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CAMPAIGN DEMOCRAT.
•, As the extensive circulation of papers
is one of the most effective means of call
ing-out s rtru. vox; we proposal° offer
-bur paper to such as may wish to sub.
scribe during the campaign, at very low
rates. The Democratic nomineefor Pres.
ident will be announced in June, and the
campaign will fairly open about the first
of July; and we suggest' that clubs be
made up to commence with that date and .
continue six months—until the first of
January, 1861.. We make thefollowing
low offer:
For four copies Six months • -
For seven copies six months - - 4,00
For ten copies six months -50 V _
The club papers to be sent to one per
" eon in a bundle, and to be_ paid for when
_ordered. This offer itrr extremely low,
that we trust our friends will exert them
seivesto get up a. club in every neighbor
. hood. Postmasters can do a great deal of
good in this way, and we urge them, and
others, to take" early action in this import,
ant matter.';
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION
The papers of Monday bring the nnviel;
come news of the disruption of the Con
vention, and the nomination of two tick.
eis. We had hoped that some sort of
compromise, would be effected, especially
as the point of controversy between the
rival wings was so trifling, and that 1 nni.
- ted and-strong ticket • would be presented
to the people. - Our hopes ,and wishes ate
•
disappointed: Ater five' days of disgrace
ful wrangling, most' of the delegates from
the slave state4end the delegates from
Massachusetts,loregon and California, se
ceded, and nominated J. C. Breckenridge
for - President, with Gen. Joseph Lane, of
• Oregon,for Vice "President. The other
• wing nominated S. A. Douglas for Presi
- ,dent, and Benj. Fitzpatrick, of Alabama,
for Vice President , All these gentlemen
are'eminently Worthy the places to which
they are named; either of them, if regu
larly nominated upon the platforin of 1856,
would have received the hearty support of
1 the Democratic party as a unit; but bad
. blood, the natural result Bf abolitionism and
sectional agitation, has engendered strife
and divided the party,' the result of which,
'• if persisted in, gill be disastrous to our
common country. liessr. Breckenridge
and Douglas both stand upon the broad
and solid platform on which President Bu
chanan was elected—the two differing on
ly upon a point so trifling and rifficnlous,
J (that of Congressional intervention in the
inchoate states,) when compared kith the ,
great interests of our growing country,
than it justly seems matter of surprise that
they should be rival candidates. We still
• hope that more -prudent counsels will pre
vail, and that one'br the other of these ri
val tickets will be withdrawn.
. One thin.; is certain. The nomination
of Donglas'squelcbes the inis.erable nigger 1
Convention at Chicago completely. i.in--
_ eoha cannot now carry a single state, if we
except Vermont, tfie breeding place of ab
olitionism. The black republican"\ faction
• ould not live aday. if the Democratic par
y diyides between the North and the
' uth.
--_.
. : By Tuesday evening's mail we learn
' that Gov. Fitzpatrick has declined. The
National Democratic. Committee have EA
stitutea the name Of Herschel! V. Johnson,
of Georgia, for Vice President. -
LANDON 4i; WILMOT
The Bradford Herold of last week shows
up the above firm,of political trimmers in
their true colors. The Reverend and Ho
ly Geo. Landon has recently been enter
taining the: people of Towanda with one of
his lively stump performances, in which he
placed himself fairly and squarely upon the
ulirir platform of the abolitionists. He pro
claimed the bold position he assumed in
the mot, unmiitakable manner. He minced
•no w6rds in asserting . abolifiOnism to'be
the objecttor which- all the, power and. in
finence of the republican party' should, be
exertek At a meeting •held at-the Same
place last week, Judge Wilmot plieed
himself Unequivocally upon the Abolition
platform. He made no argument against ,
the'extiinsioncf , lavery ; 'but a direct and
fanati6l appeal to his fellow citizens a
gainst the institution itself, as without a
foUndation in nature, and as a consequence
contrary to all law. ,
It also appears that Wilmot has under;
taken to crush out the Bradford Herald:
That paper has a habit of telling the truth,
consequently it must be annihilated. From
the defiant tone and spirt manifested by .
the Herald, however, we imagine ,that it
Milt not go down at Wilmot's bidding.—
Certainly Our Democratic friends in Brad
ford county will see wit that the Herald
his fair play. •
Orlin - James Welsh, a Merchant. of
Pittston, Luz. co. Pa. was robbed of a wal-
let containing about $1000; in the barber
, shop, basement tof Patton's Hotel, 281
Greenwich street, IC-. Y., on Friday morn
ing last. This is getting 'shaved with. a
vengeance. , •
igirThe Democrat will be issued on
Tuesday next week, to give the hands:in
the office,an opportunity to celebrate the
Fourth.
;hour ficuw,tnn, I f feiaber o f
Cowen from . Berke county, this state,
died at Washington on Wednesday eve
-2'.)01-1145.
zi: 1 .•' l i I IC•• •- •: a' 51 . -
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'We publs h*l our fi rst page a - letter 1
from the 'How Uasi Totiewir, Secretary. 1
of the ig4T, !addressed to the Chairman' 1
of the Committee on..Wavai . Expenditttes
of the Honse * Jof Representatives. We ail;
for it an ast s sativ., pausal.. Its - object !iss
vindication Of pelf and the President
from _the , unrr4ulone insinuations con
veyed in the resnlutiOns of censure subie
quently adopted hs the House bY the,, . '
republican majOritY, based upon es Pares"
evidence.. In doing this; in the wordSof
a Onteiporavy; it Uncovers a very dia.
graceful act of 4trtacrupulons partiumship
on the part of hir. John' Sherman; chair
man of the House Committeeof Ways and'
Means,- Who SpPears desirous of imitating .
