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1 FOR ()OVER NOR ,
WILLIAM F. PACKER
C INAI. COMIVI ISBI6N
NlMit OD S'rRICKLANI)
SUPREME JUDGF,s,
WILLIAM STRONI3
JAMES TIIOMPSON
DE MOCR AT IC CO I"A T 1 TIC A E
NIB 41:SEM El, Y ,
SAMUEL GILLILANI)
' POLL
THOMAS 3t:COY
FOIL PR OTll(*iq rrn It Y,
JOHN HOFFER
FOR RV; ISTEIt k It Eri JR I) Elt
JESSE L. TEST.
FOR THEAsIIIER.
ISAAC BUFFING TON
FOR COCNTY COMM IiSION ER
JACOB IV. EIIMIARD
=
EMIIIM
fon A unrTon,
CHRISWAN MARKS
PERSON AL.—No new subsenptions taken
at this office unless accompanied by the cash.
thir terms are positively in aVa 11.. e.
Democratic Ticket
In our last ne had hardy room to pub
lish the proceedings of the County Conven
tion, and place at our niast Mad the 'candi
dates nominated by lho Convention. And
we promised on another occasion to refer to
the candidates individually.
With reference to the Legislatrt o nomina
te al we trenhisay, tliat Mr. tILLILANI) , ef 3
Harris township, the gentleman nominated,
although not a practical speaker, is an unli
t Must who understand., the principles and
measures of the two political parties of (he
country, as well as any other whom we
ould mention in the county, and whose
aonunation gives general and prevailing sat
isfactioni In presenting Mr. Gilliland, we,
present the )emocracy with an individual
worthy their confidence, their approbation,
and their hearty support. lle is all uncon
querable Democrat of t), JellerSolll/1118C1100..1,
a man or honor and integrity, a respectable
anal high-rujutlud citizen, an accoinnwidating
friend, and a man of proper abilities do rep
regent the County in the Legislature of Penn
sylvania.
Next in order, s the office of Sheriff, to
fill which, we present the favorite of Potter
ton nahm. THOMAS COY , the noi iiiii ee
fur that pflien. is a gentleman too well' and
favorably known to the Democracy of this
County, to be either flattered or traduced by
us. He will ereninau 1 a' powerful vote in
the l a r ge Democratic townships of the Coun
ty, and thi rely insure an eleetion Let us
Rive lion a long pill s strong pull, and a
ull all iogetht r.
Our ,atilate ler Protliono.ary, is the
gt nth nini:7olwl 0,11w:1g JOIIN DUFFER,
Potti r tQWII4IIIp, than a hoin a litter iota
more deserving man does not exist We
venture the assertion that his election is as
sure iv that of 'any Olin r pt ism) on the Dem
ocratic Ticket.
For Registi.r and Recorder, um flag bears
the name of JESSE 1,. TEI , Esti of Rush
township All efin hove hail any acquarrit
ance with him, 81'.4 pleat girth his plain,
sociable manners, —have found lion to be a
practical man in every Nell', of the word
Ile is an uncomiut titbit! Democrat, and is
worthy of, and, entitled to the HU pima of
everyDi mocrat. Ilia election is conceded.
For the office of Tr, eamircr, we present the
mini° of ISAAC ISt ITINWVON, 6f Miles
burg. Mr. Buffington man accountant, anti
and well calculated to perform thr duties of
that office n itli boner to lum4elf and the
best interests of the t'ounty. Ile IN a tine
Democrat, and has also ays adhered to the
Jeflersoman school—but of his political opm•
ions um neeiLwat speakk,_l44:c&uiw
him but to prAise both his consileney and
integrity. Ufa truth such inert almaikt fill
the offices of the County.
For Commissioner, we have that iatelli
-
gent, honest, but plain and unott.ntatioua
I old fanner of Miles township, JACOB W.
EBRO ARP, Esq. This office in, -perhaps,
the most important to the tax-payers, of
any now filled, escepting that of Represent
' ative. Our candidate in just the man the
people desire to see elected, for he is not on
, ly honest and capable, virtuous and saving,
but he belongs to, and is identified with the
farming interests of the Cyunty, and if elect
ed, as he no doubt will be, the affairs of the
- - - ---Countroeuld-not - be-entrustret - txr - tho — man ,-
' agement of more safe and competent
DANIEL DERR of Bellefonte, for Coroner,
and CHRISTIAN MARKS, of Hiamoon,
for Auditor, are upon the Ticket. Both are
',gentlemen of well known abilities, and un
questioned integrity, and will no doubt coin
' mind the full vote of the party. Their
claims are alike strong, and every good
Democrat will give them his vote with pleas
trer.
Democrats of old Centre, the Ticket to be
supported by you at the coining slection, is
now complete. MI the candidates and be
fore you, and it is now left for you to' say
i whether you will support. sound National,
Union-loving Democrats for Wilco. sr Whotb
tr you will sanction the present inarflire
against the Constitution and countv7 by elect
ing men who are candidates or tho Black lie
, publican-Know-No th ing party, Can yen,
r`tmsi'l' iiti. • With : the km° you helm for our
kolilitfain institutions, and with reverence
1 for hit it Ise admonitions id . our patriot-foo
fail is, rasa yottwotes for the candidates of
v. 1 ty which car Fun thu Rag of ontyritt&M
liktt sof the Union l We say not. Then
giii the polls with the detertnlfilition to sup
por the most competent and deserving, and
the principles best calculated to enhance the
pro Lai it) Anil progress of our people.
