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Lancavter, February 80, IN4N.
Appointment* bp Uio Attorney
Generali
William Matiiiot, Esq,, Deputy Attorney lien
•ril for the countyof
Gno.’ M. Klih*, Esq,, Deputy Attorney tionernl
for the city of Lancaster,
tD“ We cannot too strongly commend the power-
Ihl article, contained in another column, from that
able and popular Democratic journal the Motion
/Port. It conveys a withering rebuke to that fell
spirit, which seeks the elevation of one Democrat,
by the employment of calumny against another.
Jjfr. Wilmot is not the only man in Pennsylvania,
to whom the Post's most caustic remarks will apply.
There be those in this meredian, whom the shoe
fits quite as well.
137" “Simon Sitydxb,” in favor of the Free
Banking System, is from the pen of an able and
true Democrat, whose opinions are entitled to high
respect In giving it publicity, however, we do not
mean to be understood as endorsing all its positions;
on the contrary, our columns are open to the other
side of the question. The truth'has nothing to ap
prehend from discussion, however searching and
radical.
fU” The insinuation of the Washington corres
pondent of the Bradford Reporter is a gross and
wanton calumny. A. J. Geossbrenner, Esq., the
able Editor of the York Gazette, was appointed our
successor in the humble place we held in the State
Department, soon after we vacated it, and receives
his own salary, of course. - \
VT C. Haoeh, Esq., has been elected the \Presi
■dent of the Farnifers’ Bank of Lancaster, in\rdoin
of George. H. Krug, Esq., resigned.
H7* Samuel Marx, Esq., the efficient and much
esteemed representative from Lehigh and Carbon
counties, will accept our thanks for valuable favors.
ID* “Maphusf unavoidably crowded out, will
appear in Our next.
Fourth of March Convention.
Every county in the State has now chosen its
delegates to the Democratic State Convention,
which is to meet qn Saturday next, in Harrisburg,
and we are hence warranted in anticipating one of
the most numerous aind respectable assemblages ever
convened in Pennsylvania. Among the delegates, a
corrected list being contained in to-day's paper, will
be recognized |the names of some of the ablest and
soundest Democrats in the State, from whose calm
and wise counsels the most auspicious results may
be expected. The question of the next Presidency,
which seems the absorbing one, will doubtless ex
cite much interest. Fortunately for the welfare
of the party in the State and Nation, the will of
the majority has already been sufficiently indicated
in the primary meetings of the people. TluTcon
vention,'when full, will consist of 133 members,
and it Has been well ascertained, that from 00 to
95 of this number are favorable to the nomination
of JAMES BUCHANAN, leaving a minority of
about onc-third to divide among the other candidates.
The mode of choosing Delegates to the National
Convention, to be held in Baltimore, will constitute
one.of the interesting collateral questions, that will
have to be decided by the State Convention. We
have already expressed our views, at length, in
favor of the General 'Ticket System, as the only
possible method, by which. the voice of the State
can be made potential,’or even respectable, in the
National Conventioni We have read witli care and
proper reflection, the objections urged agjiinst this
procedure, by the presses that prefer a divided or
district delegation, but have found nothing in their
reasoning to alter or shake our opinion. Indeed;
it may be affirmed, that they have studiously re
frained from any argument whatever. Their op
position has mostly consisted in intemperate
denunciation^^which in a few eases has degenerated
even into absurd .threats of disruption, secession,
“double-setting,” and other extreme acts of politi
cal insubordination, which has reminded one of the
traditionary swearing of “our army in Flanders.”
For ourselveß we are -content to leave this ques
tion, where every Democrat that does not believe
in the efficacy of “ buckshot and ball,” is ever con
tent to leave honest differences of opinion, in the
hands of the majority. Submission to their will,
we regard as one of the cardinal maxims of the
Democratic creed, without which deliberation is a
mockery, and the holding ol a State convention a
burlesque and a farce. Whatever, therefore, may
be the conclusions of the majority of the 4th of
March Convention, as well in regard to the candi
date to be named for the Presidency, as in regard
to the Delegates to represent the claims of the
nominee at Baltimore, and the manner of their se
lection, every well-disposed Democrat will acquiesce
in the decision, whether it accords with his pre
conceived opinions, or not. The Convention will
\ doubtless adopt its own rules, and do its own work,
in its own approved way, taking heed only to the
right, unmoved by clamor or threats from any
quarter.
Taylor State Convention.
A Convention of politicians of all sorts and sizes
was held at Harrisburg, on the 22d instant, and
nominated Gen; Zachary Taylor as a candidate
for the Presidency. James Madison Porter of Eas
ton* Secretary of War under John Tyler, presided,
and the following Electoral Ticket was adopted:
senatorial.
John C. Bucher, of Harrisburg.
Charles Shaler, of Pittsburg.
CONGRESSIONAL.
1. Thomas D. Grover, "41. Luther Kidder,
2. Dr. John K. Mitchell, 12. Edward Herrick,
3. James Peters, 13. Tkos. W. Lloyd,
. 4; J. Sidney Jones, 15. Samuel Bonham,
5. Henry Dull, 16. Thos. C; Miller,
6. Scott N. Brown, 17. Thos. Burnside,
7. David McConkey, 19. James Kelley,
8. John Long, 20. Thos. J. Power,
9. Henry W. Smith, 21. W. O. Leslie,
10. Thomas Craig, 24. Sami. S. Harrison.
A State Central Committee was also appointed,
•of which the Editor of the Harrisburg rfrgusl is
(chairman —and a series of resolutions were pro
posed by David Paul Brown, Esq. The Democratic
Union says of the Convention, that “it was a very ,
sickly afiair. As there was no chance to get Dele
gations from the various counties of the Common
wealth, itwas determined to call over Congressional
districts in the hope that somebody might be found
4 to attend from each district, but after calling over
4 the 24 districts, delegates could only be found from
eight of them, leaving sixteen entirely unrepresented
On a vote being taken, it was found that there
were thirty-two delegates in attendance, two-thirds of
whom were alsiTtielegates to a Native American
which met alternately with tills Con
tention, in some back room of Markley's hotel, to
nominate a candidate for Canal Commissioner.”
Adjournment ol state Legislature,
9fkte Senate has passed a resolution, desig
nating the 21st of March as the ■ day of adjoum
raent It has hot yet been acted on by the House
«f Eepseseatatives.
