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Lancaster, February 8,1848,
. ■ AgraigTMSim SSJCBX fioVE»Ho»vrriCa*». F»il,
LETj to be Associate Judge for Schuylkill county.
Jaiies.Frow, to be Associate Judge'for Juniata
county. \.
• George G. Lures, to be Associate Judge for
Jtetawajp county.
"'i'S'f-r—. ■ ;
Mode of Electing Delegates to the
JtetlonaJ
; OurinteliigenUcotemporary of the Bedford Ga
zette, we fear,,has discovered a mare's .nest. He
has ascertained from somebody, that “a certain class
.; of politicians 17 have it in contemplation, at the ap
proaching 4th of March convention, to elect dele
gates to the Democratic National Convention, not
by Districts, but by General Ticket, which he is
pleased toterni a u monstrous assumption of power,"
and thereupon, in a truly belligerent manner, admon
ishes the convention jo “ Beivare lest they cora
'riut- deeds, that will not be submitted to." This
menace we consider unfortunate. It is so seldom,
that individuals are induced either to do a thing, or
to leave it undone, in consequence of an impending
threat, that the man who indulges in this species of
suasion invariably betrays either a bad temper, or
a bad cause. Much better seek to convince your
friend or neighbor,'by fair argument, that he medi
; tates a wrong, than strive to affright him from his
propriety by. fierce scowis and menaces. The one
may lead to a change of. purpose, and Often does;
the latter, in nine cases out of ten, only serves to
render determination more determined. -
We had not, previous to the perusal of the article
in the Gazette, bestowed a moment's reflection on
this subject, nor heard it agitated by the “ certain
class of politicians," to whom it reiers; although
we are proud to claim, that we have never ourselves
belonged to a classf whose .political opinions were
at all uncertain. It Us, therefore, not in our power
to know, -whether t Gazette be rightly informed,
of not .But this much we do know : that if the
4 tli of March Convention contemplates doing any
thing whatever,, we trust it is this identical thing,
•which l the Gazette so vehemently deprecates.
The- Gazette contends for the district mode of
choosing delegates to the National Convention, for
the reason that Members of Congress are selected
by districts, and not by General Ticket. The cases
are as dissimilar as day and night—for whilst it is
undeniably true, as the’ Gazette maintains, that all
the States in the Union, without exception, have
adopted .the District System in the choice of Con
gressmen, yet it; is a fact equally true, and which
the Gazette has omitted to mention, that the States
have \pih equal unanimity, abandoned the District
System in' the , choice of Presidential Electors. In
the exercise of the power conferred upon them,
they have, one and all, provided for the choice
of Electors by General Ticket , and the necessary
consequence is, that the Electors in each State,
being all chosen by the same party, are all of the
same political faith, and all pledged, beforehand,, to
vote for the same candidate. The vote of the Elec
toral College now is always an unit —as it would
not be, if the Congressional System were followed,
as our friend of the Gazette would fain have it.
This, then, is the mode, by which the Electoral
Colleges arc constituted, mid with becoming defer
ence to the opinions ot the Gazette , we consider it,
also, “the oiily_proper mode of selecting delegates *’
to the National Convention “ that cun be devised.’’
The district mode we'.regard us so manifestly im
proper, thut we hope to see'if discarded, promptly
uml fearlessly. If the' District System be the right
one, then is the holding of u State Convention the
most wholesale Furee, l, tlmtever un intelligent peu
plo>nacted—boennse the only object thut such a
body cun possibly huvo in view, is. so to concen
trate the vote of the Districts upon u particular can
didate, as to ascertain thereby the legitimate and
rightful voice ofthe State,— und if the Districts,
each for itself, shall maintain its own separate or
ganization and representation, in despite of the State
Convention, then the expense of convening the latter
had better remain in the pockets of the delegates,
to be expended in some more sensible project.
In another aspect, is the district system, when a
State Convention has been provided, farcical and
wrong. Suppose the State Convention be unani
mous for one Presidential candidate, with the ex
ception of a solitary congressional district, which
prefers another candidate. Now, will .you permit
the delegates from this dissenting district to select
a representative to the National Convention, who
is the avowed friend of A., and then instruct him,
by the solemn vote of the State Convention, to sup
port B ? How much more in accordance with
-common sense, for the State Convention to select
the delegate itself, choosing a man, whose preferen
ces accord with his instructions. There will then
be no danger that they will be disobeyed, as there
would be in the other case. "
This subject, however, involves a principle of
yet greater magnitude than the one above stated
the right of the majority to govern— which lics.at
the foundation of all republican government, and
in vindication of which the democracy of Penn
sylvania, on a memorable occasion, encountered an '
array of fierce soldiery, armed with muskets, load
ed, almost to the muzzle .with Buckshot and Bail.
Just in proportion as you divide and sub-divide the
State, you increase the danger ofthrowingpower into
, the bands °f tire minority. A moment's reflection
.’ "o' l satisf y any man, that if the Populni; Will be the
object in view, the surest way t® arrive at it is, to
take the sense of the l lfhok Body , without any’ di
vision Qr.sub-division. Frequently it occurs, that a
majority of Congressmen, being elected by small
majorities in districts, are of one political party
yvhilst the vote for President or “Governor, running
by General Ticket , although composed of the very
same voters, preponderates greatly the other way.
Hence district majorities are a very unsafe guide in
arriving at the will of the whole. The entire De
mocracy of the State, voting as One Body, aftprds
■ the only conclusive testimony, of its own preferen
ces, whereas by a division into districts you
tljat result, and.makq.the evidence fumishe'ddecep
v tive and inconclusive.
\ Equally untenable, is the,argument of the Gasete
that because, previous State Coriventihns have a
ifopteiCthe.Digtrict System, the next one should fol
low the.-example. We subscribe to precedent,
when right, but when founded on erroneous princi
ples, we would despise and reject it, even though it
had been adopted half a century ago, by Bex
Fbanklix himself. Precedent ! Suppose, when the
Bank Charter was presented to Andkew Jac s *«n
> ,natea ? f himself the question: “la the urea!
r.ght r-a„d in lieu Of acting upon thq convic
tions resulting from this a ß „eaJa)
tVT 0f a l! fiiptlernlustructorSiMf.
