v.. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT. "TllUTII WITHOUT FEAll R3TVItn.1V, JTUfjVZS, 1838. ' DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR: , GEN. DAVID R. SORTER. (OF HUKTINCD'o'N COUNTY.) Sturgeon's .Ifliiilavit, It is contrary to our wishes and our feel , ings to publish violent personal articles, they generally do more hurt than good to any party ; but our opponents have made use of such base and unrighteous means to destroy the reputation of the tfistingureed individual, (D. II. Porter,) whom' the dc mocratic party have selected as their candl ilale for Govcrnor,and in whose support-we are of course engaged, that we are compelled to deviate,' in some, instances, from the course wo had marked out for our editorial career. Of this character is the article, in another column, from the Huntington Ga zette, in relation to Sturgeon's affidavit. A more gross and wanton pe'rversion of truth was never before promulgated .under oath, and circulated with such eclat, by the' " all the decency party," than is contained in thn nflndnvit referred to. and the use o strong language in. reference to it, its pro jectors and circulators, will be excused by every lover of truth and justice; and if ihe whigs do not wince under the severe casti gation of that article, they arc made of ster ncr stuff than falls to the common lot o man. That wc have long desired and strenuous ly advocated n resumption of specie pay menls by the banks is true; but the Register v'man is mistaken-in supposing that, we are now opposed to that measure, or that we have offered to bet that "4heif would not. and could not resume.'-' So far fiom' it, that wo have said, they were ready and could resume at any time ; and tnis we believed "because they have solleclared, and We were willing to give them some little credit for' - truth and honesty; and we -have also said and-wo now reiterate th'e'-assertion and be lief, that the bank (the Pennsylvania Banli of the United States,)" 'could not' and would not" resume on the first day of Au gust, and have offered bets to that effect, but could find '"but one whig bold enough to -accept the challenge, and he had to screw his courage up to the sticking' point, to bet a penny culcc'Vf moses sugary and if the Register man dare we will double the bet with him. , The assertion of.tlie whims that the dnmn o crane party now oppose the resumption of specie payments by tho banks, is -with out tho least foundation in truth. It shows to what baseness, tlio whigs will stoop to bolster up the sinking cause of their shin plaster Governor'! who has allowe tho state, for the last year, to be flooded with shinplasters and. irredeemable banl j.paper, when, if wo take his word for it, In had it in his power to crush them at thei birth. The fact is.that through the exertions of the democratic party to sustain tho law of tho land the banks have been compelled by public sentiment, to resolve to resume in August,, and tho Governor, seeing this, has aimed tp turn it to. his advantage, by order mg them tp do that ,ovpr. winch he had no control, and. which. 'ho knew, that the bank could not any longer refuse to do with safe ty tothemselvcs and tlieir-'party. For rid: .culing this act of Governor Ritner, the do mocratic party are represented as being op posed to thp.rcsumption, while, tho whigs who havo lieretofore steadily opposed it claim to be, its only advocates. This will never do, for (.he people wilL havo no diffi ,culry in seeing through fto.thin. a veil, an the consequence will bo,-that General Por ter will bo elected by a majority f from 1 :to 20,000 votes over Joe Ritner the suppl i?anttool of tho banks and the shinplaster manufacturers. . Tho Post Office at Columbus, Luzerno V Vt I . 