INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTRIAN. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. A. SANDERSON, Associate. LANOASTEE, PA., JANUARY 20, 1857 CIRCULATION, SIIOO COPIES! SBBSGBipnon Prigs, $2,00 per anuum. To the Democratic Freemen olf the City and County of Lancaster. In accordance with tbe resolution of the County Com mittee, adopted od Wednesday last, you are requested to assemble in Bererai Wards of the City, and Boroughs and Townships of the County, on - ■ Saturday the 7th of February next,' then and thwe to elect not less than three nor more than five delegates to represent each District in a general County Convention to be held on Wednesday tub 11th op Keb&ua&t next, at 11 o’clock A. M.. at the Hotel of Eman uel Shobor, In the City of Lancaster, for the purpose of electing six delegates to represent the Democracy of the County bf Lancaster in the Annual State Convention, to be held at Harrisburg, on Monday the 2nd day of March next. The several Ward, Borough and Township Commit tees are requested to give'early notice, In their respective Districts, of the time and place of meeting for tbe election of delegates. In accordance with the established usage of tbe party the several Districts will each nominate one person to serve on the County Committee for tbe ensuing political year; and also nominate their Ward, Borough and Township Committees, and place their names on their respective credentials to the eosulng County Convention. , By order of tbe County Committee, H. B. SWARR;Chairman. Lancaster, January 20tb, 1857. Henry 8. Magraw, Esq. This gentleman, the able and efficient State Treasurer for the last year, is a candidate for re-election—but what bis fate may be. it is more than we can predict with certainty. The three infamous traitors who defeated Col. For ney and eleeted Simon Cameron to the U. S. Senate, may defeat him, and it will not sur ptise us in the least if they do. The notorious political trickster, Charles Frailey, of Schuylkill, is the candidate upon whom tbe Black Republicans and K|now Noth ings will unite. He is a disciple and protege of Cameron, and that arch demagogue will exert all his influence to have him 1 elected.— Possibly there may be a few honest men in the opposition who will refuse to!place the Treasury in the hands of such a political cor morant. We shall see. • The election comes off to-day. We hope for the best, although fearing the worst. Should .Cameron, through his creature Frailey, get oontrol of the public purse strings, then Heaven save the Common- wealth ! Hon. J. Lawrence Getz. A correspondent, from Columbia, thinks that our popular Speaker of the . House of Representatives deserves the undivided thanks and commendation, not only of the : members, but of the whole Democratic party, for the timely consideration and forethought dis played in making up the various House oommittees. Tho names of the arch traitors and villains, lebo, wagonseller and manear, have all been placed upon the same committee—only one— and that, too, one rarely or never called upon to perform any duty. By this judicious arrangement the uncon taminated and honest members of the House are saved from the pain and humiliation of being forced, by business relations', into con tact. and association with ffaen who have forfeited all claims upon honorable society, either social or political. May they henceforth be assigned 6o 6ome obscure position, apart from better men, where they can do no further injury, while undergoing penance for their vile iniquity. He also says that the announcement of Cameron's election was received at Columbia with the same bitter and violent indignation upon the part of the Democrats,"and with malicious glee by tho Black Republicans and Know-Nothings, as it was throughout the State. . Our old friend, Dr. Charles Leib, for merly of this city, but for the last year or two a resident of Chicago, has been elected Clerk to the House of Representatives of Illinois.— The Dr. edited and published a spirited cam paign paper at Chicago during the resent Presidential contest, and by his indomitable energy both as a speaker and writer, contrib uted largely to the success of Buchanan and Breckinridge in Illinois. He richly deserved the honor just conferred upon him by a Dem ocratic Legislature, and we have no doubt he will make a competent and popular offioer. Election of United States Senator. Harrisbhug, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1857. Atjnoon to-day the Speaker and Members of tho Senate were introduced, and the two Houses went into Convention for the election of a United States ' Senator, to serve for six years from, the 4th of March next. The Speaker of the Senate presided, and the roll being called, the Senators by the Clerk of the Seuate and the members of the House by the Clerk of the House, the first ballot resulted in the election of Gen. Simon Cameron. ' The vote stood, as follows : Simon Cameron 67 I Ilenry D. Foster 7 John W. Forney 58 j Win. ” Wilkins 1 Messrs. Lebo &ndj Wagonseller of and Manear of York, (Democrats,) voted for Qen. Cameron: Messrs. Cresawell, Backus, Calhoun, Fausold, Hill, Nich olson, and Smith of Cambria, voted for Henry D. Foster. Mr. Foster