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THE JOURNAL.
'One country, one constitution, one destiny
Huntingdon, March 6, I 839.
Deniocrtstic .Intimasonic
CANDIDATES.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN.WM. H. HARRISON
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
DANIEL WEBSTER.
FLAG.OF TIME PEOPLE!
(gr A single term for the Presidenev. and
the office rdininhitered for the whole PEO
PLE. and nut fur a PARTY.
ri" A sound, uniform and convenient Na
tional CURRENCY, adapted to the wants of
the whole COUNTRY, instead of the SHIN
PL AWL ERS brought about by cur present
HuLitas.
frrECONOMY, RETRENCHMENT, and R E
zoo st in the administration of public affairs,
Tired of Experiments and Experi
menters, Republican gratitude u ill reward
unobstrusive merit, by elevating the sub
altern of WASHINGTON and the dosciple of
JEFFERSON. and thus resuming the safe and
beaten track of onr Fathers,—L. Gazette.
Democratic Mate Convention.!
The friends of HARRISON and WEB
slm, in the several counties of Pennsyl
vania, are requested to appoint delegates
equal in number to their members in the
State Senate and House of Representa
tives, to meet at the Court House in Har
risburg, at 12 o'clock, M. on
WEDNESDAY, 22d of May, 1859.
For the purpose of nominating a ticket of
Electors, to be voted for by the people of
Pensvlsanta,:at the Presidential Election
in Iti-10, and pledged, if elected, to sup
port the candidates for President and
Vice President of the United States set
tled by the Democratic Anti-Masonic
National Convention, which was held in
Philadelphia in November, 1833.
Thomas 11. Barrowes,
Thomas Elder,
Theo. Fenn,
Amos Ellmakrr,
Francis James,
In R. Irwin,
11 ilium Ayres,
ilarmar Denny,
Samuel 11. Fisher,
If ill;am Smith,
Ncr 3lid.ll,:oesarth,
T! McClure,
George Mowry.
_Levi Merkel,
Maxwell Kinkend.
State Committee.
Harrisburg, March '2, 1839.
The Communication of "A" is received
and shall appear nest -reek.
Our Rail Road.
It is perhaps but little that we can
throw into the scale, which will a&ct its
preponderance on either side. But when
we see the field entered by rank and file
against a measure which we favor, we
consider it to be our duty to cut in our
feeble aid in defence.
The proposition to est.ablish a Itail•Road I '
Irons this borough to Hollidaysburg, has
been a subject of grave consideration for
some time. The disastrous flood of last
summer, arid the subsequent drought,
seemed to have wrought conviction upon
the minds of many. Accordingly this
session of the Legislature was deemed an
a . propriate one to address, calling their
attention to the dangers & incapacitiss of
this point its the improvement.
A'clear and irrefutable argument in fa
vor of the proposed Rail-Road, appeared
in the United States Gazette, over the
,ignatute of "Publius," setting forth the
dangers as well as difficulties attendant
upon the transportation over this part of
the canal. It seems that the publication
of this communication has been the sig
nal fora kind of general attack upon the
measure. If not a direct at least a cov
ert one, by attempting to prove that res
ervoirs would be more advantageous.
The first article upon the subject, is
over the signature of J. O'Conner, and is
republished in the "Standard," which
says Mr. O'Conner is a practical man,
and one whose advice should be "listened
too," and says farther his "d eats accord
with their own." To show how well
they do accord, we will give the reason of
each as to whet they consider the cause of
the defficiency of water in the canal,.._
thus far thtsy do accord, that there is a
ilefftiency. The "Standard" says "ire
think examination will show that the ob
structions proceed not so much from a
scarcity of water, as for a want of atten
tention in keeping the dams clear." Mr.
O'Conner says, "the supply w to defective
five years, ago when tie t a tal was naviga
ted by hut few boats, it follows the supply
must be more defective now, when the in
creased trade employs 0 boats for one
employed in 1853." He says to, "the
Pennsylvania canal was a dry ditch—
caused by the obstinate stupidity of those
having charge of the public works, in ne
glecting to have reservoirs constructed."
