THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
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SJ1TU111J.1V, JV1'J3 10, 1838.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
FOR GOVERNOR :
GEN. DAVID R. PORTER.
(OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY.)
Tun whigs appear highly elated at what
tiioy denominate a great whig victory in the
passage of tho resolution repealing tho spe
cie circular. A measure, that all who were
in anywise acquainted vih tho monetary
affairs of the nation at the present time,
and of the regulations for the receipt of cus
toms fixed by law that woujd remain, wero
not only willing, but desirous should bo
brought about. Indeed, such was the feel
ing upon the subject, that but little opposi
tion was made to its repeal by tho demo
cratic members, as will bo perceived by tho
yeasand nays published in our last. So
far then, from its being a whig triumph, we
are only surprised that a single voice should
have been raised in the house against it.-
Under the circumstances, it is mere
foolery on tho part of the whigs, to " rrtako
so much ado about nothing ;" for if there
is any credit to be attached any where fdr
its repeal, tho democratic members of the
house certainly liaye a right to claim, at
least, an equal share. There aro but few
men who do not now acknowledge that at
the time of tho promulgation of the specie
circular, the necessity of the times required
it; but that necessity having now' ceased to
exist, it had become a useless " bono of
contention," and wo rejoico in its repeal.
..A. New Iron Foundry Ss Threshing Ma
chine Manufactory, lias lately been estab
lishedjn this place, by L. IT. Maus, & Co,
They are now in full, and we trust, success
ful operation, We hail with pleasure any
new enterprise in. this .neighborhood, as a
precursor of what BJoomsburg will bo when
her valuable mineral resources shall bo
brought into competition with thoso of our
neighbors. Wyoming Valley may boast
of her coal mines, and invite, capitalists to
invest their funds in their "black .diamond
speculation;" but the Bloomsburg Iron Ore
beds aro of more value, and vjill be a
source of greater profit to jho operator, and
of course, a more profitable investment for
capitalists.. . Tho innumerable water privi
leges in the immcdiato neighborhood of tho
rich and Inexhaustible ore beds, and tho
abundance of wood, and tho facility of
transportation,' to say nothing of our pro
imity to tho coal mines of Wyoming;
aro inducements for capitalists to enter into
the manufacture of iron, no where elso to
bo found in this country, and we arc confi
dent will not bo long overlooked by the en
terprisine business men of the state. In
dee'd, we are creditably informed that
company with a largo capital has already
been formed, for tho purpose of establishing
wunvB in mis viuiiuiy, upon an extensive
scale, to take the oro from the beds and
pass it through the various operations neces
saiy for producing nails ready for use. Sue
cess attend them.;
FACTS FOR .THE PEOPLE.
Undek this head "tho federa 1 papers aro
publishing with glaring capitals and big
jseals, certificates signed by. Robert Camp
tell, Prothonotary of Huntingdon county
in relation to David It. Porter having taken
''the iSehefit of tho insolvent act, with a view
.of creating an impression that ho fraudu
lently cheated his creditors. This attempt
.to defame the, character of Mr. Poiter, is
hi keeping with tho wholo course of the
whigs in their opposition to his. election
In another column we have placed an arti
clo from tho American Sentinel, giving
true history of this transaction, which ex
lionerates Gen. Porter from every dishonest
or unworthy motive or action.
A federal State Convention of young men
was held at Reading, Berks county, on tho
4th inst. It is said that thero wcio not to
uxceed 1000 members, though tho whigs
claim UUUU. i no delegation from somo
counties must havo beon very slim, or tho
managers of the meeting must havo had
poor opinion of them, as wo observe that
several of tho vice presidents wero appoint
ed on twoout of the three committees,
fa have been informed that a whig boy,
over the signature of " Odd Eemocrat,"
has made an nttack upon us through tho .col
umns of the last Berwick Sentinel; Will
rothcr Tate, send us a copy of his paper;
as for some reason unknown to us,, our rcgr
ular exchange did not arrive. "Yo should
ike to see what an "Odd Democrat" can
say in justification of tho proceedings of
tho "boys meeting."
Philadelphia has again been the scene of
riot, disorder, and even murder,. caused by
tho preaching of tho doctrines of abolition
and amalgamation, On Friday, the 8th
mst. a Mr. Baits, a watchman, was murder
ed by by a negro, supposed to bo crazy,
arid on Saturday, as . a Mr. M'Craney, a
respectable young man was standing in tho
street cbnversing with his sister, he was a&
costed by two negroes, with tho question
whether he was tho person who assisted in
tho arrest of tho negro the day before. ,Ite
answered that lie had nothing to dp with it.
