Jntciligcncer f ournal. [Lancaster, September 2,1851. GEO. SANDERSONi EDITOR. DEMOCRATIC nominations. for governor COL. WILLIAM BIGLER, OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY, FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.: GEJS. SETH CLOVER, OF 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. Glorious Demonstration! The-Democratic County Meeting, on Wednesday last, was, a perfect avalanche of freemen. We have witnessed many County Meetings in this abd other counties of the Commonwealth during the last twenty years—but never one that came up to this in numbers, unity of sentiment, and enthusiasm. — Long before Col. Bioler arrived on the ground, the Orchard, where the rpeeting was held.,, was one dense mass of human beings, and when he reached the stand his presence was hailed with three tre mendous cheers by the vast multitude-who had as sembled to see and hear the “Susquehanna Rafts man.” His speech which lasted about two hours, was listened to with the most marked attention, and received with the greatest demonstrations of applause—and at the' conclusion the welkin was made to ring with three times three for Col. Wil eiam Bioier the next Governor of Pennsylvania. The meeting was next addressed by Col John W. Forney, of Philadelphia, in an eloquent and appropriate manner, —and by the Hon. James Bu charah, with his usual ability, both of whom were repeatedly cheered by the multitude —the sentiments they advanced meeting with the warmest response in the breast of every Democrat present. Take it all in all, the meeting was the largest and most edthusiastic Democratic County Meeting ever held in Lancaster, as were informed by the old. est Democrats present, and is an earnest of what, may be expected from the “Old Guard ,, on the second Tuesday of October. Since the meeting of Wed nesday, we hear nothing more of the six thousand Whig majority in Lancaster county. That “Dem ocratic Thunder” knocked the noise out of our op ponents effectually, and they would how be very willing to compromise for a third less. We say to our Democratic friends abroad, be of good cheer.— The sterling Democracy of Lancaster county will give a good account oi themselves at the ballot boxes, and Bigler, Clover and the whole Demo cratic Ticket will receive a warm and enthusiastic support. The proceedings of this great Democratic meet ing will be found at length in another column.— The resolutions are strong, decided and* patriotic, and we bespeak for them a careful perusal. There was entire unanimity of sentiment and feeling, and every thing passed oil with the greatest harmony. In the evening another immense meeting of the Democracy convened in front of Hopple’s Hotel, and was again addressed by Col. Bigler, who was only interrupted at intervals by loud and enthusi astic cheering. This meeting was also addressed in a truly able and eloquent manner by W. Y. Mc- Kean, Esq., of Philadelphia, who also elicited the warmest commendations and applause from the multitude present. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.—A series of lectures on Anatomy and Physiology are now being delivered in the Mechanics 5 Institute, in this city, by Dr. Gleason, of Philadelphia—so favorably known in this country and Europe, as a gentleman of science every way qualified to do full justice to the interesting subjects. He commenced the course on Friday evening last, and will lecture every eve ning during the present week. He has a complete Anatomical Musetim, consisting of French Mani kins, Models, Natural Preparations, Drawmgs, En gravings, Paintings, &c, &c., a sight of which is alone worth the price of admission, cents.— His lecture this evening will be on Respiration, and to-morrow evening on the Skin. We hope to see the lectures well attended, as every perstm is interested in those subjects, and should, if possible obtain a knowledge of the human sys tem and the. laws which govern it. 07* Mr. Joseph B. Baker, of Salisbury township, has our thanks for several lists of new paying sub scribers to the Intelligencer, recently furnished.— If some more of our active friends throughout the county would follow his example, we should soon have no reason to complain. 07* The West Chester Jeffersonian states that Coi. J. S. Clendenin, one of the fifty victims of the late Spanish butchery in Cuba, was a young lawyer of New Orleans, and a native of Lancaster county. He had served in the Mexican war, (aHa Lieutenant in Col. Jefferson Davis’ regiment,) and was in the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista. ID* We are authorised to state that the names of Dr. H. H Agnew andJLEONAiiD RoqKF.r, are pub lished in the Lancasterian, as Committee men for Sadsbury township, without their authority or consent. £D“There is nothing yet definite from Cuba.— One day the report is that Lopez is successful—the next day has him defeated. We think it useless to give the details of these conflicting rumors, inasmuch as a few days more must bring reliable news. EXECUTION OF PHAROAH—On Friday last, Geouge Pharoah, convicted of the murder of Miss Sharpless, was executed in the prison yard, at West Chester. He was about 19 years of age, and was attended to the gallows by the the Rev. Messrs. Moore and Patten. The criminal did not deny his guilt, but blamed his parents for having neglected to educate him propejly. He- could neither read nor write. ID* Col. James R. Snowden has written a lengthy and able letter, exposing the efforts of Gov. Johnston and his sattelites, to make political capi tal out of the Sinking Fund and other reform meas ures of the democratic party. Col. Snowden, it will be remembered, was the efficient State Treas urer, under the administration of the lamented 'Shunk. Death of Ex-Gotebnor McDowell.