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G-EN'DRAL
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
OURSUANT TO AN ACT OF GENERAL As-
JL sembl}'of the Commonwealth ol Pennsylvania,
entitled "An Act relatiug to the Elections of this
Commonwealth," approved the second day of July.
Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred aud
thirty nine, I, WILLIAM S. 1 LUKE, High Shet
iff of the County of Bedford, Pennsylvania, do
hereby make known, and give notice to the Electors
of the County aforesaid, tint a GENERAL
ELECTION will be held in said County, of Btd
ori, Pennsylvania, on the
Tuesday after the first Monday, being the. GfA
day of JVovembtr , 1860,
At which time, and the places designated, tb
qualified electors will elect by ballot,
TVV E.NTY SEVEN KLKUTOR3
for the State of Pennsylvania, to cast the vote
of said State, for President and Vice Presi
d nt of the United States.
I also hereby make known, and give notice, that
the places of holding the aforesaid General Elec
tion, in the several Boroughs and Townships
withiu the Com.ty of Bedford, are as follows, to
wit :
The Electors of the Forongh of Bedford and
Township of Bedford to meet at the Court House
in said Borough.
The Electors of Broadtop township to meet at
the School House in Hopewell.
The Electors of Colerairi Township to meet at
the house lately occupied by Benjamin Kegg, in
Kainsburg, in said Township.
The electors of Cumberland Valley Township
to meet at the new School House erected on the
land owned hv John Whip's heirs in said Town
ship.
The Electors of Harrison Township to meet at.
sliool house No. 5, near the dwelling house of Hen
ry Keyser in said Township.
Tli .- Electors of Jnnita Township to meet at
Keyscr's school House in said Township.
The Electors of Hopswell Township to meet at
the school House near the house of John Dasher
in said Township.
The Electors of Londonderry Township to meet
at the house now occupied by Wm. 11. Hill as a
shop, in Bridgeport, in said Township.
The Electors of the Township of Liberty to
meet at the school House in Stonerstown in said
Township.
The Electors of Monroe Townshio to meet at the
house lately occupied by James Camel, in Clear
ville, in said Township.
The Electors of Napier Township and Schells
btirg Borough to meet at the brick school House
in the Borough of Schellsburg.
The Electors of East Providence Tctvnship to
meet at the house lately occupied by John Nycura,
Jr., innkeeper, in said Township.
The Electors of Snake Spring Township to meet
st the School House near the Methooist Cliurcb,
on lands of John G. H irtley. -
The Electors of West Providence Township to
meet at the new log School House at Bloody Run
in said township.
The Electors of St. Clair Township to meet at
the store near the dwelling house of Gideon Trout,
in said township.
The Electors of Union Township tw meet at the
school house near Mowry's Mill in said township.
The Electors of Southampton Township to meet
at tho house of William Adams in said Township.
The Electors of the Township of Middle Wood
berry to meet at the bouse of Henry Fiuke, in the
village of Wcodberry.
The Electors of South Woodbcry Township to
meet at the house of Samuel Ustor in said town
ship.
The election to be opened between the hours of
7 and 8 o'clock in the forenoon, by a public proc
lamation. and to keep open until seven o'clock in
the evening, when the polls shall he closed.
JYOTICE IS HEREBY GIF EM:
That every person, excepting Justices of the
Pc. <?, wbc sh.ll h"ld any office or appointment of
profit or trust under the United States, or of this
State or any city or corporated district, whether a
commissioned officer or otherwise, a subordinate
officer or agent, who is or shall be emploped under
the legislative, executive or Judiciary department
of this State, or of any city, or of any incorpora
ted district and ; ro ; that every member of Con
gress and of the State Legislature, and of the
select or common council of any city or Commis
sioners ol incorporated distiict is by law incs] able
of holding or exercising at the time the office or
appointment of Judge, inspector or clerk of any
election of this Commonwealth, and that no in
sj>cctor, Judge, or other officer of such election
shall be eligible to be then voted for.
And the said act of Assembly, entitled "an aet
relating to elections of this Commonwealth,"
passed July 8, 1849, further provides as follows,
to wit .•
••That the inspectors and judges shall meet at
the respective places appoiutad for holding the
election in the district at which they respectively
beiong, before eight o'clock in the morning ef the
lid Tuesday of October, and each said inspector
shall appoint one clerk, who shall be a qualified
oter of such district.
