THE STAR OF Till' NORTE E. W. Reaver, Proprietor.] VOLUME 9. THE STAR OF THE NORTH It ri'BUSHKP EVERY WEDNESDAY MORKINU BY H. W, WEAVER, OFFICE —Up ifuirj, in the riftr brick build ing, on Ike south side oj Main Strut, third square below Market, 'A' E H M s -.—Two Dollar* per ennnm, if paid within ix month* from the time of sub scribing ; two dollar* and fifty cents if not paid within the year. No subscription re ceived for a less period than *ix mouths; no discontinuance permitted until all arrearage* are paid, utiles* at the option ot the editor. ADVKKTISEMENTS not exceeding one square trill be inserted three time* for One Dollar, nud twenty-live cent* for each additional in sertion. A liberal discount will be made to HEROIC CONDICI' OF A WOMAN, .Lcstrhf i y Mrs. Martha .Inn Pat'en, u Voting Lady Tscenty l'euri ot Jge. icko Commanded u )W. Fifty six Days, Daring Her Hut- Ktaft Rlntss. Tire readers of the Herald will remember an account taker. Irom one of the California paper*, relative to the heroic conduct of Mrs. Martha Ann Patten, wife of ("apt. Patten, of the ship Neptune's Car, Who, during her husband's illness, took charge of the vessel and navigated it safely into San Francisco rhe lady, together wi'h Iter husband, who is now so sick that he is not expected to live, atrived in thi* city in the George loiw, snd ore now stepping at the Battery Hotel. Her story is an imresting and painful one, and altows how much a weak, delicate wo man can do when a great emetgency call* out her powers. Mrs. Patten ws* born in Fast Boston ol wealthy parents, snd received an excellent education, and was in every respect tenderly nurtured and eared for. She it now but twenty yesrs of a- , tie petite taills, has small bands and features, delicate blonde com plexion, soil blue eyes, and altogether gives one en idea ol lemeniue soilness and wo- J manliness that it is impossible to associate with the dating nerve and decisive qualities she exhibited in * rsnraikable degree. At eighteen years she martied Capt. Patten,! then but twenty-five yesrs of age, |,e having been master of a vessel-tbe bark St An drew, which plied between New York and South American ports—and was then eIT dtttv watting ti|| the Cornelia Lawrence, a new ship, was ready for sea Shortly afler he was married the master of tho ship Nep tune'* Car sickened as she was about to put to sea for a voyage around tbe world, and the owners, Messrs Foster end Nickeraan, offeror) the post to Capt. Patten, but he hesi tated as he did not wish to leave his young bride. The owners, however, gave him per mieatoo to take her with him : and in twelve hours alter the lirst notification Ihe young couple were on board, and the vessel getting ready to leave the dock. The Neptune'* Car fi.st sailed for San Francisco, thence to China, from China to London, and finally at rived in New York, alter an absence of sev enteen month*. During this time Mrs Pat ten amused herself by helping her husband in his nautical observations, worked up the time from the chronometers, and occasion ally kept the reckoning of the ship. I.sst August the Neptune's Car again put to sea, and it was on this voyage that Mrs. Patten's misfortunes commenced. As the veisel iretred tbe straits of Maggellan, her hus band was taken with a disease in the bead which finally developed into a brain fever. , He attended to his ship as long as he was able, and xvhett it was impossible to give any personal orders, be found to his dismay that hit fine mate was wholly incompetent to take charge of the ship, and that there was no officer on board qualified to take the ves sel into port. He found that the first mate wa* anxious to run the vessel into Yalpa raiao, bat this he earnestly forbade, as the crew might all leave and the cargo be de stroyed before the consignees could send for 1 the vessel. In this emergency Mrs. Patten's rare qualities developed themselves. She as- ; eumed command of tbe vessel herself, ar.d Ihe nautical observations she once made in sport for a passtime she now undertook ar a doty. Her time was spent between her de-' lirious husband and tbe writing desk, work ing up the intricate calculations incident to ' nautical observations making entries in the log-book in her own delicate