From til* Washington Trttgraph.
Scott, W iic oft to Victory ted :
I
UT JOE HAIRTEXGOEB.
Scott-, who for liis country bled,
Scott, who ne'er from doty Tied,
Scott, who oft to victory led,
He shall still car chieftain be !
Trust to him in danger's hour ;
Should the scheme of traitors lour,
He will baffle ail their power-
Speed our glorious destiny.
Scott, who for his country bled, &.C.
Who would not reward the brave ?
Forth your country's credit save —
Honor him who honor gave —
On with Scott to victory !
Scott, who for his country hied, dfce.
From the fame of Chippewa,
Queenstown Heights, Niagara,
Old Fort George, and Florida,
•• Sec the conquering hero comes'"
Scott, who f. v bis country bled, &e. j
By the fields of Mexico,
■Covered with our country's foe.
He has scattered, or laid" low:
On with Scott to victory !
Scott, who for his country bled,
Scott, who ne'er from duty fled,
Scott, who oft to victory led,
He shall still our chieftain be !
WASHINGTON - , June 8, 1852.
Whig National Convention.
Our report of the proec-ding- f this body ,
was brought up to Fridav afternoon in our
i.ist issue, anu we therefore give a cntinu- j
at ion from
FRIJJ\V EVENING sK-IOX.
L ing before th" hour for tiie a—unbling 01
the convention, the galleries wr? crowded. ,
That portion allo'td to the lad is, presented
a grand di-play of beauty and fashion. The
intense excitement that existed among dele
gates and visitors wa- perceptible in almost
every countenance, and at 5 o'clock precisely. -
the President calied the convention to order.
Mr. Ashman, of Massachusetts, then arose i
and saidh- a was instructed by the committee
on resolutions to present a report from that :
committee, which he held in his hand, and
which he begged to say had, after much de
liberation of a conciliatory character, con
ducted in the kindest feelings, been adopted
with great, though not entire unanimity.
With tiie leave of the chairman he would now
take a position in front of the chair, and read
the resolutions he was instructed to present.
THE PLATFORM.
The whigs of the lnited States, in Conven
tion assembled, adhering to the great con
servative republican principles by which they
are controlled and governed, and now, as
ever, relying upon the intelligence of the
American people, with an abiding confidence
in their capacity for self-government, and i
their continued devotion to the constitution
and the union, proclaim the following as po- ;
Jitical sentiments and determination, for the
settlement and maintenance of which their
national organization as a party is effected :
1. The government of the Lnited States is
of a limited character, and it is confined to
the exercise of power expressly granted bv
the constitution, and such a? may be necessa
ry and proper for carrying the granted powers
into foil execution, and that all the powers not
thus granted or necessarily implied are ex
pressly reserved to the States respectively and •
to the people.
2. The State governments should held
in their reserved rights, and the Gen
> ral Government sustained in its constitution
al powers, and the I'nion should lie revered
and watched over as "the palladium of our lib
erties."
3. 11 ja t while struggling freedom, every
where, enlists the warmest sympathy of the
M big party, we still adhere to the doctrines
.. i the father oi his countrv, its announced in
bis Farewell Address, of keeping ourselves
hue Imm ail entangling alliances with foreign
• luntries. and of.never (putting our own to
• nd upon foreign ground. That our mission
i repiin'ie i.-: not to propogute our opinions.
<r impose on other eountre.s our form of gov
ernment, by artifice or force, but to teach by
example, and show by our success, modera
tion and justice, .lie blessings of self-nrovero
avent sad the advantages of free institutions. •
I hat when: the people make and control
the government, they should obey its consti
tution, law- and treaties, as they would retain
ult iv-T,eet. and the respect which they claim
and will enforce from foreign powers.
o. Government should be conducted on
principle's of strictest economy, and revenue j
sufficient for the expenses thceof, in time of
peace, ought to 1 y mainly derived from :i dutv
on imports, and not from direct taxes: and in
levying such duties, sound policy requires a
just discrimination, and protection from fraud
by specific duties when practicable. whereby
suitable encouragement may be afforded to
Ainei 'on industry, equally to all classes and
to all portions of the country.
0. The constitution vests- in Congress the
V , , open and repair liarbors, and it is
expedient t!i■ *.t Corig: -bould exercise its
power tu remote obstrc lions from natigable
rivers, vhenee'-r sv<h intprorrmeids are neces
sary for ,he continent defence and for the pro
tection and facility of commerce with foreign
nations or among the States; said improve
ment.- hying, in every instance, national and
general in i'o-ir character.