'•ln case the person who shall have received the
highest nmnber of votes for inspector shall not at
tend on tlio day of any election, then the person
who shall have received the second highest number
of votes forjudge at the next preceding c-lection,
shall act as inspector in his place And in case
the person who ltas received the highest number of
votes for inspector shall not attend, the person
elected Judge shall appoint an inspector In his
place, and in case the person elected Judge shall
not attend, then the inspector who received the
highest nnmber of votes shall appoint a judge in
his place; and if any vacancy shall continue in the
board (or the space of one hour after the time fixed
by law lor the opening of the election, the qualified
voters for the township, ward or district for which
such officers shall have been elected, present at the
election, shall elect one of their number to fill
such a vacancy.
"It shall be the dnty of tbe several assessors re
spectively to attend at the place of holding every
general, special, or township election during the
whole time said election is kept open, for the pur
pose of given information to the inspectors, and
judge, when called on, in relation to the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such elec
tion, and on such other matters in relation to the
assessment of voters, as tbe said inspectors or
either of them shall from time to time require.
"No person shall be permitted to vote, at any
election as aforesaid, than a white freeman of the
age of twenty one or more, who shall have resided
in this State at least one year, and in the election
district where he offers to vote ten days immedia
tely preceding such election and within two years
paid a State or County tax which shall have l<een
assessed at least ten days before the election. But
a citizen of the United States who has previously
been a qualified voter of this State and removed
therefrom and returned, and who shall have resided
in the election district and paid taxes, aforesaid,
"hall be entitled to vote after residing in this State
six months; Provided, That the white freemen,
citizens of the United States between the ages of
twenty-one and twenty-two years, who have re
sided in the election district ten days as aforesaid
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shall bo entitled to vote, although they shall not
have paid tax.
"No person shall lie admitted to voto whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable inhabi
tants furnished by the Commissioners, unless ;
First, he produce a receipt of payment, within two
years of State or County tax assessed agreeably to
the constitution, and give satisfactory evidence on
his own oath or affirmation of another that he has
paid such a tax, or in a failure to produce a receipt
shall make oath to the payment thereof, or Second,
if he claim a right to vote by being an elector be
tween the age twenty-one and twenty-two years
shall depose on oath or affirmation, that he resided
in the State at least one year next before his ap
plication, and make suih proof of residence in the
district as required by this act, and that he does
verily believe, from the account given him that he
is of the age aforesaid, and give such other evidence
as is required by this act; whereupon the name of
the person so admitted 10 vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspector, and a note
made opposite thereto by writing the word "tax,"
if he shall be admitted to vote by reason pf having
paid tax, or the word "age," if he shall be admit
ted to vote by reason of age, and either case the
reason of such a vote shall be called out to the
clerks, who shall make the like note in tho list, of
voters kept by them.
"In all cases w here the name of the person claim
ing to vote is not found on the list furnished by the
commissioners, and assessors, or his right to vote
whether found thereon or not, is objected to by any
qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of the inspec
tors to examine such person on oath as to his qual
ifications, awl if he claims to have resided within
the State for one year or more, his oath shall be
sufficient proof thereof, but he shall make proof
by at least one competent witness, who shall be a
qualified elector, that he has resirted within the
district for more thau ten day* immediately pre
ceding said election and shall also himself swear
that bis bona fide residence, 'in pursuance of his
lawful calling, is within the district, and that he did
not remove within the district for the purpose of
voting therein.
"Every person qualified us aforesaid, and wbo
shall, make due proof if required, of his residence
and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall bo admitted
to vote in the township, ward or district in whfch
he shall reside.
"If any person shall prevent of attempt to pre
vent any officer of an election under this act from
holding such election, or use or thereaten anv vio
lence to any such officer, and shall interrupt or
improperly interfere with him in the execntoon of
his duty, shall block or attempt to block up the
window or avenne to any window where the same
may be hoi len, or shall riotously disturb the peace
of such election, or shall use or practice intimida
tion, threats, force or violence, with the design to
influence uaduely or overawe any elector, or pre
vent him from voting, or to restrain the freedom
of choice, such p<uson on conviction shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and
to be imprisoned for any time not less than one or
more than twelve months, and if it shall be shown
to the Court where the trial of such offence shall
be had, that the person so offending was not a resi
dent of the city, ward, district or township where
the said offence was committed, and not entitled to
vote therein, then on conviction, he shall be sen
tenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred
nor more than one thousand dollars, and Ins im.
prisoned not less than six months nor more than
two years.
