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I5Y 0. N. AVOUDKN & J. 11. CORNELIUS.
An Ixnr.rrvnKXT Family Xkws JorriXAL.
KSTAIiMSIIED IN 1M 5....W1IULE NO., 7-15.
At sl.'f) Pr.it Yr.AK. auvavs ix Aiv.xrE.
LEWISIJURG, UNION CO., TAM FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1858.
R'G
UAH W JL kJ
pdntii!. coll pM,
in pood Mjle ;ifxI ii litfr Tri iii
AT THS 'CHROItfJ.CI
Oi FICE.
Market Square, Lewisbtirg
THE CI1I20XSCLS1
movntv, jm.y wis.
teJTOf "nuking many' Reapers, as
Well as of Rooks, "there is no end." The
test in I.illiejituUfViIId ewme to Ir
aroused the poetical bumps i f s oinebo .ly,
vho pours forth his not inarti:il but agri
cultural'lays" iu the I)jnv!'!c Kiii'j:)itl
as follows :
THE EATTLE OF THE REAPERS
At l.iUK'.-t' lit viili'. Jitim 1 i.
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YwU Uiu. LiUlua rht-'o ui' -."
A correspondent of the Danville Ltt.Ili
gennr gives the following account of the
game contest, "cli-htually" u.lLrent in
opiuiou :
The Great Reaper Tm!.
At l.itn.'t--n.u:!i . - in- .Idv
Th.-r. ft 1, tn l.ri.ht :ir: .,
The nol'li' turuit-rr. nil m Line
Aiiii ia.;T f -r Itif Irav.
The hour "f uittf np ria.-!i. .1 a: ! :!.,(.
No rfjipiT y.-t iu u- !
AnJ atft4 -"iiitiu Tit malj in- r .1 1
In man) fa .- I in-.
IStit tiron tin- rry. ''Tli'-v riiibv ihey rh-'"
Was hiarl aiiiVl-t tin it.iniitf:
Att'l tli- n the t.'ii' u; wn- l1--h.-
Whu it t jiii-h tt.iii'- U i.iii.-.
Tl.tfT It'atH,r-. i' iitit-1 ut in ?vl
Mi.ft .li:i.;itil Iflinlit.
Thf frii-ifl- il wl.i h w u-. I i!nk r.r. 1 m:.:
Unit h i-iii.'- t. uii: 1 1.
Th-n thr-.iuh tl:.- f-M- r;,li n:t a Mlt!i;
llruve Klt in m N :1 tl.'-ui all :
Tliut irD ui"ii.-t. r. in Iti trr.i; !i, ;
l'utiun h. lh grat a:ij mm ill. j
N'5t ramf h-'lj II (--'T. rt-iit hu1 tr;-a I,
With nii-kli s tri ntnl k. !!.
Who thn i.litl.e cl.. r :. lii d.l ftmrt '
The like ct-vi-r ."cm. .
At Iat, nut h :-t. pn:ue M iy, t
Ac gallant it-y u !
ho i.ib iletiTUiitf i to ir i ilin ui,
Aud lit it. tn, wiili -,.-'.
Th conflict lat. il Inn-: an I :-t.
AH hirMHi:. - ,. -n . :
h'nTiioiip) .in.jii i : liiini-iii -w';it
Were chrij ti win tin- r.rii".
VV'Tt ponpil tin- vii t tv. INrrni ;i-,l;
Itut mi:.im.k htii 1 -i.r.t trn-:"
AnJ Mhxi i.i. ami M vui m:vk tr,t l
T" pt-t a lull -h.Hi- U a.
Than cn'h'1 this -r.-at H'-aj-'T -how,
Ily frien'l of it. it i-nLri-li. I ;
T ea-h om- i- t!; I t. yt.u kii 'W
No Utter in tIJL- w..r;j. An v. ir.vrn.
Last week's Int-Uiywccr sa "hast
Saturday, Kirrv's celetf rated Mtwt-r aud
licaper was tried ou Mr. Peen's farm, a
ehort distance above Danvilio. A disin
terested ceiitleman whi witiicsr-ed thin
trial, informs us that that the machine
worked admirably and satisfactorily ."
A committee at I5erwiek, aftir a trial,
reported in favor of Manny with Wood's
improvement as best, and Kirhy's next.
The most Magnificent Scenery of a
Summer's Day.
pOorTv..rKndinc of thc LnwUhurj; e.'liriiirli..l
Cattskill Mountain Uuvhe,
July a, ISyS. j
Bless me! what an everlasting climb
inai was ; jvuu wuai a uery iurnace we
- .
have escaped, in ascending to these Alpine
. .. , ., , . ..-
ncimirs. ironi rue scoreneei. sweitermi-
valley below ' The hermometcr 9V
. , .
down tncrc. and c ud nere, .j.vuy ieei
, , ' , . , . , .
above the Hudson : with nuo clad sum-
mits on either hand,a thousaud feet higher
'
jet ! Do you know bow high "this 'ere
tavern" is? Well, I'll tell you. The Al-
. . ... . . . - . !
legncny .ut. at Bresson is only leet ;
above its base at Altoona, and 2.S00 feet
above tide water at 1'hiladelphia. So that
x mm uu icei niguer Uian your ingncst
T nnnr.ii. . . ... .
mountain, with the entire de.-cent d.rectly
under my eye; and yet am ouly three
fourths of tho way up to the topmost sum
ruiL I salute you with benignant cool
ncss and condescension !
Just to thiuk, too, that a body can step
out of Hess' omuihus, at Uia cross-cut, in
the morning, (you know Hess, thc Hess
I shall recommend him to thc people here,)
and be away off up here thc next day at
:
,
Jatc dinner tunc. Thc Catttkill moun.
tains arc really eettin-out into the world '
at last ! !
