jlnteUigetfer & Hbttrnal. Lancaster, Aagaat 12,1851^ GEOj SANDERSON, EDITOR- DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. FQR GOVERNOR COL. WILLIAM BIGLER, . Of-CLEARFIELD COUNTY, . . ' FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER: eGH.SETH CLOVER, Or CLARION COUNTY. FOR JUDGES OF THE SUPREME'COURT. JEREMIAH S- BLACK, Somerset. JAMES CAMPBELL, Philadelphia. ELLIS LEWIS, Lancaster. "JOHN B. GIBSON, Cumberland. "WALTER H. LOWRIE, Allegheny. A Proposition* Any ' pcrson forwarding the names of five good new subscribers to the Intdligmrcr, shall have a copy of the paper for one year, gratis; or, if he be al ready on onr 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 they are published. money Wanted. Those of our subscribers and advertising friends who know themselves in arrears, would confer, a great favor by settling their respective accounts at as early a day as practicable. We need money very much at the present writing, or we would not aßk it. The city subscribers will be waited upon personally, and our friends at a distance will be kind enough to remit by mail at oui' risk. DEMOCRATS, TURN OUT. LANCASTER CO- MASS MEETING! COL. WILLIAM BIGLER. Tub Democratic Candidate for Governor, will ad dress the people, in MASS MEETING, on WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH OF AUGUST, in the City of Lancaster, at 1 o'clock, P. M. FARMERS, MECHANICS, WORKINGMEN, come one, come all, and see and hear the “Susaus- HAitNA Raftemah” whom the people will make the next Governor of Pennsylvania. Newton lightner, Chairman County Committee. Laitcasteb, August 12,1851. m*“A Labobbb” is necessarily omitted this week. ' K7*The State Central Committee have issued a capital Address to the Democracy of the State. We shall publish it next week. EDUCATIONAL CONVEN^^M.—The Amer ican Association for the* advancement of Education will be held this year in Cleveland, 0., to commence next week. This institution originated in Octo ber, 1849, when a Convention of the friends of Universal Education assembled in Philadelphia, And continued in session three days. A resolution was then adopted that a permanent association for the advancement of education should be organized, and that meetings should be held annually in different parts of North America. The Convention assem bled a second time, in Philadelphia, on the 26th of August, iB6O, and was largely attended, during a session of three days, at which time a Constitution was adopted, and officers were duly appointed, r We understand that - several gentlemen from Lancaster county are in attendance at Cleveland— amongst others Thomas H. Burrowes, Esq., of this City. Temple,” for August, has been received It is an ably conducted periodical, devoted to Free Masonry, Literature and Science—published at Harrisburg, and edited by Benjamin Parke, Esq., and Professor Charles E. Blumenthal, of Dickinson College; Price, $1,50 per annum. “The Guabdian,” for August, edited by Rev. H. Harbaugh, of this city, is au excellent number, and gives evidence of the ability with which it is con ducted. Price, $1 per annum. The Elections—Glorious Results! INDIANA.—The Democrats.have carried S of the 10 members of Congress, and a large majority in both branches of the legislature. KENTUCKY.—The Democrats have elected 5 (perhaps G) of the 10 members of Congress: also the Governor, and probably a majority of the Leg islature. ~ ALABAMA.—The Union men have swept al most every thing before them. The Secessionists were beaten badly in every Congressional' district but one. The members elect are all Democrats save one. The Democrats have a large majority in the Legislature. NORTH CAROLINA.—The Union men have a laige majority in'both branches of thg?Legislature. TENNESSEE.—There is nothing 'definite from this State—neither is there from Arkansas or Texas. The Cuban Revolution. The accounts from Cuba are so contradictory, that it is impossible to tell what is the true state of things there. One account has it that the whole affair of the outbreak was a mere flash in the pan, which was put down without any difficulty by the Government. Another story is that the revo lution is likely to be successful, and that there aTe preparations being made for a general uprising of the people all over the Island. A few, days more will perhaps settle the question one way or the other. In the meantime, it appears that great excitement exists in New Orleans on the subject, and strenuous exertions are making to forward men, arms and money to the insurgents. Pennsylvania College. This Institution, located at Gettysburg, seems to be in a very flourishing condition, judging from the published catalogue for 1851. From it we learn that there are dow on the roll, 103 students of all classes, and that the prospect for a large increase is flattering. The course of instruction is a very thorough one in all the various branches taught in our. best the cheapness of tuition, boarding, &c., is also, a great inducement for parents to patronize this intitution. The whole expense of each student per annum is only sl33,so—and even a great reduction can be made in this amount where the student choses to board himself. The Faculty embraces some of the most distin guished scholars in the country—amongst others our late townsman, Professor F. A. Muhlenbehg, fills the chair of “ Greek Language and Literature.”. Old Berks In Motion! The Democracy of Old Berks held their annual County Meeting, at Reading, on Tuesday last, and a glorious turn out they had. The Gazette says “it was the largest assemblage” of the kind “that has been known for many a year” The resolutions - breathe the spirit of pure Democracy and exalted patriotism, and are worthy the stern and unflinch, ing yeomanry of that sterling banner county. The meeting was addressed by Henry A. Muhlenberg, Esq., Hon. William Srtong, and others, and the whole proceedings were characterzed by great unanimity and enthusiasm in the good cause. irr The Democratic State Convention of Ohio, which met at Columbus on Wednesday last, unani roously nominated Governor Wood for re-election. Col. William Medill was nominated for the office Lieutenant Governor under the new Constitution Messrs. Raney, Caldwell, Corwin, Bartly and lor Judges of the Supreme Court. The Disorganlzers Unmasked! The work of disorganization: continues in this county. The proceedings of Mr. Am wake’s Conq mittee, as published in the Lancasterian of the 30th ultimo, left the public in doubt as to the ulterior object of those gentlemen. j£nt the curtain is now raised, and the intention oi jthe disorganizes ie at length fully exposed in the editorial columns of their organ, and in the three following resolutions which, have been added to Ithe proceedings • previ ously published in the Lancasterian: Resolved, That in case tliis fair and reasonable offer be not accepted, then the Chairman of this committee be v and is hereby authorized and instruct* ed, to call a Democratic County Convention, to meet at such hour and place before the coming October election, as he shall think expedient. Resolved , That the convention thus called, shall determine the question of ticket or no'ticket, and settle thB County ticket if jone or apart of one shall be determined on, andjshall appoint six dele gates to the 4th oi March State Convention. Resolved , That said Contention shall also con sider and determine the question of continuing .our present organization; we are Democrats being as much opposed to acting against the authority of the Democratic people/ in their jsovereign capacity, as we are incapable of betraying rights conferred npoh us by the