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CLEARFIELD, PA , APRIL 1, 1857.
UNION STATS CONVENTION.
Wo take up a largo portion of our paper to
day with the proceedings of the American
Republican State Convention which met at
Harrisburg last week, and placed in nomina
tion the following ticket :
For Govornor Datid Wilmot, of Bradford
county.
For Supremo Judges James Veech, of Fa
yette Co., and Josepu J. Lewis, of Chester.
- For Caral Commissioner William Mill
ward, of Philadelphia.
We have only room to 83 that this Convcn
tlon was ono of the largest ever held in Penn
sylvania, nnd its deliberations attracted an un
rtsnal degree of attention. The members
of the Convention, both Americans and Re
publicans, manifested a conciliatory disposi
tion and a determination to harcioni3o and
unite in battling ngsiust Locofocoism and its
Roman Catholic allies. Three of the can
didates placed in nomination have, we believe,
heretofore been actively identified with the
Anmicaa wiag of the Opposition.
LETTER rSOM HAREISBUEGH.
IIabrisbcbo, March 2Gtb, 1857.
Mk. Editor of Journal: This week has
been one of untibual excitement and entertain
ment "a feast of reason and a flow of soul."
Wc had a lecture by the very celebrated Hen
ry Ward Becchei, ou Tuesday evening, in the
Presbyterian church, before the Youngmen's
Christian Association ; an exhibition by the
pupils of the Pennsylvania Institution for the
instruction of the Blind, on Tuesday evening,
in the chamber of the House of Representa
tives, and again repeated on Wednesday eve
ning at Brant's Hall, on Market street ; and
the People's convention to nominate candi
dates for State offices, to be supported on the
2nd Tuesday of Oct. nest, by all those hostile
to the present National Administration, and to
a base cringing and bowing of the knee to tho
arrogant demands of the slave power, is now
In session. These things have kept the mind
in constant excitement, and have left us but
little time for the more usual employments of
life.
The Pennsylvania Institution for the instruc
tion ot the Blind was incorporated by the Le
gislature of this State about twenty or twenty
live years ago, and received a generous grant
to aid in the benevolent design of its mana
gers. The State pays a certain sum for the
tuition and care of the indigent blind of the
Commonwealth. Similar aid is also received
from the States of New Jersey and Delaware
for the blind of their citizens. With this
State support, the contributions of benevolent
individuals, the fees from paying pupil3, and
the sale ot articles manufactured by the pu
pils, the institution is supported, an ! has be
come ono of the most flourishing of the kind
in the Union. From a small school of some
half dozen pupils twenty years ago, it has in
creased to an institution of otic hundred and
thirty-six in nuruber. These ore taught to
read, write and work sums in arithmetic on a
slate particularly adapted to their use. They
are also instructed ia both instrumental and
rocs! music, and in various brandies of han
dicraft. In these, some of them excel. The
Institution has a store, No. 7 South 8th street,
below Market, for tho sale of the articles of
their manufacture. For the year 1830, the la
bor of tho pupils produced in money, the sum
of near eleven thousand dollars. The articles
vf manufacture are mostly brushes, brooms,
door-inaf s, carpets, beadwork, and tidic3.
Mr. Win. Chnpin, the Principal of the Insti
tution, with abaut thirty of the pupils, came
to this place on last Tuesday, and he and a
number of the pupils put up at the hotel where
1 ain boarding. They had an exhibition on
that evening, in the chamber of the House of
Representatives, before the members of tho
Legislature (who had not been drawn otf to
bear Mr. Bccchcr's lecture,) and a large Dum
ber of ladies and gentlemen, citizens of this
place. This exhibition was repeated on the
uext (Wednesday) evening at Brandt's Hall, to
a very large and delighted audience-.
The object of this visit to the State capital
Is to exhibit to the Legislature and citizens
the result of the benevolent provision made
by this State for the education of the blind.
The exhibition was in vocal and instrumen
tal music. The band played admirably, and
om of the ladici sang delightfully; and on
the whole, the exhibition was a grand aflair.
