fc lournctl.' e. \y'. mutter, editor. POlt PRESIDENT, JAHESBUCHANAN OP PENNSYLVANIA. [Sutytcl Is the ieeielan ofa National Convention.] m CANAL COMMIMIQNrR, ISRAEL PAINTER, 0* WSITMORKLANU CUU.NTT, ioncaiter, March t, 1848. Appointment*) by the Governor. Jakis McDsvrr, to bo Associate Judge, Adams- Jqsbm Irwin, do Beaver. John Our, John Newell, Samuel Alexanjilu, Isaac Hoimixs, Matthew B. Cowjjk.v, Tavern Licenses. Hotel-Keepers, who advertise in this paper, will please bear in mind, that the paper issued on the -‘l2oth instant will be the last one, in which their notices can receive the first insertion, in time for compliance with die requirements of law. ID* We have delayed ,ou£ inaiex for a day, in order to present to our readers, atlm earliest hour, the proceedings of the State Convention. E7* Several communications have been crowded out, to make room for the proceedings of the State Convention. Democratic State Convention. The proceedings of the Democratic State Con vention, as far as received, will be found in our paper of to-day. We have no room for lengthy comment, and can only point to the gratifying-fact that JAMES BUCHANAN received a large majority over all his distinguished competitors combined,> and is now the declared choice of the Democracy of the great Keystone State, through whose repre •sentatives he is to be presented to the National Convention, to be, held in May next, at Baltimore. To obtain the ratification of this preference by: that body, it now becomes every true-hearted son of Pennsylvania to bury all past differences, and by a union of hearts and hands work out the long de ferred claims of Pennsylyania Iq, their full con summation. The candidate for Canal Commissioner, ISRAEL PAINTER, Esq., of Westmoreland, is in every wav worthy of this high compliment It is a tribute, not less to a sound and able Democrat, than to a noble and patriotic county, that has, in so many contests, delighted the Democracy with her im mense majorities. Another voice from tließattlefield. Captain George Nauman, for many years in the regular service, and one of the most gallant of all the actors in the late battles, writes home to his friends in Lancaster, (his birth-place,) as follows : “Mexico is utterly, hopelessly, irrecoverably prostrate, and cannot strike another blow, but her pride and her hopes are not yet subdued. She - trusts much to our political differences at home. She fancies that if the Whig party gets into power, we will abandon the country, and even pay her for Ihe mischief she has suffered at our hands. With out intending it, some of our politicians have done us much injury in this unhappy and benighted land. You cannot imagine the deep and bitter execrations ihat are heaped by the -army on the heads of Clay, Webster, and others, for their speeches against the —war.” Mr. Clay arid the Presidency. A late number ollthe National liitcUigcnur says: l * Wc have seen it stated in the New York and other papers, as if from some authority, that Mr. ( 'i.ay lias positively drclii ed consenting to the n?>- m his .name as a candidati for the Presidency, ami would, in a few days, uudei his own hand, announce the fact. We believe that these j uniors are unfounded, and that, while he 1 as a strong- disinclination to the ■use of his name for pueh a purpose, he lias remained entirely passive, without having formed absolutely -tiny determination one way or the other. We lm\ e no doubt, that If Mr. Cut should tulopt the iutitm attributed to him. he will, under his own signature, mimmii' 1 " if tu die mean time, the publle would do well in disemlit nil iiimuts not posseting j-neh imlltmuy." Thu Uentoemts of this State have v]\am\ twenty time delegates to the .JValtminre Convention-*—two .Senatorial mid timr from each Congressional dis trict.. .The delegates at-large are lion. William L. Yftricoy am! Hon. John A. Wiustou, -(Speaker of the Seuate.) Hon. Joljn Erwin, of Greene, presi iled, and the following Electoral Ticket was formed: ? Electors at Large. tCol. N. Terry, Col. 11. H. Walthall Congressional Districts. -1. T. B. Bethea, 4. James M. Beckett, 2. John Cochran, o. L. P. Walker, •3. J. L. F. Cottrell, 6.' James W. McClung, 7. A. J. Walker. lion. William R. Kino was recommended to the National Convention as a proper candidate for the Vice Presidency. Mr. Buchanan in Missouri. The .able organ of the Democracy of Missouri, the Jefferson Enquirer , uses the following language in reference to Mr. Buchanan : Who may be the successful candidate we arc unahJe to say. The. North seems to claim the man, and as it has once given away its favorite, and fell into the support of a Southern man, we see no good reason why the South and West should not show the same liberality. There are many named in connection with the Presidency in the North, who would receive the cordial support of the De mocracy of the West, should they receive the nomination of the Convention. Among the most prominent of these arc James Buchanan, Martin Van Buren and George M. Dallas. The claims of •the old Keystone seem to be strong, and deserving ihe serious deliberation of the Contention. Mr. JJuchauah, her favorite son and statesman, has long been identified with the great Democratic party of the Union, and has, by his consistent and straight torward coarse, made many warm and ardent friends. Several of the counties in this State have, at public meetings of the Democracy, expressed a preTerencc for Mr. Buchanan, and we have no doubt, should he receive the nomination of the Convention ,|but Missouri would-.-give-him 10,000 majority over the Whig candidate, whoever he may be. Kentucky Federal Convention. At length wc have it officially stated, that the Federal State Convention of Kentucky did not nom inate Taylor for the Presidency, but we are led to „mfer, from a perusal of the proceedings, that it did not nominate Clay. So Kentucky comes into the Federal National Convention uncommitted, but we presume in favor of her own citizen. Delaware. —The Democrats of this State have -agreed to meet in State Convention, for the purpose of nominating delegates to the National Conven tion, and adopting an electoral ticket on the 2d Tuesday of May next New Castle county has already chosen five delegates. Succession of —The Union furni shes some interesting facts in regard to the succes sion of Presidents. The constitution has been in operation from the 3d of March, 1789, of which we have had eleven Presidents. Of these, eight have sunk into the tomb, and only one of them leaves a son behind him. The last three Presidents survive, viz: Mr. Van Buren, Mr. Tyler, and the acting President, Mr. Polk. These fill up a period of eleven years, commencing with Mr. Van Buren, who ascended the chair on the 4th of March 1837 There have been eleven Vice Presidents, of whom five are still living. lET It seems to me that the whig leaders are guilty of the worst kind of treason.