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THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C. THE GLOBE. CircUlation—the largest in the county LEICIBITLIMDOEL pa. Wednesday, August 13, 1858. D.EMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. FOR JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT, M. A. PORTER, of Philadelphia. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, IiVESTI.EY FROST, of Payette Co. PRINTING IN DRY COLORS Having purchased the right of this county for printing in Dry Colors, we in form our friends and enemies that we are now prepared to accommodate all with the most beautiful Posters, Bills, Cards, Cir culars, &c. Call at the "Globe Job Office" and examine specimens. Bar See advertisement of Prof. Wood's Hair Restorative in another column. .136''See advertisement of Dr. Sanford's Liver Invigorator in another column. A PROFITABLE COSF.-Mr. JAS. Mom', of Portstown, has a cow with three calves, all of good size and lively. Last year and the year previous, he had two calves, each time, by-the same cow—making seven within two years. ,The Young Men's Temperance Asso ciation, of Unity, will have a celebration on Saturday_next, in the vicinity of the Unity _Church, Henderson township. Several speak ers will be in attendance. The friends of the cause are invited to attend. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.—This body - Trill meet in the Court House this after noon at V I o'clock, and from the character and- spirit of the delegates already in town, we predict a harmonious Convention and the formation of a good and strong ticket, which we shall give in our next. TIM CROWD IN TowN.—On Monday and yesterday our town was crowded with per sons having business in Court,—and with others of the Democratic and Opposition par ties, who were delegates and lookers-on.— The crowd promises to be as great to-day. Lecompton is dead. The people of Kansras_ have declared against the "swindle" by a large majority. Kansas will next pre sent a free Constitution, approved by her citizens, and will ask for admission into the Union. Who will say, reject her? Bucha nan will be too anxious to have the question settled forever, to object to her immediate admission. GOOD I3IPROYEMENTS.-Our borough fathers are now engaged in doing what should have been done years ago ; making some substan tial improvements on Main street. They de serve, and will receive, the thanks of all in terested, which includes visitors as well as our immediate citizens. Mr. HENRY CORN rßoßs'r has charge of the work,—they could not have placed it in better bands. GOOD BREAD.-Mr. JOHN BUMBAUCIE, Sr., has commenced the Baking business, on Rail Road street, at the stand lately occupied by E. C. SOMMERS. We have had presented us, as a sample, Bread and Cakes furnished cus tomers, and considering ourself and house hold goad judges of such articles, would say that better cannot be furnished from any es tablishment. Mrs. BUMRAUGH superintends the baking, and our- citizens may rely upon receiving at all times, Bread and Cakes fresh and good. THE COUNTY FAIR.—At a meeting of the Huntingdon County Agricultural Society, held at the Court House, last evening, Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday, October sth, Gth and 7th, were agreed upon as the time for holding the County Fair, and Hunting don as the Place. A premium list was adopt ed and will be published next week. Gen. G. W. SPEER, T.IIEO. H. CREME; Esq., and Gen. MILES GREEN, were chosen electors to participate in the election of officers for the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, in September next. • OPPOSITION COUNTY CONVENTION.—The Op position Delegate County Convention; com posed of Republicans, American Republicans, and Americans, met in this place on yester day. Several candidates for the Legislature were named before the Convention, when Col. WHARTON, after making a rather cutting speech, withdrew his name from the list of candidates. The Convention then proceeded 'to ballot for a ticket, which resulted in the choice of the following named gentlemen: Congressional Conferees—lnstructed for Gen. JOHN WILLIA3ISON :—B. E. McMurtrie, Gen: Watson and P. C. Swoope. Assenzbly—R. B. Wigton, of Cromwell. Commissioner—John Flenner, of Oneida. Director of Poor—David Clarkson, of Cass- Auditor—Thomas Graffius i of Birming ham. - Coroner—Wm. K. Rahm, of Huntingdon. COSTLY CULltalES.