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LETTV.R FRpK THE VIOE-PJlEiilDENT.
White Stdphur Springs, JScotf co. JCy.
June 8, 1630.
Dehh Sm I have received your favor
.n which you have requested to know
vv-"lii- I erprrs.ioil a wish lo decline
-eipg a candidate for the ofiico I now fill,
if not, whether I was willing to serve
mother term if elected; at the . same time
fjtvjie it aa yn'r opinion that it was due to
.n vnclf. end particularly to my friends, that
I fcliould tio lr-r.gr remain silent, as some
diversity of opinion existed as to mv 'wishes
and feelings in relation lo the second can
ra?3 for the Vice Presidency.
' I have avoided the subject of your letter as
much as I well could, and was in hopes
that it would not liavo been considered ne
cessary that I should talio a different course.
V. a 1-,ltTS which I have received from oth
er friends, on the same subject as yours, has
induced me to answer your favor.
I 'have never authorised tho declaration
that I was unwilling to be the Democratic
candlJuio for a second term, if my fellow
citizens desired it. I have no reasons
which did not exist at my first nomination,
why I should refuse tho same station if
re-elected. I wish it, howeter, distinctly
understood that I hare always declared to
all with whom. I have conversed on "this
head, that I was not only willing, but I
would most cheerfully retire, if it should
be asec.'iuined to be tho wish of those who
elected mh th.it another person should be
selected to fill the place.
In my opinion, the office of Vice Presi
dent Is one that should not be sought, and
I do not ''link I havf any right to be con
mlted, or shuuld have any cause, of com
plaint, if another should be chosen. I had
sprv-a my tenow citizens ot my native stale
hanced price rendered tho more difficult to
the man whoso labor is his capitol, the.man
of all others in tho community tho most to
be encouraged. Then again, tho abun
dance of money itself lessens its value, and
nnerates lo raise the scale of prices. The
facilities of procuring money and credit in
duce recklessness ; lead to all kinds of
speculation ; create a distaste for labor ; en
courage the most luxurious expenditures ;
relax tho bonds of moral principle ; and
converts the community into a popilaiion
of gamblers. It is the true secret of the
enormous frauds with which our communi
ty has been convulsed within the last two
years, and of the prevalence of tho gross
and immoral principle, that a neglect to
pay one's debts to n corporation is a differ
ent matter from one committed upon an in
dividual. In fine, it i? the moving cause
and prolific source of speculation specula
tion, a matter pregnant with evils, and from
which no moro good has accrued, or can
ever accrue, to the community than from
any other form of lottery gambling. These
are, to a certain and considerable extent the
causes of the high prices of living ; and
under this system they must continue until
wo have another periodical explosion.
There is no cure or pre enlive. There is
not moral soundness enough in the commu
nity to afford any hope of amendment or
change until another fit of delirium tremens
bring us up, as the sailors say, "alt stauu
ing;" rubs put old scores, and then leaves
us to start again in a new course of unbri
dled profligacy, vulgarly called prosperi-
V
ELECTION OP 183S.
Vote for Governor and Constitution.
The following extract from tho Journal
of the State Senate, will be found interest
ing to political readers, as it furnishes a
statement of the full vote for Governor, and
to them had'been guilty of one apt of
tyrany after another, and now, whcu.it was'
jn the last agony of death; they thought lo
disgrace the execulivo of tho people, by
passing a vote of 'censure upon him. He
could tell the Senate though, they would
miss ihcir mark if any one was injured it
would be iho Senate and not the Governor;
if, indeed, that body had any thing to loose
with the people. Tho resolution would
stand merely as a record of what the Sen
ate would do, if they could.
