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us at our lowest terms.
PRESIDENTIAL. ELECTORS.
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
Gsoro M. Keim, of Berks County.
Kichard Vaux, of Philadelphia.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
I. Frederick A. Server,
12. Wm. C. Patterson,
3. Joseph Crockett, Jr.
4. John G. Brenner,
5. G. W. Jacoby,
6. Charles Kelly,
7. Oliver P. James,
8. David Schall,
9. Joel L. Lightner,
10. S. S. Barber,
II. Thos. II. Walker,
13. Joseph Lauback,
14. Isaac Reckhow,
15. Geo. D. Jackson,
15. John A. Ahl,
17. Joel B. Danner,
18.
19.
20.
Jesse R. Crawford,
tL fiwoll
Joshua B. Howell,
21. N. P. Fetterman,
22. Samuel Marshall,
23. William Book.
12. S. S. v inchester,
24. Byron D. Llamlin,
25. Gaylord Church,
FOP. GOVKENOll.
HENRY D. FOSTER,
OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Ttie Baltimore Convention.
The Democratio National Convention will
assemble in Baltimore on next Monday.
We will not attempt to preaicc woa wm
. 1 :n v 1
the result 01 is ueuuciu"a. - -j
lowering, but still we are not without hope
that we have already seen the worst, that is
to befal the party. The darkest mo-
ment of night is that which just precedes the
dawn, and it is highly probable that in a few
days, tho Democratic Army now broken and
disorganized, will, united under the com-
man! of a patriotic statesman, be marching
forwara to certain viwmj, ;'6 1
. . r . iiM.i..r.nft rnp i
flag, and keeping step to tne music ui
Union." This will be tne case, u me uou-
vention i3 not overawed and controlled in ita
councils by the horde of Northern officeseek-
ers, the "outside pressure men wun wnom 1
Baltimore will be thronged "during the ses-
Bion of the Convention. A tremendous effort j
will be made to nominate Douglas at all haz- 1
ards
Bui this cannot be accomplished, it j
cy against the nomination of Douglas must
not be disregarded. Can he or any other
man be elected without the vote of the South
ern States? If the Southern delegates per
sist in their opposition to Douglas, he should
be abandoned at once, and a Statesman who will
be equally popular North and South nominated.
The Democratic Party must not be allowed
the delegates do their duty like men of nerve, by hissing when any thing i3 done calculated ordering one or both of the above books, will ny and removed a rail, with the intention of express took the intelligence that several
like democrats and like patriots. The almost to weaken his chances of success Thenom- also receive a gift worth from 50 cents to 100 precipitating the tram into the creek. On Americans had been murdered while asleep
t 3fWn Ti-mnrra- tT i u , , . n-i. v t t j i came the train in the darkness, and, in an in- at Miller's Station, on Carson river, some
unanimous protest of the Southern emocra- 1Datl0n cf Douglas, by such a bullying process. The books are cheap and are placed within gtant aI1 WM rr,., th , Mtl.14tlt nT.i mis;,
to degenerate into a sectional party. The iavor among .ue lauuriug classes Aney evi
dolpoatea at Baltimore will have it ia their dently think that because Gen. Harrison rode
v.v.v.0
power to save it from this calamity, and they
should do so without hesitation. When the
hour of excitement has passed away they
may rely on their course being raUhed Dy all
sincere democrats.
We firmly believe that the good old oom-
monwealth of Kentucky contains a statesman
whose nomination would unito the party. That
man is John C Brcckenridge. The people love
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bim because ne is tne soui oi uouor, auu iuc
embodiment of statesmanship, democracy and
patriotism. Even the lightening would leap the road leading to her residence, a short TnE REASON WHY the number of stu
joyously over the telegraphic wires as it car- iistance weEt of tte farm of Capt M'Vicker, dents attendioS tbe Iron CltJ College is so
ried the news of his nomination to every city OQ lhe pittsburo- Road. He immediately toaI much larger than in other schools, their work
town, village, hamlet and democratic home
in the country. Iu six hours after his nomi
nation tho Democratic Party from the Atlan
tic to the Pacific would be a unit. But there are
many othr Democratic Statesmen whose nomi
nation would secure success. Seymour, or
Dickenson OI ew xorit or uane i wrcgou
would be unanimously acceptable to the party.
