Sntelligmcer & Journal.
Lancaster, November ll» 1851.
GEO. SANOERSONi EDITOR.
irr A Democratic Jubilee will be held at the
public house of Johjt S. Mohtox, (Nine Points,) on
Saturday evening next, the 15th hist, at 6 o clock,
P. M. Several speakers will address the meeting.
The Democrats of Bart and the • neighboring
townships are invited to be present- ■*
A Democratic Pole^Raislng
Will take place at the Black Horse Tavern, (Keg
erreis’) in West Cocalico township, on Saturday the
15th at 1 o’clock, P. M. Several speakers
will address the meeting.
The Democrats of West Cocalico and the sur
rounding districts are invited .to attend, and join in
celebrating the glorious victory which they assisted
in achieving. • MANY.
Nov. 4.
fl j* Judge Lewis offers, bis fine property, in S.
Queen street, for sale. See advertisement.
Concerts.
We are requested to announce that in the course
of next week two great musical Entertainments
will take place. Mons. C. Koppitz, a flute player
ol the highest reputation, will arrange two brilliant
concerts in this place, and be assisted by the best
musicians of our city. We understand that Mons.
K. is a very celebrated artist, we may therefore
congratulate ourselves on enjoying a rich treat
from his wonderful execution on this sweet instru
ment His portrait is already exhibited in the
principal music stores.
Female Night School.
The Board of School Directors of this city passed
a resolution, at their meeting on Thursday evening
last, establishing a Female Night School. It will
be opened as soon as the necessary arrangements
can be completed, and will be conducted by two
teachers—a male and female. It is also intended
that a visiting commitlee of Ladies shall be ap
pointed. The committee, appointed by the Board
for the puapose of superintending its organization,
U composed ol Messrs. Wise, Burrowes and Hood.
The Elections.
DEMOCRACY TRIUMPHANT!
The recent elections have all terminated glori
ously for the Democracy and for the Union. The
last week was one of signal triumph to the great
Republican party, and will long be remembered.
First on the list is glorious NEW JERSEY, the
home of the gallant Stockton. The election was
for members of the State Legislature. The result
is that 13 of the 20 members of the Senate, are
Democrats, and 44 of.the 60 members of the
Assembly.—being a majority of 34. / New Jersey
may now be set down as permanently a Democratic
State. All honor to the “ Jersey Blues!"
Next comes NEW YORK, where our party has
been distracted for years, and where the Whigs
confidently expected to carry every thing before
them by an immense majority. The Senate is a
tie, and the House is Democratic by a small major
ity. Ol the eight officers elected on the State ticket,
the Democrats, it is thought have the Comptroller,
Judge „of Appeals, State Engineer and Prison
Insjie^tor; whilst the Whigs have the Secretary
of State, Attorney General, Treasurer and Canal
Commissioner —thus making it a draw game.—
The City of New York gives the Democratic State
Ticket a majority ranging from 2 to 4,000.
Next comes MICHIGAN, which has elected the
Democratic Governor by about 8,000, and a large
majority in both branches of the Legislature.
MARYLAND follows wiih a Democratic ma
jority ol about 2500 on the entire State Ticket, and
a majority on joint ballot in the Legislature. The
city of Baltimore elects the entire Legislative
and gives the Democratic State Ticket a majority
ranging from 500 to 2000.
ILLINOIS has elected a large Democratic ma
jority in both branches of the Legislature.
And even little DELAWARE gives : signs of
wheeling into the Democratic line. The election
was on the subject of an amendment to the Con
stitution, a purely Democratic measure, and was
decided in favor of reform by a large majority.—
This, it is believed, will settle the politics ol the
Stale for the future in favor of the Democratic
party.
The LOUISIANA election has resulted in the
choice of three Democrats and one Whig to Con-
The only drawback —and that is but a drop in
the bucket—is Wisconsin; here the Whigs and Free
soilers formed a union, and elected Farvvell, ( Whig,)
Governor, and perhaps a small majority of Whigs
and Freesoilers to the Legislature.
Strasburg Jubilee.
A grand Jubilee cameoff at Strasburg,on Thurs
day evening last, in honor of the recant glorious
Democratic triumph in the State. At an early
hour, a large number set down to an excellent sup
per at Echternacht's Hotel—after which the meet
ing was organised, and the imm'ense assemblage
was addressed by the Hon.ffAMES Buchanan in his
usual eloquent and glowing style, for about three
quarters of an hour, when he retired from the stand
amid loud and deafening huzzas from the multitude,,
The meetiug was then successively addressed by
Col. William S. Amweg, Geo. Sanderson, John M.
Amweg, R. Carr, Dr. J. Raub and W. F. S. War
ren, Esq., all of whom were loudly cheered by the
company.
During the progress of the meeting, fire works
were let off, bonfires ; were started, and many of the
houses in the Borough were brilliantly illuminated.
At intervals the Strasburg Brass Band played several
appropriate and patriotic airs—and after the speak
ing was over, the Democrats present formed a
procession and marched through the town.
thing passed off pleasantly, and at an
early hour the company dispersed, all well pleased
with what they had heard and witnessed during
the evening. ■
Virginia Constitution*
The new Constitution of Virginia adopts the
principle of universal suffrage in all elections, lim
ited, however, to white male citizens who are
twenty-one years of age, and who have resided two
years in the State and one year in the county in
which they vote. Persons in the naval or military
service of the United States are not to be deemed
residents in the State by reason of being stationed
therein. No person will have the right to vote
who is of unsound mind, or a pauper, or anon
commissioned officer, soldier, seaman, or marine in
the service of the United States, or who has been
convicted of bribery in an election, or of any in
famous offence. In all elections votes are required
to be given openly viva voce , and not by ballot,
except that dumb persons entitled to. suffrage may
vote by ballot. , Under the Constitution, the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney Generali
are to be elected by the people. These officers for
the ensuing term, as well as members of the Senate
and House of Representatives, are to be chosen on
the Bth day of December next. The seats of all
members of the General Assembly already elected,
will be from that date vacated by ,the effect of the
new Constitution.
oU*The Fulton Democrat came to hand last
week with.the name of James Buchanan at its
mast-head, accompanied with a strong editorial
article in his favor for the next Presidency.
27 The Democrats of this city fired a salute of
fifteen guns, on Tuesday last, when .the glorious
news of the election of John Bigler, in California,
reached here.
10“ A man named Frederick Weller, cpmmitted
suicide last week, in West Hempfield township, by
hanging himself to the limb of a tree.
Affairs in Europe.
