tbe cliampion of American interests and American industry. Such is the groat American Republican Party of Pennsyl vanin, aa strong to day in its deathless principles, and stronger to-day in the multitude of its adherents than any par ty that ever existed in the Commonwealth so strong that nothing short of internal disseuMobs, instigated by petty pique and personal disappointment, can endanger its -uccess. I trust in God, no false heart ed treiior can be found to strike the fa-ral-blow. 'h reo years ago, because the great Opposition Party of the United tHtates was divided, a weak, bad man was carrivd iuto power ngniust a popular ma jority of nearly -100,000. We thought it then a terrible calamity, but, thauk Heaven for bis woaku-ss, he lias provcu himself to be the mostefiioieiit ally our party overbad! lie has never omitted a.-inleopportunity tomercaseour Mrcn'th and verify our prediction, until bis supporters in every section of the country are forcod to exclaim in the words of the Koman orator, "Flow long. 0 Buchanau, will you continue to abuse our patience!" Henry Clay aud Daniel Webster, in the palmiest days of their unclouded intellects, were not so potent for the dowufall of tho falac Democracy, as the cold hearted, timorous, ungrateful, and- treaeharous old man, whom they have elevated to power. From the 4th of March, 1S57, to the present moment, he has availed himself of every occasion to pull down the scaffold on which he climcd. It is worthy of observation that he begin aHhc top, and kicked over the highest timbers Qrst. Walker and Doug las, Forney and Mickman, Ilaskiu and Clark! Some of these have shown them sclvcs sounder at the heart, aud much clearer of sap, than we once gave them credit for being, for they have not broken in the fall. Biit though they did not break them selves, they made sad havoc among the crub timbers and cottonwood slabs bo low them. The shivered splinters arc tying 'no?c a-round us in Councttiout, New ITork, Nevv Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, and a few even down in Virginia! But the worst hhattered of them all, are still nearer home, in Berks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Northumberland, Montour, Clintou, Elk, Cumberland and Franklin. And we don't care how Rcilly they Aid get, if we tell them so. Aud, although I am happy to say that it is hardly possible for any man, or any set of men, to de prive us of success, let me remind you that we can afford to be forbearing and generous. Let me remind you that what ,we bestow on one another, we take from the common foe a foe that delights in for gingchains for American?, while it takes t-qual delight in fostering foreign interests aud foreign industry! Let our flag wave not only over a camp exultant in victory, but harmouious and uudivided in its ex ultation? Gentlemen of the Convention: of course 1 ana grateful to you for the comfortable seat you have assigned me. I will en deavor to fill it, and deserve it. Whilst Mr. Targart made his recarks be was very frequently applauded by the delegates. Mr. Todd moved tbat the Chairman appoint a committee of nine on resolu tions. Mr. Dickey moied to amend tbe same ill such a manner that the delegates se lect ouo member from each Senatorial district, for the purpose of forming a committee to report resolutions to the Convention, which was agreed to without diseusion. Mr. IJiestand moved that tho Conven tion now proceed to make general nomi nations for Auditor General and Survey or General, ttbich was agreed to. AUDITOR GENERAL. Mr.' Tlll nominated Mr. G-irretson " Mr.jEdie Mr. Ranch " Itfr. Calvin " Mr. Guutelius " Mr. l'urviance " Gen. V. Lawrence. T. E. Cochran. F. Jordan. E. G. Foster. S. S. Wharton, li. V. Snyder. J. M. Sullivan. On motion of Mr. Ilamsdell, tho nom inations for Auditor General now closed. SURVEYOR GENERAL. Mr. Mamsdell nominated Richard Irwin. Myers L. W. 11. Leim. " Duufier ' John Gay. " Friclc " F, Carter. " Rogers . " John S. Mann. Preal Charles S. Close. The delegates then proceeded to select - a committee on resolutions, and tho fol lowing gentlemen were selected, viz: Mes6ers Thomas Howard, Russell Er- rctt, J. M. Purviance, Samuel Calvin, James II. Webb. Jos. Fell, E. 11. Raucb, i t? u r n r i i Mumma. John P. Vincent, N. Ewinjr, S. E. DufBcld, John II. Filler, John Leech, O J. Dickey, John A. IJiestand, James S. Myers, Thos. Barr, J. II. Puleston, Lemuel Todd, W. P. C. Seymour, Ken- M'f!tr