ntelligencer & 3ournal. FOR PRESIDENTt N. FRANKLIN PIERCE, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR VICE PRESIDENT, L. WILLIAM R. KING, OF ALABAMA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS SENATORIAL. GEORGE W. WOODWARD, of Luzerne WILSON WCANDLFSS, of Allegheny. A DDITIQNAL DISTRICT. ROBERT PATTEnso'n, of Philadelphia. QM= I.Peter Logan, la. H. C. Eyer, 2. Roo. 11. Martin, -14. John Clayton, 3. John Miller, 15. Isaac Robinson, '' 4. F. W. Bocius, 16. Henry Fetter, 6. ft. McCoy, Jr., 17.-James Burnside, 8. A. Apple, 18. Maxwell McCaslin, 7. IC Strick.and, :19. Joseph McDonald, . 8. btahnm Peters, ' 20. W. S. Colahan, 9. avid Fister, 21. Andrew Burk, 10. .E. James, - 22. William Dunn, 11. ohn Mcßeynolds, 23. J. S. M'Calmont, 12. . Damon, 24. George It. Barret. 'bounty Committee Meeting. meeting of the Democratic County Committee ancaster county, was held, pursuant to the call e Chairman. at the public house ofJ. G. Leber, e city 01 Lancaster, on Wednesday last, Aug 18th, 1852. On motion Dr. B. F. Bunn was inted Secretary. Ihe following Resolution was offered and adop mired, That the Democracy be requested to ble in the several wards of the City, Boroughs Townships of the county en SATURDAY 7 7 2 4 TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT, then I there to elect not less than three nor more than , deleames to repte , .ent said Wards, Boroughs and wnships in a County Convention to he held at public house of J. Ziealt r, N. Queen St., in the y of Lancaster, on. Wednesday the Ath day of rormber next, to determine upon the expediency tetthng a county .iiiet to be supported by the l l ncrary at the next ensuing, election, end it it L be deemed expedient, to .ettle such •irket. • WM. M AT H I OT. Chairman Co. Com. F. BUNN, Secretary. TH end fn e To the 1 o the . Democratic Freemen of the City and /nty of Lancaster— accordance with the 4esolution of the County idnittee adopted on Wednesday last, you are tested to assemble in the several Wards of the , and Boroughs and Townshsips of the County, ISailirday, the 4lh day of September nest, then rthere to elect not less than three nor more five Delegates to represent said District in A NEfi.AL COUNTY cos v ENTIns, to be held on , ednesday the Bth day of September following, nt 1.1 o'clnck, A. M., nt the public house Oi J. Zietler, in North Queen Street. in the City of Lan casre,,for the purpose of deciding whether a coun ty t cicet should be settled. And if such decision be in the affirmative. then to settle a ticket to be supported by the Democracy of Lancaster County at ta ensuing election. 'lf Several Township Committees are request eilltto give early noti-e in.their respective districts of the time and place of meeting for the election of Delegates. By order of the County Committee. WM. MAT moT, Chairman. ' Lancaster, August 19.11, 1852. TOWNSHIP COMMIT'T'EES. Adamstown Bor.— \Vllham Sltiat, A. Kegerise, 'Henry Horner. .13ricknock Twp.—Rouhen Shober. Isaac Mesner. Bepjamin Kesler Samuel Frankhauser, —Len niUger. . Dart—Robert Montgomery, William Dungan, Geb. W. Ring, Wm. J. Brown, George H. Picket. Caernarvon—Thos. Edwards, Lot Rogers, Fran cislGillespie, Jacob Albright, James Neal. Colernin—l I cnry Whiteside, Joseph White, Eb enezer Jackson, riamuel 111 , Connell, Andrew 11. 111 , Gough. f Columbia—Sarnnel Brooks, A. P. Moderwell, Ttiomas Welsh, John Etterline. . Cocalico E.—Cyrus Ream, Jesse Bucher, Eman uel Hinkle, Jacob Bixler, Israel Herder. Cocalico W.—Jesse Reinhold, John Bort, Elias Sn'avely, Peter Keget ies Dr. Samuel Weest. Conestoga—John Scheer, M. Benedict, Benj. SoUrbeer, Michael Zercher, i lenry Flamer. Donegal E.--Jacob Bower, tlichael Ke:',‘ Mins. J. Albright, David Brown, E. J. Reitlet..l Donegal W.—Jacob Funk, Adam Fletcher, .. Imo Rottit, David Keller, Samuel Nunemaeher. Dramore—John D. Harry, Win. Barnes, Rich• ardl C. Edwards, John Hastings, Thos. McSparren. Ephrata—Dr. Henry Ritamsnyder, Emanuel Illsiliter, Ebenezer Killian, Monroe Bucher, 0. P. Gress. Earl W.—Mark Connell, jr. Samuel Reemsyder, John Forney, H. R. Hull, Henry Kafroth. Elizabethtown—Charles Ebeka, Isaac Redneck er,i Jacob Felix, George 'W. Boyer, B. F. Bear. Elizabeth Twp.—John Elser, Esq., Jas. M'Cas fiat Reuben Kline, John Long, Christian Rube. Fulton—Waelangton Whitaker, John Kennedy, Jo4eph Walker, James Barnes, Jr., James Hanna. empfield E.—Dr Samuel Parker, Henry Hoff man, Henry Baker, Benjamin Lutz, Henry Imhoff. Hempfield W.—Dr. A. K. Rohrer, John M. Wel ler John R. Albright, Jacob M. Greider, John .111 nk. Lancaster City—N. W.' W.—John H. Duchman, A S. Reese,John A. t-heirenbrand, Wm. Hoover, (P inter) John Baumiller. . . W. W.—Jonas D. Bachman, Henry Shaun), Pliilip Fiteatrick, Henry Gans, Joseph Kautz, jr. N. E. W.—John Hamad!), Samuel Rap ey, Dennis Marion, H. E. Leman, John Somer. _ ... S. E. IV—Henry Wilhelm, Wi ham l 7 orton, jr.pamea H. Barnes, Philip Shjder, William P. &Oka. . . . Lancaster Twp.—Hugh NPlntire,Gritleib Schner, William Rote t,lnj. Chas. Nauman, Peter Moose. Lampeter i.—Adam Beam, George Claes, Bel .des Miller, John Itl'Sorley, Jacob Myers, Jr. Wampeter W.—Frederick Dase, James Ewing,. Atkins A. Raub, Henry Martin, David Zolmer. ." I f Leacotk—Joel L Lightnet,John M'lCillips, Wm. M Caskey , George Eckert, Molten IL. Sample, U. Bk.zer, Eli Rutter. iLeacock Upper.—Mark Connell, jr., Isaac B. Vll eidler, Joshua Simmons, Juhn B. Raff, Robert Mirk. [Little Britain.—D H. Kecech, Wallace Hays, Jdhn Jennise. Samuel Penneil, William Pebles. IManheirn Tipp —John Bear; ti eery eery Brown, Ben jamin Eaby. John Dunkle, jr., John K. Grubs. 6 Manor— i.ier uln Josephi 1 8 1.i . 1 h il e a lf b e e r e , k J e o r l F , in G l. l George D S " . n k a l l a d i; 1 j i. "• Manic—William Wentz, James H. Pegan, Sam uel Lewis, John Tweed, Henry Rush. . „ [Marietta—Lewis Martin, F. K. Kirk, Henry S. Libhart, Wm. L. Cattar, Thomas Stence. lMount . foy 8.-- , amuel Erman, Joseph Porter, henry Stehman, Jacob Henly, James Laird. (Penn—Henry Fulmer, John Long, Jacop Neave lihg, Henry Himbright, Tomas Sands. Paradise—. George Slay maker, William Cox, Martin Fonniger, Samuel Knox, Benj. Pheneger. Rapho--Joseph Masterson, Henry Ebersole, Frederick Gantz. Sadtbary—lsaac Walker, Chria•opher Williams, Jphn Rea, Samuel J. Boon, Taylor Welsh. I Satiabury—Thos. S. 0. P. Wilson., B. rs. Houston, David Kurtz, T. W. Henderson. • 4. Strasburg B.—Dr. J. Steele, B. B. Gunder, Wm. chiernadh, Joseph M'Phail, W. F. S. Warren. Strasburg T.—. Martin Barr, Capt. John nershe, Miller Raub, George Hull, .Tohn Girsin. Warwick—Samuel S. KiFer, William Krieder, Allen Kline, Samuel B. Myers, Emanuel Grube. Washington B.—Park lifiason, John Charles, Dr. A. Bitzer, William, Dunlap, John A. Brush. 4:K- Manheim Borough, Canny, Mount Joy ownship, Earl and East Earl Townships, Com- Mittees not yet handed in. They will be published hest week. ET Wm. H. WITTE, Esq., of Philadelphia, P. G . t 1., will deliver the Oration at the Dedication of the Odd Fellows' Hall, in this city, on the 2d of Sep ember. 