Remarks of Col. Keali Frazer, Ja favor of the adoption of the report of the Com mittee on Resolutions, at the Wiltiamport Con- Mr. Frazer followed in support of the report of ifle committee,'and in reply to Mr. Magraw. The gentleman (said Mr. F.) has attempted to place us' in a position we do not occupy,’ winch i will not permit whilst l can reply. The rights of a state and territory are clear and distinct, ana tile powers of (Jungress equally so; aud,‘wuh out the Constitution comers upon that body the jurisdiction now claimed, expressly ana clearly, the Proviso legislation {unmean ing as u ever has been, save for evil) would he, it successful, a flagrant usurpation 01 power. 1 differ directly with Judge Thomp son as to the power ot Congress to legislate on uus subject over the territories. Surely there are no words m the Cuusutuiiou luui comer it; And again, who would couleuu that Congress now could establish slavery in ( Minesbta or Oregon/ Who, among those lroui the Northern, Western, auu Middle States, where this domestic servitude does not exist, but would and do deny any such authority in Congress '! The mere statement of tue proposition carries its rel utaiiou. Then, n Congress cannot estab lish the institution—is devoid of constitu tional authority —how, 1 wpuld ask, can she. prohibit it! The territories are the common property of the nation, —the com mon treasure, obtained, like the Union, “ in a common 'cause,” by “ joint counsels, joint efforts, by common dangers, sufferings ana successes.” Surely the citizens of every State have du equal right -to participate therein, and set lie therewith their families, servants, and property. No wonder that the people of tile Southern States rise up unanimously against this attempt to deprive them ofiheircoustitutionalrighis. Thiscom finon soil is open to all; and the people, the Democracy of the territory, will soon set. tie the question themselves in the territory, and in the State, when it is lormed therein. This sovereign power can only be exercised by the sovereign people; aaurasd r as the ma jority there decide for or against domestic 'servitude, so it must be. W ere I a citizen of the territory or state, I would vote against it, but i could and would not de prive my neighbor of voting for it; and, if in the minority, I must submit or remove away. lam hot for its extension ; but 1 will not takeaway from any citizen of this Union, nor can Congress, Ids constitution al rights if emigration, with servants and property, and voting according to his own sovereign will and pleasure, in the territo ry'to which he may go. This is the doc trine of the Democracy —the great measure pi' non-intervention —so nobly advocated and manfully sustained by the statesman . and patriot, Cass, in the Senate of the na tion, in his great speech of the 21st and 22d of January last. It will triumph, and he will triumph, and this great constitutional measure, of union and freedom, will stive and harmonize this nation, and, like the bow set in the clouds, will be prophetic of our enduring constitutional covenant among the American States, firm as their moun tains of rock, and lasting as the oceans that wash the shores of the mighty .continent over which they expand. This Convention, representing the entire Democracy of Pennsylvania, now respond ing warmly & cheeringly to these sentiments causes my heart'to thrill with delight; and I am rejoiced to say, that now, with but lew exceptions in our ranks, they are the unan imous voice of the • party throughout the Commonwealth. Here let me do justice to the report ‘on our Federal relations made in our lasi Legislature by the Hon. Andrew Beaumont, the representative from Luzerne, in which th*e same doctrines' are ab(y ad vocated and sustained by this pure-minded Cato and veteran in the Democratic cause. .And 1 cannot pass by the able speech of the Hon. Thomas Boss, Representative in Con gress from the Bucks and Lehigh district in lhe house of Representatives at Wash ington, on the same important subject.— It is well worthy the perusal of every Pennsylvanian, and is a high honor, to its gailant author. This Wilmot Pro viso has been omnipotent for evil to the .Democratic cause ; has divided our ranks wherever it had many advocates ; has sac rificed all our leading measures to this one bald ided, and been of no service, even to its friends, but of great advantage and use fulness to the common Federal enemy, in helping them to triumph, and to place in power a slaveholding President, and ele vate to high places the revihrs ofi Andrew fackson, the very men who spit upon and traducecf Van Buren in-the days of his De mocracy, and who triumphed over him, with demoniac glee,in the hard cider cam paign ofi I S 40. It was introduced into Congress in time f war, placed as a Proviso to that with which it had no connexion; —was attempt ing to anticipate the acquisition ofi new territory; legislate for unacquired posses sions ; throw a firebrand into Congress ; distract the nation, and impede the passage of war measures, and delay the advance of our victorious troops in Mexico; thus adher ing morally to the enemies ofi our country in time of war, and “ giving them aid and comfort.” Its author, by his own true and sincere friends, was implored to desist;-to lay it aside, and let it rest. He was young, ri sing into eminence, and truly eloquent;— had advocated alone from Pennsylvania in Congress, the passage of the tariff of 184.6, stood high before the country,' with distinc tion and usefulness awaiting him in the fu-. ture; it was a matter of deep regret to those who knew and-admired him, that he should be led away. All that friends could do was exercised to save him, but nothing, nothing could stop his mad career. In the Presidential election of 1848, he deserted he Democratic cause; voted for the can * didate of a Convention where blacks were suffered to participate ; divided his own county, and gave Taylor 1500 majority, in a region where Clay was beat nearly six hundred by Mr. Polk. In Congress, last winter, he voted against the Democrat ic candidate for Speaker, supported Root, Giddings, and others, the most bitter ene mies the ‘Democratic party ever had, and assisted to delay the organization of the house for weeks. But he is gone ; — -joined to his idols; —yet I think he will find, when rtoo late, that the Democracy can do. much better without Aim, than, he without the De mocracy. I cannot here desist in referring to MartinVanßuren. Ashorttimesincehewas high in our affections; enjoying the respect of the whole American Democracy , and elevated by them to the highest station on earth ; and although defeated in 1840, was still a favorite, and looked up to with res pect and veneration by all. In an evil hour he turns round, takes a nomination from n . convention of abolitionists and their kindred ? .'allies, placed on the ticket with the heir of • Braintree , opposing the very Democracy ' who made him all he was or ever couldbe , not receiving a single electoral vote , but ; --causing the success of the enemy, and the defeat'of Kw former greaiparty ; and like /‘Arnold after his, treason, at New London, when the « red-coat” was on his Back, fired upon the glorious Democracy, who in 1832 '• and 1836 elevated him to the Vice Presi dency and Presidency of the Republic, with the steady vote of chivalrous, noble, and! Southern Virginia, if you please, always cast for him. - Out, out upon such base in gratitude! If We can truiy.say of him ——“ Living, shall forfeit for renown, . And doubly dying shall go down ; To the vile diut trom whence it sprang, Unwept, unaonored, and nnsnng.’’ But we have 'the Pittsburg platform, of fered as a substitute ior the national plat form now before the Convention.. Such a Platform, why, it is too narrow for even a Free Soiler to stand straight up full length upon. The Pittsburg Convention should have discarded it at once. Yet, we are told, we were victorious un der it last fell; that our victory was caused by it. How ridiculous! It was the giant si rength of an aroused Democracy, deter mined to succeed and bring Pennsylvania back again to her old position, that caused our triumph, irrespective of the departure of the PmsDurg Convention lrom. the na tional code. The only true course is to hold a nation al creed. (A voice, ‘Ht is, it is.”) It will; continue, whilst sectional views or dogmas ; can never prevail. I recognize no Penn sylvania Democracy; no Northern or Southern Democracy, but American De mocracy 1 Jeffersonian Democracy! that noble, inspiring Democratic faith tiiat is alike acceptable along the granite hills of New Hampshire, the mountains of Penn sylvania, the shores of Virginia, the sands of Carolina, the levees of Louisiana, the banks of the Mississippi, the prairies of Illinois, the shores of Michigan, the woods of lowa, the gold mines of California, and the valley of the Oregon. That inspires us with the nobleness of self respect, breaks ihe chain of the oppressor, vindicates the right of self government, raises man from the earth, and teaches him to walk proudly erect, with no superior but that all-wise Creator, whose image he bears and whose breath he breathes. (Reiterated applause.) Let us hold to this creed ; it is from our fathers; under it, onr institutions have prospered ; new Slates added to the Con federacy, now spreading from ocean to ocean; and one bright star after another appearing in the canopy of freedom; thus forming a union, whose bright example is destined to overthrow kings and thrones, and free the world from bondage. When Pennsylvania sets up a measure or movement in opposition to the National Democracy, she is always in the wrong.— Witness the Bank and Tariff questions, and the State candidate in 1832 for Vice-Presi dent. We must stand with our brethren of the Union, and go with “ the Democracy of the Union for the sake of the Union.”— Pennsylvania can have no interests that conflict with the prosperity of the whole na. tion. We must become prosperous, through the prosperity of the county at large. The people found this out, when they strayed off on. the Tariffs question, and it required the unflinching firmness of Vice°-President Dallas, a national patriot and a national Democrat, to set Pennsylvania right with his fearless, and noble casting vote. (Im mense applause.) Just so this Free Soil heresy leads men imperceptibly away from patriotism a’nd Democracy. It took the Roman firmness of another great man, to set the mark of the national creed. The country found him in Lewis Cass, (jje Democratic candidate in our last campaign. (Cheers.) It is men, such as he— national men and national democrats —who are our towers of strength in the times of peril and danger. But I am accused by the gentleman (Mr. Magraw) of loving the South. Loving the South! My country —my countrymen!! American freedom, and freedom’s own land ! I plead guilty to the accusation, if it be; and if I did not love the whole South as well as my whole country (applause), I would'be unworthy of the name of American ; unworthy of its glory, and forever unworthy of these great bless ings enjoyed by no -other people on earth. When 1 forget Jamestown, Braddock’s Field, Yorktuwn, Virginia, the Tenth Le gion, Montieello, Mecklenburg, Eutaw, Charleston, Savannuh, Orleans, and San Jacinto, THEN WILL 1 CEASE TO LOVE THE South. When I can forgot WASHING TON, the father of my coun- TRY ; Jefferson, the author of the Decla ration of Independence; Madison, the father of the Constitution ; Patrick Henry v the opponent of the Stamp Act; Giles," Randolph, John Marshall, Macon, Marion, Will, Washington, Moultrie, Laurens, Pinckney, Jackson, and his veto of the Monster Bank, then, and not till then, will I, can I ever forget my noble countrymen of the much-abused, much-injured, yet he roic, dauntless, and patriotic American South. (Enthusiastic arid .long-continued applause.) A Vew Trial granted to Mills. Harrisburg, July 2nd, 1850. The Supreme Court, this day, granted a new trial in the case of Jonathan: Gibbons Mills, who was convicted last October, in this county, of the offence of seduction, under the act of 1843, and for which he was given the full benefit of the punish ment, set forth, to-wit: three-years in the County Prison. This Mills, you may recollect, is the per son who destroyed a whole household, by ruining three sisters. Judge Coulter delivered the opinion of the Court, and the judgement of the Dauphin county Court was reversed, on the ground of a want of jurisdiction, the case having been tried at an adjourned Court, and by means of a special ve nire. I Bavc been informed by the Counsel Jorthe Commonwealth, that Mills will be again tried for seduction at the August session. There can be lit tle doubt, that he will again be convicted. Writs of error were also allowed in the two prosecutions for attempt to, procure abortion, by this same Mills, but as to those cases, no opinion has, as yet been given. Messrs. Kunkle, McAllister and Fox, de serve the thanks of the moral portion* of the com munity, for.the ability with which they have con ducted these cases, on tfle part of the Common wealth. Theirs is a labor, the reward for which cannot be obtained in this world, as the seduced are poor, very poor.— Pennsylvanian. Organized Band of Robbers on the Overland Route to California. —A letter dated Durango, Mexico, May 7, furnishes some information relative to a regularly organized band of robbers cn the route to California through Mexico. It says : There are many Indians on the road between Saltillo and this place. They have committed a great many depredations lately on small par ties of Californians, and also on the Mexicans living on the road, but we were unmolested by them, although we saw several strong bands but a short distance from us, alj mounted and ready to attack us ; There is a large party of robbers between this place and Mazatlin—the same®ne that, the Governor of Durango hired some six weeks ago to go out to fight the Indi ans, and furnished them withfine horses, arms, ammunitions, &c. The “first they did was to rob the Government of a large caballado of mules, loaded with different kinds of produce and some specie, which was intended to pay off the Mexican army. After this robbery they took to the moun tains, where they have been murdering and robbing the travellers passing between Mazat lin and this place. About six days ago they murdered two Americans, and took from them over $40,000 in gold. Some of the partj who were robbed escaped, and arrived at this place three days since. Two of the robbers were arrested in this place, and are now in prison, awaiting their trial. This hand of rob bers, I learn, are Texans, and were original ly 22 strong, but have, since recruited to the number of <6 or morc£ The Governor says they are better mounted and equipped than any who have, passed through* Mexico. He had 1,800 soldiers at his command, and is afraid to send them in the mountains after the robbers, for he says that, from the position they occupy they coaid kill every one of his soldiers with out their effecting anything. intelligencer & iourttal. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. Lancaster, July 9, 1850. DEMOCRATIC SOMISATIOSS. CANAL COMMISSIONER: WILLIAM T. MORISON. AUDITOR GENERAL: EPHRAIM BANKS. ' ' SURVEYOR GENERAL: J. PORTER BRAWLEY. To onr Democratic Friends! We have a proposition to make. It it this: As soon as one hundred new paying subscribers can be obtained in Lancaster county we will enlarge the “litTELiiezxcsß,” so as to add four columns o\ reading mattepto each number. If one or two ac tive menineach township and borough will make the effort, we have no doubt treble that number can be obtained in* a few weeks. Wh&May our Democratic friendß tp the'proportion? Who will be the first to;move in the matter? • number of advertisements have unavoida bly been crowded out Our advertising*'friends must excuse us this week. JD" We invite attention to the speech ol Col. Rsah Fbazeb, of this city, mside at the Williams* port Convention, in favor of the resolutions report*, ed by him and adopted by that body. His remarks are strong, eloquent and pointed—a noble vindica tion of the policy of the Democratic party, as laid down in the broad national platform of the Balti more Conventions of 1844 and 1848. The speech will be found in another column. ID* To the exclusion of much other matter, we give place to. the confession of Professor Webster, who was convicted of the murder of Dr. Parkman. Any abbreviation of it, on our part, we are certain would not have satisfied our readers, and therefore! long as it is, we give it to them entire. This confession, while it settles the question as to the murder and murderer of Dr. Parkman, does not change our opinion materially with regard to the trial. Our opinion then was, that he might be guilty of the homicide—but that the proof adduced against him was not sufficient to justify the posi tion taken by the Court, and the finding of the Jury, and that no Jury in Pennsylvania would have convicted him of murder in the first degree upon such evidence. We.are of the same opinion still—nor does his confession even make it a case of that kind. If we are to believe what he says, the act was done without premeditation,-in a mo ment of passion and excitement produced by the conduct of Dr. Parkman, and therefore was not a crime of that magnitude in the eye of the law which would require capital punishment as an expiation. Now that Professor Webster has made a clean breast of it* which he should have done immediate ly after committing the fatal crime, the responsi bility will rest with the Executive of Massachu setts to say whether the sentence of the Court shall be carried into execution, or whether his punish ment shall be commuted to imprisonment for life. Fourth of July. The Seventy-fourth anniversary of our National Independence, was celebrated in a variety of ways in this City—by firing of cannon, pistols and crack ers; by fire-works, .bonfires, ringing of bulls, dis playing of flags, &c. &c. Business was entirely suspended—many of our town's-folks taking a jaunt to the country, and all, young and old, enjoying themselves to their hearts’ content. We, with others, spent the day at Brownstowm some nine miles north-east of the city, for an ac count of which celebration, see another column.— Our ride, going and returning, was through a de lightful region of the country—the wheat, rye, oats and corn fields presenting a magnificent appearance, and every thing indicating a rich and luxurious re. ward to the husbandman for his toils. On our outward trip we took the Reading road, and re turned by the New Holland Turnpike—every where the country presenting the same cheerful and prosperous-condition. G - Our City was visited on Friday last, by four of the Philadelphia Fire Companies, on their return from Harrisburg, where they had been to celebrate the Fourth. Each of the Companies had a Band with them, who discoursed delightful music during their brief stay amongst us. The Companies are composed of fine looking, respectable young men, who conducted themselves with great order and propriety. Our citizens got up several collations for them on Friday, and they expressed themselves much gratified with the hospitality of our people. Two of the Companies left in the evening line—the others remained until Saturday morning. May we that the next time they take a jaunt from the great city, Lancaster may be their destination. Our citizens would, doubtless, do every thing- in their power to make their visit pleasant and agree able* CIT We direct public attention to the recent ad vertisement, by the Mayor, for a loan of sixteen thousand -dollars, for the purpose of constructing an additional Reservoir. In reference to thissuhject we would remark, that the finances of the city are in a flourishing condition. The proceeds of the water rent and tax, together with a Sinking fund of, at the present time, about nine thousand increasing annually'one thousand are set apart to liquidate the existing debt—capitalists may therefore rest satisfied that the loan now asked for will be a perfectly safe and desirable in* vestment, and that it will be paid at maturity. ITT A tornado of unusual severity passed over the eastern section of this county, on Friday week. The width of its track was about 200 yards, and it occupied about five minutes in passing, the air be ing all the time darkened with branches,- shingles, and a variety of other objects snatched up'in its course. The'principal sufferers were Messrs. Peter Herr, Jacob Hershey, Jacob 'Frantz, T. S. Woods, Samuel Wengers and Dr. Steele—and the principal damage was in the blowing down of dwellings, barns, &c. &c. Suicide. —A man named Henry Waltz, a resident of Water street, committed suicide on yesterday morning about 4 o'clock, by shooting himself through the heart with a gun, to the trig ger of which he had a string attached. He was a bricklayer by trade, about 00 years of age, and has left a wile and 4 large family of children. He was poor and in embarrassed circumstances, which, preying upon his mind, it is supposed was the cause of the fatal deed. Accident.—A German, whose name we did not learn, was seriously injured on Saturday, by a por tion of brick wall falling upon him while at work at the old Factory. Rather Caustic.— -The N. Y.- Merchants’' Day Book , an independent journal, but rather waggish in its sympathies, says-. “ That which was a Whig party—a noble and powerful party—has, by this movement of these selfish office-seekers, been broken to fragments and scattered to the four winds of heaven. In New York it is a Seward and Weed party • in Massa, chusetts and Ohio it is an abolition party • in necticut and Vermont it is a free soil party * in New Hampshire and Michigan it is no party- in Pennsylvania it is a tariff party; in New Jersey it is an anti-railroad partyin Delaware and Mary, land it is a Clayion partys in Virginia it is a Tay lor party; and in all the other States it is a broken down party, without strength, influence or impor tance. Never was a political party so utterly pow erless, so insignificant, so useless as the Whig party, who so foolishly sold themselves to a con. temptible little clique of New York politicians, and took their pay in the .gaudy tinsel of a sol dier's epaulctts.” # Mr. Stevens’ Speech. .Oar readers can form someidea of the character ol this gentleman’s second speech, from the following short extract. It is hardly likely that such; low abuse will provoke a reply from either of the gen tlemen to whom he alludes. I do not remember one of the numerous gentle men who have referred to my remarks, who has attempted to deny one of the facts, or refute one ot the arguments; they have noticed them merely to vituperate their author. To such remarks there can be no reply by him who is not willing to place himself on a level with blackguards* I cannot en ter that arena. I will leave the filth and the slime of Billingsgate to the fish-women, and to their wor thy coadjutors, the gentleman from Virginia, [Mr. Million,] from North Carolina, [Mr. Stanly,] trom Kentucky, [Mr Stanton.] from Tennessee, [Mr. Williams,] and all that tribe. With them I can have no controversy. When I want to combat wi'h such/opponents and such weapons, I can find them any day by entering the fish market, without defiling this Hall. 1 beg those respectable fish-ladies, however, to understand that I do not include m) colleague from Bucks county, [Mr. Rgss,] among those whom I deem fit to be their associates. I would not so de grade them. There is, in the natural world, a little, spotted, contemptible animal, which is armed by nature with a feetid, volatile, penetrating virus, which so pollutes whoever attacks it, as to make him offen sive to himself and all around him for a long time. Indeed, be is almost incapable of purification.