Ittelligencer & Journal. tiEJ. 6,DERSON, EDITOR LaOcaster, Augaust 22, 1854. FOR GOVERNOR: WILLIAM BIGLER, of Clemlield Gouty. JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT: JERENI&H S. BLACK, of Somerset Gouty. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER HOMY S. MOTT, of Pike County. Office of the Intelltgeneer. In Kline and M'Clure's Buildings, Duke street, 3d door north of E. King, and di rectly opposite the east entrance to the new Court House. • tar The third Address of the Democratic State Central Committee shall appear in our next issue. County Committee Meeting. The Democratic County Committee of Lancaster county, met agreeably to the call of the Chairman, at the novel of Daternm, Buenos, in the city of Lancaster, on Wednesday, the 19th inst., at 1 o'clock, P. 11. The following members present City—H.Bi Swart., Cherman,Elirabeintown—B. F. Baer. - Etart-LThoman Murphy. - Hempfiekt Hoffman. Clay—John Miser, Esq. Lampert". W.-Samuel Weaver City— Lencock—B. F. Hon. . . N. W W—H. Bllckensdeffer.Leczosek /7—Dr. A. S. Bare. $. W. W.--Col. W. S. AmwegLittle Britain—R. Patterson. B. E. W.—Walter G. Evan!. Afanheim Ban-Andrew J Eby N. E. W—J. L. Reynolds. .Manheim tuls.-Benjamin Eby Columbia N. W—T. Welsh. Manor—John Jifilheffer. CocaJiro W.—Col. J. Relnhold.Nount Joy Etor.-R S 31cHvain 'Qum:toga—Adam Kendlg. Nonni Joy tup.-J. ShealTer. Camay—John H. Smith. Providence—John Tweed. Donegal E.—Jacob Spiese. Strasburg Bor.-W. T McPhail. Drumore—John Gastings. Strasburg tods—Jacob Neff. Ephrata—Jacob L. Gross. IThrwick-Dr. Levi On motion, it was Resolvedthat B. F. Roll, Esq., act as Secretary. On motion, Resolved, That it is expedient to call a County Convention to settle a county ticket for the ensuing Election, and that the Chairman of the County Committee be au thorized and directed to issue a call to the De mocracy of the County for a Convention, at such time and place as he shall deem proper. On motion, the Comthittee adjourned. TO THE DEMOCRATIC FREEMEN OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LAN CASTER: In accordance with the Resolution of the County Committee adopted on Wednesday last, you are requested to assemble in the sev eral Wards of the City, and Boroughs and Town ships of the County, on Saturday the• 2d day of September next, then and there to elect not less than three nor more than five Deleghtes to represent each District. in . ENERAL COUNTY CONVENTION, itibe held on Wednesday the 6th day - of Sep tember following, at 11 o'clock, A. M., at the public house of JACOB ZzE.GLER, in North Queen Street, in the city of Lancaster, to set tle a ticket to be supported by the Democracy of Lancaster County at the ensuing Election. • The several Township Committees tire re quested to give early notice in their respective districts, of the time and place of 'meeting for the election of Delegates. By order of the County Committee. 11. B. SWARR, Chairman. LANCASTER, August 22, 1854 TOWNSHIP COMMITTEES. Adamstoren.—John Echternach. Biram Kegarize, Weidner, Joseph Cockel, Henry Echternach. Brec'ors:',—David McCallum, Reuben Shober, Henry S. Wicket. Levi Biller. Jacob Frankhauser. Bart—J. K. Raub, D. Fulmer. J. Brown, C. Graham, Dr. J. Martin. '--JohnOrrnerroaff Zell, Dr. 11. F. Bunn, J. Spotts, S. Stahl, George R Clay—Harrison Else, John Eberly, Martin j Irvin, Jo iteph Snavely. George Eisen Colerain—Joseph White. Andrew B. IleGough, Samuel McConnell, David Walker, Jeremiah Hastings. Columbia, _V. IV—Charles Beitzell, J. M. Watts, Hudson Henry, John F. Swartz, J. G. Herr. S. TV—Robert Spratts. J. Brown, jr., Samuel Read, C. Tyson, John Yeanish. Cucalico East—lsrael Heitler. Jacob Maier, Cyrus Ream, Emanuel Hinkle. John Echternach. Cocalico Wrst—George Lutz. Samuel Bucher, Wm. Zinn, Jeremiah Weist. Henry Kegarize. Conestoga—John Kulp, Henry Hammer, Samuel S. Welsh. John Hess. Tobias Stehman, Jr. Conoy—John Haldeman, F. M. Gramm. Henry Isaac. John Emerick, John D. Ilefft. Donegal East—John A. Eagle. Samuel Shireman. Freder ick Bawer, John L. Brant, Henry Fletcher. Donegal IVest—Henry Funk, Joseph Harburn. Johu . Horst, Peter Rutt, Jacob R. Keller. Drumore—Richard C. Edwards, John McSparreu. Blair Moore. Sanders McCullough; Joseph Hutton. Earl—Samuel Custer. Samuel Holl, Abraham Smoker, Wendel Roll. John. Davidson. Earl East—James Hammond, Isaac W. Stauffer, .11,42 Line. Samuel Foltz. Cyrus Miller. Earl Iliat-John Forney. J. C. Martin, Mark Connell. Sr. Jacob Messer. Sr.. Peter Albert. Ephrata—Samuel It. Nagle, Lot Williams, Levi Miller, T. G. Bach. David Weider. E/I:abetlitaren—Dr. Isaac Bowman. George W. Boyer. James Laird. Abraham Redsecker. Benjamin Shaeffer. Elizabeth—James ll•Caslin, Christian Rule, liphraiin Eby, Benjamin Breiticam, John Else, Fallen—James Barnes, Samuel Wicks. Gilbert Maxwell, Daniel Swift. Jr.. James Hanna. Hempli4d Dzst—Dr. Samuel Parker, John Hoffman. Ben jamin Lutz. Henry Myers. Jacob Becker. Hemplicid IVest—Jacob Camber, Jacob lL Greider. Dr. A. K. Rohrer. J. It. Albright, M. Keller.? City, l( IV W—Thomas B. Barton. Shultz, Reese. George HaUghman. James Jones. Adam Trout. S. WLIV.--Jacob F. Kautz, Philip Fitzpatrick. C. F. Voigt. Henry Shawn, David Bender. N. E. W.—John Hamilton. Jacob Zecher, Benja min Con. William Grubb, E. E. lane. S. E. IV—Henry Gorrecht. William P. Brooks. Michael Trisler, P. J. Gorner, G. B. Lancaster Tup.-11enry Diehl. Gotlieb Sehner, Andrew Dunlap, Benjamin Huber. John Lappin. Lampeter East—lsaiah McKillips, Jacob Myers. Henry W. Gars, John McSorl. Dennis Harkins. Lampster IPst—SauMel Raub, Henry M. Miller. Chris tian B. Hess, Jonas Raub. Samuel Shroat. Leacock—Eli Rutter. Di. G. F. Albright, John L. Light ner, Uriah Bitzer, Geo. K. Eckert. Leacock ryper--Cyrus Miller, Washington Simmons, John 13. Raph. Philip Rank. Robert Bursk. Little Britain—N. H. Wells, John Stalcup, Samuel Kim ble, Robert Montgomery, Wm. Peeples. Manheim Bor.—Benjamin Donavin, Philip Arndt, Mich ael Schwartz. George Arndt. Geo. D. Miller, jr. Manheim Twp.—Joseph Meuse, J. Misner, George Ham bright, Benjamin Workman. Daniel Hoffman. Manor—Joseph Schoch. Leonard Pickle, Park Mason. George G. Brush. Samuel Kauffman. Martic—Wm. E. Ramsey, R. McFarland. James.ll. Peg.an Thomas Curran. Col. David Laird. Marietta—Fleury S. Libhart, JOlll2 Huston, Charles. Kel ly, John Shields, Lewis Houses!. Mous/ Joy Bur.—Joseph McCorkel Jr.. John 11. Brenne man, Joshaa Leader, It. S. Mcllvain. Ilemy Shaffner. Mount Joy Tup.-0. 11. Bardwell. John Shaeffer Jacob Ilelstand, Peter Kemmerer, GeorYe Hein. Parailise—John F. Lefevre. John Armstrong. Daniel Gir yin. Peter Phenegar, George F. Shultz. Penn—David B. Eberly, Henry Fulmer, Aaron Longen ecker, James C. Dunlap. Samuel,Plasterer. Pequa—Michael Zercher, Benjamin Rowe,Daniel Fulton, Alfred Savory. Henry Herr. Providence—Heury Rush. John C.graith. Silas Winters, Thomas Robinson, John Tweed. .Rapho—Joseph Masterson;Joseph Detweiler„Frede,rick Gantz, jr., George Becker, Samuel Becker. Strasburg Bar.—James Paul, James McPhail. Esq., Wm. Echternoch, W. F. S. Warren, Dr. John Steele. Strasburg Tap. James H. Reynolds, Col. Isaac Girviu, Martin Barr, James Clark, Miller Raub. Salisbury—B, F. Houston. T. W. Henderson.. 0. P. Wil son, George Diller. Isaac P. Bowers. Sadsbury—Nathaniel Gillespie, John D. Flarrar, John jr.,Homsher, John„Rhea, Isaac Walker. Warmick- - -LaWrence Greider, C. R. Kreiter—Lewis Den ney. Samuel E. Keller, Jeremiah Roth. Washington—John Shertzer, John Char',es, Dr. A. Miner, • David Miller, Nicholas McDonald. Cousistency Some of the Whig papers are just now great advocates of temperance, for the purpose, doubtless, of seducing Democratic temperance men from their own party, and luring them in to the ranks of the Whig party. And Mayor s'oNRAD, the great gun of Federalism in Phil adelphia, seems to he going it with a perfect looseness, in favor of the cold water system— setting at defiance the Supreme Court of the State. and violating the law as laid down . by that tribunal. What a "change has come o'er the spirit of his dream." But, new converts generally lose their balance and are not un , frequeri* noted for wild and ungovernable enthusiasm. The following is a verse from one of the famous Whig songs of 1840, and is said to be from the pen of this same Judge CONRAD! Our readers will nearly all recol lect with what enthusiam it was sung by eve ry Whig and Whigling in the land dnring the celebrated Hard Cider and Log Cabin cam taign : "Cold water may do for the Locos, Or a little vinegar stew; Out give us HARD CIDER and WHISKEY To drink to ." OLD TIPPECANOE." gr. Our St. Louis correspondence, this week, will ound more than usually interest ing. A full and graphic account of the great election riot, is given, which will doubtless be read with avidity. The scene must have been truly appaling. Va.. Amongst the late arrivals from Europe, was Di ii E. SICKELS, Esq., Secretary of Legation, at