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Attorn e J a t L aw ,
OFFICE in Market street,opposite the Tost
Office, will attend to any business in the
Courts of Mifflin, Centre or Huntingdon coun
ties. [Lewistown, sept. 13, 1850-ly*
.1. W. PARKER,
Attorney at Law, Lewistown, Mifflin co. Pa.
DR. E. IV. HAM;
OFFERS his professional services to the
citizens of Lewistown. He can he con
sulted at all times at the Bee Hive Drug store.
Lewistown, August 30, 1850-tt
DR. JAS. S. WILSON.
OFFERS his professional services to the
citizens of Newton Hamilton and vicin
ity.
DR. A. W. MOSS
OFFERS his professional services to the
citizens of Lewistown and vicinity. Of
fice with Dr. HOOVER, one door East of F.
Schwartz's store. may 9, 1851-tf
MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE
CHRISTIAN HOOVER,
Justice of Ilie Peace,
CAN be found at his office, in the room re
cently occupied by D. W. iluiing, Esq.
where he will attend to all business entrusted
to him with the greatest care and despatch.
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Tailoring Establishment.
JAMES z\. I.ILLEY has commenced the
Tailoring Business, in Market street, next
door to Judge R?7z's, where lie invites his
friends and the public to give him a call. He
is in regular leceaptof the
Latest fashion*,
and having had considerable experience in the
business, he feels confident he can give satis
faction, in point of workmanship, &c., to ail
who may favor him with their custom.
Levvistown, May 16,1851.
JOHN CLARK & CO.
Root and Shoe a Manufacturers, 1 doom
west of Eismbise's Hotel.
ALL KINDS OF BOOTS & SHOES j
VW4 made of the best materials and In the j
" manner cheap for cash.
Lewistown, Sept. 12, 1851.
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rpHE undersigned continues to manufacture
JL celebrated Quilted aud French calf Boots, !
together with all articles connected with his j
business. MOSES AIONTGOAIEKY.
Lewistown, August 8, 1851-tf 1
BILLY JOHNSON'S
Cheap lioul, Shoe, &, Cloth
ing Hiorc.
HAVING returned from the city with a
. large stock of the above mentioned arti
cles, he is prepared to sell at the lowest cash
price. I
Men's boots, from $1 25 to $0 00
ladies' shoes, from 50 to 1 50
M isses' shoes, from 25 to 1 00
Lidies' gaiters, from 1 00 to 2 00
according to quality. He is also prepared to j
make to order all kinds of Boots and Shoes, on
the shortest notice and reasonable terms. Re- j
pairing done by Mr. Rook in the same place.
Persons wanting CLOTHING w '"
it to their advantage to give him a call, as he
purchases his goods lor cash, and is enabled to
sell cheaper than those purchasing on credit.
Call and examine for yourselves, and he will
convince you that he sells his goods CHEAP. •
Lewistown, October 10, 1851.
JAMES CRUTCHLEY.
Valley street, Lewistown, near Heisler's Can•
die Factory,
Manufactures every description ot
Picture and Looking Glass 1
02. 9
SUCH as Gilt, Mahogany, Rosewood, &c. j
und can furnish Frames and Glass of any |
required size.
RRGILDING, VARNISHING, AND
POLISHING of old Frames, and Repairing ,
Work generally, dune at short notice and on
reasonable terms. j
tO"The public are invited to call and ex
amine his stock.
Lewistown, August 1, 1851.
The National Restaurant,
f \ the basement of the National Hotel, is now
I open, and refreshments of all kinds will be ,
served up as called for, on the European plan, ;
J. THOMAS & CQ. j
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JOHS CLARK. HENRY 7.ERRK
CLARK & ZERBE,
Broun Street, between Market ani Third,
LEWISTO NV.V, PA.,
INVITK public attention to their large and
well-finished stock ot
CARRIAGES,
embracing a general variety, from the most
fashionable to plain make, which will be dis
posed of for cash lower than any that have
j ever been offered in Lewistown. They were I
all manufactured under their immediate super- :
intendence. of the best materials that could be I
! procured, and are fully equal to custom work. '
Among them arc a number with BUNT PEL- j
LOWS and BENT SHAFTS, now in such general
favor, Leather and Canvass top IiI'C(HKS,
single and double seal ROCK AWA YS, cJ-r. 1
Feeling assured that our present large and
superior stock will afford a choice to purchas
ers not heretofore offered in (his place, we in
vite a call from persons in this and the adjoin
ing counties.
