6 Ji J•t . 7 !" , • al, • • CAILLIS.tiM, PA. WEDNES:DAY,AUGU§"r Is-,1850: Ti(je Largest ant. (fßapestiJaper IN OUM,BEIttAtD:OOIINTY. TERMS,—Two bOTILARSA YEAR, OR ONE LAR. . PIETY CENTS..ti , PAID: N ADVANCE,. ---31-15-4F__PAID *Unlit _TRH YEAR. . ',. FOR PRESIDENT, • \-', — VIIHNC - . --- FREMONT - Cal.iforma. • . . .-. FOR VICE. PRESIDENT, ' , :*M. L. WINTON, of New J ersey. .. . , UNION SirAT,E . ' CANAL TOMAIISSLONER, - • . TriONAS 00CHRAN 'of York :Co : • 'A IJDtTOIt• ENERAJIJ, • DARWIN PHELPS, of - Armstrong Co . • SURVEYOR 'GENERAL , 3ARTHOLOMEW-LAPORTEBraci ford VOICE OP CLAY -- AND'AVEB STER- Henry Clay on Slavery E.ileniiion; .7.7:11i-Ilis-greaopeech-otrdhe Compremiseietentresi,on --n . the'ith'of-FehruaryT36stkliallttrierar-thirs-onipinii oilly declared hhi opposition to all designB for the ex tension of Slavery : "1 repeat that I never eau, and never will, and no etrthly limier will ever make ine, vote to extend Slavery over tercltorrwhere it does not bilist. Never while reason holds a sentAn,my braln,—never whilehty heart sends the vital fluid through my veins: Never— COUNIY 00.NVENTrON. The voters_ofCtkmberland County, opposed to the present - Nattional Ad,mintptration, and to the nominaes and platform of the Cincinnatti Convention, are requestthl to_ meet in their respective wards, boroughs, and .. townships, at their usual places of holding _ Delegat Elections, on SATURDAY,..the 1601 day AUGUST, 1856, and elect TWO DELEGATES from eacli ward, borough, and" - township, t" 1 meet in County crnirention, et the Cour House itt,',Carlisl / on Monday; the 18th da3 of August, at 1). o'clock, A. at , to non : limit° I : County Ticyolohe . 93tpported at the ensuin, October Election, , .• CARLISLE ELECTIONS Elections of Delegates to the above Conven• tions will be held, for the East NVard, at th public house of ,Joseph: Heiser: and for ths West'' Ward; at the public house of Joh , Henan on Saturday Ev . ening the 15th. at AIANY. CARLISLE, Aiigust 5, 1856. itiir.Tbe;Democrats of Franklin coup . ty have' nominated the following ticket Aisembly, Janies C. Boyd, and Micha( ; M. Stoner; Commissioner, Jacob Kegm els; Director of the Pobr, Matthiew T Gillen ; Auditor, William M'Clure Distlict Attorney, J. W. Douglas; Sher , if, John Armstrong Coroner, Charle Michael:a; Surveyor, Jolan Nill; Assc, tiate Judges, William Heyser and Jolt':. .Orr. itEa.. The Anti-Repuolican palleri;r t. publishing the votes of -Col. Frembn , while_tynember of thC Senate, to i prov that he is not an 'ilbolitionist. kop ahead: gentlemen, you could not do hitn DIM; service. The Republicans are not aboli. tionists and theTfore do • not pouting stolitionists for office.—They are opposer: to the extension OtilaverY, and their 6u, dCdate reprstpects . them correctly upou that poinC .F,remant is abused won't,' ---bythei3orderfinfrian - Proleveryitinraric the. Garrison iboiitionists, thus sh9Win:/ that he oeimpies the true ennservativ , ,, ground ) between the two `extremes. , • R THUNDER "ER;O'M PER 1 th aaeauvitof the Mnsa Me e ting in loather; 'boluouu . ' s r ' '.. s :: : :: ; ,: s' ' ' ' ' 's r s ,ti, '7, r - 7,1:7;'1' — '".,1,7';,'. - r — rrrT s ., - : SA 's .4 ' ' ' 's - f s . : ' s r .. ' *iv HO i 8 Cl4la. , Few men, sitYriaionternporarY' l are less open tO.attabk than Col: Freinont, public-service _pi' : the ihigheStkind ; he, has made politi gal-eneu~~es=r=ha-hAs-comtuiLtoii-~no-politi— cal blunders - his - personal character -- is. unimpeached and his.persOritii.hOnor un doubted;.he impressei,every man who . meets him .with a . nonse., • heartedness and honesty; and in his Pub lic. letteis and speeches there . .iiii • ample evidence of education; and - ability. Thesefacts,_liowevei; cannot save him 1 from: slander and abuee. - .::-.11e, is sneered . .