Mr. John 03Viiiie in wresting the power
of Confess from thelegitroaatiksphere of
its exercise, in [order to inflict an
.in m y
,upon a member of a coordinate branc 'of
the Governrano lily; Toueey, in thia.let
ter, ably argues the question of the rwi
ere of CimOssig tolnterfere 'With th esi
m
eir ofi the Accretion belonging t the
Executive . nepsrtments of Government;
and Idioms that it possesses no powers of
the sort:,;. 'and; that, consequently, 131 r.
Sherman's resolution is an attempt at u
surpation for the evidentpurpose of effect.
ing a mean SnarmworthypartimUi object.
The letter is able .and, diguified,l and
While it 'fully accomplishes its purpo s e, it
'also serves i to' show to what improper
1
means tie black republicans are resorting
to i subserre patty ends. - • 1
. larDr. hiover, of the. Church of the
Puritanii, NOW York, has found . time a
mid the!savage fight with his parishion
ers, to eapouseithe cause of Thais. Hyatt,
the Washinguin jail bird. TWO sathathe
sgole - annntinOori from'the pulpit that it
was thedtity Of the people ,to mar* . to
Washinn Ilth rifle, bayonet and sabre,
and rel ease Hyatt from jail by force of
alma. Thiel Oheever, like Beecher; and .
Landon, and the Rev. Mr, Harden, be
lieves that.thenlpit was designed for po
litical Harangues, and. that it is a great
sin to tippose;the black republican party.
Thad hiving been released, the " Chnev-
I
erlry" Rill ino now have to marc h upon
their blOodY errand. • '
Equisit'S MAosztarz.- , -Ilmerit is fair
criterion of saCciss, this Magazine should
have, ati we bliiieve it has, the largeat'eir
culatiop ani in the world. a popn=
lar Magazine for the family table, where
the child of adult may alike consult its Pe- -
ges, it has no iqual in this country. "Porte
Crayon," whose graphic , illustrations of
southern life tias been one of the most at
tractive featuies in former numbers, is now
"doing" New'i England, in the same aurae
, tive style. The June number com
menced .'.a new volume.: Mr. Bullard;
at the I . 3oPlustore, bpi this Magazine fo'r
• ,
sale:it 25 oeuts, or it may . be Ordered di
rect from . 014 publishers, Harper
. 4i Bro
thers, Franklin 'Square; N. Y. for $3- per
annum,
THEAn...ka - nc MONTHLY, for July, has
an attiactioable of contents. In the list
we notice *able Pr Per on " Meteotolo-'
gy," an entertaining article entitled "..ti
Legend of Maryland;" a just and appreci
ative article upon the great: New England ,
lawyet, Rufus Choate,'with many others
of suf4tantiai merit. ' Published by Tiel;-,
hot' Fields 135 Washington z street, Bos
periannum.
I , rgirThe !President has vetoed the
' Flomeatead bill. The Post office deficien
cy bill has ibecom& - `a. law. The '.House
atoutned on Monday, the Senate.remain
ing fot a short time in 'eiecutive session.
•
Ecrpair, vu Sure —We have avenue
froit A;saSirrrn, 'station, E, Bth avenue
New-! Yofk ;city, a colored 'Diagrm rep
resenting-S.' the eclipse of the Sun,' which
will take place-on the 18th of July,' visible
from all parts of the ,Enited States and
Canhaa. This diagram will be sent to any
,address, by; enclosing 13 cents, ad, above.
We Copy' frein this diagram - the following
history' of this eclipse:'
" The lirit ippearanee of this , eclipse
sinceithelcreation of the -World (according
to sacred chronology,): was in the year
958,.1eceMber Stb; old style, at 10 o'clock
50mforerioon, wben_the moon's penum-.
bra justcame in contact With the earth at
the South pole ; it hay appeared every
nineteenth year since, hnd at each return
the moon's shadow passed across the earth
from westlto east a little Farther to the
north at ;each retard, until the year 1644,
(March ,Bth,b 0. S., when the centre'of the
moon's' shadow passed a little to the north
of the earth's centre, (the moon being 14
min. , 46 seconds from her descending`node,
which Waslits 38th periodical return.) 'lt
has continued to appear every nineteenth
! year since 01644, until this eclipse,, which
is its 61st periodical return. Its next ap:-
pearanc,e 1878, July 29th, at 3 o -
clock 23 MM. in the morning, invisible in
the ,ITnited States. ,will also appear,
spin in 1,06; August. 9th. It will con- -
time to, appear every nineteenth year
year 2274, April 25th, whet: the
moon's i shadoiv will just touch the earth .
at the north pole, Which will befits 75th
periodical :and host appearance, until the
expirfat.
or}
of 12,492 yeara,-, when it will
come orl *in -at the south pole; and go
through a Similar cour6p.'" The veloCity of
'the ):::::oen'S shadow across the earth dur
ing the 'eclipse, will/be:about .1850 miles
an hour, fir -four-times the velocity of a
cannon !ball. '
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• .1
An' interesting scene took phtce at _the
deifverlai of diplonm to the graduates of
the blfiltary Academy at West Point, re
cently. The Cadets with their pfficers and
profess Ors were assembledsin the Chapel,:
sn the prelience of the Board of Visitors,
appbintedby the Secretary of War, am ong
wilOm were some ; of the most distinguish..
ed meal of the country. A large and re !
