AMERICAN'VOIDNTEER. CAKIaISIiB: TiitrasnAV, august i> isso. "OU& JPJL&G* **Now our Rig is fliingtoihc will! wind 'free, Let it .final o’vr eur 'fatlu r land,” And the guard nf its spotless f-unc shall be, . jUulumbia'b chosen 'band-!** , FOR PRESIDENT -IN 1840, MARTIN VAN BUREN, * AND AN '. independent treasury. —An Iridt/iemleni'Trcasuvy % —whose officers re sponsible to* the people, instead of privileged' ‘corporations, shall guard the people’s money.~ Democracy asks in vain, what v cUdm 'have the "banks to use lhin public treasure ns their own,— again to convert it into an engine ot ruinous ex pansions and contractions of the currency, and ol new political panics and pressures,, to enforce submission to the Money rpwtr.— lion* James iinchanarfa. Toast. . -,v COUNTY MEETING. The Democratic-Republicansi of Cumber-' ?and County are requested, to meet at the Court House in the Borough of'Carlisle, on Monday the 12th of. August next, (Court fc Week,) at early candlelight, to adopt mea sures preparatory to the ensuing general e •lection. A general attendance is requested. ftIANY/DEMOCRATS. July 11,1839. J COJf&ISITTJEJE. ' , The, Democratic- Republican .Standing - -Committee of-Cumberlandcounty,- are re quested to at-thc puhlip.house of Geo. J Jleritem, Esq. in the borough of Carlisle, on Monday the 12 Ih dcty of August next, 'at 1 o’clock, P. M. on business relative to the e leotion of Delegates, &c. The following named gentlemen compose •the Committee, viz;—Carlisle, Col. George M’Feely, Joseph Louacu, . John- Irwin; Shippensburg, Capt. Jacob Heck; Mcdian icsburg, Frederick W ONUERi.rcrr; Soutli ' ampton, 'James ’Chesnut; Newton, John Mili,er; Dickinson, John. Moore; Monroe, " ,; ;.C!A4EX.-\V:..Ain.; Jiast.Pennsbnroughi David ’ .Hume, -Esq.; Silver Spring, Maiitin, Dcn : ——irAp‘,“E.Bt| l .f'HoplWelh Abraham Smith M’- KiNNEX.jEsqT Mifflin,. John Harper, jr.; New Cumberland, .IIqnERT It. Church; S. Middleton, John Goodyear, Jr.,; Ngrth Mid dleton, George Wise, Esq.; Alien, David Siiei;fer; ' West Pennsburongh, AnnAirA.ii . . .Goodiieart; Frankfo.rd W'iEtiAH F. Swiger; .Newville, Robert Steele punctual attendan'ce is requested. Three of Ike Committee, July So, 1839. The report of the minority of fire committee, in the case of Gen. Miller will bo, found on our first .page, and is a triumphant defence of that gentle man from Jhe base attempt made by the federal portion of the Senate- against bis character and standing in that body. It maybe well enough to Tcmarklierc, that tho majority report whiSh went to censure Ih Gcru ral.Avr.s never called-up in the Senate, but was permitted to sink into oblivion; vmhpnorcd and unsung,” Election Law*— -Some of tho most important sec tions of the new election law- will be found .in to day's paper. By nn examination thereof, our rea ders will perceive that there arc several amendments ijontuincd in it would ■to well for every person interested, to study. Wc would gladly.have published the' law entire, but its greqt length preventions, *- > From the writhings and contortions' of some of the most moral and Aonrsfamong the laqueys of Charles 8,. Penrose* .since the crituisms, upon their toasts, by. ontjcorresppndents, wo arp led to the conclusion that they haye been touched .in an .•exceedingly tender place. The cap appears to v have fit them admirably—hence the soreness which they feel when they axo forced to wear it. "We •only regret, that, bo few toasts wero:drank at that highly rcspcctablV federal'celebration, and marvel that some of the more prominent-leaders,' such as ‘ ’ Senator Ecm.es, &c. did not choose to furnish _—aho-publio-withthcir scntinreiils". Had thcyTomT ■so, there is no doubt but ouvcprrespoadcnt. would ■ bave done fheir’toasts ample justice, and would have held up' the' authors or god-fathers to merited lidiculo and contempt- “.’Tis truoj there aVahiim • ber published in the Herald* purporting to have , been given at the celebration, that, in the way of blackguardism and scurrility would,p,ut_even :I3il-- ~ iingsga te'to'the idusli; but then the public are loft ;, entirely in the dark as to who handed them in— the sapient Solons, whooVer they may be, choosing; remain heltind the screen, whilst they endeavor to direct their arrows into the,breasts ofhonest <r',mert. Baf nothing better is' to be expected from the leaders of the.federal party, some of whom are notoridus,fpr dishonesty and immorality, wiio join in the cry of stop thief! stop thief! to divert, public attention from their own base conduct, Wd have a word to say to those miserable me tjrials of Penrose, who., have tlirc’atonedaiSjvitfc pmmuTiiSlence, dr.—and that is— attempt to put your threats in execution if you dare. None,hut blackguards and ruffians would .