" iSmcGoTcrnor KeeTer had" been remov
ed, and Governor Shannon had superse
ded him. Auarchy and confusion, with
frcqueut scenes of bloodshed, contiuued
to prevail in the Territory The second
legislature was elected iu the same man
ner as tiic first one.
That Legislature called a Convention
for the purpose of framing a Constitution
of State Government. In the meanwhile
thero had been another change of Gover
nor. Shannon had hecu superseded by
Geary, who, during the brief period of
. . his Executive term, performed his duty
like au honest man. lie was Goveruoi
J when "thy Convention was called. He ve
toed the bill calling the Convention, but
it wns passed over his head by a two
third vote. The freo-Statc men rcfu-cd
. to vote for delegates. They s-aid, 'we do
. not recognise jour authority; you are not
oar representatives; we did not elect you
you were elected by the people of an
other State; you have already usurped
the powers and forms of law. Now you
call a Convention to form a State Con-t-titution.
That Cons-titution is to govern
. ub for nil time, and we refuse to recbguise
your authority. Wc refuse to take part
in tin election." Of course, pro-slavery
delegates were elected." They assembled.
benry had been superseded as Governor
by Robert J. Walker, a man of the high
est reputation and standing. He had
tried to induce the people to vote, "but in
a large number of oouutica there was no
provision made for a vote. He said:
. "I pledge myself that whatever Constitu
tion is framed shall bo submitted to the
, ratification or rejection of the people.
- For this, I have the authority of the Pres
ident and his Cabinet." They rested un
der that pledge for whatever the Con
vention did, if it wore not acceptable to
them, thej' could reject it. Before the
; Couveutiou closed its labors a change had
i-omo over Kausas affairs. The Conven
tion had assembled in September ld57.
lu October of the same yar there wa3 to
bo an election for a new Legislature.
The Convention adjourned over until af
ter tbe election. The free State men att
that election went to the polls and elected
their delegate to ConreeS by a large ma
jonty, and, although frauds the most
glaring aod extensive were prepetrated,
the Legislative Assembly was nlmo.st un
animously free State. You can never
lorget the Oxford and McGbeu aud Kie
knpoo frauds.
Thousands of pro-slavery votes were
returned from places where even now the
population oan only be counted by tens.
Governor Walker, who, I believe, is a
thoroughly honest man, satisfied himself
of these frauds. He took pains to ferret
them out. He denied certificates to those
who professed to be elected with thoe
vote. A hue and cry was commenced
against him from the Southern States for
this act of honesty and fair dealing.
Southern Conventions passed resolutions
demauding his removal. The Governor
Ktood uobiy by the position be had as
sumed. Constitutional Convention reas
sembled and completed its work. It
framed a Constitution. But instead of
fulfilling the promise which had been
iuade, the Convention refused to submit
the Constitution fully and freely to the
people for their rejection or approval.
There wis no submission in fact. The
vote was to be. For the Constitution with
slavery, aud For the Constitution with-
. ..iT x- . 111
out, slavery. io vote couiu DC given a
gainrt the Constitution, and in that Cons
titutiou was embraced a clause that the
slaves then in the Territory should con
tinue to remain slaves, no uiatter what
ihe vote should be. Slavery was not pro
hibited iu any event. There was also a
- provision iu it as monstrous as any which
ever disgraced a statue-book. It starts
out with the declaration that the right ol
property is before and higher than ail
Constitutions, and that the right to hold
slaves is as sacred as the right to hold
. any other property. That is a provision
which, if true, would at once convert all
the States of this Union into &lave States.
ff it be true, then there is nothing to
prevent the owners of slaves from biiug
mg their property into the State of Perm
sylvauia and holding it here. But it ibj
untrue. It is founded neither iu law nor
' in justice. It is contrary to the first prin-!
1 ciples of humanity, and contrary to the
recognized code of the civilized world.
Now, fellow-citizens, we havo reached
thu point when the question on tbe Con-
, stitutiou was brought immediately to the
attention of Congress. A return was
made to Washington that G.226 of the
people of Kansas had voted in favor of
the Constitution with slavery, 5b'9 only
voting in favor of the Constitution with
out slavery. Oxford, Shawnee, and
Kickapoo gavo enormous votes. How
many thousand fraudulent votes were
then given iu these three plaoe (and they
"were not the only ones) may bo seen by
. f . i . . . y
a comparison or tneir votes then and then
vole on the English contrivance. No
, man denies the fraud. Even Calhoun
himself, with all his audacity, out ad
mit it.
