uric gibotrver.
, N 1) .111UltSAL
li Y B. F. SLOAN
•Litirieritiers, in /Of t'eb er
•1 Mill 1., to Tit w 4.1 M. for sn,.n.l
4: t•', r I l u A.
ow •i • i Intlt n t ti, tins •ill.in thi (to
..,..ntintied to nt
1 , 11 .h It), n i.151,r 1.4
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. ii , •••• ris. f 7h I lug. ...,uarr .1 rnuot.M. CI IM
• 1 IWI nu.. .. II J. I. uo
• I '", (m.. • 9 .. ~, ,
srhwnKra Ll. nt $lO
, 0 I LOS, ;ti, 0 00.01 tiA, 4' U the,
I.i .. 1 1,s1 e. ..t.r ).nr, $4O It nptutibA
I 4, the Hu.inwt• Itirretory •1 14 per
~. I for • 4 ant, over •n, and under
..,•ti, vet, In t•Ant• n lout nu
i1, 4 0rt•.1 k 1114.111, t he "Zieetal
‘, • , ant• snd rtnintrtn4 frnyttnat Chitlle . %
al, • .11.. Wall I.- ailotot,l to squaws, paper,
..• tt, Charg”. WO/
•-• “tl. *ll , l the .lierti.,tvent. must I. •trtetiv
, .......llntitt.. butnnee• o f Lb. ad, rrturt. Pay•
,• ••••1 vir.rtirwmpnt. t winirod in ltdvlitlen
:t nrlt•stiK will
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
I t• %. CRAIG.
NeTIVII or tea PILAcK N ew
.. ' I'.•neh Atre,t •ud the Public Square, Erte
1)1IIK & K KI.SE V,
I ) LIM. 10 Romig an.1: 4 110..s
atWhnlr-
I'-tril it !to la, l'hthoril'a Ellowk State otreet,
,1 EliENo+, U‘11:111E1( & CO.,
WIMLEA.A.LL HOCIRA, hll,l I OPti.lerl.
- ai.l Imparted W men and Liquont, al. Segam,
I r utt, Fta6. Oa, ski rI Akcent. Iloflatx Batfal,,
• - I an.. nittierclal tilt
• ~,re, Eno. It
%H 1,14 W. HMI AO.
rt()/Of: AT I.IN,
•• hip ()thee that of El IJAII B•mHirr, E.,
~ r rier of th.• Publ!r S'quitre, whore. h.• at.
, • , 11 1111,th 1.. all buoine.s entrumt. , l t. hip car,
r . , 2, IV4
It W.
M. WUO 1).
I Mtn , - at him rpoldenr. no W..t . 4t ~.t 04
1 U. 0. L. ELLIOTT,
HIRSIDICNT - •
' . t•I•1 10,1Itny In south Park Itn•ow,
' -• ' .000 of - Frir Flank bulldinv.
Ault , 10, 11155.
. LE,
Jo BOO,: BINI , IILN, HI aNk H,.11K ‘I AN. lAI . II KIM
vrnnd .4 tory of Itindertivehr• Hlark, F:rtn, l'•
I 111 . 1 It E *TO It
W w A • RIAIR "i 1 , , I,l,her, and R.• Gil
ovory tierseriptwn ..1 F. rrign Awl Dot...est, I ln
...!s eftrpetlng,,, l iII ('l.l h., A.,
-
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krt,..v k • . t.N.Eti 4,14 •T
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C.•r 01 'tate 'tr, t, nrxr tL« Park, lu lhr A mrri. •lo
•bxr tl.•• bull.:tpc. 0 cups. cl t.,
fl« will /drays L.xn•l in hip “fft,e,
it 1.1.0144 punetuad, alton.lad to
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11,,,,L0k J•IC.1•VI ,
.I•
RrAnd. of Frenrh Itrnivit.ok, Gun, 6c ,
ne CI .ret, /U.!, rN, Italacn, ' , berry, Port,and all Itlnd
Wtnee manutarturrrnr reeditted Wt,~•
1 ! Rte Itnulloon, lbnnnntah.•'w, k, , Reed 1i0n..., nn
•.e!r I. r.
FOIME IL TI.F.R.
ktr.•xvr ♦r I C.,untN,
ro , 1111,1 !li.t 1 „ Wit h
• At.) H-pst.•h
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1 , 01 , W AKI•:111; Fuld .1 • 1 , I11%. , ..11
I .llk. F•l., Co.], I.h . nn
IL 4 4 1 ilk I" %HI( ‘ll,
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lEllia
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11.11kS KY AT I. .w —Office eterleVeti t •
toliii4l • VI .11 4.1 Slat! Street, ea the north aide at t -
_ eelitege 4, lll.o - ie -, - • -
W. WA I. K
ATTt,KAICT Al I.ATT, St Lusts, 3b.
t' , e pr,,mpt attention to the locating of I an.'
• sod W.. pat went of Tea a in the 'lnt. • I
, • nto 1..1. the ,
MI
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W111 , 1.1C11 I X ',LI , ' r •
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. •t 1 ~ e rinanikrid .th,ertman ti• I
Saddlery And rani,. Trei..,1,..;
; . • • and Pack mit h retieh e.r...; opp..w.
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u.p1...url itur b.rir i• u•lit •, At ,
. 0t.1).4.
T. O•JM A Whole•I e
n. 4 ,Ik
s.l ...err,Pump. a oupert..r.,l,l,t, the
•tie•l sm le•I .. •th ..treat
t. PM
r rt, rant t..r Pr rr f.., (anti 4.1
• ~,,rp..sou for Pair cheap
I • (' ON 114 Si ' , ON"!
