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SATURD_Y DipRNING, SIFTEMBEII 25
Tan Causer 1 1 )EKKT.—In another column will
be found the proCcedings of the meeting held at
Schuylkill Haven; on Saturday last, for the...purpose
of forming a comity ticket. That ticket has been
formed, and is noti Prdsented with confidence to the
democracy of Schttylkill county for its support. The
persona who corup:iise ftrat ticket are men of; tried
honesty, arc capable, and are eminently qualified to
discharge the duties ortlioscspousible offices which
they have been n.4rninated for. •
We cannot too :Strongly urge upon thecor.isidera
lion of our fellow Citizens, the many claims which
-Gsonos fi. ECKERT has upon.them for their unani
moot support. A t long residence in this county has
made him intini4tely acquainted with the wants,
wishes and iirtere4ts of a region which he would so
ti
ably represent. His Rnuciptea arc the same as those
of the democratic party, and his public or private
life is v. idiom stair, or reproach. Can we ark'more!
Mr. E , kert is eMphatically the friend of the far
-7mer, the rneelianil, and the workingman, His pro-
feosions and acts have proved the lively intereA he
takes in whaMverjwill.cOnduce to their welfare and
prozienty. He hies ever 'Proved himself the bitter
opponent of an ilTesleern ride shinplaster currency,
and the warm adqcato of such a circulating medium
as is not liable to [ruinous fluctuations, which is of
equal value in alll parts of the Union, and which
can be converted at all times into specie. He is in
favor of a prodeni and ecOnomical expenditure of
the .public - money 4 and le:opposed to: the system of
grinding faxatio:i which Governor Porter has been
ohliged to resort to in order to rep!etrish a plunder
ell treasury. Het i. opposed to that wanton, cor
rupt and shameful l outlay of the people's money that
has increased the cute debt, under Porter's adminis
tration, from tweriry-f rut. to nearly FURY .!tll
lONS OF D01.14%128. lie is opposed to that gross
and notorious aL Aso of tie pardoning power which
Governor Porter !has always shown when the us,
of it Was likely to[promote his political advancement.
He,is opposed to 'the exercise of the veto potter in
order to defeat the expressed and not to he mistaken
• wishes , of the people. • He is opposed to the use
which the presenitexecutive would make of the judi
ciary department in order to reward favorites arid
political partizansi lie is is favor of placing our
great chain of internal improvements on such
sound and econoMicol footing as will make them a
source of revenue And not an t xpense to the
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com
monwealth. He is app Iscd to that system of bribery
and corruption—oioru cad covert—which has mar
ked the course of the present administration. lie is in
favor of economy 4 retrenchment am! reform in every
tl.partment of ouostate government. And last, but
not least, he is in favor of our federal government af
fording a just and ,necessary protection to American
industry arid enterprise.
Mr. Eckert is p.euliarly entitled to the suffrages
of the citizens of S huvlkill county as the warm, con
sistent and unwavering advocate of a Protective Tar
iff. All classes odour community are equally inter
ested in the establiiihment of such a Tariff—the em
ployer as vrcll as the employed. Hi.r,li prices for ag.
ricultural product and high prices fur labor cab be
obtained so long a our citizens are not placed on a
par with the paup r population of Europe—so long
as the products of that pauper population aro not
brought into succ -sful competition with A. 'ran
productions. He 'ove all the restrictions and duties
imposed on foreig i {r importations, and you reduce the
working classes o' the United States, to the came
pitiable state as thse of monan hical Europe.
=As_ the originatrir of the bite Business Men's Con
vention at Ifarristikg, Mr. Eckert has shown that in
Wit endeavors to promote and protect the true inter
eats of Pennsylvania, , he is not .intlueneed by scllish
or p 'laical conside ailons. With such a man as our
candidate, entertaining and acting up to such pure
and patriotic principle., ran no doubt, fellow citizens,
for one moment o
taUCCts, 7
To Sr lISCIMIEMS.-•—The amount 'of a-rear:tees
l e
* due this allico, fro ' distant. subscribers, has been du
ly enclosed with tl . present number of the Journal
to delinquents. Tabu subscribers are in arrears frU.
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Iwo, three, four, ft ' and even six a ears subscription ;
and we therefore t st that they will now see the ne
cessity, the coinmo justice, of promptly settling their
accounts. The W t kly cash expenses of our cstab.
lista:lmM are by no Means light, and as wo are about
making a consideral de outlay of money fur the pur
pose of making owl : paper still more acceptable to die
public. we hope - oak &mends will be responded tia,J
at an early day. [
FIRST: PAGIL-7 . I.IIIC a variety on the Grit page
this week. rta,l ni lentivel3 the article headed oi
tounding develop; tents." They , are indeed,
tounding, " and shrnhl open - the eye.; of every hon
est end ri fleeting m' tin this ktate, no matter to a. hat
party , he nay be at ached. The charge of B E
EY i. opc,ply and 'rnequivocally brought home to
GOVERNOR PO TER; And we nie grieved to
odd, for tire honor of our old Commonwealth, that
the chary . ° aripearsiluseeptible of the strongest proofs,
and that hitherto 01'3- have not been contradicted or
controverted by a al' gle 'limper in this Zi'lute.,
Fun F.I i; V NEWS --The fre'ign news on The 'first
page is highly imp, rtant and interesting. The To
ries are fairly ill the :,ilscrn'flaiit in Great Britain, and
little 'Victoria has s' ilk' into their arms with a de
gree of willingness hat is any' thing but agreealde
tri her quondam n big friends. The pea - caul rela.
