Pit orning JAMES P. BABE, Editor and Proprietor -- - - THURSDAY MORNING ::::::::: SEP F. 9, 113.58 . _ DIMOCE.ATIC STATE NOMINATIONS son SUPRA= .117D&8, WILLIAM A. PORTER, • OF PHILADELPHIA. ron CANAL OONYIRSIONZIL, WESTLEY FROST; OF FAYETTE COUNTY. DX:IIOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET-- CONGRESS, 1113 T DISTRICT ANDREW BURKE, City. I. 4 ,Niti FL McBill:" Birmingham A.511(111.T : THOMAS DONNELLY, Coßiro PHILIP STEVENSON, Moon, JOHN H. IRWIN, City, ROBERT MORRO'S', rimi AUGUSTUS 11A ATP'. Allfgheny BARNES FORD, Upper St- Clair PEOTIONOTARI ALEX-CYDER Bi ACE, FetiicLiy comEt,sioNva : TUONLAS BARLEY, Allrgbeny WILLIAM ALESASDPE City JOHN MURRAY, S. - nth Pittsburgh DIRICTOR CT SCE TOGF. JOHN BnYLE, Indiana: {W. DEMOCRATIC STATE CUMMITTEE.—The mirc br re of the Democratic State Committee are riqn,t ed to mret nt the ST. CIIARLES HOTEL, in the city of Pitttehnrgh, on WEDNESDAY, September 3.sth,at 7 o'clock P. M. R. BIDDLE It'RERTS, Chairman. • The followir g are the namoa of the Commitiee:— ISIEME Ist. John Hamilton, Jr., Lewis C. Cassidy, J D CampheP, B Browne, llngh Clark, John IT. Pohnert. John 13.1thodce. e.d. Florence En 4tb. Robert Tyl-r. Lth. 0. A Cooper. Samuel L Young. 7th. F. R Saerchor. rsth. Asa Packer. Lit h. Stenhen 11th. George White. Kt:. Maj. J 'Cnnintings. 'L."; h. F. W. Knox.. 14th. J. B. Brstlcn. pfe". DEMOCRATIC COSIXIITTEB OP CORRESPOND ci--y EZ , ICE for Allegheny county. In putsuar,o.• of a li. solution, of the late Democratic County Convention, I have appointed the following Committee: Henry McCullough, Nelson Campbell, Rody Pattetaon, John Swan, John Sampson. James Sehsbariy, N. P. Fetterman, Wm Magee, Will Black, John Sill, 'sury Ingrain, Tillotson Neel, P.. C. G. Sproul. Finley Oulu, William Whignum. The above Committee wi'l meet at the Sr. Cassias UCTEL, on SATURDAY, the 11th day of September nest, et eleven o'clock, A. M. DAVID D. BRUCE, Chairmen. Protest Against the Action of the late County Convention. THE POST SUSTAINED! Speech and Protest of Jonas R. M'Clintock in last Year's Democratic Convention. SPEECHES OF A. B. NPCALMONT AND R BIDDLE ROBERTS, ESQS _Below we publish the declaration of ad herence to the well established doctrines of the party of a number of gentlemen, whose Democracy, we presume, no one will attempt to dispute. As far as the support of the principles of the National Democracy are concerned, they are clear upon the record.— They have devoted a large portion of their lives, their talents, and their means to sus. tain the men and the measures of the party. Many of them are patriarchs in the ranks, and have grown grey in the service. There is not a "two year old" amongst them. The opinions and position of these men are en titled to great respect and the gravest con sideration on the part of the Democrats of Allegheny county. Consistent, as they have ever been, to the principles which they pro fess, they aro not willing that a Convention, which has called to represent the high and patriotic views of the Democratic party, should misrepresent these views. It is not to be permitted that such old and faithful members of the party, as William Wilkins, Charles Shaler, John Anderson, Hopewell Hepburn, and Geo. P. Hamilion, and the rest, should be stigmatized as " soreheads," becaus e they are earnestly desirous of sus taining that organization in its purity, which has given to the country such statesmen as Jefferson and Jackson and Marcy, and a host of other brilliant men of the nation. It is not to be permitted that such working Dem ocrats as B. Biddle Roberts, the Chairman of .our State Committee, John Birmingham, Da, rid Campbell, Samuel Jones, James Herd man, G. W. Cass, W. H. Smith, J. M'C °Me ter, Charles Barnett, and all the rest of those who differed with the Convention, should be placed outsido the ranks on a local issue.— They have pursued a wise and truly Demos oratic course in thus taking their position in the National Democratic ranks. This has not been done by these gentlemen with a view of disorganization, or with the slightest oppositidn to the ticket which has been regularly nominated. Their Democracy is too sound fur that ; but, as Democrats, they desire to place themselves in the posik tion where they wish to stand before their fellow Democrats of -the State and country.— They are men of enlarged views and great experience, and they see and know that the action of the Convention has been injurious to the party, and hence they protest against it. They have endorsed the course pursued by the Post, in taking broad Democratic grOunds, and while supporting the ticket, refusing to acknowledge the binding force of a platform, such as no Democratic body ever before adopted in this county. For this we thank them, and by this we are encouraged to pur sue what we honestly believe to be th- only true Democratic course. The Democratic Convention of the 2Gth of August, 1857, adopted resolutions approving of the course of the National:and State Ad ministrations, and also against railroad taxa. tinn,but the grounds then taken were to resist Icy all constitutional and legal means the payment of any tax imposed upon us illegal ly, either by State or county." To this no Democrat could reasonably object. But this year the Convention went farther, and utterly ignoring the general issues of the party, adopted a platform of practical repudiation, the tendency - et which is sunversive to all law and good order. In the preamble to the resolutions which the Convention adopted, they say, "WE WILL SUPPORT NO MAN FOR OFFICE OF ANY KIND who will consent to be made an agent for using the property' of the peo ple in this way, or who ENTERTAINS THE OPINION THAT THIS THING CAN BE LAWFULLY OR CONSTITUTIONALLY DONE." What sort of Democratic, doctrine is this? are men to be ostracise ± for honest opinions, honestly maintained, and flr upholding the law 5.7 - ;:'-41 7 Y • and constitution of the land? Yet this Conven tion,has arrogated to itself the power thus to as tracise men,and evenmenwhomtheConveution has nominated, not forsooth because there is any taint upon their escutcheon as Democrats, but to throw then overboard if they are not of the same way of thinking as the Conven tion, on a question which in all honesty, we deem as of secondary importance to the great issues of the party, and not essential as a tenet of Demoeraiio faith. They gave one man the authority to appoint a committee with power to strike any man's name from the Democratic ticket, whose opinion upon this question differed frem their own. Who made these men the makers of opinions for the party, upon questions of law and of fact, not pertinent to the doctrineS of the Democratic party ? Is a resolution like this, which this Convention adopted, consistent with Demo cratic usages, Democratic policy, or Demo. erotic principles. " Resolved, That the Chairman of this Con• vention, be authorized to appoint a County Com mittee of Correspondence, whom we know to be sound on the tax - question ;. AND THAT. SAID COMMITTEE BE EMPOWERED TO INTER ROGATE THE CANDIDATES THISDAY NOM INATED, AND SUBSTITUTE NEW MEN FOR ANY WHO WILT. NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THE FOREGOING PREAMBLE AND RESO LUTIONS " nrsratcr:• : 15th Gen. W 11. Miller, Cyroa 6loufng.