AMERICA VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. i BfiiTTON, Editor k Proprietor. CARLISLE, -PA.v AUGUST 17, 1854. I r. ’ .'GOVERNOR i ■ : W ILL lAM BIGLER, 1 ‘ :l [\ *OP CLEAtIFIED COUNTY* \ i JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT. JEREMIAH S.BLACK, 1 » ■ V Op SOMERSET COUNTY* i ‘’‘^' , ’lb'AirAiiboMSttSSloNEßi .HENRY S. MOTT, • . • OP PIKE COUNTY. Killed by Liqutnino. —We regret to loam that during the thondor storm o.n Saturday af ternoon, Conrad Mubdobp, was killed by light ning, in his fathers barn, In North Middleton township. Ho was at work winnowing grain at when the lightning struck him, and terminated his life In on instant. The barn and he contents wore entirely consumed. AJiti Srn.L they Come.— We see crowds dally flocking to Davis’ Daguerreotype Gallery, not withstanding many of our citizens have left for different watering places. A fair representation may be seen* daily at Mr. Davis’ Gallery, over Bents &'Brother’s Store, South Hanover street, whore, they are procuring excellent Daguerreo types from,, that Artist. Wo say to one and all godnd do likewise, his prices arc extremely low. United States Senator. —Col. Wilson McCondless, of Allegheny County, is mentioned in connection with the United States Senator ship. Qen. Foster, of Westmoreland county, is also named. The Democratic party has with in its ranks scores of good men among whom to choose, either of whom would faithfully rep resent the interests of tho State, and do honor to the party. We hope none but a reliable and unwavering Democrat my be chosen. A Nut for Know-Nothings.— ln a speech made a few days ago, at Morgantown, Sherard Cletaens, Esq., of Wheeling, alluded to the fact that more than one-third of tho signers of the Declaration of Independence were foreigners.— Let them put that in their pipes and smoke it. DISTBEBSINO SUICIDE. A soldier at the Carlisle Barracks, named Theobold Lapobce, a French-German, com mitted suicide, on Saturday evening last, by shooting himself with a pistol. Cause, unre quited love. It appears that since his arrival at our Barracks he became acquainted with a young lady of our borough, with whom ho fell desperately in love. Whether he ever made pro positions of marriage to her and was repulsed, wo have not learned. A few minutes before committing the rash act be paid a visit ’to the family of the lady in question,‘and conversed with her mother for a half hour or so, on vari ous topics. He then left, repaired to a corn a few hundred yards from the Barracks, and, placing the muzzel ol a large pistol in his mbath, blew out his brains. It is supposed he died without a struggle, the t&rgo shot with which tWpiatol was charged, having entered the brain, and passed out at the back part o£ the head. He was very much disfigured, and had bled profusely. In his pocket two letters, written in German, were found. Titeobolu Lafoecb was a member of the Band, and a man possessing a thorough education. lie spoke and wrote the French, German and Ital ian languages with equal facility, and no doubt at one time occupied a commanding position in his own country. His corpse was found the following morning by a soldier, when informa tion was at once given to Coroner Thompson, who summoned a jury and repaired to the spot, and a verdict in accordance path the facts above stated rendered. The following are the letters found on his per son and translated by a gentleman at the Gar rison, and which we publish for the information of our readers A Broken Heabt’s Complaint, Death and life i anguish and joy ; torment and pleasure; love and contempt; heaven and hell tlultor before my eyes. Where Is the fountain whoso waters will quench those flumes; where the spring able to heal the wounds which fate gave to a heart tom with pain, love and despair? It is a model of beauty, charms without equals, the flower of hor sex, a rose of the garden ol the Hesperldes, which thus enchants me. Yes, her arm Is a magic wand, her eye n ray of fire; and I was doomed to destruction when I search ed for happiness in the charms of her eyes.— What can 1 say of this Groce amongst mortals, of this Goddess among devils? Hers is the ten der smile of Cythorn, the auburn locks and the soft blue eyes of the majestic Pallas, the royal form and bearing of the huntress Diana, and the rosy cheeks of the charming falr>% which Oboron chose for his spouse. Had not Am.or.tho cunning god of love, given his heart to Psyche, these beauties would not have escaped bis eyes. O great Teleraach, I cat* appreciate your situation, when with fpar and hope offering the sacrifice to Venus in Thebes, you were taken by the hands of this cruel goddess-from the charming Eucharis and this still mourning Calypso, and laid in the lap of old Penelope; but notwithstanding your lot was enviable, new and lovely charms and plea sures awaited you. But f, poor, miserable wretch, what do I see before mol A precipice Which makes my heart shudder. To love and not bo loved again; to love ond to adore and not to bo able to support a child, and to be forced to darken the young days of o lady with early cores for the common necessities of life. O misery I Soon will despair overpower me; sor row will overtake me, and a handful of sand will sobn cover the bones of one whoso early death was caused by love. Hlsspirltwlll bo in higher spHeres ond’look down with pleasure to her who was dear to him; will guard and protect her, aud she will not rcftise him the blessing. •• Paacc be with his usher” Honored « When God created man ho endowed him with faculties which, when used right, entitle him to » better lot than mine. 110 said, “It is not well that man bo Mono, I will make a companion lor him.” 1 have found that companion, and feci that sensation which modo Adam know that he could* not Hvo without the being which wounded his heart! ontf the Almighty, All-bountlfulGod, gave her to him that ho might bo happy on earth. '' Thla Is my case. Seeing a certain young lady and Struck by her extraordinary beauty, I felt that .be could moke mo