THE VOLUNTEER. CAIUiISI/B, THURIDiV 1 JUNE 6, t6DO> John Bi BrattoH| Bdttvr Md Proprietor* AGENCY* ' D. PALMER, Esq., iiour authorised agent <fnr pr ie:irlu{ a-Iveptla«maius, receiving subscriptions and making •euUrtctloesfnr.tho Amarlcan Volunteer,-at his office. N.W. ■earner of Thirds nd Chesnut meet*, Philadelphia. SCH4CRATIO NOMINATIONS* FOB CABAL COMISSIONER, WILLIAM T. MORRISON, ." ■of Montgomery County. FOB AUDITOR OENHIAt, EPHRAIM BANKS, of Mifflin County., ■; - FOB SURVEYOR" GENERAL, I PORTER BRAWLEY, ; of Crawford County. Job Mann, M. ofC n will accept out thank* for lending us public-documents. Miwtart Encabj , mknt.—A military encampment «ame off at Chsmberskurg last week. Nino com panies were and the whole thing poned off to the satisfaction of aH. Col; John F. Hontrr, of this place, had command of the Encamp ment;. Thiswas swell deserved compliment to Col. F. An Editor turned Preacher.—Mr. Eowik \V. Hotter, former editor of the Lancaster inlelllgeh cer, was licensed to preach the gospel by the German Lutheran Synod, of (bia Stale, at its recent session •iPolUvillc. . . • * • The Supreme Court ofthis Slatohas decided, that « promise by . a bankrupt to pay a debt .discharged by bankruptcy, ia binding, though not made to (he creditor or hia authorized agent. Col. Fremont.— The' Geographical Society of London.have voted a gold modal to Col. Fremont for haying made, during the poet your, the moat valua* bla discoveries lu geography of any known per* •on* An American at Havana writes that he saw one hundred and sixty of the captured invaders marched into the prison of MoroCastio. They ere probably repenting of their fully at this time. Those who entrapped them into the ridiculous .undertaking, and who would probably have reaped its benefits, ought to bear some of its penalties. Hon. Win. D. Kelley is to deliver (ho address be* fore the Linnoau Association of the Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg, at the annual meeting in September. Curb for Cholera.— lt is stated as a curious cir* eumslunce that the Cholera disappeared from Hava* or the moment the news of the landing of Genera) Lopez, was received there. Wo believe that medl* cal men generally admit that excitement la a power* fill preventative'-of disease. Very few, however, would be willing to hazard the experiment of an In surreotion or an Invasion, to slay the ravages of an epidemic.. Death dr another V. 8. Senator.— Senator Ell more; of South Carolina, and successor of Mr. Cal* houn, died at I,is lodgings in Washington city on the 91st ull.. His disease was bronchitis of the throat. M What shadows we are, what shadows we pursue.'*. The -National Monument.—The Board of Mana gers of (ho National Washington Monument Society, on the SBth of May, unanimously adopted a resolu tion requesting the people of tho United States, cilh «r individually or by associations, to take up collcc* tions throughout the Union, on the approaching An* niversary of American Independence, in aid of (he great Washington National Monument now being •reeled at the Metropolis. Tits Grots.— From all sections of (he coantry wo receive the most flattering accounts respecting the crop*. In this county the grain fields present a most promising appearance, and our farmers confidently •xpoct an abundant harvest. IBITStt raoß JIJEW TOttK-M, O. ROB- Biii's* limb ov srkAuuus. Carlisle Company No. 3, of California emigrant! left New York, on the ateomer ‘♦.Ohio**on (ho 28ih till. . Previous to eaiting-ono of the parly wrote u« a letler, from which we lake the following extract.— We .would merely remark that the complaint* og iiiißl M. O. Robert*' line are well founded. We would therefore caution all penone going to California to have nothing to do with this lino, oe It is a perfect swindling concern. But to (he extract. New Yon*, Miy 27. 1850. J, B. Bratton, Etq. Dear Bm—l .wlelt you to publish Mr. M. O. Roberta* tine of Steamers, hie manner of doing business, and hie villainy. Warn those going to California, not to have any dealings with him, but avoid him aa they would a pickpocket. He lice been (he cause of many death*, by taking persons aa far aa Panama and liters leaving them to die of itio diseases of that hot climate. Thua you aee the con duct of this scoundrel Roberta. Iland hi* name ■round—hold him up as a villain and everything dishonest; 1 ponnul use language strong enough in eondomnalion of his conduct. A gambler's oath would go farther in lha confidence of Californians than anything he would or could say. Ho is certainly the'most contemptible,, lying scoundrel it Inis .been iliy misfortune to have fallen in with- We ore all : wrlJiand leave tomorrow on steamer Ohlot TUe next lUU Bennie* .The following’ dlitricla elect Senatora (hii fa)l<un der the new Apportionment Dill x .Philadelphia county,. II ; Bradford. Sbaquchanno and Wyoming, I . Luzerne, Columbia and Mountour, . 1 ; ’ Cumberland and Perry, 1 .. Venango, Mercer and Warren, 1 : Annalrong, Indiana and Clarion, 1 Philadelphia City,, 1 ..Adameand Franklin, 1 -Blair,,Cambria, and llunlingdbn, 1 ' Allegheny, I Duller,, Deareraml Lawrence,. I Senator* liolUlngom, ; 1 : Total, 33 Of the Scnaton holding over eleverv are Democrats, and eleven are Whlge, Of the districts electing ll»)» fall, the first six ebove named will undoubtedly be Democratic* the other five WHIg-thus seouring the Senate neat winter to the Democrats by a major* lly ofene. ' Mori about Paink'*i Light.