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E. 0. - G,OOOF.LICH, EDITeOR
Towanda, Wednesday, June 2S,
VEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
FOR PRESIDENT,
Gen, LEWIS CASS, of Michigan.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
Gen. W. 0. BUTLER, of Kentucki'.
FOR CANAL COMMIi,;IONER,
ISRAEL PAINTER,
CP' W LSI MONA:I.A N P COTI NTV
Postage Bill
In the Senate, Mr. Niles; on Wednesday last, re
ported a bill to fix a uniform rate ol postage, ol
three cents for alters and one cent for newspapers.
LetteT`to be prepaid, or live cents. collected. Pa
pers not weighing over an ounce, tor fifty miles to
Tray one-half cent.
This bill, we understand ; is reported merely to
elicit public opinion. If this is its only object, re is
decidedly behind the age. Public opinion has al
ready been expressed., in the most clear nod most
ethphatic language, in favor of Clary Podag.r.
periente'has demonstrated fully in England, its
utility ; inn? ander the law reducing the rates Millis
'vagary, the Department has sustained itself; The
only mistake this bill' of Mr. Niles' makes, is in the
direction it gives to the Reform. We look forward
to the tune, when letter plistage slialhhe reduced
to the lowest possible rate. Bet the greatest good
can now be done by reducing the postage on coon-
try newspapers. By permitting the Fanner ~and '
Mechanic : to receive their county paper fi - cc cf pos
rage, Congress wilt accomplish the ‘• gleatest good
of the greatest number," and this we hold to be the
first duty of legislation. We have shown, hereto
fore, that in the country, letter postage is a- secon
-dary matter. Permit - the business man to receive
hi*eorrespondence at the lowest possible'taritf, but
do not legislate fee him alone: The Farmer very
sedum tomes itt for a share crf legislative bounty.
The last Congress at its first , session, made an rip
proximation to justice when it permitted pa'perSto go
30 miles free of postage ; but at the next session, they
repealed all the good they had done. We hope
that the present Congress will pass a bill permitting
pipers to go free of postage in the county in which
they are printed, as an net of justice to peOple in
the county ansPafincouragement to Country New -
Pipers- -e
Ilon. John akosnworth.
We announced a week or two since, that this
talented Bepreseinive had been re-noramated
his constituents, in spite of the denunciations and
ravings of Father Ritchie. k appears that though
the Organ read him outtif the party, the. Democrats
of-his district, ate determined to stand by him, and
his Free Territory views. We rind the following
merited notice of him in the Lawienee (N. Y.)
Republican This Is 'a richly deserved tribute to
the man, and argues a correct appreciation of his
valuable services by a kind and intelligent consti:
'merry. Mr. Wentworth is emphatically a man of
the iteople , stHonesty, independence, a perseverance
that instinctively lays right hold of any and every.
obstacle in the way of the accomplishment of his
• /audible pimposes, are prominent traits in his cha
racter. We speak from a knowledge of the man
—from an acquaintance formed in 0835-6, while
-he was a student at Dartmouth College in New
Hampshire. Although (-Omi t /mango, .he was just
each a t tlemocrat then as he is now. On all occa
sions he was ready to avow his sentiments, and he
always defended the principles ofit s it Democratic
Party with a zeal and an energy t t told plainly
Idthesnecess of those principles was dear to his
rt. Upon the completion Of his collegiate life,
he struck out for the West, and Iris history since that
time, is known to all'. He is nominated for a re
election to Congresseserves to he elected—and
ta.e have not a doubt hut that he will be by an over
whelming majority. It he lived in St. Lawrence
County his election would he a matter of farm not
of contest—Because he is a Democrat of the germ-
ine stamp."
Masonic Celebration.
The orethren of Evergreen Lodge, celebrated the
anniversary of the birth of St. John, their patron
Saint aftivlonrcretort, on Saturday last. 24th inst. 4
large nimber of the fraternity were present, from
other lodges, and participated in the ceremonies.—
After listening to a Most beautiful and appropriate
a hirew) from Rev. 11. J. 'PAnvia, of this borough,
the company Partook of an elegant and bounteous
entertalument provided try J. J. WAREORD, and se
_ • retedivrell pleased with the exertions which had
beenrriarle to make the celebration worthy of the
occasion.
PICTORIAL BROTH ER JON A A N .-A grand
'jubilee number. The great semi-annual Pictorial
,Brother Jonathan for the 9th of July. has been sent
us by Wil:uan .&. Co., New York. It is a most gor :
genus Pictorial sheet. Among fitly or sixty other
lincty eser..uted engravings will be found a Mexi
-can Battle Piece covering a surface of nearly seven'
square feet ; and so life-like and full of spirits is t 1
picture, that the figures seem to move on the Pa.
per.. This Double Mammoth Sheet also contains
among its principal attr.u-Lions, an engraved fac
simile of the Original Rough Draft of the Declara
tion of Independenee,—a great curiosity in its way.
Also eleven Original Designs by Gavarni, the great:
French artist, illustrating recent scenes in Paris.—
The Jubilee Brother Jonathan also contains a lar2c
number of beautiful Fancy Pic;tdres. A letter di
rected lo Wilson & Cn., Publishers, New York, en
closing a one dollar hill will bring, by return mall,
ten copiel of this most beautiful of P.ctorial sheets.
I. 0. of O. F. Celebration.
By an advertisement in another etemn, it ail
he seen that Athensi..l.;e, give ii Mee that a cele
hration of the brotherhood Will ne held at Athens
'Pa , on 12th l of next month. and an address deliver
ed by Di. 111. S. Patterson of Philadelphia.
