«—I Written tortlalnteUifencar.
Random Sketches as I Pass Along.
LETTEB 80. IV.
Friend Sanderson :—ln examining the history
of the human mind, a* well as in examining the
phenomena of the natural world, we cannot always
trace the progress by which an event has been pro
duced, by causes known to exist; yetj if we can
■how the known principles of human nature, how
the Various'parti : may naturally have arisen, the
mind it not only to a certain degree satisfied, but a
check is given to that indolent philosophy, which
refers to a miracle whatever appearances, either in
the natural or moral world, it iB unable to explain.
That there is too much of this indolent philosophy
among mankind, we have many humiliating evi
dences. And when assisted with ignorance, we
almost deplore the credulity of our fellow man-
Superatition is their legitimate offspring, under
whose influence, man relapses into that benighted
condition, in which he bore the image of- his
. Maker, without the noble attributes of reason and
reflection.
To exalt and .dignify the human character, the
»rt of printing has done more service than perhaps
all the ingenuity of man beside; and to this power
ful moral lever, we may attribute the almost entire
extinction of error, which at onetime threatened
the destruction of the human family. Even in the
history of our own country, our very existence as a
nation was placed in the most critical condition by
the supremacy of hereditary error. Who is not
fiimiliar with the humiliating history of the Massa
chnsetls witchcraft? and who among-us do not
deplore the fatal consequence**of that erroneous
infatuation ! And yet, the very learned jurist, Sir ,
Mathew Hale, denounced as “obdurateSadducees”
all those who were atheists in the doctrine of
witchcraft. We have lived to scorn his denuncia
tions; but, I blush to say, to find his doctrines res
pected in Cambria county.
•In the year 1844, the citizens of Ebensburg and
vicinity were considerably excited on the subject
witchcraft, many of whom still believe in its exis
tence. The public mind was directed to this subject,
by the representation of a very old and respectable
citizen of Cambrip township, whose character for
integrity and piety, placed him among the first
citizens of the township. It was by him alleged,
that his cattle, apparently in good health, would
suddenly fall down and expire in a most extraordi
nary manner; that bridles and horse-gears would
not stay upon -the stable pins; that stones were
almost constantly rolling. ofT his house, some of
which, struck him-on the head; that squirrels in
fested his bed*room and chattered their teeth, to his
great annoyance ; that articles of service disappear
ed very mysteriously, without the knowledge of
■himself or &mily; and that his daughther was pus
seated and held conversational intercourse with the
spirit invisible. pEvery known means at command
were used to expel t\iia witch. florse doctors, cow
doctors, seventh sons, old men, and witch hags, all
gave their mystical aid, but to no effect. The witch
still continued to sing temperance songs, declared
itself in favor of Harry Clay’' for President, and
asserted that Mr; Polk would never dine in the
White House. At length, by a lapsus lingui , no
doubt the witch informed the little girl, to whom
alone all the above information was communicated,
v»ho *7 really was and what it was. - The disclosure
implicated a neighbor with whom the family of the
little girl had had an unfriendly altercation, and at
once the Sheriff of the county with a poßße, went
ont to arrest said neighbor.
The whole matter arose out of the following cir
cumstances: A Mr. E., the person accused, who
was a remarkably ugly man, though possessed of
very clever intelligence,- had in his possession a
copy of a very old, edition of Herbal’s- Astrology,
in which were old engravings representing the man
ner of raising the dead ; boiling cauldrons prepar
ing an oblation to the infernal gods, of bats’ wings,
lizzards’ tongues, snake fangs, toads’ hearts, spiders,
&c., &c.; also, a'magical incantation, magician’s
wand, and many other things, now out of the ordi
nary knowledge of men. This book wae shown to
our superstitious friend, and a very, unsatisfactory
account given in relation to its merits ; whereupon
all the ludicrous and almost criminal representa
tions above, had their origin. The unfortunate
astrologer could never again restore himself to favor
with his fear-stricken neighbor ; and what seems
-still more strange, there are many who still believe
that “the witch should be Bhot with a silver bullet 1 ,”
antT charms are still worn to resist his diabolical
influences. The facts of this case can easily be
corroborated by persons who. were present at the
But’l will change my subject. It is a pleasure
to the traveller to find occasionally men whoenter
lain different views from one’s self, and are ready
to communicate them' without any hesitation. In
conversation with a very intelligent mnnol Cambria,
1 learned that his country claims the honor of discov
eringAmericabefore the intrepid Genoese navigator,
some three hundred years. This claim to prior
discovery is predicated upon the voyage of Madoc
Guynnxth, a young prince of the eleventh century,
who sailed -west until he found an unknown country
inhabited with people of a copper color, and long
black uair; where flowers grew perennially, and
were found in the greatest abundance, from
which circumstance Madoc called the country
Vineland. Indeed there are many things to show
that this comparatively unknown voyager did reach
America, 'and of which I may have occasion to
apeak hereafter.
From Ebensburg I commenced my journey on foot,
and taking a north-easterly direction, soon found
myself in the midst of a highly cultivated tract of
country, agreeably undulating, 'until I reached the
town of Loretto. This is a-very flourishing little
place, depending entirely upon the agricultural and
lumber interests of the country adjacent, for support.
While here I visited the Catholic church, the only
place of worship m Alleghany township, and
learned the history of a very extraordinary man,
whose name is familiar in Europe and America.
From a number of the Mountaineer , published in
Ebensburg, by Win. Conway, Esq., (subsequently
Secretary of the Territory of lowa,)dated May 14,
1840, 1 find the following interesting biographical
skotch of the person alluded to above, which I
transcribe, knowing of nothing half so interesting
as the information it contains:
Died, on the 6th inst., at Loretto, the Rev. Deme
trius Augustine Gallitzin, who for 42 years
exercised pastoral .functions in Cambria county.—
The venerable deceased was born 1770, at Munster
’in Germany. His father, Prince de Gallitzin,ranked
’among the highest nobility in Russia. His mother
was the daughter of Field Marshal General de
SchmeltOn, a celebrated officer under Frederick the
Great. Her brother fell at the battle of Jena. The |
deceased held a high commission in the Russian
army, from hiß infancy. Europe in the early part
of bis life was desolated by war—the French Rev
olution burst like a volcano upon that convulsed
continent.; it offered no facilities or attractions for
travel, and it .was determined that the young Prince
de Gallitzin should visit America. He landed in
Baltimore* i& August, 1782, in company with Rev.
Mr. Brosiuß. By a train of circumstances in which
the hand of Providence was strikingly visible, his
mind .was directed to the ecclesiastical state, and he
renounced forevpr his brilliant prospects. Already
endowed with a splendid education, he was the
more prepared to pursue his ecclesiastical; studies,
under the venerable Bishop Carroll, at Baltimore,
• with facility and success. Having completed his
theological course, he spent some time on the mis
sion in Maryland. .