117 A Democratic Meeting will be held at the üblic house of ALLEN SUMMT, in the village rf Concord, on Saturday the ltth of September, at 1. ri l 'clack in the afternoon. Several rp2als..lrs will be .resent 1' The absence M . the Editor will be an apolo y for any errors that may appear in this number The Party of the People. The hold which the Democratic party has upon the hearts. and minds of the people, says the Pitts burg Union, is becatnie of the honesty, consistency and firmness of its course. Prom the organization of parties in the'repubiic, it has been the party of the people. It started right, under the auspices of Jefferson; and , from tbe day it fi rst assumed position until the present moment, it has preserved, no far as organized humanity can dotaa, its purity and its integrity. It freed the people from the aristocrati cal tendencies of the elder Adams; it wiped out the Alien and Sedition laivel from the statue book; it ushered in the dawn 'of a brighter and better day for this country and for the world. Strong and bit ter were the first cotreSts, and no less so have been the haler ones. Artifice, fraud, wealth and power have successively assailed the citadel of popular rights, and yet the edifice stands as proudly as ever!, Look at the history of the government, and answer, what party is it that has raised the republic to is p esent greatness, and has surrounded its chronicles with the effulgence of an undying renown? The faction that now clamors loudly for the improve ment of our harbors, and the protection of our com merce, decorated those same beautiful harbors, in former years, with blue-lights, and invited into them the armed vessels of the enemy. After many a weary and bloody fight, in which the sons of the re public fought under its eagles as men never fought before, that same unscrupulous faction are found ' singing rmns to the success of our arms; and yet when doubt and gloom flapped their wings over the bivouac, this facion voted against supplies to our armies, and the traitor who declared that our sot. fliers oughv to be welcomed with bloody hands and hospitable graves," is found seated among the high places of the government! Russia has its Siberia, England its Botany Bay, and the Federal party its seat on the Treasury Bench. The Deinocratic party took grM.lnd, long ago. against a huge monopoly and, dangerous power, called a national hmk. That institution, Andrew Jackson discovered, was not a wooden but a paper horse sent into Troy. True to their instincts, around this paper-monster rallied as desperate a band as ever coveted power and place. The mon ster was captured, and disembowelled, and found full of fraud, rottenness and Federalism. The coun try was saved, and the throne of that moneyed ty rant has become a place, where the servants of the people collect toll from the contributions of the nations of the earth. The motley of the people is no longer in the hands of a corrupt itn I irresponsible corporation. The sub-treasury system, a Democratic measure, greeted by the opposition with contempt and scorn, is now in successful operation, and gives abundant satis faction to the eoupiry. -in„ *Clones, Surveyor-Generff 1W- I - Hon. M. L. Martin, Delegate in Congre Wisconsin Territory. C. C. Towbridge, Esq.,'PresidentMichigt Bank ; and many other distinguished citizee United States, as may be seen in the pampll be had ol the agents gratis. Rceo, RATES & AusTiv, Wholesale Ore No. 26, Merchants' Row, Poston, General Price $1 per bottle ; six bott'eq for $5. 1 For sale by JOHN F. I ON' North Queen street, Lanca b` de. revs loin de. To sun PATIIONS.—The Clothiers soot ex.' for recommending the Clothing House of J. ley so particularly to the notice of our read But, upon reflection, they must know that it duty to act Ibr the public good. This genii, by cash operations, has succeeded in bringi , price of superfine Clothing within the reach whole community. lVhilst others use every t, make large profits, he has struck our in a < eat course, which he has steadily followed, every exertion to sell superior goods at the I• possible price, makii g his extensive business at a few cents profit oil each artiele,sullicient, the fact of the vast quantity sold. Large and small profits, is his motto, which princir carried out to the fullest extent. The large and endless variety, the style, superior fit, ak gant workmanship, are of such a character justify us in recommending our friends who r want of good and cheap Clothing to go to J . < Gormley's, North Queed street, opposite thoF lin House, (Boner's) where you will be sure t< them in any quantity, at the Great Clothing Bt May 4, 1852. t clork, v th, by ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC WONDER!-1 TA NT TO DYSPEPTICS. Dr. J. S. HOUGHTON'S PI the true Digestive Fluid or Gastric Juice, prei The Ball illovingi from Rennet or the earth stomach of the Ox„ directions of Baron Liebig, the great Physiolo very large and enthusiastic meeting of the Chemist, by J. S. Houghton, M. D., Philatlel Democracy of Bart and the adjoining townships, This is truly a wonderful remedy for Indiges, was held at the "Nine Points Hotel," on Friday Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver Complaint, Cons. tion and Debility, curing after NATURE'S t last. A beautiful ckory pole, 112 feet high, with Acgsr, the Gastric Juice. Pamphlets contaii nat appropriate banner attached, was raised, accorm Scientific evidence of its value, furnished by gratis. See' notice among the medical arver , • a g e rrinied by excellent music from the Strasburg Brass nients. [sell I 6-2.4—1 y Band. Alter the pole was raised, some appropriate remarks were made by the Editor at this paper, at the request of those present, when the company alts lul ”ining build kitftlAC,r . _ . . sat down to a very fine and substantial dingier pre- On the 17th inst., by Rev. J. J. Strine, Henry pared by Mr. Morton, the obliging lanliord, the Neirunan, of York county, to Elizabeth Koons merits of which were discussed with a relish which West Heinpfield. At Conawingo Furnace, by Rev. L. F. Wil son, Isaac Zell, to Sarah Myers, both of Drum( On the 511 inst., by the Rev. P. Coombe, Smith, to Harriet Rohrer, both of Willow Stre. On the 7th inst., by Rev. J. H. Menges, Joh. K. Hair, to Sarah A. Hirl.oe, bet h..' n Delegate !Elections, r t pa En ilarge. Oei6ll Ifa z ie s of ints By reference to the proceedings of the Democrat, is County Committee, published in another column, it will brse7n that that body has lei: the question of settling a County Ticket to be decided by the people themselves, and have, accordingly directed delegate elections to be held in the several wards , boroughs and towlish ips of the county, on Saturday the 4th day of September—being one week from next Saturday. This, under the circumstances, was douhtlesss the best course to pursue. As there is considerable difference of opinion amongst our Dem ocratic Iriends with regard to the policy or impol icy of settling a ticket, it was proper to submit the matter directly to the people, who, at the pri mary elections, can:make known their pleasure, to the delegates who may be - selected to represent them in a Co..vention of the county. This course being, decided uptin by the County Committee, it now remains for the people them ,elves, in the several ctistricts, to attend the delegate elections on Saturday week, at the hour specified and select such men to represent them as will faith fully carry out their wishes. If a ticket is deter mined upon, we hope to see such an one placed in the field as will command the warrn and enthusi astic support of every Democrat in the county.