r ?i > it is ' K«n^*T«f' l oy> Atiausi 5ih t i toucihrrw, E&~Dear Sff are in the most beautiful count smo, and the soil Is found e desire# of the most Sanguine of o lb St. tiouiSj Bnd on the boat, a o of pSlSticat. Hacks, who mamfe? interest in out' welfare/told us W« be permitted to land at Kansas; tl pla of’Missouri were determined, ards to prevent the settling of 1W tory by the emigrants froml tW St/uis. They told us horribles the barrenness of the soil; the I woodlands end water; that ven tiles crawled over the land ; mus ihe air; (wo each of us bought not, but as yet have had no us and in the same breath, they lolt Territory was overrun with squatt slave States, perfect, desperado® ready and willing to tar and feoit and shoot any Abolitionist, who to set his fool on any part of U farth within the boundaries of K tory. Nebraska was set apart ft they might go there. But hotV result on landing I Many of the met us, extending to us a bean expressing a wish that the thou come from the free Slates, wou mediately. Even E. M. McGee der, who figured somewhat cpm the Westport meeting, which p nious resolutions, hearing tha wished to purchase oxen, bore &C., called at the hotel with his and carriage, and took two of o his home, and sold them pro[ amount of §3OO. The majoritl of Missouri’s best citizens, I full; in favor of emigration to Kant northern States. Men of the firt Kansas and Westport assure mt (be fact. ■Now as to the territory : the first 30 miles west of the Missouri'line, and south of Kan sas river, is the Shawnee reserve, for which a treaty is in progress, and it is thought will be soon ratified, giving to each Indian 200 acres of land with liberty to sell] This tract is rolling prairie and woodland. The In dians have some beautiful fields of corn, al though they have had no rains here for the last sixty days. A resident tere for 21 years, says he never knew it so dry. About 30 miles west is the Wakarusa river, which empties into the Kansas near Sharneen.— About eight miles weal of this river, the Pio neer parly have located their lands, and a richer soil the sun never shor e upon. In this immediate vicinity, there is any quantity of limestone, building stone, cay for brick, sand, limber sufficient for building purposes, and coal mines within five miles. The soil is a rich black loam, from oni to five feel deep. We find many of excellent water. Lhave traveled over and obtained re liable information of this Territory for 150 miles west, and 40 north and south, and the description of this locality wil) apply to the whole, The Kansas river is jiavigable from foul - to five months in the year. The steam er Excel made six tri(is up to Fort Riley du ring last summer, fcarryingl Government stores. As to our reception fry the actual settlers, I have yet to see the man who has not expressed himself in favor of nil emigra tion from the East that could be induced to come, and four-fifths of the actual settlers are in favor of Kansas being; a free Stele. — S. N. Wood, Esq., whose Ibtler you have seen in the New York Tribune, lives within four miles of the Pioneer settlement, and a true man he is. He fully Understands the Nebraska bill, and is determined that no ac tion on his part shall be wanting to make this a free State. The Pioneer parly are under many obligations to him. JVild turkeys, geese, ducks, prairie hens, quails, squirrels, &c.-, are quite plenty. Yours, D. k. A. From the Dubuque Tribune, August ISM, lowa to tier Sister States. Sisters ! lowa is redeemed ! Yes our noble young State has spoken in thunder tones, words that will tell upon her recreant Senators and upon the foes of free dom everywhere. Sisters of the East, have we done our duty ? Is freedom worthy struggling for ? Will you too “come to the Rescue?” Or will you with unprincipled timidity shrink ignomini ously from the contest? Freedhm or Slavery ! Sisters, what say ye? The spirit of our noble sires, from the high spheres which they inhabit, stood to hear your reply 1 We urge you, by the holy ties oJ brotherhood which should bind,Cree men one to another, by all the sufferings and sacrifices of her fathers, by the memory of Concord, Lexington and Bunker hill, and by the heart-rending ties of crushed ond bleed ing humanity. Do your duty. Will you act ns becomes the sons of worthy sires, or will you tpmely bow your arms for the man acles 1 Shall the pure virgin soil of the North