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Towanda:Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1846;
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COMMITTEES OF VIGILANCE—The
undenigned, Standing Committee, appointed
by a Demodnitic Convention of the Bth of. September,
1846, have appointed the following persons in their re-'
spective townships u a committee of vigilance for the
purpose of calling meetings of the Democratic electors
of each township on Saturday the sth day of December
next, to elect two delegates from -each township to the
Democratic County Convention, to be held on Tuesday
evening the Bth day of December, at the Court House
in Towanda, for the purpose of placing in nonnnation a
candidate for Representative, to 611 the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of the late John L. Webb, Esq.; and
also to elect delegates to the Democratic State Conven
tion to be held on the 4th of March next, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for Governor and Canal Com
missioner.
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The Standing Committee would respectfully urge up
on the Commtuees of Vigilance, the importance of the
duties they are requested to perform. The success of
the cause depends in a great measure, in a cordial and
hearty support of the ticket formed at the County Con.
vention, and to deserve and secure this support fair and
timely notice should be given of the place and boor of
holding the primary meetings, that every democrat who
wishes may be present. And further, we would ask
the committees of vigilance, that they urge upon the
democrats (when met) the necessity of a free inter
'change of feeling and 'sentiment, in reference to the va
rious matters of interest for which the meeting was call
ed, in order to the obtaining that harmonious concert of
action so necessary to defeat spilt the various combine
lions opposing the sound Democracy of our county.
The meeting should be called at some convenient
place. and kept open until every one has had an oppor
tunity of voting. •
They would also urge upon the democratic citizens of
the several election districts the importance of a,pitnctual
attendance upon the primary meetings, and thiselec.
lion of active and weloris democrats to act as delegates
who will be punctual in Ilioir attendance, and indepen•
dently perform the duties committed to-their charge.
I
ULYSSES MERCUIL A. F. LYON.
JOHN PORTER, IRAD WILSON,
F. S. WHITMAN, EDWARD CRANDALL,
BARTHOLOMEW LA PORTE
Nov. 14, lili6. Standing Committee.
Athens tp.—Nathan Edminster, David Gardner :
Athena biro.—L. H. Sherman, George Paik.:
Asylum—John Miller Horton, John Dougherty :
Albany—Seth Stevens, Benjamin Wilcox:
Armenia—lease Williams. John Ki':
Burlington—Horatio Gamage, Henry Voshurg:
Canton—Charles Stockwell, Thomas Manly :
Columbia—John H. Furman, Nathaniel Morgan :
Durell—Wilson M. Decker, IL L. States :
Franklin—Samuel Smith, Ahira Gay :
Granville—Charles Drake. James H. Ross :
'Herrick—G. W. Elliott. Philip Angle:
Leroy—Aaron Knipp, IL M'Kee :
Litchfield—Reuben Park, Cyrus Merrill :
Munroe—Joseph Bull. George Smith:
Orwell—Francis A. Dimmick, H. Z. Friable:
Pike—E. W. Jones, James Hodge:
Rome—Hiram Rice, L. S. Maynard:
Aidgebery , —Benjamiri Harman, Calvin West:
Standing Stone—Alexander Ennis, Charles Stevens
Smithfield—Christopher Pierce, A. J. Gerould :
South Creek—John Thompson, S. Robinson :
Springfield—Thomas Sneed. John Norman:
Sheshequin—Alfred Gore, Charles Chalrey :
Springhill—Edivanl Wells, Wm. Clagget :
Towanda bnro.—C. T. Smith, N. C. Tomkina:
Towanda tp.—H. Lawrence Semi, Dennis M'Gill:
Troy boro.—Wm. Vosburg, Elijah Runyon:
Troy tp.—Chester Williams, Alexander Murray:
Lister—Edward Mills. James M'Carty
Wyalusing Hui Hiram Elliott:
Wysox—F. W. Brown, Lyman Morgan:
Wellaßobert Miller, Wm. Shuart :
Windham—James M. Peck, Wm. Sibley :
Warren—Benjamin A. Carey, Horatio B. Rowen.
Honor to whom nonoe Is due.
The Lancaster Democrat charges us with having ap
propriated to our own use an editorial article from that
paper of the 2lst ult., on the result of the recent 'elect
tian in this State. We recollect the Democrat spoke
very well about that time,and advanced some sentiments
which we approved, and quite possible they may have
been embodied in the article in our paper to which the
Democrat alludes. On reviewing that article, we find
-it contains doctrines truly sound and Democratic; such
es we would rejoice to credit to our cotemporary. We
thought our friend Col. Carter, took a different view of
the Tariff question from what we have endeavored to
promulgate through the Reporter. The Democrat has
surely stood up as the champion of the tariff of 1842,
while we have I boldly espou.ed the Democratic side of
the question and contended for the law of 1846. How
ever; if the Democrat claims the paternity of Mat article,
we hope to see it hereafter battling with us for" equal
protection to all the great interests of the country."—
For fear our gifted neighbor" may not have a distinct
recollection of the sentiments advanced in the article of
which he claims paternity, we republish a paragraph,
and if he is willing now to stand by its doctrines, we
will agree to admit him to full fellowship, and give him
all the credit he claims, and more too.
