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WHO WINS.
"Bet you two to One, s iron can ' t do' it."
"Bet you an even fifty we recognise you in
ten' ininnteas—an oyster supper and a basket
of ohampaigne„ that you; are identified be-
Ifore theavening is over," biclaimed in rota-:
lion three frerhionably.dressed gentlemen;
!outwit% on the s'fit of, rye----n ou s e ,
the crack hotel of New Orleans, to a fourth,
who only smiled quietlyir reply to their ex
cited observations.
This little group was a remarkable one;
the indiiiduality of each Fnember of it being
so strongly marked as to . render . him .notice
able, even amidst ken:fwd. •
Captain Etairger las the „first speaker, a
dashing officer, who bad been. service in the
Vexican **r, ar. once the ugliest, and 'most
frv.:inatiogi ‘ nan in New !Orleans. Ile had
small dull eyes, thin, triatliirg hair, knobbed
temples, a hideous scar across the left cheek,
incomparable impudence,;unequaled tact, and
an instructive pereeptiortof the foibles. and
weakpessee of the fair that rendered him
at once the envy and the terror of the other
lady-killers of New Orleans,
No 2, was Capt. Kenneth-of the Navy,
jo
vial, red faced man of fifty, short in stature,
but endoeed with herculean strength, fond
of wine and women, and{ the moat amusing
companion, though somewhat too free in con
'venation and rapine's for a lady's boudoir. ,
Walter Fitz-,Tames' 14toornery Walsing.
ham, the third speaker, eras by "profession a
poet—that is; made execrable verges, arid
grumbled at the brutes of publishers, who
refused to pay for them. I Ile was little, thin
skinned, light beim!, with the . conceit -of
klalvoid, the ambition of a Cur this waddle
of a duck, and the voice :of a moose.
Allen Loring, the fenith was a young
slender,tut efegalt " in figure, with
hands and feet feminine n ski' and beauty,
a beardless face outlinediand tinted like that
of a handsome gill, sleepy blue eyes, a pro
fusion of waving curls, and delicate ,scornful
mouth: lie was the scald a wealthy New
York metobant, a strauger in New Orlean4,
sod the rr 0 lat acquit; mince of the three gen
tlemen above tie4tnibeti. This worthy trio
attracted by his twenty, and oompassionating
_Lis apparent fragility and -inexperience, re
solved to protect him—Perhaps purposing to
themselves, as a reward, to ease Lim of a little
of his money in a gentlemanly very. But to
their astonishment and] mortification they
found this inexperienced; delicate boy, more
than a match for them in!whatever games they
proposed, whether of chauce or calculation.
fie was not to be outailted, for he , - bad the
presence of mind and the keen perception of
a North American Indian. And be was to
be feared, fur the grasp of his Lilly hand was
like that r.f a vice, his nerves were of steel, Lis
skill in handling weapons of every kind sur
prising, and his disposition that of a tiger,
though veiled by the gentle and 'cam:Wring
manner of a woman.
. .
vitila — g t etrtegy i tte4 YeenfleflirAv i tin 'de
amend umbels aith Which nor story "corn
meneed—even offering to double them, that
he would meke s appfarance at a grand
fancy ball oa the followlng evening, so' skill
fully disguised that they should be able to
recognize him!
Allen Loring thought not, so on the event
ful night, Imbued a la Pompadour, be execu
ted a pas sue/ in his priVate apartment to the
illitoonded amusement of the costumer 'and
Sam, a knowing dalkey, whom be bad hired
to aid and abet him in this arduous underta
king.
"Golly, masse s " chuckled Sam; "Yno be de
prettiest gal dare, sartin; not °ire ob dery gqt
sicb ted and white cheeks, and dem curls eta
you off most
Certainly, blue satin, 'lace, hoops, -ronghe
r a•ches, powdered hair, bracelets, earringi,
end penciled eyebrows bad worked a marvel:
ous change. Allen alMost doubted of his
own identity.
"Sam is right, Mr. Loring," said the costu
mer, you make a !try
,handsome young la
cly,,if you could only look is little more mod
est.—Drop you - r eyes a/little—so—and don't
take quite Buell long steter.! _
"Confound the boopiri” growled" Allen, as
in ti. pvrambulations he contrived to upsets
china vase. "Dow the dickens am I:o nav
igate with this toggery
'Practice is all than is needed. Take it
up this way—so. Don't lift your skirts quite
so Wei, and use your fan a little more There
—that will do very-well." • '
"All right ! then Ttioff Sam. Why, what's
the matter now; you rascal 1" for that worthy
-was appare.ntly in convulsion.
-
"Ohl tor, mama 1 can't help it! Oh I ki,
hi. les too- much for dis nizga, to see massa
stippini . round, bolding _up de petticoats, so
finutkin like, and'abowini dein satin slippers
in dat way. This chile guiite to bust, sure!"
