In such q conflict, when we
fnnl the rieopto animated and awake to tlicii
tniu interests, there can never be a doubt as
to tho rostm. A Democracy truo to itself,
lie .er lias, 'and never can bo defeated ; and
liunr c, whilrfyve will buckle on our armor
and nervu niir5elveHor4lhejoutest, we feel
no doubt as to tho retulTijein' !l triumphant
ie-cMnblishmeni of our priiiltplep, and the
utter prostration of the hopes ojfilio Federal
Party. 'if
lit solved That we have unabated eon-
lidencc m IHQ talents, integrity anu rannpit
can principle of our excclleul and wcmuyJ
President, Martin Van Burcn. In the allS
liiintatrMinn of the Government of the Um-
..t a.., i. a t.... r.,n..
dence repo:ad in him by the people, when
they elected him to the first ofiieo in their
gift, and justly entitled himself to ro-elec-tion.
Resolved That in Richard M. Johnson
we recognize a firm and infloxiblo patriot,
who never deserted a friend, or fled from a
foe. His houorablo scars dispense with the
necessity of a certificate to prove tho part he
took in the Balilo of tho Thames, His tin
deviating republicanism and devotion to tho
best interests of his country, during n long
and unbroken service in the councils of tho
nation, show him to bo a Statesman as well
ss a Soldier, and we feel that it will be but
doing our duty, to again elect the war-
vorn veteran to the scconu omce in our
gift.
Resolved That as Pcnnsylvanians we
feel an honest state piidc in our worthy Go
vernor, David JRiltcnhouse Porter.
Resolved That the Democratic party
seek not the destruction ot the Banks, or
the prostration of the commerce, and busi
ness of the country having as deep a stake
in the welfare of the community as their
political opponents. They ecek a reforma
tion of abuses, which every day's experi
ence teaches us to exist in the Banking sys
tem whereby honest men are defmudod,
and the commerce and business of tho coun
try rendered so fluctuating and precarious,
that prudent men will scarcely engage iiyt".
Tho public opinion and a duo regard to
the peace, order, morals and .welfare of so--c'lety,
demand that thework of reformation
shaUtSoorfeandhiamandjto must and
will be obeyed.
uesoivcu mat we most neartiiy ap
prove of the passage ot the Independent
Treasury Bill, a measure calculated to se
cure the true independent of our country,
by completing the divorco of the Govern
ment and the Banks.
Resolved 1 lint Jolm a. Jngram,
GcorzcKvlz, Peler Jhirnnd, Jr. John
Slrimpjler, George Scilzingcr and Jacob
Iluntzinger be appointed Conferees to
represent Schuylkill county at the house of
Samuel IV. ivcpner, in vt rsi rcnu, ii nieei
nn equal number ol lonlerees Irom Lehigh
count v, on ft cdnesaau the zt itau ot .'lit
gust next, for tho purpose of nominating a
caiiJklato to bo Eupported for Coxouee3 at
the enmingelecliou, and that the conferees
have full power to fill my vacancies.
Resolved That Samuel Huntzingcr,
F.. A. Kuiznec, George Moser,A. IIolnes,
John Mctz and Charles Frailty be Confe-
on the otfier.
lees to represent Schuylkill county at the
house of Peter Kline iti Barry township, to
.ryrxneet an equal number of Conferees from
T" Co!ttmbia'caunty,tatJBUch time as may be
agreed upon by olnroemocratic friends of
Columbia for the purpose ofnominating a
candidate for Senator to be supported by
the democratic republicans of this district at
the next election, and that they have full
power to (ill vacancies.
Resolved That we cannot support Gen.
Wra. II. Hariison for tho Pissidency, be
cause we recognizo among his supporters
the leaders of the Into uuckshot war, con
ducted at the instance of Ritncr, Stevens,
Burmwes, Penrose, Dickey :d others,
which cost $150,000 of the hard earnings
of the people, for the base purpose of de
feating tho expressed will of ihe people of
Philadelphia cwint7 in the choice ol the
State Representatives, and treating the elec
tion of the sovereign people as though it had
not been
held.
