Jirttlligeiuet & Journal. E, W. HUTTER, EDITOR. FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES BUCHANAN OF PENNSYLVANIA.- [Suy.el (o the decteton of a National Convention ,] roi CANAL COKHIMIONEA, A ISRAEL PAINTER, JR., 07 WESTMORELAND COUNTY. Democratic Electoral Ticket. . T SENATORIAL Delegates. • WILLIAM BIGLER, of Clearfield. ' , DAVID D. WAGE NEK, of Northampton, Representative Electors. Dist. 13. John C. Kino, 14. John Weidman, 15. Robert J. Fisher, 16. Frederick Smith, 17. John Creswell, .18. Charles A. Black, 19. Geo. W. Bowman, 20. John R. Shannon, 21. Geo.P. Hamilton, 22. William S. Davis, 23. Timothy Ives, 24. Jos. G. Campbell. 1. HfcNRY L. Benner, 2. Horn R. Kneass, 3. Isaac Shuns, 4. A. Li Roumfort, 6, Jacob S.Yost, 6. Robert E. Wbioht, 7. Wm. W. Downing, 8. Henry Haldeman, 9. Peter Kline, 10, 1 B. S. Schoonover, 11J Wm. Swetland, 12.' Jonah: Brewster, Lancaster, March 28, 1848. A MEETING of the Democratic Committee of Correspondence of Lancaster cpunty, will be held at the public house of Christian Shertz, in the city of Lancaster, on Wednesday, the sth day of April next, at 10 o’clock, A. M. • Punctual attendance ib desired, as business of importance will be laid before the meeting. j WM. MATHIOT, Chairman Detn. County Committee. Correspondence, Lancaster, March 28, 18-18. Uy We tender thanks to Gen. Camehon of the LI/ S. Senate—and Hon. R. Bkodhead of the' House •of Representatives, for-Valuable public documents. iL r We are also under obligations'to our friend, George H. Goundie. Esq:. U. S. Consul at. the port of Jlasle. in Switzerland, for interesting files of the latest German papers, published in that city— among which are the fiaskr '/.clivus, —the Sunn tagshlatt—and the Volkshlatt. Voice ol'the People. It was peculiarly proper that the first meeting in Pennsylvania, in response to the nomination of James Buciianan-, lor the Presidency, should be «* iaeid in Lancaster county— ms home —the theatre of his early popularity and fame. Never has a -duty been discharged with more spirit hnd alacrity. From every quarter of the county there were those present who have never faltered in the Good Cause, and upon whose strong arms and stout hearts our principles have ever depended. The Democracy of this county, albeit in a fearful minority, are made ofstern stuff, and are ever ready-to face the foe. without the hope of any other reward than the consciousness of well-spent duty. If their own great Buchanan be selected at Baltimore, the val leys and hills of the old Keystone will ring with rejoicing, and the promise to carry her Electoral vote by an old-fashioned Jackson majority will be gloriously redeemed. Ol this we would seek no better proof than the meeting of Wednesday. yrrlHt and Scott CoiTcspondcnctv The letters, diplomatic amt otherwise. *\vith which Commissioner Tiurt and Gen Scott amused one another, on the advent of the former in Mex ico, have been eunnminiented to Congress.gind are liuW in Course uf publication by the daily nr-ws piipers. Their exit-nine length w ill. however, pre vent their eppeuiuhee in tmtli) nflhe unpreleiiiling Weeklies, iitehidlng; ue fear, our owm liui we do inti li\ tiny liieantiiTegl-et lhjs. On |l|i. ennliaiVi nu iij"-Jitilier glad: heller for iln' elwrneler ni ouf ruiiiilry el lullin' nm! nbininf, That no siuji IlliWVMfi luul heeb jii'imed: bi be I he »i|b.jre| o| ihe jus! Mieeo iinil'ihe i!»w\nil ndienhv id lorejuii' eriiiebi iiml in im m\ hwahWi itt by ihu ibbdligniit and weil-ihiuking of ourdwri eoumry iwm. The mooting of two gentlemen, ulboit in -wulely dillerenl eupaoitioa. sn nearly assimiluted in temper, and whoso epistolary style Invars sueb a striking resemblance, was certainly a curious eon junction, pot to call it unfortunate. It wus Greek meet Greek,, and tlmt the 11 tug of war 1 ’ did not supervene in reality, \va« hardly owing to the superior amiability of the disputants, or to the fact that they displayed a very intimate acquaintance ship,' either with Bindley Muniur, or the Grades. In the midst of this puerile and sickly stuff', what a relief to turn to the truly cogent, dignifjpd. and statesmanlike letters of JAS. BLTHAXAN! They loom out from this motley correspondence, like shafts of solid granite from a bed of mire. They seem like glittering diamonds, set in a wreath of pinchbaek—fixed stars, peering through a sky overcast whip clouds and darkness. By the very •contrast, the others are the immeasurable sufferers, as a homely jade is ever known to appear homelier still in the presence of a beautiful and dashing -belle. Alas, that all men have not Common Sense! !tlr. Slidell’s Instructions. "We had marked for publication, this week, the letter of Mr. Buchanan. Secretary of State, to Mr. Slidell, the American Minister to Mexico, writ ten in November, 'IS4S, before the occurrence of actual hostilities between the two countries, and when it was the general belief that the question of boundary and claims would be amicably adjusted. We .regret, however, that a press of Mother matter .has crowded the despatch out for the present.— Like Mr. Buchanan’s celebrated reply to Miv Pack •enham on the Oregon question, it is a production of extraordinary power, and places the American ground of the controversy in a light so clear and unquestionable, as to defy the utmost political so phistry to gainsay or refute. The Mexican War from first to last, has not, in our opinion, elicited a State Paper of such luminous and commanding ability, and we would feel derilectin duty, if we did not furnish it entire to the reading public of Lancaster county. • A High Honor. To the Democratic Meeting held in this city, on Wednesday last, belongs the honor, that it was the first in the State to express its approbation of, and sympathy with, the movements of the revolution ists in France. Well, too, was the resolution re ceived by the meeting. Louis Philippe himself, had he been present, could not have failed to per ceive that Public Opinion was against him, and to .have, “come down,” in the presence of Captain Scott, if he had any respect left for his character! *.\[t was, in all seriousness, such a demonstration as well proved that the efforts in behalf of" Liberty meet with a hearty response from Democrats, no matter in what quarter of the world they are wit nessed. Mr. Clay is to be kissed into the Presidency, as Harrison was sung’ into it. —Boston Times. Mr. Cday is receiving a vast deal of lip service just now'from both sexes. A Veteran W^hig. —A correspondent writes ya from the .town of Hollis, N. H., that Judge Farrar, of that town, attended the polls on Tuesday, ajid voted the whig .ticket. He was a hundred years old last summer.