M M'Mt.l I Tl. it Bringburst, Edwin Gratz. Jacob G. Frick, Isarel Gutcliu", L. P. Williston, Daniel Bower, Ily. A. Pruviance, J. M. Shearer I ho President designated Lemuel Todd as Chairman of tho Committee. Tbe Convention then abjourned till half-past two o clock in tho afternoon. Tho Convention met again at the above hour, aud was oalled to order by tbe Pres ident. Mr. Eddie moved that tic roll of mem bers be called, which was agreed to, and after the same had beeu completed, Mr. Mumma stated that tbe Commit tco on Resolutions had not completed its labors, but that they expected to get through .very shortly, whereupon a mo tion was made that tho Convention take z reeess for half an hour, which was agreed to. HALLF PAST THREE O'CLOCK. Tbe Convention was again called to or by tbe President. Mr. Bell moved that a Committee of three be appointed to wait upon tho Com mittee oa Resolutions sod inform tbem that the Convention is dow ready to pro ceed, to ballot for candidates, which was .Agreed to and Messrs. Bell, Geo. W. Pom iPTpjfibd Eddie were appointed said jQooa iltee r : . , Mr. Filler withdrew' tho name of Colo nel S. S. Wharton. The Convention then proceeded to bal lot for a candidate for Auditor' Geueral, as follows : 1st Ctf 3d 4th 5th Cth 7th Stli Geo. V. Lawrenccj40;42 4l40. 3S 3328 25 T. E. Cochran j.'18 3 4954 55 55.G0,G9 F. Jordan 26 26 VTjlG 29 29;34 33 K. S. Foster 0; 9 15 1210 13 10 5 John M. Sullivam'lfi.n 1512 1013'10 5 H. W. Snyder ji li j j j Mr. Edie offered the following resolu tion, which was unanimously agreed to: Resolved, That Thomas E. Cochran be and is hereby unanimously nominated by this Convention as the People's candidate for the office of Auditor General of Penn sylvania. Mr. Fisher moved that the Convention do adjourn till eight o'clock; not agreed to. BALLOT FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL. Wm. II. Keim, 91 Richard Irwin, 34 F. Carter, 3 Chas. S. Close, 3 Mr. Dickey moved that the nomina tion for Surveyor General be made unan imous, which was agreed to. The names of Messrs. Gray and Mann were withdrawn before a formal ballot was had. Tho Convention then took a recess for tho purpose of giving tho Committee on Resolutions time to deliberate ou the same. At six o'clock tho Convention was a gain called to order. Mr. Todd, on behalf of the Committee on Resolutions, reported tho following, viz: Rosoked, 1, That the Executive inter vention to prostrate the will of the peo ple, Cousitationally expressed, either in tho -State or Territories, is a dangerous element of Federal power, and that its exercise by the present Chief Magistrate of the Republic, as well in elections a? upon the Representatives of the people, meets our decided disapprobation. 2. That we protest against the sectional aad pro-slavery policy of the Natioual Administration, as at war with the rights of the people aud subversive of the prin ciples of our Government. 3. That we denounce, und will uni tedly oppose all attempts to euact a Con gressional Code for tho Territories, be licviug the same to be utterly at war with the true purposes of our Government, and repuguant to tho moral sense of the na tion; and that wo affirm our continued host.ility to the extension of slavery over the territories of tbe Union. 4. That we regard all suggestions and propositions of every kind, by whomso ever made, for a reviral of the African slave trade, as shocking to the moral sen timents of the enlightened portion of man- kind; that any action on tho part of the Government or people conniving at or lcgalizining that horrid and inhuman traffic, would jutly subject the Govern ment and citizens of the United States to tbe reproach and execration of all civ ilized and Christain people, and that the iuaction of tho National Administration in bringing the slave traders to justice, and its course in sending such as have been arrested to trial in places where ac quittal was certain, subject it fairly to the charge of conniving at the practical re opening of that traffic. 