Pit orning
JAMES P. BABE, Editor and Proprietor
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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. '
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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
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