"In every portion of the State where the question was
fairly met and discussed we have done well—where our
friends •• dodged the question" we base been shamefully
beaten. Look at this district, Philadelphia county, and
Chester and Delaware. We have nobly sustained our
own Wilmot. Philadelphiaconnty sends her true-hearted
and faithful Brown, who fought and conquered with the
Tariff of 1846 as his motto, and the returns from
Chester and Delaware,' although strong whip., counties,
exhibit a much more healthy state of political sentiment
Man is found in those districts where the question of the
Tariff was evaded, or where Democrats took ground with
Whigs against a reduction of the Tariff In these dis
tricts the late members of Congress were alarmed for the
interests of the nabobs who speculate in coal and iron—
and the lords of the loom who fattin on thespoils drawn
from the pockets of the people, and coward-like shrunk
from a fearless discharge of the duties expected at their
hands by the Democracy of the State. Flail these fain;
hearted Congressmen stood by their principles as Wil
mot did, and defended and explained those principles,
and shown, as they were founded in justice, that they
Must in their application prove for the public interest,
like him, they would have been sustained. Their cos)-
. etituents in reviewing their acts, have doubtless come to
the very natural conclusion, that if whig doctrines are
to be sustained, they would preferwhigstosustain them."
• ?downs Eq., has become aunciated as
one of the editorsof the North American. His colleague.
ant G. R. Graham and Robert T. Conrad. The North
American is edited with an ability worthy of a better
suse." and 'deals its blows at Democratic mu and mar
sures; moat furiously.
Tort AMENDICD CO3STITUTION, appears after all the
doubt entertained of its adoption, to have remised a
majcniry,of at least 120,000.
The Negro Suffrage is lost by a still larger majority.
Jaru Braxs, Esa.—We are plowed to be able to
state that Eon. • lames Barns, has entirely recovered
froM pis late attack, and is now performing his duties of
CanaiCOmmisaioner.
Conosess.--This body meet on Monday, the 7th
day of Dieember. Many of the members are already
La route for Washington.
COTTON POTTDIN.WO publish an account of this
'wonderful diaeovury; with exrerirnenni 'nada at Wadi
fuat Jo, in tie neeleapiper.
Troop, Ordered Out. ,
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- We kern by the Democratic Ulm, of *a 181o.inst.,
that Onv: ninth had' ie.:died a requisition Dim the
SemetarY of War,Yie one regiment of Infintri. to 8 1 !,
sallatinto stioiee isomedialili , ='>
•• Nine regiments are to be called into as:Tire, by lbS
secretary of.Wor.
.Thiri am asked from-the follow/DI
States:
One regiment of infantry Gum Ifassasehtmetts; -- •
do. . do. New York: • •
do. do. - Pennsylvania;
do. dn. Virginia;
do. do. North Carolina;
do. do. South Carolina;
do. dcr Louisiana;
do. do. " Mississippi ; and
One regiment of mounted men from Teiae.
APPOINTMENT ONDZI Tit ScdPtuSIINTrITOw•
land Parry Eau., one of the late editors of the Penns*
nnian, we understand, has been appointed Clerk at the
Mint, in Philadelphia, by the Treasurer, Lean Roach Esq.
In announcing the above appointment, the Democratic
Union observes
We copy the above piece of news from the Keystone.
The appointment of Mr. Parry is all very well. who a
a most deserving man and a good Democrat. It strikes
us, however, as "very ridiculous," that -Mr. ROACII '
who is ■ Whig, should have the privilege, under a De:
mocratic administration, of distributing political favors.
The times are really out of joint. Will our worthy tow
temporary explain!"
It "strikes" us, too, u "very ricrieufous," that
Federalists should be permitted to hold a large portion
of the offices under ■ Democratic administration, and
that they should have the privilege of distributing poli
tical favors even to democrats. We . regret exceedingly
that Mr. Parry, or any other Democrat will accept an
appointment at the hands of a Federal superior—under
a Democratic administration. We have frequently been
told that a majority of the subordinate offices are filled
by Federalist:. Is this so! The federal press is con
stantly taunting us with being the "spoils party"-
while they, honest creature:, have not the least desire
for office. If what we hear be true, they °nett to with
draw from us that "spoils" epithet, and adopt it u pa
milady and emphatically theiiownir fur whether they
succeed or not al eiedions, it seems they have the Acuity
of controlling, the appointments. "The times are really
out ofjoint."
The Result lo New York.
We commend to the attention of those who are crow•
ing so lustily over the election of John Young u • Whig
triumph, the following extract from an article in the
New York Courier and Enquire:, a zealous and influen
tial Whig paper, but opposed to the mischievous views
of Cicely, and the numerous isms which have produced
the are result:
"The question now to be considered.is, what have the
Whigs gained by the election of Joss Yocum I The
rote on the Congress ticket proves beyond cavil, that if
a purely Whig ticket had, been put up instead of am•
pennising for an Anti-Renter, the Whip would have
swept the State, and carried nearly all the Congressional
Districts. We have then, Ant our Whig Lieutenant
Governor and elected JOHN Yoe's'.
In the first place, we are bound to say, and we do it
with sincere regret, that in all human probability, Mr.
