INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTERIAN, GKO. BANDERSON, EDITOR. I A.SANDERSONVAsfIocIate. ' LANCASTER, PA., JULY 21, 1857^ CIBCULATIOIf, aiOO COPIES! j BobmbxptioS: Pkioi, $2,00 per annum. j BBBKOSBASZO STATE TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR. WILLIAM F. PACKER, Lycoming County. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER. NIMROD STRICKLAND, Chester County. FOR JUDGES OF SUPREME COURT. WILLIAM STROM,. B;rks Connty. JAMES THOMPSON, Erie Connty. Intelligencer for the Campaign, Being desirous of placing our paper within the reach of all who wish to understand the true issues involved in the coming Gubernatorial contest, we offer it at the following rates; commencing at any time during thepresent month, and continuing until of November, or until we get the official returns of the State election Single Copy, Ten Copies, And an extra copy to the gqfter up of a club of ten. All orders must invariably be accompanied with the cash. PostUasters and others will please act.as our agents for getting up clubs. Governor Walker and Kansas. We are gratified to learn that several of the leading journals of the South, such as the Eiohmond Enquirer, Memphis Appeal, &e., & 0., are manfully sustaining Governor Wal ker’s recommendation of a submission to the people of the new Kansas constitution. Our opponents in the free States, all through the late bitter and exciting Presidential con test, charged that the friends of the KaDsas- Nebraska bill were urging a Hcheme to force slavery on Kansas, contrary to the sentiments of a majority of its bona-fide citizens, and that, hence, the real question was. whether Kansas should be a free or slave State.’ The Demo cratic press of the North repelled this charge and denied in unqualified terms that such . was the issue. We contended that the ques tion was whether the actual settlers of Kansas should be allowed to decide the question for themselves as to whether they would have their State slave or free—“ perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in {heir own way —and that this was the groat principle on which the whole Democratic party —north, south, east and west—was standing and would continue to stand. This was all done in good faith, and the faithful application of this principle is what wo contend for still, what Gov. Walker and President Buchanan; contend for. It is neither Congress nor the outside interference from other States, who are appointed by law to settle this question of sovereignty, but the fair and full expression of the bona fide residents of Kansas ; and the only feasible mode of determining the ques tion is by a vote of the people after a Consti tution shaLl have been formed by the Conven tion which will assemble in the month of September. Such a principle as this, faithfully carried out, cannot fail to give peace to the Nation ; and such a result will be a death-stroke to. Black Republicanism in the northern States. Then, when Kansas, is at the door of Congress, with a constitution reflecting the people’s will; —whether it be a free State or a slave State, or entirely silent on the subject of slavery— the only legitimate question Congress can ask is: Is Kansas republican ? (not Hack repub lican!) and if so, then it should,-without hes itation, be admitted into the Union, and be permitted to commence its career as a sover eign State of this great and glorious Republic. A Victim of Modern Shylocks. In the case of John Oberteuffer, tried in tho Philadelphia Court of Quarter Sessions, for fraudulent insolvency, the jury, on Monday week, after being out a day and a night, ren dered a verdict of not guilty. The trial occu pied about one week, and the testimony exhib ited some most extraordinary facts connected with the way business is sometimes done in Philadelphia. With a capital to start on of $lO,OOO, Oborteuffer succeeded in paying $200,000 in “ shaves !” lie paid as (much as a cent a day for money, and a half cent was quite common. He built the St. Lawrence Hotel, which cost some $50,000, on which $5,000 was paid. The shavers got all his money and a good deal of other people’s, and left him high and dry. His creditors then ill-advisedly had him indicted for frau dulent insolvency, and he is properly acquitted. The Germantown Telegraph, says, ‘ ‘We do not believe Oberteuffer to have been a dishonest man—he was only indiscreet and foolish to an amazing extent.” Yes, doubtless more sinned against than Binning. But what do you think, Major, of the Shylocks, who, after robbing this man of much more monev than his own, were clamorous for “ the pound of flesh,” in addition ? They pass for honest men of week days, on Third street, and of a Sunday, in the fashionable Churches where, mayhap, they appear as the most devout worshippers ; but art they so, really? And will they be so counted when the great book of final reckon ing comes to be settled up? An old fashioned book, oalled the Bible, says something about he that hath not given his money upon usury”—but the text is never preached from any more. It has long since gone out of fash ion. But Philadelphia is not the only place in Pennsylvania where “Shavers” and “Shylocks” flourish and grow rich from the genteel system of robbery which they practice. There are email cities and towns in the interior of the State where the “ pound of flesh ” is exacted from the poor and necessitous, by the Shylocks into whose clutches thev fall. Movements of the President The President of the United States has postponed his contemplated visit to Bedford Springs, on account of the press of official business, and on Wednesday last removed to his temporary summer residence at tho “Sol dier’s Home,” some two or three miles out of the city. Ho attends every day during the week to business, at the White House, from 12 to 4 o’clock, and returns to the country in the evening. He is in excellent health and spirits.' BSS-Hon. D. R. Eckles, of Indiana, has been appointed by the President,. Chief Jus tioe of the U. S. Court for tbe Territory of Utah. Col. Forney’s new paper “ The Press," is to be issued daily at SG per annum. The first number will make its appearance on the Ist of August. The Prospectus will be found in another column. • State Canals. The sale of the Main Line leaves, we be lieve, in the hands of the State, the following lines of Canal in operation:— Delaware Division, 60 miles. Susquehanna Division, 41 “ North Branch Division & Extension, 165 “ West Branch Division, ’ 7g « Jjgy* A correspondent signing himself" A National Democrat,” requests to announce the name .of a certain gentleman, of Drumore township,; as a candidate for Sheriff. We shall do so with pleasure, if the real name of the correspondent is furnished us—but not other wise, unless the proposed candidate himself shall authorize the publication. We have to he thus particular, in order to prevent imposi tion. The Commercial! Bank Case. We publish below the Jasons assigned by the Attorney General for his most singular , procedure in ordering a nolle prosequi in the case of the Commonwealth against the Com mercial Bank; and in order to give that officer the full benefit of their weight we copy them entire, as they appear on the records of the Court, venturing the assertion, however, that those records, from the origin of the Court until now, present no other case at all parallel with this Commonwealth ) vs. j- Quo Warranto. Commercial Bank. ) This case has been conducted on behalf of the Commonwealth, for the purpose of sup pressing an injurious practice which had grown up among many of our hanking insti tutions, of charging covertly, a greater rate of discount than is permitted by their charters, and the great object for which the prosecution has been pressed was to demonstrate to the Banka and the public that these institutions will be subjected to a forfeiture of their cor porate franchises, by the exaction of usurious discount, either directly or indirectly, under a cover of a charge for fictitious exchange, or a contract for deposit, or any other pretext what- i ever. The decision of the Court on the de - ; murrer, has completely vindicated the positions j assumed on the part of the Commonwealth, 1 and placed upon all suph illegal practices the \ restraint of a forfeiture of charter as the con ♦ , sequence of the detection. This end having j been accomplished, and the Banks given to j understand that any institution guilty of such j offence, after the full