THE VOLENTI',ER.
Joltli Brattpn)'Bdltor and, Proprietor*
OARUSLB, THURSDAY, AUG. 10, 1848.'
AGENCY.
ItfW.B. PALMER, Esq. is our authorized Agent for pro
taring advertisements, receiving subscriptions and making
collections for the American Volunteer, nt hi omcoN.LW.
corner ofTnird and Cbusnulatrcots, Philadelphia.
FOR PRESIDENT,
;' -•■GEN. LEWIS (3ASS.
Jvi}.’. : 0/ilficAtg'a/i.
■*“’- 1? -^-FOBItoE^ESIDEHT,
_ WIJjLIAM 0. BUTLER.
r v Of Kentucky:
'dJBttOOaATIO ELBCTOaiAL TICKET*
. ‘ SendtOriul Electors,
■ u WitMAM.Bigler, of Clearfield.,
y'; •>*aDaViß D. Wagener, of Northampton.
« Representative Electors. ’. '
JOlst*' ;i“: / '; ■ Diet. , ,
1, ;stonry L. Behnor, 13. John C. King,
2. Horn R. Knuass,' 14. John Wcidman,
-3; Isaac Shunk,. 15. Robert-J. Fisher, •
4. .A.L. Ronmfurt, 16. Fredrick Smith,
5, Jucob S. Yost, 17. John Criswell,'
S. Robort B. Wright, 18. Churlcs A. Black, .
71‘iWnV; .VV.. , 19. Geo. VV. Bowman,
8, Henry Haldcman,, 20. John R. Shannon,
,9. Paler Kline, 21. Geo. P. Hamilton,
10; B. Si Schoonover, 22. William H. Davis,
11; WotiSwetland, . 23. Timothy Ives, ,
X 2. Jonah Breweler, 24* Joa. G. Campbell.
' ■’ 'FOR CANAL IfIOISSIONER,
ISRAEL PAINTER,
Of Westmoreland County.
Democratic meeting.
•"'‘THE Democrats of the Borough of Carlisle,
are. requested to meet nt GREEN’S Hotel, on
SATURDAY EVENING NEXT, at oarly can
dle light. Turn oat Democrats, turn out! ,
MANY DEMOCRATS.
: Augoet 10. 1648. '
Meetlngi, ilnguit IS, 1848.
Convention, August IS, 18 IS.
' t tlj* State Convention, August 30, 184 S.
DEMOCRATIC WARD MEETINGS.
-“TheDcmocral* of the East ward are requested to
niqei atTmuglaughlm’s hold on Friuay evening nest,
August 11, ui early candle light, for the purpose of
placing In nomination persons to bo supported ub
Delegates at the election on Saturday.
The Democrats of lh6 West ward will meet nl
Beetein’s hotel, at the sumo hour and for the sumo
purpose, ll is hoped that a general attendance will
be given. '
Carlisle, August 10, 1848.
H7.on our first page Will be found a bcailful piece
of poetry from the pen cf our valued friend “ John
of York,’* otherwise known us Lieut. William C.
Tob*y. During the time the American troops occu
pled*.the city of Mexico, Mr. C. published a paper
their? called'the “North American,”—and a most
excellent paper it was. Long before the ratification
of the treaty of peace, he Was appointed a Lieutenant
In ttio regular army. When ho last wrote us lie
Was alNow Orleans with his regiment. We wish
him success in his new profession. Ho is a practi
cal printer, able editor, and decidedly clever follow.
A MonumenttoGov.Siiunk—Tliocitizcns ofNof
listown have held a public meeting and adopted mea
sures to aid in the erection of a monument to Gov.
Shupkj at the Troppe, where his mortal remains re
pose* . The fund for tho monument Is to bo volunta
rily subscribed by the citizens, in sums of one do|.
lafeach.in order that it shall be a testimonial of csl
teem of the people of the Commonwealth for.tho ex
alted character of the deceased.
James Cooper, Ksq„ of Adams county. liirs accept
ed 4he appointment of Attorney General, tendered to
him by Gov. Johnston.
* Democratic paper printed at Baton Rouge.
Louisiana, where Gen. Taylor resides, states .that
(here is. not a single Democrat in that parish who
■ will not vote for Cass and Butler. It also adds that
a great number of the whigs of the parish are oat
against Tuylur. They sny that he is no whig, and
}bal they consider him disqualified for any odicc out
of the army. Many of them will vote for C.is* and
1 Bntlcr, and others wlllnol vote at all. So wo go;
< Neahlt ali. for Cass. —The soldiers who have just
returned from Mexico arc nearly all for Cass and
'Butler. This is on undeniable fact. Nearly .every
man who led homo a Whig,returns now a Democrat.
Many of them have brought itomfe with tiicm copies
of Mexican papers, containing the speeches of Whig
.members of Congress.
The Epidemic—Ohio and Massachusetts.—ln
both the above States .largo numbers of the Whigs
refuse to have anything to do with Taylor. They
say he has contradicted himself too often to bo (rust*
cd by. any parly. Several of the Whig papers,in brtlh
Ohio and Massachusetts have recently dropped the
name of TayV>r,and numbers of the leading men of
that parly are making speeches against him. Tho
deserters arc sonumcrou* that 100 much of our spiico
would be occupied to chronicle even tho leading ones,
“Thus sUrby »tsr declines,
, : TUI all hire passed awey.”
(Q*Wo have received a copy of a pamphlet of
thirty-two pages, entitled « The Gen. Taylor Am*-
’* nio" for 1841), which, betides all the necessary and
usual nstrnnomicnl calculations, contains a Diogra*
i> phloal sketch of tho Old Hero, and of Mr. Fillmore
•—several of Old back's Idlers—a number, of once
dolea conccrnlng him, and various other mutters, i
lUstnited wUh numerous well executed wood Engr
York Repub,
1 ‘ Wo would inquire, most respectfully, whcthcrGe
iTaylor , « celebrated appears in
pamphlet? If so, wo should bo glad to receive
some fitly copies, nl wholesale price. But, wo “rather
4 gUCM" this letter is not to bo found in the “Con.
