E OT I:31T IC
STATE CaNVENTiON.
The Delegates of the Democeatic Stati
Convention,a.sembled at the Court nous,
in the borough of flarri.burg, March t®•h
at 11 o'clock, A. M . and organised by the
appointment of WILLI A M M. W A TTS
111 Erie, President pro tem—J OSEPH Bue•
FINGTON of ArITISIMIIg, and NATHANIEL
CLaee of Bradford, Secretaries.
The delegates appeared, presented cre
dentials and took their seats in the Con
vention.
On motion of A. C. Maxwell, Esq. a
'Committee of thirty-three, from the Sen•
ator►al Districts, in proportion to the sen•
ators elected in each, was selected tOr the
purpose of nominating. officers for the or
ganization of the Convention.
Adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock, P. M.
S O'CLoca, P. M.—Convention met
pursu nt to adjournment:
Mr. Kerr, from the Committee appoin•
ted to nominate officers for the permanent
organi•Lation of the Convention, reported
the following:
For President, JOHN H. EWING of
Washington.
For Vice Presidents, B. T. McDowell
of Burks; Bela Badger of the county at
Philadelphia; Thomas Carson of Frank
lin ; tvlaj. John Willock of Allegheny ;
Thomas Henry of Beaver; Henry Ring
of Lehi,: H. G. Worrell of Chester
Jacob Kirk of York: David F. Gordon of
Be.ks ; George Medlar of Schuylkill;
John L. Thaler of Luzerne; Joseph Lip
pincoit of Westmoreland; George Mal
len of Bedford: Isaac Fisher of Minn ;
David Lecah of Armstrong; Joseph Hunt•
seeker of Montgomer; David Hammitt
of Lancaster; C. L. ft Y
ard of Susquehan•
na.
For Secretaries, Henry 1). Maxwell of
Northampton; Joseph C. Hap of Craw
ford; Nathaniel Eilmaker of Lancaster;
J. Hall Brady of the city of Philadelphia;
which was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Stevens, the Con•
vention proceeded to nominate candidates
for Governor.
Mr. Leech nominated John Banks
N blidd leswarth
Joseph Markle.
" Waigemeller "
" Cox
Hurmar Denny.
Chester Butler.
.. Darsie
Mr. Morehead rose and said that the
name of!Gen. Markle having been presen
ted to the Convention, he held in his hand
u letter from that gentleman declining a
nomination, which was read.
t letter from Mr. Middleswaeth de
clining a nomination was also
The names of Messrs. Markle, Middle
swarth, and Butler were then withdrawn;
and the Convention proceeded to vote
vino coca for a candidate for Governor,
which resulted as follows
John Banks received
Harmer Denny received 6
JOHN BANKS being declared duly
nominated, it was received with a tremen
dous burst of applause, from the Conven
tion. and the mass of spectators that
crowded the Court House.
Mr. Darsie said that as he and those
that voted for Mr. Denny had done so un
der instructions, he now moved that Mr.
Banks be unanimously nominated by the
Convention, which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Reed, a Committee
of nine was appointed to report resolu
tions for the action of the Convention.—
The Committee were Messrs. Reed, Brod•
head, Dickey, Cox, Patterson, Campbell,
Stevens, Heister and Pearson.
On motion of Mr. Burrowes, modified
by Mr. Reed, the grand Cummitte appoin
ted to report officers for the Convention
were appointed a Committee to report u
State Committee of Correspondence.
Adjourned to meet at 7 O'clock,
EVENING SESSION,
Mr. REKD from the Committee ap
pointed on resolutions reported the fol
lowing—
lt,sulveil, That this Convention rep
resenting the great Democratic party which
on the 50th of October last achieved a
glorious victory in the election of General
William Henry Harrison, the time honor
ed soldier of the North Western war,
appeal to their constituents, a majority of
the people of this Commonwealth,
invoke a fair and cordial support of his
administration, thus far characterized by
solicitude for the public weal.
Resolved, That the appeal thus made
is justified by the past career of a veter
an patriot against whom no word of just
reproach has ever been uttered, and who
on the 4th of March 1841 swearing to
support the Constitution and the laws, in
th-. face of day and before assembled
thousands of glad and grateful country
men, announced the principles which
should guide the administration, and pro
claim the pure principles of Democracy
which he hail learned in youth, and in age
he has not forgotten.
