. . .
+1•• sty. ptint,nytign y .
iett ale t 't le ket genolll
irttOiata. 7 ts:dite, .tnai . .9nettits
DerriocratWtO s preyetObeare,Oihn
.11;Pahli**.canditlitie biihe*Pni
hr eau.; haafitatf to
, ; a
,
. It • divi , etl.Democre4.y;ca n s
n 1 art, 'artee'pOiest'ilitt • compact
Vi ; lAhtrillo intises. itepithlicanisni; itds
int;tier .
ni Oilti•l)etitort'rat.,
bo.tatfal prenuneininenfos,
Cat. Onihinty, ii ore. han the hot -
...lreatteldniell-turc:tirripttutaing :temper dta.. which
. they Were : conceikett.. v t ty
• in crnitratlistinetiortof statesnietil,for the latter
. knots:lay that ell political. action, it 11..lcislittion
to twist pi:Cateetrri Ord
enrimWeitriisettnit. inutunl concession, will'always
•••• he : teiidytts;sinle.individual .faatious - prefer.
wires' in the -corrontion,Capie, for the public, good,,
• wbene,ver, and wherever this den be . tlone ,
•datitiralda 4 . Way,. "•ShartLsiahtetr.'sttibtiernness •
but too tiftetirtidiwilic t athi.onliznatant point;
lace tor. firinnegs 61z cheraitter and elvesteth
reeneict the.riettifogging_p4tielan,
'the deina - t.eirtne only, who • arrives to build
reputation on so
• ' Therdere preteridedileniocratie leatters . ycho;
while they cannot dielpathnittine,' t hat the! ex
istiug,ilivision in theitartytnust lead to 'neva. ;
abl t rile(cat.iii.Noyem,bev nextiand. perbao 'in
the; complete the great national
oritrinikatio'eWhicti terinslhe last 'link of
.the
Union nf.the S e...ktritein who, while they con'-
. dente the.dite, treasonable 'efrat t 01. the llrees to
.ividen-the breach, between the two:Wings of the
• • Derrtecraei, still aet,.uppn,. the advice of .the
Pr..? 7 ,ci; in oppoSini the: idea of conproinise and
Cane:ere:or actinn• Its against the •Conimon cite-
They know 'that rorne3r, the 'Clerk and
.":11ainkeynf the %publican House, could riot have
obtained ihnt.appointiment without pledgi at; 'him-.
, self ,tocattainnetviCes . - and ;that the services
eirpected,,trorn.hrin, and duly performed' in , his
paper, the Prate; have far thei,i object the die
ruptietbV thet•P'enioeinflebk.) in order
to•seouretin. the impenclipli•election the t riumph•
of Nick, Relinklkcidd*nftWit tr:V. ,k no W this ;tea n
and his history ,
_anti eespisedlins, yet:strangely
enniiih'iheypr,a'ctienllY adopt his. counsel= to
the itibest abili ; ties'agairist the:propoSed Joint
Rteetorial Ticket. : ' • ' •
, . . .
The accounts frotrt Syria *firm our previous
advitbs'crorirtliai regiOn; ;Detail's lo to. the . first
of July.say then 'nk . tirioined " that ''the
Panes had:burned and'
since tbe..2.oth•of May, while from 7,500 to . 8,-
0,00 Chiistiens,liihabitante of ..Lebanop, Only
of tvhorq,ware wealthy men,' and Xlrstrangers
to'nnythhig,illte polVertyi.are hopeless beggars,
dependingan, charity tor their daily -bread.—
Over andabove the ntituber.ofChristians shot in
4010al•warfare,,•it.ii believed 7,p00 8,900
were' iititaireil 3 in 'c'old' :bloOd, The inasancic
at•PadieelitiVriii"neekntiitil'at thii•dite: - The
mostiidktning detailtylire given s of the harbor.;
ify inilikted:on..all'otes and sexes., .The Sultan
premises to , do all in his power to eitahlish cir
cler in that unhappyCAyritry, abd•to punish dui
:
Tire l i ntrrri 1 1 4stNior• S,po SN.--Tlin Clinton
Deirrocra4ist.Doittlas , risper, edited by Hon. H.
L. Dieffentiech; Lteputy,Secretary of, the Cow
nionwealth, in , an, able article, deprecating the
mdwernent that'has ,benn. started by, Mr.• 8.. J.
Haldeman, of Rrerrisburg'; for . dividing the e...
.motisicy of PeonsOvanin, by tbn nomination of
an,electorel ticket:in oppositiOn to the one that
w,asptaced in.riomination.hy the . Beading Con.
vention, exposes its,•whole,obj,ect in the fellow
leg bile( scnteiice. Nei , er was truth more:
plainly spoliem• •• •.• • • •
ri The only seasonfia.forming auot.loo Ts liomitil
tiCketr—fe. a few . disappaia,terk.aa4
viatilieat,oo insP,to dive the vote of tkis. Stage to
• Lineala,'Who 'hay . ° rwethe nerve :to support /hint
4,ll,:eneiriit.—Pne' evening last week, - the
wife 'of 'aleti;:elii i ta in .- at. .Say bronk,
witsireturninelrom a Visit to.ii neighbor, When
she was foilowed by. two . rnen. She : overheard
them say, tithe' is, gone".. Ind c; there
must be
o rMskderabie tr,oney in the, house-c
-npoq reaChing 'home, :'concluded:to
await the airlif„ril the'parties Who, she had
'no doubt'; interidd:tti,Vols. the honse•during
the
night,. ;Sh'e - had:hot:long ta,Wait, kir at' eleven
ci?eleck soirippitiAsiate, !V. open the door.—
itistead s er 5he:4 , 44),(4i chamber.
windoW end inqiiirad who was there?' No re-.
snonius earne further inquiries, and
she told:them to:leave or. ebe.vveould.shoot them.
l' e hey , then !.4r,itil to,effect; an -entrance by clam
beringuppn ksheil,,but ono of them .fell,, and
bgtli retbrned •tci 'the (rent door, Which- they
atteinptiOttiiiircii. - The lady, taking a re
volyer in one hanit,and ii..tairdle in the 'other,
stood by-the door-4.0-await the-iSsue. In'a few.
minnleis the ,burglese hid lkoken in, when •she .