•Circaten, and even they would not feel so sore un- ? der tho castigation they have received, had not tho ‘ iru'.h been told about them. If they wish to pur sue the subject any farther, we shall “Put a whip in every man’s hand. To lash the rascals naked through the world”— tint! we promise them a‘ fullexpose of their DISIIONKSTV, their VILLAINY,. and their Now, then, air these / V;i, .to do in order to, make them* celve3>-«^ n gpip j g jn throw us on tlxe.defen elve by a ‘prosecution, or making an at tack upon our aro fully prepared to as well juitica in ei . -ihc* case,. .More ■anon, ' , ■ , •» . ;* .Tub DuoncuT.—-The exopa. in aoriie r pafta«*,p Mississippi aro said to be neatly ruiried by-thov drought, no tain of consequence having fallen for three months, Here, in this region, wo aro blessed ■with a superabundance of it, ari there-has. been more or less rain nearly everyday for tlirco months at least. We could .well spare our Mississippi brethren some,’ if wo knew how. to get about send ing it llhd’nt tliny bfritprempTny T)r. Espy I' :: ■, THE VILLAINOUS ''DESIGNS Qg THE CONSPIRATORS EXPOSED. Bj r ,the testimony ofv Judge Houston, which is herewith subjoined, (accompanied with the prefa tory remarks of the'Pennsylvanian,) our readers will loam with astonishment that the Conspirators of the Senate and the House and.thclr willing ad juncts of the Executive branch, had it in serious -contemplation-tousurp thegovcmmcntof the State, and prevent Gen. Porter from taking the oath of flflice. Such villany and wickedness Jis unparal leled in the history of our Republic,, and richly do the projectors and leaders in the abominable out rage merU the ignominious death of. tho gallows. Men who would be guilty of such acts, ought to be hung up, a spectacle to Heaven and Earth, and. atone with their lives for their trcasonable.conducU Read the testimony of the venerable Judge'(whose veracity cannot bo called in question) . .before the Committee of the House of .Representatives—it speaks- for -itself, -amKmust forever’sink the vile crow, who meditated the-destruction of the’Repub-’ lie, in the,lowest abyss of infamy and'disgracc. THE SUCKBIIOT WAU—-MATERIALS-FOU HISTORY. Wo subjoin irom, u,lotc number, of. tho burg-Reporter, the testimony of Judge Houston of tho Supremo' Court, extracted'from the Report of the Committee to. inquire into the .causes of tho dirturbanccs at Harrisburg, in December last. It is both curious and important, aff it shows that the recommendation emanating from one of the heads .of.Ritnorlsm, “to treat the flection as if they had not been defeated,” and to “preserve the attitude,” was neither a' political nor a rhetorical flourish, but the evidence of a “foregone conclusion,” hnd that the general impression oi* tho existence of an atrocious conspiracy on the part of certain individ uals practically to revolutionize our republican in stitution, and to retain the reins of power.in defi ance of live will of the people and of the decision at the ballot box, was not a vague suspicion, but had really ample foundation in fact. Judge Hous ton, we Observe, has thought it necessary to with hold the name of the person who applied to .him* for an opinion as to tho practicability of the plan? of-tlio conspirators, but the facts are quite sufficient dT theinselvgs, to slie>v tho people the nature of the frightful situation in which the reckless depravity of some of the adhcrents.of tlio laWßitncr admin-. isTratioh Were anxious to place the commonwealth.* .It seems alntost incredible nt the present day, .and in this enlightened country, that men should havd been so utterly desperate, so completely blinded as to” consequences, by-.the disappointment of. their political hopes and in their desire Tor pecuniary benefit, as fora moment to pntcrlain designs which could not, if carried beyond the point at which they were defeated, have resulted otherwise than in A worse discomfiture an,d probably in frightful con sequences to, themselves and others. It is abun dantly clear that in Decomber.last We worn closer upontho Tearful verge or civil war than even out- 1 ward appearances, threatening as' they wore, gave reason tp suppose, and-that the conspirators .only failed because..i.hcir’ncrves gave--Way before the determined manifestations of democratic spirit which confronted them at the. outset.' .They had all the will to do the worst, but they lacked cour age and skill,—-they could resolve, but the mili tary requisites, for their nefarious purposes were, not to be .found in’ these cunning contrivers.— When they were driven from trickery, they were utterly lest,, and thp.martial array which they'fi nally invoked,.proved to.be by no means sufficiently ductile to-form- the means of subverting the laws •-01-the-commonwealth—'a'cirramrsoldlery were not to bo converted into am instrument for tlio over throw of thoso'institutlons,which form their pride and boast.