be disgraced by the blood of human beings, trickling from the lakh of the task-master, or will you, “trusting in the God of your fathers,” manfully follow our lead 1 lowa has done her duty j will you do yours ? To you we commit the contest, and upon you rests the responsibility. Rest salislied with doing well, nnd let oth ers talk of you as they please. They can do you no injury, although they may think, they hatfe found a flaw in your proceedings, and be determined to rise on your downfall or Profit by your injury. . I {£4*)Ure tp annex a w_ up irisffod of pushing you d tils phrases, get-a piece or tr believe, are as from the t standing in that such is To the nominees of the anti-Nebraska Contention: In accordance wilh our resolution expressed two weeks since, that wo would not support any man for office who has not tho boldness and independ ence to come out over \m own namo and avow his opposition to the further extension of Slavery:— We call first upon Mr. Baldwin, to say whether he will,* ns a true anti-Nebraska man, and in the spirit of tho 3d resolution adopted in the Convention, repudiate Gov. Bigler os a candidate for re-cleclion, together with his associates upon (he ticket, and use his influence fur Judge Pollock, in preference. And t in regard to tho election of an U. .S Senator, he will vote for, and use his influence in favor of & man to fill that station, who U thoroughly im bued wilh frcc-soil principles, and identified in the past wilh tho opposition to Slavery extension; and that he will work, as well as tote, for a Prohibitory Liquor Law, if elected. Will the other gentlemen on the ticket state their intentions in reply to the first question, in time lor publication in our next? We are in earnest, for we have been taught to hold that poor policy which conflicts with principle. Whether the old adage—“ Discretion la the bet ter pkrt of valor”—be true or not, discretion is of great practical benefit to its possessor. It bos been evident to us all along that our up-town neighbor lacked in this valuable article, essentially. For iu stance, it was very indiscreet in him to publish that letter from tho Tioga whig u what stopped” the Ag itator, (to say nothing of the unkindness of thus ex posing our falling fortunes to thq public gaze,) when no whig had stopped our paper at that place. This was very indiscreet, because it showed that, (in the language of a distinguished poet,) the “ Pluribue and unum quill" — of Hio editor had something to do with that same letter, containing the immense consignment of $1 worth of lira “ sinews of war I” (Suppose lira Colonel raises a regiment with the surplus, and emigrates to Turkey!) But our neighbor has gone into convulsions by prosy, ut the nib end of the vengeful quill of his newly elected “ sub,” on the subject of modesty ! In our short acquaintance with him, we had never suspected that the Colonel was subject to the “pains and penalties” of the blush power, but, in employ ing a “ sub" to say for him what he cannot say for himself conscientiously, be establishes a slight claim to the virtue in question. Now, this astute “ sub," lacks just what the " responsible ” does—discretion. So, instead of repairing a wofni breach in choosing his associate, our neighbor has only msde a new one. Appropriately, we dare say, our neighbor com mences with a chapter headed “ Disinterestedness,” taking bis teat from the Agitator, He takes occa sion to show up one of the proprietors of Ibis paper far announcing himself as a candidate for Register in its advertising columns, while wc, in the same number, ask the freemen of Tioga not to underrate the importance of the new Convention lately held at the Court House in tills borough. We cannot see why Mr. Bailey is obnoxious to the charge of im modesty, in doing just what candidates for office so generally do. Certainly, wo had no special refer ence to either his, or any other man's election in llris County in our remarks. And wc may as well say here, that neither Mr. Bailey nor any man, other than the individual whoso name stands at the (lead of this paper, is in any way responsible for what op. pears in these columns, or has any control over lhem v Therefore, whatever we may soy hereafter in favor of Mr. 8., or any other man, must be taken as our views, ond not his, or others’, necessarily. To do him justice, he has never asked us to say a word in his favor. So much