* tokii them,: tllo,4CibittY taitqvqtt , it step, towards
entning into thelouse they were dead men
•T,hey,looked at her,cppsajted, together, a few
,tqatutfee 4 .apd ;4,4p yent,ariy,,dectinirig tote Ito
the riak.,. AffSE l thetpefil: / wal ~.,oKer, 'she re
twied. elittilreq; eiptiii led" Witla the'
tentiari'tw:~iit'ich~fitlf'had:
been sublycted, Such • a :roman ail 'that;' is
. worth., in, the.. housei and we regret
4eing tuiat)etti,giie.her-itarne. ' • •
I. l 9lo4,APTatiVO 3 N 4 'MP•r — Tho'f9lloWing Pa4'•
agriltP v yie. 44 the Freepert Bulletin,
extdenuf, intoner 'answering
the' queetionepaopohntleAlo him hy Judge
`conteet for 'Senator
ship! itniPly, the mouthpiece
of a` oidtiritteie,'und • nothing more: * What a
fittirie, Bleu! Republican*
t
prit," ; 4litittittiWy to'he•Pretitlent of the
initid•4 "' '• • •
• .
• wAlliveritivieris that Mr.*Lincoln*gdee'to the
inierscrAtocieseetf,Billp. - IDouglas iu Freeport; at
the IMO ; Orißtimikuti I kkettuscri
,those gentlemen,
were frenaedliy„,e",cAmMittee. appointed for that
porpcie. ,S(g.Alucoln ;he'd refused ' an s wer
the tpiestronfoiliviorittar`.rieeasliiii, , Stia liid not
gnawer :them un;,ifft,he. ixammittee. framed - the
answers; Ap,.a
litotholi&ed, ipstrucled . him
what; viiwnev. RpttXlitt; p9t• i lltrgyea -
firma to;'l4,r. b p d opt (teed' the
i.
commitlee,•Vininfn. *4Ol silt, 4 7 :have . not
sullfieienik , epirituiil;thnt,ripestipu to,gt ea 'you
au,aseiwerj,.for ake it r.&liitufk not lilts to
beplaced 'itt''thaY
here* given are plain proof:. that the 4.4estiiin.
bad ar i t.beaa bal9re./4ingokieg tq,4.49oi4k'er he
afge #s . 4:gies,hi,%oitinjop ,in reNtion tkiixtlAing
without' instri,lo.ions.).'. •
. .
• 'nenla!i'i , !buißeiljeia ,• boyY, is ant in , a ,- eard
- • a, g , aiit.ifllV ef
PPif#4aafai , ''OcaLl t s 4 4r.
0 , ktt , 7him
':1144(, , ,0 A ti: i o,, i sslei tt l e r iphci, g rul pie ti , lisre to
' li i: oerdnon- he i'ettee,:'•' iliit L tiie A ii*hil e;
.. • melg r jaiiiit . iiiinAaftni .. 4n git i: edf a ; , ..Aronotine i ng
-_ . ..f kyi, ulAqeirkge ..Off:, his sikniiiii rei, • To; which
H ag!' 4, “ : ( ..e fa i r i fri:qpiypand add lag iliat he is
'-' ''..li4tf I Fliialt,itilkiflOgiitVlitt•;l, flak '. • liasl 'sear of
~'; 4„ooU,'„itro pun said aolrentssi(S t tilt satiation: ,
%
','.';', ' lir Tr 1„/ ' r ' im ikt'ill '' , i'fio''' .9 coi sininitenee
.0: „.., ,t in 8., is I 9,, 9. re
,411 (mails uf litr:' , ,,ll/ouglas ) - afi sr , full
4 ''2'UtUfoiiit, 800 1 . ho , ; 11 1 Aleterrniainlttoloonaluati:s .11 lin
;;;•, - .0 - r ti}k,,ilif,o,4 - e tie) , in ). tip I. • ' . . .
!i''Z''' •,::' " ' • '''
•, ' . '
firtican4ounto Monocrat.
Tli irsdayy augistl,lB6o.
-EE' TENGILL A *00'1.• -
_;. npV.6ItTISIN . G .AGgtiCY, .. •
r .
, .
119 ?i4ssok .4trrilit,j.ke 17nrk,'and 2 10 . State SS ii) ton.
13": 1 141. Pk;TTliNart.r, 'At' pi: aro tin; `Agent. fde the
JhKI AN Dunocii.vr and • then i tt inllnoltttul anti 1111rgost
;ci feI:4 . MM lig•Neirinapern in the !Mittel Stitteem3d the' OM+
41131:- td ciontriet, fnelin
Demoo;:atio Nomiriation
Fon CI;YS@NOR,'
HUNEIV ':.'D. , FOST ER,
'''''• - 'oe,--wrs:rivignttAirp-:.c0:,:...-:.
PRESIDENTIAL 'ELEcTO,RS:
'AT LARGE
Cipn.'Geoigii M. Kelm, noir;
.
I.Frederiek 'Server. .11 J. geckhow.
2 IYin. C. Patterson. 15 Geo. Jaikson.
3 -. Jciw:Creckett, Jr. • .19. : •
G.;•Drenner i . 17. J., B.'Danner,.
