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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10
Politics I'm Ohio.

The Ohio Whig Convention assembled at
Columbus last week and nominated for Govern
or, Hon. Samuel F. Vinton. Resolutions re-
commenting Gen. Scott for the Presidency,
|complimenting President Fillmore, and affirm
ing that inasmuch as the Compromise measures
of the late Congress were not recommended by
a Wing President, nor their adoption secured
by party vote in Congress, t1ey are not party
measures and therefore perfec liberty and free
dom of opinion should be tolerated among
Wings upon the points of controversy involved.
Mr.. Green who reported these resolutions, per
advice of the majority of the Committee, was
about speaking in opposition to them when the
previous question was called and sustained,
and the resolutions were adopted. Ohio now
stands, as far as the Wing party is concerned,
on the same platform as Governor Johnston and
his Whig abolition supporters. The Whig par
ty in both these States favor repeal of part of
the Compromise, namely, the Fugitive Slave
Law, and the position of the Democracy of Ohio
will be the same as that of the Democracy of
Pennsylvania, that the Compromise must be sus-
tanned TO preserce the Union Of the States. The
| platform of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Wings,
| as will be seen by reference to the resolutions
passed by their late conventions, is not the
platform of Clay, Webster, Fillmore and other
patriotic members of their party, but il is of
| the Seward, Johnston and Scott school. On
| the principles as laid down in theseresolutions
! the Democracy can defeat them easily in both
States next fall, and so certain as October
comes round, SO certain win be their defeat,
and the triumph of the Democratic party will
be triumph for the Union, the Compromise,
and recognition of the just and Constitutional
rights of each and every State.
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DedicAtfOllS.

We are requested to state that the Catholic
Church, in Ebensburg, viii be dedicated to di-
vine service on Tuesday, the 18th inst, by
Bishop O'Connor, of Pittsburg. Revd DIR.
Maher, Of Harrisburg, or Very Revd. DIR. Mo
riarity,.of Baltimore, viii preach the dedication
sermon. The new Catholic Church at the Sum-
init viii be opened for ne::service on Sunday
Goth inst. Revd E. Mcmahon, of Pittsburg,
wiz preach the dedication sermon A collection
viii be taken up in each instance, to be applied
tawards their completion
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FOR THE MOUNTAIN SENTINEL.
Fourth of July Celebration.

Mr.. riley Il was much pleased on nv first
visit to your county in being permitted to attend
a Fourth of July celebration by the Sunday
Schools at the Summit and foot of Plane No. A,
a brief account of which 1 have thought would
not be uninteresting to your mum erous readers,
if you will be so kind as to insert it. The
Sunday School at No. 4 extended a friendly
invitation to the one at the Summit, to unite
with them in celebrating the day, which was
readily accepted. The Summit School met on
the morning of the 4th at 9 o'clock, and after
short but appropriate services conducted by the
Rev'd Mr.. Barnes, of Duncansyille-who had
formed procession and marched in order to
the car, and thence proceeded to the foot of
No. 4, where they were warmly received by the
school there, and the military company COM
manded by Captain White. A procession of
the children was then formed, and proceeded to
march with the military company at their head
to a shady grove near by, where table of re-
freshments, excellent in variety and abundant
in quantity, had previously been provided The
children marched round the table singing; and
the military company also marched up and
were served each to glass Of lemonade, and
then Withdrawing the children first, about one
hundred in number, then all present partook of
the excellent and bountiful repast, after which
short intermisson was given. When all re-
assembled again to listen to the discourse of
the Rev'd Mr.. Barnes, who entertained US with
an earnest address suited to the occasion and
the day. after which the writer talked while
familiarly to the children. Mr. Vain, Superin-
tendent of the Summit school, returned their
heartfelt thanks to the school at No. 4, for the
liberal kindness and fraternal feeling they had
manifested, rendering to them at the same time
a cordial invitation to partake with them of a
similar repast at the Summit next 4th of July,
should God in His good providence spare their
lives to see its next annual return. The services
being ended, the children marched back again
to the foot of the plane. Rev'd Mr.. Barnes
returned, in behalf of the schools, their
hearty thanks to the military company for the
kindness and respect they had shown them-the
generous and manly part Captain White had
acted in so freely volunteering the services of
his company. The meeting then dispersed.
Every thing went off finely. No unpleasant
accident occurred. 1t was a glad and joyful
day to the children and all present The su-
perintendants and teachers seemed to enjoy it
quite as much as the children. 1t is to be hoped
the practice will soon become general for Sun
day schools thus to celebrate our great national
anniversary. j. II. MOORE,
Miss. of the A. S. S. Union
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Home Again,