happy—but, alas I aho doo. not love mo I You will perhaps ook who (be Indy Is I Ills Miss E- F—- who makes mo-jnolonoholy ond miserable, and who hurries me on to death, - ~ T Ido not blaroo her,- I blame myself for it. I Ibnnd death in lior blue eyee whore I hod hoped to iOrd eternal happlmse. It would'bo useless to say more about It. You cannot Imagine tiro despair that drives mo to o '“Therefore,'farewell Tire. F ,«nd y™ r «*- mlly. farewell forever. Find ft foltliftil lover, dtar Eliza, My spirit will bo with you, will watch over yo w, and guard you In time of dan- all I Despair hurries mo on to d«»th. Perhaps tills deadly weapon will explode the very moment you rortd these lines. * nrcwoll HViaat sigh and my watchword in the other . vvorWwlil bo Eliza / , There wo will moot agkin, If uot as Angela as DtvlU* [Signed] Tueo. Ljljoboe, democrats, to tour posts i Democrats of old Mother Cumberland that yourcandidatca for the different County offices have been selected by the Delegates re presenting your wishes, wo appeal to,yoh to bo up and doing, and' give a long pull, & strong pull, and a pull altogether for the ticket and the whole ticket. For tho three last years our political opponents have held the offices in this county. How comes this ? [the answer is readily given. Owing to bickerings and jeal ousies in tho Democratic ranks,the Whigs gain ed the triumph at the lost election for County offices—they Were elected to tho offices they now hold by Democratic votes. Shall this be the result this fall, or will our Democratic friends stand shoulder to shoulder, aud work and vote for their own regularly nominated ticket ? We sincerely hope so. It is worse than folly for any Democrat to cast his vote and influence fop a political opponent. By doing so ho loses caste with his own party,and receives no thanks from his political enemies. Why then should any honest Democrat hesitate for a moment as to the proper course for him to pursue ? Ho gains nothing by opposing his own party friends, and is generally despised by those of tho oppo site party because of his treachery to his avowed principles. Let all Democrats, therefore, bury tho apple of discord, and go to work as one man for Abe regularly nominated democratic candi dates. By pursuing i this course our victory may be regarded as beyond question or doubt. The ticket placed before the Democracy of this county is a strong one, and composed of good and true men from top to bottom. Never, since our residence in tho county, has a more unexceptionable ticket been presented to the people. They are all men of excellent capacity —sober, honest, capable, and worthy the entire confidence of tho people. So far as we have learned, tho doings of the County Convention render very general satisfaction. True, a num ber of candidates were before the Convention, any one or all of whom we could have supported with pleasure. But all could not he nominated, and the convention had to select from tho num ber of good men whose names were before it.— That tho nominations arc judicious, none will deny. They are entitled to, and doubtless will, receive, the hearty support of every Democrat in the county. Good Taste and Good manners. For the last few months, we have noticed' a decided improvement for the better in the tone and conduct of many of the opposition papers. Instead of the low abuse and unmeaning slang which heretofore abounded so plentifully in their columns, a majority of them now assume a dig nified and courteous bearing, and evince a dis position to carry on the present canvass more by argument and persuasion than by vilifica tion and wholesale slander. Only the more ob scure, reckless and depraved journals of that party—journals unfortunately under the control of men possessed of more impudence than good manners, more zeal than discretion—continue to indulge in gross personalities, and their in fluence cither for good or evil docs not amount to much. Their efforts to injure a party or can didate can never bo successful, Ibr among the and good they are held in no esteem, and their friends oftencst feel the-effects of their im prudence. But the majority of the press of that party, we aro pleased to see, show evident signs of improvement. Instead of colling our party “ locofoco ,” they now call it by its right name, and speak of it as the “Democratic Par ty.” It is true, a very few still persist in ap plying to us theoffensiveepithetoflocofoco, but we trust the example of their more decent and more intelligent colleagues will in time have a saluatry effect in improving not only their taste but also their nmnnerj. We are glad to notice this change on the part of our political opponents, and trust it will be a lasting one. As they have no distinct name by which they may be distinguished, being known in different sections by different appella tions, wc will, hereafter, in speaking of them, recognize them by the general natoc of tub op- OUR CANDIDATE FOB CONGRESS. This county having instructed her conferees to vote for Mr. Bonham in the Congressional Conference, and York county having done so likewise, his nomination will be secured by the unanimous voice of the three counties composing the district, York, Cumberland and Perry. Mr. Bonham has always been a favorite both in Perry aud York. Three years ago when Gov. Bkjler was canvassing this section of the State, Mr. Bonuau accompanied him to Hanover and York, and addressed the people of that county. They were also address ed at the same lime by Mr. Buchanan, Gov. Bigler, Col. Frazer, and Mr. Brewer. On turn ing to our flics of that date, we And the fol lowing complimentary notice of the speech of Mr. Bonham in the court-house in the borough of York, taken from the York Gazette : Mr. Bonham was then introduced to the meet ing. The Democrats In this region had obser ved his course in the Legislature, the sounduess of his views as developed iu his report on the subject of the tariff, and the ability with which ho sustained these views on the floor of the House of Representatives. They wore consequently prepared to receive him kindly. They enter tained the highest respect for his principles and talents, and anticipated no small degree of pleasure In hearing him. But, high as were the expectations of his audience, they wore more than realized by Mr. Bonham’s performance.