— Pennsylvanian. Char Lbs Houston sworn. ' ’ - I came to Harrisburg 1 before Christmas in com pany with. Judge Burnside; I -representing that party which it is said 1 belong to, and he represent ing his party, for the purporc of endeavoring- to settle the <\i*puto at the scat of government; I never was consulted by letter or otherwise about the, ■ meeting or organization of the legislature; I recci-- ved a letter ftomm man who was nq officer of the government or over was to my. knowledge, will; the exception of being in the legislature a few years ago; lie resides in Huntingdon'ebunty; the question related to the new constitution, and the electing and swearing in of the governor’) 1 think I counted them, and they contained fifteen pMpositions re-, questing my opinion if I didmot’thinK it improper I to give it;’one of the questions was, if objections i were made’to the election of the governor, who i would be governor and how long the dispute could , be made to continue, and whether objections could,! not be made by one county after another, and then be made to Inst the Whole three years; I think this was sub-divided into seven different shapes; there were’other questions in relation to the new consti tution which X cannot now remember; one question was, whqt condition Pennsylvania would be in during the contest, /whether..she would be under ’the bid or new . I wrote to him that a 1 portion of his questions were such as I was very sorry any person for whoml have had any respect, or wished to have" any respect should put .them; and that no person who had. any .regard for law or order ever should put any such questions.- His other question related io’matters that might arise under the new constitution, and I therefore decli ned-answering them; L-understood the letter to mean a; teasing.oppositjon -to the inauguration- of Governor : Porte r* and tjio proclamation made of the new tsmistitiifinn; I received the ■the meeting bi tho legislature, after I arose from, my bed I took-it and> threw, it into tho fire; I decline giving the name of tho author of the letter; I believe he is a whig or anil-mason in politics; hadlno.lhtimatioh of~any human until I saw it in the newspapers, of any disturbance at-tho scat of government intended at tho opening of the legislature; there was nothing in the letter according to my. recollection, which Jeff me.lo be-- iievo llfcre wouTdbo any'disorder or disturbance at the meeting of tho legislature; I thought it con templated a protracted contest before committees of that |*ody, 4 ’ CHAIILES HOUSTON'. Sworn and subscribed, June 17tli A. D A 839, be- James K. Snowden, Chairman. fore mo, The Boundary Question.' —The following extract of a letter, under date' of the 12th ult. ia. taken from the Quebec Gazette:, - . “I .think you may lake it ha certain that a spe cial convention has either left this country, or will .apecdilybosent.to America,-for-arranging tho"ba sis of a settlement of lho'disjmte.B, J with the gov erinhent of the United Statesrelativo'to the boun dary question., - - " - \ “Her Majesty’s advocate, Sirajohn Dodson, has for some tirtio been engaged in drawing np this convention,-which, 1 am told, is in strict confor mity with the instructions sent to the American Minister at our Court. The other mentioned facts I am not at liberty, at present, to communicate.— But I think the knotty point is in a fair train of ar rangement. ■ • ■ , TVar ln the East. —The late foreign arrivals bring intelligence that a war has commenced between Turkey and Egypt—the latter aided arid assisted, it is supposed, by Russia,—FrancoiviU not per mit tins interference, on the part of Russia, and, through her Deputies; has voted a large supply for protecting-Turkey. England, it.is believed, will act in concert with France—and the prpbabiiity of a general war in Europe is gaining ground daily. .An account of the commencement of hostilities be- _Turkish and Egyptian.amues will be found in another column. - ,—t poufrTV OppiCEHSAa-By thri new election law, a copy of which wo obtained uib\v days sineig we, learn that there willbe 'in'.'thrs county, instead of four as contemplated ih ; the bill when it was raporicil tQl.llro N 'HoU?e, - ' J Several cases of Yellow fever;, it is rumored, llavo occurred in Philadelphia and New York;— The papers; however, from thosbjrlacos ate silent on the subject.. The Governor is now at the Jlcdfoid Springs, where ho : will remain a few weeks tb recruit his health, which has'suffered severely from too close application to business.. If, S. Treasurer. —William Sclden, Esq. of Vir ginia, has been appointed by the President Treas urer of the United States in the room of Mr. Camp bell,removed.. Mr. is spoken of as a.staunch republican of Urn Jeffersonian school, and a man of unimpeachable character. lii.EC'flok Tann:.