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Letter from Gen. cass.

The following letter was received and read
at the late Democratic mass meeting at the
Spread Eagle, in Delaware county. We find
it published in the Upland Union, The editor
of which paper, A.. McKeevef, EsqY vas ihe
presiding officer of the meeting. 1t pro-
ceeds from one honored, beloved and confi-
ded in by all, and We commend it TO the al
teniive consideration Of every member OF
the democratic party.
DETROIT, July i5thy 1851.
GENTLEMEN II have received your let
Ter, and assure you ii would give me greas
pleasure TO accept your invitation to aitend
the ratification meeting TO be held N Della
ware county, on the I'd oil August next, il il
was in my power. But other engagements
will prevent my attendance, and I can only
express the hope that but one spirit will ami
mate every Democrat who may be present,
and that is, a determination 10 support the
usages of the party, by supporting every
nomination which has been made. The
contest you have before you is an important
one. and you must be prepared 10 meet the
full strength Of our political opponents. If
we are united, as we should be, there is nj
fear of the result, and the victory will be
hailed with qualification by every Democra:
Throughout, ,hesUnion. If there are any To-
cal OF personal fedings adverse 10 either of
the nominees, these should be sacrificed To-
higher Considerations, and each should Ia
Dor within his sphere for the accomplish
ment of the good work. feel confident
that the fsemocracy of the old Keystone.
State will be true to itself IN the hour Of tri-
al, and will command the respec: and graft
tude of their brethren throughout: the Union.
am, gentlemen, with great regard, truly
yours, LEWIS CAss.
Edward ]. Lowman and Geo. Palmer, Esqs.
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RULES.

l.. The ANNUAL County Conventions shall
5e held ri the Court House in Bloomsbury,
on the last Monday of August at one p. NJ;
and the Delegate Elections shall be held on
the Saturday previous at the places OF hold
ing the general elections in the several cleo
ton districts, between the hours OF three and
seven o'clock in the afternoon.
II. The Delegate Elections shall be by
ballot and each general election district shall
be entitled to TWO delegates.
AL. The Delegate Elections shall be
held and conducted by a Judge and Clerk,
10 be selected by the Democrats in atten-
dance, and the said officers shall keep a list
of voters and tally of votes counted, to be
sent by them 10 the convention with their
certificate of the result of the election.
w. All cases of disputed seats in Con-
~ventions shall be disposed of openly by vote
after hearing the respective claimants and
their evidence.
v. All Delegate must reside in the Dis
trict they represent. In case of an absent
Delegate he may depute another, if he fail
10 do so his colleague in attendance may
substitute for him. In other cases the Con-
vention may fill up the representation from
citizens of the District in attendance.
/ vi. The voting in Conventions shall be
open, and any two members may require
the yeas and nays on any question pending.
VII. Special Conventions may be called,
when necessary, by the Standing Commit
tee, the proceeding of which shall conform
10 these rules.
VIII. All county nominations, and all APP
pointments of Conferees and of Delegates
to State Conventions, shall be made in Coun.
ty Convention.
TX. The Standing Committee shall be
five in number, one Of whom shall reside at
in county seat, and hal be chosen annual
ly in Convention. In case of vacancy the
Committee may fill up their number.
X. No member of the Legislature shall
be chosen by this county as q Delegate TO a
State Convention during his term of office.
XII. In Conventions a majority of all the
votes given shall be necessary 10 u nominal
ton, and no persons name shall be peremp-
torily stricken from the list OF candidates un.
til after the sixth vots, when the lowest name
shall be struck off and SO on at each sue
c~essiye vote until a nomination is effected.
XII. None of these rules shall be altered,
or rescinded unless by a vote of two thirds
at a regular annual Convention.
The above report was, on motion, adopted;
and the convention then adjourned.
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George Chambers against the Liberty OF
the Press.