London, with important despatch es from Mr. BUCHA.NAN for our Govermten t. The Whig . Platform. . _ the Whig County Convention adopted a ftreamble and six resolutions, which may be considered their platform in the present cam paign. Let us look at it a moment. The preanible alleges that "it is a time hon ored custom of the Whig party of Lancaster county, fearlessly and honestly to express their views and sentiments on all important politi cal issues." [This is questionable, to say the least of it; for there never was a' party who were more in the habit of dodging great is sues than this same Whig party of Lancaster county.] But the preamble closes by saying that " we [they] now re-affirm our unwavering attachment to the faith of our fathers, and boldly [yes, that is the wolti,] meet the new issues to which the events of the past year have given rise." • Well—all this is fair promise, but let us look at the performance, and whether they hay.e boldly met the new issues. The first resolution only expresses their steadfast attachment to the national and estab lished principles of the great American Whig party. Nothing new here, except the addition 'of the prefix "American" to the name they have held for the last twenty years. The second is anti-Nebraska throughout, and has an awful squinting towards Abolition ism. This, we are sure, is nothing new, for the Whig party has had a strong affinity for Abolitionism from time immemorial. The third is an instruction to their member of Congress, Mr. Hiester, to vote for the pas sage of a law on the subject of Slavery in the new Territories, which Congress, by its own acknowledgment, has no power to enact.— This is new doctrine ! The fourth is a resolution in favor of the sale of the public works—a favorite measure always with the Whig party, when out of power—but uniformly oppOsed to the sale when in power. The fifth recognizes the doctrine of instruc tion between the Representative and his con stituents. This is also something new for the W hig party ; as, since the days of John Quin cy Adams' elevation to the Presidency, they have always held the doctrine taught by that distinguished Whig statesman, that "the ac tion of the Representative Ought not to be pal sied by the hand of his constituents." The sixth and last is an attempt at glprifi cation of their Gubernatorial candidate, and a belief expressed that he will be the next Gov ernor of Pennsylvania—that is, provided (we make up the omission ourself) he can get votes enough to elect him ! Now, we should like to know where the new issues are that they promised to meet with all boldness. -We have not been able to discover them, hnd we think it would puzzle the brain of a Philadelphia lawyer to find their where abouts in the resolutions. KNOW NOTHING- Islf is untiu'estionably the issue of the day, against which the Democratic party have ta ken early, decided, unmistakeable ground; and it was to have been expected that the Whig party, too, would have shown its hand. But no, not a word; not even a hint is given of this new movement on the political chess-board of their allies and confederates! Is this bold, is it manly, is it honest There can he but one answer. There is another unaccountable omission on the part of the late Whig County Convention. Whilstcomplimenting Mr. POLLOCK, they seem to have entirely overlooked the claims of their other candidates upon the State ticket— Messrs. SMYSER and DARSIE! Not a solitary word Is uttered about them. This is strange —very—and gives credence to the rumor that they are to be withdrawn or traded off, and their places supplied with an Abolitionist for Judge, and a Know Nothing for Canal Com missioner. Mr. DARSIE being of foreign birth Scotchman-Lof course comes under the ban of the Church-burning allies of Federal Whiggery—hence he has to be immolated on the new altar of proscription and intolerance. We shall await further developence - nts with patience : but the omission noticed above is significant, and shows which way the land lies. The iVhig . Comity Ticket. By some unaccountable neglect, an article respecting the Whig County Ticket, prepared for last week's issue of the Intelligencer, did not appear—we not being aware of the omis sion until after the paper had gone to press.— The ticket is as follows: For CMigress-:ljaae E. Mester. For Senate—Jacob 0. Shuman, Manor. For Assembly—D. W. Witmer, West HemPfteld: Wm. W. Withers. Bart: Emlen Franklin, City; John F. Herr, Stras burg township: Wm. K. Meliatrey, Marietta. For Law Associate Judge—Wm. W. Brown, Esq. For Sheriff—George Martin. Providence. For Prothonotary—Joseph Bowman, City. For Register—Benjamin M. Stauffer, Penn. For Recorder—Tobias H. Miller, City. For Clerk of Orphans' Court—Joseph Clinton, Elizabeth town. .For Clerk of Quarter Sessions—John J. Porter, Marti, For Count• Commissioner—Wm. C. Worth. Colerain. For Directors of the Poor James Dysart, City: Christian R. Landis. U. beseech. For Prison Inspectors—Slater Brown. Fulton; Benoni Quaint:ince. eternarvon. For Auditor—Christian Beats. East Cocalieo. For Coroner—Jarob Lampeter. There are some good selections on it—some indifferent—and some very had. But it is an admixture of Silver Greyism, Woolly Headism and Know-Nothingism, and will, we suppose. be elected, provided it gets votes enough to carry it safely through. The Woolly Head portion ofthe party are re presented mainly by Mr. WirnEas for Assem bly and the Know Nothings by Messrs. BROWN for Judge, and MEHAFFEY for Assembly. The candidate for Sheriff is a sort of non-descript, having in turn belonged to both factions of the party. The ticket, upon the whole, is a weak one, and cannot, under any circumstances, poll:the entire vote of the party. The most objection able men on it are *Messrs. BROWN, MELIAF FEY and MARTIN, and we should not be sur prised if they had some trouble to be elected. There are also serious objections with a por tion of the Whig party to Mr. HIESTER, and he may have a rough road to travel. We shall wait patiently for the troubling of the waters. In the mean time, the Democrats, although in a minority, are preparing for the contest, and slirring times may soon be.ex pected. Ire" In rejecting the regular delegates from Drumore and Salisbury, the County Conven tion committed a blunder—and in politics and war "blunders are worse than crimes." It is but proper td say, however, that the matter was not understood by one-tenth of the Con vention, or the result would have been differ ent. Several delegates have since informed us they thought they were voting for the ad mission of the regular sets.. The whole dif ficulty arose from the inefficiency and mis management of the parties having the matter in charge. ,gair.Quite complimentary to our amiable young friend, Jolts A. iIIEST-kND, Esq., Chair man of the Committee to whom .the subject was referred. We clip the above paragraph from the Examiner, the organ of the faction to which Mr. Hiestand belongs, and have on ly to add that it is quite a compliment on the part of Mr. Darlington—but rather "over the left," as its readers will be apt to imagine. GaowlNo CROPS --The Drought.—From the statembnts which appear in our exchanges, it would seem that almost throughout the entire country the crops have suffered and are suf fering from the excessive drought. Ohio ap pears to have suffered severely, and the com plaints from Tennessee are almost universal. In many' portions, unless speedily visited with rain, the crop of potatoes will be an entire failure. Pollock and: the Know-Nothing M ayor. An Abstract frorikthe Prizieltiles - (dribs Order. When Jeszs Potions, the Whig candidate for Governorof the free and Independent State of Pennsylvania, in the prilsence of ROBERT T. 'CONRAD and SHERIFF .211L,1* joined the Know Nothing order on the 15th - day of. 