— Bostoji Atlas. . It is evident that the “veteran” Judge Farrar is in his second childhood. B-T -A- bill is pending. before opr State Legisla ture, for the. suppression of Fortune Telling. We trußt that'its provisions may be made to Embrace, as belonging to the aame category, [whig predic tions of “ ttiitii’ 1 10* Judge MabbA, Secretary of the Navy, 1b noting Attorney General, during the atones ef Currant) lit Mexico. The Ball in Motion. The Redjbrd Qatettc contain* a call fbr a Dem* ocratic Mast Mooting, to bo Holden In that town on the evening of the npproacklng April court, for the purpoio of responding to the. nominations of Buch anan and Pa inti n, The Gattttt lay*; The Presidency.— Ponnsylvanlthavlng declared In fkvor of Mr. Buchanan for tha Presidency, his proipecti of a nomination befbro the National Con vention aro dally becoming brighter, a feet which oannot toll to strike tho attention of the most casual observer. There ls now but one voice end one sentiment in/our ranks, and that Isa cordial and cheer Ail acquiescence in the action of the 4th of March Convention, which unanimously placed Mr. Buchanan before tho Nation as ,a candidate of the Keystone State, and if his claims are urged, as we believe they will be, at Baltimore, we have no rea son to doubt but that he will be our standard bearer in tho grand contest of next November. If nomi nated, his election is certain. The Democratic papers not only of this State, botof numerous other States, are filled with articles in commendation of Mr. Buchanan, and we regret that we have not room to lay before our readers all these flattering eviden ces of his great and increasing popularity. Yirgtnla. resolution by which the Whig State Con vention nominated Taylor was adopted 8G to 17, The Richmond Enquirer says— “ Not one cheer was sent up for Old Zac, nor for whig “principles” —and as the crowd issued forth from the African church in “sadness and sorrow,” they appeafanoe of a funeral proces sion, bewailing broken hopes and fortunes. The bitterest feeling was manifested by the Clay men— and the great whig party in Virginia is in the midst of “ ruin” and discomfiture. The seeds ofdissen tion have been deeply laid by the “ premature” actors —and the democrats are in the highest spirits, confident of a victory fbr themselves and their •glorious.principles, which they are not ashamed but proud to av ow to the world. We have not only the numbers, but the moral prestige of position, which will give us the victory.” Electors for President. The following table of the number of Electoral votes to which each State will be entitled at the ensuing election, will be useful frequent refer ence during the campaign: Maine, 9 Alabama, 9 New Hampshire, 6 Mississippi, 6 Vermont, 6 Ohio, 23 Massachusetts, 12 Louisiana, 6 Rhode Island, 4 Kentucky, 12 Connecticut, G Tennessee, 13 New York, 36 Indiana,* 12 New Jersey, 7 Illinois, 9 Pennsylvania, 26 Missouri, 7 Delaware, 3 Arkansas, 3 Maryland, 8 Michigan, 5 Virginia, 17 Florida, 3 North Carolina, ' 11 Texas, 4 South Carolina, 9 lowa, - 4 Georgia, 10 Total, 286 above, in all likelihood, will be added Wisconsin, with four votes. Another Letter from Taylor We find in a Southern paper, another letter lrom General Taylor, in reply to a communication sent to him by a committee appointed'to address him, by the Taylor mass meeting held in Montgomery, Alabama, on the Bth of January last. It is as follows: Baton Rouge, La., Jan. 23, 1848, Gentlemen: —Your complimentary communica tion of the 10th inst, enclosing to me a copy of the preamble and resolutions adopted on the Bth inst. by "a public meeting of my fellow citizens, without distinction of party, in Montgomery, Alabama, has been received. For the high honor which they have been pleased to confer upon me by thus nominating me for the Presidency of the United States and for the very kind language in which they have seen fit to notice my past life and services* I beg you, as their repre sentatives, to accept my profound acknowledge ments, and to assure my fellow-citizens who com posed this meeting, that 1 shall offer no active opposition to the use of my name in connexion with this responsible office* ns long as they continue to usr it thus independent of party distinctions. 1 tun* gentlemen* with high respect* vmir nbedi ent servant* t. fAYUoII. Mpssf»; Will; M, Mui-pliv* N. Mhhfis* A ; l\ Hnpbiiis mu! Munt‘.mindi\v» AUbumu. Tills li’lli'l- is tlii'ruly rt nr tin? \ uHnus tii'lllli'itl li’llt'Fs Ili'H'tulliH; Wfitlt'll ll.y (li'll ; Tiiylnf nil llf sillllli slilijniM, lII' Is willing In itin'i'jit' llin a ii|i|mi : l nl tiny |iuFly, mill nf tiny sc! nl : nit'll, ns n I'llllilillilln Ini lliM l'|;|iaii|i;|| f ;y. m, |]|iij|; til? || rf'=|lll||: silnllly, 11 111 1 111 iiny |"iljlii'iil |iliii|gns mi |,j s |ijin, n|' iinj iiii'liii'iiiicn n|' nun jiiii'ly n\nr llin nllinr.. From the Hew York Tribune lollor from I'uOiei 1 Hiitlum. Mr. McGrath, .Secretary of the ftunum Catholic Total Abstinence Society of our city, has just re ceived the following letter from Father Mathew. It will be read with lively satisfaction throughout our country: Cork, 23d Fob., IS4B. Dcur Mr. McGrath: —To youand the gentlemen of the Committee, I feel deeply grateful for the sen timents expressed toward me on behalf of the mem hers of your Society. I am much gratified by the assurances that my humble efforts are so highly appreciated— at the same time I do not attribute any merit to myself.— The wonderful change that has been effected is the work of th* Right Hand of the Most High God, and is admirable in our eyes. It will be a great sacrifice to me to leave Ireland, but, whatever may be the consequence, I trust that, with the co-opcration of the Friends of Temperance in the States, our sacred cause will proceed and prosper. With regard to my movements in America, I am free until my arrival in New York, when 1 shall consult with my friends on the subject. I anxiously look forward to the pleasure of meet ing you and my other dear friends some time in May, and, with sincerest wishes for your and their happiness, I am, my dear Mr. McGrath, yours de votedly, Theobald Mathew. Fatal Affray. W e learn that on Sunday morning last two of the inmates of the Lancaster County poor-house, named Trego and Smith, became involved in a scuffle, when the former drew from his pocket a large barlow-knife, with which he inflicted on the latter a series of slabs, from the efiects of which lie died before medical attendance could be pro cured from the city. Both the belligerents wore insane, and for this reason confined in the poor house. It is proper to state that the knife, with which the wound was inflicted, was clandestinely obtained by Trego, so that no blame can attach to the overseer. Connecticut Election. The election in this State for Governor and State Legislature, will.take place on the first Mon day of April next. Two United States Senators are to be elected by the Legislature thus chosen. Our political friends—judging by the tone of those able papers, the Hartford. Times and Nao Haven Reg ister—are in good spirits; but we have our fears that even the powerful weapons wielded by the Democrats, will not make the State turn its back upon blue-light Federalism. Wc can only hope for the best. Fire at Harrisburg. Harrisburg, March 20, 1,848. This morning, about half-past 3 o’clock, the large furnace of Ex-Governor Porter was discov ered to be on fire, and in about two hours all the wooden buildings attached to it were burnt to the grbund. It is stated that there was no insurance on the property. The fire originated in the casting house, caused by the hot iron breaking through the casting bed. and setting fire to the frame work, be fore the hands were able to check it. The loss is estimated at about SBOOO. Raising tbe Flag. The WestcrnPress, edited by Hon. W. S. Garvin, former representative in Congress from the Mer cer district, and a delegate to the Baltimore Con vention, has raised the Buchanan Flag to its mast head. The Northern Democrat, published at Montrose, (Pa.