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si, for the p
any ticket, and choosing Congress!
Jai and Senatorial conferees, present!
e following |
{ ADDRESS,
MF f'erow CiTizeys i—Haviog t
; Bosen to discharge high and impor
trusts, the performance of which
ave codeavored conscientiously
Holfil, we vow deem it both expedi-
nt and dcorous, to present to ou:
onstituents and to the public, a suc
sinct and lucid developement of the
principles upon which we have acted,
land of the inieresis which we have en-
deavored to support and maintain.
. Afier a happy and prosperous trial
of thirty-five years, under our grand
and beautiful national compact, we find
purselves arrived at a new and perilous
crisis in the experience ol our Federal
(zovernment,
Penosylvania forever firm and faith-
ful to the principies upon which this
great republic was founded, and re
posing in peace upon the virtues and
Lencrgics of her citizens, bas within the
gst year fo nd herself suddenly called
>
“
ory oa
hiv
ECD |
“1
pl.
1
‘which aking 11s rise at the seat of the
fpational government, has spread far
apd wide over the land, and was alike
izerous to the honor, and the happi-
ncss of the country.
Abuses and corruptions in govern.
mets never correct themselves, but
£0 on continually increasing and mul-
tiplying until the government itselt 1s
destroyed, or the people arise in their
strength and abolish the evil, It bad
become the current opinion at Wash
Linglon, that no man could or ought to
Pbe ‘made President of the United
States, whe had not previously been
initiated into the mysteries of govern
E ment, by a tour of service in the cabi
"net of the President, and so firm had
this conviction became, that the great
officers who fill the chi ft d partment.
inthe goveinment, began to regard
themsclves as rival herednary chief
and each one began to imagine, th
he had but to remove his brothers, 1
secure to himself the undistu: bed pos
session of the splendid inheritance of
the Presidents house, and for tw:
years past, the same spirit has entered
the highest council of the nation, anc
the supreme legislative ball has pres-
enled a scene of fierce contention, of
bold mancever and artful manag ment,
scarcely less furious than the famous
sessions of the ancient Polish Diet,
where a thousand noblemen met in
arms and debated with drawn swords,
upon the election of a King from a.
: mong themsel.es To redress this
| longing evil, to nterpose between Lhe
SB haughty usurpers of the metropolis,
; asd the honor of the country, 10 arrest
>» any!
the fucther progress of this bad princi.
. ple, which bid fair Ike a morbid ex
cressonce to become attached to the
cons'itution itself required a vigor, and
independence and an energy which
was only to be tound in Pennsylvania,
whose citizens were not prepared to
acknowledge the soundness of the
rule thatthe road to the Presidency was
only open the {ur individuals who may
happen to possess art or interest suffi-
cient to become one of the secretaries
of the Executive power
In selecting a citizen from the walks
of private lile, to fili the highest of all
stations, the choice was neither diff
cult nor dubious. Our eyes were at
ouce turned upon ¥ ANDREW Jack
son" and the people of Pennsylvania,
by a simultaneous rising expressed
§ their preference to the man of Orle-
# ans, over all his rivals, Our sister
states anima‘ed by our example, have
L} one alier another declared thelr de-
| termination to support the national
i ticket composed of Andrew Jackson
} and John C. Calhoun, until there is no
i longer any dount of the final success
# ol our candidates, and of the triumph of
. the people over intrigues, and the pat-
ronage of office. But let us fellow cit-
if dzens imagine thar the, contest is over
or that the enemies of Jackson and
Calhoun have abandoned the field en
. tively, although there are but few
§ [Amongst ourscives, who hastely avow
© their hostility to the name of Jackson,
§ ¥ot itis known that even in Pennsylva-
} Dia, there is a well disciplined corpse
§
. 3 . dy t \ oN : 3 CI
A Shaan OY L_Sh\y Sa R Las. ee
W.. of forming a less vital interest that the representa- gard to party, can have access to the Mifflin, be, and they are hereby res-
the pationallcolumus of the Patriot, provided they |pectfully requested to attend at the
hemselves to moderate lan-l{house of Alexander Ennis, in Stone
d their names accompany the| Valley, on the 3d day of September
land
{character of a
; upon 0 stand forth arbitress of a surite;
known to ourselves,” intending thereby us and respectable meeting of the
to make it appear that we had declined Democratic Republican party of Cen-
:
t
W\ =X TY. 4
tives of Pennsylvania in :
councils, shouid be distinguished forjcovfine t
their adherence to the man of ouriguage,an
: . Ne ea
‘choice, as well as for the virtue tajenisicommunicalion ; but not otherwise.
