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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-24
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
PROCEEDINGS OF HARD SHELL DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.
Resolutions and Address Of the National
Democracy.
FUSION MOVEMENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS
&c, &C., &c.
iat,onai Democratic Hard Shell Convention.

BiyGHAMToy, August 22--730 +. NJ
A large delegation OF hards from New York arrived
here this morning route for the Syracuse Convention
among whom schell Tucker, Sichles, Mahcr, HAS,
kin, Morton, West, Glover, Hart Phillips Cornell and
fifteen or twenty others The address, which is quite
lengthy, IL firm resolute honest and to the point. Mr.
dickinson win not be president Of the Convention, he
is now engaged in important trial in adjoining
county.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-24

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-24
~ esentstiv.s to which they ar catitcd IL he

u iel esenstves 10 which they cntitled In the e-
RsaatLre.
MAN CoNnruR
Isaac H.Wright Lexington. Jo-eph Holbrook, Concord
John !. Heard Moses Davenport, Scshn.
X. j. Bradford, ". T.. Currier, rxna,t
Justin Jonss, Bss,on Moses NJ Ross f'Po'''
J. A Boydep, j. n Tcnney, Ipswich.
John H. smith Caleb Wiley, Lynn.
Henry Emery, Lowell. Thos. j. Dunbar. Roxbtyy.
Jo-erh Dunklee, Brighton. Brad l.. Wales, Raniopb.
g. Haynes Wsltham. ". H. Howe,
J. A. Gilson, Charles g. v. stone, Worcester.
I. A. Barker, ! town. w. c. Clark, J
Lnke Wyman Jr " Cam. Ezra Perkins, kingston.
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cenunciatory OF the present national admnistrati
and advocated ts reference to the committee on
tions.
lie was followed BY Mr.. GREENE of Onondaga sus .au
ing his resolution and in adyocation OF moderation
Dir. FOWLER, from the Commit tee the Address, pro
posed thBt action the resolutions Of Messrs Sic ell
and Hsshins he deferred until a the reading Of tho
address, which be thought would the difficult
under which the Convention labored
Mr. Itl1L, OF Orange, offered resolution dcnunciatory
Of b now Eothingisn.
tn. i,{r e.1ln.
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
Bounty Land Bill.

The last Congress passed another land bill for the benefit of the old soldier Its provi- sions extend to each of the surviving commis- stoned and non-commissioned officers, musi- clans and privates, whether of regulars, volun- teers, rangers or militia, who were regularly mustered into the service of the United States; and also every commissioned and non-com- missioned officer, seaman, marine, clerk and landsman in the navy in any of the wars of this country since 179O. It includes also. wa gon masters and teamsters who were employed in time of war in the transportation of military stores and supplies. The law gives to each one, thus entitled, warrant or certificate for 16O acres, and where he has already received warrant for any amount under any prior law, he IS entitled to a warrant for such quantity as will make, in the whole, with what he has heretofore received, 16O acres of the public land
 Section second extends the provisions to widows and minor children of persons who, if living, would be entitled to receive its benefits.
 Persons to be entitled to the benefits of this act must have been in service more than four teen days, or actually engaged in battle, unless the right thereto shall be established by record ed evidence. The warrants are to be located only on lands subject to sale at the minimum or lower graduated prices, and may be assign ed, transferred and located by the warrantees, their assignces, or their heirs at law
 This law also grants 16O acres of land to the chaplains who served in any of the wars of the United States; to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war or their widows or minor children and to the volunteers who served at !be invasion of Pattsburg in 1914, also at the battle of Kings Mountain, and the battle of Nckojacl against the contederated savages of the south.
 The provisions of this act, and all the bounty land laws heretofore passed by Congress, are ex- tended to the Indians in the same manner and to the same extent as to white men.
 Registers and Receivers shall receive for To- eating warrants under this act the same com pensation to which they are entitled for sales of the public lands, for cash, at the rates of $1 p per acre, and the compensation or per centage is to be paid by the holders of the war rants
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
L. D. CAMPBELL, } M. B. MASON, } Committee. R. WHITE

