Et
ordinaty siso, with the nopottranco of having sufforod
so
voroly from sickness. Ho has been vary much abused,
for the faux pas in regard to th 4 Flpet►ker's chair; but that
tattle has never lcd us for moment to doubt that Ito was
an honest man.
Thoro are always more or less distingui short strangers
in Washington during the. session of Congress, who gen
erally obtain admission on tile floor, under the rules.—
Hero aro two Pennsylvanians, Colonels Wilson M'Cau
dless and Samuel- W. Black, of Pittsburgh. Tito fino
figure, courtly manners, hair tinged with grey—person
clad in black—will recall tho first to his many friends;
while tho keen eyo, bright face, straight form, and quick
movements, well distinguish the latter, whoso valor in
Mexieo, earned far him unfailing laurels. 'rho erect and
cholla figure—a face lighted up wftlt an air of.command
—an eye that moves quickly—is CoMmodoro F. Stock
ton, of New Jorsoy, a name famous in 'undying story, as
idoutified with some of tho inoblest feats of daring ou
record. Mark well the next character. That pinion: a;
now standing in conversation with the Speaker, at ono
of the entrances to the passages between the seats, with
hat and snuffbox in baud, is Wm. L. Marcy, tho very
distrugtrished Secretary of War, under Mr. Polk. Ile is
"a historical charticter" as ••our John Sergeant"- said of
General Taylor. A mild. bonevolent, good humored
countenance, and au air of repose, and equanimity, won
derfully at, - variance with his bold and masterly reply to
Gouoral Scott. Look at him well: for ho is emphatical
ly a . man of tho ago, and has mode his mark upon the
imporiahablo annals of our country.
The Democratic Statetonvcatiou
The following are the resolutions adopted in tho
Williamsport Democratic State Convention, on Fri ;
(lay, 31st of May.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania, by her delegars
in Slate Convention assembled, du resolve as fol
lows:
That the doctines and principles of the Democra
cy, as asserted by the National Democratic conven
tions which assembled at Baltimore in Nlay, 1814;
and May 1848, we still warmly recognize and sup
port, and pledge ourselves, as representatives of the
democracy of Pennsylvania, not to yield or give up
any portion of that broad constitutional platform
covering tlio entire extent of the Union; which is as
follows: •
1. That the federal government is one of limited
powers, derived solely from the constitution, and the
grants of power shown therein ought to be strictly
construed by all the departments and agents of the
government: and that it is inexpedient end clangorous
to exercise doubtful constitutional powers.
2. That the constitution does not . confer upon
the general government the power to commence Cud
carry on a general system ok internal improvements.
3. That the cimstitution does not confer author
ity upon the federal government, directly or iudirec
thy, to assume the debts of the several States, con
tracted for local internal improvements, or other
State purposes; nor would such assumption be just
and expedient.
4. That justice and sound policy forbid the fed
eral government to foster one branch of industry to
tho detriment of another, or to cherish the interests
of ono portion to the injury of another portion of our
country; that every citizen, and every section of the
country, has a right to demand and insist on an
equality of rights and Privileges, and to complete and
ample protection of persons and property, from do
mestic violence or foreign aggression.
15. That IL is the duty of every branch of the
governmet to eforce and practice the meet rigid
economy in conducting our public affairs, and that
no more revenue ought to be raised than is required
to defray the necessary expenses of the government
and for the gradual but certain extinction of the debt
created by the prosecution of a just and neccessary
war.
6. That Congress has no power to charter a na
tional bank; that we believe such an institution one
of deadly hostility to the best interests of the
country, dangerous to our republican institutions
and the liberties ofthe people, and calculated to place
the business of the country with the control of a con
money power, and above the laws and - will of the
people; and that the result of Democratic legislation
in this and alt other financial measures upon which
issues have been made between the two political
parties of the country, have demonstrated to candid
and practical men of all parties, their souudness,
safety, and utility in all business pursuits,.
7. That Congress has no power under the con
stitution to interfere with or control Ito domestic
institutions' of the several States, and that such
States are the sole and proper judges of everything
,appertaining to their own affairs, not prehildted by
the constitution, that all efforts of the abolitionists
or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with
the question of slavery, or to take incipient -steps in
relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most
alarming and dangerous consequences; and that all
such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish
the happiness of the people, and endanger the per
manor ey aid stability of the Union, end ought not
to be countenanced by any friend of our , political in
stitutions..
8. That the separation of the moneys of the gov
ernment front banking institution is indispensable
for the safety of the funds of the government mid the
rights of the people. ,
9. That the liberal principles embodied by Jef
ferson in the declaration of Independence, and sane
fiend in the .Constitution, which makes ours the
land of liberty, and the asylum of the oppressed of
every nation, have ever been cardinal principled in
the Democratic faith; and every attempt to abridge
the present privilege of becoming citizens and tae
owners of soil among us, ought to be resisted with
the same spirit whi ch
o swept the alien and sedition
laws freta our Statute books.
!Resolved, That the proceeds of the public lands
ought to be sacredly-applied to the national object s
. pecified in the Constitution; and that we are oppos
d to any law for the distribution of 'Much proceeds
among the States, as alike inexpedient in policy and
repugnant to the Constitution.
Resolved, That we are decidedly opposed to talc
lug from the President the qualified Veto power, by
which he is enabled,. under restrictions and respon
sibilities, amply sufficient to guard the public inter
est, to suspend the passage of a bill whose merits
cannot secure the Deem% al of two-thirds of the Sell
' ate and the House of Representatives until the judg
ment of the people can be obtained thereon, and
which has saved the American people from the cor
rupt and tyrannical domination of the Bank of the
United States, and from a corrupting system of gen
eral internal improvements. .
