iipiiOifijapicil. J BEDFORD, Pa. Frirfn? Morning, April 4. 1556 "Fearless and Free." ItVVin OVKR, EDITOR ANIt PROPRIETOR j , FOR PRESIDENT: ML IIM FILLMORE, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE PRESIDENT: ANDttEW JICKSON DONELSON, OF TENNESSEE. ■ | NEW LIQUOR LAW. The bill "to regulate the sale of intoxica- i t ing liquors," agreed upon by the committee j of conference, has passed both houses of the legislature. It is very stringent, indeed, to our mind as striugent as the late law. The licenses will range from §IOOO to §25, according to the yearly rental. Bedford Borough will be entitled, probably to about two taverns, each to pay a license ot §SO. The Buckalew and Sunday law will contin ue in force. The bill passed the bcoate by yeas 27. nays, none; —in .the House, teas, 04; cays, 32. This bill is what Locofoco isin gives the people instead of the Jug Law. | We will publish the bill entire in our j next. QUERY: —Iu the Report of tbe Poor J House we find an item iu the account of | Mr. John 11. Rush, for which iie has him self credited with §5.50 paid Mr. Frederick- Turner for bacon. Now, we have been as ,-i;red by Frederick Turner, sr., and his son Frederick Turner, jr., of Harrison '1 own ship, that they never sold the Poor House any pork at all. We know ot no other Frederick Turner in the County. We would • like to have a little light on the subject. j We call attention to the report of the j minority of the Judiciary ( omtnittee, iu j relation to the interference of Judges in | polities. It is front the pen of Mr. JoRitAN j tiie Senator from this District, and is ably written, and verv favorably spoken of. Read it. Mil. JOHN S GROUSE lately of Bedford, has taken the Tavern stand in Bloody Ilun, lately occupied by .Mr. Jacob Ebbert. We have no doubt he will make an obligiug ami attentive landlord. We are under obligations to Hon. D. F. Ttolu'son, for a copy of his speech in Con gress, on the contested election ease from Kansas. ff'e will publish it soon. Our friends who have changed their I'oM. Offices will please inform us of the fact. RICHEST OF THE SEASON. —One of the rarest and richest feats which the sham and sublimated Democracy has lately tickled the atuazed public with, is to show up Mr. Donelson, the American candidate, as an obscure and insignificant personage. Well let us see. In 1829 Geo. Jackson made him his Private Secretary—a very respon sible and confidential positiou. In 184, Mr. Donelson was appointed to the Repub lic o/ Texas, and aided in its annexation to the I'nited Stales. The same year he was appointed by Mr. Polk, Minister to Prus sia. In 1849 he was appointed Minister to Germany, and held that office under Gen. Taylor until it was abolished. The iotic and conspicuous part he played in the Nashville Convention, is fresh in the memory of our readers. When the venerable Ritchie—the Tally rand nf the Democratic party —retired front the Washington Union, Mr. Donelson WHS sfelectcd as hie successor. Disgusted with the spoils policy of Pierce nnd his Adminis tration, he quit the dry rot concern, and embarked in the good cau*e of political re form—of Americanizing America. And this is the man that tbe sham De mocracy would stultify before the country. W.dl, if Mr. Donelson is the obsenre and i-ntvprthy individual they represent, old fashioned Democracy has much to answer for.— Daily .Veir*. Hjtllimore Methodist Conference. The Baltimore Annn&l Confereice has made the following appointments for this district: — CCMBERI.AND DTHTRIDT. —JOHN A . Otf.IXS. P. E. Cumberland—SamaciKepler. CuiaberWttd Mission to Colored People—William T. Wil son. Pliisiijt Grsri.'— E. G. Jamison. Vurth Branch and Will's Greek — Henry Wilson— Allegheny—J. A. Coleman; one to S supplied. Wupternport—J. LhiVJ," (J. W. Curry, Frust hursr—S. B. Dunlep. !l. ?. Stephens. Schells hnrg— E. Hiitjer. G. W. Dun lap. Bedford—A. R. Gibson Bedford Gircut—G. W. Bouse. W. Stephens. YF or.dberry—W. 1. Mennnger, K. //inkle, Holli laysburg—G. W. Cooper. Al toona— Wi third Downs. Briminghim—J. K. Spangler; one to he supplied. Williamsburg— J. W. Tonzue. C.uhnont A. K. Reilly.