Intelligencer & lontnal.
Lancaster, December 2, 1851*
GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR.
Arrival and Departure of the
Malls.
Post Office, >
Lancaster, December 1,1851. J
The mails from this office for the East will close,
until further notice, at P. and 9£ P. M.—
Letters for Enterprize, Intercourse, Paradise, Gap,
and other points between this city and Philadelphia,
must be deposited in the office by P. M.
The mails for the South will close at 10£ A. M.
The mails for the West will close at 10£ A. M. }
and at 8£ P. M.
ID* The mails from the East will be due at this
office at A. If, and at 9£ P. If.
The mails from the South will be due here at li
P.lf .
The mails from the West will be due here at
A. If, and 5£ P. M.
GEO. W. HAMERSLY, P. M.
ID" The proceedings of the Presentation Dinner,
at Montreal, and the speeches of our townsmen
Messrs. John and James Black, will be found at
length on our first page.
ID* The advertisement headed “ To Distillers, 1 '
in another column, is well worthy the attention of
small capitalists. We know the property well,
and have no hesitation in recommending it as a
desirable one in every respect. It will be disposed
of very cheap, and the payments made easy.
ID" The “Campanalooians,” or “Swissßell
Ringers,” will be in this, city, on Saturday and
Monday evenings next, the 6th and Bth of Decem
ber. Of course, every body will go to hear them.
ID" The new Judges and County Officers, elected
by the people in October, took the necessary oaths
ol office arid entered upon the discharge of their
duties on yesterday.
Meeting of Congress.
Yesterday was. the time fixed by the Constitution
for the assembling of Congress, and from the num
ber of rhembers already at Washington, at the date
of our latest advices, we have no doubt a quorum
was present and that an organization wa effected.
Should this have been the case on yesterday, the
annual Message of the President would be sent in
to*day, and it may be expected to appear in the
Philadelphia papers of to-morrow. We shall pub.
lish it entire in our next issue; and, as the session
progresses, we shall endeavor to keep our readers
advised of every thing important which may be
transacted. As this is the “ long session,” the end
of it will hardly be seen short of six months—
especially as Presidential nominations, are to be
made by the two great parties early injhe ensuing
summer, a game in which members of Congress
are very fond of taking a hand.
ID" Since the above waslin type, we received
the gratifying intelligence that at a caucus of the
Democratic members, held at the Capitol, on Sat
urday evening, the following nominations were
made on first ballot, viz:
For Speaker—Col. Linn Boyd, of Ky.
“ Clerk—Col. John W. Forney, of Pa.
“ Serg’t. at Arms—A. J. Glossbrenner, do.
These gentlemen were all, doubtless,, elected on
yesterday—and we congratulate our friends Forney
and Glossbrenner on their good luck. Col. F’s
vote in caucus was 92, whilst his competitor’s
Judge Young, of Illinois, was only 27—a'compli
ment well deserved by Col. F.
ID* It is scarcely necessary to add that Mr.
Speaker Boyd and Mr. Glossbrenner, like Col.
Forney, are the warm and devoted personal and
political friends of Mr.-BucaANAN.
TUe Christiana Treason Cases.
The following named Jurors have been empan
neled to try the case of the U. States vs. Castneb
Hanaway —the first name on the calendar, viz:
Robert Elliott, of "Perry.
James Wilson, Adams.
Thomas Connelly, Carbon.
Peter Martin, Lancaster.
Robert Smith, Adams.
William R. Sadler, Adams.
James M, Hopkins, Lancaster.
John Junkin, Perry.
Solomon Newman, Pike.
Jonathan Wainwright, Philadelphia.
Ephraim Fenton, Montgomery.
James Cowden, Lancaster.
The trial is now progressing, and elicits great
interest, not only in Philadelphia but throughout
the country.. The evidence so far adduced on the
part of the Government, is similar to that which
was taken before Alderman Reigart, in this City.
The Counsel .for the United States are: U. S.
District Attorney John W. Ashmead, James R.
Ludlow, Esq., and George L. Ashmead, Esq.; for
the State of Maryland, Robert J. Brent, Esq., and
Hdn. James Cooper; for Castner Hanaway, John
M. Read, Esq., Thaddeus Stevens, Esq., Joseph J.
Lewis, Esq., and Theodore Cuyler, Esq.
Par IVobile Fratrum.
The Philadelphia Statesman is abusing Messrs.
Robbins and Florence, the two Democratic
members from the County of Philadelphia, because,
forsooth, they are friendly to Col. Forney's election
as Clerk, and also because they are suspected of
favoring Mr. Buchanan’s nomination’ for the
Presidency.
The Lancasterian has attacked William T.
Mobison, Esq., one of the Democratic Canal Com
missioners, for the reason that he, too, is a friend of
Mr. Buchanan, and because he is disposed to select
such agents on the public works as will best attend
to the public interests. Time was, when a certain
influence in Lancaster dictated all the ap
pointments on the Columbia Railroad, but that
time has now passed away, arid hereafter honesty
and capacity will be better passports to favor than
blind devotion to the edicts of any one man.
That the new Board of Canal Commissioners!
when organized, will do what is right in the mat
ter we have not a doubt—and that the probe will
be applied to a certain extent, is morally certain.
That reforms in certain particulars are needed on
the Railroad, is palpable to every unprejudiced
mind who is at all acquainted with its manage
ment for several years past, and that they will be
accomplished we have every reason to believe.—-*
We want to see competent, energetic and reliable
Democrats put upon the road—farther than that we
have nothing to say. «
Death op John Rittbh.—We learn from the
Reading Advocate, that the Hon. John‘Ritter died
on Monday last, in that city; the cause of his
death being a stroke of apoplexy, from which he
had been the beginning of October.
Mr. Ritter’s name is so interwoven with the histor^ 1
of Berks county, that to mention the one is to bring
to mind the other. He had several responsible
offices'delegated to him by the people ; was a mem
ber of Congress for two terms; He was one of
the founders of the Readinger Adler, of which he
was for a long time the sole proprietor. At the
time oi his death he was 73 years of age.
27* The Jersey Shore, Lycoming county Repub
lican, heretofore neutral on the Presidential question,'
now takes strong ground in favor of the Hon. Jas.
Buchanan. The old Democratic paper of the same
county, the Williamsport Lycoming Gazette, avows
and advocates the same noble preference.
The Lawrence County Journal raises Mr. Buch
anan’s name for President, and accompanies it with
some forcible remarks.
A .fatal accident occurred on Friday evening last
on the railroad about 10 miles west of Harrisburg,
by which the'fireman was killed and the engineer
seriously injured. The accident occurred from the
locomotive running off the track.
27" The Coudersport Union , the organ of the
Democracy of .Potter county, is out strongly in
favor of Mr. Buohaman.
Kossuth’s Reception In X. York.
The Tribune has the following outlines of the
programme for the reception of Kossuth. It will
be a brilliant and imposing affair:
The arrangements for the reception of the illus
trious Magyar are progressing quietly but surely
to perfection. Fortunately for the publie fears the
gentlemen having the matter in charge are not of
the noisy kind, so we have been saved much ego
tistical nonsense from that source.