The ticket which has been, presented by
, the Democratic party, :is one of the best
I that could have beta made. It is an honor
1 to the County, and an honor to the party
that formed it. • it is worthy the sup Port of
I every c itizcn who has the interests of our
comity nt heat t. It stands upon sound Jel
-1 fersoman Democratic principles. It is not
polluted by the foul breath of Black Repub
lii nnism It is composed of pure, uncon
tatichintid Democracy . i.
The opposition parties are getting desper
' ale nod ii ill resort to any schemes in oiler I
to di lode peters into the support of their 1
niongrt I ticket.Be not deceived. Blink
Republicans it dished by poi•ritica I tears over
ftlectling Kanrsas," in order to prejudice
the iiiiinki.of Voters against the Democratic
Picket. The y n ill harp from now until the
elution mottle slavery filiestion, a 4 their on
ii hope of success: and u•c dare say, they
n ill even go so tar as to assert thnt, the tick
et formed by the late Comity Convention
1.1114 dime through the influence of the
t• Bilk ftmti Chipic, ' Sec. They rill make
U 100.111,1. of typists (gently as rrdreoloils
ni tier to i I their candidates. Let it be
tie dole monition of every true Jettersonian
Di Tool rit to so ppm I. the Ticket throughout,
and Ito iIR my %ill be as usual, routed and
di ,per iii But if we suffer ourselves to he
diculed, by listening to a few disorganlzing
Mark Iteptitilienn-Knew-Nothings around
BA lb font", tw treat them other than as fat•
len, despised awl alinntloned demagogues,
we nt Mee open the doors to invite defeat
and ruin to triter wrthm our hitherto invin
cible calls, and destroy tam Again, we en
ti eat toil, I 'c sot ilf CI tel Tarnish not
your fair fame and is , II eatussl laprels,
ache i id in Comer contests with the ?ppm.'
tion, by mute submission to their disorgai. , - I
zing propositions Then, after the election
is oil r, the victory won, we shall want
to give one shout —Os IC 1 . ITRIOTIC 41101 T OP
GI tIIPS 1. Ns—and 1111.11 we shall breathe deep
er and freer, and devote. ourselves to the
taste am is. mutt, and edification of the
general reach:
':Slavery Aggression."
Fools talk about Slaveifas though it was
making constant aggressions. Put all sen
sible tnet know that precisely the reverse is
the case. Seventy years-ago every State m
the Union but one were slave Stater. Now
sixteen are free States, and fifteen slave
States. In less than Wye years seven Ter
ritones will be admitted as free States ; to
wit: •Mioneseta, Nebraska, Washington,
Oregon, Utah, New Mexico and Kansas. -
Then there will be twenty-three free Staten
and tkfteeit slave Statea. Then the Senate
will stand —finial free States 46 ; from slave
States 30, Then the House of Representa
tives will sh ad almost two to one from free
States. That Is VI hat Black-Republican
Know-Nothing spouters call slavery ng
gression " Dclan are w ,soon be a free
State, tee, 411,samirA„, Does
not cSeiy 11111` see that the Black Republican
' stories about Slavery aggression are itunftly
• hes 4 1111.1 yet we tied men 111 Bellefonte and
vicinity contending that slavery Is 011 the in-
BEM
CoL J. 0. Kurtz
lie rt In ewe to another tmlitinti of to day's
paper It Gill be Melt that
prvllillin 111 t atillelate before the late t'uonty
Cottvennon, tv th ten mined to battleNtnatifol
ly fop the (Humph of the Democr i attelicket.
'1 he 0pp,,,,,ti0n had IDA the thettertug unc
tion to then unnl4, awl had even t. in:Mated
a repot t, that tie , w onnsepienct . 01 not
being smimild oppose and, coma,
quettil) , Lti. the 'ticket Ills letter speaks
ill terms tent to he misunderstood, and nails
the titan hood in the hod. The Col Is a gen
tleman, and a I), !tea: al low' vrtac/p/r, and,
as giAell t in st in es art in slid from the party.
Ile maid, its the proper spirit, and has
throe, n a datilla r upon the hopes of our op
ponents Snell I)!..inocrary we admire. Let
all read the letter. J
Missouri Election
Tim IJ KNOII - The officinl re
port shows that Cal. Stew art, the Democrat
ic candidate (or thrvernor of Missorm, Is
elected by 33.1 major ity The official vote
stands: For Stewart, 47.075: for nollins,
47,641. Sow mark if all the Black Repub
lic-7ln papers in the country don't begin' to
cry out ! fraud' at the Ballot Box
this is the game they ala ays play when'de
rested. Poor fellows, they have been used
up at every r I. etion that Las taken place this
summer, and the consequence is, they have
got mad as hornets, and the madder they
get, why the madder their friends get.
But let them rant and rave —let them pour
forth the black gall on their, vitiated hearts,
give them rvipe enough, and they will ulti
mately bang themselves.
Tun. FOIST Gum Fmom 01110.-I he first afl
cis) response to the Democratic State nomi
nations of Ohio comes from toledo in the
election of a Democratic ,city treasurer by
360 majority over the Blacksgepubtican
candidate. The election took place on the
11th, and was well ,contested. The follow
ing is, the vote, which shows a large turn
out:
O'Neil (Democrat) 147
Wheeler, Black Republican) 387
Total, , 1,327
,
Democratic majority, 360
Toledo gave a heavy fusion majority last
spring. .
Monorail° Zest*
-A-large and enthneieetie Democratic Meet , . ,
ing teas held iss Clearfield on the 18th ult.- 1
The Clearfield Repuidieum says ; •
After the meeting was organized, on
Motive of Israel Test s Esq., the Hon. lYni.
