litoz *raid CARLISLE, PA. Wedwiestlay, February 29,4460 FOR'PRESIDENT, EMI -SIMON CAMERON.. kSulijoa to do dcoinlon of tbo Nati6llo Cow/cotton PEOPLE'S NOMINATION GOVERNOR, ANDREW G. CURTIN, GENTILE COUNTY. , A MASS MEETING. . , In viols , of the nomination of the flon,A. Oientlx _foe: Governor:, and the neceseity .tvhieh-otiets.lor-noternotieing—the-..Cautpidgn,. batiyl'vrt. enggest that arrangements Ghould kiti made for a • irlit ASS 'MEETING, bn the first Monday of the April Court, to rati fy nomination of the People's Convention. Such a meeting would give tone to our County organization; and, we have iiD, doubt, that Mr—CURTIN, who is ono, of tho best stump speakers in the" State; ivould accept an invi• latish to crone hero and address the meeting. Who vaonds the 'motion? • .`TILI STATE CONVENTXON. lire the exclusion of teeny' ther artiplesrzo, a prott}' , ..full report of the proceedings of the People's State Convention, which re — stilted in unanimous noriiiiintion ANDREW G. CURTIN as oureandidate for Governor, and an endorsement of Alio elaim'a ef - Glen. SIMON CAMERON, as Pennsylva4, nia's oandidatefor the Presidency, before the - Ghicago Convention. The adieu of the Convention, in the nomi nation of Mr: CURTIN,. will be hailed with en , thusinsm, from therDelavyareCinite',Ohio, as the rest that' onld have been made, frpm - the lint df candidates presented. He reriesenM, • as fully tis any mnn .named, the cimeorrative ' feeling of the country, and Whigs, Republi cans and 'Aniericans;will rally to his support, with perfect unanimity. " Tho resoluticlne, passed • by the committee, 'breathe the right spirit; they are firin and de cided, without being ,ultra;• and althgether-i -prpeept. eplatform of principles, at wliich no reasonable man can cavil. "Let.the.peoplo in their several diatricts ratify the action of the Convention, and then GO TO WORK. NOW IS-THE TIME TO oitGApLiZtc. It-will be seen, by the preZeedings of the Peoplct% Party Contention, published in to day's Ilmitto,- that ANDREW Cf. CUHTIS. of Centre county, has been nominated as our Candidate,for-Ooyernor; SIMON' CAMERON recommended for thc,,,Presidency, anit a -full Electoral Ticket placed in the- Now,, then, is the time to go to work with a wily And effect fl . prompt and thorough or ganiention of the party throughout the county. We must not rely too much upon the prestige of our former brilliant victories over the coo my, and idly•fOld our arms "; but'we must use all honorable means to maintain the ascen dency we have acquired. We battle for yient ptinciplis, and not for a mere temporary suc cess. The events of the times call on us wlth more than bugle blast.,to rally foetlikhontest, and the call should not be unheeded; Clubs shonld . be formed in every iward, berough.and_ township in the county, add it is not any too soon to do -it. We have an active and untir ing enemy to deal with. Although beaten'and divided, they aro not crushed. They are held together . " by'the cohesive power of public plyn 'der ;" and rather than give up the spoils of office, they will readily sink • all differences, and rally upon any man whose strength may . give them a hope of success: We feel confi 7. dent that we have in this State a vast majority . over our opponents, and all that is requisite is to have our party properly organized and disoiplined. It was an efficient organization' which secured us the victory in 1898, as well -as our more recent victories, and it will do so at the coming contest.' Our candidate, Col. Attnurtv.feCiirriA,lir a man of whom we may well be proud. Pop ular at home, and well known throughout the State, he is just the standard-bearer for the times. Highly educated, of enlightenedriews: and great experience, Its is thoroughly ac quainted with the diversified, interests of our old Commonwealth. His pleasing manners and courteous deportment have won for hint self hosts of friends. lie has been life-long identified with our party and its principles, and when the battlnwas hottest and the clouds most lowering, ho was ever found in the thick- est. of the fray. Hie electiou would be an honor to the State, and contribute much to the success of our Presidential Candidate at tim November election. Again we say, 0110ANIZN! OB.Q.AN/ZE! for the coming Contest. TUC INAUGIIRATION7OE—THII — EQI?EBTRIAN STATUE or VlAtiniacrox.—The inauguration of this work of art, under the direction of ajoint committee of Congreqa, took place, Very op_ prepriately, on the• 22d inst. A grand , civic and military procession marched to the spot where the atatue boa been erected, when after &payer by the Rev. Dr. NADAL, an eloquebt oration, appropriate to the occasiori,, was de livered by. the Hon. THOMAS 8. 800008, of Virginia. At the conclusion of Mr. Becomes oration 'the Masonic rites of dedication with the °corn, , wine and oil" were performed by Grand Mas- ter, WHITING, when the president of the United States, .clothed in masonic regalia, took the gavil, once used by Washington, and dedicated the statue, in a beautiful address, when the statue was unveiled to the public gaze. Mr. CLARK MILLS, the artist then ntty, a brief address to the assemblage, and the pyoces- Dion was dismissed! A WRECK. —The Bank of Pennsylvania,— The _auditor.. appointed to distribute the as sets realized by the assignees of the Bank of Pennsylvania, made his report last week.— There wore $7,942 16 for distributiOn in the hands of thesMignees. Of thie amount Jotn Fafnum & Co. 'are 'allowed $1,693.05. The sum of $4,449 05, ds :swallowed up in com missions to the assignees, freed* lawyers, and. - Other expenses, and the very contemptible sum of $1,305 61 is aviarded .for distribution among the poor note-holders. We cannot specify what fractional-part of _one percent. this may be, it mtliit be almost infinitesi mal. ,Even this poor, thirteen hundred dol lars is not to be allowed the note holders without Haight . . • hlr. Attorney General Knox claims the r htilo of it, nail much more, on the part of the State, which, be insists, must be paid in full before other creditors. What a miserable wreck tuts been made of this bank, which four years ago wee supposed to have ti magnificent capital. Warßead the 'advertisement . of Dr , ,Batt Nottn's Liu InvOoretior. Tlt IC PEO P LE'S FITT - A - T - 331 CONVEX- MOM The People's State Convention Which met at Harrisburg, on the 22d inst , was probably. the largest assemblage of the kind, of either pry, OW over met in Pennsylvania. Many of the prominent candidates, and"their friends wore there in advance of the Convention, mar stalling their forbes•and getting ready for a triel of strength. . The Hotels .were crowded with strangers, and Eirkyl caucus, reigned supreme. Tho Con•• vent ion assembled in ,the Hallof the House of Representatives at 12 o'clock, and was called to order by Levi Kline, Esq . , Chnirmanpf the Btato Central. Committee. Every county in the Stnte was. represented • . • , The Conrention waStemporiarly organized byselecliug Francis Jordan, of Bedford, aS tem porary chairman. , Mr. Bampton,.of Allegheny, tras.named as .temporary Chairman, but , the .frionds• Mr. Jordan,' of Bedford, succeeded in oppointing - him, by dolling the yeds and nays. . After, the' committees were announced on verbiaharoitaiiiiation, o'clock, adjourned-till 4.