• ...at as an adventurer, -- an4 as, a-man desti tute of trilent anti-enierience ; • _ Now, we ask in all honesty, would it • not be as well to• consult . the records of Congress and the official: papers • of - the. .administration•under which'' he .served, I • rather than concoct stories for the ocea-, „skin ? Read. the - reports of the -pro .. c'c l eClings in. Congress , for . March . and 'April, .1848; and notice the highly com plimentary terms ittwhieh .the most tiliguishdSenators of that day spoke of Col. Fremont : .. On the the Glum hill fur as CCaims,6W I,lw. . ' Mir. Coss,hrirfly - toughod7oti-the-pltrt. which Col. Fremont hod talon in the occupotion . of ColiFififin,-and the congumate skill and entirage whipkbe hod 'evinced in an eipetlition:teem ing. 17ra txtroordiitary and romant i c intereot nr. Dii-Vong,- . Glolm 18 vol.p. 540,) . made an able speech 'if support cif the bill, 'iidyhich he .phid the highest . compliment to Col 'Fremont. -We have room only for the following extract I do unt ktinty that . nny explanntinn further ii as that which has already liceu g iv en by: t h e Honorable Senator ft mu 'Michigan is necessary". to vitillioater-pro im-y-,4 esitig-t !WEAN, The pecuniary übli silos, rm. the -discharge of which it proviliiis, acre • contracted in good itlf_for_i he_pittpos.e_otesibituinoheynottniry, little-sLof Mexiee....lti the execution. of these objects, the young and-accomplished officer Col.. Fro: inont 'exhibittfd - oombituttion of energy; promptitude, sagacity, and prudence • which indicates the highest capacity for civil or mil itary command, and in .additinujo- what he has done for.-the-cause of science, it 1158 given hiin a reputation at home and abroad of which men much older-alai more experienced. than • liihuself,. might well bo proud. . That the-coun try will do justice to'his valuable a n d i li st i ng „i 4 l,_ ed services I entertain not the slirteat doubt.. There is no doubt-that his [ "retnont's rap hl and decisive movements, kept c a lif ort ,u of the hands of the British atibj ec t s , an d or . -lisps out of the hituds of the British g o i eru . went * . * * * • * * * It is in this point of view that th q trans actions POSectP the greatest interest. end im• portunce, and that the sagacity; proniptitude and decision:of . our youthful commander in California at the time disturbances brelteotit •haVe given hiin tlfe• strongest claim on his countrymen Any faltering on his part, any hesitancy in acting-promptly, Might have cost usinillions of dollars amt t h ousan d s o f ,u,il it might dost us a cont e st - o f which the cud is not readily Seen. ,;"?. Mr..4teltiso,.on the same -say, (see page-561, ClongressuialGlobe,)remarked as follows: lle gave...it as his opinion, not only that the conquest of CaliforpiV was effected' by Col. Fremont. hitt that Ae 4 l3.llitiql State. had de rived ill!) advanthge# at cam paratixely little oat. Be jet,vtiM"trot. Fre mont in all he hatt l Ane.- If he had done lees je Would have deserved and would. have re ceived•the execration of the whole country....— Ile made some reference to the course which Col. Fremont .ursueda . COuree in some in stances re - nde,re'd tndisPensible for„his own prel3ervotioni;'ond always.charaelerized Ly skill and;prpmpliiuda. • - In the Seate on the _26th of April ) 1848, Mr. ; Crittenden eaid: •The i conduet of Col Fremont entitled him to our cAfidence. and on h im . we Could more nat. ;nrallyArely, than on any other person' who has tot linsi the same connection with th gn the same day Mr. Allen said Col. Fremoist, in his opinion, was the most meritorious American Obi& age now in exis tence, and had ho [Mr. A: ] the i power of np pointment, le would ere--this