:TILE CO.IIP-ILER-.-
"itnErtr, THE usioN, r.sto TITE CONSTITUTION."
GETTYSBUR (7, PE) NN , A.:
Nomlay Morning, June 23, 1856,
DeMb'eratie National Nominations.
For President,
JAMES , BUCHANAN, of Pennsylvania.
Viee President,
JOTIN C. BRECKINRIDGE, of Kentucky.
Democratic 'Electohal Picket. '
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
'ChatieS R. BuCkalew, of Columbia county,
Wilson 'McCandless, of Alleemny county.
insinteT `ELECTORS.
Nchinger, 13. Abraham Edinger,
2. Pi ekni Butler, 14. Reuben Wil her„,
'3. Edward Wartman,. 15, ti` co:A. Crawford,
4.'W illi:iin H. Witte, 16. nines Black,
'5. - john MeNair, _ 17. Henry .1. Stable,
6. aCthn 11. i3rinton, 13. Johnl). Roddy,
'7. David Lamy, Javoh Torney,
1 8:Charles Kessler, 20. J. A. .1, 13n efmnan,
9. J4§eph Patterson, 21. William Wilkins,
10. Isaac. Slenker, 22, JaSI. G. Campbell,
11:Frg. , 23. Thos.Cun Hingham,
12. Thos. Costerhimt, 24. John Kealty,
Vincent2s. r Phelps.
• canal, Commissioner,
GEORGE SCOTT, of-Columbia county,
Auditor General,.
JACOB -f1t1 7 , - Ja., of Montgomery co.
- Surveyor General,
TIMQVIY IVES, of Potter county.
.1104 thorough and trimuyliant exposure
Of 'the old "tea cent" calumny will appear in
the next '0 'viler. We shall also, from time
to time, as inclination may prompt, dissect,
and lay bare the, various other falsehoods
which' an unscrupulous and heartless press
have inserted against Mr. Bound:NAN. This
wonitty do, not that the high : and unsullied
Character and eminent statesmanship of cur
candidate need such vindication, but "just for
the fun of the thing,"—to' Show' how "easy it
is to put the 'liar. to, the blush." "Provided,
always,°.-tliat KnoW Nothing and Black Re
publican editors know anything about blush
ing.. .
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bill nomination for the Presidency with per
feet'ealinneas. • When it reached the opocator
at-Lpeaster he could scarcely .vait to pick up
his bat ere he rushed tO — Mr.:Abelintianrs reg.
ilerm,„spreadiug.tbo_intelirgene' e :by the w a y
side as he ran. - All Latteiite . i turned out )
c'ethtoni7iere fired, bells rung, and•bands of
music strnek up, while a ve!t concourse form
ed and-marched to Pay their respects to the
candidate. The excitement at Lexington,
4.etetute7ix, 'the home of Mr. Barcsawarnon,
was also intense. The people of all parties
Iver.e most mad With joy.
tar Mr. Iltlenexmi has replica, in a
akar anii! able letter, to the Committee who
; •
informed. him of. his nomination for the Presi
dency. He cordially accepts the platform
adeptedby the Convention, and boldly e.;pouses
the doctrine of citil and ieligions . libert7, de-
claringthat "we.aie alluvial before God audthe
Vonstitution;and.the dark spirit of despotism
attabitetry which would ereato odious dis
tinctions among; our 'fellow-citizens will be
Speedily rebuked by a; free and oulightened
public Opinion." Our paper,beiug already in
type; 'we are reluctantly compelled to defer
the, publication of Mr., letter until next.
geliim.A New York professedly Democratic,
-but-really-Abolition, paper, says It - will not
support Buchanan and Breckinridge ; so also
- a, "tire-eater" paper in South Carolina ; and.
.thereat the Know Nothings and Black Repub
licans express much j t )y: Amidst the general
And enthusiastic favor with which the Demo
cra.tic nominees are meeting among the Con
etitttion-loving citizens of all parts of the
Union, it is not to be wet4derecl' at that the fa
natical lovers Of internal strife _ should be
against them. The fact is, sectional agitators
always have been, and always will be, against
the Democratic party. It has_no plank for
them to stand up6n.
"NEw Yeitx, June 16.—110 n. Lot Merril,
chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committee of
-Maine, repudiates the nornina
tionotKr. Buchanan."
