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E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR
- Towanda, Wednesday, June 21, Is IS.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
FOR PR.S4RDENT,
Gen, LEWIS 'CASS, of Michigan.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
Gen. W. U. BUTLER, of Kentucky.
FOR CANAL COMMIA7MONT.R,
ISRAEL PAINTE.R.
or vrr.xrmon COrNTY
The Duty of Dearteerate.
When has it c ver httppened, even in the regular
Democratic nominations of our counties, ihat there
arelnot some disappointed by a failure to secure as
eatididates Of the party, lho - se who were their first
choice 3 Have We not all, upon more than one oc
'carrion, cheerfully and magnanimously surrendered
our preferences to the manifest decision of the ma.
jority, upon the safe republican-axiom, t yaithe ma
jority should decide ? Upon this prilM6e, we have
again and again ouried forever whatever differ
ences about men, which May have existed between
us, before nominations were made. Title to its
integrity in this respect, our banner has floated in
triumph since the organization of our government,
with but few exceptiont; and by its auspices, the
star of I) ocracy has guided the destinies of our
beloved ountry from its birth to its present gran
deur and strength. WO is prepaicil now, to cut
loose from this sheet anchor of our party, to haul
down our flag, and trail it in the dust, to the joy of
modern whi , ” , ery . We trust there lurks in the
breast of no Detimerat any feeling, thought or hope,
that does not breathe the same ardent aspirations,
and inspire the same resolute determination for
victory, which has ever distinguished their devo
tion to Democratic_ principles.
We all remember, that in IS 11. we were called
upon to yield our preferences, and that too when - 1
we supposed the choice had fallen upon a distin :
gnished statesman, nther than the one selected : — ,
With what patriotism-did the Democracy, not only
of Bradford county, but many other sectiinis rime.. ,
lardy situated, at once raise the flag of " Young
Hickory" and rally around our standard bearer.—
Are we again called ?loon for the exercise of the
same republican virtiq! What is our duty ?. Just
as it was in 1844; just what it has ever been ; just
what now, as ever, will lead us on to victory. The
Democracy of this section - could not reasonably:
have expected a nomination for the Presidency
Fetch as would meet their wishes; the most that
could have been . possibly accomplished, was the
nomination alone who had not committed himself
upon the "...Wilmot Proviso," or who was willing
that Congress should !settle the question. llirough
our organised bodies, - aild otherwise, we had en
all occasions, declared it not to be a test question.
Indeed it ciaild by no possibility be a test question of
a man's democracy. The wings had asserted the
PrOviso" to be a doctrine of their creed ; and who
doubts but there-ate as faithful adherents to its prin
ciples among them as among Democrats. The
Democracy of Bradford, have been, and our, word
for it, will continue firm and true, through evil and
good report, in their tilherence to the great princi
ples of the '• Proviso." What have we to hope
lip& the whig party, suppose the eXteusion of sla
-‘ery to be the only qnestion which interested us
Nothing, less than .nothing ; that party would have
been glad, could they have baited us, by the nomi
nation of. a Proiiso man ; had they done so, it
would have been for no other object, than the hope
thereby, to cram down us the whole catalogue of
their odious Federal doctrines. What Democrat,
true to the Proviso, would be willing to s - allow a
pill of this mixture ; o:- who if he got in his throat,
would not eject it ! When the day of triumph
comes to the litetuls of free soil and tree territory, .
depart' upon it; whiggery, as such, will take no
hart in the jubilee. Progress and reform, never
has, and never can come from this ancient party
of Federalists, call them by what name you Please. l
.-'fire nomination by this party, of Gen Taylor,.is the
enusummation and climax of absurdities. A gal.
hint military chieftain, whose brow is covered with
laurels from- the field of battle ; on. whose well
earned fame, no man, without sacrilege, can lay
ruthless hands—but without .character sus
,a civilian,
he has himself disclaimed having had the,experi
ence, or knowledge, such as to qualify him for the
station of President. Having spent his life in the
"held, he has not acquired any fixed pt !Meal prin
ciples, and seems to have had no inclination to do
so, had circumstances favored it. Having,then no
fixed political principles, he Could declare none;
he was -willing the Democrats or whig,s, or 'both
should nominate him; notwithstanding all this, the
whig party, that great party of principlei—who want
the government 'administered In their principles;
nominated a man who has• no principles: con
firming what we have ever said of them, that they
ire a party of no principles ; they have a standard
bearer of no pineiples—and of them we predict
the fulfilment of a faithful saying that, " when the
blind lead the blind, &c." •
Gen. Cass is not only distinguished for his mili
tary achievements, but as a statesman,' has few
equal'". lie has filled with great credit, many oldie
most responsible and honorable positions in the gift
of the Nation. We can say, without making an
,eteeption, that there is no statesmini in the ride'',
. more familiar with the affairs of our'.;preniment
thatt.Gen. Cass. That he is sound on all the great
principles, which have been established 'as the
landmarks of Democracy, no Democrat will goes
lion ; and although auliousas we am, that he should
Ike. as sound on the right of Congress to extend.s.l-•
very• from territory now free yet it would be mad
ness for a Democrat, on this questitin alone, to re
ject him, although sound as he is on all the issues
that have heretokre led us to victory, and support
a mail like Gen. Taylor, who is hintself a large
slave holder ; and opposed to the Proviso; by whose
election, the friends of the Proviso, gain nothing :
and if Democrats; lose every thing, by the ascen
dancy of Federal principles. We have the same
• ur.• IO uteri ; tltr, lOrderal.paity to contend with ;
:wit t trfeat. The Dcmwracy abhor the doelrilies nt
federalism: their restoration theywill :baiter con
sent to ; and against it they will oppose their whole
energy: When the Federalists, regardless of in
-tewity, nominate for the Presidency a man, who
has no
_single thing'to commend him, but 'his
availability," with the undisguised, manifest, and
solitary design of defeating the Democratic party
any meads, fair or good, then the Democisey
are on hand, with gloves eff. That such is the de
sign, by the nomination of Gen. Taylor, noon, will
doubt, that has read the speeches at the Conven
tion which nominated him, * And the ratification
meeting that followed. We will quote from a
speech made by Gov. Jones, of Kentucky, than
whom, Henry City had not in the country a more
ardent friend. The speech shows, what sacrifice
of feeling and pride Gov. Jones can make, if there
h.),. he can destroy /ore prousfa. And we should
blush if the humblest Demorratof our party, should
hesitate as to his duty, after reading this speech.—
, The following extract, which was received with.
