Know Nothings.
Whatever may have been the motives of the
writer in sending forth the leiter of which we
.here Make some extracts, he has told many
wholesome truths lew words. Mr. Lynch
is the editor of the "Irish American" publish.
ed in New York and his letter is addressed to
his countrymen in New York and elsewhere.
EXTRACT. F.R7.111 P. LYNCH S LETTER
Fellow Countrymen and Friends: I desire to
point your special and emphatic attention to
the approaching elections. You have at pres
ent opposed to you a bitterly inimical and now
erlul secret society called the" Know No.mngs"
—opposed to you—to us Irishmen particularly
—on the grounds that we are impudent a
yoracipas cormorants of petty places und:
Government; that we are ignorant,,turbulent
and brutal; that we are led by the nose and
entirely controlled by our clergy; that we aro
willing subjects of a "foreign prince," the Pope;
that we are only lip Republicans; that we ate
*not worthy of the franchise; that by the large.
ness of our vote and-the clanishness of our bah•
its ancl.dispositions, we rule or aspire to rule in
America; that we are drunkards and crimi.
teals; that we fill the work-houses and prisons ;
that we heap up taxes on industrious and so
ber and thrifty citizens; and that for these and
other reasons we should be deposed lrom our
citizenship, and, in fact, rooted out of this
American nation, as a body, by every fair and
foul means. And I can tell you that outside
the secret organization oPthe Know Nothings,
outside and beyond its influence and power, an .
antithish and anti-Catholic sentiment prevaili.
It is as idle as it would be criminal to deny
this fact. There it remains, palpable and tan
gible before us ; —and if we have one particle
of common sense left, we must look at it strait
in the face.
Now fellow countrymen, from my seven
years' experience in this country, and especi
ally in thin country, and especially in this city,
.1 ant called on to say that some misguided '
parties among you do act improperly, riotously
and turbulently at elections.. 1 tell you they
do. They act improperly, by making parties,
factious, knots, cabals, coteries, about the pol
ling places and ballot boxes. And I tell you
that it MU6I go to the heart of a sober, quiet,
end "respectable American, or German, of
Frenchman, or Irishman, to find a parcel df
clamorous, riotous, noisy, intoxicated rowdies
actually blocking up the way, aid preventing
the free and honest and quiet use of the noblest
earthly gift of man—the Elective Franchise.-
1 repeat I have seen these things, and as fur as
I could judge,- I was obliged to admit and con
clude, that these tuibulent party acid faction
Inert were, in many instances, Irishmen born.
Let me add, that to quiet and order loving,
and respectable, and educated Americans,
scenes of this kind must be very disgusting,
and must plant in the minds of men, otherwise
friendly and sympathetic, a feeling of aversion
to our name and race not esily eradicated. I
am aware that American and Irish politicians
form an unholy compact, to win a party battle
and carry a particular point;and that taking
into account the money they advance, the prom
ises of employment and situations they hold
out; the liquor "order" showered about, it is
hard for poor and bard worked and jaded labor
ers to resist the temptations thrown in their
way. And lam Ilea to admit that between
the professed politician and his dupe the pro
fligate balance inclines heavily against the for
mer. flut fellow countrymen—my poorest and
humblest fellow countrymen—you will always
suffer, you will invariably stop the bullet or feel
the stab of the unfuriated and disappointed en
emy. The really guilff - party vi ill be sure to
be at a safe distance front riot and bloodshed,
smoking his cigar and sipping his brandy and
water; while you will bo spilling your own
and others' blood for a wretched bribe,. and
without the shadow of a virtuous or noble
cause to engage your attention and support.