It is now understood that Kossnth is onboard the
Humboldt, and that he will probably arrive here on
the 4th or sth of December. Letters have been
placed in the hands of the Pilots for the purpose of
requesting Kossuth to stop for a day with Dr. Doane,
the Health Officer, at the quarantine. The steamer
Oregon will then be sent down with an official del
egation, to escort him to the city. Salutes willbe
fired at Staten Island and at the Government station;
the boat will proceed up the East River as far as
the Wallabout, and as she passes salutes will be
fired from Brooklyn Heights, the Navy Yard, Wil
liamsburgh, Corlears’ Hook and other points, and
answered from the boat The Oregon will then
return, and go in like manner up the North River,
receiving salutes from varions points on either shore.
Kossuth will then be landed at Castle Garden,
where he will be formally received by the Federal
and tbe City authorities, an address, will be pre
sented to him, and it is presumed that he will reply.
He will then review the troops on the Battery, after
which be will be seated in an open barouche, which
will be surrounded by a guard of honor, consisting
entirely of Hungarian refugees. These men will
appear in full cavalry uniform, and will be a distin
guished feature of the procession. The procession
will move up Broadway to Union park, and down
the Bowery and Chatham street to the City Hall,
where Gov. Kossuth will receive the honors of a
marching salute. He will then be conducted to his
quarters at the Irving House.
On the following night, a grand military and
civic dinner will be given him and his companions,
by the City authorities, at the Irving House, at
which a great number of officers and distinguished
citizens will be present. On the following days, as
opportunity may offer* Kossuth and his companions
will be shown the notable places and things in the
oity.
The above are the mere outlines of the plan, but
sufficient is given to convey an idea of the pageant.
It is expected that a majority of the Military Com
panies of the city will parade v and that a great
many .[Volunteer Companies will also join the dera
onstratfon. It is thought that tbe idea of three
triumphal arches will be modified so as to make a
magnificent triple arch of evergreens and flowers
in the vicinity of the Park; one arch over the car
riage way, and one . over each sidewalk, the three
bearing the names or busts of Washingtoh, Lafay
ette, Kossuth. The decoration of houses and stores
on the line of march is especially requested ; the
expense is a mere trifle, while the effect is highly
imposing and gratifying.
The Siege of Matamoras.
An extract from the New Orleans Delta, under
date of the lSth-ainst., furnishes the following ac
count of the attack on Matamoras, and the subse
quent destruction of the revolutionary forces under
Carvajal.
The force of Carvajal consisted of about 300
men and a six pounder, and Avalos’ force in the
city amounted to about six hundred men, with nine
pieces of artillery—six, nine, and twelve pounders.
These guns were established in barricade batteries,
completely defending his head quarters, and his
position for all his men.
Upon Carvajal’s arrival at Fort Paredes, about a
mile above Matamoras, he ordered an attack made
upon Avalos 1 position. Five companies, viz- Walk
er’s, Howell’s, Edmundson’s, Ford’s, and Shilling’s,
aided by a portion of the Reynosa, Mier and Guer
rero battallions. These forces were under the com
mand ot Col. Ford, next in command to General
Carvajal. They made a vigorous and energetic
assault, and after much severe fighting reached to
within a few houses of the main Plaza of the city
of Matamoras. This was the first contest that
ensued between the forces of Carvajal and Avalos,
and resulted s& conspicuously in favor of Cauvajal
as to occasion the greatest astonishment at the
withdrawal of his men from their advantageously
advanced position.
They had in fact reached nearly within musket
shot ol Avalos’ head-quarters, and had reached a
point near the Main Plaza where they commanded
three of his main battaries. This order to with
draw at night from such a position as this, caused
the greatest surprise to .the men to whom it was
addressed. They reluctantly obeyed it; and we are
grieved to say that this order was the ground work
of all the fatal and unfortunate errors that took,
place during the successive assaults on Matamoras.
Had Col. Ford been allowed to proceed, we believe
that a few hours would have reduced the city under
Carvajal's contfol. But misled b/ false informa
tion, or some other mistaken influence, he gave an
order that rescued Avalos from the jaws of de
struction.
A succession of assaults and skirmishes followed
this movement, for seven or eight days, and both
Americans and Mexicans, under Carvajal, behaved
gallantly, the contest being keen and spirited. On
the morning of the 30th ult., about daylight," Car
vajal determined to retire a short distance to recruit
his forces for jinther assault.
He arranged his temporary retreat in such man
ner as to chiefly place his Mexican forces in ad
vance, leaving Capt. Walker’s company, with some
Mexicans, as the rear guard of his column. They
proceeded in this manner to a designated pgint,
about tweLve miles above Matamoras, on the Bravo
river. Having obtained some four or five miles the
advance of his rear guard, Avalos’ cavalry, amount
ing to'2oo men, led by Col. Portilla, made two
attacks upon the rear guard, head by Capt. Walker,
and after severe conflicts, were repulsed with con
siderable loss.
During these combats, the Mexican advance and
centre, composed of some Mexican battallions,and
a few straggling Americans, were seized with a
sudden panic and ingloriously fled—not even a com
pany, or a dozen men could be rallied to return to
the rescue of Walker; but this gallant officer was
abuudantly able to rescue himself, and soon put
Portilla and his superior forces to flight. Carvajal
proceeded with his advance guard and forces up the
river and left Walker and the portion of his auxil
iary forces, who followed him to defend his rear.—
Captain Wheate, who commanded the noble six
pounder, which had answered Avalos’ batteries
. with so much spirit, was ordered to cast his gun
into the river.
For the present Carvajal’s forces are dispersed,
and can only be re-organized at Camargo or some
other internal point, to resist the forces of the Cen
tral Government.
A Wife Husbands.—Mrs. Gertrude
Kobler, a lady ol German extraction, was charged
recently with making a small arithmetical mistake
by retaining two husbands more than the regular
and legal allowance. Mrs. K. was married to
Christopher Pheltz, in Carlisle, Pa., five years ago.
Two years ago she removed to Lancaster, forgetful
to take her husband among her other baggage, and,
in a very short time, she contracted a matrimonial
alliance with a Lancaster man, named Michael
Gephard. “One more remove,” as Hamlet says,
and we find her in Philadelphia, Messrs. Pheltz and.
Gephard abandoned and forgotten, and the lady in
a matrimonial copartnership with Jacob Kohler.
We have it on philosophical authority, that u three
removes are as bad as a fire,” and so they are,
undoubtedly, if an additional husband is taken with
every change of locality. Pheltz followed her to
Lancaster, where he met with Gephard, husband
No. 2, and after some talk together, both gentlemen
agreed to pursue the lady to Philadelphia, which
city they ascertained to be her present place of
residence, and they proposed to delay the settlement
of their respective claims until they had found her.
She was found them in the possession of Mr. J.
Kohler, and the three gentlemen, instead of engaging
in a nonsensical quarrel about the contested property
agreed to play a three handed game of “seven up,”
to decide who was the husband de facto —the beer
to be paid for by an equal contribution of the three
claimants.' Pheltz, No. 1, won the game in two
hands and was about to take possession of the
stakes, but the fair Gertrude flatly refused to abide
by the decision of the cards, expressing a decided
; preference for the third and last No. of the series.