same authority. j * * By wbat authority, or by whom the interpolation or addition was made, does not appear. These res olutions made their appearance for the first time in the Lancasterian of Wednesday last—and it is appa rent from them that the prime actors in these factious and disorganizing proceedings are determin ed, if possible, to ruin, if they cannot rule, the Democratic party of Lancaster county. The fiat has gone forth. The factious movement of last September, and which was so signally rebuked by the two State Conventions at Reading and Harris burg, is to be persevered in-j-the party strength is to be wasted in useless ant! ridiculous intestine feuds, and the already overgrown Whig majority of the county is to be increased by the work of disorganization on the part of pretended Democrats, who, like Milton's devil, ! “Would rather rule in h—ll than sorvein heaven.” Did the gentlemen who so[ pertinaciously adhere to the Amw'ake organization] suppose fora moment that the regular Democratic Committe of the county would accede to their proposition, even if there was no principle involved in the) measure, when it is known/to all the world that these Bame men were solemnly pledged on the floor ol the Reading Con vention to abide by its decision, and where the whole question to be determined was as to which 'was the legitimate and regujar Committee of the County—that claiming under the Fordney organi zation, or the one claiming ulider Mr. Amwake ? What security did they offer Ithe Democratic Com mittee, at its meeting on Saturday week, that they would abide by the decision w|hich-the people would make? None whatever— was asking too much tosuppose that their mere declarations would be taken upon trust as sufficient evidence of their sincerity, in the face of their violated pledge so deliberately made to the State Convention- on Ithe 4th' of June last. In making so ridiculous an offer) supposing.it had been made Insincerity, they must have labored under the hallucination that the highly respectable body of gentlenjen who compose the Commijtee, were either fools or madmen, incapable of seeing through this whole disorganizing movement. i But these gentlemen knew better. They were well aware that such a proposition, the mere offer of which is a gross insult to*the two State Conven tions, could not be entertained for one moment by the Committee—nor did they intend that it should be accepted. Their motive [was not the harmony and unity of the party, in view of the great and paramount importance of thej approaching election; —but, on the contrary, to still farther distract and demoralize the Democracy of the county, by intro' ducing false issues, and thus play into the hands of the opposition, and secure success of at least a portion of the Whig ticket. ! And .we now tell the Democracy.of this county, that most of the leaders in this disorganizing movmeiit, Whatever their pro. testations may be to the contrary, are opposed to the Democratic State Ticket] and that they-Will do every thing they can, in a secret and underhand manner, to defeat it at the polls—particularly that portion of it which contains the names of William Bigler, Seth Clover, and Judges Campbell and Lewis. There is no use in mincing any longer.— The game which is being played by these men is a deep one; ari?l we thus early warn the Democracy of the county to be on their guard against their devices. A secret foe, under the garb of friendship, is always more to be dreaded than an open enemy. 'There is treason in the cam|>, and we should be unfaithful to our trust ,as a sentinel on the watch tower, if we failed to give the alarm in due time. To our Democratic friends jin the other counties of the Commonwealth, we. say do not be alarmed at our statement. With all the efforts of the dis organizes, the defection in our ranks here will be very slight; The great bodyjof the Democracy in this county are true as steel to their principles.— They will rally in their might and prostrate the factionists who are thus seeking to defeat the nom inees of the party; The Dertiocrats of Lancaster county will give a good account of themselves on the second Tuesday of October, and their verdict will forever crush the leaders in this work-of dir organization. j D7~ The disreputable attempt on the'part of the disorganizes to break the of their pledge at the Reading Convention, by spying that they only obligated to submit to the decision of that body the question as to 'which of the claim* ants should be entitled to seats on that floor, and not which was the regular organization of the party in this county, is supremely. Ridiculous and absurd. Who ever before heard of such a flimsy excuse ? What! the Amwake delegatesonly pledged them selves that if they were turned out, they would not, in consequence, attempt to vo e' or take any part in the deliberations of the Convention! for this is the plain English of their declaration! Wonderful condescension truly—to be willing to refrain lrom voting or taking any part in the deliberations of a body from which they were excluded by an over whelming majority! Why, if they had attempted such a thing, they would havd been looked upon as fit subjects for a lunatic asylum. But the Convention decided jthe Lancaster county question as every other question of disputed seats is decided, upon-the merits of the case; and it is notorious that the whole contest at Reading and Harrisburg, turned solely upon the question as to the legitimacy of the County Committee. The entire argument of Col. Frakfer, at Reading, and David Wilmot, their champioji at Harrisburg, was directed to this one point—the strong. point in the case, upon which every other Jone depended. The disorganizes may twist and turn it as they please, the solemn decisions made by such overwhelming majorities in the two State Conventions, after a patient hearing of the case, was nothing more or less than a repudiation of the Amwake organiza* tion from first to last, and was so understood at the time by themselves and their friends in the State Conventions, and the Democracy every where all over the State. Tae silly pretext now offered as a justification for their continued disor. ganizing movements, is an a/ter-thought entirely, and shows to What a miserable they been reduced in the factious course they have been pursuing for nearly a year | past. If they were true-hearted Democrats, as tliey would fain .have; it be believed, and sincerely desirous to promote the success of the party at the approaching election they would at once‘ abandon tkeir factious organi zation and join in,.heart and hknd, with their Dem ocratic brethren throughout tlje county and State in recuing the Commonwealth frimthe hands of Whig rule. But this is not their object, norxan they de ceive any longer the masses as to their real inten tions. The whole scheme is as plain as day.to the people, and they will set theiij mark upon the ring leaders who are trying to destroy the party. We Accept thie Challenge. i The Democracy of California having nominated Col. Joiur Biarra as their candidate for Governor, have appointed a committee to offer a Challenge to the Democracy of Pennsylvania, as follows: u The Democrats of California propose to present the Democrats of Pennsylvania with a splendid Ban ner, embroidered with California gold, the whole to be worth not less than $l,OOO, provided California throws a less majority for | Col. John, in proportion to the number of votes cast,than Pennsylvania does, for Hod. Wm. Biglbb. On behalf of the Democracy of Pennsylvania, we accept this challenge withjlivelysatisfaction—and, although we have no doubt