NomiNATloN%—loliii L. DewN , pri lots been notni
n ve.t for Corizri” , . ut tI n r.” , 11.111( t : . 1 NI
Burrell, in the iVesttnotehtn , l ; awl Coloin.
Black in the Allegheny tlvinci.
The Vilea ce■ieattea.
The Convention which met at Utica, on the 22d
lust. placed - in dOininalion MARTIN 'VAN BOREN
as their candidate for President, and Gov. HENRY
DODGE, of Wisconsin, for Vice President. •
A letter from 'Mr. Van Buren. was read to the
Convention, the substance of which was to the fol
lowing effect:—He "announced his determination
previously expressed in 1844, to retire from politi
cal life to be unchanged. lie declined a' nomina
tion. lie reviewed the proceedings of the Balti
more Convention. He declared that all the barn
burners did was perfectly right. He exhorts them
to persevere and make a separate nomination. He
recoun2etn6 firmness. Hid letter through , to is
decided and emphatic, and in favor of free territory
principles.
Hp quoted eleven acts of Congress in support o
his argument ; embracing the administrations o
Washington, Jefferson, Monroe, the elder Adams
Jackson and his own. He declared tha
.he could not vote for Gen. Cass or Gen. Taylor;
that the extension of slavery was a moral curse.
United States Senators.
Miisys Nonais jr., of Pittsfield, has been elected
I". S. Senator from New Hampshire, for 6 years
hum die 4th of March next, to succeed Mr. Aber
ton.
Mr. Norris is a firm supporter of the Wilmot
Proviso, wawa.; temporarily in the chair on its first
passage. He has constantly voted for it, whenever
it was up in Congress.
Dooun and ISAAC P. WALKER, have been
elected l', S. Senators from IViscemsin. A letter
from Madison says of the new Senators : lam
happy to ,say that we have just elected two U. S.
Senators who are staunch friends of the Wilmot
Proviso. Thank God, the young and gallant state
of %Visconti!) is, and ever will be on the side of
Freedom in both houses of Congress. lam pi=oud
to say that our old and tiled patriot, HENRY HODGE,
and his colleague, IsA.tc P. WALKER will stand by
the Jeffersoniau ordinance of 1787."
Mn. YANCEY, a delegate to the Democratic Na-•
\
r i
fit nal Convention, lately made a speech at Charles
to , .;. C,. repudiating the nomination, and calling
upon the South to nominate a candidate who would
represent their peculiar interests. We have look
eel in vain, to seethe Washington Union denounce
his Son hem "Barn-burner." Can it be that apcm
acy and treason is any less obnoxious to the Or
,an-man, because it is South of Mason & Dixon's
line ?' If he would read his Southern friends a lee
ure on their duty. and not be unable to discover
wrong except in the North, it woOld improve our
opinion of his consistency.
Melancholy Accident.
. MEncra, a Fon of James M. Gillson, a lively and
intelligent lad of 5 years of age, was drowned on
Friday last, at about 7 o'clock, by falling from a raft
lying just above the bridge, into the river. Altho'
diligent search , was made for him, his body was
not recovered until it had been in the water nearly
:in hour, and when all efforts at recuscitation were
unavailing. The community deeply sympathize
with his 'afflicted parents in this sudden and dis
tressing bereavement.
BIAiNE.---rhi Wednesday eveningthe democratic
members of the legislature unanimously nominated
Gov. John W. Dana, for re-election. The vote was
99, given rims race. Hugh J. Anderson, of Belfast,
and Rufus Alciiitire, of Parsonfield, were nominated
on the first ballot as presidential electors at large.
Gov. DANA has been one of the most fearless
mil devoted supporters of the Wilmot Proviso,
and haA, by his manly course in respect to it,
_en
trenched himself funily in the affections of the peo
ple of Maine.
DE.vrit OF Hox. Owrs D. Ll:tn.—it is with deep
regret we announce the death of the Hon> Owen
D. Lieb, atlCatawissa, Pa., on Saturday last. Dr.
Lieb, was forrnely a member of Congress for the
Columbia and Luzeme district.
(*-- We have received, and shall publish as
soon as possible, Senator „Niles' able speech on a
territorial government in Oregon.
_issvmr.—Theirenton Gaz. says: The reports
:rum the different sections of our State, relation to
the growifig crops, are of the most - satisfactory cha
racter. Wheat, corn, oats, potatoes and grass, are
all in an unusually forward state, and the probability
is that the agricultural - products of the State will,
this year, far exceed in value the harvests of the last
even allowing a difference of to per cent. upon the
casli'va.ne in favor of 1847.
The wheat harvest in Greenville District, S. C.,
(says the Mountaineer of the 8 li inert.) has general-
I y commenced this week, and the weather has been
of the most delightful kind—clear 7 and cool for the
season. The crop of wheat is turning out well op
most farms
The crops in every part oSouth Carolina are
ro
said to be unusually pmisiitt_
.-, both for cotton and
grain.
At Sharveport La, last accounts,. cm:ls looked
well, cotton beginning to from, and corn to tassel.
The Alexandria (Va.) Gazette states that some of
the farmers in that neighborhood.have commenced
cutting wheat. Thecrop will be an abundant one.