— A' oorrespondsnv of ° ul j )hln cabinet 1* *• Illustrious /or ila fiscal ability Hie Boston Journal named E. L. Browne, atalea that * B r^em^er| ‘ *** skillful- In-the art of feathering be flilted.Mr. Pslne’e apparatus at Worcester, fop 1, .e1r own ne»l. What cabinet mlnlater orerboforo the purpeae of witnessing lie operation*, and saya, P oc k«hld 61>I5;000 aa agent of dolma, nearly all .'of “while (here,.we saw, in one hour, three,pint* of. wlllcl > he received while holding hla place in'the oa pure water deoompeeod Into its oompo.neorgAsssJ bi, »«tt .Tl l ® people—the hard working farmera and without the conaumptlon of acid'or metala, And with m oohaniea, of the country—will ponder upon these the use of no motive agent, eaVotllC descent of a[ Ibcta/and they will, as surely ■■ day futlowa day, weight of 67 pound#, a distance of a little over two hold theae treasury plunderers to their acoountabil’ feet; the gaeee evolved from which amount of wet«, Hy. •r- were employed In our preaonce, both for the pur- Mr. EdmundljurKe has retired from the edllor.hl., posesof light and heet, and which were absolutely ( of the Washington Union, q p produced without eny plher coat than the internt on n-> n e * John w-m. - : Uio oo« ofth. mioliiuc, whlcliji about Hint hundred eloquent men of the ejo. dled «l MobllV oVlho 95°ih doJUre.. ' Joi'Moy. , . . THE NOMINATIONS. . In our paper ef (his morning, will be found a'brldf report of-the proceedings of the Williamsport Dcm ‘poralio State Convention ; and, in obedienod to. tho decree of lhe people, as expressed through their del egates, wo .place 'the names of tho. csndidalesat the head-of our columns. ’ For Cana! hare William T. Morrison, of Montgomery ’county, . Mr. M. is t gentleman of ialeltigenoo, an active business man, and a warm-hearted, zealous, and-rellablo Democrat, for several sessions he hae represented, in part, his 'county jn the lower House of the State legislature, ♦cd at ell times, end under all. circumstances, pur*’ sued a straight forward, radical Democratic .course. Ho ie deservedly popular in his own county, and is generally esteemed by all who know Mm. We therefore-rqiolce. at bis nomination, knowing that in the event of Iris election—of which there can bo no <doubt—ho wiH -make *n efficient, honest; and valuu. ■bio member of the Canal Board. We feel a pride In supporting such a man as Mr. Morrison; and We feel satisfied that the people will ratify, the nomina tion by an old fashioned Democratic majority* Ephraim Bancs, Esq.,of Mifflin county, is thecan didalo for Auditor General. . Wo have been inti mately acquainted with Mr. Banks from our boyhood, and have over found him a man of sterling worth, and a Democrat of tho right “ stripe.'* . Ho is a law yer by profession, and is regatded by all who know •him as a gentleman of sound and excellent judge ment. We know of no man belter oaio'ilsled for the-office of Auditor General than Mr. Banks.— Possessing the confidence of the people to o’ high degree, with acknowledged abilities for a faithful discharge of the duties df tho office, he will make ad' invaluable officer. In Mifflin county, where he is known by every man, woman, and child, Mr. Banks is universally esteemed. Our word, for it, little'Mif flin will give him a very flattering vote. • • For Surveyor General the Convention nominated J. Porter Crawlee, of Crawford county.' We know Mr. B. very well. For (ho lost three sessions ho represented his county in the State Senate. Thera was-one matter eiposod during the ell* tings of the Convention, which wo must mention, with regret and shame. Certain friends of Mr. Hub* lev, finding they could not succeed in forcing him into a nomination for Canal Commissioner, under, took to accomplish their base purposes by bribing Delegates. How many were bribed of course is not known. Two of the Philadelphia county Delegates who were approached, received the money offered them, for the purpose of exposing the miserable oroa* lures engaged in the business. After receiving it they walked into Convention, and placed tho money (9180,) on the table, so that all the members might see it. Of course this created considerable excite* in out. A commillco was forthwith appointed for the purpose of investigating the matter, who reported the next morning, exonerating ait the candidates front a knowledge of (he transaction, but de nouncing and naming Messrs. Banein and Oven* shine, of Philadelphia, as the men who attempted to bribe the Philadelphia Delegates. This was certainly, a moat disgraceful exhibition, and goes to showlo what moans desperate and cor* rupt men will resort to carry out their nefarious schemes. We are glad, however, that they have been delected and exposed. These men had predo* lermined to carry their candidate, no difference at what cost. Everything that ingenuity could suggest or cunning duplicity accomplish, was resorted to.— Money was freely distributed—threats were employ, ed—persuasion was used—delegates basely violated their pledges—but all to no purposs. The corruption ists were detected, and, thank fortune, there was in* legrity enough !n the Convention to resist the indu ce* brought to bear upon it. The Harrisburg Keystone thus speaks of the pro* cecdings of the Williamsport Convention i It will bo seen from (lie proceedings of the Wil« liamsporlConvention, that moans were employed on the part of certain individuals to accomplish their purposes by bribery ami corruption. This was no. thing more than what we anticipated from tho char* ucter and practices of thoso whom we know had predetermined to carry their candidate by any avail* able meant, (air or foul, that they ceuld employ. It is a game they have been long in tho habit of play, ing. They have frequently given us specimens of their skill at it, in this county. No longer ago than at our lute