great applause by the whigs, betrays the motives
of that party in the nomination made by them :
I know him too well to believe for one moment
that that proud heart, that American heart, could fal
ter to give his support to the choice of his friends,
I can feel, and I confess to you I have felt. in all
the profound sentiments of affection, that I would
go with hipti to the grave, that I could stand by - his
political bier ; I would shed tears of the deepest
sympathy and grief, that that bright and glorious
star which has shone upon the hopes of the nation
for forty years,. bad sunk below the western hori
zon. Hut, mobile it has thus sunk, ;t has only been
to r . v again wit a new and brighter . effulgence
,npon the pages of history, where it shall long at
tract the admiring gaze of posterity. The triend,
..ot Henry (lay will be found rallying under the old
standard of the Whig party. 11 r herever that ban
ner is seen to float, wherever the creed which he
ha.s devoted his life to teach, is retained, you will
find the-Ohl Guard of Henry Clay, every man of
them. ((treat applause.)
Shall we lay down our ar -- !4... while the enemy is
still in the field ? We war against Locofocoism in
all its shapes, in all its forms, in all its phrases; and
I rare not. whether Zachary Taylor be a Whig or
what he is, provided lie is against Locofocoism., I
am with him. [Applause He was not my first
choice, but it is enough for me to know that the
great Whig party have chosen him to be the bearer
of their, standard in their unceasing, undying, eter
mil war against Locolocoism.-
Gov. Jones cared not whether Gen. Taylor was
a Whig, nr what he was,' , provided he is against
Lornforown. So say the whole Federal party.—
Shall such zeal be found among the Federalists to
proittrate the Democracy, and yet a democrat be
found who will falter ! Is there a Democrat, after
licaring, this declaration from the whig, party, that
will not. resolve as much for his cause ! Are not
the principles of Federalism as much abhored by
us ! And shall they triumph ! No, neTer, while
Ottr country yet remains,
Fic that dread name we Mt our 'words on Mali
And .v.ccar with her to-live, with her to d.c "
Cass ana Butler—thear Prospect.
We this week lay before our readers extracts
front. various Democratic papers showing the cor
dial manner in which the nominations made by
. the Baltimore Convention arc rec e ived by the De
mncraeyol Pennsylvania. With the exception of
the tin forfuhate difficulties in the State of New York,
of ulna' we have spoken fully anal freely, but one
sentiment apd one feeling pervades the Democrat
ic ranks, a etertnitiation to adhere to the long es
tablished and time honored usages of the party in
the cordial and honestrupport of the nominees of a
regularly constituted convention of delegates—a
determination that mn-t lead us to atintlicr trium
phant victory on the 7th of November next: Our
standard bearers are, indeed, good and true men,
democrats of the Old Jefferson school, whose long
lives in the service of their country, both civil and
military,Are among the brightest pages in our coun
try's history.
We know of nn such term as defeat ; when ap
plied to the Democratic party, and we have nb
position to learn it now. The approaching cam
paign is alt important one for the welfare,ot the
country, and it becomes the duty of every trite De
' mneratind patriot to engage actively in the cause,
and not to falter-until victory shall perch upon our
banner.
The nominations are settled, and already the war
cry of Federalism is sounded. Our candidates are
assailed with a vehemence and bitterness known
only to the Federal- party,—a sure evidence, that
they are deserving the united support of the Demo
cracy. .:The Federal Convention recently held at
Philadelphia, a convention composed of all the dis
cordant political elements of the country, after three
or four days spent in scenes of unprecedented tu
mult and•confusion, have presente/1 to the intelli
gent and reflectingyeomanry of our country, a can--
didate for tie highest office within their gift, who
frankly avows that he never cast hut one vote for
a civil office in his life, and that he has not been
favored with time or opportunity to investigate the
great principles ,upon which our government is
founded, sufficiently to define the Measures he
would pursue if elected : and are endeavoring to
foist him upon the democracy of the nation, regard
less of every thing but the spoils of office. A me
lancholy spectacle indeed.
We have alsli selected a few extracts from the
proceedings of the Federal Convention, just to show
up the boasted " union and harmony" in the wing
ranks,—a kind of union and harmony, if we mis
ttake not, that will not materially advance the cause
of whiggery,,,or lessen the prospect of success of
the Democratic nominees.
GIEN. CAMERON END THE Tsairr.--The organ of
Simon Cameron, the Sunbury American, says in
regard to his tariff views :—" The Danville Demo
crat, is wrongin supposing that Gen. Cameron has
abandoned his views on the tariff question, because
he occupied a seat in the Baltimore Convention,
which passed resolutions lauding the tarifiof 1846.
