LETTEIMIUni REV DAVIS. Q""y The following letter from our late beloved I Factor, (to which we alluded last week) will be read with general interest; and many hearts will rejoice 1 to learn that he and his family are in the enjoyment j of good health: Los Axc.ci.os, California, May 7, IS "to. GE.V. G. \V. Bown I\ : My Dear Sir :—lt i- a pleasant thought j to me, that in fulfilling my promise to write to you, , I may , at the same time, be writing an "epistle gen- : eral' to my friends in Bedford County. 1 wrote to j you in the month of August fionr-San Francisco,; •'tiich place 1 iett on the Ist of September. Since the Ith of September 1 have been in Los Angelos.— Tuis place is nearly >OO miles south of San Francis co, and is noted on the Pacific coast for its line cli mate anil its beautiful vineyards. It In- not been much distinguished for religion and morality, so that upon corning here, 1 did not find any Protestant ' building, or regularly organized congregation. \\ e j are using one of the Public-School rooms as a place of worship. Tne attendance is gradually increasing, and for this country it is encouraging, although in the Last would be considered very slim. We re cently enjoyed our first Communion sea.-or. on which t occasion fourteen persons participated in the sacred j ordinance. Three our lour others, who purposed i porting with us, were providentially prevented from ; attending- We find a number oi very intelligent 1 and agreeable families here. We have a conuoi ta ble home, a mild and genial climate, and many things to reconcile i - to oi r remote and isolated sit- , nation. VVinie you were exp-i renting the rigors of an Arctic winter, we were tanned by the balmy zephyr, of th * South, and regaled with the per luxe j Of flowers. And vet, -nth is the influence of early a.—ocia.'ion, thai 1 was tempted to envy my liediord friends, the deep snows, and line sleighing, and brat- ' ir.g air- of their cold, cold winter. As ior snow vie had to Ire satisfied With a distant view of the white ' fttoßrmts of the Sierras. It never snows noon our plain". Such is the carelessness- with which the I . S. Mail-bags are tossed about, miscarried, and lost sight of, on this coast, that 1 do not receive more than one half the numbers ol'the Gazette, which I doubt not •are regularly mailed to my address. It so happened, however, that one which 1 received three weeks ago. contained the very pjeasant information that the congregation, Lit vacant by my departure, have ob tained the services of another minister. It was tru ly gratifying to learn that the people had received Mr. Simple with so much cordiality and unanimity. The thought of the silent Sabbaths and vacant pulpit | in the old church had been painful to me, and i was greatly relieved by this intelligence. My heart's den re and prayer to God will continually be that pastor and people may enjoy ihe gracious VMI- and iC. illfl. 'm I "I'Tl ITnij- Spirit. 1 trust that " "DfTiC people, in this happy change of circumstance.-, X will not forget ,n their prayeis to remember their former pastor in his loneliness on This outpost ol '/;> on. We had a b t of experience the other evening, which to us was altogether novel. A "sniatt shock" oi an earth quake took u . by surprise. No damage was done, bet like the man who fell inio the sea, and was picked up again, we "got a good scare." .V man never feels-o perleci y help!—-. 1 suppose, us wpon the foundations ol the earib aie moving be eayi, Ljiii. Nothing .a omrc awful than tire ••./</ - stgairift your dv. -I, ig. which Aay s speaks fori: ''eljLap pouncing to ail that God, and not man, is ex np'dffgift is power. It is melancholy in the extreme to rria'ke all your arrange mems beforeretiiiog t > bed, for a sodden rush out of the house, if shaken out oj your sfeeji HI the night. There is no part o: the world without its advantages and disadvantages, its comfort and its discomforts. Some people in the Last imagine, I presume, that there must he the most unalloyed enjoyment of life, en the fertile and genial coast, of the Pacific. We who are here have learii-<! that the people of the older States have mote comforts and enjoyment than they think they have— part more, perhaps, than the envied dwellers in this land of promise. Iftho-e persons in the Last, who complain when Jack Frost bites them, had a right good obakii.g once, >ueh a.- the San Fiacisran's had, on the Jsth of February, they would probably keep quiet in the future. You will have seen in the papers before this reach es yon ..u account of a most shocking affair at Pana ma. Having so recently come by t! at route, and on hoard the same steamer which was detained tor a day at Panama bv tue bloody riot, 1 can imagine, as you perhaps cannot, all the horrors attending such au occurrence, it is dreadful to think of a thousand or more unarmed and innocent pas.-engers, many of them ladies and children, shut up in a Railway Na tion, and tired in nyion by a howling mob of blood thirsty miscreants. Our government cu_ certain ly to take steps at once to secuie Ij.e punishment of the guilty, and to provide for :lie safety of the thou sands <>f our countiymen who pass monthly aero-- The 1-thmus. And ihe government ought, as soon a> possible. to commence, or aothoiize th ■ ooj.-trnction of a Railway or Stage-road across the plains. Hun dreds oi thousands of Americans in California, and adjoining territories, cry out imploringly for -ucii a mad; and the In rids of civilization throng out the world arc impatient for the road. And yet ti - great work of the ag < po-:ponrd !rom year to year, while men tUsciiss the cornpaiatively trilling ques tions, by w hat particular route, and ucconling to what particular scheme, shall the road he made .