=!= Fifteen Days Later from California. The Philadelphia brings seao,ogoliiiiild entered' on her-manifest, in addition to What may .be in the possession 'of the passengers. She haseobeard one hundred and thirtwo passengers; :,- FROM TILE ISTIIMUS.—We have received no Pana ma papers lay the Philadelphia. - , We learn - by a letter from that. Placei:,dated the sth instant, that the GaVerntilebt autherititai had caused a thorough search to be made in the city and country adjacent, with a view to - the recovery of the treasure - , the robbery of which was communicated by, the Steamer Cherokee. Up - to - the time; of - _:the departure of the Philadelphia, however, these endea vors,,_ had been unsuccessful. The amount stolen, it u7TI be remembered, was $32,000., racist TUE Mt:MS.—The Sacramento: Transcript sass:— L - a;st evening we examined the largest lump of gold, we believe; ever dug in California; it is a mix- -tore of quartz and gold, the whole weighing thirty pounds [350 gums troy.] From the tests made, . it is ascertained that the lump contains about twerity three pound of pure 'geld. This mammoth piece was dug a ravine in the dry diggings between 'the - North and middle Forks-of the 'Yuba river,lthe locatitinsla known as the Jim - Crow diggings,] by , Mr. Wm. H. Julius, of New-York city, and Mr. John Grittes, of New Orleans. The first of these had been a year in the diggings 'and had not (were- ged over $lO per day. Mosel/and partner had to-, ken possession of an oil hole which had been' wor ked out and deserted by two negroes. Finding that they could not work to. advantage without draining the water off; they dug a trench or .canal, and as soon as the water dissappeared com minced work. • They had worked: several hours, whoa one of thenttlionght he espied a piece of gold jutting out from the eprth iu the canal which they had dug to carry ()lithe water from the main hole. He stooped to examine it, and fiieling it. to be the pure metal, he drew forth his case-knife, scraped the dirt loose around it, while it continued to grow lar ger, until the thirty pound lump abovn,mentioned - . rolled out at his feet. t P They kept the matter a profound secret, and star ted off for Marysville, where they were offered . .10,- 000 for it, which.they 'refused. They , are exhibi ting it at McKnight's Sutter Hotel, at, fifty cents per head. The ravine from which this mammoth lump was taken,ls nothing more than a Mall brook running through a flat; the ground rises gently on the sides, rind is covered with a rich coa of gres•i:— It was found about,two feet below these face.. The youqg men are on their way home, and xpect to re alize a fortune front exhibiting it in the states, Murders havebeen frequent in the sou heinTmittes perpetrated by Mexican and Chilian -la cones, upon Americans. The foreign miners' tax i the prom cation. • The Stockton Times of : July oth, say "It is said that there is a guerilla pi Mountains, headed by a famous Mexican i are we inclined to doubt the statement, U .6- elves seen the disturbed state of feeling foreign population. It has beconie unse and every mangoes armed with a roolve Two men' were found naked, with till cut,at the Chinese diggings on Sunday. icons were-shot on Tuesday at Jamestov men were enacted at the Montezuma to road to Sonora, on Saturday. One wa lances, and the others so wounded that are despaired - of. We saw . thee men, a, that the assassins were Mexicans. On ' two men were found dead•near Sonora, . pockets ritled. There is a small tent at the junction of Knight and Taylor ferry roads, i. e. between th m and the Mountain Inn. The tent has a very lon ly situation and the owner, Mr. Ford of Massachusetts lived in .It by himself. k was well known that a pretty brisk tradeavas carried on by him with teamster and others and it was thought that he had -earned ri considera ble sum of money. Friday morning a traveler call ed at the tent, and found no person in 'attendance, and he inamedidteljtexamined the preinises. Ile found Ford lying on tite ground dead, with his skull fractured in three places. Near to him tt..tis laying a hatchet covered with blood. . . Mr. Morgan, who has a trading tent o the banks , of the Mercedes, a few days since missed is partner, 14 who went Out on business anddid not ret rn: Upon examining his dust, he. found thee upwards of 82500 was gone. from this he was induced to Suspect that his partner had left with the money. Al fe days afterwards a body was seen floating down th' IMer cedes, which having been secured, proved u oacx nmination, to be that of Mr. Morgan's partner.— The betty had a piece of rope around the arms, and several contusions were upon the head. No money was found on thy deceased. Mr. Morgan then in stituted a rigid search in the store, and found 'the money presumed to be lost, 'secreted in the ground. On Saturday evening last three Mexicans, who had been in the habit of trading at the tent of Messrs. Miller and °rondo, two milts this side of Jamestown • called - in, and as was usual with them engaged in friendly conversation. One of them had a long knife in his hand, which he pointed in a playful manner at-Mr. Miller. Wittra single plunge he ran the knife through Mr. M's body, while one of his cord- , panions with a knife, or short sword, butchered Mr. M's partner. The only - other American in at - the time was a teamster,,named IllcJlennis, who seized u revolver and shot Ono of the" Mexicans through the head. Ile was severely stabbed in the side and I arm, but made his 'escape. 'rite tent Was robbed of some three hundred dollars. Mr. Miller:was in a dan gerous state at the last accounts. He and his part ner Mere from Pottsville, Pa. On Saturday night another murder was commit ted, near Sonora. /t appears that a party of ,three Americans was stopped by three Chilenns. One of the Americans was shot and a second badly wounded. The third effected his escape. -.. . Numerous robberies have been committed at ' Jamestown, Wood's, Sullivan's, Columbia, ac., within the last few days. The miners aro greatly excited, on the sphject,und it is`belloved that ter rible reprisals will be mode, if the offenders are , . .