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is extrvtuelv limited lootnpareil to that or • ,- r . • ! ...
I .bar, ... •
Lbitoutl iaortspoubrurt.
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A ll °Alt lIIS C '' 1.1111140 T r ni . 0 ) le 2.
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, 4 tl r offi-ers sle ed front the whole people; : l • - .
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• -- 4 ; • ' - i bat we, tire happy to know that
' L . .1,1-krattsiticno, Feb. p, 1855. _
ra et..).r.e.EST CIitt7;I.II.X . TUIN 1N : NOIZTUEIIN TENIisA. I pesed new District. there ' ore' itetnocntts . Whe t, There islnothing ofpartieul:tr intere:st tranS 7
,---;:----,-----.4------tt —:!' . t:-' ; ,--=' , 4' -= ',.., — 44 '44' ; are not only ;ratified fksr the re:sPoitsible, po,li Airing in r l l l ie . T,,islature. • -.As yet no itnpot:
• " b'•(`'HAS/II`,'IIJIN._:-14P'l I± . __ D _ l 7:! • ,., 1 sition \ c,f Jtal p n-e,. hitt ' who %youll not fitil iek tint I.4usit.sis has •eottai ; before 'it, and jud6r.
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711cntrose,Whinisdaf, Feb. S t 11-55 5 . i placed in it, to'sirtnalize and distinguish them- lit f r om tpre..4? l it inilie.ttions . there will be
=--------L==------7==,...:==.-.L,,------,;:.;:-.-----: k 'el' a 'es in the disch"ro of its I . llll'oo l v , 'WC 1 ittlting di.?ne by, the Muses, in the Way of
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-.re' lient:Y iViio ll , "" w- '"'''''g' Ivn. !Jo aot knOw that the candidate out party i li.gislationl, this' white]; which ' , will very ma
elected to the tithed States Senate on Wed- : f t
c.,,, vet irtinly he, takon froth ibis county;; i teriall v ati'ect the generial interests of the Con
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nesday the 31st ult,',. by. the I.P.gislature of
; robably he Would. Wehave beard a moil= , toonwealth..
Massachusetts, to 1311 the vacancy - occasion: I ber of lientocrats suo- , : 4 . il , . E I• of me. i The cleetion!of Unifed States Senator 'ovet,
t_e_ it ti ! ir 1(..
ed hy the resigltatiOu of the lion. Edward \ Lwri.r., r.s.:i., •in coniileticai -wilb this off -e. .ii and Ti ar ih_;blir , i- will b a dead place indeed.
EYere,tt. . I i• •
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._... , . • Mr. Lrrrt.r: is_ wdl
~latown to Ttossess in an j That int - tater is iexci.ting; censidentlde interest,
eminent: dogree the q ualificatiOns retluisite , !! and hits had impartedto it, within.a fewtlays,
Lie Itas,never been a.violent paktizath bnt ist i l adtlitiornd interest front the extraordinary le
n owlirmly wedded •to thiLl Dentocraticparty , ll ter of no'p. DA.VID WIL:4.10T011 the gubjeet of
it ,rinei Iles and gen-tt the Tariff: • There is here but ono!opiniou on
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' Read the
..ctorrespoudence of Judge
Wtt.Ntor, rela6•e'tO Uni(42 . 3 bates Senator;
and then tell us if he has not sold himself for
a mess of pottage." •
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the sul4et of his lettrtr, among all classes-rind
r ' •• ' !
that is ,t that he•haS new shown to The whOle
e=- ' !
countrl that what his enemies have always
ellargetl upon him is true to the' letter, viz:
that he is ft mere demagogue in politics, ready
at any tiMe to sell hiS friends and, his prinei
pies fOr the -rewards 'of office. Several free -
-.
' its.
t
„e
soil Whigs hnve . told , me, since the appear- 1
once of the letter, that they had intended to
vote for him previpiatto its appearance, but
that nos they would vote fel him under no -
circumstances whatever. They regard the
letter attta bid fot their votes, and a bid which .
.. , • llanntsututo, Feb. :3, 1855.
shores insincerity upenits face. lie presnm-
Eds. Deniocrat : 1
ed too far upon the! ignorance of men, when I • --
he sup Posed that be could make the members - D.Exa - Sins :-- 7 Again I set myklf doss nto
. I
\ pen a few . lines for the, columns of yourexceli it
of the Legislature believe that he has omit
; lent paper and for the - information of your e
pied any' such posititith as he lays down itt the
II
letter, Or -the past nine vears. The Whigs many intelligent readers . . 1 intend no tlatt
of Pennsilvania
. understand his views too Well, tery.when I tell you ' that .of all
. country pa' I n
. ; published in this State, yours is equal to II
-for they 'Were toolong prominent before the
Pers
any. ill the promulgation- of the great princi- I :,
eountri,lnnd cruised them too much trouble,
to be e ill forgotten, And when they hotspies of Democ,racy. - More fearless editorials I f
'
find Mr. Wilmot en eavoring to prove that I never rend titan you' have put forth in tit le ‘
d n
Itelalways was and has been a protective Tar- eeltininS of theiDeiocrat. )had the pleaS
:,, : 4 1 . , . ure of looking into a_ copy of an nstray 16- :
itr adViteate and supperter, - they at onci=
piddican the other day, and Was conside.altly
'" We hie no confidence in him now wit:rice
er. Ite shows by .this course of conduct that :unused with - the position taken by its Lil - -
, • i
he is Willing to profess an to ob. .tors upon the si"ver): (rte?"-i?"`• They- seein 4
to think that Know No - thingism. is the only
mitt - high 'ofliee.--lie is a fr'ee tilde Democrat
barrier that has been. or
. enn te raised again . 'st
When that party is in power, and; a high Tar
iti
the-farther extension of fliis.great nvil,—thid.
Whi when that•prt
g tit}' is in Power." Thus • ,
, , ! •-, • it is a question that whl not :hear R i ce di se r+. ! ,
ens ne uetrovea the ',confidence of the piddle,.
I 1011, 7 -that it should be discussed in seeret, fin
and made himself A laughing stock With the
the dead of night, when all iteople - of honelty -
intelligent. and sorter-minde;ll of "all parties•
and trite American priticiple imbibed in their
`The W hi•s• respected him' for his Thrill' views'
heartsl are asle.ep,•L-that it tlioulti not have
1 before 'be wrote this letter, although tact (tic- .
.4,1,0 discussion, but be settled. according. :to
1 fered ,Lwitit him; they respected him becatise
of tlici':firmness-and determination Wi'tli winch the `iews of those i sto "rii mem he " of t,lte
he adhered to his
pritleiple, ,.. l i. s d i d the ( . .)11.1{,r. If these are the true prineiples of 6ar .
i,.
government, then I have been unable to Mi
-1
country
. at' large respect him Ur t4e ;Mille
dertUand them until now, and 'Coll forhid
If Iwe eanpot
i reasoa, and hi fact it twos tli' Singular and t
that our institutions floarish,
1 suceclssful - p(e=tition which be assumed oil that
be allitwt.;l.l= to distans.4, the pulley of the gi',4v.
questlion it: Congress, which gave 'hint his -; ••I
eminent and all questions pertaining to the
I proininenee in the, country; rind iris strong
advaneement of its iaStitutions; in the light-
ibold upon the affeCtions of the masse( It our
.1. nuts ht; , 4 • -
of tley and befOre the everpf the, people,•' , .:-if •
restrict. But tie ivt.le.nizililed that all
it trust be left. -to this inglitly• conclave of ,
awa, because' Mr, Laporte tells him it Win'
ambitious politicians to decide the kind of
be n 4eessary to _ensure his election to the Sett
rrtue.p,lnt, i
.11 ate ) 1
:Good 1 -__ Te ,i vent ,t .. what a hnin ie at :,, z .: laws we sia:ll , have . and_ betty they shall be en
. _ ...._ ~...„
toreetl, the!
