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The following are the remarks of the Hon. Wm. H. Welsh, of York, made on assuming the Chair as President of the Democratic State Convention at Reading, on Wednesday, the 29th nit.: Gen - tient= of the Convention:—l know it is but the repetition of an old and familiar phrase, yet I am sure you will give me credit for sincerity when I say to you, that I am most deeply sensible of the distinguished honor you have conferred upon me, in select ing me to preside over the deliberations of this body. I can assure you that I will pre serve this mark of your respect and confi dence in my most grateful recollection, as long as memory holds its sway—and no stat ute of limitations can ever run against the debt I owe you, for the partiality you have so generously manifested .towards me upon this occasion. Although I have forgotten every unkindly feeling that was engendered by this contest, I-would be false to the truest feelings of my heart, if I did not say to the gallant baud of friends who bore mo on their strong arms to the seat I now occupy, that, in after years, all they have to do with me is to point the way, and I will follow; and if, hereafter, any garlands of triumph shall adorn their brows, I promise that the earliest an , l bright est flower found blooming there, will be the white rose of " Old. Democratic York." entering upon the various and complicated duties now devolving upon rue, I promise to discharge them all with fearlessness and fidel ity ; and I shall expect, in return, an earnest and cordial co-operation on your part, in the preservation of order, and the maintenance of discipline, without which, confusion must inevitably reign in our counsels. and " pas sionate discord rear eternal Babel." We have asi•embled here for a great and mighty purpose. The Democratic party in Pennsylvania has constituted us its active, living agents, to deliberate for its welfare, and to endeavor to secure the triumph of its principles. We have met in this old citadel of Democracy, to inaugurate a power, which, if properly directed in the beginning of the contest, is destined to sweep with grand and victorious footsteps. from the waters of the Delaware to the dusky shores of the Monon gahela. For two successive years, the regi mental flag of oar party has been stricken down by an unscrupulous coalition, banded together fur the spoils of office, and marked with every shade-and color of political opin ion. [lore, to-night, inspired by a common zeal for a common country, in the august presence of thousands of freemen, attracted hither by the unutterable importance of this solemn moment, we again raise aloft that stainless banner, and in the name of the uni ted Democracy of the Old Keystone, we again write upon it the same motto that graced its folds in days gone by--" The equality of the citizen and the equality of the States—civil and religious liberty, at every hazard and at every extremity 1" We have met for victory —and we mean to have it—and doing all that men dare do with honor, to pluck the laurel, we will plant the standard of the Union and the Constitution on every vale and hill and mountain top in Pennsylvania, and, rallying around it the true men of the Commonwealth, we will ask them to stand by us in maintain ing, inviolate and pure, the sacred compact which our fathers made. But, gentlemen, the primary objects of this Convention are to nominate a candidate for the Gubernatorial Chair of Pennsylvania, to select Delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and to appoint Electors for the next Presidential canvass. In carrying out these objects, I most earnestly trust that such prudent, moderate, and conciliatory counsels may prevail as will permit us all to feel, when the hour of separation shall have come, that it was indeed a good thing for us to have met together here. Never before were the oyes of the people fastened with so much anx-•.cus. interest upon the deliberations of any political body. All men feel that the fate of the Democratic party is in our hands. It is for us to mould its destiny, for weal or woe, for many years to come. If such be the case, gentlemen, we cannot estimate too highly the immense importance of united and harmoni ous action in all our counsels. Let us, then, in the beginning of our labors, invoke the constant presence of that genial spirit of con cession, whose generous teachings will tend to make us a unit here, and whose shadow will encouragingly follow us in the struggle that is to come. Let all personal preferences be forgotten. Let all selfish feelings yield to the common good. Let the dead past bury its dead. Let no one be ignored or overlook ed on account of an honest diiTerence of opin