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H&.YRT C. 'TiKVIXE
,JITX- DEVIHB, Editors and Proprietors.'
V'-Xf",.-.j EBEMSBUR&. . ,
WEDNESDAY. MORNING::::n::::::JULY 25v
" . , FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.
HON. ARNOLD PLUMER,
r - or tesawgo cowrrr. -.,:,, ;
03-Geo. A. Crofut, No. 73 South Fourth Street
above Walnut, . Philadelphia, is our , authorized
agent to receive subscriptions and advertisements
for this paper. .
Delegate Election-:
. The Democratic voters of the several election
districts in the county of Cambria, are requested
to meet on Saturday the 28th day of July instant,
at - the places designated by law for holding the
general elections, and then and there elect two
persona as Delegates to represent them in County
Convention. - ?-.! i
t The Delegates, chosen as aforesaid, will meet in
Convention at the. Court Bouse in the Borough of
Ebsnsburg on Tuesday the 31st instant, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon," and nominate Candidates
for the several offices to be; filled at the ensuing
general election, fend transact uch other business
as the usagc3 and interests of the party require. .
The elections for Delegates are to be opened at
2 O'clock Pi M. and kept open until 6-o'clock. -
. .; . .. WM.KITTELL. ,
. ' Chairman County Committee,
- julyll. lSoS;' t ' ' ' ,
1 fcj- All the hotels in this placed are at present
thronged with visitors from abroady principally
from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.- Wearepleas'
ed to notice among the number, that fine specimen
of a thorough bred gentleman. Col. Isaac M. Ash
ton of Philadelphia. Our old friend, J. II. Egner
Esq , liquor merchant, to witj has also gladdened
us once more, with the light of his countenarice.
Dr. Keyser, of Pittsburgh, is also on handsV The
Doctor is one of God's own noblemen, and has no
superior in his profession, at relieving the ills
thai flesh is heir to." Long may he wave. : -d
., . . Attend the Delegate Elaction.
Oilft Democratic friends must not forget, that
the delegate elections come off, on Saturday next.
No Democrat should allow considerations of a je
caniary or selfish nature,. to prevent him, from
turning out on that day, and exerting his utmost
to secure the election of houest, upright and intel
ligent Democrats as delegates, in the township or
borough In which he resides.' We hope to see the
convention' which assembles in this place on Tues
day next,composed of Democrats of sufficient hon
esty and intelligence; to think and act for them
selves, and who will have no object in view but
the welfare of the party.- If the convention is
Composed of the right kind of material, it cannot
fail placing hi nomination a ticket that will give
entire satisfaction to the true Democracy of the
county. ' Local an'd side issues should be merged
for the' present at least, flr the determination to
crush KnoW-NotLingisw. We say then,-Demo-tratay
attenll the delegate elections, and exert your
ntrouot to promote f ho best interests of the party.'
Ancient and Modern Know-IE othin gi sm ,
Compared. .
in examining the offerings and comTatnts of
the ancient and: modenr" Know-Nothing?, V.e find
a great'similarity between them, so much so',-that
a perfect identity exists almosteXuept the change
of names and dates. ' ' , ' '
- To the old line: Whigs, fiiey offer the abandon
ment p every time . honored reminiscebce under
which they have rallied in bygone days. They
srish them to slur, slightly over . the recollection'
if Xhcir Clays, and their Websiets, and grope quh
ctly after Kenneth Raynar, WSLialnC F: Jvhnatart,
or Gardner of Massachiisetti. They offer to theni
fee tteriauiation of religious liberty, as a'bobn
for their conservatism, and the teachings of their
ancient patriotic leaders. u u
To the Democratic partji they offer a victory
to be gained, " Vy the base bowing of the knee tc
the dark Spirit . Samuel.", by foregoing every
principle that would, not only destroy their self
respect as men; but as patriot. They wish them
to abandon all their predilections for their country
and her constitution. - To ab&bxioa bold and man
ly discussion, and CaUliae like,-adopt midnight
orgies aud secret oaths: To Abandon freedom of
thought,- freedom of speech,-aad'freedom df ac
' tion, and take all these as they may be doled-'dtit?
to them, by some profligate instructor in their
lodge.' - . . .
- To the emigrant, they " offer the word of pro
raise to-the ear, but break it to the hope.". They
offer them citizenship, mutilated, marked, crop
ped and stinted.- - They offer them freedom from
the tyranny, of menarchs, to be trampled on by
mobs.- In fine they offer Wtehe emigrant, slavery,
ud to the settler, exile-. T .. , ,
.To the Catholic they offer toTcrstava ia theory,
persecution in practice. A republic on paper, a
mean and dastardly oligarchy in reality.-. ;
These are the substitutes they offer, for the glo
xioua republicanism that has made the American "
name honored at home, and respected abroad, so
much so, that an American citizen had the same
charm 'attached to it, that' the Roman citizen had
iu the days of Jugurtha. .Bet" it is already
slightly taruished in the eyes of the civilized world,
by the apathy of the patriotic people iunat crush
lag sooner these conspirators.
