STAR OF THE*NORTH. R. W. WEAVER, EDITOR. Bloomsbnrg, Thursday, June 10, 1851. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. FOR GOVERNOR, AVIIiCIAN BIGIiEII, OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, SETII CLOVER. OF CLARION COUNTY. 3"OR THE SUPREME BENCH. JOHN B. GIBSON, OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. ELLIS LEWIS, OF LANCASTER. JEREMIAH S. BLACK, OF SOMERSET. WALTER 11. LOWRIE, OF ALLEGHENY. JAMES CASITBELL, CF FIIIL.DELrHtA. CHIEF JUSTICE GIBSON. John Banister Gibson, L. L. D , Chief Jus tice of Pennsylvania, is a native of Carlisle ill this slate, a son of Col. Gcorue Gibson a well known officer of our revolutionary army, and who fell at the defeat of St. Clair by the Indians in 1791. Tho present Chief Justice graduated at Dickinson College in 1300, and then became a student of law in iho office of his kinsman the Hon. Thomas Duncan, al that timo the leader of the bar in Central Pennsylvania, and afterward a Judge of the Supreme Court. Mr. Gibson was admitted to practice in 1803, and then pushing for his forlunti in the "back woods" he first opened a l ', office at Boaver upon the Ohio river. He next removed to Hagers town, Maryland, and afterward to his na tive town, Carlisle; where La proved him self a full, fair adversary to such men as Duncan and Watts, who were then in full practice. In 1810 tho Democratic parly of his native county elected him to the state legislature, ami in 1811 ho was re-elected, lit that position he sustained with vigor and ability the administrations of Governor Sny der and President Madison. In 1812 lie was appointed President Judge of tho 11th Ju dicial District, which had jut then been created in Nuilheru Pennsylvania. In 1810 ho was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in tho place of Judge Brackenrtdge, and in 1829 lie was chosen by Governor Sbutlz to bo Chief Justice. For 39 years, then, this man has been a Judge—for 35 years a Judge of the Supreme ">Court; and of that time, for 22 years he has been Chief Justice. On that bench ho has helped to adjudicate some six thousand cases, and himself delivered opinions 111 more than twelve hundred of these. If there was any ono thing more than another to he desired under our new system of an elective judiciary, it wa3 that men of ability and competence should be the first .candidates on the side of that party which has effected the salutary relortn that has been accomplished, and tho nomination of such men as Gibson proves that merit is consulted in tho choice of candidates, and that the ticket has not been concocted by mere political appliances. Nor has Judge Gibson failed in any act of political steadfastness from tho day he stood in tho legislature as the youthful defender o! Madi'oti ai.il Snjdor if has not Stained the judicial erm'use by descending to petty political broils, but in 1828 when a rr.cmo table contest convulsed the whole state, so far as his station allowed him with propriety, ho entered into the fray for the cause of the people, and Tiis namo was placed at the head of that electoral ticket which cast the vote of Pennsylvania for General Jackson. And yet upon tho Bench, Jiulgo Gibson lifts won oolden opinions from all manner of men for his iiileg.'l'y and giant intellect.— Thus, Horace BinneV, a \Vhf bwyer of ,ho highest character in speaking of the §u",V reme Court says;—"At no timo have the judg ments of thefourl been guided liy either; favor cr resentment; and in learning, integ rity, and industry, the Judges of tho Court .have nover been wanting to themselves, tho ! profession, or tho country." * * * "WE ALL AGREE," sail this eminent lawyer, "that the Judges of tho Supreme Court have been faithful to tho Constitution and tho Law; Jaitbful to the state and to the Union; faith ful to tha people and to the Bar." TOLLS ON THEVoRTH BRANCH. Beach Haven, Juno 12d, 1851. 11. W. Wetfvcr Esq.:—Tho following shows tho collections at this office : Amount as per last report, £20,405,79 Do mouth ending May 31st 1851, 19,942.73 "Whole am't sinco Nov. 30.h, 1850, 40,3G8,52 I Same lime last year, 32,400,90 Jncrcaso 7,967,02 GEO. SMITH, Collector. IST Our neighbor of tho Democrat is assur ed that we are net at nil jealous of having articles palmed oft" upon us.as original after tltoy have appeared in other prints. Their value in suoh instances is all lite same wheth er 6ent to us in print ot manuscrip', except that tho former is easiest read. (3T We got quite a string of telegraphic j despatches yesterday, and they will be, found of interest. CF" The District Court of the United States is now in Session at Williamsport. The suit brought by soino gentlemen from iho South for tho alleged rescue and harbor ing of a slave by Jamison Ilaivcy of Lu zerne county has been settled Jjy the parties. Or COURSE —The Slunbury American is out ■Against Judge Campbell on the Democratic I'mket. Sugfi a thing is quite natural, and -who cares ? | ELLIS LEWIS. Judge Lewis, now President of the Second Judicial District of