Temperance Department. A writer in the- Baltimore Sun gives an account of n Temperance meeting.of the Protestants and Catholics, in W ushington City. “The'lion. Mr. Briggs .of Massachu setts, and the Rev. Mr. Thornton, were fol lowed by a working man, who had been a drunkard . The account the writer gives of this last-speech is as follows: Mr. Williamson, an honest and worthy mechanic followed! and, with duo deference to the talents and eloquence of the two for mer gentlemen, I must be excused when 1 say that, in my opinion’,. Ins. arguments and illustrations carried the deepest conviction’ to all hearts; but it mighfhnv.e been owing to his being both the attorney hnd witness in Ids own case. He said he had been a drunkard, an outcast,- a miserable wretch, for 20 years; that ho had bccn-discharged from the Navy Yard for intemperance, when receiving the highest wages, ns the books. Would now show; that he had been forced to abandon the faithful, but disconsolate and heart-broken companion of his bosom, and his poor child, and had taken to the high Bcas. After the lapse of years, he once more returned to his happy, native land; but not to his poor and unfortunate family. A reconciliation, however, took place, and he -promised reform. He drank beer and por ter, and wine only, and thought he was safe; but, he truly said that did not abate the thirst; and, man evil,hour, he was again se duced, and the earning of months were, in one night, swept away! once more he was a wretch and a beggar,. It somehow happened that the person (hat had taken his last cent for the intoxicating draught the night before, (Saturday night) passed himself in rags, and his wife in scan ty apparel, on the Supday.following, in-their broadcloth, silk and satins., His eyes were opened. He said "My dear, that man and his family are. thus richly dressed, out of my hard earnings.” From that moment he re solved to join the "Total Abstinclice Socie ty.” This-was-the crisis, and I regret that 1 am hot able to pilot the. struggle of the conflicting,arguments of passion and reason that passed within his own bosom. He told his narrative in all the native eloquence ol n man who, though untutored,- had a-heart he conquered.” He faced his. enemy r .and j planted the flag of total abstinence on the citadel of freedom, and for six years he has kept his foe under his feet, and he hopes by the united efforts of the Catholics and Pro testants, that the day is not far distant when 'total abstinence’ will prevail through the • whole length and breadth of- our . blessed country. Mr. VV. is how a man (if real and personal property. These experience Temperance meetings are now common in some places; and some of the most ’effective temperance efforts 1 have heard of recently in Cumberland coun ty have partaken in part of this character. rThe-locaPsocictics will.in this way soon be nble to carry on a meeting at any time with out the aid of a formal speech. Another use we would make of this cir cumstance is, to present it as a reply to the man who says: "the dninkat d cannot be re formed. 1 ”. He can he reformed, but only by Total Abstinence. FOURTH OF MARCH CON VENTION. Friday, March 5, tB4l. Pursuant to adjournment, the President took the Chair at 10 o’clock. Mr. J L, Dawson, of Fayette, from the committee appointed to draft a preamble and resolutions, made the following-report: Whereas, This Convention assembled, in obscrvance of democratic usages, to nomi nate a candidate, fur the Gubernatorial Chair of Pennsylvania, at the ensuing election, lias, ini discharge of the trust confided to its members by the great body of the democra cy of the State, nominated for re-election, with an almost entire unanimity, the present distinguished incumbent: And whereas, be lieving that the democratic party is now, as it has;ever been, when harmoniously united, in a decided majority','and that the loss of the electoral Vote of. Pennsylvania, at the re cent Presidential election, was owing.to un toward circumstances,'which ho longer exist. Be it therefore , ! Resolved, That the democracy of Penn sylvania has never sustained, and never will sustain, two successive defeats: that poscss ing a clear and certain majority, a.ml con scious of its strength and its rights, adversi ty: has ever been, end.'no yy. and again is, the "harbinger of that union, 'moderation and ac tivity, which must' lead to rehewed and brilliant victory.