Believe me, the crises has come. Believe
me, the Know Nothings will leave no stone
unturned to destroy your clunn6ll influence at
the ballot-box. No matter what violent or out
rageous turn their passions may take, there is
en excuse for it in your turbulent and riotous
demeanor on election day. Look at the riot
and lose of life in St. Louis. In that case the
editor of a German paper, the Avenger, an able,
but highly intemperate man, was me cause of
the - Native Anierican or Know. Nothing excite
mein ; and yet with the feeling and spirit of
anti-Catholic fashion rankling in their breasts,
the Know Nothings made a descent on the
"Irish quarter" in St. Louis, demolishing folly
houses, and caused ton or fifteen deaths by the
bullet and the bowie knife. Remember, my
friends, the Geimans are, generally speaking,
reputed to be infidels; and you know, or might
know, that the Know Nothings would sooner
go to perdition with even an infidel, than—l
was about to say without irreverence—to Hem li
en with an Irish Roman Catholic. The feeling
or sentiment, or prejudice is unmanly, anger.
emus, un-American and un-republicald but
there it is, a gangrenous spot on the otherwise
noble American character.
With these prefatory remarks, I arrive at the
point 'rem which I am anxious to address you
on the course you should ,pursue at the up ,
preaching elections.
Vote for the man your conscience approves,
and for the principles your judgment sanctions
and endorsee. Go to the polls quietly, peace•
ably, without ostentation, without 'discussion
with anydody. Deposit your ballot without re.
mark, answering any question of a legal and
constitutional character. put to you. This done,
go without delay to your places of business or
to your homes. Make no crowd. tncourage
no street or barroom hareunguing. Bring on
no diecussions. if you are assailed in any
way, appeal to the authorities for. protection,
anti you , will be protected. 11 yon act as I do,
and now point out to you, no riots will occur,
jartil no blood will be spilt. . •
fct)igl) Register.
Allentown, Pa:
WEDNESDAY, SE PITAIRER 27, . 186•!.
FOR GOVERNOR :
JAMES POLLOCK,
Of Northumberland County.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER
GEORGE DARSIE,
Of Allegheny County.
FOR JUGGE ll' TOE SUPREME COURT.
DANIEL M, S.MYSER,
Of Montgomery County.
s n
• : roil of the Register.
The 'present nu ber completesthe Eighth
Year, and also.. connection a,„, Editor and
Proprietor of "The Lehigh Register." In with
drawing from the position which I so long oc•
cupied, :and bidding Farewell, as it were, to
the readers of the Register, 1 follow the prompt
logs of my own heart, when I say, that I am fully
mindful of tho many acts of kindness arid re
gard which they have manifested for me per.
sonally, and for the confidence and generous
support, which they have shown for;and given
to the paper, to the publication of which, eight
long years of my life and toil has been de
voted, and that I will ever cherish a recollec
tion of their regard and confidence as teatimo•
niala of which I may and do feel justly proud.
When I commenced the publication of the
Register, it was under very discouraging cir•
cumstancep, as our population is mostly ger
man, so that I had to depend principally upon
my own perseverance and industry, and a fe w
faithful and confiding friends. But that it has
surmounted all obstacles, and gained a per.
manent foothold, in a cireulation nearly double
that of any English paper, ever published in
the county, is a fact, no less gratifying to its
Iriends than true.
The years which have passed since my edi
torial life began, have been marked
.by events
and scenes, by political changes and convnl
alone, that now belong to the history of the.
country. I refer to them only to say, that it
will happen, in the feeling and excitement,
which such great political contests beget, that
something should be said, by those whose posi
tion made them the organ of their party, which
leaves a bitter recollection on the minds of those
whose political association included them in
the censure. And then again, it is the good
fortune of those, who are placed in a prominent
position—as are the editors of papers—in po
litical and public discussions, to have oppor•
tunities of serving-good men, and so serving
the public by an earnest support of them, of de.
fending those who are unjustly abused—of say.
ing words of kindness of those who deserve and
appreciate them—and of being thrown into as
sociations, where friendships are formed that
sweeten life and lighten all its cares and trou
bles. So that it may have happened, that there
has been that said in the Register, while I
was connected with it, which may have engen•
tiered a bitter feeling towards me,but believe
me, it is entirely obliterated, and no thought
of it remains. It lives now, I hopeinad tram, /
and will for over t to bring pleasant &oughts to:
the minds of all who cherish the recollection!
in their hearts. And so too, with whatever of
unkind words that were applied to me. I re
member them not—while the words of kind-
ness and acts of friendship, which were said of
me, and dose for me, will lie in my memory
forever.