The 1.0 Morril referred to, has been for
several years, we believe, the leader of
the Anti-Slavery, and Know Nothing fac
tions, in league against the Democracy, who,
like some nearer home, are fund of purloining
that time-honored name to conceal their own
bad .principles and worse designs. He has.
-not beenrecognised or claimed to be a mem
ber of the Nationt4l Democratic Party for a
long time. So much for that telegraph false-
-At no period in our political hfa:tory
luts , the Democratic party of the Sta;e of New
York showart bolder, more conUelit, or more
united front, than at the present tin.
nominations of Buchanan and "tlreckinridge
hare had an in and magical effect.
From one extremity of the empire State to the
other all is union, harmony, awl cuthusiasm
in - die Democratic ranks.
High .4tuihority..—The veaera.'ile CASS said
in'his speech_ in Philadelphia, on Tuesday
week, that he "need nor, t , -.11 a P.mn , rlvanil
, setlienee 7 -an American audic.,%ce—:hart ;11,s
Bacilli:Lan is among the al,:eit
- and-most experience of the Statesmen isur
cocult7, fitted by his crx.z!iimtiuns to :tad
adtha its-highest station. The executiN c gov
--ennzt. • • .u. i i "n
'water. This being the case be bad better DirA ship to be named James Buchanan
rin . Tea nes :4 ot tee fitratera,,arA in the.i witbdraw, for if he remains in the field, noth- iA soon to be launched from the yard at Porta
midst of .wieit harvest, ing can save him from a voyage up Salt River. mouth, New Halnpahire.
The Democratic Nomnees.
A most cheering spectacle is presented by
the tone breathing threugh,ourimmerous.“-
change papers from every section of the cone,.
try. Everywhere the . Democratic presses
warmly approve of the nominations of the
Cincinnati :Convention, and even the respect
able journals of the opposition unite in com
mending our ticket as one of the most unex
ceptionable ever formed. In nearly all the
cities and towns of the Union, too, ratification
Meetings, attended by large, confident, and
(enthusiastic audiences, have been held, and a
deep feeling of joy, and intense gratification
seems to animate the masses of the American
noople at the prospect of securing to the coun
try the services of our able and patriotic, nom
inees in the pests fur which they , have been
j designated. -
If anything were wanting to ensure their
triumph by an ovowhelmning majority it
would be the exceedingly contemptible and
woru-out slanders which are being re-hashed
and served up in a variety of styles by some of
the more unscrupulous journals. The ehaiges
are all either so utterly destitute of truth, or,
so'despicable in character, that they but serve
to disgust the public mind with the
, weakness
of the cause which prompt! a resort to such
miserable expedients, and if the opposition
papers will only steadily persist in inflicting
such insults upon the intelligence of their read
ers, we shall not be surprised if - they drive
them almost en inane into the support. of our
glorious ticket.-
The Presidential bee.
It seems that there are to be four or five
nags on the Presidential course, contending
with Mil. J;uiss BUCILAN AN. The Anti-Fill
more Know Nothing seceders from the Phila
delphia Know Nothing Convention, met in
New York, and on the 16th instant nominated
the notorious N, P. Banks, (the present
Speaker, at Washingtoti,) for President, and
the equally notorious Es-Gov. Johnston, of
Pennsylvania, for Vice President. A resolution
was adopted to confer with the Black Repub
lican Convention, at Philadelphia. A portion
of the Convention, who declared they would
not be sold to the Black Republicans, seceded,
and nominated Commodore Robert F. Stock
tun; of New Jersey, for President; and Ken
neth Ita,yner, of North Carolina, Or Vice
President. These last seceders wurii.fl.om the-
States of New York, New Jersey,,Pennsylva-,
nia, Delaware, and - other States. 'The out
and-out Black Republicans niet at 'Philadel.
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.or a sharp opposition
made by the friends of Judge McLean, John
C. Fremont was nominated for the Presidency,
and Mr. Dayton, of-New Jersey, for the Vice
Presidency.
Well, trot outyour nags, gentlemen! Bu
chanan and Breekinridge, are bound to "dis
tance" the .whele of them. •
ANOTHER FUSION
IVEIV Yoatc., June 20.—The. Committee of
Conference appointed by the Anti-Fillmore
American Convention to confer with the Re
publicans reported this morning that they
had been discourteously treated by the Phila
delphia Convention. Several excited speeches
were made, and several bolts took place in fa
vor of Fillniore.—Suggestions were made of
makinganothernominatiou should Mr. Banks
decline, On meeting this morning the Con
vention nominated J. C. Fremont for President
isfneunimeirmim
Who Can Ilesitatc ?
