PE DEMOCRATIC VANIIMAN, II st.s.sitorinra, ocTolma I, issr. • LOCAL AND PERSONAL SCANDAL DIONDRIUB,4III our community ere is a certain &ass of people whose only ject in life seems.to he, to defame nd in re those around them. " Generally per ne of small mind and low origin, they to drag others down, because their own erits•will not suttee to give them a-Credi ble position in society. It has been our t to meet with- several of this class, and we have made their frailty a study ; but WO confess no philosophy will account for all their caprices. One person, for instance, goes back Into the past and-resurrects all the, old stories of family short comings, dissen sions of , what was once said,' and a sad ar ray ja thrown into the teeth of some excel lent men or women, as old sins; which they are exieeted to bear." In consequence, the ;Ante neighborhood is lute); with these old and, moat usually, false of scandal and gossip ) and the tale bearer has the satisfac tion of seeing really worthy &mile in pinch trouble and pain from the unexpected impu : tallons made against them. lint hero is the mystery l that very tato bearer leas a past of i.he most unenviable repute—his family were of the Most ..scaly' kitni of people, and lived such a life as does `root look virell in . - rnnee-witte-o,,paeaohLsAch Ascent should indirectly excite attention to his own affairs and his not forgotten past, by his re , vna{ of ancient scandal, is, it .trikes us, puzaling to tell. It has. saved to quicken our suspicions that all scandal mongers have a family„,enutclicon not partieularly pure ; and we have come to the conclusion that lie or she whose tongue is busy with repots dons and fa:nily happiness, is just the per son whose plat ought to be shrouded in darkness. If a decent respect for the feel ings ogthe living and the dead will not. pre vent the exhumation of that winch time had buried and grown over with Hu Wer A, let the busy-body think he is greatly lowered in the estimation of worthy people, and thus be si lent from feat." Autviu.—The season " trends and fall ing leaves" is here, and, althoogli many are the pensive thoughts uttered and the melau• eholy hnes written upon its advent, who' is there but must feel grateful that the ewarva tins heat of Summer no longer enfeebles the body I Who, wtth visions of sleepless nights, ceased by those tornahnting vilhana, the blood-thirsty mosquitoes, before, his mind's eye, can sing anode of regret to Som mer's departure, or nigh in sorrowful stun :Leto Autumn's swim? 3 We_ can't, kind reader, for we are not of a very 'sentimental turn, and the only time we ever feel sift' or serious at Autumn's approach, iv when we read those touching knees-of Bryant's com myneing— The molaneltuly Says aro couio—thc evident of thu yott." it is true, the bright flowers of Summer " liars faded and gone"—the green leaves of the foreat have changed to " red. CIARR.A and yellow," and the charming songsters of the wooil hare taker, their flight to more ge nial dimes ; but then there are other rhau gas whist& awaken feelings of gladness rather than sorrow, At this season the Tabor of the 'husbandman is generally crowned with abundance, and limiting plenty speaks joy ously from well tilled garners. WO the oppressive heat, disease and death, in many /ettalitisit, held tearful sway, but Agit tem pering brecaa Lnd trusty nights, health again blesses the land: MASONIC FESTIYAT...—We had the pleasure of attending the Festival at the Masons Ledge in thin place on Tuesday evening, the 22d ult. The festival was got up for the Var. John 'Termer, W. M. Notwithstand ing, wa expected much pleasure and setup , faction in being there, our expectations were were than realized. Two tables obout-si xty feet in length, were loaded with provisions of every Lund and variety, arranged-slider the direction of the ladies in the most exqui site style. leeilteani and pointit,eake with 9 %her delicacies were there in abundance, ' and everything calculated to please de taste. An Epicurisn might well eisy,•" hero let me spend the remnant of thy days." Thu Ladies, (God bless-them,) were there in all their pride and keenly, giving life and sal , autism to the exercises. The %inning smile • that played upon their eountenances plainly betokened they were not destitute of those droolis i ga the occasion was calculated to in spire. Mears. Samuel Linn, tr.,G. Bush. laeirls.Tcmner and Ilildebrand,and Pr. Potter, entertilinegi the audience with, appropriate veto/bee, after which the company adjourn • ied delighted with the exercises of the even alliotw Web were conducted in the meet Amrptips, And orderly m►sner., Plouttos.---Therce is s fashion that never elutages—ao we would have the ladies of day borough particularly remember it. Tho sparkling eye, the coral lip, "the rose lord ADA On ttie cheek, and the elastic step, are .Idway• In fashioh." Health—rosey, boun cily% gladuome health—is never out of fash :l,oliiwhat pilgrimages are made, what pray -464 , 11 ftlittgVad for its posseasion ! Fading thrl:Porertlt, what treasures aro laiished .iietAwatatog: its lase a; counterfeiting its sciilraßine were enlivened, ou Monday --aliibitlast,l4,ll_coMe of colored Repulfii• lam .vocally and instrumental) Thttinvs;- ic4iei voices, accompanied 'br.ihe - dulcet .16iddivitthe violin and the " tumtning ob 1 4i 4 .04iiitiii:i i ,7vtisruit upon the air to our ‘ , 1411W40 load attentive ears. /t crowd col htetbil and the ..musicianers" soon received suWantiattividenco Oat their labors vvercr ,appreciatod. I=ll Loosr. In,t.,as, like cash Moue pockets, 'are Aline to thibk of, Out cannot be pioked up. girder sixia place reigns in the land, and tho sew ~mgterigi Pr "locals" is soniesthing not n t0,14 ,*4. W ill somebody do something -I,llllollMtlee * onky... for the feud the thing," 1 04 t ' We.are ,infortned that a crta in Disorgati izer 3n this Count,y 7 iikbwnly engaierin-cYr -11 colating fa:Bubo:odd akainst, the Deretotatie party—one of which $ : that a Resolution was offered in