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Fractions of a square under five lines count as a baif square, and ail over five line* a full ,-quare. Adver tisements charged to persons handing them in. PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS. _______ ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, RA. Will attend promptly to all business •otrnsted to bis eare. Military claims speedily collected. Office on Juli ana Street, two doors north ij the Inquirer Office. April 1, 1834 —tf. ESPY H. A I.SIP, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., Tfill faithfnlly and promptly attend to all business en trusted to his care in Bedford and adjoini*g counties. Military claims, Pension*, back pqy, Bonnty, Ac. spee dily collected. Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street, 2 doors Bouthofthe Mengel House. April 1, 1864.—tf. J. B. Dl IUtOUBOW, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Office one door south of the "Mengel House," Will attend promptly toallbusines* intrusted to bis care. Collections made on the shortest notice. Having, also, been regularly licensed to prosecute Claims against the Government, particular attention wiil be given to t}io collection of Military claims of all kinds; Peosions, Back Pay, Bounty, Bounty Loans, Ac. Bedford, apr. B,lS64—tf. ALEX. KIX6, ATTORNEY AT LAW, And agent for procuring arrears of Pay and Beunty monoy. Office on Juliana Street, Bedford, Pa. April 1,1884 tf. KIKMEI.L A I.INGKNFEI.TKK. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Have formed a partnership in the practice of the Law OBce on Juliana Street, twodqors South of the Meagal Honge. April I,lS64—tf. JOHX MAJOR. XCSTICE or Tire, TEACE, HOPEWELL, BEDFORD COTETT. Colleetions'and all business pertaining to his office will be attended to promptly. Will also attend to the sale or renting of real estate. Instruments of writing carefully prepared. .Also settling up partnerships and other ac counts. , April I, 1864 it J AO. MOWER, ATTORNEY AT LAW. BEDFORD, PA., April 1,1864 tf. JOSEPH W. TATE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORP PA. TIT ILL promptly attend to collection* and all business \ T entrusted to his caroin Bedford and adjoining coun ties. Money advanced on Judgments, Notes and o'her Claims. Has for sale Town Lots, in Tatesvilie. and St. Joseph,* on Bedford Rail rial. Farms aad unim proved land in quantities to suit purchasers. Office opposite the Banking House of Schdl. apr. 15, 1864 —19 jn. RJJFP, SHANNON, & CO., BANKERS, Bedford, Pa., BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT. COLLECTIONS made for the East. West. North and South, and thegencral business of Exchange, trans acted. Nofes and Accounts Collected, and Remittances promptly made. REAL ESTATE bought and sold. G. W. RRPR, O. E. SHANNON, F. BENEDICT. apr. 15, 1564—tf. PHYSICIANS, kC, I.N. BOWSER, OEXTIST. Permanently located in Woodberry, will carefully And princtuelly attend to all operations entrusted to his care. — Teeth inverted from one to an entire sett, in the latest and most approved style, and at rates more reasonable than ev er before offered in this section of country. Call and te* tprcimcHt of itnrk. JU operation* warranted. Woodbury. April 1, 1864. —tf. DR. B. F. HARRY, Respectfully tenders his professional services to the citizen* of Bedford and vicinity. Office and residonee on Pitt Street, in the building formerly occupied by Dr. J. H. Hofius. April 1,1564 —tf. C.N. HICKOK DEMIST. OFFICE IS BANK BI ILDI.VG, BEDFORD, PA. April 1,1364.