Erie observer. (Erie, Pa.) 1830-1853, March 18, 1848, Image 2
Fourth of March Convention. 'The gentlemen from the different counties of the commonwealth elected delegates to the fourth a March Convention, assembled in the Couvt House, atifirrisburg, at ten o'- clock. On motion of R. 11. Kerr, Esq., *David Lynch was appointed Chairman of the Con vention, for temporary-organization. Alfred Gilmore and E. A. Penniman were appointed Secretaries to the Convention. On motion of Mr. Frailey, the counties . ..were called over, and d , ,,iegates nppeared from every county in the State. The names we omit. When Crawfotd comity was called, Mr. Parland, °neer the delegates, being absent, Mr. Lowry substituted Mr. Krick. Mr. Lamnerton, the Senatorial delegate, objected to Mr. Krick, and moved tol substitute Mr. lirasrley. The question was postponed for the present.] Mr. Lowry moved that a committee of one from each Congressional distriq be appointed to nominate officers far the permanent organ. intien of the convention; which was agreed to. - Mr. Orr moved the appointment ofia com mittee of tbe delegates from Dauphin, to se* if a better room for the meeting of the Convention could not be obtained; which was peed to. Mr. Brawley here appeared in the Conven tion and withdrew his name. Mr. Lowry - then moved that Mr. Krick be admitted as a delegate, which was agreed to, and Mr. Krick was admitted. Mr. Thompson moved that the convention adjaurn till 2i o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. ' At half past two o'clock, the temporary chairman called the conration to order, Mr. Lowry, from the committee to report officers for the permanent organization:of the convention, reported the following officers; which-report was adopted: President.—Non. CHARLES FRALEY, Scuylkiil. Vice Presidents.—R. Frazer, Lancaster; lion. James Thompson, Erie; John A. Bend er,and John Stallman, Philadelphia county; A. G. Ryall, Bucks county; John C. Evans, Berke; Col. Joseph Levers, Columbia: Sam uel Tenon, Susquehanna; John Al Gamble, Lyetwaing; A. Smith Mliinney, Cumberland; A. Parker, Juniata; J. L. Dawson, Fayette; Robt. Love, Washington; Gen. R bt. Orr, Armstrong; Dr. J. Atkins, Delaware. - . Secretaries.--W. Jack, Westmoreland county; David Small, York: Jos. L. Smith, Philadelphia; 0. 11. Mott, Pike; D. W. C. ' .Brooks, Dauphin; John Coyle. Allegheny; Jas. G. Gibson, Philadelphia city; Jas. Gal loway, Mercer county. 1 ' On taking the Chair, the President return ed thanks in a very appropriate address, Jr, Stambaugh moved a resolution that the rules of the Housp of Representatives, be the rules fur the government of the pro ceetli nga of this Convention. Agreed to. Mr. Stambaugh then submitted the follow ing preamble and resolutions; which were adopted: WHEREAS, The Democratic citizens of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the estab- Heed usogesef the party, have delegated to this Convention, the important trust of elect ing delegates to the National Convention, to be held in Baltimore, on the 4th Monday of May, next, for the purpose of nominating candidates for President and Vice President, and also to nominate Electors, equal in num . ber to the 'Senators and Representatives of this State, in Congress, who shall be required Jo give a written pledge to the Chairman of the - Democratic State Central CoMmittee of Correspondence, that Way will vote for the nominees ,of the Baltimore Convention, for Preeldenli and Vice Preildent of the United , States. Therefore, for the purpose of fully and fairly ascertaining the choice of the Demo - erotic party of Pennsylvania for the office of PtPaidPht of tha ITs.ita-1 Rietas. ho ;• Hooked, That this Convention do now Treceed to vote viva Voice fora candidate to be recommended as the choice of the Demo- ' erotic party of Pennsylvania, 'for President of the United States; and that the candidate who shall obtain a majority of the votes of this convention, shall be declared the choice of Pennsylvania Democracy—each and every delegate of this convention, hereby pledging • hisosekr to usa All fair, upright and honorable means to promote !Ind tecure the 'Domination of the ndidate thus elecied,,hy the major ity of the Democratic delegates of Pennsyl vania, 'before the National Convention for President of the United States. The following nominations were then mode: Mr. Whallon nominated JA MRS BUCHANA • Mr. Irons nominated LiuvisCAs‘.; Mr. John ston nominated GEOligE M. DALLss; Mr. Lowry nominated MARTIN VAN BURF:N. • The Convention then proceeded to vote frr a candidate fur the Presidency, and the roll _tieing called over, it appeared that Joules ‘...Bnehanan had 84 votes; George M. Dallas 34; Lewis Cass 10; Martin Van Buren 5. if r . Lowry then submitted the following refOlutiona, which after seme discusion, were adopted( liteeftd, That the delegates in this Con vention ADM Ito several Congressional dis "(o6 feriltlAnteoll AA return to this Conven tion, sultan to lip ) prord of the Con vention, t o names of suitable persons to be placed upon the eleetorial ticket, and for del egates to the Baltimore Convention, to select President and Vice President of the United States. .11(solved, That it shall be the duty of the State Central Committee to require of each delegate his written - pledge that, in good faith, he will carry out to the best of his abil ity. the wishes of the Democracy of Penn sylvania, in.notninating a candidate for, the Presidency: and the said delegates shall con tinue to vote fur James Buchanan until a ma jority of them shall otherwise decide; , and each Elector shall gives pledge, 'in writing, that be will vote for the nominee of the Balti more Convention. And should any delegate or elector, thus appointed, refuse to pledge himself, the State- Central Committee shall vacate his seat and fill it with another. ' The Convention then adjourned until '7i o'clock. EVENING SESSION. The Convention again met of 7i o'clock. Junes of Allegheny, submitted the col- Wring resolution, which woe adopted, Resolved, That a committee of five be ap- pointed to inform the Hun. JAMB BUCHANAN, that he has been nominated by this COnven -1 tion, as a candidate for President of the (inf. ted States. WhereiSpon, the Chair appointed S. Jones, Seth Cimier, Thos. Foster, Jobe W. Tyouu, and John 3. Bryan said committee. On motion of Mr. Patter,on, the Conven tion proceeded to Intik° nominations for Ca- CommOsioner; when XI, Cox nominated Israel Painter. tr RefMett " Timothy Ives, CU* Geo. R. Riadle, Sam. Holman. Wm. Beatty. " Irons Wifi. Searight. " Dougioesy 4$ JAI) Crag/swell. " Starr .4 Wm. Fry. " Cantsmi 0 • Thos. Bower. " Galloway 0 A. A. Douglas,. 