Two pk-ces were particularly grand. The
Railroad Excursion represented th starting
and running of the cars almost equal to the
real "smoke vagon." You could hear a gen
eral murmur, and blowing of steam, and con
fusion of noises, such as is heard at the station,
"or depot. The bell rings, yon hear the con
ductor's voice cry out, "all aboard," you hear
tho steam whistle sharp and shrill. The en
gine begins to work; the heavy locomotive
moves .upon the iron rails, giving its peculiar
rattle as the at heels pass every joint ; the mo
tion increases, and the train flies on at a rapid
"tpecd, keeping up ail the time tho peculiar
rattle of the locomotive and cars. This is
beard distinctly, with the music of the band,
ini gives en the Idea cf a band of music
pUytnj oq friici a train, oa pleuuri eicur-
Journal
ion. The ether piece referred to as especial
ly excellent was, "Listen to the mocking
bird." This waa sung by Miss Fithian. As
she waa closing a rerse, you could hear tho
"Cat Bird" begin to chirp and chatter; and
as she repeated in chorus, "List to the mock
ing bird," a whole chorus of mocking birds
bezan their songs together, and this chorus
was kept up with the music of the band, and
the repetition of the words, "List to the mock
ing bird." The bird was imitated on a kind
of water whistle, and so admirably, too, that
the real bird could hardly sing her own song
any better. It seemed as if all the "cat birds"
in the grove had joined in one general chorus
of delight. These were not the only good
things, by any means, but they, in a peculiar
manner showed tho power of music to imitate
nature.
Some of your readers may be curious to
know how the blind read. Books for the blind
aro printed in raised character, the letters be
ing large, and all capitals. The pupils read
by the sens? of touch. They run the fingers
over tho words as we would the eye, feel every
letter, spell out the words and connect the
whole with great rapidity. They write with a
pencil, when they write for others to read, as
they could not tell when the iuk was out of
their pen, or when it was making a mark.
When they write for themselves to read,
they use type in which the figure of the letter
is represented by small points. These points
are pressed through the paper, and make an
elevated letter on tho opposite hide of the pa
per. Of course, then, that the lines may read
from left to right, they must write from right
to left. 1 send you a sample of both their
printed and written character. These you can
show to any who may feel interested in the
subject. Please nail one of those to your
door j it may be the means of good to some
poor blind creature.
Mr. Chapin, the principal of this institution,
is a very courteous gentleman. The Institu
tion is located at the corner of Twentieth and
Race streets.
It is open to visitors on Wednesday after
noon, from 3 to 5 o'clock. From 3 to 4, visi
tors may examine the work rooms ; from 4 to
.", an exhibitiou of vocal and instrumental mu
sic is given.
Fay pupils are charged 200,00. This in
cludes board, instruction and medical attend
ance. Blind children who are poor, are provi-
j ded for by the State for a term ol five years.
The best age for admission to the institution
is between nine and fifteen yeats.
The vacation is from the 1st of Julv to the
1st of Sewtembcr. It is best lor pupils to en
ler at thu b cginning of the session in Sept.
Applications for admission may be addressed
to the worthy Principal, m. Lhapin, or to
Franklin Pcale, chairman of the committee of
admission. Your own correspondent,
Cl RWINSVILLE.
Hareisbikcu, March 27th, 18-37.
Mr dear Journal : At about this season of
the year, there is an annual flood or somethin
else, brings to this place the drift the very es
sence of blood s:!ckerdom from all part of
the State. At the close of each session, when
business becomes pressing, and members have
not time to give to all the bills that come up,
that particular examination which should be
bestowed upon them, they try to get their fa
vorite bills passed, or to get a favorable sec
tion in saline other bill adopted, or to carry
their ol ject iu some other way. It is the gen
eral impression, that before they will bo per
mitted to bleed the State, they must first sub
mit to be bled themselves. One of the men of
our own village (Clearfield) was heard to say,
in reference to the bill to prevent the floating
of loose logs : "It is in a fair way now ; nota
ing can prevent its passage but the money the
logmen may bring," &c. I fear that for some
reason, tho logmen will come off victorious.
