REPORTER
Wednesday, October 23, 1844.
DE:110011AM NOMINATIONS.
Poi Peshient in 1814,
JAMES 2A. PO.LK 3
'Of TENNESSEE.
ref Vice President,
GEORGE 31. DALLAS,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Electors for rftsident - and Vice President.
-Ayr
. „ Senatorial.
Asa Dinoes, r,
13. Ger44--i-Schnabel.
Nath'l B.Eldred.
15, M. N. Irvine.
16, James Woodburn.'
17. Hugh Montgomery
18. Isaac Ankney.
19. John Matthews.
20. William Patterson:
21. Andrew Burke.
22. John
23. Christian Meyers.
fi4. Robert Orr.
1. George F. Lehman.
2. Christian Kneassi
3. William H. Smith.
4. John Hill, (Phila.)
5. Samuel E. Leech.
6. Samuel Crimp.
7. Jesse Sharpe. ,
S. N. W. Sample.
9. Wm. Heidenrieb.
10. Conrad Shimer.
11. StePhentaldy.
1 onah Brewster.
The Bradford Argus.
NVe regret, exceedingly, to be obliged
!to notice this degraded print, and were
it not that its falsehoods and slanders
-emanate from the leaders of the whig
party in this Borough, who use the no
minal editors merely as instruments to
scatter the filth they are ashamed to be
seen carrying, we would never again
-trouble our. leaders with a repetition of
its name. But we know that the per
sons whose names stand at the head of
that paper, neither conceived or wrote
the leading articles contained in the
last number ; they ate the offspring' of
iihigs who pretend to - 'respectability,
and who dare not make the assertion:
in any other than a-covert and coward
ly manner. We know where the re
sponsibility ought, and 'where: it shall
rest. It commences • with a tirade o
personal abuse of the senior editor of
this paper, and George Sanderson Esq.,
all of which we would pass unnoticed,
but for the following sentence :
,‘ Where •is the press that has con
tamed more foul aspersions upon the
Clergy and religion than the one that
these'men conduct."
New we appeal to our readers and
the public, if ever our paper contained
one syllable that could be tortured into
an aspersion of religion or the clergy.
We have given place to remarks upon
the conduct of certain persons who have
thrust themselves before the public un
der a sactimonious garb, airnipg a dead
ly blow at the candidates of the demo
cratic party; but even in this we have
endeavored to treat the subject of reli
gion reverently, and we defy the Feder
al horde to select a line froni our col
umns that can in the remotest degree
justify the quotation from the Argus.
We hope we have a proper reverence
for religion and religious subjects ; far
be it from us knowingly, to cast an as
persion Upon either; and we have been
patned at the efforts made by the fed
eral party of this county, and urged
through the columns of the Argus, for
the last six months, to create sectarian
prejudices in_our community and carry
them into the political field for the pal
try purpose of gaining a few votes, or
deterring some few, through prejudice
from voting for the Democratic candi
dates. That there has been a scheme
of this kind on foot by the Fedorals, is
Susceptible Of proof. We have expos
ed, and condemned it, and for this, an
;attempt is now made to extend thatpre
judice to this paper anil its editors.—
The charge is false and foul in every
particula4 and the writer knew it when
he wrote it. We may hereafter, meet
him, when he shall have emerged from
his skulking place, and weimay have it
in our power to expose his deformity—
and show the world that he himself is
an infidel.
To the remarks that a member ofthe
Democratic party, of this borough said
•' that the outrages committed upon re
ligion by the, editors of the Reporter,
bad done more injury to the party than
all the whig orator in the county," we
have only to say that they will findit
no easy tisk to make even a coon swal
low that , yarn. and no Democrat is so
great a fool-
Loox -AT TilE voTE.—Six hundred
average majority. where Van Buren
got only 213 over Harrison, nails that
falsehood to the board. „ Better tell that
story to the.marines.
SHERIFF DEAD.—.We learn that the
.Cheriff ' i d Bucks county, Mr. Thomas
Purdy', deceased' fe w days since.
:Shall we be Iletray'ed?