— Nothing, sir, no insult shall provoke me to crush so filthy a beast! Such language as the above might be appropria tely used in the vicinity of the Five Points, at New York, or in the Fish Market of Philadelphia—but we apprehend it is entirely out of place in the Hall of the House of Representatives, at Wash ington, and least of all is it the kind of language that should be used by a representative of the staid and quiet people of Lancaster county. A speech containing such foul slang is not fit to be placed before a decent family—and we ; hardly suppose that any respectable portion of his constituents would be willing to endorse it; and yet, we opine> they will be called upon to do so, the ensuing fall’ by depositing their votes for its author. The peo ple are sometimes made to father strange doctrines by the reckless conduct of unprincipled represen* tatives , Rich—Decidedly. The Union fy Tribune, and Examiner Herald, regaling their readers with Mr. Stevens’ last speech on the Slavery question! What a preciobs morceau to spread before their lady readers! How the moral and religious portion of their readers will be gratified dt its perusal! CELEBRATION AT BROWNSTOWN The meeting waa respectable, in point of numbers, though not so large as had been an ticipated. The dinner was served up in the very best style, by Mr. Busser, the obliging landlord of the village, and those whfepartook were loud in the praises of the good fare, not forgetting the Turtle Soup which was deci dedly a rich treat. The liquors also were ex cellent, and nothing was omitted by “ mine host” to make his guests comfortable. The Orator of the day, George W. M’Eeroy, Esq., acquitted himself handsomely. His oration was a chaste, well digested produc tion, patriotic and appropriate to the occasion, alike creditable to head and heart of its au thor, and pronounced in an eloquent and im pressive manner. The meeting also address ed by Messrs. John L. Thompson, D. W. Patterson and W. W. Brown, and, in German, by our friend, Jacob Myers, of this city.— The proceedings including the toasts, &c., will be found below, to which we invite at tention. Everything passed aver very pleas antly, and nothing occurred lo mar the fes tivities of the day. In the evening the “lads and lasses” en joyed themselves to a late hour in dancing. We learn that our young friends acquitted themselves very handsomely at the “ Ball,” and the pleasure they enjoyed almost indu ced them to regret that the Fourth of July came off but once a year. The Committee of Arrangement reported the following as the order of the day : The Declaration nf Independence-to be read by Isaac EHmaker, Esq., at the head of the Table, aftrr which the Dinner will be served up by Jucob Busser. The Oration will be delivered by George W. M’Elroy, Esq. i Orricxxs O? TBB Day —President, David Groff. Esq. Viet Presidents, David Shultz, Benjamin Rcinhoid, T. E. Roberts. Allen Carpenter. Percival Potts, Henry E. Lea men, Alien Yundt. John 'V Jackson. John Forney, Peter Fiefea. StcrtterU?. MhJ. George Sanderson, Col. Marcus D. Holbrook, Jacob Myers. It sgulat Toasts. I—The day we celei-mte. B—Tne memory of Washington. 3—The President of the United States. 4 The Governor of Pennsylvania. 5 The Constitution of the United States, the pallad ium nf our liberty, written in the blood of the Fathers of the Revo utiou; cQrsed be the tongue that would assail it, and palsied the baud that attempted to erase one letter. B—Our Union, the anchor of our hopes and the hopes and the Safety of posterity, may no local feeling induce us to forget its importance. If it should fall by our hands or through his negligence, it would bnry everything in its ruin. May it remain unharmed in the conflicts which now assail it, and may it continue to all time as it now is in the hearts of American Freeman aud theadmiration of the surrounding world 7 Woman, Heaven’s last and best gift to man; our guardian angels in the hour of tribulation; our compan ions through life, and our solace in the hour of death. Voluntetr Tocu-ts. I—By John W Jackson—The American Union, Too strong m the affections of the American People to fear the assaults oi factious. 2—By Isaac Ellmakcr—The United States, Cemented together by the blood of our patrict sires, may evil attend the man that would dissolve them. 3 By William B Wiley—California, May she come iuto the Union in a coach by herself, and not in an omni bus. 4 By David W Patterson—Agriculture, Commerce & Manufactures, Mutually dependent on one another— em bracing and embraced in all the interests aud prosperity of the nation at large. 5 By W W Brown—The Defenders of tbe Constitution —May their memories occupy tbe loftiest place in the temple of fame. 6 By D G Swartz —Adams and Jefferson, Lovely in their lives, in death they were not divided. 7 By C Garber—Henry Clay, the brightest star in our political galaxy. Honored at home, esteemed abroad, he deserves the admiration of tbe whole civilized world. S—By John K. Reed—The Declaration of the United States, may it ever remain the pride and admiration of the American people. 9—By Peter Fieles—The Hon. James Buchanan, in pri vate life a gentleman, a scholar and a friend. On this day may he not fail to enjoy the delights of that liberty which he has so long labored to sustain. May he contin ue to be an object oi admiration to his friendsand 3teeled against the atiacks of his enemies. 10— D W Patterson—The Memory’ of Washington, His life is our glory—his example our dearest heritage. 11 — By John Evans—The Day we Celebrate, May we all feel the proud satisfaction when we have separated from this ground that we met as brethren of one family, as American citizens, and fully appreciating the privileges this land of liberty affords. 12— By Simon P Eby—The Peace Convention, in favor of an international Supreme Couit, may unbounded suc cess crown their noble efforts. 13— By C Garber—Clay, Webster and Cass, with such men in the Senate of the United Slates, who would des pair °f the Union. 14— By Thomas Deer—The Union, to be preserved not by great names or men in high positions but by the pat riotism of the American people. *• 15— By John Forney—James Buchanan, the favorite son of Pennsylvania, may’he be our next President. 16— ByD W Patterson—The4thof Ju1y,1776,an epoch when Kings and proud oppressors were obliged to bow to the will of n people who would be free. 17—By Geo Sanderson—The Ladies; always in favor of union— so long as they continue to adhere to this prin ciple, the Union ranst be preserved. 18—By Isaac Ellmaker—The Washington Monument, though it tower to the skies cannot be higher than he whose name it is intended to perpetuate in the estimation of his countrymen. ■ 19—By the Carapany—The Orator of the Day, and the reader of the Declaration of Independence, may their lives be as patriotic as the sentiments they have uttered. 