-- I XT Both branches ot the Pennsylvania Legisla
jtufe’adjourned on Thursday, on hearing o{ the death
of the Hon. Jous Qciscr Anxas, as a mark of
respect for the illustrious deceased.
ftfeBMOTI VICTOR* I '
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J**v»i A, Mjith* Blinocraf i cun
dliiato for Congio# In eomjtMod «(
Duolrt «ml 14jlgh obuntloi, WM at the
Hpecial Election} hold on Wednesday last, ns tho
successor of John W, Hornbook In tho proaent
Congress, Wo congratulate tho Horn and unflinch
ing Democracy of thla district upon thli glorious
triumph, Tho momhor sleet la o gentleman of
admitted talent*, nnd will stand by tho Administra
tion and.by the country upon the great question of
tho War, should it bo prolonged. This was the
issue before, the'people, and upon it the Democracy
have proudly triumphed, I
We append from the Lehigh RtpuhHctm the result
in that county in full: I
T 9 B, ,
Bridges, (Dem.) Trexler,:(Fed.)
Allentown, 288 271 |
Northampton, 57 34
Salisbury, , 138 112
Hanover, 180 108
South Whitehall, 177 191
North Whitehall, 155 183
Upper Macungy, 215 91
Lower Macungy, 202 175
Upper Milford, 280 162
Saucon, 150 213
Lowhill,
Weissenberg,
Lynn,
Heidelberg,
Bucks Countt has given from 125 to 150 ma
jority for Col. Bbidgss, which completes the district.
A Proud Retrospect.
In a very few days, the Democratic State Con
vention will have pronounced its decision, and the
controversy, in this State, as to the relative merits
and popularity of the different PresidentiaPcandi
dates, will be at an end. The umpire that is to
decide for all will have spoken, and in the spirit of
true Democracy it will become us, as a band of
brothers, devoted to a common cause, to accomo
date ourselves submissively to its verdict The
voice of that body will thenceforth constitute the
voice of the State, and no true-hearted son of Penn
sylvania will fail to employ every honest effort to
urge its ratification upon the National Convention
at Baltimore.
To the friends of JAMES BUCHANAN the
past few months afford a retrospect fraught with a
satisfaction, which it were gross affectation to re
press or conceal. They have been active in their
efforts, and ardent in their zeal, and this has resulted
from their unabated attachment to the man, with
whose sterling virtues as a Statesman and Patriot
they arc so familiar. It was impossible that they
could prove unmindful of the fact, that J\lrL Buch
anan has been the artificer of his own fame—that
he has risen to the high places of government
without the adventitious aids of family w r ealth and
distinction—that in all the exalted civil trusts
conferred upon him, whilst surrounded by a con
stellation of genius the most brilliant, he has rarely,
found an equal, and has ever grasped the most in
tricate questions of government with, a force and
comprehension, that have commanded universal
admiration—and that, in private life, he has sus
tained a character, without spot or blemish. It is
not to be wondered, therefore, that troops of friends
have in every quarter rallied to the deience of his
character from unmerited obloquy, by whomsoever
uttered, or from whatsoever motive.
But not the least gratifying feature in this Metros
pcct consist in this, that the friends of Mr. Buchanan>
whilst thus zealous in the advocacy of his .claims,
have consistently refrained from every species of
attack upon rival candidates. ’They have eulogised
him, as well they might, but they have not malig
ned Mr. Dallas. They have not done so at any
of their public assemblages, and most especially
have the newspapers, friendly to Mr. Buchanan,
preserved their freedom from this sin. To contend
that the Materiel for such attack was wanting, is
to contradict the unbroken current of all political
experience. We have ourselves received from various
sources a full dozen communications,in derogation of the
personal and political character of Mr . Dallas, not one of
which has appeared in our columns. We have preserv
ed them all until now, and it is our intention, when
we have finished this article, to consign .the!entire
lot to our coal-stove, as the best depository any Ed
itor can select for all such miserable attacks upon
the distinguished men of his party. We should
never forgive ourselves, had we, under the dominion
of prejudice or passion, consented to the prostitu
tion of our columns to the admission of ribald as
persions upon the fair fame of any of the : great
men urged by their respective friends for the Presi
dency.
Williamsport & Elmira Railroad.
A general desire to complete this road, and con
nect it with the New York and Erie Rail Road,
seems to be manifested by the friends of internal
improvement. The Williamsport and Elmira Rail
Road lies on the direct route from Geneva to the
seat of government, at Washington, and the -com
pletion of the road, and its connexion with the'New
York and Erie Road, at Elmira, would bring a
large share of the trade and travel from the Lakes
through Pennsylvania, thus greatly benefiting our
people, and increasing the reVenues arising!from
our public works. But the Williamsport and El
mira company is entirely insolvent, and islnow,
we understand, in the hands of a Sequestrator. Its,
indebtedness exceeds the value of the 25 miles
already contracted, and the stock has jgone beyond
the reach of Mr. Hannegans “trumpet of resurrec
tion.” Capitalists, we are told, are willing to in
vest money to complete the road, but they are not
willing to take the present works, suirjeet to the large
incumbrances upon them. This is natural enough.
Our cautious farmers do not purchase farms, whilst
they r are covered with judgments and mortgages.
But the remedy is obvious. Let the Legislature
authorize a sale by the Sheriff—the purchaser to
take a clear title, and -the proceeds to be distributed
among the creditors entitled.
This is the course recommended by the Lycoming
Gazette , the Public Ledger , and other papers, which
have spoken on the subject, and this seems to be
fair to all parties, and absolutely necessary to the
progress of improvement If the present stock
holders are unable to complete the road, they ought
not any longer to keep possession of the charter,
which was granted for the sole purpose of forming
this important connexion between the New York
improvements and our own.
A Taylor Flag Withdrawn !
. The Union $ Tribune of this city, which has for
some time sported the name of Taylor at its
mast-head, appeared last week, without the accus
tomed colors. Although this sudden surrender is
unaccompanied by a word of explanation, it has
doubtless been produced by the overwhelming
expression of the late Whig County Convention in
favor of Clay. Our neighbor does right in thus
calmly submitting to the will of the majority. | The
other Taylor organs in the State will soon have to
follow his example.
The venerable partner of the lamented Mr. Ad
ams is the second daughter of Joshua Johnson, a
native of Maryland. Mr. J. held the post of Consul
of the U. S. at London, under the elder Adams, and
it was in that city, in the year 1797, that the nup
tials took place. They have consequently lived in
the conjugal state for a period oi over fifty years.
Judge Gilmore Confirmed!
The nomination of Samuel A. Gilm o r4 Esq.,
of Butler, as President Judge of the district com
posed of Fayette, Greene, and Washington counties,
has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate.
Mrs. Adams.