There is much food for reflection in the above. The forms and ceremonies of the ritual were too common place to make any lasting inn presson upon the public mind" So, then, iti upon pompous "forms and ceremonies that the order relies for success. The material senses are appealed to- and not the soul intellect of the candidate admitted into its mysteries. Truth needs no adornment to render her attractive to her votares. It is only error folly and super stition that requirers such extraneous aid as forms and ceremonies
 It is upon the latter, however, that know nottingham places its reliance. It knows very we'll that without its mysteries, its clap trap and humbug nitiations 1t could make no impres- sion upon the public mind;' and so says com mittee of the fraternity. We thank 1t for Me admission, as we'll as that the know nothing ritual, as published, is genuine. Hereafter let no one dispute the authenticity of the we'll under stood principles of the secret order, for 1t is at tested by three of its most prominent members in Ohio.
 It must not be forgotten by the reader as he goes along, that one of this " committee" Mr. CAMPBELL, is the sly and active "coon'' who has been so long representative of unmitga~ ted whlggery in Congress from the Hamilton and Dayton district. Probably it may seem little odd to some persons not acquainted with queer sights, to see " little LEw'' in the Cayenne camp working so industriously as one of the leaders. Not at all strange should it be regard ed, however, by those who have had foresight enough to discover that the secret order was from the first, and IS now, and will continue to be, till 1t pershes and disappears "like the baseless fabric of a vision,'' nothing but 1uhiq- gery fn c neaO phrose-a m0sked battery, if you N plp nb ba I managers of that often-changing and often-de- mollshed party were cute enough to get up and employ to war upon their old natural enemy. the democracy. Such political partisan as LEWIS D. CAMPBELL would as naturally take to an organization like Coyennes as duck would to water. Seeing how it could be used to gal vanize life into the dead body of whigism he and his ilk could not keep out of it; they would not, either, for they are part and parcel of its origin, life and designs
 How such whig coons as CAMPBELL and the hundreds of others of like partisan notorety, are looked upon in the order by men who as democrats, used to delight in fighting against them as intolerant and proscriptive coon-slzin and hard-cider whigs, is more than we can say not being favored like CAMPBELL, with a seat inside of the Cayenne synagogue Butwe can imagine how some men, who formerly were good democrats, and who can even now claim to be such, must teel to be led by the nose into all the craft and trick of the order, through the shrewdness and management of the CAMPBELLs. the STEVENS the HARRIsoNs the GALLowAYs, and host of followers renowned for their par tlsan warfare for years upon every democratic man and measure. Democrats should LoOk around and see who are there strange bed-felows, and l what their desiUnS
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04

rapture in the caucus, and a large secession. What we now say in reference to Cameron's reasonable schemes against the constitution oi the Union we pledge our word for its accuracy. The member from Aleghany county (Mr. Kirk patrick) is rabid know-nothing and abolitionist He was apprehensive of Cameron's soundne 0 upon both those points and before he could be brought into his support, determined on ad- dressing Cameron a long letter. containing nine or ten lnterrogatories touching both subjects, but more particularly aboltionism Cameron answered his letter in full, and avowed the most ultra abolitionst and native sentiments.
 "The following are few of the declarations solemny announced under his own hand and seal--1st. A repeal ofthe compromise measurers of 1850. 2d. Eternal hostility to any more slave States on any terms. 3d. An entire re- peal of all naturalization laws. This letter was to be used in the caucus, or was for private in spection, as might be deemed the most prudent
 The latter course was pursued. It was shown to democratic Senator among others, who was supposed to be friendly to Cameron. This gen. tleman became so disgusted with the senti- ments it contained, that he is now working with all his energy against the arch apostate.
 "We dare either Simon Cameron orMr Kirk patrick to deny any one of the statements in reference to the letter. The coward heart of the former, although a general--bah!--we had Colonel Pluck once, but he was honest-will shrink from plain denial as he KNOWS his guilt if he never FEELS it. This is the creature who plays the sycophant, the spaniel or the serpent, as best may suit his purpose, but never yet could play the man. Place his name in your note- books, and give him a traitors wecome.'
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
The Collins Line Appropriation.

MT. VANDERBILT has written communica, ton to the New York Tribune in which he says:
 But it is said by the warm and excited ad- vocates for the perpetuity of this monopoly, that the speed of the Collins steamers is un- attainable by others; that the ships of that line are the perfection of naval construction. From this proposition beg leave to dissent; ard stand ready at any moment to contract with the government (and to give the requisite secu- rity for the performance of my contracD to | transport the mails from New York to Liver pool twice month, for the term of five years, in ships of equal or superior description to those of the Collins line, and at an average time of twenty-fou hours less than the average time in which the ships of that line have hith- erto performed their voyages, and to render the service for the sum of nineteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars ($19,25O) ger round voyage (the sum for which the Collins line originally contracted;) and, in default of strict performances, 1 will render the service without compensation; and I will further stipulate not to ask or accept of advances from the govern ment to aid in the construction of the steamers, and not to besiege Congress annually for an in creased allowance. l should have made the postmaster general proposition of this tenor, but was inclined to spare the Collins line, and for that cause alone Irefrained from making 1t.
 The Collins line is paid $33,OOO trip, when MT. VANDERBILT would have engaged to do the same service for S19,OOO. What shame ful outrage 1t was in Congress voting to the 1 former S33, GOO per voyage!
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
Julia Dean.S Marriage.