1. I tie federal and State Governments are
parts of one system, alike necessary for the
common prosperity, peace and security, and
ought t ) I regarded alike, with a cordial,
habitual ami immovable attachment. Re
spect for the authority of each, and acquies
cence in the constitutional measures of each,
are duties required by the \ ; .in -t consider
ation of national, of s '.a and of individu
al welfare.
8. That -the series of a> • of th ;Ust Con
gress, the act known a;, the fugitive slave
law included, are received and acquh-sced in
by the whig party of the Lnited Stab--. a* a
f ettl-mont, in principle and -übstanee, of the
dangerous and exciting questions which they
embrace, and so far as the are concerned,
we will maintain them, ar.d insist upou their
strict enforcement, until time and experience
shall demonstrate the necessity of further
legislation to guard against the evasion of
the laws on one hand, and the abuse of tin ir
power on the other—not imp ■•ring ii.ir
present, efficiency ; and *.\ J. : ail fur
ther agitation of the qui timis ihu- ettl d,
■ <i:.; gcrou.s to our peace, and will d*< oun
tenanci' all efforts to coiilimi or roil'w such
agitation, uhenerer, tehererrr or ho r.•.••/* the
attempt may he made : anu we v 111 ms.Lau.in
I this system as essential 'o the ruthonaidy O;
I the Whig party, and (he integrity oj Vie
I Thev were immediately considered by the |
i convention, Mr. Choate, of Massachusetts, ,
: having led off in an exceedingly able and el
! oquent speech in their support. The debate
i was then continued in an ammateu and elo- ;
i quent strain by Mr. Anderson, of Ohio, Mr. j
Botts, of Virginia, Mr. Archer, of Virginia, ■
. Mr. Davton, of New Jersey, and others,
i The vote was then taken by States on the !
adoption of the platform, and resulted as fol
■ lows —yeas 228, nays 66.
| Judge Jessup, of Pennsylvania, offered the
! following resolution :
Jit.sol red, That the convention will now
; proceed to ball"t for the nomination of a can- :
i didate for the Presidency ; that the manner of
such ballot shall be as follows : when the !
| States shall be called for that purpose, the j
| chairman of the respective delegations shall
1 rise and announce the name of the person to :
i whom the vote of the Stat'' shall fie given, ,
i and that a majority of all the delegates shall
j be necessary to a choice.
1 Gov. Johnston, of Pennsylvania, said he
did not rise to make a speech, lit; was a
working man himself and not a speech mak
inc man. He thought the deflate on the '
! above resolution should be closed, and the
! convention go to work and put some one in
: nomination for the Presidency.
A vote by States was asked, and they vv re
j called, and the resolution adopted.
Several motions were then made to reeon
' sider the vote by which the resolution was i
j passed, none of which prevailed, and the
' convention at eight o'clock proceeded to bal
lot for a candidate for the Presidency in pur
suance of its provisions. On a call of tin-
States, the following wa- the re.-ult of the
balloting:
FIRST BALLOT.
Webster, 2v)
Fillmore, 1
Scott, l'.l
On the 2d, 3d. 4th, SIL and Gth ballot
there was no material change.
On motion, the convention adjourned omij
10 o'clock on Saturday.
FOI'RTH I)AV.
The convention was opened on Saturday
j morning with prayer by Rev. l)r. Morris, af
ter which it at once proceeded t > ballot for a
candidate for President, and continued it
i bnl lutings in quick succession daring both
sessions of the day. The ladies wore in fuller
! attendance than ever, and the interest mani
fested in tin- result continued to be of a most
engrossing kind. The iir-t ballot of tie- day
—the 7th of th" series—resulted iu 1 'yd vote.-
for Fillmore, 131 for Scott ami 2S for H • b- •
. ster —the next in 131 for Fillmore, 133 for
Scott and 28 for Webster. The ballots con- •
tinned very nearly the same throughout th"
day, Scott being in the lead one, two, thrre,
four. live, six and seven vote* —the la-t ballot
I of the morning session—the 31st of the whole
I number—standing Fillmore 12'.*. Scott 135,
Webster 28, Blanks 2. The 32d ballot—the ■
last taken in the afternbon—stood, Fillmore
128, Scott 154. Webster 30. The hnllo .g>
continued, only varied by motions to ad journ
over until Monday, to take a recess. &e.,
which were voted down, until the forty-sixth
ballot was taken, which resulted thus :—Fill
more 12'.', Scott 134. Webster 31. Then at
i 8 o'clock in the evening, tiie convention ad
journed uutil Monday morning at J" o'clock,
by the close vote of ayes 147, not- 143.
FIFTH WAV.
The session of the convention on Monday
morning was opened with prayer by th • Rev.