One of those curses to Canada, a June frost, cie
curred , in this vicinity on the morning of the Ist of
June,
.(Thursday.) The ~wind had been to the
Northward for a couple of days, and the weather
was exceedingly cold and disagreeable, the frost,
therefore, was anticipated. It did an imrnensity of
damage. Whole fields of .ixitatoes were cut off,
what corn was up was totally destroyed, fruit trees
were blighted, and large quantities of garden stuffs
were irreparably injured. It is yet suffciently early
in the season to sow and plant potatoes and be made
good. Making mention of fruit blossoms reminds
us of asingi, ilaiity in the present Sluing. No one
, in these parts has yet seen a plum or green gage
blossom.—Kingxfoli Whig.
he
IMPORTANT COM SI IF:RCI L TREATY WITH New GR F.-
NAPA.—The Washington Union, of yesterday, pub
lishes the treaty of commerce with New Grenada,
just .ratified by our Senate. Mr. Bidlack, our Min
is'er to that Government,. has succeeded in having
the heavy discriminating duties removed, under
which our commerce has been suffering for the last
twenty yew's. / By this treaty, New Grenada pro
pose...lo gnaranty to the government and citizens of
the United States the right of passage across the
Isthmus of Panama, over the - natural roads, and
over any canal or railroad which may be con
structed to unite the two seas, on condition that tt e
I vnited States shall makea similar guarantee to New •
Greneda of the neutrality of this portion of her ter
itory, and her sovereignty over the same. Another
article prohibits ?rivateering in case of war between
the two republics and another nationalizes all
vessels of the parties•which shall be provided by
the respective g,ovenonents with a patent issued ac
cooling to its lain;; and, in this particular, goes
farther than anv of our former treaties.
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER 1101.5 E .-Mr. fireelo, of
the New York Tribune of The I,lth inst., refers "
dm systematic stippres , ion. iii the late National
5t a ,, 7 1,1, 7 at Tititueiclphtn. nt every thing ap
proaching a frank . ati rnant avowal of car di na l
Whig rincipics."
ModWs et the Uka
-Utica, Jdae 22421 o'clock, M. .
Ward Hunt,' of'Ntica, called the cenvention to
order at 12 O'clock:, On motion of Simon B. po
wilt, Thoa.t of Tioga Cointy, eras op;
pointed temi rman. W. H. Scruetam, of
Westchester,' Mt. Dean, of Duchess, were op:,
pointediemporaryieenstsuies. On calling the sanest
of the delegates, about 450 answered.
The delegates from Ohio, Wisconsin, Connecti •
cut and Massachusetts were permitted to take seats
and to participate in the bariness of the convention.
On motion, the chair appointed two debates from
each judicial district, to report officers for the per
manent organisation of the convention. Also a del
egate from each judicial district, to prepare an ad
dress and to draft nesolutiona esprectivelof the sense
of the conventioh.
On motion, the convention adjourned ou four r. u.
The Convention assembled at 4 P. ML as per ad
journment, when the Committee on Petmanent Or
ganization reported for President of the Convention,
the Hon. Samuel Young, of Saratoga, which was
received with tremendous enthusiasm and applause;
eight Vice Presidents were also chosen.
The President then proceeded to delivers speech
glowing with great warmth and ardor ; he said that
he was prowl of being called a Bambumer, and
hoped that none of his party would ever be ashamed
to bear the name. He said that Thunder and Light
ning were oftentimes Barnburnens.
Ilis speech throughout was hailed with immense
cheering and deafenit r , plaudits.
Speeches were then delivered by Messrs. Smith,
Grosvenor, King, Van Buren and Butler, in a most
masterly manner, and elicited frequent ursts of ap
plause. Mr. Butler then proceeded to read a letter
addressed to the Hon Martin Van Buren and also'
his reply.
The Convention then adjourned till to-morrow
morning at 8 o'clock. •
Pries, Jnne 23, 1848.
The Convention was convened at 8 o'clock this
morning, pursuant to adjournment.
A number of telegraph despatches and letters, to
the President and others, were received and read.
Among the letters were some from Illinois, nnmer
ously signed :" one of them closed as following :
" We want Martin Van Buren for our candidate.
The slave power broke him down in 1844—we will
break that power down in 1848." Delegates are
pouring in front other States,. and speeches were
delivered by several from Connecticut.
A motion was made, to nominate President and
Vice President by a viva voce vote, but the motion
was amended, by recommending the nomination
of Mr. Van Buren by acclamation, which was car
ried amid unusual bursts of applause, without a
dissenting voice.
Henry Dodge, the United States Senator from
Wisconsin, was then nominated for the Vice Pre
sidency.
No sooner were the nominations announced than
a mass meeting assembled in the street, which was
addressed by Messrs. Washburn, Harrison, Nye,
Rathbun, and Bailey, of this State, Mr. Taylor, of
Ohio, Es-Govemor Morton, of Massachusetts, and
delegates from Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and
Ohio.
The resolutions and address were read in the
Convention and unanimously adopted.
B. F. Butler made a speech in Canvention, in
which he declared that Mr. Van Buren cannot and
will not refuse to accept the - nomination.
An exciting debate then took place upon the free
dom of the public lands to actual settlers. A res
olution was finally adopted declarir , that the price
should be put down so low to be;b7irely sufficient
to cover the expenses of the survey, &c.
CAST AND BUTLER IN THE NORTHWEST:ThDDLIgh
out the west, 'nits length and breadth, the nomi
nation of Caw and Bader is received with a feel
ing which will sweep whiggery (rota its borders.
