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MONDAY MORNING, JULY 7.
«■ Hearting matteron evetj page.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
VENTION.
i he proceedings of the Democratic State
Convention, which assembled in Harris
juirgon the'4lh mat, will bn found in full
in' to-day’s paper. The Convention was n
lull one, every county in the State being
represented. The character of. this State
assemblage was highly grutifyiug: there
Tver.e there some of the old veterans
of the party, but the proportion of young
and middle aged men' largely predomina
ted. The gallant friends oi tho lamented
Douglas, and those who were the partisans
of the renegade Breckinridge mingled to
gether not as partisans but patriots, and
burying their former resentments deep in
oblivion they resolved to unite once more
in a common cause, which is to save the
Union antj the Constitution. To the
achievement of these objects they have
pledged themselves to one another.{and to
never relinquish their efforts nntil both arc
rescued-froin the equally destructive em
braces 4 of secession and abolitionism.
Twelve months ago, when our armv
numbered over sis hundred thousand men,
we all expected the speedy prostration of
the rebellion ? and wc were justified in that
expectation. The Southern States at that
period, with the single exception of South
Carolina, contained majorities of men anx
ious to stay in the old Union. . Congress
had, by a.n unanimous vote, declared their
purpose in prosecuting the rebellion to be
simply the restoration of the Union, and
in this work the hundreds of thousands of
Union men pledged their co-opcration.
Bnt as soon ns abolitionism had an im
mense army in the field, enlistod for three
years, it began to show its real purpose,
which was, not the restoration of the
Union, but the emancipation of slavery.
Since then these fanatics have gone on
making suggestions and passing laws, for
no other purpose than to kill off all Union
feeling in the Southern States, in the hope
that the struggle will be prolonged until
emancipation is finally effected. Our
splendid army of six hundred thousand
patriots, who wished to risk their lives tor
their country, have been melting away by
disease and death, until the government
finds it uecesßary to call for three hundred
thousand troops more to fill up their ranks.
Abolitionism, taking advantage of the re
sentment of our people against Southern
treason, does not encourage these three
hundred- thousand additional troops to
take the field for tho Union, but for the
purpose of destroying slavery. Not con
tent with their traitorous course against
the restoration of a bleeding Union, they
persist in their treason against, it. as if
bent upon its eternal separation.
But we have wandered from our pnr
pose, which was to direct the reader’s at
tention to the proceedings of the Demo
cratic State Convention. . The resolutions ;
breathe the true Union spirit, presenting
a platform upon which <every lover of the
Union end the Constitution can take his
everlasting stand. (
Of the candidates nominated for Audi
tor General and Surveyor General little
need be said, inasmuch as men are of lit
tle consequence in limes like these; Isaac
Blinker, however, our candidate for the
lirst position named is one of the purest
patriots in Pennsylvania; as for the nom
nee for Surveyor General we are author
ized to say that should he he elected he
will do. his .utmost to faithfully discharge
the duties of his position.
THE ARMY.
The week which has passed has. been
one of the most intense, anxiety. But
after six days ,of a contest such as the
world never saw, the fighting has stopped
and the army is safe tinder the protection
of onr gunboats in tho James River. Our
loss has been terrible in men, and we
have doubtless lost many guns and other
munitions ofwar, buttheadvanciuglegions
of the enemy have been swept back, and
on Wednesday and Thursday there was no
fighting. Ihis brief breathing time will
giT6 par ftrmj time to recuperate and en*
themselves; reinforcements will
reach the battle ground, and our driven
back, bnt not dispirited army will be soon
prepared to renew the contest with better
auspices for sucoess.
Our late defeat has been because we
were so vastly outnumbered. When next
we meet the foe ppon the battle field, God
grant that it' may 'be upon more equal
terms.
OHIO
The Democracy of Ohio held their State
Convention at Columbus ou the Fourth
inst., Gov. Samuel Jledary presiding, and
nominated the following Democratic State
Ticket:
Judge of the Supreme Court—Rufus P.
Ranee*,, of. Cuyahoga. Secretary of
Stater-William \V. Armstrong, of Seneca
Attorney General—Lymau R. Critchfield.
Hf .Holmes; ’ School Commissioner—
Charles Gathcart, of Montgomery.
of the ?uard of Public Works
Janies Gamble, of Coshocton.
Mr. Felix R. Brunot of this city,
who went out in charge of the Sanitary
-Commission, and ffieen or sixteen nurses,
are said to have fallen into the ibafid» : of
the enemy, during the recent battles be
for© Richmond.
• ,°KB of the London literary journals ob
serves of Mr. Ruskin’s recent cssavs on
political economy that “only a genius like
Mr. Roakin conld have produced such
hopeless rubbish.’ f
• "■ '— * -
The sthte pliife of Napoleon has aii been
removed toFontainebleau. wl«- e great
preparetTqns fpr festivities have
the sojourn of
the imperial family. '
THE DEHOOBATIG STATE 00N
VESTIOJS ATHABBISBUBG-
The delegates elected bydiSlbDenioisracy
pjroughout the Stato to raiiet in Conven -
Mdn iit Harrisbaiit and placo in domina
tion. candidateisfor Auditor and Surveyor
General assembled £n Harrisburg on Fri
day.' July ,4th. The attendance was very
large and every thing betokened a harmo
nious session.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock on the
morning of the 4th in the representative
chamber and was called to order by IV. 11.
