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he West Branch Insurance Co.
OF LOCK IIA YET, PA.,
ksURES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer
chandise, Farm Property, and other Build
is, and their contents, at moderate rates.
DIRECTORS.
5 John J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey,
in 15. Hall, T. T. Abrams,
arles A. Mayer, D. K. Jacknian,
at les Crist, * W. White,
let Dickinson, Thos. Kitchen.
Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres.
T, T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
Thcs. Hitchm, Scc'y.
REFERENCES.
Inuel H, Lloyd,, Thos. Bowman, D I).
[A. VVioegardner, Wm. Vanderbelt,
[X. Mackev, Wm. Fearon,
RVhite, " Dr. J. S. Crawford,
lie* Qttiggle, A. LpdegrafT,
bit W. May nurd, James Armstrong,
in. Simon Cameron, Hon. V\ in. Bigler.
Agent for Mifflin county, G. VV. STEW-
Ff , Esq ap23
leiunity from Less nmi Da more by Fire,
fdtke Perils of .Wo-ii if and Inland Transportation.
CONTINENTAL
INSURANCE COMPANY,
moiyoi afed bp the Isyistature of Pennsylva
nia, with a Perpetual Charter.
I Authorized Capital, $1,000,000.
lee No. til Walnut St. above Second, Pliila.
fire Insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer-
Indi-e, die., generally. Marine Insurance j
[Cargoes and Freights to ail parts of the :
rid. Inland Insurance on Goods, &c., by !
tL ; , Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to '
parts of the I nion, on the most favorable i
ps, consistent with security.
DIRECTORS.
brge W. Colladay, William Bowers,
In M. Coleman, Joseph Oat,
win \ . Machette, Howard Hinchman,
L GEORGE W. COLLADAY, President. I
[ft LF.N VV U. sos', Secretary.
py" Agent for Mililin countv, Woa. P. EL- 1
bTT, Esq. ' febl9-lv
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11NDE.lI.NiTY A (it IN ST LuSS BY FIRE,
aiikiin i ire insurance Compa-
1 B n > of Philadelphia.
Oflkc lU3A Chestnut street, near Fifth,
tcuiciitof Isstu, $1,827)185 SO
January Ist, 1857. j
■>!t!>c<2 agre >to an act ol Assembly, be
ing,
t Mortgages, amply secured, £1,519,932 75
ai Estate, (present value, £109,-
Itl". .cost, ' 89,114 18:
kA's, present value, £83,881 12,)
st, ' 71,232 97 !
P'.tfcc., 64,12156j
£1,627,185 cU |
rtrpelnal or Limited Insurances made on every
kiiptit of property, in Town and Country,
g'.- a- low a- are consistent with security. i
Since their incorporation, a period of twenty- j
Bit years, tiny have paid overTliree Millions
Dollar-' b --i s hv nre, thereby affording ev
ince of the advantages of In-urance, as well
[the ability and disposition to meet with
[mptness ail liabilities.
Losses by Fire.
pes paid during the year 1e56, £301,638 84
DIRECTORS.
fs. N. Bancker, I Mordecai D. Lewis,
bia- Wagner, I David S. Brown,
; ! Isaac Lea,
lob Ft. Smith, j Edward C. Dale,
0. W. Richards, ( George Fales.
N CHARLES N. BANCKER, President. |
fHvs. G. BANCKER, Bcc'y.
t: At gent for Mifflin county, lI.J. WAL- j
fUs, f.-q., Lewi,town. mar! 9
ITS. CAPS a STRAW GOODS
For the People,
THE PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.
js liDjam,
|A i Market street, Lewistown, opposite the
rl'ost Office, has just returned front the city
I a large and elegant stock of Fashionable i
KTS, OAFS, ST RAW GOODS, |
h suitable for spring and summer wear, j
ph, notwithstanding the advance of almost t
fithing else, he v ill dispose of at low pri
\ His store has been fitted up with large j
p, with glass fronts, so that the stock can
kxarnined at a glance.
