COMMUNICATIONS.
Ton -rite coLtiiiBlA DEMOCRAT.
We are now within a
, . . ..
few abort months!
of the time appointed to place in power, nn
tndvidiultto watch over me interests or inn
commonwealth, for the next-thiee years.
And aho, to plce in power two individuals
lo guard the interest of tlii? extensive na
tion. The candidates for the firei station
ate already announced to the people of this
rommonwritlih; and on one side the candi
dales for the Other have lately been selected
by ihe IJjItimore Convention. It now be
comes the duty of every man to ascot tain
fat 39 practicable the principle which these-
men advocate! as it aiiouiu always oe hip
f.tt priifuljlo In a lepubMcaii government
!n suppcittimeasures. not men. What then
are lite measures advocated by those who
are alretfdy placed in nomination? The pari)
claiming the name of whijf, and. the one
which has maio its nominations, hold the
inlio wing doctrine; and the persons nomlna
led are pledged lo tho support of aurh mea:
ores. First, a high tariff of duties. Second
the distribution of the proceeds arising from
the sale of public lands among the States. -Third,
a national bank owned by foreign
capitalists. And fotirlh, a lesiriciion of the
veto power. To which they lung a a han
dle the one term principle, because their
partg never yet have had more than one
lerm in tho course of twenty years. A high
lanff is their fiist measure, which it must
be admitted on all hands is not within the
power of Congress in grant. And why
thould we ask for a tariff higher than that
which is necessary for a revenue; making
revenue the principal; nnd at the same time
giving incidental protection to tnanufactu
ttis. This is the true policy that this eoun-
iry should carry forward, (not create a tariff
having for its principle protection and rev-
enue an object of secondary or minor
im-
portance.) aurli a tnnii is necessary
wholesome. Such a tariff has always been
advocated by the democrary of the Key -
ttone state, uui ii is urgen oy meauvo
cates of the high pressure system that ihe
imports exceed the exports. What il they
-eomelrmes do! which is not alwaya the
.case in laz'J uie exports oi manuiaciureu
articles from the manufacturing establish
in en '.a of the. United States amounted to ris
ing of six millions of dollars. And have
cur manufacturing interests declined since
that lime? No, but they aie still on the
scale of improvement, so thai we find om
manufacturers sending their articles and
wains even to China, and there undersell
'Jug ihe same kind of fabtick produced In
European manufacturers. And this too.
when the present unjust tariff had not yet
oten biought forward. Second the dis'lii
'billion of the proceeds arising from tho sale
of tha public domain. Wheie do we find
ft'Vi i'U? state s to claimgAiyv PUf
this .money to the states? Now the whole
amount of land owned by the govemment ol
the United Slates is rising of one Billion of
icres. The government price of this laud i'b
mc dollar and twenty five cents anacio.and
in some years the sales have amounted to
two' millions of acres, which would amount
to two millions five hundred thousand doll-
'rs. This with the revenue arising from
import duties is applied lo defraying ihe an
nual expenses of the general government.
But suppose thai Congrcsa lakes tho two
and a half millions which lias accrued (o the
treasury, and distributes it among ths states
' From wheurc is this deficiency to be repair
ed? There-is but one way; and that 'u
direct taxation, and in thai cfent there will
i .. . u.. it.. ...:n:., r ., '
make good the two and a half that was taken
from the treasury. Then by thitt process,
the states would lose li.ilf a million of dol
lars, and general government gain nothing,
But this half million would go into thchands
of an extra set of officers, which would be
v.realed in the shape of lax collectors. Could
tjiere be a. more duigernus policcy pursued
by ihe Mates, than to accept such di'xtribu
lions, if Congress passed the power to make
them? Il would be foi the sole purpuse of
taxing their citizens for the s?ke of taxation,
'which should be siduloUsly avoided by all
Koirrnmcnta, when it is not called for by
Hie achul wnnl of the government. Not
withstanding such would be the ruinous no
Jiey of Uio distribution scheme.Hcriry Clay,
arm joscpu iiMrnir,-ire 114 supporters, Ulaj
Jit least has advocated such a rchemi! foi
years, ami all the Clay orators of the day
herniate not (u declare themselves identified
w)ih such a Hihrme- A National Dank ii
the iimci mcaoure advocated by this party
Hare wo not hail sufficient light already on
the beauties and blessings of the hanking
i.ysiem in general? But where do wc find
Congress invested with ihe power to create
a national bank? The constitution of the
United Sutee, gives no sucli power; all thai
Congress cut dn in this matter has already
I ecu done. A United Stales mint has been
csublirhed since the year seventeen hundred
mid tiinety one and in the year eighteen
liundml and tlrirty one struck different coin
amounting lolhiee millions nine hundred
and twenty three thousand four hundred
and seventy three dollars and sixty cents.