for the charge of immodtity, preferred against him by the astute u sub" aforesaid. But the best of the juke is to como. In the Ea. gle of the 21th uit., we find (ho following modest estimate of our neighbor’s ability, and claim upon the suffrages of his feDow-ellizens, made up, and presented by himself. Hark : " The ticket just made cannot■ be excepted to on the score of incapability. * * • The people in, every part of tho county know the candidates named, especially for Assembly, Prothoipitary and XegiHer, and we think that the citizens a [id business men of all parties generally, will acknowledge that the per sonrnamed for thorn offices are retry way reliable, and well qualified for theiteeteral trusts," ■ Ho! ye who deem yourselves " born to blush nn. seen,” wander nq tnore down by tire cold dreams of Babylo’n, ashamed to lot the light of your counten ances shine upon« benighted world ! &r,behold here isa foagtainof-reodesty that--babbies-of-its blush, andhathno shame tnasaerliog its excellence above ail nthusr'Com* upland' let thatnoifsTGolohcV GR you to orerfWing. or be-hereafter . debarred from availing yonrselve*wii. Ip mercon calicq that, teill o « piech, like u tur. •ijriutea’’ and /v - i . ri- Special Notice. Oar Neighbor. the ti a&A' qo iiiW Y:, Aft i t ATpg. dain.ruiny wilSijl im»gWab®jlgnily, that electee!";. [['A; & ■ jTbe ColonelStould look outfit polled up, in tbs records of hiaJjtanedlato plot,:and? remember nbf to'qhsrge his pie'ceko b&ivity i 'ai to; wile his countrymen wboshot at the oquirrel apd got Ti > ■%; •' And now we ask oar readers to bear with ns a momentwhile weexplaihagain why:itwae deemed best to hold ahatber ConTention. already know lhallha profes*ion-of-lhoso.called.DemocraUo party in ,Ute 6lh of, JulyJMass.meetipg.anfi pieir ac lion in making subsequent arrangements to hold a strictly party Conveß.tion, wero grossjy inconsistent one with the, other,. \fe have held up Xo the pubiic gaze before, more than once, this inconsistency, but our neighbor has not attempted to apologize for it- And we again cal) upon him to reconcile the getting up of the Tioga Convention with theiaat tefcqlution unanimously adopted by the party in the Mass mee ting abovementioned. If be is an honest man bc { will do this,'or hold bis peace. There is not'one spark of manliness in the coarse pursued by the Ea. git ‘in regard to to this matter.’ It may be indica tive of political sagacity—this tacit endorsing of an’ act that one cannot defend,-but we were never driv en to adopt each i misferably-contemptibie 'course; and when, to ensure success in politics or'anything else, such a course becomes necessary, we will lay down the pen and retire beyond temptation, trusting in the strength of a geod purpose to sustain us in a, more honorable, if less pnblio sphere 6f labor.' We said as much in our salutatory, and holdtb the same principle 'still. And we appeal to an intelligent pub lic, that they examine whether the Eagle haa at tempted to reconcile the gross inconsistencies of its profession and practice upon any point as charged by us at various times within the past two months. We beg to present another fact for public consid eration: The democratic party wore Uie first to waive, by resolution, former political lies, and con-- sent to a fusion of all parlies in opposition to slavery aggression. Did tiiey make this profession good in practice? No I They mere Ihe/iret to draw party lines around a nominating Contention. Will any roan deny this? We presume not. The Eagle goes on to say that every man on the democratic ticket is a goad anti-Nebraska man. We care little for what men eay j' there is many a lie between speech and action —there is one here. Our neighbor is not a good anti-Nebraska man, for he utterly repudiates the anti-Nebraska resolution adopted by the Convention that nominated him— That resolution cut off from tho support of those who acquiesced in the doings of tho Convention, — “ any man who has not been openly and oneqnivo cally opposed to the repeal of tho Missouri Compro mise." Now, not a man an tho democratic Slate ticket is, or has been, openly and unequivocally op posed to the repeal of that restriction, yet Our neigh bor keeps their names at bis mast-head, neverthe less. Then what docs lie mean by asserting that ho is a good anti-Nebraska man ? Will the “ associate" explain 7 And now, freemen of Tioga, especially you who are opposed to slavery extension indeed, and who re pudiate the too commonly acted upon principle— -11 All’s fair in politics ” —will you endorse such, an inconsistency as exists between the professions of the democratic party in Mass meeting and their sub sequent action in calling the Tioga Convention, by casting your votes for tho Tioga ticket? Will you consent to be bound by the action of that Conven lion 7 (Cr'We have been receiving for several weeks past, bat omitted till now to notice, the Tioga Caun* ty (Pa.) Agitator, a new paper in which we rec6g* nizo the facile pen and see the name of our old friend, whilome of the New Daton t M. H. Cobb, (Esq.