of faithful among ihi faithless. Ho was upon tlu J alioiiry Ojiivnittoo of tho Son nto, nml took an aotive part in tho revi sion of our civil code. At tho expiration of his Senatorial term, Mr. Slcnkor ro turned again to tho praotioo of his pro fession as a lawyer, and since then has been out of public position, except that in 1850 ho was one of tho Paosidontial Elec tors on tho Democratic ticket in this State. ; Mt.Slankcor is a gentleman of command- j ing abilities 5 highly exemplary in his linb-1 its of life j of great industry and purity of , character. Col. Jamks P. Dark, our candidate for Surveyor General, is the editor an 1 proprietor of tho Pittsburg Post, a nows paper that sinco Mr. liarr's connection with it, has over been tho adrocato of sound National principles. During present civil war tho 1'osl has ably advocated the pros ecution of tho war for tho suppression of tho rebellion, and tho preservation of the Constitution and the Uuion. At the satno timo it has been unsparing in its hostility .. . , . , I , ... - ..!!-. . .1.... 10 mat u sioyai party or touiuumnuu ""'17,nNvSDt-iTIIi'TR0E,TAKDABnorloVJ1I.j lias BOUgllt IO piuamuiu ouvu .1... .v , ,?rnnsn nVrnftro emancinatioti. and lucre purpose Ol r.CgrO emancipation, aim to thatnolicv in conduct hir, in that noecss- lu t.'w,,uJ w , o ., , tonus 10 maKo uisumou puijiuium, . .1:.....:... ...HAi.m in tho county of W prao- tical nriutcr has raised himself to a proud political and business position by his industry and euorgetio character, and is a gentleman of promptness and integrity in all his private and political rela tions. While our candidates have great reason to entertain a just pride that they have been selected as thu btaudard-boarcrs of a great national party, strugling to maintain the Union and Constitution against dan gerous and insidious assults of their cn cmics.till, that party may well congrat ulato itself that it is so worthily repre sented in its staudard-bcarers. Pellow couutrymcn, a great issuo is be fore you it involves tho momcntious con sideration, whether our Constitution and Union shall bo preserved ; or whether Ab olition foes North, or Secession foc3 South, fchall destroy them 1 Every patriot in tho land should know and feel that tho only chunco for tho preservation of our present Government, its Constitution and tlio Un ion based thereon, in on tho success of the Democratic party, in tho free States, at tho next elections. It wo fail then all is lost, and the hitherto glorious fabric of our once great government, will fall iuto tho abyss of anarchy, or else upon its ruins a despotism will be reared. In oithcr event our future will be mark ed in desolate homes, ruined fortunes, the deprivation of personal liberty and per sonal security, and very possibly our soil rind our streams reddened with the blood of our owu people. In such circumstan ces we appeal to every loyal Pcnnsylvani nn to do his duty, by giving his influence, energies, and his vote to insure tho success of the Democratic party. Uy order of tho Committee. F. W. HUGHES, Chairman. A Severe Dattle. According to a despatch in tho New York Tribune, a severe battlo was fonght on tho Oth inst., between a portion of Gen. Pope's army under command of General Jackson. Tho battlo took placo about six miles south of Culpeper Court House, and lasted nearly all day. The losses arc said to be Tory heavy supposed to bo KOtlcsa than from two to three thousand on each side. Among the wounded on tho Union side is John W. Geary, who lost an arm, and a great many other officers wcro killed and wounded. Tho 4flth Pennsylvania regiment sufforcd severely. Col. Kngiht, its gallant commander, is severely wound ed. Doth sides received heavy reinforce ments during the night, and it was believ ed that a renewal of tho conflict was im minent. Negroes With Gen. Jacksox. Mr. Thomas Mellcn, of Philadelphia, writes to tho Constitutional Union of that city, emphatically denying tho statement orgin ally started by tho Abolitionists, and since widely repeated by their organs and fol lowers, that Gen. Jnckson had negro troops in liU nrmv nr. tlin hnff1n nf Now Oi-Wrn. ' -rr " - 11 1 was on the spot at tho timo, forviug antv and to permanently destroy our repunitcau , ; y"." uot 10 bo IsgulMd, that form of Bovcrnmeut. Mr. jjarr. iko Mr Pff;V, prominent in tho rebellion, are blcnker, is a Pcnnsylvauian by birtu, norn lhcs!a,hutioiertmittnd maintain at ivhwri in,inaf .nfa.n f irAt l.nolr.i,,lio n nrnn. ll,r. P., ,,,tilulln. nn,l I j arr.ttrrr. the Union, vilh the ulff- '"'v 1" "-J In Gen. Jackson's ranks. He had a small engage our attention, with a view ot ob battalion of quardroous (volunteers) com-1 taining a littlo notoriety, and we have as manded by Major Duan. a white French- sedulously labored to avoid his contamina man. Quadroons are a mixed race, apout , Uoni