"Is`thitthe way yon' wait on unprotected
females ! Straighten out your tiCe now and
escort my modesty to the carriage, and none
of your grinning to betray me, or you shall
find my band as heavy' as ever" end i)rawing
his hood and.cloak arhund Loring, es.
c,orted by Sate, reached the 'hall quite unsus
pected.
But how to pass-the,receirer of ticket; was
the next question. Sam's ready wit came to
the seseue.
, .
'Maisel say, pa.; right on," be bawled as
Loring besitsitel "lie forgot his gloves and
de tiekrysond gone to fetch 'ern.
And the doorkeeperi,not entertaining the'
slightest suspicion of this beauliful and meg--
nifizeatly dressed young lady, Loring passed
without opposition into the diewing room.
Such giggling, chattering, whispering. tit
tering ! such weighing of draperies, gleaming
of jewels, and dining of fans! such exhibitions
of lovely necks and shOulders, as dresses were
hooked up I such lacing of booti and tying
of slippers 1 - arranging of cads (and we must
say, it) putting on of rouge and powder I
taring was confounded, suffocated, ore.
whelmed. Wolf in sheep`, clothing that be
was, be felt his cheeks born with a guilty
blush, ander the battery of eyes, black blue
*ad brown, leveled st him on his entrance,
attracted by his beauty, and splendor of *is
costume. .
'Tour sisb is Ancitroo,"' warbled a sweet
yoke oleos Ie bis ear, and turning 6a son
fronted a billows-ad, rip:tested fairy in o peas
ant's eosturne,,holding op one tied'-- of the
trailing iibbnar '
'Let mitia fOr ydle As - Premeds', as
aiding Levine, awkenardneas to timidity.
"Yon are a stranger, meet yott 1 1 tb‘glbt
so. I bare been watching this bait, . boar:
When are you goiet tot. Nei tfll your fetb
e • es f Why, that may be an boor pt.,
Come in with um---my name is De " Ease—.
Florence De Uses. I have taketi , railer to
you. 'What is your name r
"Annie Layne,"
"Coma'
'Come' will introduce you, to
leaver saw *girl I liked at fir,t sightso muds .
as you," and thus prattling, to the, infinite a
musement of her companion, who iii 4• at oo
loss to comprehend, the secret:.Of elm aurae
tionehe found so stiangeobe elmort palled
Losing into the ball room, Where be strop
found himself the belle.of the evening.
In the midst of in animated fiirtatton with
Mr. De asses the brother of his new-fotind ac
quaintance, Lsing, to Winn misuse
meat descried his three' friends
,perainbula
ting the 'saloon, evidently in linirch of him-.
sw.IC and, as they passed and repealed., was
even enabled together Jinja disjointed snatch
es of their converseithiti - that they believed
hiM trot to be present. , •
.•
Once as s wed, of thische reboubled -certain
little coquetries be had been practicing on
Mr. De Uses,. after the most approved style,
of some of , bir lady acquaiiitaticet, and site
long succeeded in attracting the attention of
' Captein Kenneth. . .
"By Jove, what. a han:dsometgirl,', exclaim
ed that gentleman, putting- up' his eyeglasses,
,and after a -somewhat' prolonged stare, loun
ged up to Da Thies, in a jaunty style, which
he thought irreeistahle, 'say, dealt% no
monopoly I—fair play, you kociw I—lntro-
duce met with which request, though evi
dently displeased with both the Mannres and
the matter, the young , man was forced to
comply, and Allen graciously accepted Ken
neth sinvitatiia to dance. The gallant Cap
min marched off with his, prise under his
arm, little dreitming, as he afterwards exprep
ed it, "what sort of a craft he bad in tow." '
.Was Miss Lorre a stranger in the city I"
"Yes ! Leyne had only arrived this morn
,
ing."
"Ah 1 he was sure of it. Handsome wo
men could not remain unknown longer than
two days in New Orleans."
"hi that a compliment I" dernaaded . Allen.
"i am like a - mirror—l never compliment,"
returned the Csystain.
"But, like a toirror, yoir sometimes deceive,
I suppose." •
"Not one like you, though I occasion!,
reflect in appearance : as, for instance, half
in hour ago; when I remarked to my friend,
Capt. Ranger, that you were the finest look
ing woman in the room."
"You are bold," said Loring suppressing
with difficulty a strong desire to laugh.
"I am a seildr, and it is my nature.' I de
spise conrestiocal ties, and the restraints of
custom. I hare only known you a raw mo
ments, yet wh, should 'not say to you I
lore you, rather than wait two or three
months to tell you. what is already the fact!"
"It would he superfluous—l should not be
lieve it."
"I will convince you of it."