ResotiCd, That in the recent developement of this
grand political truth, of the soverignty of the people
and their capacity and power for self-government,
which is prostrating thornes.sad erecting republics
on the ruins of despotism in the old world, we feel
that a high and sacred duty is devolved, with inceas- .
ed responsibility, upon the Democratic party of this
country, as the party of the people, to sustain and
adsance among us constitution liberty, equality,,and
fraternity, by continuing to resist all Monopolies and
exclusive legislation for the benefit of the few at
the expense of the many, and by a vigilant and con
stant adherence to those principles and compromises
of the Constitution which are broad enough ' and
strong enough to embrace and uphold the Union as
it was, the Union as it is, and the Union as it shall
'be, in the full expansion of the energies and capaci
ty of this great and progressive people.
Resolved, Thar, - as Pennsylvanians, our whole
country is alike dear to us; wo have no sectional
' feelings, • we know no North, no r South, no-East nor
West. And this great State; ccupying he'r central
position can coutenance no disaffection to that Union
new expanding from Ocean to Ocean.
Resolved, That attempts to create prejediee
againSt any section of the Union, or the institutions
they have established for themselves, is,'in our opin-,
ion, .Inti-american and fraught with the most dan
gerous tendencies, and, impressed with these senti
ments, we shall cordially rejoice at, and approve of,
sun compromise`of the existing controversy as will
Secure the constitutional rights of every - portion of
the Union, and put to rest the spirit of discord now
so fearfully destroying tho fraternal regard , ofithe
country; and with this view we anrove the admis
sion' of California a State, with her presont constitu
tion and boundaries; and we believe it to be the duty
of Congress, at the same time, to provide govern
. ments without delay for the new territories of Utah
and New Mexico, on the principles of non-interven
tion, thus disposing forever; in a just and equitable.
manner, of the embarrassing subject of domestic ser
vitude.
Resolved, That we will yield to none in our devo
tion to, and warm, zealous and cordial support of,
the Uujon, and we will defend, presere, tuad pro
' sect it at every hazard, and at every sacrifice; and
we bellezo that, as Americans, proud of ' our great
country, we cannot too warmly commend to the con
-1 sideration of our egontrymen, the farewell in
,, junctions of the rxrara OF HIS COUNTRY,
exnressd iii the following,prophetic language: "To
1 . • •
l•
cherish a cordial, habitual and -immovable attach
ment to it, accustoming ourselves to think and speak
of" it as of the Palladium of our political safety and
prosperity; watching for its preservation with jeal
ousatuciety; discountenancing whatever may suggest
even a suspiCion that it can, in any event, be aban
doned: and indignantly, frowning upon the dawning
of every attempt to aliento any, portion of our court
i try front the rest, or t r e enfeeble the • sacred tics that
now link together the' various parts."
Resolved, That the National Administration, no
torious for its want of energy and ability, fur itS pro
digality in squandering the public monies—the pay
ment of illegal claims to its own officers and Cabin
et, rewarding favorites against the solemn and oft
repeated pledges of its head, before election, by unu
sual and unheard of proscription; by its inaction in
regard to the necessary protection of the New Ter
ritorie's. denying them the benefit of all government
whatever; by their repeated blunders in regard to
our foreign intercourse;
have but too truly realized
what the Democracy predicted of them priror to elec.:-
tion, and what the country motions to realize since
that event. . .
.Thso/val, That the State Administraiion, true to
the abondment of previous pledges, has been tlistin
guished only by a factious and illiberal policy, re
versing and overthrowing, as far as possible, the
wise and benilicent measures Oldie late Democratic
Administration of the lamented Shunk, and fixing
upon the Commonwealth an odious systeth of cor
porate and irresponsible monopolies, us well as using
the Veto:power for party purposes; indicate unerring,
ly that our great and good commonwealtd should re
turn to its Democratic polidy; the only true conser
vative principle-of the Constitution and of the free
dom of the people.
Resolved, Tito Committee being unable to agree
in favor of a permanent time and place for holding
future Democrotic State Conventions, respectfully
suggest to the Convention that the next Coni!en-
Wm be held at Reading, Berks county, on the first
Wednesday of June, 1851.
Resolved, That We recommend to this Convention
hereafter to dispense with the &tutorial Delegates,
and elect Representative Delegates only.
Resolved, That our Candidates this day put in
nomination, viz: WM. T. MORISON, Canal Com
missioner, Cul. J. POK'I'ER MAMA Y, for Sur
veyor General, and EPIIRAIM BANKS, for Audi
tor General, are standardtbearers that the
can follow with confidence—that in them the great
qualities for office is to be . found, "honesty and capa
bility," and worthy of the worm and hearty support
of the of the State.
Resolved,-That we Will use all honorable means
in our power for the success of our candidates, and
we can confiidently say, to our respective constitu
dencies, that never were auspices more favorable fur
success to 0111 , 4:m18e that the present, and the con
fidently expect by vigilance, to realize for them, an
old-fashioned, Pennsylvania tnajority, of at least
twenty thousand.
Resolved, That we tender the thanks of this con
vention to the - commissioners of Lycoming county,
for the use of the Court House, and to the committee
of arrangement, and others, for their care and atten
tion to the comforts and wants of the convention
while in session.
Mr. Thompson offered the followingl
Resolved, That this convention take this occa
sion to express to the citizens of Williamsport their
most cordial thanks fur the kind reception they have
extended to them, and assure them that
_they will
bear away with them, and long cherish, the most
pleasant recollections of them, and their beautiful
borough.
Extensive. Bank 'Robbery.