The dirt insilluation abovo do. one-fourth black and three-fourth white i , . , blood, generally of white fathers and mnmls Btern condemnation. There never quadroon mothers. At that timo they s a"y condition-precedent with us,cvcn were a respectable class possessing some ucto a racrificial offering, ("if necessary" property, and owning slaves themselves. They do not assoeiato with tho blacks. CS?Pni;siDENT Lincoln Rujhctin the Black Bkioadr i.. i.!.. r .i.:' in tut- ma.uij ui im War, perhaps in tho history ol the rcpuclicjouMonday ovonlng Augt rebuke of President Lincoln to tho traitors who-attemptcd to coeruo him to accept a black brigade for the war. The chcif magistrate instinctively perceived that tho radicals wanted to defeat the war for tho Union, and to cftect an everlasting separation between the white men of tho North anil South, for tho sake of a parcel of niggers, who only curso tho fanatics for their pains. Nothing, Mr. Lincoln has yet dono will so elevate him in tho estima tion of tho public as this, ami givo him such commanding power. It will cnablo him to plant his foot on tho neck of tho abolition serpent which is plotting his de struction. Let him stand by tho pcoplo, and tho pcoplo will stand by him, and put down all traitors, North and South. Tho grcato6t blow Grceloy and Garrison,Wen. dell Phillips and Chandler, Sumner and Wilson, havo ever reoieved, is tho reply of tho President to tho deputation urging him to accept tho negro brigade. The days of the abolhionibt3 are numbered. 1C0LHMB1ADBM01RAT. utirri'.u uy i.uvi 1.. tatu, moriinvron, 7 BLOOMSBUKa PA." "SATURDAY IvtOrtNINO, AUOUST 16 f862, ngCTmUMjywntfii.igi,TwrTTBi mmumnmsxsaMaaum DEMOCRATIC STATE TIIKIX AUDITOH GENERAL, ISAAC SLENKERs OP UNION COUNTV. SURVEYOR GENERAL, JAMES P. BARR, op ALr,F.aiir.NY county. THE NATIONAL PLATrORM! purposes' of T II e WAR I inai 1110 pri-nni mmum,, u t v., f - "",i upo tho country by tho ,ii;m loni. or iiio Southern st.itci., 1 mw In oriiunealiut the LViiMltiiliniinl Oovrrmncnt, nml in t,rm. arn.1,1,1 tno cnpiiaii iimt in V'ltlnnnl muorrfrmrir. finirrpK. linnmillitt III foci iiiimiiiii'imnin..v..i., - "..F. ., .-. " . , r mctl) p.,,,10,, r rrnontmcnt. iu ncuiicct nniy nlu. rtinnlilii.anilriirhts nfthe tcrcral italtt vnimvtiirtil; aniitkat at soon at tactB objects arc auam;nscu ine tear ought to etate." Opinions of Judgo Douglas. . ., , , .. i imniiclt faith In the opinions of tho i.no Hon. Sir.r.u.x ' A. iiouulas. Wo call to tho witness siami the living, history nf.hatt,io,I patriot and eminent stato9,nn. In lie United Slates Senate, upon the 3d of January, leul, Judge Douglas said: "I address Iho Inquiry to repnhllrnns aloncorie rea ton that in the Committee of thirteen, a fern dayt ago, every ... J .1. h l ..i..J... IL... r-ni,! IhA Mllm, stc. (Messrs. Tombs and Davis) erpretted their reaiii' ' "XocX Zemter'. "Iiunci:, Tin: sou: ltr.si'ONSiuu.iTV groSKMTTHUVAY MUST, IS WITIITHB UUrU"'.lA '"; . Stephen Jl. Movglat, I hold that this Government was made on tho wn to llai-is hy Whlto Men fur Hie Ucnufit of Whltu .Men and tlicir I'osterity 'atcet-Sctphca A. Douglat, Coming Home. Tho Band attached to tho "Iron Guards," have been dischar ged the army scrvico an are coming home. Joyful meeting. They will bo gladly wel comed to " Homo sweet Home.'' YouNa Lamm Festival. Wo are happy to learn, that the "cc Cream Fes tival," held on Thursday evening in Bloom burg, under tho auspices of our young Ladies, for tho benefit of tho suffering Soldiers, was entirely successful having raised 8132 251 Dr. Brower must have made tho article of whole cloth, about tho " Domocrat and Gen. Stone." We never wroto the article neither did our Associate, and we doubt its publication. He is illy worthy of notice, even on points of truth, a commodity in which he vory seldom deals. The Tax Bill. Tho first of Septem ber is determined on as the day for tho in ternal tax bill to go into practical opera tion. Collectors and Assessors will be appoin ted before that date, which is officially pro claimed. But Two Pauties. Morton McMich aol says tho only two political parties now in Pennsylvania are the Abolition and the Democratic parties. McMichael for once has spoken truth, and ho is undoubted au thority with all Republicans. Dr. John, take notice. CStSamoll P. Batls, Esq., Deputy Secretary of tho Commonwealth, at Har risburg,Pa., has our thanks for a Pamphlet Report of tho "Common School Laws of Pennsylvania, with Decisions of the Super intendent and Explanatory instructions and Forms.'' llcviscd by Thos. II. Burrowcs, Esq., Supt. Comm. Schools. It is a pub lication which must be of great advantage to School Directors and Teachers, and should bo in tho hands of every citizen ol tho Commonwealth. Col. Tato indignantly denies that he ' spoko in favor of arming tho negroes it UCCOSsary to Save tho Union. Montour ...... 