The following is from the New York Courier ln relation to the marriage of the we'll known actress. It will be read with interest:
 Miss Dean two.years ago played an engage ment ln Charleston, 5. C., from which she real ized $6OOO and was complmented by some of her admirers with splendid head ornament, valued at $500. At the committee of presen- tation was young Dr. Hayne, son of Senator Hayne. Dr. Hayne then became personally acquainted with Miss Dean, and mutual feel ing of admiration awakened, which has resulted in the marriage. pr. Hayne Is about twenty six years old. He is not a man of wealth. His mother, on his coming of age, gave him something to speculate with but his specula- tons did not turn out we'll His meeting with Julia in New Orleans was apparently accden- tai, as he was on his way to Texas, and he went to Galveston in the same ship with her and her father, and put up at the same hotel. One Sunday, as old Dean set smoking his cigar on the piazza after dinner, Julia suddenly appear ed before him, accompanied by Dr. Hayne, and a little drama ensued They expressed de- sire to be married, and asked his consent, which was instantly and freely given. A carriage was called, and the fair Julia, accompanied by her father, the captain of the steamer in which they came to Galveston, the landlord of the Ere mount House, Julia's dressing maid, and the bridegroom, proceeded to the clergyman's house, where the nuptial knot was tied'
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
cause the charm of mystery, and hope thus to gain triumph over the democracy in 1856.

cause the charm of mystery, and hope thus to gain triumph over the democracy in 1856.
 Throughout the whole Union, we observe the democratic leaders and newspapers are opposed to Know Nottingham. They have not gone astray. As in the days of Jefferson and Jack son, they are too proud to contend on any other ground than principle, and their princi- ples they put forward in an open, manly and fearless manner, contented to stand with them or to fall. In free country like this where every mann has the right to speak and write what he pleases, and where the people are so- vereign and have the right to decide, they do not feel or appreciate the importance or neces- sity of concealing their views on State matters. They are not Know Nothings-they are bound by oaths to no master, they are freemen, deter mined to speak and write their sentiments boldly on all occasions
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04

DEATH OF JOHN 1. HoRToN-We learn by note from Dr. FARLEY, of Clarksville, that MT. JOHN l. HORTON the U. S. Receiver of Public Monies at Clarksville, Johnson county is dead. It appears that "he accompanied Mir. HERSHEY to Maden's Mill and on his return stopped to warm at Perry's. As he passed out of the house in company with Dr. WALTON, he stoop- ed down to pick up stick and pitched forward on his face. When he was turned over, life was extinct. He was aged GA years-leaves wife and three young children. He was a sterling citizen and beloved by all." Mr. Hor- ton was gentleman universally esteemed and respected by those who knew or had dealings with him. His death so unexpected and sud- den, will leave gap that few can fill
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
Letter from Washington.

Washington, D. C., March 16th, 1855. he NeaO Hampshire election-the proJabb re-
 turn cf HaZe and Tuck to the Serlate-dids,-
 e'ace of opinion an regard to Knoeo Nothingism
 and tie slauery question: Nrginia ezections-
 K,1ow Notbjny ttreats, etc.
 The result of the New Hampshire election is now known, and the Know Nothings, whgs, abolitionsts and free a'iIcrs combined, under the name of Know Nothings, have swept the State. They have elected their Governor, members of Congress and have a large maori- ty in the Legislature, and it is said Jno P. Hale and Amos Tuck will be elected to the U. s. Senate. Their antecedents upon the ubject of slavery are so we'll known that, should such be the consummation of this 'Know Nothing" victory, it will not advance the nte- rests of that party in the south At the north 1t has sent nothing else but free soilers to Con- gress, and the indications are, will send nothing else, and how they and their southern Know Nothing brethren will work in the harness to. gether, will be seen by the close of the next Congress. If these extremists, with such widely different views npon the slavery ques- ton, hold together it will be because the south ern portion of the party comedies everything to their northern brethren. About this matter there IS something rather strange. At the north the Know Nothngs insist there is nothing in the organization of the party to which the most ultra abolitionist can object; and that it is CO., verned by the anti slavery sentiment; while at the south it is corteaded it is entirely conser- vative upon the exciting subject of slavery.- It is evident somebody is mistaken in this mat ter, and from all the information, I am led to believe it is the southern portion of the party.
 The Know Nothings have made nominations in Virginia, and in such way as to secure the entire whg vote in opposition to MT. Wise.- This, combined with the Know Nothing de-. mocrats, may defeat him-such democrats be- ing a class of disappointed politicians and their hangers on, who have "gone in" through motives of revenge. But, Wise may still SIC. cced, as the doctrine annunciated by promi nent Know Nothings in Congress during the last days of the past session Is having great influence
 1 have been informed that some of the Know Nothings in Arkansas have threatened certain land officers under the general government there, with dismissal forthwith. This is strange truly, and can only be accounted for from the fact, that the commissioner of the general land office is whig and Know Noth- Ing, and they suppose he has the power of re. moval. They are mistaken certainly, and recent removal should satisfy them that there IS power greater than the commissioner who acts in such matters.
 Since the close of Congress everything has been dull, although it is anticipated the inn mense amount so lavishly appropriated by Con- gross to be expended in various improvements hele will make times better
 Yours, etc., ARKANSAS
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
Horrible Murder of two aged Females in
 South Gardiner. Maine.