•speCt4ble-andience of distingnilled' ladie s
and: gentlemen was also present. The'
motif . the Board had ibeen_ read and
thi oniss presented by the Superliner!.
denh Delafield ; the able and pa•
trio= 'darns Of -the Hon. P: *ash, one
of the Board of Visitors,.had ` deliv
" trace' g by
Thomas. No-sooner was the . sym
phony
recognized, than the entire audience
arose and remained 'Main' as ii.the
common custom; in other countries, whin
their national Songs are atm*: ThOivOrds
of this song and chords *ere - by our gifted
cotempoinry,GeOrge q., and.
are 'ea....well' calculated to idlay the storm
of sectional , strife that is now. raging ink
our - midst, and rekindle • the love of the
Union in every patriotic -heart,' that we
take the liberty of repfoducingthem from
,the last otunber*ft.thfr author's "Home
JOaritith"'
- um. CHORUS.-
Br OROROR P. atoms: s •
This the word beyond all others,
Makes; us love our 'country murk- -
Makes us feel that we are brothers, -
And a heart-waited host!
.With hoeanna let our -banner
From the house top be unfurled,.
While the nation holds her station
With thetnightiest of the world l-
mows.
Take your harps from silent willoWs,
Shout the chorus of the free;
Stites are , all distinct as billows,
Union one—as is the sea 1"
From the land of groves that bore us
He's a traitor that would swerve!
By the flag now waving o'er ns
We the compact :will preserve!
Those who gained it and preserved it
Were unto , each other true,
And the hble well is able
To instruct us what to, do !
CHOBUIS. .
Take your harps from silent willows,
Shout the choriis of the free;
"States are all distinct as billows,
Union one—as is the sea!"
1 All present united in singing the cho
ras, and the effect upon the audience. was
eqnal to that prolluced by the patriotic
songs of the Revolutionary . war:
Sectional parties may rise and flourish
for a season; rabid politicians. may
wrangle in Congress •bigotted Aboli
tionists -
tionists may villify a use the citizens
re
j p
of other States; gilus societies may
disagree ' and divide, . !Ind conventions
quarrel as to platforms or candidates, but
if thoie who write the songs of the coun
try will drink deeply of the spirit of the
above, and infuse the same patriotic sen
timents into the great heart of the people,
disunion or a disruption of the States will
be impossible. . ,
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION
The first four days • of the National
Democratic Convention, which met -ori
the]Bth inst., was occupied in effecting
an-organization. • A-committee. on Cre
dentials was appointed, with instructions
to report as soon as possible. n Thurs
day, three different repoits were `made by
this ciimmittee,
FRIDAY, June 22.
The Chair° stated that the questioti
would be first taken on the-report of. Mr.
sittings of Maryland, adopting the whole
majority report.except in the case of Ala
bama, and admiiting frcim that State the
original Charleston delegation:
Mr. Gittings of Maryland asked consent
to withdraw the first part of the report,'
so as to leave before the Convention as
his report. only the resolution omitting the
Yancey delegates from Alabama. In so
doing he stated it had Veen rumored 0ut.1 . -
side that. his report had.been made in con
sequence of the-fascination of Mr. Yancey..
'While he admitted that Mr: Yancey was
the most fascinating man he ever met, yet
those who believed such influences dicta
ted his report knew little of him as a man,
or his principles as a Deniocrat.
Mr. Gittings then. asked. consent to
withdraw his whole report, which was
granted, thus bringing the minority re
port 'Proper first in order. ' -
Mr. Krum then read a statenient giv
ing
hitt reasons for the couclusions of the
majority of the Committee on Credentials.
He argued that the secessions of the dele
,gates did create. vacancies, and the reso
lution adopted at the. Charleston 'Conven
tion recognized such vacancies, and' called
on the States to fill them. The minority,
of the Committee, while denying that va
•eancies- exist, proceed to, render their ar-J
guments absurd- by filling these very va
cancies. The States themselves had re..
cognized vacancies hy. reappointing antl
reaccrediting delegates to Baltimore. The,
credentials of the Mississippi delegateli
-bore on their . face the fact that thet
were appointed on,the 30th of May, andti
many were new names.. The Alabamal
creddntials of the old delegates bore mg
their face the date of their appointment]
not to this Convention, bat to Richmondi,
-and-lower down they, were' accredited td,:'
this Convention. ' They mi*ht - have 'beerc
Appointed, also, to the - Chicago Conven
ton, but what . men would desire to ad 4
mit men on-such a roving commission tct
a Democratic Convention: The statement
proceeded to give similar reasons/fog
the admission of. the Soule d t e l) l 3 7iiticni
from Louisiana , and a compromi of th 4
delegations from the other Sta/s. - - t
The question was then put on the sul3,-
stitution of the whole of the minority re
port. made by Mr. Stevenstof Oregon for
the report of the majoriti.i- • i
.
The vote was called by States, and re
sulted as follows.: Aies, 109F-Nayit,l3ti
• So the motion tobstitute Mr. Stevens'
adnority , report,for the majorty was los,
* The Chtur/having requested that nb
expression of applause or dissent shoal
be indulged in, the result was announce
• in silence.
The/vote- then recurred on the adoptiob
of the majority report. . , 1- 1
/ -Mr. Church of New York and Mr. Jones
-of Tennessee called -for a division 'of the
question on each - proposition. - i „
The question was first put on the fires
resolution of the majority report, admittink
the original delegates from Mississipo,
which was carried 'nearly unaniutouslY,
the only negative - votes being ,I froth
Pennsylvania, and i from lowa. Hales
vote from Massachusetts declined to votte.
•A. vote was then taken on the second
resolution of the majority report ,admkt
ting the Soule delegate froth Louisianti.
Adopted. -
~t
The questiob. was then, taken on the
third resolution of2the majority repo*,
admitting Mr: Hindman and his colleagues
from Arkansas, with power to cast tit°
votes, and Mr. Hooper and - his colleague/5;
1
the contestants, with power to cast o e
vote, and 'providing that_if either 'set f
delegates refused to take their seats,t e
others shall be entitled to cast the wh e .