Resolved That William II. Harrison is
not entitled 'o lb' supjvil of any Democrat
He is ike candidate of the Federal Party
and his refusal to arow his principles, when
called upon so to do, is a convincing proof
that he does not possess the honest prmci
pies of a Democrat, or he would not be a
fraid to make such avowal. Truth seeks no
covert or concealment.
Resolved That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the officers and pub
lished in the democratic papers ol tho coun
ty, and such others as choose to copy
tlwm.
(Signed by the Officers.)
Spurious Twenty-five Cents. Th
I'cnnsylvanianot Monday says: within
tho last lew, days quite a number ol rjurr
ous twenty-fivo cent nieces havo madoltlieir
appearance in this city. Thoy.,$jra
calculated V) deceive, being erMic5u
executed. J hey are a sliaili
the genuine, mid by this andBtheir sound,
can generally bo detected
Atttinplj.tlnBflii. A Bavarian me
chanic, n'a'mapfituerl'olzer, has inventid in
Frciicjjjjfn irpparalus for flying, and lias
propose! to make a public exhibition of
his system, on the King's felo of tho 1st of
Mav7 He pretends that he can raise him
selfuo any height, take any direction, and
Jowpr himself, with morc'or less rapidity,
COMMUNICATIONS-
For tho Columbia Democrat.
Mr. Wunn The Approaching election is
probably. not second in importance to any that
has preccdol it. Indostl.so powerfully does
it command itself to the deliberate consider
ation of overy elector, that a few sugges
tions from ono who has long watched the
contests of parties, scanned the.r motives,
noted the effects of great and lending mea
sures, & uniformity participated in tho tri-
luraphs of tho liberal principles of democra
cy, may not, at the present time, bo itnap
'Drooriato. Such as they are. thev are suh-
knitted to the people, through tho columns
ouy,our paper.
Upon the subject of tho Presidential elec
tion,, though much might be said, from an
acquaintance of many years with tho pre
sent Incumbent, yet little is necessary, as his
whole Kfodjas been devoted to the service
of his country, and his naino has been iden
tified with - most measures of prominent
bearing, either iilfhis native Slate, or the U
nited Slates, for the last thirty years. The
people are acquainted with his principles
and his merits, and know how highly to ap
preciate them. Suffice it to say, that un
like all other candidates for the distinguished
office of President, at any period of our his
tory, his privato character has never been
as:ailcd,by the most violent and vituperative
of his opponents. Thai is known and ad
mitted abovd Tepronch, and this single cir
cumstance, sps&ks vol u inns in his fnvor,aud
must, with aJ;nowleilgo of his public life,
operate as a quiotus to the thrilling charges
of inordinate ambition which arc sometimes
brought against him by ignorant or aspiring
opponents.
But tho designs of theso remarks is more
immediately intended for our county and
district elections! They are important from
the direct bearing they will have upon the
future destinies of Pennsylvania, and of the
county itself. It must bo conceded, that
tho lustre of her political character is same
what tarnished by the acts, or perhaps, i
ntay be more appropriately termed, the
want of acts, of her last Legislature. That
Legislature havo unquestionably failed to
comply with the known will of their con
stituents. Otherwise, Pennsylvania would
not now be suffering as from an incubus
from centre to extremitios. Had they done
their duty, the monetary affairs of the com
monwealth might now be in Fomethinglike
a healthy state. The multitude of our
banks instead ofhoaiding up tho money,
which should be freely circulated in the
ordinary and numerous channels of busineES
and letting it only to political favorites, and
for political purposes, would have bean com.
polled to rutreat.at lenst.to the principles of
-1. ... i i 1 -
iiieir ciuners, ami me numerous lariners
and mechanics of the countiy would now.be
receiving something more substantial for
their productions and their labor, than con
tingent and doubllul promises. But the
legislators of the last election havo passed
away without performing those "duties
winch the peoplo had a neht to claim, and
did claim,at their hands, it is our duly, at
the coming election, to place others in their
stead, who will liaye intelligence to discern
and encigy to adopt, such measures as the
crisis demands.
