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I•'• • , i ~ • e .And upward still this midnight hymn is wending, - Now strong, now - weak nov lightsome, now profound, i ' ' Thelkr•down valley With the Mointsin blending, Each flower, each tree, electric a ll with sound ; 'Whilst the full moon looks listening from on high, 1 And showers her silver on the World below, \ Save when a cloud with lightsome i foot comes by, 1 And tries to dim the effulgence in its flow-- Put vain ittempt, the cloud itself Is turned to snow Around= there are mountainshuge uprearing Their dim peaks like shadows in the sky, Beneath my feet and far away appearing, The lonesome valleys half in shidow lie; A Wondrois world, where grandeur reigns supreme— Scarce bath a footstep its dim vistas trod, Or mortal voice its shadows stirred,,! deem, Pure and unstained as if but just from God -Unpremed is still the forest, and yct unturned the sod. No trenchant ate, with lusty strokes resounding, Hath mareil the fulness of theseshadovy woods ; No infant voices, no glad footsteps bOunding, ltave verg'd the ear of these deep solitudes; Yet here are gardens deck'd with wondrous flowers, Anequiet streams meandering through the vales, -- And towering pines, and cedar scented bowers, And virgin lakes enclosed from alpine gales, Where drinks unharmed he deer, Ivhere the wild fowl sails. • These hive their counterpart in rocks, contending With the wild clouds when lightnings,arc at play— And fearful heights, and moentain torrents rending With many a paig their bosoms soft in spray— Aglorious world, its wonders yet unknown— How calm, how hushid, how awful, and how grand; Materials for worlds together here a re thrown— Glorious profusion of God's creating hand ! Where can we find on earth so rich, so fair a land I • Nor strange the thought, but nationsyet forthcoming Nay find in this their land of promis , drest, And crowded cities with their busy hiniiing, -- Sparkle like gems amid these yalle)s blest; - And here may trampled millions flee, tofind That peace denied them in another land ; The memory of wrongs for aye shall bind These trodden people in one glorious band, • And this shall be on earth fair freedom's final stand. Rank Snakes and 4sh Tress.—lt is a curious fact, perhaps not generally known to Those unac: quainted with this reptile, that it has a great aver sion to a white ash tree. Strike it with within twig of this tree, and . the rattle-snake becomes convulsed. And with aueh a wand in his hand, a person may travel through the habitation of this venomous rep. Tile without fear of molestation. Thernlian, a ware of the virtues of this tree, strews ids couch and his wigwam with its leaves, and the hunter fill. his boots and his pocket with them—A gentle man, who was in the habit of bunting in the Pe quakett country not long since,gives us the follow ing illustration of the effect of the white ash upon the rattle snake : On returning from their traps one day, one of their party caught a rattle-snake, and brought it - .alive into camp. Accordingly, a winnow of leaves was gathered together in form of a circle; a seg went of the circle being composed entirely of ' the leaves of the white ash,= the remaining part. Of the leaves of the maple. The rattle snake was placedn within the circle, %'hich was fiflenn or twenty feet in diameter. The rattlesnake, in great fear and trembling, retreated towards the maple leaves; but here the experimenters met him with .‘ their ash twigs, and he was glad to stop bia course and laid his head dOwn in quiet submission. Aftef this manner had been essayed for some time, the segment of maple leaves was set on fire aad the hunters retired to watch the effect. The rattle snake raised 'his head, moved abmit in a small circle, turned his head towards the burning 'leaves, coiled himself for a throw, gave shrill rattle, and plunging into the flame, escped from the eircle.