In the year 1789, he directed his course to the
Alleghany mountains, and found that portion of it,
which" now constitutes Cambria county, a perfect
wilderness,'almost without inhabitants or habita
tions.* After incredible labor and privations, and
expending a princely, fortune, he succeeded in mak
ing “the 1 wilderness blossom as the rose.” His
untiring zeal has collected .about Loretto, bis late
residence, a Catholic population of three .or four
thousand. He not only extended, the Church by
his missionary toils, but also illustrated and de
, fended the truth by several highly useful publica
tions. His “ Defence of Catholic Principles,” has
gained merited celebrity both here and in Europe.
In this, extraordinary man we have not only to
admire his renunciation of the brightest hopes and
I prospects, his indefatigable zeal—but something
f greater and rarer —his wonderful humility. No one
could ever learn>from him in his mode of life, wha*„
’ he had been, or what he exchanged for priyatir,n
and poverty. '
To intimate to him that you were tof his
condition, would be sure to pain him.
He who might have revelled in thevprin'iely halls of
his ancestors, was content to spent 30 years in a
rude log-cabin, almost denying himself common
comforts of life, that he might be a.ble ta .-clothe the
naked members of Jesus Christ, the. poor and dis
t tressed. Few have left behind them sivch examples
of charity and benevolence. On the. head of no
one have been invoked so many blessings from the
mouths of widows and orphans. It rnay be literally
said of him,' “if his heart had been made of gold,
he wonld have disposed of it all. \ n charity to the
poor.”
The remains of this truly good and great man J are
marked in their resting place, by a beautiful free
stone monument, erected by the congregation so*
long under his pastoral care, by whom his memory
ip still fondly cherished, and his virtues held up for
emulation. \ ' '
Intelligencer & Journal
march 4th) 1851 •
GEO. SANDERSONj EDITOR.
County Convention.
57* The Democratic County Convention will
meet to-morrow, at 11 o’clock, A. M, at the pub
lic house of William j. Steele, in E. King St,.
for organization.
WILLIAM B. FOtoNEY,
Chairman Co. Committee.
March 4,1851.
Delegates Elected,
The"following delegates, so far as heard from,
Have been elected to the Democratic County Con-
vention, viz:
E. Ward —Newton Ligbtner, Thos. C. Wiley,
James H. Barnes, Henry Wilhelm, J. L. Reynolds.
W. Ward—Geo. M. Steinman, Wra. S. Amweg,
Sebastian Musser, James L. Jones, J. H. Duchman.
Lancaster' tp. —Major Charles- Nauman, Adam
Trout, Abraham Brenner.
Manheim —Maj. J. C. Stackhouse, John K. Grube,
John Bear, Joseph Wisner, Henry E. Leman.
E. Hempjuld —Dr. Samuel Parker, Michael Sides,
Henry Hoffman, Henry Imho# Benjamin Lutz.
Penn —Thomas Pents, Henry Hambright, Jacob
Long*, Henry Folmer, Jacob Neveiing.
Columbia —Dr. N. B. Wolfe, Samuel Brooks, Esq.,
J. A. Cunningham, Samuel F. Lockard, Jno. Slack.
Salisbury —Joseph B. Baker, C. P. Wilson, Thos.
S. Mcllvaine, Thomas W. Henderson.
West Earl —Mark Connel! v Joh'n .Forney, H. R.
Hull, ‘Henry Kafrolh, John Deshong.
Ephrata —Jacob L. Gross, Dr. Henry .Reamsny
der, William Mohler, Tilman G.‘Black and C. H.
Hertz.
E 7" The people every where appear to have no
bly responded to the %all of the County Committee,
and a full Convention may be [anticipated to-mor-
Another Rally!
The “Bigler Club” assembled in great numbers
at the public house’of Mr. Scbierenbrand,on Friday
evening. Much enthusiasm prevailed, and a
be: of new names were added to the Club lists.
'The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Dougher
ty,'Reynolds, Potts, Keffer and Sanderson.
The Club adjourned to meet at Fitzpatrick’s
Hotel, South Queen street, or. Saturday evening, the
Bth inst., at 7 o’clock.
Life Insurance for Cattle, Horses, &c. —It
will be seen by reference to,our advertising col
umns, that John Zimmerman, Esq., of this City
has been appointed Agent for the “ American Live
Stbck Insurance Company" located at Vincennes/In
diana. Our neighbor of the Gazette thus speaks
of it: '
The above named Company was incorporated
Jan. 2d, 1850, by the General Assembly of the State
of Indiana, with a capital of $50,000. As its name
denotes, this company has been organized for the
Insurance of Horses. Mules, Cattle, and live stock
of all descriptions against their loss by fire, water,
accidents or disease. From notices of the press in
and about Vincennes, as well as from the testimony
of Henry Clay, we are informed that its-directors
and stock holders are among the best and most re
sponsible citizens of Knox county, Indiana. Such
being the case', yve do not see why the farmers and
others of Lancaster county, who are in possession
of much valuable live stock, should.hot avail them
selves, of this fine opportunity to have it insured.-
The idea is somewhat novel, and we believe this is
the only company of t&e kind in the U. S. We
take care to have our houses, barns, furniture, &c.,
insured from fire, and whilst a/£arn may be con
sumed oh .which an insurance had been effected
sufficient tp indemnify the owner for its loss, still
it will not replace a splendid team of horses, or
favorite stock of other kinds which may have been
and which often are destroyed in such cases. We
would therefore recommend the above company to
the favorable consideration of farmers and others of
Lancaster County.
Messrs. Schaeffer, Bonuam and Hemphill, of
the State Legislature, will accept our thank 3 for
public documents.
117- It will be seen, by a reference to our advei
tising columns,- that Messrs. E. Haldeman & Co.
offer their valuable Saw Mills at the mouth ol
Chiques Creek, for rent. They are t very favorably
located, and offer inducements which rarely present
themselves to renters.
Ip* Some valuable Virginia lands are offered for
sale in this week's paper. See advertising columns.
1 ip" The cheapest and best assortment of Watch
es, silver knives and forks, spoons, castors, bracelets,
ear-rings, and every species of Jewelry, will be
found at the establishment of Wm. Bailey & Son,
No. 216 Market street, Philadelphia.
Grecian Painting.— lt will be seen by'an adver-,
tisement in another column that W. G Anderson
is about forming his last class in this city. All
who are-desirous of acquiring a knowledge of this
beautiful art will call on him immediately.
~ U7"lt will be seen by reference to our advertising
.columns, that Hr.Nßr.rn & Rathfon have taken the
clothing establishment,of Mr. Joseph Gormley, in
North Queen street -, and from their well known en
ergy and business habits, we cannot doubt of their
success.
' lyy- Auy of our city or country friends in wan 1
of Confectionary, would do well to call with Jchn
L. Kf.fff.ii, East King st., where they can be suited
to a fraction. See advertisement.
Canal Commissioners.
A correspondent of the Harrisburg Democratic
Union , writing from Elizabethtown, in this County,
strongly recommends' Lewis Robehts, Esq., of
Greene county, for the nomination of Canal Com
missioner.
William Seahioht, Esq., of Fayette, is warmly
recommended for the same post, and will,doubt
less, be a very prominent candidate before the
Reading Convention.
{lon. William Bkattt, of Butler, is strongly
urged for the nomination in several of the western
r/ounties, and will also ,be a prominent candidate
for the nomination.
