Alll fricn n VI luliiiiftif.
• BY JOHN i; BRATTON.
yol. u.
ElecUdilJ^roclamaUoii.
WHEREAS' in.and.bjr An act of the General
Assembly bf this OommbnWeallh of Pennsyl
vania, entitled “ An act relating to the elections of
this Commonwealth,” passed the 2U day of July,
A. D-1839, it’ is made the duty of the' Sheriff Of
every oqpnty within this Commonwealth, to give
public notice of the General 11 lectionsiand in such
notice to enumerator r . , ■
X. The officers to Be d '
2. Designate, the place at which Ihd election is
*°l James' Honwen, fTigti''.Sheriff of the coonljl of
Cumberland, do hereby make kpoibn and give this
public notice to the eledtOtS of the county of Com*
bcrland, that on the Sccbtul Tuesday of October,
next, (being the 13lh day, of the month,) a Gene*
ral Election will bo-held dt the several election
districts established by ;laW in said.-county, at
which lime they will vote hy ballol for the several
•officers hereinafter named, viz: ■
ONE PERSON
'for Governor of the Stale of Pennsylvania,
ONE PERSON
for Canal Commissioner of the Stale Uf t*ertnsyi
vania.
ONE PERSON
to represent the counties of Cumberland and Perty*
in the Senate of Pennsylvania.
TWO PERSONS
to ropresenttho county of Cumberland in the House
•of Representative^.of Pennsylvania. ' '
ON B'PERSON '
•for Treasurer of the county of Cumberland.
ONE PERSON
for Commissioner of the county of Cumberland.
ONE PERSON
tor Director of the Poor and of the House of Em«
iployment of the county of Cumberland.
. ONE PERSON
*for Auditor to settle the public accounts of the
‘county of Cumberland.
The said etecllort will be hold 1 throughout the
bounty, ha follows-?
The elefcU6n,ln (He election district composed of
the borough of Carlisle, and the townships of N.
jUiddloton, South Middleton, Lower Dickinson,
Lower Frankford, and West Pennsborough, will
be held a*t the Chart House, in the Borough of
Carlisle. • . • ’ . ; ’
Tho election In the election district composed of
Silver Spring township, wfHbe held at the public
boose of George Duey, \n Hogestown, in said
township. ••
Ay an Act 6f the General Assembly, passed the
6lsl day of April, A. D. 1846,.the election in the
election district composed of Hampden township,
\vill beheld SI the house ttoiV ottetipied by Henry
Itrrssler, In said.townships
By the sinVe hot the election In the eVCeUon dis
trict composed of Bisbiirh and a patlof Allen town
*ship v known as the Lisburn district, shall hereof
-tarjiold iheir.elections at the public house now
occupied by John G. Hcck, is Lishurm-
The election in the election district donVpoiSed of
East Pennsborough. township, will bo .held jit the
public house now occupied by SAmueltltennlhgdV,
M the wost end <Jf.lho. Harrisburg bridge. ,;
Tho election in the eledlioo district cdnijlbsda of
Now Cumberland, will be IHrfat thephhlichouse
of Lewis Young, in the Borough of New Cumber
land. ■ ;*
The olectiort in thodlstricl composed df tilat pari
of Allen township, which election was heretofore
held At the public house of Win. Mbghes, in the
Dordugh of New CUmlißrlnridi.wilUib held at the
House of George Hecu, now occupied by
Hubert Coffey, in said township.,
.The election in the district composed of .that part
of Alien township, not included in tho New Cum
berland, George Heck and Lisburn flection dis-
Irieip; will beheld at tho public house of David
tihealier, in Slicplierdstown* in said township.
The election in the district dotnposed of tho Do
tough of (Vlcchanicsliurgf will he held at the public
house of John llopver. In said Borough, ,
The election In till* district composed of Monroe
township,will be held At the public house of John
Paul, in ChurchtowrL.in said township.
The election in the district composed of Upper
Dickinson lo.Wnsllip, will behold at the house of
Philip Weaver* in .said township; ,
• Tho election in the district domposeu of the- Bo
rough of Newvillo; and townships of Mifilin, Up
per Prankford, Big Spring, and that part of Now
ton township, not included Iri Urn Leesburg elec
tion dislfltit hdreinofter mentioned, will ho held at
the Brick Schdol House in the Dorotigb of Now
villn.
The eledtlort In the district' dortipofled of Hope
well township, will be hold at the Sthqol House
In Nowburg, In said township;
Thd dlcdtioh Irt tile district tfompofied of thh Bo
rough df SHlppcnsbiirg, SlilpjiensbUfg* township,
nnd that part of Southampton township, not Inclu
ded In tlio Leesburg election district, will be held
tu the Ootincll House, In the Borough of Shippcnd
burg,. '
And in and by art act of .tile General Assembly
pf this Commonwealth, passed the 3d July, 1839,
it is thus provided, *»That the cjUalified clCclorfljpf
parts of Newton and Soutbamptori townships in
the county of Cumberland, bounded by the follotk
iug lines and distances, viz i Beginning, at (lie
Adams county lino, thence along the-llno dividing
the townships of Dickinson and Newton to the
turnplko road, thence along said turnpike, to Cen
tro'bchool House on said turnpike, in Southamp
ton township, thence to n<polnton tho Walnut Bot
tom road at lleybuck’s, including Keybuok’s farm,
ll'once a straight direction to tho Saw Mill belong
•og to tho heirs of Goorgo Clever, thnnen nlohg
Kryaher’s run to tho Adams county lino, thence
along the lino of Adams county to the place of bo
({inning, be and tho same is hereby declared a now
and soparateeloclion district, the election to be hold
at the puhlio houao pf William Maxwell, in Loos
burg, Southampton township,’ .
