° HERALD & EXPOSITOR, eartiott. WEDIVESDAY,..III4ItCII 3, 1E441, Conferee Meetino• , . At a meetineof the Democratic Harrison Conferees from Adams, Cumberland and 'Franklin counties, held at the public house gal Mr: Robert Cochran, in the borough .of Shippensburg, on Thursday the 24th day Of February,. the following persons pro duced their credentials, and were duly ad mitted, to wit: adanis Countll—Colon'el M. C. Clark son, George Little; and : H..l: Schreiner. Cumberland County.—L-Siman ,Oyster, Ida s athan Peal, and John Carey. Frankliri County. Richard Buiden, N. E::Kintzer, and Jacob Reigel. MR. R. BURDEN, of Franklin county, being calledao the chair, and Mi; SiDtox 'Oirsiza appointed Secretary,• on -motion, t,he followink,proceeiiings were had, viz: ..• ./iiio/ved, That JAMES ReNsunw, of A dams county, and CHARLES WHAR'IoN, .0t Franklin county; •be. appointed Senatorial Delegates to repiesent this Senatorial Dis trict in the 10th of Marclionvention, to be held et Harrisburg for the nomination of Governor • Resolved, That the proceedings be-sign ed by the officers and ,published in all the democratic papers of the district. ,• - RICHARD BURDEN, (linen. SIMON OYSTER, Secretary. DICKINSON COLLEGE: The-55th • Anniversary of the . " Letlres of. Dickinson:College, was celebrated in the MetbediSt Episcopal -Churcholthis•bormigh; on-Monday-even '. ing. the:. gt[ultimc. A'he_ church, which isJarge andcommodious, was filled tp oVer '4lO-Wing- in:41111s - parts wi th - the beau ty and -fashion of the place; and the.attention . with . WhiCh - th — e numerodi -- atidlentelistened to tlie respective speakers, evinced how deep-- ly they were interested in the-exercises - of the evening. ...The -young gentlemen who participated in - the - exercises acquitted them iselves very creditably. The fit e.Band 'at tached to Captain- SupmEn'S • ConmOtd, at' the Carysle Barracks, under the - direction .of Sergeant Aller, was in attendance, and delighted .the - audience - With some choice pieces. of most exquisite music.. 'The fol lowing was . the Order of. Exercises ; t..flnniv.ersary Address. • _ WILLIAM B. CARR, Loudon Co., Va • . • JAMES O'H. DENNY, PittsbUrgh, Pa 3. Reason and its Triumphs, • GEORdE W. Knox; Carlisle; Pa 4. Respect for,the Dead. JOHN F. CHAPLAIN, Talbot Co., Md 3.-.Darr.Genius:...-•- WM. R. WHITE, Georgetown,-D.- 6. Modern Stoieisin—t_. . _,- BENJ—F—BuooKE,-Loudon Co. Va 7. Gullibility of the Sgt.; JAMES LESLEY, Harrisburg, Pa We are happy ip being able to add, that Dickinson College js now' in a very pros perous condition , . and may with justice be ianied among the firstliterary institutions in the Iltion. . The Hon. JAMES t r. NOREHEAD has been elected United States:Senatcir by the Legislature ofKentuCkyto fill the vacan- - .cv occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Crittenden. • VtttbiNta.- —The Locoloco • Senate O Virginia has at length yielded, and -resolved to go intoan election for United States :_...Senatorin_the_plaee,of__Mr. Roane, ivhosi term expires on the 4th of March. 2 ir - Torite Hon. P. P. BAnionn, of Vir ginia;.' Associate Judge of the Supreme Court Otthe United States, Wasfound dead 3n his bed At Washington, on Thursday . morning lasi.• . • it:r The Hon. RUFF ll£l . C:HoATE,has . boen rth - el; - egistattire—of,-MassaCbii' 7 Otte to fill the vacancy in the United States Seritte, o'Catiinited by the resignation of Wriiet Webster. ----._--. IcrJonar Y. BARCLAY, ESQ.; £, distin ,guisheil member of the Greensburg Bar, iindilrother of Sentitorßar4Jay, was thrown Irom'his horse. and almost tnstantly. jrzr Tho Lobofoco Staie 'Convention will =terrible at Hafrisbnrg on to-morrow, March 4tli, tor the purpose 'of nominating. a Gubernatorial Uandidab>, GUI; own' im pression that DAvin Pollitlt will be re-nbthinaiecNtilloot.inuelpiideti4; but . whether the'"Bfirn-bui s Uerri", eUdbe 104- ' • pedinto.hissupport as easily , celltiricfs'frienilti imagine, remains yet to tto'seeri. '" 2 • ' ' On Wednesday the March, the Democratic Ilatrieint Convention willineet in the eannit'place,,and all we can le*n, w& incline. to the opinion 'that the Hon. Jom.BANKS or Reading 'will be the 'nominee of that convention. Judge Banks is a strong man; an unflinching Harrison Democrat, and withal a gentleman and , scholar. With _ such a candidate in the field in opposition to the present incumbent, 'the result car.