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DAVID A. sAALLEY, Chairman.
MR.. WILSON'S DEFENCE OF MR.. SUMNER.

II Is scarcely probable that Mr. Wilson prepared bis de-
IN Friday without FIRST consulting with Mr. Sumner a, to
the OF that defence The late speech Of Mr. Sumner
purpoed its face to be answer 10 one made by Mr.
Butler at the present session Mr. Butler had given dis
urct notice that there word In any speech OF his
at this session which had reference Mr. Sumner and on
Thu sday he made this point clear that II became neecs
ssry Mr.. summers reputation that escape should
be devised Mr. Wilson undertook to relieve him from
Mr. buders exposure by going back to speeches OF Mr.
Buter made four years ago and cullng from there so
lated sentences in which Mr. sumner was kecnly crii-
ciscd These no brought forward the aggressive re-
marks Of Mr.. Butler which had provoked Mr. Summers
outrageous assault According Mr. Wilson, therefore,
Mr. Sumner has been for four years broodng remarks
made BY Mr. Butler, and by him long sisce forgotten,
and since which time their personal aud social relations
have been kind and amcshlc. HMr. Wilson has placed
Mr. Sumner in his light during all this period Of four
years when Mess Butler and Sumner assoca,iug to-
ge'her and intsrchsnpng friendly conversations Mr. Sum
ner was bleeding internally, and nursing spirit Of re-
vengs which he sought to CRAFTY by the unpao,ic
and speech delivered in the Senate when
Mr. Butler absent and unconscious that there was the
least cause OF quarrel between them. Mr. Wilson was
forced TO rely upon defence of his colleague which not
only fassed Mr. Summers own declarations but at,rib
ted to him settled malIgny Of purpose in his assault
upon Mr. Butler which fs IN the end 70 suach
stigma TO his character,
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THE SPIRIT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The democrats of Concord in conjunction with the de
ocrtc members of the New Hampshire legislature to
have a grand Buchanan aud Breckinridge ratification
meeting the nth. Governor Seymour Of New York,
Clancy Jones of penns lvania and Messrs Andersen
of Maine John S Wells, G. W. Morrison, Professor Had
dock and the returned delegates viii speak the
SION which will be of great interest Railroad trains
carry passengers that day at half price and
exhibition OF fireworks will complete the festivities.
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TWO MORE FoRGERs CONVICTED.

The Pension Bureau has received Information that John
H. s,eiI and Marcus A. wolH OF ST. Louis Missouri in
dcted for presenting fraudulent papers that Office for the
purpose Of obtaining bounty-snd warrants, have been
found guilty and senIcnccd-Stil TO the county jail for
one rear and $4,000 fine Wolf 10 FIVE years in the peu
Tertiary There make the fourth that have been tried and
convicted at the session Of the United States
AT 81, Louis for frauds upon the Pension Office
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The Montgomery tAlsb MAJ Advertiser closes an sd-
m rbe review Of the public lie james Buchanan as fol-
lows;
o truly conservative msnj with Tho moderation Of
age he the rmncss which sriscs from well scted con-
vctops whose wisdom has been tested by experience He
sixyhvo years Of ago fcrtytwo Of them have been
pssscd 10 the service Of hi native State and the country in
all Of them he has shown himself truly American, 10 10
boadest and mobile sense from tho day When 10 ls2
he enrolled himself volunteer In company 20 defend
Baltimore from the threatened attack Of tho English 70 be
last service against the Zoo in resisting minister, b
present psidious and dangerous cpcroacbnen
Az his ra public service defend southern soil a.
private IN the ranks webeievc the head Of the eoun
try he will sustain her rights from domestic violence anu
treason"
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RATIFICATION MEETING.

