THE VOLUNTEER. OAHLISI.E, TUUUSDAT, SICPT. 5, ISSBj Joint iSi.OcalloM| EiHtor'ttud Proprletort OEMOCKATIC NOMINATIONS. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, WILLIAM T. MORISP, / of Montgomery ’ FOR AUDITOR - EIENERAL^m^ EPHRAIM BAiNKSf " of Mifflin County. . FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, ■ PORTER BRAWLEY, of Crawford County. COUNTY TICKET. Consteak, JAMES X. M’LASAUAN, of Fraukliu Comity. A \> '• Aeaembly t , -rsJIESRY CIfURCIf. of. East Pcmislwro'. ; /THOMAS 0. S(MUER,ofMifflin. 1 ' . Commissioner. ; i‘\VM. il. TROUT, ot Carlisle. ' Director 0/ tie'Poor, ; ■ SPIES W|OBBDRN, of Sen-lon. , O Auditor , s "LEWIS IIYER, ot Allen. , County Surveyor , PATRICK DAVIDSON, of Carlisle. • Prosecuting Attorney,. * .. IVM. If. MILLER, of Carlisle. ; Court, on Thursday of fast week{ motion of Wm.M. Biddle, Efq., Theodore E. Triuaose, Esq., was admitted to practice os an At* torncy in the several Courts of Cumberland county. - Mr. Piuurobb !s a graduate of Dickinson Cal', lege, and a young man of fine' abilities. llu lias been a hard student, is well booked up in the law, and decidedly clever. We predict fur him a prominent position in his profession. TUB APPROACHING ELECTION. The election this year takes place on the Blh of October—that being the second Tuesday of the month. Wo shall, therefore, issue bat four more papers before the day of trial. Wo,fear ihcic is too much apathy In the Democratic ranks. Democrats, awake from all criminal indifference. If our-friends desire .to gain a victory (hey must begin M to stiffen up (lie sinews of war ” —they must go to work in the several, townships, and organize farUho con test. Democrats, no time is to bo lost. Bo op- and doing.. Our opponents are secretly at work, with a zeal worthy of a better cause, and are doing every thing in their power to distract the Democratic par-, ly of this Awake, then Democrats, to o true sense of duty.. Remember that “ eternal vigi lance is the price of liberty.** Let this bo your motto. Let zeal, union, and good will prevail in all your councils, and a glorious triumph will be yours. MEETING OP SENATORIAL CONFEREES* The following proceedings of the meeting of the 1 .Senatorial Conferees from Cumberland and Perry .counties, wore prepared by the Conferees from this county, and ha nded os for publication. By these proceedings it wilt bo seen that a Mr. Topley was * admitted as a substitute for Mr. Cooper, one of the Parry county Conferees, who was absent. The other Conferees in attendance from Perry, Messrs, * Btroop und While, protested against the admission of Topley. First, because ho had no authority to act, because ho was willing to barter nwoy Perry county in her expressed • .on the subject of Senator. Mr. Topley, howc«er-,was admitted to a seal in the Conference, tlm Conferees from this county voting fur, and the from Perry against him. As soon as * Jlhisy«l done, Messrs. Slroop. and While, of Perry *V,c^nly, withdrew from Iho conference. The con. forces from this county then organised, and voted for Mr. Anderson fur Sona’&r, and the Perry coun. ty Conferees, after appointing Mr. Ilackct to fill the vacancy occasioned by the absence of Mr. Cooper, also organized, and voted for Mr. Daily for Senator. .With this explanation wo publish Iho proceedings below, as furnished us by the Conferees from this county t CONFEREE .MEETING, At a Convention of tlio Conferees of Cumberland and Perry counties, bold m Sterret*# Gan, on the 2d day ol September ln§t, on motion Gxuhoic Stkoop was culled to tlio chair, and J. K. Uoak wa».ohoaen Secretary for tlio temporary orL'uulzalion of the Conference. Tlio following gentlemen appeared and presented their credentials, viz; John, M, VVoodburn, J. K* Uozk, au(| J. I . Lambcrlon from Cumberland coun ty* ami Guo. Slroop and Jub. While from Perry county. . • ' . Mr, Cooper, of Perry, not appearing, Mr. John D, loploy prmmcd a letter from Mr. Cooper au. ■ thorizing mm to net os a conferee in Hid stood ol Mr. Cooper, Phts.waß objected to, inasmuch ub Mr. Stroop asserted that u resolution wqb passed by • the Perry county convention authorizing the con forccs chosen by said convcniioa lo fill any vatum ciob, Mr. Tupley Bald that such vv.»a not the fuel and he doeired the conrerunco lo hear proofs ibul lilt assertion was correct. The conferees deeming (Mb to bo the proper oouraei heard Messrs. Grosh, Haines, and Adams, , delegates lo the said Perry county convention, who , declared Unit no such resolution was passed.by said convention.- a full investigation, • a Veto wnstaken by, the five conferees present which resulted In (ho admission of Mr. Tnplcy. .'Upoiz the permanent organization ortho conferee convention Mr* Toplev wub chosen President and J-.K. Boak Secretory, and on the 19th ballot A. B. Anderson, of Perry county, was unanimously nnm* inatod the Senatorial candidate fpr the support of the Democracy, of Perry and Cumberland coun. lies. Thai those proceedings bo signed b 1 Iho President and Secretary and published In a] Uio Democratic papers In the district. ■ - JOHN D. TOPLEY, Pros’*. Jambs K. Boak, See. The Democratic Convention of Allegheny county, n, °* Pittsburg, op the 291 h ult., rcoommen * . °!