THE STAR QF THE NORTH. 1. W. wear* r, PreprMer.] VOLUME 9. THE STAR OF TIB NORTH re PvauawED tveav WCMHNT MOSSING BT R. Ws WEAVER, OFFICE— Upetaire, in tie new brick bniid ing, on the south side oj Main Sir ft, third sguars 6sJew Market. •FEB MB:—Two Dollars per annnm, If (veld within six menths from the time of sab seribing ; two doßoro and fifty cents if not, paid within the year. No subscription re ceived for a less period than six months; no discontinuance permitiad until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the editor. ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding one square will be inserted three times for One Dollar, and iwenty-five cents for each additional in sertion. A liberal discount will be made to HEROIC CONDUCT OF A WOMAN. A:cotht of Mrt. Martha Ann Patten, a Young lady Twenty Fears of Ago, who Commanded a Vettti. fifty fix Days During Her Hue bands Itinea. t"be readers of the Herald will rSßsember an aoooeni taken from one of the California paper*, relative to tke heroic conduct of Mr*. Martha Ana Patteo, wifa of Capt. Patten, of tba ship Neptune'* Car, WlO, during bar husband's illness, took oharga of the vessel and navigated it Mfelv info San Franeieco The lady, together with her husband, who ia now so sick that ba ia not axpeded to live, arrived in thia city in the George Law, and era now stopping at tba Battery Hotel. Her story is an interesting and paieful one, aad shows how mocb a waak, delicate wo man can do when a grant emergency calls out bar powers. Mrs. Patten was bom in East Boston of wealthy parents, and received an excellent •(location, and was in every respect tenderly nurtured and cared for. Sba is now but twenty yeare of age, depetite faille, has small hands and feature*, delicate blonde com plexion, soft blue eyas, and altogether gives ooe an idea of femenine softness and wo manliness that it ia impossible to associate With the daring nerve and decisive qualities (he exhibited in a rsmaikable degree. At eighteen years she married Cept. Patten, then bat twenty-five years of age, he having baan master of a vessel— the bark St. An drew, which plied between New York and South American ports—and was then off doty waiting till the Cornelia Lawrence, a new ship, waa ready for tea. Shortly after he was married the master of the ship Nep tune's Car sickened as tha was about to pot: to tea for a voyage around the world, and I tbe owners, Messrs. Foster and Nickersoo, offered the post to Capt. Pslten, but he hesi tsfod as ha did not wish to leave bis young briJe. The bwnere, however, gave blm per . mission to take her with Him , end I—'-■ hours alter tb* first notification the young couple were on board, and lha veasel getting ready to leave the dock. Tha Neptune's ! Car fiiet sailed for San Francisco, thence to China, from China to London, and finally ar rived in New York, after an absence of sev en leen month*. Daring this lime Mrs. Pat ten amused herself by helping bet husband io bis nsatical observations, worked up the ; time from the chronometers, and occaaipn-! ally kept the reckoning of the ship. Last, August the Neptune's Car agaio put to sea, 1 and it waa on this voyage that Mrt. Patten's ! misfortunes commenced. As the vessel nested the straits el Maggellan, her hns hand waa taken with a disease in tbe head which finally developed into a brain faver. Ha attendad to bis ship as long as he was able, and when rt was imnoMible lo give any personal orders, be fonnd to his dismay that his first mate WM wholly incompetent to take oharge of the ship, and that tbaee WM no officer on board qualified fo take the vee- M! into pert. He found that tha first mate was anxioua to ran the vessel into Valpe raiso, but thia ha eameatly forbade, as the crew might all leave end the cargo be de stroyed before the consignees could send for the vessel. In thia emergency Mrs. Patten's rare qualities developed tbamMlvas. She at earned command of tba VMMI herself, and tha naat ical observations aha once made in sport for a phsstime she now undertook as a duty. Her time WM spent between her de lirious hnsbsnd and the writing dock, work ing up tha intricate calculations incident lo nantical observations making entries ia tbe log-book in her owa delicate pedmanship, and tracing out with accuracy tha position of the ship from tba charts ia the cabin.