POTTSVILLE.
Saturday Morning, Aug. 10, 1844
I:APORTANT
Let ever? citizen bear in mind, that it is not only tits'
'acres; but his date, to purchase ever• thing that ,he ,
van interne. By pursuing such t course..be encoura-
Les the meihanlcal industry of hii cWn neMhbothood,
An 'Which the prosperity of every town and city mainly
dependi—and -besides, every •dollar paid out at I
JOhie,
forms a circulating medium. of %chin every citizen de=
thms more or less benefit, in the route: of trade. Ey,—
sup dollar paid for foreigo'nianufactitres purchased a
broad, is entirely lost to the region, goes to enrich those'
who do not contribute one cent to our deezestie
mul oppresses our own citizen•. .
THE POOR MA\'9 n:ii
Thou who are compelled to labor, ought to bear in
utln4thattheTaritfisentldtutirallyr.lic pass rnan's /re—
ituecures to him regular emplo:t wept • and ;rind:ivo ors
WbiChis hie Capital—rind just in proportion as the dtitie
are reduced,au in proportion dons hii a rig t. co down
working-coon, befnre you aid in supp,rt
trig dm' who will rob you of your onty capital, the wa
gem uflabor.
Opinions of James. It. Polk on the Tara
. "I AM IN FAVOUR OF REDUCING THU.
.TIES "TO TIM RATES 1)F. VIP; coSH:P.erqlsg .
ACT, .6wiiniu; TILE maw; coNcatvfis IouND
Timm ..ON THE 3(ttli JUNE, 1312." .
[iatapblet Speech at Jack6oa:T.,riit., April 3d, ISF3
`*TILE'. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "I HE WHIG
M L F'
"PARTY AND YSE IS, NVIIILST THEY ARE .
"FILE ADVOCATr:S OP DISTRIBUTION AND. A
"1 LITECTIVE TARIFF-11F:ASURES ' WHICH I
"ti•rNSIDEIL RUINDUs Ta:THE INTERE*Ts of
T
the "COUNTRY AND ES EaALLI"fO THE INTE
RESTS OF:THE' PLANTING STATES—I DAVE
"STEADILY AND AT ALE TIAIL4 "OPPOSED
'BOTH." • •
, ‘ll,llpd by himself
•
(Same Speell,
.31 . 7 OW OPINION IS, ; PEAT WOEL SIIOULD
OE DUTY FREE," •
• . Leonetoseionaldepatest Vol:}o,paie 174.
, i •
"Jlll,llinty, (lorefia.o) n tar vl,, an n o wn red
'unceasing. hooti/ity to the ivuellt on boArrlf of
ffre Demorsatic part lic' theta red that ;I:r. Polk W.'S
opposed to tt,and that theft etay iEa ntcd a Llotorrizi le Con
eta(l arid a DemocraticPrrsidkilt elertg.d;ito real it. 7
tSpeich ill C011VC.43. June itlt, 1611.
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FOR TI-IC 0131PAIGN.
7x. order to pltee'inf ., Arniation within the reach
of all, the Miners' Joilriial will be , furtuslked until
the Presidential Election, Irani the 15th of Atigust,
at the following low rates: , •
One Copy,
Thirteen Copies, to one addresig,
Twenty-tw•o,
CO"Tlic money mweaccompally each order
it'''Ve will furnish papers to reiiponiitile Lo.
cofocos at the same rate, payable Henry
Clay is elected President.,
CLAY'S AND POLK'S VIEWS ON PEEL
TECTION.
Public Discussion
• A • public 'diseussiott, emb(itring the views 'of
Hcnry.Clay and James li. Polk, on the snhject
of a Tariff for Protection, will-. take' place in the
Orchard, in 'the Borough'of Pottsville, on Satur
day afternoon, the 10th of Auenst inst 'between
Joseph G. Clarkson, Esq., of Philadelphia; and
Francis W. Hughes, Esq.. of Pottsville'. To
commence at 2 o'clock precisely. Voters of
,hoth
tulles are iiivited he presant on thS occasion.
PUBLIC MEETINGS.:
- jOH N. W. BAER,
Th‘ccleliptCd BI T CKEITIVIACKSMITIT,
%via address the t;itizens of Sohn:. lkill County, in
the course'of the ensuing wcdt, a. 4
At Yost'Tavern, tne miles trynnd
bur;, on Monday, August 12. at 1 o'Oniik.. P. it,T.
" On the same Clay. at De.r.Valt'i 'llaV'e'rn. one mile
beyond AleKeansburg, at 4 o',c r ioult I' %\l,
On the same evening. at Piirt Moy
;er's Hotel, at , early candle light.e.t-'•
At Tain [ a . litta, on Tuesday, August 13th, :at
• Moyer's• Hotel, at 1 o'clock P.
On the Caine day, at MiddlepOrt, at Aallicit's
Hotel, at 4 o'clock P. M., and
On the same evening, at Pat iCarbon, at -Ma
dare's Hotel, at early candle light
At Otwigsburg, at-the Court House, on Wed.
nesday, August 14ttr, at 2 o'clock P. M., and
On tho same evening at Selthylkill Haven, at
Kauffman's Hotel, at early candle light.
On Thursday, August Friedensinirg,
at the house of Loenard Sholl, at 2 o'clock P.
' .M.; and.. •
On the same evening at Pine rove; at the hOute
of Capt. Israel Reinhart, at earl}', candle light.
Turn out fellow-eitiiens, and hear this greht
exponent of Whig principles. _
Mr. Baer's engagements trill permit him
to - spend but a short time in S.;huylizill Cohntv.
and as he is compelled m speak several times during
tho day, .it is imp:a - tint that those IA im wish to'
.hearatiin, should attend punctually at the appoin
ted hour.-
(:0• - • Mr. Darr arm desires 113 partirlilsrly ti; in
vite the ladies to attend the mertions ; they, : will
hear nothing on ilis•pait at least, calculated 16
fend the meat Tiostidious person, • :
'Punrie Drscvssio‘ —Our' readapt must not
forget that tha great discus.:ion the Tarift;,&e,
between Messrs. 6'lar6•ort and' lies, conics off
in the Orchard, this' afternoOn, iat 2 o'clock. it is
iMpartant, that all the people _should attend with•
out distinction of party.