•. . ~ t Resolved, That iiv the..unanimity with •which this Convention has nominated DA VID RITTENttOUSR PORTER. t|ie pres 61U Executive of the Cummonwca' th of Penn sylvania, fur re-election to that responsible and elevated station, we have but followed out the wishes anil desires of the great dem ocratic party of the State, by whom is re posed entire confidence in his" integrity and abilities, and in.the wisdom and firmness with which, during an administration of un ’ paralleled difficulty, he has conducted the government of the,Commonwealth. Resolved, That (he, people of Pennsylva tiia.recognize in DAVID R. PORTER all' the traits which make, a safe and desirable Chief-Magistrate in the crisis like the, pres ent—a dcvotediiess to the riglitfif of the peo ple, and the honor of ’the Statrj-an indepen dence that spurris (lictation;-^;v./earlissricss, that disregard s personal consequence;a cool ness and wisdom in council; and a prompt!* 1 tude anil-decision in action; wliichcominaiid the public , coniidcnce and esteem, “Thut these qualities have rendered his Gubenia torial career illustrious, and oompelled. fcom ail parties, both athomeandabroruU'the tribute of praise which ever wailsiipnn van' Unsullied integrity, when guided by wisdom', and sustained by courage. ; Resolved,' That, when ©AVI D Rl POR- T6R assumed_ the governmqnlrof,.the ; State of. Pennsylvania, iJLwasat'a perimlofunpre cedented difficulty; with of thir ty-five 'millions of dollara. and iid provision fur.thepaymentof eitheritspnrtcipalorinv terest; with an overgrown andtoUcnng bauk- ing nystemf with the public improvements in an unfinished condition, out of repair, and a source of expense, instead of revenues— That he was die first to tear away the veil from the dangers and; corruptions of this system'-of extravagance and threatened ruin, and .make*tlie people aware of the real con dition of the,Commonwealth. That he has successfully combated with the difficulties thus-presented—has exhibited to the people their true situation - and duties—and- has e viuced a bright example'of-fearless patriot ism in reference to the developcments of the past, and of statesmanlike sagacity in’regard to the’future. ' ”, Resolved, That the independent and lofty position assumed by Governor PtJRTER in reference to the public credit of Pennsylva nia, and the disposition i which she has ever manifested to redeem iter plightedfaith,com mend his administration to the approval, and himself to the confidence,'.not only of every member of the democratic party, but of every citizen of’lhc Keystone-state-to whom her character and honm'arc tleari and who would shrink from .beholding her false to her pledges and promises, and faithfuly to those who have confided in her integrity, _ Resolved, That a change in the adminis tration of the state government, at this pe riod of deranged currency and commercial embarrassment and distress, would be but productive of increased difficulties and dis asters: that the policy of the present incum bent’s administration has been -frankly and boldly avowed, is well known, and has been sustained by the great mass of the people: and that to exchange an executive who has thus approved of, for any. other whose sentiments arc unknown, whose views are an entire mystery; and who is committed to no particular course of policy, would be only to thicken the embarrassments which already prevail," increase the distress that now exists., and delay the returning con fidence which, under the administration of Governor PORTER. may with reason be anticipated. Resolved, That tli* sentiments avowed by the Democratic State Convention of the 4th of March, 1838, by which the name of DA VID R. PORTER was first presented to the coiisidbralion of the people of Pennsylvania 'as the democratic' gubernatorial are those of this convention; That while the democratic party of life state desires aml nde piands a thorough reformation of the present unwholesome and corrupt and contends for the crauicatioh 01 ses and vices; it does not seek -the destruc tion of the'banks: That it most cordially ap proves of the doctrines and views of policy which, upon this subject, were communica ted to the legislature by Governor Porter, in Ins- first annual message—and believes that; had they received the legislative sanc tion, tile monetary derangfement which now exists, if not wholly prevented, might at least have been made to assume a greatly mitigated form,-with every reasonable pros pect of a speedy removal. Resolved, That the democratic party of Pennsylvania has received with enthusiastic approbation the gubernatorial VETO of the vicious and iniquitous bill, dividing that branch of the executive duties which relates to the public works,' between the two Houses and the Governor: That the system proposed was one anomalous and monstrous—danger ous in principle, if not impossible in practice: That the patriotism which prompted Gov. I’ORTER to offer to divest himself of the appointing power of the Canal Commission ers, in order to secure it immediately to the people, is deserving of the highest commen