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ACKLI AND H. H. HALL, EPITO.IIII
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Tarn DAV, OCTODItIa 1, 0431
DRIMOCRA TIC STATE. TICKET
FOR GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM F. PACKER.
:_CANAL CoMM IsgroNEß:
NLMROD STRICKLAND.
JUDGES,
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WILLIAM STRONG.
JAMES , THOMPSON.
nkmooRATIC COUNTY TLC KY!
FOR m4sEm
"SAMUEL GILLILAND.
FOIL :4111:RIFF.
Tllo7:TerrY:
FOE PRoMONOTARI,
II()FFETL
volt itEOISTER .t Rr.rnßnP:n
.1 ESS E L. TEST.
Foil TREASURER,
ISAAC BUFFINGTON.
Fortcoc!s;ty CO;IMIsSinNER,
JACOB 1% - .. EDRHARD.
rOR coRoNER,
DANIEL DE R,
foki DIMIL,
CHRISTIAN MARKS.
The Wilmot Meeting
Candid numbers of all patnrs are free to
admit that the American Itepuidiom meet
ing of the Nth ul t . WAR a e. The at
teudaitce was very small for an oreaston of
the kit2d, and the proceedings lacked any
thing Ilke animation. We have heard mem
bers of Lthe opposition say that there were
not more than two hundred of their party
prtsent, and when ore give them that many
ere think they are crtdited with their full
• _ •
number
Any discerning, person could see that as a
party they were struggling against the cur- j
rent, and were la nonng - under the expecta
tion of 4 complete defeat. They shall not
be disappointed. it was a little singular to
tiee men of intelligence who were once in
spired n ith the liberal and consecrative 'fen
timents of Democracy, acting - with the Vtld
and consistent opponents of those principles,
and our mind was forcibly impressed with
the old proverb, that " politics makes queer
bed fellows."-We most confess that we were
disappointed in Mr. Wilmot. Having heard
drhitu for many years we had of course
pictured an ideal of — him upon the canvass
of the mind. This ideal represented a bril-
Unlit man like Hon A eurthri, with sim
ilar awe of manner and grace of person.
Instead of this, we have in Mr. Wilitiotrath
er an awkward pan and entirely dillereut
in style and appearance from our, ideal l'rue,
he is possessed of a clear and logical mind,
and his speech was as good en effort as
Sotolld be made on that side of the question.
It was apparent that he was laboring thro'
deep water, and those who heard him in his
Democratic days say ho wa3 much more at
horn* on the platform of th Ciinktitutional
partl. ilia arguments were extremely fal
lacieut on every pent. and while weWilgi
mond cheerfully idmit the most of his mini
*es, we deny his conclusions as unfair, ille
-gitinsatfrand utterly false Koptristatiee, his
first argument against the I>emeeratie party
was that the Catholics 11l vote with it—the
Catholic I)octrines are antagonistic to our
Republican Government, ergo David NV,'"
mot will vote against the party he believes
to be right. Now witlimit admitting his
premises In this instance, his conclusion is
certainly Omani. Besides, previous to the
fbrmation of the Know - 'lathing or Alai-
Catholic party, the Catholics were about
equally divided between the Whigs and
Thannierats. On this question however, he
*as very brief, and his remarks were look
ed upon as a bid for Know Nothing votes,
Idd we are reliably informed that they are
istitinierits such as Mr. Wllmat lien never
dared to utter in his own Connty. • Nearly
fife whole speech, occupying about three
hohrs, was occupied with the Slavery ques
tion, depicting the evils of the systriu, and
endeavoring to excite sympathy fer their
party. To bur minds it seems like an In-
.voletbr a speaker -to, harangue for nearly
hors day, endeavoring to convince a Cen
thieositty audien,,e that'Slivery is Wrong.
If tbey would point out some practicable and
tiluttbleplati in accordance with our Consti
_ thtion, by which the people of Penns, [ra
id& liedld operate with eftbct in support of
their long established views- upon that goes
tidoiCtfuirii would-to some sense displayed,
bnt Wild theorism on a subject blirrid our
aoitivi is,certainty unworthy a candid mind.
.......YBO.thial_rioLbelioyeALLat Washington, Jet
'Cited and Madison deprecated the existence
of Slavery,. but gigolo who does not know
*III they loved - the Union. better than to
itscrilloo it for the emancipation of the slaves?
Afr. Wilmot reasons that Slavery is an evil,
Blich;ge in adMit, but then he says we
111 ii• a lila the'country, Create civil dis
cati.
iiiiiii iis re r' d tr til ta m tio o n re al te e r r io tte s n b z i art o ,
41*g - that.. lie argues that the policy of
tliti"eoniitry'up to 1840, had been for Con
, gross th legialite ori the subject of Slavery
In . the Territories, therefore it must be con
tinued, although itneon,stitutional and in di
rsigtlecughet with the sovereign rights of the
litsitoe- . Thokis, itio former times the peo
ple of the slave States surreademl their
common rights to the possession of4rl:itory
acquired Ti - y
common blood and common
trusaure they shell never claimthem. Mr ti
',.)Yilmot would plead the statute of Mukha
tion against them. This may do for a Law
i3 er or a Juilge, but we think that common
justice that pervades the common people ill
revolt at any such idea. lie argued very
bat nedly and lengthily upon the labor pies
' uon, affirming that this iii a contest between
free whito -labor-of- the North and owned
black labor of the South,.as to which should
occupy our territorial domain. Admit it.