ha* given him a military appointment in Mexico, for which maul's bad so clearly formed him. Mr. Rush, of Texas, paid the highest compliment to Col. Fremont, and Mr. Bagby who Opposed the pingo of the bill spoke of Col. Fremont as a man of extraordinary merits and abilities." said ° I do not oppose this measure oaths ground of opposition to Col Ftenioot. * * 'I have a 'alight amioaintance with he Colonel. Audi am iofavorabkimpreased to him, that `l: vidwu r i, as readily treat Ai s m ny•ethcr , • Such was the eatimat* n of . Col. pre. , moat's high character, 'integrity and, a- .':•..:: : ..i*1i . ,0.1i:'.; : g,tt00... EillE=V=E bility by distinguished numb - err of the U. S. Senate years ago, boforo be was thouglit'd for the , Presidency.' A 1161- Jinni destiny•isliefore kith OUd - win be ahieved in spite ef detraction and col', . . . . ' THE AUGUST. ELECTIONS. theUturns'of the several State . elec tions' IA(1)* week are ;not yet complete, though the mainresults are pretty . cle; rly indicated.. In Kentucky forty;nine coun: ties...meati,Aueriean. majority of about 2500, Rhowmgl- -democratic - gain on last yearn vote - of several• thousand...../In Mis- . sOuri• it is . -not yet. clear whei is • elected 9oxernor,-but the returns favor the .elec tion of Rwilig, the: American candidate. Col. lieriton's -Vote falls below that of his democratic •ComPotitor, Mr. Blair, jr'. Js eeritiiirlY elected to Congress in •the Louis district; over Kenneth, American. North Carolina has gone democratic by nearly 10,000_ majority: Arkansaa has I probably gone the same way. In- lowa the friends of Freinent have achieved a magniticenttriumpli, car-. rying . the State bY•nearly 500Q,majority, and electing two members of Congreth, one . being a .Clear (rain. Ca' e from , refiorted It e Califoraiii toond rend• • Loco FO,CO ITytiociusy. — Loco Foco ism is cunning as the serpelitut .ton, by denouneing tllccau , -- didates :on tlib Onion ticket as Abolition ists,-and c i r culating the charge that all _ ate against Mr. Fillmore. This is,a cun ningly devised scheme to save Loco Fo coism fre'M overwhelming d'elcat, but: it will 'not succeed, cunning as is the sch . dinii" for saving . it: The fiat has Oita( rtli in - fay- '. f puttingAtr:end-toLoco-Foeo rule r ' o in onnsylvania, and as that:can he most effectually.laccomiali:hed..hy_the_unitetl ac-i. on of nll tlieelements opposed to it,,tbe 'UnitM ticket, will be supported in go'cid faith, with eatiestness am!' zeal, br all the frievas of Fillmore aiur - Freinont. • tom' President Pierce sent a message to the Senate on. Tuesday, saying that tie order had been issued from, the De: partment to any. officer commanding in "ausas; to disp'ers ny unarinedjiicetings of the people of tl . territory, or to pre vent ti.em, by-military -power, from as- From the accompanying cor• respondence, it.seems that 'the. Secretary of War is not satisfied that the cirentu stances-were-such-iii-to-justify- Col:-Sum nor in eMploying the military force to disperse thc.assembly at Topeka; and he has called upon him to communicate more. fully. upon that point, 'it not appearing that the case was ono upon which by his instructions ho was called to act. • • BUCHANAN AND THE COMPROMISE..- In a speech - deliCered by Mr. Barksdale, of MisSii4sippi,last week, he announced to the House of Representatives that he was authorized to say, if. Mr. Buchanan' was elected President he would veto any. bill which:Vo 7 l ''''''' might Pass contem plating the restoration of the Alfssouri - Qompromist;, -- orihe - principle' - whieh l- i t recognized. Theriare strong convictions prevailing that secret pledges have been . given by or of 'Mr. -4 .BuChenitn,': to the South, covering; if possible; huger concessions than thoSe contained in the Cincinnati platform. . • . • VILLAIORE ELECTORAI; TICKET.