—Elections for Congresr aro yet to bd hold in the following States, viz: Rhode Island, in tiro month of August, 2 Reps. N. Carolina, ....do do. 13 “ , ■ Alabama, tho Ist Monday In August, 5 “ • Kentucky r ’ do. do. 13 ‘V - Indiana, ' • do. do. 7 Tennessee, tho Ist Thursday in l3 “ Maryland, the Ist Monday in October,' 8 . Mississippi, the Ist Monday in Nov. ,2 _ . Destructive Fire, —A dreadful fire occurred at Eastport, Mo. on the morning of tho Cth ult. which destroyed nearly half the property of tho town, and more than forty placos of business. Tho prop erty destroyed is estimated at $210,000, pf which $BO,OOO are supposed to bo insured. Another Destructive Hah, Storm. —The Ro chester (N. Y.) Democrat states that more than 1000 acres of wheat, which, (if it had fully ripen ed,) would have yielded tnoretjian 20,000 bushels were destroyed by ( a hail storm on Sunday week. The storm extended oast as far as Wayne county, and after it had passed over, the hail lay upon the ground to the depth of four inches-, - 'Villainous Deed, —The St. Augustine Nows, of the 6th ult. has the following: “The deaths, of Capt. Mitchell and Lieut. Pugh, as well as twelve soldiers, we learn is attributed to poison-" Go!. Davenport and three surgeons are stated to be un der its influence, and for whoso recovery fears are entertained. .A keg of while lead was discovered in the spring from whence theirsupplics of water was obtained. As yet the.perpetrator of this vil lainous deeddias not booh found out:” Candid Jdmimioh.'—Vf b introduce the following, says the State Capitol Gazette, as, a.fair Sample of the universal feeling, of honest-and candjd meii,re lative to the Federal portion of the • 1 Jtd Legjjggg turn That “Pennsylvania is lost’-’ fo; the nlists, is true—but that the conduct of-tllo during’ the, last winter was the- aole cause of%W loss, is not admitted. The democracy of the IfiP stone State, has never yet been fairly 'beaten: ’ln them there is to be found that deep-seated, quench less love of pure Republicanism, which no favor itism can sway—no influence eea awe; Nevetthc- ‘heprchensj.ble”-C'onduci of the “Whigs,” in the organization of the Legislature done much tD'aTotisollurdemocracy to vigilance and action— and ’the result of the coming election will show that Mr. Weed, iy this c'ase, .prophesies correctly. Tile Albany Journal, edited by Thurlow Weed, the great apostle of Anti-masonry, thud ’reliukes the.federal legislators Of this Statoifor their, con duct last winter: “* -“The Whig members of the Pennsylvania Leg islature have acted strangely throughout. Their policy has been suicidal. Their conduct after, to have been as reprehensible as was the ■conduct of the locoTocos before the election. Tho attempt to elect a U. 8. Senator with the votes of tho members from tho courtly of Philadelphia, was unworthy of whigS. ' There was, cither by fair means or foul, a’ loco foco majority in tho Penn sylvania Assembly, Tho whigs should have ac quiesced- Their conduct in tho organization was as reprehensible us it was unwise—and dearly is the whig party paying for the fatuity of its repre sentatives., Pennsylvania is tost ■. Wo strike it out of the canvass. A groat party has been usqd up cither by their incompotoncy or dishonesty of its representatives.” . - Stale Loan. —Tin: Secretary of the. Common wealth has given notice that proposals wifi bo re ceived until Saturday, the 21th hist., for loaning to tho Commonwealth,’ at,a ratio of interest nptex coeding five per cent, tho sum of $2,051,000, to bo appropriated to repairing the several lines df canal and rail-road, and to continue the improve ments of the State. . ’' ■ Buhyr Fingers.—A speculator in the city of Baltimore, says tho Sun of Saturday last, has 13,- 000 barrels of flour in store, which ho bought tip sonic time since at $7 per barrel. What will be tlio profit am) .lone account, inow Hint tlie ertiele. in Bolling for $5 per barrel! Col. PabsonA— This talents won for him golden opinions, eveiy-where, during "tho short time he occupied a seat in tlio Senate,’ has 'declined a nomination for .rerelection on ac count of the preSsing' nature of his professional etnunnunontn. We are ninceiely Berry at this in tolligenco, and regret, as every democrat must, the loss of such a maft in tho Senate at this peculiar juncture of affairs. The people, however, will not soon forgot liis brilliant but short cntccr.in, the Legislatp.ro of Pennsylvania, and. ho will carry will! him' ip to retirement,the good wishes of every genuine republican in tlio Union. ’ "■ . ; For Ihe.^ohmlcer. Messrs. Editors:—l am one'oP those who believe that, the whole. cycle of philosophy, as far asit j-egai-ds_.man,,is .cuntaiiiccL-in those old maxims which are* so common in every community. If collected together they would be found to comprise within a small iompas? eyeiy truth thaf has been elicited: by the labor and learning cif man. They are like th(f laws which have been.impressed up-, on "mind-and matter—they change not, nei ther do :they fail; •■. This,one for instance— “the galled jade"vi'ince's under the lash”— has ever beep found trdejrind if it stood in need of any additional confirmation, the con-- duct of certain loastecs, wliilstsmartlng un der the application of plain;;’unvarnished truth, would establish it beyond a doubt. It appears, that the magnificent ‘*weJce tlo mon,” whose imagination is liauiited by the ghost of-a committee of. investigation, has in his wrath threatened to inflict CorpoV r’al punishment- upon you;—-but, when the little steam h' s doughy pate would contain had evaporated; he only sighed for a yaliant heart and mighty :arni, that_he:inight,take summary' vengeance .upon the-doco-foco Scoundrel that tlarcd to presumo to remark upon a gentleman’s toast.” “A gentleman! '. , What o’ the wool pack!, or thesugar chest! "Of lists orfelvet! which-is i t,-pound:oryard ..You vend your gentry by..” . . . Andrhig Hen—bh ye Gods and little fishes!. how. he did rant and tear;— nothing could or yvolild .pacify- him, -but (he assurance that great public characters, such ns himself and Charley diacfcout^ Penrose, must occasional ly get a .slight nib. I understand that he has commenced a system of diet and gym nastics for the purpose-of evaporating his extra chat of lard, and reducing his “corpo ration” to a respectable size.. And the Calf too, “tell it not in Gath, nor whisper it in* the streets of’Askelon,” how he did belltSiv and Easy, easy, Hilly darling! you had need of unsuitable bobriqueti mill now you have one that will follow you .even to your grassy couch. ■ The sound of ft'is eu phonious: Calf! Calf!! Why the breath of a calf is proverbial, for its sweetness; and harmlessiless and simplicity are its predomi nant and most pleasing characteristics. In fact, one&L all feel that niy remarks were pro per and suitable; and as misconduct always meets its reward here, they are now under going fh'e penaltydUe the infraction of a just and equitable law.- Is it not,-Messrs. Editors, a singular fact, that'each individual whose toast has been criticised,'has' selected as the object of Tiis animadversion the very thing in'which he is himself at fault, and notoriously deficient. This at first sight to a cursory observer, and superficial thinker, appears to be un,account able:' Bijf when wo remember (hat “the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands\ and that, ‘Guiltiness willspcalc tho’ tongues were out of use,’ the mystery is dissipated—the riddle is solved; and we arc led insensibly to admire and reverence the wisdom arid might of that arm which governs arid directs the reins of the human heart. But; sirs, I am wandering, and mustjurn to that for which I set out, viz: the toast of file OTiat Panjandrum himself;—that mighty orb oMighty aroutid which the lesser planets revolve ami borrow their lustre—that chief inusiciah, who strikes (he first chord, and gives the'"proper pilcffp’thiit the subaltern. puppies mayMiowl in' cpnpqrf. „ By. Charles Consistency Bach-window Biddle-Blooded Penrose. “Tho Volunteers of Cumberland county; In the revolution, distinguished before the walla of Quo-, bec—in the Into war, maintaining their reputation at Lundy’s lane,- and on the.plains of Chippewa— in our own time, prompt to discharge their duty. Denied justice’by a miserable party-spirit,-they; have yet the approbation of tlidbr own .hearts and of every true patriot.” , ■■ ■ . \ .“Oh for a quill plucked from a Seraph’s twiqg,” to give thee thy reward—that I ■might, like the Parson of Lycoming, trace your Meandering course,’and .describe how sfephby step you rose from’ the state of a petty, hli.li-rale country lawyer, to the dicta torship of Pennsylvania^ - ' “Rivers from Bubbling springs Have rise at first; and great from abject tilings.”’ - Verily thou art a wonderful map B—a— a “fly-' ing plieiiumcnqn’(—nn eKtraor’iliiiary genius. No state; or condition seems to come amiss to yon- Like the ancient Euphues, you can say—lf Ihe in Crete I can lie; if in Greece I can’ shift; if in Italy I can court. I can carouse with Alexander; abstain with Ro mulus;’cat with t|ie epicure; fast with the • stoic; sleep with Eudymioii; watch, \yith_ Chrysippus. . Circumstances alter .cases, asdiarley.said veil in Henderson’s grove, he toasted braver;/ as exhibited.by the Cumberland Volunteers. In this, unlike your parasites, you laud in stead of decrying that virtue winch is want ing'tb yourself. Well was it for those very men whom you hold up’for deserved admi-’ ration, that you were not one of them oh that dark and dreary uight.wheu risiug.from their frozen couches they rushed forth to assault Quebec’s ice-bound, walls—of when nerved with a patriot’s zeal, and burning with free men’s pride, they stained the green sod of Lundy’s lane with their heai-t’s.red blood; — else had their bright fame and spotless es cutcheon been dimmed aed polluted, by .the cowardice & pusillanimity of a recreant and ii traitor. There is a difference, a’int there’ Charley? between being surrounded by smil ing sycophants and jowlers, in a quiet grove —and being forced to-meet the angry and scowling glances of freemen beholding their birthright about to be snatched from them by a palcj-irembling wretch, who, c ref lie foul deed was done, unable to endure the fierce glare of their indignant eyes, sneaked’ from his_.post—performed, with liis club-footed friend, a Sam : Pafcli leaf—got frightened at a thorn hush, which to his disordered imagi-. the semblance of a gibbet —and fled, like the hero of the mullen stalks, crying, quarter I quarter!! Pink,of consist ency .'have youyetrecovxTcd.from your ter ror? Your pale,.cadaverous, ami anxious .visage