Bigler was called upon to address his Dem
ocratic friends preseht. Senator Bigler said
that he did not intend to t iako a regular
speech but would confine himself to aim
plain, practical remarks relative to the duti
of Democrats - in the z'orrfing contest. fits
anggestione were cool, clear and statesmaii
like, eliciting attention by their delivery,
and convincing by their truthfulness. Ile
closed by introducing to the audience Ira
C. Mitchell, Esq., of Bellefonte. Round af
ter round of applause greeted Mr. Mitchell's
remarks during their delivery, and he con
cluded amidst the most manifest demonstra
tions of delight and approval.
At the close of Mr. Mitchell's speech, 'T..
J. Boyer being called out, responded by
warmly thanking the Democracy of the
county for their confidence and kindneatig in
selecting him as their standard bearer—and
closed by assuring them of his determination
at all hazards to adhere to the t• flag of the
Union."
North Carothia Eleotion
We find in the Raleigh (NO7th Cii r rarna)
Standard the official vote for Congressmen
in the rowective districts of that State. The
following are the majorities of the Congress
men elected
Democrats. Majorities.
tL M. Shaw, • 38
Thera. rtaffin, . , ' 5,3'24
,Warrion Winslow, 4,851
1,14 , 41 ]truth;
A M. Scales,
Rio lon Craige,
T. 1. ciiiignmi,
if we deduct from the above the Know-
Nothing majority of 847 in Gilmer's district.
there is left a net democratic majority in the
State on the popular vote by districts of
twenty-seven thousand two hundred and forty.
North Carolina is certainly the banner State
of the- Union.
Jana B. Jiall, lea
As will be seen by his letter published ur
another column, this gentleman shows him
self to be a true Democrat of the Jefferso
- S4lOOl. Will, " the greatest good to
the greatest number'' in Ills eye, he
comes nut manfully and endorses very
strongly the nomination of John Hoffer, his
successful competitor for the office of Pro
th,a;,otary. This certainly cannot he called
anything "Ise than Democracy of the purest
and most rati:'al kind. Mr. Hall has been
born and rearmed a Democrat, has never fal
tered, an d hirletter shows conclusively that
he has been actuated, not !sy the spoils, but
by the purest motives—tin" trn't ° P h of the
great Democratic Party. R u ch de l ,otion de
serves to be rewarded, and see feel confiC. l ent
he will tie remembered by the party in the
future.
Appointments by the President.
Bei crlty Tucker. of Viillia, consul at
Isv erpool, in place of Nathaniel Hawthorne,
resiginsl.
Ilenrs NV. iSpencer, of New York, consul
at Parig,fri place of Duncan K. Mcßae, ru
!signed.
John Yodhell, of Pennsylvania, cnnsul at
Basle, in place of Daniel S. Lee, waned. •
Charles 1. Fox, of Michigan, consul at As.
pion all, in plane of Francis A. Thornton. re
signed.
Ernest Volger, of Virginia, consul at Bar
celona, m
_place of l'ablo Anguera, the pres
ent I nell tithent.
Jacob Forney, of Pennaylvarna, aupelin
tendent of Indian altairh for Utah
.1 B Danforth. jr., purser in the navy,
vice ,lolot V Dolibm. resigned.
Charles associate justice for
the I 'oiled Status court for the Territory of
tab ; lice Mites, moms ed
CAM KAGLES.---Whlle-On a visit to the
West l and North Branch Valleys a short,
time ago, we had the pleasure. of nding from
Lock Haven to Williainsixirt, on the Packet
Boat, Chilton, commanded by the gentle
man a hese name heads this article. The
caldron is a modest, unassuming officer, and
clues for the convenience and comfort of
his passengers in an unostentatious manner.
Ills bout is largo and kept clean and neat.—
The Captain is not possessed of that, over
officiousness so cominon n ith persons in like
situations, but strives to mind his business.
a hieli he does to his own interest, and great
ly to the interest of the Company. Captain
Fogies is a true gentleman in every sense of
the term, and we congratulate Messrs. Eder,
White & Co , in securing the services of a
gentleman so well adapted to the position.
EMILY. lioTEL.—This Hotel, situate oppo
'
she the West Branch Bank, I Wilhanuport,
is kept by What we call the prince
o Landlords. The house is large, comfort
able, and well, arranged for convenience.—
The table is well laden with the delicacies
of the season, and accommodating waiters
are always at your service. The proprietor
is a whole-souled, good-humored fellow—a
,perfect brick, and to all_who wish good ao
commodations and agreeable entertainment,
we sayi Sall Mettle Eagle lintel kept by WWI.
11. Hay, Esq.
The Interior Department Has received in
telligence from rehahle gentlemen, and fu-
Igitive Itlormons, that Bngliam Young is
preparing to' resist General Harney ; that lie
has relapsed into the-grossest infidelity and
atheism, and continues to hold up the Gov.
ernmeat of the United States to the supreme
contempt of the Mormons.
how IT WORCS.—The beauties of the
joint stumping system, as proposed by Mr.
Wilmot, were faithfutlyAlustrats4-4--
candidates for the Governorship of Missouri.
They were stumping the State together, and
outing a discussion at Gallatin, on the 24t1,
ult. Mr. Stewart charged Mr. Rollins with
making false statements, whereupon the lat
ter attacked the former, and a regular fight
ensued. Are the people of Pennsylvania
wiling to have such a practice prevail in this
State
obligations for valuable deOuments from the
Patent °Moe. •
Oue half of the Western Division of the 1'
& L. 11. R. R. has been graded. ,
PEll.,___Agatik SCIBSOBa
co- self-loie is the safest O - ftill loves.
