Jfntclligicncer fc Journal.
E.-W, HJJTTE ly-ipiJaw.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMEg BUCHANAN
OEPENNSYIvaNIA.'
[ftiitfect to (ho decision of a, National Convention .]
Xanca*tor 9 F«briiAry 15,1848.
S7* We are under many obligations to our friend.
Jacob Nxrr/Esq./of Strasburg, for alist of Fortt
permanent.subscribers, to the “ Intelligencer " The
Esquire’s exertions in/a good cause are always
effective, and we his example may not be
Twithout imitators, We say to. him, as poor
Power was wont to say in the play: “Thank ye.
Sir, I owe ye one.”
Democratic Meeting at lieamon
Place.
A meeting of Democratic citizens, favorable'‘‘to
the nomination of James Buchanan for ‘the Presi
dency, will be held at the public house of Mrs.
Miller, (Leamon Place,) Paradise township,-Lan
caster county, on Saturday, February 2G, 1848, at
1 o'clock, P. M, A general attendance of the
Democracy is requested.
Proceedings of Congress.
Tallxtraxd was once asked, whether the French
deputies, who were then in session, had passed any j
thing of importance? “Passed!" replied the vete
ran wit,, “ they have passed withing a few days of
sixteen iceekt, and I cm imagine nothing'of higher
importance to the public than time!" If the two
branches of Congress do not take excellent care,
they will stand in danger of subjecting themselves
to the same bitter sarcasm. They have now passed
over two months of precious time, and have trans
acted none of the urgent* business of the country.
We know of no more crying evil, under our in
. stitutions, than the miserable and often culpable
manner in which the most important measures are
delayed by Congress. However urgent and even
threatening the public exigencies, or how ruinous
soever the delay, it appears utterly impossible to
inspire tfi&t»body .with a due degree of energy or
promptitude. Reinforcements are needed in Mex- ;
ico, and in every quarter the people arc holding ;
meetings, approving, the policy and recommenda
tions of the "President. And yet, the bill reported j
for that purpose in the Senate by Gen Cass is tossed !
to and fro, as if it were a game of shuttle-cock, in- j'
stead of a grave measure, involving the hqnor and j
interests of the American nation. One Senator j
moves to stick this in, another to strike th ! at out , j
until finally Mr. Senator Putito’ff, in defiance of \
the admonition against deferring until to-morrow •
what can be done to day, compassionately moves '
to “postpone its further consideration until to-mor
low,” and when to-morrow comes the same profit
less routine is repeated.
\To the extraordinary development and indulgence
of the cacathes loquendi may this wretched waste of
time be fairly ascribed. It is a lamentable fact,
that there are more Orators in Congress than the
interest of the nation can safely accommodate.
Two or three powerful Speakers on each side take
a comprehensive view of a subject, and exhaust it.
But this nowise daunts a crowd of other speakers
from so inundating the hall with a deluge of decla
mation, that if it were composed of actual milk
and water, there would be palpable need of life
preservers. Not one listener of an hundred com
mits the egregrous mistake of supposing, that all,
or any part, of this performance, is designed for the
enlightenment of the body, to whom it is ostensibly
addressed—but the world knows, that it is directed
to the mote important sympathies of “ Buncombe.’*
A remedy for this state of things ought certainly
hi attd, If it bklsts, he tilled Imttiedtititdy.
The tlebittes bught to tin limited within tettsaHitbie
hauntls, iiitii ito ntembeF ehiiuld tin dllawinl, bh any
Util! bill, to spuitlt UltollltottiilH till Minus, lllillte IllllHi
thilll ylb MUttollSi Uf Ilftp.W UVUI i) : ! 1 iMIl'Iltlltollliis!
This, we haneidly think, wiuiltl be iilbsiillieiein to
ituly tti/iwfe "Ih'SimMiiir' nl : ihe wmlimi hiii! sm
tpieity ilit*|ilim>il in the seleeiimi nf \\ Fepfeseniiiiive,
'Wo limit! wflPtllHF fillSßlSti, RF Tilt, RF i’l'F'F, RF
WhiUHliflF §IMIUM=iiRF\VF*lim4?l, WF Kill Ititlf
fr fflHPii fin imy ipiMtifln helme Parliament, and
ye! neipred it repMatinn n« tolerably i respec
table debaters' it wmihl be a public blessing, in
deed, if legislators could he induced to heliw, that
speeches ere net veined hy their length, hut hy their
depth, and that one good speech, during a session,
will yield more solid reputation to the Speaker,
than one hundred poor ones. On the score of per
sonal interest, therefore.not to speak of the immense
national interests at stake, u retrenchment of con
gressional oratory would be highly desirable.
The Young Democracy.
One of the most gratifying signs of the times is
the fact, that so milch of the young talent of the
country is every where coming forward in support
of the popular cause. It has been a systematic
policy, on the fart of Federalism, to exert all its
art, and apply all its means, to seduce every spright
ly genius into its ranks. In almost all the schools
and colleges professors are found, who arrogate a
superiority over the masses, on the score of belong
ing to. a caste above them 5 elevated either by reli
gion or learning, although the one discountenances
all such lofty pretensions, and the other, when
coupled with good sense, does nothing to encourage
them. By these instructors, however, thousands
of our Young Men, of fine native and acquired tal
ents, of generous and ennobling sentiments, are
prostituted to a cause, at the threshold ofilife, which
keeps, them forever struggling against the glorious
principles which gave birth to the Independence of
their country, and which have covered with glory
and prosperity the long series of Democratic ad
ministrations, under which it has flourished.
' But what an auspicious opening does the present •
epoch present, for those among the rising genera
tion, who are gifted with a taste and talent for
oratory and statesmanship! What a field j locs the
Mexican War supply, for the display /of those
patriotic impulses, which find their utteran:e in
il thoughts that breathe and words that burn.” Ana
what an occasion, too, for the exercise of bold and
startling invective, (such as sometimes falls from
the lips of that unrivalled Orator, George W. Bar
ton,) in the unpatriotic and anti-American conduct
of the Federalists. It is scarcely a fair subject of
astonishment, and yet it is of gratification, that so
njany talented and enthusiastic young men are
■every where mingling their eloquent voices with
'the mild counsel of the_ aged in rebuke of the coun
try's opposers, and in praise of its patriotic defend
ers. . Under such auspices, national retrogression
.would seem impossible.
A Traitor Rebuked.
i Jasper E. Brady, the federal member of Con
gress from the Cumberland district, was one of the
few representatives from Pennsylvania, who voted
for. a resolution censuring President Polk and the
: Mexican war. A whig-county meeting was lately
held in Chambersburg, at- which, among other res
olutions offered, was one approving of the course of
their: representative in Congress upon the war; and
although Mr. Brady waiupersonally present,.it was
voted down by a large majority. Thus wc sec
that a meeting composed of Mr. Brady's own poli
tical associates /refuses to sanction his course.
