JEFFEHSONIAN JiEP UBL1CAN.
duced to the consideration of thes indulgent
reader. The room was hung' around plentiful
ly with very minute maps of unexplored timber
tracts, all plentifully intersected by navigable
streams plans of magnificent cities in the wil
derness, with sites marked out for the court
house, the theatre, the park, the hotel, and the
bank formulous of all unimaginable inventions,
and drawings of new-boats, new bridges, new
engines, and new architecural designs.
On the shelf were arranged various speci
mens of granite, marble, soap-stone, gold-ore,
malleable iron, and many other articles belong
ing to the mineralogical and metallic king
doms. " There are the bonds, old boy," said Tim
berstock, handing some papers tied with red
tape, to Mr. Gray.
" And there is the money," said Mr. Gray,
delivering a check upon the Bullion Bank, to
the broker.
" You have got a great bargain out of me,
Gray," said Timberstock, depositing the check
in company with a mountain of bank bills in
an immense pocket-book. " I would not have
suffered any one but an old friend like you to
come over me in that way."
Mr. Gray put on his spectacles and turned
to the splendid lithographic map, which covered
nearly the whole of one side of the walls.
" Let me see," said the old gentleman, tracing
with his cane the course of a very circuitous
and many-armed stream, "my tract lies off in
this direction. Are you quite sure the rail-road
will run to this point?"
My dear sir," said Timberstock, "look at
its natural advantages, and then tell me if you
can entertain a doubt upon the subject. Stand
ing as it does at the confluence of the Great
Humbugbee, with the Little Mudwaddy, what
site could be selected better calculated to be
come the great metropolis of that mighty re
gion the sublime pork emporium of that rich
and romantic valley ? And then, the name
Whohhogopolis what could be more felicitous
and piguYxvaV
" That's very true. And it strikes me that
the names of some of the neighboring cities are
also rather peculiar. Pray what sort of a place
is Frog's Misery ?"
" Frog's Misery? Ahem! Why, as for the
location, it is somewhat swampy, I confess
but the city is populous, sir, uncommon popu
lous. I don't like the inhabitants, however
a devilish dull set of croakers. They put up
at the Cornucopia, when they come to New
York."
" I shouldn't like Frog's Misery," sighed Mr.
Gray. " And here are Scampville, Bucket
borough, Wa-hootchee-pootchee-ogee-bawaha-ga,
and others, which must be very odd places,
if I may judge from their names?"
"Thriving places, sir, thriving places. Saw
mills, wind-mills, rail-roads, canals, court-houses,
beautiful new jails and penitentiaries,!
meetiug houses and distilleries going up alii
the time. Wages high, produce low. Only
wants women to civilize it. No wives to be
had for love or money. Great speculation to
send out, few cargoes."
Poor Gray muttered devoutly to himself, "I
wish they would take Mrs. G. I would sell her
cheap."
" But touching my other stocks, do you think
the Grand-Rag-Sugar-Anti-Slave-Labor-Company,
will actually destroy the cane-growers."
".Beyond a doubt, reduce the revenue of
Cuba, ninety per-cent. Look at that! what
do you think of that for sugar?" continued Tim
berstock, thrusting into the hand of Gray, what
resembled in its hue a nest egg, that had served
the incubatory purposes of a dozen generations
of x'enerable hens.
"JIt strikes me that it has a sort of mouldy
taste, as it were," said Gray, making a wry
face.
"Ah!" replied Timberstock, "the flavor is
devilish fine, when you get used it. A splen
did article, sir, and no mistake! It beats beet
sugar and canes cane-sugar all to nothing. I
am President of the Company, and ought to
know."
" Pray, when does the milk-supplying com
piny go into operation?" inquired Gray.
" Let me see, you have only fifty thousand
of that stock?" said the broker.
"That is all. I hope it will continue to
rise, Mr. Iimberstock."
" Oh! never doubt that, old boy " said the
speculator. " It will go up, up, up up, like
a rocket, sir.
At this juncture, a spruce young;m"ah enter
ed the office with a flushed countenance, and
apparently big with intelligence interesting to
his employer.
" Well, Mushroom, what is it?" said Tim
berstock. " Never mind the present Company.
Are stocks down?
" Down, low as Lucifer. Rag Sugar ninety
per-cent below par Milk-supplyingstock down
to nothing, and Wbolehogopohs city lots re
fused with a premium to purchasers."