voted for Mr. Wilkins. i The following is the vote in detail; Fo* Simon Cameron— Messrs. Coffey. Crab.b, Finney, Flennlken, Frazer, Gaxzam, Gregg, Harris, Jordan, Kiliin ger, Lewis, Myer, Penro6e, Schofield, Sellers, Shuman, Souther and Taggart of the Senate; and Messre. Augustin. Babcock, Backhouse, Ball, BensoD, Bishop, Brown. Chase, Clover, k Cox, Crawford, Dickey, Dock, Eyster, Gibboney Hamilton, Iliestand, Iline, Iloffman of Lebanon, House keeper Imbrie, Jacobs. Kauffman, Kerr, Lebo, (Dem.,) Mercer, (Dem.,) McCalmont, Mooreheed, Mumma, Mussol man, Nichols, Penrose, Peters, Powuall, Purcell, Reed, Shaw, Sloan, Stevenson, Struthers, Thorne, Van Yoorheefl, Tickers, Vaegloy, Wagonseller, (Dem.,) Warner, Willeston, Wlntrode, Withrow and Wright of the House—C7. For John W. Forney— Mecsrs. Brower, Browne, Evans, Felton, Ingram, Knox, Laubach, Steel, Straub, Walton, Welsh, Wilkins and Wright of the Senate; and {Messrs. Abrams, Anderson, Arthur, Beck, Brower, Brandt, Camp bell, Cad, Ent, Gllden, Hamel, Hancock, Harper, Heins, Hillyear, Hoffman of Berks, Jones, Jenkins, Johns, Johnson Knight, Leisenring, Longaker, Lovett, Mangle, Mcllvain, Nunem&cher, Pearson, I’etriken, Ramsey of Phlla., Ramsey of York, Reamer, Roberts, Rupp, Smith of Centre, Smith of Luzerne, Tolan, Vail, Walter, Westbrook, Wharton, Yaisley, Zimmerman, Getz (Speaker) of the House-r-68. Foe Henry D. Foster— 3fr. Cresswell of the Senate, and Messrs. Backus, Calhoun, Fausold, Hill, Nicholson and Smith of Cambria, of the House—7. j For Mr. Wilkins— Mr. Foster. : The announcement of the vote was received with prolonged hissing and applause from the galleries. Mr. Browne presented a protest agninat tire legality of the proceedings of the Senate, in not electing a teller at least one day before the to law. Messrs. Ball and Penrose objected to receiv ing the protest, on the ground that the* Con vention kept no journal. Pending the question, Mr. Penrose moved to adjourn, which was lost by a tie! vote— Yeas 66, Nays 66. i Mr. Browne's motion was then discussed at Borne length by various members, find fi nally ruled out of order. The Convention then adjourned. ' . ftJpon the return of the Senators to their Chamber, Mr. Browne gave notice that he would to-morrow present a protest against the legality of the election. The result was wholly unexpected by the Democrats and haB caused the greatest indig nation, while the friends of Mr. Cameron are correspondingly exultant. There are great* rejoicings by the "Black Republicans” at the election of Cameron, and guns are firing at Capitol hill. Mr. Cameron is here receiving congratulations. ThelTraitort’ Doom l Lebo, Menear and Wagonseller; were butted in effigy, in Baltimore, on Tuesday night last. Treason Successful! We have the d<»ep mortification to announce that Simon Cameron has been elected to the Senate of the United States, through the base treachery of three professed Democratic mem bers of the Legislature, Messrs. Lebo and Wa gonseller, of Sehuylkiir, and Menear, of York. And what renders them doubly infa mous is the .fact, that all three were in caucus —one of them. Lebu. voted for Col. Kornky on the first ballot—and all voted to unani mously ratify the nomination. Thus has Pennsylvania been disgraced by these political Judases, whose infamy is only equalled by that of Benediot Arnold. Like him they basely and dishonorably betrayed the confidence reposed in them by their coun~ trymen, and sold themselves to the common enemy for filthy lucre. Simon Cameron, who less than two years ago, if half what the oppo sition then said of him was true, was the oreatest and most corrupt political trickster and scamp in existance—was on Tuesday last, elected by them to the office of U. S. Senator, for the term of six years. He received the united vote of the Block Republicans and Know-Nothings, who, with the vote of tbe threo scoundrels above mentioned, accom- plished the disgraceful result. Some few of the opposition journals are jubilant over the election of Cameron, but we cannot believe that the sober minded, right thinking men even of that unprincipled party, will be wil ling to endorse the conduct of their represen tatives. Five of the Black Republicans who voted for Cameron on Tuesday, viz : Messrs Tag gart, Jordan, Lewis, McCalmont and Ball, were in a former Legislature, and signed the protest, dated Feb. 12, 1855, which was then made against his election. We make a few extracts from the Protest so that our readers may know how to appreciate the consistency 'of these worthies. In tbe opposition caucus it was resolved to vote by ballot, instead of tura roc* as is usual. In speaking of this they say: “ We could not believe that all who had voted for the secret ballot, had done so to hide themselves from their constituents, or to be tray us into the support of a man despised and disowned by every political organization in Pennsylvania." Again—“ The power that controlled that caucus was too palpable ; cor ruption was behind the throne , and no wonder that its victims skulked behind a secret vote, and covered their beholders." “ Could we have exhonerated deeds from the eyes, and i exhonerate ourselves from the odium of sucha nomination, if we had delayed our