e-JOB P FIJ_NT iNGIfI. Job PBnmwa'Or'jttL kinds, such as' J*amphltla t (G«f * , Shop JSUlsi' Hank Checks, JPlaecuhij, Conceirt BUls, Visiting ax&d'Botlnesg (Qiu>dg ; : Po>terii, Ftmeral . . Notices; 4fco. f &c., NEATLY AND PROHPTL'Y, EXECUTED AT THIS Of? FICE; UPON MODERATE TERMS. Intelligencer & lonrnfll. Lancaster, Jane 17, ISSI. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR, DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. FOR GOVERNOR cot. WILLIAM BIGLER, OF CLEABFIELD COUNTY, FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER; GEN. SETH CLOVER, OF CLARION COUNTY. FOR JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT. JEREMIAH; S. BLACK, (OF SOMERSET COUNTY.) JAMES CAMPBELL, (OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.) ELLISj LEWIS, (OF LANCASTER COUNTY.) JOHN i. GIBSON, (OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.) WALTER H. LOWRIE, (OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.) .A Proposition, Any person-forwarding the names of five good new subscribers to the Intelligencer , shall have a copy of the paper for one year, gratis; or, if he be al ready on our list, receive credit for one year's sub scription. By the new postage law, it will be seen that from and after the Ist of July, papers circulate through the mails, free of postage, to subscribers within the county in which thejy are published.' Meeting. THE Democrats of Lancaster County, are re quested to assemble at ihe Court House, in the city of Lancaster, ion j . SATURDAY THE 28th OF JUNE, at 1 o’clock, P. M.', for the purpose of ratifying the nominations made by the Democratic Conventions at Reading and Harrisburg. £>-The meeting will I be addressed by the lion. Jambs Buchanan and o her distinguished speakers. Col. William Bigler ip also expected to be pres ent. . ‘ NEWTON LIGIITNER, (Chairman County Committee., Lancaster, June 10, JJ3SI. State Central Committee. The following genllejnen compose the Demo cratic State Central .Corpmittee for the ensuing po litical year, viz: i Hon. William Dock] of Dauphin, Chairman. Gen. William Ross, Luzerne. William Deal, Esq.'* of Philadelphia. Thomas J. Power, Esq., of Beaver. J. Ellis Bonham, Esq., of Cumberland. Col. Jamies Burnside, of Centre. Col. Frederick K. Boas, of Dauphin. Gen. George W. Bowman, of Bedford. James L. Reynolds; Esq., of Lancaster. Rj*The proceedings of the two Democratic State Conventions have necessarily excluded much other matter intended for this paper. Next week we shall resume our usijal variety. E7"The State Convention at Harrisburg having decided by a still more decisive vote, than even the • Reading Convention, (86 to 20 !) in favoi*of the regular organization of the party in this County we hope our Democratic friends on the other side will now be satisfied. Let by gones be by-gones, and let us all be found [acting harmoniously and unitedly in support of the nominees of the party.— We should present a united front to the common enemy, and no longer be found wasting our ener-. gies in useless and unprofitable squabbles. If we cannot all agree about men, surely we can agree to disagree in that- parjicular as becomes Demo crats, and join heart and hand in our efforts to fur ther the great cause in )vhich we are all engaged. Hon. Kills lewis. The nomination of thife gentleman lor a seat on the Supreme'Bench, is aljke complimentary to Lan caster county, and expressive of the high esteem in which he is held by his pemocratic fellow citizens throughout the State. All admit that he possesses legal talents of a high order, and,that in every re spect he is one of the ablest judges in the Common wealth. That he will maintain this exalted char acter, in the Supreme Court of the State, we have not a doubt, inasmuch he is a gentleman ofgreat industry and indomitable energy, and has withal that lofty and praiseworthy ambition implanted deeply in his character .which will lead him to as pire to the highest eminence in his profession.— Judge Lewis is justly regarded by all as one of the leading jurists of this country, and many of his written opinions on intricate legal questions nave elicited encomiums fromj some of the most eminent lawyers in the Union. We feel proud of our can didate, and we feel satisfied that Lancaster county will give such an expression in his favor at the ballot-boxes, as will be alike creditable to them and pleasing to his numerous friends throughout the Commonwealth. A Coincidence. —lt is worthy of note, as a somewhat extraordinary coincidence, says the Read ing Gazette, that the three first officers of the Dem ocratic Mass meeting on Thursday evening—Hon. John Lapobne, Presiden , and Gen. Wm. S. Ross, "Vice President on his right,.and Hon. Strange N. Palmer, Vice President on his left—were old school-mates and intimate companions, who grew up together at Wilkesbarre, and the sons of three of the 132 Democrats in North Eastern Pennsyl vania, who voted for Thomas Jefferson in the dark days of ',’his striking coincidence proves that the same de r bted -spirit which nerved the fathers of Democracy to combat the tyranny of Federalism, still lives in their sons and descend.- ants. • The Methodist*Chui the Christian Advocate agents of the Methodist “upon the suggestion of respecting the Church; the Commissioners of t justment of their prefer; tration under the author glad to learn this, sayst and trust that the South tude and cheerfulness, m cii SuiT;—We learn from and Journal that the book Episcopal Church, acting the Court in the late trial iroperty, have proposed to ae Church, South, 11 an ad ed claims by a legal arbi ty of the Court” We are le New York Commercial, will, with equal prompti set the proposal favorably. 017" The Pennsylvania nof Saturday says u We learn with pleasure, thal it is contemplated by most of those who signed ’he protest against Judge Campbell, [in Philadelphia,] to issue a strong ad dress in favor of the Judicial nominations of the Democratic Harrisburg; Convention. This is the true spirit, and shows that obedience to the will of the regularly ascertained majority is still as potent as ever.” j Indian Queen Hotel. —This new establishment at'Cape lsland, N. J., is {now open for the reception of Visitors. The accommodations for boarding, lodging and bathing are excellent, and there is no one who will be more attentive to his guests than the gentlemanly proprietor. Mr. Hopkins. We advise those of our friends who may desire to take a few weeks'recreationjto go to Cape,lsland and stop at the Indian Queen Hotel. For particulars see advertisement. I JD-Jomt N. PoutiUce, Esq., late Auditor General, has been nominated by the Democratic Convention of Butler cdunty, as the candidate for President Judge of the d strict lately presided over by Judge Bredin, dec’d. j 3'. .■ -jrr t-v.'