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Towanda, Wednesday, Jan'y 19, 1818.
Orovernor's Message.;
- 'tt`c•bad not spacelast week•to extend our re
matks on the Goy ernot's lessage,,nor can we •ay
now, that will add to the interest of that
most excellent document. It carries with it, a full
commendation. WC won't! like, however, to in
duce those who have not examined it to do
NCI document oltthe.kind, hits ever emanated from
any of the Rredticessors of Gov. Shank, sit replete
with sound principles, and so clearly andjorcibly
elucidated and sustained. It is sound to the core,
\ and radical' up . to the hub. It carries with it, the
impress of its author, a Democrat in whom "there
is noznile." It is refreshing, in these perilous times,
when — the hearts :of so many Democrats fail them
through fear;to bee the honest bearing of this " no
blest Roman of them all." This message is oot
merely the Thing of to day; pit will be preserved as
a text; it will live in thlereafter ; its truthful doc
trines will in that day peer in brightness above the
clouds and darkness that now rests on our political
horizon: Our worthy Executive must have invok
ed the shades of Hermitage; for he seems to havfe
' been inspired at that shrine.
THE REWARD.
' Democracy of this Congressional District,
will long remember the severe struggle and glori-,
ous triumph of Labor over Capital, which took place
1, upon the re-nomination of the present Member of
Congress, 'Tullis triumphant election in 1846.
The issue wawclear
, and distinct. only vote
in Congress from this State for the People's tariff,
. :was given by the Member from this District, and
upon that tote; the friends of the tariff of 1842 took
issue, and opposed his return.
The Tioga . Eagle, professedly a Democratic Pa
per, in that eventful struck its relors to the
enemy and secretly and insidiously favored their
cause. Its op position to the principles avdwed by
the Democratic Tarty, was unmitigated. The
friends of the low tariff and the Administration in
that strultgle came in fora large share of denuncia:
tion and abuse. It was . lc‘clared that the "odious
tariff of 1846,". was " foisted upon the people by
Executive dictatiOn"—that the Democracy of Penn
sylvania had been shamefully betrayed and de
ceived. The FedeiatprCss found in the Tioga Ea
gle-t-a-n-orth)troadjutor. If the Democracy of Tioga
County were not r successfully betrayed, it was not
for the waht . of exertion by the Eagle.. its course
met the condemnation of the entire Democracy of
the district, and it 'was pronounced unworthy of
inspect. .
Scarcely had thi;li.zracefttl scene been enacted,
and the EagJe.rai . ,eti the name of James Buchanan
for the Presidency. 'With a fall knowledge of its
venal and ebrrapt character. we , have' hitherto ex
pressed our ppiniop that this was done for a " con
sideration." We have not prophecied fhlsely. The
i`Eagle now appears with a signal token of approba
. lion from Washington. The advertising from the
Post Office pepartnient is given it; and this in the
face of apteit, exposing the political character of
that paper,om its devotion to John Tyler, down.
But it.rrm , all of no--irse. The Tiog,a Banner, the
Northern --binicierat, and the Bradford Reporter
.s,
were r ecommended, but at the iustaa:e of tv Sec
retary of State, the democracy of this District have
the delightful wisfactiou of seeing a paper which
denonne"ed the Administration.and attempted to
... defeat the party of this District, upon a question vi
tal to the interests of the country, taken into especial
favor : and. made the recipient of government pa
tronag,e.Ye s'
,do novas yet know, whether thi
reward is for 'opposing Mr. Wihnot's election, or
for raising the name of James Buchanan. We pre
rime for both. . .
We have no disposition to permit such an insult,
to go ouresented, l or such a -wrong logo unrebuked.
We . have not yet reached that ' lower depth" ofpo
lilicar dependence as to abide in silence such griev
ances. tt , e are rtot so abject, so servile, so debased.
We consider this act of Mr. Buchanan'S r in thus tak
ing. toilisbosom such political proffigacy r in pre
ference to sustaining those who have moil by the
Admiaistrationy a great wrong. to the Democracy,
and a premeditatediinTentional r deliberate insult to
thiperuber of Congress and the Democratic pa
pm of thy„ District. If he experts to prop'up his
cause with such rotten appliances as the Tioga
Eagle, he will find himself fast sinking.
The. Secretary of State .once sheltered bimselt ba
bied his station anti his dignity asa member of the
Cabinet, to evade expressing : his apittion, k when the
usages of Ow party were trampled :upon by a com
bination, and' its candidate defeated; but he now
rinds it easy to put it off for purpose of aiding his
own cause. He finds no difficulty in making this
editor post master, and in giving to another govern-
ment printing, :fix services Tendered,--surely not to
the-party-4;ot to- himself. We know of no one
Min% opprotinimore powerfully- to defeat him, than
thesupport of such papers as the Tinge Eagle, and
their .eagemest to-nominate him. One thing is cer- -
riin, the Democracy of this District have poor en
eonragement to stand by the Truth, when' those
who seek to betraythern are rewarded froniWash- ',
in on
Treachery to the Democratic party during John
Tyler's administration, was . a sun! and unfailing
avenue to reward at its hands. The unblushing
and bold prostitution of the press by that adminis
unarm has done much to • make it as it is a his
sing,and. by word." °nevi the- most greedy devo
tees of John, Tyler was the Tioga k was
rewarded in precise;' the same manner that know
is br Jades llnelanam. Nor is-this the only
stake , where ha hasemplbyed the•patronageof the
government in bribging papers of easy virtue to his ,
aid. Surely we may pray that the disgacefril
scenes enacted under the.tast administration are - not
to be repeated by him! Fir the credit of the Ad,p
ministration mid the Democratic partyrwelrnstsiot.