* Wilson M’Candlesi Tor ,U. S. Senator, and . w. Ri.ack, for Govornnr. Lim, 1... arrived al Now York. Slio wil. dom" U |n 'nT I* Brc “ l " l ' r “ moi, e tho 11 upper (on. '" ,8 ° M»ny will g„o 95 fo. » llokol to hour her .log, who would ntJ i „ lvo n „ •«»o .onto poor family from .largotlon. n r W ° r '*" tlol '‘'" Ural Mr. 1 ,Wm. D.Mulhm, of P.portown, mat wlili a painful 1 •ooidool ygolordo, afternoon, while lending the rmr eullor in hi. Pepormlll. While culling .erne coat..' ■ ttgw hi. hand wee drawn In and oeughl by the re. wiring hnlvoi, culling o(T Iho thumb md iwo Bng : on, The bones were amputated at the metacarpal joint and the wound dressed by Dr. Illnkloy. Il ls but* less than a year since Mr. MullonV oldest son tool with a timllnr aooident. Montgomery county has instructed her delegates to iho nest Slate Convention Ter ooh.BjQx.icA' So •ispjiss YorJt.oounly.. I V THE Q,UKBTION bIT SENATOII# , . , THB TRUB SPIRIT OB’ FBDBRAitSSIi Il?U a mailer of rbgrol-.lhal the Saa&irial Con- .The Ftidbratißla of Uio preJent day flame in force* for this .district d id not moot together as thojf j feeling nil WbHJ Urn men oft ho same party during the should have fuol~in good'feeling aiiOarmony'. adminialralioh of tllb elder Adame. Joint Adams When the .Conference. moli MK,Cooper, one/of lh® 7 war opposed, lo llio freedom of;lh® public press, and Conferees from Perry, did not appear. But tlia followers still hold lo the name odious doctrine. Topley presented himself, and on the strength'A months flincc . in 11,0 Rcpresenta l teller from Mr. Cooper, asked to be admitted as* B■!.;* committee was appointed, lo,wcertuin “what Conferee from Perry. 'The other Conferees (rbm Bains’ holding office under the late administration, Perry refused to recognize the pretentions of Mr. had contributed money to defeat tho election of Gen. Toploy. They, insisted, (and we think justly loo,) Taylor, or had acted' as correspondents of nowspa that they had the right to fill the Vacancy occasioned pers," &c. Mr. Stanley, a bluc.lighi Federalists ■by tho absocnco of Mr. Cooper, and, they produced trom North Carolina, was chairman of the commit* tho resolution adopted by tho lulo County Conven* lee, who forthwith summoned Thomas Ritchie, odU lion of gave tor, of the ** Cfspori,” and J. P. Soingstack, president They named a MffiHMSfefc»ps the subawfuff' to fill tho of tho Demodfulic Club of Washington.city, before vacancy, in the the Conferees from tho cominilTeei ldF tho purpose of interrogating them, this county would pSPagreo lo this, and after a Those gcntloihen very properly refused .to answer war of words, Mr, T«pley joined tho Conferees from any questions put tn them by the committee, upon Cumberland, and nominated Alexander B. .Andrs* which Mr. Stanley offered a resolution in the House som, of Perry county, for tho Senator The regular “that tho SpeakerJissuo a writ to bring Thomas conforrces from Perry had withdrawn ftom llio con., Ritchie boforbHtat House for contempt of its author* i fercnco, and of course Perry county’was not repfc- ily." ■ . .^v- -y sented at all when Mr. Anderson wastiiftrpnatod, ex. ' The resolution waa warmly discussed, and finally ccpt by Toplcy, who, it is assorted, had no right to passed over. This is a high handed attempt to cs* act, tablish a censorship of the press. Mr. Ritchie pur. : In the,meantime the conforreea, from Perry met by themselves, and, in accordance with authority given them, selected Mr. Hackol to fill the vacancy occasioned by the absence of Mr. Coopori They then organized and unanimously nominated Joseph Bmly, Esq, of Perry county, for the Senate, in ac cordance with the instructions given them by the County Convention of.Perry.' We have thus, as near as wo could ascertain, made a true statement of the proceedings os they occurred. The Democrats of this district have now two candidates before them for the Senate', and neither of them can bo regarded as tho regular nominee. Mr. Daily, however, is the nominee of Perry county, -and,- as Cumberland concedes the Senator to Perry, wo think that had the conferees from this county been actuated by proper motives, they would have at once granted to Perry the man of her choice. - They assumed a' littfo too much authority and responsibility when they undertook to defeat the choice of Perry county. Three years since, Cumberland county, being entitled to tho Sen* nlor; named Mr. Sterrett as the man of her choice, and Perry county,.without a. word, endorsed the (nomination, and at the election gave him a sweep ing majority. Why 'then* wo ask, now that Perry is entitled to the Sunator,'should wo attempt to de feat her wishes 7 Why should wo refuse to extend the same courtesy to Perry that Perry did to us 7 Mr. Bmi.t, the gentleman named by Perry as her 1 choico for Senator* is unexceptionable in every 1 respect., He is a zealous, enthusiastic, hard.work -1 ing Democrat, and a man of excellent abilities. We have known him long and well, and when wo say that there is not d mure honorable, high-minded man in our district, wo but speak the sohlimeqU .of all who know him. Wo think, therefore, Ufltl.the Conferees from this county assumed authority not delegated them' when they opposed Iho 'wishes of Perry county? ‘;They incarcd o fearful response bility, and a good deal more than any three men should incur. ~ Wo sincerely hope . that something will yet bo done to reconcile the matter. That the great ma jority of the Democrats of Perry will support. Mr. Bally wo have from very reliable authority. But yotr should Mr. Anderson continue In the Held, a Federalist will, beyond. all doubl, bo elected to"the Senate. Nor will this bo.all— the Democratic party in this county Will bo split In lwatn,ond our County Ticket, in all probability, defeated from lop to bot- tom. What Democrat desires to sod this 7 Then let something bo donQ ( and that quickly, to heal these dissensions.. • Tito Galphlnites are now chuckling over what they call the u split, 1 * and are doing everything in their power to kcep'up the disorganization. Our political enemies know very well that they have no prospect of success in this comity, except through dissen- sions in the Democratic ranks. They know that