A Reminiscence.
Six years ago, we heard one of the Democratic
representatives from Bedford county declare, at
; ftforrisbuig, that there wasbut one man in the
? I' United States, whose personal and political popu
• Jarity in Bedford county was equal to that of James
jßuchanan—and that man was Andrew Jackson.”
' AYe aie forciblyreminded of this remark, by the
: receut'gratifying proceedings on the part of the
; Bedford -County Democracy. It was ai true, as it
: striking s#d emphatic.
tbiumph of principle*; i
i
Interesting Democratic Meeting In
Bedford County—Noble example
of General Bowman. ' : , j
Among the few Democratic prccsef in this tate
ithat have advocated the claims of Mr. ZUuaf for
the Residency, wakthe Bedford GastUt, edited , by,
Gxooqe W. Bowmax, flic Adjutant General of the
State, appointed byGovernor Slums. For month*
past has the name of the Vice President beeni pa
raded at the head of its columns,- and the admitted
abilities and influence of its Editor have been assid
uously employed to advance Ids cause. But mark
the majesty apd omnipotence of public opinion!
On Monday, 7th instant, the Democracy .of Bedford
county met in the Court House in the town of Bed
ford, to express their opinions on this engrossing
subject .After a free and full! discussion, the meet
ing resolved in favor of James Buchaxax for the
Presidency, and requested the delegates from that
county to sustain this expression, by their votes in
thefyth of March Convention; Gen. BowMivwas
himself present, witnessing the popular enthusiasm
in behalf of their Favorite, and at the conclusion of
the proceedings came forward, and in the most hon
orable and Democratic manner declared his Ac
quiescence in the will of the majority, thus lairly
tested and expressed. The Gazette has accordingly
come to hand this week with the name of Mr. Dallas
taken dmen, and the Bcchaxax Flag floating in its
stead.
This magnanimous and truly patriotic conduct of
Gen. Bowman is worthy of all praise. As a;fear
less and independent Editor, he had an undoubted
right to his personal preference in the support of a
candidate Tor the Presidency, and this right he has
exercised with his wonted ability and zeal. But'
the moment the Democracy of his county have
rendered their verdict, in opposition to his own, he
has not hesitated, in the spirit of a true Democrat,
recognising obedience to the popular will as one of
the elementary articles in the republican creed, to
make an open surrender of his own opinions to those
j of that Democracy, which to sustain and serve has
ever been his highest ambition. There be those in
this mcredian, to whose imitation this high-minded
and honorable course cannot be too much commen
ded. If they are the Democrats they profess to be,
they will li go and do likewise . M
William C. Tobey and his “North
\ , American,’ 9
frAmong the many brave spirits,'Wvho are now
] serving their country in the city of gold, of idols,
| and of .human hecatombs, in the city of the reck
:«less Oortf.z and of the infatuated Moxtezcma, we
: know of none more deserving of gratitude and
; praise than William G. Tokey, the poet and the
! printer. Tobet was at various times associated
| with leading journals in this State, as assistant
i editor and correspondent, and by the point and
| vigor of his writings had gained deserved populari
i ty. Noy—and we can scarcely expand our minds
to the realization of the grave fact—the very paths
; which three centuries ago were trodden by Cortez
are trodden by William C. Tobet and kindred
. i spirits, who, if they present strange contrasts, arc not
; hiss heroic and not less confident in- the infallible
| fortune of their cause than was the far-famed Con
| questador.
Tobet has not, it is true, participated in any of
the sanguinary battles which have signalized the
march of the American army to the plazas of' the
capital. He has not directed musketry
land sword against the resisting Mexicans, nor en
gaged in the “trade of death, ’* to which by taste
and habit we esteem him wholly disinclined. But
his achievements have been none the less wonderful
and brilliant. He has established, in the very heart
of the Mexican capital, a u North Americannews
j paper, an ably conducted sheet,' and well printed,
j seeing thdt there are no steam-presses in that region.'
r With the influence .of a dbzen or more of able
| and Independent American presses established in
i the principal towns and cities of Mcxleu, may we
| not indulge the pleasing liupcs that tt belter day is
I about to dawn upon Iter igiimaiit end duwudtud:
! den wmmi Nuw that the ffiiwrf \m eseeuied its
bluntly ijilieii) itftd taught \m tmliliwv nilet* tt \\&-
! sun \\\ htimililyi it will be the nobler \mxim ut :
I the jeni tn mm tlte \m\W4 tn it true
fiireeititiHii ui : muni destiny-: These Antei-ieam
Muhpm junmals, Hinting in tt pnmmnn efinri m
Wittier ftiwmg Ihe peqple the pf pplitiwl and
mlisinus freedom, and infusing into her degraded
jftrnmin elements uf industry and energy, enterprise,
virtue, and independence, and a just sense of the
dignity of thoiv own. nature, are instrumentalities
which may contribute more to elevate them in the
scale of moral and national being, than all the
bombs and balls that. can be employed against
them. But when these powerful agencies combine
—the agency of Force and the agency of Reason—
J a greater than the republic of Mexico would be
: iorced to yield. Once persuade the benighted
: masses that their leaders are but base impostors in
j the guise of pretended zealots of liberty, whose pa
triotism and prowess exist only, in the bombast of
high-wrought manifestos, and how soon will they
be irrevocably alienated from their cause! how
soon will their fury be enkindled against the gas
conading pretenders, whom they are now content
to sen e.
In the apportionment of national gratitude and
thanks, whilst we duly remember the sclf-sacrificing
soldier, who has perilled his life in the battle—may
we not neglect the brave and chivalric Printers,
who have, also, exchanged the solaces ot home, for
the privations and terrors of the distant theatre of
danger. There be those among them, who have
first demonstrated to Mexico’s legions the power of
the Sword —and who are now employed in teach
ing them lessons of genuine liberty through the re
fined agency of an unfettered Press. These are
the actual pioneers of civilivation in a land favored
of God but accursed of man, and will ever be hailed,
by the acclamation of mankind, its best benefactors.
Fourth of March Convention.
Erie County. —Hon. James Thompson, Mur
raw Whallow, Smith Jackson—with instructions
to support James Buchanan.
Washington County. —Robert Love, James
McFarran, S_B. Hayes, instructed for James Buch-
Clearyield County. — George Walters, Esq.,
with instructions for James Buchanan.
Columbia County. —Col. Joseph C. Levers.
(Rep.,) C. A. Buckaliew, (Sen..) without instruc
tions.
Potter County. —Hon. Charles Lyman, sena*
torial, instructed to support James Buchanan for
President, and Timothy Ives for Canal Commis-
Wayne County. —Rufus M. Grennell, senatorial,
instructed lor James Buchanan.
Montgomery County. —Dr. John A. Martin.
