RATES OF ADVERTISING.Four lines or less sonstitute half *square. Bight lines

or more than four, constitute a equate.

Half sq., one &1.. $030 One eq., one day. 8060" oneweek.... 120 " one week.... 200

66 onemonth.. 300 66 onemonth. • 0006 " threemonths 500 66 three months 10 00" Biz months.. 800 4,

66 six months.. 16 00' oneyear.—.12 00 cc oneyear ........20 00

itr Business notices inserted in the Loosi 00L17301,or before marriages and deaths, TES CENTS PER LINE forasn msertion. Ta merchants and others advertising

OJAI, year, 110.53111 141.1E1S Will be offered....unarm of insertions must be designated on

e adverumement.Ur'Marriages and Deaths willbe inserted at the same

rates as regular advertisements.

3u9iness (Earbs.

ROBERT SNODGRASS,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Office North Third street, third door above Mar-

ket, Harrisburg, Pa.N. B.—Pension, Bounty and Military claims of all

kinds prosecuted and collected.Refer to Rona. John 0. Kunkel, David Mumma, Jr.,

and IL A. Lamberton. myll.4&w6m

WM. H. MILLER,AND

R. E. FERGUSON ,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW.OFFICE IN

SHOEMAKER'S BUILDINGSSECOND STREET,

BETWEEN WALNUT and MARKET SQUARE,ap-29w&d Nearly opposite the linelalerNOUSe.

THOS. C. IVIAcDOWELL,ATTORNEY AT LAW,

MILITARY CLAIM AID PATENT AGENT.

Office in the Exchange, Walnut st., (Up Stairs.)Having formed a connection with parties in Wash-

ington City, wno are reliable business men, any busi-ness connected with any of theDepartments will meetwith immediate and careful attention. mti-y

R. 0. WEICHEL,SURGEON AND OCULIST,

RESIDENCE THIRD NEAR NORTH STREET.He is now fully prepared to attend promptly to the

duties of profession in all its branches.A LONG AND T3llllr 8170171313117 L 1111DICAL. 71P550.11101

justifieshim in promising full and ample satisfaction toall whomayfalorhim with acall,be the disease(Aron!'

oranyother nature. mlB-d&arly

ILITARY CLATMS AND PEN-SIONS.

The undersigned have entered into an association forthe collection of Military Claims and the securing ofPensions for wounded and disabled soldiers.

Muster-in and Muster-out Rolls, officers' Pay Rolls,Ordnance and Clothingreturns, and all papers pertain-ing to the military service will be made out properlyand expeditiously. -

Office in the Exchange Buildings, Walnut betweenSecond and-Third streets,near Omit's Hotel. Harris-burg, Pa. THOS. C. MACDOWELL„

je2s-dtf THOMAS A. MAGUIRE.

SILAS WARD._

210. 11, NORTH THIRD ST., HARRISBURG.

STEINWAY'S PIANOSiMELODEONS, VIOLINS, GUITARS,

Banjos, Flutes, Fifes, Drums, Accordeow,STRINGS, SHEET AND BOOK GUSTO, &c.„

PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES. ALBUMS,Large Pier and Mantle Mirrors, Square and OvalFramer

ofeverydescription madetoorder. Rey:aiding done.Agency for Rowe's Sewing Machines.

lig- Sheet Music sent by Mail. octl-I

SOHN W. GLOVER,

MERCHANT TAILORIRas just received from New York, an assort.

ment of

SEASONABLE GOODS,which he offers to his customers and the public et

nov22) MODERATE PRICES. Of

COOK, Merchant Tailor,. 27 CH_EBNUT ST, between Second and Front,

Has justreturned from thecity with an assortment ofCLOTHS, CASSIMERES AND VESTINGS,

Which will be sold at moderate prices and _made np toorder; and, also, an assortment of READY MADE

Clothing and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods.nov2l-Iyd

DENTISTRY.L GILDA D. D. S.,

1447,17f,i' 1V o . 119 MARKET STREET,

EBY & KUNKEL'S BUILDING, UP STAIRS.janB-tf

RELIGIOUS BOOK STORE,rE.A.Cri." AND SUNDAY SCHOOL DEPOSITORY,

E. S. GERMAN,SOUTH BACOND STRANT, ABOVA OHABNIFT,

ILLIMEIBIIiti, PA.Depot for thesale ofBtereoscopes,BtereoscopioTieirl,

Music and Musical Instruments. Also, subscriptionstaken for religions publicatierui. noBo-d7

JOHN G. W. MARTINIFASHIONABLE

CARD WRITER,HERR'S HOTEL, HARRISBURG-, PA.