their ticket is doomed lo on Ignominious defeat if llio Democrats pull together* Ilcnco their anxiety to embitter. Democrats against each other at this time. Democrats, the difficulty can yet bo removed, if we meet our brethren of Perry county m the pro per spirit, Wo therefore hope, that before wo issue another sheet all differences may be reconciled, and . union and harmony established. Should we, hewer. : or, be disappointed in this hope, and should Messrs: , Daily and Anderson continue in their present posh , tlon, wo ara prepared to take our stand and main* i lain it to the last. HON. JAMES X. fII’LANAHAN. Our flag again unfurls the name of this distin guished Democrat and statesman, as a candidate for Congress. It speaks volumns in his praise, that he should bo tho unanimous chdicc of every county in (he district. Without a dissenting voice, he was st once proclaimed the nominee ofthOjDcmocratiapar. 'ty by Cumberland, Franklin and Perry, This is ex pressing in tho strongest terms, (ho general satisfac tion of cvory porlion of the people with his political course, and placing the seal of their undoubting con fidence in his consistency and ability. With such a candidate to rally around, wo have a sure .presago of victory, and in his election another triumph of Who great cardinal principles and doctrine ofourl party. . ' During the last session Mr. M’Lanjuian has stood prominent in tho ranks of'llio pacificator*. Every word ho uttered breathed the most fervent patriotism end love of country, and tho most anxious desire to alley oH angry feeling, all spirit of disunion, and ov , cry thing like sectional strife and animosity* As and individual, he has received tho unbounded praUo'of every one, whether political partisan or opponent, (hut has either visited the copilot of our couutry,or \m\ occasion to ealHira attention to. business of an' kind, through personal correspondence. To every one who has called upon him, ho has been the kind, polite, and obliging representative; and to those who- have written to him, ho has been prompt in comply* Log with (heir requests, and giving them immediate and explicit answers. Such is the private and political 1 character of James X. M'Lanaiian, and wo appeal to every honest, candid citizen in (his Congressional- district, if thie is not exactly the hind of a man—lf he Is not the very should delight (o send, to represent yea in our great National Legislature? Wo know that every one who is not bound down, with the manacles of Federalism, answers Vsa I. Then attend at the polls, and like freemen, signify your choice by depo- siting yourjballuti in favor of our candidate, whom you must acknowledge has been true,, both to you and your country* The Pennsylvania Railroad is now opened (o Hol lldaysburg, at which place it connects with the Por tage Railroad to Johnitswn. Passengers for the 1 west have now a continuous railroad from Philadel phia to Johnstown, a. distance of 280 miles. At Johnstown they taka (ho stages, going through the . cnllr ? dlslsnoo from Philadelphia to Piltaburg in 39' I hours—or fay railroad and canal, without Iho fallguo » of utglit travel fay lend, in 40 hours. The Bostonians are circulating a paper for the purpose of raising *90,000 lo ; bo given to the family of Prof. Webster. When John Smith commits a murder, his wife is loft lo>pporl hsr lUtle ones by the labor of the washing tub. , • * suo'SH!^proper course, in refusing to answer impu dent questions in regard to his private business, and when Mr.Slahley waited upon him to interrogate him, ho should-liave promptly kicked hint out of his office. “ Contempt of the House,’’.indeed I. If the House will permit resolutions to bo adopted requiring an editor to make public his correspondents, it de serves the. contempt of every American freeman. — But we maintain that Mr. Ritchie has been guilty of no .contempt, for the House had no right to require him to give up the names of Ms Members of Congress are the servants of the people. They are not sent to Washington to enquire into the private business of newspaper puWishers,and wbenev* or they go beyond their duty, and attack the liberty of the press, they should be promptly and firmly re sisted, os wo.are sure they will be by-overy editor in the country. - • Should Mr. Stanly and the Federal ists in Congress succeed in having Mr. Ritchie drag, ged before the feci satisfied ho will re main firm In his.determination, and peromtorily re fuse to answer any question on the subject of his correspondents. The House has no right to interro gate him in regard to his private lt is a daring usurpation, and an infamous outrage to at tempt such a thing. Let the House dare to imprison Mr. Ritchie, and wo shall see if there bo no redress for the outrage. The liberty of the press is expressly guaranteed by I the Constitution, and the proprietor held amenable 1 to a court ond jury for any abuse of that liberty. Mr, Ritchie knows his rights end-will defend them, wo* feel satisfied. , ;, _ TRUTH .WELL TOLD* Speaking of llio premature movements mada m certain quartets In reference to the .next Presidency* the West Chester edited by that staunch old Democrat, Nimrod Strickland, says truly i ** Jn our opmlon It will beguile lime enough for tho Democracy of Ponnsylvahmlo lake hold of this question earnestly, a that of nom 'motion for Governor shall have been regularly dls* posed of by a Stale Convention." And again— « Tho Democracy of the coontry-can’l afford to bo defeated in the next Presidential campaign. It does not become them, therefore, to tjvumo any risk or danger of defbpl, through attachment, to any panic* ulir man. It won't do to go into the contest with a probability, amounting .almost to certainty that this and. that Stale which rightfully belongs to os, will certainly be against us." Small Note Law.