ami a ball qf cum pluint. Freedom of Thonglit *nd Opinion. • itf- * \ . M BEDFORD, PA. FRIDAY MOptSTI, AUG. 17, 1855. ILeurv nay on Fusion. i The jpl lowing is an extract from a speech delivered by Henry Clay, in the house of rep resentatives of Kentucky, November 19, 1890, and ncnv applicable to kuow-nbthingisin : "But if it (the tile whig party) is to be mer ged ififo a contemptible abolition ptirty, and if | uhnlU ion ism is to be engrafted upon the whig creml, from that moment 1 renounce the party : and cease tube a whig. Jgo yet a step further : i If 1 am afire, J will give my humble support to j that man for the presidency who, to whatever j party tie may belong, is not contaminated by fanaticism, rather than to one who, crying out s1? the tithe he is a whig, maintains doctrines utterly subversive of the constitution and the town." TUB EXI'KKII.XI.T: OF A KNOW-NOTHING.—A Citizen of Morgan county, Indiana, who hail been seduced into a know-nothing council, gives the result of his experience to the public, through the Mart ins villr'Xlonitor, in the follow ing pregnant paragraph : "'Reader, von may think you hate know-noth ingism : hut until you are initiated into its se i&i ts, and witness something of the height and 1 rfflpth ol its iniquity, the solemn mockery of j its rituals, and the completeness of its tyranny, j its fiendlike indifference, arid its utter disregard of moral honesty, you will not know what to i detest. Then, if you are true to yourself, your I country, and vour Cod, you will have so great • a detestation for the order that you will avoid a bona fide member as a political demagogue, and | shun a lodge as a Upas tree." • A HvrocfiiTE EXCUSED. —The Washington (Pa.) Commonwealth comes out in a long arti cle, exposing the treachery and hypocrisy of the Hon. John H. Ewir.g, a leading member of the Know-Nothing paitv, in thrusting himself 'into the old-line Whig Convention nt Washing ton county, and aiding his K. N. confederates in defeating the object of the Convention, which was to nominate a pure Whig ticket fur county officer?. The affair, it seems, was but a repe tition of the duplicity, imposture and fraud which have distinguished the Know-Nothings in all their public political movements. These , after all save one of the band oI patriots whose signatures are borne on the Declaration of Independence had descend ed to the tomb, anil the venerable Carroll alone remained among the living, the government ol the city of New York deputed a committee to wait on the illustrious survivor and obtain from him, for deposite in the public hall of the city, a copy of the Declaration of 177G, graced and authenticated anew with his sign manual. The aged patriot yielded to the request, and affixed, with his ow* hand, to a copy of that instru ment, the grateful,solemn, and pious supplemen tal declaration which follows: Grateful to Almighty God for the blessings which, through Jesus Christ our Lord, He has conferred on my beloved country in her eman cipation, and on myself in permitting me, under circumstances of mercv, to live to the age of 89 years, and to survive the fiftieth year ol A mencan independence, and certify by my pre sent signature my approbation ol the Declara tion of Independence, adopted bv Congress on the -Ith of July, 177(1, which 1 originally sub scribed on the 2d day of August of the same vear, and ol which 1 am now the last surviving signer, I do hereby recommend to the present and future generations the principles of thai irn poitant document as the best eaithly inheritance their ancestors could bequeath to them, and pray that the civil and religious liberty they have se cured to my country may be. perpetuated to re motest posterity aad extended to the whole fami ly of man. CHARLES CARROLL of Cairollton. August. 2, IS South Carolina. — The telegraph several days ago reported that at an election (br High Sher iff in Charleston, S. C., the Know-Nothing can didate was elected. The Charleston Mercury sues this is not true: that Col. Carew, the per son elected, is neither a member ol the Order, nor directly or indirectly its supporter, and that the Know-Nothings only eepporled him to hide their weakness, as lie would have been elected quite easily without their aid. A Whole Family Poisoned. THREE OF THE CHILDREN DE.ID We learn bv a letter recsii'ed from Dr. \D. Patterson, residing in Candor Washington coun tv, Pa., the particulars of a most melancholy case of poisoning. It seems that on Saturday, the '2Bth uit., three lads, sons of Mr. Alexander Plotts, residing in the vicinity ot Candor, pro ceeded to the woods and gathered a large quan tity of mushrooms, which they took home for table use. Tiie whole family, seven in num ber, partook Ireely ol the dish, and shortly alter exhibited the most alarming symptons. Three physicians w< recalled in, and pronounced them poisoned. The proper remedies were speedily administered, but all efforts to save the hoys who had gathered the plants, proved abortive. They died in great agonv, shortly afterwards, and all buried in the same grave. 