Death of Jeliit qulaey Adami i
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ten qiilvor, to onmmmmitta hi* orflco of doitruotlon.
Long before Iho fountains of aymimthy havo boon
•pent In oornmiiiorailng the translation from Tima
tn Ktomity of a friend hero, and a benefretor there,
grim Mortality again sweeps his keen-edged scythe
over the land, assigning to the high and the low,
tho humble and the proud, the strong and the weak,
a common lodgment In the /“dark valley oi the
shadow of death,”
Tho demise of Mr, Audits, although not an
unexpected event, will create a profound sensation
throughout tho length and breadth of the American
Union. So intimately are his name and character
interwoven with the early history of tho republic,
that his departure seems like a severance of the
chain that binds the Present to the Past. A void is
created, which can never more be filled. The last
venerated survivor of the Chief Magistrates of the
“ Heroic Age” of the republic has departed. From
the “National Intelligencer” we collect the follow
ing particulars of his death.
On Monday, the 21st instant, just after the yeas
and nays were taken on a question, and the Speaker
had risen to put another question to the House, a
sudden cry was heard on the left of the chair, “ Mr.
Adams is dying!” Turning our eyes to the spot,
we beheld the venerable man in the act of falling
over the left arm of his chair, while his right arm
was extended,- grasping his desk for support. He
would have dropped upon the floor had he not been
caught in the arras of the members sitting next
him. A great sensation was created in the House
—members from all quarters rushing from their
seats and gathered round the fallen statesman, who
was immediately lifted into the area in front of the
Clerk’s table.
The Speaker instantly suggested that some gen
tleman move an adjournment, vvhich'being prompt
ly done, the House adjourned. A sofa was brought,
and. Mr. Adams, in a state of perfect helplessness,
though" not of entire insensibility, was gently laid
upon it. The sofa was then taken up and borne out
of the hall into the rotunda l; where itwassefdown,
and the members of both Houses, and strangers,
who were fast crowding around were with some
difficulty repressed and an open space cleared in its
immediate vicinity; but a medical gentleman, a
member of the house, (.who was prompt, active,
apd self-possessed throughout the whole painful
scene.) advised that he be removed to the door of
the rotunda opening on the east portico, where a
fresh wind was blowing. This was done; but the
air being chilly and loaded 4 with vapor, the sofa
was, at the suggestion of Mr. Winthrop, once more
taken up and removed to the Speaker s apartment,
the doors of which were forthwith closed to all but
professional gentlemen, several of whom arrived in
succession as the news spread into the city.
While lying in this apartment, Mr. Adams par
tially recovemd-the use of his speech, and observed,
in “This is the end of earth
but quickly added, “I am composed.’’ Members
had by this time reached Air. A.*s abode with the
melancholy intelligence, and, soon after, Mrs.
Adams and his nephew and niece arrived and made
their way to the appalling scene. Mrs. A. was
deeply affected, and for some moments quite pros
trated by the sight of her husband, no%v insensible,
the pallor of death upon his countenance, and those
sad premonitories fast making the" appearance
which fall with such a chill upon the heart.
In the hall, meanwhile, a gloomy pause occurred
in the usual hum of voices that fills it. Some
members sat in" mute suspense; others stood in
groups, and made or answered inquiries as to the
cause anti the probable issue of the attack; others
hastened toward the Speaker's room to get the
latest intelligence of the sufferers condition ; while
many were busily engaged in writing to their
friends at home the alarming news. A remark
very frequently made was, “Well, this is just what
Mr. Adams could have wished; it is an appropriate
ending of his public career; he falls, like a second
Chatham, in the Senate house.”
Mr. Adams, though for some months very feeble,
was, when he entered the hall in the morning, in
his usual health, and had but a lew minutes before
delivered his vote, on a motion before the House,
in an unusually distinct and emphatic manner.
The attack was believed at first to have been a
fainting fit; but this idea soon gave place to the ap
palling conviction that it was a recurrence of a
paralysis, which- has -twice before affected Mr
Adams, though in a milder degree.
Mr. Adams lingered until the evening of the 23d,
when he breathed his last in the Speaker's room of
the House of R*epresentatives. His last words
were : “ This is the end of Earth—l am content' 1
His funeral took place on Saturday, and was
truly solemn and imposing. The procession was
over a mile in extent.
John Quincy Adams was born in 1707; his
death occurs in his eighty-first year. He was at
different periods the Ambassador of the United
States at all the prominent Courts of Europe, his
diplomatic career having been begun in 1781, when
he went to Russia as Private Secretary to Mr. Dana,
our Minister at St. Petersburg. That was sixty
seven years ago, and from that period, with rare
exceptions. Mr. Adams has been in the public
service. In Congress, in the Cabinet, in ■ the chief
Executive Chair of the Republic, he ranked always
among the first statesmen of the country.
Another Letter from Taylor.
Whatever else may be affirmed of the gallant
Hero of Buena Vista, it must be confessed, that in
him the cacatlCes scribenda is developed to a degree
truly amazing. The leaves of autumn are not more
thickly scattered, than are his epistolary acknow
ledgments. One treads upon another's heels, so
fast they follow. The last, but not the least, is the
following to Peter Sken Smith, of Philadel
phia, which was read at the recent State Conven
tion at Harrisburg. It is consistent with those that
have preceded it. The author, it will be seen, perse
veres in an unalterable determination to run for the
Presidency “on his own hook,” independent of the
action of either of the great political parties that
divide the country. JThat the politicians of both
parties, under such circumstances, are every where
abandoning the “ Rough and Ready” organization,
and resuming their original position, creates no as
tonishment Gen. TAYLon has unquestionably a
strong hold on the affections of the American peo
ple, but we question even his capacity to deface
the party lines that have existed since the forma
tion of the Constitution. To be President of the
United States, he should, long since, have declared
himself either a Democrat or a Whig.
4 Baton Rouge, La., Jan. 30, 1848.
Sir—Your communication of the 15th inst., has
been received, and the suggestions therein offered,
duly considered. °
In reply to your inquiries, I have again to repeat,-
that I have neither the power nor the desire to dic
tate to the American people the exact manner in>
which they should proceed to nominate me for the
Presidency of the United States.
If they desire such a result, they must adopt the
means best suited, in their opinion, to the consum
mation of the purpose j and if they think fit to
bring me before them for this office, through their
Legislatures, Mass meetings, orConventions, I can
not object to their designating those bodies as
Whig,Democratic, or Native; but being thus nom
inated, |must insist on the condition—and my po
sition onthis point is immutable—that I shall not
be brought forward by them as a candidate of their
party, or considered as the exponent of their party
doctrines.