departure, and aided to consummate such a result? Could we have remained in that caucus believing ourselves bound by its ac tion, and justified ourselves in voting for a man whose whole history is but the history of intrigue “ The inquiry arises, who is Simon Came ron ? As a statesman, fame never associated his name with the word. As a politician, he has always professed to be a Democrat, and yet that party only remembers him because of his treachery, and speaks of him as a trai tor. As a Whig, it is his boast that he never voted a Whig ticket in his life—that party be ing saved from such a disgrace." “ But the people of Pennsylvania expect something more of the present Legislature than the election of an old political-hack." “ We consider him, a fit representative of nothing good; and a fit exponent of no honorable principle." “ Shall we then, can we consistently with the oaths we have taken, support a nomination so des titute of every element of virtue, which would disgrace the American organization and our native State, and which we feel well assured, our constituents will repudiate with scorn and righteous indignation. We recognize no pow er in any caucus, to require us to sacrifice our integrity, to throw away our self-respeofc, or to violate our oaths ; and therefore it is that in the independence of freemen, we strike down King Caucus, at the bidding of our country" “ Ask us not to support a nomi nation brought about, as we believe, by the concentrated and cohesive power of public plun der, and the superadded element of shameless AND WHOLESALE PRIVATE BRIBERY." We have thus spoken of the three infamous traitors to the Democratic party who sold themselves to the common enemy, and be trayed the trust reposed in them by their too confiding constituency. We have also'spoken of the inconsistency of the five Black Repub lioau Know-Nothing members in supporting a man whom they denounced so reoently as devoid of all honesty and moral and political integrity—as “a fit representative of nothing good; and a fit exponent of no honorable prin ciple.” The eight Democratic members who, without any show of reason, refused to vote for Coh Forney after he had fairly obtained the nomination, we leave to tho tender mer cies of their constituents, who will doubtless deal with them hereafter as their conduct de serves. They did not, it is true, oast their votes for Cameron, but we have no doubt their stubborn and unjustifiable conduct was well calculated to furnish a pretext for the three traitors to go over to the common enemy. As to Col. Forney, who has thus been basely stricken down by treachery and the power of money, he is dearer than ever to the great Democratic party of Pennsylvania and the Union—and he will yet rise superior to all the unholy efforts made against him. His grent talents and services to the du ly appreciated, and the Democracy wilK take care of him in the time to come. He hks not yet reached the acme of his political farher- He has a future before him. Public Opinion. The Keystone Club, of Philadelphia, held a meeting on Wednesday evening, and de nounced, with great severity, the traitors who accomplished the election of Simon Cameron to the U. S. Senate. Resolutions were also passed disapproving of the eonduot of Mr. Foster and his associates who refused to'sup port the caucus nominee, Col. Forney. A meeting of the Democratic Union Club, of New York, was held on Friday evening, at which denunciatory resolutions were also passed. The New York TYner, speaking of this aed other demonstrations, says: " The rising voice of the Democracy will overwhelm these three venal wretohes, and we hope that even Cameron, whose name is synony mous with all that is corrupt and profligate in polities, may feel that the seat in the Senate whieh he has purohased, only elevates him to ■ be the surer aim of popular execration.” The people and the press every where, in and out of the State, are speaking their senti ments in thunder thoes.. The Canal Board. The newly elected Canal Commisaioner, George Scott, Esq., was duly qualified, and assumed his seat, as one of the Canal Board, on Tuesday morning last. He takes the place of Thomas H. Forsythe, Esq., whose term has expired. Col. H. S. Mott, being the oldest member, was elected President of the Board, and Thomas L. "Wilson re-elected Secretary. Indignation Meeting. A meeting of the Democracy of York coun ty was held in the Borough of York, bn Sat day evening, to denounce the treason of Sam uel Man-ear, their ‘Representative in the State Legislature, in voting for Simon Came ron. Thanks —to John A. Hiestand, Esq., of the House of Representatives, for copies of the Legislative Record. Thi| New British Minister.