— The rough aailors all obeyed tbe "little wo man," ae tbey called bar, with will, and eyed her curiously and affectionately through tha cabin windows while deep ia her calcu lations in which bar life and theirs depended. There WM one person on board, however, who viewed bet bofame with jealousy and mtatrast. Ha wrot* her e letter warning bar bf the responsibility she was aaaoming and proffering advice, but she spiritedly replied that "her husband would not trail him wbila he was Wall, and she could not do so now that be was siek." For fifty Jays Mrs. Pat ten did not nndisM herself nod took very Hole eleep, working day and night, and never leaving her eibk husband's room. Her labors are tha more setprieiog ia view of tba fact, that she waa all this lima in a delicate Hoadirion, sisd soon expects to give birth te the Neptune's Car arrived Mfety at San Francisco on the 15th of Nfftembet last, it having baan be filiy-*ix day* under tba comrtiand of a daKoafo female not twenty Jrears of age. What a splendid text fo* the wcwuh's right's peopl*. Mrs. Patten Is now at tbo Battery Hotel with hot hnsbsnd, who, it is supposed i* in a dying eoaditioo. Tha fever baa never left him. and for eome time past he ba* been blind find deaf. .They did *x|eei fo leave fo the boat for Boston yesterday for her own home, bht ba waa too sick fo be moved. Mis Patten's cask Is ens of tba most re markabfe tin record, and adds on* to the many inatahees that history reaordaof female devotion aad heroism.— New Fort fltroU. FILqOMSBURGL COLUMBIA COUNTY,##:, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11. 185?. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONTRITION AT RARRISRURG. Htimitcia, March t.—The Democratic 1 Stele Convention, to DomiaMe candidate* for Governor, Canal Commissioner, and Jsdg* of the Supre ßM Cam, aet la the Hall of the Home ef Representative# at 10 o'clock thia morning, and wee called to order by Col. John W. Forney, Chairman of the Slate Con' tral Committee. Col. Forney, in performing thia doty, made a brief address. He re faired to the great triumph of the Demoorttie party of the coon try, laet fall, ia the election of Jamea Bo cheftae, and the prond poaition the party io I Pennsylvania bad oocnpled in that great atraggle. He made a (Mioate allnaion to the recent defeat of the Democracy in the elec tion of a United State* Senator Irom Penn sylvania, and remarked that the naager ef the party hod bean abeaed, and the frtaite of the grant eietory had been permitiad to rot array under their faot. He rendered baek to the lepraaantaUvee of the party tba irttet con fided to him a year ago, and concluded by requesting eome delegate to nominate a temporary Chairman. Gen. Mnrray Whallon, of Erie, was there upon nominated aad choeen ae Chairman, pro. tern., and Gideon G. Weaksott.of Phila delphia, and Ales- McKinney, ef Westmore land appointed Secretariat. The Hart of delegatee was then called. The Convention it nearly fall. Several delegate* ate jet absent who will be hew thia after noon. On motion, a Committee of one delegate from eaoh Senatorial District, waa appointed by lha delogaiiona from tbo several districts, to report officers for a permanent organiza tion. The contested Mats from the Tenth and Seventeenth Senatorial Districts were con sidered and settled io favor of Charles M. Smyser from the Tenth District, and L. K. Blood, from the Seventeenth district. The Committee to select officers in the organisation of the Convention, returned and reported as follows: PRESIDENT, PHILIP JOHNSTON, of Northampton. VICE PRESIDENTS, Geo. \Y. Nebinger, H. L. Dieffenbach, Charles Worrell, J. M. Crirnmill, W. A. Edwards,* Wallace Geybert, l'eter Kambo, John Blanding, John G. Brenner, F. W. Knox, A. H. Tippin, W. P. Garvin, Samael Ringwall, Jonathan Ayree, Edward Thomas, Wm. H. McKee, W. B. Patton, S- H. Blackburn, Wm. M. Breslin, Finley Patterson, m. noiei Weysnd. John AC. Sfater, J. H. Crawford; Charles Burnett, John Camming*. J. B. Danner, J. B. Searight, C *4 John Alii, Isaac Ward, John Haizell, Edward Flaunery, | SECRETARIES. J. 11. Hney, Joe. Lindsay, J no. Campbell, I.H.Shaw, I E. I. Acker, H. A. Boggs, A. McKinney, Dr. Brown, | The report of the Committee ws* adopted, and the President, on taking bis Mat, made | a brief address, returning thanks for the honor 1 conferred, and enjoiaad harmony of action, I predicting soother great iriompb, next Fall. Mr. Shannon, of Alleghany, moved the ap point of a Committee 00 resolutions, con sisting of one irom each Senatorial district. On motion of Mr. Cessna, thn resolution WM amended reducing the number of the Committee to Mven. Adjourned till half-past two o'clock. SPTEBNOON SESSION. Tbo Convention re-assembled at hslf-past two o'clock, when the Committee on resolu tion s WM announced, consisting of Messrs. Shannon, Bookalew, Workman, Weacott, Shriner, Canigan and Bonsall. The Convenrion then proceeded to make nominations for candidates fo: Governor. A number of names were placed in nomination, and among tbom Hon. John L. Dawson and Geo. Setb Clover, which were subsequently withdrawn. Tba first ballot for a candidate waa then taken and resulted at follows: Messrs. Alcicks, Akl, Blanding, Bros, Beekafow, Bowman, Dieffenbach, Evans, Fineb, Flaoeery, Gillilsnd, Hunter, Kutx, Knox, Lanman, Carl, M'Cormick, McCurdy, Qrr, Piofott, Bmyaer, Smith, Shaw, Scarbo rough, Schnabei, Stasia, Seybert, Bberwood, Thomas, Wonder and Ward (Susquehanna,) 81—voted for Wm. F. Packer. Messrs. Acker, Allen, Bucher, Bonsall, Biraaer, Campbell, Canigan, Deal, Danen hewsr, Edwards, Usher, Killian. Lippencott, Morrison, Miller, MeGbee, Morris, McMul lin, Murray, McGfonoy, Nebbinger, Worrell, Rambe, Sager, Sturgeon, Sohool, Tippin, Woecou and Teagar, 39—voted for Wm. H. Wltte. Mcmn. Ayree, Blood, Blaokbura, Boggs, Cessna, Crawford, Clarke, Dona, Gibson, Huey, Herdman, Irwin, Jamison, Johnson, Marian, McKinney, McCormick, (Northum berland,) Magee, Shannon, Shriner, San torn, Slater, Taylor, (Beaver,) and Weyand, 25 voted for Satnnel W. Blaok. Messrs. Buyer, Brash, Frdat, linlt, fctutz, Lmdrey, McKlastry, PsUon, Patterson; Ring, wait, Rutledge, Seiright, Stooder, Swan and Workman, voted for Wm. Hopkins. Messrs. Brooks, Dannar, Forney, Grior, Garrin, fsmaa, Prtee, Plniher, Reily, Sharps, Sloan, Taylor, (Erie,) and Wbaltoo, 13—vo ted for J. Potior Brawlejr. Messrs. Brown, Bower, Ctianmings, Dillin gar, Uemmi!, Rartxal, McDowell and Wood, tnff, B—voted for Ephriarh Banks. Messrs. Bnroau, Craig, Clotaf, Moore, Wolf and Wood, B—voted for G. R. Barrett. Messrs. BreSlin, Hippie, Horn and Ward, (Sebnylkill,) 4—voted for F. W, Hugh*. Trait AM K*r aw atTrar(rati. I Mr. Beam voted fee leaao Slenker. | Mr. Yonag voted for Thomas 8. Bell. Whole aumbar„o< votes east 111—aeces- I sary to a choice M. There being no choice the names of Messrs. Hugh**, Bvawley and Hanker wore withdrawn. SECOND vera. Packer, M Black, M Wille, 33 Hopkins, 18 Banka, 8 Whole number of votes east, 133—neces sary to a choice. 87. The Id, 4th, Stb, and Bth vote* were nearly tha Mine, Hopkins falling off 10 6, and tbe other eandidatM severally gaining slightly. SEVBUTH VOTE. Packer, 49.) Wine, 38 Black, 451 Hopkins, 1 Bth vol*. 9th vote. 10th vols. Picker. 50 - 49 49 7 Black, 44 44 44 ' Wilts, 38 39 39 Hopkios, 111 A motion fo adjourn till Mven o'clock was disagreed to, after which four other ballot* were had malting at follows: Utb. 12th. 13th. 14th. Packer, 47 47 43 44 Black, 40 38 36 39 Witte, 37 39 39 40 Hopkins, 9 II IS 10 After tha 13th ballot, a motion was made to adjourn till 7J o'clock, but disagreed to. Yea* 54, naya 73. After the ISth ballot, a motion was made to adjourn till 8 o'clock, and %e(.—Yeas 85, naya 67. Tbe Convention finally, after Ihe 14th bal lot, adjourned till half past eight o'clock. EVENING SESSION. The Convention met again at 8J o'clock, when lha fifteenth ballot WM taken, and te ■ulted M follow* JIFTEENTH VOTE. Packer, 47 | Wine, 40 Black, 331 Hopkins, 14 Mr, Cessna moved that on each successive ballot after the nex*, tbe lowest candidate •ball be dropped. Mr. Carigan moved to lay tho motion on the table. The Chair decided the motion ont of or der. The motion must be postponed. Mr. Cessna advocated hi* motion. If adopted one or the other of tba candidates must be nominated in a few ballot*. If tbe balloting continued aa cow, much longer, delegate* would become embittered, and would say harsh things, to the injury of tbe prospects of the party. Mr. Whsllon opposed me motion. Mr. McDowell hoped the proposition would prevail after another vote. The whole subject was then postponed for the present, and the Convention returned the balloting with tba following result 1 16th. 17th. 18th. 19tb. 20lb. til. 23d. Packer, 48 49 54 57 59 60 61 I Black, 24 22 22 23 23 22 25 Wilts, 43 46 47 50 50 5t 47 Hopkins, 18 16 4 2 TWENTY-THUD VOTE. Packer, 61 | Wittte, 51 Black, 31 TWENTY VOUETH VOTE. Packer, 68 | Wilts, 51 Black, 14 Gen. William F. Packer having, on the twenty-fourth ballot, received a majority of all tho votes east, was declared duly nomina ted a* the candidate for Governor. Tho announcement waa received with much applauM, and a resolution was then offered and adopted to make the nomination unanimous. NOMINATION OV SCFBEME JUDGE AND CANAL COMMISSIONERS. Harritburg, March 3d.