AfiEBIGiN VOLUNTEER. JOBS B, BkiTTON, Editor & Proprietor , CARLISLE, PA., MARCH 11, 1858. Democratic State Nominations Supreme Jodoe, WM- A. PORTER, Of Philadelphia Canal Commissioner, WESLEY FROST, Of Fayette Co. Democratic Meetings, jid&L/frihiSSK. The Democrats of tlioJiast will meet at Crazier’ ,> v3&silSsftsS- Hotel, on SATURDAY Evening, the'lStli Inst;,' at 7 o’clock, to make Arrangements for the Borough election. Tho Democrats of tbo West Ward, will meet at Burkholder's Hotel, at the same time and for the same purpose. ’ UXsr. Public Documents.— We,aro indebted tollon. John A. Ahl, of the House, Washington, and to Messrs. Fottor, Millor, and Stuart, of tho State Legislature, for public documents.. Departure or Tnoors. —Some 200 fine Idol ing troops left the Carlisle Garrison on Monda; destined for Utah, under the command of Lieu Cuas. E. Noams. , . The Weather for tho last eight or ten days hw been intensely cold. Friday morning, wo believe, isas considered the coldest morning. wo have experienced this winter—the thermometer at 74 o’clock indicating 9 degrees above zero. On Monday wo had a alight full of snow. • Lake Ontabio Trout. —Our friend, Iniioff, .presented uswith a mess of this'delicious Qahj and we must say they are worth the price asked for them. If any of our friends want something nice in the flsh lino, wo would advise them to purchase, a mess of trout from Mr. Iniioff, who has a fine lot on hapd. Jvdob Hepburn’s Speech. —TTe publish in another column the able and convincing speech delivered by Hon. Sajioe'i, Hembubn, of this' county, before the late Democratic State Con vention. Of all the speeches made during the sittings of the Convention, none were more solid in argument or more able in defence ot the Na tional Administration. Vfe bespeak for this speech a careful perusal by our readers. SWUNG ELECTIONS, AGAIN! In our .last Issue we endeavored, to impress upon the minds of the Demoerats of this coun ty, the importance of preparing for the Spring elections. Wo trust our suggestions have been ; well received, and that they have determined to give a good account of themselves on the 19th instant. Wo revert to this subject again, from the fact, that many deem it of little consequence • Which way the Spring elections go. This is a groat mistake, and wo contend, that in order to keep up our organization as a party, it is absb . iutely necessary that we should elect Democrats to fill the minor offices of fho county. When ' tee are negligent and let them tail into the bands of our enemies, they take good care to use them . .against us, and every day we are made to feel their influence. This order of things' ought to | be reversed, and wherever our Democratic friends have tire majority in a Borough or Town ship, they ought to elect a full Democratic tick- 1 ot. The officers elected this spring are *o be I the officers of the election next fall, and from I this fact alOjgo will be seen the necessity of pro paring for the Spring election. • , In our Borough affairs there seems to ns to be a great demand on our friends to buckle on their armour and drive out of power those who now hold the reins of government in theirhands. We might as well.live under a Democratic gov ernmont, and we think, a little belter, as under a Know-Nothing government. If our party re-1 solves to eieet a Democratic ticket in the Bo rough, they can do it—they ought to do it—and we bplievo they will do it. We believe tho peo ple are with them, and that a change-in all the different offices is desired by a large majority ol our citizens. If we are to pay men largo sala rits as Borough officers, let us have men who will treat our citizens with decency and respect, men who will give their time and attention ‘to ' their duties, and vptUv> wilt*act, without fear or favor, TVo hope out- Democratic triends in the 80-, rough will remember how they were treated (ost Spring. Many of you, by some means or oth er, lost-yourvotcs, others could only vote a part of a ticket, and it may be that the same game will be plnyedion you Uhit Spring- It woul'd bo well enough to be on-the look-out.. They ought, alsa, tfl remember the eondocf.ij/ some of the op position whom they have been voting into office every.year for the 1 ait ten-years.- Wo have no doubt they will ask again for your voles to as sist them into, office, so-that they may have a chance-to-operate against you. Give them the • cbMi'ahouMtafj anditeUithcm yon.have a vivid recollection of'llow thingsweromantigcd-LAST .- SPRING and LaS-T FALL. The Retired Orncsns or the Natv.—AVo are glad to see that the House lias passed the joint resolution from the Senate authorizing the President to restore dropped and retired offi , cere of the Navy, in certain cases, to the active list. It affords at least a remedy for the foul ' Injustice which some of flm most gallant and meritorious officers have suffered through the Retiring Board, and the Naval Courts. O* Mr. James P, Geary, the local reporter of the St. Louis Leader, who was one of the vic tims of the Pacific Hotel conflagration, was a brother of Joseph Geary, Esq., of Pottsville.— Mr. Geary had rescued his wife, and on return ing for his daughter, inhaled the hotair which subsequently proved fatal. llis brother has gone to St. Louis to take charge of the remains. Eclii'sb of the Su.v. —An annular eclipse of the Sun vrillUnke place on the 15th inst. In the United States this will be partial, and risi ble east of Wisconsin, Illinois and Mississippi. The Sun will rise about 0 o’clock 12m., partial ly eclipsed on the southern limb. The eclipse will end here about half-past seven. Rbsmjhation of A' Judge.—It is staled that the Uon- Jj G. Kimmel;. President Judge of the Franklin and Somerset district, will be the Dem ocratic candidate for Congress next fall, and' will accordingly resign his present position.— In. such an event, it is probable that Hon. James Hill, Democratic member of the Legisla ture from JJraflkljn, will be urged for the Pres dent Judsbip. which be before filled. Pbatino FOR Them.