THE PORTER. E. 8. GO RICK ; Z BANDEILSON, 5. Wednesday, February 14, 1844. - = For President in 1844, MARTIN :us BUREN, ). OF • NE W -YORK. • _• 1. For yin' ['Unclad, COL. ItICHARP-Mi JOHNSON, OH KENTUCKY. [Subject to decision of a National Convention.] • • rtia the Senior Editor must neecesserily be absent for several weeks,the entire charge and Control of the office will devolve upon his sob, E . o."Goonnica, who is equallyintercatcd' in the publication, and whom all payments, communications, drc., can be made. - Tile Presidency. The question of selecting a candidate for the Presidency, to be ,supported by the democratic party of the nafiott, seems finally to be settled.' MARTIN TAN By- REX, of York, is the chosen stan dard-bearer of the Republican party in the great conflict whichis to come off in 1844. We have been the early and sin cere friend of Richard M. Johnson for the Presidency, anxiously hoping thit he might be the man who should lead the Republican forces t 6 the onset. Our confidence in the talents, patriotism and sound republican principles of Col. John. son is unchanged. Out respect for his , great and illustrious services is unaltered. But the question is no longer an open one. I State after state has declired for Mr. Van Buitn, and he already in fact stands before' the American democracy as their regular candidate for the Presiden cy. What then is our duty to the coun try—to the democratic party ? Shall we. make a factious opposition to the ack nowledged candidate of the great demo. cra tic party of-the Union ; and under the plea of istandingby our first choice create disunion in oar party, which in the end must lead to defeat ? As the faithful friend of Col. Johnson, we are bound to sustain co l fdially. and with our whole . strength the election of Mr. Van Buren. But we must have a restoration in Fvu. of the " old ticket"—it tnu4t not be par tial. This would be as 'unjust in itself, as it would be faMl to the success of our party. The popularity ol Col. Johnson in Pennsylvania, -is almost unbounded, andlostly so., We are fully satisfied— indeed we know—that Col. Johnson will consent to go upon the ticket for the Vice Presidendy with Mr. Van Buren. In a recent letter of his to the editor of the Globe, he says if nominated to the se, coed office he will accept it with 'thanks and Measure.' - Then we say let us fight !he battle of 1844 under the old banner of 1840. We rejoice to assure our friends abroad that the democracy of Bradford county is united in feeling and action on this great question, as will be seen by the re solution unanimously adopted in full . County convention, declaring Van Buren and Johnson to be the choice of Bradford county, for President and Vice President. Henceforward we, will" battle for our principles, under , he banner of &so . faithful and gallant leaders ; and we do now in , obedience to the unanimously expressed will of the democracy of Brad ford, in , ' County convention assembled, placeihe name of MARTIN VAN BU- R& for President, and RICHARD M. JOIINSO* for Vice President,. at the head of our paper, not doubting but a sig nal victory awaits us in the coming strug gle With the Federal party. ,COI7NTY CONVENTION.--the Demo -erotic Convention which assembled on Tuesday evening,Web. 6, elected as Dele gates to the 1 4th of March Convention, David Wilmot and Gordon F. MaSon, without instructions. The proceedings will be found in ianother column. • .113t4 Yonn i sivo Ears ) RAELRO4D.--7 From present appearances this work will probably be speedily- completed. The new Board of Directors have so arranged the drains of ,tbe company, that the Road has betnkre-conveyed.to them by the as signees, and . hooks arynow open in.NeW York for stock subscliptions. Daornran.--Twd , boys, aged 7 and 10: year. :asoil" of Mr. Wm: . Umber. ger inkeeper.4Hairisburg, Were both drowned by ietling into an air. bole While sliding.,on ibe.Susiveltinna?.... • • DinCFNENTO, have been for warded.us . by. Megan Bucrtaxa t an , Ram); for Which we return our thanks Withdrawal of lir.. calkoaa. The Charleston Mercury contains a letter of considerable 'length 'from the Ifon.).Tomy C CALBOIIN, withdrawing hisnaine from the list of can d idates for the Presideney.' Jts length precludes the possibility of its' admission entire into our columns; but we will gives' isynopeis of his reasons for declining.