—Manthester Democr at. From the Inure of Commerce "THE wiLmor PROVISO." This celebrated proposition is arraying parties against each other and section - against section. Wherefore is this 2 The writer has mixed free ly with North and South for many years, and pro fesses to know something of the feelings of both. It is a prevalent feeling at the North, that the South `desires to extend the limits of slavery beyond Tex -as, into territory that may be acquired from Mex ico. This I must solemnly deny; and challan,ge the proof.. Is the proof to be inferred from the opposition of - the South to the Wilmot proviso ? No, that is a mistake; I fear a capital mistake. That proposition or proviso, is founded on the fasle assumption that the South aim to carry slavery beyond its present limits. Now, it this nation be fa'se, what becomes of the conclusion ? - . The South are opposed to.,thd Wilmot Proviso, not because itaims to limit the extension of de veryt but because it is founded on a false assunip gaigt""'fft effect alleges a feeling that does not • exist--it is meant to allege barbarity, and there. fore does it becomeoliensive. The allegation is wholly gratuitous. Although in principle the writer of this scrap is with the Wilmot Proviso—that is to say, the is as decidedly against the extension of slavery be yond the Rio Grande as . the rankest abolitionist; yet he thinks the agitation unecessary, mischiev ous, and calculated to defeat the object in view. Why can't the principle embraced in that proviso be allowed to slumber until the naked proppsition comes up to carry slavery over the Rio Grande ? It will be time enough. then to resist it; and the writer hopes eiery good wit, North and South, will help to put it down; and there is no doubt power enough to put it down at once, peaceably and constitutionally. Ye Democrats ! ye Whigs! who profess your selves to be favorable to the Wilmot Proviso, are ' you afraid to trust majorities? Dare you tell the people that . / If not afraid to trust the peOpl-, then why forestall them ? The progress ''of education through the country will qualify the future to take care of itself; there can .he no fear that the free principle will travel backward; posterity re: quires no counselling from the present generation in this matter. When New York was a slave State, whence came the coercing that forced her to becomi free? It was simply her interest—there lay the coercive power. OZ:r The English girl spends more than one half - of her waking hours in physical amusements, that is, in amusement which tend to develope and in vigorate, and ripen the bodily powers. She rides, walks; drives ;rows up the water, runs, dances, plays, swings, jumps'the rope, throws the ball, hOrls the quoit, draws the bow, keeps up the shuttleciick, and all this without having it forever' impressed upon her mind that she is thereby wasting her • time. She dues this every day, until it becomes a habit, which she will follow up through life, Her frame, as a necessary consequence is larger, berg • mascular system better developed, her nervoussys. tem in subordination ; her strength more enduring,' -wnd the whole tone of her mind healthier. She may not know as much, at the age of seventeen, as does the American girl; as, a general thing, she does not, but the growth of her'intellect has been stimulated by'no hot-house culture, and though . maturity comes later, it wilt last proportionably longer. ,Eight hours each day of mental applicb lion, for girls between the ages of ten, and nine , teen years, or ten' hours each day, as is sometimes required eitschonl, with two bolus for meals, Ope for religious duties, the remaiMe , ei - - ereises are eiaoUgh to break down tie :•t:ougest .stitution. EWE MEI 4 " l 4o ll ing Postj y. atual tOize.-^ . • IMI2 Ip;:;. ~noun4~na, Dock, ilnd 440 tleoriseti agent ii Telerap' 101 beAliatthemi. ( . .)nr. Madera jr;y,,poha l ps, Wonde why we have given them no teleg4hie news' fo some time past. '''hey may\ learti peel thatl three of the t\ f. , !o tia . il , 3 I , daily papers (the i PoO, - ~ t one entered into a eontract' . to receive „ t'bosa despatel i ts,, and pay equally or them. Tito of thelnum r have regu larly paid their 'biqs4yvhile the thi is said to be largely ih arrears' to .t e: coMpany. Ve will soon be able, we thinl4. t/Itnalte an arrangement by rt , which w shall furhi4,!Mgelar reports, as hereto tote. , \ T , he Mce , sq,ge. \ This able and mOs9nteresting Stat paper, ce presented Ito our re l adra on yesterdu morning, Only 92 hours afte l r ilis announceme t to both Houses of Congress:, t would have been laid be tore themi several hdtira earliertilyl in cringe (pence of kome unitarideritending the con- I ductors of \the Magnktik , Telegraph, b means of Which it whs commthkiiated to Piitsburo. It will be seen that!'h'r. Polk takes hith ground on the sul4ct of th l tWiar with Mexic ; and on no point aril we left,imOrely to infer his views. This message will be pOken of, we heitate not to',say, as one of the , n lfri . jst able that haslever em• I anted from lan American Executive. The asser tion of the iplain, bdhl propdsition, that "The doctrine of tko territo6 IS the doctrine cif no in demnity," shbws thaWnotwithstanding the many statements to y the contrary , by Federal editors and others, the president :has loot mistaken the views and feelings df the Mks i f the'People; and that, despite the oripositiot4Which may be madd to him, he will prove 4aithfui , t4 their interests; and will duly reflect their wills !Stich a course oe, policy as will sustai l h the ho l hor of the country, will alone receive bis sanriOn;i and a more vigorous and 'efficient inovemehi aiainst Mexico, is his most ardent viisb. A brieii period will detdrmine, whether the majority ip;Ccingress ar dispbsed to sacrifice all patriotic dnnsiderations, at the (shrine of their party. I , , In , relation to the gra erab affairs of the country, the message is clear ; and the iecom• mendations coritainedA ,it, bre such as, we 'Oink, will prove accetable yb the political friends!of the President in general. Wel would like to give a much more general review of this iroportvit doCument, but haVe not had the time, aq yet, t examine it as criticzllly as we could wish. We 4mmend it to the attention of our readersiin thy,' 'hi!! assurance thati they cannot rise from its peLusal, anfavorably impiessed in relation to the alaiti find, patriotism bf its - I author. . _ to Ontrokeout iStoteinent Corrected. In the Pittsburgh Gftzette ;of the 29th ulHo there appeared aj missiatrieM of the of o deaths Of the TennsylviMi VOlunteers in at Terme, stating thei total 445!! from first ,June to 25th Oqtober.;; Whether this enorMo-us exageration, (which 'lacivel not yet 'seen Icor. rected,) nose froth mere carelssness; or in crime quence of an extra effsisioo of pro , klexican Teal at that 'moment, the eiish. bqcame father to; the ,misstatement, I leak-elf tO, the edifor himseid t to say. 1 have takeO the iroliblelto examine the full list of names given in thel.s.leW Orleans Delta, and discover the gratifying i:act i, 'Akiatthe editor of the Gazette, l , in his hhrry;',(drerittere, over anxiety,) has killed-off just i 373 ~i'ertOsylviutians more than he had kvarrant for :1t vas this, I presittneH which set the yourtg Wg.igs so much a•crying. fee the proceedings 4 theit meeting on the 24th, %%here they " blush" au " depiore," ‘• and saddest of all H they "hewal the "ruined ; hea4' . of—nf-40,000 soldier ,(berldes 15,0(10 more actually .dead,) and all il . or going,." in the middle of the nineteenth icentddy,"! t 4 draw the sw+rd against a u youtige l r sisulr." see haw, thi.se young fellows lovO thekirli! Mexico, with her guerillas; murderet i s, rcOerS, Mid cut tEirtraLs,lis their "young sult+." ! But to rettirn to our correction. Thelotreisttltemeht is as ftil. lows: ' , Deaths, atPerote, of enriry/Oantu I ohodrers.; From Ist Ist Ist " Ist " Ist Total I I Instead of 445, t hese, 'At 'were of the tiritt Regiment, and 52 of eeontl. All the other deaths at Perote, dttring above period, were Regulars, and a 14v SciUth t'aolina, New York, and some other eolunteett. - • I ' .11lisstisiret.— The Democ i rats have els ept the State—eleeting all their i Ssatit pincers.' The ma jority on the GovernOr's.ficicei is upwards of 14, 000—the Senate stands, 25 ,Dernntrats, 7 Whigi; and the House 76 Demociats,lSln'gs 2L Only 60 Democratic majorityon Osint palllot! 