Voters of Somerset County look out.
....
flae-BLiOco Ioco- ldleips
JVJiigs and JLnlimasons be not deceived
by Loco Foco lies.
the -whies
sons-of Somerset CJonnty.
We have just learned that the Loco Foco leaders of this
borough, have printed and intend to circultate, in the e
Icction districts of this county, a day or two before the e
lection, one of the most disgraceful and infamous papers
what ever emanated from a printing office. From what
"are know of the character of this paper, it stops at noth
ing to effect its ebject. Not content with slandering Gen.
Irvin, Mr. Patton, Mr. Stutzman and Mr. Kow, who are
the nominees of the Whig party and every way worthy of
its support; these monsters in human shape, are enga
ged in dragging private citizens into the political arena,
jas a mark for their defamation and abuse. Col. Ogle, S.
W. Pearson, F. 31. Kimmc), and J. H. Edie, Esqs., haye
ljccn assaulted with all the rudeness and malignity of
which thcse leaders are capable. AVc much mistake the
intelligence of the people if their . dastardly efforts will
not recoil upon their own heads. The mass of the Locos
"we have always thought honest and well meaning men.
It rcmains'to be seen if they will countenance these infa
mous attacks upon the reputation of private citizens.
We much mistake the people of this county, no matter
what party they belong to, if they do not give the hypo
critical writer of this billingsgate, a worse rebuke than
ivas ever administered to him before.
LOCO FOCO LYING-. ;
There is a set of low and scurrilous fellows who infest
the neighborhood of the Loco Foco printing office of this
town, and who delight in battening upon the destruction
of all that is pure and good in the community. They are
now, just upon the eve of an important election, engaged
in their usual work of defamation; and not content with
tittering their slanderous falsehoods against the candidates
of the Whig party; they must also villify and abuse num
bers of our most respectabse citizens, who ''are not before
the public as candidates for office. This conduct has al
ways been reprobated by honorable men, but what care
,thesc fellows for aught that is honorable or decent. There
are no such words in any language they speak or write.
Is there any use in replying to their blackguard slang?
Can the Whigs of good old Somerset be gulled by fellows
"whom the' have known ns falsifiers and calumniators for
years? Can they forget that in the year 1836, when the
good and lamented Harrison was a candidate for Presi
dent, some of these same men insulted him and his host
of friends in this county by hanging a PETTICOAT up
at the very same office in which this Loco Foco paper is
now printed? When the Whigs of Somerset county
know these men as they do, caution is unnecessary.
Wo caution our friends, to beware of trickery. The
Loco Foco leaders of this county, have always attempted
before an important election to deceive the people by eve
ry kind of underhand work, but their artifices have here
tofore been too shallow to accomplish the purpose.
This year they have been taking lessons from Governor
jSliunk's Chief liar George W. Bowman. The minor who
prints the Visitor, has been on a pilgrimage to Bedford,
and returned as we are informed loaded down with BIG
HANDS, BIG ROOSTERS and BIG LIES. The last
paper issued from that press looks as if the Adjutant Ge
iicral, as well as tho old Loco Foco lawyer both had a hand
in attempting to swindlo the people of this county. But
tho honest Whigs and Antimasons of Somerset County
never have been and never will be deceived by such fel
lows. They have attempted the game too often. A wolf
injheeps clothing, never yet devoured many of the flock,
his tracks are easily discovered. We again urge upon our
friends the necessity of being on the lookout for all kinds
-of rascality. Let nothing prevent you from turning out
o the election and voting the whoU Whig ticket.
; T7ic leading article in the paper xchich the Loco Focos
.intend to circulate secretly just before the election contains
yny quantity of lies about several gentlemen of this town
We caution the friends of the Whig cause to put no confi
dence many thing contained in that article.
We believe that the hypocritical scoundrel who wrote it,
Jmotts that his assertions are false,' He khorcs, if he knows
nny thing, that M Zimmerman, Esa'wa$ nominated'and
and iLntima-
elected the first time without
opposition, and that after his
nomination CoL Edie was the
first man to make ii jspeech in
his- javvr, and ojjer .resolu
tions apprdjj'atory'of his nom
ihuloin, and supported him
icarmly at that election He
"ought to know, and Jie is an
ass if he does not know, that
Col. Edie owes his election,
the second time Mr. Zimmer-,
man ran, to the rail road
feeling that existetl at the
time in the southern part of the county f
and the loco foco votes which were cast
for him to break down tho nomination.
The loco focos voted in a body for CoLE
die,& some whigs of the south who knew
he . was a warm rail road man voted for
him, and now they are finding fault with
the election of a man for whom the locos
voted.