1 hey were aged, respectively, ten, six, and four years, i lie parents ol the children were so unwell as to he unable to render them any assistance, ihe pa rents, ami the two children who survived, ex hibited favorable symptoms on the -list, and at the time our informant wrote, hopes were en tertained of their recovery. This is one of the most distressing cases of poisoning we have ever been called upon to re cord, ami should serve as a solemn warning to parents. It is perhaps a fact not generally known that while some varieties'"of fungi are esculent, others are poisonous : and great care should be exercis ed bv those who use them as food. Jt would doubtless be the belter plan to discard them al together. Some are even of the opinion that those which are usually considered eatable pos sess deleterious qualities when they remain over a certain time on the ground—and that those are particularly pernicious which spring up in everv moist soil. It may be possible that the very damp weather of the present season has rendered them rank and noxious. Whatever may helhecause, the fact that lives have been lost hv their use, should be sufficient to place a ban iqion them.— Pitts. I nion, .id. uorc FOR Tin: POOR. The accounts daily received in reference to the grain crops ofthe country, are of the most gratifying character, and afiurd the hope that in a few months, it not weeks, the prices ot breadstuff's w iii he reduced to what may tie es teemed a fair eating price. The news from a broad by each steamer is happily of the same character, the advices per the Canada, which arrived at Halifax oil the ifb'lh ins!., showing a decline of from one to two shillings - in the quarter in the price of corn. 1 here has long lieen need for this change, and it will he hailed by the poor of the country as the grateful show er of rain to the thirsty and parched traveller, in the desert. Speculation in breadstuff's we hope has had its day for a time, at !ea. - -t, and it is fair to conjecture, that ere long, a barrel of flour mav be obtained for something less than the three months earnings of many widows, who have suffered most excruciatingly from the high prices which have so long ruled.— Daily J\ curs. Elopement in Columbus Ohio—The Parties Caught. —During the latter part of last week, officer Dewitt, of this city, received information from Chicago that a couple (one a man ied lady) had eloped from that city, and that the officers had traced them ti< Ibis place. After three or TERMS, S3 PER YEAR. VOL XXIV, NO. 1. four davs of unremitting search she was discov ered at a boarding house on Front street. Her lawful husband had arrived here a day or two previous to her discovery, and suspecting her being at the above house, watched the premises from the loft of a stable near by, until he was satisfied of her being there. On Saturday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, he, in company with some jrelice officers repaired to the house, where they found her. Her husband had her conveyed to the depot, and the couple took the eleven o'clock train on their return trip home ward. The name ol the lady's first husband we did not learn; but the name of her seducer —the man to whom she now professes to be married is Burt. The lady showed great repugnance for her lawful lord, and declared site would never again live with hi err as his wife. Burt, as we are informed, followed the occupation of a boat man, and is said to have been on terms ot inti macv with the husband of the lad) - wjjh whom he eloped.