'rote - of the State: - Adopted. . 4
1
A vote was then taken on the fon ii
resolution of the majority report. adin t
iing the original delegation from the St e
'of Texas. Adopted-only two and a half
votes in the negative—two from
,Peak=_
sylvania and &half from Oregon.
• A vote was then taken , on the fifth retfo-
Intion admitting, Meseta - Bayard add
of Delaware.. The resolininti
warn adapted without a division. ' 1 2
The auth retolutitm, giving E. L. afg-
fee ; 'the Massachusetts delegation -contes
ted by Benjamin- F. Hallett, int then
sd§pted by ayes 138, noes 111 i. - '
Air. Stuart, of ' Michigan at this-point
13441 e motion!-to reconsider each vote had
via lay the same
,on the table, iibeing
tmerstoud that theinotiony were not to
t
be. put Until votes on all the PtopotitiOns
a
h - been taken:- • „ - ---,. . .- -
'he seventh resolution of the majority.
deplaririgMr..o l Fallon entitled to the seat
hi the Missouri delegation claimed by
;1 P. • dart'wat then Adopted; ~7;.38k
tine, - 112 noes: •- ' - -
i Mr. Cessni moved -to reconsider. the
I wits, And., -to; lay -0)0,- resolution op Ole
table.:: Laid overt ''-':! '''!--- -r -" - - : - 5
The question , being Itm_the ninth and_
laic re solution of the majority report, ad
mitting :both' - delegations from Georgia,
aid (hviding ;the vote of the State be
tiiven :them, ..With the' pro Vision thii if
either reflased totake sea* the remaining
dOlegates thidl cast the whole vote of the
lit di, 'vision of :the. nsolution was Called
foi'; to as to - take a vote on each Rroposi
tiitn separately, and long discussion en
,.
The call fora , division of the resolution
iris then withdrawn, and the resolation
was loste--108}to 148., - New York:veal:lg
iii the'negative. - • • .
The whole majority report was adopted,'
e;ceps• - the last resolution dividing , the.
State of Georgia between the' original ,
delegates and the contestants, which was
lost-106f to 148. -NeW York voting no.
' Mr. 'Hallett obtained the door_ and a
ldngthy discussion ensued upon a motion
t 4 reconsider the vote rejecting the mi
nority report. In the evening- his motion
was negatived, as was also a motion to
adjourn Annedk.
A majority, of the-Virginia delegation
then announced their purpose to - with
df•aw from the• Convention.
1 t The Tennessee delegation asked leave
to withdraw for consultation..
A portion of the Kentucky delegation
also -retired.temporil y.
i A portion of the Maryland delegation
Withdrew,' followed by the California del
egation. . • "
1 TWO TICKETS IN THE FIELD
-
DOUGLAS do FITPATRICK,
!BRECICZNILIDGE dc. LATE,
B.u.Tritortz, June 23.—The Theatre watt
again well crowded this morning. and. the
floor - well filled, the delegation's from-Lou
isiana and Alabima having taken - seats.
t After a discussion among the. seceding
delegates,
Mr. Cushing said that he would
how take his seat on the floor of the Con-.
fention, to abide by the action of his fel
low-dole-gates. •
Mr. Todd, of Ohio, Vice President, then
took the chair. He briefly addressed the.
convention; declaring that for over thirty
ears, he had fought under the Democrat
ic banner, and - he would no flinch from
‘.he duty now. He asked the indulgence
bf the Convention, while endeavoring to
discharge the - duties which devolved upon
him.
. .
Mr: Butler, of Dlassachusetts, rose, but
!the- Convention refused to hear him, and
fa scene of confusion ensued, until the Chair
!appealed to the honor of the Convention,
kvhen ordei• was restored..
Several attempts were made to interrupt
the proceedings, buts the Chair quietly,
Ibut steadily ' insisted on the preservation
qof Order, and an immediate vote on the
question ordered last evening: ,
The resolution - to-proceed with a ballot
was then lidopted, and the roll .was called.
A.ballot was then had, which gave
Douglas 1731. .After some .discussion
about the two-third rule, another
gave Douglas 181--that being over two
thirds.
Mr. Hoge of Virginia, and Mr. Clnrk of •
Missouri thin simultaueouSly second
the resolution of= Mr. Church, declari g
Mr. Douglas nominated. •
The resolution was adopOd.
A scene of excitement ensued that evin
ced the violence of feelings so 16ng pent
up.
After considerable time, something like
order being restored, the President said:
"With heartfelt - satisfaction ' as presiding
officer of this Convention, I declare Ste
phen A. Douglas theonndidate of the Dem
ocraoic party for P,resident of the United
States; and may. in His infinite mer
cy,protect_him,nad the Union he repre
sent?' / •
M. Dawson, of Pennsylvania, took the
floor, an4 . 1.4n a lengthy. speech, endorsed
the mom 1 , , ion.
.y :of Maine, followed in an able
/Mr. John COchrane, of New 'Fork, on
- behalf of the Guthrle-men of that State,
endorsed Judge DOuglas.
Aftel• the passage of several unimport
ant resolutions, the Convention adjourned
sine die.
THE SECEDERS
Met at noon to-day at the Maryland Insti
tute, which was crowded to its,utmost ca
pacity, -
Bon. Caleb Cushing presided over this.
Convention.
After the passage of resolutions adopt
ing the rules and regulations of the -Dem
ocratic Corivention of 1858, , the Conyen.
tion proceeded to ballot for candidates.
For President, Jno. • C. 'Breckenridge
had 105 votes, the whole of the delegates.
For Vice President, Gen. Joseph Lane,
of Oregon, bad 105 votes. s • -
Adjourned sine die. _ •
04;53:(00.3C-01DA) MAPEVIVA.,gOIO
• • . WasanqcTON, June 21..