-) in Mr. Wilmot’s congressional district—the Anthracite PottsviUe—the German Inde pendent Republican, Allentown— -have done the same. Sew Hampshire. The Gfm&rtt PtUrfot says that the Democratic majority for Governor, ia the Granite state, is "9,ooo—and that there is a majority ef ten In the Senate and forty fo the Heuie, Lieut. Col. Samuel w« Black. Probably there never marched under the itar* tpongled banner, a truer or a bolder heart, than the gallant Black, the Lieutenant Colonel of the tint Pemwylvania regiment. He ii welt known ai one of the moit romarkablo men in tbit state— a splendid speaker, and a finished scholar. His ca reer in Mexico hae realized tho expectations of his friends, Ho has been In the very heat and danger ol tho strife, and has won imperishable laurels. ? Lieut. Col. Black, in a letter to a Senator of the United States, thus alludes to the course of the Fed eralists in Congress. His rebuke is dignified and severe: j Citv or Mexico, February 12,'1848. The treaty of Guadalaupe,it was universally be lievejl/wouid be ratified by the Congress pf Mexi co, until the vote of the United States House of Representatives condemning the war, was received, and with it news that the ten regiment bill was not likely to pass. If that bill had passed by adecided vote, and the war had been approved, or not con demned, I am persuaded the Mexicans would have agreed to almost any treaty proposed on our part. We bad power to enforce, and they the disposition to accept, any terms. The reason is obvious—their nationality was in the very “article'of death,” and they were willing to do any thing short of national dishonor, to stop «the rattle”, and retain the breath of life. Their armies were defeated and dis persed—their resources gone—and blaster and bra vado, if not silenceJfj had ceased to find an echo. Under such circumstances, those who wished to preserve a name for the nation, had now the power to actf since thfere was but one alternative—give up a part, or be entirely blotted out. But the votes and resolutions 'of one branch of Congress have reanimated them, and consequences the mostalarm ing are to be dreaded. Where the mischief is to end, no one can predict. God only knows how much fanaticism and foily it will generate. And all from our own, impolitic (to give itno worse term) measures. Yet Ido not write in despondency, for I am one of the sanguine. Democratic National Coiivenlion. The Democrats of the Charlestown District, Mas sachusetts, have chosen Frederick Robi>-sox, of Charlestown, delegate to the National Convention. The Democratic Electors of the Congressional District composed of Washington', Hancock, and Arostook counties, Maine, have selected as delegate to the National Convention, Shepard Caret, of Houlton. At a Democratic State Convention for Louisiana, the following delegates to the National Convention Were chosen: At large : Dr. T. W. Scott, T. J. Harmason. First District —John Slidell, Emile La Sere, W. H. Wilder, P. Augustin. Second District— Dr. Crockett, Samuel Locke, Clark Woodruff, W; S. Kendall, G. W Palfrey, W. K. Styles, Edmund Randolph, J. N. Carrigan. Third District —J C. Beattie, John E. Labran che, T. M. Williams, James S. McFarland, W. C. S. Ventre'ss, James J. Pugh, Gustave Leroy. Thos. L. Randall. Fourth District— Augustin Duplantier, D. J.Flu ker, Dr. F. M. Henford, W. B. Robertson, Zenon Ledeau, Jr., Martin G. Penn, Montgomery Sloan, W K. Crowgill, Felix Huston, T. G. Davidson, B. B. Semmes. Fifth District —J. S. Bryce, P. Berrv, Robert Cade, R L. Tanner, W. H Whittington, T 0. Moore, W. B. Prescott, B. C. Duke, C D. Moul ton, L. Texada, J. L. Brouss#d, D. Broussard. Sixth District —R. Easton, A. Splane, W. F. Griffin, Dr. Crighton, J. L. Moore, N. Darling, Geo Spencer, R. J. Chamblin, Vj H. Jones, Wm. Perkins, John S. Gilbert, N. T. Richardson, S. W. Downs. Health of Gov. ShunU. We have the best authority for saying that the Governor is getting better, and that his Thysician and friends entertain no doubt of his recovery. If the weather was pleasant enough for him to take exercise, he would soofi recover.—This will be pleasing intelligence lor our readers. —Bedford Ga zette. liJ'* There are a great many persons who are “not surprised" at the overturn in Frunee. vho “anticipated" just the things that hate (•nine m piss=iin!eed who can say “Hold you so." Put (in uur path ,! wp me IVee to aimless" that we did lint eypect iiny such new* hy tin l t'midMiih mty mure thitii we lunhiM lor the tripping np m |, M |n Monte* in Munich? Witlmiii iiny piiiiienlitr .u|= mintiinti inr l-miD lliilhppe, wm llhe the red nl the Wlit, h,|d m ipiudi runhdiim'n in ihu suipirily itmi Itiiuu h'.lga nl tin! French rluuMctcr, that we which is Fiance, to Hidden desperation, and in one rush inonieiit to peril his throne and his dynasty. But what republican can regret that he has done so, and added another to the follies of the Bour bons ( Who cun help sympathising with ihat brave people who know so well howto regain their liberties ‘i Who but prays God to teach them as well how to preserve them ? ! 1 and county of Lanriisirr .n,of John' Quinct Adams and the Bible.—The nearly n * quarter cmtury, funiitdird a series of the following sentiments of this venerated man will ■ most indubitable proofs of personal ami political’ bear to be repeated at this time. In a letter to his ‘ attachment to the distinguished patriot and Staies son, in ISll.he says—“ I have for many years . w,lose sphere of usefulness has Mime been made it a practice to read through the Bible once . extended so as -to embrace tin- most elevated and every year. My custom is, to read four or five , responsible national trust.-;: and it is. therefore, chapters every morning, immediately after arising i their <lnt ' v:is U,s also ,!ll ' ir nilli l' li:;isurc - tu from my bed. It employs about, an hour of my ' rc,lerat '' ofcoaiidouc.. ami admira time, and seems the most suitable manner ". 111 IIC ll,ls .»een cheered by u, r ; nn v„ *t i t i *. 1• i those, in wuose midst he ripened into manhood, of beginning the day. what light soever « h[ld undnr „ v( , IIP Hr/dev,-! upnd J BP n. regard the Bible, whether With reference to revela- ; of llis preseilt i# , e „ Aw a, ~r e at„..s s .-lio i,, ,l„. rL .