The Lehigh register. (Allentown, Pa.) 1846-1912, September 19, 1860, Image 2

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    Pr" 'l'h the House of Repress ntati t p*
• ced i• •• its disagreement to the ern ', L ,
'of t i "Senate, and agree thereto wi 10 4 '
l• meat' as follows : - ' , 1 :
"Ira . line thirteen, on page 1, strike out The
' word 'twenty-three' and insert itwenty-fonie
' and strike out all after the word 'that' in line
' 8, page 2, to the end of the section, page 4,
' and in lieu thereof, insert," &o.
As tho bill and amendments are quite lengthy,
we do not, nsert them here, but refer the
reader to the Congressional Globe, third session
Thirty-fourth Congress, page 1060, .iind the
U. S. Senate Journal, third session Thirty
fourth Congress, page 305 where it will be
found in full.
By this amendment of the committee of con
ferenoe it will be teen that the duty on articles
enumerated in schedule C, isinoreased from
twenty-three to twenty-four per cent.
A vote being taken on agreeing to the report
of the committee of conference, resulted—yeas
33, nays B—Senator STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
voting in the affirmative, with the free traders
of the south.—Congressional Globe third ses
sion:Thirty-fourth Congress, page 1060 ; and
U. S. Senate: Journal, third session Thirty
fourth Congress, page 307. • ' • •
Jane 15, 1860, the Senate, as a committee
of the Whole, proceeded to consider the bill
(H. R. No. 338) to provide for the payment
of out standing Treasury notes, to authorize
a loan to r egula te and fix the duties on im
ports, and for other purposes.
Mr. Hunter, under instructions of the Com
mittee on Finance, moved to postpone the fur
the* consideration of the bill until the second
Monday in December-next.
Upon this motion remarks were made by
Senators Hunter, Bigler, Cameron, and Sim
mons.
Senator Hamlin said: "Mr. President, the
motion now pending beforti the Senate is one to
' defer this bill to the next session of this Con
' gress:' It is a priviledged motion, and stands
' higher in the order of privilege than a motion
' to amend.
Sanative, therefore, who, with myself, are in
favor of this bill, who' want to make a record
•' of their vote, audit' left open to discussion
' perhaps to discuss its operations , are proven
' tedSrmn doing so directly by the very order
in *blob the question is presented. A. direct
' vote upon •the bill, as the mattor now stands,
I cannot be had, nor can it be had at all, unless
' the Senate shall vote down the motion to
' postpone to the next session. There is,' I
' apprehend, no other way to test the opinions
' of.men in rega rd to thiA matter than by vot
`Aug againet the postponement and thus to
4 iitirig the question directly before the Senate.
' The only way •we can test our opinions is by
'voting against that notion.. The niotion to
' defer to the next session of Congress, prevent
! ing a vote upon the bill, and precluding all
' amendment, is the most effective that can be
made by those who are determined that no se
' tion shall be had at this session. For the
' purpose of knowing precisely how men.stand
' on thin question, I ask when the vote be ta
' ken, that it • may be taken by yeas and nays,
' and let that vote be a test upon the bill."
The yeas and nays were ordered and result
ed as Nlows
Yeas—Messrs. Bayard, Bragg, Chesnut,
Clingman, • Davis, Fitzpatrick, Ofeen, Gwin,
Hemphill, Hunter, Johnson of Arkansas,
Johnson :of Tennessee, Lane,Mallory, Pearce,
Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, aulsbury, Sebasti
an, Slidell, Toombs, Wigfall and Yule-25.
Nays.-4dessrs. Anthony, Bigler, Cameron
Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden,
Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlin, King,
Lathani. 'Seward, Simmons, 'Sumner, Ten
Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, and Wil
son—M.
Senator STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS did not
vote.--Congressional Globe, first session Thirty
sixth Congress, , page 3027 ; and United States
Journal, first session Thirty-sixth Congress,
page 673.
So the further consideration of the bill was
postponed to the second Monday of December
next.
June 16, 1860, Mr. PowaLL of Kentucky,
moved a reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill toa4J ust the tariff' was postponed to
the second onday of December nest,
The PRESIDING OFFICER stated, that was a
privileged motion and would be entered.
June 20, 1860, Mr BIGLZR moved to post-,
pone all prior orders for the purpose of taking
up the motion of Mr. Powm.
The vote being taken, resulted as follows:
...Yeas—Messrs. Anthony, Bigler, Bright,
Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Critten
den, Davis, Doolittle, Fessenden, Fitch, Foot,
Foster, Hale, Hamlin,. Harlan, Kennedy, King,
Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Sew
ard, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Thomson,
Trumbull; Wade, Wilkinson and Wilson-33.
Nayi—Messre. Bragg, Brown, Chesnut, Fits
patrick, Green, (Twin, Hammond, Hemphill,
Hunter, Iverson, Johnson of Tennessee, Mal
lory, Mason, Rice, Toombs, Wigfall, and Yu
lee-17.
Senator DOUGLAS did not vote.—Congress
ional Globe, first session Thirty-sixth Congress,
page 3191; U. S. Senate Journal, first session
Thirty-sixth Congress, page 720.
• So themotion to reconsider was agreed to.
The vote was now taken on the motion to post
pone, which not agreed to.
The Secretary procaided to read the bill,
which was arrested by the intervention of oth
er business, and a motion to adjourn, which
wareanied2—yeas 21, nas 12.--Congression
al Globe; first session, T hirty-sixth Congress,
page 3195.
The subject was not considered again during
the few remaining days of the session.
Here ends the record ! Working men, me
"chanice, of the manufacturing States, • read it
careihlly, then say whether you are prepared
to elirnite,hy your votes, to the Chief ?aegis
traey of this nation, a man who has on all oc
casions sought to break down the manuffictu
ring establishments of this country by repeal
ing all tariff acts, and who proclaimed, in the
United. States Senate, that ho was a " free
trade maw to the fullest extent that we can car
ry it?"
