THE STAR OE THE NORTH. a. 11 . Mr, Projirlelor.] VOLUME 8. THE STAR OF THE NORTH IS PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY MORNINU BY It. W. HEAVER, OFFICE— Up stairs, in the new brick build ing, on the south side of Main Street, third square below Market. X E R M S: —Two Dollars per annum, if paid within six months from the time of sub scribing ; two dollars and fifty cents if not pajd within the year. No subscription re ceived for a less period than six months ; no discontinuance permitted until all arrearages ere paid, unless at the option of the editor. ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding one square will be inserted three times for One Dollar end twenty-five cents for each additional in eevtion. A liberal discount will be made to those who advertise by the year. CHOICE POETRY: From the Boston Investigator. I'M I DP:. BY CHARLES SWAIN. Though I'ride may show some nobleness, When Honor's its ally, Yet there is such a thing on earth As holding heads too high ! The sweetest bird builds near the ground, The lovliest flower springs low, And we must stoop for happiness, If we its worth would know. Like water that encrusts the rose, Still hardening to its core, So Pride encases human hearts Until they feel no more. Shut up within themselves they live, And selfishly they end A life that never kindness did To kindred, or to friend! Whilst Virtue, like the dew of Heaven, [ Upon the hc.iil de-oeud-, And draws its hidden sac-mess out Tbe more—as more it bends ! For there's a strength in low Imess Which nerves us to endure— A heroism in distress, Which renders victory sure. The humblest being born is great, If true to his degree— Ills virtue illustrates his fate, Whatever that may be I Then let us daily learn to love Simplicity and worth ; For not the eagle, but the dove, Brought peace unto the earth. CtIItRESPtIMIEME. Communicated for the ,{ Slar of the North." j INCIDENTS IN WEST PUN IJFK. [The following is an extract from a letter -written by a young lady of Northumberland s onnty, now spending Borne lime in the lloclt River County, to u brother at Millville, in this County. Thinking it would prove interest ing to the numerous readers of the "STAR" it is forwarded for publication. I'. J.] BARCLAY, 111., 4th mo. 20th, 1856. My Dear Brother:— Perhaps thou art already aware that this great Mississippi Valley is no longer looked upon as the Fur West. Enter prise and improvement have rolled their quick propelling wheels alms to the very banks of the Mississippi, and over it, and frightened away not only thn elk and ante lope, but even the children of the forest that roamed fearlessly for centuries over this fa vored land ! Their relics remain behind:— ar. isolated grave is sometimes lound, and aometimes ades <rted, forgotten burial ground! Many of the present inhabit ants of this Slate well remember when the Red Men (like the wandering tribe* of 1-rael) pitched their tents upon these rolling prairies and offered skins and furs in trade, on the banks of Rock river. As late as 1823 a lone trading house was elected by a Frenchman on the marsin of this river some 48 miles from its confluence with the Mississippi; here business and bar gaining with the Indians were carried on for n number of year", the children of the forest appearing at the trading post with the pecu liarities of their people, and the skins, veni son, &c., that they brought were taken in willing exchange for flour, firearms, and trinkets. Some of their noble hnnters or braves were generally distinguished by the numbers of rattle snake skins tried around their ankles. It was about this time that a man whose head was sprinkled with the silvery touch of age, appeared in the county with his family in a white covered emigrant wagon from one of the Eastern or Middle Slates. He, in turn, aoon became a distinguished trader and was honored with the name of "Nachusa" (the white-haired) by bis brelhern of the forest. For years in that lone spot busy bargains ware struck and the voice of friendly trade kept up; a few houses grew into existence around the first, and from one visitor to this little village in its infancy I gleam the follow ing synopsis: Several men driving teams from Galena to the more southern part of the State were in the habit of slopping in the vil lage lor accommodation through the night.