ion upon past and settled questions of public policy, but let every man who calls himself a Democrat, and is willing to " carry the flag and keep step with the music of the Union," "Claim kindred here, and have that claim allowed." Nine years ago a Convention met in this place to nominate a candidate fur Governor. When it assembled, the party that convened it was under the shadow of a cloud. But strong in the faith that gave it birth, it de liberated well and wisely, and throwing over its giant limbs the broad panoply of union and harmony, with that covering, as impen etrable as the shield of Telamou, it left this ball and marched out proudly to battle and to victory. The same panoply may be ours in the approaching contest, if we wisely choose to seek its all-protecting pin:er. We are on the eve of the most important political struggle that ever enlisted the attention of the American people. I honestly believe that upon the ultimate success of Democratic principles depend the Union of the States and the preservation of the Federal Constitution. The Democratic party is the only organiza tion in this country that respects in truth and sincerity the rights of the sovereign States and the rights of the people. Its bright mis- 3 months. G months. 12 months. ..41. 50 $3 00 S 5 00 ~. 3 00.......... .5 00 7 00 .... 5 00 8 00 10 00 ... 7 00 10 00 15 00 .... 9 00 13 00 "000 12. 00 1G 00 $1 50 75 WILLIAM LEWIS, 24 00 VOL. XV. sion has ever been to protect the white man upon these shores in all his indisputable rights, without calling into question the pe culiar manner in which he may choose to worship God, and without unnecessarily re stricting his political privileges because be happened to draw the - first breath of life in a foreign land. There never was a moment in the history of our party in which it hesitated or wavered in its loyal devotion to the Con stitution. From the days of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions to the present hour it has rejected all latitudinarian constructions of that instrument, and it has interpreted its text in strict accordance with the solemn spirit of its immortal framers. It recognizes in its creed no "higher law "—it teaches no " irrepressible conflict"—and it incites no deluded fanatics to disturb the hallowed shades of Mount Vernon and Monticello, by a traitor's call for a servile insurrection. In defence of that party, we now advance our standard. The initial battle must be fought in Ootober next. If we triumph in the fight, let it I,e standing upon the broad platform of equal rights and equal laws—if we fall, let it be with the flag of our country around us, and let our last expiring cry be for the Union and the Constitution ! After the nomination of Foster, John L. Dawson, of Fayette, was the first candidate to enter the hall, which he did amid great enthu siasm. After three cheers had been given for him, the President introduced him to the Convention. Mr. Dawson said he came there to endorse the nomination, and to say that he would support it cordially. It was in every sense a nomination fit and proper to be made. [Ap plause.] The great West, so long neglected, would now have, in the person of Henry D. Fos ter, a champion worthy of her cause, and worthy of herself. [Cheers.] The contest was one of no ordinary importance. Upon its issue will depend the triumph of great principles and the perpetuity of free govern ment. There was no use in disguising the fact that the time had arrived when this ex periment of free government is to be tested, and a candidate for Governor was now pre sented who was equal to the emergency.— Pennsylvania, in common with other States, had suffered from having the attention of her people withdrawn from her own interests by a sectional agitation which tends only to the disturbance of the national harmony. The task upon which the Democratic property is to enter in the present contest is that of disa busing the public mind of the mischievous fallacies to which it has become a prey.— With a republican system like ours—framed upon the idea of popular government in our State and national organizations—a system that is perfect both in theory and in practice —it would be vain to hope for any improve ment. It is one in which the rights of all classes are recognized and protected, and was framed by our fathers, in the fullness of wis dom gathered from the records of the past ages as well as from the experience of their own. With such a Constitution, what more is necessary to the consummation of our po litical happiness than a loyal discharge of the mutual objections it imposes upon us ? What is the reverse of this picture? Why now do the friends of the Union despond and fear that the pillars which sustain the beau