we returned home from visit to Philadelphia
on Sunday evening last and had delightful trip.
barring the heat while the thermometer stood at
9i' IN the shade. The farmers in Lancaster. Ches-
ter, Delaware, Montgomery and the other Eas-
tern counties have abundant crops of wheat and
rye and were busily engaged harvesting. The
corn, oats, and grass crops do not present SO fa-
vorable an appearance as was expected, the drv
weather having injured them materially. The
potato crop in Cambria promises better than it
does east
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Whig Nominations.

The Wings met In County Convention ON
tuesday afternoon, 8th inst, and nominated
for their county ticket, the following gentlemen:
assem6ly-John Linton; Protonotary-Ro5eyt
H. JohastoR; associate Judges-EUan Roberts
md Michael Leary; Treasurey-Robert Dauis i;
Go1tR'tSsioHeT-James Conrad; Audttor-.yancS
Kane.
Ihe pnrport of the resolutions adopted, if
ithere were any, We have not learned
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10

Efz- Our arduous duties this week, the publi-
cation Of our correspondence from kind friend
IN Californi, a and our regular correspondence
from New York. combined, render it impossible
to prepare an account of our trip to Philadelphia
and attendance at the Democratic dinner on
Smiths Island, as also, an account of the various
celebrations of the 4th in our own county Mex,
week, however, we hope to do so.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10

Bs5 The number of persons attending Court
this week is unusually large, and bids fair to
continue until Saturday evening. A number of
commonwealth cases have been disposed of and
the Court are now busily engaged in the trial
OF some important ejectment cases embracing
property to a very large amount.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10

bSs@ Mr.. H. ]. Macdonald, as wiz be seen
by advertisement, has opened Catholic Book
Store, at the Summit, which wiz prove great
convenience to members of that denomination
in the county desirous of purchasing He has
a fine stock and receives additions to it daily.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10
EBENsBURG, July 4, 1851


Mr. EDIToR-Dear Sr:-I notice by the pro-
ceedings of the late County Convention that L
was appointed one of the Conferees to meet
the Conferees from Huntingdon and Blair
Counties to select Delegate to the next State
Convention, and instructed to support Thomas
A Mcguire, Esq. Now, Sir, informed the
Delegates of the Convention at the time, that
if L was selected would prefer that no instruc-
tons would be given, and if such was to be the
case, unhesitatingly expressed preference
for another gentleman. If 1 am really consid-
cred instructed for Mr.. Mcguire, would res
pectfuly recommend the Convention, which by
a resolution, unprecedented, is to exist for one
year, to re-assemble and appoint some person
ia my stead
Yours respectfully,
J. C. 0NElIU
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BSg> at the election for Colonel on the 4th of
July, Capt. Charles H. Heyer was selected by
an almost unanimous vote, and the Cambria
Guards" elected as their Captain, Sergt b. Nc
Dermitt, and for Lieutenants John A. Blair and
John c. Murray.
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Yours respectfully,
j. C. O'NEIIJ,

EasH CYRUS L. PERsHING, Esq, requests us
to state that, he was not a candidate for the
Legislature before the recent County Conven-
ton. He was at Greensburg when the Conven-
ton assembled, and was not aware that hi,
name would be used in connection with the
office.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10

neAp Col. Bigler was presented. while at
Reading, with a beautiful gold mounted stick,
made from fragment of the Old Frigate
Alliance, which is celebrated in our Naval His
tory as the first national vessel upon which the
American flag was raised 1t was presented by
a delegation from Roxborough.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10

BsB~ The Fourth of July was celebrated at
Pane No. 4, by the scholars of the Sunday
School at that place, in company with the
School from the Summit very appropriate
manner of celebrating our national anniversary.
Read the communication on the sub;ect
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10

B6y Hon. George r. McFarlane, late asso-
ciate Judge of the County of Blair, and at pres
ent one of the Editors of the Harrisburg s.Key-
stone,'' was in town the early part of the week,
to all appearances much improved since his
visit to Canada and the Northern States
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Thursday July 10, 1851.

seAs THE s.SENTINEL," has much the largest
circulation Of any paper published in this county
and as an advertising sheet offers superior induce
ments to merchants and business men generallu.
Those desirous of making OF this medium for
ertendng their business, do so By either sending
their notices direct, or through the ollosciag agents
John Grouse, Esq, Johnstoscn.
Y. q. Palmer, Esq, NeO York, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10

BsD That er-headed Cane has arrived and
rs 10 be seen. Wonder who wiz &c. it,
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-22
Chronicles of-Crime.