"What excuse i then in this country, for Know'
' othingtsm ? None," except . the excuse common
to all traitors! and conspirators. : 1 he same causes
of complaiet that Cataline had in his republic, the
zame that Benedict Arnohl iad. . We are forcfVly
reminded of the similarity of tlws Cataline Jartyi
and our Know-Nothing party i' at tTie present
iime.- . That party fiouribhed in the' republic of
Home, sixty-two years before the birth of Christ,
and bears a must' striking resemblance in form
and feature" to' the' preheat one. , - .: "if
At that time a party was formed in the repub-'
lie, of :men-0f desperaM fbrttmee, broken-down;
politicians, who thought iCe favors of the Com-
I monweahh were too tjowa comuigupop tbem.
Others, fihd of change, fund of novelty and ,mys-.
tery, went into the organization, as he'y do now,
' Afu-r laey -ffte all assembled, in (a knfeouncil
Cataline joaiUi tljema speecli, in winch he extol
led tkeir braVe'ry,-ttijfr Mrtue, and the loveSf
country aml"e!iunrerated the grreVance they la
bored under. That they had l.t .'th'tir tiberty,
that all power, honors and riches, we're in the
lwn'isW tSthier meH. arid IeTt noihiigfuy.theraIit
debts, dishonors and impeachments.- That they
should Romanize Rome, (as our men wish to
Americanize America.) After along speech to
this efifect, he administered to them an oath of se
crecy "and fidefityr' fee then fifted a large bowl
with wine, tnijd with human blood", and handed
it round to them', and thus they became merubert
oftheurder. ' y r .;:v-h-'.
: Affer their adm&sion into the ordtr,: things
went on swimmingly for some time, until A prof
ligate member by the name of Quintus C.urius.re.
vcaled the secret, in boasting to his mistress, a
lady by the name of .Fulvia,'wVth whom he had
an intrigue, what large presents he would be able
to make heir when his party wouid get into pow
er.' She' unfolded the whole things and- put the
people' on their guard about these conspirators.'
That party was put down shortly after,' although
it had to be done at the point of the Sword. These
matters are fairly quoted, and are known fco eyery
one whoj kis,,faulular . wiji the history 'of . those
times. ..Although it is ' over nineteen hundred
years since, there is hardly one angle idea in the
Know- Nothing platform, that Cataline 'and his
men had not la theirs. And he arid his follow
ers were the Know -Nothings of that republic
' Benedict Arnold was a brave arid meritorious
officer for sometime; in the American annyv but
he became profligate, extravagant and disconten
ted, and adopted all the feelings, and. habits, and
sayings of the Kriow-Nothings of the present day.
So we find there- is no new ideas in this party.
We can show without any fear of successful con
traduction, that their platform, their grievances
their amendments and their mummery, were com
mon to political traitors and malefactors for the
last two thousand years." ' ,! ' Y " '
: L Pennsylvania Democracy, r ; -;
There can be ncr doubt, that the star of Know
Nothingism in this State, is already ;n the wane,
and the Democracy will find it an easy matter to
triumph this" fall, if they present an unbroken
front to the enemy. A party like the new order,
that is held together by the adhesive power of
plunder, and whose leaden e all office seeking
demagogues, the rejected of a" H parties, carries the
elements' of its own destruction In its bosom, and
can expect nothing but an ephemeral existence.
Know-Not hi if gi urn is evidently destined to run
the same career in this State, that Antimasonry
did. Most of our readers will recollect that in
1835, the. An ti masonic party which had been re
cently ushered into existence, elected Joseph Eit
ner Governor, that they attempted to re-elect him
in . 18-38, but failed, and that was the last that
was heard of Antimasonry. And so it will be
with KAow-NothifTgism,- if the Democracy exhibit
the same spirit in the present campaign, they did
in'183'8. In Philadelphia where Know-Nothing-ism
achieved it earliest triumph, its forces are
consta'rAly growing beautifully less, and no man
who derfres to maintain' tc respectable position in
society is willing to avow any connection with it.
Since the' adjournment in' a row, of the State
Council iCt Reading, it is" darkly r hinted by the
knowing ob.es, that iusti?ad cf harmony and good
feeling presiiling fn the' local councils,' the Pope
is almost entirely neglected, and their time is ta
ken up in personal abuse, and' stormy reproaches
of each othor: - Too many of the order have a
hankering after the flesh pots for all to be satis
fied, all cannot be candidates for office, many will
be disappointed; consequently anger, jealousy and
disaffection will be the result.' - ; .
