Clearfield Republican. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, September 03, 1852, Image 2

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• orialtrvittzens the:scope-goat of their own er by a whig administration for three years
, -. ~ .
little politicatilKtnsil•tittelktiesult, how- has forced it, to a certain extent, to adopt =
evnr, is impossible so long ns Irishmen ttrea system of policy,
,and to become itlenti
niledligent; and ! are true to the institutiOns ' tied with it—to triumph in its success, or Tii
of :their adopted enuntry„' . . . - '''; .to be overthrown by its full. 'l!hp 'whey
,Yere . we so
,disposed, wo::raight enter, adopted by the administration wini , Sii4tOrt•
10 . 4;t 1 a comparison of the relative morns of ed by the N‘liis, party of.theSOtaki s hif; thee' ,
Scott and Pierce and show how ,purely on • controlling ppriiim'elfthe whig Oily of ilic.l(
personal grounds I i tree is entitled to the North, tinder tliktleildiof Mr.; Sewi,ard; ,ie-'l l l
sofl 4 mg,fs-or, every • limn '..who values the po.:iotecl'it, and . matle !wet.- UPen it i
~Gpti.q:L,f„:
linnet and prosperity . of this country. ll'ic ,Scutt ions nominated by the enemies of the
might show,
.while Scott is altogether un. present administration, of which Mr. Web.
skilled .in civil. affairs, Pierce has fulfilled ster is the most prominent member, and
the,.MOSt important civic trusts with honor: of the administrative policy of which Mr.
and distinction—hOw, while„Seott, but ti i I , Vebs . t . er is the i . rniiisrdietinguished •e,Xpo.
linV years 40,641
,VetVed fhb niost• ultra no. bent, and with which his name is indissol
tivetAmerican sentiments,, Pierce hati.ali• libly united. It is but' natural, therefore,
ways been the friend ofthe
,exile, 'and' in a that Aht,t fri9t* of the present administro-
State (the' Wy, one, haPifily, , iti . the Union) !lion should oppose rho men who have made
where intolerance has a footho!d, 'has . been , war - on' the adirtiniStratien, - arid - that the
distioguipheike as thei 04 ;'ltt(tditealeas','frientleloffhlr:AVebeterf should rtifuse to
chatripten'nf ~toleration,o , ,Wo, might, show ':poss tindctr, the; yoke nnd ., lithor to adVance
all" tlit4, - bat ive c refer,to, et rgnel)his.!tes 7 ,,!l he , eneniitts oflllr. Webster--thourtn who
lien on'l4 , tor gto nt 9. . , . llurrelsought , to.sully.his.charenter, to.'tra
`,W6`6plaiSeGen,,Se6it hectiiig6 lie is the , dube hie:Motives, and bluckeniltisifiime.--
tool;9l l llre'Whig, partyl—of thef=orty which The anorements in Gporgia and.ll7ussa
(fan 4Stillv'tli6 AuStriateininiSter 'while itchusetts result from a_ pervading dicisiow ,
itittignes withrtheJlritiSh ilvltich can inditOt.the whig ranks; and the furious dentin
intialthi,g'epistles to a lltilsernan while,it ,e,i6tions of Mr.. Menguni prove the bitter+
exchanges "l=ulus of compliment with a ness which that division has engendered."
flulwer or demo - linen—of n party Which ..1 ! • ;
ef .tu .- t he Mistima — tou Union.
ttn-behold Without a Murmur. the eStab- I •. GEN.' PIERCE AND TIM RELIGIOUS TEST.
lisliment of a new B ritish colony 'on the ii • The calumny w===elt represented Gob.
American' continent while it threatens to ~pierce us h ost il e to ' t hec at h o lid A h as h4 e „
o'tei war with the feeble.',Amcricen repub-'already sutlie'iCntly refuted, niid hes fallen
lie of Peril about a dting*-li,ap. , ' into that . utter and universal contempt
- .:'We suppOrt General F=ranklin I. Pierce ,
Ivllich its. malianity mid litlsehood so rich
beeause he is the worthy clitimpion of the is , , , i act :oh,b , . c)
great.democretic party df the Union--of The following conclusive Statement on the
that party Which derlyes.its inspiration net
, sub, by
ject . made Catholics residing in ate
,
In* the counting.hooses of ' Vail street, imm ediate vicinity of Gen. Pierce's home,
but from the %vorkshrips and the fields and 'vlie have tl e thetnselVeS
where the honest masses pursue their daily the witnesses of his efrorts in' favor or ieli
toils—of that party %%hose remit: is identi.
gious liberty, is not now needed fOi Gen.
tied with all that is great end glorious in
!Pierce', vindication. •
the past history of the United States,
nut its;litiblicatinn c ill 'serve a good"Pur
which humbled the insolence of Engiond nosp, us showing the desperation and ve
in the war of 1812, which has extended' ' clack) ,
of fillsehood which must from the
the limits of the republic, end which has . r.