- Many practicable plans bavebecii proposed. Sever al desirable route- have been surveyed. Where is the Uie-ted wisdom and eneigy >i the government that the work is not commenced! Pel haps divine Providence has permitted this terrible outrage and slaughter nt Panama to occur, and has suffered Walk er foolishly to slop (he Hl rnnng of the Nicaragua steamers, at tae same t.me, for the purpose o; u.iuk enie.g the attention of the whole country to the im ponance and nceess ty of ail internal overland com munication between the Atlantic end Pacific roasts. We have bad, in this part of California, a remark ably dry winter, in your sense oi Ihe term, there i i w rater V\ ,it is called the winter, or rainy season, i- tha" part of the year in which rain son. - times fall-. But during the past winter scarcely any rain felt, until last month. The prospect for hard times was tather darker than any 1 ever knew in the East. Kain enough fell, bowevei, in April to bring out *!i gra-s upon the pla-ns, and to save the perishing fields of grain. The plains are now array ed in their beautiful garments of grass and flowers, and Ihe heart oi the lanehero has been cheered.— The ptomi-e of fru t is very line. In two rnontus our busy season will commence. Our p"ople are de pendent chiefly on the fruit c the vines. Large quantities of grapes are shipped to San Francisco every week from the (ir-t of July to the first of De cember. And persons are beginning to resoi tto Lo s \ngcios, in ••fruit season," tor the sake of eating grapes, quite as they resort tc Bod ford in "Spring season" for the sake of drinking water. And 1 be lieve that the delicious clusters of the vine are more enndue ve to health, than the water of the mineral spring, besides having the advantage of being de- Lghtiully easy to take. A large part of our jiopula tion, the Indians more especially, subsist for The most part, on grap-s and mellons, for about one half the year. The other half of the year, the poor, poor Indians are badly off. I saw a lannly, not long since, roasting a dog for their supper. You would find this part of the country a Paradise, Gen., ;n one respect, lam inclined to think. There seems to be only one political party in Southern California, and that the Democratic. I sec, by the Gazette, that your opponents in the East are not all vanquished yet. Here there is not the least difhctil ty in electing the democratic candidates for any of lice; the only question, at any election, being wheth er the regularly nominated democratic candidates, or an independent democratic candidate, shall bp elect ed. The Democrats have every thing their own way. The Whigs, Americans, and Republicans, don't dare to say "mew." But, between you and me, General, it is my impre->ion that if we had a few whigs, just byway or" air, there would be an improvement in the state or affairs. Here is a gene ral observation. As we fly along the Railway of Time, the car of Democracy may do very well, and Tim gloriously, as long as the conservative HRRAKET: IS on, and in good order—but remove that, or break it to pieces, and s there not danger ir t all may go to smash? But lam getting on to a subject, in res pect to which you will agree w th me that the least said the better. So, while we are good friends, and before we get to discussing politics. J will draw to a close. .Mrs. Davis and the children HTP in very good hvalth at present. She unites with me in affection remembrances to your lady and children, and in a sincer< and he ar 'y "God bless you" to ali our Bed ford friends Sincerely your Friend, T. K. DAVIS. From the Daily PennsylmiiiaD i CuuU'iiiplibSc (ion< We expected that a public journal would have at least a pretext ior the circulation of a story which has been so often branded a- a malignant falsehood, that no one possessing even ordinary understanding now even refers to it as worthy of notice. In this expectation we are. however, disappointed. Our po litical enemies rot being able to raise a breath ol op position to the nominees of the Democratic party, have no other resort than the deliberate fabrication and circulation of then accustomed amount ot slan ders. This mod" of warfare is to be round in the following, which we copy enfireMrom the /X i / AVics, a Know-Nothing press of this city:- HißKisru'KK, June 10, 1800. Dear Sir —Did James Buchanan advocate the a dopGon of European prices of labor in this country ? If so, when, and in what official capacity was he at the time I If you will answer this you will confer a great favor on AN AMEKICA.N MUCH A NIC. The writer of the above communication may he assured that Mr. Buchanan did make such a speech in favor of low wages, and in which the expressions, so often attributed to him of covering the country with benefits and blessing., by reducing the price ot our labor to the standard in Europe, were distinctly used. He made the speech in the United Mutes Senate. on the s&>d of January, ISuU, and it may he found at length in the Appendix of the Congression al GW-. 1830—10—l-t Session, 20th Congress, p. I'j'j. The extreme length oi' the speech precludes us from re-piibl"string it mto our columns, or we would do so. We re-publish, however, on our fir-t page, the reply thereto of Honest John Davis, ot Massachusetts, to which we refer our readers for full informal ion a" to the character of Mr. Buchanan's sp-pcli on the subject. Mr. Davis was perfect mas ter of the subject, and presents the views and opin ions ol Mr. Buchanan in so clear and striking a man ner that no oue can misapprehend or mistake them. .Mr. Buchanan advanced his ideas know ing them to be unpalatable, very much as the Doctor administers unpleasant and disagreeable medicines. Me knew the bitter pill had to he coated over with sugar, arid he therefore clothed hi- views in language that was rather calculated to contuse than enlighten the mi der-tanding of trie readers of his speech. Honest John Davis tore away this draper v of language, and expo-ed Mr. Buchanan's opinions to the public gaze, in 3TI their naked and revolting deformity. \\ or IP