The most extensive bank robbery that has taken
place in the United States for a number of years,
occurred on Saturday night last. The vault of the
Dorchester and Milton Bank, at 4 .D:trehester Corner
Was entered, and about $35,000 in bank hills and
specie abstracted. The facts of the case, as far as
we have been able to ascertain them, at present, are
as follows. About sunrise this morning, a gentle
man residing at. Dorchester was out taking a walk,
and discovering in the road a bahk hill, he picked it
up, and found it to be a new one dollar bill on the
Milton and Dorchestei Bank. Proceeding a little
farther to his surprise lie found another bill of the
samelcharacter. Ile still continued his walk, and
a short time after picked up a large number of other
bills on time same bank; in all amounting to between
five nod six hundred dollars. Thinking there was
something_wrong, he immediately went to the house
of one the officers of the bank, aroused him, and
stated the circumstances. They both then repaired
to the hank building, wj2ich is, a wooden edifice,
situated on the hill, and surrounded by other houses
and their suspicions were momentarily relieved by
finding the front, dont...locked and everything bear
ing the usual appearance. They entered the buil
ding, however, a rlfound . thel nside door of the bank
ing -room open; the vault which is guarded by two
heavy iron doors, was examined, and they discover
ed that the first door had been opened by some kink
of keys, and the two locks of the second blown off*
by gunpowder, the place entered and all the money
carried off. The first door of the vault had four locks
which had apparently been opened without farce;
the second had two locks, with strong bands ()limn
covering the key:boles, and fastened with a padlock.
The villains must have , opened tVpallock with false
keys, removed the i on bands, andoiinding that their
instruments were in t calculated furl the work of open
in the door, insert d gunpowder In each of the key
holes and blew olPthe lock. The banking. room is
in the second story of the building, the lower part
being occupied as a store.
The Monier taken cansistedof the following sums:
P.r.:19,00 in bills of various dcii ii inations, no the
Dorchester and XL ton Bank; 0310 lit 01;150 in bills of
other banks, and about, $l,OOO in gold and silver,
put up in small hags or sacks. All this was remov
ed by - the robbers, who retired; locking the front
door of the building as they left, put their booty in
to a wagon, and started MT, as is supposed, in the
direction of the city. Information was immediately
sent to the Boston police, and officers, Outman and
Heath were despatched to the spot. They found ev
erything as above described, and ascertained a few
particulars which may lead toi the detection or the
perpetrators'otthis bold and daring robbery.
SRNATorriAr: Gossit.-- 1 -nenry Clay, accompanied
by Senators Foote and Dickinson, went, over to An
napolis in Maryland, on the invitation of Senator
Pratt, of that state, and spent a day or two there,
last week. On their arraval, the Mayor invited
them to the Senate, chamber, and offered theni (in
the presence of a large assemblage of people,) the
hospitalities of the city. Mr. Clay replied in his
usual happy mariner. Beth° course of his remarks
be, of course, alluded to tile "Compromise" Bill, and
expressed the, firm convictiort"that that party wheth
er whig or democrat, whin!) at the present time
gives the greater support to the peaceful adjustment
of the difficult and.delicate questions at present dis
tracting the national councils, and seriously threat
ening to disturb thb harmony of the Union, will he
entitled to and most assuredly - will receive the last
ing confidence and Igratitude of his country.",
Tun BIRD. AND TIII3 SN&KR.4lliteresting Incident
—We take the following Virph from the Me
bile' Tribune.
•Two gentleman of our cermattitance, of unimpeach,
able veracityiWitnessed a :scene the other day worth
recording. They-observed at the distance of some
thirty feet from them very strange and 'unaccottnta-
We conduct on.the - part of-a hir&—commonly called
the'"cow bird," resembling in color and 'shape the
mocking bird of this region, though somewhat small
er. On watching it narrowly, they discovered that
it was engaged in a conflict with a snake seine
eighteen or twenty inches in length. In a few mo.-
ments the bird was victorious. It suddenly caught
the snake by the head, and flying with it to an old
pine tree, succeeded, after a hard struggle, in fasten
ing it on a pointed splinter. Thus pinioned, the
snake was entirely helpless. The bird watched' it
for a moment with apparently the utmost compla
cency, and then continued its repast, devouring
within ten or fifteen minutes three-fourths of the
length of the snake. ,
(- A Lowell boy, writing from California, by, /
the late steamer, speaking of the market say lam
not a porphet, but I think it safe to send pork, dried
i
apples, dried, peaches, beef, misses, sugar, gool
butter—jowl cheese -. done up to. preserve it on t e
voyage..pickled onions, cider,, 'vinegar, Sha ker
brooms and women.
"OLD ZAcn, God bless him, is Wrinning golden
opinions.".—[Boslon .111 us.
It is his cabinet who are winning the gold—" Old
Zach!' only receives regular wages.—[Post.
Ten days later from California—Arrival of the
Cherokee, pith over $1,250 in Gold Dust.
The steamship Cherokee; Captain Windle, arri
ved at New York at five o'cloCk yesterday afternoon
from Chagres, whence she sailed on the 24th ult. 4
She brings ten days' later intelligence from Ca lifer=
niti, : reaci , ad at p am p a s on the 20th ult., by thb
steamship Panama, which left San Francisco on the
Ist of May, with over a million of dollars in gold
dust. The Cherokee has on freight $1,152,261, re
ceived at Chagres from San Francisca, via Panama
There aro alio about *lOO,OOO in the passengers'
hands. The passengers on board the Cherokee were
conveyed in 21 days from San Francisco to Cha
gres, the quickest trip eves made.
The news is interesting. Realness at San Fran
' eisco was good. The markets were active, and
I prices of merchandise improving. An itnnaense
number of gold seekers were starling for the mines.
The California Legislature has adjurned. They
have passed alaw creating the office of State As
sayer, until a mint be established in California.—
The delay in admitting California as a State into the
Union, is causing great excitement and much ill
feeling. The reports from the'ininers are favorable.
NElvs ox TllB PACIFIC.--,S. ince the sailing of the
last, steamer, ono of the most interesting considera
tions to the people of California has been the action
of Congress in regard_ to our admission into the
Union. The delay of justice in this, case excites
great discontent among the people of all parties here.
One of the primary causes of excitement is the nee
ceseary conflicts of authority between our State
judiciary and the revenue department of the gener
al governmet. In the absence of federal coons, ad
mirality cases have been tried in our District Courts
and iu executing process, some unpleasant inter
course has taken place between the representatives
of the State and Federal authorities. This is to be
much regretted, as each has no doubt followed witha
conscientious discharge of duty.
