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very worthy man, lived, and which he had
cultivated as three farms, for, perhaps, forty
years before his death, without planting an
orchard upon either. Being at this time in
market at an Orphans' Court sale, a gentle
man, who, with an intelligent friend, recent
ly walked over and examined them, with a
view to purchasing, told me their conclusion
was, that, compared with an adjoining farm
which has a good though not a very large
apple orchard upon it, there was a difference
in the value on that account, or from that
cause alone, of one thousand dollars in each,
or of three thousand dollars in all. And, upon
repeating this to the gentleman who owns
the orchard, he assured me. he would not
take for it fifteen hundred dollars; And, by
planting a good orchard upon a farm which
has none, or one that is worthless, while the
expense of doing so, and of taking the proper
care of it, would be trivial, and soon be reim
bursed by a partial crop, it is safe to affirm,
that the farm, in almost any locality, and in
the estimation of any purchaser, would, in
ten or twelve years, be increased in value a
thousand dollars.
I have thus, farmers of this county, taken
the liberty of bringing to your attention, and
of respectfully recommending to your consid
eration, a few selected subjects, deemed of
leading practical importance, as lying at the
very threshold of improvement and reforma
tion in our husbandry.
I. As lying at the foundation of successful
practice, the importance of obtaining a knowl
edge of correct theory in farming, or what
may be termed its elementary principles ; in
relation to which I have recommended, and
would again here respectfully but earnestly
repeat the recommendation, that every farmer
here who has not already done so, avail him
self of every available means of information
upon this subject, and then ACT upon the
knowledge acquired: and, as an instructor,
and a valuable monthly monitor upon this
and other practical subjects connected with
his business, that he take, read regularly,
and preserve, the " AMERICAN AGRICULTU
RALIST," or some other good agricultural pe
riodical.
11. The subject of a THOROUGH TILLAGE, in
reference to which, we urge it upon etery
farmer, to confine his operations to the sur
face which he finds himself able to cultivate
WELL.
111. The cultivation and practice of GOOD
TASTE, in ornamenting his farm and home, by
a degree of care and attention, as regularly
and systematically bestowed upon this, as
upon any other part of his business.
IV. And finally, the planting and rearing
of good fruit trees, and the cultivation of
choice and valuable fruits.
I am well aware, my friends, how hard it
is to shake off, and break away from, old and
inveterate habits; and how almost hopeless
it is to expect it. But sure I am, that, if our
farmers hero present could be induced from
this time to act upon these suggestions, the
year eighteen hundred and fifty-nine would
date an era in the agriculture of this county.
I have no doubt that every succeeding year
would display the happy results, in the in
creased and increasing productiveness of your
fields, the increased and increasing value of
your farms, the increased and increasing
comforts and attractions of your homes, and
in the rapidly growing wealth and beauty of
your rich and beautiful little county.
You have every incentive, farmers, let me
add in conclusion, to virtuous pride and
laudable ambition, in your avocation. Pro
ductive industry, in any and all its depart
ments, as I have already taken occasion to
show, may lay just claim to the highest dig
nity and honor ; and pre-eminetly so, the
labor of the husbandman. Agriculture has
been pronounced by our greatest statesman,
the great interest of this country. There are
other aspects than those presented, in which
it has at least equal claims to the tribute of
universal respect. It is so with regard to
the value of its products. The grain. of
wheat, or the grain of corn, is of far more
intrinsic worth than the grain of gold. The
agricultural products of many of the States
of this Union, are of far greater value than
those of the mines of California. During
the almost unexampled depression, the busi
ness interests of this country have suffered
for the last two years, the acknowledgment
has been on the lips of all—merchants, and
traders, and bankers even, as well as others
—that we must wait for and find the remedy,
not in arrivals from San Francisco, but in the
produce of our fields.
Agriculture is " the great interest of this
country" in another, and higher sense. Its
element is the atmosphere, and its domain
the wide area of freedom. Its rural employ
ments beget and foster patriotism and public
virtue, the vital principles of our free and
lorious institutions. While the contact of
masses, in our cities and large towns, in
flames the evil passions, and incites to vol
canic eruptions that seem, at times to threat
en its stability, our fears for the ultimate
safety of the Government are at once dis
pelled, when we glance far abroad over our
valleys, and plains, and prairies, and behold
everywhere, among the tillers of the soil,
conservatism and loyalty, and law and order.