'i(C !(.(( Dr. Brower, has long been striving to -and hero ho ''to save tho Union." Waix Meetinos Wo havo been au thorized to announce, that a Meeting will ' a , . ,,,,, n p.,..,,,,- ... Also On Wednesday tho 20th ono will , at Jcrseytown, Columbia county. j q'10 object of theso meetings is getting recruits to nil tlio third Columbia county Company, called for uudur tho two laio requisitions demanding 000,000 men. WiLiiiAM II. JACoiivaud Ar.cji B. Tate will bo presint at both mcetiugs to receive recruits. Speakers from abroad will bo present to address tho meetings, SST Wo trust ovcry roader of tho Col umbia Djimockat will givo his careful attention to tho perusal of tho able address of tho- Democratic Stato Central Commit-, jlipubUcunjt increasing and growing quito tco, which wo givo on our firet pago. It intolerant. Ho repeats a niisreprosenta is a cloar and argumentative document, tion, in charging us with "favoring tho and will greatly enlighten tho publio mind upon tho situation of affairs, tho orgin of our national troubles nnd tlicir only romo- dies, aud tho position whtoh tho Democra. j oy havo held and aro now holding in tho I great civil tragedy. Read it, it will ' ttrengthon your faith and energy. 1 Monocracy. 1 Wo live ill perilous nml terrible time moving oiiwith rapid strides and if not speedily arrested by tho strong arm of tho Law, aud discounlonaiicod by a virtuous coinumnity, to will Boon have scon tho ; last of our onco boasted boon, as freemen, "' Republican, of May tutu, ihui : ' of "Ufa. liberty and happiness." Every "Why, thoy say below, 'Cotton is King.' loyal citizen should come early to tho res- hoJA 1 1 lf J wl,0S Kuf J , ... , , . . old Abo Lincoln. , cuo and save tho honor of his country now j 8ay ;t gricf nnd inortir,eation, that I being menaced by lawlots partizans and for four years, treason, black-hearted trta . pntonded patr'ots. ' ' son, has reigned. Spies and traitors have I Vii.mam Eykii, a rcspoctahlo citizen been in tho Cabinet. If wo had had a t 1 . . .. .1 Provident with tho heart of a louse, lie of our county, whoso patriotic father was "'";"" "ll . . I , ' would have stilled troason with one uis- Jtho founder of Uloomsburg, known as ci1!irgu 0f Ci,ni,0n in tho harbor of Charles '"Oycrtown" was on Saturday last, out- ton.'' I rageously assaulted on our streets by ruf-1 Can bauds and seriously nbuscd, for tho expression of a sininlo differcnco of ornn- ion on a businoss-mattor. Oh I how our checks tinge with thanic, when as an nn- iniii-lml ir wn nvn ramnn nil In paitiai journalist wo aio compoiicu 10 , tin. ,1Kp11l r.lf,t Ami record the nboe Uhgraoeiui tact. Aim .1 Ml .1 11 H... 1. r .. 1 . f. iriinr it-111 inn ivnt-in tnnii.' 11 11a iviinii ir - those most among tno Lhribtian- v. .,v,u,,l one of tho Judges of our Courts, ' wn. knocked down, on Monday, in the streets of that town and kicked for tho eiuiplo . . . , ..!.., uiliercncoot opinion I Subsequent events muy sustain tuc opinion lor which ho wa , maltreated. Judgo Mack is now an old man. He has reared a large family, ded- to usefulness and respectability, and , has given a sou-beloved to Ins country in Moiean Wu '"vo known Judge .Manlrnvm- n nnartnr of a Oflnlnrr. nn.1 i.nv9 fnMn,i i,:m . n,..- :,:,. !m,1 ln..nl ' j " - tl ...v..., ...... aVj UA , to the Government. Regretting most deeply, tho existonco of, thesc things, as every good citizen must, our hope is in retributive justice. Let every violater of the law, with their aiders and abetters, bo promptly 'prosecuted and brought to condign punishment. The peo ple wo religiously believe, will yet vindi cate their honor and uphold constitutional liberty in Columbia county. Death of Col. RIcketts. Col. William Wallaci: Ricketts, late commander of tho Oth Rcgt. Pa, Ro serves, died iu Orangeville, at his father's residence, on last Sabbath, in tho 20th year of his life. lie was a loyal citizen, a brave soldier, and an ardent patriot, and early gavo his life in defence of his country. Wo suggest lo Dr. John, and his abolition crew, hereabouts, whoso business it is to denounce loyal citizens, for a difference of political opinion, not to apprize tho world that Col. luckctts was a " Breckinridge Democrat. Harvest Homo Celebration. A Harvest Home and Sabbath School Celebration, will be held on Saturday, the 23d day of August, in the Grove near the Baptist Church, in Madison township, Col umbia county, to which the public arc in vited. Several speakers aro expected to bo present. Col. Tate is requested to deliv er tho Harvest Homo Address. Cyuus Dkmott, John Chomlv. Committee of Invitation, JKSy We devote spaeo this week, to the subject of the judgeship, not without good reason. There are signs of terror and vi olence, of proseiiption, aud passion, iu the land, not to be mistaken. Xen are brow boateu, spGeeh repressed, and