vaiukty. John Van Buren and tlie *‘Old Gentleman. 9 . 9 Major Noah, of the New York Sunday Times , has been exciting our risible faculties with the following, anecdotes of the younger and elder Van t Inquiries were made at the meeting in the Park for John Van Buren. One half of the company came to hear him speak, not caring a straw for the issue. John was there, but he refused to speak. • He saw all the old faces, and would not.repeat that * one speech again, and he had dished up nothing new. When John established the Albany Atlas to put down the Argus —the thing of all others which has created the present muss in the party—the old gentleman went up to Albany from Kinderhook to remonstrate with John, and to preach caution, mildness and forbearance. He saw what would • grow out of it. and admonished the son to be care ful and not get into a fight with the Argus. . Young Hotspur heard him out v.i*h his usual amiability,!' and-said in rcplv “My d-ar sir, I have the greatest s respect lor your opinion: your experience and your judgment; but vvir.it the d Ido you know of politics?' 4 Thei-if Uno <h*ubt that the old gentle man has greyt < '"*nce in John's talent, but not in. his diic.’.!i-*ii. a;id they have no secrets from each other. ' • j The Van Buren family are all dreadful sleepers; 1 they sit up half the night, and lay ip bedjantil noon. A droll scene occurred onoe at Washington when Mr. Van Buren .was Vice President. He laid in bed so late that he could not reach the Sen ate at-12 o'clock to call that honorable body to I order. Lamenting his sleeping propensity to John, he declared that there must be a reform—they all slept too late. “Let's make a bargain/' said John. ..The first who rises shall call the other up, with leave to pull the delinquent out of bed If not up in time." said the old gentleman. One sat up playing brag with a par cel of roysteters until the morning's sun darted its rays through the green blinds. “Bless me,*’ said He, “why, it's eight o'clock. I must go and call the old gentleman up.’’ John went to his own chamber, made his toilet and then went into his lather's bed-room. “Hallo! do you know how late it is, father 7 Past eight. Come, tumble up! ' •«> “Oh, John! let me sleep a little longer.! “Not a minute! You remember the bargain! " So he rolled the old gentleman into his blanket and sheet, deposited him very gently on the floor, and left him. One thing is certain, between the old and young magicians they distrust each other's quickness, aptness, and discrimination. Some time ago there was a caucus at Flagg's, at Albany, to talk over •political matters. Col. Young, John Van Buren, the ex-Presideut, with other leading men, were present. Mr. Van. Buren, as usual, was preaching caution, conciliation, and moderation to all John's proposi tions. “There.*' said John to one of the party, “I told you he was an old hunker. He ain't sound." Disastrous Fil ein Albany-A Large Portion ofi'tlie City*in Ruins. A very disastrous fire occurred in Albany on Thursday, by which property amounting to two millions of dollars is supposed to be lost. • The district of the city burned is bounded South by Herkimer street to Church, thence Welt along Lydias, crossing Lydius street. The fire proceeded North along Union street to Hudson street, although no houses were burned in Hudson street. . The line of that street was the bounding ol that fire. The eastern boundary was one block along which, with the exception of three or four stores, was burned. Those acquainted with Albany will perceive that about one eighth of the city is in ashes. The streets-burned are Herkimer on north side from the dock to Church ; Lydius on both sides from dock I to Union: Denniston st. entirely; Hamilton from dock to Union; Division Irom dock to Union; South Broadway from Herkimer st. to near Hudson vt.; Church, from Herkimer ,to South Broadway; a portion of Dallins st.; Liberty st., from Lydius I to Hudson, and Union mostly on both sides from 1 Lydius to Hudson. In South Broadway, the Eagle Tavern, U. States Hotel and Townsend House are among the principal buildings burnt. At the Town send House the tire was checked on the east side of the street by the rain; on the west side by the rain and the brick store, corner of Hudson. °The entire of the pier from Hamilton street .bridge to the cut used by the Boston ferry boat is completely swept awajy. Here the lire Nvas com municated to the freight barges, &c., destroying several. The floats used in the basin for the storage of property are burnt, eight to ten freight berges belonging to the Hudson River and Swiftsure liqes. and the schooner .Colent, of Boston. The schooner r.iua r*iautuu, wrjiuMun, uasmucn damaged. The Columbus street Market and three or four buildings north of it were also destroyed. r ° It is impossible to estimate-the loss. $2,000,0(10 may cover it, but this is all guess work. ; The num ber of bOildings of all kinds destroyed cannot be less than tivediundred. The insurance is also, large, but it is itoubted whether all can be made available. To a providen tial change of the wind from the south to the ndrth followed soon alter by a drenching rain, can the preservation of pur city alone he ascribed. Had not the wind changed, the power of man could not have stopped tlie - conflagration. uncLit must only have stopped by reaching the northern bounds ol the city. The firemen of Troy, West Troy and Scenectady were here in full force. The. conflagration in Liberty street was stopped by blowing np houses, ft is feared that several lives were lost—rumor says as many as 10 but there is no positive information. The Museum and other places of amusement are closed. A Tragedy. —On last Saturday night, at Mnll deville. on the other side of the Lake Pontchartrain an Indian murdered ah Indian by him with a large knife. A son of the murdered man immediately gave information to two of the tribe, and they took the offender into custody. On Sun day morning, a court composed of ten Indians was formed to hear the case and pass sentence. The proofs were most conclusive, and the prisoner was at once condemned to death. Whereupon he was measured, his grave marked out, and he himself set to work digging it. When the grave was fin ished, a rifle was placed in the hands ofj the mur dered sou for the purpose of doing the execution. At the first shot death did not ensue; the second shot also took effect,-but did not kill! and the stoical violator of innocent life fell into his “%I'ave, and was there finally killed, and covered with earth as he lay. The court that had con demned him then tool: their own instrument of justice into custody, and started off for the purpose of delivering him to the civil authorities of Covnng ton, to obtain his final discharge as an innocer t . man. ' The trial and execution were had in the rigid conformity with the customs of the ij l , which all the parties belonged. Ther ‘ trl ■!