Dr. W el-tor. Snne discus-n n and difficulty
growing out of a despatch telegraphed to
N-\v \ ork by Mr. Raymond, editoi of tin
i Time-, occupied the early part of the sos-ion.
After it wa- settled, the conveufiou proceeded
to take the 47 th ballot, a- follows; Scott 135,
Filimore 128, Webster 30. Th n came the
48th—Scott 137, Fillmore 124, Webster 27.
, The forty-ninth was then called—l3o, Fill
more 122, Webster 30.
During the calling of the fiftieth vote, when
Pennsylvania was called,
Mr. Mazlelmrst, of that State, rose and
was allowed to speak for five minutes, lie
said that the course he had pursued in th"
i convention since it met was manifest to all.
Lie represented the second district, being the
city ol Philadelphia, and til" people of that
i city have desired declaration by th'- .. men
tion, of the principles of the great \\ eig
party. I In- ha- been done, and the ei,;i-;;ui
tiou iias been sustain ,-d. i'liat Ci nslituiion
was modeled in that city ; and he would .-a\
t i t lit- South that the gr at eniiine nweaith of;
Pennsylvania lias h- -n true to t!tc constitu
tion since the day of its adoption,
j i/c had been in favor of the declaration in
favor of the coin promise, lie considered tha
the candidate- themselves -hotild have that
compromise upon their foreheads. It \>a
due t" th- great hero, W infield Scott, to tin
model President, an i that other great patriot
whose name even:where was known a- the
i great defender of the constitution, that this
j declaration should hat 1 been ni;i ie. It was
due also to the great man who framed and
finished that compromise, lb- had voted all
along for Mr. Fillmore, and lie now, in an
nouncing the 27 votes of Pennsylvania for!
Gen. Scott, did so lccau-e it was for a candi
date who was in favor of every principle of
the eon?promise. {Great applause, j
The fiftieth ballot stood thus . Scott J 42, i
| Fillmore 122, Webster 27. The fifty-first
i ballot:—Scott 142, Fi!lm<re 120, Webster 28.
i he litty-second ballot: —Scott 148, Fillmof"
11S, Webster 25. Then came the 53d and
final ballot, as folk \v , Gem Scott receiving
150 votes in a 101 l convention, being ten more
i than was requisite to a choice and than a lint- •
jority of the whole, no " slaughter house" i
two thirds rule, by which the minority gov
erns the majority, being recognized :
j For Scott —Maine X, New Damp-hire 5.
Vermont 5, Massachusetts 2, Rhode Island 3
Goiiuecticut 2, New York, 25, New Jersey 7!
Pennsylvania 27, Delaware 5, Virginia S.
Ohio 23, Tennessee 3, Indiana 15, Illinois 1 I,
Missouri 5, Michigan G, lowa 1, Wisconsin
i, L'aliforuia 5. Total, 151b
For Fdhn.ore —(Joniiectieut 1, Now York 7.
Maryland 8, Virginia G, North b'arolina 1 <.
N.uth Carolina Georgia 10, Alabama
Mississippi 7, Louisiana ti. Kentucky 11,
l'ennessee Missouri t>, Arkansas 4. lowa 3.
Total, IL2.
For Webster —Massat husetus 11, Rhode I!-
and 1, Connecticut 3, New York 1, Wiscon
sin 4, California 1, Total 21.
For Crotcnde.il —Kentucky 1.
W hen the call was completed, the result
: was known all over the ha)L The delegates
were ail standing on the benches, and when
it as announced, the most terrific shouts of
applau.se followed, as also cheering ami wav
ing ol hats ; the ladies waved their 1 mulker
. chiefs and parasols, the utmost excitement
pervading all nart- of the room.
The I hair then :umourn ed tiuu W INFiF.LD
! SC'OTT was the duly nominated candidat,- of
the Whig party of the Lnited States for the 1
i Pi .-ideney. The demonstration;: ofapphiu.vc,
&c., wore renewed and prolonged for some '
minutes.
The Hon. Mr. Dayton, of New Jersey, .
then obtained the floor, but gave way to Mr.
Siuith, a delegate from Alabama, who offered '
a resolution that the nomination of Geneial j
Scott be declared unanimous. Mr. Dayton J
then spoke with great eloquence in advocacy
of the nomination of Gen. Scott, respecting
whom he said:
The Whigs of all sections could support j
him. The South had been deluded in the be- '
lief that her rights were in danger. There
were not ten men in Jersey, out of a lunatic ;
asylum, who were in favor of interfering
with the rights of the South. [Applause.]