Resolved, Chat to render that support
effectual, and to accomplish the permanent
deliverance of this State from the thral
dom Ly which it has been so long oppres
sed, it ►e necessary that the State Adinin •
istration should be changed and the same,
principle of wholesome reform which
now applied to abuses at Washington be
applied to abuses at Harrisburg.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
Convention, a large majority of the peo
ple of this Commonwealth have withdrawn
their confidence from the present State
Executive, who by the abuse of the power•
entrusted to him has alienated the good
. good feeling of those who once confided
in him, has misapplied the patronage
w!iich the Constitution confers, by bestow
oig honor and office on individuals con.
:e,sedly unworthy, and forcing the peopl ,
,sinfully to realtze that the burthens the•
tw imposes on them, are to have no alto•
viation in the honesty and ability of pub.
,IC agents.
Re — solved, That the expenses of the
State Government and especially of the
administration of the public works whis.b
are exclusively under the charge of the
Executive, have increased, are increasing
and ought to be diminished—havin ;:
reached that point when endurance ceases,
and where the people will be forced to
decide, unless immediate and thorough
Reform be instituted, whether a favorite
policy shall be abandoned, or new contri-'
nations be made by an impoverished peo
ple to its support.
Resolved, That the number of agents,
on the public works ought, in the opinion
of this Convention at once to be reduced,
and the useless array of office holders on
the Canals and Rail Roads be disbanded,
so that revenue may meet expenditures,
the public purse be relieved from the dear
supprrt of those who receive wages with
out using work to earn them, and the rules
of economy which regulate each hard
working man's private family be applied
to the household of the State.
Resolved, That this Convention knows
no mode of affecting these Reforms, nod
this retrenchment of patronage und ex
pense, but by a change of the Executive;
as the people of the Legislature have been
• made to realize that the. present Governor
sees t;;:jections in all measures which have
a tendency to Reform, and is pledged by
his past acts and the unscrupulous use of
the veto power to resist all attempts to re
' duce his patronage, such as the people de
mand, and the People's Representatives
have approved.
Reso'ived, That by the acts of the Ex•
ecutive, the people are taught to doubt
the efficacy of the Laws and the certain
ty with which punishment ought to follow
admitted crime; and have witnessed the
degrading spectacle of the abuse and
prostitution of merciful prerogative to al.
Turd immunity to slander—the violation
of Judicial rules by a pardon before trial,
and a general warrant to a licentious
press to defame as much as it pleases, so
long as it is secure in Executive favor.
Resolved, That it is the popular voice
which now calls to deserved promotion,
an honored son of Pennsylvania, a man
whom the people have trusted and who
has never deceived them; a man of un
sullied integrity and commanding talents,
pledged to the cause of his Country, of
Reform, and the supremacy of the laws,
by a life of public service, and endeared to
'the affections of various portions of the
gate mho know and respect him. Our
'Candidate—the Harrison Candidate—the
'Candidate pledged to economy and reform
—the Candidate the Convention now pre
sents to the people, is JOHN BANKS of
Berko County.
Resolved, That the ti ue interests of
Pennsylvania require that no occasion
should be omitted of asserting the true
Pennsylvania doctrine, that Domestic In
dustry should be protected by an adequate
tariff of duties on foreign merchandize,
by which employment will be furnished
to American Industry, and permanent
prosperity be secured by preventing the
exportation of the precious metals to pur
chase foreign fabrics, which can be better
and more cheaply manufactured at home,
'Wing out the fostering hand of protec
,ion, till our mineral wealth be fully de•
veloped, and our industry meet its due re
ward.
127 i'otes,
Resolved, That Pennsylvania, in com- 1
nun with her sisters of the confederacy,
laitns to have and possess her just and
qual share of the public domain acquit
vl the blood and treasure of our an
cestors, and that the present condition of
tur Finances as well as the principles of
justice, require that an early distribution
,if the proceeds of sales of the public
lands, should be made to maintain the
:relit of the Commonwealth, and relieve
tier citizens of taxation.