Pheltz, therefore, had recourse to another game of
•chance, videlicit the law, and Gertrude was brought
up to .answer the complaint of her Menelaus.—
When asked what had induced her to leave her first
two husbands, she answered that they, were “ni.ch
goot,” and that Mr. Kohler was worth “about six
huntret of sich tirty rascals. I try dem all, (sdid
she) and takes the bestest; and if he be not goot, I
tries blenty more,till I finds one dat suits jest right”
It was impossible to make her understand that this
kind of fexperimenting was not altogether correct,
and she was committed for “bigamy,” (as the law
miscalls her offence,) evidently considering herself
a much injured woman.— Pennsylvanian.
Mr. Baclianaii In Union.
The Lewisburg Democrat, a sound and radical
Democratic paper published" in Union county, has
raised the name of James Buchanan to its mastj
head, and accompanies the act with an able article
in favor of his nomination.
Europe—Politics—Breadstuff*.
The London correspondent of the National
Intelligencer, of the 6th ultimo, says:— j -/Vj
The coming year, say the political soothsayers,'
is laden with three great political events: all ot
them are, it is true, contingent; but all are strongly
marked with probability of occurrence, and each
and all ot them, should tliey occur, calculated to
materially affect the welfare ofcGreat Britain.—
The three great events to be apprehended in l!852
are political disturbance in France, in Italy,[and
in Germany; financial embarrassment andnatibnal
bankruptcy in Austria; and scarcity of food,[and
all tbe horrors and evils unavoidably arising from
it, in the north of Europe, and generally throughout
Germany. We have been preparing ourselves for
the first two of these calamities for some months
past, but the last'is a lately arisen cloud in' the
European horizon. ! ‘
We are willing to hope that the occurrence of
any one or of all these calamities, grievous as they
would be to the country and the people tharihad
to bear them, would noriaffect England socially or
' politically; would not disturb her quietness at home,
or her peaceable relations abroad; bnt each arid all.
would prove highly injurious to her commerce,; and
destructive to her trade with the Continent of
Europe. When it is remembered that of the
seventy millions which England now exports,[ not
less than twenty*eight of ; those millions—a iriuch
larger sum than the amouqtpf British exports to
the whole, of the Colonial possessions and India put
together—is taken by the nations of Continental
Europe, it must be admitted that any thing which
is likely to afreet the commercial relations of Eng
land with those countries is not to be overlook
ed In our estimate of the future. Of the three an
ticipated evils, perhaps a scarcity of food, with the
unavoidable accompaniment of high prices, is the
most to be dreaded; because, if there were not on
the. continent any symptoms of political ferment
and financial embarrassment, they will be sure to
be induced by the pressure of these calami
ties. We will not speak of the condition of
France; something new, and probably decisive
respecting the approaching crisis in that country
may be developed before we close this communi
cation. To Germany and Italy the year 1851 must
bring many new .events; and if to the former; full
.as Germany is of all the fermenting elements of
discord and discontent, be added famine at the north
and national bankruptcy at Vienna, what camrea
sonably be looked for but the breaking out of an
overwhelming torrent of anarchy and confusion?
And Italy, if her oppressors are busy at home,’will
not let the opportunity pass unimproved.
That there has been a general and very serious
failure of crops throughout Germany, is no longer
a matter of doubt: this applies to nearly every de
scription of grain. The wine is also almost aigen
eral failure. Wheat is already twenty-five per ct.
dearer than it was in May; rye about the same; and
potatoes fifty per cent, higher. The vine has some
what recovered under an unusually warm and ge
nial October sun; but the wine will be poor! and
small in quantity, the fruit having suffered trom a
disease similar to that of the potato. Such is the
alarm among the farmers in the Rhenish provinces
that a considerable quantity of cattle has been 6old
at half the ordinary price, owing to the anticipated
scarcity of winter feed. Not only the of the
last harvest were deficient, but the old stock on
hand is more than usually reduced by supplies for
the large army on loot. The Prussian Government
is beset with petitions for the prohibition of exports
of grain, and for the suspension of the duties upon
imports. Large purchases have already been made
of Odessa .wheat, under the expectation that these
petitions will be acceded to. Some of the Govern
ments of southern Germany, particularly that of
Wurtemburg, are making large purchases of [corn.
The markets at Rotterdam, Hamburg and Cologne,
are brisk, and from alkparts of the interior of Ger
many large orders continue to be received. In the
course of last week 10,000 quarters were sent from
England. Certainly the English corn market is at
present more favorable to the producer than the
consumer; but even in the latter capacity we have
abundant reason to be [satisfied with our bountiful
harvest. Much of the Hungarian wheat has already
been consumed in Bohemia; and it is said that un
less very considerable help is contributed by the
Government, half the population of Galacia and
Transylvania must perish during the coming win
ter. This aid the Government is in no condition to
yield, for their is already more than a probability
that the Austrian Minister of Finance must have
recourse to a forced loan to keep the wheels of gov
ernment going a little longer. It will be levied chief
ly upon Trieste, and in Bohemia and Moravia; but
it would have a ruinous effect upon the Entire
country, and give a fearful impetus and concentra
tion to the general discontent. Under these ap
pearances of an interruption in our commercial
dealings with continental Europe, it is pleasant to
reflect that with all tlje rest of the world-j-east,
west, and south—there has not been for many years
a better promise of a good trade than there is at
the present moment. !
Gov. Shank and Mr. Buchanan.
Notwithstanding Gov. Shunk’s unqualified'decla
ration, (in the letter we published week before last,)
that he had determined to remain neutral on the
Presidential question as between. Mr. Dallas and
Mr. Buchanan, the Lancastrian , a disorganizing
sheet printed in Lancaster, insists that “ he ufas the
decided opponent of Mr. Buchanan,” and asserts that
“ NO man, not blinded by prejudice or promises, can
be his political friend.” Not satisfied with the .week
ly slanders heaped upon Mr. Buchanan, the Lan
casterian now denounces almost the entire Democ
racy of the State as being governed by corrupt
motives, for it is a conceded fact that ninety-nine
hundreths of the party are for Mr. Buchanan,
against the world. Ilf the few friends of the Lan
casterian can realize either aid or comfort in the
promulgation of a slander against the people"'
?o wicked, degrading and malicious, they arte wel
come to roll the sweet morsel under their lips.