On Thursday evening last, a large meeting was
held on Portsmouth square to take into considers- -
tiara the present consideration the present condition
of our afrairs. A committee of our most respecta
ble citizens was appointed to report at an adjourned
meeting this;afternoon. Several speakers addressed
the meeting, all of whom strongly supported t h e au
thority of the state; and the assembly seemed unan
imously to support the present state authorities at
every buzzard. Toe immense commerce of Califor
nia has filled our harbors with shipping from every
quarter of the globe, and our highways are crowded
with the natives of every clime. In this condition
of things, we have to choose between anarchy and
law, and if the factions in Congress will prevent us
from a participation in the laws of the Union, but
one alternative is left—we Must "be a jaw unto our
selves."
Our Legislature has adjourned, and the members
have returned to their homes. They had an arduous
task during their session and their acts Java recei
ved the general commendation of the people. On
Of their most important acts has been the Foreign
Miners Tax Bill. They have also passed a law
creating the office of State Assayer, until n mint
shall be established inCalifornia,— Pacific News of
Ma! 1.
MINING INTRI.LIGENCCR.—We gather the following
facts from the Sacramento Transcript. Between
the North and middle Forks, but little is doing, in
consequence of high waters. The snow, as late as
the 23d tat., upon the mountains and high lands,
was from four to six feet deep. Notwithstanding,
there are nearly ten thousand people patiently wait
ing until the snow and water shall subside, and give
them a chance to work.
Tile MARIPOSA DICOINOS-....STOCKTON, April 28,
1850.—1 have just seen, at the store of Mr. Wm.
H. Wallis, of this place, twe pieces of quartz rack,
with gold intermixed, weighed together forty and
fifty pounds. They were broken from a lump of
gold and rock, weighing one hundred and thirty-three
pounds, found on the -Mariposa, below Freniont's
camp. The lump was broken by a drunken Ger
men Who found it, to ascertain the quantity of gold.
in the centre. lie sold the two above mentioned
pieces to Messrs. Towel, Smith c Ingham, for
et:l7s. I have also seen at - the Same store, u round
lump (more than half gold) weighing seven pounds.
ft was found in an arroyo, below Fremont's camp
on the Mariposa, by a com;any of twelve. They
have refused $1,500 for it. These humps aro for
sale at the store of Mr. %VatNs.
Miners in the neighborhood of Hangtow•n have
been leaving, for the canons high upon the Middle
Fork, during the last month.• Some who have re
turned, report nut less than ten thousand persons in
that region.
A rich gulch has been discovered leading into the
Mormon ravine. The dirt has to be carried one
hundred rods to water, and many persons at that
make from twelves.° eighteen ounces per day.
Working men about Hangtown bad made good
wages during the ,whole winter.
Ancruc.tx CAMP, FOUR 3111.10 SONORA•—•
Our agent, Mr. McKiernan, ne.pompanied by Mr.
Fish; Of the firm of Turner, Fish R. Co., and Mr.
Van Dyck, of the firm of Vnn Dyck & Belden both
of Sall Francisco, kindly inform us that they have
visited these exceedingly rich diggings, and that
they have seen tinwares of sixteen ounces washed
out of one pan—the labor of two hours: a lump of
'seven pounds was taken from the same hole, which
they consider a very beautiful specimen of quartz and
gold.
Magnum:mu—lx - Tarim - me DISCOVF:RY—..Mr.Lane
meiehant, of this town, and Mr. McKinney, of Mo
queleme, in a recent tour through a region bordering
ou that river, ditcovered a cave of grotto of great
extent. They found that it contained large quanti
ties of stalactite, and saw evidences of gold. The
Indians who accompanied these gentleman were
horror-stricken at the audacity of our friends when
they entered a cave which tradition said no man
ever returned from alive, Mr. Lane found the slcel
elosfof a human being some distance from the open - -,
Times.
Startling News From. Santa Fe,
By Teergrapti exclusively to the New York Tribune.
IVASIIINGTON; Monday, June 3.°
Governor Washington, of New Mexico, arrived
on Saturday, night, bringing important news from
Santa Fe. f learn that not long before he left a
public meeting was held, to consider the boudary
question and the claim of Texas, when a hot dispute
arose between a, number of citizens and Texans.—
The meeting resulted ion fearful riot,whicli was about
'to end in a general fight, when the officer comman
ding the garrison ordered the troops to interfere and
prevent bloodshed, which was done, tilting!' not
without difficulty. A great excitement prevails in
the city, the people of which declare that they will
oppose to the utmost the attempt to force upon them
the authority and laws of Texas.
The riot which has now taken place is said to
have - been provoked at the instigation of an Assis;
tent Quarter Master, a Texan, attached to the U.S.
forces.
This is evidently only the beginning of the distur
bances which will take place there, unless prompt
measures are taken to check the pretensions of Tex
, as. The recent letter of Hugh N. Smith, delegate
,from the territory, which will soon reach his con
*aunts, is not calculated, to allay the hostility
they feel, in view of the attempt to d 'spoil them o f
'of \ their rights. Mr. Smith as I learn, in consequen
ce\ of this intelligence, has changed his design of re
turning immediately home and will reman at least
until the first Tuesday of July, which the House
haS fixed upon for the consideration of his claim to
admission.
' A You' o DUHG.—.Four young men of New Air
bony, Indiana, went but of town on the 18th ult., to
have a duel. The principals were James Orr and
Frank Zeigenhain, both aged 18. The cause was a
pretty little French girl. They fought with small
pistols, charged with buck-shot; the distance was
ten\paces, and they were stationed and took aim be
fore the word 'fire'' was given. After two shots,
one of them had his trowsers torn and the other had
a buck-shot in the, calf of his leg.' A reconciliation
then took place, and the parties went home, though
which of thorn is to have the little k.'rench girl is vet
unsettled.