The REGISTER passes into the hands 'of C. F.
Haim's, and D. X. Diefendetftr, both are Fried.
cal printers, and both are known to many of you
personally. They are fully possessed of talent,
energy and'perseverance, to rank the Register
among the best country papers in the state, so
that I feel confident, that its patrons can on•
ly gain by the change. la this closing address,
there is yet one duty that I must perform, and
that is, to return my grateful uounoWledgments
to many nobto hearted men—many faithful
and confiding friends—who stood by me, and
aided me in my enterprize, who in thus sos.
raining the, haie been prompted by generosity
and patriotism.
for the generous support I have received, 1
feel profoundly grateful, and will be permitted
the hope, that the encouraging smiles of the
community .may be as freely bestowed up.
on my successors. That they will prove them.
selves worthy of the confidence of the people
of Lehigh County, no further assurance is need.
ed from me. Farewell! A. L. R1.111E:
Allentown, Sept. 27, 1851.
The County. Fair.
A great crowd will doubtless be in attendance
at the Exhibition of the Agricultural Society,
which commences en Wednesday moriiilk,
4th of October next. Great efforts are being Aide
by the managers to make this exhibition one of
interest to visitors. The locality is one of the
handsomest in the county, and will afford a fine
view of the numerous articles to be exhibited
on the occasion. From all points of the corn,
pass the farmers and mechanics of Lehigh count
ty, their wives, sons and daughters will pour in.
to Allentown, to see the products of the garden
and field, of the da-kkthe mechanics' shops,
fine stock of oar farm\ 6r,c.—all of which we
trust will be well represented in this exhibition.
Come one and all! The exhibition will open at
8 o'clock on Wednesday and continue uptil Fri.
day evening, •
Political Arithnielic.—There are tables which
have not yet been compiled in the statistics of
politics, to which public attention may now be
called. The trst'of them is
f.oporoco MiAIIOIIV.
1 good catholic makes 1 soft. •
2 Botts makes 1 hard.
4 hardes. a . 1 clique.
8 o.lloo' ,
" 1 party.
1 patty, makes 3 platforms.
1 platlorm " . 0 'principles.
0 principles make 1000 demagogues
toviivaim
Assembly
James S. Reese.
Oliver Musselman.
Prothonotary
Thom. C, Breinig.
Recorder
Harrison Miller.
Clerk :
J. W. Mickley.
Register
Samuel Colver.
Commissioner :
Samuel Sieger.
Poor Director:
Solomon Kline.
Auditor :
Samuel J. Kistler.
Trustees :
Charles M. Runk.
Reuben Reiss.
'olunteer and Rotation Tioket.
We take pleasure in presenting above, with
ihe exception of a Candidate for Congress, a
run Volunteer and Rotation Ticket to the free
and indepen dent voters of Lehigh county.—
One, equal if not superior in talent, experience
and business qualifications ; to any that has evi
or been brought before the freeman (or their
suffrages. Of the whole ticket we have heard
but a single expression of opinion ; and that is,
that it is the best over uttered in the county,
It is composed throughout, from top to bottom,
cif unexceptionable men, of men who will com
mand the votes of Whigs,' Democrats, KnOw
Nothings and Natives. Of the nominations it
may be necessary to speak somewhat in detail.
JAMES S. REESE, of Allentown, is the first on
the list as a Candidate for the Assembly. He
is a young lawyer, of marked abilities, active
and energetic, with a good business turn, ful
ly able to take his part in debate with any
member in the halls of the Legislature. In him
the taxpayers of the rich mineral and agriculi
tural counties of Lehigh and Carbon, will be
ably and fearlessly defended and their interests
properly guarded. For his collegue we have
Oliver 111tiaselman, of Carbon county. This
gentleman is represented to us as a man of splen.
did talents, selt•taught, and as a public speaker,
both in the English as well as the German fan.
guage ranks among the foremost in the county.—
He is a very popular citizen and well known,
having held the office of Register and Recorder
ifor several years to the satisfaction of all who
'lliad business with him.