It is a contest between States, and in order
to prevent the sovereign States of this :Union
from clashing. the only safe and proper
course to pursue is to let those who emi
grat e to the new Territories going' a tie/
do from every State, to sage their own lo
cal questions.
Let Mr. Wilmot tell us what they can ac
complish by legislating in Congress on the
question of Slavery in the Territories ? Sup
pose
they make a free State against the will
of a majoilty of tho citizens of any Terri to
,tyyssonlil not those citizens in their State
ea pa 03, immediately amend . their Constitu
tion and make a alsvp Stale of it ?
This is n serious and important question,
on which the Democratic party occupies , the
only 'National and safe ground, as certainly
ns the sun shines, and for this reason we
_Mtn thus_ tengthyznitietug the ve
nous points Made by Mr—Wilmot.
Ills fling at the Judiciary of nn r nation,
seeme d I o,us as manifesting n want of pa
[riot , and hiswholeanleconrlemnation of
the .lull;; f the State and Nihon, who
dd fer m opinion with him, indicated bigotry
and venality altogether inconsistent wi
the high-character claimed for film by his
Iriends. When he made an invidious corn
icon between the Judges of England un
di r King dailies and s our own, it occurred to
us that he was woefully ;goons it or that he
nitentionall) concealed an important fact
from hue hearers. Did he forget that the
Judg,, of King James sere aubitet to the
pill of the hing, and that he selected men
to All the Bench that woydiadjudicate in
accordance u ith his wishes, did he for
get that the Judges of the United States Su
-1 prune Court are appointed during life or
g o od belmsiour, and arc not subject to the
sudden fluctivitions of the political element I
WAy not tell the whole truth ?
Ills personal onslaught on Senator Bigler,
utterly surprised us and we cannoi, pod
words to express tour condemnation of any
public speaker who will take advantage of
Ins position to Mike a personal attack on a
political opponent.
On the coin question we do not hold Mr.
tVilmot rcyuluvble. In this he was impos
ed upon by Rush Petrikin, who has been
cmzv for years on 4bolitionoirn Rush sug
gested the absurd Idea of the coins to the
would-be Governor, and without reflection
he commented upon it, and we fee; confident
that tate; mature alleetion, he will be mor- e
tined that'll° was so easily led into KO pal
pable an absurdity by this Blatherskite.
We had intended to notice Rush Petnk
speech In the evening, but it will bit en
croaching Ito much upon our column.; Suf
fice it to say that it was silly balderdash,
and personal slang, winch constitutestlarge
portlon of their capital in trade. %S it can
say to :Mr. Petrikm that we are much oblig
ed to !um for the Democratic votes he made,-
and if this Rush-whacker a intgree to come
hack to Centre county are will use our in
fluence to nithree the Democracy to pay his
expenses, provided he puts “.slobbering" at
the mouth,
Secretary Curtin's apeeeh wag _principally
eoniined to a defense of the State adminis
tration, which truly needs all the holstering
up he ran give it. To gay that Mr. Curtin
is a fine speaker, would ho telling what ev :
ery one admits, at , isl we are only sorry that he
ha, not avowed his honest , 0 lc( ions long
ago, aml joined the Democratic patty.
Let vs not bo Outdone
Within a few weeks past electrons have
hero held in JOB A TENNESSEE KEN•
TI MISSOURI', NORTH I'Aftt)LINA
nod TEXAS, all of which have resulted
niVi. "auspiciously for the Democratic cause.
I"We State election in Maine which was
held some ^t W 0 weeks since, the Black Re
publican majority will now he fLom ten to
tu rh r Ilsousorod • At the Presidential elec
tto n , Fremont had about 27,500 over Bu
chanan. Our friends have nett reduced that
majority about one half, and with one, more
glorious effort they can wipe B. out entirely.
In Verusynt, the Democrats have bad an un
precedented gain. Black Republicanism is
rapidly dying out, even in the strongest of
1 1 its strungholds.
should not their noble example be follow
ed by the Democrats of Penns) ? We
can. if we but will it, gain as glonous
Willi/HY over the Black Republicans as
aid our brethren of other States. Nothing
required but activtly and. promptness.
We must go to the polls early and vote, and
urge all our Democratic friends to and
do likewise." The Batik party must not
be allowed to triumph over the people, and
fasten upon this groat State an odious and
ruinous shinplaster Currency. Let every
Demoeast do his duty, and we will give the
Black Republicans 6 oom pieta route. .."414..
Independent Candidate
We see the Whig of this week that
Aplin Hughes of Potter township was now
t ins4ed its an Independent casedidatti for Sher•
riff, -- gra, meeting held IniltrrtrartlYWlSAhly
the friends of J.' q. Louritnore. This is •
a procedure over ;which our opponents
chuckle with delight, for it is nothing more
nor less than the consummation of a plan
they concocted early in the campaign, and
nn man whit, is truly a Democrat would lend
binpielf to such an infamous scheme. We
cannot believe that Mr. Hughes has been
consulted in this matter, hid that he will
allow his name to be used against the
: 1 Democratic candidate. No man who will do
it can be animated by honest principles or
pure motiveq.
Nearly all the Banks in the State love
suspended. We have .4 they will be
able to resume business in a short time.
To the NUB!. To the Polls!!
On the 13th inst., the FREEMEN OF
PENNSYLVANIA will be called upon by
their free and independent suflhips, to
choose from among their fellow citizens, who
shall be-their Chief Magistrate, who shall.
have the care and superintendence of the.