° ing-hurried—no violence of any des- . ? vas n ?!. A would; the culprit escape, which - n Ph™- or done,Tor he was not confined hc ml S bt have Among these Indians when • “““ff life, it has been customs- - tme 11 had for,ei ed h ' s ' nian to any person wlr .y to sell the condemned him. as it were, to - J w ? uU .' W’ and E ° restorc - three hundred doP ,lfe i ' ne ,P rese , m lnatan I . cc the criminals P A Bl *.'™® offercd to , tha , tnb , e , for ery of the ex' ’ lv >’ich was refused. The deliv- State is p~ • “ .“ u »ner up to the authorities of the . 5 ' ,l ‘ raj nation of their more civilized breth -? iGn they kill in self defence, surrender themselve _ or j e g a j discharge from censure. While • we la>~ con dition of these wild men of the "* must admire the promptness with which ' .heir ’justice was administered. — N. O. Crescent of the Stk inst. ’ The Word “Selah.”— The translators of the Bible have left the Hebrew word Selah, which oc curs so often in the. Psalms, as they found it, and of course the English reader often asks his minis* ter, some learned friend, what it means. And the minister or learned friend, has must often been obliged to confess ignorance because it is a matter in regard to whicli the most learned have by no means been of one mind. The Targums and most of the Jewish commentators, give to the word the meaning eternally, forever. Rabbi Kimchi regards it as a “sfon to elevate the voice. The authors of the Septuagint translation appear to have regarded it as a musical note, equivalent, perhaps, to the woi-d repent. According .to Luther and others, it means silence. Gesenius explains it to mean, “Let the instruments play, and the singers stop AVocher regards it as equivalent to sursum corda— op my soul! Sommer, after examining all the ■ seventy-four passages in which the word occurs, recognises in every case “an actual appeal or summons to Jehovah. They are calls for aid and, prayers to be heard, expressed either with entire directness, or jf not in the imperative. “Hear Jehovah! or avt’ake Jehovah!” and the like, still earnest addresses to God that he would remember and hear ” &c. The word itself lie regards as in dicating a blast of trumpets by the priest. Selah, 'itself, he thinks an abridged expression used for ‘ Higgaion Selah: Higgaion indicating the'sound ot the stringed -instruments,- and Selah a vigorous .. blast of trumpets.—BiA lotheca Sacra. -i i allard! Travelling.— Gen. 'Worth, the Washing, f ’ .ton'papers-announce, has reached that city,diaymg . Ravelled alt. the way from the brilliant fields of \ Mexico, with his staff. JStttclltigcucer & Journal. E. W. HUTTER, EDITOR, FOR PRESIDENT, #eit. Ccuris Cass, OF MICHIGAN. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, ' <®en. tOilliam <D. Butler, OF KENTUCKY Democratic Electoral Tieket. Senatorial Delegates. WILLIAM BIGLER, of Clearfield. DAVID D. WAGENER, of Northampton. Representative Electors. 13. John C. King, 14. John Weidman, 15. Robert J. Fisher, 16. Frederick Smith, 17. John Creswei.l, IS. Charles. A. 81-ack, 19. Geo. W. Bowman, 20. John R. Shannon, 21: Geo. P. Hamilton, 22. WilliamH. Davis, 23. Timothy Ives, '24. Jas. G. Campbell. Henry L. Benner, Horn R. Kneass, Isaac Shunk, A. L. Roumfort, Jacob S. Yost, Robert E. Wright, Wm. W. Downing, Henry Haldeman, Peter Kune, B. S.Schoonover, ;1. Wm. Swetland, .2. Jonah Brewster, FOR GOVERNOR, €ol. to)illiam Bigler, OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Subject to the decision of the Democratic State Con- FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, Israel painter, OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. Lancaster, August 22, 1848. Democratic Central Committee. . The gentlemen composing the Democratic State Central Committee of Pennsylvania, are requested to meet at the house of Henry Buehler, in Har risburg, on Wednesday, August 30th, at 5 o’clock P. M., on business of importance. : E. W. HUTTER, Chairman. Lancaster, Aug. 22. Whig Delegate Flections. The Whig Delegate Elections were held in this county on last Saturday, and excited much interest. The name of the place-hunters is “ Legion," and as a nomination in this Federal stronghold is equiva lent to an election, the strife for delegates has been loud and fierce. The principal issue seems to be between the friends and enemies of Thaddeus Stevens, who is warmly urged by one portion of the party for a seat in Congress. Mr. Stevens is opposed by the ultra whigs, who prefer either Dr. DnmF.Ln or A. H. Smith, Esq., of th&city. In both the wards of this city, the Stevens party were successful. How it will be in the county, remains to be tested. The convention meets to-morrow The Hausers Family. These capital vocalists give .another and a lust Concert at the hall of the Mechanics’ Institute, in this city, this evening. Our citizens have never been more gratified with any musical entertain ments. We trust that those who have not yet heard them, will not tail to improve this last op portunity. Speech Irom Col. Forney. A large number of Democrats in this city have invited their old friend and fellow-citizen Col. John W.. Founkt, of the Pennsylvanian , to address them, on the political topics now before the country, and we are gratified to state, that he has consented* to comply with their wishes, designating Monday next, August 2S, as the* time best suited to his con venience. We doubt not the Democracy of our city will turn out, cn masse , to hear-one, who in times past has labored in their midst with such aigiuii icai amt success, ana in whom they still re cognize an able and eloquent .Champion of the Good Old Cause. Eulogy oii Governor Sliunk. We have read with high satisfaction, as we could not fail warmly to admire, the Eulogy upon Francis R. Shiwk, delivered at Wilkesbarre, on the Bth instant, by George W. Woodward. It is a production replete with the’highest order of elo quence, the more captivating because of its native and unaffected simplicity. The character of Gov. Shunk has enlisted many able pens and tongues, but we doubt whether his virtues have from any source received a more appropriate and truthful tribute, than in the glowing Eulogy of Judge Woodward. Centre County. One of the largest and most enthusiastic assem blages of the Democracy ever witnessed hi Centro county, was held at Belbefonte, on the lf»th instant, at which Hon George goal presided. Our valued friend, Col. E. V. K* verhart,.as chairman of the committee appointed, for that purpose, reported a preamble and reso) utions, which are glowing and eloquent in the • assertion of Democratic truths- The meeting dec’ , a red itself, with entire unanimity, in favor of Col . William Bigler for the office of Governor, ai;*o instructed their delegates to support his nomin Mif ,n in the State Convention. Eloquent speeches we