—tf. J. L. MARBOURG, M. D. Having permanently located respectfully tender* his jsrofcssional services to the citizens of Bedford and vi cinity. Office on Juliana Street, opposite the Bank, one 'door*north of Hal! A Palmer's office. April 1, 1864—tf. DANIEL BORDER. FLTT STREET, TWO DOORS-WEST OF THE HOTE^, Bedford, Pa. W atchmaker A- Dealer In Jewelry, Spectacles, jLe He KEEPS ON IIAXD A STOCK OF FINE GQLD AND SILVER WATCHES, SPECTACLES OF Brilliant Double Refined Glasses, also Scotch Pebble OlMses. Gold Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Fingcrßings, best quality of Gold Pens. He trill supply to order any thing in his line not on hand. '' apr. 8,1864—az. HOTELS. THE. MENGEL HOUSE. TJREB DOOES NORTH OF THE FVBLIC SQCARC. JULIANA ST Bedford, Pa. THIS HOUSE sowell known to the traveling public, continues under tho charge of Isaac Merge!. Ho ypares no pain* to snpply the wants and comfort of aa who favor him with their patronage. His table js spread with the best the market affords. His chambers are handsomely furnished. A convenient stqblo is at tached to the lions*, attended by careful hostlers. \ apr. 8, 1864—*z-i EXCHANGE HOTEL, HUNTINGDON, PA. JOHN S. MILLER, Proprietor. April 20th, JSCt.—fl- A IOCAL AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TofoXJTICS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE MORALS. The Peaceful Waiting. A Lir?Lß lo j*r yet, a littljs longer, Shall violets bloom for it.ee and sweet birds si?g And tbe linio hranebes, where soft winds are blowing, Shall tuurwur the sweet promise of tbe spring. A little lotiger yet, a littlf longer, Thou siudt behold the quiet of the mom, While tender grasses ami awakening flowers Send up a golden tint to greet tbe uawn. * A little longer yet, a little longer, The tenderness of twilight shall be thine, The rosy clouds thai float o'er dying daylight. To fade till tremblipg stars begin to shine- A little longer yet, & little longer, Shall starry nigl}l be beautiful to thee. And tbe eold moon shall look through the blue yUence, Hooding her silver path upon the sea. A little longer yet, a little longer, Life shall be thine—life with its power to will, Life, with its strength to bear, to love, to conquer. Bringing its thousand joys thy heart to All. A tittle longer still—patience. beloved! A little longer still ere lieaven unroll The glory, and the brightness, and the wonder, £ tern a! an d divine, that wait thy soul. A little longer, cro life, true intmorial, (Not thine, our shadowy lift,) will he thine own; And thou shall stand where winged archangels worship, And trembling bow before the great white throne. A little longer still, and Heaven awaits thee, And Alls thy spirit vrith a groat t\ light: Then our pale joys will seem a dream forgotten, Our sun a darkness and our day a night. A little longer, and thy heart, beloved, Shall beat forever with a lo\ divine, And joy so pure, sq mighty, so eternal, No mortal knows and lives, shall then be thine. A little lenger yet, and angel rciees Shall sing in heavenly chant upon thine ear; Angels and saints await thee, and God needs theo. Beloved, can we bid thee linger here? KB RATIO* AND (HKISTIAMTY. Fourth Article. For the Bedford Inquirer. Education and Christianity acting in concert, the one sanctified by the other, constitute the thief agency of that ciyiliiation toward which our efforts tend, and our hearts aspire. Repudiating the theory that Education is the chief instrument of civilisation, and that other doctrine that Chris tianity can do the whole work itself, we have in sisted upon a union of the two, not conventional, but living and operative, going forth in harmoni ous conjunction to work out the world's deliver ance from ignorance and sin. From the lake yhicb Geneva, the home and conservator of jChristiantiy overlooks, there flows a river, clear and majestic, hastening on to the sea. Down from the proud, cold Alps, fit type of an intellectual greatness which Christianity has not clothed wjth beauty and animated with life, there fl<,ws the turbid Acre, boisterous as it is shallow. By and by, the two streams enter the same chan nel. but. by reason of a mutual repellance. the Rhone presents the singular spectacle of two riv ers rushing along within the same banks, as if some invisible barrier separated the one front the other. Thus Christianity and Education are too often disunited, man having put asunder what God designed should exist as a beautiful and pow erful unitv. With a few remarks relative to the superiority of Christianity as a civilizing agency, and its par arnount importance, I shall close the present se ries ot articles. Christianity has ever been favorable to Educa tion. 31 est other religions have kept their sub jects |p ignorance, and have maintained that it is the mother of devotion. But Christianity ex tends its hand to Science , and aids inquiring minds in their seaaph after knowledge. The Re formation emancipated learning from the hands of the priests, and gave a new impulse to letters and the fine arts. Poetry and painting came out from the dim cloisters , where they had been concealed for ages, and walked forth through a regenerated world. UNIVERSALITY JS peculiar to Christianity/. Other religions au adapted to certain people, and suited to a certain degree of Civilization. Their tim its have been circumscribed, and their existence precarious. But Christianity is suited to all classes. Its simplicity brings it within the com prehension of the illiterate, whilst its sublime re velations have occupied the attention of the most intellectual. "Piety has found Friends in the friemis of Science ; and true prayer Has flow'd from lips, wet with Castalian dew." Christianity visits the Esquimaux in their huts, and has sat on the throne of the Caesars. It flour ishes alike in regions of everlasting snow, and amid the vineyards of the Campania. It enters the hum We sanctuary, which poverty dedicates to the Triune God, and may be found in the still Cathedral, where piety kneels in dim religious light before the altar. Christianity unites all mankind in one brother hood. Across the channel, Germany and Eng land shake hands. Lapland sends greeting to the far off isles of thg sea. Though the Atlantic rolls between the Mother country and America, yet there are invisible cords of love, more durable than the submarine telegraph, holding the heart of the mother to the heart of the child, and though there seems somewhat of estrangement now, Christianity will never suffer those bonds to be broken. One Lord, one faith, one baptism now, the good time coming when all nations shall be united into one family, patriotism merged into a world-wide philanthropy. Christianity is also imperishable in its nature. The religions of Egypt, Greece and Rome have passed away. Their temples, whioh were the glory* of their times, are now magnificent ruins, and the winds chant their wild requiem in groves sacred to heathen deities. But Christian ity is imperishable. For six thousand years it 1 has dwelt among men. It survived the flood, and held on its way after the scepter had departed from Judah. It concealed itself for a time among the mountains of Switzerland, thence, at the dawn of the Reformation, as a giant waked from refreshing sleep, vent forth from conquering unto | conquer. Tbe sanctuary is found in everj land to-Jay, and the religion of Christ shall la untouched by the flames, which shall consume tlu world. Christianity reveals an endless future. It j the only religion that answers the question —'' a man die, shall he live again ?" It opens to I the gate of Imrqortality, 'Tt breathes of love $ Heaven, the home of angels, and of joys too pt| to die." It Assures us that we shall meet our id Lenores in Paradise, to go out from their gl presence—never more. It points to thrott which never crumble, and crowp that net | fade, and over the shining portals of a better li| writes in letters of gold, 4 'Whosoever will, 1 him enter." Such is a meagre outline of the Christian! which we advocate as the chief agent and supp| of civilization. It is incomparably great and ino culably good. However beautiful the mythology of Greecf instinct with imagination—hiding a Naiad in e* ry fountain, and crowning every rock with ■ Orrad —deifying shadows and storms, anj sendijr across a waste of oceau, a celestial emperor; it'l lost in the thought of a great One Spirit, supjr ' ing, by his perpetual prcsenee, the lamp of I- Universe—listening in all its silence, speakinf 1 ail its voices, destined to right the wrongs.j'Xiiii the mysteries, and satisfy the aspirations Jla groaning world. What We Import and How .Much. The recovery of gold and its steady advaniyn price for the week past can be traced to excefv e importations. The length to which the eoijfry is going in this respect is truly astonishing,|nd the Act itself points out the duty of Congrefon the question of the tariff. Take the importer the past week at the part of New Yofk alik — thus:— General merchandize £G,I Drj-Goods 1,3^34 Total, $7,419.)3 Tiie exports of gold for the week were jpise quentlv large, amounting to not less than $200,- 000. The demand for exchange neeessarilfeent the premium up, as we have seen. It may be interesting, if not profitable, to now what luxuries are included in the week's imprta tions. Here are some of them: Jewelry $313,511 Fancy Goods s£■ 344 Watches, 57,545 Toys, f .444 !'