Mr. Brown said, ho was no prophet,
but he read from the events of the past,
some lessons of the future. What, sir,
said h'e, has become of that overwhelming
majority, which wo met in these halls, at
the commencement of this session, opposed
to the dempcralio party ? It has gone sir
it has diminished, diminished, diminished
until scarce anything of it is left. It has
fell to pieces by its own rottenness and cor
ruption, until it lias became litcraiy incapa
ble of successfully opposing any measure
or principle of the administration. Anoth
er year, he said, and we shall have in this
chamber even, under the present foul and
iniquitous apportionment law, a majority of
democrats, instead of the broken and shat
tered fragments of a party, that now claims
to be a majority. Reporter.
VARIOUS MATTERSo
Ilarrisburg Tt'c'dncsday July if.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
One of the most shockingand heart-rending
scenes that was ever witnessed in this
neighborhood, was presented to the view
of our citizens this morning. Our paper
had not been worked off, when the news
reached our office that an accident had oc
curred on the rail-road, at the edge of town,
causing the death of two individuals. We
repaired immediately thither, and such a
sight was exhibited aa we never wish to
gaze upon again.
Upon the track of Ihe rail-road lay the
dead bodies of two females, mangled in the
most shocking manner; tho skull of one of I
them being completely crushed to atoms,
and the feet of the other taken off just a
bove tho ankles. The former was killed
instantly. The latter lived about fifteen
minutes after the accident, perfectly insen
sible. Brains and gore were trailed along
the road for some distance. Wo have not
been able to learn the particulars, or the
names ot the unfortunate persons, who
were both decently attired. The cars ar
rived here from Philadelphia at Gso'clock
this morning, at which timo tho accident
occurred.
We are not prepared at present to state
the causo of the accident, and it would be
unjust for us lo throw censure on any one
unless we are perfectly satisfied that cen
sure is merited. Wo will give all the par
ticulars in our next.
OUJfc SCRAP BOOK.
jr ? r t a i -on me question ui me rousuuuiinj, muiuu-
Kentucky) for thirty years as a member of . . n,,mitleil alld re;cctBd returns
Cui'jress in one branch or the other, and I
had retired from the arduous duties of a
public life- In this retirement I was called
by the voice of the people to my present
station. It was conferred as a testimony of
approbation for my public services, and as
a mark of iheir highest confidence in my fi
delity and political principles so I consid
ered when I accepted the office. Many
distinguished individuals have been named
as my successor. If it should appear that
it is tho wish of the political friends with
whom I have always acted that any one
of th"ir should be belectcd as the candidate,
I shall manifest as much chccifiilness in re
tiring from the s'rvico of ihe people as I
Jiavo to serve them when they have request
cd if . -
With these sentiments I shall leave this
eubject in tho hands of the people, from
whom, all my honors have coine.
Most respectfully,
It. M. JOHNSON.
A CHIEF CAUSE OF HARD TIMES."
In the New England Farmer we find an
editorial article, which, from the signature,
we presume to have been written by Mr.
Colman, tho agricultural Commissioner, a
gentleman of talent and much observation,
and, withal, a staunch Federalist. In this
article Mr. Colman undertakes to account
for the present high prices of provisions
and increased expenses of living, and we
must do him the justice to say that his re
marks are characterized for good sense and
just conclusions.
From the New England Farmer.
But nun (jreat and prolific source, as we
honestly believe, of liigh prices, deficient
labour, the luxury, waste and serv!Hy
which prevail among ue, is in the Multipli
cation of banks beyond the business wants
of the community, the extension of paper
money, ami Hie abuse of the credit system.