And why should it not be sot Her early pioneers
are in the field—the men who have perilled lifa
and limb in defence of the frontier settlers from the
tomahaiirk and scalping-knife of the savage myr
midons of Great Britian. 'The men that led her gal
lant volunteers to battle, and fought by their side,
are now in the field, selected by the democracy as
their standard-bearers in the coming contest. They
are known ; they have been tried ; and in peril's
hour they have never known fear. The selection
of such men is a compliment to the west and the
western pioneers; and their children will respond
to it by giving the vote of every Stale in the north
west to the candidates of the democracy. In that
struggle, Ohio will endorse her old pioneer and de
fender by a larger majority over any man that can
secure the nomination by the whig convention.—
Indiana will roll up her thousands; lowa will show
that whiggery has no affiding place within her lim
its ; while gallant Iflinoiti— the unconquered and
the unconquerable—will swell her already large
majority many thousands. Wisconsin, thongh
small m population, has a giant soul ; and there
whiggery will scarce be able to make a decent
fight; while Michigan, with her Cass in the field,
will sweep whiggery frOm every county in the
State —Ohio Statesman.
TIIE INSURRECTION AT MARTINIQI,E.—The New
York Journal. of Commerce has received born Capt.
Welch, of the barque Berlin, some additional par
ticulars of the Disurrection on the 28th of May, of
the slaves in the French island of Martinique. On
the 23d they had undisputed sway over all parts of
the island. They massacred some few white fa
milies, besides burning some fifteen or twenty hou
ses, since when they have committed no further
excesses.
They offered no molestation to the American ves
sels in port, but allowed their boats to land or leave
at all times,. while Freneh and others were not al
lowed whore after sundown.
_ .
Capt. W. also reports that the morning he left,
the alarm conchs were blowing in all directions,
and the mountain roads and approaches to St. Pi
erra were laterally covered with negroes, marching
from the plantations upon the ciiy.
SPOICT AN tovs ExpLostox.—The Whig paper edi
ted by E. S. Hamlin, Esq , at Cleveland, which has
the greatest circulation of any on the Reserve, thus
announces the nomination of Gen. Taylor:—
Whig nolninatinn—Slavery triumphant—As we
anticipated, the Whigs have nominated Zack Tay
lor for President ! Fillmore of New York, is put
on the ticket for Tice President. And this is the
cup °tiered by slaveholders to us. to drink. We
loathe its sight. We will neither "touch or taste,
or handle the unclean thing " We say to the back
slidden, fallen Whig party" Get behind us Satan."
Thou severest not of things that be of Liberty, but
of " SPOILS."
.We predict there is not a whig paper on the Re
serve, that will support the nominations.
Dif tritDelt IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, N. Y.--On Satur
day night last, an Italian organ grinder and an Irish
man took lodgings at Coons tavern, .Malden Bridge,
Columbia county, and remained there over the Sab
bath. Duringthat time, they became quite intimate,
and were togaher agood deal. On Monday morn
ing they departed together, taking the Kmderhook
road towards Albany. The Italian was not seen
again ; but a short time after they left the Irishman
was seen alone, with the organ in his possession,
and playing on it. The next day the body of the
unfortunate Italian was found in the woods, half a
mile from the tavern l and not far from the road.
11e was horribly beaten, his head being literally
pounded to a jelly! The murderer has not been taken.
TNIMA RURBER'YOR RAILROAD Tiumrs.—lndia rub
ber, with a mixture of metallic substance, has re
cently been brought into use on railroads, by being
placed under the bearings of the rails upon the
chairs and sleepers. It is a relief to all the liner
parts of the machinery• of the locomotive, and less
ens the friction of the cats. Several miles of the
Stonington road. where it a,yroaches the new ter
minus at Providence, have been laid in this way.
The long Island Railroad Company are also laying
several miles.
!Nay %no 1 . -Ntritrtsrri.—The r.atalogue 410%1'4,
that of pmfesstottal students and resident graduates
there ate 3)n. u e'er gradu ties. 263.
SZNATOR CAKEION, of PA.—The seat now ocen-1
pred in the United StalesSimate by
_ thy M Cameroo,,
will soon be vacant, andlrom tbe healthful state of,
thepemeeratie patty ittlirati*vre ate con.
Went Mit he will be eu•••EsAttatterelier than
a finn and trite demecrat; Mr. ciniefon, was °lee
iedlo fi t:the sell reeds vacant bylhe resignatimi
of .-Jamile Buchanan, over George Writ/Award,
asfere and high-mindedia. Min, add unwavering
democrat as ever live 4, 'by a specieit of corruption
and vile truckling, as dishonorable as they were die
grazeful. To a wicked nroalition, formed ..Wpm .
a fiivi ren e gade demoirats and - the wing party in
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cameron owes
his elevation to a sent in the United States Senate.
It is gratifying however to know, that those Sena
tors who so disgraced . themselves on that occasion,
are reaping their pist reward, . for they are now.
mere ciphers in the democratic ranks, not being
able to raise even a corporal's guard. So should
it ever be with traitor! The following extracti
ire cut from the letter of a correspondet of the
New-York Herald :
" Mr. Simon Cameron's seat 'Will also be soon
vacant. - It is to be hoped that the people of Penn
sylvania will not insult thp country by sending hint
back. The Senate has lately been overrun with
•
such characters. This man, like Mr. Turney, cif
Tennessee, was sent to the Senate by his political
opponents, in order to bring into contempt the par
ty to which he professes to belong. This course on
the part of the whig, is neither patriotic nor hon
orable. They should have more regard for the
interest of the Uriiou than to send to its councils
men of such a stamp. whose whole lives . have
'been a constant mockery of every thing like prin
ciple. In enumerating the various sources whence
the Washington correspondents derive their infer
•mation. The Herald mentioned Mr. Cameron as
one of those from whom Mr. Grand, of the Ledger,
was in the habit of obtaining news. That Gentle.
man felt exceedingly mortified at being suspected
of communicating confidentially with the slippery
Senator from Pennsylvania; and I am authorised
to say that lie is innocent of any such connection.
