gamwtft InteHigettm, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 18091 DEMOCEATIO STATE TICKET. FOB GOVERNOR: non. ASA PACKEB, of Carbon counts'. FOB JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT: non. CYRUS L. PERSHING, ofCambrla co. Our Candidates. The Democratic State Convention has presented for the suffrages of the people, of Pennsylvania candidates for Gover nor and Judge of the Supreme Court, whose fitness to fill those high offices as they should be filled cannot be ques tioned. Hon. Asa Packer is one of the most remarkable men in this country, and his career, even when told Jn pro sale diction, reads almost like a ro mance. Starting in life a poor boy he has acquired a princely fortune, out of which he has endowed great chari ties moßt munificently. In a moßt extended and varied business ca pacity, bo has displayed administra tive abilities of the very highest order. The purity of his private life, his devo tion to principle, the implicit trust and confidence reposed in him by all who know him, indicate that be possesses all the qualities requisite for the high position of Chief Magistrate of our State. Asa Packer in the Gubernatorial chair will form a rampart to the rascalities of | corrupt legislators. I Through his enterprise that section of i the State in which lie resides has been j tiaced by a net work of railroads devel oping its resources and increasing im mensely the industrial interests of our Stale, and giving employment to thou sands oflnborlng men who regard him as their friend and benefactor. In fact every where throughout this broad Com monwealth the name of Asa Packer is associated with all our great industrial enterprises, Cyrus L. Pershing, the candidate for .Supreme Judge, is u gentleman of emi nent legal ability, of high culture, of unquestioned - honesty, of inflexible in tegrity,and is in all respects such aman as should be placed upon tho Supreme Ilenchof.ourStale. While he is inearn eatsympatliy with tho Democratic par ty, Cyrils L. Pershiugwill ueverswerve one hair’s bread 111 from the line of exact logul justice to subserve any parti zan purposes. Jle has already fill ed a number of public positions, in his native .State,' mid has passed through the trying ordeal of member ship in the Pennsylvania Legislature, within the days in which corruption, frurnl, bribery, and rascality have been the rule, without stain upon his char acter or the slightest suspicion attach ing to his fair fume. Ho lias a mind which is keen, quid:, grasping, and tenacious; lie sees tho merits of a case at a glance, penetrates at once to the center of his subject, seizes its strong points, and holds them firmly in baud. In short Mr. Pershing possesses the very qualities which are especially essential to the discharge of the high duties which devolve upon the Judges of our Supreme Court. The candidates presented by the Democracy to the people of Pennsylva nia, for Governor and Judge of the Supremo Court, arc well known to its citizens, and in every respect worthy of their support. The ticket is asubstantial and reliable one admirably adapted to command the respect and esteem of the sober minded and some what slow moving masses of our State. 11 meets wilh the unqualilied appioval of many dissatisfied Republicans and Ihnu ands of them who are honest and con scientious will give it a hearty support on the find Tuesday in October next. Tilt' Business Men are Fur Parker Tite business men of Pennsylvania, her merchants, manufacturers, miners and capitalists generally are in favor of the election of one of their osvn class to .the Gubernatorial chair. They have no confidence cither in the ability or the integrity of (uary. In the Hon. Asa Packer they recognize the embodiment of great business capacity. His career in life has e.liown administrative talents of the very highest order. The solid men of the Commonwealth know him, admire him, ami will support him heartily. In Philadelphia, and else where throughout the Stale, many of the most substantial Republicans will not only vote for him, but will exert all their iuiluence to mcuix* his election. With the best and most iufiuenlial Re publican politicians in the .State iu open opposition to Geary, and many of the best business men of the party support ing Pucker, the result of the coming election cannot be doubtful. Theempty headed demagogue who received a re nomiimlion by packing the Radical State Convention with the “ roosters” and “ pinchers ” of the last infamously corrupt legislature, will be repudiated alike by the business men and the working men of Pennsylvania. Tlie Workingmen for Flicker. Hon. Asa Packer in un illustrious ex ample of that most honorable class, the self-made men of the country. Pegiu »ng life without a dollar lie battled bravely with all obstacles uutil lie tri umphed over them. From t lie beginning of bis life until now be has been inti mately associated with the work ing men of Lehigh Valley. His various large enterprizes have fui nlshed employment to many thousands of the hardy sons of toil, and they have always found in him a true friend. He has never wronged any man, but has been so liberal and so just iu all Ills dealings with the multitudes who have from time to time been iu his em ploy, that it is no wonder that he is unboundedly popular with them. In the great mining and manufacturing region yf the State, where Asa Packer is so widely and intimately known, capitalists and working men will vie with each othtriu their hearty and en thusiastic support of him. 'i lie Demo cratic candidate for Governor has done more for the working men of Pemisyl vania than any other man within her borders. He is emphatically the friend of the laboring classes, and may, with truth, he styled the vorkiug man’s candidate. Forney’s Kulogy of Asa Packer On ilit* ... -.‘hi of .November, ISGo, at a dinner given to Asa Packer, at Bethle hem, uh a public acknowledgment of ilia iiberuiity iu founding ami endow ing the Lehigh I'niversity, Colonel John \V. Korney paid the following tribute to the guest of the day : “ Here ia a character and career for youth and manhood to study. Here ia a lesson to the one to move on in the path of im provement, and a stimulant to the other never to despair in the darkest •*vir of disaster and misfortune. We p.'.-£ o-t Ar.u Packer as the miuer out a piece of coal to show o: the preeiouj deposit is taken; we pick him ’a i. at can be won by person •'•‘■••.‘.y, indistry, and kindness to ',j in the midst of bad • ‘-hence in the midst of ■j \'j modesty in proa ;, f A:. j go n i ohi ty when Ihands full to Gan there he M.'s <.j Torturer <•/> realiz*-; a a better man to el*/.*. Governor of Fenn sylvania than the in'h vFloaJ thu* eulo gized by the editor of 7/■ When Colonel Forney h)* ehuraoler in 1805. J/o;v. Asa. Packer is confounded by v,mo uowapapers, among which wo aro to llnd the New York l.ua lion. Win. F. Packer, who was u> the Governorship of this Btate in 1857, and not in 1851,0* iii« } Philadelphia Post says in jUta/apLing to correct the error of the JS/un, THE L A.STI3 ABCCER WEEKIIXL XgrTELLIQ-EEErOEiB. Y,, 3l, 1869. The State Convention. The Convention whloh assembled at Harrisburg on Wednesday, wbb the largest and most enthusiastic State Convention whloh the. Democracy has held for many years. The crowd was so great, and the desire to gain admis sion to the Hall of the House of Re presentatives Buch that it was with great difficulty that the Delegates and others, who held the tickets necessary for entrance were able to get In- Tu® Hotels were filled to overflowing, and the landlords were driven so dlstrac tion in their efforts to do impossible things In tho way of taking in and accommodating the visitors. The coming togetherof this great crowd of Democrats to witness the selection of their candidate for Governor gives a very good augury of our success in the campaign. It tells very- significantly of the great life and spirit which ani mates the party and the strong hope which it entertains of a Democratic victory in October. Our people are manifestly disposed to enter into this contest with great activity and energy, and aided by the disgust of the country at Republican misrule, they have abund ant cause for belief that they will not lose the battle. The friends of Judge Packer were warmly in favor of his nomination, be cause of bis great popularity in Phila delphia and in the Lehigh valley; while tho friends of Gen. Cass urged his selection, because of his grent strength in the West. They wero both right in their preferences, viewing the chatter as they did, each from theirown stand point; and they correctly represented the wishes of their different sections. The Lancaster County Convention, although aware that General Hancock was not a candidate and did not desire the nomination, believed that he v.