-Or.rt POST Mrseerr...WO learn that_ Mr../.
'l7. Wiener resigned the ofiicc of PoSt.Master of
this Bo'roqh, about ilirec weeks ago.. No suc
cessor has yet been appointed.. Mr. Werner has
performed the dutiei of the office to the satisfac
tion of the public, and adhered; we believe, strictly
to.the instructions pronttilgat.d in John Tyler's
Inaugural address, prohibiting office-holders front
interfering in the elections of the people, But
fiequen!, importunities having been made within
the last- yiarto take grounl in faeor of the prescrit
sidthiniinration, and the 're-election of John
I:yler, which , as a Whig-, ha could not.ccinscitn
tioualy do, he therefore p . ref , :i-i-c.l a sacrifice of of:
. free to a cacrifico of princ , r 'plcs. :He goes for
Frelinghoysen and Alatkic with a per
' tJet rush, and no nflicc Withln : the gift of the Pre
' tident iii the, state, which re t r zired a eacritice of
• priociple, could purcham hint Into the support of
the preacnt Administration. j We know; that it
;was his intention to have reiiged the office in A
,
prit-last—but at the, urgent soticitatiou of his
friends he vasprevailed upon not to do so at that
' time.
Ttuirr
,lliseestos.—Last week a diseusion
:on tita - subje.ct of the Tariff, tool: place in Bucks
ounly, between Gen. Davis, locofocO, and the
.-! Hon. E. Joy Morrie, of PhiladelpLia. - Gen. Da
-1 _cis endeavored to maintain his ground that James
tli. Polk was a Tariff man—but finally' admitted
Publicly that lie (Mr:Polk),vas osecto the
Tariff of I§y2, and in favor of its repeal. This,is
enirnpaltant admission ori , the part of one of the
Igadera of the patty. Thapeneral also elated that
if lie had been in Con6riesi, he also would have Vo
. te . 4.1 *against the present Tariff.
tb - The bng 11.1 ding at Lebanon, on Nton-
day list, we, learn, tres eery laf,ge, numbering a
. bout titre.: to one of that of their opponents, held
'on the same day. The Meeting was addressed b/
the . Buckeye Blacksmitli, and Messrs. Eckert.
• Ramey, Cooper,..a4d Lindsay. Quite an enthu
siastic sPirif prevailed thrOughou!. Tha election
for delegitesto tke County convention, to form a
ticket; and ap,poi4t' eonfit7es, takes 'Placa to.
44. 7 I
ANINE I XAIIOI4 01 , 71'EXA14
CONMERED.•- •
Immediate annoxation of Texas was gotten - up
by Captain Tyler, as, tisott of stalking hOr4e on
which he hoped.to ride into the 'presidency ;tlte ;
democrats however have thrAn the Captaqt and'
mounted CoL Polk. The Whigs, as a party, have'
adopted for their motto these words, which pliould ;
be home about - With him by every American; as,
'having the virtues of en amulet: 4i Union tot'. the,
,_They, enlarging their conceptions'to the,
circle of their duties, and extending their ideas oi
ver the whole of that vast fi'eldin which they ar4
F ailed to act, have for their object this conntryi
flit whole country, and nothing but the country
and the true interests of all the classes who coin,
pose it. The new democraciareannexationists;
they go for Texas—they are willing for personal.
and party purposes. to peril the lives and treasure's
of our people in war with Mexico, which would
dishonor us abroad, and eta to dissensions .at
home, big With the. elcme._ts which threaten diti
'solution.
It is a subject of wonder with many honest men
how inimediatc annexation Gas thus suddenly be-
!
come '
it cardinal principle with The democratic ereeq .
It is easily explained. They were obliged, - 4f
.-they.„wished success fur their party, to abandrin
their old, and place themselves before the peuoe
upon new-issues—this was new. -It was adopted
by ambitious aspirants as a first bid for the presi
'dency. It grew out Of a generous zeal to hie:l-ea:se
•
their own prosperity and influence in. the south;
by promising to augment southern and slace-work
ed territory ; and thus, by throwing the balanceof
power in the country into southent hands, Fierp4-
uate the "peculiar institutions " 7 'of the So4h;
It was
. • „Ur. BUthanall'S firet bid. i•
It made but little matter to him that he had
"never acknowledged the existence of Texas 44a
government." That 1537,• he voted against
the recognition of herindepeneence,dmeaur as
soon as we should recognize her independence She
would apply for reception into the United States
as a State of the Union." That in 1839,1 e Pro
tested against " wasting the blood told . treasure of
the United States in a foreign war, waged even,
in the holy cause of liberty." " Interfereneel on
our part," said Mr. Buchanan, " will give cause
foi the .suspicion, that:we wish to wrest Texas
frordAhe possession of those to sshom under It-he
faith of the treaties, she justly. bekings."
the, treaty with Spain in 1519," said he, there
can no longer be any doubt that thisinoviitee is
part of Mexico." Selfish and self-comforting Men
in;iy act against their judgments for i schish pUrpo
see, and find, in the purpose, an opiate for the
conscience. Mr. BuChanan would be Preaident,
to maltc.interest witt. the people of the South, he
declaree hiniselt fur annexation. cui bon°. I am
willing now to' "waste the blood and treasure of
the United States in a foreign war, waged even
for this unholy purpose" of wresting from Mexi
co a province, which, "under the faith of treaties,
jubtly belong-, Co her.", 'But Mr. Buchanan lost
the nomination, Col. Poi was;selccted by the
harmonious Convention at Baltimore, from a host
of clamorous aspirants, as eßliihatically least of
all the evils,—the man of the exigency, His:norn=
i„ation was the procreation of a kind of spent vi
tality, the offspring
,not of harmony and conces
sion—but of ineffective violence and exhausted
power, begotten by a 11.1pless and-worn out!party
in its enfeebled and sickly condition. But Mr.
