ROOM:
Wednesday; July 1844,
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
For Pesident in 1814,
.1.14 Es lc. Nadi ,
OF TENtigSEE. -
For Vica 'President,
- ...GEORGE ~111. DALLAS,
OF I.E.NNSYLVA. lA. ,
Electors tot Preiidea - and
wiigo , Cale eLtss,
Asi Drlsoeit,_
1. George P. Latiroari.J
2. Christian Kneels&
3, William H. Smtth. l
4. John Rill, tr hija.)l
B. Sininel ttech.__l
G. Samuel Camp.
:..Jesse Sharpe.
t 3. N. W. Sample'.
9. Wm. Heidenrich.
10. Conrad Shimer.
I I. Stephen %lily.
12. Jonah Brainier.
For Coiernob
HON. HENRY A. MUHLENHURGy
OF DERR& •
Vot Canal Commissioner, , . •
JOSHUA. HARTSHORNE,
Or • CHEST •IR.
The Course at th
Certain men 01 the
It is with extreme eluctance, that
we are induced to , take any further no
r
tico bf the. Federal Organ at this place;
nor would we do so at this time, but
for the fact, that certain then of that
I
party, claiming 'high respectability. ,
I
have become the endorsers and,,retailers
'of the gross falsehoods which weekly
find their way to the 'pUblic through the
medium of that prostitute and utterly
reckless press. • We have no hesitatiOn
in saying,•that in the Icoinage of base
falsehoods, the Argus of this place
is without its parallel in the State
or Uhion. There ie
principle of truth or
strains its licentiousi
tip wholly and Boleti
of misrepresentation
falsehood ; and we regret to be com
pelled to aay, we ale' fully satisfied,
that certain Whigpartisans at this place
claiming character,4 base and wicked
enough to give circglation to its lies,
and even to - make cdpious minions to
. The Argus, and certain of the,
leaders of. the federal party, adapt in
'full the tactics which.their leader, Hen
ry Clay, laid doWn ii , the United States
Senate as lawful to- pursued towards
Derne'crats—namily l ' r to treat- them as
1
" PIRATES, " WAWA 'it was l aw f u l to me
t-7-
2r 5-troy by any means fair or foul. This is
the code of moral's vyhich tas.goierned
that paper, and certain very respectable
Whigs in their course touching certain
resolutions passed by the Democratic
Association of. this borough; and par
ticularly toward the - mover of them—
" David Wilmot, Esq.
We have heretofore given's full, tri
umphant and unahnvereci defence of
those resolutions ; but it was before the
base attempt had een made by the
Argus to_give to thm a religious char
acter, by charges and insinuations the
most gross and outrageously false. A
more particular statement of the cir
cumstancesunder which they were of
fered and "passed,' would perhaps be
proper, as the: whole course of the Ar
gus has-been to carry the idea , that they
were - artfully drar i n up by the mover,
and offered with a! view to operate up
onl a-particular class of voters.
On the 21st of May last, the'Demo
cratic Association of the borough , of
Towanda held a[ regular and stated
meeting; Aaron IC. Allen 'Occupied
the whole evening in an - address; when
he closed, Mr. Wilmot, who had been
reading some papers,, got up and stated
that he` held in his hand certain resoln- .
dons whiCh bad been offered before the
Luzerne county issociation, by the
Hon. Andrew Beaumont, late member
of Congress, and which had passed that
.Association unanimOus/y—;.that he
- *ould read them, and move.their atiop
iion bY• our Association; if they spoke
the . sentiments of its members. He
aid read them.—moved their adeption,
which motion was seconded by E. W.
"laird *pig.; and they Passed: with . wie
dissenting voice oigy.