— Let the Convention select good and true men. of high moral and political rectitude, of standing and influence amongst the people, and the ticket will nut only receive the united and zealous support o i the party, but may possibly enlist in its favor some who hate heretofore acted with the opposition. Can 11 CommlAsloner. The names of the lollowing geittlenn n, amongs• others we' do not now recollect, are mentioned in connexion with the nomination for Canal Commis- sinner: John B. Brattoo, of Cumberland. Gord“ii F. Mason,' Bradford.. H S. Mott, Pike. Col William Hopkins, Washington Joel B Danner. Adams. Charles Fraley, Schuylkill. Timothy Ives, Potter. James C. Clarke, Westmoreland. John B Guthrie. Allezheny. Col..lohn Bingham, Philadelphia. Gen. W. S. Callahan, Washington. John S. Rhey, Arrinstrone. ISM The D-mocrats of '• Old M.dher 'Cumber land" had a glorious Harvest Home Celebration, a' Carlisle, on the 14th inst. The Speakers were Cwri. Sam Houston, of Texas, George W. Brews Esq., of Chambersburg, and W. H. Welsh, Esq.,.o. York. EG - Jourisro:e & Co's Grand Consolidated Eques trian, Dramatic, Olyinpic and Histrionic Establish ment, under the title of the "Empire Circus," is to be here on the Ist of September. They have a doubt,. troupe of performers„ male and female, and have the reputation of being a crack company of per formers. ITT Airs. Tar Lott, relict of the late President Taylor, died at East Pascagoula ) La., on the 19. b inst. Pictorial Electioneering. Whiggery is in a desperate strait; and therefore, desperate remedies must be resorted to. Having - slight hopes of produCing any favorable impression for Gen. Scott by argument, or appeal to the reason of the people, the attempt is being made to - carry them by an address to their passions. - Large hand- bills, filled with pictures, representing Gen. Scott in all conceivable positions of danger and heroism, are scattered over the land by hired emissaries. And the men who a few years ago expressed such holy horror, such patriotic fears at the thought of elect ing a military chieftain,are now relying solely upon the military fever of their countrymen, to elevate a man who has nothing but a military reputation to base a claim to respect upon. The glowing in consistency and dishonesty of whiggery is thus openly acknowledged by the party leaders, who are as ready to eat their own words on this subject as Gen. Scott is to back out from and disavow his well known and long indulged hatred to naturalized cit izens. We have before us one of these pictorial eletcioneers, which was thrown with many others from the cars as they were passing through a neigh boring county. There is not one single sentence to show that Gen. Scott is now, or ever was any thing but a "military chieftain," who by the bravery of others and fortunate circumstances had been elev ated to the command of the army. Nothing is said about his intimacy with SeWard 'and Greeley—no thing about infamous attempts to oppress and de grade' those of our fellow men, who leave the des potisms of the old world for the freedom of this.— No effort is made to free him from the charge of encouraging and aiding that band of fanatics who signalized their advent' into the political arena by bloodshed, arson, and sacrilege. Not a word is said about the consummate vanity and inherent weakness ol Gen. Scott, as manifested by all his letters and papers on political subjects. All these things 'are ol no moment, provided honest whiggery can elect that object of their former horror, a mili tary chieftain, and thus secure the spoils for which alone they fight. We confess that if we had not . witnessed the chameleon changes of whiggery in the past, we should be astonished at the unblushing ef frontery with which they now attempt to raise a furor for a character, which fur many years they professed to reg'rd as the most dangerous of all others. Such a total abandonment of principles by any respectable party cannot be found upon the whole page of past history. Let intelligent men think for a moment, what were those principles which, in former days were the idols and rallying cries of the whig hosts—a National Bank—a General Bankrupt bill—luter nal Improvement by the General Government—a Dis tribution ol the Public Lands—a High Protective Tariff and most of all, death to the Sub Treasury, and defeat to all military chieftains. How many of these things are the whigs fighting for now? Will of them - tell us? It all these were honestly contended for, as in the judgment of whiggery, essential to the prosperity and seety of the Union, they were either ignorant of the true interests of the country then, or they have wickedly abandoned them now for the one hope of being sue , cesstul without them. Which of these will Whig gery take in the present contest? Will its leaders avow that all their oppvaition to Gen. Jackson as a Military Chieftain was miserable hollow hypocrisy— that their advocacy of a National Bang, and their denunciat ions of the Sub-Treasury were alike hy pocritical and false; or they will admit that they have voluntarily abandoned all their cherished prin ciples for the sake of carrying the election and divi ' ding the spoils? This is the position in which Whiggery now stands before the country—no wonder, then, they r instirctil.e!Y turn away from reason, and seek to carry their object by pictures of a fictitious Hero who never saw one-half of the scenes he is made to figure in. The champions of Whigeery may pos. -sit , ly have Mrgotten the Coffin handbills, with which co they assailed Gen. Jackson. We only call them to a , their remembrance, to say that their present Huts !: rial illustrations will have abont the same influence on the public mind as that iniamous abartion.—Bal timute Argns. '1" any of our city dyspeptics might envy. Atter dinner the vast crowd (including some t.fty or sixty good Democratic ladtes,)repaired to the stand erected in the adjoining woods, where the meeting was organized by the appointment of JACOB Derr, Esq., of Strasburg Township, Presi: dent, with a large number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Sindersonplyers, Warren, and Mendenhall. The utmost harmony prevailed, and every thing passed o: pleasantly, but enthusiastically—giving unmis takeable evidence that the Democrats of the south eastern portion of Lancaster county are determined to do their whole duty, and give a "long pull, a sting pull, and a pull all together," for Prsnca and KING and the candidates that may be selected for the State and County tickets. There were sever al hundred Democrats present, embracing delega tions from Bart, Drumore, Colerain, Little Britain, Strasburg, Sadsbury and Paradise townships. it resolutions and other proceedings of the meeting came to Land too late for this paper. They • will appear in our next. THE SPIRIT OF TOE TWO PARTIES A Democratic Mass Meeting, numbering from 25,000 to 30,000, was held at Hillsboro', N. Hamp shire, (tho birth-place of Gen. Pierce,) on Thurs day last. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Dix, of New York, Clemens, of Alabama, Gorman, or Indiana, Savage, of Kentucky, John Van Bu ren, of New York, and other distinguished mem bers of the party. The utmost enthusiasm pre vailed. On Friday, the Whigs held a Mass Meeting, at Harrisburg, on Frid a ay, which, according to the letter writers, was attended by from 1,000 to 1,500 persons, all told, without a particle or enthusiasm. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Coombs, of IC•., Sevier, of Louisiana, Merrick, of Maryland, and others. IrrAt a Democralc meeting in Bradford county, held to make arrangements Mr celyhrating the an niversary of the victory of Monterey, many strong And patriotic resolutions were adopted. The nomi ations of Pi EIICE and Kt NG . u ere enthusiastically endorsed, and the spirit which seemed to prevail :mong the vast crowd present, augurs well lor the Democracy of Bradford county. The following, imong other resolutions, shows how highly the people of that section appreciate one of their own listinguished fellow citizens: Resolved, That the recently published letter of the , 1011. JAMES BUCHANAN to Theodore Leonard, Esq., old others, touching the Presidential question, has peen received with cheering approbation, and is •minently worthy its distinguished author, as well is the great Republican Commonwealth, whose dehets were vindicated with becoming fidelity, trough her intelligent representation in the Na tonal Convent ion. We have an abiding loith that he political principles he has advocated in the , ouncils of the nation—imparting alike personal ,ndependence and national lli.mocratic character— be perpetuated—"endure to bless mankind hroughout all generations t" and whether in public .r private life. JAMES BUCHANAN has our profound egard, the unalloyed affection of our hearts; he .as pointed out the magnitude of the pending crisis and solemnly invoked the country not to recoi, :nom the high duty it imposes. E' BENJAMIN ISILT-raus, ELq., late Speaker of he Pennsylvania Senate, died at his residence in Phi Well his, on the 14th inst. Letter from Franklin Pierce on the Foss Slander. Edwin De Leon, Esq., one of the late proprietors of the Southern Press, has addressed 'a letter to General Pierce, inquiring into the.,truth or false hood of the reports of Mr. Foss, purporting to give speeches of Gen. Pierce in favor of abolition.