— Capt. Charles fJaylar. That the general impression in many sections of the country as to the importance of advertising, is entirely erroneous; is every day proved, beyond ;a doubt How often do wo find a man having some thing for sale, who, after making a fe w personal in quires for a purchaser, sells It for the highest price offltrod; the purchaser, knowing that he has got the property at half its vnluej boasts in triumph of hli groat speculation, by which moans others become acquainted with the transaction, and how often is it that wo hoar, thorn rogret thoir not knowing that the property was for pale, and declaring, that had thoy known It, they would have given a much higher prico ? The losses evory yoar sustained by tho rollers of'property, from this cause ojone, far exceeds tbp cost which would ha'vo been occol* sioned by advertising it. The sumo is the case with respect to labor, and indeed to olmost any other species of contracts. One man wants build ing, or somo other kind of labor done; another is suffering for want of employment; but from not knowing each other’s wants, the first is delayed, much to Ids prejudice, in getting his work done, and the latter is equally injured from the want of employment; perhaps, as is often the case, the first is compelled to give an exorbitant price, and the latter to work for a very inadequate compensation. The truth is that the omission to advertise, is one amongst the many instances of that false economy, which consists in ‘‘saving at the spicket and letting out at the bungf or, in other words, throwing away dollars to save cents. It is beneficial only to that most useless class of the community, who are too proud or too lazy to periorm any labor by which society is benefitted, but who depend for their pro fits, on taking advantage of the ignorance and the necessities of their neighbors. The general practice of advertising, would* bring the communi ty into fair competition with these gentry, and give to every man an opportunity of obtaining a fair price for his property or labor. How common is it to see more time spent by the seller, in searching for a purchaser, than would be equal in value to the cost of an advertisement, while, at the same time, a man desirous of purchasing, is spending no less time in searching for the article of which the sel ler wishes to dispose. Besides the above, and ma ny- other advantages, which-must necessarily result i to individuals from the 4 general practice of adver tising, it would greatly benefit the community, by encouraging and supporting the Press, which all agree is the Palladium of Liberty. Merchants, Mechanics, and the holders of pro- i pertv, in cities, towns and villages, have a deep in- j terest in advertising themselves, and in cncourag- I ing and promoting the practice in others. It gives character and notoriety to the place, and thereby induces a resort to it* tor the purpose of trade— consequently extends its business; enhances the value of its property ; increases its population, its trade and its manufactures, and promotes its im provement in many respects—j-shews is the prosper ity of its literary institutions; and the extension of its manufacturing establishments. This increased prosperity of the town or village, necessarily ex tends itself to the surrounding country, by creating an increased demand for its produce and labor.— How important then is it to every town and vil lage. whose situation and resources authorize it, to look forward to a state of increasing prosperity, to encourage the general and extensive circulation of a well conducted newspaper, containing in its ad vertisements the proofs of its resources, and of the advantages to be derived from a resort to it for the purposes of trade and commerce. Let every in habitant of such a town, take an enlarged and comprehensive view of this subject—let him care fully niuHlioroughly examine it with an enlight ened regard either to his own private interest, or to the advancement of the general prosperity of the town in which he lives, and the surrounding coun try. and the Printer will not have cause to com plain of tin* want of advertising patronage or of I subscribers to his paper. But. if instead of these enlarged and liberal views, there be substituted a narrow, contracted and selfish policy, it will be found invariably to de feat the very end it was designed to promote, mid to retard in a high degree the progress of the place towards respectability, wealth, ami general pros perity. » • Franklin. do Washington Dauphin. In thr litlt l th'mm'fiilio Hiute t'mivfiiiium liahl til V-.) Mr= UviMiiirNi nut? til ilia tMt'ginnti, tint! fntiiii'iiyh rppmtnntHm-t* in imlnliß’il In grot* pt'rsnmil »hu*e nf thu mintin' from Miolih gmi, ,Wording tu the nijinrfml prmwilings in the New York Herald, lie delivered himself of the fob lowing disgraceful diatribe: Mr. UvrmivN, of Cayuga, was thou called for, and that gnntloman rnao, in answer to the oall,— Ho alluded to the'Chairman on Military Affairs, (Cass,) ns a man unworthy of the cor\fidence of any individual trr parly / and said that, before ho would vote for that man for President, he would vote for a Whig, dr for a man whose principles were not known—an honest man. Now, wc need not say that Gen. Cass is not our fu ft choice for the Presidency, for the reason that wc prefer to honor Pennsylvania, the State of our nativity. But this preference does not blind our eyes to the merits of Gen. Cass, the brave Soldier ami accomplished Statesman,, who, on the tented field, in the cabinet council, in high diplomatic stations abroad, and in the Senate chamber, has rendered distinguished services to his country. The attack of this Mr. TFraM-bun is, therefore, alike discreditable to himself, and unworthy of his pro fession as a Democrat. It contains, however, a wholesome moral , which it'would be well for others to improve. . The whole system of indulging in ribald abuse of rival candidates, as a means of elevating our