We deem it unnecessary to multiply words
cn the subject. We hopo that patriotism
conservatism and common sense will control
the Convention, and that the delegates will
regard the "outside presure" with contempt,
If they do so we entertain no fears for the re-
eult. A nomination will bo made which will
not only save the party from dissolution, tut
also secure for it a brilliant victory next No-
- . .r. i t -rv I
vomlipr
S3- We learn from our Republican ex-
changes, mat wneu ojiucuiu i.cicu luc 1U"
telligence of his nomination for the Presiden-
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cy, he remained silent for some time and then
said; "there s a little woman down at our
bouse who will be glad to hear this. I'll go
down and tell her." Old Abe was perfectly-
ri'ht in carrying the news to -his souls far
,Wpr r,art and the "little woman" doubt-
i ft.n h.' vihen Khe beard it. Abe
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won't be so anxious to carry to her the news
which will stun his ears on the nigbt of the
first Friday of next Novembei.
'These violent delights have violent end
And in their triumph die."
gyflon. Edward Everett, has accepted
the nomination for the Vice Presdieney, ten
dered him by fh Union National Convention.
Filing.
The Mountaineer very kindly informs na,
that the opposition editors of this county are
filing the Democrat & Scntintl, for future re
ference. As our neighbor has been one of
their allies for some years, he ought to know.
We are glad to hear it, as it chows they are
rapidly acquiring a taste for sound democratic
literature. As we have always fearlessly de
fended the true principles of the democratic
party and its tominees, we are not afraid that
anything we have written, will or can be
agaiufci. us h. ...
the past refused to support the candidates
or the party, ana we ao not mieuu iu
our course in tne ruture. . uar mouu is
"We go where democratic principles point
the way When they cease to lead we cease
to follow.' If the editor of tho Mountaineer
confidential friends, the opposition
C(Jilorg 0f the county, regard it as treason
the nomination of Douglas, they
can make the most of it. Thoy are welcome
to attack our files as soon after the ISth inst,
as they are at leisure to commence the work.
They would do well to remember, however,
before they begin, that a viper, according to
an ancient writer, once undertook to gnaw at
a fie, but soon found it two hard for his teeth.
Of course, we do not by any means wish to
insinuate that they are vipers We know
them all, including the editor of the Moun-
tal - wePf to be very kind hearted and courteous
gentlemen, and we are certain, that nothing
geui tui:u, c fa
which may hereafter occur, will disturb tne
amica.ue rviauuiia wuicu uuw caisi ucuku
us.
.
We last week conversed wfth promi-
nect democrats, from every section of the
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county
that business incident to court had
l.-n..1it r lsn rt3 na.a cnmrKA(1 trk find
wc r r .-0.:
One of them remarked to us "I have voted
the democratic ticket during tne last tniny
year3, ana it iougias is nominal l uFpie
, .- v ?jt 1
x wm u4e iu ouj'ui b uiiu. -
with reluctance. I hope the Baltimore Con-
vention will net force him on us." We hope
6o too. We do not know how it may be else-
wbere. dat we do know that in this county,
,t would be now a difficult matter to rally a cor-
p0ral's guard of Douglas men composed of
reliable democrats.
Outside Pressure-
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-ine success wnicu attenaea tne enoris 01 1
the oHtside pressure men at Chicago in secu
t-ia tne n0mjnation of Lincoln, has induced
tbe ac.jVCj 3 the office-seeking portion
of Q friends of Douglas, to make arrange-
ment3 for playing a similar game at Baltimore,
An immense crowd of Douglas men will be I
imp0rted to Baltimore, whose business will be I
10 endeavor to overawe the Convention, by tre
raeW(ftM cheers when Douglas ia named, and I
will by no means increase his popularity with
the democratic masses either North or South,
gST The Black Republican Newspapers,
are now weekly filled with glowing accounts
of tho wonderful feats of old Abe Lincoln, as
they call him, at splitting rails. Their ob-
ject certainly is. to raise an excitement in his
I iha Tr,c;,ln ; . kJ
i J . ' " "ai V1"v't
barred, old Abe can ride into the same exalt-
ea station, on a nan m icoy. uut the peo-
i " ""-
i Brutal Outrage. Mrs. Mills, wife of James
jIilIg 0f Cambria Township, while returning
uome on iast Wednef?dav. on hnrsprmrlr frnm
a to eT parents, in Jackson townshiD
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was mct D- a mau name(j wcicn also mount-
ed 0 horsebacv. inst as che was tnrnlnrr Into
up to ber cauj;ht hold of the bridle of her
horse, and iumpin? from his horse, comll.