3: W. J.lcoby. is. J. U. Crawlord.
A ,CharleS Kelley.. - .19 H. N, Lee. •
7..:_(k• Pl James‘. 20.3. B. Howell. .• •
. .
' David Seholl. • • 21; N:P. •Fetternian.
it - J... L.: Lhtlitner: , .• '22. Samuel Marshall.:
19 S. S. Barber. .. • .23 . ,WiMain 800 k.%
11 T• 2.1. 13: D. Hamlin..
12 S. S.. Wirtehester. , .25 Gaylord Chtirch.
13 Joseph Latitiadh: .••• , •. • •
Cptryry CerivENTio . .--The DemOcratic con.
vention; held on the''itOth ult.., was 6:mitotic('
in a.spirit of unusual harmony.: The candi
dates nominated are all worthymen, Ond,tried
Detnocrats. Although . th v ere v.as.spiritedcoML
petit jon . ibr shine of the offices, there was..no
ill feeling
,nroduced,.and the. unsuccessful an:
plicents yielded with'. good grace, anti express
their—determination to.Jabor zealmisly • for the,
election of,the entire ticket.' There is an UM
verial , feeling perVading the- people of, our
county ~, t hat the public interests demand an,
entire chadgein . the'bolitical : complexion of
herofficials. •Atthe last' election the .good
iVoilc4as 'ectritnienced, and ,theie %VIII. be .no
pause until. the. county is' entirely redeemed
from Republiean, rule. With •thiavie'w the
treipotracy haVe'prit lOrw9rd candidates every
way 9 nal ifiedlor the faithful 'pcirforiminoe 9f the
duties, appertaining the various offices.,''
A diet 'of •Vie nominees be:foond in
the Proceedings of the • t'onirention, which np
tea! in another Folumn.
were shown, the :other 4ay, •e stalk . of
flubs rb, frwri• the garden
ll of. J. HmaLin,'ot
..„.. . .
.. •
thieorOt ,, h that measured twenty inches in
length. and. four inches in 'circumference. • •
, *.E.•Covraig, of the • Warren Mail, has been
nominated hy .. the Remblicans_ of that District
for . Assembly: ..As the nomination, there,
amounts to an election, our friend can safely
'bake arrangements tor spending the winter et
HarriSibrk' • • • .• •
In.onr.lastiwe stated that PiTadca KEIP, had
been recommended by Venango and .Clnrion,.
counties; for thingress. We find that,Clation>
only,.has instructed for:this genttemati; Ve'nan.•
go having - brought fotward a citizen of her own'
JA3IES Kern—for that Office.
Nsw i7s,...—We are in receipt of this Journal,
which has 'redently. been established at Alfred
Center,. N. Y. .It is a neat, semi-motnbly, Oar
_to in form, devoted to the itDissomination of
truth .and knowledge.".' W. :W. 13roWn
is'one of the, prOprietora, and from . , his talent's
and• indurrtry :we' predict a. spicy , and en ter ta M
ing !Meet: :We doubt, howerer,..ths fulfilment
of the'promiie.to "keep outside of the politica l
arena." Wewish:the new . paper success.
A'meeting of the.Demoeratic . State Commit.
tee will beheld,_ at Cresson, to -day: I very
member is expected to attend, and we trust its
action will conduce to the harmonious action of
the party during the present campaign. •
Iig:PRESENTATIVE CONVENTION.--1:e : SRO
the Mvoctitl, of Ridgway announces.t e flth as
is the of.holding the represantative confa
re° Meeting. :The 16th wa ‘ fixed upon as' the
day; by the counties'df 'Clearfield and:Jefferson,
and ibe delegates from this county, will not• at-.
tchiantil that day;
,consequently, if the.. con-
46tiOn is held to-day, M'Kean County Will be
aurepiesonted.: • • .
be seen that our delegates to the Con
gressionaltonventlon are Instructed to suppor't
Giß.BAartarr,Of Clearfi{dd;forDongriss.. It
seems:the Democracy of M'lCean are disposed'
fo atone for the error committed in defeating
Mr. B. for fudge•in )854, • • • .
We -understand Clearfield county will net
airing forward candidate for Representative,
consequently the nominees of this and Jefferson
'counties will stand a . giolUil chance at the Confe
ree meeting on the 2Gth inst.: it is in accord
the previous arrangment thatWiCcao
and Jefferson, have the candidates this term.
W. 6: BROW:YELL has just received. a fresh
suppirof thecelebrated stearin° candle. W.°
can-'recommend this article as the best to
VAANK Wiatarr is in the constant receipt of
Flesh Fuinily Groceries. He, has just received
a supply of lloar from new. Wheat. , Will in
fprip Ole public, next:week, of aew iinportunt
facts ip regurslia their interests.
Ncw. H4artass Sucir.-S. W.. .B um.ocic has .
tleParttullgi Shipiaen', Tor the purpose of estab
aHarness Shop at that plade. - We Can .
recommend frkend liuttoMs as , an ' excellent
workman anti au ' honorable dealer. , ••
Our trinrul W. P. Mg,c0,.4. of . ;he gxeclsiar,
mis . in townjaftc week: llltt t ooT hat, a large
number nf frientlit • unit. :actiintintnaces ,in * this
county !Nilo 3 ,3e.plenctul return his visjt
. . .
• Pr..JApitstut,' Ihe.noted . Botanic and.,lntlian
•• • • .
Physician arrived, at. the , Reanett-Nouse Ibis
.•
.o , r.edriestlay evening) anthwill '.remain Altiring
'l:liarsday','nffording . .our.citizenti.ivho . may be
affiicted..an opportunity ' of ; enniulting•birn: . - 7 ';
Tfie D'octor has a WWI) : reputation, risa•.skitlftil .
