tie tanceigter 31.ntiligettcer GEO.AANDERSON, A. S4iNDICASON. AllSOOlate. ‘ lllll' ‘ 'lF!TZn CIROUIRAWOBii 51000 COPIES llama:lox Mae, s2,oolersanum. • PIIMINGEM 00:13 ADTTIVECENG - Amor, 119 Num adeiset,,,thrinTork, and UV/State etreetaieidon. a. 11. *gala*" Co., - 10. agents ter The Zenesuter isiaisatoeseer, and the moat influential and lasgeist drenle ling Newspapers in the United States and the Canadee.— 'Day are authorized to =tract for us at our lowest rates Fl)so76TlifT , Nviol:l ll o o4 zl 10Ie PRESIDENT STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, of Illinois FOR VICE PRESIDENT HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, of Georgia TOR PRESIDENT: JOHN O. RRECKINRIDGE, of Kentucky FOR VICE PRESIDENT: Gmx. JOSEPH LANE, of Oregon FOR GOVERNOR HENRY D. FOSTER,,of Westmoreland ,y= The Democratic Party recognizes in its creed no "Higher Law"—it teaches no Irrepressible Conflict"—lt does not teach the treasonable dogma of Lincoln, that "this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free"—it Incites no deluded fanatics to disturb the hallowed shades of Mount Vernon and Monticello, by • traitor's call for servile insurrection. lie ELECTORS: FILUTOILIAL ELECTORS.- George 51. Kelm, of Berke county. Richard Faux, of Philadelphia. ILIZALSINTATITS LUICTOBS. • L Frederick Server, 14. J. Reckhow, 2. William C. Patterson, 15. George D. Jackson, 3.- Joseph Crockett, jr., 16. J. A. Abl, 4.. J. - G. Brenner, 17. J. B. Danner. 5. J. W. Jacoby, 18. J. H. Crawford, & Charles Kelly, 19. H. N. Lee, 7. 0. P. JaMea, ' 20. .7. B. Howell, 8. _David Scholl, 21. N. P. Fetterman, 9. Joel L. Lightner, V. Samuel Marshall, 10. 8. S. Barber, - 23. William Book, 11. T. 0. Walker,24. B. D Hamlin, 12. B. S. Wlnchoter, -,, 25. Gas lord Church. 18. Joseph Limbach, I - RESOLUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECU— TIVE [COMMITTEE. Betafeed, That the Democratic Electoral Ticket be head. ed with the name of Stephen A. Douglas or John C. Brock inridge as an Elector at large, and in the event of the suc cess of said ticket, if the greater number of votes shall have been cast for Stephen A. Douglas, then the vote of the Electoral College of the State shall he cast for Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson for President and Vice President; but If for John C. Brecklnridge, then for John O. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane, for the same -offices. If the vote of Pennsylvania cannot elect the can didates for whom a majority of the votes are cast, and it can elect any man running for the office of President of the United States claiming to be a Democrat, then the vote of the Electoral College shall be cast for that candidate. If it will not elect eithe'v of the Democrats for whom it is mist, or any of the Democrats who were voted 'for in the States, then the vote shall be cast for the candidate who has the majority of the votes of the State; and that the Chairman of this Committee be instructed to obtain from the gentlemen on the Democratic Electoral Ticket of the State their several and distinct pledges of acquiescence in the foregoing resolution, and to' report the result of his action in the premises at the next meeting of the Commit. Us, tube held on the --, day of THE WORK COMMENCED. According to promise we have com mence razeeing our list, and striking off the names of those longest indebted for subscrip tion to THE INTELLIGENCER. We intend to continue the same course of procedure from week to week, until we have made our packet book, what it ought long since to have been, a list of paying subscribers. Those persons, whose names have been erased, will have three months time in which to pay up their arrearages without costs ; after which their accounts will be placed in the hands of a proper officer for collection. So soon as we can collect in a few hundred dollars, of as many thousands owing to us, •it is our intention to enlarge and otherwise improve the appearance of THE INTELLI GENCER. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY . COMMITTEE. The members of the Democratic County Committee will assemble at the Public House of Emanuel Shober, in the City of Lancaster, Ole SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER the 15th, at U o'clock, A. DI. As business of importance will be laid before the Committee, it is earnestly hoped that erery member will be present. FREDERICK S. PYFER, P. MARTIN HErrtsn, Secretary. LANCASTER, September 4, 1860. AN INDEPENDENT TICKET There was a large and enthusiastic meeting composed of all political parties, held at Fulton Hall, in this city, on Saturday last.— Every district in the county was represented, and the utmost good feeling and harmony prevailed. Dr. HENRY CARPENTER, of this city, presided, and he was assisted by a num ber of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. After a full and free interchange ,of opinion the following ticket was unanimously agreed upon, viz : Slate Senarsrs: Dr. J. L. Zeigler, Mt. Joy ; Solomon Diller, Earl twp. Assembly : Samuel A. Worth, Coleraine ; Benj. Brackbill, East Lampeter ; Samuel Lindsay, Marietta; Jno. C. Walton, City. Sheriff : Henry S. Shenck, City. Prothonotary: Gerardus.Clarkson, City. Register: Dr. Jno. K. Raub, Providence twp. Recorder : Elias H. Rhoads, E. Cocalico. Cleric of Quarter Sessions: Lewis R. Hibshman, Elizabeth. Clerk of Orphans Court: Elisha Geiger, City. County Commissioner: Wm. Spencer,Stras• burg. Prison Inspectors: Jacob E. Cross, Repl); Samuel Blank, Salisbury. Directors of the Poor : Jacob B. Shuman, Manor ; Henry Shreiner, Manheim Jno. Eshleman, West Lampeter, 1 yr. • Coroner: John Hamilton. City. Auditor: Benj. F. Lutz, East 'lletnpfielt.l The meeting did not deem it advisable to make any nomination for Congress—Mr. STEVENi having been unanimously placed upon the regular ticket—consequently, that gentleman will be re-elected without opposi tion. The independent ticket is composed of honest, intelligent and substantial men, all of whom are well qualified to fill the various offices for which they have been selected. It is made up of Republicans, Democrats, and Constitutional Union men, and commends itself strongly to the active and energetic support of all good citizens of every party ; especially should it receive the countenance of every man in the county who detests the "bargain and sale" system which has obtained such complete control of Republican County Conventions for the last eight or ten years. Theae Conventions have been man aged entirely by tricky, trading and dishonest politicians, whose business it has been to slaughter the best and most worthy citizens in order 'to make room for themselves, and get their'own fingers deep down into the pub lic treasury. There are now two tickets in the field, and the voters of the County will have an oppor . tnnity of selecting the best and most reliable men, upon whom to bestow their suffrages. That in doing so,' they will administer a scathing rebuke to trickery, dishonesty and imbecility, we have scarcely a doubt. Ctn . AND COUNTY.—In another column will be found a highly interesting eketch of the City and County of Lancaster, for which we are indebted to the Philadelphiti: Bulletin.