Pubh•' Improvements, who shall represent
them in the State Legislature, and i'vho shall
ho their agents in the discharge of the pub
lic business generally. - This is a high and
responsioile duty, and if properly apprecia
teitwill claim and receive the coitsciencions
attention of every voter. Nothing should
deter him from devoting this day or it por
tion of it', to the performance of this respon
sible duty.
'ffh the'subject of Government as upon all
other importantmeations, we find a variety
of opinions, and men who all profess to he
aiming to accomplish the name object, differ
widely-about the prinoiplen, meanure's and
men, mosbeotitled to pnblic confidence and
favor. Theh let us agree to differ calmly,
and nectird to each other the same( right
which we claim for ourselves, a conscien
citing and independent freedom of choice.
In the free and untrammeled exercise of
this iiwstiinntile right,
,WO havolong since
esporit,eti Democratic principles, and. 111 . 11-
ati ' reli, and glory in advocating their triumph,
by promoting the success bf Democrittic
arulula.tes. .liever. hare MI _AB ricAABBCI •
telt 'Prouder of our principles, our party,
and candidates, or more firmly convinced.
that our cause is our country's, bran on this
I=l
The firm and undeviating adherence to tho
great Democratic party, to the same written
rode of principles for -half a century, with
unbending integrity, 'proves their sincerity
and their unfailing confidence in the theory
they profess—whilst the growing prosperity
of our country, and the purpttnitry of her
glorious institutions, under the:influence of
these principles, and the guidance of Dem
ocratic administrations.prove by experience.
which is always the jturest tent; the wisdom
and correetness of Democratic doctrines
Then, Democrats, STAND FIRMLY fur
yOur cause —it is your country's weal.
TURN OI_?T and retard ANOTHER DECI
SION through the Ballot Box i❑ rater of the
JEFFERSON CREED—EVERY TRIUMPH
PLANTS THE STANDARD OF FREEDOM
MORE FIRMLY IN OUR SOIL.
We do not deem it neces , ,arr to speak of
ea Ni of the candidates separately, who are
on our Ticket, they are all known to Le far
superior to their opponents, and will, in
our opinion, be elected by a triumpliaut ma
jority But,
. We mttst be at the Polls EARLY.
We must be at the Polls ALI.
We must heyp an unwinking e)e upon the
BALLOT BOX.
We must gtee that every DEMOCRAT
VOTES.
The patriotic - fathers of ""te gave wltek
years of toil in securing our rights.' We
must sustain those nghta by at least one
day -ONE WHOLE DAY—being devoted
with untiring energy to the canoe in which
we are engaged VOTE TILE ENTIRE
TICKET--BE A TRUE DEMOCRAT—ace
that your neighbor does the same, alid good
old Centre county will come out of the bat
tle with ONI TIIOI7 - SAND DEMOCRATIC
MAJORITY. Mark it.
Prospects in Pennsylvania.
ln Perin.yh lima, no intelligent man, poe.
se , , , ,ing even • moderate share of informa
tion from the severnliCounbus can have •
reasonable doubt as to the result or the
pending contest. The Democracy will pre
sent one unbroken column, and will achieve,
on the Second Tuesday of October, a glori
ous victory over the combined forces of
Black Republicanism and Blacker Knew-
Nothingistu. Of dim, no doubt is enter
tained, every liennwrat doing his duly. It
cannot he disguised, and our opponents
themselves (hire not deny it, that great do
fectimi exis“ in their party. And thous
ands of young men who will cast their first
Vote , at the coining election, manifest great
zeal and pal:loilt . pride 11.1 the cause of De
mocracy, and are anxious to vote for the
candidates and party that sustain . the Con
stitution. Whilst every indication Is favor
' able to our cause, and shows that Deinocra
1, ey in on the increase. and Black Republican
ism and Blacker Know Nothinguitn are
doomed to defeat, yet we should .make
determined and vigorous ...flint for a majori
ty that will show to our sister States that
Pennsylvania is true and steadfast to her
anineat
Demoerata, Beware!
From the reckless.course which our oppo
nents have hitherto pursued, we think it
well, to again put you on your guard against
any new slanders which may be put iu cir
culation against the Democratic candidates
between this and the election. Something
new will be vamped up, by the mongrel op
position no 'exerAons however have and
dishonorable will be spared, to deceive the
unsuspecting voter.
Being fun) , a.t are that the people of this
County are thoroughly Democratic, they
know they cannot succeed unless it is by a
trick. We imie been informed that new
and unliesid of candidates are to
sprung upon the morning of the election,
with the intention bt distracting our party
and electing their candidates. Democrats,
to ful !_ KgAmixtLymr_tickew legfore
your vote. Compare thorn with the ouo at
the head of this paper, and ace that no im
position practised upon you. Remember
the duty you owe your country, and your
obligations to your party. Vole the whole
Ticket and nothing but the Ticket, and the
opposition will be routed, horse, foot and
diagoon—and the beat of all, you will have
a clear conscience of having done your duty,.
and have nothing to regrpt in tee-futurep
Governor Pollock has issued a Proclama
tion calling an Extra Sesidoo of the Legisla
ture, on the 6th day of October next, for
the purpose of devising some measures of
relief for banking-institutions during the
present financial
Wibnot's Political Record.
Judge Wilrhot's Political record is a good
deal like Joseph's coal—s garment of many
colors.'' The elation Demecrat says the first
it ever hoard oliih , was iii,anlntense move
ment/4i elect Co). Johnston, • slave
holder, Preaideint, 'This speculation fulled.
