LEWIS
BY 0. N. WORDEN & J.
As Independent Family .
n y-a n n-n y.
There is an an?el ever near,
When toil and trouble vex and try.
That bids onr fainting hearts take cheer,
And whispers to us '-By-and-by."
W'e hear it at our mother's knee ;
With tender smile and lovclit eye
She grants some boon on childish plea.
In these soft accents "By and by."
What visions crowJ llie youthful breast
What holy aspirations high
Nerve the young heart to do its best.
And wait the promise "By and by."
The maiden siuini; sad and lone.
Her thoughts half uttered I'h a sigh
Nurses the erief she will not own.
And dreams bright drean.sof Hr and 'y.'
The pale young wife ilries up her tears.
And sti.ls her restless infant's cry.
To catch the comine step, but hears.
How sadly whispered "by and by."
And manhood with it strength and will
To breast life's ills and fate defy.
Though fame and fortune be Ins still
His plaus that lie in '-By and by."
The destitute, whose scanty fare
The weary task ran scarce supply,
Greets the dun visage of Despair
With Hope's fair promise "lly and by.'
The millions whom oppression wrongs
Send np to Heaven their wailing cry.
And writhing in the tyrants thanes
Still hope for freedom -By and by."
Thus ever o'er life's rushed way.
This angel bending from the sky.
Beguiles our sorrows day by day
With her sweet whisperings-
By and by." j
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TJIE CIIROXICIjK. '
FKIOtl, APRIL 3, IsiM.
(gr-Tbe following bill has passed both
tranche of the Legislature. We are told
s liberal friend (in Pry Vullcj) of Union
Seminary, baa suggested Two Thousand
Dollars as tie worth of tbo Court House
half square, fjr the use of the Female
department of that Institution. It would
indeed be a beautiful auJ commodious
location ; and the Jail lot would furnish a
good supply of building stone.
A FURTHTR SUPPLEMENT to an
act entitled "An Act fur the erect
ion of a new county out of part of !
Union, to be called Snyder, and i
relative to the seat of justice of
A.L). lSua.
Sue. 1. He it enacted, fr., That Ner
Middhswarth and Henry C. Eyer, of Suy
dor oouuty, and John V. Barber, of Uuion
uuu.y, uo .u -ri .". -
tees with power to sell at public sale the ,
jail, court h.use and all other public
buildings, and al lands , situate Je ,
borough of New Benin b.loogmg to the
county of Un.on prior t. the erection of ,
the new count, out ef part of T utor, called
Snyder, for the highest and bust price j
that can be obtatned for the . on such ,
. iIiad man dm heat and on i
iuiuio ,
payment or securing the purchase money
to execute and deliver to the purchaser or
purchasers deeds in fee simple for the
same.
Sec. 2. That prior to Euch sale, six
weeks' public notice shall be given in all j quebanna; Hubert MeKnight, of Alleghe
the newspaper, published in the counties j y ; W- W. Taylor, of Montgomery ; J.
.. . , - . i j , D Miller, of Fayette: Thomas Struthors,
of Un.on and Snyder, and after deducting WJ of . w'
the cost, of advertising and other cxpen- w nammerley,"of Lehigh ; A. 8. Hen
ses of sale; and after their account shall i oeri0D) 0f Lancaster; George S. King, of
be audited by the aaditors of said Unisn ! Cambria ; M. H. Taggart, of Union ; W.
and Snyder counties, at a joint meeting
assembled for that purpose, to divide the
balance of the purchase money equally
between said counties ol Lnion and uy-
der, and pay the same over to the treas-j pajn . m p. Miner, of Luzerne; John
urers of the respective counties. U. Wells, of Greene.
Sec. 3. That if any of the trustees The officers reported were unanimously
named in the first section of this act shall . elected, and the President, en being con
refuse to aot, or be prevented from acting ducted to the chair, addressed the Conven
f or any cause whatever, it shall be lawful tion, returning thanks for the honor eon
for the majority to do and perform all the j ferred upon him, and enjoining npon the
duties herein required by said three trus- j members harmony and concert of aetion
tees, and in case a majority shall refuse ' in their deliberations, recommending a
or be prevented from acting, then the sacrifice of all minor considerations, so as
court of common pleas of Union county j to heartily anite in the maintenance of the
shall have full authority to fill such vacan-1 great prineiplos they bad assembled to
oies, and the persons so appointed shall
Lave authority to carry out all the pro
visions of this act
New York Town Elections,
The X Y. E. Journal has a table of
all the town elections held in that State
this vear. It makes the numbers ofSu
pervisors elected, as follows :
Republican 384
American 76
Democratic 105
The positions of parties is thus shown '
in comparison with the elections of lcob :
Republican gain since last year 120
Democratic loss sinee last year 76
American loss since last year i5
Majority against Republicans last year 128
Republican maj. over both this year 113
In many places, this year, the Demo
crats and Americans Roman Catholics
and Know Nothings "fused" to defeat
the Republicans, or the Republican maj
ority would have been still larger.