ed her to dismount. He then in spite of her
resistance, violated her person. She states
that when be pulled her from her horse, she
supposed he was a horse thief, and that bis
oY)ject waa to steal Ler horge ne wag &r
restcd next day ia j0tnstown, and now
gafey lodged ia jaiL nia reg;dcnce we
learn in Alleghany City, and ho is said t'o be
wealthy, ne came to this place on Tuesday
for tie purpose of obtaining a Pedler's licence
from the County Treasurer. He was on his
way to Johnstown when the outrage was per-
petrated. It occurred about three miles west
0f this place,
I wunmutui m me vamDria irt-
bune last week, stronslv nrpea tha minima nf
wmiam R. Haehes. Esa.. of this finnnri, t
I. . . " ' ' J i
be the Republican candidate for Congress
next fall We kno M nntfh. .1T ftrw,
can truy say that Lj3 n0minatl0I1 woujd be
highly gratifying to the Democracy of this
County.
... A letter from Hon. Wm. Bigler, Yin
dlcatlDS hs course in the Charleston Conven
tlon wU found " a other column
It is
an able, calm and dignified document, and its
toue snows mat it author is proudly conscious
of having perfcirmed his duty, his whole duty
in the Convention, Read it carefully.
'
james .uorris, convicted last week, of
a rape. ws on xuonaay, sentenced to undergo
au impriauuuicu m iuC estern x'enitcntia-
ryforpenodof twelve years the extreme
ptDsuy ot tne law. -
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3TA few weeks airo. a communication I
in tn TTnlllrUtWa. XtmArd.
"f f J &
gned Dy a numDer oi tne democratic cm- f
m . . a" w
xena of Blair county, endorsing the course f I
Messrs. Smith & Coffroth in the Charleston
Convention in voting for Douglas. The
fr,nrt;n rA trhioh annrared m tha' Stan-
following card which appeared m the Man
rfard last weelc, snows conclusively inas iuauj n
of the signers to tne "ommunicauon wero i
I w
grossly imposed upon by false representations, j
It also shows the desoerate means 'to which
i
the friends of Douglas are disposed to resort,
- t,a; -c.a TlnnhtleRd I
iu 1" r w. , ,
many more of the signers of the communi-J a
cation" would have signed the following, if
they bad had an opportunity to do so, ' Mr.
Henschey, a prominent democrat of Blair,
informed us last week, that Douglas is very
unpopular in that County.
Altooxa, Josx 4, I860.
Ed. Dem. Standard: The undersigned,
whose names are attached to a document, pub
lished in your paper of the 30th of May,
addressed to George N. Smith and A. II.
Coffroth, Esqrs., do hersby represent that we
were induced to sign our names -thereto
without due consideration, or examination
of the statements made in the same, and un
der a misapprehension of the factsV
c uu "'X- Vic j i
present, the course of any portion of the del-
egates representing the Democratic party of
this State in the Charlestqn Convention, but
wish to leave all of them to the proper tn-
bunal their immediate constituents for ap-
?r,Tal freu'ure e 6Uf "S tLe prm;
ciiles of the Democratic party is of paramount
importaQce with as. To these principles we
are oevoteaiy anacueu, buu are uui wiuiug
to yield our support of the same; to aggran-
dixe any particular individual.
Having full confidence in the members of
the Democratic National Convention, . which
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is to convene at Baltimore on the I8thof this
montn, we are reauy ana wuung w give w
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cordial and 1
m0nyana gooa wiu m, prevau .n cue yuuu-
cils of the Convention that is to assemble on
"-y uu
tnaL tne wciiare. Drasoeruy. aoa narmonv ui
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itimarelv Connected with their
action,
jq p. Bowman,
Augustine McCoy,'
Koman Riebenack,
A szSk
gchuitz,
Y. S. Shoemaker,
A. Roush,
1?'
J. B. Scweiger,
John Connelly,
Robert Hodson,
Jos. Hillard,
John Ilickey,
Jos. Berkawitz,
Herman Smith,
John M'Clelland.
Joseph Shcnk,
Wm. C. McCormick,
Thos. S. Francis,
Charles Morlin.
j0hn Lowther,
W. W.Snyder,
nift Tls-.l-t loir. .coTnd frnm lliA
Publisher, G. G. Evans, the originator of the
uV" wi. vw..v
Gift Book business, copies of the "Jjite and
Adventures of Gen. Sam Houston," and the
"Life of the Empress Josephin.