delegate election in this county, the moat gross and palpable frauds were perpetrated th secure delegates to tho State Conven* lion, who would answer the purposes of the.corrup tionists and common Slate plunderers. \Vo then warned the people of whsl might bo expected at Williamsport from the extensive preparations that were moliirfg for operating on the members of that i Convention. Tho predictions we then made In regard to the means which would be used, or attempted, to control tho decision of tho Convention, have been fully verified. Ovcnshine, (he ma|t now implicated in attempting to bribe delegates, ii the same man who, with little or no means, went oo tho Columbia railroad, as a subordinate in the wood department under the suporinlcmicncy of James Cameron, and in a few years afterwards, swore that ho waa worth 70 or 80 thousand dollars. This was making money rapidly. Such a than; was a fit instrument fc be employed in (ho business in which he was caught at Williams port Wo regard* it as a fortunate circumstance for (ho people, (hat this system has been detected and expo, sed, so that its existence can-bo no longer denied by the infamous and corrupt scoundrels who have long been engaged in ill and who have hitherto escaped with impunity. There la a sot of men fn Pennsylvania,- who have made nearly all they are worth by robbing the com* i monwealth, and who employ portions of their 111 i gotten wealth m trying to control tho political dost!- i nice of tho State, so as to afford them-opporlunilies t to plunder, more. It remains to bo seen whether i tho people will consent to be both robbed and gov. I orned by (his plundering banditti. Fortunately, (hey have been thwarted in their purposes for tho present. When wo get (ho full proceedings of the convention we may advert to this subject again and treat upon • It fully. ' * frhe Deficit* Tlia Washington Union says:—-When Mr. Score* (ary Meredith to nuthoriltvely proclaimed a deficit in llio revenue of sixteen millions of dollar*, ho tecrib* ed the disastrous result to'(he Mexican war. If he bud assured the people (hat it wae (he work of (ho Galphin plunderers, he would have hit (he nail upon (he hoad, and have commanded (ho universal assent of the people to (he truth of the statement. When (he people learn (he fact (hat about one miftron of dollart have been paid out of (lie treasury by the pro* aunt Galphin cabinet in (he first year of their roign, or fraudulent and unfounded claims, rejected by for* mer administrations, and (hat a principle, with re* gard to (he allowance of such claims, has bsen adop. ted which will lend to .the payment of more than ■ forty million of dollurt, without addltlonil appropri aliens by Congress, (hey will know how the deficit has real!; been,created, and why Mr.-Msredith call mates it at sixteen millions of dollars. ' Surely the “THB PRBBkpBtfT AND > Un. OLiT.>» , • Undsr this da'ptioft; the Washington; Republic—: theiozgsh and exponent of Iho views of, the Galphin administration—isdown upon Mr. Clay in an,arli* do offour columm and a half, The article in que's tion calls. upon tije. Whigs in Congress to unite-in support, of tho President's non-ociionmodo or eeUling'the'slavo. question, and (hen goes on lodo* nounee and rldlotila Mr. Clay and the Compromise Bill, which he, as .Chairmen of the Committee of thirteen, introduced in the Senate.. Here is dictation for you. Previous to the elec tion of General TftTLoß,and indeed after lijs inaugn. ration, we wore assured by him that be would not attempt to exercise any undue influence on Lcgisla (ion In either House of But yet in the face of this declaration, wo now aeo him employ ing every means ho camcommand to oppose tho'Coropro raiso Bill and to force Congress to-favor his own foolish non-action policyj end, the bolter to enable him to accomplish-his- purposes, he ■considers it ne cessary to first destroy Mr. Ciuy, an undertaking which he will find not so easy to accomplish. Tho President’s organ, the Repuhlic t in its tirade against Clav, say* lho Senator from Kentucky is governed in hit coarse by pride of opinion,and that 11 ho came (ft the Senate to lead, not to follow— : tie came (o originate measures of compromise and pacification, not'lo adopt such as ofAera might origi nate.” There may bo some, truth in this. But, however much we may condoinn Mr« Clay ae a pdli tietau, we must nevertheless admit that he is at pres* ent pursuing the path of-patriotism, in joining Gtm. Cass and pthsr itdtflshiea in allaying excitement and compromising difficulties. His sge and long expe rience in public affairs, we think, should entitle him to a leadership.' Hsfs capable to "orlginolemeas arcs”—Gen. Taylor is not capable. - This is the dif ference. s ’ r ' • But, is it nqt pride of opinion ll that governs the Prcsidenl.in his opposition to tho Compromisc’fiill.7 Is ho not actuated bjr « pHtfe of opinion” when he attempts Co force Congress to adopt his non etthn policy—a policy such as a school boy might origi nate, andwhtch loaves every point'in discussion (with the exception of 'the admission of Carifornla) onicuied? *-Vhat is this but ** pride of opinion 7" . By the article In the Republic it is manifest that the administration-has determined to break down Mr. Clay, if it can.. Geo. Taylor is of opinion that Ae, and not Hxnrt Clay, should '‘ lend." What pre sumption ! Henry Clay, whose ripe,old oge and ac knowledged talents, peculiarly qualify him fur great emergencies, to be led by that weak old man, Gun. Taylor I God help us when tho nation is required to listen to sitdA o “ leader','* Why, vve doubt very much whether there is a single