All manner of VISITING, WEDDING ANDBUSI-NESS CARDSexecuted in the most artistic styles andmostreasonable terms. decl4-dtf

UNION HOTEL,Ridge Avenue, corner of Broad street,

HARRISBURG, PA.The undersigned informs the public that he has re-

cently renovated and refitted his well-known UnionHotel" onRidge avenue, near the Round House, and isprepared toaccommodate citizens, strangers and travelere in the beat style, at moderate rates.

His table will be supplied with the best the inasketsafford, and at his bar will be found superior brands ofliquors and matt beverages. The very beat accommo-dations for railroaders employed at the shops in thisvictuity. 1a1.4 dtfl HENRY EOSTGEN.

FRANKLIN HOUSE;

BALTIMORE,MD.Thispleasant and commodionsHotel has been tho

roughly re-fitted and re-furnished. It is pleasantlysituated on North-West corner of Howard and Franklinstreets,a few doors west of the Northern CentralRail-wayDepot. Every attention paid to the comfortof his.guests. G.LEISENRING,Proprietor,

jel2-tf (Late of Saline Grove, Pa.)

T O. F. SCHEFFER,BOOK CARD AND JOB PRINTER,

NO. IS MARKET STREET, HARRISBURG.Particular attentioa paid to printing, ruling and

binding of Railroad Blanks, Manifests, Insurance Poli-cies, Checks, Bill-Reads, &e.Wedding, Visiting and Business Cardsprinted at verylow prices and in thebest style. jan..9l

TAILORING.---- •

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The subscriber is ready at lco. 94, MARKET OT.,four doors below Fourth street, to makeMEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHINGIn any desired style, and with skill and promptness.Persons wishing cutting done can have it done at the

shortest notice. ap27-41.

CHARLES F. VOLLMEB,UPHOLSTERER,

Chestnut street, _ four doors above Second,(OPPOSITIC WASHINGTON Ross Hotris,)

Is prepared to furnishtoorder, in the very best style ofworkmanship, Spring and Hair Mattresses,Window Cur-tains,Lounges, and all otherarticles ofFurniture in hisline, onshort notice and moderate terms. Having ex-perience in the business, he feels warranted in asking ashare ofpublicpatronage, confidentof his ability to givesatisfaction. janl7-dtf

(1.0 0P R'S GELATINE.—The bestVV article in the rasiket, justreceived and for salebymarl4-tf vi!M. DOME I.

MOTIONS.—Quite a variety of useful..11 and entertaining articles—cheap—at

80HICITER'8 BOOKBTOR,II.

JEBSTER'S ARMY AND NAVYPOCKET DICTIONARY.

Jostreceiv.ed and for sale atWHIMPER'S BOOKSTORE'

NRWORLEANS SUGAR !—FrasT iNIRE MARKET saebyF;••/Y."

- WM. DOCK & CO.• •

T F. WATSON,

MASTIC WORKERND

PRACTICAL CEMENTER,Is prepared to Cement the exterior of Buildings with

he New York Improved•.

Water-Proof Mastic Cement.This Material is different tom all other Cements.

It forms a solid, durable adhesiveness to any surface,imperishable by the action of water or frost. Everygood building should be coated with this Cement; it isaperfect preserver to the walls,and makes a beautiful,fine finish, equal to Eastern brown sandstone, or anycolor desired.

Among others for whom I have applied the MasticCement, I refer to the following gentlemen :

J. Bissell, residence, Penn street, Pittsburg, finishedfive years.

J.H. Shoenberger, residence, Lawrenceville, finishedfive years.

James M'Candlass, residence, AlleghenyCity,finishedCve years.

CalvinAdams, residence, Third street, finished fouryears.

A. Hoeveler,residence, Lawrenceville, finished fouryears.

J. D. M'Cord, Penn street, finished four years.Hon. Thomas Irwin, Diamond street, finished four

years.St Charles Hotel and Girard House, finished five

years.Hittanning Court.House and Bank, for Barr & Moser,

Architects, Pittsburg, finished five years.Orders received at the office ofR. M,Bidowney, Paint

Shop, 20 Seventh street, or please addressT. F . WATSON,

mayl6-tf P. O. Box 131:6. Pittsburg, Pa.