re delivered by Messrs. Everhart, Burn side, : A nd Maemanus. Old Centre-is now fully arro»jsed and will give a Democratic majority of ! ' ro, .n 800 to 10U0. ' iET 111'» Democratic paper printed at Baton Rouge, Lt misihna, where Gen. Taylor resides, states that then • is not a‘single Democrat in that parish who will not vote for Cass and Butler. It also adds that a gr eat number of the whigs of the parish are out agafcnst Taylor. They say that he is no whig, and that they consider him disqualified for any office out of the army. Many of them will vote for Cass and Butler, and others will not vote at all. IP* The people will bear iu mind that if they elect Gen. Taylor to “the presidential office, it will be at variance with" his 11 most cherished wishes.' He snys so himself. The voters will not be guilty of the rudeness of crossing the Gen.'s most cherished wishes. Free Soil Convention. —The delegates to the Van Buren Convention from Pennsylvania, held a meeting at Buffalo on the 10th, and resolved to call a Free Soil. State Convention, to assemble at Read ing, in good “old Berks,” and nominate an electoral ticket in favor of Van Buren and Adams. Joseph Neide, of Montgomery, was chairman, and Dr. E. D. Gazzam, of Pittsburg, secretary of the meeting. The Convention will be a miserable affair, or we are mistaken. Some people will show their hands there, who in after years will deeply regret it. “A Little more Grape, Capts_Bragg ” —Major Braxton Bragg, who contributed so essentially to the overthrow of the Mexicans at Buena Vista, has also contributed to the discomfiture.of Taylor whig gery, in North C arolina. In Northampton county, where the democrats gain two members of the leg islature and largely on the governor vote, Major Bragg and his brother, Thomas Bragg, jr., were en gaged in the canvass. .fp*Wm. F. Johnson has been nominated by the Nalivists of Dauphin county, as iheir candidate for Governor. Of course the Whig wing the Na tive party will acquiesce , as they did jin.'the nomina tion of Taylor. , . .' fETThe. Genius of .Liberty, published at Union town, the place of Dr. Sturgeon’s residence, states that that estimable, popular,‘and consistent 'repub lican, peremptorily declines being considered a can didate for.Governor.’*'• • • ' • ; '-; ■; ! LOCAL POLITICS, -- J With some General Reflections. In another column will be found the proceedings of theJDemocratic County Convention, which as sembled on Wednesday last, in this city. We are informed by those, who are older in the county than we, that it was one of the-most excited conventions of the sort ever.held here, and that none has ever exceeded it, either as to the numbers that were/in attendance, or the interest which it elicited. At the very outsefrit was apparent, that the friends of Bigler and Champneys, however the former may have preponderated immediately after the delegate elections, now stood so nearly balanced, that the re suit might depend upon the voice of a single town ship. This interesting closeness was first disclosed in the choice of the Chairman, the convention having resorted to the novel mode of selecting this officer by ballot, which resulted in the choice of Mr. Martin, (the Champneys candidate,) by a majority of one township only. The extraordinary closeness of the rival parties may be still better comprehended from the fact, that on this ballot the vote of Sads bury township, where instructions had been passed for Col. Bigler, was by some misunderstanding not given at all, and the vote ol East Donegal was given to Mr. Martin, by the casting vote of a delegate, who arrived in the very “nick of time to save it from the other side! Mr. Martin was, therefore, elected by the vote of a single delegate! \ ■*’ Having thus gained the organization, the rest was ■comparatively an easy task. Delegates friendly .to the Hon. Benjamin Champneys were thereupon elected, as a matter of course, and surely we have not one word of censure or complaint. We appeal to our columns for the proof, that during this sea son of excitement, towards Judge Champneys we have not been betrayed into a single uncivil or un kind word. As a Citizen and Neighbor we share in the general esteem that waits upon his irreproach- ble and blameless life, and as a Democrat we have; vindicated his fame perhaps as often and as effi- ciently as some who ;l are more vociferous in the manner of their attachment. At the Drumore meeting, we pledged ourselves, in The event of his nomination for Governor, to work for his election as cordially and zealously as if we succeeded in our first choice, and we shall not now violate this pledge, by going to Harrisburg on the 'Mith of .dngnst, anil bespattering our candidate icitll filthy abuse. If he receives the nomination, we shall not hate one word to retract, which is to us a pleasing retro- spect. We have said that we indulge in not one word of censure or complaint. Perhaps we should make some exceptions. We think the majority did wrong, in not permitting Mr. Hatuhuiuht to rep resent the township of Penn, because the Democrats had failed to hold an election. In the abstract this decision Would seem right—but it is atiirnied that the managers of our County Conventions have re sorted, year alter year, to this method ol filling up the unrepresented townships, anil that they have frequently in this way admitted delegates from six and eight townships together. If it was a good rule when it stlitdd //mV peculiar purposes, it could not have been a bad rule when it did not, and the precedent should have been adhered to. We are further of opinion, that our trusty anil well-beloved friend, Col. FnAzr.n, departed from the moderation, dignity, and. nice sense of delicate pro, priety, for' which he is-usnally so remarkable, by starting out, post-haste, on Sunday, to Conestoga, and other places, to operate upon the delegates, it any delegates had been chosen, who needed advice and instruction, it is submitted whether they ought not to have hearkened 1n the will of their mnslitn cnls, in preference to counsel from anyothcr quarter, however distinguished. This custom of intcrlering with the free action of the delegates, after their i ih,lion, is at best ‘-more honor'd in the breach than it, the observance." it has lost Col. Pur.i.kii the vote ot the county, it being ait admitted tact that he had a majority ot the townships before the meeting, but we have yet to he persuaded that sue cess sanctifies error. Wc think (urthci, that the viva core system of voting is far preferably in every respect, to the hal lol system, anti that the majority did wrong in in sisting upon the latter. The former mode of voting prevails in Congress, and in all our State Legisla tures, and is vastly the most Democratic. Where men are acting as the mere agents for executing the will of others, unless they vote viva voir, it is impos sible for their constituents to ascertain the manner in which they discharge their trust. The very term Delegates proves that they are not acting for themselves, hut for others, and surely the principal has a right to be informed of the acts of his agents. VVe were both mortified and surprised at the speech of Mr. Amwakk on this vitally important princi ple. We are curious to discover whether he will also oppose the vira core system when he goes to Harrisburg. If lie does, we opine it will require a stronger argument to overturn it than he deltveied here on Wednesday. The rim rare or the fair system, the open and above-board system, which compels every man to show his hand, and which enables the people to see how their representatives discharge their trust, was advocated by Messrs. Patterson, of Little Britain. Baker, of Salisbury. M'Sfarren-. of Dru. more, Modkrwf.i-l and Barr, of Columbia. 