'1 will see you in the morning."
"Impoi3ible, my father is very strict."
"But, he will not object to a shopping ex !
pedition. Lodi-s mulahop. It is a part Of
their nature: -: I can meek you."
"I am sure you will. Pass the bans
(naming the hotel where be stopped,) at
twelve o'clock, and I will join you," and, as
this was exactly-what Loring wished, after a
few mortcoquettish denials,he finally consen
ted, giving one of.bis gloves ass pledge, sod
then requested to be plesented •to Captain
Ranger.
Kenneth demurred, but Loring was abdi
cate, and of course, ultimately carried , his
•
point.
• 'My friend tell' me," commenced Ranger,
"that you leave the city to-morrow."
Allen replied in the atErrnative. •
•
"flow could you be ao emelt"
"I do not see the cruelty. My movements
affect no one-bnt mvself, and I AGO already
quite tired olifew Orleans."
"Bui have you no compassion on your ad
mirem 1"
was not aware that each a class of per
sons Were in exilaence."
"Learn it from me, an 3 then place my tame
at ibe heat of the list."
"Indeed, 1 shall not- 7 you are multi too ug•
"I know it, yet Ido not despair. ram a
soldier, and skilled in ale art."
"Are thelActios of lose, then; the tarns as
hose of wart"
"Pr s ecirely. The rule that all 'Praeger:os
are fair, applies equally to both. Then, the
m&les of attack are similar. Some try the
long siege. Those are your substantial men.
witb thick heads and full pocketi. They
bring to bear tremendous batteries of heavy
attentions, and Sometimes succeed by diht of
stondity . and patience. Others .prefei Abe
mining eyetem--environ you with a .network
of artificials, cut off all relief, and surprise
you in the citadel before you think they, have
edvanced to the wallel. There are your keen'
lawyers and long headed professional men.
.Thep, there is a third claw, like myself, who
scale the walls, storm the citadel, and plant
our flag on the topmost tower, while others
ire rubbing their eyes?' • -
"I should like to see your bulletins of
killed and wounded, though, I suppose, you
never have to record any defeat."
"Never."
" What conceit r ,
"It is a fitct. You do fint believ3 ill If 1
hnd coo bout wore I would convince you of
the f■ot."
You shall not hare that acme; I will
give you an hour to-morrow. Iris easy to
boast. I will make you prove your assertion."
' "Be assured I-shall not fail. But where
can I see yowl"
will pass your hotel tomorrow at twelve
and you atejoin me." - ' •
• "But what token have lof your Sincerity!"
-• as This," answered Loring, teasing his su
perb handlierchikf in two, and gyring the
half to,Banger. ' "And now do Me a favor.
Preeent'my to that odd little man with`wbom
I rile re 'talking some lime siege. - I am
SUM be amMing.* •
"I doubt . if it IMOd be a friendly vet for
am to do Do. He is T M•reete eptiige..
"Impeetiantt will you otteyawl*
"Promise, thee, to be mensifol.• - •
4 .1 promise nothing. Ihno bob. Intiodaos
The cannonades that tamostito *Wow
big to selate,for Lowing always yawned imp
hilly at this pond*. story, vowed that till
the* he had took boys properly tow to
lity , wain, aBA tiolopl fitkiitied to
Ai ONT . R OSE,..
,1.;.!4_41.1.1ff-744, $859,
attempCii - eeleitition idtbe eoir . eetestiOtt.
Is generally understood, borever, that the
poet quoted piruileis. l 4 On acid came ileo
pie's bookies, that Lirini ihttened sdritiring,
sod finally, brooghtlipor Attie op. to
so avowal of affection. •
Certain it is that Allen eiceod Asti Wiliest
him, at twelve o'clock, in•fronf Of the
gbbig Lira, se •itokep, the antral
flosiftsroic bis beques t nod them skipping out
edobiseroot, nieds Ivey home, tejOcing,
escorted als before, by Sulu
"Stole sway ! stole away r
.- • -
"Showed the white feather r
"Lou
Four bel l s:ring my, boy r
Such ' - on o am U skint* that greeted his an
trance
_lb* apartment of the the three
friends ilie nest filening•
Allen,seined these demonstrations of
triumph :vit a Mt usual imperturbability, only
-answering; '
"Tog' 84 mistake; gedgerna. Owthe
contrary 'bare woar . - •
" Yon don't- mean to - asy you .wirre pnts
eat 1" they estmitged.
"Certainly, and had the pleasure ofs long
and onntkiential convematinu with each of
_youl"
"The proofs! the proo6 I* • •
"I have them, and will give them now or,
if you prefer, at twelve *clock today in front
of the hotel."
The three gentlemen started, 'and stared
Weekly at Allen and at one another.
