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L. HARPER, EDITOR AND PIIDPRIT.TOR•
PITTSBURGIAt
MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1847
DEDIOCRATIC NOMA ATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
FRANCIS R. SIIUNK
or ALLEGMENY COUNTY.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
MORRIS LONGiSTItETU,
OE MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
SENATE-A LEX. BLACK.
ASSN3I lILT-JAMES B.SA NVY ER,
J. H. M'ELHENNY,
JOSEPH COOPER,
JAMES S. LONG.
Twx,t,srumt—JOHN C. DAVIT'''.
romxissioxl:n—R. DONALDSON
Au nrro it—EDW A RD M'CORK LE
,
11::r Democrats;:turn out to
the "'sleeting to-night:, Let none
stay away, Maryland has set
us a glorious example, One more
fire s Boys, and the day is ours!
".Come as the winds [Me when faresis ate rendef
Come as the warts COW whot tßuies arc siranded."
GRAM DEMOCRATIC RALLY!
THE DEMOCRACY WILL HOLD A
GRAND MASS MEETING!
Jlfho rag (Bmadhura's Old Slaud,)
On Monday cv , g, 11th Inst., at 7 o'clock,
Where all friends of sound Democratic princi•
?let are expected. If true to ourselves, Nativism,
and its ally Irhiggcry, will be routed. Remember
Democratic Baltimore !! ! A triumph as glorious
awaits the sons of Pennsylvania to-morrow.
Messrs. Shaler, Burke, ikiVandless, Ileidleburg"
ArGraw, Sawyer, Shannon, Kerr, and others, will
speak on the occasion. By order of the County
Committee. A. NV YLIE, Sec),
The Whigs publicly deny that they are co-;
operating with the Natives for the defeat of Shuck
and Longstretb, and the election of Irvin and
Patton; and affect great sympathy for our adopted
fellow-citizens, and charge upon the Democrats of;
Philadelphia city a bargain with the Natives there.t
This is all gammon. The Whigs and Natives;
united in 1544 to defeat Shunk—the Whig author
ities of the city and county of Philadelphia did not ;
interfere to stop the outrages committed by the:
Natives upon the lives and property of the Catho
lics—the packed Whig Juries of Philadelphia re.'
fused to convict the Native rioters and murderers;
mit° were arrested; and convicted an hishman for
defending his own property, and sent him to the
Penitentiary; from which he 'was released by a
pardon from Governor Shunk, upon the recommem
dation of the Judges who tried the case. For this
act of clemency the Governor was denounced by'
Whigs and Nati% es. The Whigs of Allegheny got
up and paid for the false affidavits in relation to
Governor Shunk and the Catholics:—they printed
them in their papers and gave them circ,lation,
with endorsements of the characters of the oath
_makers. They disregarded the decencies and pro
prieties of social life, and published the converse
lions of Mr. Shunk in the house of a friend, on
the 'Bible question. One of their most prominent
and talented men %%rote the Constitution of the
Native association for this county, and with nine
hundred of his party, signed it.
lithe Whig party did this portion of our fello w
.
citizens injustice, then let them, like honest men,
come out and say so now. They denounced the
Democrats for sustaining and:advocating religious
toleration in 1814, and for adhering to the doc
trines of the republican party of the revolution.—
If they were in error and the democrats right,why
not confess it? This they dare riot do; their
"Native " allies would vote for the Native candi
dates; and to defeat Governor Shunk they must
hare the Native vote.
The Whigs and Natives.
At a Native meeting, at Cowan's tavern, in
Baldwin township, on the 2.1 instant, Mr. M Gib.
bonny, a whit, presided; and Thomas Varner, l
Esq., the Chairman of the Whig County Commit
tee, acted as Secretary. They kept it going, we
are informed, all afternoon ; and had an adjourned
meeting in the evening. The orators, were " Joe
Barker" and Mr. Morgan, the Native candidate
for Assembly. Does this not look like a Lillian of
forces? Who ever heard of, a Democrat assisting
at the meetings of Natives '
—keeping order that
the ravi- - gs of Joe Baelier might be heard
' ca The Gazette of Saturday, referring to our
statements in relation to the hostility of its party
to the Irish and German emigrants, and adopted
citizens of this country, says:—" We &sire neither
to court their influence nor ihcir votes." 1)o not be at
all alarmed, neighbor. Ire have never intimated
that you had any such desire , and we do not think
you are likely ever to be charged with it. You
are much more anxious to court the smiles, and'.
gain the support of "the rich and the wellborn'
—those who, according to the old leaders of your
party, "ought to have a permanent share in the gov
erdment." Even if you Slaciuld make the attempt,
it would prove an entire failure : for the Irish are
not very easily cajoled, and the Germans know
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your horrid antipathy to any thing " Dutch'
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They , are not likely to forget your slurs upon them,
whenever you have had '
opportunity offered in
one. of your "sketches." I
The apologists of It'ft4ico say that the sup
portera of our country sire! "soulless partisans,"
who are sacrificing their fellow citizens on the al
tafof a instil personal ambition." The Congress
of the United States authorized the employ ment of
men to carry on the war, begun by Mexico, and ap.
propriated money for their - support. Some of the
purest patriots in the country are engaged in con
ducting it to an issue ; and yet such is the language
of the Federal press I
al• The editor of 'the Gazette, who wrote down
tidos Iscariot as the first Loco Foto ; and who is
noW - theapologist of Mexico ; says that the cause
of Democracy should r fall to the earth, or to
some depth profound beheath it;" and all this be.
cause We have told the tiuth about his party—their
opposition to our adopted Citizens, and their perse
tition of the Roman Cith'olics. • •
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• A Base Federal Trick Exposed.