The same may be said of Gen. Seth Clovf.r,
of Clarion, who has -also many warm friends in the
western section of the State, and will be zealously
urged upon the Convention.
There are, perhaps, other candidates west of the
mountains spoken of—but we do not recollect them
now. The above mentioned we think are the most
prominent.
And on this side of the mountains we have John
B. Bratton, Esq., of Carlisle, (Editor of the
American Volunteer,) who will be strongly urged
by Old*' Mother Cumberland—a county that has
for many years been sadly neglected in the distri
bution of offices, not only in our State Conventions!
but before the Canal Board. Mr. B. would make
an excellent Canal Commissioner, and we should
be pleasd to see him nominated.
William W. Wilson, Esq., of Juniata County,
is also spoken of for the nomination. He is also
a very worthy and competent man, and would
makq a good officer.
Gf.n. Houston's Llcti hk —Gen. Houston,
T exas, at the request of the Democratic members
of the Legislature, delivered a very interesting
lecture on Saturday evening, 22d February, in the
Hall of the House of Representatives, on the sub
ject of Texas.* The audience was very large, the
ladies of our Borough and strangers -visiting us
tuming out in great numbers. The lecture was
highly entertaining, and in some portions of it the
speaker was very eloquent, eliciting loud bursts of
applause. The course of Gen. Houston contrasts
Btrongly with many of the leading southern states
men. He holds to wine of those ultra views-that
are so deleterious to the. welfare of the Union. He
has full faith that the public sentiment of the north
-will correct all the evils the south have been
■complaining of, and believes that our glorious
Union will be perpetuated. He is plain and unos
tentatious, and makes a most favorable impression
,on all who make hi* acquaintance—Dem. Union
Repeal of the Law ofIS4T.
We sincerely hope, says the Democratic Union ,
that the Legislature will repeal the unconstitutional
parts of the law of 1847. and place Pennsylvania
in a proper position before the Union. We have
received some commendation from other States in
the Union for our unwavering allegiance Ur-the law,
and it requires oDly this one act of repeal to put the
crowning seal upon our good faith.
We will not again enter upon an' argument to
prove that the act of 1847 contains provisions that
are incompatible with the constitution. We con
sider the question a settled' one. The case of the
Commonwealth against Prigg, 16 Peters, 538 de
cided the principle. The general police powers of
a State may be exercised in aid of the constitutional
clause providing for the delivery of fugitive slaves,
and the acts of Congress made in pursuance thereof;
but they jnever can be regulated “to interfere with
or obstruct the just rights of the owner to re-claim
his slave, derived from the Constitution of the Uni
ted Stales, or with the remedies prescribed by Con
gress to aid and enforce the same.” The same
court further decided, in a late case, that the law
of the State ot the master regulated his rights in
regard to his slave, and that no other State to which
the fugitive may have gone, could confer upon him
privileges which would deprive his master of
claim, or his remedies to enforce it. •
Again-—What does the fugitive clause mean? —
Does it simply announce the right of the master to
seize his absconding slave, or does it further .exact
from <he authorities of the State their co-operation
in making good the claim of the owner to hisifugi
tive. Certainly it does both. The language is
“ shall be delivered up.' 5 *lt is peremptory.
But apart from the above considerations, Ought
not the law of 47 to be repealed, because it te n di
to discountenancethe authorityof the fugitive clause
of the constitution, and the law of the Union. Upon
this point, in reference to similar enactments in
Massachusetts, President Fillmore says, in his mes
sage to the Senate of February 21, 1S51:
“This law, it is obvious, had two objects—the
first was to make it a penal offence in all officers
and magistrates of the Commonwealth to exercise
the powers conferred on them by act of Congress
of the 12th of February, entitled “An Act
respecting fugitives from justice, and persons es
caping from the service of their masters, 15 and
which powers they were fully competent to perform
up to the inhibition dnd penal enactment. Second,
to refuse the use of the jails of the State for the de
tention of any person claimed as a fugitive slave.
“ It is deeply to be lamented that the purpose of
these enactments is quite apparent: it was to pre
vent, so far as the Legislature of the State could
prevent, the laws of congress, passed for the purpose
of carrying into effect that article of the Constitu
tion of the United. States, which declares: “That
no person held to service or laboj 1 in one State, un
der the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall
in consequence of any law or regulation therein be
discharged from such service or labor; but shall be
.delivered up on claim of the party to whom such
service orlabor may fie due,” —lr,om being carried
into effect.
“But these acts of State Legislation, although
they may cause embarrassments, and create expense,
cannot derogate either from the duty or authority
of Congress to carry out freely and fairly the plain
and imperative constitutional provision for the de
livery of "persons bound to labor in one State and
escaping tnto another, to the party to whom such
labor may be due.”
A law is not faithfully executed, if it is obstruct
ed by prevarications, delays and evasions. Il" the
compromise measure is to be enforced, let it be
done with'zeal and alacrity. Let there be a desire
shown to recognize and effectuate the claim of the
master; but it cannot be denied, that every obstacle
has been thrown in the way of the execution of the
la\V. The State has enabled the abolitionists to
render the escape of a fugitive easy, and furnished
. them with contrivances that increase the expense
of re claiming" a fugitive beyond his price. The law
of'47 does not second tne compromise of the Con
i stitution: it puts our State in the position of an un
willing bride, giving her hand to the Union, but
withholding her heart* Repeal this law, for it is
the wish of the people. Repeal it, for it is our duty-
Repoal it, and let Pennsylvania take the lead in this
f important step of reconciliatioh. Repeal it, and the
, Keystone State will be hailed as the savior of the
t Union, and her sons will find honor in the chief
places of the government.
Ip* The Democracy of Virginia have published
their views on the present crisis, in the following
resolutions, adopted at a meeting of the members of
’the Legislature and of the Constitutional Convention
of that State, held on the,. 17th ult. -We call the
attention of those who think there is a necessity
for an “ Union Party,” to the 7th and Bth resolves,
as showing the common ground whereon the Na.
tional Democracy of Virginia and of Pennsylvania
are standing together;
1. Resolved, That the Democratic Party ol Vir
ginia abides where it has ever stood—immoveably
firm upon the joint basis of the rights of the States
and of the Union of the States.
2. Resolved, That they acknowledge fealty to be
due alike to 1 the Constitution of the United States
and to the reserved sovereignties of the States, as
paramount laws ol a common country; and they
will maintain both, and repel all attempts to invade
either, by every means which may lawfully be
employed by good citizens and true patriots.
3. Resolved, -That as the federal Union, in the
foundations ol our Government, is perfectly her
monized with the separate and several State sover
eignties, there is no real ground for difference in
fact, and should be none in feeling, between those
who are the true friends of both.
4. Resolved, That it is the object of this meeting
to heal past, and prevent future dissensions, caused
by the continued agitation of past issues, and ol the
mode of their adjustment, among the friends of the
Union and of the State rights, of democracy of the
confederacy, ol liberty and of law.