I mention the hour of noon," proceeded
Alleo;" because tam tornmestioned 'artist
time by a lady—one Miss Annie Leyne—to
present each of you -with a token correspond
ingto those you have - already in> your pas
&ion, • regratting that she is compelled to for
feit her word and leave town early this morn
tog.'-
_ lbus saying, le gravely . presented Ken
neth with-the otter glove: Captain Ranger,
with the half of the handkerchief, and Wel
singharn with the remainsof the bouquet: -
"Sold I" roared the party in chorus, and
Allen won the bet:
Shortly after, Florenoe de Ma vas as
tounded by the receipt of a, superb diamond
bracelet and „an elegantly Worded notice if
thanks for her kindness to a stranger, signed
by one Mien Loring, who tool occasion soon
to call in person, to renew .the expressions of
his gratitude, and explain the mystery of his
disguise.
Florence remembered certain little.demon
streams of regard, common among tulip,
and particularly a parting embrace she had
bestowed on the supposed Miss Leyte, was at
first somewhat shy and constrained, but Al
lea's perfect tact soon placed her at soak and
the affection she had - felt for bins at first
sight was so far from decreadng. that she
consented not long ifter. to accompany him
as hi, buide, on hfs Morn to ,his northern
home, *hire she ay. most affectionatly re
ceived, though •his relatives could never
reveirker itenottes--weAlyetirtiLliDd
latest news from heifer/end, Min AtuntrrAryX.r
A WESTERN ADVENTURE.
Ix 1848 I was transacting some business in
•the Stated Wioconsio„ p, became necessary
that !should be in Milwaukee by a certain
day, to attend a trial, is which : I wsa an im
portant whom.. In order to accomplish this
I was compelled to travel min and day.
One evening, about dusk! reached a small
village about thirty miles distant from _the
capital of the State, and took up my quarters
at the tavern in the place. It -was a wretched
direlling, and kept by an old man and aroma,
the surliest ccluple.ltbinkit. has ever been
my lot to meet. In answer to my inquiry as
to whether I could have lodging there for the
night, I noticed that the host gave peculiar
look at his wife, and after some whispeting I
was informed in•-the most ungracious manner
passible, that I could have a bed.
I barafrequently, in the course of my-life,
been obliged to put up with wretched encore
-141:Ilion, so I did not allow my equanimity
of temper to be destroyed by the miserable
fare set before me, or theetill more miserable
sleeping apartment into which I was ushered
aft. r I bed concluded my..reitast.
- The chamber was small in Bias, spd was
certainly well Ventilated, for I could see
~the
stars peeping through the roof. The bed was
!imply a bag of straw, thrown into one cor
ner of the room. without sheets or covering
of any hied:- This last fact, was, however,
not of much consequence, as it was summer
tame and oppressively hot
I s,tood for mole dial] an hour gazing out
of the opening which served for a window.
Before reeves spread an immense prairie, the.
limits of which I could not see.- Thestavern
in which I had taken up my abode appeared
to be isolated frtim all other dwellings,, and,
save the croak oethe tree frogs and the,ham
of the locusts, not a sound reached my ears.
It was a beautiful rnoonligbt night. and so
bright-tbat I could see to read small print.
At last I Intro to grow weary, and throw
ing myself on my pallet, was soon plunged
into a deep slumber.. Bow long [slept I know
oot,.but I was awakened by a dull sound,
which resembled some one baromeriog,in the
distance; I suppose it was the peculiarity of
the soundivrhich awoke roe, for k was by no
- means loud, hut conveyed to me the idea of
some One striking iron with a muffled hammer.
I rose from my bed and went to the window;
the moon was low in the western hoiizon, by
which. Slot I knew it Must be near morning.
The sound I have before referred to, reached
me-mine distinctly hem than when in the
back part of the • chamber. It appeared to
come from some out-house% which were situ
ated abont'a bundredlarda distant from the
boose. . '
Now i am naturally of AD inquiring - turn of
mind, and Ibis sound, (Motoring, u ft did, in
the middle of the night, in such a remote,
chief the 'ray place. piqued my etmosity,
and I felt au ineligible'desire to ga find dia.
miieithe cause of it. * This dare, skabe
sowed cautioned, gin* upon me with such
an intensity, that 1 tosolved to vigil it at
any puce.