— Purer, chaster, and more effective eloquence was never hoard in that Court-house—and it was the opinion of all who hoard him, that In ability, argument ond convincing earnestness, the speech of Mr. Bonham was at loost equal to that memo rable one delivered by Hon. Robert Rantoul, be fore his apostacy, In Centre Square, In 1848.-- It is safe to predict, that J. Ellis Bonham will, if God shall let him live, attain high honors in Pennsylvania. He bids os fair as any man of ids ago to make his mark, broad, deep, and hon orable to himself, upon the pages of our Com monwealth's future history. Wo so believed, from the moment wo read his- report and great speech on the tarriff, soon after ho entered tho 1 legislature last winter—and every thing wo have | seen and heard of him serves to confirm our first impression. Ilia address on Saturday night won for him many warm admirers and friends, whoso best wishes-lullow him. Tllll BEMOCBiITIG TICKET. In anothcrcolumn we publish the proceedings of the Democratic County Convention, and in our next we shall speak of the different gentle men composing the ticket. Gross Outrage —A fashionable Philadel phia dentist, named Stephen T, Beale, lias been arrested and held to bail in 56,000 fpr outrag ing the person of a lady-a patient of Ins wbilo under the influence of chloroform. The information was mnfloby the father of the young lady, and a young gentleman to whom she was betrothed. nm. * The deposition papers affc endeavoring, toi make A little capital out of 'a* decrease in the receipts from the PubfiO Works, during the past seven months, as compared, witli the same months of last year. The whig papers make the decrease $74,000, whilst a reference to the official BEConbs will prove it to be but $42,- 000. There are several valid causes for this decrease, but it is only necessary to mention one: The President of tho Pennsylvania Rail Road Company, in his last annual report to tho stockholders, stated that the company paid to tho State for the use of Portage Rail, Road, in 18&3, the sum of $213,775 62. This source of revenuoexpired on the 15th of February last, when the company commenced the use of their own mountain road. If no untoward event occurs, the net revenue from tolls for 1854, will exceed that of 1853, as there will be a large diminution in the current •expenditures. On the Portage Road alone, the savings will be not less than $150,000. These are Pacts. Reoreant/Dbmocrats The Detroit Free Press gives the car-marks of recreant Demo crats in Maine and Michigan; and as other lo calities and latitudes tyre infested with' similar politicians, it may bo well to hold up the mirror, that all such may see their pictures: “When we hear a Democrat,” says the Free Press , ‘con demning tho action of the party on the Nebras ka bill, or on some other .question, in nine cases out of ten, on inquiry we find that his head is sore—that his ‘claims’ have not been recognized —that he has been disappointed in respect to some office ho was anxious to obtain. And, perhaps, on further inquiry, we find that he has been an office-holder for a quarter of a century or less, and can’t stomach the doctrine of rota tion, though in his case it has been but too tardily applied. Such men’s democracy is only skin deep, and if, in Maine or Michigan they are found in coalition with Whiggcry and abo litionism, wby it can't oe helped.. The Demo cratic party will live without them.” (nr* The President’s special message in reply to the call of the House for information in refer ence to the bombardment of Greytown, occu pies about seven columns in the Union, and is accompanied by the correspondence of Mr. Mar cy, Secretary of State, and Mr. Borland, Minis ter to Central America, in reference to the out rage committed on the latter, the correspon dence between Mr. Marcy and Mr. Nabbin, the instructions of the Secretary of the Navy, and Mr. Dobbins to Cape Hollins, and the official report of the latter relative to the bombardment. Mr. Dobbins instructed Capt. 11. only to demand apology and reparation, but the Department approves of the course which he pursued. The correspondence shows other gross outrages com mitted upon the American flag and American citizens, than the outrage upon Mr. Borland, and is a full vindication of Capt. Hollins' con-, duct. A Pabellel. —There is a striking parallel between the action of the opponents of Democ racy npw,;and the opponents of Democracy in the days of the Hartford Convchtjon. t This parallel is remarked upon by the Vermont Pa triot in the following truthful terms: The Hartford Convention was called, among other things, “to check the encroachments of the slave power,” which it was said the pur chase of Louisiana was intended to advance, and which Mr. Jefferson and the Democratic party were accused of secretly aiding. And this was to bo done by the formation of a grand Sectional Northern Party, whose object was treason to the States and dissolution of the Union. The Northern men who favored the Convention denounced their Southern party friends, and cutting loose from them, attempt ed a magnificent coalition of all parties to car ry out their treasonable schemes, under the specious pretext of checking the advance of the slave power, and meeting the overwhelming in fluence of the South in our national councils.— What is the difference between the origin, the objects, and the pretexts of the old and the new Federal parties ? None at all! Now. as then, disappointed office seekers and broken down party hacks and their leaders ; traitors, torica, fanatics, infidels, atheists, the tools : the pre text, the slavepowcr and the influence of the South ; a sectional party the instrument and a dissolution of the Union the object! The in stinct of the men, the material, the tools, the pretext and the object are identically the same. Tub Reciprocity Treaty. —The ratification of the Reciprocity Treaty between the British Provinces and tho United States, by our Gov ernment, and the consummation of the neces sary legislation on our part to carry it into full effect, ore events fraught with momentous con sequences, and worthy of national rejoicing.