06 Baughman Ao Wm. Barr. , ." .4EICOtt SI . 1114thert Spear. " Dimmiek " His/ Aphus thnith " Oyster u Lewis Deland. At this stage of the proceedings the Hen. David Wilmot appear, ed, when Mr. Mason his substitute witbdrewolgul Mr. Wilmot took his seat. 1_ . The Convention then praggess4 to ballot. end on the third trial, latitsg. P1ai.770. Juicing received 67 votes,* ceakrity a All the vates, was deciiited duly ronattuated she Dente:nisi. candidate tor Canal Cenani/liencr. II 4 71 = II {i On motion the nomination of Israel Pain ter was unanimously confirmed by- the con vention. Jr. A. E. Doherty, moved that the con vention proceed t ithe selection of Senatorial Delegates to the Baltimore Convention - and Senatorial Electors wlfith was agreed to. Wilson McCandless and John W. Forney were then elected Senatorial delegates to the Baltimore Convention. Mr. Brewer then moved the aPpointment of a committee of one from each CongressiOnal district, to prepare an address and restirutio4 to be submitted to the Convention; which evils agreed to. Mr. Lowry moved that the Chair appoint a State Central Committee; which was agreed to and the Convention adjourned until Monday at 9 o'clock. Itlo'NeAtc March 6, 1848. t The Convention met, pursuant to adjourn •ment, at 9 o'clock. Wm. Bigler and David D. Wagner, were Then elected ,Senatorial electors. The - Congressional districts were then call ed over when the ifollowing reports were made by the delegat4s from the several dis tricts. Dist. "De legates. - Electors. 1.. Win. J. Reed, I 11. L. Benner. 2. John G. Sharp, Horn R. Kneass. t 3. John hillier, 1 , Isaac hunk. 4. Wm. Deal. I A, L Ronmfort. 5. John B. Sterigere Jaeo S. Yost. G. Wm. T. Rogers{ Robert E. Wright. 7. Nimrod Strickland - W. W. Downing. B.* C. Bachman. Henry Haldeman. 9. J. G. Jones. ,Peter Kline. 10. A. H. Reeder. B. S. Schoonover. 11. Edward H. Biddy. William Swetland. 12.' George Sanderson Jonah Ilrewster 1.1.' Stephen Wilson. John C. King. 14. David Pool. 'John ‘Weidman:. 15. Daniel Shearier.. Robert J. Fisher. 16: James Graham. Frederick Smith. 17. James Burns. John Cresswell. Williani Searight: Charles A. Black. 19 Aleit. M'Kinney. George W. Bowman 20. E. G. Creacraft. John R.' Shannon. 21. David Lynch. Gee. P. 22* Wm. S Garvin. W. 11. Davis. 23* James Thompson. Timothy Ives. -- 24 Augustus Drum. James G. Campbell. Those marked thus ( ) were disputed. The Convention then adjourned until 2i o'clock. , . AFTERNOON SESSIdN The Convention met again at 21 J o'clook. Mr. Lowry moved that all the delegates re ported byr majorities of delegatetvbe•accepted us the delegates to the Baltimore Convention which was agreed to. The 'following letter from the lion, Geige W M. Dallas as read, and on motionA of Ir. Lowry. it, was ordered to be entered on the minutes of the Convention. WAstitNuTox, Feb. 26, 1848. Mr Da.tn Sin:—The 4th of March, lidos° upon us. I have, heretofore, taken no part in the:preparations made for the Convent ion-to be held on that day at Harrisburg. It has, how ever, been impossible fur me to avoid perceiv ing that much excitement prevailed; and I hate supp Used that, under existing circum stances, it 'would not be deemed intrusive, if I vdntured to address to you a few frank words on the subject. The arrangements for party combination, can only be justified by the patriotic public . objects at which they aim. They should be sternly kept subservient to those objects, We design the giu d of our country in our ef foits to secpre for t a government adminis tered upon Democratic principles. It is this design Which enobles every exertion; and we cannot lose sight of it, wititunt incurring more or less f danger and dishonor; because De mocracy is patriotism;,-the Convention is created to Unite, invigorate, and forward De mocracy. -_- . . • Now, it will not do. on light ressOns, to permit this great purpose to be detbated. It is true, Pennsylvania is but one of thirty States, and the Hdrrisburg ConventiOn can do no more than provide for our suitable rep. ....nt.tion nt the naitimure convention.- But w•e know thot the force of the DemOcra cy of Pennsylvania, on that occasion at least is indispensable to the Democracy of the Union. That a national overthrow is inevitable, if the State be disorganized, and that we virtu ally surrender what we esteenrto be the cause of the . peoPle and the country, to its adversa ries, when we fail to keep in full vigor and efficiency, our Iccal ranks. We must stand guard upon ourselves to prevent the whole truth being lost. The fall of the Keystone, could nev4r be more ruinous to the arch. ' It is not my wish—neither is it in my pow er—to influence, in the slighteSt degree, the actualcontlition of political preferences in our Commonwealth. My name was brought be fore the people of the Union, _in a manner that places it entirely belond my control; and it inust'accept, without the smallest interpo sition from.tne, one way or the other, what ever fate this wide-spread tribunal shall as sign to it. But those of m y fell ow - c it izens in l'elitisylvania, who, like yonrseltes, honor it with countenance, gill, 1 trust, look indul gently upon expressing the sentimert, that nothing—at least nothing that can reasona bly be anticipated—should