Geuids wili work 'itself through.
117' Good Beef—Tina killed by friend Gil
liland. •
[W" If OYU piiilspiake a perch, bovemany
will 'Hake a trout.
A barrel of flour n ill make 300 jsiunds
of bread-4,800 ounces.
IQ'
The wbolu number of IVs Offices in
the Uni led_ &atm is 211,197-
11.5 - - A fellow was into jail last
week for selling liquor to minors:
117" For a neat and substantial plug, or
new set of grinders, go to Wingate's.
fellow that cull's all his
knowledge from borrowed newspapers. -
[l7- Love—Mlttlit i vorld within itself, in
timately connected shovel and tonis.
[l:7 Hard Times-43Mb* on a cold grihd
stone and reading this President's message.
t r?" Look out for Fite thousand majority
for the Democratic Wicket in this County
this Gill. . 1
Larimer
. 411 plenae unapt of a
‘nod' for a copy of tho ikliNaouri Republican
of alafe date.
r,7-The Democratic Ticket of this Dann
ty knocks our opponents into a cocked
¶J Mr. MeElrath'il name haft been with
drawn for the New York Tribune. The firm
is now Horace Grrely & CO."
A renerabler old ninn " Let
the slandered take onnfort—it is on'y at
fruit trees that thiettowthrow atones."
97 Our Junior would be ',tome' with a
side-bill plow Jost not—being troubled a nth
a big red boil abouliwo feet nhuve the malt
fri7 We see it stated that the Indian Agen
cy of- Gtali---Tiurikuppeo.-terl-to
thee Meek;" of thisiAounty, but tivell»cil.
603
7L9
5,855
5,017
J/ Jos. !Jolt, ESq., of Louisville, has de
dined the ofllce of coinvoiwoon,:r of Patents
which had been tendered to him by the Tres
ident.
EMS
Lf7",/ A Bullock on the Bench. --tine. Pol
lock- has appointed Darius llollock Presirt.ent
Judge of Da% y Wilmut's DiNtriet. dehoso
phat a hat a name.
(re - The street leading from the Presby
terian Churelf down to the " Yittany Valley
Barn," is to be it
shortly, and pave
ments laid. GoodW
Ire'77lr parent i4Tib would train up Mg
child m the way he Ahould go, must m
the way he would tram up his child. Exam
ple before precept..
• ;r7 - • ci Mips Weal recently WCOVPT,II ten
thousand dollars dinuage4 for a breach Of
promise, from a btu,- .4 Wain. Iligh pike
to re-cord for wood, we think. .
Q"7 - We are informed that their is some
dissatisfaction in the Maek Republican ranks
about their County nonnuations.
a" Cott Rapt that Every man that
lives has his lights and ,hades."
We arc not certain about the A114(101, but
presume there is no tire, %%about lighes.
The Newcastle Pa . Batik, which fail
ed aotnetime since under the charge of John
N Wftgonseller, is to resume payment on
the 13th of Oct., next, finder a new name -
" The Lawrence Coutit3 Bank."
; TP Now and then yon meet with a per
son so exactly formed to pleave, that he will
gut) upon every one that hears or beholds
L in; p i e. disitositien IS not merely the gift of
!.ut frellhently the elleet of notch
k no w leap," t'r tl yfworld and a command over
the perishing.
one respa,el. says the Prosiilenee
M is r, - last performance
WAS not 11 failure. She Sb: on ' to t o' . ( o,l fincd•
and her succeeded adtturith::'• She is nut,
however, supposed to be in • s i , , kia y conch
tion, as the courts refusiktiu allow ;."r to ht•
boded out.
The ceremony or tying t h e knot iN
very much ntmplttirmi m thr Ifornrirrlte
111 U the following st toe will show •• 1111111
Is your name, on ?” " 11
3 our 'mule, 1111, ' Poll) " \bit „
do t on lute Poll% •• No noscitko —14.11..
I . y, do 31111 LW" Malty 1 " ••Well I nrkuu "
11"r11, then,
I :prououure you 111.111 awl 1i lie,
All tha duly. oi your Ilfu '
t',"" -- Wrong I tapression Corrected Many
persona, we are an lit, lire nndt r the 1111-
prvg-oon that " saltplitre" won t e"Cflo,le un
less m combo - nth :n with charcoal and sul
phur. 'I his !nal or may not be an crronc
ous impression . but we are quite I . ( :tam
that tlfe i lea or prm uring the ',Rine Wilda)
of dry goods anywhere die than at Wilson
Bros„ will out only prove fallaelolol, but
luehly diSaßtron, to IWO pO , SI , SpIPg them.
71.," A Wag - Dimly of the Brbiak.ville dcf:
fersoman. Listen how he talis to the '•
gn
lo-mectin' folks. '
•• Persons who have been in the habit of
hitching their hortes to our (owe wh i l e th e y
attend church, are mfornied that we have
a staple driven in our cellar door w Inch they
probably have not l!haerVial • if they would
hitch to it, or what would still be hetter,init
their horses in some stable it would sate
us the trouble of making fence every
117' Forging Tavern Licences, he —There
seem, to be quite a mama for ill. kliala of
forgeries, (-ulnae' reiu, 3r , existing like an
epidemic or certain localities But we have
yet to hear of any one possessing the hardi
hood to attempt, much less the skill to suc
cessfully perpetrate anything like an mita
lion of the now and beautiful !milliner and
fall style of clothing for gentlemen's wear,
ready made and in the piece, that nre now
offered to the public at the immense clothing
Emporium of Motttgomery h Son.