Almost every paper which we pick up in
these days is filled with long and vivid ac-
counts Of +" Most Horrible Murders,n Rob.
berries, Seductions, Thefts, &c, &c, ad
naasearn. Some editors seem TO hunt up all
The filthy sickly chronicles Of the ages de-
pravity, and TO gloat upon them as over q
feast fit for the gods. The ~barbarous, the
tragic and the horrible alone have charms for
these refined minds, and just in proportion
to the brutality Of a paragraphs detail is il
valuable for the maker of morals. It must
be terrible OF it is no choice bit of scandal.
But to this loo much familiarising the
mind with pictures Of depravily, we cry out
-cei bonol Mankind has not too good an
opinion Of human nature, that it must needs
be lowered. Credat Ludaes Appea, non ego.
We cannot think that it will improve the
public morals of The young, for the chroni-
cles of lawlessness, depravity and vice 10
become as familiar TO them as household
words. LIE, us hope then that the long col
umns Of sin and shame and crime, may be
curlailed much, and not continually offending
proprieiy ard virtue.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-22
Our liable.

The North american Miscellany The last
number of this interesting Magazine comes
to us this week, filed with useful and in
teresting matter. II contains d variety Of
articles which cannot fail to please ALL
A. Palmer s. Co.. publishers. Terms So.
The Monthly Law Mgasine.-We have
received numbers 5 and 6 OF this valuable
work, very neatly printed, aud containing
the following articles Nature and Method
of Legal Studies, completed Law Reform
in Massachusetts Inaugural Address Of
Hon. A. Carathers Recent American De
%cisions; Notices of New Law Books, &c +,
sc. II is a work of rare merit and should
be in The possession OF every lawyer.
Gieason's Pictorial Drawing Room Com.
punion for this week, is a rich number con.
tanning poetry, tales, miscellaneous matter,
&c, &c, and is beautifully illustrated with a
number of fine ~engravings, among which
is a likeness of Jenny Lind and Giovanna
Belletti, Gen. Scott, Be-, sc.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-22