Notice is hereby given,
“That every person, excepting Justices of the
tcace, who shall hold any office or appoinltnenlof
jjrofit or trust under the United Slates, or of this
mate, or any city or incorporated district. Whether
11 Commissioned officer or olKorwiae* a subordinate
‘Jnicor or agent, who is or shall bo. employed Un
*lor ‘ho legislative, executive, or judiciary doporU
,UOll ‘of this State, or p( the United Slates, or of
j'ny city or pf any incorporated district, and also
'hut every member of, Congress and, of the State
Le glB)iUure, nnd of the Select or Common Council
of any city, nr commissioner of ;iny Incorporated
jiatrici, la by law incapable of holding or oxercts
.nK at iho same limp,-tho q(l]qn,or appolnlmmU of
JU(lgn t inspector, or olprlc pf any olootlons of this
‘Joiimionwoalih, and that no inspector, judge or
her officer of such election shall bootiglblo to be
‘hon voted for. • / , ..... . •;
I ‘ho said not of Assembly entitled nnactre
• ,n g to ohintions of this Commonwealth, passed
u J ®d, DtHlier provides ns follows, to wiu
.» 1 hat iho Inspectors and judges shall meet at
tilxVl lB^? 01 * vn P ,n(? " a appointed for holding tho elco-
I n ,l ) ‘ho dlstriela to which they respectively, bo-
T? j ’ oro P o’clock in thomornlngoftho second
m in of October, nml enoh of said Inspectors
'm appoint one dork, who shall be a (juallfM
°. l f f rof Buch district. • • .
‘ho person who shall have received the
11 ‘“ghost number of .voles for inspooior, shall
not tend on the day of anyeleo.tton, then the per
son who shall:have received the second highest
number of votes for judge dt the next proceeding
election, shailact as an inspector in hte place. And
in'Case the person who shall have redelved the
[highest number of voted for inspector 6ha|l Hot ali
tend, the'person elected judge shall appoint an in
spector in his place; and In case the perSotl elec
ted a judge shall not attend)'tilth the IhSpeßlot who
deceived number of Votes shall appoint
a judge in hid place) [or i.l* any Vacancy shall con
tinue in jhe board for the Space of one.hour after
thb lime fixed bjr ld\V fof the opening of the elec
lid.Hi -lne.qualified voters of the township, ward of l
district for ivhich SuCh officer shall have been elec-'
led, pfedent dt the place of election shall elect one
of their number to fill such vacancy. •
' “It shall be the duty of the several assessors, re-,
speßtively to attend at the place ofholdlng every
general, special or- township election, duripg. the
whole time said election is kept open; for ihe’pUr
poso of giving information, to the inspectors and
judge when called on, in relation to the right of
any person l assessed by them to vole'at such elec
tion, or such other matters in relation to the assess
ment of .voters as the said inspectors or either of
them shall from time to time require. ,
“ No person.shall bC permitted to vote at any
election as aforesaid, than a white freeman of: the
ago of twenty-ono years or more, who shall have
resided in this Slate at least one year, and in the
election district where he.offers to Vote at least ten
days, immediately pfettfceding snbb election, and
within two year's paid a state or county tax. which
shall haVe been assessed at least ten.days befofe
the election. But a citizen of the United States
who has previously been a qualified Voter of this
state,- and removed therefrom and returned) and
who shall have resided in the election district and
paid taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after
residing in this state six months. Provided, 'l'hat
the while, freemen, citizens of the United States
between the ages of twenty-one and tWenty-two
years, and have resided in the election district ten
days as aforesaid, shall be entitled to Vote, although
they shall not have paid taxes.
“No person shall.be admitted.fo vote whose
name is not contained in the taxable inhab
itants furnished by the commissioners, unless,
First, he produce a receipt for tho payment, ftlthin
two years, of a state or county tax assessed agree-;
ably to thd.constitution, and give satisfactory evi
dence either on his own oath or affirmation, or the
oath or affirmation of another that he has paid such
a tax, or on failure to produce a receipt, shall make
oath to the payment thereof, or Second, if he claim
a right to vote by.bclng an oleclor between the age
of twenty-ono and twenty-two years, he.shall de
pose on oath or affirmation, that he has resided in
(he slate afNeast one year next before his applica
tion,and make such proof of residence in the dis
trief as is required by this act, and that he does
verily believe, from the accounts given him that
he is of tho ago aforesaid, and give such other evi
dence as id required by this, act, whereupon the
name, of the person so admitted to vote shall boln
sorted In the alphabetical list by tho inspectors andl
a note, made opposite thereto by writing the word
“lax«*MfKe shall be admitted to vote by reason of
having pald^ta;*,
admiUea tbwo’te’ byToasdn of'such ago shall be
called, out to the clerks, who shall make
notes In tho lists of voters kepi by them.
“In all Cases where the name of the person
claiming to voto is found on the list furnished by
the doitirrtlssloners and assessor, or his right to vote
whether found thereon or not, is objected to by
any qualified billion, it shall be the duly of tho in
spectors to c&dmine such person on bath as to his
qualifications;, and if ho claims to .have resided
within the state fof oho year or more, his oath shall
be sufficient proof thereof, but ftltaUtnake proof by
at least one tompbidnl witness, who shall be a
nualifted elector, that he lias resided within the
district for.more than tdh drijis nbxt immediately
proceeding said election) and shall also himself
swear that his bona fide residence; In phteuahed of
his lawful calling, is within the district, and 1 that
ho did not remove* Irtlb said district for the purpose
of voting therelh. > ' , . ,
. ' .“‘Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who shall
make due proof, if required, of his residence and
payment of taxes, as aforesaid, shall bo admitted to
vote in the township, ward, or district, In which ho
shall reside, *
“ If uny person shall proventor attempt to prevent
nny officer of nny election under this act* front hold r
ing such election, or use or threaten any violence to
nny such officer, or shall interrupt oi 1 improperly
interfere with him in the execution of his duly/ or
shall block tip the window or avenuo to arty window,
where the same may bb holding; or shall, riotously
disltirb the.peace nt such election, or shall use or
practice nny intimidating threats, force or violence;
with design to influence undiily or (rtefaWO an/
elector, or to present him from voting Of’ to restrain
the freedom of fcholco,* such on conviction
shall bo fitted ini nny sum not catcoodlrfg ftto hundred
dollars nnd be imprisoned forurfy Unto not less than
three nor more than twelve months* and if ft shall bb
ahovfrn to court; where the tflal of sutih offonco shall
ho had; that the person so offending was not rurcsi
dent of the city, ward; dislribt, or township whorb
tliu said offcnfce was bommitted; and not entitled let
vote therein, then on conviction, he shall bo senten
ced to pay a fittc of trot than nno hundred; ntir
*mnfp than otto thousand dollars; and ho Imprisoned
Wot less than six months nor mortt limn Iwri /jars.*
"If any person or perSond shall make any hot 6r
Wager Upon thb result of arty election this
Commonwealth, of shall offer to make any such hot
or wager, either by verbal proclamation thereof, or
by any Wflttori tir printed ddfortlsomcnt; chaliongo
or Invito npy persons to inako such bpl or wngor,
upon conviction thereof, ho or they, shall forfeit and
pay three Untostho uiittfunl ati bet of to bo bob ,
<t If any person not by law qimlificd,* shall fraJu.