tiful fabric are beginning to totter? The reason can be given in a word ; and it is be cause We have allowed the vestal fires to die out upon the sacred altars. The Democratic party has ever been the firm supporter of popular government, and shall it flinch now, when those principles are assailed at a vital point by an inveterate foe? [Cheers, and. cries of " no," " no."] Everything looks well for our success in October. [Applause.] The place in which we are assembled, we must remember, is upon the soil of Old Berks, and the same scenes around us are connected in history with the perils and sacrifices which were endured in the cause of our indepen dence. It was here that Mahlenberg left his pulpit to engage in the good cause. With the example of such men before us, let us go into the present contest, resolved to use our best endeavors, and success will most assured ly crown our efforts in October next. [Mr. .Dawson retired amid great applause. Three cheers were given for the speaker, " The Key stone Club," and nine cheers for the nominee.] Loud cries were made for Lewis C. Cassi dy, Esq., of Philadelphia, who came forward in obedience to the call, and was received with great enthusiasm. lle said : Mr. President: For the very handsome compliment the Convention has .bestowed in calling upon me to address you, I return my heartiest thanks. The distinguished gentle man who preceded me talked about endorsing this nomination. Words fail to endorse it.— [Loud cheers.] The people in their might have made it, and, therefore, it needs no en dorsement. [Applause.] I, sir, perhaps, may be charged with being a politician, and therefore have some right to say that politi cal management or manceuvering falls before such an uprising as we have seen to-day.— [Cheers.] Henry D. Foster has been selec ted in a way as no other man in the history of this Commonwealth has ever been compli mented with. [Cheers.] I have the honor of knowing that gentle man well, and nine years ago I cast my vote for him for United States Senator. A distin guished, leading, and prominent Democrat of Western Pennsylvania, he has since then al ways battled-in the cause of democratic truth. [Applause.] Henry D. Foster has not only a fair and proper record ; not only is he a pure and hones,t, man, but he will go upon the stump ready to meet and answer the argu ments .of any man. [Applause.] He is bound to no particular issue; he is connected with no particular set of people. He is the very embodiment of the cardinal principles of the pasty. Lecompton and anti-Lecomp tonnaen may stand up and look him in the eye. [Great Applause.] Every man may congratulate himself that he will be called upon in voting for Henry D. Foster, to vote for a constitutional Demo crat. [Cheers.] The people of all sections of this great Commonwealth, the protection ists and otherwise, may stand up in October and say here is our man. [Cheers.] He is , the bearer of our standard, and if you want to see the embodiment of Democratic truth, look upon this Henry D. Foster. [Applause.] I can say, coming here as a representative of the Democracy of Philadelphia, that we will be heard of in October in a manner that will gratify every Democrat in the land. Mr. Witte's friends, Mr. Fry's friends, and those who were unsuccessful in having their espe cial candidate nominated for this position, will go hand in hand together to battle in the cause of this great champion. [Applause.] I regard it as beyond a doubt that Phila delphia will be redeemed from the municipal misrule that is now cursing it. [Cheers.]— And in October, when the polls shall close, there will go up a shout from the old county of Philadelphia, that will echo and echo through the Commonwealth, until it will be met in Westmoreland with an equal shout of Democratic triumph. [Long-continued Ap plause.] Permit me to congratulate you upon your action to-day. I am free to say, and it is best to be candid, that there were things done by this Convention that I did not ap prove, [cheers,] but I am willing to say, let the past be buried and forgotten. [Great applause.] From this day out we wilt buckle on our armor and do battle in the great cause. Gentlemen, look to Philadelphia, take my word for it, and I speak with something like prophecy when I say it, that this champion will redeem that great city in the campaign of the coming October. Mr. Cassidy sat down amid the most en thusiastic cheering. Loud cries were made for Mr. Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia, who was quietly sitting in a corner a specta tor of the exciting scene. After a great deal of persuasion, Mr. Dougherty came to a po sition on the floor in front of the Chair. The President. I have great pleasure, gentlemen, in introducing to you the Honor able Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia.— jGreat applause—three cheers for Dough erty.] Mr. Dougherty said: Mr. President and Gentlemen: I tender to you my profound acknowledgment for the distinguished honor you have conferred in inviting me to address you—the representa tives of the Democracy of Pennsylvania in Convention assembled. Permit me to say, I -am not a politician, I am a Democrat; one of the rank and file [applause] ; one who is wil ling that offices and honors should be bestowed on others ; one who cares nothing for Admin istrations ; who came here as the partisan of no particular candidate, but as ono who is ardently devoted to the principles—aye, the time-honored principles—of the Democratic party [greatapplaused who has neverswerved from its organization, and who believes that the prosperity of our beloved Pennsylvania, the integrity , of the Federal Constitution, and the perpetuity of the Republic, are indisso lubly linked with its success. [Tremendous cheering.] I am for conciliation, fur burying the tomahawk, and smoking the pipe of peace. [Renewed applause.] I am for the nomination which has just been made, and, as an humble Democrat, will fight in the ranks from now until success crowns our efforts with a glorious triumph.— [Cheers.] Four years ago, the grandest of political struggles took place. On it was staked the government of an empire. Against us were arrayed the combined factions of every creed and color. The Democracy stood forth boldly and defiantly, united, and, there fore,..invincible. Here, in Pennsylvania, the fight was thickest ; here, the battle raged wildest and most fiercely ; here, the enemy brought their boldest warriors and most ex perienced generals ; here Democrats I we met them face to face and front to front. We conquered them, and placed the candidate of our choice in the chair of liTashington. [En thusiastic cheers.] Two years since, dissensions crept into our camp. Our ranks were broken—our legions scattered. Our banner which had so often waved in the winds of victory, trailed in the dust of ignoble defeat. Heaps of the woun ded were lying all around and some of our gallant chieftains fell, pierced with a thous and wounds. The foe, which, after the decisive struggle of '57, could not summon a squad to mount guard, reunited and in power and might, moved on from victory to victory, like Napo- • leon in his recent campaign in Italy. They have invaded States which had disowned them; they have conquered Commonwealth after Commonwealth; and no w, wi th exultant shouts, they are marching on to seize, in November, the Capitol of our common country. One more chance is left to gain or give up all. At such a time as this dissensions must disappear. Differences are to be forgotten. (Protracted and enthusiastic cheers.) Every soldier who believes in our principles must volunteer for fight ; leap into the ranks.— The raw recruits, and deserters from the foe, must be driven to the rear; the old guard, they whose presence will speak courage to each column, must be placed in the van ; the command given to the pure, the able, and good—like him, who, by the spontaneous voice of every delegate, has just been chosen ; then, fiery ardor glowing on every cheek, and making quick the beating of every_ heart— advance our standard, draw6our willing swords, charge on the foe ; lift our bleeding party from the dust and make her again victorious. What if you and I differ upon one ques tion ; shall we tamely stand by and see the Government surrendered to the gripe of those with whom we differ on all? "What if you believe Kansas should have been admitted under the Lecompton Constitution (and I from my soul believe that she should not,) is this sufficient for breaking up forever our glorious organization ? Ah, no, no, the organization of the Democratic party is too precious to our country. (Cheers.) When a giant corporation sought to grapple with the Government to the prejudice of the people, the Democratic or ganization in the person of the heroic Jack son, slew the monster and saved the State. When, in 1844, the fires of religious per secution were ignited, and citizens who had fled to the woods looked back to see, their homes in flames ; when altars erected to the worship of the living God were - desecrated and destroyed by miscreants and misnamed Amer -PERSEVERE.- HUNTINGDON, PA., MARCH 14. 186 G. r, ,.. ..„..,- ~... ~:..._ ..,. ~.. .:: 'Ol . 3 014 .!, ... , ... .. K. ......., • - -`-- .....''' 