®l )£ Cancastei MelUgencev GKO. SASDERSON, EDITOR. „ A. SANDERSON,- Aliociatc. 1 LANCASTER, PA., OCTOBER 4, i 859 CTROUDATION, SOOO COPIES J fIUBSOWPtiON PRIOR, $2,00 per annum. , 4®* B. M. pjTnraaaL ft Co.'s Advsrhsihg Aqeicy, 119 Nassau street, New York, and 10 State street, Boston. 8; M. Pitting he ft Co., are Agents for The Lancaster InicUigenccr , and the most influential and largest circula ting Newspapers in the United States and the Canadas.-—, They are authorized to contract for ns at our lowest rates DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS AUDITOR GENERAL: RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Philada. SURVEYOR GENERAL: JOHN ROWS, Franklin, DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. Assembly. DAVID REESE, City, BENJAMIN HERR, Columbia; ROBERT S. McILVAIN, Paradise, WILLIAM HAYS, Jr., Colerain. District Attorney. ALDUS J. NEFF, City. County Treasurer. JOHN W. CLARK, Marietta. . County Commissioner. ABRAHAM PETERS, Manor. Prison Inspectors. DANIEL HARTMAN, Lancaster twp, SAMUEL LONG, West Lampeter. v Directors of the Poor. ALBERT G. KILLIAN, City, GEORGE L. ECKERT, Paradise, JACOB ZECHER, City. County Surveyor. DANIEL FULTON, Pequea Auditor. WILLIAM W. WOODS, Conestoga, B®* The final address of the Democratic State Central Committee was published in the Pennsylvanian of Saturday, but the crowded state of our columns and the late period of its appearance prevent us from laying it before our readers until our nest issue. THE ELECTION NEXT TUESDAYS Are our Democratic friends ready for the election? There is but one week of the campaign left, and whatever is necessary to do in order to bring out a full vote should be done quickly. Lancaster county should do her full share in promoting the success of the State tioket. There are not less than seven thousand good and true Democratic votes in the county. These should all be polled on an occasion like the present, and we do not see why they could not be, if our leading men in the different districts do their duty. The vote of Lancaster county may decide the election in the State, it is therefore all impor tant for our friends to have a full turn out. — It is true the campaign has been a remarkably quiet one all through, entirely free from excitement; but this is no reason why any of our voters should remain at home and neglect their duty. Recollect, friends, you have one week more, and this brief period of time should be given to the glorious cause for which you have long battled. A victory this Fall will give us an easy triumph next year ; but a defeat now will impose upon us double duties in the next campaign. We urge our friends tovbe up and doing. The common enemy is busy and energetic arid will leave nothing undone to have their vote at the polls. Let us follow their example in this particular, if in no other. Let us be active, vigilant and untiring during the week before us, and when the election is over we can then rest upon our oarß fur a season. ARE THEY FRIGHTENED 1 From tbe tone of the Examiner, and the Union, last week, one would naturally infer that they are more or less uneasy in reference to the result of the approaching election on Tuesday next. Both papers are earnestly urging upon their political friends the neces sity of turning out to the polls, and appeal to the office-seekers in the party, whose name is legion, to bestir themselves if they wish to stand well in the Republican party hereafter. There must be a screw loose somewhere to cause this uneasiness. Perhaps the very excellent Democratic County ticket in the field has frightened them. In addition to these lachrymose appeals of the two leading Republican organs abave alluded to, the leaders have called a mass meeting for Thursday of the present week, at which several of the “ big guns ” of the party are to pour consolation into the ears of the disconsolate. As Thursday will be the great day of the County Fair a large concourse of people is expected in town, and they hope, therefore, to turn it to their own account and make a little capital in the shape of a big meeting. They know full well that Black Republicanism is odious to a large majority of the people of Lancaster county, and with such principles emblazoned on their banner they would utterly fail in raising a respecta ble meeting. Hence, tbe crowd who will at tend the Fair will be claimed as being in town for a political object. But it all will not answer the purposes they have in view. We predict that the meeting, per se, will be a failure—a beggarly account of empty benches, and that the honest and intelligent voters of the county, who are not seeking office, will keep hands off and leave the leaders alone in their glory. TO THE POLLS ! TO THE POLLS I On Tuesday next, the 11th of October will be the General Election. To our Demo* craticfriends we say, ORGANIZE AT ONCE, and be prepared when the day arrives to u Giye a long full, a strong pull, and a pull all together ” for the whole State and County Ticket. EXAMINE THE TICKETS. Look well to your tickets, Democrats. See that every name is upon them and all correct ly spelled. It is a very common thing for the enemy to circulate spurious tickets on the eve of every election, and therefore it requires watching on the part of our active men to pre vent any of our friends from being deceived at the polls. VOTE EARLY. Do your voting early, Democrats, and then attend to your friends. Don’t wait until even ing before depositing your tickets in the ballot-box. BE SURE TO VOTE, Whether it rains or shines, we hope our Democratic friends will all be at the election on next Tuesday. Recollect that every vote oounts, and a very few votes may decide the State election. Don’t, therefore, neglect to vote. Samuel Smith, formerly amember of Congress from Tennessee, has been appoint ed, by the President, Commissioner of the General Land Office, to fill the vacancy occas ioned by the resignation of lion. T. A. Hendricks. Mr. S. is a gentleman of decided ability, and will doubtless make a good Com missioner. Personal. —Wm. B. Sipes, Esq., at one time connected with the Democratic Union, of Harrisburg, as associate editor, has become proprietor of the Mining Register , of Pottsville. Lately, Mr. S. has been connected with tbe Philadelphia Evening National Argus. the TRUK DOCTRINE. The following is an extract from the Re port of the Committee of Thirteen, of* which Henry Clay was Chairman, niade in the United States Senate on the Bth of May, 1850: “ To avoid, in all future £ime,jthe agitations which must be produced by the conflict of opinion on the slavery question —existing, as this institution does, in some of the States, and prohibited, as it is, in others —THE TRUE PRINCIPLE which ought to regu late the action of Congress, in forming Ter ritorial governments for each newly acquired domain, IS TO REFRAIN FROM ALL LEG j ISLATION ON THE SUBJECT in the Ter ritory acquired so long as it retains the ler : ritorial form of government —leaving it to the people of such Territory, WHEN THEY HAVE ATTAINED TO A CONDI-. TION* WHICH ENTITLES THEM TO ADMISSION AS A STATE, to decide for themselves the question of the allowance or prohibition of domestic slavery.”“^a This was Mr. Clay’s doctrine ia 1850. and it was also the Democratic doctrine. The Democratic party always adhered to this sound principle, as the record will most con j clusively show; and upon this principle—that | the people of a Territory should be left free to determine whether they would or would not have slavery, when they form their State Constitution —the Territories of Utah and 1 New Mexico were organized, which was a 1 part of the Compromise measures of 1850. In 1852, both the Whig and Democratic parties, in their National Conventions, en dorsed the Compromise measures before alluded to —including with the above doctrine, the Fugitive Slave Law, the admission of Cal ifornia into the Union, See., &c. In 1856, the Democratic party, the only National organization now left, at their Na tional Convention at. Cincinnati, adopted the following resolution as a part of their plat form : Resolved, That we recognize the right of the people of all the Territories, including Kansas and Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly expressed will of a majority of actual residents, and whenever the number of their inhabitants justifies it, to form a Con stitution, with or without slavery, and be ad mitted into the Union upon terms of equality with the other States. Now, then, the true position for every Democrat is to stand by the record. The doctrine of