&xn.V* The Judicial Ttcßet. We place at the Beadof our paper this week, the ticket nominated at Harrisburg, by the Democratic Judicial Convention. The Pennsylvanian ofFriday, speikingijf the result, saysj v - \ The two Conventions lately held in our/State form ant era in the-political • history of Pennsylva nia. Assembling as they did, with fears ofdisseo/ sion, withvpredictioris of disrupture, they have ex-"; hibited a degree df unanimity which has never be fore been attained, and which is a prestige of our triumphant success at the polls, in October next— We have already spoken of the singular harmony which pervaded the State Convention which as sembled at Reading, on the 4th inst., and pointed to it as an evidence of our assured victory. We have, now to congratulate the Democracy on the proceedings of the convention assembled at Harris burg, on the 11th inst. That body has. well-and nobly performed its duty, and have presented to their constituents a ticket that will command the respect and secure the votes of all who are sincerely desirous of the success of the State and of the Na tion. - v . . : . Our telegraphic despatches will shoyr thn votes for each. candidate who was balloted Tor in Conven tion, and no better evidened. need.be desired of the estimation in which the gentlemen who have re ceived the nomination, are held by their fellow citizens, than that exhibited in the report. • The brilliant array df talent from which the- selection .was to be made, the high moral worth of their competitors, all shQW that they must have deserved. and obtained a'firm hold upon the esteem and af fections of their fellow citizens, to be so peculiarly favored in so intelligent a body as that assembled at Harrisburg, as to receive a nomination on the first ballot We have neither the time nor the space, this morning, to enter into. an extended notice of the distinguished gentlemen whose names we have placed at the head of our paper—if such notice should indeed be necessary. They are too well and too widely known to need it.. Each of them are distinguished for high legal attainments, for great worth in all the private relations of life, and for purityand integrity of purpose, which must command the respect of all, no matter to what party they may be attached. With Bigler for Governor, Cloybb for Canal Commissioner, and Black, Campbell, Lewis, Gib son, and Lowrie for the Supreme Bench, the de mocracy of Pennsylvania enters upon the politi cal campaign of 1851, with not only the hope but the certainty of a brilliant and glorious triumph.. Whig County Convention. —This body met, in Lancaster on Wednesday last—Capt. James Meyers, of West Hempfield township, presiding. The following persons were elected delegates to the Whig State Convention, which meets in Lancaster on the 24th instant: Senatorial Delegate. —Nathaniel Ellmaker, Lan caster. Representative Delegates. —Dr. R. E. Cochran, Columbia j Amos S. Henderson. Salisbury, Hon. John Strohm, Martic; Daniel Herr, Strasburg; James M. Hopkins, Drumore. Trouble Brewing! We were not in town during the session of the Whig County Convention, on Wednesday last, and consequently can say very little about it. We learn, however, that the two factions into which our op ponents are divided—the Stevens and anti-Stevens men —alias Silver Greys and Woolly Heads—began to show their teeth at each other. The old line Whigs were triumphant, and Mr. Stevens was de feated in his aspirations for a seat in the ensuing State Convention. There is evidently trouble brewing in the Whig wam, and the approaching fall nominations for Count)’ Officers,efc., bids fair to produce anything : else than unity and harmony in the party. The scene last week was the “beginning of the" end,” and we now tell our readers, in the language of the almanac makers,that they may keep a sharp look out for squalls about the latter end of August. Mr. Ste. \ens was beaten out, it is true, last week; but will he stay beaten '! We doubt it. At least we think : he will -hardly surrender to his enemies without a desperate struggle. We shall see. : Tragedy at Lynchburg, Va. A letter received at Richmond by the Enquirer dated on the 15th, gives the particulars of a fatal rencontre that occurred at Lynchburg on Friday week, betweert James C. Saunders, Jr., and A. W. C. Terry, editor of the Lynchburg Virginian : “ The parties met in front of the market house— Saunders asked if this was Mr. Terry, and the lat ter replied in the affirmative,when Saunders struck him with a stick. Terry forthwith drew one of Colt's revolvers and fired; when Saunders drew a small pistol and fired also. Five shots were then exchanged between them—three by Terry, and two by Saunders. Both then clinched, and were in the act of committing upon each other further violence, Teriy .with a knife, and Saunders with .Terry’s re volver, which he had wrested from him, when they were separated. Terry was borne off to Dr. Black lord's? and Saunders to Mosby& Holcombe's—both regarded as mortally wounded, Terry received one of Saunders’ balls in the centre of his breastor stomach; Saunders received one of Terry’s balls just above the navel, and it passed out on the left side just above the hip-bone. They are both now lying insensible. “Capt. Biggers attempted to separate them, when he was shot by Terry through the arm, and by Saunders through the leg, and is very severely though not dangerously wounded.” The cause of the quarrel was the strictures oj Mr. Terry on pursued by Dr. Saunders, the father of his antagonist, as a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention. The editon Mr. Terry, died on Sunday, The Richmond Dis’ patch of Tuesday says : We have conversed with a gentleman who saw Mr. Terry on Saturday night. He seemed collect ed, and spoke calmly of the responsibilities ol an editor and the unlortnnate nature of the rencontre or Thursday. He expressed the belief that he was mortally wounded and expected soon to die. t The deepest gloom pervaded the town of Lynch burg. The family affliction Occasioned by the event was extreme. Both gentlemen were exten sively connected. Mr. Saunders had been but six weeks married. Mr. Terry has a wife and four children. The hope was earnestly indulged that he would'survive. • The condition of Mr. Biggers, the police officer, was the same as at last reports. He was severely wounded, and not free from danger. ID" Mr. Saunders died on Monday. Dreadful. —An.lrish family, consisting of four persons, father, mother and two children, were burnt to death on Thursday last, on the works of the Union Canal, ten or twelve miles below Hum-- melstown, Dauphin county. They occupied a small tenement in which was stored a quantity of of chips, &c., and as the fire occurred in day time> it is supposed that intoxication was the cause of their terrible death. The Harrisburg Telegraph says that the blackened and crisped remain's of the unfortunate family were brought to that place on Friday afternoon, and were interred in the burying ground of St. Patrick’s Church. ID" At an election for municipal officers, re cently held in San Francisco, nearly the whole Whig ticket was elected. Geobge W. Baker, Esq., formerly ol this city, W'as the Democratic candidate for Recorder. ID* Josiah Randall, Esq., of Philadelphia, has been appointed-by the President, Minister to Rus sia, and'Dm Eckart, of the same city, President of the mint, vice Dr. R. M. Patterson, removed. , ID* Amongst the visitors last week at Wheat land, was the gallant and accomplished Gen! Per. sifer F. Smith, of the U. S. Army. ID" The New Hampshire Democratic State Convention has recommended Judge WoodbUhy for the Presidency. Dreadful Mortalitt. —The Louisville Courier of the 3d says— ■ _ W e _J e i arn that the steamer Grand Turk, from New Orleans, with a large number of emigrants on board for St. Louis, lost 25 or 30 of- her passengers by the cholera before the boat reached Cairo. Seventeen had died before Ithe boat arrived at Napoleon, and the disease was then raging terri bly on board. These unfortunate creatures were transfered from an emigrant vessel'at New Orleans suffering with the ship fever, and most of them were in a deplorable condition!The disease that proved so fatal must have been a combination of ship fever and cholera. The boat was very much crowded, which but added -to the fatality. DEMOCRATir STATE CONVENTION, AT BEADOG. ' - ■ ' FlrisT- 3&Y. j. The delegateijelected to the State to dominate for--Goveraor iind Canal Commissioner/assembled in 'the Court House at Readhigff oi] WedqeKlayvJune '4th y 1851, at 2 o’clock, P/M. The Convention waff tempora rily organized by. the appointment of CHARLES KUGLER, Esq n of Montgomery county, Chairman, and Col. 