A grand democratic meeting held in Norris
town. Pennsylvania Wednesday evening last ratfy
the nominations Of Buchanan and Breckenridge The
sembage immensely large and the greatest enthus.
prevailed Resolutions endorsing the nominees and
the platform were passed unanimously. The meeting
ably addressed by Hon John Cadwaader and Hon. WT.
H. White Of Philadelphia aud Colonel zegler of Butler
county.
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ROMANTIC nVNr-Jobn 9. Breckenridge the democratic
candidate for Vice President has purchased an island ~
Lake Superior on which he designs erect budnga ana
make other improvements ss summer homo for hmseu
and family The pure COOL bracng air Of that northern
cline the splendid scenery Of the island the broad et
panse Of water that stretches far away and that viii some
day be whitened with The sails Of active commerce w
render II one Of the most delightful summer e'idenc" -
the world
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Mr.. BUCHANAN OFF, CIAIlLY INFORMED OF his
NOMINATION.

The following Geographic despatch was received at
too late IN hour for insertion in issue Of this
ing
"L.scAsrrn, (Pa,) June l3,The committee appointed
by the National Democratic Convention 10 notify Mr.. Bu-
chanan Of hs nomination arrived here this morning and
proceeded Immediately 10 Whestland where also
sembled Ex-Governor Porter, H. s. Msgrsw State treas
urcr Col. J. w. fornoy, Col. WIN. Rice, Col WIN y.
Forduey, J. s. Reynolds GEO and Others Of Lancaster.
Those Of The committee present General Ward Of
Georgia Messr Brown Of Mississippi Forsyth Of Missouri
Preston Of kentucky, Hbbard Of New Hampshire Man
ming Of South Carolina Lawrence OF Rhode
Island They cordially greeted by Mr.. Buchanan. Gen.
Ward presented Mr. letter informing him Of his nom
nation, accompanied with few appropriate remarks which
replied to in happy manner by Mr. buchanan who in
formed the committee that fall reply would be given
TO them in writing The company then down 70 sump
tuous dinner prepared for the occasion"
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In the list published in yesterdays onion of the Demo
cratic National Committee the Of Jacob Vanatta
esq of New Jersey, and John NJ krum OF Missouri, were
nitted We repubsh the whole list with the omissions
supplied. 1sa
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" ARLINGTON CITY
saturday EVENING, JUNE Ia, 1856.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
BIZ and 9Th The adrice aud consent Of The Senate.
Stephen d. Dilaye, Of the State of New York. as APP
praser Of merchandise under the act approved March
1851, in the place of George W. Pomeroy, deceased.
Augusn Capdeville, appraiser of merchandise for the
port Of New Orleans Louisiana vice Thomas Warren, re-
signed.
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The steamer George Law, with the California mails and
two millions Of treasure, arrived New York last
ming Her has been anticipated by The arrival NJ the
steamer Daniel Webster At New Orleans.
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Ex-Governor Seymour, Of New York. addressed large
and enthusiastic democratic meeting held at Detroit
on Thursday evening Last, rsy the nomination Of Bu
chanan and Breckenridge,
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NGREss-sATURDAY.

The Senate not in session to-day. The House met
at twelve o'clock to-day and after the reading OF the Jour-
nal adjourned to Wednesday next.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17

A SERIOUS OBJECTION TO BUCuANAS.-An Sex
Old Maid" writes to the New York Evening Post
the following letter. She draws touching pic
ture Of the desolation of the White House in
the occupancy Of bachelor:
To the Editors Of the EreniRg Post:
Tho Presidential chair Il presume that is suf
fciently capacious,) should, at any rate, be &C.
cupied by complete Human Being, and this
fact, Of itself, should dispose summarily of the
claims Of the more or less honorable Buchanan;
for If there is principle moro clearly settled
than any other, it is that an Old Bachelor is at
most but half man; and how can such per-
son be more than halfPresideut? Now, sir,
it is bad enough to have man ct the head Of
the White House who is destitute Of back
bone, but to have ono who, in addition to this
anatomical defect, has the moral defect of being
destitute of his most natural and essential COM
plement-a wife-would be truly monstrous.-
Imagine the disgrace of having our National
Palace converted into bachelors den; our Ma
tional Board presided over by single man; our
Natioaal fire poked by a single tongi Old
Maids are excusable, their position not being
matter of choice; but old bachelors-bGhl The
very name is sicIening The wife who win let
her husband vote for such man, ought to be
iynched. / ask you, sir, if It is not notorious
that old bachelors are the most selfish the most
intriguing, the most dangerous, the most dys-
peptic Of InortalsI And then, to think Of q
Bachelor who has lived in Europei decline to
pursue the subject; my motto Is that Of the
Western hunter: "BeaJ and so;bear"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17
N-From a review OF the present and pros

