AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JOHN B. BHITTON, Editor & Proprietor.
CARLISLE, PA., JUNE 7, 1860.
DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
For Governor,
HENRY D. FOSTER,
OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY,
FOR EpESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
ELECTORS AT LAME. '
Geo. M. ICeim, of Berks county.
Richard Vaux,’ of Philadelphia,
DISTRICT ERECTORS.
14. J. Reckhow.
15-Geo,.t). Jackson.
10. J. A. AW.
17. J., 11. Danner.
18. J. R. Crawford.
19. 11. N. Lee.
20. J. B. lIowoIL
21. N. P. Fetterman.
22. Samuel Marshall.
23. Wm. Book.
24. B. D. Hamlin.
25. Gaylord Church.
1. Frod’k. A. Server.
2. IVm. C. Patterson,
3. Jos. Crockott, Jr.
4. Rromior,
5. J'. W. Jacoby.
6. Charles Kelly.
7. O. P/James.
8. David Schall.
9; J. L. Lightner.
10. S. S. Barber.
11. T.H. Walker.
12; Si S. Winchester.
13. Joseph Luubach.
Fine Fruit. —Wo -wore shown a strawberry
yesterday, taken from the garden of our neigh
bor, Judge Graham, which measured 3-J inch
es in circumference. A few of them “smoth
ered in cream” would not he hard to take.
. Sale or Beal Estate. —At the sale of the
real estate belonging to W. M. Beeteu & Co,,
of a portion of the lands of the Carlisle Iron
Works, on Thursday and Friday last, (adver
tised in our last paper,) we learn that some
$17,000 worth was disposed of. One tract,
(capable of being improved,) containing 150
acres, was knocked down to Jacob Momma, of
Mechaniosburg, at §3l per acre. There is
still a number of fine tracts of land belonging
ito this valuable estate, which can bo purchas
ed at private sale. Information can be had
of the proprietors, or of A. M. Leidich, at the
Boiling Springs,
New M. E. Church—Corner Stone Laid.
—The corner-stone of a new M. E. Church, in
course of erection at Papertown, was laid with
Masonic honors on Saturday last. Members
of the order to the number of about sixty,
were present and participated! in the ceremo
nies. The occasion attracted a largo crowd
from Carlisle and the neighboring country,
and, apart from the interesting proceedings
attending the laying of tho stone, the!smiling
weather, the surpassingly beautiful scenery,
and the invigorating atmosphere of the moun
tains, well repaid those who sought a few
hours relaxation front business.
The procession, lead off by the Carlisle'
Brass Band, formed at Parson’s hotel, about
2 o’clock, and after marching and counter
marching the length .of the “straggling vil
lage,” entered the old chufch’building, where
appropriate addresses were delivered by the
Bovs. Gibson and Chonoweth, and Prof. Bos
well. ' A collection was then taken up for the
benefit of the now enterprise, and the assem
bled multitude adjourned to the site of the
new building, where the Masonic “work”
was performed under the superintendence of
P. M. Porter. Prof. Johnson closed the
ceremony with ;a few remarks applicable to
the occasion. .
Ini the stone, as is customary, wore placed
a number of antique and modern coin, a pa
per containing the names of subscribers, the
architect and mechanics, and copies of several
religious and secular newspapers.
Aside from two or three “smash ups” on
the road, nothing occurred to mar the plea
sures of the day.
Corner Stone Laid.— The ceremony of the
laying of the cornerstone of St. John’s Church,
at Boiling Springs, on the 28th ult., was well
attended. After singing by the congregation,
the reading of the Lytorgical Service and the
ceremony of laying’the stone wore performed
by the Rev. Wu. C. Bennettl Appropriate
addresses wore delivered by Rev. Geo. Leidy,
and Rev. Geo. B. Addams. Before the crowd
dispersed, a collection was taken up, which
attested the liberality of the people in that,
region. The best feature was the excellent
order that prevailed during the whole of the
exercises. We have witnessed few gather
ings of a similar kind whore the people con
ducted themselves with more Christian propri
ety, than on this occasion. In the evening,
there was a very appropriate sermon preach
ed by the Rev. Mr. Kromor, and another collec
tion lifted. The audience was largo and at
tentive.
Man Killed. —On Saturday afternoon last,
thb driver of Mr. Wm. Glenn’s team, of Dick
inson township, had been to Carlisle for throe
tons of coal. Ho got his coal in the wagon
apd started for homo about 4 o’clock, very much
intoxicated. With his team he had got as
far as the Rocks, about a half-mile from town,
on the Walnut Bottom Road, when, in descen
ding a small hill, be fell front the saddle, and
the ’wheels of the wagon passed over him,
fracturing his skull and crushing his shoul
ders in ashooking manner. Ho died in afow
•minutes after the accident. Ho was a colored
man, named James Miller, aged about 40.
Coroner Smith, as soon as he hoard of the ac
cident, summoned n jury, and hold an inquest
upon the body. A verdict was rendered in
accordance with the above facts. The acci
dent was witnessed by Mr. John Houston, of
Dickinson, township. ' ,
Bp” The- Census Takers, having been offi
cially, informed of thoir appointments, have
entered upon their duties. We trust that our
citizens generally, ■will aid them all they can
in answering promptly all questions that may
he put to them. The questions are such as
any person may answer without unnecessarily
exposing his private domestic matters or bu
siness. The officers employed are required to
approach every person civilly and respectful
ly: His object is to got correct information
of value to the people and interests of the
country. The obligation of the citizen is to
help him all in his power. With this object
and this obligation existing on each side, the
relations and the intercourse between the two
should partake of nothing but what is of a
friendly character, each endeavoring to assist
the other in performing the work accurately
The Russia* Mrssro*.—The President has
sent to the Senate the name of John Apple- 1
ton, late Assistant Secretary of State, as Min-1
ialei to Russia.. I
Organization of Newbnrg lodge. No. 61
1.0. ol 0. F.