Welsh, of the State Central Committee.
On motion of T. B. Searight, of Fay
ette, Geo. W. Cass, of Allegheny, was
unanimously elected temporary President
of the Convention.
Mr. Cass was escorted to the chair by
Mr. Searight, of Fayette, and Adam
Ebangh, of York. On taking his seat he
said he was wholly unaccustomed to pub
blic. speaking and hoped the Convention
would accept his unvarnished thanks for
the honor conferred. lie would preside
over the temporary organization until a
permanent officer, who could filfthe place
more ably than himself, was olected.
Ou luoliou, Jacob Ziegler, of Butler,
1,. H Puudy, ot Northumberland, J. 11.
Orvis, of Clinton. A. J. Gemiston, of Sus
quehanna and John P. Sutton, of Phila
delphiu. were chosen Secretaries.
The list of delegates was then called over
and the following gentlemen, having pre
seated their credentials, wore admitted to
seats in the Convention :
SENATORIAL.
. Philadelphia—Richard Vaux, X. K.
Shoemaker, John Apple and Robert E
Wright.
Chester and Delaware.— John D. Evans
Montgomery—li 1.. Acker.
Bucks—Samuel Darrak.
Lehigh and Northampton—lie hurt Mo
Dowell.
Berks—Philip K. Miller.
Schuylkill—(>. Do B Koim.
Carbon, Monroe, Pike and U'ayn
Smith
Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullivan and
Wvomiug—C. L. tVard.
Luzerne—David K. Randall,
Tioga. Potter, McKean aud Warrer.—A.
M. Benton.
Clinton, Lycoming. CVn'er and Guinn.
S. T. Singer.*.
Snyder, Northumberland, Montour and
Columbia—John 0. Freer?!
Cumberland, Juniata, Perry and Mifflin.
—Samuel Hepburn.
Dauphin and Lebanon—William T. Wil
son
Lancaster—W. W. Brown, .1. 11.. Bren'
York—W. S. Picking.
Adams, Franklin uud Fulton—John Orr
Somerset. Bedford and Huntington—W.
J. Baer.
Blair, Cambria and Clearfield—Jam?-*
Potts.
Indiana and Armstrong—J. Alexander
Fulton.
.Westmoreland and Fayette.—Samuel A.
Gilmort?.
Washington and Greene—" William Pat
terson.
Allegheny— Geo. \V. fas.-;. B. U. Kerr.
Beaver and Butler—Robert Montgom
ery. °
Lawrence, Mercer and Venango.--Wm.
Me Knight.
Erie uud Crawford— Pearson Church.
Clarion, I* orest, Jefferson, McKean-and
Elk—Kennedy L. Blood.
REPRESENTATIVE
Adams—Jacob Bushev.
Allegheny—James M.' Richards, James
Irvin, A. Penny, Samuel P. Rofl, Samuel
Harper.
Beaver—Wm. Leaf.
Bedford—Jacob Reed.
Berks—Wm. Albright, AlbertG. Green.
Daniel Ermentrout.
Blair—Wm. Forbes.
Bradford—Julius Russell, DeLoss Rock
well.
Bucks—Jesse \\\ Knight. Edward T.
Hess.
Butler—James M. Brodin. Jacob idci"-
ler. '
Cambria—John Fonlon.
Ceutre—lra C. Mitchell.
Chester—James IJ. Jones, John 11. L;iv
erty. Jos. P. Walton.
Clarion aud Forrest—C. L. Lamberton.
Clearfield. Jefferson, McKean and File.
—G. 11.I 1 . McCoy, J. I 1 Leonard.
Clinton—J. Id. Orvis.
Columbia, Montoui, Wyomingand Sulli
van Peter Eat, Geo. D. Jackson.
Cumberland—Hiram O'Brien.
Dauphin—Gen. A. L. Roumfort. J. C.
M’ Alaruey.
Delaware—William Young.
Frio—Wm. Patton, W. A. Galbraith.
Fayette—T. B. Searight.
Franklin and Fulton—Hiram Kevser,
H. G. Smith.
Greene—Jos. G. Gerrard.
Huntingdon— J. Simpson Africa.
Indiana—Cyrus Clark.
Lancaster—Samuel E. Keller, Geo. L
Eckert, James P. Andrews. G. .1. Brush.
Lawrence—D. S. Morris!
Lebanon—S. T IT Adams.
Lehigh and Carbon—Herman Rupp, S
E. Sites. 1 "
Luzerne—o. S. Dodson, Stanley Wood
ward and Henry Wilbur.
Lycoming—John Piat!.
Mi-rcer—J. M. Arthur.
Mifflin—George Bates.
Monroe and Pike—James H. Walton.
Montgomery—Geo. Lower, Dr. Goo.
Wimley and L. H. Davis.
Northampton—Dr. A. Stout, John A.
Sletor.
Northumberland—Truman 11. Purdy.
Perry—J. A. Magee.
Philadelphia—J. Foster, Jesseo John
son, Ed. B. Helmbold, J. P, Dclany, An
drew Miller, Samuel Thompson, G. Ben
ner, Wm. H. Sodder, John H. Platt,
Anthony J. Lechler, A. D, Boileau, Wm.
9: Snyder. T. W. Sutton, W. J. Shelby
I hos. J. Roberts, Geo. F. P.orio and
Michael Arnold.