the Compromise of 1850, of both the Whig and Democratic National Conven tions of 1852, of the Cincinnati Platform of 1856, and of the great body of the Democracy, North and South, in 1859, are identical. This is firm ground to stand upon, equally opposed to the extremes of squatter sovereignty and Congressional interference. Let this doctrine of non-intervention be faithfully adhered to, and there will soon be an end of the troubles growing out of the slavery excitement. THE STATE FAIR, 'Hie State Fair, at Powelton, Philadelphia, last week* was a decided success—not less, we should suppose, than 50,000 people att.ndiDg it. The hotels Id the city were filled to overflowing, and the street passenger cars, out and in, were constantly crowded. — So also all the railroad trains. The display, in every particular, in agriculture, horticulture, mechanism, &c., &c., was highly creditable, and the fine weather enabled the Managers to show off every thing to the best advantage. We are indebted to the Hon. David Tag gart, the gentlemanly President of the State Agricultural Society, for his courtesy and kindness, and feel free to say that no man could have been seized fur the honorable and responsible position more worthy the honor or competent to the faithful and satis factory discharge of its duties. The Mana gers,Secretary, Treasurer, and all in authority, appeared to be the right men for the right places and rendered general satisfaction. llon. Richardson L. Wright.— The Pitts burg Dispatch , a Republican paper, pays the following rich tribute to the political and social worth of Richardson L. Wright, the Democratic candidate for Auditor General. Coming from such a source the compliment cannot be otherwise than deserved: “ Richardson L. Wright, Esq., Democratic candidate for Auditor General, and for many years past a member of the Legislature from Philadelphia county, was in our city on Mon day, at the St. Charles Hotel, and left ou Tuesday morning upon a visit to some rela tives in Washington county. We regret that both parties do not always nominate as hon est and upright men as Mr. Wright as candi dates for office. During his service in the Legislature he consistently opposed corrup tion, and although rather more ultra than the practice of his party in his votes on banks and corporations generally, he proved himself a valuable legislator. However men may differ from him in political principles, he is personally unexceptionable—as we have every reason to believe is the cade with his opponent, Mr. Cochran, the Republican candidate.” THE CHINA WAR—DESPATCHES from FLAG OFFICER TATNALL. . Washington, Sept. 28.—The despatches received by our Government narrate with minuteuess the recent events in China. Flag Officer Tatm.ll says the British officer in ‘fcharge of the gun-boats having visited him, said nothing about aidfbut his silent appeal was powerful indeed. During the few mo ments he was on board the would look anxiously at his Admiral and lit the boats. “ After he left,” continues Commo dore Tatnall, “ I held a conversation with our Commissioner, Mr. Ward, and he agreed with me perfectly that, under the circumstances of our position with the English, and the aid the Admiral had tendered me the day before, I could do no less than tow the boats to- his re lief. 1 made an offer, which was thankfully and promptly accepted. While the boats were making fast to the hawsers which I veered astern, I insisted on Mr. Ward and his suite leaving the Toey-Wam and going on board one of the junks, for reasons which will be obvious. He at first reluctantly yielded and left us, bnt soon returned in one of the English boats, declaring that as the Toey Warn was his home, and going under fire with his approbation and concurrence, he would remain in her. I reluctantly yielded to his gallant impulse.” The boats were towed through the British line to within a short dis tance of the Admiral whose flag was flying, when casting them off, he retired to tho rear of the line and anchored for the night. The Commander took up this position as it might enable him to aid the wounded, and should boats be sunk, to rescue their crews, —in other words, to afford all aid consistent with neutrality. Having been informed by a British officer that the Admiral was danger ously wounded, Commodore Tatnall went in a barge to visit him. When within a few feet of the Cormorant a round shot struck the boat and killed Coxswain Hart, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and slightly wounded Flag Lieutenant Trenchard. They reached the Cormorant before the boat entirely sunk o Com. Tatnall says the Chinese Commis sioners had previously notified Commissioner Ward of their arrangements, and requested him to accompany the British and French Ministers to the Peiho. To this he consented, thereby to a certain extent assuming the same platform with tbe latter. The sincerity of the Commissioners was much doubted at the time. “ The Rights of Railway Travelers and the Rights of Railway Companies in their various capacities as Common Carriers, ” is the title of an unpretending little volume by U. J. Jones, of the Daily Express. It contains a great amount of valuable information which should be in possession of every business man. While it clearly, and in a few words, points out the rights ot travelers, it no less promptly recognizes the “ rights ” of Companies. A great- many judicial decisions on questions growing out ot disputes between individuals and railroad corporations are given. We commend this book to the attention of every person wishing a knowledge of the law and usage governing railroad corporations. For sale at Barr & Oo.’s Book Store, 31 East King street. GOVERNOR SEYMOUR’S SPEECH. The speech delivered in St. Paul, Minne Hota, by ox-Governor Seymour, of New York,- before the Young Men's Democratic- Union Club, is a solid and statesmanlike production, and presents the great subject which the Op position are determined shall be kept before the people as the issue of 1860, in a plain, practical and common sense manner. The high personal character of the orator, his persuasive-eloquence, his logic and his facts ensure him always the most respectful atten tion, and on this occasion enthusiastic applause interrupted him constantly through his speech, and hearty and prolonged cheering honored its conclusion. G >v. Seymour, at the commencement, spoke in a strain of appreciative pride of the growth of the West in general, and of Minnesota in special. He said— “What ie to be the future of this State?* Are you who are now laying its foundations who are building up its destinies—who are making its public opinion—are you to be men to love your country and cherish its institu tions ; to hold broad, generous views; or, on the other hand, are you to be men swayed by local passions, local prejudices, and local interests? Are you laying the foundations of your State with a stern and strict regard to the fidelity of the State, to her obligations, and to the vindication of her good name from any aspersions against her honor and integri ty? These things are looked to in every part of this Confederacy. (Loud applause.) Are you, at the outset, doing that which will tell favorably for many a long year upon tbe morals of your State, upon your character and upon your institutions? For, I tell you, when States or individuals swerve from doing what is strictly right, they inflict a deep aDd vital blow upon their character and reputa tion-one that will tell against them for many a long year.” Governor Seymour then went on to speak of the greatness of the West and of our country, and the reasons for the supposition that no one would think, in looking over the land, that there could be anything but love; and yet good men have been taught to cherish hatred against different sections of our coun try. When our fathers on common battle fields for common rights, slavery existed in all our colonies; there was no exception ; it was on every rood of ground We had no difficulty on account of slavery then, in achieving our independence. But since that time slavery has been abolished over more than half of this land of ours. It is now in comparatively contracted limits, and now we hoar that it must lead to alienation of the people and the disruption of this great confederacy After stating home facts, as to the North, touching the origiu of slavery, Gov. Seymour went on as follows : “The political power of our country is in the hands of the free States. The population of the country increases at the rate of a million a year; of this increase the North receives over seven hundred thousand, fhis large majority of the yearly increase has given the North her strength in the coDfeder acy. llow came the North by this excess of the increase? At the outset we were equal— then we were all slave States. Now, what led to the abolishment of slavery in the North, I and thus gave us the basis of our present strength? I will tell you, ray friends, and you all know it to be so. The Democratic party under Jefferson inaugurated the wise and beneficent policy of inviting the laborer of the old world to plant himself down upon the great and fertile plains uf uur cuuntry.