THE VOLUNTEER John B* 'Bratton^ and Proprietor* CARLISLE, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1849. AGENCY. 13* V. D. PALMER, Esq., is our authorized agent Tor pro* curing advertisements, receiving subscriptions and making collodions for the American Volunteor* at h'ia ofllceJN, W* corner of Third and Chesnul streetS. Phlladelphia. ■ Boinociatic Nomination (or Canal Commissioner, t JOHN A. GAMBLE, of Lycoming. IIEEnSQ OFJTBE DEMOCRATIC STAND* UGCOnMITTfiE. , In eomplianee'wUh a resolution passed at the last m®oHng* lhe members of (he Democratic Standing Committee of .Cumberland County will meet at the public jjouso or- Mrs. Wunderlich (late. Marlin’s,) in (no borough of Carlisle, on Hatnrday t the 4th day of Aucnat next, , etT bedeck in the afternoon, for the purpose' of ap* pointingihe time for holding the Delegate Elections, and the Resembling of a County Convention to form a ticket, . .A general attendance of the Committee is earnestly requested. July 5,1849. ThRSS or THE COMMITTEE. Oj*Tho following named gentleman compose the *. Bunding Commiitee of this county : - Allepi James R. Brown; Carlisle, E- W., John Cramer; W. \V. t Hugh Gallaughcr; Dickinson, Ja cob'Boelmnn; East Pennaborough, Robt. G. Young; Frinkford, john'C. Brown; Hampden, Wm. Auden* riod; Hopewell, John McCoy ; Mifflin, Robt. Middle* lonj; Monroe, Benjamin Krider; Newton, C. L. Van derbeltf ’Nowvillo, William’ Lytle; Now Climber- Jand, Gbarlea W. Dean; North Middleton, Augus tus" Harman j S. Middleton,. Peter F. Ege; Silver Spring, Datid Stcrrell, Southampton, Henry B. Hock; Slrippensburg 8., Samuel Ncvih ; West Penns* borough, 8. M. Davidson. GAMBLE & DEMOCRACY! COUNTY MEETING. ' The Democraticßepublicans of Cumberland coun ty! are requested to assemble in the House, in the Borough of Carlisle, on Monday evening, the 27/A of August next, at 7J o'clock, for the purpose of rn -0 (erebanging opinions on the approaching election, &c. A general attendance is earnestly requested, . July 26,1849. MANV. ,(p*Tp’ make any reply to the obscene ribaldry and base'insinuations of the would be but a waste of lime and paper. The self-consti tuted delegate” to (he Pittsburg Convention is too weir known in this community* to make it necessary for us to notice one of his character. Tii* Drought.— The very dry weather which we have been experiencing for the last six or eight weeks, has much retarded the growth of corn, and unless we are favored with a good rain shortly, there is a fear that the crop may be great ly injured, If not totally destroyed. Well Done Old Cumberland— On Friday last oar County Treasurer, Robt. Moore, Esq., visited Harrisburg, and paid into the Slate Treasury the quota of State tax due by this county. This speaks well for did .Cumberland, x : j —; ; : . .. Ah Editor Rewarded!— Col. James S. Wal lace,'the editor of the Philadelphia Daily Sun, and, formerly co-editor of the Harrisburg 7’c/e -graphs has been appointed, an Inspector of Cus toms for the port of Philadelphia. Col. Wallace •is a,vigorous and sprightly writer, has rendered long and efficient service to his party, and was well.worthy of remembrance. IF ht had been appointed Collector, and somebody else an In spector, the rewards, would be better apportioned. But U|r the luck, of Editors to be pul off with 1 tbo crumbs—whilst others feast on the loaves.— So says the Lancaster Intelligencer. An Interesting Fsct.—' The Washington papers mention an interesting fact, that at the funeral o( . Mrs. Madison, on Monday, were present two of her old friends who were both present at.her first trtor triage.with Mr. Todd, sixty ycarp ago,ond the latter , of whom also present at her second marriage * with Mr. Madison. They alluded to the venerable k - Mrs. Elizabeth Lee, widow of Richard Bland Lee, of Virginia, endVAnthony Morris, E»q.> Penn- 1 sylvsnia. Mrs.N. B. VanZanl, of Washington, who was. one of her bridesnialds at her second weddipg, Was also present at ibi funeral. Typographical Blunder. —Types, when riot care* folly watched, sometimes play fantastic and mis* Chiovous tricks. An exchange paper complains that so article whieii should havo been entitled 11 A Tale of Terror Founded on Fact," was, by some hocus po ena of. the types,'metamorphosed into "A Tale of u Terrier Founded on Fat/ 1 -* ftuoßMs or Temperance.— The Now York Her* sld staUs that in five days 7,500 persons in Brooklyn took IheplcdgoofTcmperanco from Father Matthew —some of them very hard cases, who would not -probably have yielded to any other than the mild pur* suasion of the Apostle of Temperance. - Should Father Matthew prove to bo oa successful in other cities, he will add an army to the temperance cause. He hsacertainly effected much good in Ireland, and bids foif to be a great benefactor to tho United Sta tes. Ilia zeal in the cause of temperance has subjected him to pecuniary embarrassment, from which we hope ha will be relieved by voluntary contributions in this country ; for. he is worthy, of all the kindness and favor which can be shown to him. , Peace Conqrrss,— Hon. Amos Tuck, one of the Free Soil Representatives in Congress, from New Hampshire, sailed from Boston on Wednesday in the Canada, to attend, the great Peace Congress to bb held in Paris daring the last week in August. Bloating tho Jndges- t trill be eeeiif and doubtless meet with gener al approval, snys tho Lancaefer Intelligencer, the Democratic Stale Convention which repenily nnei at Pittsburg, by an unanfmoui yptc passed a reao* lulion in favor of the amendment of the Oonstitu* lion for giving to the'People the election of (he Judges* This expression of opinion, emanating from the assembled representatives of the Democ racy of the whole State, cannot fail to exercise fow*rfu\ influence In Us final settlement, as it proves As deep v hold this favorite measure hae aponlhe populai mVnd and heart. We trntl the reetriye will be reiterated at, all the Democratic Cooptj