THE VOLUNTEER
C.Utr.ISLH, TUUKSDAY, AUOUSTIS, 1850.
Joliii-Ui llnit.oii. Bdltar mitt Proprietor'
ÜBJIOOK.VI'IONOHIN ATIO.NS.
FOR CANAL
W ILLI Alt T i M ORISON,
of Montgomery County.
IfOR AUDITOR - OlSNlirwUt,
■ EPHRAIM BAMS,
of Mifflin County.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
J. PORTER BRADLEY,
'of Crawford County.
Democratic County Meeting.
The Democratic Republicans of Cumberland court*
ly arc requested to assemble in tbo Court House, in
Iho Borough of Carlisle, on Monday,evening UieStith
of Auguat.nextt *I 7J o’clock, for (lib purpose ol in
tcrchnpging opinions on llio approaching election
&.c. A gencralattendunco is earnestly requested.
, MAN Y.
Aug 15,1850.
DcmoccaUc Waro Meetings.
THE Democrats of the -West Ward, flro requested
to moot ut the public house o f jtobirl Laird % on Fill*
DAT (tomorrow evening,) for tho purpose of placing
in nomination Delegatus, lo be elected on Siturdny
next, to moot in County Convention on Tuesday the
SOili to form a County ticket.
The Democrats oftho'Eist ward will meet at
Ifeiaer'a Hotel, on the same evening, ond fur the same
purpose, v -
, . . . . MANY DEMOCRATS.
Ang., 15,1650.
DELEGATE ELECTION.
ll is lo be hoped that (he members of the Dem
ocratio'rpairty» s will not forget (ho election of dele
gatedsTdstho County Convention on Saturday
next. This is 100 frequonlly forgotten, or consid
ered as a matter of no Importance, whereas it is
one of the most essential tilings lo the prosperity i
of a party, and the successor its measures. If I
the delegate elections are not attended 10, imprnp.
cr persons may very easily be selected by design
ing and corrupt persons, and the consequence of
this frequently is that improper nominations are
made which results in cither the defeat of the
parly, or.tbe tampering and often the sacrifice of
measures lo the promotion ot individual interests.
It Is certain that those who think it 100 much
trouble lo attend the delegate elections, feel very
little real interest in . the cause of democracy,
Their professions may be loud enough and they
may probably stand well in the estimation of the
parly} but their notions and practice are the only
things that can give, infaiiblc demonstration of
their, devotion to the cause. VVe do then most
earnestly enjoin it, on every Democrat, to be ac
tive and vigilant in the discharge of that most
important duty, the selection of delegates! Re
member that much depends, on the men yon send
—that a United,States Senator is to be voted for
by the persons you'r delegates may select as can
didates for representatives—that conferees are to
be elected* to meet others, to nominate a State
Senator—that aCongrcssman is to be nominated
—that a Commissioner and Prosecuting Attorney
are to be and various other offices,
As a good citizen and a good Democrat, sep then
that these matters are properly attended to.
Anoiittit Warkibo.— On Thursday afternoon
as the train or passenger cars was passing through
•ur streets melancholy accident occurred, A
young lad, about twelve years of age, eon of
Mr. George Masonheimer of this place, hod jumped
on the cars at ilia lower end of town, and attemp
ted to jump off at the public square. He cleared
the car, but fell in the act, and he was caught
in an instant by the car wheel, and tho Vwo
wheels of the last burthen car attached, passed
over him, mangling him in a most honibln man
ner. Ills head was almost severed from Itis
body, and he received several other injuries either
of which would have proved fatal. This is an
other warning to parents, not to permit their chil
dren to gat on (hu cars, as they arc passing along
the streets. Our blood has been frequently
shilled, and our hair has almost stood on end at
the n>my narrow escapes wo havo witnessed with
our own eyes, from most fearful accidents In this
way. VVe sincerely hopo that this sad bereave
ment to Mr. Masonhamor may bo a profitable
warning to the rest of our citizens, and that here
after parental authority may be able to keep the
children of the town from constantly running into
such eminent danger to life and limb.
. Another Darn Burnt;—-On Tuesday evening
of this.week, the barn of Mr. George Woshrnood
in West i’ennshotough township, about seven
miles west of Carlisle, on-the sum. road leading
to Newvlll'e, waa* struck by lightning, and the I
whole barn and its contents consumed. We have
not learned-whelhca Mr, Washmbod was iasurmK
«Gbn. Cameron's visit hero was purciy-a business
ongifeAVo have the authority «f ono of tho officers
of®.btink fon saying that ills visit hero w«s n|
(he solicitation of tho gentleman liimsclfl on husi
ness connected with thu Institution— ihaljio oemo
hero on, Friday evening, and 101 l on Saturday morn
ing.~~Demeral of the Sth inet.
The general is (bo shrewd a man not to take ad
vantage of tho old adage, of killing two birds with
one stone. If “ho oamo herb on Friday evening und
left on Saturday morning "—it did not prevent him
from riding out with onoofhis cspccial-friends to pay a
visit to one of tho dolcgalua to the late Williamsport
Convention, merely to enjoy the morning air, and foi
the benefit of his health, wo presume. Ho was back, it
Is lruo v ih time to lake the eleven- o’clock train, but
o,\\ grtai men, Napoleon and Gen. Cameron, among
the number, are noUd'forlho celerity of tliclr move--
ments, and their powers of. combination in marshal*
ling their forces, preparatory to engaging In battle.
Tho Gent's, 'business,' by (ho way 'connected with’
our litllo bank, hai been rather 100 intimate for tho
satisfaction of a largo proportion of the stockholders
of thal.lnilltuUon, und they have had grout dlfilcul*
ty in. preventing him from electing director* and oth
er oflleeTe to control tho.ufialrs of the hunk, and in
directly manage the politics of the county. Ho has \
been «o successful In Dauphin through ttteJi w#on»i |
Hut he has concluded to introduce ihc Camcronlon
system. of tactics west of the Susquehanna. Wei
would be rejoiced to hear that his connection 11 with!