On Thursday, the 31sl ult, Newburg Lodge,
No. 562,1. O. of 0. F., was duly organized at
Newburg, in this county, by Jos. C. Tnoui**
son, D. D. G. M. At an early hour in the
day the roads leading to the town were filled
with people anxious to see the parade and to
get a sight of an “Odd Fellow.” Tho town
was beautifully decorated with flags, wreaths,
arches, &c., bearing tho mottoes of tho Order,
and no pains spared to make things look bright
and cheerful. At I o’clock tho Lodge was
Organized, the officers elected and installed;
after which a procession was formed by those
belonging to tho Order, under tho inarshalship
of P. G. Altick, assisted by P. G. Campbell
and P. G. Kelso, headed by tho Fayettville
Brass Band, and marched through tho princi
pal streets to the Presbyterian Church. Tho
services in tho Church opened with prayer by
the Bov. Wsi, Ebnsuaw, of Shippcnsburg, and
singing by the members of tho Order. Geo.
F. Cain, Esq., in a neat, eloquent and appro
priate speech, presented to tho Lodge, on be
half of tho ladies of Newburg and vicinity, a
copy of tho Bible. We only do justice to the
ladies when we say they are entitled to credit
for the splendid gift, it far surpassing in beau
tyand finish any thing of tho kind ever pre
senfed in this county. The Kev. Mr. Ern
shaw, on behalf of the Lodge, received tho
present. His remarks were feeling, well
timed and appropriate, assuring the assem
bled multitude that its sacred pages would bo
frequently read in the Lodge room. Wu. M.
Penrose, , Esq., then delivered, in his'usual
pleasant manner, the closing address, setting
forth the true principles and objects of the
Order, and the advantages to be derived. Af
ter the Benediction was pronounced, the pto
; cession reformed, and marching through the
town, halted in front of the Lodge, where it
was dismissed. . ■
At a special meeting of the Lodge, on the
night of the 2d instant, the following resolu
tions were passed, which we have been re
quested to publish: ■
Resolved, That the thanks of Newburg
Lodge bo tendered to Wm. M'. Penrose, Esq.,
Geo. F.Jdain, Esq., and the Bev. Wm. Ern
shaw, for the addresses which they delivered
in the Presbyterian church for the benefit of
our Lodge.
Resolved, That the thanks of the Lodge be
tendered to X), D. G. M. Jos. G. Thompson,
,P. G. Altiok, P. G. Campbell,. rind other offi
cers, for their services duringthe opening of
Newburg Lodge, No. 562.
Resolved, That the thanks of the Lodge be
tendered to the officers and members of Cdno
;doguinet Lodge No. 173, Cumberland Lodge
INo. 90, Carlisle Lodge No. 91, Manor Lodge
No. 560, Path Valley Lodge No. 419, Colum
bus Lodge No. 75, to the Fayettvillo Bahd for,
their excellent music, to the Ladies of the
Bible Committee for the presentation of a
beautiful Bible, to the Trustees of the Pres
byterian Church for the use of the same, and
to the citizens of Newburg generally for their
liberality on this occasion.
_ Resolved, That these resolutions be pub
lished in the American Volunteer,. Valley
Star, Shippenaburg News, and Chambersburg
Times. .
Jacob W. Wueler, Scct'y.
Premature and 111-Advised.— The futile
efforts of a few men of our town to got up a
“ Dougins Club” before the National Conven
tion has designated the candidate for Presi
dent, is as ill-advised, ns. it is unnecessary.—
The best npd most djscreet friends of tlip dis
tinguished Senator regard this: abortive-at
tempt with utter indifference if not contempt.
Had the admirers of the “ Little Giant” in our
town or county-wished to have given expres-,
sion to their opinions on the subject of the
Presidency, they would have assembled in
general meeting; In a number of counties
this course has been , pursued. To organize a
“ Douglas Clnb,” however, before Douolas or
anybody else is nominated, is simply ridicu
lous, and should not and will not bo counte
nanced by Democrats who are anxious for un
ion and harmony and the welfare of the par
ty. When Judge Douglas is nominated for
President, it will be time enough to form a
Club bearing his name.* .
Ridiculous Nonsense.— One of tho resolu
tions adopted at the last meeting of tho seif
constituted “Douglas Club” of our town, re
commends the holding of “ a mass meeting of
the Democracy of Cumberland county, favora
ble to the nomination of S.. A. Douglas, in
Carlisle, on ihe 14lh of June." The National
Convention meets on tho IBth, and the first
issue of the ■Democratic county papers after
the meeting will be on the 21st. Thus, the
proceedings of the meeting would first appear
in print one or two days after the National
Convention had adjourned. ' Wo would like to
know whoso sagacity suggested such a bung
ling piece of political business as this. And
who authorized these few men—this self-con
stituted “ Douglas Club”—to call a meeting
of the “ Democracy of the county ?” Had tho
Democrats desired such a meeting, it would
have been held at a much earlier date, and
the call would have been made, either through
the County Committee, or by petition signed
by tho leading men of tho several townships.