•r. kith D. Jelin K. Raub, 11. M. North 17th. W. A. Stable. 15th. Samuel . obinton. 19th. A. H. Coffrrth. '.4oth. J. K Crawford. 21st_ .1. K. Calhoun. 22. i. Searight. 23t1 W. Workman. 211 h. Jnmee P. Barr, David Lynch, Jame= A. qibtOn. ^_s'h Hugh McKee.. _nth. IL P. Cochran. 271 h. V.. I'. Shattuck. 25th. W. T. Alexander. MlM= If there was one expression of Democratic principle in that preamble and resolutions, It might be reasonable to ask Democratic candi dates to subscribe to it. But there is not. It is all Anti-Tax. It enunciates no Demo , cratic principles, and endorses no Democratic man, yet the convention says that if the can didates, whom they, as the people's delegates have nominated, will not subscribe to this platform, a committee shall cast thorn from the ticket. Men whose character and antecedents, the Convention knew:when they were nomina. ted—men whose Democracy was never doubt ed, must be disfranchised as menibers of the party organization, upon a question of pure ly local interest 1 Oat upon such Democracy as this. It is no wonder that men of sense and true patriotic feeling should spit upon this platform and declare that they are willing in this matter to abide the decision of the Courts, and of the lawn which the people themselves have made. Some of them are legal gentle men, who cannot consent that their brilliant professional reputations shall be tarnished even by a silence at the present time. The doctrines expressed by De. McClintock in the Convention last year, and those con tained in the protest of a minority of the Convention, express the views of the real Democracy of Allegheny county, and we have appended them as a matter of interest at the present time,to the protest against the action of the Convention held last month. To the Editor of the Pittsburgh Daily Foot : DEAR Sea :—The signers to this paper fed it to be their plain and unavoidable dirty, thus publio to record a solemn prottst against the proceed ings of the late Democratic County Convention. We ocraeider the refusal of that body to set forth any views as to the former or future policy of the party, as a great derilection of duty, and the instituting in their stead of new, narrow and eplicraeral issues, as full of danger to the har mony and success of the Democratic cause. Among other resolutions of the same tenor, we find the following : " arlesolved, That in order to free discussion of this question of Railroad taxation from other te sues, which might embarrass it, we are willing for the present to forego the consideration of National and State policy, wishing to hold the champions, attorneys and agents of railroad tax atirm to a searching investigation and discussion of the only question which should at the preset', time engage out attention." Nov:, tho undersigned, who believe that they speak the thoughts cf a large number, if not a majority of the Democrats of the county, declare that they are not willing to forego the considera tion of National and State policy, now or here after ; they are not willing to thrust •side the time-honored customs and principles of the party, to make way for an accidental question, i °CFA in its character and purposes, and urged by an angry, faction of the party, accidentally placed in a condition to upset its ancient practices, and counseled' by men who never were and are not now members of our organization. Perhaps there never was a time when the De mocracy of this State had more urgent cause for maturing . ' and declaring their views of "National and State policy," than the present. The exist ing tariff has proved inadequate to provide revenue for the wants of the federal government, and all men opposed to a natlenal debt, are look ing to a revision of our revenue laws. Yet here, in Allegheny county, the very centre of interests greatly to be affected by the settlement of this question, this Convention, elected to re present the Democracy, have not one word to say—they have no syllable of counsel, no com fortable assurance for the thousands who depend on the Democratic policy in this matter to furnish them with employment, or save to them the property they have invested. We are passing through a financial straggle, unequalled in its fierceness by any similar trial experienced in twenty-five years. All agree that the banking system is to be revised, and the people more strongly guarded, if possible, against its tyranny and its excesses. Yet, this convention, in the second city in the State, has no advice to offer, no plans to suggest, as to the best mode cf effecting this vital reform. Against these grave omissions we earnestly protest; and against the perversion of the good old Democratic name to the purposes of design ing demagogues, not of our political faith, we shall cry aloud, and spare not , Instead of resolutions about banking or the tariff, or the other leading subjects of public policy, which extend over the State and Nation, we have resolutions bearing on the single ques tion of Railroad taxation ; and the voice of these presumptuous representatives of the Demecraoy of Allegheny, who wore their state for a single hour, is hoarse with invectives against all who differ with their desperate conclusions. Hero is another of this memorable batoh o resolutions "Rssoiced, That the Democracy of Allegheny county, feeling the magnitude of the task im posed upon them by corporate fraud and corrup tion, are willing to extend the right hand of fel lotosh‘i3O to all classes and conditions of our folk. low citizens, who feel the necessity of a union of numbers in order to resist monopoly and oppres sion." Under this resolution, the Know-Nothing mer cenaries may come into the Democratic camp, with drums beating and colors flying, and find a Warm welcome, after having been drivtn with scorn and contumely from the black recesses of the Republican fold. No one is to question them about the Naturalization laws ; no one is to say a word of their malignant attempts to disfrane ohise the-thousands of naturalized citizens who vote the Democratic ticket. Here may come the Black Republican, with all the heresies we have so long fought against, unrepented, unforgiven. Here may come the pure Abolititionist, with the negro at his heels, claim the right to vote at our elections. In short, the temple of Democracy is to be changed into a den for all sorts of un clean politicians, shouting unceasingly. "no taxa tion," and dnring the revolting re-union, no one is to whisper one word in favor of Democratic wen and measures! Against this unholy con junction we enter our protest, and shall steadily maintain it. • The Democrats assembled in Convention are made to utter such a resolntion as this: Resolved, .TAat : the profuse use of tickets MOM .