As the selection of senators from thin 1is.
trict, and representative from tho county,
must probably be made from among several
who may be aspiring to those horrors, it is
peculiarly important, that every elector be
vioilnnt in hi cplnntinn .,,!:. l. .
..B , lllu i.uuuiuuies oji
nvhom ho will bestow his suf1Vn(rB 'Pi.-
very best man should at all'hazzards bo la
kciup. Integrity, as unsuspicious as that
of Ceasars wife, is peculiarly essential at
this time, to insnrn no iminii i, .ii
Wents of proffered wealth, or the dread of
.threatened mendicity. An intimate ac
quaintance with politics and political econ
omy, anu aiscernment almost intuitive, to
detect not only the immediate, but'lhe most
remote and possible bearing of oveiv meas
ure upon the interests of commnnity.should
also belong to the character of Jiim who is
selected at this particular time to do battle
for us, and sustain tho cause of the people,
against the mo&t to be dretdod of all the en
cmies of popular liberty. I mean a monied
power. In searching for such a man, wo may
readily pass Aim by who is all obsequious
nefs, and whoso professions would induco
us to believe that A is measures should be
changed as oftefi as the mind of tho people
... . "f '."vi"uu i'un ii, no wouiu oe
likely tOjpiistake some exiranpnim iitf1nm.r,
for the .popular will, and instead of leading
us from' present evils.would deliver us over
o greater ones. Ho would be ultra so far
as popular instructions are concerned, and
inereiore quite as dangerous an ono who
Ayouiuuisregarutneraentirelv. Thisobscqui-
ous crinainfir Tor nonular
much of mental inbeoility.or knavish duplici
ty to bo found in the character of a grave and
dignified legislator. Ii also.as little belongs
to the character of him who would fill any
ol tho minor offices in tho gift of the people
with dignity or honor. If there bo any
tutu man mm mug our sutirages, ii wo UIB
cnaige our duty lo ourselves wo shall
discard them entirely. Indesd, wo mav
look among the more ictinng and secludeil
noitions of our citizens, ambne thosa who
have studied the sienco of politics and of
government, anu navo watched the progress
of events, the march of imprisonment, and
me cause and necessity of reform, in do
meslic retieat, for the best man to carry out
: .! t , ,tr
in icuve ami puunc me, itiose great princi
ples on whichthelibertes of pur country is
basad, and on a strict adherance, to which
their perminency 'mainly depends. Let
this be adopted as the standard of our
choice, and overy right which is dear to
man may bo perpetuated. Blustering dem
agogues and noisy patriots, may then feci the
necessity of studying as a science, that
which they now attempt to practice in ig
norance. Nor can bloated wealth any more
than blustering pretensions qualify n man
for the qffice of a. Legislator. Tho wealthy
are, in two many instances; connected with
banks, or other monopolising institutions,
whose interests aro ndverre to those of the
Croat body of the people, and should bo
cautiously trusted with office, on the samotjstur, and all other Editors who ate desirous
principle that tho wreckless speculator
should be spurned Irom public favor, viz :
the danger ho i9 under of being improperly
influenced by a money power. Wo. have al
ready dearly learned from experieneo that
sufficient cuuiion has not, in all cases bcon
had in the selection of those to whom pow,
cr has been delegated. Lot us profit by
that experience, and multiply our caution in
future selections. Thus we may avoid in
time to come, those disastrous results which
in somo instances, the past has brought up
on us,
For the present vc; drop. tho. subject,
ready, however, to rusutnu it, at a .future
time should circtimstsnces render it expedi
ent. A DEMOCRAT of 1812 and 1810.
