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VONDAY .11ORNIS(;, JULY 9, 18C0
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SEZ DEMOCRATIC STATE ELEC-
TORAL TICKET]
ISA:0111AL ELk.CTOII3
M. Keirn, Hon. Hichird Vau.3.
D/STEiIiT ELSC7OI.9 :
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Fred,prieVA.Ser% er 14. Ilaitc liodchow.
S. Wm. C. Patterson, 15. Geo. D. Jackson
3. Joe. Crockett, Jr., , 16. John A. Ahl.
4. John G. Brenner, 17. Joel B. Danner.
t. G. W. Jaeolq, • 18. J. B. Crawford.
6. Chu. Kelley, 10. H. N. Lee. ' '
7..Olivee P. James, 120. Josh. B. Howell.
8, David Schell, 21. N. B. Fetterman.
9. Joel /Aimee, 22. Samuel Marshall
.10. S. S. Ilarbonr, 23. Wm. Book. - •
11. Thos. 11. Walker, ,24. B. D. Hamlin.
12. S. S. Winchester, ;25. Gaylord Church.
13. Jos.l:aubacb,
FIDE, POVERSOR,
HON. • hENRY D. FOSTER,
OT RESTMOILILAXD
Xecilag of the Democratic State Com-
mittee
A meeting of the Democratic State
Committee was 1414 on Monday after
noon, at the Merchants' Hotel, in Phila
delphia,. at 8 o'clock, when the follow
ing named gentlemen answered the
Vali, viz :
Stephen D.Anderson,J. Henry Askin,
Vincent L.- Bradford, Hugh Barr, W.
H. Blair, William D. Boas, John B.
Bretton, Benjamin 41. Brewster, Reu
ben F. Brown, J. Woods Biown, 11. B.
Burnham, Charles %V. Carrigan, A. C.
Cetti, John R. Chadwick, Edward D.
glory, James C. Clark, John W. Clark,
-John Cdmnings, John Davis, Henry
L. Diegenbach, C. M. Donovan, Henry
Dunlap, William H. Eckels, rotor Ent ,
A. Hiciaiend plait., 4oseph Gleim, B.
E. Grcisitner, H. A. Guernsey, Jorm
Hamilton, Jr., J. H. Hobart, Charles
B. Hunter ' F. M. Hutchinson,- George
W. Irwin, Robert L. Johnston, J. Mon
roe Kreiter, Isaac Leech, H. R. Linder
man, George Link, William Morgan,
F. P. Magee, Charles I). Manly, Robett
McCay, Thomas C. McDowell, John P.
McFadden, Peter Mclntyre, B. F. Moy
ers, 0. H. Meyers; Howard L. Miller,
William H. Miller, E. C. Mitchell,
Robert E. Monaghan, 11. 11. Mullion
berg, Samuel Parker, J oseph W. Parker,
R. Bruce Petriken, Frederick S. Pifer,
Bernard Reiley, Daniel Saloinon, J. B.
Sanborn, Henry J. &We, Joseph H.
'Thompson, Willi - am C. Ward, Nelson
Weiser, John IL Ziegler, William 4-1-
Wok& • •
After consitierable discussion, the
following resolbtion was adopted by a
'xote of 45 to 15, viz :
Profoundly impressed witu the importance of
prompt, vigorous and patriotic acnou on the
'part of the Democratic State Committee, In
order to aVrt, jf possible, the consequences
which must inevitably result from the unhappy
division now existing in the racks of the De
znocrat,y in our State and nation, we coidially
and honestly recommend to the Democracy of
the State that they unite with heart and voice
in the support of our excel/cot and competent
nominee for Governor Henry D. 'Foetal., and
that in all 'the local elections they aet as one
party, forgiving and forgetting any differences
that they may have entertained for the Presi
dency; but with a view to a perfect unity
against the common enemy, we recommend to
the Democracy of Pennsylvania to unite their
Totes for President on the electoral ticket form
ed at Reading On the Ist day of March, 1860, on
the folloyring basis and understanding, viz :
That if said electoral ticket should be elected
by the people, and it should appear, on aicer
taining the result in the other States of the
Union, that by casting the entire vote of Penn
sylvania for Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel
V. Johnson, it would elect them President and
Vice President over Messrs. Lincoln and limn ;
lin, then said electors shall be under obligation
so to cast said vote; if on the other 'hand it
'should appear that said Tote would not elect
Messrs. 'Douglas and Johnson, but would eject
John C. lireckinridge and Joseph Lane Presi
dent and Vice Pies.ident over klessrs. Lincoln
and Hamlin, then said vote shall be cast Tor
"them; and in case the united vote of Pennsyl
yania would not elect either of these tickets,
then the electors may divide it between theni ac
cording to their own judgment of what would
bi the beat for the country and the Democratic
party—the basis of this nnited action being
that it is the first and highest duty of all Demo
crats, however they may Aitrer about men and
minor points of principle of polic'N, to unite
against a common enony, and to al ert, if pos
sible, the greatest calamity that could befal the
country, the election of a black Republican
President; and further. the Chair Man of this
Committee is hereby authorized to correspond
with the several Electors in the :State. and ob
tain from each of slid Electors his written
pledge, within thirty days trotn this date, that
be will faithfully carry out the object of this
resoku,Aion.