Thebooks
are got up in an excellent sifefjid are sold
at the low price of one dollar each. ; Persons
I the reach of all. We have made many or-
ders from Mr. Evans, and always found him
punctual and fair in all his dealings, and we
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are satisfied that all who deal with bim will
una mm to DC juss wnai ua is repre&enieu iu
be, a just and honorable man. Persons or
derine books will address G. G. Evans, No.
439 Chesnut street Phila.
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We would call the attention of our
. . .
readers to the advertisment of John .Farfcs,
wn;cll wiU be foaQd in our aavert?siog colu-
mng to.day. jTr. park3 has just received
lot of ItaIian aQAmencan
Marble, at bis works in Johnstown, where he
1 13 prepared to execute work in the neatest ana
best of manner. Persons wishing anything
in his line of business can leave their orders
at Huntley's Tin-ware Depot, in Ebensburg.
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ana tUeJ WIU De promptly attenaea to.
ia 80 comPlete in 8tJle ar,d finbh an,J thcir
6Uecess 1Q iness so nnuorm ana.compieto
mm m .'
13 becaase each student receives the direct per
sonal attention of the Principals throughout
the entire course of study. Daily True
Press. ' ,
IC7" We are pleased to observe among the
persons in attendence at court this week, our
venerable friend, Hon.' Moses Canan. Al
though he has already numbered moro than
the threescore and ten years allotted by the
Psalmist to man on earth, he is still a . hate
and vigorous old man, and we trust that
many more years will pass away, ere his
friends will be called upon to "sorrow most
of all that they shall see his face no more."
He was the . first lawyer who selected this
I Conntv as hln nlace of residence, and wa? we
believe the nrecentor of John G. Miles Esa..
of Huntingdon County, and several other dis
tineuighed lawyers. Durine his lonz resi
dence in this county, he has always commanded
the respect, confidence and esteem of its cifi
zens. :. f,.. , -
3T Maj. Gideon Marlett of the .''Walton
House, received a short timfr'si ice a letter
from Daniel T. Jones, whose mvstcrioua dis
appearance recently created so much excite-
ment in this community. Ue b in Venango
county and engaged in boreing for oil.
DC?" The weather last week was cold, wet
and disagreeable. There was a slight frost
on last Sunday night, but it did not injure
vegetation of any kind: - This week. , the air
is balmy and pleasant and natare wears her
loveliest array, "
Tfae Detroit Jire A'ms, says mat
many leading Uepunncans irom new xora.
.Un.HJtl.rn.mil ntrnU nn their return
v uw w - - -
. nh- . : Convention, after the nom-
ination of Lincoln, wore "Seward" badges
On the cars, repeated cheers were given for
Seward, not a word was said for Lincoln.
The train which conveyed the ew 1 ork del-
CoQVCQtionf oycr the MichigM
l , t t eTerv station with
enthusiastic crowds of people, witn bands oi I
' f i
Music and artillery. silence reigned supreme I
on their return. The outward passage was a
-arf 1 i5 b nonT-
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tea alm0Sl unanimously; me return was nae i
funeral. The Michigan Southern train
e i rL - f!.L; o i.i 1
bearing tho Ohio and Indiana delegtes met
with nearly as cold a reception. A few peo
ple were gathered at some of theprincipal sta
tions, but no enthusiasm was manifested.
Every attempt to get up a cheer .for Lincoln
was followed by hearty cheers for Seward.
JIow State Delegation are Mxde The
quarrel as to "who killed Seward" is bringing
out some singular in formation as to the cx-
traouinary manner in which some of tne
State delegations to Chicago are alleged to
have been made np. Upon this point we . re
fer to certain statements of the Free Prtsn,
as to Undelegates who voted as representa
tives to Texas, and delegation which was in-
k crA c(k frt rprbPflcpn t rrm i ltit TrfitnJi Kr
accident failed to get to the convention. It
ch d that t& TexaD8 commission.
ed afc a6meet; hdd at Grand 1IaTen in tLe
gtate of Michf OQe of them a k
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anothei.f tbe County clerk of Ottowa county,
a third, the editor of a newspaper in Allegen.