The people of this county are roba
bly not all aware of the character f the
-S 'NEW ALLIES of the whigs-in th City
and comity of Philadelphia, by -whom
the State came near being betrayed and
honest old Shunk defeated. The NA
TIVES, Se called, is a new party for
plunder;. and has sprung into existence
from causes purely of a local character;
The municipal offices of the city and
county are numerous—embracing not
only the county officers, but also an
extensive police—watchmen, lamp
lighters, street sweeps and hundreds of
other minor officers. In many instan
ces, several of these minor offices were
given to naturalized citizens. To se
cure all these offices to themseles, the
-native my was organized. This par
ty organized to place at their own dis
posal, the offices of Mayor, Congress
men, Sheriff, -members of the Legisla
ture and so on, to -the' end of the long
chapter, consequently `-drew into its
support, not only such men-as wanted
the inferior offices, such as constables,
tipstaffs, lamplighters and street sweep
ers, but also that class who could think
of nothing less than one of the lighter
offices. The whole organization grows
out of the municipal regulations of the
city and county, and urged on by the
hope of spoils and thirst - for plunder.
We appeal now to the people of
Bradford county, whether they will
permit an organization of this character.
to control the destiny of this State, and
perhaps of the Union ? Is the patron
age of the city and county of Philadel
phia to decide this contest ? Are the
corporation offices of that section to
rule over, trample down the honest
yeomanry of our land ? and they sold
like sheep in 'the shambles ? Every
yeoman's bosom ought to burn with
indignation at this movement; and at
the next voting day record their sen
tence against it.
What, shall the city of Philadelphia.
swarming with idlers and loafers, com
bine to sell themselves to those who
will turmiound and -give them in turn
their support for charter offices ? and
will the people submit ? Must this
great Commonwealth, the yeomanry
uponifer thousand bills and in her val
lies, submit to this dictation ? Heaven
forbid ! Look at the recent state elec
tion in jhe city and county; see how,
with the help of the whigs, the Datives
have got every office at their disposal;
this was all they wanted ; for this they
gave their vote to Joseph Markle—and
to carry out the bargain they may give
their votes for Henry Clay. If such
should be the case, and Henry Clay
elected, we may,. bid good-bye to all
hopes of -an honest administration of
this state.
Suppose a matter should come be
fore the people in which Bradford coun
ty was deeply interested ; she and her
interest must be sacrificed, if it does
not happen to suit this new city party,
for such in truth it is, the_ city spilt.%
the country and its yeomanry.
Bradford county- we hope will at the
ballot box, with a voice of thunderspeak
out on this subject.
“Watchman tell us ofthe tight.”
It would be an easy task to fill the
columns of our own paper with the
burst of joy and enthusiasm which per
vades the Democratic party throughout
the `Union. But this perhaps would
be of little interest to the general reader,
As caterers for a class of readers`who,
we doubt not, are deeply anxious as to
the result of the coming Election of
President End Vice President, we would
not knowingly deceive them in relation
to the chances of the opposing candi
dates. We say, then in all sincerity,
that the prospects of the Democratic
party are of the most cheering charac
ter. Me have elected our Governor,
by an' overwhelming majority ; and we
continue' to receive the most flattering
accounts of the increasing stiength and
harmony of our party throughout the
union. The two great political parties
se to have exchanged feelings since
1840.--- tle the coon party are every
where struck with panic, and flounder
ing like an army in'flithe Democrats
will sweep the union viithe same
overwhelming rush that charlicterized
the coon victory four years ago.
Hoc. STEPHEN STRONG.—This gen
tleman has been nominated by the de
mocracy of the counties of Tioga, &c.
for Congress. His opponent is Mr.
Sweet, of Owego.
Who are tlie.illpe-layeFst
After it has been shown by incontes
title evidence that the elective franchise
was basely violated and the ballot box
mostly corruptly abused' by the coon
party in 1840. it was presumed that no
public man, claiming the least' preten
sions to honesty, would dire to oppose
a law which would effectually prevent
such monstrous abuses for the future.—
But the vote in the United States Sen
ate just before the adjournment of its
last session, shows that the coon mem
bers of that body were determined to
keep the door open for the iirpetration
of similar outrages at the coming elec
tion. It is the only way in which
coon capitalists can rule the country,
and make the law making power sub
servient to their wishes.