'June last, at the North east corner of 'Ninth and Arch streets, he .was lectured in the foll Owing terms by the Instructor of the lodge: "My Brother; the Order which has now re ceived you ass member, may with all proprie ty be considered a secret organization. It is SO secret, in fact, that IF YOU WERE PLACED BE FORE A LEGAL TRIBUNAL AND THERE SWORN TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTH ING BUT THE TRUTH, you could not, FOR YOUR LIFE, reveal the name, or objects, or the secrets of that band of brothers among whom your name now stands enrolled; and further than this, when you retire from this meeting, you must return to your families and friends as ignorant as when you came, sofaras the name of this Order is concerned. In common with ourselves, you 'know nothing' and let it be your stern resolution through life to'know nothing.' "The high and exalted duties which you owe to your God, to your Country, and to yourself, for the purpose of the preservation of American Liberty, requires that you should observe the oath which you have this' night taken above all other obligations. For the laws of no land' are of higher importance to your self and your children,than is that obligation which you have just taken, to preserve Amer ican institutions by the entire and absolute exclusion of all foreigners, and of all who are not Protestants, from control or participation in the affairs of your country:" To this instruction the candidate, Mr. POLLOCE, bowed his assent. Mr. CONRAD did the same on a previous occasion. Now, what would be the condition of Mr. Pollock, or of the wise (?) head of our city government, if he should be called into Court to testify against one or more of "that band of brothers." Observe there is no qualifica tion to this oath. It niust be obeyed whether the objects be legal or not—whether the acts and doings of "that band of brothers" be in conformity to, or'in violation of the law. Is it not a shameless outrage that a man should be at the head of a beautiful and thriving city, who thus stands pledged to screen the violators of the law? Is it not a worst outrage to at tempt to place in the gubernatorial chair of a Commonwealth, whose political, religious and social liberty is based upon the most unrestrict ed principles of tolerance; a time serving ,demagogue, who, for the sake of a• paltry mess of pottage, would sell his freedom, and pledge himself before God and man to violate the law of the land, and perjure himself in a court of justice 9 Again, we say, Mr. POLLOCR if you don't belong to this order, take issue and plead not guilty. We stand prepared to convict you before the freemen of Pennsylvania.—Penn sylvanian. HON. GEORGE DARSIE.—The Whig candi date for Canal Commissioner was in town yes terday. He informed his friends that he had sent in his declination six weeks ago, but that the committee had as yet taken no action up on it. This he was forced to do in consequence of having the misfortune to be horn in Scot land. Of course the radical Know Nothings would not touch him. A delegation of about one hundred Know Nothings from Pittsburg went east yesterday. A convention of the order will no doubt soon pitch upon the man to take Mr. Darsie's place.—Hollidaysbusy Standard. Alar The Pennsylvania Coal Trade contin ues very active, and last week the shipments reached the enormous tonnage of 121, 471 tons largerthan everbefore. Theaggregate tonnage for the season is over two millions of tons! This is several hundred tons greater than the ton nage to the same time last year. Notwithstand ing all this activity in the trade, the demand is not supplied, and prices are gradually stif fening. The Reading Railway announces an other advance of 25 cents per ton after the Ist proximo, and the other carrying companies will probably advance with them. MOVEMENTS OF THE COVERNOR.—Chambers burg, Aug. B.—Gov. BIGLER, en route from_ Bedford, where he has been spending a few. days, to Harrisburg, last evening addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting of the Democ racy of Fulton county in his usual masterly and effective style. He was everywhere re ceived along the route with demonstration of popular favor. TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.—The Greytown bom bardment (says the Philadelphia Ledger,) con tinues to supply some of the New York papers with subjects for a "leader," arid an opportu nity for malicious abuse of their own Govern ment. The whole matter is not worth the ink that has been shed upon it. A more graceless set of vagabonds than this Jamaica negro com munity at Greytown never inhabited any town or village. Even their "protector," Lieut. Jolly, is obliged to threaten them with the whip to keep their piratical propensities in check. If it was right to interfere with the Austrian Government for the protection of Koszta, who was not an American citizen, we think it still more proper to step in to the pro tection of genuine American citizens, harrass ed by a lawless community, in the prosecution of their legitimate business, and liable to he bayoneted by negro soldiers and imprisoned in a dirty calaboose. If our Government had not done so, it would fhen have deserved the censures heaped upon it now by dissatisfied and partisan newspapers. sir The Pennsylvanian, for a week or two past, has been after the Whig officials of Phil adelphia with a sharp stick—probing to the bone the festering corruption and profligacy which have marked their course. The late and present Treasurers, with the Regis ter of Wals, are handled without gloves - , and their defalcations, peculations and violations of law exposed to the light of day. ,The same paper also pays its respects to Mayor CONRAD, and handles him without gloves. By the time our contempory gets through With its search ing, scathing operation, the tax-payers of Phil adelphia will get their eyes opened to the fol ly of entrusting the government of the City in Whig hands; and they will also be careful not to commit another egregious blunder by pla cing the treasury of the Commonwealth under the control of such a reckless and extravagant party. MONEY IN THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.- Notwithstanding the recent draft on the Treas ury to meet the payment of the seven millions on account of the Gadsden treaty, says the Washington Star, there is now about twenty five millions on hand, subject to draft, the pay ments in having been very large and rapid within the last few days. BEY. John W. Killinger, Esq., was unani mously nominated for the State Senate, on Monday last, by the Whigs of Lebanon co.-- The Whig candidates for the district, composed of Lancaster and Lebanon counties, are there fore Shuman and Killinger. CALIFORNIA PRICES.-High wages are paid to farm laborers in Western New York. A Rochester paper says : "Laborers for the hay season are so scarce that we have heard of cases where they could not be obtained by of fers of $3 to $4 per day. NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.—RaIeigh, Aug. I.4—The returns from the entire State of the vote for Governor have been received, and foot up as follow's: Bragg, dem. 48,500; Dockery, Whig, 46,000. It is the largest vete ever poll ed in the state. 3 .& Silly Failehood: Some of ihe Whig prints " have endeavo to break the force of the ;l charge upon Jm i rai POILOCE of being a member Of the order monly called Know-Nothings, by arse thafGov. BIGLER also, applied for-admission in their order, but was rejected,, and 614 HENRY S. MOTT, the Democratic nominee for. Canal Commissioner, is one of their memlx These assertions we should scarcely. deem worthy of notice did we not see them eageidy, re-published by the Whig presses, which are already discovering that the unwise step 14 POLLOCK has taken is recoiling upon• him, but we have full authority for pronouncing them false and unfounded in every particular.f--- ; Goy. BIGLER did not apply for admission into a Know-Nothing Lodge, neither did S. Morr, nor is he a member of that orderH- All these assertion's to the contrary are utter].' and entirely false and unfounded. We trust those who have made these statements will tract them, them, or if not, at least make some show of substantiating them by condescending to gb into particulars, and to state when and wher those gentlemen applied for permission to JO+ or joined the Know Nothings. The chargO is evidently made at random, and is at all events a false one. On the contrary, there is nothing vague ca., indefinite in the charge upon Mr. POLLLK;E:.- It is too true, and he dare not deny it. lie joined the order on the night of the 15th df June, in the lodge at the Northeast corner df Ninth and Arch streets, over which JAMES . O. PRINGLE presides. This statement, cannot: ep successfully contradicted, and none of the Whig organs in this city have attempted to dp so.—Pennsylvanian. oar In connection ivith the above we find the following in the Pennsylvanian of Friday': A CHALLENGE.—The Daily News, for sevir4.l days past, has by inuendo, endeavored; to create the impression that the Democretic can didate for Canal Commissioner, Col. IT.r.so S. MOTT, is a member of that disreputable body of men, called Know-Nothings. Thie,cif course, is intended to lessen the effect of tli!e positive and specific charge we have made against James Pollock, giving the time, the place, and the name of the person who presi ded over the Lodge of which he became a **A ber. We here deny, in the most unequivcied.l manner, the imputation intended to be cast upon the Democratic character, of Col. MOtt., and pledge ourselves, that if the editor, of the' Daily News will state as specifically as ',we have done in the case of James Pollock, the time when Col. Mott became a member of the Know-Nothings, the place-where, and' the Cir cumstances attending it, if we do not disprolle, the charge under Col. Mott's own signatmiel within a reasonable time, we will take ,:his name down from the head of our paper, provi ded the News will pledge itself to do the sant under a similar state of facts, with the min e! of James Pollock. Will the News dare accept our challenge. We shall see. . , THE REVOLUTION IN SPAIN.