— The Philadelphia Evemng Argus , in recording tho ratification of the treaty, says: “The noble manner in which the Southern Senators sustain ed the measure will be properly appreciated in New England—it proves their patriotism to bo os broad ns their country, while it will odd new links to tho bond of our Union. The miserable calumnies of sccUonalists against the South are here proudly refuted, and tho taunt that the administration only looks to Southern interests and aggrandizement, proved to bo the offspring of falsehood. Our exports to Canada last year were twice tho amount of our imports, viz : about thirteen millions of dollars, and wo have no doubt tho present treaty will soon double our trade in that quarter. Wo hope our mer cantile friends, who will bo so bcncflttcd by this arrangement, will not deny acknowledgments to those whoso labors have secured so impor tant a measure.” Tempest in a Teapot.— Tiie Grey town bom bardment continues to supply some oftlio New York papers with subjects for a "lender,” and an opportunity for malicious abuse of thior own Government. The Philadelphia Ledger says the whole matter is not worth tiro ink that has been shed upon it. A more graceless set of va gabonds than this Jamaica negro community at Grcytown never inhabited any town or village. Even their "protector,” Lieut. Jolly, is obliged to threaten them with the whip to keep their piratical propensities in cheek. If it was right to interfere with the Austrian Government for the protetdon of Koszta, who was not an Amer ican citizen, we think it still more proper to step in to the protection of genuine American citizens, harrossed by a lawless community, in Ilia prosecution of their legitimate business, and liable to be bayonetted by negro soldiers and imprisoned in a dirty calaboose. If our Gov ernment bad not done so, it would then have deserved the censures heaped upon it now by dissati&licd and partisan newspapers. Lost yesterday, somewhere between sun rise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they arc gone forever. THE CONTEST-GOVERNOR BIGLER’S FIRST SPRECII. On the 7lh inst., GqvT ßigleii, on his return to the'seat of Government from the Bedford Springs, where he haji been sojourning for a few days, stopped for 'the night at JVlcConnels* burg, Fulton bounty. The Fulton Democrat, in speaking of the arrival of his Excellency at that place, says; It having been known that his Excellency, Gov. Bigler, would address the people, the mosses turned out in all their strength to hear him. The meeting, indeed, was one of the largest ever held in this county, and unsurpas sed in point of enthusiasm. The appearance of Gov. Bigler was greeted by cheers which shook tho Court-House to its foundation, and his speech was received with hearty and long con tinued applause. The old veterans of the coun ty ns well as the young soldiers of democracy, were present, all actuated by zeal in tho good cause. Many of the most respectable of our political opponents were also present, and went away well pleased’with our popular and talen ted Executive. > We shall not attempt to give even a slight' sketch of the Governor s remarks. Suffice it to say that he spoke m a manly 1 , open, candid, and off-hand planner —without any attempt at concealment—on all the great questions of the day. His opinions were given m such a plain and unvarnished wav, that no one could mis understand them. There was no dodging of any question which is now before the people.— The prosperity and high position of Pennsylva nia was dilated upon in terms that must satis fy the most incredulous that the Governor has at heart the best and dearest interests of the Keystone State. The Finances—Public Im provements—local and special legislation—the Banks—National Politics—the Nebraska Bill —and Know Nolhingism—each claimed and received a share of the Governor’s attention— and his remarks on all these questions, showed, in the expressive language of nn old Democrat, that he was as “sound as a dollar.” He closed his remarks with an eloquence that astonished even his friends, and gave the Whigs a foretaste of what, their candidate might expect if he ap peared before the people with so able a cham pion of Democratic principles. His remarks throughout were listened to with deep atten tion,, and gave great satisfaction to the m&sscs who were present. Even the Whigs, many of them at least, were pleased with his speech, and gave the Governor credit for good inten tions and an honest desire to advance the glo rious old Commonwealth, over which he so ably presides. It is due to Gov. Bioi.br to say, that this was tho first political speech he had made since his election in 1851, and that it was delivered without any previous preparation. This cflort proves binrto bo an apt, earnest and graceful speaker, and a Statesman of enlarged and libe ral vietys. The Greytown Case, The New York papers most particularly un der the influence of the “ merchants generally condemn the action of the Government in the affair at Qrcytown. The rank abolition organa, such as the Tribune, Evening Post, the Times, &c., fairly exhadst themselves with the effort to outdo each other in vituperation. We look for no just judgment on any subject from the in flated journals of that city of stupendous frauds and swindles. Bat occasionally a New York paper can be found that can give an unhought opinion. Here is one from the New York Merchants Ledger, a paper by no ixnans friendly to tho administra tion. It iS (ita worth a penisal i “Well, San Juan, or Greytown, has been bombarded and burned up, by an American man-of-war called the Cijane, and the newspa pers have