For some time after this. he behaved pretty
well' and got to Congress. Ile there dietin
guislied himself by voting for the repeal of
the tariff of '42, for which nearly till his
present supporters denounced him ao_g__trai•
for to Pennsyliania, and a dough-faced
truckler to the South. Frightened by their
denunciations, he offered his anti-slavery
proviso; at the hunange of the Van Burens,
in order fu defend himself against the aeon
' tuitions of the Whigs.. In 1848 ho pledged
himself to support .the nominee of the Balti
more Convention for President, which pledge
he violated, and supported Van Buren. The
next v;•4 - tieard 4 of hint he was boring the
Legislature to make a new judicial district
in his locality, with a view to the Jegeship.
Ile begged the Democrats to do this, in order
that he might a get out of politics fei• a
while," and then come back again to the
Democratic party. The district was made
fir him, lie was elected bulge, but he• did
not get. out of politics," and in 1F152 he was
an active supporter of lien Pierce. During
the'Kho Ai-Nothing furore( 1854, he professed
io_witb that .pArijumiLsrautAtt Aulacit
nominee for U. S Senator- Failing in this,
ho assisted in, defeating its nominee,a nil then
joined with the Abolitionists to get up a
Republican" party and thus put down the
Know-Nothings —There never was an in
stance in which ho acted with the Whigs,
hat lie always denounced them with much
bitterness. Ilia plotting, driveling, tricky
disposition is well exemplified by a recent
tranmaction. ' To make people believe he has
sonic faith in his election, lie resigns his
Judgeship, but %trey careful was he not - to
de it until within less thin three inenDi• Gr
the election. haul lie resigned. ;wee roomier
before. the people ar tile Istriet wriultl have
elected a !natio this fall 11) , tlie term of ten
years, lout as three months do not elapse be-
tween his resignation and Ow election, the
Governor appoints until the second election,
a year hence. So, Mr Wilmot can be de
li ated this fall for Governor and obtain his
Judgeshiparam in a year ! This is chaise
tenstic of the man. His whole political es•
reer stamps lam as a mere trickster• and his
last act establisher it beyond controversy Do
the people want such a man fir Governor I
If they take him they may depend they will
have to pay the piper."
Another Political Clergyman Fallen
Une after another of the political clergy of
the country are being ea:potted and arE fall•
mg from grace. the last case wo have to
reoord brirom the Udine (Mercer County,
Obto,) Stuntard of the 3L mat-, which says
that the Rev. Wesley Brook, who is one of
the loudest,'" Blaait-Republicans" -in the
North-west, an old tninlater and recently
prestchng Rifler of the diettict hao been:guil
ty dtM ctiliteof teditction, and the lady
whom ho had mined has commenced legal
proceedings against hint. Tho Standard in
houcing the matter Nays :
We do not give publicity to this debasing
crime of Mr. Brock with -any inteption of
injuring the elirch. Far from it. Our sym •
Wines have always been with Um denomi
nation of which he has been a lead;ng but
now a falling 'nor. But we Lave always
thought and still believe, that so long ac ti e
church permits its prouthera to dabble in
politics to the neglect of their ieligious du-
Hes. its 81111111Ig against itself in not silencing
the renegrades immediately. By such a
course the church would soon regain the
ground lost in the past few years, and re
store confidence among the people ; but so
long as political preaching / la allowed, it will
continue to indfur.
laidel Tendencies of Republicanism
We have heretofore reminded oar r•aders
of the infidel tendencies of Republicanism.
That recklessness, which, for the mere sake
of dragging down the whites to a level with
the blacks, would destroy-this Union.is nec
essarily infidel in, its proclivities regardnig
ri 'won Greely with his Tribune, infidel in
its purpooes and practices if not lii its pro
fessions ; Burlingame, who would make both
a Jim and a (kid to order; 1 / a rrison with
all his blasphemy, are aeknowledged powers
and leaders in the A bolt yap Republican cru
sade against the Union. rollowing those
d evc .,„;,ie leade', a correspondent of the
Republican piti.?.r in this place, who signs
himself " Reform." uses tins language :
"We affil m that the transtetion f the Bs
his-noto in coninion use, is a perversion of I 4
word of God, and a DiSGIt ACe: to the Com
monwealth of letters."
We affirm that the men who ir . zde that is
both a tbol mid an ass—simple and stupid
—but a true follower of the natural tenden
cy of itepuhliciaiiism. The latiguage7ll as
infamous as it Is false, but ;even •blawhe
mous as it IS we are little Sittrprised to see
it come from those who would destroy our
glorious structure of human liberty for the
purpose of making negroes their bed fel
-
We quote the extract to hold up to public
view the tendencies of the Sire,.ly Republi
can piety. who now control the opposition
to the Vetrkracy. We can - hot stoop to re
ply to such idiotic promulgators of insane
follies.—Clinton Democrat.
irlaok-Republioan Ityr.oarisy
'the Worcester (hlassachuseits) Bey State
sari We hap: the home of a gentleman
who hear I Senatoillenry Wilson, when that
Indivicruil - Wad in Kansiit, , tell Messrs Robin
son and Kane, ' /24 mil vote at the October
dictum ! Let Rionnfirm a s/ave State. Aid
them to de so 'Aim eon wittiest swipicion
That is all - the capital which we ask fOrt• the
next Peesident,air election.' "
Theo ita fairaample of Blick.Rojaublican
h a , and yet, the people of thin State
are • — erg)
chief "mons the conspirator*. the livel of
men, woman, and chilren, the peace and se
coriti of the Union aro nothing, when capi.
con be made for the next presidential
election. II is time these errant pretenders
Were rabw4d way Ora(' will teach theni
(lesson in the Noire, and to aid in perform•
ing that duty, 'We' elk the go-operation of
eitikw,honest, hitalligan.eitiaan of the old
K.eymoris State. ,
AtilireW Jackson, Jett., rel`4ol tfo, give the,
gold box ' fo Major Dyekman, him to
he roundly abated in •the New teat board of
alderman on Monday evenin g , but puhtio
opinion sustains him. The 7th regiment
was tailed out to take part in the presenta
tion ceremonies, but had It dross rude
stud.