If there is any thing wrongin -these
resolutinmi, five have yet fended to see
:-liiiotteaders read the resolutions,
which they wit find upon iluilrst page
.
of this paper. the first objectionable
to the Whigs t Do they deny that the
Declaration of Independence is the
great confession of poblic faith of the
friends of liberty. in the United, States,
as embodying the pr*iplo of hiiinsn,
freedom:" 'Dili is aisertedin, the first
resolution.--Does the Argus call this
truckling to foreign -intluenee 1" Is
this Irish Catholecy
The secsind resolution declares that
like those who sified 6. that immortal
charter, (the Declaration' of Indepen
dence) we hold as self evident, that . all
men are created free and equal, no mat._
ter what country gave them hirth 7 --
that theY are end Owed by thekr,Creator
with certain inalienable tights--that
among.' these:are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happineda." Almost - the
whole of this resolution'as will be seen
is in Abe language
, of the - Declaration
of Independence. Is this resolution.
objectionable , to the 'friends of Heniy
Clay t' Do DO the horror-stricken and
nesyly-made 'pious leaders of the Whig
party in this village discover Catholicism
and- a truckling to foreign influence in
this resolution? nearly , The whole - of
which, is wordfor word the language
of the DeclaratiOu of. Independence: It
'may be that the Argus will shortly de
nounce-the signers of that “Immortal
charter?' as , thase truckling to - alien
influence.
Vice - tresi.dent.
Si'nettorial. , ,
13. George Schnabel.
11. blath i l B. Eldred: .
15. M. Mlrvine.. .
16. James Woodburn.
17. I*Jgb Mcinikoniery
lelseitc-Anbney. •
19. JOhn Matthews.
20. I, 7 'illiam Patterson:
21.ndrew 11:rbe:'
22. bn WGill.
23. hristiab M4ers._
24. obert:.9rr. •
4/1,
Argus and
[Whig Party.
The third resolution asserts, " That
those who , 'achieved our Independence,
proclaimed this country the asylum of
oppressed man "—Did they do : so,
gentlemen Whigs ? Or is this a loco
loco lie? Is this - resolution! true or
false ? Let the pure and spotless pat.
riots of the Argus answer. It may be;
from them we shall learn, that . -the
patriots of.the revolution were i political
native Americans, and in favor Qf ahridg
ing'the equal rights of the naturalized
citizen.
- The fourth resolution asserts " That
the society denominated the "Native
American Association" is a libel - upon
the character . of our country—a libel
upon the
,IMclaration of Independence,
and upon the characters of those who
subscribed that memorable, -charter;
that its spirit is anti-Republican, anti-
American, anti•christial and a most
foul and treasonable plot against liber
ty." If what is asserted in the three
first resolbtions be true and 'correct in
principle, then - all contained in the
above follows as true and correct also.
not one single
ionor which re- .
ess.—lt is 'given
i l , to the business
detraction ',and
If all men are created free an._
equal" if the rights of liberty and
pursuit of happiness are inalienable, as
declared in the declaration of' Indepen
denee--if those who achieved our In
dependence did proclaim this country
the icasylum of oppressed than;" and
if these principles have—been embodied
,in the American constitution, and con
stituted a part of our unvarying policy,
then the organization of a party based
entirely and exclusively upon princi
ples of proscription to the naturalized
citizen, (not the foreign ; alone,) and
aiming at an abridgment of his , equal
rights, is all that it is declAred to be m
the 4th resohnion. - Let us hear Henry
Clay upon ( this- subject. Perhaps the
Whigs will listen composedly to the
language of their' stainless chief, while
theygrow rabid at the language of the
Hon. Andrew Beaumont.
In a speech delivered by Clay near
Lexington June 9th, 1842, on-the oc=
casion of the great Barbecue when' the
Virgin heifer" was roasted, he makes
use of the following language : ~ When
foreigners are naturalized, and incorpo
rated asiiizens in our community, they
are entit led to ALL theSpiiiilegel with
in theli`inipi of the constitution, which
belong to a. ~ native bent " citizen
and if necessary, they should be pro:
tected at home and abroad---;the thunder
of our artillery shouldroar as loud and
effectually in their defence as f their
birth.teere upon dmerican soil." . Oh.!
horror of boners! Henry Clay playing
the ' " Bemagogne ! " Henry - Clay
.. truckling. to alien influence,".. and
-catering after Irish
,Catholic votes.!