Die institution’.’ had ccoicd. Tho General had better
pay us a flying visit sg;iin, to fathom tho depths of
I bo resolution passed by. the Standing Committee re*
commending tho Counly.Convenlion “to nominate no
persons for'members of the Legislature who will not
first 1 give (i pledge in writing, (hut if elected, they
will support tho Democratic candidates who may bo
nominated in Caucus by (he Democratic mofnbers ofi
(bo Legislature, fur the offices of United Statu «S r «n* I
snd .State Treasurer.” ~ 1 1 {
TUBS.DUTIf OF DEMOCRATS*
The object of party, organization in political aF*
fairs ifearried into clfeot; is to ptomoto the progress
of prj'iciplosj which those of one political faith .doom j
essential to Iho-prosperity and happiness of them
selves and the people* at, largo* ,If that object bo
kept steadily before, ub and acted .bn, there is.no so*
riotts danger of discord, dissensions and. defeat, but
if it bo lost sight of in the struggle for Iho elevation
of inen, without regard to their known soundness,of
views,(lien ufo wous Democrats in a stale of deca
dence, and huvolost alllhp moral power connected
with unity of-action and energetic party organiza.
lion. Party thou becomes simply a machine which
ambitious and designing men seize hold of to raise
themselves to power, regardless of consequences.—
The best of men may bo sometimes mistaken, but
when so; their real honesty and sincerity are so ap
parent, that we forgive their faults and mistakes
from a conviction of their manly and honorable,in*
lonlions. Bui there is.such a thing as a hardened
duplicity in politics; the errors of which nro habitual
and constant, and which it is the duty of all good
Democrats to resist and 'overcome whenever found,
slid especially whenever and grown
arrogant and hold in (ho assertion of its hollow pro-,
tensions. Tho occasional mistake in the olio case is
t the exception, the uniform perverseness in the other
is the.general rule, and the motives of action la the
'. latter arc not how will the pure and gohulno princi
ples of Democracy bo advanced, but hoW will the
people.bo hoodwinked and overreached and they bo
prevented from carrying into effect this or that too
radical measure. Such men are what are strictly
* culled conservatives, and who from a nominal con
, nexjon with the Democratic party, are endeavoring
r to carry into effect Federal measures, by means of
1 Democratic machinery, end their most appropriate
place Is where their measures and their political as
sociates would more nearly assimilate.
High Tot Ifla, National Banks, distribution of Clio
proceeds of tho salo of the public lands, a system of
internal Improvements by the general government, an
assumption of tlio debts of llic Slates, and all their
accompanying consolidating &. federal measures, have
hud their day, and yet they had their Democratic sup*
porters—there were in the mldalof tho Democratic
party men who were (ho zealous advocates oi all these
schemes, and., who with all their might
to slop the wheels of a progress, which has swept
them away as cobwebs before tho breath of a hurri*
cane. They wore men who had been and then were
high In tho confidence of the Democratic parly, but
their counsels were poisonous and dangerous. And
had It not been for tho adoption of a true policy, on
adherence to principle, and.the casting*off of these
unworthy members, the nation might be now in (he
' midst of a slavery approximating to that imposed
by the tyranny of tho British Oligarchy. A monied
aristocracy was rapidly rising into power, and only
wanted tho aid of the general government, to favour
their views, and second their exertions, end they
would have* hud tho labour of the nation paralyzed
and bound hand and foot to the car of their monop*
lies.
Was it tho timid and time serving policy of these
conservatives that-saved us then from impending
ruin, and rescued us fromlho ingenious net work of
an abominable system of measures? No! it was
(ho clarion voice of tlio patriot Jackson, who was no
more to be swerved from his duly to tho people as a
statesman, than ho was to bo intimidated by, his
country's enemies oi> the plains of New Orleans.—
Ho took M the responsibility,"and these pigmy politi
cians fled to tlio holes and corners of the earth, and
will never emerge from Ihcir obscuiity in alllimeto
come. , ’ i
lufollow his noWo example and Imitate his coor-
rige is tho true policy of .Democrats. TbN Is'ow
duly. !*ct ue follow tho light of pur own cherished
principles,.and let .tho consciences (ako caro. of
themselves.- Are we to bo driven to the support of
Federalists in principle, and to tho support of meas*
urea against which our conscience revolts, from the
fear of defeat, and tho dread of sonre disaster?—
That was not tho nomocracy taught us by Jefler
son and Jackson; Tho latter when hit cabinet had
fled in dismay, when the whole country.were clam*
I oring for the restoration of the public deposhes to
>thu keeping of tho rotten Unitod States
■ Bank, when the Senate had l impeached' him without
a hearing, when physical force began to bo talked of
to bend his stubborn will;, when anonymous letters
warned him that: assassins were watching for his
life; when "armed committees of ten thousand and
an encampment upon. Capitol Hill" were proposed
and threatened,-and “ a Revolution bloodleee a$ yet ”
was proclaimed*bn tho Sabbath day in the streets of
Baltimore, by on eminent opposition Statesman—tho
old patriot amid it oil, stood’firm, with an* eye that
quailed nol, a face unblcnchcd, and wilVa heart
unmoved, except in the determination to do his duly
and protect tho rights of dial people,.over whom he
had in the providence of God been chosen as chief
ruler! Let us chcrir.h tho example of Jackson, and
irnbibo his spirit, and the days of a temporising and
scml Federal policy in Pennsylvania will'ere lung
he. numbered. This, In tho present crisis, Is the
duly of Democrats.