OO~Two apprentices to the above business
will be taken if" application be made soon.
Lewistown, Feb. 28, 1851—tl.
H ARDWARE, of all kinds, at unusually
. low prices, for cash, at
ocf24 F. (J. FR A NCISC U S'S.
TONS of Valentine &. Thomas' best
O" IRON, for sale bv
021 F. G. FRANCISCUS,
Agent for Valentine & Thomas.
1 |i | LBS. Anvils and Vices, Screw
J tJUU Plates, assorted, t to I.] inch,
Blacksmith's Bellows, from BO to 42 inches.
For sale, iow for cash, bv
024 F. (J. FRANCISCUS.
G1 ILCII RIST'.S celebrated American liu-
I zors. A small lot of those splendid Ra
zors just received. They require no honing or
sharpening—each Razor warranted. For sale
bv
" oct24 F. (I. FRANCISCUS.
.""T i 1 KEGS pure White Lead, #2 per keg ;
•Jvx 10(f boxes Window (Lass ; 11M> gallons
Flaxseed Oil ; 100 lbs., Putty, Spirits of Tur
pentine, Paris Green, Chromes of different
colors, with an assortment of ali kinds Paints,
Paint Brushes, Sash Tools, &c., for sale by
oct24 F. G. FRANCISCUS
Stoves, Stoves, Stoves.
A LARGE stock of new and beautiful
!llLSCooking and Parlor STOVES, Ten Plate
*sS*do. from 22 to 02 inches; Air-Tight
Cook, Vernon do.. Hathaway do., Keystone do.,
Universe do., Complete do. Revere Air-Tight
Parlor Stove, Ottoman do., Persian do.. Excel
sior do., Etna do. Barroom Stoves, Harp Can
non do., Cannon do.. Cast < 'ven do , Russia do ,
Ben Franklin do—for wood or coa!—all ot
which will be sold low for cash, at the Hard
ware Store of
024 F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Hammered Iron.
F FARMERS, Blacksmiths, Machinists, and
others, are respectfully invited to examine
a new and superior article of HAMMERED
I RON, made of thecelebrated Freedom Blooms,
by Messrs. John A. Wright Co., Lewistown,
Pa. This Iron for quality, toughness and
eveness of finish is unsurpassed by any Ham
mered Iron in the State. Ail sizes of Wagon
and buggy Tire, small and latge sizes of Bar
—square, flat, oval. round—Plough Irons of
all kinds, .Sledge Moulds, Crow Bars, &c., for
sale, fur cash, by
F. G. FRANCISCUS.
CrJ~ Orders for any extra sizes promptly
executed. nov ?
rpHOMPSON'S VERMIFUGE. Only 12A
i_ cents per bottle. For sale by
May 9, 1851. JOHN KENNEDY.
rpHOMPSON'S INDIAN BA I,BAM. On-
J_ ly 25 cents per bottle. For sale hv
May 9, 1851. JOHN KENNEDY.
Fever and Aj;ue Powders.
OMiOAI PSON'S Fever and Ague Puwuers
JL are a certain cure tor that disease, as
many in Lewistown can testily. They need
no pufling. Prize 50 cents per box. For sale
by JOHN KENNEDY.
May 9, 1851.
Petroleum or R<w k Oil.
DOZEN bottles I lock Oil, raised by
A" steam 7(10 feet, from the bowels of the
earth. It is highly recommended by physi
cians for the curj of a great many obstinate
diseases, such as coughs and inflammation of
the lungs, pains in the limbs and back, burns,
oruises, &c. For sale by
JOHN KENNEDY.
Lewistown, May 9, 1851.
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To Country Merchants, Tavern Keepers, &c. I
A LARGE stock ot superior liquors, con
sisting of
Wines, Brandies, tin,
arc now offered for sale WHOI.ESALE and RE
TAIL at COST, at the Grocery Store on the i
Canal, opnosite the Collector's Office. Deal
ers and Tavern Keepers will find bargains.
WM. RE WALT. j
Lewistown, July 18, 1851. -tf
REMOVAL —The Diamond Drug Store
has been removed to the office of E.
Banks, Esq., in West Alain street, opposite the j
shoe store of Moses Montgomery, where a
large supply of fresh Drugs, Medicines, Dye- ;
stuffs, Perfumeries, Fruit, nuts, &c., &c., have j
just been received. A. A. BANKS.