New Hampshire all Haile!
The latest addition of the vote, compared
with the vote for Governor, in 1856, is as
follows :
1856-Metealf, Rep., 32,094
Wells, Dsm., 32,060 34 maj.
iov oudini I"" 2,570
1-5, -ru,!,, Ktp.(
Wells, Dem., 31,1393339
Haddock, lad., 209
Wole vote, 65,826. Uaile'i maioritv
ever Wells, 3,339 ; over Welle and Had-
oi, 3,130. Wells' loss siooe last year,
21. Hail,', gliB gw Metealf, 2,485.
el Rubliean gain, 3,305.
R. CORNELIUS.
News Jocknal.
STATE CONVENTION.
The citizens of Pennsylvania who are op
posed to the extension of Slavery and to the
other equally obnoxious principles of the in
coming National Administration, as an
nounced in the Cincinnati platform who are
opposed to the onion of Church and State,
the exclusion of the Bible from our Common
Schools, and in favor of protecting the ballot
box from the corrupt influences by which the
will of the people was defeated in the recent
Ptate and Presidential elections are request-1
d to elect delegates, equal in number, to the
present representation in the Senate and
House of Representatives, to meet in Conven
tion in the Hall of the House of Representa
tives, at Harrisburg, on Wednesday, the 35th
, i (lay of March next, at 12 o'clock M., to nom
inate candidates for Uorernor, Junge ol the
Supreme Court and Canal Commissioner, to
be supported at the ensuing October election.
Signed hy 68 Memlcn of the Senate and
Huuse of Representatives.
Htaaisacao, Fsa. 23, 1857.
HAMtlsni'B.a, Wednesday, Mar.S5. In
pursuance of the above call, a Convention
mat at noon in the Hull of the House of
Representatives.
On motion of Gen. Power of Beaver Co. I
Eben.S.Cbase of Susquehanna was chosen
temporary chairman, and in a brief speech i
of thanks for the honor conferred, referred j
to the peculiar circumstances under which I
the Convention met, and the importauoe
0f tue principles involved, and he invoked
coneiliation and harmonv of action. With
'licse he predicted triumphant success in
the election next full. His speech wag
enthusiastically applauded.
Richard Coulter, of Westmoreland, and
A. L. Hennershotz, of Berks, were ap
pointed Secretaries.
A resolution was adopted directing the
Chair to appoint a committee of one from
each Senatorial District to report perma
nent officers.
Adjourned till 3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
"The Convention reassembled at 3
o'clock, when the Chairman announced
the following committee to report the per-
manent officers of the Convention : J. 8.
yan Vooihiee, Chairman ; Wm. Mintzer,
. n. Steele, J. Hoffman, George Warner,
X. Ellmaker, J. B. Rutherford, D. L.
I Jones, E. L. Foster, Washington Crooks, j
I Isaac Benson, F. Stewart, John I'assmore, j
: C. II. Seymour, W. F. Clark, James Skin
ner, A. W. Crawford, It. JSrrett, Jonas j
. v uumDeton. Ueoree V.
R jj Kahc.
ComB,ittee on Cre4e.tl. was also
g foUowi. T j Coff f
R of FnMia.j
T B. Rugtt Pelriken,
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zerne, and W. F. Clark, of Mereer.
The Committee on Officers, after a short
delay, reported the following list :
President Jons S. BowEN.ef Chester.
Vice Presidents E. S. Chase, of Bus-
Warren, ol ,ne; utn. jamuwu, oi muu
tnur : Walter Sedfiwick, of Schuylkill.
Secretaries A.L.Uennersbotz,of Berks;
James A. Eakin, of Allegheny; A. W.