But, the Democrats of Cumberland are singu
larly unanimous in theopinion that to hold a
meeting at this late day, before the National
Convention has designated tho candidate, is
uncalled for, unprecedented, and mischievous
What possible good can result from a meet
ing, tho proceedings of which would not , ap
pear in tho papers until after the adjourn
ment of the National Convention ? If certain
gentlemen, who, all at once, desire to appear
so prominent as tho exclusive friends of Judge
Dodolas, will pause and reflect, wo think
they will agree with us that they are wasting
their powder before they know who is to com
mand the Democratic hosts. Let tho stan
dard-bearer be first appointed, and then, and
not till then, lot the campaign open.
Robberies.— On Friday night last, (no tel
.mg at -what hour,) the pantaloons of David
Fredericks, (a trucker, residing in the Nor
thern part of our town,) were stolon from the
bed-room in which ho was sleeping. Th' y
had in one of the pockets Mr. F’s pookotrboo*, I
which contained some §5O in money, and sev
eral promisory notes. All wore carried off
together. Mr. F. is a poor man, and of course
was much distressed when ho rose from his
bod in the morning and discovered his Joss.
ArfOTiiEß:—Tho house of Mr. Jonu M.
I Obeco, corner of Pom fret and Pitt streets, was
entered one night last week, and robbed of
some §6 in money, together with a quantity of*
smoked meat and other provisions. Mr. G,
was not at homo at the time.
Morb.lL\ms Stoles'.~oa Friday morning
of last week, about 3 o'clock, a man was seen
going up Hanover street, with two bags on his
shoulder. Tho man who saw him was direct
ly in tho rear, and tho thief, believing that ho
had been detected, took to his heels. Finally
ho threw the bags with their contents over a
fence into a garden, and continued to run for
life. One bag contained three and the other
two, fine hams. They had been stolen during
the night, from 'flic smoke-house of Mr. Hen
ry Qravdill, near Churchtown, to whom they
have been returned. The thief has not been
arrested ns yet.
Citizens should be on their guard, keep
their doors and windows securely fastened,
and provide themselves with effective weap
ons of defence.. The shooting of two or three
of tho rascals may deter others of tho frater
nity from attempting to enter dwellings on
thieving expeditions.
Concert. —Our citizens wore agreeably en
tertained on Monday and Tuesday evenings
last at the concerts given by the Baker Fami
ly. They had fair and appreciative audiences,
the larger portion Indies. Of the merits of
this company we need not speak, as they are
too well known to require praise at our hands.
The programme embraced both sentimental
and comic—Mr. Geo. E. Baker,' with his
splendid base voice, doing the comic. This
troupe are deservedly favorites, and never fail
to draw good houses. Their singing was
quite up to the high reputation they enjoy as
vocalists. . •
Chop Prospects.-— Better growing weather
than we had last week can scarcely be ima
gined, and certainly better could not have
been wished for by the most inveterate growl
er that ever turned a furrow. The earth was
fully charged with moisture,'and the bright
warm sun seemed ad if it would entice vege
tation almost from a barren rock. Corn,
which had been planted before the rains set
in, came up ns if by magic; while those who
were so unfortunate as to have been caught
with unplahted fields, had a fine opportunity
to regain the ground they lost. Indced.it
can hardly be called a misfortune with some
farmers to have had their planting operations
retarded, as others who did plant before the
rain were obliged to diarrow their, fields over
and plant them a second time, in consequence
of so ■ many of the hills having been washed
"P-. ®y this time, however, we presume
nearly all the corn ground in this county has
been planted. Other crops are growing with
astonishing rapidity. Wheat is becoming
quite heavy, and; the probability now is that
a great deal of it will be lodged by its own
weight long before harvest. Clover and tim
othy.are growing very fast, and will certainly
give 'a heavy yield. This Will gratify every
body, ns the hay crop is more uniformly val
uable to farmers than any other they raise.
In fact, it is estimated to exceed in its total
value every other crop produced in the coun
try.; and it is certain that its loss would be
most severely felt by the agricultural commu
nity. .
Douglas Meeting in Philadelphia.— The
friends of the “Little’ Giant”, turned out strong
at their mass meeting in Philadelphia, on
Monday evening. Ex-Mayor Vaux presided,
and speeches were .made hy V anx, Cassidy,
Lehman, Dougherty, and others. The great
est enthusiasm prevailed, and the meeting did
hot adjourn till a late hour.
The Senate Resolutions. —On our first
page wo publish the resolutions recently adop
ted by the United. States Senate, as also the
vote in each. They were offered by Senator
Davis, and, as will be seen, were nil carried
by a very decided majority. Senator Doug
las was'sick wlien the vote was taken, which
will account for* his name not appearing,-
Gen. Cameron dodged, as ds generally his
course on all important questions. ’
Good.— The Salem Standard states that all
the newspapers in that State that supported
Fillmore and Donaldson in 1856, without ex
ception, now support Lincoln and Hamlin—
New Jersey may bo counted with certainty
for the nominees of the Chicago Convention.
. Harrisburg Telegraph.
We doubt the truth.of the above assertion;
but, if true, it goes to prove the utter dishon
esty and duplicity of Know-Nothing editors '
At Chicago the principles advocated by these
editors were denounced and repudiated, and
Mr. Lincoln, it is well known, endorsed the
platform erected for him. If Know-Nothing,
editors can now support him for President
they will be condemning themselves as dis
honest and shameless.
The Public Printing— The Senate Com
mittee on Printing will report in favor of the
House bill for the establishment of a govern
ment printing office, and the prospect is that
it will pass the Senate, This means of execu
ting the public printing has been repeatedly
boforo Congress since 1819. Whatever may
be its merits, it's success, in a great measure,
is owing to the industry and perseverance of
Mr. Gurley, of Ohio.