' first nave characterized the attempt to
proclaimed to the world the grand princi
misrepresent Gen. Pierce on this question
lila that 'No foreign monarchical aggres- i
Sion' should 'henceforth be permitted on
Ibis' continent'!"
We su s tain the democratic Burly. We
sustain C~cncr.il Fran!:. Pierce. The
partly is worthy of the man--the man is
worthy of the party,
From the Wushmei..h Unu n Aug 28
•.: BREAKERS AHEAD.
Difficultiei are th!ckehing around the
whigparty. Yesterday we published an
article from the Savannah Republican,
which his hitherto sustained the Scott tick
et, justifying and defending the Webster
movement in Georgia as one of supreme
necessity in that 'State, in order to prevent
a large fragment of the Whig party from
falling into the democratic ranks, this ma
king the defeat which awaits Gen. 'Scoff
in November the'permanent overthrow
and destruction of the Whig patty. We
also published yeSterday an article from
the Boston Courier, the home organ of Mr.
Webster, which urges on the movement
in Massachusetts having for its object the
nomination of a separate ticket tbr Mr.
Webster in that state. The Boston Post
of Tues - dity morning contains the proceed
ings of whig meeting held in Boston the
night previous. It was convened by reg.
War notice, fo . r the purpose of appoihting
delegates to' iepresetit the city of Boston
at. the whig Cldn‘leiltion to be holden at the
'city of Wol*stit'llext week,, and to elect
n'County coning ee 'flit the enSaing year.
thiigtig thO plaigeess of the meeting, one of
lite p'roniincitt :friends or Mr. Webster
1;061(6, of presidential preferences, and an
nounced that, whatever electoral ticket the
Whigs might nominate at the convention,
there were those who would feel bound to
o:up,anoiller'electoral 60;0. This dee
laration.iS significant, and shows•that the
difficulty in the Whig party of flilissachu
sett' IS 'deep •sented ; that it does not arise
froth tiny rivalries between persons and
cliques as to the composition of the eled
toial ticket, hut froth the character of the
whig 'nomination made by the' Baltimore',
elation, and its anteceihmts, and from
exigencies of the wing party growing
out of that nomination. And, what is
more significant still, during the excite
'Merit which the allusion to the presidential
'preg.rences gave rise to, a call - was made
1 1 4 eilliiitio Cheers for Get,. Scott, and it
,w4is
iiiii . "*p . onded to. , This is a notewo r thy
'tiircurtisttince, and frill of evil omen to the
Bdoi())iikty.' The meeting, as.we have
''l.l4fitli remarked, was 'convened -to appoint
• ):-• . • •
- fiCoiitity committee for the ensuing year,
andln appoint delegates to represent the
, 2;cf Bostortin the State (,onvention,
' ; ' , l l eN meets next wcok, for' the purti;ie of
I) '1'4114 u 'Whig ' i 'electi:i i'..i,i
i tl,4 ice'', for; the
.li.biititir • . 'The ' n t'Fi Nal
pt. h . l t 1 . s l ip% ass. . i c9 i i g •
L'tiSlerefefrp, impprt'it it t, and, .spFeiti . ,e;fro rts
We'rd Made tb - I brin'if: . together aSinany of
''Oeit'.'.'Sciitt + ,:i . ,frictidA i s pciSsitife;'hypircu
iatiViliti,, itti t i,io'r that the' Webster men
\:/41ittt make nn eflOtt to control, the rip
lsPiiii,ltielfi of tlWCiitm , ty cOMMittee, , for the
, itotd .; year:.
.Vrider such . eircatnstauces,
' 60
4 6 4%11* cheer Oen, ';Scott ,becomes'
''iM,.'B,'6egtpinili.ortant filets of the
' campargn
of',il;proyd# tipt:thebiiterfratied ,betwegn
ilui'l,t f tdersSttke Seett t tind WebsterPr
rThllos4i l ,gfty 7 vt -;
..by
'tile %'i!oleite'tletfuncuitions Which Mr. j• iiia
gm litirleit at 'Mr Ve4ter in'Open ' ca
-1
. ' - Hvflii • .A. , • , .).