In conclusion I have to repeat, that if I were
nominated for the Presidency by any body of my
fellow-citizens, designated by any name they might
choose to adopt, I should esteem it an honor, and
would accept such nomination, provided it had been
niade entirely independent of party considerations.
I am sir, your obedient servant,
Peter Sken Smith, Esq. Z. TAYLOR.
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John McKUHpt and Jndrtw White,
The following gentlemen were appointed a com
mittee 10 draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of the meeting, viz; Robert Mcllvaine, John F.Le
fevre, Lewis Eckert, William Neely, Joel L. Light
ner, John R, Trout, John Barcley, Christian Erb,
John H. Schultz, John 0. Eckert, Moulton R.
Sample, and Adam Trout, who, having retired for
some time, reported the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this meeting repose undiminished
confidence in James K. Polk and his able cabinet
officers, and point with pride and pleasure to the
brilliant results of his administration, chief among
which are the Tariff of 1846 and the Mexican War.
The latter we believe to have been eminently just,
necessary and constitutional.
Resolved , That, in common with our Democratic
brethren, we heartily rejoice in the triumphant .re
election of Governor Shunk. He is honest, capa
ble, and faithful to the Constitution.
Resolved, That Pennsylvania, having from time
immemorial emphatically vindicated her proud title
of the Keystone of the Federal Arch—having in all
past contests endured the heat and brunt of politi
cal struggle, in a spirit of disinterestedness and selfc
sacrifice, worthy of all praise—she now embraces
the opportunity of urging her claims to the next
Presidential candidate upon her sister states.
Resolved, That our first choice for the Presidency
is our good and faithful fellow-citizen, James Buch
anan, the Statesman and the Patriot, the true De
mocrat and eloquent Orator, whose services at
home and abroad have reflected such imperishable
lustre on the country.
Resolved , In the language of Col. Ream Frazer,
in hiß speech at the State meeting, held during the
last Presidential canvass, at Harrisburg, “we avow
ourselves proudly the friends of James Buchanan,
BECAUSE WE KNOW HIM, and do so under the
impression that he would be a President Jit to govern
this great country.” "
Resolved, In the language of the same speech,
that “ it would be quite superjliious to speak of a man
to whom the whole country accords its willing meed of
praise—in the beautiful language of the English poet:
“You can read Ins history in the Nation’s eye.”'
Resolved, That the public course of James Buch
anan “was always characterized by the same steady,
firm, and watchful devotion to his cherished princi
ples
Resolved, In the expressive language of a senti
ment forwarded in January, 1845, to a Democratic
celebration in Baltimore, “James Buchanan, by
withdrawing his name early in the Presidential can
vass of 1544, set an example patriotically followed
by the National Convention at Baltimore, in sacri
ficing every thing for the cause, nothing for men.
Pennsylvania will again present him to the Demo
cracy of the Nation as her favorite and preferred
candidate in 1848.”
Resolved , That the meetings recently held in this
county in favor of James Buchanan havebeen called
without fraud, deception, or concealment—and that
the attempt to misrepresent and depreciate their
character, is unfair and unjust towards the Democ
racy of Lancaster county, who have discovered in
the acts of James Buchanan nothing to induce them
to retract what they uttered of him in 1842 and ’45.
Resolved, That we appeal to the Democratic State
Convention which is to meet on Saturday next, in
Harrisburg, to select as our representative in the
National Convention none other than an open and
avowed friend of James Buchanan.
Resolved, That these proceedings be published in
the Intelligencer $ Journal, the old and consistent
organ of the Democracy of Lancaster countv, which
so strongly commends'itself to our continued confi
dence and support.
The meeting was addressed by G. W. Baker.
Dr. George B. Kcrfoot, George W. McElrov. and
E. M. Huttcr—and adjourned with three loud and
hearty cheers for James Buchanan!
Character of James Buchanan,
BY “ONE WHO.KNOWS HIM.
Extracts from the proceedings of a Democratic S'ate
Meeting , held in the town of Harrisburg, on the 2fV//
of March , 1842, at which. John R. Butler , of Me
gheni/ county , presided , published in, the LancasUr
Intelligencer of April 12, 18-12. ;
Col. Rkah Fiiazf.ll caine forward amid tho most
tumultuous greetings. Silence having been some
what restored, Col. F. began by saying that, in
presenting himself before them, he should respond
to their call, in a very few words. After tho
spirit-stirring addresses they had heard—addresses
from the warm hearts and strong minds of those
who had* made them—in behalf of the character of
the State, and the children, the jewels of the State,
lie thought there could be no true Pennsylvanian
present, whose heart was not animated with pride
and exultation on the occasion, when they had met
to advocate the claims of their distinguished lei
low-citizen, JAMES BUCHANAN, for .the Presi
dency.
In the contest of 1844, the question of men
would be entirely secondary, in comparison with
.the high principles and interests involved. We feel
here as democrats—we come here as democrats—
espousing no man's quarrel, and, while we, advocate
the claims of the long-neglected Keystone, resolved
to do so without abusing those who choose to go
out of their own State, and rally under the banner
of another than their own fellow-Pennsylvanian.
* *• * j*
Sir, I have heard something insinuated about
“ enemies of the late war.” The enmity of James
Buchanan to the late war consisted in being one
of the first—if not the very first—to enrol him
self as a volunteer in a company of horse, under
command of Judge Shippcn, and to march to the
defence of his country in that campaign when the
American troops rallied against Cockbum and the
British army. (Tremendous and continued ap
plause.) Sir, I saw this company in whigh James
Buchanan was an humble private, on Their route
to Baltimore ? (Applause.) I was a mere child
then ; yet I remember it as well as if it had been
yesterday. They were as yet not uniformed, and
they rode off amid the warm wishes of their fel
low citizens! (Applause.) Every word that
Robert Magill. of Pittsburg, said, is true to the
letter. *•.*******#•
Sir, while I avow myself proudly the friend of
JAMES BUCHANAN, “because I know him,” I
do so under the impression that HE WOULD BE
A PRESIDENT FIT TO GOVERN THIS
GREAT COUNTRY. IT WOULD BE QUITE
SUPERFLUOUS FOR ME TO SPEAK OF A
MAN TO WHOM THE WHOLE COUNTRY
ACCORDS ITS WILLING MEED OF PRAISE.
In the beautifullanguage of the English poet:
<f You can read his history in the Nation’s eye.”