ing men of Pennsylvania ! Read .Mr. Davis' speech, and then tell us whether yon can vote tor James Bu chanan ? Th- impres-ion which our coternporary desires to leave upon the mind ol the reader by the above, is that Mr. Beenans advocated the adopt-on ot I.uro pean prices ot labor in this country. To tbi at tempt we cars use no other language than that it is wilfully and corruptly false. Either th" 2V>w.r s ig nnrankof the tacts, or it endeavors wickedly to per vert thern. Why does not the .V- >* answer its cor respondent ? He asks whether Mr. Brcti.ivA.v ever advocated the adoption of the European prices of la bor .n this country; and if he did, the correspondent asks in what capacity and at what t me. Th* V i-s, in reply, says he did, hut ails to quote a sin gle sentence from any speech which would hear such a construction. We challenge our coternporary to furnish the quotation. We defy them to produce the proof. It will not do for our neighbor to say that the speech of Mr. BrciiAN.vv is too long. Let him quote any part of it. Besides, would it not have been more to the purpose, had our coternporary quoted the remarks o: Mr. Brett ANA v himself, and not fho-e of his political opponent, JOHN DAVIS? Our neigh bor should at least have stated that the speech of Mr. I) wis was promptly denounced by Mr. Bit TIA\- s .N on the floor of the Senate, as a "fiagitou ; misrep resentation of my (Mr. Buchanan's) ternaries." lie should at 'east have stated that Mr. BUCHANAN, in reply to Mr. Pwe. made use of the following lan guage ; "Xow, Sir, J openly declare, in the face of The Senate and the world, not only that no such doctrines were ever avowed by me, but that the-e remarks ot tiie'S-Mitor (John Davis) are palpable, I will not say intentional, misreprerentalions both of the letter and spirit of my speech." Aitei Mr. Bi on WAN bad thus openly, on the foqr of 'he Senate, charged Mr. DAVIS with misrepresen tation, Mr. DAVIS requested -Mr. C. not to pub! -11 his remarks until he, .Mr. DAV rotitd have an op portunity to reply. That opportunity was offered Mr. DA vis on the Gtli of March, 18 10. The reply of Mr. lhv. was a itio-l -ig.-al fa.lure, and amounted To an abandonment of the allegation contained ;n the sp.ech to which the V-v* refers, and upon the credit of which that journal repeats the low wages ;al.se hood. But Mr. £? \\w was unwilling to let the matter pass there. Air. DAVIS has done a gross wrong, not only to Mr. B' > U NAN, hut had. by the a-sertion ot an untruth, ('."graded himself in the eyes of eve ry Senator, • ditwa - there',tr® that Ms .15 \ in reply to the second speech of Mr. DAVIS, said ; "My charge again-t him [Mr. Duviq was, that he ban over and over again averted, nay. tnat he had rih? it the very founda'ion upon winch a great part of his speech Teste,!, that I had advocated the I: !e --pei 'p ß i Treasury Bill, because it would destroy the banks ot the country, introduce an exclusive metal lic currency, prostrate cr lit, check importations, and reduce the value of property and the wages of labor. This was the character which the Senator -aid had been given to the men-ore by*myself, and alarming as the-,- doctrines were, he was rejoiced tiiat they had been frankly avowed. Has he estab lished the frurti of any one of these a-sertions \o, sir: no. He has scarcely even made The attempt; hut ha-- endeavored throughout to evade this distinct issue. He knew perfectly well that it was impossi ble tor him to maintain the allegations which he | at! made. I shall not enter into a woman's war ot words with him. It is enough for me to have fixed upon him the charge of having, throughout his whole published speech, misrepresented my arguments. 1 //ix ch" : r f u'i/1 jtrrZ- to linn a* clo**ly a* the. jtoi-souttl of Nexst'.i. He will never be able to relieve himself from it." As so much has been said in relation to Mr. Br- CTTANUN'S advocacy of low wages, we w ill quote his remarks on the occasion referred to. They speak for themselves, — their doctrine is sound and no attempt has ever been made to refute their logic. Mr. B. said : "AH other circumstances being equal, I agree u-ith the Senator from Kentucky, that the country is most prosperous where labor commands the h;giie-t j wages, i do not. however, mean by the terms "hish j est wages,*' th greatest nominal amount. During the Revolutionary war one day's work commanded a j hundred dollars of continental paper: but this would scarcely have purchased a breakl'at. The more j proper expression would be to sav, THAT THAT ; COUNTRY IS MOST PROSPEROUS WHERE LA ! BOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD; i where one day's labor will procure, not the greatest nominal amount of a depreciated currency, but most |of the necessaries and comforts of life. If, there fore, yon should, in some degree, reduce the nominal j price paid for labor, by reducing the amount of your i batik issues within reasonable and safe limits," and establishing a metalic basis for your paper circula | tion, would this injure the laborer? Certainly not; | because the price of all the necessaries and comforts ; o: life are reduced in The same proportion, and he ! will I e able to purchase more of' Them for one dollar in I a sound state of the currency, than he could have , June in the days of extravagant expansion for a dol ; iur and a quarter. So far from injuring, it will great j! .' benei:t the laboring man. It will insure to him constant employment, and regular prices, paid in a sound currency, which of all things he ought most to desire, and it will save him from being involved ; in ruin by a recurrence of those periodical expansions . and contractions of the currency which have hitherto j convulsed the countr)'." Now, this is the precise language of Mr. BICIIAV AN. Dare the Daily or any other Know- Nothing, Piack Republican and Negro-worshipping press jn the country, republish these remarks T