This was the operation of the mini for one
yoar; and yet ihe money coined in the U.
State does not constitute the half of the coin
in circulation. Foreign coin huld a conspi
euous pUce in the monied transactions ol
this nation. Such then being the fBCt t)ai
C'onufest has not the power 10 establish a
nationnl hunk of any description, much lar
ou Congress grant lo fiveu;ii ?apiuligig dn
privilege of flooding iha tmiin wiih an 11
cedeemnble paper currency .bearing upon i"
face tho (.ai.ruon of the U. Slates, Emahliti
another bank VP" ''ie a,no principle of tin.
-old one, and what a situation does it plar
ihJeaalloa in, i5 tlte eyuat of wa; win
Great Britain? to such n event he would
hold not only the purse but the sword; and
did Ensland receivo the notes of the old
.bjtik n lief portion of the dividend profit'
Ulu that Institution give u a healthy clrcu
uting meuiurm um every urancn ni inuuv
. ,,. lr,. .. . .
with mure vigor than they did belore;
or
hive done since? The answer is no.-
During the administration of John Qolnc)
Adams when the old United Slates Dank
was in its highest state of health nnd pros
perity, tho furuior realized less for his pro
duce tlnn lie has done from the establish
ment of the government down until this da)
If any doubt this statement let them search
luthentic record and they will find that it
o even so; that both before and since the
xd'iiiniftration of the younger Adams pro
duce of all kinds has commanded n beltei
price then it did then, And il must be self
evident lo every reflecting mind that a bank
of the United Slates then cannot aid the
farmer, mechanic or laborer, And It is fur
Iher shown, that since the bank was vetoed
in 1832, the revenue of the government has
been collected with as inuchwase as it was
before. And (hat at' the efToits of ihe old
bank could not bring the second sober tlio't
of the people, to sanction the swindling op
erations of an institution, that was yearly
drawing large quantities of the precious
metals from circulation; and placing in it
slead a worthless paper circulation. A
high tariff, a national bank, a national debt,
tz a profligate bankitipt law, are four things
that ate so closely united, that it will be
with the utmost difficulty to establish the
two first and not have the others also. And
who does not recollect tho doctrine of Mr.
Clay in 1832 and 3, on this point? That
it was belter for a nation, a state or an in
dividual, tu be in debt than tu be clear of
debt; and acting upon thai high authority,
the coons since they came in power, have
extravagantly run the nation in debt eight
ecn millions, in about two jears; and
now
have the effrontery to say that the exlrava
and'gance of the present administration belongs
'not to ihem. To whom then does it be
long? Are wo prepared to have the nation
al debt increased, at the rale it has been in
creasing for the last three years, so that
national bnk, and another bankrupt law
shall be enacted, lo help large swindlcm.
and stockjobbers tu wipe off their debts at a
blow!
But we must not dwell upon these points
but hasten lo the consideration of tho veto
power. The framcrs of the constitution
have wisely plared in ihe hands of the
I resident the velo power; which is nothing
moie nor less than a conservative pswer.