1... T I uvvu iwumivi. IU uamuia uuu mo uamu oi MM fill! TK CIIHIIII Mil in ini,.sitlillnw!.Mn and John Buckaloo annointed IW Mnstor " important Change.' Under this head, the Fcderai-Antiinasoii- ic-Bank-Ilitner papers arc publishing tlio certificate of 00 or 70 individuals of Pitts burg, who represent themselves as having heretofore opposed Ritner, but will sup port him at the approaching election, from Pittsburg paper we learn, that tho whole company have always been whigs and bank men, and that thbyopposcd Rimer's fnsl election because ho was an anli-inasoil, and now join the piebald party for tho purpose f opposing tho democratic administration of Martin Van JJurerft mid' to sqeure their favorite measure, a national bank. Woaro not surprise at this. 1 heir feelings and interests' arc with thatparty, and with lhc.m et them hereafter act. We do not want them, for we can well afford to loose the aid of .siich men, when wo are gaining hun dreds of the sterling democratic farmers to our cause, who have hereforo supported Ritner with- a view oT, sustaining anti-ma sonry, but who leave tlio party witn dis gust at his late base subserviency to the lodge and abolitionism. The I'roclamalton. We this wcekjpublish the proclamation of Governor Ritner, commanding the banks to resume specio payments 13 days after they had agreed, to. A more foolish hum bugging document never emlnalcd from a public officer than this. It well deserves to be ridiculed by every Pensylvanian who has any regard for the credit of its hitherto hi"h character for sound and dignified state papers. It was undoubtedly issued to ad' Vance ttic interest ot lutncr, but it wc arc not much mistaken in the intelligence of I the people; it will havo the contrary effect, and induce many who have heretofore sup ported him, to resolve, for the honor of the slate, to support him no longer. . The following language is used by the United States Gazette, of Philadelphia, a Ritner Bank paper, in reference to the hum bug -proclamation I1 , v . 1T .CANNOT EXPEDITE THE MOVEMENTS OF THE BANKS, OR ALTER 'THEIR DETERMIN ATION ALREADY . FIXED TO RESUME VERY SHORTLY IN ACCORDANCE -WITH GOOD PO LICY. AND A REGARD FOR THE WANTS AND, RIGIIl'S OF THE COMMUNITY," ,. What say you Ritncrites, is not this.fi nough to bear us out in the assertion that tho proclamation was a foolish concern ? Is it not limp that Pcunsylvanians should cease electing a tool of the Banks that their own papers ridicule, The Berwick Sentinel mentions tho name ot Major JVM. COLT, of Danville, as a suitable person to represent Columbia coun ty in the next Legislature. We extract from the Philadelphia (Spirit of the .Times," of the 25th inst. the follow ing proceedings of the BANK CONVENTION; A General Resumption on .the 13th Aug. The Bank Convention assembled in this city ,on Monday, at 12 M. The place of meeting was the Bank of Pennsylvania. John B. Morris, Esq. President of the WMecllUnic's Bank of Baltimpre, was elected President ot the Convention; and- Elihu Chauncey, Esq. of this city, Secretary. Thtj Banks of the following States were represented, either by delegates, or liy let ters biudhig the institutions to libido by tho decision of the Convention : Massachu setts, Connecticut, Rhode-Island, Pennsyl vania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Ken tucky, Missouri. After considerable debate as to 'the pro per and appropriate 'day for a general re sumption tho following resolution was unanimously adopted : - Resolved That the Banks represented in this Convention, will resume specie pay ments on the llhh of August next, and re commend that day for the adoption of the Banks generally. Tfo Reason TViy'Fho very year suc ceeding" that on which David R. Porter was plunged into misfortune