Schuylkill—Jas. J. Conner, Jonathan
•lonnsoD, and Joshua Boyer.
Somerset—A. H. Coffroth.
Susquehanna—A. J. Gerritson.
Tioga and Potter—H. A. Guernsey.
Union, Juniata and Snyder— .lns TT
Young, J. H. Shumaker.
Venango—Arnold Plumer.
Warren—J Y. James.
Washington—G. W. Miller, A. H.
Ecker.
Wayne—James R. Dickson.
Westmoreland and Armstrong—Jacob
Turney, John M’Farland, J. A. McCn
loch.
York—Adam Ebaogh, S. If. Bailey.
On motion the rules of the last House of
Representatives, so far as applicable, were
adopted for the government of the Con
vention.
Samuel A. Gillmore, ot Fayette, offered
the following:
Besotted, That to effect an organization
of this Convention a Committee of thirty
three to be selected from the several Sena
tonal districts by the delegates resident
ntthin the limits of each district, be au
thorized to report to this Convention, for
ita hpprova!, one person for President, and
thirtyrthree for vice Presidents and as
"pessary for-Secretaries,
as offices* °> this Convention.
RetoieaL That a committee, to be se
lected in flip, samemanner as the com
mittee for, cßjggnating officers, be author
ized to reporMo the Convention for its
action resolotwha eaprasive of the views
aud opinions olVthe Democratic party.
And I urtlier. that.all resolutions which
-nay be introduced' into thia Convention
be referred, withdW debo&.tetaid Cota-
-that said committee, it hereby
atthotized to select its own Chairman. -
C. L. Lamberton moved an amendment,
to proceed to the election of a permanent
President without the interaction of a
committee.
After some discussion the motion was
carried by a large majority :•
Nominations for President being in
order,
C. L. Lamberton nominated F. W. Hughes
' of Schuylkill.
H. A. Leechler nominated Richard Vans
of Philadelphia.
Ira C. Mitchell nominated J. Y. James of
Warren.
J. Y. James nominated G. W. Cass of
Allegheny.
A. H. Coffroth nominated Samuel Hep*
burn of Cumberland.
The three gentleman last named having
withdrawn, the vote was taken on the
remaining candidates, resulting as follows:
Hughes, 93; Vaux, 21; Hepburn, 11; Hon.
Arnold Plurner, 1; Jacob Ziegler, 1.
On motion of Jas. M. Richards, the
election of Mr. Hughes was declared unan
imous.
r At the request of the Chairman, Messrs.
Vaux aud Hepburn conducted the newly
elected President to his place.
Previous to taking his seat Mr. Hughes
addressed the convention as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention —Your
partiality has elevated me to a position of
high honor and responsible duties. To
(hts position, from my limited experience
aud. knowledge of parliamentary rulessuch
or similar to those adopted for the govern
meat of this body, I cau bring nothing
but a devoted attachment to the great
principles that at this unprecedented, mo*
uientuous and calamitous crisis in our
national life, warm the heart, and nerve
the arms of American citizens—feeling
strongly animated by thesame sentiments.
Ordinarily it \vould be appropriate, under
circumstances like this, for me to make
some referonco to the interests likely to
coine before the codventun—but in view
of the fact that a committee on resolutions
has beeu appointed it will be the part of
prudence aud caution, in order not to
euunciaie anything in advance of the ex
pression of the sentiments which well up
and influence the people of Pennsylvania,
us expressed in the reso utions of the
committee* that I shall forbear making any
speech aud proceed to the business ox the
convention.
Some of the delegates from Philadel
phia county objecting to the admission of
Andrew Miller, andßubt.L. Wright, (who
had been substituted by the regularly
elected delegates,) to scats in the conven
tion, all contested seats were, after a
discussion of some length, referred to a
committee office, consisting of A. J. Ger
ritson, T. I» Searight, 0. L. Lamberton,
l bos. C. Biddle, aud Wm. Leaf.
Mr. Gilmore's resolution with relation
to committees on permanent organization
and resolutions, having been decided as
passed by tho President, the Convention,
on motion of Mr. Vaux, took a recess tor
ten minutes to enable the delegation to name
the members of respective committees.
After the recess tno several delegations
reported their quota of members for each
of the committees, which, when full, were
composed us follows :
* OX RESOLUTIONS.
i—l. Richard Vaux: 2. Kline Shoema*
kor: 2. J. H. Platt: 4. Geo. F. Bone,
ll—John D. Larerty.
Iir —George Lower. •
IV— Samuel DarraJi.
V— !>. A. Stout.
Vl Albert G. Green. *
VII — James Ryon.
\! II —S. E Sites.
s JX-C. 1.. Ward.
\—David R. Randall.
\ I- W. 1.. McCov.
XJI—J. ii. Orvis.
XIII— Truman H. Purdy.
XIV— Samuel Hepburn.
XV— W. Kennon AVilson.
X\I —W- W. Brown, J. H. Brenmnan.
X\ ll—Adam Ehatigb.
XVIII —Henry A. Smith.
XIX— W. J. Baer.
XX— James Potts.
XXI— J. Alex. Fulton.
XXII — F. B. Searight.
XXIII—fi. W. Miller.
AXIA—Geo. W. Cass, Samuel Harper.
XXA —Robert Montgomery.
XXVl—Arnold Plurner.
