Congressional Tcfos
tiiihty-fovrth congress.
Plrat Session.
Washington, August 2.
Mr. Herbert, mode a personal explanation'
saying that various charges bad been made
against him From both the Pacific and Atlan
tic coasts. He branded them, one and nil.
as falsehoods. No one or bis accusers would
compare with him in point of purity, honor
and integrity. The charges against him
came from political enemies, and were com
plimentary to him rather than disgraceful.
The bill was then briefly debated, when the
House took a recess till 7 o'clock.
Evening Session. Mr. Simpkins spoke of
the Black Republicans, and snid the pnrty
was organized on sectional principles. This
he regarded as the commencement of a revo
lution, for if successful, that party would
conduct the Government in accordunce with
tho views of the triumphant majority, and no
Southern man could accept office under it.
Those politicians intend to bring about a
disruption of the Union, and to tho rabid
spirit of anti-slavery should be attributed,
solely, existing evils.
Mr. Wade, while cngagpd in his avowed
object of calling men's minds to the bel ter
and purer days of the republic, said that if
the constitution was to be used merely as an
instrument to propngato human bondage, it
cannot endure, nor was it desirable that it
should. It wonld not have been possible to
construct tho Union on the sentiments de
clared by the modern sham lilack li!niocracy,
who would substitute for the constitution a
iriuchino for slavery etxension without limit as
to time or spuce.
Mr. Letcher characterized Mr. Wade's
speech as the most ultra he had ever heard
from any quarter, and was inclined to think
that the gentleman's affection for the Union
was just about as strong aa the Devil's love
for holy water. (Laughter.) He no lunger
ago than Tuesday last voted for the fugitive
slave law, as embodied in Mr. Dunn's bill.
Mr. Wade replied that it was a bitter pill,
but being driven into a corner by tho sham
Democracy, who are engaged in the effort to
engraft slavery on Kansas, he was willing
they should have the law till ho could get a
luir lick at it. ( l.auculer.)
Mr. Letcher, resuming, said the gentleman,
together with his Republican friends, had
voted for a law which they had over and over
again denounced, in the face of God, as a
violation of the Constitution, He regarded
these as revolutionary times, and alluded to
the movements ot the Republican ana r ree
estate men in Kansas as treasonable.
Messrs. Valk, Pettit, Pelton, Reado,
Branch and Underwood gave notice that they
should print their speeches, without consu,
ming the time of the committee in delivering
tbem.
Mr. Rnffin spoke of Mr. Fremont as
mere adventurer, a land grabber, and a fit
exponent of the Republican party. But tho
people were not sunk so low as to elect a
manukin, moved by the wires in the hands of
political mountebanks. These, Abolition
disorganizes are plotting the destruction of
tho government, whilo they act the part of
land-sharks, marauders, and political earn-
bier?. In his general and specific condem
nation ot tlioso whom he designuteu "ISluck
Republicans, he said their conduct was
revolutionary and iniquitous. Know Noth
incrism was a woful failure, Mr. Fillmoro had
no chance, lie regarded Mr. Buchanan as
nationally sound.
The House then adjourned.
A HEROIC WIFE.
Ajj ExriTixo I.widest. A passenger on
hoard the ill-fated steamer Northern Indiana,
gives th Syracuse (X. Y.) Journal an account
or the narrow escape of Cicero rowler and
wife, of that county, who were also on board
when sho took fire :
There was but one life-preserver for Mrs.
V. and her husband ; be insisted imperatively
mat 8 no should put it on ; she peremptorily
refused, saying she "was in poor health, and
his lifo was worth far more than hers." The
preserver havinr no stran. Mrs. F. tore the
hem from her dress and fastened it to her
husband, whom she continued to encourage,
saying she could hold on to him, and if the
preserver conld not sustain thpm both, she
would he tho one to let go and leave him to
save mmseir.
The lire was getting hotter and hotter.
TIio watur wits thick with human forms strug
gling for lifo ; she tore her bonnet, already on
fire, from he- head, and, hand in band with
one sho loved better than herself, took the
dangerous leap. As they arose from the
water Mr. FowW assisted his wife in pro
curing a good hold of him on or about the
shoulders. She wiped the water from his
mouth and eyes and encouraged him to retain
his hope of being saved, lie continued to
struggle with tho waves. Half nn hour
elapsed and there were no signs of assistance.
His strength was rapidly failing; his wire
observing it tried ncw to cheer him. He
said he could not stand it any longer j it
seemed as though he must give up. At that
moment she heard a steamer coming rapidly
through the water. She 6ayg : "My dear
husband, a few moments more and we are
safe. Don't you hear a boat coming t" He
said ho did, ond immediately revived, mado
all the effort in his power, and struggled for
himself and his heroic wife until the Missis
sippi camo up and tot k them, with scores of
others, on her commodious decks.
Medical Use op Salt. In many cases of
disordered stomach, a tenspoonl'iil or salt is
a cetain cure. In the violent internal aching,
termed cholic, add a teaspoonful of salt to a
pint of col J water; drink it and go to bed ;
it is one of the speediest remedies known.
Tho same will revive a person who seems
almost dead from receiving a heavy full, &c.
In an apoplectic fit, no timo should be lost
in pouring.down salt ond water, if sufficient
sensibility remuin to allow of swallowing; if
cot, the heud must be sponged with cold water
until the sense returns, when salt will com
pletely restore the patient from the lethargy.
