Hon, David Wiimot's Letter to the Amer
ican State Council.
HOLLIDAYSBURQ, Pa., May 5,1857
Hon' David Wilmot, Ti.wanda, Bradford Co., Pa.,
Sir:—At a regular meeting of the American State
Council held iu Altoona, on the I.7th of April last, it was
Resolved. That a committee of five members be appoint
ed to solicit from the candidates put in nomination by
the Convention held at Harrisburg on the 2;7tb of March,
their views in regard to the principles of the American
party.
In pursuance of the foregoing resolution the undersign
ed were appointed said Committee.
JOHN RROTHEKLINB,
JOHN COVODE,
P. M'MIKTRIE,
J. N. POWER,
GEO. W. PATTON.
You will please give us categorical answers to the fol
lowing interrogatories, which embrace the principles of
the American partv, to which your attention is desired.
1. Do you hold that in the election or appointment of
all officers native born Americans should be preferred ?
2. Are you in favor of the protection of American la
bor. American rights, and American interests ?
3. Are you in favor of the purification of the ballot box,
a reform in the naturalization laws, the enactment of a
registry law, aud the prohibition of foreign paupers and
convicts landing upon our shores ?
4. Are you opposed to any interference of church hier
archies in politics?
5. Are you in favor of Free Schools for the education of
all classes, with the Bible as a text book used therein ?
With great res|H"ct, we remain.
Your humble servants.
JOHN BKOTHKRMNE, Chairman.
REPI.Y.
TOWANDA, July 10, 1851.
Gentlemen :—Your letter of the sth of May
came to hand during the sitting of my Courts,
immediately on the close of which I left home,
and returned only a few days since. This must
be my apology for not earlier having respond
ed to your communication.
I am requested to answer certain interroga
tories propounded to me iu pursuance of a reso
lution of the late Convention held at Altoona.
The history of our State establishes a wise
and safe policy in rcsiicct to the point embra
ced in your first interrogatory. It will be
fouud rare indeed, that any except native born
citizens, have held high official station either
iu the Executive or Judicial departments of
our State Government ; and the same class,
with comparatively few exceptions, have filled
the seats of the Legislative Halls. The natur
alized citizen cannot reasonably complain of this.
There is nothing in it intolerant or prescrip
tive ; nor will the enlightened and patriotic
citizen of foreign birth so regard it. It im
poses no legal disqualification. It takes from
him no right. Official station of right belongs
to no man. "While I would adhere to this pol
icy as one of wisdom and patriotism, no Amer
ican who properly appreciates his responsibili
ties, would neglect an inquiry into the charac
ter and fitness of candidates presented for his
suffrage ; uor could he, without betrayal of
the best interests of his couutrv, disr gard the
claims of principle involved iu his choice.—
Thus occasions may arise, when an enlightened
and faithful discharge of duty, would demand
our suffrages for the naturalized citizen, in
preference to one born on our soil. Under
standing the spirit of your first proposition as
uot inconsistent with the views here expressed
1 yield it my cordial assent.
Are you in favor of the protection of Amer
ican labor, American rights, aud American in
terests ?
To this, your second interrogatory, I shall
content myself with a simple affirmative an
swer.
The matters embraced iu your third inter
rogatory aro of the Grst importance, and de
mand the most serious consideration of tin
patriot and statesman. The boldness and suc
cess with which frauds are perpetrated upon
the Ballot Box have become alarming, and
unless promptly and effectually checked, must
end iu the subversion of our system of free
government. The form of Liberty may remain
but only as a cheat and mockery, glossing
over as cruel a despotism as ever cursed a peo
ple. I would sustain with mv whole strength
any and every measure wisely devised, to pre
serve the purity of our popular elections.—
Willful fraud upon the Ballot Box, is moral
treason against Republican Government ; and
all duly convicted of being concerned thereiu
in addition to other penalties, should be for
ever disqualified from holding office or exer
cising the elective franchise.
Doubtless our naturalization laws could be
so amended as to aid in securing purity and
fairness in our election ; but we should not
weaken our State sovereignty by looking to
the general Government as the great source of
reform in this matter. It belongs exclusively
to the States to regulate this whole question
of suffrage—to prescribe the qualifications of
electors—to provide safeguards against frauds
and inflict punishment for assaults upon the in
tegrity of the ballot-box. Our own State
cannot too early or vigorously exert its con
stitutional power in respect to these matters,
vital as they are to liberty and the existence
of free government.