—Tbe Convention remiined in session till half pest 13 o'clock Ibis morning. The following is tha vote for Governor on the 34tb ballot: For WM. F. PACKER— Messrs. Alricki, AM, Bsnm, Brown, Blanding, Blood, Boyer, Back alew, Bowman, Bower, Carl, Cessas, Com mings, Clover, Danner, Dieffenbach, Evaas, Pinch, Flannary, Frost, Forney, Gemmil, Gillilsnd, Grier, Garvin, Hartzel, Hull Hun ter, Horn, Irwin, James, Jamison, Kola, Knox, Kaulz, Lanman, MoCortnick, (Mon tour) M'Kinatry, McCormrck, (Northumber land; Moore, McCurdy, Orr, Prion, Patton, Piofott, Plainer, Paitereoo, Ringwall, Sager, SmyMr, Sbnner, Smith, (Berks) Shaw, Scar borough, Sharp, Schuabis, Sloan, Staoffer, Steele, Seybert, Sherwood, Taylor, (Erie,) Thomaa, Wonder, Woodruff, Ward, (Schuyl kill,) Ward, (Susqnebaana,) and Young— -68. For WM. H. WlTTß— Messrs. Ayres, Ack er, Allen, Boggs, Brooks, Booker, Brash, Burnett, Bonsall, Brenner, Campbell, Craig, Crawford, Carrigau, Deal, Danahower, Dill ingar, Edwards, Ether, Hippie, Johnson, Killain, Lippincott, Lindsay, Morrison, Millar, Martin, M'Kee, M'Dowoll, M'Kiouey, Mor ris, M'Mullin, Murray, Magee, M'Glency, < Nsbbingsr, Roily, Roiledge, Rambo, Slater, Sturgeon, School, Bwan, Tippin, WMIOOII, Whallon, Workman, Wolf, Wdnal, Wood, and Yeager—sl. Foa SAMVBL BLACE —Messrs. Blackburn, i Broha, Breslin, Clark*, Dnnn, Gibeoa, Hney, Herdman, McGee, Shannon, Searight, Sam eon, Taylor, (Braver,) aad Wayaod—l4. After affecting tba uomlnalfoii of GoveHior, tha ConvßMioft proceeded to the Domination of a candidate far Supreme Judge. The bal lots wet* taken which stood a* follows: Ist Ballot. 3d Ballot. Ellis Lewie, 48 76 Wm. Btrong, 36 47 Samuel Hepburn, 20 10 Scattering, 33 I The nominalicn waa made unanimous. Tbe Convention proceeded fo bejlot for I Cane! Cbmtttiaslooar with tbe following re sult; twb billots having been taken: I . .. Ist Ballot. 3d Ballot. Nimrod Strickland. 6? i f David Cowry, < 39 83 Josepbdarx, 18 * Scattering, V. 30 1 All tbe oppoeing candidates withdrew Jheir names before the rate wee announced; and the Bomioatico waa made ananiaoas. On motion of Mr. Cams the eomrattiira tion relative to Judge Lewi* wes ordered to be isad and printed in the proeMdiog 4f the Convention aa follows: PHILADELPHIA, February t9, lfS7. 3b Gideon J. WeetcoU, end others, Ddegatee /mat Philadelphia to State Convention. GENTLEMEN The uadetsigned, members of the bar of eddies* yoe aa delagefoo to tho which meets at Harrisburg Mn the seeoad of March, to'nomi nate a candidal* for the Supremo Bench, on the expiration of Judge Lewi*' term. W* with fo be understood as writing this letter with no reference, direst or indirect, to party poliltee, bat from a eeoM of duty to tha pub lic aad tha cattM of lha administration of the law ia which, u professional men, we are deeply interested. We are desirous that Judge Lewis should be renominated by his polilioal friends. Btnoe he has been known to a* as a Judge, be baa commanded respect by his learning end ability, end conciliated the regard of na ell by hit uniform conrtesy and kiddneaa of deportment. "This is, we be lie re, the unanimous sentiment of this bar. Hi* nomination and election wilt giro general satisfaction from these personal considera tions alone. But there are others of still greater import which we take the liberty of snggestiog to yon. Tho instability of an elective judiciary can only be eorrecled by the proof that a re election can always b* commended by good conduct; and that tbe people will not change their Judges merely for the sake of change. In the ease of the first vacancy which occur red by rotation on tka bench, the incumbent was without dissent renominated, and with out difficulty re-elected. This waa tbe case of Jodge Black, whose original term was the shortest, being bat for three years. Judge Lewis's term of six year* ia now expiring, end we shall be much gratified, if by hie po litical friends at least the same role can apply lo him. , la thus addressing you, wa earnestly dis claim any attontioa to intrude our counsel on yon, or tbe Convention of which you are a member. With tha party you represent, soma of na have no oonoeotion. But a* cit izens and lawyers, we feel we are doing an aat of simple justice la a moat meritorious public officer, by bringing this matter to your view. W* are with sincere respect, B. Gerhard, G. M. Wharton, Beej. H. Brewster, A. J. Fisher, Theo. Cuylar, C. Ingersoll, Constant Gnillou, James C. Vandyke, Semoel Hr Parkin*, - St. Geo. T. Campbell, R. P. Kane, J. F.Johnson, S. C. Perkins, H. M. Phillips, H. J. Williams, Henry Johnston, A. V. Parsons, Francis Wharton, Ed. Wain, J. A. Phillips, F. C. Brightly, Geo. Jor.kin, Jr., P. M'Cali, H. C. Townsend, F. Carroll Brewster, Wm. W. Juvenal, John Fallon, S. Serrill, W. L. Hirst, Thomas J. Diehl, John Hamilton, Jr., Geo. Barton, P. P. Morris, Chat. E. Lax, Fred. C. Kreider, W. J. M'Elroy, Jno. T. Montgomery. War.. Sergeant, Geo. L. Ashmead, Henry M Dechert, K. Ingersoll, ' Andrew Miller, James R. Ludlow. Js*. Bayard, J. Randall, W. Hey ward Deayton, Wm. E. Lehman, William B. Reed,- Eli K. Price, Geo. W. Biddle, H. R Knease, Kd. E. Law, Wm. S. Price, Wm. Henry Rawls, Joseph A. Clay, J. A. Spencer, Geo. Northrop, Horatio G.Janes, N. B. Browne, M. Russell Tlsyer. A motion *u mad* and Carried, feat when the Convention adjourn it adjourn to meet to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. On moiioriof Mr. Bnckalew, the President was authorized to appoint a State Commit tee