fora moment, be entertained, as a justvying cause for any ac tion by a part of the Convention, w inch might weaken, in the estimation of the general De mocracy, the,weight of its proceedings and recommendations. It is easy to find flaws in the regularity of party action; and every day's experience proves how difficult, if not improc-, (legible, a thing it is to conform strictly to precedents and usages in mattere \ of this kind. r.ertaitily, it is most wise, mot just, and most side, at times of animated competition, to follow, without deviatioe, a recognized beaten track; but if this be nut done—word there e'en obvious and ungenerous departures from modes of :aroceeding heretofore deemed safe-guards to pare and equalrepresentation —(departures which it is a;most ungenerous to imagine)—still, I am unwilling that redress should besought in separation arid conflict. Such a remedy, however legitimate and prom ising it 'may seem, Is worse than the disease. A majority may do wrong, but it does not fol low that the minority would therefore be right in exposing to imminent peril, fot their own immediate vindication, the great cause of the country. Let that cause never be forgotten; let its vast importance override minor consid; erationsicind let it triumph, whoever may be, ultimately, its standard bearer. Let not your brethren throughout the confederacy have grounds to reproach you with ill-timid and fatal pride of opinion. I speak under lessons of experience. The evils of antagonist organization aro always most serious, and its heart-burnings seldom, if ever cured. None of us should forget that the State has scarcely yet recovered troni the lust of these Democratic ruptures, which led distinctly to the re charter of the Bank of the United States, a fierce Legislative inquisi tion, and au attempt, to nullify the result of a general election, even at the risk of a civil war. Fur my own part, I can see nothing more than this: and while 1 shall calmly abide tlie course of action you may think it proper to pursue, yet I do feel it to - be a duty imposed upon me by my relations tothe National, as well as to the State Democracy, most respectfully to Mettles the suggestion, that whatever may prove lobe the tone of the Convention, its majority, once distinctly as cettained, shall, without,discord or disjunc tion of any sort, or from enylittarter, be fmnk iy allowed to donduct its proceedings, in ac cordance with their own sense of right and e;hediency. f course, on a topic of public concern, like" thie; - 1 can have no desire to conceal what I think qr feel, and you are,,,otirely at liber pa Use this letter as yOilp.ledsp: . • I am, dear.sir, very , sincerely, , And most respectfully, Your friend etld servatit, • 31:DALLAS, L. A. rENMM • EVENING SESSION. Mr. BreWer t !fern the Committee on ad dress and resolutions, prehented the following address and resolutions, which he stated had been unanimously adopted.by the committee., The address and resolutions we are reluct antly compelledt'o omit this weak for want of room. They will be given next. On motion of Mr. Craft, the addiess and resolutions were tinanimouely adopted. Mr. Lowry moved that the Wanks of this Convention be presented to the officers of this Convention, fur the able, dignified, and gen tlemanly manner in which they have dis charged their duties; which was unanimously adopted. Mr. 'Kerr submitted the following resulu . Resolved; That the Delei tiorial Democr a tic C onvent hereby instrncted, to vot i e of the introduction of the tiro-'1 conceive that a majority•:--, b the party--:.s su ffi cientlY D purposes. Thia resolution was e. r ippt Kerr, Wilmot, Snodgrass, d opposed .by Mr. Frar.er; l wlt —yeas 78, nays 33. The Chair then announc State Central Committee: Edwin W. Hotter, Marcus D. Holbrook, Francis A. Thom.s, Solomon Demeers, • J.A. Phillip!, • Lewis Pelouze, John•R - obbins,Jr., John W. Ryan, - George Plitt, • William B. Ranken, Hugh Clark, William J. Leiper, Owen Jonell • Charles Kokler, John Dickman, John Johnson, L. P. Hitchcock, A. K. Wright, George R. M'Farland, Robert M. Barr, , • - Wm. M. Ileister, ; _ John C. Myers, Peter Bowman, John C. Dunn, - John Coyle, 1 Rudy Patterson, henry S. Miiire,w R. C. Hale, George Rahn, James E. Buchanan, Dr. Luther Riley, Hamilton Alricks, Christian Seiler, Henry Buehler, Isaac. G. AFKinley, Jacob Babb, E. A. Lea ley, Kintzing Pritchette, Dr.- A. Patterson, • D. W. C. Brooks, R. A. iLninberton, A. D. Wilson, Ciao y, B. F. Sloan, On motion, the Cohvent nine cheers for James Mc "THE UNKINDEST Silo' Henley, in a lute speech tit said: "The paper wrapper ridge, a tniBs;e of death Vista, and picked np by one s was a part of Webster's P 1 Hit= authority for this %vats Davis, and Lieut. Shank, unteers, rti r ”er wftfl of one of these gentlemen /That the Mexicans, Pay* the Centre Dem ocrat, have nn ugly fashion of dipping the tips of their lances in rank poison, and using Flipper cannon balls, is nethitig new, but to wrap their_ bullets up in extracts of Webster's speeches, and tire them at our soldiers, is a refinement of cruelty, which we did not sup pose even, the Mexicans to be guilty of. "BIM , PDY IIA:.41 1 8 AND HOSPITADLR GRAVES. " —The lialtimore Sow ha'f been favored with the perusal of a letterirnm a member of Cap tain Tilghman's companyc dated Jalapa, Feb ruary 6, from uhinli we make the following extract:- " -f our Corm,- - 'One of uur company, named Joseph Paris, who was also a private in Ringgold's cotnpa:- ny five years, was, on' Wednesday night last, by some means or other, enticed by some Mexicans into the aueburbs of the town, and most brutally murdered. I 1 never witnessed such a sight in my life, although I have seen many share the same fate• H-his head was liter ally chopped to pieces! !!, There have been se%eral arrests made, some of %%horn were in company with Paris during the evening, and no doubt but they bad a hand in the matter, and will have to produce the murderer, or suf fer themsel% es'—for *itch debts must be paid." -- s WESTEVI ArrAIR9 .