Lions between Johnell and male S nn are not like
ly-, t..) be interrupted There was every prospect of
a fair harveSt tit ire last accounts. This will have
the effect of prt;‘,l ling nn exlimbitant advance in
the price of flmr on this side of tho Atlantic.
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To Con a i: , ,eti i., oil: \ Ts.—‘ , N. Y. : Z. " is wrong
in his allusions to t e article in question. We had
no intention ef tvour ding the feelings of any in the
slightest degree. o (la's" e ff usions have been re
ceived and will he mnd on the first page. If she
j
would trust more to ter own powers, andThot follow
in the wake of other , she would succeed much bet
ter.. We should , pleased to 'hear from her fro:
quently. •
Mn. BA 11.;):11.—T to Fr Secretary of the Navy is
out against John Tyler, and fully co;roborates Mr.
Ewing's statements respecting the rise, progress, de
cline and death of the second bank bill. 'We have
fallen upon strange times, indeed, when the .. God
like Daniel" is ausHted of treason, and President'
Tyler is per FC to all intents and purposes. We
have yet !topes that the-s:quall AN HI blow over without
doing moil damage.
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A Sat ALL BUSINEis. 7 -An attenipt is now milting
in New Yo-k to crush': the Sunday Friers of th a t
city . by municipal enactments. It is a small busi
ness, and altogether :iuworthy of ,the wage and the
country we live in. ',. The locofoco cofporation of
Gi;ilintn should retneniller the fate of the originators
of the one gallon Itervcif Massachusetts.) - I
Tas. ‘‘ Hannsom ei Mit.EFFINGIIA 11.-In a libel
quit against Park Be 'Amin, the editor 6f the New
World, Jiirnes Fciini ,ore cooper has. been success
ful to the tune of Pr.
A FEW WOuns TO F•lt.mEll, MEMIENIes AND
WcfltßlNdFiEsr—Few can, bo
l imed who will have
the hardihood or recklessness t d - deny that the pres
ent posture of affairs in this .state is of thimost
critical character. When the prosperity of a com
monwealth is at stake; when its institutions are even
threatened with destruction, a people pretending to
be free and enlightened, should hot suffer themselves
to be divided and distracted by ',political diffirencea,
Such a crisis we believe has arrived. We address
ourselves to your understanding and not to your
passions or prejudices; and we trust our sincerity
will not be qucStioned when ive say, that your in
terests irnperatitely demand that a thorough reforma
tion shall immediately take place in our state admin
istration. Parry has nothing to do in the political
contest in which you will shortly be engaged; for
-President Tyler has, either fortunately or unfortu
nately, succeeded in destroy the unity and even
the identity of that great party which carried him and
his lamented predecessor into offn:e by such an over
whelming majority. -These are facts which are 611 E,
ceptible of proof and cannot be controverted.
You cannot blind yourselves to the present comb
tion of Penns) Ivania, Can there be a sight more
humiliating to . her citizens , Let us examine into
the details of the picture. Our banking institutions
were once our pride and boat: To what a state
.are they reduced now ! Refusing to pay trieir law•
ful obligations, their stock greatly below par, sad is
suing an irredeemable blii u plaster currency. Their
credit greatly impaired at home and abroad. We.,
will net allude to the recent bankruptcy of one lose
lotion whereby upwards of TH(RTY AIILLIONS
OF DOLLARS have been lost in one fell swoop.
Our public works aril in a still worse condition
than our banks. The Commissioners whose duties
are to superintend those ‘vorks t are the creatures and
partizans of Governor Feder.; arid by employing on
ly their favorites and political adherents, and squan
dering the public treasure upon tl.em for services
never rendered, they have succeeded in making our
railrbads and canal's a tax in the place of a (chill - A
sotirce.of rmenue to the state. '.l‘lle canal commis
sioners' last annual report corroborates the truth of
this statement.
. The alarming increase of the state debt should ar
rest your serious attention. During Governor Por
ter's administration, of not quite three years dura
tion; it has increased upwards of FIFTEEN MiLL
IONS OF DOLLARS. Think' of that,•fellow• cit
izens. FIVE MILLIONS, per annum, or about
THIRTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED
AND NINETY•EIGIIT DOLLARS A DAY,
FIVE HUNDRED ANDSITY,SIX DOLLARS
PER HOUR, OR NEARLY TEN DOLLARS
PERiMINUTE!!!