On motion of Hr. Kreiter, of Dauphin,
a resolution was adopted that thirteen
members of the Committee ehall con
stitute a quorum.
On motion of Messrs. Petri Yin and
Jobtiston ' the Commii,tee adjourned to
meet at Cresson at the call of the .Chair
man . WM.. H. AVEJ , SH, Ch'i.
C. W. PARHIGAN,
I. B.y I URNEIAM, Secretaries.
yTCLIINBO4, )
trigpv. the Watchword?'
) The great body of the Democracy of
Aho State looked to the meeting of the
-.Exikeativa Committee, at Philadelphia,
pn **day last, with mingled feelings
Pf hope slid fe a r. 4.ope that harmoni
pus, sensible -counsels would prevail ;
fear, that they would pot. The first
Plebe/3n nializedahcl the heart of the
Pertiocrac7 has beep made glad. amps
Ai a. • prdr—union against
Ato • -?."' : ;—that our good old
4 4..)cymnoaw - •• bc.saved from the
• Lac. Id' Abolition fanat.iciarn.
pray to accomplish this dasired
plaiar By the action of the
411opl,ed by the decided
tote of 46 As to 15 nays—t he Demo
iL4o. EbetriFill `Picket form ed by tho
regular State Convention at Reading,
commended • the 'support of all
Democrats; and if successful, tho Elec
tors will cast the entire vote of the State
for Mr. Douo.t.As if it will elect him ;
but if it will not elect Mtn, but win °Wet
Mr. BRECKViRIDGE, then that it be cast
for him; and if it will not elect either,
the rote be divided between them. The
proposition is fair to each, and affords
the only chance there may be of defeat
ing Lincoln- 7 4p db which latter no
Democrat will fail to make sonic little
sacrifice, especially when . that sacrifice
will contribute, more than any other
course could towards the election of
his favorite, let it be either Breckin
ridge or Douglas.
It becomes a:1 Democrats, therefore,
to give to the Democratic State Elec
toral Ticket an active and ardent sup
port. No one can dispute its regulari
ty, because the Convention which form
ed it had the authority to do so. Let
it be successful, and a Democratic
_President will still be the result;
Black Republicanism will bp crushed
out of existence, and the Union will be
safe.
Wo shall allado to this subject again,
and for thopresent.will count it pnougb
that we pledge our oarneet and active
support to the Democratic State Elec
toral Ticket, conscious that it is the
only proper course to pursue, and that
it, will lead to the defuat of Black Bo
publioanismain the State.
The Pennsylvanian says of tho action
of the Committee :
The proceedings of this body, of
which wo publish a report elsewhere,
will, no doubt, meet with the hearty
approval of all good Democrats. Th :
;resolutions adopted are conceived in a
patriotic spirit. They commend coned
lotion and compromise as the only means
to save the country from the rule of
Black Bepublicaniam, and with refer
' ence to the two Democratic candidates
for the Presidency, they are ylltrapter
ized by fairness and justice. .
Both wings of the party are enjoined
to unite with heart and voice in the
support of the Democratic nominee for
Governor, Henry D. Foster, and to
! continue to act in all local elections ns
I one party, forgiying and forgetting the
differences oscisting between them in
other respects. In regard to the Presi
' dency, it is proposed dim. if it should
appear, from the restirtibf the elections
in the other States of tlio Union, that
by casting the entire vote of Pee nsylva
nia for Mr. Douglas it, would elect him
over Mr. T.Jineoln, the electors shall . be
under the obligation of so - casting the
vote ; and that, if it should appear that'
the vote of the state would elect Mr.
I3reckinridge, it should be east for the
latter. If, however, the united vote
should prove of no avail to either Dem
ocratic candidate, it is to be divide , ' by
the electors aciording to their best
judgment, as circumstances may die
tate.
We fully approve of this advice, And
trust that earnest efforts will be made
on both sides to bring about an arrange-
Mcnt of this natnre, which, in view of
tlio dangers threatening the Union of
these tatets from a powerful revolution
ary and intensely sectional organiza
tion, is n ponsidyration of the highest
moment.
From the}l9.rrieburg Patriot & Union
we copy the following :
Union is the Watchword !—The Demo-'
erotic State Executive Committee, at:
their meeting held in Philadelphia on
the 2d inst., adopted resolutions fur the!
purpose of uniting the Democratic vote !
of Pennsylvania upon the electoral tick
et formed at Reading. We are satisti-;
ed that this action will be cordially ap
proved
by the faithful and loyal Democ
racyl
of the State. The first object of
every man worthy of the name of
Democrat, is to rescue the State from
the threatened control of the Black Re
publican party, 'and secure it for - a
Democratic President. Thu Committee
'assembled under extraordinary circum
stemma. In consequence of the wis
management. at Baltimore, they found
the Democracy of Pennsylvania divided
in their Presidential preferences—a por
tion supporting Stephen A. Douglas
and another portion supporting John
C. Breckinridge. They saw that if the
organization of the party in this State
declared for either of these distinguish
,ed gentlemen, it would be productive of
a hopeless schism, and result in the
electoral vote of the State being carried
for tht repreaentagyps of Abolition, sec
tionalilm—Lincoln and Hamlin. ' The
Committee also saw that the only hope
of securing the vote of the Stye for
the Democracy, and electing our noble
candidate for Governor, henry D. Fos
ter, was in a union of the wbole'Demo
cratic vote of the State upon a single
electoral ticket. In this' emergency
they followed the dictates of prudence,
moderation and patriotism, in refusing
to throw the N% eight of the Democratib
organization into either scale, and in
taking 'active measures to produce pa
pific feeling and united action.