Trimming hla Snlla*
The different wings of Itio whig parly arc. pulling
at Mr. Filhnoro with a good deal of energy. Some
aro advising him lo adhere strictly to the policy or
, General Tuylor,.somo counsel him to support the
soino.lo hint lo him that tho best way
is neither to meddle nor make, but allow Mr. CUy
and Mr. Webster to carry through tho compromise,
Keeping ids own-opinion on ihosubjcctto himself.
The Boston Allot says;;
“Tho truo policy of tho whig# in this painful and)
'mclanchblly juncture Is clear and distlnou Ills to
follow in ttiu beaten path of President Taylor, under I
1 Hie lead of President Fillmore. Wo should giro U
tho incoming President'd'whole and hearty support.
There should bo no hcsithling, no holding back, and
we know that there will not bo. On (ho other hand
it would bo disastrous in the ottremo for tho admin-
UtMlion to change lu policy. The hollowed and
beloved ptuno of General Taylor ii associated with
things ot (hey stand, nnd ony attempt to change its
position, would only servo lo weaken (ho adminis
tration and to distract its friends.”
The Albany .Evening Journal reinforces (his von
sibn of the mailer with (huso reflections.
“ There was nothin; equivocal in General Taylor's
position or piinciples. All’was clearly marked out
and defined. lie was opposed to a War of Conquest
for the extension of slavery, lie was opposed to in*
congruous and Jog rolling legislation. As ho was
sternly opposed—ho‘frowned indignantly upon ov.
cry attempt ’ and every threat to disturb or dissolve
the Union. In all lhese sentiments ho found worm
and active responses from (ho whig party. Every
northern whig legislature, moil of the Northern
whig press, and nine tooths of (ho whig people, art
committed hand and heart, body and spirit to Gen*
oral Tsytor'a pilnciploi and policy. It is hoped and
and believed, therefore, that with his examples of
lofty patriotism ond exalted virtue before him,Tres*
I dent Fillmore will esteem it a duty, a privilege and
a pleasure Mo follow in tlio footsteps of his illustri
ous predecessor.’” '■
The Albany Slate RtgltUr, a whig joarnal'of the
Clay and Webster faction, five* Mr. Fillmore his
oi»o In the fallowing paragraph i
"TMre •ro two or three papers, sympathising
tnouglFnot in deg/co, with the Evening Journal of
(Mb city, who.uru taking'll upon themselves tolety.
t«»« I resident VUUnme in advance, upon (bo policy
ho iB to pursue, Their .lectures assume, (hough
they do not say U lu bo many words, thnt they ex
pect the power Bin) hiflursmjy of llu KxcoutWs will
be brought to hour to coerce Congress Into a pnrlinu
lar line ofeondnet, In this (hoy will to Uiaiippoin.
I led. Congress will doubticcs by lul free to act Indy*
pendcnllyof Exccutiyccbnlrol, whatever may be the
private views ortho Preaident. One department of
! the government cannot bo expected-to trench upon
the appropriate duties of another. ‘ Measures for the
I settlement of the question, growing pul of tho acqui
sition of new. territories are now. pending before
Congress, whoso appropriate .duty it is to decide
upon thorn, uninfluenced and unimpeded by a co
ordinate branch,of tho government. .They will
probably bo left to do so.” ' ■ • .
Ilow will it bo possible for Mr. Fillmore to resist
these 'friendly persuasions? It is evident enough,
that the path Of apparent neutrality marked out for
Mr, Fiilmoto by tho Albany Slate Register, lias Us
difficulties, quite os great, if,hut greater than a de
cided support or tho compromise on the.one hand,or
a decided Opposition (o it on tho other. More iriab.
lion, a cowardly apathy, which Idavo things precise
ly in the state which thqy now arc, will satisfy no- ;
body. There are elope to bo retraced, if Mr. Fill
more wishes to eland well with tho compromise
parly. He must either odopt or condemn the policy
of his predecessor. Ho cailhot skulk Pul of tno con
troversy. If ho docs not intend to proceed in the
course which General Taylor, had marked out and
begun to follow, he must' rescind the arrangements
already made for that purposa } he must interpose to.
to prevent, their execution.—Vai/ey Sjtlril,
INDIRECT TAXATION IN THE FORM OF A.
> i TARIFF. . v •
Is lithe interest ofthe.people .to pay additional
taxes,in tho form of Increased duties, to enrich a
few manufactures, st'lho expense of tho masses 7
This IsHlio groat, question now at'issue between the
; Democratic Vnd Whig parties. It Is, says tbo Key
stone, the one upoif which the politics of tho State
must maily turn.. The democrats most meet it bold,
ly. It is a question not to be evaded. Those who
call themselves democrats, but who go with the whjgs
on (Ins question end condemn tho Democratic policy,
arc giving aid and comfort to tho whlgs and doing
more to promote their success than any other class
of politicians. ' Jf the question is met as it ooght to
bo, and (ho'sophistries and deceptions .which (he
whlgs attempt to palm upoirtho people, as arguments
and facts, fully exposed in their naked deformity, the
result cannot be doubtful. Truth and justice must
prevail; r .
.Tho lime has gone by fcrt,yielding -any thing to
tho unjust demands of special classes, who require (
the power of (he government tt> be exercised for ilioif |
peculiar benefit. Such a demand is unreasonable I
and unjust, and will not be submitted ,«7, Unless tho 1
majority are willing to have their pockets picked to 1
establish a kind of manufacturing aristocracy, to
lax the people and control tho government* .What
ever may haVc been the policy of the government In
its earlier days, when the policy of dtljer nations
destroyed ,tbo freedom of commerce and wo were
comparatively weak and destitute of many of Ilia es
sential elements of natural defence, the cirCtftnsfan
cca of (ho country and of tho world, make in
terest of our people at this time, to epcourago liber
ality and reciprocity in trade, and the most enlarged
commerce. * .