own favo rites, is most discreditable and pernicious, and can not be too severely reprehended. The same license that defames Mr. Buchanan here, may be employ ed to defame Gen. Cass or Mr. Dallas elsewhere, and would 1 in the end. degrade the Democratic household to a mere den of slanderers. It is neither democratic nor decent. Gen. Washington and Mr. Adams. In 1794 John Quincy Adams being then 26 years 'old, was appointed by Washington, Minister of the United States, at the Hague; and. in the ensuing year, upon an intimation that he .was disposed to renounce his station and return to his country and profession, Gen. Washington thus wrote to old John Adams: Mr. John Adams. —“ Your son must not think of retiring from the walk lie is now in. His prospects, if he continues, are fair; and I shall be much mis taken, if, in as short a time as can be well expected, he is not found at the head of the diplomatic corps, be the government administered by whomsoever the people may choose.” Gen. Washington confirmed this-.favorable and, as subsequent events have abundantly proved, the just estimate of the talents and character of the young diplomatist, by appointing him, in 179 G, Min ister, of the United States to the Court of Prussia. Some worthy in Michigan asks Horace Gree ley to send him a copy of the Tribune , daily, and that he will pay at the end of the year, and then adds, by so doing you will promote the Federal cause in this section of the country.” In a char acteristic reply, Horace gives the following reasons for not complying with the request: {< Ist. I can’t remember that I ever had the honor of knowing you ; 2dly, The fact that you did not pay the postage on your letter, is not calculated to impress me favorably os regards your pecuniary re liability ; and -3dly, 1 published newspapers seven years on credit; with lots of subscribers, and came near starving to death thereby. For the last seven years I have gone on the opposite tack, sending my paper very rarely to any one who had not paid for it in advance; and I think it will gladden your phi lanthropic heart to know that the change has worked admirably for my constitution. I have since had not only a goodly array of subscribers, but enough to eat, & good suit of clothes, and very often some change in the vest pocket.” . Economy of Advertising. | (lieu. I.CUIN t'UNNi Philadelphia, 20th Aug., 1794. Sensible Observations. Leap Year and Ladles’ Privilege. Have our readen kept in mind the fact, that this is Leap Kear, that epoch in chronology to impor tant to the interests of unmarried ladiet, and not less to to unmarried gentlemen—for, what inter ests the one ii alto fated to interest the other?— The ladies now jmvo tho sole privilogo of making lovy which tho* gentlemen may not refoso, under the jnost severe penalties. To prove this to t*o the case, and that it is no new thing, nor owes its rise to any of the extravagant notions of modem, times, we give an oxtruct from an old volume, printed in the year of Grace, 1000, and entitled " Courtship, Love mu/ Matrimonii:" “ Albeit, it is uowo bocomo a parte, of tho Com mun Lawo, in rogard to tho social rolatloni ofllfn, that so often as every bosextlle year doth return, the ladycs havo tho tolo privilogo during tho time it eontinuoth, of making love unto tho men, which they may doo either ky wordos or lookes, as unto thorn it soemeth propor j and moreover no man will be entitled to ttio benefit of Clorgy who dotlio ro ftise to accept tho offers of a ladyo, or who dotho in any wise treate her proposal with slight or con tumely.»» So long ago as tho above was printed, it will be seen to have been a “parte of the Commun Lawe,” that the ladies should liave the privilege—and not only so—but the sole privilege—of making love, every fourth year; and what was then binding as common law, is equally binding now, since it has never been superseded by any statute. Agriculture, Whether considered in reference to health, pleas ure, moral influence, security, independence or re spectability, will not suffer in comparison with any other employment in which mankind are engaged; jyul, indeed, in most of these respects, it claims a decided pre-eminence over every other pursuit. Nothing is so well fitted to strengthen and invigo rate the frame and constitution as exercise in the open air, or better calculated to avoid the inception or prevent and restrain the ravages of disease, than the hardiness induced by agricultural labors. The farmer is assailed by fewer temptations to vicious indulgence than the laborer in other occupations, and the nature and variety of his engagements, while they are productive of mental quietude mid enjoyment, directly tend to teach him to “ look through nature up to nature's God.” Furnishing sustenance and the materials on which their indus try is exerted to the manufacturing ami commercial classes, he seems to originate every thing, and is in truth as independent of his fellows, as in civil ized society it is possible for any individual compo sing the general aggregate to be. Titles, Several years ago there was a young English nobleman figuring largely at Washington. He had not much brains, but a vast number of titles, which, notwithstanding their anti-republican char acter, have sometimes the effect of tickling the ear amazingly. Several young ladies were in debate, going over die list:—-he is Lord Viscount so and so; Baron of such a country, See. *• My fair friends," exclaimed the gallant Lieut. N., “one of his titles you appear to have forgotten." “Ah," exclaimed one of them eagerly, > what is that?” “ He is Barren of Intellect." was the reply. EDITORIAL, BREVITIES. Newspaper Circulation-.—A bet in regard to circulation was recently made between the New York Herald ami the Tribune, of $2OO, to go to some charitable institution, the bet to be paid bv whicbever one of the above named newspapers should prove to have the least circulation. An examination ensued, and the result was as follows: Nctc York Herald. —Average daily circulation, in,711; do. weekly do., 11,1.')'); do.’ Presidential do., 78'); total. 2K.U 10. Hew York Tribune— Average daily circulation, 11.1 a.); do. weekly do., 15.708: do. semi-weeklv do.. ‘I0O; total. 