'Amnia C. Breinig, of Upper Macungy, is
the Candidate for the office of Prothonotary.
lie is a man fresh front the people, and in this
case "the office has hunted the man, and not
the man the office." Ile is a first rate penman,
of generous impulses, and of strict business
capacities, and the vote that he will receive
not only in the whole county, but in his imme.
diately district, will, testily as to the estimation
in which he is held by this neighbors and those
who best know him.
Ilarriom Miller, is the Candidate for Recor
der. He is a resident of Lower Macungy, and
is known and respected by all who know him.
He has held the office of Justice of the Peace
for many years with honor to himself and full
satisfaction to the public, which is the best ev
idence shut he will not only ansk. a competent,
but an offioor, beloved and respected by all
who may happen to have business with him.
James W. Mickley, of South Whitehall, is the
Candidate for Clerk of the Courts. Every
body knows or ought to know Jimmy. He was
brought up as a business man, writes a beaci
tilul band, and will make a good officer.—
He deserves the ,particular sympathy of the
public, having been laid up for several years
with an affection of the knee joint, and af
ter suffering excruciating pain, in going
through various medical treatments both here
and in Philadelphia, he finally was forced to
have his leg taken off immediately above the
knee joint. Being thus deprived of making a
livelihood by hard labor, a kind public urgent
ly solicited him to suffer his name to be brought
before the voters of Lehigh county for their
suffrages for the Clerks Office, an office for
which he has all the capabilities requisite to
fulfill the duties required, and we think a geom . .
ous public will not forget him on the second
Tuesday in October.
Samuel Culver, of Catasauqua, is the Candi
date for Register. lie is a mechanic, who by
energy and perseverance has raised himself to
e respected as a man of knowledge and bus
es, tact. He is no officeeeeker, but being
urged by many of his neighbors and act - plain- 1
lances to suffer his name as a candidate for
said stalon, and if elected he will no doubt
make a competent and obliging officer.
Samuel Sieger, of North Whitehall, is present
ed as the Candidate for County Commissioner.
Mr. Sieger is a man 'of excellent turn of mind,
brought up as a farmer, manages his farming
and mining business upon a judicious and coo ,
nomical manner, is beloved and respected as
an honorable upright and. is just the
man for this very important post, in la the
moat important in our view, of all the officers
in the county. He should be elected by a strong
vote from the tax-payers of the county.
Solomon Kline, is the Candidate for Director
of the Poor; and islr resident of Eia!isburg.—,
He is a. very worthy citizen, of 'good honest'
principles, benevolent in his feelings, and conse
quently a good provider, one that will do honor
to the county in the office for which the people
have determined to elect him.
Samuel J. Kistler, of Heidelberg township,
is named as the Candidate for the office of
County Auditor. For this office no man should
be elected who is not a thorough accountant(
as upon the auditing of the County accouats de•
pend in a great measure the interest of the tax•
payers. Mr. Kistler is one of the best account
tants in the County, writes a beautiful business
hand, is a ready mathematician, and above all,
beloved by all who know him.
Charles M. Runk, and Reuben Reiss, citizens of
' this Borough are the Candidates for Trustees
of the Allentown Academy. Both these gentle
men have taken and continue to take a great in.
terest in a well regulated school system. They
are friends of education, and will do all in their
power to rank the Allentown Academy, with the
assistance of its eminent Principal, one of the
first Institutions in the county. •
Such is the material of which the Volunteer
and Rotation ticket of Lehigh County is formed.
It is one of the best ever brought before the voters
of the county. It is composed of good men, and
selected from every part of the county. Organ•
ize then, withbut further delay, Whigs Demo.
crats, Know Nothings walk - up to the polls in
solid phalanx and give it your hearty suppott.