, The Constitution was sent by the Pres
.ideut to the House of Representatives,
with a message strong! v recommending
its adoption by Cougress. Adhesion to
it was made a test of Democracy by Mr
Buchanan and his Cabinet. Every dem
ocrat who refused to acknowledge Le
compton was denounced as false to the
democratic party. Every democrat, ev
cry American every man, of whatever
party, who did support it never mind
what were his antecedents, provided oulv
he would about hosannas to Lecompton.
was aamittett into lull communion with
the faithful and exalted as superfine Dem
ocrats. No lattitude of opiniou whatever
it ....
was allowed. l0 claim for tbe neool
the right to vote upon their Constitution
was acnouncea as opposition to Mr. Bu
chanan's Administration, and as treason
to the Democratic faith. Even the Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth, who had
long been the personal and political frieud
of Mr. Buchanan, and who bad exerted
bo inconsiderable influence in bis nomin
ation and election, was declared an eno
y, because in his Inaugural Address he
asserted the unqualified right of the peo j
pie of a Territory to vote upon their Con
stitution if they desired it. Life-long
friends were treated as opponents, and
to old aud bitter personal aud political
foes was given unlimited confidence upon
this issue. Sceretary Stanton, then act
ing Governor, convened the Legislative
Assembly of Kansas in extra session, that
the pocp'c of the Territory might be
heftrd. This he did at the loud appeal of
the poeple. They desired that their voice
of opposition should bo heard, and for do
ing this act the President removed Mr.
Stanton. He had gono to the Territory
at considerable sacrifice, and at the earn
est and express desire of the President.
The Legislature assembled, and they cull
ed for a direct vote of the poeple on the
Constitution. They passed resolutions
by a unanimous void bolemnly protesting
against the adoption by Congress of the
Lecompton Constitution. They declared
no Government could ever bo organized
under it. A vote was taken, and by more
than teu thousand majority the people de
clared their hostility to that Constitution.
Yet,the work went on of forcing it through
Congress. A few gallcnt aud justice-loving
spirits of the Democratic party stood
out manfully and decidedly in opposition
to the outrage that was attempted to be
put upon a protesting people. There was
the "Giant of the West." He proclaim
ed that that was not the popular sover
cignty which ho meaut in the Kansas bill,
and for which he had contended before
the country. Applause. There, too,
was Broderick, of California. lie raised
his voice in indignant denunciation of the
wrong. Renewed applause. Those,
and the accomplished Senator from
Michigan, stood together with the liv
publicans and Crittenden and Bell in un
wavering opposition. Great applause
In the Pennsylvania delegation in the
House, six Democratic members took
ground against the Lecompton Constitu
tion; but, one by one, they fell off until
only three were left aud, fellow-citizens,
I am proud to say to you that of that
number was John Hickman, your own
Renrcsentative. fLonfr-continucd cheer
jing. Throughout that struggle, when
others were doubted, when it was darklv
insinuated that this mau would go and
that mau would go, no man ever said that
John Hickman would ever be brought to
change front. Ilia position the country
knew, and none doubted but that it would
be held with a steady energy to the end.
Aud so it wa3 held. Applause. He
has stood by you uufliuchingly. Powcrand
patronage could not seduce him from the
right. As he has ttood by you, you must
stand by him. you want a mau to stand
true to principle and his pledges, despite
the efforts made by officials to dishonor
him and crush him down, and such a man
is John iiicfcinnn. Applauso I' or
myself, give me the man who will weigh
wen nis amy ana then go to its discharge
Fo nrl.li.cl n If man l-..vvn-! t nn J
.... , , . ,
such a man out of the party. He
..u..v..y. " j unuuuiuu tu iuuu
,
was ue rccreanu iia ne not acoiare to
the people, previous to his electiota.in 185G
that he was in favor of the people ot
Kansas forming for themselves their do
mestic institutions iu their own
lias he not by voice and vote.
way.
luiuueu
..tCll..l
tint pledge? Has he not in every sense,
been a faithful and able Representative?