28,105. A Simple Question. —A Western paper asks, (and the question grows appropriate in these cold days)—“ Did you ever know a man that could poke the lire better than von could (" IL7*A bachelor in Detroit, having aiherti.H>ii for a M ilt* to share his lot. an "Anxious Inquirer" has solicited ihlbrmntimi as to the siae of said lot l ItFDeii; Cabs has assured (Vsiily, nf Jersey city, ihat lie never wrote the letter linm l\iH= in t'oiiiiiiendiitiiiii of (leu. Harrison, alter the death of Hen.. 11,, which went the iiimiiU of the Amerii'iiii jiress with his name sitmed to it, Miiuhi. AiriMtri%4=A Joint ronimillen mi I’oliee in the lliiltinmre City t'mmeila have reported that the eNhibithm uf model artists is most indelicate and ofllmsive, and uMhe suggestion of the -Mayor, have repurtud an ordinance pruhitiug in future sm-h exhibitions in that city. ID^A lady sent to,the late Newark war meeting a llug made from the silk petticoat of one of the handsomest girls in New Jersey. Belbre the Mex cans could take that, there would be an uncommon bustle about it. Danueiis of Kicking. —Catharine McGowen, of Pittsburgh, in attempting to kick another wo man, last week, fell from a gallery and broke her Dissolution of the Union.— Nantucket has sfent a petition to Boston lor a dissolution of the Union. She is already 30 miles out at sea; it she finds her moorings uncomfortable, she had better hoist a sail, and change her position.— Jfbrecs.Yr Palladium. ITT Goodwin, who confined his wife in a pig stye, in Canada,and suffered her to perish miserably, has been sentenced to imprisonment in the peniten tiary for life. The judge told him that the jury had been very merciful for not convicting him of murder, and if he had been so convicted, he would assuredly have been hanged. ID* John B. Tombs, a young married man, a tailor, and member of the Presbyterian church, fell .dead in a bowling alley at Newark, N. Y. in which he was exercising lor dyspepsia. ITT Toast of Henry Clay at a dinner given to Com. Perry in 1814, Jan. 25th To the policy that looks to peace as the end of war, and to war as the means of peace." Dissolving the Union. —A careless compositor lately dissolved the Union, by transposing two letters, whereby the United States became the Untied States. Rhode Island. —The Democratic’State Conven tion recently appointed Thomas-W. Dorr, B. B. Thurston, Dutee J. Pearce, and Owen Wright, del egates to the Baltimore Convention. Hz' Edwin Croriccll, Editor of the Argus, has been choseirffHegate to Baltimore by the Hunkers of Albany Co. 07" An editor, in an article upon the wrongs of Ireland; says: "Ireland's cup of misery has been far ages overflowing , and it seems to be not yet fullH a brother’s love. A brother watches with a tender pride, \ budding loveliness of-womanhood, Stealing the little sister from his side, But leaving one more lovely still more good— And there is now a loftier sympathy Usurping childhood’s joys, its hopes, its tears, Now first in its full blessedness is felt, A love which Knows no chance—which has no fears. E7* The City Bank of New York was entered on Tuesday last, by some daring rogue, who stole a bag of gold, containing. S2,QUO, with which he escaped, while the Cashier was engaged examining a check. 07“ Forty-four years ago, the entire value of the assessed property of all kinds, of the State of Ohio,, did not exceed forty-two millions of dollars. Last year, (1847) it was $409,897,379, havingincreased nearly ten fold in less than half a century! ID” A female was recently arrested at St Louis, and bound over, under a charge of having passed a verbal challenge to another female,, to meet her in mortal combat, contrary to the statue, &c. made and provided in such cases. PROCEEDINGS op . The Fourth of March Convention. The gentlemen from tho difllront counties ot tho Commonwealth elected dologatos to tho Fourth of March Convention, assembled in tho Court House, at Harrisburg, at 10 o’clock. On motion of R. H. Korr, David Lynch was appointed Chairman j)f tho Convention, for tompornry organization. Alfred Ciilmoro' anil K. \ Ponniman were ap pointed Secretaries to the Convention. On motion of Mr. Frniley, the counties were called over, when the following gentlemen tip peered as delegates: SENATORIAL DELEGATES. 1. Philadelphia city.—Henry M. Philips and Al* bxander E. Dougherty. 2. Philadelphia county.— William; J. Crans, Ellis B. Schnabel and Edward A. Pcnniman. 3. Montgomery.— Dr. John A. Martin. 4. Chester and Delaware.— James Atkins. 5. Berks. —Jojm W. Tyson. 6. Bucks. —Gen. John S. Bryan. 7. 1/mcaster and Lebanon.— Reah Frazer and W. VV. Murray. 8. Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe and Pike. —Charles Fraley. 9. Northampton and Lehigh. —Charles F. Mertz. 10. Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming. —llufus M. Grenneli. 11. Bradford and Tioga. —E. O. Goodrich. 12. Lycoming, Clinton and Centre. —John A. Gamble. 13. Luzerne and Columtna. —C. R. Buckalew. 14. Northumberland and Dauphin. —D. W. C. Brooks. i 15. Mifflin, Juniata and Union.— John Purcell. 16. Perry and Cumberland. —Dr. Jacob Baugh man. 17. ForA\ —David Small. 18. Franklin and Adams.— Wilson Reilly. 19. Huntingdon , Bedford and Blair.. —John Cres well. Jr. 20. Clearfield and Indiana. Geh.~ f ßobert Orr.) 21. Westmoreland and Somerset.— Joshua F. Cox. 22. Fayette anti Greene. —John L. Dawson. 23. Washingtdn. —S. B. Hays. 24. Allegheny and Butler. —John Coyle and Al fred Gilmore. 25. Beaver and Mercer. — M. B. Kremm. 26. Crauford and Venango. —W. 11. Lambcrton. 27. Erie. —Hon. James Thompson. 28. Warren, Jefferson, Clarion, Potter, McKean and'Elk. —John S. McCahnont. REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES. Adams. —Joel B. Danner. Allegheny. —James S. Craft, Samuel Jones, Rob ert H. Kerr and Divid Lynch. Armstrong. —ll. N. Lee. Bradford. —Gordon F. Mason and B. Laporte. Bedford. —William P. Schell and James Reamer. Beavet. —John Mitchel and Joseph Pollock. Berks. —John C. Evans, John Zerbe, Solomon L. Custer and Isaac Ely. Blair. —John Dougherty. Butler. —James Vl ’Glaughlin. Buc/tS.~Paul Applebaugh, A. G. Ryall and Josh ua Wright. Crauford. —.Morrow B. Lowry and Solomon G. Krick. , ' Centre and Clearfield. —Dr.yl. D.’ Canfield and Capt. George Walters. y Chester. —John Ralston, Joshua Hartshorne and John Hickman. Columbia. —Col. Joseph Levers. Cumberland. —A. Smith M’Kinney and William R. Gorgas. Cambria. —John Kean. Delaware. —Homer Eaches. Dauphin. —E. A. Lesley and Dr. A. Patterson. Erie.