People of Pennsylvania, are you prepared
to elevate to the Presidential chair, and give
the mighty power which that office wields, to
a man who has used every means within his
powento reduce the tariff, on appeal all acts
levying a duty upon foreign iron, and who
.procliamed, in the United States Senate, that
he kneW of "NO ITEM UPON WHICH WI CAN TAKE
OPP TIM REVENUE WITH GREATER, PACILITIES
AND ADVANTAGES TO THE GREAT MATERIAL IN
' TER STS .0P THE COUNTRY •THAN UPON - ‘THIS
ITEM?"• ••
Should.the iron and other manufactories be
compelled to close operations, and thousands
thereby be thrown out of employment by the
introduction of the free-trade doctrine, through
the instrumentality of an Executive pledged
to that principle, will you vote so as to have Ao
upbraid .yourselves that, your votes brought it
about? • .
Ir7Trts Springfield (Mass.) Republican
says:—"Trains over the Rutland and Wash ins
ton railroad are considerably impeded in then ,
passage by the myriruls of grasshoppers that
lodge on the railroad track, and are crushed be
neath the giant wheels of the engine. The track
is rendered so slippery and greasy by the
crushed mass, that it is almost impossible for
any headway to be ma?le uperi the upgrades."
It is estimated (says the London Amer
ican) that 30,000 Ameticans have left New
York and Boston for , Europe this season, most
of whom are temporarily residing on the Conti
nua 'tihd in different parts of the British
' Paris is reported full of Americans,
and a large number are 'in London. • The num
ber of . pleashro-seeking Americans in Europe
is larger thexrat 191 previous time.
'Mit is said the peach crop of Illinois will
be immense. A ridge in Union and Jackson
counties, twenty miles lung:and from five to
seven miles wide, will produce at least one
million bushels. A large amount of this im•
mem( crop will be distilled. •
o:7"Among the curiosities discovered by the
census. takers ic a pretty little girl of fifteen,
in the 'southern part of - Monson, New York,
who bee a husband one hundred and seven
years of age.
Capt. Ellsworth, of the Chicago Zouaves,
Ima resigned his command.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPiIiMBER 19, 1860,
PETER U. HUBER & JOH% H. OLIVER
RDITORS •RD PROPRIZTORI.
TO ADVERTISE s[
CAE "LEHIGH REGIS II >4•A LARGER
CIRCULATION BY EVERAL HUNDRED .
'THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN
MIR COUNTY.
NATIONAL TICKET
POR PRZBIDENT
ABRAM LINCOLN,
Or ILLINOIS
FOR VIDE PRESIDENT
HANNIBAL HAMLIN,
OF MAINE
• IRIEBTOMAIL
=I
HON. JAMES POLLOOK,
HON. THOMAS M. HO WE,
DIRTRIOT ICLICTOII/1.
1. Edward 0. Knight,
2. Robert P. King,
3. Henry Bumm,
4. Robert K. Pont,
6. Nathan Mlles,
6. John K. Broomall,
7. JamorWrionllor,
8. Levi B. Smith,
9. Francis W. Christ,
10. David Mumma, Jr.,
11. David Taggart,
12. Thomas R. Rail,
Joh
STATE TICKET
Pox GOVERNOR
Col. Andre* G. Curtba.,
OF CENTRE COUNTY
COUNTY TICKET.
OR, tioNanzas,
FENNY C. LONGgECKER, of Allentown.
(Subjeot to the decision of the conferees of Bucks
and liehigh mantles.
MOIL ASSEMBLY,
SAMUEL J. KISTLER, of Lehigh county. ,
JAMES LEWIS, of Carbon county.
FOR CLERK OF THE COURTS,
lIENKI J. SAEGER, of Allentown
FOR PROTHONOTARY,
LEWIS C. SMITH, of Washington
FOR REGISTER OP WILLS,
CHARLES KECK, of Allentown.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
HENRY YEAGER, of Salmon.
FOR DIRECTOR OF TER POOR,
CHARLES B. SHIMER, of Upper Milford.
FOR .00104 ZR,
Dr. S. R. RITTENHOUSE, of L. Macungie.
FOR AUDITOR,
CHARLES SCHONLY, of Lower Milford
FOR TRUSTEES OP THE ACADEMY,
SAMUEL B. LEWIS, of Allentown.
EPHRAIM MICKLEY, of Allentown
HON. CARL SCHURZ,
Of Wisconsin, the distinguished advocate
of Republican principles, will address the citi
zens
,of Lehigh and adjoining counties, at
• A is I,III7SPE 0 IV
On Monday, September 24th; 1800,
in the evening, at 8 o'clock. He will speak
either• in the English or German language or in
both, as 'desired. Let there be a general turn
out to hear him. He is one of the most gifted
orators and statesmen of .the country and a
rare intellectual treat may be expected.
T: GOOD,
Chairman of the Exerntive Committee
Suppeit 'the Ticket.
The Republicans of Lehigh have selected an
excellent and uneZceptionable ticket. Every
Republican bad an opportunity of attending
the Convention. and of participating in its de
liberations, and has no reason to complain of
the result. Men, placed in nomination, can
honestly demand their party support. It is a
debt, owed by every true party man. Especi
ally at present, is it obligatory on all Republi
cans, to give our county ticket a zealous sup
port. We hive a Governor to elect. No stone
will be left unturned to secure the defeat of
Col. Curtin. Corrupt bargains have been made
with the corrupt leaders of the Bell Party to
secure their support of Henry D. Foster, for
Governor. All the differences between Break
inridge and Douglas men have „been merged,
for the time being, in an effort to elect Gen.
Foster. The GubernatOrial contest is the Ther
mopylae of Democratic hopes. Governor lost,
and all is lost; Governor elected, and there
tnay be a slim chance even in November to
effect the defeat of Lincoln. Every vote for
the county ticket, brought out, is a vote,
brought out for Curtin, and every additional
vote, produced, is a contribution to Lincoln's
election. •The Republicans of Lehigh , county,
so far as their county ticket is concerned,
should have in view more than this year's suc
cess. We have steadily gained on tho Demo
cratic Party, since 1856. For the past two
years, we have been partially successful with
our county ticket. Causes are at work, which
must insure a steady gaih in the county, in
our favor for years to come, and, if we do not
contribute to our own disaster, Lehigh county
must and will be Republican. Secure a victo
ry this fall, and we consider the question of po
litical supremacy, in the county, settled.--=
Power will pass from the hands of the Demo
cratic Party, and the Republican Party will
administer the affairs of our county, as we trust,
for the better. • Will Republicans bear these
suggestions in mind, and determine to achieve
success; if it be within the compass of steady,
persistent effort.