Meeting* to be held thle fall, on d that the Democratic tapraaenlatUea will ha all intruded in Ue (heor, tel aatarance ho mode doubly aura for In n tnaderof grave Impottanoa, the neol pie cannot well exercise too much vigilance/ , HpT. N. Y. Post slataa that «t\ Tatrytowo, on Friday, tlwie who ware engaged Vn laying down the track on the tine of the Hudson tlv* «r railroad, wore obliged to suspend labor because the iron was so lioi Hist (Ksy could not handle.Ua— TJisNaw Jersey papers recoffl severs! do a tin from sun stroke* , YowGAe VVeRXs,-»-The borough authorities, of York, have contracted with the Trenton Improve* moot Company for tbs creation of Oss Works in the former placet THBTCEXT LBQIBI 4 ATVRB«-liaPORTA»OIB I OJB* SENDING GOOD MEMBERS. . | On the nest legislature will lhe duty-of diatrioting the state for representative, and apportioning''the representation among the‘sev-i erat counties of the State./, Wq ■ dlbo perceive,’.from-, the notices, given, that thbro will be nuraeious appU* cations for new banks, and no doubt-many other.new ; projects will bo started, .Wo agree with the Harris*; burg Jfrys/one, when it says -that, the next session will be an important one, .which makes the selection of persons. to represent the people, a matter of the most vital concern to tbo Commonwealth. There is constantly much complaint about bad legislation, and It it, no doubt, well founded* What Is the cause, and what the remedy? One principal cause is found in the subjects of legislation, themselves, be* Irig generally of a local and special character.,,; An* other cause is found in' the wont of proper atten tion in. the selection of candidates for representa tives. The people have no right to expect good leglsla* tion from bad legislators. When they ore about to 1 1 make a selection, they ought to inquire whether the. person named possess that degree of Intelligence and known integrity, which would induce them to con fide to (heir charge.thoirown,personal.interests, Let this test be applied, and if the candidate Is found do. fioient, ho is certainly unworthy of the trust, and ought not to bo selected. The people of every coun* ly are responsible to the people of the whole for the character and compeioncy, and fidelity of their | representatives. One county has no right.to expect that another will send a better representative than it' docs itself. Hence, the people of every county ought to reflect as to what kind of materials the legislature would be composed, if it was :mado op entirely of such representatives as they send themselves,, : ‘ I When a man is named os a candidate for the leg islature, the inquiry oat to be—ls he on who cannot be swayed from hie duly,.by corrupt means? Is he a - manfair general intcili. gcnce, who cbnnol be made.the.dupe of the design ing harpies that hang around the legislative lobbies? [s ho a man of a judicious mind arid sound judgment, such as would indudo bis neighbors to apply to him for advice and Information, in matters of private bu siness, and to whom they would entrust the adjust* misnl of, their own concerns 7 If ho does not pus sess these qualifications, it strikes us (hot it would be the height of folly to select him to take care of the I public interests. s It is moat seriously to be hoped, that our democra tic friends tn the several counties, will make an effort to place their best men in nomination. Sound, intel ligent democrats, .who can bo. relied on to carry out Iho principles and measures which they profess, un der any and oil circumstances.. Men who make pro fessions of principles that they do not honestly en. lertain, merely (a keep.position in a party, arb whol ly unworthy of confidence; arid any compromises with them for temporary- parposes and conciliation, ultimately, never full to injure and disgrace the party' that elects them the: pall op romb> The apprehensions of every true patriot have been realized,' says the Pennsylvanian, and Rome—the proud city of the Caesars, after a brave and sangui nary defence, rarely equalled in (he annals of mod ern warfare—capitulates to (lie hired soldiery of treacherous France. The recall of Oodinot, and the appointment of Bcdean, is a‘ good 'sign—if, indeed, anything In-the maze of turpitude and. evil with which Louis Napoleon has Involved his policy can bo regarded auspicious—but we do not ycl give up hope for the seven billcrfcilyfand its glortousJDemocracy. .Spain has her legions on the hunt—Austria has sent Radestsky to Venice at the head of his..myrmidons —and the banditti of (he cut throat of Naples have repeatedly been repulsed by (he gallant Garibaldi and-hie ropiiCficon troops. It is now certain (hot France must either resolve to act in fommpn with thqyo powers, or else to fight them, and to save the freemen of Italy from the oppressors of the Europe an people. We. have never yot doubted, from all (he indications, that llio league between Franco and the Iriplo alliance ofkings who have laid their Swordr at the led of the Pontiff nt Gaeto, was irrevocably understood. , Tho recall of the monarchist Oudinol, however, whose aristocratic hatred of oil Progress is said to have been repeatedly avowed* and the substi tution of Bedcau, a well known French Democrat, would indicate that the tide of indignation which has been moving ogainsl tho assault upon Romp by tho French, bos taught tho French Executive the danger of consumating this compqet with monarchy. This is an interesting dilemma which tho future must unravel. Will the Pope interpose his cloim to tem poral power in the way of peace and freedom? Will France hesitate to do her whole duly because sho hbs lost precious blood by her mnd,lmperious,ond obsti nate policy? These ore questions which, unanswer ed by tho late intelligence, add a thrilling interest to theqpcstion in which Rome ond Europe have so deep a stake. COr- JEFFERSON DAVIS. The Yazoo (Miss.) Democrat confirms the state ment going (he