The State Central Committee. (W.TiIF, OWED STATES. Fem.pw: C LTA z tr.ra : 7 -The CelliraLCPM. ' iNlyiittaortheDeniocratic party of f's etin, aylvehiLlit . ppOintetl .by the . Convention 1 tyltieli': assembled :at : Harrisburg; on the r',l,th of Mtirch last,•have thought it due to ''their constituents and to their :brethren Throughout the Hnion, to address yeti on a •'#rig i /e. 'point . rolciting to the qUestion of -;pest Presidency. . `.The choice of the party in this State, ! liiiii • beets very emphatically 6Cpressed.— 1 1 4 3 enn . sylvania" is now. as s lin has been . for, kit• years past, in favor of James, Buchan- an. Sonic' . oltlic, Whig presses, however, , and n few of' M t'. Buelin nail's :personal en- 1 .aintnios; . have endeavored 't9 create the im- : presPian abrond that hr is not popular here. Sento:lmo, gone so far as to assert, that if npminnted he could . not (vry, the elm:- 1 , Oral •Votenf thi s State. . . . . 49 i"th''i , - • ~ 0 v urpOso o . thi s ', is to give 'lllo'assertion a: distine,t and emphntic con hiridietion: In out own Armes and in the ''ittiin:6ooho'grppt 'pail> , which 'has made us its ' representatives, we, ',pronounce nll Pah dtateinepts.whelly' . falPe. , , . . , .:• - ' The *seri): atiitirdo of the . Dem o Atarty . • in3litS Stale, is'ofttclf, when rightly tettkiictered, il standin , T.upd most eloquent :leicif.that the allegation referred* te• can- L 'itot he true. Mr. BuChanan has not been brought forward as a candidate by his en. enzies. illut earnest. and :sincere attach -, pc? t of 61s : fellow eitizens i who are urging ..; ;liim p will not be doubted. Ls it likely,that 4: a sy 0 ilb.such fpoliprrs they would seek to ex pose, . him an d thempelves.to the . 44gn,gt ? - Still more absurd would i i . N,the„9pinion, t4t, a peonleAS true-heart-' AI and zealo,us in the support of Democrat *, 111:iirriPles, as these . who compose :the went body ~of his friends would be willing, „to endoingey :the success of the party by '11;0 nomination of a weak candidate.— - .. . When has the Democracy of Pennsylva-' (,• - •• r :nia.been.wapting in fidelity to their broth „seui When have we tried, to destroy the , tiops of our political associates, or at ..tempted t 9 impose on them by any false :pretence whatever? , We feel that we can ~,9:kneiderltially, .if not proudly, claim for ~e. n y, party in' this state, a character too high ..te p 9 suspected of uncandid, double deal ,•i• • , -..... . .4ng,.:•,..Besides, :ow motives for desiring .4.llenorpination of the strongest man in the ~. . : ,,,PIPP I Jiro as powerful as those which op recpte op .other minds.. We are embarked 1 .,/,q., th e same .014 with you, and have as 4104 an interest as any of ynu in choosing A.,pilot .1,09, will lotto us safely through is voyage. It is because we . tievo that Mr. Bochanan's availability is ATP . toy . than.that of any other man (though _,not`fer ' . that reason alone) that we urge his eppr.niPtt!i9P• 1 ... ' • n ,',Af wnare entitled to the credit ofsincer ,,4tyt Itjemains, only to show that we are „ppt tydswhen in our judgment. We claiin 1 , ; Itnow what the state of public feeling on „; ..ipthjeet,.is.. It •is not possible that p Atne-tenths of ,the party . can .be laboring i npfler . a ; delusion about , so. simple• a fact, ns .Ompepuisrity of one of our own citizens, . mixt. has been the:subject of more or less ..., ..eu . „4,:)..ipssion in public and private for. a quer jor of:a:century. To say that three-fourths .. of p. . Convention , fairly chosen from among .44e,pooplc, and coming together from all parts of : the. State, misrepresented their 4,9pstitnents in mere ignorance, is only a jipiejess degrading than the assertion that r they have.dene so by design: •• • i t . i .:Agam: is known .to every tolerably ::well informed man in the .eountry, that ,'.there is:no - reason to. be found in Mr. Bu , dhow:in . 's history or character which .would ,:tiave the least tendency to make him ,tin -. popular. • His great talents are acknowl 4dged. ' He has beentinithful to every trust -, with ., which :he has 'been chnrged.