It has ever been a source of just pride to the
true American that his country opeued au asy
lum for the oppressed of every land. God
forbid that we should be so ungrateful for His
blessings, as to refuse to share them with the
honest and industrious of whatever clime or
country ; but it is au outrage upon our hospi
tality, aud a violation of international law, for
the governments of the Old World to ship car
goes of criminals and pauj>ers to our shores.
Our Government cannot be too vigilant in
guarding our rights in this respect.
To your fourth interrogatory I answer that
I am opposed to the interference of Hierar
chies in polities. The office of a Christian
Minister is second to no other in dignity aud
responsibility. I would not detract from his
fuuetions or impair the respect due to his char
acter. I acknowledge his right, and as a
teacher of the people, I believe it to be his du
ty, to speak openly and fearlessly against so
cial ami political evils, destructive of public
morals and at war with the interests and hap
piuess of mankind. In thus publicly shaking,
if he transcends the proprieties of his place
and office, a safe corrective is found in the cen
sure of an enlightened public. But that a
Priestly Order, invested by the Laity with a
mysterious sacerdotal character—with preten
tions to extraordinary spiritual power—bound
together by strong ties, and acknowledging
as their head a foreign Potentate—that such
an Order should enter the field of politics,
control our elections aud influence the policy
of our government, is surely a.cause for alarm
and should awaken the jealous vigilance of
the American people. It will probably be
denied that any such hierarehial influence is
brought to bear in our elections. We should
judge with caudor aud not condemn without
proof.
We see the American people "ivided on a
momentous issue The principles of human
freedom or b udage are brought in direct con
flict. Man's inalienable right to life and liberty
is denied. The doctrine is openly asserted by
those who hold the government iu their hauds
that God created the mass of mankind to be
-laves In the heat of this great struggle we
we the strongest ties severed—the I
political parties of the country broken and men
of every nation and faith divided, save one.
The votaries of one church alone are united in
political action. This unity in the midst of
otherwise universal division, is truly most reraar
able. From Maine to Texas—from the At
lantic to the Pacific Oceau—in every city, town
and hamlet—under whatever circumstances
placed, or by whatever influences surrounded,
we find the votaries of this church arrayed in
political action on the side of slavery. This
cannot arise from an intelligent assent to the
principles of slavery ; because those principles
would reduce ninety nine out of every hundred
of these men to the condition of slaves. Whence
are we to look for the cause of this uuity
among so many hundreds of thousands scattered
over so wide a surface 1
We find the votaries of the Catholic Church
as a class among the last enlightened of our
population, and thus in a condition to yield a
ready obedience, in all things, to au authority
which they have been taught to respect as of
God's appointment. The church of their faith
advances high and extraordinary claims. It is
infallible in doctrine—miracles coutinuc to be
wrought within its holy communion—its head
is the Apostle to w horn was entrusted the
keys of heaven. It is a pure heirarchy. The
laity have little or no power, all authority
being concentrated in the Priesthood. Again
I ask, whence this unity in political action
among the votaries of this church, when every
other denomination of Christians is divided ? In
seeking for an answer to thisYnquiry, all men
will look to the source where the power resides.
When the votaries of the Church of Rome
shall exhibit in our political coutcsts, the like
diversity of views and action that is sceu among
all other classes of our people, theu and not
till theu, will the public mind be relieved from
the suspicion that heirarchal influences are
mischievously at work in our politics.
It is idle to evade the point by labored
efforts in defence of religious freedom and the
rights of conscience. No assault is made upon
either. The largest liberty—the broadest tol
eration, is conceded in matters of religious faith
and worship. The ground of complaint lies
here—that a hierarchy, invested with peculiar
sanctity and powers in the eyes of the Laity,
should exert a spiritual influence to control
our elections, and give to the policy of our Gov
erment a direction adverse to the wishes of a
majority of the people not within the sphere
of such influence No intelligent man will
question the fact, that the late Presidential
election was controlled by the united Catholic
vote. If the adherents of that church had
been divided iu their votes, as were all the
Protestant sects of our country, the present
administration would never have had an exist
ence. The Slave Power, to day, would not be
master of our govenimeut—promulgating its
abhorent doctrines through our judicial tri
bunals—undermining the sovereignty of the
States, aud boldly trampling dowu the clearest
constitutional rights of the citizen.