Party men—lay aside you Orejuffices, that you
may have and rally in its behalf. Give the Tick
et a pull, a long pull and a pull all together, and
its election*: iiillmost surely follow.
Proyink Bigleraralse Prophet.—Three years
ago, Gov, Bigler made a speech here in which
he demoustrated to the satisfaction of all good
locofocos, that Johnston's Sinking Fund wasof
no benefit at'all ; and now the papersitipport
ing Bigler are:publishing k statement thin - this
same worthless sinking fond has paid nine
hundred and three thousand nine hundred and
'fifty dollars and fifteen cents of the public
debt! Yet with all this, the State debt has
been increased, the canal tolls lessened, the
North Branch 'unfinished, and a field still open
for spending millions more on the Portage
Railroad, unless the people rise in their might
and defeat Bigler & Co..
Ncw Post Master.—A. H. Gilbert, EA., has
been appointed Post Master of Catasauqua, in
place of Nathan Frederick, Ell., resigned.
Bigler is Destined to Defeat —Many demo
crats will not vote for him because he is op
posed to a sale of the public works.
Many.democrata will not vote for him be
cause he basely bowed the knee to religious
bigotry, and made Campbell Attorney Gene
ral, alter he bad been repudiated by the people.
Many democrats will not vole for him be
cause he pardoned the notorious Alberti and
other gallows birds in large numbers.
Many democrats will not vote for him be
cause they aro in favor of cleansing the Au
gean Stable.
Allentown Seminary
This Institution will commence its fourteenth
sessiod on the Ist of November. Its popularity
is so wide spread, that it became necessary to
enlarge the buildings greatly in order to meet the
popular favors bestowed upon it. The new
buildings are now completed, and the next ses
sion will open under the most favor - able auspi•
ces. Several additional teachers have been en.
gaged, so that parents and others, at a distance
can rely upon the strickest rules and regulations
being carried into practice with the education of
youth and its moral tendencies. For further in.
formation see Rev. C. R. Kessler card in anoth
er column.
Suicide.—On Sunday last, the wife of Mr. Jot
seph Rickert, near Coopersburg, after the family
had partaken of their breakfast, went in the
back house, and cut her throat from ear to ear.—
No cause is assigned for the vs ah iDito
bandleave
o n
r i
n o
e r
r c h II d
untimelyre n a n i
o d s
s a . bereaved hue.e
may
be about 40 years.
sin last week's Register we stated that
Charles Ritter, Esq., had resigned the nomina
tion as Candidate for Auditor on the Democratic
County ticket, we are now informed that such is
not the case. We cheerfully correct the error.
Tioketo in North
.ampton County.
Volunteer Ticket,
Congress,
Edward F. Ste wart.
Assembly,
lErnst F. Bleck.
Thomas Barr.'
Prothonotary,
Keuben P. hlicke.
Recorder,
Michael Weaver. •
Commissioner,
Conrad Kichline.
Poor Director,
Reuben L. Seip.
Auditor,
4. J. Creasman.
Democratic Ticket.
Congresa,
Hon. Asa. Packer.
Assembly,
Col. Philip Johnson.
Moses Bush.
Prothonotary,
Henry F. Steckel.
Register,
Thomas W. Lynn.
Recorder,
George t3chlabach.
Ckrk of the OrlihanakCi.
Abraham Sigthan.
Ckrks of Quar. Sessions,
John F. Bachman.
County Commissioner,
Jacob J. Deemer.
Director of Me Poor,
Robert Levers.
Auditor,
Leslie Miller.
Secure a Permanen Home.
Pt these days of high rents and high eve _
thing, every man ought to endeavor to procure a
permanent residence for themselv4 and children.
The •moving" Is ruinously costly, alike destruc•
rive• of property and pleasufe. It cripples hus
bandry—prevents planting trees and vines, and
obliges tenants to frequent the grocery with
money in hand fora thousand little things, which
if land owners they would raise. None can dui
ly appreciate home, till once having owned and
lost one. Header, whoever, wherever you are,
heed this advice, provide a home no patter how
small, how uncomfortable or how unfashionable
It may be and you will never regret it. .