When the State Reform Convention was
sitting to amend the Constitution, a motion
was made 10 insert an amendment providing
that "in all prosecutions for libels, the TRUTH
may be given in evidence to the jury and
if that the matter charged as libellous is
TRUE, and was published with good motives
and for justifable ends, the party shall be
acquitted, and the jury shall have the power
to determine the law and the fact.n Here
is a plain principle of jus,ice-a principle
absolutely necessary 10 the support of truth
and human !iberty-a principle 10 sustain
the liberty oil the Press, that great palladium
of the government. And yet George Cham
bers, now one of the Wing nominees for
Supreme Judge, voted against it!!!-See
Jour. Con. Cd vol. p. 476. The people will
vote against him.-Pennsyluanian.
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Nor ALoNE.-Parson Brownlow, the fight.
ing preacher and Wing Editor in Tennessee,
says:
"Mr. Fillmore or General Scott will be
the Wing candidate for the Presidency in
1852, as all can now see. Should Mr.. Fill
more be the candidate, we will do battle in
his cause 10 the very best of our humble
abilities; should General Scott be the candi-
date, ws wiH not support him under any cir
eumstanees whatevr, having NO CONFIDENCE
IN THE MAN,
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ScBuYLKILL COUNTY NoMINATioNs.-The
Democratic Convention of %Schuylkill Coun-
ty, met at Schuylkill Haven on Monday last
and nominated the following County Ticket
President Ju~dse-Charles w Higgins.
Associate Judges-Strange N. Palmer, Fran
els. Hubley.
Assemby-Stephen Ringer, Bernard Rel
ly.
Prothonotary-John Harlan.
Register and Recorder-Lewis Reeser.
1reasurer-George D. Boyer.
Commissioner-George Hartline.
Director of the Poor-Wm. B. Kershner.
Auditor-Michael Brechbill.
John Horn was elected Senatorial Dele.
gate, and Michael Weaver, and c. Nj. Hall,
Representative Delegates, 10 the next State
Convention.
A Resolution was Unanimously passed
liz favor OF Gen. Cass for the. Presidency, ant
the Delegates were instructed TO sustain his
claims by all honorable means.
The Wing Convention also met at Schuyl'
kill Haven on the same day, and nominated
the following County Ticket
President Judge-Christopher Loeser.
Associate Judgcs-Solomon Foster, Israel
Reed.
Assemby-John S. Struthers, Thomas S.
Godfrey.
Prothonotary-William Garret.
Register and Reeorder-John P. Hobart.
Ifeasurer-Charles Dengler.
Commissioaer-William Steiner.
Director Of the Poor-George Dreibelbis.
Authoritarian Schwenck.
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THE NOMINATIONS.

We give this week, at length, the pro-
ceedings Of the Democratic County Con.
vention of Monday last, and Of the Repre-
sentative Conference of yesterday, at Catta-
wissa. We have neither time nor room for
many comments, but will hereafter speak of
the nominations in detail. The tickle, is be-
fore the people of the county; let it be sup
ported from top TO bottom with energy and
in good faith 10 the party and its organiza-
ton. The men whose names are upon the
ticket deserve support from their position as
regular nominees, and must oil be triumph
antly elected.
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-FOUR DAYS LATER FROM HAVANA.
Gen. Lopez Reported Successful
Gen. Emma and Several other Offices Kill
led.

SAVANNAH, Sept. 1.-The schooner Met
chant arrived here to-day from HAVANA,
bringing advices from that city TO the 23d
August, four days later than the advices by
the Empire City, at New Orleans.
The Merchant brings the important intelli-
gence that Gen. Lopez has been successful
in every engagement with The Spanish troops.
In the engagement of the l7IA, Gen. Eli
ma, Commandsrin-C hief of the Spanish for
ces, was killed, with several other officers
and a large number of men,
The force of General Lopez was from Is
90 to 1000 strong, and was daily receiving
reinforcements.
Gen. Lopez was marching toward Havana.
Gen. Emma was buried with great pomp in
Havana on the 2Oih August.
Great excitement prevailed q, Havana, and
much apprehension. was felt.
There are now only about 700 troops re-
naming in the city.
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= Collectors Office Beach Haven,
SEPTEMBER /, 1861.