Mr. Cameron supported Mr. Buchanan in the
Baltimore Convention. The secret of that support
may not be generally know. He knew lie could
not be re-elected to the Senate if he opposed him ;
and altho' at first he went over to Mr. Polk when
there yet remained a prospect of the success of that
gentleman's schemes yet when it was evident that
there was no hope of his renomination, Mr. Came
ron immediately ratted to Mr. Buchanan.
It is, then simply an act of justice to Mr. Grand,
to relieve him of the onus of a confidential connec
tion with such a man as Mr. Cameron."—Deposit
V. Y.) Courier.
Tut Two Convearnosts.—The "National - Era"
—an anti-Slavery - paper, thus speaks of the two
National Conventions, Democratic and Wbig:
it We had thought that the Baltimore Convention,
in respect to servility of Slavery, reckless tyranny
over individual freedoili, and disregard of order and
decorum, had placed itself beyond all competition;
but the reader who may take tho trouble tc exam
ine the account referred to the Philadelphia Con
vention, will be forced to the conclusion that the
former Convention, as compared with the latter.
was the very spirit of Freedom and Order embe
died."
"The Philadelphia meeting was stamped.with
the attributes of a mobocratic assemblage. The
President was a reed, shaken to and fro by the
wind. The clamor and tumult were so great that
many of the delegates knew nothing of the pro
ceedings but by the result. The vast concourse,
not entitled to vote, had more to do with gt , giving
character to the gathering than the regular dele
gates. The minority was overbom by insults,
sneers, and hisses. No one can be said to enjoy
any rights,' but him who went with the majority,
Opposition to ifr will was sure to provoke cries and
yells of, turn him out !" "give him leave to
withdraw !" " what right has he here !" &c. Mas•
isachnsetts was absolutely scouted, and Ohio spoke
only by sufferance, and under the uplifted rod."
LATE, FROM Lowea CA LIFORNI .-A party of Cal
ifornians, under a priest by the name of Penaro,
numbering about 400, were in February roving
about the country in the vicinity of Marguerite
Bay and La Paz, committing murders and robbe
ries wherever they went. Their principal encaDp
ment was about 20 miles from the Bay towanri La
Paz.
The peaceably disposed citizens, alarmed for
their safety, sought the protection of the whalemen,
who furnished them with sails for tents, and placed
them on the island of Marguerite. A party was
despatched, who, after several days hard riding,
succeeded in captured a captain belonging to i'e.
naro's party. This prisoner was brought down to
the beach and put on board the whaleship com
manded by Captain Finch, but was transferred,
just before his sailing, to the Trescott, Captain Mal
lory.
Penaro, it was believed, disbanded his company
after the capture of his captain. Quiet was in a
measure restored, though the whalers that remain
ed were still on their guard against surprise, never
going on shore without being well armed. Durire ,
the season the whalemen were constantly on t he
alert, expecting, an attack from the force under Pe
saro, who designed attacking the ships by means
of rafts.—N. Y. Sun.
Tea LATE U. S. Los N.—The Cnion.says : "The
tidal premium realized is about half a million of
dollars. When we compare this result with, the
Less of forty-six millions of dollars by discounts on
the government loans during the war of 1812, as
shown by the Committee of Ways and Means in
their report to Congress of 1830, and the sale of
one and, three-quarter million of dollars of our tui
ted States six per cent. twenty years stock at a loss,
by discount, of - 2 1-2 per cent. as late as 1842, in
time of pmfoundpeare, the premium of half a mil
lion of dollars realized on the present loan must be
a subject of universal congratulation by men of all
parties throughout the country.
CANS AND BUTLER IN Orno.—The Columbus
Statesman says that from the fact that the name of
Cass has been identified with that of Ohio fair the
greater part of half a century, we claim in the great
fight the front rank, and never did we give a poli
tical pledge;with more firm fixed belief that it will
be fully redeemed than the one we now make,
and that is, so sure as the day of election arrives,
and Lewis CAss lives, will the democracy of Ohio
give him the 23 electoral votes of the State.
ABSENCE or MIND AND BABY.—Yeslertlay a man
and his wife took rnissage in the cars at Auburn for
the west, and came away forgetting their infant child
at the depot in that place. Before reaching Canon ,
daigna they discovered their loss, and telepaphed
back for the missing "responsibility," Which was
brought forward in the next train by the conductor.
They are a young and inexperienced couple, who
evidently hare not learned the value of children.—
Rochester _American.
TIIE SOLDIER NOT TIRED or Wen's
Amon. , p the troops albt to volunteer for the Yuca
tan ex pedition, it is sap! there are three full corn
wies from the Pennsylvania regiments. They
Lire not yet had enough fighting.
GOOD News Faom FLORIDA.—We perceive that
both the Jacksonville News and the Tallahassee
Journal, leading DemoCratic papers,raise the flag of
CASS & BUTLER, and go into the canvass with
much enthusiasm. The Washington Union is as
sured that we shall have 1200 majority in this State.
FATIIER MATIIEW.-A letter received at Boston,
says that Father Mathew, owing to a paralytic simke,
will not probably make his intended visit to this
cor.ntry. The attack which he suffered occurred
on Easter :unday.
A VALI'ABLZ neap Lewcar—A letter containing
a remittance of 83000 in Treasury Notes. was open
ed in the dead letter office in Washington a few
days ago.
. INFArricroc.—A young woman of Norristown,
Pa.. named Elizabeth Riggs, has hen arrested for
taking her child. 13, months old, into the river, and
holding it under the water until it was drowned.