'We cut the folli)vving article from the American
of Saturday,,and pronounce the charge contained
in it—so far as the Democratic party is concerned
—to be infamously false:
Whig!, be on your Guard.
We have just learned of a (rick attempted to be
played off by the Natives. They were this morn
ing in the Market House diStributing tickets to
the people from the country, "with all the Whig
candidates for Assembly, but one—the name of
Lewis C. J. Noble stricken off, and that of some
Native substituted. One of the distributers of the
false ticket was caught in the act. He excused'
himself by saying that it was a Whig and Native
ticket. No such ticket is known or recognised.
The fellow on detection sloped.
Since writing the above, one of the sheets have
been 'brought to us, by which', we learn that it is
partly a Native, and partly a Locofoco trick, or
more probably a joint one of the two. Some of
the tickets have the name oil "Joseph Bowman,"
and others that of "James B.lSawyer" substituted
for that of Lewis C..k. Noble. We may therefore
call it, what. it truly is, a "Native and Locofoco
ticket."
We have reliable authority for stating that these
tickets were got up by members of the Whig par
ty, and printed at the office of a neutral paper in
this city; and one of the most prominent actors
in the'business is a Mr. McPherson, who was a
Whig delegate, from Indiana; township, to the Con
vention, at which Mr. Noble:was nominated. We
were told at the time, that several of the delegates
to that Convention stated that they had voted for
the nomination of Mr. Noble, to get Catholic votes
for their ticket, but that they would not support
him at the polls—and the !conduct of this Mr.
McPherson looks as if they \were going to keep
their nerd
The American should not be so indignant at this
opposition—by members of his own party—to Mr.
Noble, because he is a member of the Catholic
persuasion. In many of the election districts in
this county, in 1814, %Olen a. Democrat went to
the window to deposit his vote, the Whigs woull
cry out, " There goes another Catholic vote—an
other vote for Polk and theiPope ;" and yet the ed- I
itor of the Amertran, it nbt the very. foremost,
certainly the most recklessi in this crusade against
the Catholics then, is now condemning his own peo
ple—those who battled him shoulder to
shoulder in the contest of IS.l.l—for scheming to
defeat Mr. Noble. The Whig party cieated and
fermented this religious prejudice, and it they can't
manage it to their advantage now, when they de
sire to head another course, it is no concern of
ours. The Democratic paity, as a party, never
has and never will mix upj religion %slat politics.
In its faith, members of all religious sezts can
meet on common political ground ; and in its num
bers are embraced people di -all creeds.
. . ;
That Mr. Noble's name ik scratched off the Whig
ticket, should rather be al muse of joy and great
rejoicing on the part of thek merican. Look at the
conduct of that journal in dO, when it published
a gross and outrageous lib upon the Rev. Mr.
O'Reiley. an eminent and Ivor by Catholic Priest ;
and when an investigatiiin was desired by the
friends of that gentleman, tiwhig and anti masonic
jury refused to find a bill af indictment against the
libeller. Turn over the fi le of that paper in IS.I-1,
and see the vile and disg+ting attacks printed at
that time against the people of Mr. Noble's creed.
How can the author and pUblisher of these shame.
less and truthless chars be indignant at the at
tempt of his own people tc!, defeat Mr. Noble, who,
we are free to sonless, is 1 5 worthy and good citi
zen. He can't condemn Ihern, because they are
,honestly living up to the doctrines taught and
practised by the whig party in times gone by.
;
, ary• "A Catholic Lay an," an extract front
whom appears in the gazette of Saturday, pro
nounces it a lie that the Whig party in any man'
ncr countenanced the destruction of Catholic
Churches in Philadelphia i and tries to throw the
blame of the horrid scenes in Kensington upon
General Cadwallader; anti the other military offi
cers on the ground, duringla part of the time when
a mob governed the city. This "Catholic Lay•
man," whose attachment ;to the' Catholic Church
we are led to doubt must have forgotten that Mon-
TON McMrivar.t., Sheriff of Philadelphia countyl
at the time; was a Whig.,- that it was his duty, asl
the chief civil officer of the county. to take imme-
diate steps to protect thelproperty and the lives of;
all the citizens, whether Catholics or members of
other religious societies, land whether natives, orl
citizens who happened to t be born in Germany or
Ireland ;—that the " m could have been easily
quelled in the first outhreak of disorder," if the ,
Sheriff had done his duty , and that, when the mil-1
itary were assembled, thefr were under the orders!
of the civil authorities—under the orders of Moir
TON AleNficirmit.. If Ibis ' layman" does not'
know the truth to be asl,we have stated, he ft ig
norant of what every orir else knew at the time ;;
and is also ignorant of another fact ; that the Whig
native Foie, al member nf !Congress from that district
threw himself between: the authorities and the
mob, to sustain them in the work of Church de-1
struction; and to encourage the manly employ 1
ment of abusing and maltreating women and
children, because they were the wives and offspring
of Catholics. This ' , /airman" may also learn that
it was the Whig authorities of t ßoston and Charles
town who sustained those who sent the inmates of
a Female Seminary, shrieking and half clad, from
their beds at midnight,;and drove them to seek
shelter where they could, guided by the light of
the burning edifice. Ile may also learn that it
was Whig natives, who in this city reproached
Governor Shrink fur having 'appeared in a public
procession of his Roman Catholic fellow-citizens.
All these facts are too ivell known to be success.
fully contradicted ; and they will long be remem
bered against the Federal Whig Native-Party.