Icttlly veto nt any.election In tills commonwealth, or
being otherwise qualified, shall volo out of his proper
district, or If atiy person knowing, the want of such
nuallfication,shall aid or pfocufo tftioh person to vote,-
tho person on conviction/ bo fined in
any sum not exceeding (We Ifft'ndftfd dollars, nnd bo
imprisoned for any term not exceeding lliroo months.
"If any person shall volo nt more than one election
district, or otherwise fradulontly volo mflfo Ulatlonco
on tho same day, or.slml! ftntidulontly ifpld and < o
liver to tho inspector two tickets together with (ltd
intent illegally to volo, rise and procure another sd
to do. lie or they offending sholi .on conviction, ho
tilled in nny sum not loss than (lily nor more, than
five hundred dollars, nnd ho iinprieencdfor,any term
not less Ilian lliroo not .more, than twelve .months.
If nny person not qualified to vole in lids Common,
wealth, agreeably to law, (except the sons of qunlifi.
cd citizens,) ahull appear nt any place of election lor
the purpose of issuing tickets.or■ of influencing tho (
citizens qualified to, veto, ho shall on conviction,(for. f
foil and pay any sum exceeding one hundred dollars
for ’ every such ofibnoo, and bo. imprisoned tor uny. 1
' torOi'xaot bxOcodinif three months, 1
Atrrooahlololho provisions ofthp sixlyfirstscotipn
of said soli'ovary General and S|looinl Election.shall
bo opened between tile bouts of eight and lon in tho
forenoon, and .shall continue without interruption or
adjournment (intllaovon o'clock in the evening, when
tho polls shall be closed,
And the Judges ofihb'respective districts afore,
aiiiil are by tlio said act rbqujrod to moot el the Court
riniise In the Hiffoiigll of Carlisle, on the third duy
Jfior the slid elect inn. being Friday the 15th day of
October, then olid there to perforin the tilings re-
ray’lmnd n( Carlielo, this iatli day of
September, A. D. l£ ! 4^ AME g H qFFER, SherW.
■ Carlisle, Aug. 30, 1847.
.“dutti it Always-dfc itiont on wrong, 6ur country.**
CARLISLE, PA*, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 1847.
THE AMERICAN YOLUN TEEII,
Is published every Thursday, at Carlisle, Pa., by' Jt)IIN B.
BRATTON,'upon life following conditions, which will bo
rigidly adUerdtl to: , .
tsRUS Of BODSORIPTIOR.
Forondyddr, tn advance, . , , .. . $2 00
For six months, In adoanec, ‘ . ■ . .
No subscription taken for a less ,term than six months, and
no discontinuance permitted until.oll arrearages prepaid.
Twcuty.flve per ceht.mlditionolon thepricoofsUbscHplion
will be required of all those who do uOt pay In advance.
RATES Of ADVERTIBIRO,
One square, one Insertion; .. . .$5O
; Ono square, two insertions,- . ' . . . 1 75
One square, three insertions, . ;.-v. . .100
;■ Evory.aubsequeut Insertion, per square, .• • 25
A liberal discount will bo made to those who advertise by
llm year, of for three dr six montlu. * . -
Ofnca.—'Tho office of the Volunteer is in' tho sec*
ond story of Tames 11. Graham's new alonobuildinp.ln South
Ilanoycr street, a few doors from Burkholder's. hotel, ond. di
rectly opposite the Post-office', where those having buairices
Will pleasd coll. - ■
THE VOLUNTEER.
John B. Editor and‘Proprietor*
CAIitrSLE, THURSDAY, SCiPTB’R. 6*184:7.
AGUiNCYi
B. Esq, is our authorised Agent for pro
curing advertisements, receiving subscriptions, lind making
collections for tild American Volunteer , at his olllco, N. W.
corner of Tnlrd dnd Clmsnat streets, Philadelphia.
TriEl TAItIFFOFIB4C.
. We liaVo recently referred to tho prophecies of ruin
made by the Whig party when the present Revenue
Bill was passed by Cdhgrcss, ’ In the course of our
femdrks wo referred to the increase of otir revenue
Since that law Wont into operation, and .tho high
prices Which our agricultural productions have since
borne* Tho increase of tho revenue is not a matter.,
of speculation* It is a fact ascertained by tho
al,returns front tho Treasury department, atid must
bo admitted by all* Thus far tho Tariff has hail or
beneficial effect: ' Thti Whig, prophets. liaVc been
falsified, ond tho democratic propheis-sustained by
tjio result*' It Is Confessed, too, that -tho-,Tariff of
1843 was laid With a View to afford protection todo.
riicstle manufactures, and not with the object of rais
ing the greatest amount.of revenue front imports.—
Tills being tho Case, it must Ilavo excluded front our
ports a'portion ( of thoKo 'articles which would have,
tjoUtlffy, or it could not answer,
ed thejrthpase intended by its framers. Tho Imports
being thus roduccd, tho reduction of the duties and
the revenue thorofromi boloyv the amoUnt: which
might havo boon obtained by. different legislation,
was a natural conscqucnco.> tho Deiriocratic
party obtained tho. power, itvyas determined to adopt
this different legislation, and the Tariff of 1846 lev
led upon rcvcnuo principles, was the fruit of that de
termination, producing as Its result a largo increase
in the revenues of tho Government.. This result was
. foreseen by the friends of that measure, for they rca-
on that subject data, ana had
befd&'their eyes’ thV praclicaTeffccrdf similar Icgis.
Jation in England. Wo may then assume that as
far as rcvo.nuo is concerned—the . great purpose for
levying duties—tho beneficial effects experienced
since the passage of the Tariff of 1846, did not de
pend on temporary and accidental circumstances,
but may bo regarded os founded on permanent prtn
ciplcs, connected with tho laws of commercial inter
course.