-- Mr..•C. says that be has ever left it ,to his friends to conduct the canvass as they saw best, not waiving the right to determine on his individual responsibili ty; that he had agreed with them as to the 'manner of appointing delegates to •the .Conventiori;that he cannot now permit his name to go before the pro posed Convention consistently with the principles which' .have ever guided' his public conduct. Thatas it ikat present cinfetituted it is repugnant, in his opin ion. to all the principles on which such a Convention should be formed. He then'enters fully into the present mode of forming'a Convention, which he con siders 'calculated to annihilate control of the people over the Presidential election, and vest it in those who make pnlitici a trade. and who live, or expect to live, on Government Mr. C. takes the ground in favor of maintaining the right secured to the smaller States by the compromise of the Constitution, and adds that he doubts whether a better than the old plan of a Congressional caucus could be devised. 'He tells his friends, that having new assigned his reasons for refusing to per mit his name to go before the Baltimore - Convention, it' rests with those who have placed it before the people', and assented to abide by a= convention fairly constituted, to determine what course they will pursue - , and be their decision what it may be, he will' be content, de claring at the same tinse,'lhat- he can. not support any candidate, Who 'is op posed Ito free trade, and in favor of the-- protective policy, or "whose prominent and influential frien4 and supporters are. " Much less," hi says, " can I . give my support - to any ,candidate who shall give his aid or countenance to the agitation of abolition in Congress or 'elsewhere; or whose prOminent and influential friends and supporters shall." Although this letter can hardly be considered a formal and definite with drawal of his name from the Presiden tial campaign, yet we look upon it as virtually such ; and' we have no doubt thit his friends will have no hesitation what course will-be proper and right for them to pursue. It would hardly ,havi3 been proper for Mr. CalhOun to , have positively refused to accept and acknowledge the friendship of his nu merous and ardent friends, thougli there can be no doubt that he will acninetice cheerfully in the decision of thi Con vention. It has long been ardently hoped and anxiously expected. by, the friends of Mr. Clay that a schism would be produced in the Democratic ranks upon the withdrawal of Mr.. Calhoun, or his determination to, remain in the field in opposition to the nominee of the Convention. These hopes have been raised in vain. The steadfast ad herence of John C. Calhoun to his avowed and cherished principles, will ever make it - impossible for him ,to sup port Henry Clay, or any other high tariff. National Bank, - Land Distribution, Coon skin whig. Indeed, we , learn froin the New Orleans Herald, that Mr. Calhoun - has written a letter avowing his intention to support Mr. Van Bu. ren. The Chartton Mercury, one of the principal su pporters of Mr. Calhoun, withdraws liis i name from the head of the paper, brit declares , most emphati. cally that it can . neter support a whig, s , for ,in principles we are as opposite as th7, l poles." l Eess.vs ox GEOLoor.:—Our readers will talre as much pleasure in learning as we do in informing them that the author of the interesting and valuable Essays. on Geology, which haire ap; peered in our paper, has consented to furnish ini :a few communications on Practical i Geology, which, we have no doubt will Provo equally instructing. - DEFar.esTtort..