Trouble in the Wigwam.— The friends of
Judge Bates are not likely to give Lincoln and
Hamlin a hearty support, if the opinions of the
St. Louis Evening News, the organ of that gen
tleman, are to bo considered significant of
their feelings. By way of introduction to one
or two brief biographies of Lincoln, which it
republishes from the paper to which it alludes
the flews says: “ Our friends of the Chicago
Press are particularly jubilant over the nomi
nation of Abraham Lincoln for President-
Some of their rhapsodies ore quite amusing
and indeed ludicrous. But yet we cannot
blame them. Lincoln is their candidate—
Didn't they bring him forward ?, Didn’t they
press him? Didn’t they nominate him ? Of
course they should, in their exuberant rheto
ric, bear him aloft, and extol him to the full
height of the public expectation."
Kicking IN THE TtiACEs.-Tho Cincinnati
Commercial (Rep.) is in ill-lmmor nt the Chi
cago nominations, and pronounces Lincoln “a
I comparatively obscure man on the 'Western
prairies,” and laments that expediency, with
a prospect of success, should have prevailed
over man worship, with a certainty of defeat.
Gen. Foster in Washington —Hon. Hen
ry D. Poster, the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Pennsylvania, is now in Wash
ington. A dispatch to one of the Philadelphia
papers says he is making strong appeals to
the Southern Senators in favor of a change in
the present tariff, and has strong hopes of the
success of the bill recently passed by the 1
House, with some unimportant modifications. 1 1
The Texas Delifatton' ip the Chicago ConveU'
linn Bogus—Btpailicen Management.
, The reader of the proceedings of the Chica
go Convention ! -will remember that David
Wilmot objected to the so-called tcias Dele
gation as a bogus affair, and also to sofno of
the other delegations purporting to be from
Southern and ho will remember what
a hornet’s nest the said David thereby dis
ttirbod in the neighborhood of his cars. In
deed, he was hooted and stung into silence.
“Bogus 1“ indeed 1 as if anything about that
Convention wos bogus, or ns if the Convention
was in reality sectional, and not national!
The Detroit Pree Press comes to the vindi
cation of David, and shows beyond a . doubt
that he was right, and that the so-called Tex
as delegation wo* bogus. The Pres says:
“The delegation pretending to represent
Texas was gottenVip at Grand Haven, in tins
State. The names of tho delegates, as they
appeared in the published list, wore ‘Dunbar
Henderson, .James,Scott, Ji Strauss, G. Fitch,
delegates at large; E. J. Garrison, Win. Sen
grist, M. T.*E, Chandler,.A., J. Yoakum, dis
trict delegates’—not one of whom was ever
within a thousand miles of Texas. Of these
fellows,. ‘Dunbar Henderson’ is none other
than Don C. Henderson, the editor of a one
horse Black Kepiiblican paper at Allegan, in
this State: ‘James Scott’ is James P. Scott,
the Black Republican County Clerk of Ottawa
county; ‘J. Strauss’ is simply J. Strauss, the
keeper of a small hepr saloon in the_ village of
Grand Haven; M. T, E. Chandler is a resi
dent of Canada East, and is not now and nev
er was a citizen of the United States; hut at
time the movement started ho was on n.visit
to-soirie friends.in. Grand Haven, and readily
entered into it; The others, we. heliovc. did
not attend the Convention, but all of them are
residents of Grand Haven and its immediate
vicinity. Hehderspu was one of the Secreta
ries of the Convention, and Chandler, the
British siibjoct,.was one of the Vico Presi
dents.”
. But that is not all. ' The Pre.ia says further
that an old man by the name of A. Bonding,
a resident of Grand Haven, Michigan, was
fitted out with flsfull sot of credentials from
the State of Georgia, and was empowered to
cast the whole twenty votes of that State.
But that plan; unlike that of Texas, miscar
ried, because Benning could not raise the
funds with which to get to Chicago.
We have ho doubt,. if the matter wore
probed, other Delegates to the Chicago Con
vention, purporting to be Southern, would
turn out to be like the so-callod Texas delega
tion, utterly bogus—and some of the personh
ters actual subjects, at the time, of Queen.
Victoria!
A Distinguished Visitor^ —The Pennsyl
vanian of Monday! says that the husband of
forty wives; aridgrahd functus of the Latter
Day Saints, vulgarly inown as Mormons, has
been sojourning in Philadelphia for nearly
two weeks.' He is attended by Dr. Bernhoi
sel and other dignitaries of the church. His
object in .tho visit was to contract for and su
perintend the preparation of an extensive
'paper mill which has been made by Nelson
Gavitt, in Broad street. Brigham has endea
vored to remain incog, and, in order, to do so,
ho has kept away from, the large hotels, and
lodged with a.gentleman who has embraced
tho Mormon principles. *
Japanese Gossip.— -The solemu hearing of
the JapancaoV 4a; they tippehred before the
President, deserves'to hc-seriousiy considered,
So dignifie Ain jaanuer, so remarkably polite,
so grave in ihosezocution of their official du
ties, so self-possessed amid the turbulence of
an American inob, lot via ask ourselves if they
are hot more civilized than we. Do the liter
ature, the press, the mechanical inventions,
the unbridled freedom Of which we boast, con
stitute a higher civilization than is possessed
by this stately and cultivated people ? Have
we been mistaken all along, and is it not wo that
an impartial inspector from another planet
would select as barbarians, and the Japanese
as civilized? Who is to make tho standard
of civilization, to decide on tho relative merits
of tho Japanese and tho Americana?
Country Seat op the late John G. Bo
keb. —The country seat of the late John G.
