THE VOLUNTEER.
.r„hn B. Bratton, EXVtw und Proprietor.
CABI.IgI.B. rtnnitSPAV, IS «V
AOENCV.
rryV,
caftric advertisements, receiving mibacriptiona, and making
cofleettona ft* V»e Jlmerlqan Petenieer,at hia office, N.W.
tatßtx erf thtnl and OhoaniA et-rncta, Philadelphia;
BfitfDcaA'ncTSOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
FRANCIS R. SKUNK,
Of Allegheny County* . \
'' FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
MORRIS LONGSTRETIT,
■v 'v. . • : Of glunlgiimtrji Oiunty.
: C SPREAD THE TRUTH!
The Volunteer until after the Oc-
totter Election,
. . The gubernatorial'contest for 1847, has
- now fairly opened.' The Federalists, true
‘ to their ancient usages,,have already com
menced the. work of ■ slaudoriiigjihd villi
fying the standard-bearers of the Demo
cratic, party, and it is therefore all-import
ant, that wo be up dnd doing. The truth
must be spread before the people in. all
quarters, and with this view we propose
lo send.tile Volunteer to ali new subscri
bers from this time until after the Octo
ber election at the following prices:
For one copy, - ; , -
“ five copies, . - , -
“ ' twelve copies,
This will hardly pay us for the price of
oiir paper,but we are willing to make some
Sacrifice for the good of our party, and the
welfare of our Commonwealth.
SEND ON YOUR NAMES.
. SXAIfWWG COMMITTEE.
Democratic Republican Standing Committee
of.Cumbcrland County nro requested la meet at the
public house of David Marlin, in the Borough of
Carlisle, on
Jloadayj tlic Sd day of Aitgast next,
at 1 o’clock, P. M., for-the purpose of appointing’ the
tube for holding tho Delegate Elections and the as.
sembling of a'County Convention to foim a ticket.
A general attendance of tho Committee is earnestly
.requested.
Tho following named gentlemen compose the
.Standing Committee for tho present year—James
‘Graham, of Allen; Samuel Hoover, Big Spring;. Da.
vid Hoover, Hopewell; David Williams, N. Middle*
ton; John Ah), Monroe; Wm.R- Ferguson,Mifflin;
W,n». H. Boa!, Ni Cumberland ; Wm. Crawford, New
'vUle;->Jacob Longneckor, E.'Pcnnsborough; .\Vm,
Wallace,.Frankfort; Thomas Bradford, S. Middle*
ton; David Emmingcr, Silver Spring; J. M. Gregg,
W. Ward; Carlisle; Wm. Holmes, Eost Ward, Car
lisle; David J. M’Kec, Newton; David Hume, Esq.,
Hampden; ’ George’Reese, Southampton; Francis
Hutchinson, Dickinson;. Daniel Reamer, Mechanics*
burg; John B. Duncan, Shippensburg Borough; Pe
ter Mellingcr, Shippensburg Township; William Ca
rolhers, West Pennsborough. ' m
July 8,1847. *
WELLWONE OLD CUMBERLAND. —Wo OfC pleased to
have it in our power to state that tho. Treasurer of
this county,.Mr. Bill, has been enabled to pay into
the .State Treasury the full quota of tho State tax
<126,000.) - Too much credit cannot bo awarded to
tbo Commissioners of tho county, the Tax-collectors,
.and the people themselves, for tho promptness dis
played in thus saving tho credit of our county.. Did
Cumberland is generally in the front rank when her
. services are needed.*" ’
A change to enlist^ —We call the attention of all
palriotio young men who feel desirous of serving
their country, to the'bard of Cupt- Watts, published
in another column.
Barn Borneo.—Wo regret to learn that the bant
belonging to Mr., Elder M’Ewen, of Southampton
township, this county, was burned to tho ground on
Sunday-week last. Tho barn contained a- large
quantity of bay, which was all destroyed.
Pleasant.— The operation of "champooning” as
performed.by Mr. Webb, at his hair-dressing cstab*
lishmenl, is certainly very pleasant to one’s feelings
daring ibis hot weather. By this operation tho head
is thoroughly cleansed of all dandruff*, and you after
wards feel, as cool. as a cucumber. This was our
experience. Try it ■
. The Perry County Democrat comes to us tins
week in a now suit of clothes, and is very much im
proved in appearance. The Democrat is one of our
most welcome exchanges, and is radically Demo,
cralioin principle, Success (o you', friend Stroqp,,
- The “Lancaster Tribune,” a rcd-fiot tory paper
appears to take great delight in misconstruing and
perverting our language. Several limes tho editor
has clipped Horn articles in our paper an isolated
sentence, and sometimes but two or three words, for
the purpose of misconstruction. It is d very small
business, to say Uio least, and is evidence to us that
the editor is a "small potato, 1 * without as much prin
ciple as would lay on tho point of a cambric needle.
Deceased— Mr; John Scott, father of the distin
guished American tragedian, J. R. Scott, died at his
residence in Philadelphia on Tuesday, at tho advan.
eed age of seventy-seven years.
CONVENTION.
Several of our Democratic exchange papers arc ]
discusn)n]£ tho propriety'of holding a National Con- j
ventiop, amd-ao far as wo have noticed all agree that
a Convention should bo held as heretofore. Wo go
for a National Convention—it is the only woy of
healing all differences of opinion, and uniting tho
party on ond man. Follow up tho old land-marks of
the Republican parly, and wo may count curtain on
the triumphant election of the next Democratic can
didato for tho Presidency, he he whom he may. Give
db a leader, placed in nomination by the-democracy
of the nation—qno whose political principles cannot
be questioned. This Is all that is wanting to secure
success.,.