5. Resolved, That all further agitation of these
issues and of their late adjustment, either upon the
one hand or upon the other, having no practical
end is now worse than vain, and is dangerous alike
to all that is precious in the Union, and that is
worth preserving in the States.
6. Resolved, That to appeal, on the one hand, to
State sovereignties now to attempt, by a resort to
extreme remedies, to undo what has been done, is
to invoke them to risk the good which is still left,
and which is too precious to be jeoparded for that,
whatever it may be, which is lost, and which can
not be restored; and appeals, on the other hand, to
a love of the Union and Federal power, intended to
impair, if not destroy the rights of the States, ahd
to destroy State pride, are no.less odious in doctrine,
than they are in the design of converting the holiest
sentiments of patriots into mere political capital,
to be traded upon-by that party for consideration,
which is as destructive of the Union and of the Con
stitution of the confederacy as it is of the rights of
the States and of the liberties of the people,
7. Resolved, That it is the duty and the aim of
the. Democratic party of Virginia to aid in preserv
ing all the rights and alf the just ends which our
institutions, State and Federal, were intended to se
cure and to endeavor to compose and harmonize the
elements of discord, North and South, threatening to
disturb our national peace , the sisterhood or our States,
and the family friendship of our people throughout the
Republic.
8. Resolved, That to that end, the Democratic
Party, from its principles of peace and brotherhood
among men, from its devotion to human liberty,
from its love of justice and equality, from its hatred
of all tyranny, in whatever form it exists or is ex
erted, from its jealousy of power, from its dread of
disunion and its equal detestation of a central despot
ism, from its faithful adherence to first principles,
from its sacrifices in the past, and from its present
relations and hopes, it of all parties pre-eminently
best constituted to save the country •in this crisis or
danger.
9. Resolved, That this meeting cordially tenders
to the Democracy of the Union an invitation to
unite with the Democracy of Virginia in an or
ganization on the principles indicated in the fore
going resolutions.
E7* At Fort Madison, lowa, Rev. Mr. Hummer
has been arrested for an attempt to murder his
wife by suffocation, under pretence of driving the
devil out of her! She was rescued from his hands
by neighbors, who showed a very strong propensity
to lynch the blackcoat for his smothering hatred to
the evil one!
R7* The Clinton Democrat, aud Lycoming Gazette
are out strongly in favor of our esteemed fellow
citizen, Judge Lewis, for a seat on the Supreme
Bench. A number of other papers throughout the
State are pointing in the same direction.
Tliei <t StardfW West”
A Democratic County meeting, held at Greens
biirg, Westmoreland county; on the the 25th ult s
instructed their delegates to the'State Convehtiorr
for Col. Samuel W. Belck, for Governor, and *l*6
unanimously passed the followingresolution:
Resolved, That, we recognize in thatiterlingaon.
of Pennsylvania, the Hon., JAMES BtJCHANAN,
a true patriot—a firm friend of the Union—the ar*
drat and able supporter constitution, and a
statesman well worthy to grace the highest position
within the gift of the people. With the reins of
Government in his hands, the institutions of our
Country would be safe.
C7*The Convention which assembled in,this
City, on Wednesday last, under the call of Jacob .
B. Amwake. Esq., presented a striking contrast to
what has generally been exhibited by Democratic
County Conventions here. In numerical strength
it did not .count one-half of a full Convention—
several townships not being represented at all, and
others represented by only one delegate, who, in
several instances, was appointed here in the City
by Mr. Amwake himself. There was not a parti
cle of enthusiasm in the body—but every thing was
dull and lifeless, and the whole proceedings were
marked with the coldest formality.
If we mistake not, the Convention of the 13th of
November decided that they had no authority from
the people they pretended to represent to appoint
delegates to the Judicial Convention, and a resolu
tion for their appointment, after discussion, was
withdrawn by the mover on the ground of their
want of power. How then, we would ask, did a
fragment of the Same Convention, at its meeting on
Wednesday last, feel themselves authorized to do
they had solemnly decided they had no
right to do three months previous? If they were
not delegated for that purpose in November, how
could they legitimately undertake to do it in Feb
ruary, long after they had ceased to be a Conven
tion? The idea is absurd. The Convention of. the
13th of November decided that they had no right
to nominate delegates to the Judicial Convention,
and then adjourned die —became defunct to all
intents and purposes, and no longer capable of per
forming any legislative act for the party, or rather
that portion of it which originally elected them.—
And yet, in the face of all this, and contrary to ev
ery usage and custom’of the Democratic party>
some fifty or sixty gentlemen came together on
Wednesday last, on the call of Mr. Amwake, (sev
eral of whom - were not delegates to the forrher
Convention,) and performed an act'which the peo
ple never intended they should perform.
As well might the thirty-first Congress, which
adjourned tine die at 12 o'clock last night, come to
gether three months hence, at the call.-of the Spea’
ker, and attempt to pass laws for the Nation! It
would not be a whit more ridiculous than the action
of the so-called Convention that me{ in the Court
House on Wednesday last, and every sane man will
laugh at such unfounded pretensions.
The six gentlemen selected to go to Harrisburg
if they appear there at all, will find that they have
had all their trouble for nothing. They have no
more chance of gaining admission to seats in the
State Convention, than they have of being sent as
ambassadors to China. The delegates who may "be
selected by the regularly constituted County Con
vention, which assembles in this City to-morrow,
will' be admitted without any difficulty, and the
other six gentlemen will get leave to retire.
Democratic County Convention.
Pursuant to a call of the Democratic County
Convention, the democratic delegates chosen in the
wards, boroughs and townships of the
County, re-assembled at the public house of Wm.
J. Steele, in the City of Lancaster, on Wednesday
the 26th day of February, 1851, for the purpose of
electing six' delegates to represent said county in
the Democratic State Convention, to be held on
Wednesday the 11 th day of June next, in the Bor
ough of Harrisburg, to select candidates to be sup.
i ported by the Democracy of the State, for Judges
of the Supreme Court. . ,
On motion, DANIEL FULTON, Esq., oi Cones
toga, was called to the chair—and, after adjourning
to the Court House, the following gentlemen were
chosen Vice Presidents, viz; Dr. John Ream, E.
Hempfield ; Hugh Mclntire, Lancaster township;
Dr. George Kline, Manor; Samuel Dobson, Par
adise ; William R. Ralston, Drumore ; and Geo.
Wike, (jlolumbia —and for Secretaries, Walter G.
Evans r Esq., City, and Dr. John M. Dunlap , Man
heim township.
On motion the roll of called over*
(The names of the delegates omitted for want
of room! owing to the late hour at which the pro
ceedings were handed in.)
On motion, nominations were then made for
delegates to the State Judicial Convention; and
after balloting the following gentlemen were de
clared duly elected, viz: William Hays, Little Bri
tain ; William Hamilton, Paradise Walter G.
Evans, City; Jonas Eby, Upper Leacock; Henry
j Shaffner, Mount Joy ; and Joseph M. Watts, Co*
lumbia.