.11 %MCI - 1'466S to Ear Pir 1, , 6 tr ( mar!
in Kuglish..ivrtnnn nut A We! Irl 1141 It r.hb Ar• an
•., S;o111:.. Awed., Irou not
K• • it ii , puoo, Frio, Ya
MIMME=M
. of to•rootr., el.rlAntr t no Pnr ,
onotanti, for ouler (IfltreNo 9 tbor.l P 00...
' ' ' — •tuttrr. I.roo
,41,,P and M r /47.
k ' , tate ...trent. Kn.. Penn
. II .\ L
Manufartu rer nltd. ki1,••1«...e awl Itatail Dealer
iii•lineri, H. awry, /..4•llir liwiting. awl liana... No
Together with a general ••••••.rtwent nt
• ••Ir fete! etre.% .ith ala t r lir pot iau,l -381
It'. R.
1. 1 ! i n
i nt i s% K ii m i 11; 1.111.01 Maas, Kiel Agent
heeler k Wilaon'a fiaeloriea Rowa. in
ne.l. • Filni k, brat Park, ri,• f 7 ..tit,hing done
• of done In .irder 1..a•1 ene.l wont hly
lour. Salt, Wwel and
.r.a . Ware, 'aalla and laaa,, at No 1: N tight a 1-11.tek
l'a
I) & .1. 111NM17,
I)IIALItf. ,4 in lirorrrien, Proriplor.,
.
rk, rultn uta, , •lfitatr,
• • W00.1.n, Willow •nui Stour Ware,
Cash l'riers low. No 4 Wnitirg Mock,
••• - 4 door, dw.r r th• Paid OfEr.,
) 114 .F. 14 It lIKNN KTT,
1l WtI4II.IIOIALK ♦YD RWTA It I 4.,Lier, in Ilani•
• - and No. II nod 1L
..f llftb a nd En., P.
Kr, k ♦ torgyrri•
•h 14 TON PETT'I*,
ATTORNIIIT AT LAW I..thrr Chrirt n t
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i". .in, in evistral
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N A( OTTIt Vitt IN.
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p t .hhr k, I. rt. l• 51
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Slr S ADAMS ROBINSON, M. 1) --
11.q.qqAtIko•t ' , III 441, F , 64 . , Pi ,) Fir! ,
n , ..r •te•rrrtt • 111.,c ,* l,, I henp•tde
.•.• •e. • !i. Mb,. le. 11... • I, S 4, A M t.. ,i, and
. • • I; ,t, e,octt‘,, pn.mpth +t
• •yt nli I.outo f. I. I , tf
NI. NI NTIN•
D KAL , R Watettis fine Jew
Winee, Lin•kitiq I•lvesee, 1;11(
am.l Farley l'eragi•n
• ,• • •it l'srk near Pearl. et
` , ...1%1'1.%11t,
• Norressor I.• ' , ltsturf 6 ' 4 .. 148, 4
• t RFT nil Dill 4.0151 . .. Or.er of Stk.." and
,•, • • •, j to.,• r••••,1••••• ..4.10•••,•••••••••.l'anti•benr
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\\f 11.1.1 t ..
LANK
• TT01f.... VT •N 1. 1 .- 1 ,11410 AT 1.•.%
• T. , t.. ec•rne, 7..nitl• of 14•.•t•sorTig's Block,
•• • , 'st- qtr. t nut th• Public ',it:l%M% Fro. Pa.
• 4r-
W t. it.
LII IIITTINT, corn, in i W. lB aaaaa •
oorth of Public square, form•rl, ooeup • y
Co All work wsrraottol
I. F. SLOAN, EDITOR &PROPRIETOR
VOLUME 31
W3l. A. (iA LIMA/Tn.
ATTOKITT •r LA IT—Of6oo on 4th street,
n..art le the Court Holum, Fair.,
-
K. NA (JILL,
Y • Daimler, Ofllos fa Roam
teg's Block, north aide of the Park, Kris, Ye.
WILLIAM THORNTON,
ialTlel OP TIM Pecs. Lam* Agree
ment Bond, and Mortgages, Lewes, are, accurately and
carefully drawn. (Mee on French, street, over Jas S.
:• , terrett, Grocer) Store Erie, P&.
J. C. BURGESS & CO.,
GROCERIES,
FLOUR,
PORK, &c.,
AT 'WHOLESALE.
N.,. 7, Bunnell Block, State Street
R, 1859. 1
E. P. MIDDLETON & BRO.,
COGNAC & ROM:ELLE BRANDIES,
mccomax....tkivxa C3-11%T.
Scqtch and Irish Whiskies,
Pula. SHERRY, MADERIA AND
Choice Old Monongahela,
'IO%7IEIIELALT,
AND RYE
ria.o ..n hand the I.argest and Rest Selected Steck
Fine Old Whiskey
.rf nu. rn 111 the Unfted States, all of which is high
1.. age Y Y IIIDDLF:TON k HRO.,
1. b North Front .t., Pharr.
J. N. KLINE 8z CO.,
Wines, Brandies, Gins, &c
\ , i ft, %%alitut Street, and Nu 11 Granite St
EMS=
Ilarrh 8; I!,:eY
J. 0. BURGESS & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS
FAIRBANK'S SCALES !
.V„
r.v..§, I •• 1•69
L. A. MORRISON,
iv 1101.14 %LE pR ILLIt IV
Flour, Pork, Beef, Salt, Grain,
I.ol'Elt. 17.11‘)T111" t•f•
No. 1, Commercial Buildings,
=
IMO
DE FOREST, ARMSTRONG, & CO.
Y ()() DS E (,' II A N T
NO EL 82 Chamber,' tit., N. Y.
W 4 )1'1.1) notify the-Tr:oh• that they are
y . iwning We.4o,.tn new. Anil beautiful paturna, gin
WAMSUTTA PRINTS!