'John W. Forney, of Philadelphia, and M. B. of Erie, Secretaries. The names of Delegates were called . over, by Districts, when the following gentlemen their credentials and were admitted to se&ts as members of the Convention. [Delegates names omitted.], Mr. Lauman moved that the contested seats be now taken.up in alphabetical order, and disposed of by the Conventipn. Mr. M’Calmont offered an amendment, jto refer the disputed seats to a Committee of seven. Mr. Sterigere offered an amendment to the amend ment, to refer the disputed seats to a Committee of one from each undisputed Senatorial District. The original motion and amendments were de bated by Messrs. Lowry, Forney, Sterigere, Laporte, Frailey, Hughes, McDonough and 'Mason, when Mr.-Sterigere withdrew his admendment, and Mr. Lowry moved as an amendment to .the first amend ment, that the Convention proceed to the considera tion of the contested seats from Philadelphia Co. The amendment was, adopted, and the motion, as amended,’*was agreed to. On motion of Mr. McCalraont, it was Resolved, That the rules of the House of Repre sentatives, be adopted as far as practicable, for the goverance of this Convention. On motion, the following Delegates, elected by the Democracy of Philadelphia county, at a meet ing of which William Curtis was President, were declared entitled to seats in the Convention, viz:— Thomas McDonough, William Rice, and Edward M’Coy, Senatorial; and Miles Sweeney, Thomas Brown, William H. Fagan, William M’Daniel, E. P. Dunn, J. R. Manderfield, Chris. Mason, M. Van Dusen, Jr n George Esher, Isaac Leech, Jr., and John Stallman, Representative. [The Chairman here read an invitation from Hon. Henry A. Muhlenberg, inviting the Delegates to a collation at his house this evening, which was accepted, and the thanks of the Convention tender ed to Mr. Muhlenberg, for the invitation.] On motion, the Convention proceeded to consider the case of the contested seats from Cambria co. A motion was made, that Henry L. Patterson be admitted as Senatorial Delegates from Cambria, Blair, and Huntingdon, to which an amendment W2S offered, to substitute Adam Moses as the Dele gate from said district. The yeas and nays were called upon the amendment, and resulted as follows —Yeas4B, Netys 71. ’So the amendment was lost, and the vote being taken upon the original motion, it was unanimously adopted. On motion, Resolved unanimously, That John C. O’Neill be admitted as Representative Delegate from Bedford and Cambria. « • The Convention then resolved to proceed to the consideration of the contested seats from Lancaster county. The main question at issue, was this: Whether the Convention called by the County Committee appointed by the County Convention of April 10th, •1850, or the Convention called by the Committee appointed by the County Convention of September 18th, 1850, was the regularly constituted Conven tion of the party ? [A recess of ten minutes was here taken.] Convention re-assembled. A motion to limit the •claimants oneach.side to half hour speeches, was laid on the table. * The Secretaries then proceeded to read the cre dentials presented by the respective claimants. Ist. Proceedings of a Convention , held in Lan caster, March sth, 1851, George G. Brush President, at which Col. Wm. B. Fordney was elected Sena torial Delegate; James Patterson, Samuel Parker, Hiram B. Swarr, J. B. Baker, and N. B. Wolle, Re presentative Delegates to Reading Convention. •2d. Proceedings of a Convention held November 13, 1850, Hon. B. Champneys, President, at which J. B. Amwake was elected Senatorial Delegate: C. M. Johnston, Thorny Dean, Peter Martin (for whom Col. Reah Frazer was afterwards substituted) J. Leaman Winters, and John Ream, Representa tive Delegates to Reading Convention. A resolution was adopted, that two gentlemen from each set of claimants be heard on their res pective sides. Mr. Amwake arose and addressed the Convention in support of himself and colleagues. - Mr. Swarr followed on behalf of the claims of the set of Delegates to whom he belongs, and read a printed statement in relation thereto, signed by the claimants. The Convention having decided that the claim ants should speak alternately, Col. Frazer made an address of considerable length, in which he denied that tbe portion of the Democracy of Lancaster which he represented were disorganizes, and con tended that the Delegates elected in November were legally elected according to the usages of the party. He gave way, at 6A o’clock, to a motion to.adjourn until 7$ o’clock, P. M., which, after an ineffectual attempt to amend by substituting 8 o'clock, to morrow morning, was adopted, and tbe Convention accordingly adjourned. EVENING SESSION. The Convention re-assembled at o'clock, pur want to adjournment. Col. Frazer concluded his remarks in support of the claims of himself and colleagues to seats in the Convention. Mr. Reynolds (substitute for Col. W. B. Fordney,) closed the discussion, in reply to the'Col. Frazer, and in behalf the claims of the Delegates elected in March, 1851. A motion was then made, that the Delegates elected in November, 1850, be admitted to seats in the Convention, to which an amendment was offer ed, substituting the Delegates elected in April. Mr. MCalmont offered the following, as an amendment to the amendment: Resolved , That James L. Reynolds be admitted as the Senatorial Delegate, and James Patterson, Samuel Parker, Hiram B. Swarr, J. B.„Baker and N. B. Wolf, as Representative DelegatesTrom Lan caster county to this Convention. Mr. Lowrie moved to postpone the subject, and addressed the Convention in favor of admitting both sets of Delegates. Mr. M'Caimont spoke against admitting both sets, and in favor of the amendment to amendment. Mr. Sterigere also spoke against admitting both sets, ■when Mr. Lowrie withdrew his motion to postpone, and the question came up on the amend ment to the amendment. The yeas and nays were called, and resulted as follows: Yeas. —Messrs. Alexander, Ayres, Barrett, Bow man, James Bailey, Beaver, Brown, Blanding, Sam’l N. Bailey, Chase, Coll* Crisswefl, Clark, Clinger, Conroy, Donnell,Day,Dunn, Forney, Fister, Fagan, Gloninger, Goodrich, Graham, Gilles, Galbraith, Harvey, Hastings., Innes, Joseph Johnson, Jones, James, Kugler, James Kennedy, Leet, Lawell, Leech, M’Guffin, McDonough, McCoy ,McCammon, McCullough, McCalmont, Miller, McCaughey, Mc- Veigh; Mcurrett, McDaniel, Christ, Mason, O’Neil, Plumer, L. B. Patterson, Pauley, Edie Patterson, Rice, Ringwalt, Robinson, Rankin, Roddy, Serrill, Stewart, Shaffner, Sweeney, Sherwood, Stahle, Sterigere, Traugh, Tolan, Tippin, Vandyl e, Van Dusen, James W.. Wilson,'White, Worrell, and Young—7s. * Nays. —Messrs. Anderson,- Armstrong, Beans, tois, Brubacker, Bartle, Cameron, Cake, Diffen ach, Eyer, Esher, Fullwood, Felty, Frost, Frailey, Hughes, Hunter, Hale, Hayes, Karns, Thomas B. Kennedy, Kent, Lee, Linderman, Lowry, Laporte, Lauman, Lazarus, Gordon F. Mason, Morison, Manderfield, Ott, H. L. Patterson, Ross, Roberts, Ritter, Strohecker, Snyder, Sloan, Steel, Stallman, Trout, Vansant, Wm. W.tVilson, Wearer, Wm. Wilson, Woodward—47. The vote was then taken upon the resolution, as amended, and it was agreed to. On motion, the Senatorial Delegates were appoin ted a Committee to report a list of officers for the permanent organization of the Convention. On motion, the Convention then adjourned to Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. SECOND DAY. The Convention assembled in the Court House on Thursday morning, at 9 o’clock, and was called to order by the Chairman. The Committee to select officers for the perma nent organization of the Convention, reported the following names: President. —Hon. JAMES L. GILLIS, of Elk Co. - Vice Presidents.