(Sen.) Nathaniel Jacoby, William T. Morrison,
William H. Schneider (rep.) with instructions to
support James Buchanan for President, and Wil
liam Beatty for Cah&l Commissioner.
Warren County;— Alonzo I. Wilcox (rep.) and
James L. Gillis (sen.) instructed for James Buch-
Bradford County.*— Ulysses Mercur (Sen.)
David Wilmot, Bartholomew Laporte (Rep.) with-
out instructions.
Hon. David Wilmot.
This gentleman has been- a delegate to
the 4th of March Convention from Bradford county.
We are glad of it He will now have an opportu
nity, by mingling in person with the Representa
tives of the Democracy of the State, to assure
himself how heartily they condemn and despise
his notorious Proviso. If he should fail to offer it
himself, in terms of approval, we trust there will
be Delegates enough in attendance to propose reso*
iutions in condemnation; so that the rest of the
States may see, how little sympathy there:
in Pennsylvania for this the and
prolific instrument of ever
folly and faction have invented.
Electing Judges by the People.
Wo commend to the attentive perusal and calm
reflection of our readers, the admirable commu
nication of our able correspondent u Reform," in
fii-yor of so amending the Constitution of our State,
as to vest the selection of the Judiciary immediate
ly in. the people, A few of our readers have com
plained of our endorsement of this doctrine, as
involving a bold innovation, to which they are not
yet prepared to subscribe.
Our reply to all such fault-finders is: What is a
Constitution good for, whose principles will not
bear the test of examination—or what is
per good for, whose columns are closed to those,
who seek to point out to the people the errors and
defects in the government, under which they live ?
We cannot conceive how any improvement, either
in the social or political condition of mankind,
could ever have taken place, if the press had not
first lent its powerful aid in the dissemination of
useful and correct doctrine. If a man excite his
fallow-citizens to revolt, he must take the conse
quences of his temerity—but if he barely excite
them to examination and inquiry, Despotism alone
could treat him as an offender. No matter,
however much Error may be entrenched behind
Prejudice and Custom, it deserves to be rooted out
and superseded by the Right, and to this end reform
ers are doing the State good service, when they re
commend those peaceable means of redress, which
the Law and the Constitution themselves authorize.
Those, and those only, are libellists of the Con
stitution, who would lain prohibit discussion, and
who, like the slave-drivers of despotism, stand ready
with the lash of the law, to flog the radical inquirer
into apathy and submission.
To our correspondent we owe warm thanks for
his masterly contributions, and trust the Legisla
ture will not allow the present session to pass
over without adopting the initiatory steps of a re
form which no amount of legislative lethargy can
long defer, and which will be a crown of honor to
the body which fiust adopts it.
Curious Prediction Fulfilled.
When the celebrated traveller, Vox Humboldt,
some years ago, was in Mexico, he published the
following prediction, which, at the time of its ut
terance, doubtless seemed to many proof of a disor
dered intellect:
“ The time will come, when' pubjic coaches will
roll between the city of Philadelphia and the city
of Mexico.”
What a prophet was Humboldt! In the American
Star , published at Jalapa, in Mexico, we find an
advertisement of a line of American coaches, which
was to commence running between that city and
Vera Cruz, “as soon as the station houses on the
road arc supplied with forage for' the mules and
horses.” How many years will elapse before, under
the auspices of American energy and enterprise, not
only Philadelphia, but even Boston, will be in close
communication with the city of Mexico, not indeed
by the slow agency of coaches, but by means of
steamboats, and locomotives, and magnetic tele
graphs. Humboldt's was a prediction to be com
mended to the sybils and sooth-sayers of the pres
ent day. It was redolent of progress and prosperity—
not retrogression and ruin. He was a true—not a
false prophet.
A Tribute to our Adopted Citizens.
Col. Wtxkoop has addressed a letter to one of
his friends in Pottsville. in which he pays the fol
lowing just tribute to our adopted citizens. Before
this gallant gentleman left for the wars, he was an
ardent “Native,” as he had through, most of his
former life been a “Whig.” The course of the
Federalists on the war has led him to repudiate
them-, and we see that his experience has taught him
that Nativeism is no less unworthy. The following
is a frank and beautiful acknowledgement of his
error, and a no less appropriate tribute tu our adop
ted fbtld\V citizens:
’Hie lHshmait end the Urn-men! i love seen
many af them in ntte 'huik—l hnve been yt-itli them
to battle—have t-eeit them wannded end dying—
titte Hadden Met tiieiF deed bathes uii the 'held=
have toiMessed by pram- slMiieer tlnni Feyeldliait,
llieiF Hlleelißii Inf me bind to their iiilupiiHiii mul
(Fuel ill Hail ibiil bit! nine nitty fame when I shell
be en-ihled, in snine tleuree by ltnme eHinlnei, in nt
paif (he WFHiiH tiHiifs/ty timin' inwards these people,
by niyseli, thiripit the posh } soy Amity, liee-nise
id* a pfllibfbin l wits linnest in my npiitions, iiml I
believe, unhesitating m my eypiessbtiis- Time,
bwever, Inis eßrreeied the errnf, end in s seleml
tne, not e»s||y te he.ihrgmien.
Siinrcnyp Cumi,
Washington, Feb (l, IS-18.
The Supremo Court room was densely crowded
to-day/ it having been announced that Mr. Clay
would' speak, and those who attended were not
disappointed. Mr. Clay commenced his speech
with a splendid exordium, alluding to the sacrifice
of personal interest and comfort in coming to
Washington. He said he had been highly gratified
at the manifestation of respect he had met with
from his old friends of the bar, and members of
Congress, as well as private citizens. He was re
luctantly called to witness scenes of former action.
The manifestations of respect were flattering to him
in his declining years. It was usual with the Court
t o extend peculiar leniency to'young practitioners.
Though not of that class, he might have need of
indulgence with those not having familiarity with
the practice of the bar. Mr. Clay looked remark
ably well. His voice was admirable, and the au
dience deeply attentive.
West Point Vindicated.
In some remarks made.in reply to a compli
mentary address at Concord, New-Hampshire, on
the 7th ult., Gen. Pierce paid the following very
explicit.and manly tribute to the eminent utility of
the Military Academy at West Point:
“ Gen. Pierce proceeded to say that he had to re
tract opinions he had formerlyentertained and ex
pressed in relation to the Military Academy at
West Point. He was now of opinion that the city
of Mexico could not have been entered in the way
it was, but for the science and intelligence in mili
tary affairs of the officers of the old army, mostly
from West Point. Services were rendered by the
officers of the topographical engineers and ordnance
which could not have been rendered but by men
who had received the most complete military edu
cation. The force of the Americans had been over
rated. Over 7,500 effective men left Puebla to at
tack • a city of 250,000 inhabitants, defended by
35,000 of the best troops ever raised in Mexico,
100 pieces of cannon, and the finest fortifications
ever raised, in addition to the natural defences of
marshes and lakes.”
