trutrost Ptintrat. A. J. 2.2V.:IVP.CCE, PA... Thimrdsti, 111arch - 11, ISt S. DEMOCRATIC •I'OMINATIOHS SUPREV JUDGE: WILLIAM A. 'PORTER; PHI LADELr at A VAN AL, COM ESN - .SION WESLEY, FROST,- A,T-LITVE. Mr, We arc indebted to friend Anderson _ of - the I'cl:ray:rani - an, for a neatly printed - cops of the constitution of Kansas.. - --.~~ gir In the list of Representatire'delegntei, Susquehanna doe" not appear.as being rep resented.: This is probablv 'owing to an error in the TePerters, as the name of Mr. Stephens, our delegate, wlio attended as a substitute for Thos. Johnson. Esq., ;appears in the proceedings afterwards. 411.- Pergonal. • • Tile card of J. 11ourne . S.7. CuL,'.Leeotnp ton, Kansas, will bo fonnd in our advertising column; ourimper of February ttit,'.vre noticed this Co., :ant stated that as they sent neither money or reference', we did riot think them entitled to credit. .Siime that time we Inns looked for their card in .the ,papers we - receive from the Staten anti fora Kansas, in cluding tlia "Kan Sit; Sational Democrat," but find nothing in relation to them. A few - days since , we received, W letter from ent:laiing - a remigaoce fo pay for actrerthqnir,, we' therefore insert their card. The'y refer us to GOr.. Denver; Ex. - Goy. Waller; Ex. Sea. Stanton:; Geu. Cathoun Gen. Brindle, (of Penn.) Register of Land. Ofiice - at I.ecompton; and to the Editor of the ".Kiasas National ,Democrat," ed at tecompton.E If ,ino. Bourno.'& CO., have the , authority of thee gentleman for thus referring to them, those who — send a dollar to the 'Agency," may rely upon receiving -the protiosed igence. If they were 'to seed us'a copy of a J.ecoinpton paper, containing their card, - should be better Aatbled of their reopapsi Great s Potiticah Paper. The issue of the Pliiltidelphia Dollar lreekly Pennsylraniax of the present week will contain . n full and accurate report of all the speeches in the Democrtic State Conven ;tion the-latest• foreign and dosnestie news, the doings at Washington and in the.,State Legislature, market repeits, commercial intelligence, dc, ti.aking it A plipet of special value. '; Terms--$1 per an ' tern. Our Democratic friends cannot invest a dollar to .het ter Nivautage than to subscribe for this able advocate of true National pin _ raprerroait. —The Bradford' Reporter of .last Week wished to pla s ee on, record a predic . tion, which' Was that the Democratic State Convention trpr tad ndorse Buchananarid Le , oomPion !, All right, the prediction has been verified as a'ruatter of course. Now we pro pose,itt make_a prediction. The sag-ends of our opponents will meet at Harrisburg at some future time, and Jvpludiate Buchanan _and Lpee;rnptOn, - and is October gel badly beaters, Mark that, will you! • is with pleasure we calLthe atten tion. of the Detnecracy'to the fact that K. T. Stephens S-q., our Representative. delegate, and - Altint Gay, Ell , of -WVyoming Co., ,our Senatorial delegate, were found voting oa each occa-,ion hi, -the State Convention, in .support of the able and just policv of the Na; fional 'Administration, in so doing they faithfully repre.ented the - Democrats of Sui quelranna County, both as a,party and u in o'ividnak. There will be no faltering among ' the Democrats' of this County. They will rake their po,itiOnshoulderto -shoulder with their bretErep throughout the Keystone State, and aid in witinit,g the victory of pest Octo- ' ' United %IV tOt I)efir Abolition of the District. • The. political adherents of Darid Wilmot imist that the proposition to abolish the 13th Judicial District is a personal matter. The, tively trifling. But it is of necessity compos "main o f memberss of the Bar , complain that it would degrade him as a min ed in th e ~ main o''. the ~ i --- ' and a judge, and that it would deprire the jurors, litigants, witnesses sin inner court at tendentii, who . should enter the anted hall of people of their Constitutional right to- eke their own judge. How personal! It does not I justicefree from prejudice of all kinds.' By • taithus mingling court and political matters e his office from him. -His term -expires -. gather a mutual.distrust is created ; it ler..ts to next fill, at ...ilia tine it is proposed to effect the ouinge. ii,i , hes no, claim ,to the (zee Whigs and Tories, Democrats and Republi i cI satyoonger, more Altai_ has anj; o th er wanans, Foreigners and Know Nothing., to chaJ- fangs each other as jurymen, and•to manifest liridgin or - out of the District„' But they tell us be intended to Le a candidate! What of 1 ic . rarious ways their distrust, even to employ _ thatl Suppose there area dozen of our law it is .) opinions.l ing nonuser with reference to their , Political ycrs who intend to be candidates! then a personal itimlt io them all !yeetbey, poor . They charge (though falsely) our Supreme I -igno:ant fellOws are 'not aware of it! nonelmt 1 "dge s with being. partisans, but ran they! - the far seeing David feel indignant about it! I Point to a political meeting ever held' by one The other aspirants ought to be tubed_ I, of them while on the - bench'! Nol their ree ened on. this„point, that they may un i te i n ord is_utiStained br such an act. ' his avg. Imaling piteously at the "infamous outrage" ed that. Cato and Lecompte are black hearted -which is to lie perpetrated