The plan of Union resolved upon is
this : he electors chosen by the Read
ing Convention are recommended to
the support of the Democracy, with the
undersiluding that, in the event of
, their election, they are to vote as a unit
for Douglas and Johnson, if the elec
toral vote or Pennsylvania will elect
them; but if said vote will elect Brecic
inridge and Lane, and not Douglas and
Johnson, then it shall be cast for them
—and in ease it will elect neither, by
being cast as a unit, the electors are
free to vote as their judgment may
dictate.
-By agreeing to this arrangement, and
acting upon it in good faith, the Democ
racy et gennayiyasie. may )tecure the
election of a Governor and a niajority
of the Legislature, which is to elect a
United States Senator. They may
preserve the erganizatien of the party
in the several counties, and elect a
' multitude of county oMeers. But if
they reject it, they practically give the
State to the enemy; abandon all hopo Of
carrying.the Legislature,
and - seal the
fate of both Douglas and Breckinzidge.
We have no idea that they - will be guil
ty of a, course so suicidal. The voice
of the party from all quarters of tie
commonwealth will go up in faior of
I union, and the patriotic action of the
State Committee bo endorsed-and en.
forced. - -
/foible in the Opposition Camp !
The Opposition candidate fur Gov
ernor, Antmew CuaTls, is getting him
self into an ugly fix. Ho was at
Chicago and assisted, " with might and
main," in the nomination of the Abo
litionist LINCOLN, and pine° then has
not concealed his warm preference for
him. It has been annouriced,too, that on
the stomp he would advocate Lincoln's
election. But—now a difficulty pre
sents itself. Tho Bell and Everett men,
who number many thousands in the
State, threaten that if Curtin gives
their candidates the " cold Jthoulder,"
they will treat hint in the sa - me way,
and refuse to vote for him This is a
t:rying dilemma, which taxes the nt.
most powers of the Opposition loaders.
How to get out of it tboy do not yet see
—and may not before election day.—
Many of them take the ground that Mr.
Curtin had bettor not stump the State
at all, but stay at•horno and koop
Eresidential preferences to himself.—
Whether their advice will be takoc, ro-
Luning to be soon ;,but lot him do as be
will, one wing or the other of the Op
position will fail to give him an ardent
support.
Whilst snob is the state of the case
with regard to the mongrel candidate
for Governor, the position of the Dom
°erotic nominee, Gen. Form, is a com
fortable one, •and which canpot drive
from him the vote of a single Democrat-
Ho is fbr the .PE , SICioeItATI6 BTArc ELEC.
TicFcr, as made by the Ticading
Convention—the only body legally au
thorized to make one—and as com
mended to the support of the party by
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee. Let it elect either, Douct...ts or
BBECKINRIDGE, and he is content; be
cause either is a thousand tithes prefer
able to Lincoln. Under such a flag
Gen. FOSTEJOI path is a comparatively
smooth ono. It will lead him into the
Gubernatorial chair, "sure and cer
tain." •
MOP' ° no Opposition leaders and
presses, here and elsewhere, don't seem
to like the course taken by the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee to
harmonize and unite the party. We
do not wonder at it. Before the meet
ing the mongrels looked confidently fur
a breaking up of the Committee, and u
general Democratic blow out all around.
But they have been seriously disap
pointed. The Democracy they now
see call unite; and the only fear of the
C!pposjtion is that the union will be
come so thorough as to prevent Lin
coln from getting the State, and with
out this State, of course failing in the
Presidency. Democratic harmony is
death to Black Republicanism.
,‘ Lincoln's election is a fixed f;Lct.'!
—Star.
Itdrlle is not sure of Pennsylvanii,
yet—and without this State he can
never bo chosen President. A very
decided move. was made towards the
anion of the Democracy by the State
Committee on Monday last, and if car
ried out, as it promises to be, Lincoln's
chances will become very small. llis
leaders already see this, anti hence be
gin to tremble in their boots. They
know that there is " many a slip be
tween the cup and the lip," and fear
the adago may be ver;fied in their ciao
before the close of the present cam
paign.
mar Lot Democrats now differ as they
please in their preferences, there is ono
duty that must be evident to all of
them, as well as to all truly conserva
tive men, and that is the putting forth
or ithigorons effort to DEFEAT THE BLACK
REPUBLICAN TICKET IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Without Pennsylvania, Lincoln can
never be President, and all true lovers
of their country should work unitedly
and actively to overthrow him and his
treasonable abolition doctrines. Demo
crats, then, be true to your duty.—
Whatever differences may exist among
you as to men, be not lead away by
rash counsels, but pursue that course
by which you will best be able to con
tribute to the overthrow of the enemy.