— On one occasion while they were detained there for a day or two a number of Indians came in to trade ; they were a pleasant, social set of fellows, and one ol the men feeling the oppression of "having nothing to do," resolv ed now to witness some of the wild exploits of the Natives of early America. He gained tbeir favor by kindness and attention, and then requested an exhibition of their skill in one of their favorite amusements—ball-play ing, promising each some tobacco at the close of the performance. They agreed— chose sides, and prooeeded. Their ball con sisted in a solid pine-knot or something sim ilar—rounded and polished ; the paddles were long with a kind of semicircular hoop a', the end large enough to bold or catch the ball up from the ground ; they were not permitted (jn play) to touch the ball with their hands, and yet kept it flying back and forth a long time without once letting it fall to the ground; when accidentally it did fall, all the paddle* were rapidly directed towards it, and each BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1856. man striving most desperately to be the pos sessor, thus keeping the ball beaten about upon tbe ground a considerable lime ere one person was fortunate enough to catch i' up; ' while thus engaged their paddles would thwack and thwack against each other's ank les causing shouts and skips, but no sign of anger; thus they kept on with spirit until the game was ended when each man received his portion of tobacco After a sufficient time for recreation they were again requested to amuse the specta tors in another feat—this time in a war scene, but instead of a cheerful acquiescence a frown gathered upon their countenances, and j they refused ; the request was again made, ! and again refused, but a higher and higher! reward of tobacco brought them to terms, and they began the preparations—every In dian disappeared for the space ol an hour or so, keeping the spectators impatiently wait ing for their appearance, when of a sudden a large Indian, dressed in the Savage Cos tume ol War, issued boldly from the forest, and without lifting his eyes to notice who was gazing, planted a low slake in the ground bearing something upon its summit that re markably resembled a human scalp, and al most as unexpectedly as he came, the rest of the Indians all appeared from separate quar lers upon the ground, painted hideously wild, I and dressed in the Savage robes of their tribe, and a war-whoop rang through the air as they came ; they danced around the scalp, and at certain intervals fixed their eyes savagely i and contemptuously upon it and sometimes - pierced it with their weapons. The gay fun-seeking spectators grew solemn in the excitement as if iMy feared that the mock ' scene might rouse the savage slumbering J spark and wax into one of fearful teality. — j After they were through, the performers were again rewarded in tobacco. There are many curious facts related of this remarkable people which I cannot hesi tate in believing. It is said that if one of the tribe is stricken down by disease they do not call upon the Great Spirit for protection, ' but in their incantations invoke the "Evil One" to withdraw his scourge! Nearly all that die among this race of people die of Pulmonary Diseases. This seems to differ widely from what I have heretofore heard of Indian life; yet the early intelligent pioneers of this land assert this to be a fact; they say that it is a rare sight too see an old Indian— that is old in years—yet they look old at an eatly age, they are soQn broken down, that at 25 or 30 the women would pass for 50, and at 45 the men are botved down by expo sure. It is very true that in a measure they become inured to hardships, starvation and filth ! yet can Ihe human system, or even brute animals be healthy in all kinds of ex posure lo dampness and want? Four-fifths ol the Indian children die young—and may this not be why, as a people, they are fading from existence ? Their voices have ceased to sound at the trading house on Rock river, and on that very spot hundreds of civilized American people hurry to and fro, up and down the beautiful streets of a rising city which hears tbe name of Nachusa—DlXON. The vast tide of imigration is still rolling hither; families are seeking homes in the west; and almost every arrival of the cars conducts hundreds of souls to a new country, many of whom are scattering over the invi ting plains of this Stale, but a greater num ber is lured to a fair country farther on, and "Kansas, ho, for Kansas!" is the echoing shout that sweeps along the plains, and acts as a sweet charming music even to many* settled here ; the confident speculator and anxious farmer aiike direct a hopeful eye westward. When I write to thee again I will try to de scribe this country so that thee may have some idea of the realities of Illinois. Affectionately, MARTHA ANN J . UREtKINRIDGK'S KULOGIUJI ON CLAY. As a specimen of true and fervid eloquence this production will rank with the best ora tions on record. It is manly, dignified and tender. The death of Henry Clay was an nounced in the House ol Congiess on the 30th of June 1852, when Mr. Breckinridge, the present candidate for Vice President, who then represented the Ashland district,roseaud said : Mr. SPEAKER: I rise to porform Ihe melan choly duly of announcing to this body ihe death of Henry Clay, lale a Senator in Con greaa