- 'His tprivrite integrity is unsullied, and his 'Milk •pnd conversation blameless, while his pub lic career has excited universtandmi ration. ilt is , triki• he : has been the subject of seine e witurtidration , and .abuSe. But 'this has 1 ben the fate 'of , :all distinguished Dmo- E4rats...l , Those. who buy° been.the people's greatest favorites have been the . most ea lumniated. It is "the rough brake which virtne'must 'go through." To say that the •.'people of this , state will be influenced by *0 - petty slanders which personal malice rtor political hostility can coin so easily ,is •an insult upon their'intelligenco and pas -4106'so,ttross, that we have a right to repel ifftwith'lndignation.", We haVe yet tolearn ••*i ' Mr: Buchanan's ; competitor? nominationluive eseaped ,this um l*drial fate. But when', we do ascertain filiat*.ither of theta 'has paased through , [ tire - trnasSailed hy de traction, ve' are pre -1 qiiiihd to express our , Cep"iiietion, that such 'arania is-unfit 'and ufiwOrthv to:he the can , 17 iditlite . `0f tho Dema&racY for the 'office of ••PieSiddnG hiM Of-whom all epeak Among the many de rtnehts of popularity Which, Mr. puchanap ‘fitimbinea,- not the lease is 'the opposition •to) l lhin.f- hot based On any charge, !411Skah if true,' wd4,ldprove him to be want : In honesty; 'ability , or , fidelity 'to the - Cotistittnida; mind shows only that he, has •hten fearless'and f:aitliful in 'the 'perforrp- ItitleCepf his-Which' duties. It is absurd to helieve that a man cast in such a mould, 091 d, fall to orkkisk lila enthusiastic support Pea 0,0909 , n , • I :Thus far wo have dealt - in argutnehts a ,PrTRP , T-7/hireason's which show •how utter improbable it. is that our candidato'cah bo other than the most popular.man among us. Rut., the history fur ' ttkenty4i ve ycs re,' proves it an 'in.. conte#4lc,'Act...: He was timas chos irll'io's,llo-house of Represent° tives;in t dun- , gress, the lasi tlme'under.cirotitustanciesl which rnAdedds"electi6n , u•triumph tol,t he, friends, of, Jackson, , suchlui no'dt,her'' man •in the State had 'achievCdi' aPpojnr ‘ipqn.t.whic.4 , Presidtint;Jtickaon: m aile ( guYo' more pleasure to i the people 'ef'this .thark Oat' Which sholted• m r .:Buchant o; ;by rnihi l ster RitSsia:uitle,; wait •three' tirtieri`eleekt-i6, pm sp r ite of the United. Stettgs„,ap !moll - :it: which Pennsyvlania has never conferred on any other man. His nppointment as ;Secretary of State by Mr. Polk, was well known to havo been made with the warm concurrence and approbation of General !Jackson, and if anything could have in creased our affectionate regard for the hero and statesman of the age, his uniform !dorsement, of, Mr. Buchanan would have had tlinteffeci. But betteri and more di rect.iiidenee than all this of Mr. Buelinn an'S standing:at home is afforded by the I action of the.people on the very question of the Presidency. Mr..Buchnnan's friends in Pennsylvania have three times present led him as a candidate fcir that great office, and each time they were sustained by the full tide of publicapprobation. The greatest and best .rnen'of the nation havo been set up against him and vigothusly pressed by , their Supporters. But in the primary meetingsof the people, and in the County and State C6nvention6, , no name'lms stood for a moment'. before his We fearlessly assert that since the days of Washington, there hns lived but ono man in any part of the Union who could rival Mr. Buchanan jri the affections of his own State. We have not addressed you for the pur pose of proving that his claims for the Pres idency are entitled to your respect. If yoti doubt his talents, his patriotism and his honesty;' our appeal at this time of day would' be in vain. If his life of labot in yoUr'cause and . ours, has made no flivor able impression 'on the country, .it is too late to create a reputation for him now.— Flo comes before you either with some thing better than a manufactured eharac ter, or else with none at all - that is worthy your attention: Wo ask you to subject his 'life to the severest inquisition that justice will allow, and if lie does not sus tain it reject Inm. But we demand thathe shall not be struck down by paltry slanders and, least of all, by the absurd falsehood which charges him with a want of popu larity. If the National Convention shall decide against our candidate, we cannot promise that our people will bear the decision with out bitter mortification ; for their state pride is thoroughly aroused. If the man they now ofrer be set aside, they have no hope of succeeding nt another time. If Penn sylvania must wait until she presents a more unexceptionable man than Mr. Bu chanan, she must wait forever. Still the Democracy of this state will be true and faithful to _their party, and their country. It will be their fault if the rule of our opponents is to be perpetuated.