been making a terrible ado about it. OrcytoWn was an insignificant place, apart from the fact that It was an Atlantic portof the Stale of Nicaragua, and possessed many advantages for those who traded with, or travelled to Cal ifornia. It can hardly be said to whom the place of right belongs. It isn’t ours, although we claim, by treaty, certain control over it: it is not exactly England’s, although she makes a greater claim in the premises thou vve do : it is not the property ofTheStnle of Nicaragua, al-1 though the people of Slate soy it is ; nor is it the exclusive terrilorjW that myth the “Mo squito King,” who sets himself up in his mud cabin as its ruler, and protases to be under the especial pmtpction.Qf r'Hep&ritannicMajesty.” It was destroyed, that is. its houses, (a few huts and shanties) in obedience, we presume, to the orders of our government, for of course no navel officer would be insane enough to com mit such an act without explicit orders on the subject from head-quarters. The principal in ducement fqr this peremptory and destructive condnet was certain shameful treatment which our minister to Nicaragua rccenty received at the hands of the authorities of Greytdwn, and we think, unlike a majority of our editorial brethren, that the act was perfectly justifiable. Ask all the returned Californians what they think of San Juan, and two-thirds of them will tell you. from personal experience, that it ought to have been burned and bombarded long ago, ns outrages of tho most inexcusable character have been perpetrated there daily—almost hour ly—upon defenceless American citizens, by a set of brutes as savage as Kaffirs and as illiter ate as swine.” Alleged Lidel. —A handbill, containig what purported to be an affidavit in due form, signed by a young female, and charging "bishop O'Con nor and the Catholic priests and nuns of Alle gheny City with the roost attrocious crimes, committed in secret, undercover of the sanctity of the buildings they inhabit, has recently been posted in Pittsburg and Allegheny cities, and caused much excitement. Wo find in the Pitts burg papers, a statement signed by three mem bers of Bt. Paul’s Church, Pittsburg, challeng ing the authors of the slanders to put the mat ter to judicial proof, and alleging that the girl whoso naroo is signed to the affidavit refused to swear to it.' Cholera in Chester County. —The cholera in tho Cheater County Poor House is subsiding. There were from 0 to 10 deaths last week, and not many new eases. The Directors announce that they will publish a detailed statement of tho commencement, progress and fatality of the disease in the building. Quito a number of cholera eases, some of them fatal, have occurred in various parts of Chester county. Last week there were 6 deaths from cholera in Dowingtown —prillclpally colored persona. Not Ashamed of Timm Tuadiis.—A singu lar exchange of courtesies took place a short lime since, between Judge Pepper of the 7th Judicial District of Tennessee, and Governor Johnston df the same State. Judge Pepper, who was cf blacksmith, presented to Gov. John ston a Arc shovel, made by the Judge’s own hands. The Governor accepted the present, and being a tailor by trade, returned the com pliment b/ cutting and making with his own hands a coat, which he presented to the Judge. Buiim.w of tub U. S. PouNimv at Wash ington’.—-The Navy Yard foundry at Washing ton was destroyed by lire on Friday afternoon. Whilst the hands were casting a cylinder for the steamer Fulton, and had two-thirds of the metal poured into the mould, the luLllt explod ed and the heated metal instantly set (ire to the roolhtg. There were a hundred spectators pre sent at the time, who all fortunately escaped without injury. HON. JAMES CAMPBELL, • The unmerited abuse and villifleation which have been so lavishly heaped’upon tho head of this, distinguished gentleman, by.h portion; of the Federal press, as well as by-a few recreant journals professing to be Democratic, is baying an effect little dreamed of by Ihe hireling scrib blers whoso vocation it is to assail and traduce him. Ever since Mr. Campbell has been at the head of tho Post Office Department, tho du ties of which ho has administered with so much credit to himself and advantage to the public, he has been assailed and misrepresented by the paid writers of tho opposition with a vindic tiveness and malignity, unsurpassed in bitter ness and intensity by tho abuse which the same slanderers bestowed upon one of his predeces sors in the same office, Hon. Amos Kendall. Mr. C.; however, may laugh at tho abortive at tempts of these puny whipsters to injure him in public estimation. Their falsehoods and slan ders fall harmless at his feet, and his character needs no labored panegyric from the pens of any, of his numerous personal and political friends. Since the Post Office Department was placed under his control, its affairs have never been managed in a more impartial or advantageous manner, and almost cycjy independent and neutral paper in the country has spoke in terms of high commendation’ of his untiring zeal to accomraodatc the public and render* every faci lity, compatible with his duty, to the business community. The following brief article, which we copy from tho Owego Gazette, contains so just and true a statement of Mr. Campbell’s efforts to re-organize the Post Office Depart ment, that we cannot refrain from laying it be fore our readers: The Post Office Department.— There is no Department of our Government In which the whole people feel a deeper interest, or which re quires in its administration, a greater degree of practical business talent and Statesman-like sa gacity, than that of tho General Post Office, ex tending with its branches, as it does, into every neighborhood, throughout our vast extent of territory, and constituting the only general mid reliable medium of either commercial or friend ly Intercourse, between the inhabitants of differ ent sections. The present Administration found this De partment in debt and disorder? but the lion. James Caupbeee, than whom wo have never had a more industrious, thorough and useful Post master General—aided by his able Assistants— has proved himself equal to the task of restoring it to good condition again; and wo now hear, on all hands, the ready admission, that the affairs of the Department have.never boon administered with more signal ability than under its present distinguished head, in whose character, business capacity, firmness and energy—the three great prequisites to success In statesmanship—stand out in bold relief, chalenging universal admira tion. Independence Day in Hawaii.