The profuse extravagance of Governor Porter's ad•
ministration has swelled the state debt up to nearly
FORTY 111ILLIONS EfF DOLLARS ; and to
meet the interest of thAt immense sum, you will be
shortly called upon to pay your portion of a blate
lac;lnnounting to TWO MILLIONS OF DOL
LARS per annum.
Let us turn yoUr attention from finances to mat
ters of 'equal importance. Tito highest office in the
State hue been• prostituted to the basest purpei.es.
We use strong language, but we aro justified by the
enormity of the offence. YOur governer has been
accused of rteeiving a BRIBE—a bribe fur the pur
pose of upholding the falling fortunes of the U. S.
Bank. The charge has again and again been reiter
ated. Not in a Mysterious or indefinite form ; but
in such a plain and intelliztble manner, that th; - ise
who run may -read." The particulars aro all given
—the time, the place, the sum, and all the essential
circumstances attending this unheard of transaction.
The Governor himself is as sil nt as the grave on the
subject. Not one of hie partizan• newsp ipers cart lie
found with sufficient effrontery to deny the truth of
the charge.
Our limits will not permit us to allude to the gross
abuse of both the veto and the pardoning power; of
the system pthsued by our State officers,_ it would
seem from the diighest to the lowest, whereby they
have suddenly amassed great wealth, while the State
has become more and mare its debt and difficulties.
Most of you are already aware of these facts and
hare deeply felt the consequences. And a e now se
riously Psi; you—no'inatter to, what party you belong
—can you consistently with your Own interests, and
the interest of 3 - cur famthl s, give your support to an
administration that has been productive of so much
misery. rain, profligacy and corruption.
Tat VA I.LET Fun NAU F..—The new Anthracite
Furnace, on the Valley Furnace tract, about seven
iniles from our borou g h, was blown in on Friday, the
17th 'inst., undo: the superintendence ot Mr. Ralston,
with complete success, and has continued to wirtk
In the most admirable manner ever since. On the
first tapping-, we finders-tam!, rer iron was produced
of the best quality. The furnee is SA feet across
the lioshes and has rtra out aboul an average of live
tons every twenty-feurjhuurs. This quantity might
be materially increased, but the proprietors, Messrs.
Taylor . & Co., very prop rly preferproducing a good
min, in the place of °vet - Working; the furnace at the
expense if the qtbdity of the ar.iole.
his is the fourteenth furnace whir h has been
blown in undr r the superinteridenee of Mr. Rafsion ;
and he assures us, that site was blown in with less
difficulty, nod works with More satisfaction, than
piny of the others which he has been conmxted
with.
The machinery rind fixtures hale liven cons!ruct
ed under the superintendence of ?.Ir. Sahhaton ; and
we are informed Iy a gentleman viho has visited
every anthracite furnace, with the exception of one,
in the country, that for c , Mveniencr, beauty of work
manship, and every other essential et quiwe, it may
be looked upon as the moth/ anthracite furnace of
the, t;ifititel States. 'I
Tim' ore used in this furnace is circler: irrlrq of this .
region ; and those who may have'douhts respecting
the quantity arid quality 0! our iron ore Can e a sily
have 'Mini removed icy paying, aivisit to the
furnace.; for we boldly dram. Ithro is more iron ore
in' Schuyfkill county, and of a quality to produce the
very best description of iron, than in any county in
Pennsylvania.
VALCA rits - Pnoridly v.4—A 1 tine opportonity will
be afforded for investment in town property by the
azsign. es' sale of Jacob Alter's property. We un
derstand that the sale will be positive.
(Nor:rt.—The corner stone of the new German
(thelie Church, of this borough, will be laid to mor
r w, at one o'clock. P. r., with . atypropriate services
in both the German and English languages.
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Whafare we to think of lion. members of. the Uni
ted Parliament of Canada telling each other on the floor
of thd house . , to go to h—l," you be d—d," and indul
ging in such tasty and gentlemanly eiyressions!—Kings
fon Ilrrald,
Such expressions mny m;t he ,gentlemanly ; but
they are win in every respect.
AN ArrAin or HoNon.e—A duel took place last
week, near Elk Ridge Lending, Md., between a gen
tleman of Philadelphia and an olncer of the U. 8.
Navy. The naval officer had his nrm shattered be
fore his honor was appeased. Very sathlactory.
Mont CONVENTIONS.-A democratic State Con
vention is to assemble at Syracuse, N. Y., on the
6th of October.
ONLy Tr.yronArty.-11e oppointtnent of Mr.
Barker as comptroller of the Trcntiury is only tem
poq. Glad to hear it.