Colonel Geary
This gentleman, who served with gallant•
ry and distinction as head or ono of the
Pennsylvania regitnetita, and as command
ing officer of the First Divii-ion of the Army
in Mexico. is at the Aster llonse. fan pas
siml let es rerpark that thin house s • lifst in
age *Ad reputation," la doing now " a land
office business." - -
Col. Geary resigned his commission 40
Governor to Kansas, and owing to the vivid
imaginations of the mongrels of his State,
Pennsylvania, they thought to wheedle him
from his integrity and propriety by making
him their candidate for Governor. ft'would
not work easily, for Col. Geary is now, as
ho always has been, one of the props and
pillars of true Democracy. , Ile says that
there can be no doubt of the election of Gen.
Packer, Governor, over IViltriot, and ex
pressos a Strong desire that all tho_vetty_
MTh ice - w - YtTri — i - vilf and
thus the Empire may Join the Keystone State
in the bonds of faith and fraternity.
We beg to assure Col. Geary and our
friends in Pennsylvania, that theprospects'
of union and harmony are daily becoming
more auspicious., No such word as fail in
New York. —Noe York Daily News, Aug.
25th.
Three boys at school, learning their cate
chism the one asked the other boy how far
a state o'sin,and misery." 1113 then asked
another what length ho was, to which he re
plied(" I'm Just at effectual calling.", 'They
were both anions, of course. to learn how
far be-was himself, aid having asked him,
he answered " past redemption." •
[From the Lyaomlog GatiAte.]
A Skethh--General Packer
Tho following biographical make of ono
of our citizens, we extract from an address
delivered before a literary society nt the
Academy, by Andrew .d. Little, Esq., in
February, 1847. We need hardly say, that
the poor boy therein referred to, IS 1101 V the
Democratic candidate for Governor of this
Commonwealth, (len. William F. Packer.—
. Alay, the youths of the present slay, take
courage from his example, to press foment
to the goal of distinction, c'espising alike the
misfdrtunes of poverty and the want of in
fluential iculls:
In 1807, raided a Quaker family, near
the Bald Engle Alountain, some fifty miles
above this place. Being in humble cireum
stanices thephad not the means of
giving their children the advantages of an
education. Through industry anil perseve
rance they barely obtained sufficient 11101118
to St/Clll.l a comfortable sustenance. In
1814, the head of that hobbie but interest
ing family,,paid the tribute of motnlity, and
left a widow with five small children, depen
dent upon her for a livelihood.
One of her hOll3 at the tender age of twelve
years, having an extreme flintiness for read
ing, came to theesmelusion to be a printer:
and resolved to go nod learn that trade and
relieve his mother froiniFte care and protec
tion of one who thought himself. at that ear•
lv age, capable of taking eare of houself.—
lie ties op a little bundle of clothes and pets
than mule! his arm - lads his mot her an af.
feetionate farewell, and starts on foot to Sun
bury —a distance of some sixty or seventy
miles—in the cold and dram), season of win
ter. Ile passes through 41'illininsport, with
his little Montle and only fifty cents in his
pocket. Ile arrives at Sunbury and pun.
cores n situntinn in A printing^ ornee, and
eipitinues elevili months, e hen, by the de.
- of ihatrtioo . l ,
that paper thought proper to dtscontrotie it
and our young hid finding no other situation.
returned home
next fall, be took a Job of cutting
eonleood for ltoland Ciirtin's Iron %Sol ks,at
thirty-three cents is cool, and through that
winter, which was a severe one, he emitin.
lied wading in sitow knee-deep, until he hail
cut over fifty colds of s(((ill then only be
tween fourteen and lifti•en years of age. In
18 0 _3, lie Again went into a printing alike
and remained until 1825, flavour served a
regular apprenticeship he then again shout.
tiered his knapsack and set out fur employ
ment as rs journeymen printer, in the direc
tion of Ilarrislang tin area ing at the capi
tal, he was employed by the State Printer,
and there earned and ptircha•ed the first
Stilt of broadcloth clothes and the first pair
of boots he eve r 111)11' e.otioned
Harrisburg tun years, and then raffle to Wil•
homs1iott,1111111,111"011140i 0111.1111 fr 1141111. Lv
rriminkr Gm:rtie, and tiro year; after, the
other half.
le 1832, we find our 3 ming f lend Na
po Intent/rut of the Iv, it mond, Panel,
which olhee he held for duce )earn, during
Odell time he paid nut more than tine and a
half mi nio n :, d.o 'ars • 111 I 839 appointed
Canal Coanruccanter , and in 1842, Auditor
General of the State of I'ennsth•ania.
The boy that once passed though this
place, with Ins hale bundle of clothes on
his arm and only fifty cents in his (ocket,
Is now a 111,tingtitA101 ststeionun an emi•
rent apvaker, and a trorilly citizen of your
n then—an of persev.tring In
dustry 'Lind personal- exertuw, worthy of int
-11510,11. Ile in pct )oung and full of his
youthful energy, and lux star is stiff
am-rutlant.
