Joha.B*.Dratto»yßilUor and Proprietor.^
cari.isi.ii, lO, isoi.
DEMOGMTIO DOMINATION.
.■ 1 . ron assembly,
K ELLIS BONHAM, of Carlisle.
AnvAppttfnlite ; tp the .Printing Business,
WiCLi be taken at this office, if application bo
immediately made. A boy from tho country,
about 15 or i 6 yoara of age, will ba preferred, lie
mu&t bo nr good moral character, and possessed of a
thorough English ,odudalion.-
«. „ January 16, 1851,. „ . .
, '• ■' ■[ ■ '' ■
,pc in ncratic TicU e tsj for iho Special Election
for delivery in a day or two. Our friends
please call at our office and got
.tbein;"’;:‘-.'l»; ■.■■■::: X-
Auditor. General, will accept
fqr sending us a copy of his Annual Re*
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of Iho House of Representatives, will
kccopt our (hanks for public documents forwarded
'ByTbbmV •' r ' r -
• rStats Journal.-— We have re
celvedii&e firslnumber of this new. Whig organ,
whioh’ haVjust been established at.Harrlsburg.
’ .anec. is beaulHul. ■ It is almost as good a looking
-paper as was the "State Capital Gazette ” The
tfonrnalr displays' miich ability in its. editorials,
knd 'ils eeleoled articles evince excellent taste,
l.U 1 general appearance and elevated (one, it
Ta.evident thai a responsible Editor has charge of
it, whiob is not the case with all the papers at
‘Harrisburg. The paper is Whig, out and out,
andsupports tlie National and Stale administra
tions)'but aV the same time its language—unlike
•most of the Whig papers—is high-toned and re
•psclful.' . The Journal is published by J; J.
Clxde. & Cpm at $3 per annum, if paid within
r tsa year, or 8,2 50, If payment bo delayed .until
iSLTier-.the expiration of the year.
A Mammoth Hoj{i
'OH" , Mohdoy morning last, Mr. John Kelly, of
Soalb Widdlclon township, slaughtered an immense
:Hoo i; ltio weighi ,of wh}ch when ..cleaned, was «e
-.•«»' hundred oml four pound*! This Hog was
-raised, by'-Mr.Kclly, was but twcn(y»six months did,
'and was.slill thriving rapidly. Wo guess South
Middleton wiUtoko '* the big box ” this season.
‘ ‘ Mfi Koily'prcscnldcl us with some of tho sausages
from tho mcat of this monster, which were in*
3pcd excellent, and for which he has our most cordial
thanks. We (rust that next year he may hove a hog
•Which will even' exceed this one in weight.
.VBE: DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS FOR UNITED
, STATES SENATOR*
, .T|io Democratic caucus, fur the nomination of a
;UnUed Slates Senator, met in a ComtriiUcc Room of
tho Capitol, at Harrisburg, on Monday afternoon lust
"at 3 o’clock. There were sixTf -seven members pre,
who, previous to balloting, pledged themselves,
■ as'bpnorablo men, to abide the decision of the caucus.
.»3Wf number teat sufficient to elect , independent of the
,Wljjgs, and tho nine. Democratic members who re.
tfdsed to participate in caucus. Tho absentees from
Were Trolley 'of Schuylkill, Ives, of Tioga,
'iVberaanof.WoynOjllaJdcmon and Trono ofYork,
‘Henipbll) of Clearfield, Leech of Aforccr, Shugarl of
'ydddngb, and J.B. Packer of Northumberland. Had
.ihcse mno members, (who ivero elected as democrats)
tbad;tho power, Chey wore ready, no doubt, for a bur*
-gain with tho Federalists to defeat the caucus nom.
Inee. They.were the friends of Gcn.Gamcrun; and
T were ready Id do his bidding In tho work of disor
ganisation. When they found that they had not tho
.power, even by joining tho Whigs,, to accomplish
.their purposes, they cast their voles for Mr. Brod
hotd,in (ho hopo of saving themselves from political I
death.* Bui (his fact should not deceive their consli- I
taenia. '.The object they had in view in absenting
. themselves from the caucus Is well known and un
derstood. They had tho disposition, but not the
jpotoef, to disorganise the Democratic parly and play
into tho bands of Federalism, Their weakness, not
, their will, compelled them to vote for Richard Bred
-1 man they heartily hate, and who would have
been sacrificed had they possessed (ho power to have
•ccomplishcdil. It is well for (ho Democracy of
. Pennsylvania (hat (ho Legislature contains a major
ity bf true Democrats, who can bo relied upon in
•vprycroergoncy. •
The following were (1
published by the Harriabi
io bal
Jrg D<
■ALLOTS,
Jer. s. Dlackj ■ I
U. D. Poster, . 0
O. w: Woodward, 15
B.Csmemo, I
A, Piomer, . 5
R. Rrodlicsd.. 4
D.Slursson. , 5
' O. J. Innrsoll, j
II.M. Phillips, -
; It. J. Fisher, 1
J.T. Smith.
If .Chapman,
J.B.Yoit,.
c O. M.Dallas, ,
J. B. Btorlsere,
R, Van*,
l], D. Wrisht, :
It. Patterson,
JjO.Jooof,
Upon (lie twelfth voi<
amplon county! woe nc
. of the caucus pledged i
nation.
. Ho*. Geoboe McCimuv, Minister from (ho Unhed
fllalcslothc Court of Austria, sailed from Now York
In the Baltic, on Monday week.
: Tub Asiatic Stmuers,—The Naval Committee of
the Hottse of Representatives have prepared a bill
‘proposing a contract for a line of war and mail steam,
oris between San Francisco und Shanghai, by way of
tbe-Sandwlch Islands. The committee are unahi.
notitly in favor of the general principle on which
«a(Sfi contracts are made. For this lino of steamers,
ills said, Messrs. Sloo, Thompson, of Philadelphia,
nnd Moore, a Scotch gentleman, have made* propo.