'tite' l oti Wednestltiyeuttiles ilie malt arid
tite_4ltho, whi4party.' ' The 6Motin:red
'iiW*o...hrealttng forth--:prOving thitt:Pn
~ I,ll , gliimariitien of itiCtioini, 'though torn ~
"dines' "forMidahlti in opposition, cannot
constitute a Arent party; and that in an in
teltigetii' community 'an or g anization which
1.4. 'not' based, on.Prineiple,tind:which is held
tOge(bee by'' no, higher , moti%ie' than, ti;.de
illre to obtain the., honnr4 : und. ernolinnOts
,r o illi , ,c) ; mist lead a MiS'enible ; atid preen
;'"iOUs .existenea. `. Victory . destroyed te
. ".Pr4tinii-ition which elected pen. Harrison
in -1840; 411,1 tilQdist ! iwon of ilie.spoits
'of etcry in 1849 overthrew the 'alliances
"iiiiti shattered the combinations which piee !
''teLl'OeU. Tilyli. , The possioti ir pow
.
CuNcolzu, (N, II.,) August 13, 1.552
DnAn Sin : Understanding that an im
pression has obtained in Wisconsin to a
considerable extent, and especially among
that portion of yoUr people that are Call).
lics, that General Franklin Pierce,-of this
State, was unfriendly, to Catholics as a
religious sect, and that, an attempt has
bced made to huld him responsible foi the
odious religious test contained in the con
stitution. of this State, the undersigned,
Catholic citizens of Concord, deem it our
duty to say that the Cutholies of this State
and of New Englarid, and especially that
portion of than that are of his political
opinions entertain for him the highest res
pect as a pnliticiau and a man. Especially
,do they feel under great obligations to him
for his powerlhl efforts in the convention
to OtpUllge that' odious "test" from the
constitution of New Hampshire, and for
his etfor:s before the people to have the
amendment to the constitutiOn adopted
which provided for the striking out the re
ligious test.
Any impression of the kind iniiicated
does Gen. Pierce great injustice, and we
regret that fOr partizan purposes he has
been thus misrepresented. We send this
to you, not,
_for electioneering or-partizan
purposes, but as a simple acy or justko to
one of the strongest opponepts the odious
"test" has in New Ilainspriire, and to . one
of,the most liberal and tolerant of its citi
zens. We have been- )resent in several
meetings, and at the last town meeting,
when proposed amendment was sub
mitted to the pevle, and have heard Gen.
Pierce address.the people in favor of abol
ishing this "test," - m ---.-- A -- atty--re+wesentation
that lie is opposed to striking out deli
"test," or that he has not exerted himself
to have that test abolished, must proceed
either front profound ignorance, or mali
cious Misrepresentation 61: the man, his
,
character and- course, in relation to this
"test'!'question. •
Christopher Hart, John Geenty,
Thomas McGrath,, Patrick Luminer,
Michael Darning, Michael McCabe,
Martin Lawler, D. Plynn,
James Hart, Thomas Clark,
kVilliam,Connolly, Patrick Mahan,
Thomas Mutnford, Luke Benson,
Thomas Murphy, John Gallagher,
Richard ‘Vheelehan, William Sheehan,
James Leahy, Michael Murphy,
Timothy Lynch, Barnard McDonald,
Charles O'BryOn, Btirnartl Ca!lance,
Owen Garland, • Yohn Lynch,
Martin Casv, Barney 'Halpin,
John Thompson; Philip Halpin,
Jelin Murphy, James McCune, '
Thatinasl'hortipSota;'',Dichard Lunird,
Ldit bird Sullivan, '' Patti, MeCone.
t •
it, J. l ; 4 1 -1. 01 1 1 1 1 54 P, 1852. 1 .
I 1, the undersigned,
,resident Catholic
paster.of 1 4a,nclie4r.anJ ,Concord, New
th,.;,t).l9 r ,to,*);(l;ntimpd
gentlemen ulo citiF.pn cc : Fa il, ,and
know. them ,to 'be citizc'tw,qgopil l iti_ t ntling
and Catliblic . s . ; find, mpreeypir,.4,ll44y
cqacur, with.,the sentiMOtttl : ,e,,Xp,r,e,stleo tti
tlteir staterrient,.4l",'fae t tti, relative -to the.
c9p . r,:fe of, Gen ; Piarcc. •
MCNONALP, estrkr.
To John White, esil,,,Mil}va,uktc,.leyis.'
• Thtt-lit4.§uoitotinti Mcr./11..Alfrierid,
writing, a Titivate'. letter ''(horn the' scene'rof'
this retenfdeinocratic gathCring; infertile'
us that the enthusiasm %vas altogether tin!.
equalled that or
blitge hoever: witnessed. Ho tidto that
he took' c Special pains t 6 estiniate-I,
the number presen,t; urid'ildig satisfied tha:t;
it could not te . lesslittii tiv!eitty fiVe qiotts-
. •
• The speedho of.th'efilistiag . uished
outdo who left Washington 'to partiaipdtO
in the ptlfieeodincHMesgrti.'Clernens' and.