- We alluded last week to the latest dedge of the
Know Nothings in this State. They now propose
to initiate Protestant foreigners, who have bet;n
in this country at least fwerity-one' years'! This
affords a strong and convincing proof, thalf there
is something "rotten in Deotnarlr," and' that the
fraternity feel he necessity of adopting-a desperr
ate remedy,' in order to prop up ttieir rbtten and
sinking cause. But Samuel, it wont take.-' Pro
testant foreigners after all the abuse yott have
heaped'', upon them, will not allow themselves to
be induced by such a transparent sham, to become
your '. he"wers of wood and drawers of water,"
they know t&t well that they would be compelled
to do all your dirty work and receive none of the
spoils. Samuel, the dsrys of your , rejoicing are
over, the loaves and nshes'are'fast receding from
your longing gazej the sober second tSoughfof
the people is beginning to pronounce you a trau
tor, a cowardly sculking scoundrel, afraid to come
out into the light of day, and encounter honest
menjs gaze ; and gentlemen like Mr. Pollock, that
yoa elevated to power last fall, and who look to
you -for pcotectioB, perceiving that th tide is setting-
in against you, are already beginning tx ex
claim," farewell, a long farewell, to all ourgr&t
ness.w. .. ".. ' ' ' ' f
We trust" ouf Democratic friends will not mi
nriaersfshd bs'so far as to suppose that we allude
to these facts tor the purpose of convincing them
that they are certanrof triumphing next falL -Our
object is to arouse thea to additional activity
and zeal, in the good cause Our opponents by
no means intend to resign their hoTS in this State
without a struggle, and if we do not effect a thor
ough and efficient organization in every county in
the Commonwealth, and select honest, intelligent,
upTvght anen as our candidates, in spite of all the
advantages iat -our favor, we may he defeated. We
hae certainly been fortunate in the selection of a
stanrhiTt! bearer. W nomination of : Arnold
Plumerj ha been ratified by the Democracy in
every section of the State with acclamation. ,,He
is evidently the man .for the .crisis ; Throughout
a l6ng and active life, hehas always been resnark
aW for his , sterhng honesty, and unyielding ad-1
herebce'tothe nron and mealaresof the Democratic '
party. lie Js a thorough busiaaess man, and his ;
abilities ahdexpertence, 'erainehtlyv qualify him
for discharging the important "and 'responsible du
ties of the bffice of Canal Gjnwaissioner. ' : With a
county ticket composed of honest, upright Demo-;
crats, we are confident the mountain Democracy
will feel like going into he contest' with energy
and zeal. Remember Democrats ' that you can
secure: this bnly by electing men a Relegates on
Saturday- nextj.whb .know their duty and know
ing will diachaj'gs it . - -.
- Found Dead. .
Ottv the afternoon of Tuesday of l-ot'week, an
aged, woman" named liees, left the residence yf ier
Bon, ,iauga nees, in dcichiick wwns p, iot w
resiifuce of another son. severJ &iea distant
Th4 next morning it was ascertained tbat she had
not arrived t her son's. ImmeJiji'j search and
inquiry was made, but nothing could he ascertain
ed concerning her; The neighbors immediately
turned out in largo numbers," and the woods were
carefully searched inerliry Qirectioh, tht-Wfthduf.
success, until the afternoon of-Suhday, when her
dead body was discovered by a young man named
Williams, 1 yit-gr cU i to a ene on.the C fan oi?
3lr. John t ergusf-n. It is supposed tnai sne naa
attempted to cross theTencbutnadnet'snfficlent
strength to accomplish the act. ' It appears' that
the road over! which she hid to travel ia going to
ber son's, passes through a dense .forest, that she
had strayed off the road, and becoming bewildered.
wandered on until exhausted, by hunger and fa
tigue, she laid her down and in this desolate and
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meiancnoiv. condition uieu. xier remains were
interred in the Bethal burj'ihg ground.
- f r v. -. st JranciB' Academy, r -
e neglected last week, to notice the exhibition;
which came off 'at Sk Francis? Academy, . at Ioj
retto, on the : i7.th ihst. .We "were not a little
pleased fit the manner in which our young:friends
Steele, Cistey, Cliumg'Mn,j-in short, all
whb had ; "A part to at.t;" acquittei ljemselves
All present j expressed themsclvee. di lighted with
the exercises, which consisted of .ori) inal addres
ses, dialogues,' 4tc., and we certainly left with the
firm conviction! that this !s one of the"best insti
tutions for obtaining a useful education in West
ertx Perinsylvaniavj; j. J: ' -'' : ''! -I- -
State Centtal Conimittee, -
. The President of the Democratic State Conven
tion has appointed the following Democratic State
uentrai Ciommiuee. ... , - !f ,
James P. Johsso' Philadelphia, CHiairmani ' 1
' Joel B. Danner;' Adams County- '
John B. Gruthrie, Allegheny County." -"
Thomas Cunninghafn; Bfeaver County
: George Bruckman Berk's" Connty -l
.'.William Gray Murray,. Blair County"
Franklin Vansant; Bupks Cou'nty
Thomas A. Maguire, Cambria Countr,
. . John Rutter, Chester County. a i-. I ..
George Scott, Columbia' County, 'I
John Stuart, Cumberland (iuntyV
" llenry Porter, Dauphin County. r ."