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MIAMM
he the Committee of Vigi.
Ward of the city of Pats.
(O'The following, aei
lance for the Second
burgh:
Daniel Herring,
Joseph Oliver,
John M . Williams,
Joseph Smith,
John Cormack,
Chambers INI . K
Wm. Anderson,
James
James Rankin
John Alderson,
John Oliver,
J. N. Bausman,
John Wilson,
A. Faller,
John Tagert,
James E. Newhouse,
R. A. Bausman,
H. S. llagraw,
James WCabe,
Lewis Flemming,
Barney Burns,
Hugh Duffey,
Adam Willson,
James Garvin,
Benjamin Weaver, jr
Juhn Fagen,
Thomas Graham,
Charles Rodgers,
Christian Schmertz,
John M. Irvin.
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Reloase of the Enejnaeion Prisoners—At lengsh
we have the pleasureannouncing the release of
our brave countrymen who were taken prisoners
at Encarnation and other places by the Mexicans.
It will be recollected that Col. De Russy, with his
command, was despvtched from Tampico,some
'months since, to effect the release of the American
prisoners. Yesterday the United States steamship
McKim arrived in the river from Vela. Cruz, hay.
of these men. The McKim
e city to day. About thirty
,
,oners (teamsters) remained
ploy at the U. S. patter-
N. 0. Pic, Sept. 28.
mg on board a Rumbe'
will probably reach t
Jive of the released pri
at Tampico, in the
master at that place.
Herald announces that Mr.
:gedian, will be there In a
Othello !
(O. The Cincinnati
D. Jones, a colored tr
few days! What an
.
Moro Federal CapitaL
Under this head we referred, a few days since, to
the base manner in which Governor Shunk had
been asailed by the Federalists,iti the eastern part
of the State, for having granted is brief respite :to
an unfortunate being, who was Under sentence of
death at Easton. Some of the F e deral party have
alleged, as we understand, that otir statement was!
trade exclusively with a view tO political effect;
that the Whigs had said nothing 'about the matter, l
if it had taken place; and that it was even doubt
ful whether any thing of the kind had taken place
With a view to satisfy our friend ' s on this subject,
we copy the following letter fom Gov. Shunk,
which will explain in his own Way, the state of
the case.
In copying this letter, we need only premise
that Mr. Housec addressed the Governor with a
view to ascertain the truth in refation to this re
prieve. A Federal sheriff was cognizant of all the
facts; but when asked to inform the public, refus
ed to do so; preferring to let the misrepresentations
and calumnies of his political friends go forth to
the people unrebuked and uncontradicled. A more
noble, benevolent and truly touching appeal to the
reason and hest feelings of his friends, few men
could make, than will be found in this letter:
li.canisavien,,Sept. 30, 1847
W. G. Holistic,
Dear Sir—l have received. and thank you for
your friendly letter of the 25th Inst., in which you
state "that your community Wa thrown into quite
on excitement in consequence cif the respite yob'.
Sheriff received for Tearney, who was to be hung
on Friday.
I very much regret that there should be any ex•
citement produced by this act of mine, and I am
quite certain that when the reasons for postponing
the execution arc rightly apprehended, it will re
ceive the approbation of all your peapic. You are
right in taking the ground that ',I had sonic Ifigher
motive for the respite than political effnet.
would despise myself, and render myself despicable
in the estimation of all good men, if I could not, in
deciding a grave question like the one submitted in
this case, realize motives that range far above thou Secretary Walker.—Bankraptey.
influence of selfishness. I The Federal editors, with a view to prove that
The warrant for the execution of Laurence
their candidate for Canal Commissioner is excus
Tearney was not issued until dome time after thel
conviction, because of an application for his par.' able in having taken advantage of the Bankrupt
don; to sustain which, a full copy of the testimony r law, and to palliate the act of their candidate for
given at the trial was presenteo, and a strong ex.! Governor in supporting the bill throughout, have
hibitmn of the reasons in favO l of the application;
asserted
was matte. B u rt hthe Secretary of the Treasury (Hon.
The subject %VAS a serious ode, and while it was: Robert J. Walker.) also voted for this bill; but
under consideration, I took a journey to the West.l they fail to tell their readers that he did so under
I returned in poor health, and; being unable to at- express instructions of the Legislature of his state
tend regularly to business, Some further time'
pc. ; and that, (even if he had seen lit to violate the will
elapsed before I came to a decision: hence the
rind between the conviction aard the date of the of his constituents by voting against it,) his vote
warrant was extended. The Ist of October was; would not have prevented its passage. They have
the day fixed fur the execution—l heard no more' unblushingly asserted, too, that Mr. Walker had
upon the subject until within Et few weeks. when I taken the benefit of this law; thus defrauding his
was informed by the Hon. J. M. Porter. and the
creditors and avoiding the payment of his debts
Rev. Thomas Reardon, that wiring to circumstan
ces which could not have been foreseen, vie unfor.; This they know to be a wilful and malicious, or it
foliate criminal was excluded; for a considerable' is an ig,norantdMr. f al' senooWalk er never, in any
period, since his death warrant was issued, from
• ava.led himself of the provisions of the Bank
that religious instruction which he so much needs! w 33
to prepare him for death. A n d I was as k e d b y !rupt Law of 1511, or of any other bankrupt or in
these gentlemen. in view of these facts, to post-'solvent law; nor has he ever taken any step what
pone his execution, so that he Might have time and !ever to obtain release from his pecuniary responsi
means to prepare himself for his doom. The law
• bilities except by paving all the claims standing
being secure of its victim. my humanity was in•
against him, as fast as he has crime into posses.