A8T0V3111.1.7G DEV ELOPMENTS !—The Bribe!!—
On the first page will be found an article with the
above caption, copied troll the o Berks and Schuyl
kill Journal," The charges contained in that arti
cle may be summed up in a few woids:
Governor Porter first takes a stand in favor of an
early resumption of specie payments by the banks—
a resolution is introduced into the House of Repre
sentatives and passed, embodying the views of the
Governor on the subject—a committee of Porter's
friends then confer with officers of the U. S. Bank—
Porter then sends in a message to the Senate and
arrests the passage of the above resolution—the sus
pension of specie payments is legalised by legislative
enactment for nearly one yehr—on the 23th of
March, 1840, the Governor's bro(her has a confer
ence with the President of the U. S. Bank—the next
morning a committee, ry:companied by Mr. George
Handy, a Director of the U. S. Bank, visit Harris
burg, and have a conference with the Governor at
Buehler's Hotel—s,Alr. Handy returns to Philadel
phia the next day—and NINETY' NINE THOUS
AND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, it appears
from . the books of the Bank, were paid over to Mr.
George Handy, and charged to the contingent fund
—on the 3d of A pril following. Governor Porter
signs the bill suspendinj specie payments until the
15th of January, 1841.
Mr. Handy will give no account of the disposi
tion of this immense sum, and Gov. P o rter stands
charged with having recetveil this $99.200 as his
price for signing the suiltension till
George Handy is the personal friend of Governor
Porter's. The Harrisburg papers—pi:der the very
nose of his excellency—license the Governor of re
ceiving this BRIBE of $99,200 for services rendered
to the Bank. If the charge is fjlae=is wholly desti
tute of foundatiOn—.n by is it not denied, why is it
not particularly denied by George Handy His
(tiepins accused of having received a BRIBE, and
he himself is pointed out as the instrument who cor
i.upted the Chia Magistrate of Pennsylvania ; and
yet he is silent. Not a word is heard) from hint.
Not a word is whispered in his friend's defence.
The loco foco journals throughout the state are
mute. It is the silence of infamy detested and ex
posed. It is the silence of guilt before punishment.
It is an ominous silende. It is the silence which
precedes the vengeance of a plundered, outraged and
insulted people.
[ConriF.smyrior.Nes i•r Tile MIN r.Tls' Jounce'.]
To the Editor of the Miners' Journal.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IS, IS H.
You will confer a favor upori the coal interests of
(this city in particular, if you would inform tl.c pub
lic, through the me,Num of your widely circulat..d
paper, who the author is of the communications
which have appeared of late in the Public Ledger.
respe...ting the coal trade, over the signature of "•.lii-
Ihrax." Anthrax is better an 3 more familiarly
knowrfas Joe Silver. If I am informed right. he was
kicked out of Pottsville; but nut for saying his
prayers. lie Was engaged in the coal business in
this city, which lie had to abandon, becau=e your
operators Mould not trust him with consignments.
'Chose little interesting reminiscpnees in his history,
rnay account fur his hostility to anything and every
body connected with tLe Schuylkill . coal trade. I
have no c.bluld if these facts were more generally
known, tee should hear no more from Atahr.tx allot]
the coal trade. ,flesrctlully, &c.
Cot- mrsiti ilich mond Star gives
the follouing as a specimen of Texian courtAip:
Hullo ! gal—how's your ma ?'
Haint got none, here—reckon she's dead by this
time, too.'
Well, how's your pa?'
• He was hung last May.'
‘Vhat are you doing ? '
Jest looking about.'
Zactly what I em Sposin we hitch end
proximate ?'
, Z3ctly—hut o. hull pay the judge
Guess I'll fodder up onehmlf the pr..itender, if
you can go the other beat.'
Well, hutrve oily got a counterfeit note:
• Jest zactly my own premises. Come, if we
can't cheat one judge, we can another—so come on,
gal—here, take my arm—we'll try, anyhow.'
FASHION A nLE•--Tho tow path " 1.13 S been quire
a fashionable promenade for the last three months
for a number of young gentlemen. We took a stroll
ovir the said path the other day and picked up ti
scrap of paper, on whkh was written the following
exquisite couplet :
It is n farce,
When boats ate sc
What must have been the feelings of the author
at the time of vtriting the above. Poor frll,.w !
3 . 1111 MISCTIFANIS.--Great V.Xtlfrillent is felt in
Philadel l lPa growing out of rho nj, ction of the nom
inations of Bela Badger and Governor Miner by the
Senate. Pennsylvania has been most foully wrong
ged by the falsehoods and misrepresentations of some
miscreants whn will soon be exposed to the light of
day.
A l'ArEit on COLOSE—The !, N. Y. Cutired
Anwiiran" fo exchange with us. Thera is too
much of the "odor of nationality" about our sible
cutempotary to comply with the request. 11:nd
ntu , t riz considerably before we can exchange with it.
Ob. hu,h !
One. \Var.—One of our exchange papers says
that Ju,!go Upshur is must admirably calculated for
the office of esccretary of the Navy, because he has
frrquefdly been brought Into contact pith naval of
ficers at Norfolk. Oh !
Till. LATE CABE% ET. --Messrs Ewing, Granger
and 13,1114er have been travelling Eastward. They
have been received every where by the people with
the moat marked re,pect
REA D IT.- -Rend John goiney Fperch on
the resolution lately introduced info the Howe of
Representatives calling tor lamination in relation to
the McLeod case. It i one of his happiest efrmts.