" Andrew Hopkins, x ''-' s'iii"
-' Jacob Ziegler, "' ? "--i '.';.-
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John Rowe, Franklin Coonty : ':
Charles A. Black, Green County.';.; .
M. K. Boyeri Jefferson Countyi . -,
Andrew Parker, Juniata County.
, James L. Reynolds, Lancaster County,
... Nelson Weiser, Lehigh County. : , . .
John AVeidmanLebanon County, '
George P. Steele, Luzerne County
IL B. Packer,'Lycoming County.
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James Burns, Mifflin County.' ' '' " " "'
John Smith Moreland, Montgomery County.
George E." Barrett, Clearfield County. ; -
3. D. Withington, Northumberlaad County.
James R. Ludlow, Philadelphia City and Co. ;
John Bobbins, Jr., , ., " , .' ; J a f,
.-HomR-Kneas, : ,.. . v . . ,
- G. G. Wescott, ..... "''... . r r ; .
' H. A. Gildea, -. " . " . ', " .
Bernard Reilly, Schuylkill County. . .
F. W. Ilubbell, Wayne County.! J :
David f. Williams, York Count." ' ! '" '
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Post OfScfl Eobbery Bascality and JQope-
. meht of a Harried Man--. i- - i;
For some time past, 'suspicion has rested in the
minds of the people residing in the vicinity of
Richmond, in this county, that tlere was some
thingrotteh in the maaageihent of he Post office
at that place. Several letters tljat! had Been
mailed there, contaicing, mOheyaeve? reached
their places of destination,' 't aid otaers "that did
reach the persons' of" whom they wer a11drtesse9V
bore evidence of haVing been opened and' re-eealedi
Several weeks ago, a ybung man hiht name of
Smith, In the emplby of the PoistiniisterV'andJw'ho'
sometimes had the charge of the, EijSUa, flourished
several $i00 bills about the village and as his
wages were not sufficiently high to enable him to"
support his family and lay by money, he was at
once suspected of being the thief. . These suspi
cions soon reached his ears, when he made secret
arrangements to leave for parts unknowa."
Telling his wife he was obliged to be absent for a
day or two, he went' over to Plainfield township,
and induced a young girl to whom he had been
paying his addresses for some time, to run away
with , him, and the pair left,-It is thought for the
West-r understand that Smith wrote back
from . some point4 oh' the .Terinsylvaflla Central
Railroad, confessing that he had. robbed the"mailj
and saying that there was no use a any one' fbfc
lowing him j as he could never be taught." tt Is
to be hoped that the scoundrel wfltjbe disap'poin
ted in' his expectationsAnd that M will be cap
tured and punished ailiis villaiiiy deserves. The
yottng lady who eloped' with him was- of respectai
ble family, and bare a. good reputation."- Etuton
Know-Notlungim in Soitih Curdtina.-r-The
South Carolina Know-Nothings, at their recent
celebration of the anniversary pt American Inde
pendence, in Whippy Swamp, Prince Wuhan's
Parish, responded, with three times three, to the
following, wmch was amongrtbe regular toasts of
the occasion:'" ' i
The late Khow-Tfoikinq Contention at Philadel
phia Their platform is artfully constructed to
xi o . v. . v.. a . r i. a i i. . :
uiiui bile muui, uui we must not forget uwt irei-
ther platform or principle bind the North. The
order took its rise on the rendition of the fugitive
slave. Bunt. The active support which the voU
unteer companies- cotnposed of adopted, citizens
gave on that occasion td the law and the constitu
tion of the country, speedily Jed to their dteband-
ment by the Governor of .Stassachusett.- We
hold that the law-abidinz foreTsmers.' who come
iato our country; are far truer allies te the Soc3s i
than hc native-bcro, Wgher-lw nrfintSj,. who
persecuw! coin mem ana us.. - ' ; ; ,
fT-In the "Know Something Coave-mlon it
CleavelAnd, a despalch" was received' from the
Know-Nothmg- tSonvenBorf'ife'- PhikddpbiX, an
nouncing 'as follows : , - , .. , ,
The north defeated ! The pro-slavery platr
form adopted l.J . Thirteen States withdrawn ! ! !