And since, as agriculture was the first and must
of necessity be the last employment of man,
and must continue to the end, the great and
controlling interest of this great country—
while the gorgeous bow that succeeds the
genial and fructifying summer shower, shall
be seen spanning the heavens in token of
God's promise, that "seed time and harvest"
shall have perpetual succession, we may still
indulge, amid much that is calculated to ex
cite apprehension, a well-grounded hope of
the perpetuity of our free institutions.
SITOCKING ACCIDENT.-TWO Men Killed.—
On Saturday evening last two weeks, two men,
named Francis Singer and Andrew Maxwell,
were instantly killed by being run over by a
train, near the Blairsville intersection, on the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The deceased lived
neighbors, about a mile and a quarter from
the intersection, and they were on foot, on
their way home, the moon shining very
brightly. The freight train, bound west, over
took them, and they stepped from one track
to the other, to avoid danger. The noise and
the smoke of the freight engine, prevented
them from hearing or seeing the express train,
which was rapidly approaching them from
the east, and they kept the track until the
terrible juggernaut was just upon them, and
there was no hope of escape. Maxwell was
knocked from one track to the other, and was
run over by the freight train, which he had
endeavored to avoid. The back part of his
head was taken off entirely, and the brains
were strewn along the track for a considera
ble distance. Both feet were taken off be
low the knees, and the body was otherwise
mutilated. The train passed directly over
Singer, cutting off a large portion of his face
and mangling the body in a shocking man
ner. Death was of course instantaneous.
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The Democratic County Convention.
We are not aware that the Secretary of the
Convention prepared any proceedings for
publication—we have received none—but with
the aid of our notes, taken during the sitting
of the Convention, and information received
from reliable delegates who participated in
the proceedings of the caucus held by a por
tion of the delegates previous to going into
Convention, we shall be able to give a cor
rect statement of the doings of the party's
representatives.
The old delegates were pretty generally in
attendance—every township but Hopewell
being represented. The candidates for Rep
resentative Delegate to the State Convention
were busy during the day with their friends,
and a caucus was agreed upon by those who
wished to be considered of the simon-pure
Buchanan Democracy. In the afternoon a
caucus was held, a few conservative delegates
also attending. After the caucus was organ
ized, a motion was made and carried, that no
Democrat could be a candidate before the
caucus for Representative Delegate,who would
not pledge himself fully to endorse the Bu-,
chanan Democracy. The following persons
were then put in nomination : Geo. Jackson,
of Jackson township, John Hirst, of Barree,
Geo. IV. Speer, of Mt. Union, John 11. Light
ner, of Shirley sburg, Jacob Cresswell, of Cass
vine, and Grottos Miller, of Huntingdon.—
The candidates were then called upon for
their platforms'—when all but Mr. Miller
declared fur Buchananism right or wrong.—
Mr. Miller declared that if elected the Rep
resentative Delegate, he would vote for Fry
for Governor, and against any resolutions fur
or against the State or National Administra
tions, and gave notice that he would be a can
didate before the Convention in the evening.
His name was then withdrawn and those of
his friends who were in caucus withdrew.—
The Administration delegates, or rather those
who had promised to vote for one or the other
of the five candidates remaining in nomina
tion, went into a ballot, which resulted in
favor of Jacob Cresswell, he having more
votes than either of his competitors. Jacob
Cresswell was then declared the candidate of
the Administration wing of the party, and
the caucus adjourned.
The Convention assembled in the Town
riall in the evening, Dr. D. Houtz, in the
Chair, arid J. C. &ehler, Secretary. The
list of delegates was called over, when on
motion, the Convention proceeded to the nom
ination and election of Representative Dele
gate to the next Democratic State Conven
tioz.
Graffus Miller, Jacob Cresswell, and J. W.
Galbreath, were put in nomination—Mr. Gal
breath by Administration delegates who bol
ted the caucus nomination.
