BY DAVID OVER.
For fie Inqatter and Chronicle.
"County Saperinteadeat of Common
Schools,
In our last, we presented a few remarks |
i n the importance of the office of County j
Superintendent of Common Schools. We j
contemplate presenting some views of a!
plan, which, if faithfully carried out, will ? j
wo think, very much tend to give a fresh !
impulse, to the cause of common schools in j
o!' county.
The object of the office was intended to |
elevate the standard of common school e<i- j
-.•.cation, by having better teachers, r.cd :
wakening more interest on the part of ed
ucation. Where the duties of the office
have lieen efficiently prosecuted, wc have
?n sucti results a? to iuspire the friends
■ . location to value au i appreciate it.—
Teachers bare been stimulated to improve
themselves and iuiuse wore life into the
schools.. Directors and parent?, notwith
standing their prejudices, have been bro't I
to s.-'e a better state of things in the 1
rebel'?, and who woal 1 he surry to hate
the office abolished. We advert now, to
i'awe counties, where such a state of things,
h-iv ■ beer, realized. The late report of the ;
State Superintendent will show a decided i
improvement over toe la-t year s effort. —
It has worked well thus far, and he itidnlg
f i tli.: bona of realizing the desired itn
i Mveauuf and result as was originally in
tended in the creation of the office. Much |
will doubt!-;?.? ba realized, although it i
. .c:'s with a strong it u; ot opposition in s
• raia directions.
As the time of the triennial convent! n ,
f School Directors is near at baud, (o j
• lect a tew superintendent of Common
Schools, we will new pre?cut our vi ws ot
a rlan, which It efficiently called out by
the individual who may Le elected,ivnl
tend very much to awaken up new interest
i.i our t'lunty, on the part of director?, pa
t uts atd teacli:rs. Our plan will not be
H new cue, but new Iu su fr.r :rs our county I
is concerned. j
-liltl duties of tne office Clil .ot ".>lO ex
amination of teachers, visiting the school?,
and gathering of materials on educational
: .pie, New, much can be dou*, in
the enuiioaiion of teachers, in the p: >-•
••ac" of the school director.?, to awaken an
interest. lids cot enough to ascertain
whether the teacher can rt-ad, write and cy
pher, but tli point in question sbonl l be
v I.eih'T the principles involved in these
j.iiu.irv branches ..re well understood, anu
tact, sufficiently w i! manifested to commu
• irate luts'i priueiph ? to those under til?
core. There t? net sufficient interest mani
fested to '-oiituiunicate these principles to
tie -c under hi? care. There is not suffi
cient interest uianifesteu in tbe mo IUS ope
randi of primary teaching. T-'< show the
utility of piiniary Teaching, in a philosophi
cal manner, teachers shocjo 1> convened
.. the different t wn?hips fur at least seve
ral day?, to attend to tue lectures of the
Superintendent, and more time should be
•peat in this, than is usually allowed to it.
Rut we arc apt to misconceive as well as
ml.scon true the principles involved in pri
mary teaching, and often profess more than
we really know. A nun-importance is at
tach.:! to D, an i ueuee no', considered ne
• in teaching the elements. It is ow -
ing to tnis fact, and which is notorious,that
.ur s.-hools are still in a backward condi
tion. aid teachers are generally deficient
in this very essential department of com
mon school education. Many are still un
-i iinainted with the elementary sounds ot
the letters, and much has been lost on this
account. The importance of this fact to
-tiuiulate teachers to more attention in this
direction, should be carefully impressed up
on the minds of all who undertake to in
i-rnvt children and youth.