— The Baltimore Sun, in re marking upon this law, sayslf tho law is ad hered to rigidly, there will soofi b# gold and silver In abundfiMnfor small transactions; and it is lobe hoped tDSBfe example set by Pennsylvania will be followed.by Maryland and all other states that allow these small, greasy and ragged representatives of money to freely circulate within (heir limits* Let us have plenty.of gold dollars and there wilt be no necessity fur notes of leu denomination than $5 any where." Treatment or Cholera »t Emetics*—A discus* sion wot carried on last year, in.tbe columns of Iho Frank ford, Kentucky, Commonwealth, between Dr. A. M. DJuntoi), of thatipluce, and Dr. J, H. lluw kina.of Harrison, in which the former advocated and tba hitter opposed iho uso of emetics in chol era* The lasi number of the Commonwealth contains a communication from Dr* Hawkins, in winch he frankly and fully surrenders his former notions and gives in bis adhesion to Dr. Q.'s doctrine* 110 has tried the emetic treatment in severs! severe cholera eases this tfummer, in at) of which It has been dice* live, whereas if iho old remedies hod been used, they would, ho behoves, have proved fajal in every in* stance. Dr. H. gives rpeeae, mixed wilhjtho tincture of capsicum, until vomiting U prod need,*imd thcac* lion of Iho stomach In ohiihgoa so ay to prevent tbo formation of water. After the stomach is well clean* sed by a vomit, he gives calomel, opium and cam* plior, ' Disease among Cows.— li appears from (he East* orn papers, that a disease has broke out among the milch cows belonging to tho farmers and dairymen lof Oneida county, N. Y. There Is at first a failure I of milk, decreasing in some oases, In n single day I from a pailful! to a quart or a pint, A weakness and l trembling then seizes the animal, and ahe aoon dies* Paine, the water-gas maker, announces, that he has discovered something In Ills Invention of far more importance thaw Hs application to. light and heat— In the moan time, ho might Ist us have a little light; then might come tho heat, end after that,, wo should bo prepared fur something else. Correcting a Mistake.— -A gentleman from Ohio informs us, says the Wheeling Gsxeltc, that a Mr. Drown, of his place, married a Miss Take, on Fri day—took her to a half on Saturday—to church on Sunday morning—and Hogged her like sixty la the evening. This la what wo call doing things *ap brown, r and correcting a mistake with a vengeance. 0 QCj*Tho President of Franco goes a deal “ about town, 0 and some of Ills nocturnal adventures aro noli It is whispered, of .the moat becoming kind* Jenny Zlnd— Not sweeter sang the Birds in Eden*,- Than this fair Nightingale of Sweden, 'The only difference 'twut the two, lies horo— ' Their notes vrsro gealie, here are very dear. Evening, l*oet,' -We ore pained to bate to chronicle a fearful tragedy, enacted in our berougli on Sabbath evening last, resulting In the death ofa man named- George Richwlno, by o blow from a brick thrown by another T -namod William Elliot.' A dispute had arisen between them, os we nnderalood about some pigs, which led to high words-, antf terminated In Elliotl throwing first a stone, which missed' Rich wine, only knocking off his hat, and then throwing e'seoand timo with a brick batt which being better oimedi «tru6k him- on the side of his bend just above the ear, and-Immediately (tiled him. Dr. Vaqvalzah was called, and upon examination, was of opinion that the wound would 'prove fata), as it unfortunately did, in about four and a half hours afterwards. Elliott escaped, blit has since been .arrested at bis brother's, in Union county, and is t now lodged in our }*\\.—Ltwi9town Vtmwat, Aug. . Want.of Courage* Sydney Smith,,in Ms Work on moral speaks in ibis wise of what man lose for the want ofa iittlo bruss.&s it is termed r - ■ . “A great'deal of. talent is lost to the worldJof. want of a lilllo courage. Every, day 6toijd* graves a number of obscuro men d/norhafe remained in obscurity because tlielr timidity bos prevented - then! frdril making a first effort; and whoj If they cpiild only havo'bcon induced to begin, would.in all probability have gone great lengths in the career of fame. The fact is, that in order to do anything In this world worth doing,-wo must* not stand shivering on the bank, and thinking of the cold and tho danger, but jump in and scramble throas~ well us wo cun. It will not do to bo perjiMjfallylcnlculating risks, and adjusting the nice chaqcrayrU did all very well before the flood, when a manfcould consult his friends upon an intended a hundred and fifty years, and then live success for six or. seven centuries aflorw c^^nfßut '.at present a man wails, and doubts and consults his brother, and hie nnclo, and and His particular friends, till.ono fino duy ho find* hois sixty-five,years of age—that ho has lost so much time in consulting his friends, that, he lias no more limo left to follow their advice. There Is such little limo for over, squoarmslmess.at present, the very period of life at which a rnun chooses to venture, if ever, is so con. fined, that it is no bad rule to preach up the ncccss. ity, in such instances, of a lilllo ,vlolcnco dono lo the feelings, and of efforts made in defiance of strict and sober calculation." Mr. Fillmore seems to find it a dilßcutl task to fill up his Cabinet* Nut even the “ cohesive power of public plunder ", can keep them together. _ Like hungry jackalls they quartcl over the division of booty; It is admitted that Mr.” McKonnon has retired from the Home Department to his own homo in perfect disgust. Onu week of olficlal. life at Washington under the present ruler was enough for him.. Ho. would stand no more; and so,' quietly withdrew,-leaving the-field clear for another scloc* lion.. Who knows but " Horse Siiqb Robinson" may get a seat in the cabinet yet 7 It seems that the God-like Daniel wanted the Lion's share .of the spells, and insisted upon a transfer of some of Mr. McKcnnon's portion over to himself, to which shear, ing process Mr. MoKcnuon refused to submit— hence tho disagreement, imd tho consequent with, drawal of.the Home Secretary. This is a sample of tho harmony and Identity of feeling in tho ranks.of the universal Wing party. Dal{imore Argus. Arrangements have been made for.a regular steamboat communication three times a week be tween Washington city-end Mount Vernon, the last resting place of the.beloved Washington.