THE YOLUNTEER.
John B* Bditor and Proprietor*
' CARIiISLB, dUNB ai, 1853. |
' for PRESIDENT,
■ Ueu. Franklin Fierce,
./V-- 0» Nsw Hamfbuibz.
. FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Col. William R. King.
Or Alabama,
okL J ;‘' canal commissioner,
:William Scaright,
it i tftri V i f ,• •Or Fayette County.
.m ". jJ rea i,jontial Electors.
SENATORIAL.
GEORGE W, WOODWARD, of Luzerne,
WILSON ‘M’CANDLESS,of Allegheny.
ADDITIONAL DISTRICT.
PATTERSON, of Philadelphia.
U ... DISTRICTS.
1, PETER LOGAN. Philadelphia.
, , 2. GEORGE 11. MARTIN, Philadelphia.
,3.;JOHN MILLER, Philadelphia.
4.F, W. DOCK I US, Philadelphia.
' &R. McKAY, Jr. Delaware,
6. A. APPLE, Bucks.
7. STRICKLAND, Chester.
8. A. PETERS Lancaster.
' 9. DANIEL FISHER, Berks.
10, R. E. JAMES, Northampton.
11. JOHN MoREYNOLDS, Columbia.
19. P. DAMON, Tioga.
13. H.C. EVER, Union.
H. JNO. CLAYTON, Schuylkill.
IS. ISAAC ROBINSON. Adams.
•• I(3.HENRY FETTER, Perry.
17. JAB. BURNSIDE, Centre.
18. MAXWELL McCASLIN, Greene.
19. JOSEPH McDonald, Cambria.
90. W.S, COLAMAN, Washington.
21. ANDREW BURK, Allegheny.
22. >VM. DUNN. Mercer.
23. JOHN S. McCALMONT, Clarion.
24. GEO. R. BARRET,Clearfield.
CIRCULATE TEE DOCUMENTS.
THE “VOLUNTEER” FOR THE
CAMPAIGN.
For the accommodation of those who desire a
Democratic paper during the campaign, we shall
send the Volunteer to Clubs, from the Ist of July,
until after (he Presidential election, at the follow
ing low rates: 6
One copy 60 cents.
Nix copies $2,00
Sixteen copies 6,00
Thirty-four copies 10,00
The money in all oases to bo paid In advance.
Democrats, form your clubs as soon as possible,
and send the names to us on or before the Ist of
next month. A liberal commission will bo allow
ed to any one who may send us largo lists of names.
Tub 4tu. —ln accordance with notice given, a
large number'of the Democrats of Carlisle met at
Heiser’s hotel, on Saturday evening last, to take
•into consideration the propriety of having a Demo
cratic celebration on the 3d of July. After a free
interchange of sentiment, it was agreed that a
Harvest Homo Celebration should tako place,
sometime iho Jailer part of August, and that no
political celebration of the liti would bo had. 'This
conclusion was arrived at because it was believed
our agricultural friends would be too much enga
ged in cutting grain in (ho early part of July to
permit lh ( em, without serious inconvenience, to at
tend a celebration on the 4th—or rather on the 3d
of .July, as the 4lh this year comes on Sunday.—
By the latter part oi August Iho farmers will be
through with their work, and wilt (hen be willing
to attend a Harvest Homo Celebration.
1i is said that Gen. Scott, when in Mexico, was
offered the Presidency of that Republic, at a salary
of $lOO,OOO a year. Wo presume he still has the
refusal of this magnificent offer, and after hia de
feat by tho American people, it is supposed he will
accedo to the proposition made by tho Mexicans.
A Federal paper before us commences an article
on Gen. Scott In thoso words— " The Locofocos
hale Gen. Scoti, and so do the Afexicans."
If it be (rue (hat (lie Mexicans “ halo General
Scott,’ 1 how did it hajipefl that they offered to raalto
him the President of (heir Republic, at a salary of
$lOO,OOOl It appears a little elrango, that tho
American General should bo offered the highest
ofllco in the gift of a people who had been con
quered by American valor.
During tho sluing of the Federal National Con
vention, John M. Dolts, of Virginia, (tho same
gentleman who took a comfortable snooso with a
certain John Tyler alone lime,) in reply to a dele
gate who charged Gen. Scott with hostility to the
Compromise measures, produced a non-committal
loiter signed by Gen. Scott, which letter, to use
the language of the General, was written In “haste.”
When the letter was read, a delegate remarked
that “ it had been smoked out of Mr. Bulls' pochel,
and contained nothing after all." This loiter, it is
generally believed, was written by Soolt himself,
in the absence of the committee appointed over
him.
Tub Sickly Season.—Wo know nol why it is, luu
il is nevertheless a fact, that our exchange papers in
ail quarters, and also man; medical men, predict
that'lho present will btTH vary sickly season. That
dreadful scourge, iho/cholortr, Is now malting fearful
havoc in the Boulhcjfn and Western States. It has
mndo Us appearance among- the inmates of the Boy's
Orphan Asylum, New Orleans, and seven of the
cliildroa hato died. On the western waters and In
the western towns the cholera prevails to a consider,
oblo extent, and scores are victims to this fell des
troyer.
Wo notice that Uio town authorities, in all diroo*
lions, aro adopting measures to secure (ho cleanliness
of their cities, (owns, and villages. Wo, therefore
beg leave to call the attention of oar Borough dtds
to tho filthy condition ofour town. Tho greatest and
only sure chock to bo given to all kinds of sickness,
la cleanliness. Lot our town bo thoroughly cleansed
—lot tbo alleys bo examined, and all rubbish romov.
cd therefrom. Tho slaughter houses of our butchers
should also bo examined, to see that they are kept
in good condition. Lot our town authorities attend
to lliqßO suggestions, and wo can then hope that
Carlisle may not bo ecourgod by disease and sickness
to any great extent during (ho present summer.