• rtuinefv, 4.475 Patent Leather. E,29fl Wines, Champagne, 1>,287 Gin, 19,312 Brandy, p.49l Liquors, it will be seen, predominait im mensely. It is into this vortex that millifs go, both for the domestic and foreign brands. Those who will have these and otl f er luxuries made to pay the highest duty. It wou!<|n the i end. however. le better for the couutry at man kind to sink altogether the idea of revent from liquors, and levy duties absolutely prohib|>ry. Congress cannot too soon apply itself J-nestK to complete a revision of the tariff. Theiountry needs to fee saved from its own follies aivino**? iq the extent and chanicter of irnpclations, while, as a general principle, we need a biff ad justment that will give the largest ainouf of rev enue. There are conclusive reasons inTavor of absolute prohibition for the sake cf thosmranches of manufactures that are to be heavily ttcd, ami as a necessary means of admini.-tcririgt whole some cheek to extravagance and its coqjrquences. There is no hope of gold eheaponinjfwlrile ex cessive importation goes on. Unless its checked the drain will be constant and permapnt. This can l>e done in no other way than byte imposi tion of duties with a heavy hand, art!a bold de termination to rescue the country rem its own follies and to protect its varied interets. UNION STATE CONVENTION. Agreeably to appointment, the delgates to the Union State Convention assembled i the hall of the House of Representatives of tis city at 12 o'eloek M. The convention was ealld to order by Mr. Wayne M'Yeagh. chairman 0 the Union l?t£fte Central Committee. Ky-Senator ScrrilL of Delaware cunty, nomi nated the Hon. John P. Penny, of Allegheny, f v r temporarj- chairman. Mr. Penny. J hope that the Ccivention will excuse me from acting in any capfity requiring any exercise of strength ; for I eeriinlv aiu una ble in my present state of health 0 accept the j honor. The nomination being jvithdrawr Mr. George Berener nominated the Hon. 11. Johnson. Senator from the Union cstrict. Mr. Johnson was unanimously e.osen, and on takiitg the chair made appropriate f nmarks. The following named geutlemq: were elected temj>9rary clerks: § tmuel Aileman, delegate from Inyder. JohnH. Stewart, delegate fromAJiegheny. George 11. Moore, delegate frtm Philadelphia. Iavid L. Barnes, delegate froniFayette. The credentials of delegates lore read. The following is a correct list; SENATORIAL DELEGATES. Ist Disk Philad'a —Robert C. "ittermary. 2d 44 44 Jabez C. Di Hadway. 3d '* 44 Abel Lukcas. 4th 11 44 Chas. Thobpson Jones. Chester and Delaware—Jacob I. Serrill. Montgomery—William Brooke Bucks—Joseph Barnsley. Lehigh and Northampton —WAY. Ilammeraley. Berks —Z. T. Gait. Schuylkill—Conrad F. Shindf. Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne, Capt. John Shields. Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullran aud Wyoming —William J. Turrell. Luzerne —S. B. Longstreet. Tiega, Potter, M'Kean and Warren—Stephen "F. Wilson. Clinton, Lycoming, Centre ad Union—John S. Fur_3t, Snyder, Montour, Northumierland and Colum bia—Franklin Bound. Cumberland, Mifflin, Perry tnd Juniata —Robt. Campbell. Dauphin and Lebanon —Wm. Colder. Lancaster—John Brady, David H. Cochran. York—Alexander J. Frey. i Adams, Franklin and Fulton—Col. F. S. Stum baugh. ; Somerset, Bedford and Huntingdon—Geo. W. Householder. ' ■ ; I3K]DFOmjPa.s FRIDAY, MAY G, 18G4. j Blair, Cambria and Clearfield —H. A. Boges, l Westmoreland and Fayette-Col. Everardßierer. 