Journal. ! E. W. HUTTgfI, EDITOR. i • ’ -&?«• i ‘FOR PRESIDENT, (&en. Cruris OF MICHIGAN , FOR VICE PRESIDENT, ©eiL_JtDiUimn .©• Butler, OF KENTUCKY " Demoeratie Electoral Tieket. Senatorial Delega tes. WILLIAM BIGLER, of Clearfield. DAVID D. WAGENER, of Northampton. Representative Electors. ‘ Dist.. 1. Henry L. Benner, 2. Horn R. Kneass, 3. Isaac Shunk, 4. A.,L. Roumfort, 5 Jacob S. Yost, 6. Robert E. Weight, 7. Wh. W. Downing, • 5. Henry Haldemar, 9. Peter; RriirEj 10. B. S. Sci&ONOVER/ 11. Wm. Swetland, 12. Jonah Brewster, FOR GOVERNOR, •dol. tbillinm Bigler, OF CtEARFIELD COUNTY, Subject to the decision of the Democratic State Con FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, Israel fainter, OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. Lancaster, August 1, 1848. 83T We regret that a press of advertisements has excluded our usual miscellany from the “first page. JET" At a stated meeting of the Young Men's Democratic Association, held at their halt, on Wed nesday evening last, it was unanimously resolved to ihvite Col. Samuel W. Black to address the Democracy of Lancaster at such time as may suit his convenience. We hope the gallant Colonel will not disappoint his numerous friends in this city. f£T*“Philo Democrat" should have knowm that ter secure his communication a place in ourcolumns, we must be furnished with the real name of the author. This is a well settled rule of the , craft editorial. 4 IP* To our Democratic brethren of the press in' this State, we respectfully submit the iollowing res* Ilcsolved, That the nomination of candidates for Governor do now close. Are we seconded ? Col. William Bigler. Since we.declared our preference, in our last number, for Col. Willam Biglf.r as the Demo cratic candidate for Governor, we have conversed with quite a number of Democrats from the coun try, |and are rejoiced to state that course is warmly applauded. Col. Bigler is quite a favorite with our Democracy, and will poll a higher vote in Lancaster county, by some hundreds, than any can didate that has yet been named. He will not only command the entire vote of his own party, but will make considerable inroads upon the opposition. To many of our Democrats Col. Bigler is person ally known, and thus to know him, is synonomous with confidence and warm esteem. By reason of his pursuit as one of the sunburnt “lumbermen”of thejglorious North, he has been brought into close business relations with the people of all the river Toumships. where he will run far above the party strength. If he be our standard-bearer, he will poll such a vote in Columbia, Marietta, Manor, Mount Jov» the Donegals, West Hempfield, Conoy, and “all along snore, ...... . . . the Natives, 7 ’ and the whigs, to boot. Such is the prospect here. Glad are we to find, too, that Col. Bigler’s popularity is not conlined to Lancaster county, but is co-extensive with tin* limits of the State. During his term of service in the Senate, he formed the acquaintance of most of the public men of the State, and the seed, thus sown has ripened into a wide-spread popularity. He is personally beloved for his amiable and unobtrusive character, and it is a fact which speaks’volumes in his praise, that among his most zealous supporters are his Democratic cotemporaries of the Senate. Col. Bigler's Senatorial career, he spread ori the public records many proofs of unquestioned fitness.to administer the Government, and of patri otic devotion to the public interests. His speech against the transfer of our Internal Improvements to’ a gigantic and overshadowing MamTnoth Mo nopoly—that scheme of humiliation to the State, which meditated her sacrifice at the shrine of cor porate rapacity-will long be remembered as a model of argument, invective, and eloquence. So, too, his able report on the Tariff which was freight ed with sound democratic doctrine. As the can vass' progresses, these productions will constitute a mine, on which the Democracy can draw largely, and commend itself to the popular heart. .Such are the prospects, such the merits, of the candidate, whose name graces the flag at the head of our columns. Delegates of the Democratic State Convention! Give us Bigler or Clearfield for Governor, and his nomination will produce such a thick ice on the thin ribs of Federalism, that, in spite of the summer solstice, it will congeal all its ardor, and freeze up every fountain of hope and encouragement. Capt. Jfohn H. Duchmau. The thanks of. the citizens of Lancaster are emi- nently due. to this public-spirited gentleman, for his services in the reception of the volunteers on - their return from the battle-fields in. Mexico. To Caj)t. Duchmat? was assigned the post of Chief Marshal, anil to: his untiring and indefatigable la bors we are in a great degree indebted for the suc cessful manner in. which the entire • proceedings have been conducted. We but echo the .general sentiment of the community, in awarding this praise to. the Chief Marshal. ‘ ~ D7*We.have heard of a large number of Demo crats in this county—chiefly in the lower end —who intend supporting Mr. Yaw Boren, in ease an elec toral ticket,is got up for him in this state.—Lancas ter Examiner. Having never visited the lower regions, we know nothow it stands with the Examiner's statement— bat we do know that up here there are very many whigs who refuse to support General Taylor. tD" Ihe North American perpetrates a stale joke, ,when it says, thfit for our enthusiasm in behalf of Cass and Butler. we deserve to he"hooped, to pre sent u explosion.” We infer that the whigs them selves stand more' in need of itj from their anxiety to secure the services of a Cooper. 07* Gen. Taylor has at length despatched an answer to the letter of Gov. Morehead. No mat ter. The people have long since decreed, that he will not ansfver fox the White House: fCT It must now, we think, be obvious to every reflecting mind, that Gen. Taylor has not 1 the re- motest prospect of election to" the Presidency, see r ingthat his nomination has resulted in a dead Jetter. . 1 ’ T Stimrne des Volks , a neutral German pa per,, published at Orwigsburg,' Pa., has declared for and BroLERf— I ~ Oir iMajbf General William 0. Butler, the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the Uni ted f&ales, afld lady, are nowdn Washington- city, % staying at the U. S. Hotel. Taylor’s Letter of Acceptance. The following letter from Gen. Taylor has been' telegraphed from. Pittsburg: j \ ' Baton Rouge, July 13, 1848. Sir:—3 had the honor to Receive your communi cation of June 10th, announcing that the Whig* Convention which assembled at Philadelphia on the; 7 th of .that month, and of.shich you were the pre siding iifficer,'has noeqinated major the office -of President of the United Looking to, the composition of the Convention aiidltY numerous and patriotic constituents, I feel duly grateful for the honor bestowed upon me for the distinguished confidence implied inmy-nontination to the highest office in the gift of the American people. • I cordially accept-that nomination, but with the sincere distrust of my fitness to fulfil the duties of an office which demands for its exercise the most exalted abiiities*ar»d patriotism, and which has been rendered illustrious by the greatest names in our history; but should the selection of the Whig Con vention be confirmed by the people, I shall endeavor to discharge the new duties then devolving upon me so as to meet the expectations of my fellow citizens, and preserve undiminished the prosperity and rep utation of our common country. 