—A party of Taos and Apaches, a few w ekS ago, killed three team sters and burned theii wagons, on the Prawns or Rion. Col. Gilpin is near Bent's Fort. He has ordered up Captain Kloscialowaski's company, which he intends to Mount, and this, with the two companies at present under his command. will make his mounted force number 240 men. He intends attacking the Indians about the middle of-March. The red men have become emboldened by former inccess, and it is i ex pected that they will be very troublesome dor ing the casing spri g. ! Lieut. Tuttle, wit t an escort of ten men, left Fort Mann on the 13th, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth on thy 27th January, a dis tance of 400 miles, in 14' days, on foot, ' allow ing one day's stoppage at Council Grove,ma tking an' average of thirty miles a day—the ivickest march that has been made on this route. MI intends starting at once, accom panied by oxi:; one man, Corporal Gaines, for Bent's Von. At this acazqn of the year his trip is a desperate and dangero:29 un!erteking. THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE CEDED To THE UNITED STATES.-7Sevelal statements have been made of the extent of the territory proposed to be ceded to Ithe United States by Mexico, but all of thernhave differed materi ally. The area, as computed by Mexican authority, is as follows: 1 Texas proper, 100,- 000 square miles; NewlMexico, 214,800 do.; Upper California, 376,944 do. To the above should be added portions of Tamaulipae,Coa huila, and Chihuahua, estimated area 60,000 square miles; mekiag a total '754,144 square miles. rrior to the, annexation of Texas, the United States was estimated to contain 21,000, 000 square miles ' s:id Mexico 1,690,304 square mites. If the above treaty is adopted, the United States of America, according to the above estimates, will tben . contain 2, '151,144 square tulles, and the republic of Mexico 939, 160 squpe miles.—Philadelphia Sun. Succusstort or pansinEnve.--The Union furnishes some interesting facts in regard to the succession of Presidents. The consti tution_ has been in ; operation from the 3d of March, 1789,being a period of fifty-nine years; in the course of which time we have had elev en Presidents. 01, these, eight have sunk in• to the tomb, and only one of thempeaves. a sin behind him. The last three Presidents cur vise, viz: Mr. Van Buren Mr. Tyler and the actiug President, Mr:Polk. -These fill up a period of eleven years commenridg with air—Vgn liven, who ascended the chair on the 4th of March, 1837. There have bee • eleven Vice Presidents, of whom five are 11 living. Nothiug but the luxuriant soil of Illinois could have produced such extravagant results. Last fall the-wee of .Mr. Maxwell, of Pales tine Grove r Wws safely delivered offwe dough fene oat& pme,pead,'" And en the. 20tb,day of Januartipel, et the same Grote, the wife of W .2490 was safely delivered Offbei Children 'Nitro son e end Sao daughterr.—Pere Rra. BY TELEGRAPH TO BIUnoAI SAW` Lotus, Saturday, Marci DESTRUCTOR Or FOUR frTEAM About 12 o'clock last nighty afire biro ea beard the steamer Avalanche at ttn in this city, and the flamed, extendie great rapidity, could not :be arrest e r three other steamers, Hibernian) John: din, find, Laclede, and two freight were consumed. The lossson the bo, timated at Fifty Thousand Dollars. cargo Twenty Thousand. i There IVet rake of Six. Thousand Dollars on the 1 the others ere Inown to be partly ins' The steamers Eudora and Charter Oi several times on fire duribg the cm tion, and barely escaped astru4.tion. gates to the Na dia!' be and are gainst and oppose 2 third rule; us_ we Bing the-usage of tuocratic fur all —.--- , , 1 ST. 1;01.118,i Marl The Steamboat Swatara; Capt. M. bound 'f or Pittsburgh, was run into Steamer Yazoo, at 4 o'clock last Frills; morning, at Dog Tooth Bend, MiS . river. The Swatara sunk immeciaie main dedlc. The cargo is a total loss. The Swatara was built and owned in Pitts burgh.l t" I 1 Nutt' Y -*c, March 11-3 P. M, ,prted by Messrs olnd Dawson, and en it was adopted oaK, MnrCil Whig meetings were held in , the, several wards of the city last night for tile choice of delegates to meet in, the `four i Congressional districts of the city, and appoint delegates to the Whig National.Canvention. , Sixteen wards heard filom hive elected del egates unanimous for Mr. Cley.' d the following Lancaster. 41 64 Philadelphia. dI , . WASHINGTON; March 13. SENATE. -Mr. Sevier has been appointed a special Commissioner to proceed to Mexico without delay, to negotiate and finally close the treaty of peace. He has been armed with full power to carry out this object, and will leave here on Wednesday next fur that pur pose, The report of the blowing up of the steam er Frolic, and 'the lots of several liyes near Hennepin, in the Mississippi turps out -to nave been•ft mistake. . . IMil Montgomery. 4. Chester. Luzern°. Washington. Clearfield. Blair. -.Berks. The Exchange Bank of Virglnia, at Peters burg,was robbed of $15,000 on aturday night last. Miry Y.onti, Feb. 14-7 T. M. Accounts at, Boston from Rfia Janeiro to the 28th of Jan. report that the U. S. schooner Otnka,haye, Lieut. Berryman; had _captured near Rio the NViialing Bark Laurens, of Sag Harbor, bound rom Rio-to the Coast of Afri ca, on suspicio of having been sold to go in to the slave tr de. She cleared •for 13atitria with no cargo, except 54,000 gals. Voter, and $20,000 in sp cie. A prize Mew placed on board, and the v -ass', ordered to the U. S. Capt. Cook and a netro. I Four or fi ve t rick buildings in the Bowery were destoyed •y 'tire this,eveping. It Allegheny. Mifflin, Schuylkill York. Dauphin, The Senate ea Minister Pl, will leave to-m 1 Mr. Hanneg man of the Cot in place of Mr. as Secretary o Ileoming Ai'Kean. Erie. on adjourned with or ALL."