HAMS!I!20,000, lbs. Composed of the following,Brands

just received:NEWBOLD'S—Celebrate&NEW JERSEY—SeIect.EVANS it SWlFT'S—Superior.MICHLNER'S EXCELSlOR—Canvassed.MICRINER'S EXCELSIOR—Not canvassed.IRON ClTY—Canvassed.IRON CITY—Not canvassed.PLAIN HAMS—Strictly prime.

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ORDINARY HAMS—Very void.U Every Ham sold will be gnaranteed as represen-

ted. WM. DOCK, Jr., & CO.

KUPERIOR STOCK OF _LIQUORS.-WM. DOCK, JR., ec 00., are now able to offer to

their customers and the public at large, a stock of thepurest liquors ever imported into this market, compri-sing in part the followingvarieties :

WHISKx —IRISH, SCOTCH,OLD BOURBON.WINE—PORT, SHERRY, OLD MADEIRA.

OTARD, DUPEY & CO. PALE BRANDY.JAMICA SPIRITS.

PRIME NEW ENGLAND RUM.,DRAKE'S PLANTATION BITTERS.

These liquors can all be warranted; and inaddition tothese, Dock & Co. have on hand a large variety ofWines, Whisky and Brandy, to which they invite theparticular attention of the public.

MESSRS. CHICKERING & CO.HAVE AGAIN OBTAINED THE

GOLD MEDAL!AT TIM

MECHANICS' FAIR, BOSTON,MELD TIM PZECIEDINO WIRE,

OVER .81IrY COMPETITORS!Wareroora for the 011IOICABINGPIANOS,at Harris-

burg, at92 Market street,0c23-tf W. KNOONWS MUSIC STOBA.

WAR ! WAR I —BRADY, No. 62Marketstreet, below Third, has received a large

assortment of SWORDB, BASHES and BZLTS, which hewlll sell very low. auko dti

EXCELSIOR ! ! !-SUGAR CUREDHAMS !—A Delicious Ham, cured expressly for

family use. They are superior to any now in the mar-ket. 1uY24.1 WM. MOON, Ts., & 00.

T H E

Weekly "Patriot Sr. Union,"THE CHEAPEST PAPER PUBLISHED IN

• PENNSYLVANIA!AND

THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC PAPER PUBLISHED ATTHE BRAT OF GOVERNMENT !

FORTY-FOUR COLUMNS OF READING MAT-;MR EACH WEEK I

AT TAB LOW PRICE OF ONE DOLLARAND FIFTY CENTS!

WHENSUBSCRIBED FOR IN CLUBS OF NOT LESS

THAN TEN COPIES TO ONE ADDRESS!

We have been compelled toraise theclub subscriptionprice to one dollar and fifty cents in order to save our-

selves from actual loss. Paper has risen, includingtaxes, about twenty-five per cent., and is still rising ;

and when wetell our Democratic friends, candidly, thatwe can no longer afford to sell theWeakly PATRIOT Ann

UNION at one dollar a year. and must add fifty cents orstop the publication, we trust they will appreciate ourposition, and, instead of,withdrawing their subscrip-tions, go to work witha will toincrease ourlist in everycounty in the State. We have endeavored, and shallcontinue our efforts, to make the paper usefulas a partyorgan, and welcome as a news messenger toevery fam-ily. We flatter ourselves that it has not been withoutsome influence in producing the glorious revolution inthe politics of the State achieved at the late election;and if fearlessness in the discharge of duty, fidelitytothe principles of the party, ail ananxious desire topro-mote its interests, with some experience and a moderatedegree of ability, can be made serviceable hereafter,theWeekly PATRIOT AND UNIONwits not be less useful totheparty or lees welcome to theLamily circle In the fu-ture than it has been in the past. We confidently lookfor increased encouragement in this great enterprise,and appeal to everyinfluentialDemocrat in the State tolend us his aid in running our supscription list up totwenty or thirty thousand. The expense to each indi-vidual is trifling, the benefit to the party may be great.Believing that the Democracy of the State feel the ne-cessity of sustaining a fearless central organ, we make

this appeal to themfor assistance with the fullest confi-dence ofsuccess.

The same reasons which induce us to raise the price

ofthe Weekly, operate in regard to the Daily paper, theprice ofwhich is also increased. The additional cost to

eachsubscriber will be but trifling; and, while we can-

notpersuade ourselves that the change necessarily madewill result in any diminution of our daily circulation,yet, were we certain that such would be the • conse-quence, we should still be compelled to make it, or suf-

fer a ruinous loss. 'Under these circumstanceswe mustthrow ourselves upon the generosity, or, rather, the

justice of the public, and abide their verdict, whateverit may be.