-- The Republic publishes the following conclusive answer on that subject : CONCORD, N. H., July 23,1852. Mr %an Sin:—Surrounded by pressing en gagements, I seize the earliest opportunity to reply to your letter of the 16th inst. I much 'egret that any thing connected with myself should have been the cause of disagreement between you and gentle men with whom you have been associated in the editorial department of the Southern Press. I do not remember ever to have seen what purports to be a report of a speech delivered by me at New Boston, in this State, in January last, until my at tention was called to it as republished in the Re public. The pretended report is. and I. presume was designed to be, an entire misrepresentation. It is not merely untruthful, but it is so grossly and absurdly false as to render, in this vicinity, any de nial of its authenticity entirely unnecessary. The two papers quoted—the Independent Democrat, pub lished in this place, and Democrat published in Manchester—are thoroughly abolition journals; and have been and are zealously opiosed - to the Democratic party. For a long time prior to the meeting at New Boston, and ever since, they have been unsparing in their attacks upon me personal. ly, and in their bitter denunciation of what they have been pleased to term my pro-slavery senti ments. But it would be something new for either of these papers to den, the consistency of 'my opinions upon the subject of the constitutional rights of the South in relation to slavery. My opinions and the avowal of them have been every where the same. Ever mindful of the difficulties and dangers which brooded over the assemblage of wise men and pure patriots, to whose spirit ot con cession and earnest efforts we are indebted for the Constitution under which we haVe enjoyed such signal prosperity, advancement, and happiness I have regarded the subject as too vital and delicate to be used as an element of sectional appeal in party conflicts. My action and my language in New Humps! ire, touching this matter, have been at all times and' under all circumstances in entire accordance with my action and language at Washington. My votes in the Senate and House of Representatives were not republished in the Era for the first time. They have beer again and again paraded to arouse the passions and predudices of our people against me individually, and against the party with which it has been my pride and pleasure to act. There has been no attempt to evade tie force of the record. It has "bene at all times freely admitted, and my position sa e ,tained upon grounds satisfactory to my own mind. lam not surprised to know that the attempt to prove me an abolitionist provokes much merriment among men of all parties here; and this weak untruthful sketch of what purports to be my speech, is really too ridiculouis to be con- - sidered in any serious light. I am in the daily receipt of letters, propounding the greatest variety of curious questions, upon all conceivable subjects. Letters of this- character cannot be answered, of course. No individual could command either the time or strength, the herculean. task would require. I may add, that such a correspondence would by no means com port with my views of duty. The Democratic party sent its delegates to Baltimore not alone to nominate candidates, but to reaffirm principles and to present the leading issues upon which the can vass should be conducted If I could deem myself capable of improving the platform there adopted, it is quite certain that I should decline, either at the call ol individuals or associations, to incur the charge ol arrogance to which any attempt to alter, amend, or enlarge it, would inevitably subpct rue. Your letter is of an entirely different character. It seeks truth in relation -to an alleged fact; it sneaks of history, to which too searching an ap peal cannot tie made. I appreciate the estimate you seem to have of my character for. directness; and beg you to accept my thanks for yotir effhrts in vindicate my claim to that trait. at le4j, before the public FRANK PIERCE EnwiN DE Ltois, Washington, D. C Whig Extravagance. The federal party has always been in tavor . of a magnificent, consolidated government, from the for nation of the party under Alexander Hamilton down to the present Taylor-Fillmore reign. 'Ham ilton was of the opinion, that "a reliance on pure patriotism had been the source of many of our er rors," that "the British Government was 'the best in tire world," and that "all that infludnce on the side of the Crown which went under the name of corruption was an essential part of the weight which maintained the rquilibrium of the Constitu tion." This idea, first promulgated by Hamilton, has been .the guiding star of federal-whiggeiy. whenever it was so lucky as to get the reins Of government into its hands. The Galphin and Gardiner swindles are striking illustrations of this, omitting all mention of the minor corruptions and swindlers, which might be enumerated. Corruption and extravagant expenditures are characteristic features of whig We find the administration of Taylor and Fill more carrying this federal, Hamiltonian idea into lull practice, by squandering the public funds and increasing the expendituies in a most alarming manner. The expenditures, exclusive of public debt, is, for the annual average of Polk's administration, $26,708,601,38, and for Fillmore's, $40,187,020, dif ference against Fillmore $13,468,438 61. That is, the annual average expenditure of Fillmore's ad ministration is $13,468,438,61 more, during a peri od of profound peace, than it was under Mr. Polk's, ho had an expensive foreign war on his hands.