Lewistown, april 11, 1851.
Fish, Salt, and Plaster,
TjVJR gale by
1 JOHN STF.RRETT & CO.,
June 27.—tf At the Lewistown Alills. j
i I\TUm —Just received,< lecoi nuts. Almonds, '
Filberts, Cream and English Walnuts, at
i apll A. A. BANKS'. 1
FRiOAV EVEVIKi, AOVEHRER 38, 18,11.
JH tsccllmicous.
THE DOLLAR.
BY GEORGE LIPPARD.
1_ Would that Ceorge Lippard had al
, ways written as powerful and unexcep
tionably, as in the following sketch, j
They brought him a dollar,
lie took it, clutched it in his long and
• skinny lingers, tried its sound against the
; bed-post, and then gazed at it long and in
] tently with his dull, eaden eyes.
That day, in the hurry of business,
Death had struck him, even in the street.
He was hurrying to collect the last month's
rent, and was on the verge of the miser
able court, where his tenants herded like
beasts in their kennels—he was there with
bank-book in his hand, when death laid
; its hand upon him.
He was earned home to his splendid
mansion. lie was laid upon a bed with
a satin coverlet. The lawyer, relations,
and the preacher was sent for. All day
long he lay without speech, moving only
his right hand, as though in the act of
counting money.
At midnight he spoke.
He asked for a dollar and they brought
one to him, and lean and gaunt, lie set up
in his death-bed, and clutched it with the
grip of death.
A shaded lamp stood on the table near
the silken bed. Its light fell faintly
around the splendid room, where chairs,
carpets and mirrors, silken bed and lofty
ceiling, all said Cod! as plainly as human
lips could sav it.
His hair and eyebrows were white.—
His cheeks were sunken, and his lips thin
and surrounded by wrinkles that indicated
the pattern of Avarice. As he sat up in
bed with his neck bared and the silken
coverlet wrapped about his lean frame, his
white hair and eyebrows contrasted with
his wasted and wrinkled face, he looked
like a ghost. And there was life in his
leaden eye—all that life was centred 011
the dollar which he gripped in his fist.
His wife, a pleasant faced matronly wo
man, was seated at the foot of the bed.—
His son, a young man of twenty-one, dres
sed in the last touch of fashion, sat by the
lawyer. The lawyer sat before the table,
pen in hand, and gold spectacles on his
nose. There was a huge parchment
spread before him.
4 J)o you think he'll make a willasked
the son.
4 llardlv compos mentis yet,' was the
whispered reply. 4 Wait, he'll he lucid
alter a while.'
4 Mv dear,' said the wife, 4 had 1 not
better send for a preacher ?'
She rose and took the d\ ing husband
by the hand, hut he did not mind. His
eye was upon the dollar.
Ho was a rich man. He owned pala
ces in Walnut and Chesnut streets, and
hovels and courts, in tho out skirts, lie
had iron mines in the State; copper mines
in the lake somewhere; he had golden in
terests in California. His name was
bright upon the records of twenty batiks:
he owned stock of all kinds; he had half
a dozen papers in his pay.
lie knew hut one crime— lobe in debt
without the power to put/.
He knew but one virtue— to get money.
The crime he had never forgotten—this
virtue he had never forgotten, in the long
way of thirty-five years.
To hunt down a debtor; to distress a
tenant; to turn a few additional thousands
by a sharp speculation—these were the
main achievements of his life.
lie was a good man—his name was up
on a silver piate upon the pew door of a
velvet-cushioned church.
lie was a benevolent man—for every
thousand dollars which lie wrung from the
tenants or the debtors who writhed be
neath his heels, lie gave ten dollars to
some benevolent institution.
lie was a just man—the Gallows and
the Jail always found him a faithful and
unswerving advocate.
And now he is a dying man—see him !
As he sits up in the bed of death, with
the dollar in his clenched hand.
Oh ! holy dollar, object of his life-long
pursuit, what comfort hast thou for him
now in his pain of death
At length the dying man revived and
dictated his will. It was strange to see
the mother, son, and the lawyer muttering,
and sometimes wrangling beside the bed of
death. All the while the testator clutched
the dollar in his right hand.
While the will was being made, the
preacher came—even he who held the
pastoral charge of the good church, whose
pew doors bore saintly names on silver
plates, and whose seats on the Sabbath
day groaned beneath the weight of re- j
spectability, broadcloth and satin.