Hot—Tho weather. Cool—Delinquent subscrib
ers, High—Beef, Low—Funds.
TUB FEDERAL candidate.
The long agony is over. Gen. Scott hna re
ceived the nomination of the Federal National
Convention for the office of President of. the Uni
ted States, . Fillmore and his Secretary of. Stale,
the gteat Webster, have been repudiated by a
convention of theft own. parly, and the Seward
and Glrcely,©!: abolition faction,' have triumphed :
over those wbd prided themselves in being called
“National Whigs.**- Scott Was emphatically the
candidate of the- “higher law” portion of tbs Fed
eral, party, and. in the event-of his election—-of
which there is no danger} however—he will appoint
to office those who are prominent as antl-Compro
mise men. Gov. Johnston, of this State, who
pocketed the bill (o give efficiency to the Fugitive
Slave law, would, -no doubt, receive a-cabinet ap
pointment. Seward, Greely, Kellog, and other
Agitators, would also be provided for. Owing his
election to those men, they would be his counsel
lors, and tho influence of his administration would
be surrendered to them. To use the language of
Mr. Cabel, a Whig member of Congress from
Florida, "the election of Scott under present circum
stances, would he to continue the government in the
hands of the Uree Soilparty until Iheir fanaticism
has destroyed the Union Mr. GflNTne, also a
prominent Whig member of Congress from Ten
nessee, in speaking of Scott, said—“ Gen. Scott
has no personal attributes which make the people
love him. They merely respect him as a military
hero, and this is the beginning and (ho ending.—
He will prove to be (he weakest man over run for
1 President.”
But, independent of his political opinions, is a
man of Gen. Scott’s caliber suitable for President
of the United Stalest As a military man, we
grant he has few superiors, and we would not, if
we cpu!d,rob bim'Of his military reputation. But,
wo require something moro than a knowledge of
arms in tho office of President of the United Stales'.
Gen. Soolt is notoriously a weak minded man,and
as vain as he is weak! Like Gen. Taylor, he
knows nothing of Government, but unlike Gen.
Taylor, he has tho vatiity to consider himself a
very great man . When such statesmen as Web
ster and Fillmore are to bo cast aside to give place
to a roan like Gen. Scott, the people may well ex
claim, “God save the Republic.’* Tho verdict is
with the people* and wo now make tho prediction,
that Gen. Scott will bo laid onl cold next fall—he
will receive a defeat such as no man ever received
in this country. Mark the prediction !
SCOTT AND GfIAEIASL
Goo. Scott received the nomination of the Federal
National Convention oo the 53d ballot. Tho volo
stood, Scott 169; Fillmore 119; Webster 21 ; Crit
tenden 1. On the first ballot the vote was, Fillmore
133 ; Bcoll 132; Webster 29. Tho voting continued
nearly the same up to the 47th ballot, when Scott
run up to 135, and gained on Fillmore on every
ballot from that out.
For Vico President tho contest was of short dura
tion. On iho second ballot William fa Graham, of
North Carolina, was nominated. Tho voto stood
Graham 232 ; Dates 52; Scattering 0. Mr. Graham
is said to bo comparitivcly a young man, who has
never yet made much noise in the world.
•» United We Bland.*’
Never have we known the Democracy of (his
Stale so enthusiastic and harmonious in sopporl
of tho candidates of tho party as at present. There
is not a dissenting voice from ono end of the Slate
to tho other. All is union—all is harmony. With
this feeling and this spirit, we feol sore ofja glo
rious victory, for, when united, the Democracy of
Pennsylvania are invincible. With Piekck and
Kino as our standard-bearers, wo go into this con
test with buoyant spirits, and sanguine of success.
Gen. Pierce is something of a Hero after all,
and wc shan’t be guilty of underrating his merits.
He spent nearly a year in the service during the
Mexican war, and got within sight of the engage
ment at Contreras. Owing probably to some
nervous affection, the rude music of artillery over
whelmed him, and he fainted and was carried off
the field! Ho had no doubt read before that “dis
cretion was the belter part of valor!"— Herald.
Tho above, from (ho Herald of last week, is per
haps deserving of notice, as indicating the princi
ple of veracity by which that paper will shape its
course in tho opening campaign. The article is,
in fact, a curiosity. Under a show of candor, it
conveys a sneer as useless to its author’s cause as
it is disgraceful to his character. It commences
with a self-evident lie, and ends with one, little, if
any lees plausible. Whether it Is an extract from
a sheet of similar type, or owes paternity to the
fertile brain of the Herald's editor, wo know not—
care not. Invented or only endorsed, (fie principle
is (lie same. It is an insult to tho intelligence of
his readers; being oao of those contemptible fabri
caliona'originaled by demagogues, disseminated by
unscrupulous panizans, and believed only, if be
lieved at all, by children, old women and fools.
Tub Democratic Slate Central Committee have
determined to rc.assemble the delegates composing
the Convention of the 4th of March last, for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for the Supremo court.
They have fixed upon Harrisburg as tho place and
, Thursday, tho 26th of August, as the time for the
mooting of tho Convention.
A great Democratic Ratification Mooting was held
at (ho Court House, in Harrisburg, on Saturday eve
ning last. Governor Bigler presided and made an
excellent speech. Addresses woro"do)ivcrcd by Mes
srs. Cessna, of Bedford, Strong of Berks, and Col. J.