• • , APTELLNoON SESSION - . The convention again 'assembled ` at 4 o'- cloak. The House was and numbere of dele'gates were unable to obtain 'seats. . The Speaker requested gentlemen not delegates. to surrender' their seats. Much pleasantry onsued'as to the best mode to seat the delegates.. ,William B. Man'n, chairman of the Conitnitteo on organization, made a re port of the officers of the convention as' fol lows:. - ' President—Hon. James Pollock. Vice Prosidonts—Cbarles Fridley, James S. Nagle°, Daniel Heftier - , Henry, Butism, Edward Ousts, Franklin Taylor, Edward Halley, A. Craw:Mahn ' Henry Orem Wm. Yocum, A. it. Leisenring, P. M: Osterhout, Davis •Alton, K. L. Baldwin, Abraham UpdegraiT, Anderson Dennis, Wm. Is. Irwin, George F. aloily, Joseph Fisher, Samuel J. Henderson, Edward Smyser, A. K. McClure, Francis JOrdon:, Jacob M. ampbell, Joseph it. Smith, Dr. Wtn.it,,Coulter, George L., Weyley,-Johts-M,-Klrk.. - pntriek; W. Irwin, of Beaver, Thomas J. Brown`, of Mer. car, S. Newton Pettis.A. B. Horchold. • Socretaries—S: B. Row, It P. Nevin, Jonas Gunnison, Lloyd Jones,..lohn.H. Oliver, Was. A. Hammer, Wm. 1.1. Lloyd. John A. Brown, antl'A. W. Crawford. The Report was unanimously adopted. Ex-Governor Pollock, on being conducted to his sent, made a patriotic. Union loving speech, of which the following is an ab etract,:-7 (isnrtsmits, Metissits Or THIS Cosvawrion,-4 thank" you tor the honor in calling me to preside over yohr de liberations. My only pledge lib.' will endeaVor to Ws .charge the duties of the position with -impartiality and fearlessly. Wu have assembled upon a day of glorious ntemory,-a day hollowed as the natal any of him whose name is the jsnynonym of honor, truth and greatness, [applause] ofjustice, liberty end right. Pennsylvania. true to every constitutionel and con federate duty, has over been as willing to recognise and maintain the rights of her sister States as to defend her own. Wo aro heiri to-day, gentlemen. friends ofi the Union, and of the States. Advocates of law and order, pledged to fulfill every legal obligation, every Coustitu- Henn) requirement, and pledged to resktevery attempt come from what,quartor it may, to prevent the duo line, cation of law or Constitution, State or National. [Ap• Online.) We have nn sympathy with fanatleism, wheth er they be John Brown or Ids confederate traitors In the prisons of Charlestown Va., or the plotters of din union in the locinintive halls of Charleston, S. C. [Sev eral voices—" Unroll Is urea I" 'Cheers and overwhelm. •lng applause) Ito coneluded by saying—Let us, tben, gentlemen, as members of this Convention, gird on our armor and prepare tor the contest.: Let us, ho strong the strehgth of mitt principles, move Onward and for ward, until our work is done—until success crowns our labor with victory. Mr. Souther, Chairman' of the Committee on Credentials. made an elaborate report, desig nating whb were the regularly - elected • dele-' gates in contested districts, which was adopted with one or two exceptions. In regard' to our own Senatorial aistrict,: the Committee reported in favor ofMr. Mc- Coy of Mitlin,who had been appointed by the Senatorial Conference. of Inst-fall--:Subse-- .queotly,' Mr. Sharp the contestant, brought the ease before the -conventio'h, and. made n l_statement showing the ground on which he • • claimed his Beat as the representative of this Senatorial district, 9nd on a vote being taken, 'a largo innjort?decided in favor of Mr. Sharp, Who thereupon took his seal. • • Mr. M. B. Lowrey. - offered the following res- Resolved, That Ben. Simon Cameron is hereby de ' clarod the candidate of the People's party before the Chien° Convention. On an amendment to postpone, this resolu• tion until after the gubernatorial candidate should be nominated, considerable discussion prevailed, and without coming to a vote, the convention adfourned until 8 o'olook. - •• EVSNINO 81tBSION. The Convention assembled at eight o'clock. -The Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeepers of the Houseltaving received instruction to ad mit nono' but Delegates, !Members of the Leg islature, and reporters, 'a tremendous•uproar Prevailed int.he rotunda. The crowd finally became so dentie that they forced the doors open, and in five minutes the House was com pletely jammed. \ • The pending question being on the reeoln tion recommending Con. Cameron to, the Choy; Convention, a long debate ensued, in which a. number of gentlemen favored the measure, while others opposed it. Finally, the President put the question 'whether the resolution should be postponed, audit wasaot agreed to-:-•yeas 51, pays 81. The question then recurred 'on the adop tion of the original resolution; which was read: Resolved, That Gon. Simon Cameron le hereby de_ dared the candidate of the People's party of Pennell vania,for Prenident of the United Staten, aultlect.to the decielon.of the Chicago CenvontiOD. Tho yeas and nays wore ordered. and the resolution passed—yeas 89, nays, 39. The Chester and_Delaware county delega tions refused to vote, on the ground of inex pediency. Mr. Lowrie then offered a resolution, calling for a committee of one from each Congression al District, to report an addresa and resolu tions, and to report the, names of 8 delegates at large, and four from each Congressional district, to the Chicago Convention, to be sub mitted to this Convention for approval, and the delegates thus selected be, and are hereby, instructed to vote as a unit in the National ConacntionLfor_the _nomination— of SIMON CAMERON, and to adhere to hint unitedly, , as Icing as his panne is before that body. Mr. McClure offered a substitute to this re solution. Pending the question, the Conceal tlon.adjourned. • SECOND DAY.—TfignsuAr; Fan. 28. ' The Convention re-assembled at 9 o'clock, the question, being on the resolution of Mr Lowrie; offered last night, which was debated at solve length. 'Various amendments were offered ; which were all accepted by the origi nal. mover of the resolution, and they were finally adopted by a vote of 128 in favor to against, tie follows, viz: Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed by the Chair to prepare an address and resolutions—and also to Alerl,,the names Wight Senatorial delegates to the National Convention, to be hold In Chicago, in June next, and the names of two persons for Senatorial Elec tors, and that delegates from the different Congressicnal districts report to r theConveotiou the names of four per sons from each Congressional district, appointed by- the Convention who shall be the repres. Motive delegates to the Nation al Convention, and one from each district as Elector.. • Provided, That in the districts whore the delegates aro heady elected, such delegate!, be accepted by the Con• odtiou.. PmWed; further, That where the Congressional dis tricts represented In this Convention, decline to r resent the name of any delegate to Chit ago, In those districts, the election of delegates to the National Uenvention, at ,Chicago, shall he referred to the people. Resolved, That the delegates from this State to the National Convention, are hereby lurtructed to cast the vote of the State as a unit, and to vote for Om Camsnow while hie came remains before that body. The President then announced the Commit. tee on Resolutions, with Mr. Lowrie as the Chairman. • The Conientits then proceeded to nominate candidates for Governor. Mr. Davio nominated Thomas M. Howe. Mr. T: S. Coffey nominated John Co . vode Mr. Foller nominated Samuel Calvin., Mr. Booth nominated David Taggart. Mr. Palmer . nomintood Henry K. Strong. Mi. Haines nominated Leinuel Todd. Mr. Mann nominated A. G. Curtin. 