L*He will manufacture to order any dcscrip
[ of hats, (having the best of workmen in his j
floy and an abundant supply of material,) I
lid his extensive stock fail to furnish a suit- I
i article. Parents are especially invited to j
and examine. Lis variety of Children's Hats j
I Co ps, comprising a first rate stock, from
pli Uey can make choice to please them-
Bs Ornish friends will find they are not for-
Pn, and they rnay rest assured of finding an
r their taste, or can have one made at
ft notice.
banlrful for the patronage heretofore so lib
f terded to him~he solicits his friends to
r-those indebted to square up and begin
F—and any number of visitors from this or
Nighboring counties, to take a lock at him
P r evening.
N. J. RUDISILL. |
."■I Window Shades, as low in price
," ,e "vmmon muslin shades, and far suimrior in j
r'" 1 "'.TUTY; buff and green MIIHIIII Shades, 30, 36AT !
I'" wide, Flowered Landscapes, and pointed Mus- i
pi-iscapcg from *,5 tents to f'2 per pair, for sale by
F. O. FHANCTSCUS J
iisjm) nwniMigmiiim)
Freeburg Academy and Normal
School.
IMHS INSTITUTION, located in the beau
tiful and healthy little village of Freeburg,
j Snyder county, Pa., will commence the second
! (Spring) quarter of its Second Session on the
23d of March. In view of the great want of
| proper instruction for Teachers in this and oth
j cr counties, a SOR HAL DEPARTMENT will
j hereafter be connected with this school, in
| which Teachers will be prepared for the ardu
| ous duties of the school room. That justly
j popular Teacher, Lecturer and Author, Prof.
J. F. STODDARD, has been engaged to deliver a
course of Lectures and assist in arranging and
conducting the Normal exercises and training,
and it is hoped Teachers will avail themselves
of his services while in the county. An addi
tional Female Teacher has been engaged, and
other arrangements made to meet the wants of
ail.
TERMS.
One-half payable invariably in advance.
For Board, Itoom, and Tuition,
per session of 22 weeks, £50.00 to £55 00
Tuition only, per qr. of 11 w'ks, 2.50 to 8.00
Instruction on Piano and use of
Instrument, 900
For Circulars, &e., address
GEO. F. JVJcFARLAND, Principal.
Freeburg, March 12. 1857.
LCOhA.IT FOTJITrK.T.
r|"HIE public are hereby respectfully informed
T that we have leased the above well known
Foundry, situate on Main street, in the borough
of Lewistown, a few doors south of the stone
bridge, where we will keep constantly on hand
a full assortment of all kinds of STOVES,
I_3 viz : Hathaway Cooking Stoves, different
T~9i*sizes, Egg Stoves, Nine Plate Stoves, Ac.
and also
Irt n Fence, Hollow Ware, Water Pipes,
&<•.., and will make to order all kinds of OAST- I
INGS. All orders seut to us w ill be filled with 1
care and despatch, and on as reasonable terms j
as at any other establishment in the State. We '
hope, friends, you will call arid examine our j
stock before buying anywhere else. You will
undoubtedly save money by doing so.
D.V.MEL liKARLEY & SONS. j
Lewistown, March 26, 1857.-y
New Arrangements.
\ FTER returning our sincere thanks to our
numerous friends and customers for their
continued patronage, 1 would inform them that
I am still to be found at
COILQ g'T -r l
With a desire to bring my business nearly to
CASH, after the first of April our credit terms
will be Thirty Days and accounts not to exceed i
Fifty Dollars. VVe hope still to conduct our
business so that we shall enjoy the good will
of our numerous customers, and that the num- ,
ber mav be grcatlv increased.
marl 2 * F. J. HOFFMAN.
BICBX.Y IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
M. M. FAXON'S
Attachment oj Vulcanized India Taller
Spring to the Tries of Grain Drills. \
'Pint iiiifl,-r?isned, having perfw led an nrraneeinei.i f.,r
-L ilm all i< linienl of i Gikii Spring to Ihe Tubes and j
Drag H.ir> of (Ira n Drill- i- hippy to inform l-'anm rs j
arid all mb n interested in th grow ing of Wheat and |
other grains, that he is p epartd to fori 1.-II GUAIN j
DRILLS, with the ab v ■ artirle attached,;i! ihu shortest I
notice, nt his Foundry, in .- ; e. iters have j
become an almost indispensable arli'.le to the Pinner, !