iri .1 .1.1 1 , . . - ,
w no is mere that has been more faithful
lr , , . , ,
1 ou ouffnc to ue proua
thnt a:,..: u
JVU Jltc ,u a uuuivt icuiLscmeu oy
M good a man Applause. In making
a change you should take care you do not
iv a uuuuS ior wie- worse you can-
not change for the better. We arc go-
- 1
fn. .f u:ii: 1 , 1
tones of thrilling eloquence, against the
outrage attempted upon the people of
the honesty to declare that if he were in
....v.- w wuiun u 1 us ill u t iuijs. UU USUI
congress ne would vote against Lecomp-
on. it was monstrous, hQ said, because
it was an attempt to force upon the peo-
tile niPflSllro nriin.f rt.;..l. ll.. 1 !1
r W) -...uwi, nuau iiivy IUUUIV
nrnnctJ "
rwl'"'lu'
Aliutuur IDUI, Upon WllOm mC VlleSt a-
,t . , 1
I 1, tii . .. 1
JtllSO noH hppn iimnori h tt fhn
..-j. lu, Li.u.uua Wl
power, and who had as much or more to
uu .IU ,00 uecuon 01 lur. Duchanan
a :n. .1.- -1 -it
uau uuj nviug man, irom tiic hrst indi
cutinn fll-it no r fF-L . .1 , 1 1
u . . u uu( an uuuii was auouc r.n nr
;:n :. V;": . V11 , ,e PPular
; L7i ". amy, ana per-
r::"": ?t Ptothe
U7. M,,UUU "l uu contemplated outrage
-u . puiyuwuiori x rear, gentlemen,
to my friend John V. Forney, (aud I am
nrntifi tn .ill 1. ... . 1 . . ti . ...
r rn. 7? rr . .. a , .
i.u vau uiujoutu. me caiiani enitor
ui it. x(w. ijon?-continuea nnr. nno
may be called a traitor but bard names been so often settled, is not ytt disposed fight, buf'thrice is he armed who hath his
do uot avail anything. There is bis rec- of. It again makes its appearance. No quarrel just," and ho must and will tuc
ord It speaks unanswerably In what whatoHhe future? As I havu s,id,thc Eng uecd. I have nothing to say a-ainst his
1UP tO re-Cleat H inU-mnnf Mnia nnr mnTI;, K . 1. : t...! il
t? u ." Vn U,"U,J " uut "u a practical tavor ot tho a( miss on
o.a wu. ut uu. oue. 11 you aesire tnat the people of Uoustitut on which
uovernor Wida nf
,-n;nn r ii 1 b 1 V- l S . ',uau3 a"CI 6U mauJ inais. Eiiaiiat last will ot the people, and
voice xrom trie capital, at liichmond, in have iustice done hor:if von rnnllv H
m, v. , Long-continucu applause, many members of tbe Democratic nartv
The bill pas.ed the Senate and went Jtl tt, u . . " . 10 Part
t rr . .
a maiontv of one it wis
iuicuuu 10 a select commnfcp. in msl-n
r ! 1. . . "... .
invesli.ation wUt.r 1 1, t.'I.Z.Z
Constitution n.ui "
rx " v t v a uw jjwLum ijllii 1
people of Kansas. In definne,. nf ...
" " jw 11 111 ji l 11 l: 1
mentrry practice, and contrary to the die-
ww w uMiiiu-
tales ot lair dealing, the speaker appoint-
ed a a-njority of the committee of those
-.iM
1 . r r? 1 i .. .
' or "ot waa a'i nvestigation on
tne subject was stifled. 13ut the bill Wnl
1 . . I
m., 1 .1 rr i . .
! Z l ""r' 1A8?bsl""";5
n. , I
amendment. The effeet of that lA
ment was to refer the Constitution to tbe
people ot Kansas If they adopted it,
rn.l:nl th r.eJeete.d
ed, and another Con,, .
... iuvu iv uch uuuyuui on wnc tn .nil.
framed. Thnt ph.!b1. c.iZ '
----...1..iwu n ia in it
osition and there should have been So J.
. ..u.u n uo a i hi r nrnn. i i
ect on toitfrn.-n .nr n,.to. Ti.. tl
'was nhin uJA?r:r I.,." ,"l"ere
comotonitet: anrl t,n s "V ' r 'aT.
v w i v. v n v u J.11 uiu iiifi. miii. i na i .n i r
. . ' iuu-
rrni tn it 'IM.n IJ i I ....
w .v. xue iiuust! niHiNrnri nti o r m
hh.wwvw. U L I I
uthinkincr intellect.
What
a it ! If the people would apree
nconle wonM oar J t
in under Lecompton they should have
r- .. "O'rr ".-w-to tf
-tjw -vul yr ije PUO 10 land. DUt I inn
II riTII fa iM k i I ll . .