— Last 4th of July, the anniversary of American indepen dence was celebrated in fine style at Honolulu, the capital of tho Sandwich Islands, the cere monies consisting of an oration, the reading of the Declaration of Independence, a parade of a military company called the Hawaiian Guards, a salute of artillery, thirty-one guns being fired, and a grand ball in the evening. The sans ca lotte natives are said to have joined heartily in the celebration, though no doubt they would have joined just os well in any other holiday festival. i. The Pennsylvania Coal Trade continues very active, and last week the shipments reach ed the'enormous tonnage of 121,471 tons— larger than ever before. The aggregate tonnage for the season is over two millions of tons I This is several hundred tons greater than the tonnage to the same time last year. Notwith standing all this activity in the trade, the de mand is not supplied, and prices are gradually stiffening. Tho Reading Railway apnounccs another advance of 25 cents per ton after the Ist proximo, and the other carrying companies will probably advance with them. K!7"Triß Pennsylvania Farm Journal for Augnst has been received. We cannot re commend this excellent publication too highly, as it is certainly one of the most valuable of the monthlies devoted to the subject of Agriculture. Farmers generally would find much in this publication of a highly useful and instructive character. Published at West Chester, Pa., by J. M. Meredith & Co., for the low sum of $l.OO per annum. Death of Commodore Downs.—Commo dore John Downs died yesterday, at the Charles (Mass.) Navy Yard. lie was a native of Mas sachusetts, and entered the service in 1802, and at the period of his death was the third on the list of Captains. He served in Tripoli and also in the late war, being under the command of Capl. Porter, of the Essex. lie commanded the boarding party which captured the British armed whalers Georgianaand Policy, and was placed by Porter in command of the Georgians, mounting 16 guns. In this vessel lie captured a number of aimed whalers, some greatly his superior in numbers of men, and nearly equal in guns. At one time he had only lOmen, with 73 prisoners to take care of. Ho with his prizes joined tho Essex at Tumbez. Lieut. Downs was then transferred to a better ship, a prize, named the Atlantic, which was reflated, named the Essex Junior, armed with 00 men, and which rendered efficient service during the remainder of thocruiso. In 1831, Lieut. Downes was pro moted to the rank of Captain. He was sent in the Potomac to punish tho people of Quallah Battoo for outrages committed upon American seamen. Since 1834, Coro. Downs had not seen service at sea. River and Harbor Bill. —President Pierce, in vetoing this measure, says his Judgment is opposed to a general system of internal improve ments. He remarks further: “I shall consider it incumbent on mo to present to the present Congress, at its next session, a matured view of the whole subject, to endeavor to define, ap proximately at least, and according to my own convictions, what appropriations of this nature, by the general government, the great interests of the United States require, the constitution will admit and sanction, in case no substitute should be devised capable of reconciling the dif ferences of both of constitutionality and expe-. diency.” Tok Frkonii Consul at San Fjunolsco.— It is said that the French Government is dispos ed to withdraw its demands on the United Slates for thenrrest of Consul Dillon at San Francisco, boing convinced that it was done through the anxiety of our Government to put down filli bustorism ; and it might have thought that the French Consul's conduct was not above suspi cion' of siding and abetting such designs. Ihs Mother. 7- 11 is supposed that the moth er ol the “new American order" was Mrs. Know Nothing, who figures in the second pari of Banyan's Pilgrim’s Progress at the lime of Christian’s setting out on his journey. Democratic County Convention, Agreeably to the appointment of the Demo cratic Republican Standing Committee of Cum berland county, the delegates elected in the sev eral townships and boroughs, met in Convention in the Court House, in Carlisle, on Monday the 14th inst. The Convention- was organized by the appointment of JOSEPH 'WAGGONER, President; Wm. A. Kbr, and John Morphy, Secretaries. The following Delegates appeared, presented credentials of election, and took their seats: Lower Allen —Win. McKinscy, Jacob Long. Upper Allen —David Faylor., U. Gusweiler. East Ward, Carlisle—E. Showers, Peter Gut ; shall. West Ward, Carlisle—Samuel Crop, Robert Allison. Dickinson —John Ahl, Benjamin Pefibr. East Pennsboro ’ —Jonas Hunchbarger, Ben jamin Clay. Frankford —Win. McCray, Daniel Hoover. Hampden —Solomon P. Reiser, Samuel Scha fer.