(!) oh, gel out! most delectable H. Si M. P. L.) It is neatly printed, well got up, &c. * • We welcome it to our exchange list, ns we gladly would the face of our old friend, to a place at our tabic for a cosy chat, —N J. Standard, And this u opes the way ” for a flood of bygone memories, old, and valued friend ! —they come like the waters that dance through the meadows, now gladdened with sunlight, now saddened with shad, ows. The bright, golden days—shall wo ever for gel them ? They are jewels of price, and sweet in tercourse set them. They will never grow dim— they will gleam thus forever, They are links in a chain that shall parted be, never 1 . Time may whi. ten our heads, and our foreheads deep furrow; Mis* fortune may come with its full weight of sorrow— All the lies may be riv'n that to earth and life bind us, Yet those hours will illume all the dark ones be* hind us. We arc always glad to look into thy (hcc, as re flected in the Standard, friend Morford—it always puts ns in mind of the “ Unrest of Don Juan." P, 8. Forgive the doggerel. The Convention, Men with lively imaginations usually promise much, and perform little. Our neighbor, in promis ing to give the “ how and the why ” of the Wells* boro' Convention, succeeds in recommending him self to the consideration of a email Gas Company, and that's all. Wo were unavoidobly absent from tho'Convcnlion and cannot speak from observation concerning its doings. But we are told that the Eagle misrepre sents some things, and manufactures others. We are assured by reliable men that no attempt was made by the Convention to gag Mr. Rypn, but that there was a general desire to hear him. And again —that the “ loud cries for Ryon, from all parts of the house," trumpeted by that sheet, proceeded in Ilia main, from certain Elkland gentlemen, who used all their lung power to control the Convention in Mr. Ryon’s favor. Now'it is best that our up town friend take a reef in the ample folds of his im agination and eschew fancy. > We shall hear next Rom him, that Wellsborough is a port of entry, and that Congress has appropriated 8100,000 to erect light-houses on the reefs that render the navigation of the adjacent creek so dangerous. Such fancy sketches as our neighbor con write, are warnings lo the genius of " Types " and “ Omoo." But wo happen to know a thing or two about the afternoon preliminaries of that Convention how ef forts were made by Mr. Ryon's friends -to.got him re-nominated. We had this from men who wore im portuned lo that end, and cannot doubt its truth- Mr. Ryon’s Iriends needed not to have taken this method to show tho fear they entertain for his elec tion. His nomination was effected,, by a dishonora ble and contemptible betrayal of confidence, if the evidence of* his political associates is worthy of be lief. And we hope tp lay a‘ full exposition of the “ preliminaries" to the Tioga affair,before the pub lic in a few days. , Tat ouf lisfistas wa have bid showers in which-the rain came down by the back, ct-full, giving the parched earth such a drenching as it probably baa’not had since the big freshet wo read of in the good Book. Weils are on the rise, arid.jho streams' nplonger remindiia of the Venera: ble Doctor Dryasdust. There is a faint prospect ot getting'some vegetableTdbd’this winter,-n6w< the ,ftll Ibe'd iff-springiDg and thd' parched potatoes may oomiori yet. At any raid, ifflok will not hate tobe fed so early as generally antieipated, and that is en couraging to tha fbteteit. { - i the. Hunker'limb of U)o •moe-npß patlyjti Tioga is going to bolt the m Wi temporary ? If the Bunkra fia afili-NeiprSteals sad Whigs, all boil hlmjhadfln- M taUerjro over lo lhl[ Knpw-Nolhinga? It may i Barn*- boa huts-oLGrey town were bombarded, be*-, ctutse thepeople,,ofthai.'placpbad a preju dice'against coramilliog murder, it was sup posed' thaV no greater achievement would be likeljt la reign of;Genj Biit we learn Tram The Manchesthr (N. H.) Detlwcrat i\)alii series of peltyanhoypnces upon the jicopie bt ihe; Anti-Nebraska coun try towns in' W&emly taken place, which aye ; the appropriate fol lowlngop of the, briliiaqt. Grey town affair. To gratify the petty spleen of Pierce and his hirelings, and to revenge themselves upon, towns which had-the manliness lO reftise ac quiescence in the Nebraska outrage, post-of fices have in keverap cases been removed or discontinued.