penmanship, and tracing out with accuracy the position hot the ship from the charts in the cabin eThe rough sailors all obeyed the "little wo- Jim," aa they called her, with will, and ?yed her curiously and affectionately through the cabin windows while deep in her calcu lations in which her life and theirs depended. There was one person on board, however, who viewed her course with jealousy and mistrust. He wrote her a letter warning her of the responsibility she was assuming and proffering advice, but she spiritedly replied that "bar husband would not trust him while he was well, and she could not do so now that be was sick." For fifty days Mrs. Pat ten did not nndress herself and took very little Bleep, working day and night, and never leaving beraick husband's room. Her labors are the more surprising in view of the fact, that she was all this time in a delicate coodition, and aoon expects to give birth to her first child. The Neptune's Car arrived safely at San Francisco on the 15ih of Novembei last, it having been for fifty-six days under the command of a delicate female not twenty I*eis of age. What a splendid text for the wom n > g right's people. jJJ'J-Petiea is now at the Battery Hotel with bf husbsnd, who, it is supposed is in • dying coodiiiwi. The fever has never left him, and for soma titne pan be has been Tb** did expect to lesve C . Bosum yesterday lor her own home) but be was too sick to be moved. s esse is one of the most re rffvkaVM on record, and adds one to tha meteoees ibet history records of female v 1 and Iwioism Kev: York HtroU. BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11, 1857. DEMOCRATIC BTATK CONVENTION AT lIARRISBI'RU. HARRISIIRO, March 2.—The Democratic Slate Convention, to nominate candidate* lor Governor, Canal Cotnmisaioner, end Judge of ihe Supreme Court, met in ihe Hall of the House of Representative* at 10 o'clock thi* morning, and was called to ordar by Col. John W. Forney, Chairman of the State Cen tral Committee. Col. Forney, in performing thi* duly, made a brief *ddrea. He referred to the great triumph ol the Democratic party o( the coun try, last fall, in tho election of James Bu chanan, and the proud position the party in Pennsylvania had occupied in that great struggle. He made a delicate allusion to the recent defeat of the Democracy in the elec tion of a United Slates Senator Iront Penn sylvania, and remarked that the usngor of the parly had been abused, and the trims ol the great victory had been pn nutted to rot away under their feet. He rendered back to tbe representative* ot the parly lire trust eon tided to lum a year ago, and concluded by requesting some delegate to uominatu u temporary Chairman. Gen. Murray Whallon, ol Erie, was there upon nominated and chosen as Chairman, pro. Inn., and Gideon G. Westoott, of Pbilu delphia, and Alex. McKumcy, of Westmore land appointed Secretaries. The list of delegates was then called. The Convention is nearly lull. Several delegates are yet absent who will be Ire-o this after noon. On motion, a Committee of one delegate from each Senatorial District, was appointed by Ihe delegations Irom the several district*, to report officer* lor a permanent organisa tion. The contested seats Irom the Tenth snd Seventeenth Senatoiisl Districts were con sidered and settled in favor of Charles M. Smyser from the Tenth District, and L. K. Blood, Itom the Seventeenth distiict. Ttie Committee to select officers in tho organization of the Convention, returned and reported as lollows. PIiVSIOKNT, PHILIP JOHNSTON, ot Noilhampton. VICE PRESIDENT*, Geo. W Nehinger, II 1.. Dieffenbach, Charles Worrell, J M. Griminill, W. A. Ed wards,'* Wallace Geybert, l'cter Rambo, John Blanding, John G. Brenner, F W. Knox, A 11. Tippin, VV. P. Garvin, Stinurel Kiogwab, Jonathan Ayres, Edward Thomas, Wm. 11. McKeo, VV B Patton, S. 11. BUckhnrn, Wm M, Breelin, Ftnley Patterson, II Alricks, Daniel Weyand, John A. Mater, ) 11. 