— A suitable wharf Is. to .be erected at the latter place Immediately* . Heart-Rending Catastrophe,— A son of Hon. VV. Donaldson, of Danville, Pa.—a fine, promising child, pearly seven years of. age,-while playing near the canal in that borough, fclLio-and was drowned, be fare his little play-fellows Hod time to got assistance from his father's house. Mr. Bullitt, late editor of tho Republic, who. has recently gone to Europe, will return in October, and resume his old post of editor of tho Now Orleans Picayune. A Desperate Man.—A man named Stephen Doe, attempted to. kill his wife by stabbing bar, in. Boston, on Saturday, because she would not live with him. A man belonging to the Susquehanna railroad foil from the cars, In North (treat, Baltimore, on Tliurs day,and was run over, and injured so badly, that he sooh after. cry Lady Alice Lnrobton,' daughter of tho late Ear) of Durham, and sister-in-law of Lord Elgin, Governor General Uf Canada, has eloped with a foot* 'man. Another large produce house suspended payment in New Fork on Saturday. Jl is said that the lia .biitttas amount to one million Jive hundred, thousand dollars. John Snodgrass, £*>q., of Westmoreland county, is tho Democratic nominee fur Congress in the district composed of Bedford* Westmoreland and Cambria. Thomas JH, Perkins, of Boston, has volunteered to subscribe 91,000 towards the erection of a monu ment to Gen. Warren, who fell at the battle Bunker Hill. ’ A Hypocrite* A man may cry ohurch! church at ev'ry word, With no more piety than oilier people ; A daw's not reckoned a religious bird Because it keeps a cawing irom a steeple. Tho following circular I have thought proper to publish for tho information of the Ist Brigade, 15th Division of Pennsylvania Volunteers; SAMUEL CROP, Brig. Insp. Brigade Inspector's Office, i Carlisle, Sept. 2,1850. f Adjutant General's. Office, ) { Harritb*rg % Aug* 15, 1650*. f | The great demand for arms produced by tho pasJ sago of the Revised Militia Law having exhausted the supplies in (he State Arsenals, and application { having by the Adjutant General, to tho • 1 War Departrprfi at Washington, for an advance of ( a portion of Imsr quota of arms duo this State for ( the year 1651, in order, partially at least, to meet (hat demand; fur the information of those concerned, it is deemed advisable kr euft the attention ofG’cpor* < al Officers and Brigade Inspectors to the following loiter of tho Hun. George w. Crawford, (ato Score, tary of War, to His Excellency (lie Governor, in reply to the request of the Adjutant General. The entire quota of arms duo this State for tho year 1650* with tho exception of a small balance of perhaps 150 of 160 muskets In value, was drawn by tho Adjutant General, under permission from the War Department in November, 1849, and all these arms except a very few, have been issued lu the ; Volunteers upon regular requisitions from Brigade , Inspectors. WM. 11. IRWIN, Adjutant General,ra,£ War Department, ) TVWnngton, JWiy 16, 1860. \ Sir r I have (lie honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of tho 6th Instant, transmitting tbo application of Adjutant General Irwin, for the issue in advance, of (hroo.lburlhs of tho quota of arms which will bo duo to (ho State of Pennsylvania In tho year 1851. Tho annual appropriation far supplying arms to (ho militia is sa very small compared with the de mand, that applications for advances are frequent, and if accee'dod loin any but oases of real enter* gency would soon interfere seriously H* not entirely Interrupt Iho regular issues.' The balance of the quota of 1850 will' ho issued on your requisition, and with every disposition to aot favorably on Gen.- era} Irwin's application, T hopo ho will ho able to wail unlit tho next quota shall bo duo. Very rospol’yi your ob’t servant, GEO. W, CRAWFORD; * Secretary of War, Ilia Excellency Wit. F. Johnston, Governor of Pennsylvania.- September 9. -The Flour market continues quiet. Sales of a fewjhundrod brls. fresh ground for shipment at |5,152J per brl.i nl which it is freely ofluied. Rye Flour and Corn Meal are held firm bls3abrl>, with small sales. Grain—Ths Market continues well supplied with Wheat, and prices are drooping. Sales of 4 a 5000 bu. prime red at $1 a 1,00, and while at $l,lO a I,ll' per bu. Rye is source, and in demand at 650. Corn is in fair request, but there is very little com ing forward. Sales of 9000 bu. yellow at 650. Oats arc In good demand, and prices have improved. Sales of 3 a 4000 bu. Southern at 370.