1 hrij were right —and they . gave proof that they bettei understand the nature of representative government and the true teachings of practical Democracy than the others, who went for the ballot system, or the blind system, which,®as in a game of thimble-rig, is done under cover of a hat. We arc proud of the position of the Biglermen on this point. It is better to fall, asserting the Right, than to stand, defending the Wrong. We think further, that the Delegate System in Lancaster county is radically defective, and that a fair expression of public sentiment never is obtain ed, and never can be, until'it be reformed. The plan of admitting all the townships, big and little, great and small, to an riptal voice in the convention, is fraught with Injustice and Wrong. The true method is to apportion the delegates among the several towns and townships, according to their numerical strength, adopting the Democratic vote at the preceding Governor's election as a basis for adjusting the ratio.. If a township polled one hun dred Democratic votes, it should be entitled to one delegate, if two hundred, to two, and in like propor tion. This is the rule in Philadelphia city and county, in Lehigh, in Northampton, in Chester, .and is finding general acceptance. We have now before us the West Chester Jeffersonian of the 15th instant, containing the call of thd Delegate Con vention for that county. The delegates are appor tioned among the several townships according to the Democratic strength of each. Under this apportionment, Birmingham sends one- delegate, Charlestown /ten, East Nottingham three, Sadsbury Jive, and so on. But look at the practical effect of the Lancaster county system. Let the votes of ten townships at the last Governor's election serve as an illustration-. Bioler dist. Shunk. Champkeys dist. Siiiihk. Columbia bor. 263 Elizabeth twp. 31 Marietta “ 134 Lancaster “ - 15 Elizabethtown bor. 133 .W. Lampeter twp. 24 Paradise twp. -109 E. Lampeter “ 4(1 Salisbury “ 127 ' Conestoga ‘= 04 Catrnarvon“ 140 West Earl “ 54 Colerain “ 158 Brecknock 89 Drumore “ " ' 182 Ephrata , “ S 4 Total 130 G Now, why the 1306 Democrats in the one- side of the table, should have no more weight in a County Convention than" the -107 on the other, is an anomaly, difficult of defence or explanation. It requires but a glance at these figures, to prove, that the Delegate System imLancaster county is singu. larly.defective, and that, until the Chester county system be substituted, it- is idle to contend that a fair and reliable expression of. opinion ever ran be obtained. .We intend no disrespect to any one, but it is our honest conviction, that the Delegate Sys tem in'itancaster county, as at present organised, is ittle more-than abroad farce. -'lt calls loudly for But what the Democratic party in Lancaster county needs, most of all, is POLITICAL TOLE- RATION. In the material world' we behold an interminable diversity,the excellent hand of Nature having fashioned no two objects exactly similar. From the flowers that bloom on the same stem, and the leaves that rustle on the same bough, to the twin-offsprings ol the same womb, all bear dis tinctive ‘ marks of inexhaustible variation. How -much more strikingly is this principle exemplified in the diverse and manifold operations of the intel ligent and immortal mind. 1 Boundless as is the field of knowledge and speculation, there is perhaps scarcely a subject that employs the thoughts of men. on which the opinions of any two coincide wholly. 4 What should tKis universal difference in the constitution of taste and intellect teach us, other than the duty of an enlightened and prudential tolerance of opinion? We are not the advocates of a relaxed party discipline. We| have voted for fourteen,years, and we are proud to have it in our power to state, that we have never scratched a name from any regularly nominated Democratic ticket, and have never voted for an opponent for any office, great or small, in our life. We -never intend to either, believing the members of that party, how ever estimable in private life, constitutionally inca pacitated for a wise and enlightened administration of government. But because we are ourselves thus rigid in the observance of our duty to our party, shall-we pur sue with bitter persecutions, and subject to fire and faggot, those whose tastes and tempers may have led to an occasional “slip" from the beaten track of duty? • Is* there to be no mercy in politics for a repentant sinner ‘ Must a man because fifteen years ago, he was unconsciously led away by the “ raw head and bloody bones” of William Morgan, be doomed to perpetual banishment from the Demo cratic fold ? There are,hundreds of conscientious and well-meaning men in this county, who be came Anti-Masons, when that faction first started into life, who would gladly return to their ancient faith, if our proceedings were conducted with less violence and vindictiveness. If the same pains were taken to bring men in, that are employed to read them oh/, it would not be many years before the Federal majority in this county would vanish as mist before the rising sun. It is not our purpose, to play the part* either o moralist or censor, but we appeal to'the calm aiu dispassionate judgment of. every reflecting mind, whether our political differences are not conducted with a* degree of acrimony, from which the better portion of community revolts. If civilization, in its progress, has trampled down those instruments of physical torture, by means of which in the dark ages the artful demagogue established his terrible despotism over his fellow-man, there are unhappily still left other weapons of coercion, equally to be deprecated. Ribald abuse and bitter denunciation are here the substitutes. Our field of political dis cussion has become a .bear-garden, in which the controversialists, forgetiul of the fact that politics are a branch df morals, assail each other, as if they were devils, instead of Christian