In connection with primary teaching,the
Superintendent's lectures should also em
brace the subject of Arithmetic, Geogra
phy, English Grammar, and other kindred
subjects on education. All the informa
tion that e;:n be given to arouse the teach
ers' energies to a more thorough acqaain-
Unae of these subjects, in order to bring
more life into the school room, should al
ford pleasure and interest, while lectures
are given for tbis purpose. The Superin
tendent. to carrj cut ibis plaa efficiently,
"hjuid supply hiuteclf with inaps, char's,
globes, and oth*T apparatus, iu order to u-
I. !u?trate the subjects selected for leeror .
Information can be disseminated in this
way, wfitcfi will exert a happy influence,
iiii tend very much to free the mind from
prejudice In this way, will tbe way be
opAacd for a profitable examination, aud
the teacher and director will view matters
iu a different ligbt, and a different state of
things will aoou be visible in our common
Schools.
From tticso brief remarks, we will learn
the importance and the necessity of having
n Mar mat Schocl somewhere m our county.
A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c— Terms: Two Dollars per annum.
e should have a school for preparing
teachers for their profession. Something
of this k;utl is greatly needed in our conn,
ty. Ihe way the matter stands, teachers
are thrown upon their own limited resourc
es, and must do the best under the circnai.
stance?. Thero arc doubsle?3 many, who
would be glad to enjoy the advantages of
such a school. Such a school is greatly
needed—a tiling indispensable. No effort
has as yet been made to open such a scbod
in our county: and it is to Lc regretted
very much, tait a school ot this character
should be unknown here. This should not
be delayed; uo procrastination should be
indulged in. A school, for the training of
teachers, could either be conducted by the
Superintendent, cr hy some qualified teach
er, and be in operation for a small portion
of the year; at least so much time should
be ailotted for its duties, a will give suffi
cient opportunities to such, who may desire
to avail themselves of such advantages.
It is true that an objection might be urged
on the ground of extra charges at first, bv
the more indigent, but this couid be obvia
ted Give tbe Superintendent an adequate
salary, and he cotflj then afford to spend a
portion of his time in conducting such a
school for several months in connection
with his other duties. The good effect of
sueji a school conducted by lectures and re.
citations on the branches usually taught in
our schools, would soon snow a different
life in ,'lie school room. May we not hope
to realize this desirable object 1
In visitation, the Superintendent can dt>
much, in correcting such things as may ap
pear repugnant to the government of
schools. The school law gives him power
to take charge of the schools, during his
visits, ;f ho desires to do so, to ascertain
the proficiency of his pupils. In these ex
aminations, it can very easily be ascertain
ed, whether the teacher is adequate for his
part. The proficiency of the pupils will
soon tell whether the teacher manifests life
hi the discharge of his duties. With a
rociaofi whun bwL at hand, he can nolo
down ail taut he any deem worthy of at
tention, and if he iu his estimation thinks it
might be of benefit, he could give a micu
tore outline to the pub!iu. As there are
about "m hundred and ninety schools,
which demand the attention of the Super
intendent of this county, a half-day could
only be devoted to easn school. Nothing
less than this, would justify the SuperiiT
ten lent in his visitations. This allotment
of time would enable him, if blessed with
health, strength and other circumstances
favoring, to get around to all the schools
during the session. In connection with
1 his, evening lectures or addresses would
al?o be delivered by tbe Superintendent at
some central place, for the benefit of the
schools visited during the day. In these
lectures r addresses, be couid set forth in
a variety of ways, tbe importance and ne
: ecssity of Common school education: the
' natute and design of his office; stimulate
•>b people to interest themselves more in
' this philanthropic cause, and thus give a
mass of information which would not be
otherwise given. A good work could be
done in this way, which, ia the end,) would
have a salutary influence upon the miuds of
the people-
But, a<= this will prove very laborieu?,
and be attended with official expense aad
exposure- to all kinds of weather, during
the time of visitation, it could not be ex
pected tbat the present salary would be suf
ficient to stimulate the Superintendent to
the performance of the duties, as set forth
in this plan. To elicit and stimulate tal
ents of the proper kind, a better compensa
tion than the present should he given.—
"The laborer is worthy of bis hire.*' The
Superintendent will need funds to purchase
map?, charts, globes, books, and other ap
paratus for educational illustrations, and
which caouo* he purchased with a trifle;,
besides, he has his hunger aud thirst, and if
a man of family or a single man, he must
live. As a state officer, he should eDjoy an
adequate salary in common with other offi
cers of this Commonwealth. Inadequate
salaries invariably carry out the old prov
erb, "Poor pay, poor preach.'"