They then left him; but after an absence
ol a lew moments, returned, aiid one of
them, with a long bowic knife, ripped open
his bowels to his breast bono. Ho survived
but a few hours. The excitement in con'
cequenco of this murder, became general,
and a largo concourse of citizens asscm
bled in .the. neighborhood, some affrays
ensued, rind the authorities of the city com
pelled the blacRs to retire within doors, and
iurum ineir uoiying any meetings on
Sunday evening. The excitement, although
somewhat abated, is ,not yet wholly subsi
d'eu. A few more such acts as this will
have a tendency, to drjve the whole black
population from tho city. . ,
More. Decency in Congress. -Mr. Bid
die, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Downing, o
Florida, both whig members of congress
had a wordy war on the floor of the house
a. fe.W days since. Mr.'Biddlc charged Mr,
Downing witli falsehood, as is usual with
wings when they get cornered. Mr. Dow
ning hot liking to have this portion of the
whig tactics applied to himself, advanced
in battle array, upon Mr. B. but was pre
vented from striking by tho interference of
other members.
At a meeting of tho Banks of the city of
Philadelphia, a proposition to resume spe
cie payments on the 4th of July, was voted
down by a vote of 7 to 0 the Bank of the
United Stales voting in the negative.. Thus
Gov. Ritner's ballance-wheel has again by
its votes and influence prevented a return
to specie payments, at a time too when its
president declares that the principal impedi
ment to an immediate resumption, had been
removed by tho repeal of the Specie Cir
cular. , . ,
Another Outrage. Some two weeks
since as the American steamboat Telegraph
was approaching the wharf at Brockville,
"U. C. for the. purpose of taking on board
passengers, she was fired into by the Brit
ish.scntry stationed there. Fortunately no
one was injured, although several narrowly
escaped. This transaction lias increased tho
excitement on the lines to tho highest pitch,
and fears are entertained that it will eventu
ate in tho destruction of a great deal of
property, If not of lives. . Botli govern
ments arc taking measures toprevent any
further outrages being committed,, and ac
tive means aro resorted to, to bring to pun
ishment the offenders; several of whom
have already been, arrested, and large re
wards offered for others.
SPECIE CIRCULAR.
Since the passage of tho resolution re
pealing tho Specie Circular, tho Treasury
Department has issued a circular addressed
to all collectors and receivpr3 of public mo
ney, instructing those officers to receive
tho notes of banks in all branches of the
public revenue, under the following restric
tions t . "
1. Nono aro id bo received but such as
aro payable and paid on demand, in tho
legal currency of the United States."
2. No notes to bo received of a less de
nomination than twenty dollars,. .
!l Wn nnlpa in tin ropfii vnil of nnv denomu
nation, unless, "payable.oii demand, in gold
nil ! ..I Jl,. Mfnnj, Hfi..(.H(er " itr
urauvur yuiu u trie wni u
"equivalent to specie where received."
4. No notes to bo received of any bank,
which since, tho 4tfi of July, 1830, has is
sued "any note or bill of a less denomination
than live dollars." .
William Miller, tho murderer, is to bo
executed at Williamsport on tho 27th of July,
and not on tho Oth as stated in a former
paper.
We have received the Democratic lie-
view, for June, and cheerfully add our tes
timony to tho vauc of this publication. As
a literary periodical it will vio with any
published in this country. , In .another col
umn wo publish a table.of its contents.
Tun Gentlemen Magazine, for June,
is also received, and it fully sustains the
well earned reputation it has heretofore re
ceived. - 4lh 7ffcl. 1838.
At a meeting of tiie citizens of Bloom3
bure and vicinity, held at tho houso of
Charles Doebler, on Tuesday evening, the
12th mst. convened for the purpose of taking
into consideration tho .expediency of ma
king suitable arrangements for celebrating
the 02(1 anniversary of American indepen
dence, Daniei, Gross was called. to the
chair, and Wm. G. Hurley appointed Sec
retary, when it was ... !
jcesolved, iliat the following named
gentlemen constitute a committee of ar
rangements Dr. John Ramsay, Qaleb
B. Fisher, Wm. M'Kelvy,.John R. Moycr,
Dapiel Gross1, Leonard Rupert, Charles
Kaliler, and Thomas Willits. . ,
Jtcsolvcd, That II. Webb, T. Painter,
and John JYJ Reynolds, ue a committee to
prepare toasts for tho occasion.
Resolved, That all surviving soldiers of
the revolution of this and the neighboring
counties be requested to attend as guests
and join in thc.fcstivities,of tho day!