It is also apparent to every intelligent ob
server, that the same unity iu the Catholic
vote is relied upon as the main support of our
opponents in the coming State election. With
these undeniable fact before us, it be said that
there is uo ground for the stroug conviction in
the minds of the American people, that hier
archal influences not only interfere in our pol
itics, but actually control our elections ? If the
Protestant sects of our country presented the
same unanimity in opposition to the pro slavery
Democracy, that the Catholic church does in
its support, our opponents would not be slow
or measured in their denunciation. Indeed,
the chiefs aud press of that party assail with
gross vituperation such Protestant Christian
ministers as openly in the face of day, denou
nce from the sacred desk the crimes of slavery,
aud insist upon the sanctity of the marital
aud parental relations. In them, it is a
grievous offence, to proclaim in connection
with slavery the great essential truths of
Christianity—that God is the Creator and
Father of all men—that he made of one flesh
all the nations of the earth—that he is no re
specter of persons, but holds in equal love all
his children ; and that he will require of every
one the observance of his righteous law ; " All
things whatsoever ye would that rneu should
do to you, do ye even so to them." This al
liance between an ancient and powerful church
aud the slave interest of America is the more
remarkable, when we consider the fact that
the earlv aud authoritative teachings of that
Church are iu condemnation of slavery. How
long this strange alliauce istocoutinue I knew
not. How long it is to be successful is for
the American people to decide.
To your fifth, interrogatory, I answer—that
I am in favor of free schools for the education
of all classes ; and am opposed to any exclusion
of the Bible therefrom.
Respectfully yours, P. WILMOT.
To JOHN BROTHERLNE. Esq., Chairmau, &c.
MC KIM'S ATTEMPT TO ESCAPK.— The Ilollidays
! burg Whig comfirras the report that MCKIM
the murderer, attempted to escape. It was
also discovered that he had cut nearly through
two heavy staples which were the means of
keeping his cell-door secure. How to get at
the means by which he accomplished these
hasty feats of iron cutting were yet to be found
out. Everything in his cell was ransacked—
piece after piece of his wearing apparel and his
bed—all were put through a close and scru
tinizing search, but all to no purpose—nothing
there could be found (but a letter, which the
prisoner had written—anticipating his escape
—and concealed in the lining ot his coat, but
which the Warden withholds from publication
for the present) to aid him in his work ; but
on searching the cell of a crazy criminal, which
is contiguous to his, part of the blade of an
old case knife was found concealed between
the dilapidated leaves of a small Bible, the
whole length of which was not more than
four inches, but had been hacked into a saw
by beating the edge against the bars of his
cell, and with this small instrument had ac
complished all this work ; and, had it not been
found out as soon as it was by the vigilance
of the warden, Heaven only knows what might
have been the consequence.
As four weeks from next Friday is the day
fixed upon by the Governor for his execution,
we think ail further attempts by him to break
jail will prove futile, as the Sheriff, Mr. PORT,
and the Warden. Mr. MOCLPRE, have him
heavily ironed, hand and foot, aud a guard
over him during the night.
Mr. Moran, the new President of the
New \ork & Erie Railroad Company, is to
receive a salary of twenty five thousand dollars
a year—exactly what is paid to the President
of the United States, and more, probably, than
is paid to any functionary in this country.
Haf Never weary in your charities, nor for
ce t tho poor.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
TQAVANDA:
dfprsiMß lllorninn, Jnljj 30, 1857.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
PA VXD WILMOT, of Bradford Co.
FOR CAN AT. COMMISSIONER,
WM. MXLLWARB, of Philadelphia.
FOR JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT,
JOSEPH J. LEWIS, of Chester Co.
JAMBS VEECH, of Fayette County.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
, CONVENTION.—At a meeting of
the Republican County Committee
held in Towanda, Monday, July 20,1857. present, ULYS
SES MEUCUR, Chairman. A. D. Foss, James M. Peck,
Truman M. Beach, and E. B. Parsons.
It was Resolved. that a Republican County Convention
to le composed of two delegates from each election dis
trict, to be held at the Court House, in the Borough of
Towanda.on MONDAY' evening, September 7th, 1857,
for the purpose of placing iu nomination a County Tick
et to lie supported by the Republican electors of Bradford
County. They have also appointed a Vigilance Commit
tee in'each election district, a list of whom is hereunto
annexed, whose duty it will be to call primary meetings
of the Republican electors in each election district, for
the purpose of electing delegates to said Convention.
The Committees of Vigilance in each election district,
are requested to confer together, and call the primary
meetings on Saturday, September sth, between the hours
of 4 and 7, P. M., or at such other hour as may be deem
ed convenient, and at the usual place for holding such
elections (unless some other place shall be deemed more
appropriate.) They are further earnestly enjoined to see
that such notice of the place and time of said meeting be
given, that all the electors of their respective districts
may be informed.
the County Committee would also suggest that some
member of the Vigilance Committee in each district, at
the proper hour, call said meetings to order, and that the
elections for delegates be by ballot , the polls being kept
open for the time specified, or at least until every one
who desires has an opportunity to vote.
