4 - -- iililt lii 1. .... r :.„ .. A , - ,lft ~ ...A- , •- - ~' „; • - , • -4. =-.1.e . •r•• 4 4: it ' '"••'..,: • . & ,!.."...i.% :' a1:,4.r.4 •e. it'e*k.r:;ft.;,' , . ",' •:.....:;.... r,,5f",.7 CAALISLM, PA.; WEDNESDAY, J . 11.1‘1, 18,1856 I',l)( T eattest . ailtfilj_tOirg_sf.:l:laj)c. ',. 7,N o U M . ll In r. 'N C U,11.1"1" TERMS'—Tiro DOtLARS ONE Db • LAIC op Fun CENTS " . IR PAID::N AllvANct. , 75,11 I'AID.WIIIII;',C TUE YEAR. tON TIOKET. . • .f.A.NAL COMMISSIONER, E. 'COCIIRAN, of York C, , .A.OnTytt' GENERAt, - DARWIN ,PIIELPS,..of Armstrong Co. - KURVETOR OENERAL BARTIIOt4OIAEW LIVPORTE; Brad fore Tun NORTHERN AMERICANS. .The American Convention, cOmphsc Of delegates from the • Northern 'State Opposed - to' filo, nomination, of .3lillal •Ifilltnurc,‘ ; -metin• New Tork,oit ThUrsda, • last ~.Welegates appeared from eightee States, 'comprising a largo - number of di, dupls . -bed political leaders, among the; --George:Lawof,New York, Gov. John. , 'toil, -of -Pal. and Lle,ut._Gov.-FOrd, of, C hie... . Judg,-e Connid;Of Pliiiii - deipl4; _was eltoSetr -. ' chairman,of_the Conveniion' On liritlayn , communication. was receive from the Chairman of the National- Itt public in . C - oimiiitto, inviting,_tlm Co eration 6rmen_of:allpa . rties . oppod ~ t slavery extension. An exciting debit thereupon. ensued - in relation to the Polic of uniting with the RepubliCari,s t 'in---th. support of the same eandidate .for th Presidency. ,' On y, the 01111111 Saturda C 'i tee to whom -the Repithlican propositio: was referred made report in favor of n niou.and offered resolutions •that-the Con' Ventionzproceed to indicate, 4 by -- a - scrie ;: of ballotings; their preference for person to•be-placed in' noininationfOrcandidatc for the Presidency and . VicoVresidencY'; that When this preference shall-fie indi ct c ed,,a committee shrill be appointed t.;. c nfer•with the candidates and with tii RepubliCan National Convention; an , .that the.Am.eriean Convention shall con tinue' in session• until that . .Collimate •may report.. Three ballotings were the, had-fiZ-President.- Mr. Bardttieiv.v., 42 votes on th first ballot, .48 dn th' - second, and 46 o . the third. ' Col., Prc Input received 39 otes on the first ballot, • 36 - oti the - seept) di an& 37- en 7 tht- third ; : ) Judge McLean, re eived 19. votes iin,,t)i first ballot,.lo on the BeCond, and : 2 iThf-7 the third. Commodore Stockton receiver • 43 ,votes on the first ballot, 20 on_ th... s4c - olikiiiid -- 18 on th e third: ' Ex-Cievef• - : tior l Johnston- 'received • 7 votes. on tli firSt.ballot l'on theTsecond, and 15 of the third.- - The •ration then ad. journedlinti,t;l onday. • _ --, : • A NOMINATION AND "SPLIT -Welfearn from a dispatch in. yester day's papers, that the ConventYn tc slimed ballotings for candidates on Mon, day afternoon:. On the ninth ballot ;tit 4oteitood for. I!anits. 50, Fremont' 2F McLean 30,_ Mr. Banks was then .nomi Hated for Presidnt - by acclamation,_ ,kx-Gov,—Johnston for Vice President.. Committee was then appointea to con. for with- the Philadelphia!ConventiOn;af tor. villieh the Convention adjourned t.' Thuraduy. Whetber these nominations will b adopted by the Philidelphia Convention - teinains to be seen, , s • , " Before,the:_nominations were made the NeW Jersey - delegites and five other:.; front Now York, Pennsylvania and Dela., ware, Seceded from the Convention on the groi4nd that the party had been aoldx out to the Republicans.' 'e The &Ceders then afterward 'met and nominated, as their candidates 'Robert F. Stockton, N. for kresident,.and Kenneth Ray. net. of. North Carolina, for 'Vice ...Presi dent. -, ' .The National Republican Convention for the nomination of a candidate, for the _._. Presidency, - assembled in ".:Philadelphia.' - yesterday: On Monday '-,the ----- Stateilte= )bliranventiotri-metraod-4i . s • - -1 sized tiyeleeting Hon. John Allison,- of • -Beave.