and he will foul that llii att u liii ent i,f the Ram ~riny i
will enhance its value at l< ist one half. All thedeten
tion and trouble caused by the breaking of wooden pins
is entirely done away with by this arrangement, and a ■
man, or boy, can perform nearly double the labor that lie :
could under the old plan, wiih much greater ease, both to
himself and hor-es. There need he no fear of the Sprine
breaking, for if there is an article thai will neither break, i
rot, or wear out, (lie Gum Spring is that article, and I
hazard nothing in saying that my Grain lui'l is lit" </p
plest in construction, most economical in performance, i
ai d therefore the most durable ever offered to 1 lie 3gri- |
cultural public The feed is so arranged that it will sow '
I, It. 11, I, and '2 bushels per aire. Persons desiring
one for the coming seeding are requested to M lid in I heir '
orders as early as possible. Omit to Mc Vejtoivn, Mif
flin county, Pa., or F G FRANOJSC't'S. Lewislou n ;
E. L. FAXON, Ifoilidaj-burg, Bl.tirco., Pa.; HO\ Kit A
BRO., Hi trrisburg, Pa., who are authorized to act as j
agents, and from w lioin any further information may lie oh
ained.
PRICE OF DRILLS, with the attachment, ST j. Far- j
niers who already have drills, can have them altered,and !
the India Rubber Spring atlaclied, for from $lO to SIS
s>AII branches of the FOUNDRY BUSINESS still
carried on, for which orders are respectfully solicited.
M. M. FAXON.
MeVeytown. June ID, 1656.
an uiiD wwm
Has Just Opened a Splendid Assortment ,
OF
SPRING & SUMMER GOODS.
P* yon want a cheap Dress, call at the Old Corner
If you want a cheap shawl, call at the Old Corner.
If you w ant cheap Silks, call at the Old Corner.
If you want cheap Muslins, call at the Old Corner.
If you want Kentucky Jeans or Tweeds, call at the Old
Corner. Also, Flannels, all kinds and colors.
If you want Sbaities or Bereges, call at the Old Corner.
If you want Brilliantes or Lawns, call at the Old Corner.
If you want La Villa G.oths, call at the Old Corner.
If you want Silk Crave!las, call at the Old Corner.
If you want Mourning Goods, call at the Old Corner.
If you want striped Skirting Muslin, go to the Old Corner.
If you want patent Cririolin" Lining, go to the Old Corner.
If you want Collars, Lndersleeves, Edgings, Insertings,
Floum in<>i-, or any Embroideries, go to the I tlii Corner.
If you want Corded Skirls, Soniag Skirls, or iiuops, call
at the Old Corner.
If you want Cloths, call al the Old Corner.
If you want Cassiineres, call at ihe Old Corner.
If you want Sat metis, call at the Old < lorner.
IF YOU HAW IJY THE DRY I
GOODS I.LYE, GO TO THE OLD CORNER.
If you w ant to make choice from over 130 styles of Wall !
Papers, go to the Old Corner.
If you want a Carpet of any kind, go to the Old Corner. |
If you want Groceries, Uueensware, or Cutlery, call at j
the Old Corner.
If you want Clothing, Boots or Shoes, Hats or Caps, call '
at the Old Corner.
If you have Country Produce to exchange for Goods,call
at ihe Old Corner.
If you want Bargains in anything, call at (he Old Corner.
<r>Onuntry Dealers supplied with Goods by wholesale
at a very small advance above city wholesale prices.
ap23 GEORGE BLYMYEk.
\T7"K take this opportunity of informing the
YV public that we have obtained direct from
the CUSTOM DOUSE all kinds of
J-sIQUOiIS,
which are as pure as can be obtained in this
country, expressly for medical purposes.
J. I). BTONEROAD,
oct9 BEE HIVE DRUG STORE.
miiibiuoaiDvs.
DEATH OF TIIE DUCHESS OF
GLOUCESTER.
(From the London Times, of May Ist.)
I ite last of the children of George 111,
has departed this life. Her Royal High
ness Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, expir
ed yesterday morning, at the age of 81.