Thus then it will be seen that they accord
in the fact, of the insufficiency of the sup
ply, while they disagreeAs to the cause.
So far as it respects the arguments of Mr.
O'Conner, they amount to nothing. They
are merely assertions that such and such
things are so, without anv demonstation
at all. It is always easy to assert, but not
as easy to prove a position.
The "Standard" has however attempted
to prove that a reservoir would not loose
its water by evaporation, because it would
be hidden in some dark t avine among the
Alleghenies. Well suppose it was, would
not there be some exposure to the sun,
(even if it be true that sun-shine is neces
sary to evaporation,) in bringing it by a
feeder to the canal; or if the reservoir
should be upon a stream which now feeds
the ct-nal, and should be made by a dam,
nothing is more clear than that evapora
tion and wastage would in a greater or .
less degree empty your reservoir ere its'
contents would be needed.
Every person conversant with the his•
tory of the canal is aware, that when the
trade was very limited, much detention
and re-shipment of goods into flats to les
sen the delay, has taken place above this
place. If then, the mere drawing out cfl
the dams, water enough to lock through 8
or 10 boats in a day, renders the water in
the canal to low for navigation, what must,
be the effect when as many as 50 pass in'
one day. But we must devote a little
space to another assailant.
In the "U. S. Gazette," there is a long,
communication over the signature ofJohn'
Dougheity, intended apparently as a re-'
ply to "Publius." Mr. Dougherty says,
"although I believe this extension would
be desirable, yet I do not arrive at this
conclusion by finding fault with what
Pullilue calla the weak p7ints." He
believes it would be desirable because it
would expedite the travel on Our improve
ments, and finally lead the Rail Road if
ever mado, down the valleys of the Juni
ata and Conemaugh, forming a continual
Rail Road !rom Pittsburg to Philadelphia.
We consider this a strong reason for the
immediate commencement of the road,
independent of the circumstance of its
strengthening a weak point. Mr. Dough
erty however counteracts the effect adds
part of his letter, by his adherence to the
erection of a reservoir immediately. Ev
ery means are now being taken to secure
a continuous Rail Roan over the Alle
gheny, by extending the Cumberland
valley road; and should an attempt be
made to strengthen this weak point by a
reservoir, before its completion, and as
we believe final failure, the Southern in
terest will have extended their road over
the mountain, either by companies or
otherwise, and the State would find to he r
sorrow, that she had fostered a scheme
which will injure her revenue irrepara
bly.
Mr. Dougherty assumes that a reser-1
voir, covering an crea of 400 acres, 301
feet deep, would be a sufficient supply.'
We are not disposed to doubt it, had Mi.
Dougherty proem that such a reservoir
could be tilled and kept so until the time
it was needed—a circumstance, however,
that we are disposed to deny. But let us
see what the reservoir contains, and how
long it would take to fill (which would
h2ve to be done every spring or tall.) A
,reservoir of that size would contain,
522,720,000 cubic feet of Neater, to fill
which, it would require a stream of water
which delivers 1000 cubic feet per min
uet to run into 363 days, being but s.ldays
less than the «hole year, without allow-.
ing anything for soakage, leakage, (which'
are often very great in limestone bottom)
or evaporation; and we can conceive of no
possible means to supply this reservoir,
unless we could engage Dr. Espy to Inan•
ufacture a water spout every spring to fill
it.
The "Standard" &eye, "admitting fur
argument sake, that the supply is insuffi
cient, dues not common sense point out
the construction of a reservoir, for which
there are so many admirable localities in
our mountains." Common sense may
point out the construction of a reservoir,
but rest assured that if common sense has
any thing to do with the matter, she will
drat enquire, whether the "admirable lo
edifies," are in the vicinity or any water,.
That there are in the Alleghenies, nu- .
merous "admirable localities" for reser
voirs, as well as numberless "good mill
.eats"—the most querelaus will not deny,
Ibut common sense, will start the enquiry
of, where will the water come from?
We think any body will be satisfied,
with our proof; it is not mere assertion.