God eternally damn slavery and doughfacism i I f ! "
It-was. received with tremendoua ' shouts "and
cheering' " 1 v"" ' '" -v';
Unequal Operation of Scrptaary laws
It is curious and noticeable fact in the history
of, lef-islation, that sumptuary.' laws," conflicting
wiui yw Pijvueges ana narar&i ngnia oi citizens,
though often 'placed upon Uje statute book, have
always faifed to stand the test of constitutional
criticism. .. Such laws have never been, success
fulljrenforce, except against those who were too
t ,H ii. .'ijr.i. ,i . .A" .'. ,
iircuuKso vj viuuiutie uieir constitutional
tights; while the rich "and influential have "found
no'. aiEculty'iii estahUshiogr an immunity. hnHer
them. .Thus, in effect, they stand obnoxious to
the gravest objections, as the mo6t unequal and
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oppjesaieocppponvar class jeglsjAtiatu Furth
ermore, the urincime of brohibition onefatfe fai th
fspedal prejudice of that portion of the community
wnose means oi enjoyment, as Weu as or Bell-protection,
are. limited ; inasmuch as it proscribes a
species of property which ii -pecuniarilyt! within
uib w jw.. tuiaaea, du wuicn, irom umejrn-
memorial, .has .been practically . acknowledged
among all classes, as ona of " the blessings of life
It denies to the poor man one of the few luxuries
which home industry and enterprise has placed at
his command, "while the man who is rich enough
to patronize foreign producers, end tp purchase an
imported package which has paid an impost duty
of one hundred per , cent, may - indulge to . hie
heart's content and set all prohibitive laws at
defiance. It gives to the vinyards of France, and
Spain, the breweries of Germany and Great Brit
ain, and the distilleries of Holland and the W est
Indies, a monopoly of our home market, while the
native Americm who produces a case of sparkling
Catawba,' or a cask of old Orchard,'"- is shut out
from competition under the' pains and penalties of
felony. This according ' to the Know-Nothing
Legislatures of Pennsylvania, New York, Massa
chusetts,' Main and Ne . Hampshire, is Native
American policy I , ',.1. ,
(. The natural right to enjoy and traffic in whaU
ever is desirable or sanctioned by popular usage,
though pre-eminently a republican privilege,' is
not exclusively the boon of free institutions. ' It
has generally been recognized by the most arbi
trary of imperial rulers, and its occasional viola
tion has shaken thrones and empires no less than
it has agitated several States of i this republic.
Even in the days .of our. colonial dependence and
discontent, the king and . ; parliament of . Great
Britian did not go so fax. as to prohibit luxuries
amo& us." but only to tax thorn : had they attemp
ted the . former, the popular indignation would
nave tnown no oounos, ana tne revolution ieen
undoubtedly precipitated. A n intelligent writer
on fMs ' subject,7 in" the Boston Post, pertinently
says : . ' - , . - ." -
mi i i tm- 1 - i -. 1.
ics rnqiner country nerseu lurmsnes jus, wia
notable examples of opposition to sumptuary reg
ulauons. Even the broken and crushed spirit of
the subjects of a British I'lantagenet, protected by
tin v,rwtit titirir Vint t.hA nlirAl TkipMlents and
usages derived fr9rnheir.Miigna Cbarta, disdiun
ed to submit to a less humiliatintr sumptuary re
striction than that emhraced in th. provisions of
this republican i n statute, -..vneq tua nauguty
maiden majesty " f England, in. a fit.qf tyran
nic caprice, undertook to cut Aavrpc the ruffs and:
shorten the swords of the ladies ana gentlemen o
her realm, the execution of her mandate elicited
only murmurs aud remonstrance while confined
to the tradesmen and lower class ; but when Mas
ters Jasper Kevering and Anthony Frimbty, sta
tioned at Smithfield Bars, with their official shears
and metre, undertook to break the sword of a
London alderman, and curtail the fair proportions
of the Mechlin lace ruff of his aristocratic daugh
ter, these myrmidons of the crown were met by
open defiance. Xhe honorable gentleman not
Very gently rapped the representative of Elizabeth
over the head, white Mistress itebecca trailer tore
off her collar and flung it in his face, chargiug
him to tell the Queen that the ladies of her realm
had rights as well as her male subjects, of which
they had no idea of being deprived. Seeing all
perogative thus endangered, the wealth and chiv
alry of England made common cause in asserting
and defending their natural sumptuary rights
against this unwarrantable assumption of power
on the part of the sovereign.
It remains' to be seen if the sovereign people of
Pennsylvania with a? constitution of their own
framing, are more abject and servile in submitting
to the encroachments of4 arbitrary power, on the
part of their own public; servants, thai' were the
English three centuries ago, hi regard to a similar
assumption on the part of a' sovereign who ruled,
not bv their own election or sufferance, but abso"-
lately, by the grace cf God.'" Pkdoddphia.
Argus'. ' ' - --. r ,
AicEBiolxB At THBBamsrfCouBT. Ez-Free-
ident Filmore and Ex-President Van Bui-en were
recently presented to Queen Victoria-, also a'ktrge
party of citizens. The Court Journal alludin g to
the subject says: ;'. t- ..