'aiw.iWiMiretti'ig
Mr. H. WnBB You will gratify the un
dersigned and servo the cause of benevo
lence, if you give the subjoined extract from
the Journal of the 'Senate of tlifl Common
wealth of Pennsylvania a place in your pa
per. The document from which it has
been transcribed, was pic&erved by our mu
tual friend Christian Brobst Esq. of Catta
wissa and handed ovor to me for translation,
in which form I now transmit it to you.
Hydrophobia is more or loss prevailing
in different sections of our country at this
time, and we seldom hear that physicians
are so fortunate as to arrest its ravages.
Doctor Sloee, of Lebanon, and Mr. Valen
tino Ketting of Lancaster,' have bden pecu
liarly successful in treating this awful dis
ease. 'They for a length of time kept their
'remedy secret, but at last they both .were
induced to communicate the rnodo of pre
paring the medicine to tho Legislature of
our state, tho latter in the'ycar 1802 and tho
former in about 1818. The following is
Dr. Stcee's receipt:
Maidenhair, (herba capillorum vencrfs,
or venus) 2 diahms, red cheek weed.frm
nagallit arvensis, r pheniccac) n hand
ful, Boil it in n quart of strong beer in an
earthen vessel to a pint, but the maidenhair
is not added, tjll the cheek weed is nearly
boiled. Grown persons take it before break
fast in two dosesjchildren take less, accord
ing to age. ' . ' 1
The red cheek .w.eed. grows in several
gardens in this vicinity and Bloomsburg,
and tho herba capillorum venesis is found
in aounuanee in our neichborintr woods.-
Should, however, any individual have a de-
au iu see me luenncai ncrkis, ny calling at
mo residence ot Uhrtstam Urobst, Esq. he
can be gratified.
W. J.. E.
Cattawissa, Aug. 4lh 1840.
Extract from the Journal of the Senate
of the Commonwealth of Pennsvl vunia
1802.
Mr. Pearson, of .the Committee, to whom
the eommnnication of Valentine Kettring,
respecting the cure of the bile of a inadfo,
had been referred.made tho following
icurutuy.
I'hat thoy had a conversation with Val
entine Kettring on the subject of his com
munication and that ho used tho herb which
is commonly called red cheek weed, which,
when it is npo or m blossom, he gathers
and drys in the shade, ami. bcinir nulveriz-
ed, he gives lo a grown person a tabic spoon
inn in ueer or water, a uralim and a scruple
to a child an equally otiong dose, but in
three different proportions; o it may also
be taken with bread, butter, honey or mo
lasses. For an animal, a large tablespoon
ful or in weight 2 drahms and a scruple. If
the red cheek weed is used' green for ani
mals, it may bo cut fine and mixed with
feed; if gi-on to swine, mix the pulverized
herb with meal.
He assured us that he has giren it lo per
sons which had been bitten several weeks
ami that ho could not remember that it ever
failed to euro; and he never gives more than
one dos.o with tho exception of children,
when ho gives the same quantity in threo
different doses. He said further, that it is
also an oxcclleht cure foi cuts or wounds.
When the herb is green, he presses tho juice
into the wound and binds with a rag iho
pressed herb on it. Tho time to sow the
seed is m April, but should bo sown very
thin.
Ha furthermore informed us, that he is
now seventy-fivo years old, was born in
Germany, and Emigrated with his parents
lo Pennsylvania in his eleventh year: that
his mother brougbt the seed of thie herb
with her garden seeds from her native eoun
try; that ho gavo a quantity-of the herb and
seed for the uso of the members of tho
Committee; and that he was willing to sup
ply others with seed, if they applied to him.