- 1
- iu uiubl UOiniOKIDor ntn ant.
they refused Lecompton then they should
get neither land nor State Government,
Thia land ordinance only was submitted
to them directly, and a rejection of that
ordinance was to keep tbem out of the U-
nion until they reached a population in
number to entitle them to one Rcprcseu-
tive, which now is something over U0,U(JU,
and before they can reach tht the ratio
will be 120,000 under the census of 1860.
It had an enabling clause allowing them
to make a constitution at a certain time,
and it had a disabling clauso, saying that
they shall not apply for admission into
the Union as a Stuto uutil a certain, or
rather an uncertaintime. So long as
there was a chance to force Kansas into
the Union as a j-lave State, her popula-
tiou was enough; but not so when . it be-
oamc certain that the people would not
have the institution. Then the rule must
be rigid. If tho people of Kansas would
adopt the laud ordinance, then they could
come in with Lecompton, with all its im-
perfections upon its head. No question
will then be made as to the number of
population. But if they reject the ordi-
nance, and refuse Lecompton, which dues
not express their will, then 120,000 niu-t
be their pnpolation before they can come
into the Union. All these were Demooratict Administra-
The recent vote in Kansas sbow3 that tions, and these were Democratic moas
the people of that Territory arc true men, ures in tho true sense of tho word. Ap
aud meaut what they have all along said plause.
to the country. This ordinance was sub- I will repeat, that if the Democrotio
mitted to them, snd by a majority of near- party will maintain tho right, it will be
ly ten thousand they said, "No ; we will the triumphant party in this country,
uot take your land; wc will not take your On the other hand, if it pervers principle
Constitution." Lecompton was dead. It to acoomplish iu-Jividual purposer; if it be
died as it had lived, with the brand upon found combattiu for the wrong; if, in
its brow of the popular dislike. It was short,-it maintain the position wherosoute
killed, and killed by the people whose will of its leaders would put it upon this Lu
it pretended to express. Applause. eompton qucstiou, and its organisation U
Now, fellow-citizens, suppose it was at- used to extend and perpetuate African
attempted to change the Constitution of slavery upon this continent, U days arc
Pennsylvania, that organic instrument uumbered. for no party can long sustain
which is the foundation of all your laws, itself in this country when it is clearly iu
and which must of necessity emauate the wrong. The American people in thu
from the people, or remain worthless ; main, are honest and impartial. They
suppose, I say, that it was attempted to are intelligent. They read, and as they
change that, by some foreign power, and understand those questions, there is no
to force it upon you, would you tamely doubt how side they will decide. Aod if
submit? No; you would resist it to the
death. 1 know you would, aud I am for be in the wrong, the timo is not far dis
obedience to the law. I would preach no taut when may be applied to it the words
aggression upon tea law. Jiut, fellow-
citizens, there is such a thing as losing the.
subatanco whilst fighting for forms. There
is such a thing as Mealing away the rights
of the people, under pretence of adherence
to legal form3. Lut what can be of grea-
ter importance to a people than to see volved in your next .Congressional elec
that their organic law clearly and accu- tion. The result here is looked for not
rately expresses their will ? A Const it u-
tion framed and promulgated by a Con-
vention oi delegates h notning more than
i ..... . . r i t " i .
a simpie enacimeiH oi sue ljei.uture.
It has no more validity, uo more vitality,
Lrt""
1lr.ll .1 .1 1 A rr
wen, gemiemco, toe people or lvanas
i. .- .
have rejected the Lecompton Constitution,
I 1 Ji T i . 1. 1 t
auu u isiorus 10 a-li ourselves wnat is next
to be donn. This nnnstimi mil;!, S...J
. - - .., ......
lish JJiIl contained an cnabiio as
a disabltng clause. Notwithtandin
disabling clau-e, it is almost certai
well as
g that
Kansas will ask for admision into the U-
e , .u iu.il
I i. . . .
mon as a iree otatc iu a very short pen-heal
1 .... . - . . .
oa. UO not be levc the evenn vhiph i,
made for the rejection of Lecompton, that
the people prefer a Territorial Govern-
r
ment. In Januarv. 1859 h ir Tincyi.-d:! turn I
ucuuiu uiuiui ii j i rr tori :i i innrn.