,.nf St. . ... -lr -, f
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vyauauo, n uv u "U. UUOT auu UCICI l cu a
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this is, the programme for Georgia, published
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in the Iree I'rcss, rather excels it. It ap-
ap-
pears in this that an old gentleman named
Benning, also of Grand Haven Michigan,
was fitted out with complete set of crcden-
tiaj3 emD0Werill!? him to cast the whala twen-
. . e f i ... .1 . , -
because Bennin? could not raise two
dolu;a t0 ca hi t0Cbica,0 0a tHe oth
er side, John Wentworth says that be noticed
quite a number of persons sitting around the
convention abusing Oovcrncr beward, who,
a few days before, were complaining to hitn
of their utter destitution, but who now had
on new suits of clothes, and avds that he did
not know which would be tho most difficult
question to answer: first "wtiy these men
should abuse Governor Seward and second,
where they got their new clothes?"
PurcTuxse of a Postofice Site. The gov
ernment has purchased the present site of the
poetoffice in New York city, and arrange
ments will be speedily made for the erection
of a suitable and cemmodious building. The
nriee rtaid for th k'iLh ia 5-2fill 000 nf wKfi
I f rt rff t . i . .
sulVUu wis contrioutea dv mercnants, as
Congress only appropriated 200.000 for tbe
purpuse,
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They gw0re revenge, and, on the night of the
J 17th inst., stole a crow-bar from the compa-
sixty persons on board though the cars were
I broken beyond the possibility of repair, no
one was injured. The miscreants rushed out
to obtain plunder, but were disappointed,
a 6ubsquently found themselves in the
Dand3 0f tne officers of justice.
Destructive Ilail Storm at Ilagcrstovcn.
I D ThursJaJ last, a heavy bail and rain storm
passea over iiagersiown, .ua., mulcting roucu
I damaire uron the crons of farmers resi Jin? in
,uat:.;n:. Mr. Philin Uh h,l Vnt
1 rfAr. ujwu ikeiuu uau awut
fifty acres of promising wheat cut and almost
wholly destroyed, not enough of it being left
seed ihe Ueraid states as a somewhat
ftt'r
three years ago, Mr. Reich had his entire
I crops aestroyed by hail.
TJte Cattle Dcscaee in Pennsylvania.
The disease which lately destroyed so many
of the cattle io Massachusetts and other of the
New England States is said to have made its
appcarance in tiuaa Uouoty. H ltbm
short time Charles Michener, a farmer
Bristol township, lost nearly all of his valua
ble herd of cows, of a complaint said to re
smble very much tbe dreaded cattle disease!
If it should tarn out to be this malady, it will
causo great alarm among the farmers, and
the necessary steps should be immediately ta-
ken to ascertain its true character. Doiles
town Democrat.
The President has caused to be struck
the mint a splendid medal, in honor of the
visit of the Orientals to this country, l The
medal, which is about twice the size of
old American Bilver dollar, bears a beautiful
likeness of Mr. liucnanan, and on toe reverse
an appropriate inscription. Three of these
medels have been struck in gold, thirty in sil
ver, and one hundred in copper. They are
intended as presents to the Ambassadors and
their suite.
lhe editor of the Hartford Uourant says.
speaking of Lincoln's nomination for the Pres
luency, that he would prefer the "endorse
ment of one good woman of its candidate.
than "whole reams of apnlaudin? resolutions.'
Then pass "old AbeV picture around.
women always applaud a handsome man
In Adrian, Mich., a man was recently
arrested for having married six wives, one of
whom was a negress, and two others were
squaws.
8&.Our ever courteous and gentlemany
DlKP.-
TriPr.ii li tintrf I hA ICnn m.n in Innn .lh I ti i j f3 ff( .1 Cto.l I . l . . .. J :;.. -.nn fr nOniLliuU v
a well selected stock , of books. A 8plendid company of well armed volunteers, who star- Cincinnati platform which the "f'l
gift accompanies every book sold. Call at ted from Placervillo on their way over the opinion of tbe Supremo Court, ia 1
' mmntninann ;h14th. Drpd Scot, had necessarily ensrat.ea
In Jackson township, on Friday I rom iowicuvuie, uu uuiuci wuipuj
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the Xt? wt nF hia mtra
TTa f .Ko .t r
. , . , . ... , oq the same duty.
township, and enjoyed tbe respect of all TLe gute authoriti8 promptly despatched
who knew . bim , having lived a devoted chria- 200 stand of arms with a good t upply of am-
Maa.
later from Europe.