— W urray Whallon and Smith Jackson. Fayette. —Wcstley Frost and John Irons. Franklin. —Geo. W. Brewer and Frederick Smith. Greene. —John.B. Gordon. Huntingdon. —John Scott. Indiana. —Francis Laird, Jr. Jffcrson, Clarion and Venango. —George W. Ziegler and Seth Clover. . Lebanon. —Cyrus Carmony. Lehigh and Carbon. —Samuel Marx and John Fatzinger. Luzerne. —Warren J. Woodward and Samuel 11. Putorbaugh. Lancaster.— John L. Lightner, F. K. Curran, C. M. Johnston, S. C. Stambaugh and Lc\;i 11011. Lyconting, Clinton, Potter and Still&an.—John Bennett and 11. L. Dicffenhacher. .Mifflin. —Dr. Joseph B. Ard. Montgomery. —Nathaniel Jacoby, William T. Morrison and W. H. Schneider. Mercer. —James Galloway ami James Hazleton. Northumberland.— Edward Oyster. * Northampton and Monroe.— Major George Sla bae.iu William U. Hutleruml Dimmick. Perry. —William B. Anderson. Philadelphia city. —James G. Gibson, Francis Keish, James M’Anuull) James Magee and R. 11. Voting. Philadelphia toufttui —Hugh Clark. Charles J. IliiHis, Jnliii kliae, Juim A> Bender,Jolin Mailman, Autlnmv Fnlimi, Jii«te|ili h, Nmilh and Jnenli Nomter, Nt'/iti.y/Mfi—l‘!mliiits Finder am! Jus, \Y> Cake, NimigV*pri=\Villinm Ruddy, Ntuu/Mp/HUiffd urn/ ,V. Ihuum and Niiimiel Tiitfffitfl. 7Vntfih=,lumili HrMwsier-, Jhi#AfH£toH.=i!iiuw« M*F«rmi am) Major Rule erl l.uve, IFMumru/uad,— Inliu Hiimlgraas, Alexander M‘- Iviimey null William Jack, IFurren, AfcWww tifld £M\=-=Alun»n l,Wilen\, Wayne anfrPike—O, IR dim, l'rion and_ Juniata, —Cul, Andrew Parker ami William Cameron. York. —James M. Anderson, W. 8. Picking am! Stephen M’Kinloy, When "Crawford County was called, Mr. McFar land, one of the delegates, being absent, Mr. Lowry substituted Mr. Kriek. Mr. Lamberton, the Sena torial delegate, objected to Mr. Kriek,-and moved to substitute Air. Brawley. The question was then postponed for the present. Air. Lowery moved that a committee of one from each Congressional district be appointed to. nominate officers for the permanent organization ot the Convention; which was agreed to. The Chair then appointed the following com- mittee: 1, W. J. Crans, 13, John Bennett, 2, James M’Annall, 14, W. W. Murray, 3, Jacob F. Soudcr, . 15, James M. Anderson, 4, Hugh Clark, 16, Geo. W. Brewer, 5, John Ralston, .17, Dr. J. B. Ard, 6, Homer Eaches, 18, John Gordon, 7, Paul Applebaugh, 19, A. M’Kinney, 8, I. L. Lightner, 20, John Mitchell, 9, 8. Custer. 21, 11. H. Kerr, 10, Wm. H. Hutter, 22, Smith Jackson, 11, S. S. Puterbaugh, 23, M, B. Lowry, 12, J. Brewster, 24, HrN. Lee. Air. Orr moved the appointment of a committee of the delegates from Dauphin, to see if a better room for the meeting of the Convention could not be obtained ; which was agreed to. Air. Lowery then moved that Air. Kriek be ad mitted as a delegate, which was agreed to, and Air. Kriek was admitted, Air. Thompson moved that the Convention ad journ until o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. At half past two o'clock, the temporarary chair man called the Convention to order. Mr. Lowry, from the committee to report offi cers for the permanent organization of the Con vention, reported the following officers; which report was adopted: President: Hon. CHALES FRAILEY, Schuylkill. Vice Presidents R. Frazer, Lancaster, Hon. James .Thompson, Erie. John A. Bender, Philadelphia county. John Stallman, “ “ A. G. Ryall, Bucks county. John C. Evans, Berks. Col. Joseph Levers, Columbia. Samuel Taggart, Susquehanna. Jxo. A. Gamble, Lycoming. A. Smitu AI Kinney, Cumberland. A. Parker, Juniata. J. L. Dawson, Fayette. Rudert Love, Washington. Gen. Robert Orii, Armstrong. Dr. J. Atkins, Delaware. Secretaries: TV. Jack , Westmoreland county. David Small, York ‘‘ Jos. L. Philadelphia “ O. H. Mott , Pike “ D. W. C. Brooks , Daup'n “ John Coyle, Allegheny “ Jas. G. Gibson , Philadelphia city. Jas. Callaway, Mercer county. On taking the Chair, the President relumed thanks in a neat and appropriate address. Mr. Stambaugh moved a resolution that the rules of the House of Representatives, be the rules for die government of the proceedings of this Con vention. Agreed to. Mr. Stambaugh then submitted the following preamble and resolutions: which were unanimously adopted: Whereas, Tho Democratic cititem of Ponnsyl vanla, in accordance with tho established usages of tho party, havo delegated to this Convention tho important trust of electing delegates totho National Convention, to bo hold in Daltlmoro, on tho 4th Monday of May next, for tho purposo of nomlna tinff candidates fbr Prosldont ami vice President, nnn also to nominate Electors, oqual In number to the Senators nml Uopresontatlvos of this State, In .Congress, who shall he roquired to glvo a written pledge to tho Chairman of tho Democratic Stnlo Central Commlttoo of Correspondence, that they will vote lbr tho nomlnoes of this Convention, ibr Prosldont and Vloo Prosldont of tho United Stntos, Therefore, ibr tho purposo of Ihlly and lUlrly as certaining tho choioo of tho Dotnocratie party of Pennsylvania (br the office of Prosldont of tho Uni tod Staton, bo it Retohed t That this Convention do now procood to voto viva voce, for a camlidnto to bo recommond od as tho choico of tho Democratic party of Penn sylvania, for tho Prosidcnt of tho Unitod States; and that the candidate who shall obtain a majority of the votes of this-Convention, shall bo declarod tho choice of the Pennsylvania Domocrncy—each and every dclegato of this Convention, horoby pledging theinselvos to uso all fair, upright, and honorable means to promote and secure the nomination of tho candidato, thus selected by tho majority of the De mocratic delegates of Pennsylvania, before the Na tional Convention, for President of the United States The following nominations were then* made: Mr Jones nominated, James Buchanan. “ Irons “ Lewis Cass. “ Johnston “ G. M. Dallas. “ Lowry “ Martin Van Buren- The Convention then proceeded to vote for a candidate for the Presidency, and the roll' being called over it appeared that, Messrs. James M. Anderson, Applebaugh, Ard, Baughman, Bennet, Brewer, Brewster, Brooks, Bryan, Canfield, Cameron, Cake, Clover, Cox, Coyle, Craft, Curran, Custer, Danner, Diffenbach, Dimmick, John Dougherty, Ely, Evans, Foster, Fraley, Galloway, Gamble, Gilmore, Gordon, Gor ges, Grenneil, Hartshornc, Hays, Hazleton, Hick man, Ilutter, Jackson, Jacoby, Jones, Kean, Kerr, Krcmm, Lamberton,-Lee, Lesley, Lightner, Love, Lynch, M’Calmant, M*Farren,M’Glaughlin, Marx, M’Kinley, Alexander ti’Kinney, A. Smith M’Kin ney, Martin, Morrison, Mott, Murray, Orr, Oyster, Parker, Patterson, Picking, Ralston, Reamer, Roddy, Ryall, Schell, Schneider, Slabach, Small, Smith, Stambaugh, Taggart, Thompson, Tyson, Walters, Whallon, Wilcox, Wright, Zeigler