Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, August 04, 1847, Image 2

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Towanda, _Wednesday, August 1547.
DEMOCRAT IC Ai - OM IEATIONS
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FRANCIS 11. )SHUNIC
eon cAyAt. i•OUIS.11111701.
MORRIS LONQSTRETI-I,
OF MONTOOMERT COL IFTT
pyrTHE DEMOCRATIC STANDING com,
nirrrEc are requested to convene at the
honse-of T..P. Woodruff', in the horough of Towan
da, on Friday, the .6th day of A ntztn.t next. at 2, P.M.
'•.The committee t:‘ compoed of the fuDowing.named
eentlemen :
VLYSSES MERCCR, EDWARD TRANDALL,
fRAD WILSON •• A. F. LYON.
lOHN PORTER, F. S. WHITMAN,
• BARTHOLOMEW LAPORTE.
True Federial Doe,rine
The United States Gazette, which was edited lty
rovicknowletiged Federalist. of the hlue-litilit school.
just before its demise, in speaking of the relative
qualifications of the respective enntlidates for the
office of,f;tivernor..LlSes the followitez insolent lan
geage of Gov. Slittnk, 160 does not happen t.i be
rich, like Mr. Irvin. tint Federal Infinitive :
" IVe sfry nothing. about Mr. Shill& in connection
with trecilth, for we tin tint knsnr that he is rich—are
wish him rick; butt if he is poor, 0 - irk,' benefit can ;
hieporerty be to the people ! Doe,: tot imwerfy. in /Li.i;
voorld, erpose a moat to bad trinphrtnno Poserl gs
mo 4 especially be. dumgercms to oast in high /,l u res.".
Whal will the honest but poor farmers anti me
chanics of our Commonwealth think of suds doe
trint ? Are they Nv i ißing that dollars.und
•be the test of -thOir qualifications or elktibillty to
office ? Shall it be said because a roan is poor that
he is not to be trusted, anti should not he elected to
office? We admit that Gov. Spunk is poor, and
the fact that he is poor is conclusive evidence that
he has never deli:Aided the Cuntmonwealtli, or
propriatert to his use the first cent which was not
his own. Gov. Chunk is known to be temperate,
prudent and economical in all his haßits and expen
ditutes, and the Fact that he has so long served the
people and reniaid&poor. is conclusive proof of his
honesty. Yet we have die deliberate assertion cf
the godfather of Federali4m, that "Poverty is espe
cially dting . emus in hilt place s:" A leading Federal
paper in this enlightehed age proclaims to the world
that an honest, upright and conscientious man .
should m i lt be elected to office because he is POOR.
We have been taught that hianesty. integritf and
ability, constitute the principles upon which to judge
of a man's fitness for publirservice. "is be ho
nest, is he capable ?" was thet criterion established
by t 134 immortal Jefferson, on his accession to the
Pretidential chair; and this bas-eyer ho•en the de
mocratic creed. But the Federal doctrine teaches
that poverty and dishonesty go .hand in hand—thai
a poor man, if he haprkns to want money and has
none of his own, will Use the people's. if he can get
it.
Such has been the doctrine proclaimed and prne ,
tised by. Federal leaders, from the organization of
their party it) the present time. Our reader&, will
recoiled that the same insulting arg.nment was Of
fered to the electors of this county last fall, pending
the election of Mr. Wilmot, as a reason why he
should not - be returned to Congress-- and we imag
ine it will be Sometime before'theywho advanced
the doctrine here, will forget the manner is winch
it was received by the people, and' its recoil upon
the heads of its- authors.
We like, however, to '• keep it before the peo
ple,- and in order to refresh their recollections . , we
again present in connection with the foregoing from
the United States Gazette, the Federal doctrine of
Bradford county, as published in the Argun,• of the
'ad of October last. That pager', in speaking of Mr.
White, the Federal eandidati fir Congress, used
the _"following truly FedeMs*aiment :
" Mr. WhileVostran interest ba.ved,opon mnsidern
tions of property. which Isis opponent has not."
• In this raped his position contrasts facorably with
that of his oppont-nt."
This was the doctrine of Federalism in Bradford
.county last fall. The people were called upon by
the leaders of Federal party to note for Mr .
White beaptse le wits rich, and to 'reject Mr. Wilmot
because he w"is poori An • indignity that the honest
yeomanry of Bradford . could not brook, and their
response to the appeal was seen in a larger vote for
Mr. Wilmot than for any other candidate in the'tield.
We have been waiting. for several weeks, to ace
if the Federal gaper of this county would respond
to the sentiments proclaimed by the United States
Gazette, as one of the leading prikcipler in opposi
tion. to Gov. Shunk, but we coneltide the rebuff they
met last year from the electors of Bradford county,
has taught them better manners, at least ; and that
they will and it good policy never again to reiter
ate such sentiments to the honest voters of Brad
ford, some of whom may, perchance, be poor them
selves, and nevertheless be honest and capitle. •
Yet such is the doctrine put forth by the leaders
of the Federal party. The people are called upon
to oppose Francis R. Shuuk. BECAUSE IIE IS
POORI Whether the 'people -- will sustain a party,
maintaining such Monstrous doctrines. the election
in October will determine. We believe they will
reptaliate the doctrine and itspromulgators, by again
p4eirkg poor, but " anir.s - efs. a Skil:N:7C, in the
Executive chair.
A Nri.t.rrv,—The anti-:gambling la'sv patteell la-t
Tritate r
V• the . LeTislalure of this state : turns out to
le a corplete 1.1041A3: 4 1_ It requires matziStrates be=
fore whom emerplaipt of the violation of the law
shall be made, to allow " an apy!ealtri the court of
Common Ploast r " rahate " the complaint shall be
prosecuted by iticlietmeutt i:s at criminal cases," - -
The jurisdiction of tlic.eommon Me m.is altogether
civil—hero is no ;Tramd jury therein,. t 4414 a bill.