I Site was born on the 25 of April, 1770,
and consequently had long passed the or
dinary limit of human Jife. It is impossi
; hie not to feel that the extinction by the
death of this Royal lady of a family placed
in so eminent a station is a noteworthy
; event. There were thirteen children born
from the marriage of George 111. with
Queen Charlotte—George, Prince of Wales
afterwards George IV.; Frederick, Duke
of \ ork; William, Duke of Clarence, af
terwards William IV.; Edward, Duke of
Kent; Ernest, Duke ol Cumberland, after
: wards King of Hanover; Augustus, Duke
| of Sussex; Adolphus, the Duke of Cain
bridge. (ft the six daughters three died
unmarried, am! three were married. The
names in the order of birth stand thus;—
The Princess Royal, Charlotte Augusta,
who married the King of Wurtemburg;
the Princess Augusta, who died unmarried;
the Princess Elizabeth, who was married
to the Prince ol Hesse liomburg; the
Princess Alary, the lady just dead, who
who was married to Iter cousin the Duke
ol Gloucester; and finally, the Princesses
Sophia and Amelia, both ol whom died un
married.
With so copious a race there was little
danger ola disputed succession or of a va
cant throne. It is singular, however, how
lew in mi in bet are lite representatives of
this numerous l.tntilv in lite present gener
ation. Queen Victoria, the King of Han
over, and the three children of the late duke
of Cambridge are, we believe, now the on
ly survivors, and the Princess Charlotte,
daughter of George IV., is the only one
who has passed away. There is, howev
er, happily but little chance that lite Roval
Family of England will Ite speedily exhaus
ted. Hut a le\V days before the venerable
Duchess of Gloucester was summoned front
this world a ninth child was horn to the
Queen of England, so that an orderly suc
cession to the Rriti.-h throne would appear
to be among lite events on which one may
calculate with a reasonable certainty.
MEAN TRICK OF A MISERLY
PRINCE.
A late letter front Paris contains the fol
lowing account of how a miserly prince
got caught in a mean though ingenious
plan to save his pennies:—"A magnificent
subscription ball had been given by the
actors, actresses, and artists at the Opera
Cotnique; the proceeds being devoted to
the relief of indigent performers. A bit
of gossip just going the rounds here in
connection with this ball tells how Prince
P., an Italian nobleman oqually renowned
for rank, wealth, and parsimony, being
rather unwell lite other day, determined to
consult the well-known Dr. Ricord, and
how, afraid of having to large a
fee if he betrayed his rank, lie disguised
himself for the nonce in the livery of his
valet. The consultation over, the false
valet took out a splendid purse, and was
about to open it, when the doctor said good
humored!v. "No, no, my good fellow,
vou owe me nothing; I can't consent to
break in upon yottr little savings."
"Iut," returned the man in livery with
an air of offended pride, "although a ser
vant I ant richer than you think me. I
have the honor to be in the service of
Prince P."
"Ah, indeed? and your prince gives you
handsome wages?" said the doctor.
"The prince is very generous," answer
ed the pretended valet, proudly; and he
gives me quite enough to enable me to j
acknowledge in a suitable manner the ser
vices you have rendered me."
The doctor still refused, but the valet
nobly insisted; and refused to withdraw
until he had forced upon the astonished
doctor a five franc piece! The next tuven
ing the illustrious physician being at the
Artists' Hall, espied his quondam patient,
no longer in livery, hut arrayed in a cos- j
•ume whose embroideries alone must have ,
cost over four thousand dollars, blazing j
with the orders of all the courts of Europe
and displaying all the majesty of air that ,
befitted his rank. The prince is reported
as having turned rather red on perceiving j
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1857.
the doctor, of whom lie took not the slight
est Recognition. The doctor, on his side,
did not recognize the prince; he was cruel
enough to recognise only the valet, and
addressing himself with a patronizing nod
to the wearer of the orders and embroidery,
lie sai l to him pleasantly, "My good fel
low, do me the kindness to call my car
riage."
A WORD TO YOUNG LADIES.