.A-MOS3K.F.a.eta.G.l
A N., Print, 'which Ps.+:r every Print la the Country for
p.dfertton of .tecution and design In full Madder Colors.
Oar Printrare cheaper than say fa • AINR4111•4111111
wi l low •
E W. SMITH.)
Brewers, Mester, and Hop Dealers.
HAVING puTelia,ed the entire Intere,t.
,x,Tlt, In the 0:4 met well-ko. ou
Point Brewery, Pittsburg,
We are Now prepare.: to furnish to the numerouoi etietddsi.
• I lLe "Id firm, krliale of X, XX. K. Di.ett
!titter Alen. that elntiot I, and
meet to thin CASUI)II,
For th.. are“rrtli. •I‘fl n 01 our ru•tt.mor. II I
111.11, hare Ilivura Cauzbe) St Ivt.. NVA,.:.
.mere..l. • k.: altet•t• ff.r:..,.:one
fvbll4 - 141(1,
IPF AI)MINP-TIiATION
H. T. HAVENS
IVIN4i lut<LaN4i th, Stoek “f* mum
No. 3, REED HOUSE,
..nttilue the 101,,ltsale L• 8010 1. Be. ..r.', ',
a, 0-
l•rnbobr•, and WI'I Sr a o m..d o to tb e with
GURU 1.1(41 . 4 )ItS AT LO\ PRICES
Stock rontint, to keep on hand t he
EtS . ( Al 11711,swE1 -
INR RF:CTIVIED WfiNKEY,
(.1.1 , RYE.
MON(INGAIIELA ••
!RNA AND SC ITCH
BR , i.IN
.I%IIAI , A ANI. NIFW I.:NC:I—NW) RI - Nl'
The brat brankh of
C/X3CAL7StrIPAL.C3-1 4 417 3E4 •
w coRDIA L AND CATAWBA BITTERS, kr
1130 , Warranted Pure for )(Mind Purpose..
Agent fur ith,olos di Verner's Pittsburg /le Give Ind
a call. the latch ',trine It alsra)it out.
B `‘,
Magazines, Paper, Stationery,
PARK ROW BOOK STORE.
rte, Vrh 26, 16-59
Tio lifrii3E-T. •
•
WIl. I.I:CE, thankful for the liberal
• patronage given blm, announces that having
'Onlcured the assistance of J. I.CCF., be a prepared to
.10 all kinds of Mental aork promptly and in the latest
and most Improved style., and the attention of the public
te again called to the
=I
CONTINUOUS GUM WORM,
which he has hoed engaged (n for the pant year,
to the entire eattafaetton nt his pitrona, that he is now
prepared to put tp Teetn on
VUIAANIZED RUBBER,
has the taste advantage* possessed by the Contin
uous Gun Work, leaving no seams or spaces for the accu
mulation of food, and giving to the fees a perfectly nalltunil
repression, and for clamp. it is preferable to aoy other
material nerd, ao it will not wear the teeth. Teeth put
on gold or silver for those who prefer It
Particular attention paid to Oiling and preserving Debts
ral teeth, and also to the correction of irregularities.—
Office in Beatty's Block, Past Row
Dec. 24, lilL9---41m29. W H. LITE,
H EIXiE SII EARS, Pruning Knives,
Budding gilder., at .1 C
F It EsII ToMATOES liEtili t E'FlC'A I. Ll'
Sealed, retuning. the nrigtoal H►vur, in .tall
clue (or taattly um., on 1.11.14 , at
Fete, June 11, 1859 —1
$l,OO. USE DOLLAR. '
A(;" )1) WARRANTED AXE can be
bought for $1 at J. c sy.t.naws.
- -
- -
SCA 1. F:.•• ! SCA L ! !
am prepared to funiinh Realm of any hind or
rim at much less pi-tarns than erer Ketone rind in thin city.
Ang .1 C. SRLDEN
S l' I ( . I.›; of all KINDS,
at No. 2, Wright's Block.
RICCKYIAN, KLNDIG Arco
A pril P. 1R59
pAltls FANS, t'uMBS & HAIR PINS,
rr Letest titylea,—just opeeed at the
W twit Park Jewelry Store. r. a. ArirDr.
Feb 25, 1660
SPALDING'S WWII) Gl.l:E.—Hy the
down or single bottle, by atl C TER & BRO.
-- -
SLEI( ;II II I.:M.S.—Another lot of those
rheop 4 1eigh Belle he re been ,errivert by
' ' J. C. dELDKR.
PIZIE
BER W ANTED.- -50,000 Walnut
and (Ahem Board% Scantling and Plank.
, marchl7-411 a W. ELLSILT
II:=
CHAMPAGNE WINE:
I=l
E. Y. M. & BRO.,
, ut,rBs.r, to Kl. INA' ¢ CARROLL
I\IPuh;TERS OF
P'll.llsclear:.h.l.a.
I=l
.6.saxatio for
SWF VIE PARK
IZI7II
FLEXING BRO'S.,
i SUCCESSORS TO
WALLPAPER, &0.,
Mil
D. P. ENSOGN, Proprietor
Sir Soso.--
U Spirit of the summer time !
Bring back the roses to the dells ;
The swallow from her distant clime,
The honey-bee from drowsy cells.
Bring back the friendship of the sun
The gilded evenings, calm and late,
When 'merry children homeward run,
And peeping stars bid lovers wait.
Bring back the singing, and the scent
Of meadow lands at dewy prime ;
bring again my heart's content,
Thou Spirit of the summer time
--- Soule excitement was created at Itesteis
burg, on TuesdaT, from the seizure by the
Sheriff of Dauphin county of a large nutnber of
locomotives and other machinery owned by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, on an execu
tion issued by the Attorney General of the
State of Pennsylvania, for tonnage tax duo this
State tt will be remembered that last summer
the Scat obtained a judgement for some three
hundred thousand dollars against this company,
for tonnage tax due under their charter of in
corporation, and that the Company made ar
rangements to have the question as to liability
tested in the Supreme Court of the United
States, but it remains undecided since that
;time, mote than $300,000 have accrued, for
which another suit has been brought and judg
ment obtained, on which this execution wan is
sued. The officers of the company gave the
required security for the payment of the mon
ey. should the suit be decided against them,
and of course the property levied on was im
mediately released.