Tho cars dump you down at a little !
wooden "ttatiou" near thc water's cdg.., of
.... .':
ou iuc eastern nans oi inc
rectly west, across thc river.
miles distant, but apparent
hand.tbe broad, forest-covered promontory ! off
f tho Catskill, lifts its huge bulk to thc
M,WM,s if tho Ararat of the new world
"e .mountain House perched on thc edge ' "
grgc like an eagle in its eyrie ; its i
, c'"u,lF'colon'lcd front gleaming from I
ct',
01 1110 dP green foliage, like a '
tains;
"euant star, beckoning the (ravcl,r to . and
purer, peaceful realms
' the
m are soon ferried over to Catt.ikiil
vill ige ; attractive, beautiful, picturesque, '
i.r iliilv, aiiubly, and rusty, just as you '
happen to get it in slices. It is celebrated
as the former Lome of the late Thomas
C ile, the great American paiuter ; and the
Toecul residence of Dan lliee the thow-
man ! who lives hero iu style. The two
taverns, at fall charge, are the meanest,
atid the diuuers the dirtiest that cau te
found this side the liger Iudians. lint
there is policy iu this, for it hurries visi-
oro eff to tb-j uiouiiiaiu with a "owiflucss
of . -peed ulmo.-t imaginable.
A caravan of four Lorse cuelies. in
prime order, with sober, skilful drivers,
takes off the suffering crowd. Hut, oh,
what beds of du-t, and what a tuaid at-
i;iopheie ; enough to roast herrings, aud
scarce a breath of air ttiriiug. liut there
is ouc comfort ; people cut play salamau-
di r f ir awhile if they must.
The road runs due west from the river
to the f oot of the mountain, nine tedious
miles at a slow walk, with an occasional
hill or hollow, and an uninviting tavern
half way; the latter part of the route
levckwitb pretty good soil, but pocr build-
ings, and very shabby farming. I didn't
su; p se such thriftless agriculture was to
be met with anywhere on the "lordly
Huds u,-' with its choice, convenient mar-
kets, and vaunted civilization. the Cattskiil iu ountaiu in bis thumb nnd
'lhe mountain lifts itself abruptly from finger, and thrust it up threugli a ciimu
the plain, without atiy preliminary accent ; l,ms storm-cloud, with the iberiin'tnet, r i.t
an ! turning square to the left you mount
up the : iccp grades, southwardly along the
ljee of the mountain, three long, deliber
ate miles to the summit Ot.ly m-i'.about
. iliroo r.iirilij iho way up, is the road com
paratively level,ai;d the thick, umbrageous
tres thou out enough to give a glimpse of
; the regions beloiv,and the Mountain House ,
ajl,vc; lLc latter appar.utly almost withm
rcac" 5Kt a Iu" m,w a,!itau ll,e roau-
About ouc-tLird of the way up, the road
winds into a cooh shady ravine, where, at
the c-M:S!a, is a little spring, and a cahm
w ith reircsiiiucuts for hungry way-farers,
kept ly a solitary old codger, as good hu-
niorud aud ludependcut as if ho was the
' only landlord iu csistccce. Leaning up mucu t0 the tangled wildnes9 and sublim
by the door is a faded old tavern sign, ; iiy 0f the scenery in that direction.
brought from somewhere below, reprcsen-
tiotj a 'cntieman of the old school, in a
r. . .. ,., . ...
reclining position, which he vainlv stnv..
to impravo, aud looking up with au air
, of hopeless distress to a jolly old woman
iu the door, he exclaims, "OU 1 Kanie
. inkle . tliat 11 iion. mat ivielred uacon .
. . ....... ....
ed flagon 1''
. ,. - : ... .
At length, diverging to the right by a
wide circuit, and up an extra stecpnesss
that tires both driver and team, you sweep
. . . .
arout.d a-aia to the left, and are deposited
at the rear of the hotel. It is built on a
. , , . . .
flat rock, a few acres in extent ; part of it
having earth enough for a grass plat, and
a f .w vegetables. Iu front the roeks are
perpendicular for one or two hundred feet,
aL 1 the hotel within a foot of the edge 1
Khh.mt railing r.r nt!iir r.t.i.in J.it
f .-. t-ii- . ,
uerc, io roc r.-nt oi me ou.i.nug, ,s me
f... :....,.r.l 1.. ..!. ..
to t.ie r
ia onto miol lor iou.i"..ia auia anu-cuairs :
. c
..1 il.n...l I;,.... Pn... i .1. .
j". cm uj u. 11.. zuunuit uiv.uci.. nuiu luu
rising sun
'Fiiui th a glury tliat fiu.-ln-tb tin' w..rl.l
or, sweeter fctill, w hen the serene and sol
emn sunset hour projects its gigantic sha-
daws over valley aud river, forest and field
intensifying the almost ominous solitude
of this mouutain home.
The scenery is beyond my powers of
,l...:n.i,.n T run niil. ilni.iierr.'iit vne llm
escription. I can not daguerreotype lhe
aagnificent panorama that stretches out
-
iu limitless vastuess before mo. Ima.ioc
six States within reach of your eye at
fttiiii with ri.ihh T.oipts nn llii. horrjon.
' ' :
one
hundred and fifty miles distant 1 The
Hudson close in the foreground; its broad
son close in the fore-round its broad
uoom wiutu ......e- "iujiu mucatu-
. . . ..
gcrs ol pleasure and commerce, Irom the
1 .1 .1.. .1 :
iiny baa uoui 10 tuu .juiti. tutcu niii.er.
