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JtrielUgeticer journal.
i miiraster. March HU>'. ISftlr
QEO. SANPERSONj.Ep.IjTOft-
/ FOR GOVERNOR:
COIi. WILUAM BIG]
OP CIX AB FIELD CODNTT,
Subject to the decision of the JDemocratU
Convention.
Col. William Bigler.
- We have this week raised to our niaßt-head the
name oi Col Williax Bigleh, of Clearfield County,
as our choice for the next Gubernatorial nomina
*tion—and not only our’s, but we believe also the
choice of a large majority of the Democratic party
in Lancaster County. In doing so wej are actuated
by hostility to no other gentjeman vfbo has been
named in connexion with the office-j-on the con
trary, we could rehd.er either of them a most cheer
ful and willing support. But, circumstances have
made CoL Bigler by far the most , prominent as
well as the most available candidate, and the nom
illation oftany other at this time would cause heart
burnings and distrust-in the minds of the people,
and again endanger the State and the Nation. With
this impression strong upon our‘mind, and with the
knowledge that he is a sound and reliable,Democrat,
possessing talents of a high, order, and in all respects
Well qualified to fill the important j station with
credit,to himself and advantage to the Common*
wealth—and with the certainty that we are. ,but
following the course of an almost unbroken public
opinion throughout the State—we unfurl our flag
to the breeze, and ishall keep it flying until Col.
Bieiza is elected Governor of the Commonwealth
—or until the State Convention shall have deter
mined upon another candidate, a j circumstance
scarcely within the range, of probability. \
In thus avowing our preference for Col. Biolsb,
we do not thereby exclude the friends of other can
didates from 'presenting the claims of their favorites
through our. columns. Previous to a nomination
by the State Convention, every Democrat has a
right to his nomination is made,
all ought to submit without a murmur, ; and cheer
fully sustain the nominee of the painty. That the
unsuccessful candidates will all do so, we have not
a particle of dodbt—and that t&eyjjwill labor to
promote the election of their successful competitor
is nothing more than might-be expected from gen
tlemen who have so long enjoyed the confidence of
. the party.
The Thirty-First Congress
Adjourned sine die on Tuesday morning last. It
was, comparatively speaking, a quiet and orderly
session; but very little business of consequence was
transacted until within twenty-four hours of its
close, when several bills of importance were hur
ried’through without any time for deliberation.—
This is too generally the case both in Congress and
our State Legislature. A‘ great deal of time is un
necessarily wasted 'in idle and profitless discussion,
|or speeches for Buncombe, which delays the most,
i, important bills until the dosing hour of the session,
j and when they must be passed in some shape or
| other so that the wheels of government may move
[forward. Now, this is all wrong; but how r the evil
jis to be remedied we do not perceive, unless the
1 people take the matter in hand and jlet their repre
sentatives know, in unmistakeable language, thata
| different course of conduct must [be pursued at
l Washington and Harrisburg. j .
j . At-the close of the session a vote, of thanks was
j unanimously given to Speaker Cobb for the ability
! and impartiality with which he [discharged the
| duties of the Chair—a compliment most richly de
\ served by that gentleman. !
! Immediately upon the adjournment, on Tuesday,
| the Senate was convened by the President for the
purpose of transacting Executive business. Several
. new Senators took their seats, amongst the rest Mr.
Bbodhead, of Pennsylvania. j
Cheap Postage.
We arc gratified in being able to announce to our
readers, that the bill reducing the rates ot postage
passed both branches of Congress and has been
signed by the President. The law will go into op
eration on the Ist of July next. * t
By this law, ■weekly newspapers will go free in
? the'mails to any part of the county in which they
are printed. Our subscribers, therefore, in Lancas
ter county, will receive the Intelligencer free of
postage after the above mentioned data. We hope
this will be a strong inducement to sub
scribe who have heretofore neglected to take the
paper. Will our friends be kind enough to exert
themselves indwelling-our subscriptiori list?
The new rate on letters, not exceeding half an
ounce, is to be three cents pre-naid, -or five cents if
not pre-paid, for all distances underj three thousand
miles.? Over that distance, double those rates.
The Mints are authorized to doin three cent
pieces immediately.
Bigler Club, i
,A very large and enthusiastic meeting of the
“Club” was held at Fitzpatrick’s Hotjel, South Queen
street, on Saturday evening. A number of new
names were added to the list of members. The
meeting'was addressed by Col. William S. Amwegi
John Amweg, Esq., Mr. Hills, George M,.Steinman,
Esq., J. D. Bachman, Esq,, and Mr; John S. Dough
erty. • 1 ■ |
j The next meeting of the “Cluh ; will be at;
| Hopple’s Hotel, at the Railroad, onj Saturday eve*
] ning next, at '7 o’clock. N. B. Wolfe,, of Col*
* umbia, and others will addjess'me meeting. ,
ICrOwing to the great length of jthe proceedings
ol the County Convention, and a press of advertise
ments, we are obliged to postpone ithe publication
*of the proceedings of several township meetings held
on- the Saturday .previous, at the Delegate meetings.
Odr frieridsjnust bear with us. Ijhe proceedings
referred to are in type, and will ba inserted next
’week. , • |
A Meteob. —We learn by a letter from Reams
town, that on the 3d inst.j about the middle of the
afternoon, a meteor of very large size passed over
that Village in a direction from east to west, a rare
phenomenon to be witnessed in the day time. It
i 6 said to have had the appearance of a solid .body
with |wings' and tail of a bluish color—probably
produced by the rays of-the sun fa ling upon it.
fprDr. J. H. Lillie, of New York, has com
•menced a series of instructive arid jamusing exhibi
tions, at the Mechanics'lnstitute.' For the past
three months he has been entertaining large audi
ences in the City of Philadelphia; and now that he
vUits our little City, we hope to see .him liberally
patronised. The following testimonial from the
Philadelphia Inquirer, will show the estimate put
upon his exhibitions in that community:
“ We were present last evening during a part of
Dr. Lillie’s experiments in Chemistry, Natural
Philosopy and Electricity, and regretted that we
had not seen it all. We have seldom seen an audi
ence more interested, and must do Dr. L. the justice
to say that the roost intelligent of his audience agree
in pronouncing it decidedly superior to any similar
exhibition ever given in our city. Lit was really an
intellectual, treat, and yet ‘ so intermingled with
amusing experiments as to gratify; all. .
XCJ* The letter of our Harrisburg correspondent
has again failed, to reach us in time. Last week it
did not arrive until, after our paper went to press—
and at this writing, on yesterday afternoon, (4
o’clock,) it is still amongst • the missing. : Where
the fault lies we cannot tell.
We direct attention to the advertisraent of Lee ty
Walker’s Music'-Store, in another Column. These
•gentlemen have one of the largest esthblißhraents
of the kind in Philadelphia; and those of‘our read
ers-in want ot any articles in their "line, should
by all means give them a call, when they visit the
City. ■ ' • . i .
| C7* Sullivan County has instruci
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jed for Col. Bio-
TBeCoimty Convention |i
The 'proceedings of the great Democratic County?