The President, the Senate and the houso of
Itepresenlatives constitute the Legislative
Do cy 01 uie nation, And 11 1 nccessar
thai ihe I'iceideni should exercise iho veil
power al certain limes. Destroy or curtail
dial powcr,and you at one blow destroy tin
conaiiiuuon upon which is ouut all our
MrP V JifVrca" InVt ftu oIin'f c Jr"
ner stone.upon which llie whole superstruc
lure is built. Take away from them the
veto power, and vou havo what? Yoo
have only the na.ne, ihe mere shadow, the
iubstance is gone. Instead of a republic
you have an aristocracy. May it not bo as
ked why was this power given the Presi
dent if he is never 10 use it
In a republican government like that of
the United States, the velo power is as es
sentia! as tho balanco wheel in the machine
ij of a watch; and the veto power as it
now stands, holds the same place or posi
tion in Leghlative operations, as a well
poised balance wheel in a steady and cor
reel lime keeping watch. And when we
consider the nice adjustments, in the law
making power of the nation: that the assent
of the Presideat is necessary to anv act tr
give it full force and effect, that the majori
ty of the Senate and house of Represents
lives must also give it their ranction; thai
in case ol a non-concurrence of opinion in
tho Senate, the House and President can
make no law, or if iho same happens with
ihe House, ihe President and Senate can
make no law. Why should ihe veto nower
be destroyed so as to set aside the power of
the President? It never has yet been abused
by any of our Presidents, and used only
when ihe good of the country has demand
ed tho power to bo brought in requisition;
and whenever any of ihe Presidents of the
united estates has used the veto nower. he
Ins univeisally been sustained by the pea
pie. The exercise of the veto haa enabled
the people at large, and their representa
tives to icconsiLcr the bill which had been
vetoed; and every velo by any one of our
Presidents has thus been sustained. and this
consideration alone should lead men to deep1
reflection, before tpey attempt to destroy
dial power which has now been l:eld and
iustatned by the American nation for more
than half a century. Onco lav tho ae of
xorcUm upon tho constitution, and cut
away a sine lo root nr hran,-h ml ii,n
will soon bo mutilated. Innovation havioe
once slatted we have no guarantee tht it
win soon stop; but on the other hand theie
.s a fearful possibility thai it will march
with ptpid stride until it performs for these
United Stales, this republic, what it has
perfotmed for republics in other nations and
m other days; that 11 will rapidly march
lurward until the constitution has been torn
1'iec meal by its ruthless hand. H avinir
shown some of the leading measuras of the
wing pariy, ami shown too that they ate
uncormiiutional and uncalled for; it now
remains to s'ttow what are end ever have
been, iho leading measures of the Demo
cratic party. First, a larlffof duties having
wmciiui! lurm principal, ana ai
ie same lime giving imidenial protection,
o ihe manufacturing interests of the coun
0. thereby sec uring ihe greater amount ol
,;tod 10 the greatesi-nmnber. Second. lhe
,te unwilliuL' voliinisrilv to throw avav one
.f ths Rtot certain 'raeata of tevenue; and
one upnn which more depends than any
ono at first view would readily suppose:
hat it, they sre unwilling to throw away
tho national domain, or to give up a suie
means of revenue, for one that must always
tic precarious. Third, they are opposed to
the creation of a national bank upon the
orinclplea of the old one, because it glvts
foreign capitalists the power to control he
money transactions of the country; enables
their partizans and friends to forestall the
market, and drive from competition individ
ual industry and enterprize. And belne
opposed to such an institution, they aro op
posed tu n national debt and parlizan bank
nipt lawa, the legitimate children of a high
tiiiff and national bank, rouilh, they are
opposed to a restriction ol the eto power
I hey aie unwilling to see, the fair face of
that safeguard of republicanism, disfigured
auu muiiiaieu: out wouiu guaru wan jealous
and sacred care llnil constitution which has
been our rallying point for more than half a
conlurv. To thai they look as tho beacon
light that has hitherto enabled tho men al
tho helm of tho nation, lo steer the national
ship through the political whirl winds of our
own and other nations. Who then are the
men Mm island identified with these meas
ures? Mrun Van Buren fur the Presiden
ey, and Henry A. Muhlenberg for the Gu
berunWHi u chair. I hese are men who have
been tried; the furmur has trod in the foot
slops, of a long line, or illustrious predeces
jots: the Washington, the Jeflerson, the
Madison, the Monroe, and tho Jackson.