— Cassville— G. Berkstfcxser. J. W. Cornelius. Sliirleysburg—S. M. Clarke, G. T. Gray. T7-We call attention to the remarks of our able Senator, Mr. Jordan, or. his bill D- provide for the pre-puytnent of interest on the State debt, which will be found in another column. It is a matter of notori e'y that the surplu- fun D accumulating in the State Treasury, during the intervals at which interest on the Sf-iledebt 1- payable, has for years been used by the Treasurer tor bis individual benefit; hence the anxie ty evinced to secure this office at its nonii- nally small salary. If, as is stated by the present Treasurer, ami endorsed by Mr. Jordan, forty thousand dollars aunually oau be saved to the State by the prepayment of the interest, an estimate can readily be made of the pickings afforded by this office, independent of the salary. Mr. Jordan deserves the thanks of the tax-payers of the entire Commonwealth, for the introduc tion and advocacy of this bill. Its passage j of course depends upon tbe loeofoco major ity of tbe Legislature. Whether they will agree to stop this prolific leak, and thus save forty thousand dollars a year of the {■eople's money, remains yet to be sten.— Sumtr.\'t Herald and Whig. Cor. Inquirer and Chronicle. llAßnrmißO, March 3!, 1856. MR. EDITOR: —The Union Convention held here on the 2t>th and 27th of this month to no minate a State ticket passed off finely. Every Connty in the State was represented, except Monroe and Fikv; and there were contested seats from no less than four districts. Good feeling and harmony prevailed to a degre# un expected even among its friends. After the organization, and the adoption of a platform the first day, it was expected quite an anima ted contest would take place for candidates for the several ofiices. But on the morning of the second day the candidate for each office was chosen on the first ballot by a more than two th'rdsvote; and were immediately after ratified by a unanimous rote. Th • ticket, as you are al ready aware, ia Darwin Phelps, an eminent lawyer of Armstrong County, for Auditor Ge neral; Bartholomew Lapoite of Bradford Coun ty. and last year aud this year a member of the House, for .Surveyor General; and Thomas E. Cochrane, Esq., from York county, and an ex- Senator, for Canal Commissioner. Phelps is an American, Laporte is a Kepublican. and Cochrane is an old line Whig. A State ticket of better character for integrity, intelligence, and ability hag s IdoTi, if ever been presented to the voters of Pennsylvania. It is also a strong tieker geographically, and uniting as it does cordially the several parties opposed to the present national administration, there can hardly be a reasonable doubt of its triumphant election. Men well posted in political matters confidently express an opinion, that whilst the Republican part of the ticket will insure the north, the shunt democracy will not be able to carry a single county except Greene, iu ail that section of the State west of the Alleghe ny mountains The convention confined itself stridftly to Stale matters, and in no wise agitated the Presidential qnestion now in such an un settled condition, hut which may yet be made all right. The compliment to Gov. Pollock; and thu unanimity with which it was passed, is a most significant compliment to the present Executive. The Report of the Conference Committee on the liquor law WAS adopted on Saturday last, so we have another new liquor law. In the House the vote was 64 to 32; and in the Seuate the bill passed unanimously, which is considered no small compliment to tbe Senate Committee of Conference. You will no doubt publish the hill: and your readers may determine its mer its for themselves. The Senate will have a night session this evening for the consideration of the proposed amendments to the Constitution. The appro priation bill has passed the House, and is now before tbe appropriate committee in the Senate. No duv for final adjournment ha* yet been fixed hut it is generally believed the Legitlature may adjourn by the lath or 20ia of April. Yours truly, STI.CYA'FOK ■ REPORT Of the Minority of the Cummitle OH the Judiciary, on bill Ao. 660, entitled '-.'in .Id to prevent the interference of Judges in pnrtizan politics." The undersigned, minority of the Com mittee on the Judiciary, to which was re fered Senate bill No. 660, entitled "An Act to prevent the interference of Judges in p&rtizan politics," being unable to concur in the report of the majority, and in view of the important principles