AN EMANCIPATOR.;-A writor in New York Jour
nal of Commerce, tells of a (conversation ho had with
one of his neighbors, a few years' since, who was
then, and still is, one of the strongest abolitionists
in the congregation. 113 asked him what he had
done with his black boy, (who was a Slave until he
arrived at the ago of 25 years, according to the laws
of Now Jgrsy.). lle said, "I have sold him. lam
determine() to have nothing more to do with slavery
13:7% FOrty 7 five deaths occurred in :Washington,
D. C., during the week ending June-0 were from
con sumpllion..
(Frit tUttithi sPOtrutt.
Eltl E, PA
SATURDAY- MORNING. JUNE t 5. 1850
D OCRATIC NONINATIM
CANAL COMMISSIONER,
WM. T. MORISON, of Montoinory
AUDITOR GENERAL,
EPHRAIM BANKS, of Main
SURVEYOR C I ENERAL,
J. P. BItAWLEY; - of Crawford
The Resolutions of the State Convention
The reader will find; in another columb, the resolu
tions adopted by the State Convention, hebtat Williams
port. flowerer much we may bo chagrined at some of
tho acts and proceedings of that Convention, we must
say the members have gloriously redeemed thi;mselves
by taking such a bold stand upon the true Democratic .
platform. - There is no c; v ling about our position new:
Wo stand where we ought to stand, in favor of the U
nion t i o nd tho Constitution. and opposed to all sectional and
factional issues, which by subverting the one endangers
the other. Upon such a platform wo are willing to stand
with our banner floating, or, if foto wills it, fall: They
place the Democracy of I'onusylvania in a proud posi
tion—as tho Keystone of our political arch—and we bavo
no doubt they will contributo materially in strengthening
the hands of the patriots in the Sonata now laboring to
heal the "five gaping wounds" in the body politic, so
eloquently depicted by Mr. Clay in his speech published
by us lust week. It was expected that the Democracy
of Ponnsylvania would speak, and they have, eloquently
and truly spokon`tho sentiments of nino tenths of the
people upon the all-absorbing question of the day.
That "Extra Pay" Once Nore.
As the Gazette has fully made up its mind that we aro
an "incorrigible Yankee," and as it has as good as ac
knowledged that the members from Erie' county did tako
their portion of the "Extra pay," the voting of . which it
denounced so unmercifully as JO test, etc., etc., per
haps it will humor our "inflimit ' a littlo by answering
another question. Does it belie o the partaker is as bad
as the thief?—aini if so, how much bolter aro those who,
like tho incin:bers from-Frio county, took tpo dimes with
out any of the responsibility, than Otos° An-shouldered
the responsibility and pocketcd'llto dimes also? An an
swer aquested.
New York Weekly Globe.
As requested, tho publisher of this paper has furnished
us with nu exchange, and right heartily do we welcome
it. Wo find it all it has boon represented by our broth
ran of the quill—a sound, able, and interesting political
and news Ishcot, richly worth the price of subscription;
$2 per single subscribers, and $1 when taken in clubs
of 20. At theso rates it must soon obtain, as it deserves,
au immense circulation•
Petty Jealousy
The Cleveland Herald talks about the "Cleveland and
Buffalo Railroad." Such petty jealousy is contemptible.
There is no such railroad in contemplation, but there is
ciao in contemplation from Erie to CleVeland, which wo
might, with as much propriety, cull the Erie and Colum
bus railroad, because it connects at Cleveland With anoth
er road leading to Columbus. We apprehend these
Cleveland gentry will wake up some fine morning and
•lind that all the railroads from the East or West, along
the 'shore of Luke Eric, lerminale at Erie, and "no where
else!"
Barnum's Museum, Buffalo
We obiervo that Barnum's Museum in Buffalo, tin
der. the management of , -.Mr ALBERT Casr, recently
manager of.the Philadelphia Museum, was opened on
Wednesday last for the reception of visitors. Mr. J. 14.
Powell, of this city, and his accomplished Lady, togeth
er with some others of his company, are engaged, and
madelheir first appearance before a Buffalo audience on
the evening of the opening. They will undoubtedly
draw, and wo bespeak for them from our BMW° cotem
porarios the attention their undoubted talents deserve.
Acknowledgement.
Our acknowledgments aro due to Mr. Barney, the
gentlemanly superintondant of the Keystone Saloom for
a vory acceptable present of fruit, etc., etc. The Saloon,
under his excellent management, will undoubtedly con.
time to be a favorito resort for the hungry or thirsty.
Compromise Meetings
Public meetings havo been held at St. Louis, Florence,
Ala., and Clarksville. Toun., and resolutions favoring
the plan of the Committee of Thirteen passed. The
lion. Cave Johnson,-late Postmaster General, presided
at tho Clarksville meeting. A meeting having a simi
lar object in view is called at Nashville.
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"Personal Contamination."
Tho Gaulle takes exception to our approbation of the
course and efforts of Henry Clay to sottlo the slavery
question. ''his is natural—the Editor of that sheet can
not understand how we can approvo tho course of an op
ponent when ho is right. It is beyond his. narrow com
prehension. Tho words of a Democrat, no matter if
they are as truo as the Book of Rovelotions, with hini,
'aro rank herisy. It was this species of narrow bigotry—
his intoloranco of opinion—that directed his pen when
he said ho "feared some degree of 'personal contamina
tion' will result from the embraces of his (Henry Clay's)
now born friend:" Now, we profess and trust wo act
upon a different theory. What wo deem correct We ap
prove, whether it emanates from Henry Cloy, Daniel
'Webster, or Tom Corwin. What onr reason teaches us
is wrong, we denounce, no matter if it has the enaction
of the name of Jackson, or Cass, or Buchanan. But is
thero any thing strange in our approval of the recent Course
of Henry Clay upon tho slave question? have we aban
doned a principle heretofore advocated? Far from it.—
Wo stand no* whero wo stood in 1848, upon the plat
form of tho' Nicholson letter, and the Baltimore resolu
tions. Henry Clay has joined hands with Lewis Cass in
ant effort tei sot& the question upon that platform, and
we can do no lees than award him our praise. Is there
any thing strange in this, we repeat? Wo certainly seo
nothing, and'aro confident an intelligent public will look
upon it as we do. On the contrary, how far abovo the
potty
, eavelings and whimperings of such bigots as the
.Editor of tho Gazette, dons such,a course , place us. Hen
ry Clay towers high above tho weakrind Imbecile ad
ministration of Zachary Taylor—hurls defiance at its do
fenders—sneers elite want of statesmanship and courage..