. I resew:4l..oy
.boote, the only articles- of
alike! had discarded,and cautiotadY.openiog
the door of akrotuimber i noiseteasty descended
the rickety staircase. A few steps brought
ma thelowele*tinieWlwiddil ket4
entirely deserted. .I crept quietly to the done,
and enfeateelog it -without minim the slight
est mkt; watt sena moonlight. ;
• - Not *soul wail eititlar; but the mood etill
coadnuad, and jray taw* owe difiliect tie I
eppreede third. %dr- whence iti4l,-
fteded, lot 1 tottrodiamit Wen tt !all
low buildiig, throngh the crevices of which
could . wady. a lurid glare facing. tamped
down &capered through
.tbs lepholti„ and.
to my. extreme surprise, X saw dateu
strung looting Men, with their coats ot and
sleeves turned up, -performing a wasiiity-of
~pangs ocenpiitioea. BOOM *Mk wotkinget
a fop, ofhtto Irani - superintending a dapper.
plate printing machice e sand some were em
gal* in etching on steel. In t moment ,
'stole troth burst upon ma These man were
a gang of ootuntetfettui; aid my landlord and
his wife evident!) , belonged to the seine bind,
for in one cornerl perceleed Own employed,
the man polishing off Om* half deli'', pieces,
just tailed from theinkialdn the woman pet
uttgthe notesinto packete. • _ -
I had seen enough, and waneboot to 'return'
to my apartment, again; when Iluddenly felt
a heavy hand, placed onley shoulder, and
turning my head round, to my horror, found
myself to the grasp of a. iii . lookingsc am p
as ever escaped the gallows. r
. "What are you - doing here, my good fel- .
low in he exclaimed, in a grug voice, giving
Ine a shake.
"Tatting a Stroll by moonlight," I replied.
endeavoring to maintain my presence of
mind.
"Well, perhaps you'll
,just stroll -in here,
will you r returoe4rthe villain,pushing open
the door, andsdraggieg me in after him-
All the inmates of the bare immediately
stopped work, and rushed towards us when
they aim me. -
4 Why, what's this, I" they all cried. .
"A loafer.X rotted peepiog outside," said
the fellow.
" a traveler that:came to the tavern
to-night and asked for lodgings; the last time
I saw him he was fairly in bed:, said 'the
landlord. .
The merraititdrew toe corner of the barn,
leaving one to keep guard over 'tne. I soon
saw they wattle earnest conversation, and
were evidently debating some very important
question. The man keeping guard over me
eta nothing, but - scowled fiercely. I bad not
uttered a single word during all the time I
had been in the barn. I was aware that
whateverlmightsay would, in all probability,
do more berm than, pod, sad it bite always
been a maxim of mina to hold my tongue
when in doubt.
At last the dhoussias seemed to be settled,
for the dirtiest sad blackest of the whole,
c 4 lOB furwaid, sad, without say introdactiou
eiclaimed: •
soy, iktraoser, look hero. You mos
die
1 did not move i muscle nor say a word.
"You lusse Stoma oat our_secret--and dead
mew tall no tales" . , •. ,
I was mill silent.
"We give you ten tniuutot to say your
prayer., and also allow you, the privilege of
*eying whether you will be bung.or shot."
Suddenly en iina struck me. Iremembered ,
sometbiog that might save my life. I burst
haws violent dt of laughter—sulsetit wait
rwacrißtiot they did sit lusow Shit. - They
aigigel a kiam one to the otherist die most
' "Well, he (alma it mighty 'soh', 'anyhow,
said sue. '.
4 - suppose be don't knovi we're in earnest,
another. - •
"Come straeger, yon bad bette/ eirsbne
prayers," said the man who bad first spoken,.
thne flies I "
My only reply "was a ant tatteder more
violent than the first,.
"The Man'a mad." their exclaimed.
-o r drunk," 'mid some.
"Well, begs; I cried,epeakiog fur the first
time. "this is thelm-t jqire lever heard--
what I bang a pat I "
"A pal—you a pal I " I
"Certainly i am." . •
"Dive _us your name." • •
"Did you never hear of Dick Bradshaw
I asked. •
. "Yon may be sure we have Ain't he at
the head of our profession I "
"Well, then, I'm Dick Bradshaw."' ---
"You,Dick Bradshaw!" they exclaimed.
"You may bet your life on that," I returned,.
swaggering op to the corner where I had seen
the old woman - counting and packing op the
notes.' . _
Fortune favored me. bine of the men
had ever seen Stadahaw, and my swaggoring,
insolent manner:had iomewhat thrown them
off them guard. yet. I conid plainly see that
their dbnbts were not removed. • -
"And you call—Vies° flimseys well done,
do you f " I asked, taking up a , packet of the
counterfeit notes, 1 . Well, all I have to say is
that if you can't do better than . this, You had
better shut rag shop."
"Can you show es anything better i " one
one of the men asked. •
"I rather think I can. If I couldn't I'd go
and bang myself."
"Let's suit; they all cried.
This wis my last mop, and one on which I
know ony 4opeadisit. It so happened that
on that very day I had a counterfeit ten doll
bill passed on me. It was a perfectly new
bill, and so beautifully executed thati, who am
an excellent -judge of paper money, did not
hesitate to take it. It was odly from having
a genuine bill on the same bank, tat I co'd
detect the counterfeit.