member in either House of Congress (perhaps we should-except that arch demagogue, Truman Smith, Senator from Con necticut,} whu thinks of favoring the non*acliori plan of the Galphia administration. Men of all parlies laugh at it, and regard it with the contempt it de serves. Mr. Clay, Gen. Cass, Daniel Webster,Gun. Houston, and other great Statesmen have ridiculed this non-action policy so unmercifully, that rfe aro surprised tho President's friends—if he has any —do not advise him and the tools who edit his or gan, notto make themselves still mbro ridiculous by mging so nonsensical a measure, Bui, Gen, Taylor—simple old man—wants to in struct such men. os Clay, Casi, Webster, Houston, Dickinson, Denton, Foote, and others, what to do to settle UiecxcUetnent which now threatens the peace of tho country! Anil his plan la non action, or in other words, to do nothing at alii / This is his mode of settlement. Just such a plan as we might expect from the preseat pusillanimous administration, And because the great atalo£ien of the country, who have (o take tho responsibility of settling tho difficulties with which we aro at present surrounded, can not sp. prove of tho so-called President's policy, they are denounced by hirelings In the employ uf tho admin istration! Such conduct on the part ofTaylorand his Galpliin Cabinet, cannot bs too strongly con demned. We fully agree with the Baltimore Clip* per—a - paper that supported Gen. Taylor for tho Presidency, that “ the groat object to be attained is the settlement of oil matters in dispute. This Is ear nestly desired by the people at large, who uro anx iously looking to Ilia Compromrse Bill of tho Senate as (lie means of adjustment—and, whatever may be -its fate, Its originators and supporters will deserve and receive the lieoity applause of the country— whilst those who procure Us defeat, will be looked upon with a cold eye as unworthy of public ebnft dencc<" 1/ATEI FUdM iIBXICtf. By llio arrival of the Dritieli Malt Steamer Sfotefn, at Mobi'e, the N, 0. Picayune has papers from the Mexican capital to the 11th, and from Vera Crux to the 1 Ctli instant. By the way of Tampico we have received papers to the same date. I The Presidential election campaign i} at begin* ning to cause some excitement. Ouu of the candi dates is Luis do la Rosa, ul present Minister to the United Slates. Ilia opponents urge that ho is not eligible to- the oflVce, because the constitution de clares that the President elect must bo a resident of (ho Republic. Tho siuppurlcrs of Rosa say that the Minister's house at }Vushington is, by a fiction of international hw, a part of the Mexican territory. The .Government had not.yet decided on what day to assemble Congress in extra session. , Bunor Obampo, Minister' of the Treasury, has resigned. The Afonßor Rrpublieano says that he has been induced to take this step by some obsta cles arising to prevent the arrangement of the pub' Re debt. * The Legislature of the Slate of Puebla has re fused to accept the resignation of the Governor, Be* nor Muglod. In Guadalajara the workman in the factory of M. Jarol, revolted, crying “Death to the riots I Hurrah for the workmen S” Tho authorities had adopted severe measures toward* the Insurgents. . Loiters from Vera Cruz stale that smuggling is becoming very common at that port, and will doubt* less continue to increase unless tho restrictive duties now levied on imports be removed. Tho cholera continues its ravages, and its near Approach to (he capital lias thrown the inhabitants into a state of olunn. In Zacatecas, on the 30ih of April and (ho Ist of May, there were 104 oases and 64 deaths. In Morelia, from April SO to May 4, (here were '63 deaths. At Aguascullentes tho epidemic was raging severely. On t(io 3l)th of April there were 60 deaths, and on ths Ist of May, 45. At GusnajuuliUho number of deaths per day was between 70 and 60. In Quereliro, from April 28 to May 3, there were 994 victims. In (he State of San Louis Potosi the epidemic wn prevailing. The Monpluisirs were still in tho city of Mex ico. On (ho 4th inolt (he Frenoh Minister. M. Lo Vasseur, gave a brilliant soiree, which la Jeadribcd aa having bean one of (lie moat magnificent fete* ever witnessed in Mexico, The onniveraury. of (he proclamation of (ho Freooli Republic waa celebrated In Mexioo-ln-a be* coining manner. tf The Vera, Crut Diligence of M'oy last waa robbed by a band of highwaymen who plundered (ho passengers oT oil Ifioir , property. The latter were maltreated, and one of (hem wounded in the ehuuhjer by o pistol ahot. The mail boga word carried dtif by (he audacious villains. A few daya afterwards on urritroi conducting six caeca of mer ohandlac, waa robbed near Orizubu, by two higway. men*, who etiocoedod’ in eaoaping with their boo* ty. The ravage# of the Indiana in the State of Chi* haaliiia ire aald to be truly deplorable. Judge Welker of the Delta and'Dr. Kennedy of (he Tru a Delta, fought a duel May 4(li, at the Bby of St. Louie, with pistols. The distance choaen waa twelve pacea. They tired once, but neither waa wounded, when Judge Waikor’i friends 'e*. pressed Ihomaelvca satisfied, and tho parlies loft' the field without any explanation or rcoonoiliatioiu- THE HERALD AttD THD GALPHIN ROQ^ Bbsry* • The' Carlisle Herald has at last broke Us si* lence, and in that paper of last, week we. find that the editor sanctions and approves of Ihe Galphin robbery, committed by Taylor & Co. Very well. We felt some curiosity to know our neighbors opinion of this dishonest and infamous transaction, and we are glad to be relieved of the anxiety, we experienced. The llerafd t for the last few