In the United States Senate he has always been a
tower of strength. Look back and see what his
conduct was in 183-1, and 183 C! See how warmly
and effectively he sustained, with all the power of
his great mind, the broad principles of Democratic
truth. In all his contests with the lions of Fede
ralism he bore them to the earth. (Enthusiastic
paplause.) UnWce some professing'detnocrats. who ,
when elected to Congress or the Legislature, choose to
misrepresent their constituents, his counsE was al
ways TIIE SAME STEADY. FIRM, AND WATCHFUL
DEVOTION TO HIS CHERISHED PRINCIPLES. (Ap
plause.) On all the great questions he has pur
sued the same manly and consistent course. On
the doe-trine of instruction he has evinced a self
sacrificing spirit worthy of all praise. Even when
instructed by a Federal Legislature, he did ■ not
look behind his instructions, as others who feared
the loss of popularity might have done. Had his
vote then been fatal to the Independent Treasury—
had it prevented its inevitable repeal—he would
have resigned his\seat and gone back to' the peo
ple. Knowing, that such could not be
the result, he obeyed the instructions, and; thus re
served hifnself for '.that master effort—his great
speech against a National Bank—and secured his
vote against that measure, which must have been
ite defeat, had not Mr/Ciay induced Henderson of
Mississippi, one of its federal enemies, to “dodge
the question.” On the McLeod case he pursued a
course that alone will endear him to the affections
of the people—a course which shows how sensitive
he was of the dignity and honor of his country.
On these questions, though opposed by the leading
men of the federal party, he' has always come off
victorious.
TOAST sent to a Democratic Celebration in the
city of Baltimore, on the Bth of January, 1845, in
reply to an invitation to be present:
M By Reah Buchanan : By with
drawing his name early in the late Presidential
canvass he set an example, patriotically followed
by the National Convention at Baltimore, in sacrifi
cing everything for the cause and nothing for men.
Pennsylvania will again present him to the Democ
racy of the Nation as her favorite and preferred
candidate in 1848.”
For thi knetiUF ißtrilliimr
The Bashing SyUeis.
The ftlendi ef Hie present deitruetive witem of
bulking ue unlalnj e»ir» serve te leenrek ihem
te!»ei the eiehilve monhphlj l which they hits ib
Ifflg enjejed, They knnw ihet they etnnm ileftml
t ey'tem which permits en Imho by p«wer»i|qni nf
* elrenlilini medium wiMom Unit < n ill qmmi
trtttuit qny trofarlim er rifttrd fq Me ificli on
tong, and toiMiiul any imrily wAalivir /tor iht rr
(| f thi inu <«. Ami the only tnoaiura they
can reiart to In ardor to porpotuuto the corruptions
of the entiling lyitem, li to /Ind fault with tvtry
lubttitulc yropoiKl, The Free Dunking System, as
■nooeiiMly practised In New York and Ohio, has
been proposed by the Committee on Bonks | end
tills lit of course, the signal thr the advuoetes of
the present corrupt system to raise the hue and
ory against the remedy.
A plain democrat would nover believe, until he
witnessed it, that any honest man would object to
a law, which only strips the bankers qf their mono
poly—limits them in their issues to the amount of
their actual capital, and compels them to pledge an
available security for the redemption of their issues:
These wholesome features are so indispensable to
the public safety that they should be engrafted into
every banking system. They are the only securities
against favoritism—against ruinous expansions and
contractions, and against the most unmitigated
swindling which ever depredated upon a common
wealth.
Why should there be a monopoly in banking ?
Is it in order that aristocrats may band themselves
together in knots throughout the State, and by
granting favors to their satellites, and withholding
all business facilities from their opponents, control
elections, influence the action of public officers in
their favor, and thus perpetuate their power, and
bind the people fast in the chains of slavery ? Ex
perience has shown that competition is the proper
corrective in every other business. It is the great
stimulus to improvement in all the transactions of
life. It is the certain security against extortion
and other unfair practices in every other business ;
and it must work with like advantage in the busi
ness of banking. It is, therefore, right in itself,
wholesome in its influences, and most in accor
dance with the freedom and equality maintained by
our institutions, that the practice of granting exclu
sive privileges to the few, at the expense of the
many, should be abolished, and that the business
of banking, like every other, should be free and
equal—open to all alike, upon the same terms. At
the same time the safety of the public requires that
rigorous terms should be imposed, to guard against
abuse.
In the first places the practice of permitting the
banks to issue more notes than their actual capital
should be entirely abolished. They are permitted,
under their present charters, to issue their own
notes to double the amount of their capital; and of
course they may also loan out the whole of their
actual capital in addition. That is, a bank, with
100,000 dollars capital, may loan it all out at the
rate of 7 per cent., which is the usual rate of bank
ing interest, obtained by taking the discount-in ad
vance. It may, also, loan out its own notes to
double that amount , at the same rate of interest.—
Thus, a bank with only S 100,000 in the world, may
actually draw interest upon $300,000. In other
words, the Usury Law's are repealed in favor of the
favored monopolists, and they are allowed to draw 21
per cent . interest for the use of their money, while
other people are restricted to 6 per cent ! But more
than all this, the banks are allowed to lend out the
money of their depositors and draw interest upon
that fund without paying any interest whatever to
the owners of the money.
But, what is still worse, and a thousand times
more dangerous than any other feature in the pre
sent system, is, that no restrictions whatever, save
individual liability of the directors, are Imposed to
prevent the ihprease of the circulation to an unlimi
ted amount. "-There is no instance upon record of
directors being made responsible for an over-issue,
and yet such over-issue is of frequent occurrence.
In November, 1846, the Lewistown Bank had a cir
culation of $325,000, while the whole amount of
specie in its vaults was. only $5,733 ! The West
Branch Bank had a circulation of $220,000, while
the whole amount of specie in its vaults was only
$30,309! The Erie Bank had a circulation of
$176,920, while the whole amount of its specie
did not exceed $22,000! The Ilonesdalc Bank
had $170,000 in circulation, with only $20,000 in
specie to redeem it! The Bank of Susquehanna
County had over $95,000 of its notes in circulation,
with less than $5,000 in specie to redeem them.
The condition of these banks was but little improv
ed in Novcinber*lB47. And this is what is called a
currency based upon Gold and Silver!