.la i v h have.signed
tM.&hks tterhftrlet, Hiitl - huge uf sale would
. not hfivifM thMßUim* item theß ol „h,t„hu|-
jjujyeh,! Ws- trelUstf. tltereta, lu tma!
htfto with sttHeumbiii(Hi§ iiierelv Iw-
Must* hallowed by lime umi iiiustiimiu e >rnimslL>.=
fiAml believing, tis ,\t*r limily it,,, u, u t u m . immi
lien, flown** jbf wbo'm we aimaiiut high mt
tanal esteem, bus Hie nliilii L,,
jiose* n! n Hiiiinljniivtimji, 1 ,, w , | mvt , R()t i,p 6 j|J ! | (l| |
limiiine lli of Atuifili Ir'aiivtw nn w ill, , v |ic||mi'
P,BS * "T'PnHflrtMw." siihiult tn t|i in-'
Din Hon,- inmtiitiirsiia suel Ml „| im . i”,
it enloulutail lu parry nut the ~|(,R r
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tlio 34th ultiniooltoM it United State*. Senator
Horn lx)ul«l#n»,ferilx yew*, from thetjh of
next, in place of (whig,)
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Pdmoii F. KenhOr, (figU 9 (Mfc 8f
JoffiSlUoll.((to.) ’ll?- it *ff •.«*•■<
R.&Nichofa.jf*o. #-■ ’ M «■•;. #
PieJ|/ •.;.sS- --
*• r<wuir 18 as giitifying, as it W unexpec
ted, there being a FedertfjfißjQrity in the Louisana
legislature. Mr. Soul* is by birth a Frendmutn,
JWSULs ope^pf.the^. rnost de
baters in the Union. He was in the U. S. Senate
at the last session, by appointment from the Gover
nor, and by his brilliant talents left a most favora
ble impression on the Senate and country.
The.election of Mr. Soule by Whig votes has
raised quite a rumpus in the Louisiana Legislature.
The .New Orleans Bulletin, in a bitter -personal arti
cle on the recusant Whigs, called Mr. Felix Garcia
a traitor! On the. same, day, that gentleman rose
in the House and gave the editor a scorching. Mr.
Garcia defended his conduct, by staging that he voted
for the Wliig candidate for Senator as long as. there
was a chance of his being elected V-that to have
continued to vote for him would, have secured the
election of Mr. Slidel—that he preferred Mr. Soule
to that gentleman, and knowing that a Democrat
must be elected, he would rather that Mr. Soule
should be the man. On the next day, two mem
bersot the body, Messrs. Parham and Martin, had
some words with one another, from which they got
to blows! , A great deal of confusion ensued
amongst the grave gentlemen assembled in the
Senate chamber, and no small difficulty was over
come in keeping the combatants apart!
Appointments by tbe Canal Com-
missionerg,
Col. William English to be Superintendentof
the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad.
The re-appointment of this intelligent and in
delatigable officer is warmly approved by the public,
to whom his economical and efficient) management
of the important work under his charge, is so well
known. Than Col. English, the State has never
had a more capable and attentive officer.
Col. William Matker, of Carlisle, to be In
spector of Cargoes at Columbia.
This too is a capital appointment. Col. Mateer
is the junior proprietor of that sterling sheet, the
American Democrat , whom we have long had the
pleasure to know as an active and efficient Democrat.
Old llother Cumberland.
Carlisle, Feb. 1, 1848.
Our County Convention was composed of 10
delegates. Buchanan had 32,-and Dallas 8. The
delegates are A. Smith McKinney, Esq., and Wm.
R. Gorgas, Esq., both strong Buchanan men, and
instructed unanimously for him. The resolutions
passed unanimously. Every thing passed off har
moniously.
The Senatorial delegate recommended, is Dr. J.
Baughman, from this county. Perry had the dele
gate last year.
York County for Buchanan.
The delegates to represent York county in-the
4th of March Convention, were chosen at the regu
lar County meeting, in August, and are, viz:
Senatorial —David Small, York borough.
Rcpresentative—3 ames M. Anderson, Carrol; Wm.
S. Picking, Dover: Stephen McKinley, L. Chance
ford.
The delegates are the decided friends of Mr-
Buchanan, and the meeting at which they were ap
pointed, passed, unanimously, the following resolu
tion. viz:
Resolved< That the ability and discrimination
which has characterized the official conduct of
James Buchanan, the efficient Secretary of State,
causes us to point to him with pride and exultation
as the favorite son of the glorious Old Keystone—
and we look with pleasure to the period when
National gratitude shall confer upon him higher
honors.
Charter County tt»r llucliiiiiun.
Wkst Cii««tp.h, Ftib. 1, 18-ls.
Our County Convention elected to-day delegates
to represent the '-Democracy of this county in the
Fourth of March Convention, and instructed them
to support James Buchaxax- for the Presidency,
Although every effort was used to obtain a difler
ent result, the attachment of our people to their
former distinguished representative in Congress for
whose services, they are justly grateful, and of
whose talents they are as justly proud, was too
strong to bp overcome. .The names of Ihe dele
gates are John Ralston, Samuel Davis and John
Hickman.
Lycoming County for Buchanan!
The County- Convention, which met at William
sport, on the evening of the Ist instant, selected
■ Joux A. Gamble and Johx Bexxet, Esq., as dele
gates to the 4th of March Convention, with instruc
tions Jo support James Buchan-an- for the Presiden
cy-, and ‘HOII. Timothy Ives, of Potter, for Canal
Commissioner. The instructions.in favor of Mr.
Buchanan were adopted by a vote of 04 to -1!
Mercer County for Buchanan.
We learn, by telegraph from Harrisburg, that
on the 31st ult., the Democrats of Mercer county
“elected Messrs. Thompson Gbaham, Senatorial, and
Col. James Galloway and James HaZeltox. Esq.,
representative delegates to the 4th of March Con-’
vention, and instructed them to support James
Buchax-.ax- for the Presidency.-
Sullivan County for Quchanan.
The Democratic Convention of this county, met
in Cherry township, on Tuesday, the 2f>th inst.
Hon. William Colley, presided. Resolutions were
adopted in favor of James Buciiaxax. for the Pres
idency—Wm. F . Packed, for next Governor, and
Timothy Ives., for Canal Commissioner.
Clay Stock on the Rise:
In the Whig General Committee of New York,
on Tuesday evening, Philii- Hoxe president, resm
lutions were adopted, 5S to 3, declaring Mr. Clay the
first choice of the Whigs of that city for President,
and, as they- believe the first choice ot the Whigs
of the Union; also in favor of a National Con
vention.
Whig National Convention.
The Whig Congressional Caucus, held in Wash
ington City, have determined upon Philadelphia
as the place, and the 7th of June next as the time
for the meeting of the Whig Naifokt Convention!
They are, therefore, behind the Democrats, and like
ly to remain so. -
Rights of Married Women.
The following bill for the more effectual protec
tion of fhe rights of married women, has been re
ported by the Judiciary Committee in the House
of Hepresentatives:
A T ° EXE “ PT ESTATE OF MABBIED
WOMEN FBOM THE DEBTS OF THE 111 HUSBANDS.