Conventual, heitfcin this ; CityJo«
wUI be found 'pub^ied, a\lengtfi.in thw|Wek , t£
paper, Jt is conceded,on hands to beeig
orie oft]be most arid
bleCoijv<{itionsof-|be
Lancaster for thefrast twemy years. 'There, were
those present who have in the Demo
cratic ranks. The middle-aged were also in atten
dance-men whose adherence to the prir^Pjj B .
the paftyhave never been called in question,
young Democracy were also represented fully—and
the real “ bone and sinew ’’ of the party, from every
sectioifof the County were delegates in the body.
It-was emphatically the great Convention— we
never.-witnessed* more enthusiasm any where, or
upon any occasion—and yet con
ducted with great propriety -and With proper delib
eration, and the Delegates separated in harmony
and peace.
The assembling of this Convention is a new era
in the history of the Democratic party of Lane aster
County. Every 'the. body felt and acted as
a free man and the equal of his fellows. There was
•no dictation, or attempt at dictation from any
quarter—nor woulcl .it have been tolerated-for a
moment in an assemblage of so much intelligence
and respectability. Nor .were there any self-consti
tuted delegates in attendance, nor any manufactured
for the occasion in this City;—but they were the
bona-fide representatives of a substantial constituen
cy of nearly two thousand Democratic voters, a turn
out at the primary elections unprecedented in the
annals 9? the party. Even at the great contest in
1848, between the friends of Col. Bigleb and Judge
Cuamphets, there was nothing like such a vote
polled at the Delegate Elections, if we except this
City. Here it was something more, in that strug
gle; but in the balance of the County, the vote was
scarcely more than half what it was on Saturday
week.
The Convention of Wednesday presented a strik
ing contrast, in every respect, to the fragment of
the defunct one which met in the Court House the
previous week. But we need not draw the line of
distinction between the two. Every person who
witnessed both can do that for himself without any
difficulty]. (
The proceedings will speak for themselves, and
we invite for them a careful perusal by all our
readers. The Address and Resolutions are in good
ta6te, and embody the sentiments of a large majority,
of the Democratic party in this County, and as such
' they .will, not be without their proper effect through
out fhe Commonwealth. That the proceedings of
this body, representing as it did, legitimately and
fairly, the honest opinions and wishes of the party
in Lancaster-county, and convened according to
long established usage and will be en
dorsed by the State Conventions, at Reading and
.Harrisburg, we haye not the shadow of a doubt—
to suppose otherwise, would be an insult to the in
| telligent Democracy of the Commonwealth.
from the North Americas.
Comparative Power of the States.
The approach to completion of the census re
turns enables us to give the following
table of the power of the individual States, as rep
resented in the National Councils, or rather of their
increase and decrease of power during the last de
cade. The Slave States are in italics:
ADyANCINS STATES.
Pennsylvaniaigains 1 member.
Illinois / “ 2 u
“ 2 : “ . *
i • “
Arkansas “1 * ;
Massachusetts '•* 1 “
Mississippi “1 “
Michigan L- . " 1
BTATES WHICH HOLD THEIR OWN IN THE USION
Connecticut,
New Jersey,
Ohio.
Maryland ,
Tennessee,
Kentucky ,
Delaware ,
Georgia,
Alabama ,
Rhode Island.
DECLINING- 1 STATES.
South Carolina loses 2 members.
J'irginia , " 2 “
New York, u 1 “
Maine, “ 1
North Carolina, “ 1
Vermont, “ 1
New Hampshire, “1 “
Florida and Delaware are properly declining
States, but having but‘one member each, of course
cannot lose.' In justice to the other States, the ratio
of representation should never-be less than the rep
resentative population of the .smallest State. At
present Florida, with 18,U00, has as much political
power as Rhode Island, with a free population of
‘148,000.
New York is the Empire Stats in population,
but her comparative increase is-’ less than that of
the whole country, and her power and influence
are therefore declining.
Pennsylvania is, as-before, the secondin the Un
ion. She has been steadily gaining on New York
for the past 20 years, but can hardly overtake her
before 40 or 50 years, before which many changes
may occur.'
Ohio has been in the Union 50 years, and has
arrived at maturity. She trod hard on the heels of
Pennsylvania 10 years back, but is distanced in the
comparative account, and is not likely to advance
in power.
Virginia has been steadily falling back, and will
probably be overhauled by Indiana in the next de
cade. /j
. Massachusetts has gained nobly the last 10 years,
and is the most active and progressive of all the old
Thirteen, except-Pennsylvania.
No State west of the Mountains has tost in power.
The advancing States are three of them Slave
add five Free;
The declining States'are three of them Slave and
four Free. . ' •
Texas, lowa, California, Wisconsin and Florida,
having been admitted since last census, are not
classed in the above table.
The'entire North gains 2 members. j
The entire South loses 1 member. .. j
The sceptre is gradually travelling westward.—
The Old Thirteen gain two and lose seven members.
New England gains one and loses three members.
The Middle.-States hold their ovrn. i
The eleven Southern Atlantic and Gulf States
lose four members. j
The other four Southerii States gain three imem*
bers. ' ;
And the West.and Northwest (of course the new
States not counted) gain four members*. Census.
Death of Wm. Atkins, Esq.
Columbia, March 9,185 J.
Fbirnd Sandebson:— lt is with unfeigned re
gret, that I inform you of the demise of one of our
most esteemed friends and, respected citizens,
William Atkins, Esq., who died last night about,
12. o’clock, after a very short illness, of acute laryn
gitis. The announcement of his death this morn
ing has elicited a deep feeling of grief, and a gen
eral gloom pervades this community, to whom the
deceased been long and favorably known.—
’Twas but on Friday last he was observed walking
our streets, apparently enjoying good health, and
greeting his frieqds with his accustomed familiarity,
with every seeming prospect of long and honorable
days; but, alas! relentless death had selected him
for its victim, and his mortal remaios now sleep
with their kindred dust. How true it ib, that in
the midst of life we are in death.
The deceased had been engaged in various pur
suits of life, since residing in our midst, but latterly,
he was one of ourmost respected Forwarding and
Commission merchants, and-enjoyed the unlimited
confidence*of all those with whom he was brought
in contact.. He was known to possess extraordina
ry goodness of heart, which made him a kind and
affectionate father—an esteemed andobliging neigh
bor—a benevolent and humane citizen) and an
honest and upright friend. To the afflicted family
of the deceased, this parental bereavement is irrepa
rable; but to them it is some.consolation to know,
that the community sympathise deeply with their
loss. May he rest in peace. N*. B. W.
A Compliment to Mr. Buchanan.— The “Fred
ericksburg; Virginia News,” contains a call lor a
meeting of the citizens of that place, who tire de
sirous of tendering to Mr. Bucharian the compliment
of a public dinner. The article acknowledges the
ability of this distinguished son of Pennsylvania
and alludes to his past services in the cause of his
country as the reasons for this demonstration. It
is not- stated when the affair is to take place, if Mr.
Buchanan will accept the invitation. .
n7*The"appointment of Mr. Hamerelt, as Post
master in this City, has been confirmed by the Sen
ate.