— The statistics given will be useful for reference . It will• be seen that in the last twenty years the population of the City has more than doubled. In the same period the increase of population in the county has, probably, been about 45 per cent. LINCOLN AN ABOLITIONIST On page 244 of the Congressional Globe for the second session of the Thirtieth Con gress, we find the following paragraph : "Ma. LINCOLN gave notice of a motion for leave to introduce a bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, by consent of the free white people of said District." Thus it will be seen that ABRAHAM LINCOLN is not merely in favor of restrict ' ing slavery to its present limits, as is claimed for him by his supporters, but that when in Congress, - he, advocated its ABOLITION where it exists by virtue of local law. Who will• say hereafter that Lincoln is not an Abolitionist? DLACIC. TIMPUBLICANISIA AND NEGDO ICQIIALITT. In Massachusetts the Republicans have en,. franchised negroes and disfranchised all for— eign born citizens—that is, they extend to the negro the right to vote after a residence of six months in the State, whereas they compel a foreign white man to remain, there two years after he has been naturalised before they alloy him to vote. In New York the Republicans hate given Negroes the right of suffrage under a property qualification. If a negro is worth $250 or over, he is equal to a white Republican ; if he is worth only $249,99 he isn't, In Ohio a mulatto is allowed to vote, and is accounted "a white citizen," under a decis ion of the Republican Supreme Court of that State. The • Democrats in the Ohio Legislature proposed an amendment to their Constitution, last winter, which would effectually prohibit negro suffrage, but the Republicans defeated the measure. In Cleveland the Republican Board of Education compel white children to sit with negroes in the public schools—one of the members of the Board declaring that "he would rather his child should sit beside a negro than beside a frizzle-headed Irish or a bare-heeled Dutch one." Sixty Republican members of Congress " cordially endorsed " the following sentiment in Helper's book: " Not to be an abolitionist is to be a wilful and diabolical instrument of the devil." The Freeport Journal (Rep.) says: " We believe that the negro is human—that he has a soul—and so far as his rights are concerned he should enjoy all the social and political rights of the white man." When John Brown was convicted of murder, and hung for his crimes, the Republicans held sympathy meetings in all their strong— holds, and tolled bells, and passed resolutions that John Brown was a Christian martyr, and the gallows upon which he was hung more glorious than the cross of Christ. THE TARIFF CHEAT It may be interesting for the tariff men of Pennsylvania to know that the head of the New York Republican electoral ticket is Wil liam C. Bryant, the editor of the Evening Post, and for forty years an unchanging Free Trade man. Mr. Bryant denies that the twelfth resolution of the Chicago Platform contains a single word in favor of the protec tion of home labor or home productions. To this effect his journal remarks as follows : "The twelfth of these resolutions is called in some of the journals an approval of a higher tariff of duties. The Tribune seems to have fallen into the same mistake when it calls it a resolution in favor of a protective tariff. We have read the resolution several times over, and cannot find a single word in favor of raising the duties on imported goods, nor the slightest mention of the doctrine of protection. Favoritism to the manufacturers is no part of the policy it recommends to the adoption of the Government. " This is the interpretation we put upon the resolution adopted at Chicago, and it is as fair a construction as any other. If any other construction be a fairer or a truer one, then we do not belong to the party by which the resolution is adopted. If it was intended to pass a resolution which • should mean nothing distinct or positive, but should bear two constructions, then the Convention has done what was unworthy of the party whom it professes to represent, and we are ashamed of it. It would have become it better to be silent on that topic altogether. • " The construction we have placed upon this resolution we shall hold to firmly. If the Republican party should elect its candidate he must act on that construction, or he will soon find himself encountered by an opposition by which he will be overwhelmed." Chairman While Mr. Curtin is holding up this same twelfth resolution as pledging the Republican party to a protective tariff, the head man on the New York electoral ticket flatly contra dicts all his assumptions. Who is cheating and who is to be cheated? Both can't be right. Let Mr. Curtin take courage and give us a little variety by expressing his opinions on the fourteenth resolution, or " Dutch SOUND REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE Cassius M. Clay, one of the leading Repub licans in the United States, recently addressed a Republican meeting at Tiffin, Ohio: in the course of his remarks he said: " They [the Democrats] tell you we are for liberating the blacks—for setting the negroes free. SO WE ARE! We believe, as do you, that in 1776 all men were created free and equal ; endowed with certain inalienable rights!' * * They meant just what they said, and they repeatedly spoke of negroes as men, and as persons. THEY MEANT THE NEGROES WERE EQUAL WITH THE WHITE MEN !" This is pure, unalloyed Republicanism.— IF hue men of Pennsylvania, how do you like it? Mr. CLAY goes nearly as far as his coadjutors of Massachusetts, who say that a negro is Zeller than a white man. White men of Lancaster how do you like to be told that you are no better than the negro? A FALSE HOOD NAILED The Lincoln papers have been making a wonderful ado about an alleged attaek made by the Bell and Everett men on a Black Republican Torch Light Procession, at Nor ristown, on the evening of the 23d ult. The National Defender, of that place, denies in tito the whole story—says it is a base slander manufactured by the Republicans for the purpose f of covering up " the disgraceful conduct of a portion of the [Republican] ruffians who were in the Philadelphia delegation." With regard to the roorback about the man being knocked off the car and not since found, the Defender says : The most ridiculous story of all is that which was published in all of the city papers setting forth that Mr. Edward Hartshorn, of Germantown, had been knocked from a ear, and afterwards kicked by some thirty or forty persons like a football ! It has been well said you must go abroad to learn the news. There is nut a word of truth in the above. This Hartshorn, we are inclined to think, is no other than the one who was found lying in a gutter in our streets, and afterwards locked up in the station house. MR. DOUGLAS AT NEWARK Oa the 22d ult., Judge Douglas made a speech at Newark, N. J. We make the following extract from the report published in the papers of that city, by which it •will be seen that the distinguished gentleman is perfectly indifferent as to whether he shall be elected to the Presidency or not, preferring to retain his seat in the Senate to a four year's lease of the White House It may be so, but we doubt whether there is another states man in the Union who would show the same indifference : " To me the Presidency is a matter of very little importance. I confess that my ambition, my individual choice, would be to retain my seat in the Senate in preference to the Presi— dency. And if I am elected I shall deem that I make a great sacrifice in accepting the office rather than gain by the change of place. If, therefore, I consent to accept your votes I shall do it expressly on the condition that it be admitted—first, I render you as great a favor by accepting the gift at your hands as you do me in offering it. [Laughter ] I do not want the office, except it is for your good and the good of your children and of their posterity. I have children whom I trust I shall leave after me, and though.l love them as dearly as any of you do yours, Ido not desire to see them survive the dissolution of the Union of these States." ice` Mr. Dona Les is to speak at Harrisburg on Friday evening next. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADi Very exaggerated recounts having been in circulation yesterday in regard to the loss sustained by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany through the faithlessness of some of the officials on the line of the road, it affords us pleasure to be able to state that the loss, much smaller in itself than generally reported, has been recovered by the Company. At the same time the detection of present peculation has secured the Company from further lass of the same pott, showing' managers the necessity of the adoption of new checks, rendering the detection of such practices inevitable. - The means adopted by the officers of the Company, during the past three months, were so coniplete in aIT the details is to enable them to understand fully the operations of all employees that were suspected. Within the past forty eight hours a general examination has -taken place at Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Pittsburg, resulting in the recovery of cash, stocks, property, ite., to a considerable amount, being the proceeds of tickets returned to Ticket Agents and others, and by them resold—together with , daily appropriations from cash collections by con— ductors. A number of the conductors and several agents have been discharged. With the examples made, and the rigid system now adopted fpr examination of accounts, those now in the service will no doubt render faith ful reports, and lead an honest, upright life for the future. It is supposed the evil, in a few years, would have grown to be a serious matter to the revenues of the Company, and it is there fore a matter of congratulation that the whole scheme was discovered, and has been so completely checked for the future. !lam We clip the above from the Philadel phia Inquirer of Friday last, and we are pleased to learn that the peculations are not of such magnitude as reports at first had them. It is a very bad business, however, on the part of the dishonest officials, and will ruin their character in the community. The names of the discharged conductors and ticket agents are not given in any of the Philadelphia papers. In connection with the above, we find the following in the Harrisburg Patriot of yes terday morning : LIE RAILROAD.—No further developements of a reliable nature have been made in the investigation of the railroad peculations. .Mr. Scott, the Vice President, and Mr. Lewis, the Superintendent, left on Saturday morning for Pittsburg. The following notice, dated at Altoona on the 29th ult., was posted about the public places in the vicinity of the depot on Friday : " After September let next, no tickets issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company bearing date previous to that date, will be received on the cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. " Persons holding such tickets, and present ing them to the Division Superintendents of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with the evidence that they have purchased them from a duly authorized agent of the Company, will have the money refunded to them. " All persons are cautioned against pur chasing tickets purporting to be issued by this Company, or the coupons of other companies for this road, from any other person than the authorized agent of the Company. All tick ate so sold, are unauthorized, and will not be honored on the trains. Esocn LEWIS, General Superintendent." WERE OUR SOLDIERS AIURDERERS When resolutions of thanks to Gen. Taylor were introduced into the House, Jan. 3, 1848, Geo. Ashman, the President of the late Chi. cage Convention, moved to add as an amend ment, the following: "IN A WAR UNNECES— SARILY AND UNCONSTITUTIONALLY BEGUN BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."— Lincoln voted for this amendment. Hence, it appears that Lincoln desired to thank Gen. Taylor for " obtaining a victory 'over the enemy (at Buena Vista) which, for its signal and brilliant character, is unsurpassed in the military annals of the world," but "in a war unnecessarily and unconstitutionally begun !" That is the kind of thanks Lincoln desired to give Gen. Taylor and his gallant soldiers. In Lincoln's speech on the war, (see Con gressional Globe, 1848, page 155) he thus spoke of the President: " The blood of this war, like the blood of Abel, was crying from the ground against him." Thus it will be seen that Lincoln regarded the blood that our soldiers shed in Mexico as crying from the ground against them, like the blood of the murdered Abel. Were our officers and soldiers in Mexico murderers ? Lincoln answered in effect that they were -GEN. FOSTER ON THE STUMP I On the evening of the 27th ult. Gen. HEN. IVY D. FOSTER, the Democratic candidate for Governor, addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting at Somerset. We take the following synopsis of his remarks from the Pittsburg Post of Thursday : Mr. FOSTER delivered a very able address, in which he distinctly defined his position on all the questions of the day. He emphati— cally declared that inasmuch as Congress had no power to legislate in regard to the domes— tic institutions of the Territories, that the power of legislation was absolutely vested in the people of the Territories—that they alone were directly interested, - and that their will alone could determine the question of slavery or any other question in regard to their political and social condition. Ile deprecated the needless agitation of these exciting questions ; they could effect nothing.— Slavery would go where it was profitable and no where else. It was beyond the power of man to establish slavery in Kansas ; the negro could never compete with the white man where the white man could live and labor. All the wrangling of parties was but the contrivance of the common enemy to defeat the Democratic party, by introducing discord in our ranks. The friends of the country and the Constitution should frown on all these attempts. The Union was the result of harmony, and harmony was necessary for its preservation. Mr. FOSTER then discussed the tariff, avowing himself in favor of a tariff which would protect Pennsylvania interests, and referred to his vote in Congress as accord ant with these views. HAMLIN AND THE TARIFF The National Defender, a Bell and Everett paper, published at Norristown, Pa., comes down on the Republicans in a pithy article, from which we extracts with reference to the Tariff record and qualifications of their candi• dates, as follows : The Republican party paid no regard to "fitness for office" in the selection of its standard bearers. Bates, Cameron and McLean were too national in their sentiments and feelings ; they were too widely known as statesmen, and had too pure a public. record for a party that is only intent on the spoils of office. Seward the father of the party was set aside to gratify the personal vengeance of Horace Greeley, a disappointed seeker after place. Linco:n, a fourth-rate man, was selected because he was sufficiently radical to suit the most violent abolitionists, and suffi ciently obscure to catch conservative votes on the plea of availability. Lincoln, however, has no reoord on the Tariff—Hannibal Hamlin, their candidate for Vice President, was not the choice of the wigwam convention, but was put on the ticket by the New York Seward men to whip the ticket. Did he not vote for the repeal of the Tariff of 1842, and call zt the " British System," " the black Tarff" and " the bill of abominations ?" Did he not steadily and actively oppose all " river and harbor improvements? His record shows that he did ! DOUGLAS FOR UNION In a late number of the Chicago Democrat, the organ of Mr. Dotanes, we notice an appeal to the Democracy to compromise their diffi culties and join in the support of one Electoral Ticket. as the only possible way of defeating the Republicans. Heretofore Mr. Dommes has been reported as opposed , to any compro- mise of the kind, but this appeal from a jour. nal that reflects his views, must be considered good authority upon this question, as it is upon all other questions . involved in the contest between the two Illinois eandidates for the Presidency. _ THE TRUE SPIRIT. Jetties T. Brady has= written a letter ao• cepting the nomination of the Breckinridge Democracy of New York for Governor, in which he'uttere the following patriotic . eenti- Monte : = ' "At the same time, I beg *you and all friends of the Breckinridge and Lane ticket to understand that I deem the defent of Lin— coln and Hamlin of infinitely geatir conse— quence than any other result to issue from the approaching canvass. And as my name was 'used without previously consulting me in forming a State ticket, I hope it may be again employed with equal freedom in any manner -honorably calculated to effect a union of the entire Democracy of New York, and the rescue of the