Huge steamers churning the waves, and
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nuoeiuouij uaauniz iiieiouiuiroiuiucir.
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pathway ; and long trains of cars passin'- '
duJ repassing at tho rate of forty miles
.- t
per hour, as if hurrying from danger, or :
ru,hing headlong to destruction. But
-.. 1 ... 1 1
nenner vapory wu.sle, uasning wucei, or
C iding train, send un auy sound to these
' J
c'; uL in....
upner realm:
. 171 1 UI IJI..II Jul UUUIVlt. L'tt 1. U
oi me iusu auu roar auu scream mat man
r .1 l. 1 1 1.
their progress; all glide past in spectral
' Ii,. von . that eitv f.r to lhe riht?
Well. that ain't 1'hiladelphia ! And aao- !
tlnrintlniimril,' Well, that ain't Mon.
treat. But you may take in almost
thing you please, between those points,
and add it to the rer.-oectivo catal
;c l.rt l.n.l.n.nn f.n1 en n.i.ltitnt;. !
BIT .UCb 1.1 ..... ... Li - j .- . bv luuiiiiu..' i
... r ti... t. n:i.
ncus its leaiures. auiau aie iuu aii"ii-
i i r.i ii i i ii....in. i
lands of the Hudson ; thc Housatouic and ,
,ba Uwlishire hills, Grcylock and all ; !
the Adirondack ; the Green Mountains of
Vermont, and far to thc cast, a wilderness :
nameless hills and peaks, jn New j
,.
dim horizon's verge, to the south-cast, j
the glimmer of the Atlantic, or a faint j
wreath of mist, I really don't know, for
lj" ' labeled. Now,apply a map to this ; an
immense
sil
s,m,.cirele,,iput.b,waalltho,, neaU mere pride of rds, and that all frauds upon the natural- ! Divcrsary- of tho battle of Q.cen.ton. " " " .T.' 1 1,
.towns, houses, valleys, plaiDS,moun.;-'c arrccabIe society, and free- opinion : all tho contemptible spirit of i t.on laws, wbtch tor. been so muctt re-. Tb(J olJ monan,cnt , Wowo up t, Letts, ; ' " .. . . -
golden harvest helds.emerald groves, ; T ' r' fas Livable fuss and follv. com-! unnecessary cavil and contention. We sorted to promoie " ' " ...he riratc," during the Canadian rebel- Truest leire is tue on.srr,u6
very streams j and .hen say whether nTcnJ I110 the Mountain House." pustiu al! thing, cultivate a spirit ,3 ' diest miud.
p
eri or pencil of the1 happiest nrtist ' Yeurs, ItonsTowx. htgli honor, lorocaracce, anu magnauimi- j - -i-- c
could pos.-ibly reproduce the tout rnscmit'r !
"1I10 wliulo codcitu" to the mental '
vision of your admiring readers. They i
must come and look fur themselves , an 1
go into ccstacies on their own account. :
This is not all of the exhibition, how-'
ever. The curtain drops sometimes, and
gives a glimpse of performances behind ,
the scenes ; showing hm things are done,
ns wi ll as the fjet that they are dono. It
is rather startling, some sultry noon, to
snd letily Lear heavy peals of thundrr.that
nuke the walks tremble likcan earthquake, '
cmuij vp hum I'inir, iustcad of down
from above, according to (staLli.-hed cus-i
tmn. Hushing to the verandah, you Cud
the l iudcape bhrouded from view,and the
entire mountain eirJlcJ. half wav e'.own.
by dnso masses of rcvolvin
T( hilling,
tumultuous clouds, white as the driven
snow, anil blazing all the w hile iu the ver-
tieal sun with blinding, indescribable i f
fulgenc; ; the vollied lightning ever nnd
anon lifting their lurid ilashcs, suggested
rather than fcen, followed by peal after '
peal of crashing, sepulchral, reverberating
thutid.r, as if earth's final hour had ctne,
and we had been charitably f.rgotten.
Tc!l "J ul;," that his way of gelling up
electricity for telegraphic purpose, by a
bit of platinum stuck into a enp ( ! i
f th, is small potatoes. Let him t ike
0SJ, and be will have a "batten, '
I hut
will charge the wires for him with a Ven
geance.) l!y and Lv. '!" i -J
elou.U dissolve their leagued battallions,
scuding them off castwardly iu vauiching
squadrons, and natura smiles again, re
freshed and jubilant.
The gorge behind us is about half a
mile wide, reaching westwardly some three
or four miles, descending rapidly the last
half of the way, when it meets a similar ;
gorge from the north west, and the two
uniting, Ireak
: through the mountain hy
:hasm to the south-east-the
. . , . , 1
a 6iiJl deeper eh:
outlet to the Hudson, miles farther south, 1
fur their brooks and freshets adding
In the gorge, a mile and a half west of
the Mountain IIoui is nonil nr lal-n. 1
'
- -l :-c, a . r.u i,...i, ;
Laurel House. A ledge of rocks at the
outlet. towards the west, forms the Kaatcr-'
still Falls. The sut nlvof water is less
llinn h tfa Tinimtie'i. vnlniiio- rveent
than half
.... ... .
- i ' i
during melting snows or heavy rains ; con-
sequcutly they dam it up, so as to make a
srceial sensation for visiters, once a day. ;
' - - - - .
Looking down from the platform above,
the descent seems to be some sixty feet,
, r i r .i
h a second descent, a few yards farther
on, of five or six feet. Clambering to the
bottom by stairs, and rock and bushes,you
are astonished to find the falls one bun-
dred and eighty feet perpendicular ! aud
. 1 .!,'., ;!.. f..i r
"c"V ....... ...