—;The third teller of the. Merehant'sißank, of New 'York City, is a deist-cher to the . amount of twenty thousand dollars. His Hamsis Masora, and he acknowledges tbatlie has been carrying on his "pecuilations BEDFORD . ; MIFFLIN'. AND gIINTINO. DON,, have cleclfired for,lienry A. Mull: lenburg, for Goiernor.. News Orem all Minims. The office of the Episcopal' Recor. der, in Philadelphia, was entirely can slimed by- fire an . the evening of the 2d inat. /. • , - Dickens is in pecuniari difficulty .. and , unable , to pay his debts'.. 'Friday neat is the day appointed by, the Executive warrant ford the execu tion -of the Dolans. The gallows is already• erected and gther necessary preparations already made by Sheriff Weston.' The extreme privacy Of the vecution, and utter impossibiltty Of viewing it will have the effect, we hope, of causing lier,sons,.Who are . generally attracted by; such scenes of horror,' to remain at homfp. A young woman named Scott, Was terribly burned at Stonington, Conn., by her clothes taking-fire. She is not expected to recover. It is again rumored that the Hon. Rufus ChoMe is about to resign his seat in the U. S. Senate.. A stearboat 265 feet in length, and 1200 tons burden, is being built at Cleaveland for lake navigation. The steamboat Minstrel, from Cin. cinnatti to Nashville, struck a floating log, and sank ten miles below Midilion a few days since. Capt. Moore, of the rig John M. Clayton, of Philadelphi states that he Waez chased by a Engl sh' man-utwar schooner, while on a voyage to New Orleans, and fired upon four times.— Afterward, when off the Isle of Pines, hitiVessel was boarded and searched by the same British Schooner. They are manufacturing marble at Pittsburg, so that it is good as 'the original article, and more - so.' Bear, the BuCkeye blacksmith is ut tering his Billingsgate at the Sopth. It is estimated that about 2000 per sons in tlissouri are preparing to emi grate to Qregon in the spring. , &whole family in the town of Ho mer, afe in jail charged with stealing. , The family consists of four persons, husband and wife, and two sons. A. monument has beeriN•erected at St. Augustine. where the remains,of the officers, and soldiers who fell in the Florida war were deposited on the 15th August, '7. \ &42. In the year, in England, 361,894 marriages , took place ; consequently 735,688 persons entered into•wedlock, of whom 304, 836 could not sign their names ! Every American paper which now goes into Canada is charged with,four cents postage. Queen Victoria is four -feet eight nehes in height. 'Prince Albert eet ten. The number of steamboats built on the Western waters in 1843, as ascer tained by an accurate register, was 100. The Burlington (Iowa) Hawkeye states that a lady attended Church at Du lluque, on Christmas ,day who is one hundred and seventeen years old. The legislature of South Carolina adjourned on the 19th ult. after a session of 20 days. In 1731 there was ; law in Massa chusetts imposing a fine of five shillings upon - evdry one who kept Christmas ! A young lady was burned to death in Charleston by her dress taking fire while standing before The =parlor fire place. OU'e hundred and seventy four thou sand Chests of tea were imported from Canton to the United State during the year'ending Jo e Ist 1843. t! • A young Ar b, recently sent from Algiers to Pari !for his educatk6n, bears I the brief and tiptionious nain‘ of Sid— Mahiel-Din-oulid-c i &Allal-01114.1•EM !tarok. Master A: Harvey, a boy - under .9 yers of age. is lecturing - on astronomy salad), England, I %vith great ,s4cess. Twenty Prisoners recently escaped frona . the pententiary at Jeirersorr city Missouri, by knocking down the keep. er - during divine service. ) Nineteen were overtaken and conveyed back in Safety. It is estimated that there are _three . . millions of Germans in this country, and that not less thanfth newspapers are published to that language.' A man„Uarned William . Evans, Was drowned itt the Potomac near the Uui ted states; Arsenal._ Ile fi3ll through • the 'tee. ( At Dativille the youngest son of 4On. Mattock, was fourid.dead- in his ream with his throat 'cut from 'ear to eor. Mil Braatoid Couidi Court. Monday, Febiva — ry sth 1844., CaMMONWEAVYR v 3. §AI)I% STRATT9N• • Prosecutor Jacob Myer.