dation; and that the shallow artifice of an accidental legislative majority, [elected by an actual popular minority,] to transfer pow er to themselves, under the pretence of re stricting the executive patronage, when the petitions of the people were that such pow er should be committed, directly to them, is perfectly understood and properly appreci ated—as arc, also, the sanity which dicta ted and the nerve that pronounced its rebuke: And that the veto of such bill is the more especially to be commended, when it is a matter of notoriety that, even beforeils pass age, the two Commissioners, to be elected or appointed by the two -Mouses, had- been already determined upon, and were to con sist of two members ol their own bodies; in litter contravention of the spirit if not of the letter of the Constitution, Resolved, That, Henry Uubiieer, I, other Reily, • A. ,V. Parsons, Jacob Seiler, William D. Boas, Benjamin Parke, J. B. Bratton, B. W. Hotter,' Jacob Baad, -Michael Burke, J > * Henry A. Muhlenberg, Readings Clarke,- Blairsville, William Beatty, Ihilkr. Gleaner. Joseph C \ Philadelphia. John Is. Guthrie. ? P i ttsburg . * UAVID IjVNGU) j be appointed, 'and the same arc hereby ap pointed, to constitute a Central Committee of Correspondence for the democratic party of Pennsylvania. : ; ; Resolved, That adStanding.-Comniittee of Correspondence for each.of the cpiinties of the Commonwealth be respectively appointed' byiil>e several delegations.from eachcounty, cqmposingithis.convention.;,t; 1 ; ; Resolved, ‘That’ defeated; disaster .have never been visited upon the;deniocratic par-, ty of Pennsylvania, exebptwheuits ranks have been distracted iby-internal divisions and disseptions: That the rcsults of defeat* have ever/ been most diiastrous to the great interests both of the party and thc.Common weallhjniul that, to prevent The u nhappy re currence of* such consequences, we most earnestly' urge upon the democratic citizens of Peiinsylvahia themeccssity ofinunediatC' ly reconciling all . niinoridijTerences,' if anyi and wheicyer eny, jnay iexist—and to unite harmoniously.vigbrously.nnd determinedly, in a perseybnbg 'Bfibrt tbi.preshfVe the. pure and ’ cardinal, principles; of: the. democratic faith, and to promiife thesucccas.Uf the UeinV bcratic .party, anil itliat yvilhra yieyv to the thorough illaiiiinent of; this great end tve: rei immediate -.Und, effectual iofganization fimicach, nnfinevery county; mndvthe propriety lic mectings iu the respe'etivb/i.wu'rufleliosT, bughs; f o ' v UBhips of the state., j - On motion of Mr; .fiffirnaide,, the report lyaimnaniinousiyvAioptcd* <op ie =,! ;r;j ai li-v Mr.'J. S. Black, from the same committee, re ported the following resolutions, which were una nimously adopted: . • Resolvcd, That uncompromising hostility to the establishment pf a National Bank, is a lurtdunien tal ru(p of our democratic-faith ns.'expounded in the School of Jefferson and Jackson.* ; That we havo npW ns heretofore, (ho .same, unabated confidence in'this paftjdf our preed UfSl We have on all other points of buff polilicril faith,' not only because .we believe ‘ the creation of a.bank by Congress to be.a gross violation of tlip constitution, but.also becauso the experience of forty years, and tho united testimony of some of the .greatest and "wisest statesmen of tho nation, prove that such an,lnstitution is decidedly hostile to-tho principles of republican liberty, pcVnicious injts effects upon.tho commerce and currency of tho country, and subservient only to thb interests of thosd'.wbo profit by. fertilizing the rich man’s field with sweat of the poor man’s brow. nripheii That if any other evidence than our own experience'were needed faf- the; purpose of supporting this position, it mightbe found in the admission deliberately made lh”1836, by the lead er of tho federal parly, the chief of their forces in the war against Gen. the. President of their bank, that tho connection of the late Na tional Bank, with tho national government was injurious to both and beneficial to neither. Re solved, Thai wo look, upori the re-charter of the present Bank of the, United States, by tho late federal administration of'Governor Hither, to Jjo an act of unmitigated folly, if not spmethingjStill worse than that, upon its subsequent conduct as a stupendous fraud, and upon its pretensions tt> be the regulator of the currency, the greatest humbug that federalism has played offin these latter days. Resolved , That while,we deplore tho embarrass ment and distress which this bank has brought upon our country at home, arid tho disgrace she nos inflicted upon our reputatipn abroad as heavy ca lamities, we, as members of the democratic party, have a right to congratulate ourselves upon the fact, that in our stedfast adherence to principle and truth we never yielded to her seductions nor quailed before her power, hut met her. with the same unflinching opposition, when she bounded into the political arena with thc-wholo federal par ty-at her heels, that wo do now when her charac ter is gone, the spell of her enchantment is broken, and “from her ruined'fortunes hdr familiars slink away.’