He came and said his prayers —decor- ;
ously and in measured words—but never j
once did the dying man relax his hold of
the dollar.
4 Can't you read me something, say—
quick, don't you sec I'm going?' at length
said the rich man, turning a frightened
look toward the preacher.
The preacher, whose cravat was of the
whitest, took a hook with golden clasps
from a marble table.
And he read ;
4 And I say unto you it is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a needle,
than lor a rich man to enter into the King
dom of Cod.'
' W ho said these words—who—who—
who.'' fairly shrieked the dying man, sha
king the hand which clutched the dollar,
at the preacher's head.
ihe preacher hastily turned over the
leaf and did not reply.
4 W by did you never tell me of this he
fore ? Why did you never preach from it
as 1 sat in your church. Why— lF/nj ?'
The preacher did not reply, but turned
over another leaf. But tire dying man
would not be quieted.
4 And it's easier for a camel to go thro'
the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to
enter the Kingdom of Cod, is it ?—Then
what's to become of me ! Am I not rich ?
What tenant did 1 ever spare, what debtor
did 1 ever release .' and you stood up, Sun
day after Sunday and preached to us, and
never said one word about the camel.'
The preacher, in search of a consoling
passage, turned rapidly over the leaves,
and, in his confusion, came to this passage,
which he read:
4 Co now, ye rich man, weep and
howl, for your miseries that shall come
upon you. 1 our gold and silver is can
kered: and the rust of them shall be a
witness against you; and eat your flesh, as
it it were tire; ye have heaped treasures
together for the last days. Behold the hire
ot the laborers who have reaped down
your fields which you have kept back by
fraud, erieth: and the cries of them which
have reaped are entered into the ears of the
Lord of the Sabbath.'
4 And you never preached that to me !'
shrieked tlie dying man.
The preacher, who had blundered thro'
the passage fro in James which we have
quoted, knew not what to say. He was
perchance terrified by the very look of his
dying prisoner.
Then the wife drew near and strove to
comfort him, and the son, (who had been
reading the will,) attempted a word or two
ot consolation.
And with the dollar in his hand he sank
into death, talking of stock, rent, copper
mines, and camels, and of tenants and
debtors, until the breath left him. 'J'hvs
he died.
W hen he was cold, the preacher rose
and asked the lawyer whether the deceas
ed had left anything to such and such a
charitable society, which had been engraf
ted upon the preacher's churh.
And his wife closed his eyes and tried
to wrench the dollar from his hand, but in
vain. He clutched it as tho' it were tiie
only saviour to light him thro' the darkness
of eternity.
And the son sat down with dry eyes
and thought ol the hundreds of thousands
which were now his own.
Next day there was a hearse followed
lv a large train of carriages nearly half a
mile in length. There was a crowd around
an open grave, and an elegant sermon up
on the virtues of the deceased, was given
by the preacher.
There was fluttering of crape badges,
and rolling of carriages and—no tears.—
They left the dead man and returned to
the place, where sorrow died even as the
crape was taken from the door knob,
And in the grave the dead hand still
clutches the dollar.— If hi te If ((finer.
The Lunatic and Sportsman.
In an article 011 the ' world at large,' the
purport of which is to show that men who
are reputed sane, very often act insanely,
a writer in the Chambers' Journal repro
duces this story :
A gentleman of fortune visited a lunatic
asylum, u here the treatment consisted
principally in forcing patients to stand in
tubs of cold water. The visiter entered
into conversation with one of the patients,
who appeared to have some curiosity to
know how the stranger passed his time
out of doors.
• 1 have horses and greyhounds for cours
ing,' said the latter, in reply to the other's
question.
4 Ah! these arc very expensive.'
4 Yes, they cost me a great deal of
money in a year, but they arc the best of
their kind.'
4 Have you anything more ."
4 Yes, I have a pack of hounds for hun
ting the fox.'
4 And they cost a great deal too V
4 A v ery great deal. And I have birds
for hawking.'
4 I see—birds for hunting birds. And
those swell up the expenses, I dare say ?'
4 You may well say that, for they arc
not common in this country. And then
some times 1 go out with my gun, accom
panied by a setter and retriever.'
'And are those expensive too?'
'Of course! After all it is not the ani
mals of themselves that run away with the
money, there must be men, you know, to
lend and look alter them, houses to lodge
them in—in short, the whole sporting
establishment.