would argue, that you still see the lowering.countenances—'swelling bosoms-? and glistening knives of the Philadelphia. butch'enO— ; land ’file furdye glances you ever and anon cast rear-ward, would indicate that you had'a wish to depart. Fear not, trembling culprit) yon are in safety.; Our State is wee and safe; and we pan now look, as indeed we do, with the utmost pity and Contempt, upon the poor, deluded, ihsfru ’ merits of an abortive revolution. ■ CARLISIffc. TURKEY AND EGYPT. War in tkb East. — The London papers -ftLJ.uly_4th_aunouiice,oii-'the authority'of letters -from Gonstantirtople~of“June T2th, that the Sultan has not only declared war Ugainst Mehemet Air the Pacha-of-Egypt; but as supreme Caliph or the Faithful- and representative of the Prophet has issued sen tence of excommunication against him and his son Ibrahim, deposing them from the Government of Egypt Syria. , . This sentence was; pronounced on iho Oth, the retyah or hull of ,malediction being pre pared by the Grand Mufti, after a'grave edn sulfa'tion of the most learned doctors of the Mussulman law. Thc' Wth being Friday;" the Slahomedan Sabbath, the sentence of ex communication was to be read in n!! Mosques, The Turkish fleet kftthe Golden' Horn in two/3ivisions. The. first sailed on the Btlrr"aml the second on,the 91h“ ultimo.— They were to reriJc/.voußat Galtipnli, where 10,000 marines’were waiting to lie taken on; board, with larges quantities of military and other,supplies. . The fleet consists of thirty four sa*il of all sizes, well cquipped;iaud the creavS-Sitere in high spirits;"' Previousrtirthe aailing bf-tlie second -division,AhalSultah;- “though in'mxtremely bad ; Health,, went; on board the Mahmoudi.the Ailmiral’sahip,to say a few -words of encouragement Ip the of ficer and meh.andfo give thenv the bene diction 'of thc Propjict. ~. j : ... . The reception of his was most enthusiastic. Among the Englishmen on board, were Captains Walter, Conolly and Lee, the first of whoni the Sultan raised to the rank of Rear Admiral. Gen. Jochmus, a French officer, who served withdistinctioir in Greece and Spain, was likewise (in board, but though knoivh fo~be in the confidence of the and ope of tfis;|onjp.-spri'rigs' of flic expedition,, he has declined any recog nised yank, choosing-jo appear'as the friend of the'Captain Pacha'. The Sultan having taken ,leave'’of the" officers withdrew niiiid (he roar,of an artillery. The destination of the’ fleet was Alexandria, which it was re-, ported in Constantinople, Mehemct All had left in a defenceless coridilion. The Sultan’s final resolution being com municated to the Buiopean Ambassadors, an imperinl-Finnan was .prepared, which was despatched on the ISth ult, by the Stamboul, steamer to llafiz l’acjia. iii wliicli- that Gen eral ininv-csted with the Pachalics of Syria and Egypt. German papers contain lettersrfrom Con stantinople of the same date, oPwhich the followirig'summary is given: - - - They announce that the Egyptain army in Arabia, under Kirscbid Pacha has entered Bassoruh; that Lord Ponsouby declared that jthc time for tergiversation was past, am) that foi'Tteting was come at last, arid that Admiral Roussin was'in the greatest distress, France having- assutned something like! the protec torship of Mche'met Ali. On the 34th ult. news reached Vienna from Alexandria to the effect that war had commenced in good earnest in Syria, and that the tPoops of Ib rahim Pacha felt back from all;thcir posi tions, fighting as they retreated, so tliat tlie Turkish army was entamped in the territory of Mehcmet Ali. They likewise state that' 5,000 Egyptians deserted to Hafiz Pacha at the first onset. . _ ' Itappears that Ibrahim was not himself present at this engagement, being at the time, at Aleppo; .for, the. instnnt the news reached him he commanded the division stationed .there fo advance and meet the enemy in the field. To have allowed Hafiz to.approach Aleppo undisturbed, would have been to permit him to he.joined by the divis ions commanded by the Pachas of Bagdad and Mussul—an error which Ibrahim is too good a general to commit. ’England and France must rtbw declare themselves; and if they Would prevent Europe from being in volved in the blaze of this war, they must act unanimously with good faith; - No lime is lobe lost. . .. ’,. , ' EXTRACTS' ■ From the Election law. Scc. I or THE ELECTION OV INSPECTORS. Or THE ~ GENERAL ELECTION Sec. 1. .Be it enacted by the "Senate and House of Itcp/csenlatives o) the Common wealth of Pennsylvania in General Jtsscnn bly met, and it is hereby enacted by thejni lllorily of the same, That it shall 'be the du ty of the constable or constables, of each township, ward and district, at least ten days before' the day herein after appointed for the . electipu of inspectors,, to give public notice, by six or more print ed .or written advertise ments, affixed at us many of the most public places therein, of the time ami place of hold ing siich election. . , _ Sec. SI. In case of tho neglect," refusal, death or