LEWISBURG TV TieWisbUFff ChrOnlCle. ' rv " i? . i i ivDcrcaoaxT tamii-t jockhh. Issued on Fri-lay Morning, at IswUlurg, Union county, renmyhatwi. UKC'. numlmr. lnrll .1 60 r-r fH.reintil-.il"' !. . k.-f..r... VrirMr , i ?- Mni,p.riiiie-i.r'-v 1" -""' - ii: i ...... 1 ' unti n. rr i ! . ! oOTniii.!irit rrtliT.Vo.ni pxt-pi- ,"i'"nir?..!:Ti'"! vmZtu ftUM of the nfcr. t u-.ri... irllll.l'IV Id t . reivir. attention. . nciuwiy i r e - . i ,.. I.. ml IM" If lit. til t iuJl ..r. to b "v wJn.'wfr. j mil those un .tu. vt''"ta0'"aa ct',ubrateJ at tLis P'wewitli all tho K... from tb. so Jt... of the M.in. ; enthusiasm and mapniticence that could be kiJofJOB pbintins, b.'h -.mi- -rti iih : -.i. iu. nr m"ir ui .i' i-- - dootiwtfcti'tcmr, O. W. WORCETf. Proprietor. ajjjgjj,.aa !SiliUUJIiii . JCXE 1G, 1851. I Lewlsburg Telegraph Station, The following comparison of the ojiera- j tions of the Telegraphic year just closed. with the first two years will be grant ing j .... 1 to the stockholders: 1st Yi'Jt''. CJ Teiir. 2270 315S 3135 A ait i f Cash received Commissions A nit seal to Treasurer Due other Lines Ami f.ir Repairs $:f!7.Sl 3S7.99 446.09 153.33 1C9.SS 13S.09 271.21 29I.2S 62.71 CI. 95 30.9:1 2.00 7 .HI 17.30 IVett Pri'fiis to Companr 139.57 200.19 201.13 Pr CU Interest on lfiflO Stock 6 i 12 10 We know no sufficient reason why other it T :.l ..... ' ouiuons, oa eii as ij--iiou.ii "v , ' .. ... have doubled their earnings tor tlie l oin- trnnv. within two vears. As the whole Liue ; pay. no better than it did the first year, ; it is evident tbere must be some stations, verv badlv manaccd. or some great leaks, j ' J j , XJliis sewaras dnigma, fcCLT.D IT USTl Miss Seward an authoress cotcmpor- sry with Dr. Samuel Jouxson left by ' will the sum of 50. to be awarded by her Kxecutors to the first person who should , solve an Enigma prepared by herself. We believe the reward has never been claimed, ; bat a writer in a late X.Y.Famtly Courier it seems to us has won it. We copy his , .. , -.1 .i r Solution in connection with the Euigma. j i L.iluil ii The noble it object in the works cf Art, Cfriif'iron. The brijht tta that Nature can impart, L-ghl. The point essential in a Lawyer s case, A'riifrnnf. The well-knowa signal in the l ine .f Peace, 0ir-4i-ncA. The farmcr'sprompterm hen he drives the plow Prorflicc The soldier's duty and the lover's vow, .4v.mr. The planet seea between the Earn and Sun, Ttdt-piimet. Toe prize that merit never yet lias won. The mijer'i treasure and the bud?? of Jews, i f Interest. The wife's ambi ijn and the Parson's dues Sway. How, if yonr noble spirit can divine A corresponding word for every line. If placed arigM, then quickly ran be shown An ancient city of no small renown. vix. CLEOPATKIS.' The noileit object is design and aim, No work of art can such distinction claim. The brightest gem rc bk is never bright. Bat there's what makes it so. and that is host. EriDrci, Oui t Bm,Nrn, their places fit, And Pmncci is, I doubt not. a true hit. Alikqiakck, in war and lore, implies Truth, loyally, devotion. Nature's ties. Tibe-Plahet kfeps with Olive-branch at par. RuDvinr.sciKci is an all-lost star. I'thhi means all kinds of selfi,h wars, Sn is what in some shape all ttiwn desire, ! ite'.-uri, l" . , , ,. , : "ui j iuom. iu grow ricn in our nays. a nrc.ui. uu are naiu n'lin unit a nni. (E LUPUS. fortitiwi inn in En't. on the Arabian Cnif-u,. ! Amnm, wo faniiui for th. nrliip ofe r.M..n.iiiu notice. ihe Merchants of Lcwisbnr? will close their stores on the coniinir-4ih f Jn'ir ti,;. f i i t , oi Ju.y, so give their Clerks, ic., an opp.ir-1 tunity of illustrating Independence ia a I practical way. j WWe give this notice in Caa season, i so that our subscribers may notify their neighbors who are only worth $5,000, iu,uuu, or 515,000 each and ouently "too poor" to takc lhe Chronicle! of the fact Year after year we scc these "poor" men coming to town on ! holidays to trade, and lose their time and 1 their temper, on seeing the stores closed, j V tcU the poor-souled men they can not I expect to trade on the 4 th. .WTke public in general, and families -eoUHiie of ume-piccrs in parfc.dar, tire peauj bencnted by a Towx Clock. Mr. ' 4aormaodie bas put the Lewisburg Clock ngaw ia operation, and promises to leep .good fuM. We hope be may. Lut the nd hands need re-painting, that the tut nay be see. as well as keartL Wa indebted to tht Publisher ,91 tht Asm. Bap. Memorial, 118 Arch St PUIadelphia, fo, x beaiiUfiil Pormik of Tl ... JUr. JO. Oscinr, Um Jiodex. Lutber of n n t:..