upon their " p r i. 1 villains, monsters the most hideous known to •Yate 'fightil" It degrade Wilntot I Then l history, yet they cannot charge them with 7 11 otija it degrade every other man who wants stooping td so gross an outrage as transform _ 1 .4. o ffi ce , S uc h a pl e a is - sheer nonsense . Mg the Sacred Bench into a rostrum for po -4 . ] low' does ii dept t a the'people of the right htical paiposes ! i to'ilect their own judge I The law doc.. not Theyieil-us that Wilmot never 'did an act k propose that the_ro - ters of any other -state, or I wrong in itself, for Political reasons. Mr. New-, county :shall elect them for us, or that they ton was a member of the Barof Susquehanna - shall be cluwen by the Logisliiture, or appoint- - Coudty. -: He displeased Wilmot in some tree ed by the Governor. 'hie voters of each dis- siness affairs, not connected with' his (Wil trict will still have the right to tote for such mot's) .position as a judge, for which this candidates at they please. ,This objection is spotless specimen- of judicial purity wept into it riti z le one, and is made use of to excite , the I Court,and in . his capacity as judge struck Mr. prejudices of those who do not undmatand the Newton's name from the list of Attorneys, scatter, or who may not inquire into the feats. thus striPpitig him of 'his - meads of obtaining ' -Buttet us grant for a moment that it would - Oiveliticersct. _This act was clearly hare such - an effect. Is Livid Allnaot the 'first, if Niwton bid done a wrong to Mr.Wil- Man to whine.about it! Ilaa he not by his mot, it gave him Co more right to destrUy-his own acts forced the people of the District to business'ihan had the offence been committed endure .fdr two years at least, judges whom toward any other citizen. ' And second, the - the) bad no part iti chooing I INstien he be- i l eillege °face was not punishable intim way ; , came a candidate to'r - Governor last fall, jus' tide - and comrhou decency, as•well as univer sal cnstonk demanded that he should resin. It was then'oui right to elect a judge for, the coming terhr. It was our" Constitutional right" if you please, and in (dinging to tie office hntil it was to )ate for us sto do so, he 'committed an outrage upon the acknowledge& rights, and ruthlessly trampled upon the•con stitutiona! prerogative of a sovereign people. So gross,an act'of the kind rites never before known. Since they persist in making it a personal issue, let us suppose that it is. They defy us -to point to an net i.n his judicial Career that is liable to censure. They aslert that while on the bench he has ever commanded the universal respect and confidence of all, both political friends and'foes, and that none have ever breathed a word of suapicion against his integrity as a mar 'a politician or a judge.— We wonder that they, thus dare to contradict alleoliy-lieated public opinion; to -deny mat ters of history connected with our courts in years past,which are familiar to Alin the Dis 'trio; and elsewhere, The District was formed not because it was necessary, but to give Da: -yid Wilmot an office. Before gaining the 1 position,be made a solemn pledge that while on the bench he would abstain from political affairs. in making that pledgir did be not stake his honor, his integrity as a mans Yet the pledge has been habitually broken, his word falsified, and the generous but mistaken l confidence of those friends who lifted him goat obscurity and gave.him , influence, has been violated, and their kindness- repaid with in gratitude. The ' tiger will snap at the 'band that fuhlishes sustenance; the adder will fasten its vencitnousimigs in the bosom that warms it into life; but acts of charity between man and man are entitled at lota to grateful , remem brance ; even the blood-thirsty assassin will not strike Lis dagger into the heart of a friend ; and the savage Indian - will never suffer so inuch•as-the garment of one who has been a friend to him, to be touched with violence. If Lein breaking his faith with his friends by resorting to stump speaking during the Jerisks of his courts, and thereby convincing them that his pledge of honor as a min could not restrain him, what more' natural conse quence could follow, than that they should be forced to,-doubt the integrity of the man's whole nature! His political adherents may claim that'll e possesses the end re, an d unlimited confidence of our whole people, but every man, woman and child knows better. It is too well known that there is a deep seated and grow ing conviction that no judge should take an active part in partisAt afThirs.. No judge but Wilmot has done. it, and our people complain ,that it is wrong, that if be wishes to take an active part in politics be should leave the bench and permit a successor to be chosen who would be - their judge, and not a dictator of their political opinions. No matter whether his . being an active politician defeats, directly, the ends of justice' or not, the bench slxinigl t-0 kept free from so inuch' as the taint of suspicion; and who does not know that in these times of bitter conten tion, judges who are known as politicians are .charged with being biased, whether justly or not! Our political foes make the charge boldly-on all occasions, that the judges of our I Supreme Court; are influenced in