— Whatever the. Convention. may do,.the Democrats of Pennsylvania will ha at their posts ready, ; to perform .their whole duty, and to present, as they always have pie cmted, a living rampart between the Con stitution and its foes. • But if they are pet mined to do battle under the leadership of their own fellow-citizen—the well-tried ' friend whom they know, and trust and love—it will .en9rgize their efforts, and add thousands to their majority, His nomination would give them an op portunity not only to vindicate him, but to demonstrate how false is the dishonor ing charge against themselves, of being so ignorant, so unjust, or so ungrateful, as not to appreciate a man whose merits are ac knowledged by all the world besides.—' Their hearts will throb to meet the en-_, counter on such terms'. There will be a rupture in-the strife whiehls to he crown , ed with a victory like that. • Adopted by the State Central Committee of Pennsylvania, on the 17th April, A. D., 1852, and published by order of the Com mittee. • W. L. I-1111ST, Chairman. W3l. CURTIS, Secretaries W . WELSH, ANOTIIER FILLIDUSTEAING EXPEDITION' The Washington carresppndent of the. N. Courier'sayS, rumors are circulating in that city in circleS that ought 'to be well informed, of an organization for a third expedition against the Island of Cuba.— Several of the - so called officers of the first atternpt . have been lounging about the me tropolis during the winter, with no visible occupation and no manifest means of sup support. It is believed that the material for the - proposed movement, if procured at all; will be obtained from among a clasS of foreigners of desperate fortunes, who are ready to engaga in any enterprise however lawless, that may, promise pecuniary re. ward.' The instigatorS'are Americans.— The man' must be desperate indeed who engages in any such undertaking, 'Th e bad.result.e of recent attempts to "extend the area, of freedom, ought tolxi sufficient to dishearten the most determined filibus 7 ter 'in :the land. ' ' . In :Borneo Greely's "Glances at Eu rope," published in New York in 1831, page 317, we:find.the following passage: "Walking with a friend . through one of the'wasto streets of Galway,(lreland,) be side the outlet of the lakes, .1 came where a girl of ten years old was breaking up hard brookpebbles into suitable fragments to mend roads with ;., we halted. and Masked how much she received ; for that :labor, she answered: "Six pence, a car. load: - "Ilow , long will it take you,to break -1 '":ilbott a f - Fu a,ear ? oat or., zg - r r .. . 'ther questions respecUng, her faintly &c., propriety,; titisv . p,red witheqnul correctness and With:roatlifest. truth. Here was a. inure , who should be sprit to •so,6ol,,,qaiving from morning ~to,nigl4 at ei 3 Oyni otent utterly unsuited • • to .; her svx pea strength and..whicb.l.sitould On ! ,eider, *ngerous to liet eye:sight,•to :earn herpOoc pareuip,a4tKperiny porday,'! Such being the miserable ,pittanco paid I ,lk'r laboy of the hardest: knil, f ls it any . Wen, 0(4,11.1:6 popi!lt!iion or . : Ireland ; is, at; this and ,n "hall, leas than it was t feveur - yeari, age; :that ;her poor, 'houses, ere and that ,overyi, ,vesseli;which leaves her shore is Cremle4 ' ,wi;1 1 ;. men, Women arl.thildren 1 I . • OF, 'Jr! , IRELAND AS. SALE IS.IS. , The Canada at Boston. FURTHER EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE. BOSTON May 12.—The Steamship Can ada, from Liverpool, via Halifax,• arrived' this morning. Her mails will reach Phil adelphin to-morrow allernoon. . • CAPE OF GOOD Hore.—The advices from the Cape of Good Hope are to the 10th of March. The Legislative Council had vo ted 4500 for the relief of the sufferers from the loss of the steamer Birkenhead. Sir Henry Smith was to have taken the field on the Bth of March, in person, and a considerable number of Burghers were expected to join him. He had heard of his removal, but it had not altered his plans. ENGLAND.