"If any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager npou the result of any election within the
Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such bet
or wager, either by verbal proclamation thereof, or
by any written or printed advertisement, OF inrite
any person or persons to make such bet or wager
upon conviction thereof he or they shall forfeit and
pay three times the amount so bet or offered I o be
oct.
And the Judges of the respective districts afore
said, sre required to meet at Bedford, on the Fri
day next following the holding of said Election,
then ami there to perform those things requred of
them by law.
Given under my hand, at my office in Bedford,
this 118 th day of September, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty,
:.i,d the Both of Independence of the United
States.
WILLIAM S. FLUKE,
Sheriff.
' Sept. 28, 18C0.
TERRIBLE CALAMITY AT PITTS
BURG
EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF TWELVE LIVES.
—A terrible explosion occurred on Monday
week at the machine and marble works of W.
W. Wallace, on Ltocrty Street, in Pittsburg.
There were about one baudred men at work in
the establishment when the steam boiler ex
ploded with terrible effect. Tbe boiler, it ap
pears, iu cotfccqucnce of the force of the ex
plosion, passed .through tho entire leugth of
the buiidiDg, reducing a patt ol it to a heap
ot iuius, and then struck a clothing store on
the opposite side of the street, (one of the wi
dest in tho city,) killing tho proprietor, Mr.
Robert Barker, who was standing at tho door.
His bead was nearly taken off. The boiler
then passed tbroogh the rear wall of the store
into G. Schwartz's lager beer ball, which it
nearly demolished, and a man named Wilheifer
who was in the saloon, was killed. The boiler
finally landed in the Presbyterian grave yard,
back of tbe hull, having passed through four
solid brick walls, besides tearing a corner out
of a house. It was found lying iu tbe grave
yard, apparently but little injured. It was
located in the roar of the fir.t story of the
building where it exploded, and furnished
steam for running all tbe machinery of the es
tablishment. It was 40 iocbes iu diameter,
22 feet in length, and made of quarter iuoh
iron. It carried 60 pounds of steam to the
square inch, and was attended to by a boy. It
is bclicvod that the water had beeu allowed to
get too low. and that it had been just turned
on wbeD the explosion occurred. Tho follow
ing workmen arc among the killed: William
Burke, Win. Mc.Murray, T. MoCutcheon, W.
Agnew, James McCutcbeou, Thos. M. DeAr
uiit, James Lafferty, Win. McMillan, J. R.
Hamilton and Lewis Hutchinson. Agnew had
his head blown off, and presented a truly hor
rible spectacle. The others were all more or
less mutilated. Several others wore badly
injured.
Douglas is to carry the following Slates, the
State of • tbe State of , the State of
State of , the State of , which will give
him 000,000,000 majority over all other can
didates!
Bell aid Everett are to carry tho jYetv York
Ledger.
BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1860.
For the Inquirer.
Sew Terk Letter.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 1860.
FRIEND OVER: —The billows of the politi
cal ocean run high and dash over ns here from
the North, South and West, showing what a
storm i 9 roiling over the country. The Dem
ocratic party is in chaos. Its motions are the
spasmodic convulsions of an expiring inebriate.
That great party, which for so many years ru
led and almost ruined the nation, now lies on
its back, gasping as the last breath is depart
ing. But yesterday the word of the Democ
racy might have stood against the world; now
lies it there, and none so poor to do it rever
ence. It was pitiable to witness the imbecili
ty and utter demoralization of the party in the
long and painful effort to fuse the two factions.