The Emperor oj" Austria and the King of Prussia
have both been making tours through their respec
tive dominions or portions of them, and both with
the same in view. The assumption by the
former of absolute power was succeeded by a jour
ney lor the purpo: e of personal survey in quarters
where disaffection might be apprehended; while
the King ol Prussia, reversing this order ol proceed
ing, makes his journey first for the better accomp
lishment of his despotic purposes afterwards. He
tells the people oi Cologne something of his mind,
in a brief harangue to this effect:
« I have not come here to make compliments nor
to reward, nor to punish, but to speak out the truth
and the whole truth. I know that you are very sen
sitive on the subject of your press; but it is neces
sary that the infatuation should cease—ad infatua
tion which destroys all confidence and loyalty—and
causes only discord in the city and State. Seek to
banish this unfriendly spirit. See that it be changed
What my brother! William has already said I ad
here to, and say amen to it seventy, and again sev
enty times- It is time this should cease. It it do
nor, I will myself* put a stop to it. I.have the will
ahd the power. Look to it. Let it be changed,
and that with little delay. Otherwise we shall not
remain friends, and I assure you there will be ta
ken the severest ifaeasures.”
These concerted movements on the part of the
Emperor of Austria and the Prussian King have
taken place subsequently to an interview with the
Czar ol Russia, wjhose instigation and influence are
palpably apparent throughout. It is this fact that
gives a portentous meaning to proceedings, whichj
if not thus sustained, would indicate Only the fatu
ity of imbecile tjespotism, and would provoke a
speedy reaction powerful enough to sweep both
dynasties away. jNeither Austria nor Prussia could
venture with safety upon the usurpations which
they have dared jo perpetrate. if each stood alone to
hold her'own, as [she could, without aid from other j
quarters. They are but the instruments of a stronger ;
power. Russia, Rearing no insurrections at home,
having her strength collected and concentrated, can
push on her vassal powers,—for Austria and Prus
sia in fact hold ti> her the relation, ol vassals, and
urge them to desperate steps in the way of supress
ing all symptoms of liberalism in their dominions;
and When the galled spirit of downcast freedom can
bear no more; when outraged rights and violated
oaths rise up for Ivengeance; when tyranny, over
stepping in its exulting triumph all Bonds of human
endurance, puts itself out of the sphere of all obliga.
tions, and in the ieyes of desperation becomes the
sole and only object of hatred and revenge—then
the frightened despots, terrified at the storm they
hav6 raised, willjhave to appeal to their master, the
Czar, for help, which he will stand quite ready to
grant. I
To provoke this very state of things, the Russian
Emperor is no doubt urging on his crowned min
ions at Vienna ahd Berlin. He is anxious for an
opportunity to protect them; and, as protection is
costly and may fairly require compensation, he will
be their protector first and his own paymaster af
terwards. A fierce internal struggle between the
the people and tlieir oppressors in Prussia or Aus
tria would so exhaust the resources of the Govern
ment, and weaken its strength, that the intervention
of Russia would be equivalent to her taking the
whole quarrel on her own shoulders. 4
Upon the whole scene of public affairs as exhib
ited on the Continent, England looks, we may be
lieve with no little anxiety. She fought long and
steadily, and in [the end successfully, against the
all-extending siipremacy of Napoleok over the
continent; she Subsidized, she rallied all her allies,
again and againj to make head against the spread
ing empire of France, which began with the prop
agation of republican principles, and which did not
wholly lose its dffinities with democratic ideas even
when its imperial splendor was almost brilliant.—
She has now in prospect another series of wars,
while yet groan ng under the burden of debts in
curred in her last continental crusade. The appa
rition of Russia, pike the shadow of a giant emerg
ing from mists which hall involve and which are
half blended with it, lo.oms portentously before her
sight—a colossal figure, and armed from head to
foot, with an air of imperious defiance that seems
to challenge combat on every side, except where
submission bends in homage. •
The tricks ofjdiplomacy will not avail against
an adversary like this. The arm ol this Titan is
not bound tape. Svbmit or perish, is the
formula of Russian negotiation, whether in the
council or in the field—to which latter arena all
questions of imperial policy are ultimately referred.
The clear eye of Kossuth saw’ and he
mourns over the downfall of Hungary not only on
her own account, as it involves the lo§s of her lib
erties, but also because Hungary, if established in
j independence, might have stood as a bulwark to
I Western Europe against the approaching surge ol
i Russian invasioli.
The position jof France at this critical period of :
affairs in Europe is so entirely undefined that noth
ing can with certainty be predicted respecting it.
Her internal cJndition is so unsettled that no sys
tem of toreign policy that she might now adopt
would have assurance of permanency; yet this
very state of her internal affairs makes her rulers
afraid to ipterfere with the movements of foreign
powers stroegej l than herself.—Balt. American.
07" The Laricasterian of Wednesday last Contin
ues its attacks Upon Mr. Buchanan, much to . the
gratification, nq doubt, ol its numerous readers—but
still not a word m reference to the spurious tickets>
or the way ana, manner of striking the- names of
Bigler, Clover, jLevvis and Campbell! It is passing
strange, indeed} when a simple yea or nay to cer-j
tain interrogatories could Be so easily given. Tha*|
slang against Ajlr. Buchanan has been iterated and j
reiterated so often thro’ the columns of that sheet,
that it has riecpssarily grown stale, and lost all its
efficacy —if it lever had any. But not 60 with the ,
few questions that have already two or three times
been put to the editor and managers of the concern.
The paper still makes some professions of its at
tachment to Democracy, and would fain remove
the so generally entertained, that it is
a guerrilla sheet, gotten up and continued in exist
encejor fhe purpose of dividing and distracting the
p ar yet it? is unable to clear its skirts of a
suspicion of the basest treachery to a portion of
tbe State ticket at the recent election. ■ The De
mocracy of Lancaster county have a deep interest
in this matter.l They know that the four candidates
above named I were struck—two of them to the
amount of several hundred the county,
and they are katuraliy anxious, inasmuch as the
honor of the party is concerned, that those who
were guilty, either directly or indirectly, openly or
secretly, of the treachery, no matter who they are,
should be knojwn and remembered.
The'defeat of Judge Cahpbblu is a blow struck
at the organization and the principles of the party
in the State, from which, if the Democracy would
escape the consequences, they must do so by repu
diating all-connexion with those who led off in the
disreputable work. Better, far better, would it be
that our great and glorious party should suffer
another partial defeat—even if that were necessary
—than that it should continue to foster and cherish
the ingrates have so basely betrayed it Let
tbe party be purified, and then, 'with its glorious
principles emblazoned on its proud flag, it will go'
forth conquer ng and to conquest.