Address of the Democratic State Central
Committee*
On our first page we publish the second a [ld re HR o
the, Democratic Slnto Central Comrnltloo, and be
speak for it on attentive perusal. It contains muoli and lies are tbo most formidable weapons they bavo
valuable information, and should bo-.read by every to induonoo volets. Already do wo see the Stpto
one. Tb. Pennsylvanian, In speaking of the ad. flooded wUb Federal falsehood, and slang-already.
drew, “The address la pointed arid powerful, have llio Federalists of other Slate? commenced their
being a forcible and unanswerable vindication of Do* ( operations, by inundating us with tlioir lying fillit.
mocralid measures, and an olwiucnl appeal in behalf. Federal orators ard burling their anathemas nt the
of the Democratic candidates. The exposure of the Democratic party-food agents travorso the Mato
infamous MU for the sale of the public works, ropbr- practising deceptions—hired presses ore at their ilirly
led by Mr. Senator Giobons, and forced, under tho work of calumny and detraction, while the rank and
Federal lash, through tiro Senate, and almost through of theirparly, taking the cue from their leaders,
tho llpuw. ls overwhelming, That bill It ono oftlw ar -° not in* oll * o op vor y scrupulous m thoir abuse of
latest proofs of tho proHcriptivo policy of tho Fqdcr-* Democrats,
»IloU, nnd gf their wanton cUircgard of the interests In the language of, Patrick Uenry, wo would ask
of/tltc^l t lt9« ,-l i Wunquiy!tioiiahju.ii.^^- T *-4..rtt. mo jJcmdcrucy’of this Stale —" Why stand we here
Tnfyir history, slnqo the pamgouf tho bUI to idle while our'enemy Is already in theJieldV' , Ilcool
charter the United Slalca Bunk of Pennsylvania, and lect that niany a buttle has, been loift by on over ween
it jtvlll long bo recollected to tho elnunq of iho Icdgr* ‘ng couft'donoo in .thw strength of din army before tho
-'iTho Central Committee have spoken of it in haiili) commenced, We fear there lu too much
Iqrm* of just-Indlgnollonv , | fidoncu reposed in our strength at this lime, and that
; ~’ - •/. * • .„ i 1 . l hl» >r cuufidoncoV tho necessity lor action
Lowrmu-There ore, 13 manufacturing srpors., will ha lu.i sight „r. Wo know that will! proper or.
liens in the city of* Ldwoll, embracing a capital sleek; ganls»l,oh and «r,„u Wo Can carry ivory thing be.
of 1911 ,«O,QbO andlnpmborlng 45 mills. .These mills fore ns m-Oclpberr, but all experience proves that to ‘
employ 7,0,15 fomdio ind-a,3-10 male operatives. , -I be able .tqcopc with our cunning must bo!
TIIS OABIJIUEANS Of* FEDERALISM*
- Never', since tho formation of has
the Federal party been so.much at.o, loss fpr Vcapilal’’
as at the'present,time; Never were ‘their wits unci!
talents pxcrtised, ot.- thoir more
vigilant'tofdruni up sbmehobgoblin at which 16 fuUe
another hub; and cry of ruin arid distress. .Never
were,the loaders of-FodcraHsm 'so eager to 'hatch
another brood of*“raw heads and . bloody, bones to,
send fortlkgmbng the people' 10/'chcck thoonwprd
march of thtrimilcd democracy of old Pennsylvania.
Never wore as base moans resorted to, or as wilful
falsehoods perpetrated by tho-Fedcral -press to-iujiiro
our causo and our candidates. Never werq there
more frauds and corruptions practised by any *purty.
ihan by the. Federalists, in the vain hope of carrying
the fill election.
Under the operations of the Sub-treasury and the
Tariff of 1846, the country is prospering beyond par
allel—thus proving thoultor, falsity of Federal pre-,
dictions of “/«»« and of which wo heard
so much during and since the campaign of 1844.
Theis usual electioneering cry, thbrbfbrc, being una
vailable, they arc. compelled to resort to other expo-,
diciiU?, however unworthy, to fill.tho. vacuum arid get
up a show of opposition to the Democratic candidates
Ilcnco wo see their presses from one end of the State,
to the oilier teeming with the most malignant false
hoods against Gov. Siiunk, as though the people of
this Stale.did not know him. Tho most conspicuous
in this lying business is iho “Pittsburg American I’— 1 ’ —
(Vie,same notorious sheet that originated, in 1844 1
the sLory.lhat “Gou.S/iuni trampled under foot.Oie A
merican flag during the ceremonies of laying the
corner stone of a Catholic church in that city • After
that barefaced lie we do, not consider that Govorqpf
Shunk is in any great danger of suffering from any
imputation coming from that quarter, but thatsuch.
a foul libel as that lately published in that infamous
sheet against his private character should-have been
copied into.the more decent and respectable portion
of the Federal press— every one of which knows it to
he false— can only bo accountcdTor in the fact that
they can find nothing in his public acta, to justify
their wilful opposition-io his administration. .
Tlio people of Pennsylvania know too well how to
appreciate true merit, to cast off one who in every
situation has proved faithful to their true interests,
and. clcdyo to another whoso political associates clone
render him perfectly obnoxious. A largo majority
.of our people ire farmers, mechanics, o!nd laboring
men, with whom Gov. Shun»: Was raised, and with
whose requirements and wishes ho of eputso must be
well acquainted. His sympathies.are with, i those
who “gain their bread by tbo sweat of the brow,” he \
having.labored with his own hands for a. livelihood*
Would you then—you who gain yonr living by hon
est industry—would you change him for one/whose
only cares through life have been to manage a prince
ly establishment in such a manner as to make the
labors of his poor workmen , contribute to increase
his already overgrown wealth? What sympathy has
James Irvin, with you? What cares ho for your in
terest and welfare? What have you to expect from
him and his party, should you give him your Voles
and elect him Governor of thisgrpat Commonwealth?,
Look back to the ora of.Rilnerism, when Iho laws
and tho constitution were treated like blank paport
and you have an example before you,-' Look back to
the time when Thaddeus Slovens & Co. wielded (he
destinies of the State, and, you will (hero find tho
fruits of a Federal victory.,
Jasies Irvin, and, as In iho .days of RUncr,
it.may be necessary to buy only a few - votes'in tho
legislature of your State to entail another curse upori
you In the shape of, a United Stales JUnk in Phila
dclphla. Indeed we know hpt but that this may be*
tho very reason why thio Fcdbralparjjp are so anxious
Id carry tho next election. A Baffk .possessing, all
the powers of the old exploded would bo the
most convenient agent imaginable'* for’ their use in
tho ncxt.Prcßidcntial campaign. By accommodations
Uncertain characters in our country, it would secure
their interest, and thus enable tho directors to govern
the people without the people’s agency, and in the
end to extort a charter from tho United Stales.