Section 1. Be it enacted , he., That the land*
m n f«Tw S .* aHd biKnhhUneiits, which shall liellmg
l ? “J women previous to her matriege. or which
shall accrue fo her by will or deseeut uurluu euret
ire. shall be iVee front ail liabilities ur debts of tlie
husband of said woman, and the same shall lot be
seiled, suld, ur .sequestered, by virtue ef atvy e* t u
saii^busbaml, 1 * BPl " iy h ,ld ’ Wlli ™ slwll tMBBB P l Hst
luineiftm 'l l judifmwl shall be ulw
de is iff! Jiiuli hiwband and will* jointly, liir ibe
Fiuae t iut'i uiJbWfH bbrote miiF=
eSirß ttt„, ‘-""(hiet bthbfß uf after
iii/fu .'"l'iudlimsM BiinU. bu alien iiyitliisi
iiiniiimF uumYi l fulWled lie the same
ulMieF F |msliiti!i, 1 ftfoperty
enfleeiinu nV«u¥*d!3i!. !l ' ll, * l:|,,rt bPbnl tll(l Hsu "T
horsbyrepejlad! l'»M>witb are
7" 1 v .. V, l" I,i; .£.j’ V
„,E7T„We have bwaunavnldably compelled ta Ato.
<mr tn« cammuniiationof onr able conj&mPni
in electing the ipMHfe
4j@MU(Mpa ■'W .||
nreuo^T
Esq-j President of the Board of Canal Commission
ers, for a copy of their interesting Report of the
present year.
Health; of Governor Suunk.—-It gives us
pleasure to say that the health of Governor Shunk
is improving. He rode out on Friday,‘and was in
good spirits. Indeed, it does not appear that his
friends at any time entertained /serious Tears in re
gard to his health:—Hismind is as active and clear i
rs it ever was. —Pennsylvanian of Feb. 7. |
ED" The National Intelligencer says: ~ General ■
Taylor is every inch a Whig." It once said the
same of John Tyler. *
ED"The Board of Revenue Commissioners meets
in Harrisburg, on the IStli instant.
■ Useful Hints. —Never enter a sick room in a
state of perspiration, as the moment you become
cool, your pores absorb.' Do not approach conta
gious diseases with an empty stomach: nor sit be
tween the sick and the fire, because the heat at
tracts the thin vapor.
A Peculiar Word. —Heroine is, perhaps, as
peculiar a word as any in our language. The first
two letters of it are male, the first three female, the
first four a brave man,.and the whole word a brave
woman. It runs thus—he. her. hero, heroine.
A Quandary. —Many a poor fellow, whose rep
utation has unjustly suffered, can bear testimony to
the following:
”To acquiesce under a report in, silence/’ said
Tristram Shandy, ‘-is to acknowledge it openly—
at least in the opinion of half the world, and to
make a bustle in contradicting it, is toj confirm it
as stronglyiin the opinion of the other half.”
ED* James S. Allen, has been appointed Post
Master at Jersey Shore, Lycoming county. .
1 ID" The Erie Observer has a well-written com
munication in favor of James' C. Marshall, Esq.,
of Erie, a very worthy and capable gentleman, for
the office of Canal Commissioner.
ID* The Richmond Republican announces the
death of Joun W. Jones, Esq., formerly Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
CD"A letter addressed to Air. R. M. Gaines, of
Mississippi, by Hon; Robert' J. Walker, announces
the determination of the latter to retire to private
life, in consequence of ill health.
Confirmation. —The Senate of this State con
firmed on Monday, the nomination of Nimrod
Strickland, to be an Associate Judge of Chester
county, by the strong vote of 20 to G.
lowa.— The Whigs in the lowa House of Rep
resentatives, having a majority of one, including a
Possum, who votes with them, decline going into
joint ballot again for the choice of U. S. Senators,
and the consequence is, that lowa will not be rep
resented in the Senate at the present session. Such,
at least, is the strong probability. On joint ballot
the Democrats have a majority.
Maryland U. S. Senator.-: —We learn from the
Baltimore American that a caucus of the Whig
members of the Legislature -was helcf on 'Tuesday
night, at which it was determined unanimously to
support the Hon. James A. Pearce for re-election
to the U. S. Senate.
0-7" Colonel Jefferson Davis, now a member of
the United States Senate, from Mississippi, some
years since made a runaway match withthednugh
ter of General Taylor, who soon after died of fever.
It is said that lie and the Generul did not speak to
each other until after the buttle of Monterey, when*
the General, advancing towntfd Colonel l)uvis, guvo
him his hand, buying—Sir, I liuve altogether mis
taken your character, und my daughter Ims proved
to be u better judge of human nalurb than l am,"
From thut time onwurd the General and his son-in
law wore warm friends.
ID'The Orwigsburg ‘-Slimmr drs Volks" (Gei-.
man,) edited by Col. Charles Frailoy, one of the
delegates, from Schuylkill county to the 4th of
March Convention, has raised to its mast-head the
name of James Buchanan.
A New C'axiuiiate ix the Field. —The Whigs
of Fauquier county, in Virginia, have met to ap
point delegates to the Whig State Convention of
the sad February. They have nominated Mr.
Andrew-Stewart, of Pennsylvania, the champion of
the protective system, as their Vice President.
Whio State Con-vexthix.—The Whig State
Committee has fixed upon the 1 fith of March for
holding the Whig State Convention in Harrisburg.
Finn ix Sunhi-hy.—A letter, dated tire Ist inst.,
informs us that a fire in Simbury, on the evening of
the 31st ult., considerably in jured the dry goods
store ol Col. John H. Purdy, of That town.
Mn. Botts axo Mn. Clay.— The Richmond
Times publishes a long letter from Mr. Botts in
w-hich he declares his preference for Mr. Clay as a
Whig over Gen. Taylor as a no-party mm
Nomixatixo a PosTMAsTEn.— A Democratic
caucus is to be held in Bangor, to nominate a can
didate for post-master of that city, in place of the
preseut incumbent, whose term of office expires on
the Ist of March.
Affaibs ix Washixgtox —- Washington Feb. 1.
1848.—At the President's dinner this afternoon,
there were about forty distinguished guests, arnon -
whom was Gen. Houston. The evening levee was
attended by a large and brilliant assemblage of
citizens of both parties, most of them accompanied
by their ladies. Among those present were twelve
or tliirteen quakers in their homely garb. -
A despatch was received to-night from Rev. Mr.
Donellan, of Baltimore, noticing a report that a
duel was to be fought to-day at Bladensburg. Mr.
Scott, of Philadelphia, is said to be one of the par
ties. No tidings of the result.
A xew wax to pay oLn DEBTS. — ; - A printer
of Gotham, had an account against the keeper of a
public house, which he liqd long and hopelessly
tried to collect. At last he sued his debtor, and
obtained a judgment. Some' friends marvelled at
his folly in thus throwing good money after bad.
when the debtor was irresponsible. Never mind.”
says Typo, “I will raise something.” The execu
tion was placed in the,hands of an officer, and one
day the landlord, to his surprise and indignation,
found his day's marketing levied upon. ' This brought
matters to a crisis, and the money was paid. But.
upon his remonstrating with his creditor, at such
an unheard of, not to say ungentlemanly way of
doing business, the only consolation .he received
was the reply—“. Well, I think you ought to be
d d well satisfied that I did not levy upon your
dinner after.it was cooked!"