5. That we hold the encouragement and protection of borne production and American industry, to be one of the first duties of our Government; and the failure to obtain such encouragement and pro tection from the last Congress, notwith standing tbe professions of the President, convince us tnat too iaDonns masses or the free States will look in vain for a tariff for tho protection of their labor, while the administration of the Govern ment is in the hands of tbe party now in power; and that we believe the advalo rem system wholly inadequate to the pro tection we demand, and in lieu of it, we are in favor of specified duties upon iron, coal, salt, and all such other products wholly the growth and manufacture of the United States. G. That the reckless and profligate ex travagance of the National Administra tion, causing a necessity for continued loans, without auy means provided for their payment, give evidence of a want of that ability and integrity which should characterize the government of a free peo ple, and unless checked will lead to a dis honor of the National credit. 7. That the passage of a joint home stead bill, giving one hundred and sixty acres of laud to every citizen who will settle upon and improve the same would bo a measure fair in principle, sound in policy, and productive of great good to the people of tbe nation. And that we regard the defeat of Mr. Grow's bill in the Senate of the United States, by the party in power, as a dinct blow at the laboring closes of the country, aud aa un worthy of the liberality of a great gov ernment. And that kindred to this was the defeat, by the same party, of tho pre emption bill which gave preference to ac tual settlers over laud speculators. 8. That tho purity and safety of the ballot box must be. preserved, and that all frauds upon the naturalization laws, which have been so much resorted to, to promote the success of the party we op pose, ought to be counteracted by whole some and proper legislation. 9. That we approve of the enactment of proper laws to protect us from the iutro duction of foreign criminals in our midst, by returning thorn at once to the plaoes from whence they have been shipped to our snores. 10. "We cordially invite all men of all parties to join with us, in earnest endeav ors to restore the Government to its ori ginal purity, and to preserve tbe proud heritage of American Institutions, trans mitted to us by our Fathers, complete and unimpaired, to those who may come after us. 11. That this Convention do most heartily approve of and endorse the course pursued by our able and distinguished Senator, tho Hon. Simon Cameron, arid that of our Representatives in the popu lar branch of Congress who have zealous ly eupported the protective policy, the homestead bill, the just rights of actual settlers, and have steadfastly opposed the tyrannical policy of the National Ad ministration in their attempts to force up on the people of Kansas a fraudulent sla very constiutton in opposition to the known and oft exprosse'd sentiments of the Freemen of the Territory. Mcusr. Kirkpatrick and Eddio advo cate the passage of tho resolutions, and they were unanimously adopted. The Chair was authorized to appoint a State Central Committee, to consist of thirty-three. Mr. E. II. Rauch offered tbe follow ing, which was adopted: Resolved, Tbat the thanks of this Con vention re and are hereby tendered to the President and Officers of the same for the able, courteous and impartial man ner in which they have discharged their duty. Mr. John S. Pomroy offered the fol lowing, which was adopted? Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to inform Thomas E. Coch ran and Gen. Wm. II. Keim, the candi dates as this day nominated, of their nom ination to the offices of Auditor and Surveyor General. John S. Pomroy, Jo seph Garretson, and J. II. Seltzer, were appointed the Committee. On motion, adjourned sine die, with three cheera. Slje 3fcffcvs0nian. THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1859. FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL. Thomas E. Cochran, of York Co. FOR AUDITOR GENERAL. William Ih Keim, of Berks Co. jCSSf-All persons are hereby notiGed to have Express matter at the office by 11 o'clock A. M. or it most bo laid over till next day. JOHN N. STOKES. At the head of our paper we give the names of the nominees of the People's State Convention, held at Harrisburg on the 8th instant, for the offices of Auditor General and Surveyor General. Thomas E. Cochran, the candidate for the office of Auditor General, is at present editor and publisher of the Lan caster Union, but calls York his home. He formerly represented the strong Dem ocratic County of York in the State Sen ate, of which he was a worthy and dis tinguished member. He is a well-read and sound lawyer, and is thereforo well qualified to fill tho