QLorrtsponbtrut.
{For the bameeratio Watelimina.l
inwal - obsequies - -
0. BLACIASPUSLIIMNISM.—RIINAWSLYINO
IN STATE IN BsuAroNrci-400 Vt,uo Ut.t•
1.7 11001114PRS IN CoNVICNTION,
tl REBSS..k.:DITOII3:—As you are aware it
had been anqiniced for many weeks through
the columns.tof the opposition papers, and
by sundry posted over the Conn
-ty„that a Mitss Melling., of the friends. .of
Sam and Sam's) would bo held in our Bor
ough on the 24th of September, and that
lion. David Wilmot, would be here to show
himself and be heard. The opposition an-,
ticipated an-out pouring that would utterly
astound. and intimidate the -Democracy, and
give now life to their fast eirpli-fiTorgani
ration. But, lo ; when the appointed day
arrived, our town was scarbely changed from
its usual aspect. An,occasional buggy car
rying some old opponent of Ja.akiwn, some
old friend of the Imited States Bank. or an
old Antt Mason, might, it is true, have been
seen driving up to our hotelsi But there
were no banners, no innate, no enthusiasm.
A dull and solemn procession, suitable to
the funeral of an executed. culprit, and we
could not resist the belief that those who
participated in the proceedings of the day,
' were conscious of the solemnity of the (wee
akin, conscious that they wire performing
tbiar last rirthly duty to a brave COIIIIII3II
- who had fallen in a bad cause
When the hour fir meeting, art ;vial, the
- funeral rorler was marshalled in the cor
ner of the Diamond. The paid beirers w ere
.
lituitupeed byNiumej OM took
their scats in sortow and .41eli , •‘• 17 Ti n e
platform that hail been 'eriicted for the 04 - Ca.
atoll.
Net a word Rae 51114 , no' n motion mad ,
O'er the eosin in which the eerpn no. 1/11:1 ,
list Judge Hale otlimating as undertaker,
loosened the scrsyrs and rallied the Id to
give the mourners a last look at the rein tuns
of their departed leader. and after express ,
ing regret at 1114 untimely derlum e from a
stage of avtion oil wind' lie had pia) ~so
unworthy a part introduced to the
and friends of the deceased, the n o n D i ,'
vid W I hoot, as the F.:iner of him over
whom tl:ey were mourning had been
nreaenl. at het birth. and by the Wilmot
proviso hail breathed into him the breath
of life, 01111 111110 now 11f1111,1,11111ely appointed
to lend the ietiplie to its last long reeling
place. The Judge told the people It 1a as he
hove(' that by proper e ire the car• lig could
he preserved until the I I h of Oatoner, and
in ordtr to !me the blends of the deceased
in all - parity of the State nn opportunity Of
mice fare Is holding In m, they had deferred
the funeral mita! that day end tlcit Mr
Wilmot had ver% prop. i ly prepared a flung
al oration whe•h he would th liver in the
mean time throughout the State.
The lion David IVilmot then took the
stand in front of alt pall bearer, and coin
mewed the oration. j[lo said Republican-
Pan had reeriyed its Mal wound from the
Cetholn a, that it had fought bravely and
manfully on every battle field, though al
ways "smiler, it rallied anew to the con
test. until it unfortnimiely all e 1 itself with
the Oaths sod Vanillas alias Kaow-Noth
toga, against whom this Cat le lie church had
an implacable hatred No sooner was this
alliance formed than 7(1,000 Catholic bayo
nets were pointed tutus darling protege,and
on the dtll of November 1856, he fell bleed
ing at every pore. He (Mr Wilmot) hail
staid by his side in every struggle, had
trumpeted his silents throughout the said fur
-years, and hul caught his last dying words
which were Save my poaterit" from an
engagement with the Catholics —let my AUL,
• °senors lieu airy thing else but oh nh.t
' die dreadful Catholics !"
' Mr. Wilmot then , mud that the monster
that had triumphed over their leader wai the
Detuo.•racy, that they had Ingle,-
cad no means to obtain ntuunitutm, but had
even loaded the Colon gun with the Consti
tution, which they fired through his hart
as he was about to rise in victory. . This De
mocracy he said was a dreadful warrior lie
I knew ell about it Ile had fought in its
ranks for years. and oily deserted its gao
-1 dard. when on account of hiit intimacy with
Black•Republicanisin shortly after its birth
he was likely to be tned for treason and
es
teemeds on the,dd ,affol•I of ptilrlic opinion
lie said the Democracy had triumphed over
every enemy that had dared to march into
the field Whiggery had held out for years.
but at liCal then vessel being shattered to
pieces, its mai s torn into ribbons, and its
masts broken off, went down beneath the
waves of the political ocean, and that many
of'her brave officers mid generals surrendered
themselves prnionera of war to the hos is of
Democracy among whine they now held
high positions.