Boker— prominently known to the public by
his ownership qf the Art Union Gallery, and
disowning his daughter Mary Ann, who mar
ried John Deap, his coachman—situated a
short distance above Tarrytown, on the Hud
son Bivor, waa lately sold at auction, for $91,-
000. From Commodore Perry, who formerly
resided there, Mr. Boker purchased the place.
It comprises 94 acres of land, well wooded
and diversified with meadows, lawns,.gardens
and fishing ponds. Tho, mansion is built Of
stone, in the gothic stylo, with tower, porti
coes, and bay windows;
Is.' Captivity Thirteen Years— Tho Lan
caster Express says that recently Mr. George
Brubaker, a citizen of that county, returned
home after an absence of some years. He was
captured by a band of Camancbos, -while on
his way to California, in 1847, thirteen years
ago, and had just osoaped.from them! ' After
becoming acquainted with the language and
habits of the Indians, he was made a medi
cine man, and in that capacity did a great
deal of good among them, preaching to them,
and has succeeded in converting over two hun
dred to the Christian religion. It was only
after the most solemn promises that he would
return, that they would allow him to depart;
apd he will go back as soon as ho has seen
his family, who have mourned him for years
ns dead. . ■ ■ .
Imdv Btbon D E AD—The English papers
announce the death pf lord Byron's widow
at the ago of 66 years. This lady, who was
f ° r “ ’VI 94, WflS tho on, y daughter and heir
of Sir Ralph Milbnnk Noel,-Bart, by the sis
ter and co-heir of the second Viscount and
ninth Baron Wentworth. On the death of the
other co-heir, lord Scarsdnle, 1856, she suc
ceeded to the barony of Wentworth by writ
the viscounty becoming extinct. She was
married to the great poet in 1815, but the nn
■on, as is. well known, was a most unhappy
the husband and wife. Theiron
ly child Afia, was married to Lord Lovelace
and died in 1852. Lady Byron survived her
husband 36 years.
Hon. Wm. C. Preston, a distinguished
citizen of South Carolina, and a United States
Senator for ton years—from 1832 to 1842
died at Columbia, S. 0., on the 22d ult n 8
was a native of Philadelphia, and was in the
both year of his age.
Senator Nvmuacuer DcAn.—Sonator
Nunemachor died at his residence near Shart
losvillo, Berts county, on Monday week last,
after a protracted illness.
A Fifth-Sale lawyer..
Lucky for Lincoln that ho happened to live
in Illinois and had a tilt with Douglas or ho
never wouldrhavo boon heard of in the politi
cal world. Tho, Chicago Democrat, Wont
worth’s paper, and a Black Republican sheet,
sums up Mr. Lincoln thus: !
“ Mr. Lincoln was, in early time, a member
of the Illinois House of Representatives. Ho
was also a member of fhoThirtieth Congress
of the United States, being the last two years
of Mr. Polk’s administration. Beyond this
Mr. Lincoln has no official record. Ho has
devoted most of his time to his profession, hy
which ho has boon enabled to hut little more
than support himself from one year io anoth
er.” . ■
No experience in Legislation, no claims to
Statesmanship, and a poor stick of a Lawyer.
What a President he would make.
“ Oh, ho! such n nominee
As Abroham Lincoln, of Iliinois-cc
Methodism.— From an official return, sub:
nutted to. the General Conference now in ses
sion at Buffalo, we glean the following inter
esting statistics of Methodism in tho world : •
Total members, • 1,082,034
Add traveling preachers, ' 13,209
Total communicants in America, 1,093,843
Total communicants in Europe, 736,302
Total,
Minor bodies, whose statistics bo
exactly ascertained—lo,ooo
members and 200 preachers,
Grand total,
Supposing throe members of the congrega
tion to one of the Church, (a very moderate
estimate for Methodist congregations,) wo have
an aggregate population depending on the
ministration of Methodism, of hardly less than
eleven millions.
The PrtixcE of Wai.es. —High preparations
are making in,Canada for the glorification of
the Prince of Wales. A special railway car
riage has been made for him to ride in on the
Great Western lino. In its size and-outside
appearance it is similar to an ordinary first
class car, except in its painting, a part of
which, is the Prince of Wales’arms, and some
beautiful panncling. . The principal feature
of the inside is the spacious saloon, 20 feet
long and If feet wide. . The sides, ends and
partition of the room are richly ornamented
with pedestal, cornipe, pilaster and entabla
ture complete. The windows are surmounted
by a silk upholstery panel, and hung with
drapery. Over the door at each end of the
saloon is placed the Prince of Wales’ coronet
and feathers, carved in wood. ;With this as d
centre runs fluted silk panel, in slmpe liko'nn
extended fan; while in place of windows,
two largo mirrors will bo suspended each aide
lof the doorway. The furniture will be con
structed of blister b¥ bird’s-eye maple; (he
sofas and chairs are of the stylo of Louis XIV’
and'XV. Next to the saloon, (in either side
of the. car, is, the dressing room and wash
| room, which will bo fitted up. with every re
gard to comfort and convenience. At the
other end of the cards the. ante-chamber, 14
feet long. This room'ivill be plainer than the
principal saloon, but yet very elegant!
IIEExtAK.ANU Sayers.—Bell's. Life announc
es that a meeting took place between llocnan
and Sayers at ll° discuss
the means of tcrniinatihg the dispute between
them ns to the possession of theybhpmpion’s
belt. It was ultimately agreed that two new
belts, exact counterparts of the one so much
coveted, should bo made, the money for the
purchase to be raised by public subscription.
laoh of the candidates is to head the list for
that to be hold by his opponent. The old bolt
will remain in the possession of the proprietor
of Sell’s Life, to bo fought, for by whoever
may aspire to the honor of wearing it. Say
ers has engaged,to retire from the prize ring..