• caught. .. .. The Stockton Journal of a later date, says:— ' 'Up to our latest advises the perpetrators of the - murders, the accounts of which we published lakt week, had not, been arrested., • Itomor states .that there is a regularly organized, party of banditti in 'the mines, near Sonora; and it is thought that these frequet Murders lilac been committed by portions of this gang. . . Here we see one of the natural effects of the oper ation. These,foreigaers came to the country to :work. While permitted to work they were peacea ble and industrious; a moderate tax they could afford and are willing to pay, but the tax as it stands at present amounts to exclusion of the mines., These men - came for money; in their cose the passion for - gain has become preponderan', and has swalloived , up every other 6en i ng. -It has borne them ma strive land; it has supported them through hardships, piiva dons and dangers; and now when tho object of their Search, is taken - from them, it-is to be wondered at that theylhave returned to their old habits of rapine' end murder? This tax may in the end prude° good; but in its present effect is an - uutnitigated e4l. Tun Goat) Lem; Milvits.—The point of interest at the departure of the previous steamer was the re ported discovery of a mineral region of passing rich ness, and known as the ''Gold -Lake." The intelli gence, however, was yague end unsatisfactory,- and from the accounts received it was impossible to form a judgement of the correctness of the reports oithe alleged richness of the region, or Indeed whether the .- region itself had a veritable existence: -, There is a we* of perspicuity in our present ad vices fro the section, owing to th'e omission of da tes in the extracts copied from the Sacramento. .. ' pegs into the San Franciscojoarnals. , There.is rea son to think; however, that there was some founda tion fur the-stories Which have heretofore been told. The Alt a - Californian,- prepared" for the • steelier, i says. P... By a gentleman jtistrarrived from Mtaysvilleove learn that authentic accounts from "Gold Lake- had been received at that place: They represent that the outlets of the lake yield from four to six ounces of the precious metal per day, to-a man. The felts ii-. self has not yet been prospected, on atcount of the great depth of snow which'surrounds ft. The Placer•Tiincs, date not given, but.we presume of July 8, soya:— Out' inforim.ticps direct and of guile., .decided characterotnd we do nut hesitate to . . place this 10. 1 ., telligence before our readers, ' coupled - with ' the . as-' surance that we areitating facts. 'Capt. 'l3; well nod favorably linewsi'to the , nitizeni 'of -the' UpPet Sacramento, an emmigrant, of the overland - army inst.year, has arrived in thiv,`citY,ldtrectilY ,from .the new digging. • They pro situated at.-the tug et one of the tributtriee of Feather Riven are'seiterel miles in - Anent, heating Resterlyi tind,diettitit Initiated' miles from Marysville: zf Parties setting-Mit from thivtown Feethi3r 'or YOl4 rivers, drone the great tiltiln tino strike the , fiiirner stream 'vette the range off fiiihr ;forming the bride-of the Goldipountains. difficuit road :com mences after entering the mountains:film ilidWell's Bar k ' which contienes to Nelson's Creek —And here animals for transportation of 8 - applies are "brought up," the country becoming' wild and broken even to a-degree-of grandeur. --The route-lies up the stream Iwhich derives its name from the earliest adventure on its waters,] and along its margin, overhanging which, cliffs of quartz tower to the height of a hun dred feet, the sides perfectly precipitous the entire extent of the toilsome journey. At the head of Nelson's Creek lie the fampus "Gold Like" diggins, so styled from a large body of water. which is found there at this time. ' Theme diggins are such an altitude above !eyelet the plains that the atmosphere is pure and invigorating. • Gold is found in great abundance over a large tract of quartz region. The richest deposits are believed to be'at a'distanetY of ten feet' below the surface...- Washing is performed tram the yield of the earth from five to eight feet beneath: The gold is coarse and beautiful. Captain S. states his conviction that these are richer diggings than any yet discoveredin the North ern Placer. Men were.making from one hundred to• five hundred dollars per day with ease. Many thou sands are congregating there; the Captain says "the mountains are full of tem." The time of this dis covery appears to have been in Febnary At Marysville, "packers" are continually starting out for "Gold Lake," as it ; is porsistingly Some of the previous enpeditions are returning, worn out with fatigue. Over ono hundred pack animals left Marysville on Saturday fur these new diggings on Feather River. , CASE OF LACTATION IN A MALE..-My C. W. Horner, M. D., of Philadelphia.— Dear Sir— `Ac cording to,,your request, I send the particulars of the cue of - lactation in an adult mate. It occured in the person of an athletic American named Charlet, Collins, aged 42 years, a blacksmith, working at his trade in NJw York. About the 10th of Feb nary last, his attention was first 'drawn to his left breast, Which - appeared to bo enlarging and confin ed to increase in - size for three weeks when ho came to Philadelphia. , After being in this city for three weeks, he became quite anxious in regard to . his condition, for,although he suffered very little pain, the mammas had become quite es largo as ,that of a female nursing. He therefore, throult the persua sion of an aunt, on the twenty-third of March, induced to apply at' the' CliniqUe of the Jefferson Medical College, to consult thefaculty of that in stitution. Ills case come up before Prof. Mutter, who, upon examination, found the "mammary gland largely developed, ,and filled with the latecal secre tion, which differed h no wise from that of a mother. HO could assign Cause for this freak of ,nature: his health was very good, and the other breast nat ural. ' A soap plaster was prescribed, and com pression ordered to-be kept up, which be persisted in for full six weeks when • the gland returned to its usual size;.and when I saw hint this morning at Fairmount, where he now resides, it, was in every respect like the otper,,—fetil. Ledger. rty in the I robber—nor I vo have our among the 6fe to travel r and knife. heir throats Two Mex wn."rhree int, on 'the 1 killed with their, lives id they say Wednesday with their' A ntoootr Tnsounr---Sercibir or; A RUNAWAY CouFLr..