The miners' journal, and Pottsville general advertiser. (Pottsville, Pa.) 1837-1869, May 11, 1844, Image 2

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<announce/neat - ins..reetive.d 'With loud
: them; and,proclahned in a loud
_ BlOst from die Bugle.
Judge Bunnua - then read to the Convention
.the following - - .
LETTER FROM MR. CLAY.
\ • WAsavioTele, 2nd Alai, 1844.
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_Oetiticiann:—l have' the - loruir to'acknpwkdv
the reccift of )•our letter, da_ted'yesterday at Bald
tttore, commuxueating my nomination, by the Na
tiorial Whig - Convention - ; there assembled. to the
people. of the 'United Stack as a candid for the
iflice of President of the 'United States. "Confl
tJently_ Mitering that this;nominatitm is in
-confer'%ay. with the desires of a majority of the-people of
the United _States; I accept it, from a - high sense of
duty, and With feelings of profound' gratitude. I
regitestyou, gentlemen, hiannouncingrto the Con
vention my acceptance of the nomination. to ex
press-the very great satieaction_L derive-from the
with which it has been - made. I have
the-honor to be,_with the highest respect, faithful
ly, your friend and fellow citizen,
, _ . H. CLAY.
'Messrs. John,MePberson Berrien. Erastus R 0 0.4
--r.L•Burnett, Win. A. Archer, and Abbot Lawrence,
&c. •
D•xter...,Wcnirrrit. was loudly tatted for, and
rose and delivered speech, which seemed" to us,
vrhp are familiar with his oratorical etTorts, as the
greatest speech of his' life. - Ho enlisted for the.
'vrar;--•deelared his -adherence to the riemination,, ,
. tmd the high gratificatiOnit•alforilcd him,, and all
ilra Whigs of Massachusetts at the election .pr
Henri Clay, of which he had no doubt. •
14 T. Y. Walsh, of Mari laud, then rose, and
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on behalf of Convention of Ratification, offer-'
cd resolutions, approving, ratifying 'and confirin..;
ing the nomination, and pledging the" Whigs of.l
the ifnion i then {fluent in council, oiriumpliant..l
ly elect it, This was literally -•- •-.: . 1
,NAILING THE COLORS TO THE MAST.
Mr, 'Webster :made during the day another
oleeeh, and M. Metcalf, Mr. Ewing of Mr..
Crittenden, Mr. Sttniarkand Mri,Dotts also spoke.'
- At this thne, the weather; which lad been cow.'
ering, settled to rain, and the Conv'ertiori returned
.trithe city in procession, arid adjourned after the
• day having been to each one' who
.1 artielpated in
the proceedings; ;
THE HAPPIEST DAY OF .
IgPOTI.TANT inFROIIEMENT I.N THE 'MANE
' VFUE or Irtozr.—A discovery ha lately .been
'ramie by I .ltr. StraEON BiIOAItME.S. ow of,Ncw
York in the Manufacture of Iron, by means of
- which the lion Ore is 'by only. one process con
strted . into Wrought Iron, withoutbeing fist uind
into Pig Iron, and at a less expense than the Ply
_ Iran can he mtule.
-., The Iron Ore is placed' upon the floor of arc
nrheratery furnace s the flume of the fire pa.ssiti.
. over it; when a chemical compound is used to u
nite the elements of the Iron by„separating th+.
slag entirely from it. By thisiirst, only operation
the Wrought Iran comes out as perfect in eve')
-re.spect 4 that by the double operation ofpuiirllim,
and piling Pig Iron, and; for the purpose of inan.
ufacturing - SteeLle.vmsurpas_ses it. By this pro 4.
cess, Wrought tron of the best quality can be pro!.
at'a cost not exceeding ltltenty-fice dollar'
. aird a ltalf per ton. , •
•, To Make the Iron Ore into balls of Wrought I
• ton'otill require no blast, nor machinery of any
kind; the anthracite or bituminous coals being
!tad tVith equal advantage in acommon air-fur
nace, a good draft being aIl; that is 'wanting: 7
• The.se balls of Wrought Iron can bopade at,
gtiod profit (if the Mines is built near the min 4
ofimineral and coaLyibr fintricen dollars per ton.
The immense advantages of this plan to the
country at large cannot he computed -the
-dingle article of Railroad.lron, it will be a saving,
of millions of dollars. to the tinitedtates; for, by
•
statistical tables; we liatfo' already sent to England
for that article alone, the -sum of Thirly-TwO Mil
- Tina of Dollars. We hope, therefore, terset•—tit
ny of oueold Rolling-Mills, that am now lying
idle throughout the, country, in:aetive operation,
mann • cturing this or IL A, that `machinery nery which
is capable . of rolling out Boiler Plate-Iron bein,
• sufficiently strong and efficient for- alt the purpet
•
aes of Railroad Iron. The linentor informs 4
that, with a capital of One Hundred Thousand -
Dollars,ffirty tons of Railroad Iron can be mann
, faetured every twenty-four hours. • I
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• , The : Pbilatlelp' ia Ledger pays the following
beautiful tribute to the character of Theodore
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Frelinghuysen : . ~,
"The "Whig Convention" at Baltiniore have
nominated Theodore FrelinghuySen for the Vice
Presidency: WO rejoice in this, not because we
wish'to See him . elected, - More than any other
equally good man, but because a partiameonven
, tion have nominated for an office o . t - ,. high re
sponsibility, and involving the continceifcy of the
highest; a. man , Without_ reproach, Whoever
- knows Mr. Frelin - gblysen;:knows a-man of high
• cast of character; a.tnan of fine talents, 'Of enlarged:
• cultivation, strict integrity, expansive benevolence,
and lofty,, aspirations for human nature: Arifid
the moral deserts of partisan - action, it is,Cheering
to behold such an - occasional green spot as tifernan
, illation of such a man. Mr.` Frelighuysen is - a
' distinguished lawyer, s wim was, for Many year,
among the leaders of the bar in New Jersey; a bar
enabled by a Patterson, a Southard, a Horublower
, and many other worthy sons, lie was no lea n s
distignished in the judiciary of that State. Tie
position which be occupied in the Federal Sena c
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~, was one of the highest respectability; for While ail.