from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Mr. Clay expired at hia lodging! in this city yesterday morning, at seventeen ininuteg past eleven o'clock, in the seventy-sixth year of his age. His noble intellect was uncloud ed to the last. After protracted suflerings, he passed away without pain ; and so gently did the spirit leave his frame, that the mo ment of departure was not observed by the friends who watched at Ids bedside. His last hours were cheered by the uresence of an affectionate son ; and he died surrounded by friends who, during his long illness, had done all that affection could suggest to soothe his sufferings. Although this sad event has been expected for many weeks, the shock it produced, and the innumerable tributes of respect to his memory exhibited on every side, and in ev ery form, prove the depth of the public sor row, and the greatness of the public loss. lmperishably associated as his name has been for fifty years with every great event affecting the fortunes ot our country, it it dif ficult to feel that we shall see no more hit noble form within these walls—that we shall hear no more his patriot tones, now rousing his countrymen to vindicate their rights a gainst a foreign foe, now imploring them lo preserve concord among themselves. We shall see him no more. The memory and the fruits of his services alone remain to us. Amidst the general gloom, the Capitol itself looks desolate, as if the genius of the place had departed. Already the intelligence has reached almost every part of the Republic, and agreat people mourn with us, to-day, the death of iheir most illustrious ciiizen. Sym pathizing, as we do, deeply, with his family and friends, yet privale affliction is absorbed in a general sorrow. The spectacle of a whole community lamenting the loss of agreat man, is far more touching than any manifeslation of privale grief. In speaking of a loss which is national, I will not attempt to describe the universal burst of grief with which Kentucky will receive these tidings. The attempt would 1 be vain to depict* the gloom that will cover her people, when they know that the pillar of fire is removed, which has guided their footseps for the life of a generation. It is known to the country, that from the memorable session of 1849—'50, Mr. Clay's health gradually declined. Although several years of his Senatorial term remained, he did not propose to continue in the public ser vice longer than the present session. He catr.e to Washington chiefly to defend, if it should become necessary, the measures of adjustment, to the adoption of which he so largely contributed; but the condition of his health did not allow him, at any time, to par ticipate in the discussions of the Senate.— Through the winter, he was confined almost wholly to his room, with slight changes in his condition, but gradually losing the rem nant of his strength. Through the long drea ry winter, he conversed much and cheerfully with hie friends, and expressed a deep inter est in public affairs. Although he did not expect a restoration of health, he cherished the hope that the mild season of spring would bring him strength enough to return to Ash land, and die in the bosom of his family.— Hut, alas! spring, that brings life to all na ture, hrought no life nor hope to him. After the month of March, his vital powers rapidly wasted, and for weeks he lay patiently await ing the stroke of death. But the approach ! of the destroyer had no terrors for him. No ; clouds overhung his future. - lie met the end : with composure, and his pathway to the grave was brightened by the immortal hopes which I spring fro.rt the Christian faith. Not long befote his death, having just re turned from Kentucky, I bote to him a token j of affection from excellent wife. Never caa I forget his appearance,' his iiisitiner, or ! his words. After speaking of his family, his ! friends, and his country, he changed the con versation to his own future, and looking on j me with his fine eye undimmed, and his ; voice full of its original compass and melody, he said, "1 am not afraid to die, sir. I have hope, faith, and some confidence. Ido not think any man can be entirely certain in re gard to his future state, but 1 have an abid ir.g trust in the merits and meditation of our Savior." It will assuage thegriel of his fam ily to know that he looked hopefully beyond the tomb, and a Christian people will rejoice : to hear that such a man, in his last hours, reposed with simplicity and confidence upon the promises of the Gospel. | It is the custom, on occasions like this, to speak of the parentage and childhood of the I deceased, and to follow him, step by step, I through life. I will not attempt to relate even , all the great events of Mr. Clay's life, be cause they are familiar to the whole country, and it would be needless to enumerate a long I list of