Here is asierted - by Henry 'Clay, .and
in stronger latigliage, - every, principle
einfiadied in the resolutioni• yet die'
resolutions are: denounced , aa,a! , base
truckling to foreign -influence ," and - 1
those who gilled, in : their passage as
wanting iimericati - ceiltrig k while, Clay
remains the 1 1 9:4 2 Wri9t!:— . 46 l :-Ailit: of
Ametican statesnien.,_
But there' is` higher eudioritytup*
gris:anbject than Heary - _Cley--.9ltiesee
,b9, : tOrnogind'of; . o o4, OefiveredriOlii*
children of israel div Ate Iwo * teeinded,
in the 19th chaplet nfleviticus. The
33d and 34tb yerses,-prointilgate the
'following law ;"'s4A.nd 'if itifitranger
journ with' thee in your land,:ye shall
not vex him._ But the stranger that
ilwellbth with. you, shall be:uatci i you as
one"torn among you, and tboti:: shalt
-love him as thyself; for ye were etran
zgers in the land of E g ypt—l am the
Lord your God."
. It would be, well for -men, who can
t not take the first step 'backward in the
line of their descent, without stumbling
upon an English Tory. or German Jew,
1 to read the above text, twice, before
they denounce as destitute of proper
American'feeling, those who 'passed
resolutions, every principle of which is
embodied in •the - Declaration of Inde
pendence and the American Constitu
tion, or clearly deduciblathercfroin.
We would 'to • knkn ow if t he men
h
, l • • •
who composed the last two Democratic
National conventions were demagogues,
and if they too, were guilty of truck
ling to alien. . Let hear
*hat they say. ,
Resolved, That the liberal princi
ples embodied in' the Declaration- of
Independence, and "Sanctioned in the
Constitution, which makes ours. the
land of Liberty and the Aillum of the
oppressed of every *ion; have ever
been cardinal principles in the'lienw
eratie faith; and every attemp to
abridge the present privilege of beeom,
mg citizens and owners of soil , among
us, ought to be resisted witli the_same
spirit which swept the alien atid sedi
tion laws from our statute book."
This resolution was passed by the
Democratic National Convention, of
1840; and re-ad Opted and re-asserted
by that of 1844, which nominated Polk
and Dallas. It will be seen that the
resolution goes farther than those passed
by the Borough Association, in this,
that it declares that the present laws
of naturalization should not be abridged,
-while upon that subject the resolutions
drawn by Mr. Beaumont are silent.—
_They refer only to those who are citi
zens, and-whose equal rights as citizens
were threatened by the organization of
a party bZsed upon principles of pro
scriiction t? all whose birth had been in
a foreign land; •
The last of these resolutions makes
some assertions of fact, to wit that
the Native American party had its ori
igm with the federal whig party—that
the whig party had openly identified
themselves with it,, in a iecent Charter
,Election in the,City of New York."
Whether these allegations are true or
false is a question'to be settled by evi
dence; and which ever wi'Y it might
be settled, the principles asserted in
the resolutions would remain the same.
The Tribune, the leading orgaufthe
whigs in the Union, charged that the
" Native American party" originated
with the Loco Feces at Tammany
Hall, and denounced it in unmeasured
terms. Some olthe leading Democrat
ic Journals of New York denied the .
charge of the Tribune, and asserted
that the wings had been mainly instra.
mental 'in originating that party. The
resolutions allege the latter, and if er
roneously, it is the wrong statement of
afact and not the assertion of a wrong
principle. The other fact charged ;
" that the whigs had openly and mani
festly identified tileniselves wish the
" Native" party in the recent charter
Election in New York- City, Will we
presume, not be denied. The demo
crats in that, lection'gave their candi
for Mayor 20,000 votes—the whigs
gave their 5,000, and Harper the Native
candidate had 24,000, showing conclu
sively. which party it was that went off.
to the Native Americans. -
A despicable and unprincipled effort
has be - eii made, t 6 connect the resole,-
dons in some way with the late riots
in Philadelphia. -With- what justice
and truth this has been done. the public
willsee", by refereenee to the resoluilons
in which not the remotest'allusion is
made to the riots ; none,eiild be, 010
full accolints Could-not have been Matti-. I
ed Wilkes-Barre et the time they were`
=written by`Mr : Beaurnent , andtpaised'
by the LuzerniAssociation, Bathe Ai- ,
gunboldly charges that. Mr. Wifitiot in
offering them sought_to-make the whig
partrchargeable:witEi',those f iats;
Thie,ivn ti,Motiunee Utterly iiid*
.