involved, con sider it proper to submit souie of the rea sons for their dissent. The first section of the bill declares it unlawful "for any law judge of any court of this Commonwealth to participate as an officer, speaker, or com mittee tnati at any political uieetiug or as seaiblage for political purposes, under the penalty of five hundred dollars tor the first offence, and removal from office for the secoud or any subsequent offence." The second sectou merely designates the tribu nal for the trial of all violators of the first, arid appropriates the lines. Theso provis ions ire highly penal, and if enacted into a law, would, so far as we are aware, ba alto gether without precedent iD this country. That class of our fellow citizens at which this blow is aimed has hitherto had and ic judge," we have the same right to abridge it in an associate judge, in a juryman, in a witness, in a lawyer, or iu any other "citizzn" or class of citizens. If we have the right to say to the law judge ♦ hat he shall not, without incurring fines and penalties, speak at a political meeting, we have the same right to declare that he shall not, unless under like disabilities, speak at social or religious assemblages of his fellow citizens: aud if thus far. then may we go further, aud prohibit him altogether from speaking to his fellow man, either publicly or privately, upon any subject whatever. The principle is the same in all these cases, and if we have the right to ap ply it at all, it is then only a question of discretion aud expediency as to how far we will carry it. Br the twentictli section of the ninth ar ticle of our Stare Constitution it is furibor declared: "The citizens have a right, in a peaceable manner to assemble together for the common good, and to apply to tiio.se vested with power of government for re dress of grievances, by petition, address, or remonstrance." In priuciple this sec tion is analogous to those already cited, and equally forbids the legislation proposed.— All citiieus have here the right guarenteed to assembled together for political purposes anu to prepare ttielr ••petition, address, or remontrance." Would it not be a mock ery to allow them to assemble for these patriotic purposes, and when convened to prohibit the one from speaking to the other and under penalty of SSOO prohibit any one from acting as "officer, speaker, or commit tee mau l " The rights of freedom of speech and of assembling together to counsel for the genotal good, are among the analieua ble rights of freemen, and are declared by our Magna Charta to be a part of "the groat and essential principles of liberty and free government," and a* such wore there- by "recognized and unalterably established. So have the people, in their sovereign 'ca pacity, spoken, svben they framed their con stitution to limit and restrain the power of the Legislature. These "inherent and indefeasible rights" having thus reserved by the people to themselves, aad guarantied to all, we are not permitted to take them from either the high or the lowly. To at tempt it is sacrilege to the sacred rights of freedom, and treason to the holy oauae of liberty. But whilst we thus reprobate any invas ion of those rights of the citizen, we are tar from intending to give any coimteuancc to tbepiopriety of any judge interfering in any manner with partizaii politics. At the same tuue that we would secure the high funotionarries of that responsible depart in :nt of the government all the rights secur ed to other eitizsus we would have them preserve the dignity and honor of the ju diciary uutotiehcd by aoy participation in party excitements and strife, whioh must inevitably bring in question the impartiality of their judgments in the estimation of the people, and thus impair official usefulness. Upon the judiciary mast at last depend our security fur all we hold most dear as citi zens, property, reputation, liberty, life, and the honor of time we bold dearer thau life When that department of our government shall be lost ro a proper sense of justice, propriety and honor, and shall lose the respect and confidence ot the people, frail indeed will bo all dependance upon law for protection or seeuriety. It is tbe rightful expectation of the people theiefore, and the duty of all judges who would be faithful to tbe high duties of