, • •-•-; , I ;! • it is ttni • 014. a more -effictent
The Know Nothi tier; thr6 - nrdiotit- the coon- position 1 ' Dxvin WILMOT, :sustztined as he
;••r= • than WORDS and tiot. - xtr:Nrs shoal - •be
means t . . . 1 . . . :f •
tv are busy intheir lode , es iln l prektrinlr tick - Was rit his District by oar pure De
used to drive from existenee these nightly !
in o ) tesition• to the " protective'
1 , ets fur the crewing townsliiiiTlectlons. They i tw er; t e Y" II .-: • • - Ithe -•7 • •
GRATIA,ieS' MAGAZI — NE. - We' neknow ledge Tar tr rin i des•of the W lies a.ltila • t •'"l"r•t tu r'• et .rr 1 unk/44.1 teo tie of'
.!,. • . , ,1 will not be able to preservenn organization IPt- i = I,,it i 11 .I 1 , 1
trie reccio, an t!“. ~....t;f‘,l m ontl.l ! .'-fe.r 'roe., like the citizens of Miirestk:ttrg.
.!
ile•it. strait 13 . e. efticte ' nt iti tlij Nati:n.ll e;‘' britteini , the is Democracy of tie': State A lll `; rica • 1
Tll- . , •••
1855. It! contains, as usual,historieal sketch- I'. • - `.. 1 !,, •-. • I . , , = ti the alarni and rldiv arou I I
ie. tie :1 •111.‘
-. I . p;ot '5O; without strltillne . , every nerve to to Ills_ s'°"• —wh ' se- "" me WaS srkOt h`i the ..' 4 ,'"" •- • •• • - ! -
c•s„ stories; poetry and in "fact all . . kiiid;- of ; ' Tariff orators and presses 'of the State as next "'at "re HOW idle , left us diY - the "heroesol
f 4 - . t- control tlie'iittittmediate kiectio , 4: (If every
choice, interesting and instructive reading. I ',. -,1•,-, . - i • , '.ll . I Devil• 1 . '76 -If - one of the citizens of th• i'P- •
-- eiviraeter; nenceltfieu presentinnxtete to con- lei he inettrnate,-- - whe, froth his posi- . • - partis ; t..!..
Terms., ,00 per annum; Address, Richard par the Cannot have the rights guarantied
cent rate their eritl,rgies:M.lldrill their -forces, ; tid i a as "the bele. star of Pennstilvania," in
EL Sec kl C0.,,!106 Chestaut Street, Phil' a. I chi t in by the constitution, it; is time that, wt.
.---i-•-• -.40-4 - ro•-1.------ - in 4iiirerentloimiiti`e,'. 'The la ;w i ll; -b, i _ Contrress on tilts :ittracted the ad
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. reit liit. 11, n1141:410111(Krlli our inultket.
• - le Illiciv 4ndiciai District. : •:v be, in =plat e 4 like Montrose, Iwlwlre ! they 'miring:mention,' of :I Whole continent, and *
IWe stated in last Week's paper that a= pro . j.- Ia;-e. the Power. o fore, their ticket "tliToier diode hit -Af .1 IT .-)t• ti I f u r' - ,.. , .. ..an` “I •
_ s t, yi,..t. .tlu .1 on ..1a0t) curl.
, .
oar,aliars anti our fires,'.' our instittitioleS.' ant
eet had been s:tatietrto erect New' Jiidicial i n scen e , • F - s' '' l 'outdated, -•' `• intet - rrity second! to no man in the nation,—
t y . ,,, seLptng rile rerromnt. in
! ' lie-down-trol I , lof 1 1 1
District, of• which • our county is .to form a respect to time ii - in thev• support.! In other after all this he :Cranes - down and says in ef-,I t ‘ 1 L 1 the -311 L. ."
C' 7 • 7 :Mill'il
, 1 must be !our motto, for the tithe to
part. ..ShOuld this plan succeed and we cer,. towns, where conspiracies! are -ttt, it
. ,
,) qt} .., t•to
:, - feat to the country, " Oe'vou did net nutlet- I i',E'e Ks "
• ; sift ;words has passed, and if men willi 0:1
tninly see no !Serious reason why- it will not, popular as hert-_, land
.where the majority pre- stand me,-4 'was a protective Tariff man •
'• (as the division of Luzerne county by the pres- fey f:lirness in 'day-lio•lit to f " 1 - 1
.re:istr i uni.er -coy thOugh. I voted "against it,--1. oulv pli t v e d th e the traitor, brand the.ln as such, so that all
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• liOnest html: free . -thinking men will know ; • Wit :
cut Legislature is a more than probable euent er o f j al .k ne ,z s , i t i s in l o b t ibi e trial, i t w in b e deinagogne. - rid if- you protective Tariff l•
and will leader such new District necessa-
~ iL I in1110:t1 ion am ley trill ma 1 - 1 b•- •' 1' i Trawl,Tl -• 11 Whig: will but' elect me to the Senate, will 1 wltOin they: !lave to deal. We • must t-,ele.a i
• - • -;. ,
utido :111 I aid in -Con g reks on that. sa l,j,, e i, I. the decks'.' and pass around • the traitors; t
. ry)•of course the election of a new Judge will meet at miditi . e - 4,llt,pre l iare their .ieket, plac
take place ri l kyt fallt Mr. Wilmot- retaining, infi'tlieir 6wrx ' li •
men upon iit and as the people ;and
, a .. ., ‘ ..,_. • -., ..,„ ~x . _T 1
~ voted their party. and org,anization.
i ,il yell 3.1• t, SLUM a I..ttlii,ts t 1.1.1%c ; , •
tide Bench-
. his pl:tie -C%ll !.,le Bench- in the Bradfoid-Dis- are; not re 4itied to know'. the dantremus a!4:tinst and opposed :111 ini• days!" s:.ot . id i c _ 1 • 1 Cow. Pottocn has been almost bored . ti
trio. We :4e hot- . di,tposed to speculate on char:icier of . thoSe rues, tiger new , Le held
!foss has lie iMitle liilnse.' lf, that he will now. 1 'l?ttlit, by theirs:m(ls of vitriOtie ,ilinCrlccl)
probabilities,!for- the discussion( - )ftliis subjt•et forth Under a fal l se . lanner, iteiliaPS a, s" Pe- ‘i i )), iiitg ' i miiiitai contemp.t. and ohl i i . iot i with I tillice seekeN, Sinee he took tiro Enet:titi ,
1 I ellniir, and to g:tiii a little repose hi lia4 dec l i
may-be considered by many as ?premature, at publics:lS," and thus win; support • fi-rut mem :ill parties. The Whigs twill nottonch him,
41i time; .Y 4 the Pulitieianst whO • are ever unc . onneete(l with the-olderi • The lontsl, on-- fur, they F..'lV, "how.do we know that he .will 1 Jed, to make no more appointments- n'ntil :11
- on the !alert:Whet! anything in the:slug* of ;; ; r no cheat its in the en and came come out a tree ; •
.n.t.atee Man May-in; n'Wt•" .- 1 • . • -
,t, NI hat eecess•tvl Mr • the efection of United States Still: di
• -I •) t Which bY the witY, is exciting cousiderabl
an important election is in somet img the as coon as he ;., . , .
prospect sic bust' I exists for fillire• the (.1 1 frr,:e: , .! of I.lnstit ;trade ' I --•
~ of, t h e man, or
• • 1 'n l" 1 interest hereabout. Letters frnin all Parts It
~o, ot.i vote, _ been closed; .