1 Fp*o(gp!El>ij6S 'hr VHE
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONV|N«
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Pursuant to the call ol the Democratic County
Committee, the Delegates from the several Wards,
Boroaghs and Townships in the County of Lan
caster, assembled at the public house ..of-Wxuiam.
J. Stsebb, in-this City, when Geohgb G. Brushj
Esq., of Manor, was unanimously elected President;
after which .the- Convention adjourned to the Court
House.
• !* 1- President: \ / •
‘ : GEORGE--G. BRUSH, of Martor.
Vice Presidents: .
Dr. Nathabiel W. Sampls, Leacock,
JohVFobket, West Earl,
Thomas C..Wilbt, City,
■ / Dr.vN. B. ; Wolpb; Columbia, r ;
Joseph S. Letktbe, Paradise,
Dr. Thomas Johesob, Marietta.
! . - .g ecreiaries:
Samuel Brooks, Esq., Columbia,.
Sebastian Musser, City,
Pr.E. Haldeman, West Hempfield,
Dr. H. Heamsynder, Ephrata.
. JET The following named Delegates then pre
sented credentials of their election, and were ad
mitted to seats in the Convention:—
Bart —William; Miller, John D. Miller, James
Brown, Joseph McClure, Jr., John Field.
*■ Brecknock —lsaac Renninger, Isaac Musser, Jonas
Buck, Samuel Frankhauser, Benjamin Kessler.
Caernarvon —Dr. B. F. Bunn, Jacob Westley,
Thomas Edwards, Robert Arteres, S. G. Bickham.
City,.E. W.— Newton Lightner, Thos. C. Wiley,
James H. BarnCs, Henry Wilhelm, J. L. Reynolds. 1
City, W. IK—Geo. M. Steinman, W. S.Amweg,
Sebastian Musser, James L. Jones, J. H. Duchman.
Conoy—Jacob B. Hamilton, Dr. Lewis Filbert,
John H. Smith, Cyrus S. Haldeman, John B. Small.
Colerain —John Whiteside, Joseph White, Rob
ert Furgeson, Isaac Walker, Nathaniel B. Mills.
Coiumka—Dt. N. B. Wolfe, Samuel Brooks, Esq.,
J. A. Cunningham, Samuel F. Lockard, Jnb. Slack.
Conestoga —Adam Kendig, Amos Sourbeer, Benj
Conrad.
Cocalico East—Charles Reber, "Andrew Ream,
Col. A. Ream.
Cocalico West —Jesse Reinhold, Isaac Myers.
Donegal East?— Henry Haines, John Hollinger,
Jacob S. Roath, Jas. Laird, Capt. David McNeely.
Donegal West —P. H. Haag, Jacob D. Keller, Jr.,
Michael S, Keller, Christian Hoffman, John Gross.
Brumore— Sanders M'Culloch, John M’Sparren,
Washington Moore, Isaac • Rodgers, J no. Hastings.
Earl East —Jacob Richards, Geo Duchman. Jas.
Darah, Abrrri. Smoker, Jesse Line.
- Ear/IKe*f—Mark Connell, John Forney, H. R.
Hull, Henry Kafroth, John Deshong.
Ephrata —Jacob L. Gross, Dr. Henry Reamsny
der, .William Mohler, Tilrrian G. Black and C. H.
Hertz. ‘ ,
Elizabethtoioii Bor. —Samuel Redsecker, Jacob
Giilman, George W. Boyer, John Lynch, Jacob
Felix.
Elizabeth twp— John Elser, John Eberly, Joseph
Kline.
Fulton —Samuel Wicks, Esq., Jas. Hanna, Esq.,
Geo. H. Hughs, Oliver Caldwell, James M’Sparren.
Hempfield E. —Dr. Samuel Parker, Michael Sides,
Henry Hoffman, Henry Imhoff, Benjamin Lutz.
Hempjxeld West —Jacob Gamber, Dr. Haldeman,
J. M. Strickler, John Hogentogler, Henry Wislar.
Lancaster ip. —Major Charles Nauman, Adam
Trout, Abraham Brenner.
, Leacock —Dr. N. W. Sample, John L. Lightner,
John Reed, Christian Erb. I. F. Lightner.
Leacock Upper" —Mark Connell, Jr, Dr. Isaac C.
Wiedler, Peter Vandersaal, Emanuel Weidler, Geo.
Bendere. • *
Lampeter East— John R. Miller, Thomas Kin
nard, Elias Beam, Henry Garrah, Isaiah M’Killips,
Little Bi iiain— William Hays; Jr., Joseph Hel
ton, Robert B. Patterson, Samuel Shade, Samuel
W. Turner.
Marietta —Thomas Johnson, Joshua Leader, Wm.
,L. Carter, Lewis Martin, John Shields.
Martic —David S. Laird, David Snavely, J.mies
Pagen, Thos. Robinson, Henry McFalls.
Mount Joy —Peter Kemmerer, John Sheafer.
Manor— Geo. G. Brush, J. E. McDonald, Chris
tian Miller, Jr., Gustavus A. Dorr, John Kiihefier.
Manheirn —Maj. J. C. Stackhouse, John K. Grube,
John Bear, Joseph Wisner, Henry E. Leman.
Paradise —James P. Mcllvaine, Henry Eckert,
Joseph S. Lelevre, H.«E. Kinzer, J. R. Trout.
Penn —Thomas Pents, Henry Hambright, Jacob
Long, Henry Foliner, Jacob Neveling.
. Salisbury— Joseph Ba Baker, C. P. Wilson, Thos.
S. Mcllvaine. Thomas W. Henderson, W. F. Baker.
’Sadsbury— S. W. McClellen, Robt. Steel, C. Wil
liams, Wm. Todd, Benj. Clay.
Strasburg Bor —Dr. Steel, W. S. Warren, Wm.
Black, Samuel Taggart, Jos. Bowman.
S trasburg hop —Jacob Neff, Isaac Gervin, George
Withers, Geo. Hull, Capt. Harsh.
IKanricvl-—Samuel Keller, Dr. Levi Hull, Adam
Reigart, Jesse Rote, Lewis Demmy.
° Washington Bor— Joseph Ross, Jr., John Shert
zer, John A. Brush, David Milter, Henry Fissel.
On motion the following gentlemen were nom
inated as delegates to the Reading Convention, viz :
Wm. B. Fordney, Dr. N. B. Wolfe,
-Joseph B. Baker, John Forney,
Reuben Mullison, Dr. Levi Hull,
Samuel Redsecker; James Patterson,
John Barr, Dr. B. F. Bunn,
Jacob B. Hamilton, Benjamin B. Gonder,
Dr. Henry Dr. Samuel Parker,
Dr. Weidler, Hiram B. Swarr.
George W. Boyer.
• On motion, the following gentlemen were nomi
nated as delegates to the Harrisburg Judicial Con
vention, viz:
Dr. N, W. Sample, George Duchman,
Jacob Neff, John E. McDonald,
John S. Dougherty, Geo. Sanderson,
Hiram K. Hull, Jacob L. Gross,
Henry E. Leman, Amos Sourbeer,
John McSparren, David S. Laird
Andrew Leader.