—Tho Chancellor's estimate is looked on favorably so far as opinion has had time to express itself. ' Tim Halifax and .Quebec Railway %vas also the subject of some conversation. Mr. Cobden asked the Colonial Secretary, Pakington, if he would Ivy the correspon dence relating to : , that railway before the House. Sir J. Paeltingten demurred, and Mr. Cobden would place a motion,for it on the notice book. .secretary Pacicington , stated in reply that nothing had taken place between the late Government and the parties who were anxious for the con struction of the line, that could be constru ed into a qualified assent. The Language of Earl Gray went no i farther than to say that the Government would bo no Fluty to any such guarantee, as that sought for unless they were Bettis& 1 ed with the lino. The subject, however,J was now under notice of Government. . The Electric Telegraph is almost com plete between Galway and Dublin, to con• 1 nect with the submarine line to England. Government. declines to take possession or ' the newly discovered guano island of .Lo bog. The refusal excites a good deal of irritation ameno t , the shippers and agricul turalists here.. The British ship of war Herald is fitting out for an exploringexpedition to the S.seas. There is some talk of making Plymouth, instead of Southampton, the port for the %Vest India steamers. STARVAI lON OF MISSIONAILI6B.—The London papers contain a sicker ing narra tive relative to suffering and death by star vation of a missionary on the Island of, Pictou, off cape Horn. ,The mission was under the direction of Capt. Gardiner, a gentleman of fortune. INDIA.—A telegtaphic despatch, in anti cipation of the mail from India, received from Trieste, from Mail steamer Adria. arrived on the 28th of-April with Bombay dates to :3d April. The expedition against the Burmese goes on apace. A battle of three hou rs' du ration had been fought between twenty five hur.d red British troops and a body of native mountaineers, to the north of Pcsh awaur. The mountaineers were defeated. No further details. . • The import market at Bombay was firm. Cotton active, and prices rising. Money less abundant. Exchange on London, 1 shilling 11 pence 3 farthings. Antren.—President Roberts' inaugural address on his third re-election to the Pres idency, of Liberia, has reached England. It represents, in general terms, the colony as flourishing. The late attack on I3cssa Covo has caused a deficiency of $2OOO in the revenue. Another Terrible Fight at Chagres. A correspondent under date of April 7th, gives the following account of another bloody battle at chagres: Chagres has again been the scene of another bloody battle, It .was nt this time black against black, Carthagcnians and natives . against Jamncians. It commenced at the house of a Mrs. Johnson, on the American side, a Jamacia negress, who, it appears, gave a fandango to .her colored countrymen. About one o'clock in the morning an unfortunate native entered her house, and as some ill feeling existed since the last row between the Jamnciansand na tives, they beat the poor. native most un mercifully. He immediately went Over to the other. side and sounded the niacin, and in less than hplf an,hour the little 'river which separates the Americans from, the Chagres, was swanning with canoes, load ed' with Carthagenians and natives,' who came to avenge the injury done their com panion. They assembled on' tho bank to the number of about 30U, armed with hatchets'and long knives, and marched in a solid body to Mrs. Johnson's when the work of destruction. comnienced. Glass bottles were liurled.at . the natives, pistols were fired, but the natives forced their way in, and after tearing 'everything - in the house to peices, attacked the Jarniicians with hatchets and knives. .The limacians were forced to retreat 'after being cut .'in a most frightful manner. Ono poor. fellow had both arms'eut off just nbove.the elbow; some their fingers cut .oft, and some their back and face horribly. mutilated.;. Such yelling and screeching!--it appeared to me as if some wild beasts were devouring the whole population. Therd'were soma three hundred 'and 'fifty ;Jan - mein . Men, ;at 'the tithe, 'up the river. ,• Had 'they been: here, the slaughter. would have 'been 'awful.