—Some of the churches in Flew Xoik have commenced: the weekly duty of praying foe our national servan ts. As many of the ministers have recently been preaching —against them, it seems hut fair that the admin istrative officers should now have the benefit of their prayers. THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COiWESTIOft. Wo publish, in to-day’s paper, the proceed, ings ot the 4lh of March Democratic State Con vention. It will bo scon that Wesley Frost of Fayette county, is tho nominee for Canal'Com missioner, and William A. Porter of Phila. delphia, tho nominee ior Supremo Judge. Wo have no acquaintance with MV. Frost, but have boon told by those who know him well that he is a gentleman of sterling worth, highly popu lar in the section of tho Stale where ho resides, and well qualified for the office for which he lias been named. Of Mr. Porter, tho candidate for tlio Supremo Bench, wo can speak from person al knowledge. Ho is a gentleman well known "as an experienced jurist, and for many.years lias enjoyed a largo and lucrative practice'at the Philadelphia bar. Of a mild and amiable dis position, ho is deservedly popular with those who know him best. Notwithstanding the De mocrats of this county, almost to a man, desir ed file nomination oi that gifted and pure man, George Siiarswoor, yet as Mr. Porter Ims been declared the candidate of the party, wo doubt not ho will, ns he should, receive the support of tho Democracy of old Mother Cum berland,. Tho resolutions adopted by the Convention, are'.firm but conciliatory, and are creditable alike to the Convention and tho Democracy .of Pennsylvania. The policy of tho President and the measures of his administration are endorsed in plain, hold and emphatic language by the Democracy of Pennsylvania, speaking through her appointed delegates. Wo rejoice Hint the Keystone Slate has spoken—that the home of our venerable and patriotic President has utter ed a vojee lend and deep, ami that nil can un derstand. Glorious old Pennsylvania! she nev er .falters when duty calls. Steadfast and ini. movable as her.o.vn mountains, slid cannot be induced to ivorsliip at the shrine of false gods, iior consent that the man of her choice, now in the Presidential chair—her own “favdrito son” shall .he cripplied in his administration by a factious hn<J rebellions opposition. No!—the name of James Buchanan is too dear to the people of Pennsylvania—tod* well revered—to be tarnished now, either by alarmists in our own party, , or agitators of the opposition James Buchanan, lias, for. more than a quarter of a century, been regarded the head and front o( the Democratic party of our State. lie has always been true to the principles he professed, and was always respected because of his fideli ty and devotion to Democratic principles. What has ho done to forfeit the good opinion of his Democratic triend's 7 Nothing, that wo can see. He favors the 'admission of Kansas under the Locompton Constitution—ho believes fin's ftiil bo tho most speedy way to got rid of tho vexed and troublesome question. In.(bis opin ion ho is sustained by his entire Cabinet, by a very Fargo majority of the Democratic Senators and Member* of Congress, as well as by most of the loading Democratic statesmen of Our conn try. Mr. Buchanan anti those who agree with him, contend that in favoring the admission ol Kansas they sacrifice no principle—violate no pledges made by them previous to the election of i 185C—distuib no plunk ol the platform adopted by (ho Cincinnati Convention. This is their position, and, in onf'hnmble opinion, is a posi-. (ion that is impregnable and cannot be success fully assailed. But, more anon. We invito our readers to give (he, resolutions of tho'State Convention a careful perusal, and wo think they will agree with us that they are prudent and po litic, and will find a response in every Doraocra- ic heart. Late Bad Interesting News From California and Utah. Wo have two weeUV~later news from. Califo rnia, by the arrival at New York of the steam, ship Moses Taylor, with the Pacific mails anti $1,040,423 imtieSsilra, A violent storm, last ing three days, had swept ovur California, doing great damage, A largo amount ot land had been finally confirmed to lire Catholic Church by the old missions being restored to them. Money was scarce in San Francisco, and (he receipts of gold from the interior quite limited. The markets were- again overstocked, with all de scriptions ot merchandise, except flour. In this commodity some-Speculation was going on, and prices had advanced to a higher figure than had been demanded since 1858. More than the usual number of murders and affrays had oc curred in various parts of the State. At San Diego, Mr. Getman, sheriff of Los Angeles county, had been killed by an insane man named Reed, from Texas. In a subsequent attempt to arrest the murderer a regular battle ensued, which resulted in the killing of the homicide, his body being riddled with bails. , A suicide mania prevailed at San Francisco. No less- than thirteen suicides and attempts at self-destruction were perpetrated during the fort-night previous to the hailing of the. stoam i,or- Ad'neldiad taken place betweontwo French ‘..editors* They fought with small sword's, and 1 both wore' wounded. ’ ) ' The intelligence from- Sait-Lake City repro !sonta the Mormons as suffering from want of provisions, clothing and dry goods; A party had arrived at the Mohave river in quest of sup plies, and. with, orders to. prevent the further emigration of the Saints from San Bernardino. Two companies of artillery had boon sent to Sah Bernardino to protect the inhabitants from any violence from the Mormons. OmciAJt Accounts or the Utah Kebeiiion. —TIio president yesterday, in response to tlio resolution of the Jlouse, calling lor information to show what extent the Mormons in Utah are in rebellion to (he U. S. Government, commu nicated voluminous documents relating thereto. The substance of the most important of these lave already been laid before the public and the press, A letter from the head-quarters informs Gen. Harney, that so well is the nature of this service appreciated, and so deeply arc tho honor and interests of the United States involved in its success, that Government will hesitate at no ex pense to complete the efficiency of the little ar my, and ensure health and comfort to it, so (ur. as it is attainable. He is told : “ The prudence expected of you requires you (o anticipate a re sistance, general organised force, and shape your movements as if it.,woro certain; keeping the troops massed and in hand when approach ing expected resistance.” In a iotter.to Col. Johnston, dated. Jan. 23d, Lieut. Gen. Scott heartily approves of the for mer’s conduct, and invites sympathy for the difficulties ho so manfully aonquorod ; also ten dering his liiijij appreciation of tiro noble enor. gy, patience displayed.'by the officers and men. Iqiniis tljo War Department concurs. In nnothej letter addressed to Col. Johnston, Gen. Scott says that it is no longer probable that lie will go to tho Pnciflc-jcoast, or that any expedition against or towards Utah will bo de spatched from that side; [£7” Mr. Everett is said to have repeated his address on Washington 05 times and realized over $30,000 for tho Mount Vernon, fundi Democratic State Convention, Pennsylvania's Favorite Son Sustained, His Kansas Policy Endorsed. THE RESOLUTIONS, wsr. A. POIITF.It Foil RUPIIF.MF. JljhGK, WESI.EV FROST FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, FINAL A D j 0 u R N JIENT, 'Great Enthusiasm, cle., etc., etc. nAßinsqußC., March lib.