Gen. Cameron we know, up not changed his opin
ions on that subject. It does not follow that a mem
ber in holding a seat Must necessarily conform to
all that is clone in the convention ; or adopt the opin
ions of the majority. There was a considerable
difference of opinion on that, as well on the subject
of slavery, in the convention. And friend Cook
knows full well, how much greater this difference
of opinion, upon the same subject, existed in the
late Whig Convention."
A klitlN AL OF Till: RA TI Fl TREATY P EACE.—
The North American publishes a tel%,q-apliie des
patch from Baltimore, dated the 16th inst, stating
that William Marriott, Esq., the collector of that
.rt, received a despatch from Secretary Walker
to-day, stating that copies of tbc ratified treaty had
been received in the llepartment of State.
LssintEss WATED. r: -The officers of the Central
Rai'toad .adretiiqe for 1000 lahorerri, and a lath e
'another isl stonecutters and masons, to work upon
the line between liarAsturg turd Huntingdon.
• Tie Mew YeirkDeifteersey.
We cannot, and will not withhold our sympa
thies from the radical Democracy of New Tork.---
iiitegret exceedingly the events that have sepa
rated them from us. This shall not however irate-
fere With; a lessen our de-otion to the Baltimore
nominations.' Pennsylvania was represented, and
tech active part in the coueeils of the National Con
vention and is bound by its decision. Of the
names presented to the Convention tor nomination,
the selection of Gen. Clas, was the moat fortunate
that could be made. With Cass and Butler, we
will rout the entire a 1 of whilgery, so much
so, that the long ears of that donkey shall not be
seen for a long time to conic.
Fitly is TICRLINGTON.—The Store of Mr s . Daniels
at Burlington, was destroyed by tire - , last week with
all its contents. The stock of goods had lately been
replenished, and the loss is very severe, amount
ing to nearly t - 5,000. The cause of the tire is un
known.
HON. ARTHUR B. BAGEY, rtlited States Senator
from Alahanif, has resigned his seat and been ap
pointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni
potentiary to Russia, in place of Hon Ralph I. In . -
gersoll, recalled at his own request Calvin M.
Ingersoll, has been nominated as Secretary al the
Legation.
" The KEvs - rose.," is the title of a paper just es
tablished at 'Harrisburg, by 0. Ihnarrr. The first
number is a neatly printed, and ably edited paper.
We welcome the Keystone--as we are sure it will
prove a valuable auxiliary.
F RF. AT Tioga Banner of the
1.3t1i gives an account of the destruction of the tan•
nery of E. M. & F. Bodine, in Wellsborosig,h, with
its contents by lire. LoSs 54,000 ; In unitive, :13,-
000.
ItIN. ISAAC Toucrn, of Connecticut, has been ap
pointed Attorney General of the United States, in
place of lion. Nathan Clifford, who will probably
remain in Mexico in some diplomatic capacity.
Wise:oNsiN U. S. SEsAross.—Henry Dodge and
J. P. Walker, democrats, have been elected as U.
S. Senators from Wisconsin.
A Dior RN lrsr OF CON.M.ESS.—The Houso has
passed a resolution to adjourn ou the 17th of July.
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The Pennsylvania Delegation.
IFtunt the West Chcster Republidan 1
lu consequence of some allegations that have
been made in relation to matters that transpired in
the proceedings of the Pennsylvania Delegation, to
the late Democratic Convention, at Baltimore, and
with a view that his course as a methber of that
delegation may be known to the Democrats or his
District, the writer of this article has concluded to
make a brief statement.
The Delegation assembled in private meeting, on
the morning of the ',2nd of May. All the Delegates
appointed at the State Convention, were present and
answered to their names,-,--except Poot,E, of Dau
phin, SEAIGIIT, of Fayette, and Br•aas, of Mifflin.
A letter from Mr Searight was presented, appointing
ions L DAW4ON as his substitute,—a letter froth' Mr.
Bums appointing -CRAWFORD, as his substitute,
and a letter from Mr. Poole, appointing Sititos C AM•
EltON as his substitute. •
The. substitutes of rviessra. Seariglit and Burn's
were received and recognizgli by a unanimous vote
of the Delegation.
‘Vhen a motion wa• made to receive Cameron
as the subrlittite of Mr. Poole. Mr. Sanders.on muved,
by way of amendment. a resolution declaring, subs
tantially, that THE DE : LEGATION WOULD NOT RE( EIVE
AND RECOGNIZE Ma. CAMERON As A DELEGATE, BE
CAUSE PIE WAN NOT A DEMOCRAT.
This amendment was sustained by the mover, in
a series of remarks in which he cited some of the
numerous instances in which Mr: Cameron had
arrayed himself in open and secret opposition to
democratic measures and democratic nominations
not omning"his coalition with the federalists in order
to secure his elevation to his U. S. Senate, by defea
ting the regular nominee of the democratic party.
It is proper, in contradiction of some newspaper
reports, to say that but one member of the Delega
tion—Judge Timatesox—presumed to utter a word
in defence or vindication or Mr. Cameron's democ
racy and claim to be regarded as a I)ernocrat. Sev
eral members of the Delegation, however,expreaned
themselves adverse to Mi. Sanderson's motion on
the ground, as they alleged, that each delegate
appointed by the State Convention, was expressly
invested by that body with an absolute power of
substitution, and consequently as they seemed to
think, that the Delegation had no right or power to
act as Mr. Sanderson proposed.