their decis. I ions by political preferences. Let us grant that his possible tor men of legal at tainments, with the sacred oath 'of office re corded against them, to so far forget their isbligatio.us to God and Man, as to permit their views toile bent by either personal, reli gious, or. political preferences; who is most likely ,to be the judge to stultify his' honor, the one who takes no part in politics, who .never-publicly refers to tie subject, and Whose opinions are almost unknown, or the,one who is ever tai.lng a prominent pert in, party affitits; who 'spends his vacations in laying out the campaign, and even during Court week, when Isis mind alloold be free from all topics 'foreign to his' Istasinms, spends not only his leisure Loma in council with politicians, but even devotes a portion of the time during Whieh he should be seated upon the bench, aiding to redress the wrongs of the injured, and_prom.oting the public welfare, in making violent and denunciatory harangues of such a nature as is calculated, to engender a feeling of personal jealousy among the members' of his audience I if the audiences on such cm cations were such as are usually found a; po i Heal meetings, the evil would be comps"- attempted, as thejlaw plainly , thows. Wil.: mot and Newton differed in pollsim, , and 'ma ny believed that th is was th e secret of the af , fair. The ewe was carried to the•Sapreme Nast, mid so slisn a case bad Wilmot,. that he attempted no •defeuee, but suffered the outrage to be set aside, by the 'unanimous opinion of the Cott, We werepresent when , the case was argued, and them was but one i, opinion expressed I among the many distin guished lawyers p esent,'and that was that it was an unparalled outrage. - Now Wilinot was very ignormitt, when he did the act, else he -must have act'ed frii'm a wrong motive.— The public-remereber the case , very well, and no one will justify - the act. We believe he should hive been ipunished for the offence,'or removed from the; ench forthwith. The more we think of the Matter the stronger becomes the conviction 1144 David Wilmot should 'no longer be a judge. • 'the Honesdai4 Herald says "The cbaege 'is 'opposed by Sitilge Wilmot's -friends on the ground that it isht thrust s at him personally, a reflection upori his Judicial course, and a movement to qet him out of office. .These objections to th change are the best argu ments/0-01e ch z nge, possible to make."- lilitr Tithe'. We place at Ore head our paper to day the Democratic &site ticket nominated 'at ' the Harrisburg Convention, the troceodings of which wilt be fciund in another colonic'. Our enemies had locfked to a disagreement of the Convention on 'the Kansas question, hoping that by the aid of a faction, which - they ex pected would leave when the Forteay-ites were so utterly aced up, they Might instill new life into the remains of the party which Wilmot was entombed with last fall, and enter the canvass to compete with the Democracy. But their hopes has4e.been blighted, the passage of our reset u t icnrslwi th but on dissenting voice leaves them po i , hope of creating a division in the party. vile now enter the field with a prospect of certain success. This cannot but be admitted ey all. They need not tell us that the ettclorement of the Lecompton Con stitution will tend to defeat us, They need not refer to the disastrous campaign- of 1854. Thew the" D4mocrntio Convention failed 'to taken decided stand, and in consequenso of such a displayi oftimidity, the -ticket was de ftatecl, by the) help of the midnight conspira tot's. Thin our party was divided, undeter mined, now we are 'a' unit, the ameba that will fall oft •on the Forney-Douglas-W-alker fizzle, Will not be felt in the many thousands of a majority which we shall poll ever any tiket which ! can be brought out against us. It need not b e asserted that these will be an, other defect‘n in the northern part of the State. No Ono here will believe it, not even the most sanguine of our opcnents. Ili be half of the DemocracY of this section, and es , pecially of Ltsquellanna County, we assure our friends in other portions of the State_ that the " Wilmo3t District" can and will du bet ter. We are certain of a-very large compar ative gain oVer the vote in '56. If the other counties do equally well, the State is ours in October by 75,000 majority over a 131ack "Reriublican " ticket. Democratic_ State Coareattoo. The DeMocratic State Convention to nom inate a parididate for Judge of the. Supreme Court, (in place of . Hon. John C. Knot, re• signed,) and also candidate for Canal Com missioner, assembled at Harrisburg,lttarch 4, 1858, in thi3 Hall of the House of Represent atives, in pursuance of the call of the Demo cratic Statr; Central Committee. The Hail was early crowded with mem bers of tlui House, Delegates to the Conven tion and sfangers. The House organized it 10 o s clocOnit almost immediately adjourned, and at 101 minutes after ten, Hon. Charles H. BuckalewXhairman of the Demoeratid State Central 4comittee, called the Convention to order. 