But the Lancasterian, (or rather our old friend
Col. Frazer,) wants to know what induced the
change.in the Bedford Gazette since the [period
when it carried at the masthead the .honored name
of Geo. M. Dallas. This interrogatory we will
answer in terms not tp be misunderstood, with the
view of saving “inferences.” ;
In 1847, betore the : question ol the Presidency
had been much agitated, at the urgent solicitation
of Hon. fesse Miller arid some other friends!whom
we esteemed very highly, we raised the nhme of
Mr. Dallas, believing,at the time, that the “ casting
vote ” would give him a degree of strength that no
other man possessed. We soon discovered, how
ever, that this -was a grand mistake—that the
PEOPLE w.ere for “ Old Buck ” and no body else
—that the opposition to him throughout the State
would scarcely have mustered a corporal’s guard I
—and, although Col. Frazer’s “ war notes ” of
denunciation towered to the very skies, sometimes
resembling the tones of loud peals of thunder, we
realized the fact, to our entire satisfaction, that
they were harmless as sucking doves and made no'
more-.impression upon.the public mind than pour
ing water upon a duck’s back! Mr. Miller ifrankly
admitted to us that the movement met with no
response from the people, and, finding that -his op
position was entirely of a personal nature , in which
the party felt no interest, we came to ai “ dead
halt I” On examining into the state of affairs at
home we found Bedford County unanimousjfor Bu
chanan—and, being a follower, instead of a leader,
we took sincere pleasure in substituting the opinions
of the party for our own, and Col. Frazer would
find great relief in doing the same thing. *
* We candidly confess that in all the up-hill busi
ness we ever experienced in a political life of
twenty years, the few weeks we were in the boat
with the enemies of Mr. Buchanan was the most
rugged! We felt heartily ashamed of the Associa
tion, and will never forget the opportunity they
afforded us to “ right ship ” without a violation of
"'conscience. The change of atmosphere made us
feel as though we had escaped from a dungeon to
a palace! We have the consolation of knowing,
however, that the Gazette never abused Mr. Buch
anan.
. When we hauled down the Dallas Flag and run
up that of Buchanan, it is true we “ held the post
of Adjutant General under Governor Shunk,” and,
therefore, the Lancasterian is entirely welcome to
believe, if it chooses, that our course, “in some
degree, reflected the opinions of the Governor.”—
Because we declined to adhere to Mr. Miller, in his
violent opposition to Mr. Buchanan, he turned his
back upon us, but Gov. Shunk approved our course,
and remained our warm friend up to bis last mo
ments, a fact well known to all who enjoyed his
confidence. We know that imparalelled efforts were
made to prejudice the Gov. egainst Mr. Buchanan,
but they proved abortive 1
We deeply regret tliat we have beer, compelled
to allude to those whose remains repose beneath
the clods of the valley, but the responsibility will
rest with the Keystone and Lancasterian, whose
conductors have sought to maintain their position
against Mr. Buchanan by bearing false witness
against the dead ! —Bedford Gazette.
Disturbing a Church.—Twenty seven young
men and boys, in Harrisburg, were arraigned before
Judge Hiester last week, for .congregating around
the Church of the United Brethren, using profane
and obscene language, and insulting females and
others obliged to pass that way. These lads were
all found guilty, alter a regular hearing and argu
ment by counsel; but as it was the first time they
had been brought up, they were only fined five
“dollar* a piece, and required to pay the costs ol
prosecution.
_ Og Saturday afternoon last, the Hickory Cane,
forwarded by the Democrats ofLueas county, lowa*
to the Hon. James Buchanan, was presented to: him
at Wheatland by the bearer, Dr. Charles Ldb,-in
the presence of a number ofhis friends.'/
The following remarks- were made and resolu
tions read by Dr. Leib' . j ‘ ]{:
Mr. Buchanan :—lt may not be improper for
me, on this occasion, to read you the proceedings
of a meeting of your “friends in the far West, in a
State which was but a few. years'since admitted
into the Union:
BUCHANAN MEETJNG. i
A meeting ol the Democracy of Lucas co., lowa,
was held at the Chariton House, in Chariton, on
Monday, Oct. 20th, 1851, and was organized by
calling William McDermot, Esq., to the Chair,
and appointing Moses F. Henry, Secretary. i
Henry Allen, Esq., offered tbe following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, We learn that our fellow citizen, Dr.
Charles Leib, is on the eve of departure to Penn
sylvania, and that he will ere his return visit the
home of that distinguished statesman' and firm,
unwavering democrat, the Hon. James Buchanan,
whose able advocacy of the principles’of democ
racy and the .rights of the toiling millions of the
land, has won for him the proud ngme of “ Penn
sylvania’s favorite son;” and Whereas,' We have
unbounded confidence in l him, and his devotion to
the Union, and know that he was one of the earliest
and boldest advocates of the Compromise Mea-i
sores passed by the last Congress, measures which'
at once allayed the fierce excitement which raged
throughout the land, therefore be it
Resolved , That as a mark of our sincere friendship
for him, our admiration of the noble qualities of his
mind and heart, his services in the council and field,
as well as in the cause of democracy, we will
present him with a “ Hickory Cane the growth of
our own forest.
Resolved, That Berrisford Robinson, Esq., be a
committee to procure the cane, that it be placed
in the hands of Dr. Leib, and he be requested to
present it with these resolutions to Mr. Buchanan,
in the name of the Democracy of Lucas county]
Resolved , That his services in the Sedate of the
country, and as a member of the Cabinet of the
lamented Polk, will never be forgotten by the true
democrat, and deserve to be written in letters of
gold on the brightest page of our country’s history.
Resoked, That we look with anxiety to the re
sult of the next meeting of the Democratic National
Convention, and while we will give our undivided
support to the nominee of that body our first choice
is Pennsylvania’s Favorite Son.
On motion, Henry Allen, B. Robinson, Jacob M.
B. Miller, Elijah K, Robinson, Esq., Wm. McDer
mot, Moses F. Henry and Edmund Culver, were
appointed a committee to forward the proceedings
of the meeting to Mr. Buchanan. *
On motion adjourned.
WM. McDERMOT, Chairman.
Moses F. Henry, Secretary.
Chariton, lowa, Oct. 22, 1851.
Hon. James Buchanan — Dear Sir: .Agreebly to
a resolution of a meeting of the democracy of
Lucas county, we, thte undersigned committee,
through our fellow citizen, Dr. Leib, present you
with a “Hickory Cane,” the growth ot r lowa.
With the best wishes of your brethren of the
great democratic family, we are yours, &c.
HENRY ALLEN,
B. ROBINSON,
ELIJAH K. ROBINSON,
WILLIAM McDERMOT,
J.M.B. MILLER,"
M. F. HENRY,'
EDMUND'CULVER. '
After reading the above proceedings) Dr. Leib
addressed Mr. Buchanan, and said— i
Thus you see, sir, that my democratic fellow
citizens of Lucas county, a frontier coiinty of the
new and growing state of lowa, have commissioned
me to present you in their name witli this “ Hickory
Cane,” as an evidence of their apprecitation of vour
talents, for your long and faithful support of the
principles of democracy—for your services in the
councils of thenation—and as an evidence of their
sincere friendship for you as a man and a citizen.
Those, sir, whom I represent are, with but few
exceptions, agriculturalists—tillers of. the soil—-
every one of whom earns his daily bread by the
sweat of the brow, and the labor ot honest hands.
They are the pioneers of that new country they
have made their homes; built their log cabins on
the favorite hunting groundsof the Pottawottamies,
and possessing the spirit of enterprise and industry
which so eminently characterises the : American
people, they have greatly contributed to make our
vast and boundless prairies bloom and blossom like
the rose.