- 11 At North Weare the post-office was abol ished, and at Smith'Weare has been removed to an inconvenient location—in both cases to the great inconvenience of the people. In Sutton, not having-the power to gratify their revenge in any other way, the Administra tion removed the post-office from a central to a less convenient location,' simply because Mr. Richards; the postmaster had honorably and ably done his duty in the Legislature.— Lust week the people of'Tamwonh Iron- Works paid (he penally for voting the Anti- Nebraska ticket last March, by having the office removed to a -rum-bole one half mile from the village.” Proceedings- of the Free Demo- cratic State Convention. The Free Democratic Slate Convention as sembled at Harrisburg, Aug. 80th, Dr. |Rob’t. Mitchell, of Indiana, President, and Eli Dil lin, of Philadelphia, Secretary, The follow ing resolutions were adopted and ordered to he printed i UESOLVTIORS. Resolved, Thai the so called Democratic parly, by its systematic subserviency to (he slaveholding power of the country, as mani- Zested by a series of measures, (the last of which, the Nebraska iKapsas bill, involving the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, has given the most indubitable evidepce that it in* tends to submit to every demand of thal power, even though it may involve the intro duction of slavery into free Stales, the revi val of the foreign slavp-tradb, and the pros tration ol the popular branch of our govern ment, by making it subservient to the Senate, through the introduction into that body of Senators, (the representatives of slave-holding constituencies, insignificant in point of num ber ;) thus setting at defiance the will of the people, and constituting iho only cause ty an ticipate a dissolution o| the Union. Resolved,' That the present Stale and General Administrations have boldly assumed the responsibility of the above policy, and the Free Democracy hold them responsible fur this departure from the policy and prin ciples of the fathers of the Republic. Resolved, That the only questions-now prominently before the people of this State, ere those of liberty against slavery, and tem perance and intemperance, and upon Ifiese' issues will be determined the approaching Gubernatorial election; and that the candi date of the so-called Democratic parly stands before ' the people as llio justilier.lif not the advocate of the extension of slavery to ter ' ritory now fred, and upon the subject of a Prohibitory Liqupr Law (the only adequate remedy for the manifest evils of intemper ance) (his position is unsatisfactory to the friends of temperance, i Resolved, That in view of the transcend ent importance of the questions now before the people, the one involving their honor and integrity, touching solemn compacts, affect ing human liberty ; the other, the happiness, temporal and eternal, of millions yet unborn, it becomes the friends of Ijbeny and morality to disregard all party lies and prejudices, and unite in one body in ppposilion to an admin istration whose measures are so fraoght with evil to the human race. Resolved, Thut, without expressing, upon this occasion, any opinion as to the old issues which havq heretofore divided the Whig and Democratic parlies, or as lo ntiy collateral or secondary questions which may exist between them, we cannot fail to recognise the issues as being fairly made upon the two great questions above named, and that the Hon. Jnmcs Pollock stands before the people of the Slate as the representative of the sentiments of Liberty and Temperance,. and should therefore receive the support of the Free De mocracy of the Stale. Resolved, That we accept the proposition to withdraw,-tendered by our worthy candi : dales foh the several Stale offices, in order that an