- not be doubtful. GOVERNOR POiTER.—His Excellency, Governor Porter, has acquired ' for himself an infamous notoriety of late. His pardon. of 'Huller Citittine, before, trial, for a gross libel on - certain citizens 'of Adams county, to which we alluded a few weeks lego, has been denounced . in all parts of the state as a wicked and dangerous use of the pardoning power. But the censure of the press of this state is Weak in comparison with:that of the . press of other states. We scarce open a paper, no matter from what 1. section of the Union,that we do not find this Arbitrary. act 'commented upon 'in proper terms, and his Excellency handled vilthout. gloves. So great iias been.the excitement, that the Pennsylvanian has condescended to take up the cudgels in defence of the Governor, and devotes a column of special pleading in extenuation of IheArime. But it will not do. The people can not and, will not forgive this extraordinary use of the Executive prerogative. . Pen nsithainia L,eg Alature. There Was no regular business transact ed in either branch on. Monday the, 22d ult. The two Houses met, together . with the Governor and Heads of Departments, in the Hall of the House of-Representa tives at twelve o'clock, when Washington's Farewell Address_was:read, - • In -the-Senate; - on - Friday; Tfitif the election of eSfinl eoinmissioners (vetoed so►ne time Since by the Governor) was_ lip ;-thcbill having been read, the Speaker : propounded- the - Tquestion . "shall- the bill passr: upon which - a long discus siost. took place. On . Monday this bill carne up again, - but was postponed for the purpose-of-taking-up the - --bilt-for-the-eree tion of an insane asylum, which was pass ed , with amendments. On- Saturdiy the vote was taken on the passage of the canal commissioners bill, which:stood 18 . in the affirmative and 12 in the negative._ ,There not being two-thirds in its favor, of course the bill was lost. • In the House, as well as in the Senate. great numbers of petitiOns wereTresented during the week, for the legalization of the suspension, and for authorizing the Banks to issue small notes; there was also oceasionally sa petition opposet to these measures. On Thursday, the amendments of the. Senate to the bill providing Tor the erection of an insane asylum were concur red in.'Mr. Binchman's bank bill, which suspends the law of last -winter for forty days,-was—made--the. order of the day for lirairch - 3d. — OliFriday "the ha to secure, to mechanics and laborers their wages, in case of the insolvency of their employers, after some discussion was referred to the committee on: the judiciary. "This bill is intended to secure to operatives, males or females, the first claim on personal proper ty ocan insolvent employer, for all , de- Mands accruing six months before his fai:. lure. The claimant to file in the office of the F i rothonotary of• 66'court of 'ioirtmon pleas, a Statementsof work done, and a mount due in accordance with the 62d see tion_of the act of June 16, 1836, withii 30 days after publip notice of insolvency ; ' -2nd-the-claim - tirreinairra lien - for •on e - year frail] the lime of filing.it. A spire facies . shall issue within one year upon the per eonsin' whGse possession the personal es tate--_ntay-be ed - , -- ,the - plaintiff - shall'within- three months- . . ssue n fierifizqas, and sell the propert NEW-YORK SPIRIT QP TUE TIMES.—The editor of this popular' Journal will " trot out" the first number of a new volume this week. This paper—in addition to repotis'i?f, races, general sporting intern .gencei; and essa . raising arq improv ing the •broed: oP stock . ,— , —cantains, choice I ifeir - iffilieTe Ctio' t ng lis zines: The''splenditl engravings 'aCcoin; panying the work, are . .elone. tvcifth. more than ihti price of subscription, which is Ono pr We will take. pleasure hi fotwarding . the names of zini:vito may ‘litsit to . commence ,with the new volume. .' • . ,The Unified Slates Bank and Othiti Banks of this city.