Before the balloting commenced, the candi
dates were called upon to state what would
be their course of action in the State Conven
tion if elected. Mr. Miller said, if elected,
he would go into the Convention end do every
thing possible to harmonize the party. That
he would vote against any resolutions for or
against Buchanan or Packer. That if not
otherwise instructed he would vote for Breck
enridge for President, and Jacob Fry for Gov
ernor. That he would obey any instructions
of this Convention. Jacob Cresswell said, if
elected, he would vote for endorsing both
State and National Administrations. That
he was a Buchanan man and would vote with
his friends in the Convention. That he would
obey the instructions of this Convention.—
Mr. Sechler pledged Mr. Galbreath to be a
sound Democrat and always in the ranks.
Tho Convention them proceeded to ballot:
Ist bal. 2d bal.
Graffus Miller, 27 29
Jacob Cresswell, 30 33
J. W. Galbreath, 5 stricken off.
Cresswell was declared the Representative
Delegate.
On motion, the selection of Wm. P. Schell,
of Bedford, as Senatorial Delegate, was
agreed to.
On motion, Mr. Cresswell was instructed
for John C. Breckenridge for President.
On motion, Mr. Cresswell was instructed
for Jacob Fry for Governor.
A motion was then made to instruct Mr.
Cresswell to vote for John Scott, Esq., as the
delegate to the National Convention. This
motion brought Mr. Cresswell again to his
feet. Ile declared that if instructed for Scott,
he would not obey instructions, as he believed
Mr. Scott to be an anti-Buchanan man, and
as such, did not consider him a good Domo-
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a waiver of the $3OO Law.
NT, with Teachers.
'ES, for Justices of the Peace
crat. Neither would he obey the instructions
for Jacob Fry, if Fry should refuse to accept
the nomination as an out and out Adminis
tration Democrat. Mr. Lewis Bergans here
stated that R. B. Petrekin had attempted to
influence him to vote for Cresswell, by sta
ting that Cresswell, if elected, was to go for
him as Delegate to the National Convention.
Petrekin rose, and by permission of the Con
vention, explained; but Bergans had the in
side track, and turned the laugh on Petrekin.
The motion to instruct for Scott, was then
put and decided in the negative. The Con
vention then, in considerable confusion, ad
journed sine die.
The Shave-tall Democracy.
We do not wish to annoy our particular
friends in this county who have made them
selves busy in denouncing our Democracy,
but we cannot help asking them to look at
the political character of the man they have
selected as their leader—to represent their
Democracy in a Democratic State Convention.
Jacob Cresswell, aint he a beauty
to represent the "National Democracy ?"
We could not have done the work for them
so completely, if the arrangement bad been
left entirely with us. We should not, at least,
have thought of insulting old, tried and faith
ful Democrats, such as we have in this coun
ty, and who honestly differ with us, by of
fering them as their leader, such a political
weather-cock as Jacob Cresswell—a man who
can go to bed a Democrat, and wake up a
Know-Nothing, and before breakfast be a
Republican, or any thing else by which he
might stand a chance to line his pockets, or
disturb the harmony of the party with which
he last acted. Jacob Cresswell !—where is
there a man in either party in the county,
who would trust him politically over night if
there should be a " corruption fund" in the
neighborhood, comatable. We need not go
further back than the August Democratic
Convention, to show him up in his true po
litical character. He was a candidate for
nomination for the Assembly. He was hon
estly and fairly defeated by Mr. Africa—and
before the Convention adjourned, he insulted
the whole Convention by denouncing it as
having been bought, &c. He left the Con
vention and immediately went to work, and
for weeks, opposed the election of Africa and
Speer. When in town, he was " thick" with
Wigton and his political friends, but at last,
for certain reasons, he at least pretended to
support the Democratic ticket. We next
find him in the Democratic Convention, on
Wednesday evening last, (after having out
' generaled in caucus, the marshals of the par
ty
from Jackson and Barree,) as the National
Democratic candidate for State Delegate.—
He was elected, but only after resorting tci
the basest falsehoods to defeat his opponent,
Col. Graffus Miller, a gentleman, and a true
Democrat of conservative views, free from
connection with either of the "fighting wings"
of the party—and just the man that should
have been unanimously selected to represent
the party in the next State Convention. But
Cul. Miller is a man that cannot be bought
—cannot be sold—cannot be traded—and,
therefore, would not suit the corrupt
politi
cians who were instrumental in bringing
about his defeat.