- : .v. Lclvisburg University, has been ordained i., n n.inUtrir in ibn TW.uk Wstxi arrun uuiiuh.buuib uiuu iu iuo w I- - -- r church, Murfecsboro,' Tcnn. From Wisconsin. CorntpotHl.Dce of lb Lwlbarg Chronicle. Madison, June 3, 1S54. 'Ihe Railroad, from Milwaukie to this -t .1 r-:.-l . ,. .1 .lmnl lip.i n-m.l.ii An. mnA ...... in full operation surprising the "natives" "ports, and the crowds of fresh Dutch- . IT" . . 7 T. . . TT 1 1 men, Hoi-nee (Norwegians,, irisnmcn anti Yankees that it imports. The opeuing niustcred. The Excursion Truia frour tained about 2,500 pissenjers. The Road ', is doing a good business, and travel thro' x ave u0 idea wLcn , wiU rcturD Loiuc I am well pleased wiih the West, and j do not be surprised if called on before long to open your columns to "Nebraska CouaESPONDEfCE: lours, I. . lie Cunuuue our list ot tbe nominees in . . . , . , . , ; , me sctciui eouuiie5, uuu iug eaiariezt uicu by the Directors : r;Pr.-,r. J.S. Whitman, Frrebnrr, Muitnur I'.iul Leuiv. Kq., Danville, 3."H) i'ltlHmtnn i.ev jori i. lhic.ijiuoiii3i5 .iw I.iromins Kev.J. W. Barren, Wnispurt j00 AVffl,n Knberl C. Kdss. Len'itnwn Hl,ir Hush A- Caldwell. Hnllidaysbg Sullimn I!rv. ljieliaril Beilfnrd Mio 400 ; ;,, ,, Ja:i,e M'Dowell, Anirira Dnuvhin ranil D. Ingram Ciio ! r,n 3,10 r - - , - ,. . , mi n'-rfoii J. S. Ilarr. Hunuiiffdon 4.i;,n,P. m. I'rvor ini.o Ituckt Joseph Veil 100U S. Rciir nbonch .H rewson, Minersvilie iuiiu . looo che-trr Robert A Fmhry Jniata-VTu(. David I.anghlin PenyUer. Adam Height. HlnomCeld I ....... p- 1 ...i -.i i . n..... -00 mm A'-irAuiKorrim' Rrv. J. J. Krimensnytlrr 350 ) Siuqtirhanna rr.if.w. IJichard-on, Marl.I 3.0 I HuVnf frol. Juno r. oioaaaru, uemaiiy ouu : n-..t.(..i..i.n i. loco Xirthampton Valentine Hilburn Esq. 625 Wenlmnrriatul Rev. Matthew M'Kuistry . in . 1 .., tJ'IT t-.ll jdimB. sa,iil P. Bullman Ilutltr Isaac Blaclt J;""":-',"- r"c" omAer.uii David Shelley l.r Jacob Kirk V'lrwnrfVr. (Jeorse Smith W(m,Jhn H. K,Ke irndjiirtt Emanuel fiuyer ... . TT . . 00 .cAii-A Chas . t'oorer r.oo. I I.ar.caJrr I'rcf. Wickerhm, Marietta I.'iOOi Eerkf Rev. Win. A. Good Me lierJa for ever ! She always t:ike the lead in the rear of the Educational! team. The Pliitada. RrgitJr says : . I We are sorry to observe that the Dircc- . tors low. have cenerally fixed the salaries so; iave generally fixed the salaries so ; " The laborer is worthy of his hire," r iu any useful occupation, if he does his' " J .' , , wmk well ; and the services of the Super-; intendent of Common Schools, if properly j rUrrw.n.ee.incrformed.arc surely worth tho Lighcstl , A ,.. ,,., uv auv f,f ti.e counJ t l J .ie. Those counties which have pursued ni.t n) i ill have rmriilpd memories ooi. .Annrcir irt,';, nr. uirn, rT( 2l Z2t ' Oeo.A Fnck Esq, B.V.B. Lincoln, t r?;. cn,..n,nSMi,.nJasP'Cl,burn' the penny-wise most important j which would li J freshly imported railroad laborer, we trust j will learn wisdom or tihams enough by the ' time of their next Convention, to offer a ' salary which will not lay an absolute inter- diet upon a conscientious fulfilment of the j duties of the post. Tho gentlemen elected are centrally ' well spoken of by the local press. Rather j eurinm motives, however, seem to have , - dressed the Convention before the election, tb0 efor350,odj 1.,. - ...,!,, ;..r..rminf. llirt fiuiinm liliiil rruuril. i uuuvai 1 1 nn j. inint. n ians of the educational interests of tbei , ,. ,. i m ,i.... I . ,, , WU XlOn. CA.ULtli Ul Ul.ur vivi, 1C lie was COUVIIICCU Ul iuc iiuirnuium poverned the election in some cases. Ine . ... I i . - , . J e i n, :. .. !.. .,i urged the importance of this proposed ; of this connection