lutelY -falso; without nhede - of ikuth
_
orfoundation: , were ; prsliettt; quad_
.iff t . 4.fi_Aoli ! ruorio:uiiiii - iti.„
-"iediterteii of - riot '
-shed itt
,
the, city vf.Philadelplue, as the legiti
mate fruits - 4:1( the introduction -of ce
wrong principle' into our political
strifes." , This was :what and
all ho said teaching thoise riOts. Be
yond this he made nnieference drallu
sion to: them ylet in its reeklessness of
truth, the Argueaccused hiroX.charg
ing upon the whig paity the entire
responsibility - of those lawless proceed:
ings; nay Jmore, that whilefie denounc
ed the church burners.) he upheld the
murderers." Again we pronounce 14 ,
wholly and unqualified false—a 'sheer ,
wicked falsication, put forth for the
purpose of prejudicing the publielnind
against a political opponent. , What
Mr. Wilmot said was spoken 'in a pub
lic meeting, in the , presence of numer
ous witnessea, and ire defy them to
adduce a'single reputable witness who
s •
will state that he said anything' : • more
touching those riots, than what we - have
substantially given. He denounced:no
one—he'excuied : _ no one. He spoke
i
of the ribts'only n the :generalterms
which we have substantially tooted.
But the most scandaloui and shame-.
ful course of the Argos, is, its repeated
insinuations made ineonnection with •
its comments on these resolutions. that
Mr: Wilmot - ii a Catholic. His •
sub
scriptien of 20 dollars, made eighteen
months since, towards. the building,,of
a Catholic Church in this village, is
paraded lupe paper;and the. yonder
signintly expressed, “. whether he
ever subscribed as much for a Protes
tant Church." Again the Argus says,
4 , we understand that he really pretends
to be a Catholic himself." This' is
beautiful, -this , is worthy" of a . -iniblic
journal. Nice . truly, - this attempt to
excite the religious feeling of communi
ty against a citizen, merely because he
takes an open and fearless course, in
sustaining the principles and candidates
of the democratic party. InlB4o,
pending the Hard cider campaign,
the Argus kept-it stereotyped that Mr.
Wilmot was a drun kard , . a sot, a bloat,
that, he had illegitemate children abOut
the country. Now it seems, he . is to
be held up as a Catholic-; or if it would
suit the vile purposes of that press any
better, a Jew, or Mormoi4 or, believer in
Mahomet. " What will• honorable and
high minded men think of such a course?
such a shameful attempt to call into
action the religious feelings of commu
nity, and bring an additional eleni7_it
of strife into these heated political con
tests which engender enough of acri
mony and bitter' feeling. Why pub
lish the subscription of Mr. Wilmot
alone,
,to the Catholic Church alone ?
why not state also, (what lie could learn
as easily if not as willingly as tell a false
hood,) that Mr. W. paid $5O towards
one Protestant church, is a regular
and liberal contributor to its support
and has assisted according to' his
means in the building'of them all,though
a member ofnone? Why not toll the pub
lic, that at the same time Mr. Wil
mo% subscribed 20 dollas towards build
ing-
a Catholic Church, that C. L.
Ward, Esq. subscribed one hundred
andfifty. . That Harry and Mahlon C.
Mercur's subscribed twenty, that Bur
ton Kingsbury, subscribed fifteen or
twenty, that John C. Adams subscrib
ed ten ; as also several other of Ai citi
zens Of this place, who have never been
suspected of Catholicisni for so doing.
The answer is obviouti. The object of
the Argus was to'hold up Mr. •Wilmot_
as a Catholic :and
,try to poison the
public mind agairist him. C.L. Ward,
Harry Mercur, Ma hlon Mercur, Burr
ton Kingsbery, and John C. Adams
are Whigs. One of them - can subscribe
.150 dollars for a Catholic Church, 'and
it is nothing more than the gift of a lib
eral and generous spirit;.but - -if 'Mr.
Wilmot gives 20, that is-' Demagogue
ism,. Catholicism, a catering after votes,:
or any , other thing that , is - vile.
We, are ,done for. the present: With
this falsifying Federayaheet. It will
continue Its work-def,faliehoed - and
detraction, "aisitiling :any , and every
deniocrat'xiiii - 6re be:active in.siTiort
, .
of hisprinciplet and- candidates.. Its
character loweverjs too' well under ,
skied at home, fdr it-to `seriously injure
these
_Man , must 'have
lit/C . (loldt Wbosegfiod
mune and. fame. could be shaken by the
attacks of a paper so notoriously infa
moni as the - Bradford Argus.: •
.INir:Poik never- fought a duel, and is
mildly a moral in theirue agnate
of the. teiM--cati the *hip
much fox linty ?, - ,
_ -
The; eifim Orga# of this,ecolikOly .