exposition of the liabili- ; ties thereby incurred, must be brought to trial j and punishment, I am led to believe that the | public interest may be as well subserved and J protected by withholding the further prosecu tion.of the quo warranto suit against the Com mercial Bank. The original prosecutor has ceas-d to take any part in the case, and the officers who conducted the active operations of the Bank at the time of the occurrences charged in the information, have retired from its management. lam satisfied that since the institution of this suit, there has been no vio lation of the provisions of its charter; and I ! feel assured of the determination of the present , officers fairly and legally to administer its j afiairs. Influenced by these considerations, I have concluded to enter a nolle prosequi in this ' case, upon the payment of the costs thereof i by the defendant. Thomas E. Franklin, July G, 1857. Attorney General. Speaking of this case, the Philadelphia Argus says : The argument of the Attorney General would have done credit to the .counsel for the defence, had they dared so far to brave the intelligence of the Court and the commu nity; and coming as it does from the highest law officer of the State, places an entirely new and novel interpretation upon our criminal laws. The full force of the evidence against the Bank is admitted. The case of the Com monwealth is assumed, from the nature and directness of the testimony, to be fully made out. The Bank is admitted to have committed acts which make it amenable to the laws, and the punishment for which is a forfeiture of its charter. The Attorney General, the prose cuting officer for the Commonwealth, says that is sufficient, and that it is needless to prosecute the caso to a conviction, which counsel on both sides regard as inevitable. The case as it stands, says the astute and incorruptible Attorney General, “has completely vindicated the positions assumed on the part of the Com- monweaUh, and placed upon all such illegal practices, the restraint of a forfeiture of char ier as the consequence of the detection. This end having been accomplished, and the Banks given to understand that any institution guilty of such offence, after the full exposition of the liabilities thereby incurred, must be brought to trial and punishment, "I am led to believe that the public interest may bo as well sub served and protected by withholding the fur ther prosecution of the quo warranto suit against the Commercial Bank.” The “Banks were given to understand”, .when they accepted their charters, that they : 'were expected to observe the laws, and penal- : dies were prescribed in order to force their ob- ‘ • servanco of .them. Nor is it enough that the | '“positions assumed by the Commonwealth” ' • should be “vindicated.” The rights of the! .people demand that the laws shall be enforced ; .strictly, and the people generally I “ given to understand ” that their enforcement ' is the sworn duty of the Attorney General.— .It cannot, therefore, but excite suspicion when : that officer is found, as in this case, stepping ; In to prevent the enforcement of the law, and t :to arrest the manifest impending conviction ! .of the criminal, and that, too, on a plea that would disgrace the meanest trickster at the bar of any county Court. It cannot be dis- j guised that the offence charged, and proved, ' was a criminality, and the trial a criminal ; trial. Suppose, in a case of murder, or any : other criminal case,»after producing the most ; incontrovertible evidence, which left no ques- f tion of the guilt of the accused, whether for I murder, or forgery, or larceny, or arson, the ' prosecuting officer were to abandon the case, assuming, as Mr. Franklin.does, that enough’ ’ had been proved to vindicate the position of! the Commonwealth, and to give the accused j to understand the liabilities they incur by such ; offences, would not the whole community aver : that the defendant had tampered with the ! prosecuting officer ? Would such be accepted ■ as law in any Court ? Is it the intent of law ? i If it be, where is the use of jury trials, or [ penitentiaries, or jails ? . But it is not law. The Attorney General knows it is not law. The counsel for the Bank knew it was not law, and never, in the whole progress of the case, intimated an ap- proach to such an argument. Nor does such a proceeding satisfy either the law or tbe com- munity. The crime of the Bank was proved. It was proved to have violated tho law, and incurred the penalty of the law; and every principle of right demanded that the law be carried out to tho utmost, in order to guard tile people against these constant violations of wholesome legislative enactments, which have made our banking institutions a curse, rather than a benefit. The Attorney General may npt have shared with tbe opposing counsel the handsome fee the Bank so well could afford to pay out of its accumulated extortions; but it will be difficult to explain to the community the precise nature of that legal generosity which can induce a prosecuting officer to go so much farther for the benefit of a convicted defendant than the counsel for the defence could possibly go. One thing is certain, if he has not received a fee for his services, he has been treated most shabbily, for with all his high character and his high legal position, he does not stand high enough to brave the censure and contempt this act has invited. He has prostituted his high trust for the basest purposes ; has sought to torture and pervert the meaning of the laws, the execution of which was specially entrusted to him, and instead of bringing the guilty to punishment, extends to them a friend ly caution against the danger of “ detection.” The Legislature as the guardian of the rights of the people prescribed a forfeiture of charter to i prevent the commission of offences. Mr. Franklin in interposing to save the first victim, 342 miles. holds out the penalty as “ the consequence of their detection .” The advice is doubtless very friendly, but the state of morals it indicates in the Attorney General, will nofcaid him in vindicating bis own position, pen. John Weidman, of Lebanon, was on the 4th of July, elected a member of the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, suc ceeding his father, ll on . Jacob B. Weidman, in right of his.grandfather, Lieut. John Weid man. The Political Effect off the Sale. Our {political opponents seem to be particu ■ larly rejoiced at the sale of the Main Line of our public improvements, not because it will reduce |the burthensome taxes of the people of the Stkte, as they alleged would be the effect of a sale, hut for the reasons as they vainly boast and think, that they as a party are to be strengthened, and that we are to be weak* ened. ' We shall be,glad to see this thing tested, for we are thoroughly convinced that when once we are fairly rid of all of our pub lic works, we shall be stronger in the State than wp have been for years. Trae it is, the ; Pennsylvania Railroad Company may go to ; the Legislative Halls and seduce those whom we ! elect, but depend upon it we shall rule the State more decidedly than we have done for a ! i very long period of time. The following just j j views are from the Hollidaysburg Standard. \ ! “ The interests of the tax-payers of the ! j State seem to have been a secondary consider- \ j ation with therßepublicans in their advocacy of I j a salo of the public works—they favored the j i measure, not that they thought it just or sound i policy but solely because they believed itwould j inure to the injury of the Democrats by de- ■ priving them of the dispensation of a little | official patronage. They fancied that the life I and strength of the Democratic party consisted ’ in the few paltry offices on the railroad and ! canal between Philadelphia and Pittsburg, | and that, shorn of these, its power would be j gone. ;Never was a sillier or more.baseless j calculation made. The Democratic party de rives its strength from a mightier tribunal than the Canal Board —from the people them selves. This fall, however, will test how much benefit the opposition will derive from the sale of the Main Line. We shall then see if a hundred or two office holders have for years carried the political destiny of Pennsylvania in their breeches pockets, or whether the peo ple have been in the habit of deciding elections for themselves.” The Capitol Dome. Tho Washington States contradicts the ! rumor