Arrival of the Aora Scvtian.
Quebec, Jnne 4.
Thfi Fteamshin Nova Scotian arrived with
ono dav4 jaWr eW8.
Liverpool. Breadstuff quiet. Wheat
adduced two pence during the week. Corn
. . P fc k . ,Vhhe
: t-o u:n: t .i
an(j ju;j ef gJe. Provisions doll.
pi tujrj uuuo ou iti iu i; 3 i ivui uutuauiivu,
jt js rCp0rted that Garibaldi had gained a
decided victory near Palermo.
otumu u vumuviu, cuuibiu iuc iui
ina.:n(r :ntelnron.p
The steamship North
c
Briton had arrived out. Another account of i
the Derry Epsoai race says the American
Umpire was the Eixth and not the 11th in the
race. He ran under protest as to age.
Mr. George Seward, the Secretary of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company, publishes a
communication refuting certain statements of
the Greenland Cable deputation to Lord Pal
mcrston. Mr. Seward shows that there are
greater facilities than are generally believed,
to exist for the safe establishment of a line be
tween Ireland and America.
Tub Siciliav IxsuanEcnox. Naples,
May 23. The Rebels encamped at Jan Mar
tian were beaten twice and driven to 1'arten-
ico, with considerable loss, including one of
their leaders. The heights, were occupied
y the Rebels, have. been takejt by the Roy
al troops.
Rome, May 22. An official dispatch from
Naples, dated the 22J. says tbe bicllian In
surrgents were attacked and dispersed on the
21st by a batalion of the Royal Chesseurs.
One hundred and twenty English rebels were
killed. The insurrection was making u) pro
gress. Loxdox, May 24- The London Tiuus
lenna correspondent savs the feeung tner
. 1 .if.c- -i 1" i k?b .l
is trevelent that fcicuy has been lost to tn
r , J
there
c
linnrVuirn
Napclaon is said to be dissatisfied with Sar
dina, who. be complains, has taken advan
tage of the period previous to the ratification
of the treaty, and sold the crown lands which
should revert to 1 ranee.
It is reported that Lomoriciere has
out that his hands are completely tied
French authorities at Rome. Tbe
commander will not allow him to attack the
Piedmontese or assist the King of Naples.
The Papal GovernmeriT has received an im
portant document containing instructions fr
raiding an insurrection in the States cf the
Church, the Abruzzi and Calabria.
Rcssia St. Petersburg, May 21.
Gortschakoff has sent instructions to the Rus-
ssian Ministers representing the Government
at the Capitals of the Great Powers, explain
ing that Turkey vraa not invited to the con
ference on the Christians in that country, be
cause she was not one of the fiveGrft Pow
ers Her admittance would make it necessa
ry to admit Sardinia and ether States
LATER FROM C1MFORXIA.
IXDIAN BATTLE ON CARSON RIVER!
TIIE AMERICANS DEFEATED.
The pony express, with San Fraiicisco
dates to the ISthult., arrived at St Josephs
on the 1st inst.
San Fkascisco. Mav IS Ihe last jvny
tv
that various companies had orratiized at
Virginia City. Gold Hiil. and other settle
ments in the Washoe mines, anl gote in
pursuit of the Indians supposed to have com
mitted the murders.
It subsequently arpeared that the volun
teers were uni'eil under theenmand of Major
Ormsbv. numbering 105 mounted men
ja the 12ih th?y came upon the Indians
a bend of tlie Ouickie river, uo mnes
I nnrVin-rrl fno-ir.h l'rr.mi.1 I,at frcm ITr-
t.i;. ar : ,. j, ,
nuiza CltV
a narrow pass through which Major OimsLv's
party Wfcre proceeding, numbering about "ve
hundred, bavine plenty of fire arms, ammu
nition, and five hundred bon-es within conve
nient distauce, and they opened fire upon
the troops from their sate hiding place.
Maior Ormsbv ordered a charee. but the
j J K.
Indians continued to skulk, firing from be-
I hind the rocks and bushes, doing damage,
I but sufferinf much in return.