We wish to say a word to young ladies
about your influence over young men.—
Did you ever think of if? Did you ever
realize that you could have any influence
at all over tlieni? We believe that a young
lady by her constant, consistent, Christian
example, may exert an untold power.—
\ ou do not know the respect, the almost
worship, which young men, no mailer
how wicked they may be themselves, pay
to a consistent Christian lady, be she young
or old. A gentleman once said to a lady
who boarded iu the same house with him,
that her life was a constant proof of the
Christian religion. Often the simple re
quest of a lady will keep a young man
from doing wrong. AVe have known this
to he the case very frequently; and young
men have been kept from breaking the
Sabbath, from drinking, from chewing, just
because a lady whom they tespected, and
for whom they had an affection, requested
it. A tract given, an invitation to go to
church, a request that your friend would
read the bible daily, will often be regarded,
when more powerful appeals from oifler
sources would fall unheeded upon his heart.
Many of the gentlemen whom you meet
in society are far away front their own
homes—away from the influence of parents
and sisters—and they will respond to any
interest taken in their welfare. We all
speak of a young man's danger from evil
associates, and the very bad influence
which his dissipated gentleman companions
have over him. We believe it is all true;
but we believe it is just as true thai a oa-n
--tlematt's character is formed, to a very i
great extent, by the ladies that lie associ
ates with, before be becomes a complete
man of the world. Wc think, in other
words, that a young man is preliy much
what his sisters and a young lady frieud
chooses to make him.
Wc knew a family where the sisters en
couraged the younger brother to smoke,
thinking it was manly, and to mingle with
gay, dissipated fellows because they
thought it "smart;" and he did mingle
with them, until lie became just like them,
body and soul, and abused the same Sisters j
shamefully. The influence began further
back than with his gentlemen companions, j
It began with his sisiers, and was carried j
on through the forming years of character, j
On the other hand, if his sisters are watch
ful and affectionate, they may, in various !
ways—by entering into little plans with
interest, by introducing their younger
brothers into good ladies society, lead them j
along until their character is formed, and i
then a h'gh-toned rpspect will keep them '
from low society. If a young man sees !
that die religion which in youth he was
taught to venerate, is lightly thought of
and perhaps sneered at, by the young la
dies with whom he associates, we can i
hardly expect him to think that it is the j
thing for him. Let none say they have j
no influence, any more than you can live J
without breathing. One is just as una- j
voidable as the other. He ware .ken, what i
kind of influence it is you are constantly
exerting. An invitation to take a glass of !
wine, or to.play a game of cards, may i
kindle the lires of intemperance or gam- i
biing which will burn forever. A jest ;
given at the expense of religion; a ligfit,
trifling manner in the house of God, or 1
any of the numerous ways, in which you 1
may show your disregard for the souls ol
others, may be the means of ruining many 1
lor time and eternity.
A DEAR SHOT.
During last winter a farmer in the upper J
part of the country was sorely annoyed
by the incursions of a neighbor's cattle on
his shocks of fodder. Forbearing from
time to time, he was at length thoroughly
aroused one of those bleak, snowy days, j
with the announcement that had lallen
dolefully on his ears half a dozen times
before—that Mr. 's cattle was eating
up all his fodder. Without taking any
thought, our incensed farmer seized his
"rifle, powder and ball," and made forth
j with for his stacks of fodder. Loading as
! he went, he felt in his pocket for wadding,
and without looking at the paper, down he
rammed it. Having reached the spot he
fired away, when all at once he fell some
misgivings as to the character of the wad
ding csed. Subsequent examination pro
veil that he had used a small roll of bank
notes in his vest pocket of the value of
j $l5O. Rather a dear shot.—Fredericks
burg Herald.
A SLAVE'S IDEA OF SPIRITUAL
SALVATION.
The following anecdote is from Olm
sted's "Seaboard Slave-States:"—
A slave, who was a "professor," plagued
his master very much by his persistence
in certain immoral practices, and he re- !
quested a clergyman to converse witli him,
and try to reform him. The clergyman i
did so; and endeavored to brirfg the terrors
I of the law to bear upon his conscience.
"Look yeah, massa," said the blackslt
der, "don't tie Scripture say, 'Dem who
believe and is baptized shall be saved?' "
"Certainly, 5 the clergyman answered;
and went on to explain and expound the
passage; but the slave interrupted him
again.