—Pursuant (0 the call of tile Democratic Slate'Committee, a Con vention of Delegates, from the several Senatori al and Representative Districts of the State, met in the Halt of the House of Representatives, nt tho Capitol, this morning, nt 10 o’clock, to nominalc candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court and Canal Commissioner, and. for the transaction of such other business as pertains to the authority of the Convention. The Convcniion was called to order by Hon. C. B. Buckalcw, Chairman of the State Com mittee. Mr. Arnold Plnmer nominated Vicro» E. Pioi.ktt. Esq., of Bradford county, fls tempo rary Chairman of the Convention. The nomination was agreed to ; and Mr. Piolelt took the chair, after briefly returning thanks for the honor.; Mr. C. J. Rhodes, of Lancaster, and Mr. B. Grant, of Eric, mere elected .(Secretaries. The list of delegates was then read, and a number of contested seals were passed over for the present. A resolution was adopted, that in all eases of contested seats, each party shall be allowed five minutes to stale the case'. Mr. Win. Hopkins, of Washington county, moved the appointment of a Committee of one from each Senatorial District, to be appointed by the Chairman, to .select permanent officers. Mr. Lewis C. Cassiday. of Philadelphia, moved to amend, that the" Convention proceed to elect a President.itiro voce, and the delegates from the Senatorial Districts shall choose one Vice President each. The amendment led to a warm discussion, and was finally negatived, by a vole of 59 yeas to 08 nays. , A Committee of one member from each Sena torial and Representative District, was then chosen, to select permanent officers for the Con vention. Hon. Samuel Hepburn, represented Cumberland county on this Committee. Wm, 0. Kline was admitted as a substitute for Mr. ffathans, frdm the county of Philada.; |and Adam Lowrie was admitted to the seat contested by Philip Collins, of Indiana county. The Committee on permanent officers report ed the name of the Hon. Jonjf L. of Fayette county, as President ; thirty-three i Vice Presidents ; and eight Secretaries. The President; on taking the Chair, made an ) ahlo and eloquent speech in support of the Stale and National Administrations, and particular- ly endorsing the of the President in re- I gard to (ho admission of Kansas into the Union with the Lccompioh Constitution. Mr. 11. B. Wright, of Luzerne, moved that a Committee on Resolutions, to consist of thir- teen delegates, be appointed by the President. Mr. Co/froth (from the Bedford and Somerset district) moved an amendment that “ the dele- gates of tho several districts select one from each Senatorial district as the Committee on Resolutions.”: The amendment was negatived, and the ori ginal motion adopted. The chair then appointed the following com mittee : Messrs. Wright, Buckalow, Hughes, Day, Plumer. Hopkins, Dnnh, Stcnuner, Brew er, Haldkmarv, Sloan, Cunningham," and El deed. ■ I,"- Mr. Weidman- moved that all the resolutions ottered in the Convention, regarding the policy of the party, be referred to the ■ Committee on Resolutions without debate; After some dis cussion this motion was: adopted. ■ ~.. ,r r -■■ ■- f Mr. Wright moveWthat .no nominijtiphs',for candidates be made till the resolutions, which may be reported by: tho committee,, he adopted. This motion led to a protracted and rather exciting discussion, but it was finally adopted. Several ineffectual motions were made to add 110 the number of the Committee on Resolutions. Mr-hCofftblh moved that the Chair appoint the State Central Committee of not less than one from each senatorial district. Adjourned till Friday morning at 94 olclock, FRIDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. March 5; —The Convention re assembled at 9J o’clock, and was called to order by tho Pre sident. After the reading of the minutes of the previ ous day, a -short time was taken up in personal explanations between Messrs. Geo. }Y. Miller, Wro. A. Stokes, J. K.. Calhoun, and some hu morous discussion between Messrs. E. C. Evans, of Chester, and Alex. McKinney, of Westmore land. . ' lion. 11. B. Wright, Chairman of" the Com- mittee on Resolutions, then rose to submit the report from that Committee. lie came forward to the Clerk’s'desk, and said that before reading the resolutions, he would say to the Chair and to the Convention that they had no division of opinion—that what they had embodied in the report was the unanimous expression of the Committee; without a dissenting voice. They therefore;came to'the Convention with tho force of unanimity, in addition to what he regarded as their merits. Mr. Wright then read the report of the Com mittee, as.follows: 1. Resolved, That the principle involved in the repeat of the Missouri Compromise and as serted’ in the Kansas-Nebraska act, that the. people of tho territories shall have the exclusive control over their domestic institutions, is the only sure guarantee against the agitation of the nation in regard to the local institutions pf particular States and Territories. w 2., Resolved', That .by the uniform a {(plica tion of this Democratic principle to the organi zation of Territories and in the adlnissiori of new Slates, witli or without domestic slavery, as they may clcot, the equal rights of- all the States will- bo preserved, tho original compacts of the Constitution maintained- inviolate, and the harmony and : perpetuity of the uuion-of the American States insured: 3. Resolved, That it is the right of (lie peo ple of any Stale or Territory to exercise their sovereign power through duly chosen represen tatives, and through them enact a constitution and government ; or they may delegate to such representatives the more limited power to pre pare their form of. government, reserving to themselves the right of ratification, and that ei ther mode of giving existence to Stale institu tions, is consistent with tho doclrineof popular sovereignty, and the established practice of the States of this Union. 4; Resolved, That the Kansas-Nehraska act having asserted and recognized the right of the people of the Territories to form their own in stitutions in their own way, and the duly or ganized Government in Kansas 'having-by reg ular process provided for a Convention of Dele gates by the people, with instructions and pow er to form a Constitution ; and' such Delegates having assembled' in Convention and enacted a Constitution under such instructions and power, such Constitution, being republican'in form and thcTerritory having the numberof inhabitants to justify it. Kansas should be promptly admitted into the Union. . 