. ...". c 1
meets, but it is hard v nos, i. r tl.nt. ilio
A ... .- r '"v
new vjonstituticn win come tn niufMs
at its next session. So, then, the mem-
ber you elect at the approaching election,
will have to vote on the admission afKnn.Knena
M I
sas under a free-State Constitution
1 . ... j ...
that the shall come in as a free State, n
her people wish, then vou will elect men
r . . . j
11 S no. On .' IlPCPVii.irn M f ft (ml Vvm
it is necessary to establish the principle
for all time to come so lou" as this Uoion
shall last, that no Constitution skill h,
forced upon an unwilling people: that no
n t . t R.4 , r '
ICrritOrV Sflfl hf. rtommi m ro
. '' . J 7 vw v.v. .UlU
the Union no n Sfnfn nntM l.n nc;..
uu.il uv UUUdlitU
t on hn rinor. c.,n.;if,l f I 1..
uuuiumcu iu uci UUUUlt". or
BUU1 IDCy Have expressed, n n nr nnrl
satisfactory terms hmr ,1 :.
iu uuvu it
put into opperation without submission.
Who is there you can trust more fullv
.U . T-. .
11 .1 ii vnur nriLrtiit iy-vt. i 1
anybody believe that ho will not. express
your will fully and fearlessly ? He has
a waysbeen true; eeitainly ho has, and
if l know tho man, he never will be false
Ureat applause.1
Fellow citizens! I
. '
know that in manv
it
t unoft
Tl -i . .
o
1 udie saiu, mat l diu..r from
-uwh iuuMb 13 aum LU a c uioso who Qfi- .
nn tlm .1.:. - . ,
A . .i t . C
tJ h--""u uu mis nuesuon that 1
Vr 7 2 . mo"a,s' bo as I
:Z LTr 7TX , tuat "u lqes.
n in tr inrrnan i hnhnnn a t i
1 1 1 1 1 1 in r iMii.'mni nnri t r 1
cTc,r ,n
ntziiLi 111 1-tii. ;i 1111 1 !i hi rrinin- fy t 1,.. 1
with anv who l.rrt ti,? r
souud Democrat because I entertain these
views. Applause.
tnA
j - - .ti-u .mil 1 iiiir,
means that
the majority and not the minority should
rillo if it n.nnno I. t -I.-L . i . ,u
mw o. vihi;m li 111 U I; 1 . 11 li
turtl H?IJl ana POt WTOnj
should have tho asccnd.no,. then Ihosi
'iv i.u IllllbU
I IZ S . uTTm' 1 lhcse
doubt but t T ' "l 1'" b S
continue to be the triumphant n.rV n
thi Ikowtb.lI.BUi
r ,i;r , i. .. , . . n
""T " UIUU ?uc ppntical opinions, but 1
Knonv 11 a ft.ti.it ... I. I
l"? llULU wneu i say that if the
inmnnrnti. . : . . . .. ,
, TrS, 2 " ? USe,t' lt ,fc ?"
lu ."ul " uever oao be
coees!ufly ass.led. I have a warm
?eV" Ior. lUo om PartJi remember
i r . i
mat It WAS fl. on rr lira toil k,iI. l
i J - j u L-iiuratifi . ;iiki ninr
t- . -
ujr muuuu man
iiiiinna -I . I I
member that
"nr ,." ,,,UUI lue Auminibiraiion of
Bines JUaUlSOn WC OVArn.nmn th.
mistress of thceeas upon her own element,
nn nn, K . I?. . -
MV'iuv-. tuu vwwuurr ni tha
Thi
rinti.t. I.rn
proved the superiority of American arms
on the laud. - I remember that the coun-
try was prosperous under the Admiuistra-
tion of James Monroe: that then was es-
tablishcd tbe true doctrine, "That Amer-
icans shall rule America," (in other
words, that no foreign power should colo-
nizc on the American Continent.) That
when tho Democratic party selected for
its caunidate that great and good man
Andrew Jackson, it was. not as the nom-
inee of any caucus. His friends did not
yield to the behests of King Cauous. An-
other was the caucus nominee. But the
maisus rallied round General Jackson.
They did so in Pennsylvania. He was
adopted as the candidate of the people,
and that is as good a nomination as any
man can have. If conventions run coun-
ter to the popular will, then the people
have the right to put up their own nouii-
necs, and to elect them after they are put
up. Aprlause.
Under the Administration of General
Jackson, tho mighty money power was
boldly met and successfully overthrown,
and under that of Martin Van Buren,
that admirable system of collecting and
disbursing the public revenues, known as
the '-independent treasury,'-was adopted
that glorious old party shall continue .to
of the poet applied to breece
"Shades of the mighty, can it be
That this is all remains of thee."