Tun. GI- I I.LOTI NI: IN MOTION.-It is said that
President Tyler.intends to cut off the heads of a lit
tle army of office holders. Cause—inteifeicnce in
the elections. serve 'em right.
Goon NEws ron Poon FOLK..—The accounts
from the West pre cheering , 09 to the harvest. All
accounts now agree in repreienting the surplus as
exceeding that of any former year.
BENTON lAN ELO GLUENC E. — Prentice is hard to
heat Hero is his last .
Air. Benton in one of his speeches on the proposed
bank, said he did not value such a bank' thrte ships of a
louse." He probably•scra died his Lied for tbai idea.
CLA Y CLLII.-4A Clay Club has been formed in
Philadelphia. Too soon to commence the Presiden
tial campaigrit
SNAGGED.—Boots can break as well as banks.
The steamer Platte on her way up the Mississippi,
on the 7th inst., struck a snag and broke in the mid
dle. Total hiss.
Molly. Mon LAW..--A church in Maysville, Ky.,
constructed for the use of the slave population, has
been destroyed by a mob:
H. Bra.—The Pic Mc Papers, edited by Bvz
A catch penny to gull the public.
THE MINERS' JOURNAL.
Democratic Countn emunntion.
Pursuant to public notice, a very respectable Con
vention of citizens of Schuylkill county convened at
the Public House of Frederick Haas, in Schuylkill
Haven, on Saturday, the 18th inst. The Conven
tion was organized by calling Maj. CHARLES
DENGLER, to the Chair, and appointing Capt.
DANIEL B. KERSIINER and JACOB MINNaII, Esq.
Vice Presidents, and John Franklin and Charles
Wit man , Esqrs , Secretaries.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot for
Candidates to Le supported at the ensuing election,
which resulted as follows
Full •FiEMILt.
GEORGE N. ECKERT,
of Pinegrove,
CORONER.
ANDREW MORTIMER,
of Pottsville
TREASURER.
JOHN H. HILL,
of Orwigshurg.
cpM3IISSTONER.
JACOB MATTHE\%ti,
of Orwigsburg.
1)1 H Lc r ro n OF TO E POOR
GEORGE DEIBERT,
of Manheim.
AU TOU S.
WILLIAM HAGGE wry, of Pougville, for 3 yearq -
JACOB KAERUHER, of Wayne, for I year.
I=
CHARLES WITMAN, of Orwipburg.
JOSEPH HAMMER, of Orwigsburg,7
On motion, it was
RnsoLvto, That the above ticket be unanimously
recommended to the people as men in whom they
have implicit confidence, and ore every way Worthy
of their support.
On motion, the following persons were appointed
a committee by the chair, to draft a preamble and
rc: , ,,lutious, viz: Capt. Daniel B.Kershner,idMWS
H. Graell; Joseph Peelle, John Putt, George
Broom, Jacob Nlinnich, Peter Lauben,tine, who af
ter retiring a short ti me, reported the following, which
was unanhnomdy adopted :
WHEHEAS, are firmly convinced that the pre
sent contest in which we are now engaged will de
cide the destiny of Pennsylvania—whether for weal
or woe—fur a number of years to come; decide the
question whether our state government for the future
will be distinguished for a pure, wise and enlighten
ed administration of public airars, for the most rigid
economy in the expenditure or the public treasure,
and for a proper regard for the voice of the people,
as expressed through their representatives; or wheth
er it will be characterized by the _same wanton ex
travagance, the same notorious corruption, and the
same crying abuses a inch It'ave marked the present
administration of Governor Porter. A pd, WHEREAS,
we believe that the vital Interests of every farmer,
mechanic, and workingman in this State are insep
arably connected with the esta'disliment of a Tariff
by the Federal Government, that shall protect their
enterprise and industry from the pauper labor of
Great Britain and Continental Europe. And,
wnruEAS, we believe that an effort will be made at
the next session of Congress to revive the exploded
duet:lnca of Free Trade—to abolish the Tariff—and
to put the American workingman on a par with the
serfs of Europe or the slaves of our Southern States.
And, WHEREA .4, it is all important that we should .
have a Governor, a Legislature, and more particular
ly a representative from this region' pledged to sup
port and protect American Industry.
Therefore, RESOLVED, that we shall give our hon
est, hearty and undivided support to JOHN BAN KS
for governor of this State. Because he has shown
himself the uncompromising advocate of a Protective
Tara Because ho is in favor of high prices for
pro Ince and high wages for labor. Because we be
lieve through his agency our good old Common
wealth will be extricated from the load of debt and dif
ficulties under which she is now laboring, through
the oral-administration of Governor Porter; Be
cause he is opposed to an irrtdeemable shinplaster
currency. Because under his administration we
have every assurance that the fountain ofjustice w ill
cease to be corrupt, and the laws administered ts Oh
out fear or favor. Because be is in favor of the one
term inprinciple. Because he is opposed to the in
discriminate use of the veto power—of settmg up one
mans opinion against the expressed will of a whole
people. And, lastly, because we know him to Ite a
consistent politician, an upright linlge, and Sr. honest
roan.