1 rawferrt, Cliailcs Burniiit, John Cornicing*, J. 11. Danner, J. B. Souright, John Ahl, Isaac Ward, John liaixvll, Edward Flannery, SECRETARIES. J. II lltiey, Jo*. Lindsay, Jno. Campbell, I. II Shaw, K. 1.. Acker, II A. Boggs, A. Mr-Kinney, Dr. llrown, The report of the Committee was adftpted, and the President, on taking hi* seat, made a brief address, returning thanks for the honor eonfeired, and enjoined harmony of action, predicting another great triumph, next Full Mr. Shannon, of Allegheny, moved the ap point ol a Committee on resolutions, con sisting of one Irom each Senatorial district. Ou motion of Mr. Cessna, the resolution was amended reducing the number of the Committee to seven. Adjourned till half-past two o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. Tho Convention re-assembled at half-past two o'clock, when the Committee on resolu tion s was announced, consisting of Messrs. Shannon, Buokslew, Workman, Wescot!. Shriner, Carrigan and Bonsall. The Convention then proceeded to makp nominations for candidates for Governor. A number of names were placed in nomination, and among them Hon. John L. Dawson and Gen. Seth Clover, which were subsequently withdrawn. , The first ballot for a candidate was then taken and resulted as follows: Messrs. Alrioks, Alii, Blanding, Brua, Buckalew, Bowman, Dieffenbach, Evans, Finch, Flannery, Gilliland, Hunter, Kutz, Knox, Lauman, Carl, M'Cormick, McCurdy, Orr, Tiolelt, Smyser, Smith, Shaw, Scarbo rough, 6clinabel, Steele, Seybert, Sherwood, Thomas, Wunder and Ward (Susquehanna,) 31—voted for Wm. F. Packer. Messrs. Acker, Allen, Bacher, Bonsall, Brenner, Campbell, Carrigan, Deal, Danen hower, Edwards, Esher, Killian, Lippencott, Morrison, Miller, McGhee, Morris, McMul- Jin, Murray, McGlency, Nebbinger, Worrell, Rambo, Sager, Sturgeon, School, Tippin, Wescott and Yeager, 29—voted for Win. H. Witte. Messrs. Avrfes, Blood, Blackburn, Boggs, Cessna, Crawford, Clarke, Dunn, Gibson, Huey, Hefdman, Irwin, Jamison, Johnson, Marian, McKinney, McCormick, (Northum berland,) Magee, Shannon, Shriner, Sansom, Slater, Taylor, (Beaver,) and Weyand, 25 voted for Samuel W. Black. Messrs. Buyer, Brush, Frost, Hull, Kaulz, Lindsey, McKinstry, Patton, Patterson; Ring, wait, Rulledge, Searighl, StouTer, Swan and Workman, 15.—voted for Wm. Hopkins. Messrs. Brooks, Danner, Forney, Grier, Garvin, James, Price, Plumer, Reily, Sharpe, Sloan, Taylor, (Erie,) and Whallon, 13—vo ted for J. Porter Brawley. Messrs. Brown, Bower, Cummings, Dillin ger, Gemmil, Harlzel, McDowell and Wood ruff, B—voted for Epbriam Banks. Messrs. Burnett, Craig, Clover, Moore, Wolf and Wood, 6—voted for G. R. Barrett. Messrs. Breslin, Hippie, Horn and Ward, (Schoytkill,) 4—voted lot F. W. Hughes. Mr. Baum voted for lsaao blanker. Mr. Young voted lor Thomas S. Bell. IVhele number of votes cast 131—neces sary to a choice 66. ; There being no choice Ihe names of Messrs. Hughes, Brawlay and Hetrker were withdrawn. SECOND VOTE. Packvr, 39 Black, 36 Wilts, 33 Hopkins, 18 Banks, 6 Whole number of votes east, 133—neces sary to a choice, 67. Tho 3d, 4th, sth, and 6th votes were nearly the nma, Hopkins falling oil' to 6, and the other candidate* severally gaining slightly. SAVE*TIL VOTE. Packer, 49 I Witts, 39 Black, 43 | Hopkins, I Bih vote. 9th vote. 10th vole. Packer. 60 49 49 Black, 44 44 44 Wilts, 39 39 39 Hopkins, I I I A motion to adjourn till seven o'clock was disagreed to, alter winch four oilier ballot* were had resulting a* follows.' I Hit. l!lIt. 13th. 14th Parker, 47 47 42 41 Black, 40 36 36 39 Witte, 37 39 39 40 Hopkins, 9 11 16 10 After the I2lh ballot, a motion wa* made to adjourn till 74 o'clock, but disngteed to. Yea* 64, nay* 72. Alter the 13 Ir ballot, n motion made to adjourn nil 8 o'clock, and lost.—Yea* 66, tray* 67. I | Tho Convention finally, after Ihe Hilr bal lot, adjourned till half past eight o'clock. EVENINO SKSKIOV. I Tho Convention met again at 84 o'clock, | when lire fifteenth ballot was taken, and re i suited ,ra follow* FIFTEENTH VOTE. | Packer, 47 I Wine, 40 I Black, 32 | Hopkins, 14 Mr, Cessna moved that on each successive I ballot after the nex', the lowest candidate shall be dropped. Mr Carigau moved to lay the motion on the table. The Chair decided the motion out of or der. The motion muat be postponed. Mr. Cessna advocated his motion. If i adopted one or the other of the candidate* !it u*l be nominated in u low ballots. If the balloting continued us r.ow, much longer, j delegatca would lieeome emliltinoil, ami | would say harsh things, to tho injury of the i prospects of the party. I 6!r. Whallon p|io*ed the mnlion. Mi. McDowell hoped ihe proposition would ! prevail after another vote. ' The whole subject was then postponed for i the present, and ihe Convention resumed the j balloting with tho following rosull: j lfilh. 