Let any one examine our figures, they are
not apt to be mistaken. The impossibil
ity of filling such a reservoir, by any na
tural means, we think we have clearly de
monstrated,—and Mr. Dougherty tacitly
admits that, a reservoir of less dimensions
would prove insufficient.
We have already written more than we
intended—in fact we would not have
written one word, did we not believe that
the greatest good of the greatest number
demanded that the desired improvement
should go on.
In a previous column will be hound the
proceedings of a rail road meeting, which
clearly illustrates some of the great ad
vantages arising fruit , its consti uction•
We commend them to the careful perusal
of our readers.
another R. Road Meeting.
We hove received the proceedings of a
large meeting, held in Birmingham, fa-
I vorable to the proposed Road from this
place. We regret exceedingly, that they
were not sooner received (Tuesday mor
ning) for owing to our cross mails we are
obliged to print on sday, consequent'
ly our space was entirely filled before
their reception. They shall In printed
and 'slips' forwarded as directed imme
diately.
A laborer, by the name of M'Laughlin,
employed on the canal, was drowned in
the Waterstreet dam, on one day last
week. We have not learned the particu
lars attending the accident.
Another laborer at the dam above town
was severely injured by the falling of a l
(bank of earth. We learn, however, thaL
Ihe will in all probability recover.
Masonic Laberality.
Three years ago, when a change was
made in the Canal Board, by Gov. lit- 1
ner, a resolution was passed, allowing all
people living in houses either belonging
tlf, or rented by the Commonwealth, to
occupy them until the Ist of April. The
illiberal spirit of masonic vengeance,.
could not allow the honorable course tol
:overn them. Upon every occasion, they
groaned forth their curses against th e.
proscription of Girv. Ritner and his
friends, you all recollect,that every occa
sion was seized with avidity, to halloo
Proscription:
Forgetful of the past, mindful alone of
themselves and the spoils, they have ap
pointed their collectors and weighmasters,
and authorized them to seize at once the
office and its reward. Those officers,
who endured the toil of the past summer,
and spent a season of sleepless nights!
when their salary was not half pay, have
been driven out, and that part of this year
which alone renders the other endurable,
is snatched out of their hands, by those
proscription haters. What a jewel is
consistency!
But the injustice is not merely the ta
lking away of their pay. For should the
man posses the spirit of his master, those
in the State houses, would be forced to
seek, in the middle of winter, another
house, and then remove to it through the
storm, cold, or mud, even if they were so
successful as to obtain one. If they lived
in a rented house the injustice would be
manifold. The old officer may have ren•
ted a house, at an increased rent from
what his means would otherwise permit,
but being removed by the office thirsting
spirit of his opponents, he must pay the
rent himself, although the State guarantees
to hint his rent.
Fellow citizens, this is the kind of lib-,
erathy and justice measured out by this
party that has filled the air with its la
mentations of proscription.
PENN'A. LEGISLATURE
We have become nearly tired of ma
king a synopsis of the do-nothings of our
Legislature. A whole winter has been
!spent, and nothing of importance to the !
people done, except increase the State
!Debt nearly two millions of Dollars. We
have given a faithful account of their acts
and the people may judge.
During the past week. they have added)
one more laurel to the chaplet_ of consisl
teney which the Loco Forms desire t.'
' wear. After having spent three months
' doing nothing, they have agreed to ad
journ on the ‘27th March, and to meet
'again, on the 7th May. Cannot our rea
ders remembor the continued revilings,
against Ranee. 'extra session." If it is
{forgotten, we will revive some of their
lold editorials. The House have unani
mously passed a resolution for a commit
tee to inquire into the cause of the mai.
HYMENEAL.
" The silken tie that binds two willing hearts.
MARRIED—On Thursday 28th.
February, by Rev. J. Stet yens; Mr. H HN
RY SMITH, to Mrs ANN mini ROCK
formerly Miss. Ann Hook; all of this bor
ough.