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Government Clerk£ —Mr.;Hobbie, Assistant
Postmaster General, it is said, Wishes to introduce
the English rule as to theGovemmcnt Clerks—that
their appointments shall be permanent. He wish
es all the clerks in the departments first examined
as to their competency, and the incompetent clerks
discharged. He then desires a, law passed prevent
ing their removal for political opinions, and only
upon charges of misconduct or immoral character.
If Mr. Hobbie, during his rustications among
the court-fashionables of Europe, could pick up
nothing better suited to our republican institutions,
Uncle Sam could with propriety have saved the
expense of his mission. He should know that life
offices, however suited to “ English Rule,” are ut
terly repugnant to the genius and spirit of our
institutions, and opposed x to the taste and habits of
our people. Limited official tenures, and frequent
reckonings with public opinion, are among the
chief elements of republican government, and as
this is a vital principle, it should apply to one grade
of officers, as well as to another. We trust the
day is far remote, when this salutary system will
be exchanged for one borrowed from the aristocratic
and people-hating customs of Great Britain.
Michigan State Convention.
The Democratic State Convention of Michigan
was held on the 2d instant Gen. Lewis Cass was
nominated for the Presidency, and delegates appoin
ted to Baltimore by General Ticket.
Trxason.
Treason has never prospered—what’s- the reason ?
Why, when it prospers, none do call it Treason !
PESSSfLVASU AND BUCHANAN.
Democratic Meeting In Upper
Leacock Towniblp.
Funuant to previous public notice, a luge and
enthusiastic meeting of Democratic citizen! of Lan
caster county, wa! held at the house of Mchad
Rolandyia Mcchanicsburg, Upper Leacock township,
on Saturday, February 12. On : motion, the meet
ing waa organized by the appointment of the fol
lowing officers:
President
111 ARK CONNELL, sen. of West Earl.
Presidents:
Hexrt Bartox, of Leacock.
George Heller, of Upper Leacock.
Jacob Hole, of Leacock.
George Mortcd, of Upper Leacock.
Hexrt E. Leaxax, of Mahheim.
ErtAXVBL WEiDLER,.df Upper Leacock.
Dr. Isaac C. Weidlzb, do.
Secretaries.
B. F. Holl and William Weidman.
On motion, the following named persons were
appointed a committed to report resolutions, ex*
pressive of the sense of the meeting, viz: Mark
Connel, jr., Peter Heller, John Simmons, John Gra
ham, Daniel Miller, George Bryan, Samuel Cowan,
»jr., Jonas Eaby and Jacob Fink—who, having re
tired for some time, reported the following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Tbq Democratic party has always re
garded it as one of their great privileges to assem
ble on the eve of important political Occasions; and
as the Presidential campaign of IS4B is one which
we regard as bringing with it questions in which
the party is deeply involved ; Therefore be it
Resolved , That we have full confidence in the
principles of the Democratic party, believing them
to be the principles which will sustain our great
Republic in. its true position, and preserve the
liberties and honor of the nation from stain and re
proach.
Resolved, That we approve of the administration
of James K. Polk, believing it thus far to have been
distinguished by ability and integrity, and a dispo
sition to maintain the true interests of the country,
despite the obloquy and abuse of its federal oppo
nents.
Resolved , That the war with .Mexico was brought
about by the long continued injuries and insults of
Mexico, and continued by the obstinate refusal of
that nation to accept terms of peace, such as the
people of these United States can reasonably ap
prove ; and that we are in favor of the course pur
sued by the authorities of our government to bring
the. war to an honorable conclusion, and at the
same time maintain the honor and dignity of the
country.
Resolved , That Pennsylvania has heretofore sus
tained the distinguished position of the “ Keystone
of the Arch,” a distinction to which she is emi
nently entitled. Yet, notwithstanding her steadfast
support of Democratic men and measures, which in
most instances has sealed the fate of the Federal
party, she has never yet seen one of her distin
guished sons in the Presidency, but has been con
tent to allow others to wear the' honors to which
she is herself entitled* “
Resolved , Tha!t ourlfirat choice for the Presiden
cy is our distinguished fellow citizen, James Buch
anan, whom we have known so long and so well,'
and whom to know is to respect and admire. His
distinguished services in Congress and in the Cabi
net, and the unsullied purity of his private life, em
inently point him out as The Man, above all others,
qualified to succeed to the responsible trust of the
Presidency.
Resolved , That the Presidential question was not
agitated in the County of Lancaster prior to the call
of the last County Convention, which elected the
delegates to the 4th of March Convention, and that
the expression there obtained does not reflect the
opinions and sentiments of her Democracy. -a
Resolved, That we recognize in the “ Lancaster
Intelligencer ” the ancient, consistent, and reliable
organ of the Democracy of this county, and under
the conduct of its present Editor find increased
reason to recommend ittothe continued confidence
and support of the party, to whose interests it has
b*een su long and zealously devoted.
Resolved, That these proceedings bo signed by
the officers, and published in the Lancaster Intelli
gencer and Pennsylvanian.
The meeting was ably addressed by Washington
Baker and George W. McElrot, Esquires, of the
city of Lancaster, wose remarks elicited warm and
hearty applause.
Deinotritilc Meeting at uinzer^i
Letter to the Editor, dated
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«tis (toml It* thn plHifin-iH, Iwwvbmh to
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forms m'tlip Mill mill iitfor this itmimmMnmiit, tlm
mm'rn rwr>mM rt/wW trum a
vufo pm ilm rmifoliuns- Hu \\smw\ four if the
hums had Iweivcmmtefo the Hpph**** men would
have been found largely in the ascendent at 'this
meeting, as they are in the count}’, and in the
State.''
Lawyers at a Discount.
There arc at present half a dozen lawyers from
the town of York in attendance at Harrisburg, as
witnesses in the proceedings against Judge Irvine.
A few days since a petition was presented to the
House of Representatives, numerously signed by
citizens of York, stating that the peace and quiet
of the town had been so sensibly promoted by the
absence of these professional gentlemen, that they
prayed for the passage of a law to prevent their
relurn!
The Debate in the House on
Monday.
We lay before our readers this morning, the
debate in the House on Monday, growing out of the
assault of Mr. Wilmot, of this Mate, upon the res
pected editor of the Washington Union, the Hon.
James Buchanan, and the general administration.
Phecourse pursued by Hon. Charles Brown of
the Hid District, and Hon. James Thompson of the
Erie District in this State, is such as to entitle them
to the applause of the Democracy of the whole
Commonwealth.
Judge Thompson is right in attributing to Mr.