—The comtnuaity wee chocked yesterday forenoon at hearing that a man and 'woman, who had put up at the St. Charles Hotel as man and wife, on Monday, the 19th, werediscovered in bed togeth er with their throats Cut from ear to ear—both dead. Their names were entered on the hotel register as W. A. Caldwell and lady, Philadelphia. tht Tues day they kept their room, pretty closely - and had their meals sent up to them. Not appearing at all on' Wednesday morning, some suspicion that all might not be right was excited-and their, room was entered, and they were found side by side in bed, her head resting : on his left akin and both throats cut. He is known here as the con of a respectable citizen of Whitehall; the tvoman, whose maiden name was Louisa C. Knapp, has a husband in Williamsbtirg, from-whom she eloped with Caldwell. Hirt was known here tis a reprobate, has served a term in State Prison ftir *mon, and recently return ed from a whaling voyage. They came here last from Williamstown, with a hjred horse. It appears by a note : found in the room, and which is published, that they ,were determined 'to die, and failing to erect their deal!' by laudnmn, andl r ir.omorrnt reaort -00 to a severe method; it Is probable that by agree ment he cut her throat and then his own; they pre sented a horrid spectacle. E. E. Caswell, coroner, held an inoupst on the bodies, and the verdict of su icide Wes ,returned. He l 0 a qpparrently about 3 years of a g e;, she is perhaps 25.—Troy Post of Thursday. PLANK ROAD9-•-nOl l 7 TltnY !NAM 5 ... 4 We saw, on Tuesday morning of this week, Henry !I:Harris of Junius, coming into this village With two cords of wood on his wagon, drawn easi ly by one pair of small' horses shout five mites. Cause why. He came over a plank - Road—toll was 5 cents. Mr: 11, in drawing' this' load of wood to market made a net saving or gain of at least 95 cents on a journey of five miles, for without a Plank Road, the same team, ytt teem road, could not have drawn one cord as easily astthey did the two, and this is, only, one practical demonstration of the utility pod economy of Plank Roads: The same re sult will follow ,in every case where a farmer. has wood or grain to bring to market, yet Some of out farmerS and otherS pay their tolls at the ',tan gates on these beautiful roads grudgingly.—lraterloo Observer. • RIMATION OF EDUCATION TO CIIIMIL-Mr. S. SI Randall states that ail itamituition of the official re turns made to the Secretary of State by the Sheritra of the several counties, of the convictions had in the several Courts of Record throughput the State, and in the Courts of Special Session* in the respective cities from the, year 1840 to 1848 both inclusive, comprising a period of nine years,,gives the fpllow ing result:—The"Wholinumber of persons returned as having been convicted of crimes in the several counties and cities in the State, dtiring the period referred to, was 27,60 of these, 1,132 were return ed as.having received a , Common education,' 414 as having a, 'tolerable cdod education,' end 127 only as 'well educated,' Of the remaining 25,225, about half wore able merely to read and write. The res idue were destitute of any education whatever: Tevantror. FOR SMALL li'Avons.- , ..A Detroit paper exaults over the appointment of a citizen of Michi gan,to the office of Consul at Pouchoit, China. The emoluments of the post are less tbanl/150 per .an num.—[Buff. Er . There's a slop at the Tribune from .a whip paper. It should not pass Unnoticed. • The emoluinents of -the post are not large to be sure, 'but the honor is ;come. The Bufrolonians measure the importance of every position by its pecuniary advantages. It's different here. The fortunate appointee to the Poch. on Consulate has a soul above buttons—goes in for glOry Sod iieceptia position of, Perhaps, minor pecun iary ititportance, in the hope o f advancing our nation ;al interests the Celestial Empire, and re-or ganizing the construction of the Chinese judiciary. You don't appreciatopatriotism, Mr. Express.—De /roil Ps ee Press. . „ Co"rsottycn Asti Ltsintstrrr.—An Albany mer chant gave a ,00r man ten dollars, and' lately re ceived the following letter: Thom em: Twelve years agn, in the course of b huisness transaction, 1 .succeeded, shaving you out of fifty, dullars,, which, at the time, 1_ thought vas a piece of shrewdness very credible to my, in-. e ‘nuity. A recent act of liberal ity,perpetrated 'by you, that has been Ihe means of perhaPs 'saving from dishonor, a noble hearted but poor relative of Mine Atli so troubled my mind, -return herewith two 450 bank notes which you will find enclosed. '- . , A'youni beauty beh . elif one ei:+eriiiig two hcireea innilliikolrat'fodomotive ipeed With a. light Ashley ippreadlied, ( she was hOrrf fi etli at tecognisiiip'in the oceupant3 of •the vehtclei two gontlethen other acquaintance. ' 44 8iya! boyir ahe ecteemed to tittofilluniri-out*quick--,juinp out, espectell,quirley. .Ii la,needlese to eArthet, her sentiment's es to. 'Charley; were from that time forth, no sedret... • • - - - • „ `A "PoiSariino 'sew; Tog Ono is qot-disgioSted to tat any thittibititlis'ideameri.— 'lt inivit' Tho steamer Pacifist report* batting; sitspertene4head winds all the, way, over. it is paid the 4ttes -Ito rut that any: ordinary 'breesa etttiatit heats attirith ber;itad qaently it may have bappenetithat what-aestmeillichead int) was often merely this retard/1;mo, of ,Otet atmotpktvi eri,43),tel4 t il-ot,otpit - it4, ': : -.E'R I E. 4 -1P A, ECATlliiida MORN*, AUGUST 310850. DEMOCRATIC ziommitar.os. FOR CONGRESS. CARLTON B. CURTIS, OF WARREN COUNTY CANAL COMMISSIONER, MORISON, of Montgomery. AUDITOR GENERAL. EPHRAIM - BANKS, of Mifflin. • OURVEYOR GENERAL. J. P. ,BRAWLEY, of Ctawford. xP We regret to learn that Lieut. Gnus, U. S. N. has boon detached from his duty as let Lieut. of the U. S. Steamer Michigan., Mr. Green during his residence with us has won the respect and regard of the communi ty, having shown himself such a representative of the service to which he belongs us does It credit. We have every assurance that the duties of his action wore per formed in ouch a manner as to secure et onto the efficien cy as well as the comfort end happiness of those coming udder his direction. Death' of Hon. 'lesse Miller. Wo regret to announce the sudden death of the Hon. Jtsst Mums, editor of the Keystone, at Harrisburg.— fie 'died on Tuesday afternoon last week after a very eliort nines: Mr. Miller, we believe, i was a native of Perry county, and has tilled many priiminent.positiorup in the county of his nativity. and in the State and national gov ernments. - For eeyeral years ho was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature. He was then elected , to rep resent his district in Congress, and subsequently was ap pointed second Auditor of the Treasury by General Jack son, which position ho hold until after the installation of President Tyler, when he resigned and returned to Perry county. A short time after his return ho was nominated and elected (collie office of Canal Commissioner, In which capacity Ito served for one year,,when ho was appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth by Governor Shuuk.