Ilnmt.'l-;:a, That the County Ticket which has
been pros, nt, d to US for our Ettry , qt, meets OUT Un
qualified approval and a ppro'dation. 'chat they are
men of known talents, tried patri.dism, and in whom
we can place e‘ery confidence; anti that we sball
use every honorable means in order to ensure suc
cess to that Ticket.
RESOLN Ln , That the proceedings of this meeting
he signed by the officers, and putdi.hcd in ail the
democratic pap. N u, the county.
Si, , _;-ticd by the (Ib'crrs.)
TO RAI LRO A D COMP y I LR,—The Philadelphia
North American of Monday last has some sensi - -
hie remarks in relation to the high prices of transpor
tation on our railroads; and is of opinion that if a re
duction in prices, should take place, travelling would
increase iii a greater ratio. In England, experience
has proved such to be the case.
J. Q. ADA Ms —John Quincy Adams (TN eves
of the course pursued by Daniel Webster in retain
ing, office, after he had been abandoned by his col
leagues. The Ex-Presideirt'; — opinion will carry
great weight with it.
The Cohens, at Baltimore, nave wound up their
banking operations, and opened broker's offices.--riltch
mond :tar.
The U. S. Burk has ako wound up her bucking
operations ; or rather, her banking operatiops have
xound her up.
IN THE SAME FlX.—The Canadians have been
trying to get up a Fiscal Bank Bill, but like our
bank bill it has received its quietus—not by the gov:
ernor general, but by the. Lower Hou•e of the Prff- .
vincial Parliament.
A . PRES] DENT NURSER 11.-1 f a war should -break
out between this country and Great Britain, what a
fine nursery it would be for future Presidents. The
deiimernis and locofocos would not be at a loss for
Candidates for the next fifty years.
AMOS KENDALL.—The 44 heaven born Amos"
has issnell'a prospectus for publishing a new weekly
paper in Washington, to be called the 44 Union Dern
ocrat. f
A •TIEACTIFUL PAPER.—The typogTaphical appear
ance of the N. Y. Weekly Tribune excels in beauty
any publication of the kind in the United States.
RESIGNED.—Wo regret to learn that !he Hon
Jan sergeant has resigned his seat in Congress
His placetannot be easily supplied.
C. C. C.—Mr. Cambreiling. our late minister to
Russia, came passenger in the Great Western.
Col - co:you CANNON of Tennessee is dangerously
ill. Not expected to lire_
GOOl/ ADVICE. — Always laugh at a rich males
jokes. It me sometimes.
all Sorts of :Arms.
Bishop Onderdonl — prcached in the Episcopal
Church of this borough qn Sunday morning last.
After the service, several
! Ales were confirmed. In
the afternoon, the BishoP preached at Minersville.
Stephen's Central America is about to be transla
ted into the French language.
Fanny, the divine Fanny--not the Elssler—but
the Kemble. is announced to appear at Covent Gar,
den Theatre. Cpse—pecuniary embarra.sment.
Guess Mrs. Butler will not prove half as attractive
as Fanny Kemble. A young, single, beautiful,
blooming, bouncing, bewitching actress, is sure to
carry the town by storm ; but the case is far differ
ent with a married woman, of mature years, and
troubled with any number of little responsibilitieL"
Many of the candidates, of both parties. in Mary
land, have solemnly promised that they will not at
tempt in any way, shape, or manner, to bribe the
" sovereigns." Very nice men indeed.
Bank tellers and bank cashier's are absconding in
all directions. It is said that they are now eircula
ling pretty freely in Texas. We doubt not but
what they will be received at par in our sister 1:e.
Saus.ges arid sentiment are very good things in
their way. Sausages for breakfast and sentiment fir
the supper table. •
Several aquatic excursions—to come off on our
canal—are on the lapis. More anon.
Notwithstanding the second %etc., folks eat. drink,
laugh and talk as usual ; and, we presume, the sun
sill rise and set without any fear of interruption
from popular indignation. The universal yankee
nation is the greatest country between the plea.
In Busting., a man can lick hie wife to his heart's
content, and then only he subject to 'Vine of $5. If
this innocent amusement was not so expensive in
this meridian, wouldn't some of the feminines ace and
feel the "stars and stripes!"
The ewes have in;" as \Vise said when he pitch
into Stank'.
The noes you mean," observed a spectator cur-
recti‘d)
Why is a collier like a Swaitwouter five it
ITT Because he neverilopcs without funds [Shock
ing, that.]
More presents last week • A basket of pcaclies
and another slice of c ike as big as a piece of chaik,
neatly done up—that is, the cake—in a sheet of
pink paper and tied. with a gar-- the word was
nearly out!