Wilmot personal feelings against James Buchanan;
and we will tell our readers the source from which
they have risen. Mr. Wilmot, no doubt, cherished
the hope of being able to make of the Democracy
of Pennsylvania what the friends of his Proviso
have made of the Democracy of New York—a
divided and discordant political household—and also
that he might be the leader of a dangerous party,
for his own purposes. Nothing contributed more
to crush these hopes than the August letter of
James Buchanan to the Berks county Democracy,
in which the baleful tendencies of the Proviso were
plainly and familiarly pointed out. Ever since that
period the Proviso and its foster-father have rapidly
gone down in the public estimation in spite of all
the effor's of the latter to keep himself afloat Day
after day the proofs have multiplied that his scheme,
in effect, if not in design, is an instrument full of
danger to the Democracy and to the Union; and
day after day the public feeling has increased
against it.
It is easy to see that Mr. Wilmot cannot forget;
and will not forgive. Mr. Buchanan for his Berks'
county letter. He began to assail him directly after
its appearance, in his own State, and in York,
until at last he has allowed himself to become the
retailer of calumnies and misrepresentations which
'he himself has a hundred times publicly refuted.
This is a difficulty that is to be regretted, but
could not be prevented. Mr. Wilmot has brought
it upon himself, by forcing a discussion which he
should have been eager to avoid. It may not please
him probably to hear and to see that the indications
in Pennsylvania look to ihe early unanimous nom
ination of Mr. Buchanan as her candidate for the
Presidency; but he must make up his mind to such
matters. —Pennsylvanian of Thursday.
A Crash.— -The floor of the large Hall in the
College building gave way last evening with a ter
rible crash, whilst the Taylor meeting was being
held in it. Such another fearful scene as wak pre
sented by the rush of the assemblage for the door,
we trust that we shall never again behold. Some
were precipitated headlong down the stairs, whilst
others were trampled-under foot. We coUld not
learn that any were seriously injured—but a great
number were more or less hurt. We understand
that the floor settled at least six inches, that the
iron columns in the Council Chamber under the
Hall, sank into* their foundations that distance.
Many lost their cloaks, hats, canes, &c., in the
rush.—Ctnonnari Inquirer.
Another Heavy Failure.—' Thefailureofalarge
iron firm in Worcester was announced in this city
yesterday. Hus failure is said to have been preci
pitated by a failure in Broad street, in this city, on
whose notes the Worcester firm were endorsers to
the amount of s2o,ooo.— Boston Traveller. Feb, 8.
Nomination of James Bucbanan
Jy the Democratic members of
- the Legislature.
A meeting of the Democratic member* of the
LegUUtuw waiMdm the Eut Committee Room
of the, Capitol oh Wedneeday evening, February 2,
IS4B, with a view of giving an expression in re
gard to the important question of the Presidency.
On motion of Mr. Bbawlxx, of Crqwford, the
meeting was organised by the appointment -of the
following officers:
President.
WILLIAM F. PACKER.
Fire Presidents.
James L. Gillis,
John B. Gordon,
Secretaries.
Alonzo I. Wilcox,
The object of the meeting was stated by Colonel
Johx C. Mtehs, of Berks.
On motion, the following committee was appoint
ed to prepare an address expressive of the views of
the meeting, to be submitted to an adjourned meet
ing, to be held on Tuesday evening next
James Porter Brawley. of Crawford,
George A. Frick, of Northumberland,
David F. Williams, of York,
John K. Loughlin, of Philadelphia countv,
George Walters, of Clearfield,
John Kcatly, of Clarion,
John Kane, of Cambria, ‘
Pope Bushnell, of Wayne,
K. G. Creacraft, of Washington,
Abraham Lamberton, of Cumberland,
■ Benjamin HillJ of Montgomery.
Addresses were then delivered in favor of the
Hon. JxtaEs Buchaxax, and in support of the
claims of Pennsylvania, by Mr. Packer, President,
Mr. Schoonover, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Bushnell, Mr.
Myers, Mr. Kerr, and Mr. Hill, of Montgomery,
when
The meeting adjourned until Tnesday evening
next at 7 o'clock.
Tuesdat Evening, Feb. 8, 1848.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Democratic mem
bers of the Senate and House of Representatives,
again met in the East Committee Room, when the
President took the chair, and called the meeting to
order.
Mr. Bra w let from the Committee appointed at
the former meeting for that purpose reported the
following Address; which was read, and on motion
unanimously adopted:
To the People of the United States:
Fellow-Citizexs:— The duty of choosing the
Chief Magistrate of the United States is never
devoid of interest. So intimately are his policy
and acts interwoven with the common welfare, and
such a controling influence do they exercise on the
present and prospective condition of the American
people, that every citizen has not only a deep con
cern in the choice of that high officer, but an un
questionable right to submit his views with entire
freedom to the public consideration. It is this
proud feature of our political organization, which
distinguishes the institutions and government of
the United States from those of every other nation
on the face of the globe, and which has solved the
problem, so long controverted by Emperors and
Kings, the eapucily of man for self-government—
Most heartily would the down-trodden and oppressed
subjects of the old world rejoice in the grateful
privilege which is now unfortunately denied them,
by forms of government erected on the ruins of
popular sovereignty and freedom. The right of
choosing oiir Executive Magistrates from the lowest
in rank, to the highest, is one, which we prize above
all price, and we rejoice therefore that among our
constituencies at home, as well as among their re
presentatives here, public attention is so powerfully
directed to the Presidential succession of the next
term.
If the selection of a candidate for the Presidency
of the United States is important under ordinary
circumstances, how pre-eminently fraught with in
terest, at this critical conjuncture, when our coun
try is engaged with a foreign Republic in a sangui
nary, though a just and righteous war—forced upon
our government and people by a series of wanton
injuries and insults extending through a long course
of time, and accumulating lit atrocity as our Mug
liiihlniilv and fbrbearahce have heeit most signally
manlibsied! Although by (he diinnlless nittHoi
jsnt: tool I'outttp, tiiid biltaustlbss uf the
lihite Amentum fhwp, Hut rttwjr btutHef Im» Iwwi
|ihm til in tnuiHjili on ihe \ei-y u-tilis nf the tiiemiM
titjilliih Hd the hull- is urn timed: lljhiq sf.ive mid
tHHllltllhms l|ll[!3ll«HSi stillttlt HllliHlHf 111 iuiHHf:
llllllM! 11l it IlHllllltlFlllllWlt Ilf II tMlllhi Wp FPsllHtti
IVHIH lilt WtlFi l|llt lllif .ltd Hianll, n4|jp|t wj|| fpA
11 mm till lIP IVlrilHlll illltl iHUteljjlll H| lIIIF |j|Hg| dit:
llnsjiWH fipi/iHiusn in iiiljiiai hs In tliPiipiliPn, uni
""KltPiit In ni'ijimiiHtp, nut. Piiiliiiipr, ilm bund nf
mir pm mill pmwmg FiiiiMnrapy. '|jie mw |u nf
puniliiPHiig the WHF mid hi tljs|iHsjpg the fruits uf
the tissHcimeil vnlnr- mid spent plopil tmd treasure uf
opr urate eniuitrynien,are issuesu| such vital inag
iiipide, as tu he intimately and csteulially connected
with the best interests nfuur enquiry at home, and
the honor ol the American name abroad.