20—By the Company—Our Host and Hostess, may their efforts to please and accommodate their visiters to-day, render them deserving of confidence and patronage in the future. j, - ENCAMPMENT AT LEAMAN PLACE We paid a flying visit to the encampment of the artillery corps, “ Washington Grays,” from Philadelphia, on the morning of tbe 4th. We found the tents erected in a field adjoin ing the .hotel of Mr. Leohler, looking quite military like, but in our estimation not very comfortable, as they were ntirely exposed to the burning rays of the sun. This, however, did not seem to affect the spirits of the troop, as they were all busily engaged in paying atten tion to their visitors, or preparing for tbe re ception of Gen. Patterson, who had promised to review them on that day. His non-arrival was a source of disappointment to many of the visitors as well as to the “ Grays.” At 12 o’clock, a grad'd national salute was fired, and the company then par|nnk of an excellent dinner provided by Mr. Lechler. We regret that onr arrangements compelled us to leave before the dinner, so that we cannot give any "f the proceedings. The Grays are oertainly a fine looking body of men, with a high reputation for discipline. The object' of their present encampment is improvement in camp discipline,and as Capt. M’Adam is very desirous of improving every hour of their limited time, it is feared that we shall scarcely have the pleasure of a visit from them to onr city. Should it,''however, be found convenient for the members' to prolong ibeit stay unlit Saturday, the 13ih, CSapt. M’A. assured us that it would afford him much pleasure to partake of the hospitality of our citizens, as well as pay a visit to our military Iriends in Columbia. We hope he will hod it convenient to do so Correspondence of the Gazette. 9 Columbia, July 4,1650. My De*r Gazette;-— I The anniversary of the Birth day of our National Independence has just passed, the twinkling stars of the last Rocket have disappeared, and the last squib has been beard. Every thing ia agairi’quiei. The greater part of those who were with ua have left for their respective homes, and now while others are relating what they saw of the Elephant I will attempt a briet description of the proceed* mgs. According to the published arrangements, the red and blue shirts of the Firemen of our Borough wereeeeuat an early hour, hastening through va rious pans of the town as if anxious to hasteu the great affair, then groups would gather to talk of the expected pleasures of the day, or to consult upon the respective duties, that had fallen upon each to perform. Presently the sound of mu* sic'was beard, and the soul stirring strain of ** Had'Colurabh n fell upon the listening ear.— Quickly following this was “ The ear piercing fife and spirit stirring drum” tuned to the good old never to be forgotten tune of“ Yankee Doodle ” and our Lancaster friends were escorted by our companies to head Quar ters, whence, the whole party proceded in a bo dy to the bridge to welcome the Laurel Fire Company from York. Next came the William Peen,'‘company from Marietta, which completed the party. After the usual preliminaries, and hav ing partaken of bountiful refreshments at head Quarters, prepared by our citizens, The procession was formed at 12 o’clock, M., precisely, in Second stredt, the right on Union street, in the. following order : Columbia Band. The American and Humane Fire Companies, of Lancaster. Chief Burgess and Assistant Burgess, Members of Town Coun cil, Reader of Declaration and Orator of the Day, in carriages. Music. Oldmembersof Columbia Engine, m carriages. Columbia Engine and Hose, Columbia. William Penn, Marietta. Vigilant, Columbia. Music. Laurel Hose, York. Marshal —Philip Gossler. Marshal’s Aids — Joseph Sample, D. F. Griffith. Patrick Morris, E. K. Boyce, J. W. Shuman, Dr. V. Friedeman. Chiet Burgess and Assistant Burgess, Members of Town Council, Reader of Declaration, Orator of the day, and old members of Columbia-Engine, was received at Jacob’s Hotel in Locust street. Amongst so many, fine companies it might seem invidious in us to particularize, I will therefore merely state that their appearance was manly and their conduct that of gentlemen. After marching through the route indicated by the programme, the procession disbanded for the purpose of hearing the Declaration read by our worthy townsman James Cowddn, which was done in a masterly manner, and wa9 listened to with that profound attention its importance de manded After the reading was concluded, our young townsman Dr. N. B. Wolf, the orator of the day, took the stand and in an address charac terized by fervid eloquence and breathing the sentiments of true genuine patriotism, held his audience enchained in breathless attention for the space of three-quarters of an hour. The audience was taken completely by surprise, the orator’s fine effort having so completely surpassed their expectations. At the conclusion of the address the guests par took of the collation prepared for them by the cit izens, Volunteer toasts were read from the standi and at an early hour our guests departed. It they were as much gratified with as our citizens were with -their presence this day will be long remembered by them. The utmost harmony characterized the whole proceedings, aud nothing occured to mar the pleasure of the day. THE CELEBRATION AT PARADISE. Mr. Editor : —The 74th anniversasy of Ameri can Independence was celebrated in our village to-day in an appropriate and spirited manner by the United The meeting was organized by theFappointmentof John Rogers, of Paradise, President; J. W. Fisher, of Colum bia, and Robert Herr, of Laucaster, Vice Presi dents ; E. H. Rauch, of Lancaster, Secretary; when the Declaration of Independence was read by the Secretary, after which jne meeting adjourn ed to dinner, which was served up in the most splendid style by'Mr. Lefevre, of Paradise, who knows just how to cater for the appetites of hun gry mechanics and working men. ’After dinner the meeting wus again organized, when most able and eloquent addresses were delivered by John Wise and J. W. Fisher, Esqs., after which the meeting adjourned in fine spirits, every one de lighted with the celebration. Yours, Paradise. Extraordinary Confession of Prof. Webster, f the Murder of Dr. George Parkman. Bostok. July 2, 1850. At a meeting of the Council, this morning, the case of Proiessor Webster was referred to a com mittee. Before the committee, at 12 o'clock, appeared the Rev. Dr. Putnam, the spiritual adviser of the condemned, with a petition tor a commutation r 1 punishment, together with & coniession that he kil led Dc. Parkman The Reverend gentleman prefared the statement by a few remarks relative to the manner-in which the confession was made to him. He stated that he had no previous acquaintanceship with Professor Webster, before being called to act in the capacity of his spiritual adviser. In the first few weeks ol his visits, he sought no acknowledgment of the prisoner. At length, on the 23d day of May, he visited him in his cell, and demanded of him, for his own well being, that he should tell the truth in regard to the matter, and he acceded to the request, by making a statement, which was now submit ted for the consideration of the Council. It was in substance as follows THE COSFXBSIOX. On Tuesday, 20th of November, I sent the note to Dr. Parkman, which it appears, was carried by the boy, Maxwell. I handed it to Littlefield unseal ed. It was to ask Dr. Parkman to call at my rooms, on Friday, the 23d, after my lecture. He had become, of late, very importunate for his pay. He had threatened me with a suit; to put an offi cer in my house, and to drive me from my profes sorship, if I did not pay him. The purport of my note was simply to ask the conference. I did not tell him, in it, what I could do, or what I had to say about the payment. I wished to gain, for those few days, a release from his solicitations, to which I was liable every day on