Resolved, That this Convention, now
about to eeperate, pledges those whom it,
represents, to zealous and resolute co
operation, in the spirit of the late contest
of 1840, from this day forth till the else
!ion shall be decided, and imploring the
llessings of Providence on its labors, con
fidently trust, under Providence, to the
efficacy of that unanimous action, which
'etas saved the Nation, and will save the
State.
Resolved, That it be recommended to
the Democratic f larrison party of the sev
eral counties of this Commonwealth, to
meet forthwith in their respective counties
and organize by appointing County Com
mittees, and Committees of Vigilance in
their respective wards, townships and dis
tricts.
Mr. aced, moved the following Reso
lution,
Resolved, That the thanks of the Con
vention be presented to the late State
Committee for their diligence and activity
Burin; the late contest—which was unan•
imously adopted.
Mr. Kerr, from the grand Committee,
reported the following
STATE COMMITTEE.
Henry Montgomery, Harrisburg.
T. S. Smith, Philadelphia.
George Ford, jr. Lancaster.
Hamar Denny, Pittsburg.
William M. Watts, Eric.
Julio G. Miles, Huntingdon.
John Taggart, Northumberland.
Charles Troxell, Reading.
Jacob WeygAnd, Easton.
Wm. F. Hughes, Philadelphia county
The report was agreed to.
From the N. Y. American.
WASHINGTON, March 6, 1841
THE INAUGRAL
For once we have a President resolved
to be the beneficent chief magistrate of h
great and free people, himself free to pur •
,ue a conscientious course, simply because
lie stands before the people for
ONE PRESIDENTIAL TERM.
It is amazing what a difference
makes. The Pre%ident has now no mo
tive but to do good, and to p,loriff himself
by glorifying and exalting the nation.
A NEW ERA
is begun. Look at that frank, open, man
dy, bold relief, statesman-like document,
the lnaugral. It has burst upon us like
an angel's visit, not having had the like
before for a long time. All its parts stand
forth in sunlight, unit reflect the brightest
beams of good pi utilise. It has in it the
soul of independence and manliness of
thought, of kindness and patriotism. It
is a new start in our history. Enviable,
indeed is the position of President hairs
son. We know what power he has in his
hands—for he has no other fitvor of the
kind to ask of the nativi—but we doubt
not, we know, he will use it for good.
The 'nougat speaks right out, is ex
plicit, plain to all, and gives when of Lets
ter times, We begin again to breathe the
air of freedom, to fuel =hat we are Aineris
CUM about to enjoy American privileges.
The novel, amiable, vi‘ortnis and truly -
American character of this document,
must strike the mind of the whole nation,
and attract the attention of the whole
wroth'. It will lAr seen that we have a
MAN (nut a granny) at the helm of our
affairs—a man not to Stiffer in comp ae ,,, T ,
with any in the history of ovr Presidents.
Harrison is a light that dawns upti us of
ter dark and troublesome times—he cont.,s
to show what good a patriotic President
may do, after a most unlucky, disastrous
and oppressive dynasty of twel ve long
years. We see the bow of promise in this,
first address to the people of the country.
They will understand it—they will appre
;ctate it.
THE NEW CAMINET
Is one of virtue and of power, and an;;-
urs a rich blessing to the nation. I am
'sure they will have a nation's confidence.
11 eak and puny is the arm that strikes at
such a man as the Secretary of State.—
Alas, poor Cuthbert! Had he wit ennuah
to see his own weak points, he would have
kept his seat.
THE SENATE REGENERATED.
Yesterday the men who have so long
ruled to the sorrow of this nation, boom!
themselves at last to the joy of the nation,
in the minority. Long may they stay
there, as they are eminently worthy.
"A message from the President of the
United States," comes now from a qua.•-
ter not to be dreaded. AII is new, the
,Senate, Congress, the Nation is regenera
ted.
THE MILITIA of PENNSYLVANIA.
The Annual Report of the Adjutant
General to the State Legislature, furnish
es us with the following facts in relation to
the numbers of the militia and volunteers,
the ordinance, arms and stores of the State.