Almanac." Tho Federalists in 1840 were
<very reody in denouncing the nse of blood-hounds
Tor the purposes of war, but now they (m-l nil of them,
however,) are willing to support the very man who
. firsi rocommonded the use of these dogs. Consist
ency!
Bidding good byk to Ta yloiuhu,— 7’fio Saturday
tllppcr,pubUihcd at Troy, Miami county, Ohio, Itai
Jimo otti liiTayot of the "Free Soil" parly, 10 called.
(The editor eaya he waa for Clay In ’44, but that tho
■Whlge hare dUbanded. Wo think 10 too.
Careful of lifts Pennies*
, Gjn. Taylor must bo amj economical man, If he incoling of tho friends of Irolund, wob In Geaugue county [lie nomination of Gen, Taylnr
is nothing else, Ho !■ a candidate for Iho highest I * ,c ' d the Chinese Museum, in Philadelphia, n few has boon repudiated by on immense mooting, and
Office In Iho gill of the American people, and yet re-J ~,ldl, l|E ilnce, the ohjeol of which wob to oulißcrlbo tho editor of Iho whig paper inottuclcd to haul down
to him by the Prooi. r “ nd »'n «ld of tho ooubo of Irl«li freedom. Robert UioToj'lor flog. ' . ’
4ent of thfl Whig National Convention, informing Ty' cr , hfsq , provided, oasleted by obvorn! Vico Pros!. ■ln Portage and Luko oountiea, very lorgo meet*
Mn> of bio,Domination, because 10 cents peel age bad dcntl »nd Secretaries. The mooting .woo eloquently ings of llio wlilgo have been licld, at which resold
#» be paid on (aid Utter! If this bo not evidence r ° ,,<!d Mr. Tyler, tho Uov. C. C,. Burr, end tlon* were passed condemning, the Philadelphia
» bd *> h,TO'J mean-we beg pardon, econemieol, W ™“ lu “' u h«ll. E.q.,brother oftho nominations. ;
Wo ipeant to soy—wo know not whnl could be'. Gen. 1 . 9'I“> c ”P11oob amounting to over five hundred'del. . : r : „ r
T- loves his, money too well to be paying postage on ' vc, ° «colyod,ond oommilleos wore soooinied O,N ’ TayLoii tub candidate of the Loudon
such trifles ask Whig nomination for Iho Presidency ‘o make collection. Mr. Mllehcll, U U'ealil „ ‘ TiMEs."-The London Times, ns might hoVo boon
■Wo would suggest to our Whig friends, In order id Ml, “ d witll “ i ,orl ?° l r 'irot of greetings, and when c *P I!OUd ' l ‘ r ° n ’ H'o devdtiori of-Gen. Cass to Iho best
got tholt letters Into his presence, either to pay the 1,10 «*«• , ovor . llio audionco, headed by a ihtoro,l- '" rll tooounlry, has arrayed Itself most yehe
■postage or raises fund to enable him to pay for all |i “ nd of musio, escorted’him to Ida lodgings at Con. monlly dB:i ! n “ l lhl * H*nittloiis >l"iosma'n and patriot
■ bis loiters. Five hundred bags uf oolton o'yoar, with Brc, “ An Irl “ l > p.ljtu was carried in the pro. J or 1,10 Presidency, and speaks In eloquent language
foyohiindrod negro slaves, besides army pay and re- \ “"“'o l '- ' ■ ■ i“.fl? or .®f*>w. “ «Wms. hf. Oon. Tsylpr I"All the
lions, Is certainly 100 small a fund to be drown upini (Q- The |lon. Columbus Delano, of Ohio, a Whld lor .‘lm T".'' I* T ») r>
.ibr the postage bill of a candidate for the Prcsidonoy member of tho last Congress, has taken the slump console I o, " ,, ' i 'T l, ° Whigs oan Ihorofero
of the United Slates I against Taylor, 1 * U '’ ll,o r °nor.llon tlmt ll.e auh
1 JCCIA ot qneon Vic, are unanimous for Taylor I
GEN.TAYLORIiEARNING Hlf B, C>«.
-The following extraordinary account appears in
the: New York' Mirrbr, a paper doyolpd lo 1 General
Taylor: ».* s \ I '
“ Tim undersigned lifts’ U jrdm s lh(j vopy best od
thoHty, from a medical connected
with one of-Gon,.Taylor’s' aide-de-camp, that the ol,d
General is constantly engaged in thp|study ofpollli
calcconotny, as.suited to tho peculiar-position of the
United Slates." V\ .
So it appears' that old .“Rough and Ready’* has
purchased {or borrowed perhaps,) some books and has
commenced learning his lesson ! Tho candidate of j
tho Whig parly—a party arrogating to itself “ad
the intelligence"—ds “engoged in the study of poli
tical economy !"; Wonderful man, is Gen. Taylor
indeed! Six months prior lo the time when he hopes
to walk into the. While House, Gen. Taylor has
seated himself lo tm books, to “ study political eco
nomy!" . Oh, what humbuggery of humbugs! But,
wc should like to know what kind of books have been
placed in Gen.,Taylor’s hands, and.we should like
know, too, the name bfhisTeachor. .In Gen. Taylor's
published Tellers, he frequently quotes from our .old
friend Bsop, and' wo may therefore judge that by this
limp lip has road the wholo.of“ Bsop’s Fables,” and is
now perfectly familiar with tho stories contained in
that most excellent old book. - . ‘
Seriously speaking, wo. ask our readers'to look ut
ho matter coolly; Gon.Tuylor ,is a.candidate for lift
(ighest office in tho gift of the American people.—
Ho has, on more than one, occasion, frankly told the
people,llial ho know nothing of the affairs of Govern
ment—that ho had been in the army since jus
boyhood, and. hud had .no opportunity: to read or
make himself acquainted with any of the great ques.
lions of the day. Every ono admits that Geri.
Ipr spoke the truth when ho made these statements.