yoked, under those painful clrcurnstances to, pro
long his days, I:sr a few weekri. What could I d u i !sion of the means to do so. He has acted through-
What could friends or enemieS expert that I would out as an lushest man; who is not ashamed to be
do u What would any rnortal mail do, armed for 1 . poor, not wiihstanding the inconvenience of poverty
the time with the power of hit. and death? Who,
that feels the responsibility of: the position I occur
py, and his capin-ity to meet and do his tlu;yoa °old
shrink from its conscientious!perurrmance
This poor man, in whom ilwells an immortal
soul , and his friends, expres*d the hope that his
everlasting destiny [night be. changed by the re
deeming power of the reliOon of our Saviour
and I was implored in the spirit of mercy, and in
the most solemn manner, to ,grant a hale more
time, in order that the effiri might lie made.—
Could I hesitate. while a hope remained that such
an object might be accomplelhed No I freely
granted the 'reasonable and liumace request ; and
I know and feel that this act will meet with uni
versal approval. I would chi , great injustice to a
christion community, by supposing, that after the
facts are known in this case, there would be a
thirst of vengeance felt so ;strong, as not must
cheerfully to grant its imploring victim a few
short weeks for repentance.
I have thus, in comphancte with your torgges
tion, made the desired explanation, and am,
Respectfully your friend,
! FRS. R. SHUNK
Froni thr Boston Afire
We have Iron a cosrespimdent, the following
account of the failures in Alugnst and September,
which varies, in some respeCts, from that of the
European Times, and ma!kes the sum about
..£;1,000,000
A UGUStr.
Perrin & Co , Liverpool... 1,
G. Douglass & Son, Londonl.
Sampson, Langdale & Co., Stockton
Lesley, Alexander & Co., London..
Wm. Carpenter
Nevins & Co .!
1
Virtue & Co 1
Fras2.r & Co, Antwerp i
Coventry & Sheppard, Lon4n, 0.8 130,0001
King, :11 el v iltle & Co., do; 6....... 100,0001
Giles, Son &Co ..... 350,11001
Large failures in Sligo ; 160.000
Keyes & Co., Antwerp i 65,0001
! Lnheke &Co , Antwerp j 3.000
I W. R. Robinson &Co 1 100,000
I
Caslellain, Son & Co I 175,000
Lyon & Finney, Liverpool! 100,000
,
Alex. Dickson & Co i 100,000
Woodley & Co., London.. J 150,000
J. &C. Kirkpatrick & Co., Liverpool.... 60,000
H. &G. Gregg, 1 do .... 30,000
SEPTEMBER.
Gray & Roxburghe, Greenock •
Gemmel!, Brothers & Co., Glasgow
Booker, Son & Co , Lin;don
A. & D. Dennie, Glasgow. j
Roux Sr. Co, Paris
Hastie & Ifutchinson,,Lonilon
Unborn & Co , db
Gower, Nephews & Co., db
Alison, Cambaledg & Co., do
W. Pavvett & Co., (Millers)
Kingsford & Barnwell
Sanderson & Co., (bill brokers)
Reid, Irving & Cu
Westlake & Co., (Corn fa i rturies, South
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ampton,)
About £8,000,000.
TOE FRENCH STEAM Elli.—The Missouri arrived
at Cherbourg, September 13, after a passage of 14'
days.
The sailing days of thole ships have been chang
ed, and are as follows:
Front Havre. From N. York.
Septeimber 30.. October 25
October 10.. November 11
.October 24 ..November 24
.Novgmber 10.. December 9
Noveknber 24—December 24
Deceinber 23.. January 23
.J anuSry 22. . February 21
.Febrnary 21.. March 21
. March 21.. April 21
Missouri...
Philadelphia
New York..
Union
Missouri...
Philadelphia
New York..
Union
Missouri...
THE IRVE4 "PASS."
Our ahig friends are 56 tickled, says the Centre
Democrat, at that pass which they pretend was
given by the President to' Santa Anna, that they
forget that their own chnclulate, Gen. Irvin, has
given the swindling comMunity a •t pass" which
Santa Anna himself, scclundrel as he is, would
scorn to use. It was called the. Bankrupt Law,
and said in effect:
Let this rascal pass ;
ties, and cheat his credit(
and hard earnings."
This is the Irvin " Poi
est and upright citizen
parries, when ye come to
a
Correepondence of the Morning Poet
.Editor Morning Post : The Section Boat West
moreland, Capt. Ford, went over the dam above
this, place last night about 12 o'clock. The crew
are all safe. The boat will be an entire wreck.—
Very little cf the cargo will be recovered. A few
bbls. of flour have been saved. The damage done
to the Canal is not known. The ground between
the Canal and River, below this place, is all cov
eted with water. There must be serious breaks on
the canal, or at least it is feared so. It is presu
med that the boat above referred to was loaded by
Mr. Taaffe, of your city. The loss is regretted, as
he is a gentleman much esteemed and deservedly
respected wherever known. The river is higher
at this place than it has been for the last ten years.