—Some of the expen sive and splendid. churches in the Fifth ave nue, New York, have had to be abandoned for the want of funds. It is now all the rage to build costly churches in that aristo cratic avenue. Dr.., Gardner Spring's new church, on Murray Hill, in that avenue, will cost $200,000, and Archbishop Hughes' new cathedral will cost not much short of a mil lion of dollars. The Atlantic Telegraph Cable--The Great 1 Triumph of the Age. In common with the citizens of our_ entire country, we hail with delight, the achieve ment of the greatest triumph which the world has ever witnessed. For many months has the attention of the public been directed to the movements of those energetic and perse vering individuals, who, with indomitable ac tivity and zeal, retained, without abatement, their confidence and belief in the ultimate , Isuccess of their project. Notwithstanding the disappointments-and drawbacks experienced in their first attempts to connect the old world with the new by a,. chain of electric wire, the idea of faltering in the prosecution of their labors was never encouraged for a moment, and with renewed vigor, they entered upon the third and last trial, determined that the feat should be ac complished. The happiness of our citizens at the successful termination of the arduous and important enterprise, is far beyond that ever experienced at any similar event in the history of the world, and it only awaits the transmission of the first message to show their true joy and satisfaction. As a contemporary remarks, its conse quences can scarcely be conjectured, much less adequately conceived. Every kind of trade will feel its effects. Mercantile men will be obliged to be more intuitive, or learn to think more rapidly than heretofore. The centralization of markets will commence, and the journalism of telegraphic communication will be an inseparable interest to every busi ness man. This conquest of the sea is a grand and proud event, and he whose energy- won it, is greater than the ancient monarch would have been had. he succeeded in chaining it. The storms of the Atlantic are so terrible, that the most powerful ship only serves to show how weak the structures built by hands are in the fury of winds and waves, but now one may call to - his friend through two thousand miles of blinding Atlantic storms, and be an swered instantly. The achievement is al most inconceivably great. TRINITY BAY, August 5. The Atlantic Cable has been successfully The United States steam frigate Niagara arrived yesterday. • The cable will be landed to-day. The signals are perfect throughout. [SECOND DESPATCH.] LETTER FROM CYRUS W. FIELD. TRINITY BAY, N. F., Aug. 5. The Atlantic Telegraph Fleet sailed from Queenstown on Saturday, July 17th, and met in mid-ocean on the 28th. The cable was spliced at 1 o'clock r. at., on Thursday the 29th, and the vessels then sepa rated, the Agamemnon and Valorous bound to Valencia, Ireland, and the Niagara and Gorgon for this place, where the latter arrived yesterday, and this morning the end of the cable will be landed. It is 1698 . nautical or 1950 statute miles from the telegraph house, dtrthe head of Valencia harbor, and the tele graph house, Bay of Bulls' Arm, Trinity Bay, and for more than two-thirds of this distance the water is over two miles in depth. The cable has been paid from the Agamemnon at about the same speed as from the Niagara. The electrical signals are sent and received through the whole cable perfect. The machinery for paying out the cable worked most satisfactorily, and was not stop ped for a single moment. Captain Hudson, of the Niagara, Messrs. Everett and Woodhouse, the engineers, elec tricians, and officers of the ship, and, in fact, every man on board the telegraph fleet, ex erted himself to the utmost to make the ex pedition successful, and by the blessing of Divine Providence succeeded. After the end of the cable has been landed, and connected with the land wire telegraph, and the Niagara discharged some cargo be longing to the company, she will go to St. John's for coal, and thence proceed at once to New York. CYRUS W. FIELD. ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PRESIDENT. BEDFORD SPRINGS, Aug. 5. The first intimation of the success of the Atlantic Telegraph enterprise was received by President Buchanan in a despatch from the Philadelphia Agency of the Associated Press.- * The following despatch from Cyrus W. Field, Esq., to the President, was subsequent ly received : ON BOARD THE U. S. S. NIAGARA,I TRINITY BAY, Aug. 5, '5B. To the President of the United States: DEAR SlR:—The Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board the U. S. frigate Niagara and H. B. M. steamer Agamemnon, was .joined in mid-ocean on Thursday, July 29th, and has been successfully laid. As soon as the two ends are connected with the land lines,Queen Victoria will send a message to you, and the cable be kept free until after your reply has been transmitted. With great respect, I remain, your obedient servant. . CYRUS W. FIELD. LETTER FROM PRES'T BUCHANAN TO CYRUS W. FIELD, ESQ [Through the courtesy of President Bu chanan, the agent of the Associated Press is enabled to furnish the press and the public with the following despatch, to Cyrus W. Field, in response to the official announce ment of the success of the enterprise:] BEDFORD SPRINGS, Aug. 6. Cyrus W. Field, Esq., Trinity Bay, N. F.: M DEAR‘SIR :—I congratulate you with all my heart on, the success of the great en terprise with - which your name is so honor ably connected. Under theblessing of Divine Providence, I trust it may prove instrumen tal in promoting perpetual peace and friend ship between the kindred nations. I. have not yet received the Queen's des patch. Yours, very respectfully, JAMES BUCHANAN. The Successful Landing of the Cable at both Termini—The Line in Good Work ing Order--Mr. Field's Statement. TRINITY BAT - , August 7. The Atlantic Cable was successfully land ed here yesterday morning, and is in perfect order. The Agamemnon has landed her end of the Cable, and we are now receiving sig nals from the telegraph house at Valencia Bay, Ireland. The United States steamer Niagara, and Her Brittanie IVlajesty's team- ers Gordon and Porcupine, will leave for St. John's, Newfoundland, to-morrow. Due no tice will be given when the Atlantic Tele graph Line will be open for public business. - . CYRUS W. FIELD. EDUCATIONAL. Intemperate Teachers The time is now at hand, when teachers are .to be selected for the Common Schools, for the ensuing year. The subject' of this 1 article may interest a few persons both in the. 1 teacher's rank and out of it. It is one with which I have not meddled, heretofore, except ' in a few extreme cases where deity demanded direct _interference. It properly belongs to the directors, who generally have more know ledge of. circumstances—of persons accused, and their accusers, than I have or can have. Habitual drunkards, who drink and get drunk whenever and wherever they have the oppor tunity, have been employed, in a few in stances, by directors, and tolerated to an'in jurious,extent. Nine persons, of these quali fications, have been rejected during the last two years,•and not one will be tolerated-here after. _Besides these we have a number ? , of young men who possess good - qualifie,agions, and whose energy, tact, and social qualifica tions would render them esteemedOn their respective communities, were it not --for the "one bad habit," viz: that ofspending their time—their evenings, Saturdays and Sundays in village bar-rooms, drinking-to excess and going to their schools stupified -and unfit for fr duty. My right to interfere with moderate drink ers will be questioned ; but there is a .path of duty somewhere, and when discovered should be pursued regardless of consequences.— Where the habits of the teacher, in this par ticular, will not interfere with his duty in the school-room; or be materially detrimental, as an example to others, no interference.on my part shall reflect upon the rights, privileges or feelings of any one: but excess in drinking will always be doubly injurious ; first, by stupifying the active exertions of the teacher, and second, by being a dreadful example to those who are acquiring habits, and forming characters for life; and duty in this matter must be done. A discussion of this subject is not intended to reflect upon our profession at large. As a body of men, teachers are more temperate than any other, save minis ters of the Gospel: they are more temperate than the members of other professions, col lectively. At a future time, I intend to pre pare some remarks upon the influences thrown around childhood; and if I mistake not there is an undiscovered reality which ought to startle the sensibilities of those who have children to educate. ' ALBERT OWEN, County Superintendent. The Organs by the Ears. The Washington Union's recent diatribes against Dougias and the Democracy of Illi nois are thus commented on by its ally, the New York Herald: Our Washington philosopher says that they will do no such thing ; but we are not sure of that. According to our past experience with those turbulent Kansas people, a. new charter is the very next thin.. ° to which they will proceed after rejecting the Lecompton Constitution. And suppose they do this, and ask, at the next session of Congress, to be ad mitted under the same fraction of population which would have been suffmient.for their admission under Lecompton, what then ? Is it not easy to perceive as the light of the noonday sun, that their rejection will re-open the whole of this Kansas agitation throughout the North with a, tenfold increased bitterness and that, on the other hand, a quiet act of admission Will settle the whole business at once and forever, and leave to neither North ern nor Southern agitators a single peg to stand upon. Why, then, this sudden indignation of our Washington cotemporary against Mr. Doug las upon this point? It strikes us that• this truumped-up indictment concerning a new Con stitution for Kansas is too shallow and mis chievous in its tendencies, and somewhat: too vicious and malignant in its spirit, to beton sidered for a moment as representing either the views or wishes of the Administration. Should the people of Kansas reject the -Le compton Constitution and