1 Inuiana and Armstrong—Dr. Thos. St. Clair. Wasliington and Greene—George V. Lawrence. Allegheny—James L. Graham,"John M. Kirk pal rick. Beaver and Butler—Thomas Robinson, Law rence, Mercer and Venango—Lather H. Sample. Erie and Crawford—Jonas Gunnison. Clarion, Jefferson, Forest and Elk —Christian Myers. REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES. Ist district, Philadelphia, Edward Cobb. 2d 44 14 John W. Frazcr. 3d 4 4 44 LytieJ. Hursr. 4th " 44 Henry E. Wallace. sth 44 44 William W. Watt, fith 44 44 John L. Hill. 7th 44 41 John Frey. Bth 14 44 William R. Leeds, yth 41 44 diaries M. Neal. 10th 4 4 4 4 Robert M. Evans. Ilth 44 44 Benj. G. Mann. 12th 44 44 James M'Manus. Uth 44 44 J. F. Trenehard. 14th 44 44 George IP Moore. 15th 4 4 44 Wm. A. Simpson. 13th 44 44 Thomas Dickson. 17 th 44 44 W.J. P. White. Adams—J. T. MeDhenny. Allegheny —Hon. James Dowry, jr., John 11. Stewart, John P. Penny, J. J. Siebencck and Ja r.'d M..Brush. Armstrong and Westmoreland —.Tames A. Hun ter. John W. McKee, Dr. J. X. Loughery. Beaver and Lawrence—James S. Rutan, Win. M. Francis. Bedford —Charles W. Ash com. Berks— Henry Stump, Henry Krause, Samuel Weitzel. Blair —Major Benjamin L. Hewitt. Bradford —Dunimer Lilly, Joseph Marsh. Bucks—Joseph S. Ely. Stacy Brown. Butler—J D. MeJunkin, 11. G. Graham. Cambria —A. A. Barker. Carbon and Lelitgh—John EL Oliver, T. F. Walter. Ceptre —John T. Johnson. Chester —Pusey J. X'ichols, John Irey, Dr. WII - WoTthingtoft. Clarion and Forest —Hunter Orr. Clearfield, Jefferson, M Kean and Elk —Wm. J. Hemphill, Capt. Lucius Rogers. Clinton—C'bas. W. Wingard. Crawford and Wurrep—S. B. Dick, V) pi. D. Brown. Cumberland—James A- Dunbar. Dauphin —George Bergner, John J. Shoemaker. Delaware —John J. Roland. Erie —Geo. W. De Camy, Perry Devore. Fayette—David L. Barnes. Franklin and Fulton —Jehu Rowe, M. LJgar i King. Greee —L. K. Evans. Huntingdon—George W. Johnson. Indiana —CoL James R. Porter. Juniata, IJrrion and Snyder—Samuel Aileman, John J. Patterson. Ltiitcairter —George M . Mehaffey, TV illiam S. Amweg, M. H. Shirk, J. K. Alexander. Lebanon —A. S. Ely. Luzerne —H. P. Moody, Samuel Hojt, Ira Tripp. Lycoming—HcnryJ ohn-tqn. Mercer and Venango—William Burgwin. V\ m. Stewart. Mifflin —George 11. Galbraith. Monroe and bike —Edward Halliday. Montgomery—G Justice Mitchell, William B Rambo. M Howard Jenkins. Northampton —Samuel L Cooley, James L Mingle. N irthunil >eriand —John Youngaian. Perry—Dr. J P Clark. Potter and Tioga—A G Olmstead, John W Guernsey. Sehaylkill—Linn Bartholomew, Dr. R H Coryell, James H Campbell. Somerset—Charles C Mussclman. SusqUeh a nnna —I. F Fitch. Washington-William A Mickey, James BRuple. IVayne—A BIV alker. y or k_.Alexander Underwood, Henry B Mnsser. (.In motion, the temporary chairman appointed the fVilo\ving gcutlemen as a committee oj con tested scabs: J W Fraser, John Fry, George Bergner, A G Olmstead, Franklin Bound and Jacob Is Serrid. On motion Mr Bergner, a committee on perma nent organization, composed of one delegate from each .Senatorial district, was appointed, and is a> follows: 11 C Tittermary. W R Leeds, Benjamin G Mane W J P White, William B Rambo, Dr W Worth ington. W W Hammersley, Jos Barpsley. M H Shirk. John Brady, L Bartholomew, 5 W Guern sey. Z T Gait, S P Longstreet, W S Turrell, J T Johnson, W M Francis, John Youngman, B L Hewit, James R Porter, J L Rutan, James L Gra ham, John M Kirkpatrick, James Gunnison, M Edgar King, James Rupple, A B Walker, Alex J Fry. J C Clark, George W Johnson, Christian Myers, J J Shoemaker. Mr Bergner offered a resolution relative to the appointment of certain committees whieh was laid over. The Convention then adjourned till three o'clock this afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention re-assembled at 3 p. M Mr. Joseph S. Ely wits admitted to a seat in place of a delegate from Bucks county, not pres ent Dr. Worthngton presented a report from the committee on permanent organization. The re port, whieh was adopted, nominated the following named gentlemen for officers of the Convention: PRESIDENT, HON. GEORGE V. LAWRENCE, of Wash ington. VICE PRESIDENTS. Lytic J. Hurst, John Fry, Henry E. Wallace. Win. A. Simpson, Jacob S. Serrill, M. H. Shipk, M. Howard Jenkins, Joseph Barndey, James L. Mingle, Henry