Very respectfully yours,D. H. B:
EDITOR or POST—While on our downward trip
we were suddenly startled by the cry of fire and
the smoke come up thick and fast, from the hold
towards the bow, under the boilers. The pilot at
once ran us ashore; and then began a scene of yell-,
ing and confusion which I never saw equalled. But'
one plank was put out, in consequence of the crowd
impeding the crew, 'and men and women were
jumping into the river, or falling in on all sides.—
After the passengers had all got their baggage, or I
what was left of it, on the shore, all hands turned
in to put out the fire, and after an hour's work, the!
i danger seemed over. but after many had quit work,
it burst out more fiercely than ever. So great was
the danger that the captain ordered all the furni-'
ture to be thrown over board, which was done—
! All now set to work with redoubled energy, arid
after a time subdued the flames. The boat was
not much damag d; nor any part of the cargo ex
cept that in the bow. Whatever could be injured
by water is spoiled. The captain with his usu al
promptitude has got matters pretty well arranged
and will start in about five hours. J.
a 7 Parker Pillsbury, an abolitionist of the Gar•
risuu school, calls the United States Government
a communion of organized pirates, for whose ut
ter extermination every civilized nation on the
globe should feel bound to labor."
This nian vas a Whig ; and on the entire dis
banding of the Abolitionists will doubtless be found
battling with his old associates.
-The Kittanning Dernncr,t very pr)perl
sap.
Keep it trf,re the People —There is one thing
we wish to keep before the . people, which is, that
the Democratic party is, and always has been, the_
friends of the poor; the (needy of equal rights—
the friends of lice suffrage; and that the Federal.
late have always gone against the popular rights,
whenever, and wherever they have been attacked.
The Telegraph has recently been very ardent in
its taipport of the rights of our adopted citizens
and particularly the Catholic portion of them.—
Some of us would like to know whether C. B. M
Smith, Esqr. the reputed author of the Telegraph's
editorials, did not in 1544, carry about through'
thg County, and circulate in the Protestant settle
ments, the wing papers of that day, containing the
lying'allidavits, charging Shw( and the Catholics
with desecrating the American Flag? Whether in
the speeches made by him to his Whig friends MI
the County, he did not repeat these lies, and say if
.Shunk was elected, that the Bible would be thrown
out of the Public Schools, and Catholicism reign
supreme in the land, and that Shrink's election
would he a Catholic triumph? Will the sensible
people of this county be fooled by a man who, to
excite religious prejudices, and make votes for the
Whig candidate, blows hot and cold in this way—
DEMOCRATS OF 'dl.
tiser, of the 4 M ins!
C 60.000
3(m),000
110,000
573,000
Extract from Gen. Taylor's Proclamation to
the Mexican people, issued and circulated by him
after the victorious battle of Palo Alto :
For many years our citizens have been
44 subjected to repeated insults and injuries, our
44 vessels and cargoes have been seized and confis,
cated, our merchants been plundered, maimed,
44 imprisoned without ;cause, and without re
.' paration. At length YOUR GOVERNMENT
"ACKNOWLEDGED THE JUSTICE OF OUR
"CLAIMS, AND AGREED BY Tits.vry TO
"MAKE SATISFACTION, BY THE PA YMENT
"OF SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS;
"BUT THIS TREATY HAS BEEN VIOLATED
1 44 BY YOUR RULERS, AND THE STIPULAT
"ED PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN WITHHELD.
"Our late efforts to terminate all d7fficulties by
peaceful negotiations, have been rejected by the
"dictator Paredes, and our minister of Peace
200 (100
40001)
300,000
200,000
lon,ooo
200,000
200,000
300,000
whom your rulers had agreed to receive, REEDS
"ED A:IIKAIIING. He has been treated with in
"Atoity, and I'AREDES HAS ANNOUNCED
"THAT WAR EXISTS BETWEEN US. This
"war, thus first proclaimed by him, has been ac•
knowledg,ed as an existing fact by our Congress
"and President, with perfcrt Um: nunity and will
he prosecuted with vigor and energy, against
"your army and rulers, but those of the Mexicans
"who remain neutral will not be molested.",Q3
SOO.OOO
1,000,000
60,000
COMING OUT FROM THE FOUL PARTY
The following letter was sent to the editor of
the Bedford Gazette, a few days ago, for publica
tion —The Gazette says : Mr. Karns is a gentle
man of great respectability, and has hitherto oc
copied a prominent position in the Federal Mexi
can party. We hall his entrance into the Repub
lican party with great pleasure. Whu comes next?
Listen to the sound and logical reasons adduced
for this decided step :
Gen. Buthman :—I. have always voted the Whig
ticket; but I cannot at present go with that party,
—I cannot go against my own country—the land
that gave roe birth ! 1 am a friend of the exist
' ing war; and cannot see, on due reflection, that it
could have been honorably avoided;—and as the
Democratic party appear to be the exclusive friends
of the war, I enrol my name under their banner.
DANIEL EARNS,
Formerly a citizen of Monroe tp., but at present
of South Woodbeiry tp., Bedford county.
.2 Pretty Rea.—Prof. Schooleraft, in his forth
coming " Notes on the Iroquois." says : Had the
imaginative Greeks lived in Allegheny county,
Pa , they would have pictured the Genesee and
Allegheny rivers as two girls shaking hands, part
ing, the one to skip and leap and run eastward to
-find the St. Lawrence, and the other to laugh thro'
the Ohio valley, until she gradually melted in the
Gulf of Mexico.
' through all his difficul
re out of their just dues
' s.' Think of it, ye lion
of Burks county, of all
the polls on election thly,
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Great Freshet.
131..ansTrt.c6, October Bth, 1547
Steamer Hibernia on Fire.
STEAMI:ft Uinta :4[lA No. 2,
Wednesday Evening, Oct. 6, 1847.
For the Murning Putt
JUSTICE OF THE WAR
READ. READ
• From our Extra of Saturday.
GLORIOUS NEWS!