Putrid Son e Throat. —This singular and
fatal disease has desolated many households
in various parts of the State. 'ln Conewago
township, York county, five persons died in
one family, and two others are now down with
the disease. Another family buried ten of its
members within.a short time. The disease
attacks adults, and children alike, and is at
tended with an alarming degree of fatality.—
Wo sincerely hope the terrible malady will not
make it» appearance here. 1
Cattle Disease in Pennsylvania.— The
which is now destroying so many cat-
tle in tho New England States, is said to have
made its appearance in some •of the lower
counties of ■ Pennsylvania. Within a short
time a farmer in Bucks county lost nearly all
of his valuable herd of cows, of a complaint
said to resemble very much the dreaded cat
tle disease. If it should turn Out to bo this
malady, it will cause great alarm among the
farmers, and tho necessary stops should bo
immediately taken to ascertain its true char
acter.
The Japanese Embassy.— The President
has caused to bo struck at tho mint a splendid
medal, in honor qf the visit of tho Orientals
to this country. The modal, which is about
twice tho size of the old American silver dol
lar, bears a beautiful likeness of Mr. Bucha
nan, and on tho reverse an appropriate in
scription. Three of those medals have been
struck in gold, thirty in silver, and one hun
dred in copper. They are intended as pre
sents to the Ambassadors and their suite.
The Massachusetts Cattle Disease.—
Notwithstanding the stringent sanitary regu
lations adopted, tho lung murrain continues
to spread, and the malady has extended over
so broad a territory that upon the call of the
Governor of Massachusetts, a special session
ot tho Legislature, to consider the cattle dis
ease is now being held. The people of Maine,
«s well as Connecticut, are taking steps to
keep Massachusetts cattle from being brought
into those States. • °
Another Slaver Captured The govern
ment received intelligence recently from Lieut,
iuafnt, commanding the United States war
steamer Crusader, that he had captured ano
ther slaver off the coast of Cuba, with four
hundred and fifty slaves on board, arid had
taken them into Key West,
Hi
oik Lincoln Stands at Home.— ln the
memorable campaign of 1858 in Illinois, San
rg““°n 00unk y- in which . Abraham Lincoln
Sf n 2IG D ° moCriitlc «*».
2.726 for the Republican ticket. |
lowed by a severe frost in Maine. ■ J
Letter from Gov. Bigler.
, The Mowing letter from Gor. Bigler, in
explanation of his course ot Charleston, was
written in roplytoa.lettor frpmD. W. Moore,
of Philadelphia,: , ,
Washington, D. 0., May 26,1860.
Dear Sir:— My attention has boon.so fre
quently called to the flagrant misrepresenta
tions of my actions and intentions as’ a dele
gate in the Charleston Convention, similar to
tWo enclosed by you, that I have reluctantly
concluded, in order to relieve myself from
constant importunities, to meet all those
charges in this reply to you, which you may
give to the newspaper press, if you think it
iecossary and proper. It is right to remark
that, whilst I shall speak somewhat freely of
the majority of the Pennsylvania delegation
in that Convention, I speak only for myself,
not having had an opportunity of consulting
with any one, and must bo alone responsible
for what I say. '
The strictures which you enclose to me on
the course'and purposes of the majority of the
Pennsylvania delegation at Charleston, would
bo severer indeed, if they were founded in
j truth; but they are either totally unfounded,
I or find their existence in a forced perversion
of the facts. ■ It is not true that the majority
of the Pennsylvania delegation sought to drivo
Mr. Dougins from the field, by. adopting a
Elatform of principles on which he could not
onorably stond. So far from this, we voted
to make the nominations before the platform,
whilst the minority of our delegation and nil
other friends of Mr. Douglas voted to make
the platform first. This was the fatal error
of the Convention, as all parties frankly con
fessed at the subsequent stages of its proceed
ings. Then, again, on this same, point, the
majority voted for a motion, submitted by
myself, to recommit the platform, hoping in
that way to reach the balloting for candidates
with a full Convention; but the effort failed.
Equally untrue is the allegation that we
favored a platform of principles committing
the party to the policy of n slave code in the
Territories. It is true, that we sustained a
series of resolutions lost reported by the ma
jority of the committee, or rather by the sev
enteen Democratic States; but no fair-minded
man will pretend to discover the principles of
a slave code or anything like’ them in those
resolutions. They simply, forbade the conclu
sion that the Territories are sovereignties, and
declared it the duty of the Government to
protect constitutionabrights by constitutional
means, as well in the Territories ns else
where. Surely no government should do
less than this. As .1 understood it, the
friends' of Mr. Douglas took exception
to that part of the resolutions that ex
cluded the idea of sovereign power in the
territorial government, or, rather, the right of
the territorial legislature to exclude slavery or
slave property from a Territory; but Ido not
think it was seriously pretended by any that
the resolutions committed the party.to a slave
code, nor did I meet any delegate who was
seriously in favor of arty such speculative leg
islation. No sensible man protends that Cun
gress oan’ create rights- for slavery or slave
property in the Territories, or anywhere else.
The only question is as to Whether that spe
cies of property is to bo maintained and pro
tected in the rights the Constitution gives it.
Nothing more is asked, and nothing less will I
ho acceptable fo the South. ‘ • j
It is also untrue that wo favored the course
of the seecding.Stntee, or at any time mani
fested a determination to go out with them.