1 have the honor to remain, witli the highest respect, your obedient servant, 13; John C. Kino, 14. John Weidman, 15. Robert J. Fisher, 16. Frederick Smith, . 17. JbHN Creswell, 18. Charles A. Black, 19. Geo. W. Bowman, 20.. John R. Shannon,- .21. Geo. P. Hamilton, 22. William H. Davis, 23. Timothy Ives, 24. Jas. G. Campbell. Hon. J. M. MonKHEAD. Greensboro’, Guilford County, N. C. And is this all! Was it for such an acceptance as this, that the public mind has been, kept in sus pense, ever since the adjournment of the Whig Na tional Convention held at Philadelphia? As the charity-boy said at school, after he had Waded through much trial and tribulation to the end of the alphabet: “ I call this going through a great deal, to arrive at a monstrous little.'’ He consid ered the end scarcely worth the labor and patience -expended in its accomplishment. The travail of the Whig mountain has certainly resulted in the advent of a very little mouse. And now, in what a pitiful plight does not this letter place the whigs? They are laboring night and day to elevate a man to the Presidency, who perseveringly refuses to commit himself to any one of their principles—or who will even so much as recognize the slightest obligation to them as a party! Thousands of high-minded Whigs, in every State of the Union, will not allow themselves to be thus humbugged, as the result will prove. Their nom ination is, take it all in all, the broadest farce, that has ever, been enacted on a large scale in the his tory of the known world. It is “ itself its only par allel.” Bigler—a native of Cumberland. The American (Carlisle) Democrat , raises to its mast-head the name of Col. William Bigler for the office of- Governor, and accompanies the raising with these remarks: u ln doing. so we are confi dent that we give utterance to the sentiments of a large majority of the Democratic party of Cum berland county. Cok- Bigler is a native of this county, and he is a son of whom the Democracy of old mother Cumberland may well feel proud. From the manilestation of public feeling on this subject, there is no mistaking the fact that Col. Bjgler is the choice of the Democracy of this county, and that our delegates to the State Convention will be instructed to support him.” The Carlisle Volunteer contains the proceedings of a Democratic meeting, held on the 22d instant, in South Middletown township, Cumberland county —Capt. James A. Moore, President—at which the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That Col. William Bigler, of Clearfield county, is our first choice for the office of Governor, at the approaching election. A native of our county. the democracy of old Mother Cumberland would delight to honor hirn with their suffrages but in addition to this, he is eminently entitled to our confidence from his exalted talents, his honesty and integrity, his unflinching democracy, and his long experience in the Legislature of the State, he is emphatically a working man, a mechanic who has risen to his present eminence by the dint of his own industry, energy and peseverance, and will make just such a Governor as is required to fill the place left vacant by the lamented Shunk. At Harrisburg, on the morning oi the 26th, W. of that body li om Armstrong county, was sworn into office as Governor of the State, by W. F. Pack er, Speaker ufthe House of Representatives. This creates a vacancy in the Senatorial district, com posed of the counties of Clearfield, Cambria, Indi ana and Armstrong. Townsend Haines, of Chester county, was on the same day appointed Secretary of the Common wealth, in place of Jesse Miller. 'l’lie office ot Attorney General has been tendered, it is understood, to the Hon. James Cooper. It is not known whether he will accept it, though it is generally supposed that he cannot well decline The present Auditor General anil Secretary of the Land office, hold office, by law, for three years from the UJth of Mav. 18-18. Tarring and Feathering. —lt will perhupsbe some consolation to those persons who may receive this savory coat, to know that the practice is one ot great antiquity. It was one of the regulations formed by Richard Cueur de Lion for the govern ment of his troops, when about to enter upon the second crusade—that if any one should be discov ered committing a robbery, he should be tarred and This, says James, is the first men tion of this singular punishment made in history. The above extract, from the Philadelphia North Anwriran] corrects the very prevalent notion, that the punishment of Tar and Feathers is one of those bright inventions with which Judge Lynch hath enriched the science of penal legislation in this country. The credit of the discovery belongs not to the United States, but is as old as the An anETiL, in his Histoire de France, has the follow ing passage : “ The two crusading Kings, Richard Cirur de Lion and Philip Augustus, made in concert the laws which should be observed in both their armies. No women, except-washer-wonien. were to be permitted to accompany the troops. Who ever killed another was, according to the place where the crime should be committed, cast into the sea or buried alive, bound to the corpse of the murdered person. Whoever wounded another was to have his hand cut off—whoever struck another should be plunged thrice into the sea—and whoever committed theft should have warm pitch poured over his head , which should then be powdered with feathers , and the offender should afterwards be left, abandon ed, on the first'shore. v This laurel, then, clearly belongs not *to the brow of the honorable Justice Ly’ncu, and he will have to resign it to his seniors in the trade of human chas tisement. That spirited paper, the Crawford Democrat, gives the following as the vote which took place at a raising on the premises of Mr. Pinßey, in Rich mond township: Cass and Butler, yr, Taylor and Fillmore, o The Democrat adds, “we daily receive the most encouraging accounts of the prospects of our can dates from every part of the county. Crawford will nobly sustain her position in November." The Federalists are in the majority on all steam boats, when they do not count the workies and the emigrants, but the Democrats win whenever the harvest-toilers, or the intelligent men who can help a neighbor to raise a house or a barn, are counted. ID* Horace Greeley, speaking of the speech of Gen. Cass, June 19th, 1841,. delivered in Paris, upon hearing of the death of General Harrison, says \ $ This address does honor alike to the subject and the author; and while it nobly .vindicates the fame of the deceased patriot, it will exalt that of his gallant comrade in war—his zealous compat riot in his* devoted, estimable friend in private life.” , Dreadful Mortality. —lt is stated for a fact that not less -than 1.800,000 dea d letters were re ceived the General Post Office within -the last twelve months. Z. TAYLOR. The Hew State Government. Crawford County. and “Omissions.” Ufider the editorial head of-the last no. of the Union-fy Tribune of this city, we discover the fol lowing apologetic announcement : - . : ILT We must plead the absence of the editor as an apology for any errors or omissio/is in the present number of the “Union?’ ‘ :. Trhly, some suchndtice seemed.to he demanded, notwithstanding the general tone and teniper of our cotemporary is so unexceptionable. Whatever may have been the cause—whether the absence, or the absent-mindedness, of the Editor—the “errors”, and “omissions” in the paper were too not to attract notice, and were well deserving of apology. With the Union's permission,,we will specify those that arrested our minds most forcibly. It was an '-error," to begin with, that of imputing, the failure of the Democrats to raise their poll on Saturday, to a “want of enthusiasm” in the cause of Cass and Butler. The general belief is, that of “enthusiasm” there was rather too muck, than not enough. The attendance was uncommonly large, but the arrival of the volunteers, joined to other causes, interrupted the raising, and made a post ponement to Monday necessary. Besides, as the old adage hath it, “Rome was not built in a day.” Another “error” consists in calling the Democrats “ office-seekers?’*' Tf the Union is desirous to ascer ; tain the whereabouts of the place-hunters, let him consult his own columns. Their name is legion. Let him read, also, the extract from the Reading Gazette, proving from undeniable statistics, that the thirst for place is doubly more intense among the Whigs of Lancaster, than among the Democrats of Berks. Office-hunters, indeed! Who but they hunted* President Harrison to his grave, in the first month of his administration? Who but they erected the guillotine of Granger ? - Who but they are awaiting with breathless solicitude the assem .blingofthe next Whig County Convention ?- . A fundamental “error” the Union next commits, in seeking to identify the Democrats of the present day with the '-Tories of the Revolution.” The boot is altogether on the other leg. The Tories of '7u opposed their country in time of war —so the whigs of '4B. The Tories of '76 sought to depre ciate our national credit, and prevent the United States from raising money and men; to conduct their eagles to victory—so the whigs of ’4S. The name of •• whig ” “in the time that tried men's souls,” was one of lustre and glory. Worn by the self-styled whigs of ’43, it is associated with op position to the country, in her seasons of deepest peril, and has nothing of honor-or patriotism to re commend it. The “ oiiiission*' are eveu more numerous than the -errors" as we shall proceed to show. For example, the Union has l omitted," studiously and continuously, to inlorm its readers, that the TAYLon convention held in Philadelphia was a veiy turbulent and uproarious body, quite the equal of the Democratic pole r raising, and adjourned precip itately. without adopting a single resolution, or avowing a single principle. It has omitted" to mention, that Gen. Tatlor is the .candidate of the Northern anti-slavery whigs, although he is one of the most extensive Flesh- Dealers in Louisiana! It has “ omitted' to mention, that Gen. Tatlor is supported by the party that bitterly denounced the Mexican War. in which he reaped all his lau rels, and who thereby commit the glaring incon sistency of anathematizing the art in the same breath that they eulogize the actor. It has •' omitted" to mention, that Gen. Taylor is playing at the game of fast and loose with the whigs, having profound non-com mittalism in regard to every one of their doctrines. It has -omitted" to enlighten its readers as to the opinions of Gen. Taylor on the subject of the Tariff ol 42. which Andy Stewart proclaimed oil the floor of Congrees should be restored when ever the whigs regained the power. It has '■•omitted' to state what are his views of the constitutionality and expediency of re-charter ing another National. Bank —or how his pulse beats r»v thp <li«trilin:inn nf tk*i nv.»ao,l.- »U« —..M1,. lands—or, whether lie is for or against the Wil mot proviso—or, what he thinks of any mooted point, other than that of “early marriages.” On these and kindred subjects, the silence of the Union is alike striking and mysterious. We trust, that in the next issue there will appear an erratta, correcting the “mors” and supplying the ‘-omissions,'' the best apology our worthy neighbor could make. The Bow of Promise. We congratulate our readers, and the country, on the passage, by the U S. Senate, of the bill reported by the Select Committee, tor establishing territorial governments in Oregon,New Mexico,and California, on the principle of non-interference in the matter of slavery. The Senate remained in session, the "’hole of Wednesday night, and until Thursday morning, when the vote was taken and resulted as' follows: - Dm—Messrs. Atchison, Atherton, Benton, Ser rien, Borland, Breose, Bright, Butler, Calhoun, Clay ton, Davis, of Miss.. Dickinson, Douglass, Downs, Foote, Hamiegan, Houston, Hunter, Johnson, of Md., Johnson, of La., Johnson, of Ga., King, Lewis. Mangum, Mason. Phelps, Rush,Sebastian, Spruanctg Sturgeon, Turney, Westcott and Vulee—33. Nays —Messrs. Allen, Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Bradbury. Clarke, Corwin, Davis, of Mass., Dayton, Dix, Dodge, Felch, Fitzgerald, Greene, Hale, Ham lin, Metcalf, Miller,-Niles, Underwood, Upham and Walker— ‘22. Absent. —Messrs. Cameron, Pearce, Webster—3. We rejoiqe to find the vote of Senator Sr uni; eon ot this State recorded in the affirmative. Senator Cameron s absence, we understand,has been owing to sickness, to recover from which he is spending a few days at the Bedford Springs. - The fate of the bill in the House is uncertain. Ru* mor states that the whigs had determined in cau cus to kill it, fearing that its passage would dimin ish the chances of Taylor. To what strange lengths will not the spirit of party drive men ! Postscript !