•:'t . ;%. ,, •'-' ,,-, ':?:•-;;'-= - ,.:•5.;.i'f: 1 -4-'_;z , t , ''.:' and passe., upon the railer:rads by JUDGES,..LEG ISLATOILS and EDITO4B, is au in idions mode of effecting what an open attempt at bribery might perhaps fell to accomplish." Now, we protsst against this resolution, so disgraceful to the democratic party; it is notzr gument against the railroad bonds, It is a mere aspersion cf certa:n citizons, and an attack on oar Courts of Law, intended to destroy confi dence in their dccieione. We wish to declare to our fellow Democrats, tar and near, that slan dering their fellow citizens, and charging car" ruption on their courts, is not the vocation of Democratic Conventions in Allegheny county, and that such abasing employment is not au thorized nor sanctioned by the mass of Dm - 010- , crate, represented by the Convention which was ' betrayed into the passage of this injurious reso lution. In this connection, we may further declare that a vast number of the Democrats of this county, if not a majority of them, do not sym pathise in any way with the opinions of those who so madly ruled the deliberations of the late Democratic Convention. They do not be lieve that the payment of their railroad oblige tions oan or ought to be evaded, or avoided at all hazirds ; and they believe that the decision of the Courts of the Commonwealth will be just and proper, and should solve the doubts of every man who honestly entertains doubts of the to gality of the issue of bonds to railroads • ~ : _ • _ =zsa'a" The undersigned do not enter the field as apol ogists for the reckless issue, or the shameless waste, of these bonds, but they are bound to de clare their belief that they were sanctioned at the tune they were issued, by almost the entire voice of the people, and until taxation to pay the interest ras threatened, no set of men, nor no individual, efficiently protested against the issue of the bonds, or denounced their misuses. We desire to make known to our, fellow-Intl rens throughout the tale and country, that the resolutions of the late Convention are not the opinions of the Democracy of Allegheny county; and to say further, that the course of our Dem i ooratic organ, the Post, on this question, merits our entire approval. We phall not inquire Into the private griefs or the ulteriorpurposes those who controled the Convention, in refusing to entertain the cnatem ary resolutions, complimenting the national ad ministration, and in neglecting to make honor able mention of the fact that our Preaidezt And our present Governor are Democrats. This is a subordinate matter, unexampled to be sure, but in no wise Lo I.;e compru•ed in importance with the abnegation of all and complete indifference to all measures. fu making this protest,wo have performed a dig agreeable duty. But it was not to be endured that tha slanderous and abusive tirade oontained in the resolutions adopted by the Convention is to go forth as the voice of our party. Snoh sentiments are the laity etterackoes of Eielilue whioh has pro nounced the Supreme Court a the State vile and corrupt, and has proclaimed that its doable bens should not be regarded. Wo repeat they are not the yiews of the DemTette party of Allegheny county, and would warn their framers that the election of a ticket put in the field by that° Convention, composed entirely of Demo.. orate, is not to be token as an endorsement of hose . WM. WILKINS, ( RARLES SHALL R, HO PE W ELL HEPBURN, CEO. P. HAMILTON, WM. H. SMITH, CEO. W. CASS, A R. BIDDLE ROBERTS, JOHN BIRMINGHAM, paviD CAMPBELL, JOHN AZ. DEMON, T. UMBSTAETTER, JACOB MJCOILISTF.II, JAMES HERDMAN, SAMUEL JONES, I'OL LARD A.LCORM IC E, 8. C. WINGARD, JOHN J. HOUSTON, ZOS. R. HUNTER, JOHN MAc`KIN, caARLzs BARNETT, JOHN D. SCULLY, JOHN FULLW 00D, D. M. DULL, HARRY SKIRLS, JOBE S. OOSORAVE, J. W. M'CABE, DANIEL M'MEAL, OHRISTOPHER 'LUG, ALEX. HAYS, ROBERT PATRICK, W. HAZLETT, JAMES A. DUNLEVY, MARCUS W. AOHEBON, THOS. 0. LAZEAR, BENJ. CRAWFORD, B. F. JONES, WILL. A. LAI.E, I. O. HEPBURN, R. B. GTITURIE, H. J. ROGERS, A. T. BROOKS. W. B. BARB.OLL, LYMAN WILMAETII, HENRY G. GOWEN, JAMES PATTON, la., LEE A. BECK RAM, JOHN OTTERSON, E. J. ROBERTS, CHARLES BRYSON. JOHN COYLE, ELI YOUNG. D. C. GRAHAM, BENJ. OARTLIDGE, JAMES DRURY, AMON HOGAN, JAMES DRUM, PAT'K CABS, JOHN QUEENAItD, GEO. W. DERRICK, PAT. GARY, WM. ROBISON, FRANKLIN CLARK, MARTIN Md. AUG LI N, MICHAEL BROWN, J. B. MILLER, JOHN MILIBERGER, JOHN HUGHES, JACOB ALBERT, MICHAEL RADIGAN, BARNARD GALLIG AN, 0. W. SCFIERMEEHORN, EDWARD MA lONS% MICHAEL BOWLES', J. R. RODGERS, J. BURNS, and uthe,re. In the Convention of August 26th, 1857, the following resolution among others was adopt. ed: Resolved, That w e solemnly avow our hostility to the imposition of taxes for railroad purposes, and our unqualified determination to resist, by all constitutional and legal moans, the payment of any tax imposed upon us illegally, either by State or county. Before its passage, Dr. Jonas R. McClin tock, a member of the Convention, made the following-very sensible:remarks: "Before the passage of this resolution, I design to say a few words. He has been acting with the Democratic party for years, and for the first time a new plank was to be introduced, which was calculated to disrupt the party. He saw none here whom he was not willing to take by the hand as a good Democrat. But now '1 a new touchstone—a new principle, calculat ed to divide the Democratic party, was pro posed. The subject of resistance to taxation could not produce anything but discord. In that resolution, we had resistance against an opinion of the Supreme Court of the land made in the case of railroad subscriptions similar to our own, and until those decisions were revoked by competent authority they were the law of the land, and even, although unjust, should be obeyed. With the decision of the Supreme Court against us, what use would it be if we.resolved upon resistance. We have officers elected by ourselves to carry out the laws, and he presumed they would have the'nerve to do so. He was in favor of the strictest investigation into these matters. We had courts; 'attorneys and grand juries Whose duty it was to . punish all malfeasance in our public ,Acers ; but we could not in this „ - ' • " ' , _ matter go beyond the law. The time for us to have entered our protest was when these obligations were first proposed. He was aware that were some in this Convention some who bad done so in writing. Tho chairman of this meeting was among this number. A short time since a certain Jupiter Tonans, in a hall in this city, had stated that ho had for seen this evil, and with the chairman of this meeting had placed his name upon the record as protesting to it ; but he know as a lawyer that it was but his individual opinion and could have no effect. The speaker would re sist the payment of a bond illegally issued in the hands of a party to the frond, but the legality of these issues was to be settled in these courts of the country, and not by this Convention. It was irrelevant topic