The nominations of the Democratic Nation
al Convention meet with a unanimous and en
thusiastic reception from all parts of the Union,
by the friends of the Constitution and the
Union, and we can truly, say, in the language
of the "Virginia -Sentinel," that "the response
to the nomination of Messrs. Buchanan and
Breckinridgo, comes up from all quarters of
the country, -like-- th o -answer - to - dm - shout of
the Highland "chieftain to his faithful - elan.'
From mountain and from sea shore. front
North and front &lath, the rising echoes - swell
the vocal thunder, proclaiming that the De
mocracy are united, unterrified, and destined
to be triumphant: Tens of thousands of pa
triots of other creeds, seeing that the safety of
the country lies in the triumph of the only
party that proclaims the same national princi
ple - everywhere, are also gathering under our
flag, to fight the great.battle of Conservatism,
the Constitution, and the Union. We bid them
welcome !—Shoulder to shoulder let us stand,
with the stars and stripes tloating_above_us,
while we put under our foot the madness that
would destroy us all. The man who hesitates
in such an issue as is now presented, who can
talk about petty measures of ideal policy while
the very ark of our safety is threatened with
destruction, is like ono who cries "fire !" in
the midst of a universal deluge. We call up
on patriots of any and every name, to join with
us in laying deep and broad the foundations
of our liberties and- national tranquility.
There is no other rallying ground hat offelts
any hope of success. Mr. Fillmore's tiorainrt-'
tion has been repudiated by State after State
at the North, stud his party has but little
strength at the South. lt is transparent mad
ness to hope for his election.—The issue is
then between that sound, able, and idea - rrupl-
ible Statesman, Jameaßuchanan, and the nar
ow soctionalik, on an abolition platform,
that the Black Republicans will soon pat out
to rule this glorious Union."
IT-Z - Congress has been in session nearly
six months, aud has passed, it is said, eight
public bills and very few private ones. This,
we presume, is the "reform" promised the peo
ple by the "tlaickers for freedom" whoa they
appealed to them for votes !—Eric Obs(-rrer.
g-Z-111r. Filltnore says in his letter of ac
ceptance, which is written from Paris, that he
shall return to this land of liberty "without
even a desire to ever cross the Atlanti4gain7!
eat lre, is not fund on Ka:
4, Look Before You Leap•:"
jWo understand that there are through
out, the_ county a few persons
_Who were pro- .
scribed by Know Nothingism, that bare al
lowed,thernselves to be drawn.luto Black Re
publicanism. Had not gentlemen better' "look
before they leap ?" By careful observation of
-passing events,--they-cannot-but - see — that Nor- -
thern Know Nothingism and Black Republi
canism are identical in their sympathies, and
are verging into the self same channel as fast
as a mutual desire for public plunder can
drive them; and must see, too, that as they as
sist, by their countenance and support, the.
one, they help to keep alive the other. _
' As an incidental, yet most expressive hand
point in the direction indicated in the above
paragraph, we transfer from the procnerlings
of a meeting of. "citizens of Mountjoy town
ship, convened at Ilorner's School-house, on
the 14th instant," as they appear by authority
in the Star- and — Banner, the two follow
ing resolutions, the first in exact Black Re
publican shape, ,whilst the second wears the
usual Know Nothing dress. Read:
"Resolved, That 'we are op - po.ved to Slavery
being planted in any territory now free, and
also to the admission of more Slave States.
"Resolved, That we Are opposed to the ap
pointment of foreigners to office, to the exclu
sion of Native born Americans, and to the
pandering for foreign votes in our elections."
Here we have leading stand-points of the
two isms adopted at the same meeting! Are
they not, in essentials, at least, travelling
the same hard road?
rifirThe Know Nothings and Black Repub
licans appear to hive not tbo least difficulty in
uniting upon the State ticket composed of Thos.
E. Cochran, for Canal, Commissioner, Darwin
Phelps, for Auditor General, and Bart. La
porte, for Surveyor General. The Know
Nothing State Council and the.. Black Repub
lican State Convention have both passed reso
lutions recognizing it as their ticket, and in
that issue at least they will travel hand in
luind against the Democracy. Let all who
do not wish to be drawn into the support of
proscriptive dark lanternism, hold themselves
clear of the so-called "union" ticket.