They can make nothing out of this.
It is an old game. The people under
stand it; thsir hypocritical love for Mr.
Zimmerman will avail them nothing.
That gentleman will understand them.
lie will know that all the pretended love
for him ;now, is sheer humbuggery, or
else they would have voted for him then,
and he will despise their paltry- efforts to
swerve him from the course pointed out
by duty and principle. .
FRANCIS R. SHUNK.
The people should bear in mind, that
this man, who is the Loco Foco candidate
for Governor, helped Polk to swindle the
people of this State into the belief that
rolk was in favor of the Tariff of 1842,
and that as soon as he was elected Presi
dent he destroyed that Tariff.
They should not forget, that the Whigs
are in favor of establishing iron, woolen
and cotton manufactories all over the
State, so that the farmers can sell all they
raise, for high prices at home; and that
Shunk by vetoing bills for the incorpora
tion of conipauies to build and carry on
such establishments has done more to pre
vent the erection of Furnaces, Forges,
Rolling Mills, and Cotton Mrnufactories,
than any man !n the State, and has been
the means of causing- many capitalists to
send their money out of the State, to in
vest it in manufactories in other States,
thus making our own Stats poorer and en
riching the other States. ' The whole of
his acts as a Governor have tended to the
injury.of the farming community, by des
troying the home market.
It should not be forgotten that he has
already received more than 70000
dollars of the people's money as an of
fice holder and has never been of any be
nefit to the State. He got ONE HUN
DRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS FOR
ACTING AS CLERK FOR FIVE
DAYS!!!!!! -
Don't forget, too, that Shunk is one of
the party, who plunged this country into
the present war with Mexico. A WAR
THAT HAS COST ONE HUNDRED
AND SIXTY SEVEN MILLIONS of
DOLLARS, and tbat has SLAUGHTER
ED FROM FIFTEEN TO. TWENTY
THOUSAND AMERICAN CITI
ZENS who have fallen victims to the
blood thirstiness of such men as Polk and
Shunk. .
Tax-payers of Somerset county! think
that you will have to foot this bill you
will hare to bear the cost of this Polk and
Shunk war. Bear it in mind, and go to
the polls and do your share in turning
such men out of office.
I I I
JToa the Herald.
Good morning sir, here comes the news,
"Not very good, not very iad,
"Some folks last night wore out their old shoes
"If tkej had new ones they'd be glad."
Ua Swim
Mr. Editor, In riding through Alle
gheny township the other day, I met the
old loco foco federal lawyer, riding thro'
that part of the county, circulating papers
and documents abusive of the lawyers.
I thought it strange, that one who was ad
mitted to the bar at his advanced age, and
who ought to love his profession, if we
may judge from bis anxiety to get into it,
should be engaged in traducing that pro
fession ; but when I recollected that he
was not lawyer enough to hurt him, I
ceased to wonder, at his attempts to bring
the more prominent members of that pro
fession down to his own level.
It was amusing to witness his efforts to
degrade his own calling, and reminded me
ot the fable Esop tells, about the ass co
vering himself with the lion's skin. The
skin covered him tolerably well, but his
ears betrayed his origin. " BEN.
Shtmk. dies Hard.
Old Shunk, the office holder of half a
century, the old pensioner upon the State
Treasury, feels now somewnat like a
child about to be weaned. The more he
sucks, the sweeter the teat becomes and
the harder to give it up but the pap must
be taken from him; Turn him out, is
the word. Remove the old fixVre from
the public building, and we truat the State
can get along without it, .. , o&rs. ,
LOCOFOCO EXPLOSION !
JJtfrti; tefiUng Loco focos deserting
ShutiLand supporting Irsin ! !
We are " happy to announce to our
friends that there has been a great blow
up among the Locos in several parts of
theState, which cannot but result in the
election of- our candidates. So utterly
corrupt and rotten has Locofocoiam be
come, that it is tumbling to pieces.
Scores and hnmlred3 of the honest por
tion of the party have rpme out and de
nounced Shunk; and determined to vote
for Irviu.'