A. Y. M.
The attention of a little girl having been
called to a rosebush, on whose topmost stem
the eldest rose was fading, while below and
around it three beautiful crimson buds were
just unfolding their charms, she at enee and
artlessly exclaimed to ber brother:
Willie, these little buds have just awakened
in time to kiss their mother before she dies!'
"MODERN REFINEMENT."— In polite
phraseology cradles are now termed "mat
rimonial baskets."
'Nat what arc you lcauiug over tbat
empty cask for?'
'l"ara mourning orcr departed spirits' was
the answer.
THK INDUS CHIEF,
OR THE
TEST OF A MOTHER'S CONFI
DENCE.
Oueof the first settlers in Western New
\ori, was Judge IV —, who established
himself at Whitestown, about four miles
from TJtiea. Ha brought his family with
him, among whom was a widowed daughter
with an only child—a fine boy about four
years old. You will recollect, the coun
try around was ao unbroken forest, and this
was the doiniiu of the savage tribes.
Judge W saw the necessity of
keepingou good terms with the Indians, for,
as he was nearly alonff, be was completely
at their mercy. Accordingly he took evert
opportunity to assure them of his kindly
feeling?, and to secure their good will in
return. Several of the chiefs came to see
him, and all appeared pacific. Bit there
was one thing that troubled biin; an aged
coief of the Oneida tribe, and one of great
influence, who resi led at a distance of a doz
en miles, had not yet been to seo hirn, nor
could he ascertain the views and feelings
of the sachem iu respect to his settlement
in that region. At last he sent him a mes
sage, and the answer was that tbe chief
would visit himon the morrow.
J rue to his appointment,the sachem came;
Judge W received him with marks
of respect, and introduced his wife, his
daughter, aud little boy. The interview
that followed was interesting. Upon its
result the judge was Convinced his security
might depend, and he was therefore exceed
ingly anxious to make a favorable impres
sion upon the distinguished chief. He ex
pressed Lis desire to settle iu the country,
to live on terais of amity and good fellowship
with the Indians, and to be useful to them
by introducing among them the arts ot
civilization.
The chief heard him out, and then said,
"Brother vou ask much and you promise
much. What pledge can you give of your
faith? The white man's word may lie good
Jtxr, v-tan *rt ft 14 rff'ss ? tvKota t.
en to the Indian. 1
"I have put my life in your hands,' said
the judge; "is. not that an evidence of my
good intentions: I Lava placed conti lance
in the Indian, and will not abuse or betray
the trust that is thus reposed.'
"So much is well.' replied the ehcif. "the
Indian will repay confidence with confi
dence: if you will trust htm. L't this hoy
go with me to my wigwam—l will bring
him back in threw days with my answer.'
If an arrow had pierced the bosom of the
mother, she could not have felt a deeper
pang than weut to ber heart as the Indiin
made this proposal. She sprang forward,
and running to the hoy, who stood at the
side of the sachem, looking into his face
with pleas-d wonder and admiration, she
encircled him in her arms, and pressing
bint to her bosom, was about, to fiy from the
room. A gloomy aud ominous fiown came
over the sachem's brow, but he did not
sj-c-ak.
But not so with Judge W. —• He
knew that the success of their enterprizc— of
the lives "f his family—depeuded on the
decisiou of a moment.
"Stay, st.iv uiy daughter,' he said.
"Bring lack the boy I beseech you. He
i< cot more door to you than to ni". I
would not risk a hair of his head. God
will watch over him. He will be as safe in
the sachem's wigwatn, as tencath our own
roof.'
The agonized mother hesitated for a
moment; she then slowly returned, placed
the hoy on the knee of the chief, and, kneel
ing at his feet, hurst into a flood of tears.
He arose and departed.
