The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-09-03

/ Cincinnati are heartily approved BY the De-
mocracy of Columbia county and will be
cheerfuy supported by them; and that, in
particular, the selection of MI. Buchanan was
just compliment TO our State and should a.
waken the enthusiasm of our people and in
spre their efforts for the success Of the great
| party Of the Constitution and the Union in
the present canvass.
2. That the State nominations OF the DEM
ocratic party were proper and fiji 10 be made
and may justly command respect and conf
dence aIi that the nomirst,on of George
Scott, an esteemed, popular and competent
citizen Of our own county, for the office OF
Canal Commissioner, was, in particular, well
advised and will receive as il deserves a sig-
nal endorsement from our people. n
8. That the nominations this day made
being fair, regular and proper, are earnestly
recommended 10 the people for their appro-
val at the polls, and that the members OF Ibis
! convention will give 10 each and all of them
their undivided and hearty support.
4. That we cordially endorse the position
of the Democratic national platform on the
subject Of slavery as the only one compatible
| with national harmony and the perma-
nence b( the Union, that position being the
adjustment of this and all eleer questions Of
local concern by each State aid Territory for
itself without interference or dictalion from
any quarter: That of consequence, any in
reference from Massachusetts, Missouri, or
elsewhere, with the local affairs of the Ter
rilory of Kansas is TO be condemned and op-
posed as an invasion of popular rights as well
as of the letter aud spirit of the act organizing
the Territory.
| 5. That the Democratic party now as here.
tofure is opposed to the prescription Of any
pafi OF The people on account of their religion
or place of birth, and in favor Of equality of
political rights and open political organiza-
! lions.
6. That standing upon the doctrines of
Washingion's Farewell Address as well as
those of President Jackson's, we invoke all
patriotic citizens 10 cooperate with us in re-
ssting sectional parties as dangerous to The
Union and the best Interests of the people,
and especially TO resist that one recently or
garized upon faratical and spileful passions
which is content "to lei The Union slide' if
| its purposes cannot otherwise be accomplish
| ed.
On motion of Mr. Monroe, il was then
| Resofued, That the Representative Confer
ees OF this district meet al Cattawissa.
I On motion of Mr.. jackson, 1t was
-pssetood, Tint C. r. Bnckalew, Jno. Kief-
er, Emanuel Lazarus, J. A. Funs,on, and
Stephen H. SwaEk be the Standing Commit.
tee for The ensuing year.
And on motion the convention adjourned.
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AN 1NDIAH SoDoM-An Interesting pamph.
lei has been published by Mr.. Bellasis, Col.
lector OF Hyderabad, in Scinde, containing
an account of his examinations and dlscove-
ries on The site of the ancien, ciiy of Brah-
mInabab, on branch of the old bed of.the
Indus Tradition affirms that the ciiy--ihe
capital of Hindoo kingdom 10 which the
tide of Mahommedan invasion had scarcely
penetraed-was destroyed by fiie from hea-
ven and by an earthquake on account Of the
wickedness OF its ruler.
The investigations of Mr.. Bellasis seem TO
prove that the place really was destroyed by
come terrible tcopvnlsion Of nature, which
probably at the same time completely chan
ged the course of the Indus. On no other
supposilion can ruin be accounted for that
was at once SO sudden and SO complete
Skeletons were found in every house that
was opened and in The streets, come crouch
ed together and there buried others crushed
fiat by falling weight, the pieces of stone
or brick still in some cases buried in the
fractured skull. Numerous coins and other
valuables have already been discovered,
carved figures in ivory, engravings on corne.
lian and agate. set of ivory chessmen, and
the like. The figures carved on objects con.
nected with religious worship are Buihist
From the fact OF their being uEmuiateJ
Mt Belasis considers il clear that the iconoc.
laslic Mussulman invaders had not reached
or al least had not permanently annexed
u Brahminabad at the time of its destruction
which he conceives TO have taken place
about A. d. 1920. -.----------,----
A Moral WELL PoINTEp-Sopbronius
wise teacher, would not let his grown ~
u cuus AIM hshhSniSAos ~ aooociatc- "hu thoe>
whose conduct was not pure and upright
"Dear faiher,n said the gentle Eualia /,
him one day when he forbade her, in com
pany with her brother, to visit the volatil,
Lueinda,, "you must think us very childisl
if you imagine. we would be exposed TO dan
ger by itn d
The father took in silence dead Goa
from the eheanh and reached il 10 his daugh
ter. "lt viii not burn burn you, my child
take it," She did SO, and behold, her deli
cate white hand was soied and blackened d
and, as il chanced, her white dress too. W.
cannot be too careful in handling GOALS
even it they do not burn they blacken. Sc
il is with the company Of the vicious.
DoN'T CARE ABOUT fHEM.-The Telling be
tween The Know Nothings and the Black Re
pubIicans becomes more bitter as the cam
paign advances. The Perry Freeman, an able
! advocate of Fillmore and Know Nothingism
thus puts at defiance the Black Republicans
J We copy from that paper Of the f4th inst. al