Now says Mr Wilmot, thisDemocrary
I has •allied itself with the -Slave Power,
The Slave Power demanded its rights, and
[Democracy being .n advocate of
, rights," took that power under its banner,
and even made it -king" in order wlll our
Commander, over whilst, remains. wi •now
utter our lamentations. The orator en
deavored to trace the genealogy of , the de
ceased to Jackson, Jefferson and 1 V0 , 011112:-
ton, but there was a family intervened and
ols;tructed the lulu of deseent, celled the
Natwitat faluile of patriots. Thos funnily be i
said knew' nothing but the whole Country,
awl (Jay it was who flirrii4ll.l the ball that
killed Black Republicanism, in the war,
and manned the gun • Union." lie did not
know that ,Ittack•Republicanisin claimed
any relationillip with that family, and the
only ,wax he could pass them and complete
the gene cal tree• was by pronouncing
them illegitilnates, wfio could inherit noth•
ing, and with an heir of self-satisfaction oc
casioned by the happy discovery he consoled
the grief•stricken who stood around him.
with the assertion that 'Black-Republicanism
was . a lineel descendant of Jeflinson and
Jaoksou. whatever 'proof there nought ho to
the contrary notwithstanding.
The speaker proceeded to Hay, that one
Mr. Bigler. an officer in the Democratic ar-
Itny persisted in insulting him while engaged
in bier present solemn duties. That ho even
called him to task for speaking as he did of
the departed, and had the impudence to sug
gest to him that they might perhaps roan
tinkle the dead body, by a little state med•
icine—a dose of Banks, or a touch of
111003 old free trade galvanic battery. Ni.PW
says Mr. Wilmot, to his fellow mourners,
you must not pay any attention to this man
Bigler nor regard what he says. lie is Ma
to triumph over a- fallen foe, and to
FI N aZi while we weep. e not what
I stuck to my free trade battery until all hope
of relief frohlitihat source was gone, and now
I can ow:wince you all that it was. a mere
Yaekps notion, amid not worth one of these
I moan little new cents chat the Democrats
' made. Ar d as for.thin Wank medicine the
Democrats mole our machine.. `The beat we
can now do is to give our departed hero a
decent burial, attended with' all the honors
of war. But. says he, what are wo to do
for money wherewith to defray our a
pneas, The Democrats have debased our
national coin, and we wont use that. The
idea of the Republican army was " Liberty"
for the black rdart, and this was the idea on
which our country itself was founded. Don't
you see that on our old coin the word " Lib•
erty l is engraved in large letters, in accor
dance with that idea. Now look at this new'
cent made in 1847. The Deaticrits wasp'
poised to the Lituirty, of the uegro, and they
have spoordinalyieft the word Liberty"
entirely Off. ^ Why, in the coin of this coirn•
try you pan read the entire history of Oda
wrerfro natuyt. And my friend Rush Piatri
kin hero angpsts to nie that they_have even
Bubtititted - a South Carolina Buzzard for the
American Eagle. But, says \Vilmot. I can
see nothing of Ore kind, and conclude that
my friend Rush most have leerrlooking at
an extremely-trew- cent and saw his own
image reflected. At any rate our con s i — is
debased, and unless our friends can procure
sufficient pule funds to pay the expenses of
the funeral of that poor old snp whose pros
trate form you see before you it may.lic,ttnd
rot.
Assurances having been given that funds
would he raised for the occasion, the speaker
concluded by urging all the friends to attend
the ftmeral on the 13th of October, that it
would be an interesting and a solemn time ;
and that they anticipated' au attadk frlnn
their, exasperated enemy. -
Upon the wholef every body was di tap
pointed with Mi. Wilmot. Ile don't preach
half as gbiel a sermon as our townsidth
Andy Curtin could do. and we think the fol
lowers of Republicanism made a mistake in
their ohoico We are also maimed to be.
lieve that those in this neighborhood oho
mourn his loss think about ns we do o i this
subject. But it is loci late new for them to
db their first works over optin.
You know Messrs Editors, that no oc
casion is too melancholy for boys , o give
vent to their mernment,.and IT, to their
evil inclinations"! It was so (51 this ,solemn
(lay, and in the evening after the aged veter
aim had retired to them rempe,•tive homes,
the younger followers of the fallen warrior
got together in molly conclave on the Vane
spot where the - ntirquir7 nt - thr rin - rinrrt
taken place Sport was made fur them by
Rush l'etrikin, a fellow that the ,boyl4 had
brought up from Lock•tlnven to shoot F(llurt
gun, at the rnt•my 111, sport W if rather
a 11,,,ibt 141 Tit:Traci, r, and :The, the) kid des.
' , crated th...or , i , en, and the pine' fur some
time. they w, ro discovered by the ven(wable
ones, and Sscr'tary Curtin took the phi: orm
and I CprOVed them m tutu severe term, that
the ) dispersid onm, Thetely, and no man
hat m •en or hear 1 of Rush or any of the 'Toys
Hoping that yot will nifike room for this
impartial report of proemilings in which e
all synil,•rthide. I remain,
YUIII 111•11 • , ut in « or.
Al. \N
C0n..1 g " BACK" on the Right Side.
yi rend Johnston of the %%Aug went into
eateries thus week, over the suppose?t eon
crsintr of Jos. ti Stone, 1.14,1 , to the ranks
of Black Republicanism hut the folloiiing
letter shon. bow dangerous it 14 to crow he•
fore you are out of the woods Mr Stone,
as he states, has been imposed upon, and
that, too, by as unprineipled a act of 110111 r
cal tricksters as ever disgraced our county.
•• To err is human —but to forgive. divine,"
and we welcome him tack to our folds again
With open arms. Mr. Stone certivoly de
serves great credit for acting to 11,", ordanct.
With his sober secrrid thought. Let all read
the letter.