The power of making money plenty or scarce,
at pleasure, is one ot the most dangerous powers
which can be conferred. Where such a power is
granted to corporations, without adequate security
for the redemption of the issues, the people nre no
longer free. The power exists, at present, and the
people are at this moment wearing the chains of
slavery to the Banking Influences. The prices of
wheat, of land, of goods, of labor, are entirely un
der the control of these corporations. They hold
the power to produce contractions and expansions
of the currency, at pleasure, and with it they enjoy
unlimited sovereignity over all the dearest rights
and interests of the'people. By contractions prices
are made to fall. This is the moment for the spec
ulating banker to purchase life property of his ne
cessitous neighbor at an under-value. By expan
sions prices arc made to rise. This is the moment
for the scheming monopolist to sell at an exhorbi
tant rate. By a repetition of these practices the
people are periodically plundered of their earnings,
and they bear it with greatest composure ima
ginable.
Not content with this adroit system of swindling,
the community are occasionally favored with the
explosion of one or more of these unsound “ mo
ney-makinginstitutions. The friends and mana
gers of the institution, anticipating its dissolution,
generally borrow large sums of its worthless paper.
This paper is put; in circulation among an unsus
pecting community, and as soon as this is done, the
bank breaks—its notes fall in the money market to
50 cents or 20 cents on the dollar. The honest
mechanic or business-man, who is unable to await
the slow process of winding up, is forced to sell
the notes for the most he can obtain. The debtors
that is, the directors of the bank and their friends
become the purchasers, because the notes are re
ceivable, at par , in payment of their liabilities to
the bank and .thus the friends of the bank make
fortunes, and the “ toiling millions » are defrauded
of the greater part of their hard earnings.
In a short time the bank is ready to go through a
similar operation, and the people are so much de
luded by the potent influences of these chartered
“ swindling shops,” that they submit to be fleeced
without resistance, because they perceive no reme
dy for the evil.
- But there is a “ balm in Gilead ! ” An adequate
remedy has been proposed by an intelligent com
mittee of the people’s representatives. And that
remedy cuts up by the roots the whole system of
swindling, which has been practised through the
aid of con,tractions and expansions of the currency
—of unlimited issues —and of fraudulent insolvency.
By limiting the issues to the actual capital provided
for their redemption, a ruinous expansion is effec
tually guarded against; because an expansion that
is based upon actual capital is never ruinous is
always wholesome. It gives no fictitious stimulus
to business. On the contrary, it gives a real and
healthy support to every branch of trade. By
throwing the banking privilege to all alike,
the system of contractions is alstjp cut up by the
roots. If one bank attempts to injure its customers
by contracting its currency, another is immediately
established in the same neighborhood, which fur
nishes the facilities denied by the first—and thus
competition, the universal corrective, at once ar
rests the evil. By compelling the bankers to pledge
with some trust-worthy person an ample available
security for the redemption of their notes, all fur
ther speculations, by means of fraudulent insolven
cy, are nipped in the bud. There i» no way, by
which the bankers can avoid the payment.of their
issues, after they have pledged with some proper
person an available security, amply sufficient, for
the purpose. There is no suspension of specie
payments—no Swartwouting of the funds—no
breaking of the bank and buying up its own notes
at a discount. Every avenue of fraud is hedged
BFeußd and ftg&lssti The bankers ire
.obliged to redeem iheir notii* of have their ieeu=
ritlei sold at onee tn the market? and theh bank
eloied=ft!wayij bewiur, without Inn to the note
holderst And (f» by any- aeeldentt the leeurltiei
should strove luiyffleimti the hankers are Individo*
ally liable tor every dollar of the defteleney,
: 'rite whole system of spemilMlen and Baud Mug
arrested by the new prqeet (hr the prevention qf
swindling in the bunking Mnoir, It la no wander
that tlio manopolliti ary out against Ilia hill. If
limy do not succeed In (Mating. It “ Othello's no
oupatlnn'igono."' They tell us to be anrelht—
that money will beornno too abundant (hr tho wel
fare of the people, Tide Is a silly objection. If
the money is real money—lf It be Issued upon
substantial (hundation, so that it muif aJu’ay* com
mand Msijwfr on demand, iti abundance Is a bless
ing, instead of a curse. But how is It in New
York? Doth systems have been In operation there
fbr about ten years, and we find that the whole
amount of circulation in that State is only $20,-
000,000, It has not been discovered in N. York,
that the people of that State have more money than
their business operations require. How is it in
•Ohio ? The free system now proposed has been in
operation some years in that State. Is there an ex
cessive issue there? Not at all. The whole
amount of circulation in that State is only $8,320,-
000. Even old-fashioned Virginia, without half the
enterprize and trade, has a larger circulation
than Ohio; and Massachusetts, under the present
system, has a circulation of $18,000,000, which is
more than twice the circulation of Ohio with both
systems in full operation. There is, at present, an
unnecessary contraction in Pennsylvania. The
whole circulation in the State did not in November
1846, exceed $10,900,000, and is now about $13,-
000,000. We are far below New York and Massa
chusetts, and reduced nearly to a level with Vir
ginia and Ohio. Either the present banks cannot,
or will not, furnish facilities for business equal to
the demand. In either case -a remedy should be
provided.
But, it is said with a gravity which provokes a
smile, that the States may authorize an unlimited
amount of these bills of credit, without providing
any security for their redemption, but the moment
the interests of the people are protected by a pledge
of security for their payment, they become uncon
stitutional, and the State Treasurer is called upon
to set himself up as the Supreme Judge over all the
other departments of the State Government, and
even over the Supreme Court of the United States,
and, on his own responsibility, to nullify the act of
the Legislature ! None but a monopolist, accus
tomed to evade, violate, and nullify the acts-of the
Legislature, would dare to make such a bold and
impudent suggestion. None but one grown old in
constant infractions of laws made to restrain bank
ers within proper limits, would have the hardihood
to broach such an absurd doctrine, or to propose
to carry it out by means so reckless and desperate.
He will utterly, fail in his purpose. Neither the
present nor any other State Treasurer will lend
himself to the monopolists to accomplish a purpose
so corrupt. No man in the State desires thus to
acquire a reputation for either knavery or folly.
But a word or two on the constitutional objec
tion. “No State shall emit bills of credit,” says
the Federal Constitution. What are “ bills of
credit?” Story, in his work on the constitution,
tells us, that “the phrase was well known at the
“ adoption of the constitution, and generally used
“to indicate the paper currency issued by the
“ States, during their colonial dependence.”—
“ During the war of the revolution the paper cur
“ rency issued by Congress was constantly denomi
“ nated in the acts of that body i bills of credit
“and the like appellation was applied to similar
“ currency issued by the States. The phrase had
“ thus acquired a determinate and appropriate
“ meaning.”