To these men, sir, you and your history are well
known. From the hour you entered, the political
arena to the present time, many of them have
marked your course, and they have seen that whe
ther at home or abroad, whether as a member of
Congress, a representative to a foreign Court, a U.
S. Senator, or a Cabinet officer, you have always
proved true to the country, have always proved
yourself a true hearted patriot and an honest man.
Their gift is not a costly one. Like themselves
it is plain and unostentatious, and they feel assured
that it will prove more acceptable, to you than if
it were inlaid with gems from the mines of Gol
conda, or the gold of California. As a Pennsylva T
nian I rejoice to be the medium of its presentation
to you, because it comes not from politicians, not
from those who are seeking political preferment,
but from the people, the real sovereigns of the land.
By the resolutions I have just read ypu, sir, you
see that our people are anxiously looking forward
to the result of the next meeting of the Democratic
National Convention, and that they confidently
hope you will be the-nominee of that body for the
Chief Magistracy of the Republic. You see that,
like yourself, they are devoted to the Constitution
and its compromises, and should treason raise its
hydra-head—should nullification stalk abroad in
the land, they will be found ready to assist in put
ting it down, ready to sustain at all hazards the
supremacy of the law. There is no State in the
Union to which the democracy ol 'the West look
with as much anxiety to the result of an election
as Pennsylvania. You can scarcely- imagine the
deep interest which was manifested in; the result
of the late election in this State, and when we
learned that the “sober second thought” of the
people had triumphed—when upon the wings of
the lightning came the joyful intelligence that the
amiable and accomplished Bigler had defeated the
combined'forces of Abolitionism, Native American
ism, Anti-masonry and Whiggery, we felt that
indeed "‘
** Truth crushed to earth will rise again.
The eternal-years of God’s are hers ;
But error wounded, writhes in pain
And dies amid her worshippers.”
In conclusion, sir, let me say that you have the
best wishes of our whole people, for your continued
health -and happiness, and that I too respond most
heartily to the sentiments of the resolutions I have
just read you.
Upon receiving the ,Cane, accompanied with the
proceedings of the meeting, from Dr. Leib, at the
conclusion of his address, Mr. Buchanan respon
ded as follows; ’
Sir:—l accept, with profound gratitude, the
“ hickory cane ” which my distant Democratic
friends of Lucas county, in the State of ! lowa,have,
through you, presented to me as a token of their.
regard. The character of the donors:greatly en
hances the value of the gift. A crown of olives was
the distinction conferred by the free people of
Greece upon the victors in the Olympic games;
and this they prized far more highly than a crown
sparkling with precious stones, if bestpwed by a
Despot. This plain but beautiful “hickory cane
coming as it does from the hands iof the hardy pi
oneer farmers of lowa, who plough their own soil,
shall ever be precious in my eyes. The penalty
imposed on the first parents of our race, that by
the sweat of their face they should eat bread, has
been converted by a kind Providence into a signal
blessing. The cultivation of the soil imparts vigor
to the body and independence to the mind. The
man who handles the plough, possesses both
strength and courage to handle the sword in defence
of his country. Such has ever been the character
of the pioneers who have subdued the wilderness
and extended the domain of civilization towards
the far West.
With you, I heartily rejoice in the belief that the
compromise measures of the late Congress have
finally settled the dangerous questions 1 among the
States of our Confederacy arising out of the insti
tution of domestic Slavery. * We must expect,
however, after the violent storm which has pre
vailed, that some time will yet elapse, before the
surges of public opinion shall entirely subside; -but
ere long all will be peace, provided the people of
the non-slave holding States shall faithfully execute
the Fugitive Slave Law and cease to interfere with
the domestic institutions exclusively pertaining to
their Sister States. Meanwhile, the American peo
ple, relieved froin the apprehension of danger to
the Union, will continue to execute their grand
mission of extending the empire of liberty, of law
and of Christianity over our vast unoccupied terri
tory. The people of Lucas County will not lon ff i
the frontier. One wave of population wifi
pass beyond them after another, until the whole
region between them and the Rocky mountains
shall be covered by a moral, industrious and enter
prising race of freemen. There are individuals in
this company Who may live to see the day when
we shall number one hundred millioha of souls
ourterrfrory, sadconsti tatea more powerful
nation than Ihdßomin Empireeverwasln die
meridian of its glory. |f
-Mr. Buchanan then paid a well deserved compli
ment .to Dr. Leib for tiie highly satisfactory man.
ner iiLwhichhebad performed the duty confided to
him.."--.
The Cane is a straight hickory stick, var
nished, with, eight knots, or one tor each letter in
Mr. B.’s name. It has a beautiful ivory hepd, on
which is engraved his name, &c n and the mounting
is of silver. There isja neat leather tassel appen
ded to.it, and the entire present is alike creditable
to the donors and donee, and we know that it is
highly prized by Mr. Buchanan.
UKarylatad Sentiment.
The Jacksonian, published in Baltimore, and
edited by the Hon. Mr! Bowen, sustains with great
ability Mr. Buchanan,j for the Presidency. From
an able editorial in a i late number we make the
annexed extracts i
“Among the nunpber now spoken of in the
democratic party* we long ago, saw overpowering
reasons why James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania,
was the man for the times, and, in obedience to the
honest convictions of ohr mind, we placed his name
at the head of our paper. Every boor since that
period we have been strengthened in our convictions
that we were right. 'ln him are presented all those
great requisites necessary for success. We are now
more than ever assured that with him, a more
perfect victory awaits us than with any other man.
u But a strong consideration is presented in behalf
ot Mr. Buchanan, apart from his personal claims,
which we hope will not be overlooked by the people
in canvassing the question o! the Presidency.—
Pennsylvania asks the honor. Virginia has had
the distinction of furnishing the democratic candi
date four times, Tennessee twice) New York once,
Michigan one, Georgia! once, Pennsylvania never. —
Yet, she is once of the largest and most powerful
States in the Union, and one on which the party
has always most safely rallied in the hour of trial.]
In 1844, she modestly j solicited the nomination of
her favorite son, and gallantly wheeled
into line and secured the election ot the nominee,
Mr. Polk. In 1848, hjer people asked that justice
should be done her, and when the nomination un
fortunately fell upon one against whom, (though
eminently deserving as he was himself); the spirit
of domestic strife waged too fiercely, into
the contest and battled earnestly for the success of
our candidate, but too (heavily, beset with adverse
difficulties, as the result proved, to secure success.
Now, again, the Democracy of Pennsylvania asks
at the hands of their brethren of 4he Union, the
honor which is justly jdue her. = She is, as a State,
the common centre of the Union. Her’s is the
neutral ground between the North and the South.—
While she has, by heri influential position'and con
sistent course, maintained the respect of the North,
she has secured the affection of the South, by her
unfeigned regard for | her true interests and her
undeviating fealty to the Constitution. During the
late fearful struggle between the North and South,
though geographically occupying a middle ground,
she stood in no neutral position in relation to the
whole country. Her choice place, as reflected by
the course of her eminent sons, was where Truth,
Honor and Justice ported, and her sympathies and
influence were given in favor of that section whose
Constitutional rights were sought] to be protected.”