office for which he is nominated. Mr. Wright, his Lecompton competitor is in no respect his equal. William n. Keim, the candidate for Surveyor General, has held tbe office of Mayor of Reading, and was elected mem ber of Congress last fall, over tho partner of J. Glancy Jones, by over 600 majori ty, in the Berks District, which gave Bu chanan a majority over Fremont and Fill more of 6,579. His democracy, there fore, must be pretty sound. The Convention could hardly have se lected two better men; and we trust they are worthy the support of all voters who desire those important offices to be filled by honest, able and upright men. They are worthy of a triumphant election, and we venture to predict that their worth will be nobly sustained next fall. XIA few days since I called at Price and Drake's Saloon, and was agreeably surprised to find such a display of per fectness and neatness manifested in its every arrangement. It will really com pare favorably with many saloons that arc to be found in our cities. The Ice Cream department is remark ably well fitted up, and specially adapted to the business, there beinu one room on the first floor exclusively for gentlemen, and a room on the second floor for ladies; and tho ice cream being of the first qual ity renders it all that could bo desired during the coming hot weather. . The Confectionary department ia of the first order. Mr. Price manufactures his own candies, and thoy certainly are of the very beat quality, which, he informed me, he sella by whole-sale as well as re tail. In the Bakery department he is again seoond to none. He has in his employ one of the best workmen that the country produces, which is clearly evidenced by the superior quality of their bread and cakes. Mr.P rice also informed methat they are prepared to furnish wedding, as well as all other parties with all the refreshments required on such occasions, at the short est possible notice. Such a saloon is a desirable acquisition to the place, and Stroudsburg, and the surrounding coun try, have good reason to be proud of an establishment so wejl adapted to their wan9. Observer. Delaware Water Gap. OCT See advertisement of Dr. Sanford'a LIVERLNVIGpRATOR -in another column Monroe County Medical Societyv Mr. Editor: During the past few days thero have been posted throughout the Borough of Stroudsburg and various parts of tho county, handbills, of which tbe followiog is a copy : Town with. Imposition. All of the citizens of this County op posed to the late infamous proceedings of the "Monroe County Medical bociety id establishing a list of most exorbitant fee?, will meet in Convention at the Court House, in Stroudsburg, on Saturday, the Qlh instant at 2 o'clock P. M., to take , nto consideration the propriety of send ing abroad for a Physician who will be satisfied with attending to the wants oi the suffering portion of our community, for a reasonable compensation. We have understood that every Phjsician in the Couuty, with two exceptions, has entered into this league, with tho view of extort ing the outrageous fees which aro adver tised uuder the sanction of this Society. All the citizens of the County, who are opposed to this new system of bleeding in tho Medical profession, will please take notice and bo present at tho appointed timo and place. MANY CITIZENS. Juno 11, 1859. It would seem from this call, that there exists in the public mind much misappre hension respecting the objects and char acter of the body known as the "Monroe County Medical Society," and it is for the purpose of throwing some light upon the subject that this communicationiswritten In tho outset it may be well to men tion, that in every "county in thi3 State where the number of physicians is suffi ciently great to make it practicable, there exists a medical society. It is the same in all the other States. Thero is also in each State a State RIedicnl Society, com posed of delegates from each of the Couu ty Societies; and from each State Society delegates aro sent" who meet annually in a National Medical Convention. Tho great object of all these organiza tions is tho improvement of the Medical profession throughut tho Uuited States This is effected by means of lectures, es says and discussions on subjects conneo te'd with the profession. Opinions are in tercbanscd on the nature and treatment of diseases and injuries, quarantine, the public health, and kindred subjects; and in this manuer the standard