~..- -t .
pitietitiOner -. . •' . -.•
....• - ':•• "
CiislSO STAT!St!' \ s..—
._..„ • able to give
tie, liumh . er, of inbabitants in the following,
telvas as shown
,by the :ename . rtitiunsl'o' f thu.
-Coryckin, . - .• 98
ilarititton , - 1:17
Lalayetto,• • • • .210
byadford--* C 150. .
. • ••
.Thevillageof Littleton, iri.Bradfordtownship,
'contains 270: inhabitants. 'The statistics• -in
.• .
regard to grdin;.will:show bad, in -thi&.-county,
as the cropwera utmost _ a.failure last, year:
. .
,
p... 13; M.1,111E1000 paid us 4 . short visit last
week; repcirtS the
. 4ißegalator'?: as regiilarlY
taking the lend in.the mercantile buSinasa.
• . .
secrns , be. the only place
:thought of-orOoken of at piesent.. California
...and' Kansas created some, attention at one time;
but Shippen'ts now. the land of.prnmtse. • ShiP-
Pen the c . 0 .- Linty - seat: of the - :.new county 'of
Cameron: . Shippers is ori
Shippen '..is to be the ; home of . ..the Citfied.--- .
Sbippenrif:publierumer can :be; credite4 will
soon be a great coinnietFial emporium,
..second -
only to New Yorlt,.and contain:within its
the wealth and talent.orthe surrounding,'
.
country. Ho! 'for Shipper!. .• • .
• Attention is called to tho •adirertisement of
Mr.l2.AsTotiro n,s ho lins•'esttd;lislietl a Triilor
shop in this.nofOtigli. HislwOrk gives univer
ial.satisfaction, and we trust he lk ill receive a
liberal patronage.. . • '
,THE OI:EAVV.itr.i,: is: • . t he . namo:of a new
paper just startettat Olean, N. X„ devOted• to'
the interests - 9f the Republican party . • The .
blew/. Times has,:a'familiar sound. Long 'years.
sinee'a Sheet...bearing that narne was received;
as:an.exeliange, at the. Office in which we•tlev-.
ile+l, and the rivo papers gutting 'at wer , . wjth .
each other,.we gotin impiesiion'of the Times .
not soon . .to be'effacetl. , The present paper is a.
decided improvement :on its ancient namesake,
,botb in alMearance and editorial ability. Now,.
es' then,'hovitever, it advticates. principles that
no lover 'of his' ohntry. entail wish to. see Ili
uniph.. In 0 else we...wish ''the. enterprising
publishers the real4atlon of Aheir..lloPes . . : .
•EXTEMSIVE ROJIBERY AT -WARREINI.- , ,A most
daring act of , burglary - and robbery was 'pei
petrated at Warren, on Monday, the 30tE( ‘ art:
The office of Mr. Struthers, - a,contiactor on the
S. &. E. Railroa d,, Was entered: during tho
.
night, and the safe., a large rine, taken., • The
thieves performed the feat in a very ..cleVer
manner.. From One of Mr: Struther's neigh
•bois-they lic;rrowed a hcirSe and harness, froin .
another 'a wagon, aiul• Irma • a neighboring,
blacksmith , •shop,-: the necessary tools;andSso
quiet did they work 'they were•not heard 'at
the house,••:althaugb but feur :rods distant. —.
Search was madeld all - directioinlr'the safe . ,
and on Wednesclaymorning, ; following, , , it was
found. in the 'rye field of'James Eddy,- but *.a
short distance from the rem). • The papers
eluding Railroad. Bonds, Scrip - and Coupons; tci•
the 'amount of 'about.s.l.s,ooo, untoutched;
but the gold,-amounting to $3;900, was mis
sing.. On' finding the safe warrant was is
sued for the arrest of an-Iriahrininnanied John
Doyle. OA Wednesday 'limning he was found;
with'a 'confederate, at Wing Creek. •On at
tempting.to.arrest them they fired on the offi
cers, and after a struggle, succeeded in making
theireseape..• The wife of Doyle, on whose
per Son was found, $-100 of the' money, and
,' -an
irisbman; naineifFurcell,. Was arrested. . Sub
sequently,Doyd, the contederate-bf Dciyle, was
taken in Spring,'.Cieek, and lodged in-the Erie
fail, Doyle is . still at•latge. • -
Protection in the
,Terrltorles 7 -The Law.
FOr public information we insert the follow=
ing extract.frore Brightly's Digist,of Layit of,
ihe Mittel/ States; at page 11, note (b) in mar-
icThe territory thus acquired is• acquired by
the people Of the United State? . for their com
mon and equal benefit; and every citizen has a
right to take with him into the territory any
article of property, including his ~laves; which
the' Constitution Jecdnilei as- property, .and
pledges the Federal Gpvernment for its : protee ?
tion."—Dred Scott v-Sandford, 19•Haw.395
We commend this authorititive 'statement 'Of
the law and the'donstitution to the attention of
those Opposition orators who, by denouncing
the Democratic platform, make op - en war upon
PRESIDENTIAL, ELECTION. DAY.— COngress
passed an act in 1845, tcto establish a uniform
time for holding:elections tot electore of 'Pres
ident. and Vice President in all the States of the
Union. This act fixes the election on "Tues
day next atter the first Monday in the month
of Novemberl'--which this year is the Gth day
of the month.. All the electors must be choeen,
or appointed on that day, 'except the Electoral
College, Or where a State has failed to effect - an
election on the day designated, • -
•
TIIE REVO4I.IT.ION 4 , 1 Turin letter
to an English paper sayst- 7 -46There is no pen
able to' escrlbeolor imagintition strong enough
to conceive toe.nature of the Italian movement.