J This condition of things continued for two
j hours, when the ammunition of Major Orms-
a I by's party gave out.
of The Indians sccine this, closed upon them,
- rKjurio" in volley after volley, killing many
- I on the spot. The balance retreated, scatter
- - . i 3: :
The ludians pursued
them for twenty-five or thirty nAles, cutting
off many detached parties. '
The stragglers came, into Virginia City
during the two subsequent days. The exact
number of killed has not been ascertained.
but it probably exceeds fifty.
at I The total known to be killed is 21; wcun
J ded 3; fate unknown, 43; returned alive.
I Wasons have been eeut out4o pick up
the I cf the wounded that may be found, and
J armed force to protect the parties burrying
the dead.
The 1 Notth. were in full war paint, and bad
No correct account has yet been received tateu to say, mat ou tuo nappeni-. .
from the battle field. Exaggerated accounts contingency, we should refuse t:T-r
of it were telegraphed to all parts of Califor- any longer tn the proceooi-gi o. i.
nia, causing a great excitement. veutjn. Tnis we s Wd have c -; ;c
The first report states that all of Major a nomination, ma le der suta ci.
Ormsby's men were killed except. f.ix, tbat ccs. would Lave been an id.c
ii,.r;.,n.;nn.i;.n. mmUnixr iboa- would have forcc.osei aa chance oi
sand, were marching on Virginia City, de- ation m tbe Convention or v
terminedto kill all the Atuericana m iLe tj; uut dd oDe, so iar m uij "u:T
I I. " T C ... .4 .71 mi
Washoe mines: that all the Indians from ioougvseriouo iB."s
' U'r rlv.r sonth. to Ilumbolt river on the States that had retirea, or lor u-
their women and children into protecuou,
and that while thus threatened with destruc
tion the Auricans in the Washoe mines had
no arms cr ammunitionn for defence. . .
These exaegerated reports caused powerful
exertions thioughout California to send relief.
At Placervillo and Sacramento the people
Oa the 15th, 150 volunteers started
t . ,
in I Nevada
I ... .. mi-.
.1,., the State expressed their readiness to embark it is bound to take as good reo j
I All IOC Ttrincipai mumary com name
I munition.
fFrcra tie PbrUUlpLla Arpi"
Governor Hlgler'tt Letter
Some time siuce. Mr. Moore cc.iuacr4
1 to Gov. Biglcr the faet that hi e"
ted
the National
Democratic
vnTtLi;..
Charleston
was animaavenej ur-oii .
fe- -b. -ii.a (j
probation; that ihey found fjuk "wit t f
demned Senator Bigler for L; cosrse
convention, and charged him with ccrta"0
and intentions which would, if tLrir
ments were true, be derogatory to Lia
democrat and statesman.
We have not
luh the commuc
We have not considered it neef-ssr ,
fication of Mr. Mr'
because we have tot tbe ppace tyiyt
secondly, because the letur of Gov. V.
covers tne wnoie grouna, tea fcb0
that communication vu.
in the Charleston Convention. InittJ.
no dodging of the chargts of his tneait. t
meets every accusation made by the fcicxv)
Judge Douglas with that boMae68, fca
TtrtA f trairhtfurward honrstr "
the man.
o ... . J M
-o Daciinr down, ro -,
tbe question, no special pleaJiiig, lut vt
est, plain, candid t-taXeinect, fuandei
the facts 'and circumstances wlich tlni -there
existed.
Washington, D. C., May 5, ;r
Dear Siiu My aiUntion Las bees' ft fc
qupntly called to fiagraot ttisreprewLija:!,
uf my actions ata idUlTucs a? a lc,..-ga '
the Charleston Convention. s:n ilar 10 x1 !
euc:oC'l ty vi, tuai I hare relacuv
eluded, ia crdtr torclitrvc cvdf f.-oni ci
w . . . V. . . . ..11 .1 .
in this reply to you, whicu ttjj njST f:T, .
the newspaper press, if jou thii,k hte.f.,-
and pre per. It is neht to rmarfc tii
whilst 1 frhiUl spfir: socewLat fret-lrcf;!
majority 01 me 1 entisyiTaL;i csle-.j
that Lou vention, 1 f-pejuc Cujy firasi"t
uaving had an opportunity cf conrD'.UE t
any one, and must be alone rt-rOLilLit -what
I say.