What were the evils of this currency which the
constitution desired to guard against? It was is
| sued by the Government and thus forced into circu-
I lation by the confidence which the people always re
] pose in their government, and by the power of the
government, exercised in its legislation, while no
security whatever was provided for its redemption,
and the government u>as not liable to be sued at law
fur the money. It has been thought by many that
the notes issued by banking corporations are “ bills
of credit” within the prohibition of the constitu
tion. There is plausibility in the argumont, that if
the States cannot issue such notes directly, they
cannot accomplish the snmo objoct indirectly, by
creating corporations with authority to issue them.
But “ a bill of credit ” has been defined by the Su
preme Court of the United States, in the case of
Briscoe vs. The Bank of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, 11 Peters, 31S. “ A bill of credit within
the constitution,” says tho Court, “ must bo issued
by a State —on the faith of the State —and bo design
ed to circulate ns money on the credit of the State.
The individuals who issue the bill must have the
power to bind the State —they must act as agents ,
and, of course, not incur any responsibility, nor
impart, as individuals, any credit to the paper.”
Now it must bo apparent that the notes issued
under the free banking system are not “ bills of
credi|,” prohibited by the constitution. They are
not issued by the State. The notes are only prepar
ed in blank, under the supervision of a man of
character. He may be the State Treasurer, or he
may be a private citizen. Any one, in whom the
Legislature have confidence, may perform this du
ty. He is not necessarily a State officer. As to
this, he is only a trustee and agent for the note
holders. The notes, when prepared by his direc
tion, are perfectly inoperative. He does not ((is
sue” them. He does not “emit” them. They
would not be bills of credit, if he actually emitted
them, because he has no authority to bind the State.
On the contrary, it is expressly declared in the pro
viso to the seventh section of the bill, that the State
cannot be made liable for the payment of the notes
—there is no faith of the State pledged for the pay
ment. The notes are blank pieces of paper, when
delivered to the bankers—they are mere nullities
while they remain in the hands of the State Treasurer.
They are no more bills of credit than they were
when in the hands of the paper-maker, the engra
ver, or the printer. They are no more bills of
credit than are the pictures in old Dilworth’s
Spelling Book. They are not emitted by the State
at all. They are never emitted, until they are
signed and issued by the bankers themselves. They
are not issued upon the faith of the State. On the
contrary, they are issued on the faith of the indi
vidual bankers, and on the faith of the securities
pledged by them.
And what are those securities ? A small portion
of the stock of the State—not the entire faith of
the State—may be pledged by the individual bank
ers, as a security. The State pledges nothing for
the redemption. Her faith was pledged for the
payment of her public debt, when she issued bonds
to her creditors, but her faith was never pledged
for the redemption of bank issues. The pledge
for this purpose is the act of the bankers themselves ,•
and the State is only liable for the faithful applica
tion of the securities whioinday be deposited. But
State stock need not, under the provisions of the
bill, be deposited at all. The bankers, if they pre
fer it, may secure the payment of their issues by
the deposite of stoek of-the Federal Government.
So that this species of currency is nothing like the
old continental money. It is neither issued by
the Stale nor on the faith of the State. Nor is it
productive of the evils of the continental currency,
(the real “ bill of credit ” intended to be prohibited.)
There is a security for its redemption, which was
not the case with the continental money. The per
sons issuing them are liable to an action for the mo
ney, which was not the case with the continental
currency—and there is neither legislation, nor mo
tive for legislation, on the part of the Government,*
to force the people to take these issues, which was
not the case with the continental money.
This is the construction of the constitution as
admitted by the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Departments of New York—as acquiesced in by
parties for the last ten years in that State—as adopt
ed by the authorities of Ohio— and as solemnly seU
tied by one of the most lofty and most authoritative
tribunals in the whole world— the Supreme Court
of the United States.
But there is another view of this subject. The
debt of Pennsylvania is about $40,000,000. The
annual interest of this sum at 5 per cent, amounts
to $2,000,000. The. greater part of this debt is
held by foreigners, who draw their interest semi-
MUJIIjF ftßffl the B»mb in gyrrißt Retoa
will bbl hi Fiiiljfii taf fcHipjFi, Here then li»
iiinkißßßil dj*ls ’£? pteeleue. mettle Irib>
fiHFflpem BBftFI. linil.tßHHßl 1
It Ii brUKIi in the money merlteti rrH
ii.twH m hiutaeii tpiFttlßßi in t esntißHßi
itit# nf flnotßMlnn, Thf ftw Imiiklniiyiieni
w«m U PfiniM domeml (hr our Stoic -tnoba—they
WBRldi hP RurohinJ. brought homo ftom Kurapo,
Alia owned 'toy our own ollliani—wild would, of
fl °urio, roaelvo tholr Inioron In "our own durronoy
—nml thin Ihli ilrnln of tho preolotii metili would
bo Happed, and tho builnon community would bo
rollsvod (Vum periodical omhorreiimont, I hn«o
■old (hit tho now lyitem would oreoto a demand
Itor State itooki, Till, would be gratifying to every
friend at good old Ponntylvanlo. Why ihould her
credit bo 30 per oonl. bolow par, when her adjoin
ing aUtera—Now York and Ohio—pro,at]par,,or
nearly 10, in oonaequonoe of tholr tVeo lyaioma of
banking f The itooki o| New York and Ohio are
continually selling at par, or varying but little Irptn
it, while Pennsylvania fi per oent.’e pro selling a*
low as from 71 to 73 cents on tho dollar, add her 8
percent's are but a. few cents above that’rate.—
Every honest man desires to preserve his own
credit. Every honest Pennsylvanian should like
wise desire to preserve the credit of the State. We
have gained credit abroad for our prowess in arms
—let us establish a like credit for our ability and
honesty in money matters.
It may be that the new bill has its defects. But
it. is infinitely better than the present systejp. In
deed almost any system is better than the prewnf.
It redounds greatly to the credit of many : of the
institutions now existing, that they have not yield
ed to the temptations to fraud and speculation
which are spread so profusely before them. But
their uprightness furnishes no qrgument in favor of
a system which encourages a contrary course, and
under which the people of this country have al
ready lost money enough to defray the whole ex
penses of the Mexican War.
It is the great curse of Democracy that her cen
tinels are not always sufficiently vigilant in guard
ing against the insidious approaches of her enemies,
who are ever watchful for opportunities to hood
wink and deceive, so that tliey may persuade her
to adopt the dangerous dogmas of Federalism. It
was thus that she was persuaded to adopt the
United States Bank—-the adulterous connexion of
the Government and the State Banks, and the High
Tariff. But the moment her attention was called
to these evils, she abolished them, and struck thdm
out of her creed as spurious interpolations by the
common enemy. The present banking system is
but another such interpolation. The warning.voice
of Snyder denounces it as dangerous to.the safety
and liberties of the people. It may take some time
to undeceive the unthinking, and to remove the
mists and prejudices created by the monopolists.