Why.should a country like (he United States, with
cheap and fertile lands and all the elements of wealth
with the most energetic population on tho Taco of tho
earth, seek to waif itself in by prohibitory dolios, .y
the fear of foreign competition t -*What liaW we
to dread fromforeign competition ? Are wAsfrald of
(lie necessaries oT life bccomiM|po cheapjlpnd that
oo^. people will not havbMo mm slaves
ves to supply their wants T...
Suppose the fact to be as stated, that many of (he
articles which wo ose-ean bo imported cheaper than
they can bo manufactured at home, what fifarm does
i it produce to of the consumers 7 Dues
it injure lbs poor man to cheapen (he nwaries of
life and enable him to sßppOrltib famllywitb-lcss
' labor,?. Is the fact .that ho can buy a yard ofaolton to
1 make a shirfnt teß cents instead of fifteen cents, and
r other nteeneribs In proportion, an injury lb him t
r If so, all labor saving machinery ought to bo ; de»(roy.
- cd and forever prohibited. If increased labor and
• less production is the to be attained, then, all
■ tho advances in tho arts and teienceFs and In mfecha
’ nics of every description, have been, instead of a
I blessing, a cures to- the human family and iht rett of
■ rrm'niHrtdf. , ’
According fo rfib dobtribo of (He ptbrstlibnlkts/fho
discovery in our of railroad, iron in bars
ready to lay 'down on tho tracks, would be a great
injury to the country, bccaure they woold bo got
without the tamo amount of labor which they now
cost. There people scorn to forget that (ho proper
object of all labor is production, to supply tho wants
and comforts of the human family, and (bat when
ever It Is mo directed ns to produce the greatest
amount of tlicso supplies, it is most wisely direc
ted.
There l*i perhaps, not a cbunlry on Ibo face of
the globe, bul can furnish some article Which will
contribute.to the comfort of man cheaper than on) 1
other, country. Ilcnco, unrestricted commerce, by
which natlbns can exchange theirproduefr with each
other without being taxed for this naluralffiflght. is
advantageous to all. The whole
lions and ptohibitions, which haiidteJonpilflmofalzcd
ond disgraced the civilized either
In gross ignorance of the goticflO’lswsof commerce,
or In the wicked and selfish propensities of,man.—
As Intelligence. and commerce have advanced, and
the rights and interests of the people hove become
better understood and more respected, these shack*
ots have been broken, until even the haughty and
tyranical govermcnl of Great Britain has been fore
od by an enlightened public opinion, to cut thorn
The policy of tin government of
[anterior to tin roconl change in her financial system,
and tho modification or repeal of her dur*
ing tin Peel administration woe most oppressive upon
the laboring and producing Slur system of
primogeniture and entails p her rotten church cstsb<
Jishmeht which robs labor of a lylhe of its products,
end'her immense nations!'debt contracted'in the
prosecution of .unjust' and* aggressive wars against
tho rights of humanity, have all'tonfod to oppress
(lie masses and'pampcr o profligate aristocracy.
But no part of raore unjust or op
pressive than the corn laws, which* laftd the my
broad of lifo and made it so high, that the ten*
ants who cultivate the soil, and tho operativcs ln the
'manufacturics,. could nut affiird'to.eal bread except
of the oooser kind'made of oats'and* b&rley, and
even not enough of this to sustain lift In * bs&llhy
condition.* . , ■ • "f"
This system was acloptcd‘lo protect lhVj|gded Ift.
tercel from tho competition of foreign
and to enable lliom lo pay taxes lo meet the demands
of an extravagant government, to pay (he Ihttffeston
the national 1 debt and to sustain (he nobility and
landlords in all lhclr prida of Idleness and luxurious |
extravagance.
Since the repeal of the earn-lowiJ-lHeaa Untied'
aristooratl have become o« olamorpu. for » rectors.
Hop of protection, a. tho raanofaolurora ere in Ibl.
country. 'l'hoy do not llko tho competition of tho
American farmer In tholr market! anymore than Ilia
manufacturer here doee tho oompetlllon of foreign
manufactuera In tho American market) They both
■want their respective governments lo Interfere for'
tholr protection, and'to tax the maaaoniiff obnapt
more for'their c.penoW benefit! T'lio clilma of tho
one oro an well founded aa the oilier and neither hue
ony jual claim lo inch furor. Them is aa tmioh jus
tice on the part of the Kngliah government in taxing
bread lo sustain their'agricultural inlurcal, us there is
Hn tho American government laxlng.tho ncoc.aartci pf.
life to. sustainMho manufacturing lnlc>eals in this
country. They are a part and parcel- of iVie saHlo
cunningly devised.system to cheat and rob thefnahy
for the benefit of the few. It is high time that the
people, in this-enlightened ago, should toad) those
class interests, that government was not (node to op
press and rob one portion of tho people, and that by
fubthp greatest numborlo enrich another.
GOOD NEW*#
, The bill of Mr.Teftrco of Maryland, fixing the
boundary bciWebn the Slate of Texas and tho terri
tory of Now Mexico, has passed tho Senate of the
United States by a very decided majority. Uis now
tho gcncrulopinlon that every measure of the Com--
promise bill will bo passed Separately—that every
limber of tho'Omnibu* will bo saVcd. This Will bo
good news for the country, and put lowest tho ever,
lasting question of slavery, which has been the hdb
by of every Demagogue North and South; for tlib
lasi twenty years;. The following Is Ilia Volodn llio
passage of Mri Pearce's bill:
.Yeas—Messrs. Dadgcr, Dell, Berrien, Bradbury,
Bright, Cass, Clarke, Clemons, Cooper, Davis, of
Mass., Dkwsonj Dickinson, Dodge, of Io wa, Doug
lass, Folch, Foote, Greene, Houston, King, Norris,
Pcareo, Phelps,' Rusk, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Stur
geon, Wales, Whitcomb; Winthropi-SO. ..