Assnumor TICKET.—We, this week, complete
the ticket, at the head If our paper, by inser
ting the name of James Lewis, Esq., of Car
bon, for'Assembly. M. Lewis was nominated
by the Republicans Of Carbon, on Mimday
last; and is said to be an intelligent, energetic
and popular citizen of Carbbn county. The
nomination is said to be one of the strongest
which could be made, and our Carbon friends
promise a good report for Lewis and Kistler in
Little Carbon.
MISTIKE.—Owing to an error in the copy of
the proceedings of the late Republican County.
convention, handed to us by the officers of the
meeting, Dr. S. R. Rittenhouse, of Lower Ma
cungie., was named as a rneinber of the County
Executive committee. Mr. George Ludwig is
the member of the committee from that town
ship.
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If i th 6 "s44 4l 4s l " t h af t . *.
`h cotilAY-fiksit met iitAliiiiiiitik,„,____
Viyer ' ' inated a glid, it*ht i'ii,;l;tioll fcir .
.iiVin "' tit to °oriel - der sOiiiiiNif,.the liiiiktical
.work go of -theko4elegato triem. '." - '''iniiililiing
MMittiiitlons. fiir 4 efficets;thOireeiiiiiiiilit.-.
los to be considered, are the ability, fitness
and claims of the• persons seeking nomina
nations. Other things:being eqiiiil, the•fittest
man should be nominated. ,-..tiklitlso the ,man,
who in view of :pad servhiealtus the strongest
claims on his party, or who is enlculfited to
poll the largest vote, other things being equal,
should receive a nomination... Let us see how
the delegate system is calculated to secure the
fittest and most available candidate, and at the
same timiLto reward deserving party , men.—.
Do such asiderationra.a general rule in the
practical.workings of the system, control nom
inations ? The delegates in each township are
fixedby a few of the
. prominent • men in the
township. The people have but little if any
thing to say, 'except to vote. The influence
of such prominent men is secured either by
considerations of personal friendship, or by
other considerations various in their character,
without regard, in the great majority °Ceases,
to the fittiess or availability of the candidates.
If there be a contest as to delegates, owing to
differences among prominent leaders, there en
sues a system of travelling through the town
ships and drumming up voters and hauling
them to the delegate election, in which money
generally accomplishes its object. The con
test then becomes an under-ground, secret one,
in which all sight is lost of fitness, availabil
ity and claims of the respective candidates.—
But it often happens that delegates .elected
and pledged to vote for certain candidates,
when once at the Convention, suddenly and
mysteriously change their Inds and vote for
entirely different oandidater What influences
have been brought to bear upon the delegates,
is- often an inexplicable mystery. At dele
gate conventions a system of political trading
and gambling is carried om which would scarce
ly be supposed possible. The delegates from
one township say to the delegates from another
township ; " you support our candidate for
COngress, and we will support your candidate
for County Commissioner, and if you do not
support our candidate for Congress, we will
not support your candidate far County Commis
sioner." Congressman was traded far County
Commissioner on Saturday kit, at the Demo
cratic Delegate Convention. It is a fact hard
to believe and yet such was the case. This
system of trading extends alike to promises of
future support for future nominations. We
need not inform our readers that a system of
political jobbing and huckstering like this is
placed beyond the power of one or a few men,
when every district may be represented 'by its
fifty, its hundred or morepersons, when the vote
'of each member of that delegation, however
humble he be, is as potent as the vote of the most
influential. We might, if we chose, advert to
a peculiarity' of our Democratic county poli
tics, which distinguishes her from all other
counties ; and that is the fact of the tremen
dous influence exerted by family ties. There
are cases, in which relationship controls nom
inations. This is a fact, however, which is
sufficiently known to the people Of our county.
S , Mi. 4
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IS. Franois B. Penniman,
14. Ulysses Mereer,l
15. Geom. Droopier,
H. A. B. Sharpe,
17. Daniel o:Gehr,
IS. Samuel Calvin,
19. Edgar Cowan,
20. William MoKennan,
21. J. M. Kirkpatrick,
22. James Kerr,
23. Richard P. Roberts,
24. Henry Souther,
Greer.
Take into consideration with all this the
fact, that a Delegate Convention is held with
closed doors, in which the people have no im
mediate opportunity of watching the votes of
their chosen representatives, and we have a
system of nomination, than which a more cor
rupt one could not well ne devised. Wt art,
fully aware that there is no system Of nomina
tion, which is perfect ; that every system is
liable to its, abuse; and that the workings of
a system depends much upon circumstances.
Still we cannot refrain 'from expressing the
opinion that the delegate system as practiced
in the Democratic party in our county, is one,
most liable to abuse, and which should be
speedily abolished for the sake of the public
welfare. if the Democratic party of Lehigh
county is to hold the reins of power in its
hands.
Citizens of Lehigh county, you have this
fall an opportunity, so . far as your County of
fices are concerned, of closing between Coun
ty tickets nominated upon two entirely differ
ent plans, and it is for you to say whether you
will ratify the action of a packed and faith
breaking Democratic Delegate Convention.
IDemooratto County Ticket
The Democratic Delegate Convention of this
county met at the public house of Mr. Frank
lin_Balliet,. op Saturday last, and nominated
the following ticket:
Coegress—Dr. Thomas B. Cooper, of Saucon
township.
Assembly--:-W. C. Licht%nwalner,• of Upper
Macungie.
' Clerk of the Courts—Bone Hausman, of Al
lentown.
Prothonotary—James Lackey, of Allentown.
Register of Wills—Jacob Slemmer, of Allen
town..
Commissioner—George Neumoyer, of Lower
Macungie.
Director of the Poor—Leonard Moyer, ° of
Upper Macungie.
- Coroner—Dr. E. G. Martin, of Allentown.
Auditor—Joel Stettler, of Heidelburg.
Trustees—Mark S. Yonng, Charles Becker, of
Allentown.
So far as the county house officers are con
cerned, the result is considered, as a triumph
over the rotation men. •
In regard to Congress and some other por
tions of the ticket, it is claimed, as a victory
of the Breckinridge over ,the Douglas men.