Pennsylvania, was born in 1800 in Lewisburg, York oounly, Pa., a pleasant little town wlicit derives its name from his father, by whom it was founded- His father, Eli Lewis, was a Democrat ol the school of Jefferson, and upon the election of President Jefferson, was chosen by a portion of the citizens of York county to prepare an address to tho President. This address, to gether with Jefferson's reply, Judge Lewis still carefully preserves in bis possession. Al nine years of ago, Ellis Lowis was left ■ an orpnari, and while yet quite ytoung in years was sent to Harrisburg and learned the printing trade. He next went to York, and worked as g journeyman printer by tho side of Geo. P. Morris, Ho reli'.tned to Lowisburg and commenced studying med icine, but soon went lo Baltimore. Failing to profit himself there, ho purchased a'print iug establishment at Williamsport, Pa., and commenced studying | av v and editing his pa per. He so or, disposed of his printing eslab- I lishmeut, and in 1822 was admitted lo the ! bar. r.ext year ho was appointed deputy attorney general for Lycoming and Tioga counties, and in 1821 removed to Tioga county, where lie had a largo and lucrative 1 practice. A few years after this ho resigned 1 his appointment under the Attorney General and removed to Bradford county. In 1832 I he engaged actively iu tho politii al contest for General Jackson, and was chosen to tho State Convention of that year. Ho was also that fall elected a member of tho State Le gislature, and while iu that body voted against resolutions expressing the opinion of that body against any any reduction of tho tariff. In 1833 Mr. Lewis was appointed Attorney- General of Pennsylvania by Governor Wolf, but in the fall of the same year ho resigned that appointment, and became President Judge of this Judicial District. This station he filled until about 1815, when he was ap. pointed Judge of tho 2d District composed of the city and county of Lancaster—a dis trict whoso population and property exceeds ihat of somo states in the Union. But even there Judge Lewis found time (in addition to his judicial work) to discharge the duties of professor of I.aw and Medical Jurisprudence in Franklin college, Lancas ter , and, in connection with Messrs. Mc- Candless and Troubat, to edit a series of valuable law work s. In he also pub lished a work on "American Criminal Law' which is in tho hands of almost every prac tising member of tho profession. Judge Lewis has also rendered valuable assistance in the publication of the American Law j Journal, or "Pennsylvania Law Journal"' as it was called ; the best publi cation of its kind in thd"country. liis legal reputation extends wider, than the Union, for even on the othpr 6ido (%the Atlantic, liis learning and philosophical mind have been appreciated, and received ' the highest testimonials of esteem. We shall never forget his decision in which he ' pronounced all such excresccnses of legisla tion as the stay law of 1842 unconstitutional, and exploded all such subtle distinctions as were sougtit for between ilie rcmcrty on a contract and the contract itsolf. Judge Lew is properly felt that the remedy constitutes part of the contract, and enters into the con templation of the contracting parties as much as any part of ihe bargain. That decision of Judge Lewis was in consonance with the . spirit of a republican country and a republi can ago, while tho subtle cobweb-wcrk he exploded was only worthy of the old Eng lish bench which-decided that such words were not actionable as—"you have poison eu your husband." "Sir Thomas Holt struck his cook on the head with a cleaver, aoi 1 cleaved his head ; the one part lay on one shoulder, and the other on the other," be ouM in iU first rasn, although the husband was poisoned, possibly ho did not die ; and in tho second casr, though the cook's head was cleaved into two parts, possibly the wound was not mortal. This decision of Judge Lewis showed that he understood tho true spirit of our constitution. His opinion made a powerful impression on tho thinking minds of the country, olid wo notice that in tho new states ot tho West that opinion is received - as the law. The last decision of tho kind is in the 4th vol. Missouri Reports p. 50, where a stay iaw is decided to impair the obligation of a previous contract, and to be i aafiinst i£? constitu'ion botli of the state 1 and Union. Thd provision of lite Missouri • . ' • rosnpc 4 is similar lo ours constitution lit lhi juspet, in Pennsylvania. , . , ( , I Wo will close this hasty skelcn y following incident of Judge Lowis' early practice in this region. A number of years ago a fugitive slave was rcscuod from the possession of liis owner in Danville, then this county, tltrough a writ of homine replc giando. Tho Hon. David Polriken was the Prothonotary who issued the writ, and of course actions were brought against all con cerned with tho writ or rescue. Under the act of 1793 the penalty of £5OO was recov ered from several defendants, and suit was then