He hoped his countrymen in all sections I ,
would rally and support the man who had
literally carried the flag of his country all
over the continent, lie appealed to the
\\ higs not to be haggling over words in reso- j
lutions or platforms, but to come up and sup- ;
port their candidate. They could now go
| homo and tell the people that there were no
differences between the parties, except tbe old 1
i party issues, represented by General Scott on ]
: the one hand, and General Fierce on the other, i
He had too much self-respect to say anything |
of the private worth of the opposition candi- j
date, but in all the'elements of man. soldier, |
statesman, and in all the relations of private ;
life, General Scott would not sutler by a com- i
parison between the two. j Applause. ].
lie gave a sketch of Geu. Scott's public !
acts and eulogized them ; he was a good in- \
ternational and constitutional lawyer, and in i
! the relations of private life his heart was as j
pure as female innocence, or female love.— j
1 j Enthusiastic applause.]
Here Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, rose, not to i
make a speech, but to read a message to the '
Convention—one which would be most ac- '
ceptaid' to the Convention, to the Whig party, j
and to the Union. Jt was from W infield
Seoti, and wa- as follows :
WASHINGTON. Juno 21, 1852.
Having the honor of being the nominee for .
Ifi'esideut by the Whig National Convention,
1 shall ueeept the same, with the platform ol j
principles which th- Convention has laid
down. lMi-ase show this to G. B. Duncan.
, With respects to friends,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
So delighted wore the delegates with this
' d"spatell, that Mr. Jones read it again, at j
their earnest solicitation. Jit • applause be
• stowed was tremendous.
Th. n followed it series of addresses from ,
<1 legates fepr,.-- -ntiiig every State in the
1 nion, avowing their concurrence in, and feal- j
tv to the nomination, mid pledging it their I
support and influence, all of which elicited j
the warmest expressions of applause, in :
which both Delegates and persons in the gal
| lories participated. During this ratification
boqucts were plentifully showered by the
ladies upon the Convention, and cannon with- ;
out added tlteir applau-ive thunders to the ;
loud acelsrim.
Mr. Botes begged leave to say to the Con- ■
vention, tliat this is the iast great convocation
which will probably take place during the ;
life-time of the illustrious founder of the j
whig party; and lie did not believe there j
wtts a whig in the Convention or in the ('nion, ;
who would desire this Convention should ad- i
■ journ without expressing its sentiments in .
relation to that dying patriot.
The resolutions submitted by Mr. liotts
; were then read-as* follows:
J'csolved, That this convention, represent
ing the whole whig party of the I nited
St.io-s. feel that it will ie>t have discharged !
its entire duty to itself, to the party it rep re- j
-"tits, and to the country at large, if it should
adjourn without tin expression of its pro
found regret at the irreparable bereavement
tic nation is likely soon to sustain in the loss
ol IJourv Clay, thy illustrious founder of our
party, whose consistency to his principles, li- i
liciity to his friends, devotion to hi--country,
whose enlarged and boundless patriotism, ,
and whose jtre-cjuinent and unrequited ser
vices. has not only endeared hint to his party
and secured the respect and confidence of j
the nation, hut has commanded the admira- ;
that of tin- world.
Besotted, That to the venerable patriot in his
'u-r moments, we tender the language of our
inexpressible sympathy and regard, with the
assurance that when he may be no to ore on
earth, in our hearts and in the hearts of our
children, lie will never die.
J'h" resolutions unanimously pu-.-i-d by a
standing vole.
1 h speaking was then resumed, until the
nr. niton adjourned tit 3 to 5 o'clock.
On re-assembling, despatches were read an
nouncing that the nomination was being
greeted in several places by discharging of
, cutitioii. .V resolution von firm mi/ the iiiiuiiitfi
ttoit "J Gen. S-ott iros tuifjif'd itittutijnocdy.
A resolution, agnizing in the most em
phatic terms the successful administration of
Millard Fillmore, was pa:--ed in lite most en
thusiastic manner.
A gentleman of Miss, spoke in honor of.
the great public s -rv u i'S of Daniel M obster.
: and hi- remarks were received with an out
iiurst of euthusiiisin. It was followed bv a
re. olutiou expressive of tie- sincere confidence
of the Convention, in his wisdom, patriotism
and integrity.
A letter from Hon. John J. Crittenden was
then read, asking that his name should not
be proposed for \ ice I'resident.
The < lon vent ion then proceeded to ballot for
1 Vice President.
Gn calling tlie vote for A ice Presidency, i
Maine threw iter entire vote lor James C.
Jones, of Tennessee.
Gov. Jones rose and in an appropriate man- |
uer declined the honor, and stated that he i
i could render the party better service in a
private than a public station.
There were but two ballots taken, which
were as follows :
JJU.-T BALLOT.