Mr. Timberstock bjuttoned up his coat, put
his hands in his pockets, and strode up and
down the apartment, ejaculating, "The devil!
when does the next steamship start? Which
way shall I slope? Gray, my old boy, we are
dished"
".How? Wbat!M exclaimed Grar, who stood
ttupified.by the intelligence.
We are done for used-up extinguished.
Shall we go to Texas, or take a hotel in Paris?
Stocks are down, lower than plummet ever
bounded.
" Give me back my notes, sir; give me back
ray notes," said the old gentleman. " The trans
fer is n t valid."
" Stop, sir," replied the broker, "remember that
I cave been merely the agertt oi tne owner ot the
stock in this business. These notes belong to
him, and he hasjnerely cleared the paltry sum of
fifty thousand dollars m the operation. It he
chooses to release you, it is well. But I have no
authority in the matter."
"Who is the person you speak of!" inquired
uray with eagerness.
" You may learn something concerning him,
from that paragraph," said the virtuous Timber-
stock, pointing to the imaginative announcement
ot Singleton's good fortune.
The very man I turned out of mv house," re
plied Gray, growing very pale, and sinking into a
chair.
" Let me relieve your apprehensions," returned
the broker, " the young gentleman is passionately
enamored still ot your daughter."
"He shall have her!"
" But there is one peculiarity in his conduct, of
which 1 would apprise you, and which seems to
indicate a mental hallucination, that may termin
ate in insanity."
" So much the better," said Gray, rubbing his
hands, " I can get myself appointed his guardian."
"He stoutly denies that he has inherited any
property from his uncle says it is all a hoax
and insists upon it that he has n't a cent in the
world. Now, my dear sir, if you will humor hhn
in his conceit, and consent to his immediate mar
riage with your daughter, notwithstanding he is
so desperately poor "
" Desperately poor! Ha, ha, ha! Yes, I like
that. Desperately poor! Only got two millions!"
said Gray. "Oh, it shall be done, by all means.
And then, he will of course let me off from the
payment of these notes."
"No no," said Timberstock, thoughtfully.
"The effect of this sudden accession of fortune
has been to render him avaricious. He will make
the terms easy to you, but will insist upon his
claims. But what of that? The money will all
be kept in the family."
"That's very true," muttered Gray.
At tins juncture, the young gentleman himself
walked into the office, with very belligerent inten
sions towards Mr. Timberstock. But, on seeing
Mr. Gray, his cvrath was for a moment checked
by the surprize, and the broker fortunately took
advantage of the amnesty to say,
"Ah, Harry, my dear boy, give me your hand.
We have settled every thing with father-in-law.
All is explained, and Eveline is yours."
"All is explained! What! have you told him,
that the ridiculous story in the papers concerning
myself is astockjober'shoax?"
" Yes, yes, he has told me all," said Gray.
"And do you, in spite of its falsehood, consent
to our alliance?"
" With all my heart. Eveline shall be yours."
" Timberstock, I forgive you. This cow-skin
will explain the object with which I came here;
but you have vanquished and disarmed me."
bo, you would have thrashed me for putting
money in your purse? Well, there is no account
ing for tastes' However, I accept your apology;
and now, run and throw yourself at the feet of
UiVehne."
CHAPTER VI.
The denouement of our story may be briefly
explained. The foreign Count, who had so en
tirely won the favor and good will of Mrs Gray,
turned out to be a journeyman tailor from London.
He was arrested at the suit of Mr. Cabbage, from
whom he had borrowed, without permission, the
clothes with which he astonished the natives.
Singleton released his intended father-in-law from
the obligations, which the old gentleman had in
curred in the purchase of fancy stocks the con
sideration of the release being the hand of Eve
line. The day after the marriage of the young
people, Rag-sugar, Milk-supplying company stock,
and Wholehogopohs city lots rose a hundred per
cent above par. Timberstock advised Singleton
to hold on to them in the anticipation of a farther
rise, but the latter declared that unless thev were
immediately disposed of he would incur no respon
sibility in rega.d to them. Fortunately, they were
sold, and our hero realized by the advance a hand
some little fortune. I suspect they afterwards fell
in value almost to nothing, as I never see them
quoted in the lists of sales at the Brokers Board.
United States and Great Britain.
Thfj Washington National Intelligencer of
yesterday, has the following article on the pro
ceedings in the Senate on Monday,with regard
to our relations with Great Britain.