—Mr. the Mexican war, (of a. Mexican cart red at us at Buena of his constituents, i hiladelphia speech. lajor Cravin, Capt. of the Indiana ol still in possession New Orlean, several arrival the 3d of Mar The train w be, under Brit. Ins: An exp TW!ggs, who cayslry to the . as San Diego, they retunied:l Later arrive ate fight betw : Mittiffora. Henderson an killed. A etr try, left Vera I rillad. 1 _ The arrived from two months a tween Gen. BI sioners. The last n that General S ports to leave we are some% out some lout leans Delta s "There is t the report br Mexican, wh war, and coma has character received his p in -Chief, and Cruz, on his tleman now il Gen,!Twiggs former to alto peace from V the Mexican timr to unite versaries of % the glorious have no doubt more comfort Cruz ;r hobnob nist, tho gall year ago, un and within si white charge generate son harshly un h hope that tb hospitality o Gordo Divisi on a former doubt bait a reconcile hi upon the etti, Vera Cruz or February. The Edito cy of Sante hlow to the o rnys desk return to complishini the reeponsi "The 'Na example of time an exil so long opp mere magmq Waterloo, di, and timidity of his fallen' restricted part of the • NI cares and hi' . AYLOR OVERBOARD. my Evening Journal, it seems, . Taylor._Here is itsrenuncia; tam its shets hf the 25th of Poli ceen'sLETTEasl—it is scarcely ne we should repeat what has so of in our columns,that, in our judge' nds% Candidates cannot emplo Aore unprofitably , than in writin ose we publish to-day, from Gen. , i ugh consistent with all he hail he subject, are neither designs to to present him favorably befor g N tional Convention . The Whig anal C nvention will not need to beg fOr candidate nor will its su ffrages ; be tendere,o to any min who refuses ether to accept its nomination or "to be the e ponent of its prin ciples." 1 Upon thi the New•Yor Evening Post re marks: • e conclude that Gen. Tayloes friends can hare little hope from the Whigs i l .if this Stet . That there was, a short ti e since, t very strong,disposition to think of hi as a candidate:. among some of the'most e . cient of the New York Whig politicians the' e can be ;le doubt; hut the paragraph we ba e quoted IS an:indicatlon that they are now fl ing to another quarter. I The Albi gives up Ge tion, taken nary: Gnsr. cesaary that ten been all ment, Preai themselves letters. TI Taylor, tin written or or ealeuj' a WV Nr" W ASH :voToy, Nardi; lave confirmed nipolettliary t I • • n has been a mitten on Fo Sevier. Legation. 4.1C11510ND, 1, 1 8 papers of the tram Vera•Cr lick left Vera Cruz for Orizn 0, etas attucted by 41/0 gueril ess was sent to Inform Gen. • I detached three companies of jd of Brisco. They teent as rut: but secinz, ntithing of Bri4co states that th re wa a deaper en Brisco and the g errilles at 'he latter were defeat ,d. Lieut. four Georgia volunt-eers were lig body of Cevalry and futon i`rtiz to clear the road of guer ree ,Atnericanjiays an express • , 1 . i erfrn with , utpllieporp the mistice was tg . reed upon cbe tier and the I% ertican Commis- ,ANTA ANNA. 3ws from Mexico, announces i'cott has givenlesanta Anna pass that country,l and we confess hat disposed to think not with dation in truth. The New Or .ys on the subject: ' o reason to doUht the truth of tight by the Edith, that the great So energy has sustained this nunicated whafeverof vigor that • zed the defeuee of Mexico, had ;:assports fr.mn our Commander ere this has larrived in Vera )vay to foreign parts. A gen i this city i.aw ' the letter to Scutt, from Gen. Scutt, directing the il mv Gen. Santa frlnita to depart in 'era Cruz. It is probable that Clfief arrived 14. Vera Cruz in in the celebration of the anni- Nashing,totes birth-day and of ictory of 'l34na Vista. • We that he will feel considerably tile within the walls of Vera 1 ing with his veteran antagd- I nt Twiggs, than he felt one er the &eel* Bragg'sr batteries, i ht of the invincible chief on the . And if the salvos of the "de of Washington" should grate i &Excellency's 'tympanum, we t, cheerful wit and warm-hearted; the Commander of , the Cerroi n, of whose pr essing attentions! cession, the great Mexican no cry distinct recolleetion, : will to the dean g prmeni attendant, incidence 'of his appearance in ii so famous a day as the 22d of Well, let him go!" ' .r goes on to say, that the retire- Anna will doubtless be a death i war party: thet he has doubtless! •ed peace, and, was permitted t c: , up try for the purpose of_ ac it, but 111:! he was afraid to tak 3 ility, and acis Rolm) of the W i est; . i.:!lbulng th is great originl, retires a sci;:lo from the cou n try which he has eased. But s conqueror, far tiimous than th'a BritiTh Hero of Owns to sanction the littleness lof an ignominious imprisonment foe, and gives him a full and on. tivilege to retire to whicherei rorld ho may lvisit to carry hi: eorrowe.." GEN. 4' ' THE OBSERVER. MI "The World is governed too Much." oke out e wharf lig with dd until J. litir barcres, . Its lb es- Goss on Sliturdsof Bloveinit, ntaineh 18, 1848 FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER ISRAEL PAINTER OF WESTMORELAND. s insu- Hardin, (Q='"l'llos. H. ELLisoN is a duly authz‘ ;cut to procure subscribers fcathis paper 'all were flagra- Among the proceedings of the 4th of M. onvention will be found a letter froni resident DALLAS. , It is a character i reduction of the m an who had the nery o his duty, "regardless of denuncia ' rom any quarter," when the bill rep. the tariff of '42 and substituting that o 4as before the Senate. The common ! I f all was the noble object-for which he the "casting vote" in favor of that wease l Ile common good of the great and glo , pt ) rinciples- contended for by the Democ party, now impells him te • inviike bar .1 to its ranks. Such conduct—such der , ' toprinciples at the sacrifice of personal ng—is worthy of all praise, and will e lim.to the lasting gratitude of the peopl Ve bespeak for his letter an attentive per i 'fi 12. , A. COX by the • (10th) :sissippi pi to her Bryant, in one 'of his beautiful eff'us 'hich the reader will find on our outside, arch is a Welcome month to him. oath may be welcome, but surely suc ensely cold weather as we've experie or the past week cannot be welcome to udy. - Backing Out. 1. A. Muhlenberg and George Smith, tl (Berke, appointed by the recent Taylor vention, as members cf the Central Co, ee, and Wm. S. Lane, Esq., of this nominated as Elector for this district b same body, have politely asked to be exc i They all repudiate the "no-party" "spoo l lons combustion" movement of the Ge and his friends. The two former are crate and the.lattera whiz. Publication of the Laws in the County Papo We heartily coincide with the •uggl of the Gazette for the publication of the I passed by the Legislature in the severe pers throughout the Commonwealth. 