Men who have shed a halo of glory around
(lie American name, in the field, the cabinet
and the council. The latter has stood forth
as the firm, nnd unwavering friend of a
freeman's rights; and his ancestors were
ihe tried and firm menu ol the illustrious
Washington. These men aro the champt
ons of democracy; men combining high in
telleutual qualifications, with uprightness of
character; and gentlemanly deportment.
Here then wo have belorc us the measures,
or al least a few of the leading measures, ol
the two great parties of too nation I with
the measures that would, if carried out, de
stroy the national constitution, squander the
public treasure, plunge tho nation into an
overwhelming national debt, and aid tho rug
barons of Europe, to draw from this conn
try, the currency the constitution guarantee
to the Fanner, Mechanic and Laborer;
stand iho names of Henry Clay for the
Presidency, and Joseph MarlOe for ihe
Gubernatorial chair. The for 111 (( of these
has shown by his public acts that ho ia
lit instrument to carry out any schema that
may overthrow tho republican institutions
of the nation. The latter is so little known
thai evn his avowed friends, arc at a los
where to find him. Some asserting one
thing andtsome another, and mystifying the
life and character of tho man so much, that
it is hard to tell whether he is a Jew,
Mahorneton or a Hindoo, whether ho is
savage or civilized, a cannibal or what.
r.i.mi or iuii,y tJiay.
On ihe oihet hand, the measures thai
were recommended and adopted fey Wash
ington and Jefferson, and carried out oy
.Madison, Monroe and Jackson, and if still
adhered to; will secure the present and fa
lure generations all the blessings of our ro
publican institutions, are the measures with
which Martin Van Uuron and Uenrv A
Munlcnburg are luenttiieu. now 11 is not
tho men to which your attention is invited ;
but lo tho measures with which they art
identified. These are the true points at is
sue, and hence the actual necessity, and the
imperilivo duty of every man lo search for
information on these subjects. Loavo the
matter not in the hands of partizans or par
tizan presses. The information which U
necessary can be obtained. Il only requires
to be sought alter. 1 he acts ol former ro
lers have become matter of history, and are
recorded upon its pages, and lodged in the
arclireves of this nation. It would help much
to clear away the mists created by patent
whiggery, to go back to the administration
of John the first, and review some of ihe
acts of that federal reign of terror, and from
thence they can be traced through all their
windings and change of names, down to the
Clay whigs of forty four. Thus it can be
rloaily shown, that the party that supported
(he gag law, the alien ami sedition law, Ihe
Hartford Convention, hoisted the blue lights
and wore the blaqk cockade, are iho lea
ders of the parly that woold ruthlessly lay
the axe to tho treo of Liberiy. And not
withstanding they are now exerting ever)
nerve and muscle lo clevato men who are
pledged in suppoit their measures; they
wear false colore, and under the name of
democracy, they would plunge Ihe assassin's
dagger to the heart of Jeffersonian democra
ry. Like the hungry vulture, they stoop
to conquet, and cover with wings of hypo
critical kindness, those they havo selected
for their victims, and upon whom they in
tend to fatten. As a striking illustration of
this fact, look at iho processions and listen
10 the promises which they made in tho last
presidenthl campaign. 'Then might be
seen in many of their processions, a banner
with tho inscription ' we atoop to conquer,'
and never was a motto more lull v carried
into execution. They did stoop. Senators
and Governors stooped from their high sta
lions to reiterate falsehood on falsehood, and
pile promise on promise which they knew
at the time they never could lulfil. They
stooped to desecrate the sabbath, by log
cabin powwows and tumultuous gatherings.
They stooped to violate the sanctity of the
ballot box, by plying men with intoxicating
drink, until reason had forsaken ihem for
tho time, that they might gain their votes
They stooped lo hire men lo go fmm place
to place to vole at their nmtcis burning. 1 ney
stooped to establish corrupt presses as lure'
lings to do their dirty work; and aid in r.iri
culaiing their oft repeated slander and do
traction, Thus it was that they did stoop,
8nd these were some of the V.eans of do
ception that they used; and they will again
use every means fair and foul to csiabindi
their purpose. We have every evidence ol
this from their forming their Clay Clubs,
calling themselves Jefferson democrats.