— TheHon # James McDowell, member of Congress, and for merly Governor of Vriginia, died on the 24th ult., at his residence near Lexington, Va. Gov. McD. was one of the ablest and most eloquent men of the age—and his loss will be severely felt by the Dem ocratic party, of which he was a brilliant ornament. He had been in declining health for some time, and domestic affliction probably hastened his death. Hobbiblb Death. —The Pottsville Emporium says that on the arrival of a train of Coal Cars at Mount Carbon, during .Saturday night, fragments of a human body were found attached to a brake of one of the, Cars, and on examination other-por- of the same body were found strewed along the road from below Schuylkill Haven to the point above njiihed, a distance of some six or eight miles. Nothing was known respecting the individual who had thqs been horribly mutilated, but it was con jectured that in an attempt to get into one of the Cars somewhere below Landingviile, the poor fel low had been caught in the brake and thus held as in a vice, until he was literally ground to atoms! ID* The Democracy of Centre county have in structed their delegate to the State Convention for Gen. Cass. The delegates from Schuylkill county have also been'instructed for Gen. Cass. CtomtyXommKteeMeetlngv Agreeably to the call of the Cbairmanythe Dem. ocratic County Committee of Lancaster; County, met at the public boose of William J. r Steele,.in; the City of Lancaster f on Wednesday, the 27th of August, 1851,at10 o’clock,-A. M. The following mp mbers were present and answered to their namea vfo: /. NEWTON LIGHTNER, Chairman, and .Messrs: Thomas Edwards, Peter A. Kimburg, Adam Ken dig, Wendel Holl, John Fomey, John Elser, Henry Jmhoff, Peter Gerber, James L. Reynolds, James H* Barnes, John L. Keffer, William S. Amweg, George M. Steinman, Henry E. Wentz, Isaac F. Lightner, Henry E. Leman, Abraham Peters, Aildrew Leader, David Laird, Jacob Neff, James Laird, Peter Felies, John A. Brush, Thomas S. . Henderson, John R. Miller, George Raub, sen., Dr. J C. Weidier, W* Miller, George D. M’llvaine, James Hanna, Jacob Gamber. A resolution was offered hy^Andrew Leader, that a County Convention should, be called for the pur pose of settling a County Ticket—to which an amendment was offered by I.’F. Lightner as fol lows, viz: Resolved, That, it Is inexpedient to set tle a County Ticket the present campaign, and that the State Ticket, embracing the names of Messrs. Bigler, Clover, Black, Campbell, Lewis, Gibson and Lowrie, is sufficient to induce every Democrat in the County to attend the polls and assist their brethren throughout the State in elect ing it by an overwhelming* majority. The amendment was carried, and the original resolution voted down. The following Address to the Democracy of Lancaster County, was then read and unanimously adopted, after which the County Committee-ad journed: TO THE DEMOCRATIC CITIZENS OF LAN- CASTER COUNTY We deem it our duty, as faithful sentinels, to warn you against the disorganization which still exists in the ranks of out party in this county*— This disorganization is of such a character as can not fail to give aid and comfort to the enemy, rihd is now, since the decision of the Reading and Har risburg Conventions, purely factious and without apology or excuse. The decision of these highest political tribunals of our party* have been disre garded and set at naught by the Amwake commit tee, who are now proceeding as though such deci sions had never been made. Although no longer a Committee underlie least pretext of right, they have undertaken to'call a Democratic County Con vention to meet on the 10. th of September next, with a view to the settlement of a county ticket, which shall appoint six delegates to the 4th of March State Convention. > The solemn pledge given by Col. Frazer at the Reading Convention stands unredeemed. This gen tleman declared before the assembled Democracy of the 3tate, that whether his delegates should be admitted or rejected by the Convention, he would cheerfully submit to its decision and exert all bis influence to elect the ticket which might be settled. The conduct of his defunct Committee is. a lament able commentary upon this solemn pledge. It may well be asked what, conceivable motive can exist for the conduct of the Amwake Commit tee? Had they'desired alone to try the relative strength of the two dtvisions of the party in the county, the way was open and plain. The regular Committee, of which Mr. Lightner is the chairman, was appointed at the County Convention on the ,sth March last, for the 'ensuing political year. This Convention, the delegates elected and the County Committee appointed by it, have been solemnly decided by the Reading and Harrisburg Conventions to be the true and legitimate Representatives of the 5 Democracy of Lancaster county. A few months will necessarily produce a call by the regular County Committe of a county convention to elect delegates to the 4th of March Convention; and if the only object of tha_ disorganizes had been* to measure their strength with the regular Democracy, they would have waited until this appropriate oc casion. But no, this is not their object. They de sire to continue their disorganization. Their purpose is oh the 10th of September “to appoint six delegates to the 4th of March Convention, 55 with a full and per fect knowledge that they t trill not—cannot be received. Their object is to misrepresent the Democracy on the Presidential question, and to exhibit, in a seem ingly regular form, their own views on this ques tions those of the Democratic party qf Lancaster county. The path that duty requires your Com mittee tb take is clear, and no persons see it more plainly than the gentlemen composing the disor ganizing Committee. They know that at the proper time we will issue a call to the Democracy of the County, giving due and ample notice, for the election oi delegates to a County Convention to select delegates to represent the County in the 5 4tb of March Convention oil the questions of the Pres idency and the Canal Commissionership. The Committee of the disorganizers well knowing that they could not accomplish their peculiar views in a fair and open contest, under a call issued by the regular County Committee, and desirous to avoid a> trial which would inevitably result in their igno minious defeat, resorted to an offer which it was evident could not be accepted, to try the relative trength of .the two-divisions, in September. V This offer could not be accepted without stulti fying ourselves, and insulting the two Democratic State Conventions, by recognizing the existence of the Amwake Committe in the very face of the de cisions against them. It never was imagined for a moment that-it could be accepted ; and it was only made that its rejection might serve as a pretext for continuing their disorganization. If the decisions of the Conventions had been in their favor, they would have laughed to scorn the impudence of any such proposition coming from this Committee. The very points, and the only points decided were that the Amwake Committee had no rightful existence, and that the Fordney Committee and their succes sors legally represented the Democracy of the County. The refusal to admit the Frazer-; dele gates was but the inevitable consequence of this decision. The whole argument in both, State Con ventions turned upon this single question. How there could be a doubt about the decision—and how the Frazer delegates received a vote even of 47 out of the 133 at the Reading Convention, and of 29 out of the 133 at the