The following is tbu:bill to secure home
steadik to actual settlers on the. public.do-.
main, and for other purposes, , which pass
ed b oth }louses of Congress on Tuesday
last:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives
,of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. -That any
person who is;the.head of a family, and a
citizen of the United States, shall, from
and after the passage of this act, be enli
tied to enter one quarter section of vacant.
and unappropriated public lands; or any
less quantity, to:be Jocated in a body, in
conformity with the legal subdivisions of
the public lands, after the same shall have
been surveyed, upon the following condi
tions : that the' persons applying for the
benefit; of this act shall, upon application
to the register.of the land office in which
he or she is-about to make such .entry,
make affidavit before the Said regiater or
receiver of said land office that he or she
is the head of a family, and is actually set
tled on-that qtutrter section :proposed to
be entered; and that such . application is
made for his or her benefit; or for theme
and benefit ofthose : specially mentiotted
in this Emotion, and -not, eit4er directly,
or indireCtly, for the use or %misfit; of tury
other person or persons*}oinsoever, and.
, .
thati!he or she has never, at' any previous
tithe, had the benefit of .this act; ,and.n
on making the affidavit as aboveretfaired,
and filing ther,saniti',lyith tl e. register, he
-or shit'ahall therenwa be ii,iimisted'ee id:,
ter the
"quantity ,of land already : 'sPwified:
Provided, howevtir;Th4,fne 'final , CertiX. ,
rate shill baigiyeit;or patent issued thertii i
for:nntil the expirationtsffive.yetira from
the date of such entry ; and if, at the expi-
Mimi of such time, the pi making
such entry, or, if hebe dead, hie _widow,
or, in tinse:efher dttath,t.hisreliddlorAeliii4
.died;ot; in &tie of a iiirdhti , making snail;
entry, her child or children, in case of her;
deatli,o4 pFove„IT two srdible wit
nesses; that he, she; or they, has or have
erected adwelling 7 house upon said land,i
`andCMitiuued to real - di:upon and Cultivate
the same, for' the term' of five . ' yeara;: aid
still reside upon. the nuns; (aii4Ahat ' 'nei
ther the'said latid, nor-any' Part - thereOf,t
has . been alienated ;),then, ,in each ease,
he, she, or .they, 'upon: the ',payment; '6f
twenty-five Cents per acre the qttantitY
entered; shall be entitled to a patent as in t
other,caties provided hY. law;"and provi
ded, further, insease of the' death: - OC both
father mid mother, leaving a .ininot,'child
or ehildren, the riglit-and the fee shallTiri-l f
tire to the benefit of said minor child sita
children,, t, and the guardian'shill be author.
aged to perfect - the erititlor the:bineficia-•
ries; se if there had been aleinitinued -irtisii
deuce of the eettler for Size years: ;"Provi
ded; that nothing in thts section ahall be
so construed as to einbtace,'orin'anYwaY .
include any enertei'sectioe or fractional
quarter section of land upon which - any
preemptive right has been : ticqiiired 'Pio
to the passage of this act;' and provided
further, that all entries - Made' under - th 1
pr o visions of this section upon land whit
be
have not been offered fez-public iffile shal
be confined to . and upon sections design '
ted by 'odd numbers. ' - - ' -- i
Sac. 2: And be it fartherenacteii, ' " T h a
the register of the land office shall note a •
such-applications on the tract books an
plata of his office, and keep a register ofdd
such entries, and make return thereof. tO
the General Land 4 Office, together with
the proof upon which they have beer
•
founded. .
.
SEC. 3. . And-=be itfurthei , enackii.• 'Thai,
no land acquired under the.. provisions eff
-this act shall, in any event; beconie liable
to the satisfaction of any debt or debts.un
til after.the issning of the patent 'there
for.-, • - ..
Sac. 4. And be it fwrther:anacted. That
if, at any time after filin.g the affidavit; Ai
required in the first section of this act, "and
befoielthe expiration of :the five years
aforesaid, it shall be proved, after due no
tice tcP the settler, to the ' satisfirion of.