1 5poke of blood-sueUcrdom. Well now, is
not tho leech a dirty animal It lives bv
sticking the blood of others. Ami yet ther
is a dirtier animal than it: it is that reptile,
rather common in some places, that puts salt
on the leech to make it disgorge, and then it
self swallows that filthy discharge as its own
natural food, and grows fat upon it. What a
pity that this beast has, externally, so strong a
resemblance to man ! But the flood that brings
down the drift, olten brings down the lumber
that is really valuable.
On Tuesday evening last, it was my pleas
ure to hear the celebrated Henry Ward Beech
cr deliver his lecture before the Young Men's
Christian Association. It was a very remark
able lecture, and distinguished for its sound
sentiment and common sense view of things
The subject was, "Tho Christian Common
wealth." Tho basis of all Christian laws
should bo love to our neighbor as ourselves
Monarchy has its source in our corrupt and
selfish nature. The Christian Commonwealth
has its source in the benevolence inculcated
by Christian priuciple. The religion of dero
tiou without the religion of principle was not
the kind worth possessing. He administered
a withering rebuke to those ministers who arc
so much engaged in tho devotional duties of
religion, but don't understand any thing of its
controlling power as a principle of righteous
ness. He also claimed to be a citizen of this
christian commonwealth, and had no sympathy
with those politicians who deny ministers the
privileges and rights of citizenship, making
them something better, or something worse
than men. Mr. Beecher also spoke of the
Democracy in no very flattering way, assu
ming that the leaders, instead of trying to el
evate themselves and the people, seemed to
labor to sink both, as if there was some pecu
liar connection between Democracy and dirt.
nis description of a ship was most poetic
and grand. No man but Beecher himself
could give a correct representation of this part
of the address. While he was proceeding to
describe the ship, built without foundation
contrasting it with a building on land, the au
dience began to lean forward, to open their
mouths, t-j lose self-possession and inrolon
trl!y hold their breath, and sit with fixed
gaze. When he had finished, the great mass
who had been held spell bound, raised them
selves up and drew in their breath, making
quite a breeze in the house.
I wish every person in the State could hear
Mr. Beechcr. He lays hold of the understand
ing and conscience, makes men think of first
principles, enkindles in their minds an hearts
the love of the beautiful, the true, and the
right, and leaves them in a better state than
he found them, unless they be given over to
tho cursa of Locofocoism.
Mr. Beecher was not tho only great and
good man brought to Harrisburg during the
past week. Some of the very best men of the
State were delegates to tho People's Conven
tion. Among these, let me mention the name
of Judge Kelley, of Philadelphia, as a man of
superior moral and intellectual worth.
I may say for the nominees of the People's
Convention, they are all good men, selected
for their worth, and not for their availability.
Success to the ticket. Cleartield.
UNION STATE CONVENTION.
This body assembled in the hall of the House
of Representatives on last Wednesday and or
ganized by selecting S. B. Chase, of Susque
hanna county, as temporary Chairman, and
Richard Coulter and A. L. Ilencrshotz as Sec
retaries. The list of delegates was then read,
and a committee on credentials appointed.
Also a committee f o report permanent oflicers.
The committee reported the following :
President, Jonx S. Bowes, Chester county.
Vice Presidents, S. U. Chase, .Susquehanna,
Robert M'Knight, Allegheny, W. W. Taylor,
Montgomery, J. B. Miller, Fayette, Thomas
Struthers, Warren, Wm. Jeunison, Montour,
Walter Sedgwick, Schuylkill, William Henry,
Beaver, W. W. Ilamersly, Lehigh, A. S. Hen
derson, Lancaster, Geo. S. King, Cambria, M.
II. Taggart, Union, Wareham Warner, Erie.
Secretaries, A. L. Hcnnershotz, Berks, Jas.