Wet there were paws in the. State r
Buehe,an, whose demecmoy all respect, and. who
have never been recreant to their, party and greir
pr ncil les. Why not give to them the patnmkge
whlch hit influence commands, rather than seek
the purlieus of political prostitution, to find the
most abandoned • chemist upon whom to bestow
kb tarn:4 ; ea' who c impivri, he must have known
would be an injury, fatherthan ii.benegilbUrLa —'
Can it be possible that heit‘hea is Bodo* to re
it
bu 1 4 ,,0 4115 tu .
, 14 1, *lid 1 1 Of .4!in ,oclacy,ff * Difo
Metier dariagto rat! wi4 ,* ~ . , iftiez
of *Tariff 104 1842, .' `. th - revititli4li
..„,_•., ,le-. - ...4
orbe4ou g hpio . b e i r a4. ~ -- t• ~ Mir that ar,
.
wish o s e thealtal ........ r hut Co
lima l
s e 'imposition im '„ ps .., 'I: lini the who!
influence of the General Government? We can
siON-11 igUto 014erfighti , ga - if.sol ice. tee= te
to inform him l. ,that the Democracy of Bradfonl, at
least, stand as Orra.3i the " everiamingliills" n e on
their principlcsi and that all the influence which
pe*er and patronage cau command cannot affect
tli6m. •
1
The cotirmuniatlon which we publish b e low,
was addressed by lion. Milli WitatcrOrfthel'imi -
Master ,General, upon this subject. It shows in
strong light; the mercenary conducA of the Tioga
Eagle on several occasions. It Will be seen by it,
the claims that paper . had upon the Administratior,
and the - reasons why it is especially favored.
WAsence.Tos Cm, Dec. 16, 1817
HON. CAT'S JOUNSON—Dear Flom the tenor.
of the conversation bad "withyou yesterday, I am
apprehensive, that the advertising of the mail mutes
for Pennsylvania, may be given to the Ties.
Ea
gle. That such a - wrong shall riot be inflicted upon
the democracy of my district, except under my
earnest and solemn protest, I have thought it tny
duty, to address you this communication.-
The Eagle does not- possess the confidence of
the radical and sound democracy at Tioga County
nor has it merited, 'or enjoyed that confidence for
years.` - It is Renal and mercenary, ever ready to
betray the kepublican party, its principles, and its
candidates. It opposed this Administration, upon
a measure vital to its safety and success. It labor
ed secretly, (the treacherous are never bold) to de
feat my election, in the canvass that immediately
followed the passage of the new Tariff Bill, and
when the policy of that measure was the only issue
involved. In the same•contest, it opposed some of
the local comity candidates, who were regularly
nominated, and triumphantly elected in the face of
its opposition. So flagrant were its departures from
political integrity and principle, that the Democra
cy of Tioga, immediately after the election, estab
lished another paper as the organ and exponent of
their principles ;, and the public.couhty patronage,
at the disposal of democratic officers, was refused
to this paper, that now seeks the reward of its un
faithfulness at the hands of, a democratic national
administration.
Its editor has been twice,a candidate for iMpor.
taro public trusts, and no causes operated against
him but the charge of gross inefficiency and rank
cupidity, and while he was the candidate of a par.
ty which gives no less than one thousand majority
for its nominees, yet •tlie people would not support
him.
Ender the Administration immediately preced:
ing the present, at a time when treachery to the
Democratic party was a passport to favor, and pa
tronage was unblushingly employed to purchase the
venal, the Tioga Eagle received the advertising,
which it now has the effiontcry to 'ask at your
hands ; while •the paper I hare commended to your
favor, would not ask it at •that time, fearing the gift
would bring with it, loss of partizan standing and
character.
Sir, the democracy of my district have been guilty
of no act of desettion, or abandonment of principle,
that can justify a democratic administration, in turn
ing a deaf car to their reasonable and just demands.
Those that I have the -honor to represent, hct re ever
been first and foremost in trattlingforthe treat prin.
ciples of the Repubhcau puny. •No portion of the
people of this Union, have stood with more firm
ness find constancy, around this administration, in
support of the important measures it w,is called up•
on to vi';idicate and carry out. l'pon the Tariff.
when the democracy of Ifelin.„ under the lead, and
upon the summons of is old Carrains, wheeled. out
of line, and joined the cohorts of Monopoly, the
democrats of my district stood like a Spartan band.
and sustained the whole heat and burden of the
tight. Upesv the Independent Treasury. they were
its e. - nlyi and have ever been its constant ad vocatcii :
they have not ch_goged upiin this question, but stand
nownow• where they stood in 1837, when Mr. Van Bu
ren called the attention of Conn. : re - 3S and the coun
try, to that great constitutional Measure of reform.
%Viten the Administration tinkle itself deserted, by
the democracy of an entire and pckverful section of
the Union, upon its policy . touching Internal Im
provements by the General Government, it can hart
with contrdence for support to the democracy of,
my,distriet ; and upon the policy of a continued vi
gorous. prosecution of 'the war, aad of acquiring a
just indemnity for its expenses, no people arc mow
united in sentiment and in action.