men. The aim of eitr ‘leaders seems to be to exterminate , not to rauvinee —as if obloquy were better than reason , and to defame a neighbor a prouder achievement than to rerhiim him from error. A happy milleuium will have dawned upon the politics of Lancaster county, when our party dis putations shall be conducted without a resort to intemperate denunciation and ribald invective— when the sole ground of controversy shall be the antagonist principles ol government—when th'e struggle shall be one of reason and opinion, and the establishment of political Truth —and when con trovcrsialism shall have ceased to be sunken into a wretched brawl, in which bad ends and worse means act the chief parts in the desecrated scene. That such a time is on the approach, we verily believe. For a season the agitation of the elements may preserve on the surface those who misunder stand and pervert the noble aims of politics, but they are infallibly doomed .to sink to the bottom, when the fierce ebullition of passion, prejudice, and .ellishpess, shall have subsided. A Contrast —A Patriot anil a Dls organizer—Jas. Buchanan anil Martin Van Burcn. There is a striking contrast between the course pursued by Jaaiks Buchanan' and Martin Van Burkn, in relation to the Presidency. The acts of one prove him to be a pure patriot, an incorruptible Democrat, and an honest man; while the acts ot the other exhibit him in the light of a selfish poli tician, a reckless disorganize!-, and a traitor to the Democratic party. 11l 184-1, Mr. Buchanan, says the excellent paper from which we quote, the Pittsburgh JW, was a prominent candidate for the Presidency; and indeed it is the general opinion that his chances for the nomination were better tK«hi those of any other man. But, in the goodness of his heart, and with out advice from any of his friends, he withdrew Iris name from the list of candidates, for the sake of* harmony, in order that no obstacle might be placed in the way of Mr. Van Buiien’s nomination. The National Convention, however, thought it advisable to take up a new man, who would not be obnox ious to the Democracy in any section of the country —a man against whom no prejudices had been en tertained by any considerable portion of the people. James K. Polk ieceived the nomination, and the Democracy rallied to his support in every part of the country. Where did James Buchanan stand ' He went to work like an honest Democrat, and did every thing in his power to secure the triumphant election ot .Mr. Polk.' And what was the course of Martin Van Burf.n during the campaign? He retired to Kinderhook with one hundredUftipusand dollars-in his pocket, received out of the'national treasury and lefused to say one word,:^?: favor of the election of Mr. Polk; and meanwhile his'par ticular friends, no dyubt through his were flooding lh<‘ cnunlry with “Secret Circulars," inten ded to pH ! • if not defeat, Mr. Polk s election. The ,D« .ti— iMtic National Convention assembled in May, lh-l o, again to nominate a candidate for the Presidency Mr. Van Boren’s name was not belore the Convention, for the simple reason that Ijie true Democracy had no confidence in him whatever; but, nevertheless, his heart was set upon the nomi nation as ardently as it ever was. After a spirited contest, fairly conducted, the u brave old volunteer,' 1 Lewis Cass, was selected as the standard-bearer of the Democracy. And where was the patriotic Buchanan again found? Did he show any bitter ness of heart, and endeavor to get up an opposition feeling in Pennsylvania and oilier States, against the election of Gen. Cass? No, far from it. Like a true Democrat, who is governed by the usages ol the party, and wishes to see Democratic principles triumph, he unhesitatingly went to work; and has used, ami is still using, all his powerful influence. ,to secure the triumphant election of his successful rival in the National Convention. I But mark the course of Martin Van Buren! tn the face of all the opinions entertained and ex pressed by him in days gone by. he acts the part of. a rank disorganizer, and turns traitor to the Demo cratic party. He runs as a candidate in opposition to the regular nominee of the party, and in this way hopes to secure the election of a Federal Pres ident! “Rule or ruin," is now his motto. But thanks to the intelligence and patriotism of the American Democracy, no considerable portion of them will be found following such a leader. They will remain pure and incorruptible—faithful and true, to their long cherished principles. They will spurn all alliance with traitors and disorganizes, and will nobly rally in the support of those pure Democrats jind popular leaders, Cass and Butler. Total 407 A Gejt. Tatlor Cmcrer. —A chicken with two face? is exhibiting at New Orleans. Next Governor; The following : delegates have been chosen, to meet in State Convention, at Harrisburg, on Wed nesday, August 30, to nominate a Democratic can didate for Governor. It is obvious,' from these expressions of Public Opinion, that the! three prominent candidates for Governor are Cob WILLIAM BIGLER of Clear fiefd, Hon. MORRIS LONGSTRETH of Mont gomery, and Hon. JEREMIAH* S. BLACK of Somerset We shall experience no difficulty‘•in battling under the flag of either. * York Couirrv.—William S. Picking, James M. Anderson, George Hammond, Robert Ritchey— instructed to support William Bigler. Mifflin Counts. —John Ross and W. W. Wil son-instructed for Ephraim Banks as the and for William Bigler as the second choice. Berks Counts. —-William Karns, Peter Stroh ecker, Dr. L. BeaVer, Col. William Lobach and Wil liam*'Heidenreich—instructed for Morris Long- Lekigh Counts. —John S. Gibons (rep.) and Jacob Erdman (sen.) instructed forMonnift Long- Clarion Counts—has declared as her first choike in favor pf Arnold Plumer. Dauphin Counts.— Samuel Faunce, Lieut. J. Waterbury representative delegates—and Dr. Lewis Heck, Senatorial, with instructions, unanimously passed, to support N. B. Eldred. Wasne Counts;.— I George Bush, representative delegate—F. M. Crane, senatorial—instructed for N. B. Eldrf.d. Jefferson Counts. —Delegates instructed to vote throughout for William Bigler. Juniata Counts. —John Wyke (rep.) and W. W. Wilson (sen.) instructed for William Bigler. Clearfield County.— Dr. J. P. Hoyt represen tative and W. J. Hemphill recommended as Sena torial delegate—instructed for William Bigler. Indiana county.—Adam Lowrey, Esq., represen tative and R. B. M'Cabe v Esq., Senatorial, both favo rable to Col. William Bigler. ; Blair Counts. —Thaddeus Banks, with in structions to support Jeremiah S. Black. Bedford Counts. —Gen. James Burns and Sam uel Cromwell,.instructed for Jeremiah S. Black. Allegheny County.—Henry S. Magraw, L; Kdne, C. Barnett, J. A. Gibson and F. Baker—in structed for Jeremiah S.. Black. Cumberland County. —George Sanderson and Samuel Wherry—uninstructed—for William Bigler. Adams County.