To give a certain eclat to the business, and
thus dazzle tho multitude, the high contract
ing partict stationed themselves in the magnif
icent hotels of the city. First came a missive
from the Astor Houso to the Metropolitan
suggesting fusion; then a reply from the Metro
politan accepting and suggesting a plan: then
a flare up from the Astor at the plan. Soon
the protocols of the negotiators were dropped,
and the fiery missiles flow. The pot called the
keitlo very black. Confusioa reigned in Tam
many, and Mozart and war to the knife were
proclaimed in those high places. But then a
letter came from the St. Niohoias, replete with
conciliation. Tho "Pewter Mug" was suggest
ed—that place so famous heretofore for drown
ing the sorrows of Democracy, and rubbing up
the backs of the uuterrified with bad whiskey.
Thither the high contracting parties, Messrs.
Greeo and Ben Wood, with their retainers,
repaired in the fond expectation that by the
generous diffusion of wbi.key, and tho result
ant confusion of their brains, a fusion might
be effected. Sure enough ! O, thou whiskey !
great pacificator of Democracy ! The negoti
ators drank themselves to a fusiun. But,
alas ! the course of true political gambling ]
runs not smooth. Green and Wood were \
merbly chairmen of sub committee*; aud when
they reported to their superiors, the groat Mo
gul of the Douglas Democracy in the State,
D 'an Richmond, knocked this bautling of the j
"Pewter Mug" in the head and kicked it out
of doors. Thus ended the first act.
The nest was a grand fusion met ting at the
Cooper Institute. It wis given out many days
before, that all the great ami Rell
everett guns of the nation would be on hand
to swell the general thunder. It was placard
ed all over the city that a fusion ticket would
be then and there announced to the assembled
thousands of Gotham; and of course curiosity
was on tiptoe. But New York was again
doomed to disappointment. No auch ticket
was proclaimed. Instead, a committee o' fif
teen was appointed to soleot a ticket. The fif
teen met and adjourned; met again, and ad
journed. However, at last they succeeded in
patching up a fusion ticket. But the Breck
inridge party very generally will discard it.—
Tho fusion between Douglas and Bell previ
ously agreed upon has precipitated thousands
•f Dative and nuturalized voters from the De.
mocratic and BO called Union party into the
camp erf Lincoln. The day is passed in turn
State when men can be sold at the political
shambles for so much per head. New York
will roll up an immense majority for Lincoln.
The trading politicians, seeing this, have turn
ed like & school of sharks from New York to
Pennsylvania. They calculate that your State,
which tbey call the "d—d Dutch State," can
be more easily humbugged. The free-trading
merchants in this city, who feel no interest iu
tbe industry and welfare of Pennsylvania, who
are constantly uncaring at the productions of
this country, and say there is aothing made
here fit to have iu the market, who would go
on their bellies, and eat dirt all their lives to
get Southern trade, and who give their money
by thousands to strike down the Tariff of
1842, to crush Pennsylvania's prosperity and
keep hor proatrate ever since—theae men arc
now again lavishing their money to carry your
State. Will glorious old Pennsylvania not
send those rascals howling back to their native
hell 1 Will she aceept and drain the poisoned
chalice? Will she again prostitute herself,
and dash out her braius at the bid of these
great cpemies of her interest? Tbaddeas Ste
vcus, the other night, said at the Uooper Insti
tute, "in Pennsylvania every man is a protec
tionist." Pennsylvanians ! There is a con
spiracy formed in this free-trade city, by your
enemies, to corrupt your ballot box, and make
your Stitc stub lerself. Everyman to his
gun !
D. S. RIDDLE.
A dispatch from Washington says that a
land patent has just been issued to Abe Lin
coin, the Republican oandidate for President,
as Captain of the Illinois Militia during tho
Bjaok Hawk War
CAUL SCHURZ OS DOFtiLIS.
Carl Sehurz made a loog speech in N. York
on the night of the 13th ult., in which he de
voted himself to the political record and per
sonal pretensions of S. A. Douglas.
saying that be considered Mr. Doug
'las "one of the most over-estimated men in
tho country,'' and that his political policy must
spring either from the protoundest ignorance
of the principles npon which the liberty of man
is maintained, or an innate love of the prin
ciples by which the liberty of men is subverted,
he went on to ridicule Mr. Douglas' argument
in favor ef slavery on account of its furnish
ing a variety of interests, and thus being one
| of the safe-guards of our liberties.
In summing up the accounts in the indict
ment against Mr. Douglas, the speaker made
out ibg following bill :
I arraign him for having changed bis posi
tion in regard to the Missouri restriatioD, time
and again, according to the interests of slavery.