- Uon, to history, or to morality, it is an invaluable 1 f or c, and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue Olr* The Pitlslhtrg Po>t announces the arrival and departure ipom that city ol the heroic Major General Quitman. His stay was short, but the citizens of that patriotic city embraced that oppor tunity of doing honor to the brave and gallant commander of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment of Volunteers. His defence of our gallant Penn sylvanians before the gates'of Mexico, has endeared him to the old Keystone. A warmer heart than his never animated human clay, and we are much mistaken if he is not ere long - the recipient of sub stantial honors. oZr*Our friend of the Clearfield Banner thus sets forth the dull prospects of the lumber trade of this Spring: The want of snow this winter will prove very unfortunate to many of our lumbermen. But very little square timber that was made more than two or three miles from the rivers or creeks, ha 3 been hauled—and unless we shall have snow, or extra ordinary exertions are made use of, many firms and individuals will not have their contracts more’ than half Sawed lumber, with those whose mills are any distance from the navigable streams, will fall far short. This is the more to be regretted, as fair prices are generally anticipated. I YT A Pennsylvania correspondent of the Reiv York Tribune, says that of the delegates elected to the Philadelphia Federal Convention, to meet in June next, eleven!are for Clay —two for Scott none for Tatloh! ; Waist W it. —A poor corset maker, out of work, and starving, thus vented her miserable complaint t; Shame that I should be without bread—l that have stayed the stomachs of thousands.*’ R7* A journalist has discovered that, all things considered, railways slow, and behind the age. He says that when travelling he blushes to think that the message on the telegraph flies like lightning, while he is lazily creeping at ouly thirty or forty miles an hour. Conjuring.— ln a very old copy of a work now extant on Necromancy, is the following quaint question : “ Question —How to raise -a devyle ? Ansiver —Contradycte your wiffe.’* lET It is announced in the Cincinnati (Ohio) Atlas, that in twenty-five counties in which the opposition have chosen delegates on the Presidential question, Corwin gets one county more than Ct at;- but that tl no one, so far, has mentioned the name of General TiYibßt” Diffumriui or Mit. SuviM/—Col. Sevier left Washington early yesterday the South' em route,, oti his way to Unfa ft, Mti'nk 30. GREAT DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING, BUCHANAN AT HOME! Enthusiastic Response to the Norn* lnatlons oftlie Fourth ofHareh Convention. GREAT SPEECH OF G. W, BARTON! In pursuance of previous public notice, one of the largest and most enthusiastic .political assem blages ever convened in the county of Lancaster, was held at the Court House, in the city of Lancas ter, on Wednesday afternoon last, March 22, to respond to the nomination of JAMES BUCHANAN as the Democratic candidate for the next Presiden cy of the United States. This being the county, in which the distinguished nominee has for many years resided, from which he was five successive times elected to the Con gress of the United States, and in which, he first developed those great qualities of mind and char acter, that have subsequently rendered his name illustrious as one of the ablest Statesmen and purest Patriots of the age—His old frier 1 acquaintances, and neighbors, turned out in large masses, to tes tify their continued devotion to him, and to express their high satisfaction that the Democracy of his native State have bestowed upon him the deserved compliment of a nomination lor the most exalted civil trust in the world—which they now, with entire unanimity, desire to see ratified by the Dem ocratic National Convention to be held on the 4th Monday of May next in Baltimore. The meeting was organised, on motion of Dr. Edwin llaldemax, by the appointment of Hon. JACOB GRObH of Marietta as President. The following additional officers were appointed: Vice Presidents. Col. Samuei. C. Stambaugh, of Manhelm Christian Bachman, City. Dr. Nathaniel W. Sample, Leacock. James Patterson, LittTe Britain. John Fornev, West Earl. 'Dr. Samuel Humes, City. Col. Samuel Morrison, Drumore. Thomas Mcllvaine, Salisbury. William Mathiot, City. Peter Felies, Warwick. Daniel Herr, Columbia. Henry Imhoff, East Hempficld. David Snavely, Martic. Abraham Peters, Manor. Dr. F. A. Muhlenberg, City. John Hastings, Drumore. William F. Baker, Salisbury. James Laird, Mount Joy. Robert Moderweli., City. Richard McGrann, Manheiin. Dr. John Miller, City. •John Robinson, Martic. Secretaries. Dr. Edwin Haldeman, I Washington Baker, Patrick Donnelly* | Franklin G. May. , E. W. Hutter moved for the appointment of a committee of fifteen, to report resolutions, expres sive of the sense of the meeting, which was agreed to; whereupon the Chair appointed the following gentlemen: E. W. Hutter, (city,) J. H. Houston. (Salisbury,) Jacob Neff jr., (Strasburg,) Saunders McCuljough, (Drumore.) Dr. George B. Kerfoot, (city.) Joel L. Lightncr, (Leacock.) G. D. Mcllvaine, (Paradise,) William Patton, (Columbia.) Joseph Potts. (Stras burg Borough.) Dr. Isaac C. Weidler. (Upper Lea cock.) Jonas* Bachman, (city.) John Mathiot. (city.) Dr. Ephraim Shober. (Brecknock.) Frederick Kel ler. (Litiz.) Henry E. teaman. (Manheim.) The committee hnving retired for some time, tlironuli their nhaimmit rrpnrtpd ihe (Ulnuing pre.unbl l ' Hind resolutions. Helote thev Were rr-trl. on TiMiinii John Ualliint. ?). 11. Aimtu'm. Dr. ,\hm llihir-r. II Kauffman. met A. G Ilelihiptein we|e a e n tiMmt'"G in nail t n Gpi'lHil- W !t\ I ! ll\, | : =i|. Im i,i,| 1„ h, iini i , -I mailing ihe iiieiamg All? It'll inn \\a- in 1 ' t‘ a . ~! > ilia anliuisi Hie ginlings o' . ■ • Whf.rf.as, Itv ' the uuthuntiiwv e voice of tin- rU'l’l 1A aAN a* uu- n. .. i \Viu:rf.as, Tiuj Dmi k'iui . Resolved , 'I hut wc respond with all our hearts to the nomination of our distinguished fellow-citizen, JAMES BUCHANAN, as the Democratic candidate fur the next Presidency, and rejoice at the Matter ing promise that our wishes in this respect, as en tertained, without interruption, for a long series of years, are at length to he consummated. Resolved, That the services of JAMES BUCH ANAN are recorded in our hearts,'not less than in the pages of national history. His briliant career in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, in which he often met and vanquish ed the intellectual giants of the opposition—his successful mission abroad, conferred by the Patriot Jackson —and his truly able administration of the grave duties of Secretary of State under President Polk— have stamped him as one of the most en lightened Statesmen of the age, well fitted, not on ly to occupy, but to adorn, the presidential office. Resolved , That Pennsylvania, by her ancient and unwavering attachment to the great cause of repub licanism, has well earned the honor of furnishing the next President to the country. Whenever the Democracy of the Union has been in peril, the old “ Keystone 55 has never failed to come to the res cue, and since she aided to hurl from power the odious dynasty of J 9B, she has ever stood up, proudly and unflinchingly, in the cause of the coun try. She now invokes her sister States not to be' unmindful of her disinterested and self-sacrificing course. Resolved , That with JAMES BUCHANAN as our standard-bearer, Lancaster county can be redeemed from the. political thraldom, in which she has so long been bound, and the Electoral vote of Pcnn slyvania can be carried by an old-fashioned JACK SON majority. Resolved , That we approve of Mr. Buchanan's letter to the Democracy of old* Berks, in favor of the adjustment of the- exciting question of Slavery in newly acquired territory on the principles of the Missouri Compromise, as dictated alike by sound patriotism, enlightened wisdom, and a due regard for the safety and perpetuity of our institutions.