in canvassing' the true-son m11)0 . 111 sides and 11 , ,,, :e an d c onE ;t a biLeliri, • i from Lti'•ill have !itt• t' r s ad be
,inen eaosen I; !:ill ' •-' I
looking around for available candidates. The '
this fraternitvi ;if ot)6(/ ititi:rasr and •really !Efts "yanlting •ambition haver-leapt
, d it „ ..elf. e 1 the : State are lieitg received, by our Reprtetei
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friend of 4 nage Jessup, are confident of being '. suell an-inqt+V is . Pertin'ent. Those Men Mi() ' "WI Ire It" 1 •" fallen down on %other si.le."--L- tatiVes, and I havelvery. partiteilarly notic;
1 ; • - I •
, aid of
able, by the aid of the Know N'othi tics, to -waste the proitt4 holirs for sleep in devisine• ! Trite people at home alt! abroad, will non be t;ett`el°Pe" lying around the streets and 4‘l)
:elect : hint :!:,buyotne of the fraternity -who ,- ,, ,,; ;;N •sand meati‘ , " l to, fill the'e.i'esponsible • I ctt - ,itiptlied l ,ro admit; iS lack of principle and I•w3's' inailed.at Towanda; Brad. Co. : i Pa:
have alwayS been opposed to him object. and 1 station:, out c t ,l the brCttherltood. ' inust over- l ihtc rr i it Y l • •1114 ore Writing the lettr he was ! it is no use; his doom 1 . , s . ' { 'lded ,.. r,uld
threafen 'fol" kick out of the - 'traces" should i e•- ur , ‘ ;, 1 1,- a
. •p t 'e u i;er hindl" ' ' '
of pat riotism.-11 re
' Raining e•r' - n id furSenator,l the' • •
~ ,f. it ate prospLtt 1 :
', ` Butt nt "come:in." .It has been hinted tl
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he berselected as the candidate of their Party. 1 Sorrelo illev ere ,moron • a tori ihi c ~,,.,;i f i ce • l Was Hutt 11 might be elected.. Now he - will i
I I neither of fhe Men named for that imPorti
efilee will be ;elected, but that the: lint
-., . Other areltalking Of Earl Wlrler, Esq., 'a ,p r 1 ,„,,,„,1 peaee ':inil :, liniqtitiess "pro "h ono I get three votes - from his immediate
Whig of IVayne Co. He is said to be an : p o,/i ce r• Tltt4e-b. - Innelliing• lwatttiAl i n 1 locality obly.;• Deniocrats are: astonished at Nothings will find a new. man and "ride 4
able !lawyer, and would probably he the ! the idea .thnt We liaielin ouri midst publ ic his d"PlitiltYtland the Whig's d espise lihn for lin rough Shod" -But how true it - iti Itv
strongest Man they could find in the ranks of 1 b m ,f at i ors ” . ~., 1 3,, former priecip es, an; .
Who, unasked, Me . .1 •1' . I Itis r — re j ue '' to Is i s .. .'.. I *
et at nm Illcr lt, , 'l l not.'atteMpt (4, Si). It remains entirely 1•
• the Know N6thing-11xlges ithrouglinut
• thosewho:formerly composed the Whig par-: „,j a ' nfm ,,-,, ibi. st ,liitt- I ;( ine!afriii,;," for * -
us, t ;
1 his atterilpt to deceive them to - obtain their, -
ty . .- For O'irs:elves, notwithstanding the defe:it; ~p,„en , ;of l •! 4 :• •. ' -1;,. ),.. {.. •. , - ' !State to decide. W e lire my a world'of.l
, 1 ~ n.l netlesslty Tor taking part or ;I ° '-'-•• •t- t. t,. • - - t -- ! T. ' ..,
; certainties, in a land of knoi. nothin:l. j
of our party i h
.11 tars part of the State last fall - ,'" voice in ' tlle'loatter. ;Set`ously, thiS Method II "To ‘ithat:m'ean nse we•come atlast,"—
we. are satisfied that it is destined again to f • .• 1 1: 1 - . ft• -- • tee 1; liS•tik eliitlpll all parties .here here unite in: there is a brighter -day coinintr, when
.. . . , o arrangur , ntio coutromne• nuairs at tee :1 t.-.-.l'' that e; . .
trititaph. ; The'utinatural coalition by which 1 ,allot-Lox is an insult to our inte. • '
!les:lotting es the fit and proper .one for his grent. engine of America Deinoeract,
lligenee and 1 1' . •-, ' • .9 . . •
. defeated • -1 ' fist it w ( is scattering • its' dicord - I t a tresspasS Upon rro:td ;nature: We :Averted 11Political Iton-tit-Stone. I burst its fetters, dispel the gloom that
ant elements. Democrats whos.e departure •
;to the faet for the c parPoie of C'alliirr attention II The" sithe reason that Mr. Wilmot assigns overhaul it, and again lie the- greatl and!
from.the bail faith Was taken h -.1 '-though;
ones, y,
to the course this 41tde'r has marked cut and I •
ifor protecting the interest's •of Pennsylvania ly champion of a governinent by the goy ,
regretfully, front a mistaken idea, that they is tursui rrtrait 4; I ' ' - ed••
- tew to control thntownz , ) a' + ' ul ' eilart 9ree 0 - . •
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couldnot other‘N . -it-s_e vote consistently- . - with -' ' 1 - n 7
nI
' er • other State. Hence the principle of prim The Legislature is idle. or nearly io, di
• , ship elections!: let -Itheespeople mark ,the-at- t ) •
their freelsoil; principles are .te see • ,' • •ILL •-!. i• 1 =• 1 'r
tt i tt;'- k , •'tacknowledged, nothing scarcely, only • li!* • br
et ion or pro ee ion ssa Lis -wor working over t i
, beginning i tempt and make IV; rruittess. From a dourse 1 • - . .
their folli in throwing themselves into the 1 ;' -' '. 4
• ' IPank•and, b• k
the very ! . principle which be fought with so Lanka an rupt •corporations, - And
so contemptibly menu; and if uncheCked pro
antis of this new party, which is. controlled' 1 moth evoquen (.. an entrgy in ongres an, . üby my next perhaps ,
duetire of roLults i•O f• t.' • '• ' • t` e. d'= • • C • L A little n, that •b t •• I
1 to out liberties t:
by the Ittiohw 'Nothing lodges, • the sworn nl- I:, Gr ., o d -•! I a a .i • out of ii, when the Tariff questionwas•before 1 •rill be,doing something worth nut ra p s
Lord-tit:liver. th.l. - + c-•
I ii , • I . •
.. . liesof the South, and are returning to ; the an-1 , '-w 4130 / 1 1 the couiltry and which the people dills Dis- 1 =- ! y our,{ -- • Jox'Arn
- 1 !
terribl:C•Siteve Storni. .:---- ----..--
cieqt fold. We did not intend in this short 1 • . . . I, ll trict hate era and over again condemned by
. - , CIIICAG•O4,Iondav Jan 2b, 1 1855.•. Ii i 1
article •tol review the present position Of polit-; •1 - - ' I electing Mtn upon that issue. What will the.
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We hare had abt)ther fierce. storlrar of snow, l •
I pantos, but simply expressing
our t'and wind. Thetriii '' l '. . •
_1 honest iTVlStke.5, of Susquehanna now think of
ir
, on the e uergo and! „
• conviction, that the might of Democracy ii !. , q• .• . • ~• r • I , •DAVID WIi..MOT 7 M
. ;3. ississippi ..al roAd, with a large number .otil • I - ' ore anon.