Judge Champsets offered the following resolu.
lions, which he prefaced with some appropriate
Resolved , That the Delegates how elected to the
Judicial Convention, are instructed to s.upport only
such members of the Democratic Party for the of
fice of Supreme hare been distinguished
for their ability, constancy, purity of purpose, and
strict political integrity; and as this Convention
deems the administration of the judicial office, to
be of the first importance in the protection of the
rights, privileges and interests of the citizen, the
i Delegates are especially instructed to select as their
candidates, men of unquestioned legal ability, who
are possessed of the requisite experience, and are
characterized by unbending integrity and strict ca
pability ; and as the mental capacity requisite for
the station, should be devoted with its whole ener
gies, to the performance of its responsible duties,
we fully accord with the just sentiment of one of
our distinguished jurists, that the judicial office is
incompatible with other business pursuits,, and
“ should be filled by him who is wholly a judge,
always a judge, and nothing but a judge.” Which
was considered and adopted.
J. B. Amwake, Esq., being called on, addressed
the Convention.
On motion of Jeremiah Mohler, a committee
was appointed to wait on Col. Reah Frazer, and
request him to address the Convention, when Jere
miah Mohler, Ephrata; John Kolp, Manor; and
John S, Given, Columbia, were appointed, said
committee: The committee retired, and shortly
after returned withj ! Col. Frazer, who then addres
sed the Convention. ,
Resolved, That these proceedings be published in
the Democratic papers of the county. 1
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
(Signed by the Officers.)
Jost So!—“What is the use of living V' asked
Jack Simmons, the other day. “We are flogged
for crying when we are babies—flogged because,
the master is cross, when we are school boys—
obliged to toil, sick or well, or starve, when we are
men—to work Btill harder (and suffer something
worse) when we are husbands ; and, after exhaust
ing life and strength in the service of other people,
die and leave our children lo quarrel about the
possession of father’s watch, and our wives —to
catch somebody text .” Such is life. »
Resolutions condemnatory of the Fugitive
Slave Law, have been laid upon the table by a de’
cided vote, in the Rhode Island Legislature.
R 7" The water was let uito the Pennsylvania
Canal, the beginning of last week, and boats com.
menced running on Thursday.
IP" The New York Tribune of Thursday last j
states that Messrs. John P. Cryder and James
McKay, two brokers of Wall Street, have blen ar
rested on complaint of Walter P. Flanders; Treas
urer of the Milwauke and Mississippi Railroad
Company, who is now in that city, charging them
with having obtained, by fraudulent means, from
the stockholders of said road, bonds and mortgages
to the value of $95,000
Rs* A writer in a Baltimore paper says that this
year is the time for the appearance o f the seventeen
year locusts, particularly in the States of Maryland,
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware. They will
begin to leave the ground about the 20th of May.
Mr. Bricfaananln Ohio.
ST" We clip the following article from the AW
arkJldwcalr, one of the oldest and most influential
Democratic journals in Ohio. It has raised Mr.
R’sname tothfr mast-head, and accompanies the
act with the rerrarks below—all g<ftig to demon
stratethat oar distinguished ‘fellow citizen has a
fast hold oo the a flections of his countrymen, and
that from, every point of the compass they are
looking up to him as the next Democratic candi
date for President of the United States:
Our Candidate for the Presidency.—lt may
he expected that we should give the reasons that
have induced us to nominateiJAXEs Buchanan as
a candidate, for the Presidency; and we accordingly
shall now proceed to discharge that duty.
Mr. Buchanan has no military renown to re
commend him to the favor and confidence of those
who think that a man can best show his love of
country on the field of battle • but, although he has
never led the Americau to victory, and no
bloody wreath of glory encircles his brow, yet he
enjoys the proud distinction of ranking among the
first statesmen of the age,—and it is a statesman
that is wanted to fill the office of President. We do
not wish to be understood as saying that a great
general cannot be a great statesman. Wabhinato*
and Jacksox are evidences that all,jhe qualities
that are required m the Cabinet and in the Field
can be combined in one man. Each of these great
men had firmness of purpose in an eminent degree;
each had a quick, and keen perception; and the
mind of each was richly 'endowed with coxxos
sense. Both had enlarged aod comprehensive
views; and both had a knowledge of mankind;
but the crowning virtue in the character of each
wns ,integrity. The world, however, has had
but one Washington; and such men as Gen. Jack
son are very rare.
James Buchanan is a native of Pennsylvania.—
Of the early-part of his life we know but little.—
We are told that he studied and practiced Law in
Lancaster, in that State, and that in the' last War
•with England he shouldered his musket and march
ed to Baltimore as a private soldier He w»s elected ■
to Congress, we believe, in 1820 ; and there, qn the
floor of the House and/in the Senate, he exhibited
those qualities, and acquired that experience,
that mark the character of! the man, and fit him
to hold the helm of the Ship of. State. ■
Upon the re-organizing of the Democratic Party
in 1527-28, he attached himself to it, and has acted
with it ever since. He gave to Gen. Jackson’s ad
ministration a hearty and epicient support during
the arduous struggle that took place with the Bank
of the United States ; and during Mr. Van Buren’s
administration, when the Banks broke, and it be
came necessary to establish the Independent Treas
ury, and make the General Government a hard
money government , he gave the aid of his gigantic
mind in enlightening his countrymen upon the de
ceptive nature of paper money,—its tendency to
make the rich richer and the poor poorer, and “ to
fertilize the rich man's field with the sweat of the
poor map’s brow.” Those were the days of finan
cial panics and pressures and bank swindling; we
remember them well, and recollect distinctly the
sufferings that followed in the train of broken
Banks. For his bold and lucid exposition of the
evils of a paper currency, honest John Davis, of
Massachusetts, and other agents of the Banks, of
lesser note, attempted to hunt him down; but
Truth is mighty and it came to his rescue; and the
Independent Treasury finally prevailed, after having
: been struck down by the Whigs in 1841.
Upon the election of Mr. Polk to the Presidency,
he was appointed Secretary of State; and it is now.
'admitted on all hands that he filled that important
post with distinguished ability, and conducted our
foreign affairs through the whole eventful period
of Mr. Polk’s administration in a manner that re
dounded to the honor and interest of the country.
if elected President, he would be the President of
the United States , and not of the North, or the South.
The times require a man with liberal and compre
hensive views to fill that high station. We need
not tell our readers that the people of those two
sections of our Union are becoming estranged
.frorn each other. Once, in the better days of the
Republic, we were a united people ; but now, sec
tion is arrayed against se^jion —and Disunion is
auda ; cionsly proclaimed from the Halls of the State
Legislatures as a desirable thing. What, fellow
citizens of Ohio, is our duty under such circumstan
ces? Uuquestionably this: to do all we canto
stop such an insane alienation among our country
men, and to draw the bonds of our union closer and
closer. We can do so by cultivating a fraternal
feeling for our Southern brethren ; and in no way
can the North manifest such a feeling more stri
kingly than by voting for a candidate for President
who has no sectional preferences or prejudices, and
will exert all the' great influence that his exalted
station gives him, to heal our foolish divisions, —
and make us what we should be— a. cxitid
PEOPLE.