Polk is the antagonistic nominee, it hecinnes im,
portant therefore, as we pass along, to glanoe at.
3 00
5 00
Ik's Position
Immediate annexation' was revolting even t o
Mr. Van Buren, and Mr. Van Buren ware sacri
ficed to annexation. The question was shall Tei
as be annexed, if possible, fairly; honorably, and
under the sanction of the Constitution, tn., shag
Sie be at all,hazards 'and,by any "means, fraudu..
tently a:nd dishonorably, rather than not*all, te
gardless of results. Mr. Polk his no hesitation
in declaring himself "in favour of the immediate
annexation of Texas to the Constitution and gov
ernment of the United States." The conception
.of this scheme by Captain Tyler, was a palpable
violation of the spirit of the Constitution and the
principles of the government; characterized by cir
cumstances: of fraud, treachery and selfishness.
With all its dishonesty, and inevitable evil re
sults, the modern demomacY have adopted it as a
principle of faith, as a tempting bait wherewith
they hope to operate upon our national Cupidity;
and, in connexion with other deceptive
make voles toe a contemptible' candidate.. Of
course, James K. l'olk would i not hesitate‘as to
his course. He has the•presuMptuous folly to be
lieve tl.at, by raising the cry of "Polk and Texas,"
he may force himself into the 'Presitlerit'S chair.
The honest-people, however, deeming it expedient
to inquire - how far the value of the territory, may
counterbalance the questionable worth of the man,
and the unqueetiop,ble evils incident to itsannex
atiosi,la-e already beginning to look uPon both
in the light of hard bargains. It would'not be a
miss, perhaps, in this connexion, by Ivey of strik
ing an honorable contrast, briefly to touch upon
.11r. Clay's positian
Mr. Clay bases his opinion upon thin, as upon .
all other suLjects, on matter-of-fact ground '; and
reasons upon the spirit of• the government to the
interests of the people. He' alwys opposed the
cession of Texas to Spain, in the, treaty of 1819 ,
because he thought " Texas was sacrificed . to• the
acquisition of Florida." "But if," says Mr. Clay,
*42 Made too great a sacrifice in the surrender of
Texas, u 4 ought, to take care not to make too
treat a sacrifice in the attempt to reacquire it. 6
• • • We have fairly alierMtetl cur title to Tex 7
as-by a solemn national compact-, to the fulfilment
of which vvc stand bound by good f. , ith and na
tional honor;. It is, therefore, perfectly idle and
ridiculous,_if not dishonorable, to talk -Of resuming'
our title - nil exas, as if we had . Bever Odell with
it.. We can no more do it than Spain!can resume
- Florida, France Louisiana, or 'Great ißritain the
American colonies, now comprising a part of the
United State;." •
. •
For - an 'ample and able exposition of Mr. Clay's .
views, toacbirig this subject; we refer our readers
to his Raleigh letter. Read it ! it is full, chaste,
clear, forcible—it will decide tho sigtibling
It is pacific... Its sentiments arernat4, honorable,
statesman-lilto--the sentiments of a Patriot 'and a
cbristian,
What shall we gain by A.nneation?
This inquiry is of grave and momentous inter
est: It is important,
.tberefore, to ttnswer It; ia
deed, it must be =meted before any! opinion t,an
be properly and conclusively ad'Audged. The
fraudulent stockholder, the'O
selshlstock-jolibers,
'own who have purchased, or are puwhasing Tex.-
as , bonds at 12 ,cts. Ott Me 'dollar, 'end Treasury,
Notes at 7 cents on the dollar, bearin i g JO per cent.. l
interest, and speculators in Texas lands are active
and - clamorous advocetes of annexation, becaase
aim the United States would be booed to redeem
their_bonds and note!;' with interest.' . .4olistr
beetihse it weep greatry 4uhatiee the val
of laiol—thog would tie. :rich, tint: haw.'ihm;lil
be mstefitted.•
The Dai . of Text*
Whiclk we would hive to assume,, must be paid
by the' United &stet govermient. TerAS rated
her debt at $5,000,000. Mr. Tyler 'aqopesedi it
might reach $lO,OOOOO- Subsequent davelOP'
ments hare discovered $20,000,000, en inermis e
af615,000,000 in three montl,r . Thestrong and
natural proMinptioos that this debt will prove to
..be at • lest $20,090,000, and more probably
$100,0130,000.
, Tearts contracted her debt in le
frayinT„ the expensei - Of a war, continued through
eight years, against,Mexiccr and her savage alhes
the Camanches Indians. The Florida war, car
ried on against a handful of Indians, without iny
friendly power 'to Mil them, cost our government
$40.000,000; can 4 be possible then, that pc
eight years war of texas against blexieound iter
'allies, cost hut $20,600,000. •
The government:-of Teams sent a litiniste l
Conclude the treaty; with the government ofi
United States. The books should have show '
tiredse amount of bet debt; they did not. It
more convenient to estimate—not convenie
get at the exact amount: Oh no! it might fri
en Ws from treating with her. In the estirnat' l
her public lands,. valued at many millions of
lars, she includes a tract of 1 . 29.000,000' Of a
if we may rely °pep Mr. Benton, good democ atic
authority, is an inte , i,nal part of Mexico; to which
Texas can by no Passibility lay, a plausible Jihad
ow of claim. Here is down right fraud, intended
to deceive us. New, acting upon the-principle
which should govern our transactions with indi
vidlials, is .it not a legitimate conclusion, that if
she would attempt to deceive us in one mailer to
effect a particulai;iand to her vital purpos'i, she
would, to obtain : the same, resort to lmilar
deceptions in other matters. We can therefore.
know nothing will/ certainty of her debt,,bi# may
with safety estimate it at $100,000,006; yet thq
new democracy ate willing to assume. a/hi; debt,
Certain, probable,iand contingent; and the reople
of this government must pay it. The induttrious
yeomanry of Penitsylvania, who arc already taxed
pp to what thcy l 4ati bear to keep down the-inter
ests of the State debt, must be additiodallyl taxed
.to pay the debt of Texas, country in Wili they
have not now, and cannot by any possibility, as
'Pennffivallians,illaVc a direct or personal interest.