In the Senate, on the 14th June, the
Bill fixing a uniform day throughout the
United States for the election of Presi
dent and Vice President was defeated
by a vote of 26 to 25. The motion
was, to lay upon the table, and. the yeas
and nays were as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Archer, Barrofi,
Bates, Bayard, Berrien, Ch oate, Clay
ton, : Crittenden, Dayton, Evans, Fos
ter, Francis, Huntingdon, Jarnigan,
Johnson,'Mangutn, Merrick, j Pierce,
Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Upham,
White, and Woodbridge----26. I
Nays—Messrs. 'Allen, Atehison,
Atherton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bu
chanan, Colquitt, Fairfield, Fulton,
Hannegan, Haywood, Henderson, Hu
ger, Lewis, M'Duflie, Niles, Semple,
Sevier, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Tappan,
Walker, Woodbury, and Wright-25.
All the coon Senators save Tellmadge
and Henderson, voting for the motion,
and for the defeat of the bill. The
coon Senators admitted that the bill
was constitutional—that is was right in
principle : the Judiciary committee so
admitted in their report but still they
were not
_, willing it should become a
law. Does not every man who has
half an eye, see in this, a determination
on the part of these individuals to avail
themselies of dishonest means to car.
the election of the monopolist bankite
candidate for President? Do notthese
facts warrant the conclusion ? But we
believe there are honest men in the
coon party, who cannot be made
particcps criminis in this nefarious
scheme. This development of the rot
tenness of their leaders will force them
to reflect whether a cause- can be good
in itself which requires such means to
support it ; and as the plan is now
known, the Democrats, we trust, will
ba ontheir guard to prevent its consum
mation.
Rejoice, Freemen, Rejoice.
Shout! Shout !and swell the note
of Triumph!
Snuxx is elected Governor by more
than 5,000. We have gained five
members of Congress, lost but one
while the whigs have lost six and gain
ed none. Making the Pennsylvania
delegation stand fourteen Democrats.
eight‘ whigs and two natives. The
Democrats have carried a majority in
the House of Representatives over
whigs and natives of six, making our
majority on joint ballot sixteen, thus
securing the election of U. S. Senator.
The triumph is complete and glori
rions notwithstanding the unholy coa
lition of whigs and natives in Philadel
phia, by which the Democratic party
was defrauded out of 7 or 8,000 votes.
Polk and Dallas4vill sweep the State
with the might of a tornado. Pennsyl
vania is safe for at least 12,000.
At a meeting of the Democratic citi
zens of Towanda and the adjacent
townships held at the House of I. H.
Stephens. D. F. Barstow was chosen
Chairman, and E. S. Goodrich, ap
pointed Secretary. Information was
given to the meeting that the Demo
cratic ladies of Towanda & vicinity,pro
pose to award a splendid Banner to the
township' which shall give the largest
increased vote at the Presidential elec
tion, over the vote given - on the Bth
inst., to Francis R. Shunk.
Whereupon it was Resolved. That
wa deeply appreciate the spirit. ener
gy and enterprise of the democratic la
dies. and will render them all the aid
in our power to carry out their lauda-
ble project. And that we will give them
notice of the time and place when the
Banner will be presented to the succes
ful township.
- Resolved. That it be recommended
to hold meetings in such places and at
inch times as the conveniences of the
pub t ..eakers will permit.
MAIN LIN • —The majority for the
Sale of the Main ;Ile, is supposed to
be about 20,000.
• .
The Democracy of the . North.
Hied, nobly hatio the 'demodiatic
party in the North sustained theinselvee
in the conflict through which they have
just passed. They have come up frour
the battle field covered with the 'glory
of chivalrous victory, and now fkiyi the
eyes of the whole State turned 'upon
them, and the democracy of the entire
- ,
Commonwealth siniultaneously award
ing to them the mead of praise for sav
ing our noble Commonwealth from mis
rule of Fideralism. , The .4 lion-heart
ed democracy of the North" have ever
been firm, and unyielding as our ever
lasting hills. While other sections of
the State have been swayed by local or
sectional prejudices, or have been de
.coyedinto,he snares set by Federalism,
the North' as come up to the rescue,
firm and devoted in thssupport of Jem
my tic principles. When the democra
cy of the State yielded before the fierce
assaults of the '"coon skin land hard ci
der" campaign, where there was the
North ? She threw lieiself in the
breach andgallantly, but vainly, endea
vored to save our State from the reputa-
tion of haying cast a Federal vote.—
Her thunder tones have been heard in
the past contest,and they are but an ear
nest
of that demoiratic thunder which
shall deafen Federalism in November.'