The Presidential Question.
We have heretofore; expressed very freely our
preferences for Mj. Buchanan. Our admiration of
his character, abilities and availability,'is such, that
we have hardly patien:e enough to notice in good
temper the venomous attacks made upon his fair
fame by the the Lancasterian, and per
haps one or two other‘organs of the cold-blooded
school. These papers] located in federal counties,
where Whig majorities constantly increase, have
happily but little, influence. What influence they
have, they seem to use more for the purpose of
creating divisions in our ranks than to heal dissen
sions, and increase the strength of the party. They
appear to work from the worst motives of hatred
and revenge. It is not that they love Gen. Cass or
Gen. Houston, or Mr. Douglass, but they envy and
hate Mr. Buchanan. They would unite, we are
afraid, with-any factions in order to defeat his
nomination.
It is well known ia the East that Gen. Cameron
is now for some reason or other opposed to Mr.
Buchanan. Gen. Cameron, although professing
throughout his life Democratic principles, has of
late years done (such injury to Democratic forms
and usages, that the qditors ot the Keystone are
fearful that he will sink their ship, and therefore
are desirous of throwing this Jonah overboard. It
is really amusing as well as contemptible to see
the writhing efforts the Keystone makes to get rid
of its new ally and protector. It is laughable be
cause we have pleasure in seeing such reprobates
digging into each others ribs occasionly, and it is
contemptible because Gen. Cameron is the head
and front of the anti-Buchanan wing, and has more
influence than the Keystone, the Lancasterian and
all their sattelites and supporters put together.
Gen. Cameron is warm and lively. The Key
stone and Lancasterian are like statues of ice; they
chill every cause with which they come in contact.
They warm up in favor of no one, but they shun
the genial influences of the party as the snow does
the summer's sun. It would give even Gen. Cass,
or Gen. Houston, Douglass, the chills to read
the late numbers of these frigid papers.
And bow will Gen. Cameron relish these thrusts
from his friends? Will it incline this political
sinner to turn a'gain fr<jm his ways ? Will not the
base ingratitude of the [Keystone prevent him from
committing himself so | far as to oppose Mr. Bu
chanan in the event of: his nomination. We hope
so. But if not, no matter. Let them take their
course. Of this they may rest assured; *Mr. Bu
chanan haß a firm place in the hearts of the people;
he will get the nomination of the National Con
vention ; he will get the vote of Pennsylvania, and
will, if he lives, sit, as ;he well deserves to sit, in
the Presidential chair.-j-C/arion Demoerat.
Mr. Buchanan’s Letter.
We have had on file ’ lor several weeks, the ad
mirable letter of the Hon. James Buchanan, of
Pennsylvania, but have been compelled, from a
press of other matter,, to postpone its publication
until this morning. JVtr. B. is a Union man-i-oc
cupies precisely the* position of the Union party of
this State—and he plainly tells the people of Penn
sylvania, that upon good faith of the North in
carrying out the fugitive slave law, depends the
preservation of the Union, and the maintenance of
harmony among the 1 States. The name of this
gentleman stands prominently before the country
as a candidate for the-jnext Presidency. The pro
mulgation of such sentiments, then, at the north,
.from such a distinguished source, gives to this
letter ?n interest and importance, worthy the at
tention of every Southern man. Georgia, in her
recent election, has, by the election of Mr. Cobb,
reaffirmed her determination to stand by the com
promise ; and if Mr. Buchanan is nominated for the
Presidency, he, as a compromise abiding man, can
not fail to secure the, support of Georgia. The
Union men, Mr. Cobb’s friends, would certainly
rally around him, to a man—arid the. fire eaters,
too, heartily ashamed; of their course, and their
many disastrous defeats—disbanded as they are,
and scattered to the four winds—would unite with'
us in his support; though with how much consis
tency, let their own opposition and abuse-of the
compromise, and Buchanan’s letter of to day, in
vindication of it, decide. But let “by gones be by
gones,” and if they are*willing to unite with us in
the election of a compromise man for the Presi
dency, in the person of Mr. Buchanan, and, maybe,
Mr. Cobb for the Vice^Presidency, why, the Union
men will not feel it in their hearts to reproach
them for their inconsistency. —Georgia Banner.
Tolce of California.
The San Francisco Herald, thus speculates in
reference to the nominees of the two great parties
for the Presidency:
In the ejvent Mr. Clay should not consent to run,
Mr. Webster is. the only man in his party who can
combine its strengthen! both sections of the country.
His recent course has; been highly approved by
rational men North and South. Li Virginia hebas
many warm friends, ahd it is not improbable such
an interest pould be excited for him throughout the
Union as woujd dissipate all the old prejudices
against him. On the!other side, Mr. Bccbahazt
will, most probably, be the candidate of the Dem
ocratic party of the South, as. at present, no other
stands so well, and his only real opponent for the
nomination will be Mr. Douglass, a gentleman of
great ability and pure principles, but young
enough to wait.
A New Comet. —A; letter from Beilin, of the
28th ult., states, that Dr. Brown has just discovered,'
at the Observatory of Berlin, a new comet, in the
constellation of Canis Venatorius. As it will soon
be in conjuction with the Sun, it may be .seen in
the evening in Ihe northwest, and in the morning
in the northeast, at a distance from seven to eight
degrees.froin the last star of the tail of Ursa Major.
ID* Dantei [Webster has been nominated for
the Presidency,jby a State Convention which met
in Massachusetts a few days since.
City ltem*. - -
ID* A young maG Tiamed S+jcue t S. Moder
ated!,, of Columbia, met With a dangerous accident
in this city, oa Snnday week. He was riding in a
barouche, when the horse commenced kicking,
striking him oritfie head, and completely removing
the scalp. He is recovering from the effects of the
.wound* i : -
23!* A New Township has been formed by the
division 1 of Earl, the report of the Commissioners
to that effect having been approved by the Court of
Quarter] Sessions. The new township will be
-called East Ears, and is composed of that portion
of old Earl lying east of a straight line. drawn
from the southern corner of the township, at the
Red Well, to Overholtzefs mill on Muddy Creek
This divides the township into nearly equal parts;
that in which the New Holland is situated will
retain the name ot Earl.
irr A post office has been established at Roths
vilte, Warwick township, and Samuel B. Myers*
Esq., appointed Post Master.
23* Isaac E. Hi ester, Esq., has been elected
Solicitor for the Lancaster Bank, in place of Judge
Long, resigned.
• oSno first of the season—fell in this
vicinity! to the depth of about six inches, on Tues
day last. On that evening, several of our citizens
tried their hand at sleighing; but the next day
spoiled all their calculations, inasmuch as the sun>
which ishone warmly, materially lessened the
quantity of snow. Since then* we have had all
sorts of weather.