By so doing yo e u will not only assist in
there-establishment of your glorious old
Democratic party, upon a firmer, purer,
and sounder basis, bat you will help to
avert that greatest of all calamities, the
DOWNFALL OF THIS OOUNTRY.
"If I were in Congress, and if a vote
should come up on a question whether
slavery should be prohibited in a now
Territory, in spite of the Dred Scott deci
sion, I would vote that it should." A
braham Linooln ,from a speech delivered
in Chicago, on the 16th ofJuly, 1858.
pi► Tho above declaration teaches
resistance to established law. We ask
this question : Would Mr. Lincoln, in
the event of his election to the Presi
dency, array himself in opposition to
the Supreme Court 1 Perhaps be in
tends to abolish both Congress and the
Court, and Yid to in himself the
judicigl and executive branches of
the government ?—Democrat.
Very Appropnate.—An exchange pa
per, describing the dress of the now
secrr.t order of the " Wide-Awakce,"
says that it consists of a Btact g/ased
cap and a Black oilcloth cape. Consid
ering their labors in the cause, the
name is significant as well asappropri
ate. They are !oder military drill, 'and
if they would only, in add,ition, give
their faces a coat of burnt cork when
they parade, they might appropria . tely
style' themselveti the BLACK-muses
of Black Republicanism.
Horse Race.—Philadelphia, July 5.
The horse Flora Teinple beat Patehen
yesterday at the Suffolk Park course.
Time 2.2•41; 2.21 f ; 2.137 f.
Who are the Tariff Yea l 1
The Abolition Republican party, who
are crying protection, no doubt as a kind
of bid for Pennsylvania votes, in 15r}6
nominated John C. Fremont, a Fren
Trade roan, for President.
In 1857, in Pennsylvania, they nomi
nnteil Dav:d Wilmot, the only Free
Trnde Cerigressmnii in the Penneylva
nia delegation in PS46, for Governor.
In ISS4J, they nominated Hon. Han
nibal Hamlin of Maine, another Free
Trader, for Vice President, and in the
face of all these realities they are, by
their leading journals, questioning the
veracity of Mr. Fester, who has used
every effort in his power for the ad
vancement of the interests of Pennsyl
vania—the protection of her mineral
wealth and borne industry—a position
he bail always been known to take, and
in defence of wbich ho is now laboring
assiduously.
TO Battle of the ',Haw" and the
'Rams."
Mr. T. 11. Webb Writes from Phila
delphia to know if we ere sure that
Mr. Lincoln's name is Abraham and
not Abram. We answer that the Chi
cago Pref! and Tribune' hue stated as
much on Mr. Lincoln's express anthori
ty, and now we have the Illinois Sidle
Journal, ptiblishod at Springfield, which
says that the name of Abram does not.
belong to Mr. Lincoln.—.N. Y. Tribune.
The troubles of the Republicans over
the nano of their candidate have been
really distressing to witness. Not a
day has passed shim the nomination of
the unavaiiiablo Lincoln, without the
occurrence of some unhappy complica
tion connected with his Christian name.
So long as our Republican neighbors
stuck to "Old Aho" they got along
well enough ; but once forsaking that
plain appellation they have instant
ly become - entangled in a " barn
ram" labyrinth. " It. is ham," has
shouted ono. "It is ram," has re
sponded another. The "hams" have
grown heated, and the "rams" have
been rampant, until a pitched battle be
tween the "rams" and the - "hams:' has
appeared unavoidaLle. By the above
official announcement—to which in
charity we give publicity—it appeal s
that the question is now decided, and
that the "rams" arc overthrown. But
although the Republicans may succeed
in preserving; their candidate's "ham,"
they will find it a difficult matter to
"save his bacon."
Li cola in
Tho Yurk - Protectionist, a Bell and
Everett paper. says that a few weeks
since the Republicans of that place en
deavored to get up a meet'ng for the
put pose of forming a "U!iiori Splitting' )
club. They paraded through the
~trcets with drums and banners, waking
"night hideous" wiai their noise, ard
after all, succecdodi in drumming, to
gether the pitiful liumber of twenty
tire men and boys. Each succeeding
effort grew "smaller by degrees and
beautifully less," until finally-, they
could only induce "three" men—the
President and Secretary of the club,
and a delegate to Chictigo—to attend.
We understand that they have since
abandoned their meetings altogether,
and have given it up as a "bad job."—
/Linorcr Gazette.
The " Wide Awakes."
This " Wide • A.W • ake" ussociatinn is
the legitimate heir and successor of
Know Nothipgism. It is a secret so-:
ciety—a body of men organized to at
tend the polls and "see justice done"—
which means to see that 'Republicans do
vote, and that Democrats do not. It is
by such movements that our enemies
hope to defeat us--by the interference
of a "political police" of their own ap
pointing—by fraud and violence—by
taking possession of the polls, ostensi
bly to see justice done ? bat really to
practice the most infamous injustice.—
It is an attempt to make general the
means heretofore found so effective in
defeating the Democrats in Baltimore,
Louisville, and other cities—the taking
possession of the polls by rowdies, and
the beating and murdering of Demo
crats.—Greensburg Democrat.