But the Democrats of Bradford should
remember that the great battle is yet to
be fought. The victory which they
have achieved, is yet to be succeeded
by a second and more glorious victory.
They must be vigilant and persevering.
They must be early at the' polls, and
see that every democratic voter is there,
and he depositsiiis vote. Let this be
done and old Bradford will certainly
give 600 majority for Polk and Dallas.
Which wttl be the Banner totsim.
It will be seen by the proceedings of
a meeting in another column that the
democratic ladies of this Borough are
making preparations to give a SPLEN
DID BANNER to the .township which
shall give the greatest increased vote
ever that poll held on theAth. Which
will be the Banner Town'?
To CORRESPONDETS.- 7 " More Koon
Depredations," would not, we fear, in
terest our readers. :
The lines written upon Mr. Ginger
bread's nine column, Santee, letter are
inadmissable. The last verse is the
best, which we give:
Dear Billy, we_have wronged you, about all
that you did do.
'Twas another wrote the letter it never: could
be you ;
•
Yon might have signed your name to it—'tis
likely that may be,
So we must give you credit for. writing—Bill
Santee.
SENTENCE OF GORDON.--Me learn
froni the Providence Journal that Jobri
Gordon, convicted at the March term
of the murder of Amasa Sprague, was
brought up for sentence, on the 11th
inst., the Court hating unanimously
overruled the motion for a new trial.
Judge Durfee after an impressive ad
dress sentenced him to be executed on
Friday the 14th of February next, be
tween hours of nine and three o'clock.
MMIRLE I S Popmeavrv.—'--The vote ,
in Westmoreland county presents an
occurrence very rare in political histo
ry. She gave Van Burin 4704 votes,
and she now give. Shunk the same
number ; she gave Harrison 2778 votes
and she gives Markle the same number.
Markle's popularity has not decreased
the democratic vote in his own-county,
and his own township gives a majority
of 64 against him.
. NEW JERSEY ELECTION.--C. C.
Stratton, the Whig candidate for Gov
ernor. is elected by a majority of 1326,
owing to the unpopularity of Mr.
Thompson, which arose from his con
nection with-the railroad' company.—
The vote was on Stratton 6235,Thomp
son 5106. f To the State Legislature,
there have been elected as follows :
Senate, 13 Whigs, 5 Democrats—As
sembly, 40 Whigs, 18 Democrats.—
Fed. maj. on jOint ballot 29.
0770 7 vr.--The New York Tri
bune of Sept. 27, thus ; despondingly
mourns over the chance that Coonery
•
stands in the Empire State.
ei It is just possible now—though it
did. not seem io.two mouths ago—that
the conjoint falsehoods of these two
cksses 'of enemies to the Whig party
and policy , mey push up Birney's vote
above 20,01, and so tendanger Mr.
Clay's success ; but wej trust the most
desperate efforts to that 'end will prove
•
unsuccessful • .
The necUtina.
PENNSYLVANIA.—We '"have. not re
ceived the official vote of Pennsylvania.
The majority will - probably be not far
from 4,700.
()Mo.—The Whig Governor, is elect
ed by about 1000 majority. The Demo
crats have elected 13 members of Con
gress, the Whigs 8.
GEortom—The poptilar vote of this
State is decidedly democratic. As far
as heard from, the democratic majority
was 2,523 ; eight counties yet remain,
which gave '789 democratic majority last
year.
COON COMPLACENCY.—Ii is amusing
to witness the complacency of the coons.
Before election they boasted- that they
would carry the county—the .district—
the State and all the other counties, die
tricts and States, adjoining. When the
returns come in, and the) found them
selves whipped, they exclaimed,. "Oh,
this is a Locofoco county, we expected
to be beat here "—and as the news from
from the State
,reaches them, that they
were completely used up, sot up a shout
that it is no more than they expected.—
But now say they, " we are sure of the
State for Clay." (Quere. If 5000 ma
jority against the - Federal candidate for
Governor, ensures the State for Clay,
how much majority would they claim if
the state had given 10,000 for Shunk.)