We -snail not attempt to describe the
3gony of the mother for the ensuing days.
She was agitated by contending hopes and
fears. In the night she awoke from sleep
seeming to hear the screams of the child
calling on its mother for help. But the
time wore slowly away, and the third day
came, llow slowly did the hours pass!
the morning waned away; noou arrived; yet
the sachem came not. There was a gloom
over the whole household. The mother
was pale aud silent. Judge VV —pa
ced the floor to and frc, going every few
minutes to the door, aod looking through
the opening iu the forest towards the sach
em's abode.
At last; as the rays of the setting sun
w-re thrqwn upon the tree-tops around, the
eagle feathers of the chief were seen danc
ing above the bushes in the distance. Ho
advanced rapidly, and the liltb; boy was at
his ; J.'. He was gaily a: re . as a yout;-
chief, his feet being" iress: lin uooeusiu-, a
fine beaver skin was on his shoulders, and
eagle feathers were stuck in his hair. He
was in excelleut spirits, and ao proud was
he of his honors that be seemed two inches
taller thau bo was before. Ha was soon iu
his mother's arms, and that brief ininnte
she seemed to pass from death life. I f
BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY. APRIL I 1857.
| was ti very happy meeting— too happy for
: as to describe
"Tite white man his conquered,' said
the sachem; "'hereafter let us be friends,
j You have trusted an Indian; he will repay
| you with confidence and friendship.'
He was as good as bis word, and Judge
; W lived for many years iu peace
• with the Indian tribes, arid sue ceded in
laying the foundation of a floun-hing and
prosperous community.
THE DEW DROP
H Y OBAN DMA SiARAII.
The sun had gone down on the ether
side of the western hills to wartU and to
bless some other land. Tbe stars looked
| out from tiie windows of the sky anl smiled
lovingly at the earth beneath. The even
ing wind stole by on her silent wing, and her
| breath was fragraut with tbe perfume of a
thousand flowers.
The quiet dew-drops, like a. giil family
'of brothers and sister?, crept over the
j darkening earth, but no man !.♦ ard the
| sound of their noiseless step. Unly one
i might setT*the starlight as it fell upou their
I uplifted eye, or feel the coot touch of some
Jew-Jrop finger.
Then all tbe plants and the flowers gave
a ready welcome to those brothers and
sisters that came noiseless and voiceless
over the earth Then, tiie willing vine
grew fresh again, aud the wearied rose
was strengthened, the houcv-<,n<jk!e sent
out itssweeie-t odor, aud the humble violet
was glad.
But one little dcar-drop stood alone and
forlorn; his face was sad, and a big tear
stood iu his eye. Thou tbe voice of the
evening-win l sotia by, and she whispered
in tbe dew-drop's car
'bay, wherefore dost thou weep alone?
why guest thou not with iby brothers iu
tneir work!'
And the little drop answered, ma trem
bling voice. £-:** — ,
° ■' IS naught
that my feeble bands cuu do.'
'Nay, tor the smallest may do xOmethiog,'
said the evening breeze; aud she pointed
where a fainting lily was banging down it?
delicate head.
'l?osi thou not see that withering flower?
Thy soft touch nay cause her to revive anu
look up again:' anu, >u saying, the breeze '
pa-sed softly away.
But the Hew drop smiled with a joyous
lip at her words, and the tear iu Ins eye
grew bright with happiness. Then he laiu j
in? bead against the lily's heao, and the
tear feu down on the lily's cuech. Aud Jo, !
tue flower lifted up her meek bros tovard
the sky, and her sweet breath was full of]
grateful thanks.
Then was the heart of the dew-drop glad
and as the evening wind passed y ouce
ui. re, she heard him, as he softiy wKspere lt
'Now will not I regret that my Ife is so
short, nor he sorry when the sun beckons
tnc up to himself in the returning fey, for
I, too, Lave doue some good-' *
Like the dew-drop to tho lily ,re thy
kind glance and thy loving word: young
friend, tojthy pureuts' heart. At! when i
thou sayest.,
'I am too small and too weak tjcomfort
another,' retnenber the weeping ew-Jrop '
and the rejoicing liiy—and know tat thou, j
too, may'est do some good.— Pniyterim. |
RESPECT OLD AGE.