—AII mustadmi says the Richmond Enquirer, that the result of struggle for supremacy in Spain is full 0 . . interesting consequences to the United Statet. The fate of Cuba is deeply involved, and the acquisition of that lovely island may be .bue the first fruits of the revolution, which fit present seems to be in mostsuccessf:ul progress. Rejoiced as we are at the downfall of the cor rupt government of Spain, we view the result in connection with the annexation of Cuba to the United States, as most interesting arld valuable to our whole confederacy—and while History teaches us to base no certain calc4- tions on the shifting scenes Of Spanish inter nal dissensions, we heartily trust that the in cipient successful revolution in Spain may lie consolidated for a few Months al least, so as to allow our Government to achieve by nego tiation the greatest measure of the day—ti';ie admission of Cuba under the sheltering bah ner of the stars and stripes. The Union says with force: "Spain is without money and without credit. France is ready, at a moment's notice, to march an army across her frontiers the in stant a republic is established or an Orleansdb-- nasty proclaimed; England whoplaced Isabella on the throne against the legitimist pie tensions of Don Carlos, would not suffer his son Montemolin to ascend the throne, and thereby contribute to the preponderance bf absolutismin the European system. In this dilemma, the Spanish people have no .allids. Destitute of resources, torn and distracted by contending factions, on the brink of one of those disastrous civil wars which from their frequency and folly, seems to be the chronic affliction of her system, where is Spain to look for a solution of the problem of her preSent situation? Only in a frank and manly resto ration of her friendly relations with the Uni ted States. Let her at once come to an ski justment of -those embarrassing questiops forced upon this country by the miserable government which she has just exterminated —a government made ignominiousfor a degree of faithlessness to her own people scarcely' more unjustifiable than its outragous disregak of the rights of our citizeas. The -tufted States have profound interest in the independ ence of Spain and in her freedom from foreign dictation on the part of England and Franee. Every American would discover in the regen eration of her people, in the developementiof her internal resources, in the establishmentiof a free government based upon the natioual will, motives for a cordial and intimate ante with a government that should be edtdb , lished with these objects and upon these prin ciples." THE LATE SESSION OF CONGIIESS.—The prin cipal public business of the session may be briefly summed up us follows : Bills Passed and Approved. The regular Approrriation. Bills. I The Kansas and Nebraska Bill. The bill providing for six first-elass Nvar steamers. i The Ten Million bill of the Gadsden Trda y. The Homestead bill for', Kansas and Nebrs s ka. ' The bill extending the Warehousing Sys tem. The bill to give effect to the Canadian re 4 rocity treaty. The bill repealing the Minnesota Railed Land bill. _ • Treaties Ratified. The Gadsden Treaty with Mexico. r The British Colonial Reciprocity Treaty The Commercial treaty with Japan. The Neutrality treaty with Russia. Sundry treaties extinguishing • the Indian titles in Kansas, Nebraska, and other Terr"to ries. Measures which Failed, A provisional appropriation of $10,000,01 for negotiations with Spain, with a view the acquisition of Cuba. Several millions for railroad schemes. The French spoilation bill of five million The Pacific Railroad scheme—postonecl l The Senate bill of eight millions for the lief of Texas. Senate amendments of several millions the General Appropriation bill, including a million to the Washington Water Work- Mr. Old's bill for the increase of the r of postage. The bill for a line of steamers between Francisco and China, &c. Mr. Dawson's Homestead bill, as amen in the Senate by Mr. Hunter's substitute. The River and Harbor bill was passed Congress, but vetoed by the President. The session commenced on Monday, Dec ber sth, 1853, and lasted eight months. second sessioh will commence on the Monday (4th) of December next, 'and exp by limitation of law, on the 4th of Ma 1855. --r CHICAGO, Aug. 17 r lOWA ELECTlON.—Mesere.,AtheringteM and Clark, Whigs, are supposed to be elected to Congress. The Legislature is Whig, or "anti-Dodge," and Grimes, Whig, is chosen goTernor. ALBANY, Aug, 18 Cl A Family Killed by Lightning—The ca ge Tribune of Wednesday says that the d; 11- mgi of Mr. Merchant near Picalonica as struck by lightning on Saturday last, kilTlg him and four of his children, Mrs. Merchant and one child escaped.., Camberhind County; The De.mocracy of this County have settled the following Ticket: - Congress- 7 J. Ellis Bonham.. • Assembly—',H. G. Moser, James Chesnut. Commissioner—George M. Graham. Prothonotary.—Daniel K. Noel. Re&ter—William Lytle. . Clerk of Conrts—John. M. Gregg, The following, among other resolutions, was nnaniniously adopted: I' Resolved, That in Governor Btair.a we have a candidate for the Chief Ma g istracy of the State, of whoM we may well be•roud. He has Commonwealth conducted the. affairs of the with prudence and marked ability,. and we predict for him a triumphant election over all &Le factions combined against him. A VOICE FROM OLD BERKS.—The annual county meeting of the Democracy of Berks was held at Reading, on Tuesday last, which the utmost good feeling prevailed. Union and harmony in support of the Democratic ticket characterized all the proceedings, and from the manner in which the ball was ()Paned, we shall not be at all surprized to see old Berks roll up a majority of 5000. Hon. 'WILLIAM STRONG presided. Spirited resolutions were passed, from among which we extract the fol lowing,: Resolved, That we repose full confidence in the Hon. WILLIAM BIGLER; his integrity as a man, a Democrat and Chief Executive officer of this Commonwealth, have alike won for and entitled him to the confidence, esteem and re gard of his fellow-citizens. He has merited and will receive the cordial support of the honest and patriotic voters of the old Keystone State. Resolved, ' That we warmly approve of the nominations made by our State Convention, recognizing in our candidates, the Hon. JERE MIAH S. BLACK., the distinguished jurist, pos sessing all the requisites that `grace and adorn the Bench, and in HENRY S. 3/OTT, an honest, upright than, in whose hands our public im provements will be carefully and prudently managed. FAcrs.—The opposition papers are endeav oring to make a little capital out of a decrease in the receipts from the Public Works, during the past seven months, as compared- with' the same months of last year. The Whig papers make the decrease 574,000, whilst a reference to the official records will prove it to be but 542,000. There are several valid causes for this decrease, but it is only necessary to men tion one : The President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in his last annual report to the stockholders, stated that the company paid to the State for the use of the Portage ltailr.,td, in 1853, the sum of 5213,77i5' 62. Thi, :source of revenue expired on the 15th of February last, when the company commenced the tc:e of their own mountain road. If . no untoward event occurs, the net reve nue from tolls for 1854, will exceed that of 1853, as there will be a large, diminution in the current expenditures.. On the Portage Road alone, the savings will be not less than 8150,000. These are FACTS. • . WHOLESALE . ARREST.-06 Saturday evening last a detachment of the Mayor's Police of Philadelphia, made a descent upon a notorious fancy dance house, on the corner of sth and Callowhill streets, in all, comprising men of all ages and classes. Among them was, a merchant from Boston, who was on the verge of sixty, several country meOchants, in too-n on bus Mess, and. numerous married men. There were also several married women among the 'females, their liege lords being omit of town, and one had left her husband at home minding the children, while she was away on pretence of going to the Saturday evening market.' The prisoners were taken to the Marshal's Station House in Adelphi street, where they had a hearing before Alderman Ogle. Geo. W. Gorman, the proprietor, was held in $2OOO sail for a further hearing before the Mayor. Several' of the prisoners gave wrong names, in order to prevent the publicity that would probably be given. One was detected by the Alderman himself; who recognized him as a filmier apprentice. The prisoners were each held in $300,: for a hearing before the Mayor, this morning. Most of them procured bail through their friends, but a few were commit ted in default. CONVICTIO:i; UNDER THE NEW LIQUOR LAW. —The first conviction in Philadelphia, under the new Law prohibiting sales of liquor to minors, • drunkards and insane persons, .took pace :before Judge Kelly in the Quarter Ses sions on Thursday. Peter Plum, a German tavern-keepe, was arraigned on complaint of Mary Honoher, for selling liquor to her hus band, an intemperate pqtson, after repeated notice to desist. lle had also sold liquor to one of her little boys, and made him, as she described it; "beastly drunk.'