rights of lib erty and property menaced. How impor tant then that our courts bo well constitu tedthat wo have able aud fearless iudtics to maintain tho laws ! Every man's lib erty and property and character aro under the protection of tho Courts. It is not a time to select doubtful men for judges. Iu calmer times, when groat perils to lib erty and law aro uukuown, wo may try experiments with Courts wo may tako the man most urgent and anxious for judi cial position instead of tho better and abler one and perhaps no groat harm wi'l bo done. But we need now, right hero in Columbia, tt safe judgo, with character and courago and ability to defend the laws aud the rights of tho citizens. Such a man is William Elwell of Bradford. Mrt. ErAVEMi in a recent letter to a friend here, remarks, that it was perhaps duo to his friends iu tho District that ho should have manifested more anxiety upon the subject of tho judgeship. He was io luetant to urge himself upon tho pcoplo for such an office, aud could not oouscnt, even at tho peril of defeat, to canvass tho dis trict in person for tho nomination. This is the proper course for a canditlato for the peculiar and importaut oflicc of Judgo to pursue, aud cotitornisto tho example set 1,,. .Tiirlffna Vpnnrl tvnrrl niwl Mnnvni.lta.i, , , , , , . J,e, who have been chosen hero Binco Judges boenmo elective. Our eandidato is u high minded, honorable gentlemen, and will win tho attachment of all our pcoplo when he conies amongst them. 165" Tho impudenoe of tho editor of tho arming of tho negroes," and exhibits tin questioned ovidenco of di-loyalty, in openly sanctioning tho several lato acts of violcnco Aud nouo but a fool will attempt to dio- tato to us what wo shall or shant pub - lish, and what will and what on't bo "tolerated J" uy I Culob E. "Wright upon President Buchanan. 1 Tho followma aro extract from tho Speech of Cauui K. WniaiiT, Esq., made at n Union Meeting, in Wilkes'Uarre, in the Spring of Inst year, ns published by Dr. John, with high approval in tho Col- This unjust and indecent assault upon tho administration of President lluchanan deserves some notice at our hands, ?t this time, and shall rcccivu it. Whatever may be said by Mr. Wright , , ... i . i... i and by Jiepub leans about political events , . ' , ,. 1 . j ; 1S0, wi,cn ,iic lSorv of that J . . 1 time ooincs to be really wnueii, wnnn fn(H js snpaj-atuj yom limion and the whole loncst, truth of the case is told, there jj C )Ul 01)(! 0pinjn iis t0 tlc intcgri- tv, sajjaeity and patriotisni (it rtlr. nu clianan. They will be vindicated and t i .! , ... ii iniuiu mini csuu niuiu iu an uuui mm-a, nti h.q rcsnonsihilitv ami the whole re . un.iiiiitnlitv I'm- imipniiduct Collin-than I S,PUllSlblllt 101 llSeOIUlUCt OUIOI , tlini , wlat pCr,njg ,0 secoBsion leaders) will i,c placed whero it rightfully belongs, to witj ltp0ii Congress and the Hepublican tl,c presence of unexampled .lillicultics, and opposed and ll.warted a. ovovy p0it ,y a powerlul section .1 party nusllctl will, victory and insolent and tory impatient of restraint, ho did all that a ,. .,,., , -. i.iii iut aim oiakusiu.iu uuum, iu ai;ii mi' pending evils. For proof of this let the official documents! of that period be con- suited. Their tcsiinionv is clear and complete ; and they show, thai by ines sage he demonstrated the illegality of secession in an argument so conclusive and powerful that nothing has been added to it by all subsequent discussion ; that he earnestly urged upon Congress atul the country an adjustment and agreement in preference to the dread alternative of war; that he encouraged the several at tempts at settlement which were made ; aud finally, that when secession became formidable, he submitted tliR whole sub ject in a most earnest message, for the consideration and action of Congress, the .1... r. r - . ' enacting laws as well as power to propose amendments to the Constitution. Mean time he presorved peace, and gave op portunity to such men as Crittenden and Douglas lo labor for adjustment. And what did Congress do I It did ...!.: ,i i. i.i i b ' down by a small iorcc, or without a scnou only discuss thu negro with which it had j C01tc.t no business, and the Republican part of j Fina)iy, Mr. Wright a?serts that black it secure.! the defeat of all plans of set-' i10ai.tt,j treason reigned for the four years tlcment. Nor were any acts passed con-; of Mr Buchanan's administration. We feriing upon the President authority or scarci.y :uow now to characterize this power to use force to put down secession, ( lnost bascle.