rounds of (he press in regard to the able speech of Co). Jefferson Davis, ni Jackson, Mis* slisipp], in the course of which he bitterly denounc ed and acorchingly ridiculed tho present miserable dynasty, though peculiarly connected with General Taylor. The Democrat says the Whigs are very soro under Ms chastisement. “They do not relish the rasping he gave Gen. Taylor forhts reckless vlo* lation of pledges. They do. not like his exhortation to the Democrats, in view of tho coarse of tho ad ministration in proscribing men for opinion** sake, “necfrlopullheir trust in the pledget of it Whig can* didaU /or the Presidency again, though one might > rise from the dead and (ell them they should do so/’— ■ They do not relish tho out ho gave tlicni, when allii. > ding to (heir manner of conducting tho last canvass, i Ho said that ho honored party—oven tho Whig party when'll boldly cmblnzon.cd upon Ms banner tho mess, ures for which U contends; but ho desphed a ftopor* ly party** • the Whig celebration of the. 4th in the Chinese Museum, Philodclphh, some toasts were pointed straight at Mr. CUylon, and others at tho President himself ■ Clsan Woaic.—Tho Urccniburg Republican stales that eocry Derooeralio Postmoster in Westmoreland county, has been removed from office by tho present no»parly administration* Nolynt rtmairti,.. A frightful illustration of the mischiefs of Jest ing, i» recorded I tithe Boston Herald. It, ia sla ted that a man ia now tinder eenience of death far the murder of hie wife, who Was goaded on to the crime by charged of infidelity circulated »- gainst hia better half-—all utterly unfounded, and contrived merely to annoy and-irrllale him, because Inf lila natural Jealous diepoailion. Thus one hu jman being has been hurried into elernily, and another la about t 0 suffer an Ignominloua death— I s' ot tnlmhevloua and wiotied jests.- fnJ Vht“ l *u?° &w ' fu ' ,WU •*»•> as a warn he'laaorbit th ° f WB,b * « l “‘ >"« ferflng. of Uaho other, unhappy. A Prnetl. ",‘°o^' *“ vhis .0 wanton, cannot be.d.nouneed too ~»«* I»mi6r*nt».—About l.Oo'O Immliitawt olr l teJ . at Philadelphia on Friday and Saturday, THB DEMOCRATIC PAXtTT AKD I, ' VlfiftYf ■ Thteeabkrtion bf Clio Democratic ;Statla Cptipen* Hon, relative to slavery,.places the De mocracy of.'Pennsylvania, in their true, position upon this iinporlant-qutßlion. Uis in the following 1 words: - ; i • J ■ That iho Democratic party adheres now. las it has overdone; to the constitution of the coun- I try. Its lellcr'and.spirit they will neither Weaken |nbi -destroy, and tliftyre.declare Uiat'islavcry is a do ' niestic local institution of tho south, subject to State I low alone, and with which the general Government | has nothing to do. Wherever the Slate law extends its jurisdiction (he inMUulioacan.continueto exist. | Esteeming it a violation of Staterighto to carry it be. i yond Slate limits; we deny the power, of any citizen Ito extend the area of bondage, beyond its present do we Consider It a part ofthecom j promise of the constitution, that slavery should for ever travel with the advancingtcoiumn of our terri- I torial progress. . 1 1 I The Resolution, is so admirably .framed, (hat we know whether to commend most the spirit pf compromise in which U carefully abstains from ma king any declaration' upon a more--abstract. point, or tho decided language, in which it condemns alike the fanatical interference of aboli tionism with' the ihatiWidna' of the South, and the high, handed' claims oh Southern disunionists lo,lhb right of extending Silvery to territories now free, ; .... *. lt cormnencos with 'the ofl Repeated declaration founded upon .the constitution of bur common coun try, that slavery is a local Institution, peculiar to the Souths subject to State legislation alone, and entirely beyond Ilia.control of,the gcncml government. This clearly acqqilsihb Democratic party of> Pennsylva nia of all connection or sympa by with tho political abolitionists, whose misguided Jeal leads them to re gard lh<f national confederacy as a bond, of iniquity, whicli would be a righteous acl to rend asunder, in the accomplishment of their purposes. The resolution is silent upon the question of the constitutionality or expediency of a congressional prohibition of slavery in newly acquired territories. And heroin is manifustod a spirit of compromise, which, had it prevailed duringltho. last' Presidential canvass, would.have saved tneVDemocratic p?rly from the defeat they so Injuriously sustained. The resolution is' framed upon the correct ground, that this question involves a princiMa th*t forms no part of the distinctive' doctrines of ike Democratic par ly, and by its Very nature is incapable of being graf ted upon any.naffona/ political creed. And more*, over, it is framed in full view oflhe fact, which cvc«. ry day serves to make more palpable, (hat the qiics lion of prohibiting Slavery by act of Congress, in our new!* acquired territory, is entirely abstract* in all its bearings, and cannot by the remotest possibil ity, lot |t be decided how it may, have any practical effect in determining the character .ofthe Slates to bo formed out of this territory. It is now face—free by the laws in existence at the time of its-ecssion to the United States—and free by, the wilPof the pco p)o who have already settled within its iimits; and no efforts or. influence that may be employed to en graft upon Us soil the inslUuljbb of human bondage, can ever prevail. The resolution,’therefore, is based upon the "common ground" of absolute and unqual ified toleration of opinion ond .action upon this sub ject. It is sufficient for the parly of Pennsylvania, that they are. Doited upon the one point of opposition to slaverymrmallcr what may be their honest differences of opinion as to the prop. .or authority by whom this extension-should bo pro. tiibited. We,individually, are wej|jtUisfibd that Con gress bat the Constitutional power to prohibit slavery in nil territory-under its jurisdiction or hereafter to bo acquired. This power* wp conceive, has repeat edly been fully reengnijedand admitted. Butifotir neighbor differs'with us, is ho Ikerc/bre to bo pro. scribed? By no means; for involves ho principle recognized in the crebd of our party.