We urge his nomination for the Presidency as
an act due to Peknstlyakia. That noble old
Democratic State has never yet had the honor of
giving a President to the Nation, while Virginia
has given five, (if Tyler is counted,) Massachusetts
two, Tennessee two , Ohio; one , New York two , (if
Fillmore is counted,) and Louisiana one. Though
slighted and overlooked, she has, with two excep
tions, .always proved true to her principles and gal
lantly defended the Democratic Flag.
The-Democratic party made a great blunder in
1848 in overlooking her claims. If one of her
sons had then been nominated for the. Presidency
instead of Cass, we are firmly convinced that the
party would have'come victorious out of the last
great Presidential contest. If Bdchanax or Dal
las hid been the nominee of the party, Pennsyl
vania, and every State that voted for Cass, would
have voted for him, and her vote would have elect
ed him. If we make the, same mistake again t we;
shall isay that the great Democratic . party is a
great humbug.
Distressing Accident.— Horrible Ex
posure—He MUST HAVE! SUFFERED A HUNDRED
Deaths. —On Tuesday December 17, ISSO, Sam
uel Brown, a young man, aged 22, lelt the village
of Quasqueton, Buchanan county, lowa, on horse
back, to transact some ; business at a grove some
twelve miles distant—between the Wapsipinicon
and Cedar rivers. On his return, when about four
miles from Quasqueton, while riding over a strip
of ice, the horse fell, precipitating Brown on his
right side, and his foot remaining tight in the stir* l
rup, which was a small one. The horse regained
his feet before Mr. Brown recovered himself, and
ran off at full speed. To preserve his head from
injury, he clapped both hands about his right thigh,
thus in part sustaining his body, whilst his left leg
swung immediately behind the. horse's heels. In
credible as it may seem, in this horrible position
he was dragged three miles. The horse, in the mean
time, by repeated kicks, had fractured both bones
of his leg, about four inches above the ankle, and
bruised the leg from the knee down, into a perfect
jelly. At the end of three miles, the horse becom
ing fatigued, abated his speed, and by severe efforts,
the young man succeeded in extricating his foot
from the boot, the latterremaining in the stirrup.
He was dropped upon the open prairie, three miles
lrom any house, and a mile and a half from a road,
and in such a fractured, bruised and sprained state,
that he was entirely unable either to walk or crawl.
In this situation, lying flat upon his back, be re
mained from Tuesday afternoon, December 17, till
Saturday afternoon, December 21, the ground being j
bard and frozen, and the weather the coldest we
have had this winter, with snow upon the ground,
which was increased to five or six inches in depth
by the storm on Wednesday, December 18. He
took off his overcoat and wrapped it round his bro
ken leg to prevent its freezing, but without success,
his left leg being frozen above .the knee when he
was found, as also his right foot, hands and ears.
During the four days and nights, he neither ate
nor drank any thing else except snow, nor closed
his eyes in sleep. The small prairie wolves hover
ed around him at night, but without molestinghim,
though they approached within a few yards. Du
. ring the day, he could see teams and men passing
on the public road, a mile and a half distant. He
• exerted himself to the utmost of his strength, to
make himself heard by these'teamsters, but without
bringing any of them to his assistance. It was in
this way that he was heard on Saturday, by those
who were hunting for him, at the distance* of two
miles, and by this means he was found. His efforts
at hallooing had set his, lungs to bleeding, and when
found, he had crimsoned the snow for several feet
around him with blood; He was brought back to
and two w’eeks after the accident, (but
not until mortification had taken place,) his friends
succeeded, after unsuccessful efforts, in getting a
surgeon to amputate the limb, He was still living,
at last accounts, but with little hope of recovery.
JHT We direct public attention to the advertise
ment of Messrs. Gobmlet & Bbi&os, who have
taken; the establishment Tecently occupied by
Prime £ Colestock, in N. Duke street, where they
intend to carry on the Doors,
Frames and Shutters, in all their variety and at
the most reasonable rates. Those in want of such
articles would do well to give them a call.
E7*The following toast was drank at a military
celebration, in Carlisle, on the 22d ultimo:
By Abraham Dehuff. Hon. Jama Buchanan —
The soldier of 1812; may he be commander-in-chiel
in 1852. •
Boar 4 of Revenue Commis
sioners.
Thii body met at ‘the Supreme Court room at
the Capito! this morning at 11 o'clock. The mera.
bers present were called to order by General Bick
el, the Stale Treasurer, who is Ex-officio president
of the Board. The [following named gentlemen
comppee the Board, being one from each judicial
district in the State:
Ist District—Alexander Brown, City and County
of Philadelphia. i;.
2d District—William’Mathiot, Lancatser co.‘
3rd District—Benjamin Fogle, Northampton and
Lehigh. .... .
4th District—John Smith, Centre, Clearfield and
Clinton. :
sth District—J. K. Moorehead, Allegheny co.
6th District—Rasselas Brown, Warren, Erie and
Crawford.
7th District—Joseph Thomas, Bucks and Mont
gomery.
Bth .District—William A. Petriken, Lycoming,
Columbia, Northumberland, Sullivan and Montrose.
9th District—J. Buchfield, Cumberland, Perry
andJuniata.
10th District—J. Cunningham, Westmoreland,
Indiana and Armstrong.
11th District—Henderson Gaylord, Luzerne, Sus
quehanna and Wyoming.
12th District—Henry Peffer, Dauphin and Leb
anon. t
13th District—Lorenzo P. Williston, Tioga,
Bradford, Potter and McKean.
14th District—J. Gordon, Fayette, Washington
and Greene. !
15th District —William Williamson, Chester and
Delaware. ,
16th District—Samuel Gaither, Somerset, Frank
lin and Bedford.
17th District—Jacob Mechling, Jr., Beaver, But
ler, Mercer and Lawrence.
ISth District—Richard Irwin, Clarion, Venango,
Jefferson and Elk.
19th District—Wm. R. Saddler, Adams and York.
20th District—Casper Dull, Mifflin and Union;
21st District—Jacob Hammer, Schuylkill.
22d District—Moses W. Coolbaugh, Monroe,
Pike, Wayne and Carbon.
23d District—John S. Richards, Berks. *
24th District—John Scott? Jr., Huntingdon,,Blair
and Cambria.
Messrs. Smith, Moorehead, Cunningham, Gay
lord, Dull and Coolbaugh were found to be absent.
The official oath was administered to the Presi
dent, and'the members present, by the Hon. Judge-
Pearson, President Judge of this Judicial District.
On motion of Mr. Hannum, the Board then pro
ceeded to the election ol chief clerk, when Mr.
Peffer nominated J. M. Foster, and there being r.o
other nomination, he was unanimously elected, and
the oath administered by the President.
The' election for assistant clerk was then post
poned for the present, on motion of Mr. William
son, who stated that he was acquainted with all
the candidates.
The following nominations for assistant clerk
were made—R. D. i McKee, J. M. Gilmore, J. T.
James, James Dawson.
For sergeant-at-arms, Henry Chritzman and J.
Shannon were the candidates. The vote stood,
Henry Chritzman 15; John Shannon 3.
On motion of Mr. Williamson, 10 o’clock in the
morning, and 3 o'clock in the oftefrnoon, were fixed
for the regular meeting of the Board. Adjourned.