-as too good a Democrat to decline the nomination if tendered to him and therefore instructed our delegates to vote for him. It was our manifest duty to urge in the Itilclligcnccr the views of the Democracy of Lancaster county, with which we heartily sympathized, and we did ho to the utmost of our abil ity. iierkß county took the tame posi tion ns Lancaster county, and a number of delegates from other parts of the State joined with these two counties in voting forOen. Hancock and in differ ing from the sentiment of ttie majority of the Convention tliat he ought not to he asked to become our candidate agniust his desire, as clearly expressed In ills letter read in tire Convention. Judge Pucker was uornlnuteu on the second ballot receiving sixty-seven votes, being a majority ol one; this was ills vote as the ballot wus taken at the reporter’s tabic. The clerks of the con vention however, having made a mis take in their tally made his vote sixty eight, which gave an aggregate vote of one hundred and thirty-four, being one more vote than there were dele gates. To make the record of the con vention right it was therefore neces sary to throw nut this ballot and; take another in its stead, which however was enlirely formal in its character auil resulted in the ratification of the previous ballot by a vole of ninety-fire for Packer to thirty-seven fur Cass. The Convention gave the selection of tile chairman of the State Central Com mittee to the candidates, which is prob ably better than the customary method of electing a chninnun by the Conven tion itself. In tlie evening at tho Holton House Gen. Cass and Gen. McCamliess made graceful speeches ratifying tlie nominations, and pledging them their active support; and in tlie night trniun tho Democracy scatter ed to their various homes, heartily ac quiescing,in Democratic fashion, in the choice of the majority, and fully deter mined to do all iu their power to insure tlie success of tlie ticket and thus free our noble old 8!ale from the vile slain of P.iulical rule. Principles Not Men The Democratic party lias ever been distinguished for its ardent attachment to the great principles which have al- j ways been cherished by it. Its motto I bus been, from its first organization, 1 “ Principles not men!” Its members of tfour.se have their preferences but when the National or Stale Conventions select a candidate the party respect the wish es of the majority of its members and give the chosen leader their united, vigorous, and enthusiastic support.— Democrats believe that the reserv* ! ed rights of the Slates shduld not be ruthlessly trampled upon ; they insist that all classes shall be taxed alike and that the few shall not he ex empt from the burthens incident to the carrying on of the Government; they believe in protecting the workingman from those who desire to subsist in ease at his expense, and who look upon him with scorn and contempt. Democrats, moreover, believe that this government can best be administeredjjy white men, aud that the policy of the Republican party in placing the negroes of the Boulh in offices of emolument and re sponsibility is ruinous to the best inter ests of the Nation. In support of these principles the party will rully to a man and in their defence they will gallantly battle. It is this devotion to principle; this unswerving fidelity to what they believe right that will enable the Deuioc racy in the coming Gubernatorial cam paign, under the leadership of their honest and woitliy candidates, to march forward to an assured victory and free the Keystone State from the control of an unscrupulous and fanatical Radical party. Forney’s Praise and Abuse of Asa Packer. The biographical sketch of Hon. Asa Packer which we published, was cut from Forney’s P/’omsome months ago, and carefully laid away. It was ec-t up for the Intelligencer from the type of the Trcrn. The same issue of Korney's paper which contained the highly eulo gistic sketch to which we refer also contained an editorial lauding our can didate; in the most battering terms. We have mislaid that, but will produce it before long. Korney’s I'rcss is now abusing the mau it once praised so high* ly. It indulges in low flings at Judge Packer on accouut of his wealth, the honest earning of a life of industry which has done so much lo develop the resources of Pennsylvania, and to help the laboring man. Packer once loaned Forney some money. To this fact are doubtless owing the early eulogy aud the late malevolence. “ Inside.” We call attention to an article entitled “Inside,” which appears in another column. It is furnished by some one unknown to us, but it is certain that the movements of the Radical politi cians of the county are not unknown to our contributor. He is evidently “in side.” Ho promises us “more,” and wo anticipate some rich developments. Look out for Jeb’s future revelations. If Grant Warns a Steamboat Lot niin Hire One. The N. V. &un, a noted Republican newspaper, insists upon it that if Grant wants the use of a steamboat he ought to hire one. He is now making another excursion trip, this time not in special cars, but on the government steamer Tallapoosa. Of course the taxpayers pay hundreds of dollars a day for run ning the President’s pleasure boat. The fjun truthfully says: lu despotic governments, like that of y {.-.ur/i, ibe Jhnperor goes about in public v«s**dwj: if himself were lie l'n whose solo arm hung victory Let the watchword of every Demo crat be “ a full vote is certain victory And Lo ensure the full poll of our entire strength let every man in our ranks labor earnestly and untiringly. So shall our euceee-a be assured beyond the pos sibility of a doubt. Meeting ofilic Republican County Com The Radical County Committee met in the Orphans’ Court Room on Mon day. Mr. Billingfelt offered a series of amendments to the rules governing the primary elections, requiring the officers who hold them to be sworn, ami pro viding that each ticket be read off by the Judge when voted. The proposed amendments gave rise to no little ani mated discussion, a uumberof members declaring their open hostility to the whole Crawford County System. Mr. Kauffman, o.f Columbia, said lie wouid vote for the amendments because lie was desirous of strangling the whole thing with red tape. Finally it was resolved to refer the amendments to a special meetiug’lo be held next Monday. “Hou est” Audy Armstrong, who aspires to Senatorial honors, made a bold stroke to cover up the body of lily up, by moving that the candidates for Senate and As sembly pledge themselves in writing against all such rascality. The motion was referred to the meeting of next Monday. A motion to fix the 21st of Augustas the day for holding the pri mary elections led to considerable dis cussion. George Brubaker, Esq., sug gested that that was Court week and would be an inconvenient time, stating that he could not attend. Mr. Kauff man, of Columbia, brought down the house by intimating that.the absence of the distinguished District Attorney would probably be favorable to an hon est election. Finally the 2sth of August was fixed upon, and the Committee adjourned to meet next Monday. Thk Liquoß Law in Massacre setts does not prevent liquor being sold at all the fust hotels. Old bars are changed for new. Thus spirits have run up from 15 to 25 ceDts a glass in first class hotels, and beer on draught from 10 to 15 cents. The temptation to drink is greater thau ever, and the self-in dulgence more than ever before. The law, of course, is denounced by thou sands of men though hundreds get all they want to drink. The Boston Jour nal, Post,Transcript and Herald deraaud the repeal or the enforcement of the law,—but the Boston Traveler tempor ises. Clearly this time Massachusetts has got something too much of a good or bad thing. Some innocent nincompoop has been writing a “piece” in the Jixjyrcss in which ho asserts that “a Republican County Ticket nominated by fraud cau* not be elected this fall.” What rural simplicity this correspondent exhibits! Does he not know that fraud is one of the main-stays of the Republican Par ty ? Does he not know that since the days of Titus Oates, there have beeu no greater swindlers than those who cover up their tracks with a little “God and Morality” cant. Poor, verdant youth. We suggest that he be elected a Prison Inspector. The Express says that a number of pocket books changed hands at the Dem ocratic State Convention on. Wednesday in a mysterious way. We should sup pose, from remarks which have appear ed in that lovely sheet recently, that two-thirds of the gentlemen whose names are printed daily in that paper under the head of “ Candidates for Of fice” must have been in attendance upon the Convention in a professional way, or else that Cameron’s “ Constitu tional thief” mast have been plying his avocatioff in the streets of Harrisburg. Corruption .In the RadTcal party of Lancaster County. Considering it to be part 6f our duty . as faithful chroniclers of the times we i give up considerable space to a fair and ! impartial report of the proceedings of 1 the Radical County Committee. We are sure our sfeoount of what was said and done will be oonceded by all who were present to be perfectly truthful.— We wish every Republican in Lancas ter county could have heard and seen what we did. It was plainly evident that leading members of the committee believed that the grossest corruption and the most unblushing rascality had been systematically practiced under the Crawford county system. The amend ments proposed by Mr. Billingfeltgoto show that. No necessity for oaths and the reading aloud of tickets would be admitted to exist if it were not well known and generally believed that the ballot-boxes have been stuffed, and counts falsified iD former elections of the kind. The charges which have been made by the Express were abundantly .'substantiated by what occurred in the County Committee. Who the candidates were in whose favor systematic and wholesale cheat ing has been heretofore practised may not be known ; but it is admitted by many leading Republicans that election officers iu certalD districts have, in more than one instance, made the count to suit those in whose interest they where chosen. Whether Mr. Blllicgfelt’s amendments, if they should be adopt | ed, would remedy the evil com j plaiued of is exceedingly doubtful.