Young will not live to be inaugurated ; and the preca
rious state of his health was well known to the wire.
pullers at the time of his nomination. Personally, we
hear the highest character of John Young ; and as we
never met him but once, we of coarse, have no personal
feelings towards him except those of kindness. We Up.
posed him because we believed him to be an Anti-Ren
ter, a radical. and an enemy to the Conservatism which
has ever constituted a prominent portion of the Whig
creed. He had by his votes in the Legislature, attempt.
led to violate the vested rights, of a certain class of our
citizens ; and refusing to answer any letters addressed
to him in relation to his opinions, he claimed to be
judged by his public course and votes in the Legislature.
We judged him zeconlingly ; and could not resist the
conclusion, that he was either honestly imbued with
Anti-Rent principles, or • demagogue who pretended to
think with them and actually prostituted his office to
abtain their support. In either case, we could not give
him onr support—and did not. Well, through deep
don and barpm,—deception with the honest Whip of
the State and bargain with the Anti-Reraere—he is
elected Governor; and now, the truth will out, and Mr.
Young stands before the people so admitted Anti-
Renter.
This is bad enough, and does not surprise ; but
it is not so bad as it might be, because we would sooner
look upon the Go•eroyr of this'State as an honest man
with erroneous opinions, than u a mere political dema
gogue, who had voted contrary to his opinions, and se
cured his election by a fraud. We do not wonder
therefore; that his friends now claim him' to be an Anti-
Renter.
The Tribune of the 12th says:
"We hdiere a part of the Anti• Rent 'members who
" were formerly Loco Focus, will regard with favor, the
"new State Administration."
In the article headed '•Land Reform," in the ume
paper, the writer says, when speaking of the manorial
tenures :
"To the Legislature pertains the duty of devising
" and perfecting measures which shall tend to reconcile
"private rights with the public wellbeing, or any rate
" take care that the latter he not sacrificed to the former.
"This was in parrdans last winter s'whaterer remains
"to be done-we presume will be by tke Legislature jail
"dated."
Language like this cannot be mistaken. Now for a
few stubborn facts. Immediately preceding the election,
we received a letter from a highly respectable source in
Columbia county, which asserted that Mr. Young had
promised to pardon the murderer . ltreatx, and all the
Anti• Renters now in prison, if elected Governor. We
declined giving it publicity. Since then, we have re
ceived another letter from the same gentleman, from
which we make the following extract:
" I repeat what I wrote before the election, that Go.
vemor Wasone having positively refused to grant any
" more pardons if re-elected, Mr. Young was (applied to
and unhesitatingly promised if elected, to grant the
pardons asked for."
In addition to this, the most positive declarations have
been made in different quarters, in relation to this matter,
which have not been contradicted by any friend of Mr.
Young. We quote the following from the Albany
Atlas, of Monday list:—
On the 26th of October. the .Anti-Rent Whig can
didate for Congress, Jao. L Scum AAAAA P. addressed a
public Anti-Rent meeting at liernoville in this county,
and in the presence of hundreds declared that John
•• Young had promised, if elected Governor, to pardon
" the Ant -Renters. That he (Slingerland) was present
"when the letter was brought from Mr. Young, and
•• saw it and read it, and that it was then in the hands
•• of the }IOII.IIA Haman in Delaware county. Mr.
AUabin announced the issue pledges in his public
speeches in this county and elsewhere. Of their in
fluence in Delaware county, the Tribune gives an illus.
nation in the statement that in the town of Andea.(the
sane of Steele's death,) YOUDIeI majority is :399, being
more than the aggregate vote of both aides, in any pre
vious election.
"Thu statement has before been published, and not
been denied,by the Journal or its allies hire Of by the
Whig speakers we have named. The feet itself it no
torious, saddle single specification as have rustle, is
offeretionly to fjord the nouns of contradicting it, if
I denied."
Even when thus called upon, the Albany Evening
Journal does not pretend to deny the truth of the state
ment! If true, what are we to think of Mr. Yeging's
eeftwina to write say letters on the subject of his view*.
opinions and intentions I
We again enquire—what has the Whig pity gained
by eke eleetioneflohn Young I This question will not
be easily answered ; brit the consequences ofithat elec
tion, are to us very obvious. We have lest thereby, the
honor and the credit ofedbming to our ceinciples, in de
aling:la of any plea of mere. expediency: . wa hare lost
the prestige of honest and honorable purposes,regardleii
of results • we have lost our eoneervative character; and
last, not least, ipostkm tofthe Whig party, not
the Courier do Enquirer, has bound itself head acid foot,
to the car of rndicalisin, end -sten& pledged to all and
every scheme and ism, which ifs chief Prints may ad.
vante.-
Comma Costameuesaa 1 . eid—The -, ollieW
o rrenee
annals is this district Os ' (odtmd) hut 14
latilo4 1 - Wallaaa - 0 6 1 a il that sal 401310 4r
aid
laths minty al& ha : . ehattgarete :NO, * 1
erl6n S ii3 lh°P.U s, " & "4 l A wn deuOst vilW "f
tooth* 'limas. *e do ittiensy thessibeii6fino.,'
*6.0 the Mae' iv= . '!.- • . • '
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Chemung, ' 1785 ( 1828
Yams, ' 1939 ! 1777 1
Tompkins,- 3035 li• • 3150 . - .• .-
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1 673 W
D SATZ or Ez-Gotrzasit• Foe um.—This vanetable
democrat deceased on Saturday, Illth inst, at tho •
idw
dente of his son-in?laar, Gar. Bhunk, in Harrisburg.