— They fought desperately on both sides fot two hours,. but the drum ,on' the_ fort sound: ed'for the troops to muster ; and, some sixty came over and charged on the Mob; who scattered poll melt to the ; cvoads..', • The troops took possession of the field of battle and arrested some twenty Of, the ringl lociders.and took them to the:tort: l It was whispered. that .'another'; attack would, be . ,made- the next night, the Jomacincts, and nutnbets of them'' sought protection in the Castle,, but order .reigns again le'ChagreS. .taoti are lehVing for home, ,iind the Sierra . .Noveda took some forty- or fifty' folamicia.; A strong 'guard ' is• kept on the' flier side s and canoes aro not pormitted j tocroso over Rile` ten o'clock; at night; on't is side ready o give the niaith i : in case ermother;outbreak. n he troops. iii the'PtiktlO4Ornala, updOrartna, andsbatrtcq are 'phked'Within 'Cali on th - ramparts. THE 'REPUBLICAN. CLEARFIELD Pa., May 20, 1852. FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES BUCHANAN, OF PENNSYLVANIA. (Sul to th.e decision of the - Deplocratic National Co4VentiOn.) rOR,CANAI. 0951 MISSIONER. WILLIAM SEAItIGIIT, OF FAYETTE COUNTY. CONCERT. 4 / rd: COOLIDGE has arrived in town, and proposes to entertain our. cit izens for ono or two evenings with some , music of. a Character a little bettor than they have hemp treated with lately. Prof. C. is very . spoken of in places whore he, has .performed. A late Din castor paper speaks of him thus :-"The style of Prof: Coolidge is delightfully pure, and free from all affectation or imitation of foreign style, or peculiarities. As a singer his voice is.powerfut, sweet and flexible—and as a performer on his favor ite Melodeon, ho has probably no equal." • Ho will sing on this (Wednesday;) and to-morrow evenings, at the Town Hall, and at Curwonsville on• Friday evening. (n-Wo are in the receipt of the 2d and 3d Nos. of the Schaal Mate, a most de lightful little magazine, published monthly in Now York, at $1 per year. It is well deserving of its title—each number being appropriately illustrated, and also contain ing appropriate selections for school' exer cises. We recommend it to public favor without hesitation, and .fOr tho Orpose of intrud acing it, will receive subscriptions and have it sent as desired. C* — The Two Brides, just published, in ono volume, is ono of Million's last and best novels. Price only 25 cents per copy. T. B. PETERSON, publisher, Phil adelphia. G* -- The Lady's Book, for Juno, is far ahead of its cotemporaries, and contains 112 pages, together with several useful and ornamental engravings. OUR JUDICIAL DISTRICT. We aro still unable to state any thing I , positive as to our Judicial district. All we know with certainty is, that we are legislated out of the 4th (Judge WHITE'S,) and into the —th (Judge Kxot's) district. But it is not known whether Judge Knox will consent to this arrangement, and in deed, it is rumored that . he is not disposed to .do so. If so, we may congratulate the citizens of our county on being freed from the restraints of courts of Justice, Juries and Judges ! and as there are but few such favored places in the civilized world, we should not be surprised to receive a large accession to our population during the pre sent year Our Associate Judges SHAW and How, met as usual on the first Monday of this month (May) when, understanding That a change was made, they adjourned to meet again on the third Monday. They met accordingly on last Mond,ay, but no Presi dent Judge appearing, they again adjourn.- ed, we believe sine die, but did not throw up their commissions ! POLITICAL. The great political .campaign of 1852, will now open in a few days. The Dem ocrats will meet in National Convention at Baltimore, on the Ist, and the whigs on the 17th, of Juno next: It is not exactly known Who will base lected by either .party. With the wings, howeVer L or' those of the northern States, thci chances for the nomination are about as. ten to ono in favor of Gen. Scott—just beams° no other prominent wing is aslike ly to secure the Abolition vote, • With the democracy, the 'game is quite different. They are much divided as to • men, ren dering it rather • uncertain who will re-' ceive the netnination; . hut . there is ne'dari- ger. of disaffection, growing put of any pe culiar sectional opinions that. may be en tertained by the nominees, na every dem ocrat, whose' name has bet i ln mentioned in connection With , the Subject, .stands une quivocally, pledged ,to the maintainance of the Union and the compromises of I the Constitution. 