Cot. Fbemokt.—The St. Louis Union of the 17th
Bays.:— 1 ;t Col. Fremont has completed and confirm*
ed the sale of his Mariposa tract of gold land in
California, 'llle sale was made to a company in
London for (jne million of dollars, one hundred
thousand of which (that being the first instalment)
was to be paid to Col. Fremont in the city of Netfr
York on or about the 15th of this month. Colonel
Fremont may: now be considered among the wealth
iest millionaires of the United States. He has, by
the Mariposajtract just sold, a vast amount of prop
erty in San Francisco.
Kossuth and Americans Abroad.
We are glad to find a-few of the newspapers de
fending the great leader of the Hungarian straggle' ;
for freedom, against the petty censures already cir
culated against him, and probably designed to. fore-,
stall public opinion in the United States. If Kossuth
has had any disagreement with the. captain or other
officers of the Mississippi, we can easily ascribe it
to their mutual misunderstanding of their respective,
positions. He could not comprehend'them, and they
could not or would not comprehend him. As the
leader of the great Hungarian struggle, the success
of which was prevented by treachery alone, he is
regarded by all European as one of those
upon whom still rest their hopes of another effort
The spirit of liberty id not extinct in Europe, and
its votaries are merely awaiting a favorable oppor
tunity for striking again; and Kossuth, Mazzini,
Garibaldi, Manini, and other leaders iu the late
contests, Hungarian, Polish, German, French, Ital
ian, feel the responsibilities imposed upon them by
; their past efforts. They fully comprehend that
their mission is not ended,and that their retirement
from all future struggle would be base abandonment
ol their duty. Hence they feel bound to keep alive
and burning, by their own example, the sacred
spirit which so lately inspired them and their com
panions. None of them can feel these responsi
bilities more keenly than Kossuth. He knows that
among European democrats, all eyes are upon him,
all hearts are with him, all voices are whispering
hope in the future. With” these leelings burning to
the highest degree of enthusiasm, Kossuth enters a
national ship of the Great Republic whose name is
hailed with delight throughout enslaved and suffer
ing Europe. Can we wonder at him for expecting
to find kindred spirits among its commander and
officers.? For expecting to find in them true repre
sentatives of that national mind which has raised
j this Great Republic to an elevation so honorable, so
truly glorious, and makes it the world’s last hope
among all European democrats? We should won -
der at him for expecting anything less.
Was he disappointed ? This involves the ques
tion, do our naval'offlcers and other functionaries,
when abroad, always correctly represent the mind
of the country ? We are constrained to say that
they do not. The officers of our navy especially
are quite too obnoxious to this objection. When
in European ports, a great object among them is to
obtain civilities from European functionaries and
aristocracies. Dinners and balls from Kings and
Grand Dukes are great objects with them; and to
obtain such honors, they strive to render them
selves acceptable to their entertainers. European
Kings and Princes and Diplomatists understand and
know how to manage this weakness, and to enlist
their sympathies against the lower classes as inca
pable of any better governments than they have got.
Hence when Kossuth went among them, he found
them quite as interested in the good-will of the
King of Naples, the Grand Duke of Tuscany,- the
Prince President of France, and the Marshals and
Generals of Austria, as in the hopes and aspirations
of European democrats. Can we wonder at him
for feeling severe disappointment, and under the
grief thus excited, for speaking or acting somewhat
impatiently ? Such severe disappointment in what
he supposed to be the American mind and heart,
must have been a severe blow to such a man'as
Kossuth. He could not have expected any com
promise of the American flag; for as a lawyer, he
is too well informed to misunderstand international
rights and duties. But he expected something
more than a second edition of that aristocratic
spirit against w-hich the popular mind of Europe
is still struggling, and over w-hich it wilt yet
triumph.
If Kossuth comes to the United States, he will
doubtless perceive Irom the government and people,
an ample exhibition of the real, genuine American
mind and heart; amply enough to show that the
one thinks, the other beats, with the mind and heart
of European democracy. We therefore, trust that
nothing will be abated or omitted, by public func
tionaries or citizens, of any demonstrations which
would have been made, had these petty complaints
and censures never reached our shores. Neither the
institutions nor the popular sentiment of the coun
try are correctly represented by naval officers,
diplomatists and consuls abroad, when they aban-r
don the dignified deportment of American democra
cy for civilities from European oppressors.—Public
Ledger.
Infamous Letter.
The letter of Gerret Smith, the well-known abo
litionist, to the Liberty party, is one of the most'
fanatical documents yet put forth by him or his
followers. After pointing out the necessity of the
ultra-abolitionists organizing their forces, and vot
ing in a solid phalanx, at the recent election in New
York, it appeals to the party to support the paper
published by Fred. Douglass, the fugitive slave; re
fers not only approvingly but exultingly to the out
rage recently committed in Syracuse ; and actually
encourages insurrection and civil war, as will be
seen by the following extract:
The half million of free blacks in this nation and
Canada, hitherto patient, beyond all parallel, under
| the insults and outrages heaped upon them, are at
last giving signs that they will “ stand for their
life.” Among these signs are the manly resistance
offered to the kidnappers at Christiana, and the brave
and beautiful bearing of the black men at Syracuse,
who, on the everrmemorale first day of October,
perilled their lives for the rescue of their abused
I bjother. Heaven grant that all ot the half million
may have the manliness and courage to “stand for
their life.” They may be assured thatif they do, the
whites will stand by them. Brave self-defence in a
righteous cause, (and whoss cause is so righteous
j as the American blacks'?) tas ever won the sym
pathy and admiration of th> world. It is because
the Hungarians stood so b avely for their rights,
that Webster and Cass toast and eulogise them.—
And if the American blacks on whose rights Web
ster and Cass are now so cruelly and insultingly
trampling, shall stand forth bravely for those rights,
even that same Webster and Cas9 will be found to
have enough of hnman nature left in them to toast
and eulogise black heroes as well as white heroes.
Hit Them Again.
Not only is the President charged with contrib
uting to the defeat of our candidate, but Messrs.,
Webster and Cooper and other distinguished Whigs,
who have labored all their lives for the accession
of Whig men and Whig measures, are said to have
lent their aid to bring about the result. Tbe men
who now call in question the political fidelity of
these gentlemen, were doing service in the ranks
of the opposition when these tried champions were
battling for Whig principles.— Delaware County
Republican .
There you have your pedigrees, gentlemen, by
one of your own household. The editor of the
Republican says these men were doing battle in
the ranks of Democracy, while Messrs. Fillmore,
Webster and Cooper, were laboring to build up the
Whig party. If Gov. Johnston and his brother Jim
have been Whigs but a few years, you should not
be so ungenerous as to kick them when they are
down. You hugged the renegades to your breast
while you hoped to carry your ends with them,
and now that you find all your hopes blasted, at
tempt to thrust them aside by telling them they
“ were doing service in the ranks of the opposition,
when these tried champions were battling for the
Whig principles.”— Democratic Union.