17th. 1 Bill. 19ili. 20lh. 211. 22d. Packer, 48 49 84 67 59 60 61 ; Black, 24 22 22 22 22 22 28 Wine, 43 40 47 50 SO 51 47 I Hopkins, 18 16 4 2 TWENTY-THIRD VOTE. ' Packer, 61 | Willie, 51 Black, 21 TWENTV ROURTII VOTE. Tucker, 68 | Witte, 51 Black, 14 Gen. William F. Packer having, on the twenty-fourth ballot, received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly nomina ted as the candidate for Governor. The announcement was received with much applause, and a resolution was then offered and adopted to make ttie nomination unanimous. NOMINATION OF RL'PBEME JUDGE AND CANAL COMMISSIONERS. 1 JLirristwg, March 3d.—' The Convention 1 remained in session till half past 12 o'clock ; this morning. The following is the vole for Governor on | the 24th ballot: | For WM. F. PACKER— Messrs. Alricks, Ahl, 1 Baum, Brown, Blanding, Blood, Boyer, Buck j alew, Bowman, Bower, Carl, Cessna, Cum mingf, Clover, Danner, Dieffenbach, F.vanp, , Finch, Flannery, Frost, Forney, Gemmil, ! Gilliland, Grier, Garvin, llarlzel, Hull Hun ; ter, Horn, Irwin, James, Jamison, Kutz, Knox, Kaulz, Lauman, McCormick, (Mon ! tour) M'Kinslry, McCormick, (Northumber- I land) Moore, MoCurdy, Orr, Price, Patton, Piolett, Plurner, Patterson, Ringwalt, Soger, Smyser, Shriner, Smith, (Berks) Shaw. Scar borough, Sharp, Schnable, Sloan, Staufler, j Steele, Seybert, Sherwood, Taylor, (Erie,) Thomas, Wunder, Woodruff, Ward, (Schuyl kill,) Ward, (Susquehanna,) and Young.— 68. For WM. H. WlTTE— Messrs. Ay res, Ack er, Allen, Boggs, Brooke, Bucker, Brush, Burnett, Bonsall, Brenner. Campbell, Craig, Crawford, Carrignn, Deal, Danahower, Dill inger, Edwards, Fsber, Hippie, Johnson, Killain, Lippincott, Lindsay, Morrison, Milter> Martin, M'Kee, M'Dowell, M'Kinney, Mor ris, M'Mullin, Murray, Magee, M'Glency, Nebbinger, Reily, Rutledgo, Rambo, Slater, Sturgeon, School, Swan, Tippin, Westcott, Whallon, Workman, Wolf, Worrel, Wood, and Yeager—sl. FOB SAMUEL BLACK— Messrs. Blackburn, Bruha, Breslin, Clarke, Dunn, Gibson, Huey, Herdman, McGeo, Shannon, Sebright, Sam son, Taylor, (Beaver,) and Weyand—l4. After affecting Ihe nomination of Governor, the Convention proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for Suprame Judge. The bal lots were takSn which stood na (ollow*; Ist Ballot, fd Ballot. Ellis Lewis, 48 76 Wm. Strong, 36 47 Samuel Hepburn, 20 in Scattering, 38 Truth and Right God and oir t'ountry. The nomination wa* made unanimous The Convention proceeded to bullnt for Canal Commissioner with the following te ault, two ballot* having been taken : Ist Ballot. 2d Ballot Nimrod Strickland, 62 89 David Dowry, 29 33 Joseph v'lurk, 12 5 Scattering, 20 All the opposing candidates withdrew their name* belore the vol* wa* aiiiionuo*d, and ilia nomination was made unanimous. On motion ol Mr. Cessna the communica tion relative to Judge l.tuvi* was ordered to he rend and primed in die proooedmg ol die Coiivomion a* follows: PHILADELPHIA, Fobrusry 29, 18..7. 2b Gii/een J ll'est,oil, and others, Delegates from Philadelphia i 0 Stole Convention GENTLEMEN .—The undersigned, members of the bar of Philadelphia, addiess you as delegates to the Convention which meets at llurrisburg on die second of March, to nomi nate a candidate lor the Supreme Hooch, on the expiration of Judge Lewis' leiut. We wish to be understood aa writing tin* loiter widi 110 retereuce, direct or indirect, to puriy politics, hul from a senso of duly 10 the pub lic and the ouuse of the administration of die law in wkioli, s* prolesaioual men, we lira deeply interested. We are desirous that Judge Lewis should he renominated by his pulitioni friend*. Since ho bus lieeu known to us air a Judge, lie hit* contmundrd respect by hi* learning and ability, mid conciliated the regard of us ull by bis unilnrm couilesy und ki.tdliess of deportment. Thi* is, we be lieve, the unanimous sentiment ol do* bur. Hi* nomination and election will give general satisfaction from these personal considera tions u lone. But tliure are