to intro duce into this assemblage." While the marking for candidates was going on, Dr. McClintock presented the following truly Democratic protest against the action of the Convention in attempting by local and ,1 side isues, no matter how important, to swerve the members of the Democratic party from fealty to its ancient faith and strict ad, herence to its ancient and time honored usages. The following aro the words of the PROTEST. Tho undersigned delegates to tho Democratic County Convention, now in session, respectfully, but eelemnly, protest against the introduction of any subject into said body, the discnssion of vhioh tends to distract the deliberations --especially where such subject is of local origin and interest, and where complaints arising therefrom have their remedy alone in an appeal to the judicial tribunals of the ()wintry. lidding, these views, wo desire to place on the minutes of this Convention our Protest to the ri.eo , lotion having reference to resistance to County Lev ies arising from city anl county subscriptions to Railroad enterprises, and all othors containing issues not rooogni;od as of party affinity. We hold that our legitimate purpose in assembling in Convention, the only one specified in the call of the County Convention, is to select suitable persons to be voted for at the coming October deletion, and as a matter of usage to ratify the noTinations made in March last for State officers, and to renew our. pledges to the Constitution and the Union. Hero, we believe, our duty stops—it would ho unwise and dangerous to advance a step further. It is no apology on this occasion that we have heregfore been so unwise as to tolerate the admission of - irrelevant topics, that we should again involve nur party, not only here, but in the State and Union, in a war of divided opinions. No' eiceon of ours can either validate or invalidate our alleged unfortunate Railroad subscriptions. The past Gannet be recalled—the venture has been made, and we, es lr.w-nplding citizens, should bow to con stitutional authority. Tito future is about being eared for, and after the ballot of nest October the fundamental law will be so altered and amended as to prohibit reckless action on the part of both the people and their representatives. We would, therefore, rather sail upon the masses to come fervard at the appointed period and deposit their votes in favor of constitutional amendments that safety may be scodred for the future, than tin frothy dodo-tontine) appeal to their passions and ask them to resist li-ebliitiep - not denied to have been in• cursed by their logally constituted agents, and which are bereaftee tO undergo tUs arbitriment 'of a tribt r nal of last resort. It is the anxious desire of the undersigned that their Democratic friends outside this stronghold (Jr the enemy should understand that they utterly repudi ate all leaning toward repudiation—resist its ap proach as an unholy innopotion on our potit;;ai faith, and "will not hold him guiltless." who thus offends the loyally of party by casting this brand of disunion and disorganization amongst us. Whilst others in the march of overwrought personal feeling choose to hazard the peace of the party, and risk placing on ifs " esoutclwcal" a taint of dishonor, it is our duty to sustain the former, and prevent the latter. • 0VAZ.411 , 1,V;? - . . - • It is proper to say that in casting cur votes at the October election for the ticket formed this day, the question of "tar" will not move us from our party fealty—and should it be suooessful, as we sincerely hope it will be, that success shall not and must not bo considered a triumph of the ropuLlican sentiment. However true it may he that county officers have transcended their powers in the issue of railroad bonds, and however clear it may bo that officers of corporations with whom our county and oily authori ties have become associated have become assoolated have proved false to their trusts, we have States At torneys and Grand Ririe , to take cognisance of mis demeanor in the ono and malfeasance or embezzle ment in the other—and the members of this Conven. don in their capacity as citizens, are at fault, bailev tag as they do, that those official wrongs ha re not been long since inquired into, corrected and pun ished. Whilst we therefore counsel the strictest scrutiny into the conduct of official agents, wo would ohorish an inviolate public faith. Jonas It. M'Clintock, Henry B. Foster, Wm. Graham, James M'Kain, Thomas Sullivan, Thomas K. Johnson, James K. Here, Samuel M. Tompkins, A. M'F. Johnston, I. W. Bauman, Dr. John 13alahan, A. J. Davis, George Morrison, B. V. Hollar, Arthur Magill, Moore Thompson, In the Democratic County Convention held to select delegates to a State Convention at Harrisburg, and nominate a candidate for Assembly,held January 6th, 1858,this subject of railroad taxation was most unwisely and unnecessarily lugged in. Demoeratio resolu tions of broad nationality wero there passed, endorsing Mr. Buchanan and Governor Pack er, and when before the Committee on Reso lutions one was introduced, re-affirming the resolutions of the 26th of August, the Chair man of that Committee ruled them out as unnecessary and foreign to the objects for which the Convention had been called. This resolution was, however, brought before the Convention by Mr. McClowry, and on its die• cussion remarks were made in the true spirit of Democratic sound sense, by A. B. McCil mont and R. Biddle Roberts, Rags. That these gentlemen were the leading spirits of the Young Democracy, none will deny, nor can any well meaning Democrats refuse to subscribe to the correctness of the position which they took. Mr. Calmont said ho was opposed to this resolution. He had said so privately, and he might as well say so publicly. He was op posed to the introduction of all side issues.— He could not endorse all the resolutions to which this one referred. He had no objec tions to any Democrat enjoying his individual opinion, but he objected to adopting it as a part of his party creed. It was not a Demo cratic doctrine—it was a local doctrine. No one would pretend to say it was a Democratic doctrine out of Allegheny county. Ho was not willing to array the party against the set tled policy of the country and the decisions of our own Courts. He would not subscribe to it as a part of his party creed. He did not think it right to put into our platform an is sue to, which every Democrat could not sub scribe. If the gentlemen from Pine, or from the Seventh Ward were placed upon the Dem ocratic ticket, he should vote for them no mat ter what they might think on this subject.