Graham 74 ; Manguni Id ; J'earee 32 ; ;
Dat.-s 97; D'll 4; Clagg.-U I'd: Stanly 14;
i <Titteitdi.ii lb; Latimer J ; J'ettigrew 2:
> Stewart 2 : Badger I ; Brown 3; Jones ,:
Williams 3; Pralt 2.
SECN.MI BALLOT.
For \V. A. Graham, of N. 0., 100 ; Bates,
of Missouri, 40; Pcarccol' Maryiaud, 4; Man- >
guni ol' N. C, 4.
The nomination of WILLIAM A. GRA
HAM for Vice President, was then confirmed
unanimously.
Ujion this followed many more eloquent
| and enthusiastic addresses, after which the
Convention, having completed its arduous
labors, adjourned in the very best and most
; harmonious spirit, united in feeling, prm
-1 triple anil a lirut and ardent support ol lite
nominations.
Great Ratification Meetings have been held
in all the principal cities east, west, north
and south, and the fires of enthusiasm al
ready kindled show that the B A LL 18 ROLL
ING for SCOTT AND GRAHAM with a force
that will crush all opposition !
At Washington City Scott, Graham, Fill
j mot", Webster, and others, were called upon
, by an immense number of Whigs. ,
RECAPITULATION.
The following is a recapitulation of the
several balloting?:
Ballots. SCOTT. FILLMORE. WEBSTER.
First 131 133 29
Second 133 131 29
Third 133 131 29
Fourth 134 130 29
Fifth 130 133 30
Sixth 131 133 29
Seventh 131 133 29
Eighth 133 131 28
Ninth 133 131 29
Tenth 135 130 28
Eleventh 134 131 28
Twelfth 134 130 28
Thirteenth 134 130 28
Fourteenth 133 130 29
Fifteenth 133 130 29
Sixteenth 135 129 28
Seventeenth 132 131 29
Eighteenth 132 131 28
Nineteenth 132 131 29
Twentieth 132 131 29
Twenty-first 133 131 28
Twenty-second 132 130 30
Twenty-third 132 130 50
Twenty-fourth 133 129 30
Twenty-fifth 133 128 51
Twenty-sixth 134 128 '•/1
Twenty-seventh 135 1 2.8 29
Twenty-eight 135 128 29
Twenty-ninth 134 128 30
Thirtieth 134 128 29
Thirty-first 135 129 28
Thirty-second 134 128 39
Thirty-third 134 J 28 29
Thirty-fourth 134 12b 28
Thirty-fifth 134 128 28
Thirty-sixth 133 128 29
Thirty-seventh 136 127 28
Thirty-eighth 130 127 29
Thirty-ninth 134 128 30
Fortieth 134 128 29
Forty-first 132 128 52
Forty-second 134 128 30
Forty-third 134 128 50
Forth-fourth 153 J29 30
Forty-fifth 133 127 32
Forty-sixth 134 127 3.1
Forty-seventh 135 129 29
Forty-eighth 137 124 30
Forty-ninth 139 122 30
Fiftieth 142 122 28
Fiftv-one 1 12 lgo 29
Fifty-second 148 119 25
Fifty-third 159 .112 21
"
THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWN, l'A.
Friday Eve Ding, June 25, 1552
FOR PRESIDENT,
IVIXFIELD SCOTT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM L (.ii tlim
of North Carolina.
JUDGE oi THE SUPREME COURT,'
JOSE I'll BUFFINGTON,
of Armstrong County.
CANAL COMMISSIONER,
JACOB HOFFMAN,
oj Berks Comity.
Contrary to the hopes and wishes of our
locol'oeo friends—nine-tenths of whom be- ;
trayed a commendable anxiety to have some- i
body else in the field—"Old Fuss and Feath
ers" is the whig candidate for President, and
what i- of still more importance, he is tin'
I'eopb's Candidate, a- their votes will att-\-r
in Nov mber next. With a name familiar as
household words—connected with almost ev
ery great event iii the history of our country
from 1812 to the present day—the favorite of
Madison, Monro •, and Jack-on —tit- greatest
General of the age, and distinguished in
many civil affairs as an able and humane ne
gotiator—no one need ask" W no is W INTTKI.B
Seorr His history is written (where W asl:-
ington's, Jackson's, Harrison's, am! Taylors ,
are engraved) in the hearts of his country- :
men, a monument more enduring than mar- j
hie, and needs no eulogy.
Wit LJ vvi A. Git AH \M, lite nomine • for 1 ice
President is at pr —it 8- • rotary '4* lit" Na
vy, a post lie has ably an J sati.-faetorily filled.