WHISKIKS
Rudblph Wilkins killed his step father in
Prussia, because of his cruelty to his mother,
and then tied to this country to avoid pursuit.
Ile -ought in the wild excitement of the chase
forgetfulness for his crime One day hunting
the elk and buffalo, he was made prisoner by a
tribe of Indians, who kept him shout three
years While living with them, the grace of
his person attracted the attention of the young
daughter of the Indian Chief and he married
her, and in this wedlock they had a son awl
daughter. Soon tired, however, of this un
civtlip.ed life. he ran away to New Mexico, and
then latent to St Louis lie there met the
brat her of his step father,and fearing vengeance,
a few days ago he shot himself through the
heart
T lop 01,4
IT XS
.S . /7
Mr E E Ilaily brought to the editor of
the ciar.ownt I N II.) Edsde, a delicious apple,
he sample of a keg full' which he caused to be
'ecurely headed up and sunk to the bottom of
Inv null-pond last November, where it had lain
undkturbed through the winterand until about
the 11th of last month. On bringing his cache
of fruit to the surface andopening s t e :very ap
ple was was found to be free from k or rot,
and as fair and unwrinkled as on the day when
taken front the tree.
P 4
The .4menten Rasheay Rector brings to
mind the fact, not generally know 4, that over
2,00m1,000 in bonds of the dire • t American
Melds MI due batwaaa,lllo9aul ; aad that
at nine plet .or
ic gate of the money markets oft e world, is
these bonds were all punctually paid at ma
turity. But as a small portion will be retired
alien due, the disturbing element 'o the mar
ket will he very slight.
Nir A Cuthbert, from Ocorgsa, on of a
United States senator of that Sta!e. had re
cently purchased and settled on a . arm about
fur miles northwest of Patterson. 1 1 ; d , bring
ing with him five negroes to whom] he had giv
en liberty. They are the last of ~ e, r enty-five
e riv i r i ci vn t e d try Mr Cuthbert, the others hay
ing been Rent to Lihera through rite Colonira
tion SorieiN
-- girl of seventeen was found crying in
the .treets in Philadelphia a few I days since
who had been enticed away from' her home,
near New urleans. by a man who as employ
ed V her father to drive her to seliol 4 l. After
haring brought her to that city he effected her
ruin, .ecured a sum of money she; had taken
from her father pawned her clothling and then
deserted her She peremptoril.4 refused to
make and affidavit against the motiister.
- A western genius lately ciinstthicted a
wind wagon to hear him to Pike's r Peak, which
reshied his most sanguineexpectapon:—carry
ing him through in twenty days. (Encouraged
thi..ucceqs, other parties in the same town
s ,•l abut the construction of the sktne Lind of
wagons, and a party of eight stained on the
prairies to try one which had beer{ finished.—
The wind was blowing a gale at the time, and
everything worked to a charm. Tim occupants,
gliding swiftly over the prairies, .irere delight
ing themselves with anticipationsjof a speedy
and comfortable trip to the mines, when the
the velocity of the vehicle created silively alarm
for their safety The wagon sped onward be
fore the driving wind, faster and !faster, until
the axletrees broke and deposited them all on
the ground, and in a somewhat distnaged con
dition, from broken heads, bruised limb.' and
bodies. The speed of the mach* is said to
have been forty miles per hour. i We suggest
the use brakes.
The Cubans are said to be 14 a great state
of excitement about the slavers Captured by a
United States steamer, when about to be land
ed on their coast. The Africaits pumberabout
1,670 and are now at Key West, kith a very
small guard over them. There 4e projects on
foot in Havana to carry them off] to Cuba by
force.
ait l t
Miss Listie Martin, just on t e eve of sweet
seventeen, plump, beautiful , an • "Shaker
ems" to boot, has just "shaken" ff thestrsight
laced "habits" of her Society has sought
the more pleasing society of a y ung and ar
dent lover, Mr. Murray. The in i2a resting affair
happened in Cleveland. The uty of the
lovely Shakerems attracted the d4rk eyes of the
.1
youth, and wee eerie. So a • naway" was
planned and euceesafuly carried out last Mon
day. The lover and two friend made an in
cursion into the Shaker settleme t at Warrens
ville, carried off the prize, and kind minister
did the rest--or nearly all of
Shakeress is satisfied with her
HANSON'q
An enamored swain, out n
Michigan, recently sold a val•
widow, the conaideration Win
note for $.35 and her power an
persuade her daughter to acne
fortune; status the horse. But
=orate proof to both a moth -
a lover's importunities, he be.
that he had the wont of the •
to recover the horse, but didn't
ERIE, PA., SA
6nund *two.
e rest. The
lection.
Port Huron,
ble bore. to •
the widow's
Influence to
his hand and
ding Ws In
a counsel and
• to conclude
a, and sued
We desire particularly
of our readers to this It
clearly explains the posith
in the Charleston Convex
no dodging of the charges
meets every accusation
Judge Douglas with that
and straightforward hot
the man. No backing
question, no special
plain, candid statement,
and circumstances which
isted
WASHINUTON, U.
DaAu. Slit My atteL
(vend) , called to flagrant
of my actions and int
the Charleston Convent
enclosed by you. that I
eluded, in order to relieve
importunities, to meet all
reply to you, which you
paper press, if you th
proper It is right to
shall speak somewhat ft
the VC.lnin tick.