A. Ekin, Allegheny, A. N. Rankin, Franklin,
James Fox, Dauphin, William P. Minor, Lu
zerne, John II. Wells, Greene.
A number of districts having sent duplicate
setts of delegates, considerable discussion en
sued upon their admission.
In consequence of the committee on ere-
dentials not being ready to report, the conven- j
tion at 0 P. M. adjourned until 7 P. M.
The convention met after the recess and
the Hall was immediately crowdud. Every
nook and corner was ful'. The outsiders
were cvideutly intensely interested. The
convention remained for some lime without
doing anything. At last the committee came
in and reported so far as Philadelphia was con
cerned that the Republican delegation was en
titled to their seats.
The Chairman, Mr. Coffey, of Indiana, of
the committee repudiated the resolution be
causa the committee, had exceeded its pow
ers. Mr. Edie, of Somerset, took the same
view of the matter.
Mr. Cooper, of the city, moved to adopt the
report of the committee. This was accecded
to and the committee was discharged.
Mr. McClure of Franklin, renewed his reso
lution of the morning to admit every man who
had regular credentials to either convention.
He supported it in a very strong speech. Mr.
McCalmont seconded it in a very pithy speech.
Mr. McKnight of Allegheny moved an a
mendment, asking both the Philadelphia dele
gations to withd.aw from the convention and
try to reconcile their differences.
Judge Kelly made a long and very impres
sive speech in favor of the adoption of the
resolutions of the committee, and against the
proposition of Mr. McClure.
Mr. Simpsou, of the Union Americans, re
plied to him at length, in favor of the admis
sion of the other delegation.
The excitement still grew in intensity. Mr.
Thorne made a bold, strong, animating speech
in favor of the admission of the Union Amer
icans. Mr. Cook, a most singular genius in his man
ner, from Westmoreland, with great eccentri
cities, made a powerful appeal in favor of the
admission of all. Notwithstanding his pecu
liarities, he mad'j a most favorable impression
upon the convention.
When Mr. Cook closed his remarks, Senator
Cooper followed in a speech condemning the
idea that the Union Americans should be re
jected. Senator Cooper is a member of the
Republican delegation. He denounced cer
tain statements of Judge Kelly us "cowardly
and covertly mean."
Judge Kelly repelled the imputation in very
bitter terms.
Mr. Gilpin the former Mayor of the city, al
so made a speech in favor of tho admission of
the Republican delegation from the city.
The vote was then taken and it was passed,
that in all disputed cases the delegations should
lie admitted to seats, and full votes. The con
vention theu adjourned until to-morrow.
Tiu rsday, March 2G. Tho Convention re
assembled at 'J o'clock, A. M.
Tho list of delegates was read and corrected.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to
the nomination of candidates for Governor,
as follows :
Mr. Ripley nominated Gen. James K. Moor
head, of Allegheny.
Mr.Eakin nominated Dav. Wilmot, Bradford.
Mr. Crooks " Francis Jordan, Bedfd.
Mr. Coffey Jno. Covodc, Westm'ld.
Mr. Cochran " T. E. Franklin, Lanc'tr.
Mr. Lowry G J. Ball, Erie.
Mr. Crawford " J. M. Sullivan, Butler.
Mr. Ranch " P. S. Michler, Nor'mtn.
Mr. Power " R.B.M Comb.Lawr'ncc.
Mr. Smith " Lemuel Todd, Cumb'ld.
Mr. Geo. Mooro " R. B. Moorhead, Ind'a.
Mr. Read J. R. Edie, Somerset.
Mr. (. T. Thorn " Robt. T. Conrad, Phil'a.
Mr. Bressler A. G. Curtin, Centre.
Mr. G. R. Smith, " Henry Souther, Elk. ,
Mr. Merriman, " A.IIuidekoper.Crawfd.
Mr. Taggart J. C. Kunkle, Dauphin.
Mr. Simpson Wm. II. Keim, Berks.