—Since the above was written, we have received the unwelcome news, that the bill has been rejected by the House, by a vote of 11*2 to 97. General Taylor’s Income. On the score of economy, Gen. Taylor refused a package of letters, sent to him at Baton Rouge, the postage on which amounted to the enormous sum of seven dollars and thirty cents! Among these let ters, sad to relate, was the one of Gov. Morehead, informing him of his nomination by the Whig National Convention held at Philadelphia. As a suitable commentary <sn this extreme parsimony, a New York paper furnishes the following as the amount of pay the-General receives from the gov ernment : I find the following items among his monthly revenues, payable from Uncle Sam’s strong boxes, to wit: cash, 19 rations per day for his own proper subsistence at twenty cents each, equal to $ll7 50 per month; eight rations per day for length of ser vice, equal to $59 SO more, forage for seven horses, commuted at SSG per month, and pay for four ser vants, $3B per month—total items a little over $l5-per day, or $470,G0 per month, or $5647 per year. “About these tunes, it is altogether probable, the Gen. has varipus small additions by way .of official gratifications and perquisites, working up his an nual receipts to $7OOO, to say nothing of an in come from a fineplantation and three hundred negroes.' Deserved Compliment. —At the banquet given in Philadelphia, on the occasion of receiving'the returned volunteers, the following sentiment was drank with much enthusiasm ■ By George W. Barton —Lieut. Henry Hambright, of Lancaster—abrade, and accomplished soldier, whose prowess has happily illustrated the patriot ism of the Keystone Commonwealth. - The Berks County Press contains a patriotic and well-written address from .Gen. Keim, withdrawing his name from the list of those 1 who have been urged for the office of Governor—'whereupon the editor avows..his preferepcedbr Colonel William Bigler. Xlie “ Cameron Guards.” w y-Those of this efficient corps, belonging to the city ofLancaster, among whom stands conspicuous the gallant Lieut HAMuaiGHT, l arrivedin this city, qqt .Wednesday morning, accompanied bythe pommis •sibne*! officers from Harrisburg. They were warm ly’ and enthusiastically / A procession was fbnnedfwhich after marchiipir through' principal streets, repaired to Lechler's hotel at tße depot,.'where the Guards were addressed in a most eloquent and impressive manner by Hon. Ellts Lewis,, eliciting round upon round of applause, We regret that the crowded state of oar columns pre cludes a full report of this masterly speech. Al though extemporaneously spoken, it abounded in sparkling gems of eloquence. We report a mere extract. ; Judge Lewis said, that Persons of limited views sometimes indulge themselves in disparaging the industrial pursuits of life—but the tried patriotism, and courage of th e gallant band of heroes, who represented Pennsylva nia in the Mexican War, speak trumpet-tonguecl of the dauntless bravery and the devotion to country which pervade all ranks and parties and all trades, professions, and pursuits. Your own Waterbury furnishes a living proof that the highest merit may be foui}d in the humblest walks. Your Unger and your Murray have sustained by their gallantry the high character of the merchants. And your Wil liams and McWilliams have shed new lustre on the art which preserves all arts, and which shall hand down to remote’ posterity, the bright record of your own glorious deeds. You were at the storming of Chapultepec! Your laurels were gathered on a field where there was death above and death under ground! But the generous soldier never seeks to rob his companions in arms of a fair share of the honors of a campaign. Some gained renown at Vera Cruz, some at La Hoya and Huamantla, some at the seige of Puebla, others at Cerro Gordo, Contre ras, Cherubusco, and the Gates of Mexico. Some brave companions fell under the hardships of the campaign, and the diseases of a country with the varied climates ot tfte torrid,- temperate and frigid zones. But all are equally entitled to a share of the honors which have been won. from the landing at Vera Cruz to the brilliant dose at the City of Mexico. All were not equally fortunate in posi tion , but all were equally brave and equally ready to sacrifice their lives ior their country’. The General-in-Chief uttered nothing but a principle of eternal justice, when he declared in his official de spatch, that “in the glorious conquest all had contributed, early and powerfully—th.e killed, the wounded, and the fit for duty”— “as much as those who fought at the Gates of Belen and' San Cosme." Pennsylvania, like the Patriarch : Abi-aham, stood with her offspring on the altar, ready to make the sacrifice—and, as in the hour of sacred trial, the God of Abraham accepted the will for the deed, so with like measure of justice, shall you. receive the loud plaudits of a grateful people. This war, much as it has cost of blood and trea sure, is of priceless value to the country. Its influ ence in'perpetuating peace will endure for genera tions to come. It has shown that the patriotism of our people is unbounded—that their courage dares all dangers—-that their energies overcome all obstacles—that our whole papulation is a standing army, ready to fly to the “muster place,” at their chieftain s call, like the hardy Highlanders, re nowned in story, at their signal cross of fire and blood! The nations of the earth will be careful how they provoke a'quarrel with such a people.— They will remember Palo Alto, Monterey and Buena Vista—they will think of Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, and the “ battles of Mexico”—they will re flect how our great nation,, in sixteen months, swept across the continent from ocean to ocean reducing in rapid succession towns, cities, fortres es, castles and provinces, until the proud capital of the enemy was placed under subjection to the American flag. The title of American Citizen will be a patent of true nobility which will pass current around the globe. Our great nation is the brazen serpent to which the down-trodden subjects of oppression must look for civil and political redemption. She plants one foot on the sands of the Atlantic and the other pn the shores of the Pacific ; with, one hand she waves her stars and stripes over the far-famed halls of the Montezumas, and with the other plants her eagle, with its olive branch of peace and thunderbolts" of war, amidst the eternal snows of the lotty Popocat auetl : her breath sweens her enemies before her. like chart Deioie the wind; and janmes’a luiinr on the battle-fields of Mexico which sets the world on tire. Her-voice is heard in.the loud tread of her conquering legions, in the clangor ol arms, the war of artillery and the shout of victory, proclaiming in tones which reverberate around the world, '• perpe tuity to free institutions, liberty and equality to ali mankind.” Sceptres fall, thrones crumble, crowns are trodden in the dirt, and the royal tyrants of the old world go forth from their palaces, trembling fugitives from the justice of an injured people. D. W. Patterson, Esq., made a forcible and well-timed reply on behalf of the Guards—and was followed by Hon. William Dock of Harrisburg, who had kindly accompanied the Guards to this city. To Judge Dock belonged the honor of presenting, at the instance of Gen. Cameron, a pair of swords to the Guards, previous to their departure for Mexico, to which he alluded in terms, that evidently came from the heart, and sank deeply into the hearts of others. They had not, he said, brought back these blades dishonored ! The Judges remarks were elo quent and appropriate, andstruck