If they (i..re not, the community have the right to dc 1 matid at least, that they --hall not wilfully misrppre ! sent litem. •m from the Pennsylvania!). .Tir. Bnrhauan And the Committee of ttie Mtiuoi'ratif INaliouat (untriilioii. The following important and interesting correspon dence between Mr. BUCHANAN and the Committee ol the late Democratic National Convention, appointed formally to advise hiir. of his nomination as the Dem ocratic candidate lor the Presidency, will be read with deep gratification by all patriotic men. The distinguished gentlemen who represented the Con vention on the Committee, discharged their duty gracefully and eloquently; and we predict that the reply ot Mr. BUCHANAN will extend and confirm the almost universal confidence which his nomination inspired in the popular heart. Surrounded as we are with the jarring elements of faction and fanaticism, urgent and eager to combine, not for the sake of the country, but in order tbat they may The more successfully divide and lacerate the Union, such an exhibition as that furnished in Mr. BUCHANAN'S letter accepting the Democratic nomination for President, assumes a moral dignity, and conveys a political lesson, rendered all the more impressive because standing out in such marked con trast to the low and grovelling policy of our adversa lies. lie comprehends the whole American people, considers their relations each to the other, and ap plies to all their rights and their interest?, the test of the federal Constitution, and the patriotic pledge to stand by every immunity, that sacred instrument lias guaranteed, at every hazard and every sacrifice. 11 is opponents, and our opponents, rely upon other means for success. They invoke one half of the I-- nion to sustain them in a war upon the other half.— They have cast aside the idea of our whole country, and recognize only a portion ol it. They are the representees not merely of factions and fragments) but look forward to the day when the country may it-elf be torn into fragments and factious, in order that it may fall an unresisting prey to its foreign and domestic foes. We refrain extended comment upon the calm aid explicit response of Mr. Bi CHANAN lo the letter the Committee. His countrymen w ill not tail to receive it as the voice ot a patriot whose whole am bition is to serve his country faithfully and well ;to build her up to a greater greatness; to widen and deepen the foundations of her nationality, and to for tify her tor that peaceful expansion which is sure to answer to the efforts of an enlightened progress. A candidate animated by such purposes cannot seek office by base compliances. Headdresses his_lellow iiien iri the language ol right rea-ou. lie speaks out his opinions without lear, and he proudly saves the issue with those, in whose hands the Constitution has placed it. LANCASTER, June I.lth, ISoi. SIR: The National Convention oi the Democratic party, which a-sernble! at Cincinnati, on the first Monday in June, unanimously nominated youas a candidate for the office of President of the Ufifed tstutes. We have been directed bv the Convention tocon vey to vou this intelligence, and to reqne-t yon, in tlo ir name, to accept the nomination for the exjlted trust which the Chief Magistracy of the Unio< im poses. The Convention, founding their action upon the 11me-honoiel principles ot the Democratic party, have announced their views in relation to the chief questions which engage the public mind; ami while adhering to the truths of the past, have manifested the policy of the present m a series ol resolutions, to which we invoke your attention. The Convention felt assured, in tendering to you this signal proof of the respect and esteem bl your countrymen, that they truly reflect The opinion which the people of the I niTeil States, entejtain of vour eminent character and distinguished public services. They cherish a profound conviction that your elevation to the first olfire in the Republic, will give a moral guarantee to the country. That tic true principles of the Constitution will he a*.*erM and maintained ; that the public tianquilitv wtj he es tablished ; that tumults of faction will he villed ; that our domestic indn-try will flourish; tit our foreign aff.i.is will he conducted with such tisdom and firmness as to assure the prosperity of tie peo ple nt home, while The interests and honor jit our country are wisely but inflexibly maintained\n our intercourse with other nation* ; and, especially, That your public experience and the confidence ni.your countryfincn, will enable vou to give effect to Demo cratic principles, -o as to render iiuii-solnbh- the strong bonds of mutual interest and national dory which unite our confederacy and secure the proiper it\ of our people. V. fide we oifer to the country our sincere confiat ulations upon the fortunate auspices of the future, we tender to you, personally, the as.uiarices ollhe re.-pect and esteem of Your fellow citizens. JOHN E. WARD. - W. .A. RICHARDSON. HARRY HIBBARD. W. 15. LAWRENCE, A. G. BROWN, JOHN L. MANNING, JOHN FORSYTH. W. I'RESTON, J. RANDOLPH TUCKER, HORATIO SEYMOUR. Ifon. JAMES BUCHANAN. WHEATI.AVU, NEAR I.ANOATER, ( June 16, lSilh. \ GENTLEMEN :—1 have the honor to aeknowpdge tfie receipt of your communication of the l.'ifi in stant informing me officially of my nomination bf the Democratic National Convention, recently hjd at Cincinnati, as the Democratic candidate for the iffice of President of the United Stales. I shall nit at tempt to express the grateful feelings which 1 oter tain towards my Democratic fellow-citizens fonhav ing deemed me worthy of this—the highest poftical honor on earth—an honor such as the people if no other country have the power to bestow. Dapply sensible ol the vast and varied responsibility atfech ed t i the station, especially at the present criii* in our affair*. I have carefully refrained from seeing