DISIJI k OZOSIO or tea VOIZIFFIXI - Itr-inle W of
fice has - issued an order directing the plates to vibich
the. volunteers shalkbe seat an the wlb4 a . . .
- pre
l i i l l in from Nexicg - They are 10 bit • - . ~ by
the *_- - 1 Waiter-to their -. sorag i .
Thet kr „LEW YO4 and New Jersey iegi . -.' I. to Aid
Harnettet, aui thelPennsylvania mgt ., . sn it Gusto
rlidadtaphikand one to Pittsburg, w , -11 hey will
be paittanffarOarly mustered outol se ' . COL
Crane rite superuilendthis service: The hew reg
iments of the regular army will follow the volunteer
troops. ,ThellthAginthal2 composed of Pennsyln.
vanians, nearly all, will be discharged at Fort Ham
ilton, New York Harbor. The voltiguer regiment,
at Fort McHenry. Bakimore. • The Ist, 2d, 3d, 4,
and sth regiments of infantry will be concentrated
at or in the vicinity of Pass Christian, under the or
ders of Brevet Major . General. Twigrio. Gen. Kear
ney is to repair to ,lefferson Barracks with t three
companies of the ir4 arid seven compani ul of the
2d - dragoons, now with the main army, the mounted
rifle regiment, and the 9th, 7th, and Bth regiments
of infantry. These directions will not interfere with
the special instructions of May 17th; to Major Gen
eral Sutler, and of June 7th to Brevet Major Gener
al Wool, in regard to reinforcements of one regi
ment of infantry and four companies of dragoons
(old - establishment) to be sent to California, and
one company of the 3d artillery and one company
of diapons to New Mexico. The eight companies
of artillery remaining with the " army of occupation"
will, according to previous instructions, take .post,
for the present, on the left bank of the Rio Grande.
LATER FROM VERA Cauz.—The N. 0. COMMOr•
cial Times of the 12th inst., has dates from Vera
Cruz to the.3d inst. inclusive. The official announce
meffi of the ratification of the treatyty the Mexican
Government having been received at Vera Cruz,.
the 190 soldiers, composed of Company F, 4th In
fantry, Company IC, 6th Infantry, and 32 recruits
for general service, who weld down on the Ameri
can, were not permitted to land, but were ordered
to return to this city. As soon t herefore, as Captain
Howe's Company (G, 2il Dragoon) had been taken
on board, she sailed again for this port.
The Ist inst. the civil authority of the city of Vera
Cruz was delivered to the 'Mexicans. We extract
the following items from the Free American of the
2d inst.
. .
The civil authority was given np to the Mexicans
yesterday. The g Star-Spangled Banner , '
however,
still waves proudly over the city and
. castle, 'and
under its parental protection we.still breathe the air
of liberty. Ere this civil authority has also been
turned over to the Mexicans. in the city of Mexico,
and in several other places captured by our soldiers.
Dr. Vanderlindini cheif surgeon of the Mexican
army arrived here on Wednesday last from the city
of Mexico. He is expelled from the country for
not having followed the army in its disorderly re
treat from the carital.
We understand that instead of Ampndia, it is
Senor Guijano, who will come to this plact as Gov
ernor. . .
= The Yucatan excitement is still increasing in
this city, and the lists opened_ for volunteers, are ra
pidly filling up.
MASSACHUSETTS AHAINST TAYLOII.—The Boston
Whig comes to us filled with denunciations of Gen
eral Taylor, both editorial and From correspondents.
The editor, in concluding a long article, says:—
" Let the disclosure made at and before the Con- i
vention tell - the tale. Gen. Taylor was imp - osed up
on the Whip of the Free States mainly by the.
collusion of certaih professed Boston Whigs. Well
did Mr. Collier of New York say : They have sown
the wind, let them reap the whirlwind.
A correspondent from the country says,:
"We have tolerated Northern dough-faces and
Northern political gamblets, with donkey patience,
quite too long. Whatever may be tree of our chic.;
and of our larger towns, you may depend upon
. it
the country is Tight, and that they will see to it, in
future, that their public agents truly represent them.
How any Massachusetts delegate could pledge-this
State to Taylor is a mystery to us in Worcester coun
ty. We can only account for it on the principle
that the wish is often father to the thought. If this
be so, oh, Asbmun, how art thou fallen •
FATAL Amtsv.—The Kosciusko (Miss.) Chron
icle of the 2nd inst. publishes the following : An
affray occurred in Neshoba county, on Sunday last,
between some young men named Coglin and oth
ers named Morrow, somewhat alter the following
manner: One of the Coglins and. one of the Mor
rows were attending the same school, Morrow told
something on a third person—Coglin asked'an ex
planation—a fight ensued, in which Morrow got,
the better ; threats passed, and young Morrow and
th r ee of his brothers went to Coglin's (die father of
the young man) house to o settle the affair; as usual
in such cases, they made the matter w orse, and - a
fight ensued between one of the Morro s, in which
Coglin was about to . use a bowie-knife, to prevent
which one of Morrow's brothers stepped up and
-discharged a pistol at the head of Coglin, killing
him instantly, the others now interfered, the result
of which was that one of the Morrows received a
stab which has em this probably proved mortal;
and one of the Coglins a severe stab, but of which
it is thought he will recover.
ELOQUENTLY Ssm.—lt would be difficult to de
scribe, says:the Georgia Telegraph ; though not very
difficult to imagine, the sensations of that fortunate
officer who in fullview of the American Army, and
its vanquished enemies, hoisted the first flag high
over the bloodstained battlements of the city of Mex
ico. In hoisting our own flag today—adorned with
the magic inscription of Cses and Bunxit—if the
sensations we experienced are not accompanied
with demonstrations equally boisterous; they are,
nevertheless, equally grateful end pleasant. We
feel, indeed, that a victory has already been won;
which, like that of Palo Alto, is a prestige—fore
stalling that which is to follow in the coming contest.