and with a voice that was wont to call around him tho
chivalry of his party, luminous thorn again to stand by
him, and save the country. In doing so, ho has placed
himself aido by Hideo with the honored leader of tho De
mocracy in 1818. This spectacle wo know is gnul and
wormwood to the hangers-on and seekers after exocutivo
faiors of (ho Zacharito p arty, end like the , Gazette they
tniso their fceblo voices and shed . erocodilo tears about
Henry Clay's "falling into such hands," and his praises
being sounded by "such worshippers," but it will not do.
He and Lewis Cass have joined hands upon tho Consti
tution hi an effort to cure tho "fivo gaping wounds" .
which ato endangering Bid
,existenco of our glorious
Union, mind dairy will do it, and the peoplo sustain
thom I Alark it!
Childish.
Ex-Govornor Tazowoll, of virginia, has writton a 10.
for to Mr. Foote.. which is published in tho Union, in
which ho togas tho ground distinctly for disunion. be
lieving that tho relations horetoforo and now subsisting
between tho froo and slavo States aro injurious to tho in
terests and safety of the latter. Ho says: "I am now
convinced that, although this government. under some
'temporary modifications of it, effected by construction.
combromises and conbession, will last beyond the.-short
space 4;;f tho lifo of a very old man, tho next goneration
will surely witness its annihilation." We guess tho Ex-
Governor is getting childish.
Col. Benton and Free SoiL
Col. Benton has lately become the political shrine at
the foot of which the entire body of iVilmont proviso pol
iticians, of everTgrado and condition, from John Von
Buren down to his scattered followers wherever found,
offer up their adoratious. By sorno hocus pocus pass,
unknown save to the true and veritable disciples of the
"Sage of Kiederhook," their political Mecca has been
transferred, sans ceremony, from the umbrageous "free
soil" cabago fields of New York, to slave-holding Mis
souri. But although they could thus easily transfer their
the "corner stone," the "Wihnot," was too
heavy for their shoulders, and inglorious as it may np.
pear, they aro forced to abandon it to an untimely grave,
tvitli naught but a stray plank from the wreck of the
"Buffalo platform" to mark its last resting place. In
stead of their new-Maur, "old Bullion," applying his
shoulder to the work of removal, he appears to be as
anxious that the defunct "pet" should os'eep on in qui
et," as °vett Cass, whose opposition to it, in its pristine
verdancy, they denounced so indignantly. The other
day, in the Senate, while amendments to the "com
promise" were under consideration, we find this new
leader of "free soilism" actually voting upon every prop.
osition in relation to slavery in the territories, side by side
with Gen. Cass. Foiinstance, ono of the original section,
as reported by the committee., was that the territorial legis
latures were restricted from passing any laws affecting
the primary disposal of the soil, "and in respect to Afri
can Slavery." Mr. J. Davis desired to amend by stri
king out the words quoted. and inserting---"that said leg
islature shall not be authorized to interfere with the pri
mary disposal of the soil, nor pass any laws for the intro
duction or exclusion of slavery, provided that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to prevent said terri
torial legislature from passing such 'Fs as may be ne
cessary for the protection oldie rights f property of every
kind which may have been, ors may be hereafter, con
formably to the constilutiou and laws of the United
States, held in or introduced into said Territory." This
amendment was lost by a vote of 25 to 30, Messrs. Ben
ton and Cass voting in the negative. This, it will be
seen is ono direct vote by the loader of "free soilism," in
favor of tho doctrine of "non-intervention." The a mill
wanted to authorize tho introduction of slavery, but Ben
ton and Cass stuck to tl.e doctrine laid down by the latter
in his celebrated Nicholson letter, and defeated them.—
The north then tried their hand at the same genie, and
with hike results, it being npon a motion by Mr. Chase,
which was, in effect, another form of the Wilmot provi
so. This was negatived, ayes 25, nays 30. Messrs.
Cass ehd Benton voting in the negative. Accordingly,
the original ptavisons of tho bill still remained. Mr.
Seward then proposed to amend by adding the naked
provision of tho Ordinance of 1787. -This was rejected
—ayes 23, nays 33. Messrs. Beutott, Cass, Spruance and
Webster voting together in the negative., and Messrs.
llele, Seward and others front the north, voting in the
affirmative. Still the original features of the bill re
mained, when Mr. Berrien proposed to amend by striking
out the words, "and in ,respect to," in the section under
discussion. and adding, "establishing or prohibiting,"
which motion was agreed to—ayes 30, nays 27. Meares,
Webster and Spurance, and the extreme south votin g iu
the affirmative, and a portion of the north, including
Messrs. Benton and Cass, voting in the negative. This
would change the section to read, "said legislatures ahall
not be authorized to pass any laws affecting the primary
disposal of the soil, nor instituting or
,excluding African
slavery iii or front said territories." The intelligent read
er will plainly perceive that there is no essential differ
ence between Mr. Davis's amendment, and that hero
adopted by the Senate. Mr. Cass seems to have taken
a more cousistent - view of the question than Mr. Web
ster, who voted against 'Mr. Davis's motion, and sup
ported Mr. Berrien's. Mr. Benton was likewise con
sistent, and really and truly stands fairer upon the Dem
ocratic platform of non-intetventioe. And yet he is the
pet of the rampant "free seders." Verily, there is a
great deal of consistency in such politicians. -
A Most Excellent Proposition
bill is now before Congress, reported by Setrator
Dickinson, of Now Yolk. n hick we hope May become a
law, authorizing the coinage of a cent piece, to be cont'-
posed of one tebth silver, vino tenths copper, and to
weigh twenty-rive groins. The same bill also proposes
the creation of three cent pieces, to be composed of Once
fourths silver and one fourth copper, and to weigh twelve
and three eighths grains. An importnnt feature in this
now three coat coin is, that it is to ho procured at the
not only in exchange for the small Spanish mone,F
(tips, shillings and quarters) at their curront value and
nut by weight. The exchange is to be nyula in lots not
leis than thirty dollar., nt a tints. Tho cent is, about the
size in diameter of a dune, of a reddish color, with a bole
in the centre. The three cent piece is h little less than a
half dime, and of a white silver color. The cent is de
signed as a substitute for the present - copper -, coin. Its
weight is 1;.5 grains; while that of tho present cent is 163.