by tho'improvidenco of a partner from whom ho had been dissolv ed,says the Spirit oftho Times, & compelled in consequence, to avail himself of tho in solvent laws, he ivas seat to the Legisla ture by the citizens of Huntingdon coun ty!! Now, i( is very certain, that all the wickedness which wo arc told ho was capa ble of at that lime, must have been fresh in the memory of tho peoplo of Hunting don county. They returned him, neverthe less, triumphantly to a scat in tho House of Representatives of this State. Tlio reason why? Because they knciv him! This is a refutation of all tho slander that has been piled up against his reputation. A small a(faU'. A Western paper, in 1 speaking of a steamboat explosion, said that a great deal of unnecessary fuss had been made about it, as only Jijlcen lives were lost. LOUISIANA ELECTION. The Globd has tho following: There is great exultation in some of th6' Whig prints, that Mr Roman has been lectetl Governor in Louisiana, by an esti mated majority from 700 to 1,000 votes. How much cause thero is for this, will be seen, when it is remembered that thcN. Or leans Bee one of tho lcafding Democrtic papers in the State supported his election, and when tho prscnt Qov;ernor is a Whig, and was elected over his democratic oppo nent, Judge Dawson, by a majority of 1,014. The reductibn of the former Federal ma- 3ority, abou tine-half, is the only ground of rejoicing by tlie.l'cueralists, in the election of Governor. So as tp tlio election of White to Con gress, over Sidell in tho first district. Wo havo not before us tho votes at the last elec tion of Representatives. But this very Mi. wniic nau. mtnat uisinct, in laai, a ma jority ovor Davson of 2,101 :,nnd he now has a majority over blulcll, claimed to be only 1,20011 It is now understood to be 019. - , A fire broke out about 5.o'clock this af ternoon, says the Harrisburg Reporter Ex try, July 20., in the hay loft of a stable be longing to Mr. Ostler, ort strawberry Alley, between Market- and Walnut streets, and before it was got under, destroyed the stage stable of Messrs. Colder' and Wilson, the stable belonging to Mr. Roberts, the lum ber yard of Messrs. Holman and Simons, containing about $6,000 of lumber, the dwelling1 houso and bindery 'of Mr. C. Muench. on Market street, the dwelling of HT . T I rtl . . 1 IT t i n mi. joiin ouannpn; anu iioimaivs row oi buildings, occupied by fifteen families. The residence of Mr. Jennings 6n Market street, and several other buildings were consider ably injured. The amount of loss not yet ascertained. A Predicament. A missionary from the East Indies lately arrived in the neighbor lio'od of Salerri, Massachusetts was placed in rather a strange'fluandary with tho cus tom houso officers. Among his effects which came under his inspection, was a cask containing a liquid. This was duti fully bored and tho contents smelt of tasted of by one of the officers, but he could not determine "what manner of spirit it was of.1' It was tasted by a second a i third a fourth with no ' better success 1 To solve this difficulty the missionary himself was sent for. "Oh my dear sirs," said he, the cask contains the body of an ourang outang preserved in spirits and consigned to Doctor M 1" Auburn Daily News. New Orleans, July 4, 1838-' Our city is all in commotion in conse quence of the elcctibif. Never before was tlie're so much excitement' Almost every person goes to the polls armed, and already are 15 or 20 duels on the tapis, to come off immediately after the election. Last week we had one between tWcf Philadclphians Barclay and McLaughlin the latter was shot through the heart the 'second 'firef. There .have been 8 fought within the last twb day3. ' ' FreshRumors of anlndianTFar. A cor respondent of