— The Fillmore State Convention, which met in Harrisburg, on Tuesday of last week, nominated a full .Electoral ticket. Jo seph R. Ingersoll and Andrei! Stuart are the Eleetors at large. A resolution to postpone the nomination of a ticket until after the October Election .was voted down. A resolution providing •that .no portion of the ,Electoral ticket should be withdrawn or changed for -Any reason,- was, however,. also voted down. The. friends of Fillmore we hope will 'yet see the importance of union on a fair basis. 116., The Pennsylvania Democratic) State - Convention met on' Wednesday, at ghainbersburg, and nominated John Rowe of that town for Styveyorckeneral: BM I =I iiiM=ll ..,h ' ~ i} e0gr0..0110 , ,0unt0..,x04.c.r5.. .; ••• , DEMOCRATIC TICKET:7-711e . Make up.of the Democratic tieiet . ttieltlettiventifat which sat-in. this -boiaugh on.: ltienday. last;• eurpriietboth ' friends and foes. : The main contestlettre - 7Cenvenliurti'witir Itrr""tlitro.' grersionalttetriination. formilk your);ld - Par; - sonal but not political , frietid,.•.ittl'e'-Sitiart,' 'was one of the Conteetaits,...ankiii.:,Abl,- of Newville, the.' other. - .he...nOmination of Judge Stuart,'liewever,.,wo.litid'regarded nita foregoneoonoltisioni : That his long course of devoted service to the .Demooratie party for scores ofyitaiti past,-whenSeine of . .the . dele.. gates who have 'coldly _repudiated 'hini were' "babes and sackliags,',weal4 be_ rewayded' by a nomination. almostrby s had iet down as a 'fixed•faCt. We Could' Scarcely . imagine any other result. The. Con vention is through with its deliberations, hew. ever, and to the astonishment and surprise of MI parties, the nominee for Congress is not the old* war herse of a thotisand battles, but . Di- Ahl, of Newville! I Dr. •Ala for Cougicsi ! • Won't the olirDetriderlite Open. their - 6Yes'Aty see his name at the head of the Voltinteer for Conyress • How did it come ? candi date for Congress ought certainly. to be, of a respectable grade of ability, : hut is Dr: Ahl a man of superior inteligence and good - -com•• mon sense to Judge . Stuarti . Can. he read, writs, and spoil. any better ?- The'Judgel is farm . cr and Dr. Ahl.ts principlly known = a sPeculatar.-in real estate and Other matt . a, we believe, and as such has probably exhibited , a., higher order of talent than the Judge, but we did not suppose that would winthe favor ,of the democracy to such it . degree as to induce them to throW Judge Stuart overboard I j3ni, the _ deed is done and it"fs not for us.--to_dis cuss- the• matter,•though .we' can't 'help ex pressing our surprise : We therefore :dismiss the subject for the present, leaving the honest democrats of, the:district: to ponder calmly quietly whether tlkey . ,'would rather. have the district repreSeated by a man of acknowl :l; 1 :1, rttigvq, .TODD, whose [al- , elittliefTat lestre upon • constituency, or tvliether,tkeywill hatm an . einhediment of - the_ talent for Speculation, in the person of Dr. - AliIT as their . Representative. - _,Let them _ refielY Las,,t_oalialija n thejttest -and safest. - 1 • The convention tr,y.; ,nantmous natethitil'. old Whig Mend, Judge, Rupp, - for- reelection ns , AsSociaie Judge. The m ire ticketis.as follows • • * Congress John A. Ahl, of - Newville.. Assembly.-IVilliarn Ilorpel., of Dickinson, James Anderson, of Silver Spring. ' Distriet-Attorney.—Willinm J. Shearer, of Carlisle. • . Conitnissione,r.--,Aodrevr Kerr, of earlisto. Director of the Poor.—Samuol Tritt of West Petinsboro., ----- ----- ' Surveyor,,—Abr'm Lumberton, of 'Noith . Mi.ldleton. , Auditor.—David Oyster, of East.Pennsboro Corshei.