Theodore Hoek dec•larts that he cannot see upon
what I rincipal the to make water the pod of
thew idohtry, since wilier universdly allowed to
have been drunk from tuna
The democrats f Philadelphia have nominalcd
%William B. Reed for Congress, r the place of John
ti L rgeant, resigned.
Hugh S. Legaro has accepted the office of Attor
ney General.
The Merchant's Exchange, New Or!rang, was
struck by lightning on the 10i.h inst. Thun.nge, a
bout 6000.
A F.scdl SErt 31.Inufactory has been establkhed
in New York.
The annual commencement of the Pennsylvania
Cohege took place on Wi dnesday of last wet k.
When is a man most like a kale? When he is
hoarse
A man can acquire a character for liberality by the
judicious expenditure of a very small sum of money.
Think of that, ye suckers and spongers.
Avoid the use of coarse, and ungentlemanly lan
guage in the society of ladies. An abrupt delivery
can likewise be dispensed with to advantage. A
fellow of easy, refined, quiet manners, can walk in
to a gal's affections like a thousand of bricks.
We would again beg leave to remark, in-the most
gentle manner possible, that all the articles which
appear untier the head t. of all sorts of items," are
original, such as they arc. Therefore, all ye scissor
editors, beware !
The locolocos have socceedt d it electing their Gov
ernor and both brunettes of the Legi,lthire in Nlaine.
The Rev. John Mafia is preaching and . Lett:ring
in the neighborhood of New York.
General Sala HOUSiVII IA 111 UMlQUl.tedly be the
next President of Texas, if he lives. Sam crooks
his elbow too often fir the good of his health.
The Prince de Joinville - lx.s arrived at New York.
We should like to see a live scion of royalty.
Theo Penny Press is the nxit. of a new daily
paper in New York.
There nre six daily papers in St. Louis. / Popula
tion, 10,000.
Great preparations are making in Lexington to
greet the return of henry Clay from Wazhingtun.
An additional number of steamship; are to be put
on Cunald's Boston and Liverpool line.
The steamer A. M. Phillips wassnagged recently
on her passage Irmo New-eileans to St. Louis.
• Senator Buchanan la as received in the most flitter.
ing manner at Lancaster on Ins rct,irn from Wash
ington.
The stock of the Schuylkill Navigation Company
is Felling in Philadelphia nt 50 ; Reading Railroad,
2.13 ; Lehigh Coal and Navigation, 10 ; U. S. Bank,
fi3.
Flour is selling in New York at $ 6 50.
Deaths in Philadelphia labt week, 111.
Si erie is selling in New Orleans at 2 per cent
premium.
The Mary Rogers murder is as much an aff,ir o
mystery as ever,.
General Scitt has arrived in New York from the
%Wig.
Lord Svdenham, Governer General of Canada,
died at his residence, Kingston, on the 19th inst., of
lock-jaw, caused by tri fall from his horse. He was
better known as Charles Poulett Thompson.
The Nations! liitelligencer of 'Wednesday last
contains the reasons assigned by the Ez-:secretary
of War for the dissolution of the Cabinet. He fully
corroborates Mr. Ewing's statement.
The democracy of Philadelphia are at last aroused
to the importance of the coming contest. There was
an immense and enthusiastic mething of the demo
cratic young men of that city, held in front of Inde
pendence Hall, on Wednesday evening last.
The Grand Jury of New York have found true bills
against Judge .Noah and Messrs. Eldridge and Beach
for libels upon tho character of James Gordon Ben
nett.
Thomas Cowperthwaite, a son of the Ex• Cashier
of the U. 8. Bank,'was accidentally drowned in the
Delaware last week.
A beautiful Irish girl, about 18 years old, was mur
dered at the Alms House, Cambridgeport, Mass., by
a native of Nova Scotia, named William H. Britton.
She was stabbed to the heart with a large carving
knife. Disappointment in love is the cause assign
ed for the horrible deed.
The Lancaster Herald estimates Bank's majority
over Porter at eighteen thousand.
United States Bauk notes are selling in Phila
delphia at 33 per cent. discount,
Fanny Elaslet's sister came passenger in Lilo Cal
edonia,
Schuylkill Coal Trade
REMARKS
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A scar city of loots wns again rapcticnrcd
week, which will partially account for the falling
in the amount of shipments and the advance in the
prices of freight. Including the Little Vehuylkill,
the shipments last week amounted to 21,558! tons.
Total this season, 376,109 tons. To the sanicycn.
od last year, 294,339. Excess in favor of 1811,
81,770 tons.
We quote freights to Philadelphia at $1 t 3.5 To
New Yolk at $3 60.
We have hail a blight fill of rain during the last
week. but tho canal is far from being in good boatii, L;
order.
The advance prices for every description of. An.
!hutch° coal, arc maintained with firmness by tte hal.
dery in the Philadelphia and New York marketS. At
Philadelphia, we quote red, ash lump coal, bi tI.G
bolt, at $5 75 a "$6 per ton. White ash lump .