} new Penn. 41c. { and old at 40 a 49 per bu,, Whiskey «&Ha atltfc, in brls., and 96J6. In lihds,- .Trouble fu. the Wigwam, MILITARY NOTICE, CIRCULAR, Tire PHILADELPHIA. MARKET. ’ phtilWm&WßßSTßifl. * ' : ■ ■ Particulars toncernlnj^ljf^ecatloili , J'. Boston, Aug. 30, 1850 j - tin arrival herd, I made it a part of -rhy business to mingle wUhlhel public, for the pur* pose of.ascertaining us cofrcblly as possible, the pro* ciso state Of public opinion' in reference to the eon* demncd.;fniuh and his situation* ofi Weil us to learn wholllerthoro was any foundatioh fdr tho various ru-* mors about confessions, and the probability of h»s committing suicide, which have been In .circulation hero, ns well as in Now York, for some time past. . And first in relation to Professor Webster person* ally ; I feu mi but little, very little sympathyfor him individually, but a great deal for his unfortunate wife and family. Indeed, the genera) opinion Is that tito murder of Dr, Purkmun was premeditated j that the verdict of the jury was in accordance with tho facts of tho case; and that judgement of death pass ed upon Prof, Webster, in accordance .with the for* diet, was righteous and proper. . THE LAST WEES. During the list week, Professor Webster's demea* nor did nut at ull allot*. He was perfectly conscious that his hours were numbered, and was calm and rc* signed to Ms fate. He'fruqucnlly alluded to the day appointed far his execution as well as to the cxccu* lion, and said that lie was resigned to meet his jiilo. lie ulo his meals us usual,, end was occasionally cheerful—at least, as much so as a man could bo in his.situation- llin spiritual adviser attended upon him three limes'a day during that period, at his re quest, und yesterday the Rev. Dr. Putman 'was in his cell fur. four or five hours, doing all.for him that he could. In fact, Dr. Pulqam was unremitting in his attentions to tho unfortunate man* From the time when Professor Webster first called upon him,' .hour after hour, day and night, always evincing his alacrity to wait ujion him, und givp him all the con* eolation in his power* • . , . THE LAST NIGHT. Prof Webster assured tho officers of tho prison that his .family were unacquainted with the day fixed for his execution; and tho fact that they were Ignorant of it yesterday, when ho met them fur tho lasi time on this side of the grave, evidently gave him a groat deal of comfort, and rib doubt nerved him to meet his doom. Great pains were taken by the Sheriff and ills deputies to.conceal from Mrs. Webster and her daughters, all evidences of the preparations that were being made last night for tho tragedy which was to occur at an curly hoar (ho next morning. From tho crowd of persons—greater than usual—who congre gated in - the street .in front of the jail, however, I fear tiiut thcy must have known that tho time ap pointed for the execution was close at hand. As soon as they took, their departure, the sheriff .issued orders for the erection of tho scaffold, and tho work was commenced forthwith. Prof. Webster was then searched, in order to take from him anything by which ho could commit suicide.; but nothing was found upon him. Ho was closely watched last night, test ho might attempt to take'his life; but there was no necessity for it. Ho hud evidently made op his mind to die in pursuance of his sentence. When informed that ho would be watched by two officers, he requested that Mr. J.C. Leightohrthe clerk’ of the jail, and officer Ed. J. Junes who had charge ofhim during the trial, might bo the persons appointed.— His request was attended to, pnd, r those gentlemen accordingly took their posts, and remained in. his cell till he. was taken to tho scaffold. During the night ho conversed freely with fltOac officers, and read tho Bible diligently and earnestly till about twelve o'clock when lie felt wearied and Fil'd down on his cot to 1 take his last sleep. At about hall-past four o'clofck this morning he nwoko bud appeared much refresh ed by liis roposc; lie then prayed audibly ; and from what I - have hoard, there that ho was ex i tremcJy penitent, and ulludciru/his approaching ex ’ eoutioit. 110 ute a light breakfast, and seemed pre pared to meet his fate. While‘conversing bn tlffl' subject of hlscxcciitinn, and during his meditations [ he exchhned, ia an impressive manner;—** If it k# possible, lei tins cup.pass from me ; yet not my will, but thine, O Lord, bo done." He smoked a scgjir too, 1 believe; yet lest any wrong impressions should be formed from the circumstances, I will suy he was addicted to tho use of tobacco tQjbat form sn<f was not comfortable unless ho htfdngiprar in Ins lighted or unlightcd. At about dusk in the evening * a wagon containing materials for tho scaffold enter ed the jail yard, and from the close proximity of the entrance to his cell, ho must have known tho' object of the movement. TITB LAST HORNING. Eight o’clock,—At (his hour tho whoTe pofiee force selected lor the occasion was in attendance, consist* nig of ono hundred and twenty Tour men. ifersand Ihcrci in Iho yard, 1 observed deputy sheriff* .with their swords, (the bundles of which, were covered with crape,) some polico officers smi some hundred epoctutors. All eyes wore directed to tho seitfiuirf In the centre of the jail yard, and particularly to the. rope with the.noose at tho end? The rear of .Ml houses in Lowell street looked into (he jaH:yatd*l | the windows and roofs of some of them were pAtt* cd with persons of both sexes, and of all ages. It grieved me to see ladies and young girls manifest their morbid curiosity in lifts way. Tiie Sheriff and his aids visited the condemned at s quarter before nine, and informed him that in s' few minutes they, would bu called upon to discharge their sad duly* Professor Webster informed them dial lie was ready, and awaited l their Summons. Ifo thanked thorn individually and collectively for Iho kindness and attention extended to him during his imprisonment. ■ • The Sheriff soon after nine o'clock infortned 1 the ! witnesses lliat'theirjsjd dulyiwas about to commence,- and requested I lie