J. M’CAiiENt of Philadelphia.
Modest Worth Elevated.— Tho Boston Post
says:—"lt is no slander to say (list the Presidency
has been and is tho aim of our first slatosmnn and
orators and heroes. Yet (ho place sought by men so
eminent now sooks a modest private citizen of Now
Hampshire. Tho spectacle Is on ogrcoablo one.—
From the Canada lino to California tho poople will
turn (hoir eyes upon il with approbation.' Thoy will
iiait Franklin Pierce as the compromise and liar,
mony candidate ; and when tho democracy of these
thirty one Stales aro truly united, tho whig banner
goes down before them, whatever champion shall
boar it."
r pßAiatrnou an Enemy.— The New York Tribune,
speaking of the Democratic nominee for Presidency,
says that" his Looofooolsm is of a vindictive and
malignant typo peculiar to Now Hampshire—Ohio
aloao vainly attempting to equal it."
Wo (hank (hoe, Jew,for that word. It is one of
tho best rooommcndalions Gen. Pierce can have.
The Augean stable at Washington needs cleansing
badly, and honest Frank ii the very man to do It.—
Under his administration tho Government will bo
demooralieixod, that's certain, and tho knowledge of
this fact Is what troubles Grooly so sorely.
Tub whoal crop in many parts of Lancaster
county is said to bo suffering badly from the at
tacks of tho fly.
The cornor-Btono of tho Second Gorman Re
formed Church, at Lancaster, Po., was laid on
Sunday last.
How It grieves Them*
Tho opposition journals/say* (he 'Daily Argus, a ro
in great tribulation on account of (ho National Con*
vontion having nominated Franklin Pibsob. inaload
of Buchanan, Cabs, or some other man (hat was prom*
ineni before (he Convention. They think that thoeo
gentlemen have been badly treated—call them great
statesmen und honors (6 the land that gave them
blhh,* and lolls (is that tho failure to Dominate some
boo of Ibfero, is a procedure “ subversive of the prin*
ciplea bf true republicanism.*’
What hypocrisy I- la it not known, that these
lamentations are feigned? If Gen. Cass Bu
chanan bad been nominated, from Mafto loCaliforpia
every Federal parrot would have. uUercdtho conlemp.
tible tales about the 11 broken sword,’’“extra pay, 1 * tho
last drop t)f r DeroooriUa blood, and “ ten cents a
tlay." • .
Now they are heartily grieved that seme ©f our
great -men hat not been nominated. Wo belieVo they
are sincere in their lamontaliohs; bat their sorrow
oows from a different source from that they would
have us believe. They, behold the enthusiasm with
which the nominations are received by'the masses of
theDomociacy ovbrywb’ero united j they know that
Wbiggory is doomed, and that Franklin Pjshoe.U
he., lives until the 4th of. March next, he will be
inaugutalcdPrcsidonlof these United Slates. This
is tho source from whence therr borrow flows.
PRESENTATION OP A SWORD TO
GBR, PIERCE.
OCT* Entirely unambitious, (a rare virtue hi those
days,-) and preferring the sweets of domestic life to
the strife of politics,Geo. Pierce resigned, la 1842,
his scat in the Senate of the United Slate?, which he
had held for more than five years. During the Mex
ican war ho was appointed a Brigadier General by
President Polk, and having served tho country with
distinguished gallantry, on his return the legislature
of bis native Slate presented him with a splendid
sword as a testimonial of their high regard for him
as a citizen and soldier. Tho presentation speech
was made by the Governor uf Now Hampshire, in
reply to which, after referring to tho six hundred
and forty moo who went with him to Mexico, less
than ono hundred and fifty of whom lived to return,
Gen. Picrco said;
I accept (his splendid weapon from Iko people of
New Hampshire with an abiding sense of ibo per
sonal regard which has never seemed to grow cold.
May I not fee. permitted to soy, without reference
to my political associations, that I receive it as one
among multiplied-evidences, so far as the men of my
.own lime of life are concerned, of something like a
frolorifil esteem and confidence, which It has been
rtiy highest purposo to merit, and is my firmest never
to lose, in the moan time, I am npl unmindful of
another and higher consideration which acta&tcd (ho
legislature— the sword, (hough given to me t was de
signed and deceived as a token of the 'estimation in
which you hold Ihcf.eefttacs and sacrifices jir.fjio o£
fleers ahd soldiers of the brigade wliifch it was my
good fortune to command ; and to them I would have
the grateful thoughts of niy friends turned to day—
totho noble dead—to the men who with their life
blood scaled their devotion to the rights and honor
of tho republic—to the gallant living, who have ful
filled their mission amid the untried scones of an
eventful campalgU on a foreign soil, arc now unob.
(ruslvely and usefully pursuing the avocations of civil
iifo at home.