With the .bone, we received a bounti
ful supply o ''WEDDING CAKE." As the
man says in the play—" That's what we
call comfortable"—which we shared a
mong some little smiling faces, who can
ust lisp "father, what is a bride!" As
we have latterly had more poetry, than
cake, we have concluded to furnish some
rhyme on this occasion, tmrselves. Wish
ing them, the same happiness we felt, i n
sharing their bounty among our "LITTLE
RESpcNSISILITIES."
It is not good, that man should be alone,
So is it writtenin the sacred Book;
HLnry believ'd it, when the bait was thrown;
A willing captive,seiz'd the tempting/Zook.
A Smith's a useful tradesman Anna said,
Another one can ne'er affect the trade.
Well be it so! The sacred law obey.
increase our Smiths. They'll surely find
employ.
May each new year, and each returning day
See love's " calm sunshine and the heart
felt jny"
Reigning trioinpliat round their quiet hearth'
Nor clouds, nor storms, o'ertake their steps
en earth
ORPHAN'S COURT SALE.
I N pursuance of an order of the Orphan's'
Court, of Huntingdon county, will be
exposed to sale by public vendue or out.
cry, on the premises, on Thursday 28th
day of March inst., the following descri
bed real estate, belonging to the estate of
Dr. James Trimble dcc'd., to wit:.
about 20 acres of land,
adjoining the borough of Alexander, iM
said county, adjoining lands of GetniniPs
heirs, and others, several lots of ground'
in the said borough, and sever.7.l lots of
WOOD LAIVD •&.'OUT LOTS
on the North East side of the Pennsylva
nia canal, adjoining lots of Hiram Mar
lot and others—A plot or descriptiOn of
the .said property divided into lots, toi
suit purchasers, will be exhibited at the
time of sale.— Terms of sale, one half of
the purchase money. to be paid on confir
mation tif sale, and the resitlue in one year
thereaft;: with int,rest to be seettreti Ity
the bonds and m of purchasers.
'l'. P. CAMPBELL, C/k.
Attendance will be given at the time
and place of sale, by the subscriber or
her agent.
F. LIZA Till NII3 LE, Adnt'x.
In the Court of Common Please
of nuntingdon county.
Jonathan Rhule Sore Facies, stlE
vs. Mechanics lieu,
George Cultebaug,h filed in the said
& Mary his wife for- Cuurt.
inerly M. Berringer. J
To all persons interested
TAKE notice, that the plantitf above
named, has tiled a Mechanics lien, in toe
said court, for the sum of one thousand
and seventy dollars and forty eight cents,
and with int r.:st against
A TWO STORY BRICK DWELLING,
with a stone basement story, twenty four ft
in front, by thirty five feet deep; erected
built, and situated on lot No. 210 in Ju
niata street in the new town plot of the
borough of Hollidaysburg, which said lot
fronts on said Juniata street, sixty feet,
and extends back at right angles to said
street, one hundred and sixty feet; for
work and labor done, and materials fur
nished in and about the erection of said
building.
In which said lien, a Sure racks has
been issued out of said court, against the
above named defendant, to show cause
at a Court of Common Pleas, to be held
at Huntingdon, for the said county, the
second Monday of April next, why the a
foresaid sum should not be levied of the
said building, according to the act of as
sembly in such case made and provided,
of which matters and things, all persons
interested, will please take notice.
JOSEPH SHANNON, Wei
Sheriff's office
March 6, 1839.
AUDITOR'S NOTIO2I.
ALL persons interested, are hereby no
ti.led,that the undersigned, Auditor's
appointed by the Cow t of Common Pleas.
of Huntingdon county, to distribute the
money in the Sheriff's hands, arising from]
the sale of the Real Estate of Semple's
heirs, will attend for that purpose, at hii
Office in the borough of Hun tingdon, on
Tuesday, the 19th March, inst.
JAMES STEEL, Auditor. •
March, Gth 1.839!
1
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
TAKE notice, that 1 have applied to tht
Judges of the court of common pleas of Hun
wig county, for the benefit of the act made
for the relief of insolvent debtors, and the
said Court has appointed the second Mon
day of April next for hearing me and iny
creditots, at the court house in the bor
ough of Iluntingdom when and where you
may attend if you think proper.
CHARLES MILLER,
ROBERT SHEATH,
March 6, 1839.