Keystone Club.
Tho friends of BUcIIANAN and But:pi:m
utt:lug, in this Borough, assembled„ upon a
few hours' notice, at Wattles's hotel, on Mon
day *evening last-, for the purpose of taking
steps preliminary to the organization of a
"Keystone Club." GEORGE GEYER, Jr., Nias
called to the Chair; . Wm. J. Martin and
Alexander Friiier were chosen Vice Presidents,
and H. Buchanan Danner and Charles White
Secretaries. The meeting was then addressed
by 11, J. Statile and S. J. Vandersloot ; after
which, on motion, the chairman was author
ized to appoint a committee of Seven, to pre
pare Rules for -the -government of the Club,
and to call a meeting when ready to report.
11. J. Stable, J. 11. tanner, Moses 11.1cCleari,
Jacob Troxel, Wm. J. Martin, Charles White
and Alex. Frazer have, een appointed said
committee.
The utmost enthusiasm prevailed through
out, and three rousing cheers were given at
the adjournment for the distinguished nomi
nees of the Democracy, Jiltss BuenasAli and
- Jons - C: - BaEciciNglDGE: -
They Don't Want Peace.
Nothing, (says the Ohio Statesman) will
snit the fusioilists which can be Alone in rela-
tion to Kansas affairs. - Lane, Robinson &
Co. wrote the President, asking him to issue
his proclamation, and command the peace c,f
the Territory: The President did so, and
straightway he was denounced for the'ii..et.
Shannon has now issued his proclamation for
no other purpose than to disperse and drive
out of the Territory armed bands of men
from Missouri and other States, who volunteer
their services to conquer a peace, and who act
without law or license, and Mr. Shannon is_
reprobated by those fusion fire-eaters. The
law•abiding senators at Washington propose
to send General Scott to Kausas as u general
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peace-taker, and the proposition is resisted by
Hale, Sumner & Co. They don't want peace.
It would take from them all-their political
stock in trade just now, and leave them with
out even a "coon song" or a "shriek_for liber
ty" to carry on the presidential camp
There is to be no peace on any terms in -Kan
sas until after the election. Mark that!
,The Know Nothings take credit to
themselves (says the Nbrill Carolina Standard)
-for—having, as they say, abolished their secre
cy, oaths, &e. Twelve months ago they de
clared that these oaths and this secrecy, and
especially their third degree, were the very
things to save the country; now they say
they aro an open, mid-day, unsworn party,
and ask -the people on this account to trust
them. If they-were right twelve months ago,
they must be wrong now. Who knows how
long they will maintain their present opinions
as to the oaths and secrecy? They admit
they have changed their line of conduct once ;
they may do it again and-, again ; but every
time they depart from usages which haVe be
come unpopular they will, of course, deOftre
that they are right, and that they are better
prepared than ever to save the country. But
such a party-can-never obtain the confidence
of theT op e.
"Loa- out for the Locomotire."—Along our
principal railways, at the crossings of turn
pikes and common roads, huge signboards : are
erected, bearing in large letters the caution
"Look out for the Locomotive." Taking a hint
from the railway signboards, and having a
care for the safety of our political opponents,
the Valley Spirit reiterates the caution, "Look
out for the Locomotive." Tha 131 - CHAN - AN
train is in, motion, and our Know Nothin
friends had better keep off of the track if they
don't want to be crushed. They need not
try to, get on board. It's a "through train,"
and won't stop to take_up po-swat: _
Mr. Buchanan and Henry Cloy..
The Cincinnati Gazette expresses astonish
ment that old Clay Whigs should-be found .
willing to support Mr. Buchanan, and, amongst
other reasons, alludes to the charge that, in
1824, "Mr. Buchman was mixed up with a
plot to break down Henry Clay." To this the
- iiiliTteifthei following trk
umphant reply :
"Now, it is well known that, 'although Mr.
Buchanan was an ardent and devoted friend
of General Jackson, and one of his most able
and eloquent supporters, before and after' his
election to the presidency, the above accusa
tion of complicity in any plot, or in any dis
honoring imputations against Mr. -Clay's in
.teKrity, Ire — entirely unfounded. They are
disproved by the letters of that distinguished
statesman himself, by the- correspondence of
his friends, and by the direct statement of his
own chosen biographer.