Your Committee is also'iuformed bv the
Rev. Henry Muhlenburg of Lancaster", that
tne rea cieeic weed is an annual plant.which
is known in Switzerland and Qnrmany by
the common namn of Rather Huntuiarm.
in England Rcd.Pimptrnel and ip latin nn
agallis Phoenicea: that it should be gather
ed m June, when tn full bloom. Ho says
in Germany a commou dose is thirty grains,
four drnes n ilayV and to continofl ofie'wdeK
in smaller doses; 'the Wound is washed with
water, in which tho herb has been boiled
and afterwards some of tho pounded herb
put into the wound: that tho herb has been
planted in many gatdens and that il flour
ishes well near Baltimore and Havre-do-Grace.
Your Committee offer the following res
olution :
. Resolved That tho Speaker be reques
ted to give tho thanks of the Senato to Val
entino Kellring, for his benevolent and val
uablo communication.
The Editor of ihe Columbia County Keg
of promoting the cause ol humanity, are
rcspectufully requested to copy the above.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
"TJIUTH WIT HOV? TEAK
siis(a)sosiEU!a a
SATUIlIi.lY, .JUaUSTH5, 1810.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS'10.
For Pru'sinnxT,
MARTIN" VAN BUREF.
Fon Vice President,
RICIIAlip SI. JOHNSON.
AND THE
CONSTITUTIONAL TREASURY. '
ELECTORAL TICKET.
t ii r
o. - '-. C Senatorial
Ul.o. u. jjEH'Kti, oi uciawaru, j
1 Col. John Thompson
5 Benjamin Mifilin
Frederick Stouver
3 X in. If, Smith
,4 John F. Steinman
Join! Dowlin
Henry Myers
6 Daniol Jacoby
0 Josse Johnson
7 Jacob Able
8 Goo. Christman
!) Win. Sliccner
10 Henry DehuiY
l Hcmy Logan
12 Frederick Smith
13 CharlM M'Clure
14 J. M. Gf rr.mell '
15 G. M. Hcllcnbark
10 Leonard i'foutz
17 John Hortonjr.
18 William J'hilaoii
IS John Morrison
'-'O Wcstly Frost
21 lienj. AnilcrEon
88 William Wilkins
23 A. K. Wright
24 John Fiiulley
20 Stephen Darlow
EC7We are requested by several genllo
man, to give' notice, that a mcering will be
held at the hsusc of Enoch Howell, in
Blooinsburg, on Saturday the 15th of Au
gust, inst. at two o'clock, P. M. of all per
sons favorable to the interest of tho middle
nd upper townships, to consult upon and
adopt such measures as shall conduce to
their benefit.
L.IST OF CANDIDATES.
Senate. .
Isaac Kline,
Owon D. Leib,
Daniel Folmer,
JlsS'tmbty.
Daniel Snyder,
Sheriffs.
John Fruit,
Michael Fornwald,
Michael R. I lower,
Jesse Shannon,
Samuel Achonbauch,
Cornelius Clockuer,
Murry Mauvil?
Daniel Wqodside,
George Moats,
Henry W. Rishel,
Coroners.
Andrew Ikclor,
Obed Evercl,
Commissioners,
John Grover,
Christian Wolf,
Henry Petit,
Treasurers,
Leonard B. Rupert, '
Abiaham Ypung,
Isaac C, Johnson.
Auditor, .
Joseph Craig,
SUPPRESSED TOASTS.
Tho old Doctor denie tliul tho toasts
complementary of himself were written by
his son Billy. Wo again assert that ihcy
were, and if he, or his son Billy, will deny
it over their signatures, we stand ready to
prove the fact by good witnesses. His de
nial of tho remainder of our statement is of
a liko kidney, Wo expected it of him.
The court commences a session in Dan
villo on Monday next. Tho first week
devoted to criminal suits, and tho second to
civil.