1 , ... k,.,.11 . •.. icans ; when, in 1854, midnight conspirators met in secret council, some of whom, to our shame be it spoken, have been too soon for given and placed in power. (Great applause.) Aye, as it seems to start a shout, I will re peat it. Some of these same conspirators who sought to crash the adopted citizens have been elevated to distinctions, while men ever true have been thrown to the dust. Yet the Democratic organization stood-by the oppres sed and saved them from their jeopardy. When the storm of fanaticism burst over these Northern States, endangering the con stitutional rights of our brothers of the South —when even the pillars of the Republic trem bled—the Democratic organization stood like a t , wer unshaken until the fury was spent and the skies again serene. These are the trophies of the organization. "Goddess of bright dreams ! 'My country, Shalt thou lose us now when most Thou need'st thy worshippers?" No ! never, never ! gentlemen of the Con vention. I implore you to reaffirm the faith of '56, and here, as on an altar, sacrificing every personal feeling, we will vow our de termination to sweep the Republicans from the State. (Cheers.) 0 ! Democrats of Pennsylvania, when leav ing glorious old Berks for our respective homes, let us at once raise the battle cry and prepare for the struggle. If, then, the gal lant champion of the Opposition lifts, as he boasts he will, his standard on the shores of Lake Erie, there will be those who will strike it to his side. If it again is raised on the shores of the Delaware, the Democracy of Philadelphia will wrest it from his grasp and trample it beneath their feet; while our en sign, borne aloft in triumph, will speed from county to county, and then, planted on the highest peaks of the Alleghenies, will, fanned by the winds of heaven, float the symbol of a united Democracy victorious in the cause of constitutional liberty. Mr. Dougherty retired amid perfect thun ders of applause, and it was many minutes before the enthusiasm subsided which his el oquence had engendered. _ . Loud cries were made for the Hon. Wil liam Montgomery, who, on appearing on the platform, was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. After the applause had subsided, Mr. Montgomery said : I come here, fellow-citizens, in the name of Western Pennsylvania, to thank you. I speak not the ordinary word of conventional politeness when I say that I thank you, but it comes from the inner cells of my heart.— You have done us honor, and we will try to show you, when the ides of October ar rive, that we fully appreciate your action.— ['Cheers.] We will not only elect your can didate for Governor, but will help you to elect a President of the United States.— " There is a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew Them as we will." The name of Henry D. Foster was not before' this conven tion as a candidate for Governor. Is it not strange that the name of one who was not introduced before you as an office-seeker, should receive the united vote of the Conven tion ? The nomination of Henry D. Foster is another evidence of the interposition of an overruling Providence, and I accept it as such. The speaker, continuing, said be could not but regard this nomination, or rather, the `circumstances under which it was affected— circumstances so marvellous and extraordina ry—as a special interposition of Providence for the good of the country, and the perpet uation of American liberty. [Cheers.]— What were the requisites possessed by any one of the candidates that were not also pos sessed by Henry D. Foster ? He combined all the qualities embraced in these gentle men. He was as honest and upright as old Jacob Fry, [cheers d he was as-eloquent and accomplished as the eloquent and accomplish ed Wittie, [cheers d he was as brave and true as the noble old Hopkins, [cheers ;] in in short, every quality presented in any can didate was to be found in Henry D. Foster. The people demanded a man such as Henry D. Foster is, and they would second the nomination by over ten thousand majority.— [Cheers.] After further allusions to the candidate, Mr. Montgomery said, I have another duty to perform. I have to invite you to another ceremony. I will not ask you to shed a sin gle tear. Ido not want a single man in the house to be sad, but to rejoice with exceeding great joy that the time of the harvest has come, and that the dead have goner to their final account. [Applause.] I am about to pronounce a funeral oration over the dead body of old Lecompton, [laughter and con tinued cheers,] and in the same grave in which Lecompton is to be buried I am going to bury a thousand feet deep anti•Lecomp ton upon its bosom. [Applause.] This is the glorious funeral to which 1. have invited you. [Laughter.] We are going to have a glorious tea-party ; [laughter;] a sort of love feast, [laughter,] in which the anti-Lecotnp ton man will extend the right hand of fellow ship, and the Lecompton man will open his arms