— ‘Amongst those who irgreo that Congress has the con stitutions! right to exclude.slavcry from (ho territo-' rics, there are differences of opinion , as to tho expe diency of exercising that right.-. But surety this should not estrange them; for they disagree simply in regard to.the meant which shoald bo adopted, and not the end mutually aimed at, qf prohibiting the extension of Slavery. The Resolution concludes by an eloquent and up. qrfatifVcd dcnial of the right arrogated by’a porlion of the South, to carry its peculiar Institution beyond the limits of the State law. under which it exists, and a frank declaration that tho Democracy ofPenn* aylvania, in thought and feeling,by education.and interest, oro as they always have been, the warm ad. vacates of free territory, freemen to inhabit it They would not Invade a single jnch of Southern rights; they would not proscribe the humblest slave holder who claims (he right to carry his property in human life wherever ho may choose logo. They unhesitatingly' accord to the South,‘the liberty to speak and act freely upon all questions relating'lb slavery in or out of the territories; but they claim the tatiie right for and . will repel, as. an unwarrantable aggression upon onboftho fundamen tal rights of u free -people; any and all attempts to denounce (hem or their representatives, fur expres sing and defending (ho opinions, honestly entertain ed, of the people by Pennsylvania upon tlio subject of shivery.— Reading Gazette. 1 Tub Dead comb to Lire.—The Cincinnati Com* inerclul says that a moit lingular afldir occurred near Ml. Adams, on Thursday afternoon., An elder* ly lady, who had but (he day previous followed to the grave her hosbond, wa» taken with the same malady, cholera, on Ihe following morning, endero the setting of the sun, ilieWai clothed in the garment! ofdcath, ready to bo lowered in her lasi resting place. During the night, & noise was hoard, and on pro* eroding to the place from whence It canio, whet woe (ho astonishment of her friends to behold lire stippo. acd deceased sitting in on upright position, palo and haggard, presenting a picture beyond description.— It was evident that she had been laboring under'lhe , influence of narcotics, which caused a temporary suspension of the .animal functions. She was stripped of her shroud, and is now in a fair way of recovery. Aftuctivk afflicting calamity occurred in on the Ulh Inst., in the family of Mr, Jacolrdltdfndker, o respectable farmer, whereby (tut gcnllerfian, hit two sons, And hired man, C|me lo lltoir untimely deaths. . They were all on. guged. in the hardest field—the thermometer rising 1094 i degrees in the shade, nt noon oh that day.— Towards the close ofthe day they ate freely of cher ries and raspberries, and at supper tyr.S. drank, ft quantity of cold milk, and the young men drank cold water. Soon afterwards they were taken sick, and at 5 o'clock the next morning, Mr. S. and' hie two sons were deed—haring died within an hour of each other. Before (he fpnera) company loft the house to bury (he deceased, (he other young man died also.— An impressive example of the result that may rapid* ly follow at this season of the year, especially du* ring the p||valenco of Cholera, a grots error'tn diet* The St. Louis Union says there are hundreds of helpless end homeless children In that city, who have been deprivfld of tlioli nQlural protectors by the epidemic—and it re.commands the Immediate estab* llshmenl of an orphan asylum lo.whichthey may be placed and made comfortable; - (Ovlft P. Wlllln^speoblpg-Jif.(host.who - pride (htmsolves on their own, ancestry, says— M They I reflections of stars in the wstsr—they 1 ina*a T ero LuVfor lK«lr brigHforig ■ ' >' gtft to man,” occasionally piwen la which few, if any, can odfnlre. wo)filritj Q young female, totally &b -sbiiljed in to monopolize the'altenUon of the beaux— find h,cr 100 lazy lb pay proper attention todomeyiio duties—when we find herder* Jially silting witii the novel in her hand, and endea voring to pass off impertinence for Inleliectual aiility r-when wo find tic* so puffed up with vanity os to think that all ifio military buttons in Christendom should be cost at her feet as offerings to imagined excellence—and when wo. find her tearing around society like a cablese tiger, when such offerings arc kid blsowhero—wc are inclined to think that every sensible Will takers particular core to elect.clear of her, as a toad does to keep out of the , road. oC the rattlesnake. Real assured if such a wo* man oyer crnivla into the' matrimonial ring, franco, will be more like Mr.;Fulwilet*s into heaven than on "abundant ohoV* ■ Wo would not piake'woman a slave, nor would we deprive her of any ’proper intellectual pleasures, or innocent. Smusomentsi We. would have her free in the boundless'liberty of love j and render her the or no'ment of society.. ’ - . - Woman’s peculiar.provlncc,howoyer t .is Rome,’ It is for her gentle hand to twine.the flowers of content* merit, in beautiful Wreaths around the domestic altar. It is her high privilege togiiideherfamily In sunny paths wh|lq living, so that when the sepulchre claims its duo, her virtues may linger as peculiar stars of love In the memories of .her children. Woman cannot be; properly fitted for her mission unless, she is prepared to superintend, and, if needs be,to accomplish with her own hands, every'thing apportainingto the proper and,regular arrangement of domcstio life, • She who 2s too proud, or too lazy tolny her hands to family matters, when necessary, Is a- libel on her sex. The following communication is from the pen of a, true-hearted