— The London correspondents of the New York Evening Post akid Herald state that Mr. Villiers has declined the embassy to Washington. Post's I correspondent saya Dord Elgin wil most likely get the appointment. Corruption of the Freedom Shrlefcers* In the (louse «»f Representatives at Wash ington, on Friday week, Mr. Kelsey called attention to an article in the New York Times charging upon members of Congress gross corruption and corrupt combinations to con trol tbe legislation of the House, mentioning the Minnesota Land Bill as a measure to be thus affected, and declaring that evidence can bo produced to fully substantiate its allega* tions. The subject created great excitement, and after some discussion, the following reso lution, introduced by Mr. Kelsey, was adopt ed : Whereas, certain statements hare been pub lished, charging members of this House with entering int * a corrupt combination for the purpose of passing, and preventing the pas sage of eertain measures now before Congress, therefore — Resolved. That a committee of five mem bers be appointed by the Speaker, with power to send for persons and papers, to investigate said charges ; and that the committee report the evidence to be taken, and what action, in their judgment is necessary on the part of the House, without unnecessary delay. The following members compose the select committee to investigate this matter: Messrs. Kelsey, Orr, Davis of Maryland, Ritchie and Warner. | In tbe discussion up<>Q this subject, Mr. ! Paine of North Carolina said he would state I distinctly that there was truth in the allega ! tion of the article —that a distinct proposition was made to him , by a member of the House, in regard to the Minnesota Land Bill, to the effect that $l5OO would be given\ for a vote in favor of the bill. That the most revolting corruption, says the N. H. Patriot, is practiced in Congress—that the vote of members are sold, almost publicly, in favor of corrupt and swindling schemes, there is no room for doubt, and it U a matter of public interest to learn who are the mem bers engaged in this disgraceful work. But it is not probable that many of them will be exposed. But there is abundant evidence as to which party the chief corruptionists belong. We have the testimony of their own organs that the most of them are black republican freedom-shriekers, and that tbe great leaders of that faction are engaged in most of the cor rupt and swindling schemes that have been before Congress during the last few years.— Upon this point we have the following direct testimony from the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia North American, a black republican paper. He says:— “ The fact is patent to every eye, that in nearly all the great jobs, and speculations, and schemes of plunder, now before Congress, the most radical anti slavery politicians are enlist ed as the managers here. Artful, selfish and arrogant intriguers, who assumed the control of tbe republican canvass for tbe Presidency, are now the conspicuous actors in. the lobby, who pursue every olaim and enterprise with keen cupidity, and openly traffic their so-called principles for present or contingent interests. Their audacity in olaiming power over the votes of republican members, and their com plicity with others, who will not be transfer red by indirection or without a consideration, have excited both suspicion and indignation on the part of the South, and, indeed, on the part of every honorable man on or off the floor. New York has thus far furnished the principle supply of these corrupt brokers and traders,, and they include a considerable sprinkling of party wire-pullers who have heretofore affected great integrity and gener osity, as a hypocritical disguise for the most barefaced venality. They have at last become to be known, and the .sceptre is fast depart ing” i The same correspondent, in a letter dater Jan. 4, says : “ And if the truth must be spoken out, sla very seems to exercise a conservative and hon orable influence. The lact is notorious to eve ry observer at Washington, that nearly all the wholesale eohemes of plunder which have -been carried through Congress for years past; all the corrupt jobbing; all the projects of spoliation, and all the vile and venal combina tions, have been planned and carried on under the control and with the means of the North ern managers. While they shouted the loudest for freedom, and stigmatized slavery as a stig ma to civilization, they took care to pillage the treasury, by way of refreshing this senti mental devotion. The self appointed leaders who wereexercised a few months ago over the demoralization that would attend the possible extension of slavery, who mourned over its alleged horrors, who beat their breasts in ag ony at its mention, and who led what profes sed to be a great moral crusade, are exactly the men who have swarmed the lobbies since Congress opened, scheming for the success of new plunder, and contriving the most auda cious combinations with the very slaveholders whom they affect so much to abhor. Devel opments like these, which are every day forced before our eyes, serve to disgust intelli ; gent and honest minds at the cant of these sordid hypQcrits, who are trading upon prin ciples, the integrity of which upright men proudly maintain. On the floor of the House, and on the floor of the Senate—for both are notoriously con taminated, the latter only in a limited degree —the profligate traders most known inside and outside the hall, are not only Northern mem bers, but they are members who have endeav ored to figure conspicuously in all the recent political movements. Their names are ban died about with vulgar familiarity by the very menials attending upon Congress, and their audacious