Tour thoughts and purposes In this matter are nut
circumscribed by the limits of New England. You
embrace (he 12lh and 15th regiments no less warm
ly than the 9th. It will ever bo a matter of grolifi
cation to mo, that tho three regiments of my brigade
were composed of men from tho extreme south, north,
and west of (he Union: because it illustrated in an
hour of trial ond danger, that unity which (s our
strength. The question never arose during the va
ried scenes of that summer, on what side of a geo
graphical lino a man was born and roared; ho stood
upon the field by your side, an American officer or
an American soldier, with an American heart—and
that was enough for any of os to know. It was a
glorious brotherhood. Tho highest hope of patriot
ism looks to lha pamunsneo and all providing po«.
cr of that fooling. It is (ho panoply under which,
whatever is dear and precious in our institutions, will
repose in security. Over it may th 3 stare and stripes
1 float forever I
“ Gen. Pierce's language,” says llio New Albany
Daily Ledger, * f breathes throughout iho most cath
olio spirit—it is language such as ho was wont lo
utter in llio Senate—language which proves most
conclusively that, if elected to llio chief magistracy
of this groat republic, ho witi not bo (ho President of
a section, but of tho whole Union'*
Benton ron tub Nominees. —Tho St. Louis Union,
b strong Denton paper, halts tho nominations with
high satisfaction. Its leading article concludes
thus:
“ With these two distinguished names, tho success
of (ho Democracy is as certain as any forthcoming
event cun well bo. They are names which will pruvo
singularly happy In harmonizing and uniting thu
great Democratic party of tho Union. All Individ,
uai preferences for other candidates for this cilice
will bo forgotten by those who entertain (hem,'in the
excellent nominations of " Piorco and KingV—(iho
ono from a Domocralio Free Stale, tho other from a
Democratic Slave Stated—will not only bo lirlis’mon.
io names for union and harmony, but tho great watch
words for a brilliant and decisive victory lo (ho'Na
tional Democracy.
The Democratic Nominations in .Mississippi.—
Tho Now Orleans papers of tho lllh inst slate that
tho lion. Jefferson Davis has made able speeches at
Jackson and Vicksburg, in favor of Pierce and Kino.
Gov. Fuolo had also made a speech in favor of the
nominations at Jackson. Tho action of (ho Cunven
tion was hailed with much enthusiasm throughout
tho Slato generally.
The California Prize Banner.— 'l'iio Democratic
Slate Central Committee of California has appointed
a committee of ono from each county, to raise llio
moans, ono thousand dollars, wherewith to pay for
tho bonnerjlost by (hat Stale, and won by Ponnsyl
vania, io (ho Into election lur Governor.
lion. Abbott Lawrence, our Minister lo England,
has signified to (ho President a desire to return to
this country, and nett October has been designated
as tho period whea his resignation will lake effect.
Sin John Fbanklin. — A loiter from Hong Kong
says that nearly all of tho thirty five whalers from
tho Arlio iota that have touched at that port iho
proaent aeoaon, bolipvo that Sir John Franklin la ssfo.
They think ho haa penetrated through tho lee barrier
into Inner water, where ho will not bo roaohed until
a mild acaaon orrivea, which (hoy any tho prcaonl
season will bo.
Speedy Vengeance.— Tho Memphis Appeal of tho 1
3d inat., haa o report of a tragical occurrence which
happened at Helena, Arkansas, a Tow days before.—
A man had committed violence on a married lady,
for which he had been arrested. As (he olßcora wore
taking him to (he magistrate for commitment, the
huaband of the outraged woman allot him dead in
Clio street—two bullets passing through hia brain.
Snow Storm in June.— Tho PUtaburg Gazette
atalee that a very aovoro storm was experienced on
Seven Milo Island, in tho Ohio, below that oily, on
Wednesday night. Snow fell quite heavily foraomo
time.
Gallon. Wm. 11. Kurtz, la anttouncod in tho
York Gazelle ns a 'candidate for re-election to
Congress, in the district composed of York, Cumber*
land and
Ex-Prexident Tyler. —Ex-Prcaidcnt Tyler has
written Blotter, In which ho rojoicoa at tho nomination
of Gon Pierce. Ho says ho considers. “ Pioroe'a
oloodon entirely certain.”
Tub noted bigamist, Ur. Haynes, is now enga
ged In making chairs in tho Pontonliary, at
Frankfort, Ky. Quito a change.
Judge Jessup lp tho ,Whlg Couveutlon.
During (ho silling of tho Whig National Conven
tion last week, Judge Jessup, says thoi’snnsytaantan
proclaimed to tho South (hat (ho Pennsylvania Whigs
woro true to all (ho “ Constitutional enactments of
Congress.** This was ono of tho boldest and most
barefaced attempts to Impose upon tho country ,we
have ever witnessed.
To us in Pennsylvania, Judge Jessup is well
known; and ho is understood and known to bo an
open and violent Abolitionist, particularly opposed to
tho Fugitive Slava Law, and an active personal par
ticipant in tlio operations of what is known hero as
tho- “Under. Ground Railroad V— by. which fugitive
slaves aro passed on from one point to another, until
tboy ore in a supposed ,placo of safety. We charge
(hat Judge Jessup is recognized in his own neighbor*
hood as tho keeper of one of their station houses, for
aiding in the escape of fugitive slaves. . Tho infamy
and tofpUndo of. his attempt, as tho , supplo tool
of Johnston, lo imposo upon the southern people tho
belief, that ho and his friends aro conservative and
sound'upon rho groat -constitutional questions that
agitato iho-country, should be known elsewhere ; in
Pennsylvania ho is understood.
A Slander Nailed to the Counter.
Head the following from tho Washington Republic
of tho i)lh Inst.:
Tho allegation lint iho ‘course of Mr. Picrco In
the Into Now Hampshire-convention is open to any
just exception on tho ground of his manifesting any
religious intolerance id utterly unfounded. ■ Wo have
referred (b tho proceedings 'of tho convention, and
find nothing that indicates any othersentimrent than
ono entirely in harmony with religious freedom.*—
Mr. Piofco was opposed to Iho recognition of any
political differences among tho various sects of
Christians; and wc shall Lo much surprised to learn
(hat ho has at any time, in tho convention or out of
it, exhibited any bigotry or intolerance on points -of
faith or conscience.
t 1 Preildcnt Polk Ami Gen, Pierce,
Tho following extract from a letter of President
Polk to Gen. Pierce, tendering him the post of Attor
ney General of (ho United Slates, shows' tho high
estimate la which ho was held by this distinguished
man. Gen. Pierce, however, owing to private reasons,
declined the appointment:
“ It gives mo sincere pleasure to invilo you
accept a pheo in my cabinet, by tendering to you
tho office of Attorney Genera) of tho United States.
