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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

IHG NATURALIZATfON QUEsrIoN.-Gov Wise
has written a letter to citizen of Lynchburg,
Va, aisagreeing with General Cass on the
question of the rights of foreign Governments
to exact unrendered military service from our
naturalized citizens who were born under their
laws. He says he would protect oJr natural
lied citizens against military service of other
Powers to the uttermost ends of the earth"
A FAITHrUL AND HONEST OrFICER.-Maior
Ben McCuloch, late United States Marshal of
Texas, has not only resigned his office. but,
upon settling his accounts, the Government
found due hun $lS.0G more than he claimed.
During the seven years he was in Office he dis
bursed 100000 for the Government and col
lected, under executions and judgments, about
half million more; aud vet he did not hold
on to dollar, under the pretext that he had
offsets against the Government Washington
States.
The Democratic National Convention. for
nominating candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States, is already at
tracing the attention of the politicians and
people of the country The New York Journal
Of Commerce saws Two of the States have
already chosen their delegates at large. These
are Vermont and Maine. Others will follow at
no distant day, but we presume not usually
until the occurrence of their \ Nominating Con
ventions in the ensuing autumn and where the
appointment is by districts, perhaps generally
at date subsequent to the fall elections. The
time for holding the Convention has not vet
been fixed, nor has the committee held meet
ing for that purpose. We presume, however,
that the meeting of the committee will take
place at Washington during the first week in
December next, and that the Convention will
be called to assemble at Charleston about the
last of April or first of May, 1860"
The Republican State Committee of New
York resolved to call State Convention. to
meet at Syracuse on the 9TH of September next,
the basis of representation to be two delegates
from each district
Upon questions of national politics, the Iowa
Democratic Convention is explicit in endorsing
the positions understood to be assumed by Sen
ator Douglas They also took ground against
the Administration view in regard to natural
lied citizens.
Ii Is .rumored that Mr.. Pryor, recently of the
Washington States will get the nomination for
Congress in the Petersburg district of Virginia,
in the room Of Mr.. Goode, just deceased.
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newspapers on our list. We find in none of
them the faintest allusion to this all-essential
duty They discuss infant baptism, election,
free grace, reprobation, and thousand other
theological distractions, but have not word
to say against the enormous wickedness which
grows out of the diabolical maxim, shat black
men have no rights which white men are bound
TO respect" They tythe mint, anise, and cum
min, but neglect the weightier matters of the
law-truth, mercy, and judgment.
Public opinion in the South is not prepared
for the abolition of Slavery, but it is prepared
for beginning the reformatory measures recon-
mended by the South Corolina Episcopal
Church. All men of common decency, to say
nothing of Christians, are prepared for that
measure. The South, in spite of Pro-Slavery
fanaticism, is beginning to admit the existence
of the practical evils growing out of the do
nestle slave trade, and policy no less than hu-
mainly demands reformation of the system.
The system of Slavery, thus ameliorated,
would cease to be the abhorrent thing it now
is, and, by the process of sale and removal
from the more northern to the more southern
States, the institution would cease to exist in
the former, and be concentrated though in
modified form, in the extreme South. o
Here, then, is policy for the South which all
Southern men can approve, who are not utterly
insensible to the demands of humanity. We
commend it to the notice ofIour friends in Mis-
souri, who are for making that State free, but
whose main reliance is upon compelling the re
moval of the slaves to the South. If they can
not give liberty to the slaves while they secure
liberty to the State, let them by ali means in
sist upon such humane regulations as will pre-
vent them from being torn away from every
endearing tie of family and kindred.
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OLD FEDERALISM REVIVED.