others of still greater import which we lake tho liberty ol suggesting to you. Tho instability of an elective judiciary can only bo corrected by the proof that 11 re. election can always be commended by gnml conduct; and that the peo|>lu will not change their Judges merely (or the sake of change. In the ciiKe of the first vacancy which occur red by ro'alion on tho bench, the incuinhan'. wa* without dissent renominated, and whil om difficulty re-elected. This was the case nl Judge Black, whose original term wu* the shortest, being but for three years. Judge Lewis'* term ol six year* is now expiring, and we shall he much gratified, if hy hi* po litical friend* at least the same rule can apply to him. In thus addressing you, we onrnnslly dis otikim *uv utiuuiiou 10 iuliude our counsel on you, or tho Convention ot wlitch you uro a member. With the parly you represent, some of 11* have no connection. But naoit izens and lawyers, we feel we are doing an uct of simple justice to a most meritorious public officer, by bringing this matter to your view. Wo aro with sincere reaped, 11. Gerhard, G. M. Wharton, Benj 11. Brewster, A. J. Fisher, Then. Cuylor, C. ingersnll, Constant Guillen, James C. Vandyke, Samuel H. Perkins, St. Geo. T. Campbell, It. P. Kane, J. F. Johnson, S. C. Perkins, H. M. Phillips, 11. J. Williams, Henry Jnhns'nn, A. V. Parsons, Franciu Wharton, Ed. Wain, J. A. Phillips, F. C. Brightly, Geo. Jur.kin, Jr., P. M'Call, H. C. Townuenii, F. Carroll Brewster, YVm. W. Juvenal, John Fallon, S. Serrill, VV. L. Hirst, Thoma* J. Diehl, John Hamilton, Jr., Geo. Barton, 1. P. Morris, ChRS. E. far*, Fred. C. Kreider, W.J M'Elroy, Jno. T. Montgomery. Wm. Sergeant, Geo. L. Ashmead, Henry M. Dechert, K. Ingersoll, Andrew Mdler, James It. Ludlow, Jas. Bayard, J. Randall, W. Heyward Deayton, Wm. E. Lehman, William B. Reed, Eli K. Price, Geo. VV. Biddle, H. 11. Kneass, Ed. E. Law, Wm. S. Price, Wm. Henry Rawle, Joseph A. Clay, J.A.Spencer, Geo. Northrop, Horatio G.Jones, N. B. Browne, M. Russell Thayer. A motion was made and carried, that when the Convention adjourn it adjourn to meet '.o-morrow motning at 9 o'clock. On motion of Mr. Buckalew, the President was authorized to appoint a State Commit tee of at least one from each Senatorial Dis trict. A committee was appointed to inform tbe candidates of their nomination. Adjourned. SECOND DAY'S PBOCEEDINC". The Convention re-assembled at 9 o'clock this morning, when Mr. Shannon from Ihe Committee appointed to draft resolutions, submitted the following; Resolved, That, as representatives of the great party founded by Mr. Jefferson, we sa lute our political brethren of the c.lier States with congratulations upon the auspicious and just result of the recent Presidents! election, achieved by our united efforts'and sacrifices, (with the aid of patroitic men heretofore at tached to other political bodies,) and Deoes sary, as we believe, to the hor.o - and pros perity ol our common country, a -I the con tinuance amongst us of the bless.:igs of good govcrnmen t. Retolvcd, That the conre of recent politi cal action in Ihe American Union has clearly shown the usefulness and necessity of our party, as a great conservative organization, able 10 tesist and put down extrwne *nd im practicable theories of government and SOCKI order; to preserve the convtitottonal eom pict between the States from loo*e snd dan gerous constructions, as well as Open viola tion ; to hold in check the |Mt*ion* of th* country when dirieoted bv local Excitement or other oatis*, against lundsmEMal point* of our politioal system, and to prEt#rve to our selves, and to tho** that com* after us, me rich and invaluable of free and well-ordEred institutions etahliah*d by oor fathers Resolved, That to tho o*i*tncn and ofti ciency ot our 'party, adherence to its rule* and usages j* essential,[and that right reason and experience prove thnt without such ad herence, division, disaster and defeat are in evitable; all departure*, therefore, from our parry laws, in State or local action, uro to he ilspreoaled and resisted a* evidently Iraughl with element* of danger, injury uud eventual destruction. Resolved, That on behalf of the Pennsylva nia Denmcracry, in addition tn tho re-atlir ■nance of our punt