their station arid who would preserve their office uoiuipured in dig uity and usefulness, that they should ab stain froiu all practices that may derogate from the respect and coufideucc in which they should ever be held by the community, jr impair the authority of the laws commit ted to their administration. But it is not by aendiug judges into tho dock of a citni nal court or by the trial of them for fines aud penalties, that the judiciary ts to be thus preserved. Tbe proposition is i/aelf derogatory to the bench., and the enactment of such u bill into a law would imply an occasion tor it so painful to honorablo minds that it is difficult to conceive how tnen wor thy of the high and responsible station could accept or retain it, under a sense that they were to he held up to the line of duty by penal exactions. If impeachment and dissiuissal from office, for which the painful and sufficient penalty is dishonor, and res traint cf an intelligent and sound public ! opinion, cannot preserve our judiciary witti in the boundaries of piopri-ty, rectitude ; and duty, theu will all security by force of j law have couie to an cud, ami our system of government have proved a failure. — BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE. Should circumstances requires the ob ligations imposed by enlightened public sen timent to be enforced upon the judiciary by unconstitutional penal enactments, then in deed will contusion be confounded, chaos will have come again, and the time will have arrived for the construction of some other fonu of government, created upou different foundations, and embracing different prin ciples from any known or banded dowu to us by our ancestors. Happily no such necessity yet exists; nor have the undersigned auy apprehension* for the future. No corruption, bribery, or other crime, has ever sullied the fair farue of the Pennsylvania Judiciary; nor lias any thing occurred iu our history which should bring upon it the reproach or degradation proposed by the bill which has occasioned these reflections. FR. JORDAN, March 24, I SSG. KLI K. PRICE. THE UNION CONVENTION. HARnisBtRQ, March 2G.—The Union Convention assembled in the llall of the Ilmise of Representatives at noon, when the Hon. John Covode, of Westmoreland was called to the chair. Tie following Secretaries were appoint ed—E. Beatty, of Cumberland, Josiah Funk, of Lebauon, and J. Ingham, of Sul livan. A committee to report officers for th permanent organization of the Convention was appointed, and also one to examine and report upon the credentials of mem bers, and a recess was then taken until 3 o'- clock. The convention is large, nearly all the counties being fully represented, and the utmost harmony prevails. Afternoon Session. —The convention re assembled at 3 o'clock, when the committee t o select officers for a permanent organiza tion, utadi a report as follows: President—Gideon J. Ball, of Erie. Vice Presidents—ll. Jones Brooke, of Delaware: Thos. E. Franklin,of Lancaster Win. Stewart, of Mercer; John A. Wright of Dauphin: Josiah Capley of Armstrong; E. Beatty of Cumberland; C. Thompson Jones of Philadelphia; Andrew Caws of Butler; J. F. Lbideraan of Berks: Jona than Knight of Bucks; Henry Johnston of Lycoming; Samuel Roger of Blair; L. L. McGuffiu of Lawrence, D. 0. Boal of Cen tre, R. P. McDowell of Allegheny; Wro. Jessup, of Susquehanna; J. M. Oliphaat, of Fayette; Thos. J. Power of Beaver; J. McAnallv of Clearfield. Secretaries—Edward McPherson of Ad ams, John M. Rheinhart of Schuylkill, J. T. W. McAllister of Philadelphia, John N. McDonald of Washington, M. D. Mercer.of BradrMrd, and Thos. 0. Steele, of Phila delphia. The report was unanimously adopted, and Mr. Bill on taking the chair, delivered a neat speech, intended to harmonize the va rious elements of which the body is cora ; posed. The committee °n credentials made re port, which was adopted. On motion, a committee of 33 was deci ded to be appointed to draft resolutions; the member of the committee from each Sen atorial district, to ho selected by the dele gates from the district. The following is the committee: Ist district. It. Flanigen and Henry K. Strong- 2. W F Small, James Cooper, O P. Cormnan; 3, Andrew Shreinlin; 4, W R Downing; 5, J C Meyers; 15, J V Co well- 7, T K Franklin, J W Killinger, 8, J A Fisher ; 9, Joseph