— Men who would deliberately cheat at an election, as it Is admitted somehave done, would not scruple to violate an oath to carry out their nefarious pur ' poses. Some would be found who would j dodge the responsibility under the plea | that an extrajudicial oath is not bind 1 lug while others would follow Thad. j Stevens’ advice, and ‘Vthrow con ' science to the Devil,” to gain any po j litical advantage. The only remedy Is I the open ballot system, which is also 1 incorporated,in Mr. Biilingfelt’samend | ments. In our judgment nothingshort j of that will blpy the tide of corruption I which is sweeping over the Radical ! party of this county. HoDest men i would not object to having it known | for whom they voted. Only moral cow j ards and rascals who desire to cheat will oppose the proposed amendment. If it is beaten next Monday, we shall be forced to the conclusion that a majority of the County Committee arc in favor of a system which is calculated to encour age cheating. The fight which is now going on among tlie multitude of Radicals who are candidates for office in this county , is full of bitterness. The most serious ! charges ure made by them against each othpr, and, if one halftherumorswhlch ! we hear be true, it -would be hard to j select a ticket out of the entire ’ ! batch of candidates fit to command ' the support of any intelligent and ; ; honest voter. The “ring” is active and i hard at work. An article elsewhere | ! shows up some of the inside move \ ments. The Radical cauldron is boiling 1 fiercely, and there i 3 a superabundance . • of filth being thrown up from its troub i led depths. Tlio Design of tlie Registry Law The Radical newspapers of the State try to disguise the partisan character of , the decision declaring the Registry Law to be unconstitutional, by pretending 1 that it will ensure greater honesty iu elections. The truth is the law was not framed for any such purpose, or with , any such design. It will not effect the rural districts, and it was never intend ed that it should. The single object and purpose of the law was to take the management of elections in Pbiladel i phia out of Ihe hands of the legally chosen officers, and to commit it to the control ot unscrupulous Radi i cal politicians. Tlie plain and sim [ pie conclitutional provision, which de : flues the qualification of electors, is : overridden by an act of Assembly, and three partisan Judges have the audacity to declare such an act to be constitu tional. Judge Aguew, with all his zeal, is compelled to admit that some who are fully entitled to vote will bedisfian chised by the law, but justifies it upon the ground that the few must sacrifice their rights to protect the many. This is new doctrine tocome from the bench. It Ims generally been supposed thatas ma jorities cau take care of themselves tho law was designed to protect the minor ity. It is useless to waste words in arguing in the face of such judicial stultification. Three Judges of the Su preme Court "have declared a law which deprives electors of their rights to be constitutional, oneof them being a can date for election at this very time. Oue election will be sufficient to dem onstrate the object and purpose of the Registry law, and it will speedily be done away with. But, in the mean time the Democracy of tlie State must see to it that no advantage is taken of them by Radical officials. Their design of the law is to enable them to cheat at the coming election. That must be prevented by due precautions and vig ilance or the part of the Democracy. An Infamous law. Que of the infamous measures inoi. dent to the control of our national gov ernment by the Radical party is that law by which the incomes of citizens are made taxable. This iucorae law has been very appropriately termed “one of the most demoralizing agencies ever instituted.” It is an outrage upon the rights of the citizen, us much so as if his bank book was to be made public, or his cash account paraded in the news papers for the edification of his inquisi tive neighbors. It is a brutal and des potic expose of a man’s private affairs to the gaze of the public, and leads to controversies respecting bis circum stauces and probity, which, were it not for this vile law, would never be en tered into. The law encourages frahd in two ways. It leads many persons to com mit perjury by returning incomes less than they actually receive, aud in duces others to give in much larger incomes than they really have, in order that they may create a belief in the minds of their credulous neigh bors that they are in possession of more wealth than they actually possess. The records of the courts of our country show that this last method of fraud has been more than once successfully per petrated, aud businessmen deceived by income returns, have trusted scoundrels only to be speedily swindled out of large sums of money. The income law, in face, offers a pre mium for fraud and perjury and Js con sequently the most disgraceful ever enforced by any government—not ex cepting the most despotic. We are glad to state that the income tax law expires by legal limitation in 1870, aud we do Dot believe that even a Radical Con" gress will dare revive it and incur the displeasure of some of the best men in the Radical party. It will then cease to be in force and will only be remem bered as a monument of the folly and tyranny of a party, which to sustain its extravagance, wantonly violated "the most sacred rights of the people, and trampled with sccfu upon Constitution al limitations. The Virginia Election, The official returns from the cities of Richmond and Norfolk, and from forty one counties, of the election held in Virginia on July 6th, have been trans mitted by General Canby to the War Department. The returns sum up as follows; For Walker, 58,662; Wells, 54,406; Walker’s majority so far, 4,266. The vote for the Constitution was 100,- 922, and against, 3,487. The majority thus far against the test oath is about 11,000; against tbe disfranchisement clause, about 12,175. Geo. Hancock’s Letter in Foil. The following Is the full text ot Gen. Hancook’s letter, withholding permis sion to use his name for Governor; and io tlie face of which old Berkaand Lan caster and delegates from .many other quarters wanted to nominate him, jun* der the belief that if the. Convention would absolutely Insist on his accept ance he would be too good natured to deoline: Saint Paul, May 2Ut, 1869. jj£Aii dir -I had the pleasure to receive vour favor of May Ist last, just before leaving Washington for the west. My oc cupation and duties prevented me from promptly replying to your communication ; and such is to be regretted, for I was as well prepared to express to you my views then as now—and by haviDg promptly written I would have avoided the appear auce of hesitation. My views on tho subject, concerning which you have addressed me, have never changed, and I have freely expressed them to all persons who have in any form com municated wilh me to that end. 1 am averse to obtruding myself upon the public, and have therefore avoided writing any thing for publication, although I have authorized my correspondents to make any other proper use of ray sentiments. I write to you with the same limitation as to .the purpose to which my letter may be applied, and for the same reasons. • I feel highly honored by the preference shown mein old Northampton, as express ed in your letter; but notwithstanding the high honor which you propose to confer by casting your influence for me In the nomi nating convention for Governor, dow close at haDd, I must state, and without reser vation, that under existingcircuinstauces I cannot permit the use of my name in that convention. Were lin civil life, no distlnc ction would be more agreeable to mo than io be Governor of Pennsylvania. I have, however, followed the profession of arms since boyhood; and now that I have ac quired considerable rank, do not wish to abandon It, and enter upon a life for 'which I am much less prepared by experience or education. In declining to permit the use of my name, I have considered tbut no injury would re sult to the Stato, for there are numbers of distinguished men, knowing Us interests far better than myself, whom the people would be pleased to honor, and who could render more efficient services to thb people of Pennsylvania than myself. I am truly your obedient servant, Winfield Scott Hancock. To Messrs. G. H, Gundy, Win. Mitchell, Charles Meade, Wm. H. Hatter, James Veal, L. H. Merryman, B. B. Welsh, and '/. Hagerman, Bethlehem, Pa. Mississippi and Texas, Nearly four months must elapse be fore the people of two important South ern States will be permitted to take measures for organizing civil govern ments. In the meantime tho citizens of these States, Mississippi and Texas, are disfranchised and compelled to live under military rule with their lives and property Insecure, and both subjected to j the