, THE GOOD OLD STATE OF
MARYLAND :99
Triumph of the Democracy! I!
Nativism and old Fede . -
ralism Banished ! !
Owing to the inclemency of the weather, de
laying the Eastern Mail due early last night, we
were unable to give any news of the election in
Maryland, (which took place on Wednesday last,)
in our piper of this marnin4.
By the Biltimore Sun, of Thursday morning,
we have returns from the whole Ci•y of Bahl
more, a part of 13116 u -tore County, and also a part
of liarford County, in which the vote was as fol
lows:
In the City of 131Itimore, PUILIP F. THOMAS,
the Democratic candidate for Governor: has a ma
jority of FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY
SIX VOTES over Wm. T. Gold6borough, his Fed-
eral opponent.
Ron saT M. ni.aue, a young man, and a new
candidate, has received a majority for congress, of Dnowtssri.On Saturday, a man whose name
FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE VOTES appeared to be Rhey, fell from a coal boat, while
over John P. Kennedy, the Big gun of Federalism !opposite the mouth of Woud street, and was
in that city. This is the 4th Congressional d isti ict, ,Arowned. He floated down some distance, and
composed of the first 13 wards of Baltimore. was then picked up by some persons who went
The entire Democratic Ticket for the House of I out in a yawl. He was • dead. A Coroner's In-
Delegates is elected by a majority of FOURTEEN I quest was held ; and a verdict made up in accord•,
HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR VOTES. I snce with the above facts.
In the 3d Congressional District, composed of
the remaining five wards of the city of Baltimore,
Carroll county, and Howard District, in Baltimore
county, the returns are not complete. Mr. LIGON,
Democrat, leads Pameor, (an Independent, sup
ported by the Federalists,) in the five wards 011
the city, and three of the polls in the county, NINE
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN VOTESd
'and Mr. Thomas' vote at these three polls exceeds
that of Mr. Ligon by SIXTY-FOUR.
From Harford county, in the fifth Congressional
district, there are returns from only one poll, (Ha
vre de-Grace,) where Thomas is ahead of Goldsbor
ough FOUR TEEN VOTES, and the Democratic
candidate for Congress leads his Federal opponent
!fire sores. This is in the strongest Federal election
district in the county.
From these returns, we have not a doubt that
the good old State of Maryland. God bless her, -
has put to route the Federal, Native, anti-war, anti-
American Whig party—that she is "re teemed, re
generated, disenthralled ;" and will nobly sustain
henceforth, the glorious standard of Jeffersoniaa
Democracy ! !I
A Democratic Governor;
A Democratic Home of Delegates;
And Democratic reform will now, we trust, dis
tinguish Maryland.
LATEST NEWS:
From the ILI timore Sun, of yesterday morning . ,
we have official and reported returns from the
whole State; which show that Afr. TM/31AS has
been chosen Governor, by nearly FIFTEEN
HUNDRED MAJORITY!
The Democracy have made a dear gain of
SEVEN members of the House , of Delegates.—
The federalists will, however, doubtless, have a
majority in both branches of the State Legislaturel
In the Congressional canvass, we have elected'
but two members; while in the last Congress we
had tour, a nd the federalists two.
The handsome majority given to Mr. Thomas,
indicates the true sentiment of the Pepple of
Maryland; which is decidedly Democratic: as lo
cal causes are made to operate in the Congres
sional and Delegate elections.
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Georgia Election.
By a Telegraphic Dispatch froin the city of
Washington, the editors of the Sun have received
intelligence respecting the Georgia election—from
which there is every reason to believe the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor is elected.
The Late Rains
From the Sun, we learn also, that parts of the
city of Baltimore have been completely flooded.
The damage along the Baltimore and Ohio Road,
and also, along the Washington Road, has been
very great. .As far as we can learn,. along the
whole route from Baltimore to this city, there has
been a great destruction of property, from the rise
in the streams. We will give further particulars
to-morrow.
ME OSAGE Riven is - Alzssount.—The St
Louis Union says :
The citizens interested directly in the naviga
tion of this river, have gone to work on it as vol.'
unteers. They have already improved several
shoals, so as to give 30 inches of water, where
only seven were before; and their improvements
are said to be of a permanent character. From
50 to $60,000, it is said, will improve the whole
river to the Indian line. A call for volunteers has
been made; and the people seem disposed to prose.
cute the work until winter This is a novel, but,
sure mode of improving rivers,"
We would add, that it is a plan, the constitution ,
ality of which will, not be doubted. It would
save to the country a great deal of time, that could
i l sometimes be better employed, in Congress, if a
similar manifestation of public - spirit should be
witnessed in many other quarters.
Greek Girls —Dr.Valentine Mott, in his sketches
of travel, states, that while at a ball in Greece, he
was presented to the daughter of the celebrated
Marco Bozzaris. She was studying English, she
laid, that she might read in our .tongue, the spirit
stirring lines of Halleck addressed to her father.—
The doctor asked her to dance; and she replied
that a true Greek never danced, unless with her
own sex.
, .
,
Tna FLoon ist Tne`ALLsonzA..—We cannot
say how many feet high the Allegheny, was .on
Saturday, as the channel is not measured; but' it
was certainly a big river. The island below Alle
gheny city was entirely covered, and one dwelling
at least surrounded by water. The 'drift wood
came down in immense quantities; the piers of
the bridges are loaded with logs, slabs, &c. We
noticed a number of men i i with !axes, saws, &c.
busily employed in hauling in an'n piling up what
ever of value appeared within their reach. This
is a profitable business while it lasts. A frame
went down on Saturday, Which had the appearance
()ea bridge. We have heard of a death by drown
ing, a few miles up the river. A man is reported
to have fallen from a raft, and was carried off by
the swift current, before his friends could rescue
him. The lumber merchants bad considerable
trouble on Friday night; the piles of boards, &c.,
upon the wharves, were removed three times. We
are told that considerable lots were swept away.