ITl4:,;colpmrtp- of the. Reporter' ,
beat' -testimony, digt,' we have thus far
litirsited . ,a course, mild 'aid pacific
wards our, opponents; "endavoring at
ways to avoid personalities towards
them. We had 'resolved to try the ef
fdct of this kind of treatment and make
some sacrifice of feeling in order to pro
serve through the eicitement of this po
litical campaign, harmony among. each
Other, as citizens and neighbors of the
Same county and village. We find,
however, that no such disposition exists
ivith our opponents, especially with their
tress, and that unless- we take 'a defen
sive stand, •our course would be justly
liableto the charge' of ,pusillailimity.=
The federal organ of this place and . its
editorial scribblers, as well as the federal,
orators whotrayel the county, have kept
.up a shameful attack upon the princiPles
)and private reputation of our candidates
and our friends, until further forbearanee
would be, criminal. •,
The Argus -for- abont, six. weeks past
haa beinwithout interruption, atfemptiog
to provoke a.quarrel with one'of o u r fel
low' citizens; .and 'distinguished demo
crats.; waitinein-vaift for that gentleman
to - take notice of them, - the last Argus. ap
pears fully charged , with a volley of lies,
Which - bad been kept in - reserve, expeCt
ing-tlie - attack Would be made Anthem.
One article beaded Mr. Wilmot's Re
solutioris,"- written" by some one else,
than the Itnotivn editors, contains a Series
of falsehoods, as barefaced - , shameless and
infamous as ever appeared in print.—
Falsehoods penned, with' a perfect
knowledge - that they were such. A few
readings of thelittirgy may answer to
the author'S conscience, after this batch
of unprovoked calumnies, but with the
upright, he is before another tribunal.
The Argus, together with a party in , a
hopelei minority; has for weeks been
publibbing:incendiary articles, in expec
tation of raising the
few
of this
county against the few catholics that are
in it ; with the contemptible design of
getting - votes for Henry Clay from the
picitestants. In a' .conversation which
we had with a proMinent and leading
whig of this , county, on the impropriety
of this attempt to start up a religious
warfare, he told us that Alley, the whigs
would make cArrritr, enough out of it to.
beat 'David Wilmot. Imagine if you
can, reader, anything more wicked, or
more base. Do the whigs hope for vic
tory on such terms ? are they willing to
stir up a religions quarrel to catch votes?
is their pi.ospect 'so desparate ? They
talk about demagoveism,—who are
playing ths part of the vilest demagogues?
heaven save our country from the conse
quences of such a crusade as the Argus
from week to week, is labbring to :pro,
yoke. But more of this at another time.
Our opponents have given us through
the Argus, and through their orators, to
understand the only terms upon which
we ean meet them in this campaign.—
Be.iit so ; we - did not provoke it, but
have always endeavored it.
If the war must go into Africa, so be
it ; if the families of this, borough and
elsewhere become divided and neighbors
severed, we must share our part ,of the
misfortune. We are resolved, rather to
make this sacrifice, than any longer to
endure in silence.' the shameless inso
lenee that is. from day to day, and from
week to week heaped upon this press;
our friends, and our candidates.:
More FaisphOods.
Certain Whig orators about this bo!
rough, have recently . taken much-pains
to call on a Worthy class', of - religious
profesgors lit the neighboring , towns,
and tell them that Col. Polk is a Catho
lic and &Tory. We have the evidence
byes to show . that this Ithid of mean
and hollow-hearted, syetern of being has
been resoried to. What can be more
contemptible? This is . apart of the .
system of operations which the whigs
are persisting in .to maktrthis not only
a political campaign,'buf a tampaign or
War between different religious 'secti.
Of what religion has Henry, Clay:
boast, that a I.eligous man should pre.
fer him? Ras he not from Manhood
old 'age his back with pen
tempt ueo 4 11 : la wit of. God Andi ,6 4! ) ..T
1)28711%6e tragiplatt * with tioileotimpti4;
ititp open every!p 6 eiA'and:lioralAll:
libelth; sndla
called-upon - to yote.forltint not kr.