Before Cresswell was elected, he pledged
himself to obey any instructions of the Con
vention.
But after he was elected, and in
structed fur Breckenridge and Fry, he repu
diated the instructions for Fry, by declaring
that he would not vote for his nomination if
he should refuse to accept the nomination as
a decided Administration candidate. Here
we have politically honest Jacob, stepping
out of the organization before the Convention
adjourned, and where he may be found by the
time the Convention shall assemble, will be
hard to tell, even by those who know him best.
One thing we can promise, he will be found
—where the largest pile of " rocks" may be
held out as a temptation to suck Democrats.
In justice to several delegates who voted
for Cresswell, we must say for them, that
they were deceived into his support by false
representations. This day, Cresswell could
not get one-fourth of the delegates to vote for
him, not even should the united influence of the
Shave-tail Democrats of the Union be thrown
in his favor. The party of the county has
never been so grossly insulted by any act of
its delegates as it has been by the election of
Jacob Cresswell as Representative Delegate
to the State Convention, and no wonder many
of the most steadfast Administration party
men left town ashamed of their own conduct.
They deserve to feel bad after perpetrating
such an outrage upon the character of our
party.
JACOB Far.—ln every part of the State, the
Democracy are m oving in almost solid column,
for honest Jacob Fry, of Old Montgomery,
for Governor. He is the man for the times,
and we have no doubt of his nomination—and
election, H. those of the party who may have
control of the State Convention, do not force
him upon an objectionable platform—a plat
form which has brought defeat upon the De
mocracy in almost every Congressional, Sen
atorial and Representative District in the
State. The Keystone is still Democratic, but
no man in the Democratic ranks can be elected
Governor next fall, unless "honest differences
of opinion are tolerated" by the Convention,
to assemble in Reading next month. "Tol
eration must be mutual," and no further read
ing out of honest Democrats, if the party de
sires success.
CONGRESB.—No organization yet.
"It becomes every Delegate to bo promptly at his post,
and to act with an eye single to the integrity of our great
party."—The Shave-tail Union of last week.
The integrity of our great party. Your
combined efforts, no doubt, elected Cresswell
—a man of 'undoubted political integrity.
Birds of a feather will flock together.
" man but a consistant, National Democrat, should be
elected State Delegate."—Shave-tail Union.
And Cresswell is that consistant National
Democrat? The veteran George - Jackson of
Jackson, John Hirst the fighting Democrat
of Barree, were nowhere when you pitched
upon incorruptible Jacob as that consistant
National Democrat.
It is folly to talk of compromising with men who are
recreant to their promises, and who violate with impunity
their most solemn pledges."—Shave-fail Union.
And with just such a man you have com
promised, to defeat men you could not influ
ence to be recreant to their promises, or be
induced to violate with impunity their most
solemn pledges to their party. Jacob can do
either—can do both—and more if necessary,
and without any sacrifice of principle. He
is just the man to suit you, if he does not take
the business into his own hands and sell you
before he gets through.
TAE HONESTY OF THE SHAVE-TAILS.—The
Philadelphia and Harrisburg papers on the
day after our Convention, contained a tele
graph dispatch from this place, stating that
the resolution instructing Cresswell to vote
for Fry, had been lost. Why such haste to
circulate a lie ? The resolution was almost
unanimously adopted—not a voice was raised
against it. Cresswell is already at his old
tricks—has already violated his pledge to the
Convention, and has thrown himself into mar
ket for a bid. Who bids? Be sure you hare
him after you do buy, as he will have no se
rious objections to selling out the second,
third, or any number of times. Remember,
you have an Irishman's flea to deal with;
when you may think you have your finger
on him, you will find he is not there. Jacob
will be himself, and for himself, all the Hine.