American Union from any danger with which the creeds or practices of the Republican party may have threatened it. For this end I beg my friends to strive with all earnestness, making every sacrifice con— sistent with integrity ; and if the Democracy can be united without a sacrifice of our principles so as•to present an unbroken front to the Republicans, I will most cheerfully take the field as a private Soldier—leave all chances or hopes of preferment to others, and be far happier in the position thus assigned me, than I would be if, by continuing the present divisions among us, I might be made even Chief Magistrate of our noble State." This is the true spirit, says the Harrisburg Patriot., Would that every Democrat in the land shared it. If men would throw aside their prejudices, conquer the passions of the hour, and regard the defeat of Lincoln and Hamlin of infinitely greater consequence than any other result to issue from the Presidential canvass, there would be no difficulty in uniting the Democratic party in the midst of its divisions. We trust that the counsel of Mr. Brady may have great weight with his sup porters in New York . . leading them to unite with the other conservative parties in the State to wrest it from the Republicans. In deed it is almost unaccountable how Demo crats can be induced to pursue any other course, when victory and safety is in one scale and defeat and danger in the other. If an army should quarrel about a Captain right in the face of an enemy on the eve of a battle involving the fate of a kingdom, we would smile at their folly. But if they forgot the lesser evil in the face of the greater, and fought side by side, each under their chosen Captain, and together gained a victory over the edmmon enemy, we would applaud their wisdom. If a portion sullenly refused to march against the foe, and fired their guns into the air, would they not be accountable for defeat, when their assistance might have assured a victory ?" THE DROUGHT IN KANSAS A letter frourWaubaunsee (the New Haven colony), Kansas, to one of the editors of the Journal of Commerce, contains the following notice of the long continued drought in that part of the country, and its results: WAUBAUNSEE, Aug. 20, 1860.—Not a dollar can be raised here, by sale or mortgage of real or personal property. All th‘o crops are a failure, except the sorghum. Our country is truly in a deplorable state. The many recent emigrants West of us, are leaving, as best they can. Our own settlement before the winter is over, will need "material aid" More than they will rifles, although we are in far better condition than any other small settle— ment west of Topeka. We are economical, friendly, and" can claim aid from Eastern friends if necessary ; while most other settlers have no resources. The settlers west of Fort Riley, on the " Saline," " Smoky Hill," and their tribu taries, are truly to be pitied. The drought commenced in January last and destroyed the winter wheat; the loss of the spring wheat followed, and corn is nearly.a total loss, with a poor prospect of any root crops. But little hay can be cut, and only on the lower river bottoms and creek ravines. Hogs and cattle will find a hard winter. The former cannot be fattened. The dry weather continues, except an occa sional sprinkling. The springs have gradually diminished.since winter. We have water for our cattle as yet, but for other purposes we go one and a half miles for it. But in all this it is fully demonstrated that our soil is capable of sustaining great crops in ordinary seasons; otherwise no vegetable substance could have life. The best caricature drawing of apolitica character, this season, represents Honest Old Abe and his African friends in a dilemma. "Massa Linkum" standing upon a huge log, labelled " Union." Of the log, he is superintending the splitting, but the wedges, one of which is " High Tariff," and the other " Abolition," have sprung out and caught Old Abe by the foot. The darkies, having given up the job in despair, one of them says "No use, Mae' Linkum, you may split some timber berry well, but you neber split die here Unium long's per lib. No, eah !" Honest Old Abe cries out in agony : " Why don't you hit the Tariff wedge? Quick! don't you see the Abolition wedge has slipped out, and I'm caught?" The other darkey has thrown down his maul and complacently remarks : " I guess Mas' Linkum go the foot in it dis time.' THE EDITORS , BOOR. TABLE A VALUABLE 13001 I.—We have received from the Pula Fishers, T. B. Peterson & Bros., Philadelphia, a new work just issued from the press, entitled: "French, German, Spanish, Latin and Italian Languages, without a blaster." By A. 11. Monteith, Esq. The Rohertsonian Method of learning the French, Span ish, Latin and Italian Languages without the nid of a teacher, has for the last ten years, been successfully tested throughout the whole European Continent; and is, with out a single exception, used in teaching the modern languages In all educational institutions of England, France and Germany. In London,-Mr. A. 11. Monteith, the most celebrated teacher of Languages in the world has arranged and perfected this system; and his works on the Study of French, German, Spanish, Latin and Italian with out a Master, contained to this volume, immediately oh tainsil a sudden and extraordinary popularity. Any person , unacquainted with these languages, can, with the aid of this volume, be enabled to read, write abd speak the lan gunge of either, without the aid of a teacher, or any oral instruction whatever, provided they pay strict attention to the instructions laid down in the work, and that noth ing shall he passed over without a thorough investigation of the subject it involves; by doing which they will thad themselves able to speak, read, or write, either language, ! at their will and pleasure. The -whole is contained in Twenty-Seven Easy Lessons. The French Is in Six Easy Lessons, Spanish is in Four, German is in Six, Latin Is in Six, and the Italian is in Five Easy Lemons, -or Twenty- Seven in all. This work is invaluable to any person wish ing to learn either or all of these languages, and is worth to nay one one hundred times Its cost. This work has already run through several large editions in England; for no persons have ever bought a copy of it, without recom mending it to their friends. Everybody should possess I themselves of II copy of it at once. The above work is for sato at J. 'M. Westhaeffer's Book. store, in this city. It can also be had promptly from the Messrs. Peterson, 306 Chestnut street, Phila., by remitting the price ($1,25) in a letter. For tho Intelligencer THAT “CURTIN FELL." In large hand bills, with tremendous big letters, did the Republicans call a meeting for 2 o'clock on Friday after noon, at Strasburg. A large stand was erected, and all the necessary preparations made for an immense gathering.— Soon after dinner the Strasburg Brass Band commenced to discourse some of their - best pieces, but it was no use; then they marched through the town to the place of meet ing, bat no one came. At last speakers came, but one was so deeply dyed in tangleloot that he could'nt go it. The Band would drum and blow, but all of no use—it would fizzle! Those men did all that men with music can do, and deserve the thanks of all the Republicans. When the ex-Sheriff saw how things were, he took one of the speak ers and showed him upend down town, but ail of no use. The powers of the mallet and maul cannot draw tile wool over the eyes this year! When night came, then, under the sweet influences of the shining Moon, the Band marched through town an other time, still nothing but boys would come out. The respectable men became disgusted and left; even the pledged candidate of our township that wouldn't stick in '5B, conld'nt stand this meeting—saying he had important business in other parts. One of the. speakers became so ."Reillied " that he Idled—so disgusted was he because the people of Strasburg did not appreciate his abilities, that he left town without talking to the little boys who came to hear Lim. The Ileg they had up fell—a weak Curtin; and, by the by, although there was no black line indicating a division of the Union, like In '56, yet they had a red sear on the gag. What does this meant More blood. There is some. thing sinister connected with it, or It would not have been there. Does it mean that if Lincoln is elected they will blot out the South, that innocent 'women and children shall be put to the sword, that the whole country shall be, deluged in a civil war? Voters are you prepared for this —for really such does the Republican flag of Strasburg indicate. OBSERVER. STRABBIIEG, Sept. let, 1860. Be WISE Toner!