A Republican Job.
The report of the Covodo Investigat
ing Committee will make a volume of
twelve hundred pages. The Republi
can House of Representatives have or
dered their Republican printer to pub
lish one hundred thousand copies for
electioneering purposes in the present
campaign. This is quite a respectable
Republican job. It is taking quite a
slice of the public funds with which to
manufacturie Republican capital. The
entire expolise of the printing, binding,
directing, situiling and conveying in the
mails to the different parts of our ex
tensive country, these one hundred
thousand volumes will cost between a
half and three-fourths of a million of
dollars. This is quite an item, but as
it is a Republican job and a Republi
can measure it is all right. Had the
Democrats ordered it, the country
would have been astounded by the
Wailings of the Republican prom on ac
count of its unheard of enormity and
unmitigated fraud upon the people, :
Lan&ater
iiir" If Wm. 4. Seward c.annot be
made President as a Republican ' no
other plan can."—Chicago Journal 17th
,RI t.
The Repuj.thcan ConyeAtion has paid
that Win. U. Seward "cannot be made
President as a Republican." Now what
has the Journal to say?
itirlc the manner of plain spooking,
we aro, many of as, like a soldier, who
in his first battle was afraid to fire off
his musket lest ho might hiut somebody.
Demoonetio Meet's( in Old Northamp:
The Tenth Legion in Favor of Union !
—ln accordance with the call of many
leading Democrats in Northampton
costnty, the Demociacy aitsembled at
Easton, on Thursday, Juno 2,Sth, to
takeaction in regard to the nominations
at Baltimore. The mCeting was quite
large. It was called to order by the
nomination of _Martin Frey, Esq., as
President.
Vice Presidents—L. H. Stout, Jacob
Noll, P. F. Ellenberger, John B. Blatz,
John Stotzer.
Secretaries—D. IL Neiman, William
M utctler.
On motion of Col. Johnson. a commit
toe of Ono was appointed to draft reso
lutions. The Chair appointed tho fol
lowing gentlemen : Philip Johnson,
Josiah Cole, G. V. Wallace, J. M. Por
ter, Sr , Charles Glantz, G. W. Stein,
George Sehlabach, Doctor J. B. Cle
mons, W. 11. Hutton
During the absencoof the Committee,
on motion of W. W. Schuyler, Richard
Brodhead, Esq., ono of the delegates to
the Convention, was requested to ad
dress the meeting. Mr. B. explained
his course at Charleston and Baltimore.
The Committee on Resolutions re
turned to the court room while Mr. B.
was speaking, apd when ho had closed,
Col. Johnson reported the following;
Which were adopted, after which the
meeting adjourned;
Wnzazas, The National Democratic
Convention has failed to make a harmo
nious nomination of a candidateforPres
iderit of the United States, and their
action has resulted in the presentation
of two . beparate tickets claiming our
support,and inasmuch as the confusiori
whieh distracted the Convention, if not,
atrested, will probably extend to the
mass of the party and involve the loss
of not only the President, but the Gov
ernor, the Congressional Delegation, the
Legislature, a United 'states Senator,
State Treasurer, ,kc., and transfer them
all, not to a conservative "Opposition,"
but to the ABOLITIONISTS PROPER, the
aidors,abottors, and backers of Seward,
itumner, Lincoln, Helper, and old John
Brown ; a result so full of di!,astroui
consequences to the whole colintry,
that it becomes the dpty of all good
citizens to sacrifice all partizan feeling
to avert it; and •
NV n Ext:As, Tho Democracy of North
ampton county are-determined, that be
fore they will allow themselves to be
divided and distracted at a time when
there is tic, much involved they will ex
haust every means of conciliation and
compromise. It is hereby
Iles/Jived, That we most earnestly re
commend to the State Committee that
they take such action at their meeting
on Monday next, as will enable the
fparty in Fennsylvania to vote together
ur the same Electoral Ticket, by re-as
hew Wing the State Convention, If neces
sary, acid so reconstructing the present
Electoral Ttyket that in the event of
tita„cese either,
1. Thu whole Electoral rote shall be
cast for either of the Democratic candi
dates whom BMA) vote will elect, or
2. The whole Electoral vote shall be
cast foi the candidate who bhall receive
the greater number of votes, or
3. The Electoral vote shall be cast
for the respective candidates according
to the laic) of thopopular support each
ene sliu:l receive, or •
4. Any other means of cornpremisti
by whieb the friends of both caudidat6
near support the same ticket.
Reso:red, That 0. H. Myers, Esq.,
the .member for this county, is hereby
requested to preterit a copy of these
proceedings to the Stato Committee,
and to urge upon that Committee their
secious consideration.
Tho E,asion Sentinel now suggests to
the Democracy of that county that a
Meeting bo at once called, to ratify
the action of the State Committee.
Worthy of Note.
