AMERICAN - VOLUNTEER. GAHLISIjEi TIItmsDA.V. MABCH 18. I*4o. FOR PRESIDENT, •-* ; FOR VK3B PRESIDENT, . j iicizuu* joas,vso<j\\ ELECTORAL TICKET, •SIfATOBIAIi. Sanies Clarke'df'lnd. George G, Lelpet, c ( DoL '., coaosseKOMAS. • Sts!* • Diil. I. John Thompson, 19. Frederick Smith, M’-Cluro, "Benjamin Mifflin, 14/ J. M. Oeramell, S> William H. Smith, 15. Geo.M. Hollenback, 4» Jo'hn F. Steimuan, 10. Leonard Pfoutz, -John Obvrlin, 17. John Ho'W&.Jr., . Henry Myers, 13. William Pnition, & Daniel Jaooby, 19. John Morrison, —■a. Jeeae Johnson, SO. -Wes Frost, 7. Jacob Able, ,91. Benjamin Anderson, S, George Cbriatman, 93. William Wilkins, 0. William Sohoenat, 93. A. R. Knight, . 10. Henry Dnhuir, 91.-John Findley, 11. Homy Logan, < 93* Stephen Barlow. NOTICE. Those Interested arc hereby notified, that thobills due this establishment for subscription, advertising end job work, will be made out and the Ist of April, when-those indebted will be ex pected to liquidate thairaccounts: either with-the cash or promissory notes. In the moan time, those who can conveniently, will confer a favor by. call ing at the office and settling their accounts. > Subscribers at a distance can remit through ' the mail, in current bank notes, at our riak, the re ceipt whereof shall be acknowledged in tho paper. Wo this week place at the head of oar columns ’the Electoral ticket formed by the State Conven tion on Thursday test, and shall retain it thereun- til it is triumphantly elected by the democracy of this groat Commonwealth. That the enemy will make a desperate effort to carry the State nShe can doubt—the signs of the times plainly indicate as •mneh,—but that they will be defeated is as cer- tain as fate. With tho names of Martin Van Buren - -end Richard M. Johnson-at the mast head, .the ... gallant ship Democracy will career gallantly on ward, until it roaches the haven of victory, and until the. piratical schooner-of our opponents is sunk in the vortbx of public disapprobation. Hon. Charles McClure.—Wonre gratified at-the ■selection of this gentleman’, for a Presidential E leetor from this Congressional District, and we •are very sure that our democratic readers general ly will heartily approve the, nomination. No bet ter nor'mora populaf individual could-'have- been chosen, and none more-deserving the confidence democracy of the commonwealth. His stem political integrity, and his nhyielding devo tion to tho principles of tho democratic party, are a sure guarantee that the trust could not have been -confided to safer-hands. Of his triumphant elec-, tion, as well as that of the whole ticket, there nan not baa doubt. An abstract of tba preceedlnga'of tho Democra tic State Convention will bo found in anotherpart of this paper. One hundred and thirty delegates ■were in attendance, every district in the State be ing represented. Much , unanimity prevailed du. ring its two days’ sessions, and the whole pro ■oeedings augur well for the success of republican principles at the ensuing Presidential election.— Wo particularly invite the attention of our readers to the' Address and Resolutions adopted by tho Convention. ; They are mild and conciliatory, yet firm and dignified—strongly embodying public sentiment—and fully suataining the course of our National and State Administrations. Next week we shall endeavor to find' room for the excellent address delivered by Judge Blythe, on taking tho chair as President of the Conven tion. ■ _ Ifoo Jersey Chic.—lp the House, on Thursday last, Mr, Campbell, from the committee of Eleo tions, tirade a full and detailed report on the New Jersey case, which concluded with stating the fact required by the resolution of the House—to report forthwith the names of those who had a majority «f the lawful votes of tho people of New Jersey, In pursuance of this order, the committee state that Messrs. Dickerson, Vboom, Btall, Kills, and . Cooper, the ‘democratic candidates, received the largest number of hatful votes. Thus has Justice at length been done the democracy of that ancient Commonwealth. Tfiird Congressional District—Disputed Seats,— <H Agreeably to a resolution of Congress,” the Phil adelphia Spirit of the Times of Friday last says, , %ninvestigationofthi3 matterwns commenced "yesterday at 11 o’clock, at tbs Northern Liberties Hall, by B, Newcomb, Esq.. Commissioner, aided by .C. Bulkley, Esq. Clerk., Messrs. Ingersoll and.Naylor were both present, but ’the witnesses summoned being absent, the examination was .ad . Joumed till this afternoon at 3 o’clock. The wit nesses arer John C. Gill, tV. S. Conrow and E. C. Smithj nnd it is supposed they have left tße city to avoid testifying ip the truth, /nicy ere nil three whigs.’ > ■'j It is asserted "by the .Harrison is poor, and necessitous. Giant ii, for tho sake of argtunent. and what . does it. provel olther.that hehaa all his lifetime ;been a reckless spendthrift, orthathe is totally unfit to manage hip ' ' tovru affairs to advantage, "armaa who has held ? Sitrtati»«ipablio employments for forty term years, , ramiM : popi". ia, wo think, unfit to, man of a great nation. ,/ ' : ’ , : i The First Teller'of BanS, N.'Toik, C.‘ J-Hewcomhe, a to the tone of 649,900, : and has ab ■ matmCT<tf Swartwoutand Leris, - iJfaTorfcSefabs~The nombrt of children in • .atttlCtddihthe CotnißonSchoola ofthoStateqf 557,329.-- . Thcpensee, $1,789,014. ; vAvmge annnal cost each, V’®3,20.--' The dteraga compehaatiohof teachers, *'waa 811,05 per month; ' The for he eehopls- for the present year is estimated a! 98,109,0*0. ; 'w,rr-,.» R. R,.iif.Ev—Thia gentleman' Hlndorhook Association of Cumber iasagain had,occasion to step forward, not in dej-I. land County. fence of thd Jjemoctacy .of bis native State, as her- ' Tho.folloifing.additionai mimes have been tc fere! but .to repel a base .sfimder upon the taah 1 Ocived aiobd ourlaat piibUcSnon:.. T , •whom Pennsylvania delights to honor—we moan ; ? DICKINSON- . the Hon. Jamceßuchanam The attack was made Willfera fiarper,; • 'WilliaraShnver,., doling' the discussion of '(fie - of Commissioner of Pensions, bywm^Spdhgret, ; ' •’=• r ~‘ a Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, a prominent. Federal, John Dunlap, Edward W. Weakley, ■ member, who travelled so far out of the record, as . 4ames_P. Woods, . to losesight of tho question entirely for the pur- John Kyle, John Moore, _ y pose of misrepresenting Mr. B’a speech on the In- Jlathew O^hl ™ j oh^ r^, j W ‘ Bhn ' rW ’ ' dependent Treasury with reference'to the wages jauTFLIN-' of labor. .The following is an abstract of the de. Storrott| Esq. JoaepVM’Elwano, bate, faken.from the Globo.pf Tuesday week: william Brown, ■ Sam'l H. Patterson, Esq. Mr. DAVIS .of Kentucky. folloWcdinanaltack laaacChristUeb, . Samuel MegaW,' , npofl tho Administration; and went into an oxami-, H. D. Dalhousen, Esq[. Joseph Delhi, 1 naliod of the principles of tha Sob-Tre.aaury," JohirWhistler, jr. : , Andrew. Swiiich will bo hereafter published-.) Hewasun-. William Feigu'eori* John Harper, ■ doretood to say that a Senator from Pennsylvania , John M. ft|iUpf r Cyrua Beynard,. here advocated tho reduction of the wages of the; William [Railing,. William M. Soomlerf;, lahoring .man upon tho fleet of the Senate, and Robert Middleton, John Jacobs, • . called flie attention of his ftiqnd from Pcnnaylva-1 Jonathan Hudson, ■ , John Brohm, nia TMr. Uausev]'to the fact. I Abraham Landis, -- '' Mr. RAMSEYimmediately rose,end requested WEST- PENNSBOKOUGH. tho genUeraan ftotn Kentucky'CMr. DiViaJ-tq al-‘ Samuel Trill,” — : 'MartltvCarothers, ‘~ low uim an opportunity to; correct the error into John Dunlap, Esq. John Ferguson,' which he had fallen. • John Elliott, Joseph Brown, Mr. DAVIS yielded the floor to William A. Davidson,' Jacob GoqdhearV Mr. RAMSEY, who said that be had made an Enoch Woodrow, , Peter Ripton, effort on another pocaaion, during the debate, to ,Robert Montgomery, - George M’Keehan, put the gentleman from South Qarolina [Mr. William Ker, William Wyke, VV addt Thompson] rigKt upoTTtho'samesubJectrrjohirMJ Woods, 'John:W : which has.called, down personal recriminations, i laaao Ruth, Joseph Trego, which he should not notice, as they have since George Watson, ' John Blean, Esq. been withdrawn, and an apology made. Tho gen- j„ t j lß ]; at of names for Allen, published In our tieman from South Carolina, however, very grave- last> Bere ral errors occurred. For ‘David Failor eci Sub-Treasury'bill, consisted in the reduction of Tailor. the wages of labor,” and when ho challenged him to name any one of tho four gentlemen, and to point to tho speech in which such doctrines were maintained, he could not do it; hut the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Davis] referred him to Mr. Buchanan as the.author, 1 and ho rose for the pur pose of utterly denying that the remarks of that gentleman could bo thus by any liberal minded and candid member in this House. Ho had listened with pleasure to the speech of'Mr. Buchanan iu.the Senate; be lied since read it, and, so far from an attempt being mado to prejudice tho interests of the poor man, the Senator from Penn sylvania -labored -to show’the many important ad vantages the humble mechanic would derive from the passage’ of the Sub-Treasury bill: thafthe rate of wages would be fixed and .permanent, and less liable to be controlled by the fluctuations of the currency; that, as labor was the foundation, of wealth, the free laborers of the U., Slates would be blessed with more of tho comforts and necessa ries of life -under the system proposed, than they could possibly acquire; when industry was palsied by an inflated paper circulation—rags which had so far depreciated at one time ms to bo exchanged at tho rale of one hundred doliarS for a day's wa ges. and which Said ofie hundred dollars could not haveho’ught a breakfast; that although the price of labor miglit ho nominally reduced, the Sub-Trea sury would make the laborer more independent, and,, in reality, more wealthy than ,he could ever be under the present system. That the nominal price of labor would fall,under tho Sub-Treasury bill, no one could deny; but every thing else would declinoih a greater proportion to the manifest be nefit of the poor ipah. Now, sir, will gentlemen continue to pervert the argument’and Suffer their speeches to impress the country with the idea that Mr.