Democrat, residing in’ the upper, end of.this.county, who is not much in the habit of wri ting, but whoso views are expressed in plain language, and easily comprehended. The suggestions thrown out are worthy of attention, and wo hope oiir friends may profit by them! We shell at all times be thank ful to our country friends for any hints and sugges tions they may bo pleased to communicate. Pur the American Volunteer. Mr. BrXtton— As tho time is drawing; near when same preparation for political .concert and action in reference to out coming election should bo made, I would usk the privilege, through the columns of your widely circuited paper,, of offering to my fellow. Democrats a few thoughts, hoping that it may induce others who arc more capable to awaken our political friends to the timely consideration of some of those matters and things connected with oar coming elec tion In October'’next. And Kero in the outset it might not bo out of place to promise a few remarks on the grand cardinal democratic doctrine of submitting to the will and decision of the majority lh,a)l cases— whether iLbeut the primary meeting for the election of delegates, the County Convention, or the final de cision at the ballot box. It too often happens that delegates go to our County Conventions with aan guine expectations of securing (ho nomination of some one, whoso claims ond qimlifications they con aider a sure guorantco to success. But when they come to bo weighed in the balance, of public opinion by (he of the parly In convention, it is then discovered that all don't see alike—causing sometimes a degree and chagrin that hardly any thing thot is done In convention Will please (hem* Nay sir, I havc know cases, where individuals failing to obtain for their favorites a nomination, would leave (ha convention declaring publicly their hostility to whiit had been dodo. Now, sir, whut sort of democracy Is this?— Would (hat I had the pen of a.ready writer, that I might hold up to public scorn men.who can be guilty of such inconsistent conduct n'nd'stiU claim the name of democrats.’ I freely admit , that it is the bounden duly of every delegate to do all lie can, by every honorable moans, to hove his friend nominated to (ho office to which 1 ho Aspires, to carry out tho instruc tions of his constituents, &o, in convention; but being unable toobtain his wishes, its clearly his duty Vo acquiesce with the best grace ho can to the'ddet sion of tho convention, and sustain tho ticket just us though ho had curried every llilug he-wanted; By pursuing this course ho sustains the character gf a genuine democrat; whereas by any other course he loses all claim to democratic consistency. Ono fruitful source of diffi'-ully and defection in our delegate system is the indifference of our people in regard, to*our primary or delegate meetings; thinking, as they-must do, thul 'thcse meetings are rather unimportant preliminaries to what t/iey are finally. to sanction and confirm at the ballot box, when nil will be mode right—not seeming to con sider that the doings.of these delegates In County Convention, must be the making or mating of the whole thing, for that year' at least. Then why in (ho name of all that's precious t» the people, will they not resolve.to attend tho primary meetings? and with all candor and frankness discusslhe various topics connected with the coming election, speaking their minds freely in regard to their opinions, Ac., of'the various candidates that may be proposed to the convention for nomination, and any |hlng. else connected with the formation of the county ticket.— To be an efficient representative of the district or township that sends him, a delegate ought lb first know wiiHttho people want dune. Second.ho should be a man of good judgment—firm and intelligent; and last, though not least, he ought tu be a wooTdibd Democrat, and bo somewhat acquainted through the county, having no private ends to accomplish, nor yet the ready tool afany little clique or demagogue; but a patriotic, whole souled, honest man. 1 would therefore, humbly, hut. earnestly, qiort my fellow I Democrats to turn out to these meetings, and try to select and send to the County Convention such men ns I have described, and by so doing (ho union, har mony, and strength of the piiity may bo promoted and the triumphant success of the lie kef 0 insured— instead of receiving the cold shoulder os lias some times been tho ease from.certain quarters from whom we had a tight (o expect better things. If forty right minded men, having mot in (he proper spirit of con. cession and compromise, and after several hours de liberation and friendly conference, come to certain conclusions and settle upon a ticket ip be offered to the democratic parly of Cumberland count/ for their accoptonco ond support, they have every reason to expect for It a cordial and zealous suppoit. A word to tho standing committee, who It Is lobe tipped will all attend at (he ptuco appointed for them : to meet, on tho 4lh of August next, to appoint the . day for (ha delegate election, and (hut on which the County Convention bo held. That they will see tho propriety of appointing a much earlier hour of meeting fur tho convention than Ims been common I in funner time's, which was generally at 2 o'clock, , and after there Is nothing to hinder them to get to gether as early as 11 o'clock at farthest, and .after ImvFhg spent an hour or two In free and unreserved ! conversation, show their, different hands. Ac., and it : might even be useful to have (ho names or tho various 1 candidates tabled and ready for ballpling for after an ’ hour's recess for dinner, and in tho moan time talk over (he Important matters and things to bo settled upon slier (ho hell tolls tho second time for (heir as sembling and. final action. As the feeling seems every where prevalo.it that ' tho Sheriff ought by all moans to be nominated, and 1 as the inost of tho