brought (or the same amount against Mr. George Sweeny an editor of a public j journal. Judgment was obtained ngaiast him and he was imprisoned. Withevcry confidence ho sont neatly ono huudred miles for Mr. Lewis, who cams and iu his argu ment showed that there was a distinction between penalties imposed as a punishment, lo bo recovered by any ouo who may sue for thorn, and those given by statute lo tho par ty aggrieved. In tho former case, each in dividual engaged iu the illegal act is liable to the full penatry. In the latter case, but ono penalty can be recovered for one illegal | act, although?many might ha ougaged iu it. Mr. Lewis also showed that with respect to costs, under tho act of Congress, where the plaintiff had his election to bring joint or several suits, and elected lo bring several suits, he coutd only recover costs iu one of them. Tito result was that the imprisoned editor was liberated to tire great joy of his family and friends.. CP" The Council of Snubory Borough have authorized a subscription of forty j shares to the Susquejwtina ltuilro&d, The Right Spirit. Mr. John B. Bratton of the Carlisle Volun teer, who was a prominent candidulo for Ca nal Commissioner before the Reading Con vention, thus enrols himself for the contest in liis last weeks paper: "To all, we say again, wo return our sin cere thanks. We have not been honored with being tho nominee of the Convention, but we have been treated kindly and fairly. That was all wo had a right to expect. T!'.Z | interests, usages, and nominations of our parly j arc our guide, and shall have Cur services. Under the bsnno' 0 f BIGLF.R, CLOVER and DEMOCRACY, we again buckle on our T.rmor, for a contest in defence of the interests of Pennsylvania—in defence of the Constitution, assailed on every side—in defence of our glorious Ur.ion—in opposi tion to the lanaticism of the North and South —and in opposition to the mongrel cohorts of Federalism. What lover of his country does not wish us success 7 Democrats of Cumberland, oTganize for tho contest! I.et us all juuile, as a band ot brothers, and rally areund the flag of Demo cracy. Let us convince our brethren of o'.h eT counties that we fight for principles rather than men! Up, Democrats, up! Once more arm yourselves for the fight, and as sist to swell the majority for our worthy candidates, BIGLEII and CLOVER !" Our Table. SARTAIN'S MAGAZINE. —Wo have on our table this excellent Magazine for July, which wo would comraeud to the lovers of art and ! literature. This magazine is much improv | od in the typographical department, and tho J reading matter has been greatly increased. | This number contains thirty-nine original ar ticles and eighteen ombellishmente, amoug j which are "Oberwesol of the Rhrine,'' "Alone at the Rendezvous," Daniel in the Lion's Don," a portrait of Leigh Hunt, tut., &c. Scenes in the life of (he Saviour —sev- en large engravings by Heath, are very stri king.—The reading matter is quite interest ing. GODEY'S LAD* S BOOK.—This excellent monthly visitor for July, has already been received, and like the previous numbers is vary interesting. Every article in this num ber is written by American ladies—the tal. ents of our own country—and is really a la die's number. Every effort is mado to make the Lady's Book even superior to what it nas boon, and if any improvements can be tnsao, Gojey is the very person that can do : it. Tho embellishments are really beauti ful, and tho contributions aro beyond our j power of description. Subscribo for the ! Lady's Book and then judge for yourselves. The Hydropathic Encyclopedia by R. I. ! Trail, M. D., gives fair evidence of being j the best work yet published upon the üb i ject of water cure. It is a work of scientific J merit and contains a thousand facts that are of interest for the preservation of health. This work is to nover every branch of science and to bo published in 8 numbers of 100 or more pages each at 25 cents a number or £2 for the wholo work. Address Fowler & & Well*, New York. The first nnmtrrr wlilcii is now be'ore us is a good vatic ineeum of anatomy and contains an interesting his tory of medical science. UNITED STATES MAGAZINE; —This work I continues to maintain its hlah political char- I acter, under the management of Messrs. j Kettell & Moore. The present number is ! embellished with a fino portrait of William Darrah Kelley, a most energetic and active member of the great progressive Democrat ic party. The accompanying biography is finely written, and should incite every man to activity and enterprise, as it furnishes a remarkable instance of what these qualities will enable a man to dc in this free country. Harper's New MontMy is the best of re prints and is worth a soore of the picture books filled with love stories which delight the juveniles in those days. The postage on this work will, after the Ist of July, be only 4 cents, for any distance under 50U miles, and the Magazine ts still growing in popular ity and interest, for the Juno number is the best one yet issued. GEEASONS PicTOaiAr. DKAWINO ROOM COM PANION.