public services which form a part of J American history. Beginning lite a friendless boy, with but few advantages save those conferred by na ture, while yet a minor, he left Virginia, the State of his birth, and commenced the prac tice of law at Lexington, in Kentucky. At a bar remarkable for its numbers and talent, Mr. Clay soon rose to the first rank. ,At a very early age he was elected from thacoun ty of Fayette to the Ceneral Assembly of Kentucky, and was the Speaker of that body. Coming into the Senate of the United States, for the first time, in 1806, he entered upon a parliamentary career, the most brilliant and successful in our annals. From that lime he remained habitually in tho public eye. As a Senator, as a member of this House and its Speaker, as a representative of his coun try abroad, and as a high officer in the Exec utive department of the government, be was intimately Connected for fifty years with ev ery great measure of American policy. Of the tnere patty measuies at this period, I do not propose to speak. Many of them have passed away, and are remembered only as the occasions for the great intellectual efforts which marked their discussion. Concerning others, opinions are still divided. They will frO into history, with the reasons on either side rendered by the greatest intellects of the time. As a leader in a deliberative body, Mr. Clay had no equal in America. In him, in tellect, person, eloquence, and courage, uni ted to form a character fit to command. He fired with his own enthusiasm, and controll ed by hia amazing will, individuals and mas ses. No reverse could crush his spirit, nor defeat reduce him lo despair. Equally erect and dauntless in prosperity and adversity, when successful, he moved to tho accomplish ment of his purposes with severe resolution ; when defeated, he rallied his broken bands around him, and from his aagle eye shot along their ranks the contagion of his own courage. Destined for a leader, he every where asserted his destiny. In his long and eventful life he came in contact with men of all ranks and professions, but he never felt that ha was in the presence of a man supe rior to himself. In the assemblies of the peo ple, si the bar, in the Senate—everywhere Truth and Bight Bod ajjti- oir uouutrj. within the circle of his personal presence he assumed and maintained a position of pre eminence. I But ihe supremacy of Mr. Clay, as a party leader, was not his only, nor his highest ti de to renown. That title is to be found in the purely patriotic spirit which, on great oc casions, always signalized bis conduct. We have no statesmen, who, in periods of real and imminent public peril, has exhibited a more genuine and enlarged patriotism than Henry Clay. Whenever a question present ed itself actually threatening the existence of the Union, Mr. Clay, rising above the pas sions of the hour, always exerted his powers to solve it peaceably and honorably. Al though more liable than rnnst| rnnn, from his impetuous and ardent nfltbre, to feel strongly the passions common to us all, it' was his rare faculty to be able to subdue them in a great crisis, and lo hold toward all sections of the confederacy Ihe language of concord and brotherhood. Sir, it will be a proud pleasure to every true American heart to remember the great occasions when Mr. Clay has displayed a sublime patriotism—when the Attempered engendered by the times, and tho miserable jealousies of the day, seemed to have been driven from his bosom by Ihe expulsive power of nobler feelings—when every throb of his heart was given to his country, every effort of his intellect dedicated to her service. Who doas not remember the three periods when the American system of Government was exposed to its severest ttials; and who does not know that when history shall relate the struggle which precefTecr; and the dan gers which were averted by Ihe Missouri compromise, the Tariff compromise of 1850 the same pages will record the genius, the ■eloquence, and the patriotism of Henry Clay? Nor was it in Mr. Clay's nature lo lag be hind until measures ol adjustment were ma tured, and then come forward to swell a ma jority. On the contray, like a bold and real statesmen, he was ever among the first lo meet and hazard his fame upon the remedy. It is fresh in the memory ol us all ! that, when lately t[ie fury of sectional discord j threatened to sever the confederacy, Mr. j Clay, though withdrawn from public life, and ! and oppressed by the burden of years, came j back to the Senate—the theatre of his glory j —anal devoted the remnant of his strength to ; the sacred duty of preserving the union of ! the Slates. With cliaraclrUtic lhj lead in proposing a schmn^^^feetllement.