absence from the county, of the constable or constables, ot any township, ward or district, the supervisors of (lie town ship or district, or the assessors of (he ward, as the case may be, shall perform the duties herein 'before required to be done by such constable or constables, under the like pen alty: Provided, That the said supervisors or assessors-shall not be required to give more than five days .notice of the time and place for,holding such election. Sec. 3. The qualified citizens of the sev eral wards, districts and townships, shall meet in every, year, at the. time and place of Holding the election’fur constable of such ward, district or township, mid then and there elect, as hereinaffer provided, two in spectors and one Judge tif election. _ Sec. 4, Each of such qualified citizens shall vote for one person as judge, and also for one person as inspector of elections, and the person having the greatest number of votes lor judge shall be publicly declared to be elected judge; and the twbtpersuus hav ing the greatest number of votes fominspec tors, shall, in like manner, be declared lobe .electeii-inspectors-of-clections. . Sec. 5. The elections, as aforesaid, shall be opened between the hours of eight and ten o’clock, in the forenoon, by.a pubUc pro clain;\ t lo n th c reofri nad e by the officers ap pointed to. hold the same, and be kept open until seven o’clock, 'except-,in the city and county of. Philadelphia, where it shall he kept-open-until -cighto’clock.inthewftcr noon, when the polls shall he closed, the) number of votes be forthwith ascertained, and the persons highest in vote, publicly.de clared to be elected. Ssci 6. V The judges of the elections, within the limits of their respective wards, districts or townships, shall have power, and arc hereby-required to decide on the quali fications of any person claiming to vote at any election, whenever the inspectors there of shall disagree upon the right of such per son to vote, but,not otherwise, and theJu spcctors thcrcof slrali; upon such decision, forthwith receive or reject the vote of such person, as the caBe..,may_he.a __ Skcr?-.:-Where .any township has been, or shall he, divided in forming an election district, the qualified citizens of eacli part of such divided township, shall severally e lect in the manner and at the time and'place aforesaid,, two inspectors fur each of said several election districts, and shall al soc ket one-person to .servo as.judge. of the elec tions in Bach'district,- to perform the duties cnjoined’Hy thc sikth.section of this act., Sf.c. 8, It shall he the duty of the in spectors and judges -of such election to.imike out duplicate returns of all the; votes given at such election for .inspectors" and judge, one of which- shall; with the tally lists and lists of voters; be deposited in one of the ballot boxes> and the other be delivered by the judge of such elefction, within five days thereafter, to-ijiU-prothonotary of the court of common pleas of the proper county, to‘be filed ;iri his ’office; and" the said inspectors add judge,' shall also make out:a, certificate; of. election Jot each person chosen as an.in specfor br .judge.rvhich .Certificate shall be delivered to the person sp chosen.fprleft al his usual place of'abode by the constable of the-proper wardf district or township; within .five-days after such election.-.' Sec; .9,. The qualified citizens of'the sev eral wards, districts and townships, shall meet on the Friday next preceding the sec ond Tuesday in October next, at the several places „now prescribed by law 'for holding the ward, district and township selections* .. and each of citizens'shall vote by ballot fur one person as judge, and also fur one person as inspector of election, and the person having the greatest number of votes for judge shall.be publicly declared to' be the judge of elections, and the two.pcrsons having the greatest number of votes for in’- . spector shall be publicly declared to be in spectors of election. But -when any town ship has been or shall be divided in forming an election, district, judges and inspectors.of the election*shall be chosen in the manner ■ prescribed in (be seventh section of this act. Sec.- 10, The inspectors and judges so ’ elected shall hold the general election .on tbo -second Tuesdny in'OctobeTTnext, and also - the township elections on the third Friday in March, next, pursuant to (hegc ncral provisions of this ait, and shall take theVame oaths, perform the same duties, and be subject to the same penalties as is therein prescribed. . Sec. 11. The election of said inspectors and judges shall be conducted by the officers now required by law_ to hold tlje elections - for inspectors and assessors in the several townships of this commonwealth, and the same shall be conducted in the manner now prescribed by law, except so far as is other wise herein specifically directed, and the officers for holding the general elections in the city of Philadelphia, and the several in corporated 'districts of the county