1. - Lion. Alrnold Pinnaer, of Venango, moved that Col Victor E. Piolett, of Bradford, be chosen as! temporary Chairman, which -was nnanimouply agieed to. . On taping the chair, Col. P. made a few appropriate remarks, - an I returned his thanks for the honor conferred on him. Messrs,/ J. C. Rhodes, of Lancaster, and Benj. Grin; of Erie, were then' appointed tempora4 Secretaries. The Sf.creiaries then proceeded to call the roll, the following Delegates answered to their names, npd presented their credentials SENATORIAL DELEGATES. 1. Philadelphia ; Alfred Day, L. C. Cassidy, Lamb, George Williams. 2. Ch'ester and Delaware ; J. B. Rhoads. 3. ?itiptgornery ; Dr. J. A. Martin. 4. ,Bticks; Edward T.lleai. 5. 4,lligh and Northampton ; Hiram S Shactz. .0. ; Michael K. Boyer. . • 7. Scimylkit; ; Michael Cochran. 8: Cativo, Moziroe, Pike and Wayne ; N. B. Eldred. 9. Britdford, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Sullivan; Ahira Gay. 10. 1.4.-zerne ; 11. 11. Clin!no., Lycon2ing, Ventre and Union; D. K. .TackmNit , 12. gnyder, °rill umberland, gen - tour awl Columbia i Charles R. Buckalew. • 13. 1106, Potter, Wayne and Warren, L. T. Parwlee. 1 4. dpuxberland,PerrfJuniata and Mifilid Henry Zolltager. 15. Dauphin sod. Lebanon ; E. Hertzler. 16. rianaster ; J. Buchanaq, Gebrge M. Steinman. 17. York ; Chas. M. Smyser. ' ' 18. darns, Franklin and Fulton ; J. W. Doiigla . 19. merset, Bedford and Huntingdon ; Isaac Hugus. 20. Blair, Cambria and Clearfield; Theo dore Sriyder. 21. Indiana and Armstrong; S. S. jami ion. 1 . . - 22.1Westmoreland and Fayette; W. A. Sthkesi - 23. "Washington and Green; William Kin caid. I 24. !Allegheny; A. 4.lrCalmount, Job n C. Dunn., , 25. 'Beaver and Butler ;. Thomas Cunning ham. 26. "Lawrence, Mercer and Penang° ; Lewis Tay toll. 27: 'Erie and Crawford ; James C. Id'Far land. I 28.1 Clariot., Jefferson, Forest and Elk ; 315. L. Gi REPsRESENTATIV I E J' LEGATES Philadelphia; Henry S. tcliellinger,tte phen Denton, George McGinnis. E•awar4J ley, Endue. Ahern, James O'Hara, Xliixin derOrsrwford, George . W. WtindOr; *Michael CaltilOosepi• Earrek - Hugh Clark, William 0. 10ine, Andrew Noble,.Andrew J. 'Holman, John li. Gamble, Jonathan K. ilassenger, WiNiam Laughlin. • Delaware:, J. Etlward'Clyde. Chester; Samuel,Uolritan, E. C. Evanv, Whedler. 4jomgcmiery-,' , George Amoy, J. S. Yost, S feathers. Bucks.; Franklin Vansant, Silas H. Beans. Northampton :; john !Davis Leslie Miller. • Lehi g h and CarbW, LOckbart, N. Wei ser. • _ Monroe and Pike; j.'n. Walton. Wayne; F. M. Crane. Luzern° • t A. B. Dunning, J. W. Campbell, Henry Stark. . • _Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia and Mon tour; J. R. Jones, Levi L. Tate. Lycoming and Clinton ; T. T. Ahrams, George White. • Centre; John A. Morrison. Mifflin; Isaialipoplin. - Union, Snyder and Juniata Geo. 80:we, John S. Miller. ' Northumberland;Jacob . Youngman. Schuylkill; F. W. Hughes, H. L. Cake, Aurand. Dauphin ; R. J. Haldeman, Online) Mat: ter& (contested.) .. . Lebanon ; John Weidman. Berks ; U. H. Manderbach, NUT. Litngood, M. A. Sellers. Lancaster; Adam Z. Ringwalt, 11. 11. Brenneman, C.l.Rhodes, Jacob E. Cross. York; D. Wilson Grove, William A. •Sta- We. Curnherleand and Perry; Chas. S.T. Mcln tire, Lion. Samuel Hepburn. - Adams; Dr. E. F. Shorb. Franklin and Fulton; George W. Brewer, of Franklin, and James Kelly, of Fulton. Bedford and Somerset; J. C. Ei;erhirrt, A. 11. CofFroth, Huntingdon'; Mr. Orlady, Blair; Edmund Patterson. Cambria; Jas. C. Noon. • Indiana; Adam Lowrey. Armstrong and Westmoreland; Alex. Ma -KMney, J. Clarke, J. K. Centauri, Fayette.; John L. Dawson, ' Greene ; Geo. \V. Miller. Washington; Wm. anpkins, Win. Work man. Allegheny; henry M'Cullough, M. L. Stew art, R. Morrow, L. B. Patterson, Wm. M Stewart. Beaver and Lawrence; James A. Shoals, i. N. McGuffen. • Butler; J. G. Campbell, L. J. Mitchell. • Mercer and Venango; W. S. Garvin, A. nuttier. Clarion and Forest ; John Reatley. Jefferson, Clearfield, Elk and M'Kean ; J. Spyker, T. J. Boyer. Crawford and Warren ; V. Phelps, J. Y. James.. Erie ; B. F: Sloan. Potter and Tioga; Timothy Ives. Bradfoni ; J. Madill, V. E. Piolett. The rules of the Mouse of Representatives were on motion adopted, so far as they are applicable, for the government of the body. A Committee of thirty one 'was chosen to report - officers for the permanent organization of the Convention. AFTERFOON SEEIBION. The Chairman of the Committee announced that they had agreed to the toliowing report, which was read PneathEN - r.—JO LEN L. DANCISON, of Pay ette. VICE. PRESIDENTS. F.. C. Evans„. Silas H. Beans, Solomon Feather Hiram J. Sch warts, Henry 11. Manderhich,Peter Aurand, .N. li. Eldred, IL T. Stephens, Henry. Stark, T. T. Abrams, Jacob Youngman, - C. J. T. Mclntyre, John Weidman, John Keighiy, John K. Gamble, H. F. Schellenger, George McGin MIS Andrew Noble, Jacob E. Cron, A. Z. Ringwalt, Charles M. Smyser, E. F. Stone, Henry Orlady Theo. Snyder, J. C. Everhard, , James C. Clarke,' Wm. Worknian, Henry McCullough, Robert Morrow, - Thomas Conninghe&m, Arnold ?tomer, Vincent Phelps, J. Y. James. . SECRETARIES. C. J. Rhodes, • Stephen Benton, B. Grant, L. L. Tate, F. M. Crane, , Coffroth, Joseph Campbell, L B. Patterson, J. B. Rhoads. The report was adopted, and on taking the Chair the President addressed the Convention at length with much ability. His concluding remarks were as follows : " We must be satisfied that the' Adminis• tration hasquet this question - with the right views, and in the true spirit, and with a breadth of statesmanship which merits . the mature approbation of the whole country.