'For the Deueierntio iVaioliman
I'.e ISA N'T GAP, Sept 30th, 1857.
Messßs I.:MI . OILS Yon have no .1 , ,
seen a communication in the Whig of s lll is
week, over my signature, in which I have
stated that I left the Democratic party and
erywessed myself favorable 4i the principles
of the liepublican party I must acknowl
iidOglat I took thus step it an unguarded
moment e and ii it)llsht proper reflection, apt
through misrepresentation as to the position ,
held by the Democratic party ui the Slavery
question I was induced t i beheve that the
Democracy were favorable to the extension
of ,lavery, which I am now 'wished. is not
the case. 1 trust my I/tamer:LW, friends
thro . tighout the County will cacti*, this error
in my political life, as it is my intention to
support the whole Ihmocralic ticket from
Uovern or down to Coroner this fall.
JO.S. U STONE.
Ep Democratic Whig please copy.
~
[For the liehworatte {Co'( humn
-Amocratic Meeting
Pormant to the appointment, made the
committee of-the Donne:nue party of Centre
county, a large number of the citizens of
towmilop no:m.llo4yd in the Arldcmyy
se lb ittictiorg, on the evening of Litt. 18th
alit and acre organized by electing Win.
Cros.4 President,•ll. F Brews .1. Markle,
and J Jack Vice Pri.sidents, and I Frank
F'isher and S. It WilminiSeeretaries‘. Ira C
Ewi , being then called upon ad
dressed the meeting by a speech of almost
two hours length, in which he graphically
reviewed tilt dillerebt political que , o ions at
'Ague.
Mr. Mitchell riveted the attention' of his
auditors at the out,et aly,lt held it undivided
unto the close. Ills hp14:411 excelled 111 ima
gery, a cleat style ,inl Mdihmitable argu
ments brought to hear Illwn the question at
mane , it al,o displayed the scholar and gen
tleman, and was duly appreciated, winch Is
evident from a motion made by a well edu
cated gentleman of this village (although be
longing to the opposition) and carried unanJ
iteouely, that a vke of thanks be tenddred
to the orator for the able and gentlemanly
manner in which he diseuseed the various
question'', which the voters of Penn:viva:lla
will be called upon to deeidetipon the .sec
ond Tuesday of October.
8. H. Wit.soN, secy , s
B. F. FIHIIKR,
HARRIS' TOWNBqIP, Sept.. 19th, 1857.
Walker Township Democratic Club.
ikiaesu4 Eurrtutil,Jii pursuance to a call
of the President, the Dentin:Ram Club of
Walker township, assembled at Nittany llall
on September 26th, ult., in the evening, and
after the President called the iutettng to or
der, Col. B lur addressed the meeting in a
nuld and able manner. Thu Col. wan can
did, and said nothing but what was strictly
true, and which cannot be successfully cop
tradicted. Flu truly . meritsibe approbation
of all his hearers.
Thu following Itekeutions were tinani•
mously passed :
J solved, That we are deeply impressed'
with the Met, that it Is net only our •ri
Democracy of Wal moto the support of both
Cife Democratic State and County Ticket.
That the Conventions which nominated the
State and County Ticket, made a wise Mid
judicious selection of num, and are worthy
of every true lover of Ins country.
Resulved, That although we appreciate
the high character of the nominees of the
Democratic party' very much. yet our prin
cipal cause for Ruch diligent action is Dens
ocratio—principles, and we fearlessly and .
firmly believe that the Democratic party ,is
the only party that strictly adheres toile
principles promulgated in both tho'Constjtii
tion-of the United States and of Pennityl.
vania.
iWaUier Township will bo Deuworlitio,
a hatulsinne majority.
'Adjunrnell - to meet at Zion, on Saturday
cysning the 3rd day of (*tribal neal.:.
Trarfireiii a •
[for the Democratic Watchman
Mamas Ennui's :—Wednesday evening
of the 10th 111 Septediteic was trie grand
time at Boalsburg, for the Am-- con
found their inconsistency and metamorpho
siTs—why I dare' hot write their name Lir
fear it will change before this reaches your.
columns, and the public will say that I am
' referring.to It•party no longer in 'existence.
Pletiset•therefore, to 1111 up tho blank before
going to press.
The meeting was a respectable one, for I
love and respect my neighbors and frilinds
of the opposition, as individuals in the sod al
and bfisiness circle - , and can colife - Be with
them with an open and frank heart upon the
enterprises calculated to improve our lame
ty, and espe"ially our Township, knowing
that their hearts will respond. But when
• it comes to respect their political pr—
(l was very near making a mistake) in
craistencies, "I can't go them." Inoon
sistencies I say, beeauser when a man ad
vocates a law,doctrine or principle one week,
and the heti opposes it ; when ho thunders
his imprecations against a party one
month, And the next bends his knees to it ;
when at church, and in the fireside prayer,
ho invokes the blessing orbital upon all man
kind, Tor whom ho is in iuty bound to
pray," and at political meetings endorses the
execrations, heaped upon one sect who call
his Cod their God ; when his lather and
'mother Were Germans, Irishior French,and
as good people, ho will tell you, as ever were
iu America, (VI Inch I do not doubt,) he takes
the oath of allegiancoto a party proscribing
all foreigners, although it is admitted by all
learned persons that foreign countries are
much more eulightenml now, than they were
a century ago ; 'when such are his actions,
in4-prove-iowitivlt•inwitaaistent-4----
Excuse me kind reader for permitting my
feelings to carry my pen in another direc
tion from the one under consideration. The
meeting, (arm- being organized, waseiddresa
ed by W. W. Brown, in a harangue of up
s nr,l4 of to., hours in length. This speech
brought forcibly to my mind, an anecdote,
concerning an old Indy. oho, having heard
a great deal said of Webster's Dictionary,
happened to see ono of the much prised •al
inues, and taking it up, read 01 kir the first
page of words with their Meanings, and then
having taken oft her spectacles, she said that
it was - a long string of high wending
(wrung in the present ease,) words but. for
the life of Inr she could not got the hang of
" f',, Mr Bonen, 1 will say,that
It. Ain. --i need tint he had gone to the
tumble • , f \ limning a great many old LIOCO r ,
tnentx , I mint also say that they were
all of a political character. llad he,
_instead
of searching suet] trash, employed his time
in rending the history of his country, the
proceedings of the Congress and: Senate of
the United Suites, he would have gained
some hunts ledge, ambit mild also have be
come aware of the errors of Its wan
„and
wont,' not have been occupying that stand,
at that time, endeavoring to prove an im
posmlolity.