-s and bitti-r charge in Ian although it was known that neither lis ;gungo of civility and moderation. It in legal powers nor the existing military and 8UInM tho vilest form of Jiupublioan nbuic, naval force were adequate for such pur- nU(1 dePorvcs m.jtl,or toleration nor res 110SC' Jpcctful reply. It is true that charges of Upon the -1th of March. I8G1, the ad-J treason and disloyalty havo been the cur ministration of the Government was pass- rent coin of Republican politics amongst ed over by him to Mr. Lincoln and the; us for fifteen weary months; that but few Republic ans, unatlected by any act doue Democrats have escaped insult, white some or omitted which could compromise or 1 have been subjected to open outrage for hitter them iu dealing with the great dan ger of the times. Sumter had not been evacuated, no recognition of rebellion had been permitted, nor had anything been done which rendered adjustment and settlement impossible. The latter only required that the Republicans should prefer tho Union and poace, lo the dng - mas of tho Chicago platform. It is well known, and was then notorious, that tho Crittenden Compromise would have sc - cured re tee and j r .-served the Union, and that too without any sacrifico of honor or interest in any action. Unfortunately party was preferred to country, the reality of tho danger was scoffed at, and nothing effective was done to restrain iho eourso of passion, until upon the 12th of April the auacic on i-ort rsunuor lit up tno names oi civil war. upon mat event tne isorui stood up as one man, and at its behest the administration of Mr. Lincoln entered upon the existing struggle a struggle as just and necessary as it is onerous in its burdens and unexampled in its magnitude. But between the -lib of March when Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated, mid the 12ih of April when Sumter was attacked, the administration adopted no new pnli cy toward secession. Peaeo was still bo Moved in, or at least strong hopes ol it were entertained, by those in power. The conciliatory sentiments of the in augural address ; informal communica tions with Southern agents ; and official papers issued (especially from tho State , ' Nv ' ... I ,. .. ,,' . , 1, ; iruiiicunii. jjosiues, vjuugresn was not convened to provide men or money, nor wcro any extended movements begun in contemplation of war. Instead of condemning Mr. Buchanan or Mr. Lincoln lor not precipitating the war prior to tho attack upon Sumter, because, judged by subsequent events, wo may now think war was inevitable, we should judge them according lo the circumstances j surrounding them at the particular time or times in question, and acquit or con- j donin thein accordingly. This is requiicd by the plainest principles of justico and Reason, and will constitute the rule future opinion, howovrr much it may bo overlooked or torgotten in the haste and passion of the passing hour. In addition to what wo liavo already mentioned as bearing upon Mr. lJuehau- sin's position and conduct early in 18fll( it is to bo considered that ho was tno head of an expiring administration, and of a party beaten nt tho polls. Ho had no longer patronago lo bestow nor mil in fiuonco to exert. His position inspired neither hope nor fear for tho future in pol iticians ( r their retainers. Every eyu was cast beyond the few remaining weeks of his term to consider tho new order of things when Abraham of tho West would como to occupy tho White House and give law to all tho bureaus of government Tho setting sun was about to givo place to tho rising ono whoso beams would infuse warmth into tho cold regions of Republi can exile, and produeo a rank growth of Oaiiierons and Frcmonts in tho depart ments of power. Congress, and especially tho Republican part of it, awaited the NEW MAN as tho ono responsible for tho events of the immediate future, utd enti tled to give them direction. And it is not to be doubted, that the Republicans, or at least their leaders, were opposed to any adjustment of our national troubles under Mr. Buchanan, of which ho or his paity should havo the credit. One thing only they were willing ho should have credit for, and that was the inauguration of the war, if war was to come. But war did not como before his retirement, and in all probability never would have conic if ho had remained President of tho United States. It was upon tho accession of the Republicans to power and in consequence of their repudiation of tho Crittenden Com promise and all other propositions for securing peace and continued union, that tho war came. Mr. Buchanan may be forgiven many things by his political foes, but they will never forgive him for not J beginning the war and removing, iu some measure, tho responMbility for it from them to the Democracy and the conservative men of the country. Mr. Wiight's aitcrtion that Mr. Bu ehanun eould have put down the rebellion by one dischargo of cannon in Charleston harbor, sounds so absurd that one is amazed that it should ever have been uttered. But it was tho fashion until after Bull Run to underrate the rebellion, to speak of it as a slight