We have gwen proofs and illustrations with
~ r,erSlvrrary %1rR the old FEEDER
alists, in their consolidating tendencies In
other respects, We would not be guilty of the in
justice of comparing the old Federal party,
which was patriotic, honorable, and true to the
rupt and slave-ridden combination of dema-
gogues which has the assumed name Of De-
mocracy. The following is another case in
point The Washington States says:
In order that the encroachments of the
North upon the South may be effective, Senator
Seward regards THE DISMISSAL OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY FROM THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF
THE GOVERNMENT as a SINE qua non /: for that
party is positive and uncompromising in the
interests of Slavery, and negative, compromi-
sing, and vacillating, in regard to everything
else and it has procured from Supreme
Court, fixed in its interest, a decree that Slave
ry exists by force of the Constitution in every
Territory of the United States, paramount to ali
legislative authority, either within the Territory
or residing Congress-
The States remarks upon this last as follows
" Here is platform that strikes at the very
foundation of our system of government. 1t is
arrayed against the highest tribunal in our land
because that tribunal had the integrity consci
entiously to perform its duty.
" The spectacle is as startling as it is I'M
precedented for a Presidential aspirant to as
sail the Supreme Court, the national dispenser
of justice, as sympathizing with Slavery, in
fact, FIXED IN ITS INTEREST
Let us see if the editor of the States is cor
rect in asserting that it is unprecedented in
Presidential aspirant to assail the Supreme
Court. Thomas Jefferson, President Of the
United States from March 4, 1901, to March 4
1909, wrote to Thomas Richie, then editor Of
the Richmond Enquirer, under date of Decem
Der %, lS2O, as follows:
" The Judiciary Of the United States is Tia
subtle corps Of sappers and miners consfantls
,corking underground to undermine the fouuda
ton of oo- conJedeyated fabric. They are con
STRUNG the Constitution from a coordination
OF a general and special Government, to gen
eral and supreme one alone"
If the language Of Mr.. Seward is to be con
sidered as denunciatory of the Supreme Court
| this language of Mr.. jefferson is ten-fold NOR,
StNSAt IL 10 anu me 1bit GQGr
alists, if Mr.. Jefferson's letter had been pub
lished, would have denounced it, perhaps in the
identical language now employed by the State
in reference to the remark of Mr.. Seward
We congratulate the States in Its successful
reproduction of the old Federal spirit. 1t can
not fail to gain the appreciation of Presiden
Buchanan by re-echoing the old Federal watch
words. They go up to the White House redo
lent of happy, youthful "reminiscences
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10 The Editor Of the National Era:
This communication is sent to a few of the
most influential presses. Will you publish it
or the substance of it, and thus render great
service to the prisoners and the cause of Free.
dom T. T,ppw
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THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. G, JULY a, 1859

Floyd, and several of the delegation in Con-
gress.
A. Those pledged to oppose The nomination Of
Governor Wise for President. Eight news
papers, including the Richmond Examiner.
These factions are waging war to the knife
against each other.
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WASHINGTON, D. G.
THURSDAY, JULY IA, 1859.

To ADvERTisEas--Busness VIII hnd gre ally TO
their advantage 10 advertise IN the Era
Messrs. Peiingjlf Co, 8. B. Niles, and joy Coe &
Co. are our authorized advertising enls for Bos ton,
New York, end Philadelphia
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The following gentlemen accredited agents for the
Era q. w. Light, Boston, Mass J. A. Innis, Salem
Mass; Thomas Wheeler Cincinnati, Ohio; L. r. Park,
Mount UnIon Ohio; Joseph Hughes, Philadephia Pa
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GIVE THE Devil HIS DUE.-The St Louis
Democrat retracts the charge made some weeks
ago against II. Clay Pate, the border ruffian
that he had run off from Westport. Mo-. with
stolen negro. 1t seems that Pate gave bill
OF sale to Dr. Morris for the negro, as collateral
security for debt, with the understanding that
ne was to retain the negro in his possession
as his body servant. He publicly left Westport
for Virginia, declaring his intention to be alb
sent five or six weeks on visit to his wife. ia.
king the negro with him. On learning that he
had been charged with stealing the negro. be
Immediately returned to Westport, taking the
negro back with him. Let the devil have his
due
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Lieut.. Mowry was unanimously nominated
Delegate to Congress from Arizona by the Con-
vention held at Mesilla. Resolutions were
adopted, adhering to the ground taken by the
people last year, and against forming an indie
pendent Government
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-02
Confe1e ee Meeting.