Governor P. has *ample) • praodly prominent position
in the history of-our State. He was fornierly -State
Tmssurer, from that elected Governor. and, at the, eapi
ration of his Gubernattliial term, elected by the Demo?
erotic 'party to the U. &Dews..
...Tax CASTING •Vcria."—We Acknowledge the IV
ceipt of a pamphlet containing the speeeh of the Hen.
G. M. DAIL', in the Bei r oti, of the United &mei, to
gether with his various letiem in regard to thi . "coming
cote." They can be procured on application to the
" Keystone° Office. Philadelphia,. at the rate .of arts
dollar and fifty cents per hubdred copies.
Price of (Inds and boilslons.
For several weeks past, we have endeavored
to keep our readers correctly informed in relatiOn
to the steady advances in the price of breadstnffs
and provisions generally,while we regret. to say
there has beeb efforts made in many quarters to
suppress the truth ;and get the produce out of the
hands of the farmers at less than its Teal value.
We this week again give extracts from thefOreign
news, by the latest arrival at Boston, from which
it will be seen that the trade now going on-:be
tween this country and England, exceeds, and
will continue to exceed. the most sanguine ex
pectations of those who advocate a modification
of the duties upon imports, in bath countries.
The price of grain and provisions is still rapidly
rising in England, and they are going forward
to the English ports frem this country just as
fast as they can ha shipped—and we regret that
the farmers in some sections of this county are
deprived of facilities for 'Sending. their grain to
market, while it commands a satisfactory price
incash. In the neighborhood of Milton, Lewis
burg. Northumberlaud. Selinsgrove, &c.. two
thirds of the crop, of wheat, is already off to
market, the farmers getting a dollar a bushel for
it. Our firmers will soon get to understand
what " equal protection to all the great interests
of the country means—they are not likely to be
ruined" by the modification of the Tariff.—
The free opening of a foreign market for our
surplus grain and provisions, will add millions
to the wealth of the tanners of the Unike.l States
this year, and the trade being fairly opened, the
millions of consumers in England will insist
upon having full supplies of good provision from
the United States hereafter. so ithat arbitrary
restrictions will not now again be tolerated.—
Thu number of vessels now loading at New
York. Philadelphia. and Baltimore." with flour,
wheat, corn, and provisions, for England, in
cludes all the vessels that can be chartered for
that purpose, at greatly advanced prices of
freight. and along the lines of our canals there
is quits a strife for boats to forward grain to the
city market. Henry Clay said. "Agriculture
needs no protection"—Polk thinks differently,
and advocates " equal protectioo."—Danvill,
Iniellegeneer.
Female Labor.
Whig politicians manifest great abhorrence at
the idea of the pauper wages of Europe being
introduced into this country. What have they to
say in reference to facts developed in the follow
ing letter from the New York Herald!
MAR Ste :—Having seen an advertisement
in the papers. of**•, Cus street, for fifty girls
to work on umbrellas, purportating to give the
best price, I have been induced to let the public
know, through your paper, what the advertiser
now considers as the best wages—thus
three cents fur parasols, five cents for corded
umbrellas, and three cents for plain. and at such
prices to find their own thread—these prices
being on an average three cents less than they
ought to be.
• There are, perhaps, few more industrious
girls than those that work at umbrella making ;
and there are many among them whom any
gentleman or lady of principle would -coasider
far superior in intellect to' some of those with
whom these girls have:to contend. I could recite
many names, Including a Saiith or two, who, in
addition to reducing the,girl's prices, land making
theist find their trimmings, make a few cents
more by fining them six cents if two of them
should go for a drink together to the pail ;"
121 cents if they should leave their seats ; and
many such other rules I cannotat present call to
mind.
It is absurdlo talk of protecting our own
capitalists iagainst i the capitalist of Europe. or
Aur laborers against the pauper wages of Eng
land. while such monstrous injustice is practic
ed in our very midst. The attention of the true
philanthropist ahauld be turned to investigate
the condition of our own, with closer swain)/ ;
and with a view to alleviate.
FEDERAL Rutn.—The country is experienc•
ing a return of disease known as federal ruin.—
Its first attack was when Jefferson came in, in
1800 ; it had another when war was declared
in 1812 ; a fourth in 1834. after the bank lost
its deposits ; and now a filih. It is rather a
ruin of political prospects than-a national deter
ioration—of the federal patty, rather than of our
whole country. The latter seems to have gone
on in its quiet, but, to the despots of the old
world, its terrible march of prosperity. When
Jefferson got Louisiana the federate planned
disalution :,now that du l:emocrats of t-day haie
got '1 exas,. there is the same plan bn foot by the
same old politicians, and both plans were alike
prefaced by ruin cry. Business men, if they
choose, may of course quarrel with their profits.
and. because democrats go steadily on, as they
have in the main. from Jefferson to Polk.