4 i see, 1 see—you have, houses, horses,
hounds, setters, retrievers, hawks, men —
and all for the capture of birds and foxes.
What an enormous revenue they must
cost you ! —Now what I want to know is
this, what return do they pay ?—what
does your sporting produce ?'
* Why we kill a fox now and then—
only they are getting \erv scarce here
about—and we seldom bag less than til'tv
brace of birds each season.*
'Hark!' said the lunatic, looking anx
iously around him. 4 My friend,' he ad
ded in an earnest whisper— 4 there is the
gate behind you : lake mv advice, and be
off out of this place, where you are safe.
Don't let the doctor get his eyes on vou.
He ducks us to some purpose ; but as
sure as you are a living man, he will half
drown you.'
Washington in China.
The notions of the Chinese witii regard
to Ceography and History, have received
some enlargement, it would seem, since
their war with England, and the conse
quent increase ol intercourse between them
and foreigners. Formerly, the Celestial
Empire figured on the Chinese maps as
the main portion of the earth—other coun
tries being represented as small islands,
and stuck into corners, or crowded along
the margin.
A late work on Geography, however,
4 Ilis Excellency Su Kin, of Wutai, Shan
si, the present Lieutenant Governor of
Fuhkieu, gives a much more compre
hensive view of the different quarters
ol the world, and of the relative propor
tions ot continents, islands, kingdoms and
nations. The author, it appears, was
greatly aided in his work, which is styled
a I nivcrsal Geography, by the American
missionary, at Amoy, Mr. Abeel. From
an account in the New York Journal of
Commerce, we learn that the several divi
sions of the world are so described as to
impress the mind previously uninformed
with tolerable accurate views of their ex
tent and importance. A general summary
oi the history of each of its several coun
tries, with an outline of their political in
stitutions, is given ; their present condition
and relative resources are pretty accurately
estimated ; even their social institutions,
manners and customs, have formed the
subject of curious investigation to the au
thor, and his account of them presents a
ludicrous mixture of truth and error.
The description of the l.'nited States is
introduced by the author with a history of
the settlement of the country, and the sub
sequent revolutionary war of independence.
The character of Washington commands
his nnqualilied amiration, as the following
conclusion of his introductory summary
will show :
4 It is evident that Washington was a re
markable man. In devising plans he was
more decided than Chin Shin or Wu
kwang; in winning a country he was
braver than Tsau Tsau or Liu Pi. Wielding
his four-footed falchion, he extended the
frontiers thousands of miles, and then re
fused to usurp the regal dignity, or trans
mit it to his posterity, but first established
rules for an elective administration. —
Where in the world can be found such a
public spirit! Truly, the sentiments of
three dynasties have all at once unexpect
edly appeared in our day ! in ruling tin;
State, he promoted and fostered good cus
toms, and did not depend 011 military mer
it ; in this he differed from all other na
tions. I have seen his portrait ; his por
trait, his hair and form, are imposing in a
remarkable degree. Alt ! who would not
call him a hero ''
If we in our ignorance cannot estimate
the decision of Chin Sing or Wu Kwang.
or appreciate the bravery of T-au Tsau
or Liu Pi, it is nevertheless within our
power to entertain a feeling of respect for
this learned dignitary of China, who
knows how to admire the character of
Washington, and seeks to make it known
to his countrymen. A singular people
these Chinese! They have a great deal
vet to learn m the world, and so no doubt
we as a people have also.
Free Trade in Clarion County.
The Clarion county democrats cannot
but be delighted with the way Free Trade,
for which they voted so vociferiously and
strong, is working among them— some of
them will not fail to make by it. The
last Clarion paper lias the Sheriff's adver
tisement for sale at the Court house of that
borough, on Monday, December, Ist, ol
one Furnace, including a Grist and Saw
Mill, Black smith's and Carpenter's shops,
and ten dwelling houses with four tracts of
farm land. One other Furnace with fif
teen dwellings, shops, and stores, and five
more tracts of farm land attached and un
der improvement. One other Furnace
with dwellings, Mills, shops, stores, Ac.,
with five tracts of farms of improved land.
One other Furnace, Grist and Saw Mill,
dwellings and out-houses, with three tracts
of land" attached—being improved farms.
One other Furnace, with usual necessary
buildings—dwellings, shops, stores, Ac.,
with a tract of land. At same time and
place, various other lands and town lots.