undivided front may be presented in opposition to the Stale and National Admin-, istrations at the ensuing eleclion. Resolved, That notwithstanding the with drawal of otjr Stale ticket, wo deem it our duly lo maintain our distinctive organization ns a Free Democratic party. We neverthe less, express a willingness lo unite with our fellow citizens of other parties, at any time, in forming n new of the people, lo maintain tho rights of freedom, and resist the encroachments of slavery, whenever an ef fort lo that end shall be made. Resolved, That the. Chairman of the Slate Committee, be directed to publish the.corres pondence between the Committee dnd the James Pollock. Rob’t. Mitchell, Chairman. Eli Dillin, Secretory. CORBEBPONDEXCE. Letter to. Judge Pollock. Philadelphia, Aug. 6th, ’54. Hon. James 'Polhook.—-Dear Sir: — Tlie Wbig'Siate Committee, in their ! recent ad dress, appeal to the people of Pennsylvania “ on the ground of resolute opposition to the further extension o’f tho institution of domes tic slavery in .the territorial domain of the nation;” and lhey •'solemnly: pledge The' Whig party of Pennsylvania and-its candi dates to "the ddptrjpea of the act of. 1780; “torthe great ordinance of 1787, in itS-full scope and til’ its .beneficent principles; to a resolute determination to effect the absolute; V*' ■ ar m andlntirejlepetn portions of tjgrNeSjfaska protection of the persj&ai ruble of «wy| human being under iheponaftfut bn and the ConsfTfuiio'n of tbp by main laininginviolste iKeldal, byjuryan.d.writ of Corpusj”. t . ... 2s Dwiring io übtteOf pbwiple, with our fel low of every and name in opposition'to an which has recklessly and'wantonly viptfed the plighted honor of our fathers,- we respectfully ask ah espressjon of your senlimenis.on the fqllow ing'pbinis: -First, what-are your views concerning the provisions of the' Nebraska Kansas bill, which f repealed tho Missouri ■ Compromise, and of the duties imposed .by that measure upon the friends of Freedom? . i . Secondly—Do. you hold. that Ihe.poiicy embodied in the sixth article of compact: in the celebrated ordinance of 1787, is a wise •and beneficent policy, and ought, to be ap plied to all territory now belonging lo the United States, or; that may., hereafter be ac quired by them? Thirdly, do you hold that the constitutional rights ofHaheas Corpus and trial by-jury should be preserved invio late to every person arrested on or by virtue of the process, of the federal judiciary. On behalf of (he Free Democratic Stale Committee., , , W. B. Thomas, Chairman, Judge Pollock's Reply. Mn/ron, Aug. 18, 1854, Sir ;—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the sth inst., asking an expression of my sentiments on certain points therein set forth. Cordially Approving ✓ the sentiments of .the address of the Stale Central Committee lo which you have referred, I cannot hesitate lo reply lo your queries; and, in reply to your first question, say that “my views concerning the provisions of the Nebraska-Kansas bill, which repealed the Missouri Compromise, and of the duties imposed by that measure upon the friends of freedom,” have been often and publicly expressed. That hill, in its origin, design, progress, and final consummation, is without merit to recommend, or principle lo sustain it. Unasked, illtimed, and reckless ; a palpable violation of a solemn compact of plighted faith and national honor. —an undis guised attempt lo introduce slavery into terri tory no\V free, it deserves the unqualified con damnation of a free people. The duties imposed by litis measure upon the friends of freedom are, “ n resolute determination lo ef fect the absolute and entire repeal of theng gressive portions of that bill”—thrii ra-enacl went of that portion of the Missouri Compro mise which prohibits slavery in those territo ries—their restoration and preservation to freedom—and active opposition, now and hereafter, by evury legal and constitutional means, to the aggressions of slavery, and its extension in tho territorial domain of the na tion. Secondly, I hold that the policy embodied in the sixth article of compact in the cele brated ordinance of 178 V, is a wise and be neficent policy, and ought to be applied to all lerriiory now belonging to the Unwed States or that may be acquired by (hem. The great and beneficial results of that policy demon strate its wisdom and the wisdom of the 'Statesmen by wliom