of at least one from eaoh Sensorial Dis trict. A committee was appointed to irform the candidate* of their nomination. Adjourned. SKCOMD nav'a raocKDixts. The Convention re-assembled it 9 o'clock thia morning, when Mr. Shannon from the Committee appoioled to draft resolutions, submitted the following: Rtsolotd, That, as representatives of the greet petty (bonded by Mr. Jefferton, we sa lute onr political brethren of the other Stele* with congrsteletions upon the suspicions sod just result of the recent Presidential eleotion, achieved bj onr united efforts.and sacrifices, (with the eid of patroitio men heretofore at tached to other political bodies,) and oaeee sary, as we believe, to the honor and pros perity ol bar Common country, and the con tinuance amongst us of the blsesiega of good government. Rttoived, that the course of recent politi cal ectiod In the American Union bee clearly shown thh usefulness and necessity of oat party; as a great conservative organization, able to resist slid pdt down extreme sod im practicable theories of government and social order; to praietta the Constitutional com pact between the States from loose and dan garoae constructions, a* Well ae open viola tion ; to bold la check the passions of the codniry when dirieoted by local etoitement Or other cause, against fundamental points of our political system, end to preserve to ode selvUs, arid te those that coins after as, toe rich and invaluable legacy of free and will-ordered institutions established by oat fathers. Heeokod, Tliet to the existence end effi ciency of our ; petty, adherence to its rules aad usages ie eaaea(ial,(end that right feeaon [ and expo*io* BO prove that without eaoh ad herence, division, dimeter and defeat are in evitable; ell departures, therefore, from our party law*, fo State or local action, em to be dapreeemd and resisted as evidently fraught with elomaeta of deager, injury and eventual destruction. Resolved, That on babatf of the Pennsylva nia Democracry, in eddition to the re-affir mance of our past principle* aod policy, we announce at rules for oor future action, the limitation of pnblio expenditures to mode rate end necessary outlays; the sparing aad careful grants of corporate Ipower; tbe enact ment of laws in obedience to public opinion, rather than in advance or in contempt of it; occasional and prudent amendments of the Constitution as experience may demonstrate them to be necessary to tho welfare and protection of tho people; tho encouragement of virtue and intelligence ar the main sup ports of oor political system ; tho rigid ac countability of public serrantrj and the cul tivation of juat aod amicable relations with oor sister Stales, without subMrvioney to tba paMions and policy of any of them, but with a frank concession of the constitutional and equal rights of each- Those aro grounds npon which, as heretofore, wo propoM to maintain the character of our Common wealifc, aa a fro#, powerful and illuairiont member of Ihe American Union. Retained, That we recommend to the sup port of tho people tba candidate* nominated by this Convention as m*n of character and axpwianea, well qualified for the poets lo which they have been respectively named, in the full assurance that if elected, tbey will discharge their official duties with intel ligence, fidelity and euec**s. R etched, That we congratulate the Demo •critic party and tba country upon the triom phar.t election of James Buchanan and John C. Breckinridge, to tbe Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States; and that in view of tho whole political history of Mr. Buchanan, rendered memorable by his steady and patriotio adherence to tbo Constitution and to the maxims of it* fathers, we, the isp resenistive* of tho Demootatio party of the Slate, in foil Cooveotion assembled, do most confidently pledge lo our brethren of the Union, a wise, conservative and constitu tional administration of Ihe government, un der the guidance of .the first Pennsylvania President. Resolved, That in the lata proceedings which retailed in the election of Simon Cam eron fo tbs United State* Senate, the opposi tion to oor party openly and shamelessly ex hibited their lack of high principles of honor, their contempt for the known sentiments of the people, and their utter disregard of Ihe character of the Siafo ; and, together with the three apostate* from our own party, by whose Aid the result was accomplished, should be everywhere denounced by all men ol virtue and honor. Mr. Cessna then moved to add the follow ing which was adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of ihe Democrat ic party of Peonaylvania are due and are hereby tendered lo Col. John VV. Forney, for the ability, energy and contaminate tact ex hibited by him in the diictarge of