Weaver, 10, 1' W Wheeler; 11, W McSellar: 12, David K Small; 13, James D Smith; 14, Thomas I Ingham; 15, Geo S King; 10, DII B Hrower 17. M D Mercer; 18, A G Oltti stead; 19, S P McCalmoct; 20, David Derrickson; 21, B B Chamber lin: 22, T Howard, K D Hazzam; 23, Ceo V Law rence; 24, Edward Scull; 25, II B Moore head; 16, J R Morrison, 27, liichard Coulter; 28, Robert M Palmer. On motion, the convention proceeded to nominate candidates for Canal Commission er, AuditoT General and Surveyor General. Messrs. E D Gazzam, Robert Still, Peter Martin, Win. Williamson, Win. P Small, Ner Middleswarth, Henry W Snyder, Beoj Hartshorn, A W Benedict, () H IVheoler, W M Lioyd, \V D Anderson, J A Fisher, Henry S Rupp, J E Cochran and S J Ni chols were named for Canal Commissioner; Peter Martin, David Sankey, C C Walborn, Darwin Phelps, Jared B Evans, Robt. M Foust, Nathaniel B Hobaret, Wm. McCon key, Benjamin Rush Bradford, W S Fra zer and K G Waterhousc, were named for Auditor General; and B La'porte, D Hud son Shedaker, Richard Irwin, Sobiester Ross, Wilson King, Christian Meyer*, Wm Evans, W S Bobean,Samuel B Pago, J B Brown, Henry Antes, Joseph Henderson and Joseph Snivcley were named for Sur veyor General. The convention theu adjourned t li 7 o'- clock, P. >l. Bvming Stsxion.—The convention reas sembled at 7 o'clock, when Mr. Joes up of Susquehanna, and ./okn Williamson of Hun tingdon, delivered addresses, urging union and b irtuony. The names of Messrs. GuzzaiD, Fisher, Small, Wheeler and Benedict, Dominated for Canal Couimissionerf were withdrawn. Messrs. liotarct and Evans, nominated for Auditor General, were withdrawn. The committee on resolutions made re port, and the resolutions were adopted* sep arately and unauimousl v. The question being on the preamble, an amendment was offered condemning the ap poiutmeut of foreigners to office, which was discussed by Messrs. MeCalmont, Ingham, Small, Cooper, Fisher, Gazzam, Morris and others. The previous question was then called and sustained—yeas 82, nays 33—the ROiendment agreed to, and the preamble then adopted. RESOLUTIONS. | Mr. McCalotunt from the committee on 1 resolutions reported the action of the com ; mittee. The report was read, and each ' resolution acted upon separately. ; Aa fiually adopted, they are as follows i WHEREAS, Tho freemen of Penusylva ! nia, opposed to the national administration, t are divided into pclitical orgnnizations,hold | ing on some questions of governmental pol- I icy divers opinions; yet it is believed that ; a large majority of the freemen of this State I are agreed upon the momentous issues for | eod upon the country by the repeal of the i .Missouri Compromise; by tlie undisguised i policy of the National .7diuiuisiratiou to impose by violence and fiand Slavery upou Kansas, contrary to the wishes of a large majority of the inhabitants; aud by its un just, illiberal aud .7nti-7uierican preference in the appontiuent of men of foreign birth over those born upon the soil, to offices of trust and honor, as well as in the distribu tion of its patronage: And Whereas, Agreement in principle is the only bond that can uuite effectively honest men iu political action. There fore. Resolved , That, animated by the spirit of concession, we will cordially nuite in the support of the candidates to be nominated by this Convention. npon the basis of those principles upon which we are mutually agreed. Resolved, That the preseut National Ad ministration, by the exercise of an unwar rantable influence in tbe repeal of the Mis souri Compromise, at tlio instance of sel fish and sectional politicians: by the remov al of honest and competent men from offi ces of honor and trust, in order that their places might be filled by inefficient and cor rupt partizans, by refusing to protect the freedom of Kansas in the enjoyment of the rights designed to be secured to them by the Constitution and laws of the United States—thereby showing itself powerful fr mischief, but fecb|e m the maintainanee of laws for the protefcfion of the people and the honor of the couutry—has justly forfeited all claim to the confidence and respect of the pdbple of this Commonwealth. Resolved , That we will use all honorable means to check the crib inflicted upon the country by the unjust and sectional meas ure* adopted by tbtf present