— Upon the death of Governor Shank, ho became associa ted with Mr. Barrett in tho publication of the Keystone. Mr. Miller was a gentle'man of decided ability, being both a good writer and a logical public speaker. Judge Thompson and Hon. John M'Clernand. The lVashingtan Union thus alludes to the retirement from Congress of these two distinguished members of present Congress. Mr. Ill'Clernand is from Illinois— the sot:them district—and with Judge T. 'from this dis trict, Yanks among the ablest members of that body.-- Thai seats wilhbe supplied with gentleman every way qualified to maintain tho reputation they have acquired for their districts, and equally as steadfast in their adhe rence to tho principles of the great republican party: "We learn with great regret that Mr. M'Clernand, for some titire a member of the House of Representatives from the Sate of Illinois, and the present chairman of the Cpitunittee of Foreign All:sirs, is about to'retire from Congtess. No member will be more missed from his place. None is more distinguished for his talents: en ergy, and industry of character. (or inflexible and noble republican principles, as a speakeeor a writer,than is this able and faithful repreSentative of the people. He will retire with the respect of his opponents. and with the esteem of all his political associates. Among the present Members of Congress who are al so obout to decline /Oren for re-election. we should do injustice to our own feelings if we did not testify our high respect for the qualifications and services of Judge James Thompson, of the Erio district of Vennsylvania. and our sincere regret that we aro aboutio loose him from our public councils. He is popular with the whole noilse. because of the amiable temper and admirable good sense by which ho is distinguished. Wo are apprehensive that his district tvillscarcely be able to replace bins.". The United. States Bank Again in the Field.' The cig Congressional Conferees Convention which me t is nrmo , nan Friaar vre.ols (lonitroott7ll ilay) concluded to offer up as a 'sacrifice upon the political gallows of this district the name of Jolts H. Wsznzn, IFlsq.„ ofDtis city, at present State Senator from Erie -Co. No better selection could have been made for a. defeat; and, needwe add. there Is no ether man in the district wo shall so niuch rejoice in soundly flogging as this gen- - denten. Mr. Walker's political notoriety commenced With the recharter of the Dank of the U. S., by the Ler islature of Pennsylvania. His, yas the hand and his was the mind, in conjunction with -that notorious, not to say infamous junto. Noresti, Stevens, Burden & Co., that conceived th l o projdct, and carried it our, of fastening on the people of Pennsylvania that rotten cud corrupt cor poration: Need wo recapitulate Owl disasters that act brought upon the State, the bankruptcy it spread among the people.'the orphans it robbed, the widows it made beggars, of the many too credulous business men it sent rotting to untimely graves. No, it is not necessary! Like the Cholera its power was felt wherever its poi sons miasma touched the business of the people; and like the Cholera. again. its monuments are planted in ; the hearts of, widows and orphans. Oar own towel is a speaking evidence of this. Tho United States Dank canto among us—h built a iplendidllanking House, and a residence for the cashier—it inveigled our business Men into its meshes, end then, after appointing Jens WALK= its Attorney, It went thi way of all Banks, and closed its doors! Where are the business moo among us that have fully recovered from that disaster, though' for ten years they have struggled to extricate themselves? Whore is there one that does not now curse the day that saw this institution legalized by the Legislative acts of the Ritner tlynasty? And yet the political fame of this whig candidate reeds solely upon that act. 'Without it he would never have been known beyond the precincts of our own Court House. With Hello forsook the Halls of Legislation, and took the more profitable post of Le gal advisor and business man of the institution he helped to Create. In the enjoyment of the profits of this post he remained quiet until the business was nearly, if not quite all settled up, when we find him again in the pa litical Intuits candidate for office. Last' fall he was i bleeted Senator, Erie county alone composing the dis trict, though so unpopular was he with his own party ihat In this city, where he resides. he was seventy-three roles behind Puller, thd whig candidate ' for Canal com- I missioner: Ile is new candidate for Congress. As the last relic of that rotten institution ho has taken the field, and it behooves the Democracy of this district to see that he shall net bo'succesifuL They eau 'defeat hint, and they must do so. Life Insurance. 1 , A Mr. Joshua Williams. who started from.his home in Maine.'several weeks, since. for California stopped at New York and commenced work for few days at „his trade. that of a brick•fayor. He hado en' to work a day 1 or tyro - when he felitfrom &staging:re eived fatal injuries from which he died. lie had previous to leaving home. eireitod eit insurance on his life in a Maine Ineurante Campany. far a considerable amount. which was promptly paid to-kis - Widow: - , 1 . . , The above reminds us that S. M. Smith. Eeri.„ 4 fesi doors from our office, has been appointed agent . for the Keystone Life Insurance Company, one of the best end safest institotiouof the State: _ , „ .. .. • - "The - Whigs. e are rejoiced to sity.seenseverkitrVe're 5, determined to tol Oh not theunoloan thing."--Illottittays , ; hurttlegisfer... 1. , ' • - ~ , , Exceptn thbi district. Here they have nominated the last putrid relic of the rotten _United States Bank, and exrieotte act It le-Outgrew& .But the peopfe:not only "seem." bat ate "determined to touch not the andesu thing." iqii t that. as the "Whop" say. 4 7mi eau bet Ili! . life:'" :1' :, ,, • • _ n ~- ~ ~ , , ' ACIF`Tbe set ,Tork Tribune has good aukhoriii for n 0... z < .. , .. .. itertieg , ihst.TfPremar .Webster 414 .1 3 0*anuOle.r fell As ouressiqui! lA. wtAtch to admit . the ; premeditated Mir= der of Dr. Perkumn. .•:Thiaconfoislonleitt thn_imideOf thei,italhotitiesohup will,got .be Made pu ir lic Midi eller -011kfclec.0-001A00,1194.4.14.2100 r!blidai• - ,,,„.