They would also nrge upon the electors the importance
of attending the primary meetings. A full turn out to
the delegate elections is calculated to do away with many
of the evils which necessarily appertain to the system.—
Attend your delegate elections, select good, honest relia
ble men" who will properly represent your wishes, look
ing to the advancement of principle, rather than the ele
vation of persons.
The following preamble and resolution were considered
and adopted :
WHEREAS, It is believed by many that a change of the
time of holding our Annual Conventions, to the afternoon
of some day prior to September Court, would operate
beneficially to the people of the County, but inasmuch as
we deem the change of time too important to be effected
by our action as a Committee, therefore we deem it ad
visable to make this suggestion to the Republican elec
tors of the County, in order that they may express their
vie s through their delegates to the next County Con
vention, to which Convention we respectfully submit for
their consideration the following Resolution, to wit:
Resolved, That the annual Republican County Conven
tions shall hereafter be held at one o'clock in the after
noon of the first preceding the September Term of
Court.
ULYSSES MERCUR, STURGES SQUIRES,
A.D. FOSB, W. S. RAKER,
T. M. BEACH. H. W. TRACY.
A. G. MATHEWS, E. B. PARSONS,
JAMES M. PECK.
July 20, 1857. County Committee.
COMMITTEES OF VIGILANCE.
Albany—James W.lcox, M. H. Codding. John Sterigere.
Armenia—Alba Burnham, Alfred Ripley, John Mason.
Asylum—Edmund Horton, John M. Wilson, I). H.Corbin.
Athens tp—David Gardner, S. W. Park, John Griffin.
Athens boro'—F. N. Page, L. W.Burchard, A.H.Spalding.
Burlington—Josephus Campbell, D. M. Alexander, Mor
ris J. Smith.
Burlington boro'—N.T. Dickinson, John Hill, C. T. Merry.
Burlington West—John Ballard, jr., H. L. Adams, Perry
B. Pratt.
Canton—J. A. Rogers, Enoch Sellard, Volney M. Wilson.
Columbia--Jas. C. M'Kcan, Isaac Besly, Lvman B. Slade.
Durell—Ulysses Moody, Robt. Bull, John V. Benjamin.
Franklin—Nelson Gilliert, Robt. Meteer, Jos. Spalding.
Granville—Win. Bunvon. Stephen Tidd, B. F. Taylor.
Herrick—Geo. W. Elliott, Ezekiel Carr,OrellanaStevens.
Leßoy—J. G. Hammond, Reuben Stone, Jay Chaapel.
Litchfield—Daniel Moore, S. B. Conner, Nathan Baldwin.
Monroe tp—M. M. Coolbaugh, Lewis Kellogg, Henry C.
Ingham.
Monroe boro'—H. C. Tracy, W. G. White, Emmons Hunt
ley.
Orwell—Wm. P. Payson, Josiah Newell. A. W. Alger.
Overton—Wm. Waltman, Jas. Heverly.Geo. Hottenstine.
Pike—D. M. Bailey. Eugene Keeler. Wm. B. Stevens.
Rome—Jas. B. Demony, Orson Rickey, D. Strope.
Ridgbcry—Chas. French, Jesse Hammond, A. L.Smith.
Sheshcquin—Abijah Mead, Henry Patterson, Chas. Chaf
fee.
Smithfield—O. K. Bird, Enos Califf, Orrin P. Kingslev.
South Creek—John F. Gillis, Jos. Dunham, Samuel H.
Coleman.
Springfield—Joel Adams, Joel McAfee, Luke N. Pitts.
Standing Stone—Hiram Gorden, Wm. Griffis, Geo. A.
Stephens.
Svlvania boro'—N. H. McCollum, L.N.Tinkham, Darwin
Alexander.
Towanda boro'—Valentine Geiger, IA; wis Bull, George
Britton.
Towanda tp.—Harry Decker, Asa W. Dimmick, John H.
Scoville.
Towanda North—Ezra Rutty, Daniel Kennedy, Wm. H.
Foster.
Troy boro'—Geo. P. Newberry, G. D. Long, N. M. Pome
roy.
Troy tp—Geo. Shattock, Jacob Linderman, Darwin N.
Allen.
Tuscarora—E. O. Wells, Ferris Ackley, H. F. Keeney.