in to accompany him to the yiil*— They walked arm in arm,, followed by the reporters I for tho press, and spectators, into tho corridors of the jjall, and to the door of Professor Webster's coll, which was thrown open* The Ucv.Mr. Pulnsm then rn (he proßcneo of ait those assembled, offered (ho following prayer, Professor Webster being on his knees: 11 Oh God! Now that a brother man U about lo pass from us to bo removed, from this world to o bet. ter, wo invuko for him Thy picrcy and, the spirit of Thy charily* Oh God I accept his repentance as sincere and effective in tho eight of the Teacher ol all hearts; and oh,thou God of all mercies, take, him forgiven and redccmed,:lo Thy bosom. Let the hum* bio hopo which ho entertains bo realised. Let the Saviour, whom ho lias humbly sought for the sake of ilia soul, receive him and confess him .before his Father which is in Heaven. Oh-Chid I accept now l his heartfelt thunks for ail tho mercies vouU; d lo ] { him, and for the support extended to him in his lone, ly prison hours, when ho humbly addressed |ho Tliono of Grace, and communed in spirit with Oud, and found peace* We thank Thee for,Thy goodness. Oh CFod I we pray for those who arc near onddosr to him, that they may have, from on high, strength and fortitude to hoar the blow which awaits thorn; and tlml his ardent prayer to Heaven may bo an swered, that their days on earth may bo crowned with blessings, and 1 that spiritual joys and blessings 1 may bo vouchsofed lo themond when their days shall pass may .God reunite the fond tics of life lo be broken no moro, Wo unite with him in the privy-' err that those connected with hhn may have bles sings from on high and,-oh God }' we pray for the ministers of the Fvw, who have now a eolomn ond sad ofllco to perform { (lint (hoy may do it with a lender heart and Christian charity. Wo pray, that 1 all hearts,tcvcry whore,may ho softened with broth erly kindness, and' charily, and fotylvenossrond fto tcrnal sympathy towards their fellow shiner, who is l going to meet Him wbom ali must meet. Wo pray that the lesson of this hourjnuv be sanctified to all who wiliicsa it.- Oli,- God ! boil our must .anxious desire lo prepare fur lliol great hour. Give us true repentance, for-we are nil sinners. Grunt us thy in finite mercy, for we do all need It,. And how we commit nur brother to Thee, and while ho bows sub missively to human lowa which he violated, mid the behests of earthly justice, behold him a suppliant at the mercy seat of Him who knows all hearts, who] tempers justice with mercy, and who accepts the bon-1 trite in heart. ’ Take him to Thyself, and number*! him with the redeemed, Let his sins bo-washed white as snow, Extend to him Thy InfVnUe mercy*, that ho may forever rest with God. Strengthen him | ]ln tills his hour of (rouble. . Lot'the light of Thy I countenance shine upon him.. Hear us and answer! us; wo ask it for Thy mercy’s sake, ih lho nemo of Jeans Christ, our Saviour-. Amen,*' I When the religious services wore concluded, the! spectators who were invited in lo hour it returned to! the jail yard.. Dr. Webster Was then pinioned, and a procession formed of the witnesses, preceded by the Sheriff, with a cooked hot, ond sword studied to his sidft. Tho Sheriff directed (ho witnesses to (aka i their places. lie then ascended the scaffold for the purpose of seeing (hoi nothing wns loft undbno.. Twenty five minutes to lb n’duclt.—Everything, being ready for (hs execution, Prof., Webster's arms were pinioned, and he was directed to lake hts place ,in the melancholy procession which was being form* HijKlßfcmiff i(i« w4y, f o i. , Ibwca;by ihsjdllor;«fld tbrnkej, of Letoroll ttrcst . j&u;_ v flextoame' Ffof. Webster, supported by i) }o whom the unfortunate man reques ted mnjgr^)irilh• him to the, (ait moment, and con* stables Eaalerbrook. Professor Webster walked firjnly’but dejectedly to the scaffold, nmid the most profound silence, file step was firm and hie countenance betrayed no. emotion. He looked at the ground, and was apparently resigned to the doom which awaited him. He was dressed in a plain suit of black, but had no neckcloth. His frock coat was buttoned the greater part of the way. Twenty two minutes to 10 o*clook.-*-The Sheriff road (lie warrant for the execution of John W. Web. filer for the crime of murder. . While he was doing so, iho condemned and the. Rev. Dr. Putnam wore earnestly engaged in conversation,-the former; re* poatcdly bowing, as if .acquiescing in what the ctcr. gymon said. He then shook hands with Dr. Putnam, and the officers commenced their sad duties. Twenty qne thiinules to 10 o'clock.—Prof. Web. star, was requeVted'to take a seat on a chair, so that - his logs might bo confined. ’ The , Deputy Sheriff then strapped them. - ‘ « - • - - Twenty- Miflules to IC^o’olock.—Profi Webster's togs having been/fostened, the Sheriff-took, leave, of the unfbrtunale Man. Prqf. Webster convulsively shaqk 'ihe.Shqriffs hurid/aDd retained it in bis for a lO 'o’clock. 1 -—The .rope is i placed around Professor Webster's neck, and the f black cup pul on. An intense feeling is manifested by the spectators. .. Seventeen* minutes to 10 o'clock.