(ion, I spi.ak only for .
an opportunity of eons'
and must be alune respoi
The strictures which
the course ittel
Penneylvanis delegation
be severe, indeed, t hey
but they are either tonal:
their existence in a fort
facts I: is nut :rue that
Pennsylvania delegation
Douglas front the field, by
of principles on which '
stand So far from this
nentinat ions h-fore the
Dimity of "nr delegatioll
Mr. Douglas voted to mak*
Thim way the fatal error of
all parties frankly con
mtagea of it.. proceeding*.
game }mint. the majority
suhmitte.l by my-elf ,
hoping in that way to
candidates with n futt
ow=
gored a platform of principles committiug the
party to the policy of a slale code in the Ter
ritories It is trite that we stacaineil the series
of resolutions last reported 1 the majority of
the commute, or rather by the seventeen dem
ocratic States, 1.411 n, fur minded man will
pretend 1., , 11-c .‘er the prtoeip!ea of a slave
e"tle or nnything like them those re.kota-
Tiwy ,totply foriet e the conchmon
BEM
that the Teri-0..11e- ii
elart.d it the duty ..f thr I;..Nortnitent tr. I.r..tect
culistitittiffital rt,lit- 1.3 eon.iitnti,,h.ll
an well in the Territ"rie+ ol..ewhere
government •,liut/1.1 do le , t9 then !Id+. A
tai,1,r...1,0".1 It, lit, fri0..14 of Slr
took exception i that part of the reiolutior+
that excluded the iiiea of sovereign power in
the ten itortal ;:.Ivernment. or. rather, the right
of the territorial legielature to exclude Atvery
klave pruppriy from a Territory ; hut I do
not think itseriously pretended by any
that the reeibilutiiins eiunniitted the party tii
slave code, nor did I meet any delegate who
Rai seriously in favor of any such speculative
legislation 'tu sensible man pretends that
Congress can create rights for slavery or slave
property in the Territories, or anywhere else.
The only question is at. to whether that species
of property is to he maintained and protected
in the rights the roimtitution gives it Noth
ing more is asked, and nothing less will be ac
ceptable to the South.
it is also untrue that we favored the course
of the seceding States. or at any time mani
fested a determination to go out with them --
No body of men in the Convention could bare
witnessed their withdrawal with feelings of
deeper regret than did the majority of the Penn
sylvania delegation, for the direct tendency of
that act was to favor tile nomination of a can
didate we were against ; and Ido not believe
there were any RINI in Charleston who exerted
themselves more ardently than did a portion of
the Pennsylvania delegation to induce the se
ceders to return to the Convention, myself
amongst the number. It is true, that when it
was generally understood and believed that the
remainder of the Southern States, failing to
have their ultimatum accepted by the Conven
tion, would also secede, together with the two
Pacific States, many of us had determined, and
had not hesitated to say, that, on the happen
ing of that contingency, we should refuse to
participate any longer in the proceedings of
the Convention. This we should have done,
because a nomination made under such circum
stances, would have been an idle ceremony,
and would have foreclosed all chance of recon
ciliation in the Convention or success for the
party ; but no one, so far as my knowledge
goes, thought seriously of going out with the
eight States that had retired, or for the reasons
which they assigned.
The inquiry—put in no gracious terms—
"whether the Cincinnati platform was not good
enough fur the majority of the Pennsylvania
delegation." is readily answered. It was good
enough for us, and we voted for it ; but we
were willing, in addition, in order to save the
party from disruption, and because we believ
ed it right in principle. to acknwledge that
modification Or definition of the meaning of the
Cincinnati platform which the decision or opin
ion of the Supreme Court, in the case of Dred
Scott, had necessarily engrafted upon it, to
the effect that Territories are not soverignties;
that a territorial legislature cannot -exclude
slave property from the limits of its jurisdic
tion ; and that within its jurisdiction it is bound
to take as good care of that species of property
as it does of any other. This concession would
UNE 16, 1860
have preserved the harmony of the Convention,
and then Mr. Douglas, if nominated, would
have had a fair chance for an election. lam
willing to leave the public to decide between
me and my assailants on this poin l l
But the great complain of all i that the
mitiority of the delegation did not tote for Mr.
Douglas. This complaint is as to reasonable
as anytiting else that has been said, and only
goes to prove that in the ardor of rbeir admi
rationifor Mr: D. certain of his friends are
utterly incapable of looking at boili sides of
this question and Stulging impartially. We
certainly never pretended to be far Douglas,
and, therefore, no one has'been detieived. It
was perfectly well known when we were elect
ed delegates that we preferred other Candidates
to Mr Douglas. But it is attempted to find in
the large vote received by him a l Teason—to
some a conclusive reason —why we Should have
abandoned our favorites and goneifor Mr. D,:
Under ordinary circumstannces theft*, would be
great. if not conclusive, force in this view of
the case, and I do not hesitate to lay to you,
that with auspicious surroundings, and where
the alternatives involved a choice or men, with
about equal chances at the polls, it ;would have
influenced my action to no inconsiderable de
gree ; but to my mind the surroundings utterly
forbade that we should go for Mr. iDouglas.—
As the case then stood, his comination could
have resulted only iu utter defeat tobimself and
the party You must keep in mind the fact
that we did not ballot for a candidate at all
until the delegations from eight States and
the half of the delegation from Delaware bad
retired front the convention, on the ground that
they could not stand by the platfurtn of princi
pies as then adopted. Had the Pennsylvania
and other delegations yielded at this juncture
and nominated Mr. Douglas, everybody knows
that the seceding States would forthwith have
nominal c4l, a Southern candidate, and probably
called a convention of all the Southern States
to have ratified that nomination ; and thus, sir,
the democratic party, that gloriouiold organi
zation which has done so much to advance the
prosperity of our great country, mid vindicate
the principles of our republican syitem of gov
ernment, would have been shattered into frag
ments and pro , tratcd probably fortiver. What
ever I might have , done under other circum
stances. I thought it a duty—an imperative
duty—to the democratic party and lhe country
to stand out against the nomination of Mr D ,
an things then stood. surely the friends of
Mr D do not seek to nominate Mtn for the
glory of the nomination alone I take it they
de-ire to see hint tondo President , and, in my
judgement. no act (mild hate wore cumnietely
foreclosed all his chance. , tit this time than to
have nominated him in a divided Convention.