On' motion, a Committee of fifteen was appointed
by the Chair to draft resolutions, viz:
James L. Reynolds, Newton Lightner,
Dr. Levi Hull, Henry Haines,
Dr. N. B. Wolle, Thos. Johnson,
Isaac F. Lightner, Dr. B. F. Bunn,
Joseph B. Baker, David Laird,
G. D. Mcllvaine, Jacob N. Strickler,
Wm. S. Amweg, John D. Miller,
Henry Imhoff,
On motion, a Committee of five was appointed
by the Chair to ascertain how many attended the
primary meetings, viz:
Newton Lightner, Thos. S. Mcllvaine,
Gustavus A. Dorr, Dr. Levi Hull,
Dr. H. Reamsnyder.
‘ Adjourned to meet at 1$ o’clock, P. M.
1$ o’clock, P. M.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
The following persons were elected Delegates to
the Reading Convention on first ballot, viz;—
COL. WM. B. FORDNEY,
JAMES PATTERSON,
DR. SAMUEL PARKER,
HIRAM B. SWARR, ESQ.
JOSEPH B.BA^ER,
DR. N. B. WOLFE.
The following persons were elected Delegates to
the Judicial Convention on first ballot, viz
DR. N. VV, SAMPLE,
GEORGE SANDERSON,
DAVID S. LAIRD, ,
HENRY E. LEMAN,
JOHN S. DOUGHERTY,
ANDREW LEADER.
= The Committee, through James L. Reynolds,
Esq., their Chairman, submitted the following Ad
dress and Resolutions:
That, while in common with every good Democrat
of the county, the members of this Convention de
plore the unfortunate division which exists in the
party, they feel the proud consciousness that they
and the very large majority of the Democrats of the
county whom they represent, are entirely guiltless
of the least shadow of blame in producing it. The
course of our. County Committee in resisting the
vain, impotent and reckless attempt against right
and justice and of the party, to expel
them summarily, ignominiously’and without a hear
ing, from the position which the party had assigned
them, is warmly approved of by this Convention.—
Had they patiently submitted to such flagrant in
justice, they would have betrayed the trust confided
to them by the Democracy of the-county, and sanc
tioned a disorganization which must have resulted
in consequences fatal t<f its integrity and strength. t
They have fully vindicated their conduct in their
two addresses to the Democracy of the county,
published on the 10th of October and 20th of No
vember last. ;
Tuey have truly remarked that the question in
controversy lies within a not shell. The simple
ir: Had the County-Convention which
assembled in September'iaat for the ,sole purpose
-of deciding whether it was expedient to setjijit a
ticket, and if
-the power fo expel the Cominiliee from
•office f This Committee hadjfee 611 regularly appWn
-sed for one year and at thiKProper time, byTltiie
''County Convention held f<rf|the
of choosing delegates
Convention. Had then the September Convention
Vright tounnol this appointment made for one year,
at the end of five months, when it is U notorious
fact’thafsoiaf
elections-
fault with the Committee, such a purpose Had never
been intimated An any quarter of. the county until
the day the Convention met. The County Commit
tee declare that they notonly had no notice ofany
such intention; "but that'the firßf information they
received of it, rwas- affer AheMppointment-pf the
Amwake Committee. • Well may they say that “this
was an act of sheer wanton outrage, performed
with a full knowledge that it must, disorganize the
party, Unless indeed they supposed your Committee
would abandon' and betraythe power and. the trust
committed to the'Di.?’V.. • . -
This act cannot be defended upon any principle
known to Democracy. In order to apologize for .
it at all, our opponents are driven to ctathe the
September Convention with the attributes o! a
British Parliament, which British writers impiously
declare to be -'omnipotent. To this principle, to
“the legal right to do moral wrong,” can they alone
resort to justify their conduct in this Republican
country. If olic-.owu Legislative Bodies pass any
bill in violation of the Constitution, it is absolutely
null and void. What is the firstgreat fundamental
constitutional law of the Democratic party T Thai
the will of. the majority when fairly expressed, shall
govern. If-agents appointed by this majority for
a particular purpose, undertake to transcend the
powers delegated to them, and perform acts foreign
to the purpose of their appointment, and in relation
to which the people have not expressed their will,
such acts are unauthorized usurpations, are abso
lutely null and void, and of ho binding force as
regards their constituents.
Every county in the State has a deep interest in
the question,! If it can bo tolerated ,for a moment
that a County 'Convention, elected tiy the people
for a single well-known purpose, and that of no
great importance, can transcend their authority and
by the management of a few intrigoing politicians,
to gratify their selfish and ambitious desires, break
down and destroy the most important and best set
tled organic laws of the party, then ruin
and disorganization of the party throughout the
State must be the consequence. Then, the Demo- ,
cratie'maxim must as in this case be reversed, and
the will of .the minority not-that of the majority,
must prevail.
We had fondly hoped that this day wouldihave
terminated the unhappy division which now exists
in our party. The door was thrown wide open for
this purpose. The Amwake Convention of Novem
ber last had expressly refused to appoint.delegates
to the Judicial Convention. We were repeatedly
told, and the impression was universal for sometime,
that our opponents would meet us at the delegate
elections on Saturday last, and were rejoiced at the
information. This they could have done with perfect
consistency and without any acknowledgement, ex
pressed or implied, that ; they were conscious of
having done wrong. For this purpose all the
Amwake Committee had to do wajs, instead of at
tempting to re-assembie their November Convention
on Wednesday last to appoint delegates to the
Judicial Convention, to notify the Democrats of the
county to meet on Saturday last at their usual placeß
of meeting, and elect delegates to a County Conven
tion to be held this day for the purpose of choosing
' delegates to the Judicial Convention. It may be
added that this would hive been more Democratic,
and would have afforded a fairer opportunity for the
expression of the popular will, tj>an to assemble !
the fragments of the defunct Convention,
and vest them with the power of appointing! dele
gates to the Harrisburg Convention, a power which
they themselves had previously declined to exercise
on the ground that they did n6t legally possess it.
Above all, it would have afforded the Democrats of
the county a 1 fair opportunity of deciding the question
between the Fordney and Amwake organizations ;
and to the will of the majority we should on our
part, have cheerfully submitted. We have reason
to believe our opponents intended to meet us and
try the relative strength of thfe ! two divisions j bat
discovering, as the Ist of March approached, that
they were greatly in the minority, they shrank from
the trial, and Mr. Amwake, in' obedience to instruc
tions from his committee, issued a circular to the
Democracy, of the county, cautioning them against
the call issiied by the Fordney Committee, and ex
pressing the hope that no true Democrat would Jake
part in any proceedings under it. In but two or three
districts did they attend the meetings—and then
not to represent the townships, bbt to prevent an
election. The best evidence that their apprehen
sions were well-founded consists in the fact, that
the number of votes polled at their primary elec
tions in November last did! not exceed 450, i while
our votes on Saturday last amounted to nearly 2000.