XXVII—\V. A. Galbraith.
XXVIII—C. L. Lamberton.
<)X PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
! 1-1. E It. Helbold; 2. W. H. Bonder,
| 2. Albert Boiler: 4. Wm. F. Scheible.
| il—Dr. Wm. Young.
Hl—Dr. Geo. W. Whimley.
IV— Edward F. Hess.
V— Herman ilupp.
Vl Danidl Erraoiitrout.
VII— (ieo. de It. Keitn.
V lll—John Smith.
IX— Julius Russell.
X— 0. S. Dodson.
Xl 11. A. Guernsey.
XII— James H. Young.
XIII— Peter Ent
XIV— Thomas O’Bryan*
XV— A. L. Iloumfort.
XVI— Sami. E. Keller, Geo. L. Eckert
XVII— Wm. S Picking.
XVlll—Hiram C. Keyser.
XIX— J. Simpson Africa.
XX— J. T. Leonard.
XXI— S M. Clark.
XXII— C. Clark.
XXIII—W. Patterson.
XXIV—R. H. Kerr, J. M. Richards.
XX V—Wm. Lenf.
XXVI—D. S. Morris.
XXVII—Wm. Putton.
XXVIII—K. L. Blood.
A resolution was passed that delegates
having resolutions, shall refer them to the
committee, to be reported to the Conven
tion, if, in their judgment, it is proper.
The Convention then adjourned until
8 o’clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION
l’he Convention re assembled at three
o'clock, when Gen. A. L. Roumfort,
Chairman of the committee of permanent
organization, reported the following list
of officers:
PRESIDENT.
FRANCIS W. HUGHES,
VICE PRESIDENTS,
Ist District—Jesse Johnson, A. J. Lech'
lar, Dr. William O. Snyder, Michael
Arnold.
2d District—John B. Evans.
■' ( l “ Dr. E, L. Acker.
■lth ■ • Jesse W. Knight.
sth “ Kobt. McDowell.
6th “ Philip K. Miller
"th Francis P. Dewees.
Bth •• John Smith.
Bth * • Geo. D. Jachson.
10th Geo. Sanderson.
11th *• Thos. M. Biddle.
12th “ J. H. Young.
13th l< John G. Freeze.
14th “ John Boss.
16th “ J. C. McAlamey.
16th “ G. G. Bush, Geo. L. Eckert
17th S. N. Bailey.
18th ‘ • John Orr.
19th “ Jacob Beed.
20th “ John Felon.
21st l> Jos. M. Thompson.
22d “ Jacob Turney.
23d *■ Wm. Patterson.
24th “ Dr. D. A. Penney, S.P Boss
26th “ Wm. Leaf.
26th 4 * J. J. McArthur.
27th “ Pearson Church.
28th “ Kennedy L. Blood.
SECRETARIES.
Jacob Zeigler, Batler.
Truman H. Purdy, Northumberland.
J. H. Orvis, Clinton.
A. J. Grant, Susquehanna.
T. W. Sutton, Philadelphia.
S. S. Me Adam.- Lebanon. .
Jas. Irvin, Allegheny.....
John P. Delaney. Philadelphia.
Jacob Burkey, Adams.
Wm. McKnight, Mercer.
Lewis H, Davis, Montgomery.
Jaa. M. Bradin. Butler. .
SanraelDamh, Back*. V ••
Do Loss Rockwell, Bradford.
The report was adopted and the officers
named took their seats.
Jacob Zeigler, Esq., the first Secretary,,
was now called upon to read the Declara-i
wUch lie did- in 1
sonoronsyoice. A number of ladies were*
present dating the reading.
there was long and continued applause and
then the Convention passed a vote of
thanks to Mr. Z. for the able and correct
manner in which he read the document.
The convention then took a recess of
more than an hour, to give the committee
on resolutions time to perfect their report.
At five o’clock the body re-assembled,
when A. H. Coffroth, R. H. Kerr and Jus.
M. Richards, were appointed to wait on the
committee and ascertain how soon they
would report. The reply was: “In about
ten minutes.*’
Mr* Keir offered a resolution thanking
r• M. Hutchinson, Esq., for his generous
assistance in facilitating the business of
the. Convention, by actiug as
which was unanimously adopted.
At quarter past five the Committee on
Resolutions came in, and Hon. Arnold
Plurner, the Chairman, presented, as the
report of the committee, the following res
olutions, which were read by the Secretary:
Uhereas, ihe American Constitution
was ordained and established by our fath
ers in order to form a more pertect Cuiou,
establish justice, ensure domestic tran
quility, provide for the common defense,
promote the general welfare, and secure
the blessings ot liberty to posterity; there
fore,
Resolved, 1. That the only object of the
Democratic party is the restoration of the
Luion as it was aud the preservation ol
the Constitution as it is.
Resolved, 2. That to the end that the
Luion be restored aud the Constitution
and laws be enforced throughout its whole
extent, we pledge our hearty aud unquali
tied support to the Federal Government in
the energetic prosecution of the existing
war.
Resolved, 2. That the true and only ob
ject ot the war is to restore the Cnion and
enforce the law; such a purpose is alone
worthy the awful sacrifice which it costs
us ot life and of treasure : with such a
purpose alone can we hope for success—
and those who from sectional feeling or
party or private motives, would give any
other direction to the efforts of our armies,
are unjust and unworthy to be entrusted
with power and would cause all our eser
tions, extraordinary and unparalleled as
they are, to prove tutile in the end.