and Zerbe —84", voted for .Mr. Buchanan. Messrs. Atkins, Win. B. Anderson, Bacon Ben der, Buckalew, Burns, Clark, Crans, Creswell, Alexander E. Dougherty, Eachcs, Fatzinger, Felton, Frazer, Gibson, Holl, Johnston, Kelsh, Kline, Le vers, M’Annall, Magee, Mertz, Penniman, Philips, Purcill, Putcrbach, Schnabel, Scott, Jos. L. Smith, Souder, Stallman, Woodward, and Young—34, voted for Mr. Dallas. Messrs. Carinony, Dawson, Frost, Irons, Jack, Laird, Mitchell, Pollock, RiJey and Snodgrass—lo, voted for Mr. Cass. i Messrs. Goodrich, Krick, Laporte, Lowry, and Mason—o, voted for Mr. Van Buren. James Buchanan having a majority of all the votes given, was declared to be the choice of Penn sylvania for the office of President of the United States. Mr. Penniman submitted the following resolu- Resolvcd, That the delegates in each Congres sional district select and report to this Convention, the'name of one person to represent the Democracy of the State in the Baltimore Convention, in May next, to nominate a candidate for President and Vice President of the United States. Mr. R. 11. K6rr, moved to strike out the above and insert the fol lowing as a substitute : “ That the delegates from the several Congres sional districts do now proceed to nominate dele gates, to be elected to represent the State of Penn sylvania in the National Convention to be held in Baltimore on the 4th Monday of May next, and that the delegation from one district shall not nom inate more than two candidates for the consideration of the Convention, unless a majority of such Con gressional delegation shall agree to place a greater number in nomination.” Resolved , That the nominations made to the Con vention in conformity with the foregoing resolu tions, be referred to a committee consisting of one delegate from each Congressional district represent ed in this Convention, whose duty it shall be to select and report for the' consideration of this Con vention, one delegate from cadi Congressional dis trict, to represent the Democratic party of Penn sylvania in the National Convention ; and that such delegates shall be selected who arc known to this Convention, as being willing to conform to the wishes of the Democratic party of Pennsylvania, as expressed by its representatives here assembled —nml who are ready to pledge themselves in wri ting to use their most strenuous exertions to secure the nomination of James Buchanan of Pennsylva nia, by the National Convention. A Her discussion, in which tho amendment was supported by Me-srs. Kerr. Tlmmpsun. K. A. Les ley. and UraiV. and opposed by Messrs. Pemiitmm. Schnabel. Galloway. Snodgrass and Johnston— Air. Potmiman w ithdrew his resolution* Mr. Lowry then snhmiUed the lollowing reso llltliill*: /fi'sti/iW, Thill lhi» HI Mils rnnv^tiiinh iVnill I||M SI'S I’hll Culiy lit* PIMJIU’Ss (I'll 111 l<« IIIIN ('till Vl'lll |Mll i *t||lljUl t l lM |||M llll: |M : tlVill l«r llm PllllN IMlll'Hli lllt< Ililtllt'S Ml* SlHlilltlP 111 lit' plihH'lt lipttn lht< I'll'l'ltMill llukl'l, iHIII ili’lfgiili'a lu ill" lliilliimifti Ctm\l'nlimi, lit tiulppt it l’rt'siiU'iil iiutl Viun I'rt'aitlt'iti ufilio l tniPtl Hiitips, ulml, Tim? il aim 11 I'P lltn ilnt.v nt’ lilt' Hlulo t'onlrul I'lMiiiuilli'P lu ruqiuro uf imt'li dulngiUn Ins wrillt'it plmlgu iltai, in gmul l;mh, liu will curry nut lu ilm host uf )iia ability, tho wishes ul’ilio Uuiuuc riiu.v ut’ftuinisylvauia, in numiimtiug a oumlulato lur tliu Prosiiionry J and t)u< aaid ilelogutea shall cun linno to veto fur James Buchanan until a majority uf tlirin shall otherwise ilociilo ; and eaclt Elector shall give u pledge, in writing, that lie will vole fur the nominee of the Baltimore Convention. And should any delegate or elector, tints appointed, re fuse to pledge himself, the State Central Committee shall vacate his seat and lill it with another. -Mr. Craft then renewed the amendment of Mr. R. H. Kerr, which fell by the withdrawal of Mr. Penniman's amendment. Alter lurther discussion, and a modification of the original resolution, so that the Delegates should all vote for Mr. Buchanan, until a majority deter mined otherwise. Mr. Craft withdrew his amend ment, and Mr. Lowry's resolution was adopted, without calling the yeas and nays. Mr. Dougherty moved that the Convcittion now proceed to the election of Senatorial delegates to the Baltimore Convention, and Senatorial electors. Mr. Lowry then moved that the Convention now proceed to nominate a Vice President; which jvas disagreed to. Adjourned until 74 o'clock. EVENING SESSION The Convention again met at o’clock. Mr. Jones of Allegheny, submitted the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved , That a committee of five be appointed to inform the Hon. James Buchanan, that he has been nominated by this Convention, as a candidate for President of the United States. Whereupon, the chair appointed S. Jones, Seth Clover. Thomas Foster, John W. Tyson, and John S. Bryan, said committee. On motion of Mr. Patterson, the Convention proceeded to-make nominations for Canal Com missioner ; when Mr Cox nominated Israel Painter. Bennett do Timothy Ives Craft do George R Riddle. Tyson do Samuel Holman. Gilmore do William Beatty. Irons do William Searight. Dougherty do John Cresswell. Marx do William Fry. Cameron do Thomas Bower. Galloway do A. A. Douglass. Baughman do • William Barr. Scott do Robert Spear. Dimmick do Rudolphus Smith Oyster . do Lewis Dewart At this stage of the proceedings the Hon. David Wilmot appeared, when Mr. Mason, his substitute withdrew, and Mr. Wilmot took his seat. The Convention then proceeded to a first ballot for Canal Commissioner, which resulted as follows: William Beatty had 30 votes Israel Painter do 26 Timothy Ives do 18 A A. Douglass do 16 , William Searight do 13 George R- Riddle do' 6 Samuel Holman do 6 John Cresswell do 4 William Barr do 3 William Fry do 3 R Smith do 1 Robert Spear do 1 Lewis Dewart do : 1 Neither of the candidates having a majority of votes, the Convention was about proceeding to a second vote, when Mr. Scott withdrew the name of Robert Spear. Doiigherty do John Cresswell. Oyster do Lewis Dewart, i Dimmick do Rudolphus Smith, i Tyson -do SamueFHolman. J Cameron • do Thomas Bower. The Convention then proceeded to a secon|d vote, which resulted as follows: ; I* I*®! 