And now we have nothing but cheering pros
pects to present to you of the triumph of the great
Democratic Party of Pennsylvania. With the excep
tion of this county and 3 or 4 others, the ’State' pre
sents one nnbroken surface of public opinion in fa
vor of Col. William Bigler, of Clearfield county,
as the Democratic Candidate for Governor. : After
our defeat in 1848, the eyes of the masses were fix
ed intently upon him; and it is therefore impossible,
for intriguing politicians again to defeat his nomina
tion. He is already nominated by an overwhelm
ing majority in the hearts of the people ; and all
their Representatives at Reading will have to do,
| will be to register the popular decree. And well
1 he deserved this high distinction. A poor boy,
without powerful friends,orinfluential connections,
he has made his own way in the world, and has
kept steadily advancing an popular favor, until he
has attained his present proud eminence.! Of a
mild and amiable temper, combined with great force
of character, and strength of intellect, while al
ways supporting with marked ability eyery Demo
cratic principle and every Democratic measure, he
has given no personal offence either to his brother
Democrats or to his political opponents. He pos
: sesses the good will of all, because he has eraploy
-1 ed persuasion, not dictation and force-in hits inter*
course with his fellow men. He knows howto
I govern first lesson to be learned by
those who would govern others. He' has never
slandered honest Democrats, misrepresented their
motives, or depreciated their services. He has
not selfishly sought to accomplish private ends at
the expense of the party; nor did he ever violate
party usages and party principles to either sedhre
empty compliments or to gratify private vengeance.
He has never driven any man out of the Democratic
party by brow beating, invective and denunciation ;
but, substituting persuasion and conviction for
threats and abuse, has in his extensive intercourse
with his fellow men, brought many into it by rea
son and argument. He is the people’s friend, and
the people are his. friends.
We therefore submit the following resolutions:
Resolved, That, the purity and integrity of the
private and political character of Col. WILLIAM
BIGLER, pre-eminently quality him to be the stand
ard bearer of the Democracy of Pennsylvania in
the approaching Gubernatorial contest—and his ac
knowledged personal popularity, and the 6trong
hold he has on the affections of the people, render
His triumphant election to the Chair, of State a
foregone conclusion.
Resolved, That this Convention, representing a
large majority of the Democracy of Lancaster
County, whose wishes have been time and again
expressed, l hereby nominate Col. WILLIAM BIG
LFR, of Clearfield county, as our first choice for Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth; and the Delegates this
day appointed to the State Convention, to •be held
in the City of Reading on the 4th of June next,
are hereby instructed to vote for Col. Biolee, and
use all honorable means to have him nominated by
the Convention.
Resolved, That our confidence in the patriotism,
talents, and strict political integrity of our distin
guished fellow citizen, Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN,
remains unimpaired. Along life of usefulness, much
of which has been devoted to the service of his
country at home, and abroad, has given him a
strong hold on the affections of His neighbors and
acquaintances, and placed him on a proud eminence
beforefthe Democracy of the Nation, who are anx
iously.awaiting the arrival of the period when they
will confer yet higher honors upon him. in this
work, when the proper time ior action arrives, the
ax’?-’-
Democracy of Lancaster county willheartly and
cheerfully respond, and should. he be selected as
the standard bearer of the Democracy of the Na-
Jtug, ; the
will endorsehis
that awarded th#greacsnd iftptri
bas * . . jjjj? §3 ..& .
s? Tbit thefßomprdmne Mefinres ogthe
the ESgitivefiSlavejgiw,
faith, an 4 thus calm the troubled waters of agita
tion that confidence and fraternal feel*
ingTietween the several States .of the Confederacy
which formerly existed, and which never should
•fcavebten interrupted. * -The innumerable-blessings
and ady^>ntagpj> : of this Union are too sacred, and.
■were too dearly, purchased,* to be frittered away by
designing demagogues, and traitors to their country,
and it behooves every good man, of every party, to
frown upon all attempts to alien ate . portion of
‘the 'Republic from ..the weaJcenthe bonds
whibh haveiieretofdre'tiirited us as a happy and
.prosperous nation.. ~r ... .... ... ;"i.. ..
, Roomed, That there never has been a more prop
pitious moment than the present
ment of argument and persuasion, the most effect
ive weapons .of Democracy, reduce the Whig
majority in this county, and to strepgthen our par
ty throughout the State. The Bank of the United
States has been destroyed; the Independent Treas
ury has been established; the war with Mexico has
resulted in glory to the nation, and the acquisition
of a vast territory containing the golden treasures
of California; and the [Slave question which re
cently threatened the dissolution of our blessed
Union, has been settled j bn- the principles set forth
in the Resolutions adopted by the Democratic party
at the National Convention, held in Baltimore in
1840. From these Democratic Measures has re
sulted not the ruin predicted by our Whig oppo
nents, but the unexampled prosperity which the
country now _
Resolved, 'That we are in favor of selecting as can
didates for the Judiciary, men whose moral char
. acters are above reproach, who are known to pos
sess talents of a high order, and whose honesty and
integrity as Jurists will be a sufficient guarantee,
thatin their hands the rights, liberty, and property
of the people will be safe. And as, from the size,
population and importance of Lancater County, we
deem her claims to one. of the candidates to be en
titled to proper consideration, we respectfully re
commend to the State Convention our esteemed
fellow citizen, Hon. ELLIS LEWIS, whose well
known talents, energy and industry, have very prop
erly placed him in the front rank. of Pennsylvania
Jurists, and [whose great popularity in Lancaster'
county and throughout the State would strengthen
the Judicial ticket, and insure its election by a tri
umphant majority. . .
On motion, it was Resolved , That the Delegates
elected this day to the. Reading and Harrisburg
Conventions, appoiut substitutes,*, in the event of
any of their number not being able to attend.
Resolved , That the proceedings of. this Conven
tion be published in the Democratic papers of this
County, the Democratic Union, Keystone, Pennsyl
vanian, Pittsburg Post, Bedford Gazette,* and such
other papers in the State as think proper to do sol
The Address and Resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the Convention.
On motion of Dr. N. B. Wolfe, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved , That we heartily approve of the coarse
of our fellow Democrats of the city of Lancaster
in forming La “Bigler Club,”— holding to the
democratic doctrine that every man has an indis
putable right to express his preference belore a
nomination; and we recommend the formation of
similar “ Clubs” throughout the county.
After the regular proceedings were gone through,
on motion of Dr. Levi Hull, a! committee was ap
pointed to wait on the Hon. James Buchanan, who
was understood to be in town, and request him
to address the Convention. The following gentle
men were appointed, viz : Dr. Levi Hull, Col. Wm.
S. Amweg, Dr. N. B. Wolfe, Isaac F. Lightner, and
Adam Kendig.
\ In a short time the Committee returned, accom
paiyed by Mr. Bucuahar, who addressed the Con
vention in his usual able and eloquent manner>
paying a high compliment to the talents, integrity,
and unprecedented popularity of Col. William
Bigleh, and urging the Democracy of Lancaster
county to rally upon him as a candidate in alt re
spects eminently worthy the high honor of being
the Gubernatorial standard bearer in the approach-.
ing campaign. He spoke also of our glorious Union,
and the duty of every man to sustain the Constitu
tion and laws; and also alluded to the Fugitive.
Slave-Law as being constitutional, and upon the
faithful execution of which, in the Free States, -
might depend the perpetuity of the Union. Mr.