—This Literary weekly Journal, the champion of all publications in the shape of newspapers, still continues to grace ourtable. No. six is a gem, embellished with some thirteen larger engravings aud the choicest kind of original reading Flatter. Send in your names Ladies & Gentlemen, backed with $3 and we will furnish you with one of the richest publications of the day. ' Published weekly by F. Gleason & Co., Boston ptw. e $3 P er aimum > in aJvanCo - Student for July is u'; on our ,aU ®" II is a useful production for youth, ana j,w. ren ' s would do well to furnish their children with it. Published by Messrs. FOWLERS & WELLS, Now York, at SI, 00 per annum. LVCOMISO DEMOCRAT'—We have received the second number of a new Democratic paper, started in Williamsport, by JOHN F. CARTER, Esq, forßterly •editor of the Lan- I caster Democrat. The paper is handsomely printed, and the editorials aro written in a stylo which characterizes all tho Colonel's productions. The North American Miscellany of last week has for its contents, Poetry and Porcelain at the World's fair; Seed time and harvest; Paradise music j Notabilia; The Spahis,' march; Our Phantom Ship; Tho insMveut debtor; A legend of Donbuce; Martha Hop kins; Tho stones of Venice; The blind man . and the blind God; Louis Phillippe; Links and associations; Chronicle of the week and the Book World. EiFThe river had a nico little froshet a few days ago, and tho waterman are improv ing the Godsend by their trips of merriment and profit. NOT BAD. —The editor of tho Miner's Jour nal in noting that D. F. Gable who annoyed •Miss Mary Taylor, an actress, at New York, ! with his crazy love, adds with a sharp point, that he would judge a man to bo crazy who would mako an honest love to an actress. An Essay before the Bloomsbnrg Lyceum. BY UNO. P. TAGOART. " OUR UNION." Gentlemen The subject to which t in vite your attention is one of no minor im portance, and one which wo all should feel a dep interest in. Tho Union ! an enchant ing halo surrounds that word nnd fills the soul of tl;e patriot ttiid Christian with feel ings of tudesoribable pleasure. It was the Watchword in hearen long before this mighty globe sprang into existence. Its animating melody is there and will con tinue to echo through tho rolling ages of eternity. Each and every vibration should warn all those who raise their voicos against it of the feaiful results if this Union be dis solved! It was that magic word thut rallied our men to commit the daring deeds of 1776! It was that word which the com bined human family have seized upon for the accomplishment of desired objects either good or evil. It was the maintainance of this Union that prompted Washington the father of this our uoble country to suffer the nu merous privationsof War, and there are many others who have long since been consigned to the low and silent ttfmb, who are to be remembered, and whose actions will survive as a criterion for all those who follow after. Let us, before wo proceed any farther, en quire what is necessary to keep this Union together? It is essentially necessary for us to devote ourselves to a universal spread of education—moial and political as well as scientific. By that mear.s wo shall be ablo to create a friendly feeling with nations abroad as werf*as nations at home. That we may witness the vast difference, (as we have already observed) between a monarch ial nnd republican government, and with that feeling of friendship let us endeavor to show to those who are now bound down and trampled upon by a few political nabobs that it is a Union of feelings, a Union of senti ments that will make them as we are a free and independent people. Even at the pres ent day what language thrills the soul of the patriot as onr Union? We have atl undoubt edly perceived its strength and well do we know that united wo might stand, but once divided and we fall. Must we give way to the baso and cowardly strife that is existing amongst a few political demagogues? Must we see this government shaken to its very foundation and this Union of peace and harmony broken up ? No Gentlemen ! Let ns rather blot them from our soil nnd con j sign them to an aaily giave, ao thut we j may continue to live in peaee and harmony. Our Union—let mothers lisp it to their babes i whilst they are yet in infancy and when they j shall reach maturity it will be their player i and their song. Let it be the watchword j from the White-house down to tho rudest I cabin of the backwoodsman—from the At ! lantic to the Pacific—from the far off shores jof Africa to tho fßlls of Montezuma.