In a fit, the feet should be placed in warm
water, with mustard added, and the legs
briskly rubbed, all bandages removed from
the neck, and a cool apartment procured, if
possible. In many cases of severe bleeding
at the lungs, and when other remedies fuiled,
Dr. Rush found that two teuspoonsful of salt
completely stayed the blood. Jn case of a
bite from a mad dog, wash the part with a
strong brine for on hour, and then bind on
some suit with a rag. In toothache, warm
suit and water held to the part, and removed
two or three times, will relieve it in most
cases. H tho gums be affected, wush the
mouth with briuq. If the toeth be covered
with tartar, wash them twice a duy with salt
eud water Iu swelled neck, wash the part
with brine, and Uriuk it, also, twice a day,
until cured.
Salt will expel worms, if used in food in a
moderate degree, and aids digestion, but suit
meat is injurious, if used much. Ex.
A very flue young mare, belonging to Dr.
James s. Dougul, or this place, iu coming up
on the other side of the river, a few days ago,
ran agaiust a cow, and breaking the shafts of
the buggy to which she was attached became
unmanageable, and after ruuuing a sho t din.
tance, leaped over the river bank, near tho
bridge, a beightb of 12 or 15 feet, breaking
the auiroals ueck iuitantly. The Doctor's
youngest daughter, a little grand-son, and
the driver, were iu the buggy and carried
over the frightful precipice, uud were thrown
out over the animal, with but slight injury to
any of them. A miraculous escape, truly.
Hilton Democrat.
THE AMERICAN.
SUNBURY.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1858.
II. B. MAS SEE, Editor and Proprietor
To ADVKHtuuM - -The circulation of tlie tSaiilmry
American among the different towna on the Sutnnehanua
la not exceeded if equalled by any pnper published iu North
ern Pennsylvania.
Democratic) National Nominations.
for rn.F.sirF.!VT,
JAMES BUCHANAN,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR -ICE-PrtF.SinFNT,
JOIIN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
OF KENTUCKY.
Democratic State Nominations.
For Canal Commissioner,
GEORGE SCOTT, of Columbia county.
For Auditor General,
JACOB FRY, of Montgomery county.
ELECTORS.
SENATORIAL.
Cliarlea R. Buckulew, Wilson M'CaiuHcBS.
DISTRICT.
fieorjtcW. Ncbiiiger,
1.1. Abrnham Kdinger,
14 Keiihen Wither,
15. (Jeurge A. Crawford,
10 James Hlnrk,
V. H. J. Ulahle,
IS. John D. Kidily,
Id Jncnb Ttirney,
i!U. J. A.J. Biiehannn,
21. William WilkiiiB,
20. Jurnes O. Cmnphell,
Hi. T. Cunningham,
rieree miner,
Kdwurd Warttnan,
Willinm H. Witte,
John McNuir,
John N. Ilrinttin,'
David laury,
Charles Kt-ssler,
Jninea Patterson,
liiwc Slciiker,
F. VV. Hughes.
Thoimis Oatelhout,
121 Jnlm Really,
So. Vincent Phelps
WANTED.
J An AprRENTicK to tho printing busi
ness is wanted at this office. An intelligent
boy of good character would Gnd a good situ
at ion.
O Persons wishing to subscribe for the
Amkrican during the Campaign, will be fur
nished with the paper until the .first of De
cember for 50 ccuts.
g- Concert. The Northumberland Sing.
ing Class, under the core of Mr. J. W. Alex
ander, will give a Grand Concert, at the
Town Hall in Northumberland, on Tuesday
evening next.
C3 Tun Ladies connected with the Pres
byterinn Church in this place, during Monday
1 uesday and Wednesday evenings, were bu
sily engaged in dispensing refreshments from
a number of tables loaded with the good
things usually prepared for such occasions.
The tables were handsomely and tastefully
decorated, and notwithstanding the uufavor
able weather tho first evening, the ice cream
and cakes other ediblesVent off freely, and
the receipts fully equalled their expecta
tions. The proceeds are to be applied to re
pairing and painting tho Presbyterian Church
Tiik Concert by the Singing Class o
this pluco under the direction of J. W. Alex'
ander, came off at the Court House on Wed,
ncsday evening last. A refpectable audi
ence, both iu appearance and numbers, was
present. Tho exercises were entertaining
and highly satisfactory. The public need no
better evidence of Mr. Alexanders' skill as a
teacher, than such an exhibition.
C3"Fire. A cry of Gre alarmed our cit
zens on 'Wednesday afternoon. An old and
unoccupied stable at the lower end of town
was on fire, occasioned, it is supposed by some
luds who had been roasting apples in the
stablo. The Good Intent and the Washing
ton engines were both ou tho spot, the latter,
however, in a crippled condition.
Congress has at last decid"d the long
contested election between Gov. Reeder and
Gen. Whitcomb, as territorial delegates from
Kansas, by rejecting both. This, no - doubt,
is a proper decision.
Ca? The Bloomsburg and Lackawanna
Rail Rood is now in a fine way of being com
pleted. The road is already in operation be
tween Scrauton and Kingston, and will be
completed to Bloomsburg or rather to Ru
pert Station in twelve months. The lower
portion was lately put uuder contract, and a
strong Torce is uow at wojk. At Rupert it
connects with tho Cattawissa road. It now
only remains to completo the Suubury und
Danville road a link of about 12 miles, to form
a direct continuous Toad from Baltimore to
Great Bend on the New York and Erie Rail
Roud.
AN APPEAL TO TIIO VOTERS OF NOR.
Tlll'HUtRLAIVO t'OLNTY.