ALL FOR Doumis.----The Democratic State
Conventions of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio,
have instructed their Delegates to the Na
tional Convention, to vote for the nomination
of the "Little Giant," _lion. Stephen A.
Douglas. There is no man living who has
been more bitterly persecuted by the Admin
istration and the leaders of the Republican
party, and yet there is no one man spoken of
for the Presidency who has equal strength
with Douglas for that high post of honor.—
The truth is, Douglas has been too indepen
dent—too much of a man—to be popular with
the corrupt leaders of parties, but he is just
the kind of man the people delight to honor.
"He (Lewis) actually rin after the money three times
before he had printed the tickets."—Shave-tail Union.
And yet Colon denies having promised to
pay fur the tickets. Can it be supposed that
we would have ran after the money for the
printing of the tickets, if we had nut had a
promise that we should be paid fur them?—
Well, not having been sharp enough to take
his promise in black and white, we must stand
the loss of an X. We would advise our
friends to be careful what kind of promises
they take from *that quarter, as Colon and
his shave-tail clique go upon the rule that
everything is honest in politics.
PA..LEGISLATURE.-N0 thing of importance.
Eli Slifer was, on Monday, re-elected State
Treasurer.
Judge Douglas Our Candidate
[From the Baltimore (Maryland) Dispatch.]
We place at the head of our columns the
name of Stephen A. Douglas, as the candi
date of the Democratic party for the next
Presidency, suUcct to the decision of the
Charleston Convention.
A short statement of the grounds of our
preference for Judge Douglas will not be
deemed inappropriate. They are not so much
the personal interest we take in the candi
date, as the interest we feel in the success of
the party, and the conviction we entertain,
that he will save the country from the alarm
ing perils that now threaten us. Of course,
we could not entertain this opinion, if we did
not regard him as an upright politician and
a sound Democratic statesman. Our support
is therefore predicated upon a mingled respect
for the man, and a zealous attachment to our
party and country.
We believe that he has elements of popu
larity in every part of the country, more
than any man in it. In the North especial
ly, where we have most occasion for strength,
the people appear to have given their hearts
to him ; and there the only objection against
him is that they fear the South will not re
ceive him cordially. Nothing could be more
erroneous. In the South, where they could
go for nobody else, if he should he the nomi
nee, the principal objection urged is, that
he has been praised too much in the North.
This might be the occasion of jealousy on the
part of politicians who have disagreed with
him ; but for a party to object to one of its
members because his conduct had been ap
plauded by disinterested lookers on, would
discover nothing but a spiteful puerility, as
incapable of success as it would be undeser
ving of it.
We would not think any man entitled to
support who had violated his principles to
gain applause and popularity, but would de
spise and contemn him. We think that
Judge Douglas has not violated the faith and
principles of his party, but has held to them,
with the spirit of a martyr, against bitter
proscription and persecutions, both in his
own party and by `,,! Black Republicans."—
The moral grandeur of his position has con
strained even his enemies to admire him.—
When we see him holding on with faithful
tenacity to the principle of popular govern
ment, maintained by all our national states
men, and asserted by the Supreme Court, the
party should be proud of the heroism of the
man, and every heart should swell with
pleasure at witnessing the approval of his
course. Unless, therefore, it can be shown
that he has committed some treason against
Democratic principles, (which we do not be
lieve any man can show, but if shown, we
will be the first to discard him,) let not any
be offended at the applause he has received
in any quarter.
When we are weak, the only way to be
come strong is by gaining the better dis
posed of our adversaries. If our public men
become strong, they must have the approval
of those from whom strength must come ;
and a party that refuses such reinforcement
is like a stubborn invalid that refuses medi
cine and food, and condemns himself to a
languishing and wasting dissolution, which
shows more of insanity than sound mental
capacity.