- , - acknowledged his .talents, those who dissent4d
most deem ,bis opinions cheerfully . admitted Ins
- purity - of purpose and his exemplary legislative:
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deportment. As. a Senator, he was both a patch qt
' and a Christian gent:km:hi; true to what he con
sidered the interests ofhi; country-, and gerupii
iou IY-4zlksevaut of, rights and feelings in 'all. - Far
a fe v years-past; - I .. ie has been at the lead of the
Nc York Univeisily, a responsible, post which he
• has.. Mil to publiC satisfaction. Beyond the pale
. of political or scholastic action he has been -an
active and efficient leader in the great Cause of
. _.'Temperance; a pasition worthy of himself, and in
• !which ha has rendered himself worthy of the
' cause. Such was and such is Mr. Frelinehuysen;
- ' and if he he elected, we shall, "without disparaging
others, congratulate our country in possessing r
A high public servanc'who unites, in an eniinei t
) . degree, the characteristics of the - pmriot, the phil
- antlimpisti i the4, , cntleman and the Christiaa." 1..
. " Reductio)tif the Rotes of Postage.—ThOF ap
pears tohe 'shine ground for hope that CongreSs
..will -do something sensible on this subject before
'the session - closes. 'A bill was -ordered to
grossed in the Senate on Tuesday, lost week; by
the strong vote of 29 to- . 14, containing the follow
. . . ,
tug provistons - -
For every'single letter, for less than 30 miles,
3 cents—over 30 and not*lnore than 100 ndles,ls
cents -= over 100 and not exceeding 300, 10 Cents
—over 300, 15 cents:` Singte, double, and quod
ruplo letters iu proportiim. A qUarter of an ounce
-1 inweight
equivalent to a tingle letter. Newspb
pens -not mare than '1,900 square inches,- May he
...sent through the mail bytheir publishers. tO.sut
st.;rillei-s within 39.. miles, free of postage—beyond
30 and' net-over 100 miles, half a cent—overl99
On'newspapers of greater size than
13,000 square inches, the same rates of postage its
magazines and pamphlets.
. ,
\. 'Th;largert Are'Factory in the ltiorld.- 7 T Le
editor of the. Rochester . Democrat, writing from
Hartford, CP., gives an account of his visit to eel
, linsville, about la miles from Hartford, famous for
its martufactursafaxes. Them are seven shops
'devoted, to the various processes the axe must . ur. „
' - dergo before it is finished for the 'market, and in
ttliare cniployed,mic hundred and forty live men
turning out eight litindred axes every day. ; Not
withstanding this immense supply, it is not equal
to the demand. A new proa has been Aisctiv
f ere!' byewhich a hundred axes can be tempered et
once, and that, too, after they have been ground,
• To take ,out Grils e , Spohp—Tale the yolk of
an vjg, entirely free kern the white, this it with a.
' tittle warm water, (higoro not to scald tho. egg)
and with a soft bruch - iiiply' the mixture and `rub
2 -7 it on the spot until the grease appears removed or
10030. Wash off, the egg with moderate, warm
• water. end finally nose off the whole with , clean'
cold water. Should not all:.-:e grease be removed.'
• which_may arise from licinf on a long time, or
sufficiently washed, and: rat the operation.
EVESI
POTTSYTT4T4II
Saturday Titorpyc Map.*lB44.
Subsoribers for: the Campaign.,
In arderto yLice _"thit ' Miners% inurnal within-the
•reachof -all. during the appreachine Presidential and
Gubernatorial, Elections,-we will titrrdsb it• to Clubs
and others, (ruin thetritof April, unlit tlie Presidential'
Election, Wperiod of 71; Months; on the following terms.
Single ,Snlrmibers, 05
•.. Twelve ;; do _ 10 00
,Twenty ex . - - - "'&1 00
AU orders must Be paei paid, and accompanied with
the cash—, Address' • ; D. DANNANrroli3rille.
. IMPORTANT.
• ,
• Let every citizen' bear in mind, that it is,not.only • his
interest but his duly, to purchase every thing that-he
can at home. By pursuing such a course, he encoura
ges the mechanical Industry of his own •neighborhond,
on which the prosperity of every town and city mainly
depends—and besides. every dollarpaid i out at-home,
forms a circulating medium, of which every citizen Ac
tives more or Icss,benefit, in the course of trade. Ev
ery dr Ilar paid for- foreign manufacture" purchased' a
broad. is entirely lost to the region, goes to enrich those
who do not contribute one cent to our do colic institu
tions nud oppresses eueown citizens: '
`PAS POOR MAN'S BILL
Those who are compelled to labor, ought to bear. in
mind that the Tariff is emphatically the p.?or mates htlf
it secures to him regular employment and gond Wages,
which is hik caplial—andjust in propnrtiOn as the duties'
•are rednecks° in `proportion does his wages go thiWn.
'Think of this working-men, before you lid in sfuMort
ing men who will rob you ofyourouly c pitat, the-W,a
ges oflabor. :
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'Coil. 'O.,:i ,I.MeoroCos.—llittea
1. ! i t CuseiEE' ! —
We will furnisitour paper to such nlsitonsiblc Le-
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cofocos as choose to !subscribe oru.; he 7follenving
terms, vii; 2 rhey std' have the , O'er from now
until the Presidential Election, (a p eiod of nearly
eight months,) for the suntofpne pllar, payable
When. Ilthry Clay is elected President. If .11.Tar
tin. Van 13dfcn is efected; they will of course re
ceive the paper gratis. This is. certainly .fair- , - ,
and we hope our Locoforo friends laVill..mot hsi
ate subscribing n these conditions.' , .s.
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Tut: Coox l i tiAp.'—We refer our
Prospectus of a cheaP . Campaign P:3
propose .issuing from this office td i .
It will be well baited_ with
plar--and the - falt - nUmber be
as a suitabferap," . for . the head,
ed. 14 é have4Mblished the ProsP
manner-that our friergif can cut i
it on a paper and procure subscribe
ticularV requested - iliat all the nun ,
bus be sent in' by the 20th-inst..
bo retained fur procuring additiona
jtTf any: thing is neglected in t
readers Must attribute' it to fact
at 13altiMore. The scenes of that,
riot's day have so completely tun
that we find it almost impassible to
the regular routine of tiSiness.
. Yoc:rc, blca', Ct.ir er.re.--Ire learn that a
large and enthusiastic meeting
_was held at. the .
Young Men's-Clay Club on Tuesday. evelOrglast.
The proper 01116 - us not having handed in the pro;
reeclings adopted in time, we canncrtl occontSC; give
any further patticulars. At the same time,we hereby,
give notice to all interested, that - * cannot; nor
will not publish anything second-handed. If we
cannot be furnished, with proceedings at the same
time that others aro, they cannot appear in this.
paper. . This notice we death necessary at the pre
sent tune. •
Bouquet' Cou:s.c.rr..—We learn thatthe Coun
'cil intend enforcing till the Ordin'ancis with rc
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iard to Curbing rind Paving , as speedily as possi ,
ble.-.Tliey, have*also fitted up a, new Council
Rootri over file Lockup house, With - seats, Ike. for
the accorrunodation of thecitizens,yrho'think pro
per to a 4 d the deliberations of Ina body. An
e . t
attendariC; of the iicoPleiwould perhaps spur on
the Courier' to s little more activity.