5. Resolved, That the people oT Kansas un der tho Constitution enacted by their Conven tion, may “at all times alter, reform, or abolish their form of government in such manner as they'may think properthat the provision contained therein, as to a particular mode ol alteration, after 1804, does not forbid any oth er mode the people, by regular process, may choose to adopt, either before or after that lime, and this construction is warranted by the prac tice of Pennsylvania and other States, and may be regarded ns based upon a settled principle of Constitutional law. 6. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Convention that the time )ias come when the fflifJlcultlcs and troubles in Kansas should cease, and to determine whether if the schemes of bad men arc still to agitate that Territory; that the question should be local, not national; and that great peril and danger are to be appre hended to the Union and the cause of free goV vernment, hy the thriller delay of her admis sion as a Slate. 7. Resolved, That if the Constitution of Kansas is not acceptable in sAmoof its provi sions to the majority of the Free State men Of that Territory, their own obstinate conduct has produced tho • result; they have no cause to complain, and their months should be forever closed. . ». Resoled, That we have evident reason to believe Hint the Abolitionists, in Kansas and put of it, have a much greater desire to over throw the Democratic party of the nation than to ameliorate the condition of the slave; and while they arc bold in their protestations against what they call -the slave power,” they conceal a t hirst and desire for political place, which they would grasp at the cost of the broken and shat tered bonds of the Union. 9. Resolved,-therefore, That wo unhesita tingly do approve of the measures of Mr* Buch anan in his Kansas policy, and are ready and willing fo sustain him in all other measures of his Administration thus far disclosed ; and we entertain the belief that he will not abandon an arliclcin the Democratic creed. ■ 10. Resolved, That the Democracy of Penn sylvania acknowledge with pride and commen dation. the able and timely support which the Hon. Win. Bigler hft? given, in the u. S. Sen ate, fo the policy of the National Administra tion his wisdom in council : his logical skill and talent in debate; his industry and integri ty; constitute him a representative, to-whom the interests of his constituents may bo safely confided. ■ . if 11. Resolved, That in electing William F. Packer as 'Governor of this. State, (he Demo cratic party has secured the services of one in every way well qualified to administer all (he aliairs of the State for its best interests. With an enlarged experience; he combines .adminis trative ability of no ordinary character, and we have every confidence .that he will,; by his advo cacy of the true Democratic policy, secure the. prosperity of the-people and ttlie honor of the Commonwealth- 12. Resolved, That we recommend to, the Legislature of this State such measures of re form and economy ns-will aid to lesson asmuch as possible the heavy burdens imposed upon the people by taxation, and wo particularly recom mend such a revision of the system of Banking, as .may prevent in the future the troubles and difficulties that the peppje of the State have lately encountered. The resolutions having been read, Sir. Wm. A. Stokes, of Westmoreland, sub miited thejbllowing as a substitute: The Democratic party of the State of Penn sylvania, in Convention assembled, do resolve ' 1. That the fundamental basis of American: liberty is tint right of the people without dis tinction of Ideality, circumstance or result, to make the laws under.which they live. 2. The great right assailed during the late Presidential contest; by-our opponents, was gloriously vindicated by the election of the De mocratic candidate. 3. This victory was supposed to insure to all, and especially the citizens of the.Terrilorics of the United States, the free exercise of all politi cal rights by which to declare, establish and, maintain such institutions.-policy and measures as a majority'roight deem best adapted to pro mote, tbeir-prusperily, security and happiness ; and this without any dictation or restraint from any person or officers in any unauthorized in terference whatever. . . 4. Suplt independent freedom of the popular will dan only be attained by a full exercise of the individual fight of the elective franchise, and this therefore.is the true lest of the validity, of Consiipulional Govcrnmenf. 5. Therefore, Congress should admit no Slate into the Union except with a constitution rati-, tied and ndogjedln all by a majority of all the governed-by.such cohsti- shptlld' bc Teal, 1 not'ffic li(ions:Harevnot fraudulent; direct, not Impli ed, amfaijything short of this is a mockery, a dclusionthitd fovenare, infamous in act and dis astrous inconsequence. G. To abandon the people of a Territory to political intrigue, unfair intrusion or lawless violence, and thus defeat the true -expression and absolute, application of the right of sell governmcntVwould be a violation of tile honor and, abandonment of the maxims oftbe Demo cratic patty, and must finally result in ihc rup hire o( the bonds by which the party is Held together, and consequent sacrifice of all that.se cures, the freedom, greatness and glory of our country. , 7- That the policy of forcing Kansas into the Union upon a Constitution already rejected at the ballot-box by a large majority of the people for whose government it w'as framed, is ruinous ; that it involves atf act of Congression al intervention and commercial usurpation, ac complished, if at all, at a sacrifice of tlie plight ed, faith of the nation, and in defiance of the principles of self-government ; and the Demo cratic part/ of Pennsylvania, now in Conven tion, lirost solemly protest against the moral treason of the men sent to Congress from this Stale, who shall approve of, or vote for, drag ging Kansas into the Union upon the Locomp ton Constitution. 8. That while the radical element of Democ racy, the declaration, of the supremacy of the popular will is essential to party;unity; in as much as it concerns the existence of the Re- public, it never can be held that difference of opinion jn point of policy may not be tolerated iin perfect consistency with' the organization of :the Democratic party. 