"We earnestly congratulate our readers on
the information concerning the relations be
tween the United States and Great Britain,
which they will find exactly stated in the report
of yesterday's Senate Proceedings. Consider
ing the rumours that have been in circulation,
nothing could be more interesting to the whole
country at the present moment than these dis
closures in the Senate, unless perhaps it be the
chart of the principles of the new Administra
tion which may be expected in the Inaugural
Address of the President elect.
We learn from the statement of Mr. Buchan
an that, in regard to the Boundary Question,
the Governments of Great Britain and the Uni
ted States have agreed upon the main points of
a Conventionybr the final adjustment af that ques
tion; and that, in the opinion of tho Executive,
there is every reason to look with entire confi
dence to a prompt and satisfactory termination
of the long negotiation upon this question.
We learn, further, with great pleasure, that
there is no foundation for the rumor that an an
gry correspondence has recently taken place
between Mr. Fox and Mr. Forsyth, or any cor
respondence, the character of which would just
ify a call for its publicity.
The remarks of Mr. Clay, whose wisdom and
experience in our Foreign Relations stamp ev
ery thing he says on that subject with a more
than common impress, arc no less important
than acceptable. Happy must it be accounted
that upon this very interesting and important
matter the leaders of the party coming into pow
er and of that which is about retiring, entertain
opinions upon it between which there is hard
ly a discernible shade of difference.
The statement of the Chairman of the Sen
ate's. Committee on Foreign Relations, tho rea
der cannot fail to perceive, has all the effect of
a counterblast to the martial appeal made the
other day by the distinguished Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations in the other
House. The effect mark! We do not say the
intention, as we are not in Aho counsels of the
Honorable Senatorfrom Pennsylvania or of the
Administration whose confidence he enjoys.
The warroiKh eAitnr nf tht "Mnfinnnl PVis snv
that the snow storm that General Harrson encoun
' terod on entering Washington, was All Hail !
From ihe New Orleans Bulletin.
AWFUL CATASTROPHE.
Tlie Steamboat Creole Burnt Loss
of Many Lives, and great de
struction of Property.
The steamboat Creole, Captain Dalmau, one
of the Red River packets, on her passage from
Natchitoches to New Orleans, with a cargo of
upward of 1000 bales of cotton, boxes ot spe
cie, bundles of bank notes, merchandize, &c,
came out of Red River at the grey of dawn on
Monday morning. When about 12 miles be
low, she was discovered to be on fire, and a
general alarm was given. The passengers,
more than sixty in number, and consisting of
men, women and children, were all in their
berths at the time. The fire commenced at the
after part of the boat, the tiller ropes were im
mediately severed, and the confusion, conster
nation and panic which ensued defies descrip
tion. Amid the raging of the flames the engine
continued working, and drove the boat directly
agaist the shore.
Here four persons leaped off and escaped.
Rebounding, as it appeared, she altered her
course, and running near a mile and a half
brought up against the bank on the opposite
of the river. In the mean time, and while the
Creole was crossing the river, many of the pas
sengers and some ol the crew threw over bales
of cotton, on which they embarked. Some,
missing their aim in jumping, or their balance
afterward, were precipitated into the stream
and drowned. Many remained on 'board till
she reached the opposite shore, when they
leaped off. A few were fortunate enough to
reach the land, but the greater part plunged
into the water, and it is believed of these near
ly all wore rescued. The present estimate is
that about twelve human beings lost their lives
by the catastrophe. Of the 20 or 30 unac
counted for it is hoped the most of them floated
off on cotton, and may have been picked up
by steamboats and other crafts. There was
scarcely an article saved. The passengers,
male and female, with scarcely an exception,
escaped with barely what they slept in. The
proverbial hospitality and kindness of the in
habitants of the neighborhood relieved their
pressing necessities, and enabled them to reach
the city.
The following card, signed by many of the
surviving passengers, has been handed to us
for publication:
At a meeting of the passengers saved from
the steamboat Creole, held at the house of Mr.
David Gay,.Bayou Moreau, Point Coupee, Mr.
Honry Bonner was called to the Chair, and
Mr. Joseph P. Deighan was appointed secre
tary. The following statement being submit
ted, it received the signature of of all present:
We, the undersigned, passengers on board
the steamboat Creole, from Natchitoches, bound
to New Orleans, while we deeply regret the
awful accident which has deprived some of our
fellow travellers of existence, have at least the
pleasure to believe that no censure can be just
ly attributed to the worthy captain or officers,
who exerted themselves in the ablest manner
to secure the lives of those entrusted to their
care. Captain Dalmau Mas the last to leave
his boat, and during the awful crisis preserved
a tranquility and self possesion highly credita
ble to himself. The cause of this catastrophe
is unknown-the fire originated toward the
stern, and it is believed by the undersigned
that no reasonable conjecture can be formed as
regards its origin.