It is notorious that he is ignorant of the' affairs, of
Government.' And yet in the face of 'these undenia
ble facts, the “Now York. Mirror," the organ of
Taylorism in thotenlightoncd city,gravely tells us that
Gen., T. is now “engaged in the study of ; political
economyWo should.liked to have been in “some
nook or corner" of tho editors room when ho wrote
tho words we have quoted. No doubt a smile played
over Ins fine formed' face while his pen traced the.
lilies; and when he had rounded off the sentence and
.placed the period at the end, an immoderate burst
of laughter fallowed. In tho language of the Wash-
ington Union, “ ie not thls.lho most remarkable spe
cimen of liumbaggery that over was practised on a
free people, that, in this most enlightened ago which
the world ever saw, and in a country which acts so
conspicuous a part on the theatre of both continents,
when it requires the highest talents to' understand
and conduct, thd affairs of this country, a soldier
should be taken from tho camp, who never held ono
civil office,.who is no politician, and who is about
taking his first lesson in political economy 7 . The
very proposition is d burlesque, But, according to
Gen. Taylor's rule, he will require no knowledge to
conduct his administration,os he will have no opinion
ofhls own,but will implicitcly follow in tho wake of
Congress.”
HON. JEREMIAH S. BLACK.
Within tho Inst Ihroo'weeks, wc have received se
veral letters from our country friends, making enqui
ries in reference to the gentleman whose name heads
this article, and who hus been so favorably and en
thusiastically spoken of as a suitable candidate of the
Democratic party forJGovarnor. Without infringing
the rule which we have laid down, and which wc
adopted on life Presidential question, to hoist no name
at our mast head, until the nomination be'made In
accordance with the. usages of the party, wo may be
permitted to remark, that all which has been said in
favor of Judge Black Is literally and intrinsically
tru*>. Ho would make'nno of (he noblest Governors
Pennsylvania has ever had. The measures of (he
lamented Shunk would be carried on and Completed
with un honesty and fidelity, equal to that which in
spired.that great and good tnan to spend his llfu and
strength in the service of the people.
Judge Black is connected with no factions. He
stands on the. broad Democratic platform free and
untrammelled. Ho has never been* in political life,
except so far ns his opinions as a cilixon, and his
duties as a judge, may have given publicity to his
political views. Me resides In a Federal and Anti-ma
sonic county, which accounts for his not being here
tofore' elevated to political station, even if ho had
consented to abandon, for a time, the labors and
emoluments of a lucrative profession, for ephemeral
political distinction, Which is doubtful.
Ho is a radical Democrat—entirely sound and
trustworthy, on the leading questions of the day—
perhaps there are few prominent men in Pennsylva
nia as much so. With him wo need not fear Bmk
rule. With him the party would rally on Us princi
ples, and not bo led away after false.gods and cor
rupting measures. Ho would perfect tho good work
so benignly begun by Gov. Shunk.
Intellectually, Judge Black is a brilliant man—but <
it is not d brilliancy without soundness, fils Judg
ment is ripe and mature, and his decisions os-a law
yer in tho district over which ho pit-sides with so
1 much dignity ?nd ability, arc models ol classic do
| quenco ami legal loro.
Altogether wo can assure our friends, that no more
worthy or capable man than Judge Black oould.bo
selected os our standard bearer in .(be coming ouhicstt
lor onu who would, be more likely to lead on the co<
1 hurts of the Democracy to a complete and signal tri
Jumpli.
What wo have said is not in disparagement of
the claims of other candidates, but in onssvor to
the enquiries of oar Democratic friends from differ,
out sections of the county,' in order that they may
act uhderstandingly ut the approaching delegate
elections,
Better late than never.— Mr. Irwin, the author
of the following toast, was at Pittsburg at the time
of the great celebration of the 4th of July in Carlisle,
by the Democracy of Mother Cumberland. A few
1 days before the celebration he forwarded to us the
• toast below, to bo published with . the rest, and how
it happened to bo left out is a mystery to us :
By Join) Irwin. Oen. Lewis Cans.—A Gentleman
and Soldier—u Christian and Patriot—a Democrat
of (he Jefferson and Jackson School—an eloquent and
accomplished Statesman of the strictest moral and
political integrity. With siich a nian as the stand*
(trd bearer of Republican principles, the Democracy
of the Union has nothing to fear.—3o,ooo of a ma.
; jority for “ Honest old Cuss," in good old Pcnnsylva*
[nia, and 300 of a majority for tho Democracy of
good old Mother Cumberland. Mind that.
Meeting op tiie Friends of Ireland.—A largo and
‘•'A'-:great li®iV-,says tho poet Crabbb, ‘‘ls,like a
great fißslMn; dry land; H may fret and fllng. and
malto.a frightful pother, but it; cannot liur<kJ,°i | j
Youi haVff'ohly lo'keop still, and itwijl ; dia.qf itself.”
So will it bd with tfie ** groat lioV* tho. Federal papers
ore against Gen. Coss, inchargingthim
with having reported and advocated a bill in the
’ United Stales Senate, the object of which was to de
duct one dollar per month from the pay. of Volunteers
2n the service of their country. Every scnsiblo'inan
j knows- this charge .to. bo false—a willul, deliberate
premeditated,.and wicked fabrication. The Carlisle
Herald continues, however, to,repeal this ‘‘great lto’»
in nearly evo'ry issue ofthatpapor. "Reckless as the
Herald is admitted to-bo, we had
of decency, that even that paper would |npryerdurc
to repeal the,stale story. , But ournpighbor appears
to have lost oil sense of.shame, and. wo must there*
ford permit him to-enjby the pleasure a - well-told
falsehood appears to give. This'll® will do no injury
lb Gbn. Casa—it will soon “ die of itself.? Wo have
on .former obeasions denied-this charge, and.proved
it false, but as tho. Federalists liaVo-dared to repeat
it, and thus 'attempt to bring down, if they can,
odium upon a gallant old soldier, we shall nail
the slander once more tq.tho counter, by proof.which
cannot and dare nol-bo questioned by honorable men.