— Under this policy the emigrants from Europe flocked to the Northern States, because they found in their soil and climate, and in their institutions, a more congenial home. So you see, my friends, that it, has been under a policy inaugurated by Southern statesmen — a policy which found the most bitter opponents at the North —that our section has bocome all powerful in the government. We have now a majority in the Senate, in the House of Representatives, and in the Electoral College ; but the census of 1860 will show that two thirds of the members of the House of Rep resentatives, and an overwhelming majority in the Senate, represent free States. Is this a time, and are these the circumstances under which an ‘irrepressible conflict’ shall be waged against the people and institutions of the weaker section? When the South was strong and we were weak, they furnished us no precedent for the course of action we now propose to pursue against them. (Cheers.) These being the truths which history teaches, and standing here, as I do, at the very head waters of the mighty Mississippi, whose arms ; lock our country together, teaching us a per ! petual lesson of fraternal love and union, I beg you to pause before you enter upon a i sectional warfare which will rive asunder i those whom God has joined together.— 1 (Cheers.) Before you do this look at history and see if the South has ever hesitated to , uphold a single measure which was calculated i to advance the whole country, although in I doing so they have built up the North instead . of the South. There is an instinctive differ ence between the two parties. The Democratic party is a let alone party —the Republican party is a meddling party. (Deafening j cheers.) It is a great deal easier to denounce other people for their sins than to reform ourselves —it is a 'great deal easier to obtain ; political power by inflaming the passions and j prejudices of our neighbors, by denouncing ! men a thousand miles away, than it is to gain l influence by governing our walk in life by the 1 principles of justice or the dictates of a sound i patriotism- Is it not too true that the reverse j uf this has been hurtful to the morals of our j people—and hurtful to the pulpit, of which I j speak with all reverence, and to the holy ! doctrines which should issue from the sacred ; desk? Is it nut too true, my republican I friends, that a rifle for Kansas or a curse for the South has weighed more in the political scale than private virtues or public service? (Tremendous cheering.) Whence comes ; slavery? We have seen who prolonged it.— Now, my friends, do you ever stop to inquire : who upholds it? It is sustained by the firm ; of ‘Weaver, Wearer & Planter,’ and two of | the partners live up North. (Cheers and | laughter.) Every one knows that but for the j looms of New England and Old England it could not live a day. The loudest denuncia tions against slavery are made by men with cotton shirts on their backs. The most fervent pulpit exhortations against slavery come from men who wrap themselves for repose at night in cotton sheets; who lay tbeir heads upun cotton pillows, and go to sleep thanking God that they arc better than the men ‘ down ; South/ (Laughter.) I was called upon some years ago, while Governor of New York, I by a deputation of Quakers from Great , Britain, to lay before me a ‘testimony’ against ; slavery. As they wished, I listened to them. We afterwards fell into a conversation, and the question arose why the people of Europe were so oppressed and burdened so heavily by taxation. We attributed it to the differ ences in their language—the great number of nationalities, divided by imaginary lines— the petty jealousies and strifes, and consequent necessity for maintaining large standing armies. We then spoke uf the blest condition of Europe if all these rival governments could be moulded into one, speaking a common language, having common sympathies, with no custom houses to annoy, and no standing armies to threaten; and my Quaker feiends warmed with .enthusiasm at the glorious picture, and expressed the earnest wish that such a day might dawn, for with it would come the true millenium. ‘ But,’ said I, ‘when all this has been achieved, suppose some man should rise up in England, and say that all this genial fellowship among the nations, this community 'of interest and of language, shall be destroyed unless serfdom be abrogated in Russia and polygamy in Tur key. What would you say regarding such a man?’ ‘ Say,’ said the Quakers, ‘we would say that he deserved the anathemas of all good men, as a traitor to the best interests.of mankind, for doubting that God, in his own way, and in \iis own good time, would work out a remedy for all these wrongs.’ ‘Now,’ said I, ‘my friends, when we drew this pic ture of Europe it was not all fancy. I described the broad land which extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific—from the great Lakes tu the Gulf of Mexico. Go two thou sand miles over this land, and no custom house shall stop you—travel to its farthest limits, and you shall see no standing armies —you shall hear a commoß language and shall feel a common sympathy. Then you shall know what it is to live upon a great, broad continent, where there is brotherhood unalloyed bv your hatreds and antipathies. Why, therefore, do you .cjme here to teach us the langaage of strife?’ (Long and loud applause.) Now, my friends, to make the application t —Had we from the bPiiinDirig been arrayed one State against au»ther—had we disregarded our community of language and of interest, and fostered the hatreds and jealousies which wo are now taught to cherish, this beautiful Minnesota would iet.havo been a wilderness, the painted savage would yet glide down the noble Mississippi, and the waters of that mighty cataract, whose than ders I now almost hear, that by the art of man has been taught to leap forth to their labors at the rising of the sun and retire to their rest at its setting, would still pursue their precipitous course undisturbed. (Ap plauwe.) ~ That is common sense and the language of truth. Where would have been our Union and our Independence had politicians in 1774 and 1776 harangued in their several localities about the “ slave power,” an irrepressible conflict between sister States, and dealt forth such bitter denunciations in Congress of our social institutions as are heard to-day? This speech of Gov. Seymour’s is sound and patriotic, and its comprehensive views cannot but.be responded to by tbe Democracy of the country. The Democratic party is a let-alone party, are his words relative to the slavery subject. This is the beginning and the end of itß platform as to Congressional action, and this is now well nigh the united voice that is coming up South aud North, East and West. THE NEXT CENSUS. Next year the eighth census of the United States is to be taken. This enumeration is one of the most laborious and difficult tasks which the Government has to perform. A timely suggestion is made by the National Intelligencer which is worthy of consideration, and which we quote in the hope that it may be heeded before census-takers shall be called upon to discharge their duties. The sugges tion is this ; “ That each farmer this fall, as he gathers his crops, shall keep something like an accu rate account of the quality and value of the same ; and if he will take the trouble, to make out a statement of the names and ages of his family ; the number of acres of land cleared and limbered the number and ages of his servants ; the number and value of his horses and mules; the number of bales of cotton, of corn, bushels of wheat, oats, rye, barley, pota toes, See., and the value of each, and leave it in some place where any member oi the family, who may be at home when the deputy marshal shall call, and readily get hold of it. It will save time to all concerned, and very greatly assist to make census returns perfect, complete, and satisfactory.” e Destruction of Cattle by Railways.