If the Democrats of the South, either from
jealousy or any other cause, reject the popu
lar men of the North, we admit our condition
is hopeless—our party must fall, and our
country be rent asunder. If the South
throws away this broad and national spirit
that has heretofore distinguished its public
men, the precious and healing ointment will
be lost, and the vitals of the Union soon eaten
into and destroyed by the corroding canker
of Abolitionism. We conclude, therefore, if
Douglas shall be rejected because he is a
populai man in the North, and this spirit
animates the party, it is idle ever to expect
to elect a candidate ; for it is certain the
South can never do it by itself. We cannot
believe that any such ruinous and contracted
sentiment will control the proceedings of the
National Convention.
Let us inquire, for a moment, as to the
means of his success, if he should be the nom
inee of the Convention.
First—Would the Democrats vote for him?
Certainly, they have too much sense, both in
the South and North, to be carried away by
the personal opposition of a few politicians,
and refuse to vote for their party candidate,
and thereby ruin their country to gratify a
personal hostility to him. Unless it could be
shown that he has been treacherous to his
party principles, no Democrat could have a
motive for opposing him. Some, deceived
by the clamor of his personal enemies, may
believe that he has not faithfully stood to his
party principles. But how long would this
be the case, after he should receive a nomina
tion at Charleston ? The whole Democratic
press, and every faithful Democrat, would
unite in his defense, and all prejudices would
be dispelled like the morning mists before
the rising sun. His position would then be
understood, and would command the enthu
siastic support of all Democrats. His whole
history is calculated to win the popular heart,
and as he has ever been true to the Constitu
tion, we believe this flame of enthusiam
would blaze up in the South more ardently
than in the North. He has fought the bat
tles of the Constitution against Republican
fanaticism, and is entitled to the grateful ac
knowledgments of the patriotic people of ev
ery section.
Second—As to influences outside of the
Democratic party, how would they be ?
Whether from vicious and malignant or pat
riotic purposes, it matters not ; it was the
fashion with the opponents of Democracy to
applaud the position of Judge Douglas on the
Lecompton question. If he had violated any
principle, this never would have commended
him to our support. But believing as we do,
that he took his position as a brave and inde
pendent statesman, upon what he conscien
tiously regarded as the principles of popular
liberty, expressed in the Declaration of Inde
pendence and maintained by all the great
statesmen of this country, we think it would
be a great element of his strength—that it is
perfectly legitimate for us to avail ourselves
of. Both the "American" party and the
" Republican" party have given certificates
in his favor on that subject. If the leaders
were influenced by sinister motives, and by
a hope of distracting and destroying the Dem
ocratic party, should be less willing to avail
ourselves of its benefit? We have heard of
the digging of a ditch for an adversary, and
that he who dug it fell into it; and Haman
built a gallows for Mordecai, and was hung
on it himself. Why then should Democrats
not profit by this teaching; and if the oppo
nents of Democracy hoped to dig a ditch or
make a gallows, by praising Douglas, to de
stroy Democracy and the South—if he has
done no wrong thing, why should the Demo
crats not let them fall into the ditch or be
hung upon the gallows themselves ? If, by
their deceit, they have made him a Giant or
a Hercules, let us use the Little Giant to
strangle them. He knows their treachery,
and as the friend of his country, would cut
off their heads, if they had as many as the
Hydra. (We mean politically, and not as
the Brownites and Helperites would murder
the Southern people.)
The North and Northwest, a few years ago,
were the strongholds of Democracy. It is
impossible to conceive that the men who have
left our party, have forgotten all their old
sentiments. The most of them are still at
tached to the 'anion and Constitution, and
have taken an antagonistical position on ac
count of sectional pride and disapproval of
the intemperate conduct and principles of
some Southern politicians. All these would
gladly return to their old faith ; and believ
ing Douglas an uncompromising Democrat,
who yields no principles to the bigoted or
anti-national men of either section, they would
gladly vote for him.
Judge Douglas, if the candidate, would
come into the field very much as Gen. Taylor
did in 1848, with the endorsement of all the
opposing parties in his favor ; and however
much the leaders of those parties might de
sire, by bitter abuse, to relieve themselves of
the effect of their committal in his favor, it
would stick to them like the shirt of Nessus ;
and when they attempt to tear it off, they
would tear the flesh with it. The Sewards,
the Hales, the Beechers, and other sympa
thizers with Brown and Helper, might howl,
but the better disposed of their people would
resume their former patriotic position, and
save the country.