Stump, Dr. R. H. Coryell, Edward Ilaliday, Duinmer Lilly, Ira Tripp. Stephen F. Wilson, Franklin Bound, John J. Patterson, William Colder, David H. Cochran, George W. Mehaffry- Alexander Underwood, George W. Householder. A. A. Barker. Dr. Thomas St. Clair, Lewis K. Evans, John P. Penney, John S. Furst, James L. Graham. Thomas Robinson. Win. Stewart, Perry Revere, Hunter Orr and Dr. J. N. Loughery. SECRETARIES. Samuel Allcruau, John H. Stewart, Geo: H. Moore. David L. Barnes, ConrM F. Shindle. L. F. Fitch. H. P.' Moodv. James I ®. Ruple, Win Burg win. Charles? W. Wingnrd. S'Tffcn me.' That honof'i. enhanced "when I reflect '• ' among the per.--- here to-day 1 recognise many"of those with whoiii 1 have been associated in public life for the last tet or twelve years. That pleasure is also enhancec when I reflect that from almost every district ir the State 1 find here leading m?n of this great Union organization, ready to perforin the dutie= devolved upon them as delegates." It is, then, u small honor, irmtlemeri, to be selected to preside over your deliberations. The duties will not be on erous, and I trust the v will not be tedious. I shall perform them with fidelity and impartiality, ami 1 shall attempt to perform them to the saastae tion of the convention. Gentlemen, we have met in a most important crisis in the history of our country, rod this or ganization. which we represent here U>-dfty, i-. perhaps, the strongest, numerically and mentally that has ever existed in this country, whether you consider it as confined to Pennsylvania, or fe em bracing this whole eouu;-y. i say that there v not to-day on this broad earth a body of men sc powerful in nuuilvrs. and having .v? lioly an object m view, as this I. niou organization. [Applause. This organization is not confined to any partk-uk: jiarty. 1 recognize here to-day men who have ix*- longed to all the political organizations of the State; and if I were in the capital of Ohio or New I ork. or any of those gre?t States, in a convention of delegates representing the views of the people, 1 would find a similar state of affairs. 1 would find patriotic meu from the old Democratic organiza tion. 1 would find men who had been known u.- Whigs in early life; 1 would find Republicans. 1 would find Americans, and all classes of men. as sociated together. And for what purpose, gentle men ? For the holy purpose of trying tc< "save this Government, with all its holy memories of the past and with all its bright hopes of the future to our selves and to our children. This is the holy mis siou of this great organisation, audi trust that the ven T name which we have adopted indicates the cardinal principle that govern us. Y\ e are for the UnioiH We are a party of peace, if it could be so; a party of order, a party submissive to law. a party in favor of constitutional right, but we are in favor at all times and under all circumstances, of saving this Government, which has been handed down to us by our fathers, if it costs us mure mon ey and more blood. Ido lict mistake the senti ments of here to-day. when I .-siy that there is iut a man in the organization who is not in favor of sustaining the Administration of the National Government in its attempts to put down i this rebellion. (Applause.) I do not mistake your sentiment, gentlemen, when 1 assert another fact —that there is not, to j day, in all this wide extended country, nor even across the water, a man in public life who is better known for his integrity, his uprightness and hon esty, than Abraham JLincolu. [\ ociferous and prolonged cheering.] lam glad, gentlemen, t> lieiT you cheer, in that way, the patriotic Chief Magistrate of this nation, iou know, as well as I do. that no other man in this land has spent so ma ny sleepless nights aud anxious days in order to save vour Government and my Government fro in being overthrown; and while he has had to contend with the armies of the enemy in the field, he has had a stiilmore subtle, and in many respects, more dangerous enemy at home. He has had them, gentlemen, in these balls, he has hau them ail over the State of Pennsylvania, for I recollect that