., ., , ., ,, , , -
stx : BO m-ict. lor me couossai sea)e oi
. . j- - .
mil tire's r.r-r inrnianees in I n(isn nar:s. mill
t- ... , ,
r. ,
lncxperienccJ eye-meastiremcms.
Thirty feet from the bottom, the hard
. . e e f. 1
siaie cives way lor a layer 01 sou rcu
v 1 i 1 1, 1, ., - ,i
shale, wh'ieli has been worn away tiy the
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rever.-c action of the falling waters, until ;
a cavernous recess has been formed, of a '
perfect semi-circular form, thirty yards ;
deep ami a nuuure jarus across, i no rou.
, i . -ri.-.-f
Slopes (lot. u lioni auoe, auu luu n oi u ue- j
sl"Pcs luwn fram and thc worn i
l,Q,f !"I'U. itee UP from Mnw aaid ;
.i r i . .. .I
" laa Pa" 01 '"S
the
red1
:
in, is a narrow path around
t. ..::.... :i. .!.: i,..i.:-.i
11 .lunula tau jnea .u.n m jji uiiuiiiii
.1.. f it, e : - 11. -.1 . t
,rum ouu "1B lo l"u vlUKt au'"u
limc9 crcet tut ra03tIy ,a a cramped and ;
ticklish stooping posture ladies with 1
. . ; , ... ,
ln.iir.Q linmiT ll.o mod i.mhf.rri.ccn.1 nnil in
t - .
the most dancer of "rollinc" down into
00
!
At a riven sie-nal the H ood r?ata is hoist- .
--0---0- o i
cd above and the small silvcrv stream i
tu al,0c Jca 1110 slna" sv-ry sircaui 1
swells to a foaming tumult of waters that
11. . , f : .. . . 1. .. c .1, t
"""'J V"y -" ,
rLW u,c auu ,d"Zua vl ,uu
If ouartcrs could bo had at the bottom. I
If quarters could bo had at the bottom, I
had rather stay down there for cool com- I
..... , f. , I
" J"1L' a,JJ uu"u 'ol tuul tJ"'
. .1 1 1-- ,
fort than any where else. ,
A UC IlOCli v luouinaius can DOl present .
- .
uiuiu oi utpii'itu wuuitvM iiittu tutsc uaf
ward gorges and summits.
A ccntleman !
and two vouds ladies undertook, the other
day, to scale yonder loftiest cone to the
south - west of the fal s. mere V for a dav's
l.i.l n.rnion'!ll v hv wild animals, and pet-
wwv...u ..J J 1 D I
.f ....,i .!. ;n iil.
iih iwtn ouwa.. .u u.u.Uq,
i7 ...n,.n(a T.t.ii..TiniT li'indsnnd feet i
tattered garments, bleeding hands and leet
and faces, and fami5hcd appetites ; but
glorying in thc achievement wuicu, now- j
ever, they do not propose to repeat. J
But, I have gossiped long enough. If ;
. 1. .1 f. i
'
c0urtc0U3 aDj attentive - and the gamblers j
anJ doubtful fcmaic8 which so infest and
degrade, are not suffered to remain here
hour after their presence is discovered,
any past me. Their absence was prolonged to . , "f ? . : J ". , r : 1 i l at the Federal Constitution the ' ""t""""'" - . "r"-j- ""- ...,,,
J I l.ind envrred nun onnression and i1ist.ic . i-uM inc reuirai iousiiiuiiou, me , , . . . ., . . .. , uiawiu. a
, , the compulsory period of forty-eight hours; s(ruck uanJs jn a'new , sovereign Rights and Union of the States, j - - , anJ
nw sneml n the niirht on the summit, distur- i o;nt r...l. tl,. ;, r....oi;.. and the liberties ot the I eople, niusl ana : b" ...-i ' , ,
Ilnriiiik sf.ifn (Vmrmlr
Cul'lL OnlIX I Lll (. lillOlii
!lAi:nisi;rnj, July 1 1, 1S.)8.
Two o'clock being tbcj hour fix?d fur
meeting, the delegates elected assembled
in the Hall of Representatives. Iavid
Tagiart, Esii , of Northumberland, called
the Convention te order, and moved that
tuo Hon. ii.l.lAM J tLT of Susrpiehan-
na county, act as l'resi lent, pro teni.,
which motion was umuimously agreed t .
i'""- Fraueis Jordan, of liedford, aud
James Jones, of Lycoming, were appoin-
ted Secretaries pro tern.
J'avnl Krauso and (Jseir Snyder were
appointed as Doorkeeper of the Con-
vention.
Ou calling the roll, all tl.c iliriets ex-
cept two of the most remote (their dele-
gates not reaching iu time) were found
fully represented.
A committee ol i on credentials, nud
another of o.'i to nominate permanent fu-
cirs, were appointed. Doth committees
fu''s' 'picntly reported, the latter rccoru
men Jo;; as follows :
ntr.siiiF.NT.
H. UKI JiKi:, of Northampton Co.
vice iiitsintNT.s.
Jos. It
Fianig.iu, Morton M. Michael,
Win. 11. Smith and Win. II. Mann of
I'iiii t l. .!iia ; .Ianii'4 J. Lewis, Chester; !
Suuiuei t.'. liradshaw, Lueks ; m. Week
ly, Xui ih itnpton ; John lijr.ks, Dirks;
lioivcll l-'isher, Schuylkill; C. Albright,
Carbon ; S. 1. Chase, Sus.pielmnua ;
Henry M. Iloyt, Luzerne; L. D. Wet-j
in. .re, Darren; ijeo. I. .Uiner, L mon
J. D. Strawl.ridge, Mout.iur;
' .. :, .'; Ti J.Ji.cl' .f r ACSr Ul" t
f.T,! I t 1 ,1 t SI" l ... '
jiuij y m hi j vaii'.i, x umy nil iut ij
janncaitcr; X. 8. KbuJ, Vmk; A. K.