-,.' Otti Ottpdidate aottitttti fortitritit ildhlished props: idiot', or the dent ,Ctinventioni Which assembled fa Warren on the Olst init.;.it pill be' seta that the candi date selected by that body as the standard bearer of this, district. for the preient - eseapaign. 11 - ,Cariton Curtl Esq. of Warren , The aelegatea from the different court!' ties. while justly Manifestleg a Wong nod decided pretik lectioa for their, respective 'candidates. were. nevertbe less..actuated by a spirit of conoilietion and compromise.- ;o,y/ere, no doubt, desiroui of selecting such an ono as they thought would be most acceptable io all mints of the district, and who, in their judgment, would best harmo nize the whole. Tp bring, &boat. each tt result in & dis trict like this, compoied orsevin counties. of varied sec tional interests_and prejudlces.lf we may so speak, is of. ten times extremely difficult and embalm/wing. ; In the nominations heretofore made in this district these diffi culties have been surmounted • by a generous sacrifice of all minor considerations of a lees! or .sectional character upon the altar of the public good; and that such, will be the case la this eventful crisis iu our public allitirs, we cannot, for one moment, entertain a doubt., E ver y cm . sidemtlen of patriotism and party, should induce us. af ter a nomination is once fairly and honorably made, to give the nominee our cordial and united support; for if our candidate falls In the contest, it is the fall of the par; ty whose representative ho is, as well as of the -candidate himself.• . - The cindidetes before, the Convention for nomination were all men of undoubted merit; men, possessed of the Jeffersonian requisites for office; honeety, capability. and strict adherence to the Constitution; and we wore not surprised te, see thorn surrounded by strong friends, in tensely anxious for their nomination; and had either of the distinguished gentlemeh named before tho Conven tion been selectett the, friends or our present candidate would have raffiad as ono man to his support; and such, we have the assurauce. • will be the course pursued by each of them. Bow can it be otherwise? Mr. Curtis Is a man of high moral and political character—a man of decided ability, and one that will, if elected, be no able expoiont'or the principles of the democratic, party. *voiding all questions of a sectional character which are calculated to jeopard the peace and distract the harmo ny of the country, and ultimately lead to a disruption of the States. We believe that most, if not all, of these ir ritating and sectional questions will be compromised and settled diiring'the present session of Congress, and that such is the anxious desire of the good and patrioticmen of all parties. But should the all-absorbing one remain unadjusted, it atilt must be compramised upon the prin ciple of 'non-intervention upon the subject of slavery in our Torritotial' governments, to which principle the democratic party seems now to be fully committed. Tho question'of a modification of the present tariff will undoubtedly bo presented to tiie consideration of the next Congress. We have now had sonio . years' exporionco under the tariffs of'lBl2, and 18.16, and from all we can learn we aro forced to believe that some change might be mode in our present system of duties, which, while it would not prej idico our exporting interest. might bits° arranged as to sufficiently foster and encouregollso groat and growing interests of Pennsylvania. had the 'Pennsylvania ilelegation iu tho Congress of 1818 not boon tied up by instructions to stand by the tar iff of 1842, and that without alteration or amendment, a much better bill for Pennsylvania interests might. in our opinion. havo 'boon passed, by the Concessions of Um. 'friends of the present act. Upon the subject of a change of tariff: we unhesitatingly sap ,that our candidate is a Pennsylvanian. and will at all times Consider it his. : cluti lobe guided by what may be ,doemed to ho 11,0 truo in terests of his district. not only upon this. but upon all o er subjects. We look upon tho nomination of Mr. Curtis at this time as peculiarly fortunate for the district; he is justthe man for the occasion: and. if elected. and wo sincerely believe he ' will be,--ho will devote his enorgy, with an untiring zeal, to promote the general good and welfare of his district and the whole country.— Warren Ledger. Oat Thenit" The friends of the whig candidate for Congress say that that ron retort W.. Wet.," eau I 150 to 200. Undoubtedly. but can they get them? The question is answered, 'wo think, whoa the name of that candidate Is pronounced. Democrats 'vote fur Joust H. WALNZR:-0 man Who, for foul-mouthed denuncia- Bon of Democrats,' high end low. has no equal Ilan the Lakes to tho Delawarol—who never speaks °roue; eith er politically or personally. except with scoffing. expect democratic votes! The idea ix preposterous! Why. if we were to judge the futuro course of the man by the lan guage and sentitnents ho has heretofore used toward& our party, wo should' certainly suPposo he would refuse to occupy a Neat in Congress. if that seat should.be_ohtaiti-. ad through Democratic votes! John H. Walker I roceive thel Votes of a-Democrat: As well might he expect the sun ind moon to stand radii! - Ile has 'Aimed too many Democrats without cause—he has played the bully and the blacitgueid in our Court House too often to , expect support from that quarter merely because of his locality: No, in the person .of CCB 7 CURTI% Einj. of Warren. the Democracy of Erie county have a candidate every way worthy of their confidence and support. He is a truo Democrat, a man of talent, and What is more. a gentle nittn in Ids Mennen, and language!' He is the attorney of no rotten corporation! Ho was hover repudiated by his own neighbors and political friends when a candidate for office. but on the contrary his political opponents in his own county nnito In bearing testimony to his private moral and social worth! With such a rola as a candi date. if would be strango:indeed if Deniocrats should vote for such a politician as JOHN H. WsLiten, the Attorney of the United States Bank! 1 Tab (ram this Buffalo COM. mercial Advertiser that the Buffalo and State pine Road is to bo built with the" Ohio gauge. and is to run through Dunkirk. and • not touch at Fredonia. The New York and Erie Road la to end at Dunkirk.