The strictures which vou enclose to Ef
the course and p urpt'ses of the majari'yci .:-
or nua tntir existence in a lorcea p-.rTi
of the facts. It is net true that the r : r
of the Pennsj Ivania dtlogaticn souglt n z
Mr. Douglas from the field, by al fk;
platform of principles cn which Le c ali i
honorably stand. So far from tLi, ve Ti
to make the nuuiintiocs Lrjre th. !i.t
wLiit tLe min.r:ty of cur dclrgatka
other frieuds of Mr. Doa'ai ..ui to s.
the platfjria first. TLi was the fatu tr.
of tne Convention. i.s ail i arties fra'v:..
i fesscJ at i'jc subs.uent Hsi-f t-f is j.rjc
gu.25. Attn aain. cn ttt sai:e r ::t. i
m; j?rity vu'.tii l.r a rwotio :, sulnati -J Vxr
scli, to rccjuiiiiit the plattiH., Lti Ir iuu
way to racu tue Li.iOtiii i;r czi cija:-.;
a lull Convention; but tLt efTvrt fi-itJ
Equally untrue is tLe allvratioa tLi:
favored a iatiL-rm of principles eo.urai:i
the party M the pulley oi a slave crl - :.
Territories. It btiua that we a?:h ii
series of resolutions last reported l-y:wr
j-uityof tLe cumujittc-e, or ralL-ii 't t;e fc:
entetn democratic tiates; but do ivi-avfr
mac vill prettnd to Olscover the pria:.j
a slave code cr auytning like tbcj: ia n :
resolutions. They simply fjrbaie tie
elusion that the Tcrrituiios are s.'vc-rv'ii
and declared it the duty of the 0 -T-.rt!:r.
vj protect coLstituti-'iial rights l v c-a.v:
tiouul means, es weii iutbe Terriuiit k-
where. P urely no govern mem s!i:i cc 's
than this. As I uu-iexstod it. the tn-.ti
Mr. Douglas to.k exception tj iL;t
tiie reo'tians t!.it exoiude-i t'je ilt'-'nl ?"
ereiu power in the tcrntoridi govi-rf.i-.L-.
rather, the right of the territorial lcjl-.itr
to exclude slavery or slave proritv f::;
Territorv; but I do cot tLitik it vas s:n.i
pretended by ny that the resolution c-::
ted the party to a iave code, nr u:i ii
any deicaie who was sri"uily iu :"aVLr c: f
such speculative legislation. 2vo st t; t
t-reteneis that LTess can ctcaie r-:-
eKvery or slave property in the T? rntor
anywhere cls The only question s
whether tuat ipeeies ot property is t?iE
tained and protect?! ia the rights th Cf
tution trives it. Nothii' more ia:iei.
nothing less will be acceptable t j tl: t.
It is also untrue that we favored tier"
of the ceceeain States, or at any tine t
ifestod a dterminatioa to go out :ili
0 body of men ia th? Convention e-nu!:
witnessed their withdrawal with fct-tp
t:
t
j deeper regret taan
?i.n tl.. r-..'nr;'T il
- Pennsylvania uelega
tion. for the 6t. ?
deney of that act was io favor tbe t --
of a candidate we were agiicst; sta
not llicve there were any men io Cr-.
who exerted themselves more arder'.jj-
did a portion of the Pennsylvania c
to induce the ceceedeis to return t j Ui -
vention. rajself amongst tn? tau
!,-- :
-
true, that when it was generally Bpus
and believed tbnt the rcp.uiaedcr cftiif- -ern
States, failing ta have tbir -
accepted by the Convention, wcul-1 "
oS.
any
an
cede, toetber with the tvro Pacii;
manv of us had determined, if-ajr .".
sent which they assigned.
TKi innnirv nut Tn OH ffraCi?2s
'whether the Cincinnati platlorai ;
gcod enough for the m'jonty o i
sylvauia delegation." is readily I15TJ::r.
was cnod enoush for us, and we votf
l ,?!Tnr In addition. 13 0-
save the party from disruption, acl p-
we believed it right in principle, to j
uub c rv tw a w i
out to the effect that tha Territories ara tjo
i - . i . - 1 Tir "
uui ere'g" - v , i;a
I -.i !.. mtmn its ian-
iu ukjuiuniihwu, .uu.a.i ;....
cies of property as it does of any ct-tf-
concesion w
I M mi m near.
mony of the Convention, and then J
A e desrre particularly to call the auet'"
of cur readers to this letter. It fu3f "
clearlv explains the rositior of Sua;.
ouna - . .!
b the i tL,c,ti luuct'u, 11 iuej were iwuaati;
i , j truth; but they are eilber tois.!iy uif tii:
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