•alt.
Mont Liqrt.— The Journal of Commerce !■ inform
•dby.a icionlifio correspondent, that a mode of mak
ing hydrogen gai from water hatbeon diicovcrcd at
Parli; The writer give* no account of the procoie,
but eaya Uts very simple and easier to use than Mr.
Paine'*., The hydrogen I* carbonized hy the uie of
* burner of plaiinn,
■'.is-
It*t* Tempebance Convention Tlio General
Convention of tho Slate Temperance Society, mooli
■tHarriabiirg, onThunday next, the 23d inel. It la
•aid that •trcnuoui offorla will bo made to have tho
prewnt lilcenad lawi materlall.y amended.
w |«fo»T4NT RiDironotf.— Tlio director! of lho Dul.
timbre nod Ohio Railroad have reduced llio price Tor
(he traniporlatlon of coal 35 coni! per ton on tlio
rotd frora Cumberland lo Baltimore, lo lake cfTocl in
June next*
a*
,n~Mn 1600. Ilia area ofllip United Slates was onlj
about 1,000,000 aijuaro miles. Il l> now over 3.550,-
000-#i]mr« rallosl ln 1800. Ilia papulation w«» C r
•v 'oVeifleiOOO.OOfc ' ; - - i
THE EJECTION b ;
OX FIUDAY; IANEAM 34." ''i
‘ The next issue of our paper will bo on the day be#
fore the Elcclion.and as a great many of our readers
may not recqivo.it until after that day, we shall ad
dress a few words of exhortation to our friends, in to
day’s paper.'
'Democrats of old Cumberland! we urge upon you
once more to do your duty, fully—nobly! ’
You,have. cncfUghDemocratic voters to insure a
brilliant victory, Bring them out. Let not a man
remain behind. It rests with you whether bur flag
shall gloriously float aloft, or whether it shall trail
in the dust.' Your .well tried patriulism cannot per
mit us to believo (lib lultor.' Then'arouse at onco
and.bend all your energies io bringfhgouiyour Tull
vole.’ ‘ 1 .■
' Poll Every Vote!— We trust that it is nyl ncc
ossary to remind any Democrat of the importance of
having EVERY DEMOCRATIC VOTE polled.-
Evcrjr man must' recollect numerous-instances of
good men being defeated for want of a 'Vote or two,
when ho could count perhaps half a dozen of his Dc
aiochUic'ncighbors who did not go to, the polls and
vote.. Wo, 1 bay, then, POLE EVERY VOTE. If
wo do get a largo, tnajorily,itwilj hurt nebody but
io Federalists.' Remember that one vole sent Oliver
Cromwell to the long-Parliament. That vole sent
Stuart to the scaffold and' convulsed with
revolution. One vote'elected Marcus Morion Gov
ernor'of.MassachuscUs in 1841. One vote filled the
vacancies In the Massachusetts, Senate in 1843, and
again elected Mr. Morion Governor. One votb-cor
riedtho Tariff of 1842, and ono vote carried (ho
Tariff of 184 G. Four votes given In the sth .Ward
of (ho city of New York, elected Thomas, Jefferson
President over Aaron Durr.,
Think not (hat one vote is of no moment. “Divide
the thunder into single (ones," says one; “ and it be.
comes a lullaby for children; but pour it.forth in ane
quick poal and the royal sound shall shako the hea
vbns!” '
Should lliio.gentleman' bo elected to a seal in tlic
Legislature—as we confidently believe ho will bo,
by a largo majority— old Mother Cumberland will
have an active, energetic, and popular representative
—one who will attend to the. wishes of the peoples
who will respond to their wants,and who will.rcflecl
credit upon (ho Democratic party, by Ins intelligent
advocacy of Democratic principles. To make this
result certain, 'however, requires a full Democratic,
vote. , Do not bo misled by the pretended divisions
of the. opposition* Rely on yourselves. 'Do not
underrate Uio strength of your adversary, who may
lull you into a stale of security, and then suddenly
harmonize his-quarrelling partizans, and fake you
by -surprise. Thert ia nothing like doing all you can
yoursclce8 t without calculating on the dissensions of
your opponents. ;
TUB FEDERAL CANDIDATE FOR ASSEM*
The, Federalists of this county assembled jn
County Convention, in this borough, on Tuesday
last, and, after a sharp war of words between the
Johnston and Cooper factions, Dr.' Calhcart, of
Allen township, was placed in nomination for As*
sombly, As the VYhlg party’of this county is in
rather a sickly situation’’just now, it was the part
of prudence to nominate a physician, Dri Cath
cart, however, will find that his skill.w,lU fail him
when he attempts to doctor Ihd’slhlUng forlunrh
of Federalism. The Doctor, we believe, is a
clever kind of a man, but a most bitter and vin
dictive Federal Whig, who boasts that lie never
voted for a Democrat in his life, arid never intends
to. Wo think, therefore, that the people of old
Cumberland will permit him to remain at homo
for the present. Me is not the man to represent
the mother of counties.
The following-arc the Officers of tlio Senate and
House of Representatives for the present session. In
tlio Senate they are all Whigs, in the House all Do.
mocrats:-
SENATE.
Speaker.— Benjamin Mathias, Philadelphia.
Clerk, —Samuel \V. Pearson.
Assistant.—John M. Sullivan.
Sergeant at Arriisi—William S.Milllngcr. * '
Doorkeeper.— George R. Reinhart.
Messengers.—Andrew Young and Edwin Evans.
HOUSE.
Speaker. —John Cessna, Bedford.-
Clerk. —Willicm Jack, Westmoreland.
Assistant.—William S.. Picking, York.