candidates,'if not alt, oro out sob , jeet to tho decision of (ho County Convention, it wilt i cooso an additional labor of great delicacy and (ho exercise of much produce In (ho settlement of (his - question. Of course the whole five who are how out liavo all of thorn a good many friends who have raised llio sanguine hopes of each that he stands an equal if not tho best chnnoo for u nomination. As but oho can got It, all the rest must bo more or less disap. pointed, and perhaps a little offended. This is what will render (not part of tho duties of tho convention perplexing and unpleasant. No doubt but (hat at , independent and honest men, they will do what (hey consider best for (he good of (he whole; and if In to doing some may be disappointed, they have only to say (hat this was irnposdble to avoid. And these whose claims may be deferred for (ho present, ought not to put all the blame on (he convention, for H is utterly,lmpossible to please ail, Another thing might be mentioned; (hot nothing to much exalts a man's character and endears him so much to the people, as when, with a noble dfalra«reticdnoi«, hs takes hold of and supports thetickol jtistljiosame as if ho was on it. This shpws Iho right’spirit—thu.spirit or, a genuine democrat whoso well earned fame will bs onwards ond upwards; while (hose who give to (be cause the cold shoulder because .their name Is not bn the ticket, give good reason to the public to conclude 1 r 1 i etr ** or . mcr npparenl zeal ,wbs rather a kind of selfishness,.and will In future be ao estimated by o ii ol / would say to coot; bp prepared for wliaTcver may'bo the P c °p|ef using, some such consoling old fashioned sentences following: , 4 * The toorse the betleragain.” “'Jhepowere that he are of Oat &c. l;his t# 1 (rue philosophy. Being but, little accustomed to the desk X'feel somewhat tired, as no doubt.you do. Hoping that, these suggestions may induce some one who can write with more fa cility take up the subject—show.wholcverk wrong in .this—and let pur editor and hisreaders know a thing or two as to how wo feel in the For the Volunteer. doubling gap springs. Those celebrated springs have lately been opened,, and are doing a fine boslnoas.; Mr. Coyle, the gen tlemanly host, is.noted for tils urbanityand lHeplipn* tion which hobestows upon UU guests. The medicinal virtues of the water are well 1 known; and we cannot imagine a place .better adapted Tor the , invalid!. By the pleasure acoker ever thing will be! found which' can.add id his amusement; and those desiring quiet and reposo.can have it to, the fullest extent. Pure air, fine and pleasant and romantic scenery ; and the untiring.efforts of Mr; Coyle;com bine to make Dououno.Gap, (.it least in our opinion) one of the must pleasant placcs of resort in Ponnsyk vanla. • V ‘ E.! Mr* Camilla at-Home I The. Jersey Shore (Lyoommg county) /tymbffcffh, the place of residence of Mr. Gamble, the Democrat.’ To nominee for Canal Commissioner, endorses the claims of Us townsman in the. following complimcn* tary manner.; We have nol o doubt Mr. Gamble will bo sustained by on overwhelming majority in allthose counties .where ho is boat, know, which speaks voh umes in his pro iso .* It will bo seen by a brief despatch from Pittsburg, which wo publish in to-days paper, that the Hon. JOHN A. GAMBLE has been' nominated as candidate foi Cana) Commissioner by the Democrat ic Slate Convention, Wo hail this result with peculiar, satisfaction and whilst wo would most cheerfully have entered tho campaign-will) either of the distinguished gentlemen named in the Convention ,as our standard bearers yet we havo now (ho proudUalisfactinn to see-our own personal choice-endorsed by a highly complh mentjiry vote of the- representatives of the popular will throughout (he Stale./' We will therefore .em bark in (ho approaching contest with alt iho hoarty good will inspired by our personal knowledge of the estimable character df the nominee, ami ti firm con viction that his election will secure to the Common wealth an efficient and faithful officer. * Mr. Gamble needs no recommendation frdm us in this section of (he State, his friends are coextensive with (ho circle of his acquaintance, and (ho Vote ofthis county next fall ‘will show (ho estimation In which he is held by his personal acquaintances of-all parlies. But to our Democratic brethren abroad we may be permit ted to say (hut Mr.Garnbto is worthy the distinguish ed position assigned him by the State Convention,of bearing In triumph tho standard of the. great Dem ocratic patty. Ho will bring to'the discharge of the duties of tho office, a thorough' practical knowl. edge of tho various works' of public improvement throughout tho Slate; a vigorous mind and hab* its of industry; devoted to p conscientious discharge of the important and responsible" duties of the station. Influenced by an honest devotion to the principles of the Democratic party, with mr fractional prcd'ilcc* lions to subserve, no branch of (he parly to favor, none his future course cannot fall to merit the universal approbation of that party by whom he will be (post triumphantly ejected. WHIGS GETTING? DISGUSTED* A correspondent of the Now York Mirror, whom, that paper vouches for as an original friend of Gen. Taylor, writes from New York oa follows: The Secretary of.the Navy and the Post. Master General, as well as the Secretary of Stale, are un popular with our own Collnncr is.charged With roiighncss*and uncbulhnct* of manner*,.Cluy. tou with duplicity, ond Preston with a wont of real regard for the service. Against Clayton,a combina tion of lliu Whig press is already at work. Ho will feel it in every ((oarler, and he hus full it already. I conclude wi(h the remark made to me by one of the most eminent, prominent, am) noble minded Whigs in this city—a man of fortune—who wants nothing, and yet has-from the start done, mote fur Gen. Taylor than all the Maxwells, Hails, and