Ex-Gouernor Porter, Senator Camer
on, Col. Seth Salisbury of Bradford coun
ty, late Locofoeo Marshall-" of Western
Pennsylvania, Henty ' Sprigman, Esq.,
of Harrisburg, fate Locofoeo candidate
for Assembly, and many gothers, have
been for some time ont against Shunk,
the old beggar of Harrisburg. In Berks
county the personal friends of the late
Henry A. Muhlenberg are determined to
revenge the insults offered to their late
friend by Shunk and his friends. They
and the Taylor Democrats of Berks have
nominated a full ticket in opposition to
the Polk and Shunk ticket, and will no
doubt defeat the Locofoeo ticket. Some
three or four papers hitherto loco have
hauled down the hunk flag, and last of
all we hear' from a credible source thai
the Hon. John' Snydef, of Union county,
late member of Congress, and son of that
sterling old Democrat Gov,l i Simon Sny
derj has utterly' denounced Pelkism and
Shunkismand will go for Irvin and Pat
ton. Huzza! for the downfall of Loco
focoism! Turn out then, ye frosty sons of
Somerset, on Tuesday; and by your vote
give it a deadly stab. By electing Irvin
and Patton this fall we will give it the
fits, and with old Rourh and Ready in
1848 we will consign its remains to the
lomo, "unwcjii, uuiiuwmcu, wu uusuitg.
For the Herald.
VOTERS LOOK HERE .
The slandering scribblers in the Visitor
for two or three weeks, have been en
deavoring to destroy the character of Mr.
Row ;our candidate for Treasurer, by
charging him with being a poor man, a
bankrupt, tc. and finally , in the last
number of that filthy sheet he, Mr. Row,
is pronounced "an unsafe depository of
the peoples money." . v,.
Here is another pretty piece ,pf evi
dence of the. contemptible opinion; ,; these
base cutthroats of character have of the
intelligence of our voters. Do. these de
famers not know that the County Treasur
er has to give bail in .a larg sum,-to be
approved by the Judges rof our Court!
Yes, do- they know it-and well they
know, that people are aware of the fact
and yet they would . ty to make you be
lieve the contrary, -, For. the satisfaction
of these faithful guardians of-the .'dear
peoples" moneys we can inform them
that poor as MrorRow i' he is honest
and his friends know-it, and if . ncessary
t he can give baibiin the .sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars, being five times
the aniouut required by law.
, , .. Sojixxset.
For thcllerald. .
6T7 While the Locos about Somerset
borough are denouncing Irvin because he
. .t . i . t i
is a ricn 'man, uiai uc miierueu largely
from his rather, who started him in busi
ness when 'young, and that he has been
growing richer and richer evtr since un
til now, tfiey pronounce him a wealthy
nabob', a rich iron master, &c, wo hear
that a Locofoeo Justice of the Peace in
Lavansville is circulating the '6re'-faced
lie that Irvin took the benefit of the bank
rupt law, and so also a certain would-be
associate Judge in Turkeyfoot township
has been running the same lie through
his section of the county. Come,' come,
Messrs. Locos, this won't do. "Liars
bavc bad memories," is an old saying.
But we fear yon have undertaken to
manufacture for yonrselves. This will
nover do. You 'must wait till the man
comes round and gives you the items, as
the Berks county Locos do before they
vote' To ' the leaders we would say,
consult together after this and irame your
lies so as not to contradict each other.
Locofoeo Impudence.
In 1844, alter the Presidential election,
which resulted so gloriously in this coun
ty, the Locofoeo paper, "The People's
Guard," now dubbed "The Somerset Vi
sitor" denounced and slandered the people
of this county for voting for Mr. Clay.
It declared "they had "immersed them
selves in political infamy." On the street
and in our stores , and taverns, the Whigs
and Antimasons were called "the dumb
Dutch;", "the hoodwinked and humbug
ged Antimasons;" "Bank Federalists,"
&c., &c. One fellow in Uniontown,
whom Polk has since appointed to an im
portant office, upon Hearing of the returns
from Somerset pronounced our citizens
" d ignorant Somerset Dutch??-
Yes, fellow citizens, the above language
has been again and again applied to you
by the Locofoeo leaders of Somerset and
other places, always however just after
the election, when you have given a large
majority against them. But before the
election, oh! how polite these Locos are!
"The honest farmers," "the hard-fisted
yeomanry of the county," &c. These
are the terms they use to endeavor to
wheedle you into the support of their can
didate. Read, the last Visitor, anil' you
will there see yourselves styled "the hon
est farmers.'- Out upon uch contempti
ble impudence! . - Z.
"No man is a pure Democrat, how
" ever much he may have pretensions to
" be, if he cast his vote in opposition to
" his party because of prejudice, or vio
" lates his ticket by a single scratch.
" 77i whole ticket and nothing but the
"ticket" must be the rallying cry of
" every good, substantial Democrat."