Such Sir, being the relations which ther Jennie
n cy of my district, .hoitt towardsthis administration,
why should they be exposed to the' wrong, in the
distribtrtivin ( of its patronage, of having a piratical
1 paper preferred, over the honest and true organs, in
which they have confidence. Are those organs of
an intelligent and unwavering democracy to be pro,
seri
bil
, because they oppose the extension of sla
veryver free soil I or because they have not seen
fit to l ise the banner of some aspirant for the Pl-e
-sidethil If. so, I protest against the first ground as
unjust; and as in the second, I claim the right for
the press of my district, to consult public sentiment
at home,
in.detenninire , upon their action as to Pre
sidential candidates. ?trust sir, that no such course
of proscription will be adopted for . such reasons ;
but your declaration to me, " that you could not
Pass by the Eagle, a paper that had taken ground
against the " Proviso," without exposing yourself
to assaults from the south." has led me to fear that
cot e
the democracy of my district, were t have a gross
wrong inflicted upon them , in o rto Ward off a
threatened. r probable 'wrong fr yourself. lam
&willing to• believe that the • south would exhibit
such a want of mrignanintEty, as to assail you, for
doing justice to those firm and true democrats vain
alone in Pennsylvania stood by that section, in the
final struggle that gave a permanent victory to prin
ciples of commercial freedom. I was also con.
strained to fear, that, considerations connected with
the next Presidency, might* possibly have an infiu
ence favorable to the eagle- ;
• from the fact mention
, ed by yon, that you dad receivedt .+ugh thehande
1 of the Secretary of State, letters • r . i. ending that
paper to your favorable ccmsidera on. You will
judge ifthose fears were wholly u. founded, when
to the fact stated by you, the other Chet is added,
that the Tioga Eagle is the only paper in my dis
trict that has raised the name of the Hon , Secretai.
ry Of Stateias a candidate for the Presidency.-
There are three democratic' papers published in
my district of character and influence—the Bradford
Reporter, the-one in behalf of which I-spoke toyod
4-the Tiega. Banner, aad the.Northem Democrat,
either of which is. eminently deserving your confi
'device and kind- partiality. The. Eagle is wholly
unworthy of either,
• and ought not to receive that
favor at the hands of the Marty here, it has justly
forfeited at home; ant? against such fl injus
tice and wrong, rdo no* most earnestly and so!-
. rnny- proteit, in the name and behalf ofeight thou-
Sand democrats, by whose - stdirages lam here, and
yhese confidence I am proud to enjoy.
4. ( I have spoken frankry,, but i treat _respectfully.
Towards yourself sir, I entertain respect and cor- .
dial good will, and .no people litrid . hi higher esti
mation than my own, those high qualifiers and re
publican virtues, that have distinguished your cif;
reer as a public man. ; '..
Very respectfully, your obedient ser4
.
D'.. WILMOT. •
Ttie Mrau CLaliX Case.--the nate long pend
ing before the Supreme Court of the 'United State 4
has beim decided in favor of Mrs. Generil'Gkte
by which, she comes into possession of fonr:filihsot
the immense estate of DArLo eLARK, her father. in
New Odeon&
. Messrs, Sarrrir and MASON have Otir thanks fbr
early copies of the/Governor's Mete, and other
imporant State papers.
aria
We find in the Cleveland (Ohi2) Plain Dealer,
ap IX . 4l:hi tu g#l2efit in n - rmard the 7
tion; of.**j the man letti - ire y
It ", a 44.aosdription and - ol• •• .
he 1e t red* 'ry American — "' 2
.%
ton of Jobe 4idanuff- ‘ e*
pirtiste true; reason of moat if the r y
Wilmot Proviso. No man must speak 'for Free.;*
4aurvadet theilaiwastl.petaalties
from Washington. .
The Editor of the Plain Dealer, than which rr
more sound and radical paper there is not publish
ed in Ohio, made application jot advegiring the
"Mail Lettings" about to be - given out to lei gime.
(Tht.1.147.0. Ment ls bargF,9l.!.s and is generally
given to three or four papers locaterl
si Cleveland,
Columbus ; and Cincinnati, the Northern, Central,
and Southern portiodi.) He not - onlybrioghtlo the
consideration of the Department the age, merit and
wide circulation .of his journal, but ho also took-the
precaution to get commendatory letters from the
Democratic Central Cormitittees ofhis own and se
veral of the surrounding chanties, all recommend
ins his paper exclusively and in the warmest
terms. (The object was to remove the responsi
bility as well as the embarrassment which might
possibly arise, in ease the Department bad to de
cide between nil, applicants frordthe same place.)
All these applications were filed in the proper de
partment, and in due course of time, the editor,
who bad taken :np his quarters in Washington for
the winter, called on Mr. Cave Johnson. in company
with a brace of Members from Ohio, to present his
claims in person and ask his attention to the papers
on file in the case. The most prominent details of
the colloquies that ensued we will allow the editor
..
to give in hle own largnag,o :
"Judge my saimise when his Augitst Majesty in-
formed me that the Plain , Dealer was a " Wilaot
Proviso paper.—that be had just received a copy of
it.sent him by the Post Master at Clevekmd, in - which
he found an article marked (i. e. BLACK taxzsdrawn
around it) which, be said, took very strong grounds
in favor of that doctrine! r
"I told him that in my section of country we did
not look upon this as a party question, that the dem
ocrats there. were all Proviso men, and supposed
they had a right to be; that we were not tenacious
about the terms of Mr. Wilmot's resolution, bul were
decided in favor of its principles, and believed in the
policy enforcing them it the proper time and in a
constitutional manner. P also expressed my belief
that the Constitution fairly construed and honestly
abided by, was an ample substitute for the "Provi-•
so," and I sincerely hoped that such a constitution
al understanding Wonld be bad between the North
and South as to take this agitating e,eestioa entirely
out of politics)'
" A kw days after dris, f repaired again to the
old man's quarters, and asked if any decision had
been made in regard to said printing. Up to this
time no application from any other paper in North
ern Ohio, except my own, had. been made, and F was
curious to know that he was going to do with the
advertisement for that section, as it was then con
siderably past the time for publishing it."