Tho next point in which tho subject may bo view*
cd, is tbio effect It. lias exerted on the interests ol* the
country. Hero wo will call atlonlionito tho propho.
cios of the Whigs, that the people may see Jiowcom
plotcly they have been'falsified.' In 1644 tho'Hon.
John M. Clayton siid at Lancaster: “Should the
struggle, for. national independence, which is now
raging throughout tho length and breadth of the
land, bo decided against us by tho vole of Pennsylva
nia, she will come out of that contest, with her gorge
drisbanner trailing in the dust, herself bleeding at
ofcrj poroi Tho shouts of parly-triumph will ho
speedily succeeded by tho wail of her ruined plough
men ahd hof-tcggaid mechanics. The fires of her
forges and ills sound of iho axo and hammer in her
workshops will die away, amidst.the acclamations of
her fata! vidtoty} arid,' there may bo many among
the thousands before mo; who with sorrow-stricken,
if ridt with Urokcri hcarlsVrriay live to moum the loss
of thiil wllhoril Which public libcfly Vodld tease to
b’o a blessing.” ‘ t - j • • •
This lamentable result was to 1 bo produced by,tho
destruction of the Tariff of 1843, and the adoption
of-Uio revenue ideas of the democratic party. Tho
Philadelphia North American in July, 1848, pursued
tho same course in the following strain addressed to
the people of Pennsylvania : • v • '
“ Behold yorir handiwork I Yori afrcclod to favor
ilio tariff—a policy '
‘ Wlioro clihor you iriuSt live or bear no Ufu—*
Yori whoso hills arid Valleys rung with, the songs of
protected • labor; and, whoso, vast hppea of.oflluonce
and prosperity kndw.no existence hut in the tariff—
your hand it is that has stricken Jt down. ( Ypu have
ruined yorimelfand tho country f to win a sugared
word from a party that spurns yori. Now lako.tlio
desolation that yori, have, wooed j soo-your mine* de
ported/your. forgo fires extinguished, yorir, shuttles
stilled, your lobor without hope, your capital,>vithoul
profit.' Pay your State debt;if you cun; in drafts
ripen the rARTV—or sirtk into 1 bankruptcy, dishonor
and misery, and bb the scoff oftho world, us a Stale
that sold a glorious birthright for u wretched mess
of political pottage; 1 * _ , ..... •'
The National 1 Intelligencer, a little more than
twolto montlirf ago. ffuid of Iho Tariffof 1840—“ The
fatal mcasijro whloli strikes Ql llio rnot of all the inr
duslry.of the country, anij at the living ofpVortf iti an
Irt it WIW cams his broad by the,sweat of his brow—
tills missliApVn on d riVtinritroris scheme,” and so onj
“In two days more yili'hccdnjo a law bf the lurid.’’
''Diltriht fruit ip (»« reaped hy 'those who put their
trust in demagogues?* ' ,i ■ 11 ;
The llori, Icevdray Johrfsrin, not to bo behind any
who raised 1 thh about of f uhi, soid hi Iho dcbilp in
l|io.Senate—'lf, (ilia hill .ahohld. hooorrto a law, it
will ruin iiOt only, tho hundreds of thousands engaged
In tho lobor ofthc land, hut tho *alod of tlmloml.it-
Bolfj It will bring 1 ruin to tho manufacturer; ruin to
Iho , dgrionlturollsti ruin to tiro, planter) rum to llib
poaco, comfort'aiid' .virluos of tlio poo|do;"
Snob wore llio forebodings of the, Whig presses
and tho' Whig.loaders;, and when wo looked, abroad
for tiiolr fuifilmont, our, dyes soaroh in vain through
out the. limits of tho country. Wat lias failed to I
slialio tho Credit of tho nation, sustained as it is hy
llio'increased receipts tViiiii our'custom honSo.' Wo
hoar of no distress among thp manufacturers—of no
dosorlod forges rrsr ruined,workshops—and no bittor
fruit lias boon reaped by'tliom.' Cn the contrary,’all
1“ Joy,lift and activity. Manitfuolorles am springing
up—anil vlihgos .arc growing, and ihpmslilng oven
in llio State of Pennsylvania, word told
to lake tho doSdlatlon woood-sco I loir
1 mines doscrlod; their forgo-lhCs orlingui.hod. Ikoir
shuttles stilled, their labor without hope, their Capi
tal without profit. No one—no, not even tho Whig
prophets tlicmaelvcß, can point to tho .fulfillment of
their confident declarations, Tho ■ country, has been
prosperous'in every ramification, of its industry,—
Every branch of industry benefit of pros
perity; .But yet tho cjing to their hatred of
tho Tariff of 1846. They repudiate tho. doctrine'
that Mr. Clay,himself so confidentially sanctioned at
one period of his.life., Ho declared in Congress that
| ra porls were . measured by - her exports,
and that Id & series of years the quantity exported
iVord o Country must balance that Imported Into it*
The Ipgipal deduction from these principles Was, that
d lmposed the lightest, possible restric-
tions on imports into our country, would on
able foreign countries to buy from Us the largest
amount of our agricultural productions. This de
duction has been abundantly yorifiedby the history
of English ddmmbtce—yca( by.the history of oliown
trade. £hcsVMga deny this, but without reason.—
They the prosperity bf tho country,
Since., thajTdrlfi of. 1846 went Into operation) was
producoiTby tho famine in Ireland* But the only
effect 6f Bio scarcity in liluropo would bo to Increase
the price! of 1 breadstuff's. This leaves tho prosperity
in . othW. branches of industry except agriculture
unaccounted for—and of course fails to account for
tho Whole 'phenomena; There must bo some other
cause at-Work; and Wo Can see done other except
the Tariff 184 C.