— '■ Dissolve this Union?" Ho that would utter j such a pathos will soon excite a nation to j arms. He will bring down an army upon htm that will send his soul to meet his God I iri judgment and there receive a reward dial i will show to hiin his design as not only I being a weak and cowardly sot, but one of .tic ...w*i sinrtrt utminuiGi. Uioeotro irits~ ! Union, and you- will not only destroy the peace and harmony of a nation but you will briug that nation under the tyranical yoke cf a despotic go^ffument. Then, 1 ask, what will be the result? Will it be any other than what exists ill other lands ? No Gentlemen, we know too much of its true character, to answer otherwise. J. S. MCNINCH, Sec'y. Tbe Convention. We give to-day tho full proceedings of the Ilarrisburg Judicial Convention, and with a hearty good will raise up the banner of the nominations. It will be nbticed that the late county conveiitioa of saven received merited con tempt from the Demociacy of the State, and the effort to help a gentleman of Danville to a Senatorial seat proved a failure, as it de served to do in this instance. Mr. Baldy is not without respect and true friends in this county, but it was a mistake in liim to ex pect success in a matter where he was back ed only by the influence that knows and observes no rule or usage or discipline in the Democratic party. Mr. Freeze" from this place was at Ilarrisburg to urge Mr. Bahly's claims Mr. Boat voted in tho convention for Messrs. Campbell, Lowrie, Kidder, Lewis and Wilson. Mr. Leidy voted lor Messrs. Lowrie, Gib son, Lewis, Bell and Maynard. FATAL ACCIDENT. —Mr. James Traine, for merly ot this place, and Robert Finnick were found dead on Wednesday morning of last week, in a cole mine about half a mile e—rfi Pittstop, Luzerne county. It is sup posed they were l'i lled Tuesday evening previous by the falling 01 "pon { whilo engaged in mining it. CATCH HlM. —Theedilorof tho Tunkhan nock Democrat says: "A bachelor friend of ours offers to pay $5 to any one of our village ladies who will Rppear in oar streets, during the present or succeeding month, dressed in tho beauti ful Turkish costume now so prevalent in some of the cities. She will immediately have notice of his name, and wo doubt not alio who wins the wager wins his heart." iy The only original anecdote in con nection with our Telegraph operations thus far, is this : After the first message had been sent for some riffle, a question aroso among the "outsiders," whether an answer had been received, when one person declared he knew it had not: he stood watching the wire atl the lime, and nothing had returned ! —Lewisburg Chronicle- BARNCM'S PROFITS.—A despatch in the New York papers tells the following rather marvellous story, which our readers can take for what it is worth : " Mr. Barnum acknowledged to a friend, who is not given to exaggeration, that ho made 8500,000 by the Jenny Li rid concerts, and says that .lenny has realized not less than $350,000 in this couatry The net pro ceeds of the ninety four concerts do not lack above *25,000 of a million dollars." Cattawissa Railroad. We hope the citizens of.Tamaqna, as, also lliose along the contemplated route of this important nnd desirable connection, will adopt immediate measures for its early com pletion. It will readily be concoded that, it will briug immense trade to this point, and be tho means of increasing busiuess vastly—making Tamaqua a central location. The completion .of the Cattawissa Road, would also intersect the New York Railroad at this point. The erection of a direct Rail road from New York into Northeastern Penn sylvania lapping off the trade ol the Lacka wanna valley is now determined on to a cer tainly ; and on the south, Baltimore is pre paring to draw the business of the fertilo and wealthy counties in the Susquehanna valley. The coal merchants of the Schuyl kill, and the business men of Philadelphia, are, however, getting a proper view of this subject, and see plainly that they must finish the small link ot Railroad which will con nect Cattawissa with Philadelphia. The money to complete the Cattawissa Road must come mainly from Philadelphia, and the sooner the outlay is made tho better for all concerned. The work, now partly done, from the valley of the Schuylkill to Catta wissa on the North Branch, when completed and extended to Williamsport, secures a railroad connection between Philadelphia and Ehnira in tho State of New York, and consequently between the former place and tho New York improvements, even without the making of the Sunbury and Erie or Wil liamsport and Erie road, heretofore and stdl held, to be so important and desirable. Ihe making of lite Cattawissa toad will bo but I tlie forerunner of a road trom Williamspoit Ito Erie, hereafter to be made, when the nc cessaty amount of capital can be invested in that comparatively, gigantic work, la maqua Legion. New Constitution of Maryland- The following are tho main features of the naw Constitution Biennial Sessions of the Legislature, and each session limited to the lOih of March ; Slate elections hereafter to take place on thu first Wednesday of No vember; Delegates to serve two years, and Senators to be divided into two classes, tho first to go out of ofiieo in two years, and those elected in 1853 to serve four years, so that one-half will be chosen every other year, at tho election of delegates. Minister? of