Welier'of . We' Senate, ll and Mossro4'Goi!-
man and
Savage, of the House—ivero.rO
ceived,wlth .the .gt;oateP,t if/PPlauso;
lean that I full report of; (lie meeting wi
soon. be ,•• ,
THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEAIIFIELD Pa., Sept. 1552,
FOR I'RESI DENT,
ben. FRANKLIN PIERCE
,s.
F'OIL VIORPRWDENT.
WILLIAM R. KING,
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
•
Ibr the State at large—Senatorial.
GEORDE. W. WOODWARD, or Luzern.e.
WILSON MTANDIA:SS, or AllogheiiSr'.' •
ROBERT-PATTERSON, of Philadelphia. I
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
1. Peter Loaan,' f 3. Eyei; . ' -
: 2. . 14. John Clayton,•
3. To/u.z.,111/4/c6.., IGw Isogeßobinstqa
4. F. W. iiricklus, 16. Ifozry. „Utter,.
5 . R. Jr., 17. 41 . 4, Jiurnside,.
6. /1. Apple, 18. M.
7. 1V Si' ,rickland, 10, ..10.1,/tfc.anicdfl,,
S. A. Peters, , , 20. W, 5...C0/a/uan,l
:0. pavid Eisler, 21. Andreo
; 10. E. James, ,22. W iz. Dtt/trt a ,,.l
11. Mcßeyno ' lds 123. .I.B.llleCalnwnt,
0m
•
.aon, 24. G. R. Barrett..l
FOR (X)N0R1733
CA R LToN B. CU RTIS.
'POE SITUF JVIIGg.
G. w. IvooDwAlin, of Luzerne Co
ron CANAL COikIANFBIONEN.
•
WM. HOPKINS, of Wtishiti , lon Co.
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
rots SHERIFF.
ISAAC L. BARRETT, orßoggs tp
li COUNTY COMMISSIONy!.
gAsiuEL SIIOFF, of Beccaritt tp.
FOR PROSI.:(1111ING Al' Mt:NEN'
L. JACKSON CRANS, of Cyrwctisville
FOR rOUN I Y AUDITOR
CHRISTOPHER IiRATZER, of Clearfield.
SENATORIAL CONFERENCE.
We see that there is still a
i • •
disagreement t he days named
for the above conference. Our
county named the 7th ;September in view
of the lust that Tiogu does not hold her
Convention until the 3d, rind had also sti,6••
Bested the 7th. Sinethport is understood
as the place.
We shall mark this article to each edi
tor in the district, and they'll give notice.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING
The Democrats of Clearfield :county,
will take notice that a general County
Meeting will ho held in the Court hotise on
Tuesday evening the 21st inst., at early
mull(' light. A general attendance is ex
pected, us eminent speakers will be on
hand. ,By order of the Stan. Com.
Pierce and King (lab No, I
\Vit meet nt the court house on Saturday
cyclin; ne'xt, ut early candlelight.
hireling of the Minding Committee.
We arc requested to call a meeting o!'
the Democrativ Standing Commit ut lhe
office of U. XV. Muore, Esq., on Tuesday
the 21st of September, at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The fullowiug gentlemen corrrposc said
C43mmit:ee
Maj. V. 11. Holt, 1. W. Graham,
John Show,
Philip Havener,
F. G. Miller, J. M .
J. 11. CumiaLngs, W. S. Sailkey, •
G. B. Gut,4fander, Martin. Nichols, jr.,
John Stites, C. Thompson,
Francis Cuudriet, J. A. I'. Hunter,
G. S. Tozer, W. F. Johnson,
Richard Hughs, . Elias Horn,
Thomas Owens, G. W. Shod,
John 1. Bundy, J. B.
Benjamin Carr, J. 11. Fleming,
PIERCE AND KIND POLE
We learn that our Democratic friends
of the new and flourishing village of Lum
berville, and its vicinity, on Saturday last,
met together and raised a PIERCE and
KING Pole. The notice was not general,
(for which we are very sorry, or the num
ber in attendance would have been much
larger,) but as it was, there was a very full
turn out from the adjoining townships of
Ferguson and Penn, and a good feeling
manifested. The Polo, we are informed,
is in dvery respect worthy of the good
cause, and the interest manifested by those
in attendance, betokened the wholesome
feeling that perVades the ranks of the De
mocracy everywhere. We rejoice tphear
that our Denaberotic friends in that section
of the, County. ere up : and doing.i, As, we
have not learned . the particttlars,! we arc
unable to givenny of the.prOceedings:'
• „ .
