VOLUNTEER. .IHDRBDAY WOBNISO.BY [.Bratton. ■'<' ,1111 s. .. . ,0 Dollar and Fifty Cents, io Dollars if paid within the Jars and Fifty Cents, If not i. These terms Will ho rig iry instance.' No subscript til alt arrearages aro paid If the Editor. •Accompanied by the cabii, no squaro v wUl bo ibsertod ►ollaiyand twenty-flvo ccnta aortlon. ‘. Tlioso of a'grcat m.* jh m Hand-bills, Hosting ifea, Labels, &c., &c.,exe irid at tho shortest notice. 4||w Cnles ? nnb Iketrbes. From JJenion’a "Thirty Years* View.** |.®tiTmnßD ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL I^l%' JACKSON- .. Friday, the 30th uf January, the Prcsi* with some members of his cabinet, at* ’ tho funeral ceremonies of .Warren R. .' Davis, Esq., in tho Hall of the House of Rep- of which body Mr. Davis had been from the Stale of South Carolina.— ’ proc&sion had moved out with the body, ;! ! .4nd-ils front had reached tho foot of the broad of the eastern portico, when the Prcsi* Swilh Mr. Woodbury', of the ury, and Mr. Mahlon Dickerson, .Score ta live Navy. Were Issuing from Iho door of ‘the great rotunda, which opens upon the port*- . ■•febl 1 At that instant, a parson stepped from the fcrowd into the little open space in front of the Vrtaident. levelled o’pistol at him, a tho dta • of about aght feet, and attempted to fire, i a lock, and the eftp exploded, it firing tho powder in tho barrel. The ion of the cap was so loud ttint many ,s thought tho pistol had fired; I heard he foot of tho steps, far frdni the place,' , great crowd between. ' Instantly the t dropped tho pistol Tvhlcji'had.’ missed ook another which ho held, ready cocked’ left hand, concealed by a cloak—levelled d pulled the trigger. . It was also a pqr m lock, and the cap exploded without fir* ic powder in the barrel. Tho President illy rushed upon him with his uplifted the man shrunk back • Mr. Woodbury a blow at him : Lieutenant Oedney, of ivy, knocked him down ; ho was secured s. bystanders, who delivered him to the s bf justice for judicial examination, (examination took place before the chief j of ihc District of Columbia, Mr. Cranch, 10m ho was committed, in default of bail, ime was ascertained to be Richard Law an Englishman by birth and house painv r trade, at present out of employment, fiioly and irascible. The pistols were led and found to be well' loaded ; and iflcrwards, without fail,'carry ing their i true, and driving them ..‘through* inch mt thirty feet distance: nor conld’any be found for tho two failures at tho door 'Otumla. On his examination,.the prid* mod to be at his case, as if unconscious * done wrSng—refusing to cross-exam* itncsscs who testified against him. or my explanation of his conduct. The an unsound mind strongly impressed ,ion‘tho ■public opinlon,-thc Marslml of .trict iiivilcd two of the iriost respectable' ians of tho city (Dri/Cnussin and-Dr. s Sewell) to visit.him and examine Into nlal condition. They did so, and the ig is the report upon tho ease : to undersigned, having been requested Mnfahal of the District of Columbia to llcharcl Lawrence, now confined in tho the county of, Washington, for -an nt lo assassinate the President of Ihc’tJhttcJ with a view tp,ascertain, ns far as proc*. tho 4 present condition of -his bodily and state of mind, and believing that a f the examination will be more satiafao- i an an abstract opinion on the subject, reforo give the following statement: On ; hia room, wo engaged in a free convcr* ilh him, in which ho participated, ap , In the most artless and unreseWed The first Interrogatory propounded hisage—which question alone aesport elincd answering. We then inquired | condition of his health for several years j which ho replied that it had been, un* good, and that he had never labored ny mental derangement; nor did he c existence of any of Uioso symptoms :al derangement which usually attend ilicnalion. He said he was born in , and camo to this country when r Ihirtocn years of ago, and that his cd in this District, about six or eight ice; that his father.was a Protestant mother a Methodist, ami that ho was ofessor of any religion, but sometimes io Riblc, and occasionally attended Ho stated that he was a painter by ml had followed that occupation to the lime; but, of late, could not find employment—which had caused much ry embarrassment with him.; that ho •n generally temperate in Ins habits, •dent spirits moderately when at work; the Inst three-Cr-£wr Weeks, had'not nytthat lie had never gambled, and, respects, had led a regular, sober life, being interrogated os to tho circum* connected with tho attempted assassin* ) said that ho had been deliberating on no time past, and that he had called at iflenPs house but a week previous to ipt, and being conducted to the Prcsi* mrlmont by tho porter, found him in lion with a member of Congress, whom 'cd to ImvcbecnMr. Sutherland, of anitt: that ho stated.to .thb President ranted money to take him to England, he must give him a check on the bank, President remarked, that ho was too 'aged to attend to him—ho must call imo, fur Mr. Dbbito was in waiting for icw. When asked about the pistols j had used, ho stated (hat his father, a pair, but not being alike, about four inco ho exchanged one for another, XHCtly matched (ho best of Hie pair; ere both Hint locks, wind} ho recently crcd to percussion locks, by a Mr. Roe hat ho had been frequently in tho habit - and firing those pistols at marks, had never known them to fail go* ty other occasion, and that, at the ten yards, the ball always passed Inch plank. He also stated that ho hose pistols three or four days pro*, ordinary care, for tho purpose at* t (hat he used a pencil instead of a that during that period, they were carried in ids pocket: and when they failed to explode he replied ho iBC. - When asked why ho went to m that day, lie replied that he ex ilic President would bo there. He that ho was in tho rotunda when it arrived; and in being asked why Jicn attempt to shoot him, ho re* e did not wish to interfere with the jrnony, nnd therefore waited till It *,? *l™ observed that ho d'd not looked through a window »«Hpn Baw 1,10 President seated * '§"**’ ftnd 1,0 th °n return* , trough nnd .ition u tho nut portico, nbout two t . ,l ° £,°, or ’ 1 l j. my his pistols from his t. cooked them nnd held one in cnoh lied I,y his oont, lest ho should icolators—and states, that as soon m-lho right