Our honest conviction is, that the enormous
increase of bank capital beyond all reasona
ble limits, is destined lo prove lo the coun
try in its various influences a source of im
mense evil. 7Ve calamities from which
we have just escaped arc to be directly
traced lo this as their great origin ; and
as matters are now going on, we have only
to look forward to another explosion as dis
astrous as that from whtph we have so re
oently recovered for come it
arrival in the natural course of things, is as
certain as me descent ot water upon an in
clined plane, oi the passing of tho sun over
the mnridian. The creation of immense
amounts of purely artificial and fictitious
capital, produces a dangerous delusion with
individuals &on the publicmind. If its effect
were merely to increase the facilities and
cstimulate the powers of production, it
would so far be well ; but this it does not
do, excepting in a very partial degree, and
inuirecuurrn. tins money is loaned to
what are called men pf business a class,
of men, who, as jar as they are money bro
kers, are the mere exchangers of commer
cial products without any increase of their
value, or speculators in stock and lands,
who add little or nothing to the wealth of
the community. The increase in the nom
inal value of real estate, is of no advantage
to the community ; unless it is based upon
come poaitivo improvement ' or increased
productiveness of the soil. Ifa piece of land
is sold to-day at five dollars an acre, and
next week it is valuedat ten dqllarsan acre,
without any change whatever in its condi
tion how is the comunity 1p any respect
benefitted, or its wealth increased? But
on tho other hand, the obtaining of land
for agricultral purposes, for production, and
ihe actual creation of wealth is by this en-
from die disputed districts
Total Votes for Governor Amendments.
Mr. Brown, from the committee to whom
was referred the resolution of December
Mill last, relative to the number of voles
given at the late election for Governor; also
for or against the amendments lo the Con
stitution, made the following report, viz:
That they have received certified copies
of the returns of votes given in the borough
of Bedford, in the county of Bedford; also
of the votes given in the township of Hali
fax, in the county of Dauphin, also of ihe
votes given in Ihe seventh district in the
county of Lycoming; also of the votes given
in the districts of Kensington, Soulhwark,
Jbassyunk. Kinusessin2,.l!oxhorouh.Low
er Doublin, Byberry and Moreland, Unin
corporated Northern Liberties. North Peun
Township, South Pcnn Towiibhip and
West Philadelphia; in the county of Phila
delphia, none of which were included in the
returns read in tho Senate on December
1 1 th, 1838, for or against the amendments
to the Constitution, or on the 12th Decem
ber, 1838, for Governor. And, in addition
lo these returns, they have also received
copies of ihe returns in Wayne township,
Mifflin county, by which it appears an er
ror is made in copying fifty voles too few
to David It. Porter, and fifty too many to
Joseph Ititner, making one hundred votes
to David Ri Porter; all of which they have
added to the returns of the counties men
tioned as defective.
Tho number of votes thus received will
make, in addition to already counted
For the Amendments-to the-Constitution,
5,257
Against do. do. 8,317
For David R.Porter' for Governor, 5,729
Foi Joseph Rilner. do, . 3,704
LATEST FROM TEXAS.
From ihe Galvcstonian of the 3th.
The Steamship Cuba is a total wreck, !
on the middle ground of the East Pass into
Galveston bay. She appeared in the of
fing yesterday about two o'clock, and soon
after was discovered to be aground. She
made the signal of a union down, and fired
several guns, when the steamers Columbia,
Emblem, and Rufus Puttuan, went down
to her assistance. The fury of the waves,
however, rendered it too perilous for boats
of light draught to run along side of her;
and her position was inaccessible to the
Columbia, which, however, came to unchor,
and sent her boat for the Cuba's passen
gers. The Putnam and Emblem returned
Thus makes the whole voles on the A-
mencments
Received December 11, for 113,971
Now added,
Received Dec. 11, against
Now added,
5,257
112,759
3,317
-119,228
-110,070
Total majority for Amendments, 3,152
Fon GovcnNoUi.
nave so re- deceived December 12, for . . .
must. Its David R. Porter, ''127,821
Now added to
do.
0,729
Received December 12, for
Joseph Rilner, 122,325
Now added to do. 3,704
133,550
-120,029
Total majority for DavidR.Porter, 7,521
THE SENATE AND THE GOV.
The last act of tho Senate, was to pass a
resolution of censure upon the Governor,
for sending to it, some days since a message
giving liu rcaxone for not advertising the
loan-authorized to pay the contractors on
the Gettysburg rail-road. So well under
stood, were the motives which actuate the
majority of tho Pennsylvania Senate so
odious are the leaders of that despicable
laacuon so Bignaiiy-Jiave they been rebu
ked by the peoplo, that censure from them,
is, indeed, praise among the honest yeo
manry of the country.