—Mayeille &nand. The information in the above ip not correct. No such arrangement hes been made, and what is more. will not bo made: The projectors and managers of the New York and Erio Road aro proverbial for their foresighted enterprise; and having a contract with the Erie and North East Road to unite with them. and extend their six feet track to this place. it is not at all probable they will xti olato that contract without cause, and allow their rivals, the Nevi York Central Railroad Interest. to'construct a four feet ten inch track to this place, thus cutting them off from the Western trade and travel. More especially would the managers of the New York and Erie Road show a want of judgment, if they irtve up their present contract with the Erie and North — Eiutt company. when it Is apparent to every one thit the prime object of Buffalo is to extend the Ohio gauge, four feet ton inch. though to Toledo. Which. if accompliihed; would drain every ay.. rune of trade in the;etst to the entire exclusion of every other mid 'to the t/antic, the Pennsylvania Central Rai/rotullincludod. as well as the New York Ind Erie. f Deported Defalcation& Ateleveed° despatch from Washington to the Net, York papers makes mysterious reference to certain exten sive defalcations en the part of certain Government an del" in California; :"defalcations which." it was 'added. -.will throw Galphiuisin .inte - tho shade.'t The Tribune, of that rity.'says it has no doubt' that' the charge lies at tho door of Col. Collier, Collector of tho pinto( San Fran. deco: It is supposed that the "frauds" are fotinded•on certain heavy charge': extra charges, or over charge'. in the accounts he has lent forwardlo the Treasiiry Depart , meat for adjustment. - /0 soma of those bills he put down for instance, $lO,OOO per month for the rent of the bull. ding employed as a custom house. There are'othercitar. tea put down. equallylexurbitaut. and these.'we are told Secretary CorWin will disallow. A lear.otilt r ii talked of; but atobodyttot even the Tribune—suspects „pat Col. Collier will not pay up whatever he is adjudged kiewekt) It is this circinnstance.-ithrhinted; whist" prompted•tbe declination of the office of assistant Treasurer that had i been offered to Col. hn A.. Cattier. ofNown'ork-..brotts arOf die Collector i : - San•Friticiseo. , •. , • ••• -' c , - • ' - Sliii..Aeatif. in. Whititay. : of ra.: hew' hn‘li . iis l .- . pointed Mail 'Agent '. bilis;tie is ' NOW Teri ' illy *id tau rraimbice. '-- '' ', '''' '' -.- •' ' . - • ' ' TRIMS IN BOSTON .—No. 8. , C 0 110901665C0 Of the Erie Obierrer. _ • Bones. Algot 24. 1852. Washingtoo'Street Is the Broadway of Boston; but quite different from the street of that name la New York. It is • promenade on fine afterdoons, and a great busi mess thoroughfare at all times. Let us eater it from Dock square. and as we traverse it, cart our eyetabotit and observe what is to be seen. Oa each 'side is a continu ous line of shops. unbroken save by an occasional church or hotel. What a varied display Is here; all, or nearly all that suffices for the comfort and luxury of man. is before us... Happy are we. if we are not of the moneyless and hungry poor. who look with longing eyes at the tempt ing display of fruit. and sweetmeats. in the windows at our left. Look it the ragged man over the way. Only a pane of .glass separates him from a dozen' superfine edits; from stacks of cravats, collars and gloves.' Ile examines them all with a criticgs eye, and with a mourn ful glance at his tattered "inexprossibles"_.he moves on to make one of a knot gathered around the window of a print-eeller. Lot us follow him,,and see what the ar ! lists have been doing. Oh, _he: Millard Fillmore. our now President. by Goupil, Vibert & Co. They hove represented hint hale and hearty; and to judge from hie looks he's no t my to a good dinner—no reason in the world why he should be; a good dinner makes a merci ful judge. and if Millard Is fond of good dinners, I can only hope they will have a tendency to make him pre side with justice. wisdom and good humor. Casa, Web ster, Clay. Lord John Russel:. the hairy faced President of the French Republic, eh: a whole school of political worthies; let us pass them by. and "when our ship comes in" we'll buy onset Gerry's beautiful landscapes, that the picture, dealer has so kindly exposed fur our benefit. Tnere'smo use trying to talk, however; these omnibus', cabs, and tgousand other vehicles make soak • din and uproar. We will watch fora while the crowds that are continually passing and repassing. Old and young. grave and gay, the man of leisure and the man of trado;nll mingled together, intent on _themselves and thoirown concerns, and heedless of all the world besides. What a mighty stream . of Life, rolling on slowly but surely, to the wide and dark, unfathonable abysm! of Death. That stern faced man of dollars and emits. who hurried peat us just now. deeply wrapped up in thoughts of speculation and successful financing! Does ho over ask, to what end is all this? - Will my house, lands, and gold, accompany mo to the dark recesses of my dual resting place? Do I heap gains fur myself, or del gath er that others may spend? Doubtless Ito never questions himself thus, or if such queries sometimes intrude upon his thoughts, he shuts this door against them forever, by humming:— "Dimes and dollars. dollars and dimes. An empty pocket ts' the worst of crimes." Does that whiskered dandy yonder, ever reflect that he is a "free, moral agent," that he ,probably possesses a soul, and that he was created for oilier and more impor tant ends than to dress at the tailors expense. and coax out his hair and t?rture it into curls? Perhaps ho dues, but even I. philanthropist and moralist - as 1 am, cannot bear to ask him for Tear he would say with a thoughtful wave of the Itand--"Aw fellaw,please attend to your own afTelaWs, and leave gentlemen like myself, to attend to theirws." ' But let us turn Into Milk Street. the great focus of the "Cotton lords." Stately edifices' here—how they loom up; story after - story, looking morn like palaces than warehouses. Mere fortunes are made. aye, Cud lost too; fore man must ligore shrewdly and toil closely, or from the top of the wheel he goes to the bottom. Mon Dieu! but to my way of thinking, and I know something of it, these stately granite piles are mach like whited sepul chres--"fair without, but within full of all uncleanu r es4." When an honest, wholesouled, open hearted youtW, is first caught and placed in one of them, ho is generally pleased with the novelty of his cage, and the conversa tion and 'gestures of those who visit it. After a little time has elapsed and he has become partly initiated into the mysteries of the place.he sees its heartless and witheritig tendency; withering to all the nobler a tributes of hu manity, truth, candor, benevolence and ' o ne.osity. Yet a little longer he waits, and lo! he is Iran formed from a noble youth, into a shrunken mould, av r icious, money getting miser. Milk Street is a great pl co for trade.