Uesolvtd, 4. lhat we justly view with
alarm the reckless extravaganoe which
pervades some of the departments ot the
federal government, and that a return to
rigid economy and accountability is indis
pensible to arrest the systematic plunder
ot the public treasury bv fuvored parti
nans; and that in view of the recent start
ling developements of fraud and corrup
tions at the federal metropolis and
throughout the country, we hold an entire
change of administration nolicy to be im
peratively demanded.
Resolved, .I. That the party fanatacism
or crime, whichever it may be called that
seek to turn the slaves of the Southern
States loose, to overrun the North and
enter into competition with white laboring
classes, thus degrading and insulting their
manhood, by placing them on an equality
with negroes in their occupation, is in
sulting to our race and merits our most
emphatic and unqualified condemnation.
Resolved, C. —That ice denounce Xorth
errt Abolitionism and Southern Secession
as the co-operating sources of our present
calamities, alike treasonable to the Con
stttution and inimical to the Cnion. lhe
only way to a restored 1 nion and a re
spected Constitution, with returning peace
ntid prosperity, is through the overthrow
of HOTU.
Resolved, ~ihat the Democracy of l*enn
6ylyanin is equally opposed to all sectional
legislation and geographical parties, which
base their hope tor continued partisan
success, on the agrarianism of emancipa
tion and hypocritical philanthropic—
Abolition—because ncitheris known to the
Constitution and both are intended to aid
disunion and subvert the Constitution, hud
to nrevent the restoration of amity, peace
and concord among States and people.
Resolved, 8, That the Constitution and
the laws are sufficient for any emergency
ami that the suppression ot the freedom
of speech, and of the press, and of the
unlawful arrest of citizens, and the sus
pension of the writ of habeas corpus, in
violation of the Constitution, in States
where the civil authorities are unimpeded,
is most dangerous to civil liberty and
should be resisted at the ballot box bv
every freeman of the land.
Resolved, ■ !*, That this is a government
of white men, and was established exclu
sively for the white race that the negro
race are not entitled to and ought not to
be ndtnitted to political or social equality
with the white race ; hut that it is our duty
to treat them with kindness and consider
ntion, as nn interior or dependent race;
that tho right of the several States to de
termine the position and dmies of the
race is a sovereign right, and the pledges
of the Constitution require us, ns loyal
citizens, not to interfere therewith.
Resolved, 10 That Congress has no
power to deprive any person of his prop
erty for any criminal offence unless that
person has been first duly convicted of the
offence by the verdict of a jury; and that
all acts of Congress like those lately pass
ed by the House of Representatives, which
assume to forfeit or confiscate the estates
of men for offences of which they have
not been convicted upon duo trial by jury,
are unconstitutional and lead to oppres
sion and tyranny. It is no justification
tor such acts, that the enmes committed
in the prosecution of the rebellion are of
unexampled atrocity; nor is there nny such
justification as State necessity known to
our government or laws.
Resolved, 11. That the Constitution and
union and the laws must be preserved
and maintained in all their proper and
rightful supremacy, and that tne rebellion
now in arms against them must bo sup
pressed; and that it is our duty to use all
constitutional measures to that end.
. Resolved, 12. That the soldiers compos
ing our armies merit the warmest thanks
of the nation. Their country called andj
nobly did they respond. Living, they shall
know a nation’s gratitude—wounded, a na
tion’s care,and dying they shall live in our
memories, and monuments shall be raised
to teach posterity to honor the patriots and
heroes who offered their lives at theircoun
! tr y’s altar. Their widows and orphan’s
shall be adopted by the nation, to be watch
ed over and cared for as objects worthy a
nation’s gratitude.
During the reading, Mr. Zeigler was
frenuently interrupted by lond and long
applause, and when he had concluded, the
resolutions were adopted without adissent-
me voice.
Mr. Lamberton offered a resolution to
iroceed to the nomination of candidates
:or Auditor General and Surveyor Gene
ral, which was adopted, and nominations
were made as follows:
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL:
Mr. Coffroth nominated Wm. P. Schell,
of Bedford;
Mr. Shoemaker nominated Isaac Slenker,
of Union; ’
Mr. Knight nominated Franklin Vanzant,
of Bucks;
Mr. Pickens nominated Jacob Ziegler, of
Butler;
Mr. Rumfourt nominated Richardson L.
Wjjgbt, of Philadelphia;
Mr. Ryan nominated John M. Wetherill,
of Schuylkill.
FOR SURVEYOR QKKERAI..
Mr. Richards nominated Jas. P. Barr, of
Allegheny;
Mr. Searight nominated T. W. H. Pauley,
of Greene;
Mr, Mitchell nominated David Karakad
dan. of Clinton:
Mr. Laner, nominated (kn; H. Hiß, of
Montgomery;
Jnh.P. Bdnc,of
j D ? tk nominated Jool E. James, of
Philadelphia;
Young nominated Jno. Cummings, of
union; * j$ :
MiK Eat nominated Levi fcl Tate, of Co
lumma; V ; .
;Mr* nominated Col; Jno. T. Hart
ra ™» o» Montgomery; ? j
S. A. Baccus, of
Philadelphia. i- T" '
Ihe Convention then proceeded to vote
tor Auditor General and Several ballots
were had, resulting os below:
c . ii f\ 11. 111. IV. V. VI.