Address olj Ao Democratic State Central Com
■" ’ xnlttoe*
. y. (No, 5.] ■
To the Ejtopleof Pennsylvania : 1
Fello^-Citisens: —In our previous addresses tve
«ftayo endeavored to proto that the conduct of the
present administration' of tho Stale Government, wds
'suchas to "justify the public confidence which choflo
it; The facia upon which wo based that opinion, are
unconCtydlctcd, and the reasoning which led to our
conclusions, is yet, and must, forever remainj un
answerable* ,
II lalJtrUffjTiWcMliii peoplo-of this CammontfeaJlh
know ji; that Governor Shnnk has tho-thred great
oaßcnttfKti’ualificalions ofa republican officer. He is
honest* he Is capable , ho is faithful,, to tho Constitu
tion. IJis political principles ho learned jnthcschool
of Sftinbn Snyder, and, during a long life, he has
never known what it was to surrender them under
any leipptation, or in tho face of any peril. Devoted
to the great doctrines of “equal justice and equal
laws,” his heart and his mind, his spirit and hts un
derstanding, arc alike enlisted in their support. His
experience lias given him an enlarged and thorough
acquaintance with public affairs,' and particularly
with every thing that pertains to Pennsylvania.' Wo
feel, perfectly justified in saying, (and wo do soy it
most emphatically) that the Stale contains no man
who understands alt her offairs, from the'most com
pi'oheMvo rule of policy down to tho minutest matter
of official detail, better than he does, .That'lie is
honest* his wlndQvlifo sufficiently attests. Daring
his pu%pc service, ho has had countless opportunities
of beaming rich by corruption j but from every
Ijlfidb fftf i 'dvif'f?vld, , *ho'fcome‘oul‘
as Iheyiwefo empty; •
It is not otir business io draw a £on(rast beiiveth
tho candidates for Governor- It Is not our duty, nor
docs it accord with our inclination, to iriako any
charges against tho personal character of Gen. Irvin.
The warmest personal friend, or tho most bigoted
> political adherent of tho Federal candidate, will not
pretend to say that his life has been more upright'
and disinterested, or freer from slain, than Governor
Shank's. To'compare the talents .experience and
capacity of the two men, would bo a comparison too
absurd to be oven Joughabkj.We do no p t therefore,
believe that tho people have,.any desfrq to,discard
their present Chief Magistrate! and fleet in his stead,
the person offered to them by the opposition. ■ 1
■ But the object ofthis address is not to prove tho total :
absence of all good treason for a change. Wo go j
further. Wo lake higher and stronger ground. Wo {
'assert that the election at this time of Gen. Irvin,or i
arty other man,-of. the party to which he belongs, j
would be prognont with EXTREME DANGER to j
tho interests of tho Slate. Wo solemnly declare it,
as tho profound conviction bf otir minds, that three ,
years ofFedernl riile in Pennsylvania, would tarnish ,
the character of tho Commonwealth; hhnkritjpt her ]
treasury, and lanisA all prdraJ hhbesty from the ad- (
ministration of her most Jmportant business. Wo (
are aware, fellow-citizens, that some ofybu think us
rash in making so sevefo onfl sleeping a fchargb.—
Blit wo have made It deliberately ,* ond what is more
wo make it fearlessly, befcauso wo can prove it to tho
heart's content of evfery brtprejadfccd /ntfrt In ilio
Commonwealth. ' , n
In a former riumh'of wb (old foil that the Federal
parly had beep rightly- (cfmeil, INpAPA*
BLES.” Tho universal failure of that party to.con
duct the busincsll, either of ihb Slate ot nation, will!
any degree of propriety ;cnit bb charitably accounted
for; only, IHppbsing, that the fundamental errors
of their polltibal creed, render them inboinpolcnl for
high public employments ,Thb Democracy. believe,
that tho government .Was made for all the people;
that Us blessings and its should bb equally
distributed f that Wb rbt/b off of ihb many, can bo
atoned for by. enriching, the fow f that classes' in bn- j
sinoss cannot bo favored under our Constildtion, any
more than seels in religion, hccatfsu alMhut Is bo
stowed lipon one,'boydnd 1W just share, is so much
plundered from the rest. Under the benign influcnco
of these principles, the coimtfy lias prospered as nd
other over did; and bo long as tho party wldch bb*
lievos In them ond practices upon'them; mainlolns
tho ascendancy inf her domicils; the world in arms
ciinnoi slop her mighty march to greatness; * I( mtfsl
bo manifest too, that, as this is tho duty one whiqh
a froo and intelligent people will over loforafo. But
our opponents think differently. ■ They, believe (and
absurd os the opinion is, they seem to believe it sin
cerely)' that special privileges, bounties and favor?,
are the grept object for which tho Constitution was
formed; The owl in the fable, complaint* 6f tho spn,
because its light was so strung that ho oouldnpTsoc
to catch a mouse;-ns if all creation should <nTmode
oti purpose (hat art owl may catch mice/ A Federal
speculator curses 'Democracy with similar earnest
ness, because its honoficiont principle of equality in
terferes with the mousing schemes by which he would
accumulate wealth. Ho thinks (he government was
.made l for him,and'for nobody else. Ho declares!
I that the country irf rumedf whenever ho and his eMs I
'are no( loaded with special favors; (hbpresses of tho
'party take up tho cry {'their orators join In the uiar.
mlng shout; fend thousands ofhoricsf rdcri'ttfo de
ceived into' tho belief that d government which shows
no fator (of arty particular class, but gives protection,
in equal measure, to all the great interests of the
tion/is some' mbnstor of great-wlckcdnos#! Thte
cardirtal mistakdf la' lUti eotirco of all that strange
fatuity wlildh'Federalism has so often exhibited.—
Nof id U any wonder,that ort error so glaring,upon a
point so vilali should obsenrb their judgment upon
every kindrou snbjoct. A suporslUlon so obsuro.isr
quilo sullicionMo mnho a political idiot of any rn«P
who .cruelly believe. itlju.t n,' 1r.,; M
Korun wouhl nialto ono a Ibol-in nil thing P
, ‘ a Wo°h r avo B not S aid .hater
integrity, end wo are s f r “f|g°d „«n In the country.—
aro some of the most gmc nfiholr followers
Wo know, too,tli»‘tli»ff rD "; i^“„,moul toyoif, Pol.
nroeinooro ami nprlgh-• ( ), a Vo over conduct
low-oitUods, toanyW “•'■"i.roo efwi.denr. or even
od public affair* v , ivlion they have, by chance,
iSE»
n. Ilic yoar. of blight, and ftimno,aml iniWow,
and pbtatoo rot, aro distinguished In tbb memory of
men, from those of prosperity. Tho administration!
of the elder Adams was a tyranny. The election oft
ms son viros a cheat. The measures which followed*
their success in 1840, wore insulting to the.common
sense of the people, and drew quick and sure destruc
tion on thoU> heads. -Tho Runet rtilb had now no
defenders, that wo know of, oven among, those who
would fain see that ridiculous performance, half
comedy and half tragedy acted oVcr again. .