— But while he was willing lo assume the re sponsibility of proposing a plan, he did not, with petty ambition, insist upon its adoption to the exclusion of other modes ; but taking his own as a starling point for discussion and practical action, he nobly labored with his compatriots lo change and improve it in such form as to make it an acceptable adjustment. Tlnoughout the long and Jrduous struggle, the love of country expelled from his bosom the spirit of selfishness, ami Mr. Clay proved, for the third time, that though he was ambi tious and loved glory, he had no ambition to mount lo fame on the confusions of his coun try. And this conviction is lodged in the hearts of the people; the party measures and the party passions of former times have not, for several years, interposed between Mr. Clay and the masses of hiscountrymen. Af ter 1850, he seemed to fofcLUlgt hie mission was accomplished ; and, 'during the same period, the regards and affections of the American people have been attracted to him ill a remarkable degree. For many months, the warmest feelings, the deepest anxieties of all parties, centered upon the dying states man ; the glory of bis great actions shed a mellow lustre on his declining years; and to fill the measure of his fame, his countrymen, weaving for him the laurel wreath, with common hands, did about his ven erable brows, and send him crowned, to his tory. The life of Mr. Clay, sir, is a striking ex ample of the abiding fame which surely a waits the direct aod candid statesman. The entire absence of equivocation or disguise, in all his acts, was his roaster-key to the pop ular heart; for while thp people will forgive the errors of a bold andjysen nature, he sins paßt forgiveness, who deliberately deceives them. Hence Mr. Clay, though ofton defeat qffin his measures ol policy, always secured the respect of his opponents without losing the confidence of his friends. He never pal tered in a double sense. The country was never in doubt as to his opinions or his pur poses. In all the contests of his time, his position on great public questions, was as clear as the sun in a cloudless eky. Sir, standing by the grave of this great man, and considering these things, how contemptible does appear the mere legerdemain of poli tics ! What a reproach is his life on that false policy which would trifle with a great and upright people! Iflwereto write his epi taph, 1 would inscribe, as the highest enlogy, on the stone which shall mark his resting place, "Here lies a man who was in the pub lic servioe lor fifty yvn, tjpd never attempt ed to deceive his countrymen." While the youth of America should imilate his noble qualities, they may take courage from hia career, and note the high pioof it affords that, under our equal institutions, the avenues to honor are open to all. Mr. Clay rose by the force of his own genius, unaided by power, patronage, or wealth. At an age when our young men are usually advanced to the higher schools of learning, provided only with the rudiments of an English edu cation, he turned his steps to the West, and amidst the rude collissions of a border-life, matured a character whose highest exhibi tions were destined to mark eras in his couu- try's histoiy. Beginning on the frontiers of American civilization, the orphan boy, sup ported only by the consciousness ol his own powers, and by the confidence of the people, surmounted all the barriers ol adverse for tune, and won a glorious name in the annals of his countiry. Let the generous youth, fi red with honorable ambition, remember that the American system of govornment offers on every hand bounties to merit. If, like Clay, orphanage, obscurity, poverty, shall oppress him; yet if, like Clay, he feels the Prome thean spark within, let him remember that his country, like a generous mother, extends her arms to welcome and to cherish every one ol her children whose genius and worth may promote her prosperity or increase her renown. Mr. Speaker, the signs of woe around us, and the general voice, announce that another great man has fallen. Our consolation is that he was not taken in the vigor of his manhood, but sank into the grave at the close of a long and illustrious career. The great statesmen who have filled the largest space in the public eye, one by one are passing away. Of the three great leaders of the Senate, one alone remains, and he must fol low 600r.. We shall witness no more their intellectual struggles in the American Forum; but the monuments of their genius will be cherished as the common property of the people, and their names will continue to confer dignity and renown upon their coun iry. Not less illustrious than the greatest of these Will be the name of Clay—a name pronoun ced with pride by Americans in every quar ter ol the globe; a name to be remembered while history shall record the struggles ol modern Greece for freedom, or the spirit of liberty burn in the South American bosom; u living and immortal name—a name thai would descend to posterity without the aid of letters, borne by tradition from generation to generation. Every memorial of such a man will possess a meaning and a value to his countrymen. His tomb will be a hallow ed spot. Great memories will cluster there, nnd his countrymen as they visit it, may well exclaim— "Such graves as his are pilgrim shines. Shrines lo no creed or code confined ; The Delphian vales, the Paleslines, The Meecas of the mind." ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CEN jTAAK tfOMtftrnTTSsE. a The Democratic State Central Committee of Pennsylvania performs a pleasing duty in directing the attention of the people to the nominations made by the National Conven tion, on the 9th of June, 1856. The incidents which pteceded, accompanied and followed that decision of the representatives of the National Democracy, have inspired the feli citations of patriotic men in every part of the country. The voice of the people, faithfully represented at Cincinnati, greatly tesponds to the action of the Convention. The result had scarcely been announced before it was wel comed in every stale of the confederacy, and the rejoicings of the people confirmed the earnest, all pervading and deep seated sentiment in favor of our distinguished states mar. Since the time when the masses pro claimed theirpreference for the hero of New Orleans no such demonstration has been wit nessed in the United Sti.tes. The harmoni ous example of the august body which se lected our candidates was promptly followed by the endorsement of the most distinguish ed intellects in the Democratic party. The voice of the venerated Cass, first raised at the Capitol of the Union in support of these candidates, was re-echoed by the patriotic Douglass, and the upright Chief Magistrate of the Nation. The great cities of the North, and of the west, and of the far south, caught up the enthusiasm which ratified the nomi nations at the Convention itself,and a nation al ovation, unprecedented in our annals, waß crowned with the voluntary tribntes to our cause of many of the most eminent men heretofore in the ranks of the opposition. The people, as if animated by one in stinct, flocked Irom different sections of the Union to the scene of action to declare their preference for James Buchanan. They had followed his record during a long life, until, at last, as one after another the venerated representatives of National doctrines- disap peared from the stage of action, he became their spontaneous choice for the highest of fice in their gift. At a period when faction reigns supreme in one branch* of Congress, and threatens to usurp control in the other; when the most alarming doctrines are as serted and carried into effect in several of the States of the Union; such a man as Mr. Buchanan becomes a national necessity.— Thirty-five years of distinguished services to his country in the National Councils, thir ty-five years unsullied by a single mistake, thirty-five years of almost constant associa tion with the eminent patriots of other days —thirty-five years of championship of the Constitution—render him peculiarly the can didate for the coming struggle. Pennsylva nia, after presenting her favorite son at the bar of National Conventions, and after yield ing with unmurmuring pationce to their de cisions, finds at last, that her fidelity to prin ciple has not been forgotten, and that the Nation at large accepts her oandidate amid the warmest expressions of confidence and pride. May we no: say, fellow citizens, to our brelhern in other Stales that when the day of trial comes, the Keystone of the Arch will be found more firmly fixed than ever in her position, and will affirm the action of the Convention by a majority unequalled even in her annals 1 Tho candidate ot the Democratic party for I the Vice Presidency,the Hon. John C.Breck inridge, of Kentucky, is eminently worthy of the universal joy which greeted his nomina tion. Mr. Breckinridge was thirty-five years of age on the 21st of January last, and is now the candidate for the second office in the gift of the American people. It would he difficult to find a man in whom public and private usefulness so rarely commingle.— Notwithstanding the eatly age at which he will be called to occupy high position, he possesses, in n singular degree, that firmness of character, that directness and purity of purpose, which whenever exhibited, are al ways sure to be honored by the most saga cious people in the world. Mr. Breckinridge has served in the legislature of his Stsie, and was four years a distinguished and elo quent member of the popular branch ol Congress. His speeches in the latter body placed him in the front rank of American statesman, and won for him a permanent place in Ihe affections ol his political friends He was selected by President Pierce as the American Minister at the Spanish Court, which high position he was compelled lo de cline. Previous to