- Nays—Nossrs. Atchison, Baldwin, Barnwell; Don
(on, Butler, Chase, Davis, of Miss., Dodge, of Wise;,
Ewing, Halo, Hunter, Mason, Morton, Seward,
Soule, Turnuy, Underwood, Upham, Walker, Yuleo
—2O.
letter <St Ocneral Garlltfoltli.
With the modesty which naturally accompanies
tctle merit, General Garisaldi, the gallant champion
of Italianliberty, during her brief hunt of existence,
declines the honor of a publio'-reoopllon in this city*
His* letter, which wo publish below, wilf.niakba
deeper impression on men’s minds than the most
pompous Ceremonies of.welcome which cobld.bo de
vised. It Is bcuilli/uity expressed, and roads like.an
epistle written by-oneof Plutarch’s great men,'— JVi
Y. Poet,
TO THE ITALIAN COMMITTEE.
. . Hastings, 7lh of August, 1650.
Gentlemen—l regret being obliged, to announce
to. you that my continued ill health will forbid rny
participating in ysur proposed demonstration of Sat
urday next.
Tho slowness of my convalescence, and the uncer
tainty as to (ho time when I may recover, will also
put h out of my power to fix any day . when 1 shall
bo able to meet you, In compliance with your kind
and .'very flattering invitation. I hope you will allow
mo.to repeal to you more earnestly, if possible, Ilian
before, tlid wist; that 1 have often expressed, that tho
proposed demonstration may/ bb altogether aban
doned.
No such public exhibition is necessary (o assure
mo of tho sympathy of my countrymen, of Hie Amer
ican people, and all true, republicans*,hi tiro misfor
tunes winch 1 have Buffered, of in tho.cause out of
which they have flowed.
Though a public manifestation of this feeling
might yield much grolificatiun to mo, an axilo Train
my native land, severed from my children, and
mourning tho over,throw, of my country’s freedom by
means of foreign influence, yet, believe, mo that I
would rather avoid it, and be permitted quietly' and
humbly to become a citizen of this great republic of
freemen} to sail under its flag,to engage in.busi
ness which mny. enable vno to earn my livelihood,)
and await a more favorable opportunity for tho re
demption of my country from forcigh and domestic
oppressors.
Next to tho cause to which t have devoted myself
I value nothing so highly as the approbation of this
great people, and X am convinced I shall enjoy that
(hat when they become* satisfied that 1 honestly and
faithfully served in the cause of freedom, in which
they have themselves sot so noble an example to tho
world. %J.
Gilu,ALm
’/jSWQMj'rKXAS. .
Texas ult.-, have been received
We glean the of nows front (hem.—
The Sun Antonia Tfflnpibays:
On tho night of tho ITlh inst., a parly of Indians
stole from’ the rancho of Mr. Lny r four miles from
Segain, nine horses f also, on (he same night,'from
Mr. Odin,six miles below Stfguin, on the Gaudulupo,
seven horses. Also, from Mr. Ershine, living in the
ncigliborhond.of Seguin, a number of horscs-the ex
act number we have been unable to iisccrinl'o. Cfn
thecvcningTjflhe 7lli, tho horses oflrfr, Iveslah, liv
Ing on the Cibolo, about three miles below the Sul
phur springs, were driven off. Tho,citizens about
tho Spi ings were gathered on tho morning of the Bth
to pursue them. On Sumfny the ‘flh, the Indians
were on the on Monday a parly of;15 or
20 moii,Troin:the.neigborhood ofoeguin, crossed the
Colclo on in hot pursuit. It is probable
they will join the parly from tho Springs and pbtsub
tbenr together,
On Monday last' art express arrived licr'o, who re
ported tfql on Friday the 15th lust., two parties of
Indians were committing depredations on tho Cibolo,
about forty-five miles above this place. One. party
of fifteen had attacked the rancho of Mr, C.iSslano,
killed one man and drove off the horses. Another
parly of six or seven hath when scon, a droVb of hor»
nee, the majority .of which, ilia supposed, belonged
lo Mr. James Peacock.
Wo learn also (hat a parly have boertuen between
(Ilia oily and the Cibola, on (heir way opfco country
with a largo number of horscr.
Oh the Blh hint., Lieut. Underwood, with thirteen
men, left Fori Merrill to escort tho mail rider lo
Laredo, and on tho evening of (ho same d.iy, inct a
party oflndiahs on the Nuebes, who fired on him
from llio opposite aide of the river, fie immediately
crowed over and dispersed them. On tho 1-SUi Inal t
■when within about lliirty-fivo miles from. Larrdj,
ho mot a prrly of.nine ludluns, well mounted, who
fired on hinPbuns and arrows, which being returned
a sharp conflict ensued, which lusted about half an
hour, when the Indiana retreated;. Thu condition of
Lieut. Underwood's hones not permitting a charge,
ho dismounted his men end fonght. on foot. Lieut.
Uudorwoud had ono man killed and seven wounded,
umdng whom was Lieut. Underwood, himself. One
of thu wounded men died a few days after ol Fort
Mclntosh. Tho Indians lost ono man kilted, and
four or flvo wounded—ono very seriously, if not mor
tally, During tho skirmish, ono horso mid one
mule strayed away,which were doubtless curried
off by the Indians. We learn that the mull was al
so lost.