Tho past conduct.of tho Federal party plainly
shows that.they hold a National Bank dearer than
any other measure, and as it would lend to perpetu
ate power in their hands, wo believo (hoy would re
sort to ady means to fasten olio upon (ho people. It
I was by a miracle khnost that wo escaped from, the
clutches of Iho old United States Bank, and how that
woarerld ofsuch an institution, which was gnawing
at tho foundation of all our liberties, it becomes us
to beware how wo put it in tho power of those very
men who gave tho Bank a charter from tho Slate, to
practise again the same deception upon us. .
Wo know the Federal.party proclaims that “a Na
tional Bank is an obsolete idea.” We know too that
in 1840 they proclaimed the same tiling, but-whal
was thole first act after getting hold of the reins of
government? With indecent haste they catWd Con
gress together for the solo purpose of chartering such
an institution, from the curses of which wo .were
happily saved*by the Interposition of the veto of Pre
sident Tyl«r. Twb Bank-. charters' were passed at
this session, for both of which, James Irvin, Iho Fed
oral candidate for Governor, voted. We ask would
this samo parly, if they had the power, hesitate a !
i moment at this time to do tho samo thing?,, Would
1 the same men who sought at Harrisburg by means
of an armed force, to maintain their stations in power
after they had been condemned by a decisive, and ;
unmistakable majority of tho people by (routing ah|
election as though it bad never-been, hold—whoj
practised bribery in. opcn.day In.order to got a Bunk |
charter through tho legislature—who in the express-:
ivc language of Tlmd. Stevens to Mr. ( Montelius of
Union county, who was unwilling to go with tho
hellhounds of his party in-lho buckshot aiid.ball uf
fair, will "throw conscience to the deciC’—will such
men,wo ask hesitate la commit any fraud on tho
people, or do any act that would tend to give them
power, in order that thoy may put money in their
pockets? By fraud they would-fain elevate them
selves to (ho head of afiuirs, and by fraud-and cor-
I ruption they would then govern the people..
I It becomes the Democrats pf this State to wake up
to a sense .of their duty in tho approaching contest.-,
The enemy is already secretly but unceasingly ,uV
work. Tho Federal party spare no pains or expenses
-50,25
' . 1,00
- 2,00
to dccoivo and mislead tho unwary. Money they
|,avo In and experience proves that money
active and .vigilant'. Wo an'd
thelrfftlsetroods aiid Tnust. dissem
inate our/principles fa r. andwids and'contrast tliohi.
‘with tho practices,-not ;
Wc again call upon Iho Democrats! of this county.
‘ip orgdnize,and commence iho;gqod-W.ork in earnest.
We cah if givo to old Frank”- an
old fiialuonodDembcralic can tf wo
will—dnd ‘who says wo will nol?~toach oar Mexican
enemies Jh Cumberland county,tHo fame l eBBon
Gen. Taylor taught theft brethren’- b.V; Buena-Visla,
that although "Rough" wo aro hot only “Ready” hut
willing and anxious to meet them on. fair own ground
and give them a New ,Orleans. defeat. .Remember
that victory iirpclober next prepares the w«y for a
still more glorious victory In 1818.* .Remember also
that should Irvin succeed tho* whofo of
government together with all tho pipe jl.uyfng schemes
and frauds of Federalism would ho setm motion with
a’ view of securing tho State for ' lho‘Federal candi
date forHhd Presidency, bo lie Wjio htf.may, and that
in oil probability they, would .proyo, successful. Is
not ilia ro.clcciion of Gov. SnuNK, then, an object
worthy of our most untiring exertions? Let* every
man weigh well the subject—.consider Us i importuned ,
and act accordingly, and wo havo-nO fears of the re
sult, ' -■£ .
•Democrats, off with your coals and at them! —
Teach tho Federal candiduto for Governor that•his
boastediihilanthrojn/ and "corn meal bribes" (all made
since ho became a candidate for.the. object of catch
ing votes,) have served no oilier purpose but to pro
duce in the honorable rapu a feeling of con,
tempt and-disgust. Sp will hohavo learned this
useful lesson, that however coiriihendahlo it is to do
an act of charity it is stiff more cdihmondublo to be
stowjn secret, dnd ihat too dt.'o time whin it does not
spiack of selfishness, .. ; . ..
THE FEDERAIiISTS—TIIE WAR.
' . \Thd Federalists continue iij'rdeciaring .that the
wdrwith : Mexico Is.-“unconstitutional and unncccs
eary," and that it wan “bought about-by President
Polk for rid Just reason and no assignable cause."
Wo have looked on in wonder and amazement at,the
course of many of llio Federal .journals relative io
the war with Mexico.. Can it bo possible, after the
lucid pxpositipns that havp bccaimadd, from,some of
thc_ablest pens and purest minds in tlic country, llicy
yet hope;'to,'dcceivo. tho pcoplolihtp the belief that
the wdjf was brought about: fornp ; just reason arid,
for. no - assignable .cause And when, wo see and
.know that this-same press'is endeavoring to make
political capital out"of what they term an “ unjust,
unrighteous and dowin'o6|c”,war; and at the same
time are pretending to support Iho victorious leader
as their candidate for the Presidency, wc aro at a
loss to reconcile such conflicting views and UMirocd
and ill-judged proceedings, unless they act upon the
dishonest maxim ends justify the Means."
Wo aro compelled to believe that they thus speak
against the. clearest convictions and thoir
knowledge of right and wrprigV - Wo can accord to
aii lioncst and sober conviction 6i Uio truth of any
proposition, Iho.sincerity of*an honest motive—but
wlicu wc see iho whole Federal press.of the country,
pursuing Ihoir victim with unrelenting und malig
nant hates when, prejudice aside,: .view
would bo taken j and other motives assigned, the con*
elusion forces itself upon tho tnind that partizan ma
lignity lias more to do .with tho conductors of those
journals-than a disposition toplacc tho truth fairly
before the world. Wo would Uko to see tho acerbity
of party fueling softened-—wo liko to seo an honest
difference of opinion .QB,. honestly and frankly set
forth—but when foots arp/potverted, antTn partisan
press is uttering itscurscs loud and.dccp, against
thoao who hdvo the df it r is
Uio duly of tho friends of fho administration to Blind
nobly up, to .meet.their adversaries jis they have
done, and to tcpcl falschood with truth.