Sergeant at Arms.—-Michael D. Kelly.
Doorkeeper,— -Jacob Coleman.
Messenger.-—Voter Durand.
lings in caucus, ou
locratie papers i
Reduction of, Postage.— Any measure having-for
its objccllhogood of (ho people, or (ho spread of in*
tclligenco, should receive (ho hearty support of every.
goodcili7.cn. But [fin addition to this, such mea
sure is calculated to interfere in no way with the
revenue of (ho government, (hero are still stronger
reasons why it should meet public approbation. For
this reason wo shall advocate with all our ability (ho
Cheap Postage Bill, and hope lj»al a mcasu/o so
eminently calculated to advance In a variety of ways
the best interests of the people, will not bo permitted
to fall for wont of encouragement on the part both of
tho'press and the people.. The ,bill is now before
Congress, and Is being discussed at length. While 1
U Is reduced almost to a certainly that U will become I
a law, tho efforts of its friends in its behalf should
not bo relaxed until the matter shall bo beyond the!
contingency of a doubt.. Let petitions therefore, bo
prepared, signed and forwarded, so . (bat Congress
may know what the sentiments of tho people ore on
the subject, and let it be done speedily, that there
may bo no delay in regard to Us passage.
0 7 e o JO ii IS-
ip to in ii in is
17 7 7 7 0
17 Si 10 17 17 SI
ono o o o
.7 f 7 « 5 5
16 14 17 H 24 iP
Drodlioad ofNorlh.
and every member
s support his nomi-
Indian Colony in Mexico.— By lato accounts from
Texas wo loam that Wild Cal, (ho Indian Chief, has
mode a treaty with Mexico, by which fall permission
Is glvpn to the Indians of. tho United States to settle
in Mexico. Wild Cal has been appointed a justice
pi tho poaoc, or rattier Governor. 110 recently took
with him from Arkansas a number of negroes and
Indians. They aro to havo implements ofhusbandry
and acoitaln portion of land given them, with all
Iho rights ofMoxloan citizens, on condition that they
cultivate Iho lam] and oboy Iho laws. They aro to
bo distributed on the.frontier, to repel thoCumancho
Indians.
.Boundary Dispute Settled,— The Supremo Court;
on Saturday, decided in tbo ease of Missouri and
lowa, that the boundary made by the Commissioners
should stand. This gives lowa Iho disputed torrl.
lory, and upsets Iho rc-clcoiion'-of Wlllinrd P. Hull
to next Congress,-who boat his opponent, Bowman,
by votes In iho disputed territory.
Philadelphia pou Biolkr.— The Delcgntp elec*
\loiis for tbo City und County of Philadelphia,
I were hold on Monday evening of last week, and
I resulted in tho almost unanimous election of Big
ler delegates to tho City and County Conventions,
which wore to assemble last evening for tho pur.
pose of appointing delegates to tho Stale Conven
tion. 1 '
' {ETTIioro has boon nothing done In Congress ol
jmporiuHCo ddriiig the yusl week.
J. ELLIS BONHAM.
ULV.
THE LEGISL ATURE,
OOVERNOn»SMESa/M3E.
•' Onour first pngb will bo roUnd UVo ; annual Message
of Gov.-Jqlmßtoh. Wo liavo popor care-;
fully; ond find portions of it lo commendiahd much
locondemn.' •'
Oh llio subject of bur Judiciary heartily ap.
prove of hifl recommendation,'to burial) the number
of judicial districts, and allow, an salary
lo Judges. • This can bo done, the .Governor thinks,
without adding to llio expense of the judiciary, and
from his r reasoning, it is evident that such is the
fact. We have, on many occasions, advocated tins
policy, and. wo arc. glad (a sob the Governor call aU
tendon to it. Give our Judges' fair salaries, and at
the same time increase the amount of labor they are
to perform, and. wo will huVo bettor Judges and con.
scqucftlly'a b'ctler'cdnstructlnn of the law..
On tho subject of the Fugitive Slave Law (lie Gov.
is rather evasive. In his .qnniialMcsadgo.lasl win
ter, it will bo, remembered, ho ..was tho, advocate of
abolition doctrines. Now-hcdwells plqquonlly upon
the necessity of adherence to the Constitution, and
intimates that it Would;b'c litllolloss llian (reason to
oppose a taw of Congress; Tho. Governor is right in
this position, bill when Jio uses this language ho at
tho samp time exposes his own ■ inconsistency, No
man. in the Stale has contributed more to advance
abolition doctrines and the mad schemes of faiialics
than Gov. Johnston. But i\ow. whcn ho sees the
danger likely to ensue, if . his former ,recommenda-
tions were carried out, ho changes front, and in bis
present Mespago refutes all tho arguments ho bofor®
advanced in favor of abolitionism. . .Such has been
tho inconsistent-course of Gov. Johnston in regard
to this subject. But, ho will bo lauded by'his party
friends, because of Ills present course, just as ho was
lauded this time lust year (or pursuing a difllu-cnl
ODO..
On tho’ subject of bank* and protection,” ctio
Governor 1 -adherer to Iho Whig; creed.' fie Is lor
more banks, and for 11 more protection.”’ Last falj
the subject of, the tariff, was made the issue in the
election of Congressmen, and the result of that elec
tion should bo evidence to the Governor of the feel*
jngs of the people on this subject. 'We say (lie tariff
was the issue, and Uio result was Clio election of lf»
Democrats.and 9 Federalists. But,notwithstanding
(his expression of the people, Gov. Johnston would,
if he ,could, repeal the present tariff und revivo the
defunct tariff hiw of 1843. If ho had more qualities of
Qslalcsman.and lees of the demagogue, lie never could
have offered such a recommendation. '
But, wo have neither time, nor indeed disposition,
to comment upon every portion of the Message. It
is not very long—one good quality at least—and we
bespeak for it the attention of our readers.