DYING DEcLyRArIossACURIous DECISION
OF A JuDcE.-From an Article in the Wash
ingion (Wilkes county, Gazette, We learn
that Judge Baxter of The Northern Circuit
Court of Georgia, has recently decided that
the dying declarations OF a man cannot be
given in evidence on a trial for murder.
This is an important decision, and overturns
the common law, as understood and herelo-
fore administered. The point was presented
on the trial OF Lovei for the murder OF Bell,
in the couFty of Warren ard was argued by
Messrs. Toombs, Cone and Polite, for the
Prisoner, and Solicitor Woems, Gartrull and
Dawson, for the State. 1t was commended by
the prisoners counsel that the 9th article of
the Constitution Of the United States gnafaf.
tees 10 every man accused of a crime the
right ITO be confronted with the Witnesses
against him" sc. To admit the dying de-
claraiions of the deceased, it was further
commended. was a virtual denial of this
right, and the court so believing ruled out the
testimony. The prisoner was discharged.
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49, - 68848 49,
The sec~essi6nists e eouth Carolina, afe
q session Of seversI days, adjourned sisic Ill,
on The sih inst, having first Adopted an Ad.
dress and Resolutions strongly in favor ofse'
ceding from the Union at SOME future, buI
indefinite period, either with the co opera,
ton Of The other Southern States, or ssolita.
y. and alone.n We append a copy Of The
Resolutions, together with an abstract Of The
Address, in order that our readers may see
that there are other fools and fanatics in The
uni!ed SIae1dkbssidss The Northern Abolition
I. Rrotusd THAT In TIE opinion 81 This
meenng, inc stats 81 South Carolina cannot
suomt' . NE wrongs and aggressions which
naye pesn perpetrated by the Federal Cow
e.lment and the Northern States, without
dishonor and ruin; and that it is necessary
to relieve herself therefrom, whether with Of
without The cooperation Of other Southern
States.
2. RESOLVED, Tha, concert of action with
one or more OF our sister States Of the South.
whether through the proposed Southern
congress, or in any other manner, is an OBJ.
IS>t Vat I'll 14SlAAltos u III liz p0Clk-
ice involved In submission.
8. Resotred, That we hold the right Of Sc.
cesslon TO be essential 10 the sovereignty and
freedom of the States Of this C~oniederacy
and that Incidental Of that RICH would fur.
nish- to an injured State the strongest addi-
tionul cause for its exercise.
q. Resolved, That this meeting looks with
confidence and hope to the Convention OIL
the People, to exert tho sovereign power oil
the Stale in defence of its rights, at the ear.
lest praeLsahle parind and ia the moss of
fectuai manner and 10 the Legislature, to
adoptihe most speedy and effeclual mea-
sure towards The same end. ~
The ADDRESS, in substance, regards the
present position OF the Southern States as
degraded and %ruinous. The manifest ten
deucy and design Of the systematic aggres-
slons suffered by the South for Yeas past, is
the subversion of slavery, and these mea.
sures were being steadily pushed forward 10
The accomplishment. Of that end.
The ground is broadly taken that there is
no safety for the South in the present Union.
South Carolina (says the address)- has here.
tofore desired to follow the other Southern
States, and not 10 lead but forced at last TO
act Tor herself, she has made up heEs mind
that she will not longer submit TO Northern
aggression. --Still, however, she is willing TO
adopt the action Of any other State likely TO
promote the end in view.
The RICH. Of secession is feearded as guar
antied by the Constitution, and Its denial by
the General Government is a Sufficient cause
for resstapze. II wsfe better 70 be conquer
ed than TO yield without a struggle. Any
State has q right to secede without molesla-
lion.
- . H.
tits hoped, however, that the necessity of
separate action by South Carolina may be
avoided, aud that other means may be de.
vised bya Congress of Southern States. If
not, South Carolina will go alone, at some
future time.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-22

TnE MouNTAIN SECTION OF THE PENNsYL-
vANIA RnLRoxp is 10 be put under contract
Immediately, between Altoona and Pringle's
Point, 25 miles. Proposals will be received
from the 9th to the 18th -of June next, at
Johnstown and Summit, for the grading and
masonry. The road within this distance will
cross the Allegheny Mountain, encountering
some of the heaviest grading offered in this
country. In addition to a number of extern
siye cuttings, embarkments and culverts,
there will be one tunnel 1900 yards in length
at the summit of the mountain, and another
of 200 yards through Pringle's Point. The
Pittsburg Gazette in communicating these
facts, says by the first of July, then, the
grand work of levelling the Allegheny
Mountain will be fairly commenced, and
when it is finished, there viii no longer be
any obstruction from this cause, between the
waters of the Ohio and the Delaware, and
Philadelphia will be brought within fifteen
hours of pleasant riding Of Pittsburg. By
that time, also, we shall have a continuous
railroad highway TO the Mississippi, and
most probably TO Chicago. Who can est.
mate the effect OF this vast line of travel
opening up between the East and the West,
and bringing the extremities of our vast
connlry into a mere n~eighborhood distance.
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TIE cONyENTIoN.