HEAR A CATHOLIC I
3 Tho Whig journals, from tho “National Intelli
gencer" down to the “Carlisle Herald, 11 aro ma
king a great hue and cry because, as they
fear that the United States army aro going to “pil
lage the Catholic churches in Mexico.!-' They would
fain make tho Catholics believe that tho. tHlminisira
lion, and more especially; tho'army,'arc.-hostilc to
their religion and religious institutions. ' There never
was a more scandalous falsehood against
tho administration and against our soldiers.
Wo refer them to tho language of their favorite
leader, Gen. Scott, for a refutation of tins slanderous
attack. In his proclamation to tho Mexicans, dated
Jalapa, May 11, 1847, Gen. Scott, speaking the sen.
timcnls of the Government and Army, addresses tho
Mexicans thus: . . -’S'
“Wo adore tho same Odd, and a'largd portion of
our army arc Catholics like yourselves;-: and wo'ro
spect private property as well as tho properly of the
Mexican iJhurch." " '• \
But the most scathing rebuke.that tlicirTalso and
hypocritical professions of, alarm fuf tho safety. and
honor of tho Catholic religion In Mexico, has receiv
ed, if from a “Roman Catholic,'* in a communication
published in tho Washington “Union,” Wqgxlract
tho following paragraph as‘u specimen: *
“Do the reckless editors and caterers 01, the “Na
tional Intelligencer’* opino that tho Catholic commu
nity of these United States have forgotten tho das
lurdly conductor tho whig parly towards them for
years past! Lot them not deceive themselves—thosu
things uro ■*' -
“ Hel in liable, nntl lenru'il and conn'd by rote,'
To c«tfl into liicir tcolli.**
Who opposed the oicclion of Mr. Van jjuren, be
cause ho wruto a letter to the sovereignl Puntil!’?—
The Whigin Who wrote .tho “Morm story,
and “Six Months in a. Convent?*' A reverend (.')
Whig. Who destroyed the Uoman Callgllc .Semin,
ary near Hasten, and farced the unprotected-inmates
to lly for thoir'livcs? TheWliigs. the
churches and desecrated tile suered on\btisfU?r their
holy .religion in Philadelphia? and who dnposcd.lho
election of Gov. Shunk, of Pcnusylvania,|by£&uso ho
wulkod <in a Catholic procession? 1 nfjiwor, the
Winufl. And forgot that thoso ftetkof-vio
lonco and outrage wore perpetrated upon peaceable
Catholic citizens, by thoao very, miscreant* who aro
Tiow preaching up their sibkly and contemptible sen
timentalism on tho dangers oflhofahurcLpj in'Mex
ico." . • 1 • * . ,« . , i
' Ordered to the Seat of War,— jPho V|ashi))glon
Union, slates that tho Battalion from tho 'District of
,Co)umbiu and. Maryland under Col. Huaifes baa boon •
ordered to tho lout of war -immediately. \vil|
start for Verb Crux to assist in opening wuy-fqr,
supplies to tho main army in the direction of Jula*-
pa. Tho battalion Is to bo incroaied by (iio addition
of tho companies racontly from Carlisle, Pbnnsylva
nlo, Wilmington, Delaware, and a battery of
field artillery from Baltimore. ,
, JbflEni G.-Nkal, Esq. Editor of Noul’sGir/uUo
and for several years;, Editor of the Pennsylvanian,
died very suddenly in,Philadelphia on Saturday lust.
Mr. Noal-was an amiublo man and'a good writer.—
Ho was only married in December last. ' ' ‘
An Oi-o Soi.uier.— Tho old veteran noticed in the
following puragroph from tho. Cinclnnatti Commer
cial, is probably the oldest revolutionary, sbldlor in
the country, and may almost bo termed tho qldostin
(habitant.. . - * 1 ■ • 1
«• Therd U now living one half-mile qibuvo the toll
galo, Enllbn, un old revolutionary soldier nuiijcd Bon-
Simin Yantosj ho was born in Bulthnoro County*, Mu
rylanil, in nilC. und i» thorolbro Ji I yours old. llu
wus iri thu butlloH of Yorlapwn, Puoll, Brandy wino
and several others. Ho was present at tho U|clngofj
Cornwiillls. At Yorktown ho was wounded in thoj
hip by a shell. .. This . wound is now tropbjosoino ;
, otherwise tho old veteran’s health nr now good* Ho
;crii spa to read, and walks out daily.- -Ho la exceed
jngly i/clivc ferono of hio advanced ngCr’! i
- r DEMOOU ATSj GO TO. WORK*
Tho cuming elcglion is highly-important to the
Democratic pariy ’of this, county, and of tins State,
and it ia Umo Uiat active exertions should bo made
to effect a'complete organlzalioiiititho party. ~Wp
hope,,therefore, that oyery Democrat will be up.qiid
doing,- \Vc do not moan, of course,- that nny.i.one
should neglect his own-business,* (br the purpose of
altonding.to politics, but muohcan.bodonb in organ*
izing a parly and in givingrit strength, by talking
with and convincing those who arc “ hailing between
two opinions,” and by holding township mootings,
distributing true Democratic papers and documents
among tlio people, &o» &c. - This, then, is tho kind
of Work, that every well-wisher of tho Democratic
party should be engaged in, ■ Wo must go to work,
caVhcsUy.und zealously j if vvcdcslro to bo.successful*
No caUßO.cver yet triumphed,without a.thorough or
ganization of its friends. It is tho first, step Ip vic
tory, . ;v ,
GO TO WORK,
and organize in qycrylownship, town, and vlllagc-
Tho time, has como-(or Democrats .to prepare for tho.
contest* -Our opponents :aro (loading .tho country
.with Federal documents, speeches; artlf'nbtvspapcrs,
and hopo by this means to mislead and deceive the
-people. Ouf enemies afo active,.and it behooves
every Democrat to bo at his post, ready to defend
tho principles of - Democracy whenever and wherever
assailed.' 1 . *
; GO TO WORK, .
and on . all proper occasions reason wUIP
aro willing.to-bo'convinced. -Point- out toihouvlho
trcusonablb course of tho Federal* party, in giving
“aid and comfort” to Mcxicp, ; at.a tinio when wo aro
at wdr-with that nation. ,' Show them the. falsehood
of tho’ assertion that tho new tariff .of 1840 would
“ ruin tho.couhtry.” . Point out to them sonic of the
acts of that party when in power, and youwiffby
this moans convince many an. honest voter.