€l:7- The weather week before last. was intense
ly hot_ We learn from The eity papers that the
thermometer ranged froin 94 to lon degrees. at
Sunday.lite 19th oil, both in New York an d
Phi
ladelphia. the streets were apparently deserted, the
ehtTreltes thinly attended ; and every body .one out
of town. The thermometer here stood at 9$ deg.
1):r In Alabama., the_ heavy rains have swollen
all the rivet..., until the)' are full and overflowing.
The whole country is flooded ; the plainers are
..e,rinplainin7, and it is feared that tie etittou crop is
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REM
Oar-Stilt* Works.
An infamous, lying article, has been going the
rounds of' the Federal press, charging corruption
agnin t the State Adrenal:a:ration, on account t f the
manalement of the - public wrrhs. The article Was
published in the fait number of the Bradford Argos.
The Federalists init4 have desperate hope of sues
ce,44. to rogott to sot h unqualified, unmitigated false
hood. It, huttri er. ei itices the kind of warfare
which that party resOlved to adopt. Triumph,
is their watchword ; no scruples is to the means :
sneers , will sanctify the means . thus say the. Fed
eralists. and from till,' thin. l/111 . 1 1 . the election. our
friend , stay c 110 :I}latellleltt. A rty falr`ebtlOti.
$11111 1 0:4'd will degrade Gov. Shenk; or
nitpait the ro , ,ti.ience of the people in hien, will
he resorted to.
The T`tmnselvani.nt ;saes some excellent thing,
about the article on the stale woks. I hire it i-:
•• mrscrupoltuis Federal paper at Harristhurg. in
a charo of general corruption against the state bd.
ministration. is fooligt cur ir4ll to be :Teethe in al
setins hands on the public works
for :..drio• ?„:4; . 40: There never was. a fouler
falsehood uttered. iniwhole or detail. lt is beyond
all question. a mali'mant- and ignorant fabrication.
There is not a citizen itt Pennsylvania who does
not know to the contrary. Never in the history of
our State has a healthier tone charartitrized all the
departments lit the hands of the Democrats. Never
have our public works been so carefully and so
economically conducted. The noble example of
Gov.Slitik hitaself is every Where imitated, a. , well
by his , own ( ffieers as hr the officers of the Canal
Board. •To this fact increased and increasing re•
venues hear inlet:Mt-a al evidence, and 11. e limited
charetcler of the necessary expenditures, has mdre
That once V surprise and . deliubt.. The truth
is, one of the proudest plumes in the Democratic
cap--to use a phrase more appropriate than classic
—is the successful administration of the"-State go
venom-in in all its parts. Federalism " which lutes
the •exce4enre it cannot reach, - sees and teels-this
to be so, and therefOre resorts to ignrirant and. stupid
fabrication. On this subject we defy all the 'means
that calumny or falsehood Call invent. We know
our strength, and feel proud of
Can Shnnk be ICieeled I
Is a. question often asked, and -we know of no
better wtay of answering it, than by copying the fol
lowing paragraph from.the Harrisburg Argus. one
of 01.4 -Iwo locoloco.papers published at Harrisburg.
The .4.r;.31.-i is edited and published by Mr. Canline,
well known . in Towanda. as he was for a long
time the editor of the locofoco organ in this county.
We extract from the Argus of Feliruary 17—Brad
/bpi .4r.mr.
It should mit be forgotten that in IS4-1. Goy.
Shank succeeded by a meagre majority, of jiver
thnrz,oi votes, The Democracy were then Uni
ted. They marched up to the polls as one man
_ .
and only saved them -
-
'But the condition
since that period
it is sufficient for u;
ll7tited. his I,CCOIrte
ACT IN lIA'IO , IO
Tin.: PRESENT E
DER
Irlthottt th
jority of 4.000 01
triii - fil; down to a ni
As a farther. mot
tory answer,fonuded
we extract the following from . the Harrisburg Argus,
of July 15 the same paper from which the Brad
ford ,Annis quotes.
Govraxon Sin NK—Oun l'aosrr.rr.—The Whig,
party .are. unusually sublime in party movements,
and more sublime in the estimate they place in
their own numerical strength. We hare 'been in
duced to make these remarks in consequence of
the vannting,bra,gsdacia style of the Whig press,
in speaking of the certainty of Gen. Ervin's success
at the coming election. The Whig, party are elas
tic in their feelings, and are always sure of success
ahead ; but really now, for them to talk of defeat
ing Francis R. Shank's re-election, is both amusing
and ridiculous. The Republican party in this
Commonwealth were never more thoroughly uni
ted than now. • Gov. Shank has done ..a . ll for the.,
`country, in administering the government, that a
Competent and highly endowed Executive could
do ; the peoßle, feel and know this, as their votes
will show in .Getober. Our intelligence from every
portion of the State is exceedingly gratifying. and
affords ample proof to our minds that Mr. 'Slunk
I, will not only here-elected, but by s.ucli a majority
as will cheer the hearts of the Republicans:. .
DYelancholy accurreince
We had a flying report; last week. tutu, a man
in the western part of thit,' county had killed his wife .
-by. accident but were unatile to collect the facts,
-so as to give them to the public.
The following, from thre Tic ga Herald, is perhaps
as nearly correct as any thing we could give :
, A sad accident happened near Troy i , Bradford
couity. on Thursday night,of last week. A Mr.