VVe intend no disparagement to the other distin
guished Democrats named in connection with the
Presidency, when we affirm, that among them all
\tc discoter none,who in our opinion more pre-em
inently unites the qualities of head and heart, de
manded by the existing crisis, than docs JAMES
BUCHANAN, the Favorite Son of Pennsylvania.
His nomination by the Democratic National Con
vention, would propose to the American people,‘not
only a . firm and uncompromising stand against
-Mexico, until that misguided republic shall, consent
to guarantee to our government and people, full in
demnity fur the pas! and security for the future hut
it would also so unite and harmonize conflicting
sectional elements at home, as to bind the Amerf
can people stillfnore closely in the bonds of a safe
and enduring national brotherhood. His qualities
as proved by a lon£ and eventful trial in public
life, would assure fis of an able, upright, and patri
otic conduct of our national affairs, and secure to
the country a Chief Magistrate, who would steer
tile ship of State in safety through every doubt, and
lear, and peril. And should that most deplorable
event ever occur, the dissolution of the American
Union, against \\ hich the father of our country
warned so solemnly, we feel convinced that it could
not and would not be whilst we w ould have at the
helm a pilot, so skilful and experienced as James
Bi-ciiaxax. On the contrary, the sacred ties which
now link together the various parts, would bo ren
dered a chain of adamant, never to be rent asunder.
The election of Pennsylvania's choice to the
Presidency, would not only, however, secure a sound
and safe policy on the engrossing suhjec tof the war,
would not only strengthen and peipetuate the na
tional pnion, which we regard as the very corner
stone in the edifice of oar national independence,
but it would, also, secure to the American Democ
racy- the continued ascendency of those principles
of domestic policy, which have characterized eve
ry Democratic administration, from that of Thom
as JEFFEnsox, to that of the present, able, and pa
triotic incumbent, James K. Polk, ho intimately
has the name of James Buchaxax been connected
with the legislative and diplomatic history of the
country for the last quarter of a century, that de
tail would seem superfluous. He is the uncompro
mising enemy of any National Bank in all its pro
tean shapes and guises. He is the first Secretary
of an administration, that has fearlessly and wise'y
adapted the revenues to the wants of the govern
ment economically administered, and by his xon
tinuance in the cabinet he stands pledged to the
preservation of a policy that has so fully realized
the hopes of its friends, and so signally falsified all
the lugubrious predictions of its opponents. He
was the early, as he has been the consistent and
steadfast, supporter of the Independent Treasury
and by his eloquent and unanswerable speeches in’
its favor, on the floor of the United States Senate
m opposition to such intellectual giants as Clay
and Webster, he contributed most powerfully to its
adoption. On all these vital issues, which our op
ponents have never ceased to cherish and probably
never will no man in the Union is truer or sounder
in his adhesion to the Democratic faith than is
James Buchanan. From the period of his en
trance into the Congress of the United States up
t ?- t r e -,? resent - moment ’ h,! has been one of’the
chief pillars of Democratic strength, and by his
speeches and State papers, has contributed as much
to the elucidation and defence of republican mea
sures as has any man now on the stage of political
action. His private life, too, is as unsullied as his
Pubhc career has been successful and brilliant In
a word, we esteem him the man for the crisis, and
we, therefore, reflecting the wishes and feelin-s of
our respective constituencies, hereby earnestly rec
ommend, to the support of our sister States, as the
worthy successor of the present patriotic and en
lightened Chief Magistrate, JAMES BUCHANAN
oi Pennsylvania. *
Whilst we repose proud and confident reliance
in the unexceptionable and lofty character of oub
candidate, we feel that we may, with equal jus
tice, direct an appeal to the Democracy of the
Union, in behalf of ocn Stats- Pemiylvania
occupies a position in the American UniOn-ipoliti
?aUy and geographically, which we esteem%suffi.'
cient consequence to warrant her in advancSglSer
rightful claim to furnish the Democracy the next
presidential candidate. By the natural advantage
of location, shoinay hold the balance
between the opipoftte extremes of disunion and
consolidation, ana thus sustains the glorious arch
of which sho is justly termed die Keystone. In
her resources of wealth ond enterprise, and iathtt
patriotism and intcßigehcc of her teeming popular
tion, shestands in the front rank of tho national
confederacy; whilst in'her political attachments/
ah§' rejoices the hearts of the Democracy of oths£
States, by majorities which are counted only
thousands. And yet she has never, from amongst
her own distinguished Awns, furnished to that De
mocracy whom she has served so long, so faith
fully, and so well, a candidate for. the-first honor
of the Republic. We do not utter this in a .spirit
of querulous repining, for the Democracy of this
State are ever proud to esteem the post of;hardest
service, as the post of highest honor. But if ever
there existed a time, when the Democracy of the
nation had an opportunity to testily to their breth
ren of this State, their appreciation of her long,
steadfast and patriotic devotion to the great and
good old cause, by the recognition of her just and
well-earned title to the Presidential office, in our
opinion, that time is row— now that she has sent
entire regiments of her brave'sons to distant fields
of danger and of battle—-now that she again inter
poses her potential voice in behalf of the integrity
and preservation of the Union—now, that we have
arrived at a crisis in our history, which demands a
firm, steady, patriotic and enlightened statesman at
I the helm—and above and beyond all, now, that by
■ the well ascertained wishes of her Republican free
men, she presents a candidate, whose eminent
fitness, sound Democracy, and irreproachable per
sonal integrity, are so well established in the minds
and hearts of the American people, as those of
James Buchanan.
Joseph Lacbacb,
Tuomab Gbove.
B. S. Schoonocer.
Hoping and trusting ~that the deep solicitude,
which, as representatives of the Democratic free
men, of Pennsylvania, we naturally feel on this
subject, may be rightly appreciated by our co-labo
rers in other States—and duly responded to by the
Democratic National Convention, which is to as
semble on the fourth Monday of May next, in
Baltimore—we commit our candidate and our
cause to the wise and patriotic deliberations of that
tribunal, pledging oursdccs, one and all, to abide'by
its decision.
On motion of Mr. Scuoonoter; the following
resolution was adopted: , a
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the officers, and published in the Dem
ocratic Union, Pennsylvanian, Washington Union,
and all other Democratic papers throughout the
State/
. I heard it asked, in reply to the article on the
“Judiciary” ia your paper of the 18th ultimo:
“ What can the people, who are not lawyers, know
about who is fit to be a Judge?” It is this very
notion of incapacity, so strongly pressed against the
Democracy in former times, that has so long pre
vented a change to a more popular form of select
ing the Judges, or even much public inquiry on the
subject; but it did not satisfy the common judgment.