it was introduced and sustained ; a departure from it ought never to have been permitted, and is the great error of modern legislation. Thirdly, 1 hold that the Constitutional rights of habeas corpus and trial by jury should be preserved inviolate and secured to every person arrested on or by virtue of the process of tire federal judiciary. The declaration of these constitutional rights is but the recognition of some of the general great and essential principles of lib erty and free government. Yours respectfully, James Pollock. Mr, William B. Thomas, Chairman of the Free Democratic Slate Convention. The following is the letter from Mr. Polls, authorizing the withdrawal of his name. Warwick Furnace, June 12, ’54. Dear Sir : —The grenl importance, and even necessity, of union among the various opponents to the misrule al both Washington and Harrisburg, has become obvious to all—‘ and I am gratified lo learn that nn effort is now being made, by duly authorised com mittees, to effect, if possible, an end so very desirable and to pul in nomination such can didates for office as will, at the ensuing elec tion, command the support of the entire op position. To promote this object, our Free Democratic friends are doubtless prepared lo make every concession and sacrifice, consis tent with a due regard to their principles; and with a view lo disembarass your* committee in its activity upon this matter, so far ns I am individually concerned, I fully authorize and consent to, the withdrawal of my nomination as a candidate for the office of Governor, at any ,lime it may be deemed expedient to do so. With the highest respect, I am, gentle men, very truly yours, David Potts, Jr. To William B. Thomas, Chairman Free Democratic Convention. Independent Democuatic Movement. A, large and enthusiastic meeting of Inde pendent Democrats was held in Sullivan county on Wednesday of last week. Hon. David Wilmol was present, and t made a speech of great ability in sondemnntion of the Nebraska iniquity. Resolutions were adopted denouncing the Nebraska bill, con demning Gov. Bigler’s position on this ques tion,' and declaring that inasmuch as his elec tion would -bo regarded in every part of the Union as a triumph of the allies of slavery, he was unworthy of the support of the friends Of freedom. The meeting endorsed the po sition of Hon. James Pollock as satisfactory, and resolved to give him their cordial and active support, Am affectionate and endearing mother in this city is feeding her daughter on pickles, to prevent her'being eaten up by the young men, who call her «too sweet to live.” The Mormons are- a queer invention. Their religion in having eleven wived four span of horses, two rows a week, a-dance on Sunday, and " tegular preaching” the test of the time. [ '£M: ■'? ■. vi! ■. : r '" . I • . Tbe Doiftaiil SlectiDf alChicag*, We findin tte ebitajgo TW&unq of the 2d inst., at the' NorlJj'lfetjjei Hall. jn lhalciiy, on the evening of the Ist, to bear Senator .Douglas’s vindicaiionof ibe Nebraska Bill, Accord ing to the Ttibuhe, the, belief was generally entertained thatmeant-wduld be adopted by the Douglas party.to choke down the real of, so en dorsement of Mr- courae, by the meet ing, by packing the Rail with known adhe. rents of Dqhglas, and,' preventing, by force if necessary, Ibe other party from obtaining a hearirig. At about 4, P. M., information havi'ngbeen received which was considered reliable, the following handbill was issued and added greatly ip the excitement already raging- .. . “IRISH BODY ..GUARD ORGANIZED! Ameripan Citizens, Beware!! A( a meeting held at the office of the no(o< rious Charles O’Mally, on the North side of the river, on last evening, Collector Snow, hook acting as Chairman, Twelve Irishmen from each Ward were elected to act as a ape. cial Body Guard at the North Market Hall this evening. Shall the voice of free citizens be stifled in this way ?'