— We admire and commend the high moral courage, which has prompted this eminent Statesman to cast himself into the breach, at this most intricate and critical period of our public affairs. Resolved, That we regard the Union of the States, as the Palladium of our political safety and pros perity, and view with feelings of distrust and ab horrence every measure calculated to endanger it. We have hot forgotten the warning counsel of the Father of our Country, in his Farewell legacy, to “ frown indignantly upon the first dawning of eve ry attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties that now link together its various parts.” Resolved , That we moat cordially approve of the measures of the General Administration, under the conduct of 'JA VIES K. POLK, who has fiilly justi fied the high confidence reposed in him by his ad miring countrymen, We areproud of the President of our eholee, and glad that In the excited contest of 1§44 we gave him our suffrages and support, In the many stupendous events of his ndminlati^ tlon, he hai proved Ailly equal to the neeenttlee of hie high nation, and haa moat saUaftetortiy demon* itrated to inqutattWe firlendi and (boi, what mdnnar qf men A# ft. It li our ibrvant hopo, that the De mocracy of the Union may evor have 10 gallant a leader, to ponduot He boats to victory, and the coun- alwaye a Chief Magistrate, animated by the same patriotic anxiety to preserve unimpaired the Interests, the rights, the, liberties, and tho sacrod honor of the republio. lietolved, That Peaco with all Mankind is the pervading policy of our institutions, and most in consonanco with the temper of our peddle \ yet wo cannot but view the Mexican war as tho off. spring of a controlling and imperious nocessity. So long had the United States borne in meekness the injuries indicted on her interests and' honor—* ending in the daring invasion of her soil, and the murder of her unoffending citizens—that it became necessary to assert her national character by a re sort to the sword, or submit to the most abject and destructive humiliation. We had reached that point in drama when forbearance had ceased to be a virtue. Sanguinary and seifai-savage war, by the one party, and tame submission, by the other, would have justly rendered ihe latter a by-word and a reproach among the independent nations of the earth. Resolved, That whilst we deplore the loss of many valuable lives, and sincerely sympathise with sorrowing relatives and friends, the events of the Mexican war are worthy to be enrolled in the sama volume that has perpetuated the ancient renown of the revolution, and the exploits of our brave coun trymen in the war of ISI2. Mexico's infatuated legions have been taught the difference between the energies' of freemen, voluntarily fighting the battles.of the republic, and mercenary hirelings, ! obeying the behests of military leaders—and the whole world has seen, that our citizen-soldiery have inherited, not only Liberty, but the will and the power to maintain it. Resolved, That national homage is due to Scott, Taylor, Quitman, Worth, Davis, Butler, Pil low, Cadwalader, Shields, Patterson, and other brave spirits, who have carried the flag of their country on to victory.—But, in our apportion ment of praise, be it also our task to signalise the services of the many thousands of chivalric, but unpretending men of the rank and file, whose deeds of noble daring deserve not less to be immortalised in song and story. Resolved, That, as Pennsylvanians it is to us 'a source of peculiar felicitation, that this holy zeal in our country’s cause has been nowhere more strikingly displayed than in our own beloved com monwealth, whose patriotic sons, at the tap of the first drum, went forth, as it were, “ with a sling and with a stone,” to smite the enemies of their country. Resolved, That it is a source of painful regret that in this trying crisis there in our own land a class citizens, so wholly under the dominion of partisan prejudice and pas sion, as to calumniate their own Government, and extenuate the abominations of the enemv. They, too, will not go unrewarded. The same historic pen that transmits to posterity, for admiration and ' example, the gallant exploits of Scott and Taylor, will also preserve, for execration and avoidance, the speeches of CoßwfN, Hale, and Company, and the kindred editorials of the New York Tribute and National Intelligencer. Resolved, That we approve of the appointment of those two eminent Statesmen and Democrats. Hon. A.-H. Sevier and Hon. Nathan Clifford, as Commissioners to proceed to Mexico, to finally adjust the Treaty of Peace ratified by the’ United States Senate—in which we discover another proof of the unexampled majznanimity’of our government, and of the earnest desire of the administration to bring the war to a speedy and honorable close. Resolved , That we are now, more than ever* proud of ; nur common enuntrv—proud nf her m!!i-*i tary renown—prmtd nf tin infernal pea re and ! prnml "i'lmr inn diinahle civil, politi cal. anfl i-elniifuic —proml n<‘ her e*. , lemlditr fuH-ilnrv, ciOMpi^-icing cum v evtiefne nf! t'l'M'He, I nil Mi" Vaci'.l |it-i'i|i|inimis ; "f II MU' i> "li ■ he 11 v.p- v cm I |\it'".| uml o y etc lliy tut . \ TlfT-ovv.iiy - 1 1 ’-i Uu?