—Harrisburg Telegraph , Feb. 20.
A Love-letter as Is a Love-letter.
The following, says the Lycoming Gazette, is
copied verbatim from an effusion handed us by a
friend the other day.for. publication. We never
remember to have seen in print a more pathetic
manifestation of the tender passion, and give it
below for the convenience of candidates for matri
monial.responsibilities.
* Northumberland County Shemokintown ?
Jan the 15th 1851 $
Dear Madam I [take this Solom opportunity to
in Form you a few Lines that I am well at Present
and Ido think with'all ray assurance that this few
lines will finde you in good health and love and
Gratitude and Thanks that you have enjoyed much
Pleasure since Welhave left one another and your
Honorable Lover and motives addresses to adored
object is Materially increased of this Beautyfull
Circumstance should Heaven grant that blessing
and Prove my graceful! attachment to your love
and your attachment will Bring love to love.
Dear Madam I think this is all at Present I hope
this will Pieace you write to me as sune as Possi
ble with all your mind and your Efactionate lover
Dont for git and Relieve me
Your Sincere Friend
r Direct to Northumberland County Shemokin
Poßt offes your letter.
Cl7*The Philadelphia Inquirer thinks that the
choice of the Democracy of our State, will confer
the honor of the nomination for the Presidency upon
the fortunate individual. The Miners' Journal , of
Pottsville. concurs in this impression. It will do
more, gentlemen; the choice of the Keystone State
will not only confer the honor of the nomination,
but will secure the election of the Democratic
candidate. There is a general disposition to recog.
nize the long deferred claims of Pennsylvania, and,
depend upon it, • her?selection will,be such as to
second the predilections of the Democracy of the
Union. Her choice will fall upon Jambs Buchawan,
whose popularity with the Democracy of our sister
States will enable him to slveep every thing before
him. If the Keystone State is true to this distin
guished statesman and patriot, she will, in al(
probability, have the substantial honor of giving a 5
President worthy of her high character to the Union
—one who will faithfully execute the laws and
observe all the compromises of the Constitution.—
Democratic Union.
A Duel.-—Messrs. Starlet _ and Isos, two
members of Congress—the one from North Caro
lina, the ether from Alabama—fought a duel near
Bladensburg, on yesterday week. One shot was
fired—nobody hurt—and a reconciliation took place 1
It was, doubtless, a boyish affair, that was not
intended to draw any blood, but merely gotten up
to create a little talk in the National Metropolis.
J - The Democratic Convention of Allegheny
county has appointed delegates to the Reading Con
vention, and instructed them for. Col. Samvel W.
Black, for Governor, and Hon. William Beattt,
for Canal Commissioner. They also appointed
delegates to the Judicial Convention, and instructed
them to support |the nomination of Hon. Walter
H. Lowmx, for the Supreme Bench.
10" Tioga Colmty has instructed her delegates
to the State Convention, for Col. William Biolzb.
10" Both branches of Congress, we presume, ad
journed *w< die at 12 o'clock last night. In our
next issue we shall be able to give a list of the acts
A Coxmouom Suspended. —Commodore T . A r
Catesbt Jojies, U. S. Navy, who commanded the
American Squadron on the Coast of California
when the gold mines were first discovered, was
tried before a Court Martial on his return to the
Atlantic Coast, and convicted chiefly on the charge
of speculating with the public money in California
Gold Dust; and thereupon sentenced to suspension
from his command for five years—half the time
without pay. The President has approved the
sentence. The Commodore is an old and gallant
officer, but could not resist temptation.
State Lunatic Asylntn.
A stated meeting of the Board of Trustees ef
the State Lunatie Asylum, was held at Coverley’s
Hotel, Harrisburg, on the 15th ult., for the pur
pose of raising an acting Board. The result svas
as follows:
President —Dr. Luther Riley.-
Superintendent of the Asylum —John Curwen,
•f Philadelphia, who was for many years the ias
sistant of Dr. Kirkbride, in the Pennsylvania Hos
pital.
Treasurer—John A. Wier.
Secretary—Aaron Bombaugh.
The Board consists of the following named gen
tlemen, as nominated bylhe Governor and con
firmed by the! Senate :—Dr. Luther Riley, Dr. J-
K. Mitchell, Dr. Je«« R- Dr ir . R J^ r **'
Rutherford, Dr. D. Campbell, Dr. Kirkbnde, A.
Bombaugh, Hon. Jo*pb, konigmaeher
The Superintendent ha» appointed William v.
Slaymaker at Stewaid of the Asylum.
xrr* Samivtl, btwart of Iht Viddcn."— lt is laid
that a dashing! widow recently entangled withher
bewitching ringlets a rich old gentleman of New
York city, whom she induced to part with real es,
fate to the amount of *BO,OOO, wWh sum she con
vened into bills of credit and dashed off to Europe
on a little holiday excursion. 0, these inveigling
viddersj”
VISIIT OB TQK PxVirSTLTAVIA LXOIBIATIXBX
Baltimobx.— -We jyesterday announced that the
Baltimore and Susquehanna, and the York and >
Cumberland RaOroid Companies, had extended an
invitation to the members of the Pennsylvania Leg*
islature to visit our: city, which, we learn, has been
accepted, and that jthey will also be accompanied
by Gov. Johnston and other prominent officers of
; the State. They start from Harrisburg on
Friday altemoon, ait 2 o’clock, and will reach Bal
timore about 9 o'clock in the evening. They will
proceed to the quarters provided for them at the
Eutaw House, where a supper, prepared in-Mr.
Jacksons best style, will be in readines for them.—
We presume Gov. Lowe, and the officers ot our
State-government, with those ot the city, will also
be present The invitation includes a trip over the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Washington, and ,
many of them wili doubtless leave here on Satur
day for the capital! —Baltimore Sun.
Letter from Columbia.
Corrwpoadeae* of iba lutellijeccer.
A Sacrifice—An Offering—Hypocrisy—Motives for
■ Prosecution — l/xssitude —A few things—An Abol
itionist—-Money-—Honesty—Speculation —Poor
White Woman—.Petition —Comparison of White
arid BJack Benevolence—Just enough of learn
ing to misquote Pollock's Hypocrite—Tattler and
the Conspiratorsy-Tattler Philosophises—Tattler
indifferent to Reproach or Praise —The Press —
An Appeal in Poetry —Tujo Great Men Described
in two lines — bemocracy — Yankees — Robbery—
Murder —A Description of an Ethiopian—Os
borne quite Dead 3 fyc. t £c., Ifc.
, j Columbia, March 1, 1851.
Dear Sibtr-Th'e law must be sustained! An
outrage has been perpetrated upon the good order
of society. The ihoral and social ties of the com
munity have been violated, and Ule and property
are held alike by :he frail tenure of human caprice.