117-Bedford Inquirer will please publish
the above, and charge this office.
DI G2OIE2UTZDIT
OF
CO-PARTNERSHIP.
4111 E subscribers trading tinder the
-IL Firm of Caldwell and Cottrell, in
carrying on Matilda Furnace and the
Store at said Furnace, have this day dis
solved by mutual consent. All persons
having claims against said firm, are re
quested to present them to J. V. Cottrell
for settlement, as he is duly authorized to
settle the affairs of the late firm.
JAMES CALDWELL.
J. F. COTTRELL.
Matilda Furnace, Mifflin Co.
February - 37tli 1839.
The subscriber having purchased the
entire interest of James Caldwell in the
above works and store, the business will
in future be carried on by him.
St. J. F. COTTRELL.
FOR SALE OR BENT.
The :subscriber oilers for rent, his
Blacksmith shop.
and one good set of tools, situated on the
main road by the IV arm springs, about
11 miles from Huntingdon, and about
one quarter of a mile from Couches mill.
To a good steady man, he will rent or
let on shares, the above shop.
The shop is on a part of a farm contain
in; about
115 acres
10 acres cleared, and a good cabin house
and snrill orchard, [and the above black
mail shop] thereon, near the housa there
is a
NEVER. FAILING SPRING.
And he will sell the whole, upon the most
reasonable terms. To any person wish
jog to buy the whole, or rent the shop—
The most accommodating 'terms will be
given. For particulars, enquire on the
premises of
ROBERT LOGAN
Barreettownship, Mating
don cu, Feb, 28, 1839--3 t
To LET OR FOR SALE.
In Chtko!t's town
Alarge too story house weatherbnar
,:ted, and plastered, with a wagon-maker's
shin and a stone spring house attached there
to, It.,!:ether with an excellente garden; and
an acre lot in hig:; state of cultivation, and
a spring of never tailing titer at the door.
Also, a large frame stable sufficiei:! to stable
a number of horses; this property was fat,
,tv occupied as a tavern by Richard
d e e and is in fart, ft - r the best site in Chil
cues ,:•own, for public business:
Posse: lion will be given on the first of A
pril next; :rev terms, apply to the subscri
ber or to Dr.:. M. Cover, (merchmt) in
Chilcots toter,
BR,! 1/.4 211 WR IG LT.
Union township Lunt
dm co Feb. ISth 1639 S
N-11GU1.01,E PROPERTI
FOR SALE.
r TIE subscribers offer for sale two
tracts of land in \Vayne township
Mifflin county; one tract containing final
hundred acres; bounded by lands ofJohn
Lowther, J. Pustlethwait. and Matilda
Furnace. About forty acres of which are
cleared; and the remainder well timbered,
with two
LOG DOUSES& A DOUBLE BARN
and a good:apple orchard thereon. The
land is of good quality, and abundantly
supplied with good water.
One other tract, containing eighty acres
'of good limestone land, adjoining lands )
'of James Drake, Ilanawalts ,
Matilda Furnace, and others; about forty
acres of which are cleared. There is on
Lit a never failing stream of water, and en
eligible sit tor iwater power. It is suppo
sed that there is an abundance tit Iron
Ore on both the above tracts. _ _
Persons wishing to purchase, wilt please I
call upon the subscriber living near New-1
town-liamilton, who will give any informs'
Lion desired, and show them the pre:;,
Wm. HAMILTON
For the heirs of J HAMILTON decess'il
Feb 27 1830.
Thrashing dliachi nes.
STRAUB and LONG does continue to
earrs on the business at their shop in Hun
sing on where Farmers can be accommuda-,
ted, where John Switzer is their agent to'
transact all business for than.
STRAUB& LONO.
N. B. John Switzer is authorisoil to col
'
last all money due, A. B. and G. H. Long,
desirous of lietting their business to a close,
customers will please to pay as soon as pos
sible.
• A. B. tic G. H. LONG
Hontindor •No‘. t, 184—p.
NOTICE
COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
Umbrella .11' Parasol
Manufactory and Siete.