- at 35 30 ' 32 29 17
Slvnker 17 a; 32 33 4t 7»
Jansant 20 15 . is 12 7
&•?>« 24 15 withdrawn.
4 ? 56 SO to 39
On motion of Mr. Kerr - the nomina
tion of Mr. Slenker was made unanimous.
The balloting for Surveyor General now
proceeded, resulting as below:
g«T 47 79-
PdDlcy o*
Kttrsitadden _
::::z 15 »
v ose c
uftHKS.., •» _
Cummings ~
■ Fnyder r. __
Tate £
llartrauft o {
BftCCU* 7 _
Mr. Cummings and Col. Hartrauft were
withdrawn before the first ballot; Messrs,
nose, James and Snyder before the
second.
On motion of Mr. Richards the nomi
nation of Mr. Bair was made unanimous.
Mr. Kerr calied np the resolution offer
ed by Mr. Coffroth; that the Convention
proceed to elect a chairman of the State
Central Committee and that a Committee
of one frem each Senatorial District be
elected by the delegates from each—and
moved to amend it by declaring the chair
inan of the Convention be the chairman of
the Committee.
After some little discussion, Mr. Coff
roth accepted the amendmentand the reso
lution, as amended, was adopted.
nuition the Convention adjourned
until half past eight o'clock inthe evening.
NIGHT SESSION',
Pursuant to adjournment tho Conven
tion reassembled at half past eight in the
evening, and, in accordance withthe reso
tion passed just betore adjournment, the
delegates reported one name from each
senatorial district to form the following
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Chairman, FRANCIS W. HUGHES.
I- E Gaskill, Philadelphia; Jo*.
Lippincott, Philadelphia; Simon-W. Ar
phliSh.v|,h,a: w *■ Cassin ’
ll llr. Wrn. Voung, Cheater, Delaware
county:
Jesse li. Davis, Norristown, Mont
gomery county;
l\ —J. D. Mendenhall, Doylestown, Bucks
couuty;
' Hubert .McDowell, Sating ton, Lehigh
county: "
v!r U r- m ' B : A ’bright, Reading;
ii ii p L d ® **• Keim, Pottaville;
' Hi—Ephraim W. Hanlin, Bethany,
Wayne county; 1
IX—A. J. Gerrett, Montroße, Susquehanna
county; n
‘vr S !* , v ey , Woodward > Wilkesbarre;
yiT‘ J A V James, Warren;
All— Col. Robert Crane, Jersey Shore,
Lycoming cmuty;
A 111--Thomas Challant, Danville, Mon
tour county;
Xl\- -.lohn 11. Criswell, Shippensburg,
Cumberland county: .
XV---R A. l.ainberton, Harrisburg;
A V I—James Patterson, Oak Shade, Lan
caster county; H. M. North. Columbia,
l.ancaster county;
sMir^ h , n . Giljaou ' ior b;
A i ~v ‘ u Uuncan.Chamberaburg.
rraukhn county; 8
y A. H* Coflroth, Somerset:
AA—John lenlon, Kbensburg, Cambria
county;
vv!r^ M ar ki Indiana;
y v i S” 63 ,, 0 - Clarke - Ureenßburg.
A u- n, ‘ Patterson. Patterson's Mills,
» asbington 00.
- X^ lV 7 Ge P r gc W. Cass, John C. Dunn,
Pittsburgh. ?
XX\ —Chus. Carter, Beaver.
AAV I—u. S. Morris, New Castle. Law
rence county.
XXVII—Beni. Whitman, Erie City, Erie
county. ' ’
AA' Hi—W. W. Barr, Clarion.
Ihe usual vote of thanks was passed to
the omccrs nud the proceedings were di
rected to be print-, d in pamphlet form for
the use of members and published in the
Democratic pupers of the State.
In leaving the chair, the President
after giving thanks to the mem
bent for the good order and harmo
ny which had prevailed made an elo
quent address, dwelling upon the state of
the country—speaking of what the Democ
racy had already done and what it is ex
pected to and must perform, to preserve the
L nion. Armed rebellion, he said, must
be put down by force of arms, but it is
equally our duty to put down the other
treason which begat Secession—Abolition
ism, its parent. There are but two parties
m the country—the friends of the Consti
tution aud the Union and their enemies
I heir enemies are the Secessionists South
aud the Abolitionists North— their friends
the loyal men who stand up for the Con
stitution as it is and the Union as it was
Every loyal man canstaudon the platform
[ adopted this day, and we appeal to all
f ?t 10 ? ,‘? e , n t 0 tok ® “P tbe battle cry:
• Uphold the Constitution by patting down
Secessionism and Abolitionism.”
After some further remarks from the
chair, the Convention adjourned and re
solved itself into a
ratification meeting,
The meeting organized by the election
ol non. John Cessna as Chairman.
Hon. Richard Vaux was called for, but
said he was willing that posterity should
judge the Democracy of Pennsylvania by
their acts—they speak for themselves and
he could now add nothing to give their pa
triotic action any greater weight.