—Wo are exceedingly glad to be able to announce to our 'readers that information has reached us from Har tieburg,.whOkleaves us* no' lo ger_lo- doubt that'whatever action t h e Legislalure takelii - regard to our - tanks, or: eih t ittevar measure' 'ef: ?Are it May eiiten'tiNto them, all Iranis vilithout distifietion will be treat ed alike, and no invidious and, unjust dis tinction made' tolhe 'eXclusieri:Of .the U. "States_ Bank. :the Bank of tha..Uhited States has - done mor e te, W sustain' thelcredit' `of State than'all the other oke in 'the' 'ci.ty.Put together. Why then stmuld alone be excluded ftom any favors ex tended 'by the .State Ifegislature to other idstitUtioes?..-PAild.'iSta'n crzi tre Q 4 LI' VII- Si' 7IP ittiatt °kr - go a . td:!Ytre :'extraCt, from the HarrisbUrg IniciligenCe r, the following , notice of the eppointnient•of the Hon. CHARLES B. PEN ROSE;-ad Solicitnr of the Treasury of ihe United states. Favorably known agile is to the citizens of this county, it cannot but be gratifying , to them to know that, his ex ertions in the cause of reform have been properly appreciated, and Abet ha-has been called by General Harrison—among the first- . --to take a high and important position in that Adtninis,tration which 'hg , was so efficient in assisting , into power. For eight years has he served the peo ple of this district, in the Senete of Penn sylvania, with untiringozeal and unequalled ability: and we feel confident theti to ichat , ever station he indY be•balled, he will carry with him the gratitude and good wishes o his constituents. -- 'C'Hd2R4ES PENIIOSE. . The numerous friends of this distinguish ed ion Of Pennsylvania . , in other states as well as-our olio; will share with us in the gratification we experience in announcing our poSitive. -knowledge, that the office -of Solicitor of the Treasury of the U. States has been tendered to him, and °has been accepted. Without intending disparage thent to any of 'the other gentlemen whose names have been - mentioned in connection with' prominent 'appointments - at - VV - ashing- - ton, we feel warranted in - deolaring tlfat no selection. could have. been made which would have given more universal satinlae Lion to thegßople of Pennsyl'ania. The eminent talents and well tried in tegrity otMr. Pettiose are well known. nd. appreciated by the people.. They have too long witnessed his:giant efforts io the cause Of popular rights,:not to feel for him A high respect and a Warm esteem. As one of the steadfast friends . of General Harrison, he accomplished as much as . any other man to secure his nomination by_ the Nation 4 Cronvention, and . after that nomination, la-. bored ideessantlyto . ..prQduce the grand re- suit which ranked'Penns - ylvaniaamong . fim -regenerated • Mau), and gave iO.: • the candi date of the people the largest majority of eleetors•arid - of The pomilar vote over cast for.a.Presidentsd the, United States. ;.. - The office to- which - Iltf.-Penrose has been voluntarily T called by the President, is of the first importance. Will become the--legal- adViser of:Ahe -Treasury: mentin all mooted questions. _ • will soon take high rank at Washington among the ablest men of the nation, none who know him can for a moment doubt, on we aro -highly gratified , in-Inawing that the station which he will _assume -is . .one- well Calculated to maki him as exten- sively and,favorably known to the people of the Union as he is now toile people of Pennsylvania. sizrAt the County Convention held in he city of LanCaster, to appoint delegates o the 10111 of March Convention, the fol , lowing.. letter from- SOHN -STRonm i - Esq. .was rod to.the convention: karrisbui;g, Feb; 23,1541. • Dear Sir,—For some time past my name has been, in some measure, connected with the Gubernatorial question. • Hitherto, I have a'scri'bed this to the excessive partia lity or some Of my ardent friends, and so longas it created_no,apprehension_of being injurious to the party; Morbore to take any . notice•ofAheireadom'-which l had been ercised in thurttiaginemy nami ) liefera• . • the public. But it has.been intimated to me that ail effort . would be made at the county con vention :on to-morrow, to - select delegates to the state convention ,with a view to nomination. • • Apprehensive that such an atteiiipt won'd produce, discord :1111°qt-those. who ought to be friends, I entreat you to, state to the convention, ilmy