There are 15 Major Generals, 34 Brigade
Inspectors, 34 Brigadier Generals, 16 Di
visions, 34 Brigades, 145 Regiments,
1391 Militia Companies, 191 878 Nlilitia,
580 Volunteer Companies, 4,807 Cavalry,
3,754 Artillery, 13,247 infantry, 11,983
Riflemen. T he aggregate of the brgades
is 217,232. The aggregate of divisions
217,232. The number of field pieces is
18 brass six-pounders [LA two four-poun
ders, 15 iron six-pounders and too tour
pounders. There are 34 sets of harness,
12,351 muskets, 12,551 bayonets, 12,881
cartridge boxes, 12,551 belts, bayonets
and scabbards, 3,554 rifles, 2 r- **4 powder
horns, 6,636 pistols, 3,449 holsters, 3,846
cavalry swords, 3,846 sword belts, 44 ar
tillery swords, 176 tents and marques,
135 knapsacks, 139 colors, 791 drums,
555 fifes, 41 bugles, 171 company armories
and
. 3 camp kettles.
The report of Gen. Diller represents
that in order to give encouragement to the
volunteers, it is necessary that the whole
system should be made to bear equally on
every class of citizens. At present it is
partial and aristocratic; the volunteers
and a portion of the militia are comp.lleit
to bear the whole burden, whilsi profes
sional men and those holding lucrative of
fices are exempt. Every able bodied
man, no mutter what his situation in life
may be, should be enrolled and required
to bear a portion of the burden. The re
port also recommends that the volunteer
companies hereafter raised shall be uni•
formed alike ; the present mode of each
company pleasing its own fowl in the
choice of a uniform is attended with un
necessary expense, and presents a very
uninilitaiy appearance when brought to
gether. The uniform of the U. S. Army
is recommended as the pattern to follow.
The Adjutant General thinks that a uni•
fortuity of dress would give strength, en.
orgy and durability to volunteer comps•
eles. He also recommends the establish
ment of company armories, awl that no
arms of the State be issued unless the vol
unteers have a safe repository to keep and
preserve them.
The Standing Army of France is to be
kept at 500,000 men, whose duration of
service is to be eight years, but one half of
them, after having served four years, will
he allowed leave of absence, and be incur
porated as a corpse of reserve, liable to be
called into active service; by this means
,the nation will save about half the ex
-Ipense of maintaining so large a force.
ADDRESS
THE LION. JOHN TYLER
To the United States Senate, on taking hi
scat as President of that body.
SENATORS: Called by the people of tin
Untied States to preside over your delis,
mations, I cannot withhold the expression
whyill I place on the honor which they
navr conferred upon me. To occupy tip ,
seat which has been filled an adorned—
to say Aothing of my more immediate
predecessors—by an Addams, a Jefferson,
► Garry, a Clinton, and a Tompkins—
names that, although belonging to the
dead, still f;ve in the recollection of a
creatful couni.ry, is an honor of which
any man would It just cause to be
proud. But this hooor is greatly augs
witted by the consideration of the true
character of this body—by the high order
of moral and intellectual power which
has distinguished it in all paot . time, and
which still distinguishes it; by the digni ty
which has, for the most part, marked its
proceedings, and above all, by the iopor
tent duties which have devolved on it
under the Constitution. Here are to he
lima the immediate representatives of
th e States, by whose sovereign will the
, overtiment has been spoken into exist
ence. Here exists *at perfect equality
among the memberi'ethis confederacy
which gives to tho smallest State in the
Union a voice as potential as that of the
largest.
To this holy is committed, in an etnin
ant degree, the trust of guarding and pro
-1,-cling the institutions handed down to us
from our fathers, as well against the
w:ves of popular and rash impulses on
the one hand, as attempt at Executive en
croachments on the other. It may prop.
erly be regarded as holding the balance in
which are weighed the powers conceded
this Government, and the rights reserved
to the States and the people. It is its
province to conceee w:at has been grant
eil--to withhold what has been denied,
thus in all its features exhibiting a true
typ.! of the glorious confederacy under
which it is our happiness to live. Should
the spirit of faction—that destructive
spirit which recklessly walks over pros
trate rights, and tramples laws and con,ti
tulions in the dust—ever find an abiding
in this Hall, then indeed will a sentence
of condcmr.ation he issued against the
peace and happiness of this people, and
their political institutions be made to top
ple to their foundations. But while this
body shall continue to be what by its fram
ers it, was designed to be, deliberative in
its character, unbiassed in its course, and
independent in its action, then may liberty
be regarded as entrenched in safety be.
hind the sacred ramparts of the consti
tution.