as a feeder to the tatta successful caudidate in usuuchanna ad- t V .,.,.., i . . . , v . - . cuuuirv iiii&b niu .mi. .n- v-"i'. . ... a 1 .i. it. r iv.nn.lu.r . . . , , sides a day or two cath week, when not , ' . "'P!"ed " snoo1- " e know nothing about him, and can only hope he will make a "od oHlL'cr' Of the ecutlcmcn elected in Northamp ton, the Laitoa Farmer says: "Of Mr. Ililburn's qualifications, we know nothing. Wc bu!lce ho (erioan has taught "cbool considerable latterly studied law was admitted to practice at the April term of our Court aud wiibed tuis ' office 08 a n,eaD of unduciDS hia,scl1 10 tUe Pe- F - e of .cL- What Is Fermentation? It is a common argument of users of wiue, &c., that ' God has created fcrmen- lah ' iu 't truU as be has created veg cat ion." ( lie has "created" arsenic too.) Rut E. L- Youman, M.D., in his work on Alcohol, tells the plain truth in tho fl lowing cords :J "All alcohol, whatever apparent form it asssmes, has one origin. It comes from tbe destruction of sugar, and has no other source in nature. It u not a product oj vegetable growth, lite ihae tuhstasieet which are erwxtox' to form the food of sua. No chemist has ever yet found it among tbe Doand0Pltpbyplnt8. Tht solar 1. II li 11 1 1 I 1 ii u .lib . . , ., . . , j ! understood in JJIair county, wo rse prospe to it would be the months of July and i . . " r LEWISBURG, UNION hpm vhi.h rtfph lit thA Vlnser of 1 - - - ! W "d. ' tory of vecetutioD, takes to pieces poison - i - - - - . ous gases Anu puis logemer lueir atoms vuui uj v;vuhi-i.ivm v. vv .... into new groups, which are capable of .than by the Erie route, nearly 150 miles nourishing the animal body this celestial shorter than by cither of the New York rce never arranged together the atoms ( routes, and shorter than any other pro which form Alcohol. On the contrary, it posed route. He alluded to the fact that ii the product of dissolution of the wreck anj disorganisation of the principles of uuinaa ioou It has the same orieiu as .1 1 - . 1 . . 1 I 1 . - i w'.Uh constitute the geuius of pestilence Jeath aud nutfr faction of otyanie matter. Iudeed. the same act which cives matter. Iu'Iced, the same act winch gives birth to Alcohol, also brings into the world a twin compound, wuicu is one 01 tne promptest and subtlest of all poisons r.rbouic Acid Gas " For the Lewisbarg Chronicle. RAIL-HOAD CONVENTION. The company of gcutlcn.cn from abroad and citizens (if I.ewisbiir?. noticed in last weck.s vhroni,j, spcnt the ui;rht at MoTZ- ;Q Haiues Tp, Center Co. On Friday, tbey were received at Aaronsburg by a uuinlur of carriages, and at Miliheim by ti.e MifTlinburtr Urass Rand, whose music . o contnliutea mucn to ine enjoyment 01 ttie $-noo'3;y- At Dl'ncan's in Spring Mills the number was cruatly increased, and not withstanding the busy season of the year, ,. ., , , , . . (its of this road with others now in opera lung the old stone tavern known ! , , , , , , . 7 ,.r, i i. i i r j ' '"n within his knowledge, and stated bis rEB s or "Old I ort, it was found i ' ... . . , , belief that the local aud through trade on on reae ... a A i i.u that a larger number had convened than at any previous mee ... mi i . . ten of the country, had f.irmers and iron-men met to confer with "the tolid men" of the cities who bad come to see what this Lew- isburg; meant done h house ut - . of 'the cucsts reckoning without the host. tl,e host bad not begun to calculate bijh , Center, & Spruce Creek Railroad Puce wea and the rich garniture of nature, i-"--" f. ... "Mine host" of the hotel had W,D , -j - combinca to maice tue excursion peculiarly : , . , A. T . , , i .ume uosi oi tae noici nau . . . v r j ProhibiLion onlv askJ nf the LpL'islature i is best to provide entertainment, at " nrocurin, the I V" B. T " i to .Wo its ccnJul an rermiuiou. that the and barn, where table, were spread ; " " ' ' . prevous.y visueo . uaraen o vssn. - - Phibitor, . -11 -J i - . 