that the walls of the rotunda of the : Capitol had been found insufficient to support the new dome, and states upon the best authority, that there is no truth whatever in the rumor. It has the' authority of Mr. Walter, the architect, for saying that no change has taken place in his own judgment, nor in that of Capt. Meigs', in relation to this subject, and that no practical demonstra tion has been made from which any new con clusions are warranted. It also states that the weight of the new dome will be less than that of the old one. The Uaidn says this -splendid monument of American genius is to be of cast iron and glass, 124 feet in diameter at its columnar base, and rising above the main building to a height of over 200 feet; the apex consisting of a magnificent lantern 17 feet in diameter, and 52 feet high, sur mounted by a bronze statue of the Genius of Liberty, 16 h feet in height. The foundation of the dome is to be the circular wall of the rotunda, carried up 24 feet above its interior cornice, and surrounded above the roof of the main building by an octagonal entablature and balcony. From, cast iron brackets em bedded in this circular wall are to rise a double row. ot cast iron columns to the height of 27 feet. This colonnade is to be crowned by an entablature of 7 feet. Above that a ballustrade, with fancy attic, 44 feet high, and contracting from 108 to Go feet in diame ter. Then the cap of the dome, semi-ellipsoi dal, and 57 feet in height, with ornamental windows at its base. This is to be surmoun ted by the lantern and Statue of Liberty.— The dome is to be simply a continuation of tho rotunda, and its whole interior will be visible from the floor of the rotunda. Above tho cornice of the rotunda, on the interior of the foundation wall of the dome, will appear a continuous belt of sculpture, 300 feet in length, representing the history of America.' The dome is to be ascended by spiral stairs be tween its outer and inner shell, or its roof and ceiling. There will occur frequent landings or balconies, affording both external and in ternal views. The present state of the work on this structure is the fitting of the cast iron brackets in the foundation for the reception of the cast iron brackets. Appointments by the President. v Washington, July IG.— The President, to day, made the following appointments: Richard Kidder Meade, of Virginia, Envoy Extraordinary-"and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Empire of Brazil, in place of William Trisdale, of Tennessee, the present incum bent. Benjamin F. Anjel, of New York, Minister Resident to Sweden,, in place of Francis Shrueder, of Rhode Island, recalled at his own request. Mirabeau B. Lamer, of Texas, Minister Resident to the Argentine Confederation, in place of James A. Pollen, of Florida, the present incumbent. i Wyman B. S. Moor,-of Maine, Consul Gen ! eral for the British North American Provin ces, from the first of September next, in place of Israel D. Andrews, of Maine resigned. William Previn, of Ohio, Consul at Valpa ! raiso, to fill an existing vacancy. | Henry Owner, of California, Consul at the ! Tahiti Society Islands, in place of Wm. 11. ; Kelley, of Massachusetts, the present incum ■ bent. John Porteus, of South Carolina, Consul at Oporto, Portugal, in place of Nicholas Pike, of New York, the present incumbent. Charles Glantz, of Pennsylvania, Consul at Stettin, Prussia, in place of Frederick Sehil lard who is not a citizen of the United States. Samuel P. E. Fabens, Consul at Cayenne, to fill an existing vacancy. Francis M. Welms, of Florida, Consul at Santa Marka, New Grenada, to fill a vacancy. James C. Derrickson, of Maryland, Com mercial Agent at Apia, Navigator’s Island, in place of J. S. Jenkins. Moses Jesurun, of New York, Consul at Curacoa, West Indies, to fill a vacancy. Charles E. Flandreau, Associate Justice of the United States Court for the Territory of Minnesota, in place of Pettit, resigned. The Kansas Constitution. The Louisville Democrat , thus speaks of the Kansas Constitution, and we are sure its re marks willmeet the approval of all rational As to submitting the Constitution to the people after it is made, that—mark it—will be done, and it is idle to oppose it. The pro slavery men in Kansas will insist upon it.— We venture to Bay that no delegate is elected, who did not promise to submit his work to the popular vote before it was presented to Con gress. It is rather late in the day to expect a generous confidence to be carried so far by the voters of any State or Territory, as to induce them to take work of a Convention, without a chance'to examine it before it is fixed upon them as their organic law. A Constitution is rather too important to justify such confidence. It the Convention should, perchance, make an anti-slavery Contitution after all, these men would change their opinions, and demand its submission to the people. We hold that the submission of the Constitution, after it is made, to the popular vote is right and proper. It is a necessity. Delegates cannot be elected to form a Constitution, by any party, who do not promise to submit their work to a popular vote. Frauds upon the Pension Office. Intel gence has been received by the Conftnissioner of Pensions that William H. Browning, a Notary Public of New London, Connecticut, has been convicted of forgery and transmitting false papers to the Pension Bureau for the purpose of obtaining bounty-land warrants, and sentenced to the Penitentiary at Weath ersfield for five years. C. T. Minor, of the same place, has also been indicted for a like offence, and held to bail in the sum of $lO,OOO for his appearance at the August term of court, which will be held at New Haven. Failing to procure the bail required, Mr. Minor was oommitted to prison. The Georgia Resolutions. It is not improbable that the resolutions adopted by the Democratic Convention in Geprgia, were passed without any considera tion of the will and desire of the mass of the party, and may be but the work of a few dis appointed politicians, Bprnng upon the dele gates without time for reflection. It is plain, however this may prove, that these resolutions do not speak the mind of the entire party, but that there is at least a strong and influential portion who will resist this, action as having no binding force upon the party. We should not be surprised to §nd that those .who voted for and urged the passage of these resolutions will be the first to regret their haste and in discretion. The following from the Cassville (Ga.) Standard will prove the justice of our re- ! He (Gov. Walker) is working for the whole ■ country, not for the North, nor the South, and ) therefore you find the abolitionists of the i North who hate the Union, and the disunion : ists of the South who, for a different reason i have the same object in view, heaping upon him all the abuse which human language can | express. But let them rave on ; the people I are right, and will never follow them; the ! yeomanry of the country, the industrious and | honest farmer, mechanic and merchant, can I still appreciate the good of the Union, and j will never blindly follow those office-fattened I demagogues who will profess any thing that the stalls of office may ever be open unto them. We believe Walker is doing his duty, and that he will continue to do so, and that peace will again be given to the people of Kansas, ami that she will finally be admitted into the Union with such a constitution as the majori ty of her people will approve, and, be that slave or free, we shall be satisfied. All we ask is that the people be allowed to decide for themselves. That is republican ; that is right, and no one ought to grumble. We have every confidence in the integrity, nationality, and sound statesmanship of Mr. Buchanan, and no set of men can lead us into opposition to his administration unless he shall 'hereafter do some act not in accordffrice with his past po litical course and the principles enunciated in his inaugural, and, while we shall support Judge Brown with all our zeal, we, are deter mined not to give our consent to the adoption or any line of policy by which we shall be ali enated from our friends of the North, thus forming a sectional party, and do away with all hope for the Union. Conviction off tile Murderers, In the Criminal Court of Pittsburg, "on Saturday week, after a trial occupying two weeks, a verdict of “guilty of murder in the first degree ” was rendered against Henry