.' Plum was convicted on Mrs. Ilonoher's testimony, and sentenced to a fine of sso.and costs, and im prisonment for 60 days. The Court also or dered him to pay the prosecutrix $lO in addi tion, under a provision of the law, for her trouble in bringing him to justice New Books, &c. OFF -11.1. ND TAKINGS; OR, CRATTON SRETCHE.9.—This is the title of a hundsome volume of life-like and graphic sketches from the pen of Doctor George W. Bungay. It contains a collection of "011-Hand Takings" of distinguished Orators, Divines, Essayists, Editors, Editors, Poets, and Philanthro pists. The portraits are dashed off with a free and easy pencil, and are uncommonly natural and life-like. They stand out boldly from the canvass, and if the names had not been given, there would be no difficulty in recognising the person fur whom they were drawn. The author is a man of poetic Wand enthusiastic temperament, and the spirit of freedoni breathes in every page. One striking pe culiarity of this' , work. is the graphic manner in which the writer deseritesthe personal appearance of his heroes. We see the cOlor of their eyes and hair. We are informed of the manner in which they dress, walk, speak, d:c. 'f he mechanical execution of the work is truly magnifi cent. It embraces more than four hundred pages printed with beautiful nype, on fine white paper, is substantially and handsomely bound, and elegantly illustrated with twenty portraits-In steel. l Dewitt & Davenport. Publishers ,160 and 162 Nassau st., y. Y. Price $1,50. FIFTEEN MINUTES AROUND New YORE.—By D. G. Foster.- A new work from the pen of Cl. G. Foster, so well known to the public as the author of “New York by Gas Ac., will be hailed with pleasure by-all who wish to read a most graphic accountlof everything remarkable and worthy of record In the Griit Metropolis. Ills powers of description are too well known and appreciated to need Our praise, and more can be learned In an hour by the perusal of his -Flf teen Minutes,7 spent among places and with persons known to fame, than, without his penetrating genius and eye, could be brought to the view of a stranger in a year—be marks wiih broad glances all that Is wonderful and strange from the Crystal Palace and the abodes of the rich and purse-proud, down to the vilest haunts of the vicious and degraded. He paints the truth, •naught extenuating. or setting down aught in malice." All should read it who wish to be posted up in what is going - on in that Babel. Do witt A Davenpoi.t, Publishers, N. Y. Price 25 cents. LIFE AND ADVENTCRES OF PERCIVAL 31ATDERRT.—An Aug tobiography, by Author of Lafitte.—Just issued from the publication office of T. B. Peterson, Phiiadeiphia. Prise s'o cents. This work, we think, will inte,st and please every body . It is a delightful book. and a well written story of culvert_ tore; an agreeablaand interesting work—rather a novelty in its way, and fail to overflowing with curious and absorb ing events. Itlis full of incident and adventure. The il_ iustratioris are excellent, spirited, and full of life. Ali who enjoy a good laugh should get a copy without delay. THE MINING MAGAZINE, for August, is filled with much that will be interesting to those who desire correct infor mation relative, to the mineral resources of the United States and Europe. The work is particularly valuable to all who are interested in the iron, coal, copper, lead; silver and gold productions of the country. The contents of the present number are as follows, viz: 1. The Mineral Region of Central California. I. The employment of Steam in certain Metallurgical Op erations.. 3. Product ofithe Mines, &c., throughout the Austrian Empire. 4. ExaminatiOns, &c., of the Gold-bearing Belt of the At lantic States. 1 5. DeSulphurizatlon of Metalliferous Sulphurets. 6. Commercial Aspect of the Mining Interest. 7. Journal of Gold Mining Operations. 8. do. of Copper do. 9. do. of Silver and Lead, do. 10. Coals and Colleries. 11. Iron and Zinc. 12. Quiirriei and Clays. 13. Miscellanies. 13. New Publications. Pm:mm:B Msozzmr,for September, has a beautiful col ored plate of thi3 Fashions, and a splendid' frontispiece en graving representing the. "Puzzled Calculator." The Na tional Magazine, take Wall in ail, Is not excelled. by any similar publication In the country. The 'deli tilitiiia-Oilpie.--..,-.-ma%"4ltE?„eilc*r",itia'l The state of our conmlay, in a political point of view, and the great experiment, of goveramtiut which Is here being made,.show clearlythat theindbritittal -to. whom national felicity or the most important social interests are entrust ed, should possess in thehighest degree all the most ele vated and ennobling qttalltlee.of human greatness, and that his very features ehould eau the stamp of true And Intuitive nobility. He must comprise in his character all the best qualities of every claim ,Of men. He must be ,the embodiment of all that is bri,ghVand beautiful in the citi zen, all that is prophetic and commanding in the seer, wise and noble in the sage. He must receive the stamp of greatness from the hand of .Natdre, so that the mantle of Power shall fold about him withthat graceful fitness, that courtiers affect to find in kings. • lie most submit to descend below the lowest, and to study by dim, uncertain lights the blurred and blackened record of human life—to probe all secrets and explore all labyrinths—to shut himself away from the light, that he may watch the germination and growth, the origin and de velopement of events that, like the nightehadc„ferish only under corer of clarkmear. He must be able to rise as high as he has descended deep, and breathe the thin and diffi cult air of that perilous height; yet In all his movements similate nothing, incorporate nothing into his owu fix ed character. Unscathed from the hottest furnace—pure from the midst of pollution, calm in the centre of tumult thoughtful in the htiur of jubilee—fearless and firm in the time of dismay; yet must he adapt himself to every circumstance and condition of men. Mingling freely with all and exposed to every variety of influence, he must pre serve his individuality free from every taint of foreign ad mixture; vrith such a rare union of firmness-with elasti city of nature—that although he receives a thousand preju dicial impressions, he retains none. Gifted with quick . insight into the schemes of dema gogues, and the designs of ambitious men, he never hesi tates to expose them, however powerful the Man, the meas ures. or the coalition. but, apparently indifferent to his own security and station, lifts his arm and his yoke against them. Neither does he ever swerve from duty, or wrest his power from its true use, to crush his antagonist for the gratification of pemnal animosity and pride. Ile bears up with manly fortitude and self-control under the galling persecutitm that he has to encounter from the swarms of buzzing and creeping things, always hovering near and watching for a chance to plant their sting. The purity of a perfect character is no protection, and the slightest evidence of irritation only encourages and makes them more vindictive. However great his merits and toils, he has to endure the jealousy of rivals and look down upon the hate of those below. He can have but lit tle sincere fellowship, especially when political corruption, degeneracy and intrigue are universally prevalent. If he sets out in his career, not expecting to be deserted and be trayed by those who know enough to envy what thby can not estimate—if he thinks to be exempt from calumny and detraction, he has not counted the cost of his undertaking. And yet. while he guards against the treachery of the base. and the designs of the demagogue, he must have the most large sod open confidence in the great silent people, who speak but seldom, but, whose voice is lam. This discrimi nation is the test of his high office, and of his nationality. Destitute of deep and abiding faith in the impulses of our nature, he may be a politician--a demagogue—a president; but he cannot be an honest. faithful servant—ho canter act from disinterested-motives. Of the lofty and abstract qual ities that belong, to his great nature, there is uooe. the want of which is so fatal, or the possession of which dots so much to mitigate errors and to atone for faults. His vo. cation demands