Hon. Samuel Hepburn was called out;
He began with an allusion to the -many I
hearts saddened by the late terrible news
from the East—spoke of the war and asked
if any one, without going back for yean,
could explain its causes. Heshowedtbat
notwithstanding the disastrous struggle in
which we are now engaged, the old politi
cal conflict still goes on—that the domi
nant party are still keening open thi old
wounds and making no effort to heal them
—while the Democracy has again reaffirm
ed her old principle of adherence to the
Constitution and the ITiiion. Never said
he, can the doctrine of emancipation be
carried ont; never can the people of the
A orth be subjected to another $1,200 000 .
000 debt to purchase the freedoJnof four
[ million negroes who would be utterly
worthless here. The Democracy could
only appeal, once more, to the loyal peo
ple of the countiy to come forwatd and
aid them m putting an end to this fearful
struggle.
Hon. W. H. Wittie having been sent
for, now entered and took the stand amid
great cheering. He congratulated: the
convention on the wise and prudent action of
the day, which he thought would restore
the old prestige of the Democratic party
It has been said that oars id 1 not qnitethe
party of the Union it shouldbe—-bnt if it
is not he has read its history in vain In
the sixty year* it has existed (since the
time of Jefferson) based upon the doctrine
of equality of has made it the
asylum, of the poor, the weak and the op
pressed of *ll nation*—acquired much new
territory, with beneficent results—asserts
our right's upon the seas bjr driving from I
OH? waters *ie cruisers of the BmMh ini
thenar o estahlishiu thepriariale
offrefcv nor’sri^t*^Jhtiideir
gfgtioml cu iraringtho
: with opposition to .voting supplies and
. m °J»ey— and many other important acts
and measures. In fact every meiLj
which has been approved by the nedlSS
was the work of the Democratic p£ty
has protected all individuals, clamcs and
States, whenever Mailed. JThirJbpposi
tion have failed wpHtr thusy introduce
any measure of note aid Oar party has
succeeded, scnlter&p! iti§' beigficence
through the whole CMpiryff Evfewherc
and under all circuintancetithc'policy of
the Democratic party hasten marked
by liberality and justness—invariably pro'
tecting the rights of-the masses.
They say the Democratic party is not
the L nioii party —it has never been any
thing else.. On the Southern question we
have sustained the -vetted, rights of .the
States of the whole Union, North and
South,and must continue to do so—despite
thesneersof the Abolitionists whocallall
traitors who do not fully concur in their
f>oltcy. He protested against this insinua
non as an insult to the loyalty of the De
mocracy, who have always been for law
and order—denying the right of opinion
when it oomes in conflict with established
] a,r believing' this to be a government of
law, not of opinion.
Ihedutyof the Democracy is plain.—
We must continue to give men and money
to crush out this rebellion and use our
strongest efforts to reassert the Constitu
tion. We must not be wanting in loyalty,
but we must insist npon the administra
tion refraining from the. invasion of pri
vate rights without authority. Men must
not be arrested without warrant except
where militaiy law prevails. We cannot
permit so gross a violation of the Consti
uon. If it be the purpose of this war to
preserve the Constitution without which
we can have no government, we will assist
you, but sacred rights must not be invaded.
Let not the process oi restoration be that
which violates the Constitution more. We'
cannot, as American citizens, give up the
nabeaieorput —the right of trial by jurv
“da fair investigation under the law. '
We as a party, need ■ advance no new
ideas. We must simply follow our old
course, look to the Constitution and
laws for the restoration of the Union, and
demand their enforcement. We must give
the last nun and the last dollar to crush
out this gigantic treason—but at the same
time must watch the equally deadly, but
more cowardly and insidious enemy in the
North—prostrating the efforts of the gov
ernment to put down rebellion, by plotting
new treason at home. Thank God the re
sponsibility is not with us. We have not
the power to stop this tide of fanaticism
bat onr loyalty cannot be impeached—we
regard such impeachment as an insult.—
with onr many dead on the hard fought
fields of the South we must not be told we
are traitors—we are not —our loyalty to the
government has been proved and must be
recognized.
' We must with one arm put down rebel
lion and with the other protect the civil
rights of the people by putting down
,?rthern traitors. tV e must learn whether
Abolitionism or conservatism is to control
our destinies—by finding out the policy ot
the Government. If the present adminis
tration caanot do the work belore them
we must putinto power those who can and
will do it, by constitutions! and legal
means
conclusion lie rejoiced over the pa
triotic action of the Convention—and
closed with an eloquent prayer for ••the
Constitution as it is and the Union as it
was.’*
The meeting then adjourned with three
cheers for the speaker, and so closed one
of the most enthusiastic, harmonious and
cheeriug assemblage of the Democracy
that has been held in this State for many
years.
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AIMfIONAL FROM THE PENINSULA.
THE BATTLES OF MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.
Our Loss About- Twenty 1
THE, BEBEIi, liOSSPHOBABJ^t
■ QBBATMS^hjTnTI'\
Seven Hundred Rebel Privates Taken.
McOLELLAN LOSES THIRTY GDIS.
Cen <r«??£ W ! Kejrnolda and
C 01. Ntockton Captured.
Generals Meads, Boms, Sumner and
Heintselman Wounded.
review of McClellan's army
ON THE FOURTH.
dr?., do.,
Heaoqcautkrs ok the Army op the \
Potomac, Turkey Island, July 2 /
The troops which had fought the battle
of Sunday retreated under the cover of
night to White Oak Swamp Bridge, a dis
tance of about twelve miles, there to await
the approach of the enemy.