CnEc!f”ro Extebpiiise.— Punch says that many
enthusiasts in. England, who,-in the year forty-five,
were prepared to throw a viaduct hair way across
the world, ate now . scarcely able to construct a
bridge to carty them safely over thoit; last Week's
washing bill.
Judge liewju't'iluiuiiil Low of the
The Bustan taw ilepßfter, for ifimmiry, litis, u
jißiimliuul lit 1 ! the highest li'itil miiliutiiv in the
Union, iwys the following oonijilimeiit io Judge
Lewis' 11 United Ktateti Uthniiuil Lnw *
11 Wo liuie toad Judge teovia' huult with rinioli
Miwumlnu miiull degree of intaM, mid wo do
no) hesitate to iirnimunee the teutise itn .eyeellent
(, niv mlmivply lutauil to nwi tlio wttnti of the
jmirltwl Itwifor, TV «|pUnUptii>nl umngeinent
ia very wnvopiiint, The wMo ohm of.the honk
i» <ino well eo wlilevedi owl eominende Itself fn |iro
limiQiwl (IvvPMt onee. Under well title the ««.
tharitlee are flilly «lfbtl and commented nm-Me
dmtriivn aut/mtici wore fully r ilftl ml mtjitlly no/.'
IlfMthan in any tnathiuMi wlikh wt art #fgnalw«rf," :
'"S' . ’1
United'suite*.
M Iht DtmocnHc Btukatim Htotof,luUmBator
:*; day, January 9D, at Ktostr't, <h Pared!* teem
•hilt, Itmauter nmaty. ./" r
compli.ncß^jth
, Ihose prevent to-day, here
1 personal and political
me add, that I accept the move promptly,*®-
f cause circumitances placed it
to meet the Weonqaeriue Democrat* of
theTSouthefn and Western parts of the county, on
-the •- - -
Je occasion of their meetings at the Unicorn and*
at Marietta. To one who knows the democracy of
Laweasteyas-iclainrtoHcnoW l “them—to onowho
has shared their confidence—-wko has. spoken their |
sentiments in the good old Intelligencer, which your :
resolntion so justly compliments, this meeting pos- j
sesses a strong and peculiar interest. The opinions ;
o'f each men.as those I see around zne, are always
! potential. ;*They are neither to be 1 flattered nor in
| timidated, bypower, j Expecting no reward for their
! consistency, they have few disappointments to an-,
noy them, and but few expectations to allure. Con
tending against a bitter and an organized federal
majority, their very ; sacrifices for principle only
sen e to make them more conscientious and stem —
; more radical in their steadfast in
i their faith—more intelligent in their discussions—
j more industrious in their researches. They examine
; public measures and men freely, and decide upon
I them fairly; and though they may sometimes offend
j by their verdict, they never have their sincerity
| questioned.
What adds to the interest of this assemblage,
.however, is ths fact that we havemethere to-day
■as the of our old county-man, James
: Buchanan. The same spirit that induces a Lan
| caster county democrat to stand fast to his princi
; pies, influences his attachment to all those who
| support these principles. It would be a sad spec
| tacle, my friends, to see you embarking in a cause
! less crusade against James Buchanan. A whole
country would vainly conjecture the reasons of
your change. Why should you not be his friends
now, as you were in 1844, and for long yeare be
fore ? Has he forfeited your confidence or your
respect by any single act—or even by,the suspicion
of wrong 7 lam sure I cannot see that he has jus
tified any change in the attachment of his former
friends. He is now the Secretary of State of the
United States, the officer next the President, whose
and confidential adviser he is: surely it
is no proof of political dereliction to share the con
fidence of James K. Polk, our intrepid and honest
Chief Magistrate. James Buchanan has not cer
tainly fallen from the height upon which he stood a
few years ago, by the manner in which he has con
ducted the delicate and trying duties of a depart
ment filled respectively by a Clay, a Webster, and
a Calhoun, and intimately connected with our re
lations with the governments of the world! What
i Pennsylvanian docs not feel proud of his master
i intellect 7 What Mexican will ever forget his argu
; ment on the right of our country to all of Oregon,
' a paper that elicited the applause of civilized
| Europe, and was translated into other languages,
! and read by thousands in: the old world 7 Are these
j the evidences that James Buchanan no longer de
| serves the support of his old and cherished friends,
| in the county from which he rose to distinction, un
| aided by the advantages of wealthy or powerful
| friends, and impelled only by the ibree of a great
I intellect, an honest heart, and a sincere attachment
to the right 7 But, my fellow-citizens, lam asking
a question which you will you have answer
ed by your presence at this meeting. I look around
me, and I see tiiose with whom I have &een asso
ciated in some of the bitterest struggles against the
federalists—the party chieftains whose white heads
might always be seen, like the plumes of warriors,
in the fore-front of the fight. This meeting alone
is a proud proof of the utter falsity of all the
charges invented or insinuated against our distin
guished favorite. It shows, beyond and above all,
'that however he may be assailed for personal pur
poses, in other quarters, the honest masses are
still true to his cause, and are not to be affected by
denunciation and abuse. ’1 kno;w lam right when
I am acting with such men. The Pattersons,
Galuraitiis, M’Cullocjis, JVPSvarrens, Haysbs,
Hannah, of the Nnuth—the Leaders, Grohhkh,
Haldf.mans, Houston*, Alurtoiits, Hopkinses,
and Currans, of the West—tho Ri.aymakerh,
Liohtners, Kinzkrn, M’llvaines, Dorkonh, Sam
ples, Hendersons, Bakers, and Houhtons of tho
East—the Connells, Wf.idlers, Kellers, and
Hot.i.s, of tho North—tliOHo aro tho men who have
long borne; the brunt of tho buttlo-in this county,
and theao are among the friends of James Buck-
Hut, fellow-citizens, James Buchanan needs no
bolstering. I did not come here to defend him.