" Mr. Johnson said that no decNiow had as yet
been made ; that he expected a coninnutleation from
me in writing, to be put on file, defining more pre
cisely my position on the Wilmot Provigo. ° !
•"I'lie most charitable construction i could pat
upon such language was, that if I would reverse my
position on that question, and give him a written
pledge to that effect I could have that adrertisement
and if not, not. 1 hare no doubt ',could hare gut the'
printing on those terms : I did not comply witii said
tertos, and certain it is, 1 did not get the printing.
The Athens Mee.titsg.
Being requested, we pulOish •he proceedings of
anianti-Wilmot Proviso meeting in Athens. As to
the magnitude of the meeting, we know as yet
nothing, further than was told us by one present,
that a roam, (16 by 36,) was steady full. One of
the professed objects of this meeting, it seems was,
to correct a false statement in the proceedings of
the Democratic Convention of 'September fast, and
thereby place Athens in the right position. Those
proceedings stated that the vote sustaining the Pro
viso, was unanimous; the Athens meeting, or rash
•r Mr. Ilayden, attempts to show that it was not;
' that the delegates from Athens were opposed to it :
why then did they not vote against it? Mr. Flay.
den was the only delegate that oppused the Proviso ;
riot the slightest intimation of opposition came from
any one else; and he publicly withdrew his; so
that when vote, was taken, there was a general and
enthusiastic response of aye; no delegate voting in .
the negative. :What report, other than that the rote
was unanimoute could the secretary make ? These
facts are net denied even by Mr. Hayden.
We are. assured, and believe, that neither Mr.
Tozer, or any other delegate, saw the resolution,
before it was reported; and that no conversation
whatever on the subject, took place between Mr.
Tozer and Mr.. Sanderson, prelims to the resolu
tion being offered. This however is very unim
portint ; it shows only the willing dispositins of
some to catch at straws. Mr. Tozer deeds no frith
trifling apology. He is manly enough, to have va
terra,gainst the resolution, if he wished to, and we
are confident he does not ask, or intend, that Mr.
Hayden or any one else, shall make apologies for
him. This much we feel bound to say, in justice
to others. The Democrats in Athens have a perfect
right to oppose the Proviso"; it is their privilege to
"think en this, and all other subjects, as they please.
This meeting, hcervever, is far from satisfying us,
that the Deenter‘y of Athens is in hared the ex
tension of slavery. We believe that seven-eighths
of the votes would be'east for Freedom. We shall
not set down Athens, as willingto countenance the
stupendous fraud of propagating slavery, 'notwith
standing that meeting. The slang of one'ef there.
solutions, we cannot believe met with'approval by
more than one of the meeting. We allude to the
impitatin on the friends of the Previsol of their
conoexi n with abolitionism. This sounds too
Mitch 1' it . one who'had learned his polities in one
ti li
of the New York schools. Perhaps the Democra
cy of Bradford can Be 'frightened by shadows. Upon
the'priariple of this resolution, democrats must
desert the right the moment a whip or aßolitionist
admits dietrecorreet. Wiigs have Been making
speeches and Voting supplies for the war; therefore
Democrats must afitutdon il• • Whigs hare enlisted
for the .war ;. therefore' Democrats
_should' stay at
home. This notion that a party should repudiate a
good thing, because' Believed By others, shows a
singular devotion to principles: .
" - Tut LUlCArttlialli."-.4 paper with-this title,-
has been warted at Lancaster, Pa., by lif. D. Hol
brook. Ii is It. large and well printed.petper y con.
tducted with energy and ability, and goes atroagly
tot Geo. M. Dallas for the. Presidency.
Otury.--The Democratic State Convention of
,Ohio bare , by a vote of 237 . to 22 nominated Gen.
Lewis Cilia, of liCehi;pny.iur a
,Faiulidate forPrest.
dent of tire railed Slates..
Oryb - We are- obliged, this week, to defet. oqr
nsusPsinsimary of tbei proceedins of toogrees.--
We eall male antendei, next- week+. ' ,1 I
Resolved, That Pennsylvania will, as she has
heretofore done, sustain the-Onvernment of the Uni
ted States iwa'vigorous prosecution of 'the war, no
n! an honorable peace shall have been concilieeett
by our gallant and victorious armies.
Resolved; That ample indemnity for 'the etretisel
of the war, and for anterior wcongs, should be de
manded from Meiico, •and that in the opinion of this
body, no other or better indemnity can be obtained
thau the acquisition of a portion of the present ter
ritory of Mexico, and a perpetual and free passage
over the rsthmus of Panama.
Ireitorved. Thai the War with Mexico is a manly
and thnstitatibnal vindication of the national honor
and 4 prosecuted with the skill and vigor with which
it has. been •hithertki conducted, will add strength:
and dignity to our Republican institutions, and en
sure a pehilaisinf and properons peace to the North.
Aniericarr Continent:
. Resolved; That copies of the foregoing resolutions
be *animated by the Governor, to our Senators and
Representatives in Congress.