It is wise in a party, as it is in a General,
to take advantage of the committal of an ad
versary. As it would be impossible for the
" Black Republicans" or "Americans" to
take any position against Douglas that would
weaken him with Democrats, and as all their
admissions would recommend him to the sup
port of the national men both of the South
and the North, the whole argument would
be in his favor, and we can not entertain a
doubt that he would be triumphantly elected.
With any other candidate our success is ex
tremely doubtful. His election would estab
lish the Union on a basis that for many years
would be impregnable. It would effectually
crush out the Black Republican power, and
unite the South and North cordial sym
pathy.
Influenced by these motives, which we hope
are patriotic, we hoist the banner of Stephen
A. Douglas, and shall keep it flying until the
result at Charleston shall be announced. If
the Convention shall give us another candi
date, we shall put his name at our head, and
shall rejoice as much as his most ardent friend
if he shall lead us to triumph against our fa
natical enemies, and plant a victorious ban
ner upon the walls of the Capitol.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
The Speaker announced the appointment
of the following Standing Committees of the
Senate for the Session :
Finance—Messrs. Finney, Gregg, Shaeffer,
Turney, Welsh.
Judiciary—Messrs. Penney, Palmer, Yard
ley, Bell, Miller.
Accounts—Messrs. Cornell, Baldwin, Nun
emacher, Thompson, Crawford.
Estates and Escheats—Messrs. Hall, Irish,
Palmer, Schell, Ketcham.
Pensions and Gratuities—Messrs. Benson,
Ketcham, Meredith, Turney, Miller.
Library—Messrs. Hall, Smith, Craig.
Corporations—Messrs. Baldwin, Benson,
Smith, Welsh, Imbrie.
Banks—Messrs. Shaeffer, Smith, Marselis,
Irish, Schell.
Canals and Inland Navigation—Messrs.
Benson, Parker, Meredith, Nunemacher, Kel
ler.
Railroads—Messrs. M'Clure, Gregg, Pen
ney, Rutherford, Craig.
Election Districts—Messrs. Imbrie, Miller,
Parker, Crawford, Craig.
Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures—
Messrs. Rutherford, Baldwin, Landon, Nune
macher, Schindel.
Militia—Messrs. Bell, Schaeffer, McClure,
Gregg, Craig.
&ads and Bridges—Messrs. Thompson,
Meredith, Blood, Keller, Schindel.
Compare Bills—Messrs. Parker, Landon,
Keller, Crawford, Rutherford.
Vice and Immorality—Messrs. Schindel,
Landon, Blood, Connell, Nunemacher.
Private Claims and Damages—Messrs.
Smith, Irish, Benson, Schell, Turney.
Public Printing—Messrs. Welsh, McClure,
Palmer, Yardley, Marselis.
Public Buildings.—M es s r s. Thompson,
Rutherford, Crawford.
New Counties and County Seats—Messrs.
Irish, Hall, Yardley, Bell, Blood.
Retrenchment and Reform—Messrs. Lan
don, Gregg, Thompson, Marselis, Blood.
Education—Messrs. Yardley, Ketcham Im
brie, Miller, Bell.
The Speaer announced the standing com
mittees of the House of Representatives fur
the session of 1860. They are as follows :
Ways and Means—Messrs. Strong, Law
rence, (Washington,) Thompson, Hill, O'-
Neill, Green, Bayard, Dunlap, Wagonseller,
Sheppard, Mann, - Rouse, Burley, Gordon,
Crane.
Judiciary, (general)—Messrs. Thompson,
O'Neill, Taylor, Williston, Byrne, Gordon,
Collins, Kinney, Strong.
Judiciary, (local)—Messrs. Wilson, Pin
kerton, Smead, Abbott, Mann, Oakes, Gunni
son, Hill, Coulter.
Pensions and Gratuities—Messrs. IlPCur
dy, Curboraw, Caldwell, Eckman, Cope, Goeh
ring, Sultimeb.
Claims—Messrs. Ellmalier, Barlow, Bates,
Peirce, Williams, Donnelly, Bryson, Cassell,
Arehenbach.