•
~ • .stiO unshaken, its ann nap:ll4o, its bulwarks . l passengerS and several 'ine riliers i f 1 TA • 1 . '
10.. tae —,.,.018-4
- • 1 latur w r
. - routed iti the hearts of the people', nurnoVed e, -e e.frozenllup wry the prriirie in ttitiewl.l:
• • hyt.the lstorm, which is temporaly beating ; carh feet deep.: The . paSsAirgers burned
; • i the ic 'and h rbbhirpil the it • -
• against {hero, we say to thesegentlenten, they 1 t , y,: . , ars of a con l!
• I iagnutent of Oygtrs, : preserved theinselves t !
need - I c themselves ' •
: - gtv i no uneasiness about thelf rom star i)mi on ,, W last int:coin:as !they are
, .
; ,Judgeilnpe .Whoever. is elected will be a- still ther4 r, reliiit;lenivever, La 4 been s e at i c ; -
- D4toocrta. :Me- are :not aineng those Who' them on Saturday! stiight. -'! •i t
• look toitolitionl•stauditig'aione, in the sClec- -
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- I Daillroad Disaster.i • . I
.-. tion of Judicial Officers: '' That is properly a I ' ii • i • • I
- - , ~..Pot r, NI), lion. Jan. 2p, - 1 805. 1!
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consideration,liut.shnuld exer . be held :seeten. I . The morning tiairi from thislcitk for-lßalt
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chary to •the important qualities, peculiarly i and iugusta,rol4 the track this morning,
revisit 4 in a Jude,g viz : integrity, „bip t ,, ! about three rnilesilr . oni Precurneoth, river, in .
t Faltnput t. The engine pas preclatated &twin
suidiEtto learning. These qualities are above i :- ! •- ; •
- an embankment MO it small streain carrying
ittre'•Pplitical considerations : and the 'Van Ithe eniineer, Mr. l S.thall; and the fireman
who is possessed.of them,: will spnrn antything I Ames situ it. iir,f .srnall:waS 'fastened b l e;-
li4e prejudice, or bias it the discharie of bislnefith.the engine' l arld was- droWned, while*.
judicial i office. The" number from -whom 1 Ames was ..i Want VI killed!. The passengers
• - i escad utunjureJ• 1 The eniiiie bad lust been
choice ito to be wade, tieing confined to tbe 1 1 , i 1 ,1 4 ' b' , •
p needl you t h e roat.." , 1
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Jo, We attention to tho coV
In:ante: l
t ion of ". Outsi4er"! from Di moeli, wLich gives
a -new mode of Obtaining s ubscriberS,': and
the frauds* committed, to gillthe honest and
\unwary into tiiEstirport of the .Know-Noth
inggan of
be
iqace. tis a vcrimble
fact which can ibe ;substanti l ated by . proof.
Delibetations
Rumor says taut the 'brothers' of the.
linow-,Nothing .l lodge in Diniocklhave -I :;een
,
cot4ielled to seek refuge in an old Saw-3.14
situAted in . a by-Place. Nothing but a 'sin
cere desire toisave the Country could impel
sensible men,i(suely.s.s our friendiln Dimock)
•• ' •
to forego . the 'comforts of a W:11111 fire-side, on
. a Cold winters night, and expose themselves
to. the chilling blast in . ieaching an,,' old saw
tnill,.". poorlyiadapted to die deliberations of
„a patriotic vouy. •
Verily ! we area self-sacrificing people. ,
• 110‘‘• 1 0 lingisin ilourisheS in Texas.
tl -
At the recent initnicipal elections they appear
;
to have beenl very ; successful, having elected
their candidates it x v-Austin, San-Antonio, Vic
, -
teria, IloustOn, and Lavaca. The, growth - of
the' Order in l
the Slave States, and its decline
•:1
in the Free State*, tells pretty plainly "which
warthe wind bl4ws." Its spirit being con
, genial to the moral atmosphere of a Slave
,State, it n•ittibilV grows thriftily; hostile to.
the pro sentiments of honeit.Freernen, it
must " die out" here such are plenty.
. /07 We are infortned. that the .Republi- -
can -alias ;?igiste;r, is dull sale at Susqueltan
. na. Those wholtvete sedtieed into taking it
by frauds, are becoming tired of its itimitlity
and giving orders to have it:returned. ',They
do not titian- it Worth taking from the Office, I
and unless lent 7iback, it becomes a worthies§ I
inciunbranca iii the hands of. the P. M. We 1
learn,that fire subscribers havilalready order
ed its diset4Ainuanee. It will not be seen in
that section lent. 'The• Susquehanna folks
are getting l their "eves open,7 and they -will
- -
' not Walk in "by. and forbidden pitt44s"
the lead of'so 76cirk 4 aset guide t he kelf - Qt -1 1
Rep;tidicait. Ole simple fact above stated is
i••
• .the best . eulogy; upon the intelligence and
_good sense of Slisqnehanna. that earr be writ
ten.
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a s he has aver been to its p:-
I
o -al. policy. A., self-made man,lhe has by his;
•1 . i
n
i own unaided exertion? anti o orable peise i
1 - • V. A
I verance attained an enviable pOSition at the l
~
1 bar. In accitrate:legal knowledg4—in skill
as a practitioner,—in ab lity and elkuci c.i as
i i
an advocate,.and in ri i basimiss fxperience,
he stands, if not at the' I lead, at fast in the
\
front rank of : Lawyers; n Norib6m Penn a.
I His talents are known Itevond i the litiiits•of
, • • i
his own counts—arc acknowledged and ap-j
predated by - some - of the most. 1 distinn ' tisliedi
, , - • i
-jurists of our State, with whom, his practicer:
in- the Supreme - Court has•made him numb:tr. : , i
w
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But we designed to rite no; eulogy upon:
'Mr. L., not do ve. assume, the province of tlic4
taring to the party who shall bbits candidate -- ;
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We know that Mr. L. dos I not ithd: will 'Poi l
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sal: the nomination, but 'present unheations i i
all point to him as the inia to whom it willi
probably be tendered an. wiii do. not believe;
that, he will shrink :front tsliesponsibilities,
his determined oppositionto the lidOw Neill
'ings would bring upon lii'm their most vio
lent and furious opposition. But no dipo
- ,candidate. elm re'ceive.l their support,
because they, mill not give their votes to the
-man, who is not with themiin' their treasopa
sonalk plots. Should Ithe#ents :Ilion t wlicli
we are speculating happen; ivo I :llavti no hes
tation in saying tint:A.lle true pemberats ,of
the dist riet'would-•rally I in suPPort - 4 such a
nomination and cilnt hint -by! an old fashiiit4.
4 I ' • . •
cd majority. .\V have also heard the naMe
of , our friend Stitr.iEri pientioned In , i!cntice-
Aim' with the Bench. lie ill l ns alwa y s been
a favorite of-Mirs :nd tofithe - partv—a gentle
man whom she is , WOO to own and delights
to honor, as is deminstrieti by the past.—
Holding; hewever l as lie 1 do4s a more luern
tive and less laborioni officei under the gen
i
eial-governinent, s'e presume fie has no;ipi.tli-.
nation. which would; lea4l:-him to stele the
1• i i
Place.. %hese !gentlemen .i
re .known Ito be
'warni friends of each . other; and ,dev4ed to
the great principles of Dein l ocracy and!there
- is no danger of their liecOming rivals.` al
though the Montrose :Whig l anif it feW, rene
i*
t2id Democrats are -mixiouS t 6 effect such; a
rene
gad.
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result. - - , i' , i • i
' 1 -J " • FOR THE DEMOCRAT.,
A neW . way of gCtliug 46 i:few Sub
. i • sc ribers." --
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.Afessr4. Chase & D ay : 7 .