-BocHANAH was hostile to that large and meri torious class of the' community who acquire their daily broad.bythe sweat of the brow? that he was, in fact,, the enemy of the poor man? Ho could not think, if the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Da vis] would read tho speech in question, that he would, Tor one moment, be guilty of the injustice of drawing conclusions nptwarranted by tho pre mises, and utterly,at variance with the spirit and meaning of tho whole, production. OnfWtufKnows.— Moses Dawson, Esq. of Cin cinnati, tho biographer of Gen. Harrison, and his warm personal friend to boot, has published a let ter, setting forth the reasons why. he cannot sup port the mock “military chieftanj’l at tho same time taking occasion to confute many ridiculous assertions of the federalists, intended to work on the prejudices and passions of a particular class of persons, whom they erroneously suppose can bo gulled by such clap-trap devices. The assertion that Harrison is poor and lives in a log cabin, Mr. Daweon says is false. On the contrary, he avers that the old man owns, and resides in a fine house, receives six thousand dollars per annum in theclear from his office of Cleric of the Court of Hamilton County, after paying his deputy, and that he is as rich as “any man in this country ought to he.” But Mr. D. says, that the principal reason why he cannot support Harrison for the office of Presi dent, is his “loldl want of the qualifications requisite for to high a station! ” This, coming from a per sonal friend and neighbor of the General, and one having an opportunity of judging from long ac quaintance, must be taken as conclusive evidence against his fitness for the exalted station to which he aspires.’ ± , Canal Navigation. —Tho Board of Canal Com missioners have given notice that the boats will commence running on the 80th instant. . And we learn from one of our exchanges, that the cross-cut canal, terminating at Beaver, Pa., which is intend ed to eonnec’tthe State improvements of Ohio with those of Pennsylvania, will be realty for.uSe as peon as the navigation opens. ,We may therefore confidently expect, that the public imjprpvements will be much more productive the ensuing season than they have been ot any fprmei period. Olio 'Fcieral Convention. —Tho federal papers are blowing right lustily about tho. Ohio Conven tion, representingat. as agrand affair, and stating that from IS to 20,000 of the “bone and sinew” of the Slate were there with banners, log cabins, co upes, eto.. But. there are always two. sides toa story—the Statesman, a leading democratiopaper published at Columbus, says, the actual, number jn attendance did not exceed 3,000, and that but few of the “bone ahd einew” were am’ong them. The same papergries the names, of 8723 of the delegates, the counties from which they came, and their profession v pr calling. Of tho, above ;mon lloned number 338 are Sank Officers and Directors, 743 Ojffiee-holdersf 346 Lawyers and Doctors, and the balance made up principally’ of ‘Merchants and Speculators! Of the whole number 893 were rank IdboHiiomsts, ’ . ■ , The above inotley_CoiiVention nominated Thai. Curtain, a rank and avowed abolitionist, for Gov ernor. ‘ This isperfeotly in character with federal whlggery, and shown with What facility, they' can “join jibleta” with any party, no matter how nioious or dastracUve .their principles may be. A portion of the proceedings'of the military cel ebration at Mechahiosbnrgi oh .th« 22d uit., will be found in another column. If Wocan possibly spare the’ room teil weetV We shalli according to requeBt,pntilishthoapefech delivered op thebecasion New EampMrt:*~ r Fhji election ln this Sfatefpr Governor and State officers,' took place ohTueaday last. 1 ; We shall .probably beablcto givoihe re sult in our nelt. >- Wo are pleased to loam that out worthy ,Spd es teemed townsman, Jacob B. Ltom, Esq. than ’whom a more faithful and competent officer is not to be found bn the whole line of public Works, has been re-appointed, by the Canal Commissioners, Supervisor on tho'Eastom Division of the Penn sylvania Canal. iVeiO Irredeemable. Paper,— -The Sank of thn’U. S. having sufiered so severely by the issue of.its notes, in tho shape of 13 per cent interest, &c., and afraid of a ropetition of the losses, now refuses to pay its cAccAs in notes orany thing else; but says the depositor must bo contented with having them marked'“coon,” and thus the debtor of the depositor must take these checks as payment—as money! This Bank has already injured the other Banker by throwing her bank notes upon them, and tho effect now is to overload them with cheeks upon her, which, she proposes to pay in current bank notes some twenty years hence.