" The presence of ah ex-Presiddnt of the "Cnited
States at our court, is an event which deserves a'
passing note. Mr. Filmore looks even a younger
man than Mr! Buchanan the American Minister;
his hair is not so white,' nor is there any appear
ance of baldness. " He seems apparently about fifty-eight,
is smaller in stature than the minister,
but with as handsome and intellectual a counte
nance,: It is amusing to see the sangfroid with
which the former .. chief of the powerful govern
ment is treated by the officers of one of his succes
sors.' The republican principal in . this matter is
dofcikm, and the ex-President has really and ac-
tuaUybac&me nothing more than an Amervoan citi
zen. Mr. filmore has, however, been Teceivea
with much'consideration at Court, and with great
distinction' by the" mhiisterav-At the brilliant
assemblies"! Viscountess - Palmerston and the
Countess of Cl&reoden there is no doubt the ex-
President will "be the personage of the day. ' .' :
When f presented to Jier Majesty Mr. ilimore
wore a plain full dress suit.' , . ;. ,; , - ; ,
Not is ih 'Bills. We are informed that
Gev. Johnson introduced a feature into the de
bate at Springfield 'not put dowk in the pro
gramme. He stated that there were many inno
cent and weU-meaning people in the country who
believed that there was etui Whig- party, and
that it was not yet defunct in Tennessee ; but that
there might be no mistake,-and that none might
deprive themselves with the idea . that in voting
for Col. Gentry they were voting as Whigs, for a
representative of Whig . principles, e would caQ
upon his competitor to state whether the Whig
party wis in the land of the living or not and he
. t, - . . i i - fmi - l :
WOUitjl give way w lei mm answer, , xucro uciuk
no chance, foe a dodge, Col. Gentry was compelled
to Come to Ws feet, and in reply stated that the
Whig srtv "was dead ; that he knew of no such
Sarty in Tennessee, and that he was ot its can
idate and did not claim to "be. ' TPhe mcident
produced quite a senssmon, and xaanr old Whigs
scowled as thoug they did not upprove of the
summary mooe in wnjen jo. wniry consigena
their' nartv to oblivion and erectetf'tts toimb-
etonel CtarksviOe TetuL) JftfersoniajL. ; , t- -:
Gon. Cass' Last Address-
Gen. Cass presided at the celebration of
the. 4th,. in Detr.oit'and introduCiBg' the ora
tor, made a brief and eloquent speech. ' We
give the following extracts ; : ;
lhis national jubilee has its duties, as
well "as its pleasures.. ,Tho' it is a season for
enjoyment, it houjd. not, tfeejless be a sea
son for reflection. The millions of freemen,
it brings together, w.hile. tey may interchange
congratulations, should also interchange firm
resolutions of conciliation. C and. moderatiQP.
Forever be it devoted to generous sentiments,
to proud recollections, to inspiring . hopes,
and to patriotic assurances. I could not rise,
upon this occasion, and in. this place of mv
home, my home , for forty ..years, fringing-,
wxtn tneni both joys and sorrows, and . sur
rounded by my friends' and neighbors,' with
out avowing the deep interest J feel in the
perpetuation of tfus, glorious confederation,
and , of the ( free: and equal institutions it se
cures to them.. Born during the war of In
dependence, t am among the few ' surviving
links whicH : connect the men of tfee Revolu
tion, with the generation now upon the theatre
of action. 'Many of the distinguished patri
ots of our heroic age, I hye. seen, aad some
I have known, and it .is amonj the most
grateful recollections of iijy', life,' that I Lave
seen him j whose name I.need Jity name') for
it is in your hearts,; and upon your lips, the
Hero-Patriot, who first led our armies to vic
tory, and then guided our .councils Jo stability
and prosperity. , The fruits pf Lik labor, he
left to his Country. His example' belongs to
the world. - For two-thirds of a century, this
government of freedom and law, has secured
to its. people, individually and collectively, a
greater measure of prosperity than was ..ever
before meted out by political institutions, to
descenden ts of Adam. It has protected me
from external aggression', from internal vio-'
lencej and by. its noble equality," joined to the
undeserved favor of my fellow-citizens, it has
opened to me positions of public honor, and
confidence to which the circumstances of my
youth,- gave me no right to look forward, and
which my brightest.1 day-dreams, that some
times came to soften the harsh asperities of a
frontier struggle, never presented even to my
imagination. . And what it has done for me.
it has offered to all.' Well then may 1 be
proud to acknowledge the hold it possesses
apon my gratitude, and affections, and the
intensity of the feeling: of attachment, with
which I. treasure it in my heart. My person-
al interest in it indeed, is passing . away. '. Of
that I am sufficiently warned by the long
period during which I have received its pro
tection, xiut I pray not the l'rovidence of
God, my connection with it shall be dissolved,
with the dissolution of all earthly ties, I can
leave td, those who are dearest to me. no le
gacy more precious, than their share in ' its
enjoyment." ' 1 . ;
The People, va, the Aristocracy." ' '
From the London Correspondence Boston It.
Tlotton Row. the favorite aristocratic drive
of the aristocracy Jen Ilyde Park; was witness
of a curious an air last - c undav . afternoon.