1 FOin the Pennsylvanian. PENNSYLVANIA RA,ILRDAD LETTING, , 1 The Board of Direptors!of tidal road, held theit letting at Dewistown on ;lie 29il Elf Noverriber; The contractors namcs, appear! below;.curiil they i have engaged to dote Work alt affair 4ate, over a rough country, as a ereat t pa,rt Or the route is from l Mifflintown to Lewiskrivri—the Oerage being lessi than f. 0006 per mile.! The•laborlun the 22 Miles' let last summer, has !progresseil i - apidly. most oh the grading being alrady,corriulleted. The bridge! section, four miles above 11l arrisibuigh, is in charge) of Capt. Ttistin, in a !greet .state lof forwardness,i and only awaiting a favotable-Ist ge of water tol commence the pier wprk :mid sh rstructure. The Directors have returned, ighly gratified with the manner in whieldthe grading has thus far been completed, and full . , hr the hOr 1 , ,- , tr . _....., and fill of tne ope that a corn plete realization of all the benefiti expected from this enterprise will scion ric-crt4 t the stodkhold• era, citizens Of Philadelphia, rindlthe State at large. Sections. 2 S 2 ecion . t Ne s g . le &' Lee 4p. LaVezdy & Irein 23. Joseph Bailey 43. :do 34. D. Custer & Co. 4d. MiChael Quinlin 25. do. 40: ShOernaker & Pass -26. Rod y M'Gee 'more! 27. P. Donnelly 10. !do , 28. Wm.Butfington& 04/., . .Dougherty J & il 29. do. ' ' ' 443. ta-i 30. James Nead i l 49. A. 4 eFrry Martin 31. Thomas O'Brien 1 q...lviqi€4.i, M'Reynolds 32. M'Conahue & Co. 1 51. B. ft. Collins 1 33. Eastman ,& Attains! 52. ElltVar6 Karns 34. James Nastnr 1'53. ;lotioainer 35. Walton & Mills 154. Casser bull ' 36. J. Lafferty ! 55, Cresi.veil & Oliver 37. Means, O'Hara &Co 56, F.ll , 1:J. 1 ,V. M'Govern 1 3? . :: W. G. Thhmp.on 5 4 . D ‘'... 1 - I,l l Sn'i•-1!: r,- • 1,31. Virn. M'AlPv, ,, :ez• 154' ' l A'illi rho I. ••‘.4.3v:3. !'4O. Dolan ,C - - i-1...it !FIT' 13., ,, !;-.). r-a'r 141. William Neud. 65. Galbraith & Waters =i~ `.' °-.~ . fi glid ton. rou II I ' r F ; Street—ii our only au the Morning Post June, to lilt July.!... Julylto ish . AuguSt.. Augost to IstSekt . Sept; to 4t Oetoter Oct. Ito 3tritt 4.. . I Sr i I' l l : it „ " 1,,,1 .11;4.1;it r ~431 111 t: _- s";`Y MEM Letters from the Ice`and Regiment. , 03i :HALLE' THE )1 DE TEZUM,ASI City of Mexico,. 2714 Oct.,. 1547, Dean Gichrate::--You writ, perceive,! by the above, that am in the City of the .dziers and reveling in "themlialls," that we have so often talked of pand, judging from the' lengthlof time it has been, since I have been able to write to t _ you, I suppose you, long ere this, think me num bered with the missing; but 1 am still right side up, and in hopes that you keep your legs under you, as still as ever. I have much to wri 3 e about, Ibut refer you to a Package I send to 'm father, with authority to. let you read it. I received / l a letter from you before we left Puebla, dated I fune; for which I return+ you my hearty Chunks. We have -been several times - deeeived .he hope antlreports (camp news,)' of u speedy return home; but the prospeet don't appear any better now, than when.we landed at Vera Cruz. It's true, we have got to their - Capital; fought With, and whipt then'', in ten or twelve 'battles; taken from 'them between live and six hundred, pieces of artillery, with any quantity of small !trms, and ammunition enough (if in.- the bands of good men) to drive our little squad beck into tite Gulf of Mexico;—and still they ,bang'out. IThey have moved their Congress to h place coiled Querataro, 10 leagues from bens; where they are at presenOn session, With, h poi,tion of Santa Anna's costattlly troops standing over them, for the purpose Of overawing them, and io keep them from speaking of peace; but.wait ;awhile, until the reinforcements come up, (Which' we ex pect every day) and we will send a few blue jackets out there, who will make them thiumis (run) in double quick time. That is said to be the c.alculation, as soon as they come up. At present there are hardly enough of us to feel secuie- in the city; and for a week or two, after we got possession, there was scarcely a' night, whe4 there were not two, three, or more Ameri cans ; assassinated is the streets. Even the senti nels Were stabbed on their posts; and the coward• ly racals, who were afraid to meet us face to face, in