The indications here, are that' the whigs will
-
make Gen. Taylor their candidate for thePresiden.
ey. It is said the lvtar) . -land whips, who have ever
been the devoted friends of Mr. Clay , are'rallying
upon Taylor and turning the cola' allianlder to their
old friend, and it is even whispered' that M. Crit
tenden of Kentucky approves of the transfer, and
is himaelrprepared to 4Fop Mr Clay and join in the
,move for Gen. Taylor.
Mr. Wihnot arrivedhere mast night: He has been
unwell almost the whole time ducal:le has been at
'Washington, so touch so that lie was confined to•
his room for tiro weeks under die "ctut of a Physi.
ciao. He metes over lierefir a change of atmo
sphere, and' hoping to derive benefit from the exer
cise of travelling. He looks somewhat reduced,
but is rapidly regaining his health and strung*:
He will return to his seat is Congess inn few days.
_ We leant from flartisburg,- that the Democrats
nrri. pr - -,-: - the pubtose
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10. 1 1! •• - 4 r•t" - \ ~,, \
of a rote of till State, i given a the lak
election, was read on Friday last, Messrs Benner
-estdbrasheiagithejointssomnitne , -411Lielkoring
is the result:
• '
Shunt •
Inin,
' Reiger,
ShunhiepluMlity oyer.lrviu; ,17,93,3:
News tress /111e.sles.
We have endeavored' for *Oast two weeps to
find scut:Mating of interineftim the seat of wit to
give to our readers. The an vats ingrates - ice have
brought nothing important from the stray.
The New Orlearts papers of thd'lSth last, trOnntrece
the arrival at Pensacola, oddm eth inst., of the
United States sloop-of-war Saratma, - from Vera
erne, which port she left on the 27th alt.
She brings fuller, though - no later advice* from
the city of Mexico. The rumor that the Mexican
Congress has been dissolved by The dispersion of
its members, is corifirmed. The new Congress was
to assemble in January.
.Arnmor is current at the Capital, that commis
sioners from the Mexican government returned to
Queretaro, after having an interview with Mr. Trist,
it is supposed for the purpose of having a confer
ence with the supreme Government upon the sub
ject of peace. This, however, is but ;listener.
The most of our troops now at they. Capital, are
about to leave for other parts of the Republic, every
portion of which is to be occupied by the Ameri
can forces, until those who have the autheritrio
act make satisfactory revaration to our government.
•
and offer terms of peace.
Tux. Wu.surr Pauvrso u N. Yoax.—The New
York Express says :—" In the House of Assembly;
yesterday, we learn by Telegraph from Albany,
Mr. Myers, (Barnburners,) of St. Lawrence, intro
duced a Resolution to the effect that Congress ought
to legislate to prevent the introduction of slavery in
any territory to be acquired by the United States.
This important Resolution passed the House almost
unanimously :--ayes 108, noes 4. The names of
the dissentients were Case, Stewart, Garrison and
Wager, (.hunkers) This re-affirms the principle
of the Legislature of 1846 and 1847; and, now
pealed in 1848, will it is 'prpsumed, be uuderstOod
by Mr. Dickinson and others as the sentirpent ofihe
Empire State."
Procedings of the Pentea Legislature.
r Offespoodence of the Rrrortry
IARISIICRG, Jan. 10, 18-0 , 3.
Very little of interest has transpired in the Ldgi.s:
lature as yet, farther than the appointment of thb
standing committees in the respective houses i the
announcement of which yob will see in the diger
ent new4paperg. Mr. Smith, of Bradford, is althe
head of the committee on the Judiciary syste , in
the House, and is applying himself to the duties
moist inclefatipbfy. Mr. Kerr of Craw fordwaS ap
pointed chairman. but declined; and as Mr. &nith
stood next on the list, he, of cease succeeds as
Chairman.
Col. Mason, of the Senate is chairman of the
committee on the Militia system, and will apply
the energies of his mind to a salutary reformation
in the laws on that subjee. Some of the members
are in favor of a total repeal of all laws regulating
the militia, leaving the defence of the Common
wealth entirely to the volunteers. From the exhi
bitions we hare had frpm our volunteers in Mexi
co, we may certainly rely upon them with the ut
most confidence, but the constitution requires that
the militia shall be kept organized, and hence. I
hare no doubt that the law on this subject will be
modified, not repealed:
Mach has been' said both here and elsewhere
up= the subject of enacting a generat banking law,
something upon the principle of the Free banking
system in New York ; but I think the' only free
banking law that can be passed by this Legislature
would be one' open the principles Mi ( down ill Gov.
Shank's message—to allow any man who has mo
ney to loan it for the accommodation of his neigh.
bor.
Capt. Small has introduced a set of resolutions
in the Senate in favor of the war and indemnity,
which will compel the whigs to" define their posi
tion." The Capt. is a hero and a man of relents,
lie will defend his resolution, to the last extremity,
and they will pass, or the whigs must vote flatly
and decidedly against the war &c. As the resolu
tions are short I give them to you below.
mil.. eine!' satititilled to the Senate, the following
joists resolutions, which were raid opon the table.
Resolved, By the Senate and• Rouse of Represen
alive* of Pennsylvania, that the'esisting war with
Mexico, unprovoked by any act of the United States
and forced upon us by the aggression and broken
faith of Mexico, deinands, and should receive the
hearty support of every pauiet and friend of our
free institutions.