His politi' il career is sufficient to show that
he is a gentleman of high standing and com
manding talents. In IS II he was chosen by
the Legislature of North Carolina to fill a
vacancy in the I . 8. Senate., and serv-al
... ■
through the 27th session of Congress. In
1844, he was the Whig candidate for < lover- ;
nor in North Carolina, and carried the.
State over an able ami popular opponent by 1
; 3102 majority, on a larger vote than
I ever before polled. He was re-elected in 1846
bv 7850 majority, and declined a third term,
returning to private life. In 1850. on the ac
cession of Mr. Fillmore, he was called into
the cabinet to till the post of Secretary of the
Navy, which he still holds, lie had already
been indicated by the entire Whig party ot
North Carolina, through almost or quite every
journal and public meeting, as their choice
for Vice President, to which place the Na- j
tional Convention has just called him.
The Whig State Convention, which assem
bled at Philadelphia on Saturday last, placed
in nomination JOSEPH BUFITXGTON, of Arm
strong county, as the whig candidate for
Judge of the Supreme Court. 11" is an able
and honest jurist, who would not hesitate to
!do right if elected. We have no room for the
proceedings this week—Col. Butler represent
ed Mifflin county.
J . .♦
i A loeofoco orator in New Hampshire has
recorded it in a speech as a iact that Geu.
Pierce, years ago, having found a little boy
crying because he had no stick ot candy to
cat, like some of his playmates, actually gave
the box a cent, although he was a total stran
ger! In a case like this, vv hardly know
which to admire most —the giving of the
cent, or the small potato orator who records
| iu
gyp- Since the nomination of Pierce for
President, several incidents have leaked out
which favor the idea pretty strongly that his
; nomination was secretly concocted previous
to the assembling of the convention. For
instance, the last Chauibersburg \ alley Spirit
says that Mr. McLauahan, the member of
Congress from that district, predicted the
nomination of Pierce while on a visit to j
Chambersburg in April last! We have seen '
other statements of similar predictions made
by the knowiny ones, and now think it no- j
wise improbable that Cass, Buchanan, and i
j Douglas were cheated in the most scientific !
' style of poke by the wire-workers who princi- I
pally composed that convention; and that
; instead of being the free will choice of the j
party, Mr. Pierce is in reality but the off- :
spring of a congressional caucus !
A contract has been entered into for re
| building the Lutheran Church.
j
; The lat foreign news has the usual an
| uouitcemeat that Wheat and Flour have re
! ceded in price. while " Manchester goods are
: firm," and "-ah - of iron at Birmingham are
large, at improved quotations."
A severe hailstorm passed over portion- of
this county on Monday afternoon, whi'h
damaged some fields of grain, Ac., in the ;
valley.. Since then the weather has been
cool, very cool for tbe season, and this morn
ing fire- are by no means unpleasant I
~
Jrorougli A Hairs.
At a recent meeting of the Town Council, 1
I . .
tiie following ordinance was adopted and or- I
dereii to in.r published :
.1 General Ordinance to Pi ovule for Pore- j
ineids, d c.
S'-'-fiiui }st Be it enacted and ordained bv
; the Town Council of the Borough of Lewis
town, and it is hereby enacted and ordained
by the authority of the same, that from and i
I after the publication of this act, the owner or
owners, occupier or occupiers, of any house,
lot, or pa reel of land, situate upon any street ,
in the Borough of Levvistown. shall pave the
side walks opposite to and adjoining such 1
premises with brick, if the same be not al- !
ready done, under the direction of the Chief
' Burges- and Town Council of said borough—
said pavement to be secured at the outer
edge by good and sufficient curb stone.
S Oimi ~2d. And be it further enacted bv j
the authority of the same, that if any person :
or persons shall, after the publication of this ;
act us aforesaid, being the owner or owners, i
occupier or occupiers of any such house, lot, j
or parcel of ground a- aforesaid, neglect or I
refits" so to pave and secure as aforesaid, the j
side walks opposite to, and adjoining his, her
i or their promises, under the direction of the]
. -aid Burgess and Town Council, he, she or j
j they so offending, shall forfeit and pay a fine j
ul five dollars ffrr tie* first offence, and a fur
titer fine of five dollars for each and every pe- ;
riod of ten days thereafter that the said side .
walk- sltall remain unpaved as aforesaid, un- i
j til the fines imposed upon each delinquent !
-hall sum unit to a sufficient sunt to defray the !
expense of making his. her or their resnec- j
tive ]KIV: tnent- —all of which said fines shall j
bo recovered for the use of the said borough, I
j in like manner as other fir.es are by law re
covered, to wit: before the Chief Burgess of
the said borough, and when collected, to he ]
pa d into the Borough Tie isury.
I 3'/. Ami lie it further enacted bv j
tin* authority aforesaid, that as rvuru as fines !