and feeble move ment to be put down with scarce an effort j and even since th t event our cause has ! seriously sufforcd from the same folly, i Such competent Generals as McClellan, Halleek and Burnsido judged more cor rcctly, and at last the administration aud people have come to their views. At no I timo could tho rebellion have been put alledged disloyalty. But the retired Pros idcut, ono would think, might havo been spared, aud permitted to pas3 the evening of his days undisturbed in that honorable retirement which comes fittingly at the end of an active and well-spent life. But! neither his gray hairs, nor long aud faith-' i ful service, nor an unspotted private char- j actor, nor abilities the most distinguished, , nor patriotism the most pure, appear suf-! ! ficicnt to shield him from the shafts of ' malice and hatred. It is said there wcro spies and traitors in his Cabinet. - Now what is tho plain aud well known truth on this point. When secession arose tho1 minority of tho Cabinet, being from tho South, inclined to their own section and favored the evacuation of Sumter. Tho President refused, compelled them to ro e;n auj cal .j to tl. ; places Joseph Holt of Kentucky, John A. Dix of New York, and Edwin M. Stanton of Pennsyl vania, all of whom havo since held hi"h places of trust under President Lincoln. Upon this point as upon all others, thero is uot a particle of evidence auy whore in existence that ho over did or authorized ono act or thing unbecoming a Patriot and j incumbent of the highest oflica known to' our Constitutiou. It is enough to disgust ono to contem plate tho vile stream of domination which has been poured out upon Mr, Buchanan i and tho Democracy, siute the former rc- ! tired from office in 1801. Is it thus that' jut men and patriots aro to bo talked down in a freo country I Aro nouo aud clamor and falsehood nud abuse to be all powerful and to run their courso unoppor. scd? Aro tho party and tho chieftain who stood up agaiLst sectionalis'in nud put forth their utmost efforts to savo tho coun try, to stand oharged with unfaithfulness and guilt, while tho real authors and ar chitects of ruin strut iu placo, and claim to bo the true aud only patriots in tho land ? All this cannot lone continue. Tim voicoof justico, hushed amid tho din of arms, will bo ngain heard, and will nro- nouncoits irreversible judgment upon tho . men and ovents which accompanied tho of( outbreak of tho great Rebel. ion of 1661. tl-rmi llio Star ot tlifl Null" William Hlwcll. I The lollowlna particular concerning this . ..eMtleni-.il and dlstlngutniied lawyer may be considered a manor of Interest at tin i lime when his name in mentioned In con- ncelion with the Humiliation for President Judue. . . .. I Mr Kiavf.m. Is the n""'or nl (,llr (.ylvania slaliito abolishing imprisonment lor debt; a measure of amelioration anil hu manity which will stand ood for all fntnto time, and which was lo the hitth credit of the slnte-incn who passed it. At that lime, (18-12), ho was a lU-mooralic llepresenla liv.) ir'om Urailford cmiiiiy in the Hou of Heprcscr.tntives.aml nlthcmuli a yuiniy man held a leading pssition in that body. Subsequently ho has pincliccd liis profrn slor. In llrudford and adjoining counties, and has boen for many years tho leading lawyer of tho Towanda bar. When David Wllmnl was first elected President Judgo, tho Democracy supported Mr. Ki.wm.1., who made an exccl'enl run, and it was ihfl full conviclion of his Mends llial ho would havo been elected, even iu ihafslroii.j lienublican District, if his name had been inlrodnceil into llio canvass nt an earlier daip. I'rmn iho cotnnionremont of Wihnni's npnoncy and debauchery of tho Demoeralic patty iu Bradford and SiiMpio hanna, Mr. Ui.wfi.i. ' set hi face ,n a flint" nuainct him, and had oilier lending men been equally sasiicioas and laitliful, thu power ol that Abolition Pcmngtumo for mischief would have been checked in thu otiHel. Sioadily "ihronah evil nml aond report," in slnrin and in culm, Mr. l-'t.wt:M. has kepi hi pnliiieal.iulesrily, and been faithful to the Democratic party and is principles. He has given iho advaniasn ol his high pri vate character and Milid ubiliiio-t in ear nuio, and labored whh iiiiselfih zeal for its advancement. The active participation In politics by Jmlse W'iltnol while upon ihe bench, ha been, unit very properly, denounced by Mr. Ki.wk.m. nud ihe ntlier Democratic inembers ol lhn liar at Tmvatida and Montrose, us a prostitution of the judicial office and calcu lated to bring .suspicion (if not comethiiia worse) upon the nd tn in i-1 r:ti i on ol jusiiri Alllinuah under Ihe pyMcm ol olcctiiii! law judges, they are teUcled by party Coi,en liotH, II has been always understood thai iu ihe dii-chnrgu of their official du'ia-i, ihuy shall avoid participating actively in all dis putes and eoniA.