Kings of the United Slates—“ This administration, which I.helped to success, will go jo the devil -faster than any we have ever had. VVo supposed wo-werc throw ing off those contemptible Influences which so long controlled us. Wo find them creeping in every hole and corner, and Gen. mado by his abomina ble advisors to forswear himself, or at least forget the pledges which we reasserted for him, 1 did not work for this,*' This is no sketch of fancy. It is the feel ing here. , HOW HE SPENT THE DAY* A manuscript was picked up on Thursday, in front ojf the custom house—it is supposed, to have been dropped by one of tho hew appointed officials, and contains the minutes of the writer's deeds and re flections on the Fourth,- , As the writing contains nothing to show whore . it originoted,'or to whom it belongs, wo cannot return il to tho right owner,and not knowing what other use to make of it, wo have concluded to publish U. “10 A. M,—Wifq sent iiptho colored boy to woke me ; but having drank a good *dcal the night before, I wus very tight lucked up in the arms of.Marfas.— IJatl been drconiing ull nighlobout my lulo appoint ment,and what a dash I should cat on Unde Sam's money ; thought a poor.cousin ofmino come (o bor row a dollar.) made a kick ut liirn {—heard a yell j— woko up and found 1 had kicked tho colored boy in l|iu jaws ; tho black rascal had the impudence to fell against a chamber set that'cost six dollars. All smashed .to pieces! . 11 o'clock.—Culled for some brandy and water In bed. Took a swig, ond got up; thought I, must keep a valet .to dress me. because 1 fell too nervoot to han dle the buttons. Drank same cold coffee j made an uproar, and asked my wife what she meant by not keeping breakfast hot for me, seeing 1 was a custom house officer. Swore IJd turn (ho whole family out of doors, If they dld'nl boJiRVo more respectful. 13 o'clock.—Drank thfep glasses ofhnt milk punch. Thought how .nice it waa;to draw four dollars a day for every day in the year* and sleep half my lime.— Took a pleasant nap, ' y -1 o'clock.—Woko up and called for luncheon and the brandy botllo. Thought 1, ought to have gone (6 the Whig meeting, and hoar the Declaration o| Inde pendence read. Rcpiombcrcd thutlha document wat rather dry; and took another swig of brapdy. My son Jack came in to ask mo for a flp to buy crack ers for tho celebration. Knocked him down for such a locoocoieli idea. Offered him some brandy, butthe young dog wopld'rit smell nt it. I'm afraid that boy will never make a good Whig. 2 o'clock.—Heard (ho colored lad trying (a sing (ho Star Spangled Banner, which I'm (old was writ ten by a locofoco. Culled up the vocalist, ond broke hts head with (he boot jack. Took some more bran dy. No recollection of any thing olso tiff (hey called me to dinner. 3 o'clock.—Dined. Scolded the servant girl at (able, for not waiting behind my chair; asked her if she knew 1 hold an office under Gqn. Taylor. ' Or dered my wife to mix rso a large bowl of punch.— Sent all of the family'oat of (he room. Sung a whig song, and (ousted (ho members of (ho Taylor cabi net soperotely, in a full tumbler each. Drank Tay lor's health in a pint goblet. Tried to dance a horn pipe, on the (able; began to fool like 1 bod token ipecac. All I remember aficr that, wos’hoarlng my | wife cry out that 1 had ruined the carpet, and then 1 dreamed that a gang of locofoco devils had got hold of me and were trying to turn mo wrong side outwards; ' Tho owner of tho MS. from which (he above is copied, can have it on application at this office. /’ennsytainian. MuNiriotHcc.'—Geo. Brown, Esq., President of (he Board of Managers of (lie House of Refuge In Bal timore, has bgaded the subscription list In aid of the InatUntion, whh a donation of a thousand dollars. * Mr*. Tnylor, the Preridem’e lody, made her first appearance Id public rinse, the 4th of March, on ib«v4tb Inpt./on (heoocariqa ofa vlßlt-ofqorae Sabbath fichool toholars to the Presidential man sion. I, WAaHiNOTOK, July 16. IH ,„ D . **. MVdlion, r.i,' . ’ Ki-Pro.ldent M.Alio "' 1 °t »h, h Tho body of this distinguished ) ady w , Saturday, placed in one of Messrs. on Raymond's patent metallic coffins, bronze,l ®- n . d ,a glass insetted, through which could be , face of the deceased, apparently twenty . U "* lyounger than when infused with vitality J /r dowers were strewn upon this receptacle „r7I W dead—awict, yet striking eib'bloms of frail „ lality. On Sunday, young and old of both .a”.'” es, visited the late residence of Mrs, Maditn *" behold the face oyer which the veil was see"’ 10 be closed fmever. To-day, the case was one" I? with a view to an ehbalming process: smtm ’ corpse, at eleven o’clock, was conveyed to •?' • John’s Church, in the same neighborhood ~!l there placed on a pedestal,-in front of the roata.i desk, within -the altar. Hundreds of ladies*aaJ gentlemen, who desired loses the rigid feat,,,, were disappointed,'and theyi contented themself’ with gardgg.on the silver plate which concealed the face, on which waa an inscription of her n«™ •‘Dolly Payne Madison.” , , Bofoie the tjme designated for the funeral ttctiiar spectators were admitted into the chlirch and occupied the places especially reserved (hi them by the judicious committee of arangcmenla We noticed on the front pew, in (he centre siiti n » on dither side of the U. S. Distt el Attorns M, g Gales, of the MelUgenrcr, and Mr. Ritchie nf the Onion. They were two. of the pail-b' amrf and M' previously shaken hands, as. Christian peopleoughtto do, when they meet inehurrh .1 he others assigned to this post of honor Wem Jhl Hon . J.Clayton Goner 1 ;! Jesup.c" Morris, General Henderson, General Jones, the Hon. W. M. Meredith, General Tot len, Commodore Warrington, (in uniform) Mr Stephen. Pieasamon, one of the Auditors, and Mr. Fendall. In . tho rear, qf these gentlemen sat the family of the deceased, at the head of which tyas Dr. Payne Todd, her son! at bis side