—Dr. William Stewart recom mended for senatorial—Edward B. Biiehler, repre sentative—uninstructed. Union* County.—lsaac Slenker, senatorial—Geo. Gundrum, representative —instructed for William Bigler first choice—and Morris Longstreth. second Schuylkill County.—Charles Frailey, senato rial—F. W. Hughes, Joseph W. Cake, representa tive-instructed for William Bigler. Columbia County. —John Mcßeynolds, senato rial—Stephen Baldy, representative delegate — structed for Morris Longstreth. Erie County.— James C. Marshall, John Braw ley, Harley Sherman, uninstructed. Monroe Counts. —Moses W. Coolbaugh, (rep.) James H. Walton, (sen.) uninstructed. A corres pondent of the Pennsylvanian writes that ‘*a large majority of the meeting were in favor of Morris Longstreth.” Montgomery County.— Daniel Jacoby, Daniel Fry, Mehelan McGlalhery, Owen Jones—instruct ed unanimously for Morris Longstreth. Wyoming Countt.— F. N. Crane (sen.) S. Winchester (rep.) instructed for N. B. Eldred. Centre Counts. —William Smyth (sen.) Janies Gilleland (rep.) instructed for William Bigler. Huntinodon* County.— J. P. Anderson, repre sentative delegate. On the vote of instruction, the vote stood: Bigler 21, Black 21. Somf.hskt County. —Joshua t. Cox, senatonah Isaac Hugus, representative delegate, instructed for Jeremiah S. Black. President Polk at Bedford President Polk arrived on Saturday last, at the Bedford Springs, in this State, where he intends to spend a few days, to gain a short respite from the “cares ot State.” He isaccompanied by his nephew Samuel Walker, Esq., and by Dr. A. M. Foltz, lor meriy of this city, Naval Surgeon. Berks Co.—Capt. Coeser’s Speech. The Democrats of this sterling county met at Reading on the Sth. Every portion of the county was well represented, and the proceedings were characterized by great harmony. Excellent speeches were also made by J. Glaney Jones, Charles Davis, H. A. Muhlenberg, Esqs., and by Col. J. B. Myers. Among the pleasing incidents of the meeting, says the Gazette, was the speech of the gallant volun- teer, Captain Lokser, who left Old Berks “a Whig,’ but has returned from Mexico a —but we let him tell his own story : Capt. Looser —Fellow citizens! I never regret ted more than at this moment, that I am no speech maker; fori assure you that! felt less nervous when under the walls of Chapultepec, than I do now'. If there is any glory for rae to*win, it must be upon thh Held of battle, and not within the walls of a Court House. 1 was brought here to define my position, and shall attempt to do it. Some say 1 ani a Whig—others a Democrat. I say I'm a Democrat. : In* 1845, the people of Berks county elected me their Brigade Inspector by a handsome majority. I then said that I had polled my last Whig vote, and say so now ; but for other and more weighty reasons. The whigs in Congress, by re fusing us supplies, forced us to forage upon the enemy, or eat mouldy bread, and such food as you would not give to dogs. And more than this, by their violent opposition to the war, they did more than any thing else to prolong it, and kept us in Mexico six or eight months longer than we other wise w'ould have remained there. I have seen—l care ‘not what others may say—l have seen the speeches of Webster, Corwin and Clay, posted up at the corners in the city of Mexico, in Spanish and English, and know' the effect they had upon the Mexicans. How could I, a soldier, longer-sup port the anti-war party ? I repeat, I'm a Democrat, a full-blooded one; and thank Mexico for my conversion. Capt. Loeser sat down amid rounds of applause’ and three loud cheers were given spontaneously for him. Most of our readers know something of the personal appearance of that prince of political weathercocks, Martin Van Buren, but w r e presume few know any thing of his companion in the Free Soil crusade, Charles F. Adams. Here is a personal description from the Buffalo Courier, showing that two short horses are to pull a very heavy load : “ Mr. Adams is a middle-aged man, rather under the medium size, has a very gentlemanly and pre possessing presence, and is not nnpleasing as a speaker. His language is well chosen and scholarly, and his delivery measured though easy. He bears a striking resemblance to his father, John Quincy Adams.” •*' iL7* Col. Black eloquently addressed the Demo crats of Schellsburg, Bedford county, on Tuesday last—a body of men renowned for their support of Democratic principles. There were fif teen hundred Democrats present, and the whole passed off with great eclat. General Bowman, of the Bedford Gazette , made one of his happiest ef forts on the same-occasion. !£7'The editor of 1 the Washington Union denies the truth of the story that he or any one else has received a; letter from General Cass declaring that, if elected, he will veto the Wilmot proviso, if pre sented lor his signature. He also remarks that Gen. Cass; in answer to all questions on the subject, has referred the inquirer to his Nicholson letter, as embracing his opinions thereon. ; jjy The last ridiculous humbug and foolish at tempt to prove anything against the spotless Cass,- isthe charge that he has been a land; speculator. What contemptible childishness! If Geix Cass did ever speculate in land, he never human flesh Huntington Democrat. (iUllilOl'S news. . DEMOCRACY GLORIOUSLY TRII'MPHAMT! The returns of the elections recently held in the States of North .Carolina, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, and lowa, are calculated.to fill the hearts of all trite Democrats with gratitude and rejoicing. Instead of proving a.resistless- whirlwind, Taylorism has scarcely amounted to a summer breeze, and the success of Cass anil Btrn.se is placed almost be yond the pale of doubt or contingency. The Tay lorites are now pretty much in the,condition ot the boy. who at meal-time asked the question; “ l’a. how many chickens are there on the table 1 l -2 m«, my son,' 1 yvas the reply. “ No, father, there are three— ain't this one , and ain't that tin), and don't one and two make threet’ “Sure enough," said the old gentleman, suiting the action to the word, “you have proved the factebeyond dispute —so here's one for myself, and there's one for mother, now you take the third as a reward for your wit P The Taylorites have been even wittier than this They have counted the chickens before aey were hatched, and. .are likely to get the boy s share for their trouble. 'After Cass and Butler are helped, Taylor and Fillmore may come in for their ‘ -third'' of the spoils, and a precious lean desert they will have of it. We give the returns briefly, in preference to any lengthy array of figures.