—This is ett,in dictment for 'a nuisance in building dwelling house in and upon the public highway. Feb. 6tli, the Jury find the defendant geilty. and Feb. 7th on ma; tion of Mr. Williston the - Court grant a yule, to chew cause why anew trial,shall granted.• not _e• , • February 6th, 1844., COMMONWEALTH r 3. AND'W JOHNSON, indictment for assault and battery,on Bert jamin Thomas. Feb. 7th, found t ,guilty and sentenced by the Court to pay a fine of five dollars to the Commonwealth, and the costs ?t prosecution. Morris S. Wattles,Trancia Smith and Julius Sherwood were, today, duly ad. mitled to practice as _Attorney's at Law lin' the several courts of this county. February 7th, 1844. COMMONWEALTH 2,9. ISAAC lIIMSLAN DER. Surety of the peace on complaint of Allen Crandell.—After itivestigaling the Court sentenced the defendant to pay the costs of said complaint. February Bth., 1844.. CHARLES KING VS. GEORGE L. KING,. On motion of E. W. Hazard, Dec. 4th, '1843, rule to chew cause why the defen- dant shall not be all Owed his'appeal. This .was an action on a promissory note broughtbefore aJustice of the Peace for; thirty dollars,_ dated June 21st 1842, and payable six months after date, the right of appeal being expressly waived •by the defendant in the note. The jus tics rendered judgment, by default for the plaintiff Sept. 30th, 1843, more than an hour after the time appointed in the summons; and, within an hour after judgment rendered. the defendant appear ed, and stated that he had been dischar- , , ged as• a bankrupt bot had - not been able to get his discharge ( out of the Mee.= • Within twenty' days thereafter the de fendant offered bail for an appe which the justicexefused to grant on the ground that the right of appeal was waived in the note. His discharge is dated Marek 14th; 1843. The Court decided in fa vor of granting the appeal, ordered it to be entered as of last Dec. term. ‘ , 0. D. Blarrimpr's use vs. BYRON KtNosanay. Defendant's Certiorari.— In this case, the Conrt decided that the lien Of thelevy on aft execution issued by a justice, expires at the end of twen ty days, and. that a'subsegnent execution may be issued without striking off the previous levy. Proceedingi . affirmed, and record ordered to be remitted to the, justice with directions tore-tax the costs. DANIEL BARTLETT Ve. ADONLIAH MOO DY. Defendants Certiorari to execution. —Judgment rendered in 1839 and exe cution issued without a'revival. , Defen dant ;made a ffi davit of paymenrand re quereted the justice to issue a supersedeas which the justice declined to do, but Offered to issue a notice io the plaintiff to show cause why a sup'rrsedeas should not issue. This course was 'declined by the defendant. Certiorari withdrawn and the record remitted to the justice. HATHAWAY DAILEY_ vs. GEO. FRITCH ER. This was an issue directed by the Court to try the question. whither •the judgment rendered against the defendant in this case had been satisfied. On the 7th July„ 1840; an action bf trespass was commenced by Daily against George Fritcher; constable of Athens township, 'and Clement Paine, plaintiff in an execu tion previously issued against Daily, and being refered, an award''vas given in fa vor of the plaintiff for $142, from which, Clement Paioe i appe2led. On the 27th March, 1841; a 72olleprciftequi was enter ed by the plaint iff as to Clement Paine, leaving the judgment in foice 'against Fritcher. The jury found for the &fen -dant. . February 9th0844. . Jour ',HAYWOOD VS. HAMIT.TON a MORROW. 'l 3 la in abatement that the defendant's ' name is Hamilto; Morrnu% instead of Hamilton D. Morrow. After j argument the our t struck out the D. EBENEZER FERGUSON VS. SIC - i:um Defendant's' ertiorari to 'execution.