the register of the land office;tha the pe e r-
son having filed such affidavit shall have
sworn:falsely in any particular, or shall
have voluntarily abandoned the posseasi
and- cultivation of the !said land .for'mo re
than sin months at-any time, or sold his
right under the entry, then, and in either
of those events, the register shall, can 'elf
the entry, and`the land so entered 11, I
revert to the government, and be disp sed
of as Other public lands are now , b law,-
subject to an appeal to the Secretary of
the Interior. And in no case :,sh all any
land, the entry , whereof shall// have been
cancelled again be subject td'Oocupation
or entry, or purchase, until/the same slill
have been reported to the General La d
Office, and, by the direction of the Prdsi.-
dent-of the United• States, again advertis
ed and offered at lonblic -sale. ' r
SEC. 5. And be / it fa-ther
.enacted. Ti z it
if any person, new orbereafter a resident
of anyone of the States or Territories, and
not a citizen/of the United States, but
who, at the time-of making such. applica
tion fur t he benefit of this act, shall have
filed ~d e claration of intention, as required
by alf naturalization laws of the, United
Stfies, and shall have become a citizen i of
the same before the issuing' of tbe patdnt,
/as.provided for in this act, such per on
shad be entitled to all the rights conferred
by this act. ~ . 1
SEC. 6. And he it far'ther 'enacted, That
no individual shall be permitted to mike
more than one entry under the provisi o ns
of this act;, and -tharthe.Seertrary of pie
Interior is hereby required to prepare, and
issue, from time to time, such - rules and'
regulations, consistent with this' aet,l as
shall be necessary and -proper to carry its
'provisions into effect; and that the regis
ters and receivers of the several :land of&
ces shall be entitled to receive _ upon jthe
filing of the first affidavit the sum of _fifty
cents each; and a like sum upon the-iissu
ing of the final certificate. But this sall
i
not' beconstrue&to enlarge the Maxiii um
of cmpensation now 'prescribed by law
n
for y register or receiver. Provided,
i
tha nothing in' this act shall 'be so Con
strued as to impair the existing pre-emp
tion., donation, or graduation laws, dr to
embrace landa which have been reserved
to be sold, or entered at the price of two
dollars and fi _cents per acre ; but nnen
try, under sai graduation act; shall he lal
lowed, until a er proof' of actual ' settle
ment and cultivat ion, or occupancy for at
least.three months, as provided for in sec
tion three of the said act. •
SEC. 7. Ancilbe it farther enacted, That
each actual settler upon_ lands of the Uni
ted States whiPh have not been offered at
public sale, upon filing his declaratiop or
claim, as now required .by law, shall' be
entitled to tsio'years. from the Commence
ment of his occupation or settTement, br,
if the lands have not been surveyed, two
yefirs from the Ireceipt of the I approved
plat of such lands at the district land office,
within which to complete the proofs of his
said claim, and to enter and pay. fort the
land se claimed, at minimuinprice ofjsuch
lands; and where such settlements %are
already been made in good faith, the I clai
mant shall be entitled to the. said period
of two years from and after the .date of
this. act: Provided, that' no ..claim of pre
emption shall he allowed for More than
one hundred and sixty acres, or one quar
ter section of land, nor shall any i such
claim be admitted under the. provisions of
this act, unless there shall have been at
least three months of actual and Continu
ous residence upon and cultivation of the
land - so claimed from the date of -settle
ment, and proof thereof made aording
to law: Provided, further, That aii •
claim
imt under the pre-emption laws may take .
less thau one hundred and. 'sixty lures
by legal subdivisions: Provided, further,
That all persons who erepreempors tn the
dateof t h e passage of this act, shall, upon
the payment to, the, proper authority, of
sixty-two and one-half cents perre,. if
paid within two years from the pas
be ' ge of
et a
this act, entitled to a patent fro . . the
'government, ` and now provided by t e ex
isting preemption laws. '.;
Sires i
, • enacted,
S 8. And be' it further e !That
the fifth - section .of . the act entitled "An
act in addition to on act" nacre ` effOttudly
.to provide for the punishment of ' olertain
crimes against the 'United States; .d for
other purpokee,P- approved the ." id - cif
Match, in the: year eighteen li •• • • and
fifty-seven; shalrettendWill oittlui, 'MEI:,
mations, and affidavits, required or au
thorized by this act._
&v. e. /Ind be further - eiliteted, That
nothing this act shall be` so construed I
as to prevent soy personmho has availed
bun or herself 4:.f the benefit 'of the first
Section of Ibis act from plying the -mini
mum price, or the price to winclithe same
triailusvegradnated, for.tha quantity of
land so entered'at any time after an actu
al settlement of six ' months, and before I
'the expiration of the five years, and ob
taining?tptinnaiberefor,from the Govern
nielit' 9,s ui etger - easeis provided by law.
Sac. 10. And be it further-enacted, That
all - lands lying within the limits of a State
which hive been subject to ialatitfrOrifate
entry, and which remain unsold after -the
lapse of thiiiffiva years, shalt be, - and the
same are. hereby; ceded to the State in'
Which the samamay be situate 4
dell, These tessioni - shall in no vmy invati
dateany inceptive- preamption right or
location; nor any l sala or osalei which may
bamade by the United Stites: 'before the
lands hereby ceded:shall be certified- to
the State t. at theyare hereby; required. to
be, under , such' regulations' as may be pre- .
abribe.d . bY the Secretary of the bitenor:
And provided; further- That'-no 'cessions'
sfiklltake effect;entil iiiter the States,Lby
leghdative:aetc shall have *seated to the
same.
RECEPTION; OF THE NOMINATION:
'.,— ' ,SPEECH OF MILINNIGI4B, ' /
Vfashingtop i , , June 24.—At elate : hi*
last - night a procerision.wini fonned iv - the
Donglas ffead,Quarters, which !werd',"illn-: 1
urinated' in honor of: the nomination, and
proceeded to the - railroad statiei,
,to re:
ceive the . Illinois and other BaltrinoreCon
ventioni delegates, who were . accompanied
,
by the GreatiWeitern Band, and tame
hither in special train. They repaired to
the . reaidence of Mr. Douglas, and compli
mented him with a iierenade and repeated
In acknoviledgment of these evidences
of their friendship, Mr. Douglas came fin:-
Ward - and said: : . ~..'
Fellow ' Citizens—l thank lon, foethiii
manifestation 'of your kindness,. and, your
enthusiasm.- I The' eircuinstan a under
which this vast concourse hive "sembled,
i
spontineoisly and without pr, viialisnetice
demonstrates; an earnest s is of feeling
which fills my heart with gratitude. To
be the.chosen' standard ,b'earer of the only .
political *party' , which is' conservative and
powerful enotighto ve the country from
abolitionism ' an d isunion, is indeed an
honor of whiCh citizen may feel Proud.•
a ii
- lam fully impressed with. the responei,
bilities oftlie!Position, and trust that Di-.
vine Prov* ence will impart to me the
strength W isdom . to comply with all
its retpi muat& (Applause.) - Our be=
lovedeountry is threatened with a fearful
sectional antagonism, which places the Un
ionitself in imminent peril. This antagon
ism is produeed by the effort in , one sec
iion, of the Union to use the Federal Gov
ernment for Ihe purpose of restricting and
abolishing 8 avery, and a: corresponding
effort in the other section for the 'purpose
of extending] slahry Where the people do
not want it. I (Cries of "'that's true."