Resolved, That the committee of arrange
ments invite the citizens of the town and
country to participate, and also the volun
tcer companies of the neighborhood,
DANIEL GROSS, Pres'L
William G. Hurley, Scc'y.
, It having been resolved at a meeting of
the citizens of Bloomsburg and vicinity, to
cclcbratei the approaching 02d anniversary
of American Independence m Bloomsburg,
and the subscribers having been appointed
by .said meeting a committee of arrange
ment, hereby invite tho .citizens generally
of this county, to participate in the fesllvi
tics of the day, and also .request tho alien
danco of such uniform volunteer companies
as feel willing to .assist in rendeiing that
tribute to the illustrious signers of tho Dec
laration of our independence, and their.brO'
ther soldiers of the revolution, which they
so richly merit. , ..,,,
All surviving Soldiers of tho Revolution
are requested to attend as guests, and parti'
cipato in tho good cheer of the day.
C. B. FISHER,
J. RAMSAY.
W. W'KELVY.
J. R. MOYER'.
D. GROSS.
X,. RUPERT.
C. KAIILER.
T. WILLITS,
Committee.
The federal papers, for want of other ar
guments, are abusing David R, Pouter,
for once having been a POOR AMN .'
Thjs is just like tho old federal argument.
They called mechanics and labourers tho
"DIRTY SHIRT" party, and now they
say that no map who has been POOR shall
bo Governor! Let the honest mechanics
and working men resent this foul insult in
a proper spirit next October. Easton Jlr
gus. Pretty Keen. Rev. Mr. Holmes, df
New Bedford, related the following ancc
doto at tho Anniversary of tho American
Seamen's Friend Society, in this city.
"Two sailors .once, met tho one looked
downcast and folornj the other accosted him,
'shipmato, wiat's tho.roatter','Ah! said
the forlorn man, 'I am sick arid destitute I
have no money to supply my wants.' Tho
other put his hand in his pocket, and pour
ed out his money, without weight or meas
ure, i A merchant looking on, said, Ship
mate,now you ought not do so, you ought
at least to take a note for your money.' 'I
am, no merchant,' said tho sailor, I never
take notes for my charity.'
In the early part of last week, the work
men on tho Lehigh rail road turned out for
higher .wages. They did aa is.usual in such
cases Resolved, that those who did not co
operate oarly in their plan, should .not bo
pormilted to continuo their work; and suc
ceeded in effecting this object, i .
Tho authorities, wo are informed,, wore,
applied to and promptly proceeded to the
lines with force sufficient to havo quelled any
attempt to violato the laws; but as no one
could, uo caught in the act ol actual trans
gression, rtor any found upon whom a breach
of tho law could bo proved, no arrests worthy
of note woro made.
The affair between tho employers and the
employed. Wo say strictly so for avo
havo not been able to learn, fiom authentic
sources, that any harsh or offensive meas
ures wero used on either side.
Wyoming Republican.
Tho late federal convention lias produced I
an effect in Berks county, nrocisely onno-
sito to that nnlifinntnil liv Oin fprlnrntiots T
. .w.u...u.
was supposed that an imposing display of
strength and windy declamation would slag-
per our firm ilp.rtw.rttM. nrtil nrnrW fln nr.
j i ! L LV ,i i ' 1", . .'! I
their ranks. In this it will bo seen that
tho federal leaddrs have greatly misjudged
bursobor, steady, reflecting German popu-
lationr a German farmer is not a man to
bo unsettled in his opinions bv a shallow
declaimer, however elegant his exterior oi
specious his argument. So far from even
producnlir a iiutteriiif? amdiifr 113. this con-
vumiuu iias animaicu anu inspired our yeo
manry with an enthusiasm, which is per
, . i i .
fectly itrcsistable. Tho folly of attempting
to carry Berks county by a convention is
faintly imaged by supposing aa attempt to
storm Gibralter with a pop gun. Reading
Democratic Press.
From the Painsville Republican.
MORE BRITISH OUTRAGE.
Just as our paper was going to press, we
received the following letter, which will
speak for itself: ...
- Torondo, May 14, 1838.
