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E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
Towanda, Saturday, May t Ixso.
iftreeers srtlielEteptirter. '
1119 per 1n11111 , 17 r paid witnito the yrar 90 CPUrn
be deducted , for cash paid setuaily in ndeauce. $1 e 5 will, be
deducted.
AtErstrtstailsza Per Drillar. Or ten Ilnes, 60 earts for the
Gt.?. anet-go Non, rem in.eh snlierqnsntinseetin:,
Oillue in ibis -I:n on Ilkiek, 0 north ,sul• of the Pnbile
I ,l 4nstre, nr at door to die Brad:bed Mac:. - Entrance between
Mersa.. dame and thee; l's Otleea.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING.
THE Democratic citizens of Bradford conntrare
requested tp meet at the COURT DOU*.E. in
Ole borough of Towanda.on MONDAY EVENING,
the 6th of MAY next, fur the 'purpose of adopting
such measures as may be considered advisable in
relation to the due representation of our County in
the ?Senatorial district tbout to be formed : and. for
interchange of sentiment upon such other principles
and pleasures as may be deemed of interest to the
Datuocmcy of the County.
'ULYSSES MEROCR,
B. LAP)ItTE.
STEPHEN ' , luxe,
J. E. CANFIELD,
THOs. SMEAD,
JOHN BALDWIN,
CEO. W. ELLIOTT,
N. REYNOLDS,
ARUNAH WATTLES,
Standing Committee.
April t 5, ISSI
0::TOu our fourth page, will be Ound an article
from a Wells farmer, containing some useful hints.
We shonld be glad to hear from _ him again, and
will give room for his suggestions with pleasure,—
'We also invite Farmers to imitate his example
Scarcely one, but may throw ont hint; or furnish in•
formation which would be valuable to our readers.
4)nr columns aro at all times open for their corn
mullientions--and we will endeavor wherever style
to faulty. to publish them in a corrected shape.—
those who are more used to handle the plough,
than the pen, of course, will not be expected lobe
perfect in compo-ition—but the kno xledge they
might impart, will be none the less valuable.
The "'Wednesday Evening Meeting."
We And room, this week, for the proceedings of
the .4bemocra:ic meeting in favor of Regular
Nominations," held in this borough on Wednesday
evening, Feb. 20, 1850, not from any feeling that it
was our duty to publish them, but because we wish
to place them on record, as apart of the political
history of the County. We earnestly requested one
of the Secretaries to furnish these proceedings tom
at the time fur publication—bat it was riot done—
and a month elapsed before they saw the light in
the North Pennsylvaniaa. Su much for our delay
in printing them
. We believe - he prime movers in• this meeting,
and ulterior objects, are so well understood by the
Democracy of Bratltord as io rulke it a task of su
pererogation on our part, further to unmask them.
But there is one resolution which concerns us di
rectly and which we are not JispoSed to !et appear
itroin columns, without some consideration., We
give it in full
Resolved, That we believe the hest 'interests of
totntatmity will always be advanced by fair con)•
petition in any department of human enterprise.—
And for this reason, as well as from the fact, that the
'Bradford Reporter does not reflect the views of the
democratic party ofthe Stale and the Union, we hail
with gratification die ,establishtnent of the North
Pennsylvanian—and if it be fonnil worthy, as we
doubt not—will yield it our cordial snpport. and rec
ommend it to the patronage of the democrats of the
Coan•y. 0,
We shall pass over the claims of some of
tho Committee on Resolutions to the imprint of
Regular Nomi3ations, as foreign to our present rur
pose, spa consider briefly how far we are obnox
ious to the charges ma-1. in the resolution.
We cordially and heartily agree with tho first
part of the resolution. We believe that the field
for fair competition shoullMe free in every depart
ment of human enterprise. We concede the right
of any one to establish newspapers whenever they
please, provided they confine themselves to the
legitimate objects of puhfic jnurnats—the dissemi•
nation of useful knowledge and the discussion of
principles. Any man, or any set o I men, have a
right to establish a political news?aper wherever
they please, without censure or reproazh, it-done
openly and fairly, and they do not seek to conceal
there true motives and intentions. We are as much .
tor " Free Speech'" as lot " Five Soil," aid shall
Lind no 14011 with any fair mesen's taken to discuss
or controvert any pnncipie whtch we sustain. Our
columns are, and always have been, open for term-
perate and manly di cust-ion ; but we shall not
complain if other, prefer to have papers of their
own, which they can control. Only let there be no.
shuffling., no trickery, evasion or conepalment.
We deny the imputition intended to be convey
ed' by the charge that " the Reporter does not reflect
the views of the Democraey_ot the State and the
Union." We could have wished the charge had
been more plainly made, and our pothunter defec
tion named—bat plainness is not one of the virtues
of the drafter of these resolution', and we moat take
it as it is. Wherein do we not agree with the De ,
inneraey of the State and the rnicirt Upon the'
Tariff questimi Why, we advocated a low tariff'
when the ilarri l tevg Union preferred the same
eumplanit against us here made, for it, and said
there wino but six papers in the State in favor of a
modification of the tariff of 18121 We have pub.
fished more arguments, statistics and facts in favor
411 a low twill than any other dozen papers in P..nn•
sylvania, and that too at a time when the press ge
nerally dared not speak out upon the subject, or
were opposed to our potation. •So of the Indepeu
'fent Treasury—against a National ffank-4or astrict
. construction of the Contenntion—against Specml
Privileges and Chartered Monopolies—and of every
' . Article which mak up the creed of the Democra
tic:party,. or prof LI by a Democrat of the strict
. eat sect. We shoal, like to have any man point
the doctrine we have ever vocated not moat tho-
roughly and .rapielly Dem o reiif.