knavery gives qualification for far more than has vet been charged. They devote themselves exclusively to the business of ex torting compensation for legislative favor, and 'some of them have paid enormously for seats as a means of prosecuting this disgraceful traffic. Nor is this corruption confined to a few isolated instances. There are numbers in the House whose votes, or silence, or ab sence, was purchased, at the last session, for the public printing, the railroad grants, and other special objects of legislation. These spoils were distributed among certain repub licans holding seats, and others who were sup posed to be influential outside. And although a portion of this plunder was appropriated in consideration of the aid and comfort given by Southern Americans, it is not believed any of them personally shared in its distribution. It is due to the Southern representatives as a body, to Bay that however much they may suffer from the stigma of slavery, they are not tainted with the dishonesty and glaring men dacity of others from the free States. With rare exceptions—and they are noted to be de spised—the South bas never been implicated in these infamous transactions ; and if'it has given doubtful measures support, either mis taken generosity or unconscious error incurred the responsibility.- They have not chaffered over the price of votes, pursued claimants for retainers, or bargained with scurvey contract ors for a division of disreputable gains. In these high characteristics, at least, slavery does not appear to have produced any baneful influence, and it would be well that professed philanthropy exhibited itself as favorable here, or extorted something of the respect which is now conceded to the representatives of an institution which it so unqualifiedly con demns." the Traitors’ Reward. The Philadelphia Argus of the 14th instant contains the following: Harrisburg, January 15. —Menear, of York, openly boaßts that he received $B,OOO for voting for Cameron. He says he would have voted for Forney for $5,000. The board' ers at Wilks’ hotel, where Menear has been stopping, protested against his remaining.— He was consequently dismissed by the land lord. Brady, to whom he applied for board re fused to receive him. Omit has given Wa gonseller and Lebo notice to quit. In the House an effort will be made to expel Menear. Senator Sumner. —A Boston correspondent of the Religious Herald of Harford, Jan. 1, says ; “Senator Sumner is in this oity ; walks the streets with his accustomed ease and elas ticity ; and the efforts of a little clique here to hurry him to his grave, to make room for on* other man{!) will not succeed.” Col. John W. Forney. Whilst many of the malignant scribblers and politicians of the B’aok Republican Know Nothing party, are rejoicing over their own shame in the election of the trickster Cameron to the U. S. Senate, and embracing the oppor tunity to villify and abuse Col. Forney and defame bis character, we are pleased to find there are some honorable exceptions even amongst them. The New York Tribune is one of them—so also tbe New York Mirror.— We clip the following editorial notice frwu the latter paper. It is doubtless from the pen of CoL Fuller, the accomplished editor. Upon reading it, a friend beside us exclaimed, "I would rather occepy the position of John W. Forney defeated, than a thousand Simon Camerons elected;" Col. John W. Forney. —Without having oc pied prominent posts of hooor in the govern ment, the name of this gentleman is remark ably suggestive of political and social events. Col. Forney is certainly a marked man, if not a man of mark. The tide turned against him when he had just oast off the dock lines, and be has been combatting the current ever since, with a resolution aad a heroism worthy of success. Col. Forney is a man of consider able talent—not much genius. He has grown up from the ranks, nor has he passed from condition to condition without making'his advancement felt as a sign of his merits. He is a generous man—a warm, unswerving friend—devoted to bis party, which has been, his school through life, and from whieh be has taken his lessons of economy and of patriot ism; so that now, in middle age, he may be said to be one of the most oomplste represen tatives of partizan Democracy to be found in this country. He is able to testify to the values and the sacrifices of friendship; for the public b&s held him to stringent accountability for writing that letter to George Roberts. It was a private letter, and ought never to have seen the light; and at this very point we have always felt that a current of charity should set it in mit igation of the offence. The truth is, the letter was wrong; and Col. Forney made a mistake in writing it, and another in attempting to defend it. He wrote it for a friend. He had no interest whatever, as in the aot which has injured him, there seems to have been no. motive but to serve Mr. Forrest. That is saying a great deal; quite enough to authorize liberal minds to “let by-gones be bygones." We rather like a man who cannot be killed. We like the energy that will survive even great blunders. In suoh persons there are evidences of great merit which .ought not to be overlooked. He who