'Mr. Fisher nominated Levi Kline. ' Mr. Fletcher nominated Oeo. W. Scranton. Mr. Darlington nominated Judge Haines. Mr. Irwin read a letter from Mr. Todd with. drawing his name. The list of delegates was then called, and thiballot resulted as follows: reg 68 Covede, g rt, • • 16 Howe, " 12 Scranton, Calvin, etipes, Neoesaary to a oholoe Mr. Scranton', name .d a, aeoond ballot h. .Ilows 67. was then withdrawn, d, whiott .resulted as Curtin, Taggart, Kline, 74 roiode, • 27, 11 ' Howe, 7 Haines, Calvin, 'l. When the ballet had been ennoluded, and before the result had been announced, IL was ascertained that , Mi: Curtin lacked hitt a sin gle vote of.the.nominntion, whereupon Messrs Sharpe, Frniley, Mumma, (Nit), Swope, and several other gentlemen changed their votes to him. • • . '' • . . _ _ . Mr. Curtin was thereupon declared nOtol naiad, and, On • motion, •the nomination was made unanimous. Committees were appointed to'whit upon Messrs. Cameron and Curtin: ndinform thorn of their nomination. During their absence, Mr. Taggart was called upon, and responded in his usual facetious style. He said he came to Ilarriablirg a , verr„decided Taggart man, -and would, go away as decided a Curtin man, &c.. Just at; Mr: Taggart concluded, Mr. Cur• ,tin appeared in the Hall, and was vociferously cheered. '• - After ilionpplausewith which ho was cheer ed had subsided, Mr. Curtin said ho claimed his nomination ad no personal triumph. lie was 'a party man, and .his allegiance to, hie party and its 'principles was never questioned. When flio ' Hr`utii ' Genie; fia Write "not thetardy soldier to fall into the r Ho would take e standard of the, parry with its principles insc ibod,upon it in light, and vlallt. it on the shores• of Lake P. ie, and bear it'tri umphantly to Alleehores of the Delaware.— [lmmense cheering.] Addresses were nevi ...1-livored by Messrs. Marshall, of ,Allegheny And Mann, of Phila .delphia,.promising the unanimous suppor,t of the nominee by. the People's Party of our two, principal cities. The Convention then d journed until 24, o'clock. AFTERNOON EESBION The Coniention re-assembled at. 2 o'clock P. M., when the following names were pre sented by the various delegations to compose • the Electoral Ticket, Dclegaten,to the Chicago Convention, &0.. ' - ELECTORS - AT `LARQE. James Pollock. Thomas M. Howe. Drat. Diet. ' • 1. Xdward C. Knight 2. Robert P. King. 3. Henry Burnm. • 4. Robert M. Foust. 6. Nathan Hills. 6. John M. Broomall - 7. darnel; W. Fuller. 8. Levi B. Smith. 9. Francis W. Christ. 10. David Mumma,"jr. 11. David Taggart 12. Thomas Hall. 13, F. B. Penniman. DELEGATES TO TIIN 011110A00 . CONVENTION. Delegates at Large.—David Wilmot; Henry 1). Moore, Samuel A. Purvianco, Andrew II Raeder, Thaddeus Stevens, Titian J.. Coffee, John H. Ewing, Morrow B. Lowry. The District -delegates were reportea in . 1, • districts. As soon as the list is „ completed, we shall publish it entire .In this District. the Delegates ,are„ Kirk Haines, Wm, B. livrin, % l .Alexande J. Frey, Jacob S. Ilaldoman. • REPOI T OF TRIG COMMITTEE. , The people of 'en nsy Ivania, assembled in Convention. at. Harrisburg, on the birth day of thu Father of his Country, hereby nominate Gen. Simon Cameron for President of the United States. ' ~ .1 Thin act is not done hastily, nor without careful con. sideratiou of ail its consequences, and of all. the issues involved in the present momentous struggle for the, highest °Rice in the gift of this great nation. The mamma which havdiniluencedths In coming to . the conclusTon we have reached, we now present to our folio*-cltizens:— 1. Gun. Cameron is Tilt ONLY SAN, so fur es we rail See of all those now mentioned for the Presidency, whocan unite the entire lady of Pedple who are opmed to the - present corrupt and disgraceful administratTon. That a niaMi ity of the nation are opposed to it we fully be- Hero; but [Latvia no Dmitineut thingee; from the want,- not of strength, but of union, of a failure' to elect Any . mon who will be au honor to the country. It is very 'clear that any candidate who, on the one hand, Is con-. sidered ultra or extravagant in - his views, or who, on the other, would be considered as untrue to his ptinciples of liberty, which are the very pulsations of b freeman's heart, muld not command 'tho suffrages of - the Atnited Opposition. The luau who will be elected Must Le able to carry l'on nsVIVa Ida and the States which lie Weston at_the same time, there'Must be nothing In his character or history Which will prevent Lin being re ceived with entire cordiality by the Eastern States, by New York, and by the. Not th. West. We are unable to name any stetmentau who combines these requisites ex cept the man of our chute.. For more that, half a cen tury no President has been elected without the vote of Pennsylvania. The Wm of this State, and that of the others to which we hare adverted, wits the cause of our defeat at tho last-election. Let us learn wisdom by ex , per-melee. 2. That Gen. Cameron's name Is a tower of strength In Pennsylvania appears from our action to-day. Bub 'the causes of It aro not Obscure. no haii been the early and unwavering friend of every measure calculated to develop° the resources of the State, and - to protect its domestic industry. Not a mile °fennel has been dug. I nor a section of railroad constructed, In which he ban ' nut taken an Interest. In bringing the bon and coal from theft mines and making them productive and use ful, ho has been constantly active, and to no nine more than to lion. Cameron con we confidently look for the -restoration of the cheerful hum of neglected industry in this old Commonwealth, by nature so highly favored A Peonsylvanian'n heart is In Lim, and no men dare say that Ito has not constantly and unswervingly given his, best energies to her .welfare. And oho. ash fitting, now preaents Lim to the notion—his faithfulness to her is a pledge that he will be faithful to the whole court „ry 3. We present General Cameron to the people sea na tional man in the bent and highest sense.. With some persons national character means-only subserviency-to an aristoclacy who are content to live in one on the sweat of the brows of mum whom Om look down upon as their inferiors; only made to be perpetuallj - Servile. I General Cameron believes in no such nationality. lie Ile is a self-made man.. Ile cot quly believes In free la- bor In others, but he has exemplified It In his own fife. Possessed at first only of an honest name, derived front a virtuous and not Undistinguished ancestry, having -Only a stning - arm' and a clear train,' hu boo himself gained, by hi e s own manly exertions, every step of Lie way. Ile mu sympathise by experience, with ell classes of hie fellow men. Ile has shown his ability to genera . . . . . . . others by first governing himself. Ile has never sought a station whiCla he has not gained; ho bus never failed In any undertaking which he curiously essayed. Ile has been equal to ovary station Inrlcari reached, and ho knows himself so thoroughly that he will accept noth ing for which he Is not fully