Fife, Monroe Stewart and Charlotte Jones, for the murder of George Wilson and Eliza beth McMasters, near McKeesport, in May last. Concerning the manner in which the prisoners received the verdict, the Post of Monday says : “There was a feeling of painful anxiety manifest upon every brow in the large assem bly which thronged the Court House, for they knew that upon the lips of those twelve men, hung the fate, for life or death, of three of their fellow creatures. The verdict was re ceived in breathless silentfe. Fife smiled when it was rendered. At the fiat of the law, pro nouncing his soul stained with the highest of human crimes, his countenance did not change, nor a muscle move. Stewart regarded the jurors with a look of painful anxiety; his countenance was pale, and although there was an evident attempt to bear up, his nerves trembled. Orice during the scene, Fife ad dressed him, evidently for the purpose of en couraging him. lie seized his hat with nervous quickness the moment the order re manding s the prisoners was given. Charlotte Jones exhibited signs of great distress. The verdict had scarcely been rendered until she sank back into a seat in a corner of the dock, her head dropped and she covered her face. The prisoners were immediately taken back to their cells in the prison. Fife maintained his spirit of bravado, and joined at once in the customary amusements of the jail. The other prisoners were more quiet and subdued. The jury were unanimous as to the guilt of Fife immediately upon retiring from the Court. In regard to Monroe Stewart, their first ballot stood eleven to one. There was considerable discussion upon the case of Char lotte Jones, and had it been possible for them to do so under the law. as laid down by the Court, the verdict in her case would have been for a grade of homicide less than murder in the first degree ; but those who have read the testimony in the case know that this was legally impossible. An Abolitionist in tlie Soutli W. A Fogg, of Elliott, Maine, an abolition ist editor, who went to the South for his health, carrying all his sectional ill-feeling, writes from Florida, giving such cheering evidence of improvement in mind and man ners as to lead to the hope that he may return a sound man. lie says— “ Seven months ago, on a cold and stormy day I left my home at the north, dear to me from every sacred association which clusters about a youth of, happiness. I was feeble, sick and sad, going more than a thousand’ miles from any familiar face, and going among a people for whom I had conceived a dislike. Seven months have I been with.them ere I have spoken of them, and my opinion is now founded. Since I came here! have constantly been associated with them, and from the first to the present feme I hare met with nothing but kindnesses at their hands. These have been showered upon me from all sides. No southerner ever attacked my section of the country, or ruffled the placid stream of love which connects my heart to the dear scenes of home. They have made my time pass as pleasantly as the hours of a sick visit can.— For it all I can but render the just tribute of my poor thanks, although it may only meet the eye of strangers, and know that they will forgive ine for whatever may seem a breach of propriety in speaking of them when they know that I do it, that those who are strangers unto them may know more ofithem.” llon. William Bigler. —The St. Louis Lead er of last Friday says, Senator Bigler was in that city, having been on a visit to Kansas, and is now on his way to his home in Penn sylvania. “He speaks in the most flattering terms of the prospect of the speedy settlement of the Kansas difficulties, and was delighted with the Kansas country. He was enamored of our own border counties, and made exten sive purchases of land in some of them, instead of investing in Kansas, as was his intention on visiting the [frontier. Governor Bigler is a sterling Democrat, and has frequently been elected to responsible offices by the Democracy of Pennsylvania. He is now in the prime of life, and a wide field of usefulness opens before him in the Senate,'to which he has been elected, and that he will make a good use of it we have every reason to hope, from the favorable im pression he made last winter when he first took his seat. Ilis brother has lately b.een ap pointed minister to Chili. SaT* Judge Thompson has at length deliv ered an opinion in the District Attorney case of Philadelphia. He decides that Mr. Mann, who contested the right of Mr. Cassiday, was elected by about 600 majority of the legal voters. Of course the decision displaces Mr. Cassiday, and the right to the vacancy will devolve upon the Court. * Considerable feeling is manifested in Pittsburg, and throughout Allegheny county, in reference to the financial affairs of that county in connection with its railroad invest ments. Every road to which the county or city has made a subscription, except the Penn sylvania Railroad, has defaulted in the pay ment of its interest, and the county has no power to levy a tax to raise the means for payment of interest on the bonds issued by it. Kansas a Free State.— The Richmond (Va.,) Enquirer., in the course of an article on the subject of Kansas, says: “There is, we think, little doubt that the pro-slavery settlers have abandoned the idea of success.” It goes on to argue that the admission of Kansas as a free State is an inevitable result, and one with which the South ought to be satisfied. Smith, F. A. S. and F. R. S. A. London. England, upon whom the University of tbe City of New York has recently confer red the honorary degree of L. L. D., is a local preacher among the Wesleyan Methodists, ClTt ASD COUNTY AFFAIRS. The Cur School Celebration - .—The Com mon Schools of this city held their &nnnal celebration, at Fulton Hall, on Friday. The pupils, from the various schools throughout the city, at a few minutes past 8 o’clock, a. m., marched in procession to the hall, and at 9 o’clock some two thousand scholars were assembled in the Fpacious main saloon of the hall. A vast crowd ot citizens was also in attendance. The labor of arranging the exercises, <fcc~ devolved principally upon John B. Liv ingston, Esq., Chairman Committee ol Arrangements, and he performed it in a highly satisfactory manner. The stage was handsomely decorated with flowers, evergreens, &c., presenting a much neater appearance than we have ever seen on aay similar occasion. At the sides were a number of beautiful drawings, the productions of the pupils of the Female High School. At 9)-£ o’clock the exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev. G. F. Krotel. The speaking by the Junior Class of the High School was ex ceedingly well done, and highly appreciated by the audi ence, at least we judge so from the numberless boqueta showered upon the stage. The singing was rendered in fine style by the immense body of young misses and masters.— At the conclusion Hon. C. Hickock, State Superin-.; tendent, was introduced and made a few very eloquent and appropriate remarks. Gov. Pollock was called out and returned his thanks in a happy manner. The President, Hon. Thos H. Burrowes, then announced the snmmer vacation of six weeks, and thus ended the exercises of the morning. The High School Commencement.—At an early hour in the evening hundreds of persons were wending their way to Fulton Hall, and at a little past 7 o'clock it was literally packed with the beauty and intelligence of the city. We never saw it so crowded—many had to leave who could not get beyond the main entrance of the hall. The exercises were opened with.prayer by Rev. Dr. Hodgson. The speak ing, compositions, singing, Ac., was highly creditable to the young ladies and gentlemen. It was, w« think, the best commencement the High Schools have yet had. We shall make no mention of any speech—all did well, and it wonld not be fair to particularize. At the conclusion Gov. Pollock was introduced and delivered a very neat extem poraneous address. The Hon. Thoa. H. Burrowes, Prudent of the School Board, then made a few remarks, and awarded the Diplomas, after which the Benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Dr. Hodgson. On the stage we noticed Gov. Pollock, Hon. H. C. Hickock, Attorney General Franklin Judges Long and Hayes, Mayor Zimmerman, Rev. Dr. Hodgson, and a number of other prominent citizens. We point with pride to the High Schools of Lancaster. We do not think they are excelled by any in the State, and equalled but by few. The Harvest—The AVeather.