In pursuance of previons public notice, the
Conferees composing the Senatorial district Of
Blair Cambria aud Clearfed counties. met
at the National Hotel, in Tyrone City. in
the county Of Blair, on Thursday. the 9th
day of February, ult, to select Senatorial
Delegate to represent this Senatorial district
in the 10th of March State Convention
The following Delegates appeared
From the county Of BIair-JEssE R'CRAw
FORD. GEN Geo PoTTs GEO W. KRIsE
From the county OF Cam mbria- JCHN CAMP
BELL. PETER M'GoUGu, JAMES PoTTs.
ON motion, JESSE r CRAWFORD was cal
led to the chair. and JAMES PORTS was ap-
pointed Secretary.
The President stated the Object of the
meeting TO be to appoint Senatorial Dele
gate to the next Democratjc-State Convention
which will meet at Harrisburg on the 10Th oi
March next; whereupon THOMAS COLLINS
and GEN. Jos. M'DoNALD, of Cambria coun-
ty, were put in nomination.
The vote being taken resulted as follows
Messrs. Campbell and Potts, of Cambria. and
| Messrs Crawford, Potts and krise. of Blair
voted for Thomas COLLINS. Mr.. MGough
! of Cambria, voted for GEN Jos MDoNALp
| THOMAS COLLINS was therefore duly elected
! the Delegate, with power 20 substitute.
J. r. CRAWFORD, Pres't.
! JAMES PoTTs, Sec'y.
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From California.

New ORLEANS, Feb. -.
Tue Tehauntepe company's steamship,
Quaker City Capt Shafeidt. from Minatl-
blan, arrived here to-day, with San francisco
dates TO the 5th inst, and l03 passengers
The Paclfc mail steamer Stephens sailed from
San Francisco on the 9th with s 400, OOO
in treasure, including 81, ,G96, coo for New
York, and $50 passengers, Sia Panama
Business at San Francisco had revived and
was brisk while money was easy. Coffee had
advanced and Rio sold at 2U&203, Caudtes
were quoted at 3 lie. Domestic liquors were
advancing. Heavy rains had fallen. The
mining prospects continued favorable
che Orego Indians were quiet, but the
Indians in Southern California had become
troublesome. General Clark was about to
proceed with 500 men to chastise them. The
California Legislature, by vote of fifty to
one, had adopted a resolution requesting u
S. Senator Broderick to resign.
Later advces from Mexico had been re-
cclyed at Minatiblan. Gen. Mlramon had
reached Orizoba en- route for Vera Cruz
There was great apprehension regarding the
result Gold had been discovered cn the
Isthmus of Tehauntepcc near Cheyaia.
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By Overland HAIL.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. %.
The Overland Mail, with dates to the 2Sth
has arrived. fight had occurred between
a party of volunteers under Captain Messick.
ard large body of IaGiaus, i'll the Humboldt
country. Tweujy indians were killed and
number taken prisoners 4 letter from Los
Angeles Vineyard says there is good reason
10 believe THAI party OF fifteen uien
belonging 10 the Stockton aud Albuquerque
company, were murdered on the Colorado by
some Navajoe Indians, The report of Il tight
between the Navajoes and Col. Hoffman ;
command is confirmed.
Victoria dates to the 22d ult state that Il
bill TO Iegalize the decimal currency was iu-
troduced TO the Vaucouyer's Assembly
Large amounts of merchandise are being
smuggled to British Columbia from the a6ja-
cent American towns.
Frazer river had risen several feet ana was
free of ice. The miners generally had quit
work
y card, published ia the San Francisco
HeIaid endorsing the course and address Q
John Nugeut, caused Considerable excite
uent at Victoria. Several counter cards ap
peared.
The bark Penguin and clipper Boston ha,
J arrived with eight Hong Kong passengers
Th y state th It heavy rains had fallen in Cali
fornia There was considerable emigratio
from Texas to the ella gold mines
Capt. johnson. a passenger from For
| Beiknap, en- route for Washington, wa
robbed as he stepped from the train at th
Pacific railroad depot, of one thousand dol
lars in money, aud several hundred dollar
worth of treasury drafts
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"BI EssED ARE THE MEEK"

Our neisl Dor Of tie Noultaineer doubtless had
the old saying "that an open confession Is sood
for the soul in his minds eye,' While lnal-
ting the leader in the last number Of his paper.