whims and caprices of officers of \ the army, who do not understand their wants and who have no desire to foster and encourage private cr public enter prise. The inquiry naturally arises why should the best interests of the people be sacrificed In this manner; why should the peace, safety, and welfare of a large' number of the citizens of our common country bo imperiled? The answer is that the extreme Radicals surprised and disgusted by the result of the recent election in Virginia, hope to so manip ulate the States of Mississippi and Texas, between this time and the 30th of November, that the elections held at that time may result iu favor of Radi calism. Itseemsthat President Grant has, as usual, yielded to the advice of the extreme Radicals and has officially sanctioned this outrage upon tho rights of States and of individuals—another notable instance of tho want of firm ness and moral courage on the part of the Chief Executive of the Nation. How the Registry Law Overrules tUc Constitution ] The Philadelphia Aye brielly and • clearly exhibits the true character of I the Registry Law as follows : , This used to be the rule of the Cocsiitu , tion : “Iu elections by Lbo citizens, every white freeman of thy age of twenty-one years, having resided in tlie Stateone year, g*nd in the election district where he oilers '•'.o vote ten days preceding such election, and within two years paid u Stato or coun ty tax, which shall have been assessed at least ten davs before the election, SHALL ENJOY THE RIGHTS OP AN ELEC TOR.”—ConahYuhcm of Pennsylvania, Ar ticle JIJ, Section 7. The above is the constitutional provision, as framed by the convection of ISIIS. The following is the same provision ns modified by Judges Agtiew, williams and Read, viz: Section 7. Iu eloctions by the cit /.ens, every white freeman of the age of twenty j one years, who wus a citizen on tho 20ih ! day of September preceding tho election, j having resided in this State one year, and in tho election district where he offered to vole- twenty-one days, more or less, im : mediately preceding such election, and within two years paid a tux of lifty cents, ; which shall have been assessed twenty-one ; days, moro or less, before the election, 1 SHALL ENJOY THE RIGHTS OP AN : ELECTOR!— Provided, the radical canvas- ! sere see proper to register him.— Sue Itcgis- 1 try Act, ami opinion of Agnciv. j Slow Asa I’nclser Iteceivcd tlie Sews of Ills 3foininntlon. Tbo Carbon Democrat, published at_l Muuch Chunk, the home of Judge Packer, - ! gives tho following account of the manner 1 iu which the news of his nomination was , received there : j To say that news of his nomination was received hero with joy, would be u weak expression of the ecstatic feeiing which has prevailed here since tho result was known. Immediately on tbo reception of the news by telegraph, both sides of Susquehanna street in tho vicinity of the telegraph office, were emblazoned with national flags, and cheer alter cheer went up from small squads of highly jubilant citizens in all parts of town. Within half an hour from tho receiut of the news an elegant impromptu trans parency was put out from the corner porch of the Leh'gh Valley R. R. office by tho employet , hca; tbe inscription: . “OVEKNOH, t ii. ' ' ' ■>£ mf ouh valley. i u ASA PACKER. The erection of ihe truuapareucy was greeted v. tin prolonged cbeeriug ; its senti ment is tnu uuaniinous feeling of the entire valley toward our honored townsman. Judge Packer, who was in town all day, and moving about as unconcerned as a Druid philosopher, was surrouuded by his friends and neighbors, and received their congratulations with bis usual good nature, evidently much pleased with the result, yet unmoved by the excitement and wildness of joy that surrouuded him. ills demeanor was calm and dignified, yet marked ty that courtesy and cordiality for which he is fa mous everywhere in Pennsylvania. In tbo evening a hundred guns were fired in honor of the nomination, and a party numbering upwards of two hundred persons, headed by tbe Lehigh ton Band, despite tbe pouring rain, waded through water and mud lo tuu princely residence of Mr. Packer oi> the hill-side, where the band played with rare proficiency, "Hail Columbia” and "The Red, White and Blue.” The Judge appeared and addressed them briefly as lollows : "Friends and Neighbors:— l thank you for tiiis demonstration and expression ofyour kindness toward me. I cau hardly find words to express my gratitude to you for it. lam very sorry that the weather is so inclement, and as it is very unpleasant outside, I hope you will all come in.” Very soon his spucious rcsidenco was filled to overflowing with his friends and neighbors, whosecongratulations were en thusiastic, but most sincere. A noticeable feature of the reception—" Governor” Packer's first—was tho enthusiasm and honest gladness manifested by those who have hituerto voted against tho party whose candidate the Judge now is, who have already expressed a determination to aid in his election, We are glad to know that our candidate is not a politician, aud has never been, but is a lellow citizen selected for his eminent fitness, for whom honest men of all parties can voio with consistency and honor, and for the real good of the Commonwealth. Donors to Mr. Pershing. The annexed account of a serenade to Hon. C. L. Pershing, will serve to show two things, viz: Mr. PershiDg’sdecid ed popularity at his own home, and his true appreciation of his position as a candidate fora judicial office as exhibit ed in the fact that he refrained from referring to politics in his speech i Johnstown, July 17.—A large and im promptu gathering of the citizens of Johns town, without distinction of party, accom panied by a band of music, this evening ussembled in front of the residence of their distinguished townsman, Hon. Cyrus L. Pershing, and tendered him a serenade, upon the conclusion of which Mr. Pershing responded in a felicitous manner, returning his thanks for the compliment, but without refering in bis speech to party questions. How Packer’s Nomination was Received. Mauch Chunk, July 14 The nomina tion of Judge Packer by the Democratic Convention for the Governorship of Penn sylvania has filled the valley of the Lehigh with enthusiasm. At Mauch Chauk. the place of his residence, the reception of tho news was marked with the most hearty demonstrations of gratification and joy. Flags and banners were displayed, can nons fired, and, notwithstanding the in clemency of the weather, a large concourse of citizens, irrespective of party, with band of music, called at his residence to tender ,their congratulations. After enjoying the hospitalities of the Judge, they adjourned with nine cheers for the next Governor of pennßylyante, ABA FIQKBO. Anthracite coal was first used In the Wy oming Valley, Pennsylvania, In the year 1708. A~ blacksmith, whose name is unfor tunately'unknown to .the writer, waa the tart man to fitilixe ( in his lnoonalderatile country stithy, tbla valuable mineral. It was not until one hundred years afterward. In 1808, that Judge Fell, of Wllkesbtrre, prat used it in a grate for heating bis fami ly mansion. As UtaaslB2o the mining of anthracite coal may hardly be said to have began, for the production in that year did not exceed 000 tons, or ono ton for each day. Half a century later, in 1800, the annual produc tion had reached 12,000,000 tons, or 34,000 *f m P® r day. A recent visitor to the coal Belas, in summing op the amazing devel- ! hi ?, ***** interest, says: “ Ltt tle aid the toiling wagoner who, over rongh and mountainona roads, slowly pushed bis way towards Philadelphia, with his heavi ly loaded wagon of this new and little un aeretood article of fuel, realize that the child that passed him by the roadside would; ere his head was mantled by all very looks, see a capital of more than one hundred and fifty million dollars invested In the transportation routes for carrying this article to market, or that it would be come a necessity in every household. It Is probably within bounds to say that In mines developed and nndeveloped, In mine improvements, and in the cost of construc tion and equipment of water ways and rail ways, the anthracite trade of Pennsylvania, at the present time, represents a property valuation of three hundred and fifty mil lion dollars. Great as is this growth, and enormous as are the figures, the trade is by thinking mon believed to be yet in its Infancy.” To trace the course of this development: how wagons were Bupplanted by arks; arks by canal boats • canal boats by gravi ty railroads, and t heso by locomotive roads, and monuments of engineering skill pro portionate to tho vast operations of the pre sent time, is impossible within the limits of this article, it is our purpose to glance at tbo history of oue individual whose life has been mainly spent in pushing forward the great works wnioh hnyo largely contri buted to this enormous growth, and indi rectly to the prosperity and comfort of mil lions of tho American people. Asa Packer w r as born in the township of Groton, Now London county, Connecticut, In the beginning of the year 1806. His grandfather, Eiisha Packer, wns the most Erotnlnent and successful business man of is native tuwn. He was a farmer, tanner, and shoe manufacturer, diligent in busi ness, and not neglectful of those higher re sponsibilities