- The ultra ,men in each section demand
Congressional intervention upon, the suh-
I ject of slavery in the terrritories. They
agree hi respect to the power and duty of
tli Federal government to the country on
'tile qiicstion, and differ only as to the
mode of. exercising the power. The , one
demands the intervention of the Federal
Goveniment for slavery; and the other
against it. . ' Each appeals to the.passions
" and prejudides of his own section against
'. the 'peace and harmony of the whole coup
' try. (Cries - of" that's so," and applause.)
On the. other hand, the' position, of all
conservative, and Union-laying men is that
'of non-intervention by Congress with
slaverylin the territories., (Cries , of "that ,
is - the true doctrine," and 'applause.
This was the :position of the Democrat
ic Tarty in ; the Presidential contests of
1848, 1852 and 1856. Upon thisecommon.
ground of nun-intervention the comprom
ise measures of-1850 were established.—
The abolitionists of the 'north and the se
cessionists of the south were put to flight
in that memorable campaign. (Cries of
"'we'll do it again," and cheers.)
It *iis. °lli this common ground 'of non
intervention that Whigs and DemOcrats
agreed to stand on their respective party.
platforms of 1852, The' Whig party adher
ed faithfullyi to this principal so long as its•
organization was maintained, . and the
Democratic' party -still retains it as the
keyitone of the political arch - that binds
the Union I together. .To this:: cardinal
principal of non=intervention has the Dem
ocratic party renewed • the..pledge of its
faith at Charleston and 'at Baltimore.—
'(Cheers and cries ,of " we'll keep the
faith!! : L
As the chosen representative 'of that
great party', it- is my fixed purpose to keep
the faith and redeem the pledge at all haz
ards and under all circumstances. - (Three
cheers for Douglas.) The Safety of, • the
Union depends upon'a strict - adherence to
the doctrines of non-intervention—inter-1
vention means disunion: - Intervention,
whether by the North or by the South—
whether for or against slavery—tends di
rectly to .disunion. Upon - this identical
question - an attempt is now being made to
divide and 'destroy the Democratic party.
Because a minority of the , intervention
ists would not intimidate the majority in- ;
to anabbandonment of the doctrine; af
non-intervention ; they have seceded from
the organization of the Democratic party,
'and are endeavoring to form a new party
in hostility ; to-it.' (Cries of "let them go,"
"we can whip the disunioniste North and
South.") - Secession is disunion—secession
from the Democratic party means secess
ion from the Federal Union. (Cries, of
"that's - - so,'," and applause.) Those who
enlist under the secession banner noW,I
will be expected on the 4th of March next
to take 4 arme against the constituted
authorities in certaincontingencies.
WahaV i
e been told that n a certainl
event the South must forcibly resist ' the
inauguration of the President - elect, while
we found those who are loudest in :their . ',
threats of such resistance engaged in; the
scheme to divide and destroy the . Demo;
cratie party; - and thereby secure the oleo=
Lion of the Republican candidate. Does
not thia liiie , ofrlicy look, to disunion ?
(Cries of yes—it cannot be effected.") In
telligent men must bepresutuesi to under
stand the tendency and consequences of',
their Olin aitions.- ~,. ~ '.
~ !,
Can the seceders fail to '
perceive that
their efforts to divide and defeat .the Dem
ocratic party, if suceesful, must lead di
rectly to ;the - secession, Of the Southern
States? I trust that they will see what
must be the 'result of such a policy • and
return ,to the; organisation- and platform '
of the ' y before it is too late to save the
country. . (Aplause.) .. The Constituti4
must be irnaintained inviolate (renewed
eheering) l ,' Aro' it :as our[miseion, nnder .
Divine ProVideneeote believe, .to save
ther'COnstitution .and the Union from`-the
- . . ..._ _. ~,.. ~ ____,,
lisgultg. lit?lforther/VlVi.Y** 4 .O l 4C ond
southern disuilionists, - ,.(Entiisiasm, - lip.
Flause and WO Cheers kFi r ;roonitilii.) My '
riendil tql detetied Oita°. cingoikid 1
I will 0. by renewing the expression of
my sin thanks; Ifany:cries of,"Ga
q
on—go 0 n.,)
fir. Donousii.--o! It is _nearly the
Sabbith, morning, (a `voice ---,We will ;lis
ten
to yet:l*year, Judg e, ). -and 1. . merely.
made my appearance to acbioivledge' the ,
complitnent;,yoU have'f,aid me by . so large „
g
a meetinat this late hour.oftheLn,ight. - 1,,
recognize among yott,the'ficepolmany of,
my old friends; and a large !Wilber of nay
immediate - neighborsfrontlllinoi.. g in _4,as well 1
as others front altrioseefery Sta the I t
Unien. I'only regret. that"' house is
not-lfirgieueugh to ,enable e -to, t ,iitvite.
you in and takp you 7 gaily , by the;
hand. • ~ t . - ,', ir• i_,;'' ' 1
• A Voice- - Your ban is big- enough—l
three times three Cie for Stephen A.i
Diftighte, next resident torthe triii•L`
ted States. • l, • -
The processiOn'neit proceeded, to the
quarters of Goy., Fitzp.. atriek, and.
the quAli•-'
ty of the Dunne •Of the Chicago' and.. 4
' this Vice-Presidentianomine - elind retired ~
bed,ißepresentative Cox, 'at his in- ,
4 titan . l (returned thanki for the political
and
o uscal ro i ent r ti m ve p m lin c en ie t ru .
and . iiii. . )
pled -
g.;. ;
.....,
ed the Northweit to Douglas.