• The Democracy ban point to n thousand triuttiphs
over fraud and tyranny—to a Country which, under
their influence, has risen to the highest prosperity—
to measures originated by (hem, which promise to
stand the test of all time.. But) where arc the mon,
umenlb afFedferal wisdom? Their financial skill is
seen inthe Chatter of the,UnitcdSUte& Bank. Their
regard for morality is manifested ,in the Bankrupt
Law. * Their gconomy is seen in the expenditure by
Rilhcr, of the twelve millions of dollars in three
years. The Gettysburg railroad “beginning !n the
Woods and ending nd where;” will stand forcVcr a
silent but ofoqUChi witness of their enlarged capacity
for managing internal Improvements.. Their pain
otismi lias been signalized by opposition lb lliclt coun
try in'the wars with England and Mexico; while the'
Buckshot war may bo'cited as convincing proof of
their valor. Their political sagacity lias been mani
fested in a string of predictions) as solemnly, ah
noUnced ai tho prophecies of Father Miller, and as
true as those of Joe Smith. In office they ncVbr car
ried an important measure that experience proved to
bo right; os a minority;.they never opposed any
thing that liirhcd out to bo wrong; Their wholo ca
reer.has consisted of one.blunder alter another.
Tlicso arc ample reasons, in our opinion, for refu
sing power to sucli persons. ; Why should wo (rust
our dearest interests to men, so notoriously incapable
of understanding the plainest political truths i~|
What sound reason can bo given for reposing confi-l
dcnco In a patty that wo have so often found destitute I
of the nCfccssary qulificalions? Is Gen. Irvtn a
Slrorigcr man than Govjßilncr? Have the leaders
of lire parly who coOnscllod Rilner, and .who tcould
counsel Irvin, grown wiser by experione? Some
may pbrhdps think so, but Vte Caution ybu to uewarb
how you bclieVc ilj for fifty Jears the principles of
ljiat patty, and thb blmrafcler bf their mcaSilrcfcJiaVo
remained the samcf and fof alight we dan see, are
likely tn remain the same for fifty centuries to dome.
But this is not ,a!l| non by,any means, the worst
of It. ffhe doctrine of biasa legislation, so dear in
(he hearts of the Federal parly, has.rallied around
their standard groat hordes of speculators, who am
ever ready to prostilulb the goVcfhmpnt to any Selfish
or evil are always found hatinting the
lobbies of the Legislature, as, repscntnlives of their
own breeches pockets; men, in shbrlj of "seven
principles, five loaves and two fishes.” Against these
men the Democratic parly has been the State's only
protection; But Federalism takes them to her. arms
with o cordial hug. From tjial parly they arc sure
to get whatever Ihej want. Tn them, principally,
went the twelve mlllibti* expended by Rilnor's nd.
ministration. For them, the Bank of the United
States was chartered, ahd the people, robbed by It of
fifty millions more. To relieve (hem from the pay
ment of their honest debts, lift .whole parly has la
bored to get largo bounties to manufacturers * in thb
shape of burdensome and unnecessary duties.
Perhaps wo shall bo answered that there .is no
dangqr of these scenes being enacted over again.—
But we reply that the speculators and their friends
have now in contemplation a scheme of public plunder %
compared idichich, all tfieirfonnet atrocities were atts
of while-robed innocence. . 4 •
The new Constitution requires notice to bo publish
ed oflho intended application for a Bank charter.--
It also provides that every such charier shall contain
a reservation of the right to repeal it* This blocks
1 their ,gamq on that side, ahd they haVo, thcfcforc,
■ abandoned their old plan of tabbing widows and or* |
L phans, by m can< l bf banks; ■ ’ . .
. But the Slate b'wns altnb of fcanals and railroads
1 from Philadelphia (» Pittsburg, which Is yleldihg
* more than a million i£f deflate per anhtfm;and
' continue , to increase IH - productiveness, with the
population, Wonllhnno trpdhqflHo Weiicrh country.
This r/ch revenue pays iheihterest oh one half of the
State deht . It is, therefore, worth twenty millions of
dollars (o the State. Upon this prize thq speculators
[have cast their greedy eyes, and if a Federal Gov
ernor, with a Federal majority in both houses oftho >
Legislature, could be elected lids year, it would pass
into their rapacious hands, as surely as the next L6g- \
islalurc assembles at the Capital. . , .
To show that this stupendous fraud is now ticlu
ally in contemplation by tlio‘Federal parly, and that
they intend to consummate it' ns soon ns the opportn- ■
niiy is’givon them, wo call your attention to the bill ;
of last,session, which wo have-already mentioned,
and which wo revert to .again, because wo are deter
mined (hot, so far as depends upon us, every man in
the State who votes for having tlio Commonwealth
plundered; shall dtf ft) with his eyes wide open.
Thid biff; tinder' a. false title,• intended fo toncoal
its teal bharafeler; glvuft ft* a fcotnpsAy of speculators
all th'b thorn into of canal and railroad* together with
all thb buildings, locomotives, engines, curs, trucks!