there are those who are willing, at least, to stand by and see this Government- with all its precious recollec -1 lions, go down in a night bf darkness and gloom. I resrret to say it. but I stand here to speak hon estly and candidly—l have ho speech prepared fci vou —I express nay strongest convictions when I say that I know that on these green hills and in these vallbys of Pennsylvania there are to-day men that would rejoice at the sound of victory on the part of the rebels coming up from the Rappahan nock. Ido not exaggerate them when 1 say that we are met under most circumstances, and we have a duty to perform which we ought to perform with a single eye to the interest of out great country. Gentlemen: I have neither time nor strength to tell you aii that is at stake in this crisis. If I did L would speak for hours. \ou all know what is at stake, not only as regards this country, but as re gards hn Patton. S-Aaron Mull, 20-Samuel B. Dick, tKlohu A. Hiestar.d, I'l-Evcrard Bierer, 10-Richard H. Coryell, 22-Johu P. Penny, 11-Edward Hollidav, SS-Ebenezer M'Junkio, 12-Charles F. Keed, 24-Jokn W. Blanchard,' STATS CSSTFAI. COMMITTEE. The following is a list of the State Central Com mittee, with their post office address: Ist district, Pleiad'a, Jeremiah Nichols, Charles Humphreys. jid " " David Kramer, William H Kemh'e. 3d " " Charles M. Neal, Egbert K. Nichols. 4th " " George W. Hammers^ Benjamin H. Brown. Adams —David A. Buehler, Gfctteysburg. Allegheny—John M. Kirkpatrick, J. J. Siebenick. Pittsburg. Armstrong—.John Ralston, Averton. Beaver —ft. L. Imbrie, Beaver. Bedford—George W„ Rood. Bedford. Berks—Alex. S. Tntton. T. Gait. Reading. Blair —Samuel M'Camant, Sabbath Best. Bucks—James B. Lambert. Doylestown. Bradford —Stephen Aland, Towanda. Butler—CharleS C. MeCandiess, Buthr. Canbria—A. A. Barker. Ebensburg. Catbon —Charles Albright. Mauch Chunk. Cameron—F. Pi Haekett, Shippen. Centre —Edmund Blanchard, Bellefonte. jChester —Wm. B. Waddle, West Chester. Clarion —B. J. Reed. Clarion. Clearfield —S. B. Row. Clearfield. Clinton —Chas. W. Wingard, Lock Haven. Columbia —Robert F. Clark, Bloomsburg. Crawford —Henry C. Johnson, Mehdvnle. Cumberland —John B. Parker. Carlisle. Dauphin—George Bergner, John J. Shoemaker, Harri-burg. Delaware —Ketcbly Morton, Oak dale. Elk —Albert Willis, Ridgwav. Erie —Samuel C. Stanford, Waterford. Fayette—Benj. P. Helled, Uniontowu. Franklin—F. S. Stumbattgp, Chambersburg. Fulton —M. Edgar King, lleConnellaburg. • Greene—G. E. Minor Waynesburg. Huntingdon —G. W. Johnson, Huntingdon. Indiana—F. M. Kinttr, Indiana. Juniata—John J. Patterson, Milfiintown. Loin caster —O- J. Dickey, Lancaster city j Peter Martin. Lincoln Post Office. Lebanon —T. T. \\ orth. Lebanon. Lehigh—R. Clay HanVmefslcy. Catasanqua. Luzerne —S. P. Lon'trstreet. Wilkesbarre. Lycoming —Peter Herdic, WUliamsport. McKean —Lucius Rogers, Smithpora . Mereer —J. 11. Robinson, Mercer. Mifflin —Alfred Marks, Lewisicwn. Lawrence —Oliver G. Hnzeul New Castje. Monroe- —John R. Stokes, Stroudsbnrg. Montgomery-—Charles Kugler, Cabinet. Montour—"David' Roberts, Danville. Northampton—-W.' H. Armstrong, Easton. Northumberland—-Franklin Bound, Mil toe. Perry—Benjanih F. Junken. New Bloornfioid, Pike—A B Sherman. Miiford. Potter —D /.' I.arabee. Coudersport. Schuylkill—Seth W Goer. Minetavißc S-.ydfr—Moses Speeht, BeavctbWn.' •' "Somerset —Eli K Haines, Somerset. Susquehanna—D R Lathrop. Mon trot u. Sullivan —Thomas J Ingriin, Lapefte. Tioga -M H Cobb. Welfsfefjro. u Union— Samuel H Orwif, Lewjsburg. Venango—Peter McGough, Franklin. Warren — Wm D Brown, Warren. Washington "B Ruple, Wayne—*ffenry M Seeley, Honcsdale. Westmbriand—John 0 RaAb, liarri.v--. City. Wvoiaiag—Alfred iiine; Tatikhanuo-y." York—Silas Fery, fork, THE Union taen have swept the Spring flec tion in Pennsylvania. A)hio, Indiana. Michigan, Aiianesota, Ulinoiit, liJw, Wisconsin, Kansas and New York ;--chosen officers by -decisive majorities iu New Hampshire, Connecticut and Ilode Island, and carried nearly two-thirds of the delegates to the Maryland Constitutional Conven tion in favar of Freedom. So opdffstbe Preeideu tial strnggie of Wvi. ■