A
Progress of linporiments.—Tile march of im
provement is onward in our bbrough—the curbing
of, ortions , of Centre Street ha's been commenced,
- and we observe that li4ssrs. T. J. Beaty have
removed the old front of their Store, for the pur
pose of:replacing it, with a beautiful brick. W
rejoice at these evidences of prosperity.
Borintott :Er.r.c•Cra:c.-:-71'he following persons
wemelected Borough Officers, :on, Monday last.
As the contest was not strictly a political one,—
we only gWe the tiames of the carididates elected
Chief Burgess—Andrew Mortimer.
Cotth'eil—George; IT. Saelair; Isaac Severn,
Benjamin Haywood.
Schad Directors-I.:Oh:vies W. Pitman, lirta
`C. Leib, Robert Woodside. 1
Town Clerk--IsOne Beck
Auditors—William Pollock, Andrew:Russel,
Valentine "fills:
_Supervisors--Luttinr Dufur, John C. Conrail
Tin !MUFF.—PIN reyresentative, h4i. RAM'
SAT, has made aNeryitble speech in Coigress, in
support of the Tariff of 1842. Want of room has
crowded oat his remarks. This is the only sub-
ject of importance 'now before Congress, except
the Texas griertion and the Pestage Bill. The
Senate will dispose of the former in a proper man
ner in a short time.: HeirT. 'Ylir letter, has set
tled) a
that business:7 -
• NEW DISTRICT-.-0 UR Couri.i.—The numer
ous changes of iudges in this Judicial District,
for the last few years,has . delayed the , business in
this countyandWe learn from the Sheriff that•
he has mot yet received official notice of `the for
mation of the neW' District, consequently' be can
not give notice of the time for hOlding the Courts
—and so far no President Judge has bcenappoint
ed io preside in the district. The,. new Law,
however, provides for the holding of Guilds three
weeks, if necessary,; which, together with a good
Judge, will greatly aid in disposing of the back
Er Our readers 'must excuse us ;for the ; large
portion - of this Taper devoted to the proceediligner
the Great Baltimore Convention:. It was a.PA
vont of such magnitude and splendor that itelike
may never again be witnessed in this country,
, „ _
• COICEUT.-..- e are pleased 7.0 ICIITIM Mat Mr..
Henry Bellini. Smith will give a farewell Concert
ut the Town Nall; on. Saturday Evening next,
previous to his retui l ti to Europe.
The Governor hoe signed the Bill for the sale .
of the Main Line of Improvements. The (Ines
tion will be submitted to the people at the neat
election
Ili Several advertiseinents crowded out this
week, will aplicar in oirnext'Mr.
EMRII.'M
ME
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GREAZ !UMW ~=;ol`4li OY-ENTION.
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'-We have,,been rt e
and te'-ifte'D orcilConvcation, 1
.the biggest ' and best _ aver , — , if weilaFe •
te ra
coMebaCk:With citlilleradea ' ile sant efu'llll, be
not in - 4 risa our aeart is stililin the right place,
and. beige:Adore, stnartglifor otre gallant Barry than
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ever. -: we will nut:attempt to goo yen a labored
description of thiginighty, gathcringof the people
to count the multitude filr, Ypti,.or 'tlescribc the
throbbing enthusitism.that dwelt -in every breast.
We cannot , ipaint ihe gorgeou l einbleec i Which be.
tk
spoke'natides!purity, , u6rl ucli the strings of
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melody,'Whichjzsti e forth so ds fir 'sweeter to
the patriet'slear than the ion' of his native land
,to thnexiled_Swisk. No! we cannot tell you all,
for theevenks Fro - irded into th 4 , short siipee of two ,
daYs,:t i v.taqti'bes any descn ' on., lt was like
the pouring l of athousand s into iine" mighty
ocean when't each loses its hie tity, btu. Where all '.
stre f
arc heaved bk the 'sante influen ' and formed butof
one body.
.ffeveihaveve see r, nor 'never do, we!
,'
expect agan! ta*.eo so , large' body assembled,)
1 with such uniniality of pur " ' and ' - All
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sectional feelings kind jealous' s seemed to bevel]
a l
-been forgoi4n, and that glo ous sentiment ofd
'4O •• to reign in ...eitery bosom -aa union of the',
~ fo r t ,l
Whigii he'salie'of the. titian." ; - I I
• The South. forgot her Slaveii,. and ;the North !
her Ahulitiontsin; while the Eat and West, loelt-'
,s
ed in ; each ot tend embraced, knelt in devotion be- \
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fore the ,
sacra altar ofratriotiam.--AVhat a sight ''
despots- i E 'it• h ' • '
for t heo - uropc—an w at a glorious,
refutatton of the astiertion, that rr an, is incapable 4,
self-government. , ', , - • '
• have I .., isald .. /
, We illaCit'woUld,,be, i!alpossible tO!
give,4 complete description oft e Great - Conven!
tion ; sonna of it s incidents • h wevar; we must!
oft a
and tlieso without LM ch regard in ,that
or-order. Ali we stood on lilt rising '
ground 4
Baltimore Streetl at about an - ual distance froM
tho . tr9rnitios, we had a most imposing . ier7 of
the gland 'pagearit.,' As,far ',lst e eye could reach
the street seemed tin:onzed Wit one dense mass
of human be4igi,nol. a foot pf gltound being with-'
out an occuiai i 'il' sides of thehouses
. 's 1 • r
literally covered with sliect4n's, the most of ivho'hi
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were the fair daines Y of the Monumental City, wlso
I• -1 1 ‘,. ,-
wills i winning. emiles, sweet kisses,, and war.:
ing randkercbicfs,chccrecl on the moving mass be
neath. , Somili oili'
ouown staidicitizens,who had.,!
'we slipposcd,llmig since refttiqu shed vaulting 4x,
!
ercises, upon( reOiving; , several. of the said kisael
as sent per blind frthn *one of .fino's sisters, (Whe
was surrounded itvith the tattered remnants of the
Flags and Banders which floatd over. Fort Mcl,
f- ,•
Henry at the seige, durirg the I te war,) actually
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made saltations ; which threatened serious coi'se i
' , ponces to their heighbor's picleztals. I ,
Qua
readers to the
which,we
uring tho can-
WhigPrurei
sued as soon .
l an be prepar
ictus iksucli a
I out and iiaste
• I r.S. It is far
es of subScri
he papers . can
subscribers.
his paper, our
that we Were
great and glo 7
ed our heal;
settle down to
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'`jX'.:.