'The dentociacy ate'united in Sentiment upon all qiieStions of Nation. nl policy, and,after,the .nomination, they Will. ho 'as, perfectly united .tho•nupport of their candidates..;: .: . ;:. ; :.• • (* - Gen, Scott does not appear quite as strong with ; the whip. of New . York as WEIS reprogented. At ' elebtion 'of dele gategin tke city last week the frielidli'of elected,their delegates by handmane,inajority,, Cr H AND I,Nrit4prairt t i Teriit/ArtYeoman, says ; that when the 'notorious' Dr'. Hay,rie! At'riv,e,o ti‘ro to ttikn'his for fivep years in a cal! ot,tlin State Prison, lid'was 'cir,essed in the height of ilishiOn, and 'enternd thO,6lOi - #O;y,porttilo of the prison .with a flauhtSr Carl Wriialti= in 4" his jiis; and mpuaentij„flourielling,,a One — rattan: cars, hecObalte`wagdr - hve - "thOusani . ,dOPrf that he,rpll4orFly.agtii; in thr9,:tini4rn l Ith . arty,viate o sWeilhirn,:that, :tt:1.1(1,11.'1 ,1 t t'o ~,t., .<yIT S,'7 For the Clearfield Republican. o I . - CIDARTIELD, 'May Bth, 1856, Mn. EDITOR :—ln continuing illy account current between the Whigs and Democrats, , 1 find, that as a general rule, the Whigs;' are always ready to smother their prbfessH, ad principles, and court the aid orsi,de-is-1 hues' when they afford', a Womble prOspeet of temporary Thus'doing,l they have lent their did, diffcrenttimes, in sustaining nearly every "issue" that' the most fanatical brain has conceived.— In 1840, they wore wedded to intemper ance, by assuming as a motto, "Hard Ci. der, made .harder, by • hard: Brandy.". , -- Their procesSionO were headed by well , filled barrels, and at their log-cabin tneet-1 ings, liquor was free and freelyoguzzled." Many will long remember with grief the, 113acchanalian orgies, 'enacted at those meetings,. rind' the check thereby put upon the, progress Oflemperrince--4et;,thia par tv, both before and : since, boast of:haVing tho morality and decency." The dem ocrats, on the contrary through' that con test. nobly stood ,by their. principles,. Not withstanding, the "panic" and temporary confusion in the commercial and moneta ry affairs of the nation, induced by : their finaneial policy,' they, neither abandoned their principles or policy,. but on the con trary, selected for their 'standard • bearer, the very man. who by "walking in the foot steps of his illustrious prodeceSsor,"• and carrying out his political doctrines, had identified himself with that policy and thus offended the whigs even more than his predecessor. • , • ; However • much, at • that time, I disap proved of !fiat • policy,, I freely confess, that I always admired tho;consistency and firmness of the Democrats in thus adher ing to their principles ;and that. policy, 'against adverse circumstances. 'lt evinc ed a confidence in the utility of that policy in its ultimate effects, which has since been happily and fully reallized. The whigs, on the contrary, however eloquent, zeal ous and enthusiastic in theorizing' upon political economy, seem never to have placed any confidence in the practical ap plication of their doctrines—and we now find a whip President conducting the al: fairs of Government, chiefly in:comformi ty with Democratic policy, unwilling, to . hazard the odium of recommending any essential change. We also find him the favorite candidate for re-election by u largo portion of his party. • Surcly,.the people need no better evi dence of the insincerity of Whig - leaders, and the wisdom of Democratic policy, Aim the fact that, the whigs, although in power, find it inexpedient to recommend a change of pulicy. .01 the readiness with which Whiggery has always affiliated it self with Abolitionism, I hardly need speak. Facts •"known and read of, all men" attest the baseness 'with which the Whigs have truckled to secure Abolition votes. In the State eleetionS of N. York, Ohio, Vermont and Pennsylvania, Whig gery and Free Soilism have more than once amalgamated. It is true, that in the single State of Massachusetts, the Demo crats have stained their banner by •a corn, pound of some kind; but throughout the Union the bargain has been spurned and repudiated by the . party. and even there a dissolution of partnership is certain to take In the canvass