SEPTEMBER l, 1851.
R. w. Weaver Esq, Dear Sir:
The following statement shows
stae collections of Canal Tolls at this office.
Amt per last report 500, 1a4,ss
:" Collected in month ending
Aug. aiss 1851, 22,Oso,1S
Since Nov. Both 1850, 50 !, 16l,57
Same time last year, 74,243,32
Increase over last year, si6.s2i,25
GEORGE SMITH,
Collector.
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Charles H. Dubler, Emanuel Lazarus, John
Schmick, franklin Mcbride and David Shat
fer.
The following resolutions were then offer
ed and adopted
RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse The
by the Reading Democratic Stale Conven-
ton, for Governor of Pennsylvania, and that
Of Gen. SETH CLOVER, for Canal Commits
sioneE ..and viii give them our cordial sup.
port at the cong General Election.
Resolved, That we will yield an unwaver-
ing support to the nomination of our Judicial
Democratic Ticcet, under the banner Of Jer-
emiah s.. Black, James Campbell, Ellis Lew
Is, John B. Gibson, and Walter H. Lowrie,
for Judges of the Supreme Court. ~
ResolUed, That with Col. Bigler, our able
| standard bearer in Pennsylvania, we go for
the Union and the Constitution, and all the
Compromise measures of the last Congress, as
the only hope of our political safety and the
| perpetuation Of our glorious National Union.
The following report on rules was then
presented by the President.
To the Democratic County Convention.
The undersigned appointed at the last
County Convention to prepare some rules
for the regulation of nominations hereafter,
and report the same to this Convention, do
report the following 10 Rules for your con.
sideration.
They conform in most respects 10 the usa-
ges of the party as heretofore existing, and
we have endeavored to make them concise
and Ineligible.
A slight change in the time of holding the
annual conventions, as contemplated in the
first rule, is rendered necessary by the fac,
that the Court House will hereafter be occu-
pied by the courts on the first Monday Of
September and Tor some time afterwards.
c. r. BUCKALEW,
GEO. MACK,
L: M'BRIDE.
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LAND WaRRANrs.-We learn from the
Washington Republican that the whole
number of land warrants already issued un-
der the act of the 2sth Of September 1850,
is th.rty-eight thousand five hundred and
forty-five, and at that the Clerks in the PEN
sion Office are now engaged upon the ca
ses presented from the 25th to the 30th of
December, 1850. This is slow work, ten
months elapsed, and the work of only two
months Of that period through with.
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A GIRL WHO WORKED IN A HAUNTING Or
rIcE.-A Cincinnati paper states that three
years ago a poor orphan girl applied and
was admitted 10 settype for that paper. She
worked two years, during which time she
earned, besides her board, about 5000. and,
availlng herself of the facilities which the
printing office offered, acquired a good edu-
cation. She 10 10 an associate editress Of
a popular paper, and is engaged to be mar
ried 10 one of the smartest lawyers in Ohio.
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THE CRY OF GLAsGow.-We see by ihs
English papers that this noble screw steam
ship left Liverpool for Philadelphia III the
18th inst, with the whole unprecedented
number Of 224 passengers, some of whom
were glad 10 pay full cabin fare for the priv
ilege of making up their beds on the floor,
Besides the above, this ship brings out a
very valuable cargo of dry goods. This
shows we'll for The success of the PhiIadel-
phia steamship enterprise.
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From

Sept. 3d.-Lycoming County Democratic
nominations
President judge. N Maynard.
Associate Judges-Solomon Bastress and
A. Woodward.
Assembly,. D. Torbert.
Prolhonotaly-J M Green.
Register and Recorder. S Runyam !;
Treasurer-John XII isit.
Comissioner-N. Blackwell.
Auditor--Ellis Michael.
Us. Maxwell was nominated for Treasu-
rer by a majority Of three and declined.
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THE HILLoTYPE, or the Daguerreoiype in
c%olors, invented by Mr.. LII Hill, is an
nounced by the Daguerrean Journal 10 have
been so far perfected that the pictures will
be exhibited in September. 1t is the invent
or's purpose TO select a committee of gentle
men TO examine them, who shall make a
report TO the world. The mode by which he
proposes 10 dispose of his discovery has not
yet been made public.
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Texas Election.