— Hero are the agents of most of the f ctories in New England. Their fabrics are sent out of tire great stores far and wide over the land. The ChoCktaw end the rough backwoodsmen, wear them on their harks; and Ilia Southern planter and:his dusk)* Oases do the same. Commerce is well. but we should guard against the too inordinate), desire for wealth that it often fostcrp. State Street is the stage whore the brkers, stockjob bers, and money loaders of Boston. play their parts.— Millions of money pass through these tnen's fingers ev ery day; and it is not their fault if sonie'portion of it does not remain with thorn. Theft aim is to • lay up treas ures for themselves on earth; but moth and rust often comes in to corrupt, and thieves will sometimes break through and steal. Probably banking is understood as well in Boston as in any other city of the Union. There are already thirty three banks, and Iwo mom have re• contly been chartered, and buildings are 'now erecting for them. But 1 have no disposjtion to praiso or quarrel with banks or bankers. Let political economists do-either as their manner of thinking inclines them. 1 Constitutional RefornL The recent reform convention of Michigan has pre sented its constituents with an amended constitution which, in many respects. is eminently liberal and just, and entirely worthy of the progressive spirit of the age. It e*empts personal property to the value of Three Ilun dred-Llollara from seizure for debt, and also a homestead not exceeding. 40 acres, with a dwelling thereon. The latter imemption eXtends to the widow after the death of the owner nukes she has a homestead in her own right. Thereat and. priced estate of a female acquired before or after:marriage Li unconditionally exempted from seiz ure for n husbuqi debts, and she may dispose - of it ex actll os if she were unmarried. This is as it should be, and in i llms protecting. through her fundamental laws, the wife and mother from the rapraeious creditcirs of an improvident husband and father, Michigan has_ set an example worthy of the highest admiration. Another step town* the complete .disinthralnient of the people from some of the absurditie(and injustice of the old English laws; is that in prosecutions for libel the new constitution of Miehigan repudiates the legal absurdity of ••tho great er the ltruth the greater the libel.!' In all trials for this offen4 the truth is to be admitted as evidence, and if the matter charged as 'libellous is true, and was published with good motives end ler justifiable ends. the party shall be acquitted. Imprisoiiment for debt is abolished ex cept iu a few cues specified. The testimony of a com petent witness must be received no matter what his re ligious opinions may be. Several provisions in favor of education are made, and among others that there shall be at lea one are established in every township. Tho legislature is prohibited from passing bills having more than one object, ane this single object must be expressed io the title. The salary of the Governor is only one thoniand dollars, while every Circuit Court Judge re ceives fifteen hundred dollars. Every citizen who may hereafter be engaged iu s duel, either a principal or sec ond, loses hie.vote, and is rendered incapable of holding 'office under the Constitution and laws of the State.— There aro alio provisions against lotteries and other things that have a tendency to demoralize the people. SPThe Albany.leosning Journal deprecates the resig nation of our diplomatic agents after only a year or two ofservice: The Journal is getting mere and more bold io its hints st , the administration. It seems to be perfect ly disgusted with the manner in which tthings are man aged. Mr. Fillmore had better 1 414114 ff his dogs."' .11:71f ireandorstand edettotherErie Oroxide, un der thoutaossereent of Resew Editor. to eat lel favor of •the:re-electlou of ,Col.,,lltinton to the Senate from the State of lithium •Of claw. the Colonel is ;tow si!fe: In s t"ali s tor CRY is to bd lightid 'OP/ pa and to have thi tomes natuttored correctly, Boon after the contract between the Erie and limb Emit. and the New York end Erie railroad ein n y mie , was consummated. whir l by Erie wu to become n it ' virtual terminus of that t reat work, oar c ommuit became much excited th ough the fear that, by means of an ar ragement with the "Franklin Canal Cornpeag. authorised to construct l a rail road to Lake Eri e .., that great thoroughfare should be extended beyond as, ci d thus deprive' our place / of the benefit of such a tansies. lion. To say that the/excitement was intense, is bat t ,, convey a faint idea 4 the feeling, of the community.... The President of the Franklin Canal Company b ee ,,, the target of the bitterest, denunciations parasitesensandab a es n e d . ( 1,. : , public press was storeyed. d the les of the President of the Erie and North East company, were busy at every corner in fomenting and stirring 1? bitter feelings against that gentleman. We said thee i t such a project was on foot (our it appears gat it was not) it was a despicable and dastardly move to sell oar torn for gold;, and we say now, when we are threatened with the same fate from another quarter. that it is equally dastardly. equally suicidal to our best interests, am equally worthy of public reprobation and denunciation. In the present board of managers of the Erie and North East company. with one exception, we have the utmost confidence. 