News comes from Naryland, a
thorough whig State, that she has escap
ed by 500 maj.,_and from Ohio, that
gave 25,000 for Harrison, that now she
is whig by two or three thousand, and
these federal coons are in 'extacies at
such glorious victories. . But the riche6t
of all is, to hear them shout victory.!
victory ! Georgia. She gave. Harrison
8,640 majority—now she is democratic
by about 2000, and thecoons are rejoiced
almost to death that they are not beaten
any worse.
New Jersey has elected a whig Go
vernor by about 1500 majority.
THIRTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DlS
TRlCT.—The,majority in this Congres
sional district is as follows :
Bradford, ) 826
Susquehanna, 980
Tioga, ; 1165
Wilmot's majority
'To supply the vacancy occasioned
by the death.of A; H. Read, Geo. Ful
ler has 3567 majority.
ROORDACK'S TRAVEL9.—As the author
of this base fraud has been called a
loco foco," affidavits have•been pub
lished proving that he voted for Harri
son in 1840, and that Mr. Linn has re
peatedly declared his wish that Henry
Clay would be elected. So much for
that Federal slander.
LAUGHABLE.—One can hardly refrain
from giving vent to merriment to see
striplings, barely released from their
swaddling clothes, and with scarcely
gumption enough to rock the cradle,
merely because they can put into type
the language furnished by their keepers,
attempting to give advice to members
elect of Congress.—Vide last Bradford
Srgus.
_ GEORGE M. HOLLENBACK, Esq., of
Wilkes-Barre, has addressed %letter to
to the editors of the N. Y. Evening Ex
press, denying their statement, that he
was out for Clay, and assuring them
that bestial' vote for Polk and Dallas.—
This is the way all their boasted chang
es turn ont.
LEFT THE WORLD AND ITS FOLLIES.-..
On Wednesday, October 3d, - Miss Vir
ginia Scott, daughter of Major General
Scott, of -the U. ; S. Army, and Miss
Sarah Linton, received the white veil
in the Visitation Convent, Georgetown,
at the hands of the Most Rev. Arch-
Bishop.
LET IT BE REMEMBERED.-That
Theodore Frelinghuysen volunteered
iis services against the Shoemakers of
Newark, N. Jersey, to convict them as
rioters for tryinoo raise their wag's.
Members of the Journeyman's Soe.ety,
think of this !
Wino L00t6.--The Bradforrl Argos
gays If Shenk's majority • does not
exceed 1,000;, . we feel confident Clay
will Carry the Ptate.".
By the same kind of ivlug logic, if
M . r. Shenk had got 20,0'00, Mr. Clay
.uld carry the y State by 40,000.
%MING To RELEr:T.-The- Argus
says •it inteinrs t . - heriafter to treat Mr.
Wilmot kindl ; Three thoysarid ma-
jority makes:4. mighty .differenco in the
„ •
feeling some -coons.-
THE TARIFF.
"I hold it to be the DUTY of
to extend as far as practicabl e by r eh , 11 &mem;
AND JUSTPea ROTECTION TO A
and all other mns within itspore,
LI,
p
GREAT INTERESTS Op THE Will
UNION, EMBRACING AGRICULTi
MANUFACTURES, M ECHANIC A ,
COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION
;T un i s K. Polk's letter to John J. K en ,
led June 19, 1844.
•
"The sum and substance data I ,
to'be the true policy of the United 84
respect to a ,may be briellj sail e d
conformity ode.princip anooon.
the Compromise Art, I think that wh E
venue is necessary to an tamornicd ,
administration of the General Gov. „
ought to derived from duties impos e d
imports. And onf
believe that estal4E.
Tariff of those dutios, such a ducti l e ,
ought to be made as will incidenk4
reasonable protection to our national
—Clay's letter to Mr, Bronson of Ge org i a
3d. 1843.
I think there is no danger of e hio
belng ever esthbliehed; that of 1828 we
nently derserving that denominetiek
not in Congress when it passed, and di d
vote for it ; but, with its history, and wi
circumstances which gave birth I D i t I ._
acquainted. They were highly it,
to American legislation; and I hope,
honor, willnever be again repeated.