The shout4of the multitede,
tho eotes of the tspirit-stirriiii,' ,
our grind the following beautifu
ClayVfronithe pen of a lady fro:
York: ! - •
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A blast from the Iluglel,—say hear
-As the wind!bears it onward, o'e
ley 1 I
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ek rouse lrs heart-stirring otnse each
Of America, noW ;. for the n contes
'As the waves of the sea, shall the g
With its mighty tide swelling, resiS
A blast from the !logic! A louder)
For the choice Of the Peopleoitro
A blaM from the Bogle! did , wlrop
A band oftliti brave and true hea ,
The men, who in inuments of peril d
• Ever foremost tp strike for the lai
Like our heroes of old. ever watchf,
By threats undisuiayed, and unpurc
Front:the plough and the loom, are i
Strong hands and ktouc hearts, for o
Mast from the Bugle! Who, fait, l
Bas stood 'firm by his friends, it
danger i
The Champion ofirreedom—the ch.
Betas pleaded iwith eloquent tipry
And his winds, foil, like dew, on thi
Who, for Freedoh, were ready to
By the •Egean's blue wave—in the I
There are protid garlands Wreathed
I I
A blast from the I-
stand,
On the broad stone of Honor his
him, I 1 I ,
Ever true to himself! Has nls spit
When the stbrin in de might, 13 ,
round himl
On MA own lofty peitzlit, all curls p .
Though around a ntl beneath were ti
Like the mountath, its crest ever b
Andilm,clouds at its netris our a
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A. blast from thenugle I re long,
On the ear of the Traitor, tbOugh
, . ~•• ber, I I 1
Front his dream ambition, he'll,
Aihe counts ilip the "'Flay Me tt
i iiriti
numb ll- 1 ' .
As the fliul thi i f nigM creel' avv?
When the sun el the earth will
He shall shrink i s infamy, dark,
From the honoi• and truth'of our ore]
111 • h
_ NM does it appear that the
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abated in thellenst afterthe Pow
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Chandler's account of thein be tr
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speaking of the 1 qeparturo or thf
morn, - lie siyil :—.4 nom'. th
beaMed forth s miles cf beMity
kerchiefs mMre 'waved by p
Band nodded time tolthe C ay Band
Cars, and boquijts were thrOwnl
ing visitors. ' At. the fist door t
had hastened, ft-4 her breakfas
with' one hand Mid - waved an 1::,
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,In another section, a matron
al I oft: a part of the druis of her
'neighbor had come to the door
looked around -for soniething
feelings, and railing hell. apron,
of approval. ' Her ne4' neighb
riotic, in feeling, blutWas still il i
plied,with the Means lof pipro
She had no handkerchief at ha
dowit for 'her apion, bnt - eien
so she took What. next lcarad to.
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ed away at a gMat rate, imita
ladies of Delaware, who chum
on their route to Baltiinote in
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_BUt adieu to tholadics± • we naustMow pay our
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respects Ml:Abet: objects iiMe i - interest: In the
procession was seen rolling li I}uge• Belli about 15
feel :in diame ,on which teas inscribed various
i ii
mottos, all iodic Itlie she l reselutlon of the
Allegheny boy hi "to keepth
_ball a rolling on''
until Henry Cr. r U:is tnump tali elected. This
13a11 hasimen entrusted for i time lo the care of
the Blue Hen's Chicks, after I which it.:is to visit
the old Keylstonti, anal be *elk rolling 1 until the
Presidential Elcetion. I Besides this huge Ball.a
number of *smaller ones wire ,Iseen revolving sus
pended in the air giving e , autiful effect to the
scene,' • " 1 •' ' ' . ,
A large barn poor, n wheels, was ob
seried, on which men were l i thrashing out grain,
churning bittterllnd cutting fodder, all emblemati
cal'of the farming interests, ithilo the: manufac
turing interests.virererepreseard in a similar man.
ner 7 -a platform" being proviled on 'which two
iooms were seen in active Operation, one of which
was worked by t$ Hen. Geore Withered, M. C.
a practical work Man. :,:' I '. i -
Ws were fortimatci_enougli to procure a piece
of iotton cloth, ti e product °tibia industry, which
we 'design presettin g , as a 'memento of this inter
esting occasion.KAU other :Ilatfonti., contained
Blacksmiths, Tinners, , Copperst*the,
,Tinpieny
Leather-drinsers,ldte.;alfactiv'cly engaged in theif
respective- Wein sta. • ,On thou Gan tt tatposio
MUNE
TIIE MINERS!-I,JOURNA
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Ship;fullyrigoed;nndmaeuedi4allcdthe,'«Tariff a;
was dra wn in'the procession and sit ratted iu ch
i rtentrari. -Tieche.iiingiiiiitdi of fiek crew, "All's .
'well" bioko on our ears with aCtie,hifuf effect. - 1
' !In passing:'under the beautiful arches, all
which were - decorated With flag; and 'carious de
:vim!, we observed one representing the difrermit
*fates; of Which old Pennsylvrinict formed the
Keystone. - Wefelt proud of onr.State, end grate.
:fut tho .Reception Committee for this
distin
-guished mark of respect to the sons of Penn.
!-
Of the !fanners carried in the procession, the
mitaber exceeded two hundred, which; for beauty
of apimarance, ingenuity ofdmice,aPpropriateness
ot . ...inottos 7 s urisis s s o an y thing -eves. seen in this
country 'or iri Europe. There svere:Olso fifty
rgs floating over the procession, which told that
those, who eomposid it were tru ly l AmeriCans.
We i would pursue this description further did
-• ur permit,-but We shall meceasmily have to
eferseveral interesting incidents_ fdr next Week s
.aidication. a , ,
APPALLING RIOT. - •
I
It becomes our duty as,pulic journalists, to r
cord one of the most appalling and fatal rio
•
vVhieh,.has ever disgraced acivilized Nation.
The laws of the Country have bcen set at de
once; the rights of individuals so sacredly guar,
foot;
edby the Constitution, tnitople under fri
discussion interfered with; and worst, of all, 11
ciwfUl sacrifice niade of humsn, life. As lovers
him , and good order, we can hut mourn over the
dreadful events,hnd deprecate the causes, whi
have led to than. As christians, we can but bo
(!ourselves before our Creator, and implore l
him .
11A ert the impending horrors, which threaten , o
I •
beloved Counlry.