! shall have been levied and collected iu av one .
••a>e sufficient in amount to make the pave
ment.- in such ease, it shall be the duty ef the |
Chief Burgess and Town Coiticd thereupon
to make such pavement as soon a.- may be.
S i fioii 4 ili. And l"i it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that all pavements j
shall be of the width of ten fret from the |
house to the curb, ir.h•-? the latrgess and
council iifoi said shall otherwise •direct: pro- '
\ :ded that -aid pavements from house to curb i
shall have one half inch fall per foot.
S' ction s'//. Ami b" it further enacted, that •
so much of any by-law or ordinance of said j
borough as is hereby altered or supplied, is '
i li'-rcby repealed,
Pa--ed -June 14. 1852.
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C'iueii>(imli*nce of tlie Lewistnwn Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 22, 1852. j
! ;;I NIL FRV.-IXGER :—The excessive heat of
the pa.-t week or more, has deterred my writ
l ing to yott sooner—for, between the neat of !
political excitement, consequent upon the de- !
iiberatiiois of the conventions, and the weath
er, it has been impossible to keep coot long i
enough to collect one's ideas, or " shoot folly !
as it flic-." 9 |
| W ell, the Democracy (as the locofoeo partv
j is inappropriately termed) have at last jished
up, from the bottom of their cauldron, a can- i
iliihUi: for the Presidency, in the shape of a
General J fierce, whom, it is thought by .
i tliein, they can convert into auoUier James K.
J'oik. Now. who would have thought, a short
time since, from the squirming of the " Old
1 logics. they were doomed to such sudden ;
i deaths? But, alasi poor Fogies! you uilj
t'/ed too greedily and hastily at the bint, with
; out allowing it sufficient time to ripen, and,
being hard of digestion, the last bite has 1
proveu too much, and you have thereby been
your own executioners. Before me lies a
I pamphlet edition of what purports to he a bi
ography of the life and services of Gen. Lane,
of ladiaya, (written by himself of course,)
which was dedicated to the delegates to the
last National Locofoeo Convention, in order
to enlist their sympathies in his behalf, and
make him the nominee ; but, like old fogy
; dom, it uid not produce the desired effect, and
; the General, along with his book, were con
signed tii the shell' as tit subjects for the de
liberation? of spiders and cobwebs. I only
mention this laot as an illustration of locofo
eo deception, and this city is now being flood
j ed with publications of every description to
suit all latitudes and sections of the country,
landing the services and character of their
nominees. It is a pity they cannot resort to
j mure honorable ways to meet their ends, be
-1 cause this is calculated to deceive the honest
j and unsuspicious voter.
At the ratification meeting in the city last
week, the people were presented with one
of the choicest dishes of " pot-house" slang
that ever emanated from the mouth of politi
cians, cooked and served up by Senator DOUG
LAS, for which he has received the just con-
I detonation of Gen. ('ASS, and other speakers
| then present, besides bringing down the neu
tral pres.- (trout afar and near) upon his head
like a " thousand of burnt clay."
Now, tor our nominee. As the country
expected, we have selected from our galaxv
I ot .-tars one ol its brightest luminaries, who,
| wo have not the slightest doubt, when placed
in the Presidential seat, will administer the
government worthy of a Washington. It is
futile to comment on the \>ast history of Gon.
Scott, as his life and services are too well
known and identified with the welfare of our
country, to need any eulogy from us. Wo
have presented him for tire suffrages of th *
great Whig party, and it becomes us to unite,
and give " a pull, a strong pull, and a pull
. altogether," and success must crown our ef
j l'orts.
It is necessary that every whig of the coun
try should cast his vote for the nominees, as
| the forthcoming campaign will belookcd upon
as a test one between the two great parties.
The Whig party is, and has always been,
; greatly in the majority ; but many of its
j members are guilty of unpardonable indis
■ cretions. As an instance : we had a mayor
j alty election in this city on the first Monday
| of the present month, and the candidates
were Walter Lenox, the then Mayor, and
) John W. Maury, who is an admitted locofoco,
who entered the course as an independent,
110 party candidate. The result was that Mr.
Maury received the whole locofoco vote, and
quite half the whig poll, thereby giving him
a majority of some vine hundred voles ovti
his competitor. At night, no sooner than
the result was known, the whole city was en
livened with music, processions, bonfires, and
the shouts and huzzas that proceeded from
' locofoco throats fairly made the welkin ring
| —and thus this election has been heralded
: abroad as a Democratic victory, when it is
i well known tka.t the whig majority here is
fxdhj two to one.
W usbington is comparatively dull at pres
ent. The places of public amusement re
main closed until the fall season.
PETER.
Fioro the Baltimore American.