— Charles Kugler, Franklin Van sant, Charles Worrall, Patrick Conroy, Thomas Brown, Christian Mason, Matthew Van Dusen, A. H. Tippin, John A. Morison, David Fister, James Patterson, Samuel Morrett, James Kennedy, George M. Lauman, Enos Tolan, John P. Felty, Samuel N. Bailey, Ira Day, S. Strohecker, John P. Anderson, George P. Steel, John Blanding, Daniel L. Sherwood, M. C. Trout, Nicholas Snyder, David Bois, Henry McCullough, W. W. Dallas, Jonathan D. Leet, George W. Bowman, John S. McCalmont, R. C. Hale, David Fullwood, Charles Frailey. Secretaries. —B. F. Sloan, E. E. Dunn, William Shaffner, A. McCammon, D. Rankin. The President, upon taking his seat, made a brief address, thanking the Cpnvenlion for the honor conferred upon him, and expressing an earnest hope that its deliberations woultP tend to promote the union, harmony and success of the Democratic party.. .On motion, the Convention proceded to the nom ination of candidates for Governor. -trjkfr. Barrett nominated Wilt-iam _ Bibush, jof Clearfield. .... I . [L --- nominated SiaiuxL W. : BtAcc,of AUfr* Meny. . T Mr.- Keenan read a letter frofc ;Colbnel Blac£, ; requesting that bis name might be withdrawn]** a candidate for Governor. i Thejiettir was ordered to.be entered npon the mimites of the Convention, and printed with the regular piweedinga.: t . tj j - Pittsburgh, May 27*1851. j ; Gebtlemk.v -The nomination of Col. Bigler by -the Democratic State Convention!, is already, an as certained certainty. • , i j ' Thf »f thif ’ *•» toatl*’ xne purpose; -of tl ...letter is to request thatiyou will depart from, your instructions, and. not name me ai a candidate for tbe office of Governor. { j | Concert of thought and unanimity in the eyehing of preparation, gives goodly promise of a glorious day in action. Let not me be-(in obstacle in the way of perfect harmony, but rather let us rejoice that we in the West can minister] to.the triumph 1 of the Party that knows no section in. State nor Cjoun-i try. ' | 1 ■ ' j * ir I did not believe that the entire nation was in terested in our success at the State election, I might not be so earnest at tbe first of the 6ght; but Ido believe that the security of thedJhion depends upon• the issue in Pennsylvania, and therefore, “ir my , heart of hearts,” feel most anxious. Governor Johnston, against whom and towards whom I never have, and never will employ ah un kind word, has declared himself|for a ro-elecjtion. His resources are neither few nor feeble.. Suppose ; he succeeds, it is a declaration on the part of Penn sylvania that she is determined to! disturb the mea sures of conciliation and compromise which have put past troubles to sleep. To these .measures the Democratic party is so far committed; and ho, I think, equally committed on the other. Lei tho centre of the Union shake the Union, and what be comes of the trembling branches of the tree 7 I do not belong to the school of secure sinners, who do not think there is any need of alarm; be cause danger does not thunder daily at our doors. Nor do I admire the blind bravery] of men who will not look at perils because, like a pursued ostrich, they can hide their heads in the : hut I do ad mire those who, calculating not the value of the Union but the danger of it, endeavor, by wise and just means, to still the storm before it breaks upon the best hopes of the true heart. ;And they are to be the more admired because-the dtorm breaks aDd wastes itself upon them, and not upon the country. The this Union has bepn troubled, and may be troubled again. Let us not by hollow pro fessions, but by acts of fidelity and firmness, be true to every several right the Constitution gives to every several section of the country. Then we are Americans and worthy of the name. You will excuse me for running into this earnest expression, but I feel it all and cannot keep from saying it. I consider the American Union th£ greatest human institution that was ever formed, and next to the Christian religion, the greatest bless ing our misfortunes have ever met, to make easier the burdens of a weary life, and I regard even the danger of its dissolution as a disaster most deeply to be deplored. ' | We can groan and. sweat without much agony, under the load of life’s sorrows, so long as we have a country. But take that away and W,e have no heart for anything, and no manhood to'meet anything. When the Moselle exploded some years ago, on the Ohio river, tho arms and legs, with the heads and hearts of men were seen flying through the air. That was very like a Union exploded, dismember ed and destroyed. The more horrible after : its destruction, because of its beauty before. It is impossible not to love the thought and the man who made the thought, as well expressed as this: (( The States qf the Union , distinct as the bil lows, and one like the Sea .” And may we not add : the waves of the sea roll in their appropriate spheres, wrapping themselves daily and nightly around each other, and are broken only when driven against the rock on the shore. The wisdom of our fathers ris ing mighty deep of the spectral past, be seeches us to avoid the breakers which they care fully and safely shunned. . > > Very truly, SAMUEL fW\ BLACK. To the Delegates*from Crawford, Westmoreland, Beaver, Lawrence, Allegheny, &c. On motion of Mr. Lamberton, seconded by Mr; Young, Col. WILLIAM BIGLER was nominated by acclamation, as the Democratic candidate for Governor. The nomination was hailed by repeated and enthusiastic rounds of applause. On motion, Messrs. John S. McCalmont, John W. Forney and John Laporte, were appointed a Committee to wait upon Col. Bigler, and inform him of his nomination. On motion of Mr. Leet, the Convention proceed ed to nominate candidates for Canal Commissioner. Mr. Alexander nominated Seth Clover. Stewart “ John B. Bratton. Plumer “ William Searight. ■Win, S. Campbell. J. Y.’James. George Merriman. Daniel B. Kutz. William W. Wilson. Charles R; Bell. Bowman Cake Snyder Fister Eyer Laporte Mr. Hale read a communication from Mr. Wil* son, declining a nomination for Canal Commisoher* Messrs. Lowry and Forney were appointed tel lers to assist the Secretaries in taking the ballots.' [Mr. William S. Amwe'g,of Lancaster, was here substituted for Samuel Parker.] The Convention •then proceeded to ballot for Canal Commissioner, as follows : [Whole number pf Delegates 133—necessary to a choice, 67.] First Ballot v Anderson, Beans, Bois, Brubacker,Clinger, Eyer, Fullwood, Frame, Frost, Frailey, Hale, Hayes, Kent, Linderman, Lee,Leet, Morison, McCaughey, McVeigh, Manderfield, Ott, Plumer, Pauley, H. L. Patterson, Ross, Robinson, Roberts, Ritter, Roddy, Serrill, Steel, Sherwood, Traugh, Wm.W. Wilson, Wm. Wilson, 35 —voted for William Searight. Alexander, Ayres, Barrett, J. Bailey, Baker, Clark, Dunn, Dallas, Forney, Goodrich, Harvey, Hastings, James, Kugler, Lamberton, Leech, Mc- Guffin, McCammon, McCalmont, McDaniel, Stro