The Victoria Advocate says that alotlci from
Judge Gamble, of Bkn Fatrloio, Informs us Hint or
engagement took place on the Btli mat., el a place
cailod Olmer, about (30 miles west of 8m I*a.
tVlclo, between thirteen Mexicans belonging to tho
rancho of Judge Love, and* party of Camancno Fn
dims. The Mexicans were out Mutianging, About
4-o’clock in the evening they wcroaUuckcd by about
twenty Indians,.'whom they succeeded in beating
back about two hundred yards—throe of their own
number bellig wounded and four IndiSmr killed.—
The Indlkris boln|f' then' redhfufeed, a large body
(about 80) having In tho moan time on mo up with
about four hundred horses, renewed- the attack, o
norlitm ott'horseback, and tho balance onfbnl actllig
as Infantry. The Mexicans dismounted, and seek*
jug the shcllbr of tho woods, prepared for a desperate
resistance. Tho Indians cltarj'cd’with groat boldness
and a hand |o hand light ensued, in which nine of
(ha Mexicans wore killed; aiid-llio remainder* wutm>
ded; except one. Tho wounded escaped to a thicket 1
whoro they remained till noxl morning, when the
jhdlnns leaving, they hastily buried the mangled
bodies of iholf companions, and started for Judge
Move's rancho, where they arrived safely. Those
are tho facts as given by tho Mexicans to Judges
Covff andGhunblo,-
Mr. Cobdon proposes that' llio following passage
from the Ustspaeoh of Sir Robert Peel, as Minister,
b* inscribed on the base of the monument' which it
Is'proposed la erect to bis memory :
“It may bo that I shali have a nemo sometimes
remembered ’ with expressions' of good will In the
abodo of those whoso lot it la to labor and to earn
(heir d*lly‘ bread by (ho sweat of their brow, when
they ahull recruit their exhausted strength with*
abundant and untaxed food, the sweeter bue.iuSo it is
no longbr leavuned by a-eonso of injustice."
A L lndy, full of apprehensions during a gale of wind
at son, cried out, among other pretty exclamations
••Wo ahull all go to the bottom; mercy on us, how my
head swims!* 1 <
“Madam, never fear,** said one of the sailors, "you
oan never go to (ho bottom while your head ivvlms."
C OSS BHVATIVESI
An Interestingmemoir might be written upon
liib fortune CV fate of Conservatives, in all-ages
and cdiintrles; The political history of dur Re
public discloses an instructive chapter on the
subject. The same rule holds.good in nearly all
cases. In soirtC iristanbes, lHe isflbe has been put
pff for a- lohgef period than In others, bhl th e finale.
Is, almost that hb. who began by
doubting and ,hesitating in regard to the policy ol
his own party* has ended in the ranks of ms for
mer opponents', Tli'e Democratic creed, for in
stance, is composed of a felv plain, self-bvidenl
propositions* All wHp run may.road. There can
he no mystery in a creed which is based upon
principle, simply arid candidly set forth. An ad
herence to that creed, in the midst of doubts arid
disasters of the worst character, has -contributed
immensely to .tho prosperity of the country ; and
it is a historical truth, that wherever.that adhe
rence has been weakened, the general weal has
beep unfavorably affected.
The .Democratic party is a radical parly. All
its reforms-—all Its.measures—have in turn been
denounced as destructive, by. Its opponents; and
weak men, who professed to belong to its organi
zation, have doubled, and finally denounced Cer
tain portions ,bf its policy. These, men have
originated for themselves the title of Conserva
tives.- It is a good phrase, and frill of signifi
cance. Trace their career, and it will be found
that, with scarcely an exception, they run the
same unvarying Course, and.end at the same in
evitable goal. Separating from the Democracy
on orie issue, they soon become accustomed to
differ with it upon all. The Bank of the United
Slates, the Independent Treasury, Natmsm,. and
the Slavery question; have served to call Into be
ing hosts of these political bats; who, beginning
by vibrating.between.the two great parties* aro
almost universally attracted to (hat which har
monizes most with the feeling which led.them at
first to separate from tholr o t wn. Where now aro
the men who opposed the policy of General Jack
son on the Bank of United Slatesf ’ Nearly all
sire w-iih tho common-foe Democratic party.
Where aro those Who look up the cudgels against
the Independent Treasury I Whigs, all.. In onr
midst wo find many who .left the Democracy on
the subject of Nativism. At first they said they
only intended to take their stand temporarily with
the Nativist organization } but they soon gradual
ly settled down Into the ranks of the antielrt op
position to the Democratic party. •
Look'next at. the .free soil off-shoot. Those
who make up that political compound, boast, with
laughable eifrnfftfery, that they are the fafb radi
cals of the day; But they are radical only In
their conservatism, if we. may use. what is in
some sense a paradox. Mr. Van Buiibn, .who
Lad seen so much of conservatism during his ad
ministration, and who had suffered so much from
it, noW leads tfiat separate combination, which
contributed so essentially to defeat the party that
promoted his advancement. SlnCo that success
ful treason’, he had become accustomed .to disor
ganization. Mis followers, Tke himself, glory in
their present attitude. Mr. Wilmot, himself,
said in Congress, a few days ago, that he rejoiced
in having contributed to the defeat of General
Cass; The same gentleman, Kino, of New
York, Wentworth, of Illinois, Ht'sotiAM, of
Michigan, at first carried off by the free soil folly,
now as often vole with the Whigs as with the
Democrats. They have become so habituated to
disaffection,-that in a.shorttime they will natural
ly slide into the ranks of Whlggery. Suchria
the history of Conservatism/ The last evidence
is one of the strongest proofs of it .
Two facts, in connection with dtis subject, may
be alluded to with force. The great measures as
sailed by Conservatism, and advocated by the
Democracy, are found to be of the highest nation
al importance; have conferred''lasting benefits’
upon the country,and,-now would not Unchanged
by (hose who once were foremost In opposition.
The downfall of tho Bank of the United Slates I
Who doubts tliiil that waa-snblessed event for bu
siness, ami for alf classes-df Industry f The In
dependent Treasury ( It is a monument of wis
dom and of fbfothought. Navvlsm !' L ie grad
ually rotiing-down fn thn. placed of hif origin.
'Those who stood by its cradle will soon follow it
to its grave. Free Sollism!- . Formidable a‘, few
months ago, it has now been indelibly branded 1 as
tho Intention'of demagogues (o distract the coun
try, and tu advance personal, interests, Uec?tH
voles in Congress show that from Us ruinc‘u;fof J
tunes its familiars slink away.