months, has shown a commendable zeal in.pointing out petty officorsof Government who happened to be defaulters. THe editor was quite indignant and equally severe in bis denunciations of those who had been charged with embezzle* inontof the public funds.' Many % persons thus charged with dishonesty were proved innocent, but no matter—that pink of virtue and honesty, the Herald, continued to denounce them ae “ rob bers.” By pursuing this course many persons were led to believe that our neighbor had been appointed a kind.of a guardian over the people's money, and that ho would continue to exercise his argus eyes in detesting dishonesty .and exposing it. But, alas for human nature, our neighbor now sees nothing in-the Galphin robbery to excite his indignation.. He thinks the abstracting from the Treasury of the people the sum of $191,353 (of which sum Taylor's cabinet officers received one half,) is a small mallei’ to raise a cry about ( The Herald, for the purpose of whitewashing over this infamous robbery, makes the mean, and false insinuation that Mr. Polk's administration had acted equally dishonest in allowing theyrn'n cfpal of this Galphin claim to be paid.. Our hon est neighbor forgot to (ell his readers, however, that the principal was paid by the last administra tion in compliance with an act of Congress, Which directed its payment The Herald should liaVe added also that the interest on this old Claim (which has. been taken from ihe Treasury by present administration* without, ihe -authority of law,) is three limes greater in amount than was the principal. But, although‘ Congress authorised the payment of the principal of this claim, the claim for interest, had been over and over refused, bqth, by Congress and by the ac counting officers of Government; tn relation to Interest on claims against the Government, we shall quote a few Authorities—authorities Which we hope our very , sagacious neighbor will not attempt to controvert. The rule of tho Govern ment is well established—interest is hot allowed: “The act bF Congress doe* nol direct the pay* mehl pf interest, nor does It refer to any principles of settlement from which it ban tie inferred th&l interest was intended to be allowed.’*—Ootfmon Attorney General JVim iftrL “ The claim for interest it appears ih’e accoun ting officers do not think a proper allowance, be cause the law does not expressly give interest. As a general rule their View is the correct one.” Opinion AUorney.deniral D . F, BMltn “ I am given to understand that it ha* not been the practice ,of the accounting officerb of the Treasury Department to allow interest upbh an account directed to be settled or paid by an .abt of Congress, unless there be in the act itself special wprde to that effect.” Opinion Attorney General H, Hush, “There dan be no doubt that the well-estab lished equitable principle between man and man is* in general, ike other way. The exception in favor of (he Government has been established by the policy of society, and for the protection of the public.”— Opinion Attorney General 11. 6, Legate. “The right of the judge to allow interest was therefore unwarranted.— Opinion Attorney General CriUendetti We therefore see dial (lie abstracting this 81iJ1,352 from tho Treasury, 2s nothing more nor less than downright robbery. Never in the history of our country has so glaring a piece of dishon esty and villainy been practibed by the officers of Government; and we think it is such an offence as should cause the impeachment of Gen. Tay lor and every member of his cabinet* Nor is this Galphin -robbery the only one that hda been perpetrated by the present administration. Oth ers, equally attrooious, but not quite so largo in amount, are now Under investigation by Congress. And yet our virtuous friend of the Herald has the face to attempt to excuse the administration for thus robbing the Treasury of the people! Jll Whig papers, {jotfever, are not quite so lost to honesty. The New. York Tribune —a violent Whig poper-^-says; *‘As to the excessive honealy of (his payment of interest, in view of (he whole ease, we beg our correspondent not to mention it again. The public visage is already distorted in a grin that stretches from ear to ear—-further extension would he dangerous., 13e merciful, and allow some chance for a resumption of composure if not gravity,” The Tribune of (he 23d ult., thus notices the Washington Republic , which is now .under the control of the Galphin. Cabinet; *‘Tho Republic of-yesterday had a long article going the entire figure, principal, interest anil all, on the Galphin claim, and maintaining that there is nothing about it that Is not right. We are sorry to differ from the Republic on such a ques tion, but we have an insurmountable instinct against all forms of plunder, and in the present case have' not seen any. arguments that have lulled that instinct to repose. Why shall not this affair secure tho establish ment of a permanent Uoard of Commissioners to examine and reporl on Claims against the govren merit,‘with proper securities against all and every sew species of Gitlphanisml That would be a gain which might servo as a partial offset for this great operation.” PLATFORM 0V TUB OALPIIIN PARTY* In an article published eome doys ago, wo gave Ilia following ai the platform of the new Galphin parly, viz: 1. A justification of the Galphin swindle In all its fsaluros and aspects. S. Opposition lo the compromise end the ictlte menl of (lie slavery question. That Ihcao two prinoiplea aro (ooonatitute the plat* form ufthe Galpliin party, andtho preaent Gulphin ad* the recent cabinet articles, promulgated by authority through ilia two adlniniatrulion orgunain this oily, leava no room to duubl. Both tho National Intelligencer and the Republic have formally announ ced to the public that the President end. cabinet uro opposed to the comproiniao reported by the Commit* lee of Thirteen, and in favorefiaaving the territorial question miselllod; and yeeterday the Rtpublie alg* nalixod Itself by an elaborate defence of the Galphin awindle, which, we auppoat, is alao by authority.