Mr. H. Steclc-i-SiY: As the steamboat
Champlain was passing down Detroit river
this afternoon; wo called at Maiden to wood,
and as the crew .were, taking the wood a-
board, tho soldiers commenced beating the
crew with sticks of wood, and heavy canes,
withont giving any reasons whatever; and
about this time the negro soldiers came oil
tho deck; to the riumbcrof thirty-five or for
ty, .all well armed with daggers, and bayo
nota. . Tho batde grew warm, tho mate of
tho boat saw one of the officers, and reques
ted him to call oil the soldiers, and men, and
tho answer wasj that he -had no command
over them.' We began to think of the steam
boat. Caroline, and thought best to get under
weigh, and to our surprise, found the lines
which the boat was made last, guarded with
llcgrocs; and wo were forbid to cast them
off. At this time we supposed there were
about one bundled men on the dock, and
then the cry was, to "board the dam' J re
bels, and give it to them." We found that
the only way for us to do, was to cut the
line with an axe, which we did. This was
all that saved a greater loss of blood; but we
did not get away, without leaving three of
the crow; and five or six of thoso who got
away, were badly beaten.
We are told that this is not tho first time
that they have insulted the stripes and stars
GEO. BAILEY, of Concord, O
LUTHER B. PARKER,
M. MOON, Mate.
CASH UPI
A LI thoso indebted, for POSTAGE in the
Bloomsburg; pffico arc earnestly requested and
solemnly wurned to pay up dicir dues before tlie
first of July. Thoso who neglect, this notice may
look out for breakers ahead, and may never expect
to bo trusted again. 1
, . . BEUNAKJJ llUl'SUr, I'. M.
BlodrrisbUrg Post Office,'?
Juno 12th, 1838. 5
Bloomsburg Rangers !
OU aie hereby commanded to meet in Blooms
burg, on'-Wcdnesday tlie 4th day of July next',
at 10 o'clock A. Mv for. company exercises and drill
and to participate in the festives of tho day.'
JUHJN tUi&UhUr, Uaptaui.
Bloomsburg, June 10, 1838.
BRICK. I
P a good quality, by lOlOOlOOO
or 10000 iresli burnt, and laying near
tho Canal For sale by s
Bloomsburg, Junp S, 1638.
A TWO FOOT IRON SQUARE,
Found near this village, has been left at this of
rice. Tho owner can havo it upon application,and
paying for this advertisement.
June .
rrr-GOOBS AT DOSToCis
TH13 subscribers offer their remaining stock of
Goods at COST, till.
Friday Saturday, the 15A J- 1G7A June
next, on which days they will offer at
PTJ3LIC SALE3
Dry Gouds, Groceries, Queens Ware,
flard Ware,
in short, every variety of Store Goods.
SALT by the Bushel or Barrel,
LIQUOR of all kinds by tho Barrel,
gUG.AR by tho Barrel,
PAINTS and DYE-STUFFS.
NAILS by tho Keg, &c. &c.
All thoso IJVliEBTED will do well to call and
mako settlement on or beforo tho ICth day of June,
after which time all accounts unsettled will bo put
into tho hands of a Justico of tho Peace for immcdi
ato collection,-
J . T. MUSSELMAN & Co.
Bloomsburg, May 20, 1838.
Mats! MmSs
UST Received an Assortment of the
1 atestNew York stylo of Drab, Black, Russia,
Silk an 1 Fur Hats, of various qualitios and prices,
irom uouara w t Dollars.
C B. FISHER.
Bloomsburg, May SO,
Bridge Builders:
THE Commissioners of Columbia coi
... ..,.. . . ,, .v. i.-
v UU.,1U" -Ul,v,?,. .
best bidders for building tho folio vyi
Bridg.es in Said county as follows. A BniL
In ltn hnilt ar-nan tio KniitVi hrnnrJi -rtf Hhnr.
inE Greek.ncar Christian Hartley's.and will
bo let at tno ho",e of Samuel A Brady, m
Catawissa, ori 'Friday ,the 20th dayof JuneJ
mst. to be of the following dimensions and
materials, to wit. strong 6 ond abutments
and W1"B wails surmoumett .with a, wooden
brac0 superstructure of 50 feot span, and to
uuuuvciuu ,, a 0im.B.
Tho other'Bridge 'to -be built serosa Briar
Creek,ncar Bowman's mill. It'is proposed
to take, bids for building this Bridge on two
plangr tlie .Co.mmissioners to have the right
of selecting and building on either plan after
tno. biddings orc closod.
First for buildinc a Stone Kl'idirft
with two arches', forty-five feet long between
the nbutmentaone about eighteen fcej wide.
Second l'or building a, .WOOtlCli
Brace Bridge with stone abutments
with sufficient wing walls". '
Tho superstructure lo be forty-five feet
long and to be covered with a shingle roof.
The letting, of this bridge will be on Sa
turday the 30th day of June inst. at Bow
man 3 mills in llnar ureeK townsiup. it
is proposed to close the receipt of proposals"
at 12 o'clock M on the respective days of
the above l'ettings,
ID1J1NUS 11AHUJjA.x , , If
CORNELIUS CLACKNER,
JOSEPH BROBST.