Pierce shot his wife, as is reported. under the.4ol
lowing circumstances. Mr. P. is an IN d man, who
had laid up some money, and labored under a mor
bid fear oirohbeN, keeping. for his protection, a
loaded rifle near his bed. On the night above
mentioned, he was awakened by a noise at, the
window, as_ of some one raising the sash. He cal
led, but received no answer. Something approach
ed his bed, and he ordered it to stand. It made
no reply, and continued to approach. Ile tired—
and a scream-informed him that he had shot his
wife. Iletimmediately alarmed the neighbors, 'and
when they arrived she wa# dead. She had been
at the window. emptying a vessel. the handle of
which she still held in her hand. No other person
slept in the house that Hight. and thr circumstances
have no witness but Alr. Pierre himself"; buthis
;:tateinetit, as we learn, is , J.enerallyd credited.
We aslied the Mexican Argus. when it an
rammed:that Gen. Taylor had yielded to a Whig
•
nominabion„ if it would support Gen. T. as the ac
cepted candidate of its party, without any farther
yictiling, on his part, to a Federal•nontinatien.
answene," if General Taylor receivev i -40 no
intnatioif Of die National Wlt* . * Convention,. *ve
Atilt moat insentient:: renderitiin our support." '•
Perfectly satisfactory ! We thought that letter to
theTintinnatti Signals. worth] render a nomination,
17 the Sational Convention neccaary. be ore Cren.
Taylor would be the accepted candidate of the Fe..
demi party.
- -
‘. By the way, we should like tn• know whether or
not. the Reporter approves of the vote of censure
which was passed upon Gen Taylor, 17 the late
Lorofrico majority it-the House of Representatives."
—Bradford Argui:
The H o u s e of gepns:4entatives p3..:-..sed no v,ote of
censure upon General Taylor.
John Haggerty IA a.. hung at Latra.ter on Friday
la-t, for the murder of the Fordney faintly.
- Late Ikons 1111ezicii.
Prisoner.* at the Capital hot all Libenrtecl. Sante
Anna's deers toms:it/tem to Atapu loo—Netos from
livrixos*Cfrrea expected to atrockA!em r. Prepare
tioas for Difence--Rorit gfilixiank:Desp*doeelt
A letter in the Picayune, dated-Met/tee 29th
June, from Lieut. - Ramer, who was taken . .prisciner
last . Fehin*, while coming with an escort to a
train which was cut in pieces and he supposed Iti
be murdered. says. that the provision for the ex
change of Major Gaines and others, was hot exten
ded to himself nor to Quarter Master Smith end
Midshipman Rolgers, and that Santa Anna has no
idea of releasing any of them, but wishes to send'
them all to Atapulco, on the Pacific.
By letters received per the Mary Kings, late
front Braza., to the 1511 t, it is rumored that Gen.
frees is about to attack Reynosa with three thousand
troops. Preparations for defence Were making,
and several detachments had been seen near the
pig er, and the object of three ; was believed to 'be
:ut attack upon the depots and wation wins ;be
tween Camargo and Monterey. These itnnOtirs
about Urrea are not confirmed by the Matamoras
Flag of the unit. but has similar accounts relative
to the Cirratial r' an'g of desperadoes. The Mexi
cans rid others7discovered near Drams, were taken
prisotiors or dispersed. and a - Rancho tbev frequent
.
ed burnt to the ground.
The Tenth Regiment from New York and New
Jersey are quartered at Matarnoras, where they
will remain until relieved, which will be several
weeks perhaps.
Arrivals at New Orleanti, bring Vera Cruz dates
to the 14th inst. Gen. Pierre had taken his depar
ture .for Gen. Scott's head-quarters, with 2500 men,
and encountered a forre of 1400 Mexicans, near
the Nationarßridge, which was defeated with a
loss of 150, Gen. Peirce had wtarried to Vera
Crux for.r.einforeements.
Gen. Scott was still at Puebla. and Cadwallader
and Piltow at Perote. 'The Mexicans had been de
feated at Lahova.
Two rommfasioners had bean appointed by the
11e‘ican Government to roofer with Mr. Trist,
Santa Alma waa now beheted to be favorable to
p‘ace,
Col De Ru-sv bad been attacked by 1200 Mexi
cans at Hoquitia, surrounded and placed in the
.rreate.t peril. He. however succeeded in gallant
ly cutting his way through the enemy, with a. lose
of 2a killed. and 10 wounded.
[ATV:R.—The Steamship New Orleans left Vera
cruz on the 14th. at which time Gen.: Pierce had
marched. with 2500 men and 150 wagons, towards
Puebla. The Orleans arrived at Tampico on the
15th, where. the captain . Was informed by Cot.
Gates, that Col: De Russy luild departed up the river
with 120 men, partly Baltimoreans; in search of tbe
prisoners released by the Mexicans, and bad landed
sixty miles above, near Huitla, where he was
completely surronded by twee or fourteen hun
dred Mexicans,.but, after a esperate struggle, he
cs 4
succeeded in cuttin. , his way through, and returned
towards the river, w here e ' he was posted, awaiting
reinforcements. Col. Gates despatched the Or
leans back "Vera Cruz, with a requisition upon
Gov. Wilson for four companies of infantry, and at
the same time; sent 150 men up the river, to the
relief of Col. De Rus.sy. I
The Orleans arrived at Vera Cruz on the 16th,
and found the city in a state of great excitement,—
Gen. Peirce had encamped ten miles from the city,
when his scouts came in, and reported a larg e force
of MOvicans at the National-Bridge, marching to
wards-Vera Cruz.. Everything was got ready for
the expected attack, and the shipping was removed
from between the cite and castle. Gen. Pierce
came in. and mustering a reinforcement of 700
men. again marched out to meet the enemy. The
requisition of Col. Gates could therefore not be corn,
plied with. but 25 marines were put on board, and
the Orleans started for-Tampico, where she arriv
ed on the 18th, %%hen the captain was informed
that Col. De Russy's detachrnept had returned, and
—hen near Hoquitla, in a narrow defile, he . had
ben , ag,ain surrounded by the Mexican force -of
twebe, or fourteen hundred, who commenced , a
heavy fire in all directions, but fled through the
chapparel -. ter 6or 8 rounds of grape. Col. De
Russy contin d. at intervals, for several days, to
fight his wav b •to the river, where he was relies--
ea by Col. Gates' r.rnforcements. Hisparty reach
ed
Tampieo on the n't:dit of the 16th, with a loss of
twenty killed, ten won. .ed, and two missing, as
well as twenty horses ant ' ty pack mules. Capt.