* Resolved , That believing this institution to be the great disturber of our monetary system —the lead er in suspension, and tho only obstacle to resump tion, we have no desire hut'tp gpi rid of her as soon as practicable. ' M. II B .Wright from tho committee to prepare an address to the people of Pennsylvania, then rcr ported an address which he staled had mot the u nnjiimous approbation pf the members of tho com mittee* TO THE DEMOCRACY OF PENNSYL ■ Fellow Citizens —David Rittenhousc Porter is ((gain presented to you as a candi date for tlie first officedn.your.gift, by your delegatus in general Convention assembled. The name carries its own guarantee ol'suc cess in the approaching campaign. Three years since, in tile face of a rutldess party, who had become the possessors of power and place in consequence of the unfortunate divisions in our own ranks, the Democratic State Convention recommended him. to you, fur the high and dignified station which he now fills with credit to.himself and honor/.10 the State. .Warned by the preceding divi sions of the party, and the .disastrous con sequences that-inevitably-fullpwed,-fhp-dc-. mocratic party of the commonwealth girded on their armor.of truth and principle, and made themselves ready for the conflict.— They concentrated their, strength in uidon, and after a campaign distinguished on the part of our opponents by the most flagrant abuse of power, and the most profligate waste of the public funds, by the licentiousness of the public, press before that period unknown, by the bitterest calumniation, and by the most gross and fulsome falsehoods, the result at the ballot box, that infallible test of public opinion, proclaimed to the citizens of the State, democracy triumphant and her candidate elected. - Our adversaries,. however, nl though de feated at tlie election, were unwilling to yield that power, which accident on our parfr.had temporarily thrown into their hands, and with a wild and maniac determination, resolved to put the popular will at defiance, and “treat the election us though it had ne ver been held.” To carry out this scheme, false and fraudulent returns were deposited among the archives of the State, and the, true, ones.suppresSed—-to the end, that-, the representatives of the people should be pi;c-. vented from taking their seats in the legis lature, and spurious ones occupy, their pla ces, till such laws could be passed in viola-, tion of the constitution —and carry put a plan of operations, which ifisucccssful, would, have spread ruin .through., the land, and di vested the people of their dearest rights.- The peaceful citizens of the commonwealth, aroused at the gross attempt to trample their rights under foot, and usurp their powers, assc'tnblcd in numbers at the Capitol tb see if it were possible that such things could be; and their frowns, and decided but peaceful disapprobation of such conduct, & their de termination tbeir- rights, awed tlicse-.violators of the laws, and compelled then) to abandon the halls of, legislation-oml seek (or a new theatre to'carry out, their ''plans. * • ,'■ . ■ - With the executive power still in their hands',T.(for the executive power was never 'Under the executive control) the duratipii,of which had been prolonged by the provisions of : the t amended constitution,, they ..'them sought tos e c uiehym ili t a ryfo ic e. tliatpbwr ef tvhich'they, could not attain.by.thepea'ce ful operations uf the law. Armed men .were ordered to the Capitol,and,thcquietfqu tine of old fashioned legislatipn gave place to. martial music and military ,parade-,;; The pleasured, step,of the sentinel was heard in the stillness of'the night,’and glistening bay-. back ‘(he first rays' of the, fnorningsun. Ycs.annedmenAvereordcr cd to the Capitol to -force tlie pcppleiiito !that'submission by buckshot and ball, which efiuld not be effected byothcr grossschemes a'tid devices.. .7 ' , : ‘ A|e Sndpmitaiile firmhesa of.tlic pcople and thcir tcpresenta tVe’eSs was tfrobf 'even' against this attempt,' .R.Pbrfcr was i natigu rate dthel )e m ocraiic Govemorof Pennsylvania, atyour Capitol nmidthechecrsbfthousandsbfyourbsseiii blcd citizehs. and anbndwaspbC fo-the attempted reign of (error. r " f - Iti liis inaugural addressi he set forth.in W Cldaf and ! calirtand iexpUcit \raaiinerj the wliidvhe wdnl#erideavor;.to hdminißter-thcigavernmcntof'thecoromon kvcal til •' :i J £ eon tallied, suu ml i d bet >1 nes/,a pd challenged and feceived the admiratiun of I the cpnslderate men ef all par ties, . Wc may I bafelyr.e.rentpdtinpntaihing.ancpitomecf 1 I I, |=- ,Harrisburg those principles whipli have ever made up the items of our democratic creed in Penn sylvania, and we may also proudly refer to its author as bavingat all times capped out and redeemed,the pledges therein given.