The period for which many of our subscribers havepaidfor their paper being on the eve of expiring, wetake the liberty of issuing this notice, reminding themof the same, in order that they may

RENEW THEIR CLUBS.We shall also take It asan especial favor if our present

subscribers will urge upon their neighbors the fact that

the PATRIOT AND UNION is the only Democratic paper

printed inHarrisburg, and considering thelarge amountof reading matter, embracing all the current news ofthe day, and

TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHESProm everywbere up to the moment the paper goes toPress, political, iniscellaneons, general and local newsmarketreports, is decidedly the " •

CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED INTHE STATE!

There is scarcelya village or town in the State Inwhicha club cannot be raised if the proper exertion bemade, and surely there are few places in which one ormore energetic men cannot be found who are in favor ofthe dissemination of sound Democratic doctrines, whowould be willing to make the effort to raise a club.

DEMOCRATS OF THE INTERIOR ILet us hear from you. The existing war, and the appreaching sessions of Congress and the State Legisla-ture, are invested with unusual interest, and every manshould have the news.

TERMS.DAILY PATRIOT AND 'UNION.

Single copy for oneyear, in advance $5 00Single copy during thesession oftheLegislature.. 2 00

City subscribers ten cents per week.Copies supplied to agents at the rate of $l. 50per hun-

dred.WEEKLY PATRIOT AND UNION,

Publishedevery Thursday.Single copy one year, in advance $2 00Ten copies toone address 15 00

Subscriptions may commenceatany time. PAY AL.

WAYS IN ADVAIIOE. We are obliged to make, thisimperative. In every instance caste must accompanysubscription. Any person sending us a club of twenty

subscribers to the Weekly will be entitled to a copy forhis services. The price, even at the advanced rate isso law that we cannot offer greater inducements thanthis. Additions maybe made at any time to a club of

subscribers by remitting one dollar and fifty centsfor 'each additional name. It is not necessary toRendas thenames ofthose constituting a club, as we cannotundertake to address each paper to club subscribersSeparately. Specimencepies oftheWeekly will be sentto all who desire it.

0. BARRETT & CO., Harrisburg, Ps

N. B.—The following law, passed by Congress in 1860,defines the duty of Postmasters in relation to the de-livery of newspapers to club subscribers :

(Bee Little, Brown 4. Co.'s edition of the Laws of1880,page 38, chapter 131,sectionl..)

"Provided, however, that where packages of new pa.pers orperiodicals are received atanypost office directedtoone address, and the names of the club subscribers towhich •hey belong, with thepostage.for a quarter in ad-vance, shall be handed to the postmaster, he shall de-liver the same to their respective owners."

To enable the Postmaster to comply with this regula-tion, it will be necessary that be be furnished with thelist of names composing the club, and paid a quarter's(or year's) postage in advance. The uniform courtesyof Postmasters, affords the assurance that they willeheerfuliyaccommoaate club subscribers, and the lattershould take care that the postage, which is but a trifle

each case, be paid in advance. Bend on the clubs.

INDEPENDENCE ISLAND.Messrs. BECKER FALK, Proprietors, announce to.

the citizens of Harrisburg that this cool and. delightfulBummer retreat is now open for visitors. Accommoda-tions will be furnished to parties and pic-nice atreason-able terms, &dancing platform having been erected f.r.their special use. Season tickets for families, good forone year,$l.OO

No improper characters admitted, and no intoxicatedperson will be permitted to visit the Island.

A Ferry Boat plies constantly between the Islandandthe foot ofBroad street, West Harrisburg. jel3-Sin

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151110TOGRAPH ALBUMS.—A largeL and beautiful assortment of Photograph Albums

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Cie atriot aRimSATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 19, 1868.

GRAND DEMOCRATIC MASS MEET-ING AT LANCASTER.

Twenty Thousand ConservativeMen in Council.

Speeches by Ex-Governor Porter,Judge Woodward, Hon. Jere-nilab S. Black, J. Glancy Jones,Judge Wm. A. Porter, HenryClay Dean, and others. .

The greatDemocratic Mass Meeting held atLancaster on the 17th was a grand and enthu-siastic gathering.

The Harrisburg delegation were met at theLancaster depot by the city delegation, headedby Capt. Alfred Sanderson, with Field Mar-shals Barney M'Gratin and Col. ill!Govern.