that California will elect her Biglsk by a triumphant majority, we are firm in the faith that his brother, the candidate ol the Democracy of the “Keystone State,” will double his majority in “proportion to the number of votes cast;” therefore, in accepting the challenge, we feel well assured that our noble old State will be hon ored with the receipt of this magnificent Banner. DkHOCHATS OF PENNSYLVANIA, We fifust DoTloSe this golden prize—and all that is necessary to win it, is for every man to put! on his armor and enter the campaign with a spirit aud determination to give the “Susquehanna Raftsman” the largest majority ever polled in the State, and we will do it just as certain as the day of election arrives. The noble spirit which prompted our brethren of California to offer this challenge, is evidence that they intend to make an effort worthy their candi date and the glorious cause in which they are en gaged, in which they have our united wishes for their overwhelming success. WM. DOCK, WM. ROSS, WM. DEAL, THOS. J. POWER, J. ELLIS BONHAM, JAS. BURNSIDE, F. K.’BOAS, GEO. W. BOWMAN, JAS. L. REYNOLDS. Democratic State Central Committee. Harrisburg, Aug., 1,1851. ‘ From Ihe PenotyWanUa. Col. Bigler in his Native County. A friend, who was present at the Democratic Mass Meeting, held at Bloomfield, Perry county, on Tuesday last—writes us from that place as follows \ u “ This has been a proud and interesting day for this sterling Democratic county. Ido not know when I have witnessed a more beautiful and thril ling scene, than has just passed by,.in the greeting given to the quondam “printer boy,” by the intelli gent Democracy, hailing from his native hills. I am assured that the meeting was by far the largest ever convened, even amongst the spirited and gal lant Democrats of Perry; but there was a warmth and earnestness in the manner in which they met and crowded around him, w v ho had been the com panion of their boyhood, which told more in his behalf, than I can well describe. Stranger, as I was, to most of the people, and a mere idle spec tator of the hour—yet I frequently found my own heart swelling, as I witnessed the deefl toned and ardentf manifestations of regard, which beamed on the countenances and often broke lorth in the cheers and plaudits of the assembled crowd. Col. Bigler, you may recollect, was a native of Landisburg, formerly a part of Cumberland, but which, on tfffe division of that county, formed a part of Perry. As he very pleasantly and feelingly remarked at the opening of his address, like M’Gre gor, his “foot was on his native heath,” and gathered around him were many who had known him from his earliest years. I have not time, to-night, to give even a recapit ulation of the various topics, so satisfactorily and ably treated by him in a speech of two hours in length. Suffice it to say, that the various issues in the present, contest, were- met by him, and handled in the most clear, logical, and eloquent manner; and_ when he had concluded, the Democracy of Perry, by unmistakeable demonstrations, showed them selves prouder of their standard bearer than ever. His bold and unequivocal declaration of his senti ments, and his masterly argument on the subject of the slavery question in its several phases—met with the eager and earnest assent of his auditory; and leaves no doubt, that in Perry, as well as throughout Pennsylvania, the Democratic masses are true to all the concessions and provisions of our national compact. Col. Bigler was followed by J. Ellis Bonham, Esq., of Carlisle, in a speech of marked ability and power. I had never heard Mr. B. before; but I now predict a proud career in the political world, should he deign to seek fame and position in that quarter. The meeting was concluded by a few brief but exciting and eloquent remarks from Chas. H. Shriner, of Union county. Some of his illus trations of the double dealing of the “universal Whig party, and Gov. Johnston in particular,” were fraught with wit and humor absolutely irresistible. Even the Whigs laughed under his sallies of humor, whilst they were writhing under his burning sar casm. He is to speak again before the “ Bigler and Union” Club, at their meeting this evening. Before the meeting broke up, a series of spirited and pertinent resolutions were introduced by Mr. W. H. Miller, (a son of the late lamented Secretary Miller,) which were carried by acclamation. I could not obtain a list of the officers of this glorious demonstration; but I recognized in the chair that veteran and unswerving Democrat, Judge Black, of .Perry, and also upon Jhe jtand assisting him, Gen. Henry Fetter, Judge Blattenberger, Maj. Joseph Bailey, Wm.-B. Anderson and many others, selected from the flower and strength of the radical De mocracy of the county. From the influence, char acter and sterling qualities of these men and their associates, you may form an estimate of the meet ing, which I would gladly have described more fully, if time permitted. Col. Bigler leaves this' evening tor Union county, to fulfil tbe next series of appointments. I am happy to assure you, there is almost a moral certainty of-the success of the Democratic candidate for the PresidenJ Judgeship of this dis trict, James H. Graham; and right well does he deserve it. Significant! At the Congressional Convention, for the third district of Maryland, held at Reisterstown, on the 3d inst., an attempt was made to pass resolutions in favor of the nomination of Gen. Cass lor the Pres idency—but they were laid dn the .table by a nearly unanimous vote! At the Congressional Convention held the week •previous, in Hagerstown, for the western district, resolutions were passed in favor of Gen. Cass. jp* The probability, we think is, that the vote of ’Maryland will be divided in the National Conven tion between Mr. Buchanan and Gen. Cass, al. though many of the prominent Democrats of that State are decidedly of the t opinon that Mr. B. will carry the entire delegation. Joining Jiblets! The Silver Greys and Woolley Heads of New York— alias Fillmore and Seward Whigs—have kissed and made friends, and are now working to gether most lovingly in order to retain the spoils Sewardism is triumphant in the Empire State, and poor Mr. Fillmore will, from henceforth, have to play second fiddle to that prince of demagogues.— How are the mighty flalen 1 But, after all, there is nothing wonderful in ail this. It is nothing more or less than Whiggery exemplified, and goes to prove the truth of a declaration said to have been made by Thaddeus Stevens, several years ago, that the Whigs were a “whippable material.” He whip* ped them into the support of Joseph Ritner, in this State—and Seward has whipped, them into his measures in New York. So we go. Mr. Editor :—We wish to enquire through the medium of your paper, if by voting for Gov. John ston this Fall, it will entitle us to “two dollars a day) and roast Beef.” Many Mechanics or New Holland. August 5, 1851. \We have no doubt Governor Johnston will pro misevall this and much more, for the purpose of gaining votes—but will he perform ? That’s the question. Our correspondents are no doubt aware, that Whig'promises and Whig performances are two entirely different things. As an instance—the Whig cry three year 3 ago was Johnston and one term —now, we suppose, itjis, or ought to be, John ston and two termsJ The “two dollars a day and roast was promised in 1840. It answered its purpose at the time; but from that day to this we have never heard a Whig open his mouth on the subject, Such is Whiggery I John Strohm and the Kextcan | War/ . . The 'Whig candidate-for Canal Commissioner, in