of-'4B, all remember, how‘ regularly the Whig orators labored to prove Gen. Taylor as hostile toSlavery, although a slave-holder—l mean at the north. We all know too that success crowned their efforts, by securing to a great extent, the Abolition vote. We also see a large portion of the same party, this year, determined to take the field courting the aid of the same issue—determined to force the nomination of Gen. Scott, who has hitherto refused to declare' hithselfex. plicitly upon the compromise—and all this teethe purpose of again pondering for Abolition votes. I have no language in which to express adequately my contempt of ,Such bilge shuffling, and' if this is the feast to which the Whigs are invited in the approaching 'contest,. some thousands of us will ' , excuse ourselves froth any par , ticipation in it. How stands the, matter in this particular With the Democrats ? Of the gentlemen proposed for - nomination each individual is identified with the avow ed principles of the Democratic party, and directly 'and unequivocally in favor of the Compromise. There is no miqaking their ground upon this'hubject.Abolition aid is neither *asked 'nor expected, Between two, parties;tllUS arrayed for the contest, what' lover of his country'S peaee, union, pros perity. and happiness can long' hesitate or doubt as to, his proper position ! Perhaps my whip friends - may, Think me unmerci fully severe:-:'My reply is, that my jUdgr . meat is. convinced of the justice of these reflections,'and Lcould be much more se vere than I am,— - - , Nly first vote was a Whig vote, and it was so because you thcn professed princi ples which.' believed correct, and those ofi your opponents, I believed, with you, were ruinous. 'Experience, the best of teach ers,. has proved' that our eppOnents were right and we wrong. None will , dispute this' bUt those who are wilfully blind.— Time has scattered your principles to the ffymt will carefully review the history of: your party and examine its pres ent position; you' will find the little success it has hitherto had; has been attained,-net- by an open, manly;Rresolute fight'tpon principle, but by fraud, deception and trickery.; and ;n9w ; its leaders seek, to de , cCiVe you nttfilfer ~ignoble contest,. seeking for their allies, Abolitionists, AIWA I , (as,t4 o istlYq is poy,mude) means nothing, loss thin the enemies oft4unipn these ! States.,; ; 1 : 11 ftvc?.stocni 1: 0 3! , Y O 4 in °Y°X-Y ,a4 " versity as well as prosperityo4 with!; / put Many misgivings as to the soundness: a na, Oncefity, of . you r. nrofesled,principles, until those kipc, an yous, l NitdOs - . nppprOitly reckless' of great, and inffne nto us . As ues 4.stake, seem to ne'rel Y in a Se ra roble for ihe ' gaged 'sp,ngs;!. : 14 *W.I The .dying admonitions of 1:1,e, pry Clay iyhon't you have been want to revere, e re not in tho least regarded. The Unionists of Daniel Webster, whom the northern ,whigs once deified, now Keedera him u 4. acceptableito the same section4A4Fillatoric who has steadily and faithfully:maintained the Compromise, for' that very fidelity, unfit to be renominated. To what pur. pOse is all this?, Simpty, thnt the whigs, as usual,-may have a candidate wh 9 4 5 , opinions on all subjects are susceptible or various shades of coloring to,suit anyilati tude, any climate and any "issue.", .C. From the !Ito Bowe of the 28th ult. • Exciting news from Rio Grande City and Rom.: A party of gentlerpen arrived this even-, ing from Rio Grande city, from whom ws learn that Mr..Petton, tt zentlemorti from Brazos, Textis' formerly of Missouri, scarf. ed from Rio,Grandecity, for the purposeof overtaking some ptock, which .was driven, into the interier stopped to, sleep at a noted carnping,groond calls, "The Here were encarriped.tWo Mexicans and it When Mr. P. was asleep, he was set, upon and his brains beaten out bythe'sa. fellows, for the sake of, his money and er.: (bets. Inforrnef,on to this ,effect having been' giver. :ilia boy; a party of eitizont started'out in iursuit,. and ono of the fel lows was taken.. After, a regular trial he was hung by the citizens of • Rio Granda city, in presence of the. whole people—all concurring. 