The meeting was organized as follows :

-President—Ex-Gov. DAVID R. PORTER.Vice Presidents—Hamilton Alricks, of Dau-

phin ; Thos. Early, of Allegheny ; Gen. IsaacWinters, Dr. Samuel Parker, Dr. E. Heideman,Wm. Carpenter, Gen. Geo. M. Steinman, P.M'Evoy,Sanders M'Cullough,Jeremiah Brown,Henry A. Wade, Henry Shaffner, B. M'Grann,and Col. M'Govern, ofLancaster ; Geo. Bailey,and Geo. Prince, of Harrisburg.

Secretaries—Dr. J. P. Andrews, Dr. JohnMartin, John M. Heyberger, Alfred P. San-derson, Abram Shank, of Lancaster ; James B.Sansom, of Indiana ; John M. Co3per, ofFrank-lin;and John A.•Bigler, of Dauphin,

Gov. PortTEE was then introduced by theHon. Isaac E. Hiester, of Lancaster, and pro-ceeded to address a few observations to hisfellow citizens assembled before him. He saidthey had been called together on one of themost important occasions within the memoryof the oldest man then present. They hadcome together to consult upon the great crisiswhich had been forced upon the country by thetemporary ascendency of bad principles andunpatriotic men, and to endeavor to find someway of rescuing our beloved country from theextreme perils that encompass her on everyhand. Speakers, he said, werepresent to dis-cuss the great questions at issue, but beforeintroducing them he would beg leave to pre-sent Judge Woodward to the assemblage.—Tremendous cheering followed this announce-ment and was kept up for some time afterJudge Woodward stepped forward to the frontof the stand.

SPEECH OF JUDGE WOODWARDJudge WOODWARD said : My fellow citizens,

it is with sentiments of extreme satisfactionthat I am able to meet you in the county ofLancaster. I came here for the purpose ofexchanging salutations with you, but, gentle-men, it is understood that I am to go throughthis campaign without discussing the politicalquestions of the day. Such was the determi-nation of the convention which nominated meatr Harrisburg.

.kiever, since I have held a judicial commis-sion, the first of which was conferred by myvenerable friend whom you have selected topreside ou this occasion, have I made a politi-cal speech. lem one of those who think thatthe judicial office should be held aloft aboveall partisan passions and appeals. lam nothere to depart from this rule of my judiciallife.

But I am not unwilling to meet my fellow-citizens anywhere and everywhere, and to ex-change friendly salutations with them. Norwill you loseanything by my leaving politicalquestions to be discussed by the able gentle-men who will address you, for they are morecapable to entertain and instruct you than Iam.

If I should be elected your Governor, it willbecome my duty to discuss these questions,and I promise you it shall be done at the pro-per time, with greatplainness of speech. (Im-mense applause.) With these few words ofexplanation as apology, I will now retire andgive place to others.

SPEECH OE HON. J. GLANCY JONES.Judge Woodward was followed by the Hon.

J. Glanoy Jones, of Berks county.On being introduced Mr, Jones said that as

he merely intended to say a few words by. wayof introduction to the other gentlemen thatwere to follow, he would not detain them byany long, fine drawn argument on constitu-tional liberty or written law. Our Constitu-tion was adoptei in 1789. That settled thequestion of sovereignty in the people. Loyaltyin all future time was to be fidelity to thatConstitution; But this is the day of populardelusions, and one of these chief delusions isthat words 'as well as meanings have changed.The old Saxon words which he and they hadbeen accustomed to use had. changed. Theword loyalty had almost ceased to have anymeaning.

But there was no other loyalty in his andevery other Democratic mind but fidelityto theConstitution.

He then went into an explanation of seces-sion. Secession is not to be tested by takingup arms alone. There are various forms ofsecession. Legislative secession or conven-tional secession are equally traitorous. Wehave had secession by force of arms in SouthCarolina, and we have had legislative secessionin Massachusetts and in other States; we havealso had conventional secession. in Chicago.The first act of secession was by the party ofthe administration. They led the way by nulli-fying the Constitution. The personal libertybills were acts of secession, and in all future.history they will be known as the sec,ssionparty. The Chicago convention committedhigh treason inresolving to ignore the Consti-tution, and will be known as the disloyalpartyor traitors.