GO TO WORK. .
Every man, hawever ’humble, possesses somo'iriflu
enco with his neighbors and friends..' Let every De
mocrat,; therefore, use liis best exertions io.advance
the glorious principles wo,advocate, lie can accom
plish much if ho will’but-put his shoulder to the
wheel and contribute liis mite to swell the lido of
Democratic victory which is sure to spread over the,
whole Stale.,
.V. : -v-.: GO TO WORK, <
arid inculcate the necessity of harmony onall occa
sions and at all tiracs-pthal action without .union.;is
vain - and
act upon the motto, “union, Jiarmony, self denial, con'
cession, everything for the cause, nothing for men, 1 *
; GO TO WORK.
Your candidates for Governor and Canal Commis
sioner, are men'of sterling worth, whose characters,
moral- and political, dro without spot’or blemish.—
The foul l Fcderal slanders put forth against Francis
R. Shrink 'fall harmless at his fecit, aqd only go to
show the.unprincipled moans Federalists will resort*
to for the purpose pi accomplishing thoirabaso parly
purposes. ’ Democrats, push back these slanders into
the faceof Uioso who iiUoctliom, ancl"llma convince
your opponents that their infamous publications are
loathed and detested,
go to work: . , v; ‘
Your Federal opponents, are marshalling for tho con.
lest; Now layout lime to throw in “ a little more
crape, "and by a steady and united charge on thb
second Tuesday of October, a Buena Vista victory
will crown your efforts.
Health of Vera Cruz.— Tho climate of Vpra Cruz
has heretofore been considered very fatal to strangers,
tho yellow fever prevailing lhor,a;ihrtDgh, d greaj
part of tho year. That such wus fhtf eoio wTiilst it
was under tho jurisdiction of-ihc.&jfoxicah nuthqrn
tics, cannot bo doubted, as all accounts represent tho
city as having been kept in a filthy ..condition. Since
its capture by tho army under Gen.' Scott, great ond
successful exertions aro said to havo been mndo by
Ihp.ofTicorin command, to cleanse tho city, and ren
der It more healthy. A letter from Dr. Barlom
published in (ho'Union, thus speaks of Vera Cruz:
“There arc few eases of yellow fever .here, com
paratively. The disease Is mild. It.is tho very
disease I have been familiar with for* twenty-nine
years; and I would venture to guarantee to Cure nine
In ten,;if called early, and with the sanie appliances
wo have in New Orleans. Now don’t deem this
boasting, for it is alono intended for your private
oar. Tho disease has not boon, nor do I believe it
will bo, epidemic. And the fatal eases' have.occur
red mostly with inen who would have died any where
with fever of some kind; and I fearlessly assure you,
that if I could rogulalo the 'hahils and moile of living 1
of our countrymen, ycry few, would lake tho disease,
and still fewer die.* 1 ■'
A PREACHER.
Tho Homo Journal Under tho head of its. foreign
varieties, has the subjoined curious statement relative
to a preacher,whoiscxcilinggrcataUcntioninParis,
and who deserves to bo regatded as a martyr in the
cause of truth:
“The month of May (which, in tho devotional
calender, is tho month of Mary,) has been signalized
this-year, at Paris, by evening service, with the
churches brilliantly lighted, at which preached new
ly arrived missionaries from ullquarlprs oflho world.
One preacher, In-particular, was much run after'by
tho guy world—ah emaciated, exhausted, maiined
skeleton of a priest, who has been tortured in vari
ous wbys by tho savages to whom ho carried tho
gospel. Uo preached in the church of fit. Vincent
de-Paul, and, at 'his rising in tho pulpit, a general
murmur of compassion ran through the assembly.r—
His face was gushed and his hpad fastened to one
shoulder by attempts that had been made la twist
bis neck. His discourse consisted in a recital of
what ho had sulTered for the Saviour. ‘lt was simply
nml modestly told, and produced tho most thrilling
ellcoU Tho lifting of his hands in prayer at the
close, showed that his nails had been (ducked from
his fingers in torture. l This singular missionary has
been invited to dino at the Tuillorius,nnd'whon asked
by the king what could bo dono fur him, or ,whal ho
wished,'his reply was, that all ho desired waste
bo permitted to return, as aeon as possible, to the
savages !" '■
AND YET ANOTHER.
Tho Detroit Free press, of, the Dili inst., gives
tho following loiter from Gen. Taylor, which would
'scorn to bo more of a dinchcr than any other which
wo liavo scon. While tho country is involved in
war, and vvhilo his duty calls him to toko part in
Ute.oporatlona against tho enemy,” Gen. Taylor
would not bo willing to accept a nomination for
ilho presidency. Wo think that this loiter will
‘ldfdly.eatisfy tho Federal cliques—especially as
filj itis other letters doclaro lie will not accept of
unless entirely untrammelled by party poli
. llcVoiVobilaolions:>
’ “ HeAD*QuARTKM, A«MV Op OCCUPATION, f
Camp near Monterey, Mexico, C
- April 28, 18170
Sin:—Your letter under date of tho, TOth of
, Murcli has boon duly received. To tho Inquiry as
to whotlior I am disposed to accopt tho nomination
. of President of tho United. Stales, If tendered to
mo from tho National 'Native American Conven
tion, 1 would most respectfully reply,and with full
i appreciation of. the kind feeling which dictated the
mention of my. namo Inconnocilcm with tho dignity
and honor of so high an ofiice, that, oven if an as.
plranl for the Presidential office (which is not the
’ case,) 1 could not, while (he country Ismvolvod in
war, and wbilo my duty calls mo to take-part in
• the operations acoinsttho unoniy, acknowledge my
• I ambition beyond llqu of bestowing all my best ux
' of lions towards obtaining an adjustment of ourdif
-1 fioullloß with Mexico,
\! I have the honor to roindin, dear sir,
■j Your most obedient servant,
I Z.TAYLOB, Maj.Oen. U. S. A,
ThePkksident has Withdrawn .his requisition up
on New Jersey for six companies, in consequence ol
the Uidinosß in gelling the troops together. -
:' corrcappikleaco of Yplmitgor.