Americanizing our institutions. by lopping off
the various excresences of special legislation.
may wage leer on the party that has 'promoted
as polity (the glory of the country. 'But the
sooner they open their eyes to the deception of
the Whig leaders the better, They will, see
that federal ruin means national glory and pros
. .
PAIILADELPMA AND PITTSBURG RAILROAD... 6.-
At the sitting of the Select Council of Philadel
phia en Thursday evening the Bill from the
other branch authorizing a subscription of 52.-
500.000 to the stock of the Pennsylvania Rail
road was considereskamended & passed. In the
lower branch the amendments were concurred
in. and the Bill is now a law. •
. .
A-Million pmodip of Cheese , were exported
to Great Briteid het weik j , from Noir York. '
Cettoiteider.
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torwiendeas . ob. ii,iticladva.)
!t • iv•
Vannintreott‘'Noi..,lo, 1848.
itfurnsoun.;:thlk, geality . .tl **prepaid
rotton;' ; aa itis eritinionalt called. was tested
))te "Mar ,Pepatimint. priatencee - the
President ofiheUnited, States , the different
sierrifiers tit Cabinet; via some of the inistdii
tiognisheir, officers of the Army and Navy.
among Wrhotti•wai General Capt. Scott.
and .a number of others. -
'• - Vbe aperimente wereenfirely successful,
and,proved that the Cotton• Powder, as it ought
to be called,:possessed alt the qualities of the
eery bait gunpowder, and ,i t is, ,in some re !
spectiwupariof In it. Not only does it - ignite
at a loweetempersture than, powder, but the
cOrnbusticia isluore:perrect, and the explosion
more intense:' •,,A common musket ball was
fired from 'gon wind made en indenture on a
stone Wallwi a diti c tante of twenty - feet, more
than an 'inch deep :. the - bell being perfectly
smashed.
smashed. Tamprroiv:the eaperiments are to
be repeated in the arsenal : and no °doubt is
entertained but that they will be cr.npletely•
successful. 1 enclave you here a small qua
tity, of the article,.to - satisfy any nascent' curi
osity of your readers; • You . , may carry it in
your waiscoat picket %without danger of septa
sion, unless you have a very warm heart ; in
the ears it might be connected - with some Jan-
ger, if yob were in the , habit of readiog news
-papers of the' vening, and bring the candle too
near your face.
It Willmo deubt.lead to a new , method' of
committing suicide. more expeditious and eer
tain thin any other.and to various other species
of mischief; from its inoffensive forai and the
great difficulty With which it can be distin.
guiehed from the common article of cotton.—
It will be Cheaper than powder and more in.
tense ; five pounds of it being in effect .equal
to eight pounds of ordinary" gunpowder. It
will be a dreadful weapon in the hands of the
discontented masses of Europe. promote ineen.
diarism, and become the meant'. in a thousand
cases. of gratifiying revenge, and the warst of
human passions. Whata pity that an inven
tion so useful - to man, should, in his hands, al
so be capable or-beconaing such a terrible
scourge. How much mischief has not arsenic
done in the world, in being mistaken for salt
or sugar ! The black grains look as if. they
carried death in their boscims ;but this cotton
powder looks as white and innocent as a . lily.
It can only be told from the article out of.which
stockings, shirts, and petticoats are made, by
feeling-a little more' harsh to the touch'.:
The manufacture is one-third cheaper than
,that of gunpowder, and so easy that ammuni
tion for a year may be prepared in a day !
Nor is the discovery of its manufacture a haz
ard. It was as much the result of -chemical
analysis as the discovery of Levassier's planet
was the result of mathematical analysis. Pro
fessor Schcenbein, of Basel, a native of Win-
temburg. and former student of the University
of Tabingen. recognized in common with
thousands the combustible quality of cotton ;
cotton, therefore, must be carbon in its parent
vegetable form. in fact, the purest carbon. ex
cept the diamond.' The question. therefore,
was, cannot the substitution of cotton fur char
coal take place, with advantage, in the manu
facture of powder. The next step was to ob
tain sulphur and nitre, sulphur to ignite the car
bon. at low temperatures, and nitre to give it
the explosive quality. It is an old rule in
chemistry. though not withelut its exceptions,
that one of the bodies which is to combine with
an other must be ins o state of eolutsion. Here,
then. the professor said is the solution of my
problem. Let cotton be dipped into sulphuric
acid. and I will have sulphur, and a solution
of nitric acid will give me the nitre. 'rho cot
ton being immersed in a mixture of the two
becomes instantly carbonized, forming the
purest white charcoal„ While sulphur and nitre
are' precipitated upon it, and the gunpowder is
made. The powder thus prepared is after
wards put between two glass plates to dry,and
is then fit for use. Such is the chemical af
finity with which this carbonized cotton holds
the sulphur' nd nitre, that it may be iminersed
for months in water without the latter sub
stances being dissolve& Alf that is necesary,
is to dry cotton before using it.
The Germanic Confederation have given the
, Professor 100,000 florins as a reward for com
municating his secret. 50.000 of which he has
shared with Baiter, whose principal merit
was to that Schmnbein could make
money out of it ; for such was the scientific
simplicity of the German Professor; that he
had sent specimens of his cotton powder to
nearly every institution of learning, communi
cating his inventions, without once thinking of
taking out a patent. l'he British gunpowder
manufacturers have already bought it for Eng.'
rand at the rate of £50,000.