We are all more or less the slaves of habit, guid
ed by accustomed modes of thinking, which we mis
take for reason. The above truism, that lawyers
alone are fit to recommend or select Judges, is one
of those modes of thought forced upon us on trust.
The question in government is not, who knows
best, but who will decide or select with'judgment
and honesty combined ? In fine, who is most likely
to do right ?
All our notions of freedom end in trusting no one
man, or set of men, to do that which all may, with
out too much inconvenience, have a hand in doing.
Why do we select a Governor by vote ? Do we
know his fitness for that high trust any better before
his election, than we would the fitness of the Chief
Justice before his election ? We may find out the
fitness of one, hy inquiry, as well as of the other.
Nav, from his profession and practice as a lawyer,
atid the necessary exposure of his legal and moral
character to public view and scrutiny, hia fitness
ibr a Judge is much better known, titan tliat of any
mail tan be belbtelmtitl ibr the mnitlfarlbtis and re
spbiirible duties Hi* riot-eHtoh In tlibUH-* then, if
tlmt were Uih lieilef Ud.v 4 it is nhwibli ifiHH?
htitee lb bluet it HHiimittibF ttnd ti fwintbi tu Hbinu
imte itiul eHHtifm tliutiuvetitHF himselft Until \\\i tb
eluet it IiHVHHiHF mid Seiuite.tß »p|iimit h ifurftffl:
tlie Mm tvliitt dw Hie |iun[de hm
itlmiit tlie nl : ti Uwfpfi fitting him Inf
MHdifMhi|h ifitiwmiiy Miingi ywm tHßmneii:
•■ill eeleptimifi nf iiguiite litliHF muler Hip mp dilfi
pelFy- Fur pvpii ft littvypf) ft*t shpli, ivmtld m hu
pmuputmit as ft pltyftipifttti ftr pprltep*) w ft' plprpy
m\h or ft mPrcliEtm, ft bUpNnitlii ft nr
any other trade nr calling than hi** own. And yet
the business qf life calls upon him every day to de
cido, quite importantly sometimes, whom he will
select to serve him iq-the various avocations of life,
or offices of government. We must decide and act
for ourselves, almost continually ; and we are habi
tuated to look around very carefully for an agent,
when from necessity we are compelled to have an
act done, or an opinion formed for us by another.
We ought not, and no independent man does, wil
lingly, trust an important act to be done for him by
another, which he may, without inconvenience, do
for himself. livery man should do his own think
ing, particularly in a republican government, and
not have it done by deputy. The.more important
the result to his welfare, the greater reason that he
should determine and act for himself. And what
in government or life is more important than the
selection of a man, not to make the laws, but to
administer them —to decide how they shall be ap
plied, and on whom—perhaps first on the very man
who by the present system has been excluded from
any immediate agency in the selection ? The rule
of appointment, when election may be had, militates
against the great principle of self-government, that
we are expected to obey the laws cheerfully, be
cause we have equal right with every other one, in
making and executing them.
That we are as well fitted to elect Judges,as any
other of our officers, will not bear argument.for a
moment. And that we have not now the power,
under our constitution, has arisen from the preju
dice of ancient and transmitted habit and feeling,
not thought, on the subject.
The policy and laws of England came lo us as
colonists subservient to that government. It cost
us a bloody revolution to overturn its power, and
establish on the ruins of tyranny our free and happy
form of government. Ever since we became a tree
people, we are but slowly and painfully gening rid
of the trammels of monarchical, habits of thought,
and indefinite fears of change, the propriety of
which is staring us in the face. Nothing of a mon
archical kind has lingered longer than this, that
somebody above us must appoint the Judges.
In ancient times the King or Queen of England,
then as yet the supposed fountain and dispensatory
of justice, administered the laws, or perhaps his
arbitrary will, &y*deciding between his_subjects in
person. As the monarch grew indolent, or became
busy in war, the chase, or some other kingly sport,
the business of dispensing justice fell to the ser
vants of his household—the butler, chamberlain, or
some other upper servant of the King’s -kitchen,
larder, cellar, or bed-chamber.. The Saxon revo
lution placed it in the Wittenagemote or Grand
Council of the Nation. At the conquest the Nor
man ruler took the decision of causes and trial of
his subjects, back again to his styling
this mighty. Court the Aula Regis or King’s Court,
held in his hall or palace. In process of time, and
by the workings of interest or accident, the: admin
istration of justice became more fixed, and conve
nience or whim divided it up into the King’s Bench,
Common Pleas, &c., in which the power in the
Crown of presiding was delegated to certain Judges
learned in the law. But always, down to the pre
sent time, the monarch who is in theory the pure
source of justice, and one who can do no wrong,
holds on with a firm grasp, to the j>ower of ap
pointing these his servants, the Judges. At first
they were appointed during hia pleasure} after
wards it was modified so that their commissions
lasted during the reign, and expired with his de
cease 5 and then further modified to. the gqod beha
viour tenure. And so the power of
at this day is Esgl*Rd.
We have fbllqwfd strictly this eminent example,
except that by the Constitution—our tnirnio
monarch, the Governor,. bps not now quite aa mhch
power as England’s cro.ivp still retains, the sole'
WM. F. PACKER, President.
James L. Gillis,"}'
Joseph Laubach, ( T ~ „ ~ .
t t> n > J icc Presidents.
John d. Gordon, /
Thomas Grove, J
Alonzo I. Wilcox, ) _
B. S. Schoonover. \ ‘ SKTf ' an “'
For the Lancaster Intelligencer.
Electing 1 tiie Judges.
power of appointment) but the mbit miuhierou
.hare, Utatof iMJ«|Si&l f t#oUon ind «m£.'
Ibr confiriantlon%ttteBen.ts,'. !
England Undi it reqitliite to the liability of the
Crow* to knap up the fletioa that the tnonareh I.
the .pure aourco of juitioo, ud thenlbra of ooone
and of right ought to appoint all the Judge., the'
’ditpenaers of juitico. We, through our little kiiig-'
ly Gaveraor, without any nooenity in theory orjin
Ihct a falsehood or the" legal fiction lor plauai-’
bio reason that the Governor, 1 often a very frail
man, and small lawyer, should retain the power to
appoint one who may adjudge ns, if he please, l to
be hanged, or worse yet, disgraced ’
the victims of a slavish prejudice for tho form* of
our ancestors. We have copied the power of ap
pointment to the most important office, from a king
ly government; and still retain'it as a remnant of
our former vassalage, in the face of theblght of Bia
tory showing us the error, and to the manifest de
triment of oor true interests! / j;
This slavery of habit and thought to the practice
of-our ancestors Is the reason why we have not long
since taken upon ourselves the power to elect our
Judges; but continue, without reason, to delegate’
to another what we could better do ourselves.—'
There is no good cause why the Governor should*
select a Judge for each couqty, district, or the'
whole State, any more than he! should the magis
trates, the canal commissioners; and the host of.
other officers which experience proves to.bbi so
much better selected by. the people themselves,
through that best Governor, the ballot-box. iAnd
this feature would probably have been long since
changed, had it not been for the influence of the
legal profession , whose habits of thought and action,
at least as to all concerning law, are perhaps) too
much inclined towards ancient form and precedent;
and who are very conservative ka to change in an
cient usages, to learn which they have spent much
time, perhaps & life of intense labor of thought, if
eminent in their profession. ! j
Let us hasten, then, to put this thing right.! The
legislature should be urged by the newspapers; by
petition and by every other legitimate method:, to
model and adopt the requisite amendment this scs
sion. It will be adopted again by the next legisla
ture, and, the people having adopted the amend
ment by a vote, the election of Judges may take
place in October, 1849. REFORM.