From all that we can learn; the friends of
Breckinridge scent to be very much pleased
with the result.
TIKE OPPOSITION OF BERKS.—The Opposition
of Berke county met in convention, at Reading,
last week, and nominated the following ticket.
For Congress, ( L'isexpired Term,) Capt. Jas.
McKnight, of Alsace; ( , Regular Term,) Levi
B. Smith, of Robeson ; Senate, Aaron Mull, of
Spring ; Assembly, John B. Holloway: of Ami
ty, William Taylor, of Marion, Dr. Jeremiah
Trezler, of Kutztown ; Prothonotary, David
Levan, of Reading ; Register, William Call, of
Reading; Recorder, Benneville Cleaver, of.
Oley f Clerk Orphan's Court, Daniel Cleaver,
of Ruscombmanor; Clerk of Sessions; Ilarri
son Varner, of Bernville ; Commissioner, COn
rad Reber, of Penn ; Director, Jacob S: Ebliog,
of Reading; Auditor, G. B. Horlocher, of
Windsor. •
The ticket is said to be strong and popular,
and we are assured, that a good report may be
expected from Berke, at the October election.
Storrs or THE TIMER.-At a municipal elec
tion held in New Haven, Connecticut, on Fri
day last, in which the supporters of Dreckin
ridge and Douglas were thoroughly united,
and the election warmly contested, the Repub
licans triumphed by 100 majority, showing a
gain of 200 since last Spring's State election.
Connecticut since the desperate fight Of last
spring has been abandoned by the Democracy
as a hopelessly Republican State.
Pludon no a
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The comMitte" ,510,.ugl Ataik . preoki
ridge wings bi t
~:,; ~i .. , carat*, ~ - ,,:t i 'itif ot t
State of New Y , 4 fhies. A some*ne, !ire bet;
le
attempting to " i nt# a_tio 'l. . Optoril
or fusion ticket; ni kopa p '_
'IVO fries
-.4 , .•,:„,. , 119 ..
of Breckinridgi . .. ,i- , ; y 4.theifrlends ` of
Douglas. It was , .ught, .: eek since, that
the plan would succeed, an i 'that ten support
ers of Breckinridge would •a - allowed
,on the
ticket. , Suddenly, however, a whole. effort
iniVed;'*;failnre;.," Since the . , ilure,•ltie pre- ;
posed to"putkeien or eight lieu . ' • .rklie• men
on the ticket, of the moneyed men o the. State,
for the purpose of 'securing the sinews of war,
because the Douglaa men are sadly in want of '
funds. Any. alliance, however, • between the
two partiee, through-their State Central Com
mittees, will. fail, of being carried into :effect.
The Democracy, thus disappointed in'theiref ,
forts, to wrest the State of Neiv'York from the
Republicans, and thereby. insure their defeat,
'now. turn their attention to Pennsylvania, as
the last plase, in which to hope for a ohanceof
defeating Lincoln. We believe, however, that
as matters now stand in Pennsylvania, there is
no chance for Democratic success in the.Statt
In November, such are the divisions of.the
Democracy, Lincoln is sure, at least, to have a
plurality of the popUlatvote in the State, and
as we believe, a large majority: ^
The Fiepublioana triumphant in Blaine
We last week gave to our readers the result
of the election in the State of Vermont, show
ing decided Republican gains in the State,
claimed by Stephen A. Douglas as his birth
place, and which he recently travellathrough
on his electioneering tour. Senator Douglas
also paid particular attention to the State of
Maine, and in view of the close contest in
three of the Congressional Districts in 1858,,
and of supposed aid fro% the Bell men, it was
expected, that the Bemooracy could at least
carry several of the Congressional Diatsta,
if not the State for Governor. The reimltims
been a Republican triumph beyond all that
the party ever claimed. Israel Wasburne is
elected Governor by a majority of 18,000 or
20,000, whereas only 10,000 was. claimed be
fore the eleotion. In the three doubtful Qin
gressional Districts, the Republican majority
has been tripled since 1858. A Legislature
has been elected, which will ensure the return
of a Republican United States Senator:—
Maine was taken in charge by the special
friends of Senator Douglas, and the result has
shown his strength. The hand-writing hi on
the wall and 'the Democracy see, fear and
tremble.
i[3The Hon. William L. Goggin on Thurs
day evening addressed the Bell and Everett
party :in Peteraburg, Va. His 'views upon
the stability of the Union were clearly expres
sed in the following words : • "There conld be
no.danger of a dissolution of the Union, no
matter who was elected." His opinion of Mr.
Lincoln finds' no less . clear expression in the
following language : " During the whole
course of my connection witlihiin'in the House
of Representatives, I must say that I have
ever known him to be a gentleman. He is
not what the Brockinridge party insinuate him
to be. I Wish to do justice on all sides.
[Cheers.] If you want to know who Mr. Lin
coln is, go and ask S. A. Douglas with whoin
he stumped every county in Illinois. [Cheers]
Yes, go and ask Mr. Douglas, whether Abe
Lincoln is a rail splitter ownot. , [Loud Laugh
ter.] Ask him whether he is a Democratic
mauller or not. [Continued Laughter, and
(Ales of "MN Ir' - "Gaon :" it was my good
fortune whiff; I was a member of the House of
Representatives to be on a Conunittee with him.
I was chairman and I will say that no man
on that Committee worked more industrious
ly than he did. He is a man of a high order
of talent, and when he spoke no man was list
ened to, by.thoso who were in that House as
visitors, with more apparent'satisfaction. His
private as well as public character was free
from stain or blemish. •
Afa. ONE WAY.—Tioga county, forming part
of the Congressional District of the gallant and
indomitable Oaluslia A. Grow, is represented
as being almost unanimous for the Republican
nominees. In the borough of Knoxville, there
aro sixty-five voters ; sixty-four of them are
Lincoln men, and the solitary democrat is a
Breckinridge man. In the borough of Elk_
land, there are eighty-six voters; eighty-one
of that number are for Lincoln, the other five
are divided between Breckinridge and Dou
glas. The Democrats are so scarce that the
rail-splitters are obliged fa maul each other
to get up an excitement. Douglas had -better
go there on an electioneering tour, the six
democrats then would not stand alone in their
glory, but would become Lincoln men,—vide
Maine.