1 *®! Painter received 39; votes. ;. William Beatty do 3? William Soaright do 93! A Timothy Ives do 90' Jamos W. Douglass do 13 Geo. R, riiddlo do £ William Barr do William Fry do g Thcro being no choice, : Mr. Marx withdraw tho name of Mr. Froyf Galloway do A. A. Douglass. Baughman do \V. Barr., Tho Convention than proceeded to a third vote, which resulted os follows, viz: Israel Painter Imd 67 votes. William Soaright do 30 William Hoatty do 14 Timothy Ivos do 16 Goorgo R Riddlo do 0 Israel Puinter of Westmoreland, having; a ma jority of all the votes, was declared duly nomina ted the Democratic candidate for Canal Commis sioner. On motion, the nomination of Israel Painter was unanimously confirmed by the convention. ' Mr. A. E. Dougherty, moved that the convention proceed to the nomination of Senatorial Delegates to the Baltimore Convention, and Senatorial Elec tors, which was agreed to. 1 FOR SENATORIAL DELEGATES. Mr. Clover nominated John W. Forney. Kerr do John M. Read. Lynch do Wilson McCandless. McKinney do E. W. Hutter! Brooks do B H Brewster. Mott do G. W. Barton. Kean do J M’DonaldU Philips do H. D. Gilpin. Lowry do Arnold Plummer. Snodgrass do Samuel Jonesl The Convention then proceeded to vote for the Senatorial Delegates, when it appeared that Wilson M’Candles had 73 votes. John W. Forney do 53 E. W. Hutter do 26 Arnold Plummer do 48 Benj. H. Brewster do 10 George W. Barton do • 15 H. D. Gilpin do 33 Samuel Jones do 3 , Jas. X. M’Lanahan do 2 Wilson M'Candless having a majority of all thfe votes, was declared duly elected a Senatorial delegate. I - v_The names of E. W. Hutter, Arnold Plummer, Samuel Jones and Jas! X. M’Lanahan, were with drawn by their respective friends. The Convention then proceeded to vote for the second Senatorial delegate to the Baltimore Con vention, which resulted as follows : I John W. Forney had 96 votes. H. D. Gilpin do. 23 i » Geo. W. Barton do. 4 John M. Read do. j John W. Fornez having a majority of] all the votes given, was declared duly nominated a Sena torial delegate to the Baltimore Convention! . Mr. Brewer then moved the appointment of a committee of one from each Congressional district, to prepare an address and resolutions, to be sub mitted to the Convention; which was agreed to. Mr. Lowry moved that the Chair appoint a State Central Committee; which was agreed to. Messrs. Philips and Clover moved that the Con vention adjourn until 9 o'clock on Monday morn ing; which was agreed to. Adjourned until Monday at 9 o’clock. MONDAY SESSION. MoxDAt, March G, 1848. The Convention met, pursuant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock. The President then announced the following, as the committee to prepare an address and.resolu- 1. Wm. J. Crans. Philadelphia city. 2. James M’Ammll, u 3. John Kline, “ 4. Anthony Felton, f). John A. Martin. Montgomery. G. Joshua Wright, Bucks. 7. John Ralston, Chester. 5. Samuel C. Stambaugh. Lancaster. 9. John C. Kvans. Berks. in. M. M. Dirnmiok. Monroe. 1 1. C. R. Buckalew. Columbia. I J. Samuel Taggart, Susquehanna. IM. 11. L. Diflenbach. Clinton. I 1. L. A. Lesley;,Dauphin. 10. duel H. Danner Adams, in, tienige \\\ Brewer, Franklin. It. John IkniglieHy, lllair. Is. Alexander M Kinney, Westmoreland; IP; Jusbtm I l *, Cn\, Sollfefiset; y": James MeFarreti, Wu«hiiiat»m, S M: James' K (ViHh Allegheny, MV, Mnnnw Ik Lowry, ('mw'lmM *J«I, Alnwm |. Wilcn*, MIL, •j I. Allied Gilmore, llmler, Ruhurt Sturmii was iuhuiihnl \\ dulugiiiu, as a substitute ill place uf Jacob Ikuiglmer. Levi 1 1011, a delegate from Lancaster, .leaving Harrisburg, sent in a letter substituting George A. Miller in his place; which substitute was accepted. David l\ Williams was substituted in place of W. is. Picking, of York. John 11. Manderfield was admitted a substitute in place of S. L. Custer. Mr. Penniman moved a resolution that,a com mittee of five be appointed by the chair, to whom the proceedings of the Convention be relerred, to prepare the same for publication ; agreed to. Mr. Craft submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That be appointed by the President of this Convention, as a committee to whom shall be referred the nomination of those delegates to the Baltimore Convention whose names shall be objec ted to, or their choice disputed, wi'th power to re port if deemed advisable, other names for the con sideration of this Convention. Mr. Schnabel moved to strike out the above and substitute the following: “That no one who is a member of this Conven tion shall be a delegate to the National Conven tion.” Mr. Lowrey moved to strike out the amendment and the original resolution, and insert that the Convention now proceed to the election of Senato rial electors. Mr. Craft moved the previous question, which was seconded by Messrs. Lesley, Lowry, Lynch, Lamberton, Schell, M’Kinney, Reamejy Krick,’ -Morrison. Jacoby', Snyder, Martin, Butler and Marx, and the main question ordered. Mr. Lowry's amendment was then adopted, the amendment to the amendment agreed to, and the resolution as amended adopted. NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTORS^ Mr. Clover nominated Win. Bigler, Snodgrass do Jas. X. M’Lanahan, Bryon do D. D. Wagner, Lowry . do Reah Frazer, R. H. Kerr do- Andrew Wylie, Jr. Evans do John Ritter, Jackson do Timothy Ives, M’Calmant do Christian Myers, Iloddy do Jeremiah* S. Black, Ard do Jos. Henderson, Taggart do John Blanding, Scott do jj>hn Porter. The Convention then proceeded to a first vote for Senatorial Electors, which resulted as follows : Wm. Bigler had 99 votes. David D. Wagner do 34 Reah Frazer do 50 John Ritter do 12 Jas. X. M’Lanahan do 12 Jos. Henderson do 5 John Bloudig do 2 John Porter do T Christian Myers do 4 Andrew Wylie, Jr., do 2 Scattering, do 35 William Bigler having received a majority of all the votes given, was declared duly chosen a Senatorial elector for the State of Pennsylvania. The names of Messrs. Myers, Wilye, Porter, Blanding, Ritter, Henderson and M’Lanahan, were withdrawn by their respective friends. The Convention then proceeded to vote for a second Senatorial Elector, and the vote Being taken* resulted as follows: David D. Wagner had 6S votes. Reah Frazer do 59 David D. Wagner having received a majority of all the votes given, was duly chosen a .Senato rial Elector for the State of Pennsylvania. (To be concludfd next week.) POSTSCRIPT! Delegates and Electors. Wo hove not been nble to preserve the chain ol the official proceedings of tho Convention, but learn that the following pro tho gentlemen agree,)'on, an delegates to thollnitimoro Convention ami Electors '■ DM. | Dtltgale I. Kleelori. 