kecker, Sloan, Sterigere, Tippin, Vansant, White, Worrel, Wolf, 28 —voted for Seth Clover. Arnweg, Bowman, Blanding, Chase, Crisswcll, Conroy, Fagan, Gloninger, Keenan, McDonough, McCoy, McCullough, Miller, Gordon F. Mason, Morrett, Christ. Mason, O’Neill, L. B v Patterson, James Patterson, Lankin, Sweeney, Stallman, Wea ver, Woodward, Young, 25—voted for William S. Campbell. Armstrong, Beaver, Brown, Samuel N. Bailey, Donnell, Diffenbach, Day, Esher, Felty, Graham, Innes, Johnson, Thos. B. Kennedy, Justice Ken nedy, Lazarus, Edie Patterson, Rice, Reynolds, .Ringwalt, Stewart, Swarr, Stahle, Vandyke, 23 .voted for John B. Bratton. Messrs. Cameron, Fister, Hunter, Jones, Karns, Lawell, Shaffner, Tolan, James W. Wilson, 9: — voted for Daniel B. Kutz. Messrs. Colly, Coll, Lowry, ‘Laporte, Lauman, Trout, 6—voted for Charles R. Bell. Messrs. Cake, Giles,Galbrialh, Hughes,4 —voted for J. Y. James, Messrs. Bartle, Snyder, 2—voted for George Merriman. : Fifth Ballot. Messrs. Alexander, Amweg, Ayres, Jas. Bailey, Baker, Clark, Dunn, Forney, Fister, Goodrich', Galbraith, Harvey, Hastings,Hunter, Jones, James, Karns, Kugler, Lazarus, Lawell, Lamberton, Mc- Guffin, M’Caran?on, McCullough, M’Caimont, M’- Daniel, Jas. Patterson, Shaffner,Strjohecker, Sloan,! Sterigere, Trout, Tippin, Vansant, Van Dusen, J. W. Wilson, Worrell,' Wolf, 38—voted for Seth Clover. Messrs. Anderson, Beans, Bois, Cameron, Clingr er, Fullwood, Frame, Frost, Frailey, Hale,'Hayes, Kent, Linderman, Lee, Leet, Lowry, Lauman, Morison, M’Caughey, M’Veigh, Manderfield, Ott', Plumer, Pauley, H. L. Patterson, Ross, Robinson, Robests, Ritter, Roddy, Serrill, Steel, Sherwood, Tolan, Wm. W. Wilson, White, -William Wilson, 37—voted for William Searight. Messrs. Bowman, Blanding, -Chase, Crisswell, Conroy, Dallas, Fagan, Gloninger, Leech, M’Don ough, M’Coy, Miller, Gordon F. Mason, Morrell, Christ. Mason, O’Neill, L. B. Patterson, Rankin, Sweeney, Stallman, Traugh, Weaver, Woodward, Young, 24 —voted for William S. Campbell. Messrs. Armstrong, Barrett, Beaver, Brown, Samuel N. Bailey, Coll, Donnell, Diffenbach, Day, Esher, Felty, Graham, Inaes, Johnson, Thomas B. Kennedy, James Kennedy, Edie Patterson, Rice, Reynolds, Ringwalt, Stewart, Swarr, Vandyke, 23 —voted for John B. Bratton. Messrs. Brubacker, Cake, Eyer, Gilles, Hughes, s—voted for J. Y. James, Messrs. Bartle, Snyder, 2 —voted for Mr. Merri man. Messrs. Colly, Laporte, 2 —voted for Mr. Bell. ' After the sth ballot, the Committee appointed to inform Col. Bigler of his nomination, reported that they had attended to the duty, and that, being now in the city, he would pay his respects to the Con vention in person. Col. Bigler made his appearance, amidst the most vociferous demonstrations of applause, and alter having been introduced to the Convention by the President, made the following appropriate and elo quent address: ‘ [Address omitted, having been published last week.] Col. Bigler having retired, on motion of Mr. Lowry, it was Resolved , That a Committee of three be appointed to wait upon Col. Samuel W. Black, and invite him to address the Convention at such time as may suit his and their pleasure. The following resolution was also adopted: Resolved , That a Committee of nine be appointed by the President, to report Resolutions for the action of the Convention. * ' On motion, the Convention then adjourned to 2 o’clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention re-assembled at 2 o’clock, and was called to order by the President. Mr. R. A. Lamberton, of Dauphin, was admitted to a seat, as substitute for Mr. Joseph Brubacker. The President announced the names of the fol lowing gentlemen, as the Committee on Resolutions, vis;—Meurs. G. R. F. Mason, George W. Bowman; F. W. Hughes, C. H. Hunter; J. B. Sterigere, J. t> McCalmont, William A. Gal- Kraith, and George Lauman', ' The President »|eo. named. rMeasra.-Lowry, Boss, and Mider/asJhej'Committefrtn' wait unon Gar. Samuel W.,Black . On fedlot ing.tbr CanaTConjmissfdner, as WKws*#: - fjl . •£i ■ Messrs. Amweg, Ayresl, Barreti, Bowman, James Bailey, Baker, Bianding, Chase, Coll, Crisswell, Cftik, Dunn, Dallas, Forney, Fis ter, Gloninger, Goodrich, Gilles, Galbraith, Harvey, Hastings, Jones, James, Karns, Kugler, Lazarus, Lawell, j Lamberton, Leech, M’Donagh, M’Coy, M’Cammon, M’Collough, Mil ler* M’Calmont, Gordon F. M’Daniel, L. m Patterson, Ross, Rankin, Shaffner, Strohecker, Sloan, Sterigere, Trout,Tippin, Vansant!, Vandyke, Van Dusen, James W s Wilson, Worrell,; Wolfe, 55 for Seth Clover. Messrs* Anderson, Beans, Bois, Bartle, Cameron, Clinger, Cake, Eyer, Fullwood, Frame, !Frost, Fa gan,Trailey,"Hughes, Hale, Hayes, Kent, Keenan, Lindcrman, Lee, Leet, Lowry, R. A. Lamberton, Lauman, Morison, M’Caughey, M’Veigh, fleld, Ott, Plumer, Pauley, H. L. Patterson, Robin-, son, Roberts, Ritter, Roddy, Serrill, Snyder, Steel, Stallman, Sherwood, Tolan, William W. Wilson, Weaver, White, Wm. Wilson, 46 —voted for Wil liam Searight. } Messrs. Armstrong, Beaver, Brown, Samuel N. ttnilcy, Colloy, Conroy, Donnell, Diffenbach, Day, E»hor, Fclty, Graham, Inncs, Johnson, T. B. Ken- James Kennedy, Laportc, Morrclt, Chris tian Mason, O’Noiil, James Patterson, Edio Patter- Hon, Rice, Reynolds, Ringwalt, Stewart, Swarr, Sweeney, Stable,. Traugh, Woudwaid, jYoung, 32 —voted for J. B. Bratton. I [The names of Messrs. Campbell, Mebbiman, James and Bell, were withdrawn.] v Eighth Ballot. Messrs.' Alexander, Amweg, Ayres, Barrett, Bowman, Jas. Bailey, Baker, Bianding, Chase, Coll, Crisswell, Clark, Conroy, Diffenbach, Dunn, Dallas, Forney, Fister, Goodrich, Gilles, Galbraith, Harvey, Hastings, Hunter, Innes, Jones, James, Kirns, Kugler, Laporte, Lazarus, Lawell, Wm. ! H. Lamberton, Leech, M’Guffin, McDonough, M’Cojy, M’Cammon, M’Collough, Miiler, M’Cal mbnt,: Gordon F. Mason, Morrelt, M’Daniel, Chris tian Mason, Ott, L. B. Patterson, Ringwalt, Ross, Rankin, Shaffner,: Strohecker, Sloan, Swarr, Steri gere, Troui, Tippjan,'Vansant, Vandyke, Van Du sen, Jas. W. Wilson, White, Worrell, Woodward, Wolfe, 66—voted'for Seth Clover. Messrs. Anderson, Beans, Bois, Bartley Cameron. Clinger, Cake, Eyre, Fullwood, Frame, Frost, Fa gan Frailey, Hughes, Hale, Hayes, Kent, Keenan, Lee, Leet, Lowry, R. A. Lamberton, Lauman, Morison, McCaughey, McVeigh,Mander field,;Plumer, Pauley, Edie Patterson, H. L. Pat terson, Robinson, Roberts, Ritter, Roddy, Serrill, Snyder, Steel, Stallman, Sherwood, Tolan, Wm. W. Wilson, Weaver, Wm. Wilson, 45—voted for •William Searight. , Messrs. Armstrong, Beaver, Brown, S. N. Bailey, Colley, Donnell, Lay, Esher, Felly,Graham, John son, Thoa. B. Kennedy, James Kennedy, O’Neill, Jas. Patterson, Rice, Reynolds, Stewart, Sweeney, Stahle, Traugh, Young, 22—voted for J.ffc Bratton. [The name of Mr. Bratton was withdrawn.] Ninth Ballot. , Messrs. Alexander, Amweg, Ayres, Barrett, Bow man, James Bailey, Haker, Beaver, Brown, Biand ing, S. N. Bailey, Chase, Coll, Crisswell, Clark, Conroy, Donnell, Diffenbach, Bay, Duno, Dallas, Eyre,‘ Esher, Eorney, Felty, Fister, Fagan, Glon inger, Goodrich, Graham, Giiles, Galbraith, Harvey, Hastings, Hunter, Hale, lories, Johnson, Jones, James, Karns, Kugler, James Kennedy, Laporte, Lazarus, Lawell, William il. Lamberton, Leech, M’Guffin, M’Donough, M’Cyy, M’Cammon, M’Cul lough, Miller, M’Calmont, Gordon F. Mason, Mor rett, M’Daniel, Christian Mason, O’Niell, Ott, L. B. Patterson, Jas. Patterson, H. L. Patterson, Rice, Reynolds, Ringwalt, Ross, Rankin, Stewart, Shaff ner, Strohecker, Sloan, Swarr, Steel, Sweeney, Stallman Sherwood, Stahle, Sterigere, Traugh, Trout, Tippan, Vansant, Vandyke, Van Dusen, Jas. W. Wilson, Wm, W. Wilson, Weaver, White, Wm. Wilson, Worrell, Woodward, Wolfe, Young, 95 —voted for Seth Clover. Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Beans,Bois, Bar tie, Colley, Cameron, Cllftger, Cake, Fullwood, Frame, Frost, Frailey, Hughes, Hayes, Thomas B. Kenedy, Kent, Keenan, Linderman, Lee, Leet, Lowry, R. A. Lamberton, Lauman, Morison, M’Caughey, M’Veigh, Manderfield, Plumer, Pau ley, Edie Patterson, Roberts, Ritter, Roddy, Ser rill, Snyder, Tolan, 38—voted lor Wm. Searight. Recapitulations of Ballotincs. Ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. 6th. 6th. 7tb. Bth. 9th, Clover,' 27 29 35 38 38 41* 55 66 95 Searight, 35 36 36 36 37 42 46 45 38 Bratton, 23 24 25 23 23 24 32 22 Campbell, 26 57 27 25 24 21 Merriman, 2 2 3 3 2 2 James, 4 3 3 3 5 3 Kutz, 9 5 * Bell, 6 6 4 4 2 1 On the 9th ballot, Gen. Seth Clover, having received a majority of all the votes given, was de clared duly nominated as the candidate for Canal Commissioner. On motion of Mr. Lamberton, the nomination of Gen. Seth Clover was confirmed by the unani mous voice of the Convefftion. On motion, the President appointed Messrs. Hastings, Innes, and Plumer, a Committee to wait upon Gen. Seth Clover, and inform him of his nomination. The subject of appointing a State Central Corn, mittee, was then taken up, and alter a; discussion as to the number of which said Committee should consist, and the mode of* its appointment, it was Resolved , That a State Central Committee, to consist of nine persons, be appointed by the Presi dent. Mr. Gordon F. Mason moved that the next State Convention be /held at Harrisburg, on the 4th of March, 1852. Mr. M'Donough moved to amend, by substituting Reading as the place of meeting. Mr. Van Dyke moved an amendment to the amendment, by substituting Philadelphia. The amendments were negatived, and the ques tion coming up on the original motion, fixing the next State Convention at Harrisburg on. the 4th of March, 1852, it was adopted. Mr. Rice offered the-following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Resloved , That the thanks of this Convention are hereby^cordially tendered to the Commissioners of the county of Berks, for the use of the Court House, and the citizens of Reading generally, for the kind and hospitable treatment extended to us during the sessions of the Convention. The Committee appointed to wait upon Gen. Clo.veb, reports that, he accepts, with leelings of gratitude, the nomination lor Canal Commis sioner, and regrets that, owing to illness, he will, be unable to appear before the Convention, and ex press his thanks in person. [A recess of 15 minutes was here taken.] At o’clock, Convention re-assembled. The Committee on Resolutions, through their Chair man, Mr. Barrett, reported the following as unani mously agreed upon by the Committee: Resolved , That tUg- time has Arrived, when not only the prosperity of our people, but the preser vation of our blessed Union, require that the Dem ocratic party, in all its. measures, shall strictly and faithfully adhere to the fundamental principles established by its wise, patriotic and glorious foun ders; and among the most important of these prin ciples, we"may enumerate a strict construction of the Constitution of the United States —a total ab stinence on the part Congress, from the exercise of all doubtful powers—a sacred regard for the rights reserved by the sovereign States of which the con federacy is composed—an absolute non-interference by the people of the several States, with the do mestic institutions peculiar to each—and a rigid economy in the expenditure of the taxes raised from the people, confining the appropriations of public money for to national objects, plaiuly authorized by the Constitution. . Resolved , That had these vital principles of De mocracy been faithfully observed in the administra tion of the National Government since the advent of the. Whigs to power on the 4th of March, 1849, we should not now witness the spirit of discord and alienation which at present prevails between the North and the Sonth, on the question of domestic slavery—threatening as it does eventually to dis solve the Unioni Nor should we have to deplore the enormous appropriations of public ap proaching in a time of peace to the war standard of expenditure,and endangering an entail posterity of the fatal incubus of a permanent na tional debt. Resolved , That the Democratic party o f Pennsyl vania are true to the Union, the Constitution and the laws, and will faithfully' observe and execute, so far as in them lies, all the measures of Compro mise adopted by the late Congress, for the purpose of settling the question arising out of domestic 'slavery, and this not only from a sense of duty as good citizens-of the republic, but also; from the kind and fraternal feelings which they cherish to wards;their brethren .of the slaveholding States. Resolved , That the Sixth Section of the Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed on the 3d of March, 1847,idenying under severe penalty, the use of our State'jails for the detention of-fugitive slaves, while dwaiting their trial, ought , to be ex punged from our Statue books, both because it in terposes obstacles, by means of State legislation, to the execution of the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, and because it is a virtual disregard of the principles of the compromise, and is calculated seriously to endanger the ; existence of the Union. Resolved, That in Col. WILLIAM BIGLER, our candidate for Governor, we recognize a long tried, able and faithful, Democrat, in whom there is no guile, and a man, who by his own pre-eminent merit,'has risen ! to the exalted position which he now hold in the affection and respect of his fellow citizens. We hail 71101 as the worthy representa tive and chosen standard bearer of our great and glorious principles, and pledge ourselves to do bat tle for the cause of-Democracy undek his banner, until we shall achieve a signal victory and redeem the Keystone State from the misrule of its present Whig Governor. t ! rfijSfclMd, That ,we will cordially support the eJecrion gf SE3CB CLOVE*,As Canal believing him to- an.able, honest ttd jneorrupt ible'Democrat, and well qualified to dhfsbarge tbi important and-highly responsible.oP- Resolved, Thatin the mktter of levying dutieioff Tareigu imports by the general Government, we are ig -/avorabjF the reciprocal interchange of -oar pro ducts with'the other fictions of the earth, in eoofo«- nance'with the enlightened spirit of.the age, mzing clearly the practice of the Government to maintain hud preserve .in full vigor and safety, all the great industrial purauiUr of the country. On motion, the Resolutions, as read, were adopt ed collectively. I The following additional Resolutions were unan imously adopted: Resolved, That the thank. of this Convention be tendered to the officers for the iaithtul and impar tial mamier in which they have discharged their dades.. - Resolved, That the proceedings of this Conven tion be published in all the Democratic papers ot the State. 