There, give him all the patli Tread j
slowly and reverently in his preset*. Hush
tbat rude laughter, check that idlt jest.—
See you not upon his temples the now of
many winters? See you not thesuren eye,
the bowed form, the thin band up whose
surface the blue vein? staul outlil cords.
Gone are the beauty and strength f man
hood; and in tbat faded eye but it|e light
is left, save that of love and kituess.—
That voice h3S lost its music, savehc soft !
undertone of affection.
Sit down young friend, and hr that
story of the olden time; and if, iiooking i
backwards into the mists of the st, he
sometimes forgets,—sometimes ofounds
dates aud incidents, or tells theme old
tale for the twentieth time, thiuk or what
a vast, vast tiold his memory wder.s.—
Think, over what a checkered web events,
: thought takes her beaten track, An into
tho depth of years. Oh, the js and
sorrows, the hopes and disappoin'mts, the
anxieties, and wrongs, and suffags he
rouses from their dreamy beds, a* 'fights
1 life's hut s ever again.'
; 'Ai i n-enes long last, of joy apairi,
flume wiidering o'er his .aged rub'
Standing upou the boundary lifcetwoen
life and .toe uutried future, his ft would
fain turn backwards into the putS of the
past. One moment he longs Jofcst—the
i next come hack the mocking useries of
•departed joys. The thorns bavdrnpped
• silently away amidst the leaves It he roses
be gathered in childhood and youth—their
beauty and fragrance alone remain.
O, you in whose bounding veins young
life yet lingers, and you in the full beauty
and vigor of manhood, respect the aged'—
Speak gently, hush the rude laugh, check
the idle jest, listeu to the wisdom which is
the voice of experience. Cheer him with
kindly words; encircle him with your strong
arm and lead him as he descends the down
hiilof iife, the shadows deepening into
night—the white hairs upoo bis temple
already drifting in the cool breeze which
comes up from the valley of <ieath.
Honor the aged that he uiay leave you
j his blessing on the threshold of the unknown
! land. Honor him, aud Gad will rat.-e op
for you friends to remove the thorns from
the last league of your own iife-journey, for
the sake of the weary one of long ago, who
uever wept for your ingratitude; who?;
] bowed form never struggled with a weight
i of carc or griet which you might have
1 carried, while roa walked carelessly aloug 5
j intent upon your own ease and pleasure.
Honor tho Aged for liis sake who was
old before he was—whose life is from ever
lasting to everlasting.
Honor him that feeble wilketh
tVRh his staff the while-haired safe,
God wiU curse the wretch that taocketh
Hoary hairs with slighted r.
BORN TO GOOD LUCK.
The St Lotus Leader tells the following
j story;
; Not over a dozen years ago, a ur-rehant
| of this city, well known and highly respec
ted, failed in business, and after settling up
| hi: Hussiaess, gave to hi? principal creditor
j a deed of trust on Cirtatn real eata'.e, to
: secure the pay meat of §12,000. At the
: time the property was barely valued at that,
so far as he wa? concerned, the matter cuded.
The merchant, broken down, disappointed,
poor, but yet enterprising, went South,
visited California, Mexico and South Amcr
..u.u.tai, lu ±,J,a ah.,.!/ .j- a'-"■!.-.
anu lusr rneui again, .a 7. since
be returned to tiie city, sick, travel worn,
needy aud disheartened. By chance be
met his old lawyer, a gentleman high in his
profession, aud who i? deservedly respected.
After the first greeting the lawyer remarked
■Tarn glad to sec you back, and as von
seem to be in want of funds, the salo wili
be just in time.