— But it was not a test of Democracy, and he objected to its being made such. He voted for the entire ticket last fall. He was glad that the amended constitution had placed this question right. He was no advocate of rail roads, he was no railroad hireling, he was not their soiioitor nor advocate, but this was sim ply a question of whether we should meet our honest liabilities. Mr. Roberts also made a few eloquent re marks upon this resolution, re-affirming the one:of the previous Convention. He was ,op posed to the resolution, and he wished to de fine his position. In 1849, he had the honor to represent the Third Ward of the city of Pittsburgh, in Councils, when a subscription of $200,000 to the Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad was made. ".Solitary and alone he recorded his vote against that subscrip tion, and such was the outside pressure that he was denounced as an irresponsible blacks guard ; and now when he said, pay your hon est debts. he was again denonneed. Ha had voted the ticket ''from stem to stern " last ' fall, notwithstanding he was opposed to the \ resolutions. All he wanted was that the pu rity of the party should be preserved. These documents show that at the Conven tion of Aug. 26, 1857, that of Jan. 6th 1858, and now, the Democratic party, through the honorable names which wo have given, pro tested against the adoption of this local issue into the Democratic platform. They show that the Democracy has been consistent in this matter thriyughout, and we think that those who have done the party this wrong, will eventually find it reverting upon their own heads. The Democratic party has always been in direct antagonism to the vile doctrines of the Know Nothing party, and has ever looled with the utmost distrust upon the men who have upheld that secret organization. The ends and aims of distinctive Americanism are so entirely contrary to all enlarged views of nationality and patriotic regard for the welfare of the greatest number, that no true Democrat can uphold them. They are opposed to classes of men, not only on account of the accident of birth, but they also pro scribe them on account of the opinions which they may hold. Narrow minded bigotry, and open disregard of the personal, political, and social rights of their fellow men have directed and still continue to direct the adherents of Americanism. As a party they have stooped at nothing to gain temporarily their ends. In large cities by exciting the prejudices of nationality to the pitch of madness, and ap pealing to the bitterest sectarianism in relig ious matters, they have caused riot, and bloodshed and death. Their successes have been but the signal of oppression and mis, rule, and dishonesty in all the communities where they have succeeded, until Know Nothingism and disregard for law, and constituted authorities, have become almost synonymous. As the true patriots of the coun try, the Dem4Tratio party has ever con sistently placed itself in opposition to the men end the measures of distinctive Ameris canism. Especially in Allegheny county, where so large a portion of our population are either foreigners or their immediate des soendants, have the Democracy always been steady and unmoved in their opposition to the dark lantern party, until their numbers have dwindled down, and they are a faction rather tilan a party. They have, however, held, a convention, and placed a ticket in the field for the fall campaign, which is as follows : COXlgreB4l-4. K. Moorhead. &nate—John P. Penny. Asa embly —Alex P. °allow. Thou. F. Wilaoa. Chas. Barnett, J. W. Stewart, J. H. Stevenson, John Russel, William Russel, F. Bailey, Begjamin Wilson, M. Save, D. R. Williams, P. Gtooghogan, Robt. Stevenson, Thos. A. Hinton, J. G. M'Dowoll, James hi'Ginley, William Boyd. TIIK, KVIOW NOTHING TICKET. " No man can servo two =stern." Robt. Bighana Yost Ruch. 4eo. barite. Sheriff—James L Grahcm. Prothonotary —Alex. Black, Commissioner—Thomas Farley Auditor—John Murphy. Coroner—C. B. Bostwick. I irector of Poor—R. H. Davis The most obvious practice of the Know Nothing Party is deception, and in order to avoid being misled by the scheming of the se cret organizations, it is the manifest duty of every true Democrat to refuse to vote for any man whose name is upon this ticket, with his own knowledge and consent. Three years ago, when the Democratic candidates were all pledged over their own signatures against Know Nothingism, we elected the most of our ticket. The Democracy, which then contend ed 80 manfully and so successfully against the foul organization, will not now support a regularly nominated Know Nothing ticket.— The large number of German and Irish Dem ocrats in Allegheny county will not vote for men, ..who, by their silence, endorse the tenets of Know Nothingism, and openly run on the distinctive American ticket. For the Demo crats upon this ticket, • there is yet time for them to declare themselves as Democrats, but if they wish tobe considered as having been adopted into the Know Nothing party for the sake of a few votes, they will remain eller* and the Democracy will know where to place them. In their present attitude, they will loose ten good Democratic votes, where they will gain one American one. If they have any manly independence of character, let them speak out and say whore they belong.— Democracy and Know Nothingism are in di4 direct antagonism, and no Democrat can sup, port an avowed Know Nothing ticket. It is a duty which they owe to themselves and their party, for these gentlemen whose names are upon both the Democratic and Know Nothing tickets, to define their position. ' , llan!' which king, Ba3lllan Spook, or die." In this matter, in the words of scripture, " they that aro not for us, aro against us, and he that gathereth not with us, seattereth abroad." Upon this question the Democracy should maintain the high and correct stand which it took in 1g55, with such manifest advantage to the party. It was the true ground then and is the true ground now. No ternporiz., ing with Know Nothingism, trill be of the slightest advantage to any candidate upon the Democratic ticket, for no Democrat, can eon., sistently vote for the regular Know Nothing nominees. Those upon that ticket, who claim to belong to our party, are allowing their fair fame to be tarnished, so long as they permit their names to remain upon it. They may not have been placed there of their own volition, but it is for themselves to choose whether they will remain there. Will they place themselves right upon the record The Democracy of Allegheny County await their reply. lerchant• Exchange. The following Board of Control of the Mer chants Exchange was elected yesterday. We are particularly pleased with the selection of W. H. Smith, Esq., as President. The en ergy and ability of Mr. Smith will go far to bring this institution up to the standard it should maintain in the substantial city of Pittsburgh, and with proper co-operatiorf on the part of the business community he will succeed in making it the fascinating centre fur merchants, instead of the avoided, sneered at, deserted place it now is. How is it about that supper? President—Wm. H. Smith. First Vice President—lsaiah Dickey. Seoond Vice President—Edward Gregg Secretary—Austin Loomis. Treasurer—N. Holmes. Direetors—B. F. Jones, James Park, Jr., Da vid