1 At 20 minutes before 5,- P. M. the Convention adjourned sine die. JCDIQAL COITENTION. Harrisburg, June 11,1851. Pursuant to the call of the State Central Com mittee, the delegates to the Democratic Judicial Convention assembled in the Hall of the House of Representatives, at Harrisburg, at 10 o’clock A. M. On motion of Jno. Cessna, Esq., Hon. JAMES M. PORTER was called to the chair, for the purpose of a temporary organization, and Benj. E. Chain, Samuel L. Young, R. B. Roberts and R. A. Lamberton were appointed Secretaries. The list .of undisputed delegates were then called ovor, when it appeared that the seats of the dele gates from the counties of Philadelphia, Lancaster, Bucks, and Union and Juniata, and the Senatorial delegates from Luzerne, Columbia and Montour were contested. [The list of delegates omitted.] The Convention then proceeded to the considera tion of the contested seats from Philadelphia county, one delegate.from each side being allowed one hour to argue the case. „ Capt. Small then addressed the Convention at length, in support of the claims of one set of del egates. Mr. Brightly next addressed the Convention in support of the delegates claiming under the certifi cate of Wm. Curtis. Capt. Small next spoke at some length in reply to Mr. Brightly. Mr. Cameron moved that the subject of the Philadelphia contested seats, be referred to a com mittee-to determine which set of delegates are entitled to seats, or whether either set are entitled to 6eats ; which was disagreed to. The delegates certified to by Mr. Curtis, were then admitted to the Convention without calling the yeas and nays. The Convention next proceeded to the conside ration of the Lancaster contested seats. Mr. Wilmot moved to admit the delegates ap pointed by the Convention called by the Arawake' committee. Mr. Cessna moved to amend so as to admit the delegates appointed by the Convention called by the Fordney committee. Mr. Reynolds then addressed the Cbnvention at length, in support of. the Fordney delegates. Mr. Amwake next addressed the Convention until the hour of one o’clock, when the Convention adjourned until three o’clock this afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment at 3 o’clock. Mr. Amwake resumed, and concluded his re marks in support of the delegates appointed under the call of his committee. Mr. Reynolds rejoined and replied to the remarks of Mr. Arawake. Mr. Wilmot addressed the Convention in support of the Amwake delegates. Mr. Whallon spoke at somo length in support of the Fordney delegates. Col. Black, of Allegheny, next addressed the Convention in support of the Fordney delegates. The discussion was furthercoutinued by Messrs. Wilmot and Black, when the motion to admit the Fordney delegates was agreed 4o—yes 86, nays 29, as follows: YEAs-Alexander, Anderson, Ard, Bailey, Black more, Bredin, Brewer, Brightly, Bruner, Burke, Byerly, Cessna, Chase, Clark, Coleman, Collins, Cooper, Cummings, Cunningham, Eldred, Felton, Fetter, Flood, Foster, Foulkrod, Fox, Gibson, Gloninger, Glossbrenner, Guernsey, Hastings, Hav iland, Hickman, Hirst, Hopkins, Hugus, Ives, Jackson, Kerr, (Allegheny,) Kerr, (Cumberland,) Keenan, D. Laird, W. H. Lamberton, Leet, Leidy, Lippencott, Longenecker, McCartney, M’Claskey, M’Clean, M’Donald. Macfarlane, M’Farland, M’- Kibben, Mann, Maxwell, Maynard, Meany, Miller, Nixon, Oakford, Packer, Plumer, W. A. Porter, Reeder, Ritterson, R. B. Roberts, Salmon, Shannon, Smith, Snodgrass, Stahle, Stokes, Strong, Thomas, Trout, Wallace, Watson, Weidman, Whallon, Wilkins, Winchester, Worthington,-Wright, J. Young and S. L. Young—B6. Nats —-Messrs. Banks, Burnside, Cameron, Chain, Crawford, Crisswell, Cutler, Dimmick, Ebaugh, Geiger, Hegins, Heister, Kearcher, Krick, R. A. Lamberton, Lee, Lewis, Lowry, Mercur, Nill,'Pauley, Potts, Rich, W. Y. Roberts, Btehley, Wilmot, Wilson, Woodward and J. M. Porter—29. Messrs. N. W. Sample, Geo. Sanderson, David, Laird, James L. Reynolds, John S. Dougherty and Andrew Leader were admitted as delegates from Lancaster county. The contested seats from Bucks county were then taken up. A motion was made to admit C. W. Everhart, E. J. Fox and Wm. Kinsey as delegates from Bucks. Mr. Hirst, of Philadelphia, moved to amend so as to admit W. Beans, James Ott and Caleb Wright. Mr. Wright then addressed the Convention in support of the claims of himself, and colleagues. Mr. Hirst moved the appointment of a commit tee, equal to the number of Senatorial delegates, to nominate officers for the permanent organization of the Convention ; which was agreed to. The Convention then adjourned until 8 o’clock this evening. EVENING SESSION. The Convention met at 8 o’clock, pursuant to adjournment The Convention resumed the consideration of the contested seats from Pucks county. Mr. Fox addressed the Convention in support of the. claims of himself and colleagues, and was replied to by Mr. Wright. The question was further discussed by Messrs. Wilkins, Mercur, Reeder and Hirst, when the previous question was called and seconded, and the amendment disagreed to—ss to 63. The ori ginal motion was then adopted; and Messrs. C. E. Dubois, ‘ Chas. W. Everhart, E. J. Fox and Wm. Kinsey, were admitted to seats in the Con vention. The Chair then announced the following as the committee to report officers for the permanent.or ganization : Wm. L. Hirst, Chambers M’Kibben, Joseph Collins, S. A. Anderson, J. Lippencott, S.N. Rich, J. J. Lewis, Wm. M. Heister, C. E. Dubois, John Weidman, Geo. Sanderson, Simori Cameron, H. C. Longenecker, S. C. Dimmick, Moses M’Clean, Adam Ebaugh, Wm. Kerr, Cumberland, C. D. Eldred, John Crisswell, H. M. Nicholson, U. Mer cur, John Hastings, Wm. Maxwell, J. E. M’Far land, Thos. Cunningham, Samuel W. Black, Wm. Kerr, Alle’gby, J. D. Leet, John Cessna, John S. Rhey, J. R. Crawford, H. P. Laird, William Y. Roberts, C. W. Hegins. Oh motion, it was ordered that when this Con vention adjourns it adjourns to meet at 8 o’clock to-morrow morning. The Columbia, Luzemo and Montour contested seats were then taken np. After a discussion between Messrs. Wright, of Luzerne, and Mr. Baldy, the contestant, Wesley Roat was admitted to a seat. Adjourned. Thursday, June 12, 1851. The Convention met 8 o’clock, pursuant to adjournment Thp delegates in attendance from Montgomery county substituted Adam Hirst in placo of Natha niel Jacoby. John B. Sterigere then presented « letter from Nathaniel Jacoby, deputing him to act in place of said Jacoby. A motion was made to admit Mr. Hirst; when Mr. Fulton movecT to strike out the name of Adam Hirst and insert that of John B. Sterigere. After a few remarks by Messrs. Sterigere, Rich, Thomas and Chain, the motion to admit Mr. Sterigere was agreed to—yeas,-83; nays, 36. The next question in order was the contested seat in Union and Juniata. A motion was made to admit C. H. Shriner to to a scat; when Mr. Keenan moved to strike out the name of Mr. Shriner and insert the name of S.,E. Hench. Mr. Hirst, fronr, the committee on officers, reported the following gentlemen as officers of the Convention; which report was unanimously adopU4 * " Prui&nt-Sloa. ■ Via Simon Cari enm, Dr. T.' j.V. Btbfc£, ferialThomas; Dr. yoanjfkC* W. Everhart, :Newtob;tt Strong,* N. jT. Sample;, G. D. Qlonin ger. Kill, j*Asa Padter, 1). Pptti, Fatl Leidy,James JJurnside, A. Porter John R. Bhaondn >: B. 'B, Chase, ThHotby Ivei, Arnold Plutner, Murray .WhaQon, James Keenah,Wm; Kerr/JamesA.' Gibson, Win. Hopkins, Janies I*ee, J. A. Fulton, W. H. Miller, JottMann, Jo seph B. Ard, Harrison P. Laird, Franklin Marcher. Secretaries —J. M. B. Petrike.i, JamesX. Rey nolds, Heniy X Stable, W. T* H. Pauley, ’John Hickman, V£m. H. Wallace, John Oakford. The President was then conducted to the chair and addressed the Convention in a brief, but most able and eloquent speech. The Vice Presidents and Secretaries then took their seats. Mr. Rich submitted a. resolution returning the thanks of the Convention to Hon. James M. Por ter, temporary president, and the other temporary officers. Adopted. On motion, the Convention then proceeded'to make nominations for Judges; when Mr. Cessna nominated James Campbell. “ Winchester «.