In another columu will be found an appeal
to the voters of Northumberland, on the sub
ject of calling another Convention, and a re
organization of the democratic party. This
appeal is signed by many of the most influ
ential and respectable democrats in the coun
ty, who feel that they can no longer submit
to be controlled by a Tew designing political
adventurors, who, in order to carry out their
own nefarious designs, have already usurped
some of the most important rights of the
people.
Delegates will be elected on Saturday
the 16th, to meet in Convention, in Suubury,
ou Monday the 18th. Let all democrats
opposed to one man's power ruling the
people, attend.
TRAVtLLKRS' Gl IUl.
Philadelphia and Sunbury R. R. The
Posseiiger train for Pottsville aud Philadel
phia leaves Sunbury daily at 8, A. M., and
arrives at 7, P. M , in time for the Packet
to Harrisburg, by going to Northumberland,
or crossing the Sunbury perry to Lenharts.
Sunbury and Ekik Railroad. Passenger
trains for Williuinsport and intermediate
places, leave twice a duy, viz : 3.15, A. M.(
and 9.45, A. M., and arrive at this place at
9.15, A. M , and 7.30. P. M.
The Packet bout for the Junction leave
Northumberland every eveuing at 8 o'clock,
aud returning arrive about I p 'clock, at nifht
THE INQUISITORS CONVENTION
The following is the vote summed tip as re
turned by the agents of tho Swearing Com
mittee, who assembled in Convention, at this
place, an Monday last. The most Iletcule.
an efforts were made to get out a large vote.
Runners were sent nil over the county, and
as the true an independepen lent democrats,
opposed to the one man power, were deter
mined to bold a Convention of their own, no
opposition whatever was made, end voters or
very stripe, variety, age and condition of the
Codfish order, were admitted to swell the
number
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r
e
r
o
r
J
40
79
12
9
35
25
2
5
15
50
.96
66
81
3
28
4'i
t8
7
44
6
,38
Sunbury,
44
" 5
?3
10
18
139
61
Northumberland,
Point,
Chilisquaque,
Milton,
Turbut,
Lewis,
Delaware,
Upper Augusta,
Lower Augusta,
5;
21
Shamokin,
Coal,
Zerbe,
Little Mahonov,
Cameron,
Upper M ahonoy,
AY ashiiigtou,
Jackson,
12
Lower M ahonoy,
Jordan,
Rush,
2
Totul, 11161151 992
Associate Judges.
760 305
o
S3
Sunbury,
Northnmbcrlond,
Point,
Chilisquaque,
Milton,
Turbnt,
Lewis,
Delaware,
Upper Augusta,
Lower Augusta,
Shamokin,
Cool,
Zerbe,
Little Muhouoy,
Cameron,
Upper M ahonoy,
Washington,
Jackson,
Lower MuhoDoy,
Jordan,
Ruuh,
t 9
a 5 3
1
2 S-
8 S" S.
. 3 i
p r a
S" I 1
) J"
5.
a
19 91 79
89 87 71
12 12 10
44 43 44
43 48 44
45 45 41
142 137 141
74 70 71
20 20 20
73 72 57
109 109 84
G9 69 68
81 81 81
3 3
31 30 28
52 52 22
71 71 59
21 21 20
44 44
6 6 6
40 40 4
36 70 57 9
19 83 76 I
10 12 2
5 11 17 41
13 13 48
14 22 33
4 144 124 10
40 23 32
17 17 3
58 42 13
19 102 80
2 58 62 10
81 80
2 3
14 19 26
49 52
59 49 10
5 19 16
4 40 40
6 6
8 3 30 29
345 804 742 215
Total,
Auditor. Wm. II. Muench hd 1 18 votes.
Abraham Shipman, 99; Mr. Mueuch was
nominated.
CELEBRATION AT ERIE.
The celebration Tor breaking ground on
the commencement or the Western Section
or tho Sunbury and Erie Rail Road, took
place near the city or Krie on Saturday last
the 2d of Aug., inst. A large concourse or
people assembled to witness the exercises
The stage was erected in an apple orchard,
about two miles from the city, where the par
ticipaots in the jubilee enjoyed the udvan
tages of shade and a pleasant breese ; a great
crowd was upon the ground, and among them
were many ladies. The platform was occu
pied by tho authorities of the city of Erie,
the members of the Philadelphia City Coun
cils, and by Messrs. S. V. Merrick, John
Lindsay, Philip M. Price and Robert Paries,
the President, Treuiurer, Secretary and En
gineer of the Suubury and Erie Railroad.
Several members of the Board or Directors
or tho Company were nUo upon tho stage.
About twelve o'clock the meeting was cul
lod to order by Mayor Laird, who introduced
the Rev. Mr. Lyon. Tho reverend gentle
man, in a Icrvent prayer, invoked the blessings
or divine providence upon the great enter
prize, a new link or which was about being
commenced ; he referred to the location of
the city, and to its great natural advantages
and he appealed to the Supreme Being to
bless the great work that was designed to
develope the resources so liberully bestowed
by nature.
At the conclusion of the prayer of Mr.
Lyon, tho Hon. James Tompson was intro
duced andddresed the assemblage, and at
the conclusion of his speech thus addressed
Mr. Merrick :
"Mr. President of the Suubury and Erie
Railroad : I would not desire to throw more
responsibility upon you than your situation
calls for, but more depends upon your efforts
than that or any other living mau to complete
this great work. The universal confidence
fell iu yourself as well as those associated
with you in the undertaking justly inspires
public conb'dcuco in the successful issue of
the undertaking, und from puble sentiment
known by me to exist in Philadelphia 1 am
persuaded that they will not be disappointed.