—Har. Jlep. In addition to the above, we learn that after the D. S. Bank refused to pay its check's, the other Banks of the city (except the Girard Bank, which goes cheek by jowl with the ‘‘Monster,” and.which also suspended the payment of itschecks,) refused to receive-upon any terms or for any purpose its notes or the notes of the Girard" Bank. So we go. It appears then, that we are not only to have a bus pension Of - specie payments—but also of paper!- What next! - ' - FROM WASHINGTON. We ate indebted to'thelfl&i. Wipr.iAtr S. Ram bet for the following letter, which we publish for the benefit of our readers: ■ Washinoton, March 5, 1840. Messrs. Sanderson & Gommant The New Jersey question anpin canie up yes terday in the shapo of a report from the committee on Elections, but a suspension of the rules being necessary to the introduction of the report, and. that requirin'- a vote of two thirds,' the Whigs wore enabled to stave off the subject for a- few days longer. This system of delaying the busi ness of the. country is well understood now- The opposition have determined that nothing shall be done by the House of Representatives this year, if motions to adjourn, cajla for the ayes and noes, and paltry evasions of the rules of the House on points of order can avail any thing. They.-wish to embarrass the administration even in the pas sage of hills acknowledged to be unobjectionable, and imperatively called for by all classes and, par ties in the country—for instance, the bill making appropriations for the payment of Pensions was debated for several days by Messrs. Garland, Bell, Graves and others, and when the voeKvaS taken on its final passage not a single member of the house had the boldness to vote against it., The bill also to continue the office of the Commission er on Pensions reported by the committee of Ways and Means was seized upon, and here it seems the Whigs caughta tartar. They, as usual,-blustered about Executive patronage,- the spoils belonging to the victors, and moved a reduction of the Com missioner's salary from $3900 to $3500. Thede mociats took them at their \yord and so reduced the compensation. The bill'went to the Senate, and in the meantime these economical gentlemen discovering that die Commissioner belonged to the old,federal party, and of pourse that his per quisites were a part of their “moiVs,” madea stand in the Senate under Mr. Southard lo prevent the adoption of the amendment, but the democrats a gain passed the bill, and it is now a law. The- farce that the opposition are playing off here in order to raise the drooping spirits of their friends in different parts of the Union .is, truly laughable. ■ They can scarce persuade themsely.es that they have the most remote prospect of carry ing Harrison, yet they art Continually publishing accounts of “meetings,” arid “enthusiastic gather ings of the people," that exist only uTthe imagi nations of their pensioned letter writers and obse quious editors. This is their usual game—their victories are always bn paper, whilst ours are a chleved at the polls. The people of tho U'/Slates have too much good sense and discrimination to be duped by the tuneless jargoff of the federal par ty about “/og cabins ” -economy; reform ; &c. 'oven if the Bank oftho U. States; and Gen, Harrison’s log hot at North Bend supplied with that whole some beverage, called hard cider;,at the rato-bf $lO,OOO per annum, ' did not stand a monument of their sincerity!—they will easily perceive that “this is all talk and no ciider.” , Meetings, (blit 1, beg pardon) “enthusiastic gatherings . inTavor of. Harrison” have been held hi this city, and I Would dely old-F'alstaff himself to give a description of them; They were;.l un derstand,composed chiefly of hoys and idlers, and Sof individuals who hive no 'Votes. They 2d' and countermarched through the streets With transparencies of log cabins and canoes,;biit from whatl could.bbservo thern.wns no cargo of hard cider onboard—-theirbbats' being evidently put in motion by steam. 