— When Governor Porter came into power, he hot only found the Treasury exhausted; but H debt of more than thirty millions fastened upon the people, no portion .of which he had icreatcdj or assisted in creating. The -pre ceding administrationt instead of providing resources. for meeting the interest,ol the debt created by'thcm and th’eir predecessors, had gone on-with a wasteful mand in bor rowing money .front the .banks, or obtaining it by unjust grants of chartered privileges, and appropriating the same on the most ex teiHled scale of prodigality, to works'.which were denominated under the general, name of internal improvements, l but which, ill re ality, were a reward to the services unpolit ical partizans. . • , , *■ . - 'With scarcely a dollar in the. Treasury, without the means of dischaiging the.inter est falling .due on the.public ipans—-the State credit impaired and cy staring its in the face, Goy.jPoftep eame' into power. -With an energy ,of- l 'chariret l l;f peculiarly his,own, ho sought out and bb-; tained correct information as to the true state ajni-condilioh of the" commonwealth, .and the : means of.restoring her exhausted credit, and renovating her gies. In liis nttempt to do; so.be was met by the opposition ol a political Senate-;—pla ced there by an arbitrary and unjust and unequal apportionment of the State, and by which the pcofde were-literally robbed, in whole counties, of a representation in that body.- ■ ' , Fellow-citizens—when did a Governor of Pennsylvania enter upon (he discharge of his duties, suirounded by all theembarrass ments and tlifliculties that David U. Porter did? Not in the annals'of govcVnmenljand to the energy and name of .the man, this commonwealth owes a debt of deep and ü biding gratitude. ’ 1 . ■ . With nighty fortitude he has assumed his positions and m'ainfained them—pointed out the’ evils of corrupt legislation, and exposed to the pflblic eye what had been the con stant and untiling .attempt' of. three JcaVs preceding misrule and corruption, ' It was he,who first raised, the curtain and exposed the deformities of oiir financial con dition, and to. recommend dirc.ct'.taxalio.n ..would ha i ve.unncrwed;A.man.of oMina4;y ca and formed a rallying point for the freemen of the State. Tried as a faithful public ser vant, we know him, and knowing him trust him. • But,- fellow-citizens—-At this'' moment there are other matters connected with our general which demand from us a decided expression"of opinion. We have been, as’a political''party, contending for years, against the danger of extending the banking capital of the .commonwealth. It was reserved for the administration of, Jos. .Ilitucr, (and for which both him and his ad ministration have become most ingloriously criminated,) to'charter the “United States UankofPcnnsylvanialV\vjlh-axnpitaLof.3s millions of More considerably than half the banking'cjipital of the State at (his time. The democracy of .the country pre dicted the resul t of the, incorporation of this institution. - That ..veteran statesman and soldier, \yho now enjoys in private retire ment, theiich harvest in the -gratitude and prayers of'a grateful people—foretold with prophetic truth tbeoonscquenccs which must follow from the association of so much' in corporated wealth, Bbt the admonitions of the wise and the predictions of experience were alike disregarded, And, as it impell ed by a spirit of blind infatuation, the 'fed eral party, when in power considerably more than doubled the banking capital of the State already sufficiently large to accommodate the wants of the people. -NV'hat have been the consequences? Large investments have been made in stocks. "Mure emissions sent out than prudence can possibly dictate—the representation of money merely, because an article of comparatively small value. Ilea-; vy debts contracted abroad. The banks ceased to confine themselves to theiriegiti ‘nirite duties and became'speculators in for eign stocks and traders in commerce. In this manner of conducting things—the hub-, ble burst. • How could it beetherial? The demands were protested for want of pay ment—and most of the banks of the cum-; monweiilth refused two years ago to meet their liabilities in gold amf silver coin. By this system of mismanagement in the bank ing operations of the Stale—all business has felt the shock—not merely the man of wealth and fortune, but the price of honest labor, and the’general prosperity of the country has been impeded. In fact, so misguided has been the public mind, bn the subject of banking, that the ordinary course of other business has been neglected, and- the sum mit of ambition seemed to have, been .