To the captain of the steamboat Baltic, the
passengers feel themselves gratefully obligated
for tho prompt assistance he rendered. The
Baltic rescued many from a waterygrave. The
kindness manifested by Mr. David Gay, Mr.
A. J. Brame, and Mrs. Dukes, who received and
accommodated all who escaped, deserves not
only perpetual recollection of those befriended,
but the respect of their fellow-citizens gener
rlly, for their humanity.
HENRY BONNER, President.
Joseph P. Deighan, Secretary.
James Campbell, Reuben Carnal,
John Prater, Ky. Wm. H. Bynum,
J. H. Cosden, Thos. 0. Moore,
J. A. Reynolds, Wm. M. Sasser,
Joseph C. Cantarell, Aaron Prescott,
J. D. Spurlock, P. Prudhomme,
David Burney, J Vignaud,
J. R Mainer, James Watson,
H. F. Williams, N Prudhomme,
Joseph H. Pugh, MSompayrac,
J. R. Reynolds, T J Stimpson,
R. W. Jeffreys, E J Gillard,
John Bleakley, J Trateau,
N. S. Nestor, J Innis,
Henry Machen, C Innis,
Edmond Saucier, Andreas Saucier,
Joseph Gorton, James Chambers,
D. Evans, George Ro3s.
Fattening Poultry. An experiment
has lately been tried of feeding geese
with turnips, cut up very fine and put
into a trough with water. The effect
Was that six geese, weighing only 9
pounds each when shut up, actually
weighed 20 lbs. each after about three
week's feeding with this food alone.
New Genesee Farmer.
The Past to the Future. The following
sentence, from President Quincy's Address, at
the second centennial celebration of the settle
ment of Boston, is significant and impressive:
"The great comprehensive truths, written in
letters of living light on every page of our his
tory, the language addressed by every past
age of New-England to all future ages is this
Human happiness has no perfect security hut
freedom; freedom none hut virtue; virtue none but
knowledge', and neither freedom, virtue, nor know
ledge, has any vigor, or immortal hope, except in
the principles of the Christian faith, and in the
sanctions of the Christian religion."
Democratic State Convention.
The Delegates to the Democratic State Con
vention, assembled at the Court House in the
borough of Harrisburg, March 10th, at 11 o'
clock, A. M. and organized by the appointment
of WILLIAM M. WATTS, of Erie, President
pro tern Joseph Buffirigton of Armstrong, and
Nathaniel Clapp of Bradford, Secretaries.
The following delegates appeared, presented
credentials and took their seats in the Conven
tion. Philadelphia City William B, Reed, John
P. Wetherill, Wm. F. Boone, James G. Clark
son, J. Hall Bready, Henry Spackman, Thom
as Smith, William Reynolds, Thomas Hayes.
Philadelphia CountyThomas W. Duffield,
Jr. B. R. Mears, James Todd, Bela Badger,
Samuel H. Tyson, Wm. F. Hughes, Robert
Edgar, John D. Ninesteel, John Leutz, Daniel
Filler, T. J Watson.
Bucks; E. T. McDowell, B. G. Foulke, G.
Brown, B. Thompson.
Chester Jesse C. Dickey, Wm. Baker, J.
Futhey, N. Brooke, H. G Worral.
Lancaster George Ford,'.N. Ellmaker, S. S.
Patterson, George Miller, Thomas H. Bur
rowes, Jonathan Owen, Samuel W. Groff, D.
Hartman.
York Jacob Kirk, Wm. R. Morris, Samuel
L. Kauffelts, George Flysinger, Jr.
Cumberland JamesKennedy, Levi Merkle.
Perry Joseph Casey, John Boden, H. H.
Etter.
Berks David F. Gordon, Charles Troxell,
Samuel Beard, A. F. M. Hiester, Charles J.
Faber.
Schuylkill John Franklin, George Medlar.
Northampton and Monroe A. E. Brown, H.
D. Maxwell, J. J. Horner, Wm. Eastbnrn.
Lehia-h Henrv Kincr. G A Sntrp
0 j .