Nothing is.esid ifl the utiefit.. - sgainst bee .
totaT, laspip*ipferred fp* the spwle's de
on the occasion , that it mut oat Wall; liiiiiiisii 1
of tiss - prineipisiof Ai isffersontan Ordmance du* 1
4 5
- essits'slats# 44slo iiAPlAgeid es ssismal
of *Ai ofiafraion Of ' CcimitlitAs. illiat- 7 :we d.l
ijecgifreet ttitir; slates Ot!jteitdidisiii
~ os Vssiii spools stir* clt is titdoubis4 - 10
trail it couitiet irshbe, L otherwfte. The Den* , '
true
vistie partyrs'of copse &Mod up2idihiscuesifon
by a divessity of interest and locaticfo. Therecap
no pfatkerfftiftipieVvilaii s Aiti a Sri
I whole Demodratic party, so long es its members
recognize the right of thinking and acting consul
enit°"l9' Thaw Who seek to mats srvy- parties
4as views the e r ee j of, thy paityor the test of De
nic'eraGY, aro don:lames dud inemiei ter its ki-
41 1 MI
" Mon change, hoe principles never," is a trite
saying, and if we do not reflect the vievre• ot the
Democracy of the State, we at least' advocate the
principle which the Democracy have repeatedly
avowed and endorsed. It IS but a few months ago
since the consistent gentleman who read these
resolutions, offered in the Legislature a resolution
containing almost the precise language of the Jef
fat 'onion Ordinance ! It passeetoo, but three vet
cos disapproving, and met the cordial approbation
of good honest Paarix Snare: We reflected the
view - s of the Democracy of the State then, didn't
we I The Masses approved the principle then ;
have they changedT We will not believe it. The
last Deirmeratic Convention held in Pennsylvania,
endorsed the %anis, doctrine, and our candidate
still mere plainly spoke in its behalf. The people
ramified his nomination by twenty thousand major
ity—though his feelings did not reflect the views
of the Democracy of the State!
It is n vile slander to say that the people of this
Commonwealth the Stale almost whose first act
ont of gratitude for her own freedom, was to knock
the shackles from the slavttst—have retrograded from
their position of opposition to the extension of
slavery, anti are willing to extend and perpetuate
that 'blighting institution. Prominent men, may
for a time debauch the expression of public semi
meet, may for a time misleatror stifle. the voice of
the people, but the day of retribution will come.
When the question is settled, and all extraneous
influences removed, tie people can distinguish
betwfen the honest defenders of their rights, and
those who dazzled them by false lights, and will
hurl into deserved ignominy and disgrace those
who so shamefully betrayed their confidence and
their cause,
The meeting called by the Democratic Standing
Committee on Monday evening next, we trust will
be fully attended. The call is general—excluding
none, and the meeting becomes highly necessary
for the purpose of taking measures to effect in or
rangement with the other ecunties of this Senatori
it district in regard to a proper and equitable rep
resentation in the Conference. The pastage'of the
law making the offices of Auditor and Surveyor
General elective, also makes It necessary that some
action should be taken to express the wishes of the
Democracy of Bradford. Every Democrat who
can make it convenient should attend.
C-Tbe absence of the " Regular Contributor"
for the last Iwo weeks has devolved a portion of
the duties of conducting the Minstrel upon' Boniface
of a "certain public house," thus varying the com•
pounding of brandy and sugar with the manufacture
of falsehood and calumny for the eolmnns of that
respectable and high-toned journal ! Consequent
ly, under such management, its scurrility has been,
(if passible) increased, and it sinks lower and
lower into the dirty depths of debasement and in
decencyi. The last number warns us " lest justice
shouliftring to light a shameful and distionorable
transaction," If this refers to his own career, we
answer, that justice has already brought to light
more than one " shameful and dishonorable trans
rictioer If he refers to as, we wish he would be
more explicit. Let tha cowardly, sneaking, das
tardly traducer speak out plainly, if he is in pos
session of any startling facts compromising our
hone*ty or honor. It is neither manly nor just,
thus to stab at private character in the dark, and
none but a scoundrel would du it. Let insticeelaim
its does, we say. We certainly have never inter
fered with my of Uncle Bata's arrangements for
the transmission of money by mail: it we are de
serving of any penalty inflicted by -law, we will
not implore any President to save us from the Peni
tentiary.
—flow low' and grovelling is the mind, how des-
picable the character, that will lend itself as a screen
from behind which the venom of unprincipled
characters may be spit at the good reputation of
others. No.one with's spark of manhood, with a
feeling of independence or of generous burn inity,
would thus descend to a station so repugnant to all
the better jeelings of our nature. And a public
journal is sadly prostituted when it becomes merely
a follicle to pander to the depravity of those lost to'
all sense of honor or shame.