principle* and policy, we announce us ruin* fur our future notion, tlin limitation ol pntdio expenditure* tn niodo r*to and ueceatnry outlay*; the spming a;nl curelul grunt* of corporate power; die enact ment of laws in ohedirnee to piildio opinion, rather than in advance or in contempt of it ; occasional and prudent amendment* of die Constitution us experience may demonstrate them to he necessary to the welfare and protection of the people : the encouragement of virtue und intelligence as din mum sup ports of our political system ; tho rigid ae oountuhility o( public servann) and the cul livßiion ot just and amicable lululion* with our sister .Melon, without subserviency In tho passions and policy ol any of them, hut with a trunk coiiceusioti of tho coustiliilioniil and equal right* of each. Those ure ground* upon which, 11* heretofore, we propose tn mnintuiu the character ol our Common would., ii* it Iroo, pnworlul mid illustrious member ol Ihn American Union. Resolved, That wo recommend to the sup port ol die people the candidates nominated by this Convention us mn id ctiaraoier and experience, well qualified lor the posts to which lliey hnvo been respectively named, in the lull assurance lltat if elected, lliey will discharge their official duties Willi intol ligence, fidelity and success, Resolved, Thnt we congratulate tho Demo cratic party and the country upon the trinin pliur.t election of J.ime* Buchanan and John ('. Breckinridge, to the Presidency arid Vice Presidency of the United Stales; and lli sit in view of the whole political hi-tory of Mr Buchanan, rendered memorable by his sternly and pslriolic adherence to tin- Constitution nod to tho maxim* of itu fathers, we, the rep resentatives of tho Democratic party of the Slate, in lull Con volition assembled, do most confidently pledge to our brethren of the Union, a wise, conservative and constitu tional administration of the government, nn- Un, t\, autUsuca of )lis first Pennsylvania President. Resolved, Tliut in the lato proceedings which resulted 111 the election of Sim on Cam eron to the United Slates Senate, the npponi tion to our parly openly and shamelessly ux hibited their lack ol high principles of honor, their contempt lor the known svutimerits ol the people, and their utter di-rcgard of the character of the Stale ; and, together with lh three apostates from our own party, by whose uid the result was accomplished, should be everywhere denounced by all men ol virtue and honor. Mr. Cessna then moved to sdd the follow ing which was adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of the Democrat ic party of Pennsylvania are due and are hereby tendered to Col. John W. Forney, for the ability, energy and consummate tact ex hibited by him in the discharge of the du'ies which devolved upon him in the la'e Presi dential campaign as Chairman of our S:a'e Central Committee, and although defeated bv the basest treachery, he still occupies an em inent position in the great heart of the Key stone Democracy. The resolutions were adopted by acclama mation. General Packer was introduced to the Con vention, and expressed his gra efolness for the nonor extended to him by the nomina tion, but he believed that the party in making it had looked not so much to the standard bearer as to the good old Democratic flag it self. He referred to the leading principle of the party, and pledged himself to maintain them in tact, and to exert the best of l is abilities ic the conduct of the campaign to effect success in such a manner s would re flect no dishonor on himself rrthe Democrat ic party. His speech elicited the warmest applause. On motion the Convention aiiocrued *i die. DEATH PAINLESS. —It is nearly cer.v.— indeed as certain as ar.y thing chiefly spec ulative can be—that in a'.', deaths the phx s.- cal suffering is small. Even where r.va! ts experience the most cxcr.'ci.i:. g -V > daring tho progress 0: the disease, nat ure comes to their relict at the last hour, a life goes out gently, like a candle ir. 1- soeket. Those who have witnessed deai.v beds nie-k Inv^teniiy—es'^tv.a. y \\ ; ;*v have boon intelligent persons, a td there fore capable of judgmg—-v'ee getter* V in considering the physical pain of dea. a* inconsiderable. They say that the oor.