The above is ihe language of a leading
Locofoeo paper in the East, and by pur
suing that course, they have often suc
ceeded in carrying the election. Should
not the Whigs, as ageneral rule, act upon
the same principle? We answer, most
assuredly, yes! Be firm then, Whigs.
Should Locos, or Whigs in disguise,
urge you to vote for this man or that man
in opposition to the ticket, tell them that
you have adopted the above rule of their
own making, and you will vote for "the
whole ticket and nothing but the ticket.'
Hands Off. .
; $ 3
Freemen, Remember! .
Freemen, when you go to the polls re
memember that if you vote for Shunk and
Longstreth, you thereby sanction the fol
lowing: "t '
1. A war debt of several hundred
millions and the killing of s some 20,O0Q
of your eountrymen, to gratify James K
Polk and extend the curse of slavery.
2. A Slate debt of forty millions and
a heavy State taxi "
3. The system of plundering which
has been carried on for years on the pub
lic works by the Locos.
If you are "opposed to the foregoing
measures then -vote for Ievix and Pat
ton and the whole Whig ticketr -;
FOR GOYERNOE
General James Irvin,
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
Joseph W. Patton,
OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
Jost J. Stutzman,
Or ELKLICK TOWNSHIP.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
DanieX-LeFley,,
OT SOCTHAMPTOjr TOWRTHir.
FOR TREASURER,
J o n a t h a n R o w,
'' OF SOMERSET BOROUGH.
FOR AUDITOR,
J oh n Witt,
OF SOMERSET BOROUGH.
. FOR DIRECTORS OF THE POOR,
Samuel Will, 3 years,
Henry, Frank. 1 year,
Somerset County, s.
The Commonwealth of Fenn-
To James Downer Greeting!
WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Dow
ner, by her father and next friend
Andrew Craig, did on the 1st day of Ju
ly, A D. 1847, refer her petition to the
Honorable Jeremiah S. Black, Esquire,
President Judge of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Somerset county, praying
for causes therein set forth, she might be
divorced from the bonds of Matrimony,
eniered into with you tho said' James
Downer, in ail time to cofcie, as ifshe-ne-rcr
had been married, or as if you were
naturally dead. We therefore command
you as we hare heretofore commanded
yoa the said James Downer that setting
aside all excufes and other business you
be and appear in your proper person be
fore our Judges at our county court of
Common Pleas there to be held en the
third Monday in November next, to an
swer the petiton or libel of the said Mary
Elizabeth Downer by her father and
next friend Andrew Craig, and to show
cause if any you have why the said
Mary Elisabeth your wife should not be
divorced from your society, fellowship
and company, and from the bonds of
matrimony contracted with you the said
James as fully and as effectually as if
she never had been married, or as if
you were naturally dead, agreeably to
the act of Assembly in such case made
and provided, and hereof you are not
to fail.
Wittness the Hon. Jeremiah S. Black
President ef our said court at Somerset
this 6th day ef September A. D- 1817.
A. J, OGLE.
Sept. 14, 1847. Puth'y.
Somerset County SS.
AT an Orphans court held at Somerset
in and for the county cf Somertet on
the SOth day of August, A. D. 1847, be
fore the Honorable Judges thereof.
In the matter f the estate cf George
Hartzell, Esq., dee'd.
And bow to wit Augnst30th, 1847,
Samuel Y. Pearson, Esq.. appointed Au
ditor to ascertain the amount of debts,
and whether it is necessary to sell the
real estate of said deceased for the pay
ment of debts, Sic.
jUf, Extract from the records of
iffi said court certified this 30ih
Sv-iv day of Anirust, A. D. 1847.
VV. II. PICKING,
"m Clerk.
NOTICE.
The subscriber will attend at his office
in Somtrst borougbr on Tuesday the
9ih day of November next, at 10 o'clnck
A. M., for the purpose of executing the
above commission, of which all persons
interested are requested to take notice.
SAMUEL W. PEARSON,
Oct. 51847. Auditor.
. Confbctionaries.
"TfolGS, Raisins, Almonds," FHberfr,
Jl Cream, Pecon, and Ground Nuts,
and Candies of ail kinds, fur' sale at the
Drugstore of W. McCrxert.
in Soli lick townslvp i 'jj
AS agent for the heirs of Henry Yo.
thers, decM, I will expose to
by public outcry on the premises on ihe
2 In October, between the hours of U
o'closk A. M. and 3 o'clock P. M., Ui
following real estate, lyin? in Saltlick
township, Fayette county, adjoining lands
of Henry Adams, Frederick Berg aud
others, containing
15 5 ACHES,
on which is erected a two story hv
house log barn, also on said tract is a
never failing orchard, about seventy-fie
acres are cleared, fifteen acres of which
is in meadow, lying near the waters of
Buck creek at the fool of Laurel Hill,
near a good range for cattle te.,said
premises now occupied by John Yethers'
any person wishing to examine the same
previous to the day of sale will call on
John Yothers who will show the same,
the title for the property is indisputabls
and the terms of sale easy.