His life is his best eulogy, and our public archives
are eloquent in his praise. Detraction has follow
ed too long in his path—as, indeed, it haft in the
paths of all our distinguished statesmen —to make
us heed'rit'now. It cannot deprive him of
“ The fairsreport that's rife on good men's tongues —
The rich attire.of honorable deeds — ■'/
It cannotrlay its hands oh these,
No more : than itcan lay its hand upon the sun,
And, with polluted finger, tarnish it.**
It must be a source of high gratification to all to
know that James Buchanan never was so strong
in his native State as he is atipresent. His friends
will be in'an overwhelming majority in the Demo
cratic State Convention.- Why you are literally
surrounded with counties that have declared in his
favor. Berks, York and Lebanon have all elected
delegates friendly to Kin ntunination for *ho Prod
deucy. Chester votes to-day and Montgomery on
Saturday next. In both these counties our friends
are sanguine of succt 3,5. Turn Jour eyes to the
west, and you will s< e a whole tier of counties
leading off in favor of James Buchanan —while in
the north and north-east, the indications are no less
Cheering and conclusive. The central counties of
the State have declared for him almost without, an
exception. Surrounded by hosts of honest and
able friends, he will be presented to the National
Convention in May next, as <{ the favorite and pre
ferred candidate” of.good old. Pennsylvania.
The war with Mexico, whether terminated or not,
when the next administration commences opera
tions, will require a safe and experienced Statesman
at the helm of the ship of State. Such a man is
James Buchanan. Like his great commonwealth,
he is calm, steady, and reflecting—equal to all
emergencies—firm in his attachment to the Union
—and devoted to the compromises of the Constitu
tion. The war will produce great and good
but it will give rise to some difficult and delicate
question’s, which will demand peculiar, ability and
the most consummate statesmanship, t There is not
among all the list of candidates one who, in my
humble opinion, unites so tnany of those elements
which are necessary to the adjustment of any di£
fcrences between the two sections of the country.
His letter to the Berks county Democracy has been
hailed by the true friends of the Union as the Olive
Branch that must establish a solid and lasting peace
between the North and South? This, with his con
sistent and steady opposition to all interference
with the rights of the South, wilbrendelr him most
formidable before the National Convention—especi
ally with the great old State of Pennsylvania—
which may make or mar our hopes in November—
in firm and steady array at his. back. j
It would be a thrice-told tale, my fellow-citizens,
to talk ‘to you of the fitness of James Buchanan,
or of his uftgpotted private, and unsuspected public
character. His history*iß written upon the tablets
of yoitr hearts, and his praisee-are spoken in terms
of iUinilidt regard arotifid your fire-aides. Matty
here present have ktiowtt him for more thftH a
ter of a century,,and the youngest wan in this bn*
thusiastie assemblage has met and conversed with
him, or has heard him defonding our great prinei=
pies before the publle, To recapitulate the history
of Jamms Buoiiakan te aueh men would be like
going to Nashville to : enlighten the Bemecrats
about tleueral A acksoh, of to Nt, bawnmee to apeak
Of SlfeAS WHIUHft
That such a statesman should have mm and
thorough friends -.is not surprising, and that these
friends should be, among tbe youug and native
spirits, aa well as among tho old and refleeting
sages, of tbn party, is natural. It would tie eatra*
ordinary if it were otherwise,
Tim clmfrm «f Pennsylvania will he the ehotne of
oilmr Staton in nur groat Union i and the preforonee
avowed on the 4th of March next, at Hsrriihurg,
will be reflected tVom other capitals in tones ofen-
■ i
•i '<*f , '• t, * i * ->'■-■ i i ■
• , t
oUim» at A* XtjrtoM Rtata'm mbont to be ro
ipeqt»d, Bhe hu waited long, udiha hu waited
She hu lobotod lealounly M nil tlmei,
Odd 'hu nlwijre c'ynJjituited w our brightut Ui
,^mo®Bh8 v coinM fomrd't>iji, now ■'■lfe'
b^ongoMn
her
liiuidißg brow lajrner cue beibrm>er nab
ci&tes in the great popular party, and demands
, theirhnpartial verdict—assured that her claims are
superior to all, and her candidate a civilian whose
Statesmanship—and in Diplomacy—are the Nation’s
j. property and the Nation’s pride! . m
COMBIUinCATIOKS,.,
For the Lancaster Inlelligeitcer.
City, and County Jlattenk
The situation of the Public Buildings just now.
deserved attention. Lancaster is-improving steadi
ly and rapidly. Marketing fora thriving population
is becoming of great interest both to city and coun
ty; and io accommodate as well seller as buyir, in
all kinds of weather, with suitable Market-houses
and shelter from storms, is indispensable:
The Market Sqaare is not large, and the Market
house thereon is inconveniently suited to the grow-,
ing wants of the City. Some of the buildings stan
ding on the market, square aife appropriated to
County Offices and a Masonic Lodge, uses contra
ry to all| marketing purposes, and directly in the
way of improvement and space in market buildings.
The opinion of Mr. Slaymaker, given at the re
quest of the Councils, and lately published in the
newspapers, is conclusive that those extraneous
buildings are incumbrances which may be removed:
by indictments against the occupants as nuisances;
or may be pulled down by any private citizen, who
thinks himself aggrieved ; or trespassed upon with
impunity. No one can be touched for prostrating a
nuisance.
Buildings thus situated, arc very unsafe deposito
ries of the County Records. Nor ought it to be ex
pected, that these buildings can long remain, in the
eye ofthelaw, nuisances, without, fairly or unfairly,
inducing complaint, indictment, and prostration, 1 by
judgment of Court.
It behooves, then the county authorities, and the
people generally, to consider at once what is best
to be done. Any suggestions on this subject should
be taken to be, as they are meant, for the public
good ; and weighed with minds solely bent on ar
riving at just conclusions, upon a matter important
to all: in the county.
The County Offices then will have to be taken
down, and rebuilt elsewhere. The people of the
county may as ‘ well make up their minds to this;
as it is as certain as that the sun will rise to-morrow.
Plain legal rights, in a free country, are never long
left unprosecuted. The City Councils could not re
strain such an application of the law of nuisance, if
they would ; and perhaps ought not, if they could.
Three methods only, seem to offer, to redress the
inconvenience arising out.of these circumstances.
First; to purchase ground, and build County Offices
somewhere convenient to the Court House. Sec
ond, to take away the Court House, together with
the Offices, and erect in-another place, as some
other counties have done, a large Building, with
suitable Court-rooms and Public Offices under the
same-roof. Or Third} to rebuild in the middle of
the Square, where it now stands, an Edifice which
shall contain the Courtrooms requisite, and suitable
Offices.
The expense of the first plan would be very con
siderable, costing perhaps $lO or 20,000., for suita
ble ground near the Court Hbuse, and the erection
thereon of convenient County Offices.
The cost of the second plan, if we may judge
from the expenditure in York, Berks and Chester
Counties, where such Courthouses have been re
cently built, would be very large; fifty or sixty thou
sand dollars, at leußt. Besides, the citizens and
property holders of Lancaster are entitled to con
sideration; and could not, freely and fairly, be
brought to consent to a removal of the Courthouse
from the Public Square ; which is, as nearly hs may
be, both tho centre of tho slto, anil tho centre of
the habitations and property in tho City. A largo
majority would, therefore, always strenuously op
posott chango of locution.