ANEcncrre OF GEN.CAss.—The following anecdot
of General Cass while on his.' tour- through Ohio,•
was related with much spirit by the late gallant and..
lamented Gen. Hamer. The carriage containing
Gen. Cass was one day, stopped by a man who,
addressing the General, said: can't let you pass
without speaking to you. You don't know me,
General." Gen. Cass replied that he did not
" mra sir, (said he,) I was the first man in your
regiment to jump out of the boat on the Canadian
shore." " No, you were not, (said Gen. Cass ;) I
was the first.man myself on shore:" "True (said
the other:) lijumped out first into the river, to get
ahead of you but you held me hack and got on shore
ahead of me."--[ahead tiography of Gen. Cass.
WllO IS MILLARD FILLMOREI--Hundreds have
asked this question, since they have been told of
his nomination for the Vice Presidency. He is a
lawyer of respectable standing in. some one of the
towns of New York, and was the candidate for Gov
ernor against SILAS WRIGHT in 1844 and defeated.
He had previously served in Congress,and was chair
man of the Committee of Wriys and Means during
the memorable session that followed the eleCtion of
Harrison. Among his public acts on that occasion,
ardent support of the BANsavrr LAN, and his bitter
-oppositions to the bill that refunded the fine imposed
by Judge HALL on Patriot JACKSOI4,' deserve to be
remembered. These acts are of themselves suffi
cient to defeat thefiCket in feunsytvania by tens
of thousands.
DESERTER RILEY AND IDS klu.—A letter to Mr
Alfred Gould, one of the•atrucka: of the Cincinnatti
Conimercial office, dated city of Mexico, May 7th,
has the following passage : "I have seen the de
serter• Riley at the Citadel, taken at Contreras,.
with filly other deserters, wearing balls and
chains. They are to lie in prison until slier the
war is over, and then to be taken to the largeiteities
of the. United States, with their heads shaved, and
then to be drummed out. There have been about
filly already hung, taken at Chapultepac. Those
in prison are all branded with the
,letter D, on the
right cheek."
HAttvrzr.—The Richmond Whi,g says : The
wheat harvest commenced laSt.weck in this
"and the neighboring counties, and promises an ex
tensive crop. The country presents a beautiful ap
pt...trance.'
Dristancriire Couructsvion.—About three
o'clock, on Moeda morning, the Pearl Street W
ei), Albite', was hovered to be on fire. So ri•
pod& dal the fire spread that Mr. Sternberg, the pre.
prietor, *ld riot striret an article, and many of the
nurtari4 bid to make their escape through the win..
daws. The Albany „Knickerbocker says: Mr.
Sternberg% loss must boi heavy in furniture, as we
understand he was not hewed, The boardersalso be considerable to era. Oar firemen
zealously with the elemehtoind prevented the ere
fitawaweepingokthe fromeLaweg f .dabliossied
sheds which.surrounded the . Pearl St. flOose. -Had
it not been for a heavy shoWer of rain we War
10 o'clock, the sparks and • brands of the-woad
hare ignited the frame buildings in spite of all sue
crtions. We hear that a young matnamediltind•
loan had his arm broke by coming in itenteir with
'a large chest which was let down thejetdderen
whit ) 301 , 11 P, "twilling: •
RAILROAD Acantriv.—The train• of cam Minn
Boston to Albany, (says the Mbany Knickerbocker.
of the 10th inst.) ran off the track near Chatham
Four Cabers, on Saturday evening, in- crossing a
bridge with a short curve. 'The engine; tender,
and baggage car passed on, but the passengel: cam
swung off, and were dragged some distance until
they finally brought up against a ledge of reeks.--
Mr. Henry Van Nunn, who resides in Bea. Ter Si,
was standing on the platform, and was either
thrown off or jumped off, when the trans .paseed•
over him, and mangledlfirain 'a very shocking
manner. He lived about an hour. The Odd Fel
lows of Chatham took charge of him, and did (17-
ry thing that possibly could be diner to. saver his
life. lie leaves* a wife and one child: Mr. Clias.
Taylor of this city, had a very narrow escape.—L-
Some of the cars were badly Injured, but the oldies
passengers escaped turban.
TRAGEDY IN WARRINGTON Courry.-*We lean
from the Hagerstown News that a man named. Alex.
Redman, residing about two miles from that town
on Friday deliberately cut. off the head of his little
son, three years of age, and then put -an end to his
- Own exigence. He took the chil4 from the house
to a neighbOring thicket,. and after murdering it caned
a person who was passing by, and told him "what
lie bad done. He then returned to the house and
committed suicide. The insfmtunate man was in
comfortable circumstances, but committed the deed
through fear of poverty and want in the future.
S ways's , . Compound Syrup of Wild Charity.
This medicine has now been before the public some eight
years, and is the original preparation from the Wild Chem
Tree. Its 'reputation as a remedy for coughs, molds bronchitis,.
and consumption of the lungs, based entirely upon to nations .
merits, owes but little to inflated aewspaper puffs Those who
give it a* trial, being bear- tied by it, recommend is is their
neighbors, and thus gradually and surely hits it worked its
way-into general use. One bottle never fails IS iraera meat
cough or cold, while, with strict attention to the dieections that
accompany each bottle, its use in pulmonary diseases of bog
standing, and of the mint alarming character, has talwayetre
en relief, and in very many instances, has effected contains
and permanent cures.