WFrom review of the present and pros
pective trade of New Orleans, by the Philadel-
phia North American, VIC clip the following:-
During the year ending August 31st, 1852,
the number of bales of cotton exported from
New Orleans to Great Britain alone, was 7T2,
242. In the same time there were shipped from
New Orleans to domestic and foreignports oil,
Ill barrels Of flour, 5O3OS hogsheads of bacon,
702, 54s kegs of lard, S74,7T4 sacks of corn,
98,7l5 hogsheads Of tobacco, 25G, 939 pigs lead,
172,T49 bbls. pork, and 5O,793 hhds. sugar. A
city with such an export trade as these figures
indicate could have no difficulty sustaining line
of ocean steamers.
We have said that New Orleans is the natural
focus of the Southwest. But it would lie folly
to consider its due to that fact alone. The lead
mentioned as among its exports comes mostly
from Illinois The corn is chiefly the product of
Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and
Missouri The lard, pork and bacon, from the
same States. To give an idea Of the extent of
its trade in the produce of the Northern States
VIC need only mention that, during the year end
ing August 31st, 1858, there arrived at the port
1914 Aatboats, laden with cattle, lumber and
other produce, of which number lT5 were from
Pennsylvania. As the Mississippi is a national
highway, traversed by communities dissimi!ar
in character and institutions, so New Orleans is
4 national port.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17
HORTICTLTURAI,.

ToYATo VINES should always be tied to stakes
or a treilis, which can be made in cheap man
ncr with stakes and strips of lath. As soon as
the vines goow beyond the trellis, cut away the
branches, having secured the main stalks with
some soft strips Of cloth or basewood bark to the
frame. There is no better manure than guano,
using three or four pounds per square rod, well
mixed with the soil. Give tomato plants plenty
of water and sun, and do not grow too much
vine, and you will grow much fruit.
4 Double CRoP.-Plant and cultivate early
potatoes upon decp-plowed, well-lnanured land
upon the level system, and whenever you arc
ready to set out cabbage plants, place them in
rows between tine rows of potatoes, and although
somewhat shaded, they will get good start and
will make fine heads after the potatoes are ripe
or dug for early use. In this way person with
only limited quantity of ground may raise
double crop.
CuRcULIo RENEDY-Thc most feasible remedy
for farmers generally to apply to their plum trees
to prevent the destruction Of their fruit by the
curculio, is to smoke the trees every evening
during the time the curculio is active in singing
the fruit, and in a great measure it will be pre-
served.
M,RRowPAr BEAxs.-This is the name given
to new variety of beans in Connecticut that
is, new there, as it appears they are cultivated
in Tennessee. 1t is claimed that this bean is of
a higher favor, in more prolific and Of larger
size than the common white or field beans.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17

the New York Evening Post tells the following,
tho truth of which, he says, may be relied on.
The Abbc Vignali confessor to the Emperor
Napoleon at st. Helena, carried about with him
sewn up in his garments, the last will and tes-
lament of the fallen monarch, in which he de-
clared excluded from the succession to his throne
the two sons of the King oF Holland, as pun
ishment for their fathers treason. This viii,
which has for long time been hushed in grim
repose, has at last fallen into the hands of Jer-
ono, who threatened to giveit publicity, and de-
manded from his nephew price for his discrc-
ton. lie has it is said sold it to the Emperor,
by whom it was destroyed Had it, however,
been made public, it would have fallen still born
upon the world. We are now wandering in the
dominion of fact, and this tardy protcstation of
the great Napoleon would have had no influence
on his successor.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17
STATISTICS OF LONDON,