The resolution gavo riso to considerable
dobato, and was supported by Messrs. Fra-
ley, city Pearson and Williams. Mr.'
into port last evening, unable to render any
assistance to Ihu sufTurers. The Columbia
came in this morning with the Cuba's pas
sencers, most of whom were without their
baggage, owing lo the almost impossibility
of taking it into tho small boats in so heavy
a sea. About one hundred passengers were
probably on boaid, but the passenger list is
lost.
According to the Houston Telegraph of
biitlle was fought
on the 20th nit. between a company of mili
tia consisting ol about lliirty-hvo men, un
der the command of Captain Bird, and a
large body of Indians. The engagement
took place on Little River, about thirteen
miles above Fort Smith. On the afternoon
of that day several Indians were discovered
by the scouts, and were immediately pur
sued by the whole company. The Indians
at length disappeared in a thicket, and the
company, on approaching it, found it was
literally filled with Indians, who opened
upon them a destructive fire. Nothing
daunted, however, they fearlessly charged
upon tho enemy, and in a few minutes com
pletely routed them, and gained possession
ol the giound which they had occupied.
The Indians soon afier, rallied again, and
made repealed attacks upon them but in
vain. They were repeatedly repulsed with
great loss. This heroic band sustained
their ground for more than two hours against
four times their number of enemy. To
wards sunset, the Indian chief, apparently
enraged to be thus held at bay by a force as
greatly infciior to his own, collected all his
warriors, and mado one desperate charge;
but when he had anived within about thir
ty steps, ho fell at the head of his men,
and the remainder of the enemy seeing
him fall, raised a hideous yell and fled, leav
ing him and forty of their companions dead
upon the neiu."
Predatory bands of Mexicans and Indi
ans have committed many murders in the
neighborhood of San Antonio. The ex
citement was great in that section. Four
or five companies of Texan troops were
concentrating on the Colerado, in Ihe neigh
borhood of"-Bastrop and Austin, there lo
wait for marching orders.
1 hey experienced a severe pale atHouston
on the 3d. A large frame building recently
erected on Main street, was blown down.
Three workmen wcio sleeping in it at the
time, who were " buried in tho ruins."
Two wore slightly injured; the other was
dangerously hurt, but is fust recovering.
A rencountro took place on the 25th ult.,
between Win. II. Butler and Ef. S. Kirby,
in which the latter was killed with a Bow
ie knife. Butler surrendered himself to
the civil authorities.
The Redlander says : " An exnress has
arrived in -this plaoe, from Major B. C.
Waters, containing tho unpleasant intelli
gence, that the Cherokee Indians have em
bodied 'near the Sabine, in Nacogdoches
countyr-pnd are determined to matte war
upon any. droops who may attempt, in accor
dance with the orders of the Secretary of
War, to build a fort at that place. A pres
sing call is made upon our citizens, by Ma
jor Watesfor imma.diato aid to carry into
efle ct . tjijs ojriler, in which attempt, a fight
with theso Indians is inevitable, We trust
An affecting incident occurred at Lynn,
on Saturday. A little gill about two years
of age, a child of Mr. Ingalls, wandered
away from its parents in the afternoon, and,
on the most diligent search, could not be
found in the evening. On Sunday morn
ing the search was again renewed by many
in vain. An intelligent dog belonging to
the family, understanding that something
was wanting, spt oil in pursuit. In a short
timo he returned, and endeavored by signifi
cant signs to induce some one to follow
him, but human sagacity in this instance,
as in many beforo, was inferior to canine.
Again he went away, and again returned,
and by repeated whinning and fawning,
was at length successful in making hiimclf
understood. A person followed him, and
found the little sufferer in a swamp, where
she was standing up to her arms in mud
and water. She must have remained (here
during the whole or greater part of the
night without sleep. Traveller.
UI9iM turnip?
We are informed that a child, aged ten
years, the daughter of Mr. Abraham Welch
-who resides about ten miles in the forest
norjh of Lake Pleasant, was torn in pieces,
and almost entirely devoured by a panther
of the largest size, on Monday week. The
child was playing on tho bank of a small
stream, within sight and hearing of the
house, 'when the panther sprang from the
thicket of hemlock, seized her by die neck;
and after dragging her into the thicket, pro
ceeded to devour her at leisure. The mo
ther of the little girl had gone lo a spring a
few roils below the house, lor the purpose
of obtaining a pail of water, and she re
turned in time to sec the monster leap the
creek with the last remaining limb of the
daughter hanging from his mouth. Mis.
Welch comprehended at a glance the ex
tent of tho efdamity, and sho immediately
ran for her husband, who was engaged in
making shingles, nearly a mile and a half
in the. wot ds from the house. He immedi
ately started in. pursuit of ihe ferocious ani
mal but did nut succeed in capturing him.
AH that could be found of the little sufferer
was part of her frock and some hair, all
clotted and matted with blood.
Saratoga, ( New Fork) paper.
Ncgociulions. In
to the recent ennferenco in this
Boundary
allusion
city, by
Gov. Fairfield, Gov. Kent, Hon. It. Wil
liams, and C. S. Davies, esq. with Hon.
John Forsyth, the Augusta Age makes the
following statement :
" It seems that the British Government
in conformity with its promise alieady made
public, has made a proposition to our Gov
ernment for the establishment of a joint
commission of exploration and survey.
This proposition our Government was a
bout to meet by a counter project. Beforo
making any counter proposition, however,
tho President, desirous of asceitaining the
views and wishes of Maine, and to divest
the'subicot of all party character, concluded
to invite ihe gentlemen above named, being
two trorn each political party, upon the sub
ject. At this meeting it is understood there
was a perfect harmony of views, and an
apparent desire manifested to look with a
single eyo lo the best good of the State,
overlooking all party considerations. Tho
particular results of this conference, how
ever, have not been communicated to us, it
not being deemed proper, in tho present
state of the negotiation between tho two
Gbvcrrim'ents, to make them public."
A man at Woodstock, Vermont, recently
n.uww A.a a fill. 3IIUt.
...I . ... A
x lie uaton, liOmsiana, Gazette, of the
15th ult. complains of. great drought in that
vicinity, no rain of consetiuence havinn- M.
Ion for two months previous. We can spared
lliem enmn frnm ihia onutmn iS
Mr. Phinney, or Lexington, Massacho
setts, makes 3 or 84000 annually by raising
pork, and he uses sweet apples as tho prin-i
cipal article of food. He calculates that
whatever he gets for his pork is clear pro
fit, as ho makes his hogs pay the cost of
their keeping, by the manure begets, from
his piggery.
A convict, named Isaac-Stagg, while st
tempting lo escape from pnsoo. at Blaek
well's Island, a short timo since, .was shot
at by the scntiiiel and killed.
Flour at Cincinnatti on the 20th ult, wai
S4 81 per barrel.
A hail storm passed recently through
some portion of Mississippi. The hail
aiuuua iuik iu mu uepm oi inrco or lour in
ches. A New York paper mcntisns an Ox rais
ed in Geiinesscc County, in that State,
whicli is now six years old, and weighs
3,500 lbs. He is said lo be the largest ox
ever weighed in Western Now York.
The average price of flour throughout
the United States, is 85 9t. The average
price a year ago was 58 09.
It is stated in Ihe Vicksburg Sentinel that
Judge Shattuck, of Madison county, Mis
sissippi, recently mauo a narrow escape
from a Lynching scrape at Benton, lie,
it seems, had given offence to the jury, and
the mob was not disposed to submit to what
they styled judical arrogance. A plan was
laid to calch his honorcoming off the bench,
but ho warily took the back way and thus
saved himself from Injury, and his country
from shame.
The " British Queen" steamer, was t
have left Portsmouth, New York, on the
first of July. Her tonnage is put down at
2010 tons.
Nearly one thousand children are in at
tendance at the public schools of Baltimore.
The Queen of England is said to hara
greatly increased in popularity since the re
call of the Whig Ministry.
Tho Chicago Democrat says that a swin
dler by tho namo of Green, "late director of
one of tho wild cats in Michigan, undertook
to nass a spurious bill (Farmers Bank ot
Romo) with a landlady near Rock Island
City, who was both smarter and stronger
than ho took hertobe. She, with her maid
and daughter, took justice into their own
hands, and hand3awed him severely 1
It was proved by the confession of one of
tho culprits that lie late disastious anu ca
lamitous fire in Albany, which destroyed
thousands of properly, and rendered many
families houseless, was kindled by tnrea
boys to decide a bet of segars which cngins
of a certain three would reach the fire fiist.
No trace of Mr. Miller the confidential
agent of Mr. Sleinburger, of Baltimore, has
as vet, been discovered. The monry with
which he was entrusted, has all been pro
perly applied. Mr, S. is of the opinion
that Mr. M.is laboring Under a derangement
of mind.
Mackenzie, the Canadian patriot, was re
cently tried at Canandaigua, N. Y. for a
breach of the neutrality law, and foundt
guilty. He has been sentenced to be im
prisonment for eighteen months, and to pay
a fine of ten dollars.
A Tender Wish A beggar at Dublin,
had been a long time in besieging an old
gouty limpy gentleman, who refused lm
might with much irritability; on which tht
mendicant said, Ah, please your honor, I
wish your heart was as lender as your
Coolness, Jacques Durand, a French
man, recently executed at Plaquomine, La.
for murder, three hours before ho ascended
the gallows, ate a hearty dinner, and wash
ed it down with good wine. He declared
his innocence to the last. Ho said ho left a
mown replied irr his usual hannv manner. 1ii il,o o..i.i t.h....i .-u ,
i, :.i .. .. .i i .,,.' . . ' iMiiiuHB jvuuinueis win responu
lie sjiu u was uia last KieK ol an expiring l0 this call, with that characteristic Piomnt-
ZZZT ,Z: "i ui i T. . UgT, J ne." whioh has over ma'ked oufw ' must have been a gourmind of the first
... r rrj.,-w,vu ii,Ki, hush bvuuucu wnen metr country renuired. 1 ter.
' - ' A.
toes.'
A gentleman was at a banker's when he
observed a little boy present a cheek at the
counter. The clerk put tho usual question,
to hjm. " How will vou take it 1" to which
the boy innocently answered, " in my
pockot, Sir."
yarbrSAce). A gentlemen who keep'
a flock of sheep says, that during tho sea
son of grazing, hejgivcs his sheep tar at tha
rate of a gill a day for every twenty 6hwp.
Ho puts the tar in troughs, sprinkles a liU'4
fine salt over it, and the sheep consume it
eagerly. This preservrs them from worm
in tho head, promotes their general gm"
and is supposed to be a specific against rot.
Two nhildrrn. nnn fivn. and the other ten
years of age were recently killed by light
ning, in Bath, Steuben county, N. Y.
T. f 1 .1 1 f II " ...tl. 1-ftTl.
it is saiu mat tne i cxians acmuuj
templato a blockade of the Mexican porU
VII III' Willi IU 1l, oi.ijmm, "
and Vera Cruz. The Mexicans have nw
navy sufficiently strong to prevent "
measure, while the Tcxian Marine !
ready powciful, is increasing every month.
There has beep great havoc among h
dnrs. nnts nnil linns nl Pnttsville. A fe
tnornines since, fontteen doirs were found
in tho sleep of death," and on the n
morning eleven tlogs.two nogs ano iwoi""
were carried off by the Horough autnoiui"
respectable father, and six brothers and two
sisters in France. Soma of tha brothers m-.
cupy distinguished situations. Durand their demise having been occasioned by tK
wa. administration of well prepared " pins, ny
ome unknown enemy to the canjije race?,