qualified. In 'regard to that great question now before the . . American peo- ple, and on which all men have a rightto, demand 0 frank expression of opinitm—the extend° of alevery r . Gen. Cameron's record is clear. Against the earnest ' pleadings of personal friends high, in pow a t he voted for the Wilmot pniviati. Everywhere and at all limes ho has been on this alibiect a thorough Pennsylvanian. This State, the first to abolish slavery, in her great e , manclpation law, passed in 1:40, seven years before the adbption of the Constitution of the United Slates, used the following reurailtable language i—"Weeancelre that it le our duty, and we rejoice that it le In our power, to extend a portion of that freedom to others, which bath been extended to us, and release them from that state of thraldom to which we ourselves were tyrannically doomed, and from which we have now every prospect of being delivered. We deem it a peculiar blessing gran ted to us, that we are enabled, 'this day, to add one more step to universal civilisation, by rumoring, 'as much so possible, the sorrowe of those who have lived in undesolved bondage, and from which, by the authori ty of the King of Great ilrltain, rwieffectdal legal relief could be obtained: In justice, therefore, to persona so 'unhappily circumstanced, and mice, in grateful com memoration of our own happy duliverence to the state of unconditional aubtnisslon, to which we ware doomed. by the tyranny of Great 'Britain"—They proceeded to pass an emancipation law. -- In thesentoblenentiments, General Cameron has ever concurred.. While maintaining the absolute right of every State to manage its own domestic alleles, to adopt and control lta own Inatitutions, without Interferitnce from any quarter, he has inflexibly resisted all attempts to extend slavery; believing that itainfluence IS always deleterious to the prosperity of spy State where It is established. At the earns time, he IS an earnest and e6rillif %Gelid of the Union and he is an earnest and cordial friend of the Union and the Constitution under winch it was formed, But, while upholding these prin. elpfes; he has never yielded anything. to arrogance or assumption. lie has calmly maintained the rights of hie own State, understanding well the great principle that, Uwe would hove others to respect us, we must restiedt ourselves. Wo ask with confidence, then, in what respect Gen. Cameron falls of meeting the precise want of this time? Strong as adamant at home, capable, of carrying the States esteemed as doubtful in this contest; without one characteristic which is obnoxious to the Opposltjon party in any quarter; a man evercalm, cool,nbler clear, successful, patriotic, we ask his nomination by the Na tional Convention as the certain presage of his election, by the peoplnf the United Staten. . . . T : M=! Resolved, That the following gentleman bo tho Dele gates at largo, via :—Darld N Ilutoy n enry D. Moore, Samuel A. Purviaoce, Andrew 11. O, Thaddeus Stephens, Titian .1. Coffey, John IL wing, Morrow B. ' Lowry. • Resolved, That Gov James Pollock and the' lion. Thus. M. Howe be the Etcetera at large. Resolved, -That the prosopt National Adoiluistration• I y diaregat ding the Just claims of the industrial Inter. eats of the whole country, by fostering national excite.' manta and antagonisms by conniving at wthemesofland piracles,and by the rankest corruption diffused through , out all the departments, bap forfeited the confidence and respect of the people, has Meg-raced Republican in atitutions bathe oyes of all observere, when:mat home or abroad, and &reties a signal rebuke Immibe Mende of constitutional order and of political justice. Resolved, That corruption in the Administration of the Renown government, combined with Federal .usur patios, both of the delegated rights of the Mateo, and the reserved rights of the people, have .become no fie graft and audacious, as justlyto excite the most seri. one apprehensions In the breeete of the intellectual and thoughtful of our citizens for the debility of free Duni- Wiens, and esPecially for the maintainanco of *weal liberty and State sovereignty. Resolvedt That believing Slavery to be en element of political weak nese, and of eon.' laf llclty, wo are-un uttemly omit d to its extenaloo into free Territories. Resolved, That the dogma that the Constitution, of its own force, cornea Slavery into all or nay of the Tew• ritories of the United Status, is a noun and dangerous Political Wee', at variance with thee:Oßß provialonn of the Instrument it nelf,.wlth contemporaneoue men tion and without leglelative and judicial precedent, that It Is revolutionary in Its tendency, and subversive of the peace and harmony of dm people. . . , • Resolved, That the African Blave Trade le a relic of barbarism, condemned alike by the civilisation, the htw, manity, thelawe, and the religion of the' e, and that the attempt to - mopon it is an abort of the wined 1 ~. . . • darkness to bring again the reign of "chaos 2iofit ' Old 414hij . which patriots ' philanthropists and Christians, are under the moat solemn and weighty obligations to , Oppose, , . . , ltesolied.,That wo view with just apprehons'on and alarm the &Olen, extravagance in expenditure which pervasion every ,department of the Federal Government anti too steady and perslarent.departuro from the prin. - elples and policy of the• founders t I our Inalltutiona, that thircatoratlon of a system of rigid economy and 'dccouutabillty in Indispensable to restrain the plunder era who feast Upon tht Treasury, and 'to prevent our teem degenaro log tutu a wild and Annelid serenade for the limite, in which personal decency and puLiie inurality-shallibe overthrown. .1 1 e0o.Vad t T ha n t to retain inviolate the rights of the * States, and especially the Fight of each State to order and control Its own domestic Institutions according to ' Its own judgment excluaivaly, is essential to that bal. ,ante of pewuron which the perfection and endurance. 'of our political fabric depends, and wo denounce, new as heretofore, the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no' mutter under what pretexts, as among the gravest of crimes. ' Re:mired, 'Chat It, does not enter into the scheme of the Uppoattion party to each-the abolition of shivery In the Plates where it now exists, Lot to lento the meta- Oration acid ultimateabandonment or the system to tied 11101111. religious, and economic forces which 'oertain To the slaveholdlng communities, assured of the final pre. valence °Uptake• throughout all the land, among all the Inhabitants thereat. ,• . . , Resolved, That to the union of the States this math'. owes Its unprecedented Ihereare in population, its sur prising development of material resoure es. its rapid sag-. mutation of wealth, Its happiness At home and its hon or Abroad,And that, consequently, we hold in Marmonro all maellnations fur dissuasion, come from whatever _aearcathey-any,.__.... Reedit - &d, That the threat - of disunion - 111 - MFO the - - publicans and Ahnir affilinnts shall elect the next l'resiJ dent, repenteelly made in both Houses of Congress by Demiderntie mambo., not simply without rebuke, bet with uniform applause from their political noseriates, Is a - denial of that vital principle of vomiter government, , free election, plod a bold avowal anti countermine° of con• totnplatdif treason, which it is the Imperative duty of the people to atornly.confront and forever to silence. 