What, then, can bo made of tho remaining plan,
to oroct a new building injhe centre of the Square,
with proportions to accommodate all the county
purposes of Courtrooms mid Officos 1 If this can
he done, it would be a great saving of expense in
money. It would also preserve the harmony of tho
city and country,who form but one county conjoint
ly, and ought to move kindly together and towards
each other ; and thus contribute to the peace and
welfare of all.
If this last project will not do, it is difficult to
say what else is feasible, and much confusion will
be likely to arise. But let us see. The whole
Square, says the Chief Justice in the Com’th vs.
Bowman, 3 Barr, 206, speaking of the publicsquare
in the town .of Bedford, is impliedly dedicated to
a “ reasonable accommodation thereon for a Court
house and Offices.’’ So that no indictment for
nuisance could he maintained for appropriating a
larger quantity of the public square for a Court
house than is now used, leaving sufficient room for
the convenient public right of way around from
street to street.
Now, a building iji the Centre about ninety feet
square, set like a diamond, tKat is, with the corners
truncated for doors to entrances, pointing towards
£the middle of the four converging streets,g>would
hot be more, or rather would be less in*tiiej|way
in passing from street to street, than the present
Court House. And it has been ascertained by a
scientific and practical builder, that a house of that,
size can be so divided as to afford a much larger and
more conveniently elegant Courtroom on the lower
floor than the present; and yet allow sufficient
space on the same floor . for all the County Offices,
Commissioners office included, in very convenient
positions to accommodate the public and the Courts.
The second story, according to the plan,—which
may be submitted to the public,r—will be divided
into another ample and beautiful Court room fifty
feet square, and four jury rooms, two for the lower
and two for the upper Court room.
All this building and improvement, making Court
rooms and Public Offices complete, it is said, by
competent judges, can be done for at most $30,000,
and perhaps a good deal less if the exterior and
ornamental work shall be made plain. 1 think it
probable that the use of the old material and econ
omy would reduce it to $20,000. additional
advantage Is, that the inconvenient noise from the
public square, now a just cause of some complaint,
would be greatly obviated if not entirely removed;
as the new Court room is so situated, in the plan
as to be surrounded on all sides by the public offices;
anti therefore enclosed within double walls, except
at the four corners thereof, which are truncated for
the insection of a large window in each for the ad
mission of adequate light to the Court room. If all
this can be accomplished so economically and well,
it removes every difficulty and ought to be quite
satisfactory to all concerned. The whole could be
commenced and finished with due diligence between
the April and August Courts; at least between
April and November. REFORM.
Fur the Lancaster f^eltlgencer.
The Democratic Party of L&iicaa
. ter county.
_ Much .teal surprise has been manifested by dis
tant political brethren, at the scemm# difference of
sentiment in the demaetatie party at 1 Lancaster
caimtyi Ta them, a tJemaeraey that has wan
great reimwn by its former steadfastness and unam
imiiy, H»w seems afflicted with the mast implex
sent and unnatural intestine brails. Tu an obser
ver, however, who is eaguiaaut of the praeeediugs
ef the party for the last fowmrenths, the eontrary
must folly appear. It is true that there li an op:
\m\Wm made ta Jamms Bwhawa*, ami that this
appeshfon has latterly waxed'warm, and edited
some eommatiau. M it is not at all astanishiug.
that an ummpeeted, ar an unnatural phenomenon,
should ereate Muitemem and noise. 1 It if no unm
wml oppurrenee for a mPagro minorlty to create
factious tumult, Ono'apoitApy from an adopted
coda of political or religious principles, causes.
more commotion than the uniform addition and
or piijudlce,
con 4i*t importers—and Mnn
JMjjgppy the communUwJn whlej*
ex * it iW n^9!^ >0 racked
djaiuiion— truth, the great body afthk !
tfyjjfatcd and untouched by j
jApfoffi political position of J^caater
9ranty. of the ji
had not, until lately,' attracted the attention
, the body of the. people—and, when consulted, they
knew of none for that office but their old and tried
“favorite, !Ames’ Sucraxan. ; It - is true,afewhave
learned by rote to prate of other aspirants and
deeds—have _ learned their lessons ; well—and.
like the boy, who has his rhetorical essay by heart,
dun them in the ears of their afflicted listeners.—
But beyond this no difference exists. Beyond the
individual influence of n far, there is no discord,
no dissensiojl/ And if there is one thing that pre
dominates in the feelings of our Democracy, it is
their untiring devotion to James Buchanan —lf
there is one wish stronger than another, it is, that
James Buchanan may receive the cordial and
unanimous vote of Pennsylvania. Him they know,
and of him they know no evil. Having advocated
his claims in ’44-—assisted in presenting him to the
Democracy of the Union—having, through their
delegates in ’43, attested their adherence to hirh, as
in all honesty and truth an ornament to the nation,
and the pride of Pennsylvania—they are unwilling
now, without a cause, to desert him. Having
closely scrutinized his course as the constitutional
adviser of the President—having scanned his ar
duous diplomatic labors, and duly considered his
increased political merit, and his now justly un
bounded 4me —they refuse to convict themselves
of gross inconsistency—they refuse to stand a
mark for the u slow unmovitfg finger of scorn”—
they cannot brook the voice that defames what it
once made beautiful with praise. Nolj the Demo
cratic uarty of Lancaster county can never thus
blast their reputation. Their escutcheon now, as
ever, remains unsullied, by any political apostacy.
Shall we point to the spontaneous action of the
people in all parts of the county, to prove these
assertions ? Wherefore, the intelligent and large
meeting, called in the Southern portion of the
county? Why has Marietta and vicinity been
moved to this unusual action ? And does the meet
ing at- Kixzeu's, attended by all the influential
Democrats of the Easterns portion of the county,
mean nothing? Is there a necessity for political
casuistry here to discern the feelings of .the people?
Will the demonstration at Mechanicsville prove
nothing? Ah, there is a feeling and a spirit now
abroad in this county, that will overwhelm those
who. have excited it—they, who have sown the
storm; are now reaping the whirlwind. Wo be to
them, who attempt to forestall the public will—or,
who rashly endeavor to stem tlie current of public
feeling. The Democratic party of Lancaster
county, true to themselves, are also true \o James
Buchanan —true to their independence as a party,
they adhere to their sacredly sworn allegiance.—
No denunciation—no fear, can swerve them from
their first love and from their sworn duty.
For the Intelligencer.
Behind the Time.
Major Noah of New York tells of himself the
following anecdote. When De Witt Clinton
projected that stupendous imprbvement, the Erie
Canal, the facetious Major started the publication
of a series of elaborate essays, in which he under
took to prove: Ist, that the construction of the
work was impossible—and next, that, if construct
ed, it would be wholly unproductive to the State.