The V.S. naval officers, under orders
from a Democratic Administration, says
the .New Hampshire Patriot, recently
captured three slavers having about
15* Africans on board, and the negroes
were taken to Key West. A Democra
tic President at once urged upon pun
greet, the duty of promptly providing
for their retain to Africa; and a Drii
ocratic 'Secretary Made a contract fOr
their support there. A Democratic Sen
ate promptly passed a bill appropriating
$2:00,00;for the return of those negroes
and the execution of that contract.—
But the Black Republican House of Rep
resentatives have delayed the passage
the bill and encumbered it with
amendments so that it will have to go
back to the Senate, thus delaying the
return of the negroes and probably
ca:ising many deaths and much suffer
ing among them. Yet we aro told that
the Democratic party and the Adminis
tration aro conniving at the slave trade
and'neglecting their duty in regard to
the ,execution of laws upon the subject,
while the Black Republicans are run
ning
over with pity for the poor captives
and indignation towards their cruel
captors ! Let actions determine the
truth in the matter.
Union of the Democracy of Maryland.
—A writer in the Annapolis Republican
makes a suggestion which is cordially
approved by that paper, to the effect
that primary meetings bo called, in the
usual manner, in each county and in
the city of Baltimore, to appoint dele
gates to assertible in convonCon,tu deter
mine upon the course to be adopted to
secure the union of all true Democrats
in the Presidential election in Novem
ber next. The Democrats of some
other States are taking measures to se
cure like kutrmonicus action.
Corode's District.—The Republicans
have some little trouble in the West
morelana (Pa.) district, now represent
ed by John Covode. Mr. Cowan • was
nominated by Westmoreland and Mr.
White by Indiana. At the meeting of
the conferees White obtained the nomi
nation, and the' friends of Cowan se
ceded.
Dangerous Counterfeit.—Poterson's
nii•i i
Detector • es the public of the dis
covery of ' ngerous counterfeit $5
note on the enn s Townshlp Bane o f
Philadelphia. _lt is said to ben perfect
foe simile of the genuine issue.
Report of Joe. C. Elie, County Super-
intendent.
l'uLlitAtd iy the, Permission and Desire of Ilc
Stele S. vet inter:dent:
My report for the County of Adams cannot
he otherwise than brief fur this year. The
time embraced in it is 81 months—the unex
pired potion of my very worthy and lament
ed predecessor's term. My commission is
dated Oct. 3, 1859, and immediately after its
reception I began my examinations 01 teachers.
Those examinations, though necessarily more
brief than I could have desired, were, in the
main, satisfactory and were all, with one ex
ception, well attended by directors, teachers,
and citizens. It may be possible that, in
consequence of a want, on my pa* of a
knowledge of the condition of our schools,
nod the teaching capacity required by them,
certificates were granted, in a few instances,
where they should have been withheld; but
that cannot again happen. I bare since, by
personal visitation, become fully acquainted
with the condition and wients of erery school
in the county. and. consequently, hope to be
able to impart information to directors, on
this point, which will aid theta materially in
their 'election of teachers.
risitalions.—A short time after the open
ing of the schools, I began to visit them, and
succeeded in reaching every School in the
county. visiting a few of them twice. It was
a laborious task, and the exposure intensely
severe. Directors, in all the townships,
cheerfully extended to me their aid, and be
stowed on me marked evidences of hospitali
ty and kindness; as, indeed, did also teachers
and citizen's. They have my sincere ac
knowledgments.
Educational ifertings.—Distriet Institutes
or Teachers' Associations were organized in
almost every township. Those meetings
were of a hopeful and encouraging nature.—
In many instances, the room was thronged
by an attentive and enquiring andience,com
posed of teachers. directors and parents. I
have reason to believe that they will be more
generally encouraged hereafter, and that
much good will grow out of them. At these
meeting! I delivered lectures and gave such
instruction to the teachers as I deemed
needful.
Cpunty4teltite.—A County Institute was
commenced et New Oxford and remained in
session three days. The exercises were ju
dicious and instructive, and were participated
in by Prof. Wickersham, of the Normal
School at Millersville. The Inotitute will
re-assemble in September next.
Drrectors,—Active and efficient directors
are the salt of the system. Without such,
educational matters become a drag. In this
county, in a great majority of the townships,
we 'nice had, and now have, zealous direc
tors, working truly and earnestly to promote
thr interests of their schools, but there are
still those. thougli few in number, who,
through apathy, or, probably, something
worse, certazinly do not sufficiently second and
sustain the efforts Lof teachers in the great
work they have in charge, I ant, however,
I pleased to be able to say, that all are hemm
ing more keenly alive to their duty, and are
directing mute of their nttentioh to a whole
some improvement of their schools. Surely,
SUCELY, their co-operation with that of teach
ers and parents, is all that is needed to make
the system work here as it should.
School Hntses.—lt is with pleasure and
pride that I refer to a few of our school
houses. The school Wilding in Gettysburg
is a model and creditable t) the educational
systern of the State, as it is the pride of our
county. In Mommasburg and Petersburg
Rehm! bowies have:been built, which reflect
great credit on allleraneerned in their erection.