A French chemist some years ago came very
near the same invention ; but he merely suc
ceeded in making fulminating. cotton; which
is probably the reason why Mr.--. in die
Journal des Debate recommends great caution
in-regard 'to Schcenbein's invention. The ex
periment, however, must now be conceded to
be completely successful. and by the time you
read this, the inventor has already taken out
an American patent.
Here, then, is a new use, for our great sta
ple, and a growing one. fir the - cheapness of
the article will no doubt considerably increase
its consumption.
SANTA ANNA FLUSH.—..The last accounts
from Mexico state that Santa Anna has turned
high-way robber, and taken from the conduct°
two millions of money. This will enable that
wily chief to take the field against Gen. Tay
lor, if he is disposed to risk his reputation in a
fight with that hero, which, if his words are
to be credited, he is, determined to do. Two
millions will help considerably towards re
cruiting his foices and preparing them for the
field.
Corrox Pm:mt.—Capt. Mordecai of the
ordnance department at Washington. in a re
port to Col. Talcon. gives the facts of an ex
penment made with explosive cotton, in which
he states that 46 gun cotton 'seems to produce
in the musket an effect equal to about twice
its weight of good rifle powder." The re
port is sharper than that produced , by gun , pow-
der. •
limner. or TUE A axi.—;-The New Orleans
ieffersOnian. from a conversation with a gentle
man from Iliontere,, learns that .Generni Tay
lor could not movs Irani his present quarters
unless accompanied by 20,900 men. This
settles a var . ) , important point, and abates 'eon - -
siderabls anxiety felt , on the _Subject in this
quarter.
Tui Oaro Pitisbnri en Friday
there was six felt of .water "in the Channel. a
rireof fire inches since the. preriinis day.
Mika! Chnetstry.
Haters is any one of the " exact sciences"
that delighti us more than another, st is practical
chemistry. We frequently beguile a leisure
hour in rednoing compond substance to their
original elements, and with a view'of seating „a
new crucible have just tried it on a I'V ato
•
Thiele an article which, from its volatile
character. may be classed as a very uneybstan
fiat compound. It had a ftetid and nauseous
smell, which fed us to. suppose that its compo
nent parts were somewhat fishy, and sure
enough, on submitting it to the " fiery
. ordeal,"
up turned the following ingredients ; -
Amalgamation.
Anti-Masonry,
Abolitionism,
Hard Cider,
. Nativiism,
Aristocracy,
Mobocracy,
•
• Old Federalism, :
National -Republicanism, '
Cunservativeism.
A' • trace" of a dead coon was perceptible,
and the decoction had evidently been sweetened
With British ••• mint•drops."
To ,n►ake this. botch•patch go down, it is
dispensed as a Democratic beverage, but a smell
of it will satisfy the most incredulous that it is
a W7►ig methane, : and he who partakes of
ftwill get , physicked most confoundedly.
The pure juice" of. Democracy is a
rim antidote for this poison.—Hancock Eagle.
GENERAL Ktranszv.=-This gallant Officer is
a native of New York, and married the step
daughter °fillet celebrated Clark, of St. Louis;
who penetrated with Meniwether. to the Co
lumbia river. Ile is between 50 and. 55 years
of age.. The General entered the army of 1812,
and continued in it ever since ; and for the last
fifteen or twenty years he has been stationed in
the far West—at Si. Louis, and generally at
Fort Leavettwolth on the Missouri, in the dra
goon service. He has made frequent recon
noisances in military expeditions in that region,
thus acquiring such a knowledge of its physical
features.'of the Indian habits.;'of the. resources
of a western liter as would qualify him to act
the pioneer and commanding officer of the expe
-dition, which he has so successfully conducted
to Santa Fe. He ranks very high as a bold,
indomitable, energetic and accomplished officer.
who the head to contrive, the hand to execute,
and the heart to brave every difficulty. .
NEGRO Ittor.'We have an account of a ne
gro mob at Chicago led on by the abolitionist
who rescued two colored persons from the of
ficers of justice.' They were slaves escaped
from St. 'Louis and while undergoing an ex
amination before
. the magistrates the negroes
m a
and abolitionist shed in and carried them off.
The mayor of Chicago by the advice. of the
Common Council has issued his proclamation
calling a meeting - of the citizens Ito take into
consideration the subject of en armed negro
mob whereby the peace and good order of the
city were destroyed and the laws openly set at
defiance."
Sootrsait Facx.—The Constitution of the
United States names the 4th of March for the
inauguration of the. President. Upon express
ing doubti as to what course would be adopted,
should the 4th of March fall on Sunday, it was
ascertained that it would not fall on Sunday
for three hundred years. That is to say, the
4th of March every fourth year. If it did.
however, the inauguration would take place en
that day.
MAIL TO AND FROM TIRE SEAT OF WAR.-
The largest mails probably now made tip,or
received in #be United States, are those be
tween New Orleans and the Seat of War.—
The mail received he're after the capture of
Monterey. says the New Orleans Bulletin, con
tained 14,000 letters, and the ordinary mail
ranged from 6000 to 8000. The mails dis
patched hence to the Rio Grande, are equally
large.