the Memphis, Ohio, Gazette, writing from Fort Smilh..uiider date of June 3d, (said to be from excellent authority) says. "The conduct of. the Indians about .here is.now decidedly ' hostiie. There are at present about 3000 Creeks ahd Gherokees encamped 20 miles east of Dwight they will bo here for three weeks yet. Yester day an excitement was visible throughout the camp j ail that could bp learned was that thrb'o' runners had come from Tama cheo, the chief of the Delewarcs, but what was theirinisiion we could not learn. I think it was warlike, as they held a council of all the older chiefs and warriors in the tent of Lootachie, their Great Chief. Their conduct has been offensive and insultirig' to the whites since. ' We .hear that in a))out threo weeks- they expoct a runner from, the tribe of Kickapoos and one from tho Paw nees. Further than this we could learn no thing. But that they are on tho eve of a war with tho whitos is the opinion of ma ny of the oldest inhabitants. They have sent nearly all their women and children to an Indian settlement on the river Pateau in the Western part 'of Arkansas, about 50 miles from Fort Smith. They ate now buying rifles, powder, lead and blankets in great quantities.. They aro conciliating with the Osages, Kansas, and all , those tribes who inhabit Missouri and Oregon Territories. The Delawares1, a largcand powerful tribe, only want a small provoca tion as a stimulous for them to turn their arms against the whites'. Two men tins morning came iroirTBcart's salt works, saying-that two laborers wero butchered by the Indians without the slightest provocation. A few months will decide it. and if they do rise it will bo the most bloody war that the annals of history can produce ; it will be liko bursting of a tornado, sweeping every thing on the face of tho country desola ting it and murdering the citizens; Si the time may soon come,- wo should be prepared to repel them." I he best toast on tho -llh, that wo have ! heard of, was one delivered at Faneuil Hall by tho City Auditors, in which the fiftv-six signers ot tuo ueclaration, were called a 00 so heavy that all Great Britain could'nt lift it. ' ' t.iaAii.imm.'iu i... ' ' Oil ' Miraculous Escnjic. It is said that Mr. 1 Lovtjomone of tho passengers saved in tho late catastrophe oftho Pujaski, was also on board. oMhe Ilomc, and the Wm. Gibbons three of tho most appalling situations of danger ever recorded. ' OBITUARY DIED On Friday evening last, in Briar Creek township Mrs. Merlin, wife of Da vid Hcrlin. On Friday evening last, in Briar Creek township, son of Mr. Joseph Pilkington, aged years. On Saturday last, Mrs. Kaufman, wife of George Kaufman Esq.- of Hemlock town ship, aged about 45 years. In Pittston, Luzerno co. 6n th6 10th inst. Mr. Mcrritt Slotnm. a citizen nf Wilkns. I I II . I It I f r uarrc, laic uugisicr anu uecoracr oi !uz. co., aged -10 years. HEREAS, the honorable ELLIS LEWIS President of tho Courts of Over and Ter miner and General Jail Delivery, Court of Quarter Sessions of tho Peace, and Court of Common Pleas, and Orphan's Court, in the eighth Judicial District,. composed ot the counties of Northumberland, Union, f 1 1 ' .. 1 t ! 1 rrs Sir.' .'' wuiuinma uuu liyviiiiiiiiL' ; uuu iiujl. tviLLlAai iuoh-rnoMEiir and Lkonauu Kut"EKT, Esquires, associate Judges in Columbia, county, havp.issucd their precept bearing date the 21st day of April, m tlio yearot our liord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and to mo directed for holding . Court nf ner nn,l 'fi.,,',,,, , fl ..... , - w - cm uuu ucilt;ui ,.tuuiici tjcastuiio vi inn x cuce, isummuji Pleas, and Orphan s CoUrt, IN DAN ILLB. in tho countv of Cohrmbia. on' tho third.M mday of. August next, (being the 20th day) and to continue two