1 I money w sumf .vv Il.,.c. . irt.r ..n.mc.rl liil. nn. Jf" 1 J 1 u uiu aua"ii n as ilh:i mtii - 1 iili:ah i G00 enough for the guests every eatublo dis 500 appeared in railroad time, and many had - , .... - . n.mr, Km I wa.a Mm. 500 1 ' ' 3.10 pelicd to dine from a bill of fare conipris- 600 injr onlv 'the feast of reason and the flow 500 . fin0jf' hope for the 'good time a-conung. 700 - A long procession was formed, and tbe '0 -.,.-..1 rniiirorl til fi liinntifiil firnvA in thl I vicinity fitted up for the occasion, when the meeting was called to order by Gen. George Buchanan, Chief Marshal,on whose motion the following Officers were chosen : President Gi. JAMES IRVIX V.eePresident-Cd. James Moore Jr., Mark Jlallpenny, Jonn wans, tiro. ureisMcn r.sq , Halfpenny, John Walls, T.eo. Dreisbach Ksq , , Mi- J"h F"nci CzpUoU j ' V'w n n w r a r , hart, John Russell, W. Grove, A. Crape, J. & Husto(ii WlImer G.w. J(hn5ton, 8. Gllltlan,,t w. Burchfie,j, Geo. Kempel. A. Samnel. Geo. Cross. Thos Wolfe. Mr. Pallon H. K .rder. J. M'Williams. R. F. Huston. , ... erelarus-W. Andrew i,re-. ir. nates, ting, and called first upon Hon. Joseph Casey, of Union county, who spoke at length upon the practicabil- ityof the enterprise and the poliey of a lame i)riMirtiuu ui tue aim; vciull uuu j by our own people. The interests of our ra"" anj uuslucss " a .' ""r' anJ wc sI,ou1'1 secure a We sUare m th contruI of tha w,jrk' it r- n r i) i .: raaway cunuueu'm uoiwcvu iiuu vwukitti Road, and the Catawissa Ne York. The utility iit r-ni win in iliimlnTiliirr anil frivitirr im ... .... .... w. - -j ' - i ft o O pctus to all kinds ot business, is well . . . ... . . rity siuce she was cut off from Huntingdon has been unexampled in this region. Jlr. David Doncas, of Center Co., presented a carefully-prepared estimate of j the amount of farming products annually exported from the neighborhood of. ibis route the extensive iron-works requiring an outlet, and an inlet for merchandize, coal,&c. and adverted to the vast amount of uccessary travel east and west between New York and St. Luuis on rt central ; ing, aid had begun to get back their nght-Air-Liue route... altogether going to show I ful trade and profits. It was by the entcr tbat the local trade and travel alone would ' prise and untiring energy and labors of afford a eood dividend upon tbe cost of the i road as estimated by the Engineer. '" D.'a calculations are tbe result of a life long experience and imi'iiato knowledge of tho business capacities of the country, and probably no other gentleman conld make as near an approximation to certainty in an estimate We illicit from him a copy of bis paper, for tho further informa- tion of the public, through the CroKve.j Geouge F. Miller, Esq., of Union county, showed that the distance from Cin- ciunati to New York, by Cleveland and , Buffalo oily, is S93 miles ; by Erie & Dan. kirk, 862 miles; by Cleveland, Erio, Wil liamsport & Cattawissa, 825 miles; by Pittsburg, HaniBtarg k Pbikdslpais, COUNTY, PENN., FMDAY, JUNE 16, 1854. 739 miles : and bv Pittsbare.bpruce LreeK, ; - ' ... . I & Cattawissa, i IS milts ....pro- ! ving that this link of 8 miles would make i.. , ,:.. i nr. m;iM : western produce take an easterly direction, n J stated that in tho 292 miles froinj 1 Spruce Creek to rew lork, tuere was no ......J MM.td fiva. ! 't f.mf t n I lira nillA He mentioned that thsre were gentlemen ! tere from the seaboard, who had pene- trated this sequestered region on purpose to examine the route for themselves and to sec how much faith we l'ennylvanians have in the work. He assured the meet ing that if we would take a liberal share of the burden, quitkly, there were capital ists present who would sco that the work should bo put under contract this season. A. S. Dives, Esq , of Elmira, f illowcii (Mr. Diven is President of tho Williams port & Elmira rjad, and was one of the most efficient men in resuscitating the N Y. Si Erie road.) He spoke of the sur-j Deal rs'Dle ePlr : lue c:ina surucK UP a passing beauty and fertility of RulTaloej tune : nd tLe crod cturncJ to and Penns valleys, and expressed his ; 'ne Fort. We understand a second rnceL astonishment that so favorable a location ! ioS " mewurcs taken to can for a railway had not long before this been