No body of men in the Convention con Id have
witnessed their withdrawal with feelings of
deeper regret than did the majority of the
Pennsylvania delegation, for the direct ten
dency of that act was to favor the nomination
of a, candidate we were against; and Ido not
believe there were any men in Charleston who
exerted themselves. mote'ardently than did
a portion of this Pennsylvania. delegation to
induce the seooders to return to the Conven
tion, myself amongst the number. It is true;
that when it was generally understood iind be
lieved that the .remainder Of,' tho Southern
States, failing to have their ultimatum accept
by.the Convention, would also secede, togeth
er with the two Pacific States, many of us
had determined, and had not hesitated to say,
that, oh the happening of that contingency,
we should refuse to participate any longer in
the proceedings of the Convention. This wo
should have done, because a nomination, made
under such circumstances, would have been
an idle ceremony, and would have foreclosed
all chance of reconciliation in the Convention
or success for the party; but ho one, so far as
my knowledge goes, thought seriously of go
ing out with the eight States that bad ,retired,
or for the reasons which they assigned.
i The inquiry—put in no gracious terms—
whether the Cincinnati platform was riot
good enough for tho majority of the Pennsyl
vania delegation,” is readily answered. It
was good enough for us, and we voted for it;
but we were willing, in addition, in order to
save the party from disruption, and because
we believed it right in principle, to ncknowl
edge modification or definition of the
meaning of tho Cincinnati platform which the
decision or opinion of the Supreme Court, in
tho case, of Dred Scott, had necessarily en
grafted upon it, to the effect that the Territo
ries are not sovereignties; that a territorial
legislature cannot exclude slave property from
the. limits of its jurisdiction,and that-within 1
iw jurisdiction it is bound to take hs good care
°t that snmes of proporty as it does of any
other, this concession would have preserved"
the harmony of tho. Convention, and then
Mr. Douglas, if nominated, would have had a
air chance for an election. lam willing to
leave tho public to decide between mo and
my assailants on this point.
But the groat complaint of all is, that the
majority of the delegation did not vote for Mr.
Tu- Th . ls complaint is as unreasonable
as anything else that has been said, and only
goes,-to prove that in the ardor of their admf
rotiou for Mr. D., certain of his friends are
utterly incapableicf looking at both sides of
this question and judging impartially, Wo
certainly never protended fo be for Mr. Doug-;
th ® r ?, foro - m pne has been deceived.
5 a Perfectly well known.when we were 1
d ? C £p at ?? th “ t we Preferred other can
t B’tos-,DoUSIM 8 ’ t0 5-, DoU S lM - ® ut is attempted
i the large voto received by him a
nhmhdT t 0 S °T° a conclusive reason—why we
for Mr D 6 fWOT '^ B and S° ne
mr Mr. i). Under ordinary circumstances
there would be great, if not conclusive, force
to «!" 8 t V,eW of i ie ca . se - and 1d b not.hesitate
• ® ay to , y °J!’ that with auspicious surround
ngs, and whore tho alternatives involved on
ly a choice of men, with about equal chants
f success ut the polls, it would have influenc
ed my action to no inconsiderable degree • but
forW °
States to d havo ra«ficd°foaf f ““ * he Southern
tion of M r y B o *i a*
Surely the frfoXofM? TtoZ W 7
nominate him for the glory of the nomigion
2,782,105
10,200
2,743,305
alone. I take it they .desire to see hi
President j and, in my judgment, no n?!
hove more completely foreclosed all h' M,l(
cos at this time than to hove nomi„„, S
in d divided Convention. P or tnyeJtn
ferred to look rather to the hannonv!'
cess of; thfi party than to the
any favorite ?m,not ")N
%r, ‘sir; id iltfore than just to ear ih ~ -
oggreg o * 6 T dt? as recorded in the
in favor of. Mr. Douglas, did not trul.^f ll
the individual preferences of its momhn t 6 ttl
did it reflect the choice of the States h
the delgations voted ns a unit. Under nW
rule could Mr. D. have received half*t
of the Convention. His largo vote was il o*"' 0 *"'
fore, in some measure, factitious. On ti, •
of voting per capita he wbuld have $
from 125 to 128 votes, and by deloenti,J
130 to 140.. This is thomost libcrauS?
can ho truthfully made for him.. } n ' dfS
Yorkdelegation alone there wore fifteen!' •
toon delegates, who preferred other cnndij
and -so voted inthoir caucus toeelinn li
there was a number in Ohio and Indiana »ni
individual preferences Were not for m/SK
Yet all of these votes wero.forced to him
now rule adopted by the Convention Fffi
sir, I will bo frank enough to confess to ||
that, had the largo vote for Mr. Douek,B
suited to him under the old rule that
cd at Baltimore aniLCincinnati, 1 sbouldU'%
think it generous tfflmnke this point-
make it because the rule was changed • ad-‘ "
was the change of the rule, andnof Meijf -
ml desire of tl;o delegates, that mivo Jlfr f -
majority of votes in the Convention. The(' r 7
cinuati rule allowed the majority of cacti
ogation to deterirtino how the vote of the Sli '
should ho cast—whether ns a unit oraj
individual delegates preferred. TheCluiU
ton rule so far changed this law ns to tnket
power from the majority of the several deb
tions, if nqt instructed, and give the ininom
equal right with the majority. Hence*!
ns in Pennsylvania and Now Jersey (bV-f
was a largo .minority for MA Dougins iM'k
were permitted to vote for him; while i n Mp
York, and in other States, the delcgntiomllil
iug instructed to vote, ns a unit, he rccriSl
the entire number by the decision of aaS
majority. Everybody who was lit Charlestpi
knows that the friends of Mr. D. grenflyi&S
joiced at tlio adopting qf this rule, and rceite
del it as a 'strong point in his /ilvdr, as IdM
sure I d'.d. lam not mistaken about the tnii
rules, for I liaVe rend them both within a®l
hour so that I-might state the difference cop'l
rcctly. t-r|
Nor will it do, in presenting this case fuiilf' -:i
and impartially, to overlook the fact that
fifteen Southern States and the two I’ncit M.