The River — Lumber. —The rains of last, and
snow of this week, have raised the river, and it is
now in good navigable order. At the time of this
writing a number of rafts have already arrived
here, and a gentleman from Bradford county informs
us there are about two hundred more that will most
probably reach market this freshet. It was sup
posed that the schute at Sbamokin Dam would
preventthem from coming down, but the water is
high enough to enable them to pass that place.—
Though rather late in the season, the presence of
the lumbermen in our midst would give quite an
impetus to business, and we hope to see a good
delegation of them before many days.— Col. Spy. *
lE7* Thanksgiving Dat was very generally ob
served in this City, by a cessation from business
and religious service in the different Churches.—
The day was also observed throughout the State
'and in twenty-seven other States of the Union—
thus -makiog it, to extent, a National
Thanksgiving. No people under the sun have ever
been favored by Providence as we have been, and
it is proper and becoming that we should show our
gratitude to the Giver of all Good for the numerous
blessings, civil and religious, which he has confer
red upon US.
Cruel. —A small girl, who had been for several
weeks acting in the capacity of child's
the family of Mr. Watson H. Miller, of this City
made a confession a few days ago, to the effect that
she had cauaed his child to swallow a number of
pins for the purpose of making it fretful, so that she
might be relieved of nursing it. The child died on
Friday last, and it is stated that the pins were the
cause of its death.
Report of the Grand JunT.—For want of
are compelled to omit the report of the
Grand Jury, on account of its length, and will con
tent ourself therefore by giving a brief synopsis of
it.
They visited the new County Prison and make
favorable report of its arrangements, and , feel
convinced that the system of solitary confinement
and labor will do much to diminish crime in our
county, since the convict is excluded from all
intercourse with other prisoners, giving his time
for meditation and reflection.
They visited the Poor House and Hospital, and
feel satisfied that the unfortunate inmates are well
taken ckre of. They report the apartments for
the insane, in the Hospital, insufficient for the com
fort of its inmates, and urge the subject to the
attention of the Board of Directors.
In reference to the present Court House, the
report concludes as follows:
“The. Grand Inquest were most forcibly struck
with the total insufficiency of the Court House:
the Court-room is inconvenient, unhealthy, and al
together inadequate for the transaction of the public
business of the Courts. The present Court House
was erected in 1784, when the population of the
county was under 30,000, now increased to over
100,000, and too when the business of the Courts
was proportionally less than what it now is. The
room is entirely too small to admit of any better
arrangements, which suggests the urgent necessity
of having a more roomy building with proper ac
commodations.
All persons attending court, either as jurors,
parties, witnesses or spectators, without regard to
age or sex, are promiscuously huddled together
without a 6eat, and scarcely room to stand, occa
sioning an almost constant confusion and noise,
often interrupting and delaying the business before
the court.
. This matter is in the hands of the County Com
missioners, who no doubt will give it due consid
eration. and remedy the evil whenever the funds of
the county will justify the expenses.”
Weigh-Master’s Office, >
Lancaster, Dec. 1,1851. j
Weigh-Master’s Report for the fiscal year ending
November 30, 1851.
No. of cars Ag. wh’t of
weighed.' loading.
December, 1555 9,692,300
January, 2745 J 17,204,000
February, 2062 j 12,729,000
March, 1774 10,367,600
April, 1088 6,362,660
May, 1451 8,189,800
June, ! 911 5,021,700
July, 959 5,735,000
August,, 899 4,606,500
September, 752 3,699,700
October,
November,
904* 4,676,200
.837 4,169,600
Total | 15,9381 92,243,850
The above is a correct statement of the number
of cars,| and the amount of tonnage weighed on
the State Weigh*gcales atjhis place, from th.e Ist of
December, 1850, to the*lat of December, 1851,
which shows an increase over last year’s report of
two thousand and ninety-two cars, (2092) and of
twelve millions, eight hundred and forty thousand,
one hundred and fifty pounds loading, (12,840,150.)
J. Dunlap, Weigh-Master.
Mr. Editor :—ln reply to “ Gloster ” of the
Lancasterian who has intimated, through the col
umns of that paper, that “ the promise of office ”
is the cause of my being the political friend of Mr.
Buchanan at this time, I beg leave to state that
such is not the fact and the idea no doubt origina
ted in the brain—for he is a very imaginative geni
us—of the author.
As the gentleman has thought proper to intro
duce the subject of office seeking, I will merely say
that I was a few years ago acquainted with a fine
young gentleman, of nice proportion and beautiful
face who went to the city of Washington, took
lodging at one of the principal’Hotels, and com
menced, with right good will, to bore for office.—
Whether he called on Mr. Buchanan or not in the
capacity of office beggar, with hat in hand, I will
-not say ; but some folks had the impudence to as
sert that he did, and that Mr. Buchanan did all that
wa9 in his power to have him appointed. But it
seems he was disappointed, and as a grateful re
muneration for the kindness received at the hands
of Mr. Bnchanan, he subsequently took every op
portunity to vilify and abuse the mab who was his
friend.
Further—the same gentleman, 1 am informed,
exhibited a letter of his own composition to several
persons in the city of Lancaster, a copy of which
be said he forwarded to Mr. Buchanan, containing
nothing!but blackguardisms and the most foul
mouth denunciations of the dretinguislied gentle
man just named. Whether the shoe fits" Gloster”
of the Lancasterian, or not, he will be the best
judge himself. As I wish not tojtake up more room
in the columns of your valuable paper than is
absolutely necessary, I will for the present take
leave of my particular friend “ Gloster,”
that he \yill keep silent until this dose is perfectly
digested. •
I am yours as ever,
Contribution or Chemistbt to the Healing
Aut. —-The fact that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is a
chemical discovery, may explain why the distin
guished Professors of that Science, (Silliman, Hitch
cock, Webster and Cleveland,) have given their
certificates in its favor. None could better judge
of its merits than these eminent men, and their
names would be a sufficient guarantee of its value,
if;experience had not already proven to the public
that it is one of the most effectual remedies for af
fections Qi the throat and longs ever before him.-.
Hon. William T. MorlsoO.
. Mi*. Editor - Jn the last Lancasterian.' I perceive
anhttack:uponlhe official character of the gentle,
man whose name heads this article. The charges
against him are multiform; but the principal ones
appear to be, that Mr. Morison is a friend of Mr
Buchanan, and does not hesitate to declare as much'
even in the presence of gentlemen of every shade
and hue of political complexion or character For
this outrage upon the feelings of the very sensitive
pseodo-editors of that guerrilla sheet, Mr. Morison
is promised a remembrance in their benedictions
But another charge of a still more serious rature
is, that Mr. Morison “ brings into requisition the
influence of his position, and, following the line of
public improvements under his charge uses his
p oqT/. ,o advance *««•«■
I know of no parallel case of official influence
in this county, save one. The Vice President of
the United States, CoK Richard M. Johnston was -
passing through Pennsylvania on his way to the
seat of the general Government, when Major James
Patton, the then editor of the Columbia Spy and
Mr. Paul' Hamilton of Columbia, addressed the old
scar worn “hero of the Thames,” and invited him
to visit that place; This act of their’s broueht
down the crushing maledictions of Col. Frazer upon
their poor devoted heads, because the influence of '
CoL Johnston’s position might “jeopardise the presi
dential prospects of ‘our favorite son of Pennsvl"
vania,’ the great and good Buchanan." Colonel’s"
(Frazer's) language quoted.