Col; Polk:; We challenge 'the Whigs'
efihnic:CMnty`io 'pieiduqe
-13-*Dati (lone
ihativAicli even. iable to,
reproach.
~ ~. r~,
As
to his. religion, It has notlos
do : with his position ; but w e 2
formed by fellow -membe rs o f h.
Congress, that from early, lif e h e
been an exemplary membir'e ithe
byterian Church, and so remaiiit
his toryism next week, when it wil
seen that it does not run in his bi
Axgati vs. Canal Conntassiou
The editor, of the Argus states
things which he knows about the e
Commissioners and one thing he
NOT know'.'—=and then ask s ,.
tier, have you paid your STATE Tu
His readers ought to be suffrci.
-surprised to find he knows any',
titithout this astounding pretensio,
knowledge in proportion'to ignoraa,
six to' one,. with the trick of types 1,
log that one -to Jae no common
Which he does « NOT know. Th e
tinent question L abouti taxes means
haps,=excuse nslor seeking a ED ,
f n this last: Choice nuathe - r — oi a
. .
distinguished, In its way; for the
places to , study such things,
t‘. And there philosophers may, sittis
"And.to some end Spply, the dullest pa :
that ' qtiestion may mean,
knowledge comes of the commonly„
and the schools are supported
public treasuty.; why then 4 1
!mitten to, pay your taxes ? for ar 4 h
other genius may
W Rate itS fntgrance on the desert ti,.
;while' the: collector is looking aft
for the want of knowing six ,•„,
one- he does NOT 'know." B ut
too for th,e infirmities - of genius de .
ed ! as we- sigh over geniukteatt.
Of the six things this wiseacre ,
one only has , a word of truth, (we t,
ting, to find even its shadow once,
in the remarkable intelligence
Canal Commissionersreceiire TB!
DOLLARS a day. And here
would require that, in calling the
tion to so extravagant a per di
knowing one should have given
credit for already salving enough
state, by their economical and eu,
management of the public works, to
nay, to salary a 'hundred men at
same rate. We regret that their
peoted . arrival and the hurry of p
duties prevented the friends of ho , .
field administration from bestowing
them, by « parties " or otherwis.
honors so especially • their due.
bless and honor them in our h•
So 'must all who have mourned of
finances 'of Pennsylstania. We
th t iv will allow us an opportunity o
ing them proofs' of_this-regard, by a
tinuance of public trolls, (from
we regret. Mr. MILLER is about to
draw—for a short time.) as well..
Terminal hospitalities whenever thei
ties may not enjoin their present re
demeanor.
But, 'to return—ad .nauseam—to
sapient editor, tie can not wonder a
one thing he does ... NOT howl
tile, Argus, with its hundred •
tail eyes, may exclaim, 'with MN
“ I see-1 soe—what soon you'll •
and yet the matter-of-fact father
"The Spanish fleet thou cone not
cause— ,
"—it is not yet in sight!"
We have made a charitable oonject
meaning, which seems however
den to this witless and inhospitable
guard by the peculiar Englisia, i bel ,
common-school standard, in
throws o 0 his bile.
Cal: P01k 1 .4 Tariff Lelia
In publishing Mr. Polk's lette •
the subject of the Tariff, several'
were accidentally omitted which de
entirely the force, and Meanisgo
Polk's candid and clear expositi ,
this views. We publish the pa
entire is cbrrected
I am in favor of a tariff for ret
such a one as , will yield a sea'
amount to the Treasury to deft;
expenses of the Government go.
calk) , administered. In adjust'
details, of, a revenue tariff, 1
heretofore sanctioned .such
discriminating duties, as would p
the amount of revenue needed ,
'the same time afford reasonable
dental protection to our haw ind:
I ain opposed to a tariff for prat "
t!'lfrdy. and not for revenue."
After we had made the above '
the:legu'a came to hand
0101 CO bit of abuse for this ous
ttie.types4little better than ((St .
Mr. Powcii is a printer, and the
understands the liability-of aNs
,
•tor`to omit members of s ettee
tweet words. repeated. If;
life
common calumniator , we had 6°
character that our wpes repeatl6-