Our proportion of the debt of Texas, Wol4l be a.
bout 55,000,000;;which.added to our prcient debt
of .$42,000,000 imakes $19,000,006 ;, which the
farmer, the merchant, the mechanic, the miner and
labourer must be taxed to pay, and wheal we au
peradd $10d,00,000,. winch is a moderat
mate of the expenses of ,
d; war with Mexico.
We have learned some of the 'principle,'
tagei . to be derived to us by the annexation
as. is placed :beyond
. 3. question, that
tion would be an occasion for war betty
government ant) the government of ArcaiJ
Bocanegra, the iMexiean Secretary of Sta
red that the MI iican government will co
quivalent to a declaration of war against t 1
ican Republic, the passage of an act for t h e ncor
poration of Texas, into the territory of thp United
Statzs—the certainty of the fact -being 4ufficient
for the immediate - proclamation of Witr. Mr.
AlmOnte uses language stilLmnre explriti ••Ork
sanction being given by the executive of the Union,
t o the fneorpciration of Texas into th' United
States, he will Considerhis mission end d, seeing
that as the Secretary of State will hay learned,.
thel Mexican •gmrernment is resolVed o declare
wares soon. air it receives information of suchan
act !" nor can we console ourselves, even if we
were disposed , to be unjust enough to do so, that
the Weakness of Mexico would nuke her an easy
conquest, and:secure us against the Usuil
.pisastr'ous consequences of a Iyar.
111. Ouizo4;prirne minister of Louis! Phillippi,
has in behalf!of France, recorded hisproteit a
gainst the 'anriexation of Tekas to the territory of
the United States.
Li England, on the 17th of May, Lord Aber.
deep said in the House of Lords, that l l this r alfair
raised a question unexampled in the i history of
public law, which would demand - and Ereceive the
early' attentihn of her Malesty's goVernment.--
From. these*monstrations, we are lel infer tha t ;
Mexico will:not fight her battles alone r ' The na
tions of the 'old world will not look qbietly upon
a p4able breach of national faith, by the first gov
ernment of die new, in this age of the World. Are
the people of this country willing to nieet the cer
tainty of war, and all the thOusanda ?rording e
vils which are war's inevitable incidents. The
expenses of a war--the suspension of' business--
the loss to this nation, by tho lives of thousands of
her gallant 'citizens, who as / the • natdral 'mother'
she is bound to protect. '., •
Anntiation 'will perpetuate rrery,
And the free peoplp%af the North, whose hearts
yea . rn for :t he,tiour cvheit not a sl4e tread
tbeirsoili, are called upon to support the psuedo
democracy in this outrage—as hottest 6ridyue mart
they arc willing to stand by the corlarorrnise of the
Con . stituticin, but, when they ask tnerit than this
to facour,i. extend, or perpetuate Slaty, we bid
them beware ; the people hold the i s sues in their
own band 1 •
THE PriESENTATICI4. •
• 1 ;
A beauhfurfull length portrait of lour Candi
date,. the A isinterested ; friend of the
people—Was presented by Capt. •111 , 1 1cCanles,' of
to the Central . Clay Club of Potts.
villa, on Monday evening. We
h id .upon that
occasion, the pleasure of witnessing tone of thoSe
enthusiastic, spirited,' and spirit-Stirring Whig
turn-outs; so frequent all over the country—and
no wherqmore frequent than here at Pottsville .
The true] Whig spirit eirculatesitls only neces
sary to announce a meeting and Oho "people are
there in their strength. - On liforidai , night the bone
and :muscle—the intellect and judgment—the
beauty and grace of the region cirded to hear
what might bo said of their foforife. Young'
whigs, old whips, and TALL Ivtii i gs *ere there;
'and there were their wivca and slaughters, their
sisters and sweethearts, aearing their . .sweetest
As we east our eye over the group
and realizeed their glowing interesi—we thought,
alas, chat. •.! '
None bat the whip dcsert:e l am fair."
There were eyes, a "when tho' Otte sky trem
bles ihr`uugh a e!oit of purest vrbite"—and there
were Sparkling black ones, fra'hing enthusiasm
from urPer silken fringes--whocettld deny them-.
selves the'pleasure of such delightful association
, ,
—frouti our hearts we pity the Poor rolkites ; but
let thetit elope, they aro . handfdf over '" to their
idols." ;' .
Mr. C. W.' Pitnirm, read ' rite
1
Vona, Capt., licOaiales areal:o—
1- •
IIE MINERS' JOURNAL: '
Pariaistscus, July . 20th,
To Bantarsirr T. TAStors; Esgq: Presiden4
Ce4ral - Clay Club of Sebuylldll County;
'„l r .isAa - Sior.-1, Wish Jo present to, this Club
over which you prem4e, the accompanYiniportrait
of litany, Clay, painted by a young artist :of this
city; It is'a faithful picture of the greatest states
man now a man who has for thirty-five
years stood foremost in our codncils in support of
our national character and . independenne, by sus
taining the American farmer. manufacturer, me
chanic and laboring man,Snd protecting them in
their various occupations from the competition J.
Foreign countries. I present this picture to . your
Club as a testimonial of the zeal, activity; and en!
Srgy of your members in the good cause of Clay,
Markle and the Tarry The time is not far dis- ,
tant, when the great question of a Protective Ta
riff will be finally settled by the decision of the
people at the ballot bones.
The success of the Whig cattse will make th-'
system of Protectiore e pegs:meat one in our goof
ernment, while on the other hand, the election oe
James K. Polk will result in its 'final o'Verthrow.
The assumption of the debt of Texas . 'amount
ing to many millions' of Delhi's, and the re-estab..
lishment of the odious Sub-Treasury to supply
gold to office-holders, and rags to the people.