(lie Presidency,,or Directorship of one of these institutions. Services of plate at the round, : price of $25,000 have been in some cases the reward of honest ..merit,' and perhaps too at the cost of the widow’s mite and orphan’s inheritance. It-is a matter bf proud distinc tion io the democratic party of Pennsylvania . that they at least had.no band in this vyly policy, This experiment has reduced thou sands from competency to abject want and poverty, and has thrown fetters round the people, from which years of endurance can only release them, .. , The currency of the country- ipo, seems to have shared a portion of the common cat astrophe, and .instead of. a.circulation which maybe redeemed,-and, which is a (rue rep resen tnlion of value,'the merest trash, goes from hand to hand, a beggarly evidence 6f “better days behind us.” . And \vhile it may be the duty of an intelligent people to re frain fronv'a general opposition -to all the banks in the Sfate, yet it. seems to your del-, egates assembled in convention; that there should be such checks; provided by lcgisla (100, 03 .(0 prevent,; inaU future time, a like present, Anil that the banking capitalof the. State is much more than is necessary for the . public, good, and that we cannbtoßujemnly ayoitl the expres sion of the opinion, that thepreseiit deran ged state of' the currency -and prostration of business maybe almost alto gether attributable.fd.tlte incorporation of the Uiiitcd States Biink of .Pennsylvania, and which i nstitu tion finyiYig By the laws of the land forfeited her charter; thej persons interested in bound in .good. faUh' totvird'tf lli.e community, (o make an assignment of what effects she may have for habitants of the neighborhood relieved (hen the use of, her creditors, i pressing necessities, and 'enabled them to . Were this the case, we believe confidence reach the city. Jlmer. Sent,. would- be restored,’and that restraint oir the general prosperity of the country renewed, Pennsylvania then, with less than half the banking capital she now.has, might again re gard' herself on the high road of prosperity. To the legislature ofPenrisy.lvanin the peo ple now look for some redress of the griev ances they have sustained by. this system, and to prevent’ future occuircnces, ample remedies should be provided bylaw—and with Severity too if advisable.— . - It is a source of greatsatisfaction,' fellow citizens, that in a convention composed ofi delegates from every ■ county in the State, the democratic candidate put in nomination should hard received a unanimous vote; It .speaks in language not-to be misunderstood and. with an honest cause,’ and with, vigor ous and'unanimous action, the result cannot but be favorable. In Pennsylvania democ racy may slumber; bat the vital spark is there and when her yeomanry are aroused, their march to victory is as certain'as the approach of l,hc second Tuesday of October. 'Truth', equal rights and plain republican principles are their weapons and what can prevail against them. • • Time and time again ymur enemy has fal len before,you, and we charge you never a.- gain to permit that party .in Pennsylvania to assume power, who do not know the dif ference between using it and abusing it—or if so, wilfully violate the laws of the land, and constitution of our beloved common-1 wealth. , , - | , to Pennsylvania in all future time the proud appellation of the “Key stone” of the Federal Arch. And for hon esty, firmness, talent mid .consistency, the Executive chair has never been occupied with more crcdit-to (he State and the peo ple than by David Rittcnhouse Porter.' "The address being read by the chairman' of the. committee,-on motion of Mr.Stees, was unanimously adopted. Mr. McManus submitted the following resolution, which was. adopted: — Jiesolved,_ this Convention do highly approve of-the late admiiiislrationof Martin Van Buren—as every Set of his iidmiidslra tion was based upon the*true principles of democracy,-as promulgated and advocated hyajpfferson.a Madison, and a Jackson. submitfedthc following res olution" winch whs,adopted;. . . } ■•■ r'worn- veteran of the TliatriCs, Col. Richard M. Johnson, en joys as he afways has done, the confidence of the democracy of Pennsylvania. • M(‘."'Florence submitted ihe following res olnfion'which wasndopted: Jlcsolvcil, unanimously, That this Con vention pledge themselves to -devote their untiring energies in the,support of. David R. Porter, and that they will contend manful ly in the good 'cause of the distinguished statesman placed jn nomination. . Mr. 11. If. Wright, submitted the full ow ing resolution, which was adopted: . Jlesolvetl, That the Convention approve of the’course pursued by our two distin? tuished Senators in Congress, - James Bu at..