occasions, and in a manner very disagreeable and alarming, and also to avert' for so long a time, at least, the fulfilment of recent threats of severe measures. I did not expect to be able to pay him when Friday should arrive. My purpose was, if he should accede to the proposed interview, to state to him my embarrassments and utter inability to pay him at present—to apologise for those things in my conduct which had offended him—to throw myself upon his mercy—to beg for further time and indulgence, for the sake of my family, if not for myself, and to make as good promises to him as I could have any hope of keeping. I did not hear from him on that day, nor the next, (Wednesday,) but I found on Thursday he had been abroad in pursuit of me without finding me. I imagined he had forgotten the appointment, or else did not mean to wait for it. I feared he would come in upon me at my lecture hour, or while I was preparing my experiments for it; therefore, I called at his house on that morning, (Friday,) between eight and nine o'clock, to remind him of my wish to see him at the College, at half-past one—my lec ture closing at one. I did not stop to talk with him, for I expecfed the conversation would be a long one, and I had my lecture to prepare for, for it was necessary for me to have my time, and, also, to keep my mind free from other exciting matters Dr. Parkman agreed to call upon me as I proposed. He came, accordingly, between half-past one and two o’clock, entering at the lecture room door. I was engaged in removing sotre glasses from my lecture room table, into the room in the rear, called the upper laboratory. He came rapidly down the step, and followed me into the laboratory. He im mediately addressed me with great energy—“ Are you ready for me, sir? Have you got the money?'’ I replied-, “ No, Dr. Parkmanand I was then beginning to state my condition, and ray appeal to him but he would not listen to me. and interrupted me with much vehemence. He called me a scoun drel and liar, and went on heaping on me the most bitter taunts and opprobriousepithets. While he was speaking, he drew a handful of papers from his pocket, and took from among them my two notei, and also an old letter from Dr. Hossack, written many years ago, congratulating him cm his success 'in getting me appointed Professor of Chemistry. “ You see, ’’ he said, “ I got you into your office, and now I will get you out of it ?” He put back into his pocket all the papers except the letter and 1 the notes. I cannot tel! how long the torrent of threats-and invective continued, and I cannot recall' to memory but a small portion of what he said ; at first, I kept interposing, trying to pacify him, so that I might obtain the object for which l sought the interview, but I could not stop him, and soon temper was up; I forgot everything, and telrnotbing bur the sting of bis words. I was ex cited to the highest degree of passion and while he was speaking and gasu.c.ulatinf in the most violent and menacing manner, thrusting the letter and his fist into my face, in my fury I seized whatever thing was handiest (itwas astick of wood,) and dealt him an mstantanedui'ljlow with all the force that passion could give; it I did not know, or think,or care, where I should hit him, nor how hard, nor what the effect would be. It was on the side of his head, and there was nothing to break the force of the blow. He fell instantly upon the pavement There was no second blow; he, did not move. 1 stooped 1 down over him, and he seemed to be lileless. Blood flowed from his mouth, and l got a sponge and wiped it away. I-got some ammonia and applied it to. his nose, but without effect. Perhaps l spent ten minutes in attempts to resuscitate him. bu. I found he was absolutely dead. In my horroi and consternation, I ran instinctively to the door> and bolted them, the doors of the lecture room and of the laboratory below. And then, what was i to do ? It never occurred to me to go out and de clare what had been done, and obtain assistance I saw nothing but the alternative of a successlul movement and concealment ol the body on the one -land, and of inlaray and destruction on the other. The first thing I did, as toon as 1 could do anything, .vas to draw the body into the private room adjoim iQg, where I took off the clothes, and began putting hem into the fire, which was burning in tht uppej laboratory. They were, all consumed there that afternoon, with papers, pocket book, and whatevei fhey contained. I did not examine the pockets, uor remove anything, except the watch. I saw r bat, or the chain ot it, hanging out. I took it. and threw it over the bridge as I went to Cam bridge. My next move was to get the body into the sink, which stands in the small private room, by setting the body partially erect against the corner, and by getting up into the sink myself, I succeeded in drawing it up there. It was entirely dismem bered. It was quickly done, as a work of terrible and desperate necessity. The only instrument was the knife found by the officers, in the tea chest, which I kept for cutting corks. I made no use of. the Turkish knile, as it was called at the trial. Thai had long been kept on my parlor mantlepiece in Cambridge, as a curious ornament. My daughters frequently cleaned it ; hence the marks of oil and whiting found upon it. -I had lately brought it into Boston to get the silver sheath repaired. While dismembering the body, a stream of Cochituate water was running through the sink, carrying ofl the blood in a pipe that passed down through the lower laboratory. There must have been a leak in the pipe, for the ceiling below was stained im mediately around it. There was a fire burning in the furnace of the lower laboratory. Littlefield was mistaken in thinking there had never been a fire there. He had probably never kindled one, but I had done it myself several times. I had done it that day for the purpose of making oxygqp gas. The head and viscera were put into that furnace chat day, and the fuel heaped on. I did not exam ine at night to see to what degree they were con sumed. Some of the extremities were put in there, I believe, on that day 5 the pelvis, and some of the limbs perhaps, were put under the lid of the lecture room table, in what is called the well—a deep sink lined with lead; a stream of Cochituate ■was turned ; into it, and running through it all Friday night; the thorax was put into a similar well, in the lower laboratory, which I filled with water, and threw in a quantity of potash, which I found- there. This disposition of the remains was not changed till after the visit of the officers on Monday. When the boHy had been thus all disposed 01, I cleared away all traces of what had. been done. . I think . tbie stick with which the fatal blow had been struck proved to be a piece of the stump ol a large grape vine—say two inches in diameter, and two feet long. It was one. of several pieces which I had carried in from Cambridge long.before, for the purpose oJ showing the effect of certain chemical fluids in coloring woods, by being absorbed into the pores. The grape vine, being a very porous wood, was well adapted to this purpose. Another longer stick had been used as intended,’and exhibited to the students. This one had not been used.- I put it into the fire. I took up the two notes either from the table or the floor, T think from the table, close by where Dr. P. had fallen. I seized an old metallic pen lying on the table, dashed it across the face and through the signatures, and put them in my pocket. I do not know why I did this rather than put ihem in the fire, for I had not considered for a moment what effect either mode of disposing of them would have on the mortgage, or my indebtedness to Dr. P. and the other persons interested, and I had not yet given a single thought to the question as to what account I should give of the object or result ot my interview with Dr. Parkman. I never saw the sledge Hammer spoken of by Littlefield 5 never knew ot it§ existence, at least i have no recollec tion of it. I left the College to go home, as late dS six o'clock. I collected myself as well as 1 could, that I might meet my family and other* with composure. On Saturday, I visited iny room.