'rliesolved, 1 hat while we are now opposed. no we ever have Loon, to the extension oTsluvery, no hail the pee pie of the South As brethren, lit whose prisperity we IT. joke, and_ whose constitutional rights and prit lirges - we are pn-pared to oustain nod defend. That in the math of good Si ighbochood, whenever the passions'of ' different nations of country come In conflict.' we eland on the ground tf mutual forbearance, loitering that n fniternity of feeling is a chief °lenient of our II:alone' strength. .Itesol veil, That In the enactment of revenue hews by the General Govern merit, fair And adequate pretertiern should be systematically afforded to the Industry of all classes of our citizens. That we maintain a devoted at.' Manion Ater , thei policy of national exchanger, e cures to the W1.0.1.111g1111111 liberal one.. to Won is null Omit°rs remunerating pricer for their produrts. and to • - e n nTe h r;l2; l ir u ir d d ra. l ' iPl u i r ri ' Lrni fb- 7 pti l 4 s; e . r . r n i7Y 4-'-'' nod independence. • . Resolved, That weapprove the pulley of A donation by the General Government of "a 110111efitOnd to eve. • actual settler upon the public domain. end we Tarot))• request our Representatives to urge the passage of such a Into without delay. Roselved, That the purity And safety of the ballot box must be preserved, noel that frauds upon the nal antion lawn, onationally resorted to by cur cppro.rratZ - -,, outilit to be counteracted by proper and wholeseultr I. - glide Gen. Itesolverl.-Thatthe Influx upon us-of, farrit,th j PlllO is an evil of surfeits megnitudir. which demands the interposition of a proper and eflielent legislative remedy. •Reifolved, That this Convention moot cheerffilly r,- etontnerni to the people of Pennsylvania,, fret... Andrew -G. Curtin, toe nominee of this convention, as a reed - Ante for Governor. and mutuntly Magri themselves to his support; that on Account of hire long, end proved di - ration In the l'rotoot lon Of American Ind ostry, invol ving the dearest nod nerst materiel welfare of the pen. • plop( this Commonweelth, and Ills earnest fidelity to the interests of the white Marl, nod oppesltien In the extension of slavery over nor Territories, mid no it t o presentative of the principle of reform ' retrenchment and integrity in the Administration of go...motel eliedra In, Is vrell qualified to receive the nrlffragne of the people or this central conrervntive Common; went ti which Is - untelterably and Inalienably pledge d to ti 111:1111 1 / 1 110 lice of rile Union the terrpetuatlfra or the Constitution of the United States in Its entire interg , Ity mud according to Its 00 ANINIO in terpretation, And the , real xermn of its tonna And language; • The resolutions were Adopted by Acclamation. ' • - 11. Ulysses 111orour. 15. George Brissler. 16. A..B.43harpe.. 17. Daniel Gehr. 18. Samuel Calvin. 19. _Edgar Covrpn.. 20. IVni. N. Kernan. 21. J. 51. Kirkpatrick 22. James Kerr. 28. R. P. Roberto. 24. Henry Souther ‘26. John Grier. A r'onstnutdcation was received from 'tlen. C. 11111.11111. thanking tho Conran tion for thehonor conferryll upon Im. beforendjourning theConvenlion, made_ t meet Moment ,perch.' At. 4 1 ,4 o'clock the Convention - adjourned olth three Meera for CANECON lIIId CURTAIN. NA:w cont.—Dimes and half dimes of the new'coinagc hare just been issued from the Mint. They pro neat and henutifyicoin. end we hove no doubt will - n4ot wilk_general Probation: '''They differ from the old :style in having on the obveriie, amend the female figure. the'words...United Slates of •Amerira," instead of the thirteen stars; on the reverse the-Words'' , One Dime,"- Half Dime." stir% - rounded by a wreath similar to that on the nickel pennies. They will soon he in general circUlition, null our citizens can pass judg nieht upon the M.— ' . • SICHTENCED TO no HUNO.--liOnriPtilW inau,of 64 - years, was convicted at the retool term of tho Somerset (j'a.) Court, for the murder of Eli IVeim.tr, and on{ sentenced by Judge Kimmel to be hung on n day to bo fixed by Giu Governor. , Frills confessed to having kilted' Weimar, but says It was by an acciden tal diSsbarge - of the gun in his bands. , A bEISPEIIATS CONFLICT. The.Doylestotru (Pa.),Dethocrat, of the 14th instant, says tbnt on the previous Wednesday morning, after Judge Smyser had passed sentence upon the notoious outlaw 'and burglar, Willie*, alias Ilutelier" 7 -so called for his killing propen sities,—and just as he was leaving the dock ,on his return to jail, he made a tiger-like spring at a young man named Smith, the principal witness against him, and dealt out to tiro several heavy blows in,the face. Con- _ atable , Tomlinson rushedin and.prerented the infuriated felon from doing itiny further chief... Ile was ngnin placed in the dock, the Judgo re-considered his sentence, and added nine literati tirhis term of penal service. The, occurrenco created great excitement among the spectators. JANUARY AND AlAv.—A wedding•took place in Detroit, the other day, between nn aged fe male of sixty-five and a young man of twenty one. They were cousins, and on uniting theneX selves. in matrimony became 'possessed of $lO,OOO by bequest. The donor of this nim., nay had, upon his death-bed, willed them $5,000 each, on condition they married in the " Prostitution of hand without a . heart." THE WHEAT FIELDS IN TUE WSHT.—AZCor ding to the Cincinnati Gazette, the wheat in the West never looked better, and there never was before the same quantity of groubd C oupled in the with this crop; The agri• cultural interests hayn greatly ittinitil3 tea, and the labor an capital employed 'in this department has been greatly CalMicleri.. This is Ile natural result of high prices of prance, and hard times in LIM various °Ceti pations to which people are wont to rush, when fortunes, fictitious or real, appear to be in oottrio of construction by merehants, tra ders and speculators. ' STANDARD WEIGHT, FOR CLOVEREINED act has passed the Housemfßopresentatives, fixing the weight. of cloverseant 60 pounds instead of 64, which makes tho weight"corros• pond with the standard fixed in the adjolni••g States... Some opposition was manifested, but Mr. Crane, who had - the bill in charge, ox. Plainod that it was demanded by the farmers as a protection against the sharp practice of the - New York traders, and ho put It in such a.favorabloligbt, that It had a largo majority. • Annnew dsoasox.—On •the • 18th host., in the Senate of Tenuessee, n bill was passed by a unanimous vote s to remove the remains of Audrey/ ;admen and his wife from their rent ing place at. the Hermittio, to the Capitol. Square at Nashville, and to erect over them a monument appropriate alikeJo Tennessee and to the memory of the lamented dead. The Gallatin (Tenn.) Enquirer, in announcing this fact, says: "This movement assuredly tneet9 with the approbation of every citizen of the State, and we hope to live to see the day when a cenotaph in accordance with , ,the plated design .shall' mark the t~nat,~g ant of the illustrious deceased." kleminingeri 'iota bill, while stopping at. Richmond for the purpOise of die. oohing the Union, , amounted to above nino hundred dollara, whioh woo paid by the Vir ginia Leginiaturoofter a little decent grumb ling. No wonder that .South Carolina le plucky, when ,her ,ambassador der*, one negro per week on.the average. iiiiigne gottnt an 6,ciunin 1-flatters, bideolvlogiegi Ooh 1860 . . TilEtltitiplETElt. 