a responsive chord in the breasts of the crowd of spectators. The festivities of the day closed by a sumptuous dinner, prepared under the auspices of the Commit tee of Arrangements, at the house of Mr. Lechler. Glorious Tittle Monroe. We find in the last Monroe Democrat, the proceed ings of the Democratic meeting held in that county on the 10th inst. Michael Weisner, Esq., pre sided, and A. H. Reedf.r and James M. Porter, Esqrs., addressed "the meeting. We have heard Col. Reeder's address spoken of as a production of the highest eloquence. The resolutions were re ported by B. S. ScHooNovF.n, Esq. We extract the following, not having room for the whole: Resolved. That in Gen. Lewis Cass, our nominee for the first office in the gift of the people, we re cognize one of the most illustrious sons of the re public, one-of the early pioneers of the great west, a bold, fearless and unswerving Democrat, —a sol dier of the war of 1812, and a statesman whose superior ability and eminent services to the country have often been acknowledged by his bitterest toes. Whether as Governor of the Northwestern territory, as representative of our country abroad, triumphant ly vindicating the rights of our'glorious navy and the privileges of American seamen, or as Senator in Congress, the world is familiar with the history of his fidelity in every position to the country and its best interests. Resolved , That in Gen. William O. Butler, our nominee for Vice President, we recognize a native*son of Pennsylvania, the hero of two ivars, whose courage and gallantry is evidenced by his wounds received on the northwestern frontier, in 1813, and at Monterey in the recent contest with Mexico, while his sendees as a statesman and civ ilian rank among the first in the nation. His name of itself together with his unceasing fidelity and attachment to republican principles, is a tower ol strength. > Resolved , That in the Hon. James Buchanan 5 we recognize the great polar star of the Keystone State. His stem integrity and unflinching advocacy of republican principles, has endeared him to the democracy of his native commonwealth, and we look forward with pride and pleasure to the period when he will yet, be crowned with higher honors. Taylor In Beaver. A Convention of “ Free Soil ’ men has been called in Beaver county, (Pa.) to* elect- delegates to the Buffalo convention. The Western Star , containing the notice, says: Bolting. —We comply with the request made of us to publish the call for a meeting of those opposed to the nominations of Taylor find CasS; and in favor of the project of the Buffalo Convention, signed by upwards ot 130 respectable citizens of this county. The names wc publish. It will be seen that they are principally from two whig districts, and are nearly all Whigs; or abolition whigs whojiave acted with that party. Among them Hve find some tenor tioelve democrats, who intend to bolt the tickeL This is what we all along* knew-would come to • pass in this county, f’he intelligentand conscien tious whigs refuse to support Gen. Taylor. *' We now say.what we haye refrained from stating be forej that Gen. Taylor 'cdhnot ‘get one half of the whig votes of Beaver county. The polls will prove this! From the Reading Gazette. Who are the Office Hunters? ■% I '' . The -Journal is. continually casting the epithet of in tothd. teeth of DemocsiJfc; of ’ Berks jjart in ls Ling (ielif, all who attend if ; Rre al^Jofficq : Does a cefebratiqii takeplape, maJ who utters a hurrah, as' ‘‘office seekers.” In short, no movement can be made by the Democrats of the county, that is not at once hooted atasthe ma.chination of “office seekers.; Now, one of the best modes of striving at truth, is by compapkon; and'as Democratic Berks and Whig Lancaster are pretty near a match, politically, we cannot test this matter more impartially, than by ascertaining; their sbtalive officeseeking prdpeiu sities. By a careful examination of the Lancaster paperSj We find that the number of Whig applicants publicly is as foßp’\vs: ForProthonotary 5’ tlegister 9; Recorder i/f, Clerk, of Orphans* Court 9, Clerk of Quarter Sessions 5 —Total 40. . Besides “these, there are 5, candidates for Sheriff, and 4 for Coroner, which we twll not take into the account. On the other hand, the entire number of Democratic applicants for office, in all the papers of Berks county, together, is as follows: 1 For • Prothonotury 0, Register 3, Recorder 7> Clerk of Orphans 1 Court 3, -Clerk of. Quarter Ses sions 2—Total 20. , . Here is the result -.—forty candidates for'office in Lancaster, and twenty in Berks Jialf the number: giving the disinterested and patriotic Whigs of Lancaster twice as good a title to the name of “office seekers, ’’ as their selfi>h and sordid Democratic neighbors of Berks. Bank Charters. The following Banks have given notice that they will apply to the next Legislature of this State for charters—there are seventeen applications for renewals: Bank of Chester county, West Chester. Bank of Delaware county, Chester. Bank of Montgomery county, Norristown. Wyoming Bank, Wilkesbarre. Farmers' & Drovers’ Bank, Waynesburg. Harrisburg Bank, Dauphin co. Lebanon Bank, Lebanon co. Columbia Bank & Bridge Company. Lancaster Bank. Farmers’ & Mechanics’ Bank, Phila. Bank of Pennsylvania, PHila. Dauphin Deposit Bank, Harrisburg. Bank of Germantown. Bank of Northern Liberties, Phila. Bank of Chambersburg. Farmers’ Bank. Bucks county, Bristol. Monongahela Bank, Brownsville, Fayette co. NEW DANK.B. Anthracite Bank, Tartiaqua, Schuylkill co. Pottstown Bank, Montgomery co. Freeport Bank, Armstrong co. City Bank, Philadelphia. Mechanics’ Bank, Minersville, Schuylkill co. • Pittsburg Savings’ Bank. Monument to Gov. Shunk. The American Republican , at West Chester, and the Doylestown Democrat , recommend the erection of a monument to this distinguished patriot. The Republican remarks: .•* Monuments are erected to those who die on the battle-field. But is it more proper that they should be erected to the patriotic warrior than to the pa triotic statesman, who, like Shunk, dies not only in the service of the State, but after having served that State long and faithfully? We do not think so; and we, therefore, suggest that the people of Pennsylvania erect a monument in memory of him who will ever be esteemed as a good citizen, a true patriot, and an honest and faithful, public servant. We hope the approaching Democratic State Con vention will consider this subject. Let that body appoint an executive Committee, to take charge of the proposed work, and also a Collecting Commit tee in each county.