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On tb,e4th hist.; Gov. Young, of New Y . tirli f ire;- ;
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demand, and, has a right to require, that itlshill be
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page of history, will be evidence of an acknowl
edgment by Mexico of the superiority of outs rmies
but of the character and extent of such indemnity I
may not speak in this commurticatiouP i
The Governor then gives the Clays, the Corwin,
and Virtibtaiers of hti"tiwri 'pity, a hearty rebuff in
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galfilb the return offeap;owgl corao,a season of
cwhlrdelibeistiort aind sda"reliftig ifiqmfyt-the can—
sea, the conduct, and the fault of the we i r may.he
then properly and usefully investigated , but mull
our enemy shall have been stifilded, diseawions Ws
voktik g follisionrat borne cannot fail, by eptifinglalse
exedutimu tit Mczim--to es*nvass negotiation for
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41 ' Ti t PORTMAN DENOCZAT," „ has phased into'
hands of Mr. tr. O. Hiraiiarr.str, the late ji l mior part
ner, Mr. Fidler resigning- the editorial tripod. We
cordially wish Mr. IL the etteietts *hid:this ability •
and indepeitdience merits. •
Paostarto.—We see in the Washington &ion
a notice of the'promotion of Major Emit: W. Mon-
GAN of the 11th regt;ment of Infantry, to be Lieuten
ant Colonel of the 13th regiment
tinblit /Voting& ,
MEEtI GIN BULLIVAN COUNTY.
At a large and respectable meeting Orthe citizens
Of the county of Sullivan, held at Quinn's schOol
house, on Thursday evening, 30th tilt, on motion,
•WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Esq., was chosen Presi
dent of the meeting, Darby Deegan, Patrick Demp
sey, Thomas Quinn, Stephen Harris, Wm. Gravely,
Kern Beri.ntneLewis Martin, Vice Presidents, and
A. IL Jack son, p Geo. D. Jackson, , Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was then stated, and
several able addresses delivered by Dr. Joiiah Jack
son, A. J. Dietrich, Esq.. E. P. Alley and Isaiah
Bartley, Esq. The following resolutions *ere then
read, and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we shall rever acquiesce in the
present loEation of our seal of trestle* r &arise con•
cider the course taken by Mr. Meyleri and those in
favor of the present location, as low, mean and con
temptible, inasmuch as they have endeavored to se
cure the names of those persons on their petitions,
who cannot read writing. by saying to acme that it
was , for one purpose, and to others. for another:--
stooping to any falsehood to obtain their names.
Resolved. That we feel assured that the people of
Sullivan will hereafter place ml confidence in any
of the unfounded stories and false arguments that
may be used to prevent them from signing a peti
tion ;u favor of a review, nor be ensnared by any
inducement or promise. held out to them, whatsoev
er, when they have such deep interests .at stake.
Resolved, That we feet confident that the few ci
tizens of this county, who are now tlt hirelings. of
Mr. Meylert, and compose his little b nd, doing all
they can to hate the location' retrtainiwhere it now
is, will (if it is not changed) pay in years to come,
in a way of tax, double the amount thy now receive
fur acting the part of a Judas. '7,
Resolved, That we have great confidence" in our
lion, Legislative bodies, and we believe that if we
lay the wrong dcitie us before tfiem,and make known
to them the course pursued to do that wrong, which
can so clearly and easily, and will, most assuredly,
be done. we will receive justice at their bands.
Resolved, That as a republican people, we feel
that our rights have been trampled upon—though .
surely not by our Hon. Legislative bodies, who we
believe were truly conse.ious, in appointing men as
locating commissioners of high and honorable stand
ing, that justice .would surely be done to us ;—that
t .king into consideration their high standing and
the solemn obligation they were under, when Intik
ma the present locution of our seat of justice, we
would consider it criminal accorditrg to the laws of
this State, to charge two of them with having been
hribed r although holding a private meeting at Ral
ston, concerning our seat of justice, without notify
ing., the third commissioner of their meetings
ißesolved, That we consider that we were-treated
with contempt by the locating commissioners, inas
much as ten day's grace was given; at their !list
meeting, to receive proposalY, *s4idh le correder
they had no aid:writs , to do, as the act by . ch
thee were appointed, sititply directed them to I c afe,
and no authority was kiven them to receive p opts;
i i
'gals. Being desironsJhowever,that the sett of jus- .
vice sboeld be located at the proper place, wel pro
cured over Four Thousand Dollars by sobicription,
towards erecting the pi:like buildings, made payable
to the Commissioners of the county, when elected ;
but all this was not of as much avail as Mr. Mey
lert's two thousand five hundred dollars proposed to
the locating commissioners, and the seat of justice
was located in that barren wilderness.
Resolved, 'That we recognize the right of petition
as unalienable, and to this we shall cling as dearly
as we would to our liCes,and we shall never suffer
that right to be wsested from us by land speculators,
schcreavenothing for mit Iterate ; farther than that
which concerns the' sate of their lands.
Resolved ; That review ; or sortie other law that
will change the present location, shall be nailed at
our mast-head, and-nerci. tidier belaken down until
we succeed.
Resolved, That Mr. Meylert must that our
Legislature is composed of men who are easily dup
ed, if he expects that his surveying all the roads in
the county, and laying them down on his map=
some that are not and never can be traveled by the
inhabitants--will have any erect on their minds,
even should they be made very nice on paper, which
is easily done in cothparison.
Resolved, That ire are deeply indebted to Hon.
William Harris, our Senator, and Hon. Gordon F.
Mason, Senator from the adjoining district, and to
Won. Timothy Ives, Hon. Mr. Pearce, and others in
the House, in the coune taken by - them in the pas
sage of the bill erecting this• comity; that we trust
with such men as Harris and Mason, in the Senate,
and Packer, Ives and Peatt4 iii the Souse, we can
not faith% getting' a revitttr.