" After my return to emigres; in lEut
efforts were directed to the inodificatia,
duction of the rates of duty ee n eii t
net of 1828. The act of 1832 meth
and modified them ; and the VA of li g
manly called the Compromise art,
reduced and modified them."--Clay'r k
Bronson, Aug. 22, /843.
I am . hold to,say, that dating-an
service in Congress since the Der—
passed there never had been an ci
it which had not met with lay
earnest resistance; It was impo,
Compromise should be understood,
DED FOR A GRADUAL -REDt
OF DUTIES DOWN TO TWEN
CENT.—Mr. Clay's speech in Chi
C ~ April 8;1844.
AGRICULTURE NEEDS
TECTION."—C/a0 letter to
son and Bledsoe, of Georgia, July NI
" Look to the revenue ALONE for
port of Government. Do not raise
Lion of protection, which I bad hop
put to rest. There is NO NECI
PROTECTION for protection.-0
in the Senate, Jan.2l, 1842.
" The ploughman who fastens hi
the TAILS of his eattle,will not os
any other mode equal to his."—Cin
in Congress, 1832.
"A REVENUE TARIFF,
DENTAL PROTECTION—tbaf,
trine boldly avowed and held by ei
from Louisiana to Maine."— Clay's
Fayetteville, N. C. March, 1844.
" We must REJECT both the ,
Free Trade and a HIGH: and,exhot
riff. All parties ougat , to be satisl
TARIFF FOR REVENUE, and
tions for protection."—Clay's speed
April, 1844.
2971
" And from and after the day last
(June 30, 1842 J all duties on imports
collected, &c., end such duties shall
for the purpose of raising such a re ,
may be necessary to an economical adt
tion of the government; and such due
be laid WITHOUT REFEBENCEI .
PROTECTION OF ANY DOMES"
TICLES WHATEVER."—Origii,
of fhe Compromise Ad, as written by
Clay.
•' I brought forward the Compromise
and aided in its passage. In my -
life I have - , adhered to its provisions, int
DO SO' IN FUTURE."—CIay's ape
Columbus, Georgia, 1844.
"I t hink Tea and Coffee the MOS'.
RABLE articles on which to raisetem
Clay's speech in the Senate.
" A Tariff for Revenue, with INCID)
PROTECTION to brae Indus V
TLED POLICY orthe count"
Journal.
[From the Savannah Republian—t
Clay paper in Georgia.]
‘" WE DENY THAT MR. Clo
THE , WHIGS OF GEORGIA,S
CANDIDATE HE IS, SEER FOi
ESATABLISHMEN7' OF A Pl
TIVE TARIFF, BUT MR. CL.
HERES TO THE PRINCIPL I
THE COMPROMISE ACT."
Read the testimony of Daniel .Wee
who passed the Tariff Bill of 11
"`Then there was the great interest
tection, as incidental to the revenue,
seqaent on it, and to be maintained
duties. Now as to that, gentlemen, nu
has been done. (Che ers.) I hope th 3
be found that enoug'.i has been done .
the whigs who cr,ncurred in that
ceived, as I am sure they have a
condemnation, But iglus be just.
rhetoricians have a maxim, wbiL
there is nrAhing beautiful which is
And I am well assured that someof
lan! orators would not well standil
this canon of criticism. (Cheers .
ter.) I T is NOT TRUE THAT Tog
F xSTE3I WAS PASSED DT THE W 01613
Henry Clay in favor of a U. S.
Keep it before the people, that tit
a public speech at Macon, Ga.. said
' " HE WAS IN FAVOR OF A El ,
THE UNITED STATES. Aj
TIONS dIVE US THE EXAMI'L
Again, Mr. Clay, at Charlatan , 8 .
n eg o u ti a c l i l n y g e h t i p s li spe cit. ech Th C,
said
d.ourier of dist'
" HENRY CLAY ASSUKED 1
BANKS AND THE BANKING $l.
WOULD CONTINUE TO EXIST V)
THE AUSPICES OF THE' SF
THENCE INFERRED THENEC
OF A NATIONAL BANK TO.
LATE AND CrINTROL THE SI
AND KEEP IT FROM EXPOS
MISCHIEF, HE ALSO INSISTED
NATIONAL BANK AtiNECESS.
SECURE A NATIONAL m C ps ,
Henry Clay said in the S
he "ZOIVER " would give up a Nat o
nor .a distribution of the proceed,
lands.