Campbell, B. Preston, S. P. Shriver, Geo. B. Jones, Wm. H. Williams, G. W. Cass, Wm. Means, Win. F. Johnston, Wm. M'Creery, Ben jamin B. Campbell, C. H. Paulson, Wilson Mil ler, C. Hanson Love, John S. Cosgrove, F. R. Brunot, J. J. Gillespie, James J, Bennett, P. M. Davis, C. Hartwell. Butler County The Democratic County Convention of But ler county assembled on Tuesday last, and nominated a straight Democratic ticket. -John Graham, Esq., was unanimously selected as the choice of the county for Congress. The Conferees will be selected by Mr. Graham, and will probably consist of Lewis Z. Mitchell, Samuel Marshall and A. S. M'Bride, who will never desert their favorite nor their faith in tae Democratic pug. For the Morping Pod.] The Democratic C Mr. Editor:—This morning'seuny Convention. the Po s t gives evidence of a healthy Democratic organi tis9nel zation, which is cheering to a true Democrat in the midst of so .mucli defeotion and snoh open attempts to prostrate the party, leaguing — it with unclean and anti-Demooratio elements. Thirty years close observation has convinced me that- - no party can safely disband, or lay down ite arms, without eventually losing strength or falling into decay. And if the lead of the late County Convention is going to be countenanced and sustained by the party, then, as sure as next October arrives, will the party in this county and itself demoralized, and its identity to a great extent lost. Look at the aspect of the case at the present time. The County Convention nominated a good Democratic ticket, men who in strict party times would stand the test of the severest son. tiny—but the Convention, by .its action and by its failure to act, has plainly said to Know Noth Inge, Black Republicans, and Soreheads, come and vote for our men, and you may repudiate, condemn and spit upon our principles—we will even affect to hold them lightly otitselves. Is this not a humiliating position for the party and for candidates with a spark of honor? But this is not all. One stop to diehon4?io soon followed by another, and the next step in this ease is the sorehead and other factions interrogating and erecting platforms for our candidates. Suppose the candidates answer—and acme may, hoping thereby to insure an eleotion—of what party are they the candidates, and where is the Democratic party and the Democratic can- didates—g on e—ho ok and line, irrevocably gone into a hybrid, mongrel monster party. This is the race that every party undeniably runs, when prostituted to illegitimite . ende, the late County Convention has undertaken with our party. I think you have presented the ease pretty plainly, that if our candidates are to continuo Democratic candidates, they must stand aloof from other parties and their platforms, for the very moment they recogni; the right of other organizations, soreheads, anti-tax; or whatever they choose to call themselves, then have they become the candidates of those parties, and are standing on their platforms, and have no right to ask Democrats, as such, to support them— then will tho nominees of the Convention have completed the work which the Convention corn. mei:iced—the latter repudiate the endorsing principle of the party, and the former have laid aide their Democratic charaoter, and allowlhem selves to be called by any name s by . NI they can catch a vote. Thus between the Convention and its candidates ve have lost our prinoiples, and now stand in a fair way of losing our can- didates, Notwithstanding the course of the Conven tion, I had resolved to vote the Democratic ticket straight, but if the members on the ticket reply to and place themselves on the platform of other organizations, I cannot otherwise regard them but as th.eir candidate seeking their support at the expense of the IThnocratis party aticl'of true Democratic votes—l have no objeotion to every Sorehead, every anti-Tak. Black Aepublican l every Know nothing voting our ticket—voting for Democrats—but I do protest in the name of principle and for the elpase of virtue against any Democratic candidate recognizing Lue ..- thority of other antagonistic organizations to obtain votes. Have vie a Democratic) party among us ? Have we Democratic candidates among us ? LOCAL AFFAIRS. ANOTHER RAII. ROAD ACCIDENT An F.T.prosa Messenger 11.111e41 A serious accident occurred to the train on the Pennsylvania Railroad, due here at 1:45 on Wednes day afternoon, near Newton Hamilton, at half past six oclock in the morning. We era indebted for the fol owing particulars to Capt. Kalb the conductor of the train. The switch at the deep cut, one mile west of New• ton Hamilton, a station ten miles east of Hunting dun, had been left open by the officers of a freight train whose duty it was to close it on running out. As the train approached the switch, the watchman signalled all right, and the engineer did not observe that the switch was onen until he was within ft' few rods of it. He itiame4ietely reversed his origin° and whistled down brakes, but too lota to stop. the train. The locomotive, baggage, express, and two passenger cars were thrown off the track. The loaomotive was considerably broken, but the cars were only slightly damaged, and there was not sufficient jar to disturb any of the passengers. The passengers immediately got out and assisted in getting the oars on the track, when it was discov ered that Jerry gain, the Adams - Express messen ger, was jammed up between the wall of tbe,ortt and the express oar, which was partially overturned. He was extricated with difficulty, it being necessary to move the car by means ofjaek-serows before ho could ho reached, when it was discovered that his skull was i badly fractured and ono log broken. He was taken to Newton Hamilton, where good medical attendance was procured, but to ne avail, as be died at three o clock in the afternoon. He was insensible when found, and it was thought he had endeavored to jump out of the express oar, in which ho was, but was caught by the falling car and dragged towards the roar end of the car, where he was found. .He was a married man, with three children, and his family reside in Nllleary's row, near Pine street, In the Ninth Ward. The fireman, whose name is nuffmaster, was slightly scalded, and-Williana Goth, the engineer, re. calved a slight soratoh on his face. The body of Hain was to have arrived on the early train at half-past two,this morning. No blame can be attrihnted to any officer on the train for this anfortunato.aceident. With the exceptions noted above, no one was in jured in any manner. Not a single passenger was bruised in the slightest; indeed, but few of them wore aware of the accident until the train stopped. The train was delayed several hours in conse quence, and, did not arrive hero until seven o'clock last evening. The Telegraph Cable.