'The other fact is no leas significant. The Coup
srrvativea have never been able to advance them
selves in the confidence qf the country J They
are now mtouVnlill spectacterof disappointed am
bition. Hanging upon tho political gibbets on
the highway, they admonish others against the
fate that has overtaken themselves. Those who
do manage to escape infamy, are few o.nd’ far be
tween , and the process.that: advances them is
only made successful by extraordinary circurnshin
• cca. The great maer are lost and forgotten/ Tho
talents of many—tho personal merits of others
even the long and laborious public services of
some—cannot be used to make the people forget
that they are still Conservatives. Their fate is
to hang upon the wheels of Progress, tit at’ they
may be crushed beneath Us revolutions.
Pennsylvanian,
Another New State.—A resolution has been
submitted’to the Michigan Constitutional Conven
lion, to inquire into the expediency of the forma
tion of a territorial government for tho Upper
Peninsula (on Luke Superior) and its ultimate
admission into the Union 1 os a Stale,-with the as
sent of the people of Michigan and'of Congress.
The new State is to be called the State of Supcri-
fcord pulmtcrslOli ii sixty-Scven years old, Cut is
said (o look like twenty seven. • His lust spcccl\ las
ted fiVe hours,umlwus made without the slightest ap*
poarancs of effort, Unsupported by ah much as a
glass of water or the moisture of an orange. So lit
tle fatigued was he, that, on concluding amidst a
whirlwind of acclamation, he bundled up about half
a hundred weight of documents, tripped up stairs to
Lady I*. and curried her off to Carlton Garden, oa
unconccrmd ua if he were going to a hornpipe in
his patrimonial hall of Pallynorad.
An cxchangd piper has the following; “The lady
who sunt ua a note a tow‘days ago, saying that sho
had determined to separate from her husband because
lie looked so ugly, now requests us to stuto that he
has given licr a new bonnet, and when she wears it
sho thinks ho is a beauty. No divorce will be op
plied for us lung us the ribbons are bright.”
Standing Committee Mooting.
Agreeably to previous public notice,<(lio Standing
Committee ol‘ (ho Democratic party of Cumberland
county, met at the public house of Christian llolK
man, on Saturday (ho 'id of August, and organized
by (ho appointment of SAML. WOODUUKN, FJsq.,
Chairman, ami J; 11. Ciiaiiau, Ksq.. Secretary, when
the following proceedings wore had;
On motion, Rtsolvnl, That it be recommended to
the Democratic voters of Cumberland county, to meet
ill (heir several Township*, Boroughs and Words,at
(lie place of holding township elections, on Saturday
the 17th of August instant, and oloel between the
hours of two und six o’clock 11,I 1 , M» of lhat'day t two
delegates, from each township; borough and ward,
and that the delegates- thus elected; meet-in Conven
tion at the Court' House, in Carlisle, on Tuesday the
20lh instant, to nominate a County appoint
Congressional and Senatorial Conferees, and perform
such other duties appertaining to sold Convention.-
/{evolved, That wo reonimneitd to said Convention
to nominate no persons formombers of the Leglsta*
turo who will not first give a pledge in writing, that
if elected,4)iey’ will support lim Democratic oondl*
dates who- fifty' bo iiominatfttrm’oaucus by the De
mocratic members of Iho'FlogisUinre, for the ofUccs
of United Slates Sonalnr and Stale Treasurer.
Hetohfil; That wo recommend to snSd Convention
(o instruct the Senatorial confcrues to nominnlo no
person fur Sftjfotpr who will not first glto u similar
pledge.
,ltcsuheilf That these proceedings, signed by (lib
oliicars, be published unlit the delegate elections, in
the Damncrafln papers of this county.
SAML. WOODBUHN, Chairmen.
J. 11. Giuhaii, Secretary.
Our articles cxpoainy- tlie Wllliarnajibri bribery
and tracing it to its proper source, have aroused*,
the ire of the. few presses in the Gameronian In.
tereats and set the whole pack to yelping at us.
This is nothing more than we expected. It is f ur
such purposes they are ritoincrf and , paid, ami
they certainly ought to do something to earn their
wages. They haveeveh the impudence to charge
us with disturbing the harmony of the Democrat,
ic party by showing up th'fe derelictions of th o
most notorious diSbrganiker in the Stale, and one ’’
whose connection with the Whigs is more close
than with the Democrats—one who is sustained
and eulogized by the Whigs because he does dU.
organize and disturb the harmony of the Demu.
cratio parly! We expected more fairneds and
candor from the Mercer l*ru» t and regret that its
course has not justified the estimate we had placid
upon it.— Harrisburg Kcysiontl . ,
MARRIED.
/On Thursday last by David Wherry, Esq., My*
William F, Underwood to Miss Amanda A;
Traxlbr, all of Cumberland county.
SOn the Ist of June last, al Wormleysburg, hi
J. Longenecker, Esq.. Mr. Jacod Plvmbsser to'
Miss Mary Stuckey, both of E*sl Pennsborough
township, in this county.
''On the 4th inst;, by the same, Mr. Benjamin
Wagner, of Hampden township, to Miss Kofana
Miller, of East Pcnnsbordugh township.
DIED*
On this Borough, on Monday night last, Capt,
Samuel Thompson, aged 72 years*.
(On the 12ih lh9t;,lu this Borough, Mr. John
M’Coy, aged 7! yeafs.
/In this borough, on Saturday morning last, Mr.
William Phalcr, aged about 3G.years.
f'urnlinre Stud,
WILL bo dlTerod at Public auction, on Wednetf
ncadny, the 28th of August, at tho laic red*
Jcnco of Mrs. Ellen Duncan, in Main street; opnouiio*
tho Post Oflico, a great variety of
Household and Kitchen Furniture.