Applause.-
Fellow-Citizens! I Will conclude by
enforcing upon you the great interest in
only in Pennsylvania, but all over the
country This district is looked upon as
the battle ground, where is to be fouiiht
I. . . c" .' Q
the battle for tho succoss of the great
principle of popular sovereignty, which
uas oeen so am? mamtameu ny vour
1 . J
Kepresentativo.
I In Is mi rinnr -inrf !n.
i r- UUwut. v., .j-
trerid man, and his success will rejoice
I 4 . ..... - .
nianir -l i, ,.. ,!,; ,ifof
, ' ir u i..ji.
cause
mult IU UiUUi u. lie UUO U llillU UU
battle to
competitors. I know them both, ami tlwiv
arc both geutlcmen, but neither can iust-
iv can on woun mcKman ro tivn wav
Let them bide their timo. but in this rir-
moment, o mn tint rn.ir
. . J
W T e- j:,....: j
. . VlWftW J- L M likJIULUb Ul Will 1 1 I .1 E 1 II. I- .1 I 1 I 1
my life was spared, there is
earth that would nravnnt mr
nn Tinwrr ni
u.rik i.r.- H t .1
tuau mat nuum uiuvuill IUU OU IUO SeC-
nrwl rP..narln f ntl.. 1 t .
"uui -i.uc.juuT ui wtiuuui ui-xi iroiu casi-
m : c r i r
c J Ulu 1U 1UW1 Ul " re-eieciion oi
Tni.n rr:r..., j,.j u:. 1 1. l-
css, and let him there take part in the
final consummation and settlement of the
Uduj
question. Let him have the
proud satisfaction of recording his vote in
of Kansas under a
truly expresses the
then bis record
11 i. . 1
urn uv v,uiiiuific, uuj it win ue a recoru
U, unS,t '
nZlZr. Z r
tive, and bis truthfulness as SSI
a!. (Immense cheering.)
Improvement in Pickling-.
It is recommended to housewivep, in
making their pickles to add a cluster or
two of green grapes, which will complete-
I . 1 1
iy preserve tne vigor ot tho vinegar.
OBITUARY.
Died at Delaware Water flan. Srntr.m
bcr 28th, Margaret Jones, within a tW
fi n na at ii t
J f , . " - ' -
M:
irgaret was an interesting and prom
ising young girl, a lover of the Sabbnih
School and of good instruction. Of amia
it . -.
oie uispotition aud affectionate heart
whatever micht ariio to cstranon nthnrc
she was oved liv nil 1?t .
. w o-
1. 7 , , . B '
gone ip her early youth and in her earlv
innocence.
. J
while many tears from the
nM or,,l rii ! ,
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oar cany grave
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Fuuy win ner vacant seat in tl
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sorrow to
those of er on classmates.
How wil
lt CaI1 UP tho many baPPJ 6CGnes of the
past when the voice of Marare't was for-
? -thongs of the
Sabbath School. And
r V lUUgh W mUSt
feci that it is well with h er vpt will wo
J "w
n,ounl Uer m17 """PTtnre, for though
are tbey most fit Kve.
Painful the closing hours of Mar
6Bret'a ,ifo aod Death her was an an
gel of mercy. As such was it rec,
it recoiruized
by her, for but a few hours before she
fell asleep sho told her friends it was the
happiest night she ever experienced.
When the young die one brace of hopes
are extinguished, but oh I. how many bet
ter auu permanent hopes are formed in
atead when tho virtuous and tho young
pass away I These hopes let us encour
age with the memory of Margaret, to as
suage our grief, and to load us on to a
preparation for that scene, through which
wc too mixit pass whether it como in tbe
morning, the , coop, or'e.ycning of life,
A, 1). &
I)c 3ftffcr0onimt.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1858.
Sound Corn !
were handed on Thursday last, by
Wc
Silas L. Drake, E-q. a stalk of Virginia
Corn, grown in the garden of II. S. Sta
ples, of this Borough, 15 feet high. "We
tied it to a tree in front of our office, and
said that it couldn't be beat. But on Fri
day, Mr. Jacob n. Fetherman, of Ham
ilton, (a good, sound corn, Anti-Lecomp-ton
Democrat, by tho way) brought us a
stalk of equal bight, on which was a pro
digious ear of corn. This we tied up by
the side of the other, and declared that
though cornstalk number one, was deci
dedly "some pumpkins," yet like the Ad
miniatrotion party, it runneth all to stalk
and produceth no fruit thereon: therefore
must it succumb to corn stalk Dumber
two, which as a fit emblem of the Anti
Lecompton party, doth wax mighty, and
doth also put forth its fruit in good sea
son, which shall be known and honored
of all men.