It is meet that an example be made, and an atone
ment to satisfy insulted Justice! Prepare the
victims for the sacrifice propitiatory, and offer them
up, Isaac like, at the unholy shrine of Abolitionism;'
let them be the Younglings of the fiock, that the
offering may be the more acceptable—those in the
dower of youth—in the vigor ol life—in'the ma
jesty of manhood j
Yes! gratify your persecuting and malevolent
spirits under the guise of M sustaining
the law. n It is aii ample covering to conceal your
hatred toward the| “;ioor white trash !’’ But is it
the love of law wtyich prompts you to its advocacy Y
Is it to protect society from insult and oppression,
that has induced you to institute this prosecution ?
Do you seek to vindicate the rights and safety of your
fellow man, by arraigning those of our fellow-citi
zens, whose only crime is a patriotic devotion to
the Constitution pf the United States, and an in- ‘
vincible hostility! to the ignoble Traitors of our
country? No! njo ! If it were so, you would have,
arrested the desperate negro, Cole, who attempted
to carry out the JiJoj/on aboUtion principles in this,
place , a few weeks ago. You would now be making
strenuous exertions to capture the negro murderer ,
whose victim but a few days ago was ushered into
eternity; you wbuld not insult a public officer by
wishing him “ hung up as a dog," merely because
he discharged his duty to his country, contrary to
your wishes; you would not incite the negroes of
Tow Hill to resist the proper officers of the law,
and prevent its execution by your wicked counsel
and connivance!! These things do not astonish us
much, however, (or they are in perfect keeping with
your former Well-known characters. I know
one of you whb threatened to burn down the
habitation of a [citizen of this town, if he would
not join a mob tjo lay Tow Hill imruins, or drive
the *'niggers'’ from their homes. This man is now
an abolitionist, died in the wool—a renegade, and
worse than ten Turks !. He was poor then, and
felt the paralyzing effects of negro-labor competi
tion ; he is rich how, and prefers a negro to a white
man, because th 6 former is at all times willing to
do his bidding. -He will even expend one hundred
dollars , if necessary, to carry on this prosecution
against our young white men, and will also give
fifty dollars to purchase a Southern negro from his
master! (
I know men, who have worked harder and longer
than this man, who have not money enough to buy .
a barrel of flour for their families—but they are
honest, and their brown loaf is eaten with a keener
relish than your jwheaten bread. Luxury, pride and
vanity have frequently more influence in corrupting
the principles ot the rich, than ignorance, bigotry,
and prejudice have, in misleading the opinions of
the multitude, j ’Tis even so in the present case.
You insult our (understandings by the baseness of
your propositions! Where (fid you get the money
which you now offer to scatter with a prodigal
hand over the sterile fields of law?
In my last letter I spoke of a poor white woman,
who has been afflicted with disease for ten consecu
tive weeks, with scarcely food enough to sustain
life. The ladies, I am sorry to say, have rtot ; res
ponded to this call of humanity; and it is with
unfeigned regret that I chronicle this'■dereliction of
duty. Can they be aware of the extremity of the
case. A petition, however, has been gotten up,
which has been responded to with characteristic
iberality. j
“Look here on this picture, and on this!”
To relieve |an almost starving white woman,
prostrated with disease and not sufficient clothing.'
to keep her person warm, A.. 8.. C. D. E. F., &c.,
give in the aggregate forty-seven cents and a half
almost cents! To buy a tugitive slave,
who could have purchased his own manumission,
A. B. C. D. E. !f., &c., give in the aggregate seven
hundred dollars\ to their everlasting credit be it said !
Those ideas which serve to show the agreement of
any two things, are called proofs; and when such
agreement or disagreement is plainly perceived, it
is called demonstration and demonstration cannot
lie! Look at the above fads, model men of charity,
and tell me why the outraged laws of humanity
should not impose their heaviest penalty! Great
day of retribution! In the grave the hypocrite
shall leaye hismask, and stand before the chancery
of Heaven in all his native ugliness!
And now reader, whoevet you are, and wherever
you are, woulcl you believe it, that men have, in
order to suppress the publication ol the above facts ,
conspired together in secret conclave, to protest to
the editors against the publication of Tattieb's
letters! and represent them as false , and being cal
culated to produce injury in the community. H
what I have stated be not strictly true, point out
the falsehood ’ or you bear false witness against
your neighbof. It the purifying of our moral
atmosphere from the pestilential vapors of hypoc
risy, be injurious, then give us the reason why it i»
so,or loreverjhold your peace! We have been
taught to knojv that the heart of man is a fountain
of sin, and onfy requires the promptings of a wick
ed mind, to rriake it pour forth a turbid stream of
corruption and villainy ;tfor, from the fulness of the
heart the moqth speaketh. Even my private char
acter has been traduced, and my “good name”
tarnished by these scorpion conspirators, for having"
dared offend their sensibilities by the utterance of
truth. But of their censure and their praise,lam
equally indifferent; not fearing the first, I despise the
latter. Tattftr covets the good will of all good
men, but from the companionship of such men as
were in this conspiracy, my mind recoils with hor
ror and disgust! The press must not be trammel
led! The pen in the hands of the judicious writer*
is more potent than the sword, in scourging tyrants
“ It is the true rod of correction!”
dawning, pen !
Sustain the Press , all honest men;
Aid itTpaper—aid it type —
Aid it for the hour is ripe ;
And ouij earnest must not slacken
Into play;
Men of thought and men of action !
Clear the way!” ,
If it were not for fear of tresspassing upon your
limits, Mr. Editor,-I would give you the portraits ol
a;* few of the conspirators against Tattler; one
particularly' !
(i Like Casa us, lean, and with a hungry look ! M
arid another like Congreve’s Fernandez i jVlendez
Pinto,
“A liar of the first magnitude 1”
but 1 must reserve these notable* for a tuture letter.
The call ol the Chairman, Wm. B. FordneyJEsq.,
of the Democratic County Committee; will brirfg
out a strong [vote to night. The friends of Col.
Bigler are working together with commendable
unanimity. ;
Our upriver men have made their appearance
with rafts, from whence we learn “a. right smart
o’ stuff will be floated down.” The canal ha* been .
opened under very favorable auspice* indeed, and
our town is enlivened with the presence of many
strangers. The smoke house of Mr. Henry Heise,
a few nightsiago, was robbed of its entire contents,
including mint simple and meat compound, (Musa
ges Y Osborne the negro who was atabbed by
Fsee of which I informed you in my last, died on
ih« 24tb ult., six daya after the rencounter I
obtained the ! following particulars from a reliable
“You see Osborne is a big fellow, an* is
older den John Free. Osborne must be thirty years
old and John Free ain’t mor n nineteen. Well,
Osborne lick'd John Free twice and John Free kep
tellen! him he’d bettei mine or he’d knife him, and
at last Osborne was goin’ to lick him agin fur
tellin’ sumthin’ on him, and John Free took out his
knife, an’ cui him ican’lous, he did.” Free ia still
roaming at large, but has left Tow Hill, probably
(or Boston; pis lam credibly informed, he is a fu
gitive slave, ps was also the deceased. There is of
course a reward . offered lor his apprehension, and
very energetic measures taken to ensure his capture.
The amount iof the reward is not yet specified, nor
published. The authorities are waiting no doubt,
to satisfy themselves that William' Osborne it juitc
dead,- for if he should resuscitate, they (the au-