9. That we cordially.approve tlie views of ■the President of the United Stales, on questions ■of foreign relations and the currency of the country, and'concur in the general sentiments of the Inaugural Address and the Annual Mes sage to Congress. ■ 10. TRat tho ardent hopes of 'the pcoplc of Pennsylvania, centered in Win. P. Packer, as their champion to reform tlie abuses of the State Government’, to secure economy in all branches and. to vindicate.their interests by the perpetual practical application of (he doctrines of the Democratic party,-in all the measures of his administration, have been realized in every act and acclamation' since he assumed the Ex ecutive chair—especially as in Ins Inaugural Address he vindicated to right of self-govern ment by the people of tho Territories and States. ' . Mr. Hopkins, of Washington, addressed Ike Convention in regard to his position. The county, convention which nominated him pass ed against the Kansas policy of the President, with the knowledge ofhis sentiments on the subject. Ho declared in the Convention that he would never cast a vote in censure of Mr. Buelianah, cither in relation to the Kansas question or any other measure. He spoke at some length miaudatiorf of Mr. Buchanan.— He regretted that the Lccompton Constitution had not' been submitted to the people, but we would sustain'Mr. Buchanan in his position.— He invoked moderation and conciliatory discus sion. , Mr. Coflrolh, of Somerset, moved an amend ment to the resolution condemning Know-Noth ingism,; He ipade a -lengthy speech in opposi tion to the report of the committee, and in fa tor of Mr. Stoltcs’ amendment., " He opposed the Lccompton Constitution, not out of hostility to Mr. Buchanan, but in sup port of I the cherished principles of the Demo oratic parly. Mr: Miller inpved that the speakers be con fined to thirty minutes. Agreed to. Messrs. Mcualiuont. of Allegheny : Hcpbpm. of Cumberland..* Smyser. of York, and Mitchell, of Butler, specie' in opposition to the amend ment of Mr. Stokes, and advocated tlie adop tion of, the committee’s report.', Messrs. Callioun. of Armstrong, and Hugus, of Somerset, took the other'side, and cautioned the Convention to beware of the action rec. orhmcndcd by (he majority. Mr. Hugus said that, if Mr. Stokes’ resolutions were voted [ down, lie woulcl move to incorporate with the resolutions of the committee a. provision, speci fying that, if Kansas bo admitted under the Lccomplon Constitution, it shall bo submitted to Iho people of the Territory for their ratifica tion Or rejection. If this is n6t granted by the majority, tiro Democracy would bo a beaten party next fall. ' Pending the question, the Convention ad jolirncd to meet at 2 o clock P. - M. Aftehnoon Session.— The Convention re assembled at 2 o’clock. , . . Mr. Stokes's amendment to the report of the committee on resolutions was taken up. Air. Cassidv, of Philadelphia, addressed the Convention, lie gave in his ndhcsidn to the report of the committee. The Philadelphia del egation he said, would stand by Mr., Buchan an and his policy. Air. Buchanan had no stronger friends than the Philadelphia delega tion. He said, bv authority, that' Wiliam A. Porter would stand on any .platform the Con vention might adopt. IV ith regard to the prop osition for the admission of Kansas .with the condition that the Constitution be submitted - to the people for ratification, that could not bo done. The moment Kansas was admitted un der the Constitution, Congress had no further power over the subject; and the Constitution niusi'therefore he accepted, or rejected, as it is. Air. Hughes, of Schuylkill county, took sim ilar giouud, and argued that the people of Kan sas could at any time alter nr amend their Corj- : stilutions as they pleased. . Therefore; they | should be admitted promptly, under,the Consti tution before Congress. "Air. Stakes opposed the report of the commit tee and the admission of Kansas under the Be. oomnlon Constitution. He said (hero was no use m trying to conceal facts. 1 The Democratic parly was in a situation of great difficulty and danger, and should move with caution. Al though the majority of the Convention had the. power to do as they pleased, they wore still hound to look beyond' temporary triumph by the .exorcise of brute force, to the interests of the parly and the counlry, and should do noth ing to impair the integrity and,strength of the party. lie charged the President of the Con ■ volition nnd others of the majority with having, in theinspccches, deserted the great, principle of, the great Democratic, party—that of the right' of the people to govern themselves. Mr. Day, of Philadelphia, spoke in favor of the resolutions of iho committee and of the pas sage of the Lecompton Constitution. Mr. Cunningham, of Beaver, took the same side, and indulged in a fling at Governor Pack er's Kansas sentiments in the inaugural. lie said the inaiigura! was finished before ho' came, to Kansas, and should there , have closed. lie might as well as have dragged jn Utah.. Mr. Brewer, of franklin, vindicated the Lo cpmpton Constitution and its friends. It was legally framed, and ought to be adopted by Congress., lie would vote for the resolutions, not on the ground of expediency, but because they were right. Mr. Wright, of Luzerne, spoke in defence of the report of the committee, lie; came hero not for strife or War, but for conciliation: and peace. He came with the olive branch in his hand, and hoped that all would unite with him.. The committee acted with a spirit ot compro mise and concession. They desired to liarmon ize, and meet the minority halt way, and thought they should be ,satisfied and lake the platform and candidates of the Convention. The vote was taken on Mr. Stokes’s resolu-- lions, which were negatived—yeas .21, nays, ioq; ■ Theycsolulions of the committee were now before the Convention. Sir. Stokes called for, a division on the question. Sir.. Oillis, and eleven others, called for the previous question, which was sustained. . , ; „ The resolutions of the committee were then adopted. Yeas 111, nay 1. , fThe anti-Lccompton momhers declined to vote, excepting Mr. Workman, of Washington; who'said the vote was in accordance with the instructions of liis constituents.] . Qn. motion, iho Convenlioh then .proceeded •to make general nominations for Supreme Judge.], -The fhllowing iiopiinations were rnader William A. Porter, of Philadelphia: Wm. Elwcll, of„ Luzucnio county : George Shari wood, of Philadelphia; Rassaelas Brown, of Warren county; James Burnside, of Centre county : Thomas S. Bell, of Chester county. Tht? Convention then adjourned till eight o’- clock; evening.