Commissioners office 7
Danville June 12. 1838. S
AND AMERICAN COURIER.
HE . labor and expense btstowed upon this pa
per have already gained us a largo listof coun
try subscribers; and we shall spare neither time, la
bor 6t money in making it tho most interesting pr
pcr in tho Union.' We are now engaged in procu
ring some beautiful designs, and it is our intention
to produce one, two or more, every week, as soon
as our subscription list shall havo so increased as td
warrant us in incurring the expense of engraving.
They will be done on wood by one of the finest en
gravers in tno city. .
"In point of local intelligence, ccientiac essays;
literary articles' and general news, our paper is al-i
ready acknowledged equal- to, as in sizcit exceeds
in (tin TTn.tntl .tntns. ' As n family
uuj iiuw idaucu u iu.uinM ' , j
newspaper, we never nave ana neverpnau lnsenui
to its columns an article or a sentiment,- that shall
call a blush upon the cheek of beauty. Humor, wit
and pleasure, may always be found, and of tho most
enticing naturo, without swerving fiom modesty,
anu ucnuing morals or rcugiou, unu ui au-u u
shall ours be. . '
Besides embracing all that we havc.stalcjj above,
our paper "will cont'aiii a Bank Note Tablo ond
Price current, ''corrected weekly: We hope our
friends' in tho country will assist ub in extending
our circulation, that wo may at once commence our
intended improvements. Y , . '.'..
Teums.- Four dollars per annum, payablo in ad
vance. ' "."
No orders attended to unless the money is remit
ted, post paid, or a city referenco given.
Post Masters throughout tho Union, and in tho
Canadas, aro requested to use their influence to ob
tain Us subscribers, and wc will send Ulcm a paper
gratis '
We wish tO'Ostablish agencies in country towns,
and persons wishing to act for us, will have tha
kindness to drop us a line (post paid) to that effect,
with a- city reference; and we will enter into'ari
rangements With them at once. They will find our
terms exceedingly liberal.
New York, 1838. ' ;
Oun Eimivoi List. Wc wisli to exchange
with our democratic cotcmporaries, generally thro'
out tho country; and shall feci obliged if those of
them with whom we now exchange will announce
this in their columns. . It is our determination with
the blessing of Heaven tofigln;agood fight for tho
cause of the people this ensuing year, and wo are
ambitious to t,tand well armed, and with a full quiv
er in the ranks pf its champiorts. ' Our daily paper
will bo sent In eichango for another daily, and our
weekly, which is tho largest in the Union, for a
weekly. A concerted action among; tho democratic
press is most desirable aid would accomplish pro
clegics, - , .
UNITED
STATES'
MAGAZINE,
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW,
PUBLISHED AT WASIIINCTOX CITT, BY XAJCOTBEB
AND O'SVUIVAK. . ...
Table of Contents of No. , June, 1838.
ORIGINAL PAPERS. .
t. The Kesumntidn of Snecie Payments
2. Cotton. (Third and concluding Article.) Tho
Production and Manufacture of Foreign Countries.
Bunker's Hill. ' " : ' '
Lines. Written on seeing a Bust of the lato Ed
ward Livingston.
Becollectionsof Eastern Travel. By J.'S, Buck
ingham Esq., No. 3 Approaching the Island of
ayenc. Assoun. Uenrat A6souan,orjciepnanuna.
Tho Death of Napoleon. From tho Italion of
TWanioni.
7 .Tho Alter of Fashion. Ify tlio Author of tile
"Dutchman's Fireside." "Westward Uo!" &c.
8. Song. Beneath tho Bright Moon,&e-
Political Portraits with Pen and Pencil, No. 7.
John Forsyth. With an ctcliing on copper, by
Fcndcrich, after the life. ' ,
10. Tho Festival of Adonis. From the fifteenth
Idyll of Theocritus.
11, Ijiterary i'ropcrty.
12, What I? Poetry.
13, The Political Crisis, .
History of tho Kccont Insurrection in the Cana
das Part 1 and 2.
rrVThis number contains one hundred and forty-
four fajes. , N . ,
k M 1C 1X3 His
o 1 received, and tor sale, a quantity ol ursl
rato STONE COAL, by ' '
C. B. FISHER.
Bloomsburg, May 20.
A Young Fiiuly,
Qualified to Teach the English Branches, is de
sirpus of engaging in a School for the Sunim f -Application
to be made at tail Office.
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