— Columbus Enterprise. Another Horrible Heath. Yesterday afternoon between 3 and + o'clock, a most shocking accident, resulting in death, occurred in Simpson's Court, in the rear of No. (i 1- Catharine street, below Second. A married woman named Catharine Gwici, aged about 27, with a child aged about IS months, entered the rear premises of their residence, and in a mo ment both were precipitated a distance of some twenty feet into a cess-pool containing eight or ten inches of water. The flooring gave way, the structure of the place being in a wretched and dilapitated condition. The screams of the mother alarmed the neighbors, and for a time givat excitement prevailed. She was discover ed holding her infant in one arm, while with the other she was dashing the water from her person. A lad, named Samuel Holt, about ] 2 years of age, was lowered into the cess-pool, by means of a rope, and through his courage the child was safelv brought up, ami is now in the family of .Mr. Francis Jaret, a member of the police. Last evening it was doing well, and will no doubt recover. Mr. John Adams next went down, and brought up the poor woman, whose life was extinct. She had been in the place full three lourths of an hour, while the child was there about fifteen minutes. The cool dar ing of the lad Holt is deserving of all praise.— Mrs. Gwin is the mother of four children, and at the time of her shocking and terrible death was enciente. Her husband has been out of em ployment for several months and the tafnily is in a deplorable condition. They are really worthy objects of the benevolent, as we are as sured. Coroner Delavan was sent lor to hold an inquust upon the ttody of Mrs. Gwin. The occurrence ot this accident is of such a charac. teras to demand a full investigation. appoint merit of IWr. Dawson, of Pennsylvania, as Gov, Reeder s successor, na one acquainted with him can object to. know him well, and no one need fear but that lie will dojust what he thinks is light, if the powers of darkness should stand in the way.— lie is a bold, honest, fearless man, anil a Demo crat every inch, and is clear of all the fanati cisms of the present hour, on one extreem or the ether, lie is a Slates Riif/its man, and be lieves that the people of the States have a right to adopt their own laws, and that the people of a Territory emigrating hum the States are just as capable of knowing what laws will best suit them, as they were before they emigrated.— OAia Statesman. ['Cy'''' A few days since a gentleman who was en route for .New lork, got out at the station, leaving his "better hall'' sole occupant oI the seat; returning found a good looking gentleman occupying his seat and making himself sociable with his travelling companion, politely reques ted the stranger to give him his seat. "\our seat,sir ?" said the stranger, "I don't know that you have any better claim to it than I have."— "Very well, sir," replied our friend, "if you will keep it,allow me to introduce you to 77uj wife." The stranger looked blank, and made very hasty tracks for the next car. A gentleman was once riding in Scotland by a bleaching-ground, where a poor woman Was at work watering her webs ol linen cloth. He asked her "where she went to church, and what she had heard on the preceding day, and how much she tern. mbered ?" She could not even tell the text of the sermon. "And what good can the preaching do you," said he, "if you for get it all "Ah, sir, replied the poor woman, "if you look at this web on the grass, you will see that as fast as ever I put the water on it, the sun dries it all up; and yet, sir, / see it gets whiter an d whiter DATING LEAD. —Two persons were convicted of being drunk at Saratoga yesterday, and were sentenced to the Balistnu jail lor 1U days each. One is -natm-d Root. Morris, said to belong in this citv. On the train coming down to Ball ston, they were locked up in what is known as the "State Room Carand when about mid way on the road, and the officer had left them shackled together, both jumped out of the car window, while the train was running at pretty good speed, and they were last seen by the pas sengers on board the other cars, rolling down an embankment some 30 feet deep. Whether the prisoners were injured or not we have been un able to ascertain. The train was stopped short ly after, and the officer started in pursuit of the i'ugiti ves.— Troy liudget. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT CINCINNATI. —The cornice ol the new building in process of erec tion fur the Ohio Life'nnd Trust Company, in Cincinnati, fell on Tuesday afternoon, crushing to death six persons, injuring others so seriously that their recovery is despaired of. Robert Cam eron, master builder, W. B. Curtis, superinten dent of the building, were sitting beneath at the time, and John S. Chambers and B. Waldron, passing by —all well known- are among the killed"