So says a cotempoary. We endorse every
word of it. A very excellent aid to the poor
man in saving money towards this end is to or
ganize building and loan associations r and take
shares to the apount (Mils monthly abilities to
pa . Why do not our mechanics and working
men taks the matter in had?
The Coming Election—The
The election in this State is leis than two.
weeks in hittitily. Many important issues are
involved, and although 'the excitement thus Tar
harbeen comparativelit 'moderate; a very !aria . /
vote is likely to be polled._ fleritofore, it has
:emu deemed necessary to have .many ,popular
demonstrations hi relation to a great
contest. Town and Otitinly meetings luivOnen
held, much money has been expended, and much
energy has been exhausted on such occasions.—
Of late years, however, the Press has been so
widely diffused throughout the length and breadth
of the State, in every city, town and village, that
it is regarded as far more reliable than any oth.
er meanrof disseminating information. And so
indeed it is. The opinions, moreover, that are
expressed, in the midst of excitement are not con.
sidered as so reliable as those which ara . cummit•
ted to priut...:7:4rformer mayibe - milTArstood
or misconstrues:, but not thelatter. Every citi.
zee or Pebrittyliiiinia should,'"goWever, lake an
interest . ..in tjte gen#arelection. At the coining
ing'Cdatesi .will be called upon to
choose 'the eilloWing officers :
A Goixiixoti, to serve for three years. •
A CANAL COMMISSIONER, to serve fin: a aim,.
lei' term.
A JUDGE of the Supreme Court.
Itimmutins ow CONgIIESS in the various Dis.
OE
MENDERS OT TUR STATE .BENATE AND House
OF REFOLSENTATI FES.
MID CITY •ND COUNTF OFFICtItS. -
The various parties are in the field, and the
candidates, in a great majority of cases, have
been chosen. The Whig candidate for Goveri
not is the Hon. Jasti4 Pommee, of Northu ether.
\
land count . He'is a true hearted Pennsylvani.
.attetind is p asessed of every quality calculated
to make an efficient Chief Magistrate. He is
clear.headed, itrong.minded, and eminently pa.
trlo . tio. As awt iter, he -irf vigorous and forcible,
as a speaker, he is practical and eloquent, and
as a statesman, he is reliable and experienced.'
Our political friends may vote for him with the
utmost confidence—confidence in his intelligence
his ficlelKi;hia availability, and his devotion to
the best lieseltt of Pennsylvania. • . ;
• The candidate for Canal Commiesioner is the
Hon. atones Was's, of Allegheny county. He
has been a member of the State Senate for years
and in that capacity he has deservedly won
much distinction. Mr. Darste is one of the
ablest men in Pennsylvania.
The candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court,
is Mb - LEL M. Snrsaa, of Montgomery county.
In this case also, the Whigs have been eminent
ly happy in their choice. 'A polished mind,
great legal attainments, an unsullied reputation
and uniform dignity and courtesy of deportment
are characteristics every way suited to the high
est tribunal of the Commonwealth, and all these
may be found in Judge Sinyser.
But what are the issues, so far as the State
at large is concerned I In the first place, the
indebtedness of Pennsylvania is immense, and
amounts to something like forty millions of dol.
Tars. This indebtedness has hot decreased in
any manner wofth speaking of, since the inaug•
oration of Governor Bigler, and it is nut likely le
to diminish, should that gentleman be re.elemed.
The State taxation, already oppressive, will pro
bably become More so, and the system of impru
dence and extravagance that has been in progress
for years, will only be continued and perpetrated.
Are the people perpared for this condition of af.
lairs?. Are they willing to confirm and extend
the Bigler dynasty, and thus to inctease the in.
debtedness of the State and the exhausting taxa.
tion on their property 1 Are they not satisfied
that in this matter at least, Governor Bigler has
shown himself to be inefficient.