Letters from Thos. E. Frankliji, J. C. Knn
kel. A. Huidukooer. and H. Souther wera rpsrt
J declining to bo candidates, and tho Danes of
Col. A. G. Curtin, R. B. Moorhead, R. T. Con
rad and J. R. Edie were withdrawn.
On motion, the convention proceeded to
vote viva voce, for a candidate for Governor :
David Wilmot received 59 votes.
Lemuel Todd " 21
Gideon J. Ball " 19 "
Francis Jordan 13 '
John Covodo - 13 "
J. K. Moorhead " 7 "
Peter S. Michler " 7 "
- John M. Sullivan 7
R. B. M Comb 5
John C. Kunkel " 1
Wm.II.Kcim " 1 "
Whole number of rotes 153, necessary to a
choice 77.
Neither of the candidates having a majority
of the votes cast, there was no election.
The names of Messrs. Michler, Jordan,
M'Comb, Keim and Sullivan were then with
drawn. A letter from Mr. Sullivan declining was
presented and read.
On motion, the convention proceeded to a
second vote :
David Wilmot received
Lemuel Todd "
Gideon J. Ball
90 votes.
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John Covodo 15 "
J. K. Moorhead " ' 2
Whole number of votes 1G2 ; necessary to a
choice bl.
David Wilmot having received a majority i
all the votes cast,was declared dnly numiuated.
Mr. George R. Smith came to the convention
for the purpose of opposing the numinasion of
Mr. Wilmot; the 'delegation to which lie be
longed had been admitted to seats and had a
fair hearing. He would support the nomina
tion most cordially and therefore moved that
the nomination be declared unanimous.
Mr. Thorn seconded the motion most hear
tily. Mr. T. J. Cofi'ey had opposed the nomina
tion of Wilmot, but would now give a cordial
support. He pledged Indiana county as good
for 2,500 majority for Wilmot.
Mr. Lowry had presented the nitne ol Mr.
Ball to tho convention, in obedience to the
wishes of his constituents. He had no doubt
that the nomination of Mr. Wilmot would be
cordiaUr sustained by his constituents.
Mr.Ttiplcy pledged Allegheny county to
give 0,000 majority for Wilmot.
Mr. Smith, of Cumberland, on behalf of the
friends f Mr. Todd, cordially concurred iri
the nomination of Mr. Wilmot.
Judge Kelly had a word to say at parting in
relation to the occurrence of yesterday which
was disagreeable to all. He thought it his du
ty yesterday to object to the gentlemen claim
ing seats on this floor. He said then that hu
found many friends among that delegation, and
knew that many of them Mere friends of our
candidate, lie rose now to siy that these gen
tlemen had proved what he then said was not
mere idle words. He thanked the Convention
for the timely adjournment of last night, which
had been the means of promoting peace and
harmony. He thanked the Convention for
what they hal done for the cause r.f the free
States and the cause of freedom in America.
The electric wires would carry the glad tid
ings of this nDmination to all the free States.
New England would fire guns and build bon
fires j 11 honor of it.
Mr. Cooper referred to the occurrence of
last night. In the heat of controversy and un
der a misunderstanding he had applied epi
thets to his coIIeaguc(JiidgcKelly)which calm
er reflection satisfied him were wrong. It was
the part of an honorable man to make the a
mend as publicly as the insult had been given.
He would enter upon the canvass with zeal
and cordiality.
Judge Kelly said, that if there were any two
men in the hall between whom a hatchet lay,
he would advise them to follow his example.
He then approached Mr. Cooper and shook
him cordially by the hand.
The nomination of Mr. Wilmot was unani
mously coufirmed.
Mr. G.R. Smith moved to nominate Canal
Commissioner. Agreed to.
Mr. Gibbons
Mr. Wells
Mr. Richards
Mr. Iluhn
Mr. Albright
Mr. Marklo
Mr. Coulter
Mr. Moorhead
nominated Win. Millward.
" Wm. E. Frazer.
" J. C. Myers.
J. C. Lessig.
" M. I). Cart right.
R.B.M'Dowell.
" John Snodgrass.