I arraign him for having broken ibe plighted
faith ef the people by the repeal of the Com
promise of 1820.
I arraigu him for bavmg upheld the most at
rocious violations of the ballot-box ; for bav.
ing trampled upon the most sacred rights of
the people of Kansas, so long as the struggle
between Freedom and Slavery was doubtful.
I arraign him for having committed a fraud
upon the people by forging and adulterating
the principal of Popular Sovereignty, and
making it the machine of Slavery propagand- j
ism.
I arraign bim for having deserted tho cause ;
of Free Kansas when the people, having com* '
plied with all reasonable conditions.app lied for
admission into the Union.
I araign htm for having repeatedly made the
attempt to disturb the system of constitutional
checks aud balances, by placing tho war
making power in the hands of the President.
I arraign him f>r having attempted by his
conspiracies, a thing more outrageous than
ibe S-Jptioß Law of 1798, to put tho liberties
of Spceeb and Press at the mercy of a political
inquisition, aud to make ihe judicial persecu
tion of opinions a standard of policy.
1 arraign him, lastly, for having attempted
to pass off upon the people the doctrines of
political philosophy which arc an insult tu tho
popular understanding. No, I leg your par-
don, Ido not arrign him for that,for this i a
free country, where everybody has a right to
make himself as ridiculous as he. pleases, "sub
j-et ouly to the Constitution of the U. States."
[Loud laughter.] And yet, I arraign him for
that also, for I protest that he has no right to
unke the Republic ridiculous with him.
In coDelusioo Mr. Scburz said :
The titue of tho Baltimore Convention ar
rived, sud tho struggle re-commenced. It
becauio at once manifest that Douglas' nomi
nation could not be forced upon the Demo
cratic party without splitting that organization j
in twaiu ; and he saw clearly enough that then !
his election would be an impossibility. The
South was secodiog cn masse, and leaving the
rump Convention o do as it pleased. Then
Mr. Douglas, seeing a disgraceful defeat in
evitable, wrote a letter to bis friends in the j
convention, requesting them to withdraw his
name if they found it in any way consistent to
do so. And I declare, if Douglas was ever I
honest in anything be did or said, I believe he
was honest then and there.
Bat now the moment had arrived when it
became manifest that thero is justice in his
tory. Douglas' position was disgusting, but
his punishment was sublime. Then his friends
for the first time refused to obey his command.
These who he had used so often and so ioug
for bis own advancement, saw now there was a
last chance for using him for theirs. They
tsaid to him, "We have performed our part of
tho contract; now you have to perform yours.
Wo have nominated you for the Presidency ;
now you have to permit us to be elected Con
gressmen, Sheriffs, County Clerks, or Con
stables, on the strength of your name. There
is no backing out. Ho ! for the spoils !"
<Post thou think because thou hast suddenly be
come virtuous,
There shall be no more cakes and ale ?
Yes, by Saint Ann ! an' ginger hot in the mouth,
too !"
And so the saddle of the rump nomination
is put upon his back, and the whole ghastly
pack of office-hunters jump upon it.
The spurs are put to the flank —the whip
applied to the baok of the panting, bleeding
jade, and so the spectral ride goes, east, west,
uight and day—and may the steed go to per
dition, if only tbo riders reaoh their goal.—
| [Loud applause, cheers an# laughter.]
Oh there is justice in his history. He has
at least the idol of his dreams —the object of
his fondest wishes —for which he has laid so
many a treacherous scheme —for which be has
turned so many a summersault —for whioh he
has stiuclf so many a blow at tho peace of the
Republic, for which be so often prostituted
himself and bis followers, for which he has
hugged so many a loafer, and insulted so many
an honest, man, for which be made every rum
abop bis headquarters and every ruffian bis
friend—he has at last the nomination for the
Presidency, but what he has craved as a
blessing has come down upon him as a curse;
to be nominated and know that an election is
impossible! to be voted for, and know that
every vote for him i 9 for Breokinridge or Lane,
whom he hates, and every vote against him a
vote for Lincoln, whom he does not love ! To
be voted for, and be aware that those wbo
vote tor bim wotk not for him but for them
selves ! To be dead and yet living enough
to be conscious of death! Ob, there is justice
in history ! Am I exaggerating ? Where u
that mighty leader, whose voice once o&lled
millions into the field ? At the strsct corners
and cross-roads you see him standing like a
blind, downfallen Belisarius— not in virtue,
not in poverty —a bevy of political harlots
surrounding htm, and begging for the misera
bis obolus of a vote : begging the Know-Noth
iDgs. whom he once affected to despise ; beg
ging the Whigs whom he once insulted with
his brawling denunciations : invoking the spirit
of Henry Clay, whom he once called a black
hearted traitor. Oh, but poor Belissarius!