A flat boat was snatched from its moorings below
the old Allegheny bridge, and taken down: Same
poor persons may get it down the river so that so
ciety will lose nothing, though the real owner of
the flat may.
p A friend has loaned us a little book entitled
“Revelations of Rights," which has been lately pub
lished in this city by A. A. Anderson. It was
written by E. S. Ellmaker, , formerly of Lan:
caster, brother of Hon. Amos Ellmaker. It is a
very interesting little work to a person who takes
an interest in the new ideas of political and social
rights Which now agitate the world. We corn
mend it to the public, but cannot tell where it is to
b e purchased.
SAD ACCIDENT.-OD Saturday, a little boy
(whose name we did not learn,) while playing
near a team, was kicked by one of the horses,
on the head, so severely, that a portion of his
brains oozed out. Medical aid was called, but in
vain. After lingering in the greatest torture, tin:
til yesterday, he expired.
Ma. Moitnrs.—The Cincinnati Enquirei.says in
reference to the death of this young tragedian
" We are informed that he was in' a perfect state
of health during the day, and that he made his ap
pearance at the Theatre at rehearsal hour, he being
cast in the character of "Master Walter," in the
play of the "Hunchback." He went to his room
at Holmes' Hotel, for the purpose of making him
self perfect in his part, and was stretched out on
his bed in an easy position, With his 'part' in his
hand, when he died. He died about G o'clock, and
some say that his death was occasioned by a sud
den rush of blood to his head, and others that he
had taken poison, mistaking it for a slight purga
tive medicine."
The Signal Says :
"We learn that Mr. Morris was to have been
married to an amiable young lady of this city,
next week. His premature loss is deeply deplored,
not only by his affianced bride, but by a large cir
cle of friends."
STOCKIXGS, &C.-W. Daly, sth street, has the
most eictensive collection_ of stockings, &c., that
Is to be found in the 6ity, perhaps west of the Al
legheny mountains. He is an holiest and clever
man, and merchants and others would do well to
patronize him.
o:7“‘The Albatross" has made its appearance,
but we have not been favored with a sight of it.
c ry Mr.Joieph T. Smith of Mercer is to fill the
place made vacant in the Second Presbyterian
church by the death of Rev. Dunlap.
Tnesras.—The friends of Mr. John Dunn
should not forget that this evening he takes his .
benefit. His bill is excellent, and his professional_
claims are sufficient to ensnre a good turn out.
"Richarde Ye Thirde,"is a new-piece here; and
will shake the blues most horribly. If any of
friends are sorely afflicted with any.diseases
in the neighborhood of hypocondriacisni, we ad
vise them to cull on Dunn to-night.
SUNDAY NIGHT
:Mena= An z.otowrcz.—We need scarcely
call the attention of our readers to the announce
ment of another Concert by this lady to-night i
and yet it is due to her that'we should invite all,
who wish to enjoy a rich musical treat, to call and
heir her—as it is the last opportunity which will
he enjoyed in this city. The sweet and touching
strains of " The Exile of Erin," "The last rose
of Summer," "Where hae ye been a' the day,"
"Dear Harp of my Country," and others which
she sings, are not often to be heard, in the course
of a lifetime, as she sings them. We hope her
last-meeting with our citizens may be a memora
ble one— = most profitable to her, as we are sure it
will be delightful to them.
j' Mr. and Mrs. Kent are living in Cincinnati.
Mr K. is-a cripple and Mrs. K. has retired from
the stage
c• A raft was crushed upon a pier of the St.
Clair street bridge, on Saturday ; and, the men
barely escaped with their lives.
CATCH TILERASCAL. - Mr. Sproul has offered
a reward for the discovery of the persons who fired
his house on Thursday morning.
Net° Counterfeit.—The Ohio State Journal' says,
a new counterfeit three dollar note on the Bank of
Sandusky, has made its appearance. It is Signed
B. Higgins, President, and W. W. Wetherell, Cash;
ier. dated October Ist, 1844, letter A, payable to
0. smith. • Their general appearance is well cal
culated to deceive. and the signatures extremely
well done; the general appearance rathsr lighter
than the genuine. No notes have been issued by
this bank, of a date since 1812, and none payable
to 0. Smith.
Mammoth Potatm—Mr. Isaac Park, of Gliton
county, Tennessee, has sent us a sweet potato; the
product of his dirm; which weighs five pounds.---
This, we are informed, was dug from the poorest
piece of ground on his plantation. If the poor
lands of Obion produce such potatoes, what may
we expect from the rich ones? t
We have also a stalk of corn, from -the planta•
tion of Air. John G. Warner, l 5 miles from Mem
phis, with eight nearly full sized ears oti it. Ten . ,
nessee is hard to beat in corn and potatoes.
Plemphis appeal:
Galvznic Remedies fof allkinds
Aervous affections they have been used with entire
success in all cases of Rheumatism, acute or chric
nic, applying to! the head, face or limbs; gout, to
iolereux, bronchitis, vertigo, nervous or sick head
ache, indigestion, paralysis, palsy, epilepsy, fits,
convulsions, cramp, palpitation of the heart, new
ralgia, general debility, &c. In cases of dyspepsia,
which is simply a nervous derangement of the di.,
restive organs—they have been found equally suc
cessful.