'We believe that nothing will be done, it they can prevent it. calculated to prejudice the local inter ests of our city. but it - cannot be concealed; and ought not if it could, that the President of the Board, Ge e . C, 14. Reed, is striving every nerve to accomplish the rein of our well grounded hopes of future prosperity, by seek. ing to enter into an arrangement - with Buffalo to build 'the road through to Toledo with a four foot ten inch gauge, to the exclusion of the New York and Erie six foot track. Now is Erie to be sold in this way by mu man? Are we a set of slaves that our dearest interests, our fondest hopes,are to be put in the market and barter ed away like an old steamboat? We for one say no! We may be prosUuted for libel, as we were once before for speaking our mind. but we are determined to expose any man, great or small, who thus seeks to make merchan dise of the local interests of our city. It was an unpar. donable offence but a short time since, in the eresof the president of the Erie and North East road, to run a six foot track by our place; but now a change has tome over the spirit of his dream. and kis highly proper theta four foot ten inch track should go by, snaking us as Cleveland and Buffalo have barged they would make usoi mere watering placer Will Erie submit to this? Will she allow herself thee to be sold? If we do. we esght, is the home of one the Directors of the Erie and Nom, East road, "burn the town and run away by the light' , But how in it to be preiented, asks the reader! Earl enough, if we are united and act harmoniously!. Let no meet together in public meeting. and if after having die. cussed the question in all its bearings, we find that oat man's interests are dearer to ne than our own, let as re. solve so; but if not, let us resolve, and stand by that re. solve, that no railroad shalt ever pass our town! Let us say to New York that she can-come thus far but no far. thee,. Say to her capitalists they can build a railroad west. but' it must be a different width of track! It they still persist in their scheme of laying down the Ohio gauge from Buffalo to Toledo,we have an infallible rem. edy left. iYe hare but to whisper this Buffoloyrojeet in the ears of the espitalist interested in the Pennsylva. nia Central railroad, eaten ing from Cleveland to Phil adelphia. and our Legislature, which meets in January, will sweep from our statute books every vestage of a char ter west of this. If New York wishes to reach the west through this corner of Pennsylvania, she most do it as we say, or not at all! That, we should resolve upon in public meeting! We have seen the time when we could bo called together for a less pecuniary cause than this:— when a shake of a hickory bush or the Butter of a coon skin would arouse us to 'action, and shall it be said that now, when we are threatened with total rein, we Su pinely submitted to it without an east! Shall webs sold without branding the bargain? Shall we be told to our face by these New York money-changers that they can bursar Legislature, ann_n l de_ rough-shod across our county. in spite of us, and yet not hurl back the fool io- Butt? Now Is the time for action in this matter! The bargain Is not et consummated. and if we would effect anything by the fore., o f public opinion, we must more ?soul 'Shaft We hare a pubtt, wiec ti ng 7 "The Heroic Age," says the L3coming Gineut. has passed away like the illnsion l of a summer dream; and the country is now testing the cold reality of an nitre federal administration.. Gratitude for the military es ploits of Gen. Taylor—approval of the i war with ,Nlezico, and abiding faith that "old Rough aid Ready", would administer the government "independent of party tram mels." were the causes which brought into power the present dynasty. But was there ever a deception more complete? The hero is now dead, and the train wbicb followed in his wake, stand forth exposed topablie slaw. flow many of them were friends and supporters of the war that immortalized Gen Taylor? Where is Tom Corwin, with Is "bloody hands?"—Hudson, Ashman and McGaughe who voted to recall the army dis grace?' Where t he party who denounced President Polk as a usurper. arid the •war a disgraceful invasion of the soil of a sister republic? Where, do we ask? they are in the cabinet—in office and the supporters of those in Power. The opponents of the war, have by stratagem, obtained the place the people designed for its fri mdi.— Thefraud was complete before it was understoOd and apPreciated by eheiimasses. The die was cast, and the ill-gotten power May be retained for this four year,. but thelidignation of the deceirsti voters will sprait tones of thunder at the polls. Vengence is oars, said; the people. SCRIBO "Will He Rapt" Since the nomination by the whio of this distiicivs f the United States Bank Attorney for Congress, the gut v ion has been asked us repeatedly if he would rece sign his seat hi the Scants? Of course, we could in no case answer positively, not being honored with the se ,Crets of the last living political relic of that defunct insti tution, but we ventured to assure the inquirer that there was little, if any. hopes of such an event. Boak sun. and especially United Stales Bank risen,-,always go upon , the principle of • "bird in tho hand is worth two in the . bush," consequently he will be slow to surrender one' position until bo knows what relation he holds to the other. This is to bed district for beaksara, and the At toreey of the dead monster knows it; heice the mish toned seat in the Senate reserved for this district. will have the honor of being filled by its present occupant until the full period for which be was elected shall hawk expired. gYoung aspirants for political honor, either berg: or in Crawford, then, can curb their ambition yet :a lit. tie while—the coveted seat is not sticsut i , and won't be by resignation: IT7 The editor of the Tamaqua Legion, Is cat against the ladies wearing dressses with short sleeves; going bare armed; and says. •When we gat a wigs, abe shall have hor sleeves rolled up only when at walk, wishing dishes, or doing such like chorea." We hope Om ladies of Tamaqua will resent this invasion of their rights by armed opposition. He don't deserve a wife. and - ought to be elbowed out of community for making suph Icsin ustions—Lycoming Gazelle. Certainly, and if he don't go peaceably, files him a touch of a naked broomstick, or na siadismod„ pair of tongs. Tha Impudent fellow: what does he know' f the delights of an atm, round and plu mp, sans silk or cali co. ,entwined about ones neck. We go for the largest liberty in fashions or politica. and if we had a bribed wives they should dress as they chose. even to the °MO as our friend of the Chronicle Latinizes ..broeche , This new newspaparperiodical ties made its appear.' ance. and is just such a journal as might be expected froM Ammon...tams° versatile pen has been so long !risk ded •in aid of the atoirr. A specimen number mei b_A seen at thiV office. Terms.rsing!p copy $2; dues co. pies $5; or fourteen copies $2O. Address; T. a Arrotvr. 4. Co., N. 5, Athenian Buildings rhibideipb... UTA cargo of wheat. gr.spa near 4orvsaletit, has it;• rived at Cork. • Shall Erie Be Bold? "The Heroic Age." Arthur'. Home Gazette.
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