—Our farm ers are now in the midst of their grain harvest, aud are busily engaged cutting and housing one of the heaviest and finest wheat crops ever produced In Lancaster county. The oats, corn and potato crop also promise great abun dance. We have never known a more productive season although harvest has been about ten days later than usual, owing to the backwardness of the spring season. “Hot—Hot—all Piping Hot!” Such is the state of the weather at presout. It is anything but pleasant trying to fill out the local column with the Thermometor at from 90° to 100° in the shade 1 We are tempted, whilst writing this paragraph, to exclaim with the Poet— “ Oil 1 for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade!” New Hose Carriage.— The Shiffler Hose Company have contracted with Mr. Samuel B. Cox for the construction of a new Hose Carriage, to be completed in time for the annual parade of the Fire Department on ‘be 12th of September next. By the way, from the preparations being made, this will be the finest parade of the kind which has taken place in this city for many ytars. ■ Gas Pipes.—Trenches are being dug in the first half-squara of North Duke street, for the purpose of laying the Gas Pipes—an improvement which should have been made long ago. TnE College Cosihemceuent.— We clip the following from the Lebanon Advertiser, of the 15th inst. and would merely state that we think itexcecdiogly queer that papers at a distance can get information concerning our College affairs so much sooner than those at home.— Whose fault is it ? If the Press of this city is to be treated in such a shabby manner it would gratify no little, as wo doubt not the rest of our contemporaries, to be made aware of the fact. The local press has done much to build up the reputation of Franklin and Marshall College, and it is the duty— not a favor by any means—of the Faculty and Stu dents to extend to it all necessary information which may be of Interest to the public in geueral and the citizens of Lancaster county in particular: Commencement of Franklin and Marshall College.— The Annual Commencement of the above Institution will be held in Fulton Hall. Lancaster, on Wednesday the 29th inst... when the exercises of the occasion will open at 9 o’clock, a. m. The graduating class numbers sixteen members. On Tuesday morning, at 9 o'clock, the Biennial Address, before the two Literary Societies, will be delivered by David Paul Brown, Esq., of Philadelphia. On Tuesday afternoon the Diagnntbian and Goethean Hslls will be dedicated in immediate succession. Addresses tn be delivered by Rev. George Russell, of Pittsburg, and Dr. Lewis H. St-iner, of Baltimore. Ou .Tuesday evening the address before the Alnmni As sociation will be delivered by the Itev. Joseph Clark, of Chambersburg. Rev. AYjt. E. Locke.—This gentleman, so long and favorably known as as the Principal of the Young Ladies’ Collegiate Institute of this city, has-accepted a call to tho principalsbip of a new Seminary of learning, under the charge of the Presbytery of Palmyra, Missouri. U. J. Jones, Esq.—AA r e had the pleasure, on Tuesday, of taking by the hand U. J. Jones, Esq., for merly of the Ilollidaysburg Standard. Mr. J. is a ready and racy writer, and the “gay and incomparable” Standard had attained, under his prolific pen, the reputation of being one of the best and most popular papers in the State. Ho is the author of (ho “History of the Juniata Valley,” a work of much literary merit, and also many of the amusing sketches which have appeared in the leading literary jour nals of the country. Mr J. intends locating in Philadel phia, and he has our warmest wishes for hii future pros perity aud happiness. Firemen's \ isit. — The Friendship Fire Company, of this city, says the Baltimore Sun, under the marshalship of Col. S. S. Mills, aro making extensive pre parations to pay a visit to their brothers of Lancaster, Pa., on the ensuing Twelfth of September, the anniversary of the battle of North Point. They will leave on the morning of.the eleventh, and reach Lancaster early in tho afternoon. They will take with them their splendid engine, which is now at Rodgers’, undergoing repairs, and repainting, Ac. They will also have an entire set of new equipments, coat, hat and shirt. 'While absent they will be the especial guests of the American Engine Company. On the night of their arrival there will be a grand ball in their honor, and on tbe twelfth there will be a grand firemen’s procession. The Friendship will be accompanied by Captain Linbard's excellent band. They expect to be absent until Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. I. 0. R. M.—The Grand Parade "which is to take place in this eify on tbe 22<1 of October next, i* expected to excel aoj parade ever witnessed here since tho visit of Oen. Lafayette. It is rumored that the Grand Council will be present with the various Tribe* of Red Men of New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Tri umphal arches will be erected in several of the streets through which the procession will pass, and several hun dred singers and musicians will occupy a stand that will be erected in Centro Square. It will, undoubtedly, be ono of the most imposing pageants ever witnessed in this city. New Banking House.— Gyger & Co., Bank ers, East King street, are about erecting a magnificent banking houso, adjoining their present location. It will have an iron front, constructed on the most improved plan, and will be four stories in height. Its depth will be 73 feet and its width 23 feet. Tho basement will be hand somely fitted up for restaurant purposes, and the first floor is to be devoted exclusively to the banking business of the firm. The upper part will be used for offices, society rooms, &c. East King has decidedly an advantage over all our business streets in the way of fine buildings. Boy Droifned.— On yesterday week, while several boys were bathing at a place known as tbe “deep hole,” a short distance above Reigart’s Saw Mill, a youth about ten years of age, named Faulding, residing in Cones toga'street. accidentally got beyond his depth and was drowned. The body after several hours’ search was recov ered. Singular Case of Kidnapping. — Com plaint was made on Thursday afternoon, says the Express, before Alderman Musaer of the N. W. Ward, that a colored woman, calling herself Ann Brown, brought to this city from Philade phia, a few days ago. a mulatto girl, about twelve years of age, named Mary Adelaide Jane Baily, and actually offered her for sale to several persons at two hun dred dollars. The girl represents that she was persuaded to accompany Ann Brown to Market street, Philadelphia, under the pretext of something being shown her, and that on teaching tho cars, which were just ready to start, she was forced into one against her wishes and protestations- Alderman Musser, after bearing the girl’s story, committed defendant for a further hearing. New Map of Lancaster County. —Mr. James D. Scott, a highly intelligent gentleman, is pre paring to publish a map of Lancaster county upon a new and improved plan. The map will be made from new and accurate surveys, and, in additidn to the usual topograph ical features, all the principal buildings in the county, with all the public roads, will be marked upon it, thus making it a complete and reliable Directory for the county. In addition to this tbe map will be surrounded by a handsome ornamental border, containing prospective views of the colleges, schools, Ac., in the county. A correct map of this county has become a public necessity, and we hope to see Mr. Scott abundantly remunerated for his labors in getting , it out. Hi? experience in the map business is a sufficient guarantee that bis part of the contract with the publishers will be strictly carried out. He has commenced canvassing the county for subscribers, and we bespeak for him a hearty welcome wherever he goes. Seo advertisement in another column. Fatal Accident.— On yesterday week an accident occurred on the farm of Mr. Tobias Lemon a mile or two from Strasburg. A German, named Melchnir KiefTer, was in the barn loft and slipped through a hole falling upon tho floor beneath, and injuring himself in such a manner that he died on Wednesday. His remains were brought to this city for interment. Struck by Lightning.