—The .Sheriff, oddrealhng*'lho people assembled, speaks as fol lows/ holding in hit hand the warrant of'cxdcu. •lion: v " “ In the name .of .the Commonwealth, of Massn/.', chuaotts, and of the good people thereof, I now pro. , ccod to execute tho orders contained in this .Ofoth '-v warrant." rni EXXCVTIOH. Tho Sheriff then turned round, faced the prisoner, took a single otep, placed hi* foot on a spring—flip part of the platform on which Professor. Web«ti-t ■food fell;.and (he unfortunate man was hanging by the neck. Tho fall wai about eight feel, audio sp... iearance hisneck waa dislocated. He struggled but into, and evidently Buffered no pain. The only evi* denco of the death struggle, which' he manifested was a.slight convulsive movement of the legs, which were partially drawn up for an instant. In less than four minutes oil signs of lift were extinot, and Prof. Webster whs in the other world, there, we trust, to receive forgiveness for bis crime. AAor remaining suspended just half an hour, Drs. Henry G. Clark, and Charles 11, Sedman examined the body, and in* forming the Sheriff that -lift was extinct, that officer so declared It to the legal witnesses'and spectators, and at the'same litno thanked the witnesses, in the name of the for attending and aid. ing the officers of tho IswJ in the painful duty which hud just been performed.' A pine coffin, painted black, was then placed be* noath the body. Tho corpse was lowered, the rops removed from the neck, the lid of the coffin was laid down, and the body was then removed to the coll which Prof.. Webster. recently occupied, aecor* ding to the Professor's express desire. It will re. main there till evening, and then be delivered to tbs friends of tho unfortunate criminal. While living, Prof. Webstar enjoined the Sheriff hot to permit anjr person lo look al;hi» his remains while they were in the jail. 1 understand, that Ule in tho evening tho body will bo taken to Cambridge, where arrangements will be made for.the. funeral, which will lake place on Sunday next, Tim body will be deposited in the family vault, at Mount Au. born,ooo of the most.beautiful cemeteries in lbs world. ' Everything connected with lbs funeral was arranged by Prof. Webster himself. '• cbwctvanm. I amj|ngij[mcd that Mrs. relative Webster, will dine., with the family oftholatu profSTWebster this afternoon, and after* wild* birSak to her and tier daughters the mclancho* ly intelligence that her husband and Ihelr father it no more. ll w.ib rather, singular that at the very instant •when the .condemned man drooped the whistle of a Jocbniotivr, on one of the railroad*, was sounded by the engineer. The noise was peculiarly melnncbo ly—resembling mure a loud and distinct moan than a whistle. Among those who attended the eSceotfon, h fbtf performance of his official duty as Deputy Sheriff, was a son of u former professor of flarvard'-tfotvsr* ■iiy* ’ 5 The crime, for which Frof r Webster Tirifered w»s committed on the 33U of November, 1849, <Ho was arrested on of November,and-has thuebccir in confinement lor nine months. I onderslmd llmt tho proprietor of biv RiQoinin# hou«c, from the roof of which (ho inehutehoty eccne could by witneeted, rented Blinding plucea to nh wlur lltod for them, at the rate of a dollar enoh. Oh a forct'Eta opened, and occupied- by ptnflnf “ Jjcrf to’g£e the execution* lor WVfetor wua it* the 6/ly-oixlft year of his age I wi» hi formed, krtmediotely after rhe' l exeeofinft took place,lh»l Prof. Webster wee-interrogated oattr whether he wlehcd to make any further confcaiion* In reply, he rud that ho did' not—that the lari eon/ feartnrr w«a true, and FJktl he edtrld not wM ftiftor ruhtruct from it. He died, therefore, wHh-lhe oner/ lion.(hot the killing: of Dr-Porkman* wta nut ptt* meditated—that hi a moment of parrion be afruck hiiw wMr a piece of gnptrrhrt—that chnlk waa-ihe remit, nml that for the purpoao of concealing Ilia fuel r he attempted to ditpose of lrl*« body HMhemaO' nor ppecifieil, DIED. / OhtTio 57-flh ofu in KcwloniownaJiip, Jon.i C. McCofiftoctf, in the 9tal year of his age. Wert Pennsßofn'’, on the SGth uli., MiaeHik* CaßoTtißur t -m the 24ih year of her age/ /|n Newton' township, on the ort^Swctt Hanna, ugod 16 years and ((months. /in Sjtilngfiold,on (he I'iil insl.»Mi« W*** AfliWf aged 64 years. /bn 1 1 10 23d nil., of Cholera, inmor.hni county, on board of; boat Joseph C. Wil on, John • , E-soi.f, of this place, aged about 22 years. /bn Monday night last, Mr. Joseph Eo-ilt, DgeJ about.oo,years. /in Mccbnnicaburp, nn the 2Cih nil., of P a >*y« DaWiJ 'WoitfcT| aged about 62 years. %a I’ll. SSlh nil., Euiabetii Diau, only AinjliW or John and Mnriprcl M. Ej”. "*'« 5 '» onl,l, " ( i 0 days. Donrenihaho.'Uionph nurtCiFwllli ' No pflort cnulil ilHaln llioo here, Nor yvt (Vmii (nrtnrOavo (hoe. Twm huu Clint iimu ilmulUtt button wliera Ail fDrrnwoodiJ am) ivvet-lly tliaro Tbe tntftct of him won gave tb««. LOST. A POCKET BOOK containing n small sumd \ money in notes—hound round with tape on iH • outside, with a sninl) key attached. Tlie />nJ M ■■ will be suitably rewarded by leaving It with W'r John Goodyear, at the Recorder's Office. Carlisle* f>epi, 5, 1860. . , English * Gorman Journal* THE English and German Journals-of the Bend and House of Representatives fur the year 1850.W’ boon received at the Commissioners Office arCuM** nnd are ready for distribution to those entitled 1 !® 1 ccive them. By order*oflhe OclmmUsloners* , Attest—WM. UIU3V, Cltjl Commissioner*# Office, J ■ Carlisle,,BosV. 5> 1830. y • JTOTICE. . TUB Pnmpldct'Laws passed at the l«|® ,oM !fjr thq-Legislature, have.been received and sret« for dlelribullon to llioeo eothlcd to receive then*; J'AS. F. LAMDEKTON, Tto\hf> PfothonotnryJs Office, ( Carlisle, Sept. s', 1850—3 t y ’ ,• Estate Notice. , * NOTICE.Ia hereby given that letters or»om iatrailon on the estata of Pater Rock*feuo * J.r : of tho Borough of Meobanlosburg* Gum county, doooasad, have been leaned by *jJ. ter In nnd foroald county.to the Mbsenwr . .p resides in said Borough. AU pereon * j claims or damanda agafnel the ,u fl mpr cedant are requested to •make without delay, and thoeo Indebted will *° WONDERUOH. **» ; Sep.Wmb.r 6,1850—*•
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