" Ben. Hartshorn.
Mr. Ripley withdrew the name of R. B. M'
Dowell. On motion, the nominations closed ; and the
convention preceeded to a first vote for Canal
Commissioner:
Wm. Millward
Win. E. Frazer
John C. Myers
Bcnj. Ilartzhoru
John Snodgrass
D. E. Cartwright
John C. Lessig
received
100 votes.
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Whole number of votes 100; necessary to a
choice, SI.
William Millward having received a majori
ty of all tho votes cast, was declared dnly
nominated; and, on motion, the nomination
was made unanimous.
The convention then adjourned to 2 o'clock.
Afternoon Session. After the assembling
of the Convention, the nominations for su
preme Judges wero made. The names of
Messrs. Kelley, Meredith, Pearson, Simpson
and Buflington were withdrawn, when Mr. Mc
Calmont oflered tho following resolution;
which was adopted :
Hesolrcd, That iu voting for candidates for
Judge of the Supreme Court, the vote shall be
first taken between those candidates residing
west of tho Allegheny mountains, and as soon
as one or thein has a majority of all the votes
polled, he shall be declared duly nominated ;
and after that, tho convention shall proceed
in tho same manner to voto lor one candidate,
to betaken from the East.
The Convention then proceeded to vote t fi i
roce, for a candidate for Supreme Judge, from
the Western part of the State, as follows :
Jas. Ycech, 80 Daniel Agnew, 14
Moses Hampton, 25 S. P. Johnston, 9
Thos. M'Connell, 1 W. M. Stephenson, S
Isaac Fisher, 4 II. W. Williams, 5
Whole number of rotes 147, necessary to a
choice 74.
James Veech having received a majority of
all the votes cast, was declared duly nomina
ted ; ami,
On motion, tho nomination was declared
Kuaitimovs.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to
vote for a candidate for Snpieme Judge for
the Eastern portion of the State, as follows :
Jos. J. Lewis
James Cooper
jived
83 votes.
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J. Pringle Jones "
Jas. T. Hale
Joshua W. Coin ly
Whole number of rotes cast, 151
to a choice, 76.
Joseph J. Lewis having received a majority
of nil the votes cast, was declared duly nomin
ated. The nomination was then declared vnani
inou.
Judge Keller's resolution, that a committee I
of nine be appoiuted by the Chair, to draft res
olutions expressive of the sense of the Conven
tion, came up for consideration,
Mr. Coulter moved to amend that a commit
tee from the several Senatorial districts, equal
in number to the State Senators, be chosen by
the several delegations, to report resolutions.
After some discussion Mr. Coulter withdrew
his amendment; and the oiiginal resolution
was adopted.
The chairman appointed the following gen
tlemen tho committee, viz :
Wm. D. Kelley, Jacob Hoffman, Thomas
E. Cschran, John R. Edie, S. P. M'Calmont,
W- A. Cook, Titian J. Collcv, Morrow B. Low-
rey, Geo. T. Thorn.
The Convention took a recess of h.lf an
hour.
The Convention having again assembled,
Judge Kelley from the Committee on Reso
lutions, male the following report, viz :
This Convention of Delegates, representing
the Freemen of Pennsylvania, opposed to the
1-ading measures of the late National Admin
istration, and the continuance ?f the same des
tructive policy clearly foreshadowed by the
acts and declarations of the administration
just inaugurated, do
Resolve, That the maintenance of the princi
ples promulgated in the Declaration of Inde
pendence, and embodied in the Federal Con
stitution, is essential to the preservation of
out Republican institutions; that the Federal
Constitution, tho liberties of the people, the
sovereign rights of the States, and the Union
of the States, must and shall be preserved.
Resolved, That with cur Republican fathers,
we hold it to be a self-evident truth, thatall
men aro created equal; that they are endow
ed by their Creator with certain inalienable
rights ; ttat among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit f happiness ; that to secure these
rights, governments are instituted among men:
and that tho primary duty and object of our
Federal Government is to secure these rights
to all persons under its exclusive jurisdiction.