Mr. Cameron made some remarks explanatory
of his appearing before the Delegation, and it is due
to him to state them. He said that it was with a
great deal of reluctance that he had consented to
come as Mr 'Poore substitute; and had done so only
because of repeated solicitations from Mr. BUCHA
NAN, that he should attend, Rtc.
Mr. Sandertson's resolution was then put to the
delegation, when it was lost; SANDERSON and STRI
CKLAND voting in the offirmattv, and all the other
delegates veiling in the piegotire, except Dawson and
Crawford who did not vote. The question then
arose on the motion to admit Mr. Cameron, and
was carried with but two nays---STRICILAND and
SANDERSON.
was ; at the time, and still continne perfectly
satisfied of the pmprjety of my votes on these ques
tions. lam pretty well acquainted with Mr. Cam
emir's political course for the last 25 s ears, and it is
only as a politician that I here speak of him. I have
known him as the political opponent of Gen. Jack
son,.--as the friend of the I'. S. Bank,—the oppo
nent 'of th' removal of the deprwites, and the specie
circular,—the opponent of the Tariff of '46, and the
friend of the restoration of the Tariff of '42,--fre
quently the opponent of the regular democratic no.
minations,—and, in 1845, the candidate of erection
in opposition to the regular democratic nominee
for the U. S. Senate, coalescing' with the federalists
and pledging himself to federal measures, to .secure
federal votes. These and other anti-democratic acts
of Mr. Cameron are all known and in my opinion
the man thus acting cannot be entitled to be recog
nized as a democrat. If ho is then party organization
is useless, without force, and unworthy of regard.
As to the right of power of the Delegation to re
fuse to receive or recognize Mr. Cameron as a del
egate, I had not theu, nor hate I now, the least
doubt. Partypurity, integrity and consistency—the
ixontmon law of party givesthis right and power.
Mr. Pool was authorized to appoint a substitute, but
NOT one not a democrat. If he had appointed
Thaddeus Stevens or James Cooper, would it have
been pretended that the delegation were bound to
' receive such a substi'ute l Certainly not. The doc
trine of absolutism, therefore, under which a majority
decide to receive Mr. Cameron, cannot be sustained.
Influenced by these considerations, I voted as has
been stated. I believe I was right in so voting, but
I would, in no respect, be understood as impugning
the motives of any of my colleazues who appeared
to-entertain different views as to the power of the
delegation, and voted accordingly.
That the Convention did not regard Mr. Came
ron's Democracy, in a more favorable light than I
did. was very conclusively evinced by its actions
excluding him from the committee to inform Gen
eral Cass of his nomination. * *
General Cass is a consistent and original tem
perance man. He onmnizeti the first Temperance
Society that ever existed West of the
and never, in all his life, has a drop of spirituous
liq u o r pa..ed lips.
The 'o=cean
As we have long nnticipitad, Federalism has
chasm General TAYLOR JIM candidate for the Pratt
dopey—aroma him in defiance of his letters, his
no-party pledge's, his Southern instincts and interests
and his identification with the origin and prosecu
tion of ibis war. The deed was consummated
yesterday. We venture to men,. that there never
was a nomination so notoriously in violation of the
patty, the representatives of which effected it,—
Forcecl through under the wl ip. by those whom
the North ifiseriaos has often publicly denounced as
"slave-holders" and "slare-drirers,'? and carried
by votes cast by Southern States, and by Southern
districts not represented in the Convention, we
are not surprised at the outcry of the delegations
inside of the Musuem, nor that many of the
" whigs" Outside of it, formally, bitterly, and [nib
hay, repudiated the nomination. All would halve
been eager har some chance to go for General TAT.
uni, if he had came up to their expectations as
" a whig," but nothing was heard from him altering
his no-pany pcwition, or cancelling a vow to mu
against the nominee of the Convention, unless he
was the lavorite himself. Every attempt calling
him out upon these questions, was declared out of
order by the -President, and voted down by the
majority. And thus after nearly three days hard
litho, the offensive draught was presented to the
lips of the minority, and the individual hotly op
posed for mouths by the leading " whips" of the
Vilion, introduced to the country as the favorite
candidate of the . whig" party. But the minority
resisted the imposition badly. One delegate from
New York, declared it to be a nomination effected
by fraud—another from Massachusetts, announced
that the " whig party was dissolved," and a very
prominent man from Ohio, asserted that General
TAYLOR could not be unanimously nominated. until
he agreed to say he =wouldbe whig candidate al; lie
and avowed his opposition to the extension of sla
very over territory . hereafter to be acquired, and
his support of the dontrines of protection. The
only party that seemed to be unanimous on the
subject, were the Nativists. General TAYLost.was
adopted by them as their candidate, early in the
campaign. He replied to their letters favorably,
encouraged their State Conventions, and he since
been at the head of their columns side by side with
the electoral ticket, which they have had before the
public for several months. To see their preferred
candidate thus accepted by the great " wing" party
is a favor for which Nativism seems to be especially
grateful, in this its hour of difficulty. Mr. Levis
will greet it as a sign of blessed good fortune for his
falling faction, and there can be no doubt that the
organs of the church-burners will labor vigorously
to show that General TAYLOR is as worthy of the
Federal as of the Nativist vote ! Doubtless it was
this " hxation" of the union between the two par
' ties, that caused a very leading Irish " Whig,"
yesterday, in front of the Chinese Musecm,declare
publicly his determination to support CASs and Brr-
LER, rather than ZACOARY TAYLOR. We have ne
ver heard anywhere, a more vehement or more
emphatic invective against the corrupt expedients
of the Federal party, than that of the gentleman
alluded to.