- vulstxe motions, which frcqv.c > attco. the parting breath, are not e\ toe -eo*e: fering. tor that tho invalid is ir.se .h e They say also, that when the www are retained, liter* is usually no such spas-re..— A leading ntedioal authority sates that seawely one person in fittv is serMb'e • the point of d*eth, and some physro * assort that thev hare neret seen a Aoath b*,l in which the jvatient ■**► <\hl* As life tails, natnt*. u would seem. hen*tk>e -t ly iiiterposes, deadening the *ens b-' rv 0 the nerve*, atwl otherwise pie par. Nt the ■ dividual Km the great ami inev itaKV T avr rVikv-VhA-* feufge* DISEASE AND CRlME. —Light i daily com ing in upon tlm world ol inind, and by tho help of clearly established fact*, argument* may ho adduced, which will have a stronger tendency to compel men to take euro of their health, than any which have arisen from conscience, money or duly; tliat is, tho argument ol Shame. Let men lolly un derstand that certain bodily ulleetion* tnnd to eritrie, uud that cnuin thus committed confines to the Penitentiary, then may tla community wake up more lull) to tho soit tillient, Health is n l>iity, itlal thoreloro, the i neglect ot it* preservation, it sin, which in j ' the natural progress ol thing*, lend* to loss | of health, and lilo, and honor. In n recent iriul ol a forger, who handled j millions ol dollar* in a year's business, the deletion was that lie was insane. Anion;.- , tho evidence offered wa* that lie could | sleep only three or lour bonis out of the twenty-four. Inn previous number we sta led, that a growing inability to sleep was u j clear indication ol iijipreiiching insanity, anil on the return of sleepliiliiess, the inlet-'. loot beenmo clear. There were other syrup- ; torn*. Thorn was the sound ol trip-ham mer* in hi* ears; hluekstniih's spark* limited I before hi* eyes, ami there was Jraiii in the head a large portion ot tho tiliio. These | symptom*, lasting no long, had at length so iilluctnil the brain, as to destroy till pereep lion, or eoinpieheiiHinu ol the nfleets ot i crime; mid when the organ ol a man's j i perception n destroyed, he will plunge headlong, anil with otter icekh-s- in-* ~ into , .any kind ol wrong-doing which eireinn- I stances throw in tin* way—arson, robbery, j 1 minder, anything ; and, it not ib-lclr-d oi 1 | prevented, the crime, whatever it may be, j will grow into a habit, and halo! i* second | ■ uatutc coiisuqoeiitty, ha will revel in it u , I became* In* meal ami drink, and In- would j I rather do it than not. Ileum the prisoner , i declared without In - nation that i! In- were I released he would do it ii - iin: that he rath | er liked it, and nothing could | e vent h i-i hilt cutting oil IIM hand, i! it came i.i the ] way, to lorge paper I It wa* shown on the trial, that ilo-re -res ; insanity on the lathei and mother's -id • hut DO indication ol it on the part of either ' lather or mother. It i* well known howev i or, that insanity, a* v.ell as per-nnal lea i lures, overleap* a generatii' i or two. rjlt'-n j n child bears a striking re-.erublai.ee ton 1 grand-parent, without a lineament of paro-n- I tal feature. \ The ael*. of the pn-ons; -.vein admitted ' j l>y his counsel, nod th<- question 'if gu.it or , innoeence, rested on th.a—was be insar.e j or riot'! i 'I ho n-o which wo v .!. to rn .lo of there developments is jirarti'.d, arid j* of 1 , I importance. A wi-e a. f ■■■ r-i rr.< 'i'-a, | treatment would have d ! i: :.ot pre. ! vented, the coiribinat: \ of events. A"! i how ' I Tho prisoner war under the habitue! in- I flnonce "f con •rpsrt • i a:, at' , which intensified t:. " -tipatloa j hour, white the pri: - ip'e 'the me.' "*i! I practice in thi- - a-c. wa* to the Lowe I take care of themselves—which they did j not do. Thi* individual tn - r ever *'■<-. I by his business as toe isles * tbout a cigar in hi* mouth , .he smoke I t.;".er o *■ y a day. The imrr.e lia e e;:-.e? •' sir. kg z . tobacco fa!;- or. the brain, ' • that excltemt--1 he co ' - ; -'eep a i the reaction went ao low thai ha could not dwp only a troubled repr -e was po-v.r e the brief transition irom ot e u> the o(her During tho excite ir.er.s. ti,e in the direction oi ;he opporc- gy ar i ei . pended its energies in tba* ..;K'.g- V *. ' during the retc'.ion. power ws t:" .eft to ; carrv on the bod.iy t'ar.ct.or* i The effect of cooa ipatioa .