Pennsylvania has a deep interest in these is ;;
sues. If we must have the debt of Texas saddled
upon us, what haVe the people of our State to
hope for, with their own debt of Forty millions of
Dollars, and the heavy taxes already imposed on
us to sustain or rather to restore our Character and
credit: give us the glorious Whig Tariff 0f.48412
—our share of the , proceeds of the sales of the
public lands, amotinting to more than half a mil
lion of dollars 'a year—Henry Clay. for President
and Joseph Markle for Governor; and Pennsylva
niawill be able M take and keep the position
signed to her, of the Keystone of the Federal arch.
No dounty is more deeply interested in the tri
.umph of Whig principles than your own, and I
hope that yOur Chib will go on untiringly in the
good work that yon have thus far prosecuted so
faithfullY, and reniembering the noble services of
Harry of the West; . will do your full share in re
warding him, by sustaining the whole American
Ssstem of which he is the father, and therefore
the natural guardian.
t to
iht
e of
i dol-
• I
James H.Campbell,.Egq.. on behalf Of the Club
received the splendid gift--dohsg, : hiMself and the
occasion eredit by his eloquent address. He con
cluded by offering the subjoined resoltitions which
were adopted by acclamation: • I
Resolved, That the Whigs of Schuilkill Coun
ty hereby termer their warm and unitid thanks to
Capt. John McCanles, of. the City of Philadel
phia, for his high: testimonial of regard for thorn
selves, and zeal in the great cause, as manifested
by his presentation to the Central Clay Club of
the portrait of our candidate fir the Presidency,
the Patriot and Statesman, Henry Clay of 'Ken- .
tucky.
Resolved; That in the language of our esteem
ed friend, we will remember the services - ot ,lien
ry.Clay:to his country-and to mankind, and we
will di) all in onr power to reward - bins, by seri
taiMag to the best of our ability the whole Amer
ican System, of which he ever has been the fear
less advocate. • •
IMEI
advark
of 'rex-
• nnesa
•leen this
.o. Mr
e,
alder e•
e Mex.-
RC-saved, That the proceedings of this -Meeting,
he published in the Whig papers of ' this County.
and in the Daily Forum, of Philadelphia, and that
a copy of the same be forwarded by the Secretary
to the presenter Of the portrait of Henry Clay.
After the ceremony of presentation was conclu
ded Horace' Smith and J. X. Cleraept,Esqs.,,
were severalty celled for, and each responded with
their accustomed ability: The Minstrels were
there and sung good songs to good' tunes, and
Hawkins' Brass Band discoursed sweet music to
s fill trp the interlude.
following letter
nying the por.
Very Respectfully, Sze.,
JOHN McCANtES
NORTH CAROLIN 4 'rLECTIOIVS.
Vietori! Victory 11
We have swept the state clean, The returns
of 32 out of 70 counties in the state show e
Whig gain over 1842 of 214 votes: In '1842,
the Whign'sueceeded by a 'majority of 4042 votes.
We have only heard from the east, .Stand from
under,' when! the avalanche descent's frorti the ,
west. There' is oui great Whig strength. l'he
Whig majority will probably reach .7,000.
The Washington Standard gives returns differ,
ing slightly from tho above; in 30 counties, the
Whig gain is 712 majority for governor, and six
teen members of the legislature. The Public In
dex ,sayS they have probably elected a Senator
from Camden and • Curritu,k. 'The victory in
North Carolina is complete. We have carried
both branches of the Legislature, locofoco last year;
and have . elected the Whig Governor by about
7,000. This is the state which formed part:of the
base of the locofoco pyramid. ,
Extract of a letter to Me Editor, dated,
NEW Yons,,July 3OtI, 1844
Dear Bannan,
The Whig. cause is working glOriousty in
this mighty Empire State; the Masses are moving
as in'lB4o, everyinfortnation from the West, brings
the cheering intelligence that the people, as in the
Harrison Campaign, have thrown off the shackles
of party, and are going for the interests of their
country, those interests so long supported and
cherished by our own noble Harry Clay, Invite'
lion to the workfng'elassei, which thiy now feel
in the operation. of the 4 Whig Tariff of 1842. i I
I sari this morning, atilt° Whig head quarters, a
gentleinan from Western New York, Who:told me
that ho.would not be surprised if New York would
give Mr. Clay 40,000 majority; he'saYs the hunt
bug of Texas has; ruined the Locos in the west,
they'are not willing tolend their aid, in extending
the curse of slavery, in this boasted land of liber
ty, but look forward to its gradual extinction,' by
the force of circumstances; which sooner or later._
will relieve us of this'foul blot, upon Our NatiMal
escutcheon. Passing along Hudson street to-day,
I saw amiserable paor cur. clog, you could haV e
counted his 'ribs at'llfty yards; a witty little boy, a
bout tO years of age, called out to a companion, I
say, Charley, that man is trying to Make a hound
of his dog. I could not help smiling atthe remark,
•
and the idea struck me, that locofaceism was 'try
ing to make hounds of its votaries, with her ahom
inable Free trade, low' wages, and Texas doc
trines, all calculated to enrich the capitalist, at the
expense of the honest mechanic and laborer of the
country ; but thank God, they arc too well inform
ed upon the questions now before :the. country,
and the practical operation of the Tarlfrof 1842,
to be deceived any longer, by the &Signing knaves"
now feadhig, the locofoeo party. t witnessed a
a littleincident, in the upper , part of the city, a
. few days ago, and as "straws show Which why
the wind blews," I will mention it; I noticed a
waggon standing before a stall groggery, with
-three young hickory 'saplings. upon it, with the
tops trailing 'ort the, ground; the landlord : said, I
will take the l two small ones. Oh, you:had better
take the large one, said the 'wagoner; no; said the
, landlord; we'cannot raise force enough to put it
up.' I went tn .; and on my return; I founireight,
all told, working away for dear life, to, plant
the little saplings; they, were verdant, -and green
at that time, hilt now like their fellows in thia-ci
ty,?theY are withered and faded, emble.natic of the
fate of the Miserable party they represent, whilst
the Whig poles, surmounted vvih the cap of 'li
berty, remain the saine., as' the noble prineliales
they 'represent; are unchangeable, and identified
with the best interests of our .country. The Le-
Cos at old Tammany had a very large flag extend
ed across the street from the Hull to a hickory near
the Park. Mew mornings age,lnoticed it:torn all
to shreds by the winds, and the names of Kolk &
Dallas, .hanging like a signal of distress; it has not
,
been put up since; rather ominous friend The
try banner: et the gale most. gallantly. We
'have an honest Lpeofocb at our house, Who ex;
presses loudly and- furiously, his denunciations
upon the hypocriteS , who endeavor to deceive the
people by claimin,gPolk as aTarilT man. He says
the trim issue is,.ClaY.,and the Taritil Polk and
Free trade. He is an importer pf British Larnp,
and says he gOes for his pocket, that is, every one
for himself, and -the country may go to the 1.11;
He says the glass cutters have . raised ten per cent;
so they have, said a gentleman opposite at the ta
ble, put as / ant in that business, as pn inaporter ,
1 can only say to you, that they have' riven Ger
ma drops out of the market, by their competition ;
they are now manufacturing them at nearly fifty
per pent less than.the frrreign article by weight;
andisaving to the country several hUndred ;thou
sand dollars, on that article of luxury alone; anoth
er evidence of the effects of the Whig Tariff of
1842. I fear IdiaVe tired pour patience vith these,
crude remarks, and that I hear you' exclaim, con
found-the fellow what a •long yarn he bee spun—,
'but—
in pity spare us When we Jo our best,
To make as much waste paper , ' as the rest"—
'
Your frientl,; - B.