—Miteliell McClellan, of Carlisle. Let our friends send geed delegates to the Convention of next Monday, who will, make a judicious ticket; and these locofoco rendily beaten lirhuridreds:— SPEECT,I BY Goy. FOBT), Or 0140 We lenrn with great satisfaction at Lieut. Gov. Ford of Ohio, is expected to visit Car pel!. and Aliver an address on Tuesday even ing next. He willepeak in Shippeneburg on Sliiriany: Gov. Ford belongs to the American ruirty but is fiiendly to'Fremont for the Pres idenoy. Those who'iomernber ono of his for. mer speeches which we published, need not be told that ho is one the most• eloquent and stirribg - orators of WI day. They time' and place of Meeting will be made known in bills. THE NEWVILLE annual Fair of the Big'Spriog Institute opened yes. torday 'end Newville will be all-alive with ex citement this •Week. Wm. H. Miller, Esq; of . Carlisle dillif.rs the iidremon — Friday. sons going to -the Fair can boy excursion tickets on the railroad at half price. RUN AWAY AND SiIIASIA . On Thursday evening last as Dr. Ross, of Shep erdstown, was starting from the Mansion House Hotel; •in, this place, his horse became frightened and ran oft. In main street he came in oontact with a pile of stones, • Upset ting and breafting the buggy t and - throwing the Dr. out upon the railroad.. Dr.. Ross-re ceived some very severe bruises, but •:was not Seriously injured. , HARVEST HOMR:—Thn Harvest Home on'Setiirday last was. rather thinly attended , Those who were present, however, partook of a bountiful dinner, end Judge Watts made-an interesting,epeeoh on-sgrioaltural topics. CliANpg-1-7Deeidedly--one - ,tfiti choicest farms in the county la adveitleed ;for sate in the Herald of this itreek, by . A. 11. Spineler, Real Betidegen. , . At A:I3BErtiBLY. - 7 - Ve are requested to state that Mr B. V. Leo, of New Cumber land. will to aupported m a candidate for Ae. Nobly in ant ounty Conrention which meets on Monday sea,' TAIBIITE TO FOESIONT TiOM • SIENATUO. WALK KBR.—In .the debate on ibe CoMipromise meas ures,ofdBso, Hon, Isaao P.: Walker, of Wis consin, Made the following allusion to Col. Fremont's already well-known view of -sla-, very. '" What would the 'Senator M h ave ? Would .he have.the,eloofio, bounding activity of the North to wait. thp slow and sluggish-movements of the, slave labor ohinery of the South in settling the territories" Does he expect this? If so--maids , my words. -he will expect in vain, -until .the. - last clod - • has fallen. Upo n -the last coffin of the, slave, whose servile foefimprints,the 'Southern soil. , It will not ,Wait. You cannot chain the active. energy of the North. YOU..OOIILD NOT CHAIN ~ THAVOY A FNEDIONT. He did, not waitto • provide 'transpOrtatiOn' , for slaves ; but calling, about him - his hardy - Countryinenv - he trnved the perils of want, hunger. thirst and mono. Min twits ; nor was he appalled Whin dtath - • itself strewed victims on his path. His no ble fortitude and energy have been, as they A l ! lserved,• rewarded by an active, enterprising. people. Though of the sunny South, .pos • ' sessed the. USETI7I. DARING AND CHATNLEB9 80171,011 -TILE NOUTII._ lb. broke the coils that botind hint to the corpse of slavery." ~F 0) Titißnootts AND 13,IIRI,INGAME ..... Washington, August . .6.—A: correspondence betweem,Massrs. Laue_nkti Campbell has,been published, growing out . of the - difficulty. -be:- • "tween Messrs. Brooks and Barliugante. • Mr. Lane\k , Mys that, intim:l - mob as Mr, Burlingame_.: was willing to meet Mr. Brooks anywhere, he . is directed by the- latter to request that a -place of meetinwbedesigtiated, and that, in behalf td'ltir. Brooks, he ie inthoriieirto . -name.any place withia:one.hundied miles of Washington. '-.Mr. Campbell replies, that his authority to act as Burlingame's friend ceased an-the 2tith ult, F and-he returns Mr. Lane's complunicatioti that ho may convey s it to Mr. Burlingame as he thinks proper. Mr. Lane again addresses Mr.