the. Democratic County Con vention to prevent those who had krt. the Know Nothing party from being pliced upon the County Ticket. No such Resolution was offered nor does the Demoeratie party coon tenanCe such 'a position. If one man has acted indiscreet, that is tto reason the whole Democratic party should be held responsible . for his imprudence, Ws WOULD SAi to our readers that J. S. Barnhart., the indefatigable Ambretypo and Daguerreotype Artist is still pursuing the lousiness at his tialfery in the Arcade. His long established reputation as an artist, and - the huenesa which he has every where re ceived, renders comments from us unneces sary. If you desire a picture finished in the highest perfection' of the art, WI and see him. To TIIR LOVVIS of prime Oysters we would say, call upon tieoyge !seek, on Bishop street. tie is daily receiving prime Oysters from Baltimore, and hiving a large experi• coca in that line, is prepared to servo custo• triers in the most approved manlier. Du not tail to give him a volt BLACKWV.I.L'uovsa.---This 1100s0, situate in the borough of Jersey Shore, Lycommg county, is still muter the charge of our old eentaitutla!ang_friiind, Jahn Blackwell. It is one of the 'best rionducteiThililnrim that region of country, and every way Worthy of public patronage. John is al ways about himself io.attend to the cofort and convenience of his guests, in ancli a style. as to pltniso all who are fond of good accommodations. Bre n(lLlit advise any of our readers visiting Jersey Shore to give-the •• Blackwell Ilonse" a trial. Letter from Thomas 'McCoy. te Porta;Towssnir, Sept. 14, 1857. MenSitti EDITOIIII em informed that thi re is a Tenor( in circulation to the effect that I am, or here seen, a member of the Know-Nothing order, which assertion I here pronounce to be false, ind utterly waltout Imindation. I do not new, nor n ever .AA, belong to the order, society or party com monly called ^ Know-Nothings,' " Sons of the Sires of '76," or more recently, '•Amen cans ;" or to any tither society, party or order, secret or others use, by whatever name it may be Cllllll, 4 / 1 11: of whose principles matters, or is intended to make, any distinc tion among our fellow citizens, or to etclude any portion of them hum office, on account of their birthplace or religion. I never made an application Air adinoomin into any suelt society, party or order, nor authorized or requested any person to make application for rue, and no men Call truthfully assert the contrary ; and I cliall,nze my 5/mutterers Is Orin —4 never liehingoal to any oiler party than the Democratic, party, and, it elected, will discharge the duties of the of lice (myself) best of my ability. l•-• THOMAS Met'lll." This Bank Panic—Partial Suspension of - Specie Payments. The monetary efsmicznent in this city as ruuted a new phase yeateritity, by the., sow... pensmo of the Bank of Pennsylvania, follow ed by a severe run upon several other Banks: and In view of the excited elate of public feeling, and the condition of the Banks them selves. coasacquent upon the demands ttutm them, and the ninny recent Whims, where• by several have mllllll4ll heavy loss, it wax unanimously determined, at a general con fereo wat the Trva,dvnts of t h e flanks, held during the afternoon, to recommend to Ann' severa l hoards, temporatily to snapend ape-' CIV pa) tricots on all eherks and notes of tun.' dollars and upwards, as the only measure at ill calculated to produce relief to the com nitii4 and preqervo themselves front ask. The for swill a step is much to be regretted, satislled as we Ave that a majority of our Banking institutions I are not only sound and reliable, hut that ninny have been managed throughout the recent terrible crisis with a careful regard to the heat interests of the trading community; and tt ms eitrovray to he hoped that the An ticipations of those who have advised it may be. realized in a prompt relief of the money market, and the speedy-emergence of ' busi ness fruit its present disastrous embarrass- merits The necessity might have been avoided, could a general feeling of matt deuce have been cultivated, at all common aurae with our initin.diate and prospective ' resources and the event presents the Sin gular anomaly 01 the culmination of roomier cial disaster at a hum when the evidences of large general prosperity were never SO Mau hest—when crops were so aliundant,smid the markoto of a large portiou,of the world so directly at our command. Ihiring the day, yesterday, and until the close of Bank hours, the flanks continued to meet all demands presented with prompt. mem several of ilitin paying out from $lOO,- 000 to $lllO,OOO each meninx and the hank 'lf Penlitsslvania had during the week, and pre vious Its suspcnadcm. pant out in coin over $300,000, very much reducing its liabilities It had devoted itsel(nottly to the interests of the business community, and its Kempen sinn caused a general feeling of retret am ing ESSOLUT(OSI tIF PARTNER:4UP.— all commercial classes. I p Nude° I' hereby given that the partnership The effect or the measure, as a tirktms of heretofore cueing between 11seW M Wagner and relief, remains to he tented m.• but still very Wet. d a it= Jr., was d/aaolved 4.1.,;"".1".1 much depends 'upon the community:" That ",,,T)') remain for „ me time their ull plane ut the suspension is hut partint—notes .. or 65 business, f , ,r making settiorneuta Where all per. :being still redeemable in specie--will ward sew knweint theme , V , ell indebted will oral woo ofrmheny inconeeniences, to which all dlasses Lash save east Thystrhavisa °WWI will So ule , would otherwise have subjected : hat ~,,itt o tpresent them lwandlamt/ A . yip out the cultivation of mm, general jfeeling of / W;11, ATH M. OMAS Tr. confidence, forbearance and leniency, we i The GAM. Wishnes will be ...Awned wi formerly cannot expect sity—enbotantial lasting hoe I by the undondgilid Ennent. w.ll 4 THOMAS, Jr , advise calmness and mmicration.--- There should he ltd needless and unne