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ALLENTOWN,
WEDNESDAY, MINE 18, 1860.
PETER 0. HUBER & JOHN H.,OLIVER
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS
TO ADVERTISERS
THE "LEHIGH REGISTER" HAS A LARGER
CIRCULATION BY SEVERAL HUNDRED
THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN
THE COUNTY. -
FOR PRESIDENT
AI3RAM LINCOLN,
Or ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDRNT
HANNIBAL HAMLIN,
OF MAINE.
FOR GOVERNOR:
Col. Andrew G. Cv►rtin,
OF CENTRE COUNTY
Lino°ln'e Strength in Mnols.
The Democracy are loud in proclaiming
that Lincoln cannot carry the State of Illinois
against Douglas. That no other Democratic
nominee can carry the State is conceded.. In
1858, Douglas was a candidate for the United
States Senate. Abraham Lincoln was the can
didate Of the Republican Party for the same
position. There. were three State tickets in
field : The Douglas Democratic Ticket ; the
Administration Democratic ticket and the
Re
publican ticket. The Administration ticket
had about 5,000 votes in the entire State and
the Republican ticket had nearly a majority of
6,00 over the Douglas ticket. Notwithstand
ing the Republican State ticket was elected,
the friends of Douglas, owing to the district
ing-of the State, had a majority in the Legisla
ture on joint ballot, although the Republican ma
jority throughout the State for the Republican
candidates for the Legislature exceeded the ma
jority for the State ticket. Our readers may re
collect, that Douglas had taken issue with hie
own party on the Kansas question and Republi
cans sympathized with him at the time. Lead
ing Republicans, throughout the country, and,
in the State itself, supported by the New York
Tribune, took the position, that, for Douglas'
being once right on the Lecompton Question,
he should be'sustained. The great bulk of the
Republicans, of Illinois, not all, thought 'Doug
las' sincerity could not be relied upon, and
were of a different opinion, and predicted, that
the hopes, entertained of Douglas' lending his
support to the Republican Party, would prove
futile. The result has shown, that those, who
favored Douglas, wore mistaken. But right
or wrong, numbers of Republicans,, including
men of prominence, and even delegates from
Illinois to the late Chicago Convention, sup-
ported Douglas. All such will now enthugi
astically support Lincoln for the Presidency.
In addition, it must be recollected, that, in
the Southern part of Illinois, the American
Party was strong, and Senator Crittenden, of
the neighboring. State of Kentucky, addressed
to them a letter, recommending their support
of Douglas. Taking all these facts into con
sideration, we can come to no other conclusion
than that the Republicans, of Illinois, are
right in claiming the State for Lincoln, as
against Douglas by a decided majority. Num
bers of Democrats, of the State, have already
marshalled under the banner of Lincoln and
Hamlin, and Douglas, if nominated, at Balti
more, will find, that it is already too late to
regain the strength, already lost. Lincoln's
election is a' foregone conclusion.
COLONEL CURTIN.
The Allentown Democrat, of last week, after
stating, that Henry D. Foster, the Democratic
Candidate for Governor, is in Washington,
urging•the passage of the new tariff, inquires
why is not Col. Curtin, the Republican nomi
nee, also at Washington, for the same purpose.
Our answer is simply this: All the Republi
can Senators will vote for the bill, and as Col.
Curtin world have no influence on Democratic
Senators, his efforts, at Washington, could do
no good.' The Democratic Senators are the
men, whom it will difficult to get to support
the tariff measure, and so difficult will be this
undertaking, that present indications are, that
Morril's tariff bill, will be defeated by Demo
cratic Senators. The Philadelphia Press states,
that Mr. Foster called upon Mr. Hunter, of Vir
ginia, Chairman of the Committee of Ways
and .Means, and, although he received him
kindly, he showed no disposition to yield to
the wishes of the friends of a better tariff.---'
We are fully aware that Mr. Foster in the fall
campaign would very much wish to be relieved
of the burden of defending the Democratic
party against the oharge of being opposed to
Pennsylvania's favorite measure, a protective
tariff. It will be a burden, which neither he
nor any other candidate can bear, and we can
sympathize with him 'in his anxiety. Repub
lican Senators will be all right. Let the De
moemey take care of their own Senators, and
we shall see with what success. Six or seven
of their number, coming to the support of the .
Republicans, might pass the measure, but we
fear that even this small quota cannot be ob
tained..
Tut SENATE AND ran Housz.—The House
of Representatives, owing to the factious oppo
sition of the Democracy, in preventing an or
ganization, spent three months in electing a
Speaker, during which time no legislative
business could be transacted. During this
period, the Senate was organized and prepar
ed for the transaction of businesv- And yet
notice the difference between the two bodies
in the dispatch of business. The House has.
plumed a bill, providing for the admission of
Banana, as a State, a Homestead bill, a tariff
bill, and the appropriation bill, the four most
important measures before Congress, and thus
far the Senate has taken action on but one,
the Homestead bill, and then only to defeat
the bill, which passed the House and tnipass
another for the very purpose of defeating the
measure entirely. The country can judge be 7
tween the conduct of the Republican House
and a Democratic Senate.
ADJOURNMENT or CO2 CIREBB.-011 Thursday
kat, the Senate concurred in the resolution of
the House of Representatives, firing the 18th
of this month for the adjournment of Congress.
Unless the vote is re-considered, Congress
will then adjourn.