-. Yoti are no. doubt aware that the Know-;
Notlaiilg organ in your 'place, is rapidly (*.
receiving. ;new subscribers. This is well
enough= as.long as, fair and honest means are
used •,! bail; when deception is resorted to, the
i übliC should know it, in order to , rightly
judgeu tl , :te;party who mainly support the new
i)ap4,, 4n instance, showing how the thing
is dote, cisme under my, observation lately,
and tinkling it too good to bOost just now,
iI beg lea-elf() laY tin facts before yotlr read
ers. ers 1 0mi of the agents for the Republican
1 . 1
In tl4l toWnidlip, applied to an individual 'to
majority., would - - agree, tO
. - • : . . Isomina. _ „
subscribe for • the 'Montrose paper; stating ' l&I 1.) . the men when' . we have fiamerly pet- This ptoviso was
. lout by only six votes; '.. pleb ,butii
_b ilge/
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that he took the Democratie Ti qe.4 . ., also that. teu, n"ltriang theist int*. power -and influence and t4lntlige tO heh9/II I . the vOte . of the gen. I-•,l4l,),2t.liiiitittll
iltslutiqe-14.4f,•i(1)3111,1.1;;gsrteilt.,eii:tgli-i.ti,t,1,10/.Birni,otiff:ir.: -.
ever . 1 I Well revollee(titat Dee- . '
Ito was-an agent for - it. The iatiivi'l u " i ":" 'Eir bur votes.. If they are :willing. to. bet illy ettamstatels• . reeortled with the
..slitvelii:ldt.irs
,the
.ri.,:.,ll:lltirticl,l:l4l7i)lot,!iilaiiiiry,„iiiii,3,r,eidill:tenti6:l6.,
(.I%tvltaatreev - d- -
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. , ,cation %vital
o
plied that he intended to take the Democrat flee confidence we Ititye placed in theirinteg- lof the, S.itale - witne nearly the -whole nor-.. 1 . . •
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upon which the agenthitally offered to send I rity ; willing to barter their- pledges and inatt- 1 t ter , t e egittioa % teed to sustain it. . -Three I y• ,
the . dutie..4 on Iron , - ' ,
las name to the a s t o as a eil leicriber,-- 1 hoed, in the hope (II making something by; vot•itS -- witirlils' - waii nil that wai Wantedeven if M. the'fieW bill,
the if was to Mill at the o unce a n d ;the act, I suppose tlif‘y can do so and there i carry this provise, and shut slaverV mit of 1 Ilia 4. " 1 "rel a)hAtl .I.l.l:Stand, or r e i ge d•
. , - 1 , -;
pay for it on his - fi rst visit t o t o Wn. Ile ac : lis no statute to r es taill t ile m . ; ti, e - e may I •I'exas ; or. prevt•tir her antiiiNati, it , If hi„ , ote. l t, .,: i.:; tl l i i i: . l. , e i l l l t l i t t i .;t r e ; L i•(... a r t .,. l. iv i • - , :ti l e ,, t ) l si i i i i i o , ;I Ills
of Le i t ny o i rr i 7t. ,• • - • ',, „' ~.
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1 ~,.a 1,1 to tnalifigation of.the
cordite - dr 'called at the " I)einoci-at Office i littril the hand that psi them, lite:ik their al-I.:114 iiitlineice had been . with the north, who i i _ deh „„i t .i,. n.
i e , 1t
; •'' •-) ; , pel t was I imeusely. 'anxious that our • ' ..' '
a • - I .
; I ntl took a reiteipt f,ir one y eer 's paymeitt.- 7 - ! mince with us. liA sill as,iwrer ! They mv.v. I . hutrwS - eclat tilt result ini..lit hav e t w ee ? i
. .. tient or ells
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But what was his t t riiris.e. t o rere ive not only I thitteir thenvelves that we are to he setlttec , l ? ‘v:ts iii.:.%neart with Me 'North :Mil for f rk . e . l of
.4_
the Democrat, bu oft tlie• Kiiow-Nothing I into heir support l' , Y , numerous. paroles lmi.m (14)14)11 ;it this title. ?. .
~ iatetests s houlilloiot h e et , t • • •
. 1 lo eeletely: I-- -: .
~ ~._ , • ',„ II ~ .„ ~ , .L.' , - ~ ~ „,..„;, 1
organ 1 Hewn wino a taetrieK :MU requestee ; ana Ineages. 4- - teuges i what are they . %Vieth, . • plc not enly Vllte.l against this proviso, m i t
.-•••. and did aq in my power to prot e ,A t h os e
a..• ii0.t...1 for the annexation of the State of -. ' •
n P ,:i.ll:le.:lee.SX%lllritt!Vieilltlitt2lll' 77it e l:i l e ie i u 1; 1 1 1 1 1 1 this respeet;.
the agent to enter it - ilis e onliune.l, but this 1 whet - ttuide by a pi . ilitivil g:iiiitiler ? Hav e •
1 i t;,' Teiilas Avi;ll het Sl;it;t.': Co:1 , 4111161Th, with :t (10- ' 1 r • -
the - ,,,ent politely refused to do e ; t e lling him ! ,
' we not been 1tti0.;(...-atoltti4.4 and led - to sane. at, rileette‘lly declared to the friends of Mel -
r.. , - I; teen chinned. he r . boundaries, - bill, that if - I lailti . its fiat: iin . toy. hands, i i i , • • •
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that he was it for it and - had net to take it ,Ition the elevation of toot to high places Its 1 ill:ipt. 1•4 she
,• n . i , : ~ •. .
and pay for it.(?) . the ineStnetie infitienre of. a pledge, when:l '''''PlY "'Pm i".'"xte" !". Eur"P‘'. . F d.toutd not pas until a more just and libe,l -. ,
,
The publishers of the Republican of course•,l,g•oo , sense and judgment frOwned upon the • Yet ‘s'iiti tilii, -
. iet ,„ i d mat h ig hi m j et t h e nil protection etas afforded to the interests, .
6 ,
. oar State..,' I rient so far as to see'. and talk . .
lite not to blame in this instanci., but it dues f act ? • have not those Yeti/ pleileTs heen fao, before a bode of intelligent. tnen,',n - few .
i . with Mr. Dania while. the measure wits pend- • 1 ;
seem to me they might, instruct their ngetits
trap plod upon midi Mood - led by the imiher '? evgtiings sini-e,-lie ponrid untiteasund Maus! ails • • s • ' ; fI.
ill t h e . elPte, sle d urged hint in case he .
to be no more than honest, and not to at; To the . tunbitious, Would be great men, who iqol .- theileinoeraey of the mirth, for aiding 'should hold till: fate tit; the bill' hisvote, t
on
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tempt to impose upon people, who do not .dwindle into 141ess nothingness when ex- the south in the annexittion Of Texas. "kith force its friend's to -a More diberul regard for , •
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want their paper,, If it is necessary to forte ixAe4l to tilt; calla criticism of ay. intelligent list V115....1.18Ve territory. " . • our great intereits. I did not wish the. de=.
.
• remarks, .. . . . . feat of the i bill',-- . --ef this there was rto - ;.danger,'
it up onra the ronununity, the sooner they wind peo de, a secret political order is eloilla
• 1,,„ JR; followed these by maiming to •-•
1 - .- but to compel iti.:friends so to - Cliauge: it,. as: • • !-
t 1 •
up the•hetter for there. ; posses., sal of many. lattractions, as famishing be ta, embodyinent of true democracy, and' to make the intere.sts of our State secure. - In- ' -
1: - •
Yours, 'Rspectfully.. .1 !leans - of crawling into consequence ; but, thii unchain:Table a nd spotless democrat_ of deed so anxious was I to'bringaboutAii re- . .- .;
- 1..