§ is l 3 .tie: the blood, to make :t r *re impure - ? more ur.at for heait..:-! 7 rrp*e Tie • more impure the b!d is, the thicker doe* it tccorr.e. the slower .s its v-rgtets xrf g . nothing is done to a er ihis ttate ?: s;a;-:a;.or. a - -" _ is-? 7 :z means accumulat.or tor the urtrrr - Hc-od step* in any part of tie No 7 •' coining current drwg-.g an. ar:u mu'.atio'.r. pnec *e'v as . tte c rs.ng - j, te: ds 'heir, en s-* " on: :py : oervoayhcoco the serve* are jaesaari A> ihf *0 r.- -tr-h pr : v ;-f - a n*ed> ca.-.-o*. It* . i r " <r r - f;ce Oi f.f t-.x*-y "w *. * ? T>r. * : htVC?. T* rf v - r7 ' J . 1 t % c \ W v c : - to te Matte ft*,tenfmtei^ *.<< :>*• - n '.-n *> ateoo ov^oo ol v 7* Mi % Iteoa nwmri, AM**MI *• poem g) ; ;c"r 10 remove a Datrt-o! s.v*irttuxi-lc e< x.vte the s-* V-,x there - x nr.* V**" - - press-arc v v. * x .* — * > at : w-> ■*• bat re!.* . <*. -.•> e w*- w-*s - i *r>d .v ,-." ■* N v * Amatatof ' I ME* *-> d ?v-9. <v VA NV vrt . • ' S * o.*- .btwa ttt.wvewd c* *t sWVh \ "*. - ■ 1 p.rt srMtr* * *-ve ,-s * w r -e* Mtcwst* ; e--#-** .x* - 5 rv 1 -.*: . -fsfive- cs-vrroteservw v s,v --e ,*srrva Se • v emvA r-*' '* *n* pstxv rb 1, w rK*vn W* *• ■■■*-• -e > S ,-*RVTI4 * IAWVNV -.*> RV-R 4IM> AESCN ***' Vh4*e *re JV k- * ,-*N ra*>*<M iAV [Two Dollars per Amino. > NUMBER 8. I They are limt truth* in niebolni. From Mini.) link nowu cail*o, thin mtctimuluUOn ihhl pressnro wusiloicntuiied In particular portion 111 ilin brain, wltern feurlessnet *of eoiu<n.piPiiee* nte situated: uii'l mi* believo, il the prisoner's bruin could bit exam t this liny, that portion ol il, most piuli mly mii.ill in llio beginning, would In* louni! iiiu-i w holly wanting, MTin{ bean deal i nl hy limit continued | manure, or to be 111<11<>i(11111 structure. Wo belirvo ilnil n medical troatmr wlni'h would huvo sternly interdicted t! • use ot tin' ii-in iniiliTi.illy ut lirst, nnil rn'l ttallv thi'iimllor, until im lirnil cximclio , tii n ilii r with si" iiiinjt ti natural cotiHitp r ol 11:■ 11\ 111*11 bowels, with a plain at' '* hilll.lnllnl iliot—tiiul kept himlhere—would hiiM* saved hint nnil nil his Irorn the subse ijiii'iit riiliitiiitios. Arlilicial oxcitintianta, whether Iruiri tobacco, npiiini, or oh'ohol, il luriody persevered in, will work fuin to mind, I"!*, im.l soul hi* right that it sluiul.il. (liiiuipotsiu'o l as ordained it il a man la In a phjraiaal eondittea whioh impel* hiin to rlo what is illegal, or u hr Ihi in u iiii'iiiul condi'ioit winch Ftnfiala hint 1.1 do what is illegul, tha tjumiifon whether ho is to ho puuilii'd or not do* poiuls upon the in*iitin*r hi winch ho ho* .'mill* subjoin to thnt condition It rur:h cor ■ .I it ion hu tin* roMill ol Inrili, or I y u tall, or sliuko or otiicr occurrence out ii his con* tr.il In* should u„ lino of penal nuilennil ; lull il ho plnec.l Inm ell in that roodtion |hv t tie unbridled nidi luetics ol his apj.o lltos or In- pn* sioii*, he niigbt to be mado .to sujier a 111 I peuallV, whether lie kfi"W i that siii h induljjjeuce-i tended to aut h a re | suit or not. It is a matt'* duly louder-i I himself ol pliySlllh.oie.il s i.a 1 as civ.. I laws* Ignoranoa at the for mat otfght t* to work t.is usenpe, any more than iijtv ram e of tho lal ei does; otherwise, a mac I has only h. not drunk to secure impure y I loin any i rune v.lu ■ may l.e coiornnti i'i ihut condition , thus a.. pnal statutti become a bin e and anan hy i les tampan' through the land* So also, ii a rrinri perrrr' < bit moral *r v and hv.i 'our-n of v!';ou reasoning pe: 1 sud'h*" h iri-i t thai ho to commn j uiunler. anil think- *.f no triu'h as to f**<*l ' impelled to t uler . II." or e ; e is prop er!. ariieji.it to the law of the land. It i no very dillieuit ma'tei lor ordinary m ltd to p..r uado t'-.-iii-s VIM as to any ih* ired course—that it is riaht j that tbattt ,s no Itariri in i' and tl.a* it they mem t no harm |.\ it. no l 'awe could bo allachecf bu*, it lor * i' l ! (l.i*i*v n,dotations, rner, are to be eXCOSed from pen a 'res, them i an <■ la' oaco to a.i !a'-v and '. t a.l gov ernment. 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