-, President. - - Delegates at large i were elected to the National Convention. which met yesterday, and were, ingti ht-' ed to vote for judge McLean foi Presi- I dent; and Col. Fremont: for Vice. Presi- I dent. The State • Ticket nominptecl at the Tiii - ofiCeuv - on-in- March ,-I!tst—wias. Ids approyecl i ,of an the Conventioli tfien ad .joUrned to tnoet ogaitt after the National Convention. . . letter from: Judge itdeLean, in reply to: one . by Chief,jUstice- Jlot4lower, •of N. J;. is published,in*which .h e -giveS , his. views .at -considei•aLle length and great foree,on:the SlaVery.cittestion: • He eulogizes the .erdinaliee of 1 ; 187, „presses feelings. of the . deepest..r:gret, and most painful apprehensions forthe . _ safety. of our — Ptii.Utipitg, account the growing.ipdifferenee and hostility velopd during the last fewyettra towards the principles of that great t4aiiure -of Jefferson lie looks upon the present distracted condition of Kansas as the fruit of thtit- - ill;advised,and mischievous nieas ure, tlie_iepeal - of the Missouri Oetnpro mists; and thinks - that the immediate ad: missioiiofKansaS as a State; under- : the , • constitution al - ready.ferned; be. a. measure of sound poliey„ and well:010u, lated to bring.p l eaCe . to the eountry.•-._ , A Sharp passage took, plaee in tW - Sen.: 'ate' on Friday last' between SenatorS But .: ler and Wilson in relatien -to , thesstrult on 'Sumner;_the report • of. which will • be found on the first page._ The only • other matter Of inferwin Congress Was the resolution, stibinitted by-Mr.,Critteu den, on Tuesday ' last, ruin - eking the Treaident i ---in-view,of the _difficulties ex lsting inlanias, and the eMployment of tu. teilitaty force for thefrestoration of law ','And : peace :and, harmony - th,ere',. to_ i' a . Gen.i Scott:to take command•of thosef r eps. In the course of his remarks he sd Gen.. Scott isAhe man who carries the 'sword in his left 'hand and, in his right , hand peace-gentle peace; and by his voice will do more than 'a thousand bayo nets. His object was to put an cud to .7 ''anarchfili` Kansas.- ' : Mr. Crittenuop'spropositicm came up next day and was'debnted until the hour Of adjournment: ,- T.,lm AdMinistration Iferiators;=—Ytilee', Brown, - Totiech--Mal lory', Adams, Mason and"lteid:—Opposed it as - 11404; censure of:the-.Presldent. Messrst:' Crittenden, Clayton, Bell wily leward., ; nrged-its adoption as a apeany'ef staying theanarchy - 11"od--1)loiidslip.d . pre vailing in'Krensas. - The Sen.c))4.ljourned' .without a vote... z'z‘ Mu, BIJCLIANAN4NDORSES TILE PLAT- -FORM.--Mr. Buchanan, in reply to a con gratulatory ,visit of the Keystone Club, is repyted' to have said ,that " being now _ thoJoßresentative of-the great Derimerat -26 party, and not simply Jamell,BUCha= nan, heartily- approving, .as .he dicl, the platform upon which, ho liad beet) placed, .he must be cautious not, to - add d plank to it, or displace . 0130 from it." This is 1 - vittnal=promise_to_fellow in the foot steps of his infaMous predecessor- 7 0en, Pierce. Those who disapprove 'of the course of Pierce; Delights t Co, - cannot donsistently vote for Mr. B. after this un qualified endorsetuent of every aktiole _in the pro-slavery creed . . • . TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.—The Pitts burgh Journal says that a meeting of the Democratic State Committee was recently • held in.that place, tb6rincipal object •'_under consideration.being the repudiation ,of Timothy I;;CS, the candidate for Bur ' veyor General. It is charged that he , did not render a complete . account . of State Funds within, hyd Care. If every delinquent Locafocaweie to bo=thrown overbear:di the party would be hard put -to at times for available! oandidatet. ~_ ', , , REPw3LIpAN 7-- toN Vt NTION JUDGE MoLEA.NS,POSITION; CONGRItSS. , peratb. MEN 11,E Poxiintailltl'FrAir!Virtw. ou the Stump .