and take the other to his heart. [Loud and long-continued cheers.] We have had enough of the age of hum bug. [Cheers.] We have something else to do besides discussing the dead issues of the. past—we have the live issues of the future to discuss, and we have selected our standard bearer. We will carry the living issues of the day into action ; we will save the Consti tution, protect the Union, and preserve civil liberty, not only for ourselves, but for all the nations of the earth. [Cheers.] Is it not a good thing that these old gentlemen are dead? o [Laughter.] Is it not a good thing •that we can,forget them, and rejoice over the fact that they are dead, and buried so deep down that the hands of no political resurrec tionist will ever dig them up? Having per formed these funeral services, we have noth ing to do with Lecompton and anti-Lecomp ton any longer, but we are old-fashioned, thorough-going Jefferson and Jackson Demo crats. Mr. Montgomery went on to show by an argument that the question of slavery in the Territories was a judicial question, and should be settled by the Supreme Court. The quar Editor o - !i.d. Proprietor. re between Black and Douglas was nothing more than a legal difference between two judges, and the Supreme Court was the tri bunal to decide the quarrel. After allu ding again to the flattering prospects of suc cess, complimenting the Convention on their nomination, and thanking them for his recep tion, he retired amid great applause. After Mr. Montgomery had taken his seat, the band played " Auld Lang Syne," amidst which loud cries for Mr. Bigler were heard. The President introdneed Mr. Bigler, who was warmly greeted. He said : Members of the committee: The first thing that becomes me is to tender to the commit tee my hearty thanks for the compliment which they have extended to me in delega ting to me an authority on the part of the Democracy of this State to nominate a candi date for the Presidency, at Charleston. For this honor I offer you my sincere thanks. I shall endeavor as best I can, in the exercise of my feeble judgment, to carry out what I believe to be your will, and what I regard as best calculated to promote the success and harmony of the Democracy, the success of which party I believe to be inseparably con nected with the perpetuity and future great ness of this country. Fellow-citizens, you will pardon me for an allusion to a scene which took place in this hall, of which I have a lively recollection. Nine years ago I was honored with a nomination for the chief office of this commonwealth in this hall. I can almost recollect the same scene. [Ap plause.] That nomination was brought about in nearly the same manner in which you per formed the task to-day. After canvassing candidates that were presented, I was nomi nated by acclamation. That nomination you ratified at the polls, and I trust—nay, sir, I I have a firm belief that this nomination to , day, hrought.about by a concurrence of sen timent, as marvellous as it was unaccounta ble, the like of which Wati never here or any where else before, will be alike ratified at the polls. lam here for the purpose of discus sing no one of the great questions which will be involved in the approaching campaign.— I intend to perform my duty during its pro gress. I desire to say that I congratulate this Convention upon the harmony of its ac tion and upon the auspicious results at which it has arrived. [Applause.] Any allusion to the nominee, to his char acter, to his qualifications for the place, and to the marked modesty with which he has borne himself since the day his name was first mentioned, is unnecessary. No man of either party will dare to say he is not an able, pure, and honest man, and eminently fit for the position for which you have presented him. On behalf of my section of the State I stand here to pledge, without fear or fail ure, the largest Democratic vote you have seen for ten years. [Applause.] I heartily respond to all that has been said here in favor of promoting conciliation and harmony in the Democratic party. With the gentleman who has just retired, I bury old Lecompton and anti-Lecompton side by side, to sleep forever. [Applause.] On the sod overlying that silent grave will grow up in exuberance a Democracy that will carry us triumphant in the e future. It is right to say in the midst of all the ac rimonious disagreements and controversies on that vexed question, (and I make the state ment with pride,) that I had the right hand of fellowship for every Democrat, whether he agreed with me upon it or not. [Applause.] I feel that this is the 'happiest hour of my life. When complimented with the nomina tion for Governor, nine years ago, I do not believe that I felt the inexpressible pleasure