entering upon his Congression al career, he volunteered for the Mexican war, or.d, during a long and trying campaign, he secured the respect and confidence of his fellow soldiers. He has never sought public favor. The people have always called him forth; and it is because he has withheld himself from exciting contests lor popular preferment, that the distinctions he wears so gracefully have been so freely bestowed In this respect, he resembles Mr. Buchanan, whose nomination was the result of no effort of his own, but the offspring of that popular opinion which commanded the respect of the Convention, because it was based upon a motive which entitled it to the highest consideration. The manner in which Mr. Breckintidge refused to become a candidate for the Vice Presidency, his fidelity to the choice of his own Stale, and his determina tion to throw no obstacles in the way ol that choice, excited, in his behalf, a sentiment of admiration which could not be restrained until it found vent in '.he expression which made him the Democra'ic nominee for that distinguished position. It is in vain tn describe the spectacle which transpired when Mr. Buchanan's name was finally agreed upon. The rivalry to second the enthusiasm to support, the eagerness to endorse, JsaUy. ofAsentlD^l anil of aclioif~whic9tahict!r.Zddhat iMJ£ esting period of the Convention, cannot be described. Scarcely had this event been announced to an expectant people, before the discordant branches of the Democracy ol New York were brought together and for the first time in many years started forward up on their way once more united as a band of brothers. It was amid such auguries and under such circumstances that James Buch anan became the nominee of Itie Democra cy for the Presidency. Belore the struggle for the nominations came on, the platform of principles was a dopled. It is constructed upon an enduring basis ;*it is found deep in undying faith and fidelity to the Constitution : it renews iu lan guage of fervent patriotism, our devotior. to the Union of the States; it re-asserts our gratitude to the sages of the past; g enunci ates our daties with respect to coming events, and points out the dazzling destiny in re serve for us on the North American Conti nent. The unanimous assertion of these doctrines, in advance of the nomination, was an assurance to the country, that with the Democracy, principles are always paramount, and expedency and policy entirely secondary and subordinate. And now. citizens of Pennsylvania, we have placed before yon our principles and our candidates. Freely us the Convention has spoken the candidates themselves have responded : Mr. Buchanan by the record of his late life and the recent declarations of his opinions; Mr. Breckinridge by his manly and beautiful address upon the floor of the Convention. Nothing is left to inference.— Intolerance is rebuked; proscription procrib ed; abolitionism denounced; the rights of the Stales re-nflirmed; the principle of the Ne braska bill endorsed. There is a complete ness in the dignity and in the emphasis with which all this has been done, which show that is has been the work of men who fell that they wero dealing with an intelligent people, and acting as the trustees of an exact and jealous, but at the same time confiding and conscientious Democracy. The adversaries of the Democratic party have dissolved the American Union in ad vance, so far as by their own action they can consummate that direful result. They can no longer assemble in National Conven tion; they eengregate as the representatives of a fragment of one half of our country, and they arrogate to themselves the mastery of the other half by ultampling to consoli date a fierce and fanatical sectional majority in every departmeul of the government.— They declare that the country is on the eve of unprecedented convulsions, and tbey proclaim their purpose to arrest these con vulsions by ignoring and insulting fifteen sovereign States of the Union. They talk of yeace, and in their Conventions proclaim a policy which must end in civil war. They appeal to heaven to sanctify a movement, which, if successful, would destroy the fair est fabric of freedom on the globe. They invite our countrymen to support their cause iu the midst of the most irrevereut blasphe mies of the Constitution. They prate of ex clusive Americanism, while they accept as leaders, men who profane ths sages of the past with inooncoivable calumnies. But [Two Dollars per IWUK NUMBER 24. they deserve credit for (heir boldness. They do not attempt to conceal the fearlul end which, should they succeed, must crown their efforts. Trne to the history of all sec tional parties, lltey would unite men not by a love ol country, but by a hatred ol nation al ptinciples. Their bond of aelion is a sympathy of antagonisms, not a harmony of patriotic sentiments, and to consummate