Col. Jefferson Davis— a,man who led the Volun
teers into action, in many of ihe hard-fought bailies
in Mexico, and who is Me sah-inJaio of Och. Taylor *
and at present one of tho United Sidles Senators iroih
Mississippi, thus spooks of this falsehood. See what
this high-minded man says of it, in to a
letter addressed to him on tho subject•
u The censwre cost Upon Gen. Cuss;‘on account of
a bill which was reported from the MUjjary'Commil*
leo of Iho Senate during the present session, lo pro
vide clothing for volunteers in-tho service of the U*
Stales, Is in eoery sense unjust."' x '
Adjutant Uenerol Jones, (on honest Whig, who in
tho discharge of his official duties knows no parly,)
says in a letter to Govcrnpi Fetch: *•'. *
It is certainly unjust (o attribute to Gen. Cass any
agency in construing the'last act of Congress in any
way prejudicial to the volunteers; and 1 may add, I
well know that his vVdwp are always liberal,-and that
he mould be the last to advocate any -measure which
had for Us object tho reduction of their pay and ah
lowancca. . -It. JONES, Adj’l. General.
• (Cj*Tho aulhorUics pf. Now Orleans were prepa
ring, al last accounts, to receive General Pcrsifor F.
Smith, on his return from Mexico. All right.
Exchange paper.
All right” say wp toe. The manner in which
the city authorities received Gen. Taylor, General
Smith, and other heroes of tho war, was creditable
to their generosity. '.From accounts published wo
learn that something like a thousand dollars was ap
propriated by the city authorities, put of the city
funds, to assist in defraying tho expenses incident to
Gen. Taylor’s reception; and on several occasions
since, thq same authorities have voted liberal sums to
defray the expenses of similar receptions to other
heroes of tho Mexican war. *» All right,” wo say
again. .
. Dut, now for another part of the story. How was
it when the bravest of the brave—tho nodose a per*
sondge than the fearless ond soar-covered Gen. Wm.
O. Butlrr entered New Orleans 1 Did theVVAiguu
thorities appropriate money then 7 Did they grant
the use of the public buildings to Gen: Butler, that
he might have an opportunity of taking by the hand
his friends and fellow-citizens? ‘ No, they did not!
Gen. Butler being d Democrat was enough. Tho
city authorities refused to appropriate accent and
evon v refused to throw open the doors of the public
buildings to him! Shame, where Is.thy,blush?—*
This fuel goes to prove tho littleness of Federalism
—it goes to show tfio mean and spirit of
Federalists who happen lobe in power. The magniti
cent reception given lo Gen. Taylor, andl other offi
cers, and the very libera) appropriation of mbney by
tliQ city authorities, led tho people lo believe that the
Whigs in authority in New Or]eans t unlike most oth
er Whigs of the Union, were, true and sincere patri
ots. ‘ But they only waited on opportunity to show
their true colors, and expose the metiers which actu
ated them in voting manoy to give a~ reception to
Gen. Taylor. Gen. T. was tho Whig candidate for
for tho. Presidency, and they therefore deemed it pro
per to give him a magnificent.reception. ,Gcn. Bur*
ler. was the Democratic candidate for ; the Vico
Presidency, and the same Whig authorities attempt
ed to insult him ! Accursed be the men who can bo
guilty of such base, cowardly, and infamous con
duct. * •
But, Gen. Butler met wilh a reception quite ns
splendid as had been given Gch. Taylor/ After the
Democrats of the city were convinced that (he Whigs
of. Now Orleans desired to insult (ho gallant old hero,
(hoy gotta work In oatnesh Hundreds of dollars
were raised in a very short time, nncj llio-.recoplion
was the most magnificent ever witnessed in (hat city,
All honor, (hen, to tho patriotic Democrats of Now
Orleans. They performed a noble act, worthy of
themselves and their city.
WJilgs should over act and vote upon an intelli*
gent understanding of our great party principles and
measures.-Carfts/r Herald.
Oh, .oh, Whig u parly principles!” Will the
Herald jnsl,explain what the princljilcs'of tlio Whig
parly arc at present? and also will it toll us what
Oen. TnylorV ptlnolpios ato i wo feel sure
that bur neighbor will nut giro ue a oocre’ot answer,
we give the following as the *
.Whig Platform*
“The war is a crime, and all who have partaken
in its wclMbught fields, have aided in Us perpetra*
lion. I ’—Resolution of the Whig Legislature of Mas
saehusettSi *47.
FUN XN OHIO*
. The Trumbull (Ohio) Democrat contains d long
account of a recent whig mooting In (hat county,
called to ratify the Philadelphia nominations, A
committee was appointed.to report to the meeting;
and a mojorlly reported resolutions, repudiating the
nomination of Gen. Taylor, and declaring that the
convention having failed (o recognise dr adopt the
principles of the whig.parly, every man thereof was
freed from parly obligations, and at liberty to do as
ho pleased. The minority of the committee reported
resolutions ratifying the proceedings and nomination
of the national convention, but observing a profound
silence upon all the great issues of tlio day, d warm
discussion followed, in which the loading whig*, of the
county participated. The Anli-Tuylor men declared
in the most emphatic terms that they Could not and
would not support him. They had. no confidence in
his political professions. The resolutions of the ma*
I jorlty wore adopted by a vote of four to one.
WORTHLESS RAGS.
' We'iigrqo'oniiroiy with ihe Philadelphia Ledger,
that the ? I^Hef.?;notes are a disgrace io tho State,
and hope thatprovision may be rnade by the next
Legislature for thqir : redemption. They ought never
tqhave been, issued. - But the some ra.en.who were
opposed to all restrictions in banking; and were the
friends of a;looso and irresponsible system.of. paper
money, succeeded in getting it through the tjugisla.
iuro by a two-third vote, even after it Had been vetoed
by the Governor. Tho Bank Democrat* and the
Federalists inflicted this high handed measure upon
tho State, and bitterly has tho community suffered
Horn this oulroge upon thelr-rlghls.
From the Public Ledger.