These applications are in the form of Rings and
Magnetic Fluid, Bands, Bracelets, Belts, &c.
0 . 3. See advertisement for further particulars on
the outside of this sheet.
~--~ - -..
For sale at the only agency, 57 Market street
ME
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Brigadier, Peneial Sterling, Price has returned?'-
home . learn purposes feturning to Santa/
Fe-this fall,' to iake.cofnmand of the forces in New"
. General Price has gained a high and en- -
viable reputation for his conduct and bravery;while'
acting as,colotiel, Which will live when the names •
of -histraducers will be forgotten. His promotion
is the just.meed of reward of a gallant and brave
officer. His dountry in future time will still -.le- _
light to honor him.
[Jefferson (Mo.) Inquirer, September 2514.
. . -
Trorpt for the War.---We understand that the
General commanding this =division `of our army
has under hie command at least . 7,ooo men, dis ,
tributed in the •towns along the - Mississippi, be.,
tween this city and Memphis. They consist of .
the new regiments of volunteers which have been
raised in Ohio, IllinoisPKentucity, and .Tennessee.
We understand that this large , force will be order
ed'immediately to join General _Scott ; and With
the force he now has, and which will join :him
from General ,:Taylor's division, will swell General
Scott's army to near 30,000 men
New Orleans Delta, September 20th:
r t g tit R.GH TH E
Manager .. .. . .. . ..C. S. PORTER:
PRIVATE BOXES $54 SfNOLE TIOECEIB 75 C.
Dress Circle, 50cents, I Second Doi, 35 cents,
Pit; 25 " thlltry, 90^:'"
. .
BENEFIT OF Brlft‘j.lCiHt( DUNN,
gRE.qi , BILL r-FON FOR THE MILZIONI
-
Monday E ven izig,.9ctober 11, 15471
Will be presented-the 3d net of
"OTIIELLO. -
0the110....
Desdemona
"El Bolero," by•lillSS AA T N,A, MAPrEstc....
After which the Morrie. Mysterie .
BIKE RICHARDE YE HEIDE.
Richard, afterwards Ringe Ricbarde ye .Thirtlei
patent polished sleepless tyrant.— eras. J. DUrlli.
,Mies Anna Malvina will-dance "Rory 0,b10re.71
The whole to conclude with the ,
I;i7' LLNDERING .IliVlc ST REL.
FARE WELL VOCAL coNcEna , OF
MADAIE
VTILL take place at PRO
ILHAI.L, on MONDAY,
V the 10th October. 'Madame -A: will be Rik-,
sisted by Mr. IL Rohbock, the eminent Pianist, and
will sing a seledtion of such piecen as have elicited
the most enthusiastic applause. .
Tickets 50 cents. Doors open at 7, Concert wit
1.
at 7; o'clock. • .[oci9 -
Whitman's Vegetable Liniment.
For the Cuie of
BBUIS ES., Cuts, Burns, Ringworms , Tater,
Sprains, Rheumatism, &c.
For all accidents to which '
THE HORSE
Is liable, it is unequalled; it is also efficacious in tlte
cure of Colic in Horses. For sale by'
JOHN D. MORGAN, Druggi . st;
ocl 1 Wood st., one'door below Diamond Alley.
TEAM; SYRUP-15 Galls. Philad's. Extra fine;
kj for sale by
°ell J. D. WILLIAMS, 110 Wopd et.
NETAsii BOARDS--20 doz. superior Ziec : for
V fur Sale by
ocl 1 J. D. WILLIAMS, 110 WoOd'st:
CIDER VINEGAR-19 Is, for sale by i
°ell J. U. WILLIAMS, 110 Wood st
Stray Cows. -
TAKEN UP, by the subscriber, trespassin,t on his
. _i_ improved lands, in Peebles township, on the 30th
day of September last ; two Cows: one of them. is a.
red cow, with white in the rice, very pvor and not.-
giving milk, and no artificial marks observed;—the
other is a white and black, and brown spotted cow,'
giving
giving a little milk. The owner or owners is here
by requested to come and take Ahem away, and pay'
the expenses legally. chargsable.
oCII-3t* JIENRY DAGENHAP,T.
la the Best Cough Medicine I ever
used."
THIS was expressed in our hearing, yesterday, by
an intelligent gentleman, who, had used' bid
about one half of a bottle of Dr. Willard's Oriental
Cough Mi.rtsre, before he was entirely cured. Come
and get a bottle of it, and if the most obstinate cough
or cold doeitnot disappear by its use, your money
will be refunded. Compounded as it is, ef the mod
effective, though harmless and pleasant remedies, its
use for years has not, nor 'indeed can it, fail, to give
entire satisfaction.
b'cr sale, wholesale and retail,by ? •
HAYS Ez BROCKWAY,
Liberty street, near Canal Basin
WM. FLIZIING,
Lawrenceville.
Sold also by
°en
10 'lbis. prime Linseed Oil ; just received and
tor sale, by
ocll
alto his extensive assortment- of Foam= Fir
Warm and LIQUORS, embracing all descriptions and
qualities, which he will self Wholesale and retail it
low rates. His stock was selected personally, not
from Agencies, but from Importers from *aces of
growth, and none but the genuine brandslare sold.-
'Samples furnished and forwarded with dispatch.-
JACOB WEAVER, -
corner Market and Feint sts.
0011
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merit, and those having claims against the same, will
present them duly authenticated for settlement.
JOHN J. MITCHEL,
JOHN E. DOWNING,
Ailtiainistrators.
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