The large round hole in the centre of the piece is a
novel feature, and has been introduced for the sake of the
following, advantages:—lt extends the diameter of the
piece to a proper measurement, being the sante as that
of the dime, which is as small as desired, for such a coin ;
it affords a distinctive mark, by which the piece may be
recognized and safely paid out, oven by the touch; it af
fords a facility to retailers to pi n t the piece Up in par
cels, say of a hundred or a thousand, by stringing them,
or pitting them on an upright stake or Me. The three
cent piece is an alloy of three fourths silver and ono
fourth copper; its weight 1'23 grains, its diameter just
midway between the gold dollar and the half dime.
A Patriotic Letter
- That war-worn veteran, COL RICHARD M. Joirxsox,
has writton a letter to the Editors of the Union, in favor
of tho•compromise as reported by tho commitoo of Thir
teen. Ile says while "we shalt always have in our bos
om political parties who differ as to policy and measures,"
yet "as to the federal Union and its preservation, sib ex
pect unanimity among the patriots of the north, south,
east and west, whether whigs or democrats." This is
tho voice Of a patriot who has served his country well,
both in the field, and the councils of the nation. Side by
lido with his groat fellow-statesman Murry Clay, in n
crisis like the present, ho knows no north, no south,—no
geographical divisions, or sectional issues—nothing bur
the Union:
A True Opinion.
Tho St. Louis licreille, a noutral paper, in remarking
upon the present position of the Administration of Gem
Taylor, says: "There is something humiliating in tho
reflection that a hero, who had gained imperishable re
nown, in so many hard-fought battles, should endanger
it all to gratify the ambition of partizans. In a timo of
political excitement, tvhen two parties, with definite and
distinct opinions, nro striving for the ascendancy, the
oloction of an independent candidato for the Presidency .
is a dangerous experiment, and non-commivalism a'
questionable, if not a suicidal policy. A military hero,
fresh from tiro battle-field, may bo borno into poWer,
without announcing his political principles; but ho will
find it more difficult to break down the lines of party than
to break through the lines of the best disciplined military
forep.l This, ero now, has beetqle experience of Ge n
eral Taylor. In ondeavorin,g toitoaso all parties and all
soctious, ho Itas sacrificed the support of all; and now,
from what wo catt !oars, is cordially sustained by neither
1;0 North net the South,„the Whigs nor the Democrats."
"rather, what does thoprinlers live on?" "Why
child?" °Because you said you had'ut paid him for
fdur years. and still take the paper." "Wife, spank that
child."—Ex paper.
Yes, spank tho meddling brat—what does he know
ab o ut banesty and punctuality. Editor's belong to sub
scribers, body and breeches; and it's a likely -story if they
foment a right to stem them' without being subjected to
tho criticism of no-nothing children:
GU" Major Hawkins. who wits pave re ly wounded
the battlo of Cardenas, in Cuba,ls from Lexington, Ky.
Ho is a relative, of Col. J. W. Tibbatta. of Newport. KS.,
and was adjutant of his regithent, (16th Infantry) during
the Me.xican War. Ho also belonged to Col. Humphrey
Marshall's cavalry regiment, and fought gallautly at Bu.
ena'Vista.
The Crawford Democrat and Mr. Bra 1
w ey. i
Nomination.
We desiro no political controversy with our polaaa
brethren in regard to tho propriety of nominam nis rasa
by tho party, and least of all with the Crawford b c ,,l
crat. We been always supported the regular nor
trona of our party in good faith, and intend to [Jocular,.
after, If not "cheerfully." at least with as little grnaiLaa
as possible. The nomination of Col. Brawley, h aat ,'
cr, for an office ho was not an aspirant for Lefore
-
people, by tho Convention at Williamsport, r at „sport, and the r at „
that ho was not eras named before that convention a;
the office lie bad canrassed the Slate to obtain. - struck -
in our simplicity, as it little unusual, if not (ritirely - 71
"precedented in tho annals of our State polities; and
expressed our surprise and fears accordingly, alai
for the success of the nominee, the photomsaa would Is I.
explained. The Democrat is "sorry to see" this_:,
wo apprchand ills not more so than wo were to “sata -
, the other; not becauso we owe the nominee any
personally, but wo desire to sea our ticket triampla
riously triumph, because if a part is defeated, if the lit,:
breach is .made in it, instead of laying it to Loin s
cause, the wh:ga end freo-soilors will proclaim it as I
condemnation of tho resolutions of the convention, sad
they, as we had learned LS,- telegraph, and since aste r .
tained by actual perusal, rciudorso the platform uaa •
which the Dernoceacy were defeated in 184 S. We et,
sire to see this platform' successfully sustained by
Democracy of tho State, and. Lento s could not t ar
look upon the nomination of a man for an office ha had
never been Mimed for, by delegates to a convention apan
of whom, at leasa!had been instructed to
-vote for him fir
another n a gice, as peculiarly unfortunate, and not cairn.
hated either to harmonize or promote success. IVe aa,,
know that ha could not command the full denmerata
vote of Crawford, and the , result of the Gubernateral
election in 1848 was a painful warning that a man thy
cannot obtain his full party strength at home, stands but
a poor chanco of success, even with the most perfect par
ty drill. \Ve said this, and added "other narth-western
counties." Tho Democrat takes exception to this, and
"totally differs with" us, and says from its "knoalreas
of these counties, which is, at least, equal Is" ours, .t
"feels confident Mr. Brawley will receive a mast enthu
siastic support ill them all." ' "We hope the Democrat .1.
correct, and that the "wish is not father to the thoualit,"
but if it should not be, and Mr. B. is defeated, sea think
tho Democrat will agree with us that those who procures:
his nomination, whether they were delegates from Ea.)
county, or "out side . rs" from no particular locality, l a%
have to shoulder a fearful responsibility. We again re
peat we shall support Mr. Brawley, as his name at th,
head of our columns fully proclaims, but we know the
• are, ninny %silo will not, unless some satisfactory
I , nation is given ofthe phenomena we have spoken of.