Orrsioen. to 9ie ser t ipeously h ones t, w h o l i; '' re , littl e the noith, who IRIS retained . th e true - demo- stilt, that I - voted against cencurring in .a-: ..:
Senate amendment of triffing.importance, It
!ails to waste in !midnight .seletin ng Who ut:Utiu.Pruieiples of
; the Fathers of our Re.pub- S `
1-• .
.. . 'is because of this yote, that the Washington- .-
lelglit in manly, npe . nacts, it is a: thine to lit.. .
• •
~. . , - 1 - Union and Pennsylvanian have - charged, me L..
Immaculate and - " unehattgallei to to ,
lii a and to- despise. It. is rumored Ammer with a desite. to 'defeat the 'bill in ;the final
lien tIU u g i •- . the • •
) Shalt ,_,( hence, like friends tif .
Is that Judge Wilmot is c;.otineetal with this w• and teeing hour of its fate. The ' charger_ii : ,
1 • Jhb.; -11 wisOO '• I caress..' , ,
.. in am will pass trom ► the untrue-1. gave the vote in the bori; of fore- -- -„.
in er. certain, it is, that his conduct - of late ,•, I " . .
ta i s beewstich as to warrant the su. ••
. '
. spicion.—
earth:leaving - behind 'thee a bright exam
i• • int; the, bill auto a comniittee''of .conference, '.:
•where I understood it: would be open to- seetr; - -` , '....
i lie of .lenity, and an imperishable name, . • ,
hi
upon the! pastdevotion that the De- era] amendment; and thus . affording one InCti .. :
tu cracy of this •I)istriet ha's paid 'io lain, it
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Which shall , outtitipe all . thy contemporaries, chalice of so antentliti . the bill _as to ' secure' •-
ailli even equal tile brilliancy, and -nue
iv( till be strange, if he should over-esti.. hailLr - the interests cf tear S . •
,
tide his power sle d" imagine himself .tole 'a it . , le purity ,of the Fathers of our Republic. lam of the. firm. e Ref, if - six - demoemts",'.
i , Gre a t Betel, Fi.b.. 5, 1855. from Pennsylvania would hare - acted with:
In telt gre ats man than he really is. It may
:-., • . thiy ./
- tite,:instead of adhering -immoveably 'to, • •
- -
LW. that We hairs Illltseti him Into nrroganee - Invetwiting Curres d .
potit eitce. • act of ',14., that mit. State would have obtain ,- ,
r.,
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at ) that he vainly supposes lie can link the ; i. • llovsK oar REPRESENTATIVES, i . i t
nil that reasonnblY could:hare been aske4, '
fortunt•s of/ffie Deinoeravy !of this istrier L. • . Harrisburg, .tan. is, 1855; c and her great interests placed on a satisfacto,
Hon. DAVID W I LNI or—Dear Sir :—Ytalr ry and perituttieti bitsis , in" the earlfstageit-"
w th . whateVer illefz:tl efenbination he plc . :v.-es.
*view); here will bring your name before the' of the bill., before'jits friends had counted and
It Is not afi uneoniinon. thing ftirpl.lliti(.l;lllS t • 7 ~ Z ‘ - ' ' •
' 1 Legtsl;lttire in .cotinection with the office of inarshaleit their forces, we could in my jtidg-- ~.
- • . I•-'' • I ... I• I I
:t ri e r hong t• L i.i t o .to mg.' p.aces, to* tt!rn -I I.3lliteil States Senator. The main objeCtion meet, have secured adequate specific duties:. ,
about and use the influence ! riven them by ,argkel'agaitist you ariS'es out of an impression lo this I may be, mistaken, but I: think, not. • :,
such elevation to - iujure and destroy th e ,pow- (aitertained by in City that yea are unfriendly It is certain that we could liave ebtained fifty
H ; . great interests of our itState., :
.. per cent ad valorem., Even iti t t lte lat •
ter
et to which Mei are indebted for- whist es- - I°l-Il i tl' . .
:...t We sliotilit,b glad to see i von ' here, hilt stages of the bill, and when it§ passage was -:
recto they piisser, and iv init. be' that our 'i - • •• ri : il
:it you cannot, - visit LAirrrisiong before ; th e certain witoat any ofur votes,. S? ,. EltliioUS , •
.
• pure incorruptble and tinehanged" Jtitlgo l'i "-- ••• - '- letter •i *- 1 • ''‘ •t• friends to P-I -.. n - N . - ''.?
. r .,,f eetion. please giie,us in a the - ostory wen_ i s seeure ennsy va ia .upt. ,
is not - eXelllpt. from this infil roily. At all lof your (-verse in Curigress on the , Ta riff" port (from. party considerations) that '
.11'Kay, .
• , t • . .::.- ~ .
events. we have Iseen enough- to . c onvinee .114,11111-stion, ;is there seeni:= to tie a Inisappreheti- . who had the Charge of the bill as eh - airman...l.4
t i leit there is t•,...4)iri e lliii, ,, f ot t en it ~„„,,,,hr i .e . ision abroad i ll re gard Ito,y our viewsOf I havei of the eotnnyittee of Ways and Aleans,offered• -:
!properly inielerstood them. , ,f.„, . .to move forty - per Cent-on iron - if half titer ,
To make , loud • f••• - f I for l
Ti 0 tssions o 7..ei t te eatt-e i
ours,.
1 " Truly y - ' • .B. - LAPORTE. democrats frotwour State would then vote
„
t l if freedom, :tad at tile sittint time further the i • for time .bill. It always seemed to Die strange
i i .ljeet of the SlaYediolder "by:your ICOntiec- when the passage of the.bill.waseertain, that ,
,
ions and arts is - it striking eVidettee of the ' out men .wouhl not Make sure. of - all. - - -they,„.
Could get. : They however, were...pledged' tot' •• •
Awaiting 'further developments.
T' the thritiof '42, and it Was.easier to stand by
- I remain tro t s vonrs,- hail' cow - -
their pi t ge,..s . , than to . .expfain to t . -..
Dunteenar: stituents the repsenS i for • a- departure, 'from. '
theM,. however goat-their "sous might have. :
teen; I w ai Tlalged;; to a irrodif i catiett i of
the net of '42; • and after' i'xitattisting. eiery.;
effort te' secure the ,interests
.- of Our State,.. ; ;
red6•lfietl that ple00; declaring at thelime .
I I did so, that if the bill depended on my vote,
1 would /withhold it until -:v larger inea.ure of-;
justice was ineeted out to our State.. .
I have given a fu . ll...and trutlifullastory, of'
my netion on the tariff in' 1846, and 'of •111 - 4 - ,-.
feelings - and - rnotiVes that,iiittueneed niy - 'con ,
duet.' The record will Susinin this 'statement'
.in all matters where the reeted . seen-speak.. - .
' The -- Cemeres.sionAl Gloue,-,, , . rather • Ap
pendix'—for
,1 84 6, Must be in the State Li- -
diary, and -there yon will find riy.speech triP .
-on this subjistt. . 'HIV! lathfr part of it. mlates;•
to ottreiwit Stateinteregts.i. . . ..
.Y . ott, are of.tiourse,.at 'liberty to make. suet;_
use of tins letter as you please. l'llere is netb;
ing io it. but what ik truci,land nothing that!
desire to keep frcan Alte' Tiublie. I wish:you
would pre,;ervel tins leiter,ior a copy •iif it,: so:
that there eatinot hereafter lie' any dispute - AS;
to, its - edit tents. - I h2pt it•wil I satisfy Alli that
l - am ndi, now, and never '-: was hostile ; to-.the
interest.
my
of'native State: - - • . -- .
. . e . •
- -
Very tilt r yours. ,•..
a *mum:
Diniock, Feb. 5. 1S: i 4
Ijarrisburg Corrtsponbrutt.
