find Rosa was indeed less ugly. The beau-1
linn f lipr tnitiil cPinrw1 irniafurriwl In hnr
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ml sensations
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Lord Underwood "wedeed Rqsanna, and
Tjecamo tho happiest of men in Uio posses
eloii of the kindest and most laving of wo
men.
neauty oesens us, out virtue ana laiema,
the faithful companion of our lives, accom
pany us even to tho graves.
T ... I ... .-1 1 .-t-.-i-
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
SJlTVItDAY, AUGUST 1,1830.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 1840
For President,
MARTIN VAN BUREN.
For Vicn President,
RICHARD M. JOHNSON.
AND THE
CONSTITUTIONAL TREASURY.
DELEGATE ELECTION.
Tho Democratic citizens of Columbia County,
friendly to tho Administrations of Martin Van Bu
ren anil David R. Porter, are requested to meet at
the usual places of holding tho General Elections
within their respective township3 and election dis
tricts, on
Saturday, the 3lst day of August, 1839,
between tho hours of three and six o'clock in the
afternoon, in order to elect two Delegates in each
- district, (including tho new townships that have
been and may be formed,) to represent their re
spective districts in a County Convention of Dele
gates to meet at tho houso of Daniel Gross, in
Dloomsburg, at 12 o'clock, M. on Monday, the 2d
of September, 1809, for tho purpose of settling a
county ticket, by nominating Ono person for Mem
ber of the Legislature One person forFrothonotary
and Clerk of the Courts of General Quarter Ses
sions, Oyer and Terminer, and Orphan's Court
Ono person for Register of Wills, arid Recorder of
Deeds Ono person for County Commissioner
One person for County Treasurer And one person
County Auitor, to bo Voted for by tho people of Go
umbia county, at tho .General Election in October
next. JOHN RHODES,
1KAM DERR,
M. FORNWALD,
Democratic Standing Committee.
August 7, 1S39.
WOOD, WOOD.
'"Truth wiinor? ieau "
- TJJteJL?ntsBjoad. of wood, anf if from the proposed now county were in-Hr-some
oThTs friends wounnurnJlTnTm wnIT rishurg urging their claims. Exertion uBon
one, they would oblige him much
It will be remembered that next Saturday,
the 31st inst. is the day for choosing dele
gates to the county convention, between the
hours of 3 and G in the afternoon.
We ate requested to announce the name
of PETER KLINE, of Roaringcreek, as
a candidate for REGISTER AND RE
CORDER. Mr. Webb.
I wish to present the name of
DANIEL SNYDER,
as a Candidate for the Legislature. lie is
too well known throughout tho county, as
a firm, decided, undeviating Democrat and
Anti-Bank man, and as a friend to the farmer
and mechanic, to need any eulogy from
me, to procure him a handsome support.
FISHING CREEK.
xur.rrcuu,
ik. rrr.ii
Please announce throuch vour naoer the
nam
me of
. I
JACOB EYRELY.
Tinnn tvtt?t xr
WWVIJ 14 J HUJi X
a suitable person to fill the office of
OTIIONOTARY of Columbia county,
-as a
PRO
inty
and oblige a
IIEMLOCKER.
Mr. Webb.
Re so good as to bring befoie the publ
lie
1IU11IU Ul
THOMAS A. FUNSTON,
of Madison, a Democrat of tho old school
as a candidate for tho office of Treasurer o
Columbia cotintv, and confer a favor on :
VOTER OF BRIERCREEK.
Mr. Webb.
I wish to present to the Electors of Co-
mbia county,
Iumbia count)
JOHN DIETRICK.
of Montaur, as a candidate for COMMIS-
oiunnu. As that section of tho count
is entitled to a Commissioner, and-as Mi
.-...w... y. Ui.viUCu uiuiiu oi -cqnai rights,
I have no hesitation in snvinrr ti.t t
c will receive tho support of the Democrat
ic party. . A DEMOCRAT.
mnwt - inn j
Mr. Uebb, '
As I wish to have nn efficient AUDIT
OR frojn the upper section of the county,
please mention tho name of
JAMES DEWITT,
ofGrcenwood, as a suitable person for that
office, atfd oblige a
MT. PLEASANT DEMOCRAT.
How 1ms Major Colt destroyed the best
li . i . . . .
inierc5l 01 me panvf anu mai oi me county
wt
uu lwiuwu iu every mcmuur ui wio uarivt
uu nun uuuomu ui ujf ilia uiuiiuo, uuu Uiy-
ed as a reason why ho should bo re-elected,
,1 I.n....l r I... u:,. r.: i )
that he was brought out by tho upper sec
tion,, and sustained las fall by . tho whole
democratic parly of the county. There
were several reasons which urged a. union
upon him. The election of Governor was
one in which wo wcro'all deeply interested,
and all were anxious to procure as large a
vote for tho democratic candidate, as possi
ble, and also, to defeat tho re-election of
Mr. Bowman To bring this' about, it was
necessary that we should have union and
narmony in our ranKS with regard to tho
candidate for tho legislature. To effect
this, some gentlemen did go to Danville
from this section of the county, to solicit
major oolt to become a candidate, upon of his constituents, at such base and treach
conditions that ho would pledge himself to erous condtict,rung in his.cars, ''and those
bo the representative of the Whole county
and " servo tho best interest of the. party,
and that of tho county generally.'! lie did
so pledge himself, and consequently Was
sustained, How has he fulfilled the pledge?
Let us see. The first act of his after elec
tion, was to start a project for a bank in
Danville, contrary to the known wishes
and often expressed opinions of his constit
uents against the increase of banking capi
tal in tho state, and used his utmost exer
tions to procure the passage of a bill for
that purpose, thiough the legislature. A
veto, however, was put upon his acts, by a
resolution introduced into tho county
meeting held in Danville, in December last,
and passed by the votes of democrats of the
outer townships against the silent voles of
the democrats of Mahoning, which was
one cause ol his violent hostility to the up
per section of the county, which he after
wards' so conspicuously displayed. De
feated in this, petitions were set on foot to
procuro the annexation of Point township.
from Northumberland county, to this coun
ty. In this Major Colt took an interest, as
well as the whole Danvillo junto. But in
this, too, they were foiled, and compelled to
back out for the present. A project for a
New County out of parts of Luzerne. Lv-
coming and Columbia, was then started and
urged on by tho Danviile junto. Petition
after petition wero poured into the legisla
ture, through JHr. Colt. Active agents
exertion were made by them to effect their
object And where was our representative
fllaj. Colt, wiio was elected to sustain the
interest of the whole county ? Did he take
any measures to defeat it ? No, not oven
so much as a lisp from him to his conslit
uents upon the subject. Not a word could
that portion of the county immediately in
terestea get Irom him. They became a-
larmed, and procured thousands of names
remonstrating against the proposed division,
and forwarded them to Mai. Colt. But
whatever became of them is best known to
himself for so far as the remonstrants could
ever learn, they sleep the sleep of death."
Was this "sustaining the best interest of tho
county,or that of tho democratic party?" or
was'it an abandonment of all other rights
and interests to advance the particular inter
not nf rir,.,;tln? Tl, f- - -.1 .
w.imw uuicci is UViUeill.
. ...
V. -""c'1"on 10 " county ot
1 oint township, ahd the township of Rush
. 1.1 r1i r -r-. . . .
"uu,u ,u"uw course, uivuie Jolumbia
counly by cutting off some of the upper
townships, and the removal question is set-
semeu lorover, aim me uourts rastened'at
Danville. To effect this, the Bank Junto
would sacrifice tho interest of the county
and of the party. They act upon tho prin
ciple that the end justifies the means."
ihcy will theterore, stick at nothing, how
ever dishonorable, to obtain their obiect.
Another act of his intended solely to
discreditable to-him as tho representative of
l I J "7, t ' T ' '
hls clandstinely procuring the passage of
tne wliole county. We refer to tho fact o
law authorise the building of a ; county poor
house, without so much a a ;, ,
house, without so much as a sinirle petition
having been presented praying for such a
law. Thus nuttinc the countv in ti, ..
ble and expense of either defeating it at the
a .... - j w iiiv uuu
election, or having fastened upon them
-
cuise that would entail upon'them an annual
expense of some thousands of dollars, be-
sides fastening upon the countv an immense
debt contracted for the purchase of a farm
an(l tllft T0MtnfV n.nna I.. .11.1! T,
............ uvt , ,,i,c,iUCl auieiy 10 , . , . , ,
subserve the interest of Mahoning, is alike T,' T "W acknowledg8 c-t-discroditablo
to.l.im M r ed hm whloh lias n received tho least fa-
b i;'"i'si uuiiumgo. tras -cruuu puny i jjocior uc so good as to an-
this serving the interest of tho county, or swer that question in your own way. Let
was it not serving the interest of tho town- us have your own knowledge upon the sub
ship of Mahoning, the expense of whosp ject. It would be interesting to the demo
poor is nearly equal to that of all the rest crats of tin county. '
&
of the county put together?' And yet the
junto as, What has Mnj. Colt done to
foffbit tho confidence of the democratic par
ty ?" In short, every act of his while in
tho legislature, was calculated to mlvnnrn
tlio interest of Mahoning, no matter howev
er much it might injure other portions of
tlio county, or distract the party; and wiicn
spoken to upon tho subject, tho only satis
faction he' would give, was, ' J will do as
J please, and Lcare not whether Iqni elect
ed again or non" This answer was riv.
"en when he supposed he v'as in " full tide
of successful experiment," when Ijc sup
posed he should bo nble to mature all his
plans lor, the aggrandizement of Mahoning,
and of those into whoso keeping he had
thrown himself. But his prcst was soon
made to fall. His high hopes of onrichin?
small poition at the expense of tho rest,
wero somr blasted. Tho indignant voice
f his friends, anil ihc'yTourid it necessary
3 sound a retreat not. linwp.vflr. nnill
to
they had secured to themselves all the offi
ces of the county within the gift of the Ex
ecutive atid of the Canal Commissioners. A
caucus was held in Danville, and there re
solved, to abandon for tho prcsont, their
schemes elect Maj; Colt again this fall,
and' then press them to effect. They wero
abandoned, and a false, hearted cry raised
against them, to lull the people of tho
county to sleep. Can they do it ? Will
the democracy of Columbia county be made
subservient to tho destruction of their best
interest, by lending a hand to re-elect a
man who has thus wantonly trifled with
their rights. If fie has once betrayed
them, will ho not do it again in defiance of
all pledges ? Who will trust him T No
one. k
Tho Echo says we whined around Major
Colt for the appointment of Supervisor.
This is false. We followed no suit of the
Echo. We neither whined, cryed, nor beg
ged for the office, either to Mr. Qolt, or to
any other person. We however did ask
Mr. Colt for his influence which he pledged
himself to give; but when the time camo for
action, ho gave it to another, in consequence
of a threat from a gentleman in the lower
part of tho county that if Kownover was
not appointed, he would make him (Colt) a
yearling. As for any promises given to Mr.
Ooll, from gentlemen from tills sOOlion, lip
On condition that he would sustain our appli
cation we know of none, noi do wo believe
any were ever given. This story like the
rest is base and unfounded. It is true wo
did go to Danville in January last, in com
pany with several gentlemen from this sec
tion of the county, and the influence of the
Danville interest was demanded, (not whin.
eu nor cryed lor,) foran appointment in this
section. It was promised by some and
the tuord of honor of others given, that
tliey would not interfere in tho appointment.
but a day or two afterwards a caucus was
held at that place by them, in which it was'
declared, "That as they had then got tho
power, they would keep it and if any appli
cation for an appointment camo from the re
moval interest, it should be Kicked out of
the window." Accordingly all the promis
es to assist and pledges not to interfere were
aliko disregarded, and every exertion used
to prevent any appointment being given to
any friend of tho removal interest. Major
Colt, pliantly submiting to their dictation,
and subjecting himself to their control, be
comes a mere tool in the hands of some
three or four unprincipled politicians in Dan
ville. And now they have the impudence
and hardihood to taunt us with with having
brought out and elected Mr.Colt to the legis
lature, and again ask the same interest to
sustan him for a new election. An interest
which ho lias insulted and abused. An in
vor from him, but every individual in it who
would not submit to be controlled by. the
T .l has CCI! , trcated will contempt,
wh-elhcr at "arnsburg r at home.
Doct. Petrikin declaicd in the county
meeting that Major Colt had not sustained
the democratic party by his votes in the le-
i 1 "V -- t i iu iu
cislaluref and that he conhl nnt !i,9i!fv l.im
in all his acts, and yet he asks in the last
Danvillo Intelliaennr. what 1, Mii. ni
done to forfeit tho confidence of tho demo-
I l! ... 1 f . . ' .
Wo have long bifcn aware that the Bank
Junto, in Banvillet were savage because we
introduced a resolution into the countv
meeting last December, instructing Major
uoit to oppose the charteririg rJ bank in that
place; and that they would stick nt nothing
to Be revenged upon our.poor heads for' tho
act. But wo wero not prepared toseo them
denounce it as a federal measures, and anti-
democratic, and openly avow their hostili-'
ly to tho principles embodied in those reso
lutions; But by an article in the Inst Intel
ligenccr this appears to be a fact. The public
well know the double dealing and two sided
course that always charactcrisc'thcir'ncis.
Denounce to-day men and measures that are
opposed to their interest and to-morrow ad
vocating the same men. and measures, be
cause they Will favor them This has bei
come so near a second nature that it will
occasionally show itself in spite of there at
tempt to conceal it. Thus in their wrath,
they now inadvertantly show therlnvnn fnftt.
, 'j
and denounce a measure which at that time
they prltended to favor. Thov sav ihm thn
resolutions passed unanimously, with but
one dissenting voice. But what is the true
state of the case When the "resolutions
were introduced, the Junto were taken by
surprise, i'hey collected in squads in dif-
ierent corners of the room to consult' what
was "to bo done. In tho mean time a large
number of democrats present from Calm
wissa, Roaring-creek, and other outer town
ships called for the question. Percelvim
by this, that the democracy out of Mahon.
ing were determined upon the nassarze of
tne resolutions, they gave up any opposition
o -
in despair, and lot the volo be taken. Not a
solitary individual in Danvillo, and wo have
ucen miormed in the township of Mahon
ing voting for their passage. Indeed, so
much opposed were some of tho democrats
in Danville to tho passage, that one demo
crat (not the one who voted in the negative)
declared to us that had he been in the meet
ing, they never would have passed, as nt
least two thirds of the meeting had signed
the petition for a bank. And another trcn.
tleman declared that ho was not caught by
tho resolution, for being awato of tho onno-
sition that would be made by the democra
cy of tho county to the charter of a bank.
he had refused to sign the petition and pre-
entcd several others from doin so vd
notwithstanding, they would now fei"n
make us believe that they are opposed to a
bank. It wont do. tho veil is tn thin
The story that the resolutions wero nre-
pared by federalists, and introduced into the
meeting at their suggestion is as uncauivn-
cally fahe, as their assertions at the lime,
that they were prepared by, and introduced
at tho suggestion of Doct. David Petrikin.
We never consulted any man as to tho nro-
w I
pnety of introducing them, much less did
we ask or receive tho assistance of any one
in preparing them. Our movements and
our course are as litllo controlled by federal
ists, as they are by tho Bank Junto of Dan
ville, l hey wero our own handy work. fe
the gentlemen who seconded them, done so
at our own suggestion, and wc difv ih.m
to name a federalist in the county, who ev
er saw them or heard them read, until they
wero produced in the meeting where they
were passed. We go still further, we defy
them to produce a single federalist who ad
vised us to pursue the course we did with
the resolutions in question.
Major Colt says lie is opposed to the in
crease of Banking Capital in this stale.
We wonder how far baok he can dale his
conversion. Whether it took place imme
diately after his failure last winter, to pro
curo the charter of a bank to bo located in
Danville or whether it was at th6 time it
was declared in Danville, that the Bank Jun
to had paid us oil' for introducing into the
county meeting last December, a resolution
instructing him to oppose the chartering a
bank at that place. It may be however, that
his conveision has been since tho county
meeting held hero on the 10th inst. as we
perceive his recorded conversion is dated on
tho 12th. Will Maj.CoItinform us? if he will
not, perhaps Doct. Petrikin can. Wo should
hko to have tho Doctor speak out.
Was it democratic to advocate the char
tering of a bank in this county ?
Was it democratic to sustain tho continu
ation of Thad Stevens' Tape Worm ?
Was it democratic to vole against all re
stiictions upon incorporated companies for
private speculations, and to vote for the char
tering an innumerabk number of new com
panies ihrcughout the state ? '
If so, then Major Colt has sustained by
his votes four messures tha were democrat
ic. ' .