But change their names as tbey may; the)
do not change their sentiments. You ma)
roll n lpnnnl n Inmb. hut il will not nnv llu
more possess the nrlure of a iamb, Si
Jyou may call a blue light federalist a rcpub
lican; a whig, or 0 democrat, or a national
republican, or a democratic whig. the changt
'in the name is only a decoy wherewith to
catch the unsuspecting. I hen if yon would
avoid a recurrence of the gag law, and re
tain and hand itown to posterity unimpaired
youi republican lorm ot government
and all your civil and religious instt
tn ions , prevent your terri lory from being
given, piece mea, to the enemies ol youi
country, look well to the cause espoused
and advocated by those who ask your suf
frages. If they be talented as Themis
loclcs of Greece, and have, like him, bar
tered away their innocence for gold and for
mammon, or sold the votes of their state,
trust them not. The man who has once
sold his reputation and independence for n
few shining dollars, or betrayed the known
nnd expressed will of his constituency at
any time; has sol himself up for sale lo the
highest bidder, and clearly and unqueslion
ably shown to all who wish to sco it, that
ho is ready and willing to desert his frienrh
and soil his country, so that ho may but
gratify his ambition. Such has been Ihe
cotine of Henry Clay. In 1820 ho sold
the vote of his own stale to John Q.Adams,
andrecoived in pay the appointment of Sec
retary of Stalo. His friends havo since
given to ihcir allies, tho Lords of Great Bri
lain, a part of the State of Maine, and still
more recently they voterl lo give litem lite
territory of Oregon. What does this show
but llial they are ready and willing to do
any thing to accommodate their foreign al
lies. Does not this savor much of ihe spirit
uf oldftoryism? Does it not show thai
thero is in the republic an active and rest
Ies9 spirit at wotk adverse lo republican
principles? Does it not show that theie are
men of great talents who, Themisiicles like,
1 1 j v 6 abandoned the principles of honesty,
and given loose reign to the fascinating
p.iwer of ambition; and who like Themis
tides, having onco iiad their sentiments cor
rupted with the power of gold, are now
ready in mder to gratify that ambition
lo stoop lo a llinusciid degrading vires, and
make Use of eery means of deception to
jam power. 1 he elements lor the over
throw of this republic are already at work,
and if not speedily checked, Ihe day is
not far distant when the name of American,
now looked up to with admiration, and
hailed as the friend of mankind throughout
the world, will have passed into contempt
ind disrepute, and ihe fair tree of liberty,
whose branches have stretched from sea In
. -i l , 1 i :ir
rear her monster head where now stand our
republican institutions. Beware then, how
you touch tho constitution of these Unitctl
Stales. 1 list is the corner alone upon
which all our political and religious insttiu
tions arc founded, and it is only by watcli
ing & defending it from the ruthless attackr
of party madness and the devouring worm
of innovation, that we shall preserve ooi
institutions, and telain our llbertier, and
hand ihem down to our children as we re
coked (hem from out fathers, unimpaired.
NUMA.
ron nm Columbia democrat.
THE TWO WHIGS.
Last week two whigs thro' Ashland's glades,
Were jogging on, just as the shades
Of night were creeping o'er the hills,
The woody vales, and noisy rills.
That night the Clay Club was to meet,
To humbly worship at the feot
Of him who bold in honour's cause,
Defied divine and human laws,
Who, if the slightest cause wore given,
Would fight within the courts of heaven.
Each bore a Coon beneath his arm,
(At present every trne whig's charm,)
And loudly as they passed along,
I'hey sang their favorite gambling song.
Get out of the way, you're all unlucky,
Clear the track for old Kentucky'
One mountain echoed ' clear the track,'
Another sent it booming back,
It sounded through the winding vale,
Like some lost spirit's fearful wail;
Die dogs for five miles round gave tongue,
Till with the roar the welkin rung.
' Oh hush' somo person near Ihem said,
' Your cursed 6croams will split my head.'
And who are you?' cried one quite gruff,
'Whose head is of such lender atuff,
It cannot bear a choice whig lay,
Some loco foco got astray.'
You'vo miaied your mark,' quoth ho quite
civil,
' My common name, sir, is the devil,
As good a whig as you or he;
In fact the prop of Whiggery;
And though we've noise enough in hell,
As you youisclves know very well,
There is none, by the pit I swear,
That with your singing can compare.'
