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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.
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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
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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.— '
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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. •
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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.,,
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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