* Luther Kidder. “ Sanderson , •• Ellis Lewis. " “ J- B. Gibson. ' Petnken - J. L. Maynard. Burke •• Walter H. Lowrie. Jj eet • “ J. 8. Black. Cunningham •• R. Coulter. “ Lewis ‘i T. 8. Bell ''' “ Ard “ A. S, Wilson. “ Longenecker “ Joel Jones, v “ w * H - Miller “ Geo. W. Woodward. “ Weidman “ David J. Krause. “ Sample 41 Molton C. Rogers. ’ “ Alexander « A. H. Hepburn. * “ Whallon “ James Thompson. Mr. Porter submitted a resolution that the mem bers of this Convention, in voting for candidates for the Supreme Bench, shill vote for five candi dates, and that the candidates having a majority shall be nominated ; but no one having less than 67 votes shall be nominated. The Convention adjourned until 3 o’clock. "AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention again met at 3 o’clock, and re sumed the consideration of the resolution of Judge Porter and the amendment offered thereto. After some remarks by Messrs. Hirst, Rhey, Porter and Reeder, the amendment of Mr. Mercur was disagreed to —yeas 61, nays 71. The amendment of Mr. Laird was then dis agreed to—yeas 57, nays 72. • The original resolution was then slightly modi fied and adopted without a division. The Convention then proceeded to a first vote, and the result being ascertained, it appeared that* J. S. Black had 99 votes, James Campbell * “ 87 " Ellis Lewis “ 79 << J. B. Gibson “ 69 .< W. H. Lowrie 44 68 “ T. S. Bell *' 54 ti L. Kidder r “ 39 •« James Thompson,’ “ , J. W. Maynard “ G. W: Woodward u Richard Coulter “ A. S. Wilson M. C. Rogers “ Joel Jones “ D. J. Krause “ On motion, the nominations-were unanimously confirmed by the Convention Mr. Burnside submitted the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That this Convention congratulate their Democratic brethren, lately assembled at Reading, on the nomination of Col. Wm. Bigler, for Governor, and Seth Clover, for Canal Comrais* sioner, and at the bright prospects we have of giving our old enemies a New Orleans defeat in October next. Mr. Sterigere moved that the President and Vice Presidents be a committee to prepare and publish an address to the Democracy of Pennsyl vania, in favor of the ticket nominated; which was adopted. On motion of Mr. Wilmot, the thanks of the Convention were returned to the President and officers of the Convention, for the faithful and im partial manner in which they had discharged their duty. On motion of Mr. Sterfgere, the President of the Convention was requested to inform the nom inees of this Convention of their nomination.. On motion of Mr. Fulton, it was Resolved , That the proceedings of this Conven tion be published in all the Democratic papers of the State. After a few eloquent and appropriate remarks from Judge Wilkins, recommending the ticket, and taking leave of the members, On motion, the Convention adjourned sine die. Ratification Meeting-. Pursuant.to public notice given, the members of Democratic Union Club No. 1 of Columbia, and a large portion of the Democracy of Columbia l and the adjacent places, met on Friday evening, the 13thinar,at the Town Hall, for the purpose of ratifying the nominations made at the Reading and Harrisburg Conventions by the representatives of the Democracy of Pennsylvania. The President ol the Club in the chair, on mo tion the meeting adjourned to the Odd Fellows Hall, where a very large concourse of people soon convened to hear the distinguished speakers, who were announced in the bills to address the meeting. The Committee of Invitation had made arrange ments with Col. Black, of Allegheny, Gen. M’Don ald, of Cambria, W. H. Welsh; Esq., of York, and other distinguished gentlemen to address tbe meet ing, which announcement drew out one of the largest and most respectable and intelligent politi cal audiences ever held in the place. The regular business of the Club was dispensed with for the evening, when Dr. N. B. Wolfe stated that Col. Black whom all were anxious to hear, had not ar rived in Town, and regretted in common with the audience the disappointment so generally, felt.— The following resolution was then submitted and .passed without a dissenting voice. Resolved, That the nominees of the Gubernatorial and Judicial Conventions of the democracy of the Commonwealth , meet with our cordial and undivided concurrence. That we invoke the Democracy often caster county and of the State, to rally with alacrity to the support of the candidates of our choice, and signalize the triumph of the democracy of Pennsyl vania, by the election of every man nominated at Reading and Harrisburg. After the adoption ot the foregoing resolution, Gen M’Donald was introduced, who made a very strong and powerful speech, which, was received with frequent interruptions ol applause; and at the conclusion the greatest enthusiasm prevailed-. There being no other of tbe invited speakers present, and the business for which the Club as sembled havingbeen transacted, a motion for adjourn ment carried. J. J. GAULT, Pres't. C. M. Stiieix, Sec'ry, Columbia, May 13th, ] 851 A Perilous Position. —Joseph Seigfried, who has contracted to paint the spire of the Presbyte rian Church on Main Street, ascended, on Thursday afternoon, to within some six feet of the top, by ingeniously attaching a block and tackle to a hook, and fastening the lower end to a large basket. He took passage for the upper regions in that frail barque, and reached an elevation of 152 feet from the ground. Having been drawn up as high as the apparatus would adroit, and wishing to fasten a wire to tbe topmast spire, Le climbed up the rope and stood upon the tackle block,. holding with one hand to some projecting pieces of tin, while he arran ged the wire with the other. While in this peri lous position, he felt himsefl growing faint, and. his grasp relaxing. He immediately slipped down into the-basket, where he lay, nearly exhausted, some ten minutes, with his head projecting over one side of the receptacle and his feet'over the op posite. It was almost enough to sicken a (lands man to view the feat. Had Mr. S.Tallen from the peak of the steeple he never would have known what hurt him.— Chilicothe , 0., Gazelle. > 1 ' n Hoar. James Bcchattak.—The fame of this dis tinguished Statesman and pure Democrat, whose name is an honor to Pennsylvania and whose bril liant talents are an ornament to the world, is un excelled in the annals of political history. Every day we witness additional evidences of his growing popularity with the American People. By refer ence to our. Telegraphic Despatches, it will be seen that the Democracy of Washington county, Pa., have just nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presi dency. In the East, West and stock is perceptibly rising. In Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, and even Florida, he hasjflso been namedb in connection with the Presidency We think we may safely say, judging from the signs of the times, that Mr. Bucsaxak even now holds a higher place in the affections of the American Democracy, and is more popular with the masses of the people, than other public man, and will in 1852, enjoy a position not unlike the one held in his palmiest day* by tbe Hero of New Orleans.— Col. Co. JJem The Whig State Convention meets in this city on the 24th instant 29 “ 28 « 21 “ ' 15 « * 7 « » 7 «
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