the active service of etery faculty and the &leery of every effort. Thrones and sceptres are not wrought add reared. for him; but he may sit en every throne and may sway every sceptre. Great is the glory—but the strife is hard—the path Ls perilous;—one false step and he disap pears (mover. The-true end faithful public servant will never shrink froth - any responsibility. personal or official, nor can brawl ing political demagogues bribes. promises or threats induce him to deviate in the least from. the path of rectitude; he will faithfully discharge his obligations—will sternly ful fill his vocation, leaving his course to the verdict of his constituents. Regardless alike of deprecatiug friends nod denouneiug opponents, he will act with an eye single to oue only purpose, the pert:woe:a good of the, whole, Un checked by particular privileges, and unfettered by arti ficial restrictions. Thus, then, we have before us what we conceive to be the Wed of au honest, upright and disinterested public officer. We find that his essential pre.requishes embrace rrerg good qu.dily a mortal can possess—he must be a perfect nine— be must be "the noblest work of that. - Take such a char acter into public life. Place him before the peopleNs Si can didate fir their legislative suffrages: he is there for no sel fish ambition, and, willing to bo most loyal to his country, he will be nu (mar, to hie conscience.. Place him in law representative assembly to which these willing suffrages send him., he maintains inviolate the trust given to him: he defends the rights of the citizens, end with a grave dig nity sustains the' character of the senator. I'lw•e hint in the council of the executive magistrate, and no thvor can .win him. and no danger can appal: indifferent to office. and fearless of power he will assert the highest right, and he will stand by it, whatever be the cost. Place him on the bench of justice. no prejudice can approach him, no passion can move hint. Nothing cau'ruftle the august ph, cidity of his soul. except it be the of a gracious pity. tztmoved. he sits. while all 'around ' ' aroundhint heaves: he listens not to popular clamor, he, cares not fur the scowl of power, and while he is guardian. no corruption shall sully the fountain of justice. and no obstruction shall impede its imam. • In couchteion—a few interrogatives and answers and we have done. Why is it that the qualifications of so jme of our public Men. including even the incumbents - of the least important stations, fall so immeasurably Aar( of our Weal standard? Why can they not hear the test'? Are not same men in our midst gifted with the essential quali fications for public office? Are there not some who. as un ostentatiods and private citizens, have by their actions given proof sufficient that all public interests entrusted to their care Would be faithfully guarded? Sad indeed would be the mond state of society, did those latter questions.de umnd a negative response. 11l would it fare with the pub lie interest; of the country. Alas? the fate of gehend fe licity and prosperity. We have, however. just such men As we need—we have nullifiers of them, they live and move in the modest concealment of simple and honest citizens. They court not public favor—they desire no honors—they seek not office. "Merit loves concealment.° Why then ore not our public and social interests entrusted to their rare? Why are not honor and office conferred according to merit ? The answer is easily given. In the present condition of public or political matters. essential qualifications ore of mw ondury account. The candidate for office nowm-days must be a noisy. brawling 'politician, (a term synonymous with dishonesty:) he must understand 'tagi rolling,' ••Irrilnry." -mire-palling," -trading." cheating, and a number of other low schemings and mean principles embodied in his creed and essential to the attainment of his special ends: Ile must seek the office, whereas, Cincinuatt,like, the office, through the people, should seek him. This brings us in the next place to notice the modern or actual ngice-holder, together with his essential pre=requisites. Meanwhile we hope that some of our public men, who are very clonthrous and ostensibly very zealous for the public good (.') will test their disinterested (:) political honesty by our ideal stand ard. t ' . A PRIVATE CITIZEN. Fur thto SALISBURY, Aug. 14th, 1854 FRIEND SANDERSON :—As there are many people who are anxious to knots something about the mysterious -Know Nothings," permit one who holds an out-side ticket to say a few words about them as a misty-. The Know Nothings are a nocturnal brood of nondescripts, hatched in the dark by the wire pullers of a declining party in the last struggle for spell, who vainly hope thereby to get one grab more at Uncle Sams box before they give up the ghost. But the queerest part of this queer brood istheplatform. They want to destroy the Declaration of Independence because, forsooth, it happens to be signed by that hot-beaded old Catholic CRARLES CARROLL, of Carrolton; but oven worse than this, it hears the hand writing of that miserable old foreigner, Ron- Ear MORRIS. No wonder, when sanctioned by such men. it would condemn that fine old idiot George the Third, for doing exact iy what these Know Nothings want to do. They are down on all Macs & Patricks, including, of course, one Pttkick HENRY and old Test Mclinix. They strike at thy' fundamental principles of our government. They wpt to blot out forever these principles that have ever beef] the boast of every true American—that no one shall be de prived of any of the rights of citizenship on account of hi, creed. An asylum for the distressed of all Nations, a land when; the lovers of freedom may find a home. They want to deprive a certain class of native born citizens of the full privileges of citizenship, because they worship not at the same altar—to make sectarianism a test at the ballot-box— to convert political parties into parties of religious wets. and the formation of secret political conclaves. All men shall have a night to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; neither shall they be deprived of any of the rights of citizenship on account of their forms of worship, said our forefathers; but nut so, save ow Know Nothings—they must worship as we do, or be deprived of some of the rights of citizenship. -Shall I ask the brave soldier who lights by my ride lu the cause of mankind, if in our creeds we agree? Shall I give up the friends I have valued and tried, If they kneel not before the same altar with mel No—the Know Nothings to the contrary, notwithstanding. Old GEORGE IVASHINGTON well knew thg dangers of secret political cOnclaves, and warned his fellow citizens as they valued their liberty to beware of them. That such secret associations do exist, we know by their works; but I do not believe they can long exist in a land where the freedom of the press and freedom of speech is recognized. Jacohinism may do for countries where it is treason to criticise the acts of government—hut in a laud of liberty truth feareth not the light, and it is little wonder that they deny even the existence of such societies. As we have said, this brood of nondescripts was hatched in the dark. the light of day will kill them as sure as a fab ric built on a corrupt base will fall—just as sure as human error leadeth to human disappointment." The Whigs. as a matter of course, will pretend no relationship until they have secured all the voters they can. They will even vote for some Democrats for minor offices, but so soon as they have caught all the voters they can, they will shake hands and make up friends—smokothe ealamut—and be as broth ers again. Enough for the present. So it is, yea verily, • Your friend, SAL MARS. NEW MAIL ROUTES IN LINCASTES COUNTY.— We understand that the following new mail routes have been established-in Lancaster county by the recent Act of Congress: From Kinzer's to Spring.well Frotr Gordonville, by way of Intercourse, to the Hat. From Columbia, by way of Manor and High villa, to Sate Harbor. From Christiana to Chestnut Level. From Strasburg to Quarryville. The last two routes, touch a number of interme diate points which have not been communicated to us. MEETING OE THE NORTHERN MEDICAL ASSOC' A• TION OF LANCASTER ` CouNry.