Newspaper Change.—Thomas Phillips, Esq.,
one of the original proprietors of the Pittsbg Daily
Morning Post, and more recently associated in the
management of the St. Louis Daily Union, has again
connected* himself with the former establishment*
and will hereafter assist its able editor, L. Harper,
Esq., in conducting that stern and unflinching
Democratic journal. Mr. P. is well acquainted
with Pennsylvania politics, is a strong writer, a
devoted Democrat, and an upright gentleman. We
warmly welcome him back to the field of his
earlier labors, and hope he may live long to make
seed sown by his bands, produce abundant harvests,
political, personal, and pecuniary.
Cjlbas. Cosemissiojteb.—A correspondent of the
Pennsylvanian strongly recommends'Major John
Cummings, of Unioh county, as a suitable person
to receive the nomination for Canal Commissioner
by the 4th of March State Convention.
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' Pennsylvania and Bnclianan. L .
The able editor of the Knoxville
Man, in a letter from Washington', to- his ‘journal, -
says;— ££'
I cannot close this letter without commanding.
the following patriotic letter, from- ttfe pen and.
heart of James Bachanan/tb the DemocracyLof the
.whole Union. It will be read with pride and pleas
ure. Especially to the Sooth does it come with
“healing on its wings” and balm on itsbqsom.—
Prominent in the hearts of bis countrymen in con
nection with the candidacy for the next Presidency,
an expression from this distinguished Democrat, a£
feeling the deeply momentous subject of slavery,
will be read with avidity by all, and I feel that this
emanation, at this particular.crisis, can butforbode
the unity of thought and sentiment, of harmony and
good-feeling in the ranks of:the Democratic Party,
which is an earnest of future-success. ‘fbe, soul
breathing pathos breathed in every line, can but
exert a salatary influence upon the citizens of our
common country. , i
The. Washington (Pa.) Weekly Review,,says:
' As several of the most talented and distinguished
statesmen identified with the Democratic Party; are
spoken of in connection with the Presidency, it is 1
due them and their fellow citizens throughout the
different States, that their respective merits and,
qualifications be considered, so that the public miner*
may be prepared to execute with unanimity, the de
cision of the National Convention. >
The names of Buchanan, Butler, Cass, DoUgiass
and Houston blaze most conspicuously on the scroll
of political preferment; and, though we cannot
doubt that either of these .distinguished parsonages,
if chosen the standard-bearer of the Democratic
Party of the Union, in 1852, would lead it to vic
tory, and wrest the sceptre of power from the un
worthy grasp of Whiggery, yet, as Pennsylvanians,
we may be pardoned for expressing a predilection
for the Keystone’s most talented and. meritorious
son—the Hon. James Buchanan. The modt unani
mous expression that has arisen throughout the
length and ‘breadth of the Commonwealth in his
favor, indicate not only an appreciation of his mer
its, but a desire to honor a faithful and. talented
public servant, with the highest point ot political
attainment.-
The Washington (Pa.) Examiner says:—
Among the many important lessons taught on
the 14th of October, we give the following, which
are unmistakeable:—
First. That Gen. Scott can never get the elec
toral vote of Pennsylvania.
Second. That James Buchanan can and will.
These facts are so clear, that no sane man will
deny them.
How stands Mr. Buchanan in other States ? We
have paid considerable attention to the movements
making in different sections of the' Union, 1 and are
rejoiced to .give as our belief that far the
the most prominent of any one whose name has been
used in connection with the Presidency. True,
other States have declared in favor of different dis
inguisbed Democrats, but in the majority of instan
ces, it was done through courtesy to their own
citizens. An&we predict after- one or two ballot
ings, their votes will be cast for the candidate pre
sented by the Democracy of the Keystone.
The Clarion (Pa.) Democrat says:—
Johnston vs. BuchXitan.— Governor Johnston
will learn by our returns what serious effect his
electioneering in Clarion against Mr. Buchanan, h'dd
on the Democracy.of this county. . Let the Gover
nor learn now and forever that Mr. Buchanan is
esteemed and revered in Clarion, and his base, slan
derous epithets heaped on the old veteran had the
effect of'bringing the people out to vindicate “Penn
sylvania’s favorite son.” He is known to our peo
ple who will not smile upon the slanders of poli
ticians who stoop to falsehood in order to defame
the name ot one whose purity of character has won
him the esteem and confidence of the - Democracy
of the'Union, while the Whigs themselves condemn
Johnston and his principles. What a lesson to de
lamers!
The Democratic Sentinel, Uniontown, Pa., says :
“ Pennsylvania's- Favobite Son.” —This title
is rapidly being merged in tbe-still more appropri
ate one of the “The Favorite Son of the Union.”
For thirty years the name of James Buchanan
has been intimately connected with the history of
this country, in all its legislative and diplomatic
relations; from the hour he marched to-Baltimore
a volunteer, in the cause and for the defence of his
country, until the present day, the great object of
his life has been the prosperity and happiness of his
countrymen and the perpetuity of the Union ; with
him there has been no vascillating, but he has at
all times and under all circumstances, supported the
letter and spirit of the Constitution with all its
compromises, and to the support of that-charter ot
our liberties, he brought the aid of a giant intellect;
his arguments, always powerful in their truthful
ness, were m ’jestic in their eloquent simplicity, and
convincing in their clearness. •
Always advocating the cause of the people and
the interest of the country, he has become to the
democracy of the nation, as we have heretofore re
marked “a tower of strength,” and in ,their 4 hour of
trouble “the strong hold of their defence.”
In Pennsylvania his name carries with it an ir
resistable influence, and the late elections have
shown that he is the choice of the great majority
of the people for the Presidency in 1852.
Lancaster and Berks.