hand missed firo, h Q r drooped or exchanged it, and'at* fire the second, before he was seised; lUted (hat Ijo aimed each pistol at U fi heart, and intoudod, if tho first Uiq Presidoot Lad.fall- - film : ■ '%r / ifl BY JOHN B. BKATTON. YOL 43. en, to have defended fiimself with thegecond, j If defence had been necessary, Ort boiriphsked If be. did not expect to have been killed.on the stfot. If he had killed the,President, ho re* plied he did not; and .that he had no doubt but that ho would have been protected by the spectators. ‘Ho was frequently questioned whether he had any friends present, from whom ho expected protection* To this he replied, that he never had mentioned his intention, to nnvono, and that ho opp in particular know his design; but that ho presumed it was gen* orally known that lie intended to put (he Pres* jdent out of the way. 110 further slated, that when tho President arrived at the door, near which he stood, finding him supported on the left by 'Mr. Woodbury, and observing many persons in his rear, and being himself rather to tho right of tho President, m order to avoid wounding Mr. Woodhury.and those in the roar,*ho stepped a little to,bis own right, so that should the ball pass through the body of the President, it would be received by the door frame, or stone wall. On being asked if he felt no' trepidation during tho attempt, he re plied, not the slightest, until he found that the second pistol had missed fire. Then observing that the ; President was advancing upon him, with an . uplifted cane, that it con tained a .’sword, which might have been thrust through him before ho could have bccn.prolec ted by the crowd. And When interrogated as to the motive which-induced him to attempt the assassination of the President, ho replied: that he bad been told that the President had caused his loss of ocupntion, and the conse quent want of money, tntd he believed that- to put bijn out of tlm way was the only remedy for Ibis evil; but to .the interrogatory, who (old you tins? ho could not identify any one, ; but that his brother-in-law, Mr. Redfern. told him Ih&t Jio would have no more business, because Ijo was opposed to the Presi dent, and ho believed Redfern to be in league’ with thb President against him. Again, being auctioned whether he had often attended the cbalcfl in Congress during the present session, : and whether they had influenced him in making this attack on the person of tho. President, he replied that he had frequently attended the dis cussions in both branches of Congress, but that theyf Had in no degree influenced his action. being, asked if ho expected to bp ’como'tho President of the. United Slntcs.it Ofmeril- Jackson had fallen, he replied no. ‘ . ilfikwi'.whom. lib wished to bo.-lb£ President*, 1 bis answer.wns/'thcre wdjc-mhny' persons in the Hduse;o[ Representative.-’ On being asked if tberc’.wcfc' no 'pbrsopSin -the Senate,-yes. BoVcraV: / an4‘,it-was lhc' Senate to which I alluded.’* Who, imyour opinion, of the Senate,'would make, a good Prcsiditfit ? lie answered. Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, Mr,vOal hou’n. Wliat do you think of Col.jlcnton’;sjfr. Van Huron,-or-Judge While, for President? l -*- Tie thought they would do well. On "belrifc asked if he knew any member of either House’ of .Congress, ho replied that he did not —and never spoke to One in his life, or they to him. I On bcing-nskedwhat benefit he expected hwrt-j self from the death of .the President, he’ altered that ho .could nqt rise'unlcss the Pjcfsl dent ‘ fell, and that ho Expected .thereby! t(Are cover- his liberty, andt tljat the mechanics would all bo benefited that the mechanics Would have plenty of work, and that money would be more plenty; On being asked why ! it would bo more plenty, ho replied, it would bo mo£o' easily obtained from the bank. On bcing.a-sfccd what bank, replied tho Bank-of tho.Unifcd States. On Hein# aSked if he knew •the President, Directors, or nnybT the officers of the bank, or had ever held any intercourse with them, or knew, how he could get money out of the bank, be replied no, that he slightly knew Mr.-Smilh only. - On being asked With, respect to the speeches which be bad beard in Congress, and’whether, bo was*particularly pleased with those of Messrs. Calhoun, Clay and’TVcbslcr, he replied that ho wasi Wcause they were’’on his side.— lie was then asked if he was well pleased with the speeches of Col. Benton line] Judge While? Ho said he was, and thought Colonel Benton talented When asked if ha was friendly to General Jackson, he replied, no. Why not ? lie an swered, because he was a, tyrant. Who told you he wap a tyrant ? He answered, it was n common talk with the people, and that he had read it in all the papers. lie was asked if he could name any one who bad (old him so? He replied, no. lie was asked if he ever threaten ed to shoot Mr. Clay or Webster, or Mr. Cal houn, or .whether he would shoot them if ho had an opportunity ? lie replied, no. *lVhcn asked if ho would thoot Mr. Van Huron ? lie replied, no. that ho once mqt with Mr. Van Huron in the rotunda, and told him he was in want of money, and must have it, and if he did not got it he (Mr. Van Huren) or General Jack son must fall. Uo was asked if any person was present during* the conversation? lie re plied that there were several present, and when asked if ho recollected ono of them, he replied that he did not. When asked if anyone ad vised him to shoot General Jackson, or say that it ought to ho done? , lie replied, I do not like to say. On being pressed on this point, he said no ono in particular had advised him. lie further stated that, believing tho Presi dent to bo (he source of all Ins difficulties, he was still fixed to Ins purpose to kill him, and If his successor pursued the same course, to put him out of the way also—and declared that no power in tins country could punish him for having done so. because U would bo resisted by the powers of Europe, ns well os of tins country, lie also stated that ho hnd been Jong in correspondence with the powers of Eu rope, and that his family hnd been wrongfully deprived of the crown of England, and that ho should yet live to retain it—and that ho con sidered tho President of tho United States no thing more limn his clerk. • . now thtok proper to add that- the yojang man appears perfectly tranquil and un concerned os to the final result, - and seems to anticipate no'punishment for what lie has done. Tho above contains tho leading and literally expressed facts of (ho whole conversation we hnd.wiUi him, winch continued at least two hours. - y.l(0 questions were frequently repeat ed at S|grcfl of the examination, mid presented in var^^forms.’