"Jus you tell me now, massa, don't the !
good bonk say dese words: 4 Dem as be
lieves and is baptize shall be save;' want
to know dat."
"Yes; bur—"
"Dal s all I want to know, sar; now, •
wat's the use o' talkin' to me? You ain't
going to make bleve wal de blessed Jjord
says an't so, not ef you trv forever."
The clergyman again attempted to ex
plain, but the negro would not allow him,
and as oiten as lie got back to the judgment
day, or was charging him with sin, and
demanding reformation, he would interrupt
him in the same way.
"De Scriptures say, if a man believe
and be baptize, he shall—he shall be save.
Now, massa minister, 1 done believe and I [
done baptize, an I shall be savedsartin—
dere's no use talkin', sir."
BRANDY; ITS MANUFACTURE, j
The following account from the Toronto i
Colonist, of the death of a man from tast- !
ittg a poison used in manufacturing brandy i
from raw spirits conveys its own moral: j
At about 11 o'clock, Thursday morning, !
a clerk in the employ of Mr. Wright, li- j
quor manufacturer, at Brampton, left the i
store for the purpose of manufacturing a |
quantity of brandy from raw spirits. He
look with him a preparation used for this •
purpose—by some called essence of bran
dy. The preparation was placed on the
table in the warehouse, and the deceased
(Air .Mortis,) after preparing a portion df
the liquor, returned to the store, and look
a glass of ale with some friends from To
ronto. lie had scarcely returned from the j
store to his former occupation more than
five minutes, before the porter ran into the j
store, in great alarm, exclaiming, "Mr Mor- i
ris has been tasting the essence of brandy,
and it has killed him." On those present ,
running to the spot, it was found that the ;
report was too true; the sufferer had inad
vertently tasted a few drops of the drug, '
which is nearly allied to prussic acid, and ;
instant death was the consequence of this
unhappy mistake. An inquest was held in ;
the afternoon; but the verdict of the jury '
was not given at the time the cars left liramp
lon. Mr. Morris was a very well educa
ted voutig man of highly respectable fami
ly in Gloucestershire, England.
dVotice. —Whereas, Patrick O'Connor
lately left his lodgings, this is to give no I
tice that if lie docs not return immediate- j
ly, and pay for the same, he will be ad
vertised.
Ladies' Veils—A Caution. —Curtis, a cele
brated writer on sight, says that the wearing
of veils permanently weakens many naturally
good eves, on account of the endeavors of the j
eye to adjust itself to the ceaseless vibrations ;
of that too common article of dress. Ladies ,
then should bewaro of hiding their pretty fa- !
ces with veils.
t
Bgyu'L'he Pittsburgh and Steubenville Rail
road has been leased by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for the term of twenty
years. When the bridges necessary to be
built on this road will be completed, Phila
delphia will have a shorter and more direct
railroad route to Cincinnati and the chief
points in the "West than any other of the
cities.
New Series— Vol, 11, No. 29,
; The American Party—The True Issue.
ihe I hiladelphia sun, the oldest Native
, | American paper in the State, iu taking sides
for the Union ticket,raps the Extra- Americans
over the knuckles with considerable effect. In
a late article on this subject it speaks as fol
lows:
There aro men to be found in every cotn
j muriity who are highly impressible and ready
| to receive whatever force may be applied to
them. Sui-h individuals are useful when they
are placed under proper influences, but they
generally cost more than they are worth, be
| cause they require continual watching. If a
designing man take the ear of this class of
men, he usually also gets their hearts, and
does with them whatsoever it pleases him.—
There are many such men In every communi
ty, some of them good men, but who are ea
sily misled, and they are taken advantagr of
I by designing men, who live in large cities by
watching for and taking advantage of what
! ever excitement may turn up.
It gives us pleasure to be able to state that
very many of the thinking men of the Am
j crican party have given us the right hand of
| fellowship for the campaign, kt view of the
decided stand we UTtve taken in favor of Mr,
,A\ ilinot. lhesc men think for themselves,
; and are not to be deceived,by the hyena cry
and specious arguments and crude sophisms
of men who can never rise to the dignity of
being considered even respectful politicians.