— But suppose we add the public debt, it would stand fur Polk $43,897,916,51, an-f Fillmore, $55,442,- 481, making a difference against Fillmore, of $ll,- 544,564,49. But we will deduct from This differ ence the sum of $5,896,000, which has been the annual average paymnt paid to Mexico under the treaty of 1848, and yet the balance of difference against Fillmore is $5,684,564,49. By this it will be seen, that it costs nearly six millions perllannum more to pay the expenses of-the governmentunder Whig rule than under a democratic administration, with an expensive foreign war on its hands. lir The President of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company, J. Enosn THOMPSON, Esq., has replied at great length and in a very able manner to the statement published by the Canal Commis sioners relative to leasing the carrying of passen gers on the Columbia Railroad to Messrs. BINGHAM & DOCK. Amongst other things he alleges First—That the Canal Commissioners did not, as they were br.und to do, inform the Pennsylvania Railroad Company of 'their ii.tention to contract for the exclusive privilege of carrying passengers on the Columbia Railroad, or to assume themselves the office of transp rters. Second—That on (he same day upon which this contract was executed, the Cana; Commissioners entered i an arrangement with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company which would yield a much larger revenue, and he tar more advantageous to the State titan the contract with Messrs. Bingham & Dock. Third—That the legality of their course has not been decided by the Supreme Court in any parallel case. • Frlath—That the State did not lose by operating the Portage Railroad last winter. Ffh—Thatihe contract which not...v exists be tween the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the State for carrying, pa , sengers over the Portage Railroad, is not exclusive. It appears further tram Mr. Thonapson's state ment that Messrs. Bentham & Dock offered to sell out their contract to the Central Railroad Company for a bonus of $lOO,OOO, from which he argues that their arvicipared proh , s must be much greater than the public were led to believe. The question presents difficulties all round, and we profess not to know which party is right and which wrong. Probably blame 'attadites to both. The constitutional question involved in the lease will he the subj-ct of settlement by the Supreme Court, helore whom the dispute is to be brought at its next session in September. In the meantime we apprehend the interests of the Commonwealth will suffer to a considerable extent, unless some better arrangement is made for the accommodation of travellers than has been witnessed in this City for a week past. 17 Since the above was in type, we learn that the Canal Commissioners have passed a resolution directing the Cars to stop at allerville, as here lore. Letter of Gen. Shields. We suspend a considerable portion of '.the edito rial and miscellaneous matier prepared for to-day's paper, in -order to place promptly 'and conspicu ously before our readers the subjoined admirable - letter of Senator Shield; addressed to-a committee of his constituents. - The just sentiment and the eloquent language of this letter will combine with the high reputation of General Shields as a chivalrous soldier and a patriotic statesman, to commend it to the public attention. With especial interest will the people note the spontaneous testimony borne hjf , General Shields to the distinguished gallantry of General Pierce, when he and General Shields were com panions-in•arms on the battle-fields of Mexico. Nor is the testimony of Gen Shields—himself a true representative of the best characteristics of our adopted citizens—less important or significant in regard to the jits, and liberal spirit in which Gen eral Pierce has always cherished and advocated all the great principles of political and religious liber ty and equality. WASMNOTON, August 5, 1852 Gr.Nrt..tmetir:—l have to regret that it bas been impossible for me, owing to the press of business whidh falls upon us at this late period of the ses sion, to reply any sooner to your interesting com munication of the 12th ult. It affords me sincere pleasure to accept your courteous invitation to visit Galena as soon as I can make it convenient after the adjournment. And (luting my visit to your city I hope to be able, in compliance with your re quest, to address my fellow' citizens, to the best of my feeble abilities, on some of the principal ques tions involved in the approaching presidential elec tion. Fortunately for me, the Principles of the Demo cratic patty stand in but little need of advocacy amongst my constituents. They are deeply im planted in the hearts pf a large majority of our citizens. Illinois is essentially and unchangeably democratic. Fidelity to the free and generous prin- Moles of demoCracy is oneof the proudest char acteristics of our young Prairie State. In tlfe " hard cider 2, revel of 1840, when coons and log-cabins, with their appropriate minstrel accompaniments, frightened this wise nation from its accustomed propriety, Illinois was one of the seven gallant States that held up the banner of democracy, and waved it proudly before the eyes of the world.— And there that glorious banner still waves, and there it will wave triumphantly forever! For the last filty years the history of the demo cratic party is the political history of this country. There is not a prominent event in our national history, from the first day of Jefferson's adminis tration to the last day of Polk's, that does not il lustrate the genius of democracy. The democratic party has several definite objects of policy, such as national: progress, te'ritorial ex tension, the constitutional independence of the States, and the political liberty or the individual. Some of its fiercest conflicts have been for the at tainment of these objects. 'I he great struggle against a national bank, a high protective tariff, a vast national system of internal improvements, and the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands among the States, was a struggle to remove imped iments from national progress. These ingenious contrivances to control the fruits of national indus try for the benefit of a fevi favored 'interests were frustrated by the vigilance and energy of the dery-• ocratic party. In other countries society is divided into two classes—the poor, who do' all the labor; and the rich, who enjoy all the pr. fits! That this country has been hitherto preserved from this ru inous reversal of the laws of natural justice, is mainly attributable to the democratic party. Territorial extension is the work of the same party. Louisiana gave us the enntrol of the Alio sissippi river, Florida and Texas the control of the Mexican,Gulf, and itregon and California the con trol of the Pacific Ocean; and all together have l contributed to make this country, in a geographical I sense, the most compact, defensible, and desirable terrtorial abode fie , human .development, civiliza tion, and empire, which has ever existed on the face of the globe. The constitutional independence of the Stales has been an object of constam solicitude to the diMio , cratic party. Democracy has an instinctive dread of centralization ;. for centralization is incompati ble with democratic liberty. The democratic par ty has always watched and checked every political movement having the slightest tendency to dis turb the constitutional relations of this beautiful but complex system of government. But the cardinal principle of that party—the cherished principle of every liberal heart—is its 'sacred regard for the natural and political rights of individuals. The natural rights of inan—the rights with which every human being is endowed by his Creator—freedom of thought, freedom of will, freedorrpof conscience, and freedom of action in all cases,where the act is not prejudicial to others —this glorious Ireedom, which ennobles human nature, has been secured to America by the tri umph of the democratic principle! May that sa cred principle extend its g.orious triumph to all the oppressed races and nations of the world I The political rights of the individual are next in importance. Democracy imposes no restrictions upon the exercise of these rights hut such as are necessary to preserve their) from abuse. Property qualifications, and all oilier qualifications depend ing upon the mere accidents of life, are opposed to the spirit of democracy. A man's qualifications Alm civil liberty can never he determined by the amount of his properly or the place of his birth.