• imt.,; hijiiMd!Hina Ipln 111,n '• vs d i|U | 111 aa 11 ll n lljjH \\ U fc||lM|l|| |lft| ! •* i "'i.tl B'i'i \, -Iml 11'i[ 1 1*c*11 ss, illu| jimwtr, uu \s 'll h-iMlii 1 111 il.i' .i.hi.iid ~1* ilui u Hi'Si-hu'tl, rii.li li;m j 11• (>jlll' ni' l‘i iiup)iwiniii limn 1,1,1 ’ '•< ii I'ium‘il li\ lint ni nil' ni' Ih-fti, mill do uni ’ ' ! In \mn iln wv >wU in mir mnihi tin* ' ' <•'* i'i v. i‘ t ;isl (Mir r\ r», i Mir- I'irnrti.s and cnnluiitrd ii-.ii'il mi every hide by the oli im uts uf c ml ami domestic-happiness,blessed in their baske. mid their store, and laughing ,to scorn the theories of croaking monopolists and selfish politicians—theo ries, which truth and time have indelibly stamped as unreliable and fallacious, if not in the highest degree dangerous and pernicious. Resolved, That we regard extravagant duties, for tile sake of foMoring particular interests, at the ex pense ol the rest, as a grievous public offence, against which the reprobation of the country can noi be too IreipH ully nm loudly uttered. Lcg isiat on for the benefit ol classes, with the concom itant expedients for transferring the current of industry from its natural and appropriate channels, we view u,s a palpable perversion of the obvious functions of Government, which is never worse employed than in ministering to the cupidity of the artful, the avaricious, and the designing. Better far leave enterprise to the quick-sighted guidance of private interest, whereby it infallibly finds its own way to the most profitable employment, and most effectually promotes individual and aggregate prosperity. Resolved, That wo consider Agriculture as the most beneficial of all human pursuits, and are re joiced to bear witness, that the tiller of the soil has not been overwhelmed by any of the dire disasters, with which false prophets and designing politicians sought to disturb his imagination, as the result of the repeal of the tariff of 1542. Whilst a kind Providence suffers His sun to shine, and Plis rains to fall, the Farmer is safe from “ruin.” should Congress, in its wisdom, see fit to repeal every law in the statute book. His prosperity depends on laws, less mutable, and of higher origin. Resolved , That as wc have no political sympathy, so we can have no political connexion, with that anomalous and new fangled organization, which, on the hypothesis of <f no-partyism ,” essays to erect a third party, powerful enough to overshadow both the great parties, that have so long divided the pol- I itics of the country. In our opinion, no evil can j befal a people greater than that of a Government ! without any fixed principles or purposes. No des- 1 cription of rulers can be more pernicious than those, ! whose measures are forever the offspring of caprice ‘ or accident, and who live from day to dav, and | from hour-to hour, agitated by every new invention, j and tossed.about by every wind of doctrine. i Resolved , That we hold in undiminished respect the talents, integrity, and sound republican princi ples of FRANCIS R. SHUNK, the patriotic Gov ernor of the State, whose administration has so fully realised the hopes of its friends, and so bitter ly disappointed the predictions of its foes. The uncompromising enemy of monopolies, he has pro ved a faithful and worthy follower of Simon Snyder whose wise policy he has so closely and perseve ringly imitated. ■Resolved, That we rejoice in the nomination of ISRAEL PAINTER, Esq., of Westmoreland coun ty, for the office of Canal Commissioner, a tribute well deserved, not less by an able and intrepid Democrat, than by the gallant “ Star of the West,*’ which has so often rejoiced us with its .overwhelm ing Democratic majorities. Resolved, whilst it is the duty of our Gov ernment to avoid all committals which may entan gle it in the conflicts of Foreign Powers, as indi vidual citizens we have received with emotions of the liveliest sensibility the glad tidings of the suc cessful uprising of the masses in France, against the arbitrary encroachments of Kingly prerogative. Now that the virtue of the countrymen of La Fay*- ette is to be tested, we that the struggle for Liberty will progress, tfntil from the rising to the aotting of the sun the impious dogma of the “ di* vine right of Kings” shall be reduced to a level with the “ divine right” of Constables. ttmlved) That we approve of the votes of Messrs. #TAMBAuett, tioiifNim, anti CitiutAN, in the 4th of March Convention, In ftvor of Jamki Buchanan/ whereby they have truly and fldthflilly reflected the wiihea and opinibna of the Democracy of Lanoaiter county. • Resolved, That wo tecommond Union and Har mony in tho Democratic ranki, to tho end; that in tho coming oanvan we may all unito on oommon ground in ftvor of the regular nomlnooi of tho Baltimore Convention. Mr. BARTON wai now called upon, and nddrcsicd tho meoting (or a period of noarly two hour*, deg* pito tho diiodvnntago of extremo hoarseness. Hitt speech was replete with tho eloquence and power that havq gained for him such enviable and wide spread fame. It would be vain, however, to attempt to convey an adequate idea of this truly brilliant ef fort in any sketch that we could furnish, as there was no stenographer present to report it. The eminent Orator discussed all the prominent political topics of the day, at length, and in a golden flood of extemporaneous eloquence, such as no other speaker in the United States is master of, he literally riveted the attention of his gratified auditors. He referred to the associations of Bis earlier life, still clustering around the hallowed scenes of this his native city, and to the many and melancholy mu tations that Time had wrought since he had ex changed them for other duties in another city. He spoke of his determination to relinquish active par ticipation in the struggles and turmoils ol political life, but that when the magic name of JAMES BUCHANAN had greeted his ear, all his resolution vanished, and he could then no more dream of re maining passive than he' could fold his arms and occupy complacently a position in the centre of a rail-road track, whilst a bounding locomotive with fire and steam at zenith, was approaching at the rate of forty miles an hour! His reference to his early preceptor and friend, JAMES BUCHANAN, was thrivingly beautiful and sublime. He would not offend a Lancaster county audience with an elaborate Eulogy of that great aqd good man. If he were in Lapland or Kamschatka, where they did not .know the past history of the United Stales, he might attempt it, but to speak here of the character and services, the public and private excellence, of JAMES BUCH ANAN, would be, as if he should present himself in the midst of a faculty of learned astronomers and tell them that there was Jupiter, here Saturn, =there Mars, here Mercury, and under foot the earth! Or, to employ a different similie, like en lightening a veteran and weather-beaten tar on the difference between a jibboom and a tafferell. True, even he had not been without detractors, whose envy withered at another's joy and hated the excel lence they could not reach, but every effort to drag him from his lofty summit had only served to ex hibit the political debility of his maligners, and to convince them that they were directing their feeble artillery against a bosom rendered impregnable by a coat of adamant. The claims of Pennsylvania constituted an inter esting portion of the speech. Her consistency, fidelity, and steadfast devotion to the men and mea sures of Democracy had passed into a proverb, and never would she forfeit the higlu character which her long career of patriotic Sell-Denial had so rich ly earned. But. although ever a loyal friend and ally, she might not always be disposed to prove a submissive subject. If her illustrious