Boyd and Lieut. Lannahill -ern killed. Several
halls passed through the cloth • - Col. De Russy.—
Capt Wyse had three horses shot • der him. The
Mexican loss is reported at 150.
Lieut: Whipple had been lassoed eartiVoi-' a
Cruz. Lieut. Parker, of the Navy, died • board
the steamship Mississippi on the lf. 3 .th, Caj Wm. I
Duff died on the 16th:
The Sun of Anil ear, of the 13th, says that a prime
vale express from Puebla had arrived, bringing in
telligence that Gens. Cadwallader and Pillow had
arrived' at Perote, with the trains escorted by them.
They had been attacked at . Luhoft, and complete
ly routed the enemy with little loss to their troops.
This express left Puebla on the 3d. News ,had
been received there the day previous, that three
commissioners had been appointed to meet Mr.
Trist at San Martin Tesmalaucan, on the Bth, (when
he leaves Puebla.) to learn, through him, the terms I
offered bY the President. I
A letter from the city of Mexico, dated the 2d,
says that no doubts are entertained that the treaty
will be immediately concluded by the commis•
sinners. and that the, peace party is so strong that
Santa Anna mill probably pronounce for peace.—
The munes of the com missioners given are Uurotise,
Baianda and Tomei.
The New Orleans papers of the 23d are still be
hind.
Gen. Pillow.had arrived at Puebla_ An express
rider from Gen. Scott at Puebla to Vera Cm; had
been murdered Mier a desperate resistance. The
Prtnytme express rider bad also been attacked and
robbed of all the letters, and left for dead. The
editors had received other letters, which state that
peace was the order of the day, bat believes that
Santa Anna only wishes to gam time.
BRADFORD COUNTY.-- , -71 7 / 3 were much gratified,
last week, with a visit front our friend JACOB . FEEL,
Esq., at present the treasurer of Bradford county.
Mr. Beet informed as that he had jast paid into
the State Treasury the entire amount of State taxes
due from.,this thriving Northern county. tat there
was but one county in the Statb in ••ce • of
Bradford in 1847. in the patriotic work of ma -
ing the State credit and that in )84G Baulk) t
thefirst county in the.Conimouwealth to tats: a re
ceipt in full front the State Treasurer. BY -this
highly creditable and prompt action on the part Cif
Mr. Reel. he has been able to slice to the people
of his own county. in the years '46:7, the hand
some sum of zi.893.
We feel an honest pride in recording these facts
—it is honorable to the integrity and ability of Mr.
Reel as a public man; and also shows that the
farmers of Bradford are independent and prosper
ous. This real agricultural county will neve r
to
pay her quota of the "State dell.'
Who are the truly great!
. - M inions of power and State,
Where • the crowd. bow !
• • Gyve us hard hands and free,
Cultivators of field and tree.
Bet friends of liberty—
Cod save the plough !"
IT A6.LIN.—Mr. Botts, the curtain confi
dant, as he says, of Ex-President Trt.ga. wrote a
letter to a committee of the Federal Fourth of July
dinner, in this city,- in which we find the following
passage, referr*ig th Mr. Pou :
hi order in _et rid of both, (Generals Taylor
acrd Scott.) he (Mr Polk) sends off some thing of
ailientenant general in the person of a clerk of the
Department t:t . &WC, to watch- over, if 7145 i control,the_
movements of Scott and his gallant band."
The Union emphatically denies that the admin
istration gave Mr. Tanrr any authority to interfete
in any form. or in the slightest degree, with Gen.
ScoTr's military command, and Mr. Botts, brinier,'
ouzlit to know bezel' than to venture su.h an as
.:,,ertion.-!-Pemmylvaltran.
RiaIVOND, VA., July 30
Area
Caba - aaellite Waited States.
It has long been hinted ineiL ie n tii nsii .quarters, that
there ii a disposition on the part of e inhabitapte
of Cuba, to have" thatfeland to the United
Sees; We;- ourselves , Conversed during last
spring? wi th rich planters at St. Jeri who declared:
to us, that the reports of this - feelieg on the part of
his countrymen were well founded ; that in the
Vicinity of his home, a majority of the planters fa
vored such a disposition of the island, as should
.efieedily bring it within the coutrol, and under the
protecion of our republics/a institutions. We are
hence, not surprisedi to see in the New York Sun
of Friday, the following article. fromthe pen of Mr.