London covers, at present, space of l22 50.
miles. 1t contains 327, 391 houses, and 1852,
23G inhabitants, the annual increase Of the pop
ulation being upwards Of 10000. The length Of
all the different streets is 100 miles. Thepav-
ing of them cost Ga, 900, and the yearly
cost of keeping the Pavcments in repair is about
81 100000 London has 300 miles ofgas pipe
and the same length of water pipe. The intro
duction of gas cost g., 600, 900 There arc $780,
900 burners in the city, which consume every
night 100000 feet of gas, valued at $500 GOO,
or s., 100000.
The bankers of London have under their own
control capital Of e64, 100000, and the DIFF
ferent insurance companies have cash CAPT
tai of el0,0oo,00o, and eT8, 600, GOO in negotia-
bic paper.
The tax on houses amounts to SIS, $780, 0O.-
The furniture Of these houses is insured to the
amount of 3l66,000,0O0. Twenty thousand
men arc constantly employed in keeping docks
in repair.
London consumes yearly 2T7, 600 oxen, so, 600
calves, 1,4S0,000 sheep, and 81, 600 hogs, worth
altogether e5,OOo,nO0 London consumes eve
ry year, 100000 quarters of wheat, 1000
pipes of wine, 100000 gallons of brandy, 49,
2OO,0 gallons of porter and ale, 19,215,000
gallons Of water, and 100000 tons of coal. 1t
has $50 charity associations which distribute
every year Ell, S05, 635 to the poor, which sum,
when increased by private charities will amount
to e., 100000.
The city, from the showing of its official doc
uments, has 14S, O65 persons who have no WISH
bic means of support Among these arc 4, 900
vagabonds, who cost the city $4,000 year to
support them. There are besides in London no
professional house breakers, 107 street thieves,
40 robbers, 7s3 pickpockets, 1915 ordinary
thieves II horse thieves, 40 dog thieves, 8 for
gers, % counterfeiters, and 3I7 individuals who
live directly by the profits of this illicit trade,
l41 swindlers, 1872 people who speculate on
charity with false documents, 343 receivers of
stolen goods, &C.; in all 162, 900 criminals, who
arc known to the police, and who steal every
year to the amonnt Of Els, 900.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17
MYSTERIES OF THE POST OF
EIGE DEP a pr MEME

FICE DEPARTMENT.
The veteran editor of the Washington Globe,
JOHN C. RiVes, Esq, is responsible for the fol-
lowing:
''Whe1 Amos Kendall was Postmaster Cen
eral, he took tour to the South and West
partly on private business and partly to get the
film of of his official optics, and see how postal
matters were conducted. Ofcourse, he did not
make himself known on every OCCASION but al
ways looked on at every turn in post-route, and
sometimes he learned something At one place
In Mississippi he stopped, while travelling in the
stage-coach, at rather Insignificant village but
where there was distributing Office of some
importance No one knew that he was the
Postmaster General The Postmaster of the
place was away from home, as he had been foE
some months, and the business of overhaulinsss
sorting and distributing Uncle Sans mails was
in the hands Of sub in the shape of an old
negro woman. The post Office was kept IN
pretty good sized room, and on one side of it
there was heterogeneous mass that appeared
something like huge pile Of niail matter; and
it looked too, somewhat like small tea garden.
There were papers, letters large and small pack
ages of books, &C., Sin huge confusion piled a
round" The old black woman very deibeTate-
IL unlocked the bags and emptied their contents
out on the floor. Amos looked on, and like S2-
tan marshalling his legion S in Pandemonium, he
admired The darkey, after emptying the
contents of the bags in the pile commenced
putting back, and IN every pouch TepIaceu
miscellaneous assortment.
1.-The Postmaster General had his eyes open
ed some and it occurred to him to ask .Aunty'
il she could read. OH no, said she; but
puts back Jest about as much as master used
to-. As tue critic said Of Macready, when he
asked the Danish courtier to play on the pipe,
and the coulter took him at his word, and play
ed Yankee DoodIel 'Phancy Hamlicks feel
inksr Fancy Old Almost But his ohserva-
lions were not completed. There was an enor-
nous pile of mail matter that had been accumu-
lating for months under the postal supervision
of the sable sub 1t was after NJ. C.'s' had
learned the art of franking, and when their be
loved constituents were in the habit Of applying
for seeds aud other products at the agricultural
bureau of the Patent Office. The cucumber
seeds of those DAYS we're not all 'basSwood,' as
Kendall can testify. The seeds in the moist
warm climate of Mississippi had terminated ex-
tensively, throughout this immense mass Of mail
natter cabbages, bcetS, carrots, caulitiOwcrs
were there; potatoes had sprouted; while cucum-
Der, pumpkin and squash-vines. had extended
out Of the heap. and run nearly across the room
1t is supposed that the warmth of the political
documents, stimulated by the fiery nature of
southern politicians, had added to, rather than
substracted from, the fertile nature of the pos
tai compost"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17