their purpose they would sacrifice every great material interest of society. They have al ready succeeded in dividing the Christian Church, and now they would lay their bands upon the bulwarks of our liberties; they would wrest the Constitution from the glori ous purpose to which k was dedicated by its founders; and they would erect at Washing ton, a sectional despotism, whose presiding divinities would be hostility to the equality of the States and the equality of thecitlcens, and relentless war upon the domestic insti tutions of the South. The Democratic parly, on lite other hand, representi our whole country. Standing Up on the firm foundations of the Constitution, its doctrines are the same on the shores of the Pacific and on the banks of the St. Law rence. It addresses itself to no local feeling, it involves no sectional support; it protects the rights guaranteed by the fundamental law, no matter what portion of the people is directly interested in their preservation. It* mission is a peaceful mission. Should the nominations of the Cincinnati Convention be sustained, as we confidently believe they will be, the Democratic party will entitle it sell to the renewed confidence and gratitude of the na'iop. of exterminating every element of discord that now disturbs our happy land. Under the guidance of a kind Providence, we shall have in the Presidential chair a pa triot who will labor conscientiously and cour ageously to render his administration worthy of the expectations of his country. This ac complished, he will have appropriately clos ed his long career, and have made his name a blessed momory and a great exsmpfe throughout coming generations. The Central Committee, in conclusion, di rect the attention of the Democrats of the State to the important work of an immediate and thorough organization. The Committee is doing and will continue to do its whole duty ; but in a cause like ours, and in a can vass like the present, every individual Dem ocrat should be active and vigilant, every school district should be explored by our young men, and ovury nook and corner of the State filled with truthful documents. That organization is always the best which derives its vigor from systematized primary associations. Onr adversaries are skilled in the work of circulating their dogmas among the people. They long ago enlisted fanati cal demagogues and agitators in their ranks, and they boast of having planted some of their most dangerous doctrines in our good old State. If we add to these facilities the dark and secret plots of an oath-bound Or der, we shall be able, at a glance, to under stand what a foe we have to contend with.— Let us, then, arouse the sleepers, if any there be. Let us continue the generous rivalry and patriotic unity which how thrill and en liven our ranks from Maine to Georgia. Let no Democrat deceive himself with the idea that he can do no good. Every effect, no mailer how feeble, is a contribution to the cause. And with such a cause as ours, and such candidates, organization is a doty grate fully persevered in, and instinctively and gladly discharged. JOHN W. FORNEY, CHAIRMAN. Gideon G. Westcolt, Wilson Reilly, Jas. F. Johnson, J. B. Danner, I George Plitl, Wm. H. Kurtz, Alfred Gtlmore, Geo. S. Morris, j William Rice, George H. Bucher, N. B. Browne, Geo. Stroop, I George Williams, George While, T. S. Fernon, J. Rich'er Jones, Emanual Street, H. L. Diffenbacb, William O. Kline, Wm. G. Murray, William N. McGralh, Thos. A. MaGuire, Edward W. Power, R. W. Wearer, George Moore, Dr. B. H. Throop, I Thoi. J. Timmons, Asu Lalhrop, Jesse Johnson, Wm. M. Piatt, Win. T. Morison, Julius Sherwood, A. H. Trippin, H. H. Dent, Joseph Hemphill, Wm.S.Garvin, J. C. Leiper, Rob't P. Cochran, J. Lawrence Getz, Jos. Douglass, Wm. Karnes, B.F.Sloan, F. Vansant, James M. Bredin, John Davis, J. M. Keuster, S. C. Stambaugti, Samuel B. Wilson, C. D. Gloninger, David Lynch, H. B. Swsrr, M.T. Stewart, Jas. S. McMahon, Wm. Workman, Isaac G. McKinley, Charles A. Black, Andrew Hopkins, Geo. W. Bowman, William H. Miller, J. B. Sansom, Richard McAllister, S.S.Jamison, 0. Barren, Charles Lamberton, Samuel Biglet, A. S. Wilson, Henery Omit, Thomas Bower, Wm.P. Withinglon, j. Miller, D. D. Wegener, E. J. Keenan, Samuel Wetherill, R. P. Flenbiken, Nelson Weiser, Bernard Reilly, John F. Lord, Thos. J. McCamant. William Lilly, A Handsome Salary.—Charles F. M. Gar neit, of Richmond, Va., now chief engineer of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, has received the appointment of chief engineer of Don Pedro Railroad, Rio de Janeiro, Bra zil, with a salary of #15,000. The Torpedo Case Again. —The third trial of William Arrison, the alleged murderer of ths Allisons, at Cincinnati, Ohio, by means of a box of explosive materials, will commence on the first Monday of July.
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