—Tfre Gist stated Meeting of this - Association was held at Ephrata on Saturday August 7, 1864. In consequence of the deajh of their late fellow associate Dr. Isaiah Robinson, a committee of three, consisting of Drs. W. A. Shelly, I. L. Winters and H. Reemsnyder, was appointed to draft resolutions of condolence. The following Were reported. PREAMBLE, That we sincerely regret the loss of onr beloved associate, and worthy friend, distin guished alike as a pbysccian, man of stern integri ty and superior talent. RESOLVED, That his unostentatious conduct and reserved manner in public and private life, !Ave gained for him the strongest ties in the affecctions of his medical associate ' s and friends throughout the community. RESOLVED, That we deeply sympathize with the bereaved mother and relatives of the departed in the painful loss they have sustained. RESOLVED, That the above preamble and reso lutions be published in all the Lancaster papers, and a copy be sent to the bereaved mother. This association has now effected an efficient or ganization, and already boasts eighteen members. It is gratifying to state that the utmost harmony, characterized the proceedings of this first step, to uphold the character and diffuse good feeling among the members of the profession. Such a movement has long been a desideratum, and, will in no small degree serve to check the feeble, though dangerous strides of arrant quackery, and effect an entire dismemberment of this parasite, of the Esculapian temple. The meeting adjourned, to rdeet at Litiz on the first Monday in November next. • L. B. GARBER, Sec'y. POSTAL—The Postmaster Gsberal has appoint ed T. Snodgrass, Postmaster at Martinville, in place of Mr. Huber; resigned. ' . 1 - ...-,-.... .: . St..l4oulslo ~ • ipondenae,. - . .. . . i . Disgraceful Riot—Lou of ife-240 hosiset riddied—Ouir contents deraolished—Pu tame and other property destroy ed—lmmense tale of d.... y Wmpons+Mass Matting of Citicens—Edda and Qu'. Regore—The tate election—De. -feat of COL Beams— • --.. of the Whig and•Kneno Noth ing candidatersTrium . • of John H. Ihtner—Defeat of the Benton Party throu out the Sta g— Six Whig and Know Nothing Orm elected—D tructire litre-Lou of Hemp, rfc.-fowa Eted on-ArriraloAChristion Champ neys—aly ..Ifortatity—St mer Sunk—prought—Hanging gThi t itr... i St. Leda, !August 14,-1864. I have withheld the ng ofuzy le ter to the very la test moment, to enable m to lay before our readers a full and reliable account of th roceediugs dr the past week.— Our city has been the seen of another bioody and disgrace. ful riot, in which several cf our most prominent citizens lost their lives, and a large number morgor less wounded, and probably crippled for LEe. I will now proceed to give your readers a fair and imtint sketch•pf this disgraceful riot and terrible shiughte At the election polls on Man rai- day last, two Irishmen we 4 disputing thew some peditiad point, and finally ended i a rough-aud4tunble'fight,when several American citizens i nterfered. !loon this, one of the Irishmen. so it Is said drew a knifeaud stabbed one of our citizens, and then ran towards the river, but had not proceeded far before he w knocked dtotu and killed on the spot. The crowd the proceeded back ' to the Fifth Ward polls. and drove th Irish—probably Sou from the election—many of them % re roughly ukti and horribly cut and beat. The news was of long travegiug over the en tire city that the Americmtts and Irish Were at war, and im mense crowds from all qers came tOfthe rescue. There could not have been less t n six thousand persous on the ground. The Irish cried w vengeance { and congregated on the Levee—mustering II the forces! they could, and lir a arming themselves with Muskets. guild, plot cis. knives stones, and every other weispoti they could command, and marched in a bo'lly up 311.•- an street to F.ee..nd. when, they took off their hats and hu eel most fearlessly. The Amer icans then proceeded doe Morgan to 6.'econd. and there re met the enemy. He th battle commenced. It seas car ried on for about an hour Cher warmly and with great spirit—the two contendln parties sway lug back - wards and forward, as circumstances dmitted. The Irish finally re treated. and took shelter i the doggeriea and Irish houses on Morgan street and the Levee, and pohn , d "forth volleys 'of cold lead and rucks front their supposiki barricades. Thu crowd then attacked the uses in which the' Irish had taken shelter, and were fi ri ng from tint windows shot after shot. The cannonading sitboth sides Was terrific. There could not have been less than 200 shotifired. (non both parties. Those that fell imon the tie of battle. were borne off by their friends. hod it was a Most heart rending sight to see them carried through the crewd bleeding. man gled and covered with blot.d. One poortfellow woo carried away h stiffened corpse. whilst others wore taken to more comfortable quarters to lathe their la¢t: The besieging party then proceededto w at is called :-Battle Row.' on the Levee. where they were received by . t.onsiderable tiring front the windows and house tops. The inmates were obliged to decamp and leate the field crowd. They riddled and gutted all the Irish•doggeries 'and houses on the'Levee. Oreen..Morganlnd Cherry sit,4s—from Broad. way to the river. Here the Mayor and his police endeavor ed to quell the disturbanc s. but to no avail—the fwu con- .11 theirown *ay. TWA Mato of k. 12p to Unit time too men killed, and! a great number rd it neressAry for the preser • tending parties having it • affairs continued until du were known to have bee , wounded. The Mayor d ; vation of peace, to order q About S o'clock In the e and attacked the Irish ho and in a short time all we tight. The military were but did not strive before done. The tiring in this sides; several were killed t, the ntilitarf. ening the e roiyd again assembled Nes on tireeu above Broadway, • again engaged. in one general rdered to thd scene of action, msideralde damage had !teen irmish was very heavy on both rad a large number wounded.— luring the enlire night, and the idwere heard thnughout the dis- Calaboose were tilled with the roe and his tree. as were 10m1 lital with the dead and dying.--. inded were conveyed to their re- The tidliting was kept up reports of pistols and gun inlet. Our County Jail an persons arrested by the lb the Health Office stud floe A large portion of the woo spentiso homes. A tarp. µ • crowd collected round the I.', Meg,. and St. Pat rick's Church. and it was :t ore time very 11111011 -f e ared that they would fare 110 • ttor than whiw buildings in the same category. The militltry were souk on the spot and prevented their destructicn. t• Loud cries for the blood': tor of the Anzeigrr des Wei been exciting the people tv., up and made the welkin proceeded to the tiermati been expected. mid two no in front of the office—n°[4 thrown into the windows; ITS addressed the crowd. of Boernstelti, the item:in etli tirrits., who hint for t ho last 111.111111 is his ineendi:Wy editorials—went ling,. anti 1114 infuriated cum.! flive. An at Fick had previnusly ulitary companies nen: stationed itlistainiitig.theveral stones went hut the Mapir :Mil ,eVeral ffill. Id illibrllled f.them that Ullit,t l • would be tibliged to disperse 'lly yielded and went to other to the night work. lat confusion Mid excitement pre congregate* On the itifferent u Irish were ibauding higether, !penile struggle was extoeted to ring the day? two Ault:clean elit ist walking the streets. tqle of cks. The whole of Tuesday was they desisted, the militar them by force. They ttn parts of the city to comp] TVESDAY veiled. Large crowds we corners of the streets. T and another and more de to take place at night. Tens Wert• shot down, wh whom was killed in his t. he night's work. Sure enough. had billet,, and darkness again I the besieged met in open con ; tiou was now . , going en to a most Ivy went parading the streets— ', another. Abut • 1.0 o'clock, 00. .sing the cdtuer of Fifth and ' u by the Irish from the houses tack yards. The Continentals re at eseentiouv—six or eight fell ey poured inlupon then,. Three were here wount.l6l and carried ve their wodnds dressed. TIM n every direition. Mayor How spot, and Littered the Images Its and guns, bud arrested eleven occupied in preparing for when the curtain of nigh. rei:ned. the besiegers au diet. The work of destru Nadu' extent. The milft dispersing one crowd afte the Continentals were Breen, they were tired u and alleys loading to the turned the fire—doing gr from the effects of the vs or four of the Coutinenta off the battle ground to Irish took flight and fled and his police were on th amid the reports of musk Ith—soave of thew badly wound yt Mayor /did everything in durbanees and arrest the rioters— and fearlosi man. and whore eat, t hero wit to 114. )Liver had hi arm shot so badly, .eressary, the others were but than nosh wounds. The Irish Irately. but Inlay were out-min t. Jim of the military run Litt ugh an Irisliman and sunk it iee—in his endeavor to Brow it Irishmen armed.to the to.