that animates me to-day. Then I felt some natural gratification, because I had been cho sen by the Democracy of my own State. I have been complimented on this occasion, and I feel it deeply—the honor of being sent to Charleston from this great State. On the result here will depend the result of the Union. After alluding to the aggressions of the Republican party, he said that we could have no peace—have no guarantee of future pro gress and unity—until the Black Republican party, organized on the sectional idea of hos tility to the South, is wiped out. [Applause.] After repeating his convictions that the ac tion of to-day would be ratified in October, he retired amid much applause. Loud cries were heard from all parts of the hall for Mr. Vaux, of Philadelphia, who ap peared in response to the call, and was most enthusiastically received. Mr. Valls said, be trusted and believed, from the present temper of the Convention, that it was about to practise what had so long been preached—union and harmony, conces sion and conciliation. [Great cheering.]— He trusted the inspiration which had so mi raculously settled down upon the Convention would be felt through the State, and that the Convention at Charleston, to which delegates had been elected to-day, would look to this Convention and profit by its example.— [Cheers.] The fortune of this nation re quired such a course—a course of harmony and union from that Convention. None of us had made any sacrifice to our principles by the course pursued to-day. We had only yielded, on all sides, in a filial spirit, for the sake of peace and consolidation. (Great ap plause.) We had come here as representatives of the Democratic party, to achieve results such as these, and the demonstration before him told that it was a success. There was a Power above us greater than ourselves, and the influence of that Power produced the re sults to be seen. We had pointed out to Pennsylvania the high road to success, and he predicted that in October the Sebastopol of Abolitionism would fall before their terri ble assault. (Cheers.) After praying most fervently for snch a. result, and promising to do all he could to produce it, Mr. Vau thanked the Convention for its kindness to him, and retired amid great applause, The President. I have the .honor to pre sent to you the ion. George Sanderson, of Lancaster, the winner of the first campaign in LSGO. Mr. Sanderson was enthusiastically received. Tie said he felt great reluctance in attempting to address this immense assemblage of the Democracy of Pennsylvania, especially after the very eloquent remarks they had just heard. But inasmuch as his name had been introduced into the Convention in connection with the Gubernatorial nomination, he deem ed itproper to say a few words expressive of hie hearty and enthusiastic adhesion to the cane didate selected. (Applause.) He had long known Mr. Foster as one of the leading Democrats of this Commonwealth: and he was free to say, that a better man could not have been chosen. He was worthy the position in every respect. We had heard a good deal about Lecompton and anti-Le compton to-day, and he heartily concurred in the recommendation of Mr. Montgomery in regard to them. We, as Democrats, have a. perfect right to differ in opinion about any measure, but that makes us none the less Democrats. lie thought, from the first, that the assembling of the Democracy in the cita del of old Bels would have a happy effect upon the whole party, and he was glad to see that we have not been disappointed. The action of this Convention may be regarded as an auspicious omen for the approaching stru g gle. The speaker regarded the omens auspicious for the coining campaign. The Democratic party was the party of the white men. He commenced his political life as a Democrat, in . 1828 by voting for old Gem Jackson, (cheers,) and from that time until to-day, he had never seen occasion to desert the old De mocracy. (Cheers.) These Lecompton and anti-Lecomptori quarrels were like those of men's wives, who fought among themselves until the third party interfered, when they united and gave them a thrashing. The third party had interfered in Pennsylvania, in the shape of Abolitionism and treason, and the Democratic party, united to-day, would thrash them in October. NO. 38. After thanking those friends who had placed him in nomination, and expressing a determination to support the candidate of the Convention, he retired amid great applause. The President. I see in the audience one who has done gallant service in the party in days gone by—a man of whom the Democ racy should feel proud. I refer to the Hon. Richard Brodhead, of Northampton, and would call on him to address you. [Cheers.] Mr. Brodhead made a very brief