‘‘The Stale Agent at .the Pennsylvania Bank com
menced yesterday' the payment of tho .semi-annual
interest on the State debt—one third in a check on
the Pennsylvania Bank and two thirds in ** Relief 1 ’
notes—the latter from bnVlo two pef .ccnt.'boldw
par, and in a condition so filthy as to cohio fairly, un
der tho laws for tho preservation, of tho health of the
city. Many of tho bills are ‘so worn and disfigured as
to bo entirely illegible, except tlie denominations arid
the. name oftho bank issuing themi But as Regards
signatures and tho,wording in the. body, they are
entirely obliterated. The continuance of this ragged
and depreciated stuff in circulation Is a great public
wrong and a disgrace to tho Stale; 1 and wo hope to
see .tho people rise in opon resistance to its.longer
use. Wq believed last winter that provision might
have been njfide for tho redemption of every dollar.of
the “ RelicfWJssuos within the present year; and we
well , know’that the users of. the: trash loso In tho
course of a year twice necessary.to, pay
the interest of a loan for the purpose. The approach
ing session of the legislature ought not to bo permit
ted to pass without sOnio efficient action looking to
the certain and speedy withdrawal of every dollar of
tho amount. There will then exist no excuse for the
enforcement of tho law. against tho circulation of all
notesunder five dollars, which now fill the place of
just their amount of specie, and which would bo in
circulation but for tho flood of doubtful and deprecia
ted paper that shuts it but,”
The above article is a very suitable introduction
to another extract from. tho Ledger of tho 7th* irist.,
on the kindred sobjcct of tho- probablo increase of
banks and banking capital in this State. TV
“The death of Governor Shunk has. infused new
hope into the bank party of tins Stale, .and from pre
sent indications there will be'at.least twenty, and
should tho future promise success,to the’Whig cpn.
didalosj’probably thirty, applications will bo made to
tho legislature for banking privileges. Gov.' Shunk
secured probably more favorable consideration fro'm
tho. people of the Stale for tho stand ho took in favor
of bank reform than any other of the measures of his
administration, a fact, we think, that must bo appa
rent to ail parties, and as each are desirous of secu
ring the greatest favor, we should think no one would
wilfully incur the risk of losing it by taking on oppo
site course. Those who are calculating upon bank
support from Whig success, or from any oilier party
in Pennsylvania, wo believe, ore counling'wilhout
their host. The people in nothing more unitedly sus
tained tho Ex-Governor than in his stand against the
further increase of banking caj ilul, and a desire (o
reform, the syslem'uf many of its grosser errors. Wo
do not believe any candidate known to bo in favor of
an increase of banks can be elected, and if the bank
question Should not prominently enter into tho issue,
those who' may be elected to tho office of Governor,
will bo careful how ho runs counter to tho popular
will on this subject.' Tho scandalous conduct of se
veral cf tho interior banns in shaving tlielr own bank
bills, through, agencies in this city, of from 1 to 2 per
cent., is a fraud on the public, and d system of plun
dering that Gov. Shunk fully exposed, and which
grows tho more odious the more completely it is un
derstood. For the credit of tho Commonwealth and
tho hopes of a sound currency, it is greatly to be de
sired that no man may be pul in nomination by any
pnrly'for tho office Who is not known to be in favor
of continuing what Governor Shunk so jyisely begun.
It is nil important for tho banks that tho question shall
not directly before the people,"for every
papular agitation of tho subject creates distrust nnd
disturbs Inal confidence so essential to the soundness
and credit ofa mixed currency.”
would have been amusing to a physiognomist
to have watched Gen. Taylor’s countenance on receiv
ing (he nows of his .nomination by tho whig*—tho
party (hut had retarded :his movements by . every
means in their power, and denounced himself and
brethren in orips os no os robbers and
murderers. Could ho have so fur departed from mil*
ilary dignity of deportment, hls thumb would most
assuredly have sought his nose, and his spread dig
its have expressed Ms contempt for (huso who were
attempting to use him as a pack'horsb.to ride into
power on. . - ..
Why They Change.—The Tjoulsvlllo Democrat
says: “ Copt. M’Dongol,of Indianapolis, informed us
yesterday, that nine whig captains of his regiment
have repudiated whiggery, and arc going for Cuss&
Butler; and put nf twenty six lieutenants,, only one
was for Taylor, ond bo was wavering. Ho went to
Mexico himself, a Wing, ond has utterly repudiated
the party; says he has found on the slain of.the
Mexican army, whig documents ogoinst the War and
in favor of tlio Mucican cause; that they were scat*
tered profusely through the' city of Mexico, to pro*
vent a ratification of the treaty of peace/*
Who ts General Cabs?—The man who, with a
single dasji of the pen, defeated the five greatest
European powers.
The man who assorted successfully (ho freedom of
the seas, against tho grasping hand of England.
The man who first set hostile foot on British lerri
lory, In the war of JBI2.
Tho man who received tho confidence of Jefferson
at tho early age of 24 years.
The man whoso character and good conduct,every
Democratic President from Jefferson to the present
'day officially endorsed. /
, Tho man who aai for years In the cabinet of.Anr
drow Jaokson, tho co*workor of that great patriot In
the cause of republicanism. ■
Tho man who has invariably contended during the
war, for his country, her honor and her tights..
Tho man, who will if elected President, oppose by
every constitutional moans every attempt of a foreign
power to plant their colonics upon the western conti
nent;
The man whom tho monarchs of Europe fear and
the oppressed people of Europe love.
, The man who is destined to load tho Democratic
party ‘to an old fashioned Jackson victory. Such is
LEWIS CASS.
, rite City and County.—The Lodger of yesterday
says; “ the Delegate Elections, held by the Dome*
cruts in the city and county of Philadelphia,resulted
favorable to Judge Longstreth as tho Domooriitio
candidate for Governor. From the U would
appear that tho party turned out in mass, showing
that notwithstanding tho apparent apathy In politics
the Democrats arc thoroughly organized and unusu*
ally zealous in tho contest about to ensue,
11 Why thee might ae to ell undertake to sail up Ni
agara Falle in a corn haeket , aeto convince the Whigs
in thie eection oj the State to vote for. Taylor
. Suchls ilio graphic lunguitgo of un Intelligent
Quaker, writing (Vein Cayuga county, New York,
to his . friend, the Editor of tho Albany Evening
Journal.