It is a nation •in the struggles of its; second
birth. Half the youth of the towns are under
arms. Young boys twelve or thirteen years of
age break` iheir parents hearts, by declaring
'themselves, every. one of them, irrevocably
beq-o'necoming.soldiers. There.are fourteen
Universities, and at lea§t fodr times as Many
Lyceums,in the North Italian kingdom,. and
all of them are virtually closecl,lor nearly all
the students and Many . of the .Professors are
under arms.• Poor mothers nre rending 'their
hair--;they. are rnnning about 'destracted,
,la
meeting that their only son, or at, least one of
the brood still left at hone,
fretting to join
Gilribultli; and is Hot to be held back by love
. •.. • •
or . force.' •
couNTY co'NvEkiitti , t.. • •
Al a, meeting of the ilelegates .from the sev
eral toWnship's, pursuant to. call , of,the•Connty
Cernmittee . ,:at the Court Haase in Stnethport)
Juiy.,30th, : 18611;.. Mr; the . purpose .of • choOsing
delegates , :to:repeient:: :eekurity e.
in th
Assembly and Congressional Coviveritions, and
tononninite , s. , nitable persons to the several COunty;o ffi ces; N..L. Dxim - ivas chosen Chair
man and J. F.
The following person's presented.4eclendials
'from therr'seVeral township's,and were, adniii
jed as . delegates: '-• • .;
Dratiferd,—P. Ackley and J. F. Clark,.,
.Cloqdon,,—CyrtisCross, • . •.• •
• Ottn..-*.Q.'ll. White: •• , •
. Hine fmah. , *, ' •,• •
• linating:—deorge 0. Tylciantl•Eben Gallup.
Smethport,-,S: A:: Backus and Miles Irons..
Letfa yette,—Jasper Marsh and Blew.' •
'Svorinit,—Towsend.fall and Peter Barns: ,
-Nerieich,- r -JameS Carter and . N. G.:Gallup,
L.• Dike and George Dodge. -
- Hamlin,—Orrin Perry•andJoseph Wilkes.
.oo.nnotion the:Convention proceeded to nom-
Mate a 'candidate for"Congres.S. ''• •
Peter BarnsmOmidated,W..P., WiLcox,' •
George Dodge nominated 5..A 7 .8.A.0at15,
P.:Ackley. nominated G. R. liArtintrrr . .. • .
:On /the sth,. ballot Hon, It; BARRETT., Of
Clearfield, having- receiveda..majority of all
the votes, was declared the Choice of the con_
vention.. On. motien;• the nomination• was•
made Unanimous.. •
. . On' motion,' of S.. A. • Backus; :A.M : BE! , :TO'S
Wa's nominatedfor Assembly, by acclamation:.
.On mOtion,. S. A.. - Backus,.li . . L. Dyke and
.TOwnsend Pall were chosen as delegates to the'
Congressional. Convention,. witlypower.te sub
'stitutoy '
On motion, S. C, Hyde. WM. Wilkin 'and
S. A. Backus were chosen Representative del--
gates:with.poWer to . substitute &c:
. DIKE, Pres't...
Dike and . George Dodge delet,ate 'from
Ixithdre‘VifroM the- conyen
'tion; whereupon BAcar:s wiis called to
the . chair, j,F..CLAica being retained as Se.er?„'
tory. The*. convention then proceeded* to: th e
nomination of County. officer's: ,
.• ..•
• For Prothoriotary, C. L. -Bellows nominated
S. B. Snrtwell; J. Clark- nominated Chas.
C. Melvin, and James Carter tiotninated J. C,
On theoAh ballot S. B. SARTWELI., laving
•
received a majority of all'the , r)t*e, was de-:
clttred duly nominated.
On motion the contention proceeded - ti) own
'nate a candidate for Treastner, when H. I .V.
BAnR was nominated *by acclanption.
Fbr Sherift;Nr. Barns nominated . D; R. 'Ben
nett; Mr. Bellows nominated G. R.lloore.
Oh the tst ballot D. B. BENEETTj hailing, re 7
ceived aniajorityof all the votes, was declared
nominated. •• • ' • • •
,• For 'District Attorney, A.: .11.
was -nOminated, b r y, acclamation. .
For Register and Recorder, .W. H, Welt
.• . .
'AIOND was nominated by acclamation.
For Commissioner, Mr. White nominated
(1. C.' Moses; Mr. Gallup 'nominated:D.. D.
CoMes; Mr, Backus nominated .Andrew
and, Mr. Barns nominated W, Gifford. •
On the 4th ballot, C. C. Moses. icceiying a
majority of all . the.votes t was 41ared • nomi.
For. Auditor, J. F. CLARK . Was nominated,
by acclamation: • • .' :
.‘ •'
Fdr V6roner, Dr. L. R. WINE was - nomi,
nated & l4"acclaniation. • • •
:On motion, the nominations were made unan
The following resolutions, drafted by a mein
beri was imanimdpslyadopteil by the Cconven-
Resolved. That the principles" and objects of
,thesci-called Republican paity are: repugnant
to the seritiments'of every well-wisher of his
country. They have nominated
: a 'candidate
for.the Presidency whOse *record and speeches
show; that in time of.peace he was the first td.
advocate an irrepressible conflict, with its • at
tendent horrors of bloodshed and civil war; and
.that during : a national war with a foreign foe
he was among the most active of, thoSe who
gaire nid and comfort to the enemies. of his
country.. . .
k &laved . That we heartily approve of the plan
of-coMpromise, recommended by the State cen
tral committee, believing thst it will combirie
the strength of the Democratic party, now . so,
.unfortntiately . divided, and save the KeySione
State the disgrace of
.casting her . vote for a
candidate every tatty unfit forthe , Chief Mag
istracy of this Union. • • •
Resolved. - 'That the Adininistration - of Pres
ident Buchanan Meets our hearty approval, and
that our confidence in his integrity, ability. and
statesmanship is not impaired by fire systcmat
ic:and shameful abuse heaped upon him by a
malignant and unscrupulous opposition. . •
Resolved, . That in HENRY D. .FosTErc, the
Democracy of - Pennsylvania have a 'candidate
of whOm they may well 'feel proud. . His tal
ents and integrity entitle him 'to the support 'of
every.true citizen, and the Democracy of NV-
Kean will gladly lend their aid to his, election.