• ‘. The feeling excited' by recent events .(ansa.s and the = assault, on Senator. Sumner, is .profona.- irad. - widerpreitd - . - opu'gmetrtrfrgraro-dailytt-- and the, whole country - seems.. convulsed with saltation. A great mass • meeting, comprising citizens •of Union. and North umberland eounties, was-held last wcet in LoWishurn- to express their indirna Hon at the atrocities daily perpetrated in Kansas, and at the infamous attempt to re,tl.l7tiff - t're - e speech--in- 121 , 1 ongress.,____,The Ref.:lt:m.4rd Maldom, President of the University of Lewishurgh, presided; as sisted by, a number of well known citi zens. Th&Hon..lames Pollock, Go;er nor-of-the-ComnionwealA was then. in- troducOd, and wisloceiNicd siastic PoHeck's speecth was of the • most, eloquent and stirring character, and- is briefly.. - noticed • • •as lowS • . - • ": Gov. Pollock litiffity - Trittd! . .itidig.- nantly of the outrages of the slave 'poiver upon Katistis, and . .of the grave - offence . against free door of speech and of the representative rights of. Sovereign, States that is involved: in the gross assault Upon Senator Sumner.... As a. man and a citizen, he felt bountho make his public protest against these invasions-of 'con stitutional privleges; deliberately planned and subs.equently justified by the spirit of sfavery. lie would adept the words of - another, and say..that." the North, woad not,' die South dare noi, and the world . •in firms eon got solve our Fetlertil Union ;" be would - endure almost tuty suffering and sacrifici3, e.icepT the loss of fredom of speech atolpersonal—liberty, to preserve the Onion in its true Out demniiir 811 - 0 sacrificesJor everi--thai—end— wa• more than freediun could eves yield. . _lllr. Kunkle, inember'of Congress from the difariet7 followed ItY n long and 'able speech, . , :!nd 'a fter• adopting a series of strong resolu ions the - meeting adjourned': • . Di gX VP.E 'CT] () ,Nio;4 7 0 R K.-T • . N-..-`l%—Y, i h. sUpported the. election. of President Pierce;. now de -clamsAs - purposo to oppose "Inch 4-.- Buchaunn. The, 13U11:alo (N. Y.) ~4'ep ublic repudiates' the . nomination, and _• says : "We now declare thia, utider no circumstances,• although a l lways-- acting With the democratic organ Nation, and :1r. % dently attached to it by - a life-long..asso elation, can we support the noniinees of 113.6'Pincinnati Convention.UpOit the plat. forrii"N% ., hich that body has adopted." • BRODHEAr) AN4i BucuANAN. r —The. Washington Organ.of-the 11th s:0FSI:--- Senator Brodhead, of Pennsylvania ; c m, open ly declared a few days ago, in this city, that Buchanan could .not carry Penn'syl ,;ania. Mr. Brodhead. iS one, of the shrewdest_politriciana' - , in the countryand knows Pennsylvaniaas well as any man living. • DISTItiatiMIED BOLTER.—Hon. ribel-liamlin, U. S. Senafor from Maine, .qinounced openly in the Senate last week that he could no 'longer act with the domoeTatieyarty nor support Mr. Bucha nan on the Cincinnati platfoiln : pressed his determination to act in future with tkWilepublican party. • A " PEDIOCRAT",II4,AikLL " 111191INAN." It has been decided in .the caste -of Herbert, the Democratic M. C. from - California,. who killed one of - the Irish, waiters at Willard's. -lintel, in Washington,Aflew weeks ego, that a "Democrat" may kill atiTirishifititi---7Witb perfectiimpiinity and without fear of cense quences. The homicide was week before lest brought to the attention .of the lower Heise of Congress, of which Mr. Ilerhert is a mem, bei, by Mr.