; Vlilngs In Plillmlclpltla* V
v ' July 19,1947.
"iVIv dear . BRATToii:—Tho boat, .to-day' has been
intense—tho tfidritiQineto* aUnpon marking as high
; as 95. . Tim.oilyVlicta nol oqly .a a desert-,
cd look;Tor; at thb, least caUfolaUdn,; t|h6ro ; inuB£. bo
at iho jiroscnl l|mo upwttrds of twenty thousand
Philadelphians AlUhe diffeirjht watering-places.—
|Cope May wVfiiled to overflowing full/ 1 and T hear
that tho durront .ofsoa-bathors is now setting towards
Ilockaway. ' UockWay, you know, is- ‘\on .old
Long island's sea-girt shore,” and about six hours
travel from Philadelphia. The beach is fine—tho
breakers* glorious—tho company hot too large—*and
the hotel one of the best kept in the United Stales..
, Tho, steamship Britannia arrived, at Boston on
Saturday morning last, bringing'sixteen.dayslalor
intelligence from England., You.will have observed
that shu brings nows of a further and very consider
ublodcciino in breadstuff;- The thriving appearance
of lluf crops in Qront Britain, and the largo importa
tions of grain from the Baltic, are the causes assigned
for tins heavy full,in prices. It.was not generally
lookc.il for on'-this side of the Atlantic; and as one of
the consequences of the. hows, several heavy opera.
in Now York, PliiladclpliTa andßalti
■more have suspended payment lids morning. To
! give your readers some Idea of the exact decline in
prices, sinco-lho sailing of tho last steamer; T have
prepared ii comparative (able'showing tho prices, of
breadstuff's in Liverpool on Juno 19 and July 4.
'V '■ Juno ii). ■ . ’ July 4. ' ,
Wheat,’, U.s 9d to 12s 3d. 0s to 9s
Corn, , -47 S to 55s ‘ 41si to 45s
Indian Moal, ' 23s to 24s 20s to 21c
Flour,' - ’ 38a to 40s' ' 31s to 34s
Of courso-this is sterling'money; when reduced to
our currency, it will bo scon that tho dcclino in flour
is equal to one dollar and fifty cents a barrel,’ Tho
foreign nows has so completely unsettled- our. mar
ket, that I will hot pretend' to mako'-quotations. I
would riot bo surprised if flour was. soiling .in this
city, for' $ 4.50, and grain in proportion, before tho
close of tho week. As tho Frenchman said, wo shall
see what wo shall see. By telegraph I learn (hat it
AVas selling this morning, both, in Now York and
Baltimore at as low a figure as,ss. *
Our,city papers oftbis morning, notice with great
feeling tho death of Joseph C. Neal, formerly of the
Pennsylvanian. I know poor Nbal well—intimately
Well—for, wo had occupied tho same. editorial sane,
-turn together for tho lust two monll.dr*-;. His dlsposi
"lion was gentleness itself; anil a nobler heart never
beat within a min or woman’s breast. As a writer
it would bo superfluous to' speak. , All. his writings
are-lnurkcd will! his peculiar wit—a wit that shono
“with inoft’ensivo light.**, Ho is to be buried to
morrow morning.
Tlpfinogazitjes for July aro all out.. They are
nol quito as good as upuul. • Tho Huvuucbo Italian
Opera Company arc holding forth to very excellent
houses at tho Walnut street IlieaUo. T|ic boxes iiiid
parqucllo ard filled nightly, not only with gay look
ing people, but good looking people. .1 edcsco is all
that she is described.- As a woman—as a singer—
is'iin actress—sho is aisuperb creature.' We say*—
we heard—and surrendered at discretion.
Yours, *
Dickinson Colicgc—Tho Cbmmenccmciit.
Mr. Editor— Being on my usual-visit to Carlisle
about commcncbnicnl'limp,! of course attended “the
feast of reason ami flow of soul” which was‘provided
for tho occasion; and permit md to' sny that of the
many entertainments of tho kind which, I, have at
tended here and elsewhere, 1 never was so much
pleased with ,tho ability, originality, and general do
porlmcntof those concerned,’as-I was on this occa
sion. .And I doubtless speak tho sentiments of many
or all when I say that old Dickinson did her duly;
and may feel proud in giving to the - world such o
choice selection of talcqtand modest merit.
'l*o give a» review of all would bo tedious, but per
mit me to say that Pennsylvania shone off on that
occasion* with lustre, ot least equal to that of our
neighboring Stales. And' as the representatives of
the college, and of this State, J think I may bo ex
bused when I place first among 1 tlitir equals tho sons
of two of my old friends from Lycoming, viz: Field
and Lloyd. Tho address of -the former was noted
for its clearness, chasto and modest language as can
bo found in almost any written address., He gave
his subject new interest, and from iho great silence
and attention that was paid him by the audience as
wall as tho faVorablo remarkt\wo hoard of .him, wu
think we may conclude with the romark of one pre
sent, “that it was a neat, masterly oration.” His
subject—“ John Wesley.” , ,
As respects Mr. Lloyd, his was well written, and
spoken in a bold and fearless; but beautiful manner.
His manner ofspeaking showed a confidence of.ubiU
ily, and his aim was’mqro to do justice to his sub
ject limn to gain applause. The latter remarks will
apply to all the orations of the day. Mr. Lloyd's
subject was—“ National Example;” .