Governor Clinton, nothing daunted by the Major’s
opposition, prosecuted theenterprize with, redoubled
energy and vigor. To employ the Mujor’s own
graphic 1 language : “ Before I hud half finished my
Easaya, Clinton had finished the Canal, and it was
pouring its thousands upon thousands into the pub*
liccoflbrs!" Here was a wholesome examplifica*
tion of Facts vs. Theory.
Some tilings may be illustrated by others. And
this unccdoto has u striking parallel, in tho estab
lishment, in the city of Lancaster, of a newspaper,
a perfect Leviathan in its way, for the special und
sole purpose of proving: Ist, that Mn. Buchanan
ought not to receive the vote of the 4th of March
Convention for the' Presidency, and 2nd, that he
will not. Behold the uncertainty of all human cal
culations ! Before the aforesaid new-comer has
reached the third week of its existence, and certain
ly long before it has come to the end of its reason
ing, Mb. Buchanan has the State, by probably two
thirds. with a fair prospect of receiving the nomi
nation in the National Convention at Baltimore.
So, it would seem, Major Noah is not the only
editor, who is not as wise as King Solomon.
For tbe Intelligencer.
“Injurious Legislation.”
Mr. Editor: Such is the caption of an editorial,
article in your valuable paper of the 12th instant,
deprecating the effort now making at Harrisburg,
by the Baltimore and Rail Road
Company, &c. >
I now would inform you, and your numerous
readers, that .if the -legislation you speak of is inju
rious, it has already been done, for, are you not
aware that a Company has already been chartered
to construct a Rail Road directly from York to
Harrisburg? and, also, that a charter how exists,
authorizing a Rail Road from Columbia to intersect
the Lancaster and Harrisburg Rail Road, at or near
Middletown 1 So you perceive, the Baltimoreans
have already the power to tap*' the Pennsylvania
Rail Road in two places, and the only question now
is, which of these several routes is best calculated
to advance the interests of the people of. Pennsyl
vania ? Two markets are better than one, and
every producer should have the privilege of going
to the one where he gets the most for his produce.
Again; if we can induce the Baltimore and Sus
quehanna Rad Road Company, to intersect at or
near the Turinel of the Lancaster and Harrisburg
Rail Road, or the same Rail Road at or near Mid
dletown, the other be abandoned ,
and we would have the more travel arid benefit in
our own county, and would take none from the
Columbia and Philadelphia Road, as all destined
for Philadelphia would go directly on, the distance
from the Tunnel on the above mentioned Road, to
either Philadelphia or Baltimore, bein % nearly the
same. But if we present them, then there is no
doubt, thelYork and Harrisburg Rail Road will be
made, as they had an Engineer on the route last
summer making a survey and estimates, and they
seem at present inclined to keep on the west side
of the Susquehanna, and intersect the Pennsylvania
Kail Road about‘five miles above Harrisburg, at
which point Baltimore Would be nearly 20 miles
nearer than Philadelphia.; neither Dauphin nor
Lancaster county wouldt, have any benefit of* the
Road, and more likely to take travelling and trade
from Philadelphia, than the proposed route would.
In fact we, as Pennsylvanians, would be benefited
at the expense of Baltimore, if the Tunnel route is
taken, inasmuch as the distance from the contem
plated Rail Rbad Bridge, spoken of in your paper,
is scarce .two miles from the Columbia Rail Road,
which will doubtless be intersected,-and by that
means, greatly benefit that part of the State Rail
Road between Columbia and Lancaster; as Marb
etta .is one of the largest lumbering marts on the
Susquehanna, and has a rich and flourishing*eountry
all around it, from which a large amount'of pro=
duce is raised* Three Anthracite ftimaees are
tilmtly erected) and several more are in progmiof
erection in die all of which
produce finds its way, at present; to the Baltimore
and Philadelphia markets, by the Tide water final,
and I have no hesitation in saying, that the greater
nirtwttlM;gß the §olnmwa and Philadelphia
Hail Bead, illhia proposed inteneetioniikeiite
In the ethtF ease that part of the State ftailnoau,
between Columbia and Lineaeter, would be dew*
very Me more business, than would be going
from &lumwto k < „
Now,wnderSheM elreum*tane«,,you. and ell -i
uwumwi persona, wmi cqme to the eonenwon,
ypt the «Pfndiiure of; the WW'J* .*• „?«■•
|truetipn of the' WnwytoSw M wilbw# «
Marietta, February L IMS,
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Hn Mechanic*-.
Towmblp. ■
adjoining township*, Ihvnrablo to the
of tom Buchanan oi tho Democratic
caudate for the noxt Presidency of the United
are requested to asaomhlc at the house of
Michael Roland, iu Mechanicsville, on Saturday
next, February 12, at 2 o’clock P. M., to adopt
such measures as they shall deem right and expe
dient. t
Moore Connell,
Mark Connell,
John B. Steaey,
B. Franklin Holl, -
Jacob Holl,
Robert Connell,
Michael Roland,.
Reuben Weidlcr,
Jacob 6. Leber,
Washington Simmons,
George Heller,h
,Jonathan Simmons,
Henry Weidler,
Emanuel Weidler,
Isaac Weidler,
John Simmons,
Andrew Colp, jun.,
Samuel Weidler, jun.,
Joshua Simmons,
Cyrus Weidler, ■
Andrew Colp, sen.,
George Heist,
George Morich, '
Henryt unningh’am,
Jacob Vondersal,
John Bard, jun.,
Henry Barton,
Samuel Miller,
George Marks,
‘ Cyrus Miller, .»
WUUam :< Weidmair,
Lewis Harbill,
Henry Weidnmn,
Isaac Weidman,M* D.,
Jacob Weidman,
John W. Leber,
Jonas Ranck,
Peter Ranck,
John Grimes,
Peter Kelienborger,
John Kelienborger,
William Kelienborger.
John Irwin,
Earhart Strohm,
Christian Strohm,
William Ray,
Daniel Miller,
George Brian,
Jacob Kolp,
George Hambright
Joseph Wisner, ,
Henry Hamilton/
John Gerber,
Levi Ruch^
John Meese,
Samuel Paj3cer,
Roberi.CaiUpbcl!,
Henry iEfteinan,
Anthony Bear,
John Bear,
Alpheus Leib,
Samuel Bear,
Henry Howetcr, *
Joseph Bear,
Reuben Bear, •
Isaac Bear,
James Subers
-Late from Texas—lndian .Warfare.
Bloody Fight beticeen the Delawares and Camanches
— Twenty-jive Delawares Killed—Defeat of a Ma
rauding Parly of Camanches.:
The Overland Express that -'arrived here this
morning, brings New Orleans papers of ; the '2sth
inst. , •
DRUMORE.