Ihe duties which devolved npon him in the late Presi dential campaign as Chairman of our State Gantral Committee, and although defeated by tbe baaed treachery, he still occupies an em inent position in the great heart of the Key stone Democracy. The reeolutions were adopted by acclama mation. General Packer was introduced to the Con vention, and expressed hi* gra'efnlness for the Honor extended to him by the nomina tion, bnt ho believed that the party in making it had looked not so much to the standard bearer a* to the good old Democratic flag it self. He referred to tho loading principle of tho party, and pledged himself to maintain tbam in tact, and to exert the beet of his abilities ic the conduct of the campaign to effeet success io such a manner ** would re flect no dishonor on himself or the Democrat ic party. His speech elicited the warmest applause. On motion tbe Convention adjourned tine die. DXATR PAINLESS.— It is nearly certain— indeed as certain aa any thing chiefly spec ulative can be—that in all deaths tho physi cal suffering is small. Even whore invalids experience the most excruciating agony daring the progress of the disease, nature cornea to their relief at the last hour, and life goes out gently, like n candle in its socket. Those who have witnessed death beds most frequently—especially if they have been intelligent persons, ami there for# capable of judging—agree generally in considering the physical pain of death. as inconsiderable. They say that the con vulsive motioaa, which frequently attend the pawling breath, are not evidences of suf fering, for that the invalid is insensible.— They say also, that when the senses aro retained, there fo usually no such spasm.— A leading medical authority states that scarcely one person in fifty fo sensible at the point of death; and some physicians aaaeitthat they have never seen a death bed in vVhieh the patient was sensible. As life faifo, estate, it would seem, beneficent ly interposes, deadening lha sensibility of tha nerves, and otherwise preparing tka in dividmal for the great and inevitable change. 1 Philadelphia ledger. DISEASE AND CBlMß.— Light is daily com ing in upon tho world of mind, and by the help of clearly established facts, arguments may be adduced, which will have a stronger tendency to compel men to take care of their health, than any which have arisen from conscience, money or duty; that is, the argument of Shame. Let men fully un derstand that certain bodily affections tend to crime, and that crime thus committed confines to the Penitentiary, then may the community wnke up more fully to the sen timent, Health it a Duty, and therefore, the neglect of its preservation, a sin, which in the natural progress of things, leads to loss of health, and life, and honor. In a recent trial ol a forger, who handled millions of dollars in a year s business, the defence was that he was insane. Among the evidence offered was that he conld sleep only three or four hours out of the twenty-four. In a previous number we sta ted, that a growing inability to sleep was a clear indication of approaching insanity, and on the return of Bleepfulness, the intel lect became clear. There were other symp toms. There was the sound of trip-ham mers in his ears; blacksmith's sparks floated before his eyes, and there was pain in the head a large portion of the time. These 1 symptoms, lasting so long, had at length so ailectqd the brain, as to destroy all percep tion, or comprehension of the effects ol crime; and when the organ of a man's perception is destroyed, he will plunge headlong, and with utter recklessness, into any kind of wrong-doing which circuny stances throw in this way—arson, robbery, murder, anything; and, if not detected or prevented, the crime, whatever it may bo, will grow into a habit, and habit is second nature; consequently, he will revel in it, it becomes his meat and drink, and he would rather do it than not. Hence the prisoner declared without hesitation, that if he were released ho would do it again; that he rath er liked it, and nothing could prevent him but catting off his hand, if it camo in the way, to forge paper. It was shown on the trial, that there was insanity on the father's and mother's side ; butfru indication of it on the part of either fatherbr mother. It is well known howev <jf, that insanity, as well as personal fea tures, overleaps a generation or two. Often a child bears a striking resemblance to a grand-parent, without a lineament of paren tal feature. The acts of thg prisoner were admitted by his counsel, and the question of guilt or innocence, rested on this—was he insane ,-*■ nAtl The use which we wish to make of these developments is practical, and is of high importanco. A wise and stern medical treatment would have deferred, if not pre vented, the combination of events. And how ? The prisoner was under the habitual in fluence of constipation, and an anodyne, which intensified this constipation every hour, while the principle of tho medical practice in this case, was to let the bowels take care of themselves—which they did not do. This individual was never seen by his business associates without a cigar in his mouth; he smoked fifteen or twenty a day. The iramedia'e effect of smoking tobacco falls on tho brain, excites it; during that excitement he could not sleep, and the reaction went so low that he could not sleep; only a troubled repose was possible during the brief transition from one to the other.