They are fine specimens of rural architecture,
rind are in every way, creditable school
buildings'. Others of our school buildings
are good and comfortable—a larger Blass-are
only passably soon bile others, tignin, the mis
erable affairs. Those in Littlestown are less
attractive, less comfortable, and less tit for
the purpose to which they are applied, than
would be many modern out-Imo-es for shel
tering live stock. The one in New Oxford,
also, is a.crumbling, delapidated, damp, un
wholesome stone building,with a ceiling about
eight feet high—room about f2S by 30 feet,
into which 117 pupils are crowded and placed
at long, old-fashioned deaks, with permanent
sears, without bnets. This house, has, how
ever, been stricken (if the " pension list,"
and will be succeeded, next summer, by one
of condonable and appropriate proportions.
In the moral asetet of the case, the obliga
tion to provide decent, attroetive, and com
fortable school houses for obi children, is just
as imperative and binding upon us, as arc the
obligations to provide decent and comfortable
churches, and private residences fur ourselves
and families ; and I aver, that the means and
efforts necessary to effect this,cannut be with
held without unfaithfulness to our duty as
parents, and injustice to those for elicose pa
ternity ae are responsible. That children
have rights, no one can reasonably doubt
They haves right to be properly clad, proper
ly fed, properly housed. properly educated,
and to hare all the refining and exalting in
fluences thrown around them which will St
them to fill their stations in society—form
valuable charakel-s, and raise themselves and
their neighborhoods, to respectability and
usefulness. These rights will. fitoilly,tanno t
be regarded in their proper light, and. to
that end, let the friends of education labor on
with patience. courage and hope, watching
fur the issue "as they who watch for the
morning."
,Schools.s—Of our schools I can say nothing
beyoud the mere mention of the condition in
which `I found them. We have schools in
this county which would be a pride and an
hoocr to qny section of our State—we have
others that are good, and others, again, that
are miserable excuses. One of there latter I
reached after a long ride through a drenching
rain, in fob., and found about half a dozen
pupils in attendance ; the ',teacher without
coat or jacket; his pantaloons low down on
his hips ; and, worse than all, bare
_Noted. 1
am here constrained to remark that onothing!
is very evident, wherever the systeth is most
efficiently administered it is most popular.—
This is well illustrated in the schools of Get
tysburg, the coupty seat, where an energetic I
board of directors are cordially sustained iu '
their efforts to secure the greatest possible
efficiency, consistent with the aims and de
signs of the Common School System. A large
and costly building has been erected, with
every desirable convenience fur the accommo
dation of seven Schools, graded to the capaci..!
ty of pupils, with superior teachers, and an
accomplished superintendent—all receiving ,
liberal salaries. The school year is divided
into two terms, (with summer and winter va
cations,) each closing with a public examine- I
tion of pupils under the direction of the
board. Each teacher is required to keep an
official Register, noting the daily attendance,
progress, and conduct of every pupil—this
Register being open at all times, to the in
spection of directors and parents. Two per
manent &fluters. h ins in Pe ti nsylvani a .Col lege '
have been presented to the board by the Hon. I
E. McPherson, which are given out, from '
time to time, to the most meritorious pupils.l
The Directors have regular days assigned for
official visits to the schools, and also regular
stated business meetings. The result, as
might bo expected, is eminently satisfactory; ,
and although this management of the schools
is necessarily expensive, the tax-payers cheer- I
cheer
fully support the energetic policy of the
board,, and nowhere in the county is the
school system more popular. I have advert.
ed somewhat fully to the management of the
schools of Gettysburg district, because it ac
cords so well with my own views of proper
policy, and successfully illustrates *hat ma,y
be iccomplisted - by 'an' energetic, working
school board. It is true that this system of i
graded schools cannot be successfully iutro
(faced iu rural districts, with spstse.popula
tioti and scattered school houses, yet in every
district muoh may be accomplished by em
ploying none but competent teachers, and by
directors fresitieutly visiting schools and ,
furnishing the teacher with liberal support
and encouragement in his laborious and re•
spunsible vocation. Nothing contributes more
to cheer and stimulate a faithful, conscien
tious teacher, than the assurance that bit la
bors are properly appreciated by directors
and parents. Nothing tends mgte to Cu
hearten hint and impair his eternities!, than
the neglect and indifferemee so often manifest. ,
ed by those having othcial charge of the
school system.
Text Books.—Directors, very generalllt
give careful attention to the subj..ct et text
books. The effort to secure a complete uni
formity throughout the county is.progressing,
and I ope, before the expiration of anothe r
school year, that this highly desirable result
will be fully attained.
Superintendent.—Although the office of
County Superintendent still encounters oppo
sition in some quarters, it is gradually' com
mending itself to public confidence. The re
cent tri-ennial convention of directors was
very fully attended, its action resulting in the
unanimous re-election of the present inoutn
bent, with an increase of salary to $5OB. The
feeling seems to be growing that a great Pais
take was made in the commencement of the
system, by voting meagre salaries, and thus
necessarily making the office an apfoendip
to some other calling. The County Superin
tendency, to be efficient and accomplish the
purposes of its creation, should be an inde4
pendent and self-supporting office, the in
cumbent devoting himself exclusively to the
discharge of hie official duties. This endwin
be reached as Me nature and duties of the office
come to be fully understood and appreciated.