Vi 43 kilnt verbally that a destructive fire occurr
ed st I lmira, ort Wednesday evening last, consn
mit
g Irmeteenstores on Water street. It originated
in the Bridge, which was destroyed, and was on•
doohtedly the work of some Tinian', as thellrWge
was strown . with camphine to snake its destruodon
certain.
- The loss or property Must have been immense
and we trust the. incendiaries may be discovered
and brought to condign punishment
OtrbAs our suggestion in regard to the name of
" a certain public house," is not likely to.beadopt.
0.1, and there ef3011:11 to be some difficultyin prom
ring a proper one, we would suggest to "mine
host".that out of gratitude to Gen. Jackson, for the
important favors rendered him, he use his influence
to bare it named the "Liam, Hoban"
Cttrq post office hatrbeen established at " gig
crerarg," in Wysov townshio,.and E. K. Mrca ap
pointed P. M.
Our subscribe» in that • vicinity who may wish
their paper sent to the new office, will please in
form us.
I , We have lust learned that the dwelling house
Ifeniy Dowers, in Jeasop township, was eonsumed
by fire yestenbry morning about 4 &clock, together
with nearly all its orintents. The dwelling was a
very good farm house, and is therefore a serious lois
—po Warmest::
• MA :Stibitzl,l3§:stfiati wotriad the lettrioliture
into his faiorite ntwtonol fanning Ileatriur Caen
% tad the bill pained 6aaUT on,Tassday.
Democrat/a Couloir Xedithsig.
Piro -et Zisaira.
The Montrose Democrat of the 23feh says
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Thearetrilk '
notz-nikat furious...Renege!' on".
dateght 411 1 hi14, 1 u.. ^ 0
to do s nix ,od - Rtiore two the inikuitylOrotol
it 76:1kooliorik_4!•iiiireptiiii 4 ingt f*Prtaa":„
tsinipints*stiiinit".it is intended. tout ed;
,;#
iiray.aidesiite teitiiiik all Writ:id matily:di‘ssite_
into wile and indecent attacks ttiptin charantei, bat
Irort. l **lo .4 l lol4- .441 16 11h0g'
Oaten, and - fearlessl y expose the contition
hick brought it forth, and the sinister and wiciti,
ed design* its controllers have - Upon' the Dement
iciptuty7lts unity
_and its satress.
• IN's repeat thoiniitraCtbellOrth tiontlitanian
had, ity! onAt . itt the disaprinfpdrxt; . 00 Of",
`eliciittving
or kook* loot its • Confidence, 'swipe last fall, to
foist — the - listless into file" legislature upon 410
ationith of;rhat was to ha Called a u North Broach
Tiriket.n The unite - raid and deep finding for a
speedy_ resumption and coulmletion of this impor
tant work, in this County, it was supposed would
enable cunning, untempulouir s and designing men
RI attain a position for which directly they could
not have commanded - a hundred votes. The De ,
mocracy were not to be caught with such transpa
rent gull-trap. They knew. too well the utter
heardessneas and depravity of the men engaged
in the scheme, and it failed hardly to excite even
attention. It neededeo opposition from the Repor
ter, in ensure its failure.- though we combatted it
as a scheme inimical to , the best interests of the Ca•
sal, and of the Deinocratic pasty. For this, we
incurred the desully.bostility of the ptime movers.
The means they calculated upon to control our ac
tion failing, it was resolved to have a new paper
which conk' be employed to farther their purposes.
IE was then arnounced that-another paper would
immediately bo procured- 1 r that a rang man
would be brought here, at the ostensible editor, but
Mr. Ward would do the writing I" After various
preliminary delays, the mountain labored, and
brought forth—the North Pennsylvanian; Wan
FORRET; editor and publisher; C. L. WARD, Regu
lar Contribntor! lVe Wive already cautioned the
Democracy of the fraud attempted upon them—
that a Federalist who has getter claimed II e title
of Democrat, o ens and and controls the paper.—
We are in possession of other evidence which
would be ratisfactoey to any one, trial such is the
case, which shall in time be. forth coming if neces
sary.
If any portion of the Democracy of Bradibril are
dissatisfied with the course of the Brad/mil Reporter,
and see fit to establish.in Miscount)! another Dem
ocratic pager, we will bow in the meekestsubmia
pion to the act, and wnile such journal confines it.
self to promoting the interests of the party, will
recognize it as a co-laborer, and should deem our
selves not justified in any way attacking or war
ring upon it. We would not even hazard the
peke and prospects of the party by returning any
at'ack it might make upon IN, for we hold our suc
cess of too much importance to be frittered away
by miserable personal quarrels. But the Ahnstret
is intended for no good to.the party; it is designed
only for the ftirthenuice of personal purposes—to
satisfy an uneasy ambition and an overwhelming
vanity—and to give vent to the most malignant
end baleful passion, whote flames make a Vesu-'
vine o' the human heart. It is no wander, then,
that its decent was easy from the dignified and
lofty station of a public journal to below the level
of the disreputable and divr, aceful sheet, which
is the receptatrle of all the scandal and falsehood
of a place—a common sewer to carry off the filth
and garbage, offensive to decency.