- EVENING SESSION. The Convention reassembled at.' 8 o’clock, The nominations of Judge Burnside and Brown, as candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court, I were withdrawn. , On motion, tho Convention proceeded to bnl- Ibt for candidates for Supremo Court, and Will iam A. Porter was nominated 8n the first bal- Wm. A. Porter, of Philadelphia,. G. Sharswoqd, Philadelphia', Wm. Elwelf, Luzerne; Tlios. S. Bell, Chester, G. P. Hamilton, Allegheny, 1 The announcement of the result was hailed with much enthusiasm, and tho nomination was made unanimous. ' The Convention proceeded to nominate a candidate for Canal Commissioner. Three bal lots were taken, when Wesley Frost, of Fay ette, received a. majority, and. was declared nominated. ; ' DAM.OTS. Ist. 2d, 3d. Wcslley Frost, of Fayette, 17 41 94 David Lbwrio, Lehigh, 24 17 . Thos. Ostchbout, Wyoming; 21 31 33 Wm! F. Murray, Dauphin, 21 17 Adolphus Patterson, Blair, 10 8 Robert P, Linton. Cambria, 11 . —; Thomas Brooks; Crawford, 0 " David Riddle; Washington,- 5 3 1 George A, Irvin, 5 9 Thomas Adams; Indiana, 4 Ohns. R. Foster, ' 3 ■ . Wm Elliott, ’ P On motion, tlie nomination of Mr. Frost was made unanimous. . A vote of thanks was tendered to the Prcsi : dent and other officers of tlie Convention. . The President retimed his thanks for the courtesy and kindness extended to him during Outsitting of the Convention. He hoped the delegates would return to their homes, willing, anxious, and determined to elect the ticket nominated triumphantly, and battle manfully for the principles here re-asserted. Mfssrs. McCalmont, Hugos, Hugos, Bucka 1 - Icw, and Iloldcman, were severally called, and made short speeches, which were received with applause. The Convention then adjourned sine die. CouttT Marti at, ,—A Court Martial convened at the Carlisle Garrison yesterday (Wednes day,) in compliance with an order by the War “Department. The Court ordered is for the tri al of Col. E. V. Sumner, U. S. A„ upon char ges preferred against him by General Harney. The court is composed of the following mem bers : Brevet Major General Thomas S. Jcsup, quar termaster generalßrevet Major General John E. Wool ; Brevet Major'General Persifer P. Smith; Brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill, inspector general : Col. Joseph K. p Mansfield, inspector general; Col. Joseph Plympton, Ist infantry ; Colonel Francis Lee 2d infantry: Brevet Col. Justin Dimmick, 2d artillery ; Brevet Col. Joseph P. Taylor, sub sistence department: Col. Henry B. Craig ord nance department ;■ Lieut. Col. George B. Grit tendon, mounted rifles; Major John F. Lee Judge advocate. 1 The Beensant Witness Indicted. Washington, March G,—Tho Grand Jury have, under the law of Congress to punish con tempts of (he authority of, either House, found a bill of indictment against Mr. Wolcott, the recusant witness in the alleged tariff bribery case- 1 REMARKS OF IM.'SAMUEL HEPBURN, OP CUMBERLAND COUNTY.- Delivered before tpo Democratic State Conven tion, March 4, 1858, in support of the majority Resolutions,■ and in reply to Mr. Coffroth, of Somerset county. Judge Hepburn rose, and said — Mr. President—l feet disposed to meet my friend from Somerset. (Mr. Coflrqlh,) and those who are noting with him on this occasion, in a spirit of perfect willingness (o hear nil they have to say on the subject which now divides ns ; and if they can convince mo that in the resolu tions just reported by the committee wo arc de parting from the principles of the Cincinnati platform, tiie principles of the Kansas-Ncbras; ka aoti or Ifw principles which hare always been recognized by the Democratic parly, I for one am .willing to say it becomes us seriously to consider them, and if.'thcy bo ns is charged against them, retrace our steps. 1 have no de sire to call hard names, nor to prefer charges against any man—each is entitled to his opin ion ; and if we have met in that candid manner avowed by those who oppose us. and with a view of discovering the right on tin’s subject so agitating to our parly, n comparison of views will certainly bring ns much nearer together than we now arc. ff I am mistaken on Ibis subject, I am cgrcgionsly so, more so than On any political question on which an opinion lias been deliberately formed. It is one which in volves the policy of the administration at Wash ington, upon which .the. Dregidcnt has taken a. firm and decided stand. And when as between him.and us it becomes doubtful as to which is flic better mode for settling the difficulty and restoring peace to the nation, I ask in candor, should not we, his professed friends, yield our opinions to the opinion of the iira,n..p!aced at the head of its Liliths, and who isrcsponsiblojimflns great -nation for the results of his recommenda tion ? ■ ■ One year ago the Slate of Pennsylvania, in almost every corner of if-, resounded with praises to lljo limn, whom, after years of iffort, wo had succeeded in placing in the Presidential Chair. Ue was no statesman of yesterday, tint a plan of great attainments, large experience, and ma tured judgement— one! who fell the responsibili ties of Ins place, mid willing to bring to his aid some of the very best minds of the country, and who too,.were favorites with the Democrat ic party. Under these circumstances, then, sir, when the President.of the United Slates has surrounded, himself .with such men as Gen. Cass, and,'Jeremiah S. Black, (himself.a host in Pennsylvania,) and Cobh, and Brown, and Toney, find the oilier excellent men of his Cab inet, and that combined wisdom unites upon a question of policy, if it be not one of expedien cy, as to the best mode of relieving the country from the discussion ot one of the most exciting topics that can he Un-own into the Congress of the nation ;X repeat the question, sir, if there he a difference of opinion between the President and. us upon that question of policy, whether we should not surrender our private convictions to the opinion of the man thus situated and who is immediately responsible to the people of. this whole country for his aots ? The President is gravely charged with, vio lating the principles of his party as embodied in the Cincinnati platform.-'.''.This charge, if true, is a serious one. I for one deny it, and my reasons for doing so I wjll state as briefly as possible in the time limited for debate. The Cincinnati platform is but a reiteration of the principles of the Kansas and Nebraska organic acts.,. These laws ns they have ever been ■ understood—at least by the 'Democratic party—involve the prinoiplcof non interfyr'ente with the action of the actual residents of a Suite or Territory in the regulation of their own do mestic institutions. .1 read, sir, from the Cin ciiinaliplalform and fiorn a'book'wliich will Cer tainly be regarded as authority in this house, ‘‘The Democratic Electoral Hand Book."