I urn persuaded thut you will do all that man
cau do to consummate the grcut object of us
ull. It is my duty now to hand to you this
implement (a spade), prepared for tfce con
struction or the Suubury und Erie Railroad.
Mr. M. gracefully acknowledged the com
pliment and the bund played Yankee Doodle
After the music hud ceased Mr. Merrick ad.
dressed the meeting.
Ci" Our ueighbors or the Gazette affect
to be somewhat distressed, that we have not
said more Tor Buchanan and Brockcnridge,
and say they know we should "like to pass
for a democrat." Iu regard to Buchuuan and
Breckinridge, we have only to say that there
is an impression that the Codfish faction in
this place, if not closely watched, will trade
them both off tor Congressional votes, if any
thing cau be made by the operation. In re.
gard to our democracy, we trust that DO one
will ever suspect or insinuate, that we are a
democrat of the codfish species, or that we
have any affinity for such a Jithey order.
3T Gov. Pollock delivered an address
before the Literary Societies of La Fayette
College, Easton, on Tuesday eveuiug, last.
(2 Adjournment or Congress. Both
houses of Congress have passed a bill to
adjourn on the 18th iost.
HUNTERS COWVEHTIOM.
Convention' got tip by the
tee, exclusively, to nominate
his friendi for office, cam
programme luid down by
'ondaylast. Of.toursef
off harmoniously, as the
en fixed on . some months
j'erylbing arranged in the
The candidates being selec
cept on file, all that was ne-
swet
candy
previdv
Mnjorey .
ted fromj
cessary, KC
i make out a list of the Judges,
necessury U aold the election. The Chair
nmn of the Ift,qnjgition then politely sugges
ted through tdioir organ, the Suubury Ga
zulte, that alliwho were willing to vole for
the candidates they had selected, could do so
without moleltatioD, by appearing before the
agent ol the IVommittee,
These ngeiiAg jn most of the places were
not particultij- as to the political complexion
or the voters! g0 that they enly voted richt
on this occasion the Tuture might take care
or itselLXhis war particularly the case iu
hub rvrace, winre W hig and Democroat, Ke
puyiican and Fetleralits, Jew and Gentile, nil
ware welcome, provided they were right on
tie goose question. Wbigs, who announced
themselves as such, before the Judges, were
I not only allowed to vote, bat solicited to do
so. And yet the whole summed up amounts
to but a little over 1100 votes counting min
ors, aliens and whigs.i
CS" The water wag let in the upper West
Branch Canal at Tunkhannock, oo the 16th
and to the surprise of nearly all went through
tho whole canal without leaking.
COL FREMONT'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR
THE PRESIDENCY.
Mr. Thompson, one of Kentucky's TJ. S.
Senators, in his speech or July 1st, on the
Kansas Hi I, tc, thus refers to one of the
candidates for the Presidency :
I have nothing to say against Col. Fremont.
No doubt he is an intelligent ertitleman,
traveller, a learned man, but bo has no con-
versnncy with public affairs, no experience in
public matters, no sympathy or connection
with the wants of the community scattered
over the limits ol this Confederacy. It
almost incomprenensmie to me that any
pnrty should put up a man whose great
recommendation is that be lay in a snow-drift
as long nearly as a frog would lay frozen on
the north side of a hill in Massachusetts or
New Hampshire, before he was cut out ; and
that he eat a dozen mules and forty jackasses,
just as a wolf would devour anything he could
to keep from starvation. 1 1-ancliter. I
These ore his qualifications for the Presi
dency. If the official duty and business of
the Chief Executive of the Union was to eat
mules, then the bc9t selection 1 know of in
America has been made. It was a "uonuiia
tinn no? fit" to bo made, and is nn insult to
the intelligence of tho people. Mr. Presi
dent, I mean no disrespect in the suggestion
I am about to make ; but as '.'Uld VV hitey
used to be mentioned as a fit association for
the Presidential nomination with "Old Zock
I suggest thut the Fremont ticket is not
complete without the woolly horse. I know
that tho woolly horse is a native of you
State; and it is said that hi hair was curled
in consequence of his liiilo being scorched or
matted in the hauling ol ashes Irom an ash
bank ; the hair and hide peeled off and it
came out wool. I know Indiana better than
to supposo that shewwill be influenced bv tli
fuct thut the woolly horse was a native ot tba
Slate.
She has better men. Perhaps, as ho came
from an usn-tiauk iilack Itepublieunism inuv
be tinged a little with Red Republicanism by
such association. If the woolly horse were
put on this ticket fur Vice President it would
not be. as a celebrated Senutor once suid,
kangaroo ticket, as it is now. I know that
your State, sir, is a great State, un intelligent
tate, a pruniMng St;ito. Many citizens
from my own Commonwealth ure there.
think that if this native or your State had
been selected it would not have seduced
pany or them rrnm their nllegiuuce' to the
r illinnre or the Biiehnnan ticket. I am sure
that no Uld Liue Whig would have been
seduced.
Cclcgrapljic D'ctos.
The Suubnrjr and F.rU Railroad irnln.
lmp Allrr 9 Till nnmiii'n lutr.ittt on i.u ('f
the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, took nii1-'
yesterday, amid much enthusiasm uud re
joicing. There was a large assemblage o"
thu ground. . V. Merrick, Esq., of 1 Inla
delphia, President of the Road, broke ground,
and speeches were made by Hon. Jus. i homp
son, S. V. Merrick. Esq., Mr. Northrop uud
others. The excursionists, comprising mem
bers or Councils and members or the press
ot 1 liiladelphia, lelt at midnight last eveuing
for Niagara Fulls, on their return home.
