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Delegates GrOm the TTUInbUll
District.

Our readers will rccollect that 10 Decem.
ber last, two sets OF Delegates were oppoint-
ed, by separate Conventions, TO the Charles.
ton Convention from the District composed
of the counties of Trumbull, Mahoning and
Ashtabula, and also that the action of both
Conventions was set aside by the late State
Convention, and the Ist OF March designated
as a suitable day for the holding of a new
Convention. Accordingly, on Thursday last,
the delegates of the District met at Warren,
and made choice of Hon. David Tod and DR..
B. B. Woods, by acclUmation. The follow.
ing resolutions which were passed are indi-
oative OF the views ind preferences OF the
Convention
Resolved, That the Democracy of this Con.
vention inhexbly maintain and adhere to the
doctrines enunciated in the Cincinnati Plat
form, and that our delegates TO Charleston
be directed to urge upon that Convention a
similar declaration of national principles
without material modification or change.
ReSolred, That, while at oil times, holding
paramount the welfare of the Democratic
party, irrespective OF persons and sections,
we hereby instruct our delegates this day
chosen TO represent US at Charleston, to pur-
sue every honorable course and use all prop
er means to effect the nomination TO the
Presidency, Of that bold, talented and honest
champion of Popular Sovereignty, Stephen
A. Douglas, OF Illinois.
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Pennsylvania Democratic State
COnYcnIiOn.

The Democracy. Of the "OId Keystone"
met at Reading on the lst instant, for the
purpose of nominating candidate for Gov.
ernor and appointing delegates to the
Charleston Convention. The Convention
nominated Col. Henry D. Foster, Demo.
crat whose record is unsulIied, as ita choice
for Governor. The following gentlemen
were elected as delegates to Charleston
State al lar9e-Wm. Bigler, w. H. Mont
gonery, John L. Dawson, Joseph E. Baker.
DeleeateS-lst District, VIM. NJ. Rely, L.
G. Cassidy I'd, Josish Randall, Charles
McKibbin Sd, Hugh Clark, John Robins,
Jr. ; 9TH, II. NJ. Phillips, N B. Brown 5th,
Owen Jones, John Roberts 9th, A. c.
Ivens, Geo. M'Henry ; 9Th, Thomas B. Will
con, Frank VaDsaut; 6lh, Hester CIymer,
Frederick Lauer 9th, II. B. Swarr, II. n.
North 10Th, C. B. Glonger, R. J. Hald-
man ll,h. F. w. Hughes, Charles Holt
enstine 18th, H. B. Wright, W. ]. Wood
ward 18th, Richard Broadhead, Asa Pack.
er l4th, c. L. Ward, H, A. Gurney 18th,
H. H. Dentz, Gen, John Ross I; 10Th, A. j.
Glossbrenner, John Reisnyder ; 18th, John
Cessna, james MIL; 18Th, A. II. Coff'orth,
Geo. M. Smith ; l9Dh, II. w. Wier, s.
Painter goth, James Lindsay, ]. J. Shutter.
Iy; 2lst, Rody Patterson, John C. Dunn ;
22d, James A. Gibson. z. L. Mitchell 23d,
Thomas Cunningham, Samuel p. johnson /;
25th Arnold Piumrer, K. Blood 25th, w.
A. Gilbreath, Joseph Derrickson.
The Pittsburg Post says that the Commit
tee on Resolutions reported series, which
were fully endorsed by every member of the
Convention. They re firm the principles
Of the Baltimore and Cincinnati platforms :
That Congress has no right to establish slu.
very in any Territory, or exclude it there
from. That the question Of the right OF the
citizens to hold their slOves in the Terrific.
ries of the United States ia judicial and not
legislative question, ard its decision is com.
mitted exclusively to the Courts. That
while it belongs TO Congress TO legislate ant
to enact laws upon all subjects which are
placed within its jurisdiction by the Const
tuition, and 10 the President to execute thu
laws and DEGREES OF the different department
of Government it belongs 10 the judiciary t
interpret all such laws, and to determine a.
contingencies in law and equity arising un
der the Constitution and laws, and on al
such questions their decisions must be fina
and conclusive.
The Convention did not express prefer
ence for any Presidential ospirant, and judg
ing from the names OF the delegates, W
should think that Pennsylvania cannot b
set down as State which will go for Doug
las at Charleston.
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Republican state Convention.