- They speak for themselves. North Carolina—Close Work. This state went for Harrison in IS4O by 12,1 majority—anil for Clay.in 18-11 by .1,945 majority. We have never calculated that its Electoial tote would be given to Cass and Butler, but the recent election proves that Old Rip is waking up, and that the State is at least debateable ground. That,able paper, the Raleigh Standard, of I'uli instant, furnishes the following intelligence: Mr. Manly's majority,-as'the vote now stands, foots up BSS: but we very much doubt the correct ness of the returns from Macon, Iredell, and Hyde. Currituck and Cherokee —the counties to be hcanl from—gave Col. Hoke 72C, and Gov. Graham 520; and if the return should be correct, and Col. Reid and Mr. Manly should run out in Currituck and Cherokee as Hoke and Graham did, Manly s ma jority will be some GOU. In the Senate, conceding Camden and Currituck to the Whigs, the Democrats have gained in Ashe and Surry, in Franklin, Macon, Haywood and Cherokee, Northampton, Orange, and Stokes—total G- and lost in Chowan and Gates, in Craven, Da vidson, and Rutherford—total 4. Including Orange, the Senate will be tied —05. to 25. The Democrats have gained one member of the Commons in Buncombe, one ill Craven, one in Davie, one in Johnston, one in Northampton, two ill Orange, one in Person, and one up Surry total 11- and lost one in Granville, two in Halifax, and one in Stokes—total 4. Admitting that the Whigs have re-elected Mr. Hicks from Macon, this would also lie the House of Commons—GO to GO! This is certainly the closest' election ever held in this Stale. The legislature lied in both Houses, and tied oil joint ballot; and the majority lor Gov ernor in hundreds! A little more energy on the part of the Democracy would have saved the State; -and a little more life in our ranks, say the Whigs, would have given us a signal victory. We await ‘•the ides'’ of November. The country will then see where North Carolina is—whether indeed she is a Federal State, or whether she has cast off Federalism forever, and taken her just and proper position, side by side with Virginia and South Carolina. AH Hail! Missouri! The Democrats have completely swept the State. James B. Bowlin has been elected to Congress in. the iirst district—W. V. N- Bary in -the second— James S. Green in the third—William Hall in the f om -th—and John S. Phelps in the fifth —nil Dnnn mits. The Legislature is Democratic by more than three to one—and the majority for Austin A. King? the Democratic candidate for Governor, exceeds 12,000! Whiggery is utterly annihilated, and will not make a decent shew ol opposition against Cass and Butler. Illinois Erect! The Democratic candidate for Governor has been elected without opposition, and both branches of the State Legislature are thoroughly Democratic- Messrs. Wentworth, Richarson, Harris, Young, McClernand, and Bissell, (Democrats.) and'Mr. Baker, (whig.) are elected to the next Congress. Illinois is good for Cass and Butler by 20,000 majority*! Federalism is almost defunct in this gallant little state. The whigs at first pretended to claim the defeat of Mr. Wentworth, but the fol- lowing results were communicated in a telegraphic despatch to New York, which prove that the boot is on the other leg. Mr. Wentworth is re-elected, notwithstanding the vote was divided between him and another Democratic candidate: Majorities for T VenOvorth : 250 Kendall county 150 230 Will “ 100 120 Grundy * £ 140 260 La Salle “ 450 150 Bercean 80 400 Cooke {founty Lake “ McHenry ei - Du Paige (i Kane “ De Kalb, “ There remain six counties to be heard from; these were, at the last election, four democratic and two whig, and will rather increase than diminish the majority for Mr. Wentworth. Make Room for Iowa! Messrs. Thompson and Leffleur, the Democratic candidates for Congress, have been elected. The State Senate will contain a Whig majority, while there will be a Democratic majority in the lower branch of the Lagislature. The election for mem bers of the Legislature has been very close, and decided by few- votes. All Hall! Indiana! The election in the Hoosier state was only lor members of the State Legislature, but was impor tant from the fact that there is a U. S. Senator to be chosen at the next session. The Democratic majQrity on joint ballot will be 21. which secures the re-election of that eloquent and radical Demo crat, Senator Ha.vnf.oan. The popular vote is also decidedly Democratic, proving that Indiana is safe for Cass and Butler. The Indianapolis Sentinel of the 11th, says that “the returns still come in gloriously for the Democ racy. Never were we more proud of Indiana than at this moment. In the Senate, 19 Democrats and Ir, Whigs held over. The districts in which elec tions have just been held, resulted as follows;. 8 Democrats, li Whigs j giving the Democrats 27 in the Senate, and the Whigs 21. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats have carried 48 and the Whigs 27. A sufficient triumph! The Sentinel (Chapman) proceeds to “crow” wi,th its ancient spirit, and assures the editor of the Whig Journal, “that he and all the Taylor ites will be worse beaten in November than they have been in August. Let him count up the popu lar vole, if he pleases, given on last Monday.— Whatever that may be be will find it to be increas ed by thousands in November. We made the mod est claim of 0,000, in the beginning; we should not be.surprised if it turned out to be as high as 15,C01>. “Well, stranger, where are you from'? saida landlady ol Arkansas to her guest. “Why, madam, lam now from Baltimore, Maryland, but l was bom and brought up in Massachusetts, near Boston,” said the gentleman. “Aint that where the y&nkees live? law me! you are the very man f have been looking after this long time, my clock is out of fix !’’ ejaculated the old lafly, in ecstacies of joy. Oy The'. Memphis Enquirer, a Taylor‘paper, upon the first receipt of the-General's letter of ac ceptance, announced that it was “o hoax!'' Minister to Germany.—Andrew J. Donelaonj of Tennessee, now minister .plenipotentiary of the United States at Berlin, it is stated, has been nomi nated to .the Senate as minister to the German Confederation: He is a man to fill such' an impor tant station as that; with credit to his country. jhancaster County: Democratic Delegate Convention* Pursuailt, to the Committee of Cor. respondefice jorthe County of Lancaster, the dele gates elected in the several wards of the city and the;Boroughs and townships of the county, met at *the house of Christian Shertz, in the city of Lan caster, on Wednesday, the IGth day of August, at 11 o'cUfck; A. AI. ; ; -9- When Peter MirtHt and Georoe G. Brush. Esqs., were-called temporarily to the chair, for the purpose of organization. ; On motion, the Convention then adjourned to the Court House.. When on motion, Jacob If itmr and Dr. Jarkson Sheaffer were appointed Secretaries. Oh motion, the roll.of the wards,! boroughs, and townships were called, when the following dele gates presented their credentials, viz : Bart.