this State, was a Representative in Congress when the Mexican war • commenced, and remained a representative until it was oyer. . His course throughout was most unequivocal and; straight forward. Fromthefirstbewasagainsthiscountry, and in favor of Mexico. Indeed, the- large and commanding support which he received at the Whig State Convention, was a direct consequence of his known sympathies and active participation with the allies of'Mexico; because his votes in Cdbgress have been of too recent occurrence, arid were of too marked and decided a character, not to have been keenly remembered by those who sought the first fitting occarion publicly to reward him. Every county in Pennsylvania has amoog its citizens some of the gallant men who fought in the recent war; and as Mr. Strohro is now a can didate for office, these brave spirits, and the hosts of friends connected , with them, should be reminded of the course |he pursued in Congress, at a time when they were fighting for their country in distant and hostile fields. Indeed, all classes are interested in the examination; for we are not yet ready to admit that the time has come, when those who aided-and comforted the enemy of the Republic in that struggle, can be honored with the highest trusts in the gift off the people. We have now before us the Congressional Globe, with the proceedings of the first session the XXIX Congress, of ; which John Strohm, of Lan caster, and now the whig candidate for. Canal Commissioner, was a member. % On the 11th of May, 1846, President Polk trans mitted<his celebrated and patriotic message to Con gress, reminding the House of the repeated injuries and insults we had suffered at the hands of Mexico, and disclosing to them the fact, that on the 24ttof the previous Aprils a party of Americans were attacked by the Mexicans, and many of them mur dered in cold bloody This happened on the Amer ican side of the Rio Grande, and aroused the whole country to an excitement unparalleled since the last war with England. The fact that .Mexico began the war was not only written in the blood of our slaughtered countrymen, but in the respec tive-proclamations of Ampudia and Arista, of the 12th and 24th of April, IS4C. An exciting debate followed the reading of Mr. Polk's message; and in the House a bill was passed providing - means for the prosecution of the war, beginning with these memorable and now unanswerable words, proved by the history of the occasion, and by all the subsequent events of the contest: u Whereas, by the Act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war exists beitveen that govern ment and the United States. This was intended to aid General Taylor, then at MatamoraB—indeed then, as after intelligence established, just victorious in the two bloody battles of Palo Alto and Resaca—was called for by the undoubted tacts .of the case—and was also intended to place us right before the world, as’ being engaged in a just war—a truth that General Taylor himself afterwards argued with so much force in his well known Proclamation on the day of his arrival in Matamoras, on the Mexican side of theftio Grande. To show ihe tone of the House of Representatives, the Bill was passed by a vote of 174 *ayes to 14 tioes; and that in a body Where the Whigs had the ma jority, Mr. Winthrop being the Speaker. We give the nays on this bill. :_'The reader will find among them every Abolitionist agitator then in the House, among them John Strohm, the present whig can didate for Canal Commissioner! . We copy from page 798 of the Congressional Globe , May 11, 1846, proceedings of first session of 29th Congress., Nays —John Q. Adams, Ashmun, Cranston, Col ver, Delano, Giddings, Ginnell, Hudson, D. P. King, Root, Severance, STROHM, Tilden and Vance —14 nays to 1~4 yeis. The Daily News , (Whig,) of this city, afew.days ago justified thiswote on the score that Mr. Strohm could not vote for what was a falsehood—the false hood consisting in the allegation that war existed by the act of Mexico. A most fatal argument truly; for if this was a falsehood then such Penn sylvania Whigs, as J. R. Ingerso], Buffington, Blan chard, Ewing, Hampton, Pollock,.Ramsey and Stewart voted a falsehood , in company with many other Whigs north and south; for their votes are recorded in favor of the bill as it stands. Indeed many of the ablest Whigs in Congress, not only sustained the bill by their votes, but by their argu ments afterwards. But Mr. Strohm. cannot shield himself behind such a pretext as this. His whole after course proved that, in selecting such company as Ashmun, Severance, Hudson, Delano, Giddings, Root, &c., he did bo with a full determination to advocate the course of Mexico throughout the entire contest. Nothing daunted him in fulfilling this most treason able resolution ; not the declaration of his asso ciate Severance, that the Mexicans were to be applauded for taking Americans on American soil; not the prophecy of Delano that disease and death would overtake our troops and curse our cause; nor the awful malediction upon American'valor of Mr. Corwin, then in the Senate, who said that if he were a Mexican, he would “welcome our soldiers with bloody hands to hospitable graves.” Mr. Strohm made up his mind for Mexico, and never swerved from it.: We have only room to-day to point to two of his subsequent votes as in startling confirmation of what we have said. His associate Hudson, now, we believe, naval officer under Mr.jFillmore at Boston, moved qn the 3d of January, 1848, the following resolution : “ Resolved , That the Committee on Military Affairs be directed to inquire into the expediency of requiring the President of the United States, to withdraw to the east bank of the Rio Grande our armies now in Mexico, and to propose to the Mexican Government forthwith a treaty of peace on the fol lowing terms: That wo relinquish all claim to in- ; demnify for the expense of the war and that the boundary between the United States and Mexico shall be established at or\near the .desert between the Nueces and the Rio Grande: That Mexico shall be held to pay all just claims, due to our citizens at the com mencement of the War, and that a Convention shall be entered into by the two nations to provide for the liquidation of those claims and the mode of paymen^.” —Congressional Globe , Is/ Session, 30 Congress, page 95. This was when our armies were covered with glory; when victory had illuminated tlfeir pathway throughout all Mexico; and when the whole civi lized world stood by wondering and admiring the achievements of our volunteers and .regulars! It was intended as an insult not only to the Nation but to the absent defenders of the honor of the Country. It was so pronounced on the floor of Congress; and everywhere throughout the land it was assailed as treasonable and. atrocious. Had it prevaded, California would uave been lost to the Country and to the WdnLD, and the great marvels now being performed on the shores of the Pacific would never have elevated our character abroad, saved our credit at home, and opened the way for the progress of Civilization in the regions of bar barism. On this resolution the yeas were 41—the nays 137. John Strohm, Giddings, Root, Grinnell, Ashman, and his other Abolition associates, voted in favor of it. See page 95 Congressional Globe, Ist session 30th Congress. On the same day Mr. Strohm voted ior Ashmun’s infamous amendment to the resolution of thanks to Ge neral Taylor, that he, Taylor, and the others had won their laurels “in a war unnecessarily and un constitutionally begun by the President of the United States. - 1 , There are other votes: but these will do for the present. They.exhibit a plain, palpable, direct, and overwhelming state of facts, which no sophistry can mystify, and no Jalsehood change. No other public man in Pennsylvania but Thaddeus Stevens, could have dared to go so far and so offensively against the patriotic opinions of all classes of our people. Remember, when Mr. Strohm voted for Hudson's atrocious resolution, the volunteers of Pennsylvania and other States* were on the fields of Mexico; in her cities and in ber towns \ on her coasts and in her ports; and over all t these, from the Capitol to the valley of Monterey, our flag floated in undisputed triumph! The Whigs have gone fer to outrage the senti ment of our noble State before, but this nomination of JOHN STROHM is the crowning act of wrong, and shows how ardently they adhere to those who have not hesitated to do their utmost to degrade the honor of the country.