forthwith adopt another one, republican in form, and lay it before Congress in December next, and ask to be admitted under it as a State, we believe that the President,.instead of resisting, - will encourage the act of admission as the i sim plest, shortest, and most decisive way of get -1 ting rid of this Kansas nuisance, finally, ' com pletely, and forever. Can it be that the Union has lugged in this particular question by the ears for the pur pose of embarrassing and defeating Douglas in Illinois ? We can hardly believe it ; and yet it follows - that, as the Union denounces Mr. Douglas as an outsider, it can have no desire for- his success. But why desire his defeat? It will certainly be the loss-of Illi nois to the Democratic party, not only now, but henceforward to 1860. The policy of conciliation is the course of wisdom. Allow a little time and a margin of forbearance to Mr. Douglas. Attempt not to crush him by pulling the Democratic house down- over his head, but rather encourage him against the black Republicans, and .may save the State to the party. and thus practically initiate the great work of Democratic reunion through-. out the Union. North and South the broken fragments of the party appear to be as well disposed to come together as after the great exciting battle upon the compromise mea sures of 1850. The Kansas Election LEAVENIVORTII CITY, August 4, via Boone ville, August 7.—Complete returns from Lea venworth county give a majority of 1,748 against the bill. Partial returns from Shawnee, Johnson, and Franklin counties increase the majority against the bill to 4,704. - 'The total vote of these counties, as received, is 6,846. It is thought the whole vote of the Territory will reach 13,000, and the oppo nents of the bill claim a majority of 0,000- Topeka cast 246 votes against the bill, and 10 for it. Lecompton 122 against, and 27 for it. Nothing has yet been received from the Southern and Western counties. CORRESPONDENCE OP THE GLOBE. BEDFORD Sruni - ps, Aug, '5B. DEAR. GLOBE :—On Tue'Silay of last, week my friend G. and myself were safely linded at the pretty and improving little town of Bedford. The roads were-Very goed,lind the stage not being crowded, contributed much to our speed and comfort. Gov. Porter and his beautiful daughter were the only occu pants of the stage save 0. and myself. At Bedford we exchanged the stage for the more comfortable quarters of "Bedford hotel,' l the proprietor of-which; John Hafer, Esq., is decidedly the most courteous, gentlemanly, and I might add, the best looking landlord I've had .the good fortune to meet wits• in Bedford county. This is the place to stop. President Buchanan, with about two hun dred guests were dimiered by Mr. Hafer on. Saturday. But to return to.the day of our arrival. After assuring myself that I was actually within the proximity of a mile and a-half of the delightful "Springs," I conclu ded to hail a hack and be transported thither. The transportation was delightful, the hack was full, and the scenery, sublimely beauti, ful. But the great, towering hill was passed; our sight was no longer obscured, and lo ! there fell upon our delighted vision an un-' paralleled scene of beauty and magnificence. The buildings are large enough to accommo date four hundred guests; the promenades are delightful. Clusters' of trees here and there, form beautiful shades and retreats for frequent communions with our best and most interesting friends,—the newspapers. . The Springs are numerous, all containing highly medicimil properties, the principal of which is a saline chalybeate, celebrated for its efficacy in curing bilious, dyspeptic and cutaneous affections : G. says 'tis better than, and makes a splendid substitute for, the " pure vernacular." In front of the large brick building (a re cent.addition and a noble structure) is a cir cular spot of green, studded with various trees, and having infthe centre a fountain which continually sends up a "tiny thread" of laughing water, which falls again, merrily, to the earth. But, sir, 'tis in vain that the tame pen attempts to portray what can only be conceived of, and fearing that I may be charged with attempting too much, I will stick my pen in my inkstand, extend to you my 'KZ., and bid you good-bye. WILD ROVER. MONMOUTU, Warren co., 111., 1 August 4th, 1858. EDITOR G LODE—Dear Sir:—The weather is very warm here at present, and has been for soiree time; and with the hot weather a great deal of rain has fallen. The wheat harvest is over, though a great many of the farmers did not cut their crop at all, and many only in part. The oats are very near ly a total failure from the rust, a thing un precedented here before. The potatoes and garden vegetables are doing, generally, very well. The corn looks promising now, though much of it was planted late, and will have some risk to run with frost in the fall. The health of the county, generally, continues