14 alba Come G•ltm as concithrm rien -
Am. well your par, lb. ro all the honor
The Atlantis Telegraph. -
The.l'oninnoy nhM•h loss undertaken this
great enterprise, ha• • capital of £.350,000 7
wLrL into titre, hundred and ill ty
libArCS of It (1.111,1)11d p l llllll4 aa. The cost
of thi' Cable is lhu., -dated
!'.. , (rokt•t pricq't,f dc. p met' wire I,ol' mile 1200
1., ie ., 1)r 31.111 }at 11 &Ma troll Vlll , per
...I tnr per rinko,
Totnl Tyr t u b
' fond for 2501) 011irti, F1,212.'11)
Tell IMIO, of deep sea i%
sled COVCrlfr,;, f , or and ocean
c , attit ettott at •.'l4.'ao ler nude, 14,5,' 1 1.10
eta v live s shore ends,
at 51950 per wile, 31,251)
1 01 al •ift:t
Thl% ro.t of the cable only, and
11161 , II" Re, 04111 t of the el,gt. of 4 I. rinrnl ap•
paratiN, vat inns tna.•lnnet y Int board (hi'
Nittpm, 06.
Captain 111nIson, of tlie t, a 1ltl•, to
Ic.kshington that It vi as exp l • fed 111, ha% -
in . /11.111i OM 1 . .1 1 ,4ti• %%Mild 1.4, 11111.4 . 10 4 ' , 0n the
3 1 1 nlst., and 1 0.1, •'ll. e 111 be a 111144•1 :014;411-
i:lr eirluerd. nee, as '.•lnnilms left putt
voyage of dtsett% ery to the Wesiern 11,11111,
on (ha. 341 day of August, just 36.5 )OMS
,ago
Missouri Election -
Lon, Thp.tt,l fin or hi , hays,
that all doubt, 114 to the ele. non of Robert
M. 4 itewart, the Dem...n.11(.11011111102 fort lov
ernor of the State of Missouri, have been re-
Moved by the returns n•cclt VII up to that
date. Ali the counties, have three. have
liven in aril Rum ~111,:4411y Pouts. of came
in yesterday morning a ith a marrity or see
enty-Neven for Steuart, inst. ad of
hen, which had before !won given to him :
bit Diem to oilmi thi, gum, hila,k: turned
up afterwards ollii tally, and, instelithrof.gtv
ing us 100 majority, autunied no inure than
411 -thus wiping out the :10 gain i"
rot, and leaving lit to spare The 11/ redo -
ees Stewart's in mjority to 11, and h..
this major ity w ith w Melt to go into Ripley
and Dunkin'. Whatever the latter county
may do, we are hati.stled that Repley county
will far outstrip it, and eve IC.clasimrtViliat
the vote a in has favor by more than 100
throughout the State. We have informa
tion 110111 which ttu rely, also, that Nods
way has given a majority of 240 for Stewart,
instead of 125, al we have it on our table.—.
Tills will help to swell Steuart's majority, if
ithhould prove to be coned, and add 14 Clio
mojonty of the Democratic nominee.
Cul. Stewart had long odds to contend
against in this cans 0-.3,5 t and Ma election is a
triumph of no tirainary characters., We con
gratulate the !Democracy of Missouri on
their manly dtkvotions to those principles
which constituta the true nationality of tho
party, and their hospitality to all those spu•
rious schemes of philanthropy which are but
the cunning devices, of the enemy.
Bxiiw LOW'S -
low of the Knoxville Whig, complains, in
common with the craft, of the iiwinivenient
and unnecessary length of the obituary no
tices sent him for publication, which he pro
nounces useless nonsense, and concludes by
sayings, when we die we desire some friend
to pen this obituary for us : •
Departed tHis life ou day, in the
year of his age, W. C. Brownlow,for
many years. the editor of a newspaper. Do
desires it stated to the world, that if he had
his life to live over again ho could improve
ief.—
to be f = -t t=i this life 'and asks no
favors of anybody " on the other side ofJor
dan" buthia Wall Ilia friends, if ho has
heft any behind, can be of no service to him:'
his enemies, he is proud to know, can't
reach him.
X'Kbes--Opeeoh.
ffere to be a great anxisy on
the part of the people to ace the speeoh,
Made by McKim on the scafrold,luer be
fore being executed, we pi in full.
It is' as follows :
'Friends and re/Goto Cs izettr.-1 have
!dipped upon the scaffold as a murderer,
but lam au innocent man. I have been
Wronged otit of my life 'by my fellow men,
whoeswore.my life away. As a dying man,
whose soul will, be in eternity in a few
minutes, they swore fulesely:
First of all was Attieks. .Atlf a dying
man, I would rather die on this ecallold
than that my , country's laws should be
trampled upon. Ile [Atticks] canter to
Blair county, and swore falsely. Ile told
Bing but the tr,uth. I never went to
Atticke' with Norcross; I never was there
when. money was paid to Norcross. At
ticks is q murderer! He has sworn my
life away, and injured my luring wife, my
dear young son, my aged mother, my four
siatern and my •brother. Yet he looked in
my rice and sneered while lying. Ile told
evrrything but truth. Little - did be
think, when he testified, he would have to
stand before the Judge, God Almighty.—
If he don't repent before he dies, he'll be
damned eternally for the injury ho bag in
flicted on'me and my family. But I for
hint.
Mr. Fate' . , Dude' - another. lie
told a 'lon.. .ry. said • that a few
,
days befoie • 'hived Norcrose
with the razor I cut his throat.
It is untrue . him—it was
not my razor. a razor on my
11.MtP_Ett`ger_itils.. .13". I left
home. De told what trne.4. Ct y
razor is a . 'and is - at
.Lang Pond.