It will be interesting to our numerous readers to
have the official majorities, for Governor, of these
two giant counties placed" in juxtaposition, for
future reference. Here'they are:
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LANCASTER. I “
Reading City 325
Greenwich 266
Richmond 225
Perry 211
Bern 206
Upper Tulpehocken 205
iLower Heidelberg 202
Tulpehocken 193
Muhlenberg 190
Windsor * 158
Center 156
Bethel 154
Rockland 142
Maxatawney 131
North Heidelberg 128
Spring 125
Albany 124
Exeter 118
Earl 116
Douglass 108
Pike 107
Penn 106
Upper Bern 99
Colebrookdale 97
Amity 96
01 ey 95
Gumru 91
Marion 89
Maidencreek 84
Eutztown . 77
Ruscumbmanor 73
Alsace 70
Hereford 64
Brecknock 51
District 51
Heidelburg! 50
Washington 43
Womelsdorf 29
Hamburg. 25
Bernville 20
Longswamp 13
Caernaroon 3
Mouutjoy 407
Conestoga 332
Salisbury 314
Elizabeth (Erb’s) 2SI
Penn 240
New Holland 229
Rapho(Manheim) 216
West Lampeter 212
Martic 205
West Earl 201
East Lampeter 194
Strasburg Tp. 193
Neffsville 169
Blue Ball 163
Milleratown 160
Ephrata 158
Indiantown 158
Leacock 162
Elizabethtown 125
Marietta 119
Fulton 113
Petersburg 113
WestHempfield 108
Little Britain 103
Warwick (Litiz) 87
Conoy . 74
Upper Leacock 74
Drumore 70
East Cocalico 70
Maytown (East
Donegal) . 62
Caernarvon
Lancaster Tp 57
Rohrerstown 53
Sadsbury 53
Brecknock, 16
.Bart 15
Washington Bor. 15
Adamstown 14
Lancaster City 304
Columbia Bor. . 117
Paradise 50
Colerain 34
West Cocalico 12
Strasburg Bor. 8
5363 525
525
Johnston’s maj. 4838
For a dozen or more years past, the one of these
two counties which .gave the heaviest majority
over the other, did not fail in carrying the State by
a proportional majority. The rule has failed this
year, however—probably owing to the “ dry
weather,” and not to “ the rain ” —and “ old Berts”
and “old Lancaster” are no longer Thermometer
Counties. Their glory is departed.
Rich Mihbrjx Deposits ur Mootooheby Co.
—Specimens of minerals have,been found in lime:
quarries, near Norristown. The Herald says that
it is found mixed through a deposit of the most
"beautiful quartz rock ever seen, and very much
resembles the rich treasures of the quartz rocks of
California. Under the belief that it was something
of the “ same sort,” a portion of the mineral was ,
caused to be tested, when it was found to be a
combination of silver and copper, with a large
preponderance of silver. It is not found in large
quantities yet, but the indications are that is
“about,” and will be opened some of these dayß.
In a section ol country so remarkable for its
known rich deposits, as this portion of Pennsylva
nia, and so abounding in “ indications,” the discov
ery of silver, or even gold, would not be a matter
of surprise to those who are acquainted with its
gelogical formation.
OjT Kossuth reached England on the 23d ult,
and was feceivd with great enthusiasm.
.Taa letter fabUshedlii otzr last, we gave a brief
and acc&rnt of thev Agricultural
JFair.&ld Ma* Harrisburg. Since then thejpremt?
umSbave been awarded antf tbe Fair has doied j.
and now the press and the pebble arediscussing the
exhibition in its various phases. .Ail things- eoof
sidered, every person agrees in saying that it was a
creditable beginning—indeed it is said to have been
the best first State Fair ever known to be held.—
The ? mosr active nr embers of the State Agricultural
Society, as well as the people of Harrisburg, who
had made great preparations for it, thought it
would prove a failure, even up to Tuesday after
noon, the day previous to the opening. But before
the day had closed, a far different opinion was en
tertained. When the large number of people, with
their live stock, farming implements, and various
articles for exhibition, began to pour inj-the people
of Harrisburg were convinced that the Fair would
bq one of which the State would ha\Vno reason to
be ashamed. Various causes, it is true, contributed
\o keep persons away from it—among them it is
said that ample facilities were not afforded by the
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Whether
this charge is true we doinot know; but as it is
made by some of the Committees in the reports,
there seems to be a probability that it is. The
Company, however; is not so much to blame, when
the fact is considered that the calculations made by
all persons were on too small a scale, and more or
less confusion was the L consequence - . No person
anticipated such a gathering of people. Another
year all. these difficulties can be avoided. The les
sons learned will be useful, and will be the means
of preventing a recurrence of them.
The awards of the) various committees were
made on Friday, the day the Fair closed. We un
derstand they gave general satisfaction, even to
those who received no premiums. This is gratify
ing, as it most generally happens, when a decision
is made between the merits of so many
that.more or less dissatisfaction is manifested by
those who do not get what they imagine they de.
serve. Annexed we give a list of the premiums
awarded to persons from this county, selected from
the long reports published in the Harrisburg papers.
It may be that we have overlooked some. If we
have, we will gladly rriake the correction in our
next paper:
Henry Sherbahn, Maytown, for his bay horse
James K. Polk, as the best stallion for heavy draft
purpose, $12,00.
Frederick Keller. Lancaster county, for the second
best grade bull, $4,00. Also a diploma foi his
large steer, “Tyler.”
Henry P. Zook, Lar caster county, for the best
twin heifers on the ground, $5,00.
John Echtemach, Lancaster county, for his
match brown oxen, $5,00.
Henry* Lencker, Lancaster county, for the only
yoke of cows offered, a second premium of SS,OO.
[Mr. Lenckef is the Gdrman man to whom we re
lerred in our Harrisburg letter published last week.
—En. Spt.] [ -
A. M. Spangler, Lancaster, for the best pair of
’Shanghai fowls,'sl,ooJ
Cyrus S. Haldeman, Bainbridge, best pair of
Dorking fowls, $2,01).;'
Mrs. J. A. Foreman, Lancaster county, for the
best quilt, $5,00.
Two indigent females of Lancaster county, for
linen goods, $5,00.
E. W._ Carpenter, Lancaster, for a dish of Doy
enne, d’hiver pears. $5,00.
Cyrus S. Haldeman, Bainbridge, basket of Quin
ces, $2,00. ' • |
John H. Smith, Lancaster'county, a premium
for the best specimens tobacco, $2,00.
Cyrus,S. Haldeman, Bainbridge, a premium for
the second best, sl,oo|
Lewis & Moore, Edward Sfeacy, H. W. Smith,
Wj Fawk, and Edward Hicks;'Lancaster county,
each a diploma for drilling machines and broad
casting plows.- |
S. Pelton, Jr., Lancaster, a diploma for Hovey's
Cultivator.
J. K. Landis, Lancaster county, a diploma for
straw cutter. c .
Jeffery Smedley, Columbia, a diploma for horse
power machine and separator.
Si B. Haines,Lancaster city,adiploma for thresh
ing machine. |
Robert J. Colvin, Lancaster, a diploma for corn
planter. i * <
John Bamborough, Lancaster, a diploma for fans.
, Charles R. Frailey, Lancaster, a diploma for visi
ting cards and peri drawing.
Abraham Lightner; Lancaster county, a diploma
for a specimen of large peaches.
E. W. Carpenter, Lancaster, diploma for planes.
Mr. Brady, Lancaster county, a diploma tor-car
penters hatchets ahd mill picks.