very good. Money is rather scarce at pre sent, or rather, a great many are in debt ; some, with no means of getting out, while others are troubled to get their stock turned into money, with which to pay small debts; but no doubt, this present embarrassment will have a good effect in the future, by keeping people from going so extravagantly into debt; with some it will be but too dearly bought, still, it is no use to complain or fore bode evil. You will see, by the papers, that the politi cal cauldron is beginning to boil some in our State. The "little giant" is at work in good earnest, battling against the "Negro Equali ty" party with us as strongly as ever. The opposition here were making large calcula tions on defeating him in his election to the United States Senate next winter, but they are beginning to see plainly that he has the "inside track," and where he will lose one Lecompton Democrat, he will gain five Old- Line,Whigs and seven Anti-Nebraska Demo crats 'who left the party or stood aloof from it, because they believed that Douglas was anxious for the spread of slavery, and only used-the cloak of "non-intervention by Con gress," to enable the South to carry slavery into Kansas. Now, when they see flow nobly he has battled for principle, they are ready to stand by him to. the last. The few sore headed office-holders who oppose him at Chi cago, are doing all in their power to break him down, but the people of Illinois Will sus tain. him, and, thank God, the people can take such things into their own hands, and they will do it. The prospect is better now, for the success of the Democracy in this State, than any time since our very worthy old Chief Magistrate got off the track and the Cincinnati Platform, together, and un dertook to bring Kansas into the Union with Lecompton. We are sorry ho took the course he did, but if he was honest, no wonder he feels a little put out at those of his own household who oppose him, but Presidents should remember, as well as others, that sometimes "it is our• best friends who tell us of our faults."' Had the President been able to give up his project of admitting Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution, the Democ racy would have been able to have rendered a better account of themselves at the coming elections; in the Northern States, at least; as it is, in those States where the Democracy en dorsed Lecompton, I fear they will find "Jordan a hard road to travel." But enough said on politics. Yours, &c., P. J. 'Celebration at Barre: It was our privilege, on Saturday fast,. again to share in the innocent amusements and festiiities of a Sunday School celebra tion- -1:love to see the father whose locks are whitened with the frosts of many winters, the fond mother, the hopeful youth, the con fiding maiden, and rosy cheeked children, all assembled to participate in celebrating one of the most glorious institutions-with which the youth of our country are blessed. The Barre Sunday School; under the care of their worthy superintendent, Mr. I. McEl roy; met in their school room at 10 A.' M., where the exercises were commenced by singing a hymn, and engaging in prayer, led by one of the 'orators of the day. A proces sion was then formed and marched to a most beautiful grove, near at hand, singing, as we marched along, the well-known hymn com mencing, "Children of the Heavenly King." We soon arrived at - the spot selected, which had been nicely fitted up for the occasion.— The speakers' stand gave plain evidence of the taste and artistic skill of some of the gentlemen in the vicinity—as I was told the ladies left that part entirely to the sterner sex. After all Were comfortably seated, Gen. Miles Green, Esq., was called to the Chair, and upon taking his seat, made some very appropriate remarks to all present, stating, in his pleas - ant manner, that ever since the days of his boyhood, his heart has been with the Sunday School cause. Rev. Clever. then delivered a plain and instructive discourse to the scholars and parents. He showed, very pointedly, the great good parents would both receive and impart by attending the Sabbath School. At the close of his address, the children were permitted to enjoy them selves in the grove while the table was being prepared. In a short time they were again called together, and marched in an orderly manner to the table, which was loaded with such a variety of excellent food, as only those who have graduated—not in a female senzi nary—but in the culinary department, know how to prepare. After a blessing had been invoked by Rev. Clever, the children were helped by their teachers to as much as they desired ; and when they retired, the table *Ei s again spread, and all heartily invited to partake of the good things prepared. An other hour was spent in "wandering," when the signal was given and all were soon seat ed before the speakers' stand. J. Wesley Olewine, of Petersburg, was