ilis speed was unanimity Odell as well
as illogical. Some errors, in language in ho
ell hand speech, can be pardoned, but when
they are numerous. and of etch a character.
that every school boy a honld blush at ma
king thou] you an injury to the speaker,
by not calling his atteinitel to jhein. — For
instance, one of the first sentences ofhis
speech was an error. "There is tWo pu
ll tire, ' and there were many of the same
kind.
I nould like to take up in rotation, what
he called his arguments and show their
trivet! character, but for fear I shall tree•
pees upon your space; I abaft confine myself
to a few and those the main ones.
Ne asserted that they held J , flei,on
pnruiples upon the slavery question, and
for his prim?' citiel Wilmot and hi, proviso.
and the entlerseineut of that proms , i,y
Pennsylvania Legislature, (a niseerny of
them Democrats ) Now Mr. Brown, do you
call that proof or a more expression of tie
feelings of Loth parties North at that um.•
It was AU more a Deinocratic measure thus
it was a Wing measure, for both parties .0-
ted for enitursiog it then and there There
fore if you call yourselvesJetfersouimi Dein
°el ats on rierount of that vote of the Penn
eylvania Legislature, you must also call the
Whig party of that day Jefftweenuin Demo
crats : which isun impossibility. Mr Brown
you must also recollect that at that tune the
Missouri iimiprotnise was yet in existence.
and carried open its fare the right of Con
gress to prevent slavery entering the Terri
tories, and for this reason the northern
Dime! ats endorsed that proviso, for the
Democratic party even uphold that which
rA reeflgnliZei as law% however, wrong it may
be, until repealed. But we *ill refer, to
the documents of Jefferson. for his views,
upon this compromise, and see whether he
says Congress shall prohibit slavery in the
Territories or not, and thus decide whether
he holds Jeffersonian priiiciples'or not. In a
letter, to John. Ilohnes, one of the Itepre
sentatives, dated April 72-1820, and coped
in the Appendix to the Congressial
page 811), of the'year,lB4B, he states. "This
momentous ques. ion, like a fire bell in the
night, awakened and tilled ma with terror, I
considered it a4ltice the knell of the Union
And agaiie,,afteitating that be would be
in favor ora general emancipation and ex•
patriatiorr, if it could be effected in any
practicable way, he says, ''of one thing. I
am certain, that as the free passage of slaves
from one Stato to (mother would not make a
slave of a single human being who would
not be so without it, so their diffusion over
a greater surface, would make their. individ
ually happier, and proportionally facilitate
the aveomplisliment of their emancipation,
by dividing the burden on a' greater number
of coadjutors." Con any one believe after
reading this letter that Jefferson would have
been in Awned' the Wilmot Proviso, or any
such doctrine. You. Jellersonian Democrats;,
Shime on you for trying to steal, and fraud-
Wendy claim that honorable title! Call
yoursehmBl7nited States Bank Whigs, and
a sectional party. and you will !meta name
suiting your principles. -
Mr Brown, says, '' will now 14ovo to
you that the Democratic party in not a Na
tional party, and afterwards thairit is a Ns
tional party." That was decidedly logical,
and was it not "done up Brown ?" The
orator, while displaying his reasoning pow
ers upon this position, sho(ved plainly that
he did not oven understand the meaning and
use of the word National. He attempted to
1 prove that we are not a National party. be
cause we differ in our local institutions. Sir,
Mr. Brown, borrow the old lady's Diction
ary. CLOUD.
thrum TowN4lllr, Sep. 2,1, 1867.
lergtairi Iliotaaortitle (Hub.
th
Democratic club' in Wergusohtolirwahip, on
Monalay' evening. the ldth ult., there were
present about THREE lIUNDRED DEMO
CRATS ! Truly old Ferguson is awake.
The following gentlemen are the officers
of the Club :—Presiftent, lion. Wm. Birch'
field ; Vice President*, Benjamin Corl, iluggh
Laurimore, David' peahen, Maj. Wm. 11.
Miller; Secretaries, Seraph Oates, Alexan
dlr. Sample.
On motion, Ira C. Mitchell, Esq., address
ed the peetingpiaa his usual happy and ef—
fective jmano*T. ,rcupying. about , . two and
one l halr honing to itsAelivery. The war he
idtned inkhthe woolly head sympathizers
was a caution, and'whloh dam well recci,;(4
by thins. pmessilh.
gesoltAtiops 149 , 140:1 endorsing the
State.. Anitcugg• which . willyeteiv e
a adanNolts Id 6 tit," '
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