—'Tie madness to neglect a cough, or cold. Consumption may follow and though Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, cures the latter disease•, yet the former disappears at once under its nfluence. Igor There's a vile counterfeit of this Balsam, therefore be sure and buy only that prepared, by S. W. FowLE & Co., Boston, whioh has the written signature of I. BUTTS on the outside wrapper. CITY AN a COUNTY AFFAIRS. Lancaster. _ The following is the population of the City of-Lancaster at different peiiode: 1820; 1830. 1840. The increetwie steady, the city gaining ground at each emus Bat, it will be obaerved, what we hays had meas. ton to remark mon than once — that It vas not untn the decade from 1840 to 1859, that onr_Pemnsylvanla cities mid towns began to feel strongly the Influence of our internal Improvement system. From 18220 to 1840, the lncrease of Lancaster was only 1754; while in the corresponding period from 1840 tolB6o, the increase was 9,225, or a growth of LIO per cent. - The population of the County of Lancaster was in 1840 . . .... ..........-... ....... ......... .. ... ........... .8-4203 1850 98,944 The census of 1860 has not been announced, but, consid ering the pre - Timis growth Tuid the probabilities of the cam, we should scarcely be anthorised in placing it lower than 120,000, making it the third county in the State. • Lancaster county was formed by separation from Chester in 1729. The first white Inhabitauttiwere Swiss Mennon ites, who were persecuted in Europe. They began their settlement about 1710. Neat came Germane and German French-Palatines and Walloonsfrom 1712 onwards.— From 1717 the Scotibelrish came in Lira.) numbers. The population is mainly descended from the German and Scotch-Irish settlers. Among the earliest works of internal improvement in the Middle States was the Lancaster turnpike from Phila. delphls.' It was begun in 1792 and finished In two years In 1784 a stage-coach ran from Philadelphia to Lannija —through in three days, about as many hours as it now takes. This improvement has been effected In three-quar ters of a century. While the Pennsylvania. Railroad passes through Lancaster, with two diverging branches at that point to Harrisburg, and to Columbia—end from thence to York and Baltimore—yet there has not been sufficient effort made by the citizens to establish lateral branches.— A plan is now on foot to construct a railroad from Reading to Columbia, making a short route from New York to Baltimore. Among the distinguished men from this county are Lindley Murray, the grammarian; Dr. Ramsay, the his torian; Professor Barton, of the University of Pennsylvania, and the world-famous Robert Fulton. The Lancaster bar was quite famous in former times for men of distinguished ability. Lancaster was called after Lancashire in England, it is said by John Wright, one of the early settlers, who came from that county. The English shire is very large, about twice the sloe of the Pennsylvania county. Its population in 1851 was 2,011,236. It is not so fertile as our Lancaster, but contains large quanties of coal, with some copper. It includes no less places than Manchester and Liverpool.— The borough of Lancaster in England is quite overshadowed by the emporiums of manufactures and commerce. It contained in 1851 but 26,458 people. Its most interesting structite Is its castle, founded at the Conquest, on the site of ;a Roman station, renovated by John of Gaunt, and now embracing within its area, the court-house, jail, and penitentiary. Our Pennsylvania towns perpetuate the names of the two great houses in England which contended for the crown; and the "roses" are very familiar ideas with their Inhabitants. Our Pennsylvaaia Lancaster is almost unrivalled in fer tility, if we consider both present productiveness and the peens of perpetuating it. The Susquehanna runs along its border for 40 miles, and a number of beautiful streams pass into it within the limits of the county. Of grain, not lees than fire mallow of bushels are annually produced; there are not less than 200 mills. Iron. ore is found in largo quantities, and of excellent quality. There are 200 churches, and about 20,000 scholars in school. The scenery is rich and beautiful; in agriculture It is a model c o unty. The town was laid out in 1730; it was incorporated as a borough in 1742. It was the capital of the State for thir teen years. The seat of government was removed from Philadelphia to Lancaster in 1700, and from thence to Harrisburg in 1812. Franklin College was established In Lancaster in 1787. Marshall College was founded by the German Reformed Church in 1835;and established at Mercersburg in Franklin county. Recently the two institutions have been united at Lancaster, under the title of Franklin and Marshall College. The prospects of the united institution are good. Much attention is paid to German literature, and with the usual character of an American College an attempt is made to introduce a portion of the German culture. The character of the Pennsylvania Germans and the best method of improvement for them is not very well under stood, especially by persons living outside of the State.— They are not very susceptible to influences from without them, especially if they coma to them in alien forms.— Hence it is not wive to attempt to force upon them our Anglo-Saxon culture and modes of thought. This ha r k been often essayed, and those who have made the effort, being I foiled, have talked loudly and persistently of the stupidity of the Germans. The truth was, that the operator failed to understand them. They have churches and a ministry in whom they have confidence. They have a languAge which they greatly lore, which was formerly underrated, but which under the influence of better information is now generally known to be a copious, expressive and noble form of speech. What they need is to have a true German spirit infused into their learning. Tho old settlers in Pennsylvania and their descendants—such as live in Lan caster, Corks and York counties—are en entirely different class from those who have come over for the last ten years. The former were formed under orthodox influences, and infidelity was almost unknown among them. The latter have been formed under the influence of the rationalism of Germany—with what result we see. A reaction has I commenced in Germany towards orthodoxy, but not in time to preveht the poisoning of one generation of the people, at least, if not more. Germane, in a word, must be mainly influenced by Ger mans. In addition to this, indeed, there Is a silent, quiet and pleasant influence continually going on in Pennsyl vania by the amenities of neighborhood, and of a thousand mutually kind offices, by intermarriage, and by the almost unconscious acquisition by absorption, of Anglo-Saxon methods of thought and action. The less purpose there is In this, the better and the more useful it is. It is thus that the English language is superceding the Gorman; thus our admirable school system Is working its way into the heart of our German counties; thus the modes of piety of the English churches are gradually assimilated Into the German nature; thus a mutual social influence is exerted in almost all our towns and villages. It is an eminently substantial nature. The two kinds of people which mainly make up Lancaster—the German and Scotch-Irish—in addition to the English stock in Philadelphia and In the south-eastern counties, are the elements that give its peculiar character to Pennsylvania. This character is not made up of "fast" or showy qualities. Pennsylvania is willing to be called plain , and slow. But all through its extent It is ceaselessly industrious; its people are honest, and every good thing gains ground with the steadiness of a perpetual law. By the working of these qualities, Penn sylvania has become the second State in the Union ; and for twenty years it has been gaining upon the first Slate. We are entirely satisfied with its qualities; we would not exchange them for any others, and strangers will grow wiser by studying them, rather than by sneering at them. SUDDEN DEATH.