— Decisions are becoming very general all over the country that railroad companies arc not bound to fence against cattle, and that they are only required to use ordinary care nut tu destroy cattle upon the track. This will un doubtedly be the rule of action with all ihc courts. In the densely populated countries of Europe, railroad companies realize the neces sity of fencing their tracks for the safety of their passengers and the general economy of their operations. In time, this will be the rule in our country, but at present our roads, of immense length compared with European roads, travel for hundreds of miles through sparsely settled districts, and the cost of fen cing and keeping it in order would be eunr mous. The obligation consequently falls upon farmers and graziers to take due care them selves to keep their cattle off the railroads.— The human or moral obligation to do this on behalf of human lifjp and the property of others is apparent and inoontestible ; ami the owner of cattle who has not done this, and bv whose neglect life and property are destroyed, incurs an accountability that reaches beyond the courts of law and the incidents of time. Bank Swindler.— A “ fast young man,” named Wm. J. Lane, jr., a clerk in the Fulton Bank, New York, of which bis father is Cash ier, has been detected in swindling that institution to the amount of about $60,000. His fast drive on the road to ruin is thus sketched : It seems that he is twenty-eight years of age, is married to a “ lovely and pleasing lady, ” has resided with her at the house of his father on 14th street; but not content with one wife, he formed the acquaintance of a Miss Messar ale, “ a young lady of twenty/’ who lived with hermother in a house on West Nineteenth street, for which he paid an annual rent of $lOOO, (which is $lOO mere than the total of his annual salary at the bank,) furnished it in great style ; gave Lady Messarale presents of jewelry to the value of $6OOO, and rich dresses worth $4OOO more ; feasted the creature and supported her brother and mother. He was the owner too of $6OOO worth of h<irse flesh, and had a stable of his own, and, carria ges rich and rare. He induced his father to believe he was, independent of the post he held, the agent of a New Jersey firm. But he is now known to have stolen, from time to time, $60,442,13 from the Fulton Bank. The officers have seized “ Miss Messarale’s ’’jewel ry and dresses, the horses and carriages, and locked up Mr. Wm. J. Lane, jr., who when asked whv, among his luxuries, he had not included a yacht, replied that he had not time to sail it. The property seized is valued at $12,000 or $14,000. The Florida Slave Trade Lie.— The black republican papers continue to assert that thousands of Africans have been landed in the Southern States, and not one of them, so far as we have seen, has contradicted the great lie about the landing of fifteen thousand on the coast of Florida. Undoubtedly, thousands of their readers believe this story, and will never be informed that it was “a falsehood from whole cloth,” as it has been fully proved to be. The Pensacola (Florida) Tribune refers to this matter, and closes an article upon the subject as follows : “ We hope our friends abroad will regard this‘Florida African slave trade’ tale, as we know it to be, utterly destitute of truth. We know that Mr. Blackburn, United States Marshal of the Northern District of Florida, embracing all the State except the Florida Keys, has been searching and indefatigable in his watchfulness and inquiries upon this subject; that he has reliable deputies and agents throughout the State, appointed with special reference to it; and that up to this hour neither he nor. a* far as we can loam, does any sensible man believe that a single African has been landed within the State. — The Marshal of the Southern District, em bracing Key West and the Keys generally, has been equally on the alert, and holds the same opinion.” For The 1 ntelligonw THE LEBANON FAIR. The Fair grounds od Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were thronged with visitors from all parts of this and ad joining counties, and the display of articles and stock wero unanimously admitted to be highly creditable. There was, we think, more than the the usual amount of articles essentially new, and the spirit evinced by the exhibitors to make the most of so elegant an opportunity, in bringing their different improveniements before the public, we have rnrely seen equaled at any County Fair. The Fair pre sented a ‘‘live’' scene in every sense of the word. We no ticed an article exhibited by Col. Jesse Reinitold, a man of acknowledged merit, who made a fine display of a Top Buggy,* built at his Manufactory, at Myerstown, Lebanon county. He has made the name of his Manufactory kuown throughout this aDd the adjoining counties. His specimen was one of the neatest fiuished that was exhibited at our Fair. The Col. was awarded the first premium. Yours, &c., B. B. • : The buggy was 6old on the ground to Martin Cross, of Lancaster county. Tiie Admission of Minnesota. —Says the Henderson (Min.) Democrat: “ When the bill for the admision of Minnesota was before Congress, it was opposed by the ‘ Republicans,’ because.the seventh article of the Constitution extended the right of suffrage to foreign born residents who bad not been fully naturalized, and because it did not extend the same priv ilege to negroes. Let our German and Irish friends remember this and know that ‘ Repub licanism ’ and Know Nothingism are one and the same in their actions, notwithstanding their professions to the contrary. The Dem ocratic party is the only party that has ever opposed Know Nothingism practically. ” North Carolina and the Presidency. —The Raleigh (N.C.) Standard, in an article upon the Presidency, says : “We North Car olina Democrats are not affected to any extent by the feeling which prevails in other States with regard to men. We agree on prinoiple, and will not fall out with each other on men. Some are for Donglaß, some for Breckenridge, some for Wise, some for Qnnter, some for Lane, some for Dickinson, and some for Dallas—but, we are all for the nominee.-” CITY AND COUNTY AFFAIR The President Coming.— A despatch from Washington. received in this ri f v vesterday. states that President Bcchanam will arrive a* Whnatl tnd Unlay or to Tub Fencibles —The Fencibles, papt. DUCRMA3 commanding, paraded in fnll dress uniform yes terday aftermem, aod made th»»ir usual fine jlisplay. Tliey were accompanied by th-ir splendid Baud. The Fair. — The Third Annual Exhibition M the Lancaster County Agricultural and Mechanical Society commences to-day on their grounds, College Ave nue, and will coutinue throughout the week. The Mana 'gers have been unsparing in their endeavors to make this Fair edipsa any heretofore held by the Society, anti we think, from the interest whim has been manifested by th*» public at large, their fondest wishes will be realized. The most extensive preparations have been made by the hotels, restaurant*. Ac., for tho accommodation and entertainment of the crowds which will be in attendance. Should the weather prove favorable, we expect to see the city fuller of strangers this week than it has ever been on any similar occasion. To add to the other attractions, the Fenrihlus' Band has been engaged to furnish the music. The following is the list of Judges: Class No. I—Cattle—Jacob Ilamaker. Cromwell Blark burn, Henry Tundt. Class No. 2—Working Oxen. Fat Cattle and Milch Cows —Jacob M. Frantz, Michael Barry, Mark Connell. Sr. Class No. 4—tlorees for Road or Light Draught—John Styer, Jacob Sehner, John W. Gross. Class No. s—Farm or Heavy Draught Horses—Francis B. Mvlin. John F. Herr. Peter Martin. Class No. 6—Jacks aod Mules—Christian Plank, Henry Landis. Oliver Caldwell. Class No 7—Fast Trottiog and Pacing Horses—Amos F. Henderson, Robert P. Spencer, George L. Eckert, Sam uel G. Miller, Gen. Isaac Winters, Col. Abraham Greeua walt, Jacob Jamison, D. D. Waters. Class No. S—Ladies Riding—Dr. J. Lemon Winters. Rob ert Clarkson, James Mehaffy, Owen Ilopple. Class No. 9—Sheep—Samuel Miller, John Yohn, Harvey Brackbill. Class No. in—Swine—Levi S. Heist, William Bell, Levi W. Groff. Class No. 11—Poultry—Horace Rathvon, Zeigler, Dr. Levi Hull. Class No. 12—Farm and Household Implements—James Bones. William Konigm&cher, Jacob B Tuhudy. Class v o. 13—Farm Implements—Maris Hoopes, Henry Musselmau, Ferree Briuton, John Ritter. Class No. 14—Farm Machinery—Henry Bard, Daniel Miller, Christian Wogelmuth. Class No. 15—Plows and Plowing—. John B. Warfcl, Charles SteiDmetz, Daniel Sensenig, Mil Rutter, Poter Heller. Class No. 16 —Manufactured Articles—Carriages, Har ness, Bridles, Saddles, Cabinet Ware, Carpenter Work. Ac. —Divid Cockley, Adam Konigmacher, John Curley. Class No. 17—Manufactured Articles—Hats, Caps, Milli nery, Dry Goods, Jewelry. Ac.