, Groelpy llilnka Gen. Taylor ought to
resign. Taylor says that he will not resign, He
haa (ho Southern division of the army assigned to
him, and ho has no idea of leaving a certainty for a
very remote contingency. Well, Horace Greeley la
honest and Taylor la bunding*:
C3*Tho foolish assertion that Francis P, Dlalr, Esq.
had refused to support the Democratic nominees has,
been pul to rest by that gentleman himself. Hosnys
he was in tho Convention for Casa ond Butler, and ho
considers himself in honor bound to give them his
hearty aupport,
NORTH OMIOUM ELEOTION.'iGIIEAT
DEMOCRATIC GAIN I ... ' . 1
Returns from 43 counties have been received, and j
the returns show a Democratic gain, (compered with
the,electron for Governor in 1844,) bf 170 Q yules.—..
Trie. Stalo is divided into 75. counties. There are. 32
counties yet lb, hoar from. In tlib election jof mom.
bers the Democrats Have gained 47 members of the
Legislature and the Whigs 4. The vole forGoveiu.
nor in 1844 was—GtiAiri*vFed.,}lo,l2B( Sliwymo,
Dem., 32,269—Federal majority, 7859; fur President,
Clay’s majority, 3945. ,
From tho Baltimore Argus.
TUB INDEPENDENTS’ LETTER TO GEN*
. TAYLOU-AND HIS ANSWER. .
II will be remembered that a letter was announced
to Imyo been written, by the independent Taylor men
of this city, to Gen. Taylor, on the subject of the au.
thoiity willrwhich Judge Saunders pledged him to
abide by tbOidcci£!oh of the Philadelphia Contention,
The following is the letter, ak copied from the late
“Buena Vista,” to which wo append thb;rcmarkB of
that paper ,acknowledging. the receipt of the reply t
informing us what disposition is (o. bo made of it,
and giving ils-import. The subatunco of the letter
of Geh. Taylor is, no doubt; correctly given, so that
wo have hero the letter to General Taylor in full,
and his answer in efiect/in advance .'of its regular
announcement.
From the Nforylatid, Buena Vuln. ,
Baltimore, Juno 12lh, 1848.
MAJOR GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR; ' •
General : Tlio undersigned, members of the indo*
pendent Taylor Ejectora! Ticket of Maryland, end of
the Baltimore committee of .correspondence appoint
ed by the Independent State Taylor Convention, ask
leave to address you in regard to a statement, pur
porting.to have been made by Mr. Saunders, of Lou
isiana, in the name of the delegation from that Slate,
in. the Whig National Convention, Wo hnvo the
honor to enclose to.yoii a copy of-that statement,
from the Baltimore American of Juno 10th, and idem
tical in substance; with the versions wMchbavo op*
peered, elsewhere, in the reported proceedings of the
convention. The statement, you will perceive, sub
mits your claims, unequivocally, and professedly by
your authority, to the decision ofa party convention,
and commits you to the' wilhdrawal of your name
from the “canvass," unless you,should receive the
Whig nomination. The ground, thus taken for you,
ia so utterly inconsistent with the position to which
you have assumed for yourself, oh every occasion bn
which you have presented your own views to your
countrymen, that wo have not"hesitated to express
our conviction of its incorrectness*, as will appear by
tho card which we take the liberty'to transmit to you
with this letter. A high confidence' in yollr purity
and honor, has been one of the main'elements m the
enthusiasm with which your Independent'fr|onds In
Maryland have left the ranks of both'parties, to bring
your name before the people. *To that confidence
you have cordially responded, and it rcmaini*; oh our
part, altogether unshaken and unabated. . It is sim.
ply Tor the purpose of taking from your enemies the
solitary pretext for misrepresentation which has ever
been connected with your name, that wo and those
who no represent are anxious to be favored with
your own authority, to do you justice in the premises.
We arc a wore of your just and necessary determi
nation to limit your political correspondence far the
future, but we tru««t that yon..’will see, in the spiiii
with which your .friends in Maryland have hitherto
supported and now address you a 1 sufficient apology
for the liberty orihiscomrminic.dtioii,nnd somesmiill
claim'on yon for a. reply, in (hat frankness, which
has distinguished your public and private character.-
With high respect and consideration, wb hai'c lhe
ipnor to bo, Very respectfully, your obedient servants!
(Signed) CHARLES H; PITTS.
JOHN W. WALKER,
THOS. S. ALEXANDER,
WM. H. COLLINS, .
CHARLES F. MAVER,
BEVERLY C. SANDERS, .
ALLEN PAINE,
John d. early,
John l. Carey,
ROBERT J. BRENT,
JAMES L. BARMOL,
WM. HENRY NORRIS.
MARTIN LEWIS,
ROBERT WYLIE,
fl. teackle Wallis,
W. A. TALBOTT,
JOHN H. B. LATROBE.
, From thu Burma Vista.
General Taylor** letter*
A letter has been received by our Corresponding
Committee from Gen. Taylor, in reply to their cam.
munfeation relative let tho statement of Judge S.iun
ders, in the Whig National Convention, at Pintado),
phhi. General Tuyloc requests that this (utter be not
published. '
Our-State Convention will. re-osscmblo on the
twcnly.scvenlh of this present month. To that body
thelcttcr .will bo submitted. Wo-oro unable to
perceive the reason, or. propriety of the requebl to
keep, from publication a document so essentially
connected, as this .letter is, with all the previous do
ings of tho Independent organization in Maryland.
Upon thievery letter, and upon nothing else, tho fm.il
action of the Convention must bo predicated. In the
nature of things, and by the necessity of tho ease,
tlio letter must appear and bo made os public us the
proceedings with which it is to hb blended.