of Medical education, and of tbe Medical profession, is increased and elevated. Such are the objects of, and the means used by every county medical society; and surely nothing could be more lauda ble or praiseworthy. Every person who is obliged to entrust the care of his health or that of his family in tho hands of physician, becomes directly and vitally interested in the qualifications of that physician ; and any means that have a tendency to add to the skill and experi euce of physicians raut redound to the benefit of the public at large. Hence it is, that wherever County Medical Societies have been established, and their object understood, they have found favor nt the hands of the commu nity, the members of which have invaria bly encouraged tbem and cheered them on in their efforts to accomplish so good aud so useful a work. By means of them the nature ond peculiarities of dis eases of particular localities arc learned, the progre-s of epidemics noticed, and each member is enabled to posess him self of the viows, the practico and the ex perience of all. Of course this involves trouble, expense and tho apparent loss of valuable time, but it is done for the good of suffering humanity; and although the members of such societies do not receive, and do not expect for this saorifice of time and com fort any pecuniary reward, yet they are buoyed up by tho hope that by it tbej may be enabled to incrcaso tho means aud the sphere of their usefulness in society. Besides using the means mentioned. for their mutual improvement, it is usual for Medical Societies to adopt a code of Eth ics, defining the duties" of Physicians to tho public, to their patients, and to each other; as also the duties of patients and the public to Physicians. Tho code is tho same throughout the United States, being that of the Amorican Medical Association, and adopted by every county society. Again, in order that tho compensation for their servioes may bo charged at uni form rates, the members of each society, establish their Fee-Bill. In aocord anco with their universal custom, the same thing has been done by the medieaf society of this county, and it appears that this measure, which of all others has been denominated "outrageous," baa aroused the indignation of "Many Citizens." It is believed that "Many Citiiens" would have no objections to physioians adopting any proper and legal courso by which to inform themselves in their pro fession, for thereby "Many Citizens" are the very persons who are really to reap the benefit; but that physiciaus should ex pect to be paid for "attending to the wants of a Buffering community" is not to be tolerated, and hence tho call for an in dignation meeting. Now, as a member of tho Monroe Coun ty Medical Society, and as one of the signers of the Fee-Bill of that society, 1 affirm that the rates therein published, and which are denominated as "exorbi tant" and "outrageous" are precisely the same as they have always been in Mon roe Ctfunty, with but two exceptions; and that it was not tbe design of tho society to increase the rates, and that the Fee Bill as published docs not justify an as sertion to the contrary. Tbe only cases in which there has been any increaso of rates, are coses of partu rition, and cases in which physicians are obliged to furnish costly medicines. In tho first instance, the charge for medical attendance has been placed at the lowest rates that arc charged in any county throughout the State. With regard to the secoud exception, it is well kuown that in .almost all towns where there are opotheca- rics, physicians are not in the habit of fur nishining medicines to their patients nt all. They visit a patient, aud write a prescrip tion which is taken to a druggist to-be compounded, and the patient always pays for the medicine in addition to the charge of tho physician for tho visit, which if never less than the rates published by the medical society of this county. In the Borough of Stroudsburg, physicians, con trary to the usual practice, furnish their patients with medicines without extra charge, except in cases where costly med icines are used, in the instance of some of which, the charge for the visit (fifty cents) would scarcely be sufficient to pay for the medicine employed. In constructing the Feo-B ll, the mem bers of the society had as guides, those published by tho Northampton County Medical Society and tho Lackawanna Medical Society, copies of which may be seen by tbo.