Ihe merchant looked hard at hi? friend
an,; finally said, 'Sale! what *aU? Die got
nothing to sell.' j
'Nonsence my dear fellow, y.nj are richer ,
than you imagine. Don't yon leuiemhor
the deed of trust I dre.w up tor v:t some '
twelve years ag-:?'
'I do, what of it?'
•Well, at that time the property would.
! not have realized that sum, so it was let lie
but it is cow in the market, and I expect U<
close a contract for its sale this peek.'
{ \ ou auj'aze me; what price do you exnect
! to get?'
J '1 ve asked SSS,OOU! and sh&iiget it too.
\ our old debt aud interest will amount to
| $21,000 or thereabouts, o you will have
?60,000 to go upon.'
The sensations of the party may be 'more
easily iiDHgined than described,' as the
j penny a-liners have i', but or.e thing is cer
tain, Mr. A. went home a happier man than
be had been for ten tears a: least.
Reader, what we have here related is
simple fret, and more, the occurence is not
: yet a week eld: *
i J
NATIONAL DISGRACE.
The passage below occurred in the
\ course of the proceedings of the investigating
: committee in Congress It is a painful
commentary upon the character of the
j highest legislative body in the nation:
j fc. F. C. Triplett, being sworn, said he
• had never approached any member, upou
any subject with an improper proposition.
By Mr. Orr Have you becu bought in
contact with Buy member in that connection.
V\ itness—l have. I suppose there is no.
body who knows the organization of Con
gress who expects to carry any thing through
| it merely from the love of Justice.
By Mr. Orr—ls that the genera! reputa
i tion of Congress.?
Witness—That is the general reputation
| of CoDgrcss.
THE WotiLO.—We must neither leave
the world, nor lovo it.
The world promises comforts, and pays
sorrows.
Iliohesand prosperity will either kill with
care, or surfeit with delight.
Be not proud of riches, but afraid of
them, lest th >y be as silver bars to cross
the way to heaven.
We put a ptiee upon riches, but riches
e*nnnl put a price upon us.
Tie a said thing wheD a mau cat: have no
comfort but iu diversions, no joy but io for
ge-'jug himself.
Love the men of rid hut not ihe
i things of the world.' '*
j We should endelvdr t-> pi?s through this
j world with a cheerful indifference.
It is our business in this world to secure
; an interest in the next „
NOT HAD.—A lady walking on One of
: the wharves in New York, asked a sailor
! why a shin wa? called 'she.' 'Because,'
J said the sailor, 'thg rigging costs more than
the hull.* t
i . .
From the Harrtsburg TeFgropk.
STITE (o.\i£.\Tlo.\.
At 12 o'clock, M., the Convention was
called to order by Gen. Thomas J. Power
of Beaver county, who nominated S. B.
Chase, of Susquehanna county, as Chairmau
; of the Convention; which was agreed to.
Mr. Chase took the chair,, and thanked
i the Convention iu a brief address, for the
honor conferred upon him. He referred to
the peonhar circumstances under which the
Convention assembled, tbe importance of
i the great f rineiples upon which the Conven
tion would tie called upon to deliberate, and
trusted they would be kept in mind in the
cour?e of their proceedings. If this was
! dune, the result of their deliberations would
• be harmonious, aud would carry trie party
: on to certain triumph arid victory.
Ou motion ot Mr Small, tyTYork, Richard
' Coulter, of Wfc?t:ordaul, an 1 A. L. Hen
nershotz, of Berks, were appointed Secre
taries; who took their scats.
By direction of the Chairman, tbe Repub
lican and Union calls were read.
•
| Tbe Secretary then raad 3 list of Delegates
I which bad been previously pri-pared, as
j follow?:
SENATORIAL.
J 1. City of Phila lelphia—Charles Gilpiiq
G?o. A. Coffey, Stillweli S Bishop,
Daniel B. Beitler.
j 2. County of Philadelphia—Geo. Reed,
j V\ m. Mora n, Charles Wister.
( 2 ALmtymere William Mi'ltr-r
- Ol .i. IT,, T.