-Knowlton, of Wine, American, who offered a resolution of inquiry into life aircumstatiees, - with ft view_ to the expulsion_ of Herbert, tlif he:mometit Ms was dofie there was a general uprising of the Southern de Mooney; by whose votes the reeolittiOrk was tabled and the :inquiry quashed by a vote of 78 to 70. Irishmen wilt now be , able to ap. preciate the strength of the regard manifested for them by - their ,Democratic friends. The poor, man killed wits a menial, a laborer . ; an underling—an Irishman. To be sure lie left a wife and two chtldrenlo mouroNn .poverty his' untimely end, but what of that . / It was a so-called sogentlematt" /and "Democrat" 'who coharnitted the, offence, and be . Mist' be screened from punishment and disgrace.— Well may, -the Patftlies exclaim, "save. us from such friends / A LitIVTIIIIXST OOVERKOR DXUANOXIL—The tonilstille, (TCy„):Tlines learns that the HOU. See. G. nerdy, Lleut. Governor; of the State, is deranged, or rather has emit into a state et'almost mental imbecility. , HI ,memory le entirely'gone, and hie mind , le hopelessly shattered. • • - •l• - ' ' d 1 town anv.idso..ottpto'3llttlft TUE COUNT'ir ,F.A7 , IC---Wednesday the 16th of Ootober tithe fixed' for tile ouningof,the' nekrt-,County . Fair, and we hope_ ---- out 7 larmers'and -.Meabanicswill r make prepa , • 1111ong F Lr Brilliant and successful as last yall's exhibi b)tion. was, we cOnfulently expect the next.to , irpass. it. ,the . arrangetubnts .nitide by the Cloinynittee wilibe far more, complete for: .the• proper exhibitc.r&offine articles. - ''SCONEIREsSIONAL.-'--:-A good deal :of in'. terest is . alremly manifested in the Cotigres sional—nomination:for this district. On the tiemm;ratie sia6 a host of 'aspirantB rare-men tioned, Until, recently we had thought. the nomination cif : dtidge Stuart, of S; Middletoti, a ,fixed fact.; NoW, however, , we !tear of Judge 11 . 4' btirn, T. br.•.4111,- aiilcompctitoralor_thtaionOr, IL p0.1,-,-Ims-ttlise been spolteri of, but we believ'e has expressed n decided disinclination to he.. coming a candidate.. Mr: Todd, our present RepreSentatiVe, will of course. be a candidate for re-election His course as a :4epretientn• Live has given entire satisfuCtion to his friends . .- • '.Taint.'.Taint.MOWlNd MACIIINEs: . —The public trial of Ketchum's.-Mowing Machine, which had been previously announced to bake' place en Saturday last, attracted.a large hUm . - her esf Farmers to town. Although Ketchum's tnewervds . the only one previously announ• ced to be tried, the agents of several", other mowers availed themselves of the opportunity to,ixhibit theffniuchineS , , ,public, and the trial was thus rendered an occasien of the highest-interest and:eicitethent to Fiirmers, Several humlred of our most intelligetit•prec--- , ' tfcrilliifirers weir) Fresent-tra-speetators,—The trial took. plitee'in - a field of clover on the farik of Col. W. M. Henderson about a mile . from totvm At that early day - the grass was of, course not in the best condition tl3. Unt , and the . machines were therefore tried at aorue„disail. vantage. • • , Four, machines were broiight upon the. ground, viz : ketehum's-noweti — ntatrufnefat• od at Springfield,.Ohin; Atkin's Self Raking Reaper and. Mower; the advertiseinent ef *MOW appears in our paper; - 11anny'S.Ren'pen and glower, aid Wood's Improved , - Mower.. Emil) machine was drawn by two horses, and as they. passed over the field,-laying low with 'iv wide and rapid sweep , the tall and luxuriant cloVer,, the. Process was eagerly and closely soretinii- - ed by the crowd of spectators. -As to the, op eratioOtpd merits 'of the various Machines there t' i 6 of course some difference of opinidn. And when practiCal farmerntilier 'tea shall not, venture to decide which was superior. Het chums Patent, which is a mower only, - "rag preitygenerapy conceded to have- talten . .the palm: It did its work - in u, clean- style Which elicited general applause. In point of econo my and efuluess 'to the Farmer, however, At ns' 'Patent, which. combines the.impor ta t advantages of .mowing,-- 'reaping and ritking„cannot :be surpassed: - Favorable opinion's of the other machines Were alio — Ct . = pressed, ,ned ,as'a result- of the Exhibition we learn that a number of sales g ie since been Made; partietilarlY "Retchlut 'B:Atkin's ar4l , Manny's. 