The South rose up in arms, and are conse-quently the secession party number two. Be-tween both these parties, both in arms, theConstitution and the sovereign people are bothignored. The people would have rectified theseimmediately, or at any time since the com-mencement of the rebellion, if submitted totheir vote. They would have settled it by theadoption of the Crittenden compromise. If thewar had been strictly confined to the questionof resistance, under the Constitution, theywould3have furnished a million of voluteerstwice told to crush out rebellion. Both havebeenrefused by the administration. The voiceof the people has been silenced by arefusal totake a vote, and their military ardor has beenchilled by converting the objects ofthe war:froma restoration of the Union to a war to recon-struct the ConstitutiOn. We were all warDemocrats as long as the war was conductedunder the Constitution. If we have changed,it is only because the whole objects of the warhave changed. Let the administration retraceits steps, and they can have soldiers enoughwithout drafting. Let the people of Pennsyl-vania elect Judge Woodward, and let the ad-ministration obey that voice, and the Northwill be a unit again in a war, if necessary.—Let the administration first suppress by pro-

clamation the Massachn3etts-lesislative-seces-sion, and the Chicago-platform-secession, andthen call on the whole Northifor men and arms,and the whole North will obey the call of Pre-sident Linboln, and Congress may again haveto resolve to "stop volunteering."

The Constitution is embalmed in the heartsof the Democracy. They have shown it innominating for their candidate a gentlemanwhose whole life has been spent—not in legis-lating—but in expounding law. Judicial quali-fications overcame all otherstit. the great purpose of showing to the world their love of lawand order, and, their devotion to the Constitu-tion of their country. [His speech was receivedwith close attention and was frequently inter-rupted by, long and continuous applause.]

SPEECH OF JUDGE BLACK.J. S BLACK followed in it powerful

speech on the vital questions at issue in the pre-sent contest. We hope to be able to lay a com-plete report ofthis admirable production beforeour readers in our neat issue. Judge Black has atongue like a rapier and a sneer like an adder.His biting sarcasms on the Abolition Admini-stration werereceived with loud applause. Hesaid there was no danger of them everhaving tosend Judge Woodward «to cool his guiltyblushes amid the snows of Russia, or hardenthe bronze on his cheek in the hot sun ofSpain." '

SPEECH -0F JUDGE Wilt. A. PORTERHon. Wm. A. Ponrea followed and concluded

the speaking at the principal stand. He saidthat when he came here to-day two inquiriesarose in his mind. First, where all thesepeople came from. He bad supposed thatLancaster was a Republican county, but thespectacle before him wore a decidedly Democratic look and seemed to inchoate that thedays of Black Republicanism were numberedeven in old Lancaster county. Second, whatbrought all these people here ? Ile had sup-posed. they had come because they all feltas he did, that the issues involved in thiscampaign were more momentous than anythat had arisen in any other campaign throughwhich the present generation of men hadpassed. They were issues of life or death ofthe Republic.

Three years ago we were a united and happy people. We were prosperous at home andrespected abroad. We knew nothing of taxa-tion or national debtNow we are a dividedpeople—a warlike people—engaged in a mostgigantic war and ground down by a nationaldebt which is every day increasing. V are,too, despised and insulted abroad, and ourname no longer commands respect in foreigncountries. Who brought all this on ? It wasthe Abolitionists, headed by the famous joker,Father Abraham. [Laughter and applause.]

If Woodward is elected something will bedone for the redemption of our lost character,and the country may be saved from the fatethat. Abolitionism has prepared for it. Pennsylvania will then stand with her great andpatriotic sister, New York. Though governedby a chief magistrate upon whom the rancorof government plunderers has bestowed thesenseless epithet of "Copperhead,"New Yorkhas doue nothing to destroy the country. Itwillnot soon be forgotten here that when the soilof Pennsylvania was invaded by the armedenemies of the government of the United Statesthe "Copperhead" State of New York sentmany regiments of well-equipped troops toour assistance; and it may be remembered thatat that critical period not one of the AbolitionStates of New England sent a single armedman to-our aid.If the Democratic party should be restored

to power a barrier would be erected' betweenboth the classes of madmen now engaged intearing the Union to pieces. We could keep theNew England traitors, as well as the Southerntraitors at bay, and revive the glorious oldUnion feeling that once made the country thejoy of every patriot's heart. But if the greatPresidentialjoker goes on to crack his jokesa few years longer, whilst his Abolition rulerscontinue to make peace impossible, what willbecome of us ? We shall settle down to thatmost wretched of all stages of natural exist-ence, a stateof chronic civil war, in which noman or woman's life will be safe for an hour,and no man's property will be worth a far-thing.