1, Wm. J. Heed. H.-L. Honor. S, John 0. Sharp. - Horn 11. Knoass. 3. John Millar. )>nna Hhunli. 4, William Deni. A. 1.. Ilnumlhrt. 0, John 1). Storlgbre, Jacob 8, Yost. fl, Wm. T. Rogeir*. Robert E, Wrlnht. 7, Nimrod Strickland, W, W Dawning. 8, Chrlitinn Ilaolimnn, Honry Ilnlilemnn. 0, J. Glanqy Jonc*. Pptor Klino, aO, A. 11. Reodor. 11. S. Schoonovor. J't Rtlward 11. Baldly. William Swotlaml. 15, O.corgo Sanderson. Jonah llrovstor. 13, Stephen Wiljon. John C. King. !!’ E avl , d . 1 !, 0 , 01 - Jnlm "’oidmnn. 10, Daniel Shoaffor. Uobort J, Fisher. 16, James Graham. Frederick Smith, 17, James Burn*. John Creswell. ; ,n’ \X“- I,am Soaright. Charles A, Black. on v J* , ® nn °y- Goorgo W. Bowman. »?.• S' r p Croarcraß. John R. Shannon. 21, David Lynch. Geo. P. Hamilton. 22, Wm. S. Garvin. W. H. Davis, 23, James Thompson. Timothy Ives. 24, Augustas Drum. James G. Campbell. CHRISTIAN BACHMAN, Esq., the Delegate from this county, is one of our most respectable and influential Democrats, and the firm aiid fast friend of JAMES BUCHANAN. Col. Samuel C. Stambaugh magnanimously withdrew in his favor, an act that was worthy of this patriotic and ster ling Republican. HENRI HALDEMAN, who was last year the Democratic candidate for Congress, is the Elector —also an able and true man. For the Lancaster Intelligencer. Geology* of Pennsylvania. A writer in a late number of the Intelligencer, in an interesting article bn the Geology of tho State, has given his reasons for doubting that we have 13 formations of stratified rocks. Could his reasoning be established, it would be of the greatest impor tance, but without pretending to go into the neces sary details, even were they in my possession, I' cannot help thinking his announcement premature, especially as the recognized formations have been verified by numerous observers over a great extent of country. Nevertheless, as “Reform" remarks, “Geology, as a science, is comparatively young and progressive," so that we need not be surprised at the announcement of any new fact. Several objections to the views of the writer have struck me in reading them. Formation No. 1, differs so much from No. 5, with which it is at tempted to be associated, that it can be distinguish ed at a glance. From its proximity to the altered... rocks beneath, it displays marks of igneous action, and schorl crystals and mica occur in it, giving it a primary character, winch has induced at least one Geologist to associate it with gneiss; and it is not quite certain that its omission from the series given in the first Geological Report was owing ity a consideration of this kind. A fossil occurs in it, the Scolilhus linearis of Haldemax, figured in the first plate of Hall’s Paleontology ol New York, which has not been recognized in any other rock. Professor Hall considers this the oldest of the fos silifcrous rocks, his deductions being drawn from New York. Besides wanting this fossil, No. sis too far removed from igneous action to present the altered, crystalline primary character of No. 1. Deductions drawn Worn this county maybe, falla cious, as the contacts are not sufficiently exposed to admit of accurate study. A much better locality . may be observed on the Lehigh, between Bethle hem and Allentown. Thus far, therefore, lam in clined to consider No. 1 and No. 5 distinct from the want of identity in fossil and lithological charac ters, and I might almost assert the occurrence of schorl in No. 5 to be inijmssitle. In the next place, if the limestones No. 2 and 0 are identical, it is difficult to account for the rarity ol fossils in the former, and their - abundance in the latter. I have never inet with any in this county, but have found a few, I believe at Easton. The thickness of No. g is very great.«liilst No. Ij is so thill as to bo frequently wanting; and if wants the beds of chert so aimiulunt .towards the Delaware, The characters of the remaining pairs of for nutimis attempted to he united, ililter very much, and before they e.in bo considered identical, a emu paricoti oi the contained liodls must lie shown, IV b 'M ; k ellmlml 111 of Mh 1! AliL oil till' liisslls uf New V'M ki Wiia iiiilildlmM InM ytw i iiinl ip ihu liM \nltiui", iluvniui! in ilm mihMijikritup T'li’ka- Il j« it hiMUlipll ijll I |Gi nf ilhnUl -|Ull JltlgUs, *Ul'l Ui’ili' 11 iii ujiiWiliiil pliitnsj evoiy speeies being liguruil. Il is in lin Impu'l ilmi miruwn legislature will uuilmrize a similar wink, ilmutuil exclusively to the mineral nmtimts uf our rucks. Jlut the Now \oik survey bail a still- wiilur scope; tho Zoology ami Botany -being included, so that tho citizens ol tho Empire State have now a History of their beasts, birds. Ushes, reptiles, shells, and plants, witli colored figures ; and a volume on (Agriculture and a History of the Insects injurious to vegetation, is in progress. - I most ardently hope that the Legislature of our o\\ n State, now that the Geological Survey is be fore them, will make a speedy and liberal appro priation, that it may be placed in our hands at an early day. From the acknowledged talents of Professor Rogers at home, and abroad, there is no doubt ot the value of his labors during so many years of active exploration. ASAPHQS. An Extra Hcs.uanu. —During the Canada Pa triot war, says the Goshen (N Y.) Whig, a man from this State, a husband and a father of three children, was taken prisoner by the British ami condemned to execution. The wife, supposing her husband had been executed, removed to New Jer sey, where she subsequently married again, and has for some years been residing in this country near the village of Port Jervis, with her second husband, by whom she has three children. A short time since, she was surprised by the sudden ap pearance ot her former husband. His sentence of death had been commuted to banishment, and after nine years absence, he had returned and eagerly sought, in the bosom of his family, that domestic peace and happiness, whose bright visions had tilled lus mind during the tedious years oLhis exile. But he found his hearth and home passed ir£o other hands. He proposed to his wife to take her and the children, and promised to support them. The wife had then to make her choice between the two hus bands. She adhered to-the one to whom she had last plighted her love, and the Patriot was doomed to a second and m