DOUGLAS AND THE TARIFF.—On OUT first
page, will be found Douglas' record as to the
tariff. In his late 'speech at Harrisburg, he
deplored the indifference of the national-gov
ernment towards the petculiar interests of
Pennsylvania. lie asserted the right our
State had to that protection, and. applauded
the principle of a pruteetive tariff as a relief
for all its troubles. We have published what
he has said heretofore on the same subject, and
wo would call the attention of the citizens of
this county to it, so that they may know, how
much reliance they can place upon what he
says. The record will speak for itself.—
Read it.
SL I MIX ATTENDED.—The attendance at the
Democratic County Convention, on Saturday'
last was slim, compared with what might tuive
been expected at a County Convention held .
during a Presidential canvass. )Ve are also
told that the same enthusiasm was not wit
nessed during the proceedings of the Conven
tion as is generally the case. The truth is that
there is a general feeling in the Democratic
ranlyc, that the party is in the wrong, and that
the best thing, which could happen for its in
titre prospects, would be a severe defeat.
STRAIGHT DOUGLAIS ELECTORAL TICKET.—The
friends of Douglas have, at last, framed an
electoral ticket of men, who are pledged to
vote for Douglas, if elected, and for Douglas
only. The selection of this ticket compelled
the Douglasites to strike from the list of elec
tors, nominated at the• Reading convention, a
number of persons, who had given thlir adhe
rence to the plan of fusion, adopted at CresSon,
by the Democratic State Central Committee.
CARL SCHURZ IN ALLENTOWN.—We once
more call the attention of the citizens of this
county to the fact, that Carl Sohurz will ad
dress the Republicans of this and the surround
ing counties, on litioday evening next. We
trust, that there may be a general Earn-out, on
the part of all political parties to. hear one of
the " greatest of living statesmen !"
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dem n borough lest Week, the weather er
bein '' t lately cold. !:);, • ••'', '
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0:706 several different days last vrOit;llie
planei!Vdhus was seen at noon. ' Phi s is no
unusual occurrence.
sareapt. F. P. Roller has resigned thd coinmand of the Reading Rifles, and an election to
fill the vacancy.7ill be held cattle 24th inst. ..
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.BEIVARE.—:iet all our viuntry p eople be
ware of pickpockets and- gamblers, who will
congregate here during the Fair, next week.
BERKS COUNTY FAIR. The Fair of the
Becks County Agricultural.Sooiety will open
at Reading, on the 25th inst., and will last
four days.
o:7ludge Douglati did not find his moth
er," in Allentown last week but some of his
friends are said to have expressed, their belief
that he shot "his granny."
Og"Rev. E. W. Hotter, of Phila., 'formerly
of Allentown will deliver the annual address
before the Lehigh County Agricultural SWO.
ty, at.the Fair, next week.
ifirThe.annual exhibition of the Farmers'
and Mechanics' Institute of Easton commenc
ed yesterday, and will continue until Friday
afternoon. The exhibition will rival those of
former years.
STOLE A WATCH.— Charles Cooper stole
a - watch from a laboring man, one day last
week, near the Lock, above Bethlehem. He
was taken before Esquire Borhek, who sent him
to jail in Easton. ,
leirOur friend A. B. Schwartz, Esq.,
of this
borough, has recently been elected an Honor
ary Member of the Xi Rho Delta society,
literary institution, connected with Freeland
Seminary, in Montgomery county.
CARL SCHURZ AT EASTON. -- Carl
Schurz, of Wisconsin, addressed the Republi
cans of Easton, in the German language, on
Saturday evening last. There was• a uarade
of the Wide Awakes the same evening.
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TILE FIRST FROST.—There was quite a
severe frost in Northampton 'County, and in
the vioinity of Harrisburg, on Monday of last
week. A frost tilsO occurred along the Hudson
river, followed by snow on Tuesday.
ROBBERY,—PoIIy Ueberroth'of Saiebury,
was robbed of nineteen dollars and fifty cents,
on last Wednesday. The money was kept in
a: tea kettle in the garret. She is a poor, hard
working woman, and the money thus cruelly
taken from her, was all she had saved.
fsgt.3lr. Henry " Glasser, a carpenter of
Kutztown, was burled. last Thursday. Ho
died of look jaw, produced by the rubbing of
his boot against his ankle when walking. He
was sick 'two days,•:suffaring great pain and
agony. He was thirty years of age.
BALLS.The Allentown Brass Band will
give their annum Ball atilt° Odd Fellows Hall,
on Thareday evening the 27th inst. The Ball
is always ode of the alie of the season. The
Allen Rifles will. also give a Ball at the same
place on the Wednesday evening preceeding.
REPUBLICAN •MEETING.-The Ropubli
of Treslertown met on the 15th inst., for the
purpose of making preparations to hold amass
meeting on Saturday evening, October 6th. A
number of distinguished speakers are invited
and have already consented to address the
meeting.
FIREMEN COMlNG.—Engine Company
No. 10, of Newark, N. J., will arrive in Eas
ton on the 4th of October, on their way to Al
lentown. They will remain in Easton over
night, and arrive here on the sth. Our firemen
will no doubt, make arrangements for their re
ception and entertainment, while with us.
fie-Amos Ettinger & Son have opened a
now Store in this liorough, No. 30" West Ham.
ilton St. Their stock is new, extensive and
of the best quality. Those in want of stoves,
tin-wa:re &c., will find it. to their advantage to
give them a call.- They can and will sell as
cheap as any similar establishment in town.
A NEW ORGAN--A new organ, built by
Nall r Lanbagh, of New York, has been put
up in the First Presbyterian Church at Eas
ton. It is said to be the largest and best of its
kind in that Borough. Its ' speaking proper
ties" are very highly" spoken of, and the Con
gregation have great reason to feel proud of
their acquisition.
Next week, the annual agricultural Fair
of Lehigh county will be held. Of course ev
ery one in this and the neighboring counties,
will attend the Fair. Let our friends remem
ber, that it will be a good time to settle up
their bills at the Register office. We shall be
much obliged to such, as are indebted to us,
to give us a call.