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.:
ID" Mr. Wilraot assails, on the floor of Congress
the Washington Union. Would that his madness
had this extent, no more. But by his incendiary
proviso he assails also the American Union, and
endangers its perpetuity. We know of nothing in
jEsop‘s fables to match such enormity. i i
ID* The London Punch says that the best way. to,;
crush a question, is to appoint a parliamentary
! ' it' .
I XT Buchanan numbers hosts of friends inthis
State, and should he receive the nomination bf the
National Convention, Old Berks will back him to
the tune of five thousand, and ;-no mistake.—iterA*
County Legion. j
committee to sit vpon it.
Clr"-Great men like great cities, have many
crooked parts and dark allies in their hearts, where
by he that knows {hem may save himself ; much
time and trouble. j ; ‘
Monet at Interest. —Auditor General Pur
viance has given a written opinion, to the effect
that moneys at interest are not fixable for borough,-
road, or school purposes. Iq many of tha town
ships they have heretofore been taxed for such Jiuf
poses. I ;
The Fate of a Mexican ApoLo&iST.-—Gid
dings of Ohio offered on Monday last, in Congress,
a resolution of thanks to Albert Gallatin ( for his
pamphlet in favor of Mexico] The resolution was
laid on the table, 132 to 43. '
DJ" You don't hear any whig scolding about the
Town House of Representatives refusing td go iHto
convention to choose Senators In tjdHgresfc—-be
cause the u-liigs tbhtfrbl that btuHck of the teglii
latut-e. but the deHioewts have a majority bH lolttt
ballot. 1
AsSfeMl)blfe«:==iMtijBF Nwdli iH'hi»
ftmttoif fim Hiirf iton»fi fill
ftssemWii!* in New ¥eFfc t m suf ifiiFß:
fFittif eltitFFliee: "When n : e pan hy them en
Snnihiy, end see the livoFiwliwiHtti waiting mb
side, while thniF mnsfers nrid miefFeweeisFe wrf;
aiii|ipinnf within, we think- that possibly the thin*
may he reversed in the neift Wnrid, when the mas-'
tcrs will Imve tn stand PHtside."
PpinaiMr'pjfT pf spicims.ii-Mr. Kimififi memhpr
of the legislature of Massachusetts, is anxious to
establish a law for the punishment of suicide, tHe
proposes that all aclf-murdejrers shall forfeit their
bodies for dissection. f
VIT Dr. Lesher Trexler, of Macungy, Lehigh
county, has been nominated;by the Federalists of
the Sixth District, (Bucks and Lehigh,) for Con*
gross, to fill the vacancy catlscd by the death of
John W. Hornbeck. • .
ID" Archibald A. Douglass, Esq., has- been re
commended by the Democratic Convention of Mer
cer county, for the office of Canal Commissioner.
ID* Lewis Cummings, tried for the murder of
Liplal Gerome Carter, in Baltimore, was convicted
of manslaughter on the Bth inst The offence was
committed on the 4th of July, 1846.
Child Murdered bt its Motueh. —Mrs. Bar
nerd, Irondequoit, Rochester, N. Y., strangled her
child on the night of the Gth inst, and immediately
afterward committed suicide by hanging herself.
CD* The Democrats of Bucks and Cledrfield coun
ties, at their late meetings, took bold and-high,
ground against the Wilmot Proviso.
ID* Fontenellk had a brother at Paris, who
was an übbe. Being asked what his brother did, ho
answered: In tiic morning he says mass, and in
the evening he don't know what he says.”
Benevolence to the Irish. —We leam that
Edward Cunard, jr., Esq., of the Royal Mail Steam
ers. has shipped,, freight free, by the two last
steamers from New York, fourteen boxes, contain
ing about 5000 articles of clothing, collected in this
city and other places, by Rev. G. C. Moore, for the
poor in Ireland. William H. Gatzmer, Esq., of the
Camden and Amboy Railroad Company, bestowed
a second free ticket on Mr. Moore, to and from N;
Y., last week. Such liberal acts will not be with
out reward.— Phila. Jhncr. I
i „ 1
j Connecticut Injustice.. —Mr. Baldwin has in
troduced a resolution denying to Mexico the right
to cede any of her territory. This, when we con
sjder the pumpkins for which the soil of Connecti
cut is seeded every planting time, seems tp us.
rather ungenerous. Besides, dosn't the Bible say
that cede time and harvest shall never fail? - Why
then should Uncle Sam be prevented from reaping
all he can from his new farm in Mexico ?— -Joh n
fyonkey. -
i Deatii or Hon. A. G. Marcranu.— We are*
pained to learn that Albert Gallatin Marchand
died at his residence in Greensburg, on the sth inst.
He represented Westmorland and Indfana counties
in Congress, for two sessions, with, distinguished
ability and integrity. Personally, no Westmoreland
man was more respected by all parties; and as a
politician, he was a firm Democrat, and regarded
as sincere by his bitterest opponents. — Pittsburg ,
Post, Feb. 8. . / ;
Railroad Acc ide tit— Philadelphia, Feb, 11,
1!848.—A boy, about twelve years of age, biy the
name of John Hines, engagedin selling newspapers,
in attempting to jump from the cars at the Balti
more railroad, in Broad street this afternoon, fell,
and was horribly crushed by the wheels of the easts
passing ovor him. He died in a few minutes after
the accident. . '
Mammoth Hco.i. — The Kehtuckiaps werere-.
gently boasting of having a hog weighing 84liibs.
tyit. This excited the envy pf tQ.e Ohio pepple,jug} ■
the Cincinnati Gazette proclaims that Kentucky'
is beat—a hog havingjbeep, found hi. Warren co
■ojjpch weighs 939 )bs. net ,
Aptointmeht or a New Senator—FfasAtOg-.
top, Feb. 11, 1848.—Thp. Hon. R Johnsonhas been
appointed United States Senator, to thepl&cOtifTK.
T. Colquitt, of Georgia.