While I occupy this chair, Senators, I
shall have frequent occasion to invoke
your indulgence for my defects, and your
charity for my errors I am but little
skilled in Parlimentary law, and have
been little used to preside over delioera•
tine assemblies. All that I can urge in
excuse of my defects is, that I bring with
me to this chair an earnest wish to dis
charge properly its duties, and a fixed
determination to preside over your•delib
eratiuns with entire impartiality,
ONE TERM,
In the Senate of Pennsylvania, on
Wednesday, the resolution for an amend
meat of the State Constitution, so as to
render the Governor ineligible to a second
term of office, came up fur discussion on
second reading, and after a short debate,
passed that body by a vote of 16 to 8.
the nays were all loco tacos, and there
was one loco foco among the yeas, Mr.
Plummer of fiestmoreland.
Whether or not the Constitution of
Pennsylvania be amended, so as to make
the one term principle a part of the fun
damental law, there is no reason to doubt
that for all practical purposes, that health
Tut and saving principle is already estab
lished. The tendency of healthy pub
lic opinion in that State, as elsewhere, is
decidedly in favor of one term principle;
insomuch that although a Governor may
manage, by the aid of his interested de
pendents in the various counties, to work
his passage throuvh a nominating Conven
tion, yet it is hardly possible that, from
this day forth, a Governor of Pennsylva
nia can be elected for two consecutive
terms. In the altered state of things in
regard to office seekers and official pat
ronage, this is a great thing gained to the
cause of good government and the free.'
dom of elect ions. And for this the coun
try is greatly indebted to the early and
firm position assumed by General Harri
son in favor of this conservative one term
principle, For that, as for other eminent
services remtered in the hour of deed,
the country owes a deep debt of gratitude
and is under lasting obligations to the
faithful and pure minded patriot who has
been called to the helm of state from his
retirement at North Bend.--Bolt. Amer.
SEV ERE REstrisz.—On the day of the
Inauguration, among the multitude who
culled to pay their respect to President
Ilarrison, was a junior officer of the Navy
who was quite inebriated. The Presi
dent, with a piercing eye, saw his situa.
lion, and said—" Sir, I am very sorry to
Nee you or any other person in your con
dition here." It is needless to say that
the officer retired apparently cut to the
quick. This circumstance we kP.ow to
be true.—N. Y. Expresf,
PRESEN'T'ATIONS OF FOREIGN
MINISTERS.
The members of the Diplomatic Body,
ow in Washington, and accredited to
lie Government of the United States,
are received by the President yesterday
t o'clock. Mr. Fux, the British minis
on being presented by thk. Secretary
,r State, made to the President the fol.
, owing address:
Sift: I have the honor to address you
in the name of the Diplomatic Body ac
credited to the United States of Ameris
ca. We hasten, sir, to congratulate you
upon )our accession to the high office of
President of this Republic, which the
confidence of your fellow citizens has con
ferred upon you. We speak the true
sentiments of our respective governments
and countries, in offering this testimony
of regard and respect for your person and
your station. We rejoice, sir, to have
'heard from your own lips, in your Inauge
rat Address, the declaration of a virtuou,
desire to promote the relations of natural
friendship and peace beteen the United
States and Foit.:gn powers; and we are
I happy to recognise, in your personal char
, acter and qualities, the strongest assu
' rence, that the efforts of your Govern
men!s will be faithfully directed to accom
plisb so wise and noble a purpose.
To this address the President of the U.
: States made the following reply:
Sur: I receive with great pleasure the
congratulations you have been pleased to
otter me in the ovine of the Diplomatic
Body now present, the Representatives
of the most powerful and polished nations
with whom the Republic which has honor
ed me with the office of its Chief Magis•
trate, has the most infiltrate relations.—re
lations which I trust 110 sinister event
1 , will fur ages interrupt.