In the second place, the question of the Sale of
Me Public Works will be renewed at the next ses.
sion of the State Legislature. The bill that was
so marred and crippled, chiefly at the instance
of friends of the Governor, that it was found an
utter mockery. The object of those who intro'
dueed the otinexious amendments was to prevent
the_salet and in' this. they succeeded. They de--
sire to retain the public works as a source of
corruption to political partisans, as a means of
rewarding friends and favorites. This, they
knew, had been the effect heretofore, and they
were apprehensive that a more righteous policy
would lead to their political disadvantage. And
hence it was, that an absurd bill was adopted,
that an enormous price was fixed, and that the
measure was defeated. And hence, too, the tax
es are as onerous as ever, and are likely to cony
tinue so, until some change shall take place.—
Are the citiiens of rennsylvania prepared to
sustain and uphold this condition of affairsl—
Are they willing to have the public works in
the hands of profligate partisans, to be employed
whenever they may deem proper, to bolster up
this-candidate or that, without regard to the int
dustry of the people, and already feafful rates of
taxation I
These, thee, are among the issues of the sec
opd Tuesday of. October. A few Weeks longer,
apd the freeman of the Commonwealth will tie
called upon to attend the polls, and to /eat(
through the ballot.boxes. It is.well known that
a deep feeling pervades the public mind, and that
a strong determination everywhere, exists to
secure a change, not only ns relates to the Chief
Magistrate, hut with reference to many of the
.Representatives in Congress. The tax payers
are naturally excited at the existing condition of
Oaks, and they have no confidence in our pres.
ent rulers. A reform is needed,a radical reform,
and this can only be effected by securing the
election of the Whig candidates, who are known
to be opposed to the present profligate system,
and who if successful, will go Into office, pledged
to reduce the debt of the Commonwealth, to di
minish the taxes of the people, and to promote
by every possible means, the interests and the
prosperity of the great State of penasylvania.—
Penna. Inquirer.
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Murder al Chicago.--piiego, Sept. 19.-Pat
iick Cunningham Irishman, stabbed a policeman
named Caspar /fansal, last night, while the lat
ter was in the . act of arresting him. The blow
proved fatal, killing him instantly.
car The New Yorkers spend $lO.OOO per, njght
qt the opera.
Who Is Beaten
Even the most iecredulous of the Democratic,
papers are forced to 'admit that there has been a
Democratic defeat in Maine; but they insist with,
great pertinacity that it is not a Whig victory.- 7 ..
Verywell; suppose this were granted, as a mo-.
dicum!''of relief in
_their,.preseekAlWation,;
will they tell us whence Came thei; 31:Osti' who
have overthrown both
.Witigs Abditiamocrats
The latter have bid for years a large majority in,
Maine. Ever since their memorable rout in MO,
they have been regaining the ground then lost.
The Whigs, therefore, could nut have furnished ;
materials enough to produce such a Waterloo,
defeat. There must have been, as one of oar
worthy contemporaries says, " a stamp e d e a mong
the Buffaloes." The "sound National Democra*.
cY of the North," upon* whom our Southern,
friends always rely in the hour of need, have..
certainly faltered in their faith, and have suffer ) ,
ed itiemselves to the fused in the Abolition cru
cible. This is - all the consolation we can offer
them at present. Perhaps, when the smoke pas,
ses off, all parties may see something upon which .
to "hang a hope." We " never despair of the
RepuhitO, but feel confident that whenever our .
institutions are seriously threatened there will al
ways be found in both parties enough of conser",
vatism to.seve the country. The ate overthroW•
of the Democracy is but an evidence of the pow.,
er of the "popular sortreignty." Surely the
friends of so great a "principle" will not contin
ue to complaiit i! it should work a little 'cranky'
at first. Let them not "abate a jot of heart or
hope."
Importation of Paupers.