For illy self, I preferred to look rather to the
harmony and success of the party than to the
nomination of any favorite candidate.
.ated
i the
Lesson
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and
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first,
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that
cell the attention
It fully and
of Senator Bigler
In it there is
his enemies. lie
by the friends of
less, manliness,
characteristic of
no begging of the
but an how
upon the A
and there
May 26, 11360
illLa been so fre
'presentations
as a delegate in
similar to those
reluctantly con
root constant
charges in this
give to the new -
it necessary and
that, whilst I
the tnajority of
in that Conven
not having had
with any one,
for what I say
telo'se to tor on
majority of the
Menton,' would
ttladi in truth:
coded, or find
rersion of the
majority of !lit
to drive Mr
ing a platform
not honorably
to make
whilst the
er friendm
MEIMIIM
Nor. it more than just to ay that the
aggregate vote :14 recorded in the Convention.
in fos ,r of Mr Douglas did not reflect the in
dividual preference. of its membetin; nor dill
it reflect the choice of the states, had all di
delegation voted as a unit. Under peither rule
could Mr. b., have received half Ile votes of
4he Convention. Ilia large vote • therefore,
EIMIEMEEI
Rubse,ittent
in. on this
r ft muiion,
e platform
dug for
but the
voting Per
125 to 1::8 votes, and by delegatioes from ISt)
to I PI. This is the most liberal count that can
be truthfully made for hint In the New YOrk
delegation alone there were fifteen or sixteen
delegates who preferred other candidates, and
so %wed in their caucus meetings * and there
was a nithibe, in Ohio and Indiana whose in
dividual preferenees were not for Mr. D , Yet
alt of the-, .oces were forced to hint by the ao-
tion of the majoi ity Now, sir. I will be frank
enough to confess to you that. had the large
vote for NI. thoughts resulted to him under
the old nil' that prevailed at Baltimore and
Cini inn.ili, nut think it generous to
make this point . but I make it because the rule
we changed and it wits the .-hansie ui Oa rule,
and n th, tridtroduol deb,ro" of the delegates,
that gale Mr. D.. n majority of Voted in the
ConNent ion The Cincinnati rule allowed tliC
majoritj of each delegation to determine how
ill, vote of the State should be esqu—whether
as it unit or as to the individual delegates pre
ferred The Charleston rule so far changed
this law ns to take the powt•r fromthe majority
of the several delegations, tf not. instructed,
and given the miniority equal right with the
majority Hence where, as in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, there was a large minority
for Mr Itouglos, they were permitted to vote
for bun while in New York, and in other States,
the delegations being instructed to vote as a
unit. lie received entire number by thedecision
of n mere majority Everybody who was at
Charleston knows that the friends of Mr D.,
greatly rejoiced at the adoption ofthis rule and
regarded it as a strong point in his favor, es I
am sure I did lam not mistaken about the
two rules, fur I have read them both within au
hour so that I might •tote the difference cor
rectly
eign I teu,
Nor will it do, in presentin: this case fairly
and impartially, to iiTerlook the fact that the
fifteen Southern State+ and the two Pacific
States—All that are counted certain for the
Democratic nominees—except a miniority in
Missouri and Maryland. and two or three scat
tering delegates elsewhere in the South, were
against the nomination of Mr. Douglas. and
differed with his friends as to the platform of
principles ; as did a majority yf the delegations
from Pennsylvania and New Jersey—two of
the hopeful Northern States—leaving Mr. D.'s
entire rote in States admittedly republican,
with the exception of Indiana and Illinois. It
is thus seen how necessary it was to keep the
States intact that were against ; Air. D., for,
without them, and all of them, our chances of
election are almost hopeless.
Under all the circumstances, we united with
the majority of the Convention In favor of the
adjournment to Baltimore, hopidg that better
*counsels might prevail ; that the party might
become united, and a nominee bq selected with
whom we could defe,at the black-republican
party.
Ido not care to notice what lilts been said
about thisundcrstandings in our; delegation.—
These things are very common on such occa
sions. Nor do I think we had inure than the
usual manifestatiOn of feeling.] I must say,
however, that the allegation, thEit the attempt
of the majority to instruct Mr.,' Wright 'as a
member of the committee on tin, platform was
"a trick," is utterly unwarranted. Mr. Wright
had very frankly and repeatedly declared that
he would obey the will of the thajority of the
delegation on that subject ; and certainly no
more formal or imposing yet i of expressing
that desire could be devised Ulan that of each
delegate, over his proper signaiure, expressing
$1,50 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE
that desire. That was all that was done.—
That mode was adopted because of the necessi
ty foi prompt action, and the difficulty of get
ting the entire delegation together. I certain
knew of no other reason for that course or of
any intended indignity to Mr. Wright. But
this is of small moment.