Usnally, as the Jor.dlyoccupants of the coro
net-panelled jtarrieges f elL.fiaJgb; the .f ark
ncthjnff is to be seen beyond the. slopes of
green stretching away through the oM , 6aks
on one de and a few pleasure, bots floating
along t -meandering berpenune co the -oth
er, with the .exceptions oi a casual pedestrian
enjoying the pure air of the early snmmer, or
student poring over his book beneath the
shade. In fact, while St, James", Regent's,
and Victoria parks are usually thronged with
the middling and lower, classes, on Sundays,
Hyde Park rarely witnesses the intrusion, of
any body below the rank of a gentlemen or
lady. Last Sunday on the contrary;, ' as the
carriages began to enter the park,. Rotton
Row was found to be lined its whole length,
which is more than a mile and a half, with a
dense crowd . of people , . The first carriage
which entered was the marquis of estmin-
ster s, and its occupants were immediately
assailed by an uproar of screams, shouts, yells
and groans, such as would have delighted
the ears of a Worth .American Indian, and
among which the only words distinctly caught
were Go to church, go to church," from
one end of the line to the other. The "next
carriage was saluted in the same manner,
and the next,' and next, until some sixty or
more carriages had entered; those . following
being bv this time warned of what was taking
place declining to proceed. The police were
in" fob" small' body to do more than to assist
many of the ladies who were obliged to alight
and make their escape, and to aid in stopping
the'runawav horses. The whole scene lasted
about an hour, long enough to convince the
members oT parliament that if they attempt
ed to legislate away the right of the poorer
classes to buy their bread and meat on Sun
day, it would be wise also', to introduce a
clause to jrevent the aristocracy from taking j
their usual ride to'get up an appetite to cat
theirs si ' - -.- ' . ' ' ' '
The crreat prejudice always existing in the
lower claBses towards the upper here has been
much embittered by what is called., Sunday '
legislation. The Sunday beer bill of last
year, preventing innkeepers' from ..furnishing
refreshments to persons not' travelers, was
regarded as oppressive and the recent Sun
day trading bill, looking to the. closing of all
shops during Sunday, even to those, butchers
and bakers, is even more unpopular. Any
one taking a walk through the streets of Lon
don about the time that morning service in
the churches and chapels ends, will see num
bers of men, womea .and children issuing
from the bakers', shops,, carrying little roasts
of meat with potatoes baked beneath, or from
the beer shops with' pots of ale and porter.
Following any of the Tjarties so burdened, he
would see families," who. rarely have moment
for social converse during the week, assem
bled round their humble boards,' cultivating
the " domestic' affections.' On inquiry, he
would learn that the' attendence of a couple
of bakers' lads and a couple of Japanese en
abled some twenty, or thirty. families, to enjoy
their Sunday dinner .without too trouble ot
eookin? it. ' The labor of three or four men
for a few hours enable' a hundred' and fifty
4 A i . . & v .
pet-eons to rest on tne oabbata.' jnow the
Sunday' trading' bill strikes at the root' of all
this, and is with reason reseated, by - the. JUv-
bonng classes, liven to those mo6t interested
in promotme Sabbath observance, it must be
evident, that to render that illegal on ' SundaV
whidti is" impossible or' unattainable on Satur
day, U absurd - Wages are paid to -work
men too Jate on Saturday night to render it
possible to make suitable purchases that night,
and the laborer's wife goes to market on Sun
day. - The' proposal to make this illegal seems
to them to interfere with the very possibilitiea
of existence, and is accordingly resisted.
Gleaningj from Foreign Papers.
Correspondence of the London Time?.
.-, CossTAimNOPLj:, Monday,. June 28.
' Captain Lyons. R.. N. , of the Miranda, sod
of admiral Sif E. Lyons, expired on the night
of the 23d, in. consequence of the wound re
ceived in the attack of the XSth. lie was
struck by a vhop or a piece of shell, and the
calf of his leg wes almost destroyed. Ampu
tation was, unfurtunately, not resorted to in
the first instance, and wheu he arrived at
Therapia it was too late for such an operation
Capt. Lyons had the reputation, of being a
most gallantofficer. He commanded the ex- '
pedition to the White Sea last yea?, and a
fiicted severe loss on the enemy witfi his-little
force. Within the last few weeks he had
penetrated far, into the Sea of Aaoff, and ren
dered good service in the destruction of the
stores accumulated there. " With; Admiral
Lyons will rest the .melancholy duty of filliacr
up the Post Captaincy vacant by the death of
ms sou. : ' " . ..'"' .';,
- loss or Lire is the wak, 4 - ,: : "
Theprogrbss pf soience and civilization docs
not seem to have, irendered war Jess bloody
than of yore,-or even to have diminished the
contingent. losses by exposure and disease.
W ben it is stated that in the wars of the
French Republic and Empire 6,000,000 men
were lost to. Europe, the first feeling is One of
incredulity j but, if wc-niay. judge by the
events of the past eighteen months, the "present
struggle is destined .to , exceed aU lJuU have goni
bffore in the toide spread destruction which it
trill cause. From an authority which there is
every reason to trust. : I learn that the .Tur
kish Empire has lost 130,00 men smce the
declaration of war in the- Autum of 1853:
The French have einee their arrival in the
EastJoet 70,000, dead or invalided while tl
Eritisb, have. snffered to. the extent of 28,000.'