Mias Payne, her niece,- both of them belonging to her immediate household! and, in the same pea were other sorrowing' - relatives.' The £ttudeni of the United. Slates sal further op.in the church, company with Mr. Preston, the Secretary of the Navy. The members oi the cabinet were not all together on this occasion. Several only of the diplomatic corps, members of tho Senate and House °f Representatives, and their officers, and Judges of the Courts, were present; and, with but two or.three exceptions, the officers of ths army and navy Ware not in uniform.. Tho May. or and Corporation of Washington, gentlemen employed in the civil departments of Hie govern ment, and citizens and strangers, -occupied the remaining seats. The galleries of the beautiful edifice were densely filled with spectators, inclu ding no small number of tho colored race. A plaintive air on the organ, after the congre gation had quieted, reminded them Of the aoiemni ty of .the occasion: and the Rev. Smith Pyne, the -rectoi, assisted by the Rev. G. W. French, appeared, anil, together, read the service observed In-the Protestant Episcopal Church, on funeral occasions. The hymn, “The Dying Christian,” was sung by the choir, with good effect! and af ler prayer, Mr. Pyne, standing near the coffin, delivered a brief, and peculiarly appropriate ad dress,. Omitting adelail of the gcneaology of tho deceased, he said among other things, that, four years ngo, she appeared before him for.bap- MSmand,■ though then an aged.woman, she waa but a babe in Christ. ; A short time afterwards she khelt again at. the same altar, received the holy rite of confirmation, and .partook of the sac rament on the same day. And now the hand that bathed her brow with-the pure refreshing waters from the fountain of the celestial city, was soon to sprinkle the dirt upon her coffin, pronobneing “ashes to ashes, dual to dust, 1 ’ • Urrufi. End. The co(R» was conveyed io the hearse by eight marines, (from the garison,) dressed in while.— They who were publicly designated as pall-bear ors.look no part in ihis proceeding. There were - forty-eight carriage*, public and private,and ihe occupants look their planes Inac*, ccrdance wllh the.programinc. o>ne hack, was appropriated to the colored domestic's of the hous* hold of ilia deceased. As the ■cortege moved, thousands of our populace lined the sidewalksstnd appeared at the window's, the bel! of-Sl, John's tolling, meanwhile, in leaped to. the honored dead. It should have been mentioned that a fen of our oldest citizens, who had Intimately known Mrs. Madison 1 for half a conUiry, although bent will) ago and fast sinking iqio the tomb, taxed thpir strength lo be present on the mournful occa sion. The body of the deceased Was deposited In a vault at the Congressional (Jurying Ground, where it will remain until autum, am) then be removed to Monpelier, to be deposited close to Urn sleeping dust,of her husband. Thus* has passed away it kiip) and hospitable dweller in our midst, one WII9 graced fbe refined circles, who lent a charm to Mib cornronnliy In which : ahe moved, and whose' demise has caused general regret In (his metropolis. Peace, peace, to “ the great relic of a great bge, and great gen eration P* The Oholcha in St, Lotus.—A correspondent of the UufTalo Express, writing from 61. Louis, July sth, says: “Voo can have no proper idea of the ravages of the fell disease or its tHeels. The city, from a population of nearly 70,0U0, is now reduced to. not over 30,000; Everybody has Hed but those 100 pour to leave, of whose business compelled them to remain. The streets are domted, except by the hearses and the mournful processions mo ving to the gloatedcemeteries. The blackened ruins, instead of having,been removed and giving way to new places of business, as they would but for the pestilence, now present a sad spectacle of desolation. Few steamboats ae rumtiiig, and those go.away loaded with the affrighted popular lion, but bring back no passengers. The deaths* ns reported for several weeks, have been.from 100 to 160 per day, while it is conceded by all who know, that front one quarter to one ihird are not reported, solhat the actual number of deaths, for some time past,‘has not been much less than 200 per day—or say I*2oo a week—and that too in a population of from 30,000 to 30,000. 01 course, hearses are constantly to be Seen in the streets, and the entire night is spent in burying the dead, ll is, however an indisputable truth, that at least three fourths of all the mortality is among the foreign population, now arriving or recently ar rived from Europe. Every bool from New Or loans brings up from 100 to, 600 of these poor creatures, Just landed from the steerage of ships, filthy and in every respect prepared-to take the disease. ■ They are crowded, likeswina on ths boats,and frequently many are dead before arri ving at St. Louis.” . 1 , ... i- . | » Gibson has had a severe stuck o f cholera at Bunbnry. lie was bettor at the last accounts. ICT It is said Ihut General Taylor Is sorely per* ptexod, having more M friends to reward •* than ho has favors to bestow* fcj-Tho driver nf a stage In thelnterior of New York drow.oot a kpifelho oiher 'daj» »nd while ho held wUh.onohanjl cut hit- throat wllU the other. lie hec| became insane. <■ Mathbw jh lioaTow.— I The Commit tee of arrangements In Boston have determined \a hold a grand festival |u , Father Mathew, arrives there. NAMtj , a flourishing town in lowa, hae changed he name to Muscatine* It U located la the county of'that name. One of our eoteraposaries speaking of General 1 TavkorV humiliating' position In the Cabinet,, suggeela thata cipher added after" a figure 7 mehes, an important difference; hot that Genora.l Tiiti o * placed before hlsdeven Cabinet mln|*t* rfl f a * w l them more ppw.arfui than svor by flinuohf^ * ll makes him miserably wesk‘ andpoWejlflWi
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