*' It is clearly (p felew? from this medical ex amination <JT the mi»iKsteithia attempted as sassination of tho one of those eases of which historyprtws many instan ces— a diseased, mind actcd'dM|i by a general outcry agafnst a public man; was in the particular condition to bc by what ho heard against General JftcMknaM workman out of employment— mcntally morbid { and with reason cnougmtfr; arguo regularly from fnlso premises. lie heard tho President accused of breaking up tho labor of tho country I and believed it—of making money scarce! and believed It—of producing tho distress! and believed it—of being n.ly **?i n M. ovc d it—of being an obstacle to all,relief ! and-behoved it. And, coming to a regular conclusion from all theso beliefs, he at tempted to po What ho believed tho state of things required him to'do—take tho life of tho man whom ho considered tho cause of his own and thogencral % splp abalado (o his ownaml tho general happiness. Haifa : cinatioh Of mind was tho’wretch cd;-vTfctim of a dreadful delusion was, after words; treated fis insane, and never brought to trial. ■ But the eircuinstonce rnado a deep im pression upon the public feeling, oud irresista- carried .many minds to tho belief in a. su perintending Providence, manifested in the ex-, traordinary case of two piatolajn so welUoadcd, so. coolly handled, and which, afterwards, fired with readiness, force and pcrcision-*-nnKsing fire, each in its turn, when levelled eight feet, at tlje President’s heart.. The Effects op Lightning on Epidemics. —Prof. Webster, of Portsmouth, Va., has to .ken to task tho “Sage” •of Brooklyn Heights for his theory rhat the greatest mortality exis ted during tho pestilence in New Orleans.when the thunder and lightning was most severed In I a note to the editor of the Portsmouth Tran script, he thus presents the fact: ‘•The writer of this was in Portsmouth until the 30lh of August, and he is confident that there wns not a flash Of lightning seen or peal’ of thunder heard during that month, and very little during July, June and May. The most fatal day in August was the 26th: when the wipd changed from .S. W. to E. N. E.,and continued in that quarter about five days, tho barometer being unusually low. Gn the 28th there was rf Cool .drizzling rain, but no thun der. It is well known that where thO'cholcra has appeared tho electrical tensions of tho at mosphere has been lower Ilian usual, and from good authority reassert that the disease has disappeared where the electricity of tho air has been restored to its ordinary condition. That the electrical character of the. air does greatly influence various forms of pestilence, there can.bo no doubt, and the I have been ablc'lo; collect cause me to bail with joy-- ous emotions every, flash of livid lightning, be- Ilcvifiglt-to be indicative of ..the continued hcaltlffcf , our now favored community. You, Mr. Editor, nnd others who werO present dur ing the entire season of the epidemic, must have observed the unusual unfrcquency oftbun dcr and lightning.” lnundations in France; —By the recent inundations in France not less than 600 houses had been destroyed in Lyons, and _l3,oin Avlngion. At tho last accounts the wafers were subsiding. Tho Goyerfmicnt had given ,ten millions of francs fpr of the sufferers; ■ ■■■ *' During the Session of ’ the TTemomUie Contention at Cincinnati, Ohio.-'Hhcro were cpi&uttfCd every-day at the Burnet House thirty tho.c.ost of which was and the picking df -wLich cnlploycd »30..wdnien per day. • i ‘ - - ‘' Ni -~ —; : ; .. (£7*. The c*“ops in Ireland arc said to bo fine, and the furmcrs\have given up all ,thcir ro ccnf appi-ehcnsldhs.;- The potatoes have a iripSt; flourishing -appearance, and itTa slated *that'cycn in-tho heaviest soils the rain bas'hot inflicted any damage/ - / titßEnAL.'—At the recent great Kansas meet ing in Detroit, Mich., Mr. Duncart Stewart, a well known merchant ot that city; oflered to give $2OOO per year towards the maintenance of a Company in Kansas to assist in making it a FrccSiato.- - fHT* A roynl decree has bectvlwncd fn s?pafn. forbidding Hid" performance in tho theatres of dramas founded on sacred or biblical subjects, or in which the personages of the Trinity’or the Holy family llgurc. (£7~Sir Benj. Brodic, the lending sugcon in England, has an income of 17,000 a year; nev er operates on anything under an carl or a bishop’s leg, and receives fees of tho most enormous kink. DC7*Jinklla is n/ man who takes matters humorously. When his best friend was blown into the air by a ‘bustin' biler,* Jinkits cried after him, vThcro you gfl, my es-steamed friend I” [T/* Truth is like a turtli—tho more Ikis shaken tho more it shines. But it sometimes burns people's noses? Can’t help that—shell noses Lad better keep out of (ho way. Strange Events. —An exchange records the marriage of John M. Strange and Elizabeth Strange as a strong* event. Tho next event wiil probably be a little stranger. I£7" The wheat crop of Ohio is'snid lo' bo in a very fine condition. There arc more acres covered with wheat in Ohio than were ever be fore planted in that State. (CT'Gcn. Jackson once said “that fiver the doors of each House of Congress, in letters* of gold, should bo inscribed these words: “The slanderer is worse than the murderer.” (£7* When a Tennessee girl Is slyly kissed, she frowns And says: “Put that article right back, si*-’, where yon stole it from/’ Wo would kiss Tcrtncssco girls slyly all the lime. OCT” Lady (in fashionable dress)—“Little boy, can I go through this gate to tho river ?” Hoy—“ Perhaps. A load of hay went through this morning.’’ • t KT’Thc character of the European Emigra tion this country seems to bo continually improving. The number of paupers is much smaller than formerly. O’ Men live best on moderate means. Na ture has dispensed lo all men wherewithal to be happy, if mankind did but understand how to use her gifts. OTT* A man named Collins, male of a vessel, has been convicted at Norfolk. Va., of aiding tho escape of stoves, and sent to the penitentia ry for two years. (£7" A Ynpkco has Just invented a suspender that contracts on your approach to water, so that the moment you como to a puddle ll lifts you over and drops you on the oilier side. (£7* There is a shop kept by a lady in New York, in tho window of which appear these words: “No reasonable ofler refused.” ■ [£7* The French Senate has voted 400,000 francs for tho expense of tho baptism of tho Imperial infant. ITT" Thcro js a man in tho Now Jersey Pen* ilcntmry who has 23 wives, two' of whom ho sthin5 thin two hours of each other.. exchange, in a modest dim lo its ys; “yufler little auma to come un* f such la our income.” wish lo sleep fpilctly, don’t praiso man wlulp you wifu is undressing to go to , (C?*! aro liko tulips—the more mod* -~may*it always mam on. wrong, our country.” 4 * ODTI COUNTRY— CARLISLE, 'PA., THURSDAY, JULY 3,1850. 0/ the Democratfe Male; Central’ Mmiltcc. The Democratic Stato-Contral ; Domrollteo of Pennsylvania performs & pleainpg'dufy, in dlrcc ting.tho'attention of tho pobjitu.jp. tl>o’ nomina tions made by tho National Convention,.on (ho Gth of Juno, 1850. Tho' Incipehts which pro* - ceded, accompanied And followed that decision of fho representatives’of (he NiUlotml Domocra cy f Imvo Inspired tbo felicitations of patriotic fften ip every part'of tho country, Tho voice of (ho people, faithfully represented at Cincin nati, gratefully,responds- to thp action of tho Convention. ‘ Thu Icstilt had’ scarcely been an nonneed before it was welcomed In every State of tho . confederacy,-opd tlio.fejoicings of tho people conflrrrted tho earnest, qll pervading and deep seated sentiment in fuvjuMof our distin guished statesman. Since thbAhno when tho masses proclaimed tliclr for the hero of Now. Orleans, 'np 'such d'Crpdnstratien has been witnessed In tho Unlted’-Stites, The har monious example Of tho august.body wliicli se lected our candidates was promptly followed by tbo.cndorsemcnt'of the mostjitlifctlnguishcd in tcllcctaf In tbo Democratic party.) The voice of the venerated Cass, first raispilpt tho Capitol of the Union In support oflheSp Candidates, was re-echoed by the patriotic ami the Upright ClilefMqgi.st/dtQof.Uio Nation. The groat cities of'the far Soullv caught u|v the enthusiasm which ratified' the at tho Conven tion. itself; apd unprcccden. ted in our annals, was crowtied'yvith tho volun tary tributes to Our catiso'df many of the most eminent mptf heretofore In the.ranks of ttic op position. • \ '’---V . ’ Tho people, as if one instinct, flocked from different sectionp of tho Union to tho scone of action to dcclflfe-thdr preference for James Booiianan.* They bad followed his record during a long life, until, at last, os one . after another of tho venerated representatives of National doctrines disappeared from tho stage of action, ho bocamo.Jbclr spontaneous choice for the highest office In (heir gift. At a period when faction' reigns Supreme In one branch' of Congress; and threatens to usurp control In tho otherj ,whun the most nlanning doctrines arc asserted and carried into effect in scvcral of .tho States of thoUwon; such a man as MK BUclmnan becomes a’nallonal necessity. Thirty-fire years of distinguished services to ids country>.ih tho National Councils—tlurty-flvo years uHßullled by a single imlBtako~llilrty-five years..of-almost constant association with tho eminent patriots.©! other years of championship of tho-Cdhstitution— render him'|>oculiarly tho candidate^foi-the coming struggle. ' Pennsylvania, nflcr,presenting her favorite son at-,the bar of other National Con ‘vontions, and after, yielding with unmurmuring patience to. 'their decisions,' finds, at last, that her fidelity to. principle has- not been forgot ten, and that the Nation enlarge accepts her candidate amid the warmest', expressions of con fidence And pride. May wp.Uot say, fellow-citi zens,.to our brethren In other States, thatwhen the day of trial combs, llio" Keystone of the bo found more firmly fixed than over in her. position, and will ofljjriu'tho action of tho Convention by a' majority.am equalled even in herannalst i i- v . Tho candidate of the parfy for tho VlcO'PrcsidencyrßleTilojjrJoiut 0. Breckin- Rnwß,or Kentucky, Is cmfi&atly ftdrilly tiPtho universal Joy which greeted Lis nomination- Mr,’ Breckinridge was thirty-five, years of age on tfio 21st of January hurt, and Is now (ho candi date for tho second office {q tho gift of thoAmo rican people. It would bodlfflcnltlo Andaman In whom nubile a»dJ»rivn!u4i9eft J jnoss so rarely comtulosio- JTolwlfhiiiatirilnj; ontl/ ’»t which ho will be called to occupy high position, bo possesses, in A siognlaHlbgreo, that firrtmeas of character, that directness and purity of pur- ‘ pose, which, whenever exhibited, are always sure to bo honored bv thdidost sagacious people In tho world. Mr.,Brockunridap has served in tbo Logislaturo-of ids Sloth, ana was four years a distinguished 'and eloquent member of tho popular brand! of Congress, ills speeches In tho latter body placed.him in tho front rank of American statesmen, nndwOn for him a per manent placo ln (he affections of his political friends. lie was selected by President Pierce ns tho American Minister attlib Spanish Court, which high position ho was compelled to de cline. Previous to entering' upon Ills Congressional career, ho volunteered Tor the Mexican war, und daring a long and trying'campaign, ho secured tho rospoci and conAde'nco of ids fellow soldiers, lie has norpr sought public favor. Tho people have always called him forth; and it Is because ho has withhold hlmsoif frotn exciting contests fbr popular preferment, that tho distinctions ho woara so gracefully have boon so freely bestow cd. In this respect,Hio-rcscmblos Mr. Bitcha. nan, whoso nomination was fho result of no cf. fork of bis own, bat thfe ’offspring of that popu laroplnlon which commanded tho respect of tho Convention, because It vras based upon a motive which entitled Itto Ihu 'highest consideration. Tho mamfcr In which Mr; Breckinridge refused to become a candidate for tho Vico Presidency, his fidelity to tho choico of his own State, and his determination to throw no obstacle in the way of that choice, excited,in his behalf, a sen* tlmcnt of admiration which coaid not ho res. trained until It found vent In tho expression which made Mm tho Democratic nominee for that distinguished position. It Is In vain to