. .
The sentiments . contoined in my late
address to my Fellow Citizens, and to
winch you have been pleased to advert,
are those which will continue to govern
my conduct through the whole course or
my Administration. Lately one or the
People, the undisputed sovereigns of the
country, and coining immediately from
them, I am enabled with confidence, to
say that in thus acting I shall be sustained
by their undivided approbation.
1 bag leave to add, sir, that both from
duty and inclination I shall omit nothing
in my power to contribute to your own
personal happiness and that of the friends
whom, on this occasion your represent,
as long as your may continue amongst us.
The other ministers with their Secreta
ries, and the persons - attached to their re-
Ispective Missions, were then successive
ly presented to the President. The Min
' toter of Russia, we learn, was prevented
from being present, by indisposition,
which we are happy trr be able to say, is
not serious.
From Washington our information is,
first, that there is no reason to apprehend
a rupture with England—and secondly,
that an extra session of Congress, to be
convened as soon as practicable, oossibly
towards the end of May, will be
All the old Cabinet Ministers resigned
their seats on the 3d inst.
On the sth it is understood that Mr
Bell took charge of the War Depart rent,
whose business was urgent, and probably
the others entered upon their duties on
Saturday, except to the Treasury, where,
according to the Spy in Washington, it
seems some difficulties, or unexpected oc
currence have required the direct inter-,
position of the Executive.—N, Y. Amy.:
-:
Loss OF A STEAMBOAT—AND SUPPO
SED LOSS OF ALL ON BOARD. ---• The Tal
lahassee Star of the 23t1 ult, contains the
following melancholy account.
Capt Cross of the Revenue service, ar
rived here last week, and reported that he
had left Apalachicola on the ISth ult., in
the steamboat Lamplighter, Capt Wood.
bound for Tampa Bay, via Port Leon and
Ceder Keys. Ilhen near Dog Island,
and about twenty miles from Apalachi•
cola, the Lamplignter broke her main shaft
and was consequently compelled to cast
anchor—a severe gale blowing at the time
and the sea running high.—lt hile in this
condition the steamboat Caroline, Capt
Pettis, from Port Leon to Apalachicola,
was discovered passing about five miles
distant, hugging the land close. Capt
Cross and his brother put oft in a small
boat and pulled for the Caroline. Whe
distressed condition of the Lainplighter
was made known to Capt Pettis of the
Caroline, who stated that he could not
possibly go to her assistance, as hictipat
was too small to encounter a heavy sea,
and besides that he had on board a large
number of passengers, among whom were
several ladies, and that he was under con
tract to land at least a part of his passen
gers, (Hr. Hart's theatrical corps,)at
alachicola, during that day. ('itaiday.)
After this ineffectual attempt to pro.
cure assistance, Capt Cross and his bro.
ther returned in search of the Lampligh
ter but could not discover her; she had ths
appeared entirely train her anchorage,
and has n e ver been seen since. The pro
bability is that she went to pieces alt.!
sunk. There were thirty-five souls on
board the Lamplihter, all of whom must
have perished. 'apt Cross's wife and
family were on board, and his condition
is truly dephirable, having lost his all,
his !amity, money and clothing.
It ;sparely possible that the Lampligh
ter May have drifted to the shore. But
learning from a gentleman of our city,
who was passenger on board the Caroline,
hat the wind was blowing a gale off the
the land, we can scarcely indulge a hope
of her safety..--Balt. American.
KILLED BY AN ELEenAsr.---The N. 0.
Picayune of the 24th says—'l he united
menageries of Messrs Humphrey tk Lynes
seas to have opened today, but as the ele
phant of Mr. Lynes killed a man yester
day, who travelled with the menagerie,
and broke off the opening of the exhibi
tion is postponed till to-morrow, Thurs
day. The name of the deceased was
Crumbs. He was the keeper of Mr Hum
prhey's elephant, Yesterday afternoon,
when about six miles from this city, up
the coast, on the opposite side of the river
and as both elephants were walking a
long together, the deceased addressed
some words to the elephant of which he
had charge when Lyne's elephant made
a lounge of his trunk at him, that knocked
him and his horse down. He then took
'inn up, put him in his mouth and crushed
him to death. if hen he came on near
Algiers, he met a mule on the road, which
he threw over the fence out of his way.