GALVESTON, Aug 22.-The returns of the
late election have nearly all been received.
Peter H.. Bell Democrat, is probably re -elec-
ted Governor by 1000 majority over all his
competitors, and James w. Henderson, Lieut.
Governor, BY 1000 plurality. Richardson
Scurry is elected 10 Congress in the Eastern
District, probably, though not certain and
Velney E. Howard reelected in the Second
District by a small majority.
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TIE the Electors Of Columbia County,

Fellow CITIZENS
Al the solicitation of nv
friends I am induced to be a candidate this
fall for ASSOCIATE JUDGE of Column
bia county, and respectfully solicit your stuff.
RACES. If elected, | will discharge the du.
ties Of that office with fidelity and impari.
ality.
JOHN COvANHOvEN.
Orangeville, August 3Oth 1851.
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M, e. Jackson ESQ,

This gentleman, who has just been nomi.
mated for Assembly, will be elected by a
heavy majority and will be an able and
faithful representa- We of the people. He
has not pushed himself forward, nor in
trigued in any direction or with any interest,
and can therefore defy all assaults or cavlls
with reference 10 his nomination. He de.
serves a hearty support, and will receive 1t.
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A CARDINAL FOR PHILADsLPnIA.-In our
foreign news it is stated that the Pope is a.
bout to make ONE new cardinals, among
which lie the Archbishop of Philadelphia"
This evidently refers TO DR.. KENDRicK, the
learned Roman Catholic Bishop of Philadel-
phia, who is probably as we'll entitled TO the
dignity as any of his brother bishops in this
counfrv
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Clinton Comfy.

The Democrats OF Clinton county have
formed the following ticket
For President J~udge-Robert Fleming Of
Lycoming.
Associate Judges-George Harvey, David
Allen.
&erf-John Stover.
For Tfeasurer-Levi Conser.
Commissioner-William Meyers.
-Auditor-John Excl.
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@I T9Hg GRAPH
Montour Nominations.

DANvILLE, Sept. list 1851.
The Democratic convention met to-day
and made the following nominations.
Associate Judges.-James c. Sproul, John
Shearer.
Commissions r.-David Yeager.
Auditor.-Hugh Fulton.
E. Fl. Badly and George Mears are chosen
representative conferees 10 meet conferees
from Columbia.
v. Best and Joseph Dean are chosen Ju-
dicial conferees to meet others from Column
bia, Luzerne and Wyoming.
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~ The Court Of Quarter Session-Judge
P~ARsoNs-has decided in the case of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, after full argument,
of counsel, that the 50, 1000, 900 of stock held
by Philadelphia was not liable 10 taxation.
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@e~~

1 The inimitable Signor Bliiz, it is ex-
'pected, will give an entertaining concert in
this town on next Saturday afternoon, and
another in the evening. Everybody except
the man who don't take the papers, has a
thousand times heard of the wonderful ma
jician. and everybody and~his wife will 10
and see him
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II So great was the prejudice against
the first burning of coal, that Parliament
passed an act prohibiting it, and in the time
of Edward |, a man was actually tried, con-
victed, and executed for using the article,
which has new become one of the constit-
uents Of England's greatness
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TO THE INDEPENDENT VOTERS OF CO.
LUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES.
FELLow-cITlzEHs =
Encouraged by many solicitations 10 be a
candidate this fall for MEMBER OF THE
LEGISLATURE, l respectfully solicit your
votes for that office, and tender you an hon.
est assurance that, il elected, Twill act with
fidelity to the cause of the people.
BENJAMIN p. FORTNER.
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az An old bachelor, who edits a paper
somewhere in the western country, puts
melancholy Accidents as a head for mar
riages in his paper.
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EY- The North Branch Democrat wltiily
announces under the hymenial record the
marriage BY the Usage of Wheailand" of
Christopher L Ward Esq, TO Hon. David
y.Wilmot both OF Towanda.
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n The Pittston coal trade tie past few
days, the Gazette says, has been quite brisk,
The people of that section anxiously await
the completion of the North Branch Canal.
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ALEXANDER n

OF Centre township will be an independent
candidate this fall before the people of Co.
lumbia County for the office of COUNTY
COMMISSIONER, and respectfully solicits
the suffrages Of his fellow citizens.
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u On last Monday several ladies' in
Boomer costume paraded Chestnut street in
Philadelphia. They were escorted by gen.
.'tlemen, and the boys brought up the rear.
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To the Independent Electors
Of Columbia County.