The party harlots that surround biin with their
clamorous begging cry, steal every vote they
receive for him,and put it into their own pock
ets.
Where is the bold, powerful agitator, whose
voice sounded so defiantly on every contested
field? Behold biin on his sentimental joarney,
vainly trying to find his mother's home and his
father's grave, apologizing with squ:amish
affectation for his uncalled for and indecent ap
pearance in public, like one of the condemned
spirits you read of in the myths of by-gouc
ages, restlessly perambulating the world, con
demned to a mere terrible puaishmeut thau
Tantalus, who was tortured by an unearthly
thirst, with grapes and wat-r within his reach
more terrible than that of Dmnitcs, who had
to pour water into the leaky cask—for he is
condemned to deliver that old speech ot his
over and over again. [Applause.] As often
as he arrives at a hotel that has n balcony, as
often as his hasty journey is arrested by a spon
taneous gathering, when yon bear a subterra
nean spectral voice cry out "my great principle
of non-intervention"—that is tho dead squat
ter sovereign atoning for tho evil deeds he com
mitted in his lo'iily existence. [l'rolonged
laughter and cheers.] Not long ago he haunt
ed the railroad crossiog and ciaai hanks of New
England; then the cross-roads of the South
and the ghastly apparition was last seen in this
neighborhood. [Prolonged laughter and cheers.]
Where is lhat formidable party tyrant whose
wishes once were commands; wbo broke dowa
sacred compromises with a mere srroke of his
finger, whose very nod made the heads of those
who displeased him fly into the basket; whose
very whims were tests of Democracy? Where
is he who ouco like Macbeth, thought himself
invulnerable by any man "who was of woman
born;" invincible, great.
"till Birnaui wood
Do bie to Duosinane hill,
Should come agaias', him."
Like Macbeth he has belived the fiends
"That paltered with him in a double sense."
There he 6tanda, tied to the stake of bis nomi
nation.
"He cannot fly,
And bear like, he must fight his course."
But as Birnatn Wood marched to Duoeinano,
so the very fence rails of Illinois are rushiDg
down upon him (tremendous laughter and
cheers,) and, like Macduff, there rises against
the spirit of free labor, one whose children he
has murdered, and that is a champion "not of
woman born. [Laughter.] And now
"On Macduff,
And damned be be who first cries hold—enough."
(Renewed laughter and cheers.) Ob, there is
justice in history. (Cheers.)
The same betrayal of the Free Labor cause
—the Nebraska bill, wbioh waa to be bis step
ping stone to power, proved to be the abyss whioh
engulpbed his honor, his manhood his strength
and his hopes. There are those who mean to
reverse tho judgement of history. Vain un
dertaking! That man is marked by the hand
of eternal retribution. On his very front stands
the fatal tonob. Do not attempt to arrest tb ©
hand of Supremo justice. You cannot sav fl
him from his ruin. Why arc you so eager to
share his disgrace? Leaders of the Douglas
Democracy, what means your empty bravado of
strength? You cannot deceive others; why are
you working so hard to deceive yourselves?—
You know that your orators are but endeavor,
ing to galvanize a dead body into artificial life.
You are well aware that your mass meting
demonstrations are nothing but huge galv&aic
batteries at play. What means your desperate
attempt to glue your broken fortunes together
with those of other parties? Do you think this
VOL. 33, NO. 41.
is the way to cheat destiny oot of its dues?—
Is it your ambition to have yonr descendants
read in the history of our days there were men
living ip 1860 that with instincts so depraved
that when they could not accomplish that which
was evil, they endoavored, at least, to prevent
that which was good?