1.1--7 P. Al. Senator Sevier o Mexico. Ile been tried in New -York, and• gives g; satisfaction. The custom there, if we stand it, is for the board of Supervisors lect, two or more papers in each coo which are published all laws of general e'st and such local laws as the board m lect. A certain price, fixed by law, is for their insertion, which we do not th the aggregate amounts to as much as ix in this State for printing the useless pa laws, which are not seen by a tenth p• I those interested. ppointed Chair• ;telations, Walsh, goes out EMU ith.announeu ,uz, the latest to We learn from the Warren Standar , the Post Office Department has comma consider bids, if reasonably low, for weekly mail' from Warren to Erie, an from Warren to Waterford, both by - Youngsville and Columbus. We agre the - Standard that a tri-weekly mail co ing, either at Erie or Waterford, wi, dailvmail from Pittsburg, would gi citizens of Warren and Erie counties near the routes, nearly all the adaanta a daily mail. THE TREATT . RATIFIED. The treaty of-peace with Mexico subi to the Senate, by the President, Was by that body on the 10th by a vote, it of 37 to Is—three Senators absent. mediately received the eignature.of th Went, and ere this is on its road back t ico. "Phe Union says the votes both majority and minority are made upalf b political parties. As regards the nature of treaty, since its modification by the all is . yet unknoWn. It is presumed, or, that the boundary line, as said t been originally specified by the treaty, amount of the nioney to be paid, has n changed by theso modifications. The dary is said to be defined in the tre e follows—commencing in the all of 5 three leagues from land, thence runs middle of the Rio Grande, to its inter %loth New Mexico, thence along that o rn boundary to the western boundary same, thence northernly to the first br, ; the Gila, which it intersects, thenc d• wn the middle of that branch to the C lo do, thence it runs across westwardly and istr kes the Pacifie at a point one league souther zan Diego. The free navigation of the bu fof California and of the river Colorado Bela the mouth of the Gila to the Gulf is secured t. the U. S. For this territory the United! St. tea stipulates to pay Meitico the sum of Fifteen Millions of dollars. In this sum is included the three millions appropriated last session for the furtherance of peace, and now subjecf, to Mr. Trist's order. This sum is to be paid to the Mexican Government immediately on the ratification of the Treaty. The reMaining twelve millions are to be paid inTour annual instalments, bearing 6 cent'. interest froM the r ,;:ficat!un of the Treaty by Mexico—no por tion of this sum is td be transferable. Ac• cording to this article, 66 11. Si Government undertake all claims of American citizens against Mexico, both those already decided and those stilt undecided. The whole how ever not to amount - to more then three mil lions and a quarter of dollars. -. P. S.—Since the above was written we have received a copy of„the Treaty as l rati fied by by the Senate. From a hasty glance we think the bounderys and stipulatiebs are substantially the same as above. In the for ward state of, our paper we are unable togive the oyes and nays, but the following is an analysis of the vote: Ayes—Whigs 11 Ncrya — Whigs 8 Democrats' 28 Democrats 7 Absent—Whigs 3 Total—Ares 37 Democrats, 1 Nays 15 Majority for the treaty 22 UOur cotemporary of the Gazette still urges us to study the hingusgo of Ms ances tors, as spoken in his favorite county, Lancas ter. Sory we can't oblige him—let hint ask of us any thing in reason, and well ebeetfully grant it.-butio require us to gebaek end aunty the gibberish of his boyhood, is "running the stick into the ground a little too far." 07. The mew constitution of lilino been adopted by n lave majority of tb• ular vote. ; 1 R 1 E, PA. Mr. Dallas' Letter March Ti 1-Weekly Mail to Warren • RAILROADS. We, in this cornerl of Pennsylvania, talk the most about rail roads and do the least,of any people or' .gemmunity io the Union. We spend any quantity of -gas, ink and paper, in advocating the various projects in contemplation for the benefit of our city and the surrounding 'country, but when iit comes to the money, we talk about something else. We have a charter fur a rail road to the New York line, and have had for years, and there the matter ends. No, not exactly end's either, fur \ve see that our very worthy Sanat.r, thinking perhaps that we would get out of this kind of 'stack to talk about, bus introduced a bill-for the charter of a compa ny to construct another to the Ohio 'Then we have the Sunbury and Erie et'arter, which if it lhould be built, would be of great benefit to Philadelphia and the country through whiCh the route liee. But there is an if in the way, and that if consists in _tbio blind ignorance and stupidity of the shad-bel lied capitalists of the sleepy city of Quaker dom. When that if is removed the skies will fall and we shall catch larks. We hte no doubt there are very many intelligent L i nd liberal minded business men in Philadelphia