ni.iiniil W.ira siinfi A pnnnprtprl rjl1pv in New York State, tbero would have been !'a"Ser two or luree roads threadiug it one Uoinpany coula baraiynave monop olized it. Ho compared the probable pro- Ibis route wouiu eventually pay m per ' Mnt Farmcrs WOuIJ Gnd a Tast ,u Pr"" ' J -. merchandize for homes, and could export ! He thought they couf. and should raise i . . t One Million of Dollars along the lino. He i results may flow from it They cam 2 ' the responsibility cf direct action in iu 00, t0 m ProhibUorv law baa been concluded by iuviting all hands to take a , u gpy oa lanJji. t W)J Joult . favor ; their refusal to grant so small neced, and in reply, I say that the eon ride shortly on the Wmsporti Elmira R.R. B0, they will carry baclc u gilo.j Kpn . boon eontitnctv presents a most :tituiionality cf a Prohibitnry law, similar Col. Josefu Paxton, of Cattawissa, siaiea mat ior iwemy years ue uau ui:jii . . , . t . p . 1 1. 1. . 1 . upon this route, which he regarded as most decidedly ie route for the location of the last link in the iron chain of intercommu- nicatinn between the mighty West and New York city, the emporium of the New World, lie belicveu it wouu be as gooa an iuvestmeut as could be made, and urged rjp j ,ucn men 0f IJn;0n, Center, Hun rpcedy and thorough action by those most j tingdon, and Blair I Of all tho routes pro deeply concerned. With a liberal sub-1 poscj -our3 gocrng taus far decidedly the seription on meir part, ue wouiu guaraniec ... ., . ii 1-- , iuji rajiiuiusu nuum oun,.j u, iouuw necessary. 1 1'"EBT ,AAB"' a vi v y t . j . r remarks j 1 . . " , Z ZZ r! ponding tbe opinions aavancea oy sum ! 1 nis Was nts nrsi visino lUis region au'a ne wondered that such a country should lii . . t :i ir. . r. He was conS - ik urauunc vi ' dent if those so deeply interested would manifest a due confidence in a work so oe acsmuie vi a rmwajr. clscwhcre plenty of capital to ensure the completion of the work.. Hon. Wm. D. Lewis, of Philadelphia, (President of the Cattawissa i road,) next aatircsscii tue assuuwiy. iua iuia was uis ,,i0neer visit to this region : he had travel- I lnr0QSQ suusnme .u , and M"ia6 at n,6bt "d mUl1' t0 attcud this mcetinS nd U dld not t - i .r : .i.. wtSSA roaa. j graw ucai uutu by the speakers who preceded him, about the direct line of trade by this road to the eitv of New York : but as he was a Phila- . delpbtao, be Uid not uespair oi a portion ...... . i., i i of the trade findiuff its way tJ Philal?!- delphiar as, when it arrivod at Tamaqua, it could bo forwarded either to l'btladcl phia by the Reading road, or to the city of New York. It was true New York wasi now ahead of Philadelphia, simply because New York had projected and completed more improvements of this nature. It was time Philadelphia and Pcnrtsylvauia had awakened from their comparative sleep, and he was glad to know they were awak- one man Col. Paxton tbat tbt Latta wissa road was commenced, and was now on the eve of completion : and this road would be, relatively, but child's play, if all conoerned would pull strong, and pull all together. From his experience in rail roads, he believed that, ia addition to the other advantages of this road, it would pay well aa an investment lie invited all present to take a ride oa the Cattawissa road in July next, and hoped that within two yean he could take a trip on the Lewisburg & Spruce Creek or Tyrone road. Mr. STAROLirr, of Canindaigua, NX, a RiilrfH operator, was too unwell to speak, bat heartily eouozrtd ia tho views of bis colleagues. - Y-Y'V'x -'-MP' CH R Blai. Nerr of Centre eonnty, and Capt Wilt of Union eounty, followed in earnest appeals to their fellow eitisens -to take bold of this work in earnest. ' They bail done something, but were willing to do more and that without delay. The President, Gen. Ibviv, stated that he saw more than ever the necessity of immediate action in behalf of this work. Ue deemed it of vast importance to prop. ! crtv-hoIJcrs on and near tbe rente ; Uev should subscribe, if need be, at a sacrifice, to secure the work; it would pay well, independent of any