The Republican State Convention met at
Columbus on the Let inst, and appointed
D. K. Cartier, of Cuyahoga, Thos. Spooner,
OF Hamilton, S. B. Horton, OF Meigs and
DR.. Brodbeck, of Montgomery, delegates at
large to the Chicago Convention. The fol.
lowing. as the whole report of the Commit
tee on resolutions, was received with shouts,
groans, howls and Kisses
RESOLVED, That the Republicans OF Ohio,
while they will give their united and earnest
support 10 the nominee of the Chicago con.
ventioD, indicate as their first choice, and
recommend to the said convention the name
of Salmon p. Chase of Ohio.
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MARCH /.


In the Senate, yesterday, petition was
presented and referred, praying for a law
authorizing Hamilton county to levy q tax
to be appropriated for the improvement of
agriculture in said county; and one praying
for law to prohibit stock of any kind from
running at large. Sundry bills were read
the second time and committed. The fol,
lowing bills were passed: Supplementary
to an act passed April s., 1859, entitled "an
act for the assessment and taxation of all
property in this State, and for levying taxes
thereon, according to its true value in mo-
ney;" To provide for the appointment of
guardians for imbeciles; to amend an act
entitled "an act to authorize the building of
an arsenal for the State of Ohio" Com
mittee reports were made and disposed of,
and communication from the Receiver of
the Seneca County Bank was referred to the
Currency Committee. The Senate was in
Committee Of the Whole most of the day,
considering and discussing the bill, providing
for the appointment and more thorough sys.
TEN of accountability of officers of the Ohio
Pententary, fixing their compensation, pre-.
scribing their duties, and determining the
manner Of working the convicts, which was
finally referred to the Committee on the
Penitentiary. House messages were re.
ceived and read. The Senate agreed to
House amendment, to repeal instead Of sus.
pend the library clause in the school law
The bill now only lacks the official sigma
lures to make it q law. The Senate ad-
journed until 10 O'Clock on Friday morning.
In the House, twenty-five petitions and
memorials were presented and referred, and
number of bills were read the second time
and committed. Nine Senate bills were
read the first time, and sundry House bills
amended by the Senate, were referred to
Committees. The resolution, authorizing
the Superintendent Of the Northern Lunatc
Asylum to repair the roof, was amended by
the Senate so as to assign the work to the
Trustees, in which the House concurred.-
The Speaker laid before the House state
ments Of the officers of several of the State
: Institutions, showing the Indebtedness o
each, which were referred to appropriate
committees. Tie Acting Commissioner o
the New State House furnished an estimat,
+ OF the cost of sinking the Artesian Wei
66O feet below its present depth. He think
. it will cost $5,2s0, to bore that additiona
depth. Bills were introduced To protec
people in the peaceful pursuit OF their labo
-(To prevent "strikea;'D and to provide 70
. q sinking and redemption fund. The follow
t ing bills were passed: To repeal the Libra
ry clause of the School Law--yeas 81, nay
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GThe following petition was present.

HThe following petition was presented
to the Legislature last week, and is a good
"take off" on the late Legislative spree
The members of the present Legislature
will have on interesting time in settling
their accounts with the people after their
adjournment: le., .....t.... ... .....
To the Hon. Seaate and House of Repre-
resentatiues of The Stale of Ohio We, the
undersigned, citizens Of LitchfeId township,
Medina county. Ohio, learning that you have
appropriated $4,000 for the purpose of de.
fraying the expenses in inviting citizens ot
Kentucky and Tennessee to partake of a
public dinner at Columbus; in view of the
above, we would respectfully ask you to ap.
propriate $500 out of the public funds OF
the State towards defraying the expenses OF
an Oyster Supper 10 Litchfeld, at the Yves
tern Hotel, Col. John McCIintock, propri.
etor. 7
Signed by 81 citizens. - n@' 'r,,., 'a.l
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suTocasIon from Coal Gas.