describe the spectacle which Transpired when Mr. Buchanan's namowns Anal ly agreed upon. Tho rivalry to second, the en thusiasm to support, (ho oagornoss to endorse, (ho significant unity of sentiment and of. action which characforiscd-tlmllnteresling period of the Convention, cannot hodoscribod. Scarcely had this event boon announced (o an expectant peo ple, hereto the discordant branches of iho De mocracy of Now York were brought together and for tho first time In many years started for ward upon lljolr way, onco more united as a band of brothers. It was amid such nugurlos and under such circumstances that James Bu chanan became tho nominee of tbo Democracy for the Presidency. Before tho struggle for (ha nomination came on, tho platform of principles was adopted. It Is constructed, upon nq enduring basis; ft is founded deep in undying faith and fidelity (o (iio Constitution; it renews, in language of fer vent patriotism, our devotion to tbo Union of tiro Slates; It rc-asserts our gratitude to tbo sages of tbo past5 it enunciates our dudes with respect to coming events, and points out (ho dazzling dostUiy in reserve for us on (bo North American Continent. Tho unanimous assertion of those doctrines, in -advance of tho nomina tion, was nn assurance to tho country, that with tho Democracy, principles nro always pa ramount, and expediency pud policy entirely socbmlary and subordinate. And now, citizens oi Pennsylvania, placed before /on our principles and our candi dates. Freely ns (ho Convention .has spoken, tho candidates themselves liavo responded! Mr. Duchnnnn by (tie record ot his life nnd the re cent declarations of Ids opinions:, Mr. Brock- Inrldgo l>y Ids manly nod boautlful'addrcßSupon tho floor of (ho Oonyonllon. Nothing fa loft to inference. Intolerance is rebuked j proscrip tion proscribed}' übojitloniam denounced } the of (lie Slides fo-afflrmed; tho principle of tho Nebraska bill ondoraod. Tliuro isacom plcteuoss In tiio dignity and in the emphasis with which all this has been done, which shows that it has’heon tho work of men who felt that (hoy woro dealing with an intelligent people, and noting as the trustees of an exact nnd joal ous, but at tho somo-llmo confiding upd consci entious Democracy.' , The adoertarics of the Democratic parly have diawtved (he American Union in so (lip ADDRESS Tho Democratic party, on tbo other band, re presents our whole country.. Standing upon tho firm the Constitution) Ms doc trines arc tbo same on (ho shores of tbo Pacific and on the banks of the St. Lawrence. It ad dresses itself to no local feeling, it involves no sectional support; it protects the rights guaran teed by ttio fundamental law, no matter what portion of tho people is directly interested in their preservation. Its mission is a peaceful mission. Should the nominations of tho Cin. dnnati Convention bo sustained, os wc confi dently belicvo they will be, (ho Democratic par ty will entitle itself to tho renewed confidence nnd'gratitude of tho natiop, by exterminating every clement of discord tbat now disturbs our happy land. Under tho guidance of a kind Providence, wo shall have in tbo Presidential chair a patriot who will labor conscientiously and courageously to ids administration worthy of tho oxpcctatfims of his country. This accomplished, ho will have appropriately closed his long career, nnd have made hisnnmua bless ed memory nnd a great example dbioughout coming generations. Tho Central Committee, in conclusion, direct tho attention of tho Democrats o! the State to tho important work of an immediate ami tiioro’ organization. The Committee fa doing nnd ; will continue to do its wiiolo duty; but in a causo liko ours, and in a canvass like ttio pres ent, ovary Individual Democrat ahould.be active and vigilant; every school district should bo ex plored by ouryouugmon,and every nook and cor nor.of..liMLSlato>flUedAvllh truthful documents. That organization is'nlwaya’niO best which de rives its vigor from systematized primary asso ciations., Our adversaries' arc skilled in tho work of'circulating tliclr dogmas among tho peo ple. They long ago enlisted fanatical demago gues and agitators In their tanks, and they boast of baring planted some of tiioir most dangerous raoe(rin«« rn our food otd State.' If wo add to those faciiulca tho dark and secret plots of an oath-bound Order, wo shall be Abie, at a glance, to understand what a too wo have to contend with. Lotus, then, arouso the sleepers, if any there bo. Let us continue the generous rivalry and patriotic unity which now thrill and enliven our ranks from Maine to Georgia. Let no De mocrat deceive himself with the idea that ho can do no good. Every effort, no matter how fee blc, Is a contribution to tho cause. And with such a causo ns ours, and suclu candidates, or. ganization is a duly gratefully persevered In, and Instinctively nnd gladly discharged. JOHN IV. FOItNET, Chairman. Another young man becomes'enamored of a *« fortune.” Ho waits upon It tb parties, dan ces tho polka with It, exchanges billet rfmixwith It, pops Iho question to It, gets "yes” from it, takes It to the parson’s, weds it, calls it “wife,” carries It homo, sets up an establishment with If, Introduces itto his friends, and says (poor follow I) that lie, too, Is married and lias got n homo. It is false. He la not married ; ho has no homo. And soon finds it out. He’s in tho wrong box; but It is too lato to got out of it.