Protprct of Frcali inleultlea lu Kauaui.
Chicago, August 4. We have advices
from Leavenworth to ti e 30th ult. Colonel
Lane and his company had not entered
Kansas Territory. Gen. Smith threatens
them with martial law if they do. Tho Ter
ritorial authorities were commencing to levy
taxes, but both parties refused to pay, and
iroume is apprehended.
The Amrrlcaa tlnle t'onrtntion.
IIarrishcro, Aug. 5. The State Conven
tion or the friends of Fillmore and DoneUon,
assembled in the Hull or the House of Kep
resentatives this morning, aud the lion.
Andrew Stewart ol Fayette, was chosen
President. He niuilu a happy address ou
taking the chair, and congratulated the
delegates upon the prospects of the success
of their cause.
A foil electoral ticket was chosen, Joseph
R. Ingersoll aud Andrew Stewurt heading
the ticket as Senatorial electors.
A proposition had been made to form a
fusion ticket, but it met with much opposi
tion, and although Mr. Edie und others urged
a postponement of the question, the vote waf
taken aud it was rejected yeas, uays 18.
TU Mtiaourt ElrcUou.
Washington-, Aug. ft. Private despatches
received here state tbut Blair, the Benton
candidate for Congress, received 8(10 majority
in the city of St. Louis, aud 600 majority iu
the entire district.
Thus. II. Benton, it is also said, has a
majority or 1,000 over Ewing. the Ameiicun
candidate for Governor, and 6,000 majority
over Polk, the Anti-Bentou candidute in
St. Louis.
Blair's majority over Kennctt will reach
1000.
Tho majority for Thos. II. Benton for
Governor, is 3300 Polk, the Auti-Jientou
candidato, is 2000 ahead of Ewing, the Kuow
Nothing candidate.
A 1 1 i aunibal, E wing's majority over Bentou
is 208, and over Polk 115.
Richmond, the Democratic candidate for
Cougress, is largely ahead in the District.
Inlua NooiluailiiBa
II ARBisBtna, Aug. 5. John C. Kuukel,
the present Representative in Congmss from
the tenth congressional district, has been
re-nominated by the Dauphin County Con
tention, io session bare to day.
AN APPEAL TO THE VOTERS OF
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The concentration tf p'oer Jn Jhe''vds
of a few is always da'ngronA i' V
. v , t
ican in its character and Jn :
aim and doctrines of the demrfcrslirTparty
have ever been, to vest all political power,
and bring it as nearly home, as possible, to the
peoplo, who are supposed to be the best
udecs ol their own rizhts and dutie.
This doctrine, however just and unobjection
able to everv trae and 0rcfled democrat'
is not always ptdsjakre fothS desynh?gt"4
whose principle) of democracy, Jb(1 J
and modlGJ so as not to come In cornet
with their thirst fp"-vConstnt
pursuit of 'office.
Such is tho-prateb o f the Dem
ocratic party in Nor mhd county.
Its organization is eiiOlled by a few
designing men, who agfew years since set
out with a view of appTJgeriating all the
offices among themselves, aftd their especial
friends, to the utter exclusion or all outside
or the narrow and biggotted circle, in which
they move and reign supreme, if rants, and
despotic rulers are ever ready to assign
excuses for their most despotic acts, aud
thus It has been with the so called standing
committee, in their aggressions upon the
rights of tho democratic voters or this
couutj -in attempting to bring them ei.tircly
under tho control and power or this secret
Inquisition, whose edicts directed to the
democracy of the different townships, re
quiring them to surrender 'their rights in
selecting their own oflirtsrs'of the primary
elections, and tamely submit to the control of
the agents appointed by this committee, are
as absolute as the decrees of an Eastern
despot, or tho mandates of the Vatican.
Their excuse for this high handed outrage,
and the extra judicial test oath, with which
the agents of tho committee insult every in
dependent democrat, who does not acknow
ledge the supremacy of this corrupt oligar
chy, is as absurd as their professions are hol
low and insincere.
The pretence that it was necessary to guard
themselves against the introduction of Know
Nothing voters, is best refuted by the Tact,
that the leaders or this faction, have iu a num.
ber of instances offered to barter away their
votes in opposition to tho Democratic nomi"
nees, and at the last Senatorial election actu
ally voted, almost in a body, for the Know
Nothing candidute, led on by their chief,
who stops at no sacrifice in his long continued
aspirations for a seat iu congress. These
charges are not founded on mere suspicion
but have been acknowledged by their own or
gun, the Sunbury Gazette, Such are the
men who set themselves up as leaders of the
democratic party of this county.
The test oath administered by the agents
of the committee, Is not only immoral in its
charucter, but is no more binding in its obli
gations than a mere promise, aud is only used
to brow-beat and insult those who have too
much manliness and independence to submit
to the dictates of a selfish secret cabal, sud
denly sprung npon tho people.
Are tho independent democrats of this
county ready to surrender themselves into
the hands of a cabal, organised a Tew years
since iu this place fof the purpose of control.
ling the elections and apportioning the offi
ces among themselves? Some of whom are
bankrupt in principle, and destitute of the
requisite qualifications for the positions to
which they aspire, und whose only capital is
hereditary wealth and the spoils or office,
Having failed to accomplish their selfish
designs, it was deemed necessary, a few years
since, to change the old and t:me honored
system of electing delegates. The delegate
system was therefore abolished, and the peO'
pie were called ou to vole directly for their
candidates ; but they still had the power or
electing their own officers and thus had
some control in the management of the elec
tiuiis, and some say in the Convention in the
election of the Standing Committee the
appointment or Coufereej, Delegates, &c.