That General TAYLOR will not be elected, we
regard to be as certain as that the Jay of the election
will be held on the 7th of November. The people
of this country are not the besotted masses that
Federalism believeithem'to be. If they could for
get that General TAYLOR has cared so little for the
country as not to have voted for forty years—if
they could look over his utter ignorance, admitted
by himself, of all that relates to the vast interests of
our country ; if they could forget his constant and
ridiculous changing of position since he has been
named for the high office of President—they could
not forget that he is now, •by his consent, the pre
ferred candidate of the party that has opposed the
present war—declared it to be infamous, unrighteup,
unjust—and as effectively labored to disgrace and
defeat our army, as the Mexicans themselves-.
To support Gen. TAYLOR., then, is to commit •
double w ro ng upon cause of jnstice and of patriotism
—to endrese his-own confessed incapacity to ad-•
minister the duties of President, and to sanction the
treason of those in whose hands he has plaited
himself, in their hostility to a war, justified below
all the world, and made glorious by the valor *of
our citizen soldiers. Ile those who have nomitiat
ed General Tartan' for President deceive them:
selves with the belief that the mere military 'ser
vices of General TAYLOR, added to the admitted
absence of all civil experience or qualifications,
will outweigh this high and exciting consideration,
so inseparably interwoven with our own self-respect,
and with our attachment to the institutio is and , , the
honor of our country? If they do, they profourtilly
misunderatand—they bitterly outrage and instAr
the American character !
We now await the response to - this nomination ,
of the GREELEYS, the Gtomxcaw.s, the COUWINS; the
Bortses, 'the Weasreas, the JONESES, of the' old
Federal party—We desire to see whether they are
ready to swallow their own -words,
and to assist in
building up what they hay labored so long to pull
down. Yet we are prepared for any thing, s'nce
we have witnessed the proceedings of the F oral
Convention; and we should not be at all sup *sed
to see these men supporting TsyLos—in the t di
of their own unequivocal declarations. and aftm all
that has been said and published by him-elf.
MILLARD FILLMORE, of New York, the Federal
candidate for Vice President, a seri of tub to the
whale of the New Yorkers, was chairman of the
Committee of ways and means, during the-memo
rable 27th Congress, which came into power !with
General Mae:sox. He was distinguished furl his
bitterness as a partisan, and for his proscription, so
much the fashion during "the hundred dayell that
followed the commencement ot,the hard cider dy
nasty. We only recollect two of his titles tithe
public support. He was the' unscrupulous I of
ANDREW JACICSON and the maligant enemy o the
bill that refunded the fine imposed by Judge H t.t. ;
and he was also the steady and active friend the
Bankrupt Law, and the opponent of its repeal law
let it not be forgotten, that sponged out of era
hundreds of millions of debts, and led to scenes of
corruption and fraud without parallel in oqr hisltory.
What other claims he .has to the popular support,
the Future will show. As it is, how appropritite a
second he makes of Gen. TAYLOR, who has' said
he was JACKSON'S friend !
Such is the yoke joined together by the Sou thern
Federal majcnty in the Federal Convention. !The
materials are more repulsive and antagonist !than
were the opposition candidates for President and
Vice President in 184& A hero and an opponent
of a just war : an alleged friend anti an open foe
of Jamison : an opponent and a friend of the Wilmot
Provisn: a friend and an opponent of slakery : a
slaveholder and an abolitionist —loch area few of
the contrasts furnished in these extraordinary no-
minations.
That we shall defeat and overwhelm this ticket
—we care not how aided, glossed over, or abetted
—how backed or endorsed—whether 'by the ex.
hausted remains of old partimins, or the dying
factious of Nativism—we do not for a moment
doubt. The legions of Progressive Democracy will
from this day forth begin to fight against •their
unscrupulous foes. From city and from country--
from the East and the west—the North and the
South—they will come to save their instituticmsfrom
the hands of desperate demagoeues who havemz
ed upon a soldier, who confesses his ignorance of
our system, in order that they may rule him to the
nation's ruin.—pennsy/renian, June 10.
NIMROD STRICKLAND
Forty-nine pie. General Cass, then a bey
of seventeen, c rossedthe Allegheny mountains on
foot, and with but one dollar in his pocket at his
orney's end. Now he goes, greeted at every step
by thousands, the candidate of a dominant patty for
the presidency. The northwest then contained
twenty thousand people—it now numbers more than
five millions. What a contrast, and what a com
mentary upon our country and its institutions !
Hear GEN. HAitalsost, who, in his report of the
battle of the Thames, spoke thus of Gen. CasS
I have already stated that Gen. Cass and 'Com
modore Perry assisted me in forming the troops
for the action. The former, (Cass) is an officer of
the highest promise,and the appearance of the brave
commodore cheered and animated every breast."
vita. caw at
It would have done the heart of every Democrat
in the Union good, to ; see how our Candidate foil-the,
Presidency was received in this city thiringTueiday
and Wednesday. .Vast -crowds thronged and;presS,
ed aboirt his place-of sojourn, and there seemed le
wan eager anxiety
. to catch even a glimpse of his
an* and expressive countenance. The great
scene of all however, took place in Independence
Square yesterday, between twelve and one o'clock.
A perfect sea of human beings poured in and.out of
the hallowed place. So vast was the throng that it
was necessary for the General to see the people
.in the open air. • He stood under the shade of ono
of the noblest old trees, the living tide nished on,
each man halting to press the hand of our candi
date, and to receive a nod and a smile in return.