— Pennsylvania at knit cannot hesitate. True to those antecedents /which have made her name a terror to fanaticism, and fixed her . po sition as the strong hold of the Constitution, she will-not falter in this danger with her chosen on at the helm. "Relying upon your kindness, and with but-little experience in presiding over deliber ative bodies, I shall endedvor to discharge . the duties of the Chair to the utmost of my abil ity and the greatest impartiality. Mr. 11. B. Wright moved that a Committee of Thirteen be appointed to prepare and re port Resolutions for the consideration of the Convent ion. _ The committee was selected as follows : H.-B. Wright, C. B. Budalaw, F. W. Hughts, A. Day, Arnold Amer, William Hopkins, J. C. Dunn,. George W. Steinman, George W. Brewei, B. F. Sloan, B. I. Halde man, Thomas Cunningham, and N. B. El dt.ed• ' A ,-.notiou'vras made to add four members to the Cosnmittae, which was lost by a vote of 41 to 82. Another motion was made, to increase the nut.:lber 1 0 thirty =three ; lost.— Yeas 20, nays 102.., The Convention then re sumed the matter of the contested . seata, but before taking action upon the only case remaining mulisposed of adjourned till 8 o'clock. EVENnee sEssioif. The,Marention mat againat 8 o'clock. The contested seats were finally disposed . of. It was announced that the Committee en Resolutions was not prepared to submit their. report. - • A:Zijourned. SECOND DAN PROCEEDINGS. The Convention re-assembled st - 9 The minutes of-the previous day' were read. ' Hon. H. B. Wright, Chttirmitto of the'Cottt , mittne on Resolutions-, then rase to submit the report: from that Conimiftee. tle cattle :l l'er. ward to the Clerk's desk, and .said that before reading the resolutions', be would say .to the Ohnirand the„,Convention tbat division of.OpittiOn,---that ,what they had em bodied' in the_report was the unanimous ex pression of the 'Committee, without a dissent ing ioice: They 'therefore came to the Con vention with theforce of unanimity,- in 'ad dition to what he regarded AA their merits. Mr:. Wright then tread The report of Committee, as follows: 1. ilosetved, - Thst tlre7prinCiPle involved in the repeal of the Missouri 'COrtiproraise and asserted in the Krtasas4Tebraskatnet, that die people of the Territories shall have the'excht; sive control over their he:nestle, institations, is the only Buie guarantee againstibe agitation of the nation in regard to the local institu tioni'of particular States and .Territorics. : 2. 'Resolved, That by the uniform applica tion of this Democratic principle to the or ganization of Territories an.l in the adn3ission of new States, with or withouLdome.itic slav ery, as they may elect, the eqiial rights of 'all the States will be preserved, the original 'com pacts of tire Constitution maintained in violate;And die harmony And perpertuity of the anion of the American States insured. 5. >Resolved, That. it is the right of thh people of any State or territory , to•eXerctr`e their sovereign power through duly chosen representatives, and throUgh them enact,* constitution and government; or they 'may delegate to such representatives tire more limited power to prepare their form of gov ernment, reserving to th'e'mselves tilt; right of ratification, and that either mode of giving existence to State institutions, is consistent with. the doctrine of popular sovereignty, and the establisbeo practice . of the States of this 4. &solved, That the Kansas-Nebraska act having asserted and recognized the right of the people of the Territories to form their own institutions in their own way, and the duly organized Government of Kanstis having by regular process provided for a Convention of Delegates by the people, with instructions and poker to form a Constitution ; and such Delgites having assembled in Convention and enacted - a Constitution being republican in form .and tire Territory having the number of inhabitants toiustify it, Kansas should be promptly admitted into the 'MUM. ...S. Resolved, That the -people of Kansas under, the Constitution enacted by (heir Con vention, may "at all times alter, informi or abolish their form of governmertt in such manner as they smty think proper," *that the provision contained therein, as to a particular mode of alteration, after 1884, 'does not for bid any other mode the people, by regular ,process ' may choose to adopt, either before or after that time, and this construction icwar ,ranted 18Nthe practice •of Pennsylvania and other . States, and may be regarded as based upon a settled principle of Constitutional, law. 6. Relayed, That it is the opinion -of this Uonvention thitt - the time has come when the difficulties and troubles in Knngss should cease, and to determine whether if thii'schemes of bad men are stilt to agitate that Territory ; that the question should be local, not nation al ; and - that great peril and danger wale be apprehended to the Union and 'the cause of free government, by the further delay of her admission as a State, - 7. Resolved, That. if the Constitution of Kansas is not acceptable in some of its pro visions to the of tbA Free State men of that Territory, their own obstinate conduct has produced the_result ; they have nos cause to complain, and their mouths Amid be for ever closed. 