M'L'lure, TraDklin Wm. II. Kt-cniz,
S.unertt; I. Ilowc, Clt-infi' M; Wm.
.M. tltewuit, IniUuna ; J.itues Vcecb. l'u)
ctte ; Wm. .M"Ktuuunf WaIiinirtoit: Geo.
i'. n.ddle, David R. Coons, Alle -heny.
SKCttETABIES.
Lucius Rogers, Russel Kifett, Wm. H.
15oonc, J.
11. 1'uleston, ti. S. l'umroy,
Jacob CainpLeiljJa?. Jones, II. I. w(m.jo,
oh" l'" V!30!
J. Tatter-on, U. M. I rick, K. I. It .!. rtH,
15. Ii. Miller, W. 11. Markle, Josiah Convention, from Judge Agncw, aud or
l'unk and L'enj. 1'riek. Jtrcj tj he published in the proceedings :
The report was adopted, and Gov. IIee- !
IEIt was conducted to the chair, when be'
,i..i:..-r-,i ,i, f.,-; ,t.ircc -
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'it.Mi.LME.N : n uen i loeii arouuu
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rauks tilled with men who have been often
endorsed by the people if our Stat.
wuo nave nccu uouorea who tuo puc.ie.
coiiuuence wuo. iu niaces oi nuoiic irusr.
...e:i t.- . , f. ti! . .
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nave repaid that conh.lence with meritori-
: ous intci-ritv and distinsuished abilitv
surrounded now by younger men full cf
talent and zeal and 'building power, des-
: i . . ...ii ... .i...-. - r
tmcJ ,0 tul1 uPon tuo future destinies of
?ur Mate and country, I feel most deeply
impressed with the honor of the selection
wL'lcU bas M;leJ me ,Q ,Lis position Tho
thrice worn, threadbare terms cf thank-
ful acknowledgment seem to be a stale',
tasteless and inadequate return for vour
partiality. I cau only tender you the
siucere assurance that they fall .-hol t of
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Luv iiiiiiii; . u.u iiiii rti.ix in ia if."?.
, Laveiudc(1 to tbo hh,h 6la,;darJ pf
l
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s to
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Wb
1
uuiti.y uuu lejiuianou nuicu seeuis
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have ticeu adopted by the people in y
selection. It is, however, none too I;
f.ir llip Pftll5i. 11. trl.i.-li n-. eTt.tn.i.
ch
none too great for the dignity aud honor ;
fc, .,
nf llm work rammil m In our linn.'.
T( mcn wWo ,ovo of C0un,o.
slarted aud aroused by lhe dangers that
beset our institutions whose enlarged un-
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..n . i e c mat
i ii i u ti 1 1 ii us. i iu. ruiiipii i I'M in- : n
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' nd TnTcd
' Suffice it I
waste no time in detail
"-"""V" ' " ' V
tial doctrines of UcrmtilicanUni nro ;it. i.
tl- cn- tl..if l.n (-...- n?-..n
suc the ri"ht of self ovornment. the i
.1 .e rr ,
rule Ol II1C Hl.iJ oril3 , IUC Tlglil 01 suiii agc,
..r...t..- !:!...-.. nil - ..!!...! -.l .1..
""'" -u"'
cry ior icscuc ciangs upou inccar ,
vl lut iMlr,u, a ur- oca iu me sun
watcnes 01 tne uii-Ut. 1
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i ue American people had their origin i
,.,1 . it,,,;, , ,.! 1 !
ui .u.. ii-liiiiiiiui im.n.uut ...at-
-d wonderful progressive power .0
the fact that thev are rrowu from the ha-
- .
rcat sccJ of tuu prominent nations of the
, ,
u.v " wl
: rope, with the largest brain, and hcait, 1
aud muscle, of all their kind ; who tower-,
cd above all their fellows, aud did not i
bend before tho blast that
bend before tho blast that was swceninT
human rights, and were thus driven from
an ri.,,fi ., wnrn . r! . " i'"
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their rei.iiocti-.-e homes to Ih -i t a nrvr nn.
tne.r ropective homes to beget a new na-
I tion in a new world, to make a new era
in me history ot man, tetore wnicn all
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Llll l.lllt'l II.IIU lllill AS III lli.lllllll iiii.''i .iiiiiv
Celt and Saxon. Ilunirarian. Swede and
Dane, the best of their kind-pure metal,
proven and irieu oy ure ana pern and ryr-
rttml ii tpn in ii viooroiis and healthv fusion. .
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and thus made a -reat I'uion nartv. from
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w'liosc loins sprung tno master nation ot
i c
The saiue reasons which drove the Cot- '
enaut er3 the I'urilans, the Huguenots,
an(j tno Luthcraus from the graves of;
their fathers, have oompellcd most of ns
in turn nur backs unnn our old associates ;
-.e :i.
uation, and emulated their effort, let us i
resolve toachicve their result by begetting ;
the master party ot tne land.
Vain will bo this hope, however, nn.