The whigs then bowed with leverenced awe
W lion they their honored soverign saw,
And prayed he woold not take offence,
At ought they'd done through lack of sense
But he replied,' I am your friend,
I come to counsel, cheer, commend,
And therefore, when I aught reprove,
I do jl wth omental love, ,
Your zeal and courage cons are tine,
Your cunning almost equals mine;
Ho hnrdshlps can your patience tire,
You trudge through water, mud and mire,
To I'otm processions, talk of Clay,
Co sec acson, one ringtailed play.
Press on with confidence and pride;
For know I'm ever at your side;
Sing on for songs delight the crowd;
Hut do not sing so madly loud,
For thinking men will take offence
Al boisterous songs devoid of sense.
Care little (or the laboring men,
Yet praise them willi your tongue and pen;
But mote than all dnnt have it known,
That I nm whiggery s corner stone.
Good by, I've many thingH to do,
Dili next club night I'll visit you.'
The younger whig was bathed in sweat,
(lis limbs were clammy, cold and wet,
A mortal fear crept through his heart,
lie thought its flinty walls would part,
Foi only twice before had he,
lieheld the Prince of Wlnggeiy;
But yet he smiled and s:id farewell,
I wish you luck in eartli and hell.'
On ebon wings the devil fled,
A lamboat blue Uglil wreathed his head,
And gpaiki of lire as thick as hail,
Fell crackling, glowing fiom his tail.
X.
"TIlUTIl W1TU0CT FEAll
FOR PRESIDENT,
Tito Nomlucc of the Democrat! National
Convention.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HENRY A. MUHLENBERG
. Canal Commissioner.
JOSHUA IIAUTSIIORNE.
PtliSWENTML ELECTORS'
Wilson McUasdlms, ? Sem(orial
ASA IJ1M0CK,
Unrnr.snNTATivE.
1 George F. Lehman
2 Uliriftian Kncai
3 Win. H. Smith
4 John Hill (Phil.)
5 Samuel 13. Leech
C Samuel Camp,
7 Jcsso bharjio
8 N. W. Sample
t8 J&&atf&'fli1fi8Flch
11 Stephen Ualily
12 Jonah llrcwatcr
13 Gcorao SchnaMo
M Nathaniel II. Elihed
15 M. N. Irvino
1G James Woodburn
17 Hugh Monvgomcry
18 Isaac Ankeny
19 John Mathews
20 Wm. Patterson
23 Christian Myers
24 Gilbert Orr
(J"The next staled meeting of the
ORAA'GEVILLE AND RIIOERS
BURG HICKORY CLUU,will be held
it Orangeville, on Saturday, the 1st day
of June, at one o'clock in the afternoon.
B L A NKS f ! BLA NKS ! !
tir-Wustic-s Blank EXECUTIONS and
SUMMONS just printed and for sale at
this Utuco
lOVVe havo only time lo say but
word or two in answer to the blackguard
article published by the treacherous an
limasonic renegate in tho Star of thr
North of last week, whether it be writ
ten by a drunkard or by a hypocritical
knave. Our statement with regard lo
ihe account of Allen M. Gangower waf
furnished by a Clerk in Ihe Treasury
Department, and STRICTLY TRUE,
and if the books are again examined,
will so bo found. The certificates of tin
Treasurer and Auditor are dated an tin
20th of January, eight days afler the
time our statement was dated, and aftei
ihe defalcation was discovered and made
public at Ilarrisburg, and we venture to
say, were given without any personal
examination by themselves, trusling to
Ihe integrity of llieir clerks for a cor
icct copy of the entries. We therefore,
attach no intentional error to either the
Treasurer or Auditor. That the slate'
menl published by Gangewer, is t fahi
fication of the record there is no doubt;
by whom made is another question.