IMPORTANT DECISION , --INATFRALIZTION•--
1110 Supremo Court of the State. of New York,
h4ve decided that the Marine Court 'of the City
of, New York, is mit a court of record, and conse . -
linently all Naturalization papers . issued by that
Court, are null and void.. It was through this
court conirolled, •by Locciocos, that thousands:ref
emigrants were. naturalized every , year, at _an ex
pense of about 25 centsea large' portion of, whom
had only been in the country some two, three or
six months.. We hnow this to be the fat. There
are Men in this region, who have acknowledged
they were naturalized in this Court before they
yiere six months in this country. They were Per..
•uttdetl' to do so—instructed to answer certain
questions, and individuals wet always , at: hand'
ready to swear that they knew them to be in the !
'country f ive years, who met there for thnfirst time,
in the Court Rouse. According' to this decision
every person who received his , papers through that
court, cannet vote at the ensuing election. There .
are a large-numher of such in this region, and our
Judges and inspectors must eamine into this but
siness before the election. 'The while, or at , least
tt majority of the - Jildges who' bade this decision,
aredneofacos,,consequently 9r cannot be dellormc ' ,
ed as a Whig maim°. • • -•
Sotemo.—We learn 1144 same of our locoftH'
_ .
cos intend soaping thou; party in this region short.'
'ly. .E.vert soap won't save fthein—it only makei
them more slippery, than cifir r ' And eoneequenti3 o ,
moitidifilett to b'old. - -
"Thav is danger in the dint."
THREE MEN DROWNED.
Almost ivory Joy, In this region. the sotemn
truth its trt i ought home to us, that 4 ' in the midot
of lire wo Stir In death." • ,
"tits Spiders onset attemested thmtd.
is isoftl,lo cobie, to mares bold en (Amity bliss." i
F te have
Few men ve more ..hair breathh'e escapee of
I - I
are more continually exposed to casualties, eee i - 1
dents and itudden death than our miners. ./thstri
• 1
is danger nt the mines.' The consequence of &snit
ger may, it tree, sometitims, to averted. try cora
fulness. B ut mere frequently. the accident if
sudden almost as the lightning stroke, before a
I
eloudilias, east the • gloom of its shadow to warn,
• I
the victim has fallen. We.have this week to Pei,
tine one of these melancholy and disasttous oceu
rences, Which took plaee'at 3lessrs. i Milnes d i- ,
Spencer's alines, on Friday night last, .ttihout l:P.
o'clock, by.'which three Men, Henry . Fox, Jon--
I
than Yxon and John Rickel; welp buried in the
twinkling of an eye, to render their final account.
1
4 istt prridence that this accident should have
happene d just when it did;'at any other time the
destruction of life would have been immense, as
from flirtt to fifty hands are employed in 114
mine during the day.
I ' ; , 1
This colliery was worked below water level. 1 a
few year since by DoFt. G. G. Palmer;: and was
abandoned and suffered to fill up With water,
The ahoy' e named firm sunk a new shaft, to the .
depth ofiehout three hundred feet, below' the old
workings, and were engaged in, taking { out Coali—
as they a pproached the old workings, (they found
it neces sary to run up a shaft to tap and gradually,
draw. off the water by, boring, for the purpose jof
preventi i ng.the very accident that oceurred. A , a
no danrr was apprehended from the distance they
I
Were Opposed to be from the old workings, ( Up
wards of seventy feect when twenty or thirty
were deemed safe in solid coal,) these men Were
pursuing their work in this shaft , on the night shif:.
But one hour before the Agent had left the wo'rks,
I I
and all was safe. The pressure:of the water howev
er.
frona above, from some cause or other, forced it-,
self through and instantaneously filled the mines,
bhryin; the unfortunate men in an aceumulatio l n of
coal and:dirt more than three (Mildred feet li,ilow
.
the surface. The accident is describ ed as having
been sudden and startlin;; the. man at the Engine;
lieartl "rumbling, rushing noise; the Engine stop
ped, a n d the buildings trembled as if convulsed by
an earthquake—in .a minute all was quiet again.
He atieinpted to descend into the mines, and found
in then about three hundred feet of water. It is
[
suppu ed that this water must have forced itself
I • 1
through' alissure in the slate, and the following
I
statement, prepared by Dr. Palmer,: at the instance
of the proprietors, to 'counteract 'various rumors in
circulation, charging then with carelesSness,
semi fully to sustain .this presumption. ! .
:
Th i e proprietors have sunk new pumps and arc
activ ly engaged in pumping out the water, it will
how ver, in all probability be at least two inontM
heforethis will be e ff ected,-and the bodies of these
unfOl-Mnate men found. WO understand, that
they have all left families. . . •
I • •. .