, - L r.ntli : Jas. Foi. of Daa
advance, which must result in a great tri
umph at the next election. He recalled
to the recollection of his bearers the last
campaign, and the sad scenes and frauds
aetea, ana in view ei inese .ug.
! concluded with an earnest invocation to
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unite now in order to make victory next
fall sura. He was most enthusiastically
cheered daring his speeeh.
The Committee on Credentials retiredi
and being likely to be detained some time
in the discharge of their duties, the Con-
vention took a recess till 7 o dock this
evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Upon the re-assembling of tbt Conven
tion, Mr. Coffey, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Credentials, mad report, citing
the facta in relation to several contested
seats, and concluding with a resolution to
admit the delegates from Philadelphia ap
pointed under the Republican call, and
settling the disputed seats in Delaware,
Huntingdon, Adams, Cumberland, Ly
coming, and Center.
Mr. Cooper, of Philadelphia, moved
the adoption of tbo report, with the ex
emption of the resolution.
The motion was diseussed and adopted.
The resolution of the committee in re
lation to the delegate! from Philadelphia
being then before the Convention, Mr.
McClure, of Franklin, offered a substitute
for tbo resolution, to admit both sets of
delegates from Philadelphia, and all other
cases in dispute.
After debate by Messrs. MeKnight,
BURG
LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY,
Kelley, Simpson, Frame, Cook, Cooper,
Gilpin, Linn and Fox, the resolution ad
mitting both sets was adopted by a large
vote. Thunders of applause followed the
announcement of the result.
A motion was made to go into a ballot
for a candidate for Governor.
Judge Kelley suggested an adjourn
ment till morning, to afford an opportuni
ty to restore harmony among friende.
The raotiou was agreed to, and the
Convention adjourned uniill half past 9
o'clock to-morrow.
Thursday, March 26.
The Convention re-assembled at 9
o'clock A. M.
The list of delegate?, read and corrected.
On motion, the Convention proceeded
to the nomination of candidates for Gov
ernor, as follows :
Mr. Rippey nominated Gen.James Ken
nedy Moor lica J, of Allegheny county.
Mr. Eakin David Wilmot, Bradford.
Mr. Crooks Francis Jordan, Bedford.
Mr. Coffey John Covode.Westmoreland.
Mr. Cochran Thos. E. Franklin.Lano'tr.
Mr. Lowrey Gideon J. Ball, Erie.
Mr. Crawford John M. Sullivan, Butler.
Mr. Ranch Peter S. Michler.Xortham'n.
Mr. Power RobL B. M'Comb.Lawrenee.
Mr. Smith Leniuol I odd, uuuiberiana.
Mr.G. Moore Robt. B. Moorhead,Indi'a.
Mr. Head John It- Edie, Somerset.
Mr. G. T. Thorn Uobt.T.Conrad, Phil'a.
Mr. Breeder Andrew G. Curtin, Ceatre.
Mr. G. R. Smith Henry Soather, Elk.
Mr. Merriman A. Huidkoper, Crawford.
Mr. Taggart John C. Kunkle, Dauphin.
Mr. Simpson Wm. II. Keim, Berks.
The nominations being closed,
Mr. Dickey presented a letter from
non. Thomas E. Franklin (withdrawing
his name,) which was read.
Mr. Rutherford presented a letter from
Hon. John C. Kunkel, which was read, as
follows :
To the Delegates to the Union State Con
vention, from the Tenth Congressional
District.
Gentlemen : With sincere gratitude
to my p-jlitioal friends of the Tenth Con
gressional District, for the renewed ext
presiion of their kind partiality, I reques
you !o withhold my name from the Con
vention. Very respectfully, your obedi
ent servant, J. C. KCNK.EL.
Mr. Power presented a letter from Mr.
Huidkoper, withdrawing his name.
Mr. l'.triWom mUm th MUlC of Col.
Andrew G. Curtin.
Mr. Geo. T. Thorns withdrew the name
of Robt. T. Conrad.
Mr. N. Thorns withdrew the name of
R. B. Moorhead.
Mr. Edie withdrew bis name from the
list of candidates.
A letter was read from Henry Souther,
withdrawing bis name.
On motion, the Convention proceeded
te vote viva voct, for a candidate
FOR GOVERNOR.
David Wilmot received
Lemuel Todd "
59 votes.