A Soooserion.—A correspondent of the.
Charleston papers suggests that Mr. W Ise, in
taking the Castle at Vera Cruz, should use a
large burning glass. which he could take up in
his.baloon, and holding it to a focus on the fort
or the magazine, (if he could distinguish it.)
it might in a little time ignite and be burnt up.
bafore the Mexicans would be aware of tt,p_ao•
vided he took a bright day for it.
MORMONS RETUNNINO.—The Quincy Whig
has received 'a letter from Nauvoo. which-com
municates the intelligence that the Mormons
have returned to Nauvoo. the Governor being,
on a visit to Hancock. Their correspondent
thinks that if the treaty is violated by their re
turn. disastrous consequnices will attend the
temple and the city.
Peace.—A private letter from ‘Vashingtnn
mentions that the adinisistration is confidently
looking for early propositions for peitce from
Mexico. ‘1 ior should think that wisdom would
dictate such a course to the Mexicans.—U. S.
Gazette. •
BREACH or PRoiSISE.—..A Connecticut gen
tleman has been. mulcted in 8800 for a breach
of prumise.although it was proved that he only
visited the lady every Sunday night, for two
years, whicit made it $8 per visit.
BREACH OP. PROIIHSEHEAVY DABIAGES.
At the late term of the Court of Common Pleas'
of Huron county. Ohio, Miss Cynthia Ann,
Clark, of Norwalk. obtained a verdict of 84000
against Howard Morse. for a breach of mar
riage promise..
StLvert ORE.—A vein of silver ore has been
discovered in Dubois county, Indiana; and a
company has been formed, who are now ereb•
Ling a furnace for the purpose of working the
Simian CANE.— The Louisiana planters coin
plain of the dryness and hardness of the cane.
It is estimated that the crop of the State will
be short one-fourth.
TalmoTst.Latts.—An English paper says,
there are ene million of pledged teetotallers in
the United Kingdom, of whom 80,000 belong
to the Methodist Church.
PRINTING PRESS FOR SANTA Fe !—A press
was put up at the foundry of H. P.,Ladew,St.
Lciuis, with type and paper for Fort Leiven
worth. 'lt is intended (or the provisional go
fernment organized by Gen. Kearney.
A MouseTEAT IN PIINNSYLVANIA..-A colo
ay of missionaries of theorder of St. Benedict.
have left Munich, for the United States of
America. to form at St. Joseph. in Pennsylva
nia, the Monastery of Benediction.
Married,
n Tomas, on Tuesday evening, gu 14 1 1, 6 ,
s. Colt, N. C. Toieuxe, t mu su
arra Begoae, all of this' Borough.
- - _
SONS OF'TEMPERANCB,
Oar meetings of TOWANDA DIVISION,
No. 103, of the Sons of Teinperande, owyek
STII held
day Evenings._at 0 o'clock. minty, in Temp/h am
Hall. over Morin:Dye's & Cos store.
By order of the Div ision.
C. 8. RUSSELL,
DrTHE REGULAR QUARTERLY Ih tt ,,
lig of the Bradfoid CoantjTempiiikik
eiety will be bald at the Court Haase in the lure ir
Towanda, on Monday elating et the lint Weekpfx
camber Court.
The friends of the mune are particularly naps,
attend, as business relating to the Hume gamin
probably be brought before the meetint for its aun t
A. D. MONTARYE,RA;•...—.
NEW - GOODS AND NEW FBA
SL.4.II. FOWLER has opened . the aft :
• one at Moncton , a very large of ran cad
Winter GOODS, which they pro raptor& ti
rpq
the lowest prices for cash, Lumber, or palace. Th e ;
have a very good article of Teas at wry , har
sugar of every quality at . FOWLERS' •
OFFEE, Molasses, ac., of every quay .
C t h e9
at POWLEMS
EW style eloakinor ; a clamp attiele of plaid d oik .
.111 hogs for sale at FOWLERS!
QII PE ROR authmeres arum shade• foi &Ne i
_FO yam
MDetains, Alpaccas and wool gaga *ferny T A .
. Tidy , , FOWLERS'
CLOTHS, Wool Black, French Bieck, Lad i i her
nap cloths at o FOWLERS'
CASSIMERES for pants, of all colon and prim a
powurrip
V ESTEWS, plaid and plain satins, stripe-plaid wV
plain aillr, velvet and wonted vagina at eteiy
tiety at . FOWLE • •
QIIA WLS, a g.oJ assortment of shawls at
0- 7
FOWLERS'.
EIATS and Caps, from 2 sbilliap at
. , ',FOWLERS'
BOOTS Sc SHOES, a large stock of boati;ei
shoes it - • . FOWLERS'
SOLE & UPPER Leather. Calf sud Kip akin
POWLZKY
SALT, & PORK shim on band ig
FOWLERS
MILL SA.WSof good quality as
YOWLERS'
TO Shingle meters.—Cross cut saws of sgs4
qualify at . . FOWLERS'
MUFFS from two dollars up, at
FO24I.ERT •
CASH and goods exchanged for Lumberatall da
by L.& Ft, FOWLER.