— Ho might os well hope to escape from his collln. Friends congratulate him, and ho has (0 grin and boar It. They praise tbo house, tho furni ture, (bo crodlo, tho now Bible, the now baby— and then hid tho <* fortune,” and he who bus. bands It, good morning I As If ho bad known a good morningsinco ho and that gilded fortune wero Anally declared to bo opo I Take another case. A young woman is smlt. fen with a pair of whiskers. Curled hair never hoforo had such charms. Sho sots horespfor (hemt (hoy take. The delighted whiskers make nn offer, proffering themselves both in exchange for one heart. Tho dear Miss is overcome with magnanimity, closes iho bargain* carries home tho prize, shows it (o pn and mn, calls liorsolf engaged to It, thinks wero never such a pair of whiskers before, and In a few weeks they nro married. Married! Yes, tbo world called It so, and wo will. What is the result 1 A short honey moon, and (hen tbo unlucky discovery that they nro so'unlike as chalk and choose, ami not to be nude one though all tho priests lu Christendom pronouuco them so. CtT* A good Methodist Minister nl (he weal, who lived on n vary small salary, wns greatly doubled nt one time to get Ids quarterly instal ment.. Ho had called on ]|ia stoward a, number of (iulcs, but had ouch (hue been put off with Homo excuse. Ills wants nl length becoming urgent, lie wont to bis steward and told him he fnust have bis money,'ns Ids family wero tmtlei ing for (bo necessaries of life. “Money I” replied tho steward. “KouprcacA for money I I thought you preached for tho good of souls I” ’ “ Souls 1° replied (ho ndnistcrj "I can’t <at souls, and if 1 could, it would t'uUo a thousand ttydi ap yours to pinko p dqcopt pjanl.” as by their own action they can consummate that direful result. They* can no longer assem ble in National Convention j (hoy congregate as the. representatives of a fragment of onohalf of •our happy country, and (hoy arrogate to them selves tho mastery of tho oilier half, by attempt ing to consolidate a fierce and fhnatical section, al majority in ’every department of f||b' govern ment. They declare that tho countryis on ttio evo of unprucontcd convulsions, a»id they pro claim fhelr purpose to arrest these convulsions by ignoring and insulting fifteen sovereign States of (ho Union. They talk of peace, and in their Conventions proclaim a policy which must end In civil war. They appeal (o Heaven to sancti fy A movement, which, if successful, would do' stroy the fairest fabric of freedom on the globe. They invito our countrymen to support their causo in (he hddst of (ho most irreverent blas phemies of (ho Constitution. They prato of exclusive Americanism, while they accept as leaden*, men who profane the sages of (he past with inconceivable cnhimnleS/ But they deserve credit for (heir boldness’.'They do not attempt to conceal tho tearful end which, should they succeed, must crown their efforts. True to tho history of all sectional parties', (bey would unite men not by a lowo of country, but by a hatred of national principles. Their bond of oction is a sympathy of antagonisms, not a harmony of patriotic sentiments, and to consummate their purposes, they would sacrifice every great mate rial interest of society. They have already succeeded in dividing the Christian Church, and now they would lay their hands upon-tho bul warks of our liberties;, they would wrest (bo Constitution from the glorious purpose to winch it.was dedicated by its founders; nnd they would orcct at Washington a sectional despot ism, whoso presiding divinities would bo hostil ity to (ho equality of the States nnd the equali ty of tbo citizens, and relentless war upon (lie domestic institutions of (ho south. How Some Person, marry and Lire, A young man meets a pretty face in (ho hall room, falls in love withit, courts it, marries it, goes to housekeeping with It, and boasts of hav ing a homo and a wife to grace It. Tho clmnccs are nine to ten ho has neither. Iter pretty faco gets to bo an old story—or becomes faded, or freckled, fretted—and as (ho faco was all ho wanted, all ho paid attentions to, all bo sat up with, all her bargained for, all ho swore to love, honor and protect, ho gets sick of his trado, knows n dozen faces which ho likes bettor, gives up staying at homo evenings, consoles himself with segars, oysters and politics, and looks npon his homo ax a very indifferent boarding house. A family of children growing up about him; but neither he nor bis “ face” know any tiling about (raining them, so they come tip .bolter skelter j mndo toys of when babies, dolls when boys and girls, drudges when young men and women 5 mid so passes year nltor year, and not one quiet, hoppy homely hour Is known through out tho whole household. K7“Tho aumddno of Jlfo -is made up of very 111110 beams that arc bright all tho time. AT $2,00 PER ANNUM, HIE SEA SHELL “ Was it tho chime of n tiny bell, That camo so sweet to my dreaming car, Liko the silvery tones of n fairy shell' That winds on tho''beach, so mellow and clear, Wlion tho winds & tho waves He together asleep, And tho moon fairy aro watching the deep t” “.That is tlio roar of tlio ocean you hoar,'’ said dnr hostess, ns wo lifted from the conlro fublo a-bcnUtifnl' shell and placed it to our car. It’iß trno'lhewnvaa a low murmur, like the far. off roar ol .the Sea, rising and falling as if borne to ,lho car Upon waves of ait—now' clear and iJislipCt fls tlio dash on the beach, ami again low and' tremulous ns tlio dying night winds. We closed onr eyes and listened to (ho mnrnmr of tho shell. As we listened we dreamed. Wo stood* - tlio beach ns it stretched away, the wearily op oh the sands. Solemn, almost sad, wakflio'inunimringanfhcni which sobbed on tho sliil air/ It is a sublime scene, the ocean. The throbbing pulse of tho mighty clement boats slowly nt our feet. “ Ten thousand fleets bare swept o’er fboo In vain,” for, as far ns the cyo can see, there is not a track where (heir keels have been. It is a reckless waste. Not cvtyi a Cross is seen to mark the spot where crftio has been. There ore no monuments where thousands have been laid dowft In the yicldingwavcs. Wherearclhc gallant fabrics which have sunk <n (lie *< deep, deep seal” Where did tho g’oomy billows open to tho 111-fated President 7 There was tho gallant Arctic, steaming home ward under full sail, and warm hearts beating faster under her deck at tho thought of green bills soon to riso from tho waters. But the shock camo, and fast tho remorseless Waters rushed into (ho ill-fated steamer. Slowly, like tho march of fate, the huge fabric sank. One wall went up to God, ond downward (vent tho Arctic with her living freight, with every sail set. Secure from storm and decay, she Is an chored beneath the sullen waters. Ilcrsailsnro filled by (he dark green waves as they ebb ami How. No smoke curls from her chimney tups, fop her great iron heart has ceased to throb.— Undisturbed, the dead ones still rest on (ho slip pery deck. Holland is still by the side of his gun, match in hand. Tho womanly locks float out in the waters, nnd (lie damp cheek rests cold and still in the clasped hand. Many faces look up sternly among the shrouds. The stripes and stars mui the cross of St. George lift wbarlly in the ebb nnd Uow of the tide. And wherever there is n heart which longs for the loved ones under tho wave, tho shell will bring sobbing murmurs to sadden that heart. Thickly strewn are the dwellers on the ocean bed. Its Btcopa, and valves, and deep, dark plena, nro peopled. But they dwell In peace.