— Thui tho Gulphin platform Is now complete,' and embraces the two principles above elated. We are rejoiced (hulthe Administration have at length shown (heir hands, and announced to the world the system of policy uporv which they intend to standi Hence, forth, to condense still more the platform of tho Gal* phin party and odministrtation.its future policy la to bo plunder and agitaliont The people will now know what to expect from (ho present .Cabinet.'Per* Imps ll will hot be fir out of (he way to call the pre* sent (he freoboollhg cabinet, instead of settling the present sectional controversy, they not wisely for (heir purposes in keeping the country in a state of agitation end turmoils They can In such a state of (hinge, bolter carry on their depredationa upon the public treasury. Perhaps they take (he hint from the vermin that infest society, who rejoice in tires, riots,-and other public disturbances, es furnishing the best opportunity for carrying on their frays ugainslthe property of others. Shrewd follows— .these Gslphlns [~WathinglQn Union.- WILI.IAai«I>OUT CONVENTION. Morrison, Banks, and Brawlcy! Wo are indebted .to tho Lycoming Oazette t for an extra, containing a brief account of (ho proceedings of the Democratic State Convention, which assem bled at Williamsport on (he 29th ult. Henry 8. Maqraw, Esq., of Pittsburg, was President of tho Convention, assisted by a number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. Messrs. Frazer; Kilter, Flutter, - Wilson, Lynch, Thompson, Plainer, Kane, and Danner, were ap pointed a Committee to draft Resolutions. The eonvonlion then proceeded to vote for candi dates for Canal Commissioners, as follows i FIRST BALLOT. Messrs. Anderson, Boies,.Brewer, Buchanan, Can field, Davis, Dewart, J. C. J)unlap, Durbin, Filler, Frailey, Fogle, Fronk, Frost, \V. Fullmer, Gemmill, Graham,'Burner, Hatfield, Hiirah, Lentz,-Linton, M’Cord, Maynard, Power, Ritter, George Smith, Sal lade, Stewart, Tyson, Weaver, Watson', Woodburn —33 voted fur Edward B a Fludley. Messrs. Bailey, Burnol, Black) Blutlenbergcr, Bull man, Carmony, Coylo, Danner, Fuusold, Gere, Good rich, Hickman, Jack, Keenan, Koine, Koons, La porl, Lynch, M’Lauglilln, M’Veuli, Mngraw, Morris, Overfiold, Pierce, Porter, Seybcrl, Snodgrass, Word, Worthington, Zimmerman— 3o voted for Nimrod Strickkand. Messrs. Abraham, Joseph Alexonder, Burns,.But ler, Carpenter, Cullun, Donaldson, Fagan,Tlitoraft, Grayson, Havitahd, Honwood, Lambert, Lnmoni, M’Ncnny, M’AlUler, J. Mohre, Scott, Shull, Stokes, Über, Wright—23-votcd for Franklin Vanzant. Messrs. W. T. Alexander, Blair,. Cnrllon, Culler, Garvin, Galbresth, Gillis, Hastings, Hoge, Lymun, D. VV,” Moore, M’Guffin, Plurncr, Phelps, Thompson —l5 voted fur Seth. Clover. ' Messrs. Applebaugh, Dickerson, Evans, J. S. Full mer. Jacoby, Mcylort, Rost, Shoemaker, J. C. Smith, A. FI. 'Pippin—lo voted for Wii. T. Morri son. Messrs. Armvohe, Doan, J. M. Dun'op, Frazer, Houston, Johnston— G voted (or Pktkr Martin. Messrs. Drennor, Donahue, Green—3 voted for Wm. S. Hallowkll. Messrs. Coolbangh, Hutier, James. Sletor, Schoon over, Sparing— 6 voted for John H, Droauiirad. Messrs. Campbell, Wilson— 2 voted for John Cres- WILt, Messrs. Crawford and (Cooper— 9 voted for Ever- Ard OLkS. Ballots. E. B. Flublcy, N. Strickland, F, Vanzant, Seth Clover, W. T. Morrison, Peter Martini Scattering, Ist. 2nd. 3d. 4lh. 33 38 42 44 30 32 33 39 23 23 23 , 22 15 11 97 10 9 .8 9 6 6 \ 3 13 JO 13 4 6n Thursday, seventeen additional ballots were had without making a choico. ‘ At this stage of the proceedings d charge of attempted bribery was mado by*Mr. Johnson, of Lancuslfcr, a£alhStyceitain friends nl'Dudley, who had{by means of inbncy; endeavored (b bribe Dele gates to vote fdr Ilubley for Canal Commissioner!— The Lycoming Gazette gives the following-account of this irifulhoUs transaction : MtC Johnfbtl, of Lancaster, fdso nnd staled to tho ConVenlibni that bribe! had been offered to delegates to obtain their Vblesi and Charged that corruption ol the grossest hind Could bb probed against certain in* dividuals whttmho did not names Upon thing pres sed to ds so, Ho referred to Mr. Donahue, of Philudol plila county, to Substantiato his statement, where upon tho delegate alluded to appeared libibrcthe Con tention, and threw down upon the table in front ol Ibo Prceldcril, eighty dollars, sayings UiCrb llib mdney Is;* 1 dbipisb it.” Anblhcl* delegate, Mr. Green, also from Philadelphia cotmlyj onnbunbed aloud'that He had also received one hundred dollars from (ho same source. These statements threw the Convention into the utmost'confusion ahd excite men!, and a motion to appoint a committee to Inves tigate the. whole mutter was adopted without objec tion. The committee consists of Messrs, .Coyle, Plumer, Stokes, Fra lley; and Dailey. ThoCimvcn tiofi (hen adjourned until 8 o'clock lb fnolroW. THIRD DAY. Fnlb.ir, May 31. , , Upon (lie ineefing Of (ho Convention, (his morning, it wais found (hat the Coimnilleo appointed.lust eve ning to investigate the charges of corruption and bribery, preferred by Mr. Johnson, was nol prepared to report. The order of business, that .of ballot ing fob Canal Commissioner, was lliorcfoie post poncd< ' , . 