Having teen favored with an opportunity of pciu*
sing it, wo ore permitted to say that Gen. Taylor
fully adopts md sanctions tho statement of: Judge
Saunders, which wo republish to day,and recognizes
(hat statement os having boon made by his authority.
It is needless lor us to say, that tho ground on which
wo have heretofore stood in our support of General
Taylor, is thus taken from under ns, deliberately
and unequivocally, by tlio individual in whose behalf
we assumed it, and there can be neither doubt nor
difficulty in regard to the alternative which such u
state of things present fo tls.-r
A letter from Mr.Clay.—The following ivc copy
from the Ohio Organ of the 21st ult., a paper devoted
to tho cause of temperance, published
It shows very.clearly.the ground'Mr. Clay intends
taking In regard to. Gem Taylor’s nomination:
Henry Clay and the whig nomination.—Wo were
permitted the perusal of a private letter the other
day, from this distinguished statesman, lb one of nur
leading citizens, in which he dculurcd his dutermlna.
lion not to lake an active pari in the present canvass;
but when the day of election comes, lie will go lb tho
polls ond vote according lb the best light in his pos«
session at tho time.
. Lt. D. G, Rogers, of the 3d Dragoons, a young
officer of high merit, died at Vera Cruz on the 31st
ult., of yellow fever.
OH Is stated by tho Cincinnati papers (hat thirteen
of (ho Pennsylvania Volunteers, who passed up, the
river last week, had Mexican wives!
Adjournment ofConoskas.— A resolution has been
passed by both Houses of Congress to adjourn on tho
14lh Inst, Wo arc heartily glad of it.
QCj*Capl. Looser, of the Reading Artillerists; goes
for Cass end Butler. Ho was a Whig before lib went
to Mexico. ... i
Interesting.— A few days, ago, in New Orleans,
ono Sherman mot an Individual named Boron, and
after a good dual of confidential drinking and talking,
proposed that Baron should'joln with him to rob a
house in (ho oily al lvyo o'clock thu next morning.
Baron apparently oonsenlod and asked for particulars,
when ha asortnlned that the store to be broken open
was Ms own pltce of business. Ho waited patiently
at the hour appointed, caught, tho burglar, and sqiil
him to prison. .
An OrrioEß in TAouolb.—ln consequence of a
difficulty that occurred three or four nights ngo. at
tho Old point Hole), between an ofllcor attached to
the Virginia Regiment and ono of his men, tho latter
on Wednesday afternoon,as soon os ho had obtained
his ( discharge, gave the former a most severe oow
hlding. The punishment was inflicted in tho most
deliberate manner, and was witnessed by (hb whole
company at tho Hotel. . I
03“ Kce Convention is now in session at
Buffalo.
: For ihu American Volunteer.
THIS NEXTGOVEUNOXt.
j}/V. Editor —Ah Ihc liiTiD isdraw'mg la n close for
|io aclcclicm.of ucnndidulo-to'fill the office of Gover
nor, und no Uio lowof, end has said but lil)lqi ycl cli
the sublet, permit nib in bolmil'of many, DemoerMs
of the lower end, lo nrgo the claims of Col, W illish
Bioun, now of Clearfield county, but who was bdrn
and partly roised in our neighborhood—Who hb mim
jjrfn wilh justice impeach In d* Regards his
politics and moral character} and bclievo me, with
Cass, Butler, Biolbr and Painter, ntour masthead,
wo will give the Whigs a forty-four defeat, ns there
is scarcely a Democrat in the lower end that would
not throw up his hat and hallo for Bigler.
not inrow P lowEr end DEMOCRAT.
For Hie American Volunteer.
COL. WILLIAM BIGLER.
Mr. Editor— I was much pleased.with the editorial
remarks in your last paper, in relaliorf Id the ncccs*
sity of the Democratic party selecting a candidate
for Governor, who ,was “above suspicion on the subject
of bunk* and banking”—that we must not have a
candidate'who hpd bden in the hnbitof voting , for
banks or of dodging-the question. Personally- I
esteem Col. Bigler us a clever man and worthy citi.
zen, but whether he would have the firmness, looking,
to his course in the Senate'of this Slate, to resist the
fascinations.and wiles of the bank influence, is doubt
ful. We ought to ha ve a Governor who would perfect
the work begun by .the'great and good Shunr-t-wlio
would not consent to tho increase of t(ie banking
capital of the State, and would suffer no banks of
issue now in existence, to bo rechartered without tho
wholesome restrictions of Individual liability on tho
part of the stockholders. We want another nian liko
Shunk on this great question as well as all others of
Interest to the Democracy. , 1 - . .
Now If wc examine the course of Col. Bigler while "
in the Senate, parlioularly during his last term, wo
will find that he was hot firm oh the bank question.
Ho voted for now banks of issue and a consequent
increase of- tho banking capital of the State ; and
when the old patriotic Governor placed fiis veto upon
them, the Senator Irbm Clearfield would neither
to snstoin the Governor, nor vole again to Bostalnhis
former votes, but would .dodge the question. - The
Senate Journals of 1845,184 G, ond will, upon
examination, more fully explain whut 1 moAii. r It
would lengthen this communication too much torerer
to them in detail. He evidently did not respond, to
tho full tido of Democratic'sentiment on the bunk
and corporation question during his last senatorial
term, and did not hold up the hands of Gov. ShunU
os a member of the co-ordinate branch of the law;
making power, sufficiently to satisfy, the Democratic
party,-that he would follow in (ho old
fobtstepa.-wbre ho elevated to the Gubernatorial chair.
T|ie secret of “ honest Frank's" popularity, .was his
unyielding radicalism on the bank question, and his
maintenance of the doctrine of Individual liability iff
all corporations, excepting only thodc of a strictly
religious and eleemosyhary character, where the
desire ofgdin'und temptations to abuse ofpower art
not constituent elements of their existence} ond tho
inciting motives of those who apply (or these privil
eges, His democracy was ol'the Jackson stamp,anfl
the people dl Pennsylvania will not bo satisfied with
a standard less devoted. The principles of Demo
cracy are progressive and not retroactive, and ho will
(ait to reach the hearts of our people who would head
a retrograde movement. Without therefore having
one unkind'fccling towards Col* .Bigler, I must be
permitted to say, that ho-is not the man for the crisis.