On Wednesday evening report spr cad
through town that q citizen OF Bethlehem
Pa, had been found dead in bed under very
mysterious circumstances. The particulars
OF this singular death ere as follows: 1t
appears that William Woehler, an old cti-
zen of Bethlehem, who hod been in very i'll
health for some time past, took medicine on
Tue day last, which seemed to relieve him
family, consisting of himself, his wife and
an adopted daughter, retired to rest about
nine O'Clock, after Mrs. Woehler had filled
up the coal stove, which stood in an adjoin-
ing room, and thrown open the door leading
into that apartment. The woman and her
daughter were worn out with waiting upon
The sick husband and father, and soon fell
into o sleep, from which, singular to say,
they never owoke until "Wednesday evening,
having slept something over twenty one
hours. Mrs. Woehier was first to awaken,
and supposing it to be nearly day, she jump
ed out of bed and commenced preparing the
breakfast, when Beighbor knocked at the
door to inquire whether they did not desire
some assistance, es the water (near which
they lived) was rising very rapidly.
I MIS-. " OcilItT UtIG IeLlldl hGu uUW elHSu'
lar it was that it grew darker and darker IN.
stead of lighter, when she discovered, by her
neighbor's reply, that it was evening, and
that she and her family had slept the whole
dey. In the mean time, the daughter had
left her bed and dressed, remarking as she
entered the room where her mother and the
neighbor were, that she was' lad there wat
no school today, as it was Washington't
birth. day." Mrs. Woehler now ran in t
her husband with the intention of calling
him up, aud was horror stricken to find tina
he was dead, and had been so for some time
1t was supposed by all that he must hav
died during the night before, snd the wife Q
course, lay part OF that night and the Who'll
of the 22d in bed with the corpse.
The coroner's jury rendered verdict th'
the deceased came to his death by gas e'
Gaping from the coal stove in the adjoinin
room, only few feet from the bed.-Easto
(Pa.) Erpress:
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law of God" II the Constitution were VIC.
lative of the law of God, he did not see how
In conscience they could take the oath to
support Ii, when the Senator devoted third
OF his speech to very beautiful homily, on
the glories Of our Constitution. All that he
has said or that any other man has said, about
this glorious Union, fully endorse. l am
glad to say that the Union is glorious only
when the Constitution is preserved inviolate.
! go for the Union but still, what is the
Union worth unless the Constitution is pre-
served and maintained inViolate in ali ils
provisions ! Sir, have no faith in the Un-
ion-loving sentiment of those who will not
carry out the Constitution 10 good faith as
our fathers nude It. Professions Of fidelity
to the Union will be taken for naught unless
they are accompanied with obedience to the
Constitution upon which the Union rests.-
Then am ready to insist that the Constitu-
ton shall be maintained inviolate in all its
parts, not only that which suits the temper
OF the North, but every clause of that Con-
stitution, whether they like or dislike it
The Constitution binds you TO every line,
word and syllable of it, and you have no
right to say that if it is in violation of Divine
law you will not observe it, and whoever
evades any one principle upon this pretext
violates his oath. Then of what conse-
quence is this pretext, that it is in violation
of Divine law ? II you believe that instru-
ment TO be in violation of the laws of God,
how can your conscience allow you TO take
the oath of Office If the Senator from
New York still holds to the declaration, that
the clause of the Constitution relative to
fugitive slaves is in violation to Divine law,
how can he, as an honest man, take q oath
to support that instrument Thus we see
the radical difference between the Repub-
liCan party and the Democracy. We stand
by the Constitution as our fathers made it,
and by the decision of the constituted au.-
thorites, as pronounced in obedience 10 the
Constitution. They repudiate the instru-
ment, substitute their own will for that of
the constituted authorities, and then say we
will protect all the rights under the Consti-
tuition, as expounded by themselves and not
as expounded by the tribunals created for
that purpose. Mr.. President, shall not
occupy further time in the discussion Of this
question. did not intend to utter a word
should not have uttered a word upon the
subject if the Senator from New York had
not made that broad arraignment of the De-
mocratic party, and especially that portion of
its action for which | am more immediate
ly responsible. Everybody knows that
brought forward and helped to carry through
the Kansas Nebraska bill, and have heard
bad faith attributed to the Democratic party
too long TO remain silent and seem to sane
ton it.
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The SInverx ARItntors.