"Look bare, gentlemen," I exclaimed, 'itterir
is nay last job. • Examine it sell, and then
tell me. what you think of it.
So asying, I banded it to them for their
inspection. • ~
It was passed frOnvhand to hand, and a
variety of opinloOß pissed upon it—some said
,it was a counterfeit—others said they: tho't it
a• good bill. •
"Row will yon -prove Wit& counterfeit!"
asked one of the men.,
"Ily compering it with this genuine note,"
returned, banding It to the speakat.
The moment they oompitred the two, all
doubts ranished. Itesuiiful,". exclaimed
some, "Splendid,"• said others. Wheu they
had eirunined it to their heart's content, they
shook ,the by the hand, every "particle
,of
doubilmirtog vanished from their minds. I
carried out toy part &one 'quesOona
were asked me, mvolviert,echoicalities of
the business; but I reittatited:lltat I sou a
i gnm , l o of pleasureomd would prefers driek
of whiskey to answering - questions, •
Thilthiskey was produced, ere made a
bight of it, lapriagig at dies
,The next day I arrived at Milwaukee; and
Warmed the police ,ormy lidemiture, and the
oixt,night the rag. were captured, sad blest
°Maim sent to the petateutiell; ,
I promme at _
will part yritb it, for " it tamai.arrlik,
AI4X:PrAIEtIiNSES
THE OEPIOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE:
The Dentoentio Ssate Ceittral Committee
metal Harrisberg ma Wednesday, Jane 29th- ,
mensbere present from all sections of the State
—ea unanimously agreed Upon the following
• / ADDRESS.
. .
Fellow Minas tf.Pentay/rauin: - -
We are happy to addressyin at a moment
who namietakable manifeetetions of return•
-lag confidence- and courage; on the part of
the _Democracy._ are beginning to exhibit
themselves ‘ in alt quarters of the Common.
wealth. You .)save already seen with what
unanimity tins-BIM Convention, which as
sembled at Wsintsburg on the 10th of March
last, -- paseed,tesolutions &etre:ll'l'th. 'princi
plea sucl„..ptilicy to which tie hold ourselves
'dodged before the country, and how it ve
nous:iced; by acclamation, in favor of our ex
cellent sod-- unexceptionable 'candidates.
With an occasional exception, in - the nature
`of ito mil - cable protest or -suggestioti, the
proceedings of the Convention have been in
the highest degree satisfactory to the entire
Democratic party of the State.- Since its ad
journment there- has been an almost perfect
restoratinn , of cordial ghod feeling among
Democrats !here they had been ra some in
stances temporarily interrupted. Unfortu
nate' and unmeaning dissentient have
entirely disappeared. In earnest of this, the
State Central Committee,, although compos
ed of forty-one members, representing every
district in the State, and some of whom
you will doubtless recognize in their long
and faithful connection with the Democratic
organisation, have been found. an unit, in the
resolute popes' to sustain the organization
st all hazzard against open or secret hostility:
The county meetings,, wherever they have
spirken, -have shorn themselves fully con
scious of their responsibility, by forming la
cal tickets of the most acceptable description,
and by otherwise exhibiting an earnest and,
we treat, invincible determination to crown
the Galivant sith the Success that can hardly
fail to attend their zealous and efficient es
' ertions. 'We are glad te atate„elso, that the
Democratic press have dropped, with one ac-
Gerd, all unfriendly and unprofitable rl:74us
sions on. irrelevant topics sod and are
properly directing their undivided and pow
erful energies spice the common enemy.
Fur every professing Democrat Who values
consistency and principle, thipath of duty
is now broad, plain and\ invinng. 'No one
can be ab ignorant as to pretend, to misun
derstand the present relation of parties in.
this State; the importance of the contest,
both in its State - add National aspeet-i upon
which we have now fatly entered, and the
precise import of she issues that hive been
formed in this pending controversy.'- Pat,
line which divides the two contending Oar:
ties, whether drawn on the map of the State,
or that of ilts Union, is too deep and_skiking
to escape the eye of any who may not wilful.