We trust our friends on the other side
of the house will acknowledge the corn.
gfaT'The call for the anti-Lccompton
fleeting was heartily responded to. At
a reasonable hour the Gourt House
nicely filled with men of all parties.
was
Ihe meeting was ably addre-sed by
Chas. Albright, esq., and Doctor Shoe
maker, the independent anti-Lccompton
Democratic candidate forCongrcss, against
our Dimmick, who has violated every
pienge be ever made to his constituency
in regard to Popular Soverignty. The
Doctor made a very fine appearance, and
is in manner a thorough geutlcnun, and
gives great satisfaction to ail who have
seen aud talked with him.
He is a firm Democrat and stands with
Douglas, Forney, Wise and company
rr : . i. .1 o i t . .1 r- ,
Liv 13 oujy luuuueu 10 inue me uelu a-
gaiust Dimmick, because he, Dimmick
bad basely deserted the principle of Pop
ular Sovereignty, and thereby sacrificed
.every right and claim he had on all con
sistent Democrat-. Tho Doctor has made
many Democratic friends in our County,
and will receive, we trust, a heai
from them. If we can predict anything
from what we hear and see the Doctor's
iufsv.v(, vi Bittnuu is vuiiiiimy imr. rie
will carry Wayne and Carbon counties
from five hundred to one thousand ma
jority each. Northampton is doing well.
The anti-Lecompson Democracy held a
Mass meeting yesterday,in Bath to indorse
him. If Monroe does her duty he will
be elected.
ESrTbe Conference Convention of this
Congressional District met at Stroudsburg
on the 26ih inst. The meeting was or
ganized by calling JudAe Packer to the
chair, after which the following resolution
wa9 ottered by Abraham Ediugcr, aud
unanimously adopted.
Kesotvcd, 'I bat we nominate the Hon.
m. II. Dimmick as candidate for re-e
lection to Congro-s, who has so ably and
nobly represented us for the past two
years.
Wm. H. Dimmick was present and df
ivercd himself of the following speech
upon the occasion.
''Gentlemen: That man would be a stran
ger to every emotion of gratitude, who could
receive the uuanimous uoicinatiori of the
Democracy of this district, without having
uo Kindly feelings ot my heart btirred uo.
I will make no professions at present, but
hope nothing will occur by which I will
forfeit tbe respect of this Convention A
pause, uentiemcn L invito you down to
the lower Ilottd; (there are three Hotels
in this place ! All Democratic I !) to par
take of something substantial to stir up
tho inner-.mau If not too much trouble to
walk cioicn these hot days."
A Resolution offered by L P, Barns and
adopted, to the effect, that the nest Con
ference meet at Stroudsburg, on the 4th
Monday of September, 1860, The Con
vention theu adjourned instantorto the
lower Hotel, to net upon the Hon. V II.
Diinmick's invitation.
Who can read the above forcible and
eloquent speech without being impressed
with the idea that tho Hon. "Wm. II. Dim.
ciick,who was elected to Concresa in lKfifi
as me cnampion ot 1'opular Sovereignty,
. ii. . .1 K T .
aim uu i.i now nonunatea as tho ohnm.
pion of opposition to that great prinoiple,
la u great man i jjoos it not mark him
as such? To be suro, tho grammar is not
very good, nor is it in vnri? on nil f.mto
but that does not make any particular dif
ference. Ho will not ho nulled unnn tn
makespeeohes,nor to write. All he will b
j
required to do will bo to voto as bis mas
ter dictates, and that he can do of course.
Church Dedication,
Tho new Methodist Episcopal Church
at Soranton, was dediaated on Wednea-
day last, ii2d inst. Rev. Ponnol Coombe
of Philadelphia, and Rev. Geo. W. Mac-
aughlm, of this place, preached upon the
occasion. Ihe ediGco is largo and of the
Roman style of architecture, with tnwnr
in front for bell and spire. Its external
and internal nppearapco is quite impos-
Bcgf Tho meeting of the Buchanan De
mocraoy, on Monday night, failed of of
fering' any resolutions. Wilf-fto Monroe
"6
Democrat pleaso state what caused Bueh
an unheard of proceeding 1 Were yotf
afraid that they would be voted down iu'
case they lauded your master, Mr. Bu
chanan, and your champion of broken
plodgcal Or, are you really ashamed of
your standard bearer, and the principles
which you are compelled to endorse TWo
await an answer. t
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I'OR TIIE JEFFRSONIA.W
Mr. Editor: I was in Stroudsburg
on last Monday evening and heard the
candidate of the Lecompton Democracy,
Wm. H. Dimmick, make a speech. Ha
took the floor and' after blundering and
stammering along for some time, finally
Succeeded in telling what be had to say.