States—all that are'.counted certain for II $
democratic nominees—except a minority i.:;
Missouri and Maryland, and twu.ee tine .
scattering delegates. elsewhere, in the Soil!
were against the nomination of Mr. Diu-i
and ilillbred with.his friends as to the plafc:v--
of principles-; as did a majority of the :
tions from Pennsylvania and New Jcrsj-Bg?
two of tlio hopeful Northern States—
Mr. D’s entire vote in States tulmiltc%nPl
publican, with the exception of Indinna nIM
Illinois. It ia thus-seen how nccmwil®!
was to keep the States intact that
Mr. D., for, without them; and all o! ihm,w|V.;
chances of election are almost hopeless, | i
Under nil the circumstances, we unilelip§
/ tlio majority of the Convention in favor rf;. : •
1 adjournment to Baltimore, hoping
counsels might prevail;' that the partymS|
! become united,.arid a nominee bb solect'dSt
whom we could defeat tlio’black-repull®i|
party, .. - »
I do not care to- notice what has -
about misunderstandings in our delegating';'
These things are vo.ry common on suchoe ,
sions. Nor do I think wo had more tlinn6 ;,
usual manifestation 1 of feelings I must ii ; ,
i however, .that the allejatipn, that the atlcm} {(
iff thq .majority to, instruct ' Mr. YVright asV;.j
member, of tHe committee off the'platform vf -;.S
V right bad very frankly- , jSS
clm-ed that ho would obey the nil)
Jority of:the delegation on 'that Snlifectj
certainly no nibrb formaUbf” imptising
expressing thqt desire .could'die devised
that of each delegate, over his proper sip ■
tore, expressing that desire. That was nil (!, ;
was done. That mode wds adopted Wen ,
of the necessity for prompt action, and il V
difficulty of getting tlio entire delegation I'.s
gether. I,certainly.knew of no other
for that course or of any intended -indifliiltfel
Mr. Wright. But this is of small inomenl.f
I am not for u slave code, and never Inf;?,
been; and notliing I;havo recently saidor«?S
could warrant any such conclusion. Ibr;t*
no patience with men-whb will-not
between an attempt- by'Congress to ealaisi,?
and maintain, the institution of slavery «(■$
Tern tory and the duty of mairitoming tbß^f
stilutional rights of eitizons and protect' 5
property. The vote in the Senate on frii?!
last ouglit to bo conclusive on this point. ’ fj
fifth resolution in the terms proposed by r 'S
Davis, in which some affoet to find the priW
pics of a slave code, was adopted by a vofifrS?
thirty-five, yeas to two nays; even the rcraSW
cans were unwilling to.vbtqagainst a do,*- P
tion that it is the duty of the Gpvcramit's.'JS
maintain the rlghts.of property in the Tcnfe’.®
ries; whilst -Mr, BrowriV resolution, vis *
avowed the doctrine of a. slave code,
[ but three votes. r? 1
As for.the tariff, I know the wishes of i
cqnsfifuonts bn that subject; and I shall W
diligently, in season arid ,out of season, ii
every proper means in my power, to cnnji: 'y
their will; and, failing to got all they dg/ 4
I shall endeavor to seenre the best mw
possible. ' : - .
Yery truly, yonr obedient servant, ?:?!
- , WILLIAM BICW, v
D. \V. Moobe, Esq,, Philadelphia.
Terrible Tornado in lowa and III!
Destruction of Life and P)'operfi/~~Tk
of Camanchc, lowa, and ' Albany, 11
phicly demolished-—Numbers Kill
n oimded .
.Chicago, June 4.—A terrible tornai
eq over the eastern portion of lowa, ant
western Illinois Inst night*. ,
There, was wore destruction to life oni
erty in lowa than, anything of the tit
ever before caused, >
The towns of Comanche, lowa, and A®-, f
111., were completely destroyed. , , evoi
At Camanohe, thirty-two dead bodied . ,
already boon recovered, and there in* ° lnl
number under the ruins. moy
Albany, five or six dead bod
been found; with fifty wounded, some
received serious injuries.
No list of the names of the victim 3
towns has been received.
. The destruction was equally greet
risen, Il|. At this place the killed t
Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Derr, Gets
yerth, and a boy named Barnuro. ‘
injured, Thomas Digby, Benj. Lottie
■"a Richmond and Diram Mann...
'• Lynden, several were killed, ant
badly injured. The storm passed i
Ambay. In, this:,,vicinity, repOfM 0 ;,.., T
ten were kUled, niid a number badly
The names, of those known to be killed «firbjj<
Mys, Moss, a - child, named Billsbyi al , ithci
injured are, Mr. Moss, a daughter 01 ind-
Sackett, a boy, named Northwaj, • ter o
Wright. 1 mi!
■ The tornado’s course was almost d“*|psfe
from the,Mississippi'to Bock Biyor- .“jf vtffi
ly a house or barn intho directtracsLrup
wind—.which was half a mile in
been left standing. , ■■ Jml
total loss of . life is not un '* er , r i J iainil
The loss of property has not been “T* J
but is, undoubtedly,. very large.
~ ■ , r - _ jf-'iJw
I . Setilbo At LABVr-Tho, ®«a|
I says: “We hove Mr. Lincoln’s n “ lh mty
saying that his name is, Abraham.
JO" The Easton (Md.)
of wheat in that county hiivc been
tiroly destroyed by the.ljy. • h
fed