— This was a case in which both the par= ties made an agreement in writing -to submit all m tiers' in variance between them to Harr Morgan and Win.' Wat kins. Aces): ingly, these gentlemen af ter hearing m de' out an award in favor r l' . of the plainti for 12 dollars, and reemil l m ended that the' plaintiff should take Ns pay in p duce ata fair price. §tib-. eequently ex .cution was issued.by SUS -1 *ice Morgan, to set aside whichthe, eel:. tiorari was ta en. Execution set aside: I , A,. THE AUTOMATON TALKER. -- One Of the greatest wonders of the age is,the " talking machine," invented by Mr., Faber, ati - ingenious derman residing , in New York, - and which is capable of speaking in any language. - The IYlew . I ork has an account of it, froM which we condense the following:— The sounds isitie: from the lips of a mask that as.they open and shut reveals a tongue that play like the living, mem ber, though lot so " limberly ."- It in really laughable to, see this bust placed upright with a turbaned head and whis iteted face slowly in a whining tone, sounds which, we ,have heretoforenonsidered as Itelonging.etc:. elusively to our species, In will go thro' our tdphabet and tiumeials with great precision, and say "three hundred and thirty-three tjnins'and three hun dred and thirty-tgree" as a "Q , erman may despair of ever saying. It speaks with a decided tane, as if it had lost. its palate; and with great deliberation. If Mr. Faber himself could speak Eng. lish, we have no doubt his wooden pu pil would improve-rapidly, dnd enun elate more readily. The gravn; solemn countenance- never changes, do matter how funny the words may be. 'Uncivil as it may seem one cannnthelp!laughing in this mysterious creature's face, -when with heal erected and glassy,eyes fixed on some distant object he sitis:: "Good .mor nin—gen-tle-men, and la-dies." He undertook to sing Hail Columbia,. Happy Land," butTe cannot say he was a Grisi or a' Cleia NoVells—how eier, he stopped now and then per formed some 'shakes' admirably. We thought he sung better. in 'Putch than English. The perfection of the' in strument may be seen in the correctness with which it pronounces not only the full vowel sounds but the middle sounds. Mr. has been, engaged on it 17 years, and it took him 7 years to get the so,uttl e' alone. ' . • ENERAL. JacKsox.—We regret ex ceedingly, to learn' that . the health of _the old hero is extremely poor. A) correspondent of the New York Ple bian, dating from . the Hermitage: Jan. 'l4, 1844," gives the following gloomy .picture of his situation ; regret extremely to find, ou my arrival at \ the - Hermitage, the health' of the venerable • Ex-President, Andrew Jackson, in such a precarious state. He is. very feeble, appetite poor : cough :distressing, attended with severe visaroxystus on account of the paint in his side. At'times he suffers front a de gree of tightness abdut the chest, attend ed with nitich difficulty of:respiration ; other iimei a.'more free expectoration greatly relieves him. He thinks one of his lungs, is nearly gone; his eye sight has failed him very much; can, converse but a little at a time, even. when the , most "comfortable; has had several hemeerrhages of the lungs. and is frequently obliged to restore to bleed ing:and cupping to pievent its return.— , He has been gradually failing for the last year; but more rapidly fur the last seven months. He is able to exercise very little this winier, but has never failed attending church when it was was - possible for him to ha conveyed with help." ' INDIAN OttrnsciE.L—The Pensacola Gazette of the 13th inst. states that Messrs.. Nunes, Larimore and Sears were. conveying' the barque Vnperor to Apalachicola. •• In the Chocta ,htiatehee bay, near the'head, she ran aground, and those on board were com pelled to go onshore and make a camp. They soon discovered an Indian camp, occupted by two warriors, two women and three children. 'The Indians ap peared friendly at first; but - while the • whites were out fishing, they . were suddenly attacked by - the red men.— Mr. Larimore was •killed . , Mr. Sears was severely wounded, and Mr. Nunes, with a black boy, succeeded in escap ing to Lagrange. AFFRAYS ISTASIIVILtE .