J. & W. Konigmacher, a diploma for sandstone.
We understand that it is in contemplation to hold
a county meeting at Lancaster, on Wednesday, the
19th instant, for the ipurpose of making- arrange
ments for holding the next State Fair in that CUy*
Columbia Spy. j
The. Banks of Wall street, New York, contracted
their discounts ‘ $5,01)0,000 in the three months
ending on the 27th September. Iu alluding to this
fact, the N. Y. Herald says as follows
This contraction was not spread over the whole |
of that time, but was brought about suddenly—so ’
suddenly as to produce a panic in the money mar- j
ket, equal in intensity, while it lasted, to anything !
ever experienced. The origin and design of this’t
movement can be easily traced to the directors |
and' managers of our city institutions. They were I.
the direct cause of tke panic, and are responsible !
for the distress, disaster and ruin, resulting from it.
The country at large never was in a more prosper
ous condition. Every important interest is in a
flourishing state. The crops have been large and
are now ready for market. Our internal improve
ftients are progressing rapidly, and upon a proper
basis. The receipts.of air the companies in active .
operation have been larger this year than ever
before, and their dividends must exceed those ol
any previous year. Every one has full and remu
nerating employment, and there has never been
within the history'of the country a period of
greater prosperity, than during the past twelve
months. With an aburidanca of every hing com
prising the general wealth, with all the elements
of- trade in successful operation, with credit un
doubted and unlimited, a sadden check was given
to the wheels of commerce, and panic seizes upon
the community at large. A few of the capitalists,
who unfortunately happened to manage several of
the leading Wall street banks, met one day in the
parlor'of a certain bank not far from the Custom
House, and determined to put the screws at once
upon the market, and give them several'turns. No
sooner determined upon than done, and the turns
were so frequent and so severe, that in less than
forty-eigtit hours the excitement in the , street was
most intense, and ttie panic widespread and of the
most alarming character. If these individuals
had a private object m view, in making this move
ment, there can be no excuse for it, and even if the
public good was aimed at, there can be no justifi
cation: for so sudden' and severe a pressure upon the
market It is not 'for the interest of the banks,
that an easy money market should continue for a
length 1 ot time. (Expansions and contractions
serve their purposes best; and as they have the
power, sudden movements producing these results,
must be looked for.)’
i !
Robeson
Union
Ontelaunee
< 140 4905
140
Bigler’s majority 4765
Jackson, (Miss.) Nov. s. —The election here
passed off with much spirit. The Union men are
highly elated with their prospective success, and-,
almost every district polled an immense vote.
General Foote has swept everything before him.
It is confidently predicted that he has carried the
State by-over 5,000 majority. „
The following Union candidates have been elected
to Congress.
First District* Ef B. Nabers.
Third District, Jobn D. Freetman.
Fourth District, I A. B. Dawson.
In the-Third District, McWillie, Secessionist,
polled a very heavy vote.
California Gold. —The amount of gold ex*
* ported from California to the 15th September of
the present year was $60,200,920; and the steamer
Oregon which left San Francisco on the Ist Octo
ber hid on board about $2,200,000 —making the
total export to that date about $62,230,000. The
advices brought by the steamer Cherokee hold out
the promise of steady and increasing supplies of
-gold. | Labor and machinery were becoming better
organized and directed, and more thorough exami
nations were constantly: bringing to light new
discoveries oJ the precious metal. Silver has also
been found under circumstances which seem to
warrant the beliet of- its existence in quantities to
justify the labor applied to acquisition.
The Spkte fair.
The Cause of the Panic.
ion In Mississippi.
The Eleci
•••«*>- : ._
V- - _ V- . -
The signal defeat* of tbe secessionists in South
will? jpot down... tbe spirit of disunion in
tfaat State, at leastfbra time, and we hope forever.
: W&have heretofore; repeatedly expressed theopih
ion,4hat sentiments of the people
shouk£be fairlyMrahde known on the subject of
cession, they would be found adverse to the move
ment; and such'is shewn to be the fact, by the
result of the election which has-just been held in
that State. Tickets for and against secession were
run throughout the State, and but two secessionists
were chosen, and they by a small majority. The
ultra politicians and disorganize!* have been sig
nally rebuked, and Sooth Carolina will continue to
hold beripositioQ as a member of the Confederacy.
This is a matter of congratulation to the whole
countryfor it gives the assurance, that our glor
ious Union will be preserved. The only disaffected
State in the South having thus given in its adhes
ion to the Union, and resolved to sustain the com
promise measures of Congress, it remains to be seen
whether the North will act with equal fidelity to
the Constitution and laws of country. The
South will remain in the Union, unless forced out
of it by the action of the North. If the fugitive
slave law be carried into effect in good faith at the
•Ndrtb, there will be no cause to apprehend acisso
lution of] the Confederacy; but that point will be
insisted ilpon by the Southern States. They will
not tolerate the rescue of fugitive slaves, and the
murder of Southern owners, by white and black
mobs, assembled in defiance of law. They will
expect and insist upon it, that the provisions of the
Constitution and laws of Congress shall be main
tained'; and that in, accordance with those provis
sons,.fugitive slaves shall be delivered to their own
ers. It rests, then, with the North to say, whether
the Union shall be preserved ordissolved. Relying
on the good faith end patriotism of the Northern
States, those of the South restrained all secession
movements, excepting m South Carolina, where
they have also just been put to rest; and they will
await with patience the further action of the free
States, ill that action be consistent with justice and
the requirements of the Constitution, all will be
well; but if (ugitive slaves are to be protected, and
the laws and the guilty parties to escape
punishment, the South will be thrown upon its own
resources for projection, and a united -movement
may take place which will shake the Union to its
y .centrei iWe fervently hope, (hat there will be no
occasion for such movement: and, from the tone of
public sentiment in most of the free States, we
think that we are justified in believing, that justice
< will be done to the South. It cannot be, that reas
onable men at the North will permit their attach
ment to fugitive slaves to outweigh their love for
the Union. We have bfetter hopes, and better ex
-1 pectations—and therefore trust, that there will be
• rio repetition of the scenes which have recently oc
curred at Christiana and Syracuse.— Ball. Clipper.
Whiggery la Ohio.
By a ilate number of the Ohio Statesman, we
perceive! that the Legislature of Ohio stands as
follows::
• Dem. Whig Free Soil.
Sehate, 25 9 1
House, 68 _ 2G 2
. Besides this, the Democrats have elected their
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Supreme Judges,
Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Secretary of
State, Attorney General, and Board of Public
Works—all by tremendous majorities.
• Whiggery seems to be utterly used up in this
giant of the west.