— Pennsylvanian. Another Fire lit San Francisco! San Francisco appears to be a doomed city. By the late arrivals from California, it appears that another devastating conflagration occurred in that city on the 22d of June, by which about 500 build ings were destroyed. It is supposed to have been the work of incendiaries* and several arrests have been made. . . The steamship Empire City, from Chagree,- ar rived at New York on Wednesday last, bringing the de.tails of the great fire, and also $1,700,000 in gold dust. Commencement at Yale College. —The sons of Yale College celebrated the 6ne hundred and fifty first anniversary of'that institution on the 3ist ult. Amongst the students we notice-the names of Messrs. Charles Albert Bear and Wm. Augustus Atlee, of this city. During the ceremonies at the North Church, which Vere conducted in the most becoming manner, Messrs. Bear and Atlee delivered several excellent disertations reflecting great credit upon their talents and energy. . .Letter from Westmforeland ■' j County. To the Editor of the Pennsylvanian: Bear. Colli observe that the Montgomery t Watekmanoi the| 30th of July last, enlightenedits readers by the intelligence that the Democracy ot Westmoreland county had repudiated the resolution recently passed by them, in favor of the Hon. James Burhaifan. t j This annunciation serves the double purpose of ‘ being both' gratifying and amusing—gratifying to the enemies of Mr. Buchanan, and particularly amusing to the,Democracy of the old “Star of the West” •' ;i It is hardly necessary to contradict such a silly libel upon the.intelligence and consistency of West moreland; but for the benefit of the Editor of the Watchman, who seems to knpw but little about this section of country, and for the information of others whom those misstatements may have reached and imposed upon, I have thought it proper to give them another reading of the resolutions passed in this county touching the Presidential question.— The following is the resolution passed at our mass meeting in May last. Resolved, That: we recognize in that sterling son of Pennsylvania, the Hon. James Buchanan, a true patriot—a firm fnenj of the Union—the ardent and able supporter of|he Constitution, and a statesman well worthy to grkce the highest position within the gift ol the people. With the reins of govern ment in his hands; the institutions of our country would be safe. There is the resolution Mr. T Vatchman, and tho' it would have gratified us much to have been able to have served yo|i a dish better suited to your palate, yet we remembered that the most luxurious cookery of our countrymen, would nauseate the stomach of a Kamschatkian, and contented our selves with something that ice could relish. Now lor the repudiating resolution passed unan - imously, at the meeting of-our return Judges, on the 24th of June tyst. It runs thus: Resolved, That the time has come when Penn sylvania should speak out on the Presidential ques tion. The Union needs repose - under the wise rule of a great and muster spirit, who has signalized his devotion to the principles of the Republican Party by long service and tried man is Jas- Buchanan. We take more thun ordinary pride in presenting this illustrious statesman for the Presidency in 1852. . He is a Pennsylvanian by birth—a. Democrat in heart, and through a long public career, has shown himself faithful to the in terests of the whole Union—just such ajman as the Democracy of old Westmoreland love to honor. There it is, and permit me, to inform you, Mr. Watchman, that this was the last resolution on that subject passed in this county, and the Convention that passed it was the last assemblage of the Democ racy convened here; and that when the proper time comes, Westmoreland will give you another bolt of Buchanan thunder. The conduct of some of our quasi Democratic editors in thus endeavoring to stir up factional fights in the present Crisis, is indeed most censurable, V\de, for instance, several late numbers of the Har risburg Keystone. The Democratic party demands a duty from them in the present campaign, and it behooves them to cease for a time to scatter among us the seeds of discord and disunion—to throw aside the paltry armor of petty party factions, and with bared arms and willing hearts, go into the thickest of the con. 'flict with us; or to boldly cast at our feet the gage of battle, or go to the enemy, or the devil, or wher ever they may think proper. Your very humble serv’t. CORNUTALIS. Execution of the Cosden Murder- Baltimore, August 8, Taylor, .Shelton and Murphy, convicted of the 'murder of the Cosden family, in Kent county, were executed to-day,, at Chestertown, in presence of a concourse of from eight to ten thousand persons.— was erected upon an eminence afford ing all a view of the execution, and the crowd was very orderly, there being several volunteer compa nies and a large force of special police present to maintain order. . The prisoners being brought out, attended by two clergymen, ascended the scaffold with firm steps, and looked around curiously upon the crowd. Taylor and Murphy then made short addresses, positively denying their guilt and all par ticipation in the murder, and ascribing their convic tion to th,e f a l se swearing of Shaw, the principal witness against them. Shelton also in a few words, denied his guilt. The ropes were then adjusted about their necks, and at the given signal, the drop fell. The rope, however, slippefffrom the neck of Murphy, and he fell violently to tne ground, a distance oi 15 feet, and was taken up x insensible, his throat terribly lascerated by the rope, and bleeding profusely.— The scene caused a thrill of horror to run through the crowd. .By the application of proper restora tives he was soon revived. In the meantime, Tay lor and Shelton were swinging lifeless corpses in the air, having died with a few convulsive struggles. After about half an hour the bodies of Taylor and Shelton were cut down, When Murphy was again brought on the scaffold, trembling and nearly exhausted, the rope securely fastened about his neck, and in another moment his soul -was in eternity.— He died easily, struggling but little. The crowd soon after quietly dispersed. Taylor was a man of upwards of 50 years of age, and leaves, a wife and two sons. Murphy was between 40 and 50, and leaves a wife and three children. Shelton would have been 25 on Sunday next. His mother and brothersiive in Delaware. There is no. truth in the report that Shaw, who turned State’s evidence, has been arrested. The Execution at Elllcott’s Mills. Baltimore, August S, P. M.