They have however this one satisfaction,
that the agony—if not ceasing, it is not in
creasing much. They sold six - Furnaces
last Court, and have only six to sell this
Court. They will doubtless sell cheap,
and that will be good lor somebody.—
Pittsburgh American.
A year of pleasure passes like a floating
breeze—but a moment of misfortune seems
an age of pain.
i\cw Tories—Vol. 6-i\o. O.
\ot Boru to be Browned.
The following touching incident is re
lated in a private letter from Yarmouth,
Kngland, dated inst., written by a
lady, and giving an account of the disas
trous results of the late shiprecks upon
the east coast : Last Friday, a dear little
babe, supposed to he about four months
old, was picked up in the roads oil Yar
mouth. Its long clothes prevented it from
sinking : it was fast asleep, and almost be
numbed with cold. There was no trace
ot any ship in sight or of any boat for
miles around, and it was supposed that
the vessel from which it had been thrown
had sunk, and that all hands perished.
The captain who picked it up lives at
Yarmouth, and intends to rear it as his own.
lie allows the people who come in crowds,
to see it, and I have seen it, among the
rest. It is a sweet babe.'
COI RAUE. —Have the courage to tell a
man why you will not lend him your
money ; he will respect you more than if
you tell him you can't. Have the cour
age to wear your old garments till you can
pay for new ones. Have the courage to
make a will, and, what is more, to make
a just one. Have the courage to pass the
bottle without filling your glass, and to
laugh at those who urge vou to do the
contrary. Have the courage to discharge
a debt when you have the money in your
pocket. Have the courage to speak your
mind when it is necessary that you should
do so, and to hold your tongue when it is
better that you should be silent.
Young men arc, in general, but little
aware how much their reputation is affect
ed in the public view by the company
they keep. The character of their asso
ciates is soon regarded as their own. If
they seek the society of the worthy, it el
evates them in the public estimation, as it
is an evidence they respect others. On
the contrary, intimacy with persons of a
bad character always sinks a young man
in the eye of the public.
Major Jack Downing.
This agreeable and facetious gentleman
has again made his appearance in the col
umns of the National Intelligencer. It
appears that he has been on a visit to Cal
ifornia ; and the first thing on his return
is, to inquire about old friends and the next
Presidency. As to the prospects of the
Presidency, and the present condition of
parlies, his Uncle Joshua makes the fol
lowing disclosures :
Says I, 4 Uncle Joshua, what's the pros
pect about the Presidency V
4 \V ell," says he, ' Major,'—he always
calls me Major—says he, ' Major, there
ain't no prospect at all.'
• How so," says I ; 4 how can you make
that out V
4 Well,' says he, 4 there's so many par
ties now, and they are all so mixed up,
higgledy-piggledy, that you can't see
through 'em with the longest spy-glass
that ever was made. Thai's whv there
ain't no prospect at all.'
4 Well, now, Uncle Joshua,' says I,
4 jest name over all ihese parties, so I can
begin to have some idea of them.'
4 Well,' says he, 4 we'll begin first south
side of Mason and Dixon's hue. There's
the old Whig party, and the old Democratic
party, and the party of Union Whigs, and
the party of Secession Whigs, and the
party of 1 nion Democrats, and the party
of Secession Democrats, and the party of
absolute, unqualified Secessionists; and
i lie party ol Co-operation Secessionists.
And then if we come to the north side of
Mason and Dixon's line, we find the regu
lar whig party, and the regular Democratic
party, and the Union Whigs, and the Abo
lition Whigs, and the Union Democrats,
and the Abolition Democrats, and the Sil
ver-gray Whigs, and the Woolly-head
Whigs, and the Ilunker Democrats, and
the Barn-burner Democrats, and the Sew
ard party, and the Union Safety Commit
tee party, and the regular Free Soil party,
and the regular \ ote-yourself-a-Farm par
ty.'
Uncle Joshua has given Jack a faithful
enumeration of the various parlies which
exist, except that lie might have added to
the list the Manifest Destiny Party, which
grasps at the possession of the whole
American continent, and the adjacent isl
ands.
Hut both the Major and Uncle Josh
need give themselves no further trouble on
the subject, lor the people have determined
to place General Scott in the White House
on the 4th ot March, 1853, and they will
do it! There will be no mistake about it.
if the old Hero is alive at that time.—
Reuding Journal.
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