--Sinco the successful laying of tho Atlantic telegraph cable, there has been a very general desire to possess a portion of the re maining cable. To gratify such as desired speci mens, Messrs. Tiffany & Co., of New York, pur. chased the remainder of the cable, and have Bent it to all parts of the United States for sale. Yesterday morning we were presented with a specimen by Messrs. Gildenfenny & Co., Fifth street, opposite the Theatre, who have received a largo supply. It is out in pieces about four inches in length, mounted with brass at each end. Each piece is accompanied by a lithograph letter from Cyrus W. Field, certify ing to its genuineness. Those who purchase speoik mons of Gildenfensty & Co. need have no fears as to its being bogus. Call soon, as there is a ghat demand for the article. Fatal Accident—A young girl aged about four• teen, named Margaret Engeler, living in the family of a Mr. Ilarbet, on Pennsylvania avenue, lost her life by the igniting of a pan of oamphene, from Thigh she was filling a lighted lamp. The can exploded, her clothing took fire, and she was terribly burned before the fire was extinguished. The accident oc curred on Monday evening, but the unfortunate vie. tim lingered until Tuesday afternoon, when death put an end to her sufferings. It is very singular that with the frequent warnings given by the daily pub lication of similar accidents, that persons will be so negligent in using this dangerous fluid, and where the liability to accident is so great, it would be better if its use were altogether discontinued. A Good One.—The Harrisburg "Telegraph ' tells a huge story about a train on the Central Railroad being detained by grasshoppers. It looks incredi ble. We will, however, give the story as they render it : We understand from the engineers on the Central Railroad that the speed of locomotives is considera bly decreased by the immense swarms of grasshop pers between Lancaster and Philadelphia. One of them stated that his train was forty minutes behind at this point, owing to the number of grasshoppers on the track, and that he way obliged to use twenty buckets of sand, which was thrown on the mile in front of the driving wheels, to enable him to get along at all. Improbable as this story may appear its truth is vouched for by the engineers above alluded to. Remarkable Coincidence.—Mrs. Asa Ward and child, of Johnstown, Licking county, Ohio, were drowned on the 13th of August, in attempting to ford a small stream on tho road from Worthington to Granville—a brook just then swollen by the rains, but in ordinary weather does not afford water enough to water a horso. Frederick Bechtoldt, an old gentleman off' Colum bus, grandfather of Mrs. Ward, died the same day, and about the same hour, that Mrs. Ward and her child were drowned . The friends and relations of both of the parties were unaware of tho simultaneL ous deaths of the grandfather and granddaughter. and her child until Friday morning at ten o'clock, when the funonais, one from Licking county, undone from Columbus, mot at the burying grond in which the three were interred. Sudden Death.—The body of an unknown man was found dead in a barn at Turtle Creek, on Tues doy morning. Tho night before be had stopped at the hotel of Mr. Linn, who gavo him permission to sleep in his barn. In the morning something was given him to eat, and on visiting him half an how afterwards he was found aad. He was a man about fifty yeais of age, and'seemed to be partially insane: An inquest was held mails body and a verdict m onied of 's Oath by the visitation of • aod. ' ;fir ,~;~'g:, ~.: .::.:.:•"::,,:;:..' -;•;.:' , •.::.: ii.1''5... , AV,1f: ... 1 i.,..,..i•:!-:.::,', •::, ,. :,...:. ,7 . , •;;;' , 0c;:,1:' ,7 .. , :.5 .;,,,•.,::,':. ',.-.::'..'",;..;::.,.•:.:•.:•..-':!,t''.;:.'!, Baying a Steamboat. SOme gentleman, fond of good dinners and praotit cal jokes, has been indulging-his propensities for both at the expense of some of our steamboat own. era and river men, in the fallowing manner:— One day last week a gentleman of good addresg and genteel appearance stepped on board a steam boat at the wharf and enquired for the captain. Ito was informed by this mate that the captain was not in the city. lie thou asked for the owners, and a similar' reply was made. Be then remarked that he had learned that the boat was for sale, and that ha would like to purchase it. ile would give $13,000' in cash for it. The mate told him the ownera,'he thought, would sell at that price, and he would tele— graph for them, which be did at the gentleman's re quest. Some further conversation ensued, when the dinner hour having arrived, the mate, regarding the interests of his employers; invited the gentleman to dinner at his hotel, treated him to wine and havanas,,, etc. He also introduced a friend to the new owner, whet immediately employed him as steward, in ease he should purchase the boat. The three visited the boat in the afternoon, and examined it thoroughly, and the proposed purchaser suggested a number of improvements which he intended making. Meanwhile, the gentleman remained the guest of the mate, who furnished him liberally with the luxu ries of life, probably with an eye to_ advancement. under the new administration. On the morning of the following day the owners arrived, and an inter* view was had between them and the purchaser in prospective. He said he was willing to give the price named, in cash, which they, after consultation, cone eluded to take. 'While the papers were being drawn the party adjourned to 4 hotel for dimmer, which, of course, was at the expense of the boat, wino included: The documents being prepared, the gentleman ex. amined them, pronounced them satisfactory, and promising to return shortly, went to bank for the money. Since then he haa not been seen or heard of. The owners, Aading themselves duped, kept, the affair quiet, but such things always leak out—they are too good to keep. Us TO THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY OP ALLE. OHENY COUNTY:—Wissassa, A so-styled Dem* cratlo Convention, which; assembled at the Court House, on the 16th of August, ulti, failed to give that aatisfactims which Democrats have a 1 right to aspect from these who truly represent them. In this, that disregarding alimes honored usage of DemoOratie Conventions, they bavo Coved to recognize eitherlour National 'or State administrav Lions, or . the platforms on which they were elected. In 'bringing forward jnew LISUBS, not rtcognized in the. Democratic creed, and e idenciug a spirit of intolerance to wards other Den - en:rats Who choose to differ from their views of new dogmas not essoutial to Democratic, Wai f Moreover, as the action of this Convention has gone before the country as the action of a Democratic Convention of Allegheny County, Pcmisyleania, and has been re-eaM from one end of the Union to:the other as orthodox by pa pare hostile to car rates, It to tkmefore recommended that an election be held ort. Saturday, the 11th inst., at the usual places of holding prti mary elections, to elect two delegates to represent each ward, borough and towMahip, in a County Convention, to ;met at the Court ED 114 P, on Wednesday, the 16th inst , afi 10 o'clock, A. M., to take into consideration matters of vita. importance, to the Dombcratic cause. Reco've,i, That nape Mon shall be qualified to hold a seat as a delegate in the County Convention, unless ho can give his approval to our National and State Administrations, and ie nninttnenecd, by pledge or otherwise, to the action or any other convention heretofore held. LEE A• BEOKILAM, WILLIAM CLAYTON; H. LEACOCK, CHAS. H. PAVLSON, T. 4. w.NToN, q 411143 AI. BOP, GEORH it LA W MAN, JAS. EVITON, SAMUEL M'CVNE, Woo. HASLITT, hi. WORE, JOHN OTTERSON, JOHN EDGAR, JOHN HAMILTON, JOHN Fri ZSI SI MONS, JOHN STRAUSER, ALEXANDER HAYS, sel:daw Convicted.