! ln. cm nronarr-.l lo Iramr. un.Ior , oanoi uoi aru 10 uu ureaeneu t, mi ui- uratcd on tne iJin vciooer r.i.v, uc au- , ., ,,. ,i.,.;.r ;t must rrocced ir m
tv, which shall inspire inu'ual kindness'
atid respect, and when we shall have tub-
u.ittrd our wolk to the judgment cf the
peop :c ll must near me mams 01 pru'Jcm
foresight aud of anxious wisdom. If sour
ce of irritation and discord exi-t which,
without saeiiiiec of principle, cau be heal
ed or avoided, we should be dtp. lii t in
"ur highest duty and liable to the bitter
est neret, n we snnuid leave lii-iii to
roar our work : and. if to gratify rt r-oiinl
feelings, pride of opinion, or mere love if
success, we should wantonly sow the si i ds
of ili-cord to spiing up hereafter and Jin-
ant lint the hopes of patriots, we bhall
well dierve the deep condemnation which
inevitably awaits us.
On motion, the Conversion proceed. to
j nominate candidates for Supreme Judo.
.Mr. ri.uiigin LumiuatcJ OsaM
ltiomps.-n oi 1 luiauelplna
Mr. Casey nominated John J. l'tprjen,
of Dauphin.
Mr. Williams nnmimtr ,1 fi..n T-,i!.,r
,,r ilm.ii,.,,,! ,
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i Mr. I'oiiock nominated John 51. Read,
of 1'hiladelphia.
.Mr. btavcly nominated J. Iring'e
Jones, of Uerks county.
51r. Marshall nominated Win. H. ?'-
! Clure, of Allegheny.
r Mr. Kyrc nominated JeSejh J. L,wi,
1 of Chester county.
: Mr. Mark.'e nominated James To J J.
of Westmoreland county.
Mr. 1 urviaueis nouaiuated Daniel Ag
ucw, ol' ltoavfar county.
Mr. .Scofiell nominated S. 15. J ihnson, :
of Warren county.
The nomiuaiioDS were closed and the
Convention proceeded to ballot for a can-
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riii i "u
"12 Go
RJ '- 'J 4a vj a
Thomson 1 21 -Jl 1:J 1 1
l'carsoti 11 l'J VJ u(J 32 Z: o7 41 4 i i
Jones
Lewis
Tavl.T
M Clure
JohnaoQ
At'new
TcTdd
11 Jti M 22 31 o7 oi 2J 21 lj
11 in 11 13 12 '
11
0
C
0 11 10
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Withdrawn.
After the 4tb ballot had been taken,
the following letter was laid before the
Heaver, July 12, loS.
Dea.ii Pm : You ara auihnrized tj
withdraw mv name at anv stare in lhe
r.,-,....!;., ..f il. l,...,ct...i;,.n . .... ...hi-
e-
tl l. t- ..mi. . .
'1'hough never a politician in the hack-
. n r, t , . V ' ..'
putting on the harness if battle when my
servie.is were neettetl. 1 now most ardenuv
' - : '
wish for success agaiust maludministra-
,ion a,lJ corruption. Never has there
l"-'eD 'lvla perverse, dishonest and wick-
cJ administration of public affairs than
lias been witnessed within the last four
has been witnessed within the last four
years, beginning in the repeal of the "Mis
souri Compromise," and coding in the
antlv-eallcd "Enclish swindle," to effect.
by bribes and threats, what fraud and
force had failed to accomplish.
The cup of the nation's woe is brimming
full ; and if the hand of patriotism will
r nt n .m .1-1. ti if ...iM-., clirt .n.lr ilr illl .la
IIUI Ul U4?U I. I.IIIII1, 11 UlU-l UI4IU U
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vcrv ure"S. leunsvivania is me name-
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pround ; a..,t here the victory must le
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fought for, and won. Here, on the same
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held which proclaimed the triumph of ;
cr "favorite son," she mu.-t rise viclori-
ous over the wide ruiu his maladmiuUtra-
iiiul' t n'i. tinii itnii. iiim. uj iuu 0..1111:
1, 1
tlJn "1S spread,
T hrf vnti tore
1 O'gJOU III re
you to return to my mend, and
all who have honored me by their sup
port, my sincere thanks for their efforts
in my behalf. Very truly, yours, c,
Davii Ar.xivv.
To It. V. Koberts, Iw, , Delegate. ,
Mr. Head was declared duly nominated, :
and was unanimously ratified.
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commit tic ot one Iroia each Benato- '
rial I'isi
rict was appoiutcd to prepare and ,
report resolutions, to whom ail j ropo.i- ;
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At halt past ten tne convention was :
in mII,I 1.1 nnlir
aaiU IU CIULU IU uruer.
v) mist me aci-1
the return of lhe ;
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fgalc irc awaum0
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tominitteo being cllod upon Judge ;
Jcssup entertained the Convention with
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an able nddrcss on the maladministration
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spcaking , the Committee on Resolutions :
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imiadt
l.LI'ORT. !
Tl"s Convention, representing the free-
This Convention, reprcscntine the free- 1
, of IVnnv'vania who arc exposed to
In 0' ' ennsy.VJma wno arc ippostu io
meo . , tuu.-,.w...- -u ... .vv . ,
the leading measures of the Natioual Ad-
.;..;.,... i .. ...u... . h, i uu . ,lnk
-..a..uu, .uv ""'.u;,(tr Minnesota under verv singular eir
sp !: tn slillii the Tniee. and li-nnre the
sp iz in siniii me Toice. auti ignore iiir
rights of a larre mMoritv nl thc citizens of .
1 -c
Kansas, and those which have prostrated ;
industry ,,f the country, and are fast
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shall be preserved.
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" That we protest against the Kansas
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ponej m me x.u.iuuu. auiinuKii.iivu, 3
whh (he -hls of th(j Je ahJ
subversive of the principles of our gov-1
ernment. ;
ihat ,u0 rcckos? aD Fro"'eat.e ex" '
jravagance oi lue anooai -iuiuiuisira-
Hon, causing a necessity for continued
, i : .
means provided for
evidence of a want '
integrity which should
characterize the government of a free pco-1
P' J u,nlessi chccked wl11 kaJ to luev- j
liable bankruptcy. !