— There seems to be no good reason why a man who flies front want and oppression in Europe, who se lects this country in preference to all others as the ,• future home of h mself and family, and who looks forward to the day when - his ashes shall mingle peacefully with the soil of his adopted country, and his soul return to the God who ga ge it—there seems, I repeat, to be no earthly reas on why such a man should not make as good a citizen, and take as deep an interest in the ,welfare of the govern , ment, ae if he descended in a direct line from one of the pilgrim fathers. In this age all civilized na tions are open to immigration. 'I hMimmigration to : a country is generally in•proportion to its prosper ity, and often one of the chief cause+ of that pros- I perity. The value of strong, honest immigrant la bor, in a struggle between man and savage nature, on a new continent like this, where there are such tempting inducements to trade and adventure, is I beyond the calculations of political economy.— : The principle that would exclude this laborious Masa of men, during the useful and active portion of their lives. from any participation in the exer cise of political rights and the enjoymenii of po litical privileges, has always encountered the .steady and united °position of the democratic party. It is my good fortune to be personally acquainted with both the distinguished citizens whose names have been presented by their respective parties as candidates for the highest office in the gift of the American people. General Winfield Scott is the candidate of the whig party. For him I entertain the highest personal regard and esteem. I admire him as much as I no any man living for his great military talents, and I consider him entitled tii the gratitude of his country for his glorious military services. But Geneial Ccott is no democrat His ` political convictions are different from mine. He is true to his convrations;, and for this he has my respect. I mean to be true to mine; and such is my knowledge of hie Character that I know this will not lesseff me in his estimation. lithe princi ples of the democratic party are those that ought to prevail in the conduct of this government, then General Scott himself would admit, with the frank ' nese of a true soldier, that he is not the man to represent these principles as Chief Magistrate n. this republic. Be that as it may, however, 1 etand where I always have stood—in the ranks of the democracy. General Franklin Pierce is the candidate of the democratic party. The sterl rig qualites of his char eater make him worthy of this distinction. He is upright and honorable in all the re.ations of life, ; rind peculiarly Calculated to command the respect and confidence of his • fellow-citizens. Like An drew Jackson, he has been a lawyer, statesman, and a soldier; and if it should be for the good for • tune of this nation to have him for its next Chief langistrnm, he will, like Jackson, conduct the af fairs of the government upon the principles ofrigid economy and popular liberty. His course as a pub lic man, in the councils of his native State, was al ways democratic, fearless, and independent. Ile showed himself, on all questions -and on all occa sions, an able and enlighened statesman. One of the noblest efrortsiof lips life was in opposition to that odious feature in the constitution of New Hump. shire—that reproach upon tle character ofthe Gran ite State, which stigmatizes and disqua ifies Amei can citizens nn account of their religions opinions. In the face of unworthy prejudices, Franklin Pierce battled, in n true catholic spirit, Mr universal nee. dom of,conscience, and denounced the proscrip- tion of that ancient faith, which is still the faith of three-fourths of the Christian world. For this act orjustice and moral courage, he is entitled to the sincere gratitude of every, American citizen who erinderrins religious proscription and reveres yell ginus His career in the councils of the nation was .in perfect harmony with his public course in his na tive State. Both in the House el Representatives and Senate of the 'United States, he was the model of an enlightned democralc statesman. The digni fied sirriplicity of hie character made him averse to ostentation and display • but his talents and energy made him a powerful advocate of all great mea sures for the advancement of the public service and the welfare of the country. lie entered Con gress in 1833, and resigned his seat in the Senate in 1842. -Ile declined a place in President Polk's cabinet in 1846, and the nomination for Governor of his State in,1848. And yet this modest, unam bitious citizen who.declined all these distinguished honors; and who retired to private lite in the very flower of manhood, shouldered the revolutionary musket of his father, and entered the military ranks as a private soldier on the breaking.out of war be tween his country.and Mexico., There is a moral grandeur in this portion of the life of Franklin Pierce which reminds one of the early and heroic age of this republic! President Polk, who was well acquainted with his intrinsic. worth, having served with him in Con gress, raised hiM from the' ranks by appointing him first colonel and then brigadier general in the army of the United States. Ile landed with his brigade at Vera Cruz in June, 1847 ; marched from there to Puebla,.where he joined the headquarters of the army on the 6th of August. On this march, which was very miter, on fresh levies, his brigade was constantly harrassed and attacked by large Parties of guerillas: It was the universal opinion amongst military men in Puebla at that time that General Pierce conducted the march with uncom mon ability, and exhibited temarkable skill and courage in his conflicts with the enemy. Soon after his arrival, he 'entered the valley of Mexico. The battle of Contreras opened the paign in that valley, on the .19th August. Pierce's brigade took a very active part in that engagement. He himself commanded in nerson on that occasion, and engaged the encmywith *acknowledged gallant ry and though very severely injured by a Fall fram his horse— or rather by the falltof his horse—he con tinued in command in the midst of the fire until late in the night, when that Action terminated. The battle of Churubusco, one of the bloodiest battles of the war, was fought the next day. On this occasion, I was ordered by General Scott to take command of Pierce's brigade and the moun ted howitzer battery, in addition to my own two regiments, and with this force to fall on the ene my's rear and cut off his retreat. Pierce and my self, with our united commands ' proceeded as rap idly as the nature of the ground would permit to carry this order into faithful execution. Pierce was suffering dreadfully at this time from the injury of the preceding day, and, as General Scott himself says in hie report, was only " just able to keep the saddle." As we approached the enemy's position, directly under' his fire, we encountered a deep ditch, or rather a deep, narrow, slimy canal, which had been previously used for the purpose of irri gation. It was no time to hesitate ; so we both plunged in. The horse I happened to ride that day was a light, active Mexican horse. This cir cumstance operated in my favor, and enabled me to extricate myself and horse after considerable difficulty. Pierce, on the contrary, was mounted on a large, heavy American horse, and man and horse both sank down and rolled over in the ditch. There I was compelled to leave him; for, being in chargo of the whole command, I had not a sin gle moment to spare, an the manner in which a few moments are employed on such an occasion may determine the fortune of a field and the fate of an army. After struggling there I cannot say how long, he extricated himself from his horse, and hurried on foot to join his command, then closely engaged