--l ' he Kox ville Register. says, that, at Nashville, on the 2d instant, Judge Turley, one of judges -of the Supreme Court of the State, offered a wanton insult to a highly .resp'eclable and amiable lady of Nash ville., 'like -fact being .communicated to Major Turner; who was, a relative of the lady, he'met the puke on the court house steps gave him a very - seere, caning. The Register, adds, that, pn the `eame day,- Mr. Maxey, the Mayor at Nashville, was handled ver rough ly by .h Mi.' Plyne... • HOW MANY 1 4 Ety HAS SIIE ? — The Lepdon United' Service Sournalinforms ii4eatlers that ..,Her Majettlys 4th Foot at present. suffers severelk from Sick.. ness." . , COrreSPOnleneakelli 1. , , Hanittstattne, praat,uti. i ,;,.. • : . .. • ; ' ' -. ~..,.4. i nutwilaY Peb. I: AI rinchtilll Senate unaniraonaly bnitrartirilhe,, on Retrenchment and Reto i, eUthorizing ~ suits to be broul t ~ .., bare, q.t persona as may wiengrallier drawn any , Mints of money fi sa treasury for printing and bi'lding,.. replorttedhello a so by Mr, Ili rdederlt ' u: 4 f lut XL n , Dickey, instructing the et,„ •,, 2 Militia systeM , to in joie Of reporting a hill ePherto abri,b present Militia systlenor s o r sm prevent any money beingdnusofna 1 airy (pi its support, It appe rni4 ' the year , 1843 the -sum ofut,A4l :,paid out of the public treasury 6 . 1 t 4 of the sys win. T heresolnlia n o n ..The House then proceeded to the 'of Mr. , CoOper's reaolutions r er ,,,,.. sale of the public works snifiesci,c —a distribution among theinanit 'seeds ari s i ng from a sale o -r le ;,, 4c., Mr. Cooper , occupiedith s , •, of the resolutions doh! . the bi ureei,.. Friday. A joint retiol4ajsi, ,legislature allowing Abe ra rn i,„ iz of the present and succeedi ng privilege of inibscriting for two 4!, pets or their equivalent. lio k r 'importance was , tiansacted in eith n The consideration of Mt c owl was resumed 'in the - House, but rs Saturday. The Sensie vas in the consideration or local lalta. the Judiciary committee wa s k quire into the expediency 'of red amend the lien law so that meebM by. the piece or day shall bar ! t i ., tection as master mechanics. 3; 4 4 cal billsZwas Pissed, none or fail Bradford county. . 1 Monday. In the Senate Mr. 1 witted the following preamble ad lithereas ; The permanent &lac: monwealth at this time asieuntsto millions '6f dollars, reimbursable et: rinds until the year' 1670. when amount becomes due, and tuoyeim ed since adequate means hare bis for the payment of the interest of and nie4 44 the financial er... i whereas, the taxable property of 6 wealth will not fall short in irluti tired millions of dollars, and ii fair and equal assessment of upon the taxable property of m meet with a patriotic response • Itesoked, That the coax be instructed to iuquire into thr reporting a bill apportionfog t upon the taxable property of t and to provide a method of Shall serve more fully to Mot propetty in the . ditrerent menet montiealth, in such a manner each citizen to . pay hie due , permanent public debt, and pet charge therefrom. Tbis reseitif eed until the hour of edjourarce In the House, Mr. 13rackdri Judiciary committee reported capital punishment; which ix of the day for Monday next. a new county out of parts cl Westmoreland, Fayette, and called "Carrot" has passr.l the bill giving the public prim bidder passed committee of t.gc In the Settle to-day, th: lag waii, after s,l°qt:debate, an additional report teaching ib • I facto involved in thevelecua of DEATII OF AN OLD Carpenter, who hrei ai R. 1., at the breaking out of flou t in which he was fir: then lieutenant; then qt' was stationer at Roxbury of the . ba . ttlo of Bunker woundetl'at flatlet - it 114 of the 400 that repulsed Fort 111ifilio, and was in, Monmouth:*—died lately al aged 83.: SMALL Pox.ChmiNit NOTES. --Dr. Duhie, cell ton" Bank, ,Coluilibus , died of small pox, t i le islict been communicated notes which he was core die in his otritialap. TtEJEcTioNe.--On art Ult.. the U. S. Senate rejet z ination of JOIIN C. Sresci the Assoe'thte Judges of Court. STAnnED.—Mr. WOW hotel that bears his nano stabbed, by a fellow csl John Glass, on the Ist ir s• A -- FRIEND TO gig: shall have al place ia,our Webb's Address will be our next* DF,I„E 0 Cl.llllbel - as ekqed delegates lions; Delawap Che: to IXonAs t 4.
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