-e who attend the meeting on tho 15th of June, and by reference to which, it will be found that the Fee-Bill of the Monroe County Medical Society i. uradcd at loiver rates than either of the others. The foregoing is a fair and truthful statement of the matter which has pro duced so much feeling iu this community, and it is thought to be due to the mem bers of the Society, to those who are in error, and misguided by a few desiguing persons, that this explanation" should be made, and in order that those who are disposed to actio the premises may do so understandingly. Itshowsthata medi cal socifty, instead of being "a 1 ease whose oljcct ia "to extort outrageous fees' is a very harmless institution, designed entirely for good and noble purpose?, and that the fee-bill constitutes but a very secondary part of the organization; and further, that aa far as the particular fee- bill in question is concerned, it is less than that of tho societies of any of the neigh boring counties. J. Monroe County Agricultural Society. A meeting of the Directors named iuthe Charter was held at the Court House in this place, pursuant to adjournment, on Saturday, June 11th inst. The chairman, Josrph Kerr, called the meeting to order at 'lh o'clock. Upon calling the roll the following persons an swered to their names, tiz: M. AY. Coolbaugb, Joseph Kerr, Robt. Iv Depuy, A. Reeves Jackion, M. Shoe maker, Dauicl Boys, James N. Durling, L. W. Brodhead. C. D. Brodhead was represented by Chas. R. Audre. Ou motion it was resolved that the names of the fifteen directors be' written on slips of paper, tho slips to lie folded, placed in a hat, and drawu by the Secre tary to form three classes; the first of which to consist of the first five drawn, and to serve for one year, tho second class to serve two years, and the third class to serve three years. The drawing was then proceeded with, with the following result. First Class .Geo. B. Keller, C. D. Brodhead, M. W Coolbaugb, M. Shoe maker, Chas. Fethcrman. Second Class A. R. Jackson, R. R. Depuy, Daniel Boys, Reuben Gregory, Joseph Kerr. Thud Class Jacob Slouffer. Rott. Brown, L. W. Brodhead, James N. Bur ling, J. D. Labar. On motion tho Directorsprocceded to ballot for officers to serve for one year from the Grst Tuesday of January, 1660, with the following result, viz : President Robcit R. Depuy. Vice President Michael Shoema ker. Secretary Dr. A. Reeves Jackson Treasurer Luke W. Brodhead. On motion, it was resolved that a Com mittee of three persons be appointed by the Chair to draft a Constitution and By Laws for the Society. Tbo Chair appointed tho following named persons as the Committee, viz : James N. Durling, Robert Brown, A. R. Jackson. On motion, it was resolved, that a Com mittee of three persons bo appoiuted to open the Books and receive subscriptions to the capital etock of tho Socioty. The following persons wero appointed tjic Committee, viz: C. D. Brodhead, Daniel Boys, M. W. Coolbaugh. It was resolved that two dollars on each sharo bo pnid at the time of subscri bing; the remainder to bo paid at Buch times and in suoh instalments as may be deemed necessary by tho Directors. The meeting then adjourned to meet again on Saturday, July 2nd, at three o'olook P. M. JJjA waggish chap, whoso vixen wife, by drowning lost ber precious life, oalled out his neighbors, all around, and told 'om that his spome was drowned; and, spite of search, could not be found. lie knew, ho said, the very nook where the had tumbled in tho brook, and he had dragged along the shore, above the plaoe, a milo or more. "Above tho place V the people cried, "why, what d'ye moan?" The man replied : ''Of course, you don't suppose I'd go and waste tho time to look below ! I've known tho woman quite a spell, and learnt her fashions toPble well; alive or dead, sho'd go, I bwow, a gainst the current anyhow l" FOR THE JEFFERSONIAK. Friend Scnoon: As I hajo a few' spare moments I propose having a social chat with the readers of the Jeffer3oniaD, many of whom I have had tho pleasure of a personal acquaintance, though briefs yet of tbe most endearing nature. No sooner bad tho excitement of the political campaign, last fall, in Illinois, subsided when tho Yellow Fever com menced its ravages and swept off thous ands of the poor suckers as well as tens of thousands of others from Maine to Kansas. Such ever has, is, and perhaps ever will bo tho foolish credulity of poor human