"In Mallory's Life of Henry Clay, vol. 1,
page 138, reference-is made to the charge
against Mr. Clay and his friends having pro
posed, through Mr. Buchanan, to give Gener
afJackson their support on certain conditions.
Mr. Clay indignantly repelled the charge, and
his biographer adds: 'Mr. Buchanan flatly and
promptly denied that such a proposition had
been made through him, as had been alleged,
and - entirely exhonorated Mr. Clay and his
adherents from all connexion with it'.
"Mr. Clay himself, in a letter to Judge
Broodo, of Virginia, dated Washington, Au
gust 14, 1827, (see his private correspondence,
published by Colton,) states emphatically in
regard to the same matter: could not desire
a stronger statement from Mr. Buchanan.
The tables are completely turned.'
"Again : the Iron. R. P. Letcher, of Ken
tucky, a devoted personal and political friend
of Mr. Clay's. writes to the latter, under date
of August 27, 1827, in relation to the same
point in Mr. Buchanan's response: 'This an
swer is well put together. As they say in
Connecticut, 'there is a great deal - of good
reading in Buck's reply.'lt is modest and
genteel,' yet strong and conclusive. lam tru
ly delighted with the manner in which Mr. B.
has acquitted himself.'
"These few quotations are sufficient to show
how unfortunate our not altogether unintelli
gent cotemporary is in its reference to 'by
gones.' But if the Clay Whigs may not be
permitted by the Gazette to vote for James Bu
chanan on account of their ancient contests
with him, will it be. pretended that they can
consistently support the. Gazette's party, or
any candidate who is likely to be set up by
the Philadelphia Convention ? Shall they as
sist in elevating the self-seeking leaders of the
faction that in New York and Ohio betrayed
Henry Clay in 1844?
"When the Gazette is nest disposed to re
fresh the memorieg of its readers with 'by
gones,' let it recall the names of those factions
and sectional demagogues of abolitionism who
now rule in the councils of the pseudo repub
licans,.and- who in 1844 played the parts of
double traitors, and won the meed of scorn and
contempt from all honest, Union-loving, and
patriotic men among Whigs.and Democrats."
•Brim the Lancaster Intelligencor
A Stale Falsehood Revived. •
The Independent Ira ig of this city (a Know
Nothing, Black Republican, Nigger Worship
g ing journal s ) has already commenced the
work of defaiiitttion -ancl-fals - chood for which
its unprincipled editor and owners have such
a wonderful proclivity. This does not sur
prise us in the least=—indeed, Nye should have
been disappointed had that paper pursued any
other course. The editor is only laboring in
his true vocation—doing the dirty work of his
unscrupulous masters.
Amongst other falsehoods against Mr. Btt-
CIIANAti retailed in its columns, is the oft re
futed one about the "drop of blood." • The
writer knows this to be false—for it was pro
nt-i-in-ceirsuch by a number of our most respect
able citizens, of ill parties, at the that the
charge was first 'started. And this fact the
writer for the Independent` big was cognizant
But lie says he has living testimony to
- , • ,a he
not produce his testimony ? Wo.are aware
that there is an old man in this city, whose
character for veracity is so bad, and whose
c onduct is Sodespicable that no one acquaint
ed with him would heliele him on oath, much
less his mere nakedasse\ eration. This man,
we presume, is the authority upon whom the
Independent Whig relies to prove the villain
ous falsehood. But lot that paper produce its
man, and we pledge ourselves to produce .at
least twenty-of - our most respectable citizens'
who will prove the story a downright lie—it
base unmitigated falsehood. from heginning to
Mr. ThucEtArs'Art has resided in this city and
its vicinity -for forty-five years. - His upriglit
and consistent character, both in public and
private life, is well known to almost every
man, woman and child in , this community.—
The people of this county have time and again
honored him with their suffrages, and it is a
remarkable fact that ho has never yet been
beaten at a popular election before the people
- of - bancaster - ccruot,y. 1 - t -- is, therefore, all fu
tile for .a strolling Yankee nutmeg adventurer,
like the editor of the Independent Whig, to
attempt to injure Mr. BucHANA at his own
home. The lie in question has been repeated
so often by a reckless and unprincipled oppo
sition, as to have lost all novelty and interest.
Nobody believes a word of it. .Mr. B's. ene
mies will have to get up some other story—
concoct some new falsehood—if they hope to
deceive any portion of the people.