introduced to the audience, and delivered a short address upon the history of Sabbath Schools. J. D. Brown, was then called for, and responded in an address to the teachers, showing them the nature of their work, its solemn responsi bilities, and glorious reward. After the bene diction was pronounced, all were dismissed and allowed to spend the remainder of the day as they pleased. At the hour of SP. M. we—of Spruce Creek—were escorted to the cars by the "Juniata Cadets," under the eomma,nd of Captain Win. I. Hopkins, and Lieutenant Wm. Wharton. We were soon hurried home by the iron horse, but shall long remember the Barre celebration. SPRING GROVE, Warren co., 111., July 29, '5B. MR. LEWIS :—Dear Sir:—l thought a com munication from this section might prove in teresting to some, if not many, of your read ers. In regard to the crops of this section of the State, and in fact the whole State, with but few exceptions in some of the Southern counties, there never has, in my experience of seven years, been anything like so ccnn plete a failure ; and I am informed that Ohio, Indiana, and some other States are but little better. Wheat looked ,extremely well until in bloom, shortly after which it was struck with both rust and blight, which injured all and ruined a great deal entirely. Many far mers did not cut any, and very few cut all their wheat. Oats are very much injured with rust—will not yield a half crop. Corn looks well where it got a fair start, but it rained so incessantly that there was not very much planted, and part of that did not come up, and part was drowned out. If the frost keepS off until - late there may be two-thirds of a crop, or nearly that, in this section; but I do not think the falling off in corn will be so general throughout the West as wheat and oats. Politics does not engage much attention at present. There is some talk of disaffec tion among Democrats, on the Lecompton question ; but as far as my observation goes, it is confined to office holders and hunters.— The rank and file, of the Democracy remain true to their principles—to the Cincinnati Platform—to theirleader, STEPHEN A. Dona- LAS, and to themselves—and will return him to the Senate of the 'halted States, and if they get their will—to the Chair in the White House, in 1860. J. D. P. DROWNED.-A man named GEORGE HOUSE HOLDER was drowned in Plummer's dam, on Traugh Creek, near Newburg, this county, on Tuesday of last week. He was fishing in company with another person ; and before they started home he said he would take a wash. After he had been in the water some time, his comrade, who was on the opposite side of the creek, heard him call for help, but before he could render him any assist ance he had sank to rise no more. His body was found an hour or so afterwards. He was a .good swimmer and the place quite narrow, so it is supposed he was seized with the cramp, which caused him to sink. He was a young man, and had only been mar ried about two months. He leaves a large number of relatives and friends to mourn his sudden death. anilge Douglas and the Germans. Judge Douglas was waited upon recently o in Chicago,• by a large deputation of the Ger mans of that city, and in response to the ad dress of their spokesman he made the follow ing among other remarks I am obliged to you for your kind allusion to my efforts to strike - down that proscriptiVEY policy which attempted, a. few years ago, to invade the social, civil, and religious freedom of this country. I made thefirst speech ever pronounced on the American Continent against that proscriptive system which-. pr6P . o.sed I` , l strike men down on account of their kirthplace, or their religion, [lmmense enthusiasm:]-- Of all the acts of injustice ever attempted to be perpetrated, the greatest was to make the , birthplace or the religious creed' a political' test in the exercise of the elective franchise:- [Cheers.] - I hold that this Government was establisli-- ed by the white linen of the continent—men of European birth or European decent then on the continent. It was established for the-. benefits of the white men, to be administered' by white men, on the white basis. Spain , and France, in their colonies on the Ameri-:- can continent, admitted the negro and Indium to citizenship with the white man, on an equality. In the colonies from which this nation sprung, the political rights were con fined to the white men ; not merely to Eng lishmen, or Germans, or Swedes, or Swiss, but to all white men, all men of European birth and posterity. Say what you please,. the experience of the world proves that there , is such a thing as superior and inferior races_ The experience of the world in all ages proves that the negro is incapable of self= government in all climes. [Cheers.] For this reason our fathers, in making our insti tutions, confined the governing power to the white race, excluding no white man, but making no mixed