8. Rad:7d_, That we have evident reason to believe that the Witionists, in Kansas and out of it, have a much greateritesite to overthrow the Democratic party .of ctio nation than.to ameliorate the condition of he slave; and while they are bold in their protestations against what they call "the slave power," they conceal a thirst and desire for political place, which they would grasp at the cost of the broken and .shattered bonds of the Union. / • 9. _Resolved, therefore, That we unhesitat ingly do approve of the measrres of Mr. Buchanan in his Kansas policy, and aft ready and willing to sustain him in all other meas ures of his adnsinistration thus far disclosed ; and we entertain the belief, that he will not abandon an article in the Detnocratlc creed. Resolved, That the DeMeocracy of Pennsylvania acknowledge with pride and commendation, the able — and timely aurport which the Hon. Wm. Bigler has given, in the U.S. Senate, to the policy of the National Administration,; his wisdom in council; his local skill and talent in debate; his industry and integrity, constitute him a representative, to whem the interests of his constituents may by safely confined. • 11. Resolved, That in electing Wm. P. Packer as Governor of this State, the Demo. cratio party has secu'ed the'service of one in every 19 . 1 well qualified to administer all, the affairs of the State fur its bestinterests. With an enlarged experience, he combines adminis tra live ability of no Ordinary character, and we have every confidence that he will, by his advocacy of the true Democratic policy, se cure the prosperity of the people and the honor of the Commonwealth. 12. ;Jacked, That we recommend to 'the Legislature of this State such measures of re form and economy as will aid. to lessen, as much as possible the heavy burdens imposed upon the people by taxation, and we partic ularly recommend such a revision of the system of Banking, as may prevent, in the future the troubles and difficulties that the people of the State have lately encountered. The resolutions having been read, Mr. Wm, A. ; Stoke's, of Westmoreland, submitted as a eubsti tute a series of resolu tions endorsing in general terms the adminis tration of President Buchanan and Governor Packer, but differing somewhat from • the foregoing in other respects. They were de bated at considerable length. Among otters who advocated the resolutions as reported by the committee, were Means. Hopkins, Hep burn, and Mitchell. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mews; Catisidy, Hugh,4l,,CauDir#4.3,Ln, Dar. Brewer and others spoke in favor of the reso lutions; Mr. Stokes in favor of the substitute. At 5 o'clock, Hon, ; IL B. Wright arose to make the closing speech upon the-resolutions, He commended by reciting seriatim the sever. al objections raised to the •resolutions by Messrs. Stokes and Hugus, argued that they . -were wholly unfounded. Mr. Wright spoke mail half past 5, o'clock, and Inconcluding, called the prerioui question upon the Reso, . ' The question was first taken upon the eub ghat° or Die: Stokes, (bavin‘been modified) wbioh-was lost by a vote d2l to 100. Tile 21 mere: Messrs. Abrams, • Clatk, . (tt'estmorelanil,) Clydn, Cake, Wroth; Calhoun, , Gamble, Garvin ! llagus, James, Jackman, McKinney, Mad il l t -Noon,Orlady, Moore, Speel, Stokes, Wbite'and Workinan=2l. Mr. Calhoun, df •Ximstrono , (the pregioas _ question being withdrawn to enable, him so to do,) moved a substitute : . fdr the first of the resolutions reported bs , `the 'Committee and called the yeas and nays upon it, when it was rejected--yeas 18, nays‘lB9. • The question then recuring on, the resolu lutions reported by the Committee, Mr. Stokes called for a division' of the question, and asked for the submission of the two first _resolutions, saying to them there was no objections. Mr. Piolett and judge Gillis called for the yeas and nays. , - Mr, Piolett—We want every man on tbe ludgeX lii6 exiled the - previews iitieetion. Mt. Stokei-ll withdraw the call for a divi sion. Judge Gillis—l don' i t withdraw the call for the pre4fins question. " The previous question was sustained, and the question pouring on the resolutions re ported by the committee, they were adopted- 1 Yeas 111, nays 1, as follows.: • YEAs—Messra. A been, Arney, Aetna . , .ton, 13erins, Brenneman, Brewer; 13Oyer (Clear field.) Boyet (Barks,) Buchanan, Buckalew, Crawford, Cahili, Clark (Philadelphia,) Crain, Campbell, (Luzerne,) Campbell (Butler,) Coplin, Cake, Crosri, Cassidy, Cochran, Cun t Eringham, Davis, Douglass, Dunning, Dab Dunn, EVerhatt, Eldred, Venal), Feather, GAY, Gillis, Grant, Haldeman, 'Holman, (Philadelphia,) Hassinger, Holman (Chester,) Hughes, Hepbarn, Hess, Ives, Jones, Jameson, Kincaid, &Misty, Lingblin, Kline ; Lockhart, Livingood, Loot* Lowry, McGin, nis, Mclntire, Matters, Miller, (Niirticreranton), Masser, Miller (Juniata), Miller, (Green.)