daylight, would find a way to stab our men, !at night ; but they had men to deal with. who .vould not bear with such proceedings long. so they began to retaliate; and for the life,ol one of the y ` New York Regiment, they took eight; and now ie place has become comparatively quiet— the stores and shops, that were all shut cm our entrance, have all opened up, and business is brisker now than it. has been for some timdbefore in this, city. Yon must not think that I am dying foil home —for I am just as happy as any soldier can be. There are lots of fun here. I can go to n Span ish Fandango any night in the week—more par. ticularly on Sunday--one half A mvican soldiers, the other Mexican Sinorittas of dilTerent grades of colut, and conditions in life. I have bosighwa fiddle, nd we raise a fandango in our quarters whenever we plea Xe. We had a regular, Irish Green Hall some nights ago; and in the morning, just as $ was getting out of bed, my head began to reel—tlie earth appeared to shake, &c.; thinks I bare oaken too much of that brandy last night; but seeqsg consternation on all the countenances round the, and running into the street, :• saw the Mexicans, in great numbers, on their inees; praying l ito the Creator to avert the doom Which appearetl to threaten them. It was a heavy shock of an earthquake. I set it down as'nong the catalgue of dangers_ through which I have passed 'since I came to Mexico. I recei,l•ed a letter from Joe Portsman, dated: May tith he was then at Brazos Santiago, 'l4,xas;; 1 had no 'chance of answering him; as there!was: no mail left for the States, eller t read his Idtteri He said Up did not ii tend to stay there long. it he has got back to l'ittiburgh, let him write tome or if anylof you know where he is, write to, and tet me know. Yuur nftectionale friend, ' WM. CHASS'FORD CITY Or MLXICO, October 21th, 1a.17. Dear atrent ;—ln my first letter to you, I stated tl4t 1 enjoyed good health in this caun try ; and bow I have escaped,—not receivingi the least injuily, in the many dangers and difficul ties that ,I have encountered; for all whib return thanks to God, for his mercy towtmls me, still ekjoying the hope that 1 may he spared to get back to my home. I shall now proeeed to give ynlu a brief history of the many battles that have been fought, in the Valley of Mexico; but I suppose, ete this, you have had a More correct account, than I am able to furnish: 77 215 . 1,2 . On the seventh day of August, the army WaS t in motion from Puebla, to advance upon Capital ; and on the rOth of the same moth, first battle look place at Contieras, where enemy were entirely routed ; leaving twehty two pieces; of artillery on the field, which fell into our hands, with a large number of prisoners: During thejaction, the 2d Pennsylvania Reginient of voltudePrs: remained in San Augustin,: to guard a large wagon train, containing money and provisibns for the army ; which was thMat ened to be !Mucked by a body of Lancers, num bering fount or five thousand, They, howayer, kept at a 'f i ery respectable distance. Early on the morning of the 20th, the 2d Regiment, togeth er with two Regiments from Worth's Division, were started on the march for the scene oflac tion. We hastened, with all speed, to join our comrades. When near the place, a loud shout, was heard. Which was caused by the victory being ours. Gen.'2Fwiggs had taken up his positionjdu ring the night, and the work was done before we reached (him. Gen. Worth countermarched the three Rpgiments back to San Augustin.— The enemy 'tied to Churobusco, where they had another straitg battery; but here they were again defeated, on The same day; leaving: upwards: of thirty piecesi of cannon in the battery,—ambng which were three guns taken from Gen. Taylor, at Buena vista. An. armistice' then follovred, which lasted from the twenty-second of Aughst, to the seventh of September; when' Gen. SCett 'notified the ; enemy, 'that they had broken the armistice, and he would commence operationp— Ile was. as good as his word ; for early on the , Sth, the roar Pi cannon and musketry was heitrd in the direction of the city. The Second rept, sylvania RegiMent being in San Augustin, and, not knowing, itiat the armistice was broken; Ware tio know what caused the firing,— I came that the enemy had ,bien jat a'place named Molino del key. is dearly gained for the AmeriCan lirds of seven hundred, killed and Mng those . wounded, was Capt. C! Pi ttsliurgh, 'and j Lenot: Ray, be,. ompany. All the troops remain ogustin l ; were mbrched 'M a &Mall Angles, whete the Second Itegi !until the ovenintl of the 11th of 4 " 4cei k 61! ol.;e:s to - }.lt elerien o'cioCo tne trh 4ept on the toati 'aide '1 - ' put the the the io suspense ti when the newel Again defeated! 