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19 "
13 "
13 "
Gideon J. Ball
Francis Jordan
John Covode
J. K. Moorhead
Peter S. Michler
John M. Sullivan
R. B. M'Comb
John C. Kunkel
Wm. II. Keim " 1 "
Whole number of votes, 153 ; necessary
to a choice 77.
Neither of the candidates having a ma
jority of the votes, there was no election.
The names of Messrs. Michler, J ordan,
M'Comb, Keim, and Sullivan, were then
withdrawn.
On motion,the Convention proceeded to a
SECOND VOTE.
David Wilmot received
Lemuel Todd "
Gideon J. Ball "
John Covode "
J. K. Moorhead "
99 votes.
24 "
22 "
15 -2
"
Whole number of votes, 162; necessary
to a choice, 81.
David Wilmot having received a ma
jority of all the votes cast, was declared
duly nominated.
Geo. K. Smith of Philadelphia city
same to the Convention for the purpose of
opposing the nomination of Mr. Wilmot;
the delegation to which be Delongea naa
been admitted to seats and had a fair hear
ing. MO W0U1O euppon ine uumiuiivu
most cordially and therefore moved that
the nomination be declared unanimous.
T. J. Coffey of Indiana, had opposed
the nomination of Wilmot, but wonld now
give a oordial support. He pledged Indi
ana county as good for 2,500 majority for
Wilmot
Mr. Lowrey of Erie bad presented the
name of Mr. Ball to the Convention, in
obedience to the wishes of hi constituents.
He had no doubt that the nomination of
Mr. Wilmot would be cordially sustained
by bis constituents.
Mr. Rippey pledged Allegheny county
n mw fi OOO maioritv for Wilmot
Mr. Smith, of Cumberland, on behalf
of the friends of Mr. Todd, cordially con
unrred in the nomination of Mr. Wilmot
Mr. Smith, of Cambria, said ho was sat
isfied with David Wilmot, or any other
man onoosed to the Loeo Coco party
The nomination of Mr. Wilmot was
unanimously confirmed.
CAJtAi COMMISSIONER.
Mr. G. R. Smith moved to nominate
Canal Commissioner. Agreed to
Mr. Gibbons nominated Wm. Millward,
of Philadelphia.
Mr. Wells Wm. E. Frsier, Fayette.
Mr. Richards J. C. Myere, Berks.
Mr. Huhn J. C. Lessig, Schuylkill.
Mr. Albright M. D. Cortriaht
Mr. Marklo R. B. M'Dowell, Allegheny
Mr. Coulter John Snodgrass, Westmo'd
Mr Moorhead Beni. Hartthorn.Clearf'd. i
Mr. Rippey withdrew the name of R B. '
M'Dowell.
On motion,the nominations elosed ; and
the Convention proceeded to a first vote for
Canal commissioner.
Wm. Millward
Wm. E. Fn.zer
John C. Myers
Benj. Hartshorn
Joha Snodgrass
D. E Cortright
Jno. C Lessig
received
100 votes.
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14
4 "
5
8 "
3 "
Whole number of votes, 100 ; necessary
to a choice, 81.
William Millward having received
a majority of all the votes east, was decla
red duly nominated ; and,
On motion,
the nomination was made ;
The Convention then adjourned till 2 deny the authority of Congress of the
o'clock this aftcrnooa. SuPremo C ot Teitorial Leg..!.-
ture. of anv individual or association ol
AFTERNOON SESSION. . ' . . ., .
. , ... n individuals, to give legal existence to hla
Upon the re assembling of the Conven- ' e. e o,.,..
tion, Mr. Mor.n,.n behalf of William ! '"J J Tr.tor, the Lulled States,
MHUard, returned thank, to the Conven-! - Constitution shall be maintained.
iuiuwru, rurura Jiwlced, That the Constitution confers
tion for their partiality in nominating htm i y .. .
a, m ..iupon Congress sovereign power over the
sured th. bodv that Mr. Millward was of j
th. right strip., who would do, if th. oc-
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easion required t, a little fighting; that,
during mo .xoitement iu n :""",
growing out of the assault on Mr. Sumner,
Mr. Millward had stood by Anson Bur
lingame, and that he had a gun, a present
from Mr. Builingame, which was always
on hand for a leng or a short shot
A resolution was adoptsd directing the
President to appoint a Stat. Central Com
mittee. . . . ur i.: ..