_ Mitchell, Manderbach, Martin, Morrison, Mor riiw, McCullough, McGinn,' McCalmont, McFarland, Madill, Noble, O'Hara, Parmlee, Patterson, (Allegheny), Patterson, (Blair), Piolett; Pluiner, Phelps, Reily, Ringwalt, Rhodes, (Lancaster), Rhodes, (Delaware), &hanger; Stark, STEPHENS, Schnure, Sellers, Stable, 'Short); M. J. Stewart, Wm. M. Stewart, SPylter, Sloan, Sherds, Shantz, Snyder, Speel, Sntyser, Steinman, Tate, TaY, lor, Vansant, Walton, Wheeler, Weiser, Weidman, Williams Wrighi , Wunder, - Yost and Dawson, Prhicent-111, Sate—Ur. Work:nen-4. In the above vote 24tr. Oliver Evans of . Philadelphia, voted, in place of Mr. Holman, and Mr. Boileau for Mr, Latrib. Tins result ;as unuoaneed amid deafening cheers. EVENING SESSIIY!r. The convention assembled at 8 o'clock. Oa motion the Convention proceeded to ballot for candidate for Supreme Court, 'and. William A. Porter was nominated on the first ballot. W. A. Porter, `of Philadelphia 105' George Sharswood, Philadelphia 13 Elwell, Bradford . 6 Thomas S. Bell, Chester , . . . 5 G. P. Ilamilton, Allegbehy . . 1 The announcement of the result was hailed with much enthniasm, and the nomination was made unanimouP, The Convedtion proceeded to nominate a candidate for Canal Cominissiotrer. Three ballots were taken, when Wesley rrt,st, of Fay( tte, receired.a me‘jority, and was declared nominated. LLoTs. Ist. 2d.. 9(1. Wesley Prost, of *1 17 •41 94 David Laury, Lehigh z . 24 17 Thos. Osterhout, Wyoming 21 31 33 Wm. P. Murray, Daaphin 21 17 Adolphus Palluson, 131att 10 8 Robt. P. Linton, Cambria 11 Thos. Brooks, Crawford . 8 David Riddle, Washington' 6 3 1 George A. Irvin . . 6 , - 0 Thos. Adams, Indiana . . 4 Charles R. ter . . 3 William Elliot . . 1 On motion, the nomination of Mr. • Prost was made uilianimotta. A votes of thanks 'was tendered to the nevi dent and other officers of the Convention. The President returned his thanks for the courtesy and kindness extended to kiln during the sit ting_ of the Convention. fie hoped the delegates would return to their homes willing, and determined to elect, triumphantly, the ticket nominattik and battle manfully for the • principles re-asserted. Ur. Cassidy replied to a call, thanking the Cot►vention for the compliment paid to Phila delphia, by the nomination of Mr.Porteroind pledging that Philadelphia will give a hearty response to the nomination ) and give a good account of herself. Messrs. Mc Cal mont, II ugus, glres,B u clta lew, and Haldeman , were severally called and made short speeches which were received with applause. The Convention • thou adjourned 'sine (lie. - - tr. The following bill is nod' pending be• foresbe Legislature ; ACi r , re/alive - to the Cqurls in Brad ' ford and Susquehanna Counties; • SEc. L Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania in Genefal Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that from and after the first Mon day of December next, the County of Brad ford shall be annexed to ana constitute a part of the twenty-sixth Judicial District, and the County of Susquehanna shall be annexed to and constitute a'part of the eleventh judicial District of this Commonwealth. SEC: 2. The terms of the several Courts of Bradford-Connty shall be held by the p ren ding Judge of said twenty-sixth Judicial District, on the third Mondays . of February, May, September,;and December, for each time is now required by law. Suo. 3. That the terms of the, several CAurts'ofSusquehanna County, shall be held by the presiding Jt!dze of said eleventh in. Aicial District on le fond Monday of March, first:' Monday of June, Third Mentlav of September, and second MOnday of De= comber; and continu' 8; as now required by . Sao. 4. The terms of the severwl Courts of Sullivan County shall commence two weeks later than the time now'_ fixed by lam. Anotmausat.-11all's Journal of Health is responsible for the following.: "We have ofted gone to hear Abolition "stars" - lecturi) —masculine, feminine and neuter,' , but never saw so much spontaneous glinesarin the face of the whole of them,- u may be -witnes sed in any half hour. 9a tbe Levee, at New Orient* among the nerves Who are loading , and unloading the cotton boats." Tub Nett York''Mai:dm—Om readers olrer've, its our advertising columns, the prospectus of this. Popular weekly, which for !the past ten years has held a leading position fri the Metropolis of the Union. It will be ‘seen that its corps of writers embrace the most celebrated and popular romancists, and it it got up in the very beststyle for a_respe c . table family newspaper. The proprietors of the Ikfancussr are men of stability' and Char acter, and the public can rely implicitly upon their making good their munificent promises. Read' the announcement. NIP The Reaction.- Within the last few weeks there has been a powerful reaction in-the public mind in faro of the President's Kansas policy. Hundreds of Democrats afro were ied RAW)r by miSrep resentitions eta the constantly reiterated cry that The _majority of the people of Kansas were- deprived of the right to, determine their own.domeatic institutions ) have discovered thR :otter falsity of these amnions. - They now see the destructive lob - oats into which faction at Ihe helm would steer-the good Democratic ship; and they have : lost confidence in - atat abandoned the maddeued and reckless pari. cal pilots. The reaction is already felt through out the length and 'breadth of the Comtnon wealth. Public opinion in" favor of the im mediate admission of Kansas under the Le compton Constitution is . daily gaining in vol ume and strength. The special message of Mr. Buchanan, the report of Senator Greet, and the powerful and eloquent report of Mr. Buckalew, have opposed solid, incotitroverti &le arguments to the fervent rhetorical fionr isles about the will of per majority, which have been herd out as false lights to Jaime Democrats -from the straight path of duty.