commits a serious wrong, and is exposed, seldom suffers himself again to be placed before the community whom he has injured. Quite otherwise is it to a man who has made a mistake involving no motive to inflict injury upon his neighbors. Preoisely in the latter category we place the Roberta' letter; and we infer, and we think that Col. Forney has a right to demand that we should infer, that as-a* gentleman and a good citizen, he is to be judged not by a single error, however great, but by his “daily walk and conversation" amongst his brothers. We are not of his party —not of his political as sociations—but we are of the Press, and it is the first duty of that powerful engine of opin ions and ideas to deal fairly with every one. Col. Forney was, a few days ago, presented by his friends, in the Legislature, as a candi date for the Senate of the United Slates—to fill the place heretofore occupied by Mr. Bu chanan himself. This movement has certainly put a new fase upon his character. It is a judgment in his favor—an endorsement of his life—and a vindication of his name; and it is all the more significant that the individual who has been selected by a great party, in a great State—the party of Jefferson and Jack son—to be the associate and successor in the Senate of Cass, Toucey, Seward, Webster, Clay, Calhoun and Everett, has risen to his present position from the humble sphere and associations of an American mechanic. W.e have no heart to criticise such a result. It speaks for itself, and it is defended by the unflagging industry, the talent and confiding amiable and social qualities of Col. Forney. Was he a poor printer, an adventurer, a Cus tom House subaltern, a clerk in Congress. Be it so; and it is right that from these positions he should rise to be the representative of a great State in the Senate of the Union. We hold it to be impossible in this country of ambition and severe personal criticism, that a man can thus cast off the shackles of de pendence, and receive tokens ot public appro bation without possessing the true germ ot American citizenship; and hence in the ad vancement pf Col. Forney we say Amen. The defeat of Col. Forney,, in the joint con vention, we hold to be nothing. We cannot even rejoice over the €>vent. We turn rather with the instictive conviction to Mr. Buchan an, believing that the new President will call him—as we suggested yesterday and the Her ald seconds to-day—to the department of the Poet Office in the incoming Government'. Crush the Traitors! The Democratic press every where—in and out of the State—are denouncing with just severity the vile oonduct of the three traitors, LEBO, WAGONSELLER and MENEAR, who, Judas-like, betrayed their constituents for thirty pieces of silver. Wo could fill our paper with these notices. The people, too— the constituency of these men—are also be ginning to speak out in thunder toneß their opinion of the misoreants. The following proceedings were had at a meeting held at Pottsville, on Wednesday evening: A meeting of the Buchanan and Breckin ridge Club, of Pottsville, was held at the Middle Ward Hotel, on Wednesday, Januafy 14th, 1857, for the purpose of taking action on the late atrocious conduct of the members of the House of Representatives from Schuyl kill county. At half past seven o'clock, Edward O'Con ner, the President, took the chair, and E. F. Weston, in the absence of the Secretary, was appointed Secretary pro tem. The Hon. F. W. Hughes stated the object of the meeting, and after some appropriate remarks, condemnatory of the conduct of Wm. B. Lebo and George Wagonseller, moved that a Committee of Fifteen be appointed* to draft resolutions expressive of the opinion of the meeting, .which being adopted, the chdir appointed the following committee:—Hon. F. W. Hughes, Hon. Bernard Reilley, John Clayton, Geo. D. B. Keim, Col. J. M. Weth erill, S. K. M. Kepner, Washington Reifsny der, Alex. Hetherington, Jacob Kline, John Mcßroom, Enoch Bryor, Charles N. Clemens, F. P. Dewees, David Estertz and 'John Mag ginis, who reported the following Preamble and Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: Whereas, The Democracy of this County have been astounded with the; information that the persons elected to the House of Rep resentatives,* from Schuylkill county, have perpetrated the crime of a most gross and flagrant betrayal of the known wishes of the party who have elected them, and their own solemn and oft repeated pledges, by voting for Simon Cameron for United States Senator, after his open and notorious action as a leader among the Know-Nothing and Black Repub lican Fusionists of this State, in opposition to tbe Democratic party and the integrity of the United States. Resolved, That the conduct of William B. Lebo and George Wagonseller, in connection with another traitor from York county, in voting for Simon Cameron for U. S. Senator, in known and open defiance of the wishes of the entire Democracy of Schuylkill county, is a direct violation of their repeated assurances and professions before their election. Resolved, That for Buch traitors we know of no adequate punishment provided by law, and can only express the execration of a deceived and outraged constituency, who will treat -these