'From-the uproar and oonfnsion on such occasions 1 have no doubt these heroes are determined to try the effeetpf “sound and fury,” to make up ih some - mbasnre" for their inability to cast a single vote in the ' doeung-cori test, «’ -- • The. weather is delightful; and in .the cooraebf theday Ttook occasion to pay my respecta to Mr.. Van Buren, whom I found - “calmas aeummor’s morning,” and eyrdenlly enjoylng most excellent health and spirits. ”. , ;! : f.V f Th'e latoat foreign news is tie marriage pf Queen Victoria, to Prinfce-Albert.' The marriage took place on thelSth of February in the Royal Chap pi of St. James.,. The detaiialpf sey? eral columns of the largest liondoii prints. It was celebrated by ..festivals and rejoicings in evety port pf the kingdom. . •_ ■ : ‘ On Monday last tho Governor sentln amcaaago to the Senate, nominating the following Judge*: Robert 11.. Grier, to,bo President Judge.of the District Cdhrt ln, the county. o'f Allegheny.' j GeorgeW. Barton, President, and R. T- (hrt rmjand j'otrfih AT, Bonin, Associates, of the.now Court of Criminal .Sessions in’Philadelphia. , j . .The above are, represented as-being excellent, appointments, and the Governor has done himself no little credit in miking such a judicious selec tion, . • „■ . ■ 'lbotniy-Jitie Associate Judgosof Common Pleas, in different pafttbLtho.State,; were nominated at tho same .time... . . Judge Grior’h nomination was unanimously con firmed—&&'others me not yet acted oh. ‘‘What will the' Legislature do with the. banks and the banking system'!” Is a question that ts fre quently .asked ' now-a-dayo—and one too r which least of all others,- we,' or any one else whom we have heard attempt to give an opinion, are unpro-. pared, to giye a satisfactory.answoi>" Vf hat they ought to do.ia another matter, and wb think we are borne out by public opinion, in saying that a day certain ought' to be fixed for resumption, let that time be one, two, throe or four months hence, if it is thought expedient, and that the whole System ought to bo radically and thoroughly, reformed.— ■lf it be asked what reforms, are necessary to be in-- troduced, wo'point tothoGovamorVMessageat the opening of tho session, and recommend the Legislature to adopt his recommendations on. tho subject. If hvs EXcollency’B viowa were. Carried out, wo foe! confident that thb.entiro banking sys tem of the .Commonwealth would bo placed on Such a footing as. to,ensure the confidence of the community, and bo alike beneficial to the banks and tho people. . . The people are complaining of the delay in the Legislature. The public mind is in a Stale of sus pense, and, as a consequence, business of every kind is paralyzed. Already two months of tho Session have been consumed, and nothing has been done—the peoplejare suffering frojnlho unaccount able delay, and nothing now but the most prompt gnd Speedy action on the subject will satisfy tho" public, or remove the injurious imptesions which are beginning to obtain against the leading mem bers of the Legislature. Wo do hope that fprtheir own sake and that of a suffering constituency, the .members will at once Set about the Work in earn eat, and show by their potions that they are hon estly and fearlessly disposed to carry outthe wish es of the people. , Unless something is shortly done we fear that the democratic party will |re seriously injured at the coming elections. ‘ . - Several advertisements are unavoidably crowd ed out-this week to make room for tho proceedings of the State ; Convention. We.hbpe ;our Attends will excuse us. FLOUR.—Upwards of 27,000 barrels of flour were inspected last week in Baltimore. State Legislature. Letter to tho Editors,' dated “HAnnisnuno, March 7, 1340. Nothing of importance has transpired hero du ring the week except the meeting of the State Convention, Which assembled on Wednesday morning and closed its labors bn Thursday even ing. Mucji. unanimity and harmony prevailed in its deliberationa, but ae you will have the proceed ings in tho Harrisburg papers it is unnecessary for me to give you a detail. Sufficient to .say, that the favorite’candidates of the democratic party arc noW in the field, and nothing is wanting to ensure their success in the old Keystone overwhel ming majority but union and harmony. That old mother Cumberland Will do her duty in the ap proaching contest, no one can doubt. Gf^ffuesday'the Resumption.bill Was called up in the House, but no progress Was made—on Wednesday and Thursday no quorum could be formed, many of tho members having taken seats as delegates in the’Ubhventicn—yesterday we bad the bill up again, but no definite action—and this .flay has been spent upon it likewise without com ing to a decision. _ During the week tho agents of. the Banks have been busily engaged ’in their usual occupation of trying to'frighten or cajole the members into their terms, and I am sorry to add-there is Mo much reason to fear that their efforts have not been fruit* less. Of one thing I feel pretty and that is that fewer democrats will leave Harrisburg at the adjournment than came here, at the opening of the session—but that is a matter that must be settled betwixt them and their constituents. .Very little of consequence has been dons inlhe Senate-, ’ ■ —-Whenever, if at all, the qnestion-of resumption is decided, I shall not fail to inform you. Yours, &c.” r ' DEMOCRATIC. REPUBLICAN STATE CONTENTION. Tile Delegates from the differentcounlieS'met jn Convention, at Harrisburg, on the 4th instant. The Convention was permanently organized by the appointment of the following officers, viz; pbesioent, " CALVIN BLYTHE, of Dauphin, •• .. . VICE PRESIDENTS, ■—- ——Frederick Smith, Franklin, — . John.S. Gibbons, Lehigh, e ■ .