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*.