Tlie leaders of the cabal r.ot feeling safe as
long us the people had anything to say in
their Conventions, resolved by one bold stroke
to deprive them of any representation in thut
body. 1 he chief or the cabal, who bad twice
Tailed Hi his aspirations for Congress, had a
pliaut tool in the person of the Chairman
of his Standing Committee, ready to carry
out any measure deemed necessary to accom
plish his purpose. Accordingly at the open
ing oi the campaign lust year, appeared the
fumous edict of the Committee, taking away
from the people tho right of choosing their
officers and substituting individuals appoint
ed by the Committee, to conduct the elec.
tions, and to represent the Committeo (not
the people) in Convention. The Judges bir.
ing appointed by the Committee were, of
course, no longer responsible to the people,
but to the Committee who appointed them
Thus tho Committee will be enabled to keep
themselves iu office forever.
Another movement was to purchase up the
Newspapers of the District, and wheie that
could not be done, to establish new ones, and
for this purpose this Congressional aspirant
has already expended in this and Schuylkill
Counties, about $8,000. Thus the Press,
which should reflect aud speak the sentiments
or public opiuion, is made the tool or design
ing politicians, and used to coerce tho people
into their own selfish measures.
A crisis has arrived when the democracy
or Northumberland county must rise up iu
their strength and throw off the shackels
that an irresponsible cabal are endeavoring to
fasten arouud tbem. Let them repudiate at
once, the action of a convention, uot a single
member of which was chosen by the people,
but every one of whom is appointed by
committee, whom the people have no power
to remove. Let them return to first princi.
pies and restore the order of things that
ruled when the doctrines of Jefferson, Mad
ison, Monroe and Jackson were the governing
principles or the piny, u e therefore cull
upon all our fellow citizens who refuse to
submit to the dictation of a faction of office
hu uteri, to elect delegates to represent every
lowusnip ami oorougn m a convention or the
people to be held iu the borough of Sunbuiy
on Atouiiuy me isto uay oi august, inst.
Wm. Bkard,
Jas. H. Catiicart,
David Hartbanpt,
Jas. P. Armstrong,
Felix Mocrer,
Damel Hkim,
Solomon B. Bover,
Gkobgb G arm an,
John Taouakt,
P. A. Vox,
Jacob Stitzkl,
G. W. Dixok,
Jacob Rknn,
Daniel Kaufmax,
Danikl Sukltzkr,
ii. Smith.
Want of room prevents us eivin? the rest
of tho uamei this week.
KILLED BT HIS OWN COFFIN.
Nw 1Tork, July 28, 1856.
A most singular event- has happened up
"nd tbooSh tho. " f parlies
nave dp on unnnrpBRorl tha n Mitirrfh nr.
cumstonces attending the affair' have leaked
out. It seems that a gentlemen, aged 54
years, of considerable wealth, and residing in
69th street, became impressed with a mono
mania, that his friends, on bis decease, would
bo too parsimonious to provide him with a
suitablo coffin. About a year since he there
fore purchased, for seventy-five dollars, a
magnificent polished rosewood coffin, lined
with white satin, end trimmed with silver,
which was sent to his residence and placed
in a closet adjoiuitigjiia bedroom. On Sator
ddy night, as is tiowncr of the
coffin entered lr wiaf drirJkfif ine,
and by some y .p ftii fcrntyv which
was standing PiXdeuVoring to
get out or ttliv "2r, the coffin RH-
ling upon him, wfioaMretifVing Miskull I The
next morning the servant girl went went to
call him to breakfast, and found him lying,
dead beside bis gorgeoM offin. Sho scream
ed, and the Family came, but he had Deen
dead several hours. A Coroner's inquest
will be held, and the family or the deceased
are desirous of keeping the singular affair as
quiet us possible.
COAL TRADE.
Tho quantity sent by Railroad this week
is 49,336 05 by Cuhal 29,489 11-for the
for the week 78,819 16 tons. Total by Rail-
1-235,510 16 tons airnin.Kt 1,356,354 00 tons
Do. by Canal 555,871 17 against 661,693
02 tons to same period last year. '
I he shipments have lallen oil a little this
week, and ar less by 9,747 tons th an the
quantity sent to market for the correspond
ing week last year. Minersl Juurnal.
From titr Plains. Condition of the Mor
mons. The St. Louis Republican has letters
Irom Fort Laramie ol June 14, containing
the following intelligence :
The Indians are quiet, and come very little
about the road. The Sioux, since the battle
of Ash 1 follow, bavo stood in perfect dread
of Long Knife, as they call General Harney.
We have met with several parties ot the
Saints returning from Salt Lake to the States
All we met gavo a terrible picture or the
state of uflairs there now. The poorer
class had to subsist for months on roots
such as thistle, seco. tc, which the Indians
gather and sell to them for one dollar per
bushel. The grasshoppers, which caused the
famine last year, have commenced again this
season, und bid fair to destroy the present
crop or wheat and vegetables. Many or them
appeared very much dissatisfied with the
Mormon faith, and slated that they had been
deceived. That the poor had everything
taken from them in tho shape of tithes and
taxes to support a few leaders in the church.
Be this as it may, many or those we met
were real objects or pity, ond give evidence,
in their utter destitution, that Mortnonism
affords but little food for tho body, at least,
let it be as it will with the soul.