', • At, this stage it is impossible .to estimate the.
amount of damage to the Propritors, lipt! inde
pendent of loss of time, it is prcsuMed that to clear
and fif,these mines for working.,' l will cost from
twelve to fifteen htitidted dollam. • About - iiwelve
years ago t•vo men' were drownettfront a islinilar
accitlerit,at this colliery worketl p ahove water level .
f , ; ; • • -
...03137.LNIC.TED. f ' 1
. ,
Mr. liannait
In consequence or the various and contra
,dictpry reports that are in circulation respecting
accident that 'occurred on Friday night at the
Spohn Collenes, I have been induced to investi
gate the affair as mintitely as the present state Of
the mines will admit of,:and send them to you for
,publication, in order - that the . community may he
ecnrcctly informed on this melancholy event, and
thyt gross injustice may not be done to the pro
p 'etors of the mines by the absurd reports in cir-
c lation. ••
,
lln the b'pohn ' tract the slope below big . water
level was stink clown the Spohn vein of poatohe
- •
distance-of 150 feet, and the gangways driven east.
I" •
and west; the western one to within a short dis
t'Ance. of. the lino of .Nicholas I Thuron's land,
‘ i
here the breabtings measured 175'feet in length
i cOnsequence of the veins being More nat. 11 , 1eS-
I
ss: Itlilnes & Spencer's slope on N. 11. Thuron's
411,1; 150 feet west of the Spohn Traci, is sunk
te the distance 'of -378 feet- where the gangways
a l re carried off east and west. In the east level 210
f eet from the olbpe, a breasting is earned up. the
inclination of the vein 120 feet; having been corn-
I •
menced 15 feet wide in the lower level, and eon
-1 .. ,
traded to 9 feet at the top, and was to be narrow_
ed to 4 feet or lesi l . • '• • -" ' !
1 . This breasi . Was at the commencement let to
the Miners to work in the ustMl way h; the wag-
I g'ut, but after the drill was 'ordered to be used, it
wits feared they jmight neglect the use of the drill
Ito make largervrages, and they were put to work
.1
I:;y:the day orWrek in. this breasting. It, was in
this breast,`-that three miners were working on
IFtiday night!when the water broke in, from the
t O4 workings in the Spohn'tract; these works
I having beenC'atandoned in 1838, and remained
from that tienei• until the present .summer filled
With water. ' 1
•, . .
• Taking 175 feet, the depth of the old workings.
and adding 12(i feet; the length of the breast on
the east side of Mimes &SPence.'s slope, and un
der the old nor rings, we haVe 295 feet, to which
we may add 1 feet more, for the deviation of the
new slope friltnl a tight angle with the i strata, and
forthe loss of jevel in the lower gangway; 'all of
which will Ov? us 305 feet to deduct from the
..373 : feet; leaving 73 feet for the distance between
the
where the Lei l ers were at work-and h water in
i
the old works. ' .
After makirg full'ilidwances for any little in
accuracies ofmews : um-meat, I cannot come to any
Other corielus'oh, than that there was from 65 to
.70 feet of ;Intl turbed coal,; lying between the . nca . r 7
est points or the new and old workings, at the
,`time the accident occurred..
•
• The plan adopted by the,proprietors, for draw
ing off tho water in the old works, was to open l up
a way of nietrely sufficient width to yorlr, a drill.
and to keel:lllre drill working ahead of the men.—
This : was thl3 plan adapteld in 1334 . in the. Spohn
abov4l water level,-!in draining . the water
'from some Of the fast woikings in thit vein, which
were eunk
. ' i rom 'the top of the hill,!and execute&
with entire tiuccoss and safety, and the same thing
has been Ono both before and sincrs that time
withont of life or serious accident,
It has heen.variously reported, that on. Friday
last a> thiejfatal spot, the, water was -rushing out
--
the.coevicei or the coal m a stream: as thick u a
pick bandie; as Mick as a rnaree'esen or leg, and
even Ha tit.l;ek as his bOdy; all of which mug, be
fkrosOoryOrsiQns of the truth, becau k ci I am inform
e4 belitut4l am informedhy one of the R roprietors
- •
who waa4trere , attentlitigto the busirreai, thatilie
pumps Wire not worked any more ort . Friihiy titan
on other daysi. which was about one hour at
and at 0 o'clock italhe evening they petal* weeti •
'wonted to the E Irina aal-fiat M rnmjbK as n.
at which tinter there was not more' orator
the* sump or reservoir thin there tiad• bo'criat the
tolt*# holit' for some time previous.
4re4 forthrr, if the water had, been isleihr
lip otimijte,o4 rioantity reported, ,it was all they •
Is:roast it had appeared theY bad botig/tt
4ich lino for rods, rind directed the Smith : tt;
rinks an inch drill to attach; but at thesuggestAns. '
of sae of the Miners engaged in this work. who.: 4
prufmsed to understand' it thoroughly, one inch"
iron4as 'substituted, and the blacksmith directed . '
to 'make an inch 'and a qparter drill; all of which
was !lane, and the drill taken into ,the mines end',
used- but the miners feeling great confidence •
their scturity, threw aside the drill, and carried on
their work without it, until discoveied by the un- •
derground 'manager, When it, was again reannail
At 9 - o'cback on Friday 'evening, Francis Sport:
cer, who has charge of the inside work was with
the MinersAn the work, and saw no' particular
cause for alarm, and left the men for the night.