The facts attending this circum-
esentati ith. io
representative, and y "ance are these : A gentleman cf Bell-
lout which he can perther be useful to, : rE
\his country or honorable (o his constit |efonte called upon us q
nents or to himself Actuated bylthat we would insert a communication
|these m tives, we have Pies! 2 the! ich had been sent to him for this
county tick ames of gentiemen, ora 4
Ci Tike I 2 Andrew! purpose, but did not give us the name
Jackson and John C. Calhoun, and of the author. We promptly return-
whose integrity of character entitle] qj and, at the same time, told him
hem to our highest respect and conil-|
dence. 1
capacity, so indespensable in the
: : t e sy n0t to fiublish an
And we have appointed as|thatour rule was, 7 y
. ” | 3 «
conferees citizens whose political fidel-! communication unless we knew the au.
. n | A
ity for many years affords the besti,;; oq nome ; and that nothing would
’ vill not betray the1r|, : :
proof tot hey will oo! 4 1 induce us to deviate from it,
trust at this time, and whose early and
unequivocal support of Jackson and days afterwards, be called and assured
confidence.—Governed by these views
we trust the nominations which we
‘have this day made will meet the ap-
‘probation of all true republicans, and
fricnds of Andrew Jackson. The
men whom we bave put in nomination
are and always have been decided dem-
ocratic republicans, truly attached to
the principles of the constitution ofthe
national “and slate government... If
we have failed in satisfying all we
hope and trust, that no dissatisfaction
as to the pominations at this time will
be adhered to by any one of the firm
friends of the « Hero of ORLEANS” (Character and number, has been rare-
or it isutterly impossible, if local pre-ljy surpassed. The proceedings we
judices are taken into consideration, as give 1n this week's paper.
has been the case In this county at,
elections, that every republican in the] In order to meet the conferees from
county can be pl. ased, but let all give the remainder af the congressional dis
it was necessary that the meet-
way to feelings of this kind, for the trict,
ing should appoint those from these
the author’s name at any time ; upon
which we determined to insert it, and
it was done accordingly.
We will thank Mr, MARTHENS, ed-
itor of the American Republican,’ to
republish this article in his paper.
On Tuesday evening last,the Dem-
ocratic Republicans of Centre county,
held a meeting in the County Court
House, which, for respectability of
public good, the permanent support of
the republican party, and of Andrew .
Jackson. counties, and not defer it until the
~mwes meeting of the county delegates, which
TT TIER
i after the day ap-
A rr nN? would necessarily be a y ap
PATRIO RIOW pointed by the Huntingdon county
—
a
PEIN
- conferees.
| So far as relates to the gentleman
whom our conferees are instructed to
‘support, we believe he will, if nomip-
ated, receive the undivided support of
= the democrats of this county, and, if
but for his country.” we are rightly informed, throughout
SATURDAY, Avcust 28. ithe district. There is a reason for
COTES (he nomination of Mr.
Oui iis Dosti O i, MiTcHELL, or
wing to this being the week of the’ .
Court, and the attention of the editor being some other democrat from this county,
unavoidably directed to other business, beyond the objections made to Mr.
some of our subscribers may not, perhap t wil be recollected chat
' a
receive their paper as early as usual.
Huntingdon has had the member for a
great number of years, and so sensible
are our brethren of Huntingdon of this,
that they yield their claims to Centre
Mr. Roland Curtin’s Furnace, in Baldeagle 20d Miia Hew, 8s 10} Mifflin, i
Valley in this county, on Thursday the 2nd has given us a representative for 2
day of September next. We have been Dumber of years in the persons of M:
authorised by the Society to state, that M’Clay and Mr. Brown. In fact,
iwell-disposed and religious persons of all Centre was but once honored in the
denominations, who may think proper to election of Vir. Burnside, & that gen
attend, will be accommodated as well as tleman served but one Session. Upon
ithe means of the Society will admit of ; but the whole, Centre is in justice, entit-
ill-disposed and disorderly persons who led to the representative at this time ;
may come there, for the purpose of dis ang we think the democrats of Centre
turbing the ati i . . ook
ing th Congregation, are informed have been very patient in waiting as
that the laws of this Commonwealth, enact-
long as they have dove,
By this day’s paper it will be seen
manner they may think best, will be rigor- that the old Revolutionary Hero and
of Washington, the
the honor of the county, that there will be MARQUIS LA FAYETTE, has ar.
no persons found in it who will act so dis. pived in this country. Previous to his
gracefully. landing at New York, an immense
number of people assembled on shore
The editor of the Juniata Gazettes to hail the old veteran, and return him
the valiant Major % Dickson of Dun- the thanks of a grateful nation. On
dee,” bas published what we conceive meeting with some of his old cem-
o be a fnlpable and wilful falsehood, panions he ran into their arms & em-
‘especting the communication signed braced them.