I em not for a slave code, and never have
been ; and nothing I have recently said or done
could warrant any such conclusion. I have no
patience with men who will not distinguish
between an attempt by Congress to establish
and maintain the institution of slavery in a-
Territory, and the duty of maintaining the con
stitutional rights of citizens and protecting pro
perty. The vote in the Senate on Friday last
ought to be conclusive on this point. The fifth
resolution in the aeries proposed by Mr. Davis,
in whiclesome affect to find the principles of a
slave code, was adopted by a vote of thirty-five
yeas to two nays; even the republicans were un
willing to vote against a declaration that it is
the duty of the Government to maintain the
rights of property in the Territories ; whilst
Mr. Brown's reeoluton, which avowed the doc
trine of • Slave code, reeved but three votes'
As for the tariff, I know the wishes of my
consiitutents on that subject ; and I shall labor
diligently, in season and out of season, with
every proper means in my power, to carfy out
their will ; and, failing to get all they desire, I
shall endeavor to secure the best measure pos
sible.
_ Very truly, your ob't serv't,
WILLIAM BIGLER
D. W. Mooza, Esq., Phßada.
THE OHM TOVILDO OF SCNDAY, HIE id.
ACCOUNTS BY MAIL
APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE
[From the Chicago Press orJeme Ath.)
From the best information we have been
able to collect thus far, the track of the torna
do extents from the heart of Linn county,
lowa, near Cedar Rapids, the present terminus
of the Chicago, lowa, and Nebraska Railroad,
in a generally northeast direction across Clin
ton county, crossing the Mississippi at Coman
che and Albany—towns fronting each other
respectively on the lowa and Illinois shores—
and thence maintaining its course towards the
centre of the State, across Whiteside into Lee
county, its latest ravages heard from up to
present writing being near Lee Centre
The entire distance thus traversed is up
wards of one hundred miles, and that through a
populous and fertile farming region, dotted
with thriving towns some of which, as we have
below to record, fell in the path of the de
stroyer.
The tornado seems to have had its origin, as
above stated, in Linn county, about sixty miles
west of the Mississippi river, about nightfall,
its ravages being as far as heard from, in the
vicinily of Cedar Rapids. Thence it passed in
a direction a little north of east, several times
crossing the line of the Chicago, lowa and Ne
braska railroad. At Lisbon Station, sixty-four
miles west of Clinton, the depot structures
were demolished, and a train of ten freight
cars standing on the track were lifted bodily
Rom their trucks sad dashed to pieces. Some
ered broadcast for rods. One was ►oiled with
umber, which was carried and dispersed many
yards distant.
Cuarroni, lowa, June 4, 1860.—Last evening
a terrible tornado passed over this oountry
from Marion, in Linn county, through Cedar
and Clinton counties, crossing the Mississippi
river at Cattuutche, Iowa; and Albany, 11
IMO
The first heard of the tornado was between
Marion and Cedar Rapids, in Linn county, go
ing from northwest to southeast, in three dif
ferrent veins, crossing the track of the C. I
and S. R. R., at Lisbon, taking the station
house, eating house, and all the warehouses at
that station, missing the principle part of the
village and killing none there, but before reach
ing there we hear of sixteen deaths One vein
of the storm passed north of Mechanicsville,
demolishing everything in its course and kill
ing sixteen persons.
The rest took in its course part of Onion Grove,
•ol killed two persons, and near Onion Grove
it killed fifteen persons It passel South of
the railroad near Dewitt, killing twenty-seven
persons, sisteen on the faro► of Thomas Hat
field, and demolished the residence of G. W
Ames. It then passed South of Rmnessa and
Low Moore, taking in its course tAe house of
David Millard, killing hint and a portion of his
family ; also, the house of Thornburg McKin
dy and Ralston'', and several others; it' then
struck the town of Comanche, demolishing el
molt the entire town, and thus occasioning the
loss of fifty-five lives west of Clinton.
Reports tusking the loss of life much gfeat
er, but the bodied have not been found. The
tornado struck Comanche about 7 o'clock, I'.
M., destroying many fine brick buildings,
among which was the Milliard House, kept by
H. Sessions, formerly of Erie, Pa. Nut one of
the inmates escaped without serious irjury,
and Amelia Davis and son, and a daughter of
Mr. Sessions, were instantly killed. A brick
building four stories in height, built by G W.
We•tphall, covered the bodies of eight persons,
only one of which, • daughter of Mfr. West
phall, three years old, was saved. A large
lumber raft from the Chippewa river, manned
by a crew of 24 men, and having two women
on board, being opposite Cam•nche, was com
pletely scattered. Twenty-one mop and the
women were lost.
A house containing three persons was blown
into the river, and immediately crushed on
striking the water. Of the thirty-one citizens
of Camhnche killed, the greater portion were
in brick building. Many sought shelter in the
cellars of wooden builings, and in every such
instance though the buildings were demolished
the persons were saved. The burial of the
killed will take place to-morrow.
At 10 o'clock P. M., the storm struck the
town of Albany, 111., two miles North of es
mambo, with full force, destroying every build-
ing in the town, although but eve lives were
lost, thirty-eve were seriously wounded. At
Comanche there are about 125 wounded, some
mortally, and 1U persons missing. The citi
zens of Clinton and Lyons received the news
of the storm at 74- o'clock P. M., when Mr. -Mi
lo Smith, Superintendent of the C. 1. and N.
R. K., immediately sent a train loaded with
gentlemen and ladies to the assistance of the
suffering.
The steamer Queen City, } Captain Bristol.
was also loaded with people from Clinton and
Lyons and sent to the amine of disaster, and all
- possible assistance rendered. 'Houses and
stores were stripped of their contents by the
wind, and the citizens aro left barely the cloths
fhe call of the committee for donations has
been very heartily responded to, but wham we
consider the number that are left desolate, we
must confess we have fears of peat sintering.
The tornado is known, at, this time, to have
traversed a distance of ninety miles it this
State, and some leventy miles in Mao's, a to
tal of one hundred and sizty miles, and doing
an incalculatable amount of damage. t will
West to-morrow to gather further partionlars.
NUMBER I.