1 have selected you for this important office from my
personal knowledge of without a solicits,
lion or suggestion of any one. I have done so because
1 have no doubt your personal association with mo
would be pleasant, and from the consideration (hat
in the discharge ofjliosJulica of the office you could
render mo importam aid in conducting my odminls
(ration. In this inslunce r al least, tho office has
sought tho man, and not the man tho office, and 'I
hope you moy jfcccpt ii.'*
A leading whig for Pierce & King.
Mr. Gentry, Whig M. Ci from Tennessee, said
in Congrcaa on Monday of last week :
”If I thought one man’s vote or influence wore
necessary to cast the vole of Tennessee for Pierc<
and King, my voice and vole should bo given l(
them unhesitatingly.”
Important Decision —Among the decisions by
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, sitting at
Harrisburg, is tho fallowing: The declarations
of an Insolvent husband cannot, under any circum.
stances, be evidence for the wife as to Iter owner*
ship of property. When property is claimed by
a married woman, she must shaw by fevidenco
which does not admit of a reasonable doubt, either
that she owned ft at the time of the mairiage, or
acquired it afterwards by gift, bequest or purchase.
If the husband could create title to personal pro*
periy in tho wife by merely saying it is hers, ntT
creditor would be safe for a single moment. It is
not easy to conceive how a higher premium for
dishonesty could bo The relation of hus
band and wife is so intimate, and the identity of
their interests so absolute, that even (ho oath of
either is not and ought not to bo taken in favor of
the other. A multi fortiori , the naked declaration,
should bo rejected.
Outiiaoe and Rictbidution.— Tho Si. Louis Rf\
publican tells of a villainous attempt to perpetrate
an outrage on the persons of two defenceless fe
males, near that city. A married lady and a young
girl, residents of lllinoislown, were out in a Geld,
picking strawberries, when they were overtaken
by two men, Davis and Dixon, of St. Louis, from
whoso attempted violence tho females escaped by
running into a swamp. They were pursued by
tho scoundrels and nearly overtaken, when some
■neighbors passed by, at which they became fright
ened and fled. Relieved from their perilous situ
alion, tho women hastened home, when a nutnbe r
of iho citizens of lllinoislown, being made aware
of the circumstances, started in pursuit of the
cowardly rascals, headed by tho husband of one
of tho ladies, and overtaking them, thrashed Davis
soundly, and subjected Dixon to a severe cow-hid
ing, u coat of tar and feathers, and a thorough
ducking in several ot the stagnant ponds which
abound in that vicinity.
A Large Haul.— Tho Philadelphia Police have
arrested some fifteen persons in all,-charged with
passing counterfoil fivo dollar notes on (ho Cotnmor
clal Bank. A largo amount of tho counterfeit money
has also been recovered by tho officers ; likewise a
considerable quantity of goods purchased by the
counterfeiters in tho city with tho bad notes. A party
of boatmen who wore engaged in pussinglho notes
woro pursued lo Columbia, and brought back to
the city, a few days ago.
Pobtfoncuent.— Tho Democratic Legislative cau
cus of New Hampshire* has resolved lo postpone the
olcctioo of a U. S.'Scnalor lo succeed Mr. Hale,
until November next.
ffj’Tho Harrisburg Union suys there resides in
that borough a lady, C 9 years of ago who has throe
new teeth growing in her mouth at tho present lime.
The New York Democrat says it is authorized,
by a person who is ready and able to slake the mon
oy, to say ho will bet $25,000 that General Pierce, if
ho lives, will bo tho next President of the United
Stales.
Land Bale. —Tho place of Mr. John Young, ad>
joining (ho town of Shrewsbury, York co., Pa., wss
sold last week, at private sale, at a price which indi
cates (ho present value of land la that section. It
contains twelve acres with house and stabling, and
brought 61,800. Charles Taylor was tho purchaser.
Hot Weather.—At Philadelphia, on Tuesday
afternoon, tho (hermomolor stood at 93 deg. in the
shade. At Now York it wont up to 00, ahd at Al
bany to 93.
Cholera.—' Tho Cincinnati Commercial oftho 14th
Inst.,. says (ho sloamor Lewis W hilomon arrived
yesterday from Now Orleans, with about four
; Hundred emigrants on board. There was considora
bio lioknoss, and lon deaths from cholera. Four
parsons, in a dying condition, wore pul ashore at
quarantine.
.Tho Mdysvillo Eagle, oftho ISlh Inst., says that
the deaths by cholera in that place during tho week
ending on that day, wore 33. Tho disease has now
disappeared.
tW'Thoro is a marriage contemplated in Now
York, of an Interesting character. The gentleman
is 94 years of ago, and tho lady, shall we name it
18. Tho names now cannot be giygn.
How tho Nominations aro Ileco(vcd-«Tromen«
dous nicotines.
