Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-09
THE WAR on Tine Hon. j. CLANCY JONES
READING, Pa September 1. ISIS


READING, Pa, September l, ISIS.
Editor fthe Star:
arrived here in last evenings train Yester.
day was great day in the political horizon for
Mr.. Buchanans Administration in Pennsylvania
and, indeed, the whole country. Envy, hatred,
and the most malignant passions, growing out OF
disappointment, pointed to Mr.. J CLANCY Jones as
the victim Of their wrath The most turbulent
and reckless political giadiators spared no efforts
10 defeat his denomination for Congress Souri,
lous pamphlets were gotten up In PHILADELPHIA.
and men employed by the day to scatter them
throughout the district, Immediately preceding
tue meeting OF the convention. In fact every
degree OF mean act was resorted to for his defeat
r 0rney, In his Press, announced with great exuI .
tatisn that "Jehu u Jones" was on his last legs.
was certain of defeat aud CONTINUED the Pre,s)
fate was inevitable and that IL was probable that
he would actually decline, The convention met
Yesterday and out OF $50 delegates not to exceed
ELEVEN were favorable to any other nominal on
than the Hon. J. CLANCY Jones; and those dele
gates could not be coaxed or driven into any fac
nous opposition. and consented that the noini aa-
ton should be made by reclamation. This done
MI. Jones appeared before the convention and
MADE most appropriate speech, claiming no
honor TO himself, thus for the fth time TO be Ten
deTed nomination by his fellow-citizeps This
paIuaity ne attributed to their firm determine
ton to stand by their old neig hbor and Pennsyl-
yanla's favorite son and first President-Jaues
Buchanan. In the evening, Mr. Jones had re-
peated calls from the Democ racy eptesenting the
various towns In the district; and as a Ppnnsvl
vanian, was proud Of the gallant and modest
member from the Berks district, TO witness this
gathering Of his friends, who without ceremony
manifested their high appreciation of one OF the
apiest men 10 Congress, and the devoted friend
OF President Buchanan ..x
IHE ATLANTIC TELkGRAPH CABLE.-It IL
now apparent that Mr.. whitehouse, the cele-
brated English electrician, fails to be CONNIE
tent to the task of devising the arrangement of
the machinery necessary to the convenient and
profitable operation of the Atlantic Telegraph
Cable. He required only until the LIST of Sep.
TENDER to be ready to open the line for tho use
of the public, and is even yet apparently as
far from the realization of his expectations rs
on making his pledge aforesaid. The Directors
OF the Company are understood to have des-
patched our countryman, Professor Hughes, to
MS assistance, and the men of science of the
northern States appear to place no little CONF
uenee In that gentleman's ability to accomplish
inc convenient transmission Of at least eight
letters per minute over the Iine-a result pre-
eiseiy double that which the labors of White
mouse nave eonsummatsd. However, it seems
to us that the only fact certain with refsrencs
to the Atlantic cable, is the positive une.,t.;n,
existing whether it will eventually come to
realize the expectations Of its projectors and |
proprietors.
GosPoRr NAVY .YARD.-Constructor Hans, !
'om thinks he will DO able 10 launch The ne I /
hoop OF war, now building at the Gosport Nav
sard, BY the lt Of December next, or by the