But Truth must triumph in the end.
Complementary Ball to Mr. Stouch.—-A num
ber of the friends and admirers of this accomplished
dancing master, intend giving him a complimentary
ball. The compliment is well deserved, as Mr.
Stouch has been untiring in his efforts, during the
season of balls and cotillions, to make every thing
pass off as pleasantly as possible. Nodoubtthe vo
taries of the “ Polka ” and “ Gallopade” will give
him-a brilliant and handsome benefit. *
From tlie Democratic Union.
Fourth of March Convention.
We publish below a list of Delegates appointed
to the 4th of March Convention. We are aware,
that there may be some inaccuracies, and trust that
our friends-will correct them, wherever found.
SENATORIAL DELEGATES.
1. Philadelphia city. —Henry M. Philips and Al
exander E. Dougherty.
2. Philadelphia county. —William J. Crans, Ellis
B. Schnabel and Edward A. Penniman. j
3. Montgomery. —Dr. John A. Martin, j
4. Chester and Delaware. —James Atkinsi
5. Berks.— John W. Tyson.
6. Bucks. —Gen. John S. Bryan.
7. Lancaster and Lebanon. —Reah Frazer and W.
W. Murray.
8. Schuylkill , Carbon, Monroe and Pike.— Charles
Frailey.
9. Northampton and Lehigh. —Peter WykoffV
10. Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming. —Rufus
M. Grcnnell.
11. Bradford and Tioga. —Ulysses Mcrcur, rec
ommended by Bradford. j
12. Lycoming, Clinton and Centre. —John A.
Gamble. :
13. Luzerne and Columbia. —C. R. fluckhlew.
14. Northumberland and Dauphin.— DJ W. C.
Brooks. i
15. Mifflin, Juniata and Union. —John Purcell.
16. Perry and Cumberland. —Dr. Jacob Baugh
man, of Cumberland.
17. York.— David Small.
18. Franklin and Adams. —Wilson Reill
19. Huntingdon, Bedford and Blair. —
20. Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield and Indiana.
Gen. Robert Orr. s
21. Westmoreland and Somerset. — Joshua F. Cox.
22. Fayette and Greene, —John L. Dawsin.
23. Washington. —S, B. Hays.
24. Allegheny and Butler. —Chambers M’Kibbin
and Alfred Gilmore.
25. Beaver and Mercer.—' Thompson Graham.
26. Crauford and Venango. —
27. Hrie. : —lion. James Thompson.
28. Warren, Jefferson, Clarion, Potter, McKean
and Elk. — John S. McCalmont. i
REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES.
Adams.— Joel B. Danner. j
Allegheny. —George P. Hamilton, John Coyle,
Robert H. Kerr and David Lynch. j
Armstrong. —H. N. Lee. ;
Bradford. —D. Wilmot and B. Laportc.
Bedford.—William P. Schell and James Reamer.
Beaver. —John Mitchel and Lewis
Berlcs.— John C. Evans, John Zerbe, Solomon L.
Custer and David Kutz. I
Blair.- John Dougherty. j
Butler. —James M ’Glaughlin.
Bucks. —Paul Applebaugh, A. G. Ryali and Josh
ua Wright.
Crawford.— Morrow B. Lowry and Jsmes E,
M’Farland.
Centre and Clearfield.— Pr. I. D. Canfipld and
Capt. George Walters.
Chester. —John Ralston, Samuel Davis and John
Hickman.
Columbia. —Col. Joseph Levers.
Cumberland.—A.. Smith M’Kinney and William
R. Gorgas.
Cambria.— Jesse Patterson.
Delaware. —Homer Eaches.
Dauphin.— E. A. Lesley and Dr. A. Patterson.
Erie. — Murray Whallon and Smith Jacksbri.
Fayette. —Westley Frost and John Irons.j :
Franklin. —Geo. W. Brewer and Frederick Smith.
Greene.— John B. Gordon. !
Huntingdon. —John Scott. j ‘
Indiana.— Samuel S. Jameson. 5
Jefferson-, Clarion and Venango. —-George W.
Ziegler and Seth Clover. f
Lebanon.— Cyrus Carmony.
Lehigh and Carbon. —Samuel Mara anil John
Fatzinger. j
Luzerne. —Warren J. Woodward and Samuel H.
Puterbaugh. • I
Lancaster.— John L. Lightner, F. K. Cuifran, C.
M. Johnston, S. C. Stambaugh and Levi HSII.
Lycoming, Clinton, Potter and Sullivan]—John
Bennett and H. L. Dieffenbach.
Mifflin.— Dr. Joseph B. Ard.
Montgomery. —Nathaniel Jacoby, William T.
Morrison and W. H. Schneider.
Mercer .—James Galloway and James Hazleton.
Northumberland. —Edward Oyster.
Northampton and Monroe. —Major George Sla
bach, William H. Hutterand M. JVJ. Dimmick.
Perry. —William B. Anderson.
Philadelphia city. —James G. Gibson, Francis
Kelsh, James M’Annall, James Magee and! R. R.
Young. |
Philadelphia county.— Hugh Clark, Charles J.
Burns, John Kline, John A. Bender, John Stallman,
Anthony Felton, Joseph L. Smith and Jacob Souder*
Schuylkill. —Thomas Foster and Kennedy Rob
inson. - ;
Somerset. —Williapj Roddy. 1
Susquehanna and Wyoming. —George Fuller.
Tioga.— Jonah Brewster.
Washington.— James M’Farren and Major Rob*
ert Love.
Westmoreland. —John Snodgrass, Alexander M’-
Kinney and William Jack.
Warren, McKean and Elk.—Alonzo I.Wi'cox*
recommended by Warren.
Wayne and Pike. —0. H. Mott.
Union and Juniata. —Col. Andrew Parker and
William Cameron.
J York. —James M. Anderson, W. S. Picking and
Stephen M’Kinley. 6
f Donegal Fuhnace.— The ‘Columbia Spy Uys:
A young city is springing into existence, undir the
especial patronage of the Iron King, in the neigh,
borhood of this new establishment, which i? now
in progress of construction. The fact is that Ma
rietta and Columbia, tired of running againsieach
other, are running right into each'other, and a few
yearn will show that “ monntains interposed, ’win
not be able to prevent our thriving villages
“ mmghng mto one,” Success to the W £
that are drawing us together.
SIMON.SNYDER.
Communicated.