—Amos Green, the young colored man, who was convicted on the charge of committing a crime of an aggravated character on a young married German woman, was hung in the presence of a large concourse of per sons at Ellicott's Mills, at 12 o'clock, to-day. He protested to the last his-innocence of the charge, and met his death quite resigned. A despatch was received from Gov. Lowe, authorizing a further reprieve, if thought advisable by tbe District At torney. He repeated his protestations of innocence to the last. He prayed to God to forgive the woman who had sworn his life away, with his last breath. CZT' Gov. Johnston was in Brookville last week, and delivered a speech, in which he took especial pains to abuse Hon. James Buchanan. He went thence ;to Clarion, Franklin, and we presume will make his general tour of the western counties.— Clearfield Republican. We learn too from the Clarion Democrat, that afr the Whig meeting in that town, on the 31st ult., the Governor was also very abusive of Mr. Buch anan. ; In fact, the foulest abuse of this distin guished statesman seems to be the burden of Gov. Johnston’s song whenever or wherever he attempts to make a speech. The* only sympathy he. finds any where in this disreputable work is in Lancas ter county, among some who profess to be Demo crats ! The Virginia Convention. —The Virginia Con vention has at length agreed upon a form ofconstitii tion for that State, and brought its labors" to a close. The constitution has not yet been submitted to a vote of the people. It was ordered to be engrossed by a vote of 75-to 33. The prominent modifica tions of the present constitution consist in the adop tion of the system of popular elections in all depart ments of the government, in the abandonment of the principle of the representation of property, and in requiring the Legislature to provide for the pay ment ol the present and every future public debt. Nearly all State and county officers are to be elected by the people, including the Governor and Lieutenant* Governor, the Judges of the Supreme, District and-Circuit and the Justices of the Peace, Commonwealth’s Attorneys, Clerks, and Sheriffs. Counterfeiters.--' The N. Y. Democrat says that several notorious counterfeiters have been arrested in that section, and that $12,000 or $l4, 000 of their spurious issues have been secured.— The persons arrested are Geo. W. Lickner and two brothers, and a man named Wisener. Officers are after others of the .gang. In several trunks, said to belong to the accused, were found their dies, paper, ink, rollers, &c., and counterfeit money to the amount of about $B,OOO on the Globe Bank of Bos ton, and $3,000 on the Mechanics 1 Bank of Albany, and the balance of Pennsylvania banks. Fatal Accident. —Mr. John Reifanyder, of Ephrata township, while unloading oats on Fri day week, fell from the loft, and striking against the ladders, broke his back. He died the following day. 07* Gen. John M. Bickzl, State Treasurer, paid the August interest on the State debt on Friday week, in specie. Wonder how much of the credit Gov. Johnston will claim. . - . Tn» tbe New Tork AUai. Ur. Janies Buchanan—-The Pres idency—*Xbe Ifomlijatian. { % % * . *V * '*■■ * * * Mr, Buchanan [sat tfce.head of the democracy of the Union. There is not a legitimate democrat in the United States who - does not honor and respect him ; and> we are confident that there is not a citi zeiTof any consideration/who will not confide in him, or refuse to extend to him an independent and honorable suffrage, We know, that a,“good deal,” and a “great deal more,” has been said and written in reference to the duty a candidate for office owes to his con stituents ; and we also know that, it has been said that Mr. Buchanan is cold, forbidding, and aristo cratic in his temperament. Whoever has entertained a belief savoring of the kind, is but little informed in reference to the his tory of the man. In all the relations of life he has held, his action has been such as to win the appro bation of every honest heart. In the career he has witnessed, he has proved himself equal to any task ; and, we stand self-assured that, -he will retain through life, the confidence and respect oi the American people. There is not a man in the world, who is more pre-eminently entitled to the consid eration of e.very class of society. It is now almost too early in the day to discuss the question ot tho succession; “and, we know it.” But, the day is rapidly approaching when the election for the “ succession ” will take place; and why, should we hesitate 1 We shall not be guilty of any such enormity. We shall not hesitate at all! And we do not, when we express the firm convic tion, that Mr. Buchanan will not only be the can didate of the democratic party of the Union,-but that he will bo elected President of the United States. We state these facts on tho basis of what we know; and, are quite sure that we shall not be dis appointed; or, be set down, as false prophets.- The democracy of the United States should unite at once ; and, we do not doubt it will do so, if it en tertains a hope of success. It should choose but one candidate for the succession ; and, it will have but one, if it studies its own interest: —And that can didate should be Mr. Buchanan. We do not sup pose that any man—any democratic candidate —can carry tho State off New York. The electoral vote of this state is in the hands of our friend, Governor Seward, and he will hold it. Therefore; the dem ocrat who can be .elected by tho voice of the people, must depend on those statos which remain outside of ■ ’ “ and Maine.” It is quite too soon to calculate the chances of suc cess ; but, what, if we compile a table of the polit ical college for ourselves “ and the succession ” or forjthe successors of this paltry administration ! II the: democratic party unito it will— for it ennnot afford to be out of power, it will, bo yond the shadow of a doubt, receive every voto that was accorded to Mr. Jamos K. Polk, wi’h the exception of that of the state of New York, provi ded Mr. Buchanan is itf nominee. And how will the.case then stand? It must be recollected, that with any other candidate than the son of Pennsyl vania, the “ calculation” will not remain good.— In tho contingency referred to, the democratic can didate will take the following electoral vote: — Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Misissippi, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan, Texas, Florida, and California. In this enumera tion, we cast aside New York and South Carolina, and all the New England States, with the exception of Maine aDd New Hampshire. We may take from this estimate the votes of Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, and still elect Mr. Buchanan by a very decided majority.— And, (With this prospect before them, is there any reason why the democratic party should not act together as an unit, and elect its candidate 7 Mr. Buchanan, of all men, thus far spoken of, is the; candidate for the succession. And, although we do not profess to be politicians of the “rampant school,” and do not mean to say who should be the candidate of all, we shall insist, that if the democ racy of the United State's hope or expect to regain possession of tho government, he is the only man who will enable- them to obtain their object. He will, at the very outset, we repeat, for the hun dredth time, commence his battle under the banner and support of the great State of Pennsylvania.