Harrisburg Convention, is passing strange. The sole question involved in the discussion was: Had the County Convention which was called together by.the County Committee and elected by the.people for the sole, exclusive and expressed purpose of deciding upon the settlement of a County ticket, the power of transcending their authority and forcibly ejecting from office the Ford ney Committee, and appointing the Amwake Com mittee in its place at the end of five months, when they had been appointed for one political; year at the regular County Convention in the preceding April. And yet this defunct Amwake Committee were reckless enough to ask the regular Democratic County Committee to annul and disregard the de cision of the two State Conventions. But if this imperative reason had not existed against accepting the proposition of the Amwake Committee, there would have been another equally conclusive. If a warm and angry contest is inevitable, why not'postpone it until after the October electioh ? Why should the Democracy of Lancaster County voluntarily engage in an intestine war, and thus weaken their forces, in the face of a.powerful en emy? Why not postpone their domestic differ ences until after the. common enemy had been van quished, especially when this.postponement could not injure the cause of either division of the party. The importance of the approaching struggle in Pennsylvania cannot be over estimated. In its result are involved not only the beSt-interests of the State, hut probably the integrity and permanence of our blessed-Union. The patriotic of the land every where, North, South, East and West are looking to Pennsylvania with intense, with breathless anxiety. No State the origin of our Govern ment has ever excited so deep an interest among the Democrats of our sister States. And is this a moment for men who call themselves Democrats, to jeopard the great interests of the party by exci ting a contest again to decide the comparatively unimportant issue which has been already author itatively decided by the two State Conventions, whether the Fordney-or the Amwake Committee regularly represented the party.? We would ihvite our erring brethren at least to postpone this ques tion until after the election. Do they not perceive that the Whigs are.openly sympathizing with them and expecting aid and comfort from them ? Have they not learned that at a recent Whig in Chambersburg, a leading Whig politician of Lan caster, boasted that heretofore the Whigs of Lan caster County had counted their majority at five thousand ; but since the defection of Col. Frazer and His partizans and their hostility to Mr. Buchan an, they expected to count their majority at ten thousand ? • j The settlement of a County ticket which the Amwake Committee propose, can do no possible good, and may effect much mischief. Should we follow their example, we should then have a strug gle the more fierce because among former political friends, which could not fail,to do injury to our State ticket. We are willing to avoid this for the benefit of the great cause at any sacrifice of per sonal feeling. Under such circumstances surely no good democrat wouldfrovet the po&iph, of a can : didate fbr'a conntjr office. T’~ ” “ ‘ 4 ' " "• The settlement of a. ticket is not necessary to bring the whole Democratic vote of the County, to the pqlls. The vast importance ofl the flection will accomplish this. v a Gover-; nor and Canal Commissioner, we have_tb elect five Judges of't he Supreme Court ,eh whose in the last resort, the property, therlives and. the liberty’of evefy citizen >in the Commonwealth may depend. Our candidates are equal fosterling abil ity for their respective positions; in stem integrity and pure Democracy, to any who could have been selected in the Commonwealth. The settlement of a ticket would consolidate and strengthen the Whig party of this County, by for cing together for common defence the discordant elements of which* it is composed. Should the. disorganizing . portion of our party settle a County Ticket, whether so intended or not, it will play into the hands of our political oppo nents. Let us not further distract the party by following their example; but let all the consequen ces be upon theirown head. It requires no dis cernment to predict the result. They will naturally desire to obtain for their County Ticket as many votes as possible, and this will enable the Whigs all over the County to trade off votes for County offices-to disorganizing Democrats ,for votes in favor of Johnston, Strohm and their State Judicial candidates. That this arrangement will be made to a considerable extent, we may infer from what we hear of the dissatisfaction of individuals in,the Frazer ranks, with different candidates on their State ticket. Indeed the Amwake Committee not considering themselves bound by the decision of the Reading and Harrisburg Conventions in regard to themselves, may with the same reason repudiate the ticket settled by those Conventions. . The regular Democracy of Lancaster County occupy a proud position. They are sustained by the Democracy of the State; and have only to con tinue in the straight path of duty, without turning to the right hand or the left. On the 14th August, 1849, the County Commit tee, of which William Mathiot was the chairman, with the approbation of the entire Democracy of the county, resolved that it was inexpedient and premature to call a County Convention to elect dele gates to represent the Democratic party of Lancaster County in the State Convention, until withiira brief period of its meeting. Accordingly the County Con vention to elect delegates to the Williamsport Con vention assembled in April, 1850, and appointed the Committee of which Col. Fordney was chairman. Under the call of this Committee a Convention was held in March last t 6 £lect delegates to the Reading and Harrisburg Conventions. These proceedings stood the test at the two Conventions, and the del egates elected in March last were received as the regular and legitimate representatives of the De mocracy of the County.. i We shall follow the wise, politic and salutary precedent of the Mathiot and Fordney Committees, and issue a call for a County Convention to be held a brief time prior to the meeting of the next State Convention, under which the whole party in the County will be invited to act, and through, which alone they can rightfully be represented : Thus dis charging our duty as the agents of the Democracy in securing to every member of the party the right, and affording the opportunity freely and indepen dently to express his individual preferences in re gard to the candidates for theoffice of President, and Canal