-and the people will cheerfully do their part. Opiuioug ol* the Press, The following Democratic newspapers have de clared Col. W.m. Bigler to be their first choice for the gubernatorial nomination, by the StateConven- The Berks County Press, i Orwigsburg Stiinme des Volks, (german.) , Carlisle American Democrat, • Lewistown True Democrat, Aaronsburg (Centre co.) Berichler, (German.) Jersey Shore (Lycoming) Republican, Lancaster Intelligencer, New Berlin (Union county) Times, 3 Clearfield Banner, Pottsville Emporium. Remarkable Presentiment of Death. —The Rochester American mentions the circumstance of a young lady of that city, highly esteemed ard res pected, who had been sick for some length of time, but was supposed to be convalescent, had a dream a few nights since, in which it appeared to her that she would die at 8 o'clock the next evening. On awakening she informed the family of her dream, and remained firmly impressed with the idea that sh*‘should die at the . hour designated, and under that belief, called her brothers and sisters around her, giving them good advice with reference to the future. Strange to say, arid remarkable as it may seem, on the approach of S o'clock, she manifested a calm resignation, and almost as the clock tolled the * hour her spirit took its flight! Thus sh& foretold, by a singular presentiment, the day and hour of her own death. •RJ-It would have been amusing to a physiogno mist to have watched Gen. Taylor’s countenance oij receiving the news of his nomination by the whigs —-the party that had retarded his movements by every means in their power, and denounced himself and brethren in arms as no gentlemen, or as rob bers and murderers. Could he have so far departed from military dignity of deportment, his thumb would most assuredly have sought his nose, and his spread digits have expressed his contempt for those u'ho were attempting to use him as a pack-horse to ride into power on. A Devoted Female. —Mrs. Far, the distin guished female philanthropist, solemnly declared to her daughter in her last illness : “ I can say one thing, since my heart was touched, at the age of seventeen, I believe I never have awakened from sleep, in sickness or in health, by day or by night, without my first waking thought being how best I might serve my Lord." A Bad Disappointment. —The Chester Unioi\ says the brothers of Robert F. Walter, who had gone out to Mexico, were at Philadelphia, on Mon day, for the purpose of receiving their returning brother and soldier, but his pilgrimage had closed at Cincinnatti. and, instead of the warm-hearted meeting anticipated, they learned the tidings of his death. Deceased Volunteers. —The bodies of privates William Eurich and Jacob Danner, of York, (Pa.) members of Captain Small's company, Ist Penn sylvania Volunteers, were on Sunday last delivered to their frierids at York, having just arrived from Mexico. The former was shot through the heart at the siege of Puebla, and the other fell a victim to disease in the hospital at Perote. . Ej* John S Ingram, Esq., the founder of the Pottsville Emporium , (who volunteered in the service of'his country, and marched to Mexico under Capt. Binder, of Philadelphia,) died at the Hospital of Perote, on the 22d of last month, of consumption. ID*The Charabersburg, Franklin county Valley Sentinel says: “We are authorized to state that Frederick Smith, Esq., does not desire to be con sidered a candidate for the Gubernatorial nomina tion." Freedom of Speech.— A free, spoken orator at Utica, ‘recently compared Mr. Van Buren to “a whale whose oil would feed the lamps of liberty to all eternity!'’ ' ' .JET” Th & .FallMiocr. News says—gaiters are ex "cefferit articlesYor. summer use, exdept one ftriniT that had better be avoided at all,.?easbns, viz : alli gators. ' .:. . ~~ j" Sh|Bjy after the the Democrat Convention ijcgd last, at Baltimore sthe the Central Committee dis idrajp) th_ejjfctyV him by the State;, X’offventioi’Hield atHkfrisburg on the4th of March,"- of addressing a circular to each of the gentlemen placed in nomination for Electors, advising them of their appointment, and requiring the customary pledge, if successful the'vote of* the State for the nominees of the Democratic party. To this circular, the Chairman has now the gratifica tion to announce, he has received replies from all the Electors, who severally accept their appoint ment, and-pledge themselves, in the event of then election, to past the vote of the State for Cass and 'Butler. " •••• Although these letters, collectively, : make a heavy draft upon our columns, which we can scarcely af ford to meet, we have deemed it due to the Democ racy of the State to make room for them, entire, as .we do in to-day‘s paper. We are certain they will be read with interest. They furnish the most grat- Mying proof that the nominations of Lewis Cass and William 0. Butler —those brave Soldiers and Civilians, who, like twin stars, shine in kindred glory in the galaxy of great names—have infused into the minds and hearts of the Democracy of the old Keystone, an enthusiasm, a zeal, and a confi dence, which are the unmistakeable harbingers of oue of the most brilliaut political triumphs that, have crowned their labors in a long series of years. Coming, as these assurances do, from the best in formed and most reliable Democrats in the State, they leave no longer any doubt of the issue in Penn sylvania. They fully warrant us in assuring the Democracy of our sister-states that in Pennsylvania alt is well; Let other states do as may, as for /ur,'she stands firmly by her ancient faith, and will maintain unsullied the renown she has acquired in . all the hotly cotftesfed struggles of the past. No event yet in the womb ot the future can be more certain, than that her 26 Electoral votes will be given to Cass and Butler. t Under the system of politics in the South, the post of an Elector is one of much responsibility. They are regarded in the light of sentinels on the Democratic watch-towers, whose duty it is to de tect- and expose the secret movements of the enemy, arouse the .lukewarm, diffuse light in the regions of Federal darkness, and exercise a watchful care over the interests of the party.— We trust it will not be deemed presumptuous, the hope, that in the present important canvass the Dem ocratic Electors in this State will be prepared to imitate this good example, and convert their sta tion into one of industry and work. Let it be their business, to effect in their several r districts that Organization, without which the battle often fails even to the strong. But* linked to gether by common counsel, mutual habitudes, and established order, they may easily and speedily communicate any evil design of.the enemy, coun teract it with concerted energy, and discharge a grave public trust .with unitormity, perseverance, and efficiency. Clearfield, June 20, lS4Bif Dear Sir: I have been absent from home, and did not, therefore, until this moment, receive your circular of the *2Gth ultimo. I now hasten to reply, that I most cheerfully accept the nomination of a Senatorial Elector, and hereby pledge myself, that, if chosen a member of the Electoral College, I will cast my vote* for Lewis Cass for President, and for William 0. Euti.er for Vice President of the United States. To comply with the requisitions of the -Hh of March Convention, by voting for the nominees pre sented at Baltimore, will he to me a most welcome service; no more glorious or honorable duty could be assigned to any„Democrat. Both the Democratic candidates have been long and favorably known to the people—they are honest, competent and patrio tic, —and, what will add greatly to their strength in the contest—models of moral purity. Lewis Cass is most eminently fitted, by education, as well as by experience, to perform the high and impor tant duties of President of the United States.