5. Be, a?— John S. Richards.
t>. Bucks—Geo. Warner.
7. Lancaster aud Lebanon, NatLanitl Ell
mamaker, Simeon Gulford.
S. Dauphin ?tnd Northuuiberlaod, John B. j
Rutherford.
9. Northampton and Lehigh, John L Hoff
man.
ID. Carbon, Monroe, ihke. and Wayne, T-
L. Foster.
11. Adoai? and brankiia, Wasbingtcu '
Crooks Juo. 15. Jiersh.
12. lork, I hos, E. Cochran, Samuel Her
man.
13. Cumberland and Perry, M B. Holman,
Joseph Speck.
14. Centre. Lycoming, Sullivan 3tid Ciiuton.
B. Rush Petriken.
10. Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon, John
M. Gi'ibnncy, John M'Collougb.
16. Luzerne, Montour and Columbia, F.
Stewart.
; !'• Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyoming,
Ezra Patrick.
I>. Tioga, Putter, John F. Donaldson.
19. Mercer, Venaugo, &e., Win. F. Cliik
Erie a,i • Crawford, James Skinner.
21. Duller, lleaver. &e. Thos. J. Power.
22. Allegheny, Robert M'Knight, (). U.
Rippey.
23. Washington ami Green, J S. Vanvoor.
24. Bedford, Fuhon an i Somerset, J.nas
Augustine.
25. Armsuong, Indiana and CRrson. T. J
Coffey.
20. Juniata, Mifflin, t lu'on an>i Snyder,Geo-
N. Stroup,
27. B'esimorcLnJ and Favctte, Jacob B.
Miller.
28. Schuylkill, Henry Huhn.
REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES.
A lams —John (J. Ellis, Win. Kitij.
Allegheny—Rossel Errett, John H.
Hampton, David E. Bayard, James A. Efc
in, C. Barnes.
Armstrong, Jefferson and Clarinn—
George Means E- Buffiogton, James E.
Brown, I>. Gillespie, B. Lucas.
Beaver, Butler and Lawrence—Geo. P
bbaw, M ia. Henry, A W. Crawford.
Bedford, Fulton, and Cambria—Aiex
King, Geo. 8. King
Berks—A- L. H mners't'dz, Jacob Hoff
man. J. 0, Myers. J. C. Itightuiyer.
Blair and Hunting ion —Jno. 0. Watson f
David Blair, Jno. P. Jones.
Bradford—Allen M'Kean, Jno. Pass
more.
Backs—Jno. W. Cowell, Henry T. Dar
lington, A. S. Cadwaliader.
Carbon and Lehigh—Ouas. Albright, W.
W. Hamer>dy.
Centre—W. \V Brown, Samuel Linn.
Chester—John S. Bowen, Übas. Jacobs,
Wm. R. Downing.
Clearfield; M'Kean aud Elk—W. A.
William.
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i Clinton, Lyeomitig and! Potter— lsaac
Benson, P. S. Dosbaui.
CoiataLia and Montoor-WilHam Jesni-
I son. i
t iwford— (Jto. Merrimao, Lewis L
I Lord.
Cumberland-Jas. R. Smith, B. F. Lee,
Win. 31. Watts, JohnGrtjnti.
i 'auplihs—James Koi, Msrtio Woarer.
1 telav,'are—Joshua P. Eyre.
Erie—M. B. Dowry, Wareham Warner.
Fayette an i Westmoreland; W. A.
; C "b, Lafayette Mark'e, Richard Coulter,
A. C. Moorhead.
I'rankliii; A. K. M'l'iare, A. V. Rankin.
Greene; J. 11. Wells,
j Indians; 11. B. Mart-head.
. Lancaster; U. J. Dickey, A. S. Hen
derson, E. Bil!tagfelt. A.S.Green, Abra
: ham jßaliletflan.
Lebanon, ileury I). Carnrony.
! Luzerue: C. B. Haekiey, Wur. ?. Mi
ner.
Mercer, Venango and Warren; J. H.