—The trial of Henry Moore for corn. terfeiting United States ccin, commenced in the Uni te:3 States District court on Tuesday, was conch/ 484 yesterday Morning. R. Biddle Roberts, Esq., and Mr. gwartzwolder both made eloquent and powerful speeches, and after an impartial charge by the Court, the case went to , the jury; in loss than an honk" they came in with a verdict of guilty. The prison., er, who did not seem to anticipate a conviction, wet much affected by the announcement of the verdiote, and his wife, who was in Court at the time, gave full; vent to her feelings in the most violent romper:, Moore was remanded to prison to await his sentence; JEFFERSON Fatal Affray aCJohnataton.—A man named Beam 4 ish was killed neaS Johnstown, at a late hour on last Saturday. Ile and another man named Arentrne were on their way', home from a party, when therdlaa agreed about something, a quarrel 544 sued, in which 4rentrne drat. , a knife; and otahlial , Beamish to the heart. The latter was boon after ar rested and committed to jail at Ebensburg to await his trial. A Wonderful Calculation.—The celebrated 84an5- Niewenty, is said to have undertaken to cougt number of particles of light that escape from a hurri- Mg candle. Ify his computation, there - aro thtis evolved at every second of time, "ton millions of , millions times more than tho number of grains of, sand computed too contained in the whole earthi."! , If any mathematician can make a more nice and ac curate calculation, it will be bast for him to begin, pretty soon. • _ . Plead Guilty.—George Bush, the former Post• master at Etna, who has been confined in jail for. some time on a charge of robbing the mail, was taken before the United States Circuit Court yester day morning for -trial. He, however, at once put in a plea of guilty, after the reading of the indictment. He seemed entirely overcome by his position. The , Court ordered him to be Sent baok to jail to await , his' sentence. ~ • gray Hair.—Some English writer has recently as serted that an undue proportion of limo in thq mpg tem is the cause of premature gray hair, and advises to avoid hard water, either for drinking pure,- or when converted into toe, or coffee, or soup, Imam bard water is always strongly impregnated with lime. You may soften water by boiling it. Let it become cool, andsthen use it as a beverage, Mr. Luther F4x, the father of the boy whose err rest on a eharge of purloining a newspaper, wo nor ticod on Tuesday; requests as to state that the boy did not steal the paper, but picked it up from the pavement or steps, where ho supposed it bad been dropped. .4e alao states that the prosecution origi nated in a jealousy ellithig among the nevie-ifoye f , hie eon bein: onel Admitted.—On:motion of J. B. Bweitzer, EEq., in the United States': District Court, yesterday, Eon. ' J. D. Loot, of Blair county, was admitted to practice as an attorney therein. Mr. L. is a lawyer of ability, a clever gentleman,' a sound Democrat and an honest man. Nuisance.—We :have been requested to call &Um, Lion to a nuisance in the shape of the =cosi of a dead cow or horse which is lying exposed on a bar at the mouth of Short street. The effluvia from it, when the wind blows in the direction of the city, very offensive. It should be removed at once. Kennedy'. A'ews.—This is the title of a new_lite rary paper jest started in this city, tho first number of which has been laid on our table. It is edited and published by Jas. Kennedy, St. Clair - street, near the bridgo. A Methodist camp meeting, for the benefit of tho Waynesburg circuit, is to be held next week, two miles south of that place, commencing on Tnnrsday. Fire.—The oil factory of Messrs. Berg dr. Kenne dy, at Freeport, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning. The loss Is estimated at $3,000 to $4,000. The Railroad 37idge over the Allegheny is being whitewashed. The coating, when finished, will mkt muoh to its appearance. Bowman cfr Co :-My wife was troubled with cough and pain in the brebst for five years—the last two of which she was very low indeed. I procured soma of your Compotind,l and after she had taken it for about five weeks ebb was able to do all our house work, which she hid not previously -done for four years. We oheerfally, and unasked, recommend your Com wand to all who aro suffering under that terrible disease—Consumption JAI za floingeez.gm. BUILT 8.. SOUTHEIRLAND. L3crisTrus. He., July, 1866. 1 ;r , DR. J. HOSTETTER'S CELEBRATED STOMACH BTTTERS, for the cure of Fever and Ague, le beyond all controversy the safest and best remedy that - could be mod by the afflicted, for all diseases of the above nature, The most violent attacks of this dreadful disease have often been prevented by the nee of this reliable 'remedy. The' "Bitters" have been used by the proprietor in an extensiTo practiis, in the treatment of sever and Ague; for a number of years, and its wonderful curative powers are Well known both to the press and the public. Those who deAre a thor ough renovation of their entire eyatemjelentld not fail to use the "Bitter's." For sale by druggists and dealera generally, ewricrbersi and by UOSTEITER do sxrall, • Manufacturers and Proprietors' as 4 Mt Water and 68 Froci streets; J. N. °LIM& OBLEBRATEDI STOMACH 'M ‘MY TERB--Try them, ;arid satisfy Yourselnis that they are all they are recommended to be. The proprietor &keg Dot Prriand to e4Y tha't their will core all the , illeeeeee 'flesh is heir to, but leaves them to testtheir own Merits, and the constantly increasing; demand for them 19 inadent - proot that they are all they are recommended to be, and-far su• perior to any preparation of the kind now in the market. Their use is always attended with the most beneficial no snits in cases of Dyspepsia, loss of appetite, woaknesl of the stomach, indigestion,; etc. It removes all morbid matter from the stomach, assists digestion, and imparts a healthy tone to the whole systSm. Be sere and call for J. M. Olin's Celebrated stomach Bitters, and see that the article pur chased bears the nameof J. If. 013 n, as PlaPtlfilettlrer. pOr sale by J. hL OLIN, sole proprietor and inaraizait urer No. 267 Penn street, P. itsburgh, Pe, and by druggists /kni t della= geijetJar• 1 • • _ A4r4e. , ,- • :t - JA , 1,t54 - •q4" 71r`t4,Vi:V"S'-ft4Oz:.- MIIEMIIMI [For thp Morning Post.] Enctruve Commuizz.
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