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xne convention men wens iuw geusrai
t t j i .k. e
nominations for Judge, of the Supreme
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Court, wh.n th. following gentlemen were
named :
James- Cooper, of Philadelphia.
James Veech, of Fayette.
Daniel Agnew, of Beaver.
Joseph J. Lewis, of Chester.
Meses Hampton, of Allegheny.
8. P. Johnson. t Warren
James 1. Hale, of Centre.
Thomas M'ConnslI, of Allegheny.
II. W. Williams, of Allegheny.
Joshua W. Comly, of Montour.
John S. Pearson, of Danphin.
Wm. M. Stephenson, of Mercer.
Frederick Watts, of Cumberland.
Isaae Foster, of Huntingdon.
Joseph Allison, of Philadelphia.
Daniel M. Smyser, of Montgomery.
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Jonn ka. Head, ol ruuaueipui. j o . -
Benjamin Bartholomew, of Schuylkill. , summation of that conspiracy against our
Benjamin Buffiugton, of Armstrong. ; frea institutions, which bad its incefion
William M. Meredith, of Philadelphia. in tQe repeal 0f the Missouri Compromise ;
Tho names of Messrs. Kelly, Read, tia( j( ;3 a direct result of the late tri
Meredith, Smyser, Bartholomew, Bufliug- umpjI of t,e Slave Power in the election
ton and Pearson, were withdrawn. f il( candidate, Jambs Buchanan, to
A resolution was adopted to select a ; tbe Presidency, and unless promptly re-
Western candidate first, and a ballot being
had, resulted as follows :
James Veech 76 Isaac Foster 4
Moses Hampton 25 H. W. Williams 5
Daniel Agnew 14 W. M. Stephenson 3
S. P. Johnston 9 Tbos. M'Connell 1
The whole number of votes cast was
147 ; necessary to a choice, 75.
Mr. VEEcn having received a majority
of all th. votes east, was declared duly
nominated, and the nomination was, on
motion, made unanimous.
Th. Convention then proceeded to bal
lot for an Eastern candidate, with th. fol
lowing result :
Jos. J. Lewis 88 I James Cooper 38
J. Pringle Jones 12 I James T. Hale 11
Joshua W. Comly 2
Whole number of votes cast, 151 ; nec
essary to a ehoice, 76.
Mr. Lewis was thereupon declared
unanimously nominated.
Th. Chair appointed a Committee on
Resolutions, consisting of William D.
Kelly of Philad., Jacob Hoffman of Berks,
Thos. E. Cochran of York, John R. Edie
of Somerset, 8. P. M'Calmont of Venan
go, W. A. Cook of Westmoreland, Titian
J. Coffey of Indiana, Morrow B. Lowry of
Erie, and Georg. T. Tbom of Philad.
Th. Committee having retired, the Con
vention appointed J. 8. Bowen, Wm. D.
Kelly, John R. Edie, George R. Smith,
and R. Errett, a Committee to inform the
gentlemen nominated of their selection.
Th. Committe. then took a recess.
EVEHINO ES8I0M.
Con v.ntion again assembled at 5 o'clock,
when Judge Kelly, Chairman of Commit
tee on Resolutions, reported a aeries, of
whioh th. said bad been unanimously
adopted by th. Committee, as follows :
THE TLATFORM.
This Convention of Delegates, represen
ting th. Freemen of Pennsylvania, op
posed to th. leading measures of th. late
National Administration, and th. eontin
uane. of th. tarn, destructive policy clear
ly fon.had.wed by th. aots and declara
tions of the administration just inaugura
ted, do
Rttolvt, Thai th. maintenance of tho
principle, promulgated in tho Declaration
of Independence, and embodied in th.
Federal Constitution, is essential to the
CHRONICLE
APRIL 3, 1857.
preservation; of our Republican institu
tions; that the Federal Constitution, the
liberties of the people, the sovereign rights
of the States, and the Union of the States,
must and shall be preserved.