In the present excited state of public feeling,
is almost impossibto to give an impartial statemeii
of the events es thee' have oceurech Wo Igl
however, tho' 1 011 owing facts, from the Philad
phis prints: A ,public meeting °tithe., adVoca ,
of the Native Airiericani was called
Monday afternoon at four o'ClOek, to assemble
the vacant lot, at the corner 'of Master and S,
a-
nd street, but before the Meeting had been w
organized, a storm arose,- and it .vitts resolved to
tidjount to the shelter of the market house near by,
at the -corner - of Master'' ' and Padvlader streets.
•' ' I
When the, third speaker arose .to address the-meet
ing; a than standing at the outside of the crotid,
WaS heard to ray to another, standing next to him.
(ho l l th of whom are repre i sented:to us e as being I.rqh
men.).".Now let's make a noise, so that he won't
he heard." They forthwith created a noise,' and
were remonstrated with,by seine of the bystanders,
1.1h6 requested them to let the proCeedirigs of the
meeting go on . in peace. They wouldl hot cease
`t l eff•clamor, and were finally compelled to do e l o,
interspersed 'Kt
udle, brough to tribute to He l nry.
;in' Weistern . isiew
.' I
. _ ,
id , consequence receiving a. severe floggingr
This fight caused a little excitement,:Which:v•as
rained to an intense degree, inconsequence of sev
eral phots being flied from the upper Windows! of
the - Hibernia hose' hoUse, in, Cadwalader street,,
fronting the market houac. By this volley, sere
rat wounds were inflicted, and the Native :tmeri-J,
. t
cans gathered at the meeting, becoming highly ex-1
.1
asperated, and the Irishmen having gathered Intel
a mob, they made an attack upon them. A ni)m-1
• I
ber of shots were fired from the crowd of Irishmen,l
but they were tinallyeampelled to flee.: " The Na.
live Americans pursued there, and siveral
fug,itiies,'finding themselves hotly pressed, darterl
into houses and up alleys; in order to escape. St
vetal of the house's into which they were seen to
enter were attaciesl, and the, ileor. ahil Wind, lva
of two frame hoirSeg, in Cadwalader street, beloW
I
Master street, and one, in the sane sheet, above
Master strectovere „battered in with stones, after ,
wards the Irishmen Milled, and brat °tithe Nat l ivp
Americans, and there the contest carded for: the
time.. / • 1 I
• '
During lhis disgraceful contest, several 1)vOs
'were lost, and many persons: seriously woum ed.
Through the active exertions of the Sheriff; Ale
belligerent parties separated about midnight, and
peace again reigned in the city. I • ; ,
The Utiited States Gazette. sayS that the above
account, was gathered from carious sources, aull,in
the midst a - the excitement Whidt It
may contain errors, but care has teen had toleb
lain the truth' concerning what occurred, and
state it when obtained. All 'stateMents, agree in
the fact, that the meeting was distiirbed, wantonly
.and wickedly, by persons who had nut been called
te' i the meeting, and who, consequently, had !!no
right to utter a word with reference to the Pro
ceedings. This led naturally to iheirejection,and
TIiAT was made the grounds of the murilerOus. as:
Gault with fire
'; • I ! I
Meantime vie think it proper to add; that lthe
right of citizens to assemble tol discuss raiblic
viestions, is one that nuts' not beinterfeted With.
It has been deenied, and it Must continue tol be
regarded,. while We pretend to!orielsPaHia)frepub
.licanisin, as inheritent in our institutions. . •
e its tone,
,ineuntainantlival-
=2EI
t, to Tally—
•:athe'ring
'Hen aci d tree !I
blast play,
Ft Henry Clay,:
at the sound,'
ed, gat hors—
re found,
d of their Fathers!
~al and bold,
haied by gold; ..
itprising, to-day,
i
r.own Henry It:lay!
ful as he. , r
• the hour of their
mice of the Frac , —
for the atranter—
hopea,of the , few,
are and to do'!
outh far away—
for our own Henry
r assailed,
oes still have' found
t e'er duailed,
s swept , darkly a-
areful and bAght,
e shadow ... A-of night,
ight in the ray,
vn lienry Clay
it will break
deep be hie elum-
tattled, awake,
"—a host without
3 , froth the sight,
I. its glory an ilight,
y away,
Henry Clay!
adies' enthusiasm
vention, if:brother
rue. ' Bear him—
la cars from Balti.-
1 upper . windows
and white hand
hands.) Heads' ,
of Music hi the
towards the retir
e
hausevi , ife; who
table, held a child
.kin the other.
I
• as seen swinging
child. Tier next
mpty-han l i ded ; she
expressive of her ..
:be gave a flourish
.r was no less pat-
I . ore scantily p.
n g her feelings.
d, and she lolled
that was missing;
hand and flourish
ing, no doubt,'' the
• d the delegationa
similar manner." .
The excitement on this day, was most in Cenr.e.
Alarm and apprehension was depthtld upon eery
countenance, unlit was plainly perceptible
,that
the dreadful events of •Monday, were to be follow
ed by Others of a still more 'serious character. : '
In the afternoon, an immense-meeting of the
Native , Americans, assembled in Indepentience
Square, and although•the Speakers, used ti cry
effort to prevent- any further outbreak, so ex, led
were the multitude, that they determined e ad
journ to the scene of the previous evening's"; '
In the procession was carried the flag mit CIL
lich
had been torn down and trampled under foot, by
those who had so_wimtonly disturbed their' firmer
'meeting. They had scarcely arrived at did; ler.:
mination and organized their Meeting, whe'nme
boys made an attack upon 'the Ifibernitt pose .
House, and were fired upon hy those; witicin.
This was the signal for fresh outbreaks.'_ 'he
Hose House was . taken possesidon of, and thr ar-
riage and bell destroyed ; the adjoining hou..-
on fire, and burnt to the grotrpd ; and n'
contest with fire arms,lbegan between the en).
parties. The affray eontinued, until the
ofthe Military,ilnder "en. Ca4valtuler, wk.;
mob again dispe scd. ..As on Monday, a rdr
were wounded and killed, and! upWarrls of!
houses burnt. I I
~ • , wr.estsoxi. ;
This day was noted for_ the extensive des ,
tion of , property. belonging t o th e d e theli e 4
St. Michael's ChurClt,"with the dwelling ; - 0
pastor, was fired, and entirely? coOunted.
St. Augustine's' Church, with. the, 'adjoining
'property, has shared a i similar fate. —The 1 44 , ar5'
belonging to this Church, wa rilso destroy}
The Roman Catholic School House, at [kern
ner of Second and Phoenix street, ras also ehLrely
consumed. • I-F
In miditioakto,these ,several pther private 7 buil
dings were also 'at* . yell.
MIME
MEM
"1-
TVESDAT.