the nomination either by word or by deed. Vow that it has been offered by the Deinocaatic pary, 1 accept it with diffidence in tny own abilities, but with an humble trust, that in the event of my lec tion, f may be enabled to discharge my duty in Mich a manner as to allay domestic strife, preserve pace rind friendship with foreign nations, and promoti the best interests of t ie Republic. In accepting the nomination,! need scarce)'say tbat f accept in the same spirit, the resolutionscori stituting the platform of principles erected (v the Convention. To this platform I intend to eoitine myself throughout the ranvas, believing that f lave no right, as fine candidate of the Democratic paty, by answering interrogatories, to present newand different issues before the people. Jt wifl not be expected that in this answ*, 1 should specially refer to the subject of each olthe resolutions; and I shall therefore confine mysel to the two topics now most prominently before the leo ple. Anil in the first place, I cordially concur in the en timents expressed bv the Convention on the suhect oi civil and religious liberty. No party foundeion religious or political intolerance towards one das of American citizens, whether born in our own of n a foreign land, can long continue to exist in this Win try. We areali equal before God and the Corefitu tion; and the riaik .spirit of despotism and bgtfry ; which would create odious distinctions amonj pur j fellow citizens, will be speedily rebuked by tree : and enlightened public opinion. The agitation on the question of Domestic SI very has too long distracted and divided the people # this i Union and alienated their affections fiom eaclnther. j This agitation iias assumed many forms sice its commencement, but it now seems to be diected chiefly to the Territories ; and judging from itipres- ; ent character, 1 think we may sefely antieipat that 1 it is rapidly approaching a "finality." The ecent 1 legislation ofCongress respecting domestic -livery, derived, as it has hern from the original aruj pure fountain of legitimate political power, the will.i the majority, promises ere long to allay the daneious excitement. This h'gijtat.on is founded upinprin cjples, as ancient a ; fiee government itself, and in I accordance with them, has simply declared that the ! people 01' a Territory, like those pf a hstute, shall de- | cirle for themselves, whether slavery shall or shall • not exist within their limits. The Nebraska-Kansas Act does no more than give the force ot law to this elementary principle of self government; declaring it to be "the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom ; but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the I nited States.'* This principle will surely not be contro verted by any individual of any parly professing de votion to popular Government. Besides, how vain and ilfu-ory would any other principle prove in prac tice in regard to the Territories! This is apparent from the fact admitted by all, that after a Territory shall have entered the Union and becomes a Slate, no Constitutional power would then exi-t which could prevent it from either abolishing or establishing sla very, as the case may be, according toils sovereign will and pleasure. i Most happy would it be for the country it this i long agitation were at an cud. During its whole progress it lias produced no practical good to any hu man being, whilst it has been the source of great and dangerous evils. It has alienated and estuuged j one portion of the Union from the other, and has I even seriously threatened its very existence. To | my own personal knowledge, it has produced theim -1 pres-ion among foreign nation- that our great and glorious confederacy is in constant danger of disso ! lution. This does us serious injury, because ackuovvl ; edged power arid stability always command respect ! among nations, arid arc among the best securities a ! gainst unjust aggression and in favor of the mainte nance of honorable peace. YJay we not hope that it is the mis-ion of the Democratic party, now the only surviving conserva tive party of the country, ere long to overthrow all i sectional parties and restore the pence, friendship | and mutual confidence which prevailed in the good (del time, among the different members ol the con lederacy. Its character is strictly national, and it therefore asserts no principle for tiie guidance of the federal Government which is not adopted and sus tained by its members in each and every State. For i this reason it is everywhere the same determined foe oi all geographical parties, so much and so justly dreaded bv the Father of his Country. Fiom its very nature it mu-t continue to exist so long us there is a Constitution and a Union to preserve. A cori j viction of these troths has induced many of the pu j rest, the ablest and most independent of our former ; opponents, who have differed from us in times gone j by upon old ami extinct party issues, to come into 1 our rqnks and devote themselves with us to the cause jot' the Constitution and the Union. Under these j circumstances. I most cheerfully pledge myself. . should the nomination of the Convention be ratified I by the people, that all the power and influence, con stitutionally possessed bv the Executive, shall be ex j erred, in a firm hut conciliatory spirit, during the I single term I shall remain in officp, to re-Tore the I same harmony among the sister States which pre ! vailed belore this apple of discord, in the form of j slavery agitation, had been ra-t into their midst.