Although Austria has not, been at war," ycfc
ber occupation of the provinces -and the forr
mation of immense camps, which are . always,
more or less unhealthy, have cost her no slight
diminution of force. . - . . .'
But, putting aside the neutral Powers, the,
Allies, French, British and Turka,eppear toi
have lost 230,000 men. ' The los3 of the Rus
sians was stated by Loid Lansdowne to be also;
230,00.0, but there is ;reason to. believe that
this calculation ig. below tho. truth. Taking
into account the mortality on board the 6hips-of-war
and transports, an! among the laborers"
of different kind attached to the armies, of
whom there are some thousands in the Crimea,,
it tnay he assun&d that from 500,000 to G00,;
000 men hare perisJted or hecome invalided
since the commencement of the tear. : And-yet
it cannot be said that there have been many
bloody battles, or indeed any fighting on the?
scale of the gigantic contests which marked,
the wars of the French empire. . When oper
ations are conducted on a larger field we must
expect still greater losses, and be prepared for
I supplying reinforcements in greater numbers
ana, wiui greater regularity man naa as yet
been thought necessary. . -
THE CLIMATB IS TURKEY. .
The Turkish Contingent now numlers'
6000 men in its camp near Doinus-dere. The.
place was chosen for its healthiness,- the prin
cipal recommendation' being the absence of ,
trees,' , which are supposed to exhale noxious
vapors prejudicial to health in such a t-liniato
as this, but jtht great heat of the situation
more tfca'n. counterbalances, any advantages"
The thermometer stands at-JlO deg.'in tho,
shads so far , as there is any shade ' for it tq.
stand in, thcouly covering being the6corched
and shrunken canvass of the tents. The other,
day an unfortunate man.cll down from a sun-,
stroke', while walking a few yards from tent,
to tent, and has been in a dangerou. fctato
ever ..since. ' The panting, oxen which draw
the arabas sink down from fatigue and thirst.,
on arriving fropi Bujukdereor Mashlak. All
the dee-ncf s against heat which tho officers .
have i added to their various head-dresses aru.
unavailing to prevent headache and sickness..
Indeed, in the neigbbcrhoodof Constantinople
with-Jifs snilcerly wind and Eo-crching sun, it.
is somewhat dangerous to take much exercisd
during the f.iiddje of the day
" ' CHOLERA IK THE CAMP.
Cholera declareditsclf in camp a week ago.
On the 23d ten aen and one v officer, Capt.
Milligan, died, and the. disease; w .said to be .
on the increase. Soiiia.d.esrjrfTons Lave taken ;
place, principally induced by fear of cholera i
but the reports spread to the effect that the ;
men are discontented, aud that the command,
of British officers is not popular, have no
foundation '" ' " '
Tumbling to Pieces. :,
The Know-Nothing Party, says, the North .
American, is in a curiously split up rondition,
in consequence of the proceedings of the last .
Nationel Convention.' ' The Louisiana branch
of the order has disavowed all connection with
the National Council and repudiated the Cath
olic plank of its platform. . The State Coun
cils of Maine Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Pennsylvania and Illinois have reject,
ed the national platform, ' and most of them
have made creeds of their own, differing es
sentially from the general, one, not only in
reference to -slavery but to other questions.
In New England and the West the seceeders
have liberalized their principles so as to in
clude many classes of naturalized citisens. In
some cases also the opposition to Catholics has
been softened down to an opposition against
all ecclesiastical despotism. In Vermont the
organization has been thrown open, assumed,
the name of the American party, and declared
against' the' extension of slavery. There are
scarcely two of these northern platforms alike.
In New Jerey no State action has yet been
had, but aU the Councils of Treiton and New
ark have rejected the national, creed, and de
clared in favor of the restorafioft of the Mia
souri compromise. In Pennsylvania, a por
tion of the Councils, attached to the national
platform have bolted since the action at Read
ing, and organized a new State bod v, which,
by the; way, has a majority in the Executive
Council of the piy in Philadelphia. .Twe
of the seeders were from Montgomery coun
ty, aud of these one has since been repudiate
by the Council here represented, that of J.hp
upper Ward .of Norristown, which, as the
Ilerafd tells us, has approved of 4ha StaU
action, and denounced the national platform.
What ia the exact -condition of. things, io
Philadelphia it is difficult to tell. r . . , : .
The DimRExra- Wfcen a man tf fowia
birth becomes a citiaen of the Lnited State be
takes an with to supiort the Constitution. When
one who is an American by birth joins the Know
Nothings he takes an oath to oppose that Consti
tution, j This is the difliTence between them. , As
obedience to the Constitution and laws is. thetr
duty of an American cituien, let us ask which of
the two is," in spirit, the tt American, aud fit
test to rule America ? . . . : : ; , j
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