The scene was most inspiring. IC was.a proud
exhibition of the majesty of the people. There was.
the ,greyhaired sire, coming forward to renew, iii
this pledge to the representative of Democracy, his
fealty to Democratic principles—his bright eye
Hashing with the. fire of the olden time, and- his
countenances beaming with jey. There was the
hard-handed mechanic, Mopping on his • way from
toil, to participate in the universal greeting. There
was the farmer, coming from the mar ket, to see
the man for whom he should vote. Therewas the
lawyer, from his desk—even the children, the boys
with "shining morning face," clustered to get a
glance at the • man whom their lathers supported
It was indeed a glorious spectacle—not paralleled.
in our whole history of Presidential receptions,. save
when the masses roused themselves to wekonie
Old Hickory. Indeed the enthusiasm was a JACKSON
enthusiasm throughout, peither more nor less—aus
picious-o-g eat and commanding results.
White General Cass-was receiving the people,
in company with " Old Bullion," the fearless sen
ator from Alissorei, Col Stalest, long the favorite
of the people, mild not the active friend of the De
mocratic nom inde--the eloquent hero of San Jacinto
Gen. SAM Hoeirros, was addressing a spontaneous
gathering in another quarter. His tall, commanding
figure—dris. broad brined sombrero—his Indian like
erectness—all combined to make him emphatically
one of the most prominent features of the day
Familiar with his fellow-citizens, and understanding
the great art of friendly intercourse with all lie was
always surrounded by a crowd shaking hands,
making speeches, or answerine b questions. Here
too,.might be seen the commanding form of-glorious
A LL . EN. of Ohio. Here, too, was the intrepid Footr.,
of Misiasippi—the youn. , Senator, BRIGHT, from
Indiana--with others in the company of General
Cass. Was it any wonder that with all these chosen
champions of Democracy before and among them
that the gratification of the people should be ex
pressml in denomstrations of . enthusiasm and a -
plause, such. as our poor pen fails to-depict?
At four o'clock, Gen. Cass and friends left in
charge of the committee for Trenton and New York.
Their way to the boat was through streets lined
with Democrats—the ladies, waving their hand
kerchiefs from the windows as they passed. At
the what f thousands were congregated to greet
Gen. Cass before he left. • Senator ALLEN was call
ed On for a speech and in his best style, alternately
speaking and sarcastic, delivered one of the best
addresses.he ever made. During its delivery he
was most vociferously applauded. When the boat
finally started-for Taconey hundreds were on board
to accompany the General on at least part of his
joumey.—Pennsylvanian.
SAILING OF MISSIONARIES.—We learn • from the
Providence Journal that the following Missionaries
sailed from that - port on Tuesday for Africa, in the
bring Smithfield, Capt, Duff, bound for Gabond
River: Rev. J. M. Preston and wife ; Rev. W. T.
Wheeler; -Mrs. Griswold; also, John Wesley, a
native youth, who came to the Cnited States two
years since, add has learned the art of printing.
Tire AV AI LABILITY CAN friend of Mr.
Clay makes this remark to a Taylor ‘Thig: " You
have taken up a man because you think him avail-
able. Thus you drop all your principles, and go
alone for availability. Now ; upon the same prin
ciple, I beg leave to go for Gen. Cass, because I
hold bin, to have more of the elements of availabi-
lity in him than Gen. Taylor." The argument is
irresistible, and the satire is cutting enough. •
FIRE IN NORFOLK, Ys.—A fire com menced iii
Ferguson's yard yesterday, which consumed 73
houses, including Bethel church. Chief sufferers
F. & T Tunis, Win: Thurston, a Bakery Ike. Loss
estimated at $300,000. The flames were raging
last night, though checked to-day,
A fire at Baltimore to-day destroyed Henderson's
Rope Walk and seven houses.
Mranea to Taor.—A civarrel arose on Friday
evening between a man by! the name of Hall and a
Manwin t who were chopping wood near the
Railro:td bridge, Troy, in regard to an axe ; when
Hall struck Manwin a him* on-the - head with the
axe, by which a severe wound was inflicted This
occurred about six o'clock, and at twelve that night
11Tanwin died. At the lateit accounts Hall. had not
been arrested:
LiEi-ri:NANTs HARE, Du - r - rws, &c.—The New Or
leans Delta says that the officers and others who
bad been sentenced to be hanged, lately, have been
respite) bytGen. Butler ; by a special order of the
following substance :
" The sentenceof death, which has beet passed
upon persons by Courts of the American Army,
whether Americans or Mexicans, is suspended un
til further orders."
DEAD Rosy For - xi—The. Sunbury American of
June tOth say.:—The body of a man, apparently
between .50 and 60 years of • age, was found on
Monday 'last in the Susquehanna, nearly opposite
the residence of Peter Bixler Esq., in Lower Ma
bonoy_tp.. in this county. The deceased had a
small blank book in his pocket, but there *as no
thing in it -to afford a clue to his indentity. or to
show from whence he came. We do not recollect
an
of y one having disappeared from this neightior
hood.
We have since learned that a paper was found in
his pocket, on which was written. " My name
Albert." There was a!so a pint bottle in
his pocket, partly tilled with whiskey. The ap
pearance of the body indicated that he hadnot been
long in the water.
STRI•rI BY LIGHTNING Lyeoming Gazette
says : The barnbelonging to Abram Smith, at Lin
den, Lyeoming county) was.strnek by Lightning on
Sabbath evening, June 4th, and entirely consumed
with all its contents. "
DEATH OF PROFGMOR CALvw&u..—We regret to
learn that Meritt Caldwell, Esq., who tilled the
chair of MOral Philosophy, &e., in Pirkineon Col
lege, Carlisle, died on the Bth inst.