-< 1 Jacob Geh'r, Berks, J ~-_ - i Mabtih Shearer, York, R. P. Flenniken, Faycltc, _v. „•* V James Patterson,. Lancaster, William Porter,Allegheny, ; ■ James M’FarreN; SamoelHavs, Venango, ' Samuel ‘Sprott, Beaver,' -’ • . Ciiaeles Chandler, Susquehanna, •* , W. P. Wilcox, M’Kean, ■ Martin Lot, Bedford, Ebesezeb Kmosßunv, Wayne, . ' James M’Dmtr, Adams, • j • Georoe Lehman, Philadelphia city, Joseph Moorison, Bucks,. L...: •' - SECRETARIES; _ Henry L. Harvey,Erie, '■ Franklin B. Schocner, Berks, Richard Vaux, Philadelphia, > 1 . John W. Forney, Lancaster, '• i' V... f . *.!. N, Strickland, Chester, , ‘ Edward M. Dredln.Jlutlet, : . , , . .Henry D. Foster, W'estmoreland, } John A. Innis,' Northampton. . Some difficulty, btcurred in consequence of two .setts* of-Delegates appearing from Philadelphia .and one or livo other counties. A corrimittee was appointed to decide the contested claims, Who rey' potted adverse tojjyth eels of claimants,. ahdrb commcnded that-the ftiembcfs in bothJionsea of the Lcgielaturebo permitted totako seals asDel egates. wa y C,-; " i ’ Thefo)|oWinggchtlmnenW Dqlo gatesto iffieß4jtim'oteConvention,yiz:.Jql)nFel ton, Henry Honi, Wm. Rippergor, John Poulfc ted, Roah Fraa’er.JolinH.'BrintoD, Joseph Engle, .Joseph Fry, Henry Chapman,. John Westbrook, John Weaver, Daniel Shall, Simon Cameron, Ro bert J. Fisher; Moses Maclean; Henry Fetter, J. B. Ard, SannfohF. Hadley, W,‘A. Petriken-, Sa muel Dickinson, Job Mann, L. L, Bigelow, Enos hook, John WishartyH. H. Van Amringe, John | Bredin. Tnoa. Cunningham, and Galbraith A. Ir vine. . Gen. W. T. Rogers, of Bucks, and. J. K. Moorhead, Esq. of Allegheny, wore appointed Se natorial Delegates. . On motion, tho followkg Eloctoral Ticket was appointed: ' . 8BI»JlT0m*L &LKCTOB3, JAMES CLAHKBTbf Indiana, , GEORGE G. LIJI PER, of Delaware. Difftaitrrs. CbKaSEaaiONii., ... Ist. JOHN THOMPSON, ' , ‘ 9d, .FREDERICK S'flOElteH, BENJAMIN MIFFLIN, 3d. WILLIAM HI SMITH-, . 4tli. JOHN F-.STEINMAN,, JOHN DOWLIN, of Chester, HENRY MYERS, of Dolawate, sth, DANIEL JACOBY, 6th. JESSE JOHNSON, ,7thi_ JACOB-ABLE,. l ' 1 v Blh. GEORGE CHRISTMAN, of Lekigh, 9th. WILLIAM SCHOENEB, 10th, HENRY DEHUFF, ’ 11th. HBNftY LOGAN, 13th. FREDERICK SMITH, 13th. CHARLES MeCLURB, 14th. J. M. GEMMELL, of Hunlinftdolt, isth. gEorge m: hollenback, . ~t~ IGlh. LEONARD PFOUTX, 17lh. JOHN HORTON, Jr. 18th. WILLIAM PHILSON, 19th. JOHN-MORRISON, 20th. WESTLY FROST: 21st. BENJAMIN ANDERSON, 23d. WILLIAM WILKINS, ■ ■ - 23d. a. K. Knight," 94th. JOHN FINDLEY, 35th. STEPHEN BARLOW, ofCrawfotd. Several other matters, such as the appointment of ti Central State Committee, Committee of Cor respondence, Ac. were' attended to—after which Mr. AsinmoE, from the Committee to prepare an Address for the Convention, rcported_that they had unanimously adopted the following ADDRteSS Of the Denlocf&tic Stale Convention to the People of Pennsylvania. Fellow-citizens: The venerable ami illustrious Washing ton, in.his-farewell address to die people,, solemnly adjures us not to itlteVWeaVe “ollr destiny with that of any pah of Europe,” buttoinaiulain the independent action of our government, free from foreign influence, in suc)i a wanner that “we may chouse'pearg of war, a$ oUr interest guided, by justice, shall counsel.** ’ Had he 1 been writing expressly tot the present age and state of things,'in reference to the-banking system now in existence-, he could not have delivered a.mpre applicable and useful warning. By the medium of banks as at present es tablished and conducted, the wealth of the' country has been drained and transferred to fore-go powers; the functions of government have been impeded; our destiny has been made to depend upon tlie mandates of the Britisli money power; the arts and industry of peace have been interrupted, ami the' preparations for defence anti safely, as in terest and justice might 'council, have been greatly obstructed. As is justly remaiked by President Van Buren.in his most excellent message, the dependence between banking insti tutions, does not terminate at our own cities; it extends across the ocean and centres in. London. “The same laws of trade which give to the banksin our principal cities pow er over the whole banking system of the U. Slates subject the former in their