Favorite were not nominated'-nt Baltimore, she might lor a season, under the conviction that her just claims had again been-slighted, exhibit in her dejected countenance the proofs of a mortified spirit, but the sound of the first bugle would again arouse her mighlv energies, and prompt her to lly .into the mnet imminent deadly hrench. where thershot fell thickest and fastest. But. if her long and deep ly cherished wish were now gratified, ns he hoped the opehihg hurls and hlossoltls of the entiling Mn.V Would reveal to us. she Would peHbrm ail this work with it more rheerilil alnerily mul n greater hmiyiiiiey of epifill lni ; Peniisjlviiniii Inul so tong sheeted tilwt lulled in the piilnieal Uneyiiii! mul hiuUrneil stu'h it long mul fuiihliil iippieidieeship l“ I’uimu'r.ieV: ihiil riie how heymi lu e\pmii'lM : e the I'isjug O'oiit Union, lint I the \\\\6 entitled In n re turn ol her iiiilimiui'i! : and a Irruilnm-buil in the linr- U'Uiil Mat iliil nut rhiim U» bu (WnniU'il vvilb - [iiicplf iitid lim; liutn"—plain lnifeiiy-wuQi&iiy would (l<» lit*r—lmt ibat inuat bo of the most enduring Mijr-boiiiituil .-unjor dM Lancaster, whoso lair pro- would make him an incumbent of the While llmi.se, fashioned in natures choicest mould. * Mr. B.k iiton gave an interesting account of the many mutations and vicissitudes, which the oppo nents of the Democratic party had voluntarily undergone, since he had first entered the arena of politics. At one time, they had rejoiced in the euphonious soubriquet of Anti-Masonry—a sort of moms mulhraulis enterprise—of which Ritner was the lion and the sword, lie would like to see the political undertaker that would point him to the resting-place of this defunct fungus, that, in the spirit of Old Mortality, he might explore its tomb, and learn from the inscription on the marble, if it be thus honored, when the young innocent breathed its last, and where, and of what—whether of galloping consumption, or of political constipation! One of the more recent phases, in which Federal ism had burst on the astonished vision, was,in that of so-called hativism, a political mushroom, that had sprouted up in a night—a young Hercules, that had grown into a giant in a day, but turned grey and infirm in a week, whose office was not to cleanse Augean stables, but to build bonfires of the temples dedicated to the service of the Most High, and to play such fantastic tricks before High Heaven as must have made the angels weep. Rut the city of brotherly love was now no longer rocked by the fiery tempest and the furious whirlwind, and he would almost have ceased to remember that such a monster had ever been spawned into vitality, *had he not, the other day, on the reception of the thrilling and startlingintelligence of the spontaneous uprising of the impassioned and liberty-seeking legions of France—intelligence that had caused every he irt in Philadelphia to beat more quickly—read in the native organ the miserable and sickening annunci ation, so uncomplimentary to the grand event and so inconsistent with the causes that led to it, that France had happily delivered herselfof the prc?cnce of a Catholic King! The Speaker here expatiated on the glorious theme of the French Revolution, and in a strain of fervid oratory, of which we shall not attempt to convey any idea, pourtrayed the sublime spectacle oi myriads of men, with songs and shouts of lib erty on their lips, catching the inspiration ,of the American Stars and Stripes, and. causing the most ancient of Europe's gilded thrones to disappear like an exhalation in the gloom of midnight. The in fluence of this stupendous achievement on the other Crowned Heads of Europe was examined with magic power, and it was predicted that now, as the coronation oil was being subjected to the crucible of the political alchimists, it would be pronounced by all enlightened earth a nostrum, only calculated to injure zrnd deceive the unhappy countries that were still so deluded as to regard it in the light of a healthy and life-preserving specific. Of this portion of Mr. Barton’s address we do not pretend to furnish even a faint.outline. Itwasthril lingly and surpassingly beautiful. Various other interesting topics were seized upon in rapid succession by the gifted Speaker. Not the least of the series was a review of Gen. Tatlobs pretensions to the Presidential office, apart from the military splendor that encircles his character. To the latter. Mr. Barton paid a glowing tribute— but reprobated the effort to elevate to the highest civil trust in the country a man who had spent his whole life in the camp, who publicly confesses that he has formed no political opinions whatever* and who* during a lifetime far advanced, has never even earned the invaluable Right of Stffroget Clay had invoked War, Pestilence, ami Famine, m pref erable -to the elevation of a mere 11 military ehieii tain" to the Pre.ldency-.we h»vo h»d war, and havo .urvlved—have Veen Kourged by the and the republic live.—no Famine, but from our overflowing cornucopia have .pared .ufllelent to feed tho Hr! cken non. of Erin. Ho did believe, that tho three curte. combined would not aflhet tho political Do.tlnlci of die Union half k> Ihtally u dio cloction of Clay. But he agreed with him, that lomcthibg more than military ronown wai ne cessary to constitute a «alfc Proiident. We stand in perilous times, and need a Civilian to etecr tho National vessel in saftty across, the threatening billows, Such a helmsman we havo in JAMES BUCHANAN. Mr, Bin-ros resumed his seat amidst deafening applause. We repeat, however, that diis is but a meagre and imperfect sketch of a Speech, that will long be remembered, by all who beard it, as one of unsurpassed power and eloquence. On motion of Dr. G. B. Kerfoot, it was Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting, warns and heartfelt, be tendered to our friend,' George: W. Bartow, Esq., for the thrilling and truly elo quent address, with which he has favored this meeting. On motion of J. B. Am wake, Esq., it was Resolved , That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by thefofficers and published in all the Democratic papers in this State, and in the Union, at Washington city. Vice-Presidents* —Samuel C. Stambaugh, Chris tian Bachman, Nathaniel W. Sample, James Patter son, John Forney, Samuel Humes, Samuel Morri son, Thomas Mclivaine, William Mathiot, Peter Fehes, Daniel Herr, Henry Inhoff, David Suavely, Abraham Peters, F. A. Muhlenberg, Jbhn Hastings* Wm. F. Baker, James Laird, Robert ModerwelL Richard McGrann, Dr. Jolm Miller, and John Rob inson. Secretaries.