Life..—A compulsory journey over a precarious
road, on which tho more luggage you have the
more lightly you travel.
Let reason go before every enterprise, and coon
tel before every• action.
MrTHE Brethren of Evergreen • Lodge, at
Monroeton, will celebrate the Anniversary
of the birth of their patron, Sr. JiThu, at Monroeton,
on ttaturday. the 24th inst.. at 10 o'clock, A. M:—
The members of Union Lodge, and the Athens Lodge
are requested to attend without further notice. A
cordial invitation is also extended to Brethren from
this and adjoining counties.
By order of the Committee of Arrangement,
June 7,1848. H. B..BALSBURY, Chairman.
MEMBERS OF UNION LODGE, NO.
IoB.—The members of Evergreen Lodge
at Monroetun,'have extended an invitation to the
brethren of Union Lodge. to participate in celebrat
ing the Anniversary of the birth of our ancient pa
tron", St. JUtin, at MOnroeton, on Saturday. the '24 th
inst.. at 10, A. M. A general attendirnce
brethren is therefore requested. .
By order of the Lodge,
June 14. WM. H. P,ERKINS, Scc)".
- 43Tirerf.
This medicine tuts now been before the Public some eight
years, and is the original preparition hum the Wild cherry
Tree. Its ponnatkpiras a remedy her coughs, colds bronchitis,
Dad cippingiodon ail" longs, based emlftly op= its nartfrurie.
crindtbot little to milated newspaper pods. Those who
give h • wild, beinkbeselksed by it, reersinitscs4 ii to their
neighbors, and thtuelgradoally and softly has it worked its
rear loth general bee. Onabottle never fails to Cure ittrecent
cough or cold, wLile, with:lnner attention to the directions that
accompany each bottle, itiense in mammary diseases of leas
standing, and of the mositarißentiagehinThcaer, leas always vv.
en relief, and in very mini i rftstafterk-lias elleftedreefteftr.
end permanent cures. __-.4-• • "-
But beware, the base impristka that would desecrate dueliee,
By hterr Parag.oric cures, and deal, dolmas ribsdihry
Who tattler Pe rs eerie, and cans *through deceit
The Balsam of Wild Cherry," oh, beware of each aches it.
Remember that Dr. Etwnyne's CoMpousd Syrup of Wild
Cherry is the original and only genuine p o(•Wild
Cherry•. Observe particularly, that the Ore of Dr. 11,
Swept is on each bottle, without which noneeeithArenuse.
Some persons may tell you" dun some other preparation is .
equally is good—believe them-not, or you will be the Victims
of a'• base fruud.r
The original and only genuine article is prepared by Dr...H.
Fwayne, corner of Eighth and Rare irrixts, .Philatra, aad far
sale by Agents in all parts of the United States, and senKparts
of the United States • }
For ode atladesale and retail by CII4IIIBERLIN
t POR
TER, sole neat* for Torriutda, Pa., and by Ilemek
Athens, Pa.
Voles from Pkyslelaaa.
Kendall, Orleans Co., N. Y., OWL d. MC.
Dr G. Benj. Smith—Dear Sir : I am bumpy to say is answer
to your enquiries, as to bow I like your Pills &e.,,tbat I
used them in my practice in several severe chronic oimplainia
and to my entire satisfaction. as well as that of my patients.
I can truly say. that I wish you success, is IL regard yourPdla
as an excellent medicine.
Yours, very respectfully, - W. It. Ssetrinta, M. D.
Dr. J. M. Sturtevant of Lowville, a pricticising pity
sienna, says : I consider the Sugar Coated Improved Indian •
Vegetable Pills, as aecieellent medicine, and often use therm .
in my practice."
Dr. McVickar, of Lowville, Oneida co., N. Y., says: "Say
to your Agents I consider them an eacellent Pill, and oftetsuire
them In toy practice.
' Arent,. for the above Pills for Bradford County—
C F Rethogton, Troy ; ' John B. Ford. Towanda ;
C H Ilerrick, Athens; Chamberlin Ir. Portir..do.
E Norman. Springfield ; N D & C Warlord. Monroe
.1 E Bullock. Veßaystrille , , 11 W Tracy, Standing Stone :
J Holcomb. Wysoz-; L S Maynard, Rome ;
B Van Gilder, Pike. H Gibbs, Orwell ;
tcht
Cosirt.exios.—Wnght's Indian Vegeta le Pills are the beet
cosmetic in the world ; because they cl nse and' purify the
body of those morbid humors which. if . ged in the cuticle,
arc the cause not only of yellow or swa y complexion and
roughness . ot the skin, but all kinds of eruptive diseases. The
Indian Vegetable Pills also aid and improve digestion, as well
as cleanse and purify the bleed, and, therefcire,give health and
vigor to .the whole frenne, which in turn, will be sere to give •
clear and healthy complexion. .
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS .1 ND IntrArtose—remember, that
the original and only-genuine INDIAN VIONTAILX Pius have
the written signature of WM. H RIGHT on the top label of
each boi. •
The above celebrated pills for sale by
Montane.. & Co.. Towanda. U. Moody & Co.. TiencMenem
S.W. & D. F. Pomeroy, riot'. 1). Brink, llornbrook.
Coryell & Gee, East Buenton. J. C. Adams, Rum. creek..
Wm Gibson. Ulster. ' C. Ratbbone. Canton.
1.. 5, Ellsworth. Athens. W. Campbell, Shesbequiu ,
Guy Tracy. Milan. .1. J. Warlord, Monroeum.