'A large numb of 'the different kinds of, Reaping and M' lag .M achines will to-ino this'seasonfand before many l years.chey •will.be fotind on every !arm. . . 7 — * * fRILBUTE OF RESPECT. • ,AtV-naeoting of Cumberland ..Star Lodge 197 - of A Y Masons, the (clioviing proceedings were biLd: The Almighty tArchltect of the Universe, for his own all-wise purpose, lots summoned • into his presenee the spirit of our friend and brother, P. M., 'WILLIS FOULK, one of the founders nod first • Master of ibis lodge.— While we recognize the hatul.....oficiar-LEtevnal G rand" Muster irr.thia:AwfuLsuintoons 10, our brother, nod bow in, paseivasubminsiOn to His immutable, decree, we cannot but regret our loss. An ardent lover of our tithe.honored order; a strict and intelligent observer of its landmarks and its laws ;'a watchful guardian of its interests.taid a zealous defender of • its fame—he, in life, commanded our, respect, and in death desery.es our highest tribute to his memory. - Therefore . be it • '.Resolved, That in the death of Brother Willie Foulk a vacancy is created in our midst thatosannot'eapily be filled, and we shall ever wet. his Memory with our fraternaresteem and dwell upon his Maionio virtues, with' mitt. sled pleasure and regret.. Resolva, That we tender , the symptilhien of thii brethren of our, Lodge to his bereaved family and friends in this.trylogfime of their sorrow, and humbly conunend them . to ths care of HMI who tebipera the ,wind—to .the shorn • - Resolved; That in. Auktrail to , the memory of out departed brother our Lodge room be clathed in mourning three months, --- _Relnivedi That these proceidinge be publish ed in the •'Ma`sonies hiiirtne' audio the papers Joronr borough, and e. eop,y . 0 them be trans. mltted to the bulgy, of .the d eased, . By o ofeettintittee MI , . NEW BARDIS.---In . a 'ride, through the lower; section of 41ih . county 4 a few days since we were ,struck'with the number of barns.,, Ciit)elpgectelor just being built.. The erica tiiin . of so-many new and capaciousbartle dictates-ii-high- degree-of_prosperity among.our._ farmers, the effect of energetic management . . Ices daringfew - years--pear goo 11A-Y-MAKrNo.—The oeason of •hay— „ waking is at hanA,.. The clover fields are in, ssorn, and' seattA . their frogrance. around, a-signal for the farmer to . get his scythes, rekes,,mowing „machines, &0., .in or-. ,der_and prepare to /101180. the„croji, which proglises to be a itery:fairone. A number of _persons will commence oserations nest Sat r.• day,. Harvest will spetalily follow„so [h) next few weeks mill be busy ones with our far, nun. frionde ==! MR. I KILLDIORE , B ACCROTANC: hrnm tho,WaPhcngtun Organ .P . Anxs, Iltty 21,, 1859. GENTiEMEI4 have the honor to ticknow ledge the receipt of your, letter, informing me that the National Convention of Ilie'Arnerictin party, whiCh has just closed its session'. at Philadelphia had_ unanimously: presented my name for the Presidency of the United States and associated with it-that of Andrei! Jackson Donnehion for the Vh*presidency. -This un. „ expected communication met me at 'Venice, on, my return from Italy, and the duplicate,raaihd -thirteen days'later, was received on my arrival in this ?lily last evening. • %This must account for my apparent meglect in not giving a-more prompt reply. • -You will pardon me.fOr _saying_ that when my- administration closed, in 1853, I-consider life-ai a.putilic man at an eud, and•thopeeforth. I was only anxious to dig -66Tge-rny-duty-as_a_privitte citizen. -Hence 4-have 'taken no active part iti t- Polities7but - 1:z twit) by no means been an indifferent' specta'- tor of passing events, nor hive I - hesitated . to exproes my opinion on all political subjects, • when asked,.nor to giire.my vote and private influence for 'those 'Men: and , measures I thought best calculated to. romote the.:rpros perity and glory of ..put.conimon country.