llaohtd, That with our Republican
fathers, we hold it to be a self-evident
truth, that all men aro created equal ;
that they are endowed by tbeir Creator
with certain inalienable rights; that among
these are life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness ; that to secure these rights,
I governments are instituted among men ,
1 and that the primary duty and object of
our Federal Government is to secure these
rights to all persons under its exelusive
jurisdietion. That, as our Republican
fathers abolished Slavery in all the nation
al territory, and ordained in the Constitu
tion " that no person shall be deprived of
life, liberty or property, without due pro
cess of law,'' i' becomes our duty to main-
i tain this provision of the Constitution
I against all attempts to violate it, for the
purpose oi esiaousuiug
-.m:a: wl. ;H tVa
territories of the United States. juai we
Territories of th. United States, for heir j
government; a power noi eontrov.r.ea .or
the first sixty years of onr national exis-
' ' . ,
j currence of all departments of the Govern
iUv a ww vstbimwiB " j o
! ment, through every Administration from j
Wahuixoton to Polk ; and that in the j
exercise of this unquestionable power, it j
is the duty of Congress to prohibit in the j
; Territories, those twin relics of barbarism, i
polygamy and Slavery.
Uesolctd, THAT WE ABE TET (REEMEN,
and that while we retain the inestimable
!.,., . . K ,t,
i rights of Freemen, secured to us by the
e .
sacrifices, sufferings and blood of our Rev
olutionary fathers, we will not submit to ;
have a new Constitution imposed upon us
hy the extra-judicial opinions of Judges
of the Supreme Court opinions subver
sive of the rivhta of human nature in
conflict with the truth of l;.. ,u ,u-1
unbroken action of the government and ,
the law of th. land, as heretofore pro- j
nounced by the Federal Judiciary, and j
the Courts of nearly every State in the ;
American Union. !
Retolvtd, That th. recent opinions of
the majority of the Judges of the Supreme
Court, in a case over which they decided
the Court bad no jurisdiction, and, there
fore, no authority to pronounce th. law
i.ri.inu therein, ia but an Other steD in COn-
j huked 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 people.
RttolvtJ, Thst the constitutional rights
of the people of Kansas have been fraud
ulently and violently taker, from them.
Tbeir territory has been invaded by an
armed force ; spurious and pretended leg
islative, judicial and executive officers
have been set over them, by whose usurped
authority, sustained by the military power
of the Federal Government, tyrannical
and unconstitutional laws have been en
acted and enforced ; the right of the peo
ple to keep and bear arms has been in
fringed; test oaths of an extraordinary
and entangling nature have been imposed
as a condition of exercising the right of
suffrage and holding office ; the right of
an accused person to a speedy and public
trial by an impartial jury has been denied;
eruel and unusual punishments have been
inflicted upon the innocent, while murders,
robberies and arsons have been instigated
and encouraged, and the offenders have
been allowed to go unpunished ; the right
of the people to be scour, in tbeir persons,
houses, paper, and effects against unrea
sonable searches and seizures, has been
violated ; they have been deprived of life,
liberty and property, without due process
of law ; the freedom of speech and of the
press baa been abridged; the right to
choose their representatives has been made
of no effect; That all these things have
been done with the knowledge, sanction
and procurement of the Federal Govern
ment, in violation of the plainest mandates
ef the Constitution ; That the usurpatwn
by wbioh a spurious Legislature was im
posed upon Kansas, and its people subjec
ted to a code of laws noparallelled for
cruelty in the history of eivilized nations,
is still in full force, and the people are
denied the right peacefully to assemble
and petition for n redress of grievances;
the National Executive has permitted two
Governors of bis appointment to be driven
from the Territory under fear of assassi
nation, and baa not dared te exert its
power for tbeir protection against the law
less minions of Slavery, while judicial
monsters and men whose Laud are red
with innocent blood, are retained in office,
ESTABLISHED IN
At $1,50 Per
to carry on the work of suljeeting free ter- J purpose of taking by foroo from a ship ,f
ritory to the cause of Slavery. Kansas ' war of the United Slates a part of her
has been denied admission wnder a free clew, and, that no eireumstance might b
constitution, and fraudulent means are now wanting to mark its character, it bad been
in piogress to secure its admissson as a previously ascertained that tne seamen de
Slave State at the next session of Congress, j manded were mft've ritixet of th I'hM
Against this stupendous wrong, we pro- Statn." And Jr&rson wentfurther than
test, in the name of Go and humanity ' this ; be uot only contended that fre eoi-
by all that is glorious in our history, 0red men were citiiens, but ascribed all
and by the memory of the great and good the rights of eitixsDship to slaves. Oar
men who established ear liberties. readers are all familiar with his eloquent
RwhtJ, That it is a fraud upon our i tirade against slavery ia hie "Kites on
laws, and fraught with danger to our in-1 Virginia,"in which this indignant outbur.-t
stitutions, to admit to a full participation ' appears : "And with what execratiua
in their benefits, any man who ackauvl- ; should the statesman be loaJsd, who, per
edges a foreign supremacy, which he can j mittiugose Ah of the cUiztnt thu$ to tram
not conscientiously and without mtiutal ij,U on th n'yht of the othtr, transforms
reservation, abjure and forever renounce, i those into despots and these into enemies,
whether that supremacy be civil or spirit- j destroys the morale of the one and thj
ual
1.