— The house of John Mecartney, Esq., situated io Peqnea township, about four miles south of this city, was struck by lightning oq Satur day week. It entered just below the cornice at the gable end, splitting the weatherboarding, tearing the spouting and some of the plastering, and passed into the cellar.— Fortunately the family were In an out house at the time of the occurrence. COffIMPSIc ATIOSTS. For the Intelligencer. Where 1> the Old Whig Party 1 Just now it seems to be an important QOMtinn tn what ha. becoms ot the Old Whl “£„? r ! “ J among the rabid Black Republicans still boast that tii«w are “ Old Line Whigs.” This, to say the least of it. u ply ridiculous. The Whig Party, as late as 1850 held views eminently'couservatiTe on questions which now lash themselves inti*fiercest discussion. We will quote a reso lution passed by.acclamation at a Whig State Convention, to show how little difference existed then on the questions which now shake the highest tribunals and authorities of the country. The resolution will 'explain itself, and fnlly covers the ground over which we intend to pass in our present article. It was— “ Resolved, That we regard the Constitution of the Uni ted States as the supreme law of the land, and as such to be implicitly obeyed by the cltixens of every section, and by the authorities of every state; that wo will faithfully preserve all its provisions and compromises : that we will resist promptly, firmly and by all necessary means any at tempt from any other quarter to overthrow it; that in all ccw« of doubt as to its meaning we will appeal to, and abide by the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States.” was the opinion of the Whig party in IB6o—only seven years ago. But the great bulk of the party bos progressed since then into Black Republicanism, disa vowing the opinion it once held, repudiating airconserva tism. holding moat extravagant views of the Constitution, refusing to *abide by the decision of the Supreme Tribunal of the country, and guilty of tolerating in its ranks, the wildest excesses which ever characterized the proceedings ol any open party ! ° This great change of opinion is singularly striking, and it is remarkably strange and incousistent, that any who then acted on the graud principle of conservatism, are now lound in the most fanatical ranks of the Black Republican party. Can they not see the inconsistency of their nrofes sion? In 1850 the Whig party was led off'in Pennsylvania by such men as Wm. B, Reed and Isaac E. Hiester, and others or eminently conservative views. At that time their opinions were adopted and echoed abroad by 6uch men as Ex Governor Johnston, Thaddecs Stevens A c Ac who then subscribed to views so highly comervative and pacific in character. But what a change! Compare these men as they are now with the same men os they were in 1850! While Reed and UIH-iTER are the former conserva tive leaders they ever have been. Johnston and Stevens give the lie to all their former professions, and aro now found working hand to hand with the Black Republicans in the cause of W iliiot! When Whigs wish to look for the old Whig party—such a resolution as the above will serve to point out a land-mark in their research—a standing po sition from wbi’-h they may be enabled to take an appreci ative view of the wanderings of the Black Republicans The old Whig party, however much its views on cer tain questions which were prominent were antagonistic t<> those held by the Democracy, was a party always to be re spected. It contained in every State and section of the Union large numbers of eminent men. whose talents and patriotism were acknowledged. There were Webster and Clat, who, np to the latest moments of their existence avowed on national questions the straigbtest and mon rigid conservatism. There were its champions in Congress, and every State of the Union—men of undoubted natrint lsm, who would as soou have invoked the curse of the I salmist upon his tongue and his right hand as to have given utterance to the desperate railings of modem Black Republicanism. Are these same men uow acting with the Black Republican party? Do they sanction the wild 1 schemes Which will bring inevitable destruction to free and 1 universal liberty ? No-by tbeir voices have they con demned “Republican” recklessness. They came from among the political blackness of this party, and now shin* as bright stars in the political constellation of the unsullied galaxy of Democracy. The United States Bank was a national question, proper ly in the field of discussion ; so was the Tariff question, the Sub-Treasury question, and kindred m-asures which in those days were bones of contention. But then treachery to the Constitution, open defiance,** the United Stale* tribunals, and fierce sectionalism were unthought of, except among the insignificant circles of Abolitionists, whoso opinion* and practices were equally detested by tho men of all parties. Then a Whig rouveu'ion could pass “bv acclamation” the foregoing resolution—but now, what do we see? Webster and Clay are in their graves; and their sons act with the Democracy ! The couserv»tive|Whigs of other sections are ranged with the Democracy, and will not the conservative whigs of Lancaster county renew again tbU fall in the Gubernatorial contest those pledges they gave last fall in the Presidential campaign ! But to the wire pullers of that party—to the tricksters and knaves the un principled office hunting crowd, we would say, “you have gone out, rank after rank and file after file, to make a cru sade against the Constitution, to make war upon one half of the Union, to curse the tribunals of justice which do not bow to your dictation, to stir up a spirit of faimti.-ism against tho peace of the country, to elevate deraagoguebm above a noble self-sacrificing patriotism, and finally to submerge ourpresent political prosperity into one of Vau da ism and political degradation. The resolution which we give above, and which contains the deliberate utterance of the Whig party in 1850. fur nishes an instructive commentary on modern Republican ism. Old line Whigs can read it, and see how nobly they have preserved their consistency aa good and law-abiding citizens of the Union. Democrats can read it and see that tho ground which they occupy is precisely the same ground occupied by all the conservative sentimeot of the country in former years as well as at the present time. All may read it, and feel convinced that theonly true position which can be taken is encourage men iu their schemes of elf-aggrandizement, but only those whp have at heart a sincere desire for the peaceable prosperity^ of their country and the welfare of the whito men of our confederacy. In conclusion, w« deem it our duty to afford every thing in our power to prove that the Democratic party is the only national party in America, and we appeal to all to weigh well the merits of our party and its selection of men for the highest positions in onr Commonwealth. The coming Gubernatorial contest should determine every one’s action, and as the contest deepens its measures and the acts of the respective candidates will be moie fully presented. Wo would ask every one to examine for hiuiself. and tbun let his conduct be influensed only at the dictation of reason and we venture to say all will be enabled on the day of the election to discharge this sacred political duty as men, as Democrats, and as American citizens. For the Intelligeucer. Mount Jot, July 18, 1857. George Sanderson, Esq —Dear Sir—lt baa been suggested by some of the leading Democrats of our section that 1 drop you a few lines relative to the political sentiment which prevails with us. In no section has the Democracy labored more faithfully for the success of the party—for the triumph of principle over the policy of the disuuion ists, than in our own. No poll in the couuty can claim a greater triumph than- that achieved by us in the last State and Presidential contests. Much of our success, how ever, must be attributed In the energy of some of the Old Line M higs who cainc over to the Democratic-ranks—who labored manfully for our cause—who amid the persecution which they suffered, through the jealousy of those whom they left in their political pollution. labored with the fidel ity of patriotism for the good ol<l constitutional parly. Now as selfishness is not a characteristic of the spirit of Democracy, and as wo desire to cement all the power to our causo that we possibly can, we think it would be good policy to encourage the converts by nominating them for