- McCoy, Wm. Wherry. MiJJlin —Thomas C. Scouller, Robert C. Mc- Culloch. Mechanicshurg —Geo. Shrader. J. T. Ayers. Monroe —John A. Ahl, John Murphy. Netoville —Abraham Killian, Wm. Klink. Newton —Jos. Waggoner, Christopher Mel linger. New Cumberland —John F. Lee, John G. Ket terman. North Middleton —Levi Zeiglcr, William D. Wonderlich. South Middleton —Thos. A. Weakley, Abm. Bossier. Shippensburg Boro. —John Bender, George Martin. Shippensburg Tv. —Adam Duke. T. P. Blair. Silver Spring —Daniel Lchn, 0< B. Harman. West Pcnnsborough —Wm. A. Kcr, Jacob Rhoads. The Convention then proceeded to nominate candidates for the several offices, vi’hen the fol lowing gentlemen were chosen : Assembly, H. G. MOSER, of Lower Allen. JAMES CHESTNUT, of Southampton. Prothonolary, DANIEL K. NOEL, of Upper Allen. Clerk of the Courts, JOHN M. GREGG, Carlisle. Register, WILLIAM LYTLE, of Newville. Commissioner, GEGRGE M. GRAHAM, Wcstpennsboro*. Director of the Poor. JOHN CLENDENIN. Silver Spring. Auditors, ISAAC RTNGWALT, (1 yr.) Carlisle. JACOB STEINMAN, (3yrs.) Shippensburg. The Convention then named the following gentlemen as members of the Standing Com mittee ; Wm M Mateer, Lower Allen ; Wm L Cock* lin, Upper Allen: John Cramer, E. W., Carlisle: Willis Foulk, W. W., Carlisle: Wm Harper. Dickinson : David Eyster, East Pennsborough ; Peter Minich, Frankford : RobtG Young. Ham den ; David Hoover, Hopewell; Robt C Mct’ul loch, Mifflin; Samuel Ecklcs, Sr., Mechanics burg: Benjamin Kridcr, Monroe: Wm Klink. Newville; Christopher Mellinger. Newton ; Jno G Miller. "New Cumberland: Wm Cornman, North Middleton; Snyder Ruplcy, South Mid distort: Benjamin'puke, Shippensburg 80. ; T P Blair’,' Snipftcitetmrg Tpi; Daniel .£ Croft, Southampton; Dr. James McCulloch, Silver Spring: John Elliott, West Pennsborough. The following resolutions were then offered and adopted: * Resolved. That we heartily approve of the administration of President Pierce, and recog nize it as the true index of the sentiments of the American people—being honest, fearless, and able. Resolved, That in Governor Bioler we have a candidate for the Chief Magistracy of the State, of whom we may well be proud. He has conducted the aflairs of the Commonwealth with prudence and marked ability, and we predict for him a triumphant election over all the fac tions combined against him. Resolved. That wc recommend the ticket this day nominated to the favorable considera tion of the people, ns every way worthy of their confidence and support. Resolved, That John C. Brown, J. B. Brat ton. and Samuel Clark, bo the Congressional Conferees of this County, to meet similar Con ferees from the Counties of Perry and York, and they arc hereby instructed lo vote for, and use all honorable exertions to secure the nomi nation of J. Ellis Bonham, of this County, as the Democratic candidate for Congress In this District. Resolved. That it is hereby respectfully re commended to the Counties of York and Perry, that Bridgeport, in this County, be the place, and the 26th of August the tunc, fixed for the meeting of the Congressional Conferees of this District. The Yule In Convention The following is the vole received by the dif ferent gentlemen who were candidates before the Dcinocratic.County Convention, on Monday. Every township in the county was represented, consequently 44 delegates were present. Ne cessary to nominate. 23. Congress. 83 | John Stuart 11 Assembly. J. Ellis Bonham 44 I [No opposition.] 25 | Rhonda 19 Prothoxiofary. 26 j Fcsslcr 18 Moser Chestilut Nod Register. 24 1 Smith Clerk cf the Com ft, Lytle Gregg 23 1 Quigley 20 Commmioncr. Grrhara 25 1 Ilcmmingcr 19 Director of the Poor. 25 | Bowman 19 Jludilor. Clcndcnin Ringwalt flyr.) 44 | [No Opposition.] Stciumau (3 yrs.) 44 1 “ YORK COUNTY FOR BONHAM I Wo received, on Tuesday evening, tho fol lowing telegraphic despatch from York: o York, Aug. 16,1854. /. B. Bratton, Esq'. Our Democratic County Convention met to day, and nominated J. Elms Bonham for Con gress by acclamation. Three cheers I Escape of the llobhers of Mn. Malone.— Two Germans who sailed from New York for Europe, in the St. Louis last Tuesday, arc sup posed to have been concerned in tho recent rob bery of Mr. Malone, of Lancaster. On the day previous to their departure, they exchanged a large amount oi bills on tho Farmers’ Bank of Lancaster, for gold. Their hurry and anxiety to exchange the money, created suspicion in the minds of the bankers, and a policeman was sent for, jkvho telegraphed to Lancaster for informa tion, but before anything was ascertained to warrant the arrest of the suspected characters, they were followed in tho next steamer, but In all probabiliiy, their pursurerfl will betoolato to overtake them. . Col. Pokey aha the. Pemoctatlc jPn%;, . The Democratic press of the State his re buked, in tho severest' tcrraa, tiio tm’d publisher of the low, cowardly attack' upon Col. Forney, contained in- tho Harrisburg Union '. Editors of Democratic journals, in ilils" State, especially, arc too well award of Col. services in behalf of the prlncplesl of the pltfly, and havo too high an admiration for ,tho;towor ing genius of tho man, to permit vindictive abuse of him without repelling it, promptly and oflec: lively, ’ , > ■ Nearly all our Democratic , exchanges’.have published Col. P.*s - letter, and: . each ; has : ft c- ■ ' corapanied It with an able editorial. We have' ‘ only room for ' JdiiN W. Forney is-at this time (ho best : abused man in tho United- States j -and as pub lic journalist wo feel,it a duty'td rebuke the' malignity and bittornoss with'which it tempted to hound him down. Ho Is assailed 1 simply because ho has won his way to an envi able position amlls in tho way of reckjijssand unprincipled conspirators., Mon* to whoso bold, bad plots, backed by wealth' aud -fmpndencc, almost everything has given 'way, aro onraged because a poor Lancaster county printer dares stand at tho door of tho President and 'point .to their dishonesty. Ho has the, impulsive tcin permeu’t and manliness to speak freely j : dntf men who fear their past history havo good cause to poison his intimate friendship, with ttio President. He has proved his consistent devo tion to his political faith, and those who have been faithlessniay well fear and hate -him;— Their envy is natural, and wo have eVery reason' to beloivo that both Mr.' Forney and the'Presi dent appreciates it. ' * . ; Mr. Forney, like President Pierce,'ls a man who owes to his character, all his present posi tion in iri'e. He bus not made -wealth his aim } and if ho has a fault It is. impulsive generosity bordering on prodigality. Ho has not dispell ed the State by fact contracts, nor has ho used the