Robinson, Tims. Strutters, S. P. MCal
j monf.
Mifflin; Satnl. Comfort.
Monroe and Pike; Jackson Lan;z.
Montgomery; David Newport, Lloyd
Jones, V\*. W. Taylor.
Northampton; Ji. 11. Raucb, D. G
Jones.
Northumberland, Rob't 31. Fiick.
Perry, B. F. Jnnkin.
Schuylkill, V alter Scdgwieb, Benjamin
Bartholomew.
Somerset, J. R. Edie.
Susquehanna, Sullivan, and Wvoming,
S. P. Chase and A. lime.
Tioga, 0. 11. Seyuiour.
Litiou, Juuiais and Snyder, M. H. Tag
gart.
M ashiugtou, \\. S. Moore and J. C.
Sloan.
"i.uk, David E. Small, Jacob Wirt, IT.
C. Aheumn, C. 11. Bressier, J S. tlalde
utan stsd Ckas. A. Klinefelter.
Guy o; Phtiadelph:!— Charles Gtbbuoe,
^., v . ..■...-■.cs, &. u. m ir,tireu, Am.
Elliott, George T. Thoroe, Jacob Dock,
| Geo. Ik. Smith, 11. K.Smith -
Counfv of Pudadeipbi*—Nicholas Thorn,
P. R. Schuyler, Jr., Win. P. Cooper, W.
31 >\ iLon, J. Alexander Simpson, 11.
Kriekbaum, M. Myers, .James S. Smith,
George li. 3loore, Isaac 0. Bryant.
Mr. CO; 1 EI, of Ia iiaus, supiuitted the
following resolution:
Hesolrtd, That the delegation from each
; Senatorial district,whose seats art, not con.
tested, shall each select one person from
t!.e:r respective delegations, and that tho
person so selected shall be a member of the
committee on credential-.
cir. M (.LI !1E moved to amend, be
substituting the following:
Resolved, lhat all the Delegates present.
wb<> have been elected to this Convention,
whether by the separata action of the Amer
ican and Republican parties, or by the joint
act; n <>f those parties, be admitted into
thC Convention, and that each Delegate be
entitled to one vote.
Mr. COOl'h'v m.v- ] •.■ amend the a
inra-intent as fclJovrv.
R solve 'i '•> it ,i v. mitiittee of fine he
, appointed by the chi ir t exiuiiui tLecre
dentials of member*.and r-p u t the name*
and tie fact* to tbe Convention.
( Th se several propositions were diseased
by Messr;. Off j, of Indiana, M'Clure,
ot Franiriin, Watts, of Cumberland, Coch
ran, of Vortj Lowrey, of Erie, Piekey of
L-inerstcr. B. Bush l'etri km, of Clin too,
Coopef, Iv I!y. Smith, binipsoo, Tborne
an J Gitb us, of Philadelphia; and Mere
head, "f Indiana; when the amendment to
the amendment, that the Chairman appoint
a committee of nine, was agreed to and th e
resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr. Vaitvoorhts submitted a resolution
that a committee of one from each Senato
rial district bj chosen to report officer* for
the permanent organization of the Conven
tion. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. E iie the rules of the
House of Representatives were adopted for
. the government of the Convention. "
i A>ij>jUTed till 3 o'clock.
AFFERXOOX SESSION.
Convention met at 3 o'clock, P.M. ,
The committee on credentials waj o
nontK-eed by theCnair, as follows
T. J. Coffey, InJiaua, Chairoiau.
A. X. Rankin, Frauklin.
John F. Donaldson, Tioga.
B. Rush Petriken. Clinton.
Morrow B. Lowrey, Erie:
John 11. Edie, Chester:
Alexander King, Bedford,.
C. B. Haokley, Luxerno.
Win. F. Clark, Mercer.
The committee on permanent officers was
announced, as followi:
J. 3. VanvocrhiM, Chairman j Win. Miaft,
cr, H. K. SveaJ, J. Hoffman, Geo. Warned