4. That the purity and safety of the '
f. That this t'oiiveii'ioii !j iim.-t hear-
; tily approve f f and endorse tl.c C"ure pur-
sued by our able ami di.-tinguiflie'l .-em-
ior m i.uiigrusy, mo hoii. .-iiiiuh eamtiuu,
s weil as mat ol tli'tc l.epreseutatives
from this S'tate who have steadfailly "p- ;
posed the tyratinica! . liey cf the Nation-1
al Admiui.-itratii.n iu ihtir attempts to im ;
pose upon the pei j le of Km-a, l y fraud
and force, a Si.iveiy Constitution, in ep- '
position to tl.c known and oft expressed .
sentiments of the ireeinen of the Yerritory. ;
, 0. That the National AdiuinUtratinu,
during all the late long tesiion ct Con-
gress, evinced an entire disregard of the
great iudiiitri.il intere-ts of the country,
j and indulge 1 iu a suoat wasteful and lav-
i.-n cxpenuilure ot tne punlic nior.ey.
7. That the revenue ncces.-ary for a i
judicious and economical adminiitration
of the govern mrnt, should be raised hy
tbe imrositiaa of duties UT.on foreign im-
ports; and ia laving them, such diecrim- i
inatinir protection t!."uld be given as will
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"...i...i.;i.i.iu...t '"mi -
ican I&Uustrv. , ..ugut.. c.u liinwi w i wj mm
. That in presenting John M. Read ; joung "; 5" " cel ith at college,
to the people of Pennsylvania, as a candi- or you will be uridone. Let them orca
date fir Judge of the Supreme Court, we get possession rf that dorr, and I would
reer.gn'io the. man, teU..!..r, nod jri-t, not give maQx f,T voar futarc praSpecta.
euiiuvntly rjuuliued t, fill and adorn the . t.Ttc Jiipr cf
' ThatWm. K. Frsz-r is w.il and s''t against bad bocks, idle Dovc, ul
favorably known to the people of lVnn- 1,w wuked newspaper-, or jour tudies
syivania, as an able and orrtet bu-iness j will be neglected, and you will grow up a
man. and peculiarly fpu'iiied to discharge , useless, ignorant man. You must also
nil the duties pertaining to the etli.e of t.;;J-c i;.(.lu s -..jmeg asainst the q8
Canal Cotnmi.-.-ioncr. : ,t . f , .
... ,r, . , , . things expjsed i.t sale iu the sanp wia-
D. Jhat we approve of the enact- , ... ,
mentof rnperlas to proteet us from . or job will never lcr.ro otjout
the inroduciion of fonin criminals in m jcey, or hive auy left to give away,
our luiJ.-t, by returning tlum at once to '-The door of your lips will need cspc
places from uher.ee they have bieo shipp- cial care, f.r they guard an unruly tncrn
'd U our thores. t lr. Li.-L mi.L. e.-- w. u
The report of the Committee was unan- company let iu at the doors of the eyes
imeuIy adopted. ! and ears. The dour is ery apt to blow
Mes. rs. l'lanigan and M'.Michael were ; epen ; and if not constantly watched, will
called upoD, and addic.-.-id the Conven- i let out our angry.trifling, or vulgar words,
tion in an able maunir. i It will backbite sometimes worse than the
! Mr. M'.Michael moved that the I'reei -
! dent of the Convention le reipiested to
iiif,rm the nominees cf their selection;
which was sgrccd to.
I The thanks of ihi Convention were
: teDjcreJ ,0 ,bc offiwr3 of lLc Convention.
, .... . ...
at uedr ima.e u Lioci., lite v.e'uveuiiou
adjourned sine dt.
Among those in attendance on or
members cf the Cnuvention, were also
Ex Gov. Hitnrr, (in good health andspir-
"1 t.n: r f f: .n Vml l.. n.l i:..v I.ihn
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Charles Gilpin, Wm. H. Mann, Tha ldeus
Stevens, Geo. A. Coff.y, !?. fc. Woods,
Elward U'.anehard, Win. A. Cook, and
also Henry S. Evans, E. C. Darlington,
Wm. 1. Miner, llobert C. Moore, Win.
Hazlett, Samuel Young, and other editors.
Re-Shingling Old Roois.
I am fully convinced that thousands of
dollars might be saved in our eDuutry every
year by generally pursuing the following
method :
Whenever a roof begins to leak, and
J rc.sbi !e it dj 0Jt !ake off
, l.t-l .1 l. :
the old shni2 es : rut the new shingles on .
.1,. . f ,t . I.,.. . . ftf
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ir.nnnnr h.iL in .Kn.i nf f.iii.n.iiTif. rvr
six penny nails in place of four-penny or I , - e. .
, . , ., ' , , , . : and Duncan. Lancaster two, Lewis and
shiugle nails. The advantage uf this!., , , . - . , ' ,
D,ctboJ wi!! C9Biist iu lh, tMS par- I f"' T?'
Centre two.IIuston and Lurnsidc. 15ueks,
. uuiu iu .. v. i.u.-... w . v. 1
liculars :
1. You will save the expense of remo
ving the shingles.
2. The building will not be exposed to ; .
wet, iu case of rain before it is finished.
3 Tlia roof will be much warmer and
.;gitcr
4. gather snow nor rain can beat un
er the but's cf the shingles, by heavy '
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5
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The roof will last good full one third ;
0
lonrr,.r.