—Simon S. Rathvon. Alex ander McCioy, Henry H Breneman. Class No. 18 —Manufactured Aitides—Leather, Hard ware, Copper Ware. Brushes, &r. —S S Spencer, Joseph Ho! I, Charles Beates. , Class No. 19—Fine Arts, Dentistry, «k<\—J. Franklin Reigart Dr. Samuel Keneagy, Jacob Stauffer. Class No. 20—Musical Instruments—Washington Keffer, Joseph Clarkson, Francis W. Christ, Jefferson N. Neff. Class No. 21—Ladies Work Edward Reilly, Mrs. A. R. Hiener. Mrs. C. O. Kwhlemun, Mrs. H.Stephens, Mrs. Mary R. Puttersou. Claps No. 22—Household—II. K. Slaymaker, Mrs. Geo. M. Steinnian. .Mrs. Wui. I’. Brinton, Mrs. Robert Clarkson, Miss Annie C. SUyinakor. Class No. 23—Flowers—John J. hihhart, John 11. Bren n lonian, Henry Mussor. Class No. 24—Vegetables—Christian 11. Lefovre, John Shier, Moore Connell, Jr. Class No. 25—FrnUs, Wine and Cider—Jarob B. («arl>er. lohn Zimmerman, Cyrus N. Herr. Class No. 20—Agricultural Productions and Field Crops —David Styer. Jacob 8. Kauffman, Richard McGrann. Class No. 27—Flour, Corn Meal, Grain—Hiram Krb. Samuel Fry, George Morrison. Class No. 28—Bnttei, Cheese, lluuey, Bacons. Hums, <ti —M. 11. Kreider, Col. Samuel Shodi, Simon P. Kby. Class No. 2'.i—Ores, Metals, Ac.—Henry Baumgardner >r. Eli Parry, Abraham Musseluian. Class No. 30—Stoves, Castings, Ac. — Elisha Geiger. Pat- rick McEvoy. Nathaniel K. Slaymuker. Class No. 31 —Miscellatie -us Articles —Harris Bom-dmati. Henry Stauffer, William C. Beech«r. George W. House!, William C. Worth. Misa Caroline Richings. —Thia estimable and talented young lady, decidedly the favorite songstress ot the Ijincaster concert-going public, will give one of her superb entertainments at Fulton Ilall to-morrow evening, on which occasion she will be assisted by several celebrated artistes. Go early if you wish to secure a good seat, as the hall will undoubtedly he crowded to jt« utmost capacity. Departed on his Mission. — Our esteemed fellow-citizen, J. J. Sprenoer, Hsu , departed on Saturday last in the steamer “Now York,’' one of the Bremen line, from New York city, for the scene of his future labors as l". S. Consul at Dresden, one of Gennany\s-.most delightful cities. We bid him him ‘’good bye" with extreme reluc tance, as we felt sorry to part with so clover a friend and estimable gentleman. 110 carries with him the kind wishes of hosts of friends for a safe and pleasant journey and prosperous missiou. Wo expect in a few months to give the readers of Th« Tnteliigencer of<-asi<mal loiters from hi* ready pen. J. M. W. — lc will bo seen by an advertise ment it. another column that the “prince of jokers," J. M. Wksthaepper, Esq., withal one of the best fellows living, baa bought out the interest of his partner, .1. J. Sphenof.r, Esq., who retired from business on account of leaving for Europe, and will continue the “People’s Hook Store," 4-1 North <iu>-en strnKt. on hi-* "nwn h>*>k.'' Juvial .1. M. W. or his polite assistants will always he on hand to make the visit of buyers and others pleasant and profitable. We “Murphy” all the success he so richly deserves. Death by Drownini —Christian 11. Wit mer, of Niagara city, N. Y., formerly a resident of this county, and brother-lii-law ofMessrs. Jacob S. and Barnherd Mann, of Mauor township, was drowned on Saturday, the 17th of September. On the morning of that day, in com pany with his two sons, while attending to the repairs of the wheel bouse attached to his mill on the Niagara river, and in close proximity to the great Falls, he fell into the current and in a moment waa carried out of sight. The Herald of the 24th ult., in speaking of the accident, says : How Mr. Witmer fell in, or whAt the cause—no mortal eye saw—no ear heard him at that awful moment. Three or four persons were at work near by: his son who had just come down with him, and had descended into the wheel-house to see about repairs going on there, when calling to his father two or three times and getting no answer, he came up to the spot where had left him a minute before. He could not see him—he was nowhere to be found—he had disappeared forever from sight, and in aD instant had been hurried from health and life into eternity. His last mortal agony waa passed alone, as he fell. There was one last effort —one grasp at tho slimy timbers as he descends, leaving the mark of his finger nails as he goes down in that awful abysH—showing with what energy he attempts to avert his impending doom. Of those below at the time, uot one saw tho accident by which a family have been ia a moment bereaved of the husband and father, and tho community of one of its most useful and enterprising business men. False Pretence Case.—A man named Thomas 11. Howard, was convicted, week before last, at Pottsville, Pa., for obtaining goods under false pretences, •from Mr. Levi W. Groff, of this county. Mr. Groff has a largo distillery at Bareville, in this county, and is also an extensive dealer in foreign and domestic liquors at No. 62 North Queen street, this city. The evidence disclosed the fact that Howard had purchased of Mr. Groff three several bills of liqnor, amounting to betwoen eight and nine hun dred dollars, representing to him that he was in excellent credit, that he was the owner of real estate in St. Clair worth ten thousand dollars, and had a stock of liquors on hand worth a like amount. When the notes fell due, which wore given for the liquor, they were not paid. It was shown that Howard, who is a liquor dealer in St. Clair, was not a man in good credit, that his real estate was not worth more than three or four thousand dollars, and was covered with judgments to the amount of five or six thousand dollars, and that his stock of liquors was not worth more than about one thousand dollars. Late from Col. Stamhaugh’s Party.—The Pennsylvanian of Tuesday last says that letters received in that city from Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, state that Col. Stambaugh, Surveyor General of Utah, with his corpß of Engineers, arrived at that place on the sth of September. They left Leavenworth on the 10th of August, in company with the Government train; but, owing to itn ilow movements, Col. Stambaugh was obliged to push on in advance He parted company with the train when one day ont from Fort Kearney, and since that time the corps has made rapid progress, traveling 235 in eleven days. Col. Stambaugh expected to reach Salt Lake City by the 26th of September. The corps consists of Surveyor General Stambaugh, Mr. C. E. Wenta, Chief Clerk ; Messts. Green, Jones and Mason, Deputy Surveyors; and Mr. Miller, Mee- Col. Stambaugh's long experience in the Western coun try as Indian agent, renders him eminently qualified to take charge of an expedition of the kind, and the way in which he has conducted this proves that he has lost none of his former vigor ami discretion. The .Sabbath School Convention.—The Committee appointed for the purpose of issuing a call for a Convention of Officers and Teachers of the Sabbath Schools of Lancaster County, held a meeting in St. John’s Lutheran Church, West Orange street, on the 19tb ult., and organized by electing Mr Christian Cast, ChairraaVi, and Dr. Wm. N. Amer, Secretary. Tuesday, the 18th inst., was fixed as the time for holding the Convention, and Messrs. W. G. Baker, J. S. Miller and J. R. Rote were ap pointed a committee to seenre a suitable place for holding the same. An executive committee of seven was also appointed, with power to make all further necessary ar rangements. This committee consists of Messrs. J. Hoff meior, D. P. Brown, C. A. Ileinitsh, Edward J. 7,ahm, F. H. Hiller and James Potts. They were instructed to extend an invitation to all the Sabbath School Officers aad Teach ers of the city And county, and also the Clergy, to attend. They were also authorized to make the necessary expendi ture to carry out the arrangements for the Convention. Columbia and Reading Railroad.