Wtrerern is the Democratic party of Bradford
..to
be benefited by the e•tablishment of this new
journal amongst asl Laying aside for the moment
all questions as to who towns and controls it, what
good is likely to be effected by it? Are our pea
ple ignorant of the ptinciples of the Democratic
party, or Iranil sting in their devotion to those
principles! Arc we in sat+ a state of political
heterodoxy, as tb become a matter of serious con
sideration at Wheadand,and that an editor must
be imported from the Pettnesitignian office to learn
as our duty, and bring us back repentant and sor
.rowing, to the fold of our sitht The Democracy
Bradford, at their las; County Convention while
they deprecated the "establishment of another preps
in this County; throth the all of foreign irrfiuerce,"
declared that—
"The Democracy of Bradford are fully camped
tent to expresa all those sentiments of radical re
publicanism which tney have so • long cherished
and revered."
This Democracy have become celebrated by their
steadhwness and integrity—by the moral courag'e
they evince in the support ol principle—by their
early and unflinching advocacy of all those princi
ples which are now unanimously accepted & trium
phant, and they need no schooling in the plain pre
septa of Democracy, no scourging to lash them in
to obedience to the will of Presidential aspirants.
They are proof alike against denunciation and all
the aedartiotis of power and patronage, and tower
up amidst the general corruption a bright and shin
ing ekronple. The walls of our Jeruebo are DOI to
be shaken by feeble blots, from any such ram's
horn, as the North Pennsylvanian, and its ostensi
ble editor may as welt return to his, masters, for
any good he can accomplish for their cause—and
beside., the "Replar Contributor" is anything but
a Joshua !
What it can accomplish yet remains in lan:wily.
There have been indications that a third party is
intended by the clique around the North Pennsyl.
vanian, in opposition to the regular Democratic
organization of the County. Shona this be at•
tempted it may • perhaps be strong enough to de
feat the nominees of the Democracy and throw the
offices for the time being into the hands of the
Whigs—toilet even that may be averted if the
party will realize a sense of the danger which de
signing men are pleparing For it. Let the firm anti
tried men of our party rebuke the ambitious and
uneasy spirits who seek to divide and distract—and
all will be well. The Democracy of Bradford are
able to take care of themseiVes. They need no
dictation from abroa4,—much less such as comes
from the Pennsylvanian office at Philadelphia, or
is now volunteered them by old. Federalists—
They ire united, and if let alone, there would be
no difficulty. They have never quay el led—thoN h
they may have differed in opinion as to the pro
priety of certain measores,- and all attempts now
to•fomet t diassnsiontand division are vain. They
Will teach those who endeavor to•provoke animos
ity amongst them, ilesson that will . benefit them.
Dr. Smith, who was =zinged for the murder of
si young woman it Saco, Maine; has been'eommit.
ted for trial; at.the term of the Coott in September
trust.
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wliett pat ifcion
would begin to manifest &Wire to close digit la
easiness _risible among theta, they are preparing
as Meet new business as is usual in the same
spree of time in any part of the Session—and
spend quite os eroeli finish' debate au!' doing loth!,
iiig as eier. - tri-dAiy theie hit-been sesibis in
thiNtlimmterwhilltifireautratritkbi afily/s 406:404 ,
this morning, and 414 beietihrl Aimee"
to - abrusement bribe members" some of whom
art regaling thlunselves with* stroll in the coup
try, white othbil are - loingineaboot the' balls,
amusing themselves by throwing paper balls at
one another..
The past week has been spent by the two bod
ies in a species of maneuvering for adiantages,
rather than iii earnest and honest efforts to pare
lams for the benefit of the people.
Literally, nothing has been accomplished sines
my last—true another apportionment bin has been
passed by the House—but has not been taken op
in the Senate. The Appropriation bill which was
passed by the House is atilt in the hands of the
Finance Committee, who, it is understood, will re-
_ .
port on Monday. I have no doubt the Committee
will concur in the section appropriating 5250,000
to the North Branch, and begin to have some hopes
it may pass the Senate with the restriNion, that it
shall not increase the State debt. Another week
will probably give the result, and should they suc
ceed in agreeing upon an apportionment bill, an
adjournment will be sprang suddenly and the
members will be oil.
It may be matter of wonder to your readers,
why there is so mach delay in accomplishing im
portant and indispensable matters—each as the
apportionment of the State, into Senatorial and
Representative. distincis, and the appropriation of
monies from the Treasury for the necessary ex
penses of Government. Well it is a wonder, but
to persons here on the ground who are told daily
of all the curious moves upon the chess board, and
and who understand the motives which govern
men in all their actions in the legislative halls, at
least hal( the marvel vanishes. It people are sur
prised at a liule delay on such great questions
what would they think to be told that not only the
progress but the fate of these bills absolutely de
pend upon, and are made subsequent to the trifling
question of dividing Columbia County, and mak
ing a new one to Be called Montour, with Danville
for its Capttal, all to pleise Mr. Best Esq., Speaker
of the Senate.