Tho nominations of Pierce and Kino arc received
with pleasure over tho whole Union; Wo havo yet
to open tho first democratic paper that shows any.
sign of disaffection proven dissatisfaction. Our po*
lllipal opponents pro astonished, at tho wonderful
Unanimity of tho Democratic party, and don’t know
whattomako of it, they aro .getting alarmed. Tho
nomination of a now and unexceptionable man has
taken thorn all aback. They aro in tho same'fix
they woro in, in 1814 whon their Clay song’books,
printed under the impression that Von Baron would
bo tho Democratic candidate, were ail thrown out of
uso and rendered valueless. Wo copy fiom (ho Now
York Herald tho following account of a Monster
meeting held in Now York :
Last evening (bo groat mass mooting of tho demo
cratic party, of this city, lo ratify tho nominations of
tho National Democratic Convention at Baltimore,
for tho Presidency and Vico Presidency, was held at
Tammany Hail apdio tho Piirkl It was a monster
meeting—tho greatest political demonstration this
city has witnessed, since Iho days of < General
Jackson, and exceeding in magnitude even Iho de
monstrations givon to Old Hickory. Tho parly
thoroughly combined upon the nominations, and tho
result was. tho most harmonious meeting hold for
manyyoars In Tammany Hull-—tho most tremen
dous enthusiasm end tho most universal and numer
ous gathering of tbo democratic forces, ever aesom*
bled at a party meeting in (his city.
Tbo hour of meeting was 8 o’clock, but long before
Chat time, the Park anj tho streets inTront, and on
nither side of Tammany Hall, woro filled with hu*
roan beings. Tho different wards of tho,city, under
thetr respective political taadors, and with bands .of
music, marched from all points of tho compass lo
tho old wigwam, as the grand rendezvous. It was
moro Hko tho gathering ofbaUallioncd hosts than tho
assembling of civilians for political purposes. While
Tammany Hull was rn a blate tff illumination—
every pane in every window having Its light—tiro
vast multitude oalsido wore hi a blalo of enthusiasm
and the incessant roar -of ono hundred guns from (lie
Park, which weto answered by ana -hundred from
Murray Hill, with a disylay of brilliant fireworks,
tho exhibition of banners and transparencies, tho
musio of various bands, and tho shouts of the people,
all combined lo present a picture, which, to bo reali
zed, must have been witnessed.
* The scene inside ofTammany llall was not more
exciting than that without. When tho doors were
open Kioto woa a perfect rush, ond In a few minutes
ho hell was filled to sutFoculion.
While Tammany Hill was crowded to excess.
largo concourse had assembled outside, and extended
over tho street and the greatest portion of tho Pork.
Tho number of persons present at one lime exceeded
20,000, and the enthusiasm und excitement were in
tense. Cannon was.continually fired off, rockets ond
blue lights rent the air in every direction. Nolwith
standing tho great pressure of tho crowd, no accidents
occurred, and thp great order and decorum that
prevailed was even,still more astonishing. The
Ist, 4th. 7th. llll). 14th, 17ll» and 16tb wards, pro
ceeded in procession several times during (ho evening*
past Tammany Hall, carrying bannerr, torches, and
sky rockets, which wore constantly baln& let ,off.
At St. Louis and Now Orleans, each, several hum
dred guns were fired when Ibo nows reached those
cities. Tho Pierce fever Is spreading like wild fire.
A Few Scene* In lire Whig Convention*
Tho proceedings of tho Whig Convention have
been some rich specimens of 'harmony'
and 'good feeling.’ In order that our readers may
know how ‘things worked' In that body, wo present
Mflow, a few scenes of confusion which occurred on
Saturday last.
Mr. Draper of New York, tho gentleman who
organized tho convention ten or fifteen minutes be
fore the appointed lime, rose und mudo ikd following
remarks t
Mr. Draper said one of the Stales, casting eight
Jtolts, had but four delegates present. [Voices,
Ho also learned that nnothcr Slate, hav
ing throe delegates, had voted fbur votes. If this
was in conformity with (isuat cilsloih of the convcn
tjon, as bo knew nolliing of llio roles, lie "Would sub
'mil to it; but, said ho, wo on this side should bo
treated as wo wobld treat others. Ido not glib (ho
names oftha States, for tho reason I do not charge
that any Slalo with,eight votes is voting with four.
Mr. Whaley.—Docs the gentleman allude to South
Carolina.
Mr. you only four delegates pros
!(ll 7
Mr, Whaloy.—t inform you it is no such tiling.
(Laughter and applause )
Mr. Draper.— I Tho tjucMion is not, yet onewered.
Du you deny tho fuel whether you have eight dele
gates 7
Mr. Whaley.—Wo have our delegation filled by
tulhoriiy.
Mr. Draper.—Eight votes 7
Mr. Whaley.—Yes.
Mr. Dropor.—l am perfectly satisfied if the dele
gallon is authorized lo till tho vacancy, Wo stand
hero ami ask nothing but what is right, and aro do
tenninod to submit to nothing wrong. [Applause.]
Wo have made no disturbance in this Convention,
and New York has consumed nano of your valuable
time.
A voice—“ How about your calling the Convention
lo order, on (he first doy, before (ho limo 7” Mr.
Dra per—l will refer, in answer lo that to tho gentle
man of Maryland, as to die’ time piece of Baltimore.
It was ho who indicated Iho hour.
Air. Morgan.—On that occasion I saw (ho gentle
man about - lo rise, when I rose for iho purpose of
making a different proposition to (hat. (Laughter.) 110
was proceeded with his remarks, when cries of'order*
'order I* prevented him from malting further expla
nation.
After a number of ballots had taken place, upon
the decision of some point of order, wo believe, the
chair said 'gentlemen will please coins lo order.' If
(ho chair know gentleman’s names, ho would cull
them to order by name. If you design doing any
business you musl'tooducl yourselves in ardor and
propriety.