—An other railroad meeting was held by the citizens of this place, on Monday evening, Sept. 16th, Dr. A. Gerber in the chair, and F. H. Stauffer filling the position of Secretary. The chairman of the committee reported that they had consulted with M. E Lyons, Esq., Chief Engioeer nf the Road, who had then nearly completed a preliminary sur vey of a route through Salanga. The Engineer said that the present survey did not fix the final route of the road, and that the object of the company is to secure as mnch focal business as possible, without ..deflecting too much from an air line. Letters exchanged and conferences held with the President of the Road and the Commissioners were then read and stated, after which the report was re ceived and the committteo continued. Upon motion of Mr. Henry Shaffner, the committee were empowered to open subscription books, and add such other persons to their nnmter as they saw fit. The monied men present subscribed $503 each, aud the books are qow open to all who may wish to subscribe—upon condition, of coarse, that the roau oe made to intercept Mount Joy. It i 6 con fidently believed that $50,000 can be raised to effect this object. We always knew that there was a great deal of railroad business done at Mount Joy, bnt confess that we were Baptised when we beard it stated by Mr. Shaffner, the ticket agent here, that the amount for passenger and freight transportation averaged thirty-five thousand dollars per year. —Mount joy Herald. Local Military Matters. — Maj. General Babtsam A. SHA.trraa has appointed the following gentle* men Staff Officers of the 3d Division, Pennsylvania Volun teers, composed ofthe cmnties of Chester and Lancaster: Assistant Adjutant General—Mitchell J. Weaver, of Lancaster ccuntT—with the rank of Major. Aids—J. Stew.irt Leech, of Chester county; Samuel 11. Reynolds, of Lancaster connty—with the rank of Major Division Inspector—C. Herr Brady, of Icincaster connty —with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Division Quartermaster—Samuel J. llond»r'.,m. »f Lan caster county—with the rank of Major. Division Paymaster—Thomaß iv u*n. jr., ..f <'h*«t*-r | county—with the Tank of Major Diviai n Surgeon—Dr. Am-e K. Ruhr*r. <>t 1.--'l'astrr county—with the rank of Lieutenant C"h*nel. Division Judge Advocate —Oliver J. Dickey, of L Minister county—with the rank of Lieutenant Colon*!. Parade or the 2d Brigade.—A parade of the 2d Brigade. Lancaster County Volunteers, will take place at Mount Joy on Saturday the 22d inst. The Brigade will bo reviewed by Brig General Witwer and Staff, and Maj. General Sbafkfer and Staff. We understand the Fencihles and Jnckfoti Rifles wi l take part in the parade. A lively time may be anticipated in that beautiful and enterprising little borough on that day. Circumstances permitting, we shall be there to see what is to he seen, and hope that Major Stauffer will attend to having comfortable quarters provided for ourself ami Staff! Inspection.—The Jones Artillery of Safe Harbor, Capt. George H. Hess, were inspected and mustered into service, on Saturday afternoon last, by Brigade Inspector Cox. Card of Thanks. —At a meeting of “The Lancaster Fen cibles,” held at their Armory, on Monday evening, Sep tember 10th, ISM, tin* following resolutions were unani mously adopted : Resolved, Thai wo duly appreciate the courtesies extend ed to us by Col. Herr and otherfriends, at Columbia, during our progress to M.i> town to atteud the Regimental Parade, on Saturday, the 3d instant, and their constant civilities to us during our stay at Maytown. To Dr. James Cushman and Mr. Samuel G. Miller, our special thanks are duo for their kiudness in furnishing a conveyance lor ns from Columbia to Marietta, and other favors. Tbo soldierly ami cordial reception with which weT?t»re greeted by nor brothers, the officers and members of •The Maytown Infaulry,” the bounteous collation with which they complimented um. and their other eotertalnmmls ami civilities have placed us under obligations which w*. shall continue to renmuibej with heartf-it grutiiud-- To the Indies nt Maytown, for their approving smiles, their friendly .spirit and polite attentions, w* take pleasure in expressing our wannest and nv-st grateful acknowledg ments. Jo Mrs. iiouseal of the Franklin House, and Mr. .Murray of the Washington House, with the members of their fanK. ilies, we are Pinch indebted for their constant care and at tention to our wants and comforts during onrs>journ with them as their guests. Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the newspapers, and a copy sent to each of the parties named. KM LEV FRANKLIN. 1 . A. W. SHENK, | H C. B 1 GS. , f-.mmitlea CHARLES WISE. j iJ. M. KAUFFMAN, 1 Rush Hasuana. The festival of the Ivmh Haahatia, or the New Y- .u if tin* Jews, was kept l»y that class of our city population .dosing t heii places of husi ness on Tuesday evening last ami keeping them .dosed until Friday evening :it oVI-n-W. Tim (estiva was nd*»br»t*d by the blowing of horns and other interesting exercises at the Jewish Synagogue. Kiwi (*he«nul sired. The origin of the festival is to tie found in Leviticus Will 2d, 24. 25: “And the Lord spake unto M<>s«s, saying. Speak unto the children T Israel, saying, in the seventh month, in tile nret day of tho month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets and holy convocation' Ve shall do no servile work therein THE PARAGUAY EXPEDITION Letter from an “Old Salt,” No. I I. U. y-. Steamer “ Metacomet.” \ Km Tigre. Province of Buenos Avrek. | August 15. I Ss!i. ) Friends Sanderson : At the time 1 last wrote to jnu all hands on hoard anticipated a pleasant exi-n-i.i-.ii up the river to Parana, hut, alas, *• there's many a slip lad ween the enp and the lip,” and so it proved in our rase. We had steam up and every thing prepared fo; an early start on the morning of the 22d of June, when, just as wo were about Heaving up on ihe anchor, one ot tho flues of our boiler "busted," the steam I'ondug its way out of the furnace doors, carrying with it flames and burning coals min the tiro room, and creating such a jtorc up, that the engineer of tho watch, under the impression that some part, of the wood work had caught, reported the "ship on lire," and All hands were turned to and every preparation made to extinguish it, when, upon the /!«/ i-hMiing .iwiy.ii was found to ho a •• falsa alarm." although tie- mb-ii-,.* glow of light, which illumined the whole of licit put -d the vess-1 in the vicinity ot the fire and engine room, would have iod any one to suppose that th*> flames had al ready gained considerable headway, and that, the last days of the “Metacomet" were dose at hand—however, upon examination, it was found that no damage had boon done further than tho bursting of the flue, but, in consequence of this latter accident, it was evident that all attempts to propel our vessel ut>d<*r steam, hy n-paiting h-r idd aud patched up boiler, would be not only usde-s hut in a high degree mi safe, —so we were ordered to proceed up to our old winter quarters in the Tigre, and there remain until further orders. We got underway the name afternoon, and proceeded under Rail as far as Point Isidro, in tho Rio de la I’l.ua, where we anchored for the night—tho next morning in getting underway in a half a gale of wind, as-'••on as we had tripped our smdi'T "nr vessel came broadside to wind, which drove her ->u iu the mud Hats inside the point, where we •* lay high and dry '' until the 11th of July, when a high tide enabled us to haul off. and on the following day we kedged the vessel up to this place, where we havo been laying ever since “ waiting for orders,” and we do not care how soon they may come, for in my private opinion, publicly expressed, all handa are getting pretty well tired of being up hero, leading the dull and monotonous life wo at present do. The wintor is ovor and with It our gunning excursions, as nearly all the wild fowl have left, and you might now stand about as much chance of coming ncross a flock of wild ducks in tho Conestoga, at home, hr wo do here in either the Tigre, Lujan or Capitan rivers: besides the rainy season attend ing the opening of spring is upon us, and the whole coun try around is more than half the time partly submerged, so that the only convenient mode of locomotion is that adopted by Cousin Sally Dillard. wh- : n tho big swamp was up, i. a., f'ade for it, for there are no logs in these parts whereon to cross the numerous dykes and ditches by which it is intersected. Besides, we are at times hard pushed for fresh provisions; would you believe it that here in this country, where they kill thousands of cattle for tho hide and tallow alone, beef at the present time is scarco '! This is owing to an epidemic prevailing among horses, oxen and sheep, which is carrying them off by hundreds, and consequently when any beef does come into the little vil lage just above us, it is so mangled