turn to the money power in Great Britain.” The con sequence of such- a slate of things, if per mitted, would take from the representati'fcs of the people the functions of government and vest titenrin banks; and so liiv-frdm being independ'ent and free from “the insidious wiles of foreign inflyjiyce” as solemnly and earnestly urged upon'us by the ■ venerable father of his country, we should he brought info immediate subjection to the bank of England, and made Ip “choose peace or war” as she. might.direct .for us. Ccinsideralionr of this nature induced our excellent President, Martin Van Buren, to assign to congress his reasons for believing that the,'establishment of an Independent National Treasury, as contemplated by the constitution, is necessary to the safe action of the federal “governments - It-is-indeed-r necessary for the very existence of our free | institutions. If the,public money be taken ; from the people, and transferred tothe.banks ; for their, private usesj.if tile treasury of (he j people be at the'eommand of hanks, and riot' at (he command of the people, if by a per- j verted,false, ail'd pretended."credit System,” . our resources gnu strength are placed at the; mercy of the British Parliament, acting through the medium of the„bank of England,. then liberty will soon become a mere name, '■ and our national existence be blotted .out. i How joyful should’ be the heart,of every l patriot that the' establishment',,of an: Inde pendent National. Treasury, is now, in all j parts oruur Union. becomc so popular that, -in the present congress, the allied force* of ; WhigH nUd anti-masons, Were; compelled-to cast their votes ford Sub-Treasury candi date, in theelection ofSpeaker.Tliemuch vilified and denounced Sub-Treasury, was made the rallying wordforbullecting their forces, and umting their strength. A victory thus.achieved by.the patriotism, and firmness of our most worthy President.nver fhe deep estprqjudicesandobstinqcyof hisinyeferate opboserB, iS a indst noble proof at once of the ability and justice of his most excellent ad ministration. Vy• y But whether W.e regard his recpmmendd- establishment Treasury, or viewdiis pacific and just, but firm.nnd patriotic course in bur foreign. re ; - lations, the success which has attended his noble' and, praiseworthy, exertions; for the public good; the benevolence and wisdom of his counsels; arid the bound and pure democ racy of all his viewsaUd bctionsas the chief magistrate of.,the people,’ weare compelled to award tiHiim.the tribute-.,0f. praise; and hbnor. smeminedtly due to his distinguished services, talents and virtues.', Long as bur commonwealths continue, or. the memory of liberty be fevered, the name; of Mart'n, Van Buren will be enrolled among serving benefactors of the human family; and champions qf purc'and'enlightenCd freedora. ; . In presenting’ to tinguished 'cjri«p,, ;tfiejl, patribl, and ap proved officer,'aV the candidate of. the dem ocratic party for re-election to the highsfa'- ! tion,.thedutiea of whichliehaa sqhqnorably andpbly' perfi)r?n6d,we do’; bjit- tcijofo: tire, known wishes abd unanimous sentiments of. the whole democratic party, IVoVn bfte 'end of the uhi,qn to (he other. With Sucti afandi-* dale, siiuniversally esteemed ami beloved, andsb entirely confided in, the success of' ' tlie democratic cause the approaching ■ elccfioii, is a matter of joyful certainty. ■■y' In conjunction with this able statesman* We nofni'niitc alßd, a» the choice of Pennsyl vania', subject td lhe decision of a National Convention, Col. Richard'M.‘Johnson -for Vice. President. Col. history, it most honorably; tlie hislbby of his country; andhisexploitsaß a soldier* and'hta services in the councilsoftbetialion, alike comitraml; the warmest gratitude ofhiS fellow citizens;' As a representative of the people in Con"- gresa, fur a period ofniore than thirtyyears. Col. Johnson’s bourse has always been di's tingUishet! for' plain rcpublican truth,l atttl active and extensive usefulness. He has al ways been a democrat—a and ccn9istwrt dcnuicr.it of-the sound ysld~ JeßVrsomah schoolj a firm, inflexible, and generous Hearted friend of the poor man; and the zealous and faithful advocate of the rights of the widows and orphans of .the gallant soldiers, who perished in defence of their never add leased, without exciting compass ion,, and his hand was never backward to grant relief. ‘He is a noble hearted man and soldier, a statesman of sound.and,experi enced judgment, an officer of extensive and long continued public services; and a cilizer, who* in po single inslnnceyhasever departed from genuine republican principles. As ho started in political life, so is. he now; and While life remains, you tna)' be sure that Col. Richard Rl Johnson,, will invariably !continue the same, unchanged and inflexible democrat and patriot. ■ In