Resolve, That We highly aptitote'oP the coarse
taken by Isaiah Bartley, Esq.,7if this county. lbr his
untiring exertions in getting - the bill passed last
winter, erecting this county. That he be sent to
Harrisbem at the evert meeting of the . Legislature,
to take ch:rge , of odrinterest clncerning this Co..
Resolved, That the proceedings" of this meeting
be signed . by the offizers, andpUblislitd in the pa
pers of the adjoining cckuntiek, and l ebpfer transmit
ted to trtk houses of the Legislature, at, 'Mir mat
session, [Signed by the Officers.]
At a large - and respectable meeting of the demo
crats' of Athens and vicinity, held at the Mansion
Mouse of Es 8:-Mashewsort, on the first of Jan nary,
1848, a P. WOLCOM:of Litchfield, wast.called - to
the chair, and F. 8. Moyt appoirtted Secretary.
The object of the Meeting teat stated by 8. Hay
den, when ou motionra committee of fire was ap
pointed to draft vesolutiorks for the,eonsideration of
the meeting. Whereupon, the chairman named 8.
Maytren, E. 8: Mathewson, Gay Tozer, C. Mathew
son and Reuben Park.- ?he committee alter retir
ing, presented. through their chairman; S.:Hayden,
the Mowing preamble and resolutions which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, It was stated in the libblithed proceed
ings of the Democnttic Co B nt)P , COßlFeetiol6 - held at
Toiraulta. is 4t ePtember iash.: ! that-,the resolutions
adopted by said . convention, approving (among eth
er things) of the « Wilinot Proviso, ...were ottani
'thoirsly adopted, %%lath implie3i thit'we, and our de
legates representing us inmiid Convention, were in
favor of said•Wilmot Proviso, ;while The, fact ;4 that .
the delegates from Athens borough were - specially -
instructed Sy their eonstitnenti not tb vote . finr• - any
sedation' appoarintof it, should such an one be
Offered , : and when:the resolution approvin of said
_Proviso was shown to Col. Toler, (a deleg to from
Adieus tp„ and chairman OftSO Conrestinn by M.
MEETING IN ATHENS:
Wilmot totooite,
ed againstiU tutrow - 'netion into the cenvePtio llm n, and
"
when the resolutions were offered, Mr. Hayden, also
I7 l7lolllMtithoe : stotPtitein go e liro. s an tri • l i te a;t u e t r th t h 4
a n en a t P io 1 34 ' I m r.. il li d a e y i •d ili e Pe n, rs fo o r n tli b e Y ? t ak n e
j ' It de rations, 'withdrew his motion, bat sla t .
tiri e time, that his views in regard to th e
trie .. ,,, unchanged; The vote in Conventiort
being taken upon alt the resolutions at once, the de.
legates opposed to the Proviso did not vote at all--
, ewajijka4,o4„,RVO2l pjfdA th e atfir a .
'11'4;1110 liviiiilif liiiire vo ed --- far - fak - Proilso, t in d if
they had voted items 'twit% they would -bare
voted against resolutions approwmg of our ?lational
and State Administrations, and hence the neutrality
forted upon them was unjustly construed into at
quiesence ; andwhereas, we are unwilling to be
placed before the public in a false position ope n
this question" therefore'
- Iretkil.etC‘Ttat**tellortfon'tof. the great d e , n ,
cratic family of the, llguitth,beld together by the same
national creed, anitailwaysdn a spirit of mutual and
magnanimous con ession, amicably settling goes
twos 4 cantlictin 100 l interest, we cannot con
sewn, disturb the h rmonynf ourpolitical refatio n i
by adopting a tantalizing measure, imperative in it
self. which lookatillielacquisition of territory rm.
defiamLin qoantity,taad that may never be acquired
—to the application of slave labor to a soil to which
it ii iffamifiCatile=ki the control of the wishes of, a
territory yet to be. inhabited, to•the doubtful if not
unconstitutional action of a Congress yet to be
elected, and without the constitutional power of pe r .
petuating sueb action after the territory is admitted
as a state.
Resolved, That are respectfully dissent from the
views and actions of our distinguished Represents.
tire., the Hon. David Wilmot, on the subject orth e
" Wilmot Proviso," and admit the justice of th e
claim of the Whigs to its guardianship, as flit feu.
der nursling of their handl:a - aid Abblitionism. t
Resolved, That in' the setae spirit of cOmpromistt
and good faith which animated our patriotic furefa
theca, when conducting the political destinies of our
inherited country, Ime.fudy concur in the views uk.
en by our distinguished and sagacious statesman
and representative in the National cabinet, the Hon.
James Buchanan, in his late letter to the Berks Co.
Harvest-home meefing.
--Ressobred, That we are united id our approval of
the principles set forth in the resolutions presented
to the U. tS. tknate, on the 15th of. Deoember last ;
which are as follows
Resolved. That. in organlzing a Territorial goveinment for
territories belong - 14 to , Ise tied Suites, the principl e s en sell
overnmept npo lt whic . l3 oar'iederativt System rests will
he
best pronesTed. the true spirit mkt 'Staining of the constitution
be observed, and the confederitcy istrOrtginetiett, by leaving a:I
quest oats concerniug the domestic policy thcicin u the terista
tures chosen by the people thereof,
Resolved, That true policy requires the government of the
L iii tad States to strengthen its political and return..rem' rela
tions upon this continent. lay the anuesat.on of ouch contigu
ous territory as may conduce to that end and can be Justly oh
tamed • and that. naither in such sequin:von nor in the terr.-
tor'al nr ani<atou thereof. can dny condirons be constitution
ally imposed.. or instatt6ins be provided for or es:aid/stied.
consistent with the right of the people therm( to form a free
sovereign State. with the powers dud privileges of the orgntJ
members or; the confederacy.