But let us answer the charges of the Lancaste
nan. It is a well known fact, that the Canal Board
is composed ot Him gentlemen, ail of whom are
vested with equal power. Every official act of the
Commissomers, must receive the sanction of a
plurality of the Board. Now, if Mr. Morison has
been exerting an official influence in favor of Mr
Buchanan, then the Lancasterian must implicate
another Commissioner, for two are necessary to
give validity to any act of theirs. But if it be the
personal efforts of which the Lancasterian com
plains, and censures Mr. Morison, I can only say
that it is a new syste r of ethics, and only' taught
by the Lancasterian, that because a gentleman
holds office he must necessarily sacrifice personal
feelings, to the “influence of his position.” Bah !
who does not know that the very cream and mead
ol office consists in the influence it exerts and the
patronage' at its disposal I Who else than the Lan
casterian, doubts, or quesMons the right of a public
officer to entertain opinions and preferences, and
even to give expression to his preferences like any
other man ? Has not Simon Cameron used the
position of “chance” to destroy the very party that
created him an officer? Is not his illustrious and
equally despised successor following in the footsteps
ol Simon ? Are you not, sir, prostituting the pos
ition of a democratic editor by.the weekly edition
or the Lancasterian, filled and thrown broadcast
over the country, with lies and slanders. And yetj
you sir, censure Mr. Morison, because unlike your
self, he exerts the “influence of his position” in
sustaining lhat party whose power gave him place.
But you say that “Mr. Morison was elected by the
entire party, and not by the friends ol Mr. Buch
anan.’ Is this a threat ? Would vou strike him
down, too, as you did Judge Campbell ?—as you
would James Buchanan, if you could ? Or do you
pretend to insinuate that Mr. Buchanan's friends
did not support Mr. Morison ? It you do, you lie
in your throat. And you lie again if you assert
that you gave Col. Bigler, Gen. Clover, Judge
Campbell and Judge Lewis that generous support,
which, as a partizan, you were bound to give.
. But it is asserted thqt Mr. Morison is exerting
himsell to carry Lancaster county for Mr. Buch
anan. Pshaw I who ever honestly doubted the
devotion of the Democracy of Lancaster county to
that great, good and pure statesman ? Mr. Morison
knows there is no necessity for meddling in our
local affairs; and so do you. But suppose Mr.
Morison had exerted the influence of his position
to support the regular democratic party of this
county, is he not more justifiable in doing-so, than
Simon Cameron is in attempting to break the party ’
down by the prodigal expenditure of Middletown
money, Ac., for the purpose of defeating the friends
of Mr. Buchanan in this county? But I have said
enough. You know, Mr. Lancasterian, there is no
legitimate objection to Mr. Morison. It is another
trick of yours to palliate that defeat which already
is staring you in the face like the ghost of the
murdered Bancho. You almost feel the crushing,
overwhelming force of those fourthousand lies you
have heralded to the world, and you are only seek
ing a place of concealment from the execration of
an indignant community. Truly! you have revel
led in the bonds of iniquity, till the chalice of your
defeat is green with dripping bitterness. Having
lost all self-respect, the public ceases to regard your
statements, except to point to them as an evidence
ot your degradation. You can do no good by your
adulations, you can only do evil to others, by prais
ing honest mep, for then they- are subject to sus
picion. HICKORY NUT.
For Ihs Intetllfmcar.
Private Letter on Public matters.
Friend Sanderson: — l send you an extract
from a letter received from a distinguished demo-,
crat residing in western Pennsylvania. The gentle
man alluded to has heretofore been an active friend"'
of. Gen. Cass, but like many others, is too honorable
in his feelings—too pure in his principles and too
democratic in his actions, to act with the unprinci
pled men who are now engaged in traducing the
character of our distinguished Buchanan: •• *
Dear Sir:—Knowing that you will be pleased at
any time to receive a line from a friend, and at this
time particularly, you will be pleased to learn that
the prospects of Mr. Buchanan, are every day
brightening, I am induced to write you.
The late contest in Pennsylvania, whilst it re
sulted in the triumphant success of Col. Bigler,
and, in the main, in lavorof the democratic party,
has not left us without a 6car, which may mar for
a time the beauty of the picture.
But it is an old, and I believe a true saying, that
‘•it is an ill wind blows nobody good,” the truth and
triteness of which has been fully illustrated in the
revulsion of feeling in favor of the “ Sage of Wheat
land,” in consequence of the defeat of his bosom friend
-v because he was his friend , Judge Campbell.
But the adroit and unprincipled men who engaged
in the unholy crusade against Judge Campbell, in
order to strike to the earth a man, who in the ma
jesty of his position and purity, of his principles, is
as far above them as the Heavens are above the'-,
earth, have failed—most signally failed in the ac-
complishment of their nefarious purposes. By the
bold recklessness of Cameron & Co., who planned
the attack on Mr. Buchanan, over the shoulders of
Judge Campbell, those inen exhibited all the daring
courage of the desperado, who may be caught in
some felonious act, by the hitherto unconscious vic
tim of his designs; whilst they lack the address
and finesse, to accomplish a sale retreat from the
execrations of an indignant and outraged commu
nity.
It is as well understood in the country here, as
it is to the conspirators themselves, that their de
sign was not to defeat Judge Campbell only, but to
prove to the friends of Mr. Buchanan, that through
these men, the democracy of Pennsylvania must
either sustain a triumph, or endure an ignoble
defeat, when it pleases them to will it. Or in other
words, that Simon Cameron & Co, hold the Dem
ocratic party of Pennsylvania in the hollow of
their generous hands, whose triumph or overthrow
they are alike potent to effect. This'was the
object of the crusade against Judge Camp
bell, or rathy against Mr. Buchanan, whose
rising star they could perceive at no great dis
tance in the political horizon. Have they
accomplished their purpose? is the question. I
am happy to ansWer, no! True, thev defeated
Judge Campbell, but if they have, they have by
that act alone, raised the prospects of Mr. Buch s
anan in a corresponding ratio— in a word; beyond'
their reach.
For Ibe Intelligencer.
It iswell known among the people, that Came
ron, Cummings & Co., are hostile to Mr. Buchanan,
who is too pure—too patriotic and too well
quainted with these men, to fraternize with them.
It is equally well known that “rule or ruin” Is their
motto, and for that they are despised. If the ques
tion was left to the democracy of Pennsylvania this
day, as to who is their choice for the Presidency, the
answer would be overwhelmingly in favor of James
Buchanan over all other names in the catalogue.
I am confident of this from the not only perceptible
but palpable change in public feeling in the interior,
and that too in those counties which have hitherto
been decidedly for Cass.
As for myself, I admire Gen. Cass, and would
rejoice to see him President of the United States;
yet my decided choice is James Buchanan now, and
will be until the National Convention shall say
otherwise, of which I have no fears whatever.
I have been for Buchanan, I might say, all my
life. I was provoked at bis resignation io 1844,
when before the National Convention, and said I
would not support him again ; but when I find such
a man as James Buchanan made the mark to shoot
at by such'men as Simon Cameron, Cjunmings,
&c, I cannot hesitate to take a stand in his favor.
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