-ts which couvnUe llio community. Thi i iiticusMiry to itnure their impartiality in caes which roine belord Ilium, and to preserve their duo weight and influence fur llm maintenance ol the hu. The lrieml ol Mr. Ki.wkm. havo pro-eu-ted hia naino lor Iho Democratic nnmiua linn in llii- District, under cireiiniluncus which i-'ronuly Kinclinn ihe act. His ap pointment was re(nod laM winter by Gov. Curiiii when it was n.ked lor by the tiietn bets of the bar ol the District, simply upon iliu p round llial he was u Democrat, our worthy Governor nppearing :o thinl: llmt any conneclion with Democracy might sully his spotless political reputttlion. He obvioutly pn-lers signing rail -road bills, and bank charters to oppoiutiug Democrat iu judges even in Democratic ililriets. Tins mi-taku (a- we must rejard il) it i now proposed to correct at the earliest po-.. suln inomeut by e'eenny the rejected ol the Governor as ihe choice of ihe people Ami it will be, iu nil re-peels, a jn-t a nt lit lliing lo tie done, and will secure In us what we have enjoj ed heretofore, an able anil i ni partial adinmi-'tratinn of llm laws. As lo tho Republican parly .vlmther lhey nomiiia'o a candidate of their owu .senti ments, or, as in tl.e caso of the election ol Judge Conynghiim aud subsequently iu that ofjudse Wood ward. run no candidate at'nll. is an affair of llnur o.vn iu which tho De mocracy feel neither concern nor interest. Krgro Mods. It is the boundeu duty of every man lo discourage lawlessness ol every kind. When wo see mob- in our street-;, wo begin in apprehend llio danger which may pro cued from disrespect to law. When wo theorize about the country and llio govern ment, we do not ttppreetaio tlio personal relations which every man and every lam ily sustains in the Constitution ami ihe staines wli-ch are under it, tho law of ihe land. Nor when mobs act in great excite ments iu favor of llio views which rash men may entertain, do they often forseu the lima which may como as the very eon sequence ol that lawlessness, when mobs may mako havoc ol their own interests. There are not a few ulio in reasoning about ihe Coneliintion and the laws adopl the theory thai a great wrong, like thu Suulhern rebellion, jusiifies an abandon ment of CoiLiitutiou and law for its nap pression Tho theory is plausible, and it leads como muu to ihe exteul of calling any man a traitor who pleads thu Constitution as a reason ugainst any efforts or measures to pin down uuiaiilie evil, lint tho saiue theory is sometimes adopted by priva'e iudu 'duals, and the error is then apparent I ho riols occurriii" In various rinru nf "he country, growing out ol ihusuhectof 'reo negro labor, deserve tlio ins-ant renrn. bation of all citizens, and the sharpest sup- piessiou at mo munis, oi :iiu law. Wo are persuaded that ihey occur, not so much Irum Ihe employment ol negroo-, its from the eondcei of negroes and thuir political Irieudx. Thus tar o see no evidence ihat Ihey have been iu any insintico instigated by specinl political intrigue or management but ihoy have apparently grown out of ihe fact that a portion of tho colored population hold their heads much higher than horeio. fore, ami claim not only equality but Mno. nines u deoree of FUperioriiv which loads to unpleasant feoling and collisions. fact, iho colored men elbow their wav win, considerable roughness toward ihe. equality which is claimed for them by noisy poJiii cians. Vlie methods ol avoiding those collision, m Iho future aro iwo ,l0 flrM act) thohiwsmusibo curefully am) tl,oron-hlv administered The black man, s Uioa. pendent race, entitled to protection, must bo protected against every tyranny o llu, UJuuls, and especially ugain.i the mob spirit wh eh grows out of radicalism, , the second place, iho friends of iho blncl man should avoid all oncouragetneiu to ward the idea ol equality and should t!1pcc hilly inculcate tho doctrine nf tho old Wet mlolstcr Catechism, unco the favorite doe trino ol New Kngland, which cuuncclle Ihe preservation ol tho "placun and telnt'on belonging lo nil men as superiors, Interim and equals." It Is no kindness to ih Co ored race to teach them tlio doctrinci i equality. They will never be adopted, this country nor in any other civilized emu try, Kxeeptional cases will occur, bin (, law of races seoins In bo establlslicil, an though tho black man may find In Wa into the embraces of politician!) for politic, purposes, ho will bo casl off with scorn , the same moo when ihoy have accompli, I ed their ends by his aid, Journal o Cum mcric, MASS TOTIiVU AT HLOO.MSIIUIKJ. In pursuance of tintieo and hand-bill t. sued by llio County Commissioners, a J,,. Meeting of ir,o citizens of Columbia eniinh irrespective of party, was held in tlm (.'on House, at llloorn-'burg, on .Saturday llm ij ol August, ISfi2. The meeting was organized at I o'clut l M., by seleclmg lion. Stkmikn Um.dy i acl as President. On motion of Jiotturt I Clark'.lisq., tho following named gentleim' were elected Vice President, lo wit ; J . ,j, Deiterich, Ksq., Joeph K S.imN, W J It, ler, John I.eggotl, John Mellick and Ku,,u nn! f.iiMriH; and no motion Win. II. Jamb, Dr. P. John, Johnson II. Ikeler, Kt , Krickbanm and P. S. llishol, Ivsq , ve, elected Secroiario. 