National Ad ministration, brought about by the exercise of its patronage; that we are utterly oppos ed to admission ioto the Confederacy of Slave States farmed ut of territory once consecrated to Freedom; and also to the extension of Slavery Into any territories of the United States now Free. Resolved , That we cordially disapprove of the interference of f'lreigD influence of eve ry kind in our civil and political affaire; and are equally hostile to the interference of the government or people of thoJUnited States in the affairs of other flattens, regar ding any such interference as unwise and in conflict with the recommendation of Washington's Farewell Addrets, which in culcates with emphatic earnestness, the propriety of avoiding the adoption of any, policy which might involve us in unprofita ble and dangerous controvcrsi es with toreigu nations. Resolved, That we regard the pandering of any party to foreign influence as fraught with manifold evils to the country, threat ening the stability of our institutions and endangering the morals of the people by a contract with the paupers and felons cast upon our shores frotu the hospitals a:id prisons of Europe. Rtsolvt ', That as American liberty de pends for its preservation ou the intelligence of the people, universal education is the first duty of the State, and that all attempts by whomsoever made or from whatever quarter instigated, to destroy saeh a bene ficient system by perverting it to purposes, or opposing its progress or ex tension, because it is uot the instrument of inculcating any particular religious creed ought to be resisted a? fraught witli incal culable mischief and evil. Resolved, That the respect and confidence of this Convention and the people of this Commonwealth are due to the present Chief Magistrate of the State qd to the mem bers of his Administration, for the integrity purity of purpose and sterling patriotism manifested in their official conduct, and we heartily eouiiuend them to the support oi' every citizen who values the honor and interest of the State, and can appreciate the virtues of devoted and faithful public servants. [The changes made by the Convention were the substitution of the present resolu tion on Common Schools, on motion of Mr. Cormuan, in place of another of similar teuor reported by ahe Committee, and the addition to the lirst paragraph of the pre. amble is all which follows the word "inhab itants," as fyllows: "And by its unjust, illiberal and Anti- Aoieriean preference to tbe appointment of men of foreign birth over those born upon the soil, to offices of trust and honor, as well us in tha distribution of its patron* age." On adopting this amendment, which was offered by Mr. Palmer, of Sohuilklll, after some discussion among the members, the previous question was called, and the main question was ordered to be put, yeas B*2 to S3. Ihe amendment was then agreed to, and the preamble as amended was also agreedr to. Mr. Ingham offered additional resolu tions: * "Reso/w/, That in the Slave powor of I this Union, we recognise a great and grow ' ing aristocracy, wbish now oontnds the j General (Government, and shajies its entire policy with the design tp make ".Slayery I national and Freedom sectional," and while we are not disposed to interfere with Sla j very iu the States, we are determined to repeal its aggressions, and to claim for the North its proportionate influence in nation al affairs. Resolved, That we regard the recent de cision of Judge Kane, iu the case of Pass more Williamson, as an abandonment of the doctrine of State rights, and dangerous to the personal liberty of the citizens of this State. Resolved, That we regard the Fugitive Slave Law as wholly*uncalled for by the Constitution and au infringement of the rights of citizens of tho free States, and ought to be modified. Mr. Hamersly moved the indefinite post ponement of the resolutions. The previous question was called, and the main question was orJered to he put. The motion to postpone indefinitely then agreed to —yeas 90, uays I*. Tho Convention then adjourned till 9 o'- clock to-morrow. SECOND DAY. THURSDAY, March 27.