' E . CoscumticATF.D.l. . - ;- •
i • - Itt:sti, Feb. sth, 18
I - Messrs. Editors ;--Tlie positio4 of
paper upon all the important questCptis
day and especi a lly that'of Know N'pthin
isihighly satisfactory to the people of
[
section. Its fearless exposition of the co
and dangerous schemes of a secret o '
daily winning new--adherents to the - 1
pies -it t dai nI ai us, while those wit° ilia v
if halting between two opinions,' . and t
1 Min what path to pursue are . beingicon
of the danger that threatens the count!.
the existence of liW'"under,rnutte ori.,
tion,,plotting in darkness. MeasureA of I
fill- window, pregnant, it , may be with
• I
reachingcOusequences.and dire , ruin?
- are a plain 'people, having ) little . syt;
with '" vaulting ambition tipt 9!er 1
self ;" nor do we . holdourselvp itt teadi i
trot into and act with eva . i.y - neW p
combination, simply becausl it haPpent
• i
E. B. C
CCI MMU ICATEU.I
Meivs. Editoris :
•
I saw an.article in your paper week before
last signed "'qufe," in which lie ciliar7es !t
leurtaitt
g emleinan with voting for `,. the 21. st
Ill ti t y .".in.tla - . : C l oogress of 1845. ..1: r • • i
lltife" eith , eralid not know 'the Whole hiss .
tory of tliat' . .elttleal to dui.in.? that se ,, ion,fl
at
or ha;i r(terve:l another important faet for ri?,
future oci,:a , ii,(n ; but fearlie4•it may pass I..‘i
r 1m
)lo:iced I take tke lik;rtv -to inen i tion it-- 1.1 ;
1
t not hotrkwei• Lvitii a view to stipplaM " IZtile,l
i•or do injustice to the gentleman ri i 4 . erreil toi':',
ti .out
t it out merely tki le; the people ktioW anothelf
with
1 fact conneeled his votiw...it that period
,
1 on th e rpiestion' of Slavery. , I will not jukll l ,4l.
liiii . r . l;v his; 'vork , ,—but 'leave that for til'i!
i •• ; ; i
F people. • If his claims can lie justl y sairetiorf
-1
I ell; helms eMlied a name in the t hattle-tield!. l
of anti-slavetv, which ought ii,>t, to he sl4tht-
Ilv apprecia - feil by I;atriotie Men ; and it . his
.. 1 - -
• e.tarae , npon the . demoeratie. party are ;rue,
I tht democrats of 1.1 1 1; co muy, an d o f th e no i_
, , no-
I t hem Statesiwill shrink with disgut4 at toe -
4 . elves, 1 •%%;11e111 they c(iniPare their OWlideviatit:
1 ing course, : 1 1 111(1 . " departure from . all the prih
ieipres Of (11110er:icy" with the `StraWit-fOr
r
ward and utitteviatihg
c. ourse of 'the gently- (
'their rant -- '
,- also' since they.raistd i hina from
i.. / N I
to 11 , r / :111. 1V1 4 11'1114 , 1b 4.! pO,IIIOIIS. ji., 1 - 11 .1 ,
i .
i appear in their v i e th e very' prog igy of ppr- I
L
n , ~.. , ~ ~
ie ,..t ion , woo , wer can gee !t wi l it ) , i n thtio - -
,e, , • , ...I -!. -, . i .'' , „;
1. selves nut " Corrup;ion, ant in c omastency. -- ••--
1
With what justice !they must feel] his seortili
f- • .
imr rebuke when he charges tlitia,. in stilt,
~ ;
r, . Milli ~ ..i . ,
stance, -
. liavoim oecome the suppliant
i,le i
1 tools of tll4 South,— that the}` have - left t,:dl
of
1 I the Jetfert4niati principles . of deinocracy. and
m- 1 it i , the oriossest li!vpoerisy and decentionfOr
.11 'l . • r. -1" • - i
i them to claim that, they have tiny - anti-I,la
-1
3.- ; , very print tples. .1
.i = 1
i - He sav,l he haslnever ebanffed !on• the .4u 1 , _
- 1 , - • ,
hel ject of Slavery. Does this corii!spond With
at. I rho facts, judging ifrom the recor,•l3-If.voting
tit
for " the 414 Rule," which prohibited ;the
" v right of pk .if.
ition on the subject . slave6 l , is
,
'rind V sufficient to establish tho fact that I,e
ill i tl
I was a prOlaverY imin An 1845 and voted
with the South, the one hereaftermentii4reil
l u t r ij
I must pro •e it beyond all doubt Since tier.
the has a Lied with the anti-::lhvery freesoil_
party of he north. • Whether Ihe has; r4ally
r i
1 -
changed at i heart:, is to be judged of- - by his
open professionk; and character f.d' atith.—
ThOstandard of a mates character for truth
is,both Morally and, legally eStablished by I
his geneal reputation for truth ; and i 4 sev- . ,
era l of t f
to states his" general infainotis idiar:i
I wet. iiiy he.proVed to impeach Iris veracity..
Rear n mind that he. Jars "never changedV .
I
Turn to the journahs of the house of Repie-:
Sentativi!s 4181'5, and you will See dint lie
not only voted for . " the 21st Rule;' bit he
also vt4.sl- with the SOuth on - . the a dniissioir
.
of Texak l
against A "Proviso" to shot out:
slavery.ifrom that State. ' •
In die session. of 1844 (the last yOr of
John Tyler's adnimistration) a reskilution
_passed pongress to treat with - Texas for , her'
admission into the Union ; rand iti puriumuce
of this,lshe formed a constitution said; asked
tolie dthnitted as a State in the -. si..4ion of
1845 ;I.(the . first year of James K. Pol:k's ad
. 1
ministration.) When a joint 'remlittiou on
this subject was being detotted in the; Dour
•
of 'Representatives Mr .- Rockwell,. a l Whig
•:
frotho - onnecticut Made a motion, tat- the
s = a id r olution be see mmitted to the cent-_
mittec on Territories, i alt . instructioni to add.
.
the fallowing '"- Proviso:" .** Provid4d that
slaveo and involuntary servitude (eittept fir
crime) be-prohibited in the State 1;y thei4i
resoldtions ndirdited into the Unien ;• and
that ‘Il provisions of the constitution; of that
State; inconsistent with this - proviso ,'shall be
null rind void," .. . - . i , . .
ut
be
611
I ug
,ken
but
hey
pathr
I
apS It-
Hem to
litical
lq to bo
• • I .lloNraos - F, January 22.4.1855.
M Dqn, Silt :—Yonr fay u• camd to hand
bast evening. Ido not think I shall - be- at
Ilardsbiag. The veek,yacatibn between my-
Coops •would be mostlyloecuplettin the jour
ney, : leaving me but little time td make the
aetputintance of gentle Men now - ASSelllibled ,ilt
the Capitol. Again, if no [ di ffi culties were i n .
thil dwav t lain reluetaut to show" myself j at
Ilarrisioirg at this'time. Not. that I am in
tliVrelitro the issue pf the Senatorial dee
lion ; bait. - I. .19 not wrli. to 'appear as a selfish
and molationS aspic: &lei , the place.. 1 have
0..
not, as you well . kti ',.beeii eager for Sena
torial Itonor;,.nor havel in- any way 'whatev
er beet hist] umeatal iin making 'myself a
caielidat . The conneetiOa of toy name with
the office of S e natoris,thesesult of the late
signal rei t olution in.the polities of this State.
and of MY well known . position -ozi one at
least. of the importaiW issues upon which
reyolution 'turned ; and not ilinaigh any van-.
ity or schemingof Inc own. To visit,llarris- i
.hurg at this time won d suhjeet . me to - sus- i
.. ; inn s pc and
,to the charge of sinister hint self
ish motives, which I wh o lly•andempliatieally
disAaiin.
li
11110 not deny that I shoUld- feel a person—
al-pride in :in election to one of the highest
and most honorable positions in the; govern
ictent ; but 1 'do deny, that • I desite:the
phtee, for any. Selfish or personal ends.: I
slioul.lllollV, if elected, to he of some survive
to the collate, and .#, the cause of sound
•
prineiple , .. While I claini n4Vininent qua'-
, Actinium; for the - Olive, J. iii,. nevertheless,
believe that
. my election Would, in some re
spects, tic fortunate, i.spetiialli,so, in : uniting
and - ceinentinii for' 'future actioni the-men
..,-.
who aeliiiwed the !tote signal vic tor y in this
1 ! •
State. !