Some hundreds of dollars of Gangewei
check rolls wore credited after the firsl
of January, nnd on tho 12th the uookf
were examined, and Ihe balance, as wi
represented, slated to he due from him
1 ml by what hocus pocus arrangement
ihe pajmenis aleruiards made were
'ranferred back upon tho books lo No
vember and December previous we leave
for tho light fingered gentry who stir
round Ihe Star office, to unriddle. Pre
mising, however, that peihapsthe samr
inctiuments might have been made use
of, that was dono to transform petitions
of some jeais of age, for new counties
in dififetcnt pat Is of thetatu,itilo young
petitions lor a pevvcouMy out of Colum
bia and Luzerne. Does any one bclicvo
tnat Gangewer paid his account be for a
it was rendeicii ? No one who knows
iho man anil his associates believe it.
Speculation in Nescopeck Hriilge slock
was too rife at that limn for him to ho
uilty of so suicidal an act (0 their in
terest. Aye, anil another thine, too,
Had there not been notice taken of tho
defalcation at Harrishtirg in January,
anil it being likely to mililalc against
Gangewcr's re-appointmeut, it is ques
tionable whether the balance would, not
it this time havo been unpaid. Now,
then, who has committed forgery upon
the public records ? and who had tho
Thousand Dollars ?
Wo shall not descend lo answer Ilia
vile slang of tho puppet against u, as it
is such as no one will now retail, unless
11 be one who will bundle with a nfgro,
or a fit instrument to bo used as a scapo
race lor such dirty work ot others a.t
they are ashamed to do themselves, or
who wish to ovoid adding filth to their
Iready footed fingers
CJOnr correspondent ' Castigatar,'
must excuse us for not publishing his
communication, with tho accompany
ing likeness of 'he anlimasonic biped, of
Berwick, ns he is too absccne an animal
10 be cither described or picsentcd to
'he public, anil wc have no doubt it
would subject us lo a prosecution under
lie law prohibiting the publication of
obscene works.
Jl Noble Sentiment. Col, Richard JT.
Johnson, in refeicncc to the Democraliu
Convention for the nominition ol President
and Vico President, holds tho following el
oquent and pilriolic language; which every
true Democrat in the laud will respond 10
with all his heart;
c When that is done, no mailer how
much we may be disappointed, wo must
.ill with o.m: voice iiAUMo.Mzn, and as a
Spartan hand, ensure victory by emulating
anil vicing toith each other, who can givr.
the strongest evidence or hit patriotic de
votion. The new tariff bill(sayd thcLycoming
UazctleJ has been laid on Iho table,
whqrojwo hope it will remain, by a voto
iTriG5 to 9f. A motion was ' made to
reconsider the vote by Gen. Irvin, tho
whig tariff congressman from Centre,
which did not carry. General Irvin
was elected as a lariffman, & when this
attempt to repeal lite present tariff was
defeated, he moved that the vole which
caused the defeat bo reconsidered. Thin
is ono way of proving friendship for lliu
tariff, and will not be very highly ap
proved of by his co.nslitueti Is.
Tho Texas papers say that if the U.
States refuses annexation, that their next
Congress will throw open their ports to
tho admission of English manufactures
free of duly.
The democratic national convention
meets at Baltimore on Monday next.
tt lit lit . m
vvo snail prooauiy gel the result in
lime for our next papet. A Tyler na
tional convention is to meet at tho samo
time.
Here is what Mr. Van Buren sayar of
ihe wages of industry, which the Taiiff
system he advocates is designed 10 encour
age and protect :
"The wages of the Laborer should bear a
j list proportion to tho prices of tho nocessa-
ries of life; and all attempts 10 depress them
below thij equitable standard, are in my
opinion, at war, as well with the dictates of
humanity, as with sound and rational poli
ty. " 'The IVorkingmanis to society what
the Mainmast is to a ship.
The Mormons recently held a meet
ing ot Gen.Smilh's store, in Nauvoo, to
consult upon measures for the further
ance of their designs in the next Presi
dential election. Several gentlemen
addressed tho meeting on their giievah
ces, their rights, numbers and political
influence; The official proceedings say,
" From the statements presented, wo
have no reason to doubt but that we can
biing, independent of any other party,
from two lo five hundred thousand voles
into the field. Several gentlemen were
nominated lo attend the Baltimore con
vention, to make overtures to (hat body,
The Pennsylvoniii Eric Extension
Canal will be computed on the firsl of
October next,