up that it is impossi ble to tell whether it came from a good sound bullock or the carcase of a dead horse; it is said that “ the Almighty sends meat but the devil sends cooks;" here I think the cloven-footed gentlemen had some h&nd in famishing butchers, the sight of the meat as they bring it to market being of itself sufficient to pall any appetite; as it is, unless we can manage to get it from Pan Fernando, we prefer living on salt grub. On the 10th infit., there was a bit <*f a flan? up in the harbor of Buenos Ayres, which had tho effort f >f rousing up the Buenos Ayreaus and keeping them awake for that day and the next, at least, if not longer. Gen. Urquiza, who had some steamers repaired at Montevideo, (a neutral port!) on bis way up tie* river with them, thought proper to pay the Buenos Ayreans a visit anil consequently en tered the harbor, fired a salute of shot and shell and after wards left. There were two government (B. A.) steamers lying in the harbor, ami it was thought that it was his intention to cut them out; be that as It may, however, he did not do it, although he easily might, as he had four steamers to their two, and there were no batteries ashore to prevent him. As T said, this little flare up had the effect of waking up the Buenos Ayreans—for the country is now sronred by recruiting parlies for the army. As their mode nf finding " food for powder " is'somewhat different from our own, I will mention it : When men are wanted, armed parties am sen! out to scour the country, and wherever they come across a paudu-r (herdsman.) or peon (laborer.) who they think would make a good soldier, no matter whether attending his herds or in the midst of his family, along he must, go, whether or no. and if he prove refractory a bat on the head with the butt end of a musket is the primary part of the exercise ho is made ac quainted with, and a pair of iron bracelets the first por tion of the uniform recruits are decorated with in this republican country ! ; In consequence of the heavy rainsa f»w weeks ago, the Con chas Creek, no doubt tired of meandering through the pam pas ‘'solitary and'alone,” took a notion to unite itself with | the Tigre river, which it did by working iis way and form- ! ing a crevasse, some fifteen feet wide, through a narrow ; l>elt of land which lay bet ween the two streams; as this , shortened the distance by some six or eight miles to some i lagoons on the pampas, where wo were told wild fowl were . plenty, a party of us went up on a gunning excursion a few days ago. as min-b with the view of getting something In eat as for the pleasure of th* jaunt. We went up by water until within about two miles of the lagoons, when wo took “Shank's mar**" for it and struck vroas the pam pas. It was a beautiful sight to look around you ns the sun rose, —on every side far as the eye c,»uld reach was one vast and apparently boundless plain, covered with in numerable herds of burse* around. With the exception of the residence of Gen. Pacheco, on a small ridge of Und, there was nothing to relieve the sight, not even a bush or tuft of grass, tho whole lying waste aud idle, all lor the want of some enterpriziug and industrious farmers to take it in hand and make it bloom ami blossom like the rose, and bear upon its bosom tho golden harvest of wheat, rye and corn ; the land is abundantly rich, manured as if is by the countless herds of cattle grazing upon it, and would readily yield one hundred fold were it properly cultivated; but. like all countries whore the Spaniard or tho Spanish race bold sway, it is suffered to lay waste and barren, an eyesore In the sight of any one possessed of the least spark of intelligence or ent«rpr-i-j. There is bnt one apology for this utter waste and noglen »f one nf the fairest coun tries the sun ever shone upon, and that is the over recur ring revolutions incident to all South American Provinces (States). Tho farmer, even were he industrious enough to till the land, has no certainty of reaping the harvest—no seenrity that after ho haß garnered it up he may be allowed to enjoy the benefits of his labor. Living in a country where might makes right, an inhabitant of one of the Provinces, where revolutions, like mushroons, Rpring up in a night—or, if not fightiDg among themselves, at war with some of tho neighboring States, consequently he “cares not for the morrow” but contents himself to live as it were “ from hand to mouth,” for he “ knows not what "the morrow may briDg firth.” Ilow different this from our own dear Republic of North America—united together in one firm bond we elicit and command the respect and admiration of the world, —while those of South America, disunited, and either convulsed with intestine dissensions, or embroiled in wars among themselves, are most jnstly re garded with disgust and scorn. And yet, with this revolt ing object before our eyes of States claiming to be Repub lies, continually harassed with warring one against the other, or torn np by Intestine divisions, aye, brought home to oar very doors, by poor Mexico, we hare flmatic*. among ourselves, who would recklessly plunge us into the same pitiable state—who would gladly see tho bonds which unite the free and independent States ol oar Union burst asunder, the one arrayed in bloody strife against the other, and all involved in anarchy and confusion—tho fairest fabric of self-government that ever graced tho world shattered to its base and brought down a shapeless mass, iu order that they, in their unhallowed ambition, might ride to power on its ruins. I cannot see how any man in whose bosom glows tho least spark of patriotism, or whose heart throbs with the faintest pulsation of love of liberty can be brought to lend a band to the damnable «cheiiK's and projects of the Black Republicans, some of whose leaders have openly declared that they “want an nnti-Slavery Constitution, an nnti-Slavery Bible and an anti- Slavery God." That there are many upright and honest minded men who are rollowiog in the wake of these hypo critical traitors, under a mistaken idea of sympathy for the poor negro, is a lameottible fact. To them I would say, weigh well what you are doing—-scrutinise the motives of the leaders of your self-styled “Republican” party, and, unless I am altogether out of my reckoning, you will find the ebon skin of the negro white as the driven snow When compared to tho blackness of the hearts of eome of them, fillod as they are with schemes of treason, anarchy and bloody intestine wan—tho North arrayed against the South. How soon wo may leave here is more than I can tell at present. We are anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Flag Ship, as we expect that she certainly will bring orders relative to the disposal of this vessel, her officers and crew. Shnnld the Metacomet bo sold out here, as most probably she will, yon may expect to see me in good old Lancaster in time for my Christmas dinner, as I expect I shall have to return to the States, making another “ broken voyage” of it, us there will be no situations vacant in the Other vessels that I would accept *T. MUJIS COKKIHSPUN 0(2 .\C l£. tt/uinoctial Slorvi —Opening Day of the Greit Fair—The City Crowded with Strangers, and StiU they Come—Busi ness Suspended — The. Military—Everybody u for the FUir Business, Rivers and Markets —Qjnriction of fur the Murder of Joseph Charless—Arrest of the Chief of I'nlire A Polireman Shot—Report of the Grantl Jury — Mile nf - Vie Rush at Chicago—Girard College— f.-i-al amt Mis'etlaneous Items. St. Louis Sept, it), 1859. Tlim *-■ iuiik><• tiul storm has prevailed duriug the entire of the past week. Tho weather was wet and very disagreeable, wbii'h gave a dull and gloomy appearance to every thing and every body. Tho past day or two has been clear and bright, to the great Joy of our citizens, who are anxious for fair weather for the “Fair week.” Thi> is the opening day of the fireat Fair, and <>ur city is irw overrun with visitor* and strangers—every hotel is parked from garret to cellar—every boat and every train of cam mines crowded, and the cry is .still they come. H-iw they are all to l>e accommodated we ranu it conceive. To-duv ha* t*<*»'» set apart as a grand holiday—business on th" I,"vee, Main and Second streets is suspended, and many of the retail establishment.