'Beso/ved, That the Democratic party of
M'-
Kean dimity h - aYe in their powe'r to elect 'the
entire County Ticket, this day nominated, and.
we call upon_them to do so, by making a vigor
ous and united effort, ,
On motion, Resolved, That .the proceedings
of this Convention be' published in the the
51'Kean Co. Deinocrat. . •
On motinn;•ndjou . rn . ed sine die
, , • . • ' S. A—BACKVS; Presidtni. -
J. CLA'lt4,.SCCretary. ,'
Smthport, July 30 ) .1860. . •
No CHANGE INTHE I ARTEE.—COHIIary to the
recommendation of President Buchanan' and
the untiring exertions of Senator 'Bigler,. the
Senate defeated the Tariff bill, which, how
ever.objectionable we had.'hoped would pass.
We are therefore 101 to be cursed' with the
free trade; Black Republican bill of 1857,
Which, only (Or the abolition members from the
'eastern States never would have been 'passed.
As that party'call thems'eivee Opposition, it i 9
to be expected thaAthercontinue to oppose all
wholesome mcasurcs,lience it was. impossible
for the revenue tariff of !SAG to - continue in a
shape to render even - moderate prokeetioh. '
Pemocralle NittOmal Executle•Cuminitte.
The following-naMed,genflemen compose. this
Commitiee:
. Hon...l.l.Stavens,, of pregimi,,Clia.irrnan.
Hon. B. W. Johnson, of Arkansas.'
Hon. Jefferson•Davis,.of I t Vlississippi. •
.
Hon: des.se 13ti.ht,. of Indiana.
Hon. Thomas B. Flotence, of Pennsylyania..,
}ton: George.W.Hughee, of Maryland.. . •
Hon,„John W. Stevenson, of Ir.entuelcy.. • .
Hop. J..R.• Thomson:, of New-Jersey.
H0n...A:13 ! Meek, of Alabama. ' • •
. ;AUgustus Schell, Esq.,, of New
Isaac H.,NWright, Esq., of Massachusetts.
Hon. Juries G. Barret, of Washington, `D.C,
Wm. Flinn, Es.q.,. of Washington, D. C..' •• '
Walter Lenore, Esq . .; of Washington, D:
M.V.Cluskey; Washington, D. C. Resident
*. Geo,
,W. Moos,. Washing,ton, D. C:,' Tress-
• All cO(Omunicatio;as.shoul4.bo adtfrOssed to
Hon. knnc I: STEvinis Chai Haan . Washington,
Itoothslot.the.CorOriiitteq at NO.:. 28. 4 -?;
• . .13111:0PEN. CORRESPONDENCE.' • •
. .
D4tt, .Enrroa.-As thereis considerable inter
estmanifestad at this time. concerning the.new
county of Cameron; ;arid, the. ocation• of its
County Seat,'a few lines froth yriurcorrespend
'ent (who spent a kw, days . : there during the
stay-of the' commissioners), abobt the, village
of Ymporitrri will not: perhaps be uninteresting
to-your readerS, ulibut
the centre nf i:Cemeroti. county in a • beautiful
valley itirretinded . by high' .1-lere -it is
where four or five streams empty' their - pure,
limped waters . together, and . form what is. call
.ed the
,llriftWood, eighteen miles .frorn. its
junction with Chinarnahoning. ' As this is -near'
'the gebgraphieal.center. of the county,'. much
attention Was . called to this Point as a. proper
and fit place for the location of the . capital of
of the new county; I.sTature has Most certainly,
contributed her Shaie to inahe this orie, .9f: the.,
mostromantic places. ih the". State, and.io those.
who:are ftimiliar With - the commercial, advanta 7
gen
. which this important
.point'possesses on
that great thoroughfare' : the Sunbury .& ;Erie
Railroad, itis.unnecessary. say . that a short
time. will, find Tinporium' placed upon 'the map
of our cotinty'ms one of its .mest.beatitiful "and
flourishiog . towns, • Already the.. spirit of. in . 7
provernent has given anlmpetus to: this young
place which seems to', foreshadow .its coming
impOrtance...'..A few moiths . .ago it :was little
more than a large clearing, 'with a few .habita-.
t..ions here and therefor the:conyeidenceof those
who chopped down trees and:rriade boards . ho d
shingles.- At, the present' Writing it village has
alreadY . Spiting up,.and the hit' of busy, active '
life. makes a great..contrast to the silence afev. ,
'monthS'ago, broken - no..v and then perhaps by
the' hooting of An o.wl, the falling of 'a 'shingle
tree or the blast of a dinner h0rn.....
- - - •
•Men educated. in the active buisness Of life,
with. capital and character have gone there' to
make this youngl'ittiburg,h their future field of
enterprise and, their heme for life. ..The pro
fessions too are well xepresented. We see that'
our old pioneer:friend Dr.Bascombreo well and•
so long known by-many of our older settlers its
.a skilful practitioner• ilaS also taken up' his
abode.rit Emporium, and has fitted up and filled
a large drug - store in'tne hiock,of. store houses
recently erected by E. F ‘ elt Eiq. The name
ofDr.Bascomb may 'sound like, old' times to,
many of Your readers, and if they have:any de
'sire for the:wellare of our . c;Shippen friends", as
I hear.your people call them, they' can not . but,
.congratulate them that a. Medical gentleman of
education, character and , ripe, 'experience has.
settled among them. The . writer- feels war
ranted in• saying, this ranch concerning. this
gentierrian as many•of your readers know: him
to, be no' adventurer. • '
.