in a desperate contest with the enemy ; and there . he remained till, overcome by , suffering and exhaustion, he sank on the ground, ' and was,carried all but lifeless from the field. This is a true statement of facts in relation to General Pierce et Churubuseo; and thi- statement I would liave made at San' Augustin, four days after the battle, when I made my o fficial report; but the brigade having rejoined its .division immediately after the action, the officers, instead of reporting to me who commanded them in battle, made their report tolheir division commander; and as his re port of an action, which he had no opportunity to witness cannot be very circumstantial, I think it due to military justice to make this statement at this time, when my silence might be liable to mis construction. Whoever takes the trouble to read my report of this engagement dated at San Augus tin, Mexico, August 24th, 1847, will find the bil lowing paragraph: Pierce's brigade, under my command in this action, losi a considerable number in killed and wounded ; amongst the latter was the gallant Col onel Morgan, of the 15th Reg't. This command having rejoined its division,l have yet received no official report 01 its loss." As I never received this report, of course I could make no official statement on the subject. As my only object in introducing this matter is to place the military conduct of General Pierce, while under my command, in its true light before the public, I do not deem it necessary to foliow him through the rest of the campaign, where that conduct hag never been the subject of injurious criticism. Permit me to say, in conclusion, that in reference to General 'Pie'ce's courage and conduct in Mexico, I only do for him what I would be ready to do for any other gallant officer with whom I hod the honor to serve—that is, declare the truth in vindication of his military reputation. I regret the. unexpected length of this letter, but the importance of the subject must constitute my apology. I have . the honor to be, gentlemen, your obedi ent servant, JAS. SHIELDS. . . To iqrssrs, IT. B. iNfeGinnis Mathew Phimstead, J. Crawford, and others, Ga'ena, Illinois. Al'Other Terrible Calamity. Two Hundred and Fifty Lives Lost.—Sinking of the Steamer ✓ltlrnitic on Inhe Erie ERIE Pa. August 20—The steamer Atlantic last night came in collision with the Propellor Og densburg., on Lake Erie, and sunk in about halt an hour, with nearly two hundred and fifty pa=sei gers. The Propellor was damaged, but succeeded in get ting into port with a portion of the Atlantic's pas sengers. The steamer Clayton has been dispatch ed to the scene of disaster.) The accident occurred daring a dense foe. The Atlantic had a large number of Norwegian emigrants on board, and was bound from &drain to Cleveland. At the time of the collision the passengers were all in bed. When the steamers struck, the utmost consternation ensued. particularly among the stee rage and derk pascengers, chiefly Norwegian, emigrants. Many of these, in their fright, jumped overboard. The water gained fast, and the fires in the fur naces Were snnn extinguished It was quickly ap parent that the }mat was rapidly sinking,. The scene which followed was terrible. Women and children cried for succor from their husbands and fathers, whilst the terror produced by the sud den calamity deprived the stoutest heart of that presence of mind which win so necessary. The confusion which followed was such that even those whii had self-pos=essien could do but little either in the aid of themselves or others. The emigrants, who could not understand a word of what was spo ken to them, added to the horror of the occasion by the cries of frantic terror. The cabin pa sengers and others, who could understand - the explanations of the Captain, were comparatively calm. and pro vided themselves with chairs, settees, beds, and all the life preserver= on board—and thus many were - saved Who would otherwise have been drowned. Great numbers of the emigrants jumped overboard, and rushed to certain death, without making an effort to save themselves. Amid the wildest shrieks of the hundreds of hu man beings in the water and in the boat, the steam er rapidly' settled, and in a few brief minutes the Lake closed over her. The Captain 01 the Ogdensburg did all in his power to preserve the lives of those left struggling in the water. Two hundred and fifty were picked up and taken to Erie. From the best information that Can be gathered, it is feared that the number lost was not less than three hundred. The Sandwich Islands. The President has declined answering the inqui ry of the Senate, whether the King of the Sand wich Islands had offered to transfer them to the United States. We do not profess, says the Na(innal to have any kn)wledge on this subject but whaF is common to all. Rumor, however, says that when the French threatened a war upon the Islands, be cause the King retuned to receive French brandy at five per cent. duty, the King offered to transfer the whole sovereignty of the Islands to the United States, which would, as a consequence, have trans ferred a threatened war with them. If any such offer were made, it most have been ot the most confidential character, and was doubtless so com municated to our Government. The disclosure of the fact might even now involve the Gove. nment ot the Islands; which has always been friendly to the United States. No one can suppose that our Government could be guilty ot such perfidy, any more . than it could he guilty of the lolly of a'- tempting to acquire the ThAsession ot these Islands nnder circumstances that must inevitably have in volved us in a war with France. To the Farmers of Pennsylvania and the Neighboring States. The first Exhibition of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society afforded satisfactory evidence that it is not difficult to develop the resources of our State for so interesting an occasion. The ex hibition itself, the pleasure we derived from it, a n d its profitable effects, in the face of the doubts and fears which always hang heavily upon new pro jects, were beyond reasonable expectations. Now we know what can be done, and we propose 101101,1 ~ or SECOND ANNUAL EXIIIBITIOIT at Lancaster, On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the 20th. 21st and - 22 d of October, 1552, to which sve invite all per- Sons everywhere who feel an interest in the subk•ct. We have made arrangements for the most ample accommodations and care of all animali. products and machinery which shall be brought there ; and we trust every Farmer, Horticulturist, .Manufactit rer, Mechanic and Inventor, will partake With us. and coosh.er himself as one engaged in the work of making this exhibition as great, interesting and profitable as it is our design it should be. Our Society especially desire's to recognize the nfluence and power that mothers and daughters 'nay exert in promoting our object; and we there .hre cordially invite them to our meeting, and soli cit the contributions of their tasie and industry to • 4ive beauty and interest to our Exhibition. FREIYI 'WATTS, Pres L City and County Items 1D A Democratic ;feting will be held at the public house of Allen Sammy, in Concord, on Sat urday the 11th of September, at 1 o'clock, P. M. rr The PIERCE & Kxna Cxon. of this city, will meet at Fitzpatrick's t fotet , on Saturday evening next, at 8 o'clock. The Corner Stone of the new Court House woe laid on yesterday V' The beautiful country seat of Thomas IticEl lath, Esq., near the Railroad Bridge, below this city, has been purchased by David Longenecker, Esq. Mr. McE. is one of the pt.iblishers of the New York Tribune. [l7- We are requested to say that Col. John McGurssc, lormerly Colonel of the 69th Regiment Penna. militia, will be an independent candidate for the Legislature, and will address his fellow citi zens during the coming week i due notice will be given of the time and place. BLACK Manse.