which he inherited with his Puritan blood. He was a stauuch member of the Baptist denomination, and worship ped in the church erected on the site ot the old Pequot Fort, still in existence, and known as tho Fort Hill Church. His fath er, Eli9ha Packer, Jr., was a man of strong sense, industrious, economical, and of in dependent character, but never very suc cessful in business. A younger brother of his father, Daniel Pucker, however, had a watchful eye to the interests of bis nephew, and as soon as Asa was ol an age to do something for liimaelf, this Daniel Packer got him u situation iu the taunery of Mr. Elias Smith, of North Htonington. Al- . though Asa Packer had enjoyed very lim- j ited opportunities of education, these had i enabled him to master tho rudiments of: knowledge, und bo made eyery effort to ; impiove his mind, and increase his store of information. By diligence, faithfulness and good temper, tho first indications of a mauly character, he won tho confidence, und ultimately tho affection of his employ er. Despite his youth, he came to bore gurdod by tlie tannor as a confidential friend und udvisor, und if death hud not inlorposed and broken the connection, Abu Pucker would probably have become u partner in tho establishment, and ended his life as a tanner. During Mr. Smith's last illness, Ash was his trusted mauager, uud after the hours of business, bis syin j puthizing frieud and companion. | After the death of Mr. Smith, Asa on ; gaged himself to a farmer by the naroo of John Brown. Thia farmer was a man of strong character, and still stronger convic tions. Ho wus hard handed und hard headed, able either to boo his own row in the corn-field, or hold his own ground in debate. He was u Democrat of the school of Thomas Jefferson, uDd always ready to maintain his opiniou by reasonable argu rnent, and never so happy as when pitted i against a worthy antagonist. From this farmer Asa Packer got the bias which has ever inclined his heart and his judgmeutto the party which is now known as the Demo cratic. j After passing a your with tho old farmer, j summering and wintering wilh him, talk iug over iu the long days of labor ev*ry [ subject connected with the business of I farming, uud tho duties of the citizen, and I getting discipline both of body and of mind j of the most vuliuiblo kind, Asa went back 1 to Mys’ic, and spent a year at home. Dur ing this year he attended school, and having learned the value of knowledge, he applied I biujsoif to study, and arrived ut considera ble proficiency in those branches which are most useful in tbe practical affairs of life. Like all young men of New England, when Asa reached seventeen years of age, i he felt that it wus time for him to make a serious effort lo establish himself in tbe-1 world. At this time Pennsylvania was at- i trading great numbers of Eastern men. j The tide liud not yet for the more dis- j tent Western portions of our national do- ( main. Taken up by the curreut, in the ! year ISJ3, when but just seventeen, with a j knapsuck which contained his whole ward rube, and a few dollars in his purse, Asa Packer ret out ou foot lor Susquehanna oounty, Pennsylvania. Arrived at the town of Brooklyn, he apprenticed himself to the trado of carpenter and joiner. He rightly Judged that a man in that frontier country was measured by his power to wield the axe, and that tbe skilled mechanic was the man for whoso services there would be the steadiest and most profitable employment. This selection of a trade whioh involved manly work, showed the temper which the young man br'.ubgt to tho task of mak ing his way in a new field and among new friends. After servir: - 1 is time us na apprentice, ; and becoming .he muster of Ids business, jhe continued to work at it assiduously for 1 several years, when he invested his savings in a lot of wild laud on the upper waters of the Susquehanna, and entered upon the hard but free and adventurous life of the pioneer. Ho mado a cleariug, and reared „ with his own bands the cabin to whom he soon after brought a brido. The lady whom he selected to be the mistress of his homo was a daughter of Zopher Blakslee, a name that will be recognized even now by many in Northern Pennsylvania. She proved a worthy wife to Asa Packer in his early struggles. While he was about his work in the fields, or striking sturdy blows in the forest which hemmed in his homo stead on ©very side, Mrs. Packer was equal ly bard at work attending to the domestic affairs of the household. Her nimble fin gers, with the aid of the spinning-wheel, made all the garments worn by the family during the first ten years of tbeir married life. There wasnodi-puto about the au thority or sphere of either ; each found ap propriate work close at band, and was con tent with doing it, and with reciprocating sympathy and counsel. Here Asa Packer lived eleven years. Tho : circumstance which led to a change in his field of labor, was occasioned by a necessity common to tbe more enterprising pioneer settlers—that of seeking eniploy meut in the thickly-populated dislrictsduring a portion of the year, in order to obtain ready money for taxes und articles essential in home comfort and enjoyment. The nearest point whero labor could then command ca-sh in band was n hundred miles away in the Le high valley. The journey had to be made on foot, by paths through rough mountain passes and the forests which stretched be tween tbe'upper waters of tbe Susquehauua and the Lehigh. In the valley of tho Lehigh, Josiah White and Erskine Hazard, representatives of as sociated capitJtfcof Philadelphia, had pro jected and executed improvements which* made the wonderful riches of this section— its coal, iron, timber, lime, cement, and slate—partially available. Hither came Asa Packer, a poor artisan, to labor with his hands, to mix with acrowd of men similar ly emploj’ed and undistinguished. What has raised Asa Packer so far above tho throne of which he then was but a unit ? Observing tbe character tif the country, the almost immeasurable extent of the coal deposits, and the diversity of the rich pro ductions of the Lehigh valley, be foresaw tbe establishment of those extensive col lieries, of lines of transportation, and all tbe I immense traffic which time has developed. Here was a field for the highest intelligence and the most untiring energy. Aocordiug ly, iu the spring of 1803, when ho wrs twen ty-seven years of age, Asa Packer left his farm in Susquehanna county, and perma nently settled himself in the Lehigh valley. His advent into a region in which ho was destined to accomplish so much mado no stir. He brought to the new field but a few hundred dollars. His capital lay in his ac tivo mind, stout heart, and strong arms and in industrious and thrifty habits. His first and second summers were employed in boating coal from Manch Chunk to Philadelphia, in which he acted as master of bis own boat. Tho energy which he displayed in this occupation brought him to the notice of tbe Lehigh Coal and Naviga tion Company, and he formed a connection with the company, which was maintained for many years, greatly to his advantage. About this time Mr. Packer made a visit ;to his relations at Mystic. To his brother, Robert Packer, and his uncle, Daniel Pack er, be gave such an account of the advan tages of the coal region, that they were induced to accompany hiqi on his return. They visited in company the collieries es tablished in tbe valley, and went over the great field just opened for business. Daniel Packer was so struck with the magnitude of the opportunity, that he declared that age alone deterred him-from closing his business, and selling all his property in Connecticut, and coming to the Lehigh Valley. He advised the brothers to unite their means and engage in business at Maueh Chunk, offering to assist them with money and credit, and to stand behind them in every emergency. This advice ex actly acoorded with the views of Asa Pack er, and the two brothers, immediately engaged in business in Manch Chunk, under the firm name of A. & R. W, Packer, with a capital of five thousand dollars. The most of this money had been saved by Asa Packer from tho hard earniDgs of former years. The new house entered, from the moment of opening, upon an extended and profita ble business. It soon became known by its large transactions both on the Lehigh and Schuylkill rivers. Its operations on the Lehigh during the fifteen years between 1835 and 1850 embraced a large mercantile bnsiness at Manch Chunk ; contracts with the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, which Involved the building of dams and westwabd !2S B J«SJ l i e up J 30 r r na ?! BaUon; working Portland, Oregon, Jano2l. 1860. ooalmine® leased from the oompany, and AMni M , 1 , afterward Mr. Packer 1 ® own mines near . M, » Jtme 17 » ftfler taking a casual Hasleton and shipping ooal to Philadelphia ylew °* lbe Clt y °f" Eriooo,” as It Is called anaNewYork. A similar chipping bust- forshort.wemadeourway towards Folsom Silf W ThW 3 if ne A yt s emc P street Wharf, whore the beautiful the kill. They were the first through trana- *„k »» i- in V porter® of coal to the New York* market B race * u l» tub Paolflo lay like a huge and it 1® a fitting return that the business, tart l o waiting to receive her human freight should still Continue to be the largest item for Portland, Oregon. The appearance of Thr-oughTis coal wm £' 1088 genera "y dld no ‘ nor woa brought into close relations with the late the prospect of tbreo or four days tarrying Commodore Stockton, and between them oa board such a craft very cheering; yet there sprung up a warm friendship—a having once made up our mind to prc®,» Wendshlp which p roved of gr ea ‘ value lo Westward, without regard to obstacles, we*- Mr. Packer at a trying moment when ~. . ® . 