Beicit who passed last winter in the West ludies,
1 and - who, as he says, speaks advisedly :
,
I_l7OA t•Naust Tut rI.AG or rua UaaTED STATES
-,-When in Havena last winter, we hada consulta
tion with a meeting of the most influential and
wealthy men of that city upon the union of Cuba
to the United States, and promised, to lay the mat
ter before the people of this country as rani as, , the
Mexican question had been disposed of. Mexico,
to all intents and purposes, is now in our posses
sion. All parties a{ the United Suites, and even
foreign nations look upon, that question as, settled so
far as conquest and occupation are cincerred, and
we now hasten tcefulfil our promise, and that pro
mise must beimr;apelogy for this'artiele. Cuba by
geographical Oosration. neceashy, and right belongs
to the United States, it may and meet 'be ours.—
The Moment has arrived to place it its our hands
and under our flag. Cuba is in the market for sale,
and we are authorized by parties, eminently able
to fulfil what they
.propose, to say that if the United
States will offer the Spanish government ohun
dred millions of dollars Cuba is odes, and: th i t with
r 3
one week's notice. the whole amount will rais
ed and paid over by the inhabitants of
ask the Bland.
o f
One week is all they , if our Gore inn nt will
only make the offer for them to act upon, an which
Spain is ready to accept. This is no nisi . but a
fixed fact, of which we haft seen, and now hold
the most undoubted proofs. The poss. ion of
Cuba will complete our chain of territory, id give
ei ,
us the North American Continent. It is th garden
of the tvorld, the key to the Gulf, and the richest
spot of its size on the face of the earth. Fr m Flo
rida point to its north eastern coast is o y fifty
miles, bringing the Island almost within cannon
snot and sight of the United Gates. „Cul . yields
to Spain an annual revenue of seven mi ions of
dollars, besides supporting 25,000 soldiensfexpen
deig at least a million a .year upon fortifications,
and paying another million in salaries to evil and
military officers—in fact her total revenue , o Spain,
is over ten millions, which will double , themoment
:it comes under the United States. Cuba roduces
the best sugar, co ff ee . , tobacco, arid tropic - fruits in
the world. It has gold and silver, and th richest
, su rfin
copper mines known. Its harbOrs a of the
country and climate are unrivalled , and in ess than
five years its revenue would more than pay the en-,
tire purchase money asked by Spain. C u ba must
-be owns! Stretching from i'lqiiida to Yeaten, it
commands the Gulf and coast of Mexico.lt is lar
ger than Irelandnearly as large as alle New,
England States, containing 43,500 square miles of
th
the moat fertile soil under the sun. Tot ' it is in
depensahle. We want its harbors for ou ships
Elito
touch at to and from Mexico--for the ace mmoda
tion of . American and English nut - madam' stea m -.
era—for its products and trade, and m t e Grand
key to the Gulf of Mexico. .Give us Cu and our '
possessions are complete. Spain is re yto sell,
the Cubans are waiting for us to make the urefuuw,
and to come at once into the Union. Le the thine
be done; we pledge ourselves that th hundred
millions wilt be forthcoming', to meet thefifier. and
that Cuba will prove the richest conquest ter made
by the United States.
Federal Achlereineuti
. .
We have already sn,vested to of Federal
friends that as a party they Katie nume s claims
upon the gratitude of the American peo e, which
from sheer modesty they are not in t habit of
urging upon the public attention. -In at article
we intended to confine ourselves to the ovements
of patriotism and wisdom which they b -e erected
as a national party, and the honors th ey ave won
in the course of their connection with opposi
tion to thg.general Government. No wonder they
are modal. We fancy tbailio party err • existed
which in the short space of fifty years, has crone so
much to make its friends blush.
Bet their performances in Pennsylvania onght not
to be forgotten, inasmuch as they- are at this time
asking to be trusted with its government. For the
'sake of the militia General from Centre county,
who wants to be Governor, we are willing- to let
the public remember how bravely, hew admirably,
and with what consummate ability discretion,
judgment and honesty, the affairs of the Common
wealth were mewed under the rule of Ms party
when it was in power before,
1. They chartered the United States Bank, which
\ pen
de udeol the people, including widows and or
phan out of at least fi fty minim:m;(lf dollars, by the
most at dour swindle that ever was practised on
the face 01 . r 1.3„ i earth.
2. They - mandered the State in a manner
that was tnten to prevent a Fair representation
Of the popular wil .
3. They started an artiallv finished the Pet6-s.
burg Railroad, a mom], tot folly and dishoaee-
ty.
4. They expended about thirteen ailiimr, of the
Commonwealth's moriey.w ithoulp \ utting into .opera
lion one mile of canal or railroad. N
re guiltys. They were of enormous \
cttruptions on
all the public works.
• N
6. They committed the most shainelessN frauds
it the elections in the country, as Well as this
• •
- 7. When the election terminated against their,
they attempted to treat it as if it had never been
held.-
These would be fair g ounds to put IriviN's elec
tion upon; for these are She glories which Federalism
Pained when it was tried; and no doubt these are
just the kind of measures it would carry again, if it
had the State government in it hands.
It may perhaps be objected to, this - view of the
case, that General lavis ought not to be held re
sponsible for t h e misconduct of RrrNza and
STIVEn. But wy not! The principles of the
party have undergone no change' that we have
heard of. What Federalism cool& Make Itrrsea
do, it could make lavm do with more ease ; for we
speak advisedly when we say that lavis is a wea
ker man than RITNER was. Besides, Mr. Tarp/
approved all those absurd and wicked measures at
the titne they were enacted ansince. Instead of
turning away from Them with didisgust and loathing
as a just and wise man should, he loved the Rmsai
administration with an affection which increased
with ja wickedness and grew with its folly. He
was Mitt and is now, the most devoted admirer of
the meh who composedcomposed
ed it. Re was acandidate on
the same ticket with Rrrasn, anti thought it " glory
enough to serve under such chief." Who pre
tends that he wiser or a better man than the leaders
he followed with such obedient rfeverencel—Penn.