Ulster—John B. Conkliu, Russell McKinney.Guy Tracy.
Warren—Miranda Chaffee, Miles Prince, Jas. Cooper.
Wells—Newell Leonard, Lyman French, L. W. Knapp
Windham—Wm. Wheelhouse, W. P. Klnyon, Henry
Boyce.
Wilm'ot—J. L. Jones, J. H. Tyrrell. Jonathan Buttles.
Wyalusing—Chas. W. Hollcnback. Jacob Biles, Jas. Fee.
Wysox—John Tuttle, Julius Brown, G. T. Granger.
NAVIGATION RESUMED.—We bave the grati
fication of learniog from the Elmira Gazette,
of the 23, the resumption of navigation on the
Chemung Canal. The first boat was locked
through on Tuesday, aud the Canal is now in
fair order, although there is considerable work
to be done to make the repairs permanent, and
place the Canal in the condition it was before
the freshet. Those who have had charge of
the repairs are certainly entitled to great cred
it for the energy they have displayed in push
ing them forward. We hope soon to have the
pleasure of announcing the completion of the
repairs on the North Branch and Junction
Canals, which cannot fail to infuse new life in
to the business of this region.
A VAIXABLF. PROPERY FOR SALE.—We in
vite the attention of capitalists to the adver
tisements of a valuable Farm and Mill Prop
erty, situate near Williamsport, which is offer
ed for sale. It is one of the most desirable
properties in Northern Pennsylvania, and pre
sents an opportunity for investment seldom of
fered. It will be sold at public auction ou
the 19th of August.
The census of Kansas, taken by the
Marshals appointed by Governor Robinson,
makes the population 50,000.
LETTER FROM BON. D. WELMOT TO QEN.
TACKER.
Tlic following is a copy of a letter addressed
to " Gen. Win. F. Packer, Williams port, Pa.,"
which was put into the Post Office at this
place, July 14. Up to this date, July 29, no
answer has been received.
TOWANDA, July 14, 1857.
HON. WM. F. PACKEB :
DKAK SIR—I purpose to spend some time during the
Summer and Fall, in canvassing before the people of the
State, the principles and issues involved in the pending
State election.
Partv meetings bring out only that portion of the peo
ple to whom the call is made, and the addresses are nec
essarily all on one side ; whereas it is desirable that the
whole people, so far as may be, should hear both sides
fairly presented before them at the same time.
If it should meet your views, 1 propose that we can
vass so much of the State as is practicable, in company,
addressing alternately the same meetings. Should this
meet your assent, please so inform me at your earliest
convenience, so that we may arrange the times and pla
ces of meetings, order of speaking, Ac., Ac.
Very respectf illy,
Your obedient servant,
D. WILMOT.
THE HARMONIOUS DEMOCRACY.
We publish iu another column an article
from the Pennsylranian, that our readers may
know the feeling amongst the "Dead Rabbit"
Democracy, and that they may also have some
insight into the plan of operations proposed
by the present-Amiuistration. This article is
one of a number brought out by the publication
of a prospectus for a Dews paper about to be
established by FORNEY at Philadelphia, to be
called " The Press, 1 which the editor of the
Pennsylvavian views as a rival, and accuses of
unfriendliness to Mr. BUCHANAN and his Ad
ministration.
These bickerings are the evidences of a vol
cano of hatred and disappointment which.
threatens to break out iu irruption to over-;
whelm the Democracy. Whether it will do so )
or not, will be owing to the skillfulness of those 1
business it is to heal the wounds which are
now festering, and to allay the feelings engen
dered by disappointed expectations. It may
seem strange to our readers, that Jons W.
FORNEY, of all the men in Pennsylvania, should
complain of ingratitude at the hands of Mr.
BUCHANAN'. In our judgment, the Presidential
contest of last fall, turned upon FORNEY'S ex
ertions. His management of the canvass
this State, was admirable, so far as the suc
cess of Mr. BUCHANAN was coucerned, and we
have no question but for his thorough organ
ization previous to the October election, the
Union State ticket would have been successful
which would have extinguished the possibility
of Mr. BUCHANAN'S success in Pennsylvania
and the Union. It was natural, after such a
brilliant canvass that the friends of Mr. FOR
NEY should expect, with the utmost confidence,
ever ignoring his past services and intimate
relations with Mr. BUCHANAN, that the new
Amiuistration would be ready to bestow upon
him what ever he might ask.
The friends of FORNEY now charge Mr.