1 pushing to completion tho great ° “ actually take passage with about 150 enterprise of his life, the Lehigh Valley olher poor souls traveling the same way, Railroad. and were soon off for the offing, and. after ae T pl,shed aboui , 3 , of our been altogether by water, but the business 7UO 10 be made » we were suddenly brought | bad now reached such a magnitude as, in to by the breaking of some part of our ma- i buUdln a ir C ors S J I ?£ g !. me , nt ’ t ,° A sllf 7 th ® chinory. Anchor wits cast opposite the old the Lehigh rW. “AcOTrdfngly hedged Prealdio > and 8 boat dispatched back to the upon the Lehigh Coal and Navigation olt y wllh lhe broken part. At SP. M. a P® llc y © f building a road as a new ono was brought, and soon adjusted, the p°ro]ect wTno?f«SS3y ° r n d e d ß b “‘ whan ™ £ erG otlco moro B? in grades and water connections, was in- ® tca “ erß ln P ort » “d with rose kid gloved Btanced to ollnch the argument. Asa Pack- nands > waved a graceful bon voyage to a er’s opinion, however, was not affected by senatorial lady on board, Inwardly chuck this adveree criticism of hia proposition, ling no doubt over the aood thin* he was ! and he determined to take tho matter ner- mn M„« -~a, ZZ 8 a luing he was sonally in hand. • P making by sending off such a cheap vessel The ground for a railroad in the Lehigh BUcb a Suable cargo— s3o a head valley was embraced in a charter for u road antl doubtless calculating tho irnmenso net ot much greater extent, projected by that profits which will be returned to him after great financier, Edward It. Biddle. It was thovovuM »hnni/i k« embraced in the charter of the Delaware, f. “ould bo completed. Wo go Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Rail- tliroU ß b l be vessel and find ourselves pro road Company, incorporated April 2l,lBl6. miscuoualy crowded in with Chinese, No- The first Burvey was made in tbo fall of i groee, etc., men, women and children—all S j an e T', riDß 100 l; ' aamuch - to expired by its own limitation did Asa , a F “°w are we all to live ou board this old Packer take his place in the board of mana- hulk ? Wo enquire tho tonnage of the f,® r n s '. 9 U board sauc-j Purser, n young gentleman with a mlll lioned the grading ofa mileof railroad n ear .. . , , ~, , Allentown, and thereby the limitation was I < ' a^, ut not mucb 11 rn Uft ar y bent avoided. On the 30ih of October, 1851, Mr. I in S« and aro grutlly told that be don’t kuow. Packor became owner oi u controlling por- 1 So wo mudo a guess and guessed the tou tlciP. tb ° 8l0 ?H* R P d subsequently sub- nnge to bo about 800, lucluding teq tons of mltted u proposition to build the road from • „„i , , ' . h ; . Muuch Chunk to Easton, a distance of ' P alnt - lo coyer up the weather cracks. This forty-six miles, for a consideration, to be P a ' Dt a precaution In such crufts, for paid in the stock and bonds of the com it bides u multitudo of sins, and In that ro pany, the name of which was now changed sped is a regular cloak of charity. Not to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company to i ; „ ,■ , , . . , , J . unit its extent and true Held or wbrk; ' lotlms disposed to ruu the risk of number Mr. Packer’s proposition was accepted, } satisfactory answer from the Purser, or any and he commenced work in November, j other employee of the purse proud owner, 1852. Under hie personal supervision it wo did not learn tbo oitiet litre of this ancient was pushed with great vigor. As ho ro- * coived only stock and bonds ui payment, he -suppose from kh moilel that If cun t hazarded his whole fortune iu the cuter- be over 100 yem* next gnus More xho was prise. In its early complution and protita- j launched. In fact there Is some |>n.liability tile working, he Saw pverv dollar of his j , bot sLc was put logell.rr s. ii.t-titnu .luting investment quadrupled, and every aero of 1 ,i , . . , , , land in the Lehigh vullev enhanced hi | lhe < ,ros ™‘ eeulury, perhaps in ike early value. But it was a heavy load, and many P art °f it* e realize that wo are taken lu, limes did it embarrass Mr. Packorlo carry ! sold and done lbr, for the trip, and making it; but his high character, utid liis roputa- i the best of our situation uud accommoda tion as a business tnun, enabled him to 1.. ....... . . . , command resources which would huvobeon j ! ° n ‘ • Philosophize into n sort ol a fet 1- at the service of no other. Commodore i in £ ofeontentruent under the circumstances, Stockton, the New Jersey Central Railroad and begin to make ourselves ngreeublo Company, and olbor rich corporations to among our fellow passengers. The most whoso business the Lehigh road would cou- „„,.i » 1 tribute, also enme to Mr. Packer’s assist- nolulj leamong whom uroSenator W illiums, ance. and made largo ndvanoes ou Its stock O r °K on t with his beautiful and accom and bonds. pllshed wifo, and Attorney General Holmes j :1 " tt ' B! ' of Washington Territory, with his good and delivered to tho company on the 2-Uh ■, . . , , , J . ~ ... of September, 1855, and was put limnedi* lister, and children, together with a ately In operation Its coal freighis, which large number of other equally agreeable In 1857 amounted to 500,000 tous. in tho ladies and gentlemen from ull parts of the yeffr 1800 exceeded 2,000,000 tons, 035,000 of United Stales which were delivered along its route from ; T , .., ~ Mauuh Cnunk to Easton, to works which ! Iu le “ vin ß ,bo bi;rbor ul Slio krancwco, the railroad itself had called into existence, i the eyo enjoys u feast of bounty, such us The addition which it brought to Asa Puck- I but few putts of of tho world presents.— er’sfortune oun bo eluted only in millionn. | Among Ibese points of benuly nrotho Gold >\ ttbm three years atter tho opening ot 1 ~ . v . ~ ~ ... , ~ , the railroad from Muuoh Chunk to Easton. ! ™ or Narrows, San Cellto and hurt with connections which made a railroad Point ou the right, Black Point and Fort route from the valley to Fhiludolpbia us ! Alcatras on tho left—then comes Lbo open well us New \ork, Mr. Packer suggested \ seu the Pacific Ocean. A cluster of rocks, tho extension of a lino of railroad into the ] , , .. , . . , valley of tho Susquehanna, and up that j jus*t outsulo of tho Gate, urea natural valley to the great table lands of the State ! curiosity ; the larger one of them having a ofNew York, thereto connect with the New j nutural tunnel directly through its base, York anil Erie Railroad. This would bring I whilo 011 , Uo outer ed( , eB nre lbo p i oy the anthracite coal region within the sys- ° , tem of roads leading north and west to i B ro,lD^a ibe £>eal, or Sea Lion, u sort of Lako Ontario and Lake Erie, and ulso af- j sacred animat In the estimation of tho vlsi- ford a direct louto by connection with the ! tors to the “Cliff Houso” situated upon tho Vpost Wiaßa Und rolldß t 0 tLe Greal bluff above, and overlooking tho Oconu. Asa pucker has lived to see tho whole of , The next morning, after leaving San this stupendous conception realized. It is Francisco, we uro up and stirring early. not possible to calculatothe benefit which find that we have made just 70 miles in 12 jit is destined to confer upon tho whole ho urs— a most convincing proof that ours country. It will set the wheels of machine- • r . r.i ,t !ry in motion thousands of miles in tho in- 19 a fa9t (?) craft ' AlmoBt tbe Gnliro Coaat itoriorna well as.at tidewater, and bring I Kauge of Mountains from San Francisco to ! about in a great section of country that di- f the mouth of the Columbia river arc fer | versity ol employments essential to the tile and productive. Thousands of cattle 1 highest development of tho peoplo. , Bn bis return from a trip to Europe in CaU scc “ °" bl -‘ r , i,lt , e P W“<-ot tnu trip try; mineralogy and metallurgy (analysis 1 " ould bo tL ' d:uu3 in thu oitretue, under of soils and agriculture ; architecture and tbe circumstances, it Is sullerublo. construction ; all branches of knowledge of Among tho inure interesting points along J“!? e , i u tbeLeb ‘ sb vnlle y- 1,1 tbis coast I must name the two Tiliemook carrying mtoeffect his purpose, Mr. Pucker ~ . • ~ , , gavea woodland park, sixty acres in extent ounl!una - Uiey “™ peculiar In shape situated on the borders of £outh Bethlehem* ’ anc * co * or fr° m nil tbe rest, and cannot help aD q C l.