— He stands well with the south—his entire political history is acceptable to that portion ot the Union, and it will reaJily embrace him. And why ? Be cause his votes and his speeches, in reference to the claimed rights of the south have always been consistent—coincident with the. constitution and state rights, and are neither “new fangled,” fas tastical, or intended to catch the “ sweet voices ” of excited comorant millions. It will not do for the democracy according to the doctrines of Mr. Jefferson and General Jackson, to be out of power, at a juncture like this. It will not do for them to suffer the “ succession ” to fall into the hands of their opponents. They cannot afford it; and, they’are too old, and too wise to submit the result to the United States House of Representa tives. . If they suffer it to go to that body for arbitra ment, they will be bamboozled and swindled. General Cass stands- before the party and the country, a twice defeated candidate. He cannot hope or expect success in any contingency. And, beside all that, he is too old to be run again. And, independently of every other consideration, he has no capital to “ start with.” It is even doubtful if he could obtain the vote of Michigan.' Newt York is forever closed'against him; so is New England ; and, if he were nominated, Pennsylvania would go to General Scott or whoever the whig candidate may be. With, then, all these prospects in full view—with fortune and jJCwer, beckoning the democracy to take possession of the government, why should any one, who is of that party, hesitate to adopt Mr. James Buchanan as the democratic candidate of the American people ? From the Higentowo, (Md.) Repabiiein. No man we think, can be elected unless he can securo a united southern democratic vote, with Pennsylvania, New York and the northwestern democratic States. Now whether with or without reason, it is nevertheless the fact that the South ern States will not give to General Cass tho same support that they would to Mr. Buchanaff, while the nomination of the latter would be to secure be yond all question, the States of New York and Mis souri, which it is generally concoded would,-to say the least, be very doubtful for Gen. Cass under any circumstances. On the other hand, we do not know one single Northern or Western State that would‘vote for General Cass, that would not also vote for Mr. .Buchanan. Many of them may and probably do. prefer General Cass ; but this springs from personal and merited attachment to the man, and not from any objections to Mr. Buchanan. — The age of General Cass may legitimately and with out impropriety, be made an objection to his nomi nation. He is at present seventy years of age, and although in the possession of all his former mental and bodily vigor, yet in the course of nature, both may fail him under the weight of official duties, be fore the expfiration of his presidential term. But it elected may Providence avert such a result, and whether elected or not, long may he live in mental and bodily strength, to add renown to his country and honor to bis race. It may be said that we have written too freely on this subject. We think not. In the present alarm ing crisis in our national affairs there ought to be no reserve among friends. The success of a firm,- able, and sound democrat, who enjoys the confi dence of the republican party, North, South, East and West, at the next election, may be necessary to preserve the Union; and democrats every where ought to be comparing notes and exchanging'senti ments with a view of fixing upon such an available candidate. It is no time to be indulging' in mere personal preferences at the expense of the country. Let us yield all.then, and goforthe best and strong est man, who in our humble judgment, is to be found in James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania. Judge Jessup at Home. The Montrose Democrat is furnishing a candid expose of Judge Jessup’s political course'and his connexion with the co-partner of'the Towanda Bank, that defunct swindling establishment, the Susquehanna County Bank, it is among those only, on whom chiefly-the base frauds of these es tablishments fell, that these wrongs are most keenly felt. There isa moral miasma and stench hovering around the relics of these concerns, which pollutes the hands that touched them. In this community, the culpability of men, who had ah opportunity of knowing how frequent with fraud these institutions were, and did not expose them, meets with no ex tenuation. It is believed here that Judge Jessup participated in the overt act, which laid the foun dation for the consummation of th 6 unmitigated Susquehanna Connty Bank Swindle. The report of the Commissioners to investigate the affairs of the Bank, embraces (acts which discloses the Judge’s delinquency, and for which he will be held account able. It is well known -that Gov. Johnston had intended to nominate him for the vacancy on the' Supreme Bench, occasioned by the death of Judge Burnside, who was a northern man, and whose place none doubted would be filled by some one from- the same part of the State. But the Governor had the report of the Susquehanna Bank investi gation thrust at him, and although for a while he hesitafed, because the North was entitled to the honor, but seeing that an act of this kind would be justly construed as an approval of Judge Jessup s association with this Bank, he dropped him and took Judge Chambers; The Governor had more sagacity'than the Lancaster Convention.— Towanda Democrat. Public Sentiment. The Democrat, of McKean county, at their meeting week betore last, unanimou.ly pustd a strong resolution in favor of Mr. Bochahas for the Presidency. The Democrats of Fulton county passed asim* ilar resolution, at their County Meetings the 4th inst. The Democrats of Mifflin county have instructed their clelegate-to the State Convention for Gen. Ca.s, Teachers’ Convention. ... At & public meeting'of Teachers and the Friends of Education of Lancaster county, convened at Steele’s hotel, in the city ot Lancaster on Saturday the 2nd of August, 1851, for the purpose of adopt ing measures for the general advancement of the interests of education, Rev. N. Dodge, of Mount Joy, was called to the chair, and E. Lamborn cho .sen Secretary. After some discussion it was agreed that tho Convention be composed of Teachers and Friends of Education ; and that its object be the advance ment of the interests of education. L. M. Hobbs, P. H. Gochnauer, D. S. Kciffer, D. B. Albright, Chas. Twining, and Amos Rowe, were appointed a committee to prepare resolutions, and for the consideration of the meeting. On motion the Convention adjourned to>meet in tho Court House, at 2 o’clock, P. M. The Convention being called to order’, the Sec retary read the minutes of the morning’s meeting. During the absence of the Committee, the Presi dent addressed the meeting in a short speech, set ting forth the importance of education, and Borne of tho causes of its being neglected in Lancaster county, which he said; boasted of its fine horses, nobis barns, and rich wheat and corn crops, but he continued, a harvest of first rate schools iifyet to be tried in it. Good scholarship is a production of which Lancaster county has not raised even a fair crop. Not the right material, but the right culttfrc is wanting—of this our best wheat growers appear to be sadly ignorant. In conclusion he said, that no higher honor could be conferred on him than to preside over the deliberations of faithful teachers and other true friendsljf education. The Committee returned, and presented a pream ble and resolutions; the following of which, after some discussion, were adopted; Whereas, It is universally conceded that an elevation of the standard of public school education is greatly needed: and whereas, it is the opinion of this ConventKo|jßh&t if this desirable end be ac complished at all, it must be through the