FELLOW CITIZENS -
- We propose CHARLES
KAHLER Esq, of Bloomsbury as a'suitable
person for the office of PROTH0NOTARY
of Columbia county. He is competent, and
being able 10 speak both German and Eng
lish, we believe him fitted for the Office and
we'll deserving it. He has consented to be
a candidate, and Will be supported by.
MANY VOTERS
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II The man who first introduced the
tanning mill into Scotland was denounced
as an Atheist-he was getting up gales of
wind when Providence willed a CALM
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II A new Post Office has been cstab-
lished in Luzerne county 10 be addressed
"Moscow"-Thomas Defew Postmaster.
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e. We are authorised to say that WILL
LIAM robson Of Bloomsbury, will be a
Candidate for Associate Judge Of Columbia
county, -. -,
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~ The Bigler Club will meet in the
Courthouse in Bloomsburg on next Friday
evening a, early candle-light
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~ Our friendly, sentimental and poetic
correspondent "Vilality Jane" must send us
her address.
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a He that shows his passions, tells his
enemy where TO bit him
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FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
SETH

% o wNTT EE0E RT
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
NJ E. JACKSON Esq, of Berwick.
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ASSOCIATE JUDGES,
Il. D. RUPERT Of Bloomsbury,
STEPHEN BALDY Of Caaauissa.
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REGISTER & RECORDER.
JESSE G. CLARK of Bloomsbury.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-18
Northe In Is. Southern Slavery.

It is d notorious fact /. that the
slaves Of the South are in better con-
dition, PHYSICAL y and mentally, than
the poor Of the northern States: they
are better fed and clothed, and have
moreleis lre for enjoyment. Instead
however, of taking better care of
theirpaupe they seek to take care
of our negroes; and srdoing so,jthey
NEEDLE with matters which do not
concern them at all. They are per-
fectly nervous at the idea of COM
pellihg human beings to labor with
out recompense, while if they would
consult tn cir statute laws they would
find that / h many Of their States they
force. poor white men into state OF
slayery wi ich is quite as odious as
black sla3 very. AS an instance in
point, we make an extract from an
article in the February No. of the
Democrat il Review, which contains
a reply I'd b letter Of the editor adj
dress ed to an eminent citizen ofCon-
nectifut, asking information as to
the law III relation to the "bidding
off ofpau pers." The following is the
reply = Nash, Ame15can.
1T is II be custom in many towns
in Connecticut, to set up the paupers
at auction every year, at the lowest
price. This was the case to my
knowledge in Several counties. /
have always understood it to be a
general thing inC onnecticut When
we were in III. they were sold to the
number Of sixty for the year to our
next door neighbor for 10 dollars
ahead, and he got half the work out
of them that he could, though most
of them w4re irifrm and not able to
do much They hoed his corn and
sawed his wood and weeded his gar
den; and being an extensive fisher
man, they assisted in dressing his
fish, and "did chores generally.
They are made to work all that they
are able InH. the contractor, as [
said, was aIfishe rman, and during the
fishing sfa#on, d principle article Of
food for thf paupers was the heads
and tails of shad, which were cut off
when dFaksed for sailing. They
were all lbdged in d little one-story
house, with an d til not to exceed %
by 80 fedt, and were all stored in to-
gether, nal l. and female, with. asap-
peared I'd rhe, very little regard to
dcceney I'm case Of the death of
any of Heb, the contractor got a
specified ! am for their burial, and
also, l think, secured the whole
amount do4 attracted for, for the year;
indeed l believe the l9bbable death
Of some @f them, WAS a contingency
calculated On in milking the bid; so
that the contractor had a direct in
terest in ftArving them to death, or
ii neSlect ifg them when sick."
This is White slavery with a ven
geance, a nd running comment upon
the since fity Of these dear friends Of
freedom