—We deeply regret to learn that Mr. W. SEEGER DARROW, of New Holland, died very suddenly, on Friday last. Ho was on his way home from Reading, and when the stage stopped at Adamstown he was found to bo laboring under a violent attack of cramp colic, which terminated fatally before the physician tient for arrived Mr. Ibuutow was about twenty.five yearn of age. He was a young man of decided intellectual ability and of much promise, and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Some eight or nine years ago Mr. D. entered the print log office ofiAlderman Wiley, and remained there two or three years. He was, also, for a short time in the Prothonotary's Office under Mr. Carpenter, and alter wards held the position of Chief Clerk in the Reading Post Office. In all these positions he displayed much business tact and energy, making himself thoroughly conversant with the du ties pertaining to them. For the last two years he bad been a student of law in the office of Samuel H. Reynolds, Esq., of this city, and would have been admitted to practice at the November term of our Court.— We knew poor Darrow well, and a more genial companion or clever-hearted fellow never lived. Only a short, time since we met him in buoyant health and spirits, and little dreamed then of being so HOOD called upon to chronicle his decease.' "Truly in the midst of life we aro in death!' ButtotAßY.—The store of Messrs. E. Hal deman .t Co., at the Chiques Furnace, two miles above Columbia, was entered by burglars on Thursday nightlast, and about forty dollars stolen in money, store orders and postage stamps. The amount in postage stamps is about $4, mostly of the three cent denomination. The store orders amount to $29,50, one of which was for five dollars, the balance in ones and half dollars. The balance of the money miming is In silver change. APPOINTMENT OF COMMANDANT AT WEST Poitsr.—Brevet Major John F. Reynolds, 3d Artillery, has been appointed Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at West Point. We clip the above from the Washington Constitution of Thursday last. Maj. REYNOLDS is a native of this city, and a graduate of West Point. He is a eon of the late Capt Joins REYNOLDS, and a brother of JAMES L. MET:ninon, Eel: Maj. R. served his country gallantly in Mexico,. and the appointment is truly an excellent one in every respect. "CAMP , PATTERSON."—TiIe State Military Encampment commenced at York yeeterday. The Fencibles and Jackson Rifles, with their fine bands of music, leave this morning for York, and will remain until the close of the Encampment on Saturday. Both companies are fully equipped for camp duty. The Philadelphia Greys passed through the city yentas , day, in the 11 A. M. train, on their way to York. THE MOUNT Joy BAR D !—Druckenmiller is again on his travels. He has been composing some "poems', lately on the different Presidential candidates; which, DO doubt, will be eagerly nought after by their friends, besides those who love real, genuine poetry(!) It is related of Homer that seven cities claimed the honor of having given him birth. Doubtless the same contention will be maul fested about our Mount Joy Bard when he shall have "ahnfiled off this mortal coil." Vine is Druckenmiller! STATE NORMAL SCIIOOL COMMENCEMENT.— The First Annual Commencement of the State Normal School at:Millersville took place on Friday afternoon and evening last, In tho presence of a large and Intelligent assemblage of ladies and gentlemen. The graduates and others acquitted themselves with great credit to the School and Faculty, and received the highest encomiums from all present. The exercises, which were really, interesting, were Interspersed with excellent minis from the Norma iiee 010. "Music nem Oweeme."—We were never more forcibly struck with the truth of the above quotation than on• Fridaynight last, the occasion being a serenade, vocal and instrumental, given' to the senior editor of The Intelligencer, at his residence in East Orange street. The gentlemen who honored him with their presence, and con tributed so much to the enjoyment of himself and family will accept his and their hearty thanks. The serenaders Were composed of the “Mtennerchor," a musical organise- Hon of which we bevelled occasion iteretoibre to speak in the highest terms, and the Jaclowm Band. It Is seldom our good4ortune to listen to more delightful music than - they discoursed, and the gentlethen of both organizations fully sustained the high reputation which they have In this community of being first-class singers and magicians. A repetition of their visit will be thankfully received. THE NEW ExPIRE HOUSE.—Mr. 0. C. M. Camas, Archltect,of this city, has prepared the plan for the new Empire Hook and Ladder House in North Duke street, and will superintend its construction. The building will be a fine affair, and a credit and ornament to the city. We annex a description of the building: ...-... 7,704 -12,369 The building will be 33 feet front on Duke street and 92 feet deep, two stories high. The first floor will be divided into four rooms, with a hall, 8 feet 8 inches wide, running through the middle the entire depth of the building. On the right will be the room for the Hook and Ladder truck, 12 by 60 feet, and in the rear of this a meeting room 12 by 32 feet. These will be connected with folding doors, so that they can be need separately or thrown into one. On the left of the ball, at entry, will be an engine room, 11 feet 6 inches by 42 feet, and in the rear another meeting room, 11 feet 6 inches by 35 feet 6 inches, the two connected by folding doors in the same way as the rooms on the right. There will be three large doors in the front, one opening into the Truck room, one into the Hall, and the third into the Engine room. Parsing along the hall to the west end of the building, the visitor will ascend a large and easy winding stairway, which leads into a smaller hall, 20 feet long and 7 feet wide. On the left will be a Ladies' Dressing room, 12 feet 9 inches by 20 feet 9 inches, with waterelosete, etc., and on the right a Hat and Coat closet, 6 feet 6 inches by 12 feet 9 inches. This ball will lead into a beautiful Assembly Room, 33 feet 6 inches by 72 feet, with a ceiling in the form of a moderate arch, 72 lest high. The Company have not yet determined whether to build the lower story of the front brick or iron, the relative coat not yet having been satisfactorily ascertained. The design la equally well adapted to either, and, although plain, it will be very neat and beautiful. There will be three win. dowe in the front of the second story, corresponding in style with the doors in the lower,. the whole to be sur mounted with the word "E COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR. —The Lanniti ter County Agricultural and Mechanical Society will hold their Annual Fair, at their grounds in this city, from the 25th to the 28th of the present month inclusive. Premiums are offered to the amount of three thousand dollars. The premium list is printed, and Is being largely circulated through this and tho adjoining counties. The management have determined to make this exhibition one of the beat Over held in the county, and we hope their disinterested and laborious efforts will be properly appreciated and encouraged by the people. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS—PROVISION OF THE NEW PENAL Cons,—We learn from the Express that on Thursday last a case was brought before Alderman Musser In which the defendant was charged with cruelty to a cow• The particulars of the case are substantially as follows A cow belonging to Jefferson Quigley, of this city, on Mon day, got into a field belonging to Franklin Conroy, who resides in the South West Ward, on the place commonly known as the Brady farm. The fencing, it was alleged, was not sufficiently secure to prevent the cow from gaining esay access to it, and when in Mr. Conroy is charged with stoning it and setting a fierce dog upon it, by which the cow sustained some injury. After hearing several wit nesses the Alderman considered the charge proved, and held Mr. Conroy in the sum of $2OO to answer at the next Court of Quarter Sessions. —The forty-sixth section of the Penal Code of this State, as revised by a committee of the last Legislature, imposes a severe penalty upon those who cruelly beat or torture animals. And it is just that it is so. In every civilized community such statutes exist, and in London and other cities of Europe societies exist for the protection of animals, the individual members of which are required to inform upon and bring all such offenders to justice. For the benefit of those who own horses and cattle and who think, because they are their personal property, they can beat and treat them as they please, as well as others, we subjoin the 46th section : "If any person shall wantonly and cruelly beat, torture, kill or maim auy horse or domestic animal, whether be longing to himself or another, every snob person so offending shall be gultty of a misdemeanor, and, on con viction, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding two hun dred dollars, or undergo an imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, or either, at the discretion of the court." ANOTHER NEW- PATENT.—Letters Patent have been granted to Mr. Samuel K. Landis, of Cocalie° twp., for an Improved machine for dressing mill stones.' In this invention a moveable frame, Ingeniously contrived, supports the operating devices. Above the frame is a main horizontal driving shaft; at the one end of this shaft a a pillion wheel goers into adjustable cog-wheels, operating a horizontal screw, by which the machine is moved from right to left, or reversed. Adjustable cutters, attached to springs, operate alternately upon the atone beneath. The machine is adjustable, and moves at any angle or curve without stopping the operation of the cutters. The patent was obtained by Col. J. F. Reigart, of this city. ACCIDENT AT THE "CHILDREN'S HOME."— On Wednesday evening last a little boy, about seven years of age, an inmate of the "Children's Home," Market street, accidentally felt from the balcony, fracturing ono of his legs, and otherwise injuring . himself. The teacher, Mrs. McComsey, had•just come down stairs, and reached the door as be fell. With commendable presence of mind, she attempted to catch hini, and thus materially broke the force of the tall. Dr. John L. Atlee, Sr., was called in, who reduced the fracture, and the lad is now doing well. HEALTH OF REV. JOHN WINEBRENNER.— This distinguished divine, well known in 'this city and State, we learn from the Harrisburg papers, has boon con fined to his house for some time past, laboring under a severe pulmonary attack. His many friends in all religious denominations will receive this intelligence with much sorrow. His recovery is considered extremely doubtful. AN IMPOSTER IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS.—For several days past a man who gives his name as John Wilson has been visiting the farmers of Warwick and adjoining townships, with a paper asking for subscriptions to assist him in rebuilding his barn, which he alleges had recently been destroyed by - flre at or near Biribin.Hand.-- He visited quite a number of houses in Warwick, and as he told a plausible story he was readily believed, and thus managed to bleed the unsuspecting. At one of the houses which he. visited be found all the men absent, and after asking a woman for assistance and being refased, he abused her roundly. This led to an investigation of the truth of his statements, when it was discovered that he is an arrant imposter. The fellow is yet on his travels through the county, and farmers and others to whom he applies should apply the legal remedy in such case made and provided, or else duck him in the nearest horse pond. A NEW COUNTRRFEIT.— , Peterson's Philadel. phis Detector sends us the following description of a new and dangerous altered $2O note on the Columbia Bank "20s, big Female overlooking city; steamboat and care in the distance; locomotive and care on right end; Female and Twenty on left end. This is well done. So be on the look out for them." , PHILADELPHIA NOMINATIONS.—The follow ing are the Democratic nominations in Philadelphia for CongreE4i and the State Legislature: Congress. let Dist., W. E. Lehman.l :3d Dist., John Kline. 2d " John Brodhead. I 4th- " Win. Morgan. Rate Senator—Samuel J. Randall. Representatives. Ist Mat., Joseph Caldwell. 10th Dist, H. G. Leleenring. 2d " T. E. Gash'll. llth " John S. Riebl. 831 " P. McDonough. 12th " Dr. W. 0. Snyder 4th " Robt. E. Randall sth " Samuel Jackson 6th " Charles L. Wolf. 6th " Paul %otterlions. Bth 4 ' John Smith, Jr. oth " Henry Dunlap. Richard Valln was also a candidata for the Senatorial nomination . , but several of his delegates seceded, because the Convention would not recognize Douglas as the regular nominee for President. lIICHLY EDIFYING.—A notice of a sermon and a mad dog item lately got mixed in the following eccentric manner : "The Rev. James Thompson, rector of •St. Andrew's church, preached to a large con— course of people on Sunday last. This was his last sermon. In a few weeks he will bid farewell to his congregation, as his physicians advise him to cross the Atlantic. He exhort. ed hie brethren and sisters, and after the expiration of a devout prayer, took a whim to cut up some frantic freaks. He ran up Timothy street to Johnson, and down Benefit 'street to College. At this stage of the pro— ceedings, a couple of boys seized him, tied a tin kettle to his tail, and he again started.— A great crowd collected, and foi a time there was a grand scene of noise and confusion.— After some trouble he was shot by a Jersey policeman." The details of later intelligence from Mexico have reached us. The revolution in the North part of the state was progressing.— .This country of, pronunciamentoes and !evo lutions, of dictatorship short-lived, and anarchy never dying, is still in the usual .unhappy condition which seems to clog its destiny. Vidaurri, the Mexican chief,. was successful in his plans, and lad lost a Talliable aid in the 3eath of General Zuaztia, Who was surprised in his tent at night and killed.— Zuarma was a'man of much ability and mili• tary skill, and one of the ablest of 'Vidaaras adherents. . . - It is about time the United States ., " took Mexico," for she is manifestly unable to take care of herself. • liar. 'Enormous 7quentitiejkof peaches are being shipped from Western New York• 1. And Abraham surnamed the Ballsplitfer, the great Chief of all Woollydom, set in his tent in the far off country of Illinois, and the Princes of the Tribes were summoned to hie presence. 2. And he opened his month and spate unto them, say. ing: Behold what evil tidings is -it - - I hear from the east country, from - the tribe of the Conestoga S. For, behold I it is reported to me that a large number of my aubjeiets in that hill country have rebelled against my faithful servant Thaddeus the King; that they have chosen for themselies Captains and Lieutenants, and have taken up arms to resist his author*. 4. Now, therefore, these tidings move me for the great love I lbear to my faithful subject, the King of.the Conestoga, and I will, without delay, commission my trusty satraps, Trim surnamed the Scavenger, of the country of Westmore land, and Andrew surnamed Curtin,_cf the hill country of Centre, to visit that portion of my domain and counsel with the King what is best to be done. ' 5. And John and Andrew forthwith departed on their mission, and the Old Chief closed his Wigwam, and resumed his daily occupation of splitting rails wherewithal to fence In his territories against the invasion of Stephen surnamed the Little Giant, who is making fierce war in the country of Illinois. 