Siicki.no Railway Accident. On Monday
evening last, as seven road hands, in the em
ploy or the Mine Hill Railroad Company,
were coming rapidly down the road above
Minersville, on a truck, they encountered on
the same track a Coal train bucking np.
Five or the men sprang from the truck, be
foru it camo in collision with the train, and
ull were severely injured. Two of the men
however, remained by the truck, and were
killed. At the time of the collision, which
happened while rounding a curve in the roud.
it is stated thut the truck was proing at the
rate of thirty miles an hour. We have not
learned the names of the mon killed. Min.
ers' Journal.
Tom TntMn Robbed. A box, between two
and three feet long, containing all the jewels
which the little 'General" had received as
presi nts during the last eight or nine years,
wasstolen from the Melodeon Hall, in Cincin
nati!, Uhio. Some timo on Monday evening.
They were worth about $20,000.
llillmrny's Pills nn unfailing Remedy for
all disorders or the Chest and Ludl'S. Oliver
Thompson, or Littlo Fulls, New York, was
certainly iu a most deplorable state or health
ten weeks ago j his lungs, so the doctors told
him, wore completely gone, his chest, and in
fact his body generally, had scarcely an atom
of flesh on it, so thin had he become. In
addition to this, he bad a cough which com
pletely shook him to pieces (these are his own
words;) he has just called on Professor Hoi
lowny to inform him, that all these complaints
have been removed by Holloway's Pills, after
he had used them for seven weeks and two
days, and he now feels better than ever he
did in his life. These Pills will readily
remove ull diseases of the stomach uud
bowels.
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. .
I.ATtK f'KOM lailOFK.
Nkw York, August 4. The Collins steam
ship Atlantic, from Liverpool, with dates to
the afternoon or Wednesday, the 23d or July,
reached her dock at 5 o'clock, this eveuing,
SPAIN.
Tho accounts from Spain stnte that the
insurrection had been ellectuully crushed at
Madrid, where (Jen. O Donnell hud mado
preparations for the outbreak by surrounding
the city with 18,000 troops. In the conflict
200 of the insurgents were killed.
The headquarters of the insurrection is now
at Saragossa, where the partisans or Kspor
tero huve secured a garrison, and where, also,
it is reported that more than a legal quorum
or the Cortes have assembled, proclaiming
Liberty and the Constitution.
The statements as to the progress and
prospects or the insurrection are conflicting.
At Madrid, notwithstanding the effectual
measures taken by (ien. O'Donnel to crush
any outbreak that might occur, it was only
alter thirty hours' hard fighting that the
citizens and the National Guard surrendered.
They were then immediately disarmed, and
the city at last accounts was tranquil.
In Barcelona and elsewhere the outbreaks
had been trifling, and were speedily sup
pressed. The Kmperor Napoleon had ordered the
French troops to the frontier. tJen. Narvaea
and other adherens of the Kx-Qneen Chris
tiana were also hastening to the frontiers.
Thu latest uccounts state that the Cortez
had removed to Arragon, wheie, uuder (Jen.
Knfunte, they intended to make war upon
ueeTi Isabella and the Ministry, iu the name
of Liberty and the Constitution.
The London Times und other papers say
mat ine insurrection was encouraged by Uen
O'Duuuel'g party.
M A It 11 1 A G E S .
At Shamokin, on Sunday last, by D. N.
Lake, Ksq., Mr. Cuaulks Baucis to Miss
S. A C. L.akk, all ot the above place.
Philadelphia Market.
August 7, 1856.
Grain. There is a less amount of Wheat
offeri'iiar. Sales of 5000 bus. new Southern
and Penna. red at f 1 63 a 1 65 for prme, and
white at $1 73. Itye is selliug at 74 a 75c.
Corn is in demand ; prime Southern yelloy at
70u75c, afloat. Oats are scarce aud in de
mand at 42o for Pennsylvauio, aud Western
at3jc.
BTJNBtJEY PRICE CURRENT.
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Buivii .
Hickliii Flas. '
BoTTIR. . ,
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Fork. . . .
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New Advertisements.
MAKE WAY,
THE PEOPLE ARE COMING!-
FILLMORE A DONNELSON
MASS MEETINQ-
A LI, ll;e friends of Fillmure, Donnelsnn and
the American Union, wiilmuf .t;DfinMtinn
Parlv are invite.! In .Homl Mn.. Xf :.. ...
w . . m o a I1ICCIIIIU IV
b held at Shnmokin, Northumberland Co., Pa.,
iveuneanay, riuguat atlin IPSb.
Several Cimpi of the U. 8. of A. and J. 8. of
A., will l present and parade in full regalia du
ring the fare part of the day.
At 3 g'dock P. M., a pule will be raised, after
which the meeting will be addressed by atveral
distinguished apeaken from abroad.
Invitations have been extended to Hon. Mil
lard Fillmore, Hon. A. J. Donnelson. Com. K
F. 8to kton, Rcynell Coites M. 1)., Hon. J. J..
Crittenden, Hon. Kenneth Rayncr, Hon Jacob
Broom, J. H. Jones Esq., Hon Henrv M. Fuller,
Hon. James H. Campbell, Hon. Charles Fraily,
Robert M. Palmer Esq,, and others.
The Philadelphia and Sunbury .Railroad tram
will leave Sunbury it o'clock and arrive at
Shamoki.i at 0 o'clock A. M.
Fare from Sunbury to Shamokin 30 cents.
Returning the cart will leave Shamokin at S
o'clock P. M., and 6J o'clock A. M., next morn
ing. Let M come, who will com.
8hatnokin, AuguatS, IHf6. 31.