Conaitsion.—ln adverting to the education
al system of this county, I have not given
justly
be
to any subject which may
be considered as wrapt in the uncertain
gloom of the future. But, *ldle I aver that
the present is bright with promise, and the
future full of hidnoement for the exercise of
active intelligence, I do not forget, that the
past can never be without useful lessons of
admonition and instruction. I wish toprofit
by them—l wish others to profit by thecito•
that we etc may carefully regard the light;
thus presented, and boldly pursue the path
which" itiltesience has proved to be right and
safe, and which is now radient with the glow
Hof mental prosperity and legitimate intend',
tual progress. With regard to the manage,
mont of schools, diffewit individuals wilt
cherish different ideas. We know that 'all
men cannot be expected to hold the same
opinions, or entertain the same sentiments;
but, experience has proved that they can
unite in a , common object, and sustain com
mon principles essential to the maintenance
of that object. Now, that common oljact, with
us, is our schools; and those commonprinei T
ples, the measures necessary for the advance :
meat of those schools. It is, therefore, tots
hoped and expected that our citizens will
feel it t. high and sacred duty to maintain /
uphold, and advance the system which it is
their privilege to enjoy. We dare not become
faithless lure; for the genius of freedom would
pronounce condemnation upon us. Our chit-, a
drep would grow up upbraiding us with
disregard of their rights, and we would pass
to our graves witnessing our school iiystetn i
the ;peat arm affreedom, paralyzed through
our neglect and culpability. Let us then,
labor with increased vigilance in the cause of
popular ed s ucatiou—let us not become cold
hearted, hybernating sluggards, burrowing
in the mere leyal requirements of the law—,
avoiding its spirit, and checking its manifest
ultimate intention. But, let us, rather,
maintain an unsleeping watchfulness against
every tendency calculated to impair the use
fulness of our schools, and ilke wilt have the
proud gratification of knowiOg that, through
our efforts, in part, the county will ultimate,
ly claim her proper position among those
portions of our Commonwealth so deeply
in
terested in the education of the children withl
in her borders. Jaa. C. klt.i.ts, Co. Sup%
Military Eioaßipment at York!
It will beseen by the following order
of Adjutant General Wilson, that York
has been decided upon as the phtee for,
the holding of the State Military En
campment, from the 3d to the Bth or
September next, both days iiteluaiVe:
STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA.
Adjutant General's Office,
Harrisburg, July 2d, 1860.
GENERAL ENCAMPMENT.
To4he Uniformed Volunteers of Pennsyl7
van la,
At the solicitation of large numbera
of our Volunteers in the Eastern part
of the State, and as, after consultation,
and deliberation with many general
officers, it is deemed for the interests of
the uniformed Militia of the State that a
poem( encampment for instruction,
drill, and discipline, ought to be held,
this year, at sonic point in the Com
monwealth.
And the Military of York county
having signified-their desire of having
said encampment in their brigade, and
inasmuch as that point is easy °faeces.'
from all directions by railroad, and the
people of said county having generous
ly offered and distinctly agreed to pay
all, general and incidental expenses, of
whatever kind, attending said" CEICASUp-,
inept,
I, therefore, designate the town of
York as a suitable place for the hokling
ef said encampment, and earnestly urge
upon all Volunteer Companies which
can conveniently do so, to give their
ntfendanpe at the same.
The said encampment will be known
as "Camp Patterson," and will be held
at York, in the first brit.,ada, fourth di
vision, commencing on Monday the 3d
day of September, 4. D., 1860, and end
ing on Saturday the Bth day of the
same month.
Major General William IL Beim of
the firth division, comprising the coufr
ties of - Barks, Lebanon, and Dauphin,
will bo the Commanding Greer at said
encampment.
• r.DIVIN C. WILSON,
Adjutant General.
The Great Eastern at New York.
This mammoth 'stettmer,about whieh
so much' has been said and written, as
the largest steamer of ttio world, arri
ved at New York on Thursday week,
the 28u1t. She had twenty eight pas
' sengers. The voyage was full of inte
rest, and demonstrated her snperiority
as a sea-going vessel, and the relianoe
i and excellence of her machinery. She
made the voyage in about eleven days,
a speed not as fast as it was supposed
i she would make; but this is accounted
for, from the fact that iz, was the first
voyage, and that consequently-extreme
caution was exercised in her running.
Besides the ship's bottom was very foul,
for which an allowance of at least two
'knots sbould bo made. The highest
speed attained was fourteen and u half
knots. The distance usually steamed
was fourteen. Southampton to Sandy
Hook is 3190 miles, but she went far
ther south than the usual route to avoid
any dangers from encountering ice. It
is confidently believed that she can
make the trip in seven days. An. im
mense enthusiasm prevailed at New
York upon her arrival. Flags floated
in be breeze, and guns wore fired.—;-
Thousands upon thousands of people
visit New York to see her.
The " Great Eastern" is commanded
by Capt. John Vine Hall. Her length
is 680 feet; or rather more than the
eighth of a mile. Her breadth is 83
feet, and depth from deck to keel 60
feet ; length of principal saloon 400
feet, and tonnage -2.3,500 tons. The
power of bar engines is equal to 2,600
horses. Sheik capable of comfortably aO.
aomodating_4,ooo passengers. She will
remain at New York about six weeks.