. L t ...74, 4 "4. 1 1 0 - Ai*
humonions ip ouralelltieratteni - laid tlflW
in the expositiorr of our views, with a plat=
form and ticket challenging honest criticism;
while on the opposite aide you perceive two
factions--tile Black &publicans and Know-
Nothings-compaing, the Oppotitiuu, each
afraid to avow its ultimate designs, its pres
ent distinctive characteristics; each - emascii
'stud of- its original distinguishing quality;
each dechti,itg itself op said to tha other on
certain vital , points, yet conspiring together
to secure place and spoils, by deliberately
ignoring sound pr . iiiciples of Government. and
all enlightened smsptratious of Ante Awed
can
We do not approach you, fellow citizens,
in the minim of d'• People's Party," concocted
on yesterday, composed of . ahreads and
patches of all opinions, and iatended,to aerie,
not the masses who may be deceived by its
empty promises, but the politicians rho have
invented it fur their profligate purposes. We
speak --in the same langeage used by our
glorious party sixty years ago. No candid
~man will deny that, from the inauguration of
Mr. Jefferson to the presentdate, the Democratic
party have been t h e teal representative party
of the genius, character, honor, and interests
of our free institutions. It has been so re
cognized by the people of the United States,
who have as constantly - imposed upon it - the
duties and _ burdens of government. It has
eliminated the leading truths of theConstita
tion, embodied them in simple, though im
perishable formulae of doctrine, and applied
them firmly and efficiently, .in practical
ministration, until it hat become the actual
reflex of all the great coustitutional princi
ples at the basis-of our republican system.
Its ancient creed is unclanged, and remains
sebstantially at this day, what. it has ever
been. Mori than half - a century ago, as at
this hour, one of its articles watched with
faithful vigilance over the rights of the States,
and the union of the States; another insisted
then, ats.now, On civil and religious freedom
of all classes and sect.,' discriminating for
none-and against none, whether Catholic
.or
Protestant, Jew or. Gentile; but permitting
"everY man to worship', G od after his own
butt ; a third invoked. ea it now Invokes,
in the shape of generous. hire, a liberal hos
pitality towards the oppressed of all lands,as
well as for moons - of 'Mend policy as from
motives - of humanity,and love of liberty; a
fourth demanded as it now requires tenito \
asst expansion, to meet all exigencies, whether
military Or commtheial —for security, defense,
or national agrandithment—arising out of
natural, inevitable and benevolent progress
of American. civilization, and hence it has
happened that every foot of territory annexed
to the Union.bas been acquired by the Dem
o:retie party; in aMb article of our faith
was, and is, presented the noble Jeffersonian
ovinceptiotrof universal suffrage, with univer
sal - eduostion;- in a sixth „wasmad is pre
claimed the grand principle. of equal rights,
before the laws of all eatirens,; doh and poor
-native or naturalised; in a seventh - was
and is announced the dontzlne of a strict 000+
struction of useetteary powers of government,
aibeing shMscompatible with sound -politi
cal Morels, and the 'unwise relaxation of
which, debt, 'extravagance, 'tyranny and nor
"option,' would soon dad their way into the
very citadel of the Constitution,- to betray
aid destroy it: Under this head the labors
of the Democracy barabeessinvalnabki„ We
have Opposed National 13enke,dadroyedthein
and established the 'lndependent Treasury.
iffaban steadily sad suacwwitilly mimed
tha-101pasittaik pa tbs of bowl Wend
VOLUME xin s NUMBER' MI
.
taus by. excemive - 4044. on rirtporte, arid
bare 'obtained the.-concurrence of. a large
rrority dile country hr thirsts that taxis
s all be limited to the demands of reeettue
I a onkwitb incidental proter;tioe, by-judicial*
I disorindmitiona InduatiY.. - We hart(
defeated all propositions - for the dist:Motion
of the 'proceeds of the public AMU *idiot
the ' Wei bate sedolormiy end iretitn4
idly guarded the Piiblio Treasury front Seer/
charges for,internai improvement in cases
admitted tot to begetterel- or national, but
special and local hitheir character. And we
hash - steadilyrefused our went, to, smd•re
slated many cunningly • devised sehentia for
squandering millions ofthe PabliC money,
and tens of millions of acres of the public do.
main, on objects Chose omfulnem sod,
ity hare been alike tietationable. -
We
might extend dui eminidation. of - our
principles, concerning which there has been
no change of sentiment whatever in' the
Democratic .party since its. stylist records
Were made, but we
.think we have - lready
said enough to convince' every imelligent ‘
citizen, desirous to know the impartial truth,
that we now Speak as one of the constituted
organs of a great and. glorious party, not, of
an ephemeral faction, or combination of lac
tions—that we 'represent on this icom , konTail
party as-venerable for its agar's it Att nicht
and honorable, I el l viow of; the witrifordinary
services it has so long, en:honestly sad so _
Ably perfcimed. Can it not be l tunerted as an
nn . questionable fact, that no perry ever yet
existed, in any country methe face of the
earth,-that can justly claim to bad rendered
the some amount of Valuable 'emcee to that
country; which the Democratic .petty bite
rendered to .oars I On any isstie,lthe-reforne
involving honorable - .liistoricel antecedents;'
or a' onsideration of general Iberia in the
pant Or present, we shall appeal with-ion& -
dance to the votereof'Penesylrania.