some of the county offices. Will you therefore be kind enough to name Jacob Nisley and Abraham Shelly, of Mt. Joy district, and Daniel Ilerr, of Columbia, in connection with any of the offices you see proper. We feel it our duty from the aid which they rendered us in the late campaign, to give them a proof of our recognition—to give them encouragement to adhere to the advocacy of our principles. The time is approaching when wo shall need their coope ration. We wish to send a report from our section, astound iDg to the faction of infidelity—an honor to our good old Democrats, and a report which shall pr»ve that in our district the advocates of the old Jeffersonian School still live. * * * For the Intelligencer. A Voice from Providence Township. Mr. Editor—On Wednesday, tho 15th iust., an exami nation of teachers was held at New Provideuce by ou r wor thy Superintendent of Public Schools. The examination passed off with credit to the candidates and the Superin tendent. At the close of'tho examination, the Superin tendent announced that he would hold an educational meeting in the evening, at early candle-light. At the appointed time, the citizens of the neighborhood assembled, (among whom were a number of ladies who cheered us by their presence.) The subject of education was introduced by the Superintendent, who poiuted out the va loua duties of Directors, Teachers and Patrons, in an eloquent and lucid manner. Ho was followed by the Hon. John Strnbm, (a Di-ector.) who, in bis usual blandly elo quent style, pointed out the advaulaces of an education and urged the necessity of a social library in the neighbor hood. Mr. Strohm was followed by Dr. Raub. of New Providence, and Rev. J. V. Eckert, of tbo tier. Ref. Chur«-h They urged upon the patrols of the'schonls. the necessity of united effort in upholding the Common School system, which was responded to, in prolonged applause bv the as semblage. Last, but not least, came Jir. P. H. Gochnauer, who. In a lucid and brilliant speech, entertained the audi ence with a review of the whole school system defending the teachers from the aspersions that are frequently cast upon them, and advocating the teachers profession as an honorable one. Thus you see, 3lr. Editors, that a teeling has been awakened in old Providence, that will tell in the future history not only of this twp., but of the fu'nre welfare aud lib erty of this country. ALPHA. The Editor’s Book Table, Peterson’s Ladies’ National Magazine. Edited by Mrs. Ann 8. Stephens and Charles J. Peterson, and published by Charles J. Peterson, 30C Chesnut street, Philadelphia, at $2 per tyjoum. The August number is out, with peculiar attractions. We are pleased to announce that this favorite Magazine continues on in its- prosperous career. Godet’s Lady’s Book. Edited by Mrs. Sarah J. Hale and L. A Qodey, and published in Philadelphia, at $3 por The August number is on our table, peculiarly attractive in reading matter and embellishments. The Fashion Plates are «uperb. Godey is always up with tbe times. He is like the faithful sentinel, never sleeping at bis post. The Pennsylvania School Journal. Edited bv the Hon, Thomas H. Burrowes. and printed by Wjn B. Wiley, at 10 North Duke street, Laucaster, at $1 per annum. Tho July number of this excellent periodical commences the 6th volume, and we are gratified iu being able to say that tbe work is progressing in usefulness and public favor. Tbe Journal is now well established, and is in all respects worthy the patronage of the friends of the Common School System throughout the State. Putnam’s Monthly. Published by Miller & Curtis, 310 Broadway, N. Y., at $3 per annum. The August number has the following rich and inter esting table of contents, viz: Lake George; Another Glimpse at my Hotel; Schamyl and his Harem ; India Ink; Mendelssohn and bis Music; Mr. Grubbo’s Night with Memnon ; Two Incidents of Travel; Noses; The Orisette; The Last Poet; An Englishman upon Scotland; Witching Times; A Torch-Hunt in Tennessee; A Supper Scene in the Olden Time; A Rural Fragment; A Tale of Florence; An Irish Highwayman; Tbe Philosophy of the Pistol; Every Body’s Master; Destiny Uncertain ; Editorial Notes. Fidelity to Troth; Or, What Church Shall I Join? Being the Substance of a Discourse delivered'in tho Union M. E. Church of Philadelphia, on the 14th of December, 1856. by the then Pastor, Rev. Francis Hodgson, D. D, (now of the Duke Street M. E. Church of this city,) and published by request. I The text from which this learned and powerful discourse was delivered, and repeated at the instance of tha Congro .gation is 1 Tbess. v. 21—“ Provo all thiQgs; hold ?ast that .which is good.” The leading thought elaborated by the ,speaker was to resolve the important question: “Is a Minister of the Gospel justifiable Id leaving a denomina tion, tbe distinctive doctrines of which he believes, and connecting himself with one the distinctive doctrines of which he does not believe? ” To say that this Is emphati cally a great discourse, is but feeble praise. It is more; — it is one of tho most thoroughly searching and convincing arguments on the negative side of the question that we have ever read, and no clergyman, no head of a family of any church, should be without a copy of the sermon.— Impregnable in his positions, the Dr. by sound logic and i powerful reasoning fortifies himsolf against all opposition, and carries conviction to the mind of every reader. This admirable little book will be for sale in a few days at Murray, Young A Co’rßookstoro, in this city. Price, | full bound, 25 cents—paper cover, cents. Arrival of Mormons.—A steamer from Omaha, reports the arrival there of sixty Mor mons, who made their escape from Salt Lake City about the 20th of April. They report that many persons were dissatisfied with their position there, and would abandon the place as soon as the presence of the U. S. Troops gave them an opportunity. ST. LOUIS CORRBBPONDEHCE. \ J>ry and Warm Weather-Dun Businas and Scarcity of J £Z"- T : V ? n ™ Tht< ™ Euno in loioa-FireMam m'/ZL "JW Contemplated Baltimore Olebration—XL Louisians Goino—The Ap proaching August Election—The Two Candidates on the Sump—The Probable Result, <fc., <fc. St. Louis, July 13,1857. We hare had not a particle of rain since the date of our last report, and the weather baa been intensely hot—the thermometer ranging from 85 to 95—on Saturday It marked ninety-six in the (shade. The earth is very dry and rain is Tery much needed. It haa been rain* Ing both north and south of us, and in some sections they complain^of having too much. The rivers are in fair boating order, but the extreme scarcity in freights has n the m «»na of driving many boats to the stake. Be. ceipts of produce are very light, and several small lots of new wheat have been received from the southern States, and in a few weeks wo may expect immense quantities of wheat and other grain f rom the South. Our - facilities for sending grain through to the eastern markets, are now such that the trade heretofore shipped wut via New Orleans, makes St. Louis its starting point. Business is scry dull —*» hdieTe we have never known such a general dullness as dow pervades aH departments of trade. Many of our merchants are rusticating at the different watering resorts. Our city maintains her usual good health. In the great dullness of business, thero is a corresponding falling off of local items. We have not a single murdor to report, hot this fact is not attributed to a better state of things in our city, bnt simply lor want of a favorable oppor- tunity to rob and kill the victim. Stabbing affairs are of nightly occurrence, and coroner’s inquests over bodies found in the river, on the roads, and in the streets, aro too numerous to mention, aud the verdict of each—“camo his death by means unknown to the jury, Ac , Ac.” Two horse thieves were recently arrest* d in Cedar co., lowa, and locked up in the jail, but the citirens of the neighborhood fearing that the law would not deal severely enough with them, took tho matter into their own hands, and on the 3d Inst., a mob broke open tho jail, took the prisoners—named Gleason and Soper—and hung them. The greatest excitemeut prevailed, and the Sheriff and officers were overpowered in their defence of the prison and the two unfortunate men. We are opposed to mob law almost upon any prett-nce, yet we most confess that when the law can be be bribed, tho only resort then, is mob vio lence ; and we are free to confess that a few lessons llkethe above would be of vast more benefit to the commnnlty, than a trial by jury, that Is.open to bribery anil gain. We think horse thieves will keep away trom Cedar couuty, lowa, in the future. Our city has put up. at great cost, the Fire Alarm Tele graph, throught the city. Tbo work is not quite completed, and how the new system for striking the alarm will operate, is yet to he seen. We have also established a •* Paid Fire Department,” which will go lulo effect to-day.