That, as our Republican fathers abolished Sla
very in all the national territory, and ordain
ed in the Constitution "that no person shall be
deprived of life, liberty or property, without
due process of law, it becomes our duty to
maintain this provision of the Constitution a
gaiust all attempts to violate it, tor the pur
pose of establishing Slavery in the territories
of the United States. That wc deny the au
thority of Congress, of the Supreme Court, of
a Territorial Legislature, of any individual or
association of individu Is, to give Ii-gal exis
tence to Slavery in any territory of the United
States, while the Constitution shall be main
tained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon
Congress sovereign power over the Territories
of the United States, for their government ; a
power not controverted for the first sixty
years ot our national existence, but exercised
by the general concurrence of ail departments
of the Government, through every Adminis
tration from Washington to Polk ; and that in
the exercise of this unquestionable power, it
is the duty ot Congress to prohibit in the
Territories, those twin relics of barbarism, po
lygamy and Slavery.
Revolved, That we are yet freemen, nnd that
while we retain the inestimable rights of Free
men, secured to us by the sacrifices, sufierings
and blood of our Revolutionary fathers, we will
not submit to have a new Constitution impo
sed upon us by the extra-judicial opinions of
Judges of the Supreme Court opinions sub
versive of tho rights of human nature in con
flict with the truth of history, with the unbro
ken action of the government and the law of
the land, as heretofore pronounced liy the
Federal Judiciary, and the Courts of nearly cv
cty State in the American Union.
Resolved, ',1 hat the recent opinions of the
majority of the Judges of the Supreme Court,
in a case over which they decided the Court
had no jurisdiction, and, therefore, no authori
ty to pronounce the law arising therein, is but
an other step in consummation of that conspi
racy against our free institutions, which had
its inception in the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise; that it is tho direct result of the
late triumph of the Slave Power in the elec
tion of its candidate, James Buchanan, to the
Presidency, and unless promptly rebuked by
the people at the ballot-box, may be followed
by other usurpations fatal to the independence
of the Free States and the liberties of our peo
ple. Resolved, That the constitutional rights of
the people of Kansas have been fraudulently
and violently taken from them. Their territo
ry has been invaded by an armed force ; spu
rious and pretended legislative, judicial and
executive oflicers have been set over them, by
whoso usurped authority, sustaiued by the mil-
'taT Fow r of the Fvdvral Government tyrau-
fniral and unconstitutional law have been en
acted and enforced; the right of the people to
I Keep ana tear arms nas iecn mirtnged ; test
oaths of an extraordinary and entangling na
ture hare been imposed as a condition of ex
ercising the right of suflrage and holding of
fice ; the right of an accused person to a speedy
and public trial by an impartial jury has been
denied ; cruel and unusual punishments liar
been inflicted upon the innocent, while murd
ers, robberies and arsons hare been instigated
and encouraged, and the offenders hare been
allowed to go unpunished ; the right of, th
people to be secure in their persons, bouses,
papers and effects against unreasonable search
es and seizures, has been violated; they haw
been deprived of life, liberty and property,
without due process of law; the freedom of
speech and of the press has been abridged ; the
right to choose their representatives has been
made of no cdect ; that all these things Lave
been done with the knowledge, 'sanction and'
procurement of the Federal Government, in
violation of the plainest mandates of the Con
stitution ; that the usurpation by which a spu
rious Legislature was imposed upon Kansas,
and its people subjected to a code of laws un
paralleled for cruelty in the history of civili
zed nations, is still in full force, and the peo
ple are denied the right peacefully to assem
ble and petition for a redress of grievances;
the National Executive has permitted two
Governors of his appointment to be driven
from the Territory under fear of assassination,
and has not dared to exert its power for their
protection against the lawless minions of Sla
very, while judicial monsters and men whoo
hands are red with innocent blood, are retain
ed in cilice, to carry on the work of suJ jading
free territory to the cause of Slavery. Kansas
has been domed ndmission under a free con
stitution, and fraudulent means are now in pro-
gress to secure its admission a a Slave State
j at the next session of Congress. Against this
j stupendous wrong, we protest, in the name of
God and humsniiy by all that is glorious ia
I our history, and by the memory of the great
j and good men who established our liberties,
t Revived, That it is a fraud u.on our laws,
and fraught u i'h danger to cur institutions, to
admit to a full participation iu their lenrf.tt,
any man trto acknowledge a foreign suprem
acy, trhich kc cannot conscientiously and tctih-
o'rf mental reservation, ahjure and furerrr re
nounce ; whether that supremacy tit cizil or
piri,v.il.