— The march or fall of empires ore not heard. — Rust has gathered upon the blade and tho’can non'h mouth. Tho-inhabltants of thodocpgam ble unharmed about the battlecrafts whose oaken riba have been shivered with deadly ; broad sides. No monuments on Iho ocean t Man has piled tho earth with structures of his genius and nru bition. Barth’s greatness is commemorated in marblo and upon canvass. But tho sea has no falu to tell. Far down and unseen arc tho mon ument builders, tho corat and tho waves, ns they throb to the shoro, bear no record of tho dead. Neither has tho shell n word from the ocean elcupors; It rnpmiurs only ofjho whispering winds and waves. —Cayuga Chief. A tlfo Preserver. Amid all the dangers to which. children aro exposed, it were rain to find a sovereign reme dy. "Aunt Kate," |n the New York Observer, gives us (ho best prcrcnbVo of our young ones falling victims to accidental danger .* , ■ It is no more or less than simple. Obedience, exacted from earliest jpidhood, and mingled with a greater or less degree of tenderness, as the nature and education of the parent dic tates. This, whether enforced by the "rod and rcprool," or by other means, provided the end is gained, is a sure life-jrrcscrveT against most of the ordinary accidents of childhood. Why will not mothers try it ? Not oiler the boy had begun to run away, and astonish the neighborhood with his roguish feat, but while “playing about his mother’s knee, and learning to pul his tlrsl words into sentence ; before he hos begun to dash the China from the (able as ho siliuu his high chair, or pull the coflco pot upon Imh. Strict, unwavering obedience even in trifles, among the children of your care, will make you rest easily upon your pillow, and give hours of liberty and enjoyment while they arc kept from danger and accident. They can be allowed pcivilegs which must be entirely dented to nn ungovemed family, because you are sure they will keep within the prescribed limits; and what is more than all, they can Iks protected from mtfhal danger, from the influ ence of low associates, by (his wondrous life preserver. Eloquent Extoact.—Wo copy (ho following extract from a now work entitled “ The Old House by (ho Jtlver Go proncli to the dead, ye who deny tlio Im mortality of tho affections. Go reason with trees or hills, or linages of wood, or with your own motionless, lifeless, ley souls, yo who bo. Move that because (hero Is no marrying yonder, (hero shall bo no embracing, or because we may not uso (ho gentle words *my wife,’ we may not clasp those sanclillcd forms In our arms! I tell you, man, that immortality would bo a glorious cheat, if with our clay died nil our first affec tions. 1 tell you (lint annihilation would bo heaven, If I could beliovo that wlicui my woaiy head ut length rests on its coffin pillow,’and my lids sink to tho silonco and reposo of' death, (hose loving eyeswill never look into mine again, that pure clasp never ho around my nock, (hnl holy caress naver bless mo more. Anecdote or Mr. Wesley.—A lad; onco asked Jilrn i “Mr. Wcalcy, supposing Dial you wore to din ut 12 o'clock to-ii.orrow night, how would you spend (lio Jntorvoning time f” “How, madam V* lio replied. “Why, Jnstas I Intend to spend It now. I should preach (hla evening at Gloucester, again at 6 to-moViow morning. Alter (hat I Hhonld rldo to Tewks bury, preach In (ho afternoon, and meet (lio co ddles In tho evening. I should, then repair to friend Marlin’s house, who expects to entertain mo, converse ami pray with lhem.ua usual, re tire to my room at 10 o'clock, commend myself to my Heavenly Father, Ml down to rest, and wake up In glory.” • “Blessed is (hat servant whom Ids Lord, when ho comoth shall find so doing.-—Luke, 12; 43. Not Taken Yet— The 51,000 bet that Ken tucky would veto for Buchanan and Brocken-, rldgo iu November next, which a gentleman, who has the money to invent, requested uh to propose a low’duys since, lias not yet booh called fur. Where are all the sanguine'’’Know Nothings/ Cun’t (hoeditor,o/ (ho Journo/ dis pone of some of his ytato Hompany stock and back Ids judgment with the proceeds 7—Zout'j. ui//( Conner. Many a Twin; Hrakt that would have cqmo back like (ho dove to tho mk, after its Hint transgression, has been frightened l beymul re call by the augiy look ami menace, the taunt, ihoftoyage charily of an unforgiving spirit. (H 7“ A colored man in l*arl«, is master of 10 nalrumcata. *Ho is yet a. studQut. • INDIAN TRADITIONS IN niAWATHji; ’ ' At time, when oar citizens nro on tho qui vive in regard to (ho reading ol “Hia watha," it tnay omisato state, a few facts relative to this distinguished character. Tho more appropfiat6 because’ his’ residence oml tho scone of many of hm adventures-were in our own country. : ; Many hundred moons ago, Hiawatha made his appearance to d coupTo of hunters, in ms white canoe, on ,tho great Idko Ontario, lie landed At Oswego', dbd was at dhcb taken into favor by the Indians then Hying dt Oswego and along the shores ot tlio Scnoqv 'river: Ho was everywhere received os a mysterious per sonage of divine origin, possessed of miracu uloua powers. Ho traversed tho country from Onondago westward, cleared -tho streams of all obstructions, so that canoes could pass- freely everywhere, tjlablishcd good fishing and hun ting grouudSj taught tho people the art of buil ding cabins, introduced the culture of various plants lOr the more comfortable mibsiStanco of the-red race, destroying terrible monsters'which had long been tho dread of tho tribes, and to their great.astonishmcnt, wrought many mira cles, oil for their benefit. NO. 4. Those wondrous talcs are yet related to tho credulous and confiding, at the council fires of the Onondngos, by -the gray-haired and wrin kled relies of an nnejent race,- remarkable for its sagacity and power,- While Hiawatha and his companions Wcr6 ascending the Seneca river’, they encountered two enormous feathered monsters resembling ca sh's which forages had prevented llic free passage of tlio river. One of these monsters .warf sta tioned on one bank, and its companions oa ih6 other opposite. If any canoe was seen-ap proaching, these