Dr Rumheld is another; ; *aid be
fore Norcross left that bow man.
A mon present hero knows' t. he
(tame here and swore that he, getting
well, arid that there way nothing the mat
'ter with bite. At starting, Norcross rode
up in the wagon with the trunks, while
Eaton swore that he walked up with him.
It was a lie
James Warfel wan—another. - I never
saw Warfel; and never rode on a sled with
anybody till I fut on the other side of
Williamsport. As a dying•man, I hope 1
may never gee heaven, if I rode on a sled
with him, or any other man, till I was fif
teen miles on the other side of Williams.
port. He is one of those who put this
rope on my neck ; ho swore to fahiehnodg
in rem Court 'House. But / forgive him,
and may God have mercy upon him ; but
he never will unless he repents.
These aro all no men, They hsvn't the
hearts of' men. May God Almigthy bless
them. lam an innocent man. I ears not
what the world may tray about me. T tell
you before God I am an innocent man ;
before God I tell you as an American citi
zen. I must go, either to heaven or hell
this minute, but I never murdered Nor-1
cross. -
This ie solemn talk, and I know you wdl
not believe me an - went, brit - God knows
it. I care net what the world thinks; ;
God end myself know it. If nil the
blood of innocent men , rho hare died upon
the ocaffold was collected in one pool, it
wbeth, dt , fiirrt all the false pen who swore
their lives away.
These men came to ace the trialof Mc-
Kim, and expected to ray expenses by
wetting a little try nay nut nf Blair county
They warn fake men. and swore, link in
ling, my life away. They were not right
men, but God Almighty bless them
They ore my min leeera ; they got this
noose about my neck. nosy stand clang
ed before Gal with my murder.
Mil
A man named Fleck said I took break
fast a t hi s house This was proved fake
to his teeth I never eat a meal in his
in may hie la . ' fi meal at a genii , .
man's _house, not •nt Fleck's house Ile
,teromed to cent , Into C,purt, and falsely
swpgr Nrktin's life away If 6h had
come into court, and sw.,en I bad took
breakfast ai his hom,e it would hare been
all right Id, ,'t know hi s name ;h e i s
an Irishman Ilis h, use is near the rail
road, and has a pnreb in front, which is
white, I think %%Iv n you ;n the bar
is in front, the dining room to the left
hand and the entry to the right Is that
Fleck's house?—is Fleck an Irishman
May Co d save Fleck I Ife wilinot, un
less lie repents God knows, and be ton,
that h• is one of my murderers If he
[Fleck] in hire, I want him to hear me
C would rather die on the 45110ws than be
in his plies. •
CI .ii.o4 7'o
In a few minors I muitt be launched
into eternity, and go to either heaven or
hell. lam going home to sweet Jeans
I am not a murderer, and yet I am to di. ,
a dishonorable death, when I know I am
no, murderer.
I have been a United States Dragoon ;
I have fought and bled fir any country.—
I boat not of that, 'but I tell yon of the
dishonorable death lam to die. Send to
Woltbingtmi for a record of my conduct;
I way prolllot..d to drill master. I served
under Scott, Harney and Jenkins. The . );
all know me. They know am a man
that would not out Norcross" throat, orbeet
his brains but with it club. I am In
nocent I never did it. lam a dying
man, and if T die with a lie OD my lips I
will go to hell,
I must die and lie in that coffin. ' My
p ter mother taught rno to read the bible
and, pray I teliove the bible, and have
always prayed every night. You know
my poor 'mother feels at her sou dying eb
dishonorable a dtmth, but I am innocent
My mother would never have given birth
In a son who would have done wrong with
out confessing it. lam an innocent man ,
I did not murder Samuel Townsend Nor
cross. God don't want me to say I did ;
God is on my nide: I dittreortithat_tho
fieopTe say.
You will find not that I am an innocent
man, You will find that some other man
is guilty ; murders never wlil lay. You
will• find out that. Tam innocent. An
American citizen, I stand before you a
supposed murderer, and I don't wonder at
if.. I don't blame you, God and myself
knows lam innocent. As a Chester
county man, lam innocent. I was born
in Chester county, on the Lancaster county
pike, near the faty.aight mil e s
was born in Chester county ; I won't deny
my county. Others from Chester county
may deny me, but I never did anything to
bring me here.
My life baa been sworn away, for I am
uo murderer, As an American citizen, I
have a 004 to speak to you, si! I. could
not die c hoppy unless I did. As a dying
man, every word I bavo spoken is true,
but I kikiw I ilionot convince you. I do
not stied in the eyes of Gad as a murde
rer. Ae Raying man, lam not the mur
derer of Norcross. I did not murder him.
I ant innocent.
have fought and bled for my country.
I have fought for the stars an 4 the stripes.
I have carried the gag up to lie muzzles
of the Cannon and the, points of the bayo
net,. Any man who murders his fellow
living deserves Rouging, but I-dne't go in
for hanging an innocent man. I admit I
was not able to prove it, and they swore
everything agaiost me like a 'song. My
counsel done their duty; they done every
thing in their power, in every manner,
shape and form. .They did their whole
duty. ,
I have heard it said that -I blamed Mil
Honorable Judge for 'his able ollit
against me. lis not true. As a ,
man I never:Ma t
uled him. would
[Marl who has sworn to do his duty to do
anything wrong to save my
I have been nearly, three mouths chain
ed in prison'. Ido not blame .the Honor
able sheriff for chaining me % but I blame
myself a little ; you all know the reason
why fur cutting the bobbles. I have been
used like a gentleman by thelienorable
Sheriff, the Honorable Mr. Hammond,
an'd the. whole of them. They used me
with respect.