—Our worthy Sheriff, with a view no doubt to the comfort and convenience of those persons who may be recommended by the Court for boarding and lodging at the new Prison, has placed upon the route between that building and the Court House, a singularly constructed vehicle with the above euphone ons title. During the continuance of the Quarter Sessions last week, its services seemed to be very much in demand, and many hod the pteasure of a ride whose predecessors had to trudge on loot from the Prison to the Court House, and vice versa. ff - The ensuing months of September and Oc tober promise to give more than usual stir in this city. First, the Circus—then the Odd Fellows' Pa rade, which bids lair to be superior to any thing o f the kind that has ever occurred in the State, out of Philadelphia—to be followed by a Firemen's Pro cession ; and last, but not least, the Agricultural Fair, when we expect a goodly portion of "all the world and the rest of mankind" to be here. By way of variation we shall likewise have any num ber of political meeting., and a large amount of eloquence will be wasted in attempts to enlighten the dear people. Boum.Anits.--On Thursday night the I2th inst the residence of Mr. John Wind, in North Queen street, this city, was entered and robbed of a lot of silver Spoons, and a number of other articles of mi nor klue. The thieves carried off a pair of boots, but thinking . no doubt that the owner might be put to some inconvenience on account of their loss, they left them stand near the house. They were unsuc cessful in finding the kind of plunder they were evi dently in quezt of. The dwellings of Mr. Samuel Lichtenthaler, and the Rev. M. Shultz, of Litiz, were also entered by burglars on Friday night week. At the former place they took about f`,. 4 0 in money, a number of silver spoons, and various other articles. At the latter place they were detected, and obliged to "go away empty." They partook of some of the deli cacies of the cellar, after es hick they entered a room in which there were two gold watches, and other valuable articles, but being alarmed by a neighbor whilst in the midst of their depredations, fled for safety. Court of Quarter Sedslons. The Augu=t term commenced on Monday the 16th inst. The following cases have beet] disposed C4M vs. John Hildebrand—lndictment Forgery Verdict, oat Guilty nil County for costs. John Hildebrand—lndictment keeping a Tip piing House. Plea not Guilty, Verdict Guilty. Wm. Fchternacht—Tippling House. Nol. pros. entered on payment of costs. John Bixler—Tippling House. Nol. pros. enter ed on payment of costs. Andrew Dlyers—Disorderly House. Case set fled. Coldren—Forn. and Bas. Settled. Jacob Lutz—Assault and Battery. Settled. S St% eigart—Forn. and Bas. Settled. Patrick Smith—Assault and Battery. Settled. James Crawlord—Surely of Peace. Settled. John Ring—Surety ni Pence. Settled. Harvey Nlayhew. John Short, William Suydam, John Clare and B. F. Forney—Malicious Mischief. Case settled by the parties. Philip Fornout—Assault and Battery. Settled. Joseph Jla x—Larceny. Plea Guilty, Den. sen tenced to pay $1 costs, restore the property stolen, and undergo imprisonment in separate and solitary confinement at lauor in the Lancaster c3unty Prison for 4 mnnths, Barney Dsauven alias Dutch Barney—Larceny. Plea Guilty, Deft. sentenced lo pay $1 costs, restore the property stolen, and underao imprisonment by separate and solitary confinement at labor, in the Lan. county Prison for the period of 4 months. John Clars.—Larceny. Dist. Att'y by leave of Court, entered a Nol. Pros. Nelson Hildebrand—Larceny. Two indictments were preferred against this Deft. One for sealing a Grey llorse valued at $7O. from Cyrus Good, the other for stealing a Roan Horse from Geo..Goed valued at $llO, to ti ese indictments the prisoner pleaded not Guilty. The Jury after bearing the testimony returned a Verdict of Guilty, in both eases without leaving the box, whereupon the Court sentenced the Deft. as follows: on the Ist in dictment, to pay $1 fine and costs, restore the prop erty stolen it not already done, and undergo im prisonment, by separate and solitary confinement at labor, in the Lancaster county Prison, for the period of 3 years. On the 2d indictment the name as above. Thus Nelson gets six years in all. Samuel Overly—Tippling House. Nol. Pros. entered. Henry Keneagy—Tippling House. Nol. pros entered. Andrew Ream—Tippling House. Nol. pros. en term!. C. IL Shenk—Assault and Battery. Settled. GPO Gerhart—Assault and Battery. Settled Jacob Bucher—Larceny. Ignored. Monroe Bucher—Larceny. Ignored. Rudy Woll—Larceny. Ignored. Reuben Beck—Larceny. Ignored. Nelson Hildebrand—Larceny. Ignored. David H. Keech—Assault and Battery. Plea not Guilty. Verdict guil y. Sentenced to pay a fine of $75 and the costs. The other criminal bu•iness of the session was mostly of a Trivial characw, For the Intelligence, Canal Commissioner. Mn. EDITOR :—The death of our late Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner, Wm. will render the nomina , ion of a new man necessary by the Convention which is to re-assemble at Har tisburlf: in a few data It is all important that the man who will be honored with that nomination should be a sound, practical man, a man, who will go for the inter e,,,s of the Slate. Permit me to suggest the name of Gen. W. S. CALLAHAN, at Washington county, for that honor—who is known to possess all the requisi•e qual.fications for the office of Canal Ccm missioner. Gen. CALL/mix is a sound Democrat—prompt and energetic in the ilisi.hdrge of all his duties as a business man. He is well known and appreciated by a lange mass of he voters of Pennsylvania, and mild, ii nomitiu te cm - rim:lo the suffrages at the State. His , lerion would be looked for by a tri umphant majiirity, without the slightest doubt. The Cons entinn could not select a better man in the Commontrrulth than Gen. CA LLAIIAN, and it is ho red far the honor and interest of the party and the State, that he may be the man. COLUMBIA. The Norih-East in Motion! On Saturday last a Democratic Pole Raising took place at Centreville, %Vest Earl Townr.htp, at the Public House of Adam Black. The Pole measur ing 135 feet with suitable inscriptiona-and decorated w lib a magnificent flag. During the raising of the Pole the Brass Band of Strasburg played some of our national airs. After which nine hearty cheers were given for PIEVE & Kiss, when the large as sembly marched to the woods close by, where our esteemed .friend Adam Black bad prepared a Ros trum. and [so comfortable seats for the assembled crowd to he seated. The -meeting was called to or- - der by Dr. A. S. Bare, and on motion Sam= Resaissruza was called to the chair. Vice Presi dents, Mark Connell. D. P. Gross John Forney, Reuben %Veidler. Jacob Hull, William Weidman, Cyrus Miller, Jacob Garber, Jonas Eby, Dr. A. S. Bare, E. Carpenter, Jeremiah Mohler, Mark Con nell. Adam Kulp arid Herman Kulp. Secretaries, Isaac Wenner, Samuel Keller. Hiram Hull,John B. Raul, Charles B Ream, George Heller and Jeremiah Role. Col. Frazer was called upon to address the meeting. After some able remarks, Cot. William S. Amweg, was called for, and in the midst of cheers and unbounded enthusiasm he addressed them in the English and German languages. H. S. Myers also addressed the meeting. The meeting , adjourned at a late hour, with nine cheers for Pierce &Xing. (Signed by the Officers.)
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