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 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