Risolcc t. I'hut the si upe tuiotis j raudt by which
onr popular elections are swayed ag iinst a ma
jority cf the legally quilijitl voters, strikes ul
the fvuuda'ion and life of our system of govern
ment ; and unless pee lily corrected, will lead to
rinlenre and anarchy ; and ire urge upon cil
I goof citizens to unite for iha suppression cf this
j friV ; and tee cult upon cur own Legislature ,V
guard by effective and stringent laws the purity,
of the ballot bx.
Resolved, That the sale of the Main Line of
our improvements, is demanded by every con
sideration that should weigh w th intelligent
and honest men. As a source of revenue, it
is wholly worthless to the State, while it is no
toriously used as a means of peculation and
plunder, thereby inflicting upon the State pe
cuniary loss, and also irreparable injury, in
the almost universal demoralization and polit
ical prolligacy engendered throughout its en
tire extent.
Resolved, That we invite the nfliliation and
eo-operation of men of all parties, however
differing with 11s in other respects, ii. support
of the principles herein dtclared : and btliev
iug that the spirit of our institutions, as well
as the Constitution of our country, guarantees
liberty of conscience and equality of rights a
mong citizen :, we oppose all legislation im
pairing their security.
The reading of the resolutions was greeted
with fie pient bursts of applause. The resolu
tions embodying the American sentiment, es
pecially, elicited the most unbounded enthu
siasm. On motion of Mr. Geo. R. Smith, the reso
lutions were adopted ia mass, by acclamation,
and with nine long, loud and hearty cheers,
for the platform and the candidates.
Alter trinsacting some other unimportant
business the convention adjourned sine die.
The Pill Trade. Who could dream ot
the magnitude such an undertaking as the
manufacture of a Purgative Pill assumes when
it comes into general use. And how painful
ly do the following numbers speak of the a
mount of human sickness and suffering, that
little morcel of a remedy goes forth to combat
and subdue. Dr. J. C. Aver of Lowell, manu
factures in his laboratory forty gre.'s per diem
of his Cathartic Fills, through all the year.
This is eight boxes a minute or ouc ilose a
second. We thus find over 43,04X) person
swallow this pill every day, or 1.200,000 a
month! Physicians, think of that ! 4 3XK) pa
tients a day who seek relief fi om the medical
skill of ouc man. Surely that man should be,
as he is in this case one of the first intelli
gence and of the highest character. ITis oc
cupation entail's upon him a fearful responsi
bility for the weal or woe of his fellow man.
Painstillc Cornier.
n?Absent the c-ditor.
This announcement is made ir- tho Rnft
mdii'j Journal of Clearfield instead of that
absenco making tho paper more interesting,
the result is but hair a sheet, the other omitted
for want of an editor. Our brother Row !:aa
good times of it if we followed his exnmplo
our constituency would make a roic. Phila
delphia Daily Sun.
If brother Baker will glance at an it? m else
where, he will observe that, altho' a Kow at
all times, we unavoidably happened to get in
to another row. We don't know whether he
will include this in cur "good times" cr not.
rX7Tho Memphis, Tennessee, papers not
with alarm the : crea of crimo ti.er... and
some of th.-m go so far as to suggest tlu't extra
judicial measures should !e resor'd toct
it. Murder follows murder in rapid st.cccsaiot.
37-Th.is is "All Fools' Day."
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