Soon after 10 o'clock the . boy at the Engine 112 ;
heard a milting, roaring sound, like that producsil
by a heavy blast; issue from the mines, and felt that
the ground, Engine and house, were violently sha
[tea, and the Engine, without any, apparent cause. :
was immediately stopped. The boy in great tarn
ran to the house and called Spencer, who with the
'other Engineer, came out to ezamine the Engine:
and aftCr seeing that every part of the raitatineryi '
appeared to be perfect, put a full bead of steam op„,?;
but could not move the Engine; they then
eeeded down the-slope, and discovered the water,
so high that they at, ones knew that the three men;
inside must be drowned.. By.measurement since;
the water .was found to be within 126 feet of thei:
top of the now stoic, and 132 feet above where t.
the miners were at work, Which 'was the. highest 4
paint worked in that side of the slope. Until the;
mines arc cleaned of water, but little, if any more....
important information can be obtained, relating tp
this sad event, that has deeply Moved the spiv/4
thit; of the community, and eirhiCh I trust.Willne
subside without proffering appropriate consolationi
and comforts to the mourning r anddisconsOlate
dows, and to the orphans who look in vain oval'
the green hills, for the return of their parent'''.
Most respectfully,
.0. G.
TUE §OUTIS COMING UP 'TO- TICS - RESCLT:
i
WZTU A 131..A.RTT OOOD entiruSiestte
meeting of the Clay Club of Tuscaloosa, A labatril
,
was recently held at tbeir,Club Ream The Prei s -,
ident stated that after a careful investigafion; they p•
.t. ,
had not discovered a iirtAle Whig who has chang
ed hi vices on der o.mt of Mr Clay's letter on'Ai-:
nexatlow- A --bin on the contrary,: it met With the
probationof:all the friends of ohr . gloridus Cnictet•!
The fallen-lug resolutions were adopted by ih . C4
Club with acclareation. They breathe the Wier
spirit—and put to the blush the 'pretended - Loeci`' .
foco friends of Protection in the North:
Resolved, That we - extend the right 1 - and 'of'
fellowship to Our Whig brethren of the Noithf,
and assure them that WC require no guaranleciiir‘'
furor of, our pi-cutiar institutions but such ai'ara;
found in the Cow.lit Which tve.beli ere the: y
'tire as ready to defind as we }ire If these
be overleaped, no matter hi' whom, .or when, s w#
have no aroments left but the sword..
Resolved, That• s we utterl/fi 'ener,nr.erx,
free trade dogmas if the Volk party;'
about twenty-five millions of' dollars per annurla
bare iodic raised for the support of the genersV„
government, we wish to see it r dsed by a tardrf
dtnies.en foreign imports:: and ?tit tncidtrATiy
protects Aintrkon Inanufaiture,..rirs. ,Lost; xss
lIKTTRII—ATV. CART. XOT HON' MUCH ; IT 0448
TO MART. THEM CONSUMERS' OP OUR rrtoe4si
The northern manufactures purchase earneifor
hundred thousand bales of our
_cotton, ana •
would" as - toots hare Tucin gold as, Bath'sti
guild."
Resolved. That the free trade doctrines of- - -013
new light'Deutocracy I , ad d redly and inevlip6.ln
to di eet taxation by the federal government
we have no use for federal assessor's and tex44,4 , -
erets upon our farms, plantations and InsiOirir
dize. We 'already 'have h State tix upon its Of
sonic three hundred thousatid'dollars, arid leil!jhe
geneial governinent.add some four or five hifird
red thousand more. and there is net a man, , 4 01 4t01i
or child in Alabama who mold not be infa4tr - iof
,2;"`e: •
Resolved, That we belieVe the prinCrpleE.Offthe
Whig party are entertained by at least'f_thtea-*
fourths orthe people-of the' United States; 'ttind.as .
: principles cannot be carried without men, 4:Ale
lieve that Mr. Clay will as certainly he'ila,ited
President as that-the laws of Heaven' are r ight s .•
Are not these resolutions 'square to the Nerwi 4
on the subject of the Tariff'? Are they 'tiDl ai
thoroughly Willi; in their sentiments as
er adopted Lowell or' Vermont?
precisely similar to those which have been >,ailtopf--
ed by the Whig s in every :part of the Sontlx:.' , the'
• •
Tariff, the principle of protection. ire :CVO* hag
•
no.firrner friends inthe Tinian than smoh,.., the
je,,
Southern • tho the
North will he equally staunch and . determined'
„ ,
they need not have the slightest tea; of thei tesu-e-
DICAn,TTIE BCCKETX BLACKS3ZITI7:—:dfipaLer
Great Gatheringqf Me People.--If we vie tq
notic&all the great Whig gatherings Ivo:te ould
hardly have space.in our paper for anythirig7 ‘ else,
On 'Thursday night; the Buckeye apetke to
about 1500' of the strength and intelligenei:a the
region.. :The space . in front of the Exchaitge Ho
tCl was literally lacked 'with •enthusia.s4-
The Buckeye, as usual, poked it into the'- ,oeratv
rather ugly, and made them look cross. her
had done, Col. Lindsay, a convert from potoroter.
ism in Berke County, made a powerful elp4sitirrt
of the corruptions of the' party—showed the up.
n their deformity as federalists pretending,th dem : ,
Gamey. The Ladies had assembled: at
lows', of the atitrohnding , houses--init.fitstillett
their iapprObation. hy .freqnently cravi.4 their
whito-handknetnefs in the wind. - •
Mr.. Kutchen, no of our own e!tizenk.ioo has
heretofore acted with the l Locofoco Party y't who.
it was understood was wavering in 440, wits
called out by the people. Mr. "K. , roadvlone of
the ablest speeches we have ever hear4Aord the
stump. He said be thanked tfis. people4or tl;e,
honor they had done hint; it showed I'hey • were
not afraid to hear the opinions of any they
would not hnve called Upon him, wh - osi *anions
must be little 'known. lievvtittld dpfiziß hjs creed.
He didn't knowdo - what party he be14,45. 7 ed'. but
when they had "heard him ahoy might rel4:a.s ,
He did define his principles—they weri??Ounalf j
Whig..' His eulogy upon Henryclay7Aiis abet
thrilling--and called torth geinendoull , taplaus,(k
Mr. K.'s voice is remarkald/fine--hisJittqiner
liberate--his. Style forcible. 1. • , •
Mr. cLAIt was at the Blue Li& 4;410, Har
roilsburg, Ky.. lait wc4 in excellent yelltti and,
spirits
WANTED—A—oprinklo of rain. tOkrofle
dust