Two more :tigrce,ao(l Aing, Poles. ,
, • The Demornts.of . onr down river town' ,
ships, are up and at work in. good earnest.
A Pierce and King-Polo is to be raised at
Salt Lick, in Karthab'S lOwnship, on Mon'•
dr4 the Gilt, and another at Frenchville, on
Tuesday the. 7th of September,
,cellent sneakers .will. he present on. hot!).
occadions.• •
61111P'MEETING
We understand that the EliiscopatAleth
odists of this ,cireuit, intend heldieg,e] Tim Wiwi REVIEW'S . O.PtinoxThe
Carnplieetingoo commence Cori this. day , Whig Roviete, the , national orgari,')no
Weelti,' (10tli of September,) on thd land Ofi longer agd than.lBsl, thus eipressed its
.
A. H. Shaw, in, the l immeaiate vitinityof,bPini,bn upon ' Gen Scotts fitness fok'fthe
. ~ . ~ . , . 'Presidency
c'ur-ICnv•n• • •.: :, ; : , 1 .I , Wo must , question Gen.-Scott's 'quell , .
tel i n
fication for the poSition to Nvhig
'lf b of,
~ Th e y . have ohe§en A delightful location,
and if favored with ifair,lweatheri a 'good
,-his admirerslvould elevate hint. The tk, l
.
time rutty.be;es'peeted, las 'FI la'rg& number igencfes.of the tiMes 'require - abler :htiqs ,
, and•widerviews,and more of a statesmathl
Of' .. ii '&.1:101.w/1 - nen - will be in 'ititend
l em - 19 ' '! ' '*' ,' .. 1 ...! I . • . '4 - ' 1 .If his qualifiCations were questionabli: ,
.
ance . a P d ' g °°(l acc°n/m944ti°ns cdnver "" only one year , since, we hardly. think , hp'
.?.. -' 1 ‘; . 'l ~ .; ''; his iMptevdd much since. 'i'-' {, , l( 'Pi I
i
WOODWARD.AND HOPKINS.
Two excellent nominations Were made
by our Democratic State Convention which
re-assembled at Harrisburg on Thursday,
iof last week. . 4 1,1idge:WOODIVARD'•for the
!
!Supreme Berle o Tana i
Hcippr9 for
; 1 ; the
urinal Comnitssioner, ese ectione , o
[most worthy clutM i cterl The benention
: was . well atteQded, and its' deliberationa'
were characterized by the utmost harmo
ny and good feeling. . Judge Woodward,
wasnorninated by acclamation, and with
' Out a .single'veice in opposition.• .For Ca-
Mil Commissioner, three ballots were had,
1 0e:30 r esul l ing tholiemination of Mr. H.
Of Judge Woodward, nothing that we
CicillesaYVv — ould add ti dingle f particle to ilia
favor in whichlieis held by our citizens.
They hadathundant opportunities , to test
his diameter, and to prove, his virtues as
a Judicial officei. ' friSeareer as, a Judge in
thiedistrtet,a istrict,we aresay i eempri r
slng.as Jedrned , aßar as any in the State—
,: wasofa most brilliant and triuMphiint 'chat
lacier, retiring from the bench, and taking
hvith him into retirement, the heartfelt
thanks of all classes, for the truly just and
l impartial manner.in which ho had always
discharged his official duties ; and in this
county we know that his abilities asa Judge
were as highly appreciated as those ofany
man could possibly be, and :we feel very
sure that many, very mthay, will cast their
Votes for him.on the secgd Tuesday of
October next, without' tleiVrence to party
politics—while our democratic voters will
gladly embrace the, opportunity. to .mani
fest their regard for a.sound national Dem
ocrat. Judge Woodward is, now On the
Supreme Bench, t,y appoiOlciat 'Of Gov.
BioLua, to supply the piaci:A.-vacated by
the death of Judge COULTER.
Col. Hopkins,. of Washington county,
will be remembered by most of our read
ers as the gentleman who was Speaker of
the regular 'branch of the House of Rep.
resentatives at the time of the Buck-Shut
War. For his firmness in doing right and
opposing wrong on that trying occasion,
he has received many sincere though val
ueless compliments. Now the Democracy
will be glad of the opportunity to reward
him for his devotion to the Constitution and
the people. He is a man of excellent tal
ents, extensive experience; and ardently
devoted to the honor and welfare and pros
perity of our good old Commonwealth.
(1..7./ The Pierce and Kin o rrKing Club No.