1860. 7 o'cic : L'o'ck. 9 o'ck. Daily ° R .,,,,, F 1111 .• A. NI. P. 61. P. M. 6luan. ••—• --- - 21 14 42 35 30 43 • .4 - 22 33 46 44 41 66 16. 23 :14 54 43 43 66 I I 24 30 40 -30 34 001, . 26 27 33 . • 4.1 . 29 00 26 23 • 37 30 30 00 21 20 48 43 ' 39 00 REAM It KB.-1114141. • I= JACO)) 11111:131 and WM. M. PENROBE, as signees of Joseph Rimer; jr., idill soil at Innen - es warehopso;,Cnrlisle,•ll freight-Oars end — other prorierty pertaining ton warehouse, with a lease of the" premises, on Thursday, March Ist... Jona H. 'lHEssittnnarrit, two miles cast of town, on the Harrisburg ( Turnpike, will sell nn Thursday the Ist 'March; all - his-stook; firming implements and furniture: Jolts Oicsn, Per. of Wm.nlieffletinger, will ae,A,'on the farm owned by _Emanuel. Line, in Dickinson township, on Priday, March 2nd,- horses, en'tvi, wagons, plows, harrows, ear ring°, &e.. together with household and kiwi). :en,.furniture. • * Johnson .11foore, will cell at the Stone Tavern, on' Saterday, ! l arch 3d, five head of first class mules, 17 head of well•bred cattle, 27 head of hogs together with _wagons, and n large stock of forming implements. ' Geo. Ifosmt, neliilyeggoner's Bridge, will sell on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, horses, cows, young cattle, Sc. &a. Devfu WiaIATD36II, at his residence half a Mile south of Centerville, will sell on Wednes day, the 7th day of March, four head of work horses, a saddle trutreoind three colts, together with cows, yOuni eintlo, and other stock. DAVID DEAIL nn ;hlCOb Walter, the Thurs, day, the Bth day of March, 05111 sell at the residence of Jacob. Walter in Frankforci town— ship, ten milk-cows, ,twpily head of young cattle, and other stock. Don't Forget, on Thursday Bth of Stara next, John.-er Donlaii of .Silver Sprin'g,-twp: near 'N 'w Kingston, will sell at public sale his, en ire stock of horses,cows,young cattle, hogs, a d farming utensils, also Household and Kitchen furniture. 'See bills. • BOWLING SALooN.---ne- attentioil those fond of bowling; ore informed that Fo LAND'S bowling saloon, under Rheem's llnll Will open this evening, having been thorough ly refitted educe the fire We aro requested to call the attention of our !laden; to the foot thaidosimi I). lIAL -nguT, having decided to relinquish business, intends to close out his stock of QueelAware and Groceries, et. cost. The public are notified that the lecture of Dr.'l.). - 6 . ''l'EssEn, on "Nature and . her laws," will be delivered in Eheern's Hall; on to morrow (ThUraday) evening: LECTURE ON PALESTIN-E.—A leCtUre was delivered by - _the Rev. Mr. Menks. on Thursday•eveiling last, in the First Presbyte• rian church, for the benefit of tho Young Men's Christian Association, the subject being “Sceues and Incidentsmf Travel in Norther', PalestilMr" A very good tiudience greeted the lecturer,mtiti ho wee listened to with Marked attention, The incidents narrated were well told, and very interesting, bringing into view many details of the manners and customs of the people, -which are not to be found.in de scriptive worktn• and wore highly relished, by the audience. Absence from town prevented us from attending his lest lecture. IRVIN() FEMALE CoLimig.—W,o had the pleasure'of attending a literary and mus ical Soiree, at Irving Female College,'nn Fri day evening, the 24th inst., which afforded au agreeable entertainment to a largo audi ence, composed principally of the citizens of l'ilechanicsburg, and some from Carlisle, 'wha were present by invitation. The exercises consisted of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Recitations, Essays, &0., in all of which, the young ladies acquitted themselves admirably; tßilie creditable to themselves, and the able. FacultyMtached to the College. Few similar institution!, in the short space' of three years, have achieved such a position, akirving Female College. It numbers, now, nearly seventy pupils, many of thorn hailing from divlant Slates, and presenting an array of beauty and intelligence, not easily, surpassed. The course of study is thorough ; the govern• ment mild and parental, and the acquirements of the students afford abundant evidence of their own application, and' tho efficiency of (hg teachers It. is an institution of which j Cumberland county may well bo proud. Long may it continue to send out, from year to year, the beautiful blooming ilaughjers of our land, as pure, as good, and as intelligent as Nature designed they should be. • THE 22D IN OARLISLE.--Washing ton's Birth Day was not suffered to pass en tirely without notice. The "Sumner Rifles," Capt. KUHN, and the old ."Cnrlisle Infantry," Capt. MCCARTNEY, made R parade, but owing to the inclement state of the weather, their ranks were thin. • At 7 o'olock, in the evening, the members of Carlisle Lodge, O. F., with a. large number of ladies and other " outsiderti," as sembled in Odd Fellows' Hall, where an ad dress was deliverecrty WILLIAM M. PEttnose, Esq. The subject of the address wair-"Asso elated Effort," showing its beneficial results in the prosperity of the eountry,'as well as in ttatelioraliaig the social condition of man; and was highly appreciated by those who enjoyed the pleasure of hearing it. Later in the evening. the Fire Companies got up an impromptu Torob-Liglit. : rrooodsion. In defiance of mud and water; They marched through several streets with a portion of their apparatus, to the inspiring mueio of the Car lisle Braes Band, and made a very oreditable display. Bad the weather been more favorable, the parade would have been quite a feature. INDICATIONS OS SPRlNG.—.—Sitsduy, Monday and Tuesday, were indeed glorious days, and gave indications of an early spring The sun shone brightly, the atmosphere was warm and balmy, and altogether they mem bletkearly May days, rather . than February ones. --After the severe winter, such weather is renily leligittful,lina we, hope It may long continue. . SPRING BlRDS.—During tho warm and pleasant weather whieb`wa experienced a few !Week!, ago, robins and blue birds, Weise beau ; tiful . and welcome harbingers of Spring, made their appearahoe in great numbers.. The win -101. has been a long, dreary, andpvere •one; more aim"' 'hns fallen (( than y,e r remember to , have seen for many a winter, 'and we suppose the birdOike oureelre4:are ^ tired waiting for the Spring." Witenit does open, 110 hope ' . d . 8., . r.o or PRINTER TOTLIS .11011811 e—On ou "balmy Spring" will continua with' us during , y last, the House of .Sepresentatifes the length of time allotted to le by the alman hid four ballots for Printer, On the hot bal- ace,, and not relapee•into winter again. I t, ex.Oovernor Fonn, of Ohio, waeeleotedi B.riurria ELtcrioN.