GREAT TROTTING RACE.—A trotting race
took place on the Union Course, Long Island,
on Wednesday last, between Flora Temple,
and George N. Patehen. Flora Temple won
in the three first heats. Time 2:22, 212 / 4 end
tiimthiec conli3iitteie
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' • •Sopitinit. s have been the revelations by
the 'Ooindn','),investigating Committee of the
corruptions and'f*uds of the present Nation
al Democratic Adininistration and of the Demi
ratio Party genetolly , that the Demobratio meni
hers of the Committee sought to off-set them by
hunting up, charges of wrong-doing against
the Republican Party. Alimer by the name
of Koon, from Pittston, Lucerne county, sent
word to a member of the Committee, that
frauds could be proven in the eleotion of Col.
Scranton, the Republican Representatiie from
the Lucerne District, Pennsylvania. To the
Democrats the charges of corruption appeared
probable in as milt% as Col. Scranton was
elected by a majority of 4,000 in a District,
which usually gives a Democratic majority of
4,000. Application was made to the Commit
tee to subpoena some twenty witnesses from
this district. The Committee decided not to
subpoena this number of witnesses in the ab
sconce of any specific charges. Mr. Winslow,
Demooratio . member of the Committee brought
the matter before the House. Mr. Covode
stated that the Committee were willing to sub
poena three or four witnesses in order to ascer
tain, whether there was anything in the charges, .
and if there was, then a larger number might
be subpoenaed, but that the Committee were
unwilling to bear the expense of a large num
ber of witnesses, until satisfied that something
wrong could be proven. The House finally,
however, directed the witnesses to be sub
poenaed, there being but four dissenting voices.
The witnesses were examined on Friday last,
and the following is the result of the investi
gation :
The. Hon. George Sanderson, Democrat, of
Scranton, testified substantially that he knew
of no money having been used in any way to
further Mr. Scranton's election. The 'reason
of the great change in that Congressional Dis
trict was the disaffection which prevailed
among the Democracy toward the present Ad
ministration, and the high character and great
popularity of Mr. Scranton, who was esteemed
among all classes. He considered that the
Anti-Lecompton feeling exerted much influ
ence on the result.
J. H. It e leston stated that he accompanied
Mr. Scranton throughout the greater part of
the canvass of 1858, and aided in its general
management. No money had been improper
ly used to his knowledge, directly or indirect
ly, and no questionable means to advance Mr.
Scranton's election. The large vote which he
obtained was a tribute to his extended popular
ity, his fidelity to the Protective policy, and
enterprise and public spirit.
A. Davis, editor of The Scranton Herald, a
Democratic organ, supported Mr. Scranton in
opposition to the regular Democratic nominee,
because of his fitness and devotion to the best
interests of the People of his District. Ho re
ceived no pecuniary consideration for those
services.
D. S. Koon, lawyer, residing at Pittston, who
preferred the charges, knew nothing beyond
vague statements, and upon re-examining Mr.
Puleston, in reply, he was unceremoniously
dismissed as unworthy of notice.
Mr. Brisbane, formerly Democratic member
of Congress, and others, were anxious to testi
fy in Mr. Scranton's behalf, but Mr. Winslow
became disgusted with the whole development,
and refused to take more testimony, admitting
he had been grossly deceived. He will make
a statement in the House fully exonerating
Mr. Scranton.
The Committee unanimously ordered that
Mr. Koon should not receive either mileage or
fees, regarding hie oonduot as an attempt at
extortion.
It is said that the refusal .of the Com
mittee to allow Mr. Koon his fees and mileage
left him without the necessary means of reach
ing home, and that Mr. Scranton generously
offered to furnish the necessary amount. We
suppose that after this water-haul the Demo
cratic members of the Committee will let Re
publican members of Congress alone.
KANSAS IN THE SENATE.—On Wednesday
last, the bill, passed by the House of Repre_
sentatives, providing for the admission of Kan
sas into the Union, as a State, came up before
the Senate. A motion to postpone the consid
eration of the bill prevailed by a vote of 33 to
27, the motion being opposed by all the Repub
licans and Senator Pugh. of Ohio, and Lath
am, of California, Democrats. The vote in
dicates a determination on the part of the Dem
ocrats to keep up the Kansas difficulties by op
posing her admission into the Union. The
same Democratic Senators, now opposed to
her admissie4 once voted for her admission tin
der the Leoompton Constitution, when the popu
lation was less, and the Constitution was
known'not to lie the will of a majority of her
people, but, when under its provisions, Slavery
would have obtained a footing in the new
Mate. • In other words, the Democratic Party,
by its acts; is committed to the interests of sla
very extension. Mr. Green, of Missouri• was
opposed to the bill, on account of the bounda
ries of the State. Mr. Bigler, of Pennsylva
nia, (weak-kneed Bigler) was opposed to the con
sideration of the question at that time, because
there was not a full Senate, although the vote
was the largest taken this session. How long
will Pennsylvania allow herself to be disgraced
in the person of this vacillating Senator? We
trust that a Republican ascendency in the next
Legislature may relieve our noble Common
wealth of the disgrace of being represented in
the councils of the nation by so recreant a son.
COL. CURTIN IN WASIIINGTON.---001. Cur
tin, the Republican candidate for Governor,
arrived at Washington last week, and will re
main there for the purpose of urging the pas
sage of urging the passage of Merril's. Tariff
bill. Rumor states that Col.. Curtin found all
the Republican's earnest in efforts to secure the
Passage of the bill. Senator Bigler, it would
seem from reports, is either stupidly or wilful
ly attempting to.dofeat the measure by a•sub
stitute of his own. We trust, that Foster, the
Democratic candidate for Governor, may get
the illustrious Senator right on the question;
so vital to the interests of the people of our
State. •
DEATH or HON. Samuel, D. INottAu.—The
'Hon. Samuel D. Ingram, died at his resi
dence in Trenton, N. J., on Tuesday the sth
inst., in the eight-first year of his age. Mr.