THAT Suoctisc TAnwr.—The Washington Union
informs uti that the augmentation of revenue under
the new tariff, for the first seven months and seven
teen days, compared with the same period of time
preceding under the tariff of 1842, is 51,137,567,
eXtleSive about half a million of dollars of duties
accrued on warehoused goods; and that attlinsarne
rate'of augmentation for the year; the total increase
of revenue will , xceed three millions of dollars.--
Cast week the duties in New York and Philadelphia
%foe 66721000' against $3.36,000 for the same' week
last year—being exactly double under the tariff of
1846; as compared with the tariff of 1342.
THE STATE bertaEsr.—We observe d ia t t h e
counties of. Westmorland, Bradford, Montgomery,
Bucks ' D'elaw'are,
Dauphin, Franklin, Attains,
Cumberhtnd and others, have paid their State'tat
for the preseht year ih fu11..1 . e" tindeStand that
Mr. DonistaT, the treasurer of this county, will pay
into the Treasury for the same purpose during this
week, 6250,000, which will ensure the prompt
payment of the half yearly interest on the State
Debt of the 2d of Aupst.—Pcon.cy/canian.
- Mira fumrali -
The Macon Journtd soya that during the past two
weeke there have been sales of !Name two han
dfed baler of - co on in teat place to the Georgia
icat urracterere, al'''. prices equivalent toi, i cents
f or s t r ictly fair. This is ad least, it says. l ,4 quarter
Of a-cent over the prices offered by shippers.
,
Cincinnaii anditS vicinity is troubled ;With
melds° swarms or flies, pia dark brown color, and
abmit one inch in length. They appear in masses
of millions, and present dip aßpc . arance of
. a black
cloud. The same phenoMerion is.noticeihln some
parts of Indiana.
Considerable excitement exists in the Cherokee -
Nation in regard to the election for chieftain in
Ai gust. Mr. Coodey and Mr. Ross are , the candi
dates for the office. ,
On the 10th instant die telegraphic wire' bad got
to Zanesville, Ohio, and wantravelling * . :St• with
great rapidity.
Citot-satA.—The Cincinn-ati Times notices. upon
good authority, a probable can of Asiatic cholera
in that city.
One of the brothers Rothschild, residing in Lon
don, has put himself forward as a candidate to rep
resent the city of London in Parliament: This may
give rise to much debate, 4 Jews, we believe, are
not eligible.
Rev. Mr. Brayton and uife, Miss Brayton, Miss
Mason, and Miss H. C. Mason, Baptist missionaries
at Mergu, i arrived at Boston, on Tuesday, in the
ship Fended Hall from Calmat&
/ - •
The steamer Empire. plying on the lakes, bums
700 cords of wood to ilte trip. It is est. imated• that
she will consume two hundred and thirty-four acres
of timber, employing forty wood choppers at an
expense of over $10 : 000. - •
The Ring and Queen (tithe Belgians are at Lon
don. on a visit to Queen Victdria add Prince-Albert.
Prince 'Waldemar, of Prussia, is also in London, on
a visit to their Majesties.
There are two millions of
.people fobtisting by
daily public relief in Ireland and five millions of
acres lying waste which they dare not, and the
holders will not, improve.
The Boston Atlas says that letters %vele received
hy the last steamer. announcing the death of Rev.
E. B. Bullard. missibnary or the Baptist Board, of
cholera, at Alan'man, Burmah, in April last-.
The Chinese Junk is crowded from morning to
night at New York. The receipts of Friday amount
ed to twelve hundred dollais and on Saturday they
were much larger.
Anvemor Edwards, a g,entJeman'
,ef talent
and high standing, died at NOW Haven on Thurs
day last.
Women, iri Turkey. are trovemed by stringent
laws. The Pacha.or the Damascus issued a prer
clamation enjoining the women to go closely
veiled, and threatened to cut off their noses'. if they
disobeyed his orders.
A Machinist on board of the French steamer was
killed daring the passag.e •out, while adjustimt a
screw in the machinery, a lever coming in contact
with his head, and fracturing his sknll.
There are now over two thousand visiteri ai
Saratoin Springs. N. Y.. and about the same num
ber at Cape May., There are between three and
four hundred at Oki Point Comfort also at thiii
time.
The Postmaster Cilneml has ordered the thscon
tinuanee of the Sunda mail Worn Boston to Charles
town, Mass. •1t has been the only mail made up
in the Boston office on the Sabbath, for some time
past.
. .
The:Jewefry store of W. A. Havde, of Spring
field, Mass., was broken into•on Wednesday even
ing. and gold • and .silver watches, gold breast
pins, gold rings, iStc., to the amount of . 52,000,
stolen. - •
Gov. Stratton has appointed Dickinsoa Wood-
Miry Eaq., to the;command of the battalion which it
is pmposdd to ise in New Jersey for the Mexi
can war.
•
It is supposed; he United States can export 3 ; 000,-
000 bushels of .wheat, 17,000.000 of - Indian corn
and meal, 3.50.000 batrels flourand have
plenty for horn consumption.
Thinfow Wi.a letter tci his paper. predirts
that in ten y - ears Chieawi willcontmin mote inhabi
tants than Albany, N. York.
We observe that a eonsiTiznent of 2, I:19 barrels
of Kanawha sairhas been received by Messrs. Roe
& Kercheral. of St. Lo-uit, on the bteainet.Duteht.....
The new sehr. Am`ericanoirrived at New Orleans
on the 6th instant, Trom New Albany, indiana,where
she was built.
The Danbury (Ct.) Times says that a chitf of
Mr. Charles Chapman, of that town was poison,-
ed on the 6th inst. by putting a visiting card in is
mouth. The enamel orecrating, was composed of
carbonate of lead.