Mr. 1-birlianan's Nomination among • the
Business Men.—The money article in Greeley's
N. Y. Tribune, says :—"The announcement
of the nomination of Mr. Buchanan over
Pierce and Denglas-, was well received in the
streets, as Lkely to inspire confidence in the
financial community. It was considered a
conservative nomination, and if elected be
would be less likely to embroil the country
with foreign nations than either of the other
prominent candidates."
`Col.. Benton has accepted the nomina
tion for Governor of Missouri.
,In his letter
of acceptanco ho says :
The nomination of Mr. Buchanan for the
Presidency determines my course in relation
to the Governarshi ), 1 consi i ini the
su est chance for preserving the peace of the
country, now greatly endangered -- both — at
home and abroad, and believing him to be the
best chance for peace, I hold it to be the duty
of those who are in favor of that object to as
sist in his election ; and for one, 1 shall do-so
—in a public capacity, if you invest me with
one, and as a private citizen of Missouri, if not.
County.—Years aco, York county
gave a majority of 1700 for Andrew Jackson.
So jhr, that result is without a parallel in
the history of political contests; but York
now promises to act equally as handsomely
next IVovember for "Old Buck" and "Young
Breck."
MI
it; fs)r--V4wl34lniut--ftuf
Breckiiiridgg---wbilst his father, it is said, is
with the Black Republicans.
litt'Road the first page
lion. James Bachana .
Those of our readers who have paid any
Attention to politics for the last ten or twelve
years, know that the New York Tribune,
edited by Houacs Gusto', never spares an
oppohent, Semetimes, however, he manages
to permit his impulsiveness to control . his
-prejudices; udices, and then - truth - does manifests it=
self. In the progress of a long leader, on the
"nomination of Buchanan," he says concern-,
ing our candidate :
"It is the vulgar presumption that journal
ists of one party habitually disparage the
candidates of another, and seek to cover them
with personal opprobrium. We believe the
truth isjust the reverse of this, and that the
better class of journals reluctantly suggest
personal objections to the candidates they op
pose, and greatly prefer that they should be
men of unsullied reputation and competent
ability. It gives us pleasure to recognize in
the_eitteinnatijwminre for Presi lent a man
respectable in every personal relation—a good
citizen and neighbor—a man of fair talents
and unsullied private character. He is the
embodiment of worldly prudence and unfalter
ing discretion."
The last sentence is exactly what we be- '
lieve, and the fact, that it is so, and, that' he
has a name, aye, an historic name to sustain,
the people can rest assured that he will not
violate the Constitution, or do that which is
calculated to injure his own fair reputation
and his confiding countrymen. -
Mr. Greely says in another part of the
same article concerning Mr. Buchanan that
"there is not a man living more unlikely to
make rash or silly Speeches than he is."—
That quality in a man constitutes true great
ness, and from such a man we need fear no
rashness or silliness as a President. We re
joice that he is such an one, and while we
thank Mr. Greely for so much truth, we hope
he will continuo to permit a ray of truth-oc
casionally to light up his long leaders. So
says the York Gazette.
lanhum in Parvo.
The New York Express says of the Demo
cratic nomination :
"The nomination is personally respectable,
politically consistent, and probably the strong
est that could be made."
The New-York Mirror says:
"Mr. Buchanan is a man of eminently re
spectable character and talent, and the very
best and strongest man the Democrats could
have named. He will be a hard man to beat."
The Journal of Commerce says :
"The seleetion_of Mr. Buchanan will tend
to strengthen tine public faith in the fitness of
the people for self-government."
It Don't Set Well.
A good deal of Buchanan powder was burnt
on Tuesday evening last in this city ; and what
is not very wonderful, the fact does not set
well on the political Stomach of the Gazelle,
because, it avers, "several •ro essed Whi s
active y and prominently participated in the af;
fair—dr:fraying a liberal portion ofthe expenses
and testifying a lively interest in the objects of
the occasion." We can testify to the truth
here made manifest by the Gazette, and at the
same-dun-inform it that the end is not .yet.—
There are "severhl" more "professed Whigs"
in Erie county that cannot be drove-nor coax
ed into- the Black -Republican movem - ent.