A Newly Married Editor's Rhapsody
Some newly caught Editor, who has never been 'kept
awake o' nights by the squalling of the "nice ; :rue, Gess 6.1
little baby," or his inkstand tiped over among his exchan
ges, or upon his newly writ editorial, by his' eldest hope
ful, thus rhapsodizes the pleasures and necessity of mat
rimony; "If-you are for pleasure—Mary! If )otl prize
rosy health—Mary! And even if Money fro your object
—Mary: A good wife is "Heaven's l'ast gift to man
his angel it'd ministers of- grace hints:nen...Me—his Sal
l'olychrestuin or gem of many virtues—his Pandora, c;
casket of clestial jewels—her presence form; his best
company—her voice, his sweetest music—her smiles., bi .•
brightest day—her kiss, innocence—her arms, the pale
of his safety, the balm of his health, the balsam of his
life—her industry, his surest wealth—her lips, his faith•
fullest counsellors—her bosom, the softest pillow of Ls
cares—and her prayers the ablest advocates of Iliaren's
blessings on his head! ~ •
If you love the Creator you ought to marry. !a ra-'it'
him up worshippers—if you love the ladies, you ought 17
marry to make them happy—if you love mankind yca
ought to marry to perpetuate the glorious race—if you
love the country, you ought to marry to raise up soli:Jeri
lu defend it—in fine, if ) on wish well to earth or heaven,
roe ought to marry, to give good citizens to the ore, sad
glorious saints to the other!" As a christian and a pit
riot, what dies our bachelor cotemporary of the Ginati
1-think of this?
A Flattering Prospect.
The Fredonia Censor in speaking of new buildings be•
ing erected in that "terminus of all tho railroads, s a y k ,
"Our village presents a busy appearance at present, and
improvements aro going o'n rapidly," For in'stsnee,
couple of gentlemen "are now ereeting'il large and Com
mochou, Stable on Centro street, ono hundred and twnn
Icet long, and two stories high in front, which sell 13
completed iu a mouth or so." This is certainly a :la:.
tering prospect, and we are glad to hear that the
will so soon have some place wherein to rest his carol
ITT Tho Fianco American says that six imilions of dol
lars have beat expended in equipping the troops which
sailed on the Cuba Expedition, and mo mil4cr.s more
remain at the disposal of prominent citizens of New Or•
leans, who aro interested in the movement.
D3' The Editor of the Gazette is mistaken in
elusions—althogether mistaken!: fro says we assn
"incorrigible Yankee," and that' our inquisitiveness will
yet be our death. Now, we venture the assertioa that he
never hoard of a genuine Yankee loosing his life from
such a cause, but we have hoard of a "Lancaster Dutch
man," who actually took nick and died after bent , : eatt
chised by a "Connecticut clock-pedler."
lU the Fredonia Ccnsor felicitatecitself in its denun
ciation of Mr. Clay. because the Erie ' O. bstrrer speak,
well of hint. The ,Editor of the Censor is not singular.
and his reasoning and conclusions are neither new nor
novel. Wo ha;le read, in sacred history. of the plan
sees denouncing the Son of Man because the publicans
spake in his favor.
UJ The Ohio Stato Convention have resolved that
the Legislature shall meet only every two years. They
have also determined to fix the Senatorial term at two,
instead of four years—being the sumo length as that of
the Itopresentatives—and to place the eligibility of Sena
tors and ltepreSentatives. as regards age, upon the tame
footing—the ago of !2.:i being adopted.
A Tariff Fact
The shipmonts of pig iron from Glasgow, and Liver
pool to Now Yorkh, 'have fallen off 10,000 tons within,the
past four months, as compared With the same months
of last year. Tho prico is so low in England, that many
of the iron masters are determined to stop, tt, portion of
their furnaces. 11%11 some of tho protectionists explain
this?" •
An Editor Turned Pi e'aeher
Mr. E. W. Sutter, formerly editor of the Lancaster
Intelligoncer, was licensed to preach the gospel by,tho
German Lutheran Synod, of this Sudo, at its recent sec
tion at Pot(sYillo,
CO" Notwithstanding Lopeif's ezpeditioh against Cuba
proved abortive, it appears not to have b/en without its
beneficial clibets. `Yd sea it stated, as a positive fact,
that the choler's, which lately prevailed at 'taverns with
great virulence, ceased instantly.upon.the receipt of the
intelligenco that Lopez:had.landed at Cardenas. Not a
single now case was reported on the next day.
Tho family of fools is ancienu—Conneaut Ittporecr.
Well, really, we ilia Dot know you traced.your geaeol
ogy so far hack.
Li The "'Bakers" sing this evening-in Conneaut.
Ohio. Are we not to have them here? We aro sure
the reception they met with when , hero before was of a
character to induce tho - nn to rovisit'ne-on their way East.
ECT Harris' "Queen City. Saloon" continuce to be the
favorite resort of the Ladies these warm evenings. They
do say his !co Cream and Seely, are a little the coolest
and best articles i n town. -
it r The editor of the Ohio Siatesman,mado some as
sertion which the reporter of the state convention. now
in session nt Columbus, pronounced to he false. "For
which," says the editor. "wo kicked him and his defence,
which he fici.l in his liar.}. out offour office "
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