‘A He says we
“declined publishing at for reasons best
“Not for himself
% Brown,
Camp Meeting.
A Camp Meeting of the Methodist
Society will be held in the neighborhood of
ed for the purpose of securing to every so-
ciety the right of worshiping God mm the
ously enforced. We hope, however, for Companion
Renmand dr]
true Jacksonite.” : 7
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Pursuant to public notice a pumer-
tre county, was held at the court house |!
§ Who are indefatigable in their exer
| ~ avowed their determination to support]
H§ one or another of the candidates who
iH} found their pretensions upon the hon.
. or of haviag been appointed to and dis
. charged lucrative and distinguished
§ offices.
Lo
ek
* Jackson to the Presidency, tor should!
We immagine that hig enemies will)
* Cease 10 persecute him iter his elec-
. ~
Yon.
%
. pi "eh a 4
and wlexible fricnds of our futurejt
tt
haisnony aod Concert, Nor is it offs
Tt I bed it
: AE pr hd vgs Ey. Be
publishing it, without giving our rea
tions, and opposiion to our favoriteisons, in order to su
end several of our sister states have/Now to convince the
A
We must yet expect to encounter|Which appeared in our paper,
# much opposition in clevaiing Andrewledging the receipt of the ¢ True Jack-
Upder these circumstances it be-week for publication, signed « A T
hooves the people of Mifltin couny, Jacksonite,” in answer to the piece September next, to
in choosing members of (be Stare Lo.which appeared in our last, signed «
oislature, 16 elect nove but the steady, Democrat of the Jackson School,
President Andrew Jackson, as it is of himseif, not thinking proper to entrust ed by the democ:
» deepest concer that our state and us with his name, we cannot, therefore
¥ -~ > i. . - -
na‘lonal goveinments, should act mnposert it. We wish it to be under. |
- in the Borough of Beliefonte, on Tyes-
ppress the truth. day the 24th instant. Afier the meet.
Io afew
Calhoun entitle them to our highest ys that he would willingly surrender |
will remove to it as early as practicable.”
and compare them
concile the two if h
Lean’s letter contradicts th
sonite” in every important
pretends to be acquainted
and in his very outstart shews that he is
wilfully ign
Mr
Peonsvalley wished the oO
No mdeed. In this heis right.
ple wished no such thing
bve, he speaks with such 1
Mr,
himself.
| n
%
crais of Bellefonte were compelieq
wail all the letters, during the lag .
paign, at Earlyshurg which the
carry safe, and that he (the riter) dgeg
not believe that such was the fact. Thi
is adding insult toinjury. Now ¢ Lround),
assert’ that it is a fact, and that John
Brown knew it ; his own “found gz50
4 2 rion
to the contrary notwithstanding, It ig a
Canig
next, to consult with their democratic
brethren, on a proper selection of a
congressional candidate.
| Resolved, That the conferees trom
ithis district, are hereby instructed to
support JOHN MITCHELL, Esq of
Centre county, as a sultable person to
represent this congressional district,
in the Congress of the United States
Resolved, I'hat it be recommended
to the Democratic electors of the sev-
eral townships in the counties of Cen-
cre and Clearficld, to elect delegates,
at the place of holding their town-
ship elections on Saturday the 11th
day of September next, to meet at the
‘court house, in the Borough of Belle
tfonte, on Saturday the 18th, at two
lo’clock in the afternoon, to fix on a
general ticket for the said counties
to be supported by the demecratic re
puolicans at the ensuing general elec:
tion.
Resolved, That the Borough of Bel-
lefonte. and the several townships, send
the same number of delegates that
they respectively sent last year to form
the county ticket.