dividends npon the stock, although he was so well satisfied that it would be a profitable investment, that if necessary be was willing to double or even treble his subscription. He called upon the friends in the other counties to join heartily in the effort. The thanks of the meeting were ten dered to the officers, speakers, and MifSin burg Band, and the proceedings directed to be published in tbe papers of the sever- ! al counties interested. The Convention then adjonrncd in the vass tenter county for subscriptions. (It was also stated at the clor-e of the meeting, that if Half a Million Dollars, and the ryht of way, caa be secured a.ong tue nne,capiiaiisw wouia aaa any means needful to cjustruetandfurnish the Road) , , t. . ,J Returning, our company spent the night I . . . .r ; at Rebeikburo m Brush alley, passing down Rapid Ran on Saturday moroms. T, ,, , , ,, . , . r ....... . . . travcrJ by the two proposed routes-and i i stm. n homeward vu Milton and Catta- : ,,roceeded The season of the year, the mild m-th , tr;n .,, Knn, ,hn 1 0f umi an j honev" and wheat and iron : ... . yne tbing, bowever, is certain : fercapt ; talists rarely if ever lay out money where the popie jmmediaitdy concerned da not j manifcst a CojUeiU and friendly spirit by BI8Klsa something themselves and show - ; a permancnt and pecuniar devotion .t,e wort. - - . . . .. beat but only one will be built...and if any otacr suouid laKO Uio lead 01 yours, farewell to your lUilway fur our day and j generation I PKUliKfc.33. ! Pennsylvania State TEHPERANCE CONVENTION. mi - l i .i i.ii r .1 tt ii ! m in t.- if iff in iiii. nan in inf. i imint- ! of R'sentatives, 7th iust., at 10, A. M. j rnt- C? F' BoAS' of L?hl"' PJ j Clllmln:, . . ... . man of Carbon. Clack of Lancaster, Will iamson of Huntingdon, ITasson of Center, , g, rf and Xhoula9 of . . . scc worn annmnfM 1a nnm innf A I lJhr4. j A C(mHDjtt8 WM arpointe i p prepare a list of tLe Post.offiecS of delegates, 1 The fullowing Nominations, reported by Committee, were unanimously adopted : ' - President Hon. Eli Slifer, of Union. Vice Presidents Messrs. M't'lintock of Allegheny, Jewell of Pbilad., Jones of Clinton, Rlack of Lancaster, Riddle cf Washington, Slackey of Xorthd, Trucks of Carbon, Williamson of Huntingon, Ling ham of Indiana, liarbcr of Columbia, Loos of Somerset, Stewart of Montgomery. Secretaries Messrs. Simons of Pbilad., Lightner of Allegheny, deist of Lancaster, M'Crcery of Reaver. Mr. Slifer, on taking tho chair, said he was a man of few word", but it was due this convention to acknowledge the honor conferred. He was encouraged by the present aspect of the cau?e, and felt con fident that if every man would do his i . - -ii.i' -e : kastkintift sin eiiilrMIja Ar on A-lfl W A ,W lSl " .-vv v..., j certain On motion, the Chair appointed a Busi ness Committee of Thirteen, viz. Messrs. Rlack of Lancaster, MTaniel of Washington, Holts of Allegheny, Coombe of Pbilad., Irwin of Clearfield, Williamson of Huntingdon, Boas of Danpbin, Rannan of SchtvjlkiH, Collins of Cumbrld, Hasson of Center, Mackey of NthumbiJ, (jhupuiaa of Carbon, Barrett of Lycoming. Afternoom. The following- Form of questioning candidates, in districts where that might be deemed advisable, was recommended : "Will you if elected, in ca?e a majority of those voting on the question in this State, vote in favor of Prohibition, nse jour influence, and in good faith make every honorable effort, for the enactment of a Prohibitory Liquor Law, substantially tht samo as that known aa tbe " Maine Iaw," sad containing provisions to uury, ana an o in a spirm oi union .uu.cm - .u ON Marching for, seising, and confiscating, or destroying, ail intoxicating liquors kept fur illegal sale f Mr. Buck, from the Business Commit tee, reported Resolutions. The 1st, 2d, and 5ih of the scries wcrs adopted unani mously. Oa the olhers, tbe 4th in parti cular, there was an animated discussion, turning chiefly on the question bow far the late Legislature should be conjured fur their refusal to meet the wishes of the friends of Prohibition, and he' her the Convention tad the right