—The Convention met at 9 o'clock aud proceeded at once to noiniuate a candidate for AUDITOR GENERAL. Sankey, 7 , Walborn, 3 Phelps, 91 J Evans, 7 Foust, 3 j M'Oonkey, 3 Bradford, 2 (• Waterbouse, 1 DARWIN PHELPS, of Armstrong conuty, having received a majority of all the votes, was unanimously declared the nomi nee for Auditor General. The Convention then proceeded te nomi nate a candidate for SURVEYOR GENERAL. La porte, 88 Oobesn, 4 Sheduker, 0 Brown, 7 King, 3 Snivtdy, 9 Myrs, 7 BARTHOLOMEW LAPORTE, of Bradford county having received a majority of all the votes, was unanimously declared the nominee for Surveyor General. The Conveniion then proceeded to nomi nate a candidate for CANAI. COMMISSIONER. j Cochran, 78 j Williamson, 12 j Sfitt, 5 1 Power. 1 Martin, 20 [ Lloyd, 4 THOMAS E. COCHRAN, of York county, having a majority of all the votes l cast, was unanimously declared tho nominee I for (anal Commissioner. All the gentlemen whose names appear in the list of general nominations, but where not voted for, were withdrawn before the balloting eommenoed. On (notion of Mr. FTowanl a State Cen tral Committee,consisting of one from each Senatorial district, was selected by the delegates from the several dastriots—as follows lW.x. it. Flauigun, Jacob Dock Phila delphia. 2. Henry L. Bronner, Oliver P. Corn amu, Charles Thompson Jones, Philadel phia. 8. Win 11. Slinglfff, Mougomery. 4. II Jones Brcuks, Delaware. 5. Daniel H. Olynier, Berks. ti. Henry T. Darlington, Bucks. 7. Peter Martin, Lancaster, George Iliff ninn, Lebanon. 8. 0. F. Mueneb, Dauphin. 9. B. J Ilagenbuch, Lehigh. 11. David Wills, Adams. 12. Abraham Forry, York. 13. K. Bcatty, Cumberland. 14. David C. Boal, Centre. 15. John Penn Jones, lllair. lti. Philip T. Maus, Montonr. 17. Wm. Jessup, Susquehanna. 18. Gen . Ashley H Mills, Clearfield. 19. Wm. Stewart,Mercer 2U. John W. Horne, Crawford. 21. Michael Weyand,Baever. 22. A 11. Miller, Thomas L. Shields, .Allegheny. 23. Thomas J. Miller, Washington. 24. Gen. Wm. 11. Koontz, Somerset. 25. Philip Clover, Claron. 20. Israel Gutelins. S.iydnr. 27. Hobcrt Stitt, Westmorland. 28. Robert M. Palmer, Schuylkill. The Committee met after adjournment,and elected 11. Jones Brooke of Delaware coun ty, Chairman. •Vr. Willis, of Adams, offered the fol lowing resolution. Resolved, That the ticket just nominated be unanimously declared the ticket of this Union Convention, and is offered for the support of all parties opposed to the pre sent Natiojial Adiuiaisttation, at the elec tion on the 2ud Tuesday of October next. After so me remarks by Gen. Small, Hon. Jno. Covode, Mr. Howard and Dr. G.izzaut the resolution was unanimously adopted. The thanks of the Convention were then tendered to the officers and members of the Legislature for their kindness in granting the use of the Hall; when the Convention adjourned with three hearty cheers for '.he ticket. .Mr. Filfmorr. — A Washington letter to the New York Courier snys that the latest advices received from Mr. Fillmore in this country, were dated at Rome, in tho month of February, lie was then about to de part for Naples, and from that port would depart for Alexandria, in Egypt Tho Kx- Proaideut would probably proceed from that place to Cairo and the Pyramids, and j might theuec continue his excursion to Je rusalcm. If he sat fut uu his tour by tho middle of February, it is expected that Ue would teach Trieste, upon UU return, from j the Uiiddlo of April to tho first ot lt is nol unlikely* therefore, that, fUa first information of UU nomination \fill reach Mr. Filltuoro on his return to Europe, and I of that ho wiU bring UU r- j spouse to it ititiorsorf, Auditor Genera! and ihe Banks. A ease occurred in our Court at this place: on Monday last, which shows in a ! very strong light the advantage and Dec ity of having intelligent and faithful men i ill the accounting depart incuts of our State- Government. The generality of people are perhaps not aware of the immense power | and responsibility confided to the Auditor • General and State Treasurer, in the settle ment of accounts, and in collecting and dis bursing the revenue# of the Commm wealth, i One of the large items of revenue is that derived from the tax on the dividends of Banks. The Legislature, ou the 9th of March, 1849, passed a bi'l to extend the charter and increase the capital of the Far mers' and Maobauies' Bank ofPhiladel i phia, and which on the same day was sent I to the Executive for his signature, the 13th. ; section of . which rogui tted the tax on ail ! Batik dividends. On the 14ib of the same , mouth, the two bou*ts passed another bill which largely increased the rite of taxation jon these dividends, and ou that day this | latter bill was sent to the Governor, and received his signature on the 15. That bill repealed -md and annulled the section in the other bill by uame and title relative |to taxes, aud went into operation on the i 15th March, 1849. On the following day (IGth March, 1849} the Governor signed the bill which contained the repealed sec tion. The Banks of the State proceeded in making their annual ratnrns aed charging themselves with the tax under the Act of l.