JACOB YOTHERS,
Sept..S3. 1847-31 Agent.'
Administrator's Sale.
FERE will be exposed to ?ale, by
way of public ontrry, in the borough.
of Somerset on the 23d day of October,
1847, at the public square in said bor
ough, the following real estate viz:
;. One House and Let, .
situated in the town of Lexington, Som
erset county, adjoining Culberiion Ran
kin on the eJst. on the south ride of maia
street, whereon is erected a two siory
dwelling house and other bujldujjs, pos
session to be given on the first dav of A
pril 1854.
ALSO, A certain tract of land situated
in Mil ford township, adjoining lands of
John Baron and oihers, containing
One Hundred Acre?,
the land unimproved and warranted in
the name of Cornelias Marteenus.
Also a tract of nine acres situated in
said township of Mil ford, adjoining lands
of Henry Walter and David Koontz,
about 3 acres clear.
8ale to commenee at 1 o'clock P. MV
Terms of sale one half in hand and the
balance in one year to be securtd on tho
land.
GEORGE MEESE,
Admr of Killian Koentz, dec' J
Sept 21, 1847.
Fuhlic Sale.
A VALUABLE FARII
AND OTHER LANDS.
THE subscribers will offer at publw
sale on the premises on Thursday in J
2lst day of October next, the following
real estate, late the property of Samuel
Will, dee'd, to wis: -No. 1. A Farm
(the mansion place.) situated in South
ampton township, Somerset county, Pa.,
about ef a mile from the Somerset and
Cumberland turnpike road, and immedi
ately north of Jacob Korns' Tavern,
containing about
Two Hundred acres,
abont 70 acres clear, of which 14 are in
meadow, and abont 60 acres more caa
be made; nearly all the land can be cul
tivated; it produces good crops of grain,
but is more particularly adapted to grass;
a large quantity of Hay can be made,
and sold on the premises at good prices.
On the premises are erected a good
Tico Story Log House,
cabin barn and other buildings, also an
excellent apple orchard "and other fruit
trees thereon; a number of excellent nev
er failing springs on the land, the woods
pasture is excellent, and in' short, by
good management can be made one of
the most profitable farms for keeping;
stock, in the county. This farm is
well calculated for a business man, be
ing situated just 3 miles from Wellers
burg, 6 from Ml.; Savage Iron work?,
12 from Cumberland, and a good road lo
either place, and therefore can have a
ready market for all kinds of produce
and lumber, which ho may desirt to sell.
Persons wishing to purchase might find
it to their advantage to call and see th
premises, as there are ether advantages
not mentioned here.
Terms, one fourth in hand, and tho
balance in 3 yearly payments. But it
will also be tried for one thousand dollars
in hand, and three hundred a year until
paid, conditions more fully explained
on day of sale. An iudisputabfe title
will be given to the purchaser.
They will also at the samo lime and
place offer for sale the undivided half of
tract No. 2, containing about 283 acres,
pattented land, adjoining No. 1, lands of
Jacob Korns, Jacob Riber, John Witt,
(now occupied by James Crosbey) Wil
liam May, Cox & Witt; a portion of
this tract is good laud for cultivation, and
contains valuable timber, such as pine
oak, &c, and is an excellent situation
for a tavern stand, the turnpike road pas
sing nearly through the middle of it.
"Also, No. 3, the undivided half of a
noiher tract containing about 313 acres,
adjoining No-1, hntl oL Jacob Jvorns,
Jacob Riber, the tract on which Ogle's
big ore bank is opened,' Daniel Lepley
and others,- the turnpike also passes
through this traefnear where a saw mill
is erected unit.. It contains coal and I
ron ore; part of it is good land" for culti
vation, and some meadow ground, tho
balance" is timber land. The widows
third will be'snld in all the tracts.
CATHARINE WITT, (widow,)
JOSIAH WITT,
ELI AS D. WITT,
and other heirs of Samuel Witt, dee'd
The undersigned, owner of the half,
mentioned in tracts No. 2 and 3, will at
the same time and place. oSer his half
for sale on reasonable terms, and if not
sold, wilt at any time agree te ajustand
reasonable division of the same. .
Jons Witt.
September 1, 1817