All our troubles, the speaker said, werebrought on by the Abolitionivts, through theirtraveling lecturers, whose eipenses were paidby British gold, and through their newspapers,which were scattered broadcast over the landby the same potent agency. They underminedpublic regard for the Constitution and for thosefunctionaries who derived their authority fromit, and thus taught treason and rebellion to thepeople of the South. Abolitionism havingbrought on rebellion, it must be put down asthe first step towards ending the rebellion.—The election of Geo. W. Woodward will be adeath blow to Abolition and its legitimate off-spring, secession ; and under his wise, honestand patriotic rule, we may have the proud sat-isfaction of seeing Pennsylvania resume herplace as the honored keystone of the re-unitedFederal arch. [Judge Porter was loudlyapplauded during the delivery of his speech.]

HENRY CLAY DEAN and ROBERT MONE-GLEAN; Esqs., spoke at a different-stand, andheld a large audience for over two hours.

THE WRIT FOR TEE SECURITY OFIN-NOCENCE.

From the New York WorldThe veneration which has for ages been paid

to the writ of habeas corpus as the main bul-wark of personal freedom, and the eulogies ofwhich that great writ has for ages been thetheme by all enlightened friends of liberty,naturally impresses the popular mind with theidea. that it must be attended with importantadvantages. What is supported by so muchauthority ought to be founded inreason ; andwe conceive that the simplest explanation ofthe object of, the writ is the strongest argu-meat for its inviolability. = Its Latin name,though a household word wherever the Englishtongue is spoken, tends rather to obscure thanelucidate its purpose. rhe phrase which wehave put at the head of this article, though notranslation of the Latin words, is a completeand perfectly accurate definition of the objectof the writ. It is nothing more nor less thana judicial mandate for the protection of inno-cence. There is no dictate of reason which isplainer or more elementary than that the in-nocent should not be subjected to the restraintsand penalties which are the justpunishment ofthe guilty. For the purpose of securing thisexemption to innocence, the law ordains thatno person shall be restrained of his liberty ex-cept upon a warrant, issued by a magistrate onthe sworn testimony of a complainant, makingit probable that the person arrested has viola-ted some laW. If the law were otherwise, themost innocent and 'upright person in the corn*munity might be thrown into prison and de-tained there at the mere caprice of public offi-cers. But the law does not atop here. Itwould be to little purpose that it forbade thearrest of persons against whom there were noreasonable grounds of suspicion, if it did notprovide for a review of the proceedings, andthe rectification of the errors, of the arrestingofficer or committing magistrate. Habeas cor-pue—"thon mayeet have the body"—the firstwords of the old Latin writ (for it originated

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at a time when Latin was the language of theEnglish law,) is a judicial mandate for bring-ing the prisoners in whose favor it >is issuedpersonally before the judge—for what purpose?To discharge him if there are, proofs of hisguilt ? No !, nothing of the-sort. The objectof bringing, the prisoner before a judge iseimply to ascertain whether he has been arres-ted on charges made against him on oath, andwhether those charges, ifsustained, constitutea violation of any existing law. Ifthere is noaccuser, or if the matter of accusation is noviolation of the law, the prisoner is deemedinnocent and discharged ; otherwise, he is re-manded info custody to await his trial.

It will thus be seen that the writ of habeascorpusis a simple and j ust proceeding for theprotection of innocence. Guilt has nothing tohope from it ; for it is as careful to hand overthe guilty to be dealt with by justice as it. isto set free the innocent. The writ follows andobeys the law; binding those whom the lawhas bound, and loosing those only whom thelawlooses.

A suspension of the writ of hebeas corpus, there-fore, is a declaration that innocence is no longerunder the protection of law.

Perhaps it may be said that this reasoninggoes to prove that thewrit ought never, in anycase, be .suspended at all. We can only saythat we haTe given a true description of thewritIt is only for the protection of inno-cence, and when it is suspended innocence hasno protector. Let any person confute thisstatement if they can. That must, of course,be a strong reason which has for many centu-ries, intrenched this celebrated writ so stronglyla the venerations and affections of the AngloSaxon race. That reason we have stated, andif there be any apologists for taking away thesecurities with which the law hedges in inno-cence, let themstand forth ! Jefferson thoughtthe clause relating to its suspension a graveblemish in'our Constitution, which ought to beannulled byamendment. He wrote to Madisonfrom Paris, July 31, 1788:

Why suspend the habeas corpus in insurrectiona and rebellions ? The parties who maybe arrested may be instantly charged with awell defined crime ; of course, the judge willremand them. * * T * Examine thehis-tory of England. See how few of the eases ofthe suspension of the habeas corpus law havebeen worthy of that suspension. They havebeen either real treason, where the partiesmight as well have been charged at once, orsham plots where it was shameful that theyshould ever have been suspected."