=MEMO
give thoSe kilted
.wonndetii-ihrringThe riots: -,
•
Geinge - Stiefier;: Wm.' Wright;.'= 7 —'ll:unseyf
Jok# Shreeves,"GeOrge stievel, Louis Greble,
W r iltey4. Itheintioilar, HilhoUn; Joseph
WO, Matthew lionnnitt;?el:qv Young; John
Lecher, end clad, whose n
r ine is not known.
WOUNI?E .
in g ustui R. Peale,' !leafy Heixfbangt james
Whitaker, Wright J. Ardis; B. Albot Lawrence
Willis H. Blaney, Peter Albright, John Fagan,,
Thqrnas Fnenston, .H—Xeyser, John Taggttri.,•
Janies Brovri l a, Washington. Hey.
berg:es; L---Saztland,. Andrew Gates, —yo
cugii, Chas. Otte, and &Lauf others„ wheie names
in reviewing these drewlruf events, we can but .
be linpres:sed with the importance of using every
proper means to
.preserve r the supremacy of the
La vs, and prevent .these I shOtking - occurrences
which degrade us as men, and humble u.;, , as A
merican Citizens. -- •
. .
Fr By yesterday's Cars ive learn that all was
clad in Philadelphia; onThursday; night. , We
sincerely hope it may conhnue so.
GAILDEN INIS.4t•NCE CINPAXT.-
'lips Company has obtained from the Legislature
Mptual, Privileges in connection with their old
COarter, It is now ono of the best Charters in
I
the - country—and if it piovps to be pielitable, those
who insure in it partake oen portion of the profits.
After paying 6 per cent to the Stockholders, the
stirplus is :,to be divided eqnally among the Stock
bidders and those who insure, in proportion to the
ainount of the stock and insurance they bold.- 7 .
Ills soon 'as the sum amounts to 610,.a certificate of
clock is issued to the person insured, which draws
,t per cent. interest, unless l the losses of the Com
pany should impair the Capital Stoek. In such
eases the Compaq is prohibited from declaring
ttvidends or paying interest, until the Capital
~'otk is tnade whole. The certificates of profit
!?sued to insurers, and thmaapital Stock alone is
able for losses sustained. iA . i.nonotes (which in
it
f lther cases is entered up against the property) is
given, no. portion of the person's property who in
sures pt the Certificate of
res is liable for losses, exce I profit which he has received out of the surplus
prollts of the Company over and above 6 per cent.
1 . . .. . .
Braid to. Stockholders.. In. tlits respect it differs
4 . i I
materially from the LycoMing Mutual Insurance
Company. ' The Directors !are bound to publish
ion annual statement of tilt :profits and losses sus
tained during the year, and the modeof invest
!matt of its funds. , As 14 Company will Cum
lir
Imenee under its new Cho ter,' i with a Casa capital
stock" of about $200,000 1 : all of which must be
paid in—it is likely to prove to be one of the best,
safest and cheapest Compihies in the State. The
Charter can be examined at•this office, where the
rates and Other explenMio
,swill lie given.,. '
. Titoustari Bure
nexatiOn of Texas, hal
Up among those Locofoc
themselves in favor of till
venge themselves , tipon
them in this awkward dil
suaded Commodore Stuart
favor of annexation; with
Commodore before the.Na
candidate for the i'residel
soil appears to be at the bo
The Ohio Delegation ha
the movement, whife on ti
ana Delegation publicly at
proceedings arc progressii
of Congress, a quarrel has
Globe and the Richmond
. .
to up the remaining'.
before - the day arrives for
tionat Convention, the 2
IbTIVICATION MECTI r c.—A tremeadous rat
ification meeting was WO at Philadelphia, on
Sattirday evening last. "en.. James Irvin, M C.,
was called to the Chair, he made his ap.
pearance, he Was greeted wit, sik deaTening chetcrs.
The meeting was address l by Gen. Irvin, Mr.
Chambers of Kentucky, Harmer Denny, ahtl•sev
eral others, in a thrilling . ariner;.. Mr. Denny, in
alluding to the treason•O Tyler, remarked ~ that
i
the; Whig fiarty'was str I ,
ck to the earth—but the
moment it touched day, i
rebounded with re
doubled force." ' ' 1
,
Cor.ustOstsWe re .11 to state that two . col
lisions took place on the hilailelpbia and Balti
more Railroad, while col veying passengers from
the Conventien.- One onT u hursday evening, eight
miles dot of Baltimore, w 'ch resulted only in the
smashing of a couple of Cars. • The other was on
Saturday. evening near Flavre-de-Gmee, Which,
..
we regret to state, eausedi l the immediate death of
a break Man, and injured . o number of others very
severely÷one of whom; IVIC. Cooper, of Reading,
has since died of the injuries received-. Daniel
Welis.ter was is the last rain. There must have
been some eareles'sness i this,business. r' ' .
=
Tas RtOrrr Coonszt il Henry Clay, since his
nomination, has puhlishefl a letter in the National
Intelligencer, in which h } declares that it, is his
intentgn to ef
return hom hy the most direct route
—and that be will - declirte answering any, more
letters of inquiry and Inlitations; itor:,will be at
tend or -address any' political assemblage, While
he is , a candidate for thel high office of President
of the United States, butt will quietly await the re
sult of the election at hil farm at Ashland.
Vrnotsza Ever.Trox.i
rect, as we believe they al
ea eighteen Delegates fr
change of 1 4irty--,rix, an 4
of eight ;41 Joint Bab
stand— •
.1. 1,
11'7IF~
Senate, 11
goose, . ' 76
I
Total s
- Whig majority on Joie
WoOd and Ritchie in
Delegates idMedilcntiu
cd.to vote for a Lace U.
of both wouldicava as f.
lot."
~.
The BichinonPnqui
and - o) initathat ihe Whi .
and secured the, United
see - urea their ascendancy
V' na v a §ortg which vi
hoya at Biltiinord with
found iu tixia paper. .
The youngest delegate
.
Convention. rup. Hey
enth District of Alain . 1 I
icon old.
',Solwrilini,Ntyr.--
•
con . c.etta.to crowded ho
11111•11111
letter against the An
caused quite a flare
.s who had committed
measure—and to re
-1 ,
ptle Matt) , for placing
lemma, they have per
l'to publish a letter id
li t view of bringing the
Ltional Convention as a
CY. Charles J. Inger,
ttom of dila busin'ess.—
tir ec, publicly denounced
he other hafid, the Indi
'imove of id i While these
irig Among the members
; sprung up between the
Inquirer, which is likely,
i.93ntuts of LocofocoisM
he holding of their ilia
of May.