Buchanan’s speech was received with loud and. re
iterated demonstrations of applause, and at the con
clusion three deafening cheers were given for Bu
chanan and Bigler.
The Convention was also addressed in an appro
priate manner by Newtor Lightreb, Esq., of
this city. • 4
On motion, the officers of the Convention- were
directed to prepare lists of the-County Committee
and Township Committees, from the names fur
nished by the delegates. [These Committees will
be published hereafter.] „
On motion, the thanks of the Convention were
tendered to the Hon. James Buchanar for his able
address.
(Signed by the Officers.)
m*The following excellent and well-timed ar
ticle is from the Uniontown Genius of Liberty , the
Democratic organ of. Fayette County, and is a
scathing rebuke to those who would carry their,
opposition to Mr. Bucuaxax so far as to abuse and
villify him, and attempt to detract from his well
earned reputation. It is scarcely necessary for us
to observe that the Genius of Liberty is now, as it
was in 1848, favorable to Gen. Cass’nomination—
but it is not willing to advocate the claims of its
favorite by traducing the character of other candi
dates :
Hox. James Buchaxax.— We have been witness,
ingffor some time past with no little displeasure an
attempt on the part of certain democrats of PennsyU
vania, to prejudice the public mind against the
distinguished gentleman whose name heads this.ar
ticle. The unsullied,national reputation of- James
Buchanan, and his many noble, traits of character
render it quite surprising that this unprovoked and,
unmanfy attacklshould have its origin and its exis
tence, however Sickly that may be, within the bor
ders of Pennsylvania.: We need nothing to convince'
us that the poisoned ;arrows, aimed by poisonous
minds, will fall harmless at the feet ot their tow
ering mark; for|to suppose that the exalted opinion
every where entertained of James Buchanan will
be the least marred by any wanton assault, either
upon his honesty, his democracy, his patriotism, or
his eminent talents, would be offering an insult to
intelligence. We have been really at a loss to
know the causejof this studied and bitter hostility
to a gentleman jof so much eloquence, patriotism
and sound democracy as James Buchanan. It surely
cannot'be because the plotters'of this opposition
desire the suhceps of another Presidential candidate.
If it be this, we think: they are as destitute of »a :
gacity as they are deficient in prudence and com
mon civility, j
The men who expect to defeat the nomination
of James Buchanan for the Presidency by calumni.
ating him, are of no service to any candidate. As
regards the Presidential question, we are in favor
of the nomination of ‘Lewis Cass , and Fayette county
is with us, but Jwe ask his nomination on fair and
honorable grounds, and rather than resort to abus
ing James Buchanan, or any of the other distin
guished gentlemen who have been named for the
Presidency, we would be willing, to withdraw-our
favorite. Although lor certain reasonk we are of
the opinion that James Buchanan would not be so
popular a candidate.as Gen. Cass, we will yield to
none in our admiration of the former gentleman.—
We love the Democracy and patriotism of James
Buchanan, and jwe participate largely in that State
pride which points to him as Pennsylvania’s master
spirit. His distinguished services in behalf of his
country will forever constitute a bright portion of
our nation’s history. vAs a Senator, the force of his
arguments and! the clearness of his reasoning, in
expounding our country’s constitution, and its adap
tation to the necessities of a free people, have not
been surpassed hy any of the illustrious Statesmen
of this or any other age. As a diplomatist he gained
a .world wide fame at St. Petersburg, and his inti
mate connection with the brilliant ,administration
of James K. Polk, proved conclusively that he was
worthy to be entrusted with the management of
our nation’s most momentous and delicate afikirs.
It would be a needless itask to follow the history of
James Buchanan—he is known to all American
citizens as a statesman of the first class, and his in
valuable-services in behalf of.liberal principles have
given him a hold upon the affections of the national
democracy which cannot easily be shaken.
, jX7"The galliot democracy of Lancaster City
have lately formed a “Bigler Club,” the object of
which is to promote • the election of Col. Bigleb
to the chief executive chair of Pennsylvania.—
Much good feeling and enthusiasm prevailed at
the organization of the Club, W£ have never seen
more unanimity in favor of any man than is mani
fested all over the State in favor of the noble heart
ed Bigleb. We will not be surprised if his ma*
jority reaches twextt thoubaxd.— Genius of .Lib'
erty. .!
ID* The Town Elections in the Stole of New-
York, for Supervisors, &c., show a Democratic
-! ; i
- r Fma A* Wtthbfta (Pfc) ExisUmt.
Presidency.
Front already made, it is clearly
evident that PenSylvaaWcan, if she desires, fanush
ISndijUie, no hulid nd&jYili gainsay..
|gbefofcjhe ongis&thirtetn'* ia now, in point of pon|
jjjatioßafre secoSjjf and in many respects, the firip
[State ijßiHb acknowledged to-be thjjj
of yet has never \oa
honored .with a candidate fcf| the Presidency. It is
well known that the Democracy never triumphed
without her assistance, which has never been with
held save on two occasions, when the people were
garriedi awayjby- “ jog-cabin i hnnr
buggery,” and by the enthusiasm produced by the
recital of thejheroic deeds of a successful chieftan.
The present signs of the times indicate a more
desirable, a more healthy state of affairs. We have
reason to belijeve that the lessons learned by those
whofrvandered f rom their principles and duty, will
prove to be {salutary. We thmk that the people
will, in future, require better material for a Presi
dehrthan onb whose greatest recommendation is
courage, and!deliberation in battle. ..And we are
much mistaken if availability will Hereafter be
measured by the fact of a man haviog been, on one
or two occasions, shot at and missed.
It matters not who the Whigs nominate, the De
mocracy will assuredly elect the next President, if
they mak a judicidus selection. It-is, therefore, in
cumbent upon them to put in nomination a gentle
man eminently qualified for the station; one familiar
with the afiatrs of government, and capable of dis
charging the {responsible end intricate dudes which
will devolve iipon him. Such an one is Pennsyl
vania’s favorite son—our own patriotic, eloquent,
intellectual giant, James Buchanan! And every
true hearted Democrat who can appreciate worth
and ability, Would feel proud in having such a man
at the head o!f our mighty Republic.
Had Mr. Buchanan nothing else to recommend
him, the well known fact that he was the especial
favorite of the immortal Jackson, would alone be
sufficient to secure him the affections of a majority
of the American people. This, in addition to his
own merits sjnd personal popularity, and the dispo
sition manifested in other States to give Pennsylva-
I nia her due, make Mr. B’s chance for the Presidency
as good, at least, as any who are in the field.
To the Public.
As many Foul, malicious, and basely false reports
have been put in circulation, by gossips and evil
disposed peifsons, respecting the decease and the
cause of the j death of the late wife, of-the. under
signed,—which reports are calculated'to occasion
him much unhappiness and also injury in his busi
ness,—he feels compelled to make public what,
under other Circumstances, should have been held
sacred and- as a matter only to be known among
immediate realatives and friends. Anna Mary
Ihling, who Had been suffering under the effects ol
fever for several days, and some delirium conse
quent upon it, on Friday morning, the 21st of Feb
ruary, 1851 J committed the act from the effects of
which she on the Monday following died; and for
four days previous to her, death' was able to con
verse freely, j An Inquest, composed of some of our
most respectable citizens made a report, of which
the following is a copy:
LANCASTER COUNTY, SS.