To my great surprise I found him a thor
ough Lecomptonist. He was in favor of the
English bribe bill. In short, he was en
tirely in favor of the Kansas policy of the
Administration. His speech, upon the
whole, was one of the most inconsistent
and ungntmuiatical that I ever heard ut
tered in the Court House. There is
uolhiug left for us, the Anti-Lecou.ptou
Democracy, to do, but to put our shoul
ders to the wheel and make a united 'ef
fort to elact tho independent Democratic
oandidate, Dr. Shoemaker. lie is a dem
ocrat of unblemished character, who will,
if elected, represent u faithfully, and in a
manner relieve us from the disgrace - th'at
this weak Dimmick has brought upon
llichard Brodhead was the nest speaker.
To my great aatonihacnt he did not on
ly endorse the Buchanan Kan-as policy,
but unblushingly declared that the Con
stitution was the bulwark of slavery.",
He then entered into a lou, inconsistent
and nonsencical argument to prove that
slavery is a proper conditionand that tho
United States is greatly benefitted by it.
That if it were not for slavery, wc
would be compelled to pay more "than
double the present pricts for cotton goods,
Sugar, Rice, and of all thing grown
in the South, which wc cannot grow.
lie very much desired the annexation of
Cuba to'the United States, so as to t-x-tend
slavery, and thereby lower the price
of the products of that ibland, which wo
require for our use. Such, in brief, were
the arguments of that mi?erable dough
face. I am a firm Democrat, but if such
is Democracy, then I confess the less wo
have of it, the bettor we will be off.
Such impudence and presumption of our
ignorance, calls loudly for a rebuke at
the baud of all consistent Democrats who
stand by the Cincinnati platform, and sd
vocate the great principle of Popular
Sovereignty, along with such shinning
lights of Democratic truth, as Douglas,
Forney, WUc, and a hoat of such demo
crats. Dr. Shoemaker, stands with thn
noble champions of Popular Sovereignty,
and justice to the people of Kansas, and
h therefore surely entitled to the vote of
every true democrat.
ANTI-LEC0MPT0N DEMOCRAT.
Delaware Water Gap, Sept. 20, 1S58.
Mr. Editor: I was in town on Tues
day uight, and attended the Anti Lecomp
ton meeting. The first speaker was Mr.
Albright from Mauch Chunk, who enter
ed at length into the issues of tbe day.shosr
ed clearly that the Independent Demc
cratio candidate for Congress, Dr. Shoe
maker, stands whero all Domoorats stoodl
in 1850, and is therefore entitled to the
undivided support of all Democrats who
have not deserted their faith. He proved
clearly the necessity for a protective tar
iff, in order to revive tho manufactories
which arc now lying idle, and to furutsb
bread for the operatives connected there
with, who are in inauy places reduced to
to beggary and almost to starvation. I
was much pleased with the whole tenor
of tho speech, and it was kindly received
by the whole audience, whose beamiri" fa
ces indicated a hearty approval. .'
Dr. Shoemaker, the oandidato of tlitf
auti-Leeompton Democracy for Congress?
was next introduced to the audience. Ha
was warmly greeted and proceeded to de?
liver a pertinent address. I was,- as Vsy
Democrat,muoh gratified to learn from hf
own lips that he has always been a triio
and consistent Democrat, and that be now
stands with the gallant Douglass and if
domitablo Forney, Wise and Co., who op
pose the base desertion of the pledges of
Democracy made in 1858, and 'per
sists in making good the provisions of
tho Kansas Nebraska bill, which gava to
tho people of Kansas the right to wak
their own laws, which that weak, wavers
ing and unworthy man, Wm. H.Dimaict
basely denied them, and voted to oomp'eV
them to have slavery. And notwitbstanoV
ing his base treaohery.we are again asked1
by a few Buchanan men, to give him 'oar
undivided support on the 12th of iiexi
October. Can wo as consistent Deaot
crats do it 1 I thick not. None cai do
it without sacrificing his principles, a'
what man is baso enough to do n'cVi
humiliating act I I trust but few!Deiao..
orats will be found on the 12th of Qett.
ber, that will be willing-to feeunce:tkifc .
manhood and indeprndcico, for the safes