who would rejoice to see tho Sunbury • and Erie project consummated, but it is a notori ous fact that a large majority of the people tit - Philadelphia and the counties adjacent know as little about this section of the State as they do about China :nr Liberia. R I is not many,. winters since a member of the Legislature from one of the counties referred to, gravely inquired of a member of the some body from this county, if there were innny biowo shot in this section of the Strite— stic EM ing '46, ood ave Z3:l EM etic ony tion eel title !!! I one, says The any Whether our member fainted or climb a thee, we never learned. Another instance—a legal friend of ours seas sojourning in the city of "Brotherly love," fur a few days, a couple of years since, and while there casually got into conversation with a wholesale dealer Who mistook him fur a country merchant, and of course eminkred where he was from, i and on being informed, exclaimed, "Oh," yes B l rie, that's up near Reading." His mind never fur a moment comprehending that his S tate i extended beyond the Alleghenies. Now, Where ignorance like this prevails we hold it tube a perfect fallacy to , talk about the Com pletion of the Sunbury and Erie Road. We have heretofore urged onr citizens to give it . up and bend all their energies to the nom menceMent and completion Of a connection with Buffalo end New York. 5o far it i has resulted in nothing but talk. True, we (held a convention at Westfield to further - the ! pro-, ject, and there the matter rests. But it May be urged, that the citizens of New York . have not yet secured a charter, so that even il' our road should be built to the state line, we are not sure of being connected with the 1;04 by Rail .Road. 'Commence the woik at onee— try to do something yourselves, and the citi zens of Buffalo and along the route, will not be long behind you., It is perfect folly to longer wait fur a 'connectioit of this eliiirac ter with Philadelphia—that event will never happen, or if it does, not for years. Stop talking and go to work. Wait ino longer for capital come front abroad and build your road, foriunti/ you - show a disposition to he! ri yourselves, it will stay Vlhere it or seek other plti'cea for investment. This 13 the way roads are boat is other p?aces, the only way one will ever be biti:t he mqq. on- ME laity, 1 the r sed. / ane neral CIZA scion Ma t has I neral !nder- 11131 0 1 80 of th Look at Chicago, for in.tancc—a'plac habited only by itith , quitoes and frog , , years since. It i< but abilut a yoar ag. project was first broached fora railroa I there to Galena, and already the first i reenton the capital stock has been pa and we learn fronton° or our e:kliange the first sdetion, from Chicngo distance of about thirty aides, ill be pleted within a year. This speekS the citizens of, ('h: ago. They have the light course to insure the early plot ion of , the road. This port:to:la the" leading to one of the most pioductiv. II beautiful parts of Illinois, we have no will pay a handsome interest on the it Ili, 1 1 tr mein; and if so, it is evidence in fa‘l one very inwrtant fact, namely, thu g roads in the for Wcst will be in-of:tat One can scarcely realise that the pr which were occupied by Black Hawk al co the ion band of warriors, about fifteen yeara aro to be traversed by railroad ears ‘vitliin a bear from this time—but - sue)i is'the rapid improvement in Northern Illinois, which seems to have outstripped even The, :far West—nt least, the far West in the e Linn of some of the enlightened leg,k of Pennsylvania. _ •Newspaper Postage Once More. We some weeks since ailuded to the that the publishers of the trashy weekly the eastern cities had on 'foot a project) duce Congress to amend tl!e post office so as to discriminate in their favor , manifest prejudice of the country pr Thst movement is now assuming a ta' reality. In the North American and I States gazette, of the 9th, we see a ca meeting•of the publishers of ,Pbiladl for the very purpose we have alluded Once more, then, we eay to our countr temporaries, they most be up and doi they will soon be at themercy of thow and overgrown monopolists in our met ten cities. Now is the time to strik ha v e commenced, to tigitoe tho themselves, and let us continue it un rights have been protected by the fre - sage of all newspapers ini the mails Congressional districtS - in which thi tinted ' I • Some fair daughter of Eve, not hbvi ig the fear of man before her eye, hab been doing up our bachelor cotemporory's "lone Icondi tit.n" in verse, arrul then coolly asks him to publish it. The gam Wit ought to tented to be kissed to death Ey an editi can talk Dutch. O 7 Error lonia an empty bend m poison does au empty stomach.—Er. That's the reason then the whig t s often troubled with the headache. fr'The fash‘ona,ble rendering of t tation "don't holler until you're out woods" is "nsver votifferate until yo yond the precincts of the forest." 0:7"A bill was passed in Op Se Mississippi to abolish the circulation motley * by fioioz to the amount of t pissed. 1 has cop" ME lIMI e 'n al f %\ ci l the ,yum -t4I in, that Coin II for :when BM 'road, e and Llouht EMI or of t rail ,le.— ORM I LEMI tima lators rumor es of to in laws o the EI:=1 gible nited I for a I lphia, to.— co g, or EtIN opoli they I . est ion .11 our pas n the MEI The S=- e Sine). MIX." o sen- or who Pty as • ler. i l k . ' E° o quo of the ore be- nate of f paper note on Good Tithe ooratag." The whigs are certainly destined to s:gond time of it," in the approaching prep_ (tenant canvass. Henry Clay will be th e : regaiar candidate, and all the Gen. Taylor: in Christendom can't prevent it. 