He acknowledges that his readers We're perfectly
right in rega ding the editorial articles in his pa
per during the last two three weeks, as very
great bores. \ very exalted compliment certainly
to the good sense Of the readers Of the Ho"ntdin-
eay; but very doubtful one to the ability OF its
Editor. We understand that z aarge number of
the Stockholders were beginning to grumble, but
now that our neighbor has humbiy acknowledge
ed his fault, and like the boy who was fiogged
for telling a fasehocd, promised to ''never do so
again. we hope nothing serious will occur.
Blessed arc the meek; they constitute class of in
dlviduals, for whom the people of Cambria hare
hOnors in store
Our ncighbor seems to think that we did not
last week return satisfactory answer to his i'm
portant interrogatories Of course he has perfect
right to think SO. We think that we didrettYn
q perfectly satisfactory answer. We further
more beg leave to assure our amiable neighbor,
that our ritais arc in very healthy condition at
the present time. and that tie chain hasn't yet
began t. gnaw. Our neighbor failed to answer
a number Of the important interrosatories we
presented to him two weeks ago. The only rea-
son we assign for his silence is, that he could
not answer cur questions without treading on the
corns Of at least TWO thirds Of the stockholders OF
the concern which be Edits. Doubtless our neigh
Dor thinks discretion the better part Of valor.
| As our neighbor seems at loss for a subject
on which 70 discourse TO the public, through the
editorial columns Of his paper, will he pardon US
| for recommending the Hoop pole question" as
a subject worthy Of his pen. Or suppose he fur
nshes us with a series Of articles the following
| subject lis the moon made of green chee e?
The profound and logical reflections Of our neigh
Dor on this subject would doubtless if published
pour a flood Of light on question that has beer
agitating the scientific world for years. AND
now, in the immortal words Of the irnmorta
Stokes, in his immortal Grafton on the Horse, we
bid cur neghbor Hail and Farewell"
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~ THE IRON CITY CoLLEaE.-Pittsburg, Pa.
has done more in three years to popuarize the
science of accounts, than any other institution in
the country. Advertises the most extensively
pays the most liberal salaries-employs the best
talent-gives the most thorough and practical ed
ucation to graduates, md is rewarded by having
the largest institution Of the kind. in the Union
numbering et this time upwards Of $50 students
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Si}cer IN Arizcna. a private letter gives
some interesting Information in regard to
silver mines IN Arizona 4 coupanv got
up 10 work an old Mexican mine, have been
building houses, aud have d"ue so,uetiag
toward clearing out tie shafts-AuoIh,r
company, started at Cincinnati. have pur-
chased q large tract Of land, covering several
mines. and are now working i rev vein
which is said 10 be the richest known mine iu
the world. They have foan3 specimens near
the surface that yield 53 Per ceu;, or So
coo per ten of that has been riciied i hey
are getting up extensive amalgam4tion works
with which they expect to tu5E out at least
$4,000 per day. The company IS incorpora-
ted, and has capital of two millions. but
have sold no more stock tbau Is necessary to
| raise money for the work The company
now employ one hundred hands, mainly Mex
! lean PeoLs. 1t Is said that there Is 30 END
to tie amount Of silver there but there Is 1
scarcity of water to run the machinery
The OLD mines were worked over a hundred
years ago by Spanlards, but they were driver
of by the Apache Indiaus about thirty yaar
ago, since which the mines have not beer
opened. There is no danger from the Iudian.
now, although they occasionally steal cattle
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-02

" Yesterday, the first day Of March, was as
clear. balmy and pleasant as May day. The
cid saying that "1Iarch comes IN ike lion, -
did not hold good this year. Since March has
made his bow with a smiling face, let ms all give
him friendly greeting in the genial language OF
Bryant
"Thongh passing few are they who speak,
Wild stormy month, in praise of thee,
And though thy winds are loud and bleak,
Thou art welcome month TO me.
For thou to northern cline, again
The glad aud glorious sun 6ost bring,
4 I'd thou hast joined the gentle train.
And wearest the gentle name OF Spring.