- at the College, but made no change in the disposi tion of the remains, and laid no plans as to my •uture course. On Saturday evening, I read the notice ip the respecting his disappear ance. I whs then deeply impressed with the ne cessity ot immediately taking some ground as o he character of my interview with Dr. Parkman. or I saw that it must become known that I ha>. nad such an inrerviewsas I had appointed it first by an unsealed note on Tuesday, and on Frida} nad myself called at his house in open day, and ratified the arrangement, ami had there been seen, md bad probably been overheard by the man ser vant, and I knew not by how many persons. Dr. P. might have been seen entering my rooms, or ;0w many persons he might have told by the way vhere he was going—the in.erview would in all probability be known, and I must be ready to ex plain it. The question excercised me much, but on Sunday my course waa taken. I would go into Boston and be the first to declare myself the person, ts yet unknown, with whom Dr. P. bad made the appointment. I would take the ground that I had invited him to the College to pay him money, and . .hat I had paid it. Accordingly, I fixed upon the sum by taking the Bmall note and adding interest, which it appears I cast erroneously. If I had thought ot this course earlier, I should nor have deposited Pettee’s check for $9O in the Charles River Bank on Saturday, but should have suppres sed it, as going so far to make'up the sum which I was to have professed tg have paid the day be fore, and which Pettee knew I had by me at the hour of interview; it had not occurred to me that. I should ever show the notes cancelled in proof of it, or I should have destroyed the large note, and let it be inferred that it was gone with the missing man, and I should only have kept the small one ; which was all that I could pretend to have paid. My single thought was concealment and safety ; everything else was incidental to that. I was in no. state to consider my ulterior pecuniary interest. Money, though I needed it so much, was of no ac count to me in that condition of mind. If I had designed and premeditated the homicide of Dr. Parknqpn, in order to get possession of the notes and cancel my debt, I not only should not have de posited Pettee’s check the next day, but should have made some show of getting and having the money the morning before. I should have drawn my money- from the bank and taken occasion- to mention to the cashier that I had a sum to make up on that day for Dr. Parkman, and the same to . Henchman, when I borrowed the $lO. I should have remarked that I was so much short of a sum that I was to pay Parkman. I borrowed the money of Henchman as mere pocket money for the day. Had I intended the homicide of Dr. P., I should not have made the appointment with him twice, and each time in so open a manner that other per sons would almost certainly know of it: and I should not have invited him to my rooms at an hour when the College would be full of students and others, and an hour when I was most likely to receive calls from others, for that was the hour, just after the lecture, at which persons having business with me, or in my rooms, wer£ always directed to call. I looked into my rooms on Sunday afternoon, but 'did nothing. After the first visit of the officers, I took the pelvis and some of the limbs from the upper well, and threw them into the vault under the privy-. 1 took the thorax from the well below, and packed it in the tea chest, as found. My own impression has been, that this was not done till, after the second visit of the officers, which was on Tuesday, but Kingsley’s testimony shows that4t must have been done sooner. The perforation of the thorax had been made by the knife. At the time of removing the viscera, on Wednesday, I put on kindlings and made a fire in the furnace below, having first poked down the ashes. Some of the limbs, I cannot remember which or how many, were consumed at that time. This was the last I had to do with the remains. The tin box was de signed to receive the thorax, though I had not concluded where I should finally put the box.— The fish-hooks, tied up as grapples, were to be used for drawing up the parts in the vault, when ever I should determine how to dispose of them, and get strains enough. I had a confused double object in ordering the box, and making the grapples. I had before intended to get such things to send to Fayal; the box to hold the plants andvther articles which I wished to protect from the salt water, and the sea air, and the hooks to be used there in ob taining corraline plants from the sea. It was : this previously intended use of them Jhat sugges ted and mixed itself up with the . idea of the other application. I doubt, even now, to which use they would have been applied I had no used the hooks at the time of the discovery.— The tan put into the tea chest was taken from a barrel of it that had beep in the laboratory for iome time. The beg often brought in on Monday wee not used, nor intended lobe used-jit belonge, to a quantity obteined by me a long time ago, fot eipennftnte in tanning, and waa Bent in by the family toget it out of the way. Its being sent in just at that time was accidental. I was not aware that I had put the knife in the chest. The stick found in the saucer of ink, was for making coarse diagrams on cloth. The bunch of filed keys had been used long ago by me in Fruit st., and thrown carelessly By into a drawer. I never examined 1 and do not know whether they would fit any 0 l 1 oc^B the college or not. If there were other keys fittingjdoors with which I had nothing to do, I supposed they must have been all dupli cates, or keys of former locks left there by the mechanics or janitor. I know nothing about them, and should never be likely to notice them amongst ihe multitude ot articles, large and small, of all kinds, collected in my rooms. The janitor had lurnished me with a key to the dissecting rooms, tor the admission of medical friends visiting the College, hut I bad never used it. The' nitric acid on the stairs was not used to remove spots of blood, but was dropped by accident. When the officers called for me on Friday, the 30th, I was in doubt whether I was under arrest, or whether & more strict search of roy rooms was to be had; the lat ter hypothesis being hardly less appalling than the lormer. When 1 found that we went over Cragies* Bridge, I thought the arrest most probable. When l found that the carriage was stopping at the jail, l was sure-of my fate. Before leaving tbje carriage, I took a dose ot strichnine from my pocket and •wallowed it. I had prepared it in the shape of a pill before I left my laboratory on the 23d. I. thought I could not bear to survive detection. I ihought it was a large dose. The state t>f my ner vous system, probably.defeated its action partially. The effects of the poison were terrible ijieyond de scription. It was in operation at the College* and before I went there, but most severely afterwards. I wrote but one of the anonymous letters produced at the trial—the one mailed at East Cambridge. The little bundle referred to in the letter detained by the jailor, contained only a bottle of titric acid, for domestic use. I had seen it stated in a news paper that I had