— No truer specimen of an American Statesman and Patriot can be found in the country. He is brave, talented, and always on the side of his country. His career as a soldier in the late war with Great Britain, in defence of the rights and honor of the nation—his untiring and successful efforts whilst Minister to France, to defeat the Quintuple Treaty —his whole course in the Senate, but especially jiis able and patriotic support of the Government in the date Mexican War, have endeared him to the Democracy of all sections of the Union, who have received his nomination for , the Presidency with demonstrations of delight. His colleague on the ticket is equally acceptable to the people. It is only necessary to mention the name of the chival rous Butler, to elicit, from the masses, manifesta tions of the warmest enthusiasm. Since the days of Jackson, I have never seen the Democracy of the “ Old Keystone" so completely united, or more termined on victory. Our candidates are an em bodiment of the principles professed and the quali fications required by their party, and possess, in addition, if 1 mistake not, in an eminent degree, the great whig yualifiration if availability. I am, very truly, your friend, WILLIAM BIGLER. To K. W Hotter, Esq., Chairman of the State Central Committee, Lan caster city, Pa. Easton, June 28, 184 S. My Dear Sir: Your circular reached me but a few days since, and I seize the first opportunity to reply. Honor’d by the Democratic State Conven tion with the nomination of Senatorial Elector, I accept it with pleasure. The requirement that, through you, a pledge be given by the electors, to vote foi the nominees of the National Convention, I hereby give, without reserve , and pledge myself, if chosen a member of the Electoral College, to vote for Gen. Lewis Cass for President, and Gen. Wil liam 0. Butler for Vice President of the United States. Although my unqualified preference for’our fa vorite and cherished son, James Buchanan, was well known to my Democratic friends, and I should have hailed his nomination as one of the brightest acts of the age, yet I adopt, the language of that illustrious man, and say: “ Now that the Baltimore Convention has settled the matter, let us all go to work and elect Cass and Butler.” Upon the merits ol these candidates it is nnne cessary to enlarge. With such names, accredited by long years of political and military service,we have nothing to fear. Our triumph is sure.- Our sister states may be assured, that Pennsylvania *• never surrenders • to the enemies of Democracy, what ever guise they may assume. It affords me'no less gratification to assure our sister congressional dis tricts, that Old Northampton will roll upher4*soo Democratic majority. This is no exaggeration— but sober fact. The result in November, will prove the truth of our motto— Cass, Butler, and Vic tory. With sentiments of regard, your fellow-citizen, DAVID D, WAGENER. E. W. Hutter, Esq., Chairman, &c. First Congressional District, Pa. June 1, 1848. Sir: Your circular of the 2Gth ult. has been re ceived, and in reply I give the required pledge, and state, that as a Democrat it is as much my duty, as it will.'give me pleasure, to vote for Cass and Butler in the Electoral College, should I be elec ted. • . The nominations of Gen. Lewis Cass and Gen. William.O. Butler for the high and exalted sta tion of President and Vice c President of the United States, meet fronts the Democracy of this District the most unqualified approval, and are received with the greatest unanimity. As Pennsylvanians we:should have been highly gratified, and flattered with the nomination of ope of our own distinguished citizens, but in this laudable desire we have been disappointed, and we cannot but regret it. Yet, as Democrats, loving our glorious Constitution and Union, our party and its principles , more than men, we bow with deference to the ascertained will ol the majority of the whole party—and now go into the contest with confidence of success, and a deter mination to do our' part, towards redeeming the pledge given to the .National .Convention by the eloquent M Candless of Pittsburg, that Pennsylva nia would respond to the. nominations by 30,000 majority. With such standard bearers as Cass and Butler, and with our banners carried aloft, inscribed on tbern •* Our Unton, the whole Union, and nothing but theJJnvm —our party and its principles of Equal Rights and Freedom of the Sens’ —this pledge, I feel, will bte more than realized: - With nty most • ardent wishfor the speedy -suc cess,. all: over'the. wdrld, ofEqaaKty, Fraternity and I amvery respectfully, youra. See., \ JHENRTjL. BENNER. Philadelphia, May 39,11848. Dear Sir th&.,2oth inst.l inform ing me o.f tor of the District of tips State, ahd also reqviesting of me a written pledge to vote in the .electorifl'college for the candidates nominated f by the-Demqj*ratic National Convention. jhas, this befljnr received, and I attjhce communicate ,fd yo|||nyi|c|ceptanceof thatappointment, and at® she of for Gen.j Lf.wls Cass o| Michigan for President and Gen. William O. of Kentucky for Vice President of the United States. " 1 Fixed as those distinguished citizens have been, for a series ofyears, in the public eye*thei| virtues have shone most conspicuously in the trying and in teresting eventswhich our national progress lias given rise to—and if sterling patriotism—high liioral, as well as political position—untiring devoticjir to the public welfare and commanding statesmanslup (to say nothing of the qualifications of gijeat cap- • tains which both have evinced iii tlie field)} can call forth the general respect, confidence and admiration; then; will the overwhelming Democracy of our country, at the polls, attest - that the people never can—never will be ungrateful. .' j ' Very respectfully,yours, j. HORN R. KNEASS. E. W. Hutteii, Esq., Chairman, &c. Philadelphia, June 10, 18-18 Dear Sir: I regret it.has nof-been in my po\yer, at an earlier day to answer your . circular of the 26th of May, requiring of me a Pledge .as an Elec tor, to vote in the Electoral College; for-the candi dates nominated by:the Democratic National Con vention. This pledge I cheerfully National Convention ’having nobly seconded the popular wish in presenting for the highest offices in the gift ot the American people, Lewis Cass and William 0. Butler, two of the most distingushed heroes ami statesmen. It will give me great pleasure, should Ibe chosen to vote for them iii'the Electoral college. Never, in the whole course of my life, have I known the selections of the. Democratic party in the National Convention to be received with such ardent