weeks. NOTICE is therefore hereby given to tfie Cor oner, the Justices of the Peace, and Constables of the said County of.CoIumwa, that they be, then and thero in their proper persons, at ten o'clock, in the forcnuon of said day, with their records,-inquisitions and other remembrances to do those things which to their offices appertain to be done. And those' who aro bound by recognizances to prosecute' against the prisoners that are or may bo in the jail of said county of Columbia, are to bo then and there to prosecute against them as shall lie just. Jurors arc requested to bo punctual in their attendance, a- grceablyvto thejr notices. Dated at JJanville, the utn day ol July, in the year ol our Lioru ono thousand eight hun dred and thirty-light, und in tire 63d year of the independence ol Uie lmr.cd btatcs of Amer ica. WILLIAM KITCIJEN, Shirty. Sheriff's Office, Danville, ? July 20, 1838. 5 "LIST OF CAUSES For Trial at August Term, 1838. John Crossly vs. Archibald Kerr, i John Mclteynolds vs- Nancy Cummings, Samo vs. Christianna Cummings, Same vs. Alexander Cummings, William Clements vs. John Barley, Joseph Fulmcr vs. M'Dowcll & Bittcnbcndcr, Martin McCallistcr vs. John Scidlp'fi adra'rs, Jacob Carr vs. George .Carr, John Card's executors vs. George Carj, Joseph Lemon vs. Joseph Lemon, jr. ' Hugh Bellas.vs. Henry Grigger's administrators. App & Gross vs. L. G. Bangroft, Samuel Yorksvs. John Weaver, Margaret M'Donald ct al vs. Joseph Maus, Jacob Grow vs. Georgo Weaver, Abraham C. Adams vs. Robert M'Lurdy et al, Daiiicl S. Tobias vs. Lewis Moycr, Daniel Mussclmau vs. John Murray ct ul, Joseph Kobins vs William. Kitchen, AuYr Montgomery vs. Jonathan Lodge ct al, Joseph Itobins vs. William Kitchen. Archibald M'Call vs. John Kestler ct al, Mary Lunger vs. Hiram Derr ct al, David Eves vs. Joseph Fullmer, James Barrit vs. Lewis Schuyler, FOR AUGUST TERM, 1838. Bloom Archibald Hcnrio Brier Creek Samuel Millard . , , , Cuttuwissa William Coffman Greenwood Peter Girton, Esq. John Sh'ncly, Esq. William Albertson, Henry Bat tin Hemlock Andrew Clark t. Liberty Itobert Buller ' ' Mifflin IsaacXong, Henry Mlllf r,Comelius Kir ksndall . , ..... Mahoning Thomas York's, Enoch Mcllin, Ed ward Morrison, Michael Caxshntr Madiion James Girton, Peter Shultz, John Fruit Pe'Mn--Curtis Stalin, Aaron Kcstor Roaring Creek Abraliam Mench, John Yost Sugarloaf Frederick Laubach . Brier. Crcelt. James Evans,jr. Robert M'Curdy Bloom. William Sloan, Georgo Frys, Camucl Achenbach Cattaviitsa.- Isaac Breech . x Berry. Thomas Moorhcad, sen. Samuel Laird, Grillin Dans, John Tanner, Jacpb Seidel, David Coxe, John Neihart, Robert Dorr Pishing Creek. John Auchenbach, John Park, Philip Appleman Greenwood. Ezra Eves, Georgo Gray, Jona than Lemon ... Hemlock. fAdara Straub, Baltls Appleman, Dennis Purscl, Jam'ca'Emit, Jacob Hartman, Peter Ruport, Charles Hartman, David Clark Liberty. Thomas Fullmer, John Clark, George Billmycr limestone. Charles Lcvan Mifflin. Samuel Smith, Dr. E. Brothwell, Na: than Snyder, Charles Hess Mahoning. Jacob Sidler, John Reynolds, David Davis, Edward Young, Peter Baldy Mount Pleasant. Isaac Welch, John Jones Madison. John P. Eves, Clark Dildino Roaring Creek. Peter Kline Sugarhdf. Matthias Appleman, Abraham Young, Esq. fcHJLOOMSBURG ARTILLUY. jA The Members of this Company are re quested to meet at the house of O. Doobler, in Bloomsburg, on Saturday, the 28th inst. at 4 o'clock in tlio afternoon, in Uniform, for Company drill,. . ,AU wIiq are desirous ot joining the compnny are requested to at- t(!P" as arrangement will then be made for lls organization. , Bloomsburg, July 21. BJiOOMSBURG - HOUSE, CIIAltiTiES' lifMRUlTjKEC - Having leased tho above eUiblHhntfnt, Situated in, tho village of Bloomsiiijo, Columdu