3ut victory w loss was upw• Wounded. A 4uthrie, from lbnging to his i , g in San At , ['vim called Sa ent quartered Ideal wh, Let night, uh; n halted; and 11 ;ik-i2,-* ;:e't yYr ';., o'clock in the morning.. when the 'order was given, Jnarch,ouward. When withiu it' half mile of the Castle ofChapultepec, ouirregiinent was divi ded into difierent parties, to help tootbrow up bkteries.. The Company toi which I beltag, threw one tij, and mounted, two large guns, consisting; ot - 0ne.6,4 pound ho‘vitzerkand',one 24 pounder, -which proved' very destructive 'to the enemy in the Castle. The battery was not finish ed when daylight appeared. All were afraid that we would be:discovered and receive a shot from the Castle before we could retire under cover.— , The men worked with renewedactivity, to get done. In a very abort time, the enemy discov ered'our aitnationi and then they opened their fire upon us. ° Capt-Port4rVcompany, with two others, which were on the ground, retired under shelter; and re mained as d reserve in case- the enemy should charge the battery. The Castle is a beautiful building ; and it stands on a high hill; but its beauty was considerably diminished befcire night, by-the big guns of the Americans. At length . .the morning of the 13th September came, on which the grand effort was.to be made. The Castle was chargeir, and carried a' .. C:tlie.„ point of the bayonet; and the flag Of our countiy,Wayed frost its battle meats 'before . ten o'clock that - day. The second Pennsylvanid Regiment farmed a part of that storming party; and the gtorY that has been at tached to theline of troops furnished by old Penn sylvania,during the revolution, and the last war, was not in the, least diminished, on the 13th, by, the second Regiment. The Mexicans retreated towards the city in dismay ; . but rallied to make another stand at the different gates. The road on which General Quitman followed the enemy (he being our General) was the strongest fortified of any around. the city ;—fot the Grand Citadel of MexiCo is situated where the road enters the Capital. The second Regiment suffered severely from the 'fire of the Citadel, and a battery at the entrance of Cosine Gate. You might have an idea of how heavy and bot the fire was, when, ont,of nearly three hundred men, reported fit for duty'a few days previous, one hundred and twenty-two, were either killed or wounded. Night at length put a atop to the dreadful work, and the General gave orders to fill sand bags to make a breast work, to protect us from the fire in the morning, to which we were exposed on the preceding day. What was out surprise to see a white flag come in ,the morning, from the city. Yes, the enemy knew, full well, that preparations were going on during the night to renew the 'fight the next day i and they made good their retreat front the capital, leaving a free entrance for the 4. Vandals of the North," as they style Americans. The Army bad no sooner entered the capital, 'when the strictest military discipline became necessary. Soldiers had their throats cut by wandering to remote parts of the city. Sentinels were killed while on guard. Squads' of five and six men would go to Mexican taverns, get drunk and quarrel; when the Mexicans would fall upon them with their knives, either killing or cutting them in a most shocking manner. • A month or more has'elapsed since our troops first occupied the city; and all has now be. 