And you who are warned by this sacred voice
of conscience that you are doing wrong in ad
bering to Douglas, and yet obey the command
of par ty, here me: Is this party drill a disci
pline so omnipotent an idol that you would sac
rifice upon its altar your independence, your
manhood, and all that constitutes your moral
worth?
And you who claim the exclusive privilege
of swearing by the Constitution and the laws>
will you stamp- the evidences of|hypoerisy upon
your brow by indirectly indorsing bim who has
done more thao any other living man to under
mine the Constitution and pervert the laws?—
Will you permit your political hucksterers to
barter away not only your votes, but your con
sciences and your honor?
But let the conspirators come on; we defy
tbem. Go on with your coalitions, which are
made with the distinct understanding that those
who unite to-day are to cheat each other to
morrow. Has it become a rnliug principle in
yonr parties that the "rank and file have no
rights which the lcadersjare bound to respect?"
You will find out your mistake. Look around
you. Do you see thousands leaving your ban
ners, unwilling to submit to your treacherous
scheme to rob the people of their elections?—
Do you know what that.means? It means that
the man rises above the partisan. It means the
revival of conscience in our politics. It is the
true sovereignty of the people vindicating itself.
(Cheers.)
Now build up your mole-bills, and call them
impregnable fortresses. It seeais you do not
know how small tbey are. The logio of things
will not roll its massive will over thc-m. Your
puny contrivances will leave no trace behind to
tell your doleful story.
Sir, only those whose hearts aro unmoved by
great moral impulses, can fail to sec that wo
are in tbe midst ef a great moral revolution.—
They canuot prevent final victory; 1 firmly be
lieve they cannot retard it. No, they are aid
ing it in spite of themselves; for their general
rottenness demonstrates its necessity. Doug
las himself is powerfully promoting its progress.
Ho has taught the people of Amerioa a great
sublime lessoo.
1 think it was Senator Pugb who onee said
that if Dougla9 were struck down by the South,
he would take his bleeding corpse and show it
to the youth of the Northwest as an example
of Southern gratitude. Let that modern Mark
Antony come in with his dead C®?ar, (pardon
mo, it is neither Caesar dead nor Mark Antony
living,) let him bring in his bleeding corpse,
and I would suggest the fuDoral oration. Let
him say to the youth of the American Repub
lie: "This is Douglas. Look at him. For
every wound the South inflicted upon bim, be
ha? struck a blow the liberties of his coun
trymen. Let him serve as a warning example
that a mau may be a traitor to liberty, snd yet
not beoome a favorite of the slave, power.—
Mark him. By false Popular Sovereignty he
tried to elevate himself, a trne Popular Sover
eignty strikes him down." [Load Applause.]
If the youth of Amcrioa profit by this lesson,
then it may be said that even Douglas bas done
some servioe to his couDtry. [Laughter.]—
Then peace be with him —bis mission is ful
filled.
THE UNBUUIED DEAD OF SYRIA.
Our Syrian correspondent writes that moro
than ten thousand human bodies still lie upon
the side of Mt. Hernaon, in full view from the
Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean, upon
the Plains of Sidon, the ancient Phoenicia,
blackening in the sun, and their blood still
cries out to heaven for vengeance. It is an
Oriental custom to leave the murdered dead
uuburiod until justice has been satisfied, and
and although in Syria the effect of the climate
upon a dead body requires its burial within
tweuty.four hours of the departure of tho
spirit from its earthly tenement, these bodies
have remained unburied and in a complete
state of preservation! In the oourt-yards of
the palaces, in the barracks, and wherever the
Christian has fallen, there lies the body now,
still awaiting the vengeance of Heaven upon
the oppressors and the slayers of the Christiana
of Mount Lebanon.— Boston Trav.
Sever*! families from Sehrooa and Potters
ville, Renselaer county, N. ¥., last spring re
moved to Prince William county, Virginia,
designing to make their permanent homes in
the Old Dominion. Not finding the climate,
soil, nor the convenience to mills, ohnrcbes,
schools, post offices, or the customs and enter
prise of the people, all they had anticipated, a
part of them turned their faces Northward and
are back again amid the association of theifr
old homes. Thoy saw just enough of the
"peculiar institution" to return sonnd Kcpublt
oans, every man of them.