power ol banks to corrupt tho political sen timent of tho people. He never betrayed or dishonored the principles or,organization ofhis party, but has always donu justice to' tho confi dence and trust ft gave him. Like other men bo may havo. tils faults j bat the envy that cannot see a poor printer, by in telligence and energy of character gain such a position in lile as/to become the confidential of the President, is unworthy to bo called a fault. A prominent political man must expect to have enemies, and a prosperous man to excite too jealousy ol those less lucky or honest than Persecution is the penalty which power and in fluence in a republic must ever pay to those who lull behind in tho race oflifo i and there are more whose unregulated nature or : disapj pointmont gratifies itself by oxciting and mischief, than by inspiring more elevated and ennobling feelings. Jefferson was reviled as an infidlo because Ji® was a Democmt; and Jackson's, assailants spared not the sanctity of his household hearth, because he was incorruptible. Falsehood tram pled upon tho religion of Shank, and eight years ago no man in tho Union was more bitter ly maligned than the veteran Ritchie, who of ter living down all calurauity, lately fonpd an ■honored grave. —Star of the North, Letter prom Col. Forney.— ln reply to some mean and .disgraceful attacks upon Col. Forney, In the Harrhburg Union, charging him with cold neglect of his aged mother and sis. ter, that gentleman has addressed tho following letter to the editor of tho Lancaster Jn/cUfgen- ccr. It is, to any man of proper feeling, a pain ful task to have to defend himself thus before the public, against tho malignant libeler, who enters the preclnts of tlio venerated home, and gathers trivial circumstances whereon to base such despicable slanders. Col. Forney's posi tion is properly'appreciated by the public, and wo are glad to see that, with all the bitterness of party strife, still fow—very £ow —presses of the opposition, aud those only of tbo lowest cast, havo given currency to these mein end cowardljfr charge*^,.Any._jnan_.who*.to .injure tho character of a political antagonist,’of tninWr tho feelings of his dearest relatives, wftuld stoop to such a.rcsort must.be low, indeed, and the newspaper, allowing Itself to. be a medium for putting such stories afloat, should be treat ed by the press of all parties as beyond the pale of decency, and deserting only of scorn and contempt.— Pittsburg Union. In our columns will bo found an able let ter from Col. John W. Forney to tho editor of the Lancaster Intelligencer vindicating himself from gross charges published a few weeks ago In the Harrisburg Union. Tho letter speaks for itself and needs hb com mendation by ns. It is a withering rebuke to the aUddciotiS sdamp who endeavored .to llblo one of tho ablest, and most Influential,, nScn of (ho Democratic, party in this State. The au thor should hang his hood with shame. — Tui ctirora Register. THE IrrlTli EtECTIOJiS. MISSOURI.—The election was held on Mon day of last week, for members of Congress, State Legislature &c. Col. Benton has been defeated by Kcnnctt, (whig,) by a’ very large majority—some reports maltc it as high os 1800. The legislature is certainly nnti-Benlon, and probably whig. ARKANSAS.—No returns. lOWA.—Seventeen counties inTowa arc re ported as having given 1100 majority for the whig candidate for Governor. Not a word in any of the despatches in reference to the con* gresaionnl elections. VIRGINIA,—The dfcmocrats carry the con gressional district recently made vacant bythe death of Snodgrass. Majority over 500. This’ is ihc district which, according to the telegraph, the whips had swept. . NORTH CAROLINA.—The following tele graphic despatch to the Baltimore Stiri of yes terday is the latest from the “Old North State. She appears to have become a steady democrat ic state, although she formerly was one of the always reliable whig “right bowers of the South. The original Rip Van Winkle awake at Inst: „ . NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION—RAt eiou, Aug. 12.—Unofllclal returns from whole State have been received. Brora: a (dent.)- majority over Docltcn-, (whig) ta 2,025. Tw Senate, composed of SO members baa3od „ crata to 20 Whigs. , The house composed of 120 members, has 05 democrats to making 20 dcrooomtio majority on joint ballot. Get Yoyo Cast's Issuued—Under this cap tion. tho Chamborsburg Ilepoiiloryi Whig gives somo very useful advice to femora. It says . Every former should take the PreWntloil to gut his crops insured from tho risk oi fire, Hany barns with their contents were burned last enjh raer' and fall, mid heavy losses were sustained by a loiluriCto hove them insured. Tho amount required to.effect an ilißiirdnco is small, whllfcl iho loss, if hot Insured, Is irreparable. Now hf the lime to attorn! to it I Singular Fatality,— Capt. F. W. Lovett the ship While Swallow, who died pf cholera off Boston on Friday, was tho sixth Gopt. Lev-* ott who died within three mouths, all 'boiog'na* lives of Bovorly, Musa., and a seventh - Capt- Lovett now lies at tho point of death la tho same town. They were all prominent ship®®*- tors. i , Hoiuuu Cruelty. — A correspondent of tho Hartford Courant culls attention to tho case d a poor insane man, over sixty ycarflipkl, who has been confined In a hole in an, old ,b®rß m Miitord, Conn., and has not boon washed ijof had his hole cleaned for over a .year, kill him than treat him so. Important Know-Nothing ttuMQUS«r-Thoro is a mysterious romor afloat to th'p oflhPi tk® tho Know-Nothings are going to' potltlon for tw removal of tho statuo of Christopher Oolu^V-■. from thu Capitol at Wushington, because how n foreigner. Ills hlso uniluriitood that at tno general convention of tho , order; to bo R some time In the latter part of September,' r lutlous will bu introduced declaring Gon Scott can never bo. their choice for t'ho V donoysolong us ho adheres to . c/ that “rich Irish and “sweetwm®® cent.” oast.
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