— j Let the members of the family abstain fiom inter : meddling with the exclusive domestic concerns of each other, and cordially unite, on the ba-is of per j 'ect equality among themselves, in promoting the ; great national object- of common interest to ail, and I the good work will be instantly accomplished. ; In regard to our foreign poliey, to which you have reiprred in vour communication,—it is qu.te impo-- sible tor any human foreknowledge to pre-cribe pos j itive rules in advance, to regulate the conduct of a lutiiie administration in all the exigencies which I rnav ari-e in our various and ever ehang ng relations with foreign powers. The Federal Government must of necessity exercise a sound discretion in deal ing with interna! ional questions as they may occur; hut this under the strict responsibility which the Executive mu-t always leel To ihe people of the 1 nited States and the judgment of po-teritv. You will therefore excu-e me for not entering into par ticulars whilst f heartily concur with you in the general sentiment, that our forptgn affairs ought lo be conducted with such wi-dom and firmness as to assure the pro-peiity of the people at home, whilst the interests and honor of our country are wisely hut inflexibly maintained abroad. Our foreign policy ought ever to he based upon the principle of doing justice to all nation-, and requiring justice from them HI return ; and Horn this principle [ shall never de part. Should 1 he plaepr! in the Executive Chair, I shall use my be-t exertions to cultivate pence and friend ship with all nations, believing this t.. Hp our high est policy as well a- our most imperative duty: but at the same time, 1 shall never toiget that in ca-e the necessity should arise, which 1 do not now ap prehend, our nat'onal rights and national honor mu-t be preserved at all hazards and at any sacri fice. Firmly convinced that a special Providence gov erns the nffa.rsot nations, let us humbly implore hi rontinued blessing upon our country, and that he mnv aver! from us the punishment we justly deserve tor being discontented and ungrateful whilst ermov ing priv leges nbove all nations, under such a Consti tution anil such a Union as has never been vouch aled to any other people. Your-, very respectfully. JAMF.S BUCHANAN. W hat his Neighbors say ol' Him. It is no matter of trifling consideration and impor tance that those who know a man best should eulo gize him most. More especially is praise to be val ued when it is extorted from a political opponent.— The Lancaster PA. Erpvt .i, a Know-Nothing llepub | fican paper, published in the immediate neighbor ; hood of Mr. BUCHANAN'S residence, is compelled to bear testimony to his unbending integrity and blame less Lie. After a tew introductory remarks, the Editor proceeds and says : "We knew the man as one of our most res pected fellow citizens—a gentleman of unblem ished personal in(fgii;y anil unusually agreea ble manners in his social intercourse with all classes. We knew him a- a friend of the Poor —as a perpetual benefactor of the poor widows of this city, who, when the piercing blasts of each successive winter brought shrinks of cold, and hunger,and want, in the frail tenements ol Poverty, could apply to the "Buchanan Belief Donation" for their annual supply of wood, and sitting down with their orphaned children in the cheerful warmth of a blazing fire, lift their hearts in silent gratitude to C.od, and teach iheir little ones to bless the name of James Buchan an. As a citizen, a neighbor, a friend—in a word, as simply James Buchanan, we yielded to no man in the measure of our respect and esteem : and were he still before us as si/njjlt/ James Buchanan—as he was a few years, and when he and we occupied the same broad Jef- ! fersonian republican piatf'orm—when at least I one of the editors of this paper voted with liirn year after year, the same Democratic ticket— 1 then ours would be the more pleasing duty of j supporting instead of our opposing the election i of our esteemed fellow citizen and neighbor to j the highest office in the gift of the American i people, and the highest [jo.-ition of political dis- ■ Unction in the world." ELOPEMENT IN HIOH LIFE. —A beautiful girl ' bait 17 years of age, daughter of a wealthv j and prominent gentleman of this city, recently i eloped to Europe with an officer in the late war ! with Mexico, in which he distinguished himself I for his bravery and heroism. He is a man of; laige fortunes, and belbre leaving provided bountifully for his family which he left behind. The parents and family friends of the erring girl are plunged in the deepest distress in con-! quence ot her conduct ; therefore we forbear ' from giving her name or that of the individual : with whom shp has fled the country. She was genteely educated, and possessed all the accom- j piuhments that wealth could bestow. Her ev ery wish was gratified by her doating parents.— : J,'. Y. Tribune, htk innt. OJ?" Markets same a last week. TUB BED FOR I) GAZETTE. Ilfiiiord, Jbiiic S7, 1 Kt.NO. C*. W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE!!! FOR PRESIDENT, WON. JAMES IllfllliVAX, OF PENNSYLVANIA. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HON. JOHN c. BHECKINKIIH;E, OK KENTUCKY. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. ('rinnl Commissioner, GEORGE SCOTT. Auditor General, JACOB F R V , JR. Surveyor General, TIMOTHY IVES C THK PRl>||]\(l. CT7" Our opponents have now four distinct candi dates lor the Presidency in the -field against James B. <• IIANAN. In other words, what was once the mig Party, is now cut up into four sectional far tion.i, each warring the other in the most fearful and terrible manner. No. 1, sratu'.s FILLMORE and DO.NEI.SON. No. •, N. P. BASKS and Wsi. F. JOHNSTON. No. 3, ROUT. 1. STOCUION and KENNETH 11 AY NOR No. 1, JOHN C. FREMONT ami WM. L. DAYTON In addition to tliese NOMINATIONS, all profess ing to emanate from National Conventions, "SAM 110! SI ON" a lI£NEGAOE who took the Know Nothing obligation for the express purpo-e af being made President (but was not even named in either of the bodies above alluded to) ha- offered him.