*ith March, 1849, until some time last fall, when a new light appeared to dawn on thetn from some quarter or other, when they refuse! to pay under the act of the 15th, alleging that the taxes ought to La\e been assessed under the repealed Act of IGth of March, 1849, And that the difference which they had paid under the Act of 1 Oth, amounting to between §150,000 and §IBU,- 000, should bo refunded to theui. Their pretentions and claims were warmly backed : up by certain leading democrats, who doubtless were actuated only by a desire for the public good, aud without any ex pectation of getting any part of this large j sum which was to be wiested front the Pub- lie Treasury. That these banks should have made this absurd claim, or I bat they should have been i able to engage the services of men to urge it, is not very surprising Hut the stran gest part of all this matter remain* to be told. That Mr. Auditor (reneral KPHKAIM BANKS who has had tho advantage of near ; ivfive years' experience in tlie office, and himself a lawyer of some pretentions, with :ho construction put upon the law not only • by his predecessor hut by the Bonks theui ! selves, and the amounts voluntarily paid without one word of protest fr 5 year-, should have yielded a point so absurd and ridiculous. Vet strange as it may seem* Mr BANKS, when this claim was made, not vrihstanding the large amount it wonlJ have taken from the Treasury, settled the ac count*, and allowed these corporations everything they claimed. It was only through the vigilance and efficiency of the lion. Ki.J Sl-IFRR, our ex cellent State Treasurer, that this great wrong was prevented. When the accounts were sent ti his Department, making this great charge in the assessment 10 the in jury of the Slate, he set himself to work with an honest purpose diligently to inves tigate the ease, and his clear, sound sense soon discovered that it was a mere scheme to nfle the Treasury. Like a faithful, hon est officer, he withheld his approval, and sent the statements back to the Auditor General, with a clear and unanswerable ur gtynent against the pretensions set up.— And oow perhaps the strangest of all things connected with the ulattcr is, that at this juncture Mr. BASKS changes his tactics, and settles sevcrul of the accounts accor ding to Mr. SI.IFKR'S view of the ENS", protesting however, still, that his first posi j tion was right, and obstinately refuses t 0 ; proceed with the settlement of any more of the accounts. Those settled were such as owed but sumll amounts, while iuny of | the others that are withheld owe many i thousands of dollars which should have ! been paid into the Treasury yeaYs ago. On j the trial of these cases, after hearing tho ' ablest counsel at the bar on behalf of the Auditor General's view of the case, Judge PKUISO.V was so well satisfied of the ab surdity of the claim that he directed judge-, i ment for the Uoutttsirtrealth without liear j ing counsel in reply. We liavo given the facts in the case, not • for the purpose of impeaching the honesty ; of Mr. Banks in the matter, tut to call at -1 tcntiou to the fact which is admitted by i ali parties, that Mr. BANKS,occupying the most important office in the Common wealth ! so far as the public fihanocs are concerned, 1 is perhaps tho public finances arc concern ed. is perhaps the mostineffieie.it and itr eompotont officer of the government. His office, and himself to©, are managed and controlled by his subordinates. To its du ties he pays but little attention an I appa rently feel? littlq iutcrcst in them,or.in tbp wanuvr of their performance: If evidence wore wasting of tho minftor in which thi* 1 office has. been m'ui i