Principal office mid general Depot, 160 Race St. Phil's.
Beduin of Wild cherry..
This one of the very few patent medicines of the day which
we cam recommend wsih confidence to all those who are affec
ted with Coughs. Colds. or Consunspuon. or who are predispos
ed to the latter complains It has 'men used with considerable'
advantage. by many families in town, and in a few stubborn
cases. has produced highly beneficial effects.—{Roth. Adv.
C.criim.—ln setting Hank, the'virtues of Dr Mimes Balsam
we hive no desire to deceive those who are laboring untkersif
diction, nor do we desire to eulogize it more than it justly de=
soles. Vet when we look mound and sec the vast amount of
suffering and distress occas:uned by many of the diseases in
which this medicine has proved so highly successful, We Re:
that we cannot urge its claims too strongly, or say Ma much in
its favor,
Lm the public be on their guard. Other Balsams and mix
tures are sometimes imposed on the unsuspecting, for the geim
ille Dr. W iVUT . III Di
. 1 . 1_14131 of 1.117 . dal Cla.lnr • 'fie• for the pur
pose of succeeding better in their schemes, have used - a past of
the name of the genuine, as Phcemx Balsam of Wild Cherry,
Balsam of Wild Cherry, Comirey, &c., Syrup of Wild Cherry.
The genuine signed I. BUTTS on the wrapper; Sold by
C ANI BERLIN & PORTER, Towanda.
Agetit• for the Reporter.
C. W CARR, No. 410 North Fourth st. and Sun building
N E. corner of Third and Dock Philadelphia : ,
V . 13. PALMER. N. W. corner of Mini and Chesnut stmts.
, PliVadelphia ; and IG9 Nassau st., (Tribune buildings,} N.Y.:
GEORGE: PRATT. IG4 Nassau, st., (nest door to Taintrisny
Hall) New York.
To Printers.
A 'fount of Long Pr , trier. partly worn, a fount of Brevier,
'nattily new : and various other printing emeriti, not in use,
and will be sold cheap, at this °thee. -
Beware of tountesfellts.
The public are cautioned against purchasing spurious Pacific
111111 M, lit t uudersumd that pedlars are circulating a medi
c= which they have called 3overeign Balm. and which they
represent to be the same as Dr. Farwell's Pacific Balm. The
public will therefore will be on . their guard, as there is no oth
er authorised agent in thti county, for the sale of Doct. Louis
Farwell's Ppoific Balm. .1. liINGSBERRY Jr.
Tot anda,.rdny
New abvertiscutents.
AsulUorls .rottce.
rpuE undersigned, having r een appointed an Auditor
1 by the ,Orphan's court of Bradford county,.to Mar
shal assets, and distribute the fund raised by the Admin
istrator's sale of the real estate of I. S.Warn, of Monroe
dec'd, will attend to the duties of his appointment, on
Saturday, the 20th day of August next, at f o':lock iu
the afternoon, at his office in the borough of Towanda,
ashen and where . all* persons interested, are required to
present their claims before him, or be debarred from
coming in for a share of-said fund.
June'2l, 1848. , W Xll. SCOTT, Auditor.
TOWANDA NEW CHEAP
CLOTHING STORE.
THE: subeatiber has opened a CLOTSING 8-rons, two
doors noith of the Public tilquancon 'Main street,
(nearly opposite the new brick totem now being erect—
ed by C. L. We'd, Esq.) where he will keep constantly
on hand, and for sale at the lowest passible prices, a
large and general assortment of READY MADE
CLOTHING, such as •
COATS, ?ANA VESTS, SHIRT-BOSOMS, CRAVATS,
Collurs, Stock, Suspenders, Gloves, hosiery, Drawers,
nannri Undershirts, kir., 4.
He has also on hand and is constantly receiving, sr
large assortment of ,
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES AND -VESTINGS,
such as Silks, Satins, Marseilles, &c., ail of which will
be made up to order on short notice and on reasonable
terms. The subscriber. having been a practical Tailor.
for the last 15 years, in the city of New-York, flatten:
himself that he can give satisfaction to all whrtmerfast•
vor him with their patronage.
His Clothing is all made up under his own inspec
tion, and he has therefore no hesitancy in recommend
ing it to those who wish to purchaie.
c curriNc; and MAti:ING UP for prisons who
prefer to furnish their own materials; and Cutting done
for persona who wish to have their - garments madoislit►
where—all of which shall be done with Emma* Mid
despatch.
The subscriber Is also agent for . A. Wheeler's Report
of Fashions, which he can furnish to such as are want.
ing, on reasonable terms. B. A. SMITH. • •
Towanda, June 6, 1848.
THE NOMINATIONS ARE MADE;'
ll .11,1 II NOW IT I
'gio ; 19,70 :M.filitYll7.lo
F. HARDER respectfully wishes to Wpm the,
kis citizens of 'Fowands, and the public that he has
commenced the
HARNESS AND TRUNK MAKNG BUSINESS, '
towands, uu Alain smut, a few doom above Bridge
'street, where he will keep constantly on halal or make
to ond.r. Plated and minium; . Harness, Trunks etnii
Trunk raliees, and ull kinds of workie his Ihre. CAR
RIAGE TRIMMING and MILITARY WORK dente
in order. From his experience ,in the business,. red
punctuality in attending to it, he hopes be may receive'
a har'• of pnmicpatro.i.v.
TT All kinds of work may he had at l shop cheap- .
er than at any other shopin this county,
Towanda, Juno 12, :$,48
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