; But wo must not forgot a jolly, fine open counten
anced follow, as witty ub you please, yet very chasto
in his remarks. “Earthly Items’! was his subject, a
.comic by tho way, served up in the middle to tickle
tho fancy of those who might perchance grow weak
in enthusiasm and fall ,to’ sleep. Ho discussed tho
idea of "minding' your own ’business” pretty thor
oughly, spicing it up with old maids, firo-sido gosnip.
And undorhia hummer “tho critic” found a pretty
severe spot. . ..
1 should like to mention some others, but time will
not permit. It was not our intention to draw inyld.
ibus comparisons; but rather to compliment tho whole
by mentioning a few.
Riot at Niagara. I‘ai.ls.—A riot look place at
Niagara, a Tow days ago, in consequence of
blacks attempting Id persuade and force tho servant
woman of a,gentleman and ladyTrbm Ip
loavo her master ami mistress. . The seryanl'stoully
refused tho proftcrcd freedom, ond to provent her
abduction, and quiet tho excitement, which ’ had in
creased to such an extent that blows i wore passed
and firo arms used, the ownors'uf tho slave had to
leave for-thole homes. - ’
New York Imports. —Tim total imports into Now
York during tho first nine days of this month have
amounted to $3,335,49!), neatly a million more than
was imported during tho corresponding period of lasi
year. Tho duties paid on thorn and dub amounted
to $596,458, which is nearly double the receipts' of
tho corresponding days of MG..
Caft. Naylor-— Tho reported death of this officer
is untrue, lie waa fast recovering when last hoard
from. • ' . .. •
An exchange paper says tho farmers in tho
Western States hnvo sent pressing orders to New
York, for hiring nil the immigrants who land there.
Agents ore in Now York, who are busy' in pla
cing every immigrant who arrives in health ami is
willing to go, on board conveyances for Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, and lowa—
tho farmers of which great States say they should
bo glad to see a million of Immigrants this your
instead of a hundred thousand.
Laconic.— I The Boston Post makes the follow
ing,laconic announcement—more, would have been
superfluous“ Mr. DuyliusHiehmond was'fduml
dcadjn Tauten on Monday, supposed to havedlod
In a fit. Ho loft a wife ami family, and a boljlo,
and $2O In Ills pocket.!’ . .
(n/’Colonol Dohophtm says that Ills fumous Mis
leurif boys liavo one more ft than Gon. Taylor him.
self—they are Hough Ragged and fteudy. ,
Benefit of Advertising.—Some time slnfcb UwilJ
bo recollected; i&mihlloninn pul an 1 advertisement in
Galaxy, headed,•*A Boy Wanted.* Next morning liq
fouTO a hutulhox on his stops, with, tin's, inscription,
‘How,, Will this oho answer]’ - Oh opening it, ho found
aiiieo, Put, chubby.loolihig speeihicif uF thp.’artlclb
ho wauled, warmly done up in flannel/ ■
iFirom i**c#co.
Later.from Mexico'—Mr. -2V]sTs -iWssionSixrcla, „
JJnc/mnan'a Lellcr to Ino Mexican Ouvcnimcni-Z
■ Gen. Sedtt demdnda a reply. *
'THe PicayunujExtra, of July 12, has received W
llio arrival dt* thb sloairißbipMcKim, which left Vc
hi Cfuz on tlib 4llr inat flips from.the city of MexieJ
io the 20th'ultv" Tho. Government paper published a
communication from th'o'.Minisler of Foreign Allairs
uddrdssed lotlio - Members of tho Mexican Congress
| 'referring to them a despatch from Secretary Buchun.
|an, announcing the appointment of Mr. Trial.- J\i r
I Buchanan's letter ia dated April 15th. It ucknuwf.
edges tho rcccipl of tho Mexican minister’s letter or
lhc22<l February,dqcliningTo accede to our proposi.
lion to send commissioners io.Jalupii, Havana or «ny
other point,, boford tho blockade of tho Mexican ports
should bb raised and tho Mexican territory cvucim.
led by our troops. Mr. Buchanan writes-that ih o
Presidentholds such conditions absolutely inudmis.
slble, neither demanded by national honor nor sane.
tionedby 1 tho. practice .lie .Urges that
sucli u preliminary comlillom would render wars in.
terminable; especially between Contiguous nation*
unless by tho Coniplclu BubmiSfiioa of one of tho bi-|!
ligcrenls. " Ho shows how puerile a ebursu it would
bo for a nation which hud sucrifiqcd monund money
to gain a-Xool hold in an enemy’s country, toabundon
alHhc advantogea it had won, and. withdraw forces
in to - Induce negoiialibns without any certainly
or security, that police' would chsup from siicli nego.
Hattons. Ho Then cites the Case of Our Itfsl war
with Great Brhian; to show, that wo hover consider,
tad for a moment that our nation required usto insist
upon a withdrawal of British troops before consent
ing to. treat for peace., ,\Yo sent couimlsiicmcra to
Ghent when portions ofeoiir territory were in posses,
sion of British troopSj-anQ .it was notorious that while
negotiations yvero going-on,at Ghent, hostilities were
carried on upon both sides with unwonted vigor, tlm
most memorable action olMhc war taking place nl
ter.iicgoliatibNs.had been concluded. Such a prelim,
inary condition to. negotiations cannot bo cited in
modern- times; at least Mr. Buchanan knows of hone.