At an Inquisition, indented and taken in
the City of Lancaster* in said County of Lancaster,
and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 25th
of February] in the year of our Lord, One Thous
and Bight Hundred and Fifty-one, before JOHN.
WRIGHT, Coroner , of'the county aforesaid, upon
the view ok the body of Anna Mary Ihuro,
then and there found dead in the county aforesaid,
doj upon the oath and affirmation of Newton Light
ner, W. S. Evans, J-F. Shroder, Jacob King, Da
vid Espenshhde, J. W. Wilson,'J. H. Locher, Sam
uel F. Eberman, James H. Barnes, Robt. A. Evans,
William Gubipf and W. W. Brown—twelve good
and lawful men of the county aforesaid, who being
sworn and affirmed, and charged to inquire on the
part of the jCommonweltb of -Pennsylvania, when,
and where, and after what manner, the said Anna
Mary Ihlingj came to her death, upon their oaths
and affirmations do sat, that the said Arr > Mary
Ihling came to her death by reason of a wound or
wounds infiicted by her own hards or her reck
WITH A RAZOR.
In Witness Whereof, the Coroner, as well as
the aforesaid, have to this Inquisition set their hands
and seals, llie day and date aforesaid.
I JOHN WRIGHT, Coroner.
Newton Lightner, Walter G. Evans, J. F. Sbro
der, Jacob iting, David Espenshade, J. W. Wilson,
Jacob H. Locher, Samuel F. Eberman, James H.
Barnes, R. A. Evans, William Gumpf, William W.
Brown. j
The members of the Inquest, influenced perhaps
by some of {the reports referred to, made a most
searching .investigation into the subject submitted
to them (perhaps unusually so) by the Coroner, as
also to domestic matters; and as they are fully
possessed oft all the facts connected with the pain
ful case, I rkfer to each, and all of those gentlemen
whether, during the fall and minute enquiry made
by them, arjy thing was elicited that reflected upon
the undersigned -as a husband, or that by word or
act he had in any way been instrumental, directly
or indirectly, in causing his wife’s death. Such
reports as have come to the ears of the undersigned
in reference to the subject are too outrageous and
villainously! false to be endured, and he has been
endeavoring to find out the instigators and authors,
that they may be dealt with by the severest penal
ties of the law. And he will continue his efforts,
as he cannot quietly subm it to so great a wrong
Rnd injustice as has been done him. :
1 WILLIAM IHLING. .
Lancaster, March 3.
Cold-Blooded Mnrder.
The Chestertown, Md., News of Saturday has the
following authentic particulars of a horrible three
fold murder] recently perpetrated in that vicinity
The.wretches who committed this fearful crime
cannot possibly escape discovery:
On Thursday night. last, the 27th ult, the
family of Mr. Wm. Cosden, consisting chiefly of
himself, his wife, Miss Cosden, his sister, on a visit,
aged about 17 years; Miss Webster, his wife's sis
ter ; two small children, (one an infant, the other a
few years old and capable of talking;) a white lad;
a colored boy; and a negro woman, a kitchen ser
vant, were living in peace and quiet, unsuspecting
harm from any one. The white family were at
tea, between six and seven o’clock. Mr. Cosden
having finished, turned his qhair to the fire, when
he was deliberately shot down by some one from the
yard, through the 'window, an ounce ball having
penetrated his body—the wretches, three in number,
immediately beat down the panels of the door with
the butts of their guns and entered the room, when
they shot Mis. Cosden, but she made an effort and
run into the yard and was found dead, having a ball
through or near the heart, and two stabs upon her
person. They then shot dead Miss Cosden, on
whose person there are also two stabs.
-One of the fiends went up stairs, and found Miss
Webster, a sister of Mrs. Cosden, in bed, where she
had been confined by sickness for two weeks—she
implored him to spare her life—told him if money
was his object all she had in her trunk, to take it,
but spare hej life—the monster deliberately raised
his gun and presented it, when she raised her.feeble
arm to protect her person from the merciless * sav
age, the ball in its course, tore off the greater por
tion of her arm, exposing the larger arteries, and
forcing itself through her; four slugs were also
found in her bejl, which was set on fire by the dis
charge of the gun, or by this demon. Another of
these villains repaired to the kitchen, and shot down
the negro woman, the ball passing through her bo
dy. The white and colored lads made their escape
to Georgetown X Roads, a distance of two and a
half miles and gave the alarm, when the citizens
immediately repaired;to the place, and scoured the
neighborhood, but could get no clue to the mur
derers. MrS- Cosden and Miss Cosden were killed.
Mr. Cosden lived until near ten o’clock, between
two and three hours. He talked freely to the neigh
bors—did not know either of the monsters—to him
they were strangers. He stated that he did not
know that he had an enemy in the world, and that
be had no feelings of enmity to a human being, and
could not divine the motive to the. deed.
Miss Webster, who it is feared, is shot through
the lungs and supposed mortally, did not know the
man who shot her—she described him as having
black whiskers. Her elothes and money remained
untouched and plunder does not seem to have been
the motive for .the deed.
The setyaht woman yetiingers—is is feared mor
tally wounded—and she and Miss W. and the lads
thiok they would know; these murderers, if they
could see them. Suspicion has fallen upon no one
in our county.
ID* The British Ministry have resigned, .because
some of their measures were voted down in Par-
Oar IVew Prison.
The following officers were elected by the Board
of Managers of our new County Prison on Monday
week: '•>
Foltz, Esq., City.
Assistant Keeper*.—Henry Hersb, Leacock twp;
William Buckios, City.
Physician.— Dr. J. Augustus Ehler, City.
Watchman.— John King, City.
Solicitor.— A. H. Hood, Esq, City.
T ■ ID~Bailit Son, No, 216, Market street, Phtia.
continue to keep the finest assortment of Jewelry
in the City. It is the very place to call, too, if
you want bargains. Recollect, their establishment
is only 4 a few doors west of the Red Lion Hotel.
- Interesting frgjp Washington.
(WjuHntOTorr, March 4j 1851.
Mjf'Deax? Sir ;—fWeluve quite a meeting of the
waters here at the close of the session. Among
are Gen. Smoir Cameron and Col.
Frazer, who have'bnried all their old re-
now fraternize with a cordiality that
is hharming! Djuior and Pythias could not
more affectionate,and no doubt they are
quite ‘as ready to die for each othor as the two
friendsin story, Frazer forgets al) his many years’
Cameron —all that he km>ws-of his twin
brother’s political history—all his Wows and oaths
of eternal hostility to him—and Cameron returns
the confidence ofjFRAZER-by themost devoted and
energetic friendship. Knowing the nojae and bit
terness of Frazer against Cameron, for many,
many years, I could not until I saw with
my own eyes, this affectionate affiliation between
two such Vehement foes. It is true we were all
prepared for it; jfor after Cameron opposed Col.