The disposition of the troops on Mon
day, the sixth day of battle, was aa fol
lows :
General .smith's division, supported by
General Nagiev's brigade,, occupied the.
right of the bridge, while Gen. .Sumner’s
and General Franklin's corps occupied the
left
General Ucintrelman’scorps, with Gen.
McCall's division, were out on the road to
meet the enemy who was approaching
from Richmond.
J he enemy came up boldly early in the
forenoon,* haring been heavily reinforced
hy he troops who had fought the battle of
Friday on the opposite side of the Chicka
hominy.
At .about three o'clock it became evi
dent that some portion of our lines must
give wav, as the rebels were constantly
throwing fresh troops into action.
Our troops in I’ront of the bridge now
fell back to within three and a half miles
offurkey Island*, where the fight was
shortly afterwards reuewed, and continued
with greatest determination on both
sides.
ihe loss on Monday was verv heavy ou
both sides.
During the day all the cattle and a great
er portion of the transportation had safely
crossed Turkey Island bridge.' Some of
the rear wagons had to be abandoned and
fired, to make room for the passage of ar
tillery.
The tight was renewed early on Tuesday
morning by the rebels, and evidently in
tending to crush our army. It lasted abbot
three hours, resulting in considerable loss
to both sides. The eueoiy thenretired leav*
ing the field to our troops.
The rebels again advanced at about three
o clock in the afternoon, in considerable
numbers, but retired after being shelled by
the gunboats and artillery, for about two
hours, without coming near enough, for
musketry to become engaged.
The loss ot our army during these seven
days' engagement is not known, but twen
ty thousand is considered to be as near an
estimate as can at present be given in kill
ed, wounded and missing.
The loss of the enemy in killed must
have been very heavy, far exceeding that
of our army.
We have taken about seven .hundred
prisoners, among whom are three lieuien
ant-colonels and one major.
The reported capture of Gen. Magruder
is probably a mistake.
, The loss in Utf<i artillery is about thirty
pieces during the seven days.
General Reynolds and Captain Kings
bury of his staff, were takbn prisoners, as
also Colouel Stockton, of Michigan.
General Mead, ot Pennsylvania, was
severely wounded.
General liurua was wounded in the
face. ' w ' l '‘-' -
General Sumner and General HeinUel
man were both slightly wounded in the left
arm, but never lelt the field.
General McCall was seen to fall from his
horse during the battle on Mondayand
was taken prisoner. No extent of his in
juries are now known.
Colonel Goeline, of the 54th Pennsylva
nia regiment, was-killed.
Captain Usmblos, of the Fifth Renlar
Cavalry, was also killed.
Captain Whiting, of the Fifth Cawdry,
was wounded and taken and his
son, n lieutenant in the same reciment.
lost his left arm. ■- - , .
Colonel Pratt, of the Thirty-first. H«w
l’ork regiment, was wounded in the fiiee.
The army is now encamped on high,
rolling ground, onthe banks of the James
i river, fifteen miles from KichmoncLv The
transports are already nnloading supplies
at the wharves. . r . .
The Commanding. General feels confi
dent of successfully meeting soy attack the
enemy may make upon him in his present
uosition.
The reinforcements the rebels" received
from Beauregard and Jackson gave them a
force double that, of the army ofthepo
tomac, and many of the prisoners . taken
(luring the battles belonged to Beatire-
I gard’s army.
Foktbess Moxnoe, July 3.—At ten
o’clock this morning the' Nellie Baker ar
rived at. Fortress Monroe, from'Harnson’B
Lauding, having left, there at fifb'b’clbck
this moruing. She brings dpwn twenty-five
rebel prisoners, and bas onlyafew.wottnd
ed on board. ,
The'most terrible fighting took place On
Tuesday last, and with the most brilliant
success. The rebels were defeated.ip every
action, and the rebel officers taken prison
ers admit the loss of at least tea thousand
men on that day. Our artillery wag most
successfully brought to bear uearlyallday
while the rebels have donebbt,ten' little
execution with theirE. OurlbSS was very
small when compared with thitt of the
rebels. - 1
The fighting on both sides wai of the
most desperate character ; aa fast u the
rebel forces wgrejeut to pieces btherTresh
troops were immediately marched forward
to fill their placea. They, appeared.tpdis
| regard! the lives, of their men/and jplficed
and held them under thehotte|tfireofonr
.was sweeping tljput down
•nd cutting them to piece'sas fkM aii'they
arrived.. •
-The enemy have been stgid
driven back in every fight'ftr thelgit
three, days—Monday, Tuesday' and;‘.lfad
n eeday.. . •
Yesterday, the enemy advanced abbot
! eight o’clock in the morning and oMned
fire, which was constantly
severe fighting on both sides .waa'lieftt pp
for three hours, when the rebels retreated
with considerable lossj.and badlyputup
by onr artillery. _
Our troops are in fine spirits, and never
were.so anxioua to fight as they ate'jib.w.
.Most of onr woanded express a drtirt'.to
recover speedily, that they nan. agam .rV'-
tnrn to their ; regiments'. ' AIT. seem jeng
■oe* to bepreeent when Bichmdndu taken,
1 The .steamers Vanderbilt and jk'rrow
enmh hey* arrived here* withseven bon
frlhe eteamer Slm.Cigrhaeeboat tifelt