It may be here stated as - a matter of
fact, that both the wings of the Democrat:
is party are delighted with their respect; ..
ive nominees, and are alike confident of _
success, the one over the other. ' ' :
MARINE DISASTER—LOSS OF U. S.
- ' REVENUE CUTIMR - . • ! -
In yesterday's Ilvtirer it was briefly
stated that a despateh had been received
in the city ortThurstbiy night,' reporting
a t ; nollision off Absecom, . between the
United States'revenne Cutter Walker.and •
an unknown schooner; which caused the
Walker to sink in a brief period, with the,
loss of probably twenty . - of her crew.. .
Yesterday the report was fullYcitaelt -
and at 2 p. in. the steamboat Delaware ar
rived at _her wharf in this city .with the
rescued officers and ere* of the Walker.
We give all she prrticnlars of the eatas
trothe obtainable up to, a late hour last
nig,
t. -
t appears that tile Walker, which has
Lrecentlybeen, employed on theoast Bur- •
z
vey taking soundings in the G if and i o else
where, was run into about 3a. m. n Thin's- -
day, off Absecom, by a schooner, supposed
to ,belong to Philadelphia, and sank in
about thirty; minutes after the collision:
At the time the cutter was corning in to
wards night. • - i - ' ..
A high wind was blowing, and much-.
confusion ensued, but' the captain,
r officers
and _about forty of the,
~,! crew took Site
boats, and were saved: Aboqt twenty Of
the crew - are missing.. The boats directly,-
for Cape Island. -.- ..1 , '
They were seen by the crew of the .
schooner N. 'G. Pl . Orter, of May's -Lau ding,
and ivere picked up. The, saved then took
passage in the New York boat Delaware,
which touched at -Cape - Mn.y yesterday
• afternoon, shortly before-two o'clock; and
the officers of the Walker express their
heartiest thanks to Captain Cannon and
• other - Officers of the - Delaware for their
' hospitality toward therif: - Nothing of eon
' 1 sequence WItS saved by .the officers and
-1 crew of the alker.—Phi/a. Inquirer 23d. • W i ........._______
PETER CARTWRIGTHT AND HON-
i EST ABE. .
, • •
One of the "Instklitions" of Illinois!ls
Peter Cartivright, a . famous Dlethodist:
preacher. He commenced his careen in '
that region; as an • exorter and Politi
itician, longlbefore Illinois became d State.
He was at the recent - Quadrennial Con . -
ference. of the Methodist 4 atOulfalo, where
the principal part of four Weeks was thrown
away in, Buncombe .discussion on the ne
w,. 'A gentleman whet was on - the cars ~
with him a day or two after the nomina
tion, relates the following incident,: which
is characteristic . of: "Old Pete" and not
very complimentary to ' Honest Abe:"—
' ( The'vetierable Peter Cartwright bad
taken• a' seat foi Rochester, and, 'during
some .fifteen minutes prhvious to the time
the cars left the depot, the doctor was
giving me; in his holiest manner, his,
opinion of both Stephen A. Douglas and
Abrahand Lincoln. 1101 1 had. finished the
.
, .•
Abe". that
-"Little Giant," and was saying of "Honest
he was' a goOd "citizen, upright,
and "in point of talent is a second rate
lawyer." : Just at` that moment in came a
bouncing hot Republican, with his Plat
form in his hand, and took a seat near ;the
Doctor. , He came jusi. in time to hear
the remark in regard; to Mr. Lincoln's=
talent, and it roused 'him w derftilly:
He interrupted the Doctor , (n fknowing
hini,) and proceeded; under - a ether high
pressure of steam, to infOrmilim thdt he*
wail mistaken on that point: After be
had blown' off somewht, the Doctor said: _
"Well, ' mY friend, I don't know. but!you
are more familiar with the eharacter,and
history or both 'Mr. 'Douglas and ;Mr.
Lincoln - than I ant por myself, I can
only say that I have . 1. 0Y - ea in the same
county with both of them for twenty-five
years T that I\ gave to Mr. .Douglas the
first office Ihe was ever favoied with, that
I have myitelf twice run in opposition to
Mr. Lincoln for 'a seai, in the Legilature
of Illinois,( -and beaten him both tithes—
and can derit again if I will." By this
time you may well suppose that thelaugh
ter drowned whatever else - the Doctor
might have said. ' , • . .
.THE NOMINATIONS.
Baltimore, June 24.—The nominations
of bOth tkeDemocratic anti Secedertspon
•ventions were well 'received by - theirres
pective friends, but all the outside edam
stasm was in favor of Douglas. . - 1.. 1
There Was much excitement last night
about the l hotels. 'The nomination of the
Seceding Convention -was tendered to "Mr..
Guthse sj friends, as *ell as to.those of
Mr. Hunter,
but declined-by both. .',k is
understoOdthat Mr. Breckenridge eiill az
oept., = ' ~. ~ 1 •
A-Challenge has been sent by Mr. Smith
of California to Mn Nesbit of Illinois, who
was the delegitte who declared in the, con
vention, „during Mr. Smith's offenSive re
marks, that if Mr. Cushing, the President.-
r
would not protect the m berth; they
would protect themselves. , „ 1
A large number of ersons went to
Washington to-day, fri nds of both Mr.
Douglas end Mr. BreekCnridge. ~.
Most of the New York"delegationiesve
to-night , for home. - -
- • 1 ,
,
. farDe Lave. has ended his rope-walk
ing feats. at Paterson. The Society of flee
fal. Manufacture% which owls the -water
power this part of the Passaic; have
, told Waif° that they - will no longer
al
low that end °this rope fastened'to their
premises to remain there: 'They giye- aka
reason that tho'nedbions draw sway too
many of-the factory operatives from-their
work. -