WANTKD hy the beard of Pub ic School., of
Zerbe Township, Northumberland Co.
Two male and two female teachera to supply the
Schools at tliia place for the next achool year.
Two teachera will be employed frem tie 1st of
September, the other tchoola will not lw opened
before the middle of November. None but good
teachera need apply. Good wages will ho paid
w huiapcuriiL iruciiera.
w W. APPLEY, 8ec'ry.
Treeorton, Augaat 9, 1856 Sm.
TJEING engaged in the Coal Bume, and
having more yard room Ihan can use to ad
vantage, I wish to receive, and hell on ccminia
sion, Lumber, for aome responsible and honora
ble dealer of Northumberland county, I have a
branch track from the Reading Railroad into my
yard, call, or aJdrg. i'llis Branson, Callowhill
St.. 3rd yard west of Broad, Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, August 0, 18SS. 3t.
TOPLAR LUMBER.
Poplar, Chair, and Settee, plank over 31 in
ches wide and.lj thick. Linn, Sugar, liircb,
Buttnuwood and Poplar scantling. Poplar incUj
beards and Linn j to I inch.
Tee above.cumprists i lot of abaut fifty thou
sand feet, twenty, live thousand joint shingles it
inches wide. Address
JJESJAMIS WARIVET.
Muncy P. O. Lycoming county, i'a
Kesidenca one mile above Hughesvillr.
Muncr, August 9, 1856, 4t.
To th Voters of If orthumberland oo.
At lb a solicitation of a number of my friends'
I oiler myself to your consideration as a Volun
teer candidate for
COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
at the ensuing election. Should a majority of
my fellow ciliiens elect me to that ollie, I will
discharge it duties faithfullv.
MIUHAiL A. KEEFER,
' pper Augusta. Aug. 9, 1859. te.
To ontrawtor aud C'arpesitorM.
PROPOSALS will be received on the
(lay commonly culled Saturdnv. the !l:td
inst., between the hours of 9 A. M. and 3
P.M. of said day, nt the Public House of
Charles Leiseniing iu Shamokin towuship,
Northumberland county, for finding the ma
terials and building a School Hoi si, on tho
site where the Old Fugely School House now
stands (the materials, which are suitable, in
the old house may be used in the building ol"
tho new house.) Also for the removing and
refitting the house commonly called the
kocher School House on to a lot purchased
of Wm. Uoss iu suid township,.
And in case a suitable Lot coo be obtained
before said day, proposals will be rrceived
for the removing the Snufftoejii School. House.
The houses to be built and refitted in size,
manner aud form, similar to tho Snufl'towu,
School House. A correct iilmi or specifica
tion will be exhibited on the duy of letting.
By order of the Board School Director oC
Shauiokiu District.
KLIDA JOHN, Sec'y..
Shamokin tp., 8th mo. 4th, 1856.-31.
Ta lie Xotlre.
MY Auction will be continued on Monday
Tuesday ond Wednesday night, the 1 1 th 13th.
and 13th; after which the remaining good wilb
be boxed up. lined in daytime will be sold ex
tremely low at private sale.
Come all, ye people and get tin) bargains. -ALBE-Kr
ELSEi'EA'U..
Sunbury, Aag. 9, 18UG.
BEDDING & FURXISHIMJ BUSINESS
Cabinet Maker's Findings,
The subscriber respectfully inform their friends
and the public generally, that Ihry have rnmiec
ted with their Bedding & Furnishing business a
large and well assorted slock of Cabinet Maker's
Findings, at their old stand
Ao. 83 South Second Street, below Ckestnutr
rhlladclphla.
They have associated with them W. S. Brown,
who ha been for many year ongaged in the
principal establishment of (lie kind in thi city..
The stock of Goods now on hand comprL-e.
every description of materials used by Cabinet
Maker, consisting iu part of the following, viz ;
Hardware department. Locks, Hinges, Screw
Castors, Bed Screw, Chair and Sol'p Springs,.
Collin Handles, Ac
Cabinet Maker's Materials, Hair Seating,.
Curled Hair, Looking Glass Plates and Frames,
Glue, Varnish, Sand Paper, .Burlaps, iilack and
Fancy Silk and Worsted Gimp, Sofa and Chair
Webbing, Twine, Sacking Bottoms, it'osew oJ,
Mahogany, Walnut ,aud .Maple Knots, G:as
Screws, 4c.
iiedding Department, Hair. Husk, Mo, Wool
und ('otlon Mattresses, Feather ieds. Bolster
and Pillows; Plush, Damask and Moreen Cush
ion j Comfortables, Counterpane, Linen and
Uollon Sheets, Pillow uases, i. men ami uoiiou
Towels, Table Cloth, Table l.inen, Table t'ov.
era, Moreen, Deniask and Plush by the piece, .
Mus and Husk by the bale or pound.
The Hair Seating and Curled Hair is from the
Phila. Manufactory of D. & J. Noblit.
N. B. Hotels, Steam Boat and Ships fur
nished al the shortest uotice.
NOZyLlT, BKOWN & NOBLIT,
83 South 2nd St., below Chestnut.
(Nearly opposite Bank of Pennsylvania.)
Philadelphia, August 9, 1S5H. ly.
DIRECT importation, Ashtou, Maishall Av
Fine Salt, arouud Alum Salt, Dairy Salt a
Urge Steck cousiaully en hand and for sale by
U A It it, U1CB& 1U.
Flour Grain and Lumber Com p. Merchants,
SI Spears Wharf, 1)altimob
LUMP PLASTER alwsys on bsmU
August 9, 1850 Vt$