the gospel are not allowed to hold seats in the Legislature ; Divorce bills are prohibi ted, and a major-ty of both houses is requir ed to pass a law. Principals or seconds to a duel, debarred from holding any office ol trust or profit. Imprisonment for debt is abolished, and power is given to the Legis | lature to pass laws to protect the property of j die wife from debts of tho husband, and to exempt a homestead worth $5OO from levy and sato by execution. Tho compensation of State oUlcers, except the Governor, limi ted to $3OOO. Judges aro to hold office ten years, and each Court is to have a Clerk to serve six years. Bank stockholders are brought under the individual liability princi ple Votors required to reside in the State lurstvn months, nud in Alio coautv oreluciion district six months. Any person convicted of bribery at elections to be deprived from holding office or voting forever thereafter; and the same disqualification to vote provi ded against any person over twenty-one years of age, who may be convicted of lar ceny or other infamous crime, unless par doned by tho Governor. Tho New Postage I.nw. This law will go into operation on the first day of July next, and will operate to ihe fol lowing efloct upon the STAR OF THE NORTH, 1. Subscribers will receive it by mail, in Colombia County, FREE OF POSTAGE. 2. For a distance not exceeding ftfty miles, at FIVE CENTS per quarter. 3. Over fifty and not exceeding three hun dred miles at TEN CENTS per quarter. 4. Over three hundred and not exceeding one thousand miles, at FIFTEEN CENTS per quarter. 5. Over one thousand and not exceeding tiro thousand miles, at TWENTY CENTS per quarter. 6. Over two two thousand and not excee ding four thousand milos at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS par quarter. Those who desire a good, and decide J Columbia county Democratic paper, free of postage, should subscribe at once for the Star of the North. An llonorablo Opponent. The Philadelphia Daily News, a Whig pa per of ability and influence, speaks of our candidate for Governor, Col. WM. BICLKR, in tho following complimentary terms: "Col. BIUEER is an amiable and estimable man, and deserves great credit for the man ner in which he has surmounted every ob stacle in his path, and reached his presoSi I tionC. l ' a l , ' e ant ' elevated position. If our po litical opi "ME- 18 lloutd have it in their pow er to elect*a State frecE'lve, wo know but few men in their party whom J rather seo them successful with loan Co.. Bigler." TIIE PERFECTION OF COOKERY.— r'L he boar ding-bouse keepers in New York have be como such perfect adepts in the science of •cookery as to make the same meal answer for beef, pork, veal or mutton, nono of their boarders being able to distinguish tho differ ence. It might be an interesting fact for the boarders to know to what animal tho meat originally belonged. COULDN'T GROW Poon.—Tho Lockport Comet knows ol a man of business in that city who once determined to ruin himself by squandering his money in advertising; but he found that the more he advertised the richer he grew, until at last he was obliged to.give up in despair of ever effecting his purpose in that way. GOVERNOR'S AID —J. Ingles Matthias, Esq., of Philadelphia, has been appointed by Governor Johnston as one of his aids, with the rank of I.ieut. Colonel. From the Penmnjlvanian. Democratic Judicial State Conven tions HARRISBURCI, June 11th. (Concluded.) "It should have been for them to desig nate who the Chief Justice should be, and not left to the toss of a copper. Let us, however, strive to send out such a ticket as will secure the admiration of tho entire com munity, and the approbation and support of j the whole Democratic party I repeat my sincere acknowledgments to you, gentlemen, for the honor done me, and beg of you to overlook my blunders." The address was received with enthusias tic applause by the Convention aud auditory. Mr. Rich offered resolutions complimen tary to tho Hon. Jas. M. Porter, and the tem porary officers, which were unanimously adopted. Mr. Leet moved that the Convention pro ceed to nominate persons to be ballotted for as candidates of the Democratic party of Pennsylvania, for Judges of tiie Supreme Court of the Commonwealth. The motion was adopted. Mr. Porter moved that each delegate should vote for five persons, _the five highest —providing such five persons have a ma- I jority of the whole number of votes east— to be declared elected. Mr. Lowry offered an amendment, striking out the number fivo, | and inserting the number one. Mr. Feeder j offered the following as an amendment. Resolved, That the Convention do now proceed to ballot viva voce, for candidates to be placed on tho ticket for Judges of the j Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania, and that each delegate, as ids name is called, shall 1 vole for one person from tho Slate at large, j and that at the end of each ballot in which , any person shall have received a clear rna- | jority of all the votes polled, the