'come peace and quiet. The ' white flags , that floated from every house as an emblem of protec non have all disappeared. Stores are no longer closed ; and business begins, to assume its usual aspect. The people also think that the Ainericans are not such' robbers and rascals as they were represented to be; I shall , now draw mfi letter to a close; bOpiitithat the next one I write, may be in my own .. ative country, when I shall no longer be subject to the rules and regulations of a soldier's life. 1 remain your most affectionate son, 1 7 .1)WARD S.lllll ki Buchanan. . It is presdmed that, at the approaching. Dem o, critic National Convention, the nomination of a!, candidate for the Presidency, will be conceded to the northern States. In this event, there is tin, State in the whole Union, which can pregent • as strong claims as oh! democratic Pennsylvania. In -all the great contests for the maintenance of de. mocratic principles, and the retention of that pow. er,the exercise of which has made us a great people, and consolidated am extensive and growing empire, what State has fought the good fight, and led the way like . Pennsylvania She has es er been fore most among the advancing! She has ever been the fulcrum of the democratic party, and thus she has acquired the expressive and appropriate appel lation of the Keystone of the federal arch. And yet, since the foundation of the government, no , one has been selected from .within her border's as a democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Virginia, :Massachusetts, Tennes see, New York and Ohio, have been permitted to take the precedence, and Pennsylvania has stood' in the back ground. It is now time, however, that her claims should be pressed upon the National Convention. Of the several distinguished individuals whose names have been used in connection with the Pre sidency, there is no one, I believe, who stands so strong in the affections of the people of Pennsyl vania, as JAMES BUCHANAN. Ile is by birth a Pennsylvaniar, and a Pennsylvanian in feeling. He has risen from humble life, to his present dis tinguished position, by the force of his talents, and by a purity of life and conduct which has carried with it the esteem and regard of men of all par ties. Mr. Buchanan is unquestionably the sound ! est statesman now at Washington. His papers from the department of State, indicate a peculiarly able mind, combining great sagacity with singular prudence and caution. Without ultraism, his course has been 'always open and manly; and um biguity is not one of his resources, when called up on to define his position. He has never truckled for office; not has he ever traf4clied with his vote for ulterior purposes. He has ever been for , the good of his native State, and that of the . Whole U nion. At the Baltimore Convention of .1814, in order to promote harmony and unanimity, he with drew his name from the list of nominees, and thus sacrificed himself. With these views, I ask the Democracy, not only of Pennsylvania, but of her sister States, to respond to the name of James Buchanan for the ~„Presidency. Let the democrats rally at their pri .mary meetings and county conventions, and let them instruct their delegates to carryto'Harrisburgh, pn the 4th of March next, the assurance, that James Buchanan is the choice of the people! Correspondence of the Morning Post. WASHINGTON, Saturday night, 12, M. En. Pown--Sir— . —The great agony is over. The Whigs held their caucus this evening and after four '' . hours balloting and wrangling succeeded in nomi nating the following officers: For'Speaker, It. C. Winthrop of Boston. For.Cierk - J.T. Campbell, of Tenn. For Sergeant at Arms, I , l.,Sergiant of Pa. Giddings, ;Adams, &c., took no, part in the cau. 1.; kick over the'%vbnle atTaii,'"on Mon day. will inform you of the events as they oc, gins.: Yours in the bonds, M. ~~^c7' y 'M .._ s~F'~ . _y'f ' ~ Y y ~' ,Y ~ y, ~'f 'l~.~'axl c ~ y 't.S `hn:'~f+?~.;,'''WALS 7:-.,44,...,;..-7,,:i. , . r.::-.4 4,"..,." , - t , ',. 7,‘:,.'" :•;.:".-' rMffMtl Wits' for the Morning Post SI MON SN YDER ~ .... ... , . , . . ...._ .'....' )::;..'....-:.-;...,-,. - - i4 Z,..•.•. , 4,.._ . ..: Y:; .: - ~..,i1:-:;';', I r '•; NEE • For She Ilforting Post. THE PRES' DENC Y.L— * GEORGE M. 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