He on Your Guard S
Look oql for all kinds of tricks by/which voles
may be taken from tlio Democratic candidate!
Beware of FALSE FRIENDSTas well as open
enemies. * Remember that THE PEOPLE them
selves make the nominations in Cumberland coun
ty, and (lint none but a DISORGANIZER, and
an ENEMY IN DISGUISE, will,assist in arou
sing opposition to a candidate who has bcehsclcp
ted according to the established usagee of tho par
ly. The truth of this position has been proven in for
mer contests—it wjll.be manifested at (ho present
election, and in.all that are yet to follow. Lot nil
honest hearted boar in mind that a dis
organizer is worse than a Whig!.
WATUU ILLEGAL VOTES.
No man who has a right lu vole should be deprived
of that privilege. But there aroolwrys some who
linvo no bufyet aro Mckless chough to
attempt il, nrtd lhoy-:alw(iy#-lind friends reckless
enough to assist them. 2'hty should (it challenged
and (heir votes excluded,
Stand by Your Cause {
Lot no Democrat ho Induced to throw away his.
vote (o gratify personal feelings. It Is tho duty of
tho Democrats to keep their ranks unbroken—to
stand by their cause and their candidate. I Ho is cmi.
nontly-worthy, able, eloquent, arid true as (ho nocdlo
to tho poll in maintaining Democratic principles.—
Let no Democrat, then, fail lo cast his vole for. him*
Don’t Xieave (hem Behind t
In every, neighborhood men are tbbe'fonnd who
are careless and indifferent about attending the
election. Such as these, should be seen, and
every effort used to GET THEM TU THE
POLLS! , -
If they ore BUSY AT WORK, give them a
helping hand! . ’
If they are POOR, turn In and assist them in
making up lost time!
If they are far from the place of election,
HITCH UP YOURWAGONS and invito them
to lake a seat by your side!
In short, let every than DO and ACT ns if he
had a HEART-FELT INTEREST tn tho suc
cess of the Democratic cause!
Playing ’Possum'S
Although some of the old and cunning leaders
of the Wing parly are pretending to make no
effort for tho coming election, they iaro neither
ASLEEP nor IDLE! Having acted eoon long
enough, they are now striving to deceive tho De
mocracy by PLWINQ ’POSSUM ! Bui. the
game won’t work I Their tricks are understood,
and although their countersign is ** KEEP SHA
DY and MOVE LIGHTLY,” their operations
are easily detected hy all who take tho trouble to
1 keep their eyes half open I
Hally I Rally S
The enemy Is In the field, and traversing from
house to house. Show them that their labor is all
in vain. TO THE RESCUE! j !
Don't Trade off to itny‘ at Homo I
< Ten chances to ono you wtif bo deft to carry
out your part of lUq bargain, while your ' enemy,
secretly casts his vote against your principles.
Don’t run tho risk I -
“On, Stanley, On!”
Democrat of old Cumberland, aro you ALL
HEADY 1 Then forward to Ilia polls. O!*o
your tiino and your oxonlons to Iho good cause
oncomoro. Slriko for Us usages, its Intogflly and
US glory. ,
««Sirlko for your altars ond your fires—
God, and your native land
Hally In your strength,' and h glorious victory
will bo yours 1 Wo hope that tberanro wJlchant
in the camp t but, If ihoro should bo, they (nay ro
ly upon It that, cover up their tracks ns carefully
as they plcaso, their treachery will FIND THEM
OUT. Democrats 1 FIRE UF THELOCOMO
TIVE, npd then let the Ppposllion clear the track
when the bell rings 1 , ,
'l'm! Canai. lioAae.—Col: Wiu.iam T. Mobhon,
the now Canal'Cumralstioncr, was sworn Into ofQco
on Monday, ond look hia seal as a niombei- of llio
Hoard. Tho Board was then organized by the elec
tion of. Col. Painter 'President. The Ilarriaburg
Union says (hat tlio appointments of Canal eOioers
will bo made in a'fow days.
Dchocratto Governor it* MabiaohubEtts.—Tho
Senate of Maasaohuiolls, on Saturday Inst, oioolotl
George 8, Doulwoll, doraooral,Governor of that Stale.
Obodl
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR.
.On/Tuesday. Ibaj tKe two Houses, of the; Penn
sylvania Convention to vole
for a United Slates Senator, io servo for six years
from the 4th of .March next- One. vote decided
ihoqueslion—Hon.Riciialid
ampton county, (who,was the Democratic caucus'
nominee,) received 7C voles, and was declared
elected. . The VVliigs had no regular candidate,
and their.vole was scattered -.upon seventeen
names, ...
We have the pleasure lo ho intimately acquaint
ed with Mr. Chodiicad., He is a radical, honest,
and National Democrat, He was a member.of
the. Legislature from Northampton county during
the Buck-shot* war, and (or three sessions after
wards. / Subsequently ho served throe terms In
Congress, and at all limes sustained the character
of a. true‘Democrat of sterling worth. Heiwas,
• tho’decided friend'and able'ad.vocale of. President
Polk, and his and his speeches
delivered in Congress against that fire-brand,ahe,
Wilinol 'Proviso', was proof that he loved 1 the
Union and the Constitution, During his w)iolc
Congressional career Mr. Buodhcad took a lead
ing.part in all great questions,and his course was
such as to meet ,the heariy ppprobation of his im
mediate constituents and the democracy of Penn-
Mr, B, ; is a man of fine talents, snd in
debate is strong, convincing, amP powerful.—
That ho will discharge .ihc duties lo which he has
been assigned, in a manner creditable alike to
himself and the people of Pennsylvania, we'fecl
every assurance.