Ingram was born in Bucks county, was
elected to the Legislature for several succes
sive terms and to Congress from the county,
and was appointed Secretary of the Treasury,•
under President Jackson. Difficulties in the
Cabinet induced his resignation. For the
past twenty' years Mr. Ingram has retired
from polities'. , In 1850, he wrote a letter, de
claring his preference for Fremont for the
Presidency. His funeral toqk place on Fri
day lett at New Rope, Bucks ooarity.
A ibnuit ffiumuar.
rl 0 State, to the tni s on- more disgraced in
the person of a Representative, than
sylvania, in the persOn of ;Sena* Bigler.
In order to, understand his pdlificaleharaeter,
it ie but necessary to notice a few of his pat;
teal somersaults. When the Wilmot 'proviso
was agitated, Senator Bigler, then aMember
of the lower branch of the Pennsylvania Leg
islatirre, sustained anddefended a resolution,
offered in that body, instructing the Represen
tatives of Pennsylvania, in Congress, to sus
tain the measure. I l his was . at the time, when
Judge Wilmot, of our State, then a Damocrat,
agitated the restriction of slavery by his fa
mous Congressional prohibition. The Demo
cratic Party had not taken a position on the
question and Bigler could act in accordance
with his convictions of right. In 1854, Judge
Douglas took the lead in passing the Kansas-
Nebraska bill and in repealing the Missouri
Compromise, a Congressional enactment, the
same in principle as Wilmot's proviso. In
the same year, Bigler was nominated, as the
candidate, of the Democratic Party, for. Gov
ernor, of this State, and opposed any notion of
the State Convention, endorsing the Kansas
Nebraska bill. In the same canvass in the
Northern sections of the State, this illustrious
man was heard, denouncing from the stump
the repeal of that time-honored bulwark of
freedom, the Missouri Compromise. When,
subsequently the Democratic Party, in 1856,
endorsed the Kansas- Nebraska bill, Bigler
changed his course, and was loud in extolling
the measure' he had most violently condemned.
He sustained the policy of submitting the
Lecompton Constitution to the people of Kan
sas for ratification, until the President changed
front on the question, when he changed like
wise. Since then, Senator Bigler has become
a defender of the doctrine, that Slavery exists
in the Territories, by Virtue of the Constitu
tion, and that no power can eradicate it until
the formation of a State Constitution. At the
Charleston Convention, Senator Bigler acted
in concert with the Seceeding Fire-eaters from
the Cotton States, and is said even to have re
commended a secession of the Pennsylvania
delegation from that body. On the present
tariff question, Senator Bigler again, it would
appear, is going to prove false to his pledges
and a traitor to his State. Ho represented
himself, as a warm friend of Morril's bill, and
stated, that he expected by his personal influ
ence to be able to rally enough Democratic Sen
ators to the support of t h e measure to pass
the bill. This is what Pennsylvania demands,
and which would not require many additional
votes, as the Republicans, of the Senate, will
vote ter the bill in a body. Senator Bigler,
hoivever, proposes, as a substitute, another
tariff bill, supposed to be more favorable to
Pennsylvania interests, knowing, that by doing
so, he will defeat any change of our present
tariff. • Such aro the rumors of his intended
action. We shall watch narrowly his conduct
on this quertion, so vital to the interests of
our Commonwealth, as will all Pennsylvanians,
and, if he acts the part of Traitor, we shall
not be slow to condemn him. The time ' of the
session is but short, and any change of legisla
tion, which has passed one branch of Congress,
hazards the defeat of the measure. For the
sake of our Commonwealth, we must blush
when we think of a Senator, who, in his po
litical career, has already given evidence of
treachery, falsehood, imbecility, cowardice and
knavery. A Republican Legislature, next
winter, we trust, will fill the seat, he now dis
graces, with some more worthy Representative,
who shall prove truer to the interests of his
native State.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE COVODE INVESTI
GATING COMMITTEE.—The House of Represen
tatives on Friday last, by a vote of 87 to 40
condemned the doctrine ,of the President as
announced in his famous "Protest," sent to
the House in a message,
.denying the right of
the House to conduct an• investigation, impugn
ing his official Conduct, except it be conducted
in-the form of an impeachment. Among those
voting in the affirmative we find a number of
Democrats, although the smallness of the vote
shows, that some Democrats, who disagreed
with the doctrines, set forth by the executive,
were unwilling to say so by their vote. We
are of the opinion, that the President would
have been far better off, if he had allowed the
Covode Investigating Committee to conduct
its investigations, ever if its investigations
should show up his own mis-deeds.
RECEPTION OP THE JAPANESE AT PIIILADEL
PHIA.—The Japanese Ambassadors arrived at
Philadelphia, on Saturday afternoon last, and
were publicly received by the Mayor and pub
lie authorities of the city. The Ambassadors
were escorted to their head-quarters at the
Continental by a large procession, of which
the military display.was the most striking fea
ture. The arrival of those distinguished visi
tors served to gather a large concourse of
strangers and other spectators. The ambas
sadors express themselves highly pleased with
their reception,•and will remain in Philadel
phia until the coming Saturday, when they
will leave for New York. There will bonfire.
men's torch-light procession some evening dur
ing the present week in honor of the distin
guished visitors.
ANOTBER 'FRAUDULENTLY ELECTED DEMOCRAT
IC CONGRESSMAN OUSTED. —On Friday last, the
House of Representatives decided, that Mr.
Barret, the returned Democratic member from
the St. Louis District, Missouri, was not entiL
tied to his seat,. and that Francis P. Blair, Re
publican, was the duly elected member. Mr.
