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