■— M ?Wogony DflfcauS, Dining and Itfciil,.'
fast rabies. Sideboard, Sofa, Pior Table, Card To
Ides, Wnalulanda,' Bedsteads, Feather Balaam!
nodding, Mallraascs, Pallet and Chamber Sieves •
Cooking Stove, a general assortment of Cookina
ulcnsllsj Largo Copper !{■ tt'erßell Mclaldo.. Parlor-
ChamHet add Staif tnfpctj, irfirrofs, Wheelbarrow
together with a variety o( Chantbef Furniture add
s-noil ware..
Alao at the snhio place, at 14' o'clock; M, will to
offered ah excellent Piano ill good order. Sale Iff
commence at 9$ o'clock,.tfden term* will be made
known by
1 tstiti. W. iiITNER.
An excellent Carriagb with Toirgno add Shads
will be sold at 2 o'clock P; M; “
Aug. 12, '6O;
-Auictioricei'iiigk
•THE Subscriber, wishes lo inform his friends itf
town and country that ho has commenced /ho alrover
business, and will attend lo sales in (6wA oAd court
try, on the most reasonable terms. Heianbe found
ncjtt door tfr Sc«W* Hold, Horlh Hanot*; street,
AVff.eiNfiK.
A fig. l£, 'SO,
'to I'cticifcrs.
THE Board of Directors of Frankfort? Dialricf;
Comb, co'., will niiet of the hoiiSO of the Messrs.’
I.ackcys, ill said District, on Saturday,• tho 31st of
August, m I o’clock,-for the purpose of erttofngsmf
selecting Seven Tcnclicfs,- fo takC charge of thtf
Schools of said District, foV the ensuing term • U 0
Order of tho Board,' 3
Aue is.—Af
Estiitc Notice.'
ALL- persona ere hereby nolified lli'a'l Wlcft’les'l'al
mcnlary on iho estate of hand Krnifcy; lafo of
Iho borough',of McehnhicabOVg, (JtfmWrlanif codnlO ,•
Pa 1 ., deceased, have been Rtntifcd 10 Ih4 B'li6.4fibii r
residing in Silver Spring towuahfp, colony afoWaVul;
Ah perdons having claim's or demands against the’
estate of -raid dededent, ore requested to make knowrf
thir same without delay, and those indebted to make
payment to -
, DAVID PM'MINGER, E»’r.
Aug 15; 186#—6t
Ciiiiibcrlnm} Greys;
™do nt Mount’ Kpck, orf
Saturday f7lh instant,’
tl . [ * ll ’ orj^
Iron! Iron!!
1 A, TONS Hand and Rolled Iron just reddiVed
J.!Lr the cheap aloft of the subscriber in Moin sl«
if. SAXTON.
Aug. 15;
, . WiiKo teiirf. t
l*uto While Loiidand A barrels*
Linseed Oil, just received by the subscriber m Maln'
street, to bd sold ClieoJ).
HENRY SAXTON.
Aug. 15.
Small Fhi'm for Sale.
' TUG subscriber offers at private sale, the form on*
which ho now resides, situated in North (Middleton
township, Hi miles north-west of containin gl
€0 Acres -' , ■
of Slalo Land, about 50 acres of w hid) is cleared and
in tv good: elate of cultivation. Tno improvements*
or© ft li story.HOUSE, pari log oud
|Bas|i I |[a part frame, a new double LOO UARN,*
S&3l ■I» u Spring °f water near tho door, and a 4
viriely of thriving fruit trees on the
premises, i'horo is about 0 acres of first rale iiicik
dow. Pcnmha wishing to view the property can calf
on tho undersigned redding thereon. Terms easy.
TGUfiS W. (^UIGLEYv
Aug 15, 1850 —If
Assignee’s Sale.
THE subscriber will offer at public sale, on Sa*
Tu«»*t tho 7th day of September next,tho
of Henry Heugy, situate nt Middlesex, Cumberland
county, 4 miles east of Carlisle, to wit: A Lot of
Ground containing 50 lurches, more or
less, having thereon creciod a two story
|g>i|fircf»FHAMK HOUSE, a Well of good water,'
a new pump in it, a Stable Ami'
Slaughter Shop. Also u Let of Ground bounded on"
tho north by tho samo property, contuinih'g Cl'.
Perches, Also, 1 tifno p|ald stove and pipe, u lot of
carpet, 1 grliin cradle, 1 side saddle, a lot of earthen
ware, a lot of ground pepper.
Sale to commence ul 10 o’clock on said day, and'
terms made known by
WM. ZEIGLI3R, Assignee.
Aug 15, 1850—51* ' ,
UcNlrablo Property for Snle.
THIS subscriber wlll'ioll-M private sale, the nro» (
pqrly on which lid now resides, situate in West
Pennsboro’township,Ctfmborhnd county, containing,
about ninkacm:h, with a (food two story FUAML’
HOUSE, a good FUA'ME VARN, a well (
of good wutcri*nnd all lito necessary Onl
liStsUiknolMlnge; together with* on*. Orchard of
£g^££ ovcr 30 (rocs of choice varieties of Apple
in lull bearing. A PunchOrohnrd of about 60 trera’
of tho most select eastern varieties, wjth o gonorsr
assortment of Poor, Plum, Apricot, Necl«rj[rio',and
Cherry Irons ofllio best varieties. The buildings are t
all new and built In a substantial manmSr.
whole proiKtrly’ is In good order, and one of the
desirable in the county, being situated IA the
of Plainfield, 5 miles west of Carlisle, and close to,
church and schools, and within J h mile of
Academy. It presents rare Inducements to a mtf*
cfianlo or private family wishing to educate their
children. . u i
If not sold previous to tho.filh nf October ne*«» »
will on that day ho offered at public sale, at 10 o
on tho premises; and will positively bo sold, for
particulars addressee subscriber at PlalnnelthCnm
Lmrluml cuunly. AI)W. OAUOT11EBS?
Aog.lS, 1850-81’
J. C.' BRO’ivN,