Jefferson advised, however, that the Consti-tution should be adopted as it stood, and immediately amended by subjoining what he cal-led a "declaration of rights ;" which is whatwas in fact done. "By a declaration of rights,"he wrote to:Donald, “I mean one,which shallstipulate freedom of religion, freedom of thepress, freedom of commerce against monopo-lies, trials by jury in all cases, no suspension ofthe habeas corpus, no standing armies. Theseare fetters against doing evil whie,h no honestgovernment should decline." Jefferson's ideaswere not in all respects fully carried out in theamended articles; though it may fairly' bequestionedwhether the habeas corpus provisionis not virtually annulled by the fourth, fifthand sixth amendments, which positively andabsolutely forbid arrests without a warrantsupported by oath, declare that no personshall be deprived of his liberty without dueprocesl3 of law, and guarantee to the accuseda speedy and public trial by jury in the pre-viously defined district where the crime is al-leged to have. been committed. At any rate,Jefferson was as staunchly opposed to suspen-sions of the writ of habeas corpus when himselfat the head of the government,as he had beenbefore the adoption of the Constitution. In.the excitement of the _Burr conspiracy a billwas passed by the Senate, in secret session,suspendingthe writ for three months, and sentin a conftdentitil message to the House. Be-fore describing the contempt it encounteredthere at the instigation of the President, itmay be instructive to look at the provisions ofthe bill. We copy it verbatim:

A BILL TO SUSPEND THE WRIT OF. HABEAS COR-PUS IN. CERTAIN CASES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.resentatives of the.United States in Congress as-sembled: That in all cases where any personor persons CHARGED ON OATH,with treason,misprison of treason, or other high crime ormisdemeanor, endangering the peace, safety,or neutrality of the United States, have been,or shall be, arrested or imprisoned, by virtueof and warrant or authority of the Presidentof the United States, or from the chief executive magistrate of any State or Territorialgovernment, or from any, person acting underthe direction or authority of the President ofthe United States, the privilege of the writ ofhabeas corpus shall be, and the same hereby issuspended,for and during the term of three months,from and after the passage of this act, and nolonger.

This bill was prepared by a committee, con-sisting of John Quincy Adams, Wm. B. Giles,and Smith of Maryland, three of the ablestmen in the Senate. It shows on its face thatthere was no thought, at thit day, of puttingit in the power of the President to arrest any-body he pleased. The person must be charged,on oath, with a high crime or misdemeanor.Nor did the bill propose to delegate the legis-lative power of suspending the writ to thePresidenL It was proposed to be suspendedby the act itself and from its date. Besides,it applied only to a very limited class of cases,and was to be in force only for a brief andperfectly definite period. Now let us see whatreception even this bill met at the hands of aHouse which had received its cue from thatstaunch and ever true champion of liberty, thegreatest ofour Democratic Presidents, ThomasJefferson. The bill we have remarked, wassent as a confidential message to the House.--The first blow it got was the immediate andcontemptuous passage of a resolution that it"ought not to be kept secret" by a nearly un-animous vote—one hundred and twenty-threeayes to three noes. Thereupon, John W. Eppes,the son-in-law of the President and a leadingmember of, the House, moved that the bill be"rejected," an expression of parliamentarycontempt which is thus explained by ColonelBenton in a foot-note to the Debates :

";The motion to 'reject' a bill is one of in-dignity, to itIt is equivalent to declaringthat it is unworthy of consideration, and,therefore, to be driven out of the House onlearning what it is from the first reading,(which is only for.information) without goingto the secDnd reading, which is for consideration."

That bill thus received the fate it deserved,in being kicked out of the House with the no-ble scorn of freemen and patriots. The bill ofthe 3d of March last, under which the Presi-dent now professes to act, is clearly unconsti-tutional. The suspension of the writ of habeascorpus is an actof legislation, censisting in therepeal, for the time being, of the laws of Con-gressrequiring judges to grant the writ The

legislativepower cannot be 'delegated, theCon-stitution having carefully 'defined the limits of •

the legislative, executive and jadicial depart-ments of the government, and distributedtheirduties in a manner which does not admit oftransfer.