Blair had represented the District.in Congress
before, but' in the election of 1858 the most
astounding frauds gave Barret a majority of
between five and six hundred. This is the
second Democrat, who has lost his seat, Mr.
lioward, Republican; of Michigan, having ob
tained the sent of the returned member.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE: The State Cen
tral Committee, of the People's Party, met in
Philadelphia, on Thursday last. The reports
of the members of the Committee, from differ
ent parts of the State, warrant the belief, that
Curtin, in October, and Lincoln and Hamlin
in November, will have rousing majorities in
the old Keystone. However bright the pros
pects may be, however, every Republican
should be unceasing in the . effort to make the
victory a crushing and memorable one. The
Committee adjourned to meet again on the
10th ofJuly.
RATIFICATION MEETING AT EASTON.—The
Republicans, of Easton, are making prepara
tions for a ratification meeting. No time bas
been fixed, as it is proposed to .have Col. Cur
tin present at the meeting. It is not yet
known what time would suit the Republican
nominee for Governor. • '
Letters of Aoospittuloe of Lt 0o
Below re furnish to our readers' the letter
of the officers of. the National Republican Con
vention to the candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency; and the reply of each ao
cepting the nomination. , '
• CHICAGO, May 18, 1860.
To the Hon. Abraham Lincoln o
• Sin : The representatives of e Republican
party of the United States, assembled in Con
vention at Chicago, have; this day, by a unan
imous vote, selected you as the Republican
candidate for the office of President of the Uni
ted States to be supported at the pint election
and the undersigned wore aripojnted a. Com
mittee of the Convention to apprise you of
this nomination, and respectfully to request
that
.you will accept it. A. declaration of the
principles and sentiments adopted by the Con
vention accompanies•this communication.
In the performance of this agreeable duty
we take leave to add our confident assurances
that the nomination of the Chicago Convention
will be ratified by the suffrages of the people.
We have the honor to be, with great respect
and regard. your friends..and fellow oitzens,
UEORGE AMIMUN of Massachusetts,
President of the Convention,
. _
William lit warts of New York,
Joel Burlingame of Oregon,
Ephraim Marsh of New Jersey
:phraim Marsh of lvew Jersey,
Gideon Wells of Connecticut,
D. K. Carter of Ohio,
Carl Schurz of Wisconsin,
James F. Simmons of Rhode Island,
John W. North of Minnesota,
Geo. B. Blakley of Kentucky,
Peter T. Washburn of Vermont,
A. C. Wilder of Kansas,
Edward R. Rollins of N. Hampshire,
Francis S. Corkan of Maryland,
Norman B, Judd of Illinois,
B. Smithers of Delaware,
Wm. H. litcCrillis of Maine,
Alfred Caldwell of Virginia,
Caleb B. Smith of Indiana;
Austin Blair of Michigan,
Wm. P. Clarke of lown,
B. Gratz Brown of Miesouri,
F. P. Tracy of California,
• E. D. Webster of Nebraska,
G. A. Hall of District of Columbia,
John A. Andrew of Massachusetts,
A. H. Reeder of Pennsylvania.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 23, 1860
HON. GEoßan AsinfuN,
President of the Republican National Con-
Dention.
SIR: I accept the momination tendered me
by the Convention over which you presided,
and of which I am formally apprized in the
letter of youreelland others, acting as a Com
mittee of the Convention, for that purpose.
The declaration of principles and sentiments,
which accompanies your letter, meets my ap
proval ; and it shall be my care not to violate
or disregardit In any part.
Imploring ; the, assistance of Divine Provi
dence; and with uo regard to the views and
feoligg Iff all who were represented in the Con
vention ; to the rights of all the States, and
Territories, and people of the nation ; .to the
inviolability of the Constitution, and the per
petual union, harmony and prosperity of all,
I am most happy to cooperate for the practical
success of the principles declared by the Con
vention.
Your obliged friend and fellow-citizen, V
ABRAIIAM LINCOLN.
A similar letter was sent to the nominee for the
Vice Presidency, to which the following is the reply :
WAsunrc '
rroN May 30, 1860.
GENTLEMEN: Your official communication
of the 18th instant, informing me that the rep
resentatives of the Republican party of the
United States, assembled at Chicago, on that
day, had, by unanimous vote, selected me as
as their candidate for the office of Vice-Presi
dent of the United States, has, been received
together with the resolutions adopted by the
Convention as its declaration of principles.
Those resolutions enunciate clearly and forci
bly the principles which unite us, and the ob
jects proposed to be accomplished. They ad
dress themselves to all, and 'there is neither
necessity nor propriety in my entering upon a
discussion of any of them. They have the ap
proval of my judgement, and in any action of
mine will be faithfully and cordially sustained.
I am profoundly grateful to those with
whom it is my pride and pleasure politically
to cooperate, for the nomination so unexpected
ly conferred ; and I desire to tender through
you, to the members of the Convention, my
sincere thanks for the confidence thus reposed
in me. Should the nomination, which I now
accept, be ratified by the people, and the duties
devolve upon me of presiding over the Senao
of the United States, it will be my earnest en
deavor faithfully to discharge them' with a
just regard for the rights of all.
,It is to be observed, in connection with the
doings of the Republican Convention, that a
paramount object with us is to preserve the
normal condition of our territorial domain as
homes for free men. The able advocate and
defender of Republican principles, whom you
have nominated for the highest place that can
gratify the ambition of man, comes from a
State which has been made what it is, by
special action in that respect, of the wise and
good men who founded our institutions. The
rights of flee labor have there been vindicated
and maintained. 'The thrift and enterprise
which so distinguish Illinois, one of the most
flourishing States of the glorious West, we
would see secured to all the Territories of the
Union ; and restore peace and harmony to the
whole country, by bringing back the Govern
ment to what it was under the wise and pa
triotic men who created it If the Republicans
shall succeed in that. object, .as they hope to,
they will be held in grateful remembrance by
the busy and teeming millions of future ages.