'Ihootjeel of tlm nineliug being :nlp liy Itobert F Clark, Ksq , to wit, m i.a action iu llio proposition authorizing 1 1 Commissioners lo appropriate a sumS bounty from llio Treasury of the Cuunq i our Voluiueors. On motion ol Dr. P. John, in unlet i bring llm subject properly before ih0 niee ing, a committee ronsniini! of Hubert Clark, Col. L. I,. T.,'e, David L-iwenhut.. II. I!. Kre.is and M. W , Jnckson went uj pointed to draft and report appropriate ie iilmious The Committee having retired Prof. Iturycss, nl MilKillc. was called on to u.' dress the meeting. Thu call was respond ed to iu a very periineut manner. The Committee returned and reportcJ ;! following resolutions: Jitiolvcd, That wo, the people of Colui bin county, tire now, ever have been wi'l epr continnu, loyal to the Conti.u. lion and Ihe lli.ion; and thereuiro, wo j: m lavor ot iho prosecution of the pre. warajainst thu Stales euga-ied m an n -holy mid wicked rebellion, with all tlie u,. or and enemy wilim our control, l) t Constitutional means, mini rebellion ' , have been ern-hud out and treason fitly i buked mat punished, 'e-oMif Thai to securn thii on.', w r commend that a homily ol Filly Dollar ' paid mil ol ihe County Treasury to e.i, soldier or the tamily ol each sol lier . have volunteered in the iwo coinpavf which lull tins county yesterday lor liar ibnrg lo each soldier or the family nt i s'lhher iu the company now forming, u1 tlio service- nl s.nd company shall luir been ucivp'od by thu (jovvr-.m-mt, :tn' 1 each so'dier or tlio family ol e.u h n V lately recruited in (hi-, county fur ihe i lieerueiit, P. V., when said soldivrs .o have been mu-lorod ialn the seriicu iu.. liceimeut. i'cnocci,', That we urge it upon onrco'i i Commissioner to take iminadia'e slei tiie payment ol said bounty The resolution lull the amount ol hui,i blank, which, on motion of Col 1. I, la wn. filled by inrorting I'ifry Dollars. II, were then adopted unanimously, cm-cm.. tin ce tlitscDliiig vnlei ! On motion a committee, consisting if! V. Clark, Esq., Win. MeKelvy and J ' Sharpless, wero appointed by tho Chair wait upon the County Cimimis.ijm' i their office and report to them the aeti. this meeting. During thoabsenco of tho Commiti'" 1 Ij L. Tate was cabled upon tnaddir-i meeting to which call he respuiidcl i very ntriotie speech, approving thoi'-. of tho meeting, endorsinc its action, a-', daring himself in favor of a vigorous p ecutkn of the Why. At tho cuni-lui his speech a large delegation from I.. Street arrived, accompanied by niu-u! . Thirty Four youn;; ludics, repj-esontii-l ' ,'!-l States of the FniiMi, each lady Itar. : Hag, This created quite a sensnti-.n. entering tho Court House and order 1 ngain restored, tho Committeo waiting i-' the C imniissiunors reported that tli..'t. niiied olficials had received them very if licrly, that thoy paid no attention lo tl.e" olutions adopted by this meeting, Is' stead sent up 7iCiV proposition which fjllows : It is suggested by tho C.miniissiuu"' Columbia county, th nt in case this in. determine that an amount nf money ' ' cceding Tivo Thousand Dollars freta county fund be given to the Vuluntocr;'' this county, that thev can npproprnit" the said fund, legally, only in one ' ways: First, that they ho indeimiiH I responsible party or parties, iu a 1" i ' incase tho Legislature do not lend' appropriation, the money shall bor' to the county. .Second: That tli' this meeting shall resulvo upon givii'-' placed in the ImndH, and under tlio c " of tho Board of Relief, to be cq jit i';'' partionod by them amnng tho lamiliti ' nearest of kin of tho Volunteers IW citizens of the county at tho thus ul tcering and who havo joined comp" ' liarts of eompanies going from tlm c"" And resolved further, that thu ahete t and sum of monoy proposed to be n'' nted from tho publio funds of the , l-ur Columbia is dune with tlio view uf pging enlistments by volunteering '" in tho army of our (lorornmcnt and ' our county's quota is full in all rfqui' that wo shall bo exempt from a 1'rat' .1. It. I'atton, A"m. Lamon-, 0.11. llm, . Commissioners oj Ce- JCiSyoid uiiifonn3made of '' aro in demand, to bo manufncturcJ' blotting paper. Wo doubt if tln-'J ' ever blot out tho remembrance of tk; of certain contractors. ;t HBVI13W OP T1IJ3 M coJinncvr.n htxkiv i wiikat , 1 rOHNVobn..., 'OItN(riBW)... OAT8 . bL'CKWm,r si i'.n.ovr,KSi:i.t po iiiin'BU Sfl'T.M-I.OtV an'ivAito
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