With a boldness almost unparalleled
some of the Republican papers pretend that
the Democracy are the slavery agitatOrs'
and that the Republicans are simply acting
on the defensive. II the conduct OF the
Republicans hitherto has been "defensive,"
we suppose aggression on their part would
be what Fred Douglass represented it in
1856. He said, in speaking of the Repub-
lican party, tive have ON issue in reserve
which we shall thrust upon them. We act
now on the defensive. We are repellng
the slave power in its intrusive and murder
Gus activities. When we shall have hum
bed it, as we hope to do on the next fourth
Of November, we shall compel it to make
peace on any terms. The warfare has in
deed commenced; it will be ended only
when every slave on American soil shall
cease 10 clank the chains which bind him."
Old John Brown, the Republican martyr,
has given vitality to thiss"issue in reserve"
and the endorsements u the Helper publca'
ton by sixty odd Republican members of
Congress, and the persistent effort OF the
Republican members OF Congress to put into
the Speakers chair man who had given
his endorsement to that publication, the OBJ
ject of which is to bring about the abolition
of slavery in the slave States, whether the
people thereof desire such abolition or not,
is the opposite Of ot"defensive." The Repub'
lcan party is determined to win the next
contest for the purpose of branding the in
stitution of slavery as an accursed institu-
tion they want to outlaw it in all the ter.
ritories, ard when they shall have succeeded
in this, they will then direct their batteries
against it in the States where 1t now exists.
1t was the epublicans-Chase, Seward
& Co., at their head who threw the coun-
try into q state of violent agitation in con
sequence of the repeal of the Missouri
Compromises Compromise that Jefferson
said was enacted "under the false front of
lesseniDg the m easure of slavery, but with
the real view Of producing a geographical
division Of parties which might insure the
Federalists the next Presidential measure
that was ga mere party trick"
AS soon as this "party trick" was repeal.
ed, the Republicans it was who formed an
Aid Society at Washington City to raise
funds to make Kansas free; it was the Re-
publican Legislature of Massachusetts that
incorporated an Emgrant Aid Society, with
millions Of dollars for a capital, to make
Kansas free, and after having done this to
trensfer their operations elsewhere; and from
that day to this the Republicans have kept
up the agitation. Whenever the South usks
that the rights the Constitution guarantees
to it shall be respected, the Republicans af.
feet to believe that the "slave power" is
aggressing, and on this pretext they plant
their artillery to rake the institution Of sla
very wherever it exists. This action they
have the effrontery to call "defensive" /"
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SO; To amend the Game Laws; To author.
izs the sale OF certain School Lands; To
amend the act of April 4, 1859, relating to
the procedure before justices Of the peace;
To amend the act regulating the publication
of Ohio State Reports; To provide for the
collection and payment of costs in PrOsScu-
tions for minor offences; To authorize cities,
villages, &C., to issue bonds in certain cases.
The House adjourned until 81 o'clock on
Friday morning.
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what it has nos done, and what
it has done.

The Detroit Free Press says Aboltionism
has been agitating for more than thirty
years, and it has not made one negro free,
unless it has run him into Canada; it has
not made one foot of soil free that would
not have been free otherwise and slave
property to-day is more valuable than it
has ever been before. But for Aboltionism
many negroes would have been made free
who are still in servitude several of the
slave States would have adopted plans Of
gradual manumission, and slave property
would have been less valuable than it now is.
Aboitionism has accomplished no good, but
a world of mischief. 1t has made it neces.
sary that greater discipline should be exerc,
sed in the government OF the slaves; it has
caused the free negroes to be expelled from
some of the Southern States, and it will
cause them TO be expelled from all the
others and it has produced state of feeling
between the South and North, which, if it
shall not be obated, will cause the dismem.
bsrment of the Union.
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@Thos. Ford, of "barrel of sweat" no.
toriety, was elected Printer of the House of
Representatives. on Wednesday last, but
owing to member changing his vove on the
record it was annulled. He was, however,
reelected on Friday.
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Legislative Summary.
FEBRUARY 2S.