' Ahmt Movements os the Texan Frontier. —
The New Orleans True Delta of the 22d, finds the
following announcement in the San Antonio Ledger
of the 9th ultimo:
“ General Smith left this city yesterday, wilh the
intention of visiting the frontier. He will proceed
to the Clear Fork of the Brazos, with the view of
establishing a chain of infantry posts, beyond which
the Indians are to be placed; and within which line
will'be established a chain of mounted troops.—
The infantry posts on the extreme frontier will be
increased, say from five to seven companies each.
“General Harney also left this city yesterday, un
der orders to repair to the Indian treaty ground,
under an escort of two companies mounted inlantry
and accompanied by his staff officers, Lieutenants
Wood and Tree.
“Much good may be expected to result from
thesejmportant army movements towards effecting
entire security on our frontier.”
The same paper says that Col. C. A. May has
been ordered to Texas, and will be stationed at Fort
Mason, on the Liano, in command of that post—
Col. May is, we understand, on his way to New
Orleans in the Empire City.
The Ledger says that Major Morrison, who was
tried by Court Martial recently, has been honorably
acquitted. He was to leave San Antonio in a few
days to join bis family at St. Louis.
CoLStainford, Lieut. Pitcher and D E. Smith
left San Antonio on the 7th, for their etation at
Fort Martin Scott.
Tbe Ledger understands that Gen. Smith intends
making, at an early day, a tour of inspection thro'-
out bis entire military command.
The National Democratic Convention.—
.There is no man in the North who would be more
acceptable to the Democrats of Georgia,’than Mr.
Buchanan. There can be no doubt that to bis
influence, as stated by the Georgian, the triumph of
.the Democracy of Pennsylvania has been greatly
owing. He is a man and a statesman, whose inde
pendence of character and sound political principles
would entitle him to the cordial support of Dem
ocrats all over the Union. It is to be hoped
that the delegates from Georgia "in the National
Democratic Convention will support him, or some
•other equally true to the Constitution.— Geo. Advo
cate.
ICTThe anniversary celebration of the Order of
the Sons of Temperance was held at San Francisco,
on the 19th ult. Among the speakers on the oc
casion was the Hon. Geobqe W.Babton, formerly
of this city. The Alto California says of his
address:
It is .impossible to do justice to the effort ol Judge
'Barton in a short notice. To be properly appre
ciated, the address should be published entire. I
was eloquent, throughout. ' It abounded in classic
imagery and stirring appeals, and was received
with universal applause.
Cl7"The Pittsburg Chronicle, of the 20th ult. says
A man in Alleghany city shot a woman on Satur*
day. They had been engaged to be married to each
other. He had been the city a short
time and returned on Saturday, and called at her
house to see her. He met her at the door, and on
his attempting to kiss her, she pushed him away
and told him she had been married to another man*
This so exasperated him, that he went away and
got a.pistol, and returned and shot her in the arm.
She is not dangerously wounded.
Another New Tebbtiort.— The inhabitants
presiding north of the Columbia River, in Oregon
Territory, are in favor of a division. Meetings
have been held in the counties of Clark, Lewis and
Pacific, and strong resolutions adopted in favor of
the organization of anew Territory.
QT7* A late number of the London Tima says that
“Great Britain has received more ingenious inven
tions from the United States, through the Exhibi
tionjithan from all other sources!” The Tima is
•the paper which, early in the season, ridiculed so
unsparingly the American department of the Rxhi.
. bition.
Litiz Turnpike. —At an election for officers of
the Lancaster and Litiz Turnpike Road Company,
held t at the public house of John Michael, on Mon
day,'the 3dinst.,the following persons were elected:
President —Emanuel Shaeffer.
Managers —Chn. H. Raueh, John S. Hostetter,
Robert Moderwell, Reah Frazer, Levi Hull, John
H. Spickler. George B. Shober.
President —J. B. Tshudy.
An Excellent Intention. —We are pleased to
learn that our townsman, J. Franklin Reigart, Esq.,
has obtained for Henry K. Flinchbaugh, of Cones
toga township, letters patent for a cast iron Ceme*
try tomb—one of which, exhibited at the State
Fair, attracted general attention and was universally
admired.
Eclipses in 1852.—Mr. Gibbs, the great Amer
ican Almanac maker, states that there will be six
eclipses ngxt year, three of the Sun and three of the
Moon, flere will be a great eclipse of the Moon,
the 6th and 7th of January next, visible and total
in this section. Duration 3 hours and 40 minutes
50-A Line of stages has commenced running
between Lancaster and Columbia. They leave
thisjplace at 8 o’clock in the morning, and Colum
bia, I (irom the hotel of Mr. John Barr,) at 3 o’clock
in tie afternoon.
r ■
Tor tb* ißUlltfeoc*?.
DemocraflcJubilce.
The Democracy of Marietta, Maytown and Co
lumbia, held a grand jubilee on the recent victory
of-the Democracy of Pennsylvania, in the Borough
of Marietta, on Thursday the 6th inst. Throughout,
the day, cannon fired the salutes for the different
counties of the State, and concluded by a grand
salute of fifteen rounds for the golden democracy
of California. In the afternoon the large procession
formed at the Public House of Mr. Thomas John
son, and with a large Bigler Raft, drawn by an
elegant team of democratic horses, proceeded to.
the village.of Maytown, where, after a suitable
d splay of the procession, and the discoursing of
fife-piercing music, the party returned to Marietta,
and partook of one of the most sumptuous repasts
ever gotten up, by that estimable hostess, Mrs.
Catharine Clemens. After the delicacies of tbe
board had been keenly discussed, a large procession
(torch light) was formed for the evening; at John
son’s Hotel, under tbe management of Chief Mar
shal, Lewis Martin, assisted by Messrs. Henry S.
Libhart, John B. Malony and Charles Kelly.
The procession then moved through the princi
pal streets of the town, bearing in its long train a
large number of transparencies, with appropriate
devices and inscriptions, among which “ the people
must rule,” “ the United States Bank, an obsolete
idea,” “Elk, 311, “vote or starve,” (a'scathing
rebuke to Iron master intolerance) “ Columbia
117,” a coon box, resembling the Sinking Fund,
Cbest, with closed doors, and several other mottoes,
&c., stood prominently forth. At or near the tail
of the procession, was the object of deepest inter
est, viz“ the Salt River craft,” freighted with the
Sinking Fund, a Cooking Stove and a Spinning
Wheel. This nqble craft, was crowded with pas
sengers, who, judging f;om their dejected counte
nances, were sorrowing after the flesh posts of
home, sweet home.
Having traversed the town the procession halted
at the public house of Mr. Lewis Houseal, where
more refreshments were partaken off, and it was
announced that Col. Reah Frazer, of Lancaster
city, was present. This announcement was made
by a gentleman of rubicon countenance, who
stamped and swore at a gentle democrat who
voted NO to the Cols, speaking.