Loustt, and having thoroughly repaired tho Houso and Stablcp, is now ready to accommodate tho trav elling community in a manner thatwill satisfy their expectations. HisB tt and LAIiDEK will always be supplied with the best that can be procured in the country; and he flatters himself h-s shall be ena bled to administer to the(comfort and convenience of all who'may call on him. '. ' ' SEGAR MANUFACTORY- una uisu csiaoiisaeu a manuiactory lor mak I ingSetfars, Cut Tobacco and Snuff, and will supply Merchants and Tavern keepers with any quantity of Segara. from the common to the best of opanisir L,eal, Uut Tobacco and Snuff, upon as rea sonable terms as they can be procured in the State. uioomsuurg, July, aitt 1838. . - n t j ir. H. SMITH, ' SUKGEOItf JWEiV'jriST, nforms the Ladies and Gentlemen of Catawissa and vicinity, that from and after the 24th inst. he mav be consulted nrofessionallv. nt rtint. nli. for a few days. Hd 'will bo located at tlio public house of S. A. Brady. Bloomsburg, July Ulst, 1838. Mr. Wedd, You are authorised to sav through tho columns of vour naDer. that tho diflnrenri. hh. tween us is settled, that wo are sorry that we ever lei our names come Dciore the nub he. as u-n were UK t,Bfer wsciMsion . uirougn tne uo- ccpUon ana missreprescntation of an evil design- mg person, ana assoonas we had facts broucht i iorwaru, li casi a very uuicrent lmht unon the mat- ter, anil wo have conludcd to hvb as friends agam, as we Ilave uone Ior many P"8' ,G. BOMBOY, LL'DWICK LICIIT. Bloomsburg, July 14, 1038, . , . . ... i . . UST received a new supply of Fresh Mackerel, Good assortment of Calicoes. Palm Leaf Hats, ' Hale bf Carolina Joss, -' Spring Steel and Waggon Tire, Saddlery, S-c. V and for sale by WM. McKELVY & Co. Bloomsburg, July 14. CASH tr.FI ; LL those indcbted'J-fo'r POSTAGE in this Bloomsburg office aro earnestly requested and solemnly warned to pay up their dues before tho first of July. Those who neglect this notice may look out for breakers ahead, and may never expect to bo trusted ngain. BERNARD RUPERT, P. M. Bloomsburg Post Office, ? June 12th, 1838. 5 i BRICK ! BRICK, t- F a good quality, by" 10-100 lOOO or 10000 fr06" burnt, and laying near tho Canal For sale by HENRY WELLS, i Bloomsburg, June 1838. ILBIBY'S MEDICINES FOR SAE BY ' ' D. S. TOBIAS, Agent, Bloortisburg, June 23, 1838. BR-ANDETIFS , PlljliS, For Sale by ' , D. Si TOBIAS,' Agent. TABLE OF CONTENTS, No. 1, Vol. III. ; . -. , - . I OX TUE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE Original Papers. cspcctabtlity: or, The Yankee Merchant's Family. By the author of the "South West" and 'Lalittc' Charles A Tale of tho American Revolution. By tho Author of "Tho Adventures' of ;a Bacehlor." A Gentleman's Rcmorsct Extract from the Man uscript Diary of .uiEnglish Gentleman travelling in Italy, in the year 10 Tho Seat of Infamy. By Douglass Jcrrold, Eng. land. ' Pen and Ink Gkctchf-s of Various Members of tho Young Lady Creation Life. By Walter Lanpor, Esq. Philadelphia Leaves from iny Journal. By an officer in tho U. S. Navy. Nov 1. Montevideo. 1 ' Agnes Beaumont , Leaves from a Life in London. By William E.' Burtqn. No IV,--Thc Baker's Daughter Henry Pultcncry;or,'tho Adenturrsof a Wanderer Pages from thd Diary of a Philadelphia Lawcr. No. V -Tho Will Original Poetry. The Maniac. By James' Henry Carlcton When I wish to Die. Written in Illness, By F. M- C Deems Tho Wanderer. By Miss) C. H. Waterman Tho Pantheon 'j'o Tho Drunkard's Boy ' .' ...... Verses. By Charles West Thompson, Phila. Apart from Thee. By Miss C. H. Waterman Sonnets, for the Season , Calendar. , The Anniversary Register: or; Monthly Calendar of American Chronology for July Music. 4, Tho Pio Nic. 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