Arnolds and Gorgeys with exclu sion from all social and political intercourse. Resolved, That we have no doubt this conduct ib the result of bribery, that the consideration for this betrayal was gold—and that these guilty wretches and their confeder ates may be exposed to the world, as a warning to all others, we ask the House of Represen tatives of Pennsylvania to cause a full inves-. tigation of the means by which this unpar alleled fraud and treason was committed. Resolved , That we request the County Committee to notify the delegates in the late County Convention, who, by misplaced confi dence, caused the nomination of these traitors, to assemble at the Court House, in Pottsville on Saturday, the 24th inst., and that a County Meeting of the party be called to meet on the same day and place, at such an hour as shall be fixed hereafter, to express their opinions and wishes, respectively, in reference to this treason. Resolved, That for a professing Democrat to sustain or approve the conduct of these traitors, i« cnmplici tj Hi thei- 'iamo-t* ’ >■ ’*n*n<*’i<>na. nn*l t* cunfe69 tha> *• ii-a.-t iie\ have f.>«en hypocrites and enemies if rhe I'em'icratic ,-artv and its princip l *** Rcaolvvf. Tlmt we hereby *.*lion the Bu ehaim.. iimt Breckinridge Giulia in the several distrt-'t-'', in this county, toasretiibie and'uiake kruwn rheir feelings of indignation at the wrong -hat has been thus inflicted upon them. J M. WETHERILL, Sec’y of Com., On mmi-m. revived, that the Hon. Bernard Reilly and Col, J. M. Wetherill be appointed a committee to *end a copy of these proceed ing* to each Democratic member of the Legislature. On motion, adjourned. EDWARD O'CONNER, President. E. F. Weston, Sec. pro tern. Indignation meetings have also been held at Minersville and Tremont, and the County Convention of August last, which placed in nomination Lebo and Wagonseller, will re convene on Saturday next for the pur pose of taking action in the matter. New* from th.e South and West. We have two weeks later new* from Cali fornia by the arrival at New York, on Tuesday, of the steamship George Law, with $1,250,000 in gold. The steamer Sierra Nevada left San Francisco on the 20th ult., for San Juan, with a large number of recruits For Walker. An attempt was made a few days previously to search this steamer at her dock. The Su preme Court of California has pronounced the entire State debt unconstitutional excepting $300,000. The Oourt recommends the adop tion of the debt by the 'Legislature, and that the question of repudiation be submitted to the people. No transfer of stock has been made since the decision. The people are op posed to repudiation. Meetings have been called in some parts of the State to give ex pression to the publio opinion. At a meeting held at San Francisco, a resolution was passed pledging the redemption of the debt by the people. The amount was three millions of dollars. The Supreme Court also decided that $1,500,000 scrip issued by the old corpor ation for street assessments, «as also illegal. A suit was also decided, brought by a pur chaser of theeity slip property, for the recovery of money paid to the city, the sale having since been declared illegal. The decision is, that although the sale was illegal, and there fore the title reverts to the city, yet the pur chase money must be recovered from the Land Commissioners who made the illegal sale. The amount in dispute is $1,200,000. The Court has also decided that the eity is not liable for $375,000 for a lot purchased for the county buildings. The Court has also sanc tioned the seizure of the Fremont Mariposa grant for taxes, and the estate will be sold unless the taxes are paid. A battle was fought oh the 21st November at Puget Sound, between the Northern Indiana and the U. S. steamer Massachusetts. Twenty-seven In dians were killed and twenty-one wounded. The remainder surrendered. Only one of the men belonging to the steamer was killed. The revolution in Peru is progressing. 'Gen. Yivanco, the leader of the movement, had been received with enthusiasm at Arequipa. Sev eral provinces have declared in his favor.— Arica was atta«ked November 24th by the insurgent steamers Loa and Apurianao.— Business was completely paralyzed. Advices have been received from San Juan del Norte to December 22d. Captain Scott bad quarrelled with Gen. Walker, and stopped running his boats. Gen. Walker had seized for his own use all the steamers on the lake and river. A letter from Granada, dated December Ist, states that- the Churoh of Gau daloupe was still held by the two hundred Yankees, who refuse to surrender at the sum mons of. General Belloso. They were to be attacked immediately, after which the bulk of the allied army would proceed to co-operate against San Juan and Virgin Bay. The loss of the filibusters, since November 28th, is estimated at three hundred, and that of the allies but small. Private letters state that the Indians of Omatepe had risen against Walker, and had killed fifteen filibusters.— Gen. Walker, with 150 men, had attempted to retake Granada, but had beer*, repulsed.