He then became unmanageable, passed
down through Algiers created great alarm
and was at large as late as 10 o'clock
last night.
THE SPOILS TO TIM LAST,
We just learned that Mr. Poinsett has
appointed as Cadets, on the recommenda
tion of Messrs. Jas. J. Roosevelt and John
McKesn, members of Congress elect, but
Wan have not taken their seats—a son of
the infamous Stevenson, alias Jarvis, and
a youth named Brady.
The flagitiousness of this transaction is
that the Nor Department professes to act
ou the rule that the members of Congress
shall present candidates from their dis
tricts, and that from among these the ca
dets should be selected. It was in con
formity with the rule that Mr. Ii iseadver
tised, through the papers of his district
lately, that the Secretary of War had ap
prized him that a vacancy existed for his
district, and invited him to make a nomi
nation—and therefore he called upon his
constituents to send in applications.
In like compliance with this rule, the
four members of Congress were called
upon to recommend candidates, and they
did recommend two; the names of these,
however were set aside, and the nominees
of men not entitled to any voice were pre
! terred•
We as the Secretary of War tolook in
to this matter, and lithe facts as here sta.
ted, to revoke warrants thus granted in
utter contempt of decency and 'ow.
lie have before suggested it as worthy
of the attention of the Secretary of the
Navy, to examine the list of acting appoint
ments as mid.hipmen made by his prede
cessor, and if they be, as is believed alto•
gether disproportionate to the wants of the
service, to take order for a due reform.
therein.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.-At a meeting
of the State Central Comm ttee, appoin
ted for the ensuing year by the late Demo
cratic Convention, Geo. Ford, jr Esq, of
Lancaster, was elected Chairman, Henry
Montgomery of Harrisburg, Secretary,
and T. S. Smith, Esq. of Philadelphia,
Treasurer, Hon. 'Harmer Denny of Pitts
burg, Jahn G. Miles, Esq. of Huntingdon,
and T. S. Smith, Esq. of Philadelphia,
were appointed an Executive Committee.
FALSE ARISTOCRACY
The following excellent remarks upoe
the subject of false aristocracy, are from
an Address delivered by Dr. Bethune he.
fore the Philomathean Society, New York.
"lire prejudice of (lark ages, when a
lal-e aristocracy contemned labor in any
form as a dishonorable necessity, is passing
away, and should have no place in a phi •
losophical or republican mind. To de
termine a man's position in society by the
honest calling he follows in life, is as
central.) to the justice of good sense, as
it is genius of our political institutions.--
The petty distinctions of social rank,
which have obtained in this country. ex.
cite the deserved ridicule of calm obser
vers from other lands. Nothing can be
more absurd than pride of family, in peo
ple who scarcely know the birth-place of
their grandfathers; or an assertion of su
perior nobility, by one who sells clodi
packages, over another who sells ribands.
by the yard; or by the importer of bristles
in hogsheads, or hides in carg ies, over
him who makes brushes or shoes; or by
the professional man over either, when he
is in reality the paid servant of all. We
are members of one body, necessarily de.
pendent upon, and contribute to each.
other's well being. To look down upon.
a neighbor because his way of serving the.
community differs from our own, Is to de
spise ourselves, We should own no su
periorit‘• but that of age, worth, and wig
/
che highest officer of governmant
is entitled to honor only as he faithfully
ministers to the people's goad; and for
one, without any reference to parties or
individnals, 1 can see no humiliation in
the retirement of a statesman, conscious
of truth, from his lost magistracy to his
farm; while I rejoice that there is but a
single step from the log cabin to the Cap
itol. It proves the working like leaven of
that blessed doctrine wh;ch our fathers
wrote upon the bond of our confederacy,
the native equality of the people."
EXACTLY so.--The Boston Post says
that two advertisements were recently
published in a newspaper one for a cleri
in a store, the other for an apprentice to
learn the blacksmith's trade. The num,
ber of applicants in one day for the for
mer place, was FIFTY; for the latter not
one.