of Phila delphia, shall nct-as officeis in conducting said election for judges and inspectors, in their several wards, districts and townships* Sec. 13. The qualified votcrsshall also, then and there, elect one person asT assessor fur thcensuing year, and assc-sor and assis tant assessors, shall thereafter be elected at the tiine and phices,fixed by .law for.holding the elections for constable. II TO TIIIT GENERA IrE- LECTION, Sec. 1-4. The general, special, city, in cor]>orated, district ami township elections, and all elections for electors of president and vice president of the-United Stales, shalLbe held and conducted by the inspcc-, towand judges elected as afore laid, and-by clerks appointed as is hereinafter protdUedi ■'r Sec. la. The inspectors and judges, chosen as aforesaid, shall meet at the re- spective places appointed for holding the c lection in the district to which they respec tively belong, -before nine o’clock in the morning of the second Tuesday of October, in each and every year, and each of,said in spectors shall appoint.-one clerk, who shall be a fluidified Voter of such district. Sec. 16. In case the person who shall Have received the second highest number of votes furjnspector, shall not attend on the lay of any election, then the person who ■shall, have received the second highest mini ber_of votes for judge at the next preceding election, shall act as. an inspector in Ids place. And hr case the person who shall have received the highest number'df .votes for inspector shall iiot attend, the person e- ee.ted judge shall, appoint an inspector in Ids place; add in case the person elected a judge shall not attend, then the inspector who received the highest number of votes slui I ('appoint a judge in his place; and' if any vacancy shall, continue in the board for the, space of one hour aftee the time fixed by I; for the opening of the election, the qualiti 1 voter.' 01-the township, ward or district, lot® \yhich such officer shall hayc been elected, present at the place of election, shall elect one of their number to 1:11 sucti.vacancy. - Sec. 17. In case any clerk, appointed tinder the provisions of this act, shall neg le,ct' to attend at any election during said year, it- shall bo the duty of the inspector who appointed said clerk (or of tiie person filling the place of sncli inspector,) to forth with appoint a suitable personas clerk, qual ified as aforesaid, who'shall perform said du ties for, the year. ' Sec. 18. The inspectors; judges and clerks, aforesaid, shall; before entering on •the duties;of their offices, severally take and subscribe the oath or affirmation hereinafter directed, which shall .be administered to them by any judge, alderman""or justice of the peace, but if ho such magistrate be pre- the ihspecfois of the - election shall administer the oath or affirmation. to the other judge and inspector, and then the inspector so_qualifieiLlshall -administer- the— oath, or affirmation to him. ( .Sec( 19. The following shall be the form of the oath or affirmation to be taken by each inspector, viz; „ — J ‘t (A; ' that I will duly attend to the ensuing election during the continuance thereof, as ait inspector, arid that I, will not receive any ticket or vote Ifrom any person, other than such as I shall firmly behove to be; according to the provi-. sions of the constitution and the laws of'this commonwealth, entitled to vote at suchelcc tioi\ without rcquiring..such evidence, of the right to vote as is directed b^:.|awvrioj^will : I vexatiously delay or refuse, to receive any vote from any person who l"shall-Believe to" J).e_en4tl&d-to-vote-asmfoVesaKlV-butthat~I — will iriall things truly, faith fully perform tay duty therein, to the.best of wy judgment: and abilities, and that I mu riot directly* nor indirectly, interested in any bet or. wager oil the result of this elec tion.” [The the Judges and Cleiks arc nearly siqrilar "to that, of the Inspectors.] ' • ■ ' • '- r •* - i-,:* VII—OF THE ELECTION OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS* Sec.,sl. The elections for.assessors id the several townships, wards; ’and districts in this commonwealth, shall bo held add con* ducted under the. samp regulation? as are t hereinbefore provided. ' . . ' , ; SEc. 52, Tho.ejcctipnTor all other town* ship.,.officers.authorized by law, shall take place as follows: , It shall be the duty of the constable of every- township, ,at least teft daysijcfore the day appointed by law for the. electioir of the said township oflicers, to give' ' public notice by ten dr more prin ted or writ-. ten advertisements, affixed atnsmany of the mosf public places therein, of the time anil place of holding such election.; ■ ; SEc. 55. The election|br the said town-• ship officer!) shall be held during the same hours, and by the persons appointed to hold the election of inspectors and assessors;- dri thethirdFridayin March, of every year, {■xcept-in the comities-of Bradford, Susqne- 'Sf'sw'l*! Em
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