But one word , ' mutt say. By orders
of Mr. Hammond; I wasdrandoufftd one
night with my lquids behind my back, and
.ajlileuffs .ut t.
wrists. I asked the Honorable Sheriff to
take them off , but he would naedo so un
til he got another pair. I told the Hon
orable Sheriff that I would speak of it to
day, and I have.
Honorable Mr. IM'Clure has been with
we for about six mouths. Ho has been
with me nightistid day. lie has done his
duty as an officer, and has always treated
i44}s well, as also bas his lady. He got me
everything I wanted or- should have as •
prisoner. I think he is one of the forte
moat eitisams in the place. You ought to
be proud of him as the formost citizen of
the county. He is a man of honor and
respectability, he is a nian I love. I wish
you to look upon him with honor and re
spect. His wife is a lady, and has the evii
derness of a mother. She knows bow
my old mother is weeping for me today.
May God Almighty bless you both is all I
have to say.
A number of citizens have been very
kind to me. Mr Junkie and Mr. McLean
have been very kind to me, so has Mr.
Clarke I don't see him here to-day.
The pious people of this place have attend
ed on me like Christians —They bat e kind
ly feelings for their fellow-man. They
have not been ashamed to read to me, and
kneel in prayer within the gloomy walls of
that 'Orison
Mr. Junkie and Mr M Lean have come
to escort tim lb the pinned.: of dull). I
Idiome them nipelf, and they lave saved
my iorill'lVin lirll A number of Metho
di,t people came and bidet prayer_ there in
the gli rimy walla or that prison. They
eion't think too much of themselves. May
tied Almighty bless them
Citizens of Hollidaysburg. one 'and all,
hove used me w tth I hum them all,
as gtasi. American eittien. YOU set` mu
here pleathriglor truth. They have no rope
around their.ilecks.k now ing that nethe tw•tnk—
hog ,Y(, ) ,: they ia mild be plunged into
aien or hell. If they (the witnesses)
hail. they n ould never hate sworn my life
as ay They never wou ld.
, 1 have been charged oath more gnaws
than this—l've seen it nt the paper:: hut
t verything in them ain't true. I have been
b.trged. intinlermit two more WWI. but
the tinttt saol it till was chained
by I They hid me fast eviongli and
could sat n hat they. pleased. God knows
I am ,iii,,, ent, and he will speak for..;llXual.
I hoped may never see the Is iogiloui of heav
en if I evir nainiered any man.
I have to en charged ith boric stealing,
',wet IN untrue I hate never stolen any
thing av a (lying man I never Im 1. no, nev
er, never, except fruit. I have stolen fruit
and ate it, n ho has not done 40 f But I never
stole anything t hie. Ain't et halt to be ac
cused thus %lido chained ?
(.041 Almighty has something to say con
cerning that: he knows I ant innocent. J
could not dm happy finless 1 ear ressed
As art American cit izen I have a right to. I
0.111 an Innocent man, and have nothing to
fear ,-- I am a happy man I havesmade int
calking and election sore -God knows it. I
have pot runt Jesus go to hllll
al.soon a, t h b. breath Is 011 t of my body I'll
go to heaven. There Wei my clear old
mother, my aged father, who has gone before
me, my loving wife and son, my sisters and
my brother. Ile going home.,
What need I mant for this dishonorrble
death ? Afy friends care nothing about ;L --
Their characters are faultless. I am sorry
that I am in this fix , to bring disgrace upon
them, but it ix no fault of mine. God Al
mighty knows it. My friends do not. bo•
lie, e that I UM an innocent man, beciuse
tlfd•y are ehristians• They know I know.
whether I am innocent or guilty of the mur
der of Nto cross.
Asslong as my heart continues to beat,
pd God gives me the power and will of de
livery, I 4 ill contend for my right. If I was
guilty it walla be wronit, bull am innocent-
AnyLlntig I. ought to du. I will submit to, -
but not what I ought:llot to. (Inc thing I
will submit to, I'll submit to all wrongs like
a cliristian and an American citizen ought to.
The devil got, bold of me this morning and
forest roc to try and deprive. myself nl./tfm
I did rt without thibking. I thought only
of the disgrace to my friends by this death.
If !had succeeded, it would have been more
of a disgrace than this rove. I believe in
the 13ible, and *Here I would kayo been
damned if I had.. I never could have been
saved when guilty of my own murder. My
friends, (pointing to Mr. M'Clure and the
man who watched him) hindered me. I
give lip the weapon to them at once, and I
thanked God for it. May (IA biali you ill.
'Are the prisoner ceased speaking and"-
. me& . e.nd to the clergy inn, ut
ed by some new idea, he turned and again
faced the spectators, and spoke as follows :
I know you don't believe me innocent, but
as a dying man. before God I am. In a few
minutes my soul will be launched into'bter
nity and go home to Jesus.
After the cap was dnrwtreverhis eyes, the
Sherd! asked Al'Kim if belied anything fur
ther to say, and he spoke usfollows:
lem an innocent man. I stand upon the
pinnacle of death, but I am an innocent man.
I freely forgive those who swore againit me.,
nn don't holinvn me,talLyoll l22
think-there is some-reality in my protesting
I my innocence on the very pinnacle of death.
I believe the Bible, and I believe If I should
die With a lie on my lip/. I would go tb hell.
God bless my wife and child, my dear old
mother, my sisters and my brother, and L ,
hope to meet them all in heaven.