— The advices from Rivas are to Deo. sth. Gen. Walker had arrived within one league from Rivas, and was preparing to attack Gen. Canas, who had six hundred men, well sup plied with provisions and munitions of war. A few skirmishes had taken place between the advanced guards. Gen. Walker's men are said to be badly off, and dying daily of dysentery. Two hundred men, hemmed in the ohurch of Guadaloupe, were destitute of water and subsisting on horse flesh, but nev ertheless obstinately refused the quarter offer ed them by Belloso. Mr. Morse, the Amerioan Commissioner at Bogota, proceeded to Car thagena in the British steamer. tfhe Senate Protest. Below is the Protest presented in the Senate, on Wednesday last, against the election of Simon Camerop. A similar Protest was presented in the House of Representatives: The undersigned, members of the Senate of Pennsylvania, do hereby protest against the proceedings of the Joint Convention which met at 12 o'clock, M., on Tuesday, 13th inst., in the Chamber of the House of Representa tives, for the purpose of electing a Senator to represent this State in the Senate of the United States, for six years, from the 4th day of March next; and they protest against the election of Simon Cameron, by said Conven tion, for the following reasons, viz: Because there was not a concurrent major ity of each House in favor of the candidate deolared to be elected. Because the Senate did not comply with the requirements of the act of the 2d day of Ju1y,1839, entitled “An act relating to the elections in this Commonwealth," in this, that they did not appoint a teller, and make a nomination of persons to fill said offiee; nor give notice of said appointment and nomina tions at least one day previous to the meeting said Joint Convention. N. B. BROWNE, RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT JONATHAN ELY, W. H. WELSH, GEO. W. BREWER, THOS. P. KNOX, JOSEPH LAUBACH, HARLAN INGRAM, HENRY FETTER, j JAMES H. WALTON, JOHN CRESSWELL, G. P. STEELE, JOHN C. EVANS, WM. WILKINS. The New Coins. The Daily News of Friday has the following in reference to the new coinage bill which, it is expected will shortly become a law : As will be-seen by the telegraphic report of the proceedings had in Congress, yesterday, the new coinage bill which provides for a re coinage of the old Spanish quarters, &c., which are circulating among us, and which also authorizes the issue of the new cent, composed of parts of copper and nickle, was passed by the House of Representatives. The bill goes back to the Senate for concurrence in the amendments made by the House, after which it will, doubtless, be at once sigaed by the President and become a law. We congratu late our readers sincerely on the passage of this bill, as it will make a revolution in the way of small money which cannot fail to be of the most gratifying character to those whose business it is to handle it. Another and a very important feature in this bill is that it uses a metal which is produced from the mines of our own State in greater abundance than in any other sectioa of the country, and so far as the nse of nickle enters into the coin age of the new penny, the oounty of La&oasttr must be very considerably I»ene&tted. aya the 8C Anthony (Mlune. T.) Republican, last week told a parcel of real estate, consist, lag of 140 acres at the mouth of Basset?# Creek, Minne apolis, for s24o per acre. W. D. Garland and Alex. Moore are the purchasers. The front of the timet is a part of the town plot. The tract was pre-empted a year ago last spring at $1 25 per acre. Here la a fortune made in a year. A New York Company of whom Joeeph Baron Palm Is President, has bought eut the Minnesota Mining Company for $lOO,OOO. Coal was selling in Lonlsvllle on Saturday week at 46e per boshel, with a limited supply In the market In this city It ranges from 14 to 16e. per bushel. Mr. John Dirigee, a native of Wilmington, Del., died Dubuque, lowa, on the 10th ult, in the fiftieth year of his Ur. Ira U. Blessing was married on the Oth last, to Mias Bffima Dora Wiescman, both, we believe, of Innesster, Fa- We tee It stated that a lady arrived at Covington, the other day, with her husband and thirty two children. She was about sixty years ef age, but looked young an 4 hearty. She Is the mother ef all and all are living. If this can be beat we are extremely desirous of receiving the In formation. CußA.r-The Zanesville Aurora gives the following forciblo reason for the acquisition of Cuba: “We pay $19,000,000 per annum of a tax on Bagar —good sugar—the beat of sugar. Now, the Island of Cuba is worth about $120,- 000,000, but suppose we were to giro $190,- 000,000 for that Island. You see, we eould pay for it in ten yeare, with the sugar tax alone, and the beauty of the calculation ie, that at the end of those ten years we need have no more sngar tax, plenty of sugar, and a very fine Zeiand to boot. '* The Dliunlon CoßYentlon. The Disunion Contention met here to-day, to disease the question of a separation of the free from the slave States. The Rev. T. W. Higginson, Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Philips, Abby Kelly and other rival female notorieties, are present. A Nxw P, M.—Dr. John Wallace has been twolnM f- X- et Boath. HsrolHga, ta this esuatf la ,Ims sf/eba Mettflt removefe tr. Lena, Jan. 12,1U7. naiitnm, OLD GUARD. Worcester, Jan. 15,