and machlncfy connected therewith and owtifed by 1
the CommoHfccullli, Thb company''ls to We a|
perpetual charter of incorporation;.tVhlch shall bo
| irrcpoalahlo hy thb teglslulhrc. They arc to have
, the right to appoint all the dtlfacrs, collectors, super
visor*,,superintendents; wcigh-mnslers, lobk-keopers,
I and all other agents which oro,iic6dcd< or not needed,
\ and to create as many now o RibeS as may see
, proper, for the benefit of their friends. They arc to
regulate and.fcqnlfot all the, trade passing, oyer, the
canal, and railroad ; to fix, Iho tolls, ns.llieV Imcosc;
drive.away any 'mnn llfty dislike from the. public
works entirely,-ami they rrtav takb to thqmsclvcs a
monopoly of tlio whole carrying trade. 'I hey have
i the privlego of making lateral railroads ahd canals;
not exceeding tch miles In ffingth; Mrejer they
please; They, irtay hulfd a dock at PiUsourg
and own steamboats on iho Ohio. In short .nil tins
public property, toAlcA they themselvh talue tit Uotnty
millions of dollars . and which Is fcorlh every dollar
of that suirt is to bo given over to the corporation as
Us own properly, as entirely os the Stale has here
tofore had it, together with othet pfNnc/tedVMifCh the
Stale never did and fic*ot vfrbtild cxcrfc.lsb; ,
And fof all this they wbro to pay ten' millions of
dollars, just half price,; and that in Stale slock which
could then have been bought .for a little more than
bkven millions; bring a clear speculatldn of nearly
thirteen millions of Hollars transferred Bin single
grift from tho public treasury to the pockets of a
, hand of sharks. , ■, V
It is true tho.Commorutcaltli toait to bo the norm-
I nal owner of lon millions fit Um of (1.6 cmn
, pony, but great dare was taken to present her from
, rcbcivfng un66f th'o profit, or
, over the rfftufrs of the company; f l«6 priv"
, hoftlc/s wire to elect twelve wr«Afon jJ ri $ n(o r
, moniwdahh vVutf w Im6e only ll tlicni 1
. stockholders wore to ho ve five p #us to get
, 011 tliclr capitnl, coiirM would)
■ Wj'li'lT for ‘l>» diroolora would lab.f”™ l
( bo polbrnrf al all, ° r bayornl ll.oirown llyfpor
i Tfl V.S. 1" 11.. of rtolgl.l.l
' Z" ’by he ca.fo.l trtok (n 11... world P.U.ng 11..
wllol. .r'l.. proc.ed.'inlo H..-r o«" P» A « *■ ■
I Till. oorpor.H.n would l.o»o licon lb. ilcl.c«l in i
,|,„ g "(Vp'.-»«»l'>ir " polipn.ire, powor, on. Inflq
rnc.T.urpllnglh.Toril.oSl.i.Qovcrnm.nl.lwcnly
I tlinpri told. Doprfved ofl.or muin sm.rco pfrcici o,
I nnd (iliorn of nll power nvor lior own properly, tin I
I Slot, would liavo boon obliged very nearly, in double
11.0 taxon in order lo moot Iho im.re.t on hir debt.
This ijiffantin Hcbcmo for owlndlinff lb. SlalOjWoe ■
bnlobod in 11.0 Fodornl cniiomo. of Inal winlor., It
wn. pawed lliroi.Rl. 11.0 Rohato by a strict parly vole;
only on. Democrat giving ll Ilia aupputl, and |.o
i.n.bably ....dor aomo inlaapproheualon ) nol one 7'Vd
erolial anted again.t It—the drill wee perfect. In 11.0
boniO) U wan brought Ihrward at Iho oload of thb
So.alon, aa a parly ipoaauro by thp. FodeValiaU, and
opposed by Iho p'cmocr.afa in. flqjjd column,,, .Thtl
provloue gneallnh was Cflllod l.y a Fcdcrallat, tn cut
off ihliafo. If Mlod, only bcoauao tho Domocriio
An? 00 PER ANNUM.
succeeded,'at sorrio personal risk, in alining it off
until the hotlr of final adjournment ■
No man bfbomtnon undorslanding candoubt,v\\at
all this was as soriouslj. intended as il was atrocious
in its character.. That lhc.Fcderqd party should bavo
been' ftb ' thoroughly drilled und'disciplined in llid
caucuses that not .oho of .them failed to como up tu
llio mark.-T-nll for mtro spa/t—is aH .assertion that
will npt bo believed by|.any f hunian bclpg,who pos;
Bosses' *» but the twentieth pari Of ono poor sense."
this being the fact) tvhat reason haVo wo to sup;
pose (hat the iniquity would,fypt be, consummated
next winter, in case of trvin*s, tlofcllbnwith a mn
jdrily in the Legislature 7 Would public opinion
prevent them 7 Public opinion was,os powerful lari
year as It .will be nexfi' Beside*) If-ibclr scheme is .
bricc edrHed out i>y a legislative grant, with a per
petual and irrepealablo charter, they can defy public
opinion and laugh at the people’s will/ they will
have more offices in their gift than the people them*
selves; , ......
.Surely we JiaVo now said 1 efinUgh to rfcdeem our
pledge; Subh -a tnfensbre Would tarnish the chorac*
ler of ( the Slate, bankrupt and banish
honesty from the public works; The issue bn this
point is lliofcloro falMy ihade bp; lie whb desires an .
1 honest) Straight forward administration of the Slalo
government) husbanding oil her rcfcblirees ohd apply
ing thorif sacredly to the payment of the debt, so;aa
to lighten taxation, os .much ss possible, cannot
bhboso but vote for 'Governor Skunk. Those who
wish to see'(ho scheme of robbery'carried mil, or
hope to get a share of the thirteen millions, will of
colirso prbftr Mr. Irvin; ■
... L, REILTi Chairman,
I, G. IVI’KiNLKy, Secretary.
August 95,1847. •
LAbIES.
Wo Happened to bo ip a dry goods glare the othbf
day; when a lady entered, and inquired for some tri*
fling article, which was fthotvn. The article was ex
aminpd, laid down; and another taken up. But wo
will describe what look place; as heat as possible;
11 1 see;” said Iho lady, “ you advertise some Cheap
ribbons | plbaflc let mo. see them." [They-, were
fthowii, und (ho lady Unrolls some half dozen pieces.] •
h Wlmt a beautiful cnllfco 1 .will you hand it down t
[Examines it:] These arc delicate muslins; whal’is
the price? will they wash? Aro yob sure? What ifl
he price ofihis|t>hawl7too high! OhM wanliolookjut
some book muslins. [They, were shotya.and turned
over.] I forgol, it is Swiss. 1 warded to dee. [Swiss
Shown.] Arc hot these new. patterns cf do lathed ?.