It is well known to our readers that
tho eariy friom! and advocate of that man of giant
intellect, Judge. Black, for (lie post of United
Stales Senator. Wo should have been
had ho been selected. Nevertheless, we are en
tirely ooqlehl—Mr. UaoDriEAD, like Judge Black,
is a puro man, u reliable Deinocrat.ancl, possessed
of fine talents. JudgoBLACK and Mr. Broduead
are warm friends, and their friendship has been of
long standing; and, as will be seen by the ballot
logs in caucus—which will be found in another
article in to-day’s paper—the great body of Judge
Black’s friends voted 'for.,Mr. Brodhc&don the
twelfth ballot, and thus secured, his nomination. ' -
la the language of the Harrisburg-Unipn, “,wo
cannot permit the occasion to pass without point
ing the Democracy of the Slate to tho noble con
ductor such men as Geo. W. Woodward, Jerc-i
minh S. Black,..Henry D., Foster,'Arnold Flumer
and Daniel Sturgeon, who were prominent.candi
dates before the caucus, but who United,'as breth
ren of ike Democratic parly always ought to unite,
who have the-interests of the party dl heart, in
sustaining (he nominee of the caucus, and in ef.
feeling his election. Such men the Democracy
delight to honor.”
THE LATEIIIENRY CIIUUOII, BSCfc*
In (ho. House of, RcprcscnUtivcp, on.tho first doy
of the session, Mr. ll.ii.onM.iN, of York, rose ond ad
dressed t|ip House as follows in relation to,tho death
ofMr. Ciiurcii, ono ofllio members from IhU-bpunlyi
I feel called'upon froth rny-Inlltnalc,acquaintance
with (ho deceased, to add iriy testimony to his worth,
and my regrets, and tiioicgrols ofmany of my con-:
clitucnls; who were his pcrsonsl'lricmls and acquain
tances, Truly do .we,mingle dur sympathies with
Uio people of Cumberland county, on tho loss of her'
mosl.fuilhful representative, and mourn this bereave,
inonl tu his ufiliclcd family, . - v . .
Henry Cnuncii was born, in New Cnmbbrlind,
Cumberland county. Burly distinguished for' his re
markable business capacities, nl sn unusually early
ago ho hod accumulated u handsome fortune,'tho
produce of his own industry and Ulonts, and ranked'
among (ho first business men in the community.—
Distinguished above others-forthe kindness of his
demeanor, (ho nobleness of his heart, his eminent
social and domestic virtues, endeared him in sliver
cords to all hisTriends.' 110 died lliodth of October,
at his residence in Bridgeport, within siglil of the
windows of this' Ciipitul, after a short though not
painful illness. It was the morning after tho elec
lion, with.tho hums of hie political friends fresh
upon their lips. Does this not most solemnly remind
us of the vicissitudes of. all earthly hopes and calcu
lations, and wurn us to soften (ho asperities of poll
(leal warfare.' Fur, in the language of (he Poet,
truly' v -
"Lifts is sliorl and time Is fleeting. 1
-And our henrlp, tliougli stout ami bio VO,
Blill.likn imililml (Iriniip, nro (mating .
Funeral maichrs to tins grave.” .
Henry Church represented Cumberland-county
during Iho last session of the. Legislature, and was
re-elected by an increased majority. lie wns a con.
fllsicnl. Democrat, though upon-all questions ho ox*
orciscd Ins own judgment, and wns not blinded by
political bigotry. It may truthfully bo said of him,
that his family,'his friends, his acquaintances, nntl
the community in which ho lived, could.have easier
spared almost any oilier man. But death, tho in.
satiate archer, had marked him for his own, and wc
must humbly acquiesce pV this Inscrutiblo dispense
lion in removing, from amongst* us ono of tho most
promising and vuluaXlq.citizens In tho first flush of
lifo—ono, to whoso worth and whoso manhood, all
who knew him onn testify.
Mr. 11. then offered, tho customary resolutions,
which were seconded by Mr, ICillingcr.in a Tow.feel
ing and appropriate remarks, and unanimously o*
doplcd ; after which the House adjourned.
Mistake Corrected.— Tho story whlclrlitis been
widely circulated of a workman at tho Mount Holly
Iron Works, Now Jersey, chopping:off the limbs of
tho body of his deceased child, to got it In tho coffin,
wo aro authorized by tho proprietor of tho works to
say, is not correal. Nothing of tho kind occurred at
those works.—•P/d/adrfp/iia Newt,
Mn. Editor— Tho silly, story to which tho above
purports to bo a 11 correction," originated in n pnpor
in your borough, and l am sorry to say, has boon
txtonßlvcly ro.copicd by tho public prints. It had
reference to Mount Hollyi Inlhls county. 1 have
made diligent.lnquiries of many of my neighbors, all
of whom disavow any knowledge ofsuoh a nofifioof
transaction,apd they agree with'mo in.believing the
story, to have no foundation in truth. Editors should
not, for the sake ofhaviug an original'itommfnowß
in their paper, give currency to every Idle rumor
, which may bo communicated to them—rumors, too,
effecting the reputation of a whole community. J.
Salaiurb or Governors,— 'Tho American Almanac
of 1851,publishes a table containing (ho names of
tho Governor* of tho respective their
salario*. The smallest salary is that ofßliodo Island,
which Is 6100, and tho largest that of Californio,
which is $lO,OOO. Louisiana gives her Governor
60,000,; Now York, 94,0001 Virginia 63,333 j and
Pennsylvania, $3,000. Tho Governor is elected by
the people in all tfto Stales, except Virginia and South
Carolina; .