The Now York Herald thus .talks of General
Piercet
“Gen. Picrco will bo found lo bo by no nloans a
weak candidate. Thu Stuto of Now Hampshire is
perfectly crazy with exultation. In Concord, tho
capital, as soon as they liebrd tho nows ofliis nomi
nation, men, woman, and children rushed out in tho
strbotd*, 963 guns wore fired as a feu dejoie } and all
(ho bolls wore lolled for hours. Somo ofGon. Scott’s
friends ran up tho streets, shouting,“ls (herb any
fire anywhoro?”—"ls thoro any firo anywhere?"—
“ Yes, there is o fire,” responded a young Democrat,
“a devil of a fire in (ho roar.’*
Destructive Fire and Lobs op Life.—Now York,
Juno 15.—This morning the tavern knoWn ns Wash
ington’s Hoad Quarters, at tho corner of Broad and
Pearl streets, was destroyed by tiro. It was full of
borders, m any of whom jumped out oftho windows.
A woman who sprang from the Slh story, has slnoo
died of her Injuries. It Is feared that others perished
in tho flames. Tho loss is 935,000.
The Germans and Kossuth.— On Saturday eve
ning, of last week, a number of the Gorman citizens
ofNow York, hold a mooting to tako measures to
show their respect for Kossuth, and their sympathy
with tho obubo of European freedom. It is stated
that tho amount of “ material aid,'* from various
sources, received by Kossuth sinco ho loft Maosaohu
setts, is $7,523. Tho whole amount raised In this
country is said to be about $90,009. On Monday
evening next, Kossuth-will deliver a looluro at tho
Broadway Tabernacle, the proceeds logo to,the ben
efit of bis mother.
The annual meeting of tho Seventh Day Baptists
was hold tl-Waynesboro', Pa. on Saturday and about
2,500 persons woro in attendance. -
The lowa papor* concur in tho-opinion that,
notwithstanding tho backwardness oftho season, tho
wheat and other crops will bo abundant.
Petitions aro In circulation In Rhode Island,
preying for tho ic-onaotmont of (ho law of capital
punishment.
JOHN VAN BUREN IN TUB TRACES.
Wo arc glodloscq John Van Burin fgack again in
tho traces of itib national democratic parly. The
following: isa report of liib speech at, the,Tammany
Hallmpoiing in Now York, In which he promises t 6
pul bis shoulder to tho wheel for Pimcland Kino,
Solid is undoubtedly‘one ot tliq.mdsl talented young
men of the nation and can do much good. ', Wo wel
come hjm back to his “.first; lovo
Tlio Chairman then introduced.to.lho mooting Mr.
John Van Daren.. The enthusiasm of the, mooting
at this poini bccamo more intense, than. over, and
thoy shouted, cheered and clapped, wilh tho moat
deafening industry., Al length, , / r >
Mr. Van Burin was allowed to speak.. Ho said :
Fellow Citizens, that I bavo not had Iho pleasure of
raising my voice during my past life in Tammany
Hat), was caused by circumstances which prevented
my doing so until 1- oamo to roan's estate; and in tho
later years of. my life circumstances arose which
would have made it disagreeable for me to come iiore.
Ho had, honor of receiving an invitation
to speak hero to night, and.holpok the opportunity
of congratulating them that a victory bad been now
achieved of the great principles of democracy over
private inlordats; and ho congratulated them abo that
he had now tho opportunity of addressing them in
Tamrnxny-ila'i. .Ho had never troubled tho people
by solicitation for power or for place, and ifGod gran
ted him strength .and sense, ho never should. Ho
know Franklin Pierce from his boyhood, to be an
upright, bold, unflinching democrat,' and, above all,
ho knew him to bo wbal -was above all praise—an
honest man. (Groat applause.) Ho know him to bo
a man to discharge the duties'of tho Presi
denoy, to which ho would be oallod. Ho would sup
port.him candioly and zealously; . llo*boro testimony
also to tho chacuotor of Win. R. King* tlio candidate
far tbo Vico Presidency, and he (Mr. Van Boren) was
prepared to.aland on tbo platform laid.down at Ball!-
more, (Great cheering.) Now York would stdnd' on
that platform, and ho will not stop to inquire under
what vote, or .under what influence il was adopted ;
but lie would say that ho most unqualifiedly approved
of llnlpjalform for this election (cheers,) and would
faithfully and cordially stand upon it- Ho would
now speak to them in respect to (ho difficulty subsis
ting between them and him* Ho was prepared to
stand with them on an adoption of all iho .laws of
Congress, including even the-Fugitive Slave law.—
Ho was perfectly willing every body should obey
that law who would, and .every body sustain U who
could. For tho present, at. all, cvCnJlvUiCße laws
wero to stand and bo unimpared, and ho appealed to
his Southern frienda to adopt such a coursed Ho
asked them not lo agitato tho. anlw-slavcry subject,
lie asked thorn not to-denounce those who have po>
collar views on that l sobjccl/and ho asked them to
stoy this discussion on (bo floor ofCongrcss. Allow
mo to say, gentlemen, that tiro reason why 1 pcc«‘
liarly rejoice In this nomination is, that no section of
the party has been defeated by it—nottcction of thu
party hue triumphed by it. It was a free,universal,
spontaneous suggestion, adopted by the-democratic
purly, lo which no individual seel,locality or creed,
could lay any peculiar claim* What, then,Oughi-to
be lliq.consequcnco. with us of Ibis .oomiasri’on 7
Why il not bo a cordial uniun in outranks 7
Ought it not to bo an entire oblivion-of past: differ
«nocs 7 Ought It nut lo bo true that weubould join
together 7—lor my Iriend from Tennessee has not di
rectly comprehended the division which heretofore
existed between us, in. respect to hunkers and barn
burners. This is my feeling. Wo should set opon
this principle and from this day we should remember
no niun except as a democrat or a whig. (Appl’o.)