to pass npon their motives. Evening. The consideration of tho r"i oIulioLj was resumed, and after various amendments were offered and discutbcd, were adopted. An Address to the People of the State was also adopted, and about 12 o'clock tie Convention adjourned, tine die. RESOLUTION'S. TThcrpa", the ki nds of Prohibition did assemble in Mass Convention in January last and express tue.r -.lLngness to , Uke no further aotio. leave the repeal of proper Prohibitory ( . CMii(Uto tht, law to a vote of the people, and at the , mt Court same time solemn.y pledge thease ves ,.e,0,vedt Tfc,t lne iettet of Hcm. "not to vote npon the question trtrAoiic Din- -y,,. fjr the law;" And Whercu?, the Lecture Comlam U pttVj,aed witU nas not oniy reiusea ro p me .aW, ; prcvC( for taking a popul?r vote on the abs.raot q.,est;0n in October next: And Whereas, tLis Convection bw been called .,. tll9 emcrgeDcj triiing from tfc;s stite of things : Therefore, 1. Resolved, Ttat in consenting to . L-i-. i . leave tho repeal of a Prch:bitry law to a J . , . !.. . . .. 1 rutinn Rsve oor ail rial can consisieuiiy ! be reT"rc'1 j ' them the f' I tare, show their confidence in tie popular ....... .:! , t ! Uw, without involving the Legislature tu singular feature in the history of legialv Hon ; masmnch, as it is a oecinratian 01 ! tbtu ""'DSne to tuoM ao ure &c" pro'cl & j kn"Ms M th"f wverei-os. 1 li'uoUe"' Tna' Ue '"-u" of the I I'filsun,re l'J Pem" loe P"? 10 T0W upon a. law wbicb tbey couli real and uuderstand, mauifests not only a want of rr.le1 t-JU constitutionality cf a Prohibi conlidenco ia the It judgment, but a d-Mr- t,)rJ aad of tUe behest author rtiintitiM not to alivu, the voice of the peo-; it. x vc:ir?e np0D t:act aaj aatbrfiy plo to be beard, upon ttis subject. jj, , law to le conptU'ut;oni; . itJ 4. Resolved, ilut as the Legislature . tutiork ,:,r0 1T oninion. would not j Lu fr FT" jote upon Ike quesuon-wiuioui tue law, alter cue notice oi or opposition 10, ana our p.euge not to vote npon it," aud scl.cted the regular electiou as the time cf voting, when the 1 ... , ... i ru . J if ii.T. nnrK. will ii n A nri ii i.p ..ir.nTi.iAa fruui ,he treatiug by candidates and their I... . .. friends, we cannot but regard the measure aa emulated by our envies to diviia cur uiar sentiment, ana place us, as mucti as possible, iu the bunds of the liuuor party. 5. Resolved, That tiiough the Legisla- ture forced a difforcat issue upoa the j uienas oi lcuipcrauce man ilc cne tbey j asked for, we will nevertheless accept it, but unaertne- circumsunces, wo win w consider it a final test of our strength on this point C. ResolvcJ, That tie onomies of Pro- i hibitlon aroiuu'.V'f in their opposition to every form.V a Prohibitory Law; they therefore can and Kill poll their enfiVewite upon the auestion, and the vote w'uich they may cast iu UJtooer next, must oe cousia- ered as a most accurate and cjcidcd test of their whole strcugih iu the State. 7. Resolved, That we do hereby give the Tq'ior party ft:r and tiaiely notice, that unless they poll ngaiu t Prohibition more than one half of the whole vote ca4t in the State, we shull consider th.-nt as d'futted bit tlieir oicn according to ' the msst fair a&d bocorible rules judgicg. 8. Resolved, That ia spite of the tlilti t.: 1 t. I. l . :.. ,1. . .1:..:.. inn ff llT ft TPt. fii 'ill.f if thf Kl(llin fit - --- the Li'tiioiatuic, we di btreby riccjj cur - v ' ' , . . stives to poll more votes for l'roiantioa 1 than the ruin Tarty caa re" against it. . ,' . , , , 9. Resolved, That as tlie tnen-U or the , ... , liuuor truff.: have attempted to divert tho """.... . '.. , ., .. , attention of the friends of PruhiliMon from .. . .i. . .1. .r ...:..u. me real issue, vu ; iuv eicciiuu vi bu.iiii.: nui, icai loau., men to the Legislature, it becomes more than ever important tbat we direct eur most energt.c efforts to tuis point, and vote for no man who s no beyond Wp cion as to bis sentiments ia lavor of Prohibitory law. 10- Resolved, Tbat th-we members of lie deserving of aU praise, and should re- ceire the inppcrt of rvery friend cf Pro-1 uue cenaie ana uouse oi xi.eFree0.a..ve, magt ytry c,Mr h j,Wj . who so nobly advocated the snbmi.cn of wou,d not u kiuick J a Prohibitory law to a vote of the I?K .iu,..,. n.nnl,, lo. .dda t. - c tt e n : t CLE VOLUME XL NO. 11. Whole Ncstber, 531. 