, GnonotA onob; a Frkb Stats.— A Mr. Bryan,
of South Carolina, In a pamphlet, .atylod “The
Rightful Remedy/ 1 mentions the curious fact,
probably now to most of our readers, that Georgia
was for iwoftty years not only a free but n \yJiltb
colony, j About the year 1733, tho trustees for es*
lab)ishirig : the colony prohibited slavery, under
which policy it languished unli) 1753, when'they
resigned lliolr, charter to tho King. lii thirty
years after tho introduction of slave labor, there
were 30,000 slaves in the province.;
Navigation op tub Ohio.— A number of llio most
substantial mercantile (Irms of Cincinnati, have, ad*
droßßod a communication tq tho Mayor, advising a
call of a public mopllng of the citizens,'with, a' view
to second the efforts of the lion. Thomas 11. Benton
in tho United Stales Sonata, fur constructing coilulii
intf rovomenlfl ul thu J’ulU of the Ohio.
COD. WILLIAM BIGLER.
■ By.lho. proceedings; of ;the Democratic, Counly
Convention-—published. in our last—it will bo seen
that a resolution Was adopted instructing our Pole
.gates lo lho 'Heading!’ Contention 1 to .vole, for Col.-
William BibiiKß (bf Govcrndr.'f Had this.' rcsolq*
tlon-not- bceo.i offeredi it would- , havo' bcon all
the same, fur,tho gentlemen named as Delegates arc!
jtnuwn os the firm nndisloadfast.fficndß of Col. Dig/
ierv They will:veto;for hlin from.first
would have done so without any instructions. The
imdrfoling resolution, thoroforo, was adopted more
for tho purpose .of defining the position of the de
mocracy of Cumberland- than any thing else.
-Having been the early advocate of-the claims of
Col. Bigler, it gives us great pleasure to.witness his
growing popularity. ■ That ho will receive the .nom
ination by, the Rending Convention, Is now reduced
almost; to a,certainly—and lhaf he will bo.trium*
phaplly elected on, or nckt Ocin,,
bor is beyond a doubt; . Lot the yYi.igs trot out their
strong nag:—their prc'sont;b?hby:Govcrnori! if they
Consider him strong—and .William Bigler will defeat
him by'such a majority da wilT cause our opponents
to-hide their heads in shamp. _. :r . •.
Cul. Biglor is highly popular.with tbo people; dhd
deservedly'so.- He is a self‘made man. ' Having
slurtcd,in the World.n poor boy, by his own industry,
perseverance and energy, and-.wiihout the aid of in
fiucntiul friends and relatives, ho has built up a
name and character of-which any man might feel
proud. Col. B. is a printer by profession, and] when
quite a -young man hq edited d Democratic paper in
Union county. Finding llio business not to pay-very
well (no doubt like ourself and every other editor bo
had lots of patrons who neglectcd'to pay (hclr'sub.
scriptlon,) lio relinquished aad turned his attention
to llio.morqanlilo business.'. For many years ho has
been extensively engaged In (bo sale of lumbar, and
wo believe tliat is his principal business at present'
' Co). D. is in the prime of life—ls a sociable, agree
able, oiid clever man, who has acquired, by hard,
study and perseverance, a (borough knowledge of
£sluto affairs. When in’ the Senate hts opibibn-in
regard to any State policy, hud; great influence and
w eight, and ho seldom .failed to carry his object.
With Cut. Biglcras a candidate,'the Democrats
of Pennsylvania wilt enter upon the-contest'with
high hopes and sanguine of success.' • And after they
have succeeded in placing'him in tliodidirofSlato,
they can congraluHto themselves,wUhtlio knowledge
that they cost Uiclr suffrages for,a pure and talented
’man, who will never swerve frfcih the true principles,
of Democracy. ~
Immigration, to. the Uni^elStatks'i.vl^SO.— Tho
Secretary of Stale has furnished lb Congress a state
ment of tho number of immigrants which have ar
rived at tho ports of tho United States fur tho year
ending 30lh September, 1890, the general aggregate
of which is. 315,333, opposed - to -299,010.1081 year.
This.shows an increase of 19,723,. notwithstanding
New York has fallen off nearly 14,000. Tho Increase
in California has been between 70 and 60,000 j.but
oiniulng'lhii ncw Stale, tlio doorcase Inis been pro
portionate with Now York throughout tho Union.—
At the rote, of 315,000 per. annum, (he immigration
to' occur from 1651i0' 18GI—ten years—would a
mount to three millions and oqc eighth—or equiva
lent to the. white population of the whole South In
JB4O. It Is remarkable, 100, (hat of (hu numbers last
year, nearly one-fourth came hero prepared to engage,
hi useful brandies of Industry, with (neaps ul hand,
and but a molly of that population denominated pau
pers. ; . -i , •
Tub Fhp.ncii MidisTEif.— Tho Courier dcs Eluts -
Unis notices Vrumpr in the Paris papers that M.
Sain Bois-lc-Cumplo, Minister. Plenipotentiary of
Franco to the United Stiles, will etiortly return to
Franco. Ifis return, which Is td'bo temporary, is
not from any political cause,.but solely.bn account'
of his health. During Ills'absence, M. Bourbuton,
ChicfSccrotary of Legation, will lie called to take
charge of the affairs of Franco at Washington. *
. Tine Anwr,—The Secretary of War has ordered a
board of officers of the Army to assemble in .Wash*
ington on the 15th Inst., to revise the uniform dress
of the army.of tho United . States. The subject will
bo carefully examined; and the uniform.agreed npon
by the hoard will bo described ond illustrated by
drawings. Which will bu submitted unite earliest day
practicable.
Miss Jenny Lind sailed from Cliarlifton on ,Wed
nesday tho Silt inst., for Havana,.in lilghhoailh and
iipirits. Era this, she stands on Cuban soil.-
The Nicaragua Treaty.— Official lutelllgenco was
received ul Washingtan on Tuesday,that the British
Government had directed its agents, outhorntWcly,.to
suspend (he collection of duties at San Juan, or Grey,
(own, in Nicaragua. This proceeding, taken in con
nection with other information, warrants (ho belief
llnjl ( Grcal Britain means to fulfil tbo Clayton treaty,
and to remove all causes of complaint on our part.
