The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-22
evening, July rs, 1902

oil the Ialnmuny coSiVVy' S"y' S'N 49, -
Times. an uuaccounted host Of the Demo c
cratic party have been brought before the
oublic in the character of letter-writers.-
Their productions fill column after column I
in papers accustomed to publish such dreary
trash. And some of them are gems of eX-
traordinary briliancy. /,
Perhaps some of Our readers may recol-
lect one Charles J. IngerSoH, whilom mem
Der of Congress from Philadelphia, and in
that capacity extinguished utterly one fine
morning by speech from Mr.. WEBSTER,
whose direful wrath he had heedlessly a.
reused. Mr.. INGERsoLL proves to be in the
land of the living. The Tammany Society
has exhumed him. He wrote letter, dated
july lst, declining their invitation, but ia
yoring them with sundry striking sentiments
on political and other topics. Thus:
l. Upon the candidates before the county,
he writes to Committee Of which CAMP,
RYEDERs g. Co. are the leading members,
in the following strain; ..
Candidates will be severely tried; but
candid appreciation must, think, ac-
knowledge that all four of those lately placed
before tho public, of both parties, for advoca-
cv.are safe men, from no one OF which has
the country anything to fear, but on the
contrary, much TO hope. Twool them-Mr;
KING and General Scott have known well
nearly forty years, and on many trying occo-
sions found them both dltodys patriotic, Jldt-
cious and serviceabe. The other two-Gen
PIERCE and Mr.. GRAHAM-I have not known
80 LONG or so we'll; but after some service III
Congress- with them both, feel sure that
thew are both gentleman with whom our in
stitutions will never be injured or e''danger-
ed
There is democratic endorsement for
YOU! Mr.. INGERsoLL evidently felt that
something more would be expected OF him
by theunterriGed OF Tammany: so, like Mrs
DoMBEY, he snakes an effort" and thus
.. Endorses General PIERCE:
General PIERCE consider rs'y hlppy
hit in theconfuSioa Of comPetttt0n al tn' Ion :
vention; an excellent candidate, VINO VIII
make an excellent President.
GA very happy hH in the confusion OF
3tmpetition" That is good phrase
strong, cordial, expressing marvellous de-
gree Of confidence and esteem But Mr.
IscERsoLL evidently felt unhappy wh'e
fkns dwelling upon triAing details lie
ilsre.)re, in the next place, ....
3. Branches iTinto general dissertation
ON the Importance Of the Presidential oihc'
illustrating the subject thus;
The chief magistracy Of this country ha
become an immense trust. ltwas always
mower greater than mostly considered
President WASHINGTON proclamation o
neutrality, President JEFFERsoN's purchas
of Louisiana and indefinite embargo, Presi
dent MoNRoE's declaration against Euro
mean incursons, President JAcKsoN,s des
truction of the Bank, President Poh'S reca
of General Scott from the head otthe army mhIc
conouered Merico, and acting President Fill
MoRE's arrest of the Cuban adventure
which much more was done than ever Wa
attempted by any European Executive
preserve neutralty-every one OF the
merely executive and individual acts, prove
that a President of the United States NJ
more power, merely as su h, than any hlI
or Queen in Europe, hardly excepting IL
Emperor of all the Russas' -.
How happily is President PoLX's aam'i
istration characterized! One single act mao
1t immortal: and that act was "ths RECALL
Gen. ScoTT from the head Of The army ''a'
conquered MericO." That's a Suggest
thrase. What did the Tammany democr'
think, in their meditations upon it!
That will do. Mr.. INGERsoLL can sta
back until he is wanted again.
Conviction OF CRIsT.--The Mobile
hure saws: "The case has excited univ
sal interest in the community-and dur
its progress, notwithstanding the inte
heat of the weather, the court room
crowded. Yesterday morning, about IL
clock, the examination of the witnesses
concluded, and C. P Robinson, Esq, op
ed for State. He was succeeded by
Percy Walker, counsel ofthe prisoner.
solicitor, Mr.. Anderson, closed for the st
A little after O'Clock the case was subj
ted to the jury, and after an absence oil 81
few minutes verdict was returned OF
g, with the death penalty"
THE SouTH.-The National lntetIige
saws that "with the exception OF one ne
paper in Tennessee, (at Knoxville') we
not received single Wing paper from
Southern State, except Georgia, that rel
to support the nominations for President
IN Vice President lately made by the v
National Convention"
MILITARY POWER OF THE UNITED STA
1t appears from official records that
Standing Army of the United States
nresent, numbers 10, 1919; commissions
6cers, s96; non-commissioned officers
Irivates. 9,933. The number ofbuglers
ploved is CO., and the number of music
5bS. The Headquarters of the Army
Washington, d. C. The number Of
missioned officers in the militia is 1882
If non-commissione officers, musicians
nryates, Q, ,lO5 ,524, making total of 2,
486 fighting men. Truly, we are inc
to believe that the United States are ga
er ON earth,' whatever we may hear
contrary. The number Of military POI
9,and of arsenals 90.
MIA magazine containing 100 Ike
funpowder exploded in Lafayette, In
On The 5th instant, causing treme