nature on this snbjecJ. This facS should enlarge our charity toward ou? present deluded friends and neighbors? and give us wisdom for the future. I spent some time yesterday in conversa tion with a gentleman from Fountain Co. Indian, just returning from Tight Sqitcak. Ho left Fort Kerney, the 15th inst; ho stated that over ono thousand teams turned eastward on that and the previous day; he stated bt met scores of teams daily bound westward, not yet willing to believe that Pilces Peak is all a humbug. Wo are truly a peculiar people, fond of excitement. After a little financial ex citement and speculation on bread stuffs, growing out the present state of Europeau affairs, I expect the excitement of the next Presidential campaign will come on the tapis. The great question now before the great leaders of the various parliea ia who will be the most available candid ate? The great question with the pro slavery Democracy is, who wiil carry tho eutire South and enough of the Northern states to securo the loaves and fishes to the Democratic party for the next four years ? The great interests of slavery most bo looked to. This will be tho great issue. Manufacturing interests as well as the financial condition of the country may bo ueglected with impunity, but in order to keep up the balance of power Cuba mut be purchased, no matter if it coats S150, OOUjOOO and in the sequel involves us in war with England or all Europe. Uncle Sam is rich and has got lots of land at the West. Truo he is badly in debt and it costs.him about SSO,000000 a year to keep up his extravagant family expenses. His credit is good, though bis postal ex penses are badly in arrears. The Dem ocratic party expect this measure to be carried by the voters of Northern men, and the money to settlo tho bills to come out of their pockets, and in case of a war with Europe the men to come out of their ranks". Iam almost sure that the-Democracy of Illinois is prepared to do all this, yea more, if young America demands? it. Pennsylvania will sustain the meas ure, I presume, as her favorite son (as well as the little giant, recommends it). And as her quota of the money will be paid (about 515,000,000) by indirect tax es on goods and staples, they will not feel it much. In tho last place if we have oc casion for men I know that we can rely on Pennsylvania, for if we coutinue to buy foreign iron (and I thi.nfc we ehall, as it comes a little cheaper ,) Pennsylvania could furnish a few thousaud ion men with sinews of lra?s to fight our battles. I do not approve of the plan of borrowing trouble of tho future, but esteem it wis dom to provide for and attend to absolute demands of the present. I cannot, how ever, when I carefully canvass an issue like the purchase of Cuba Tefrain from runuiog it iuto futurity where it natural ly bciougs. I look upon the whole issue as a humbug, set up for political effect, to add, if possible, a little life to a black aud rotten democracy; and my private opinion, publicly expressed, is, that any inau is a fool (or at least foolish) who will advocate it, whether he fills the Presi dential chair, or is a masons clerk. And these are my reasons: 1st. when our trie of ministers met at Paris for the- especial object of buying Cuba no encouragement was given by Spain that it was, or ever would be for sale. And tho little expe rience I have had iu business bas taught mo long since that it takes two to'mako & bargain. 2d : If wo should attempt to' take it by force, (a thing which we could do I doubt not,) England and probably other European powers would object. The act on our part would be unjust and the results ruinous to the interests of Christianity and humanity in general. I was intending to say to your readers in this letter that our spring thus far has been wet and backward, having a poor show for wheat and fruit, but such mat ters I muit defer for future consideration. R. W. HINCKLEY. . Richfield, Adams Co., 111. May 31, 1859. The Presidential Tour, Mr. Buohanan, accompanied by Mr. Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, is now on a viidt in the Southern States. ne has been received with every demoi stratton of reaped wherever he bas gone; although it is bis expressed wish to avoid as much as possible, everything like a public display or reception. Id a speech delivered to a number of tho citizens of Raleigh, N. C, ho expressed himself ai
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