Explosions in English coal mines are of frequent
occurrence. One happened not Luling since at tit.
Helen's killing eight men. It was occasioned by
the ignition of foul air. ,
A law was enacted at the last session of the-New
Hampshire Legisl-atnre, establishii4 ten• hours as a
day'S work
The article of American Biscuits has already be
come one of eiteirbiye commerce with Eng-tat:O.
A lady in feeble health had twenty-four teetlitex
-
theother day, witile' under the
uric ether. • s.
Thtimb has lost his doz. that
and a hair. He died at Salem
untierstotickthat for the future, all Mexican
officers captured ithe war will be sent to the
United States.
A colored woman nam Louisa Teasman, died
at Newark on Tuesday,•at t rulvanced age of 104
years.
Lady'Dudley Stuart, niece of Napo n Bonaparte;
died at Rome oh die 19th sf May last.'N
John Haggerty was executed at Lancer on
Friday for the murder : of the Fordney family
A revolution is said to be on the tapir in the Cape
Vend Islands, induced by the civil conamotions in
Portugal.
0 1 Connell's friend, Theimas Steel, has announc
ed that he will never again take part in any politi
cal assembly in Ireland.
•
• In the London Tobacco market. business. has
been very limited in all descriptions daring the last
month..
Goy. Dana, of Maine, has been nominated
fir re-election, by a democratic Legislative conten
tion.
Mr. Longworth, of Cincinnati:h&c discovered a
plan by whieh , .the . flowering of the Night-bloom
ing Cereus can be retarded so as to expand at any
•
hour dbsired through the day.:
Itmortality among young -children has bean
t unexampled in -Pittsburg for the few days
pa.st.
.
In the police court at Boston on Afoniiiiy, no less
than seven small boys were brought up . for store
breaking.
The Shelby (Ky.) Neat saYs, that the celebrat
ed race horse Eclipse, dig at the stables of Mr.
Jitstin. Yates, in'that county, on the . Will inst.
Edvlarif Watts. of Carlisle, as been appointed a
Captain in the A 4 rmy.
Forty-sic new steamboats . have been regis
tered at Cincinnati sinc the first of January last.
St. Pant's Church in ochester, was burned on
Sunday morning last, • about 2 o'clock.
"*ON , G. T
papers of the ,17t
the army under
WOol's division,
di from the
add Wool. The
ileillebarthere
encamped at Buy
had been fvtceiv{
Mexican cavalryl
being a portion
advancing on
Generals Velem
four and five thi
Salas expected I
cos. At the tim
_awaiting rend°
the 16thregime
reds of dragoo
141dd furnish - 1
pelt! soon to be
on tii`Sari Luis.
.27th nit ,
van's. Cuat—lrhp Neer N aos
inst., 'contain .nothing new h em
en. Seott. Dr. Johnson i of g et.
came Passenger in the Palmetto
ead-quartens of Generils Ts y id i
doctor inform* the editor of th
were twenty-seven bandied men
inn Vista on the 9th inst.
_Notic e
'd of the approach of one thousand
within sixty miles of Buena Vig il;
f a strong body who are saide
toil
an. Luis, under the command of
is ands;las. There were betty
ls%
mend troops at an Luis, butte
wrong reinGsrcements from Zoc ale .
e Dr. Johnson left, Gen. Taylorseas
cements at Walnut Springs, wi l t,
at, Bragg's ballet* and twoliq uad .
, s . in anticipation that Cimaigo
o thousand men, Gen Taylor ho.
sufficiently strengthened to march
Di. .Johnson left &Mho 'o n tile
A 'MORAL PIG
CrOmmon lhi ev
ing crime : 3
about .10,000
Desput4, a ire
090 cokes a v
now, issabout
people - ,in the
means of nth
-000 female, s
from 14,000 t
Upwards; of
London wod
door relief, an
themselves in
addition to thi
live by beggit
criminal }had
Teas or Loma:la.—There are 30 0 % 0
sin. London ; 10;000 children learn.
.000 toasts of stolen 'goods, and
confined ennbler'a. The Weekl y
kly papet;,fias acircuiatioit of 150,-
eek in this City, The pop t da t i cn,
• .250,000 souls. There are IQO,OOO
metropolis 'done naprovided ir:dh
ous worship. There are abom top,.
wants in London. Of this nu rn b et,
16.000 are daily changing places._,
.000 persons are now inmates at e
hbuses ; 50,000. are receiving inn
d' from 1,000. to 2,000. nightly abide r
the refuges fOr the houseless •h i
- number, there are thousands wh o
and thousands more who lire by
ices.
. SAL': OF °SEMI . BONAFARTE's ESTATE. -11 e
beautiful grounds . and mansion in Bordentown,be•
longing to the estate of the late JOseph Napole ou
i
l
Bonaparte, e -king. of Spain, were sold at 'auctio n
for littriy fhou unel.'firehundred &dirs. - Mr. Thor
Richards of hiladelphia, was the purchaser. li n
said that the uildks alone cost over $. 6 0,000.
The painting , sculpture, furniture. &c. sold at mud
lower rates *an was anticipated, some articles be.
.ing sold for half their value. The paintings broil*
from CIO to $1,050. Two Lions and a
. FaNni4 y
Rubens. sold! for the largest sum. " Nanvity q• , r
Savior" byaphael It/ oenes, brought .51,00 t _7'9
Portrait of a Dog by Hackeris. brought '‘?2lo.
,;11
picture of Napoleon Crossing 'the Alps, by n i i T i,3,
the proprietors refused to put up ulna% they, as
of six thousind dollars was bid fort As no per:
'son present Was willing to bid that sum, it was
passed-ncl will be sent to Europe.