—‘‘The American Ochlocracy recognize and adopt the principles contained in' the organic laws estab lishing the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska as embodying the only sound and safe solution of the Slavery question hpon which, the great national idea of ■, the people ol this whole coun try can repose ihfits determined conservatism of the Union.; Non interference by-Cfnigrcss with slavery in State and Territory, or in the District Of Columbia.” To.which I wish to add a- single resolution of that' Convention, and which I will rend : - “ Resolved,- -That wc-rccogpixe the right .of the-people-of all the Territories, (including Kan sas and Nebraska,; acting through the legally and fairly expressed will of a majority of actual residents, and whenever the nuniber of their in habitants justifies it, to form a Constitution, with er without domestic slavery, and be adr milted into the Union upon Terms of perfect equality with the other States/' Here, then, we have the great principle of non-intervention asserted in the organic laws of Kansas and Nebraska, as understood and ex- Convention which nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. Mr. Buch anan repeat* it in his lei ter of acceptance, in lift emphatic language—*- The recent legislation of Congress respecting.domestic slavery, derived as it has been, from the original and pure foun tain of legmmalc political power, the will of the majonty , promises, ere long, to allnv the dan geious excitement. This legislation is founded upun principles as ancient ; as free government itself, and in accordance with* them, has simply declared that the ’people of a territory'* like.those oj a States shall decide for ihciiibcivcs, whether slavery shalljor shall not,exist within their-Uni • its. The Nebraska-Ransas adt does no more than give the force of law to this elementary principle pf self-government/ 1 &c. If- we, 1 by ..these resolutions, are infringing upon this doc trine, I ask the gentlemen upon the other side to point it out, nndMf; the Presided! in a single instance nas done so, I.ask the gentlemen who charge it, to tell us, and as each able to give a “reason for the faith that is in hitn/' L will give mine, and show that the President is not obnoxious to the charge made against him. As a preliminary, T say to the gentleman from Somerset (Mr. C'oftroth,; that we. accept his statement “that a Governor sent lo Kansas under her organic law is ah agent of the Presi dent and not oj the people of the. .territory as being the true position in. which a. Governor thus sent, should be placed in this discussion. On this great.qucsiion of non intervention where Stands the President? Try him bv the admit ted facts. No man questions that, when Gov erpor Geary was appointed Governor of Kansas he \yas a Iricnd of the administration, and en dorsed its policy.. Bid lie adhere lo it ? -I nu svrer no, and tell you wherein he did not. On the 19th of February,. 1857, the. Legislature of Kansas passed a law for taking a census of t he people, (or making a registry of voters, and for the election of delegates to a Convention for forming a Constitution for. the Territory, &o. Ihe provisions of this law are in substance as follows, winch, if indulged, I will read : 115 13 Skc. 1. Sheriffs arc required, between the Ist of March and Ist of April, 1857, to make an enumeration ; have power to appoint deputies, who shall take oath, &e. . 1 Sec. 2. In case of vacancy in office of slier- Ur, the probate judge shall perform his duty; “PS 1 " cnE ? of vacancy in both, the governor shall appoint some competent resident to per form said duty. ' Seo. 3. Officers as above, shall file hi' office ol probate judge a complete list of all qualified voters resident in Ids pounly or district on the Ist of April, 1857. ‘ Skc. 4. Copies of said list to bo posted in , public places. Seo. 5. Probate judge to continue Court from receipt of said returns to Ist of May, for tlie purpose of correcting them. Sue. G. Lists of legal voters, as corrected, to bo returned to the governor and secretary, and distributed generally. Sec. 7. Upon completion of census, apportion ment of members to.be made by. the governor and secretary, according to the registered vo ters, number ot representatives to be sixty. Seo. 8. Election for memWra ofthe constitu tiona convention shall be held on the third Monday m Juno, and no one, unless registered, shall vote, • Sec. 9. County Commissioners shall appoint the places ofvoling, judges of elcclions Sko. 10. Judges of elections arc required bo sworn, also tho dorks,and :, 0 of election shall bo made and certified by u s Sko. 11. .Every,bona fide inhabitant of If? 1 ' sas, on. the third Monday of June IRvr iT a citizen of the United States, and ever (ire!!? 6 sno years of age, whose residence in the cn ,,„ y where he offers to vote shall-have bebn a 7 months next before said election, shall be illr | tied to vote. ■ Sec. 12- Persons authorized to lake th„ „ sub to administer oaths. He. CCen> • Seo 13. Provides for the punishment of Un . lawful attempts to influence Voters. ln Skc. 14. Provides punishment for il| etrn i , ling. b 1 Vo * ■ Ukc. 15. Provides punishment for those fraudulently hinder a lair expression ofih,w nlar vole.. Sec IG. Delegates arc required toasscmhl.i Convention at the Capitol on the first Monlv of September next. . ma X Sec. 17. Provides for an election by vention of its officers. J Wn- ' Sko. 18. In relation to the salaries of sheriff and other officers. . 0 Sec. 19. Kelative to the location of the .w tion districts, ,TO SEC. 20. Requires all votes to bp viva vote Sec. 21. gives a tabular form for the returns /] lus law. so just and fair, so reasonable in all I ns provisions enacted by, the iuimeUinte repre sen aims of the people of Kansas, was vS by Gov. Geary, fur the reason “ that it made°iio provision for submitting hhe Constitution when framed by the Convention to a vote of the neo ple for adoption or rejection.” • In that act bo differed from pr.ncij.lw of the Kansas Nebraska law-the platform of the Cincinnati Convcn" lion, and the letter of the President; And! ask whether it was intervention, or non inter' .veilcion, upon his part ? It was a direct inter ference with the acts of the immediate represen tatives of the people of Kansas, and hence his collision with the general administration. The grounds assumed in his Veto message were aside from a legitimate exer.oise of that power. The people, Ihorugh their represenolives, had the right to say what they would do, and it was not the province of the Gov. to say-they should not do it, when notin conllict with their or ganic law. The Legislature—as it had a per fect