They say, and say truly, that sectionalism
was never an article of Wh-ig creed--that
•`fusion" was never a plank in the Whig plat
form—that proscription of men on account of
birth or religion ' was never taught by the
fathers of the Whig party—and hence they
- stA-frourbein g-traded
the "old - 6 -1 ,.4.4ette," to - gratify - thu - ambitiou o
Greely, Seward, Wilmot & Co. These men
see in the nominees of the Democratic party,
and in the platform laid down by the Demo
cratic Co , vont:ion • e
what the} *pm right, than is exhibited. by
the fanatical= band the Gazette wishes them to
join, and hence they have made up their minds
to give that nominee their support. And to
this state of affairs, the Gazette may as well
make up its mind. his inevitable ; with that
gallant Kentuckian, vol. PRESTON, whose
eloquent remarks -will be found elsewhere,
they choose tojoin "that band who have chosen
to stand outside of all the parties rather than
encourage the proscriptive spirit of a secretly
organized bigotry, or the false philanthropy
of that other faction that would op oseitself
-to-the-Union--of these-State
welcome. We extend to them the hand of
fraternal and political fellowship most cordial
ly, certain that like true soldiers, they will be
first in the fight, and last in the retreat.
Thaddeus Stevens on the Prospects of Black
Republicanism in. Pennsylvania.
In the Black Republican Convention, at
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, Thaddeus Stev
•ns maZe the following remar .
"Mr. Stevens, saw what the current of the
Convention was—he did not resist it—but he
admonished delegates to take care it dues not
sweep away friends as well as foes. jAp
plause.] Pennsylvania is embarrassed by the
withdrawal of the only name he thought could
save the State. lie would like to have time to
consult his colleagues. He would he sorry to
see J udge McLean's name introduced now,
but he was assured that, without that name,
Pennsylvania would be lost by 50,000 majority
in the Full. In conclusion, he moved to ad
journ until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning."
We have not the slightest doubt that Mr.
Stevens's prediction 3611 be verified!
"Every Man has His Price,"
Although we do not subscribe to the correct
ness of this proverb in its unlimited sense,
yet, it is true, that some men have their price,
and it is far more than they are worth. The
price that Mr. JAMES GORDON BEN ET esti
mated his services at, in giving Mr. FREMONT
the support of the New York Herald, rumor
says is no less than his appointment as Minis
ter to France in case this young man should
be successful. The "milk in- the cocoa nut"
is satisfactorily accounted for.—Pennsylvanian.
zer-Mr. Breckinridge is comparatively a
young man, and the same who several winters
since at Washington disraced himself by
challenging to a duel the lion. F. B. Cutting,
of New - York.— TraiLycript.
The Transcript is more malignant than ac
curate. Its dagger lacks the point of truth.
Mr. BRECKINIUDGE did not challenge Mr. CUT
TING, but Mr. CUTTING did challenge Mr.
BRECKINILIDGE. No duel occurred, however,
the challenger having backed out when he
found that playing the bully towards a brave
man was a dangerous business.— Valky Spirit.
xie—The Now Haven Register,sa-vs the
Black: Republicans are sending "k Kansas,
$120,000, to stimulate rebellion and murder :
their calculations being that this amount spent
there is more available than three tire . s the
:Laiount spent to tne ree - Stet s, and that, by
the excitement they will get up in Kansas.,
they will carry so many of the northern States
that from State patronage they can liberally
reimburse themselves.
From the Erie Observer,
RANDOM lOTTINGS & CLIPPINGS.
.... The Democratic State Central Commit
tee will meet at Omit's hotel, in Harrisburg,
t:on Wednesday next.
He Will. N. Y. Exprers calls
Mr. BIICITANAIT "the great unsettler," and
says "he has never_ settled_any _th i ng, at how*
or abroad, and we don't believe he ever will."
Yes, he will—he'll settle "Sam" and "Samba"'
both in November
• ....Car building in Prattee is mats&
rapid strides towards perfection. On the
Orleans railway people can go to bed—fairly
undress, and 'have as good a night's rest as
they could get under a four-poster. For this
the traveller pays the price of two seats.
....Ex-Senator James Cooper addressed a
political meeting in Philadelphia on the 13th
instant, •and strongly urged a union between
• Know Nothings and Black Republicans.
. .. The various watering places and,springs
in Virginia are, beginning to fill up _ with
visiters.
.... "Preserved Alligator" is a new delica
cy recently invented at the South, for Nor
thern consumption. In opening a barrel of
brown sugar at Allentown, the othei-day, a
dead Alligator, of small size, was found paek
ed away among "the sweetening." Our
formant does not tell us how it tasted.