basis, either with the In dians or negroes. Look at the difference be tween the Spanish-American colonies and the French-American colonies, and the colonies of which this country was originally compos ed. Their political amalgamation, and-,de moralization on and .depredation below the point of capacity for self-government, has been the result in every instance ; here the white basis has been preserved, and we find the highest mental, physical, moral and so cial developement that the world has ever witnessed. [Bravo, and cheers.] Gentlemen, our duty is, by a stern and in flexible adherence to this great principle of self-government, by elevating our race and preserving the pure principles of Government upon which all our Institutions rest, to go , forward in the mission which the Almighty has confided to us. We are engaged in a. fierce political contest in this 'State ; a con flict involving . greet political principles at which I have just glanced, but which it will be my pnrpose in every part of the State, during the ensuing summer, to discuss freely before the people in a candid and frank man ner, in order to take their verdict upon my acts as their representative in the Senate of the 'United States. It will be my pleasure, and I trust it will be yours, to meet you and all our German fellow-citizens, and discuss these questions and such others as may be brought into the contest, freely and frankly, in a spirit of candor and frankness. I desire to be heard, because my opinions end political acts have been misrepresented. I desire that you shall understand them, and then, if I am right, sustain me - if I mix wrong, then select a man who will carry out your principles better than myself. ["We could not find .one," and cheers.] If Mr_ Lincoln Will sustain the honor and advance the prosperity of Illinois more than myself, it is your duty--a duty that you owe to your selves and to your children—to sustain him in preference to me. ["Never," etc.] If, on the contrary, you approve the principles I advocate, and have confidence that I will carry them out in good faith, and with that degree of ability you desire and have a right to expect in the National Councils, I shall be extremely happy to receive the approval that your votes will convey, at the next elec tion. ("You shall receive them," and cheers.] I again thank you, gentlemen, for this mar of your friendship. LEROY. Scotch: Water Pipes vs. Pennsylvania Water Pipes. Some of the newspapers in this and other States have commented severely upon the General Government and its agents, because a contract has been given' to some Scot& manufacturers of water pipes, for a. supply for the acqueduct at Washington. The com ments have elicited the following reply from Chief Engineer Meigs, which is sharp and to the point. He says: "An advertisement for the materials and work needed to complete the acqueduct was published for two months, under the laws of Congress. This advertisement engaged that the lowest responsible bidders should have the contract for the remainder of the iron pipes, many miles of which had been already furnished by a citizen of Camden, N. 3., un der a former contract. The present contract was awarded to .a citizen of Philadelphia, Mr. Lawrence Myers. Thus were all parties treated with equal fairness, and the interests of the United States, which .pays for the pipes, protected. The price is low. The contract is too large to be filled by one man's means in the required time, and Mr. Myers negotiates with the great iron masters of Philadelphia to assist him; but I suppose, for I know nothing of the matter, he finds their prices too high for his contract, and seeks better terms abroad. "If this be so, who is to blame? Is it the engineer, who, acting under the laws, invited fair competition, the contractor who seeks to make the best terms he can, or the Philadel phia manufacturers, who allow a Scotch firm three thousand miles off to undersell them at their own doors ? "I hope that the contractor will succeed in making or .purchasing his pipes in this country. No one more than myself would regret to see the capitol supplied with water through pipes not of our own manufacture, but certainly I cannot interfere in the private business of a contractor, and it was my duty to award the contract to the lowest bidder.— happens to be a Philadelphian. " While the offiaeraof the Government have no right to pay out more of the money . en trusted to them, in order to secure American iron, the manufacturers who complain have a perfect right to abate their prices, so as to keep the work in this country, and they would show more patriotism thus, than by complaining of the contractor whoi follows hisinterest, or of the engineer who has done his duty." SyltVsTO are prepared to get up in hand some style, Banners and Flags for Sunday School and other celebrations, political meet. ings, &c., with any inscription desired,