I am, very truly yours,
11. lIAMLIN.
.The Hou. GEOROB Asuman, President of the Con-
vention, end others of the Committee
BALTIMORE CONVENTION.—The regular Na
tional Convention of the Democratic Party
meets at Baltimore, on Monday next. The
great struggle, in the Convention, will be
upon the question of the admission of the del
egates from the Cotton States, who will claim
the places of the seceding delegates at Charles
ton. The result of the balloting for the Pres
idency is still in doubt. Whether Douglas is
to be nominated, or not, will depend upon
the decision of the question of supplying the
seats, in the Convention, rendered vacant by
the with-drawal of the seceders.
RATIFICATION MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY.
—The largest political gathering, assembled
in New York city for some time, met on Thurs
day evening last, to ratify the nomination of
Lincoln and Hamlin. The New York Tribune
states, that the State of New York in the co*
ing struggle is destined to give an unexampled
majority for the Republican ticket. So much
comfort for Pennsylvania Democrats, who con
ceeding the loss of their own State, rely on .
the State of New :York to elect the Democratic
nominee.
TELE FOWLER DEFALCATION.—George Law
and Gustavus A. Conner, sureties of Isaac V.
Fowler, late post-master of New .York, and
who proved a defaulter to the Government to
the amount of $155,000, intend resisting any
liability on their bond. They assert that the
bond was handed to Mr. Fowler in blank with
the express understanding, that Mr. Oliver
Chattek was to be joined as one of the sure
ties. Tho name was not inserted, and hence
a recovery on the bond is resisted.
"Who is Lincoln ?"—Oswego Palliad-
WII.
"The ablest lawyer in Illinois, and the smart
est stump•epeaker in the Union, an earnest
and honest man, who believes what he profess
es, and who will carry out what , he under
takes,"—Senator Douglas.
MC' Vl"Ffg 9f *T.. thlooni.
' The - folldwineanswersof Mr. Lincoln'to Oa
thin questions of Judge DOuglas, r
pui inthe
contest in Illinois, in 1858,. present fully and
unequivocally the yiews of thee. Republican
Candidate for the Presidency on the question
of 'slavery. Theanswers speak for themselves.
The views presented are moderate, conseiva
tive and must be satisfactory to all.
We copy from Mr. Lincoln speech at Freeport
August 27th, 1858.
"Having said thus much, I will take up the
Judge's interrogatories as I find,them printed
in the Chicago Times, and answer them seria
tim. In order that thejr may be no mistake
about it, I have copied the interrogatories in
writing, and also my answers to them. The
first one of these interrogatories is in these
words :
Qnestion 1. " I desire to know whether
Lincoln to-day stands, as he did in 1854, in
favor of the unconditional repeal of the Fugi
tive Slave law?"
Answer. Ido not now, nor ever did, stand
in favor Of the unconditional repeal of the Fu
gitive Slave law.
Q. 2. " I desire him to answer whether he
stands pledged to day, as he did. in -1854,
against the admission of any more slave States
into the Union, ovdn if the people want them ?"
A. Ido not now or ever did, stand pledged
against the admission of any more slave States
into the Union.
Q. 3. " I want to know whether he stands
pledged against the admission of a new State
into the Union with such a Constitution as the
people of that State May see fit to make' ?"
A. Ido not stand pledged against the ad
mission of a new State into the Union. with
such a Constitution as the people of that State
may see fit to make.
Q. 4. "I want to know whether he stands
to-day pledged to the abolition of slavery in
the District of Columbia?"
A. Ido not stand to-day pledged to the
abolition of slavery in the District of Colum
bia.
Q. 5. " I desire him to answer whether he
shin& pledged to the prohibition of the slave
trade between the different States ?"
A. Ido not stand pledged to the prohibi
tions of the slave-trade betvveSn the different
States. •
Q. G. " I desire to know whether he stands
pledged to prohibit slavery in all the Territo
ries of the United States, North as well as
South of the Missouri Compromise line ?"
A. lam impliedly, if not expressly, pliii'dg
ed to a belief in the right and duty of Congress
pritilAt slavery in all the United StAtes
Territories.
Q. 7. " I desire him to answer whether he
is opposed to the acquisition of any new terri
tory, unless slavery is first prohibited therein ?"
A. lam not generally opposed to honest
acquisition of territory; and, in any given case,
I would or 'Would not oppose such acquisition,
accordingly as I might think such acquisition
would or would not aggravate the slavery
question among ourselves.
NOW, my friends, it will be perceived upon
an examination of these questions and answers
that 00 far I have only answeted that I was
not pledged to this, that or the other. The
Judge has not framed his intmfrogatortes to ask
me anything more than this, tnd I have an
swered in strict accordance with the interro
gatories, and have answered /truly that I am
not pledged at all upon any of the points to
which I have answered. Bot lam not dispos
ed to hang upon the exact firm of his interro
gatory. .I am rather dispoted to take up at
least•some of these questions, and state what
I really think upon them.
As to the first one, in retard to the Fugitive
Slave law, I have never hisitated to say,• and
I do not now hesitate to s i y, that I think, un
der the Constitution of United States, the
people of the Southern S tee are entitled to a
Congressional. Fugitive lave law. Having
Said that, I have had not ing to say in regard
to the existing Fugitiv Slave law, further
than that I think it shou d have been framed
so as to be free from some of the objections that
pertain to it, without leasening its efficiency.
And inasmuch as we are not now in an agita
tion in regard to an alteration or modification
of that law, I would not be the man to intro
duce it as a new subjegt of agitation upon the
general question of slavery.