#=--“If our returns arO cor
re,
I
the Whigs have gaitt,
dal last year, making a
'4 ;giving them a majority
Jot. ' 'rho-. two Houses
Loco. Total
21 32
58 134
166
t Ballot S.
beivilbst us;.and our
is claimed to be pledg
-. §cnnitor; bUt the •loss
ur majority in Joint Etat
(Loeofoco) gives it up,
have readied the State,
tates 'Scattier, end thus
in'tho U. S. Senate.
: sung by the Vermon t
eo much, eclat, will be
to- the Whig National.
.eofelt, Esq., of the !vv.
a.' Mr. H. is: only
Kcntudrianis !ilystyrig
4owii South. .*
ilial
• ' OF TEM MBEIINIA.
FIFT'EFJN LAT T ER kli(W EUROPE
We'skeisi indebted last taight,io•Adarns a; Co's
Expnera . fiir an extra of the-New York Herald,
front:ishieliwe erindensitba
We received by a Ofirate overland exclusive ex
tams from Boston, our letteri and despatches from,
the sicatnship Hibernia, which arrived at Boston
yesterday, after a passage of sixteen days from
LiverpoOL • •
O'Connell has not been sentinecd, • bur ate and
all his Co-conspirators are struggling for a new
trial, with whatsuccess, we shall be hetteinble to
state by the next arrival.
The Intelligence is fifteen days later. Thu fall
in cotton is from d to Id, per pound, a piece, of
infOrmation that will astonish alt the canon spec:-
ulatins in the country. • '
The Texas question of annexation bad reached
England and produced &very great sensation in
political circles. •
Ireland was in a very excited state, and our
.next neecnutt from Great Britain must be of the
most interestit.. nature.
Pailiamei,, met after the Easter 'holidays on
Monday; and the popular branch of the Legisli•
tare has since: been engaged in the consideration
of anumber of multifarious but not very absorb
ing questions.
TUE GREAT REPEAL Dros En AT COES:—
Theiri•and banquet to Mr: O'Connell, - given by
the inhabitants of Cork, took' place on Monday,
the lth'inst. Upwa . rgs of 800 persons were pre
sent, and Mr. Smith O'llnen, M. P., from Limer
ick, presided: The speccli of Mr. O'Connell was
the. principal event of the evening, from its con
taining a variety of allusions to the sentence x
peettll to to passed upon him. • . •
[The following communication was crowded
out lasC week.'
•iont'Tuz mlNtins 7
" justilia rual
or,. like this noble imotto—f-"let justice be done,
though.the Heavens Should 411," 7 -this is genuine
Wing doctrine ; mot so with Locofocoism : the
Whigs are for laying facts before the people, and
appeal to their reason—the Locofocos pervert the
truth, and appeal to the worst passionS of our na
ture: wltn4s the course of the speakers at * the Lo
cofOco Meeting, on Saturday evening, at the Trap,
in thiißorMigir. lam told that tOy endeavored
to iittla Tle,the minds of the working classes against
their employers, and charged the Whigs %chills,-
.
ing ihoStile to the naturalized . citizens, and that
they- Were particularly inimical to our Roman
Cad:die- citizens ; all of which is false, -black-
I - 604 and malicious. The Whigs of thisßo
rouh have no such feeling—they are opposed to
anvi lalbecutton for religious opinions—but when
'we, look at the, acts of the Locofocos, how do we
find them according with thew profi....:sions ? It is
con i ce q d that New Harnpshire'is the most rabid
Locofaco State in the Union, and the only One
that tlin friends of Henry Clay givaupas hopeless
=they have had it for,,years and years past. We
shall now see !row they treat Roman Catholics.
.4.
The 6tlf Article of the Constitution ofNew Hamp
shire, Says that the several towns,A:e. shall "make
adequate provisions,. at their Own exPense;:- . .fin
theisuppart and inaintainanee of public Protesthnt
teaChels of Piety, Religion and .711erality.”—The
sth section, under the head of , 12^presentatives,1
says i , the Representatives shall have an estate
Within the—district which he may be "Clumen'to!
represent, the value of one hundred poundson,e'
half of I.vhiclris. 7 .to be a freehold, whereof he iv
seiied in his' own right; shall be at : the time of
his'eldetion an inhabitant of the town, parish (4
place he may bc,.,elto.3en to represent, shall.be of
the; Protestant religion, and shall cease to reprc
serit such town, parish or place, immediately, on
hislceasing to be qualified as aforesaid."
qualification off4enator is in the following werds i t
sth seition under head , Senate,' .Providedi
•
neartheless, that no person shall be capable, ofbc,
4
ins eleCted a Senator, wlio.is not of the Protutont,
-ehlg:O'n, and seized of a freehold estate ahis awn
1 •
right pf 'two hundred pounds, &c." The GOver T
nor mast have a freehold estate of five hundred
poun , s and "shall be of the Protestant rcligi:on.7
Thus it appears ihat the LocofocoS, by their him
iert words, are courting the RoMan Catholics )
r
byttheir acts; denying them rights that are gnarl ,
anteed to them by-the Constitution of the United
Stfitesi. If the • writer of this article is correct! l
• Yi
informed, the Roman Catholics of Rhode Island
1
are now petitioning Congress to redress their
grievances in New 'Hampshire: The sapient.
speakers at the Trap; were most lavish of their
all'useof Henry Clay; and some of the best . eiti4
zees Of our Boroogli ; and one, a young half;
hedged. politiehm, assertec a base falsehOod, when
he referred to one of our old citizens, and said he
heard him use:certain words in relation to the woi•
men of New Orieans. None but a black-hearted
vilifier. could have uttered such a foul-mouthed
calumey. VERITAS.
Po;Crsvir.t.c,:Aptil 30, 1544. •
i CENTRAL CLAY CLUB.
At a stated mechng of the Cential Clay Unb,
held at Hill's Hotel; on Thursday- evening, Mal)
9th, the following gentlemen were chosen O fficer
f4thO succeeding three months:
Presidetit—BENJ. T. TAYLOR._
Vies Presidents, •'
. ..
1.`fr.111:; Wilson, Jas. M. Beatty,
1)r. Thos. C.llulrries, ' Orlando Dufur,
Benj.,cook, ',. - Oiniel Larer,
S t as. A. Inniss, ' ' Jas. Pennmaxi,
James . Johnson,.
Wtu.lL Maim,
])anedl . llill,
f. uthr Dufur,. -
i . ,
r 'Recording Seerdary:;—.Charles W. Pitman.