— And they tell upon, the public-mind with poWerful effect; the fruits of which are visi ble on all hands. The-lead of the few Demo cratic counties, which, Under the influence of temporary excitement, passed resolutions; in imical to the President, has not,beenfolloWed up or endorsed by the sober intelligence of the counties that make Pennsylvania "what it is—DeniocratiO. Philadelphia; Montgomery, Chester, Delaware,Dauphin, and 'Lancaster, the old Tenth Legion,and other counties, have nobly turned the tie which at one time threatened to set, in against Mr. Buchanan and his wise and just Kansas,policy. The position these counties have taken renders it no longer doubtful what the positi4 the fourth of Mvelt Convention will take. The demand from the people is general, that_ the Cotiven- Lion shall endorse the, President fully and un reservedly, so as to strengthen his hands against malcontents, and Ma him in inducing the immediate admission and consequent-pa cification of Kansas. The cause of the Presi dent's enemies is daily becoming more despe: rate and hopeless; the factious stimulants, lately so powerful, are losing their effect, al though the doses are increased and the pia dons wade Stronger and stronger. The pros pect of the success of his policy and the con viction of its absolute legality and • justice', is day by day gaining ground, in proportioh as his enemies are obliged, to recede. The re action is making rapid proollos. The fourth of MarchOonvention ,will declare the position of Pennsylvania, and she will stand where she ,niways his stood, na the side of the-President - of her. choice, and supporting_ the,tegnlsr Democratic organization—Harrisburs,„ta. triot and traiot, 3d. !Republican Convention A small comp - any of very serious and anx ious lookitir, men, tars the Pcitriot and Union, assembled•at Harrisburg on the 22d tilt., is , obediuucm th the raft for a Republican State Convention. The delegatesavere entirely self constituted, embracing *the Republican mem bers of the Legislature, and sundry old politi cans, who . have, as Whigs,' Americans, and latterly Republicans, led and shipwreked, 'the opposition, These eltrpolitical doctors. with Thaddeus Stevens at theil• head, assembled in solemn counsel over the -dead body of their last victim, and put 'their heads together for the purpose of erecting a new party, or giving the late Republican organisation same sp.. pearanoe of life. After much tribulation, we' hear that they determined not to call a Con. vention at this time, but to continue the old committee, with Lemuel Todd as - chairman, and to meet in convention at his call. - it,t44:ns Dr SENATOrt Iron. derensort Davis, Senator from'Mississippi, will not, it is said, be able to occupy his seat in the Senate for about two months. His physi• icans have placed him under s severe regimen roum from _a!bioh light is carefully ev eluded, AblocfNEn.—The Legislature of Texas ad journed on the I7th ult. The State Treasury is barren of funds, .and the creditors of the State are compelled to take warrant:iv' abich are.at 5 per cent discount. STRAMER - 13U1INEAL—The new steamer R.l. Lockwood, just tompleted at New Albany, for Captain Lamotho for the Misiouri river trade, was destroyed by fire last night. The Lockwood was on a trial trip to a Wood yard. and walla fire as she was leaving the whtrf. Captain L. had her Inn immediately tb the Xenticky shore, where she burned to the water's edge. Some 50 or 60 gentleman sod ladies were on board. All were saves. The loss is a severe one to Captain Laraptlie, who owned her: She cost from $40,00' to $45, 000, and was not insured. The Lockwoodir the ninth or te \ nth steamboat that has bees 'destroyed by fire in the last four weeks. The first was thel'anor Fern, bolo* Cincinnati, then the four boat t s at New Orleans, the Yel• clan, in Arkansas. river, the Eliza Battle ie the Alabama river,, the FL A. Jones, above Cincinnati, and now the Lockwood—LouistA Journal, sth. 41 41P. , MONUMENT TO ETULN ALLEN.,—The Staff of Vermont has appropriated two thoursDi dollars for a monument to Ethan Allen, to be erected over his remains lying in. Grob Mount Cemetry, Burlington, Verritont, the corner-stone of which it is proposed to lay the 10th of May next, being the 83d.soli• versary of the surprise and captUre of Ticot• deroga. tir An annular eclipse of the sun sill take place on the 15th inst. In the States this will be partial, and visible east' Wisconsin, Illinois and Mississippi.h o° will rise about 0 cotelock 1 2 Minutes, parcio eclipsed on the southern limb. The eclir will end *boat half ilea-Seven. /LW Accotints from Asia Minor desri snow storms in one of which a Greek mow tery was buried, and the five monks hacl tube excavated by the, Turk At Itialutthe snow, which bad not fallen since the Russian at' PaCiP"f-1812, Wai tome feet Kish, a' lc' cempanied with bUil and tetnpests. or Only thom wht bave suffered el! the mi►erits . of. Dyspepsia in ha various faro can appreciate the valniota medicine 0 willriethindesea..,e, To w l / 4 1 - who would-fiel 11441913"5 we saY, try- the 10xyge 'laud 81 1 krt. _
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