1, was in session when the news of-the
rfotnination of Woodward and Hopkins,,
was received on last Saturday evening.—
We never saw a set of Democrats , better
pleased. The single announcement bro't
every fellow to his feet, and three times'
three were given with a spirit worthy of
our cause.
A MONSTER LIE
The Federal papers are publishing, in
glowing letters, a paragraph, for which
they give the National haellig,ciwcr for
authority, stating that the United States has
run into debt to Kirope, "upwards of two
hundred millions of dollars," under the
tariff of 1846.
Now, we pronounce this, as stated, tobe
a monster lie, and defy them to produce
ligutcs.
Fur the Clearfield Hepuidteari
Messrs. Editors: —Perhaps some of your
Whig readers would like to read the opinion
of'''the Albany Evening Journal, (now
devoted Scott paper,) edited by that sterl
ing old Whig, Thurlow Weed, upon Gen.
Scotts qualifications in 1848.
For their special benefit, will you please
publish the following extract from that pa
per of March 20, 1848.
"But the mischief is, there is weakness
in all he (Scott) says or
,does about the
Presidency. Immediately after the close
of the campaign of 1840, he wrote a gra
tuitous letter, making himself a candidate,
in which all, sortf of unwise things were
said, to return and plague his friends if he
ever should be a candidate, and since that
time ; with a fatuity which seizes upon men
whe,get bewilder e d in gazing at the White
House; 'he has been*,suffering
,his pen to
dim the glorie4 achieVed by.the.sword.
Those ",unwise things" have rcturned to
plague his friends, and, could the various
foolish letters which he has written, be col
lected one volatile, and p'ut 'inky, the
Jiands of the voters, t o Would not carry a
,single state id the Uniod. The fear °fan
\ o
other batch of the "unwise ,things," has
required Seward- and Greely tii• seal his
lips during the campaign. Yes—be it re.
membered the Whig Party, are 'milting
American, citizens to-, vote - for. tii,maa for
President, whom they•dare not *trust with
.pen and ink, through fear of the utterance
of , "all Sorts of unwise things," for which
fie is notorious. &nig :tkrino.
From the Brookville Jensonlap
CONGRESSIONAL CHEERER&
The conferees from the counties of Clear
field, Clarion, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Mc- ,
Kean, Venango and Warren, met at,,,,the
Court House in 13rookville on Tuetday the
28th of. August, to' nominate a candidate,
for Congress, in, th 6 district composed of
the aforesaid , eountieg.
The •following delegates Were presents
. A. Wallace, L. kick son
Crane, G. B. Goodlandor.
Clarion.—Wm. T. Alexander, Hender
son and Seymoro.
Ea.—G. Dickinson, J. HYdoand J.
Powell.
Forest.—Cyrus Rood, (3 votes.) ,
Teferson.—G. A. Mundorff; B:T. 'Has
tings, J. J. Y. Thompson...,
Kean.—Arnold; Befinett,pnd Chas..
B.
r): *Maker, Cook, and
,Mirrot.—Patite, 'Mead' an'd Dale.
The Conk'retltiiit canto to order by'Sp :
penning Jndge LABNOLD of McKean;
President, and Wiq.' 4 l'. Airpx4Nntit 'and
J: POWELL, SCerCtOo9.
The Convention pioebeded to nominate
Candidates:
Mr: Alexander nominated J. S. McCalmont.
Mr: Wallace, " Jas. T. Leonard.
Mr. Hastings, " David Barclay.
Mr. Blood, W. W. Wise.
Mr. Dickinson, " 'James L. Gills,
Mr.; Bennett, ". ,O. 13 Curtis.
Mr. Whitaker_, " David Phipps.
Mr, Parrao,l3. Curtis.
The COavoniiori - proceeded to 'vote for
Candidates as follows :.
Ist Ballot t —WCalmont, , 3; Curtis. 5
Barclay, 3,; Gillis, 3 ; Phipps, 3; Wise,
3; Leonard 3.
Mr. \Vise was withdrawn by Mr. Blood,
when a second ballot was had, as follows :
2d. Ballot.—Curtis, 5 ; Barclay, 6;—
Gillis, 4 ; M'Calmont, 3 ; Leonard, 3 ;
Phipps, 3.
The ballotings we may here notice con
tinued about the same until the 69 ballot
excepting such changes as the delegates
fromiClearfield would make by occasion
ally changing their, votes from one candi
date to another, On the 68th ballot, which
was taken about 11 o'clock on 'Wednes
day morning, the result was announced as
follows : Curtis, 7; Barclay, 9; Gillis, 4 ;
McCalmont, 3.