4£txrnoon. SESSION. The 6’omftilffeo appointed to investigate tho bribe ry and corruption charges, made report in writing, exonerating alt the candidates from any Improper conductor interference wills the delegates, but de nouncing in the severest terms two persons, Messrs. Rankin end Ovcnshine, ofPlnindelptiia, who, it was proved, had attempted to corrupt delegates, by pay* log (hem mouey to influence their voles In favor of Hubley. report, after n warm debate was adop ted unanimously. The Convention then proceeded lo vote for a candidate fur Canal Commissioner, as follows: ballots. 22d. 23d. 241 h. 251 h. 261 h. Hubley; 55 54 50 35. Strickland, .34 31 29 15 4 Vanzant, 23 27 28 20 18 Morrison, 6 8 ... 13 42 : ' 106 Martin, 10 ,9 10 . 15 1 Creswell, 1 1 ,1 The President announced that W..T. MORRI SON, of Montgomery county, waa duty nominated the Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner, and on motion, his nomination was unammouaty confirmed. After making nominations for Surveyor General, (he convention took a recces of one hour, before proceeding lo ballot for a candidate fur that office. XVKNINO SRSSintf. Convention met and'proceeded to ballot for a candidate for Surveyor General, which resulted as as follows: , ballots, -Ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. sth. 6th. Brawloy, 95 45 1 56 ,58 03 71 Carpenter, 17 92 42 47 47 5g Dieflentach, 15 37 33 25 16 Watson,. 15 11 withdrawn. Ives, .14 15 " Jackson, 9 withdrawn. Kelley, 8 , “ Marks, 5 •• Bnlley, 5 Montgomery, 4 « Robinson, 3 “ Hein, 3 « • Dally, 3 « Madden, | • « Col, J. P.BRAWLEY, of Crawford county, ha* flng received o majority of all.the votes given, was proclaimed by the Prceidbnl'dUly no/tiioatsd for (ho office of Surveyor General. , ■ The Convention then proceeded tb (he nomination of a candidate for Auditor General; The balloting rcaullod aa followc CALLOtI, Banka, Gulhrie r Whalen, Beaumont, Donglicrt/,- Jamiion, Foraylh, Arinitrong, Kain, Shaffer, .3 A‘majority of all (ho votea glvebbeingTh favor df of lion, EPHRAIM BANKS,'of Mifflin enmity, he waa declared bv (he President duly nominaled fof the office of Auditor General. Co). R*au FnAzicn, of Canoaater county, from the Committee on Reeolptlona, reported (he following for,the coneideration of tlie convention, which after aeveral Ineffectual attempts to amend, and a full and animated diacbaaion of (heir merits, were adopted with but threo or four divaenling volbva [The reioluliona are lengthy; but we will remark that they embrace the whole of iho Baltimore Plat, form, and'fully vindicate the policy of our national democracy, and are aueh aa can be ascribed upon (he banner which accompanies and ffoale over the advancing column ofDemoorailic progreee.] After Iho diapoattion of aundry queatlone of minor importaheb, the Convention, at half pail 19 o’clock,, P. adjourned sine die,- | tINFORTUXATB TO TRINIDAD BAT* Drowning of Zisuti; Bathe ahdßrowning t and John H, PeopUif and Two Other*. In tiro California new** published by us.last wt«k It was briefly moalyjned ihal an exptdUion to T r j n * idodßay bad been attended with a melancholy | er mination.. The Ban Francisco Journal, of the SQtii ult., contains the following details oft tho said dis a ,. ler*J ;. The brig Arabian, Cap!. Blunt, left here on U iB 10th of last month, on a trip of exploration to Trin. idad Boy, taking along a number of good men, pro! vided with everything to secure the object they were in search of, namely, the location of a new toivn in some good harbor, mfdwriy between here and the Columbia river. The Arabian, after pursuing htr search along the coast, arrived here last evening and from Capt. Conor, a bravo soldier, who distm gqished himself at Buena Vista, Mexico, and who was one of the parly, we have obtained the following account of the melancholy termination of their ex pedition s , On Wednesday, March 971 h. 1850; in latitude 41 , 35 north, I left (ho brig'Arabian, Capt.'Blunt, in a . whale boat, accompanied by Lieutsi Djcliq and i Browning, U. S. Navy, John H. Peoples, Esq. * Messrs. Johnson, Cheshire, Baker, Robertson and . two seamen, belonging to-the brig, for the purpose . of examining the shore, being led to suppose, by see. . ing a schooner osar tho land, that thers was a river , or bay in the neighborhood, which afterwards proved , to bo a mistake. Lieut. Bacho was in command yf > tho boat, and after pulling someway along we determined to lend at a point where wo supposed . tho surf was not so bud as it unfortunately proved to , be. Wo rode (ho first breaker out nobly, bin the , second, which was truly an upheaving of the deep, , carried ua forward with lightning speed for about five seconds, and tho next moment our boat broach. ■ ed to, and upset, leaving ten of/us in number strug- SUng In Ihe ■urf, about four hundred yards from Ik* shore. 1 tie fifteen mmutea that I hero struggled for life wilt never bo effaced from my memory. When I first rose to the surface, I came up under tho boat which wus bottom up, and I Immediately crept oo top, where my companions wore already congress ling, but no sooner had wo gained hold than a huge breaker swept us all off to Uio distance of ten yards' from her, Here ono ol the sailors sunk beneath tho surface, to rise no more. Wo ■immediately swam buck and took our former position, but by tho next Wave were again hurled into tho foaming surf.— Light dines wb gained the bool, but Were as often huHed into the bubblihg Waters, until finally exhaui ted. and giving Up ail hope, We mutually surrender, ed ourselves to tho waVeo, I cannot describe the feelings ,I experienced for llio.hcil Ibw second*.