speech in acknowledgment of the compliment. He knew Mr. Foster well, and could say he never knew his equal for purity of purpose and no bility of soul. [Cheers.] Ile was a man whose pretensions never exceeded his real merits. [Applause.] He would do all ho could as a Democrat and as a man to secure his election. [Applause.] As Mr. B. concluded, lion. Jacob Fry en tered the room and was received with the most enthusiastic cheers. The whole assem bly arose as one man, and cheered him for several minutes. The President. I beg to present to you, gentlemen, a man who is beloved by thous ands of Democrats throughout this Common wealth—a man who, though not the choice of the Convention as a candidate for Gover nor, yet will live in the hearts of the people . of this State for generations to come as "hon.: est old Jake Fry, of Montgomery." [Great applause and nine cheers for "Fry."] Mr. Fry, evidently moved by the imposing demonstration, made a brief speech in re sponse. Ile would go hand and heart for the nomination of Mr. Foster. He always looked upon him as essentially and truly a good man. [Cheers.] Ile thanked those men who had come here to vote for him. Whatever votes he bad received were free, unbiased, unex pected, and unsolicited. He had never asked a man to vote for him—never spent an hour in electioneering for any nomination. The manifestations he had seen of regard for him he felt most deeply, and would cherish them as evidences of confidence more desirable than any nomination could be. After some delay, occasioned by the eh, sence of the committee, Mr. Witte was escor ted to the ball by Mr. Schell, the chairman. On entering the room he was greeted by long, loud, and enthusiastic applause, lasting two or three minutes, Silence having been re stored, Mr. Witte said his presence was to be regarded as a tribute of fealty of a personal and private character to the DemOeratic party. The result could not have been more unex pected to any member of the Convention than it had been to himself. He had hoped to re ceive a majority of the delegates in support of his claims for a nomination. The Con vention had spoken quickly, very quickly, but honestly no doubt, and when it had spo ken, it spoke for him. [Laugh ter.l He would say, however, that the time might come when the history of the last three days would be written. There never was an occa sion when conciliation, concession, comproe mise, and harmony were more necessary.— Rash judgments had been entered and heart burnings produced. The action of the Con vention was nevertheless to be regarded as binding. He would echo the sentiment ex pressed to-day, and say, imperatively,.let the dead past bury its dead. (Cheers.) The old condition of things in Pennsylvania must be renewed. It was a humiliating spectacle, when, in the House of Representatives, but three out of twenty-five were found voting against the Republican candidate for Speak, er. Pennsylvania was great in geographical position, and, under the rule of the Dunce cratic party, might become as great in politi cal position. .More than once she had stayed the tide of error and treason when it swept like a whirlwind over the country. To-day every interest was paralyzed. Commerce feels the blow; agriculture feels it; the me, ehanic feels it; the professional man feels it; the man of business feels it. We should en deavor to remove it, and once more re-assure our friends of the South. When this is don; then again will Pennsylvania be the " Key stone of the Federal Arch." He had no more to say. He came to the Convention with pleasure—not so much pleasure as if the re sult had been different. He was used to these defeats. He bad experienced them before, (Laughter and applause.) But he felt quite sure that it was in his power to say that he had experienced such a defeat for the last time. (A. voice, "No ! May you never think so.") Gen. Foster was a personal friend of his. In his patriotism and purity he had the most unlimited confidence. Months ago he had told the General that if he ran as a can didate, the speaker would retire. The Gen-. eras declined it, arid now that the nomination had been forced upon him, no one would give him a more cordial support than himself.— After thanking the Convention, Mr. Witte retired. A LANTERN CANE.—One of the most unique of recent Yankee inventions is a cane, which is also a lantern—a stout, elegant walking stick, and a brilliant study light. The lane tern is set in the body of the cane about six inches from its top, and Ex; as not to disfigure its proportions or beauty, and can be lit at pleasure by pulling the cane apart, or borne along dead, when the cane, without close ob servation, is undistinguishable from an ordA, nary large sized walking stick.