Armaments in I Europe.
Two contrasts are presented by the present
j condition of things on the European Conti
nent —one in the fact that since the organi
zation of Peace Societies and the assurances
I of Mr. f'obden and his followers that stand
ing armies should be disbandoned, the mili
tary establishments of the European Powers
have increased to an extraordinary extent.
The other contrast is to be found in the
present attitude of Absoluteisni on the Con
tinent of Europe as compared with it- po
sition and prospects in IS4B. The proclaim
| ed advent of Peace among the nations' is con
fronted by unusual preparations for war; the
triumph of republicanism in France and the
bold demonstrations throughout central Eu
: rope in U?half of liberalism under constitu
tional safeguards, have given way to the ad
i vanciug power of despotism which now rears
I its head with more daring front and clenches
its grasp with a sterner hold than before.
In 1-Sol, statistics of good authority rate
the number of regular soldiers under arms in
Europe at 2,773,853 men; and if to this
number be added the various volunteer orga
i nizations and national guards, the aggregate
would rise to three millions. Resides this
va.-t array of soldiery, there was an aggre
gate fleet of 2,7 fid vessels, carrying 44,105
i guns, and manned by at least one hundred
j and fifty thousand seamen.
Si une recent accounts from Europe state
! that Austria lias ventured upon a reduction
j of her army appropriations—considering her
self safe in doing so, for the reason that llus
i Man protection is at hand if an exigency of
| danger should arise. The triple alliance,
i uniting the despotic Powers of Russia. Aus
j tria and Prussia in one band or combination
for "the m&intain&nee and the advancement
; of the despotic principle, stands now in the
face of Europe and the world as an ominous
warning to the cause of Freedom. Appre
hensions have been expressed in some of the
British journals that this powerful concen
tration of the absolutist forces might be fol
| lowed by a system of propagandism for the
extension of the sway of Despotism. The
better informed opinion, however, is that the
alliance has beep formed and strengthened
by the Czar with a view to defensive pur
poses, and for the preservation of peace on
the Continent. The London morningChron
; icle, dwelling upon this subject, says:
\ et, apart from such considerations, the
combination ot the Absolutist Powers cannot
;be regarded without suspicion, Notwith
standing the catalogue of constitutional Gov
ernments which Lord Palinerstou presented
to the House of Commons, we look in vain
for that organization and union among them
j which distinguish the Northern alliance.
Since the usurpation of Louis Napoleon,
j trance has been morally isolated from the
, rest ol Europe: and the influence of Eng
j land abroad was probably never at a lower
point than at the present moment. Thepre
l ponderance of power is, therefore, altogether
on the side of Absolutism. That equilibrium
of European opinion, which was maintained
so long as the .Monarchy of July lasted, has
ceased u> exist. The constitutions in one or
two third-rate States—the Charters suspend
ed at Naples andmuhitutedat Berlin—are but
: a poor compensation for the destruction of
Parliamentary Government in France. It is
in vain to deny the fact that the absolute
Powers have latterly acquired greater strength
j than they possessed liel'ore the revolution;
and it is probable that they will have learned
trout the experience of the last few years
that so long as they remain united they are
nearly unassailable. On the other hand,
oven though they abstain from direct inter
ference in the affairs of other States, it is
clear that the whole of their influence will be
employed to check the growth of popular
liberty in Germany and the neighboring
countries. I here is little hope of the develop
ment of the Prussian Constitution whilst the
< ourt ot Berlin cultivates such intimate re
lations with St. Potersburgh : in fact, it is far
more probable that the King may be thus em
boldened still further to restrict the very
limited amount of Parliamentary freedom
which the Chambers are still suffered to re
tain. But, whatever the reigning Houses
may gain, Germany cannot but lose by the
| Russian alliance; and it may be doubted
whether the promise of protection against
trench invasion is an adequate compensation
for the immediate evils of despotic Govern
ment, sustained, as it must be, by a eloso
union with the Czar."
flic exclusion of England from the consul
tations and confidences of the Absolutist
| Powers has been so arrogantly announced
; that we can have no difficulty in believing the
j declaration of the Chronicle " the influence
• of England abroad was probably never at a,
I lower point than now." The possession ; of
i such immense power as is now concentrated
j in the triple alliance, all of which may be
said to be under the control of the Czar, may
well inspire apprehensions of aggression and
give alarm to every constitutional nation.
In a biographical sketch of Gen. Pierce,
published in the New York Herald, and
written hv a friend, it is stated, that General
Pierce had four falls from his horse during
the campaign in Mexico—in each of which
he was severely injured. The same authority
stales, that after Ins last- fall, he resigned Ilia
commission aud returned home.