^^’^^ n . mone y* ' j but attract coiico on that account. The TTnUrfrcYr^^li knGwn aa the-Lehig b ; first is called the laiso Tiliemook, because University, was formally opened Sepiem- . <• •* , ~ . . , . , bor 1,1*6(i, and its success has realized the of ,t 9 t,lrlkin B resemblance to tbesecond or intelligent and benefieient purpose of its founder. By its charter it is made a seif* 'of the samu name. They both rise from hnth'rfnh an//L j ulen^et l to reach the sou ut about tho samo nngle, and dls both rich and poor with its advantages: its i , ~ - , . free scholarships being offered as prizes to play tho BRmo conformation, although ut be competed for by all the students No i least five miles apart, and this is what sectarian bigotry limits its beneficient iu- 1 makes them points of interest. Neur the buMboae o o a fe B vor^ r rfefr S | deno “ l '‘ atlon ' fi,lse Tiliemook is one ofJhcse peculiar its hana y ° rLOd “ ad “ ' Ve! ° ome rocks rising from the water height of | On the 2.3 d of November, 1805, at a dinner about IUO feet, with u blight table or base j given to Mr. Pucker at Bethlehem, us a i uear the edge, upon which wo buw bun- I public acknowledgment of his princely 1 <1 reds of seals la/ilv basking in iho sun ! gift, at which many of the most eminent , se * ~ , y b , IDg ln IUo BUn men of the State were present Col. John i shmo s so thickly were they strewn over W. Forney paid the following eloqueut i this lcdgo that they appeared, while not tribute to the guest of the day : “Here Is a ! moving, like u huge pile of logs, but the hootTioYtudV C Hf*r er - for , youtb and man * novelty of tho scene gains vastly when wo nooa to study. Here is a lesson to tho one , , ~. , to move on in tho path of improvement see them rolling and tumbling one after un* anti a stimuiui’t tp tho other never to de- other down over the rocks into tho water, Kpiur in the darkest hour of disaster uud 1 dotllug its surface with their protruding misfortune. We pick out Asa Packer as » , „. K . . , r ., thp min«r nifL-o n a-uikuw as heads. 3 his appears to be one of the main me miner picks nut a piece of coul to show , . the value of the precious deposit from which breeding places for this curious amphibious it is taken; we pick him out to show whut monstrosity. S kl^n I l^ 7 , PerSOII ' U £°" esty ’ lnduslry ’ i At 10 T. M., Juue2olb, »■» cuuiu in sight ijnd kindness to men; bv courage in the 1 Pfl , ~ midst of bad luck; by confidence itl i of lLe ]l Kbt near tho mouth of toe Columbia midst of gloomy prophecy; by moc j (iS |y , river, uud all ia coinmotiou ou board. The in prosperity, aud by princely generosity men are soundlDg, and report 17 fathoms, when fortune comes with botn bauds full i All kinds of volunteer surmises are mudo Immedmt vT ' as t 0 the P r °b»*>!lMes of Eetling over the 1 H. Gaismer, tho President.of the Camden j bai, which is said to bo very dutigerous ; and Amboy Hailroad, bore high testimony : here, anchoring and moviDg buck and and ability with which Mr. forth during tho night, or taking on a pilot. Packer had carried out his great mining : t> , , 7. . and railroad enterpriaes, and ucknowiedg i pf '°P le don't care to go to bed. Their curl ed that although Pennsylvania is only his ! osity destroys sleep. In shert, it is an ex adopted State, few of her sons have done ! citing crisis in our voyage, and only the m i b6 B lnnl ”6 of that anxiety and excitement the confidence of the community in which ' whlch nlwnys arises when nearing port, he lives. This it has shown by ejecting After a few hours of sleep, under the in him to public office whenever he could be fluence of the gently rocking waves, we bom C .eve™rvoa P mfn tl?„r" rT , , , , . , . J . may not aspire, aud with enorgy, diligence, alon S lho banks is extremely pretty, ever}? and virtue, attain. When lie set out fro.n low flat, every high bluff Is covered with Mystic, Connecticut, to make tho journey thick, rich undergrowth, and fine healthy thnthis tnHrn wfi°n[° ot| * 3 • 10t ro ‘ Jlt^e timber so densely grown that it seems al tbnt his entiro worldly possessions amount- ‘ . i, . . T , ed to twenty dollars. Thc-sc- possessions ' most ‘“‘possible to penetrate it. It is one now are estimated at twenty millions, all continuous garden of nature, ever varying, of which has been accumulated, so far as ' ever beautiful, ever luxuriant! Oregon known, without wronging a single indi- ~ , , . , 4 11 . , vidua!. On the contrary, The weakh which posaesse9 n fioil une^ualed iu forl,m y b ? he has gathered is but u tithe of that which ' uu y Stuto of our 00 - Let ail who read he has been the means of crealiug in the this make a noto of this fact. After pass Lehigh yalley. ing into mou th of tho Willamette, tho aspect of things become rather more pleas ing and less wild. Evidences of progress consisting of saw mills, niat little farm cottages, fruit gardens, shade trees and shrubbery come In view in rapid succes sion, and we approach the heart of Oregon, we are finally, after 21 days of constant traveling at the end of our journey, as wo reach tho wharf of Portland at G P. M. having passed over 3,070 miles of railroad Btages, water, and including the distance from New York to Lancaster, (made a few days before our final leave,) we have tra versed tho continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific in just 2GG4 hours—actual travel ing time, being U days and 22$ hours. Soe what steam can do! In future letters we will try and write you something interest ing in relation to this far off western coun try. Until then Imagine us standing on the summit of Mt. Hood, touching to you the “ beaver” of Traveler. Proclamation by the President. The following proclamation baa been is sued by tbo President: By the’President of the United States *.f America: A PROCLAMATION In pursuance of the provisions of the act of Congress approved April 10,15G9, I hero- i by designate Tuesday, the 30tb day of No- ! vember, 1569, as the time for submitting the I Constitution adopted by the Convention I which met in Austin, Texas, on the loth day I of J une, to the voters of said State registered ' at the date of such submission, viz: ' I direct the vote to be taken upon the said constitution in the following manner, *iz: Each voter favoring tbo ratification of the Constitution as adopted by the Con vention of the 15th of June, ISG9, shall express his Judgment by voting "For tbo Constitution.” Each voter favoring tbo rejection of the Constitution shall express his judgment by voting "Against the Constitution,” i In testimony whereof I have hereunto set [ my hand and caused tho seal of the United i States to be affixed. ' 1 Done at the oily of Washington this fif teenth day of July v in the year of our Lord onethousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and of the Independence of tho United States the ninety fourth. _ U. S. Grant. By tho President: Hamilton Fish. Secretary of State. The Reading Dispatch, an organ of the Radicals, of Berks county, urges an early organization of the Radical party, and laments in the following mournful strain: ' " However loth we may be to do so, there is no sense in denying that there is a disaf fection in our ranks which can only bo healed up by a long, yigorous campaign.” A Kansas city despatch says a bridge in course of erection on the gulf railroad fell on Sunday, killing four meD. Ploirlufi; 17p Silver Coin—Five Thouftnml Dollars Found Oo Monday last we were shown, by Mr. Perry, of the house of Bright «fe Perry, five old Spanish dollars and one half-dollar, United States coiD, which were found in the field of Mr. John Vann, of Webber’s Falls, Cherokee Nation. It appears that ; one day last week Mr. Vann was plowing in bis field, and his plow struck something, and stopped his mule. Supposing it to be j a root, lie struck the mule with his lash, ; and It gave a sudden pull, when up came five old Spanish poilars. Mr. Vann went to the spot where the coin appeared, and on examination, found a keg full of coin. The staves of the keg were rotten, but the dol lars wei'e as sound as when coined at the old Spanish mint. On digging up the keg he found it contained five thousand dollars, ail In old Spanish dollars of the date of about 1806, and American half-dollars of old date. The keg mast have been buried twenty or thirty years ago. Bince the find Ing of this money the whole field has been dug up in search of hidden treasure.— Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald, THfe kill SLACOBTIB Additional and Qrapnio DetMls or lbo Bnd Occurence. Special Correspondence of the N, Y. World Pa., July 10. On Tbnraday tho wounded by thoderrl ble disaster on tbe Erie Railroad on Wed nesday ware all removed to tho Delawaro House at Port Jervis. Their condition Is very comfortable, tho most serloas injury being doubtless tho severe nervous shock they experienced. The Erie Railway has settled with all tho passengers on their own terms for injuries sustained to person and {property. Probably all who have been stay ing at the Delaware House will no longer need medical aid oftortbla woek, nnd will depart for their several homes on Monday. The remains of tho dead, such ns could be gathered from tho smouldering ruins, were placed In boxes and carried to Port Jervis on Thursday. Thore they were de livered In charge of Mr. Goodull. tho vil lage undertaker, who, by tho railway com pany’s order, encased tho remnants of ouch victim in a neat coffin. A view of these charred und blackened fragment-* of hu manity was one of the most horrid ami sickening spectacles that mortul eyo evor looked upon. The few who gazed upon this dreadful collection need never fear to meet a moro creeping horror. It is mid that a mother porishoa with her three young chil dren In herurms, all being crushed helpless ly together by tho telescoping of the cars. When last seen she hud gathered them all In her nrma, and thus, unconscious and wounded, they slowly wero consumed by tho remorseless flames. Tho young and