Biqler in the Dauphin County Convention, he and
all his made quite an effort to make '
Frazer Governor! It is hnown that Cameron is
now open in the expression of his preference for his
‘‘dear friend the Colonel.’* I don’t complain of
this at alt. It is now alluded to only to
strange bed-felljows political misery sometimes
makes. Of course this is no news to you ia Lan
caster, nor can it be in any quarter where the
Lanca*ftfrfan,FA!.AZEA’3organ, is read,& its silence '
in regard to Camxron during the Senatorial canvass
observed. But it may not be without effect in
quarterrwhere Frazer tries to make capital as a
radical and honest Democrat, opposed to all the
wrong-doers of "our mighty old party.”
A lew evenings ago Frazea and Cameron sat in
the hall of the National Hotel, here, loud ly abusing
Mr. Buchanan. Those present listened and laughed
at the coarse and bitter violence of the one—for
Faazes, .while laffecting to be a very good man,
borrows largely from the Newgate calendar, and
delights in filthyj comparisons; and more than one
walked away disgusted at the selfdegradation of a
man who took this course in prder to show; how
hypocritical hisj many years’ support of Mr| Bu
chanan had been. Caheaon ; echoed the polite '
epithets of Fraser, and quietly harked on his
new protege and friend. The; General, however,
felt uneasy at his position ; for the friends ofjGen.
Cass begtrTto lopk upon him with cold and auspi
cious glances, since his last attempt to fasten him
self upon the skirts*of Gen. (Houston, who. was
invited'to Harrisburg through the agency of Came
ron—an event that was not the fault of the gallant
General, but is important as showing how lit
tle Cameron tor anybody when his own
interests are at
The two friends at the same time hauled your
old townsman, John W. Forney, over the coals—
Cameron helping with right good will. Among
other boasts, Fslazea declared that he. had been a.
liberal supporter of Forney— had lent him money
—had fought down all attempts to start a Demo
cratic paper against him—and had done various and
divers favors for him. I happen to know something
about Frazer’s jdevotion to Forney. I know that
he opposed Forney when he started the Intelligent
cer, and for a long period of time denounced him.
I know that when Forney was there, Frazer’s
jnoney never, but on a single occasion, was lent to
Forney, and then payment was hurried by almost
daily appeals. I know that Forney’s advance in
Lancaster was at first in defiance of Frazer, and
afterwards utterly without his aid, save where he
could not avoid jgoing for Forney and his paper,
or for a whig. ■This I know. And more than all.
There is not a [Democrat in Lancaster who does
not know that when Forney wns there he pulhd the
laboring oar; and never before or since has tho
party been in so| healthy a condition as during the
time that Frazer was content to see Forney do
the work, while] he made an occasional speech, or
"shot the deserters” at the street-corners and in
the bar* rooms. I He also denounced Forney, &t the
National Hotel,' for not doing him justice in the
Pennsylvanian, nnd especially for not publishing his
Williamsport speech. So far as the latter is con
cerned—the speech at Williamsport — Frazer Is
right; but if Forney had* published it, it would
have been laughed at over the whole country. To
exclude it from; the I*ennsylvanian was indeed to
save the fame] of Frazer from attack. What
other "injustice” Forney has done, I do notknow.
He could not speak of a man whose lips are never
opened save to] abuse some good Democrat, and
whose career for the past four years has been mark
ed by inconsistencies of the strangest, and associa
tions of the most'unaccountable character. One
thing Frazer does know, however, and that is that
Forney never|yet was an unmanly foe. ;If he
strikes it is openly and in the light of day, and with
a full knowledge Of his responsibility. A.
Letter from Columbia.
Corrtapondeßcc d/ (be lulellijeacfr.
Cut and come again—Reasons why—No defence for
riot—Different kinds of living—Out West —A
scoundrel—Thimble full of law—Great men com
pared—(i Fellers vot vote ”—Arrest of two fugi
tives slaves , tf c .
Columbia, March 8,1851
Friend Sanderson :—lt has beerr sneeringly
asked, l( why Tattler defends rioters ?” There is
more in the implication, than in the simple ques-"
tion. Tattler asks, “ why you defend negroes, and
seek to place them upon an equality with poor
white people?” an equality in its most comprehen
sive sense.
I defend these men, who have been arrested as
rioters, because presume them innocent, —because
they are white men—because it is a pleasure to de
fend them; but jof course you take advantage of
the argument and say, you are delighted with the
opportunity of defending negroes (7) But you will
observe, that Tattler defends and advocates several.
things in his letters. As a patriot, be defends the
laws of his country, from principle; as a Christian,
he invokes the charities of the rich, for the relief
of the poor; as !& citizen, heinsists and exacts jus
tice in determining the true character and worth qU
men; as a friend, he never betrays confidence.—
Tattler does not defend them as rioters; he de
fends them because there was no riot; and because
your imputationjia only sustained by lieing and per
secution. If there was. a riot, the fanatical,.suici
dal scoundrel, Burleigh, waathe transgressor.
I have known these men long and well. I know
them to be as he nest in business—as tittle addicted
to hypocritical lieing—malicious lieing—official
lieing—lieing to swindle—and law lieing as, any
Justice of the Peace in Pennsylvania. I was stating
the &ase of these men, to a gentleman from Cin
cinnati, a few days ago, and *twas his impression,
that “*oht wesl, these men would not have been
committed as rioters.” I suggested to him the di
fference between an enlightened, and a semi-civi
lized community, and the necessity there was for
punishing the least deriliction of duty.;
‘Well, well,* says he, ‘if I was & justice, I would’n t
commit men for such offences, even if they were
guilty, unless il wanted to make a good deal of
money out of the office; then I would delight in
disgracing people by lieing about them—l would
break up the harmony of family compacts—l would
•lander my neighbors—betray confidence —talk
temperance ; in short, I’d do any thing, even retail
Dunlap (a law author) by tbe thimble until, I’d fill
the capacious throats of all niggerdom with. law. —
I would let the j people know that Charley Butler
and Hudebraa were both criminal in the “ eyes of
the larr,” for j . , . '
This mighty difference I can’t see,
’Twixt tweedledum and tweedledee j”
or I'd show, I
« What troubles do environ ! ° •
The men who meddle with cold iron.”
In fine, I'd tell the people that!if T—
g had a head, I had a header— that if
•p— p had a long noae, I was punkins on
a noser , and in regard to politics I would yield to
no man, “but Harry of the West.” j
But, Mr. Editor, I had almost lost ; sight of my
original design, [Which was to answer! the query,
why Tattlerdefende rioters 7 I will have to postpone
this duty until next week, when I also may tell you
something of j •
“Cassius, lean, and with a hungry look!”
knowing, as I dot that you have had an exciting time
in Lancaster, the particulars of which no doubt
you'll publish. ! >
Tell the “ fellers,” that Tattler is a little out of
sorfs this week, hut he has’nt half the head ache
he had on Thursday morning.
TATTLER.
P.B. Most forgot to tell. .Two negroes were
taken to Philadelphia yesterday, having been ar
rested as fugitive slaves, belonging to[ a gentleman
living twenty miles from Baltimore. No excite
ment worth mentioning. May be I’ll tell you all
about it next week. T.
17- KJ.
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