Bosatio lascomi.—Thtt Bt. Louis News, tie
home organ of Edward Bete', Mr. Greeley's
candidate for the Presidential nomination et
Chicago, refuses to endorse the Republican
ncminees. After hesitating for some week*, it
has at last taken its position sad comes out
boldly for Bell sad Everett, declaring the in
tention of the Bates men to support those eau
didates in Missouri.
Una or TUB PAUPLICI.—An Irish mendieant
was arrested in Cincinattl on Monday last, for
importuning several partial for alms. At the
station house he was duly , searched, when in
addition to pieces of bread and divers bottles
of medicine, $BO, principally in gold, were
found in his possession. He was very loth to
part with his money, even 'for a brief season
and indignantly declared, that he was only
making an honest living by begging. He was
still more indignant when [ the court sententoed
him to pay a tine of $25 and costa, and to the
city prison for ten days. '
Tits Nsw CATTLE Dtsiass.—Plenro-pnes
monis is the name of the new and contagions
lung disease, now committing frightful ravages
among the cattle of Maimuchusetts. ♦ oom
mittee was appointed by - the Legislature of that
State, at its last session, to take measures for
stopping its spread. They have considered it
necessary, in accordance with the powers
granted them, to kill suck cattle as had been
much exposed, remunerating their owners for
the loss. Eight hundred and forty-two rattle
were thus sacrificed, at a coat of s2o,4B2—half
of which was raised by individual subscription,
the appropriation having been ezhaustad. The
disease is still spreading, however, and a spe
cial session of the Legislature was convened to
take further measures, if possible, to check the
contagion. It has now been scattered through
much of Massachusetts and part of Connecti
cut Several thousand cattle are supposed to
-he infected.
The dtsease started from animals imported
fruut Holland, and has existed in Massiohusetts
about a year. It has existed a considerable
time in the Old World calla, a French writ
er, declares that the plurp-pneumonia, among
cattle, 14 tr,rc to be dreaded than the small
pox among the human rage. lie says it is tbe
greatest scourge that could befall the farmer,
being hereditary > as well as contagious, and
never disappearing from a country where it is
once well established.
SM. Hon Eli Thayer, of Massachusetts. a
Republican member of Congress, has deeply
offended his party by exposing the dishonest
character of the effort to press the five nipw
Territorial bills on Congress at the preset time
The Republ . - e denounce him; D. W. Bart
lett, former editor of the Charter Oak and Re
publoran of this city, and now the Washington
correspondent of the New York Evening Post,
writes to that paper that Mr. Thayer will go to
his Virginia colony, Ceredo, to live, and that
he expects to be returned to Congress from
that State as a Douglas 'Democrat.—Hartford
1't9 0141,4
• •"Iftis-411 . g . a grave
county, Mo., for a little boy who had died in
the neighborhood. After digging the gram, a
dispute having arisen with regard to the title
of the lot, he dug another grave in which the
boy's remains were interred. On Thursday,
Mr. Zart man was laid in the first grave which
he had dug.
In one of the prettiest and most en
lightened towns of the Prairie State, the child
ren were assembled one Sabbath afternoon, u
was their monthly wont, for a Union Sunday
School concert. A newly arrived clergyman
being present, was courteously Invited to ad
dress them He explained the parable of the
Prodigal Son Seizing fancy's pencil, be gave
his hearers a graphic picture of the old gentle
man's circumstances immediately previous to
the arrival, in this manner: "Paint to your
selves. my brethren, a pleasant cottage, before
which is spread a grassy lawn. The sun has
not yet sunk to rest beneath the western horison.
There. in his easy chair, before the door, sits
the aged father reading Me papers "' Your in
formant momentarily expected the additional
announcement that he had just received a tele
graphic dispatch that his son would be in by
the next train
HEAVY BAIL 1 , 1111 s '•Tatvtet." A►►ssos.—
The counsel of the Rev Q. N Monroe, who was
last week arrested in Cincinnati, on a, charge
of living in adultery with the wife of a New
York lawyer. whom he bad seduced from her
husband, made application to reduce the bail
in the case from $4OO to MO, which was ac
cordingly done. The "unfortunate" man said
that his cher untie had returned to the arms of
her forgiving lord in New'York, and basely left
him to pay the fiddler.
WERE °VII SoLOIIIIII ?—When
resolutions of thanks to General Taylor were
introduced into the House, Jan. 8, 1844.11eorge
Ash mun, the President of the late Chioago Con
vention, moved to add as an amendment., the
followinff "la a war totneedasarsly aad mama
stitutionalis begun by the President of the United
States " Lincoln voted for this amendment.—
Bence, it appears that Lincoln desired to thank
Gen. Taylor for "obtaining a victory over the
enemy (at Buena Vista) which, for its signal
and brilliant character, is unsurpassed in the
military annals of the world," but a war
titusecessarily and unconstitutionally began I"
That is the kind of thanks Lincoln desired to
give Gen. Taylor and his gallant soldiers.
in Lincoln's speech on the war, (see Cong,
Globe, 1848, page 185) he thus spoke of the
President : "The blood of this war, like the
blued of Abel. was crying from the ground
against him." Thus, it will be seen that Lin
coln regarded the blood that our soldiers shed
in Mexico as crying from the ground against
them, like the blood of the eserdered Abel. Were
our officers and soldiers in Mexico murderers!
Lincoln answers, in effect. Mat they were !
Gosites Democrat.
geir Brigham Young. the husband of forty
wives. and the grand Buena of the Lauer Day
Saints, is said to have been sojourning in Phil
adelphia for two weeks past. He is attended
by Dr. Bernheisel and other dignitaries of the
Church. His object in the visit was to contract
for and superintend the preparation of sn ex
tensive paper mill which has been made there.
Ht had endeavored to remain in cog.. sad, la
order to do so, kept away from the large hotels
and lodged with *gentleman who hadembreeed
Mormon principles.