right to do—passed the law over his veto, and tints it became the law of the and all the residents of it were bound to respect ‘ it as such. It jvas reasonable and just in all its previa- , •dns. No fair man doubted it. It was,pro nounced so by Gov. Stanton and by Gov. Wal. ker. Gov. Stanton in urging the people to conic forward and vote under its provisions, says -* ,'llie Guveninent especially recognizes Uie territorial act Which,provides for assembling a Convention to form a Constitution with a view to making application to. Congress-for admiss ion as a Siate-iiito the Union. That act is re garded as presenting the only test of thequaliti cation'of votcrs.for''delegates' to.the Convention and all proceeding repugnant restrictions are thereby repeal.d. in this light, the act must bo allowed to, have provided tor a fell and fair expression of the will of the people, throu"li the delegates wlid may bo chosen to represent thciiiiufheCoiistitutional Convention. Jdoulit . not, however, that, in order to avoid all pre text for resistance to the peaceful operation of this law; the Convention itself will, in some form, . ( mark the significance of this] "pro vide for submiiting lire great distracting ques tion regarding .‘their social insliunjons, which has so long agitated the people of Kansas, to a fair vote of tlie actual bohajule residents of the Territory, with, every possible security against • fraud and violence; If the Constitution be thus framed, and the question ol difference be thus submitted to the decision of the people, I beliefs that Kansas will ho admitted by Congress, with out delay, as one of. the sovereign States of the I American Union, and the Territorial authorities will be immediately withdraw#.” In still stronger terms Governor Walker tells' the people of Kansas that as the Convention 1 was legally called,-.if ihey did not come forward and vote, their mouths-.would bo closed; and' they .could not bo jpcrmi tlcd 1 to defend' against it. 1 On: toe 27th of May,’befprqfthe .elcctitvilor delegates; and- with full knowledge'6f the regif traiion of voters, and. tho apportionment of del- , (gales under if, ho says : “ Under bur practice tho preliminary act of . framing a State constitution is uniformly per /brnied (lujoiigll.llic instrumentality of acouvon-' lion of delegates chosen, by tlio people'them solves. That convention is now about to to' elected hy yoii, on the call pf'thc Territorial to. gislature, created and still l recognized by Con gross, and clothed hy it, in the comprehensive’ language of the organic law, with full power to' make such an enactment, “The Territorial legislature,'then, in assem- • hling this convention were fully sustained hy tho act of Congress; and the authority ol (lie' convention is; distinctly recognized in my in structions from the President of the U. •Stab's .•>The.people of Kansas, then, are ihvtled by the highest authority.known to the constitution to participate freely and fairly in th® election delegates to form a constitution and State go - eminent.. The'taw has performed Us enure ap propriate functions when it extends to the pc - pie the right' of suffrage, but cannot compel in i performance of-that duty.” • I , In tho Inch of these admetiilions one won in I suppose that the provisions of the law to win civ I I have vnfered for calling the convention in I Kansas, all either did, or could have known, K thattvith tho people of Kansas and with W® I atone, was committed- tho whole power to fom K their own constitution hy delegates of their own, H ohotco, T-ho sovereignty of- tho, whole people,- L .whether, they voted or not, was committed tr the. delegatos'elcctcd to that- convention uikta (hut law for the purpose of ihrniing an organie, law by Which their Territory might become v State. And if Governor Walker had ledit there; all would' have ‘been welli UnforliuiM'' ’ fbr him; and 1 tor us all, lie did-not do so. -f' fhoirjh.t-ho delegates' to that convention'Had ail tile po.t'or ho had previously told- the people they would possess when elected, lie'hiaiiit lli*' Uniortuiliitd promise to thorn that the whole!** 1 stitnlion when framed by tho convention sW“ be submitted to them for adoption Or .rejection- Ho said, submit the whole cohstitution to to* vote of tho.people of Kansas, The represent 1 ' fives of the people in that convention sain,we will submit but a part—that part, about whicn so much has been said and written—that pad which Gov. Stanton characterized as “the irto distracting question,” and which he said ho not doubt wo would submit to Hie prof 10 . Kansas—the question of slavery. 1 And hade || tho convention a right to say so, upon H |C F ‘ K| ciple of (ho Kansas Nebraska act, llio.Cinc || ti platform-and the pledge of the Preside l| support' them I Most assuredly they Had tho interference of Gov. Walker was a Ms intervention to prevent it, made m •*!“ ~, 0 II the pledges of the payly.'nnd in violation et m || principle of tho organic law of the I ein U l| Hence his dilfuroncq with the rusl ff „rVaM,is £ had'the right to speak fur the P®°P. BB as to.whether all, or none of. tho™"H framed by their own convention snoma , 0l JR muted to tbepooplo'forratification on J Hi Ifart Gov. Walker, appointed by the y• w . JD| or tho delegates of tho people in tpa be Irb tion? Can tho answers to these quo •'-,| o re . IM doubtful ones in (his body ? r, , l ? re „,iiutk« ir H prosentative? of tile people if not fon» who,® Bl legislative hulls f They can bo foi'W lteW pi( Bl else, and that Territorial Governor wli . e j Bl to control them, in the legitimate , L ’' r „ ft-■ mfa their privileges, assumes the attitnu ' 1|l( n» Hj tntor towards tliom, and they are not . s( ( o ns ■ regard him. Those are the two groat q. , B of ditreronco between ttio/Tresidont j l(r |,o M friends, and tho Governor of Kansas. jpe ■ of them all stands upon the organic if ■ Territory, and the platform of ® l !' Gm (ol 1 ll! ■ the gentlemen upon tho other side r f cr in6 ■ in what tho President is, or has boon ])oir )o. M with tho people of Kansas in rogaru n h® K cal institutions, X will gladly listen t 'm| ie yVi»v® I if possible endeavor to answorthem. . o inl ■ not told ns yet, and lam sure-they t ven (ion ■ to one single instance of it. No n -J , ic y in ad- B| has been tho principle of his whole 1 Lp ti* HI ministering tiro affiiirs of Kansas appointed; agents—ono of them <“- * jliiß- MM for-years.his.intimato friend, and . :,,lcs °- Bjg yield- one iota of his policy, or the p O oice, fern Ids party ', he would remove even In* l *. »o to H l ® because they; not ho, attempted to< , m Bw i people of that Territory how they 811
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