No. 37, North Third Street,
between Market & Arch streets
PHILADELPHIA.
THE subscribers have now on hand,.
and offer fur sale a large and general
Assortment of Umbrellas and Para
sols, of the best materials, and manufactu—
red by experienced workmen. The pat
',nacre of country merchints, is retpcctfully
solicited, it being the determination of the
subscribers, to sell their goods at prices
quite as low as any similar establishment in
this City
FISHER & SWAIN.
Philadelphia, Feb. 9th.
ORPHANS COURT SALE
W is pursuanceof lin ,:trlir cl tike Orrhan
lA(rust rt letu?Ec,tC atty, via h
ex posed to public sale to the premiseson
Friday the 15, day of 111 arch •next, at one
o'clock P. M. "All that certain Tract of
land situate in Morris Tovinseip, Hunting
don comity, 'adjoining lands of John Keller,
John Furgus, Jacob Keller, and Thomas
Donally ; Containing ninety ,one acres, mare
or less, about sixty acres cleared-1 : 11mm
'erected a
LOG HOUSE AND WALL BARK
I
Ise
I
WI
—Late the estate of Frederick Kuhn dec'd.
Perms of Sale—one half of the purchase
money to be paid on confirmatirn of the s.le
and the residue in one year thereafter with
interest, to be secured by the 'Bond and
Mortgage of the purchaser—attendance will
be given by
WM. REED, Adam
By the Court
T: P. CAMPBELL Clk,
Fcb, 19, 1831).
PJ!LU.3BLE D
Gov Apar.
THE undersigned will expose to publle
sale at the Court House, in the Borough of
Huntingdon, on Thursday, the 21st day of
March next, all that piece or tract of land
situate on Shavers Creek, West township,
Huntingdon County, adjoining lands of An
drew Newell, Robert Moore, Isaac Neff
and others, containing 40 acres be the same
more or less, about 36 acres of which are
cleared, and in a good state of cultivation,
Having a Cabin House and stable therms
erected.
est
E 1 a
a. SMALL APPLE ORCHARD
THEREON.
l i
• •
TERMS OF SALE.
One half of the purchase money to b:." .
paid in hand, and the residue in three 'c
!qiial annual payments with interest from
Z.!.e time of 5:!!t., to be secured by bonds
nd mortgages. When the sale is made a
deed iv:tli a general warrantee, will be gi
ven to the purchaser, subject however, to
the payment of whatever purchase money
and patenting feta may be due to the Qom
' monwealth.
T OMS EWING,
Jan. 30, 1839—p
TAKE NOTICE.
WIIF.REAS I, sometime in the month
of January 1839, gave my single
bill, unto Daniel 1). Goodwin of Venango
county, for the sum of Teu Dollars, under
the following circumstances. In a payment
of money by Christian Cents, to the said
Goodwin, for me, he alleged that amongst
the money, was one Ten Dollar note, a
counterfeit, which ha had received from the
said Christian Couts; and asked me to bring
in said note to Colds whch I agreed to do,
and instead of giving hint my receipt for said
counterfeit note, (as he alleged it was) gave
him my single bill is therefore to no.
tify all persons from taking aw assignment
of said single bill, us there was fraud, in
procuring it from me .
LEI! IS BERGSTPESSER,
February, 13th 1839.
11).11INISTIUTOR' S NVTICK
MLL persons knowing themselves indeht
ed to the estate of Elizabeth Hanline
late of WoAliury townshih dee'd, are reques
t.d to call and settle the same with the sub
scriber immediately ; and thosu having claims
against said estate will present their accounts
iproprerly authenticated for settlement. -
A. SOLID A .
klministralor
Jan, 30, 1839,
eaMAIL 30a1P3
Oar RAI,.
Ode Pennsylvania. and one Union Canal
Boat for Enquire at this cffice.
Jan. 30, 1839.
LAW NOTICg,
James Steel, Attornex at law, has re
moved his office to the frame building ad -
joinin gthe dwelling house of Patrick Gobi
and east thereof, and nearly opposite tha
store of 'l'. Reed Esq.
Pb. 19, 1939.