* During the afidtnoon the railroad trains brought several hundreds of Douglas men into the city, mostly from near Springfield. The flags of alj the’shipping in port were displayed at half-mast shortly aflcr noon, and remained there during the remainder of the day. At quarter past six the bells of the city commenced to 1011, and continued to fill the air with their mournful tones for mote than an hour. The idea of packing the Hall with Doug las men was given up (if entertained) and the platform was erected in front of the build ing. A dense crowd, numbering some eight ihousand, quickly gathered. The reporter of the Tribune passed through the crowd and “ found it to be composed, in a very largo degree, of the very best classes of our com munity ; our mariners, shippers, merchants, mechanics and professional men. They were all in a good humor, willing to listen to what Douglas could say, if spoken in a re spectful manner, but determined, at every hazard to express their disapprobation of his course and 10 prevent him from saying that Chicago had endorsed him.” The plaiform was filled with personal and dolittcal friends of Mr. Douglas, including several Federal office-holders. Mr. D. was introduced by the Mayor of the city, who,re quested that those who were opposed to the remarks about to be made, would remain si lent and not disturb the meeting—a request which the crowd received with marks of ap probation. Mr. Douglas then came forward, and the Tribune gives the following account of his reception : “ He was received in entire silence, ana was allowed to speak several sentences be fore a single sound was uttered by the audi ence. “ He commenced by saying that he wished In elucidate the principles of the Nebraska Bill. He was satisfied lhal there wgs nolone among his audience who understood that Bill. (Three hearty and indisputable groans here greeted the oruiorv) The bill had never been published in any of bur city papers.— (At this most ridiculous and unfounded state* ment, the audience were convulsed with laugh er and groans.) It however, had been puo lished that morning in ong of our city papers, (his own organ,) and there it might be read ' Here the audience became ungovernable, ano cries of all descriptions rent the air. “ No body reads that paper!” “It would be ot no use if they did “ Douglas thinks no one knows anything!” which subsided fora few moments, only to break out again ai some fresh insult. U'e shall not pretend to give anything like a report-of his speech. We do not hesitate to say that a more miserable, sophistical ana unsound declamation was eyer made by the most ignorant pettifogger. Added to this, it wasiinterlarded with the most insulting epi thets which the resources of Billingsgate couldTurnish, and full of the most.qnwarran table and ungrounded accusations against the character of our city and citizens. There was not a show of argument through the whole effort; there was not a position which he ad vanced but from which the most feeble rea soner could drive him. It was not as good as his sophistry usually is ; his good genius seemed to have deserted him, and he was given up to blindness and defeat. For the first three quarters of an hour, no was listened to with most remarkable patience and forbearadee, considering the circumstan ces under which it was delivered. It was true that every pro-slavery sentihaent that he uttered was received with indignation, and was disarmed with cries of no, groans, and hisses. But when he did talk, for a moment, sensibly, he was listened to, Fn a word, the feeling of the crowd evidently was, to listen to reason, but to disowh and decry sophistry, and to show Douglas and his clique that they were no longer to be imposed upon. “ During his speech he Claimed Chicago for his home, 'fhe crowd repudiated this claim by groans, jond acclamations asserting that be was no longer worthy to be a citunn of the place he had so foully disgraced. Tko most pertinent add searching questions were frequently put to him by various persons m the crowd, which stripped his'pielended logic of its false covering, and showed it in its true light, filling the audience with mingled feh ings of disgust and mirth at the person m thus attempted to.deceive them. Many these questions and retorts were of the hap* piest apd wittiest order, nod the c|owd re ceived them with much zest. Douglas avoi ded an answer to them generally, as they were of such a character as to be too dan gerous for .a reply,” After speaking for somewhat more than a# hour, Mr,.Douglas lost his temper under the constant expressions of disapprobation fro® the crowd, and “ at the end of another Itouh says the Tribune,." bis downfall was com plete." The entire,crowd,except the "Body Guard,” and the Irish hackers, were againsl him, “and received his Insults, falsehood* and miprepreseptqtiqDS with moat terrific groans and hisses” Mr.D. denounced -the