(7,1 r. James Groves, ono of our oldest col
ored residents, universally known and respec
ted among our citizens, was presented with a
new suit, last week, by his friends at the
American Hotel. The old gentlemen was out
with it on last Sunday. Ile seemed much
pleased with his present, and looked thirty
years younger. . .
REPUBLICAN, MEETING IN UPPER
MACUNGlE.—Therkoill be a Republican
meeting at the Public - Mime of Mr. B. F. Bei
sal, in Upper Macungie township, (Chapman
Station,) on Thursday evening of this week.
An excursion train will be run on the Cata
sauqua & Fogloevillo railroad, and the Wide
Awakes of Catasauqua will be in attendance.
Let there be a general turn-out from the sur
rounding townships.
WORK.—We have a good and strong coun
ty ticket, but we cannot elect it by resting on
our oars. If we would succeed we must
work! Don't
. say that you have no influence,
that you cannot do anything; each one can do
so:lathing ! Work from now until election
day, and on the 9th of October see that the
voters of every township, ward, and borough
are all brought to the polls. If the 9th should
be a stormy day, work so much the harder. •
VOTE EARLY !—Republicans, do ,you know
that voting early has won. many a contest?—
It is the active, energetic party which general
ly wins the victory. Get the lukewarm and
doubtful voters to the pollsfirst ! Friends in
the townships ! get all your votes polled by
three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and vic
tory is sure to perch upon our banners . Don't
Wait for your voters to come up to the polls.
Hitch tip your teams, go after, and bring them
to the polls.
RAILROADS.—Within a few weeks past,
great efforts have been made to sell the stock
fiw the extension of the North Pa. Railroad
from Freemansburg to Easton: These effbrts
have been measurably successful and the ex
tendon will, without doubt, be completed by
nextsummer. A railroad from Easton to Naz
areth is much talked of. •The citizens of Naz
areth have already taken a large part of the•
stock and are very anxious to have the road
commenced and completed. '
Q7A short time ago,. Dr. J. Detwiller, of
of Easton, performed a very delicate Surgical
Operation for Mr. Michael Mizsell, a man
nearly seventy years old, of Northampton Co.
The operation consisted in the removal of six
teen atones from the bladder of Mr.. M., the
largest of which measured 4 inches in circum
ference and the others of smaller sizes, from
the size of a bird's egg down to an ordinary
pea. In the centre of one of the stones a piece
of straw about an inch in length was imbeded.
The patient was put under the influence of
chloroform and about half an hour was occu
pied in performing the operation.
-..EXAMINATION AT THE
fIAMINARY.—The. exercises, above' in.
tat' , commenced on Thuradigg the 30thtlillf/4
and 'continued until tlie4iveinlbj; of AViim,
daY, when an. exhibition, in 41Ch a
tion of the scholars of the Inst.'Ution , pO4
was held.
' •
~T he students were .examined thir:Latin;
Greek, German and Engirt;V .- languages. In`
Latin, the• class ir. Virgil and Cicero's orations,
especially distinguished Itself. The same is
true of the class in Homer's Iliad. The high
est satisfaction was expressed, by competent
plirtOnkbeth - with the teacher of these; classes
;klifir.',',llOffoi l / 4 1,)-'and 'with the progress Of the
students themselves. In Matherriatice, the
• examinations were conducted by Mess's. Hof
ford-and Laßue, and the students were exam
ined in Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trig
.otibmetry.mand:surveyingg. 'Fheclaseesrnthese
branches were unusually fat advanced, consid
ering the time which'. they had devoted to
them; and lathe examination, the most diffi
cult problemeyinvolving long and intricateilein
onstrations, were selected at random and were
solved with great rapidity, ease and accuracy.
The classes in the German language and ,the
history of German literature, under the tuition
of the Rev: Dr.. John S. Kessler, showed very
commendable progress, and the examination
established the thorough acquaintance of their
teacher with his peculiar department. A class
of:quite young students, under the tuition .of
Mr. D. E. Schmdler, called forth the highest
encomiums, for the manner in which they ac
quitted themselves in 'English grammar.—
They were put to a severe trial, and answered
almost every question with the utmost readi
ness and accuracy. A. more advanced class,
under the tuition of Mr. Hofford, proved them- .
selves masters, to a very high degree, _ of the
English language. The young ladies, under
Miss A. E. Aiery, acquitted themselves in a
very satisfactory Manner, in:Peography; Eng
lish Grammar ; Familiar Science, &c. „Neglect
to takg full notes, and want of space prevents
us from entering more into detail. 'Upon the
whole, fewer dull boys and dull young ladies
were seen, than is usually the case on such . oc
maims. This speaks well for the talents and
industry of the students, and for the competen
cy of their teachers. The intelligent and ap
preciative audience in attendance, was agree,
ably surprised, and generally, highly delight
ed. Occasionally a performance in vocal 'mu
sic, under the direction of Prof. C. F. Herr
mann, a declamation, or an original essay was
interspersed:
On Friday evening an entertainment was given,
consisting of declamations, dialogues, original
orations and essay* These exercises were held
in the main sehooltoom of the Institution. At
an early hour, thitiAoom, as well as adjoining
rooms 'opening into it, and the various halls
leading Wit, were crowded to overflowing with
an intelligent and appreciative audience; and
many were compelled to, forego the anticipat
ed pleasure, not being able to gain admit
tance. After an appropriate prayer, Mr. D. F.
Schcedley delivered, in the German language,
an appropriate Salutatory, in which after wel
coming. the audience to this "feast of rea
son," ho briefly sketiThed 4liet history of the
language in which he spoke, and its literature,
and urged its great merits upon the attention
of all aspiring to a " liberal education." This
performance was very creditable to its authiw
and the Institution. It evinced Mr. S's indus•
try in research and the ability of his respect
ed teacher. Many a similar performance, on
graduating day iu higher Institutions, falls be;
low this, in intrinsic merit, and in the manner
of delivery. The salutatory was followed by. a
series of dialogues and declamations, inter
spersed with yerformances in vocal c.—
This part of the entertainment was spirited
and , highly creditablC to all concerned. An
Essay, on "Manual and Mental labor," was read
by Mr. S.' S. Bachman, which evidenced much
correct thought, and was written in a chaste
and comparatively elegant style. The original
orations—one. on "Intellectual Cultuire," by
E.. Dillon Egan, one on the "Future nf Adler
ica," by J. Sykes, and the " Valedictory," by
A. S. -Gerhard—closed the exercises. These
last named gentlemen acquitted themselves
well, both its to •matter and manner. The va
rious performances in yore musk showed very
•comin,ndable progress in this department, es
pecially as regard.s 4 thorough cultivation of
car voice anti act:urine trattulug t an tu time.