- chpnan and. Daniel Sturgeon.. - ‘ Mr. Chapman submitted the following res olution, which was adopted:. '. Resolved, That the thanks of the mem bers of this .Convention, arc due to its pre siding and other officers, Cor, the able ami satisfactory manner in which (hey have dis charged the duties of their respective ap pointments. • Mr. 11.1$. Wright submitted (lie follow ing resolution, which was considered and a dopled: Resolved, That the thanks of (he Conven tion be presented to the Commissioners of Dauphin for the use of the Court House. Sir. Sterigere submitted the following -.resolution which was adopted: Resolved,' That one thousand copies of the proceedings of this Convention be pub lished in pamphlet form, and that the pro ceedings be published in all the democratic papers in Harrisburg and flic Stale- HENRY W. BEESON. Pres’t. George G. Leipeb,~l . ... EdwArd Wartman, ' Asa Dimock, i v . Presidents. Joitjt Busrey, , Benjamin Tyson, r< : ■’ J. B. DimßiL, , - -; J Isaac Mcßcynolds,\f] .£ f :%z£sf- ; Wm. Barr, J AWFUL CATASTROPHE The-New Orleans' Bulletin of February 24th, brings us the disastrous information, that the steamboat Creole, Captain Dalmau, one of the lied Rivcr.Packets, on her passage from Natchitoches to New Orleans with a cargo of upwards ol 1000 bales of cotton, boxes of specie, bundles of bank notes, mer chandise,-&c., came out of the Red River at the grey of dawn on Monday 'morning. When about twelve'miles below,'she was discovered lobe on fir?, and.a general alarm was given.' The passengers, more than six ty in number, and’consisting of men, women and children, were all in their berths at the time.. The fire commenced at the after part of the boat, the tiller ropes were immediately severed, and the confusion, consternation and panic which ensued, dcficS’dcacription. Amid the raging ’of tlie flumes, (lie engine continued workirtg,_and drove the boat di rectly against' thc;shore. Here four persons leaped oft’and escaped- Rebounding,: as it appeared, she altered her course, and cuiir ning near ai mile-and a.half, brought up u gainst the bank on the opposite side of; tlie river. lii the mean time, and while the Cre ole was crossing.the river, many of the-pas sengers, and spiiie of the crew,* threw over bales of cotton on which they,embarked. Some, missing their aim. in-dumping, or their balance aftet-wards, were precipitated into tlie'stream and- drowned. Many' remained on board till she reached-thc opposite shpre, \vlicn they .leaped off. , A few were fortu nate enough (breach the laud, but tlie great er part plunged into (he wafer, and it is be lieved of these nearly jali wcrerCscued. Tlie present estimate is that about TtVEnvE human beings lost their- lives- by the -Orthe 20 dr SO unaccounted'for it,is lipped, the most 6f them'flpafcd off oh cotton, and ' many have ’been picked up by stearaboafs .and other- craft, There was; scafcelyan-ar.-; tide-saved; -The passengers,! mal6;an.d,fe male, with scnrcely an cxceptibn. escaped With bareiy-Svh.Vt ,the.V" SMftf •toy-vTho.T'Ppr;. vcrbial hospitality. andT-kinilncss pfifhc jfl Correspondence of the N. Y, Evening Post, FIRST STEPS OF THE REFORMERS : AT WASHINGTON. !■ Washington, Mareh 84};. llf -Deaf Sir—We have manner in which out have commenced tlipir. work. The fatigue : ing ceremonies ' of inaugural ipnVaving heciv concluded','Ourv-f benevolent’! ffafiTmanifested. nJdisP'PSition torcpcisehim self Toe a seasonin his-new abode,-before the. - entering upon the labprs,,of “reform” which his anxious'partisans.lpul already chalked out for him. He therefore contented him self'with filling the vacancies created by the resignations ol the late cabinet, and seemed in the enjoyment of his lady-levees and con viviaUcnlcrtainnicnts to'have quite forgot ten the innumerable and clamorous host, who have filled our Streets and market pla ces for jnany weeks past, and who like the daughters ol the horse-leech, have, cried ‘‘give! give!” without ceasing, llutthelat-' ter, it appears, became impatient—their dai ly expenses were too great to bear delay— they seem to'have thought thatallhougir this inactive existence might hc pleiisant to Gen eral Harrison, in the While Housed it was death to the office-seekers 'who were' living at their own cost. . It became necessary therefore to quicken the movement of the new President, and to give a new impetus to (lie great work of reform. Hot how was this to be done? They