watchful guardians settled down so os to be concealed from view, and whenever the unwary voydger eftrno that way they rose, stretched-oat Ihett long necks and beaks otar the stream,* picked upethcir-victims with impunity, and devoured thcln at leisure. They became a terror to all, and the naviga tion of tho river was abandoned, except by an occasional adventurer, who was sure to pay for his temerity by a sacrifice of his lifo; Hia watha.bccaftioawaro of tho position and hab its of these scourges of mankind, nod at onco resolved to destroy them. Having all things in readiness, ho approached the spot, and as they reared their frightful heads over him, ,ho laid about most dexterously bis war club, and so belabored them that they wore finally slaiq. Tho battle was severe but Hiawatha was vic torious ; not however, without somo damage to his canoe, and several cuts and bruises to ms person. Tho wild fowl which had long been held in duress by these monsters werenow lib erated, and scattered themselves in all direc tions for the benefit and sustenance of tho peo ple. The locality of this adventure' Was near where the Cayuga marshes tcrminalc-and from. tho Seneca river below. The counlry-about Jamcsville was, at a Unto, infested will) reputed witches, who, upon ca price of whim, working upon the fears or cre dulity of tho Indians, that certain individuals must be exercised, the evil spirit must bg, cast out of them, or they must be slain. These de mons-held their mighty orgies in n subterrane an vault* of a labyrinlhian cavern near by, where, unknown mid unobserved to all but Cue initialed, they carried on their nefarious schemes, so that it became, unsafe for any to incur the displeasure of thisnoctnral conclave. Hundreds are reported to have lost their Jives xhoiifch the machinations of these misguided creatures. In fact at one time it was thought utter extermination would ensue. At this juncture Hiawatha catuc to their re lief sought out the hiding places of these delu ded beings, detected the guilty, exposed all the offending ones anu tho wickedness of their schemes, restored harmony, and established a new and happy order of things. On bis return from his voyage to llio Wes teniXakos, Hiawatha came to the neighbor hood of. Cross Lake, and there, upon represen tation made to him, found that a wicked en chantress lived 5n llic vicinity, named Ooauncc, whoso destruction was deemed desirable to en sure tho. liappincss and prosperity' of, the na tions. Hu indued one of his companions with supernatural power; to proceed t 6 the vile char nel-house'of Ocauucc, aud after a violent and pootested struggle conquered her aud left fun dead. The tradition continues, that her body immediately changed to. stone, and is Bhbjvn to tins day as the remains of the detested sor ceress. . • '•. ’ Afterwards, when Hiawatha fulfilled his mis sion in regard to the improvement of tho .con dition of tho Indians, bo built himself a cabin on the eastern shore of Cross Lake, and there for many yearslnadc hla abode, exerting great influence aud sway, dispensing council and ad vice to the neighboring people. At length ll was rumored that ft band of bold invaders from tho north was approaching tho domain of his people- A grand council of oil tho neighboring tribes was called and hdd on tho shore of Onondaga Lake, on tho "high ground near where the village of Liverpool now stands. On this occasion Hiawatha was colled upon to attend the council and to give his ad vice. Upon due deliberation ho recommended the formation of a union of the several tribes for mutual defense, which recommendation was acted upon, and the great bond 'of confedera tion, tho League of the Iroquois. Was formed— a union of the Mohawks, Oncidas, Onondagu, Senecas and Cay u gas—tho original five na* lions—which league stands to this day -invio late, n monunicut of tho wisdom and greatness of Hiatvatha. ...... After the formation of this league and the settlement of the national concerns on a firm basis, and before tho breaking up of tho coun cil, Uiawatha being seated in his white canoe, was seen by all the vast assembly* rising graceful! v higher and higher above their heads, until he became entirely lost from thCyfew of the assembled throng, who witnessed his won derful ascent in mute astonishment. Thus re tired the wise, the venerable, the great and good Uiawatha to tho mysterious regions of tho great Spint.— Syracuse.JournaL Faiu Plat.— At the moment when, on the 14lh of October, 1797, the British fleet under Admiral Duncnn.and tho Dutch llcctcoramau ded by Do Winter, were about to engage, two sailors, passing by Admiral-Duncan’s Cabin, saw him on his knees. *' \ ' “My eyes. Jack 1" exclaimed one, “what is the Admiral obout there I” ’ ,• . - “Praying lo Heaven.” replied the other. “Praying for what ?” “That tho Lord may giv* us victory.” “Well, now, that’s a blasted xhahit. Wo arc well able to lick them ourselves. Besides, give Urn beggars a chance.” .«l, C7* By all means sleep enough, anil g|VO all in your carq sleep enough, by requiring l them to go' to bed at Sumo regular hour, and to get up at the hour of spontaneous waking in tho. morning. Never .woken up.any one, especially children, from a sound sleep, unless liicr/i. in urgent necessity ; it is cruel to do co. .To prove this, we have only to notice how fretful and uuhappy a cI»M is. when waked up before the nap is out. If the bruin is nourished du» ring sleep, it must have more vigor in the morn ing ; hence the morning is tho beat time for (ho brain hud most strength, most activity, and must work more clearly. It is (ho “midnight lamp” which Hoods tho world with sickly Bonlimenlalilea, with false morals, with rickety, and with all these ha mm-scarum dreams of human elevation, which abnegate Bible teachings.—Jdiomd o/ Health. IC/V’Mr. -Blown, you said the defendant was hornet and intelligent,, what makes you think so, arc you acquainted with him? N°. sir, I never seen him.” “Why, then, do you come to such a conclusion V' “Causo ho takes ten nuwbpnpera, and pays for them in advance, , Veidiut (or defendant.. [j^-A mother admonishing ft win, a Taft soy* on years of ago. told him ho should never de fer until to-morrow ‘ what ho could to day.. Tho little urchin replied ; Then, mother, let ub eat tho rest of that plum pudding to night. \ ‘ .. /
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