Resolved, That whereas the Dem-
cratic Republican party of Centre
county have never yet fully expressed
their sentiments, relative to the Pres-
idential question, and that no doubt
may be entertained as to the REPUB-
LicaNisy oF the CENTRE, therefore Lewistown, oo. Wednesday evening
Resolved, That we have the most the 18 bh Inst. in pursuance of a gener.
imp'icit confidence in the intelligence, 1 Invitation m HANDBILLS, te all
genuine patriotism, and Integrity of the Republicans of the county.
the Hero of two wars General AN- On motion, Joseph Kyle, Esq. was
DREW JACKSON, as President of chosen Chairman, and Gen. Davia
ibe United States ; and that we enter-| Milliken, and Col. Absalom B. Sei.
tain the most unbounded confidence in|EIMer were appoluted Secretaries.
the talents, republicanism, and integ- Whereupon the following resolutions
rity of JOHN C. CALHOUN, as Were offered and agreed to with scarce-
Vice President of the United States. |l¥ 2 d SBenling. voice; :
Resolved, That the proceedings of Resolved, That this meeting view
this meeting be signed by the chair |W!th dissatisfaction and regret, the at.
man and secretary, and published in|!¢™Pt made by the Editor of the Jupi.
the Bellefonte Patriot, American Re-2'3 Gazette, to divide the Democratic
fublican, Juniata Gazette, and Hunt.|REPublicans of the county, by the par-
ingdon Advocate. ual call which has been made in his
WILLIAM SMYTH, Cx, [Yesterdays paper, excluding zll those
P. CAMBRIDGE, Secc'ry. Republicans, friendly to the late nom.
ras 1nations, from participating in a gene.
ral county meeting at the court house
this evening.
county, especially to Mr. Longwell tj,
Post-master, John Mitchell, Jolin Rank,
Patrick Cambridge, the three Petrikin,
and several others. 1 well recollect meet.
ing Samuel Fleck, of Bellefonte, on his re
turn one morning, who had carried som
letters over the night previous. I think
he told me he had rot reached Earlysburg
until midnight.
But this ‘round assertion’ of the * True
|
i
|
Jacksonite’ is not a Democrat, or if he is
one, that lie does not reside in Centre coun.
were placed, durin
campaign.
Youmay perhaps hear’ from me again
shortly.
A DEMOCRAT
OF THE JACKSON SCHOOL.
—
At an unusually large and respect.
publicans of the county of Mifiiin,
friendly to the election of ANDR Ex
JACKSON for the Piesidency,
Jonn C. Carroun for the Vice Pu
idency of the United States, held
the Court house in the borough of
on FOR THE PATRIOT.
n your last paper a person signing him.
self “ A True Jacksonite,” has boldly pro-',. Resolved, That When ever any po.
nounced my statement, relative to John litical matter is to be transacted in a
Brown’s conduct respecting the removal COUNty meeting, that due and timely
of the Earlysburg Post Office, * lies frae Dolice ought always to be given of the
.
’
you can keep it at that place,
Yours Respectfully,
JOHN M’LEAN, 2. Jr ¢.
Walter Longwell, Esq. P,
end to end.” This insolent and unbe- time and place of such meeting.
who have noregargd to truth themselves. Resolved, That the gentlemen put
Such arguments shall always remain un. ! yr ;
: Lest, however: "shy i Crum, in the Long Narrows, on
wrong impressions should be produced By Saturday the 7th of ins
the misstatements of this I 4 fans inl. ip 5s
people a copy of a letter
from the Post Master Gensel to Mr the offices of ihe fountysate men: le,
Longwell, which a friend banded me a few S¢TVINE the confidence of the Republ-
pod for word with the original in the 10 Mifflin county. And as no sound
ands of Mr. Longwell, who will shew jt objections can be raised against either,
upon the subject. i
P og) ep deem it our duty to give our most
¢ Department, hearty and unqualified suppart to the
Sir,
Resolved, That we hi
: ( ’ e highly approve
The subject of the removal of of the nomination of President and
the recommendation and REQUEST of the TISburg Convention, on the 4th 7}
REPRESENTATIVE of vor visTaier March last, and that we will suppot
and Joun C. Caruouw for Vice Pres-
ident of the United States ; and recom-
Republicans and friends to their coun-
and if so you try. :
With high disapprobation the conduct
of a few men, who on the call ofa
coming language is always used by men
n nomination at the house of Joseph
answered by me. Lest,
Hl pn gentleman, I supported at the ensuing election for
days since, and which he assured me was cans and friends of General Jacxsos
to any gentleman who has the least doubt their mora] or political character, we
1,
16¢/ 3 tas
+ January 1824 nominations made on that day.
your Office has been investigated, and at Vice President, as made bythe Har |
in Congress, the scite will be changed to NDREW JACKSON for President,
mend them to the support of all tras
Resolved, That this meeting view
General County Meeting, for the trans-
M : . 3 ;
Earlysburg, Pa. } {action of the political business of the
County, retire to a Arivate place—’
I now only ask the read } ; !
the ty of th er to take up where the voice only. of a few is known
e “True Jacksonite” .
with the Tg and re. —and publish them. to the world as
e can. In fact Mr. M’ the Democratic party of the county of
e “ True Jack- M'fllin—when in tact, q// true Demo-
Rartiegtar. He.crats were excluded from the sonic.
with the facts. Resolved. That we highly approve
orant of them. He says that “f the conduet of the Jacksonian Com-
- Brown ¢did not know that the people of mittee of Correspondence, in calling
fice removed.’ township meetings, at the time and 2
; ol en the manner, in which they were called
precision as to Besolved, That a Standing Comm!~
Brown's knowledee, that Tam almost [€€ of six persons be appointed with
ed to think I am answering the gentleman power to call county and township
meetings when they shall think prop”
He also says, that the first info i
vs, ths rmation i ‘hereup”
r. Brown had that a removal was con. £¥, for the an year. Ne
1
good people of ing was organized,
templated, was from the Pp
eral himself, who ¢ Jad
; ’ XK 2 Joshua
0st Master Gen. on Patrick M Kennony, Esa. J054¢
lifiin county, how ready this aol. Col. WILLIAM SMYTH was call.
i om : ed to the chair, and
gy for a man” is to strain a point PATRICK CA
ob motion,
Resolved, That James Duxcax and
rue Huntingdon county, o
{ meet the confer. |t
J A ees appointed by the counties of Hunt-
| but ingdon and M ffi, to fix on a sUitgtl]
he author, for reasons best known to candidate for Congress, to be support-
| by atic republicans of
this Congressional District.
Resolved, That the conferees a
jiRimsd by our democratic brethren of
t
|
it
toad, that every persor, without re.
strance against it.’
noticed i embracing all th
Mr, Brown’s request to t
0 the 3d day of muni
It woul
Spare, perliaps, or I wo
jtemptible quibbler
as he deserves,
paragraphs; and that is th
the Eatlysburg Post 0
{Mr Brown did not kno
y - 3 7177
received a remon. By Dr. David Crawford, Ye
Now this is manifestly Shaw, Esq. James Milliken, Esq 2°
} : : tod MBRIDGE, Esq. (untrue. The fact is no remonstrance was David Reynolds, Esq. were appointed
when he fancies he can gain any thing Epporae secretary, oy Jet directly to the Post Master Gen. said commitice
3 : . d The ohje ich . leral. eV were k re, !
by it, we will re-publish the article? Wis Ect for uh fhe meeting 'Brown, and this or rorested to Mr. Resolved, That the proceedings of
’ ng €en . wie 2 oo S tals.
acknowl. known. it was, g made Commencing at the sentence I have this meeting, he siened by the C hair
at is said about M30, and Secretaries. 2nd prhlished ‘a
he Post Master the American Republican. Bellefonte
sonite” which he bas so disingenuous- janes M FEvains, be, and they ave nl he 10 Mr. Longwell; and Patriot, and Hynringden Advocate.
ercby appom ed, conferees, to repre. [5 5 at the callupon me for proof, is alt CVI ’
attempted to falsify : : ’ OTC fatty i , ies SE KYLE, Cam'na.
y pied. y LH _ sent the county of Centre, at the house i radicted by the Post Master A JOSEPH :
“ We received a communication this of Alexander Ennis, in Stove Valley, led. Indeed 11 which T have now publish. e1est.
ysjed- Indeed I have sifted this whole com- DAvID MirrLixex,
cation, and
ruth cannot find a
uth !
Traly it is € Jies Srae end
1 occupy more space than
Sec’rys.
A B.SerLuriMrFR ! J
—— } Eoe——y
solitary
to end.”
: vou can
uld hold this con.
: FROM THE COLUMBIAN opBSERVER,
up to public contempt,
AUGUST 18.
LA FAYETTE IN NEW YORK.
elating To gratify curiosity, as to the re
letters at "eT of reception given tn La IA
He says that ETTE, bv the pe ple, we ex'ract tbe
w that the Demo. following from the New York Natioi®
4
I cannot r i ici
t refrain from noticing one of his
e one r
of the Bellefonte
fice.
othe mailing
hh i
VY Wished a
Jacksonite’ convinces me of one thing,
which 1 will notice.—Either the ¢ True
ty ; for there 1s ne Democrat in the county
that is not well acquamited with the situs
tion in which his brethern of Bellefonte
g the last electionecring
-
fact known to every Democrat in Central
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