DOGERS FOWLER having gold the Mil of tis
stock of goods to S. L. Fowler, it otermily
closes up his business, and be wishes all those - Noir ;
unsettled accounts - to call and amt/st soon and Mir
him and them too.
Monrseton N os. 20,1846. _
TEAS t TEAS!
•
WE have on hand a large stock of nice FRESH
TEAS at all kinds of prices. Elmore ban
just struck a vein of 4s. Tea that is rigid. Coll sal
try it. IdONTAN YE &FOS.
1.71.1"Mr1"2 1 WW MT" 50631
CHEAPEST IN TOWN ! .
MOXTtNYE S FON
HAVE just received and are now opening t• vet
essegsive assortment of GOODS, consistinpf
almost everything every kept iet a country stem, whin
they pledge themselves to soli as low as the same en
be boughs in 'stay town this aide of the city of :Int
York. Come one and all, and if we don't senlyes
Goons CIIRAP don't buy; it will cost you aettiny
look, and all we ask is a-chance to show MO %id of
goods. tae sore and find the right place,it isqbe OW
Corner Store. a few doors south of klonsonye tk CA.
The. B'hays are on hand and will sell you pods rigs
for C4sh or Produce. Towanda. Nov. 9,184 L
50/11 - 1 YDS: SHEETINGS 4 SHBITMGI
1-Fll selling very low for cash op pusher, hi
Nov. IL . . MONTANYE & FOS.
1-11DIES' GOODS.
WE HAVE a good assortment of De tallies, et?.
cashmeres, ginghams„ (some beautiful paw*
white dress goods, different styles; fringes, gimps, eard.
selves ribbons, bonnet ribbons, kid and silk gloves ai!
mitts, comforters, linen handkerchiefs, Ind
which wilt bs sold cheap. MONTANYE *FOX.
PRINTS—a. tai g a aria beautiful lot of PRINT& by
nov.ll. MONTANYE h FOX.
FOR GENTLEMEN
WE HAVE i fine lot of Broadcloths, emirates
Vestings, and some very nice 'Satin; &d&.
worsted gloves, suspenders, get drawers and wrspFei.
&c„ which we have pie down to the lowest notch.
Nov.!!. MONTA NYE • & FOX.
CROCKERY—a good assortmeat, m sem or oho.
iviss, to suit purchasers, by •
Nov.! I. MONTANYE & Fat
BOOTS .IND SHOES.
MESS' kip and coarse boots ; boys' do., mess' at .
boys' coarse, kip and fine shoes: memo' and Mn
pumps; ladies' thick boots, morocco da., commas Pi
kid slips and buskins; misses' s lip s; gen e. ra ven:
ladies patent and buskin rubbers, mimes' 4041 64
first rate lot of children's shoes.
november 1 1. MONTAIVVE & FOI.
I,I7OODEN MEASURES, brooms. patent pi'sal
V sealed bushels. MONTANVE & FOX.
A 'll4 es CA I'S, a first rate Int, 61 all kinds, Mop.
tions, colors and qualities, cheaper than ern by
november I I. MONTAN VF. Jr. FOS.
HiIRDIERRE.
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT of HARDWARE .
A
such as nails, axes, shovels, manure forks. sloW
and tongs, sad Irons, kniies and forks, focke"''''''
butcher do., shears and scissors, razors, sloth alui*
brushes,. shaving and tooth do., wool ad hens roll , .
cotes mills, hatchets, augers, wood saws, doer
mings, steel squares, fhsh brushes. ark ropes, sa
cords, by null MONTANYE & FUS
CODFISH AND MACKEREL, a good article, If
novl I -MONTANTE dc
APIOCA—a nice article—far puddings, for 0. 1,6
novll MONTANYE & FOS.
OILS 4- DYE STUFFS.
ALARGE quantity White lead, No. I. C"'Fl i
to oil and dry, whiting, Veniiian red, ch.. ,r° ll°
Paris do., Prussian blue, rose pink, etc.: Wee""_, —
lamp oil, coach and copal varnish, taproot/. e ,411 _
camwood, madder, cochineal, annals*, etc. We „e'"
be undersold in anything in this line, at alt. at a l l
novembec I I. MONTANYE & FOX.
DRUGS .12ND MEDICINES.
UTE have on band the largest sioekof Drurt l
WV Medicines in this county, including ter/
used b the Physicians end people generally Vii""
keep ea hand nearly all of the most pdpol.eF lo
Medicines of the day. One. of .our firm (A. .t
having had a long experience in dealing out ded* --
we flatter ourselves we can snit all who !Way fool
w
with a call. Prices can't fail to suit. Partite's , O P
tion will be paid to orders from physicians..
november 11. MODITANYEit
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You may be Interested!
ALL intone that know themselves to be iadel 6 .,l
be indebted to tha Subscriber for Gosh er
eines, arc requested to . call and wile the WO bet
the let of December, however wadi theamosal se;
or they may expect to pay cost, without rell e t .
LIQUORS, ft full assonment, consisting °'
Brandy, American Brandy and Gin, llocoat
Whiskey, Port.,_Maderia and Malaga wille° , 3 l ,kr
found at the New York Cheap Stoic, N°'
Row of
RED S ',
12 BULB. of Butler, Boston and sods co kel .
received Pat. Rap"'