Commissioner and unawed by dictation or threats, uninfluenced, by persuasions, unimpeded by intrigues, and without disturbing the peace and har mony of the party or prejudicing the election of the State ticket. We, therefore call upon the Democracy of the County to discountenance the disorganizing and factious plans chalked out for the Amwake Com mittee by a few individuals in utter disregard of their own plighted faith and the decisions of the State Conventions, to gratify personal vengeance and ? to sooth disappointed ambition. We warn you not to permit yourselves to be placed by de signing and intriguing men, by selfish and dissat isfied politicians, in an antagonistical position to the party throughout the State, by sanctioning at tempts to impeach the • motives and reverse the judgment of the two State Conventions; but uni- I ting together in'support of the whole ticket, show to-your brethren throughout the State and the Union that, although oppressed by an overwhelming majority which prevents you from participating in the administration of the County affairs, or ob taining a representation in the Legislature, you can poll when the State or Nation desire your assist ance and- support upwards of six thousand vole for the good old cause of Democracy. The Whig Convention Met in the Court House on Wednesday and Thurs day of last week. Contrary tp -expectation the Silver Greys had it pretty much all their own way and the following ticket was settled-without any great difficulty: President Judge —Henry G. Dong, Lancaster. Jjssociate Judges —D. B. Vondersmith, Lancaster: Jeremiah Brown, Fulton. Stale Senate —Edward C. Darlington, Lancaster; Dr. E. Kinzer, Leacock. . Assembly —C. L. Hunsecker, Manheim ; B. F. Martin, Ephrata; Moses PownaliySadsbury; Bar tram A. Shaefler, Lancaster; John C. Walton, Ful-‘ to'n. Sheriff —Elias Eby, Elizabeth. Prothonotary —John K. Reed, ! West Earl. Register —Luther Richards, Lancaster. Recorder —John Brady, jr., Manor. Treasurer —David-Shultz. Earl. Clerk of the Orphans' Court —David May, Man heim Borough. Clerk of the Quartir Sessions —George R. Hen drickson, Mount Joy. Commissioner —Christian Hess, Paradisp. Coroner —Frederick Dern, Lancaster. Auditor —John Meeartney, Conestoga. Directors of the. Poor —C. M. Greider, West Hemp field ; William Gorrecht, Lancaster. Inspectors of the . County Prison —Slater Brown, Fulton; Daniel Brandt, Rapho.’ From the above ticket it will be perceived that Lancaster county has given little Lebanon the “cold shoulder, M and taken both Senators. How this will be relished by the Whigs of that county remains to be seen. Their favorite candidate, Mr. Killinger—by the way a pretty clever fellow—who was in town at the time, went home with “a flea in his ear,” swearing vengeance against his brother Whigs of the Old Gi/ard. The Convention forgot to pass any resolutions defining the position of the Whig party of Lancas ter county on the Slavery question! If they had done so, they might have placed their candidate for Governor in an awkward position. Since the above was in type we learn that, on Saturday last, the Whig Conferees from Lebanon county refused to endorse the nomination of Messrs. Darlington and Kinzer—consequently, Mr. Killinger remains in the field as the Whig nominee of Leba non, and will no doubt poll the entire Whig vote of that county. Cambria for Buchanan. At a meeting of the Democracy of Cambria county, held at Ebensburg on the 25th ult. f the following resolutions, amongst others, were unani mously adopted: Resolved. That this meeting cheerfully concur in the resolution adopted by a late County Convention, expressing their approbation of the patriotic course pursued by Gen. Lewis Cass in restoring harmony to our country by the passage in the last Congress of the bills, and whilst we would again cheerfully support him in the event of his nomination for the Presidency, yet the first choice of Cambria county is now as it has heretofore been for Pennsylvania’s lavojrite son, James Bdchakait. That in James Buchanait we possess a candidate every way worthy of that exalted sta tion,—whose purity of private character, eminent abilities, and patriotisid, evjnced in a -long public career in the service oj his country, has even forced from our political opponents an acknowledgement of his trancendant abilities,' and whose elevation would pot only reflect jeredit upon the station, but upon our State, the democracy of which have al ways been ready to doj battle in defence ofrepubli and measures The same number (heretofore a Cass paj ceedings of the meeti of the Mountain Sentinel, ; er,) which contains the pro ing, has also'an able article ajtas’s nomination. in favor of Mr. Bo.chj 'or Buchanan. Venango f< unity Convention of Venango in, on Wednesday last, and, appointed Hon. Arnold Plu- The Democratic Coj county met at Frankli after settling a ticket,; mer and Col. William the next State Conve unanimously for Mr. Bi the resolution: « H. Laraberton delegates to ation, and- instructed them rcHANah. The following is Resolved, That belie .the unanimous choice < county, for the next Pi our delegates to the } Harrisburg, on the 4th| no person as delegate t who is not favorable tq 'ing Ja!mes Bucha.hah to be : f the Democracy of Venango residency, we hereby instruct Convention, to assemble in -I of March next, to vote for Ijo the National Convention; 1 his nonaination. GREAT DEMOCRATIC COUNTY T -. nmne. , ■ ■ . j Agreeably to previons notice, an immense meet ing of the Democracy t>t Lancaster county, and the adjoining townships, of Chester copnty, was held in the city of Lancaster, on -Wednesday the 27th inst The meeting was held in Longenecker’s Orchard, a delightful spot in the north-eastern sec tion of the city, and was organized by the appoint raent of the following named officers, viz: I President—JAMES PATTERSON, Eaq.iof Lit tle Britain; . : I Vice Presidents—Hon. Jacob Großh, Marietta; John Elser, Esq., Elizabeth ; John Forney, Earl; Dr. Ni B. Wolfe, Columbia; Lot. Rogers, Esq., Carnarvon; Adam Kendig, Conestogo; George G. Brash, Manor C. Wiley, City; John McSparren, Drufoore; Jno. F. Remiley, City; Rob’t Moderwell, City; Henry'Eckert, Paradise; Henry Reemsnyder, West Earl; Peter Felies, Warwick; Henry Wertz,Manor; John L.Lightner, Leacock; Thomas S. Mcllvgine, Salisbury; John Martin, Conestoga; William White, Colerain; John Creiley, Chester county; John R. Miller, East Lampeter; Jacob Neff, Strasburg twp.; William Ecbternacht, .Strasbnrg Bor.; [John Robinson, Martic; Isaac Walker, Sadsbury; Robert Lafferty, Chester co.; Dri Martin, Bart; Samuel Redsecker, Elizabeth town ; Jtfcob Wineour, City; James Laird, Mount Joy; Jacob