Ass't Ree. - ..Seeretary—James A. buoiss.
f •
Genei'al Con'esportiling' Seeretary--James H
!• • • • •
r :
4 ,
r countylCioi. S - 7
ec'y-.lolint. Neville.!!
r Treasurer—limes M. Beatty.' 1. ',
•t, ; . • Executive Committee,
.1.:..13. : - Nichols, Bounj. Bannan, -7 1 . ,
40110. Jones, ':. Daniel Laier, :'''''''' !'.,
• :• ' Francis J. P.arvin. '
Ori motion, 'Resoivect, Thai 'the thanks of this
Club ibe tendered to our late worthy
P, B Nichols, Esq.,lorthe able manner in whicl
' hdS Ives over this' boily:dUring two
. - I
terms; of office.
W. PITMAN, ter._Sfe
Cot. I.tanssv.=Letter-writini is ali the rage
now, among the 'p rominent political aharacteis of
the day. • This distinguished gentleman, for some
thne past, one of the leaders of4•tho Deneocratie
Party, in. .Old Berks,' has addressed an epistle to
the public, through the. columns- of the B. et ,
inutile], hi which he declares his I deteithinitiori
to renounce nil allegiance to the Democraty, and
take his standard in the Whig ranks, at' the ap
proaehing 'campaign.. Tho Col. assigns as a real
son for this .whcel about,' the shameless corrupl.
thin, and factious spirit which prevails in the parr
attlie present day. • • ' •
• -
•
Beidare of Colinterfrits.—Counterfeit (fifty cent
piece ire in circulation in Philadelphia.. They
aro oiecediugly well mcccutcd, and in She absence
of a Sonia), wordd deceiva almost any -parson.
The Glare now charges that tho4e Who negotia
ted 'the Treaty of Annexation" purposely sd drew
it • npl that:tbo Spnate would not ratify it.-That
is an awful charge: L.
IT'Governor Dar has been found.
mrimmul
71i . th ' Eledors bithe4Ei+lh Senatoriidbi374 a)
•• ' • c . ' .'. s4'
.P : reMuYiriMi(4 .‘• ' - ".:
'4
~. . .
Fss L ory CErizext:--I have this day for r 4
dale the Ilan. Willisitti P. Wilcox, Speako;of .
I:,t
the S crate of Pennsylvani a , my ie s i gn ati a kni •
mein rship, with ‘thatixaly. I have been e 1 •
'ed to t is step by considerations that
,seerr4te,
make i an act of ! almost ' , imperative necessity7o.' n
I/ 1 Y Wit. . • i • -,! - _.- ---- A .
4
• Private engagernentS from 'which n.sense or
,u 4 -
ty forbids release, will prevent mo from dm: g .
that time to public duty which the import . ..-
terestsi of the District request of your represiiia. . •
tree. !For-the diStitigxlished honor conferreOp;...
on, mein your selection of myself as your 10,te ,
sentati;m, hi the Senate of Pennsylvania, I nOwn
_,
you m heartfelt thanks, and shall ever chkOth!
this manifestation-of confidence on-your partOth
the sincerest gratitudei ' :.„ •.! r .- '
_'7 , -- -, ___.—
I have resigned at this ti m e, bcliei‘int tharviktre
is'no firobabiliiy that you will be required tot .. . •
any one to fill the vacancy thus created, tattp,l.ao .
nixt general election.--
- ',aro very truly, yOur fellow citi-Sen,! !...-- -.- •
F. W. IIIIGHWI:
- Pottsville, May I . '''.7.. ' loth , 1844. ! ',r.• -, ! •
. RATIFICATION MEETING. .
rA • ',"..7 '
. • r i ,
- A meeting of the Sehrtylkill Haven Clay PAO . '
was held at their Head Quarters, k Witshioliint—
lionmi,) on Monday evening, the.th . inst. - 41te
audience was an immense one, far eiurpa.wingSy ---
political dernonstratien heretofore imade fin:,,,,; -
'Borough. Ii was emphatically an leutpouriQof
the 'bone and sinew' '9f our county. The :14r .. '
Mechanics and niers, Mechanics and kaborers werti thoro in': it
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might; all true Whigs', and ready to 'do t!attl in.
the great campaign which has now been fairts 6.• •
petted; by the nomination of ilenry May and %Ile.
odor° Frelinghtlysen. The multitude was so get '
;
that'e l. very window and other accessible' Alava - .
was literally jammed. i S i ' = t;P:
At 7-I o'clock, thin :wirers and members oflfie :
Club having taken tll'pir seats on the side appo- '• .
priate l d to theta. The meeting was called 6--in
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der—t' he Minstrels and , Schuylkill) Haven. Dead
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were then requested to station themselves opiaSto
to the members of the Club, reserving the rrii4e
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scats l
ifor strangers..
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The meeting was l opened wa , song bt.thn-
111in+els, from the ~, Yeller EiVer,". page to,
.. Our Candidate ;" at the conclusion of whicOhe
.Band struck lip the patriotic air "Hail C01u41,. t " - ,--
Messrs., Leybum,levan, Kauffitian4lenj.gett •"
and D. H. Stager. the Delegates who,aqemlelithe
Young Men's C , tventien at Balti in ere'; werel4l-- s '.
led upen'for an aceouril
.of their prixeedqi, , s.
Which Was responded to by their chainiien, AWir..
Leybinn, Esq., in mil eloquent and milieus iffle.' '
He de' bed the. grandeur and triagnificencof ' •
that B rea hering l in; stich a manner;lat triVll . •
N is
forth the most prolonged and enthusiastic slifii .4. : ts .
of a c clamation. After Mr. Leyburn had .finnted . - f
speaking, the 'meeting was favorCd.writh sev-eing
songs'hy the Minstrels,l and patriotic airs by* .. ie ,
Band. Mr. ThomaS RObinson tlieraddresse(o4o
Meeting in a very able and happy Manner :rat
the close'of his remarks; the folldwini-lieselut4s • •
were offered by A. W. lLeyburn, Esq.: 41d inOt- 7 -7 .
cd 'Mid bursts of applause that shook tlic tnil 31- .
Mg. i I . -4 :. .
Ronri•cd, That w approve, ratify and cent' -
the nomination made by the great National 4....
rentioioida at Baltithore, on the first: day f _ •
May, 1S-i 4, and pledge
_ourselve to supped*
nominees of the said Convention, at the. enatiitg
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fall election. l
pcsofred, That We' will' use 'every honor i
means in our power lo elevate' totteGubernalW-:
.11.-Chati: of this-State, .the nornince of the S 4 - s
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ConventiOn—GeM Josep h Markle; '..
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Resoletd, That the proceedings ll
of this riteett4.7,
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be published in the :Miners' journal and Antlifi r .
cite Gazette. -
Adjourned to meet :main on Monday evettia,.
13th inst., at 7.3 o cicc4.
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