In regard to the other question; of whether
I am pledged to the admission of any more
slave States into the Union, I state to you very
frankly that I would beexceedingly sorry ever
to be put in a position bf having to pass upon
that question. I should be exceedingly glad
to know that there would never be another
slave State admitted into the Union; but I
must add, that if slavery shall be kept out of
the Territories during the territorial existence
of any one given Territory, and then the peo•
ple shall, having a fair chance and a clear
field, when they come to adopt the Constitu
tion, do such an extraordinary thing as to
adopt a slave Constitution; uninfluenced by the
actual presence of the institution among them,
I see no alternative, if we own the . country,
but to admit them into the Union.
. _
The third interrogatory is answered by the
answer to the second, it being, as I conceive,
the same as the seemd.
The fourth,one is in regard to the — abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia. irie
lation to that, I have my mind ve?!lizt ly
made up. I should be exceedingl lad to see
slavery abolished in,the District of olumbia.
I believe that Congress possesses the constitu
tional power to abolish,it. Yet as a member.
of Congress, I should' not with my present
views, be in favor of endeavoring to abolish
slavery in the Districtof Columbia, unless it
would be upon these omditions : First, that
the abolition should be gradual. Second, that
it should be on a vote of the majority of quali
fied voters in the Disttict ; and Mini, that com
pensation should be*de to unwillingownere.
With these three conditions, I confess I would
be exceedingly glad to see Congress abolish
slairery in the District of ColUmbia, and, in the,
language of HenrT Clay, "sweep from our
Capital that foul blot upon our nation."
In regard to the fifth interrogatory, I must
say hero, that as to the question of the aboli
tion of the slave-trade between the different
States, I can truly answer, as I have, that I
am pledged to nothing about it. It is a sub
ject to which I haxe not given that mature
consideration that would make me feel author
ized to state a position so as to hold thyself en
tirely bround by it. In other words, that ques
tion has never been prominently enough be
fore me to induce me to investigate whether
wo really have the constitutional power to do
it.. I could investigate it if I had sufficient
time, to bring myself to a conclusion ution that
subject ; but I have not done so, and I say so
frankly to you here, and to Judge Douglas. I
must say, however, that if I should bo of opin
ion that Congress does_ possess the constitu
tional power to abolish the slave-trade among
the different States, I should still not be in
favor of the exercise of that power unless upon
some conservative principle as I conceive it,
akin to what I have said in relation to the ab-•
olition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
answer as to whether I desire that slave
ry should be prohibittd in all the Territories
of the United States, is full and explicit with-
in itself, and cannot be made, clearer by any
comments of mice. So I suppose in regard to
the question whether I am .opposed to the ac
quisition of any more territory unless slavery
is first prohibited therein, my answer is such
that I could add nothing by way of illustra
tion; or making myself better understood, than
the answer which I have placed in writing.
ASSASSINATION OF TIIEJAPANESE TYCOON.-
The latest intelligence from Japan by way of
California, brought by , tho Overland Mail
Coach, reports the assassination on the 13th of
March, of the Prince Gootairo. Ho was going
from his house to the palace with his train,
when ho was attacked by 14 Javanese dressed
as travelers. His retinue had six killed and
several wounded.
20... The Holidaysburg Register, Huntingdon
A mericaa, and Clarion Banner, all of which
supported Fillmore in 1856 have now run
the Lincoln flag. Blair, Huntingdon and Clar
ion—the three counties in which these papers
are published—all gave a heavy vote for Fill
more.
LO.CA:L' . . -- . - ITF-KIRST;
WIDE AWAKE CLUB.—The young men
of Easton speak of organizing a' Wide Awake
Club.
le..CuntOrfeit " THREE'S" on the Phil
lipsburg 'Bank are in circulation. Look out
for them. •
birProf. Price, well known, at this place,
will walk a wire at authaville on next Thurs
day a week. • • •
A NEW BANK.—Son . ne of the citizens of
Bethlehem are agitating the question of the
incorporation of a 'Bank in that Borough.--
sarMiss M. will please accept our thanks
for that splendid dish of Strawberries, sent us
last week. They were the finest we have ever
seen.
*Strawberries promise to be very plenty
this season, and it is thought that thy will
he so cheap that printers and other poor peo
ple can buy them.
PIC-NlC.—The German Reformed Sunday
School, (Rev. Mr. Derr'a,) will hold their an
nual pie•nio, on Saturday next, June 10th, in
Griesemer's woods.
TAKING THE CENSUS.—The District
Marshalls for this county are at present busy
taking the census. Their work is to be com
pleted by the first of July.
MEAN.—A fiend informs As that he heard
a report that we were not in need of money.
We hero emphatically deny it for the infor
mation of any anxious to pay up.
NEW RIFLES.—The Catasauqua Rifles,
Capt. Harta, have received from the State six
ty new rifles.. They are similar to those
or the Allen Rifles, of our Borough, with the
exception of the sabre, bayonets.
NEW IRON WORKS.—A company has
been organized for the purpose of the erection
of n new Iron Works on the Lehigh nearly
rpposito the Glendon Iron Works, a few miles
above Enston. The design is to start with a
capital of $50,000. .
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.—A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Republican Party, of Lehigh County,
will be held at the Hotel of Moses Schneck,
in this Borough, on the coming Saturday, at
10 o'chick A, M.
10,..it will be seen in another column, that
a young lady, of this place, advertises for a
husband. We can recommend her to such, as
are seeking for a wife, to be good looking and
think no one will be disappointed, in selecting
her, as a partner for life.
CONCERT AT BETHLEHEM.—Miss Car
oline Richings, whose entertainments in our
Borough, some time since, so delighted our
citizens, will visit Bethlehem with a small
troupe and give a concert in Citizens Hall, on
Tuesday, evening the 10th inst.