[ FEBRUARY 90.
In the Senate, yesterday, the bill to pro-
vide for the appointment of guardians to i'm
beetles, and the bill TO regulate the fees OF
Sheriffs for keeping prisoners In Jail, were
read the second time. The bill TO provide
for the execution and supervision Of the
State printing and binding, was reported
back from the Committee on Retrenchment,
with an amendment, considered and ordered
TO be engrosssd for a third reading to NOR
row. House bill No. %, in relation to wa
ter craft, and Senate bill No. 81, for the
preservation, repair and collection of tolls
on the National Road, were passed. Sun
dry resolutions were referred or adopted
The Senate spent some time in Committee
of the Whole in the consideration of various
bills. A resolution was introduced and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee, authoriz-
ing the Fund Commissioners to sell at their
discretion all bonds of Railroad Companies
owned by the State, or TO temporarily use
SuCn DOnus W EelleFe lne SINKING ruuu'-
This appears to be a new species of Legis.
lative tinkering.] The following bills were
introduced (: A bill prescribing rates of taxa.
ton, for 1860, in addition to the taxes now
prescribed by law, for the State Government
the Sinking Fund and the Common School
Fund, amounting in all to ta0o mills on the
dollar additional; bill making certain ap-
proprations; and bill to provide works for
generating gas and laundry purposes in the
Pententary. A report in relation to the
management Of the Penitentiary was made,
generally commendatorY, but condemning
some abuses.
The House was not in session yesterday,
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rTThe Etna Insurance Company made
a Mrs. Flagg, of Limo, Ind, present Of
silver cake basket for her heroic exertions
in saving her house from destruction by fire
that company having risk on the house
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No Adjourned session.

On Saturday afternoon, the House, by q
vote of more than two to one, indefinitely
postponed the resolution of the Senate for
an adjournment on the 18th OF March, TO
meet again next January.
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FEBRUARY 90.

EbhUAh1 SJs
In the Senate, yesterday, number of Pc
titions and memorials were presented and
appropriately referred. The following bills
were passed For the completion of the
State House, under a suspension Of the
rules; To provide for locating, establishing
and constructing bitches; To provide for the
government and management of the Hamil.
ton County Lunatc Asylum, and for other
purposes; Amending section 279 of the
Code; To prevent fraudulent practices in
banking; and 10 further regulate the prac.
tice of the Supreme and District Courts in
this State. A bill amending the law regu.
ating incorporated companies was introdu.
ced. Reports from several committees were
made, aud the bill to provide for geologi
cal survey Of the State was defeated.
In the House some twenty.four petitions
were presented on about as many different
subjects. a joint resolution for the repair
of the damages done the Newburg Asylum
by the storm Of the 22d inst, was passed
A number Of bills were introduced and read
the first time. An unusual number of bills
took their second reading; and many were
placed on the calendar for a third reading
to-day. The following bills were read
third time and passed: To authorize the NJ.
L. Church of Milford, Union county, to sell
certain real estate; To authorize the Com
missioners of Montgomery county to sell lot
No. 276 in the City of Dayton and for other
purposes, and to authorize the Judges of the
Superior Court of the City of Cincinnati to
reside outside of the city limits. The bills
to authorize the incorporation of township
agricultural societies and to amend sec. 2l4
OF the code were indefinitely postponed
The House spent most Of the afternoon in
Committee of the Whole on the bill (Mr.
Scott's) for the sale of the Canals and on
the bill to prevent conspiracies. Both were
defeated.
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OrThe managers of the Chicago Con-
venton have changed the time Of holding
it's session from the 18th Of June to the 18th
ef May.
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THE DEAD HOUSE.

As before stated, the bodies, as quickly as
exbumed, were taken to what may we'll be
termed deadroom, and ranged side by side
in most horrible array. Twas here that the
most distressing scenes of woe were TO be
seen. Friends seeking friends, wives after
husbands, and children after parents, were
admitted one by one, and as the mangled
corpses of the dead were exposed, it is not
wonderful that agonizing scenes were the
consequence. Scarcely one of the dead
could be recognized from facial features ii
was by clothing or some other remembered
marks that they were distinguished.
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O.rThe Novelty Cotton Mills in Zanes-
,ille were recently sold to Z. A. Biden, Of
1tW York, for 90. .222.
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PETITION.

GA gentleman was hammered out of
$4,000 in Memphis last week, by an i'm
plement called sold sledge."
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OTThe Massillon Times says thereIis
O revival in the Methodist church in that
place.
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Or Rev. Chauncsy s. Goodrich, of Yale
College, New Haven, died at that place, on
the 2Sth ult. '-.,q ,faa ..-- ri .',.s