Ho then exposes tho unusual conduct of Mexico un
der another aspect. Tho President had desired to
avoid tho war, had sent a minister to negotiate a
place even alter the war was commenced by the nl.
tack of. the Mexican troops upon. Gen; Taylor. Tim
President had reiterated propositions with a view to
open ncgbUalions'whlch should put an end to hoslll.
iließ/ 'Jio.fiad declared ,to thb world that he , would
exact no conditibns'lhat’wero not honorable to both
parties, ahd.yot lho Mexican government had rein- •
scdjtb fccelVo tho Minister sent .to her, and after de
clining.to aCccdo to tho opening, of negotiations,
Mexico had never made known upon what basis she
would consent to'a settlement of the differences be
tween ih.b two Republics. , There will never bo a ter.
nlinalion of hostilities, | Mr. BUclinnaii proceeds, if
Mexico refuses to Helen , to which Imvo
bceiiprofiered,"arid which Tend to tho re-establish,
niunl of peace. Tho President will not make further
overtures Tor tho opening of negotiations until he has
renson’to believe that such -will bo accepted by tlm
Mexican government ; nevertheless,'such is his de
sire fur peace, that the evils of tlib' war shall nut hu
prolonged one day later,', than the Mexican govern
incut makes it absolutely neccssiiry .to carry his dc
iermiimlibn had sent,in the quality
of comimssoner Co tho head quarters of tho army in
in Mexico,\Mr v N.jlVTnBt, Chief Cloik in IheSlulo
DepartihcqfV.with full powers tocuhclmle a dofiniiitu
treaty of peace '.with the United Stales,. :Mr. Trial ia
rcccoinmcndcd as possessing tho full confidence of
tho President, and worthy that of tho Mexican Gov
eminent,'.. .In concliuion, Mr. Buchanan lorbuars
commenting upon tho closing passage of the last let
ter from tho Mexican Minister, lesllt sliould give to
his present note less cbnclli&lory character than Im
desires for it; ho recurs with pleasure to another
passage, wherein is expressed tho pain with which
tho. Mexican government has scon .altered tho cordi
nl fricndsldp which it had cultivated with this He
public,' the continual ddVuncomcnt' of'which it hail
always'udmiicd, and whoso institutions had served
as a model of own.
Tho President has strong desires that the 'United
Mexican Stales, under’such iiistilulions as prevail
with may protect and secure the liberty of their
citizens, and maintain, an elevated .position among
tho nations of tho earth. Such Is an outline of Air.
Buchanan’s letter-of April 15. \ +
Wo have-not translated it, as the original will no
doubt bo made public. Thcrc is Ho liidiCMtoii in.it
of the.basis upon which Mr. Trial Isaulhaiwtd to
conclude a treaty. This letter tho .Mexican Minislrr
acknowledges bn,tho 23d of April, snying that tlm
President had instructed him to reply that tho whole
subject matter of it hnd been expressly reserved by
the sovereign Congress of«lhe nation for its control,
and that the letter would bo at onco transmitted, to
it for.its action.
Wo learn by tho Mexican pn pera that Congress,
was at once convened to take tho n}nt(or into consid
cralipn* but up to the 291 h of Juno no quorum bad
been procured. By .a letter from a source entitled
to great respect; wo further learn that Gen. Scott
gave llio Mexican Government till tho 30tli ult. to
act upon tho letter, when if nothing should bo done,
bo would march on. - Nothing further bad been board
from Gcn.Cadwnladcr.or Pillow at Vera Cruz, but it
Is presumed that they bad arrived at Gen. Scott’s head
quarters: ’ .
For tho'Volunteer.
OCj*Wo find tho following onecdolo going the
round:
“Mr. CloyY Mr. Clay I" said nn eccentric genius,
who met him ono day on a steamboat. “-Mis/er C/uv,
at tho same time catching hold of his coal—“Wn.il 8
your opinion of tho tariff/"' “Why," acid Mr.Uay,
composedly, trying to disengage his garment. “my
opinion Is, that tbl? coat \v\W Uarif you don L lul>
go!" , ' .
Tho reply of Mr. Clay was, considering llioadmi.
fable workings of the laidff, which ho and Ida friends
labored so much Against, quite a shrewd dodging of
the question. > ! -
From the Washington ,
THE REVENUE. ‘ . '*
Wo have‘procured from the Trerfsury aii oflicial
letter Irojn the Secretary of tho Treasury, inrcply to
u communication ftom-tho Hon. Mr. Adams, of Mis
aisbisippi, which'.lcUer, with.llip table annexed, arc
given below. ‘ liappuars that the,actual ouynwn*
lation of receipt* fur duties for .the first seven month 3
and ten days under lho*Uriff of us compared
with tho same lime under tho tariff of 18‘12, exceeds
one million of dollars} and that, adding the duties
on the-warehoused goods, the total Incroso is nearly
one million and a half of. dollars. It appears oho
that'tho rale of augmentation is progressing, and
that Mr. Walker’s estimate will be more than realized
hy Ike result.
A VISITER,
Treasury. Department, July 16* 1847.
Sir: Tho gross receipts fVom customs from tho I* l
of December* 1846, to tlio lUili July, 1847, undergo
tariff of 1846; compared with tho same period ot
tho previous year under HhoturiffoT 1842,exhibits** 1
incroiisaof tho tariff of 1846 of one million and four
thousand > dollars. This is' exclusive of the duties
accrued on goods In warehouse under tho new wnro*
housing jaw, which is nearly half a million, muj "’ in
ipuko tho total augmentation of duties accrued cu
ring tho first seven months end ten" days of ln° tJI ‘
iff of 1840, compared with tho same lime . .
tariff of 1842, obout ono million and a hall ol o
lars. - i ,
Since my last luttor to you, wo have received r •
turns for (ho month of Juno-ond tho first 100
of July, which would seem to indicate that tho a f
mentation of revenue is still progressing.
, I am, sir, very respectfully, ,
tho Troasurjf*
Hon. S. Adams, Ponloloo. Miss.
Qomparalioe statement of pi'osßrtctipttfrovi
,at thv ports nt tin \ Untied Slates during- the V lO , ,
, af.t)teemher.\m;*nd 1846. ««<* January toW
! 10,1816 and 1847, under the rcspcctiuclanj}* V J
I .1812 nmUB4O,
Poconlbct
January.
February
March
April ,
May ,
Juno' r
July 10
Exccnß oC larifl’oflBXo , '.
*No(bII llio porti. .; \
'^E^BbilV J t)oparimcnl, Jul t 1 ”
CHS?
;; ■„ *9,10.6,326
2,310,2P'J:
■■ 2,201,'519
4,108,550 , . 3 > l 2; , irS
. 2,'899;311. 2'svm’ J 177
• 3,068,617 WWI!
, ... 9,574,250 . 2.518.J04
. 714,200 , ■ .. *ooB,su
an,013.280
10,003,030
"51jd04,254
12,;009, 032