Valentine Best, Esq., Speaker of the Senate
stands between the Democratic and Whig parties,
and absolutely holds the balance of power, which
ever way he casts his vote, on a strict party ques
tion the preponderance is given, and of ceerse a
party triumph. 01 course it will be easily seen
and understood that his la& will be sought after,
and almost all kinds of caresses* and appliances
used by mempeni of either parry who are desirous
of accomplishing some particular project through
the apportionment bill. There are such members
of both parties. Mi. Best, you may be sore is
cunning enough to see and know the value of his
vote, and as he holds the controlling vote over the
big bills of the session, he is - determined to force,
Senators and members to• vote for his Montour
County, aye and pass it too before be will permit
action to be taken on the other bills. So between
the two houses they are playing shy, and practising
in skillful legislative tactics, to see which can out
manmuvre the other. The house trying to stave
oft Montour, and pass the other bills, ,and Best,
(wi l e is the Senate.) determined to force Montour
ilown their necks before be will touch any thing
else. In this way they have passed and rejected'
Montour—passed and rejected an apportionment
bill two or three times, and present appearances
indicate, that they are now only in the middle of
the fight. Still all these matters may be brought to
a close and business closed in a few days. 11 any
thing will bring about a state of things so desirable
is the exceedingly warm and fine weather with
which we are blessed at present. Nothing can ex
ceed the loveliness of the season here, and those
members who are engaged in farming canr.ot be
kept here touch longer, it this weather continues.'
reansylvaala Bask Law.
The General Bank bill, regulating the Bat ks of
Pennsylvania, that shall hereaftet be chartered and
re-chartered, has passed both branches orthe Leg
islature, and received the signature of the Gover
nor. By this law the lizbility principle is extend
ed to all issues of Banks—all foreign notes, or the
notes of :ether States antler the denomination of
$lO, are excluded from circulatiOn in 'Phrensylvaitia
—the Directors are made personally liable for the
deposits and other debts, in ease of the fraudulent
insolvency of banks—cashiers are required to give
bonds to the amount of one. fifth elite capital, when
it is $200,000 and under ; in one-eighth, when it is
between $200,000 and $500,000 ; and in one-tenth,
where it is over $500,000 and not exceeding $l,-
000,600.. The extent of the terms for which each
bani*hall be chartered, is fifteen years. Banks
car; be chartered for a lees period, bat none for a
grapey, in the aggregate. The bill, as originally
plume", contained' a provisitio . requirinethe country
Ignite, east of the mountains, to keep their bills at
par in Philadelphia, and those west of the moun
tains at par in the city of Pittsburgh. This provis
ion, however, has since been repealed.
The Senate has refrained from the tnerume.tion• or
consideration of any Imainess of importance during
the Absence of the Commiuee accompanying Mr.
Calhoun's remains:
The House has occdpied the past week, .in &-
coming the Census hill—which will probably pass
as it came from the Senate.
We observe that Hon. D. Wilmot las the floor,
and will address the WMl4+ whenever the Califor- .
nia Matter oomes - up—►probably+ it was react ed on
Waneaday.
Otto The Mysteriona." tappings" have appeared
at Stratford, Conn in the home of a minister. We
have often wondered why the Spirits were confined
to ski few places-
Edward MCDemion has been sentenced"
from New York totbe Sin Sing, Prison foe seven
tee*, foe biting offs man's now: •
Tramssu
Ceigreser
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mar Anibal '; b
t ow
git . . ion on
,the 2111
Ire - *ilk) ' ask)! *illi.: 1%4 'r 'lo*
iiillagetiiiii4o iteffie cabin. *A4Bin. '' y Oge
•Stiok liiiiiithe'llaiii44 meerigersilebic.Viagealt
ath her Crew. made 74 lin all.. The number of
z iallialo7'ililla ill 3.044,)11,1.,,011f.tr., C.V.le I
-CreelifibifFel-wei.:_aavedi-iln4" I
wain a {air way of recovery. 1
Thu•passengurs known to -be killed are: Mat
thew Falconer of Sheffield, Matra. and Henry Mc- ,
Dciriougli - of. Trenta i rr, Mich:, Wilefgobinstiff,:ino
Willialawrlllastflifaren,r , - Kelley, cooks, are also
aitiong'the killed: , Tiab-ixiiiters and E. Cartwright, I
desk laullls. are MOUS Iho missing., John Blau
'a aillEliinelittNiair Been* ONti tully - 1161Mkt;1
porter" and' Henry..BlNl:,. Jerk lewd, ate ,all badly
scalded, but likely.torecover,....iFilletnrof thecrew
r incitilling both' mates, E. Clarli r saloon keeper,
two ivheelmen, three fireman,pne - porter, two deck
handsi.barber and Chambermaid,:-are: 'moos ,the;
saved.
The passengent saved are :AI. A. Eddy, C. 0.
Mallen and H; B. Pouingey,all of Cleavelandl D.
BakTni4 John C. Wegener, and; Charles .. , Smith
of Pedalo, Mich.- Cot Van Horn of Alton, IlL; J.
Wald of Oxford;Ohio ; a passenger from St. Louis
name not known: Edward Kelley, wife and two
Children; Mrs. Smith, Filch Pern, and Edward Ka
vanah of Troy, N. Y. There were Aleven of the
crew lost ; J.:J. Elmore and E. -Bauchi of Detroit,
Engineers; Henry Storger,steward, of Mount Cle
menti Mich ; Franklin Freeman of Detroit; A. H.
Mead, bar-keeper;.Myron .Tilaa of Dayton,Chio,•
0. W. Hart of Perrysburg, and the wife and', child
of J. N. Ellis of Mount Hope, Mich. , 1
The explosion occurred about. I o'clock Sunday
morning.- The echr. Elmira, Capra: Nugent, was
hailed, and brought the killeind - wormded to San
dusky. The %to ayne was an vldboat. and was not
in the regular line with the Buffalo and Sandusky
steamers. She was owneikby Chas: Howard, of
Detroit - -
Mack Is the "Spoils , ' Party
The Fedendktii have a particular fondness for
quoting the saying—attributed, we believe, to Mr.
Csutoua--:That the Democratic party is kept to
gether only "by the cohesive power of public plun
ger." But the aspersion, dictated originally in the
bitterness ol disappointed ambition, is b eg inning to
recoil upon the heads of those who have adopted it,
with tremendous retributiVe force. A se.les of re
cent startling cievlopments at Washington, have dis
clotted a state of ohdlonesty and corruption amen
the Whig officials whorsurround the President Which
will take the country by surprise. A systematic
game of "public plunder" has been carried on to an
enormous extent, exhibiting in its details, the most
consummate knavery which has ever marked the
conduct of rogues in high places. "Financiering"
so adroit, and at the same time daring, is indeed
worthy of the palmiest days of the ntc,nster money
ed power, iLe Bank of the United. States.
Let us enumerate, briefly, a few of the startling
facts which have come to light. to show that Feder-
ahem only wants the opportunity, to engage in the
game of public spoliation with an avidity which, it
fullered to go unchecked,would assuredly bring the
country to the brink of national bankruptcy.
first. The Garphin claim, to which we have be
fore alluded. Originally but -15,01Xl,and repeatedly
rejected by previoos Administrations, it suddenly
grew to 190,000, under the nurturing care of Mr.
Secretary CRAWFORD, and was paid into his hands
by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concur
rence of the Attorney General ! 'lt is now undergo
ing an investigation bekne aeommittee of the House
of Representatives.
Sao d; The old De-la.Fratiela claim, allowed
and paid by Mr. Ct.srros, Secretary of State,
after having been refused by Mr Buctismsrs,. his
immediate predecessor: The Hun WM. CosT Jot's.
son was the agent in this matter, and will no doubt
map his reward (twilit!, interest he took in the bust.
ness
Third: The old Chickasaw claim, of iiloB,ooo,
allowed and paid by Mr:THOMAS EwiNG, Secretary
of the Interior, which had been often dismissed by
previous. administrations and which the Secretary
under whose control it came dating the administra
tion of Preaideut POLE, scarcely gave a hearing --
A Committee of the House of Representatives has
been appointed to investigate this, and several
other similar charges against Mr. Evrict, viz : The
re-opening and payment of a rejected ilatm of the
Ewing family upon the Treasury amounting to 877,
000, and the allowance of $31.600, as interest on
the claim of Commodore JAMES. BARRON, of Virgin•
ia, for services in the Navy dunng the Rnolution
ary War, after the principal had been paid:
Fourth : Mr. ROBERT E. Rotuma. Door keeper
of the Hone• of Repmsentatives,has been arraigned
before a Committee of the House, charged with
haviing made false certificates,by virtue of which
his brother drew pay as an officer of the House,
when it was notorious that he was absent from
Washington.and held office in another State the du
ties of vrbieh he was discharging. and at the same
time receiving a salary from the United States.
Gzsr. SAst. Houston.-=This personage, a • natirk
of Rockbridge county, Virginia, but who resided 111
Blount County, East Tennessee, arrived in Eno--
villa, Tennessee, says a paper of that place. last
Tuesday, and took lodging at the Mansion House.
He is returning from Texas, and will proceed to
Washington, after a brief visit to his sister Mrs.
Gen. Wallace, of Maryville. Quite a number of
our citizens, of both political parties, called to lo:k
-upon the coentenance of the soldier, whose lifehas
been chequered with so i rrianY eventful incidents,
both in Tennessee and tp Texas. An occurrence
took place, which we cannot deny ourselves the
pleasure of naming. Several . persons were present,.
who delighted to honor so prominent a Southemor,
and being great advocates of the Nashville Convert
tiorithemselves, they were anxious te.hear the opm
, ions of the Senator from Texas. He promptly re
plied, when enquired of,—" Every d—d rascal who
attends that Convention', ought to be hung with a
d—rl great rough halter p, , .
Daowszto.—We are pained to learn (days the
Wyoming Democrat, of Amil 30th ) that • the wife
of James Brown, Esq , of Eaton, came to her death,
yesterday afternoon, by drowning:. She, in comps.
ny with a daughter, was crossing BoWman's Creek
in a wagon, when the 'horse stumbled - and both
w'ere thrown into the stream. The waters were
considerably swollen by recent rains, and both were
immediately overwhelmed by the current and
borne down the stream.,When the daughter was
rescued, life was not entirely extinct, and we Jearn_
that she will recover. But the fate of the mot
was different ;jot when taken from water ,
soul was just the wing for 1406.0 n, and alter one , .
or tiro respißtions, she expired. The deceased
had been spending several days with her friends in
this *Wage, and was on her return home when
death rent his messenger, robbieg socicty.of one of
its brightest ornaments, and s - Ming the deepeat
sorrow to the hearts of all who4mldappfeciate her
worth.
O Young Gearheiut, the Clerk in the post of
fice, at Danville, who . was detected in pilfering
from the mail,:and arrested in the State of Ohio,
some time ago, is now in jail at this place. He
made his escape Iron the O. S. Marshall,, while
on the route hitherward, near Howard, Centre'coun
ty, by pretending to be sick, and after the removal
of his fehers tanning away as test a:, lega.wrotild
carry him He was, however, re•arreAed on the 15th
in:4, end confined in the Lock Haven jail, and is
now in "durance •vile" In this place, , awaiting his
_trial at the coming session of the I.t. S. Ceurt.--
,Lygoming (Irdiiepisport) Clasdte.
FRIGHTENING A LANDLOREP.....A landlord ' in flu&
burg, who is well knownfor histhumirig habits, had
called several times on a tenant with owed him
money. Thelenantliriallyseiteepote invitinghinn
,tocallon him gs in the beck nionyot the third story
anameeivehis Money." The landlord had read
the 'Webster testimony not. troubled has te
'nut since. • I ,
I . sesaiireine . .. toettio‘•. _lbw et 17 am
otilawalsi Xeishiatleas.
i
-AP „North Peatistylvasiaa. Mal t a it )
I t 1 1 i n gl reppeetahre meeting of the dime.
itteh aof Bradford County, held at the c airn
- ; Cliose": ,- i °weeds; On. - Wednesday evening t b s.
alp ulti s in porsuance of previous notice—Ro.
ufrio BLACK, Eici i wail called 'to the chair . ..
?tier Itilleirlog"namedgentleroen were also duly
elected Vice Presidents: . -
•,: - ...Aratialt.WaldesitatmliciLWalkilla Athens tp,
I.leiine PalorircitiX Sholiwity Sprieighill , D.
Barstow Towanda, S. 0. Ackla. Dorsi!. Aden g is „..
wens Pike, 1.. Wing Wells, D. C: Drake %anew,
,W.E.,Enapp,Herrick, Joseph Bull Memo., M . p'
Ransome Smithfield, Israeleltith Durell, N,
belt Towanda tp. C. R. Herrick Athens, Goy T ozer
At ens, H Morgan Wyse:, D. Cash Towanda he m
.3A6ll.l„EnntlaltiAesl ll l'en*itlandig Siollasi P.
Dutiki- Monroe. A. tnapp Leroy, 3. C. m c t eati
Troy. tp I. H .Sureettilowanda, B. Roes Berlin..
ton, 3. F. Sinn Ridgberry, E. C. Mathewson Alb.
A n . S. D av id son ,„ '4 _,
Ulsteri' • •
, :" 4,
On eireioa W
J.l..,Catifield, C. F. Harder, F. D .
Haveni, 1). c:1411, kman Mor an , A. E. Mew.
di Wm. Patric k , D. E. Martin, M. Baker, G. W.
wine appeiited Secretaries.
On motion of Col. V E Floury, the committee
to prepare and present resolutions 'amends, of
the views of the meeting was then appointed, ilea
V E. Piollet, J. F. Means, F. S. Whitman, Alex.
under Ennis, Wm. Troni, E W. Bain), F. Menardl,
Wm. B. Dunham and temstant Mathewson. then
gentlemen, subsequently reported the following:
This meeting.-believing, the present to be as
occasion which demands such a recurrence to tint
principles, as the framers colour political system iv
fregeently rebommencledifeeleres Its Whelk / the
follosting obvious Mho -
T-he democratie - party of WO imentry finsente e i,
ed its ascendancy, mod achieve& the triumph of ca l
principles ? by si generouq sacrifice of private in n .
eats, and individual preferences, on the part of its
members. - They ca . /vied out truly this green fond s .
mental principle—whatever meets the will and ap.
probation pf,the majority is , best calculated to ed.
sauce the public good. Stfccessfully to tesist the
encroachments. of Federalism, requires nef
union in sentiment, but concert in action. 'hi e
best obtained by primarercemvereions of the puny
—in other words. by a 'intent of REGULAK NOSI.
INATIONS. When the enemies of-the Denverite -
• party shall have succeeded in breaking op, fi t
bringing into discredit, this mode of concentrating
public opinion, they wall - tie removed the meet
effective barrier against unbridled ambition. _Ff e
who attacks or depreciate our regular nominations,
assails the unity and integrity of the Democratic
party. He may profess otherwise, but the het
palpable as any irtith whatever; and prettiness of
continued attachment to Democracy, are of little'
moment, white he departs from its assert., mid
suffers himself to biamme an instrument in the
hands of the enemy. Such a man may not, at the
outset intend to fall unreservedly into the hands of
his former ads ersaties hot he that courts, or rd.
on tartly accepts, their support, by a departure km
the land.marke of his am n party, has reflected tor.
tempt upon Ins former political associates, and they
may set him down as a lost man. With whatern
metrtahreservatien,orupon whatevee,plaasible pr s •
test, he yields to the embraces of his enemies-he
wilt, sooner or later, find himself,their enlisted sot.
dier, and an alien to the Democratic family.
Resolved, Therefore, it is the plain duty °revel
honest Demo-rat to iTilhere to his 'party !memo
Lions, and to. yield to the majority, for the sake ot
union and for the success of principles, his ova to-
dividual preference and prejudices.
fleeolve.i, That we regret the late, repeated re.
fusels of our present member of Confess. to W.
taro the regular candidatts of his party : r‘pecia:lr
when we•find it continued up to the last boor. ins
factious union. with - Root, Giddings. and other go.
lition agitators in t:oncrt ss, against the repla
elemccratic nominee for officers of the Reuse rf
Representatives. And we protest against any and
all mea--rires and doctrines which indicate.
that the Democrats of this district would snow
any union with Abolitionism; or any iota mire
principle of action differing from the arca: Demo.
erotic family of the Old bey S.one and the Viace
Whi.e we do not claim to be any better Democrats
than those of other sections—we not ,debts
be set down as any worse.
Resolved, Thiit we look upon any feeline of po
litical servility, which durst not speak oarthe hon
est promptinge of the heart in regard to the rows
of public men, as onworthy of a place m a tree
man's breast; and as injurious to the proerra , of
glorious cause, which has for s motto. equairghe,
honest agents. and enlightened people.
Resolved. That a frequent recurrence to funds.
mental principles is one only safe guard natn.t
the encroachments of fashionat.le popular ten,
which are not the less dangerous. becau-e iht irap
proaches have been disguised aid nisn , toin
Resolved, That ihe great sec of this Union.
is to be Mend in the fact, that it is the depository of
the affections of the people of the States, and le
common gnarantee of their tight 4, consequently
every attempt on the part of the people of (me Sau.
.4e interfere with the domestic policy of anothete•
being calculated to provoke sectional ralousie~
jpebs one unqualified disapprobation.
f•Rsolvell, That we are in favor of this glorioe
Union, as it .vas handed down to us, by oar failierr
of the revolution, and opposed to seer) eflon,ece
'
ine from the Sou t h of North, to disturb or lend , .
Resolved, That the free soil, to winch ono sya
pathies are most devoted—is a free home to scan.
settlers on our public domain ; and the keeping el
that free from the curses of monopoly, and rte
lation, for all time to come. •
Resolved, That we are opposed lo monoporst
of every kind; to sreciallegislaion of evil de
cription, (where it can be avoided,) and espeug!
to any increase of our Banking corporations.
Resolved, That-we believe the best t welves ti
community will always be advanced by fair car
petition in any cepartnient of human interpret-
And for this reason, ae well as from the fad, Ito,
the Bradford Reporter does not reflect the none
the Democratic party of the-State and the Coat
we hail with gratification the establishment dal
North Pennsylvanian—and if it be found wadi!,
as we doubt not—.will yield h oar cortical . s appot
and recommend it to the patronage of the Den°
crate of the County.
Resolved, That the proceedings of the meer
be published in ail the Democrattc papers ai l '
Congressional district.
On motion of Ccl: V. E. Ptota.rt.
Resolved, That the chairman appoint a'no,ok,
tee ot nine, to 'address the Democrats of WO.
County, with- power to call any future nieetitlal
nhay expedient. • ..
?'hereupon, the chairman appointed the WO'
idg gentlemen :
;I E
Victor E. Piollet, D. Cash, J. F. .Mean-. •
8011, G. H. Vandyke, L. S. Maynard. DemasJdo
son, 3. E. Vosburgh and J. E Cantield. - ,
The doctrines and principles of the resoltrl
were eloquently discussed by Col. P 101.1.0 E"
BAIRD and D. Ceara, Esqrs., when they neleau s '
mously. adopted.
rerRELIGIOUS NOTICE.—Tr Pe.
tuna Slate Contention of Ca irrnaiig r i
hold its annual session at Athens, Bradfoni egg i '
on 'Wednesday and Thursday, the sth and 6 th d 3 14;
of June next. Preaching Clay he expected N,
days and evenings, ar the usual hour.. 1,1 Ret.
r.Ttv.mas. A. B. Gri)sh and other .
aiiatiriti is elven (lathr public to a ...ad. 'if'
• Married,
In Monroeton, April :9th, by the lieV:Jill' US
E. 811 "orrees. of Tate.: counts,
!SAKI' 4r.unt Brississ, of the former plsee.
8 ' the se. on the Ist day of Nap. up:
' to Miss Emits Brrrs, all of Too.
_ln Athens, April 17th. by te Rec. 8. J .Gibst r :
• F.B. Smarr. of Canton. to Miss.El.l24llo V
Thersea,of the former place.
16 „,ShediegAliti. April It3d..by the same, Mr. Ws.;
misitmr to Miss.Marsit Morns. •