-ell as a A olunteer. Ibis sta'e of thh)s leaves the ene mies of Democracy in a position io devour each oth er between this and the day of election! The Philadelphia News, a rampant Fillmore pa per, speaks of the nomination of FREMONT as a transparent and palpable HUMBUG, having not the slightest hope of success, and say the ticket will be sure to meet with certain rebuke from an indignant nation ot people! ! The llepub! icans, alias Abolition ist*, denounce Fillmore in a sin, i.tr manner, and -o a!! round. Now. at the last President al election, when Gen. SCOTT, the rrro-t popular man in the ranks of the opposition, had the field to himself, be carried but six State—and under the existing state of affairs, it is rational to conclude that the enemies of Democ racy will not carry a single State in the I in.mat the approaching election. The few they could carry, if itmleil, will be lost to them by the dirniona grow ing out of the number ot candidates they have pla ced in nomination. No unprejudiced man, possess ing the shade ot intellect, can arrive at any other conclusion from the facts as they are now before the world. Whilst the elements of opposition are thus at war, behold the Democracy united to a man from the cen tre to the circumference of the nation. Every Dem ocratic Press and the Democracy of every State in the .and. all stand firmly upon the same platform, and ail are yielding the most enthusiastic support to JAMES BUCHANAN, the unanimous nominee ot the Cincinnati Convention. The Democracy, when united, as we now are, have never been defeated. But, ii, addition to our own strength, thousands of patriotic and intelligent Whigs of the old lino, push on the colttmn, and rally firmly under the banner of Democracy. Mr. RENSHANV, an able Lawyer, for merly of St. Louis, and now a resident o! Baltimore, a gentleman who, lor several years, has visited Bed ford, and is, therefore, well known to our people, gave us a good deal ol light on this point a few weeks -ince. it is well known th.it he has always, liereto | lore, been an enthusiastic Whig, ar.d was up to th'e I f.me the Whig leaders soli) out to Know Nothing isrn. ! Now, he i< among the most ardent friends anil admi rers n! .lAMES BI CHAN AX, ami has no doubt of his eleet'on by an unprecedented majoriTv. Hcsrs the Democratic Party is tlie only National Party in existence, and the only party worthy the support of 'he people. We take the liberty of thus alluding to Mr. 11. because of his high position in the Whig ranks-, arl ,| because the boldness with which he spoke, clearly indicated that he had no de-ite to con era! his ; opinion*. We rejoice in such additions to the great Democratic family, and,as we have sa : d before, for every man we have lost hy amalgamating with Know Nothingism, we have gained ten conscieufions W lugs who have never bowed to such a degradation. The PKOPf.F. seem to have hail no agency in the movements o! the opposition, if we are to judge of ( others from the manner in which delegations have been gotten up in our County and District, to the late State and National Conventions, in both of which instances the delegates were chosen hy some | secret movement entirely unknown to the masses, j they never having been consulted on the subject. \ Only a few days since a Know Nothing Convention , met in Becllord, but the people have received no in telligence a- to its doings, except the outside report j that a resolution endorsing the nomination of Fiif- I more and Donelscn was laid on the table. No reso lutions—no proceedings—to enlighten the public. It is no wonder, then, that hone-t voters turn from them with loathing and disgust, and take pleasure irr rallying under the glorious Flag of II ITCH AN AN and DEMOCRACY. Ciy" The Sacrament ol the Lord's Supper will he administered in the Presbyterian Church of Bedford, on next Sabbath morning. Rev. Mr. SAMPLE will be assisted on the solemn occasion by Rev. Mr. CLARK, of Charnbersburg. Preaching on Saturday at 10 o'clock, A. M., and also on Monday at the same hour. C/" Rev. Mr. PHELPS, the lute Presiding Elder on this District, is expected to preach in the M. E. Church of Bedford on next Sabbath morning. His numerous friends will rejoice to hear of his intended visit, for he is emphatically a favorite with our people. 05 s * I he Democratic County Convention assembled in Bedford on 1 nesday last, and placed in nomination a Ticket to be supported by the Democracy at the next election. The proceedings will appear in the next Gazette. CCTMt is the intention of the Democracy to hold one, two, or three meetings in every Township in Bedford County, between this and the election, as circumstance may require, and it is expected that every man will be prepared to do his whole duty, in pushing forward the cause of Buchanan and Democ racy. FAYETTE SPRINGS. oy\ isitors in search of pleasant summer quarters are respectfully referred to the advertisement of W. I. BABCOCR, Esq. the accomplished Proprietor of the "Fayette Springs," a pleasant and fashionable re sort. Mr. B. was formerly connected with the EX CHANGE HOTEL at Hollidaysburg, and is exten sively known and admired for his urbanity and cour teous deportment. No man in the State is better qualified to take charge of such an establishment, and we tru t he way meet with ample encourage- i mem. EXAMINATION AM) EXHIBITION tTT-We were present on Friday last at an V nation and Exhibition of the Ram-burg \t : Female Seminary, under the control o!' R ; POLLOCK and hi* accomplished Lady an I 1* Vlr ' pleasure ir, say,,,? that the effic encv extibi h E-'n cry d.partme,* of th „ jnstit(ltlon " er. to reflect honor upon any School ty. Although the en, erptue i t,. lTs the ysum ofdoms thing* uouid indicate to a'' TK ger that ,t was a school of Ion? stands / the Student* we noticed many young r ' : Ladies who are destined to become "bri-! in? JigM" "i the intellectual world, a* Jan"'!.?* forced itself upon tbe judgemcui of all v.