. .. A year ago potatoes gold for $2 to $2 50
per•buslrbl, and were hard to be obtained at
those prices ; now the best quality of potatoes
can be bought for 50 cents per bushel.
....Five noblemen are said to own about
one4ourth of all the landed property in Scot
land.
.. "Pa, why do Editors place little hands
at the beginning of their jokes ?"
"Why, my son, they want to have them
handed round."
...The Wheeling (Va.) - Intelligencer, an
old line Whig journal, announces its inten
tion to support Buchanan and Breckinridge.
on the ground that the contest will be between
them and the Republican nominees.
....Many a true heart that would have
come back like the dove to the ark, after its
first transgression, has, been frightened be
yond recall by the angry look and menace,
the taunt, the savage charity of an unforgiv
ing spirit.
....Mr. Paul Kinsby, residing in Harri
son county, Kentucky, on awakening one
Inorning,last week, found that his .stock had
increased during-the night. 'eighteen inulel4-,.,,
five colts, six calves, and six negro children,
the total value of which is about $2400.
. ► .. Thirty odd couple just noosed were at
Niagara within a week—at the International,
Cataract and other Houses.
authorities of Boston have de
termined to have a grand regatta on the Fourth
of July. ---
....Cattle from beyond the Mississippi
have lately been conveyed to the New York
market by railway.
....The latest despatches from Mr. Dallas
are said to be unimportant and smack not of
Dm
....A libeller of the fair sex says the Ira:
men are alike. "When they are maids
they're mild as milk ; once make them wives.
Mid theyemi7iTheir backs amine theirmar-
riage certificate and defy you."
....Gov. Reeder is in Boston, where he is
to deliver an address on Kansas affairs. •
met with ruinous losses. They purchased at
48 to 50 cents per bushel, and. now cannot
realize over 30 cents.
....Late advices. from Jamaica state that
the yellow fever was preVailing there.
Noble Sentiments.
Hon. James Buchanan, in one of his speech
es at New York, uttered these sentiments: '•I
have 'witnessed arbitrary power; I have con
templated the people of other countries—hut
o--country--urider—Gindls---heav ens—
where a man feels for his fellow-man as
in the United States. And if you could seo
how despotism looks on, how jealous the des
potic powers of the world are of our glorious
institutions, you would cherish the Constitu
tion and the Union next to your belief in the
Christian religion—the Bible for Heaven, an/ -
the Constitution of our country fur Earth."
Aging ilial.
The opposition papers representing Black
Republicanism. Know-Nothingism, &c., have
become violently excited at the nominations
made by the Cincinnati Convention. Thep
are evidently disappointed that some one else
than Mr. Buchanan W tIS. not placed at the head
of the Democratic party in the campaign, and
though affecting to be indifferent as to who the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency is,
they cannot conceal their chagrin and mortifi
cation that a man has been selected as the
standard bearer of Democracy who will be
likely to carry every State in the Union in the
coming contest. Of all others, Buchanan is
the last man that the opposition would choose
to encounter. To defeat him is impossible,
and the opposition know it.
A Railroad Foundling.—The George Law
brought home on Friday, from Aspinwall, a
very extraordinary passenger, about fifteen
months old, found amid the wreck and ruins
created by the late railroad calamity there.
Father and mother and relatives were all killed,
and'no one knows the foundling's name or na
tion, which, however, is supposed to he French.
The innocent was picked up unhurt amid the
slain and maimed, in unconscious ignorance of
- awful disaster. Col. Totten sent it to Nefur
York, in care of the stewardesfof the George ,
Law, and it becomes, we suppose, an unknown
object of charity here.—X. 17 Times.
Melancholy Case of Insanity.—Rov. S. Tag
gart, a minister of the Associate Reformed
Church, who has a congregation in =lllinois,
and who was in attendance at the late sitting
of the General Synod in Pittsburg, has become
insane, from an attack of sickness, and has
been sent to the insane asylum at Harrisburg,
Pa.
Hazardous Feat.—Mr. A. L. Carrier made
a balloon ascension from Fredericksburg last
Thursday week, during a violent thunder,
storm, and seated on a plank across the cords.
He landed safely 12 miles distant
- -
WrlNfr. Buell, of Washington city, who
was stabbed at Cincinnati, is recovering.
Sia'fiir. Fillmore was in Paris on the 23th
ultimo.
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