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1 nave uica tins pian ana una 11 nas
theso advantages. !
it takes no more shingle?, no more nails '
in number, onlv a little lore r oncp. and
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no n,ore time to put .hem on, and, ,f done
ln a workmanliko manner, will look as
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we 1 as if sineie. But it shou d be done
I. . . I
caved. All the mo"ss rif anv 1 should be !
removed, or pwept eff with a stiff broom, j
before pi: -;ug on thc new shingles. Cor-
rcyomltn! the Xat tonal Era. '
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Edward Cole committed suicide near St.
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' ' "
"instances, lie took down his gun.wnen
by some accident it went off and killed his
wife. Ile wrote to his son informing of
.,u0 circumsiances, auu iciung ui.u wuui
migbt be attributed to design on his part
he would prevent any further trouble by
leaviog the world.
1
Governor Cumming testifies to having
observed a wagon, ou the road, from Salt ,
Lake city to l'rovo, which was drawn by !
-j i
harnesseel to the tongue Ly an inge-.
.. .. f , ! a
nius combination of straps and cords. ,
Iu it was seated a fat man, who excited;
his team even into a hot, by the aid cf a 1
black snake whip.
nc monui
lhe new monument to uen. J.rocm uu ,
Queenston Heights, C. W., will be insag-;
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Shutting Doors.
D n't look so crj.-s EJwarl,
when I
f1t t ) s;)ut ,ie jur,r . .an,j.
-
Is the cold wintry wind; anj
brsile?. you wi!l have to speiij all your
life ..hutting doors, an might as well be
gin now."
"Do forgive nie,"prar.dinotricr ; I ought
to be a-hamed to vci yea. liut what d
you mean? I am going to college; and
then I ni going to be a lawjfr."
"Well, admitting all that," said Lis
grandmother, "I imagine you will have
g00j B,any doors to shut, if you ever make
; t'll!1(.a ,j a maD "
"What kind cf doers?" saiil Edward.
"Do tell me, grandmother."
"Sit d j-.rn a moment, and I will give a
list," taid the old lady,
"la the first place, Edward, the doors
of your cars must be closed agaiust bad
,. . ... , . . ,
. winter's wind, if it is left open too long.
I would advise you to keep it shut much
j of the time, till you have laid op a storo
: of knowledge, or at least, until you hava
somethiuir valuable to sav.
"The inner door cf your heart must
n . , . ,,,: r . n
wo tu p4us ttuijiijiiuu, iui euu
science, the door-keeper, grews very dif
filent if you disregard his call, and some-
times drops a.leep at his post; and wheu
you may thiuk you are very Well, you are
fast going down to ruin.
"If vou :.i-ir..i'- '
doors el the eyes, ears and lips, you will
keep out many cold blasts of sin, which
will ba in before you think. This "shut
ting doors," yru sec, Eddy, will be a se
rious business cne cn which your well
being iu this life and the next depends."
The Supreme (urt. A correspon
dent of the 1'hiladelphia 7ijiiVo-,arguing
in favor of a 1'hiladclphia nominee for the
Supreme Hooch, gave the following infor
mation in regard to the latter body :
"1'hiladelphia has had no representativa
on the lleneh cf the Supreme Court since
1S1G. Let us look at the composition of
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the unremo Ueneh. rast ami rrpsant.
I
Cumbcrfan), ha3 tlJ twQ j. Gibsoa
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lloss. Bedford, Tod.
Chester, Bell.
Washington, Kennedy. Westmoreland,
Coulter. Franklin. Chambers. Lycom-
i ing, Armstrong. Somerset, Ulacs. lio
i ga, Knox. Allegheny, Lovrrie. Erie,
j Thompson. Luzerne, Woodward. The
Car uf the State number about two thou-
1 Btriil nf nrViifiit nnirltr fn a V. . r . 7 j in .sm
.... . , .- .,
fouud in the city of 1'hiladelphia." Thil-
adelphia is bound to have a Judge, now,
... ,1. r 1.0
ft ni.fl. th.t i.in.li.1 iff nrp from I hat n.Mlr.
ishin- town.
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U ater was let into tbc Canal Irom JI-
intra to this place, on .uonuay last, ana
boatinc has already commenced. The
, t. n . . . .
Barclay I . R. and Coal Company expect
to ship a large amount of coal before the
- t- . .
close of navigation. It is conlilently
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Wilkes-Barro nrth durinc tho rresent
wek. The company has fixed the maxi-
mum rate of toll upon their canal, at d.1
cents per ton from l'ittstoa to thc Stato
Une. - lSnvlj..r,l K.porfr.
The Old School l'rcsbyterian Church of
the U.S. reports in lv$, 53 Synods, 159
Frcsbyterics, 3,321 churches, 2.721 prea
ches, 109 churches organiied and 25 dis
solved, 121 nrnisters licensed and CtJ dc-
d, 20,712 members on examination,
total of 25'.,335 commmicints,
0 adult and 13,984 infant bap-
reported.
Free Latwti Vii TottT in jrrs.5oi.?.i.
David Clinc, Free Labor cand:datc for
Mayor of the town of Memphis, Scotlin.1
county, Missouri, vras elected over Philip
p ""'
I'ro-Slsvcry, by a large majority.
. '
1, t.ar ?eoiiftne) count v win civc
stated that Scotland county will gives
, , .n r-,nr:. fir Tree Labor at
hand-erae rnr.jonty lor 1 ree J.ator as
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c .-- - t
tome unkaown donor -as : jum. re.ee .
thc MglisU i nurcu, ai i aris, mmi .
ho k-.ni!inr in a check for the whole
amount) 81o.00O. Some persons sny this,
.,.., p;r, emanates from Lord Ward,
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sj-r If I