The notice Of the Democratic Standing
Committee (Which we print in this num-
her, for the election of Delegates on Satur-
day TO meet in County Convention on Mon
day next, il would appear is rendered neces-
sary by reason both Of the action and non
action Of tho Convention which met here on
the 18th of the present month. 1t is 10 be
: hoped that the Convention of Monday ne 1t
may compromise a1ull representation of all
The townships and that it may conduct its
deliberations with judgment and hamoai.
ously.
A full convention numbers sc Delegates.
The convention of the 18th inst. consisted Of
20 delegates only, representing 10 out Of the
IS townships Of the county, and all it did
was 10 pass q resolution by a vote of IL TO 9
tenouncing the standing Committee Wheth-
er the convention had authority 10 pass such
a resolution is not now material, nor whelh-
er, if the power be granted, it was expedi-
ent and proper 10 do SO. 1t is sufficient to
say, that Immediately upon the adoption Of
che resolution the Convention broke up with
out doing anything further, and that 10 out of
the 20 delegates, including al the officers,
went home.
The Convention in fact simply %annulled
the appointments heretofore made by the
Standing COMMITTEE Of Sen atorial and Rep
resentatiYe Delegates to the Harrisburg Ju-
dicial Convention, thus destroying as far as
itcould, the representation of this county,
and il did nothing mole. 1t is hence nec-
cessary that further action should be had in
order that the Democracy Of the county shall
DO represented or al least not misrepresented
al Harrisburg.
Ii is true hat screen out of the ttgenty deles
gates some time after the Convention broke
up and hal separated, went back into the
cour ri House and went through some procee>
dings, but Of course they had no authority 10
act and whatever they might do, was null
and void. They were a slim minority and
ater the separation Of the Convention they
had no more rigstt 10 meet and act than any
other seven men in the county.
We have no doubt that the Convention
of next Monday will not be actuated by
personal feelings, and that it will harmoni-
-onsly and justly correct any oversight or
sinisiake that has been committed.
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Progress Of Aristocracy. :

The progression OF these days il not at all
of the republican order, it would seem. The
titled fashionables Of the English court pro-
pose 10 have ranks of mobility established in
Canada, aud a Vice Royal Coart at Montreal
with the Prince Of Wales at the head
Counts, viscounts and Marquises will then
be swarming thick and full along the line
and be within the reach Of every Yankees
romantic daughter.
Mr.. Whitney, the celebrated Railroad man
has lately gone TO England, and ihereupon a
splendid aud costly book comes from the
London press, entitled g Britain Redeemed
and Canada Preserved, +" which proposes 10
extend The broad belt of England in the tenn
peiate zone around the world" by he erec.
tion Of a railroad through Canada 10 The
Pacific. II looks 10 making Canada a coun.
Try Of importance part of the British
Empire worthy of a throne and a court,
whose Windsor would be at Niagara.
Another mark which the spirit of aristoc-
racy has made in these days is the resolution
of a London Club excluding from commu.
uion such American officers as had soiled
their hands by conducting cargoes of Indus
try 10 the Worlds Fair.
On this side Of the water we have the
issue Of a new book at New York, entitled,
g An American Hand.b book of Heraldry Y
with the cresls, pedigrees, and arms Of what
u -M IN - 4. - r = ~ ~ "a A Z.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-22

BARS BuRsl-The barn of Mr.. Jacob
Slider, of valldk township, was struck by
lightning on last Sunday afternoon, and to-
tally consumed fire, with all its contents,
in the short peru of half an hour. There
weis between tw9 and three hundred bush
els of s~sks~sand about the sarre quantity
of corn destroy ed in the barn, together with
some hay and other grain. The building
was insured in the Lycoming Mutual Fire
Insurance Company. A son of Mr. Slider,
who was standing near the barn at the time
it was struck, was severely stunned, and
carried away senseless. We are glad 10
learn, however, that he is rapidly recovering.
Danuihe Democrat.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-22

PAGES OF LoDcISes IN LoNDoNETTe
dreams of clearinghouse keepers are begin
ming TO be made public. of these a notable
specimen will suffice. A gentleman in Ed
inburg is reported to have applied, a lew
days since, to a London lodging house keep
er, TO learn the terms for a residence OF four
teen days for himself and wife. In reply,
he..was informed, that for q bedroom and
sitting soe1flsra iss.aight from the list of
May, the charge would be cal los, bonus
10 be paid down 10 secure the bargain, f5 s.;
service, fe total, fss 15s. The Scotsman
IN which this instance Of metropolitan rapa-
city is recorded, proceeds to characterize the
demand as monslrous and extortionate.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-22

THE NATIONAL WASHINGTON MONUMENT
The whole estimated cost of the monument
is 81 $50, 900, of which only about $3.50 600
has yet been collected. The work upon the
monument is, mpidfy progressing. The
structure rs now eighty feet in height, and
will reach one hundred and fhy fee: by the
coming autumn. If adequate funds are
promptly supplied, the shaft, it is thought
will be carried 10 It's destined altitude Of five
hundred and sixteen feet in eight years from
The present time.