P&e and Wayne Wm. Brodhead.
rVSyl-.l 1 1 J TT T-l t T Tf T- 1
- rMonnumoenana nenry rricK, j. n ruray.
Union Jacob Waggenseller, Nathan Mitch
ell. Columbia Joshua W. Comley, A.B.Wilson.
Washington John H. Ewing, Aaron Kerr,
Jonathan Letherman, Samuel Livingston.
Westmoreland J. Lippencut, James More
head, Robert Graham.
Armstrong David Leech, Joseph Burling
ton. Indiana John Cummins.
Jefferson, Warren and McKean James Cor
bet. Fayette George Dawson, George Craft,
Dr. Campbell.
Bedford George Mullen, Richard Bard,
Joseph Ottinger.
Franklin Jasper E. Brady, Thomas Carson,
Charles Wharton.
Montgomery Wm. Schall, Robert Iredell,
Joseph Hunsicker, Joseph Kirkner.
Adams Thaddeus Stevens, Peter Diel,
Col. B. Snyder.
Centre James T. Hale, John Blanchard.
Crawford, Venango and Clarion Norman
Callender, Charles B. Powers, Joseph C. Hays,
Samuel Wilson.
Erie A. W. Brewster, William M. Watts,
Wm. C. Kelso.
Mercer Wm. F. Clark, John J. Pearson, J.
M. Power.
Dauphin Martin Kendig, James Freeland.
Lebanon John Weidman, Charles Arndt.
Lozerne William L. Bowman, J. L. Butler,
William H. Alexander.
Susquehanna C. L. Ward.
Bradford N. Clapp, (Senatorial) J. A. Ad
ams. Tioga and Potter Caleb H. Alexander.
Huntingdon John Morrison, Joseph Smith.
Beaver John Dickey, Henry Auckner.
Alleghany George Darsie, John Willock,
Jas. Marshall, Jas. Robinson, William Young.
Butler William Hazlett, Isaac J. Pearson.
Mifflin and Juniatta Isaac Fisher, (Senato
rial) William Levi, Thomas Whitesides.
Delaware H. Jones Brooke, William Eyre.
Somerset and Cambria John R. Eddie, J.
M. Kenmel, David Eastrah.
Lycoming, Clearfield and Clinton Thomas
W. Lloyd, J. H. Purdy, Robert Irwin.
Green C. F. Hager, Hugh Campbell.
On motion of H. D. Maxwell, Esq. a Com
mittee of thirty-three, from the Senatorial Dis
tricts, in proportion to the senators elected in
each, was selected for the purpose of nomina
ting officers for the organization of the Conven
tion. The Committee were composed as fol
lows: 1st District. John Price Wetherill, Thomas
S. Smith.
2d. Robert Edgar, Thomas J. Watson, J.
B. Ninesteel,
3rd. Wm Shawl, Wm. Ayres, H. G. War
rell. 4th. Benjamin G. Foulk.
5th. Frederick A. M. Hiester.
6th. Samuel S. Patterson, Thomas H. Bur
rowes, Jacob G. Lauman.
7th. John Weidman.
8th. Thomas Whiteside, John Boden.
9th. Joshua W. Comley.
10th. Alexander E. Brown.
11th. William H. Alexander.
12lh. John Blanchard.
13th. John C. Adams.
14th. Thaddeus Stevens, Jasper E. Brady.
15th. F. M. Kimmcl.
16th, Robert Graham.
17th. Aaron Kerr.
18th. Hugh Campbell.
19th. William Hazlett, John AVillett'..
20th. William F. Clark.
21st. Norman Callender.
22d. Charles A. Alexander.
23d. Joseph Buffington,
Adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock P.; M.
Three o'clock P, M. Convention met pur
suant to adjournment.
Mr, Kerr, from the Committee appointed to
nominate officers for tho permanent oiganiza-
tion of the Convention, reported the following
For President, JOHN H. EWING, of Wash
ington.
For Vice Presidents: E. T. McDowell, of
Bucks; Bela Badger, of the county of Philadel
phia; Thomas Carson, of Franklin; Maj. John
Willock of Alleghany; Thomas Henry, of Bea
ver; Henry King, of Lehigh; H. G. Worrell, 0f
Chester; Jucob Kirk, of York; David F. Gor
don, of Berks; George Medlar, of Schuylkill;
John L. Butler, of Luzerne; Joseph Lippcncott,
of Westmoreland; George Mullen, of Bedford;
Isaac Fisher, of Mifflin; David Leach, of Arm
strong; Joseph Huntsecker, of Montgomery;.