touder bones of tho llttlo ones were quickly destroyed, and but a few shrivelled pieces could be distinguished from tho larger pieces of the mother. Ono coffin will contain these sad relics of that family group. The re mains of Rev. Mr. Hullock were to-day on • clesod in a coffin and sent to his fiiends at Kittanlnny, Broome County. This i* the host preserved relic of humanity in tho sud list, lbo limbs are gone, but lbo truuk and bead remain. The bones protrude through the crisp burtiT Josh, ami Indicate ; that Use clothing or the cushion of tho seat served as some protection fr.mj the llames rho position of the form shows that the body rested easily in the seat during Un process of combustion. Tho skull, also, U quite perfect, although the extreme bt.tl bad thoroughly dried the hone. Tm> sliai p edges around the top, where it is broken seem ns though there had been a fracture.' This leads to the theory that when the eir was broken up, the tops of the seats wuc burled violently forward, ami sotno ufthese driving pieces crashed th-ough his head, bnnning him and cuusing instant death. It A thought that he was not burnt alive, but that he died soim- time before the ll.itmo reached him. It is not reasonable to sop pose that the body would present the up pearancu of repose it now dues if it had be* t\ otherwise ; for a strong man would wt itho struggle und scream with the eiiotne* of burning,ami tho body would indicate ihi< fact hud it been so. But the tiHtim.uiy of thosq who last saw tho cur lea*ls to the Lei icl that nearly all the victims were killed m Mluuuod in the tlrst terrific ci ash, und that none were actually toasted to ibaili b> a slow lire, as was at first supposed. Ih.u bcreams wore heard from ihebuniiu*j wn ok is testified to, hut only for an instaiii, ami that doubtless was the last wail of'agony in tho gu;*p of dentil. Thu German buy, Bauer, stated that his futner was dead boforo lie Touched him, and that all tbo others must, to all appeaiam-o have breathed but a few times niter receiving their wounds. Ills Idea Unit many moro than eight wero killed, no doubt sprung from theoxclted state of grief and fright Ins mind was In at the lime. Thoro is no evidence lo lead to the belief that moro than eight perished, ami the re mains of that number have been recovered. The remains of Mr. Huaor uro in nearly the samo condition or those of Mr. Jlal'lneU, but much moro badly burnt. They uro en cased in a ueut coffin, as uro those of every individual. Articles found in portions o! clothing adhering to tho bodies are careful ly kept, with'the hope of futuro indenllfica lion, To-morrow morning nil tho remain? will bo interred in the cemetery adjoining, this village. Rev. J. P. Appleton will con duct the religious ceromonles. (’urriages will contain tho rallwuy Buperintendents aud other officials, members of the village council, members of the press, und other?.. The coroner’sjury and public opinion cen sure tho ougtneer alono for his stupid cm o lessnoßH, aud attribute tho entire disaster to the fact of his being asleep on bis eng-tie, awaking in a dreamy stupor, and reckless ly moving his train acros tho mein track. To day the inquest was commenced by Coroner Charles G. Campbell, at Laeku waxen Station, five miles east from tlu. scene of tho accident. LucUawuxen Is b. small station twenty-four miles weal Port Jervis. Thoro is no village. Th(idgpoi_ quito a spacious, neat, and convenient till tico, a hotel, a *torp, und a few houses, mak'. up tho entire scene of human life und lr. dustry, Tho broad and shallow waters n( th£ Delawaro wind their course around be tween the grand bills that loom tip high on either side ; tho serpentine truck of tho Erio road follow on lire side bills tho river's turning; and the luxuii ant yerduro of forests, grain fields, pasmrcs % and meadows inako up a picture of imtura", i beauty surpassed by few localities. Five miles beyond is tho station of .Mini Hope, situuted in tho samo picturesque r«*gM>n. where another beautiful picture of naiur:-' loveliness challenges comparison. It pro aents a broader valley and lossur bills than. Lackawaxen, and tho river spreads into u more luke like shallow body. Thedepot, a. store, and perhaps a dozen dwellings, cunx priso tho “ villuge”—ull tirnt then- in of it. ' Just now, however, all the glories of 1 1,.. surrounding scenery are saddened nv u sombre shade In the contemplation of what remuins of momentoes of tho recent tiagie affair. Tho spot which tbo neat little depui lutely occupied Is now but a mass fit black ened cinders, und remnants ol fl>o debris that have not as yet beon removed. The truck has all been relaid, much • f the iron ami wood fragments ot tho wrecked cars aud engines have been eurefully taken away and all traces of the awful event an? being obliterated as rapidly as possible. It is said that timber for a new depot has been or. dered already. A Terrible Mystery The Nashville (Tennessee) CrJon says .4. most frightful, gloomy,and unexpected ills coverv wns recently mode by a lUhermnn while plying his avocation on the river, 11 short distance below the mouth of Rich mond Creek, near the farm of a Mrs Hass, eight miles from Nashville. ()n nearing the bank of the river m his canoe, Irti wa-» horrified at beholding a spectacle which n> once made Ins blood run cold. The which met his vision was the remains n\ what was once apparently a heuutliut wn man, lying In deuth, witli her head partial iy out (.f the wutur. She was peifwaly nude. Fish swarmed around her body by hundreds, und buzzards perched upon tin-' exposed head. Tho birds hud trampi-d the ground lor twenty feel around ilx corpse. They had picked cut the eyes, lat en the cheeks until tho ghastly jaw bi.m -. of u once fuir und unlmaled luce were h H. in bold relief. Tho ears and an arm \vi I*. gone, and only a few trot-sen of a luxurmn' growth of hair had been left upon her hen■ >. After the buzzards had been satiated with ilesh, the fish bad nibbled her nook to Un. bone, and had carried away the pieces llesh which Hie ravenous birds had dropped into the water, Having tnd her body around the breast und covered H over us best he could, he hurried to Nu-L villo for Coroner Goo. W. Norvcdl. Thai officer was too unwell to go, und conse quently deputized Mr. Cbus. M. Stewart in his stead. Mr. Stewart and a jury left in a conveyance early yesterday morning t*. hold an Inquest over tho remains. It was discovered that, notwithstanding thu fish ermun’s precautions to cover the uufortu nute woman, buzzards hud uguin been Uk-h -und torn uwuy what little llesh remained on her head. She was tuken out of tho wuter and examlued. It was found that she had been brutally outruged, her cloth ing stripped from her body by Homo vio lent hands, her shoulder deeply wounded with some sharp instrument, aud that her breasts hud been torn and lacerated till they presented a horrible specta cle. Her form had evidently been one of great beuuly aud symmetry. From her wisdom teeth, which had just grown even with tho gums, und other indications, tho jury was of the belief that she was a woman of nineteen or twenty years. Thu bones of her fuco and head generally indi cated small and regular features. She was about five feet in height. Itis supposed that she had beeu in tho river for übout two weeks. So much had the body decomposed that the jury was compelled to bury her near where sho was found in a bed of leaves and earth. Tho Jury rendered a verdict that her person had been grossly outraged, and that she came to hor deuth through violence, frmn the hands of some person unknown, and that sho had been cast lnt>. tho river by tho murderer to prevent de tection. Though this deep mystery of tho Cum berland may never bo revealed, neverthe less the old adage that " murder will out " may yet be verified by the final discovery of the murderer and !fis speedy puulsh ment. .Crops in Illinois nuu tho West Cuicaoo, July 16.—Reports from middle portions of this State say that last years’ corn crop in the cribs is rotting and spoil ing. Too following summary of the con dition of the present crops, guthered from various sources, may be regarded n fuir one: There is an enormous breadth of small grain planted, ami-hud there been no draw back, would have produced un uupuralleled crop ; so much so that should it bo damaged to tho extent of over one half, wo should still receive a good averuge crop. The wheat crop in lowa, Wisconsin, Ne braska and Minnesota Is superb, in excel lent condition and of vust extent, beyond preceding ones. Winter wheat iu Southern Illinois has been mainly cut, and isof excellent quality, and although the rain has retarded stack ing, there is no cause for alarm. Central Illinois, especially along the line of the Illinois Central, Chicago, Burlington, und Quincy railroads, has suffered most, rain having fallen there In torreDts and deluged the country to such an extent that the use of reaping machines is ontirely out of tho question. Tho farmers of that section have a severe time of It—wading 10 their knees in mud, trying to savo what thoy can with grain cradles. This state of things, however, is not general in Northern |tlltnois, . The grain looks well and promises agoodyleld. In regard to com, under the circumstan ces ie can scarcely be expected to yield more than two-thlrda tho average crop, but there will be an Immense yield of oats.