Allow mo to suy lo you there is one class of my follow
citizens lo whom this nomination of X r ranklin Pierce
addresses itself with peculiar force. They-are the
young men of the republican party of the United
JSlgica. There is no party living,,and ' never was.
except the democratic party, that elood in an omer
genoy like that in which they now find themselves.
The Convention at Baltimore hud passed over the
groat, distinguished, tried leaders of the party, for
tlio safety of the party and of tho Union, and presto
led as (heir standuid bcurcr a mao of forty.six years
of age—a young man, new tp the public seme,
distinguished only, for purity of heart, depth of pa
triotism and disinterestedness of purpose.. fl'his
should give tho young men now encouragement.—
This should give them now life. , When .they found
that tho high offices of (ho cottntry Were open to men
In the prime #f lllrj in (ho vigor of ,p)anhood,and
before thoy bud Wasted their energies.ip the jlruggla
lo procure position* It would be encouragement to
(hem to And that (ho people Voluntarily selected a
modest, unassuming man, living in a distant State,
to ocaupy (ho highest office in tlio govorcmenl.—
Untied as wo are on entering on tho groat struggle,
wo yet require all the prudence and caution,uf- tho
whig parly lo carry il successfully. Allow’roe lo
tell you this federal parly never surrenders power
without a deadly struggle to maintain it. Having
possession of tho offices, having possession of tho
patronage of tho public purse, and using .il with
unscrupuiousncss never equalled in the af.lbo
wofld.l day to you hero, they may .appear Jo bo
divided, yet (hey ate sure 10-maintain a greal.pnd
Severe struggle, and one in which tho young.mon of
this country shall lie c oiled upon, as they alwoya
havn been, to the yeoman’s service in tho rsnks.->-
And il is fur Nosv York, the imperial Slate, as our
neighbors colls us, to come forward now as she did
in 1800, now as she did in 1844, when s distinguish
ed Tennesseean was a candidate fur tho Presidency.
Now York must come forward, and .bear her giant
arm, and throwing (ho swurdinto tlio scale, give to
Uan inclination to Ilia democratic aide. And If this
is the duty of Now York, ought not the democracy
of the cily, which ban always been forotnost.ln |h6
contest where radical principles sro involved—who
took the load in favor of on independent tfofejjry—
who look tlio load In relieving the country from-the
opreasivo taxation of an unequal tariff—who took tbb
lead in redialing the infraction 6f tho conslUulinn,
for the sake of providing for (lift enlargement of thb
canuls**-ought not New York now adopt (heso State
right doctrine presented, and make an effort Worthy
of her ancient fame 7 Ought she not make an effort
worthy of her past career, to throw a strength into
(ho contest which wllmiko this old hall resound,
as in tho days of Jackson and Polk, with the cheers
of a victorious democracy? (Enthusiastic applause,
during which the honorable gentleman eat down )
The Lowest Depth.—Tlio editor- of tho-Ohio
Stale Journal vents liis indignation (n (lie following
severe, though eminently Just remarks, on' a recent
atrocity committed in tho neighboring Stale of
Illinois} • ■ • > .
“ A crime unprecedented in tho onmls of Illinois
woe committed last'wcek. Our blood boils whito
wo aro reading it. 'Tho editor of tho JoMel’Signsl
was knocked down after dark, and three dimes, tho
fortune of a thousand editorials, ctfinad/amidst the
tribulations of political campaigns, were -ruthlessly
tarn from his dilapidated pookols : la (hero no
remorseless guillotine in that country Jo , jlrlnk tho
blood of such ft monster ?"
Thomas F, Meagher, tlio eloquent Irish exile,
has declined Iho publia reception tendered to him by
the corporation of Now York city, in hie speech
declining llio offer, ho said:
“Whilstmy country remains in sorrow and sab*
jccllon, it would bo indelicate of mo to participate Jn
th'o festivities you propose. When she litis her
hood and nerves her arm for a bolder struggle—when
•ho goes forth, like Miriam, with song and timbrel
to celebrate her victory—l, too, shall lilt up myhosd,
and join in (ho hymn of freedom. Till (lion the re*
tiromonl I seek .wilt best accord with the IoVO 1 boor
her, and the sadness which Iter present fate inspires.'*
Outpace,—A young roan from iho North, a
graduate oC Yalo College, engaged in leaching
school in Faquior county, Va., recently became
enamored of a beautiful young girl in thp neigh*
borhood, with whom ho eloped, and ,married at
Washington. Tito young girl had many suitors,
who being disappointed at thus being outwitted by
a Yankee schoolmaster, determined on rovbngo.—
One of them went to Washington and invitod llio
bridegroom and bride to his house, and sent his
carriage for them to some point on tho railroad.—
In returning, the carriage was waylaid, the man
dragged from tho side of his wife and despite her
screams and appeals for mercy, ho was bound honcj
and foot, and beaten until Hfu was nearly extindt.
Gin. Soott at the. South.— Tho Mlllcdgovills
Recorder, ono of tho most prudent; and reliable
Union whig papers in tho South, says j , ; i .
“If there over has boon a general public manifos*
lotion, which could not possibly bo mistaken, it is
this: (hat Gen. Scott. cannot, and will not, bo
accepted by tho southern Slates os a candidal* Col
tho Presidency."