B. Hamilton, Conoy; Frederick Sehner, City- Secretaries —James L. Reynolds, City; Colonel Wm. S. Amweg, City; Andrew Leader, Marietta; Lewis Fite, Washington Bor.; Molton R. Sample, Leacock ; Jacob L. Gross, Ephrata. The following Committee was then appointed, to wgit upon Col. William Bigler, the Democratic candidate for Governor, and invite his attendance at the meeting, viz: Capt Geo. Sanderson, Michael Withers, .J. J. Cook, Dr. Samuel Humes, Sanders McCulloch. It was then on motion resolved .that a commit tee of thirteen be appointed by the Chair, for the purpose of preparing resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. The following gentlemen were accordingly appointed, viz: Wm. Mathiot, John D. Miller, Samuel Brooks, P. W. Housekeeper, J. J. Libhart, Dr. Levi Holl, Wm. Patton, A. L. Henderson, Anthony Carpen ter, James Hanna, Henry E. Leman, Dr. Abraham Bitner, Mark Connell. ;The Committee, after having retired for a short time, returned and through their. Chairman repor ted the following, which were unanimously adopted: Resolved , That we cordially approve of the nom inations made by the State Conventions at Reading' and Harrisburg, and we hereby pledge ourselves to sustain them heartily and zealously throughout the campaign and at the ballot-box; knowing as we do that the candidates on the State ticket are true arid tried Democrats, ot just and acknowledged ability, and in all respects worthy the suffrages of their fellow citizens. • Resolved , That in presenting Col-. Wm. Bigler of Clearfield, as their candidate,, for Governor, the- Democratic party have given unequivocal testimony of their regard for the interests, prosperity .and honor of the Commonwealth. The acknowledged abilities of the nominee, his experience in public affairs, his moral worth and purity of character, eminently recommend him to the suffrages of the people. Resolved , That in Seth Clover, our candidate for Canal Commissioner, we recognise an honest man, worthy of the office for which he has been named, and capable of performing all its important duties. Resolved, That our Judicial Ticket comprising the names of Jeremiah S. Black, James Campbell, Ellis Lewis, John B. Gibson, and Walter H. Lowrie, in the language of the Hon. G. M. Dallas “contains as much learning, as much legal erudition, and as much character as could be found in any five citi zens of the Commonwealth, and that the whole ticket is worthy of the confidence and support of* the people.” Resolved , Thatthe bold slanders of certain Whig papers against our esteemed fellow citizen, Hon. Ellis Lewis, have but endeared him the more to his numerous friends in this county, as will be abundantly shown by the vote he will receive at the ballot boxes. Resolved , That a revenue tariff, based upon the ad valorem principle, is required to maintain the true interests of the people ; that such a tariff will afford equal privileges to the farmer, mechanic, and manufacturer, and will furnish the greatest good to the greatest number. Resolved, That adherence to regular nominations is the life blood of the party. That a firm, active and honest support of the regularly nominated, can didates, can alone give force and efficiency to -our political organization, and is indispensible to the success and maintenance of our cherished princi ples. That those who, while professing to be Democrats, oppose or disregard a regular nomina tion, are foes infinitely more dangerous than the open enemy. Resolved, That of Lancaster co. heartily approve ofthe Compromise Measures adop ted by the last Congress. That they were concei ved in a spirit of patriotism, to preserve our glorious Union from impending danger, and that a faithful and honest support of their several provisions, without change or amendment, is the duty of every American citizen. Resolved , That.the repeal of the obnoxious sec tion of the Obstruction Law of 1847 which refuses the use of our jails for the safe keeping of fugitive slaves, is .alike demanded by the mutual rights of master and slave, and is in accordance with public sentiment throughout the whole extent of our Commonwealth. The refusal of Governor Johnston to sign the repeal bill is a wanton disregard of the wishes of the people, and an open >attempt to set aside the plain constitutional-provision which re quires the rendition of fugitive slaves. Resolved , That we deeply sympathize with the oppressed inhabitants of the island of Cuba in their struggle to throw off the galling yoke of Spanish tyranny, and the efforts of General Lopez and-his gallant compatriots in arms, are such as must meet a hearty response in the -breast of every true hearted American. Resolved, That the cold blooded butchery of fifty unarmed and wounded American citizens, after they had surrendered, because they were suspected of aiding the patriots, is an act of diabolical wick edness and cruelty on the partiOf the Cuban gov-* eminent, which has no parallel in modern times— and the honor of our country and the interests of humanity require prompt and decided action on the part of our government, so that the blood thirsty tyrants may be brought to condign punishment. Immediately after which, the first mentioned Committee returned with Col. Bigler, whose ar rival was greeted with loud applause and by ap propriate-music from the’Lancaster Brass Band, which was engaged lor the occasion. After the cheering, consequent upon his arrival at the ground, had subsided, Col. Bigler commen ced addressing the vast assemblage. He said he was glad to meet his fellow citizens of Lancaster county. It was not the first time he enjoyed that pleasure.; Often, in delegate meetings, he had met the noble Democracy of Lancaster, and he felt proud in acknowledging that nowhere'could he remember of meeting sterner or more honest to the cause of Democracy. The people of Lancaster are celebrated for their industry and their enterprise. - As Pennsylvania -was the first State of the Union, so was Lancaster the most prominent among the counties of the old JCeystonc State. Rich in her mineral and agricultural pro ductions —sound and safe in her devotion to the principles of the Constitution and the Union.