-Campbell, informing yin that-Mr. Brooks will await Mr. - . - Iliirlingatne's-. ...address, (mins return to the city u • " - 'day, and Ilion mitke_an expose. Ir. Camp- • byll replies- to this, reiterating that his author- ' ity to act for Mr. Burlingame has ceased,. that he was not informed of his address, and '0 -that neither Mr. Burlingame nor hitaself feared the threatened expose. • , _..Etta,Thero'hever Was n campaign in whioh. Bei one's, and I itora nonce,- its • in .i.ll id° r,F re m o rtt o_ri_o_tneei c..e ticholuro ere called out.f out reiTremoni.. eta and Profeiniara of rid wide feline m are mtn7on e - .r • IM — ft eirricen — ' - tee ves the metephyeicis of th • study_ for the _ matters of fact 'of the stump. Longfellow. takes the stunip to urge a mils tr --- nobler "Exaelsior." . Bryant..is_ on the stump;---:e " Thanotopsis" to, .Bachananites. _ Curtiss -quits his " Castles in Spain," and attends; . town meeting. Prof. Elton leaves his chair and instead of Greek v erbs . is dealing out blunt English adjectives!' And Prof. Slllamari comes to the stump to bid . the Kansas emi gran,r trubt in God and keep his powder dry. Detroit Advertiser. . 7 BUCHANAN GOING UNDFA Ou!o.—The Democratic tate Central Committee of Ohio recently nit at olumbus , agtl it will be set._ fnom the ; following extract, which we give from the i. 3tate Journal, that it was indirectly deterinined to abandon all struggle fox; the presidency in - that Stater:— The-meeting . wits a gloomfono. . The 'Dom. glasites charged -the Buchunanites with un• generous and unfair treatment at We Cincja• nati Convention, and all the blanie of the present deplorable ceihditicin of the Locofoco party was laid at, their . door.- An unwritten resolution was adopted abandoning the field, as far as the Presidency was concerned, but urg ing upon the several districts to collboutratt all their forces upon the election - or member: of Congress. 1 , • EXTRAORDINARY DROUGHT IN VIRGINIA,-/ 'correspondent of the Pittsburg 'Express, wri ting on the let inst., states that in Olouceste county, Ye., there has • not- been for thre months previous- sufficient rain there. to mole , / ten , the groUnd two incties. The writer adds •• I know of some pereons who aro - cuttin the unripe corn to eivve-tllV.fodder, which i not—already-destroyed:=:-Numbers of- wells an apringa are dry. • Mills cannot grind, an meal is obtained with great difficulty. Som , persons have been obliged to substitute hors lay feet:Genf." . • - Ti improbable they have had plenty of — rid since this let ler . wets mritten. • Sark should not , be overlooked that t . one of the Deughtace 'journals which hal charged that Fremoilt is a Roman Catl olio, has yet had the manliness te publish tl certificate of the Rev. Mr. Wench, of IVasl logien, that all et the Colonel's children we baptised in the Episcopal church of - th. place. They.refuse; because the publicatic 'of this foot would prove,to their readers' tit all they have hitherto published is false. lifialit.--From nil sections -l ot Maine corn au enthusiastic tone of determination to car, - thy Dirigo State for Freniont and Aroostook coati% ,the, forixter.aibtatter_of ti 'Democracy, it is said, Trill. give a majori for, the 'Republican esuse - thie - falf• The sae is said of llanoort, Washington, std- Penn soot counties. . .••. • . • said at the late Duchilif -- ratification mooting Richmond that Clecticia of Ruohanatezwould enhance. ti ' value of negroee from _one thousand thousend doilartO But wind win ' it oil white men worth? Ten cents • day? =I Even