BUCHANAN with ingratitude, though if the
Pennsylvanian can be believed, the charge is
not wholly just. The allegation is not denied,
that Mr. BUCHANAN used his best exertions to
make FORNEY United States Senator. It now
appears that the most luci ative offices in the
gift of the Administration have been placed
at his disposal with a bonus of bard cash in
his hand. But FORNEY aspired to wield the
sceptre as well as accumulate lucre. A place
in the Cabinet or the control of the Govern
ment organ was his aspiration. To neither
could he succeed, aud hence his disappoint
ment.
It was notorious during the late campaign
that every County in the State contained a
number of active politicians who were animat
ed or infatuated with the idea that they were
the personal friends of Mr. Buchanan, and
when he was fairly seated in the Presidential
Chair all they they would have to do, would
be to make their bow to him, and designate
the office they wished, confident that there in
timate personal relations, and past services
would ensure their favor. As far as we can
learn, this class of persons have been disap
pointed, and have learned not to put their trust
in politicians, Mr. BUCHANAN, true to his well
kuowu character as a cold blooded, selfish,
ungrateful politician, has turned the cold
shoulder to the men who have stood by him
in Pennsylvania with great faithfulness, and
sent them home, chagrined, soured, breathing
curses, not loud but deep.
Such is the condition of the Bogus Democra
cy in Pennsylvania. The power of the public
plunder has lost its cohesion. The expecta
tions of hundreds have been disappointed—
their ardor abated, and they are either openly
denouncing the Administration or would re
joice to see it rebuked in any manner. These
men are not to be relied on to fight PACKER'S
battle this fall. They have yet too lively a
sense of favors unrequited. They would much
rather see the Democracy beaten, that the
Administration might realixe how important
their services have been in the past, aud how
necessary for the future.
lerJoHN G. FREEZE, ESQ., late Post mas
ter at this place, and editor of the defunct
Bradford Times, has resumed the practice of
the law at Bloomsburg, Pa. Ilis well-meaut
attempt to enlighten the people of Bradford,
upon political subjects, was unsuccessful, par
ticularly in a pecuniary point of view, though
Mr. F. is largely the gainer in a very valuable
experience. His opinion of the honesty and
reliability of some of the leaders of the Dead-
Rabbit Democracy of this county, would be
edifying. We wish the Colonel abundant suc
cess.
The vote of the stockholders of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, on the purchase
of the Main Line of the State Works, stood,
in favor of the purchase 142,604, against, 605.
Majority, 143,209, being the requisite major
ity of all the 6tock.
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
A Convention of the Editors of Northern
Pennsylvania is to be held at Danville, on the
4th proximo, to be present at which we have
received an invitation. Circumstanes will pre
vent our attendance, otherwise onr desire to
meet our editorial brethren would prompt our
being there. VVe have some curiosity too, to
see what measures an assemblage of publishers
can adopt to benefit the business, which cannot
be effected in every printing office. We must
coufess, we have but little faith in any regula
tions which may be adopted to remedy the
evils of which some publishers complain. For
ourselves we have no difficulty whatever iu
conducting our own business without the aid
of our editorial brethren. We need no regu
lated tariff of rates to ensure us good prices
for our labor, in any shape. We suffered our
selves to be humbugged until we learned better
by experience, and if our brethren will imitate
our example, they will experience more bene,
fit, than from a dozen Conventions, to pass re
solves to be broken upon the first opportunity.
Firstly :—(to divide it it into heads, like an
orthodox sermon) —adopt the cash system —no
pay, no paper ; —also in regard to transient
advertising
Secondly : —Totally repudiate all city agen
cies, and throw their favors under the table.—
They have done more to injure the advertising
than any other cause.
Thirdly : —Refuse peremptorily ail adver
tisements received from persons not known to
be prompt and responsible, and particularly
those of questionable character. We observe
that some of those who are anxions for an
editorial Convention arc in the habit of "biting"
at every thing in the shape of an advertisement
no matter what its character, or the source
from whence it is received. We don't wonder
that they need the assistance and aid of their
brethren.
Fourthly :—Patent medicine advertisements
are the bane of newspaper success. The pro
prietors of many of of the most successful hum
bugs of the day, have used the press as a suc
cessful means to gull the public and make
their own fortunes ; while the prices paid have
been contemptible. We hare but one contract
(made two years since ) which fulfilled themau
who gets a Patent Medicine advertisement in
to our columns, will pay for it, at our regular
price per square.