— He was pleased, he said, to meet such a people —a people beaming with intelligence—a democ racy renowned in the annals of party warfare for their strict adhesion to that'good old party which has distributed its blessings as well through out this State.as the Union. He came to meet the people of Lancaster—he came to talk to the people, and to define his position in relation to the great questions now agitating the country. . He alluded to the exercise of the franchise. It was a sacred obligation; and no,man should exer cise the J privilege without first understanding the principles his vote must influence. His relation to day, was peculiar; he stood before the meeting the candidate of a great party, for thehigheat office in the gift of the people. He wished, therefore,' to declare his feelings and his principles,, so that all could judge, and all could act underatandingly. He wanted no man’s vote without first' convincing him of the justice of his cause. He fought.beneath a banner that had blazoned on its folds the .great principles of Democracy—principles* by which he determined to die fighting, or live triumphing. He then entered into a lucid examination of the financial affairs of the Commonwealth, and tho roughly refuted the assumption made:by Governor Johnston that by the establishment of ) a Sinking Fund, (a fund, by the way, to of which he is not entitled to the slightest credit,) he had paid the State debt—examined in his usual masterly manner the Tariff question, and took the boldest and broadest ground in favor of the course pursued by the National Democracy: in sustaining all the compromise measures of the last Congress, and avowed his determination in the event of his election, to pursue such a course as would tend to promote the just and the equal rights of all portions of the Union without regard to sectional: prejudices. The speech of Col. Bigler was received with an enthusiasm never before witnessed in Lancaster, and when he had concluded, the audience broke forth into loud and apparently irrepressible cheers. At the conclusion of Col. Bigler’s speech, which lasted fully? two hours, loud calls were made for Col. Johh W. Fornbt, who was present at the meeting. His reception was most cordial. He commenced by an allusion to his old friends and the home of his childhood—the services and labors they had undergone in the good cause in days gone by. He then endorsed the Democratic State nom inations, and spoke in the highest terms of ail the candidates—of their ability, integrity and sound Democracy—and urged his fellow citizens to sup. port them with hearty good will. t He did not de sire, to discuss the questions before - the people^ 'se&at hedj’ ahd by noble . CoL B.He closed his eloquent retoaries amid the bod and repeated cheers of the people present. [y. After Col. F.bafl concluded, a load and unani mous call 'Was made for the; Hon. XoasßucHAfu*. He made bis appearance on the platform, and was greeted with the utmost enthusiasm. .His remarks which were eloquent anil pointed, occupied about three quarters of an hoar. -;! : *l In commencing; he alluded to the, grandeur of the spectacle presented by the meeting, which he said could be seen in no other country on earth.— Here the Humblest and the pcpudest meet on a foot ing of equality, to. make, to unmake, or support the laws, but elsewhere the laws are shore the reach of the people, and are supported by the bayonet.— They had met to-day to interchange feeling and sentiment .raj reference to the nominations made by the State. Conventions. With regard to the Gover nor, all the omens were favorable, and looked to a triumph. Pennsylvania had never elected two Whig. Governors consecutively; one term of Whig gov ernment was as much as she could' stand at one trial. He felt certain the result would be same at the coming election. He had never been mistaken in a presentiment of this kind but once, and that was when! Van Buren was defeated. He would therefore predict a brilliant victory for the Demo cratic army of Pennsylvania in October next. Mr. B. next diluted to Gov. Johnston’s professions in favor of a Wound currency, and referred to the relief notes and other shinplasters. He said that every one mußt feel the evil of such a currency as Gov. Johnston by his acts seemed to favor. Who suffers by this monstrous system of Whig Banking ? Is it the speculator who snuffs danger from afar and knows how to escape it?. No, it is the poor who have these false tokens in their pockets, unconscious of the ruin that is coming upon them. He next ex amined Governor Johnston’s claims built upon the Sinking and completely exposed his unfound ed pretensions. Mr. B. then spoke of the Tariff, saying that the word tariff is a French word, sub mitted for the English word fox, end that the latter .word should be adhered to—as people who talk of Tariffs woiildj then have a better" idea of what is meant. Taking this for a text, he proceded to show that prohibitory tariffs, or tariffs for protection, were in nothing but heavy taxes. Mr. B. said he could not call the tariff of ’46 a perfect law, as nothing human is, but it was very nearly so. At all events, he said, if it is ever to be changed, it can only be done Enough' the agency of the Democratic party, as the Whigs had failed in every promise they had made in regard to it. Ifexperience showrfthe wisdom of some alteration in the law, it can only be done by the power of the Democratic party, and that should teach the Whigs the folly offighting the Democratic party on this is sue. ; 1 Mr. Buchanan next referred to the dangers threat ening the Union. He spoke of the Government and the union of these States as an edifice over the for mation of which a favoring Providence must have presided. Men must eventually be everywhere free. Heaven had made him free—and this Union to be the instrument of universal enfranchisement. But it is threatened by dangers at home, and in what way ? Simply this. A number of officious fanatics in the North refuse to let the people of the South manage their own affairs in their own way. What would you think, said Mr. 8., addressing those near him, if some tif your neighbors at a small distance would persist in meddling with your family affairs and thereby bringing you perpetual trouble. Would you not be justly indignant? And just so it is with your brethren of the South. All the South asks is to be let alone in the peaceable enjoyment of its rights —rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and without which guarantee the Constitution could now have no existence. All the South got by the Compromise was the enactment of the Fugitive Law, and that she wants honestly and faithfully executed; “I read,” said Mr. 8., “the Southern papers at tentively. They all give their support to the Union and the Compromise conditionally on the faithful performance of the Fugitive Slave Law,” andT be lieve sincerely if you cancel or nullify that you de stroy this Union. Now what will you do—repeal it and hazard the safety of the Union, or enforce it honestly and save the Union ? (To this question there was a loud response of determination to sup port the ; law.) “ The whole matter is in a nut shell,” said