Before closing it is do .more -thart•jost that
the writer should. speak'of - .the • orderly and
quiet house kept ,by 'L. COO*''Esq.; .who. has
among many.others, one very necessary quali
fication of a good landlord
. E.e.,that of minding
his ovittbuisness. To. those who , ..partook of
his hospitalities during. the wild goose chase of
the.commissioners afteithat place which has
3ipt.(as Wikespe.ar used to. drily remark). no
local habitation or name, .Mr.. Cook will be
long-remembered as one vvhO ,, crin keep a hotel;''.
and knows hovi to'make the.stay.of his guests .
pleasant and 'agreeable:. In .shott ;his -good
breeding teaches hintto. treat 'gentlemen like
getitlemen„and.never.to tnrn a ladynutof doors
to gratify the affected spleen-of any over nice.
individual whether-guests, or “dead heads."-'
. ' *. Yours, &c • BuMii.
The Voluineer,hirces of The U. S..and •England
The recent royal review .of British .VOlun
teers in Hyde Park, has rittrac.ted muCh :atten
tion to the citizen• soldier's of great Britain, and
the fact. that 18,300 * 0f these 'pasSed.in zeview
before the Queen, shows 'how effective. have
been the Governmental nrieasurcs adoptpd..du
'ring the last fifteen months, for the . encourage.,
ment of these, organizations. The ; volunteers
must not be confounded . with the militia, Which
is a seperate arm 'of her Majesty's service.. On
'the Ist of April, the'militiii numbered, , accord-'
ing' to Government statiitics; 50,006, 'Of , these
23,735 were. embodied, England' contributing
23,580, Ireland 7,471; and Scotland
The two are 'as distinct' as here. The tail
strength of the British volunteer force is esti
mated at about 90,000, making; together with
the militia, about 140,000, of 'which number,
according to the Arm Gazet6, at least 20,000
would,Trom various causes, ptoviii unavailable
.in case of need, that'about 120,000. men consti
tuted the Whole effective militia and volunteer.
force of England:
NVe have no official data - showing the' total
volunteer force of the United States; but' care.:
'ful estimates place it in . the neighborhood of
80,000, while - the number 'of enrolled militia,
as reported to' the war - department, exceedit
two anda•half millions.. ' There'is a very wide
difference, however in the 'encouragement: ex-.
tended to the volunteers in 'England and 'the
United States... The chief expense of the Eng
lishsforce is defrayed by the Government, while
with us the General Government 'scarcely 're
cognizes the .existence 'of these Very impor
tant organizations; and the. State aid extended
to them is paltry' and 'meagre: Even the
expenses of military encampriients- for perfec
tion in field Auty'are borne by the several com
*Veg. The Seventh Regiment of New York
Volunteers, now in camp -near that 'oily; is
maintained at adannul cost of not less than
$50,000, the expenses` of the present encamp
ment' are estimatimated at $lll,OOO, all of
. which:
is borne by the Regiment. So, too; with, the
National. Guards of this city, now: in camp, at
Bethlehem. "
It would be wise, and entirely
. in consonance
with public opinion, were not only the 'State',
.but ihe General Governnient,to extend to these.
organiiationsh more befitting
. enCouragment ,
With a regular ernik-seaicely exepedingl6,9o o
men, and'.with numerous,' posts 'to be
gerrisoned, the.country must depend in :emer
gency upon our . volunteers: They have Weed
nobly fought" our battles . already, and • halm.
merited from the government and the country
tnidM higher consideration than they have yet
received,:--Penusylvimidit, •
Troubjes - In Texas
§T. Louis, July 26fh, 1860
. .
. . . . .. ,
Ap , Extra • from Bonham, Te*as,.. dated The
llth - Julyi..Oontaine a••litter from 'the. oditoi :Of
the Dallas Rerald . ; stating that 4helfro that had
occurred iri that place has lett to:the 'disooverY
of a 0 14 00 - devastate th'e. whiite - Of • NOithern
. . . •
Two preachers named. Blunt ati'd MciCinnny,
who were expelled fibtn TexaS' I,ait 'year, aye
the instigators of the
The plan was. to lay•.the
,whole country in.
-waste by fire, destroying all the arms, aMmu
riition;.&c.r to get the country .in state -of
helplessnesa, and then, ofi.election ,in,
in :An , .
gust; to make .a
general insurrection; aided- .by
emissaries from ,the Ninth and parties friendly
in Tekas.. • ..
Th;e plan, Wes slistileted and au - istrseted,
each. diviainn being un4r white men; Who mere
to control the negroes. , Several white men and
negroei liaitebeen uirested.
• The.foßowing lires - •odcurred on the Sable day
that Dallas was destroyed:. A.tn'ercantile hanise in
Black Jack Grove; loss p0,00p . .. 'Three busi-.
tress houses at Denton; loss $100,900.• A large
store. house. at Pilot Point; loss $1.0,000. Store
house at.Ladonia; i 055.525,006.. Eight stores
at Belknap; 'the town of Milford. Was tote* de
stroyed;, and several 606. Sinalleifires.
There is great excitement ••throughout .the ,
whole country.. Prompt and elfeetive;inorisdres
have been takedfor the proservation of life and,
WA..sth:voto:4 Cirk,'D.t",,Jury.27; 1560.•
':110 Northerthpapers'yegard the Texas'aftair
ap.greatly' 'eiriggerathd. Three. Abolitionists
had beep'caught •and expelled froth Northern
WASHINGTON CITY, D. C., July 3j, 1860. .