candidates \ who shall be tho highest in vote shall be placed on the ticket, and that the balloting shall continue until five candidates are thus , selected. Mr. Reeder then moved "a postponement of the whole subject till after the nomitig : lions shall have been made " The motion to postpone was adopted. The following nominations were then made : Mr. C essna nominated James Campbell, Air. Porter do J B Gibson, Mr. Leet, do J S Black, I Mr. Winchester, do Luther Kidder, Mr. Cunningham, do Richard Coulter, Mr. Burke, do Walter H Loivry, Mr. I jowry, do J N Conynghatn* Mr. Longeueeker do Joel Jones, Mr. Lewis do Thomas S Bell, Mr Sanderson do Ellis Lewis, Mr. Millet do G \V Woodward, Mr. Weidman do David Krause, Mr. Sample do M C Rogers, Mr. Alexauder do H Hepburn, Mr. Peltiken do J IV Maynard,* Mr. Ard do A J Wilson, Mr. liurnside do II N MWllUter* Mr. Breden do John C Knox,* j Mr. Ilenoh do Samuel Hepburn/ j Mr. Alexander do James Thompson j Mr. Searight do 11 P Flenuiken,# ) Mr. Brewer nominated Geo M. Dallas—with | drawn by him aud renewed by Mr. Lowry, | and then withdrawn. Those marked thus * were withdrawn. I Dr. Weidman, of Lebanon, thought the i German population should have a represen tative or. the Supreme Bench. I Mr. Wright read a letter of withdrawal i from Judge Conynham. lie read also a lel- I tcr rrotr Jtrtlgc woo meruit, turning rtie only | condition on which he could consent to be a | candidate, namely, that it should bo neces I sary to the success of the party. Judge W. | declared himself in his letter for Judge Kid der. The letters were ordered to be entered on the minutes and published. Mr. Wilmot addressed the Convention on j I Judge Woodward's letter. He was a friend —an early and abiding friend of Judge IV.; but as he had several times voluntarily and peremptorily decliucd being a candidate, and had pointed to Judge Kidder as a fit man. the North had come there to vole for Judge K. He therefore asked that Judge W. should be withdrawn, as his nomination would plage all his friends in a false position. Mr. I'etrikeu followed in tho same veitf The nominations wero here closed. The Convention then look up the business in relation to the manner of balloting. Mr" Httgus objected to Mr. Reader's prop- j osition, as it might deprive some delegates of the privilege of voting for more than one • candidate through all the ballots, who might j then fail to be nominated. Mr. Sterigere was in favor of voting for I all five at once. Mr. Porter, of Norlhamp-1 ton, was also for voting for all five. Mr. j Reedor vindicated his proposition, and re plied to all the objections to it. , Mr. Wilmot, spoke in support of .Mr. Reeder's proposi tinit. A voio was then taken on Mr. Reeder's amendment. The yeas and uuys having beer, taken, resulted as follows : YEAS—Messrs. Alexander, Bredin, Buru- Hide, Chain, Chase, Crawford, Cutler, Gim mick, Eldted, Fetter, Guernsey, Hickman, Krick, 11 A Lamberton, Lewis, Lowrv, M'Carlney, Rlnularlane, Miller, Nicholson, Packer, Potts, Reeder, Khey, Roat, Salmon, j Sleliley, Wilmot, Winchester, Woodward, j J Young—3o. NAYS—Anderson, Ard, Bailey, Banks, j Black, Blackmore, Brewer, Brightly, Bruner, Burke, Byerly, Cessna, Clark, Coleman, Collins, Cooper, Crisswel, Cummings, Cun ningham, Dougherty, Dubois, Kbaog't, Evurhart, Felton, Flood, Foster, Foulkrod, D M Fox, E J Fox, Fulton, Geiger, Gibson, [i, Glos.-brenner, Hastings, (laviland, ! IJegius, Heioler. .'lunch, Hirst Hopkins, j Hugus, Kaerclier, Keir.atl, Kerr, (Alleghe ny) Kerr, (Cumberland) Knisej'; Laird, , H P Laird. W H Larnberlon, Leader. Lee, | Leet, Lippinootl, Longeueeker, M'Claskey, I M'Clean, M'Douuld, M Farland, M Kibben, j Mann. Maxwell, Maynard, Meuny, Mercur, , Nill, Nixon, Oakiord, Pauley, Pluraer, J M Porter, W A Porter, Reynolds , Rich, Ritter son, II B Roberts, W Y Roberts, Sample, Sanderson, Shannon, Smith, Snodgrass, Stahle, Sterigere, Stokes, Strong, Thomas, Trout, Wallace, Watson, Weidman, Whal lott, Wilkins, Worthiaglon, Wright, S L Young—9s. Tho amendment to the amendment was therefore lost. Mr. I.aird, of Westmoreland, then raovad to amend as follows: Resolved, That this Convention will vole for the number of candidates to bo selected for the Supreme Bench on each ballot, and the candidate having the highest number of voles on each ballot, until the whole five are nominated, shall be declared nominated Provided he shpll have 67 voles or more. Mr. Mercur, of Bradford, moved to amend further, as follows Resolved, That we now proceed to votdj eaclt delegate voting for Svo candidates at first, and upon each subsequent vote for as many candidates as remain to be re-nomi nated, and upon each vote of the Conven tion, the candidate who shall receive the highest number of votes, and a majority of the whole number of delegates voting, shall be declined to be duly nominated. Pending the debate on this amendment, the Convention adjourned fill 3 o'ciock, P. M. AITERNOON SESSION.