But these demagogues, who fail to become
locofocos merely because they can do loco
dirty work more effectually 'by remaining
with the American party, leave no means un
tried to keep simple minded citizens hurraing
j for a principle, while the locos, through the
divisions of those who ought to be friends,
sneak into the best offices, and the pretended
Americans get their reward.
That such miserable) paid Hessians, soul
. and body sold tricksters, are now engaged in
the sinister effort to induce foolish men te get
up a separate ticket, is beyond all cavil—that
they are sustained by h} T pocrites calling them
selves Americans, is equally beyond dispute.
Let our readers look around for themselves
and they will fiud that the men who are most
i clamorous against David AVilmotas an Amer
ican candidate, and who seem to affect a holy
horror at any man iu the party voting for
i that true son of Pennsylvania, are the very
ones who a few years ago were active in their
endeavors to bring about a compromise, or
union, or amalgamation, or anything you
please to call it.
Aye, the doubly distilled trimmers who are
now brawlers for one sided tickets, are the
| very worthies who gained all they uuw have
I by a union of Natives and AVhigs—are the
; very men who, when it suited their purposes,
i were the advocates of free soil and the con
temners of that portion ol' the mercantile in
terest which was always suspicious of the
I party which did not altogether ignore the
i sentiments on the subject of slavery. But
times are now changed, and these men have
: changed their tactics, and, precious Araeri
j cans as they seem to be, they dare not advo
, cate the doctrine of the party they profess to
belong to, and say, like men, they are entire
| ly opposed to ay further slavery extension.
Now, the question is reduced to this—and
every Pennsylranian is called upon to vote
upon one side or the other—shall the rich
; man's monopoly of labor in the States be pro
tected, in Pennsylvania by Pennsylvanians,
or shall we stand by and advocate the poor
man's labor—his own labor, that by which
his family is supported on the soil of Penn
sylvania Disguise it as demagogues may,
that is the true question, and the Philadel
pbian and Pennsylvanian who is not man
enough to declare in favor of himself and his
fellow citizen of his or their State, is not fit
to live in this State, and we feel quite sure a
! Southern man would consider his worst slaves
, disgraced by association with such a Penn
) sylvanian. The man who will not strike a
blow for his own State is not fit for any State,
j and would, in a different emergency, barter
; away the liberties of his country. Show us
1 the man who is not proud of his own State,
who does not prefer her interests before all
1 others, and you shall look on the man who is
unworthy the name of an American citizen,
and who is ready for anything and everything,
i if thereby " thrift may follow fawning."
AVho, of the most reckless and unprincipled
of his defamers, will dare say David AVilmot
is not a staunch and true friend of Pennsyl
vania? Can the saute thing be said of his
opposers? Who wiil de\y that David Wil
uiot is a sincere friend of the farmers 'f
, Pennsylvania—of the free laborer's rights—
I of the free wages of free mechanics in oppo
: sition to owned labor and its consequent mo
nopoly by a privileged few? Will free white
! men of Pennsylvania oppose Mr. AVilmot be
cause ho wishes to secure for them in Kansas
: and Nebraska the rights aud privileges which
j they now enjoy in Pennsylvania? Never,
never. AYe know we can speak for the utie
| sons of Philadelphia*, they wiil never sell their
j birth-right to the heritage of freedom, and
! stamp t' ) noble, manly brows of free labor
with the base, servile brand of Locofoco sub
! aerviency to monopolists and tyrants.
Pleasant Affair. —The Ilarrisburg Tele
graph says a large number of the personal
and political friends of Gen. Simon Cameron,
called on him on the 22d, at his in
i Brady's Hotel, for the purpose of enjoying a
| social tcte-a-icte, and burying in the past all
, unpleasant feelings that may have heretofore
i prevailed. The 0 ral received them alt
] with his accustomed blandness, and seemed
to be unusually happy throughout the entire
day. Many gentlemen who had, during a
great part ol the present session, been his
i most bitter enemies, met him at this time,
and united in renewing their professions of
mutual friendship. •
Not true—That the election in lowa result
ed in favor of locofocoism. Hie republican
I ticket has over three thousand majority.