Btsolneif, That the stupendous frauds
which our popular elections are swayed
bv
against a majority of the legally qualified
voters, strikes at the foundation and lire
of our system of government ; and unless
speedily corrected, will lead to viulenee
and anarchy ; and we urge npon all good
citizens to unite for the suppression of this
evil; and we call npon our own Legisla
ture to guard by effective and stringent
laws the purity of the ballot box.
Resolved, That the sale of the Main Line
of our improvements. demanded by every
consideration that should weigh with in
telligent and honest mcu. A- a source of
revenue.it is wholly worthless to the State,
while it ia notoriously used as a means of j
peculation and plunder, thereby inflicting
upon the State pecuniary loss, and also
irreparable injury, in the almost univer
sal demoralization and political profligacy
engendered throughout its entire extent
Rttohed, That we invite the afiviation
anfl n-nn rfttinn nf men of all
parties,
i j-ir - -.u ... .i. .......I,
aowever u..er.8 wu u. .-.. "-I""-
in support of the principles herein declared;
and believing that the spirit of our insti
tutions, as well as the Constitution of our
country, guarantees liberty of conscience
and equality of rights among citizens, we
oppose all legislation impairing their se
curity.
The resolutions were read very distinct
ly, and were greeted with frequent ap-
The resolutions were adopted en masse!
and by acclamation, with nine hearty
cheers.
A resolution of thanks to the officers of
the Convention was adopted, after which
a number of excellent and ablu speeches
were made by Messrs. Kelly and Gibbons
of Philadelphia; Cook, of Westmoreland ;
M'Comb, of Lawrence ; Lowrey, of Erie ;
Hamilton, of Allegheny; Cochran, of
Tork, and Bowen, ef Chester (the Presi
dent) awakening much enthusiasm.
The CuuTsntion finallv, at 20 minutes
past six, adjourned, ii die.
Golden Rules for Gardeners.
Never waste animal or vegetable refuse.
The very soap-suds from the laundry are
rich manure.
Never grow a bad variety of anything
if you can help it It takes the same room,
and wants the same attention as a good
one. Never buy cheap seed.
Cover all seeds with at least their own
thickness of soil ; but as some of it gets
washed off you must allow fur it
Gather fruit in dry weather, and with
the sun shining, and place them as care
fully in the basket as if they were glass.
The smallest bruiso commences a decay.
Never subject a plant to a rapid change
of temperature. Sudden eheck or sudden
excitement are equally injurious.
Never grow the same crop, nor crops
of the same family twice on the same spot
without an intervening crop of a different
nature.
Never transplant shrubs and trees in a
growing state. However carefully it may
be dune, the cheek is dangerous if not
fatal.
Keep all kinds of plants undsr glass as
close as possible to the light
Never tie up lettuces or endives, or
earth up celery, except when perf.ctly
dry. They are sure to spoil if yoa do.
Keep your plants clean.
Mow lawns before the dew is off the
grass, unless you have a machine, which
cuts it best when dry.
Rapid growth makes a mild flavor,
slow growth n strong one. Therefore
grow vegetables quick, and fruit moder
ately. Jefferson on Colored Citizens.
The decision of the Supreme Court deny
ing United States citizenship to any one
of African descent, would have been stout
ly resisted by Thomss Jefferson were be
now alive, or he would have been as for
getful of his early inculcations as the Dem
ocratic party now are. It will be remem
bered that the outrage upon the frigate
Chuaptahe hy the British frigate Leopold,
and the impressment of four seamen, two
of whom were alien born and the other
two colored men from Maryland, were the
primal cause, of the war of 1812 with
Great Britian. Jefferson protested against
the outrage in n patriotio proclamation, in
which he said : "This enormity was not
only without provocation or justifiable
cause, tut was committed wilh the avowed
1813....WHOLE NO., 677.