purchased a -quantity! of oxalic acid, which it was presumed was to be iused in re moving blood stains. I wish the parcel |to be kept untouched, that it may be shown, if tHere should be occasion, what it really was that I Had purch ased. I have drawn up, in separate paper?, an ex planation of the use I intended to make of the bldod sent for on Thursday; the 23d, and of the! conversa tion with Littlefield about the dissecting vault. • I think that Pettee, in his testimony at the trial, put too strongly my r words about having settled with Dr. P. Whatever I did say of the kind, was in the hope I entertained that I should be ible to pa cify Dr. P., and make some arrangement with him, and was said in order to quiet Pettee, who was becoming restive under the solicitations of Dr. Parkman. . » > After Dr. Webster had stated most o ' the facts recorded above on the 23d May, this question with all the earnestness, solemnity and authority of tone that Dr. Putman was master of was addressed to him: “Dr. Webster, in all probability your days are numbered: you cannot, you dare not speak falsely to me know ; you must not die with a ie in your mouth; so, prove to yourself that your repentance for the sins of your past life is sincere - ell me the truth, then—a confidence to be kept sac -ed during your life time, and as much longer as my regard for the happiness of your family shall 1 eem to re quire, and the interest of truth and just ce to per mit. Search to the bottom ol your heirt for the history of your motives, and tell me, before God, .did it never occur to you, before the decease ol Dr. Parkman, that his death, if you could bring it to pass, would be of great, advantage* to you, 'or at least that personal injury to him mightjpossibly be the result of your expected conference] with him? As a dying man, I charge you to answjer me truly and exactly, or else be silent—had you not such a thought?" .' 1 “No, never,” said lie with energy and feeling; “as I live, as God is' my witness 1 , never T I was no more capable of such a thought than one of my innocent children. I never bad the remotest idea of injuring Dr. P. until the moment the blow was struck. Dr. I*, was extremely severe and sharp—the most provoking of men—and lam ir ritable and passionate. A quick handed and brief violence of temper has been a besetting sin of my life. I was an only child—much indulged—and I have never acquired the control over my passions that I ought to have acquired early, and the conse quence is all this.’’ “But you notified Dr. Pakman to meet you at a certain hour, and told him you would pay him, when you knew you had not the money f' “ No, he replied, “ I did not tell him l .would pay him, and there is no evidence that I told him so, except my own words spoken after his disappear ance, and alter I had determined to take the ground that 1 had paid him ; those words were of the mis erable tissue of falsehoods to which I was commit ted from the moment, I had began to conceal the homicide. I never had a thought of injuring Park man.” This was accompanied by the statement in which Protessor Webster attempts to explain as to his seeing Littlefield, sending lor blood, and of in* qutring about gases Irom the vault. After reading the statement, Dr. Putman proceeded to argue as ro its truthfulness, saying that it was made when ifae writ of error was still, pending; Also, that Professor Webster’s estate was worth several thou sand dollars, and that he was not in such a-emit as to commit such a crime deliberately. The pre* vious petition from Professor Webster, protesting his innocence, and praying for absolute pardon, he said, was got up by his family, who were unwav ering in their beliei in his innocence, until his con fession was communicated to them about a week since. He concluded in asserting his belief that the confession- was true. Members oftslhe council have retained a copy of the petition previously presented,, and withdrawn by the advice of Dr. Putman, which will probably be published. It asserts his innocence, and it also asserts that Littlefield, or some otherperson, placed the re mains' in hi* room, to compass his ruin. HEARING IN THE'WEBSTER CASE. The Rev. Dr. Putnam to whom Professor Web ster made his confession, having requested a second hearing before the Governor and Council in case the decision of that body was likely to prove unfa vorable, a meeting was held on Friday afternoon for that purpose. In the meantime the committee, it appears, had submitted to a board of surgeons the confession for examination, and this body was also to have a hearing at the same meeting The Boston Bee of Saturday gives the following account of a scene which occurred there: About an hour before the meeting of the Coun cil, Mrs. Webster and her three daughters arrived at the Council chamber, and obtained an interview with Gov. Briggs, and his honor Lieut. Gov. Reed. Mrs. Webster was dressed in deep mourning.— Her three daughters seemed sorrow stricken and almost heart broken. Mrs. Webster is evidently a woman of great hope—firm and persevering to the last. The eldest ’daughter, exhibits, in a great de gree, the same‘valuable traits—doubly valuable during this most Terrible struggle through which they have been called to pass. The other two do not look like the same beautiful girls who testified in behalf of their father at the trial. Their charm ingly healthful appearance have been exchanged for one more sickly and sad. Mrs. Webster, in conversation with Lieut. Gov. Reed, said that she and her daughters earnesly pray ed for a commutation of her husband’s sentence. His previous letters to the Council, she said, asking for a pardon, were written at her earnest solicita tion. She strongly believed in his innocence, or she would never have consented to their presenta tion. “We feel assured of that; no one doubts your sincerity, Mrs. Webster,” said Gov. Briggs, who, until now, had sat a silent listener. I feel that he must have committed the deed in a moment of great provocation. I cannot persuade myself that it was otherwise,” continued Mrs. Webster ; “he doated upon his children—he was a good, kind husband—and oh, sir, we earnestly hope, and pray that you may find it consistent with your duties fo the public, and consistent with the cause of justice and humanity, to save him and our whole family from the ruin and deep disgrace which threatens:” The Lieut. Gov. replied to something which she said. Mrs. Webster mistaking fiis words, looked earnestly into hjs face, her eyes streaming with tears, said, withia force we shallnevgr forget, “Did you say, sir, it is impossible to commute bis sen tence ?” “ Oh, I can’t tell you that, Madam—the subject is before tlie committee. All I can say, is, we will try most conscientiously to serve you, and save your husband. It is a most painful duty.” Mrs. Webster said she wished to assure his ex cellency that she waslnstrumental in his presenting his confession to their consideration, and desired that they would construe it as favorable as duty would permit. j, Mrsi Webster and her daughters then retired. The Cholera. The Pittsburg Gazette of the 4th instant, says; We regret to Jear%tbat the Cholera is prevailing to a considerable extent in Cincinnati, and .'along the river. Several boats have arrived here which had cases aboard. One arrived on Tuesday evening from Cincinnati; which lost three cabin passengers by Cholera, and {had another on board in a hopeless state. ' ; By Telegraph. CiaciHirAii, July 3. The Board of jHealth reports this evening forty deaths from Cholera during the last 48 hours. July'6.—The;number of deaths in Cincinnati from Cholera, for 24 hours, up to 6 o'clock last evening, was aucty five. .
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