An evidence of the efficiency of this Institu
tion, iv the cause oNlMtation, is the fact, that
a number of its - sfudents are prepared, from.
time to time,, to 0 ntiW,adVarieed classes indiigh
er Institutibns of,teaentng. With the close of
the present terni, three of the students enter
the Sophomore class in Franklin and Marshall
collle, Lancaster, Pa.:- and one has already
enter cl an advanced class, in La Fayette coi
lege, - Easton, Pa. AnotlMr has entcrod the
MisSl nary Institutoof the Ltith'erbo church,
at S insgrove, N.; whilst still another has
takenicharge of' the Public High School, Al-
lento*n, Pa... Thus six again'have takcalon
°ruble positions, either in the furthatAnir-:
suit of their studies, or in spheres of practical
usefulness. ...,.
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An especially gratifying feature in all e
nected with the present occasion, was the spii:
it of christian order and kindness, which seem
ed to pervade all hearts, and the therousghevitn
gelical christian faith, which pervaded the
original essays and orations. No effort, what
ever, is made in the Institution to impart a
sectarian bias, but the positive •truths of reli
gion are inculcated from the pure word alio/ 1 i
all the teachers themselves' being thoroughl
evangeliCal in their faith. It is ?nly na
that, under such inatintilig;.iluite n niimber'o
the pupils stionld'devote themselves, from time
time, tii-the Offiee and'ivork of the christian
ministry in vario7ailenominations of ourlritid.
This religious lifeand spirit, which is 'Alms
awakened and festered by the InstitittAini
should; abeve all else, recommend it to thile
ronage of all ehristians, who are, though- At
may be only remotely, interested in the eau
catimi of the young. Too much stress cannot
possibly be laid upuer this point ; for, without
religion there can be no education deserving
the name.. The mind is truly developed, only
so flu- as it is brought into contact, and under
the influence of truth in a living form. Truth
alone is truly logical and consistent, and only
in proportion as the . mind is brought under
the power of its unerring laws, can it be said
to expand. Revealed religion brings us into
living communion with the absolute truth, the
great central Sun, from which the rays of liv
ing light radiate over all forms of existence,
material, intellectual and moral. Only as the
mind rises tio.conun tttt ion with truth in this
form, does it enter upon the field of its highest
attainments. Truth itself, when hail only in
a mere formal and fragmentary manner, apd
without a living communion with the absolute
fountain of all truth, is turned into error and
falsehood, and tends to a miserable perversion
of the intellect and the morals.
,Thm involves
a point then, in regard to which parents can
not possibly be too solicitous. Long before all
inquiry, in regard to prices of tuition, should
they inquire into the religious elements, which
pervade,the Institutions, in which the young
mtellect is to be led up to religious manhood.
Neglect on this point ie utterly criminal and can
only be fraught with the worst of eonsequen-
Ceti.
.
Many other points, renderipg (IM - Alloutown
Seminary, a desirable Alma, 41.roVer, for stifle
and daughte t home and abroad, tilmstti
destined by the friends for a diigber,educa
tion, would be suggested by the occasion in
question; hilt our already too extended article
admonishes us to close for the present.
FELL THROUGH THE TRESTLE WORK
AND BROKE HIS LEG.—On Monday even
ing last. Mr. WILLIAM DE FEwv, of Mauch
Chunk, fell through the trestle-work, near the
Lehigh Valley Railroad DepoC opposite Easton
and broke one of his thigh bones in two places.
The unfortunate • man was taken to Slakes
Hotel, where. Dr. Field adjusted the fracture
and every thing was done to make the suffer
er as comfortable as possible. On Tuesday
morning he 'Was convoyed to the Depot and ta
ken home to his family on the train. He came
to Eastowto attend the Democratic meeting and
at the time the accident happened he was walk
ing up and down the platform, waiting for the
excursion train to start, and in the darkness
of the night . stepped too. far and fell through.
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hem, •
.07,- 7; The "irrepr essible
. conflict?
has re od:oni Staid and quiet Borough, and
his stote*fly.iiiiaed the Democracy—l mean,
of courieVihelf!:Union'and harmony” Democ
racy. : Th e origin of this " conflict" is to he
traced 10' . ,the 'foot that that ".irrepressible"
demagogno,.W' ,' H. Mutter, wants a seat in
the United Sin House of Repiesentativm .
g t
William - 11: Bus , cripple—at present a clerk
in the. Post Office—is ikcandidati for Recorder
before the Democratic County Convention.—
Mi. Bush is popular—particularly in.his own
party—because nearly every one sympathises
with him. Hutter knew this, and, as it seems,
" stole a march" on some of our Aemocrats
who are not "wide awake" by smuggling his
own tools on the Bush delegateticket. O n
some morning soe of our anti-Hutter Demo.
crate " smelled .a .mice". and, brosht out an
opposition delegate ticket, also in favor of
Bush -but opposed , to Hutter for Congress.--
Baud bills were posted up about town expo- ~
sing ... Vine of the tricks of Ike Easton Post-, •
made Klind 'calling upon Demo crats to rally.
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to the sr -
Win. Br
a Brea
keepg •
Douglin
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little pr
chrtn to
port Di
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Congrea
Douglas
Readiar
Breekei
like hir
preside
he is B
havg, coi
they know' he is tor ill ! y
low ing h atedbilt gotten : out. by Chirlets.
Brodhead. end;31..1 7 ; Fitidikeek Hatter dales
gates) in answer to the firsthandfl
"cpwx-1.0: ius
Tina s and - Motton Goundie are posting band-.
bills about the borough, stating that Wm. H.•
Hutter-has boasted that •he could' carry the
delegates of Bethlehem Borough over the heads
of a majority of the Democratic: citizen's !