$5 50 a $5 75 ; 5Q cents higher for broken ar!
screened. From the yards, for red ash, I !Hk os,
screened, and egg, $7 per ton ; white ash, $6 50.
The receipts up to the 15th inst., at,Philai9ph i :
from the Lehigh mines, were 3G,87 . 5 tons, W e
notice several sales of Lehigh coal in that city,
the boat, at $5 50 to $5 75. Sales frcim the Y•ards,
$6 50. Sugar Loaf, 25 cents o ton higher.
Coal vessels are in great demand in the SChuyb
kill, at Philadelphia, and at the present time ever a
hundred could readily be freighted. The wharv es
are !Med with coal. In consequence of the great
scarcity of vessels, freights have advanced ennsiitera
hly. We quote to New York, $1 37i asl 40 ; to
Boston, $2 ; to Providence, $1 623. .The present
demand for vessels we have no doubt will c on ti nue
for the. balance of the season.
The full capacity of the Schuylkill (l an d f or !t rnn ,„
portation, we do not think hos been fully te.iN b c .
fore this season. The shipments of coal horn this
region have lately averaged about 25,000 torts, per
week ; which would give for a Season of 34 Weel,,
850,000 tons; and if we should give the other arti
cles of produce transported over the canal, Say of
5000 tone, per week, tt would give a total, in ioural
numbers, of 1.000,000 tons. From what rie can
gather from persons ,t. ho ore engaged in the bOatinc
business, we do not think it possible to find ve'nf 1”r
ni.. , re than 30.000 tons of produce, per week, thiough
the medium of the Schuylkill Canal. This factinlone
shows the vital importance of the Reading Railroad ;
forwith the mines now opened and opening, it would
he impossible next season to transport °lithe Cool t,,
market which could he mined, if our sole
,depend
ence woe to he placed on the canal.
Shipments of Coal for the week ending on *burs
day evening last. '
Shipped by Boats. lTons
Delaware Coal Co. 48 24611
Milnes & Spencer, ' 32 11721
S Heilner & Son. ;;;''' 32 1 1608
Milner: & Haywood, 23 11201
Bennet & Taylor, I'7 . 1 875
George Payne, 17 ; 874
Geo. H Ports, 17 ' I 836
Bell & Bolton, 15 - ; 743
S 9 Reeve & Co. 13 ' 666
Hill & Carmer, 14 624
Charles Lawton, . 12 650
F J Parvin,ll ' 586
•
Cr Bast, 11 555
Miller & Haggerty, 11 550
Cnion Collieries, 10 • E 523
J Pinkerton, 9 .1 ` ; 483
C. De Forest, 9 467
Charles r: Hit, 8 . 420
Thomas Morris, 7 327
Taylor & Clayton. 0 905
Sillymnn & Nice. 5 269
L. C. D mghertv, 5 258
Potts & Barman,s 270
•
Wm. Walllre, 4 1212
Sillymno & Evan s , 4 1 213
Prior & Jenkins, 4. 209
R. Kenr, 4 1 187
Sundry Shippers, 54 _ 637
419 20 732
Per last report - 6,741 . :155 377
,
7,160 376109
Shipments to same period last year 294,339.
PRICE OF FREIGHTS
From Pottsville to Philadelphia,
From Pottsville to New York •
LITTLE SCHUYLKILL COAL TRADE
For the week ending on Thursday last.
Toms.
Sept. 16. ; Boat Wisconsin 50
17 John Tyler, 57
Alexander, 56
18 J. Robinholt, 54
Juliana 52
20 Ann Thompson, 47
" Part, '56 .
21 Renno, ^32
Susanab, 54
Phocion, 51
22 British Queen, 52
23 Elizabeth, '54
S 0 L D.
20 Bonnet so Blue, 25
, Louisiana, 25
Rattling Run, • 37
Thistle,
54
Independence, 57.
17 Boats, Tons, 826
246 .4 Per last report 12376
—263 Boats
-----13202
J. & R. Carter,
8 Boats this week, 415
131 do Per last report 6723
—1.39
7138
James Taggart,
6 Boats this week 310
101 do Per last report 5132
--107
5 , 142
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509 Boats, Total tons, 25,7182
SHAMOKIN COAL TRADE
To Sept. 2, 11,717
DELAWAIt dc HUDSON COAL TR A 14E
Shipmente for t lie week ending Sept. 7, 7,290
Tuts!,
127,000
LEHIGH COAL TRADE
Despatched from Mauch Chunk for the week ending
September 16th.1811—
L Coal Boats. Tons/
3,.. Nay. Co. 96 .4'
B. Meadow Co, 32 j
Hazleton Co. 27
Sugar Loaf Co. • 00
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TOTAL SHIPMENTS. 110
L .Cosl dz Nay. Co. 520 25328
B. Meadow Co. 146 7303
Hazleton Co . ' 118 57"'n
Sugar Loaf Go. 76
371'
860 42,00
$t s 5
$3 tm