'dust before his execution, he made other confessions, from which a par; ty started, from Roma, crossed the river,; and returned . ' with 'the other, follow tylir, had was at the, murder of Mr. Patton—, he also 'hring. But the work was not yet finished. A party started out, and, near the scene of murder, charged upon and killed six others, tvho havo been in the habit, for a long time of committing similar depradations in the vicinity. We, have neither space nor inclination to coon meat upon these events. Those abroad. can know nothing of our situation and the: necessity of such acts. It is sufficient to. say that the whole people concurred in the executions. We have yet to 'record another murder, and probably by the same gang of robbers, of one Ilarrs, of Roma, left Rio Grande . City, for this place, about sixteen days', ago, and has not' since been heard from, There is scarcely a, doubt as to his fate,. if things go on at this rote, not a MeXi., can, in a short time, will be suffered to live upcn this side of the river. , Since writing the above, we have seen, aletter from Rio'GrandaCitY,,in Whiehl is stated that the murderers confessed that a party, to which they belonged, was or.• ganized on the other side of the river, fin: • iJ the express purpose of murdering Amen. cans on this side of the river, and that a, large number of the gang are still on this 1 side. : Irruptiori—American Settlers. driven . from, their Ithntes.—The house of M. A. V. Edmondson was attacked OP Fri, day last, while the inmates including him: self and two or three other persons, were unconscious of any danger. Upon going to the door, Mr. Edmondson saw that the, house was surrounded by Mexican robbers t who upon his appearance commenced, fir: ing upon the house. .Seizing his arms,. which were unfortunatelysnot in condition, for use, he called upon the others to renew, made a rush through the line and succee: ded In making his escape unhurt. .Many, shots were fired ,after them but none took effect; one man however had three hall holes through his shirt. • • , Proceeding to a ranch at some distance,. they obtained assistance, but returned too late to effect their,purpose. The plaCe had been completely robbed of everything it. contained—all the household furniture, provisions;clothinr , down to the smallest articles, were carried across lie river, anct all stock, consisting of ~twerity: t wo horses, and mules; driven off as tbey,suppose f in the directien of Matarnoras, on _the Mexican, side of the river. . A skirinish across the river took place 6etween the parties, and the robbersin de- rision, said they had only now commenced' and intended to rob every Americanthe river - and:kill, them if they c0u1d...—,; They said they were acting, under orders, of General CanaleS, and that'they intend., ed shortly to attack and sack Brownsville ; Threats of,this kind, have been frequentli riptide. by pe'rson's over the way, and it.ts said haVe in many inSiances,• come froni, Mexican officers. , . • . . All the settlers on the river are arming; themselves, and intend to prepare fordo . , future,engagement that should arise. Seizure of an American Vessel by the Dutch A Batavia (Java) letter. of. Februarj , t. 27 (according to the New York.' papers) states that a few ,days previous .an Ameri. can schooner, called the Flirt,' WAS brOUgia l into Batavia. Roads by a war-steamer froth !Palembang : . The owner, and all, on board wets made prisoners, ea .a charge of high treat sou, for endeavoring to induce thelsaltats of Jambie; .or Diambia, to revolt agaitt# the Dutch; The recent disaffettion tqL 1, Palembang and its neighborhood hasgrente ly alarmed the 'Netherlands governmento which is well aware that the natives haventi: ; ;Irection. fo,r, its • rule; . According to Dutch, - vekiPP of this trea.sonable affairi it. sppear thet , the,Flirt Arrived rh Palembang a mi that the owneblVir. Gibsent) stated, that he was on n•pl(tnsUre,orulso•l. l a man: of -fortune.; Afteri a: 'short-Ain* durittg , OP-LA(11ot !IpA hPtsPititlitY. , Pxistett •hetweee Gibsow,T, grid the, offic,jois Rs oratioci,,the suop m ki ons of - the .authoritieniverct excited and 0 strte,t,vate.. kept over the ; vessel's 11304 41 fn.qPtsq,",i „ L ' be ' ll o h f P a r n r a o t e rn ; a q n r c e i r s c p a o . On, vj :s lB belched ,hy . Mr.:qth.sen•withitletteg . toVis tl!fpn t of,44lbYll w.rittenirOla' NaIC I Y/?, language, and ~stating 't,ha,tl
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