— During the excitement, the brain ran riot in the direction of the opportunity, and ex pended its euergies in that direction, but during the reaction, power was not left to carry on the bodily functions.. The effect of constipation is to thicken the blood, to make it more impure : hence more unfit for healthful purposes. The more impure the blood is, the thicker does it become, the slower is its progress, and if nothing is done to alter this state of things, stagnation and deaih lake place. Stagnation means accumulation, for the moment the blood stops in any part of the body, the coming current flowing in, causes an accu mulation, precisely as in the closing of a canal gate, or the damming up of a stream. This accumulation in the blood vessel dis tends them, causes them to occupy more room than nature designed, consequently they must encroach on their neighbors.— The neighbors of the blood vessels are the nerves; hence the nerves are pressed against; that pressure gives what we call "pain/'— As there are uerves everywhere, a point of a needle cannot be placed against the sur face of the body without some pain, which shows the universality of nerve presence; hence, we may have pain anywhere, and will have pain if them js pressure. This accounts lor the steady pain in the head.— The excitement of the day sent the blood to the brain too fast, the repose of the night was too short to allow of its removal; be sides the energies of the system had been ' overtaxed, and there was not power enough left to remove a natural accumulation, let alone the extraordinary But there is alaw of our body, whereby pressure from any cause not only gives pain, but may destroy the part pressed against, and consume it, by dissolving it into a gase ous and fluid substance, which in this con-1 dition ie conveyed out of the body. A band 1 put around an arm of a foot in circuiufor ■ enoe, will, f tightened every day, in a time 1 not long, induce the circumference to six ■ inches. Constont preasufa cannot be ex f erted against any portion of tho human ' body without impairing its structure, or • causing its diminution and float destruction Those arc principles of universal admission. v- -• - 0 [Two Dollars frer Anno*. NUMBER 8. They ore first troths in rned'cine. hrom some ooknown cause, this accumulation and pressure was determined to s particular portion of tho brain, where fearlessness of consequences are situated; and we believe, if the prisoner's brain could be examined this day, that portion ol' it, most probably small in the beginning, would be found al most wholly wanting, having been destroy - ed by long continued pressure, or to be ol abnormal structure. We believe that a medical treatment, which would have steruly interdicted the use of the cigar materially at first, and grad ually thereafter, until its final extinction, together with securing a natural condition of daily acting bowels, with, a plain and substantial diet—and kept him there—would have saved him and all ltisfrom the subse quent calamities. Artificial excitements, whether from tobacco, opiusn, .or aicobol, if largely persevered in, will work ruin to mind, body, and soul. Tt is right that it should be so. Omnipotence hea ordained it. If a man is in a physical condition which impels him to do what is illegal, or if he be in a mental condition which impels him to do what is illegal, the question whether he is to be punished or not do pends upon the manner in which he bo came subject to that condition. If such con dition be the result of birth, or by a fail, or stroke, or other occurrence out of his con trol, he should go free,of penal suffering; bnt if he placed himself til that condition by the unbridled indclgsnce of his appe tites or his passions, he ought to be made to suffer a just penalty, whether he knew that such indulgences "tended to such a re sult or net. h a man's duty to inform himself of physiological as well as civil laws. Ignorance of tho former ought no) to work ltis escape, any more than igno rance of the latter does ; otherwise, a man has only to get drunk to secure