—‘Edwin Haldeman, Washington Ba ker, Patrick Donnelly, and Franklin G. May. LATER FROM MEXICO. The .drmisiicc signed—Capture of Tehualtaphan One Hundred Mexicans Killed—Generals Worth and Pillow restored—Mexican Congress, no quorum. Augusta, March 2G, 1848. The Overland Express brings New Orleans pa pers of the 2Uth and an Extra taining later news from Mexico, brought by the arrival ol the steamship Massachusetts, and the ship Danvers, from Vera Cruz. The dates are to the 12th inst. The armistice which has been signed, provides that the American troops are not to occupy any part of the country that is now in their possession. The collection of taxes is also to be suspended, ex cept upon gambling houses, liquor shops, and pla ces of amusement. It also stipulates that when an election is to be held in any place occupied bv the Americans that the troops are to withdraw out of the limits of the town until the election is over. There are a number of other articles gi\ ing the Mexicans the right of government. General Lane left the Capital on the 17th ult., and about the 4th day he arrived at Tehualtaplan. Before that place was reached, he received infor mation that a thousand Mexican lancers were sta tioned there. They were received with a volley from escopettes, omarrivihg opposite the first house at the edge of the town. This was repeated from every house-throughout the town, but the enemy were soon driven from their positions wiih con siderable loss. They then collected in a body side the town, when they were pursued by General Lane and Colonel Hays, and terribly cut up. The number of killed is estimated at one hun dred Mexicans, while the loss <?f the Americans was only one killed and four wounded. About fifty prisoners were taken, among them was Captain Montanee and tiro Lieutenants.- Lieut. Colonel Montanee, the father of the Captain, and bosom friend of Father Jarauta, escaped. It is rumored that'Generals Billow and Worth had been restored to their commands. The anniversary of the debyreotion or the Amer ican trnnps was celebrated at Vera Crutfnu the mb instant. Home difficulty had occurred with the Aytihto of the Capital in relation to suspending the assessment of takes lin- fuiir days, till the armistice was signed. The members had-nil rent in their resignation to the Governor: lb" Afi'libieiinp nhlie (‘iipihtl bull submitted a wiilleii |hhlN itgftiiiM the heavy*itttUHiHMiit that Inul linen IwM upon tin* Cluirvlf properly. frmlii Akiiii Mil’s iigiiiu nt 'l’eliaum irntbe I'ilh: Tin l ymfiniiiiiiiit Inn) graniml him a ptiahpnri, Iml it \v»ia buppuauil iiiiH fid asking \\ witw w mere mw tu ilwuiiye, ami nimble, him Input himself at the Imiiil of a large body of truops. 'l’lm Court Martini iloiimndnit by General Worth hud out benu convened. The last advices from Queretarn stale that the Congress was coming together very slowly. At the last meeting twenty-one members were pres ent. Cfcc reasonable ex- nomination of the The Armed Force of’ PariN* For several years past Louis Phillinpe has paid great attention to the fortifications and garrison of his capital; and so apparently efficient has been his military organization, that his throne was con sidered impregnable. Even the London Times, that oracle among newspapers, expressed an opin ion. after hostilities had been commenced, that the outbreak would “tend to increase the strength of the Government, and expose the impudence of the opposition.' 1 This reasoning was evidently based upon the known fact that nearly two hundred thousand troops were subject to the King's order, and would, it was thought, carry his will into ef fect. That he might be mire certain of their aid in an hour of need, they were divided into three separate, independent divisions, between which a certain degree of rivalry was encouraged, though all were taught to cry “Vive le Roi!” The Regular Army of France is raised by’con scription—a lottery in which every’ young man of France is forced to take his ticket, and a certain proportion, who draw fatal numbers, to serve for seven years, or purchase the services of a’substi tute, which few have the means to do. The new* levies are first sent to Algeria, where they are well drilled, often in action, and as martial law reigns there, acquire habits of implicit obedience. Then they are for one year on garrison duty in Paris, changing their quarters every two months, in order to prevent fraternization with the populace. One hundred thousand of these troops were in Paris and quartered in the vicinity, under the command of Marshall Bugeaud, whose hatred of civilians is well'known, %nd who has little regard for human life. He had at his . command fourteen detached forts, whose heavy artillery could reduce Paris to ruins in a day. as every house is within the range., ol their pieces—while the arsenals, commissariat department arid guard houses were all well sup plied with provisions and munitions of war. The Municipal Guard'is a Police force consist ing of nearly seven thousand picked men, who arc divided into cavalry and infantry’, probably the most serviceable corps in the world. Though most of them have served in the army, they consider themselves above the line,and are insufferably vain. In former troubles they have been found’very effi cient in ententes, and are generally married into families of the working classes. The Prefect of' Police was their • nominal commander, acting un der M. Duchutel, Minister of the Interior. He also, commands a battalion of Sapeurs-Pompiers, or sol dier firemen, consisting of 8*29 men and officers. , The National Guard enrols every man establish ed in business or %vho is a householder aud is thus a militia, composed of the citizens, who have an interest at stake: They are well uniformed and equipped, as infantry and cavalry, and have gener ally been called out about five days in the as one legion is, in its turn, on guard at the Palace. They ballot once in, five years for five candidates for each office, from which the Ministers commis sion one, and have thus managed to get in their supporters. They number about sixty thousand in the city limits, and. twenty-five thousand in the banlieue or suburbs, commanded by General Jac queminot. The annual expenses for music, staff officers, guard houses, &c., is about $125,000, and thq individual expenses for uniforms-are large.— Not very soldier-like in their deportment, this train band has been a standing butt of ridicule with the regular force; but in the recent troubles, the King's policy of keeping them apart seems not to have succeeded, as the troops line, have sympa thized with them and the people. The municipal guards have resisted with valor worthy of a better cause. No Body Guard has existed in Franck since the dissolytion of the Swiss Corps, in 1830. Guard has been mounted at the Palace, by detachments from all three of the above divisions.— Bos. Atlas . Ax Ennon of the Pbess. —lt was stated in a- Sunday paper that Mr. Clay, after undergoing the fatigues of Saturday, “retired to rest at 11 o'clock in the evening.*’ This is a mistake. At one o'clock on Sunday morning a select corporation party was in his rooms at the New York Hotel, feasting and Binging those ,l Batoe old tunes,-'—Y Aiinw. K7* Thd petneerate of Burlington, New Jefiev, have elected their Mayer, the entire Cetmell, and every ether eiHeer nominated, JACOB GROSH, President.
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