11. Resolved, That as the letters of the virions candidates for Governor havw bees placed in ths hinds of this Commit. tun, and we fiad that the canliJates of the) Whig, American, and Free Demnutatis parties Lavo all answered to our pi-r.'ec satisfaction, and as we do not wish to ex pose oarsclves to the eharge of oadue par tiality to any particular party, we there fjre decta itiaeipcdient to recommend an particular candidate ; but, that justice may be done t? all, wo recommend that tbe let ters of the four candidates be published. together rith the interrogatories in oar proceedings, that the people may judge for themselves. 12. Resolved, That n the Committee to interrogate candidates have, in obedi ence to the letter of the Resolution of tho late State Convention, addressed the can didates for Supreme Judges, and as bxh. of thorn with great propriety in onr judg ment have declined to commit them- selves to acy course cf action on the B?Dcn, l;-i '... rif tl. -if. TM?.-in an rtarimmenil . Q, lhe ,,LixtCi. IXTEliRO JAT01UE3 hY Tn, VKt,ulBiT0 UQC0R LAW caM. MiirtE. 1. Dj joa b,-iier a law, prohibiting ; the manufacture aad sale of iatflicaLla ii-,r.r ..v uffmen-J nid'e" "q exevp. sacrmen.., mju.i.-, ! meehi:cl or ajasucJ purposes, in be constitutional 7 ani wouM iu eoasti;a- tionality, in your opinion, le affected by i ! olmi8Sion of iu repeal to a vote of th. I people, provided a majority f oted in favor fiL'i..? J 9 7n . . . nnr . . , , . Legislature enact such a law. will it receive ycur executive sanction ? Jafige Ftiock i Letur. MiT.Toy. 3Iav ZO, 1854. GtSTLisnw Your commanication in a ;u e3cntial features to the one referred ,0 jn -nterroraiorics, having received judicial determination by the biglc-.t Courts of several of onr sister States, and the pnacipie bav;BS tien recognised by tlje Supreme Ciurt of the United Slates, 1 am relieved from th Ksponsibihty of Srst jsion. Thcsj Conrts havin' af- b, ,etei hj k lulwiiiott 0f ita .-j ta j , - j t , - a Tote of the po,.pje , Krery ni5ilrtf nf cor;li or paylt:C3i re. f jrrj aatl-0..: bj tbe representatives of .:,vn i:,. ,.r . , (ifi;i-::iin . inn ,f pifcu-p m nf,-' ind. .. .. .. twn- Tbe expediency ail propriety cf ...... v.j-i-.vuv, i v. bUch laW8 ir, fw ,lc pe thrjogh tbt;r . cnta.;V(, Mj t,ieir W;U coasUta. tLc Execuiive. If the people demand, 'aa,, :hc;r representatives enct sueh a Urn. the;r shoui,j not ue .ted by the ; exercise of the veto power a power pure- Jy conservative, an t nv to be exercised i ;caiCsIetr!y nnconst:tuti-r.-!,f.r exhibiting , jn jubitable evidence cf hasty, injurious !arill ;mporfcCt legislation. Such beii:Z my perfect legi: I views of official duty in the promises. 'gnoui,j tte Lenislatur". the contitutional '.,., nr nnm.l-.r .!! ...ant .h . Lw it f;u!j? ia ,he eTent of niy 'recc;ve tte executive sanction. I youra TcrT respeatfally. j Jamf Por.tiiCK. To Stephen Miller, E.-q , Chairman, aui others, Committee. Governor E.'glsr's Letter. liASUisni BQ, June C, 1?31. GtsTtEVEN 1 hve lecn Iiwored by the receipt of your conimonicatiort of tLa : IS: h ultimo, propounJiug to me crtui questions toiching the subject bf a Pr Libitory Li quor Law. I To your Cist inquiry I reply ta.it tha c11.ir,u.c r-t 0 Sute have ivLOit .... . . d bcid aad . cos,nr Aa-.-u ' i . hi . mat t.ic Legtolature can cxi.reise all law- : .. . , v i making P'e' "ct fSi tcsslv torbiddea by , . -, ... , ." . , -the ,MateorieaeraKoa!.tiluii'n. Lud-.r , . . T , ,. i this coD;iuctio'i, I otl:eve toe LeisLterj . , ., , , ., . , Sbatc authuntv to W the mauuf-ct ur i . . . . . i O0 of that l.OWCr, It tUUi-t Ul Ol'VlOUi that , , . , . , , . . - , tai, le a minifcsl il i.ticn of CW:tut o3 4 htnw tLe inlJWsibiiity .f lioo dirtfcaly,-ith. !ont ,Lecsact lerm3 of tte prop J . . j-.-j- C M - . . elhar tta r-v. ' rSee ib VZ-1
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