instru mentality of teachers. Therefore be it Resolved, That as this duty must primarily de volve upon faithful teachers and true friends of edu cation, we pledge ourselves to uso our best efforts for the accomplishment of this object. ' Resolved, Tnat a system which indiscriminately rewards the good and* the bad, and honors thorn alike, without regard to the proportion of labor they are required to perform, and pays them alike, thereby making no distinction betwnen the knave or fool and the intelligent and competent, is em phatically bad in its tendency. Resolved, That the intellectual attainments of many who aro employed as teachers, as well ns their moral character, renders them a disgrace to the profession, and an injury to tho'fitithful teacher. Resolved , That the practice of School Directors who employ as teachers persons unwilling to bo examined, much more, those who upon examina tion, aro found unqualified, dcsorves tho severest reprobation of an injured community, JiesoJucd, That it would be polito and just on tho part of Directors of any schopl districts, to refuse to open the schools in their charge, so long as they cannot procur the services of persons compctent’lo discharge tho duties of a faithful teacher. Resolved, That it is the duty of School directors to sustain the teacher in the discharge of his duties, and to investigate and adjust all difficulties that may arise in the discharge ot thoso duties. Resolved, That we deem it an injudicious act on the part of School Directors to conduct examina tions of applicants—privately: as by so doing, the proper estimate of the teacher’s qualifications, can not be formed by those who have a .vital interest in the subject. Resolved , That -in our opinion, school directors should receive an Adequate compensation for their services. Resolved. That one of tho great causes of the evils of the public school system, is the insufficient compensation of teachers. Resolved, That in the opinion of this convention, the.remuneration of well qualified, experienced, and approved teachers, ought in no instance to be less than three hundred dollars per year. Resolved, That the awarding of the same com pensation to teachers of very different attainments, experience and capacity, is a palpable injustice to' teachers; and is calculated to check all desire of advancement in their profession. Resolved, That for the better accomplishment of the aforesaid object, we recommend the forming of an association of teachers, for the elevation of the profession, and the advancement of tjic qausc of education. ' c Resolved, That this meeting recommend the hold ing of township meetings in every township through out the county, to appoint delegates to a general county convention to be held at the Mechanics’ Institute in the city of Lancaster, on the Ist Satur day of October, at 10. o’clock, A. M., which con vention all friends of education are invited to attend.. Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by the officers, and published'in all the papers of Lan caster county, favorable to the advancement of ed ucation. On motion, .Messrs. Wickersham, Hartman, Hobbs, Rowe, ana Keiffer, were appointed” a com mittee to produce the form of Constitution and by laws of the association, to our next meeting for its consideration: Messrs. Dodge, * Lamborn, and Dr. Gibbons, were, on motion, added to tho Commit tee. <v On motion, Resolved that said Committee wait* on Tho*. H. Burrowos, of Lancaster, and invite him to deliver a lectqrc on education before the Con vention to be heltf-in October.* N. A. DODGE, President. E. Lamborn, Secretary. *The invitation has been accepted. Lancaster, Aug. 6th, 1851, Resolutions adopted by Penna. Association, No. 38, I. O. of Plnlozatheans on the death of Mrs Christiana Leonard: Whereas, It has pleased Divino Providence to call from our midat our beloved sister, Christiana Leonard, Worthy Conductress of our respective Orders, we are called to mourn our.loss, which we shall ever hold in future remembrance, therefore Resolved, That wo will ever cherish and hold in remembrance the useful services and the social meetings we held with her in our respective Orders. Resolved, That in the death of Sister Christiana Leonard, our Order has loßt a good and true mem ber. Resolved, That the Charter of Pcnna. Associa tion, No. 38, be hung in monrning for the space of three months. Resolved, That we sympathize with the husband and relatives of our deceased Sister. Resolved, further, .That the foregoing Resolu tions be published in all the Papers in this city, and a copy sent to the family.' Cobihittee. —Snsan S. Hambright, Hasselbach, Matilda ClewelJ, Catharine Bundel, Mary Yarley. Lahgb Wheat.— Mr. James L. Foxwell, of St. Mary’s couuty, has left at the office of the Port To bacco Times, a sample of a light red or yellow Wheat, which was grown upon his farm near Point Lookout, and is said to be equal, if not superior to the Coad Wheat. It is certainly very remarkable for size. Eleven grains of this Wheat will weigh as much as twenty-three grains of the ordinary va rieties grown in this country, as has been ascer tained by actual experiment. The Times says: As an evidence of its prolific qualities, Mr. Fox well furnished us with the following statement:— A. small quantity of it, not more than a quart, was brought into this country in 184 G by a Capt. Par ker, from whom Mr. F. obtained 72 grains,'which were sown in 1847, and the product was 5 half pints—this was sown in 1848, and produced 3 bush els; in 1849, 2 bushels were sown which yielded 52; and in 1850, 4 bushels were sown, which, judging from the bulk, will yield 1000 bushels— equal in every respect to the sample we have in our possession. t “Travelling Cabinet.” —The New York Her ald estimates that Mr. Fillmore and |iis secretaries have travelled,'this spring and summer, in round numbers, 20,000 miles, in little trips of a few days, here and there. “In this estimation we include the necessary return travel to Washington of several absentees of the cabinet, and an estimate of the trip to the Virginia -White Sulphur Springs, pro posed to be undertaken next Tuesday. The tariff of ’4G keeps the wheels of government well greased—no creaking—nothing to do. After December next, the President and Cabinet will probably be detained at Washington until March, 1853, when it is likely they will all set out on their travels together:' Death op Mas. Allen.— The announcement of the death of Mrs. Allen, the accomplished and much esteemed wife of President Allen of Girard College, will be read with profound regret by her numerous friends. She died on Saturday last in Chester county, whither she had been taken on her way to visit her relatives in Bellefonte. She had been ill before leaving home, but had entirely re covered, as it was supposed, before setting out on her visit to her native place, but bad proceeded no. farther than Chester county when she was again attacked and death overtook her. Mrs. Allen was a daughter of the late Rowland Curtin, Esq., of Bellefonte.— Daily News. A Large Meteoric Stone. — Montrose (Pa.) Democrat,.of the 17th ult., says that a me teoric stone, weighing nearly or quite 200 -pounds, was found a few days since on the farm of, Mr.'' Newton in Springville. It was deeply imbedded in the earth, and the turf of the ground was still' fresh under it. It had fallen through a tree, break- ■ ing the branches. Corn Crop.— The. 'Easton, Md., Star says . the corn crop in that county has been much improved by late rains, and there is now a good prospect for a fair, if not full crop.
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