* on Third. Fourth, Fifth and nthm utreet* have closed their doors, and proprietors, clerks, porters and all are wending th*tr way to the Fair limunds. Th* military areou' in large numbers— a com pany from Quitn-y. 11l . is in the procession, and the whole line is a grand ami imposing display. The street railroad# extending to the Fair (irounds, and all thosrf' pointing in that direction, an* doing n fine hu'-iness—every car Is •rnwded to ,-xre w s; carriages, huggn ■» "I V olhei Vehicle, are brought into r. ijuisitiou snl con' ">i n g pf.pie to the seen" of attraction. From lh« gieat rush and confusion on th» streets, with tho known immense number of Hlrangers in tho city, thero will not be ]es» than 4n.Or>ij or nil.noo people in attendance Tile It rounds have li-en pn t in splendid order, and wo think we tm/.ard nothing in saying that the St. Louis Fair (irnhnds edip»e anything of th* kind in tin’s country, and the correspondents here for the different newspapers In nearly every State in tfie Union, are as "thick as black berries,” and will no doubt bear us out in this assertion. Wo 10..!{ to these correspondents f.r a fair anil honest expression In our next, we will give your leaders a briuf sketch of -eh.it transpires during the week business lias not opened as lively as many anticipated, and from present indications the trade will fall short of tiirmer vests. The recent rain> Iriv • caused (he rivers to u Iilll". t>ut rof-i|ils <>(' jif ■Jn • • n - «]iti f Sain*- •■ n S:» tur< I «y ws*r*< —ll ♦* mj i $J')5 to * Km|i.-7 1 f.'i.’Jo ; Flour I nun $4 to $5.5U ; Wheat ■ii|,.t|.oi; I'ornToc ; Dais I') to loc.; Harley 75c.; Ilye |,ir<l l<)' ; Tallow Hatter from 11 to Ki'rf-' I- 1 -. to Mr ; Whisky ’Jfil.Jc.; Onions f>se. Dried apples .?).20 ; I lay 75 t" POc ; Hides 15' t 'c. In pro visions then* i« bnt a retail trade, and the mtrket is firm. The heiiit li cl' our city continues good. The trial "f Thornton, for the murder of Mr. .Joseph CiiarMss, last .tune, ramn off a few days since, and resulted in ht« vji'ti'oi. Th- verdi'-t ■.!'th ■ jory was guilty of inurdei m the tirst decree. ID* has 11- « t received his M,u 1). A. Rollings. On- (Jliief <>| police of this city—the man May.r Filloy Sent before the City Council three sevrial tim-** for confirmation, and was three several times rejected, and is now holding bis office by default —was arrested a few days since, on an indictment from the brand .fury, tbr embezzlement, or a/>/>r«/»n'aiinj/ the city's /'uni.< to hts own us'.’ He i« now under hoods of $l,OOO for his appearance. Is not this a pretty state of affairs, and is not Black Republican rule a most excellent thing? A p'diremin, u-imed Flynn, was attacked a few nights since by a couple of night stragglers, and dangerously shot. His life is despaired of. Our Qraad Jury has finished its labors, and made a final report. They condemn the management of the Jail in seven* term* ; deprecate the sale of liquors, the Beer Gar dens aud Sunday evening amusements ; refer to the expensive system of prosecuting petty larceny cases, complain of the ignorance of Constables and Justices having fines and fees to pay into the County Treasury, aud cull attention to the Foreigu Insurance Companies who nay no license. Ac., Ac. A man named Honry Henson was run over and killed by the cars on the Iron Mountain Railroad a few nights ago. The sale of Booths at the Fair Grounds on Monday last drew a large number to the spot, and the pricos paid ranged from $9O to $136. The average price was about $lO3 The number of booths sold was 85. The total yield of the sales was $8,756 50, a very handsome sum indeed. The high pricos given for theso stalls indicates tho confi dence of buyers in the prospect of great huagry and thirsty crowds during the Fair week. The hotels at Chicago must have done a land office busi ness during tho recent Fair. According to the Press and Tribune, over 1,200 persons slept in tho Tremoot House, Wednesday night, and 1,400 breakfastsd there Thurs day morning. Tho other firßt class houses were nearly as well patronized as the Tromont. The Briggs House slept about 1,000 Wednesday night; and the Richmond was full from cellar to atric. This army of visitors seems to have beon composed of exceedingly gross feeders; for at one house alone, the Tromont, in ten days time, the following enormous amounts of substantials wero consumed: Beef, 3,560 lbs.; butter, 1,100 lbs ; chickens, number, 1,280; coffee, 500 lbs,; eggs, 1,325 dozen; flour, 20 bbls.; milk, 922 gallons; mutton, 940 lbs : potatoes,76 bushels; sugar, 1,425 lbs. One of the closing scenes of tho National Fair at Chicago, was the presentation to the crowd, by the President of the UniUd States Society, of three babies of a few weeks old, tho contribution of a German woman, and all born at one birth. The President, in a humorous speech, awarded them the first premium, (a silver spoon apiece,) and tho crowd made up a very handsome contribution for the parents. Lawrence Tod, h citizen of Macoupin county, Illinois, who died some weeks shire, lias devised his estate to Girard College in Philadelphia. This bequest will amount to $30,000. The .deceased was of Danish parentage, and formerly commanded a packet between Philadelphia and New Y'ork. At that time he became acquainted with Stephen Girard, and seems to have carried to the West, where he went sooti after, a most exalted idea of the disposition which Girard made of his estate. With this feeling he has devised to the college his estate. Mr. Tod had no family. The proprietor* of the Memphis, Term , Bulletin adver tise for a pirtner with a capital of $10,( 00 to put into the concern Here’s a chance for a Printer. The town of Clarksville, Tenu., is soon to he lighted with gas. The gas-works have been completed. A vigilance committee has been organized iu Vicksburg and have notified all the gamblers <f the place to leave. We recollect that some of them left that place once before, but that time it was at thr end of a rope There are now SoJ c-j’mvirtH in the Jeffersonville, Ind.» Prison. Whilst this speaks bad for the Iloosior State, H argues well for the vigilance <•( its officers, and the Cer tainly ->[ ju* 11 < ••. - A lelt-i from f'oi,iu* cunty. in T-vtv of the 2nd iusC, nays— *• We have extraordinary <-T*qm of Wheat, Coru and Cotton in this county, and can supply any amount of emigration on the most reasonable terms.” The wild grape crop ot Louisiana is said to be enormous tbi> fall, and the citizens in all parts of the Stato are m.Hiiufvcturiiig wim- for d< mastic purposes. The Agricultural Association of Floyd county, Ind., have presented their President. Thos. II Collins, Esq., with a handsome Carriage and Harness. The handsome compli ment is most worthily ln-stowed, for in his untiriog efforts in behalf of the Association, is attributed its great success. The old residence *>f Gen. Taylor, at Baton Rouge, La., bus recently been torn down. It was a very old bonse. When the Fort of Baton Rouge was taken by the Spaniards uader Don Bernardo de Galvez, in 1779, it was the residence of Col. Dixon, the English commander. It waH subsequently occupied by the Spanish cominander, and, more recently by the family "f the Hero of Buena Vista. There is, and always has beeD, n dispute as U» who it was that " killed Tecumseh-” This question has finally been put to rest by Mr. Isaac Hamblin, Sod., who died a short time since near Bloomfield, Ind., at the age of 86 years. He was in the battle of the Thames, and gave, prior to bis death, the following statement,in regard to the manner in which Tecumseh was killfed ; He says he was standing but a few feet from Colonel Johnson when he tell, and iu full view, and saw the whole ol that part of the battle He was well acquainted with Tecumseh, baring seen him before the war, and having been a prisoner seventeen days, and received many a cursiDg from him. He thinks that Tecumseh thought Johnson was Harrison,as he often heard the chief swear that h» would have Harrison’s scalp, and seemed to ha've a spe cial hatred toward him. Johnson’s horse fell under him, he himself being also deeply wounded ; In the fall be lost his sword, his large pistols wore empty, and he was entangled with his horse on the ground; Tecumseh bad fired his rifle at him, and when he saw him fall, he threw down his gun and bounded forward like a tiger sure of his prey. Johnson had only a side pistol ready for nee. He aimed at tho chief over the head of his hor6e, and shot near the centre of bis forehead. When the ball struck, It seemed to him that the Indian jumped with his head full fifteen feet into the air; as soon as he struck the ground, a little Frenchman ran his bayonet into him and pinned him fast to .the ground. There Is now a Car Factory at Hannibal, In this State, minibuses, and
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