How IrtilY -'pflfSTde and degraded is it
situatlon or theif man drivon from nll
low lo post, ho has to vamp up some new
falsehood weekly, in order to keep his l,C3lj
above water, universally ending with
favorite hackneyed epithets, " piralo" and
" absconding defaultsr," for the want of
srfmcthing bettei. Like all base liars and
defamers, he adopts the old maxim, that a
" lio well stuck to, is better thnn the truth,"
In his paper of tho 31st of July, ho has a
bout fivo columns of his usual slang whan
and defamation cf individuals, and complains
bitterly of being abused. He Is the last be.
ing who should whino when the truth
handed back lo him iu answer to the titu
peration which bo weekly disseminates,
What, wo nbuire Valentine Best) by tcllinir
him of his base conduct in times past? of
his disrcputablo and shameful treatment of
us, before wo had given him the least roi-1
son for it? before wo had ever mentioned u
his name, or that of his paper, or cither of S
tho trio that surround him? Is -it abuse or.
our part, when we merely defend oursclrej
against his foul aspersions of our charaetci?
If so, then lie will always find U3 ready ai
our posl, to givo him lii3 just due aye, e
ven to the very letter, and not only to Lira,
but to his masicr. He says ho ' can prove
that wo offered to barter away the rights if
the upper s.cotion for the Supprvisorship,''
This wo again deny without nuy cquirocs
lion, and pronounce him a liar and a scoun
drel, if he does not prove it according h
his promise. No dodging the question, si
you havo heretofore done, by saying if we
were not guilty, provo it. It is too men
and contemptible a subterfuge fur even t
depraved unprincipled being liko you to re
sort to. Let us have the proof, and while
getting tho proof upon this point, let
have your whole conduct in relation to the
appointment of that office, base and wicked
as it was. Wo are ready so far as we are
concerned. Every act, word or deed ol
ours we are willing should bo made public
wo have n secrets about it nor never
had. But in what way were we to barter
away the rights of the upper section -
Why, forsooth, according to his slory, wo
offered to sustain him for protltonatory if
he would support us for Supervisor. II
we bad done so, (which wo deny) would il
have been bartering away their rights ? If
ao then ho is n liar, for he electioneered for
himself in the " Fishing Creek Settlement,"
npori tlio ground that his election had noth
ing to do with the removal question, and
suecocded in getting somo support in that
quarlor upon that principle. He may taSi
which horn of tho dilemma ho ehooses
ho either lied fhtn,m he docs now. CIioosj
yo for yourself. If it was bartering awa J
tueir-righls to sustain himjbr Prolhonatarj'.
what would it be were wo to sustain lira
for Senator, which would place him in a sit
uation to continue upon their necks, the
heavy burthens which they now endure,
for the next threo years, without any chance
of redress. This wo acknowledge woall
be, in overy sense of tho word, barletinj
aways ikeir righls, and givo him the power
to fulfil his plcdgo to Danville, to prevent
the removal of tho Courts. This would
bo committing an outrage upon their right
which they ought nol, nor would not, w
givo, and which should " brand upon out
countenance the mark of infamy." Butti
need not fear, we shall never havo thii
crime laid to our door, unless,Jndced, inj
may hereafter bring forward the groundlrsi
charge, as ho now docs, to subscrro hu
own private ends.
Best says ho refused to sign our reeoo-
mendatioii for the supervisorship. This w'l
ueetare lo uo a lalsehoou. . lie never rnurj...
cd, for ho was never asked he offerou t
sign it, whop anked for his support, Lutlm
mere name was refused, as he aaknoivlcdj-j
cd he had signed others. Somo more 1
cided aclinn was wanted. He was dw
i ous of slipping in betwixt and beltvecihH
he had done in several other instances, !
play hot or cold, as it misht best suit !'
This not being allowed, ho then camo cl "
under his truo colors, in decided opposition 1 '
i-l l. .11 -fef'l
We were satisfied ho would sustain no 01"
from llio rrntrn nr tinnnr suction, anil Is
this wo woro not disapponled.
taasnLiugjaasss!
ELECTIONS.
North Carolina Election for slate omw
hmu in jJiUgG03f ailU au iu
ity over lho volo of 18U0.
1 no Rtntn rlnnf nni nritpntltCKV aiiw--
.i:. i ...l urotllft
'errainatod in favor of the whig ticket.
J