- When giving up, hope, uhd rolling helpless at the mercy oflho Wdlek6jiu> ftieltoubhcd (lie bnrlh: and believing I was deep beneath (ho sUrfabo, I instinc tively raised mypelf creches if In the lasi slrugglo for breath, dnd to my unspeakable joy, L raised mv head and ahpuldots nboVc the waVes. My surviving companions reached the shoal at tho some lime, but unfortunately, it proved (6 tie a bar, distant yet nearly two hundred yards frßm the thuih shore. J. If. was Washedjnshol-o ollltosl drowned, and quite of Uic paH|r hell] his head üboVc llib watbr; bill faVcnlll.illy had td Id him go, in Ba V ll,cmße: * ei: . Therio was still tin huh drod foot between thbiii arid tho shore-; and iheto wad a •heavy sea running btaet IheHi. Llebt. flrotthlhd acted with the utmost cnblhcss, and atriick obi fur tho shore, but unfortunately heVeHeschcd it. dljo force of tho surf and thevlolchfee bflhb bfevlods ci cflldri presented him from rouching iii Licul. Baclie was «o much oxhndstod that he w<s unable tu stand alone, and colled to me for help. I took hold Uf Ms arm and helped him to where (ho boat was ngrbtintJ.oh a alia low part of the bar. Poor Dachb Was Unable to hold on tolfic'fcoai.antl asked mb If he (night hold on-id my sliolildbr. I (old him fcsl na long ns I could kobp mi head abovfe water: Immediately after we were swept in to deep Water by a wove, and Bacho dragged (lib l/ni der with him,—when wt roie tb tho sur/hee f remarked, ButiUe; We Will drown tngelhsr; and i/rion the instant the dying soldier, irbe tb llib Hircst principles of honor, relinquished his holdf ahd sank beneath tho waves never to rise ngnih. Fortunately about this lime Ihb boat-struck upon a ruck a little otft of wutfcr, on wl.ibh two of tho men got,.and secb'fcu tbe painter. #o that the surf could not carry her off. I succeeded in reaching the rock after a hard struggle. Four of the party were upon it. One of thu sailors was still on the bar holding Peoples* head above water. Wo managed to haul tho boal up and right her. Getting, into it wo were soon carried ashore by the surf, benumbed with cold, and half filled with suit water. We were; however, unable to assist tho sailor, who still held poor Peoples. He was obliged to let him go to save his own lifo. He ssvam for li.e shore, but would not liavo reached it, had it not bsrn for the ssalslanco of sumo Indians, who jumped into the water and helped him. Oflho ton who left tho bng. five find found a uolory grave. Tho unforlu nate Individuals were Lieut*. Uucho and Browning, John H. Peoples, VV. VV. Cl.cshlro, and one seamen. As soon as possible wo Icfnbo spot <,f disaster f..r the schooner, which proved to bo the Puragnn. Wo were kirdly received by (hose on board, and si.enl the night very comfortobly The next morning wo went to visit our boat for the purpose of securing our btnitkets, but (he Indians hud taken even thing' and broken up (ho bout to gel (lie nails.out of her. THE Com nmninncra of Cumberland cunnly nml 1 llio Town Council of Ilia Durougb o( Catliwlo, having concluded (o purchase a nrn Clock for Ilia Court House in Ihia bnruugb, uflVr [lie Clock aif present in use for aiile. Tlio only tcnsrfh lor ollir- Ini; lliia Clock for aiiloia bccunae It la 100 amall l(ir tlicplooo.il occupies. Tlio Clock ilself is believed to bo a perfect one, and no doubt would answer a very good purpose ifproperly set up in a suitable buildings I lie- works vie all perfect and in good 1 order, lor particulars, address either of the uncla signed. , „ , ‘ JOHN WELL, J. n, DRATTON, JAAIES KELSO, JACOD DRETZ, JOHN SPROUT, JOHN RHOADS, County Cotnmistionett, .Com. of Town Council. Carlisle, June G,'so. . JUST received end for sale, very low 150 etch* of Li verpool Ground Allamflnlt. Aho a lot of very superior Ground Rock fine Salt in smallond bond-' iuiiio Sacks ond Oosei, for Family and Dairy one. Porealoby J. W. EBY’. Carlisle, June 6, 1850. ANEW supply of (he best Fresh Farina, has just been received. Did it need a recommendation,• wo would say try It for Ice or Plunf Puddings, Oras. let, fur Soup or Gravy and fur many other purposes' in cooking. A skilful cook will find no end in vsry. Ing it to suit tho insto of any epicure. For children' snd Hie sick it is preferable to any thing else. ' For further advice ask your physician. Always to be' hud of J. W. EBY. June 6, 1850. A LARGE & general oaaortmenl of While Wash,' Sweeping, Dueling, Scrubbing & other Bruihci, ju«l received, ombruclng an elegant aaaortmeht of the finest llulr Biuahoa, and of choice qualities, a* alto ftnu Tooth Combe, of all eiict, together with (tedding and Dretting Combi of vurloui qualities.' For tale nl Ibwcr prices than any where elec. Cali' and ace them at the itbre of the eubaenbtr. 111. 2nd. 30 * 67 24 40 17 ra id 9 3 Carliale, June 6,16501 'FUE undersigned, by virtue of an .order of the Orphans’ Court of Cumberland county, I will ex pose to public sale, on the premises, on Saturday*' the l3ili day of July, 1850, at two o’clock P* M*, the DWl:i4>lNG HOUSED LOT of Ground, situate on the north side of iilaift EaBl Louthor street, Carlisle, AskHsKing GO feet in front, and 1240 in doP"* Locust Alley, being the property of the late Robt»* Loyburn. Terms made known on the day of sale by O. F. MUENCH, Adiur* Carlisle, Juno 6, 1850—Cl PARASOLS. The,subscriber has Just received »’ largo lot of Parasols, of beautiful styles, °itubra ing every quality. to which tho attention of the jam is invited.* N W: WOODB, Aa>: April *O, 1860- Town Clock For Sales SALT. Xlcclcor’s Farina, Combi & Uruahc*. J, W. EDY. Orphans’ Co«IVt SafoV
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