In our last we referred to S. V
Heaillyt
ps the author of a communication in tho
Berwick Sentinel, over the .fgnntnro r
-Looker On." Since ll.en.C bce
requested by Mr. Ileadly ,0 8ay, that
disavows tho authorship, not having seen it
until after publication, and from other infor.
malion connected, we have become satis
tied that Looker On," a9 Wcl aa the ot
cr articles in the same paper, were'not writ
ten in Berwick, but in Danvilfc. we shall
not, therefore; take tho notice of the Senti
hel which we promised in our lhst, but nre!
sent our compliments to the Bank Junto in
Danville, from whom dll Qrdcrs and com
munications flow. .
CONSISTENCY.
Tho Danville Intelligencer i!r.nnn. ...
wtl;0 ,n
no measured terms the .last legislature for
s.uu.,.,B ,u Uli,liy soilness corporalioas.and
even goes so far as to Renounce particular
men by name, a federalists, because they
voted for these, corporations, while at th9
samo time Ihoy bring forward arid urge the
nomination by the demccrdtic nnriv r ivi.
, - - 1 JIJ4.
jor Uolt, a man who gave not a vote last
wmicr m opposition to-incorporated com
panies, nor a single vote in favor of restrict
ing them. 0, consistency, thou art a jewel
The Bank J unto at Danville, insinuate that
we are in favor of a bank because wb have
published the nbtice'of an application for a
Bank signed by two citizens in Berwick
The no'lice was sent to us bv a rlnmrtrMr
Berwick, who, we have 'since been in
formed, has declared, that there was no in
tention of applyinfor a charier in pursu
ance of the notice, but thaUit was nnt n
at the request of the Bank Junto in Danviile,
to maito a diversion, m favor of the bank
1 hey thought by this movement tn
the democracy of tho upper townships nan-
ping. But in this the Junto have been mi,.
taken, and countrMwilHout their host
They oppose banks from principle, and are
not to uo caugnt.by every silly scheme that
may bo started to entrap them.
The Bank Junto reiterate their denial of
the Supervisor having made private contract
with individuals in Danvillo for repairing and
reouuuing ot Canal bridges. Wo havn
heretofore publicly charged tho Supervisor
with having made such contracts, and chnl.
louged him to contradict the asscrsion. He
has never done so. Wre now again reneal
that sucli a contract was made bv him. sn ')
far as his powers extended, with two or
moro individuals, of Danviile, if his word
is to be believed, and we again sav tn him.
deny it if you can. If not true, why hesi
tate ? The story is believed, and will bo.
unless there is somo other evidence mnro
than the mere denial of tho Intelligencer, to
me contrary. Then clear it up. We want
the truth of the matter nothing more. If
we, have injured the Super visor in this re-
spect, we will mako all the amend honora
ble. Wo see no reason as vet to chamro
our opinion, as wo consider tho evidence of
three or four immcdiatehi interested belter
evidence than one who pretends to be unin
terested.
WESTERN ELECTIONS.
Our accounts of the rlr-flinn m tl,n
are neither vague nor contradictory, but
clear and explicit. Tho democrats have
... )
T , ,T , Th demCralS ,WTO
""f M "J' II is aow ccilain
that James K. Polk, democrat, is elected
Governor, m Tennessee, bv a maioiiiv of
more lhan 3000 over Cannon, the late whig
incumbent Democratic gain since last e
leclion, moro than 23000. Six democrats
and seven federalists havo been elected to
Congress Democratic gain 3 and a de
mocratic majority in the Legislature, which
secures the election of two democratic U.S.
Senators from that stale; Judge While's
term expires, and Mr. Foster having pledg
ed himself to resign if the election went a
gainst the federalists.
We have gained two members of Con
gress in Kentucky, certain, if not three,
and the State Legislature nearly ballanced.
In tho last Congress wo had but one
member from Indiana.we now havo six out
of tho seven members.
In Alabama, the democratic candidate for
Governor is elected, and a large democratic
majority in the Legislature The delega
tion in Congress stand tlio same as before.
In North Carolina last year, the Congress
stood 5 democrats to 8 federalists this
year it will stand 8 democrats to S whigs.
No wonder tho whig accounts ,are vague
and contradictatory.
Civil suits have been instituted against
Mr. Jacob Ridgway. They are under the
dtrcclion of W; L. Hirst, Esq.
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