— Several of tho companies, however,—the “Central," “Phoe nix," “ St.* Louis,” and *• Liberty”—have refused to unite with the “Paid” firemen, and determined upon continuing as independent companies. A day or two since 224 U. S. Troops, from Carlisle, Pa., arrived iu our city c» route to join tho Utah expedition.— They made tho time from Carlisle, Pa., a distance of 919 miles, in 43 hours—which is said to bo the quickest time on record for so large a train. There were over 300 passen gers on board the train. Senator Bigler was in our city a few days ago, on his way to Pennsylvania. Our City Council aud others of our citizens have been Invited by the Mayor of Baltimore to participate in a cele bration at that place—a reciprocation of the courtesies and hospitality so lately extended to them by our citizens. The invitation has been accepted, and It was proposed to leave this city 0 n the morning of the 15th, bnt late on Saturday afternoon a telegraphic dispatch was received from Baltimore, asking whether it would be agreeable to defer the celebration until sometime in September. To which his Honor, Mayor Wisixr, dispatched tho following reply: St. Louts, July 11. C. Brooks, E«q., President of the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail mad, Baltimore: Sir : Your dispatch of this date, relative to adjournment of a visit of the author! i ira of this city to Baltimore until September next, for various reasons suggested by the Mayor and City Council of Baltfmore. ha* been received. It is now too late to convene the Council for this day, but I will dn so early on Monday, and inform you imme diately thereafter. Have gent dispatch of (his data. accepting invitation heretofore tendered, and designated the 16lh inst.. as the time for leaving tho city. Kesportfu'ly. JNO. 51 WIMKIt, Mayor. The Mayor has issued tho following notice to the two branches of the City Council: Mayor's Office, ) . St. Louis. J uly 11. J The members of the City Council will pleaae assemble at th-.dr respective Halls, on Monday next, at 9. a. m. JNO. M. WIMKR, Mayor. What will bo the action of Council, we are not prepared to say. The tickets have all been distributed and those who contemplated going are ready to start. The present Is the most fitting time, as business is dull, and the time to make tho trip could bo cosily spared, whereas, in Septem ber, one of our most business months of tho year, very few would be able to neglect their duties to participate in tho Baltimore celebration. Should the affair-not bo postponed, it may be possible that “Old Guard ” will tako a ride on the rail to tho Monumental City. There is scarcely any thing by which an interesting let ter can be made up—we have never known such a dearth of news; the people seem to have forgotten that correspon dents cannot survive without muterial to operate upon. Wake up ye slumbering millions, anddosomethlngworthy ■of a paragraph, bo it for good or evil, our pen is ready to record. The two opposing candidates for Governor aro still stumping the State together, and we believe that the candi dates aro the only persons who take any interest in the approaching August election. Wo have never known such a quiet campaign since our connection with the political world. From present appearances there will not bo over a two-third vote polled, which will greatly operate against the Democracy. The election will take place in the midst of harvest, and many of the farmers cannot spare time to go to tho polls—particularly those who have 8, 10 and 15 miles to go. Tho people are no doubt aware of the great importance resting upon the result of this election In Mis souri—lf Stewart, tho Democratic candidate, Is elected, It will forever wipe out the Dark Lantern, FJug Ugly order of Know Nothings In this State, and will go far towards crushing out their twin sister Black Republicanism Tbo election of Stewart will divide parties up in the fature, to Democracy and Black Republican—tho latter Will have no more show in Missouri than the former over biid in Ver mont. But should they stay from the polls, and by so doing elect Rollios Uovernor, our. future triumphs will not be so easily gained, aud give to the opponents fresh aid and comfort. It is to be hoped that every Democrat who val ues the elective franchise and the Constitution of the State, will turn out in August next, and route the sectional faction, horse, foot and dragoons. We have seen or beard nothing to ioduce us to lower tho figures of tho majority we previously set down for Rob. 31. Stewart—lo,oUo to 16,0001 -It is how said that tho German population will not support Major Rollins the Know Nothing. B. R. candi date—that they will not vote at all. Our opinion Is, that those of them that go to the polls will be about equally divided between Stewart and Rollins, whilst tbo Irish will vote for Stewart almost to a man. Henry A. Clover, Ben ton representative from this county, In the Legislature,has resfgned, aud announced himself a candidate for Judge of the Criminal Court. There will be at the August election to be voted for—a Governor to fill the vacancy occasioned by the election to the U. S. Senate of Gov. Folk; aenngresa man, in the 3d district, in the place of Hon. Jas. S. Green, who was also elected to the U. S. Senate last winter; Judges of tho Supreme Court, County and District Courts, and several State Representatives to fill vacancies. The elec tion is of great importance to the future destiny of the Btate, and it is the duty of every Democrat to deposit his rote for the candidates of the Democratic party. Military Encampment.— The preparations fora military encampment at Norristown,'in August, are steadily going on. Gen. Cadwnl lader, of Philadelphia, has accepted the com mand of it, and a number of companies have already declared their intention to be present, as follows : Chester County Troop, Captain Davis; Union Artillerists, Capt. Lower- Wayne Artillerists, Capt. Lesher ; Montgom ery Kifles, Capt Tomney : Norris City Rifles, Capt. Amey; Washington Grays, Capt. Missi mer ; Independent Madison Guards, Capt. Umstead ; Washington Rifles, Capt. Hauck ■ National Guards, Capt. Irwin, West Chester ; National Guards, Capt. Lyle, Philadelphia; Columbia Rifles, Capt. McLean ; Washington Blues, Capt. Coslin ; Philadelphia City Guards, Captain F. Vallee; Spring Garden Rifles, Capt. Barcus; United Rifles, Capt. Grant; Manayunk Rifles, Capt. Huffman; Dovlestown Guards, Capt. Giikeson. There will be, no doubt, other companies present, and Camp Lafayette will be one of the largest af fairs of the kind that has taken place for a long time. Ex-President Van Buren.— The now very aged but yet scarcely venerable Van Buren was at Mr. Marcy’s funeral, with his old bright healthy look, and smiling as ever—not solemn even in the presence of death, for solemnity seems impossible for his ever-happy face. He does not show over sixty, and his hair is no whiter than it has been for twenty-five years. He walked with vigor from the capitol, after the ceremonies were over, to take the cars at the river for his home in Kinderhook. To day he looks younger even than ex-President Pierce, with whom, side by side, he entered the as sembly chamber.— N. Y. Express. Becoming Sensible.— The Albany Evening Journal, one of the bitterest, o°d vilest Black Republican prints in tho country, which has always taken occasion to villify and denounce Senator Douglas, in a recent number is con strained to say: “ If wo were required to name the “ repre sentative men " of the ruling powers in this country, we should certainly name Stephen Arnold Douglas. It is folly to deny him great talents as a man or as a politician. We have heard it said that there are but four men in the United States Senate who may be truly called great men, and of these Douglas is one. Had the Journal said Mr. Douglas was the first statesman in the Senate, it would have been still nearer right. OLD GUARD.
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