Ae regards the personal - character end
qualiacations of our nointuees far Anditor;
General or Sureeyor-General of the' Com;
nionwealth;htessrs. R. L. Wight and Jobs
Rowe, we earnestly . denre: to call the
tention of our fellow-eitizene, to their tin- -
blerni•hed private teputation, to the ample
experience they have ltequired in the Service
of the State, in various responsible offices,and
to the admitted integrity and effiuiency
marking their entire official' lives as offering
the strongest guarantee of their fitness, in all
respects, for thoposition to which they; now
aspire. . -
But there is one question, comparatively
new to i the.castry, its the form In which it is presented, that occasioned some diversity of
sentiment among us, itruk.whieh has not bees
settled. anthorativeiy, as scow Democrats
contend, by the highest councils of thn patty.
We refer to what is commonly, known as the
Territorial question. The must ingeniOns and
laborious efforts have been made to confuse
the public mind tie this settlers, bid when
rescued from ibis incomprehensible pogo° of
demagogues it:merely rai-es an impiiry,
vibich allittlid be calmly andetinattly-met as
to the nature and extent of the Legislativ4
- e.'" — "'' Kl 4 k.ssil-kos--,_ ilti, l .--1 1 1,. -,, ...„..,..11:1...4.
'relations . 6f — auttN7feffi l eiy to the Gaeta
sent and. Stites of-the Union, We do not
sow propose to di-citss this_ question at any
considerable length, or to say much more
than brit* to estates our.vtowsding it.
We presume thtt every true Deitaucrat will
yield ;his ready adbesiOn to the principle of
Populiar Sovereignty, when rightly inter
preted and applied.. But real Popular-Sot
ereiguty is not a *iams political idea, in
definite, vagrant and accidental. It is when
properly defined, nothing more nor less than
the tight of selfzgoverernent, pervading our
entirejsystern, but expressly limited in its an.
lion by the Constitution and the bears. h
cannot exist legitimately . outside of these.
Other f rise. iniread atheist, as it is. under
our vernment, 'the ., touchstone -of order,
justice and peace, it would become the
soured of multiplied disorders and cornettist
anarrn'iy. ' Tires defined and limited, Popular
Sovereignty is equally incompatible with the
rash priipeetliegs of a mob, as with the
edieof . a:tyrant. We cannot, therefore.
ti n
'suttee "be to the illegitimate assumption of
" Sqrtter Sovereignty." • We are clearly- of
opini 6 that a Territory of the United Stites,
can; in, no respect whatever, tie regarded as
eitbel a Foreign or Sovereign State. Nor
can i enjoy, by possibility. any political ca.
prit , independent of, or inconsistent with,
the veinment of- the Union established by
1 the ones, by whose agency they, the States,
thro gh an expenditure,ofiheir tmesure, and
it may be; - their blood, have acquired the
very genitory in question, as so much pUblits
domain or "Common 'property." Where,
let its ask, reides - the right of eminent.do
tnaiti.over a Territory of the United Slates!. -
Is in riot &omitted -by all to the with the
Federal Government I Where shall we look
fur the right and .power to ascertain and fir
all Teritorial boundaries? !sit not to the
Fed t
ral Government! Where shall we seek
the *ght and power and duty to dispose of
all lauds embraced in the - Te rritory I The
103t3r hi, in the Federal Government. Where ,
in t e Government of a Territory is lodged
the Executive authority! It is lodged in
the hands of a Federal Governor. - Week, is
the Judicial power of a Territorial Govern
mead I In the keeping. of a Federal Jodie,
iaryi , Where is the Legislative! power? Every
one nowa that it .li I not *net.. and that it
avid nut - egally exist, until .alled into be.
ing hy the Fe deral - Congress, in the organic act.
of Territorial Government. In ell these de
'
monstmtionsof power, and there can be none
others outside of them in a-Territorial Ga
metic, we behold the dine', positive and tea
gibleevideacesof the presence ofthestsvereign
ty of the Government of the United States, ex
cluding the pretensionsof Squatter or Terri
twilit legislative aovereignty,or Popular Sae-.
relgnty, whet nand `is a convertible term
with -these; as being alike untenable 'in fact,
and! preposterous in logic. ~. - '
But it mast be borne in mind that.the Fed
e Governinent °antra ant Territory .
as 4 despot or arbitrary ruler; and base is the
Offense tallseria our doctrine sad a. wit
„provisoites. It mast govern in a Terri
tory in the sense of the Constitution, from
rehleh it derives its life and its every (section,
and it is bound to newt; with stnct
tiality, the sights. and interests of all parties -
eo#oerned, these penis* beiag oi the States stud_
tha people of the States res t 4 w,
ively. No
government of a Territory u natural and •
indefeasible, but dwirativi from the C on .
• • ; otherwise; the few thousand bib**
et sTlerritery,.after its seriuirition by
•