NEW FIRE COMPANY.—We understand
that the Young men of our Borough are en
gaged in the organization of a new Fire Com
pany, to be called the Eagle Hose. They will
wear it:gray shirt, black belt and glazed caps.
Their first parade will take place on the Fourth
of July.
EXCURSION.—An excursion train num
bering seven cars, passed through our Borough
on Wednesday last .td Mauch Chunk. The.
New Jersey Legislature were taking a flying
visited to the Coal regions of Carbon County.
The excursionists numbered about 300. They
returned on Thursday afternoon.
BUCKET COMPANY.—A new Bucket
Company under the name of Keystone Buck
et Company has just been started in our Bor
ough. Their uniform is a white flannel shirt
with blue cuing, Ted colleen, and'New York
Fire Hats. They make their first parade on
the 4th of July next.
FOR DOUGLAS.—It was announced that
Hon. Jeremiah Shindel of this county was to
address a Douglas meeting held at Lancaster
City last week. It seems, however, that Sen
ator Shindel was not present at the meeting.
The Senator, we understand, is a warm friend
of Judge Douglas.
*Mahe Rev. Dr. Spachman, formei Speak
er of the State Senate, and now Rector of St.
Clements Parish, Philadelphia, will hold Epis
copal service in the Court House of this place,
on next Sunday morning and, evening at the
usual Church hour,-10 o'clock A. M., 7i
M. The public are affectionately invited to
attend. •
•RICHARD BROADHEAD FOR PRESI
DENT.—The Unabhaengige Democrat of Eas
ton has hoisted the name of the Honi Richard
Broadhead of Easton as the Democratic Nom
ive for the Presidency. Mr. .Broadhetui's
nomination would certainly be acceptable to
the South, however much it might be disliked
by the people of the North.
• '
COAL.—The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany brought down for the week ending Sa
turday, the 2d inst., 13 589 tons Of coal, mak
ing for the season, commencing December
let., 364 721 tons, against 265 378 tons to .cor
responding period last year, being an increase
of 99 343 tons of coal for six months, ending
June 1,:1860 We are 'without the usual week
ly Iron tonnage.
FLORAL CONCERT.—By an advertise
ment, in another column, it will be seen, that
a Floral Concert will be given in the Presby
terian church, on to-morrow evening, the pro
ceeds to be used for the benefit of the Sunday
School. It is not necessary for us to say much
as all will see, 'that they have engaged some
of the best Musicians in the County and we
trust, that the church may be filled to over
flowing.
PICNIC.—We understand, that some of our
young men are about getting up one of the
largest pic-nics, ever heard of in this place, to
'take place on Wednesday next, June 20th.
Nearly seventy couple have already given
their names. They intend to go to Acker's
woods, situated about two miles from town,
and, in the evening, have a grand ball to close
the exercises of the day.
A NICE EXPERIMENT.—The ladies are
introducing a new and beautiful ornament for
the parlor, mantel, or centre-table. They take
large pine burrs, iihinkle grass seeds of any
kind in them, and place them in pots of water.
When the burrs nre soaked a few days, they
close up in the form of solid cones, and then
the little spears.of green grass begin to emerge
from amongst the laminae, forming an orna
ment of rare and simple beauty.
CORRECTION.—Through wrong informa . -
tion, we were lead to State, in our last week's
issue, that the suicide of Mr. Thomas Geidner,
late of South Whitehall township, was owing
to jealousy, on account of his wife. We take
this opportunity of stating, that we wore lead .
into error on the subject. There was no rea
son for supposing that the cause assigned
brought about the unfortunate event. Our in
formants were mils-informed. '
' CATTLE DISEASE IN PENNSYLVA
NIA.—The disease which lately destroyed so
many of the cattle in Masschusetts and other
of the Neiv England States,
is said to have
made its, appearance in Bucks county. With
in a short time Charles Michener, a farmer of
Bristol township, lost nearly all his valuable
herd of cows of a complaint said to resemble
very much the dreaded cattle disease. If it
should turn out to he this malady, it will cause
groat alarm among the farmers, and the neces
sary steps should be immediately taken to
ascertain its true character.-Poytestown
ocrat.
7' itiiin the past few Weeks.we have add
ed quir ' N.• f nettles to our list of subscribers.
That our- . .or meets the tastes, views and
sentiments ollg citizens is now an establish
ed fact. It beingttppreciated we can continue
in the same course, af with better faith, a.
our exertions to sustajja good county news
paper has been dul 0 ' nted for. Send in
your names friends, cii will furnish you
with such an assort OWN literature,
etc., as will astonis i •
MAN KILLF ON THE BELVIDERE
RAIL-ROAy.=-On Monday evening last,'an
Irish. Employee, on the Trenton and Belvi
dere-vaThroad, was run over by the cars of
flit) passenger train, a short distance below
Easton . Both legs. of the unfortunate man
were cut off and he soon expired of his injurie s .
The train was running around a sharp curve,
at the time of the accident, and the man was
unable to get out of the way in time. We
have not ascertained his name. ...
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE COMMENCE
MENT.—The Commencement exercises at
Lafayette College, will this year take place on
Wednesday the 25th of July. On the Sunday
previous Dr. McPhail, President of the Col
lege, delivers the Baccalaureate Sermom, in
the morning, and in the evening,-Rev. George
W. Thompson, D. D., of Academia, delivers a
sermon before the Brainerd Society. On Mon
day, the 23d, the Junior Exhibition takes
place ; on Tuesday, 24th, address before the
Washinton and Franklin Literary Societies.
FOURTH OF JULY.—The day of the "free
gle" is coming. Allentown will do well to
come out full fledged on that day. Let ue cel
ebrate it in a glorious kind of manner, and
have a good time generally. A little powder
will " take the kink out" of old fogyism, and
cause Young America to feel good all over:—
It's a good thing to drop politics for one day,
and all splurge on the " early fathers."—
Think it over good people, and then prepare
for imaginary soaring above the defilements of
earth and the midway clouds to bask in the
undimned glory of E Pluribus Unum, and the
American Eagle.