The wisdom of Congress ought to be exer
cised to the devising of means to prevent the-im-,
portation of paupers, and petty criminals. We
have enough demoralized uneducated Ameri ,
cans to disturb the peace of society, steal the
property of our citizens, and endanger their lives
without being made the receptacle of the worst
material of the kind that is born and bred in Eu
rope. We beefily agree with the New York
Ildirrorthar,"Americans will never refuse Any-
Itni trilhe oppressed of the Old World, who mayl
voluntarily seek our shores with the intent to be,
coine good citizens and freemen ; but they wilt
not much longer suffer this open shipment upon
us by foreign States, municipalitieS or land.
lords, of the convicts and paupers of Europe.—
file evil, not new nor occasional, has been borne
lung enough, and if it can be stayed by the crier,
getic remonstrance of our Government through
our foreign agents, let a cord be drawn at the
anchorages of our ports, and all the "shipped"
convicts and paupers sent back to their European
prisons and parishes. Our country is stained
and shamed by imported crime and, mendacity,
and no other nation or people would for an in
stant tolerate such an outrage on their hospital
ity. It is not the duty or the mission of the Gni,
ted States to become the Bottany Bay and lazsar
houses of the world."--illoni. Ledger.
The Gubernatorial Eleclion•—ln 1851, resulted
in the election of William Bigler over William
F. Johnson, by a majority of 8465. The vote
was as follows:
For William Bigler, Democrat, 186 499
For Wm. P. Johnston, Whig, 1711,034
For Kimber Cleaver, Native, 1,850
For Wm. Elder, Abolition, 60
Scattering, 8
Tula!, 366,460
Fusion and Confusion.—'J tie fusion of all par.
ties in an united effort to put down the high.hand.
ed usurpations of the party so long dominent in
our country, spreads confusion through the ranks
of Locofotsm. The country is awaking to the
knowledge of the truths of Democracy, and its
errors' are consequently repudiated. When the.
locofoco elements are expelled from the mass,
and Democracy is placed upon, a broad Amerin
can basis, then we shall be proud to again enroll,
ourselves among its members.—Phila. Sun.
Parties in Philadelphia.—The Pennsylvania
Inquirergives the following as the political par^
.....M►-hevio6 tioLtets or parts et tickets in the:
field in that city.
1. The regular Whig Party.
2. The Independent Whigs..
3. The Democratic Party.
4. 'rhe Native American Party.
5. The friends of a Prohibitory Liquor Law
6. The Know Nothings.
In some cases, several of the candidates will,
be on one, two, and perhaps three tickets. In
others,' they will be on but one alone. In the
'city, for example, three candidates to the State
Senate have already been nominated, namely 3,
—Mr. Grabb, the Whig ; Mr. George Smith, the
Democrat; Mr. Thomas S. Smith, the Prohibit°.
ry Liquor Law ;• and two other candidates will
yet be brought forward,
Sale of the Public Worke.—Judge Pollock, the
Whig Candidate for Governor, in his speech at
Pittsburg expressed himself in favor ofjhe sale
of the Public Works. The.Peopla would like to.
know Gov. Bigler's views upon this highly im•
portant measure. Let him come out fairlY, and
act the man upon this question.
The End of the World--A correspondent of
the Boston Traveler slates, that in the vicinity
of the burning forests in Muine, quite a number of
persons, chiefly females, have . become insane, irk
consequence of excitemety, the result of a be.
lief that the general conflagrations in tfie woods
there is a sign of a speedy ending of the world,
in accordance with the prediction of the Miller.
ites. Some of them have been taken to the Slate
Asaylum. This is one of the bud effects of relig.
ions fanaticism.
The Drouth.—A Leiter from Saco, Maine, elates,
that ail the welts in that town have beenclry for
some time, and the inhabitants have to puichase
water brought from.the river. At Portland, peo
ple were in a .similar, s popiltlop,. and in that,
neighborhood the hoof of horses had become so
hard and brittle that they would crack. Concord
river, which was unusually high In the spring,,
is now lower than at any tittle sloes 1d25, and tb
trifle lower than It was th : en,.
VirA ndhil
candidate 6rhi - presentative. in oils of
the towns in Maine, who received three Votes
out of a poll of 227, sa y s h e
, has con?llided to by
pputral In politics hereafter.