- Beyond. this . , I.liave deemed it improper for nno to interlefC. - • , - But - this' unsolicited and unexpected_nonti- nation has - impoied upinf nail a new duty; froth cannot shrink_ and therefore'appro:v ing, as 1.40, the general - . objects -tf-tlin-Torty wLich has honored • me - with - its - Ctintidence, I cheerfully accept its noriwn>,►tion, without waiting to . inquire of its prospects ,of Suss or defeat. It i 8 sufficient for me to know that by so doing ,I yield to the wishes of a largo portion of my fellow citizens in every part or - - the *Union, who, like myself, are stneerely anxious 'to see the administrUtion of our gov- , eroment restored to- that original simplicity and purity which marked the yeafs. of'' its existence, and; if possible, to quiet that alarming sectional agitation -which, while it t delights the monarchists of Europe, causes •every 'true friend of our own-. country to b ourn. Having the experience of past' service in the administration of the Government, I may be permitted to refer to that as the exponent of the'future, and to say, should the choice of the Convention be sanctioned by the p - e - ople, shall, with the same scrupulous regard for the rights of every section of the Union which then influeneed my conduct, endeavor to per. form every duty confided by the constitution Ind laws - to the-. Executive. As the proceedings of the Convention have marked a new era in the history of the coen, try, by bringing a pew political organization into the approaching' - Presidential canvass, °I take the occasion to reaffirm my full confidence in the patriotic , purposes of that organization, which I regard as springing out• of. a public necessity forced upon the country-to a large extent, by unfortunatelrectironal division - % and , the ditbKerous teadeno, of those divisions to. worth ' • • It alone, in my opinion, of all the ^ political agencies now existing, is posseised of the power to silence this violent mill disastrous agitation, And to restore` harmony. by its own example of moderatiOn and forbearanCe. 11. • has a"elaim, therefore, in my judgement, ußen. ' every earnest friend of the •integrity 'of the Union. So estimating this party, both in its present position and future destiny, I freely, adopt its great leading principles, as announced in the recent declaration , of the National Council in Philadelphia, a, _copy_Of_ which you were- so kind as to enclose me,, holding them . to:be - just and liberal to every tine interest of the country; and wisely adapted to the' establish- Ment and support of an enlightened, safe; and effective American prolloy. in full accord with the ideas andihe ,hopes of the fathers of our Republic. • I expect shortly to dill' foi America, and with the blessings of divittp providence hope - soon tp tread gy, opportunity Of comparing my own '°°° 4lll 7'n' n r'sh€! condi" tion of the'people, with those of Europe, has only- served .to incuuttle adintration and - love of ourblessed land of liberty. and I shell rom p telt - Without, even a desire ever ,to arose the Atlantic again. : • I beg of you,gentlemen to. accept my Aerate .for the very flattering manner in which you haie been pleased to communicate the result of the action of that enlightened and patriotic body of men who compolfed the late conven tion, and to-4 assured, that lam with pro; footidAespeot and esteem, your Mufti 11114 ' ell* - citizen, . DIII,LARD_ . FILLI4OIII WM. H. OARRYL; - - 'IMPORTER AND J , OBBBR. OURTAIN MATERIALS, FURNITURE COVERINGS, &a., &c., az. -- mattatnior sawn. 1.11.0 'Minx , 01111111ttrit 8111111311 i #llO,ll-BrtiM6 wan NNW MA.BO' - . IEI. ,
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