WHAT IS a TuRSER?-In the recent trial of
the German Turner's for riot in Cincinnati, some
discussion arose as to the character Of the Ger
man Turner'S. Society, when Judge Stallic, one
of the counsel, said:
"The name means gymnast 1t was
established in Germany in connection with the
Universities, to promote snd develop the physi-
cal man, and also for the Improvement Of the
mind In Cincinnati it was a social organiza-
ton, which assembled together for gymnastic
exercises, and for the study of the sciences
The Turner's of that city had library Of over
seven Thousand volumes, comprising many sci-
entifc and valuable works Lectures were de-
fYered to them both by the German and Ameri-
can born citizens. The society was also char
liable and benevolent one, the sick members
being cared for and the families of the deceased
members allowed all amount per week Their
meetings were not secret, and members were ct
all times willing to listen to the suggestion Of
opinions of those not belonging to them. Per-
sons of all religious beliefs are admittedas menu
bers,"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17

kWsWhoatland, the name Of Mr. Buchanan's
residence and farm, is situated just outside of
the thickly settled portion of Lancaster-a mile
and half it may be, westward from the centre
of the town. 4 ridge of higher land near the
house shuts out all view of Lancaster and the
busy outer world, and renders the place one of
those charming rural spots about which poets
dream. The building is of brick-plain and old
fashioned It-stands two or three hundred feet
back from the road side, in small grove of
beautiful shade trees The grounds in front,
and the house within, are kept in scrupulous or
that the name Wheat-Iand is an exceedingly ap-
propriate one
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81. P.r1. January !. 1855.
PROFESSOR O. ]. WOOD ST. Paul. :

PROFESSOR O. J. WOOD
DEAR sra Unsolicited I send you this certi1-
cate After being bald for long time, and having tried ali
the hair restoratves sxtant aud having faith in
induced, hearing OF yours give trial. placed
myself IN the hands Of barber and had head rubbed
with good stG brush and the Restorative then applied and
we'll rubbed Til the scalp aEloH. THIS repeated
rs morning. and In three weeks the young hair appeared
aud rapidly from last TIL the time and
nov thick black and Srons-sofi and pleasant TO the
touch Whereas before, harsh aud wry, what little
there OF IT, aud that little disappearing very rapid
~. still your Restorative about week, and
shall have good and perfect crop Of hair. Now lad
read Of these thnSsnd who has motif but haze
hitherto where persons hair really benefit
ed by Of the hair toncs Of the day. and it really
pleasure record the result of experience
have recommended preparation to others nd 1t Hlrea
y has large and general sale throughout the Territory
The people here knoits elects and confidence IN it.
The supply wholesale agents Sr the Territory,
is nearly exhausted, and daily inquiries made -
You deserve credit for dlscoyery aud for one,
you my thanks the benefit 1t has done
tanIy despaFed long ago, eRecng any such
result. Yours, hastily,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-17

THE NAruR!NL SEourL--The New York Her
all referring to the communication to P. L. Bar
mum, signed by one thousand individuals, ten
dcring that gentleman benefit, very sensibly
remarks that for its part it is bound to say that
it considers Barnum's ruin the natural and pro-
per sequel to his book. Its an appendix, with
out which that work would be complete and i'm
moral. As it is the one perfects and counteracts
the other. Darnnm wrote his biography to prove
that in this country adrOit swindling and ingeni-
life which unhappily for his theory did not close
when the book appeared, proves that they are
in fact the high road to ruin. And considering
the mischief that foolish book may have done,
and the disgrace it has brought upon the Ameri-
can name abroad, we think that the least such
men as Vanderbilt, Gerard, Collins ard the 9TH
ers can do is to write to the papers to say it was
through inadvertance they pronounced Bar
NUNS practical refutation of the immoral theory
of his book to be "a public calamity"
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