The steamboat Globe arrived at New Orleans
on the previous day from Galveston, bringing dates
of the 22d. A war had broken out between the
Delaware and Camanche tribe iof Indians, and a
bloody fight hud taken place, in which the foimer
were defeated with a loss of twenty-five warriors.;
The cause of the war is attributed to‘.the Dela
wares having encroached upon the hunting grounds
of the Camanches.
The loss of warriors will probably excite the -
Delaware Nation to revenge, and they will proba
bly raise a large force to carry on this new Indian 1
war.
A parly of Camanches had stolen twelve horses
from tho camp of Cupt. Gillette; on.the Seio, some
time since. Lieut. Co/,zens, with twelve men, fol
lowed in pursuit, and_ after nine 'days’ travel, over
took the party and Routed them f.omplotely, killing
seven uncf rcoupturibg the horses stolen, anti seizing
a targe number belonging to tholndiaus,
It is rumored that several tribes of Indians huve
volunteered to curry on tho war against Mexico.
—Public Ledger, ;
From the Watliinginu Unlun.
More Facts tn. Whig Predictions
We give, to-day, a few more iron-hearted and
inexorable facts, for the digestion of those saga
cious prophets of Federalism, who predicted that
nothing but calamity would result to the country
from the operation ot the tariff of 1840; which,
so far as it has been tested by experience, has af- '
forded equql favor in all the great interests of the
country—,agriculture, commercial,' manufacturing, .
and mining. In looking over thdyalualj[e"statistics
which occasionally appear in the PhilaHelphik, Com
mercial List, we find in the number of that journal,
bearing date January 22d, the following results of ..
the iron mining and manufacture.in Pennsylvania,
viz:
LEACOCK.
1847. 1816. Exeess in Excess In
1847 over IS4G over
„ 184 C. 1847.
_ Founds. Pound,,.' Pounds. Pounds.
Pig Iron, 185,115,270 150.918.633 34,166 637
Wrought Iron. 72 244.763 39.365,242 32,679,521
Nails & spikes, 19.558,777 10 627.736 8,931,041
Blooms, 6,290,070 9,710,730 3,420,660
The quantities above stated were brought from
the various mining establishments in the interior ”
of Pennsylvania, over the different railroads and s
canals of the State, to Philadelphia, during the last ;
year. The excess of all varieties, of manufactured i
iron brought to market in 1847, over the quantities
brought in 1840, during the operation ofthe Whig
tariff of 1842, is 70.580,539 pounds, or an increase
of twenty-five per cent.
In a late paper, on the authority of the Phila
delphia Commercial List, W’e proved conclusively
that the coal-mining interest had been favored with
unprecedented prosperity under the equal and im
partial operation of the Democratic tariff of 1846.
We now show that the iron interest has been equal
ly prosperous. It requires no facts or figures to
prove the great prosperity of the'Agricultural int
erests of Pennsylvania during the 1 ) last year. The
farmers of that State-halve substantial evidence of
their prosperous condition in their own pockets.
Yet, charlatans in .political economy and politics
are constantly endeavoring to convince the sturdy
yeomen and the enterprising iron-masters and coal ‘
miners of Pennsylvania, that their interests have
been greatly injured by the operation of a liberal
tariff In view qf the facts which we have citfsl
.above, we are willing to leave such quacks in the
hands of their intelligent constituents.
Man’s Immortality.
I cannot believe that earth is man’s only abiding place.
It cannot be that our lift is cast up by the ocean of
eternity to float a moment upon its waves' and' sink
into nothingness! Else why is it that the glorious
aspirations, which leap like angles:from the.temple
of our heart, are forever wandering about Unsatis
fied 7 Why is ft that the rainbow and the cloud
come.over us with a beauty that is not of the earth,
and then pass-off and leave us to muse upon their
faded loveliness? Why is it that the stars who
hold their festivals around the midnight throne, are
set above the grasp of our limited faculties; forever
mocking us With unapproachable glory. And final
ly, why is it that the bright forms of human beauty
are presented to our view and then taken from us,
leaving the thousand streams of our .affections to
flow back in Alpine torrenlsupon bur hearts! We
are bom for a higher destiny than that of earth—
There is a realm where rainbows never fade) where
the stars wilt be out berate us like isles that slum
ber on the otuiatt, and where beidgsthaf pass before
us like shadows, will stay in our presence forever,
Hah** flew Anon* a Ktss,Several of the
Boston lianers eentniii long teparts ora ease before,
the Police court of that city, whichseems tn have
reined eoHiidereble excitement, havtaeeurred at
nne of the meet fashionable boarding houses of
tliat ejty, A . southern gtmitem«\;.aud hfawlte
nHßied Bnstsek, boarding at Mrs, Pbwere'. ln low
dom ilreei, charged a number of the Pellie with
outrageous aereult, on. him,, iThere wai a
PbfWmHi mw .M-ihe bwilnj house, and during
a game of Blind Man's luff, imOek Wued Mre,
Neat day, Mr«; P, ‘relied com
ildereWe dieturbwiM aboutit, whies ended in So*-
WatemeM the matte*, to
hwdeS dftbe breakfast table,: He werthen
ordemd to leave the home immeditrtly, bu» -de.
mandlng time’end pr«Mr notice, the police were
called in tndhtwaa fonlbly house,
lattel Fink,
Samuel Cowan,
Edward Fury,
Peter Heller,
Daniel Swope,
Daniel Bitzer,
Jonas Eby,
Adam S. Bare, M. D.
Mark Connell, ir.,
William jMerick,
John Carpenter,
Isaac Hoffer,
Emanuel Hoffer,
WOUam-Rogers,
William Scott,
Wm .McGranaghan,
Paul Rogeri,
James Cooper,
- Barnhart L. Beck,
Amos Batten,
Ephraim Batten,
John Connell, '
David Meixell,
John Meixell,
Israel Batten,
Black,;
Jacob Meixell,
Levi Yost, ;
Samuel Best,
Samuel Holl,
Tristrum Connell,
Geoige Carotliers,
James Connei,
Michael Bender,
William Tfeely,
Joel L. Lefever,
Gebrgo McEntire,
John Strohm,
Cyrus Batten, •
John Withers^
Jacob Brady,"
John Sellers,
Isaac Killian;* “
Samuel Reetdsnyder,
Henry Reeihanyder,
John Reemsnyder,
Hiram Kolp,'
Jacob Simmons,
Jacob Fink,
John Fesler,
Samuel Cbldren,
Benjamin Coldren,
Absalom Myers,
Israel Bear,
Jolih Grimly*
.George Whitcraft,
George Meese,
Daniel Kiehlj
B. F. Tamany,
Charles R. Kreeder, ;
Chris’ißanckhouser,
Samuel Statel,
John F. Way,
Jacob. Lawrence, ■
Benj. H. Yanscriber, j
John Leib,
Petehsbubg, Jan. 31, 1848.
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