An Editorial Convention cannot so regulate
prices &c., as to remedy the evils of which
publishers complain. As we have suggested,
the remedy lies with themselves. Let them
adopt a proper method of doing business, and
they will soon cease to have reason to find
fault. A merchant would not credit an entire
stranger, yet many publishers will insert adver
tisements coming from sources of which they
are ignorant, and the only pay for which they
ever receive, is the satisfaction of publishing
the pseudo proprietors as swindlers.
The editor who will publish such advertise
ments as "Dr. Mariceaus," "Dr. Hunter's," the
" Baltimore Lock Hospital," &c., has no very
exalted idea of the dignity of his profession, or
of the intelligence of his readers. If the edi
torial Convention will rebuke those who pub
lished such abominable advertisements they
will do a good thing.
EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE —Two MEN
KILLED. —The Biughamton Republican of
Saturday, gives the following account of a
terrible accident, which occured ou Tuesday,
on the Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad.
The following are the facts, as near as we can
learn. A freight train, drawn by the loco
motive " Chenango," left Biughamton in the
forenoon, bound for Syracuse, and about five
o'clock, when half a mile north of Chenango
Forks, the hoiler of the locomotive exploded,
instantly killing a hr&kcman named Skinner,
(who, we understand, was on the engine) and
so seriously injuring the fireman that he died
about three o'clock Friday morning. Moses
Meyer, the engineer, had both arms broken,
was badly scalded and received numerous brui
ses and cuts. He is so badly injured that it
is feared he may not recover. Drs, Jackson
and Burr, of Binghamton, were sent for, and
in conjunction with Drs. Carr, Dorr and Har
rington, of the Forks, afforded all the relief
possible to the injured men.
"Gov. GEARY'S ADMINISTRATION IN KANSAS."
About the first of August will be published a
work bearing the above title, written by JOHN
H. GIHON, M. D., private secretary to Gov.
Geary, and carefully compiled from the official
documents on file in the department of State
at Washington, and other papers in possession
of the author ; comprising a complete history
of Kansas, its invasions, battles, outrages and
murders. The author of this work is fully
qualified, from personal observation, and from
abundant materials, to give a truthful and im
partial account of the troubles in Kansas, np
to the time of the resignation of Gov. Geary.
The publisher is CHARLES C. RHODES, Inquirer
building, Philadelphia. Trice in cloth $1
paper 50 cents. See advertisement in another
column.
FROM KANSAS —we have nothing new or im
portant. Gov Walker is still encamped with
his troops near Lawrence, but has as yet made
no hostile demonstrations. As his late move
was intended to allay the storm gathering in
the South, we have every confidence that Gov.
Walker will hesitate before he proceeds to
measures which would arouse the North.
Official dispatches from Governor Walker
have been recieved at Washington. They
defend his course against the attacks of the
southern disunionists, and detail the coudition
of affairs at Lawrence as a justification for his
present conduct.
The Capitol Extension.
The progress within the last few weeks on
works on the Capitol extension has becu such
as to be very palpable even to the very ordi
nary observer. In particular, the removal of
the wildernesses of scaffolding from the inte
rior of the Senate and the House of Itepre
sentatives makes the advance striking. Of
both these spacious and noble halls the ceilings
are finished and out of hand, aud present a
beauty of style, workmanship and complete
ness superior to any thing of the kind on this
continent. That of the House of Represen
tatives is the warmest in style and most elabo
rate in finish ; but there are tastes which, on
the whole, may prefer the Senate's. Ij o th
however, are akin in their general manner, and
only differ as good taste would have them to
do. We find the flooring of the committee and
other rooms, halls, avenues and passage of
both the new wings to be proceeding rapidly.
In the northern wing, the workmen are now
putting up the newel-posts, railing aud fencings
of the main passage to the Senate chamber
all which posts, rails and fencings are of Ten
nessee marble, and therefore of unsurpassed
richness and beanty. To our eye this is the
most beautiful marble work we have ever seen
In both the connection ways between the old
Capitols and the wings, the progress is such as
to have risen to the level of the ground, and
on the south connection somewhat above it.