No choice being made the Convention
proceeded to the 69th ballot resulting as
follows :—Curtis 15 ; 13arclay, 9 ; where.
upon Carlton B. Curtis having received a
majority of all the votes was declared the
nominee of the Democratic party of this
district for Congress.
KENTUCH Y.-A highly distinguished
democrat in Kennickv writes a democratic
member of Congress froth that State, un.
der date of August 14,1852. Weextract
from his letter as follows:
'•our prospects for carrying Kentucky
are good, and brightening every day. The
best feeling prevails mono our friends. Our central committee are laboriously t. en
gaged in perfecting a thorough organiza
tion. There is no feeling among the
svhigs. They have no stomach for the
fight in Kentucky. Ltrust and believe
the day will never come when-the victor
ious banners of Scott, Seward, Greeks',
& Co. shall wave over this proud State.''
Krill regard to a protective tariff, an
obsolete dogma which ;the Whigs, with
strange fatality and ' blindness, still cling
to, our readers well know that we alWayti
maintain the opposite end of the argument.
A tariff for revenue is all we shall ever live
to see in this country ;, and a gradual ap
proximation to free trade is just as inevita
ble as the increase of knowledge, liberty,
and peace. But in this matter also, Con.
gress—inexorably Democratic—will al
ways hold the country from raising the tar
iff beyond the revenue point.
This is progressive Whiggery. The
Mirror has been a very fierce Whig pa
per, but the editor has learned some sense.
EXPLORATION OF TUE `'BECK OF THE
BRITISH FU/GATk: Plit;lllPEll.—Tho Boston
Courier states that within the past few
weeks a new effort _has been made to ex
plore the wreck of the British Frigate
Plumper, which was sunk near Dipper
Harbor, about half way between Eastport,
Maine and St. John's N. B. with some
twenty-five lives and about $lOO,OOO in
specie in 1815. The vreelc lies forty-two
feet below the surface of the water, and is
of course much decayed : the adventurous
explorers had ,t,o.nyerturn the washings of
sand &c., which e,ever her, some six feet
below the bottom,,,, 'they have brought up
s;i; 20 in Spanish silver, mostly wholes and
halves, the action of the sea baying made
them lighter than tlm,priginal weight, and
they were blackened as ,if by powder hav
ir been taket:(from the maga-
Zinc-
. .
Pitt PistilNo Tao:mix:E.—Mr. Living
ston, of New York, in a speech on board
the,Atlentic, on her trip home, made, the
Aille,wing statement in , f rogard to the fish
ing trf4o lo :
•, I have also the pleasure of saying,
w,bioh I do upon the authority of our Min
ister at the Court of St. James that, unless
eo . unfortunate dthing as an actual collis
ionshall, have occurred previous to the
pr
rival at Washington of the,despatches now
or) board of this steamer, and those to fol
low by, tho Asia, no further trouble can
grow out of the matter." , 1 ,
RENTs IN NEW i r ORII. 4 =4I is stated that
$qLOOO per 'year has been offered for it
stab; about to'bo'cieeted tit the corner, of
Liberty street and BrOadid.sy, New. York,
30 feet front and 100 feet deep, and ifefuli
ed. Tho rent asked is 625,090. Thd
baseMent and sub•celldr of a store, 'now
building "tit,the; 'offthanied' , strat
I:liptidWaY have beenlet t!‘7,000
poor aiintlifi ; and the"rent of a ne•Wttordifitt
el:At i lt-West eorner Nite'sati; and Lib=
ertiThlreets, is $12s080:•
. .
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM 'ILOPANA• .
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE' ,
.;
Revolutionary Publications..iirrest t
er
Offenders—reported Executions.
OntEarts 2
The steaMalilo Empire City arrivo her,
this morning bringing Havana dates to lb?:
18th inst., being five 'days la*that:llll,
advices, per Crescent City.
The most lutes° excitement prevalls
throughout the Island of Cuba in consk:,
(pence of the Revolutionary movements
going forward in dtfibrent parts of the - Isl.
and.
A number of persona who were suspect. '
ed of cciuntenuncing the Lopez, expeditiod„
have been arrested : ,pn the, most frit/9W, ,
pretexts and cast into prison. - • ;
The Government offieers OisplitY
'greatest zeal litifekratliii436l , .pdisons sup.
posed to ha engndediitzthezonspirdcnnal
have arrested:Sic:Ulm:lb persons withouliany. ,
appnra .11,411-I§qvitillguvPr.,; •1., I,
Choi pubikAtictil l of ,11,9t0JutionttrY•
'uments 9,segrotly are tinThrt
printed 0114; ti lo .lg9vOrPWel4.officiala tics-
pito of all ;theiivigilano, have not been abk.,
to And out whence ; they cmonate. • ,
' It ,is reported 'thag ;several' sepPnsuti of
fenders who have.been arrested, have been
shot'by command of the, Governor Gener•il
al, the report, however, does ,net come from
a responsible source,•and isnot, therefore,.
generally , bolievedi . • „
. , .