It isrery probable that Sun Juan will bo restored to
Nicaragua in good lime. >
Barbarities of Horse Racing.— Thcrd was o great
horse, inco on Monday week, from Christiana to
Dover, Dclawarc,nnd back—distance 64 miles.- Tho
downward run—43 miles—was made in 9 hours, 15
minutes* . On (ho return, ono of tho,horses dropped
dead, twcnly.fivo,miles from tbo starting place. The
othor ctmo lit and died three hours after, making the
distance in about 6 hours. There was a lot pending
of $lOO a sldo. ■ ~ ,
A Trier WEnoiNd.— The first wedding in fhostlr.
ring town of Trovorlon—which* has sprung into ex
istence wlth'lri the last six months, in the Valley a
few miles biiok of Banbury; on the road to Putlsvliio
—was celebrated on llio 2-lih ult.. wUh great rcjoJc*
ing. According.to previous stipulation, l|»o happy
couplo become entitled to!, and recoWcd the following
substantial premiums, vU? The Wife the best dress
in tho Company’s store, arid the husband d handsome
town lot and a loan' of 8400 (Vom tho company to
build upon it. If there are any more such prizes lo
be earned, wo know of a dozen engaged .parlies in
this neighborhood who aro ready, to emigrate insljn.
Icr.
Lord Monrirru on America.— I Tho Earlof Carlisle
(I.ito Lord Morpeth,) delivered, u lecture lately in
Leeds, England, on'America. It is o nnrntlivo of
his (our through tills country, interspersed with oh*
nervations on the cities, (ho institution*, and society,
lie expressed freely his opinion of a’ number of llio
public men, and his views of the stole ufsocicly. 110
describes what ho saw in tho spirit of o gentleman
and a philanthropist. To iho indomitable energy of
the Americans lip pays d .willing tribute! to their
superior enjoyment of the physical comfort* of life
ho speahs positively, and of (ho moral and domcilio
virtues of their women ho is a truthful witness.
Bounty Land Law.— Tho Secretary of the Interior
has overruled an important decision of tho lalo Com*
mlsslonor of Pensions,'and declared (haVtho substi.
tutc who served in (ho war, I .arid not the porsbn cn-
Hsted, is to bo the recipient of favor tinder the Bounty
Land Law. Thirty thousand applications have been
made under tho Bounty Land Law, and two hundred
more aro expected soon to follow, according to a stale*
hient of tlio now Commissioner. ' .
IloN. JoflKpii D. ANTiioNV, President Judge of
the Lycoming district; died aUhis. residence in
Williamsport on Sunday last, lie was a promi
nent mombpr of the Doniqoratio, party, arid for
roapy years a member of*Congress, ..
OOR CANDIDATE Foil ASSE Mb , v - r^l
The nominiiMon'orjMr.jßoNHAM is no J'
a number of Domocriftiopapers in vert » ,li ‘
lamia.- We make the following extracts
'Bowfiarf,. Estfi, of Cadt’.i - Hi
been'nominated as:t!io Democratic tJi■ I litil
the,.Legislature in .-the, place of Heart r! 1 ' ,l lp||
Us.],;, deceased. jWe hope Mi. B. will L ,
—ho will-be a,de,elded accession to th o
tCT Warmd.rtr.hcl Ih.i ili.
i
bam isa genuine Democrat, and would ,i i"’ 1
to himself and ilia cdiiiiiy.v Wo thßr»r».° , 1,1
hemay be oleoted.— Perry Umuly DanZl^
(O’The Democracy of Cumberland p' " .
have nominated J, Ellis Bonham, Em , ‘
the vacancy in tho .House of liepreseni-, i'. ° S|
roasioned by, the .death of Mr. C* >
Mr. ' Bonham 'be eleqlcd, as he ought’la "f .’
will, rank about No. I in the House, Bn i 1 i ‘
clbar; ihiii.Uer and a very chaste speaker "w. .
.Chambcnhurg Valky »,/„■, ’
, (O' We are much pleased to notice that J r
lis •Bonham, Esq., of Carlisle, lias been nomi,i
led-to fill the vacancy .occasioned bv tlmJ‘l
of Mr. Church; Democrat, of Cumberland «!» '
as a moniher of the present Legislature. ‘pm"'
an admirable nomination, and the Carlisle Yl
leer so well expresses our views of it that 1
adopt its language in place of our own. ’ "
• ■ •. • Ptw^yhaman.
. .Kfci .*“f» Bonham, Rsqi; has been *
led by tho Democracy, of Cumberland countvbkA
the seal in tho, House of Keprosenlalivos nl®'
vacant by jhb death, of; Air. CUurch. Mr.'-lUnfc-’i
a sound and radical Democrat', and U
gentleman of excellent abilities, and if
which he certainly will be, will rank
first-members in that body. ♦ “ Ip
' "• •' Mambenhutg a»/»nd «:•
Cj*.Tlio Convention placed in nnminniioßfiß
ihe.Assembly, »o sunply lhe vacancy oeciitejll \
by the death of Alt. UhdrcTi, out younrr and Sir*-
enled friend, J., Ellis BoNham, Ksq., of CarUp
formerly Pmaecutfng Attorney under theadmi* ? H-'
tratton of Gov. Shunk. Mr. 0. is one
most gifted and eloquent men with whom we an t V
if he fchriuld bo elected, of wliki '
we have no doubt, will at once lake rank amount IT *
the foremost members,of tho House. We cc* >
gratblajo lhe. .Democracy of our nf live coun'i
in. having made so judicious a clifiicp—ftelii v
sure that he will .do. credit to himself and be t x f 1
honor to his constituents. The eleeijen is lotah ' \
place on tho 2hh inst. —Lancasfsr InleHigcm
Ills DitUlc, Hour is at' Hand.