Mr. 8., “ and there you have it.” — There is a great and numerous party in this State that favors the adverse policy, but will you vote with that party ? (No! No! 1) Mr. Buchanan then passed to the Pennsylvania State law of 1847. He said, to say the least that act was very uncivil and discourteous to the Gen eral government. It had no jails in the several States and ;had to depend on State courtesy. In this case Pennsylvania stands in the unbecoming attitude of allowing her jails to England and France and, other Foreign States, whilst she refuses them to her nearest sister, Maryland. Mr. Buchanan then applied his remarks to the approaching election, and said the election of Col. Bigler would be a triumph for the national Constitution. All his cor respondents unite in regarding it in that light. We should remember this, for invoting for him we vote for a great principle as well as for the man. Stick to the ticket is a good text and it is good only ror the reason I have stated. That is the philosophy of it. We vote for principles, the men are mere instruments. Mr. B. then passed a high eulogium on Gen. Seth Clover, and exhorted the meeting to stand closely by him as a man every way deserving of their thor ough and cordial support. With regard to the Judges, he repeated his for mer endorsement of the whole ticket; remarking that there had been some feeling against Judge Lewis and Judge Campbell, but that it was rapidly dyiqg away. They abused Judge Lewiß as a runa way apprentice, but so was The people of Lancaster know Judge Lewis, and I think neith er Whigs nor Democrats , complain of him here.— The opponents of Judge Campbell have got tired of the cant that he is not fit. I make the prediction, that he will have been on the Supreme Bench but a few years, when he will be admitted to be one of the most fortunate selections ever made. Mr. B. then alluded to the religious opposition, and tho’t that in a country like this it could not amount to much.' He then exhorted the Democrats present to pursue the plain path of duty in support of the ticket settled by the recognized authorities of the party. In exhorting them to exertion, he said that although the Democratic party is in a minority in Lancaster, their 6000 votes in a State election, were of as much consequence and value as any 6000 in “ Glorious Old Berks,” or any other county in the State. Alter reciting a beautiful and apt piece ol poetry, he retired amidst the enthusiastic plaudits of the meeting. Mr. B. sat down amid loud demonstrations of ap plause, when the meejing adjourned at about 5 o’clock/ THE MEETING IN THE EVENING. At about 8 o'clock, the Democracy of the city assembled. at Hopples, and a more numerous and enthusiastic outpouring of the lion-hearted Democ racy of Lancaster was never assembled in this city. The workingmen who could not attend the meeting in the afternoon, the clerks in stores, the business men generally of the city, whose engagements'" would not permit their presence in the afternoon, were all assembled, and enthusiastic cheers for Bigler, and calls for his appearance to address them, were unanimous and spirit-stirring. When Col. Bigler appeared in front of the hotel, a shout of welcome went up, which seemed to rend the air. His address was of the most eloquent and impres sive character; but we have not room to give even an outline of it. It is sufficient to observe that it was a truly eloquent speech, and fully sustained the high character he had established for himself in his very: able address in the afternoon, and excited the utmost enthusiasm in the thousands who heard it. He was followed By W. V. McKean, Esq., of Phila delphia, who reviewed Gov. Johnston's pretensions in connection with the financial prosperity of the State, and his course on the Obstruction Law f the posi tion of the Whigs in presenting such a candidate in Pennsylvania as John Strohm, and concluded with a sketch of the character of Judge Campbell, and the causes, character and narrow limits of the opposition to him. At the conclusion of Mr. McKean’s address, which occupied about an hour, the meeting adjourned with three vociferous cheers for Bigleb, Cloyeb, and the whole Democratic ticket. ; : Letter from Wm. Searlglit. William Seabight, Esq., of Fayette county, was a candidate for Canal Commissioner before.the last Democratic State Convention, and received, for the office a large vote. Since the adjournment of that body, a few desperate and unscrupulous men have attempted to use his name as an excuse for disorganization. The following manly and oppor tune'letter; however, in the last Mifflin True Denfo crat , addressed to Gen. Reuben C. Hale, of Mifflin county, is an extinguisher. We copy it with great pleasure: j “ Harvest being now over, I have gone to work and will continue working, until the election, for the ticket, the whole ticket, and nothing but the ticket. Our friends in the south-westhave entered upon the campaign in good earnest, and you may expect a good report from our lion-hearted Democ racy. I regard the usages of the Democracy as sound, and regular nominations as inviolable. ' I have given thirty; years of service to the cause of Democracy, and I will devote as many more years to that same justi cause as Providence will mete out to me of health and strength. Yours, very truly, William Seabight.* IP* Among the inventions of modern science, few confer a greater benefit on the community than that contribution of Chemistry to the healing art, known as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral In our advertising columns may be found the evidence of distinguished gentlemen, that shows their confidence in its pecul iar efficacy to cure distempers of the Throats and Lungs. (GHCAH'SIiAN] SomeoftSe morereckless and presses qre re-pnbliahing slanders which Samuel D/’lagham, Judge Lewis nine years ago, :and which were triumphantly fated the instant they;made.their, appearance;} by the vefy witnesses' wfcich Mr. Ingham 'referred to .in order, to sustain hia lt is notorious that Samuel D. Ingh&m'‘ahd Lewis S. Coryell are hand and glove, and. are regarded as one and identical—' the substance and the shadow. So much is this the case, that it is humorously remarked of them, that “when one takes snuff the other sneezes.”