—On peat Friday two weeks, the regular Spring EleOtion' fdr pas county' will tako place. Our party friends should remember that it is most important wo npouhl nttend.to the selection 'of good Judges sad Inspectors in the different Townships and Boroughs, as the duty will devolve uptil.thent of holding .the State and National elections next. fall. / Soo that our opponents, who are always on the nlert, dont't steal a.noarcla on you.' itexnemhar, Friday Me NM o/ March. A MILITARY FUNERAL , --.Deith always unwelcome, ii peculiarly impressive; when its .victim.is consigned to the 'tomb', with military honors We, hear' the beat of the muffled drUm; we see the "firing party" in advance folloiv.Ml by the band playing n mournful 'dirge; then come the hoarse, with its droop ing plumes, bearing the I / coffin, enshrouded in tho tiara and stripes; t h e 'led horse, with hie sable trappings, the , sabre and oarline slung empty saddle, and the riderless boots; reversedirilhe stir — rups;-.and-theni-the meas ni'othtread of the moo, as with "molnnrlfoly stei, and slow" • they follow the remains of their comrade in arms: a soldier of a few months, as wo !earn, rut down by the fell destroyer, after a short illness, ere he bad numbered his twenty•fourth summer. The subject of this nciticii; was named Ron - - tam: E. JAcxsor,r, of Athens, Georgia, who was recently enlisted, and sent to this post for du ty. During his illness, he;received the ten derest care and attention iu the llospijah from; his brother soldiers, watching beside hie coucli, ntil their places Were. supplied,by-tho kind o 'lces of a devoted sister, who arrided just in buried on Monday, with every token 'of res. pect,from the officers and men at the Post, which custom awards to the memory of a sol dier. May he rest in pence.. ' 1110 heal upon 16 lap ot'etuih.' The clod of the valley, presses the throb bing temples, instead ofthe.soft hand of a Aster's love; the couch is exchanged for the narrow tomb, and-the glittering uniform, for !he straightened shroud. Alas! for'llieeitrly dead. The broken "column and the blasted wheat-spear, haNte each a story within them, and crave alike a tear; to thu memory of the departed. , • THE OLD'COPPEIt CENTs.—Tliese old "relics of antiquity" are fast tlisappearing from our view, and in a little. time. hey will he entirely outbf circulation 'Well, they have performed faithfully their mission, and. the expression, " nary red c i efh," will soon be a reality. Those of them tat . escape the Melt/ ittgpot of the Mint; will be carefully lioarde'a la the cabioet . of the antiquarian We take cave of them with mingled ,feelingtnfplea,' sure and pain ; -pleasure, because thoir place is supplied by a more, convenient coin, and pain; for the..reason that they were the cher idled treasures and companions of our boy hood. Many a - good gauze of "pitch and foss" 'we have had with the "rlilifker,r," and i m in,y a dainty luxury they have procured. n 0... rte best. of friends must part ; and, like malty )iliers of our early associates, they will soon ho lost to view, but neveqte memory. 'TILE NEXT 4 CENSIJS.-1110 Censer to he token during the present year will be a most important and complicated one, and we Lope no mart will receive the appointment •of Deputy Marshal, who is not'qualified in Alert , respect to discharge, correctiy, ihe manifold duck's of the office. A man of intelligence, industry and promptness, and who possesses a thorough acquaintance with the people and localities of the county, and none other, should reoeivo the appointment. We are all totem. ted in having a faithful return Made of the population, produce, resources, wealth, &0., of the county, and to do this in a satis factory manner will require skill and judg. meet. .Our farmers, particularly, should meet the census-taker in a spirit of kindness, and voluntarily give L 9 him allthe necessary in fdrmation. This would make his duties com paratively easy; and contribute much towards ~ c curing it full and accurate return. ASTIOES , OF TUE PEACE.---A law Was passed by the last Legislature, relative to the commissions of Justices of the Yeace, which provides - that every person hereafter elected to the office of Justice of the Peace or Alder• man, shall, within thirty days after the oleo= Lion, if he intends, to accept said office, give , notice thereof in writing to the Prqhonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the proper county, wh‘e , shall "immediately inform the docrotary•of the Commonwealth of said eccep tense; and no commission• shall issue until the Secretary of the Commonwealth has re ceived the notice aforesaid: THE.COMMON SCHOOLS OF CARLISLE —We have now 18 schools in thin borough; under the management of the Board of School Directors, affording instruction to about 900 and all the schools are now kept in property owned by the llfrectore. The entire cost of the echoed property, has been about $lB,OOO, and-its estimated value is $20,000 including several geod localities to erect addi: 2ional sclaool 7 houace, as they become noces eery. COURT MARTIAL.— -The Court Mar tial, which has been in session at Carlisle Barracks this. week, for tho trial of Lieut. 'Moons; has adjourned. Tee . following is the detail of the Court. DIEM= Bvt :Col: Daniel T. Chandler, Capt. 3d Infantry. Dot. 'lllaj William T. 11. Brooks, Capt. 8d Infantry. Captain John A. Whilst!, 6th Infantry. Captain. Henry ,11. Judd, 8d Artillery. • Captain Innis A. Painter, 2d Cavalry. Captain Llewellyn Jones. Mont ncd.Rillornen. Captain Augustus A. Gibson, 2d Artillery. Captain Henry B. Clitz, 3d Infantry. Ist. Lieut. David 11. Hastings, Ist Dragoons Ist. Lieut. Wm. B. Chambliss, 2d Cavalry. Ist. Lieut. John D. Villepigue, 2d Dragoans,. Ist. Liedt. Kenner' Garrard, 2d Cavalry Judge Advocate. PARADE AT MECIIANICSLIURCL—On Saturday, about forty men of the permanent company, at Carlisle Barracks, all mounted, undo a parado at Mechanicsburg.. • We understand that the people of Meehan io.,burg were highly pleased with the appear. wine of the Dritoons, who speak in the high est terms Of the 'hospitality extended to them by the National Blues of MeolioniFsburg, and the olOscnueserally. Hoiy To KEipr Fvne,—Our lady rend ori4 who will eoen lay tteide their furs for the present, :should be onreful to obey the follow, ing directions ne to the beet:manner of keeping them : Fine turn should bo kept in a cold place, An experienced dealer will tell, the moment he pule hie hand non piece. of f u r, if it line been lying in a worm, dry, atraosplforo; . it renders the fur berth and ehabby, entirely destroying the rich, :smooth sofineee which it will harea kept in a cold room. MO P : .i.INFUJCACOMEtiT.—WO regret to boar that col. AnmsrtioseNonnn, while out superintooding.lhe building of his stable, on SATlirdaylnst occidontally.fell, and suffered a compound irecturo of the leg, v just Above the ankle. • , For the Herald. THE SOIREE AT 41IRVING.,, . • M. EDITOR —ANN lIMO. use of your column's, to notice the Literary and Musical. Soiree, held at Irving Female College, on Fri day evening, the. 24th inst.. • A short ride on the Bail Road brought us 'to Mechanicsburg, viten, We were det at tat cars,. hydhe Presi dent, Mr. Medial, and conducted to the Col lege then, after a courteous greeti ng from'. thoyactilty, we p epared for the evening's. entertainment, by a cup of delertable coffee. By the way,cfs.tr. Editor, we think it high time that the praises of coffee- were 'sung. The juice of the grape has had its many ages 'of poetiodaudation; hut, the fruit of the coffee, tree, has higher claims,to poetic desciiption, 'than even wine. The latter savors of jollity and elevation 4, while the former, of home cheer...end_ soothing—soliriety.. 'Coffeo.