A CvatoVs CASE.--D. AL Cony, .E. 1., of Alle
gheny City i i Pa., had the inspectors an judge Of
one of .the Ward. , ., indicted fora misdemeanor inot•
i rri
tiee,tri reftis g, to receive hie vote atihe spring elec.
Lion. It appears that the prosecutor eat in one ward
and slrpf in [another. The inspector decided that
he could odly vote in the ward in which he ate,
and accord' fly refused his vote.
The en charged that he had a residence in et.
the e of the wards, and that the inspectors were
tiolind to receive hit: vote on presentation, Unless it
was shown that he had voted previously.sin the oth-.
er ward. ,
A A 14 V EING NfAcniN E.—A correspondent. writing
f unt Mic "_an to the New jerk Evangelist, says.
" A tielt of eim 'ldures• was harvested in tiro
days as le ows : A znavitine was drawn into the
fie:d by si, teen horses. ~ .._t- u idcd by as many boy.:
as nedessary. On the front of the machine a man
was stationed to.adjust the forks and circular knives
to the lteilit. of the wheat winch was readily thrown
baCk into ,the machine. No • more was.seen of it,
till anothei- roan in the rear part of the machinewas
seen tying up well tilted sacks of pure grain, in per
fect order, tor the flooring .mill: This Urge on
chine harvested and bagged three bu..-hels of the
best whet l it in a minute. 4 • -
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TEA 11:0AT RACE ON THE LAILS..—A drab
rapt. zClipleby, backing the Sultana Traist
on the lakes, for a race homeen 2 Briffralo
• , o, 1000 miles acid back for 33.5,001:. it is
tie accepted by Mr. Read.vho has pail
he Nialiara for trial. Both vessels burn
HO landing at intermediate ports tor-wood
;ill be necessary. •
GREAT
lung*. of I
any boat
anti Chic
eGatd. 1%11
e,l upon
coal. and
in` up v.
-SI I S' f. '
were en.
the farm
south o
the mou
tering,
been w.
bly of a
unfiente
111 1 MlNE—Last week, while some men
, rred in excavating in search of coal aptin.
of Mr. Samuel A MINIM ; about Iwo miles:;
hFiAill village; N. 1., they discoreref
t or entrance to a lame cavem, which ea:
ey found had every :appearance of f hare4
! rked as a mine. ft 'I,V as the work :Tuba
' entury ago. - The appearances are saiiha
the presence of sifver ore.
MI
lVhigs are sound' on great National qu•
"Springfield gazette.
all Satild"---likea Chinesegong--andao
e.—New Haren Register.
tiontt
Ye
sub:-tan
rekla Review of the Market!)
New Turk Market.
THCIt'SDA Y. July 29. 1847
ur there is 4orrie goodaternand, and the
is firm with, it anything . , an improved tea
, Holders of Genesee are geatrally &bag
ut the sales are at 5.69. )fixeri :1 , 41 1 6
.37i and 5,44, arid . some even lower.—
kVestern brings 5,50, occasionally 5.56
wine 5,25 and 5,50 according to order.
ern is held firmly at 7, 2 5.73. and 5 : 6 7, "ill
errand..
is dull- at S 2) 75 - innti S 3 for Wet , lervt 35'
In Fl
market
dency.
sell - ry
Strait
Brand .
Sou
small
Me
for J- zey :
Co continues in good demand and the maker
is I at 62 and 66 for goal lots mixed, 64 and6 . s
for fla - yellow, 64 and 65 for round mixed and.t 4
and 6 for round' yetrow 68 And 69 for whim
Whe
of 30 0 bushels good Ohio at 125; 2500 do. atil
is also steady and in some lequest.. Sale!
1000 o red 110, and 3000 do . pure Genesee
135 c
arket.
• I • Titynsux) . , July 29 ,
The demand for Flour has been rather testricte# ,
end Of fresh ground the market is bar°l
500 4> 1000 bds. a-gbod brand and to he gisling;•`•
brl. Holders generally ask .€l, and v 3 V
TS, via canal, ;35,62i and r. , 5,7 5 .10 ,
.
Wpsitern, via New Orleini
per bff.' Rye Floui• and Corn 3 fe a
steady rates. • Grain Gilesof prim!!
'heat at $1,25 per bushel; Pest -
Id at 81,27 and 1.25. Cots —A , - .
is yellow at, 74 eni. Oats—Ss , 13 w e '
and '5O ct.4'. and Northern 5i sa°
_ ____ •.,
73 LIM co A Fx.v an; trighta,lansan ti °
Pill are one of the best; if not tie very best med. '
din in the world.fer the cure of taternintent Fero'
because they excel all others in ridding the I) °,,,' 't
tho4c morbid" humors which are the cause, not!ri-)
of al( kin& offerers, bat of every utalad) o
d e °
to an. four or five of said Indian Vegetablefins
fak n every night on going to bed, will in a 5101
tim make a perfect cure of the moss obstinatn ease
of hills anefeveri at the same
,time -the till: 01°1
or ns will be restored to a healthv tone, and ae
lakid so . completely purified that fever and 4me -ee
.•-•
LW- A . ,' EOF GAR S- . 1 - COATE]) CCV Ni TT.ItT6t I,--114
dis
,ti. : ce in any Corm, 'will be absolutely Impossib
le
on y original and genuine Indian Vegetable Plllc'
halve ; the signature of William Wright written rida
iien on the tap label of each box. NON 6 07110 el
C 6 ir IX V, and to counterfeit this is forgtrY* ~.,,. k ..
Rice and general depot , No. ltia Race s4.r t
hi NTANYES' dc CO„ Towanda, l'a.,, agen ,s°
B Mord - county.
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