were as,Unanimous as the, mice in the fable as to the necessity of some hide! step, but to ap proach the President with a direct applica- ion seemed as dangerous an operation as- tion of “belling the cat.” ■ A refusal or an expostulation against their grefcdincss on the part (if thir old gentleman was not to be risk ed. Under (Ti'cse'circumstances the-eflurse ‘adopted was original ami ingcniousi A sLy old Whig .waited upon the President, and with the most solemn gravity of feature which seemed to sav‘— "Let not your ears despise my tongue forever, Wliielf strait possess them with the heaviest sound.,,. . .1 . That ever j'etlhry hoard;” represented to him that the I.ocofijcos in the departments had commenced a genera] and. indiscriminate .plunder of' the public property —that they.were not only rapidly passnig over to m’wwey irj? the Treasury (!) but were issuing warrants and certificates by_which fraudulent claims were allowed, and were generally availing ■themselves of bis indulgence, by which thev retained .their places, to commit all kinds of fraud'and robbery! It may be supposed that this ■ representation created quite as .much t ---■ . - . "Commotion, motion, motion,"’ as according to the Whig song, has been caused by the late election. General Har rison immediately despatched Uol.-Cham bers* oh a tour of inspection through,the ofii ccs, ai med ivillfa slput cane, and with plen ary powers to intercept and dismiss, w ith out-distinction, all the mischief makers whom he (night be able-to catch. In pur suance of ibis errand, Colonel Chambers called upon several officers of the Treasury Department, and suspended, by order of the President, all thiir functions until further notice; lie then peremptorily dismissed the chief clerks of the Treasury and Slate De partments, introduced to the latter a son of the Secretary of StalV as his successor; and was proceeding to extend the like lavor to other executive officers, when he - was inter rupted hy some of them detouring to h-s au thority in (he premises, and not being able In produce his credentials be was obliged In desist.’ So far this extraordinary enterprise had been carried out before (as it would seem) the new heads of the Departments heard of it; and-when they did, their confu- • skill was not to tie wondered at.,- 1 In the Treasury, Mr. Kwing finding all business s\op|t?d, and ■ the’ chief clerk dis missed, sent, lor the latter, and apologising for the irregular and violent proceedings of the President’s nicssengcl’, reinstated him in his office, ami once more set the wheels of die Department in motion. In the Slate Department, -Mr. Webster also in de ex planations to (he chief clerk, but as his son had been installed in.the place, it was hard ly to be oxpeclei! that he would turn him out. The apologetic civility of the Secreta ry to the late chief clerk was, however, quite emphatic.’ , ' Thus it appears that the only result of this affair has been to place Mr. Webster’s sou in the office of chief clerk of the State Department—and the mass of expectants who perambulate the avenue is as large and hungry as ever. . •And now, having given-you the facts, I , leave it to you to say whether (he Secretary of State can be presu rued to have Been as innocent of this new ‘scheme of removal and appoinliiicnt as hp would appear ,to have, been—whether Gen. Harrison . was foujish enough to believe (lie absurd story told him, or whether he was cunning.cnongh to affect to believe it in order to have a pretext for turning out the clerks—and finally, whether the interference of Col. Chambers i s an ev idence of, the existence of an irresponsible “Kitchch Cabinet,”, or whether it was nat ural and proper under the.'circumstance. Yours, Sic. . X. ♦Col.’ Chambers is a sort of major domo, general agent, or factotum of President Har rison. . . notice:: TAVERN Licenses granted at the last court now ready for delivery,&c.' ' \ ” R. SNODGRASS, Treasurer of . . Cumberland county. Treasurer’s Office, Carlisle, March X 8,1841, ■■ Notice to Creditors., •- TAKE notice that we have .appliciV to tllfi Judges :pf the pourtupf. .Cottirotm Plena"* Cumberland cnunly, for thebunCiit of-tht Insoi,-- vent Liiws'of this Commonwealth. made for,thc, rebel of insolvent debtors, and they h ive ap pointed Monday the 12th.diiy ; ,oC April next.for the hearing ofns and our. cr<j*L»tors, fct the I Com J House in the , f ßomigh bp Carlisle, wlifen and wliete Wti may attend if yd? thlrife Pt'.imer. , reEbUCE JACOB ALBERT* -. v JACOB WOOD, ! CttRtSr.BEEIiMAN. DAVID NELSON. JOHN STAN I ON, ■ _ JAMES BELL,* * SHEDRICK;, WHITE ER'KD’Ki GOULD,.;- JOHN BORTZu , VVJ LLIAM BIGLEY. GEO. LBNIitRB., JOS. WALT.MAN.st i March Xi, 1841 \r
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