As to the undertaking of raising the new
dome on the old or central building, it is pro.
ceeding steadily and surelv. Of the general
plan for the dome it is sufficient to say that its
bulk is divided iuto four sections—the first oc
cupied by thirty-six columns of cast iron, twen
ty seven feet high and about three feet in di
ameter at the top. These columns rest on a
foundation consisting of cast iron plate, which
again rests on a circular wall, belted, girded
cramped, and compacted by every judiciously
imaginable contrivance iuto a mass of solid
matter, forming, as it were, but a single body. *
On these columns, (which are hollow and flut
ed and about an inch thick,) when in position,
will be placed a ring to form the foundation
for a suj>crim-posed section of pilasters, less
in size than the columns, but agreeing with
them in number, on which will be strong pane!
work, constituting a third section or attic
The fourth section is the dome or cupola prop
er, and differs from other domes in having an
eleptical instead of a circular section. The
whole will be surmounted by stout circular
plates of iron of considerable thickness, bear
ing an alter-like stracture girt with faces, all
iu iron, supporting a globe, around which will '
pass a belt inscribed with the motto " E Pa
ribus l r nnm." aud on the globe stands a tall 'j
figure of the Goddess of Liberty, erect, with a
sword and shield, and around her forehead a
fillet studded with stars, being Crawford's
greatest work.— Xat. Intel.
Col. John W, Forney.
[From the Philadelphia Pennsy Iranian.]
The demand for our issue of Saturday lust
containing a brief article on JOHN W. FORSET,
may be regarded as an evidence of the interest
felt by the party on the subject; and we are
happy to be able to record that fact that al
most without exception, that interest mani
fests itself in a manly indignation at the effort
made by a few members of the party in this
city to rebuke Mr. BUCHANAN for his alleged in
gratitude to Col. FORNEY. Among the num
ber are several who, beiug the recipients of
Mr. BUCHANAN'S favor in the shape of the very
best appointments in this city, owe it to hiin
as the least possible return for his confident
to take the responsibility of their po>itioa.-,
We leave them, however, to time, and fee.
quite satisfied ourselves that our step ha* beeu
so universally approved. Our aim is to tin
good of the party, and not the mere ainbitio*
of men ; this we believe can be accomplish?:
only by the sincere and fearless support of Mr
BUCHANAN, his administration and its measure
The efficacy of its policy and its acts are clear
ly shown by the tranquil and prosperous cot
dition of affairs at home and abroad. ID
unjust—nay, how disgraceful is it then, tbi
here in his own city and State, by his ov
hearth-stone, we should witness bickerings a:
heart-burnings arising only from a miserab
scramble for the leadership of party and
spoils of office. Who are the parties tht
engaged ? We unhesitatingly repeat th i
they are to be fonnd among those who iuvei' j
against the President because he eonld a
place Mr. FORNEY in the Cabinet, and deem?
proper to deny him the control of the admic--
tration organ at the City of Washington.
Now let us look calmly at the subject a.
see whether Mr. BUCHANAN is to blame. E
attachment to Col. FORNEY was well know
and the people after his defeat for the Unite
States Senatorship, thought it due to him
reward for his services and devotion to the par
that Mr. BUCHANAN should give him anytlii'
in his gift for which he was fitted. But a
President, in his wisdom it would seem, did f
please to make a minister out of him. whether
the grouud of unfitness we are not prepared
say ; but this we will say that he understood
feelings of the party in this State to makeh
a Cabinet officer. Besides Mr. BITHAM
when he reached Washington ascertained,
our opinion, that other and controlling rea?
made it his duty to resist the importunities
Col. FORNEY'S friends. These reasons will r
now be made public ; tbev as we believe, mfc
necessary that Mr. FORNEY should be det
the management of the Union newspaper. ;
will we have no doubt, when they shall
made known afford a sufficient justification
the President. At all events, we think
country approves of the course of Mr. lit ca*
AN, aud feci sure that will attest its wise :
Now, what was left to do? Mr. FORNEY *
to be provided for in some other way. M
bnt how ? The Collectorship, the Naval
fice, the Naval Agency, the Consulate to 1
erpool, ail passed in review, and uoue
inspection. Money and not power, was soof
but nothing was rich euough to satisfy l
FORNEY'S ambition, nothing lucrative to
ward him for his services to Mr. Bivno
and the party. After some weeks delay
understanding was had between Mr. FOE*;
and his nal friends, that the Consulate at i
erpool should be made to him worth $■
000 per annum, (not $15,000, as we erron?
ly stated in our previous article,) or in
words, SIOO,OOO for the four years of Mr 1 1
CHANAN'S administration, and that I
should be paid to him at once in cash. 1 ; j
proper to say that his proposition came I
business shape from Col. FORNEY'S friends.'®
anxious to serve him, were also anxious w®
lieve the President from his 1
the case. The ouly return to be made for j
salary in addition to the emoluments of ®
Consulate was the discharge of the du'.'B
Foreign Correspondent for oue or two :U B
papers. Now, this is a plaiu statement,