\ o u ed to their examination. | Ihe Principal is a gentleman of fine acq llue , and assesses that practical knowledge o; \ n ?'~' j which enables him to impart to other, the ,> i education lie has s 0 carefully treasured „ tT' " person. " x 6 '*o In the evening an "Erkibitio*" took P | af e bp . a crowded audience. It consisted of n ia \ Speeches, and Music by the Choir, and ; iv j satisfaction to all. Some of the speak , ; young gentlemen was really eloquent as w",' j musing i„ a high degree-whiist a dialogue ' ~!". 8 " young Ladies was the best thing of the k ~ witnessed (or a long time. The Seminary is handsomely located, preset n, clean and neat appearance, and is well a, Tar,, the eon,fort and convenience of the pno b rounded by a number of the most beautiful . Bedford County, and is in the immediate v,c" a very pleasant villa The view from the windows ol the build;,.., such as any man or woman of ta-te would ' look upon—and the society is as good as can be few! < any where. The people of that community a-','.'- too highly appreciate the benefits to be derive-! the "Allegheny Male and Female Seminary," they should prize it a- of more real value than a", zen of the richest gold mines of California. L-;' rents give their children a libera] education, and f • farms will follow just as certainly as that water -EE its level. Among the gentlemen in attendance at tbe exaa-. nation we were pleased to meet with Rev. J . COLEMAN, Presideritof the institution. ofFln.t-- Md—Rev. GF.OKUE YV. Borsc and Rev. \Y M .H. - v ENS. of Bloody Run—and Rev. JAMES Wan-asm,Jo- Cumberland Valley. To persons at a di-Tarice who may desire to sent their children to a good Institution io a pleas,'-? i "■otal community, we would say, don't overlook •.. Institution we have been speaking of. Sunday School Celebration. We issue tbe Gaztttr. one dav in advance the u-ual time, to enable the young gentlemen of iv office to participate in a Celebration n! the s ! ; School attached to the M. E. Church, which • place on Thursday, L'Gth in>t., in anticipai,on c: • - itr, oi July. The School is in a flourishing co, under its worthy and attentive Superintrndti". ' - SIMIKL Sums, and, we have no doubt the rr sion, dialogues, recitations, fkc., &c., \v >|, creditable to all concert d in the manageiner- School. We pre-uuie address w h* by Rev. Mr. GIIISON, which, of course, tvil! i,-* of interest. MOMMEXT T<> JUIKS DKIIAMX. Already a few of the most shame! >s S ni li centious opposition presses have rai-e.i the cry ol' "ten cent wages." Ti.* v have dor,- cic . prejudice laboring men against the Democrat:- candidate jor the Presidency. The Deni'ic.j: paity has always been the guardian of ll: - - terests of the poor. It was to preserve the lib erties and protect the rights of the poor, lir.: Genl JACKSON battled with the rich arj ~ of the country lor the overthrow of the [' [ States Bank. In that memorable and g; o. struggle, the Hero of New Oilcans iva a T supported hy J A sins BI CHANAN. Wd! N.v believe that a co-lahorer with JACKSON in t '. great bnitle jur the poor subsequently ad vocal-1 "ten cent wages The thing is iir; ;>-/ None are stupid enough to believe it, ti :. there are a tew who are so knavish as to a it. But we did not mean to write about v.a.: -. either high or low, when we penned ih uc'j tion oi this article. We meant t.< write a t a monument which JAMES BUCHANAN rai ' himself a number of years ago, and w i crushing refutation of the "low wages" id- Would that men of wealth would stud whole country over with just such Monuments as that which JAMI> BIVH.ANAN I. as rais himself. How much suffering would be - viated—how many stricken heaits wuu!>: :■< made glad—how the poor would re; ice. In every community there are indigent : - males \vho eke out a scanty livelihood h labor of their hands. Alar.v are widows wv small children dependant ujion them lur h:r. • Their lot is hard at any season of the year, an when the rigors of winter come upon • their sufferings are frequently severe. ! > 1 fed and poorly clad, and living in uncmil ■ j : b!e tenements, in e.xtremest misery they SUIV-N' ; through the long and dreary w inter with out luel to kt-ep them warm—with scarce r noiioh to cook llieir scanty meal. Lancaster city had her proportion of <l s " i tnte women and children. JAMES TIL-HAN,. ■ saw their sufferings, and he resolved tor!. 1 j thins to alleviate them. He gave m s: ' 1 j the Councils oi the Citv the sum ol hre i j snn<! Dollars , requiring them to sal- yv uoy. i the same and annually forever thereafter ap,-o j tlie interest to the purchase of luel for the n - tute females of Lancaster. The trust was j cepted, and the very next autumn an qnouii 5 ! pile of Wood arose in the public square. 1 that pile of wood the poor were supplied Ui ■ fuel ; and when the first disappeared, on was reared in its place. If the Spring exhausted, the autumn sees it replaced, o thus it will go on until the last trump - I sound ! That pile of Wood, reared by hi* rn ■ cence, is JAMES BUCHANAN'S Monument. ■ rough and unpolished, and no pompous tiou is wrought upon its side. Its ariUj"- lives to receive the thanks of the recipe ' l! \ ; his bounty, and when he dies Us epitaph be written in their hearts. Generation j generation will grow up and pas* aua\, still the widow and the orphan wil^um 54 . noble charity of JAMES BUCHANAN, ' H-' P | monuments of conquerors who have d-lu_ • world with blood will fall to the ground crumble to dust, but the unpretending ' l , j", ment erected bv James Buchanan wih to tile End of Time. , Poor man, if a malicious opponent ol Democratic party endeavors to prejuduo . against the Democratic candidate by l '-"" "low wages," ask him whether lie has ever .A en five thousand dollars to keep those u y compelled to work at low wages orTI <J jnt Tell him vou know where to find a to JAMES BUCHANAN'S Charity, AND '• •' fo -.i ta Ms.— Vth'iy *F' rJ '
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