( ed. (I will hero state tin' his power to quell the dis , hr acted the part of a bra danger was the most appa l !low.) Oue of the Contio that amputation will be slightly hurt nothing uto iu this battle fought desp hered'and obliged to retre• bayonet through and thrct two inches into a board tit' IMB=Z4M2 Out, it broke off, leaving fence. This was a most wrible spectaile. Ile was finally relieved from his standia position, and tell to the pave ment a corpse. The houses on Franklin avenue, .Morgan, Green, Cherry, Fifth and 'hall streets, with their furnitnre i ic., were completelyslem lished; and their inmates driven to more secure quarters. Little skirnifsi, were Liking placeln different partsof the city dud ngthe night,and whore ever an Irishman was seen, his blood paid the penalty. . .. . About 1 o'clock news Was brought to the police, tlmt 'the rioters were attacking the houses on thildle and O'Fallou streets, and that Mr. E. It. Violet, one ofbur iron Merchants had been deliberately shot deadPahilstSvalking peacefully along the street. Here, 4,0, was another terrible battle fought, and the result wi . some killedi and wounded un both sides. Mr. Violet rt4eived three bills iu his body and was killed instantly. I ; After this an affray occtired on the corner of Broadway and Ashley street. lu this, three Americans were danger ously wounded and a mai named t•:nyder was shot through the head and killed on the spot. They:then proceeded to the corn, of Franklin a4unt, and Broadway, and another tight occurred, in which Four or tire wire wounded, and it 1.. is thought one 'Sr two we . killed and chrried off by their friends. A great many I ish were killed inn the di ff erent skirmishes, and carried a - ay by their (Fiends. The correct number of killed and wo tialed will never Is, ascertained.- Fights were occurring in 11l parts of thi city up to 4 tielk. and large crowds were pa4ading through the streolsralling upon the Americans to p dect their lives, their property and their homes. Exelt meat and e , unfusiont reigned throughout the night. Lk h parties Mug exhamtedatuiet was restored about day-b eak, but the Work of the night was terrible to reflect upon. The hous4s in the neighbor hood where the war has bben raging pei:seut a deplorable aspect. 1 ' r WEDNESDAY MORNING.-Jrhe City wasidill in a high state of excitement; the streets .iere. filled with people, and a thousand rumors were :tit at. One wad:, war, that the Cath olic Churches were filled ith Irish, armed with muskets, A:e. This rumor further indled the already burning flame i s and the exasperated crow were being bent on routing the Irish - from the Churches they had their homes and dog [cries, but the more peite aide and orderly citizens inter fered and appointed a committee to examine the churches, and to report to a mass Meeting of the; people. The coo mittee went upon their errand and the Mayor issued his 1 proclamation calling a IrlitsS meeting tat the Rotunda of the Court House Thu committee repotted that they had attended to the duties) unsigned them, and found the churches without a person in them, and no signs of lire arms. A motion was thn made that the 3layor disband the Irish portion of his lice for the present, and select i from the ritizens a sped police us police force ble thousand men, dcomposed of our best an oldest citizens. The Mayor acce ed to this request, and m less than two hours the 1,000 flames were enrolled and the persons Sworn in to protect the property and lives Omit: citizens, had quell the riotous proceedings. Since whidh nothing of 'a riotous character has transpired. The spqial Police made several arrests.— On Friday night they were_ withdrawd, as the city had again assumed an orderly and peaceful aspect. It is difficult to arrive id the exact dumber of killed and wounded, for it is said that a great Many Irishmen were killed and thrown into the river. This is no doubt true . , for it is almost incredible to believe that those reported to the authorities were all i that have lost their lives, in this riot, considering the number of shock fired, and the im mense crowds of people (blocking up the thoroughfares in the immediate vicinity of the scene ejection. The mutt tier known to have been killed is between fifteen andtwenty; the number wounded add crippled Munot be accurately stated, but will not fall tar short of and hundred; the uune ber of houses riddled, gu ted and °Uteri*se damaged ranges between 150 and Die. On Thursday the military buried one of their members who was killed ;in the riot. -ftwo of the wounded who were diken to the hospital died on:L'hurs day; and several others Were lying in it critical situation. During the recent disdurbauces in this city, an incredi• be number' of deudlyj weapons were sold. The stock of pistols and -Arkan.• s tooth-pick!" was entirely ex hausted. A dealer esti ates that at least 2000 pistols and 500 bowie knives were .• Id In 48 hours' time. Colt's revol vers were in great demand, and the price advanced fully 50 per cent., and readily taken at that.price. Second hand pistols—since peace has •cain been restored—can no doubt be obtained at a conside :Ile discount: It Is estimated that the destruction of props ty during the late riot, will cost the city of St. Louis In the neighlxwhobd of $30,000' " I am happy to announbe that none bribe lAncasterians were hurt iu this riot, although I observed a number In the different crowds con gated in various places. Well, the election day has passed, and the result sealed ;in blood. Col. Benton been defeated by upwards of a thousand votes. Sly pr vious predictions have all been realized—except In the I case of Col. Benton. The Know Nothitigsjoined the Whigs and elected two-Glints of the ticket. The Irish and the German Catholics all voted the Know Nothing ticket, dad after they had elected that ticket they were dearly paid for their assistance. They voted fur Kennett, and i is supposedithey did not know that he was the Know NOthing candidate—simply because the German editor denounced the Catholics. Mr. Kennett received the Whig vote,t he Know Nothing vote, and those who wereopposed to tie Know Nothings. The Nebraska vote and the anti-Nebras a vote, the Democratic vote and the anti-Benton vote—(Sir. Polk was dropped early in the morning, and iris friends voted for Kennett. Polk received only ti:sivotes In the eity, and county.) Kennett received' the German vote and the Irish vote--that LS, the Catholic portion of them. lie is now claimed :us a Know Nothing Congressman, although :elected by foreign votes. Brent stein, the German edltob, is the cause of Col. Benton's de feat. The Know Nothings voted for but one man to the Benton ticket—Mr. Ilarris, who politic! : nearly the entire vote of the city and county. John U. Lightner, ou he Benton ticket, has been tritim pliantly elected—leadln • the ticket) and polling more i t votes than old Bullion li mself. Hurrah for the Lancaster county Dem.mt: All e candidate 4 on the Whig ticket that the Knew Nothing voted for, KM elected. but those on the Anti-Benton deleted. Thu Knew Nettling vote Is estimated at 2500. The hig tickjt, proper, received but about 1700 votes, whilst Di e Benton candidates pulled from 5000 to 5900 votes. Nin Whigs and Know Nothings are elected to the Legislaturt i and nine Benton Democrats from this county. The Sheri , Jailor, Mandell and Judges ere, Whigs and Know Nothings, and the , Coroner a Benton' Democrat. hereafter 1 11111 have more to say about the ril: - stilt of our election in this county. In the State we hard not receiveill full returns, but enough is known to sat yme that my former predictions have been realized. Six of the seven Congressmen elected are Whigs—the one a nton Democrat. As to the Legis lature, we have nothing definite, but the probability is it sat y stand one-third Whig, one-third Benton and one-third Anti-Benton. Col. Benton has been swamped throughout the State, and the probability Is, he will withdraw his name as a candidate for the U. S. pinate, as well as from the politi cal arena entirely. The rumor is that Trusten folk threw his support for Kennett ith the understanding thitt the Whigs would elect film - U. S. Senator} Mr. lieyer is from this city, and they wool hardly select Both Senators froni the same county. My le ter is alreiuly too long for me to go into details as to the uses and wherefores of our late elections, but let it sulli, Old Bullion is on his back with a thousand majority pre Eng Upon Mini A destructive the brok out on Monday morning last, in the hemp warehouses, 0 Front street,' two of which were entirely consumed with eh contents, which consisted ha part of about 4500 bales I hemp, 1000Ibs. pork; 140 hhds. sugar; $16,000 worth ofiF'Mrbank's scales. The lumber yard of-Carr 4 Rogers was ' 4,W consumed; containing dearly 100,000 feet Of 'himbe.r. he entire 'value of property de stroYed is estimated at $ 75,000. Abodt sBs ' 000 of which is covered by insurance. We have but-partial re of the election in lowa, but what has come to hand indicate the sitcom of the Demoo racy. The Nebraska billi was made the test in that:State. bk. Christian Chamneys arrived in our city from New Orleans, =Friday. Us is in outillont health, and look"
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