DIAGRAM OF THE ECLIPSE.—Mr. Asa,
Smith of New York, author of an Illustrated
Astronomy, sends us a diagram in colors, rer
resenting the eclipse of the sun, which will
occur on the 18th of July. The Diagram in
cludes figures of Earth, the Moon and the Sun,
in their relative positions as soon at the time of
the eclipse from the Nothern part of the United
States. The Diagram is printed on a hand
some sheet and in the margin are explanatory
tables, reading matter, ike. A copy will be
sent to any address by enclosing a dime and
three cent piece to Asa Smith' Post Office
Station E, Bth Avenue, New York.
THE BAKER FAMILY.—The original
Baker Family will make their appearance in
Allentown, on Friday evening next, at the
Fellovis' Hall. Their singing comprise s' a
variety of new pieces, the grave, lively, sen
timental and humorous. The Detroit Daily
Tribune, notices them as follows: "In the se
lection, composition and execution of the choice
variety of pieces embraced in their present
Programme, " The Bakers," have fairly out
done themselves. * * * All of the large
audience who listened to their cheering, enno
bling and soul-stirring strains ;last evening,
were more than delighted—they experienced
a degree of inspiration that more nearly allied
them to Heaven—felt better, and thought
more of themselves and of human-kind.
tirOur citizens may not all be aware of the
existence of a " street school" in our town, or
of the extent of its R atronage.
It is open every night, and each department
is under the control of experienced teaclArs
who will spare no pains - to render those utider
tuition adepts in the numerous branches taught.
The school is rapidly increasing in numbers
and inflence, and it is - expected that classeswill
soon be organized at every corner of the
street.
Parents desirous of having their children
adepts in the use of profane language, smok
ing, &a., have only to allow them to attend is
few terms in this school. Similar institutions
are in existence in all our principal towns and
cities, and their graduates may be found in
every jail and penitentiary in the country. = :
Parents would do well to examine the meriES
of the institution, before sending them abroad:
BATTALION AT CATASAUQUA.—The
first parade of the first Infantry Regiment of
this County under command of Col. Mogen,
took place at Catasauqua on Saturdny last.—
Five Companies appeared on the ground,_ be
ing all the Companies of the Reg_unoni, save
one. The Regiment was reviewed by Briga
dier General Fry, and the several Companies
inspected by Brigade Inspector, Major .Good.
A field of Mr. Faust, soma. disiance beyond the
limits of. the Boriugh was furnished for the
battalion. In the afternoon a sham battle was
engaged in, in which Col. Ilangen had com
mand of the Allen Rifles, Catasaugua Rifles
and Lehigh 'Rifles, comprising ono of the op
posing forces, and Major Horn command of
the Jordan Artillerists, and Allen Infantry,
,composing the other. The skirmish passed
off without accident although among the inci
dents, wo cannot forbear to notice the capture
of Adjutant Lewis of the Catasauqua Herald.
A large concourse of spectators was gathered
together in the field to witness the spectacle.
The weather Was pleasant during the day, and '
the battalion passed off to .the satisfaction of
all.
TILE LOCUSTS.—A contemporary says if
this month shall be a warm
.one, as seems just
now likely, the seventeen year locusts may be
expected the last week of the month. A cold
snap may make them a few days later. The
last time of their appearance here;lB43, a few
were seen oho& the .29th of May; 1)0 a cold
snap happening just then, the first adventurers
perished, and the' main body did not appear
above the ground till the third of June.
Some pleasent evening the liver colored
grups will ho seen ascending in countless
numbers from their subterraneous abodes of
seventeen years. Crawling upon some tree
fence or post, they will fix the old shell there
to by its claws, escape during the dews of
night through a slit in the back, and unfold
their wings before sunrise. .This is an impor
tant point as those whose wings fail to unfold
before the sun comes to dry them, will remain
as hopeless crippoled as the" First Angel' of
Moor's charming poem. Thence-forward there
will be a grand concert of instrumental music
by millions of performers all over the country;
at no other cost than a severe wholesale prun
ing of the trees. Those, if any, who are in
credulous will see, hear and believe.
TIIE COUNTRY.—A ride a few miles among
the farmers, gives rise to that notion, so common
to prisoners of pent up Cities, which envies the
sweet scented fields, the shady,groves, the spa
(lions green lawns, and the rustic simplicity of
rural life. There are many such scenes in the.
circuit of six miles. How visible, too, the
hand of improvement! The thrifty farmer,
with• the addition to his stock of knowledge
which science has supplied, redeems marshes,
rejuvenates long neglected soils, doubles his
crops, and has time. to spare to beautify his
residence with walks and trees . and other evi
dences of a cultivated civilization. At this sea
.son of the year our citizens would d_g,well to
take a look at our country friends. The sweet
rick milk-I that is an idea itself which stirs up
the 'envy of the inner man, when we compare
'the well-watered daily supplies at our doors
with the well filled cans neatly arranged in
the' spring house,' richly, laden with golden
()resin. Here the most export house wife finds
it beyond her ingenuity to beat up o no respec
table custard out of a largo supply, but there,
in that cool and cozy spring house, laid almott
from view by the overhanging shrubbery, there
are custards and puddings innumerable with
a large pitcher of 'bonyclaber' for the young
bairns Z But why make us dissatisfied with
our lot? We 'have advantages not enjoyed in
the quiet country. Whether they will balance
the picture we have presented of country life
will depend pretty much on the habits and dis
positions of those who desire to make a choice.