—The Convention up' on re-assembling resumed the consideration of the original proposition rolativo to the manner of voting for candidates, when final ly, after considerable discussion, it was agreed that in selecting candidates forjudges of the Supreme Court, each delegate shall vote for fivo persons, and those persons who shall receive the highest number of vetes shall be deemed duly nominated: Provided, no person shall bo deemed nominated, un less he shall have received at least a major ity of all the voles given, and should not all _ be nominated on the first ballot, then the same course to be pursued until a full ticket shall be chosen. The first ballot was then had and resulted as follows, viz: J. S. Black, 98 John L. Maynard 33 James Campbell 87 G. \V. Woodward 29 Ellis Lewis, 78 llichard Coulter, 23 J. U.Gibson, (it) A S Wilson, 21 W. 11. Lowrie 08 M. C. Rogers, IS Luther Kidder, 60 Joel Jones, 7 Thomas S. Hell, 55 David Krause, 7 J. Thompson, 36 Sixty-seven votes being necessary to a choice, anil fivo candidates having roeeived -4* a higher number, viz : Jeremiah S. Black, of Somerset; James Campbell, of Philadel- ; [ihia; Ellis Lewis, of Lancaster; John U. ' Gibson, ol .Walter Lowrie, of Allegheny, they were doclpred duly nominated as the Demoeratic cauJl da.es lor Judges of the Supremo Pennsylvania. vv Mr. Maynard then moved the unauirgouAC confirmation of the foregoing nominations^" The motion was agreed to, and the nomi nations were accordingly confirmed. A resolution was adopted complimenting the Democracy of the Statu on the nomina tions made by the Heading Convention. Tho Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Convention were then authorized, by resolu tion, to framo nn address to the citizens of the Commonwealth, recommending the Ju dicial ticket just nominated. Sic. The Convention then, on motion, adjourn ed tint die. AN INVITATION, To the Young l'otk of the Neighboring Towns. At a Jneeting recently held ia Lewisbntg Lfor tho purpose of making arrargtnents for a 'GLUNEF.N'ATTONAL JUBILEE," at the Blue Hill, opposite .?jj)prttiambdrlaiid, on the com ing 4th of Jul/, the undersigned were ap pointed a Committee to extend a free and cordial reception to such of the young folk of the vicinity and neighboring towns, as may feel disposed to participate in the pro posed festival. Profoundly impressed with the sentiment i that the natal day of American Indopen- I k Amy uuuaanralud b> Ilia patriotism, the suffering and the blood of our forefath ! era, who "pledged their lives and sacred honor," in the fulfilment of their arduous un dertaking—should ever be held in grateful remembrance by American youth, their de scendants—the undersigned would respect fully urge upon all interested, the propriety of relaxing a brief spell from the ordinary routine of overy-day life and of spending the occasion in a pleasant and joyous inter change of social feeling. For this purpose the undersigned know of no belter method of celebrating the 4th of July, than by a glorious pic-nic upon tho summit of Blue Hill, away from tho dust of the busy town", on llio green sward, beneath the leafy boughs of that romantic spot. Come then one and all! Maiden and youth I meet us in tlm morning in your own manner arid way, at Blue Hill, prepared to cflebrale the day with mirth and hilarity— ••lt Is u sacred can divide, i\cr t k ■ froui yre+un, nor tho ami of city piidc. Nor the hunter's,wliite4|laired children who find a fruitful . Where nauiideavUkelare sparkling, anJ where loaily rive/WoKm.' G. 0. Lie, .< A. Vanderalice, S. Sliriner, / ■ J- Linn, O 11. Vutse l4 £'W H. Friek, D. S. Bugar, J. W. Mussor, F. lleale, P. Krigbaum, J. M'Clure, Jo.-. Musser. DK. JESSE SAMUELS, of Allen own, Pa., has invented a machine for making bricks, dif feient in construction arid principle from any heretofore in use. It makes 1200 of the most handsomely prepared bricks per hour, out of niiwriulgtit eley, with 3he greatest case It is to be propelled by steam. ASSESSMENT—Tho Directors of the Ly coming Mutual li an ran co Company, havu directed an assessment of throe per cent, on all their premium notes in force on the 251h of April last. ALL RIGHT AMONG THE JUUOES.—The Su preme Court of Massachusetts has unani mously decided that the fugitive stava law of 1850 is constitutional. MARRIED. On the 12th inst., by the Rev William J. Ejev Mr. SAMUEL Srr.tn, of Mnncy, Lycom ing county, to Miss MAUY ELLEN LONG, of Blooiusburg. DIED. 11l Mount Pleasant township, Columbia county on tho 4(JTH of May last, Mr. JOSEPH GILUERT, aged 05 years and 7 months. In MifHinville, Columbia county, on Tues day June 10th, Mr, JAI'OB DILLMAN, ogeu about 40 years. In Bloomsburg, on Thursday last % Mrs. ELIZABETH LILLET, consort of the late George Lillny, aged about 70 years. In Danville, on the ftlh inst., Mrs. MART DIXON, wife of George A. Dixon, in her 46th year of age. In Jerseytown, on the t>th inst., Dr. RUS SELL PARKS, ageu 74 years and 6 months. In Danville, on Friday Juno 6th , Mr. Jonsi RUSSELL, aged 7.3 year*.
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