The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-11
PHILApELpHIA, July 10, 1913.

PHILADELPHIA, July TO- 1913
polunteers---Ihe Resignation of Coz. Skunk, &c.
The reception of the volunteers will probably be
Invested Of much of its anticipated grandeur by
the fact that the volunteers destined for this city
will not arrive in body, from the fact that they
are to be disbanded at Piitsburg as soon as they
reach that place. The dsbanding will also pro-
badly take place at different times, as two or three
have already reached Pttsburg, and the rest may
not arrive at that point till the close of the present
week. The committee men who have charge OF
the arrangements have also commenced sqaub-
bling, there being so many candidates for chief
marshal, each wishing to make political capital
out of it. The committee from the city councils
were aggrieved by certain illusions made to the
wing jubilee festival, that was held at Powelton
many years since, and the members retired in
body from the meeting A banquet has, however
been decided upon to be given to the volunteers
in the Museum building or Musical F. nd Hall;
procession of military and other bodies mount
ed, and an illumination Of the public buildings
No marshal or orator of the day has yet been Sc
lected.
The official letter of Governor Skunk, resgning
his functions as the Executive of the common
wealth, has been received by telegraph from Har-
risburg. The Office holders have effected their
object, and the resignation being dated yesterday,
will enable them to hold the election this fall,
when,, if it had been postponed till tomorrow,
the wing Speaker OF the Senate, would hold the
Office for eighteen months, instead of six.
It Is currently reported that a certain General
OF this city. who is also the possessor of fat Office
was the only man who would volunteer to perform
the delicate task Of conveying the wishes of the
class he represented to the suffering Governor who
al first returned an indignant refusal What per-
suasions followed to induce him to change his de-
termination have not been promulged. He is evil
IDENTIFY In the last stages OF q pulmonary complaint
ondN Anvy rsaIN
on Sunday morning he was seized with violent
attack of hemorrhage of the lungs, and threw up
more than a quart of clotted blood, and at times
was in danger of strangulation, being scarcely
able, from extreme debility to cough up the blood.
Some reaction has since taken place but return
OF the hHmorrhage is feared, which may termi-
nate fatally. The following extract of letter re-
celved, gives an idea of his disease
The Governors disease il . most singular one He
all along ate hesrtily-appetite not very capricious-
no night sweats-very little febrile action-no pain
simply general prostraton and decay Of the powers
Of nature. He is nero skin and bone. The food that
he takes does him good-there is utter want of
ments Of any flesh formed and the vital powers
and functions have been thus stained altogether
from past accumulation the fuel is exhaust
ed and the flame Of life must very and very sud-
denly expire He has had one of the best medical at
tendants that this vicinity aRorded-Dr Rutherford
his old family physician Last week Professor Jackson
of Philadelphia, was here in consultation. He con-
rmed the diagnosis Of DR. Rutherford and both agreed
utter want Of .ss%.ns bis food With other sue
his physicians have concluded his disease to be tube
culous disesse Of tho Mssentery combined with pull
The following is the letter of resignation.
HARRissvRe, July 9, 184S.
To THE PEOPLE OF PEKNsrLvArIA:-It having pleased
Divine Providence to deprive of the strength
sary to the further discharge Of the duties Of your
Chief Magistrate, and to lay me bed of sickness,
own increasing debility, may in ali human probabn
ty never rise, have resolved upon mature reflection
under convcton Of duty, on this day to restore to
thn fYrrat ~ ~ht hova olA lad
me- in order that you avail yourselves Of the pro-
vision of the Consttution to choose the
Office Of Governor Of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vana and direct this my resignation, to be fled in
the ONCE Of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
In taking leave Of you Under circumstances
solemn, accept my gratitude for the confidence you
have reposed in My prayer is, that peace virtue
that the free institutions you have Inherited from your
ancestors may remain unimpaired until the latest pos
terity that the same kind Providence which has al
ready 30 signally blessed you, may conduct You to
still higher state Of individual and social happiness
and when the world shall close upon you, feel it is
consolatO. Of the Christian faith and be gathered
without vandsrsr lost into the fold Of the great
The undersigned were present at the execution Of
he above instrument Of writing H. BvE III
There can be but little doubt that the selection
If candidate by the democrats, will cause some
rouble in the ranks. The question whether the
that nominated Canal Commissioner
asst spring., shall be re-assembled, or whether a
new body fresh from the ranks Of the people, shall
be selected, Is already exciting considerable dis
cussion.
1t is said the wings talk of General Cadwalader
as their candidate.
The County Board met this morning, but did not
do much business. proposition to pay 5000 ex-
ira expenses of the Coroner's Office, was defeated
by several members refusing to vote, and the body
at last dispersed for want of quorum. They meet
again on the last Monday in August