Agriculture and Manufactures—Messrs.
Espy, Preston, Fleming, Davis, Chapin, Tel
ler, Maurer.
Education—Messrs. Kinney, Shafer, Cus
ter, Frazier, Pancoast, Africa, Varnum, Pen
nell, Stone, Davis, Stonebeck, Kistler, But
ler, Beardsley, Coulter.
Accounts—Messrs. Barlow, Boyer, Long,
Graham, (Butler,) Ellenberger, Sultzbach,
Mi:ler.
Vice and Immortality—Messrs. Bryson,
Hayes, Benton, M'Gonigal, Manifold, Proud
foot, Dismant.
Election District—Messrs. Barnsley, Smith,
Moore, Craig, Graham, (Butler,) Maurer,
Hufius.
Banks—Messrs. Williston, Chen, Barns
ley, Seltzer, Fleming, Shaffer, Hayes, Knight,
Gray, Bates, Austin, Bissell, Stoneback.
Estates and Escheats—Messrs. Collins,
Cyrne, Duffield, Gunnison, Brodhead, Craig.
Roads, Bridges and Canals—Messrs. Walk
er, Espey, Acker, McDonough, Williams,
Beardsley, Benton, Miller, Morrison.
Corporations—Messrs. Acker, Pressley,
Jackson, Pierce, Pennell, Broadhead, Pres
ton, Moore, Ellenberger, Turner, Smith,
Brewster, lloffius, Graham, (Washington.)
County and County Seats—Messrs. Gra
ham, (Washington,) Donnelly, Ridgeway,
Cope, Wildey, Long, Brewster, Morrison,
Buyer, Baldwell, Turner.
Compare Bills—Messrs. Frazier, Power,
Pancoast, M'Donough, M'Curdy.
Library—Messrs. Abbott, Gray, Bayard,
Bissell, Africa.
Railroads—Messrs. Lawrence, (Washing
tun,) Rouse, Dismaut, Jackson, Keneagy,
Pressley, Crane, Wagonseller, Taylor, Duf
field, Kistler, Power, Burley.
City Passenger Railroads—Messers. Ridg
way, Seltzer, Sheppard, Dunlap, Smead, Ell
maker, Achenbach, Cassell, Stone, Wilson,
Varnum.
Mines and Minerals—Messrs. Pinkerton,
Walker, Teller, Chapin, Wildey, Oaks, M'-
Gonigal, Eckman, Africa, Butler, Goehring,
Durboraw, Custer.
Printing=Messrs. Proudfuot, Knight, Ke
neagy, Manifold, Austin.
Public Buildings—Messrs. Davis, Smith,
Pinkerton.
SINGULAR CASE.—The lowa (Homer) Iliad
publishes, on what is represented as good au
thority, the following singular case :
Last fall a young lady living near Burle
son, Texas, was gathering pears, near night,
when something bit or stung her foot. She
says it was a snake,'but she did not see it.—
Sometime aftewards it began to effect her ;
she began to have fits at about sundown, last
ing sometimes a part, and at other times, all
night. He eyes protrude and look like burst
ing out, and she begs those around her to
push them back. During the fit she puts
herself into every possible attitude, often try
ing to bite herself, darting out her tongue,
and mimicking a snake in various ways, and
generally perseveres until she bites herself.
Sho has not eaten anything for twenty
eight days, and has lost the use of one arm,
leg, and one side.
A SOUTHERN VIEW OF MR. DOUCLAS.—The
Mobile Register thus addresses itself:
" Mr. ouglas as an individual man, is
nothini , to the country; but Mr. Douglas as
the embodiment of certain vital principles,
upon the issue of which the country is at this
moment heaving in the throes of impending
civil war and dissolution, is a very important
man. ivlr. Douglas, as the representative
man of-the Constitutional Democracy of the
North, as the exponent of one theory of in
terpretation of the doctrine of non-interven
tion,' as maintained by the Democracy of the
great North-west, is so important a man, that
without him and his friends, the South will
have to bend its neck to the rule of Seward,
or step out of the Union."
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