This' statement is hereby pronouncedl nt . aaec
falsehood, and is but a ileettoneeVingliklotten.
up by those who wish to defeat the nominar
tion of our fellow-townsman, Wm. 'HI Binh..
* * * * Vote, then, Democrats, for the delft , -
gates whom Bush halt declared to be his ,
friends, min beware of wolves in sheep's cloth
ing &C.
"Hereupon the other party got out another
handbill in answer to the above.
" ANSWER TO CAUTION TO DEMOCRATV—As
the undersigne.d have been ,personally pro
nounced by Charles Brodhead in a handbill as •
the authors of a base falsehood, they hereby
reiterate. the fact that nutter has boasted that"
•
ho would carry the delegates as set forth, anct
furthermore charge that Charley Brodhead' is •
one.of his instruments to bring about that re
sult: They further caution the true friends of
Bush against the designs of nutter and Char
ley Brodhead, as it is well known, and% com
plained of, that Wm. H. nutter has promised
his influence for Recorder to Thomas Weaver
of Saucon. It is also assertedlbit - he has in
duced Robert Wentz, of Lehigh township; to
min for Recorder, and has also prongised to
support Bush. Whp,ii to be, cheat d? We
urge all Deinocratsl to avoid the trick of a
straight nutter ticket C. M. KNAUSS.
1. R. M. QOUNDIE."
On Saturday evening the election for four
delegates came off at the Democratic 'head
quarters on New street, The contest was an,
exciting one, and the whole Democratic vote
of the Borough was polled. The Hatter ticket
had 135 majority out of a4:ioll of 251 votes. It
is necessary to stated - lowever, that a large
number of bomocrats voted Ake i .nutter ticket,
who are really opposed to hinf, - 134Vqause .Mr.
gush himself pronounce(' in favor of that
ticket.
If it should happen that Buchanan's Easton
Postmaster, who prints the greatest blaelt, 7
guard sheet in Pennsylvania, who can be for.
Breekinridge and Douglas at the same time,'
and 'who never 'votes pressed. tickets at a dela
rate election, should by his scheming atitl . ,
trickery receive the Democratic nomination,
lie can be beaten, if the Republicans- brink ;
out a impittar man. There are, however, tity:
my opinion, only two men in the district wilii. ,
could defeat Bill Hutter or Phil. Johnson.— c ".-
They are Capt, Samuel Yohe and Henry D
- Maxwell, both of Easton. We could Ovf,.. ,
either of these gentlemen from seven to ninei;i
hundred tnajority in Northampton. , Chariots':
Goepp, or Dr. Shoemaker of Carbon, would'
probably make a good run, but neithe 7-OF
them possess enough personal popularityto.
carry Northampton , and unless we carry or
.thampton by a pretty good major*, Monroe
'and Pike will overcome us. Chas. Albright
of--Carbon, is a good man, but he would not
run as well in Northampton as Goepp or. Shoe
maker. The district is composed of the boun
ties of Carbon,l Northampton; Monroe, Pike
and Wayne.
There was a large Republican meeting at
Freer anshurg on Thursday evening last. The
meeting was addressed by' Messrs. Goepp,
Armstrong and others. Mr. Goepp spoke in
the:Gorman language. There was also h
grarti torchlight 'parade qn thb occasion, by
the Weston, South Easton, and Bethlehem
Wide Awakes. The Bethlehem Wide Awakes
wero..the ." observed of all Observers," : because
of their Strong turn-out and perfection in drill.
Wa.iNVeni,ilown on the "raging canawl," the
Preenituisburg Republicans having' sent up a
boat, admirably twanged with seats, for the
purpose. It being after 10 o'clock when the
meeting adjourned, the Bethlehem Wide
Awakes walked home, arriving in Bethlehem
about half-past eleven. We were escorted' up,
the hill b - ack of,:Freemansburg by the Easton
and South E r riston Wide Awakes. It was a
magnificent „sight, the whole hill being' one
blaze of afthatr; while cheer after cheer went
up from. ainatii the gallant young patriots who
hail that night again reiterated their devotion
to freetiola,. and- protection to Amoricankindus
try. We received a pressing invitation to
visit Etislon tin Saturday qight,'and when we
arrived athe Wide. Awake head quarters, the
questiOn•With - put whether we go to Easton on
15th 'or to Allentown on the 24th. Six or
eight:votett in favor-of going to Itli'iton, while
the veto for goiti l , .ro„ .11entown was almost
unanimous. It i 1; , 1-,•
~,,.*Kl4llit the Allen
town Republicans "..,.„.. :• 1e the nticossary ar
rangements io regai:. t iiiieursiorl train &e. ,
We hope to meet the ifi . Oa Wide Awakes
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on the occasion. • • -f- ,
The proposition to annex Bethlehem proper
and South Bethlehem (IVethorill) to Lehigh
county meets with favor hero, but our citizens
are so much engressed with politics at present
that they hare no time or inclination to dis
,euss the subject.
Your refutation of the falsehood of the Al
lentown Democrat, that the Wide Awakes of
your borough had contracted a bill here for
liquors without paying for it (by publishing
the sigriatures of our hotel and restaurant
keepers denlilng the "charge) is a "stomper."
Ditto, . the llamas " skull story." This re
minds me of an incident . that occurred recently
in our borough. A young Democrat walked
up to a German Republican, and fold him that
Cartin had•saidihat a German had two
slculls:The'Cleriatritepublican glanced at
him aneieplied; Well, any German that
•believeS : that story anusthave two skulls."
Carl Schurz, the kr* Berman apostle of
freedom, spent last Sunday in Bethlehem. He
loft for Philadelphia in the 5 o'clock train on
Sunday oveningt ,
OBSERVER
Mr. Douglas stopped here on his way to
}aston and spoke for a few moments to tho,
crowd assembled at the Depot. I stood ward
in four feet of the ",little giant" but could not
hear what hp said. I could perceive that his
lips moved and that was all.
Our hotels aro still pretty well filled th
strangers, and amo them aro a t /Vnu or of
southerners who ave bro ghttjnir aughters
to the Moravia Seminary . - MI Et men are
generally ques 'oiled upon the great topic of
the day, the p sidential contest. To the question
whether,m(y . of the southern states will go out
of the Union in the event of Lid'coln's election
they generally burst out in a hearty laugh and
Si