Th e G acc e a dela, Habana, in a recent;,
number, gave currency to aniarticle, ittla )t
very' threatening tone, in 'which it. is , as.
sorted that the new Governor. GengralAvW.,
partially acquainted with the 'porqons
gaged' in printing the Revolutioary, 4% 1 ; 1
uments. The editor seems to have kept),
satisfied with this fact, oven from Altqap..l
pearance of the first number of, thr,
republican sheet which causes so ,muck ;
excitement, but he waited for more cer.., l
lain information of the fact.
The Governor General lias,rtrinounceit !
that all persons convicted of the incendiary,
publications shall be put to
...
The New Orleans Picaywlti s fins seen a
private letter , from a highly t gitable and
responsible source, which starts tint; many .
of the Spaniards themselves were engaged
in the conspiracy, and that furtherand Me'
portunt seizures of munitioos,of ,war, &c., o
had been made. • • • •
Another report, though . it is not entittOp
to much credit, is, that the whole thing has
been arranged by. the Government, to af
ford a suitable. pretext to cede the Island
to Great Britain or France for cerlaincon-.
siderations.
The yellow fever and cholera was stiff ;
prevailing, but not to so alarming an ox
tent as when the Crescent City sailed:
The city of Havana itself was quite,
healthy. ,
Some of the persons who were arrested,
when the conspiracy was first discovemi r
have been discharged.
Murders, assassinations and rebberim
are of almost daily occurrence. The iutli ! ,
ors of them, however, mostly. contrived to
make their escape.
The growing crops presented a very*
vorable appearance.
The arrests of supposed offenders leads .
to many acts of violence, and in soma
stances bloodshed.
The Havana markets presented an,noyr,
feature. Sugars were firm, but dull.. The
supply of Coffee was limited,,and thehigh n
est - prices obtained. Freights were FluA
and vessels abundant. •• -
Arrival of the Falcon at New Orleans.
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CILIFORNI.4„
!NEW ORLEANS, August 28.
The steamship. Falcon hasarrived at this
port with San Francisco dates to the Ist or
August. •
The Oregon had arrived at Panama frost
San Francisco, bringing down $2,000,000
of gold dust on freight.
Sickness had abated on the Istinus,,t,
N. Y. Alirrar
The steamship .Ohio left Aspinwall for
New York on an; 19th inst., having as
freight upwards of 2,000,000 gold dust.
Capt. Snow of the U. S. Navy, is among
the passengers.
The mining intelligence is favorable.
The Indians continued very troublesome
and it was reported that they were about
organizing for a general fight with the
whites.
telligencu from Australia seems to
in ate that the tendency to republican.
ism is progressing rapidly, and a declara
tion of independence is looked for ere long.
The yield from., the mines was increas
ing. ,t
Emigration from California to Austra
lia was taking place on a large scale.
Southern Items
J 3. LT Aug. 28.
The. Macon . (Ga.) , •• , t hoists tks
Webstei Rag.
The same paper
the fugitive slave, now in ,Lenclo%; , hits
gokie into the 'ServiCe l of an' gel?; ,
tleman residing theti;oncoriditien'th ( at
shall tiring her hack to Dr. Collins, liar
owner, who is a resident MsCon.
Wo Learn froth August/3 1 the
shock' of an earthquake , was' felt Acre ca
Wednesday'Morning at iMetilt; which
'lasted six seconds. It shoOlt , t4e dwellings
to"such an extent as I to
,arouse; their la :
mates,, sail many rill; oit't of I tlieir 'lades
in alarm.
From the 'far IttitOthhtfr ,
:4 "NEW Ont.EAlisyAtig; 241 1
* 1 , The Clorkesvillo, (Texan;) Northern
Stunddid l , [corn from the moat liable ati•
thority 411 . 4m - Porter's Bias, that Captain
Steitnelniiti his coihrnandi;afler some
veto vitae
fin'ally,purronniled' by:an iitinnonta 'WWI
Camanches. A dreadful battleeitsuOtt
in ivhietileeptitin Stevene;-togethei
two• othernfficerai -, and fitly•six itheat tom
is . :4 i!c(1.1JI
Thy ongngoinent tdOkplacir-abonc . forty
miles fr'orn , Foitßolkriari:' , I .
'- An' express' had boon sent' into . Teing,
for ,rsi-inforcoments.
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