Tho,time for PROMPT, VIGOROUS amlFl..'
NAt ACTION hasarrlvcd! .Tlio _election ’ ‘
is near al band! Td parley■ or liesilatt «liiUi il.,
Annioy is SECRETLY marshaling'bit .
would .hi: FOLLY which nothing but minium Ja'
coal’d excuse I Nojilior.in political conflict, no l
in the Held of bloody battle, can victory bo acl.iij. |“A
cd by ih’o mere superiority of unused nnabett.-S;?:
STRENGTH unexfrted, ay'piis NOTHING;a(!s
POWER'NOT PUT FORTH, .is iiko a BE[y I
KEN REED to Iboso who would rest upon ill ■ /
. DEMOCRATS PTf/you'wish nol to fotfi-ittbs
high repute which you have acquired in faun '• i
contests, BE UP and DOING! To the pollsih i '
the polls I! |,
CiiAnLESTON and Eunora.-—Ttic Charleston pnprn -
ofthc 3d inst. announces that Die. whole amount il
private subscriptions to the stock for building itnv -
steam packets to ply between llmt port and Live, J
pool, whicli.ls 8133,000, was taken in o very f!l ■ r, l j
time alter the opening of tho books on the Ist lari,pc
and, with' tho Slam loan 0f 5125,000, places the ut§
torpriao beyond . douhtl AVo would like, aoys iLePt
Philadelphia -JVeios,- to* too a. similar public ipiri jra
manifested hare; There Is about 6100,000 yclwie|.pf,
od to'sccriro tho lido of sluaiucrs between this pr f
and Liverpool, of which tbs’ City of, Glasgow ii A'
pioneer, arid surely wo have made parade enoujlli
sconro-it. t
Population op Philadelphia.—Full relurnsi fc
llio census of Philadelphia,-are published into|
city papers. From them we learn flint the vMitr
population of the city ami. epun'y is 40G,35f;8
dwelling hoiißCs/ ca,735;. families, 71,905.
1810, itm population 218,037; increase In
years,’ 148,221; or nearly 58 per tent. 'Hie ec-j||
tiro population of the city' proper, or “old city**
as they now stylo it, is 131,417; In 1840, it ta ,
83,665; Increase in ten’ypars, 27,752.
Four splendid Gas Chandeliers were put up ii
the House of Representatives at .Harrisburg,t/.ii
week, and four of the sntnp kind in the Srnai?.-
The gas will bo ready’ in the course of a frvrhp,
when both Houses will bo lighted up with it.
' Thomas Jefferson on Disunion— ln the inacj* .
ural address of President Jefferson, March 4,1801*
wo find, iho following paragraph, which is net
inappropriate to the present period: I’
“If there bo any among us who would wish to
dissolve’ the Union, or to change Its republican 1
form, lot them/stand undisturbed'os monumenii
of the safety with-which error of opinion may to
tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.”
Outhaoc in UALtiMonB—A jewelry dealer fan
Boston,.was ph Saturday night decoyed.fi«a
theatre to a retired place, knocked down, robbed
arid severely wounded. Six men have boon fu
rcated, as participants In iho' outrage; and han
been identified by Iho injured man*
Another Democratic Victory!— An election Iml
ploooin tlio Eleventh Congressional Distrlol of Petß.
sylvanlu, on Monday of last week, to fill tbovacisf
occasioned by iho death of iho’; lion. Chester
Wt.lg. Copt. Done, ofbu3orno.;wds tho Wldytt®-
didate, and John Drisbin, Esq., of Wyomlff.
Democratic' candidate. Wo aro rcjolcctl to
thut'Mr. Drisbin lias.boon triumphantly elected, >t4
the district gloriously redeemed I ‘ Mr, B’s. nW O1 * 1 /
is about 300. . . >
Paopused Fkdbiiatiom,— Tlio Montreal
mentions a rumor Parlis< nPtl I
wilt meet fur tho dcspatclrofbusincss on tlio
February nest, and that a.scheme will proUW/
submitted for tlio confederation of all thd
North American Colonies*. ‘Tho measure Is report*
to have the sanction and to emanate Iroro tho eufrs ff *
lion ofllio Home Government. 1
■' REmns.—Tho .repairs oT tho Schuylkill N‘a» r »fl t '
lion works will bo all completed In a Bubst®* 1 '*
manner by the opening of navigation, the PW #! *
Journal says. ' The number npd capacity of,l**
will ho so increased ab'(q enable Uicm to c flrr / •*
000‘tons,of coal to PhiMijpliia and other accc»iw
points the present year. Tho expenses, it l» * tu,e !
Will bo not ovor *225,000, being loss than one i* s
t|io cost at first anticipated for Ibo repairs.
■' Anornn Comet.—Mr. Bund, pf ifio A«lrono» c
Observatory, PI Harvard University! h“ a discuvt
another Cental,*mttolng tho. efeeenM Titsl * cc ".
CamWldgc, before ahy* Information thereof^
od llilb country. "Thlß.comot wps bo f«* n
could not be seed through a four' feel to c«op
appeared llltb a very Taint w :
BBConslon 'was23li.,33i m.» and Its aojdh ° ( | |lt
4 dog. 3G mill.:'lt ia Supposed to bo llio-.po
soon by M. Fuyo,'Nov.32il, 1843, pstlio w .
of NlcoloUrtd Lovorrlor assigned to il o_P Bn j
27X7.08,day5, with an .eccentricity of «••>. '
an Incllnotloii of its orbit to the loclipjlo « *
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