enthusiasm. I look with confi dence to their election. Respectiully yours, ISAAC SHUNK. E. W. Hutter; Esq., Chairman, &c. Germantown, June 1,184 S. Dear Sir:. In answer to your circular of the 20th ult, l have the honor to inform -you that I cheer fully accept the nomination of Elector for the 4th Congressional District, made by the Democratic State Convention, held at Harrisburg on the Ith of March last, and further pledge my honor, that, if elected, I shall cast my vote in the Electoral Col lege for Gen. Lewis Cass for President, and for Gen. William 0. Butler for Vice President of the United States. I give this pledge, not only in obedience to the resolution passed by the State Convention, but be cause the private and public virtues of our Demo cratic .candidates have, during the last forty years, illustrated the pages of our Rational History, and now invest the nominations of the Baltimore Con vention with a character of moral sublimity, wor thy the great and immutable principles of the Democratic Party, and the holy cause of rational Liberty. I remain, Dear Sir, respectfully, your obedient Servant, A. L. ROUMFORT. E. W. Hutter, Esq., Chairman, &c. Pottstown, June 8, 1848. Dear Sir: I have received your circular dated 2Gth ult., and have to state in reply, that ldo ac cept the nomination for Presidential Elector for the sth Congressional District, which the Democratic State Convention did me the honor to confer "upon me, and that if chosen a member of the Electoral College I will vote for Gen. Lewis Cass for Presi dent and William 0. Butler for Vice President of the United States. To make this pledge costs mono sacrifice of feel ing, for I participate, cordially, in the enthusiasm which manifestly pervades the Democratic ranks in qll quarters of our good old Commonwealth in favor of glorious nominees of the Baltimore Convention. With such candidates, the Democratic party can go proudly forth to meet their political opponents, assured of triumph. Cass and Boiler are names not belonging to any narrow locality. Their fame is national. We may justly feel proud of their conduct in .the battle field and in the legis lative halls of our country—proud of them as sol diers ami as statesmen—proud of them as men of high intellect and pure and lofty character—proud of them as able uncompromising advocates or Democratic principles. Pennsylvania by the enthusiastic reception she has given to the nominations—by the zeal which animates her staunch Democracy—by the unity with which they are already preparing as a band ot brothers for the battle, proclaims in language not to be misunderstood, that she is preparing to •strike another mighty blow for “THE GOOD OLD CAUSE"—and that she will give her 20 electoral votes, by a majority that will average about 1000 to each elector to the .Hero, Patriot and Statesman of Michigan, and the chivalric War Eagle of Kentucky. Very respectfully your ob't servant, J. S. YOST. E. W. Hutter,. Esq., Chairman, &c. Allentown. Lehigh co., Juno 3, 1818. Dear Sir: Your circular, dated May 20, is before me, announcing officially my nomination by the. State Democratic Convention as Presidential Elec tor lor the sixth Congressional District—inquiring whether 1 accept the nomination, and whether, il elected, I will vote for the nominees of the late Baltimore Convention. In reply to it. 1 answer, 1 do accept this nomina tion, and it elected will vote (God willing.) in the Electoral College of Pennsylvania for Gen. Lewis Cass for President and Gen. William O. Butler for Vice President of the United States. I do A so most cheerfully because thenominationhas already been most enthusiastically responded to by the Democracy of this district, and because, also, I am well persuaded that an Electoral vote cannot be cast lor better Democrats or purer men. The principles which accompany these nomina tions, and fo.r which the party will battle in the coming contest, have ever been dear to the Democ racy ol this district. To them they are solemn ly pledged. To men, so eminently capable of car rying out those principles, they will, one and all adhere, and. while I give, through you, to my bro ther democrats in other parts of this State my sol emn pledge, to carry out their will in the Electoral College, I feel sure that I can pledge this district for the largest vote she ever gave for the men and the measures of the democratic party. I have the honor to remain yours truly, ' R. E. WRIGHT. E. W. Hutter, Esq., Chairman, &c. Downinotown, May 30, 1848. Dear Sir: The mail of yesterday brought me your circular, announcing my nomination by the, convention held at Harrisburg on the 4th of March last, as a candidate for Elector of the 7th Congres sional District; and at which it was made your duty to require of each nominated candidate a written pledge to vote in the Electoral College for the candidates nominated by the Democratic Na tional Convention. I am pleased to accept the nomination above mentioned and accompany that acceptance with a pledge, that, if chosen a mem be j ol the Electoral College, I will vote for Gen. Lewis Cass for Pres ident, and Gen. Wm. O. Butlf.r lor Vice President of the United States. In accepting the nomination, I feel myself the acknowledged representative and authorized agent of the great political party to which I belong j and bound to do the known will and to fulfil the precise instructions of my constituents in any course approved and adopted by a majority. I was the decided advocate for the nomination of Mr. Buchanan j he being personally known to me —a citizen of this State, and formerly elected to Congress by this district But his nomination, not meeting the approbation of the National Conven tion, my next preference was for Gen. Cass. His character I have been observant of since the war of 1812, and have never found him swerve from the true, principles of Republicanism. His public life bears the scrutiny of Democracy, and his pri vate character may be canvassed and in it found as little to condemn as falls to the lot of man. The foundation of the popularity of the nominees of the Baltimore Convention is the services they have done the nation; their claims receive confir mation from their known political principles and personal character. In the various departments of civil employment, to which they have been called, they .have never departed from the simplicity of American Democracy. Between these illustrious nqjnThere exists no difference of opinion bn the cardinal points of American politics. Both are Democratic Republicans, and will maintain the principles and policy proclaimed by the Democratic National Convention at Baltimore. ' ■< Yours very respectfully, ' WM. W. DOWNING. E. W. Hutter, Esq., Chairman, &c; ; Locust Grove Mills, Lancaster co., ) " June i,"1848. * i Dear 8iv : : By the Democratic State Convention held ht Harrisburg, on: the 4th of March last* I vjajS appointed *the candidate for elector of theß.th Congressional district. Ardent as Wasmy' anxiety
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