impunity from any crime which may be committed in that condition; thus all penal statutes become a farce, and anarchy rides rampant through the land. So also, if a man perverts his moral sense, and by a course of vicious reasoning per suades himself that he ought to commit ■aonkv, mid think* of it so much as to feel impelled to murder some one, he is prop erly amenable to the law of the land. It is no very difficult matter for ordinary minds to pursuade themselves as to any desired course—that it is right; that there is no harm in it; and that, if they meant no harm by it, no blame could be attached; but, if for such flimsy considerations, men are to be excused from penalties, there is an end at once to all law and to all .gov ernment. The conclusion of the whole matter is this. Every roan should be held responsi ble for his deeds, unless they are clearly proved to be the rosult of a physical, men tal, or moral condition which he had nq agency in originating, or exaggerating to the criminal point. Hence the prisoner was convicted.— Hatl'e Journal of Health• STUDTING MEDICINE. — Vears are entertain ed that the medical profession is becoming over-stocked. Correspondents and conver sational intercourse indicate that sentiment to be on the increase. Hundreds or more young gentlemen are annually graduated doctors of third of whom, at least, cannot find employment. tlVith the best educational preparations, there may be a deficiency of that essential element in any department of industry, tact, which will account for the poor success of somo persons as medical practitioners. Examples are abundant, of the thriving business of individuals who have a peculiar fower of adapting themselves to society, ut whose professional attainments are not of the highest order. A consciousness of their ovyn limited knowlerUe prompts them to redoubled energy, apd they generally succeed admirably; while tjie very accom plished medical scholar, relying upon liis stock of scientific attainments, eaual to any emergency, is over-looked by the people, from whom a support was expected, be cause they have no passion for patronizing a man who appears from bis general bear ing, to consider them as very inferior be ings. . A physician who cannot adapt himself to the society whero he locates, cannot bo come established. In doing this, no de partures from the elevated standard of a gentleman are required. A kindness of manner, without servility, and a proper at tention to those who may hav,e good hearts, 'honest aspirations, with rough exteriors, win the way far more successfully than haughty indifference, and marked deference to a few leading families. Here lies tho concealed rock on which the ship of hope is foundered. There are young physicians who meet disappointment at every turn. They change places without bettering themselves, be cause the barrier to their success belongs to an unfortunate mental organisation.— Like Dr. Watts's description ol tho agonies of sinners—"They cluuige place, but keep the pain." .1 • With erudite qualifications to meet all the responsibilities of an arduous profession, if there are no moral powers of adaption, combined with an innate sympathy, or, in other words, a pleasant show of every-day humanity, it is useless to attempt practice. This is not a country in which physicians are permitted to dragoon patients into hav ing a medical adviser against, their will There are infinite shades of physicians, tho representatives ol all.imaginable theories — and the sick and their friends oxercise an exclusive right of calling on whom they please, and they cannot be pursnaded or driven by argumeut from the exercise of this prerogative. For agreeabfej gentlemanly candidates for raedioafenterprise, there is room—and there always will be places for them, when the population has been increased ten-fold be yond the present census But those who cannot bear with the weakness, the frail ties. the misfortunes, or the bad grammar of tne masses, and without hesitation show their coutempt for those of the fraternity less fortunate thad themselves in not having been early in life schooled In the mysteries of the toilet and the drawing room, cannot sucoeed. Those of that forbidding temper ament, Ought not 10 bave studied medicine. They leave it, ultimately, in disgust, and engage in other parsuits, in which they are less exposed to just criticism. The other classes are not so numerous as to stand in, the way of each ether's prosperity.—Afrdi col World. i PaovsMsMa THE THOOBUTTOI,—A truly > great "tan harrows go iustare from splendid . anftftitry. Among the base, merit begets envy, ' among the noble, emulation. A bitter jest ie the poison of friendship. Affected simplicity is refined imposturs
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