David Hartman, of Lancaster; C. L. Ward, of
Susquehanna.
For Secretaries: Henry D. Maxwell, of Nor
thampton; Joseph C. Hays, of Crawford, Na
thaniel Ellmakr of Lancaster; J. Hall Bready,
of the city of Philadelphia; which was unani
mously adopted.
On taking the Chair, Mr. Ewing made a
short and pertinent address of which the follow
ing is a correct sketch.
The distinguished honor which you have con
ferred upon me of presiding over so large and
respectable convention of my fellow citizens,
assembled here from every district of the Com
monwealth, is one which personally, had no
right to expect, for which I tender you my sin
cere thanks.
There never was a period in the history of
Pennsylvania, which demanded the united en
ergies and action of her citizens, more than the
present, her prostrate condition in reference to
her financial concerns must impress all with
feelings of the deepest interest, for her credit
and honor as a State. Already has she suffer
ed much, from a want of that financial skill on
the part of those entrusted with her interest.
What is her situation at present? Her credit
prostrate, a debt of near forty millions created
in the construction of railroads and canals, and
no means whatever save that of the State tax to
meet any portion of even the interest of our
State debt, and that too not more than one half
sufficient for that purpose. The revenue arising
from the public works being not more than suf
ficient to pay for the repairs of the same under
their present extravagant management. This
is a subject which above all others demands at
your hands reform. It is lime that they should
be converted to the use of the State and not for
the support of a hungry set of politicians. None
can doubt but our improvements with judicious
management can be made to yield a handsome
revenue to the Commonwealth and keep them
selves in repair, But gentlemen, notwithstand
ing such a state of things exists, we find those
to whom the people have entrusted their inter
ests standing off looking at things which appa
rent indifference, considering self of much more
importance than the welfare of the people.
The time has arrived at which it becomes us .
as freemen to speak, in language that cannot
be misunderstood, and not die like slaves under
the lash of the tyrant. Let us assume the pow
er which has thus been abused, and place it in
hands worthy of so high a trust in the hands
of one who knows her interest, and dares as
sert them in defiance of political denunciation,,
and not longer suffer the man who regards not
the Constitution or the laws of his country,
when a political object is to be gained, or a
newspaper editor protected from suffering the
just penalties of the laws, for base slanders.
The situation of Executive of this Common
wealth is a high and honorable one, and ought
to call forth a man of first talents, one who
could develope the great resources of our State,
and not let her agricultural and manufacturing
interests slumber, and hor immense mineral
wealth, in her iron and coal lay hid in the bow
els of the earth, but foster and cherish these in
terests, which alone is wanting to place our
State first among the States.
Much, it is true, has been achieved by our
late victory in calling the farmer of North Bend
to assume the executive chair of the United
States, and rest assured that its fruits ere long
will be felt; but let us not stop short, while vic
tory has perched upon our banner, but carry
out the same principles of economy and due
administration of the laws, which may be ex
pected from the general government under her
present administration in our State Government.
Having these things in view, gentlemen, let
us act with that harmony of feeling which has
heretofore marked all our proceedings, and suc
cess will inevitably follow our exertions.
On motion of Mr. Stevens, the Convention
proceeded to nominate candidates for Governor.
Mr. Leech nominated John Banks.
Mr. Wagenseller " Ner Middleswarth.
Mr. Cox " Joseph Markle. ' e
Mr. Darsie " Harmar Denny.
Mr. Darsie " Chester Butler.
Mr. Morehead rose and said that the name of
Gen. Markle having been presented to the con
vention, he held in his handfa letter from that
gentleman declining a nomination, which was
read.
A letter from Mr. Middleswarth declining a
nomination, was also read.
The names of Messrs. Markle, Middleswarth,
and Butler, were then withdrawn; and the Con
vention proceeded to vote viva voce for a can
didate Governor, which resulted as follows:
. John Banks recoived 127 votes.
Harmar Denny received 6 votes. 1
JOHN BANKS being declared duly nomina
ted, it was received with a tremendous burst of
applause from the Convention, and the mass of
spectators that crowded the Court House.
Mr. Darsie said that as he and those that
voted for Mr. Denny had done so under instruc
tions, he now moved that Mr. Banks be unani
mously nominated by the Convention, which K
was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Reed, a Committee of nine
was appointed to report resolutions for the ac
tion of th Convention. The committee were
i