But beware, the base imposters that would desecrate this tun,
By &nen Pareric cores , and their rhyming ribaldry; ' •
Who bottles P aregoric, and calls it, through decei t.
"The Balsam of Wild Cherry," oh, beware of such aches t.
Remember that ftr. Swaynes Compound Synip of Wild
Cherry is the original and only genuine preparation of Wild
Cherry. Observe particularly, that thi signature of Dr. U.
Swayue is on each bottle, without which none can be tetanus.
Some persons tiny tell you that. some other preparation is
equally asgood—believe them not, or you will be the victim
of a " base - fraud."
The original and only genuine article is prepared by Dr. H.
irweyne, corner of Eighth and Race .streets, Philadit,_and for
sale by Agents in all patisof the United States, and some parts
of the United States
For sale wholesale and retail by CHAMBERLIN It POR
TER, sole agents for Towanda, Pa., and by C. IL Herrick,
Athens, Pa.
CC MIKIWATION OF TEE BOWELS or costivenessOteadaehe,gid.
duress; pain in the side and' breast, nausea and sickness, va
riable appetite, yellow or swarthy complexion, ke., am the
usual symploins of Liver Complaint. Wright's Indian Vege
table Pills are always certain to remove the above complaints,
because they purge from the body those morbid humors which
are the cause, not only of all disorders of the liver, but of every
malady incident to man. A single •LS cent box wiU in eases
give relief, and perseverance will most assuredly drive every.
particle of at/ease front the body.
REWATZ OF COCE/1113WEITS x 255 LlSlTATlOSlC—rensessber, that
the original and only genuine:l=w( Vzornits. PtidA have
the written signature of WM. WRIGUT on the toy label of
each box.
The above celebrated pills for sale by
Montanyes & Co:Towanda. U. Moody & Co.. Frenektsons.
S.W. k D. V. Pomeroy, Troy. D. Brink, tiontbrook.
Coryell &Gee. East Itur'aton. J. C. Adams, Ram meek.
Wm Gibson. Ulster. C. Rathbone. Canton
L. S. Ellsworth. Athens. W. Canipbell, Sbesheigaite
Guy They, Milan. J. J. 'Marconi, Monmeton.
Principal °Mee and general Depot, itM Race St. Phira. ,
Beware of Comet erten/h.-
The. public are cautioned kainst purchasing amnions Pacific
Balm, as I understand that pedlars are circulating a medi
cine which they have called Sovereign Balm. and which they
represent to be the same as Dr. Farwell's Pacific Balm. The
public will therefore will be on their. guard, as theie i• so eth
er andionsed agent in this county, for the sale of Deal. Lust's
Farvrell's Pacific Balm. J. KINGSBEERT Jr. ,
Towanda, May 21, ISIS.
IgkrA CELEBRATION OF THE L O. of
0. F. win be held at ATHENS, an the
12th day .of IDLY next, at 10-o'clock, A. M. The
members of the Order and the public generally,
are
invited:to attend. Dr. Hussy 8. Parriaa4. Of
Philadelphia. will deliver an address on the ocon.
By order of the committee-ofArrangm'nt.
New Sthvertisements.
HARDWARE AND
STOVE STORE!
DANIEL LORD takes this method to infirm' Alai
inhabitants of Bradford 0r.,, and the surrounding
country. that he is Teeeiving at the old stand of J.
Kirby„ a large and well.seleeted staiortment of
___ AL_ .Ra. mcw
Consisting in part of the following : Nails, copper, tin.
sheet iron bar and pheet lead, Iced pipe of various:ars.
anvils, cotter and staple vices. crow hers, spadesobo
vela and forks, mill, X cut,. circular, panel & web saws.
SADDLERY HARDWARE, CARPENTER'S &
Tools, !Rouse Trimmings of various descriptions.
000 k & PARLOR STOVES,
'Latest improvement. Alpo, the Self-aggeskr/ing Par
lor Stove. lie will manufacture and 'beep on bane
Copper, Tin, and Sheet Iron Ware,
of all kinds, and at low prices. AU persons wishing
to purchase Hardware. will do well to call on D. Lad
before purchasing at any other place. His *Sock ja en
tirely new and fresh. He will sell as cheap as any oth
er establishmen twitbin 100 miles of- this place, (no
mistake.) AlAtinds of Copper, Tln and Meet tree
Ware, repaired :and made to enkr in workmanlike man
nec. -Towanda, June 20, 1848.
DUMPS!—Cant Iron well and cistern pumps. war
ranted to draw water from thirty So only het for
sale at the New Hardware Store. D. LORD.
•
11%+7 iIiBIiURTGREEVESTIM
WITH THE OLD FIRM. •
TOMKINB & MA;KINSON would inform those
interested. that we have concluded to close er the
business of the firm. We find our Cepheid not Maar
hands, but distributed over Bradford and Tioga mon
tirts, and we have employed an Agent to call •upon oar
customers, so as
,to give them ad orportnnaly to take up
their notes; or either of the old. firm vifl receive nie.
'sere and give a receipt to apply. We hope and trig
we shall not be obliged to place • large number of our .
customer's notes in the hands of magisitrates. N
city, however, compels us to' make collections. M*e_
of nor customers in and shout Towanda. that have 11-
settled matters on book. will be good,enoegh to callig/
have them closed up. The business hereafter milkier
continued UMW the firm of JAS. MAKINSON
Towanda, June 22, 1818.
• .FLOUR.
AQUANTITY OF SUPERFINE FLOUR jud
received, and fur 'sale by the single barrel or laid,
je27 . MERCURS%
d
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