'And Oath, contrary, the General says he has been note. inated by the people and will have no hard in ivithdrawing his name — consequentl y I t withdrawn at ell, that source mustdo it. 0 4 this subject he must certainly be a little crack. ed—the "people" constitute the two creel diKisions in the COo ntry, and r ef, very few or whigs or democrats have Far. ticipated in his "no party" movement. Th e recent Convention of his friends at Il i , risburg demonstrates this. The fallacy 0 his position, however - , we bare little to d 7 with—his determination to run, and the d e . terminotion of his friends to •run him, ati the elrect of such a movement upon th e whigs, claims our attention. If he due s r y e, and who can do übt it after reading, i n ece. neCtion with his letters, the proceeding s a. the "no party" conventions recently 'weal. bled in this State, Louisiana and Kentucky, where will Henry Clay obtain an electoral vote. The General can take but a very few votes from the. DemocratiO ranks, and they of no tery reliable character, whereas elut e body of the whiga are determined to suppu t him, the Whig National 'Convention to the contrary notwithstanding. For proof, ar, ness the proceeding of the Taylor State Cc%- vention ut New Orleans, composed almost elusively of whigs, i which "without regtri to party distinctions," nominated him forth! , Presidency, "untrammeled -by mere piny ties." They have further resolved that they "will vote fur no one fur elector foi,Presideat, or Tice President, without a satiatattory pledge that such elector will vote fur a Vice President of the United States who, hinate.f shall be friendly to Gen. Taylor's eleCtior.," Thus eschewing the Whig Converition wrw "its veteran political gamblers,'"zod 'anima ring the old soldier on his own.hocth'.: • Ttia go‘es "spontaneous combustion;"' The tt hig New Orleans !lee ifl,yaltyaK. ed to the Whig members to-cdam irc organization,xtb oppose •an independrt movement in favor of Elen—Taylor's usa.l-• nation, and urged the sub'je,!.:ticit of hian:ami to.the deci;ion of a ni/tig °ante tion. The -no party" men :ere ittesorab:e, and Gen. Taylor has beert , nom:nated by tht Louis.iana State Convention as an independ ent candidate, not to be withdrawn from' Oil field ntthe behests of any Whig caucas convention. The ~N ew Orleans Mercury, ' (-no party" Taylor organ,) in describing the ' late cons cation, thus presents the total dii iorg,anizatinn al the whig party: '.The co , iset,tiOfi cannel be' consi‘end a Whig meeting or IL! democratic meetinga rtgartL, o'd part t ; .: - .riraitizatiou and min —those i—ne , been laid to'rest islation and the common consent of tot coon try, and cannot, or eviirso, form aq the action of body of men whose debbin• t ions have refeic-nee to a state of things have not heretofore exited. It is eudea therefore, tivit it •Aould be injiidieiovs-ki: wrong for a friend of Gen. Taylveb to fur upon the cot.yenCien obi questiar.s and met• re;, Lich lone nett ile; s -.1 or. have any cotiueoti m with the position %%inch he has at,runie,i, at,d rail unqu,stionably nutiNtain." Certainly there i:, a "f; , Meal party "rseLies lave bean 1:141 to rei: by lc:gilation zr. - 1 the common CO:15:1)t oftbr country," have they? What say The voter: tiunizzis of remyylvania, Are the content to • doctrinesl 11 whin arc they coutending_ for! .Iye! theris the rub! G. Fi!lov.7 Vihdicaied It is (me c.f. the peculiar characteristic: cf' the Whig press, in sportsman phrassolog!, to "go off hal f cooked, - Whenever there ap peers the least probebability of making•rii , r i c itelleither against the DemOcratic party, or Prominent menthe - 1 - s- of it.' Nu erous v.• stances might be given in proof of t ie, buttht case of Gem. Pilitiw more striking y exestP• ties it than airy other. This offic r i iironith time /iJ euterel tbr service to el e press:: moment. has been the butt of the Malice to ens v of every wbig, editor from Maine ii Texas, and although he has exhib ted ono. eral occasions, the highest plan . cation, I an officer, coolness and bravery, h s path hit been beset by falsehood and abed at or step. One of the most fruitful themes If this abuse was the suspicion that r te suggest• ml the "Leonidas" letter, which produced the explosion among our officers in Mexico.— Some of these papers even went so far u to assert that. the letter contained a number, d interlineations in Gen Pillow's hand. urilltf• complimenting hia own gallantry. It ace appears by s. letter published in& New Or' leans Picayune, the real author of the'levt has avowed himself, and entirely exonerate Gen. Pillow from any Participation in or knowledge of the letter previous to its pubh' cation. Will the partisan journals be as rail to render justice' to this gallantofficer , for that they have proof of his innocence, at they were to make a similar assault uponto without any just foundation? We doubt It-- 'tis nht their vocation nor their naturt . =I (I:rThe Cra w ford_Cou nty 'Democrat, Vot• ter Pioneer and Iti'Kean Yeoman, hive all re• cently been much improved in typogrO d appearance, and the two latter ,conside* enlarged. We are gratified_to see such eti• deuce of prosperity in our cotemporaries. - or The Locoloco Editor of Erie a . server says he has used the new antelitheu agent, Chloroform, w ithnut - experiencing deleterious effects. Our "Devil" gonna thatrthe Observer man uses it to obristsiki pains that malt necessarily attend the iota' bation atl'deliver,y 0; his vute ideas.- 11 * donia Censor. Our "devil ouggests that, u the Coll man never was troubled with "the lion" or "dclivery" , of alacaite," or 'hal "idea," he should use it t o prev ent his fill weekly exhibiting the length of his me A Pact for Cis Iron aororuntion. :The Liverpool Times of th e 13th olio I'm the following imeunceraent,. We ! recommend to the notice of the Con' arai"' Iry u Maigits, which is to assemble at 1110 burg to endeavor to got more protectis agitinsF foreign iron; ituilt,eay Lron,—A vessel arrived et port of Liverpool from New York, has br° o in addition to a general cargo of Americ i l provisions, 63 timid railway iron,coasir to order. - • irrTlie height of Homeopathic bene l knee is to offer a beggar in rags ilffil=l=ll H