Resolved, That whiteopr ffrst choice for a candi.
date for the Presidency,' would be the Hon. James
Buchanan, still we are willing to abide the decision
of iliational Convention, aid will support the no
minee of such Convention.
Resnived. That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the officers; and published it - the de.
mocratic papers of this Con,fresSiotial . drstricl,
Harrisburg. and of Washington city. -
[Signed by the Officers.),
GREAT MASS MEETING IX TERRYTOWN,
REPORTED Elzuslstx . MI TOE REPORTED.
I% great event amounts to little without a hlstori•
an, and a great amvention lo"ses much of us ebyct
without a retorter; and in consideration tf these
circumstances, f have volunteered my serylces to
the " War Convention," and now pre.4ent to the
public an accurate report of the enthusiastic war
meet Dig held aorithout distinction of party," at
Terrykrifn, December 3% 1847.
The Convention . assembled at 7 o'clock, and the
delegates appeare d as fel:oars : from the lower end
of the town, fourfrom the central part, three—
upper part, three ;- and proceeded to the election of
officers. The first ballot for presiding offiecr;stood:
Whole number of votes,
Necessary to a choile,
For William Terry, 7
Nobody, 3
J. P. Keeney was _appointed Secretary ; the Prem. 4
dent then addressed the meeting. stating -that the
object of their assembling was for the purpose of
ex pressing their sentiments upon the war—that they
might lay down their platform. and let any man take
it from under them if be could. His address was
received with unbounded favor by the meeting.
One of the leading men them took the door, and:
remarked, that every expression of public sentiment
had its influence upon Congress and the public ge
nerally—that this meeting, although not ac large as
it' might have been—Terhaps on account of the in
vgililag—lworild not be ersthotlt weight. lie then
offered spine reshlutions, which being before the
public, I shalt nit report.
The motion was-then made and seconded, that the
resolutions be received as the sentiments of the
meeting, and was about to be put to rote, when a
'thought struck the Secretary, Who rose and asked
the question: If our armies are withdrawn from
Mexican territOry,how are we to recover our claims
against Mexico, and what assurance shall we hare
of her good behavior in future'"
This was felt to be out of plate, and treated sciale- •
thing like the question of one Ethiopian gentleman
to another, to wit : ":S'ambo, don't you 'spore its
wicked to steal chicli 9 .ens T" ."Ehit a great molar
4th Lion—.hand - down another pullet." For when
be asked how our claims were to he recovered, ev
ery gibe saav it to he a ";:rrat moral question," and
there' atas'i'momentarY si lence, Which was broken'
by one of the delegates,-whose wonis were as fol
lows : " As in David's time, when -he sent the tar
gatherers around, all amons , the people, from Beer.'
Sheba every where to Dan, I say Withdraw our sr;
Mies, and let indemnity go to the d—l." Another
delegate charged Mr. Polk with lying, and told a
story of a Welch preacher to illustrate it. The m°.
tion to adopt the resolhtions was then taken, and'
carried by a majority of six` to one ;- that is, stale
it, one against it.L
The meeting Then adjourned with the greatest
good will imaginable. - A SeSCTATOL
DEXPE'RATE ATTMIPT Mem:kn.—We under
stand that on Saturday evening last a desperate at
tempt to commit murder was made in the village
of Aubm - n, under the following circumstances: It
seems that some time since an individual was hand.
eti a valise at the depot,- with directions to take it
lathe Auburn Hosse.. A moment after, a.gentlei
mart connected' with the railroad discovered that
his valise was missini - r. and followed on after the
young man *he hafbeen started for the tote!:
claiming the ankle in the hands of the latter as ha
own. He however, c: mended that it bad been givel
him by some one at the depot, but on returning
there he could not find the man. Stitquesilly to
went with an °dicer to thehalf•way house between
Auburn and Syracuse, and there pointed out a wait
named - sing as the one who had given him the
carese r and-King was arrested. After his confine.
trent- he exposed the name tlf another inihiithkali
whole name we did not learn, u he- ha 4 "
trunt.:.and other articles from the i depot, and he too
was arrested, and King .set at lame.
On Sunday evening., just as the' bells were ring.
in for church, King was 'walking near the prison.
and as he tamed the, center of one of the nails. ite.
was struck on the head by a Sinn; shot, which felt
ed him to• the ground, in the hand of the brother of
the man whom hb - eXprveil. While •prostrn . - . ei th e
individual who had struck him, placed his knee up
on his breast, attempted tostab him with a dirk knife
striking five times, hut 'each time failing. in e° lls ,'"
quence of the didness otihe blade, and some 01 `
stacle in the pocket of-the prmitmte man. to inflict a
deadly wound.. Oitee or twice it reached his et* ,
but penetrated no 'antler. Alarm* was then give-a•
and the man who attempted to murder - fled; a nd '
had not been taken when the train left Atiburn
terday Morning,. The wcnaded man is not danger
injured.l.-.
ously There is probably Some tterPer
lac ' . at the bottom,-as the individual was heanl
exclaim, as the attempted to thrust the knife 11 04
King's sale,," there, 11- r n you the next time 13) -1 ,.
Money *hen it is ofT,ered. and leave the town, aea
keep out
of the : teal: