INDEPENDENT REPHLICAN
CHARLES F. READ AND IL A. FRAZIF.R, EMT°
MONTROSE, PA.
Thursday, February B, 18 CIL
lar"Our readers will find in this paper :pli
communication from our correspond ent, 4Ca
enne,' explaining his remarkslmade ashort
Liras siiiee on the positioif of Mr. Grow, n
1848.. It will be seen that Cayenne affirn s
that it-was at, the so-called DeMocratie.par
ty, and not at Mr. Grow 'that his blow Nils
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aimed, and .. as he is abundantly able to e
fend himself from misrepresentation, we sh 11
let him do so, and leave our readers to jud e :of the merits of the . case for themselves. 1 , 'e
"are not disposed„at this time , to e:nterl to
any controvet4 upon the. subject, neither o
we feel ourseLye.s called upon to • find fa !,lt
with lir. GrOvi for the course pursued by h m
iii tB4B . "Since the passage of. the I.i 7 ugiti .e .
Slave Law, and the attempts to extend Sla -.e 7
ry into new Territories, new . -issues- h Ye
come before the people, and a great port
of the North havO becomd - hetter acquain
with the term " PopAla:r — Sovereignty," tl i
they were at that time. c repeit it, it 1 1
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not out' purpos:43._to malign Mr. Grow; in
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kg place to the communication of our car
pondent. • - • - i
United States Senator. - . •
Some of the pro-slavery .papers and m
'bore . of Congress deny thrtt'ihe recent e
Lion in this State was a Eree-Soil vict
and assume ihat - iberefore Pennsy'vania
still be counted on as the land of Doughfa
We believe that this is •decidedly an er,l
and that the.interesta of-freedom requir
correction as soon 'as . poSsible. - M ssa- •
claisetts has just testified anew her devo i ion
to right and bninanity; hj• electing to 'the
United States Senate, Hen'rY Wilson, a N 1 ell
ktiorn and • imcompromising:epponant othe
Slave Power. There is now little d OA
`that' New York will re-elect Win. 11. See rd;
it
the. chief. opposition to whom arises from the
,fact that he is strongly anti-slavery. S vcr
tarot the Western States have also rece tly
elected, or are about to elect Free-Soil , ens
'tors. It the Fall elections- left any , doubt as
to the position of the North, these elec
of Free-Soil Senators must remove
Among the rest, Pennsylvania is walled
again to defineler position. Our legisl
iacAgerstood to be strOnF,ly XreeSoil
it is confidently expected that they will
for 'United States Senator a man wlioj
,r_eriresent the sentiment`'of.:the, State o
Slavery • -
It is not too much to sv:y that the 'el
of aU. Senatorl's considered, at thi
ticular crisis, .a matter "of so much itni
;i- • .
ance, that • the results in .the several states
• are watched "for with anldety-by the uhOle
country. The characierof the Senate Iniust ,
be changed.. That (:,f tlie. hrouse has already]
&mil, rind no loser or 1:“..0r... .4..5th0 .. cou- 1 .
tive, -no appeals to the spirit of party, r of
mammon, will ever carry a.theaSure. lik • the 1
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'Nebraska bill through the lower. riot se of
the Thirty-Fourth Congress. But i
Senate changes are more slowly ciree
There, every acquisition to the_ranks o
dom is ,an event at,ivbileh the great .m
the Northerly twopTe rt3oiee. . •
Such being.the .things, this St
oilmit to 'elect a Senator. Whom ,
site elect'?. It shOuld not be a Irian
who'e position there is any doubt, so_
sidmit of his being elaimed'on both sid
at soint' future day his official cour:, , ,
indicate his.tposition, but one whose bo
vocaey of_FreeSoil principles, in time
will both afford a guarantee to the 111
said bring dismay upon the foes,,of freJ
Ile should be one whose election will
as decisive of Pennsylvania's position.
out wishing to detract from the .me
others, vie Must say, that . in our own of
of-all who haVe been named in coin;
With the office, -there is no othei.whosl
tion would have so marked and bcnefi
influence• on the. great struggle.between
'dean' and slavery, as that of Judge Wi
If Henry Wilson is the prominent Fr,
man of:Massachusetts, so is David Wi
of Perinsylvtuala. And if - there ever iwas
time when the people demanded the sefeetion
of such men for office, it is the present.True,'
j
, some of the other candidates have be p con !
" .sistenkoPponents of `the Slave Power, but as
none otherhas been so prominently asslriated
..,, with.the Free-Soil movement, the election' of
none other. would beconsidered / so, emphatic
4 rebuke of Northern donghtlecs, and so sig
nificant a warning to the Southern Dictators.
Even the siffalang and hypberitleal allies o
slavery in our midst, would hardly deny the
his election was ar Free-Soil triumph.(, Übe
is elected, the whole country.-will understand
what Pennsylvania .means, and -where she
may be found, in future. -
• Aside from the open exertions of r14,a1 cnn
4idates, we believe the chief opposition to .
Jute 'Wilmot. will come from President
Pierre's Nebraska Administration and its
friends. We can hardly belicti-e thatj Wash-
ington influence will be very strong in Har
risburg, this winter, but we doubt not those
influ en c es will be exerted to the fullest ea
tent to proetfre his defeat Me Derocratic
Union, the Nebraskd organ at Harrisburg,
has already. sounded the alarm, and; kindly
admonishes the Know-Nothingi, (}whom it
has always bitterly opposed,) that ifjWilmot
is elected, 'the whole cargo of th Know:
Nothings will go to the devil r ,Oa condi
tion of producing such a result, wej believe
Ae, national administration would. even con
4ent Wflmot's election, but on Int; other
that we ova think of, '
• We have been informed that smile of the'
spurious anti-Nebraska men u of t 144 region,
_have gone to Harrisburg, to - opposaWiltnot.
'As they are individuals who will stick at
inithing to effect their purpors,they may do
bun some injury, provided they can find any
tnissibers .eredulous enough to trust their
`statements. But we believe there are few in
the present Legislature who- would! be likely'
is,,be.mistpd by representations cot ing from
ouch: suspiatfifiLsOVrem: - • I
rtiru;; ; sly! 'Lltsiesotne
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opportunity; to lcarn• l the l .opinions and wishes
of the people iof . thisliregion, 'on the 'subject,
and we pan kive..a4urance That Wilmot is
more popid4r( ihnn ever, at. home, and' the
great mass; of the people are:enthusiastically
in favor of his ;election as United States Sena
tor.
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It is said that the following 'questimis
have been. propose* for , - discussion in the
KnOW-Nothing lodge of Tinieum : •
1. If we are in. eivor of education and an
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open Bible Ter alkican' we conscientiously'
give aid and comfortl to. a system Which, like
that of Stiuthern Sl4very, makes it 'a crime
to teach children their letters, and keeps the
Bible sealed book 4o' the great, body of the
people? •
2. If tliw 'interests of free Ainerican la,
horers : "are• injured by .coming in competition
with the ipauper labbr of Europe, pro.they
not also injured bycOming in -competion with
the SiltFe liihor• of_ America?- and 'ought we
not TO oppose the, .format.ion .Of new Slave
States; one something • like the same grounds
that we 'Oppose tue,it3ooding OE' our country
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with pauper. emigransl, .
Lit in accerdince with true American
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principles, to extent ..over free territory, a
systim. which lice men power in the Na
tional oOvernmeati in proportion, to 'the
amount i4(slave)' i prO . perty they . pcissess? •
"4. - Jiidgim? front what has oecurred in
the past;, would tle. interests of, the free labor
and free:inen ottlici: North be prOperly cared
for andipretected, it'the - States in the
few rule the many and in which labor is con.
sidered degradinct; acquire a numerical
superiority iu.the t i 'nion?
5. Whe i n we Perceive two groat peril's
threateningi our country, is it' WitiC or right
to dire et all our opposition againSt one, and
leave the other to go on Aininolested ?. •
on
Il ea
Fan
6. Is our systeM of government based on
the theory that all men .are by
nattire created fre'atid equal? and If so, is it
'not the duty of the General Government to
carry out . 'that theoy, as far as can be done
under the ivurisioris of the Colistitaition 7
7. . Is 'it not. oilr duty, as lovers of our
, ,
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country atia ner tree institutions, and as
in
telligent &Alien ho.alm'at a just protee
tion_of Our own interests, to oppose 'slavery
ex te us iOn
ELM
;C. •
,C. Rynirian, :the celebrated lec
turer, visited this BorOugh, last: week, and
delivero Oree leptur6s,• on Slavery, Tern
perancei and Wornan's Rights, respeetiVely.
He is it speaker iaf much Ability arid elo
quence). leethres . here kvere largely'at
tended and *Very received.. The second
one 9n ; Slavery,;!which was appointed for
Friday'evining, etas prevented by his Intel--
pected, fleparture nn. receiving intelligence of
the sudden and severe illness of his brother.
ILE
Lure
and
fed
will
1 the
tion
par
iort-
Mr. 13ur1eigh , , , believe , is doil , much
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rood throughout the, cm it try by iii'leetures.
`Long tray he w4:ve' Lip yellow locks. •
Orr[ .17/OPE Z CM/. E/ c Jeorl ita in .7,fr
firmlot. .f No rrii: By Helen Phu. •
Stringer & ToWnscnd, \o. `.2'Z•2 Broadway,
New York, will Shortly publish a book .with
the above title: !r;
FroM. the fellitig now 'excited throughout
the country on tlik subject to which the story
relates, the rept4tion of the . ?vriter, and the
high praise liest4ed by those who have read
•t.
the proof sheets,; we infer this publication.
Will Produce a ;great sensation- and meet
with an'extensivesale. S•
An eminent Notes:tat - it Divine says:
, I have read 'Stanhope Btirleigh' with un
mixed: admit-at*, and -) delight. It is not
often. that I can itSe this lang,na ,, e . in speaking
of. Works Fiction: but this t i)ook is a-Fic
tion only in nam-its truthfulnes will speak.
for itself on every page, and almost at every
•it—aside - •
period. I regard from -its high
literary merits4ps one of the most power
ful Avorlts which4 3 rotestantism has produced,'
not excepting-4;IH things•Ronsid.ered—the
ablest treatises lsn this subject, which were
published by tl4 great Protestant Divines
of. England, diet! the period of ;the "Lutheran
RefOrthation. •Ipam quite confident that it
a ill he„greetedJivith enthusiastic delight 'by
all the PrOtesta4 clergy of America, and of
the world, if the- hold, with earnestness and
zeal,'ithe Faith Once deliverd to the Saints."
Fromanotha who has contributed much
freo- .
ss of
'loin.
e felt
Vith
ts of
MEM
ction
eke-
lalem
free
'lmot.
.e-Soil
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to the wealth of ,our national Literature, and
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who read the manuscript as a . professional
labor, the publishers have a letter from which
they .make the followingextract :
By no meatia- . lose the chance of publish
ing this work his the best Anierican nov
el iever writte47- 1 --not excepting Cooper's
‘LestherstoCkiit Tales," or even 'Uncle Tom's
Cabin," It is 'book 'which will, if treated
create, a ,Profound impression 'through
:out the country;.. * '4* * There is no at
teMPt.at ; but there is fine Nirjt
iiii i h the b c x;lt and the book is full . of it. I
-Mb not acqUSirded with any \work of fiction
in the. Engkislt language, since the time of
Bunyan's greakftoVel-:—' Pilgrim's , Progress' .
where 'the 4utitor. . evidently relies so much
upail the sitnple narration of a story, without
eallirig to 'his any-garniture except that
chaste and' •in - jple language - with which the
Anglo:-Sayon :jcingue invests. the . noblest
thoughts .m at4feelings of the human soul.'
„
. gentlean- of .great learning; who hrs
passed patty years in Europe, where he.be
.
came :familiar with the whole spirit of despot
ism, lesttitisiti, and priestly domination, sass,
after - ma ding the' prod-sheets:
applaud the book—l cannot help it.—
Spatting withitt.due bounds of moderation,.,
I ani really of ' opinion that '-the' sensation
whiohit •wiitereate in our reading eorriniuni
lyiftstay almOst be called electrical. The
astetinding events -introduced' in. the .tale,. will
astettish even:. experts in our present social
and Political Condition, while it will thrill and
',am4e other readers, who are - less posted in
what is secretly \going on around us... If I
;were to .eulogise the work ac,eording to my
~pinion of its merits, I should have - to use
language which I fear you would eonaider
hyperbolical.' I alWays' like a good novel,
but i_have read .so inane that I did :not. a
ped to see another that would Make me feel
so ;wild and strange as I felt when I first read
- `,Eugene Ar*TO ' and 'Monte Cristo.' SO
mach 'for. the dramatic power with' which
Stanhope. Burle)frh is written. • -But its high
literaryfinish dot its chief charm to 'a Re-.
pUtilican PrOtestatit. - I am. no' saint, but .1
never felt scildeePlv in all my life, howdah.
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gerons a thin g ' esuitism is, in a'free s country,
as when I Cattle to the last page of this hook.
I' could not repress—nor did ;I
lair ejaculatiOn that Haven itself would send
it %V) "eyersi-',Atitericaa borne. This Book
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Ea
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alone hal power enough tq .defeat all the
sehemea!that Padre Jaudan rinci< thd whole
company lof Jesus put together can-ever con-
sere for the overthrow of the fhirest - form
of inliglitened teiniblicariism the earth has
ever seem •'
'PaBT th•FICE INntovAteLjohn Traneo — ek
'has been appOinted :Postmaster at Fairdale,
in this eatintY, Vice Daniel rrojr, removed.
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A friend iWriting us from Fairdaleigives some,
interestinr , information relative to this
mor He tells us 'that Mr. Holt whOhas
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long been known as an earnest Free-Soifer,
hag held: the office Sir the last twelve years,
ttid :that he voluntarily tendered it -to. the
present incumbent; provided a Majority .of
those interested desired a elfinge ; but / to that .
the people interested were known to'be gen.
'crally opposed; yet a petition was got up,
signed by about a dozen names, including
several 'official recipients of, public bounty .
in Montrose, and sent on lo.Washington—
and shortly after Mr. 'lca rend the announce . -
went ofhis removal in a'Detriocratic' news
paper, being the first notice he received of
that interesting fact. Slavery has a searct,'
ing - eyetind a long arm.,
ro=ilOn. Charles Durkee, the fusion Candi
date., who'is : described as an old fitshioned
Abolitk4fist, a thorough Land Reformer, and
Christian Philanthropiiit, h:t.s been chosen U.
S. Senator from Wisconsin for six years from
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the fourth of. Mardi next. So the ranks of
freedom are filling up in the Senate. Let us
see•vrluti will-result from the- sober second
thought of Pennsylvania. •
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CORRESPONDENCE.
For the liarpendent ReimWean, .
Hon. G. A. Grow. .
MESS4S. EDITORS:—Were the course pursued in
Congre4 by Mr. Grow to be questioned by any Paper
or by ant party hr this counfy; I would wish for no
worthier cause for my- pen than his' defence. The
strong, r Ocinstantand determined opposition he has of
fered tecthe encroachments of human 'slavery upon
the tights of northern firemen; receives from his core.
etituents the warmest commendation and nicaa fkenet ,
ous appial. The eloquence and sound logic of his
CongresSional speeches hate won for him an enviable
irputntiOn. In short our county can be represented
in .Congirs.S'by no- better and by no stronger man
.than 31r Grow.'
In this country men are made to represeth princi
ples.!" It is seldom an opportunity is given, to vote
directly for any principle or measure. Last Cal we
voted far or against the ProhibitOry Liquor taw.-;L
Bat thit was an isolated ease. We usually vote. for
men whk, advocate and represent principles whi • ch'we
approte Thisis-the true design of the representa
tive system: - It has, however, recently become ne-
, cessary for the Democratic pat ty -" to draw the, party
lines,". OA by rigid party 'discipline, to compel its
members to vote for principles revolting to their hearts
and eoirsciences. To elucidate this point, and i make
clear td: the mind orthe reader that this is the course
pursued by. the patty and itsorgan, allusion waS made
to the respective positions of Mr. 'Wilmot and Mr. '
Crow. one is frucelv de , iounced because he refused
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to totelor Gov. Bigler, while the other is applauded
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becansa be voted, "regardless of his prineiples,for the
reg,idatltiontinee." . And.yet both of these gentlemen,-
on tltc4atne evening, condemned the- administration
in tla'v. 43 , CnIgeA %claimer,- and both denounced- Gov.
Bigler for the course he pursued in regard to the pas s
sage'orthe Nebraska Bill. Men may - write and spe*
what they please, but when they comet to 'vote, they .
must dote the regular nominations or he cursed by
party organ. It it had been simply stated -that
Mr. Gitiw voted for Mr. Bigler, no eieeptionS would
haVe been taken; but when a few words art- added.
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to th4iGovertor ; s4name,- just sufficient to indicate
the priiiciples and measures be repre'sents', dam the
.incons . iSteney of the vote is =tide too glaring, and the
party.Mgan bi-contes highly incensed. It should be
remeitibered that Gov. Itiglcr urged the'legislatu're
to paS4 a Law permitting men to hold slaves in Penn
sylvania, fora limited period of time, and ,alSti that
ottr-cOianty jails should be converted into slave pens:
He wit's opposed to the Maine Law; and in f l avor of
the Nebraska This is the DOsition he occupied,
and these' are the principles represented' by hint as a
candidate for the sulTniges of the people. I Maintain
that it. is correct to say that Mr. Grow "voted fGr COL'.
8i714 , ItleiNkey, Ircbreatka, .Slurs Perna, a4'4 all."
, The design was, not to "arr" Mr. Grow. A- blow was
aimed at the Democratic party.and, its organ; for-at
tempting to "crush onf' the Free Soil sentiment frOrti
its candidateS; for in the absence of any good, Ot even
of am phtusible reason - for the - vote cast by Mr.. Grow,
I wag; forced to the conclusion that the "p;cssure"
waslibt upon him as it was upon othet candidates, and
iras ittenipted to be pot upon Mr. Ifollister. What
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ever trutyhave been the reasons which governed-Mr.
Grasti wei are Sorry to say that the vote which be men.
in dirnet imposition to the facts stated and the princi
ple} inculcated by him-in the Court House, only a few
weeks before election; has cost him the confidence of
many of his friends and lost him hundreds of Votes.
For th'e same purpose—that is, to demonstrate the
dishonesty and inconsistency of the party and its or -.1
gan upon the Free Soil tuestion, an allusion was
made to a fornier position occupied by Mr. "
which it was alleged that he "was 'well emu !
the ilarty." In this ease as in the •other, ther
dea4En to'"nrr" or attack Mr. Grow. It is
that'tt is eiceedingly. difficult to prove with s
clearness the dill'erent positions occupied by
ty, without alluding to the prominent men u
tained it and advocated its principles i When review
ing`the past history of the party, a writer has the right
to allude to public men to elucidate his subject, with
out; being liable to the charge of " a6acking" kc.
. .
. It ; is a source of deep r , gret that the mention of
Mr i lGrow's name in connection withthe cantpaign. of
I .84ft, should be construed into a personal attack upon
him' Still, it is what we should naturally expect, for
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the , orgmi deals only in persomilities. • ilt does not.
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and:dares not attempt a justification of the course pr
'sued bytheparty on the tree soil question, but ir
ably * converts every discussion into personal '
ties' In an argument the Editor is lost; in
al quarrel he is at home; it therefore suits
poie to convert every dikussion of public i
into' personal difficulties. Disclaiming any d
tolMr..Grow, I will try to show'how and wit
sion to his connection with' the campaign
•i werv l es to elucidate the inconsistency-of tit
ciatic party upon the free soil question.l
,
Gen, Cass, an aspirant to the Presidency, i ,l
NiAolson letter, containing prineipleS:adt
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antagonistic - to the principles of the Wilmo
JJJ ftir the purpose of courting the favor of the
114 advanced the principle whiCh has sit
ehiistened Popular Sovereignty. It content]
etension of Slavery ttaxm.free Territory, be
the inhabitants the Inestimable privilege off
itcmossible thiwg—of voting it out again
I.thtee , candidates for the Pruidential chair, only one, ,
M. Van Buren,'was in favorofrestrieting• very to
ifs' present limits. Mr. Wilmot saw clear!, , and urg.: - ;
v. 1.1
ed it strongly 14korT his constituents, that tines 31r.;
Van Buren receiveda strong Norther:it ve , (his elec-i'
l'.iOn• was out of the question,) and one strongenough . ,
ticommand respect at Washington, slave+ , would be.,
, eitended over all the territories. The reshlt Preyed
- Mr. Wilmot's fears to be correct. Mr. Vint Durett's .,
tote, the only criterion by which to j 'le frett
foil sentiment of the North, was so si telaire T ,'
e.ii, that the Wilmot Proviso was com y an ali;.
Otost unanimous Vote of the whole pees rt l h: w d.. ,
gOuth. • Ai a con..o4. 4 quence,..New Her; rtab arii'
*en to - the' admikion of .-4sTreic
1 Compionise;',the, only barrier to. its indefinite eiltefn
pion; iii!reintiVedi'i / ' • . l. 1 .
1 . Geti2,- : i;tass vra..th'e repre serinitlre.ofthe pine lids, of the, iiicholion)ettM r.v
c and whocveOted. , for ';
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voted 4tHsCessair ili for Popular Sovereignty; Or th 4 rt
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definkt•Oxtettsi4o of Slavery.', Mi. Grow .513°44111 .
nearly every;' township of the county in favor of lie
•clectht of 'tin..; cask - and therefor& did moreth,ort
any clhertnii ii tewarti procuring from the "count ism
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exprqsicin rigah i'st the Proviso. It istiew urgedi that
he didtnit speak against the Proviso. Then hefei,r
tainlyidid a vimie thing. Ile advocated the Proppel, '1
and Voted, and Urged the people to vote fot Po tiler ,
Severeigniy i .an inconsistency of which lam unw ng
to decrier'. G r4w guilty. It is stated in excuset i at
lotheriPrinciPles:iwere at stake ; and he must, Lis a
I Ilemeerit,,stistalit them: 'lt is idle
,to advancei, that'
i plea ai'tliis.day. The past is •histtiry, and ins 1 be:
Iconfidently •nPoaled to.
.There were no prin iples,
I cLaim4as Democratic, the people, except the
rsingle One, 4d'opulat Sovereignty." The Tarift as
adopted;adopted;by the administration'of President Polly nnd
the 13/MAt oilestiO,n was 'settled by the Whig adMinist ;
Linden Of dohn iT yle r. • What measure •was infjerip:
arliy,]let me,ask, except the favorite one, Slaveit,viex7
tensions It :sl4 the all-absorbing. topic of. polilieal
discu4ien. .. 4. Pemocratic principles" were talked of
then.# - ,now i bit none . were advanced. .I."roni, that
time tolthi.4,:the;people have heard • about Denep4mt•
is ptinciples which must be sustained; - Wleat t ; they
. are to Oneltuoirs or professes to know, except the
few distinctive ones cloaked in the little phrasef:.Pep
: ular Berereig7o. The masses hare bft7omileorl
-1 vineed.that th&great hue and cry 'raised about, Cm
{ ocratic principles, is a "'great cry and little '16,4...' , :..
t i.
It is ,used only to deceive voters into the suplit), of
meaStires whirl} they abhor and despise, but t 'Web
the,party.is l detetmiried to carry oath' spite of:• opit
i lay linlijOiation. We are willing to submit it
. to. the.
1 good st,iise.taf the people whether the strong sOport
I givefr hy this'cOunty to Gen. (`ass through tiplilexet
: tioni:4,3lr, GrOvr, was not inconsistent, with iii often
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reiterated professions of adherence to the . principles
of the rroriso".l . ' - . l ,i
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• 'l'licinble and manly course pursued, hy Mr.i - tGrow
- In CuresS . iii entirely satisfactory .to his. fre soil
il
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friend?; and they are not disposed in the al
lude t4llis•_fonner position in a manner pirjudielel to
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1 him ; iTillexplanetion is made because an. u njust
1 chatigels Prefeired,whieh might lead to .ilioli, belief
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thatlii. GroWl was the subject of hostile att&dis.. , --
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T l; re .
lb; no wish nor object to 'detract frombill justly.
earned lanrels',', and if the organ of .the parfy had
!. deaklionestly.lby him, he would not he the subject Of
unnecessary and profitless discussion. We hole that,..
.. her / idler, -, we thall be permitted to discuss fre i ly the
.cooSiatencies And the inconsistencies of the
~ , ...lemo-1
1 .cratic Iparty without being-dragged into person,rdities.
i The party and its principles afford ample epLlibriuni
i ties for.n4wspaper squibs . , without dragging Milk -Mu
; als tinnecessaiily before the public. CAr t tist:.
. •:-; : • . -.
, . •
;.; • 4 For flu? - I:cloth!lean.
3Eritsr.s. EorronF—While. penning my remarks on
.„.
sytem, I expected that bemetr4s and
the'vrattartieniwould be disturbed—"atid 5d it ha.s,
pra-ed." =ln hose remarks I expressed not n my •
Vietr4 licit till! 'view* of a very great majoritylof our
-:l 3 Tti are not opposed to a law for education,
neitiiir are We opposed to the tax for thatpurpoie,
but ; 10 the unprofitable manner in which - tlulinioney
~„,,
'4lirflie4l, - *Cause we are in favor of a sch:tot
we.:Oitnot be'i. in favor of arty system, howevjr rude
or inappropriate, that nifty be *cobbled up. lye only
ask bed upon economy, and. adapte,
neOCk 4 , itid . 4. • i ,
' At. great length, Mr. Scott hai exercised a
is skill upon Me; and it he had done so upoJ I ,
faviirite,",he Might have been applauded for fr t. :
tunli'sanilor.t Now I do-not propose to -tot]
gelittematt•ttirough his labyrinth \of sophistry,
-I End: therein no real argument ,to answer:"
he ' i peernii, to have 4e'r.torined a similar act t
M4ses i i th 6 wilderness, Which- apparently wz
thci.Oildren f hirael, so that they could not 1
way'lia etc "to the flesh tints of r Egypt." 'Thi
land is proclaimed promise. The spies
but Without the grapes, or the small
to.irove. ifs goodness. Nevertheless, their S
thafthe' dread sons of Anak arc not there.
1 3', I hope. they are not.
WithAolOrous exclamation I am told
teliitle-eipense . of Superintendency. is "a
farliily for'a ;whole year!" It Isnot the nini
rwe am:opposed to. It is in 5 1
'.hail things that we discover both men and t
are already" overburdened Wit
beit. remembered,- that. it, was the 1a
• weight thatbroke down the wagon. „We tr
to he, taxed to a reasonable extent ; but not
'2•• •
Money *hold(' be expended in,frivolous exr
at in attenipting to carry outiimpratticabill
iljad I "sCen things in that light onrthc .
day in last bung when" in 'Mimic 3ras
tc.ktors:?" Yee, I had. When my namirwas pro
rioed public three weeka,bcfore,.thrn, on(ess, I
hurl not. But from careful :rc:flection and sestiga-
Win; !hi rottul'hadbrcome changed. I w ti Mont
rose on that day; but) did not feel at litif ty,tu at‘
tOd the meeti: and if I had, I should hirewith
scl44ronly t!at.lo. o uting t he very reasons tltat I now .
hbld -*iz.. 'that I can, not conscientiously cilisent to
- t. •
•acive undo pay when ray coal ices me
alit [cannot do the labor.imposcd, Ind little or no
Wefit.cati; accrue. - I well know, from tl4. experi
- 1.1 ,ors of exarnini
t eike of EiY.Years, what the labors of exazniang teach
e4 and th'e . iiiiting of schools are, in . a si4le town
ildp• whole weeks for one term in i4ch• year,
.•
-
!ere neetrary for the task, for doing whicLs+ -
h I had
.._, . sign ..
~.:i .
neither fee nor reward; neither did my. 1-iittes.
f 5' .
Mn 1; then,-unable to form some approxrate idea
iifthelab4s for a whole county, as well as those who
srm opinions without experience!
.. If Mr.l , '7_4cOtt. or
'tiny ollier:gentiernan, can demonstrate theo(st good
;Which the school system of this State has, tduring Ot t o
hist ttienty years, done, and would have,ibtlen done
iinder-a proper system, we would be very vrateful for
-his kindness..
; I
~.
i !-i i When I came into Susquehanna, a skelftrin of the.
ip' 'resent liw was just laid before the peciplel . -I. was
'many times asked what I thought of it Ay every.
I;:ii,hsw - Pr was, it will , be a failure, - More on cis. The
;;Voice of the peoplci now says the same. A 'all laws
I. ;derie thir strength from the consent of ili govern
-1., • ..
red" it is Ta surety that something is trroito*hen tin?
people fiencrally .coniplain. against onyr fiatute, as
1,1 they 'noti- do against the school law. INltiol hut the
i People'should decide? . Are we ignorant I Do we
}ikut knost whether we "are aggrieved or ix?".
..
',' The Connecticut schobl law - was introduced . abotit
111 S, _which I well remember, and also ti 4 then tubs
' 'emble state of her schools. A F;.cliool 44 *as se
de eured . which.. yielded about twenty-five Oil is tol a
,•iiiet :',.- visitants were appointed_ in elaeliocHety';
' libStialu4ntli the examination of all the Octets was
reqttired; and in ten years the schools ad risen at
I eaSt, one hundred per cent; and in twenty-Lye years
in
they had aSsued an academic condition..l ;Toe teach
,-ices; were, examined and the schools ir'ere visited'
'rompt y, :cif/tout pity. I never knew - n Oreltb an for
.ty ilollatis drawn in a year to each schooA; land the
ic*li`ijcven with that small help, were; t Liept open
froth nine to ten calendar months annniity- 4
:., Let on'now tarn to view the erects ofiOurl
In glrooitlyn, as a specimen, front fifty td AO
tare; if ?:mistake not, are ,aPpropriated f l o
_.(li4rictuinually, aid with that sum on y
iitoltion,i with Mee*, is secured each
i'ittionorzt , minims less: but why - this lin
;tient? ;We want, as we , need, longer.
:on_ecortonucalprinciples; ,and all wf
ask for is a law that wilt secure that
• Lei tht! present law be so altered as
:privilege, and contentment, and quieti
. . .
; The Present movement is no work 'ev
erl mity approve of it. !Itivinginpasl ;red
.
my vieWS- on the subject, - and my: the
arhooli , having become ' niuc,h - leaa, I
,'t red to
drift adently with the current down th tun
p4. Al
eding years.- The *ring oar I 1 . Ay;
"While 1 may; and probably.ahaP, dc: so p ingtte 9p-
Ortur4ties occur, for what - I elneeray ' eve will, It
. - .
...4 •
ii, ' .
.xtow, 111
ned by
twst. uo
Cvident
ufficient
the par
ho sus
curse pur
-1 . .
)ut tnrart
il diffieul
a person
his pur
-1
questions
disrespect
liy an alit!.
of 1818
ie Demo.
I 'wrote the,,
erne \ and
ce been:
lined tbe'•
t pce to
doin,i; an
, Of the.'
lIMM
\•• i i
can - led out, benefit posterity. To confer beinCfit is
my sincere and Only aim. If I am, (n. error,.eonvince i
me by fair *and bonorabloargturtent ‘ anti . l will num,
'Mt , Siie in. * 0
, 104 3 t7 and, bcothiudel.ri
idie
can neater giveicMrietkin, tint eiletlithe Oppesite;y ,
Sirs, I run no ;way Inclined to'contrerersy. ;I dirk
-not think of troubling yon any more, however othertil'
might do - ; nor' would . I at this time, wereit nciOthati
the idea appeal to be entertained that I would toat!
all law' for education asunder -and cast the fragment
to the winds. Distinctly I say, let us have a schoo l
law by all otea're-•-a better one-than the present, if I
possibly can be Obtained. I have no Personalities t 4,
offer against any incumbent.. Let each do his,duti
as well as he.qati. Individuals do not deserve4rbje
tions from faC,E as I kndw, and from me they shall no ;
have them: To the lar only object., and I
,slia3
continue to do So, so Nag' as its present arbitrary and
inapplicable features and principles are retained. ,
• ' In oonclusionl have only to add what-I hatit:inatl
, , • 1
vertently passed over,! viz: During tne last twenty
•r
years, the full, • age of ,
p ur school system, I have n
been able, to see any considerable improvement
cl l
our sehools;-except, What some may account such !! ,
the increase Of teachers' 'salaries, without an etprivi,'
i lent in practice. The present call for an improvi..
merit of the law, is not the cry of .a disaffected felt,
as-some would fain have :us believe, - but the full,
clear voice of the many. Indeed, I have yet . to heir
the man say, P' I like the school law as it nowis." if
the expressions of the inhabitant+ of the towns net
est to us, cant be regarded us anything like ti:spe i-.
men, at least !three-tburths - of the parents; of tliC
whole County are disaffected, and are desinins °fie
judicious, consistent, and appropriate alteration f
1 . the law. Query : Who should decide? friend Scot,
or the proplei? That's theAuestion.
S. A. Nr.vr - r ow.
. 1
Republican Meeting at Jackson.
Pursiant to' notice a meeting vrai4 held in Jackson
on Thumdaylivening, Feb. ixt.
James 31.110 Esq. was Chosen President,'and Jan
Gunnison Viee President.
' P. Esq. bbing in attendance *a§ introd c
ed to the audience, and addressed the Meeting tit.
length, in an 'eloquent and impressive speech. :.
• After the address, the following resolution§ wire
'presented by J: W. Cargill; and after some aitprerfri
ate remarks -t'Vy him, WerMlinanimously adopted.
R(:golved, That SlaVerY'is a moral, social and po it
cal evil, existing in violation - of the laws of nature
of God. •r : j . I
• ,
kesalreel, T t he
the extension of Slavery over the
territories of Our Republic—the'controlling Wfittetwe
it Is exertintiver the national governmenenditn
' gering the. tights ; interests and safetroPtNeee
timers of the!;Northern Stites. ' =
Retolved, That the interests orthe free-States lie;
wand the imittediate s passage of the Homestead 191.
lergoliTd, That 'the !Tome:stead Bill is oppesediby
-the Slave Power, because its provisions weuldtte more
beneficial to the laboring masses than to the Shire
holding capiittlists— , .ittstablishing_ freedom in the terri
tories instead of Slaiery.
t neso/rtd,
,That the Fugitive Slave Law iS an lag
g,r&tsion on the rights of the Free States. ! 1 •
Regolred, That we are in favor of the impreVertikmt
of the rivers l and haritufs by the general governwfwt..
Reio/ced, That the Pierce
,1 1 4-. Douglas: crew Iftve
deserted theloriginal principles of the Dentoeritie'
party; that they arewaging. war upon those priMi
, ple§, that ti4i are the leaders of theoreat Stare ar.
••t
1• •
RegoleTei, T'hat the political course of Judge, 'll
- his unrieldinglopposition to she-demands of /the
jSlave powerl his active exertions in the cause of fiTe-
Hdom, intitleS him to the thanks and gratitude ot! his
fellow citizens. , •
RegalreCi That tieing Republicans we will snitain
the principlcis of thb Reimbliann' party, as tan:tilt by
Jefferson , anil the fathers of the Republic. • . : 1 •
Resolved., That We will support no matt fori the
Presidency In 1856; who is not iq favor of
tan principles. • i• •
.
On motio4 of E. teona d i it was resolved, that . tlie
proceedingsl of this:Meeting be •publirhed in the *de
pendent RlublicWi.. -
• - • - !. I •
On motion, adjoiirned. •
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j• •• • • L. C Ritz:sox! Sear .=
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•
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Ares of the Statos and Territories.] -
According to the Census :report, theltrea
of the United States dud Territories
1110 st - platle" Miles. • The following
en from-,that. dOcument, but transp(
to give caelt - its proper rank, show
of each Stake Mid Territory
ri •
'
Nebraska Ter.; ' North Caroline
Utah Territory, _269,170 Mississippi,..
.239,50-4 New York,.. —47,000
•N. Mexico TW....07,007 . Pennsylvania,. ... 40,000
Oregon Ter.....185,0215 Tennessee,
Minnesota 7'er.„..1d6,02.5'
California, .4.55,98 Q Ohio, • 3,4,954
WasligtotiTer...l23,o2°.
Kansas,: . L ....114,798 Indian; —31109
Lid. Ter. (Kan • s,), 71,121' Maine '
.. ,786
67,:580 • SoUthCarolina,J.,.SO,BBs
Yirginia, .!.j.....;.•';(11,35•2 Maryland, - 15,124
, 1 159,168 -Vermont,
Georgia,. 3.. . „ .58,000 New Ilanwshire',....,2Bo
Michigan,;, 56;243 New Jersey, 8,310
•6p,405 . Massachusetts, ,800
Wisconsin,l ' 53,924 Connecticut,. '..:
Arkansas,
lowa, . L ....L50,914, Rhode 'Wand, - 11,366
Alabama,;;.. - ' 50,722' District of Colurubitqf GO
The ribra..4ol Territory is large enough to
cut- ti p into sevenStates . of the size of INew
York imd a surplus of 'territory
ezongb *r a State the size of Connecticut.—
KansasterritOry haS an area sufficient to make
two States of the-size of Ohio and One pf„the
size of lfidiand: Texas will Make 'four - States'
of the side` of Alabarria; and - one of the Size of:
Indiana :California has a sufficient area
to convert into Sixteen States
. 4 the
- size of
New liarnpsbire, and-have a surplits toanake
one about the size-of MassachusettS.
to Our
botnn•
Ills own
Aness
(W the
)eCallAe
mired;
that of
to loz , e,
, 'd their
goodly
e re
.
6r fruit 4,
dretj
tertain
luit the
filing a
nit, but
all act 4
taxes;
Ipoittiors
killing.
that the
priments
teta.•
ttlt Mon
the tli-
, . -, 5- - 1
The instructions of the Michigan Leg
islacturoto hei• Senators relative for the, Mis
souri CoinprOinise and the Nebrasla act, give
Gvti- Cats a great, deatof trouble. l ' Tqy- not
only speak in terms of disapprovallOf 14s past
.f
course, upon- the question involved ih the
latter cheasure, but, they direct hiM toi bring
in a bill for -.tile restoration of the compromise
and to urge its adoptiOn by his Hof 1e and vote.
Of coure the`. Geueral will disobey, Ibr. the
denfocratie doctrines olobedienCei to iiistruc- ,
tions cipplyl Only -to cases in *OA :demo
cratie, Legilictures instruct oppositicin Senators
in. which Contingeney the latter- ai.e in duty
bound ;to obey or resign: But. wi;ien tie con
trary of this' happeiis ; all .the Democrat has to
do is tc . -_, assert that the majority Who give the;
instrue.tions lure Abolitionists, oil; higher. or i 1
lower PAW- then, that - they .are tOo ; .tall or too;
. short, ipose . eonstructionests or ttitscqristruc-;
ists, ahytlLrig, so that they represchtbpinionsi
and pOrposes.repugnaht to the interests and
feeling of the person iustructed - Senatoti
Wall ..OrnMenced the game of quibbling .arai
evasioif.,:- Tie would neither obey; no resign;
becamie therWhig Legislature which nve the ,
instrnetiOns did nOt
,believe in Ole city of
obedience.." Otis .was instruc ted',ln 1850 tq
for
•go fo.h 'Wilmot Proviso. lie",,reiodiated
becatiSe it,. vais not. convenient to 'obey. Toti
cey, of t.7,t. i was last ; Year instructed to resist
the reiiudiationbf the Missouri Compromisei
IleroOdiited hecatise the Legislatnroi though
just elected on that very .question, wls ciimi•
poSed, of fa c tions. i And so they go, grabbling,
prevaricatipg,- and, at last -breaking. through
the M'eslieci of the - nets which they'hale set to
eateWtheir!opponents. - . ,
own law.
y-six dol-.
ch sub-
:r. months
I,r.- "With
444 lirePor
laf based
we
ge.
that
'he. Prohibitory Liquor bill .no befbre
the pCnusyl vania , Legislature is Stibsantially.
the.sinne is that which was before ttie
lature . in I;853;! and much less cuMberous in
its •ptioviatimi than that of last year:" '"'
• I 1
;;IntEzeitin g Correspondence
,
,
•:.149 Tr IOOSE 0) I EPRESENTATIVES,
I —"Harrisburg Jan: 18,1565
• .
ttator--Dsier I ale, :-.4:Yonr
filend4 tiet* Will bring your name hifotiii the
Legislitturi in Ronne; , with-the 01licibeti.
Setintor. The main objection urged against
you atises'out of an impreS;ion enteslamed
by, many that, you are unfriendly to the &eat
intercits of our• State.
. .
Wci.should be glad to see you here„, but if
you c&nnot visit Harrisburg beforti the. elect
tion,.Please give. us in a' letter: the history of
your . eoursein Congress, on the :tariff Clues
tion, is there seems to be a misapprehension
abroaktin regard to your views, if I have prop
erly understood•
Truly yours, - B. LAPORTE.
. MONTROSE., January 224,1855.
1111 . DR.Aft Sift :—Your favor came to hand
last evening. I do not think I shall be at
Harrisburg. The Week vacation bet Ween my!
Courts would be Mostly. occupied in the jour
ney;:leaving me but little to Make. the
'acquaintance of gentlemen now; as:Sem:bled at
the - Qapitol. Again, if no difficulties were in
the Ntay, I am reluctant to show myself. at:
Harrisburg :it this time.. Not that
. - ain in
different to the.issue of the SenatOrial eke
tion but I. do not wish to appear as a selfish'
and 4mbitiouis aspirant for the place. I have
nof, as you well know, been eager for Sena
iclrial honors,' nor have I in any, way 4hatev-.
et. been- instrumental in making myself a can.
didate: The connection of my, name with the
of of Senator . is the result of the late signal
revOlution of politics of this State, and of my
welli,known position on 'one at least, Of the
iinpOrtant issues (Ai which that revolution turn
ed, :ind not through any 'vanity or, scheniing.
of njy own. To visit Harrisburg at thist.irne
would subject me -to .suspicion,. and to the
charge of sinister and selfi.z.‘h motives, which I
win fly and 'emphatically disclaim.
1 do not deny that l'shobld feel a personal
pride in an election to one of the highest and
.most honordble positions hi the Government;
but!! do
. deny that I desire - the'place for any
selfish ends. I should hope, if elected, to be
of spine service to the country, and, to the
on* of sound principles, While I claim no
eminent qualifications for the' office, I do; nev
ertheless, believe tliat my election 'would, in
sonje respects, be fOrtunate;, especially so, in.
unifing and' ecnic`nting for future action the
tech who achieved the late signal victory in
thi4State. . .
:
TDiu say that trui main objection -urged a-
gainst me arises out of an impression, enter
tained by many that , 1 am unfriendly -to the
r_s
(*refit interests of oitr State.- :,This'is a total
-
mi4apprehension of my feelings:and position,
and.springsdoubtleSs from the tact, that in 1846
I could not act with my colleagues in a prof
itleps and obstinate support orthe tarifTlB-12.
It yas apparent, weeks before the bite tariff
bill: was passed, that the-act of '42 could not
stand... I was in fa,Vor of its modification and
reViision,. and in ; doing this, was zealously
anYiious to preserve . for the great interests of
our State, permuitent 'und ample Security ;
an&tofthis end; I' labored industriously and
peltseeringly. On the floor of the House, I
urged 'the laying-of specific, instead of ad rc!
/o/f i em, ditties on iron, :and' td an 'extent that
shOuld give smithy-- to our interests against
1 - .
rulnous . foreign eonipetit t on. I entered into
anargument to prove the_propriety and 4&.
vantage of specific over'ad valorem duties, in
respect to various articles, and especially in
.regard to iron ; establishing to my own satis
faction that position, as weir in respect to ; the
interests of the revenue, as also to that of the •
consumer and. man ti fit et il re r; that -e. Very in te r
est would be.promOted,by laying specific du.'
tics on iron. I appealed to the House in be- .
Imlf of the iron interest of onl. State, claiming
for it a national respect and consideration,
iitsisting that the irip inkiest ,was instly en:
titled_ to stand upoti a higher ground than any
.
other branch ofythe manufacturing" business,.
claiming fu it a truly national - character, as
titiccessa y element of national defence, and
e.OO, t 1 4 therefore to 'the - especial and niost
iii - rable regard of the. nation. ' 1 insisted
1 -
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u _
.t!at the same . rule should not - be pplied to an
interest of this magnitude, that .Vas applied
to the manufacture of thread,-- tape, pins and
,buttons &c, These are no new.doctrines, put
firth to meet the -6ccasion,,,but the doctrines
Placed on the records of cOngress, and 'easily
•
fOund 'in its 'volumes of debates.
I not only spoke in behalf of oar State, but
Li worked - earnestly, in,the Mouse, and .out of
it, to give to. that interest an adequate, and
qlerinanen't security. I believed then, - ant.i
believe now, it a part even of the Democrat.
lB delegation in Congress from this State would
have agreed to the modification of the tariff'
Of '42; that our great interests could have
been abundantly , 'secured: .If a majority - 'of
the Democrats from this 'State- would have
ogyeed to support the bill, they could almost<
have made their own terms. so tar' as Penn-,
interests were concerned. We met
Once or twice in caucus, to see if part at least,
Could 'not agree upon what ' terms they
Would support the 4111. In these. consulta.'
Pons I expressed an earnest desire so to shape
my action-as to protect 'the interests of our
State. pledged myself, in case the cau
ens would 'agree upon rates of specific duties
for iron, to oppose the bill unless they were
adopted by the House. Some two or three-
Of them. I believe' favored this plan, but a
lara b e, majority would agree .to nothing.—
;They would stand by the tariffof '42,in all its
*tails, agreeing to no 'modifications whatev
,er.- I well rOollect that Doctor Leib; and
Broadhead, declared they 'Would vote for no
'clianga whatever, even if in the new bill the
;duties on iron and coal were allowed to stand,
or raised..above the rates prOVided in the act
of '42. Stich in fact was. the position of many
the delegation; •. _ •
H I was pledged to-a Modification of the act
•of '42; yet was intenSely anxious that our
interests should. not be in jeopardy. said
and 'did 101 in my power to protect those in
terests. 1 made no concealment or ; disgnise .
whatever of my anxiety in this respect,,and•
`repeated .to the friends .of the bill, that if
held its 'fite in lay hands, it should not pass,
until a more just and, liberal protection vas
afforded to our State. , I
went so far as to see
and
.talk With Mr. Dallas, while the - measure
was 'pending in the Senate, and urged hint
case he held- the fate of the hill on his vote;
to force its friends to a more' liherhl. regard '
for our great, interests. I did' , not wish the
- defeat of the of this there was no danger,
but to compel its friends so to change it, - as to
make the interests. of our'State. secure. In
deed so anxious was Ito bring about this r 6 .•
suit, that I voted against concurringin a Sen•
ate amendment of trifling - . inwortanee. •It is
because Of, this vote,;that the Washington.
UlllOll and Pennsylvanian have charged me
with a desire tO'defea the hill .in the final:
and trying hOur of its fate. .The Charge is
untrue., I the vote` in the . hope of forcing
the -bill into ,a, committee ofeonferenee, where
I .undCrstood it wouldbe open to general a.
.mend went, and thus affording one More chance
of so amending the bill as to - secure the
terttsts of our - State. .
I am of the firm belief, if six"democrata
from Pennsylvania ivould have'acted
instead of adhering immovably to the r,,et of
that our State would have obtained - all
that reasonably could have been aaketi, and
her great interests placed on it s.itisfactory
and • permanent basis. In the early stages of
the bill, before its friends - had counted and
111tOsballed their fereeS, we could immyjudg=
I ~
6 ~
_.. 1
.....,--.,?,-, .1 '-
•nt,. I r .seckired adequate gieciji duties --
14. this, I nuiy'Ve mistaken; but think- a.. It
14e in that we. could have-obtained 'fifty': 7
I I
pfCce tad valorem . .F,ven in the latt r stag*,
pl. the . . kg, and when itil. pa.ssag . 4 was eeriain;
vrithe t'isink of our votes, so aaxio s , kere - ,
Its' friittids to secure - Pennsybiania: support
(froth party considerations) that Militay, who .
had charge' of the bill as chairman of e coin- - .
Mittel ~
of Ways ' . ,a . Ueans,offercd tune for
ty per cent on iron if half the democrats from •
our State would. then vote . for the Il t Ail, - * It
alwayS seemed to me strange,- When ) he pas :
i
sage of the.hill Was ` certain' that. 'er men • I.
would not duke. sure of a:I they, cow d 'get,.
They Were, pledged to the tariff Of '4' , and it ,
was ea-sier je stand by. their, pledges,lhan to.
explain to their constituents the re as fis for a -
'departitrelfrora - - thein; howeVer ' _:their ' •
reasons 'might have. heen: I.Was pi.lW t o -..
a modification of.the , aet - of :'4./,,atid"'filter -ex
hausting every effort to.: secure the tntereits
of our State, redeemed that pledge ..-,' declaring ..
at thci„time I' did :(), that if the .bill depended -
on , ini vote; I,,wbuld withhold l it uatil altirg'Cir
measure of justice was • ineeted but to our -
State. 1 '
1 '-
I have - given. a full an truthful bip s tory. of .
my action on. the tariff ha 1846, *and of the feel-:'
ngs and Metives , t hat influenced my !conduct
The record will sustain.this StatemeAlt in: all
matters Where the record can spc'a : .• • . :,
~
The Congtsssional Globe, orruthe :'‘APppti
dix,' for 1840, must be in the :Snit' Library,
."
and there you willnd,iny. speech o dailsph, • "
jest: _The latter partof it - relates t Our own
State interest:4.k
a i . • •
_Y(Tur are of eoarse.
_at liberty to n e such,
- 1 '
Ju - se of this 'letter as yon please..The.i.e. is
Inothing iri.it but • what" is tree; ,ati . nothinf.
...
that I. desire to keep from the publi r IWisii . s
you would preserve.this letter, or a. eppy of.
it, so that there cannot hereafter bar any - Abs. -
Pate as to its contents. :. 1 hope it!, will
"sat- -
iSfy - all,-that lan not nowt and never, was l ,
hostilelo the interests of tiny tativ'r.State.
Very ,traly -yoars, - 1 -
• i D. WIT.MOT.._
HON. 13 7 LAPORTE , - j.
1.
—Vir. H. Seward was, nn Tuesda - last rem
teeted V. S: Senator from New. ork he. recei Tinav
87..votts---a majority of 17. over; all othera.
. , . f. ,
1 . ;---A mine - ottin ore, winch 'pvunises-to be
extensive and valuable; hags been iiistrtverea
in Paulding county,.- - -
--- 2 1 . he Rey. Mr. Goodwin, the know Noth
ing candidate,. Aas on ‘ Tuesday last elected
- State SenatOr OrNew York; in the . -XXIX Dis
trict, former'y represented by . G. Clark.
-- . .
A - bill is bef, ire the Pennsylvania -Legis , ,
lattice to abolish: the Canat• Board, and' the
probabilities are that it will pass both Hous
es by decisive majorities. • . .
-4 petition was . recently presebted to our
State Legislature,: froctt .
m eitizena
.4 Condors=
port,, Potter county, to- creast . their tales;
Queer fellows out there: , i
• —The KnosV.Nothipg,s - of Ne4l - latnshire
have nominated Ralph . Metcalf, of "Newport
for Governor of thar,State. - He '11:19 fOrriltr •
ly belonged to the cdd line "Denieeraey; but
ncore.recently - to the _‘ Old duar4; at the head
of which , is• EdMund .Burke, and- which is
bitterly hostile . to-the present national admin
istration. • • -
. .`"
.clioate was crosS-9uestioning
witnes , , the other day in-one of oar eourts,
he asked- what profeSsion he followed for: . a
licclihond The witness replied, "I am .a=
candle-of the Lord—a minister.ol'the'g*el:
"Of 11 w hat denomination?" asked the eon a seller.
."A Baptist," replied the -witness. 'Theo,"
said Mr. C. "you . arc a dipt Itrust not tt,
Wicked eandle." • • • • 1 •
The Thomaitcnilz Me. JOui•ita, •of a re
cent date saji,S the wild man of: - Waldoboro
has timid out. to be. a 'lineal. 'descendant of the
. striped pig,' a 'Cousin to-the horse • with a
snake in his eye.? and a distant relative to the
`.elephant.' . The translation. of this - is, you'
pay so much to See the . wild man, and the
hquoi. and crackers' arc . throWn in. . •' •
' —The colored citizens of Philadelphia have
petitioned the Le . gislatUre for the same right
of suffrage they enjoyed for 47 , ears prier to
the adoption of the present COnstitution; in.
1838. .They.claim to dumber 30,000 persons
in Philadelphia., to :posiess t2,6'85.,093. of re
al and personal. estate, , to have Ipaidlo,7l6-;; .
42 hi taxes during the past - year, and 090;
782,27 for house;:wateroind ground rent, and
to pOssess something more thap ". brute in,
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stmet, • -
•
Mount Pleasant, near':. Cincinnati,
about fifty ivOm( f a attacked a tavern and des
troyed a large quantity of ' lighor belonging
to the leeper. ..After denioliShig the liquor
easkS,*&c., theyidrarrged the Owner through
the liquid,..whichrstood six inches on the
Warrants *ere issued against about twenty
of the parties, hitt the of&ters ' . I returned .on
Tuesday afternoOrt, and reported their
inabil
ity to serve. the !process. They ..altere ,to go
back the same night with-reinforeetnerits...
In 'this triamtnon=wOrshiping Age, it
is rare to find n a .natt. place his fiisefulness
'the public, :.before his - Intere t. During 'a
• - -
late visit to the ['City ofSpin, we were
presented by a professioniii friend to the eel.
cbrated - Ch-rni4, Da. J. C. ;AYER, whose
name is.now p4haps, more faniiliar than n any
other, at th , . 'bedside of Sichness.,in this Conn
:try. Knowing the unprecedented popularity
of his medicines; and the inimense 'sale of
them, we had expected in find him .a million
are, and rolling.inlwealth, Biit no, we found -
him in his labliratory,ibusy with his laborers .
among his crucibles, alembics i and retorts 7 , --
giving his bestpersonaleare totheconapounds
onthe virtues of which, ' thouilnds 'hang for
health.
n We learned, that notwitligtanding
his vast - busineSs, zuul - its'proinp . t yeturnsin,
•
the'Doetor is not The reason as ,S
signed is, that the-material Is costly, and he .
.persists in making his. preparations Se expo
sively•that the nett - profit-II Ism - al.—A:ll6i. -
c'da Fanner; •.
.. •
, • NOTICES. .:',. '
virßev. A. O. Warren trill preach .in iSTeir Mit
ford the 3n.Sitnday'in Fehruary (13th) instead of the
fourth. ; • .
- -
Vir I expect to be at Great Bend on, Friday, Feb.
16, and should• like to meet the teachers at some con
venient place in the evening.. Ott Saturday _evening,
Feb.:ll, I.will meet the teachers ofllarmotty kc. at
Lanesboro. sAll.personi.who fee.hau interest are re
spectfully solicited to attend.,. I bate obtained a
quantity of Blank Reports for teachers. They verb
furnished to me at two cents aPi4v- Teachers can
have them at the Mama Price.
WILLARD RIC'IiARDSO.I s .; Co. Suppriuteudeut.
virOn account of tic inclemency of the weather,
The Susquehanna Co. Teacher's-AsitociationAdjourn -
Ad to meet in Jackaon on Saturday, February 10, at
Itl eelock, a. M. An attendance pf all the inenatters
is desired, for the annual eleetfon[ of officers. - Beata
hations will be offered 'on the , workbags of a Co. Se
poriutendent., and schoel government. r .
, * 13y order of _
In tirljgeweter, on Abe 3d instant, by the Der.
John F. Deans, Mr: CuaaLas .1 - .•Wntirt.E - of Diruotk,
and Miss Eirrattta ..41.t.0r of the fanner place.
; NOTIC.E' t '
iE annual' meth* tbr the election of: officers
T
for the Lackawanha'BollrOod Comtism' 'will be
held at the house-of WntqW,!.l:iiimeon in kicky of
Carbondale Tuesdly, /ditch lath, 1855.
• By Order. lATIIItOP,*cy !
Varlienidalc,"rebruary 1,,1866' : • _
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