Do let me see them. Now (list lam hofc,‘T nfay as
well look at sonic fine cotton hose; [Shown four par
cels.] Please show mb n few tramples of.iilk hoes j
I was informed you had received a new lot of jsilka
—•dress silks; .will yoil lot Iho sco them, sir.?, [Tho
clerk handed down, and unrolled some eight
pieces.] What a lovely lace! please let mo'see it 1
[Shown.] Have you no ether, patterns?'-'tCliher*.
shown.] Well, only think; it was Ihrcnd lace I wan
ted, and this.is the Colton.s please let mo. sco youi*
thread luces. , [Shown u large box full, whibh Were
all bxamlncd.] lam Sorry io give yon so.mUcH
trouble, but do lot me see some of, yottr bfcst French
kid gloves. [Several dozen shown, and half a doz
ertpaii; tried on.] -.What an elegant tonic (please let
nib see it; What is the price ? Is not thtii father
high? Have you others? [Others
ly, 1 am afraid you will think I am
“Net at all said the clerk;and blushed aa.hbspoko
it”'. • v •; ... ’
"But do let mb sco your cashmere shawls; bf the
latest ’stylo. [A dozen shown,opened And examined;
rather short In stature; stood on tip tod to look over.].
I would Uko to sco some LSsh What‘a 1
i lovely poCkttT»aridkcrcJ»iel-rdo let mC
, see it. Lovely;. others?. [Olhbrs tiahded.]
• Wlmt is the prifec of tins muslrh?”
■ "Ten cents a yard nrn'm.” . .
* u I’ll lake two yards; [Thb countenance of tho
f clerk lighted up. os ho measured it.] Let mb boo
LJ your sewing silk.. How much vdtin? . I’ll lakoono
> [3 fccnts.j O dcar.l Iliad almost forgot, I wanlcd.to
. sCo yopr carpets." Piece oAer. niece. was unrolled.
1 Th/s piece hud 100 Indch rid and that lb much green
the other 100 much bloc f Iho next was too highland
the other following, too lony—r/inaliy sho sa/d; t*.l‘lt
call again iT.I cannot-.gcf atiftcd bettor."; Thb Jdd
cents worth was folded up, paid for, and when, iho
'dork handed flii^ poicbl lo;t/ip lady,-shesold,"P/oasib
schd it to No.i—York s|roet." • • ' '
“I \y,ould madam;" fiijfU tiio :derk, “but thb cdft
mcn'nreyiirgoiio homo.’* : (
“Thc’lady loft (ho *lbrc,‘and t|io poor ph/ioshphi
cal fclcrk set about his I 'ohb hoar’s, work to. fold op
and put ntvoy tlio tossed goods.’ : Wo gave’ dp—\yo #
thought ttio .printer’s devil’s vry «f"copy—cbpy—
more copy," was tha moat annoying Hung in tho'.
world, but the practiced shopping lady goosahbad of
,i ”
Household education* - «
I hollcvo it happens oflncr than any body knows
that the first conjugal discontentments follow on tho
birth of the first child, 'i'hu young moilict. trusts
100 much to her htis'hurfds interest in her ricw> treas
ure being ctjual to her own—a thing which tho con-.
stilution of man’s nature and tlio arrangements of
his business'render, lie will love his in
font dearly; and Sacrifice, much (Or it,iriio.fbinpin*v
•ns lib plight his wife’s first object But if she nop*
lects his comfort to indulge in ibhdling his infant,
sI JO jstioing wfong to both.' ll’bcrditisband'nu long
er rinds, on his return fiom bis bwsmess/a (Icon arid
quiet fireside, and a wife eager to welcome hfni,.biU
n liner of Imby ihlfign uhd a wife loo,busy up a(aira ,
do coftie rfown; or too much changed with her hitunt
lo talk with him and make him 46mfortnble t there
is a mischief (Jone whifch heVer 4afi ho And
if tins infant bC hoi.tbo first, there is another person
[6‘ be hb less carefully Considered—lho. ftcxl yonng
isl, I was ca/ly;slro6lt by bearing (ho molhef of 4
large family say (hut her pet tons (bo ydhng
csl but nno; It wail so hprd (o cease lo bo llio baby /
LllllC' children of asjcalohs of oflccllon as ihomost
inruplurtng lover.; and (hey ore 100 young to hove
learned (o fcontrol (heir passions and lo boroupono
ti\o. A more miserable being con hardly exist 1/iajV
a 111110 Croalnro h»ho; Imtingbeon accustomed lo lho
tenderness on Iho baby—hsvintf
spent almost ils ivhplo lifo In ifi» mothers srmsi.and
been iho fir.l la la grocicd on it) failift V'n'W*/
iimli ll(c If Ha Io«il on ll» 111110
lo the innl<l, or fo rough brothers nnd slsfcls lo !beto
. (ton coro olf, while every body galhsrs roin,rf Ja *
!0 admire and love iU Angry and Jml«m I
fninv brow Into dreadful passions in iho lllllo,breast,
If great dare bo pot taken (6 Smooll. over ho rough
passage firin'buhyhocd lochildhood. If the moth
or would iiovo Ibis child lohund not halo Iho baby
If sho would hovo pence nnd not Iho, lomposl
in Iho lilllo lieu l l, she wl'l bo very watchful. Slip
will lu*e her oyo on Iho 111110 creature, and cull it |q
i help her lo take rare of tko baby. She will, keep It
(at her knee, npd show it, with* many u lender kiss
I between, how lo ipako baby »n|lle, how 10-wnrm ha.
by’s feet; will let It tuslp whether lpiby)» fpod,hft
1 nfce» and them ncop into llio crndlo' lo teo\y\»clbw,
baby bo nsledp. .And when |h’o‘ hahy Wasleep ’thw
mother will open her’ arms (o’ llio 111110 helper; and*
fondle Uas of old,nnd let it 'bo all; in aU’lo'her; as'
it psed lo Ito, This Is (ho groat plcooof education
to thorn both, and a lesson of. jpsliuolQpltwhostand;
by.— lkxri'tt Martineau, , , ~, ,
lUqijjiitep roa qoimoto _L*W.—rTo him tliat 'gofl>
lo Jaw nine lldngaarc requisite »' i ; - *
1. A gopd deal of, Money, , .
2. A good deal of pa,lfcqi^ov,
3. Agoodcnoaei
4. A gbod Attorney,
. A. A good Counsel.
ti, A good Uvidcnce.'
7. A gqojl Jirt-y, - ,
B. A good Judge,;
I and ‘ ,
.. 9. Good LuchV'- r
Marlon connt/i' >Vi»con#in.
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