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~ We this week commence the publication
Of :, list of the Township and Borough officers
elected ct the late elections N this county. We
viii finish the list next week. We announced
the result in this borough last week. The con-
test in JohnsJown did no: assume political
character Eight cons,ables were elected in that
borough and vicinity. Surely Jaw and order will
reign in the stcity Of corporatons' during the
coming year. 1t IS certainly true that ''in
multitude Of counsellors..there is safety" We
wonder if the same rule will apply to multitude
of constables! The citizens of Washington town
shin, it will be seen, elected portion of the
election board of last year, notwithstanding the
advice of the Editor of the lHouataineer. +. NJ.
| George Esq. was also elected Justice of the
Peace by a large majority. This does not look
as if the gentlemen referred to were as odious to
the people Of Washington township they have
recently been represented to be.
! ,Jrhnstowu Borough Burgess, c. w.
Easily School Directors, Jacob LevcCgood,
James Potts, both for three years
First Ward.-Select Council, .Jno Barns;
| Common Council, Charles B. Ellis, John
Hlte, Joseph Grouse, Gale Heslop; Consta-
ble, George Cupp; Assessor, G. y. Ellis
Auditor, G. ] Frazer Judge, John White;
Inspectors, James Potts, Daniel Stroup
Second Uard-Select Council Samuel
Douglass Common Council, Alex Mar
bourg. Thomas Gore, james M'Milen, W.
c. Lewis; Constable, R, b. Gageby; Judge,
John Swegler; inspectors, John Parke, Chas
Zimmerman Assessor, Jacob Fronheiser; :;
Auditor, John 7. Luton
Thild Eard-Select Council, Jacob Hor-
ner; Common Council, George Christy
Chas Bilestiue, T. !. Hcyer, Jacob Fend :;
Constable, L. r kimmell Judge, VIM p
Patton; Inspectors, Wm. Dysert, Charles
Bilestine Assessor, JacUb Horner AUDI
tor. George 5. Christy.
Fourth UGrd.-Select Council, Joseph
Layton; Common Council David Hamilton.
S. b. Mccormick, Joseph Shoemaker, Joseph
Kunrz Constable, David Hamilton; Asses
sor, jacob Trefrz; Auditor, 5. b. MCorm-
lex ; Judge, Charles Butland; Inspectors,
John Pcden, George Shafer.
: Conemaugh BorougA.-Burgess, j. King
ston Justice, VIM. Flattery; Constable,
! Andrew Shea; Council VIM Cailau, Alex
Kilgore c. Bfiuger, John Woods, Z Muir
! ray; School Directors, Thomas Calm, JAS
Griffin John Campbell Judge John Braw-
. ley Inspectors, Wm- Hamilton, David Lu-
p cas- Auditors, Il. H Canaan, James Lynch,
= G. Bifinger; Assessor. II, Frcdhoof
Ioder To,rnstiP -Ju ustice, John M'Dill
Constable, Wm. Ream; Supervisors Jacot
z. Strayer Francis Gallisoth School Direc-
> tors, jackson j. Horner, Edward Irwin, j
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~ We regret that cur correspondent Obser-
rer invested such o large amount of note paper,
nice, delicate, gold-edged note paper, in hopeless
cause. The material" he wasted would have
been sufficient for at least five nice Iitts senti-
mental love letters, and we feel confident our
correspondent has taste Tor that kind Of com
position. If he is q reader Of our paper he is
certainly aware that we never publish a conp1u-
nication unless we know the name Of It's author.
We would have published his communication
choerfully if he had furnished Us with his name
Mr.. "Observer'' says be is our friend, aad has a
great deal Of confidence in our judgment. We
are glad tc hear this for there is nothing in this
world like friends. If our friend at any time
hereafter should be seized with an itch for wri-
ting, we hope he will patronize the Democrat
& Sentinel" but be must not forget to send hi;
name along with his communication.
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Coming eueats cast their shado'cs before
Billy, bachelor friend of ours, received the
other day a valentine in the shape of tastefuly
made garment Of the kind that all of us wore
during the first year of our existence. If the
rumor We have heard, that our friend intends
elnigrating to the State Of Matrimony shortly,
is correct, it is highly probable the present viii
be of use some day or other.