Tear, always is Auvaxce.
I amor pntrim of the other ! Tru.y, the
) gprema Court Lave deviated widely in
j -u :ut(.rr,rettiun of citizenship from tba
opinions of the author of the Declaration
Independence. IWad. Timet.
The Fokeion Vote, last Election.
Edward L. Pierce, Chicago, 1;L, Las
recently written a letter, showing by sta
tistics and eomparisons, how the foreign
born eitisens of (he United States generally
threw tbeir votes last fall. The review u
elaborate and able, and has attracted much
attention. We fiud in the Chicago Tri
bune a very complimentary article dusurib
ing the letter and th. influence it bas a!
ready had. Io this article, the priucipal
points of the letter (which Mr. l'ierce am
ply sustains by his proofs) are sumssci
up as follows :
First That it was thrcogh the aid of
the vote of our adopted citizens thai thu
North Western State, which voted f-r
Fremont were saved t. republicanism.
8eeond. That the States lost to repub-
! licanism were lost through th. .ppoeuiun
1 ordivisionof the Xativeor American partv
Th;r(J TU, ,be rcpeal lB, Mifc,uuri
; c omije ,M reo,lfed ,mong the nat.
ura!iz;d Germans with more general rep
robation than among the native-born citi
zens. Fourth. That it is by the excess of em
igration to the North ever that to the
South, that the free States have been ena
bled to overcome the three-fifths represen
tation of slave, allowed to the slave State
We are pleased to hear that an edition
of Mr. Pierce's letter has been published
' f t--- Is im mms the at
tention of all who are interested in the
facts and statistics of our American polities.
Tea and Cashmere Goats in South
Caboli.na. A correspondent writing to
the Boston Putt from Greenville, Suuih
Carolina, says :
"I am within a few milea of the placo
where the experiment was made of rai.ing
tea. It has proved a failure. The plant
will grow well enough, but wages are too
high in this country. We cannot afford
to pick, to roll up and sell any sort of
leaves here for haif a dollar a pound. In
China, where a man ia hired fur oue dol
lar a month and boards himself, it may be
done.
'I am glad to learu that the Cashmere
goat, introduce! by J. R. Davis, does well
here. The goat is hardy, prolific, and
produces a heavy fleece of wool. So fine
that the finest French merino is coarse in
comparison, and then it is from six to
nine inches long. ''His son, Sett Davis,
has a cargo of fresh Angora Cashmere
goats on their way to Gallatin, Tennessee,
where he intends to establish a colony of
these Asiatics."
Florida News. W'e have reoeived our
Jacksonville exchanges of Thursday mor
ning. Accounts from Fort Myers of the
9th inst, report a skirmish with a mU
band of Indians and Lieut. Freemar, Uni
ted States Army, with sixty men. Lieut.
Freeman himself was Wuuudtd. Four
others were WGunded, four killed, and fvur
drummer boys missing. This iaoludcs
three different engagements with Ind.aDS
en the part of Lieut Freeman and a relief
detachment ander Lieut Archer. Twenty
Indians were seen at one lime, and it is
supposed there were one hundred in ail at
that place, and resolved on desperate
fighting. Capt. Stephensen from Fort
Keats, set out on the 10th, and would be
joined soon by Gen. Harney and escort, to
seek tho Indiana in their camps. Addi
tional details are anxiously expected, as it
is believed the hiding places have been
discovered. CharlnWm Courier.
Suoak in Illinois. Mr. B. S. Baker,
of Rochester Mills, Wabash couuty, 111,
writes to the Belleville AJvoca'e that he
shall plaat twenty five acres with Chinese
sugar cane the present season. "I an
convinced," he says, that the State of 111
inoiae will in five years make her own su
gar, and if I have luck I shall mas; ILu
season enough sugar, and ctrtuuly wilh,
molasses, to supply say little town. At ail
events I shall try." Mr. Kroh, of Wa
bash Co., who some months ago made a
statement of the result of hi experiment
with the soger cane last year, offers to bet
the skeptical editor of the Charlaiai
Courier $500 that he will mtcufixiuo
from one acre, "planted with the Chioeso
reed," five hundred gallons of molasses,
a superior artiole to any manufactured in
the south, and sold by the aierebaat iu
Colts county in 1836, for 75 cents p
gallon ; and further that he will maau't
turo it at the con of tea cents r:r gulou.