~,,
. ' You say that 1411 -main objeetion urged
a g a inst me arisesjitit of an imprc*sion enter
" mined by maix„that. I am unfriendly to the,',
great interests of ;our State. This is a total .
misapprehension Of My feelinms and position,
and springs doubOeSs from the niet, that in i
1846 1 could not iziet, with my colleagues ins
proti-less and obstinate support of the tariff '
4.
of 1842. It wasiapparent, weeks before the
late tatitl bill Was Tassed, that the ' act of
- ,
'42 could not staia.:- I was 'in favor . of. it,
revision and modification, and in*doing this,
"was- zealously anxious to preserve for the
gre:lt. interest of , our State,. permanent and
ample security,; and .to this end, I labored
,industriously al4 p e rseveringly.-.--,On . the
:floor of the House, I 1I rg
ea
the 'laying' . of
1
; specific instead of 'ad valorem duties „won
,iron," :mil- to an ixtent that should" give seen- ,
. . .
4ity to oar interests against ruinous foreign 1
: • • 1 q.
" compention. I entered into an . argument-to i
.
-prove the proprieti..at d advantage . of speci.;
tie over ad valo:ein duties, in respect to rani
-1-00, artic,es, and ega-eially in regard to iron ;
iesablishincr to myon w satisfaction that po
sition, as well in respect to the interest of the
revenue, as also' to that of the eoustuner ' and
. .inanufacturer, that every intert,t would be
' promoted:by laving specific duties on iron.
I . appealed to.tfie'fi'puse..on behalf of the lion_
interests of onr,Sinie, claiming for it a nation
-lat respect and •cOnsideration, i ns i s ain f z.. th a t
the iron 'interest vas justly entitled -to , stand
-upon higher ground than. any other branch
of manufaetunng • business, claiming for it
a fruity national char:utter, as a necessary el
ement of national tleYence, and entitled there
fore to the especial and most favorable regard
of the nation. itisisted that the same rule
should not be applied to.an interest td . (his
inagnittale, thatrwas applied to the - iirtiat
facture of thread, tape, pins, buttons,*.k. l e.;&.e.
These arc no tienr doctiines,Ttit'forth to meet
the occasion, but th e doctrines-placed-on the
records of Congress, and easily found in its .
voluntes, of detal i t ) es. . ~ .
I not only si 'keiin behalf of the interests
of our State, but I worked mirnestly, in the
House, and out;'of it, to Ore to that interest
an adequate and permanent . security., I t!e.-,
lieved then,*arat - 1 believe' now,.if a part even.
of the Democratie delegation in Congress
from . .this Statel would have agreed to a 111611 ) -,
lficatiOn of the ;tariff of '42 that our great
interests could 'have been iiimndantlySecttred.
If a majority Of the - t i lenustrats from this State
would have agreed t support- the - bill, they
could almost biare made their own terms, ,
so
far as Pennsylvinia's interests w e re.eoneekned.
We met one()
,or twiee in' caucus, to see if
part at least could not agree upon . the terms
on which we,' would support' the bill. In
these consultations I expressed an_ i eartieq de:
sire so to shape my action - as to 'protect the
interesq. of our State: A pledged 'Myself, in
ease the catictis would agree upon rates of
sPecifte duties for iron, to oppose the bill; au-,
less they were adopted by the house. • SOO°
two or three, of thew. I believe
. favored .this
1108, B. LAPORTE
. Patriot . e -
MY DEATt'SIA: • :
You are aware that the Hon. tosytn.Wlte.
sm . !, of roar District, is an Aspirant for - the
U. S..SettritoNliip, and that he reeenily.'
!ziven a letter 'Which purports to -express hii;
.•
views upon the Tariff (region—a - measure in
. which a large elztv4 of theeitizeits of Pennsyl
vania are • deeply interested. Knowing that
',you ate . familiar with the!position l 4 ',Judge .
WiLMOT upon-theleatlingi topiol of
the day, I : Aeon-it advisable to addreis.yOu,
11014'10 , 1.1nd you will girt, at your earliest.
•
c onvenience, your 'Anon •eentternit* his
views upon.the Tariff, as Welt as other.ques
.tioits of pubfie interest. ...Very truly,
•',' Vow friend
ANIMIIOPKINS:
1i0n..:: B. CUASE.
1 - Itirtisburg, r l Feb. 2,
DEAtt • Slit :—,- / •11 aV li ' your note of yesterilar ,.
and thOm2-If I came here With .no itleatiort Of,
mitTling in the Senatorial4lisivass, still I tan
not well . avoid ieplying -te your courteouti in
tiilirieS 1111 refferenee to -the reeent , letter of
lion. I)Avtli .Wtptor, of my district, on .: the
subject of, the Tariff.. .i` •'.•', ' , .
I had stippOSed myself familiar with his
views on that question, mid I may safely'.say
that the eople of our district will - -share. my
own astonishment when they: read his - Vetter,
and Mark : his labored att4mpt to make him;
self the warm rims earnest cha,:lpion ofoPro- . .
teelion." Ido not say that- he. has not . ' given
in his letter, a truthful account of his pOtibn,
rol etforts while the tariff bill -ivas - pending,
in A; bin, so far as theitettercOveys an iiii
pr.ssion that such ha's been his position
_,fince
tt paisage . of the bill, and that such is his
pitition now, I: Must, in truth, say.that his
intimate friends will have great- - reason to
doubt sincerity .
-
...
. When lie came hernia - the district for re
erection, and met the issue ,Yehich hi - s, WAG
had • made . although I- , ..heittit many of his
speeches, l i do not
,re colleet to have liiiirdilli al.
assign an} snub reasiots' foe his , vote as'are.
- Coin:dried in his receut.....letter. l'On the co--.
trarvOte plead a full justification of the veto
on the ground of principle: : He showed that
the - ditty .on , any article pante from the coo . -
niers in. glue:end, and that, therefore, on Oil - •
especially, Whicit • enters' rio- largely intetba
iteCessary e astitription of the jayeret classes .
.61. the peop,e, the duty should ho light-7—that
shivering - ployerty and agricultural • ittteres 6
should tali be t a xed 1 for the surportuf the •
F !eat moniial interest which clibrie, investments •
in coal -okrations. . And in 01Terence. tot he
men intereSte„ he argned the, sraniieney of the
present dui'? front preatises . : . 4e these . lu,.
gittope, tI i ma ii tifiet urer 1 , .of irott . - generally
.itnst tren4port his om., lime and regal, a gleat
distance before, he can bring ' them together
at his fitrnace; then mist twitiSpiart .tlie together
tolthis country, - and pay a duty of thirtY,..fer
vellur_w before.lit can.`enter our markets %
conpetition with our manufacturers; and that
these disadvantages, gave protection enough
to our interests; in consideration of the sbga'
a
dance' of - our oar, coal andlime ftlinost ill: shwa
Tluenpat's !farm.
1835.