— John Rockey, Samuel $. Baughman, Robert Evans, Dr. Martin, Christopher Graham. Brecknock. —Ephraim Shober, John Bixler, An drew Shirap, Esq., Isaac Messner, Jacob Kern. East Cocalico. —John Echternacht, Abram Kegt»- ries, Nicholas Diehl, Chas. B. Reber, Samuel Bucher West Cocalico.— Jeremiah Weist, Jesse Reinhold, Peter Keagerise, Jacob M. Shirk, R. Bucher. Carnarvon. —Lot Logers, Samuel Einklian, Frs. Gillespie, Jacob Albright, Dr. B.; F. Bunn. Columbia borough. —George Wolf, John Barr, Peter A. KimbUrg, A. P. Moderwell, John Wright. . Colci-ain. —William White, J. P Wilson, Alexan der Turner, John Whiteside, James Findley. Conoy. —J. B. Hamilton, John H. Smith, John S. Breneman, Jacob Ridebach, Lewis Houseal. Conestoga.— Daniel Fulton, Esq., Daniel Conrad, Thos; Reyburn, Benjamin Benedict, Adam Kendig. Drumore. —Sanders McCullough, R. W. Moore, Heury Rush, Clarkson Jeffries, John McSparren. East Donegal. —Jacob Gilman, Henry Houseal, Henry Haines, John Kulp, William Sailor. Hcsf Donegal —John Gross, Philip Fisher, Jona than Diffender, Jacob Keller, sr., Jacob Keller, jr. East Earl. —Dr. Lemon Winters, George l)uch : man, Samuel Holl, John Sando, Hamilton Ayres. 5 I \ r est Earl —John Forney, Samuel Holl, Jacob L. Garber, Tristram Connell, Henry_Kafroth. Ephrata. —Jeremiah Mohler, J. JVKelter, Daniel ; Biller, Andrew Uhrich, Alexander Martin. \ Elizabeth. —Harrison Elser, Peter Martin, Esq., jjohn B. Eberley, Martin Irvine, John Enck. Elizabethtown borough. —George Boyer, Joseph Buchanan, Emanuel Shober, Abraham Redsecker, Jackson Schaeffer. Fulton. —James McSparren, George H. Hughes, Edward C. Stanford, James Hanna, Joseph Peoples. Eust HempfeUl —John Davis, Dr. J. Ream, Ben jamin Lutz. Dr. S. Parker, Benjamin Workman. WeslHempfiehl. —John R. Albright, John M. Culp, Peter Mumma, John M. Grider, John M. Weller. East Lampeter. —John G. Anderson, Mathias Shirk, James Ingram, Henry Stambaugh/Isachar Reese* jj-fof Lampeter. —Abraham Sides, Samuel Erb, James Irvin, George Raub, ji\, Martin Reese; Lancaster township. —Andrew Dunlap, Esq., I. B. Burrowes, Augustus Myers, David Weidler, Benja. Stouffer. Lancaster city.— West Ward.—Reah Weaver, J. B. Amwuke, Charles E. Wentz* Jonas D. Bachman. Lancaster city.-i-East Ward.—John Zimmerman, John Carr, Eugene Harkins, Philip Leonard, Walter G. Evans. Little Britain.- —James Patterson, David Cope; David H. Keech, J. P. Andrews, Jacob L. Kirk. Leacock. —Joel L. Lightner, John V. Eckert, John L. Lightner. John M'Killips, David Anderson. Upper Leacock. —William .Weidman,Esq., George Bryan, Washington Simmons, Jacob Holl, Reuben Weidler. Manor. —George G. Brush, John S. Mann, Abra ham Peters, R. W. Randall, John E. McDonald. Munheim township. —Henry E. Leman, Henry Shreiner, Joseph Wisner, George Hambright, John K. Grube. ’ Marik. —John Robinson, David Laird, David Snavely, Valentine Cramer, Samuel Broom. Munheim borough.— Dr. John M. Dunlap, Henry Sh'afTner, Henry D. Miller, E. G. Lehnhert, Simon S. Young. Marietta. —William Cummings, J. M. Fryberg, B. Grosh, William Kelly, J. B. Maloney. Mount Joy.— Jacob R. Long, Gen. H. G. Clark. James Laird, John S. Shenk, John Shaefier. Paradise. —Joseph S. Lelevre, Thomas M’Sorley, George D. M'lllvaine, Andrew White, John Row. Rapho. —Samuel J. Masterson, Frederick Gantz, Henry Ebersole. Joseph Masterson, Lewis R. Deige. Sadsbury. —Andrew Armstrong, John Rhea, Philip T. Boon, William M. Noble, Isaac Walker. Strasburg township. —Jacob Nefl, jr., Capt. John Harshe, Jacob Bachman, John IC. Raub, Harrison Graham. Strasburg borough. —James McPhail, J oseph Potts, Jacob Bowers, Samuel Tagert, William Echter nacht. . Salisbury. —Thomas S. MTlvaine, William F. Baker, A. L. Henderson, B. F Houston, John Bitzer. Warwick.- —Samuel Keller, Dr. Levi Holl, Lewis Demmy. Abraham Myers, Levi Heidelbach. Washington borough. —John Charles, John A. Brush, William Dunlap, John Schertzer, H. M. Bliss. On-motion, a ballot was then lmd for President, when PETER MARTIN, Esq., of Elizabeth town ship was duly dlected. George Onrush, Manor, Joseph STLefever, Paradise, John Whiteside, Colerain, Dr. John Ream, East Hempfield, John Barr, Columbia, Samuel J. Masterson, Rapho, David Cope, Lttle Britain, a John'Robinson, Martic, Ephraim Shober, Brecknock, H. M. Bliss, Washington, were chosen Vice Presidents.. Jacob Weaver, City, Dr. Jacob Sheajfer, Elizabethtown, J. J. Keller; Ephrata, Dr. L. Winters, Earl, were appointed Secretaries. On motion, the Convention then adjourned until two o'clock, P. M. Convention met.' It was then moved that Henry Hambright, of Penn township, be admitted as vol unteer delegate to represent said township im this Convention : when on a vote being taken by town ships it was not agreed to. It was then, on motion, Resolved, That the Convention proceed to the election ot six delegates to represent the county of Lancaster in the State Convention to be held at Harrisburg on the 30th of August next, to nomiJ nate a candidate for Governor. A vote being taken, it appeared that REAH FRAZER, J. B. AMWAKE, JOHN ECHTER NACHT, JOHN KOLP, DANIEL FULTON, Esq.? and JOHN FORNEY, were duly chosen. On motion, it was then unanimously * Resolved, That this Convention, on behalf of the whole' democracy of the county of Lancaster, do hereby, ratify, and heartily confirm the nomination of Lewis Cass, of Michigan, for President of the United States, and of William O. Butler for Vice President, and Israel Painter, for Canal Com missioner. Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to support the nominee of the .30th of August Convention, whoever he may be. Unanimously agreed to. On motion, Resolved, That we now proceed to ballot for six delegates for the 4th of. March Convention. Agreed to: when WM.'MATHTOT, city; AN DREW DUNLAP, SAMUEL J. MASTERSON, TSSACHAR REESE, SAMUEL SLOKOM, J. J. KELLER, were elected. On motion, Resolved, That this Convention now adjourns To re-assemble on Wednesday, the 6th day of Septem ber, at 11 o'clock, A. M., at the Court House, in the city of Lancaster. Adjourned. r The Allentown Sufferers* The following contributions have been received from the Committees appointed to collect funds for the relief of the- Allentown sufferers, on account of the late fire, viz: -North West Ward, City, South West Ward, il North East Ward, “ South East Ward, “ Borough of Strasburg, East Cocalico township, Upper Leacock do Fulton, <|° Martic, . "°<- Private Contribution, $419,16* Forwarded by check, & reep't ack’d, 376,72* Balance in hands, E. W. Huttf.ii, Esq.. Dear Sir:—Please in sert the above in your paper. I shall, furnish you a full statement —and, by whom paid, alley this .laudable object is fully Very re spectfully, M. CARPENTER, Treas. Lancaster, August' 19,1848.'., 2 O'clock, P. M. $106,00 134,60 87,37* 18,75 25,56* 14,37* 15,25 11,00 4,25 „ 2,00
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