— •Their statements are therefore taken together. They pretend that in 1840, Mr, Thomas Chambers, of Danville, in the presence of Judge William Donaldson,.of tbe same place, exhibited a letter purporting to be written/by Judge Lewis relative to the purchase of an interest in the establishment of the Pennsylvania Reporter, and that a consulta tion and certain proceedings thereupon took place, in which Mr. Chambers and Judge Donaldson were principal actors. It is not very material to the reputation of Judge Lewis whether be wrote such a letter or not, as nothing but the wildest reasoning of an evil-minded man could torture the transac tion into any thing improper. Judge Lewis how ever, in his testimony under oath before a commit tee of the Legislature, Btated that he “had not the slightest recollection of writing any such letter,” and that he who made the statement was “drawing upon his imagination for his facts.” Mr. Ingham stated in his testimony that he “had never seen Judge Lewis write, and was not acquainted with his band writing.” Under such circumstances he ought not to-have been permitted to give evidence relative, to the‘ ; alleged letter. And every lawyer knows, and Mr. Ingham knows, that he ought not to have given in evidence the contents of an alleg ed letter, until Mr. Chambers was called upon to produce the letter itself. It was the violation of these wholesome and safe rules of evidence which has enabled Mr. Ingham to make a mountain out of a mole hill. But mark how the testimony re futes his whole statement. Mr. Ingham refers to Mr. Thomas Chambers as haying produced the letter purporting to have been written .by Judge Lewis. The following statement rpade by Mr. Chambers under oath, before the Mayor of Philadelphia, and published in the Penn sylvanian of 1842, the moment he saw Mr. Ingham’s pamphlet, flatly contradicts the statement of Mr. Ingham in every material fact. Mr. Chambers is a Whig, a gentleman of character, is now and was then President of the Montour Iron Company, is the son-in-law of the late distinguished Judge Dun can, and is the brother of the Hon. George Cham bers, now on the bench of the Supreme Court, and one of the Whig nominees on the Judicial ticket, for that Bench. His high standing will secure the most implicit confidence in his statement. It cer tainly cannot be said that either his politiccl or personal partialities would be likely to influence to make a false statement to favor Judge L< His statement follows Philadelphia , ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber, M of-the City of Philadelphia, Thomas Cham who upon oath duly and solemnly adminisl doth depose, as follows: Ist. That he visited Harrisburg on the 18th of February 1840, at the special instance and request of Thomas Dunlap, Esq., President of the Bank of United States, to procure by fair and honest sentation the passage of a law that would authorize the Banks to prolong tbe suspension of specie pay ments and relieve them from all penalities beyond the ordinary six per cent interest and Common Law remedies—and that he remained there until the close ol the Session. I 2d. That whilst there, he held no conversation or correspondence, with any individual, of a corrupt character, and that he knew of no corrupt means used either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of influencing the action of the Legislature orjany department ol the Government for the benefit of the Banks. - j 3d. That he was associated at no time with any individual or individuals, “who had any money to expend for legislation,” and that he had no control either directly or indirectly over any fundi; or money of the Bank of the United States, nor was he aware that one dollar was expended by that bank or by any individual or individuals for it to influence the Legislative action. ~ ' j 4th. That he had no acquaintance whatever With either Daniel M. Brodhead or Joseph Solms and .was never to his knowledge in the company of either, and neither directly or indirectly correspon ded or had any transactions of money or business with either—nor was he made acquainted With any of their arrangements—nor had reason to be lieve or suspect that they had money to disburse lor any object at Harrisburg—or that they vere the agents for any ol the Banks. sth. That he never received from the. Bar the United States one dollar as remuneratioi his services or as a gift or fee—the only money to him being a bill of expenses of $5OO, the ticulars of which were given, in an account dered to the: bank, and produced before the mittee at Harrisburg. 6th. That he left the State, on the 14th of 1841, on a visit of business to New Yor' Boston,-end did not entertain the most remote that his testimony would be required at Harris —knowing that no testimony, if the truth was hered to, could reflect or leave a stain upon character, and that such has been the result islevi dent from that testimony—that it has been tolhim a source of regret that he was not apprised by either Judge Lewis, S. D. Ingham, or Lewis S. Coryell, at the time of the. facts at issue between them, as he cheerfully would have attended at Harrisburg—and is now and at all times reacjy to attend at such times as may be agreed upon, before the Mayor of the city of Philadelphia, and in (heir presence be examined by the chairman’ofjthat Committee (Mr. Sharswood,) touching all matters referred to the Committee of Investigation. I 7th. That he remained in New York and Boston in entire ignorance of the testimony elicited before •the committee, and heard nothing in relation to the same until July 26th, when on his way to Wash ington city, he met in the ; hurry and bustle 'of a Ferry Steam Boat from New York to Jersey city, Lewis S. Coryell, who detailed to him the test! mony of Samuel D. Ingham and himself, and he then told Coryell, that he and '"Mr. Ingham were under a mistake, and that no letter or proposition in writing was ever addressed by Judge Lewis to said Chambers in relation to the pujchase of the Re porter, or any paper having his signature or in his hand writing exhibited to S. D. Ingham or himself, and remarked, “why should Judge Lewis address a letter or a note to me when he was at Harrisburg lodging within two hundred yards of me, and in daily intercourse with me, and particularly if it was as you think, of a corrupt character—would not such a mode of approaching me be ridiculous and absurd in the extreme.” Bth. That no letter or proposition in writing was ever addressed by Judge Lewis to him, in relation to the purchase of the Reporter or securing its columns for any object, or any paper having his signature or in bis hand writing, or dictated (so far as he knows) by him exhibited either to Samuel D. Ingham or Lewis S. Coryell, and that no note was ever written by him to said Lewis in relation to this purchase. That his recollection is disjinct and positive, and that, anything to the contrary is absolutely and unqualifiedly false. I 9th. That he returned to Danville Irom Wash ington city, August Bth, and on August lGth or 17th, was called upon by Judge Lewis, (in