13th " W. D. Morrison 14th G. W. 11. Smith 15th " Jno. M. Aruudel 16th " T. W. Duffield. 17th " Dr. B. M. , Zulich MEXICO. OLD ABE'S CHRONICLES. 6. In the meantime Thaddeus the King was eore troubled at the tidings which were brought him by his faithful Counsellors Oliver and Alexander, and Benjamin the Bailiff, and Peter the Scribe, and his spirit was moved within him, and he spake with a loud voice and said: 7. My well•beloved Counsellors, the tidings which I bear are of evil import, and that the conspiracy may spread n o farther I have resolved what to do. 8. I will importune Abraham the Old Chief to send Andrew surnamed Curtin, and John surnamed the Scaven ger, and Alexander of the tribe of Franklin, and others of his must learned and wise subjects, who will speak soft and enticing words to the people; and I will appoint the nine. teenth day of the ninth month for a grand assemblage of all the tribes of Wooilydom in the Old Guard, if so be that they will be convinced by the sayings of these mighty and eloquent men, 8. And the saying pleased his Counsellors, and with one voice they all cried out: Great is the King, and greatly to be teared is Abraham the Ralisplitter. Let it be done ac cording to the King's pleasure. 9. In the meantime tho enemies of the King were not idle, and they held a grand council of all the tribes, in the Hall called Fulton, in the chief city of the realm, on the first day of the ninthinonth, and then and there appointed captains of hundreds and captains of fifties to lead them forth to the battle. 10. And there was great commotion throughout the length and breadth of the land. CARL SHURZ We have a respect fur talent, for intellect, for eloquence, wherever we find it, and where all are combined in the same individual, our respect is heightened. We find this combina tion in Carl Shurz, the German Black Repub lican orator, who is paid, undoubtedly, for stumping the country in favor of Abe Lincoln and Abolitionism. We understand that he will be in this place, that ho will even traverse this State between this and the election, and we take this occasion, a little in advance of his arrival, to caution our German fellow democrats against his heresies. A German by descent, he is, nevertheless, a French Red Republican. His doctrines are unsuited . to our people and our institutions. He asks, as Lloyd Garrison asks, for the total abolition of slavery in this country—an institution some what older than he is, and which, with all his erudition, he does not seem to understand.— He advocates, as all Black Republican fanatics do, its abolition, without proposing any measure to avoid or remedy the evils that would necessarily zrow out of such an act.— I Like Seward, he can talk learnedly about the "irrepressible conflict," and, like Seward, he fails to comprehend the end of his doctrine, or, if not so, at least to tell us where it will land us if carried out. There is no use disguising facts—the negro and the white man in this country, under this government, can never be reduced to social and political equality—and if this is so, it is a mistaken philtmthropy which aims merely at freeing the slaves, without a plan for bettering their condition. This man Shurz, in a speech some time since delivered in Springfield, Massachusetts, undertakes to ridicule the men of the revolu tion, who drew up and signed the Declaration of Independence. That is, ho contends that when they said " all men are born equal," they meant negroes were, socially and politi cally, horn equal to the Caucasian race, and that, if they meant anything less than this, they were "hypocrites" and "special plead ers." This man, evidently, with whatever amount of education and experience he may have received in the universities of Germany, and his intercourse with the world, is a man of one idea, a second Peter the Hermit, preaching a crusade to reduce by reason, by fire or sword, the world to his own narrow opinion, and like his prototype, he is likely to be over whelmed and swept from the face of the earth by the tornado which he himself creates. Acting on the idea that the Declaration of Independence meant what he wantsit to mean, and that it conflicts with the views of Mr. Douglas in this respect, in a perfect passion of eloquence, he exclaims : "There is your Declaration of Independence, a diplomatic dodge, adopted merely for tho purpose of excusing the rebellious colonies in the eyes of civilized mankind. There is your Declaration of Independence, no longer the sacred code of the rights of man, but a hypo critical piece of special pleading, drawn up by a batch of artful pettifoggers, who, when speaking of the rights of man, meant but the privileges of a set of aristocratic slaveholders, but styled it " the rights of man," in order to throw chat into the eyesva the. world, and to inveigle noble hearted fools into lending them aid and assistance. [Applause.] These are your boasted Revolutionary sires, no longer heroes and sages, but accomplished humbuggers and hypocrites, who said one thing and meant another ; who passed coun— terfeit sentiments as genuine, and obtained arms and money and assistance and sympathy on false pretences ! There is your great Amer ican Revolution, no longer the great champion of universal principles, but a mean Yankee trick, [bursts of applause and laughter]—a wooden nutmeg—[renewed cheers]—the most impudent imposition ever practiced upon the whole world 1" [Applause.] And this is Carl Shurz, the travelling orator, who, for wages, has undertaken to aid the Black Republicans in blasting the good names of our revolutionary forefathers, and help Beecher, Garrison, Seward and other notabil ities of ultra political principles to sow• the seeds of civil dissension broad cast over the land. Shame on the base slanderer of patriotic men! Shame on the vagrant denunciator of those who formed a govern ment under which he and all other white men, whether foreign or native born, can live in the perfect enjoyment of peace, liberty, and prosperity, as long as they can curb their blood thirsty propensities, their incendiary ideas, and submit to "law and order."—Har risburg State Sentinel. GETTING ALARIIIED.. The Republican papers all over the State have simultaneously turned their guns against the Bell and Everett men, from which we infer that they are looming up. The Repub licans imagined that they had absorbed or crushed the conservative element of the Opposition, and have suddenly discovered their mistake—hence this discharge of field pieces and small arms all along the line.— The Bell men are expected to quake in their shoes at all this thunder, and allow them selves to be-scourged :into submission. But they don't appear to be a bit alarmed. They continue to hold meetinge and recruit their ranks right in the face of the enraged Repub licans. If they continue to make such rapid progress, it will be a question before November whether Lincoln or Bell will receive the most votes in the Sate. WY" The St. Louis Evening News expects all of the presidential candidates to meet in St. Lotis on the occasion of the fair. It says " Some time ago invitations were sent by the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Society to the four candidates for the Presi— dency, John 'Bell, S. A. Douglas, John C. Brebkinridge, and Abraham Lincoln, to attend the next fair, to be held in Stl Louis on the 24th of September. Without being prepared, as set,, to announce that these distinguished gentlemen will attend, we have reason, to believe they will lend their presence, to the, attractions of the exhibition.' ' The Personal and political friends of the gentlemen beim written to them, urgently soliciting them to come,- and it is very probable the four most prominent men in the nation will meet to e xchange.congratclations with, each, other and with our citizens, in the Pagoda, at the fair grounds the last week in September."' • kir The Prince of Wales is lualio#ce4 to visit Philadelphia en the 9th of October.
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