The great number of applications for new banks
which have been made public since Gov.«6h4nk’a
resignation should give, us a timely warning of the
dangerous ground on which wo stand.'. Should a
Federal Governor be elected, ora Democratic Gover-
nor Who has not the nerve to'resist with sufficient
firmness the encroachment of Federal doctrines, it
would be asorry.d-iy fur Pennsylvania. Wo might
again witness the high sounding professions of the
administration of David R. Porter, with some of the
same bitter fruits—when every executive message
was high toned and exulted* “flailof Sound and fury,"
which, unfortunately,* were not so harmless as' (b
“signify nothing," but were l»ue indexes of the very
opposite of what (hoy proclaimed. We might witness
the disgraceful scenes of bank boring and bunk legis
lation enacted over again ut our seat of government
—when honesty and fair dealing in our legislative
halts sc&mcd to “fled to brutish beasts,**while
men had “lost their reason.’* Wo might witness thb
reforms of Governor ShunkVodministrutioU destroy
ed in a single legislative term. All this ; is worth,'if
possible, guarding against, and should bo strenuously
resisted by the Democracy of the Slate.
I have lately seen a defence bi'Col. Bigler’s course
while in the Slate .Senate* by some correspondent In
the Pennsylvanian. But that defence only readied
his first term of service—and it runs oVer u lime
when so many . were faithless, that it would bo hard
to discriminate. , ' ‘" *
There la one act of Cfd..Bigler, which we, cspcci.
ully in Cumberland, should not puss over in silence.
I refer to his voting, among other up river Democrats,
against William B. Anderson, Esq., of Perry county,
who wan (ho Democratic nominee for Stale Treusur*
er, by which he was defeated. Mr. Anderson was
fairly nominated, was o most deserving map,'u sound
Democrat, and his defeat was effected hy an «V»holy
combination.of soine of the up river Democrats and
Iho Federalists. Col. Diglur may have on excuse
sufficient In his own estimation for that vote, but now
(hat lie is a candidate for the office of Governor, be
fore a nominating convention also, the friends of Mr.
Anderson and of Democratic usages, may justly fti«
quire of him and his friends, the reason of his course
on that occasion.
Of the other candidates mentioned for Governor
on the Democratic side. 1 have not a word nf ren*
sure to make.. Judge Black, Judge Longstreili,
Hon. Jesse Miller, and Hon. B. Champncya, are
all good men and true, and would no doubt give
entire satisfaction to the Democratic parry. They
are right in all essential particulars, and would be
enthusiastically sustained by the Democracy of
the whole State, and either of them weald he tri
umphantly elected, if nominated by the approach
ing State Convention. • SNYDER*.'
GEN. CASS AND GEN. TAYLOR.
The United States Military and Naval Argut, a
sheet which scarce ever touches upon the subject of
politics, and which dmwstila support'.mui.ily from
those opposed to the Democracy, lias thu following
In relation to the next Presidency. We commend it
to the attention of our .Whig readers. Tlfo Jim**
demand the service of the oblem men in tlta Republic,
and in view of that fuel, (ho Democracy present to
thoimllbn,as their standard whose career
us a statesman and diplomatist, has been one 6f th«
moat brilliant and successful on record t
“Thr Next PREsjDENT—GreaI gathering* ofbolh
politioul parties have been hold during the past wcek t
and Ihousiind. Hooked ornund the standard of Turn
many Hull lo lienr Iho oratory nf Bonton, Stevenson,
Alien, Hou.lon, Bright, Cobb, and oilier distinguish
odololoamon whoucoompanicd Iho Hon. Lewi. Can,
tho Domaorallo nominee (or Iho Preuidonoy cl tin
United Slate., on hi. In.t vinil lo the Empire oily of
Now York, and nobly havo they sustained them.elvn
and him.
There certainly never woe a lime when our counl
try more required on able, determined, furseoing,ons
accomplished statesman at.its head,than during tMr
next Presidential term. The blessing's of peace, afu>’{
no illustrious and honorable war, will add Iq ourl
country millions of acres of honorably acquired ler F
ritnry, over which the jurisdiction and equal Uwsoffi
this republic are to bo dulylexorolsed. Congress will|
have much to dp— (he President more. How imporl
tant then, when revolution is rifo in foreign lamlfl
and thrones and monarchies are tpllering to the dudl
—•when Man in every land is bursting the bond!
which have so long withheld him from his cquilj
rights in society—when now born nations are scckjf
ing. the freedom, Imitation, ond ollianoo of our inodtw
republic, that a welMried statesman, and only suchi
should be elevated (o the Presidential choir* I
The “Sago of AshlandV a has, by ono<poriy,‘bfc« ) |
unceremoniously consigned to the tomb’ of the Cnp*l
lots, If not to his own grave, prematurely dugby th*E
ingratitude of his own “ friends.*' They have place®
in his stead tho suopcssful soldior and hero,
Taylor, onp fciippotod to ho at lortst mprd UwilabU'4s
hoping that tho same success moy flash around bins
ip the forum. whlnh haa so signally followed him hi
the held. , Like .Harry of the West, ho hath ncrnS
enough "to,ride, tho whirlwindbut a)) may qu«<H
• tion, could he, like him, "dlfo'cl the storm?”
ono awards such power to tho hero of Dupna Vlsl'H
I Tho American people are not only prone to “rcpdfjß
, unto Cross r tho things that are Crosor's," but also I®
I ‘give untoOod that which is God's." I
I A statesman, and a. itiitegmah only, con
Jas. K. Pplk. Between Clay arid Cass thp rncy
would have been nn honorable contest for principal
I but between General Cass and Gon. Taylor, It rtccdfe
no prophetic seer to declare that Gon, Cfiss will, oft
I tho dlh of March,' 1849, bo formally
, President of those United States. At ouch an ie flC V-i
lliis republic need not repino.