nUnicrousinsfahces, the highly valuable and_e,fficient.services j;f Col, Jiihrispn in,leg islation, have been deeply felt to the lasting benefit of his I'ellow-ciiizena. Upon his re ports in Congress, the laws innkii g provisions fur the widows and orphiiAs of soldiers; anti for the surviving soldiers of the wars, were founded. He also led the way in the very humane and magnanimous effort to abolish ‘imprisonment for debl; an , action, which should endear him to every American citizen, and which alone, Would he of stich wuith.ss to entitle him justly to the ap, lausc ami gratitude of every beneVident mind., Col,Johnson, though lie enrolled himself for the defence of his country, and sealed his devotion to liberty with his blond, was not a soldier for professional honor, nr pri vate gain, The service which ho rendered,, was the service of a citizen for a beloved country. -Being ,n member of Congress-in 1.812, he Voted fob the ilctlaralinh of War against Great Britain, and after (he adjourn ment of Congress in July, he Volunteered as a private soldier in the ranks," to peril his life in sustaining that war which hie had him self participated' in declaring. Not long 'afterwards he was called by his brave com patriots to the command <if a regimen I { tint! • by his promptness and gallant bearing, soon redeemed bis statu from ibo miseries of urn successful war and Indian massacres. Such are the claims and such the Services of Col. Johnson. .-His acknowledged:merits, his frank gencrous-heartcdness,' his. htmrst scars, and the esteem and love of all who knew him, are abundant testimonies of his . worth and qualifications. He himself asks nothing, being content tn retire to private life, or to continue in the service of his coun try, as his fellow citizens may require. But the citizens of Pennsylvania present him once more as a candidate for iniminatinn; and if our democratic brethren in .the Nation al Convention which is lu ass> mble, should believe with ns, that his public life should . not yet end, we.duubt not_rhat t,he_freeinen of the Union,'will ardently and triumphant ly sustain the decision. * While presenting these views and consid erations to the public, we also deem it nut improper to turn attention lu the.condition of our own Pennsylvania, the. Keystone ol the federal arch. Ai dent in her attachment to democracy, and steadfast in her unwa vering fidelity-to the principles which she has always professed, we venture to say that no state in the Union, has been more, distin guished-fur public spirit, und patien.l,jrue ■ hearted service in the cause of republican —trutlij. -VVe-now behold her in common-will | other portions of our Union, suffering unde. 1 the destructive effects of a pernicious am ! evil banking system, forced upon Us by fed -1 oral misrule, at a time ..when.-a, few mei ! turned traitors to the trust committed to then iby the people. Against these very , princi , pies ,of banking, the illiistrious Jcffergol; . lifted up his voice and uttered-his prbjjhfeth. 'warning. We rejoice that on.ee more Ihi democracy have’resumed their power; .am 1 that We have now in office a democratic Ksj , ecutive, and Senulejiml Hollse, th whom vvl can confide. ' , - . : | But the. task is' ycry different to bid th | sick person to arise and take upbis bed am \valk, arid to apply'.the hetilihg process,'* tba : tire, functions of health may, be restored.— We would gladly at once, by "a word of now cr, restore health and strength tothc bod politic! andabulishandohlitfcralecyeryreli of the disease., We are coni pelted; hnVvere. to look at things as thejrare; and if'this I impossible, thenour first, tare should be thr the heSlth 1 : may.be effectually and folly n stored; in' the very speediest time; and after wards that a similar danger should'never/, gain nnder any poßsibility reebroln tl administration' of 'Governor Porter, and i the legisiativejactibnrof our democratic men bers in .the .Senate andrlloliße, We percei'. ah hostility-to ;the cvils -of-bai.king,; and detenrilnatiotr torpotthew put; atthc'.san time SneafncSt regard' to the general welfai anil 'ai desire not to injure' the Citizens at the tepmnibhwealth; in ah attempt to stri) and destfbjf lKe 'eilciny which has fasten., its, taluns upon us. Confiding-alike in thi integrity and patriotism, >e earnestly * prove ; uf;their effortstit,'adopt'a' effectual* and radical reform ill banking,.e terminating the iwholP evil and l , danger papermpney or-issUeßjand-in: creating tl I ® Bur, safegUarilg. 'the tidestioh pr ihe time of i sdniptioh ately 'possible/ but o'nly after si brief aj reasonablrdelay.is of secondary imports a -’'Therablc'and r cleßr manner in Which G Porter has! removed from ■ the eyes ;of public tfip v.ed and disguise which the; c rUpt-ftitncr administration had interpos
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