One of the most horrid and strange murders ever committed in this country was the san. gulnary atroclty perpetrated upon the two aged sisters of the late ABNER kNEELAND, the once famous infdel of Massachusetts. A brief ac- count reached us by telegraph, but the follow ing particulars will be read with interest. An exchange says:
 "From appearances, the murder must have occurred on Tuesday night, as one of the bodies was partially frozen. The first diecoverv was made at eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, by young man who went there to obtain milk No one answering his knock, he went to the barn, where he found that the COW had not been mlked. He also found that window had been broken in the house. He proceeded to arouse the neighbors, and the house was en- tered and the dead bodies found as before sta ted A club was found with blood upon it, The deceased were seventy five and eighty-f five years of age, and so poor that they received some aid from the town The selectmen have offered reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of the assassin The names of the deceased are Miss Miriam kneeland and Mrs Sarah K Phinney, the latter being a widow A correspondent of the Milford Journal says:
 "'We come to the house-a poor old dilap- dated affair-in which had lived two old fe- males. The lower sash of the window was stove in or out; and there upon the floor, in her night clothes, lay one of these old women with hel head all crushed or stabbed. (There was such a crowd, 1 had to look in at the window, and therefore, could not tell certainly On the bed was the other, and near her was bloody chair with which the deed was done Oh, it was awful. It was probably done for plunder, as 1 their trunks were burst open. The man ar rested is Frenchman, one of the most ugly. looking objects imagnable--some like Dickens Pagan His clothes had spots of blood or them, and he was seen near the house, which is situated one-and- a. half miles from the vii lage'''
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
Treason to the Constitution More Proof

Treason to the Constitution More Proof In every election to Congress, says the Mont gomery Advertiser, in the Northern States with which the new secret society has had any con- nection, the result has been the triumph of abo. lltlon principles every one. We challenge the Know Nothing organs to point out one of their elect who is not distinctly pledged to restoration of the Missouri line-in word ooe single man, who is not, in every essential a full tledged aboltionist!
 There is no end to the proof of the complete identity of this new order at the North with the foulest freesoilism. The latest specimen of this work is afforded in the selection as their candi date, by the Know-N Nothings of the Pennsvl- vania Legislature, of Simon Cameron, to the U. s. Senate
 Who and what Cameron is, the subioned ex tract from the Philadelphia Pennsylvanian one of the most reliable and patriotic papers at the North, will tell:
 "That our Southern friends in Congress may understand the true position of Simon Cameron before the now-Nothing Lodges, we here pre- sent that lower deep to which he has descend ed In order to secure their nomination. Every one familiar with the character fthe man. viii not be surprised at the grovelling baseness man. lfested to secure seat in the U. $. Senate. We pass by the fact of spurious vote being cast for Cameron in the caucus-making one more vote than there were persons present-a thing of general occurrence, wherever he is candi- date before deliberative body. This thing happened upon two ballots, and finally led to
The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
From the Cincinnati Enouirer.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer. MT. Campbell and the Genuineness of Know-N othing Disclosures.

If there was any one who, last fall had the least doubt that the ritual and other know nothing secrets which were published in the Enquirer and other democratic journals were genuine, we have now the means to remove It. In the official proceedings of the know-nothing state council, held in this city in October last, as published in the Ohio Statesman, we find submitted a report, from which we make the following extracts:
 10 tue State Council of Ohio:
 The committee to whom was referred the re- solutions of M. B. Mason and II. M. McAbee, nstructing our delegates to impress upon the national council the necessity of a change in the present ritual of the order, beg leave to re- port haat they beh;eue tue present ritual should De oid aside, both because it has been published and because tue ornas and ceronao'1ses prescribed by t are too commonplace to produce 2astng impression oa the mind especially is this true of the second degree. It is objectionable, too, in containing, in printed form, sufficient to enable stranger to work his way into council.
 Your committee recommended the passage of the following resolution:
 Resozved, That our delegates to the national convention be instructed to advocate the adop- tion of a new ritual in which the substance of the old third degree shall be contained and in which, also, there shall not appear any of the signs, grips, passwords or tokens of recognition, or the manner of calling mass meeting of the order