• LS a drink for 'solace , and .inspiration, -is becoming established. E , en Schiller's fernatYsl song of the " has been parodied into a. lauda tory song of the ' '• Coffeepot." Time students nndirisitors filled the, room', alMost to a jam: When we got the Lill of flare, we were led, by its large promise, to expect something...interesting, even to us older ones; bid; we were scarcely ,prepared not to meet with a 'single failure, iu the long '• Order of Exercises." • We know very well, that praise is common, and intended as mere 'flattery; but, in the present instanee, we praise for the pure plea 'sure of commending what g,,iee us so much 'gratification 'Accordingly, we congratulate . the young - Indies on their successful exhibi tion,'arid felicitatejlism, for the pleasure they gave to others. ; Wm, Weal and Instrumental ; Speeches, and rending of Gr:- gine! matter. The dialogues were well sus tained. In fact r where no one failed.—where all did well, and many remarkably, so, indi vidual praise would - be invidious The music rind ,the singing were excellent, showing the skillful, pains-taking pinno-teacher, and when accompanied by sweet voices, was occasional ly superb. - We love miisic, though we can't make it, either with the voice-or instrument. Our phrenological' bump of tune in.,, hollow 'in the -bead. But, neverthe;iisi, we regard music as ono of the most practical of the tic complialiments It is true, it, does not; bake• bread; but it breaks to us the bread of higher• life; for it lifts the sour up, and seems, to drown both. sense and thought of sill and sorrow, toil and care, and trouble Its intox icating power is lutetium.' than wine, and has none of its debauchery. The serene joy that it gives, is nobler, because• purer, than the ecstatic'visions of the oriental haskersh cater, who. in the first stage of his indulgence; is put through-a strange experience. senses are shut to the miter world, and lie rides in a magic car over pearly Sands, emit' odorous Winds and enchanting songs, onwar 1 and -s wilt, with a hilarious -motion, thiougluan— archt-d avenue of rainbow , ' _up towards the golden gates of an imagintd paradise. . A notice-ible feature in the exercises, wee the colloquy (originfil.) in which a group of Jtiniors discussed trial:ll'okm et an amusement, to while sway. sonic leisure hours. It was• admirably done; in that oyy manner, and with that natural tact, forwhich girls are no ted, and boys aie• not. A group-of yedng gentlemen would have- ma le •four b'utelers, where -one vectirrol ' t his• oaritsion. But the literary trat of the evBmin4, w.ts the piece until ed, One," (original 1 in which the Senior elipe first chetie one 'of their . number, to personify the Union of the Slates. To each line, a Slate was assigned, which it was that one's duty to praise, for its own-im portiince. tin prilitilein, its natural, beauties; aild'its national charticter. Enclionade known Ake greatness of her State. nod 'its devotion to the Union: They were the best Union-speeches w.• have heard for a long time. When the States had paid their respects to the 'Union, she, in turn, made a tine closing speech of exhortation and commendation to the' States, in which were blended the rate union of feminine felicity of execution, with clearness 'and force,of expression. We congratulate the fair students of Irving College, on the success iif this Literary and Musical Soiree. The more oredit is deserved, as, we' understand, that' no extra effort was made to this end; but all the recitations . and College duties, were continued up to the very evening of that day. This fact speaks well for rho students, and well; too, for the Fac ulty. under whose kind care. efliCient instrue= lion, and religious guidance the -students are placed Irving College richly deserves its present large and growing patronage. May its hospitable, gentlemanly President, and his ' accomplished colleagues, long live to reap, even in this world, the pleasant fruit of their VISITORS. mz! toT„Jrcre is a nice little waif which we rescue from its obscurity, and presentto Our house keeping friends for what it is worth. It is said to bean 'excel'ent rule for selecting flour: 1. Look at color ; if it is white, with a slightly yellowish or paw colored lint, buy it. If it. is very white, with a blueish tint, or with blitclt specks in it, refuse it. 2. Exam ine its adhesiveness : wet and knead a littto of it between your fingers ; if it works soft. and sticky, it is poor. Flour from spring' wheat is likely to be sticky. • 3. Throw a lump of flour against a dry, smooth, perpendicular surface;, if it falls like powder, if is bad. 4. Squeeie some of the flour in your hand; if it retains the shape given by the pressure, tbnt• too is a good sign. Flour that will stand all these testa, is safe to purchase. These modes are given by old flour dialers, and we make no apology for printing them, as they - pertajn to a matter that concerns us ° all, via: the - qua:- lily of theetaff of life. Hoare.—The Home Journal has the follow ing in regard to the effect of hoopti and the prospect of a change of fashion: Indeed the present fashion of hoops—which we are glad to, seo continues unchanged, not withstanding all eke gossips may any to the contrary—is becoming, to more persons than eny style of dress heretofore adopted. It, combines gracefulness nod elegance ,with: healthfulness and comfort,. Since their in troduction, spinal disease, once eo common, has in a great measure, disappeared; nor has any other complaint arisen in its place. The latest and most nuthentie•advices re ceived slime the. first of January, from the courts of Europa, state that hoops not only continue in much favor but their popularity is essentially increased, especially since the French Empress has expressed ,a desire that they nhould remain in vogue. All American ladies who consult Mote, com fort, health and goo sense, would not dis pense with then: o any account, being so convenient. A sli hi alteration in the shape of the Alma is II only change at all tipper.: ent. They hay beaome, we perceive, rt trifle more maderat a diniensions, noticeable par ticularly in to upper part of the skirt—the hoop in t lower haring suffered little dimin utter ho fashionable skirt, se now menu fao tired by W. S. end C. If.' Thompson and Co., combines several novel features not here tofore introduced, which renders it, we think, not only more becoming, but secures for it a permanent existence among the thinking and considerate portion of the community, We refer to their "new patentcorrugated springs,'' which, while they increase the strength and stiffness of their skirt, yet reduce the weight °fit nearly one-half— a most important fea ture, we judge. to the general worth. This.. is, undoubtedly, the greatest improvement made in skirts since thOir adoption in this country. ' Ravocrupwatti finungne.—.-A New York paper publiahes a very interesting Ile. of .tho surviving itevolutieriary eoldior; of the State f New. York, with their ages, in the yeas'-- 1880, The youngest of these veterana is 80, ' and thero 'are two of the age of 100, one of le4, and ono of 105 years in this lint of 86 Revolutionary soldiers. Out of tho wholo ,grtind army of We Revolution who fought un- c :der Washington and laie'Oenerals, there are nott.living throughout the whole country only one huntiredind siaty4ive. .Yerli,y,.they, are passing away
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