The accounts received here.hy mail tend to
confirm the 'truth olOhe Ooli . tion plot in North
.
What the
,Poixkl4r Vote.
. .
:his quite in the way of the - Republicans to
.prate .and. 'chatter of •ithe sentiment, of the
North.' Their 'speakers,
.theW ne w sp apers and
'wire workers endeavor'te : iinpress the People
tht'devOtion to the blacks - is the religion of
' , everybody North of Mason and 'Dia'an's Tine.'
NoW thdre is nothing' farther-from . the'_ fact
re :• no areater delusioh. Take the vote of
485 or instance.: The States whieh, casting
a majority of the popular vote may beliegartled
as 'powerful enough to decide the question of the
Presidency,. are as follows. •
Electonal
votes.
Fre'mbnt,Buchanan.Fillmore
Rhodp Island,. • 11,467 . '0,680.. 1,675
.6. Connecticut 42,715: ' 37,995 2,615
35. Neq•York,, 276,004 195,578 124,604
7. New Jersey, 28,338 16,948.. 24,115
,27... Pennsylvania •147 1 963 230,7.74' 82,203
23. Ohio,: 187,497 100,84 28,121'
13. Intliati3; 34,375 118,670 22,386
II; 96,186%•1'05,348 • 37,444
5. Wiasonsin, . 66,090" 52,423 • 580
4 . ." lowa,
‘' • 43,954, :- . 36,170 9;180
994,592 999,173 332,922
From these ;figures what do we learnf. First
that, in 1856 Mr. buchitna'n , led Fremont 4;581
votes in' the ten States nameed. Second,. that .
Ah . e aggregated conservative . vote Of Buchanan
.and Fillmore was more than one third of a
million over arid. above the vote . Which was
cast in favor of the treasons and fanatieisms of
Republicanism. , And, third, that while'ldr . .
Buchanan had . a 'clear majority: • Over . Fremont .
in the ten . States mentioned, of. nearly Jive .
Ihousand,.and . while Buchanan and .Fillmore
were over one-third of a million in advance: of
'the ltepUblican candidates, Mr... Buchanan re
ceived but fifty-eight Electoral votes and Mi.
Fillmore done:
,What folly,is. it, therefore, for the , Republi
cans to cry continually, Lithe Northern len if
ment".is against the requirements of the Fed:.
eral Constitutien. Nay more, what an evidence
of shanadessnesi it-is for . thaeparty to,claim
represent - the American people at all concerning
the question of negro Abolitioniam... Not , only,
were they.in a minority inihe•States which we
haVe named, and in which they receited con
siderably: more than half of the . electoral - votes,
,hut the total.vote'of the Union proved thern..to
he far behind the , poll for:the Deinociatie.can
.didates: We again quote the figures:—. •
Buchanan's vote in' 1856, 1,83032
:Fremonts vote' in 1856,' .• •1,341,514
Buchanan's.rnajority over Fremont . , 906,713
This, be it remembered, is exclusive of the
conservative Fillmore yote,•Which was nearly
one million more. and yet Mr., Fremont came
within a hair of an, election. In order that our
rriaders may beennbled to know precisely the
minority in. which Republicanism was 'in 1856,
and tbe „sentiment of the country at that time,
as relating to the' doctrines of Abraham.Ltncolu
we 'append the aggregate Vote of the country
in that memorable campaign, and the majority
which the. friends of the Union. had over the
"freedom shriekers" and "nigger worshippers"'
who voted for.Frentont:-L—.
The.ontire vote in 1856 wae .
The - Fremont vote in 1856 was ~. 1•,341,314
igaj: against Republicanism in 18.56 ) . 2,712,039
From, these figures, In which . we have nutin
eluded, the: vote of -South. Carolina,Which is
•
radically against: Republicanism, of course,,the
Mader will see that, so far as the popular vote.
is Concerned } the Republican'party, in' a poll of
- a little rising four million votes, is nearly, if
not quite, three million behind the vote of the
conservative element, the question now arises:.
shall this country be plunged, into all the dan
Fere of a civil war by a minority.of one-fourth
.of the entire voting poprilation of the iandl—
Republicans asseverate continually their;
determination to bring'about an “irrepressible
conflict.." Lincoln . porOclaims that this Union
cannot exist as it' is. 'Sumner declares a limered.
animosity" against Seuthern institutions:—
And, one and all, if they mean. anything &
tend to war against the South and against the
peace:, progress and prosperity of the, country.
Now, by our Constitution and the laws: in
conformity therewith, the Republicans - hope to.
carry, the Northern electorial vOtes, though in a
minority...oll.lle. voting population. This Mud•
they.desire to attain by a division of the con-.
servative forces.. We have . shown that, if all'
the friends the Cale:l . unit.) against Lincoln,
the latter Will stand, on the popular vote of the
country, but one-fourth of: a • chance for the
Presidency, or in plainer words, no. 'chance at
Now,.ivith this fact,before us, where is
the use of Douglas men, or Brechinrulge men,:
or Sell men hesitating, MI mere matters of mi
nor concern,in the discharge of their. duty. to
the R• petrlic? Thera iS . danger, and all divided,,
can Ming that danger to' fruition.. ‘Shalt the
minority rule, and' he Union fall, or'. shall' the
people triumph and our country - .mutilate to
bless man with peace, freedom 'and haPpineset ,
, ' •
14r. .disappointed his 'friends
in Cincinnati, Who were iireParing to give hioi
a . serenade in the evening, by peeing' thiough,.
without stopping. , .