At this stage of the a scene of con
siderable confusion ensued, when, after giving nine
cheers for Hon. James Buchanan, the friends of
that great statesman re-formed the Procession and
marched to Johnston's Hotel, where the vast crowd
was addressed by Dr. N. B. Wolfe, of Columbia,
and by Messrs. William Mathiot and Jonas D.
Bachman, of this City, all of whom were present
by invitation. The speaking was kept up to a late
hour at Johnston's and at Mrs. Clemens—the
meeting increasing in numbers every moment—and
finally adjourned with three times three more for
Bigler, Clover and Buchanan.
Taking it all in all, the Democrats of Marietta
have drawn tbe reins pretty tightly upon the gal
lant Colonel, and hereafter, my word for it, he will
be more-quiet than formerly.
Yours in jp-.
Marietta, Oct. 8.
For lha InUlligtaccr.
Speaker off the Senate.
The result of the recent election has left the
political complexion of the Senate in an equivocal
position, the relative strength of parties In that
body being as follows: V-
Democrats,
Whigs,
Independent,
Native,
It is probable, therefore, that the organization of
the Senate will depend entirely upon tbe course of
Judge Meyers, of Clarion, and' Mr. Hamilton of.
the County of Philadelphia, should either of these
gentlemen, occupying aB they do, independent
positions, vote with the Democrats, the latter
would in all probability have the uscendency in the
Senate. What course these gentlemen intend to
pursue is entirely unknown to the writer, nor is it
his purpose to enter into any speculations, as to
what either of them may probably do; that is a
matter entirely with themselves and their constitu!
ents. There is one thing, however, that every man
possessing any knowledge of, or experience in the
business of legislation will agree with me in, and
that is the importance of having a good presiding o
officer. Nothing in the whole routine of legisla
tion tends so much to the despatch of business as £
the facility and promptness with which a Speaker
of a legislative body discharges the duties of his \
office, and in this connection allow me, without the 1
least disposition to make any invidious distinctions
among the many able and talented gentlemen
holding seats in the Senate of. Pennsylvania, to
name through the columns of your valuable paper I
a gentleman, who from his intimate knowledge of li
the vast and diversified ■ interests of our good old 1
Commonwealth, together with his experience as a l 1
legislator and a presiding officer of a legislative }\
body, is eminently qualified for that important [j
station—l allude to Hon. Wm. F. Packer of the . |
Lycoming district. It is well known to all who !]
are familiar with our political history for the last ,1
; few years, that Gen. Packer .Has occupied many
important posts in the government with-honor to
himself and credit to the Commonwealth. As 1
Speaker of the House of Representatives during v
the sessions of 1848-49, he evinced a knowledge j
of the rules and parliamentary usages, that as- [
tonished many and won golden opinions from all
parties. iHs great facility in the despatch of }
business, the exemptary and satisfactory manner >
in which he discharged the various duties of his •
arduous post endeared him to every member of the
House, and. undoubtedly rendered him one of the
most popular presiding officers of the day. His
election to the Speakership of the Senate, the com
ing would be hailed with satisfaction by*
all parties throughout the Commonwealth who feel :
\ lively interest in the despatch'of the public 1
business. ANATOMINK. }\
For the InUlllsncer.
Harrisburg, Nov. 4, 1851*
Mr. Sanderson: —The election is over, and the 'j
result has been a glorious victory for the Demo- l
cratio party, in the election of Messrs. Bigler and
Clover by a majority of from eight to nine thous* -jj
and. It is amusing to notice the different causes M
assigned by the Whig party lor their defeat.— t-
Amongst other things they announce to the public
that it was caused by the treachery of President
Fillmore, Mr. Webster and Senator Cooper. They \
assail Messrs. Fillmore and Cooper, and openly |
declare that they are both indebted to Governor .
Johnston and to his popularity for the high places (
of honor they hold. This, to say the least of it, £
is a silly argument. The truth is, Gov. Johnston }.
owed bis election to the same cause that they owe r
theirs—and that is to the military popularity of
General Taylor. It is true that Messrs. Fillmore
and Cooper are honorable, high minded men, who fc
could not take sides with Governor Johnston in his 'j?
affiliation with the Abolitionists of the State and :
country, which has produced strife and bloodshed,
and endangered the perpetuity of the Union itself.
This was one 7 of the causes of his defeat; but the ( ’j
main reason is, I apprehend, that a large majority
of the people of Pennsylvania are Democrats, and \
that, with but two for fifty years past ;
the Democratic party have always succeeded in
the Gubernatorial election. The exceptions were :
Ritter ftud Johnston, and this was owing to disaf
fection in the ranks and disagreement about mOn."'
At (be recent election the party was united bn Col.
Bigler, and hence our success.
The Democratic party ot the Union, too, have (
always been successful in electing their candidates k
for President—except upon three occasions. John
Quincy Adams was elected by Congress contrary to
the wish of a majority of the people, who were in J
favor of General Jackson—General Harrison was K
elected when disunion prevailed in the Democratic £•
ranks and lastly, General Taylor, at the close of \-
the Mexic2n War, and upon no party principles, r js>
Pennsylvania has maintained her high position *'■
with firmness and-energy in the late contest. Her !
warm attachment to the Union and to the com
promises of the Constitution have given her a strong ■
hold upon the affections of her sister and p
they are now’ready to stand-by her in the ensuing U
National Convention, and assist in nominating her 5
“favorite son,” James Buchanan, fori the Presi
dency. They know his great worth and talents,. £•.
and it should be the pride of every true republican ef
and friend of the Union, in Pennsylvania, to rally $
in support of this able and talented statesman, and
by a unanimous voice of the National Convention,
present his name to the Democracy of the Union i
.as the next Democratic candidate for the Presidency I
—and then, of his .election, there cannot be adoubt, J'
and Pennsylvania will thus be honored, and our *
common country will have cause far re j^i n S* - A
AN OLD DEMOCRAT. S
For tho Intelllftaoer.
EpHßiT.i November 10, 1851.
Mr. Editor:—A small" number ol Democrats
who avow their preference in favor ol Gen. Cass
for the next" Presidency, have taken the liberty to
enrol my name as one of said clique. As Ido not
desire to be considered amongst those who have
been so active io denouncing our fellow citizen, the
Hob. James Buchanan, “Pennsylvania’s favorite/
son, 5 ’ these facts compel me to intrude myseVf before
the public and assure this disorganizingthat.
I have ever been a true Democrat, of
the nomination of James Buchanan for jftVPresi
dency, because bis friends have always beenVn the
majority in this State, and have never denounced
any other Democratic candidate.
Very resp'y, yours, >
H. REEMSNYDER.