STAR OP THE NORTH.
B. W. WEAVER, EDITOR.
illooinaburg, Thursday Oct. 30, 1851.
•RAILROAD IRON.
"Observer" of the Philadelphia Ledger in
n late letter shows by facts and figures th e
great superiority of American over English
Tailroad iron; using the Reading railroad)
on which a very large business is done, as a
test. He gives as a fact that only the low
priced English iron can be biought to this
country tn enter into competition with Amer
ican won, and even this only once until the
ipiality of the two kinds is tested.
The average yearly per centage of rails
worn out on the road for the <two years en
fling on the Ist of December, 1849, has been
ns follows.—
English 45 ponnd rail, 1 3-10 per ct. perann.
Do. 52 " " J 4-10 " "
Do. 60 " " 6 3-10 " "
Phrcnixvillo Pa.,
60 " " 7-10 " "
This statement, however, does not exact
ly indicate the relative value ol the several
kinds of iron mentioned. The 45 and 52
lbs. rail, are both on the light track ; yet it
as the to and 11 years' wear of the former
svhich compares with the 7 and 8 years of
the latter, and the 5 and 6 years of the 60
lbs. rail, which are compared with tho aver
age of the first three years wear of the
Phrcnixville American 60 lbs. rails ; both of
which latter patterns are on the loaded (coal)
car track.
The following is given ns the compara
tive wear of rails on the Reading railroad :
English, 4 1-10 per cent, per annum.
American, 1 4-10 " "
Difference in favor of the American, 2 7-10
per cent.; or otherwise stated, the cost of ro
pairing these rails per annum , (considering j
the damaged iron taken out as worth half as
much as the new iron put on the -track,)
will be as follows:
Repairing Eng. iron per ton per yard, 82cts j
Do. American, " " " 28 " i
Difference in favor of American rails 54cts
In addition to this, we must make a prop
er allowance for the labot of replacing the
•Lars, and for the greater wear of machinery
running over constantly Tailing rails, items
which will increase the advantage of the
good iron at least 50 per cent, on the 82 cts. |
per ton per annum, and correspondingly en
hance the advantago resulting from the em- [
ploymcnt of American rails.
More Scwardism.
At Syracuse in New York there was last j
week a meeting of the friends of law and 1
order, when a band of rioters, among whom j
were several of tho most respectable citizens !
I Hirst in and attempted to break up the meet
ing.
Jenetl Smith lias issued a flaming address
to the Liberty party, in which he advises the
negroes to resistance, and even to blood
shed. He calls President Fillmore and
Messrs Webster and Cass murderers.
And now, to show that not only a few fan
atics have broke loose with their wild ra
vings, we have another item of news to j
cap the climax of Whig abolitionism, and
to show what a great "kindtry" this is. We
copy the telegraphic report—"Rochester,
Oct. 25th. The Whig District Convention
met to-day for the purpose of nominating
candidates for Assembly. FREDRICK
DOUGLASS, COLORED, RECEIVED 21
OUT OF 9<j VOTES. - ' We think we can
hear "Fred" with a grin exclaim—"to die
complexura hab dey kum at last." This
thing needs no commentary to a white free- •
man ; but it may be well to note that Ro
chester is the place of "spiritual knocking",''
find where great efforts are made lor "wo- !
man's rights," and to have delicate females !
leave their squalling youngsters at home, J
a bile, geared in trowsers they should elbow )
their way through crowds ol drunken loaf
ers to the polls to vote. Of course lhs re
lormers are generally male politicians.
lUonroc County
Is a great place for Democracy to vege
tate. There are just about 400 Whigs in
the whole county, and some of the town
ships bavo very appropriate names. Jack
son township, at tho falP election, gave 5
votes for Johnston and not oflti for any Whig
candidate for the Supreme Bench. J" Po" 1
township the vote stood 135 for Bigler |o 1
for Johnston. The county well deserves the
California banner. In fact Democracy there
grows so rank that it LOPS quite over, and
we notice lhat at the late election there
ivere four candidates for county Commis
sioner, and the regular Democratic nominee
was defeated by 2 votes. The proportion of
Bigler'a vote to Johnston's is 4,981 to 1,000.
Pike comes next to this, and gives u propor
tion of 4,944 to 1,000. In Columbia, we
ought to have given 7 more votes for Bigler
lo make our proportion 2 to 1.
SERIOUS I.OBS-
On last Thursday the Canal boat of Capt.
Valentine Beidelroau of this place sunk in
the Chasepeak bay at Chesepeak eity. The
boat had been tied-over a pile, and when the
tide went down the pile broke through the
host and it sunk some 12 feet under water.
A large amount ol merchandise was on for
merchants of this place ; some for A. J. Slo
an, Elias Mendeahall, Bloomsburg R. R. Iron
Company, Mrndeuhall & Mensch, John K
Grotz, William Sloan and small amounts for
eome others. The goods havo, however
been all taken out, and spread out to
while some have been sent back tcJ Phila
deipaia.
OT The young Whigs of New York don't
much like their party name ; so they adorn
it by calling themselves "democratic Whig
Yebag Men.'' The wotd "Democratic" is
to them what a dicky is lo a fellow without
a shirt—it keeps tip appearances
i One matter settled.
The Whigs of Pennsylvania in their mis
fortune coneole themselves by saying that
Wood, the Democratic Governor of Ohio
who was a few weeks ago re-elected, is as
bad a Freesoiler as WIP. F. Johnston of this
state. Well that must be mighty poor com
fort. But the truth is that of the three late
candidates for Governor in Ohio, Wood was
the least of all tinctured with abolitionism.
In the Western Reserve, where the aboli
tion feeling is strong, the Free Soil candidate
received a large vote ; and as between Vin
ton the Whig and Wood the Democrat there
is a significant fact which tells whioh is
most of an abolitionist. Both Chase and
Wade the present U. S. Senators of Ohio are
or at least were Frecsoilers ; and of these
Chase stumped the stale for Wood, and
Wade urged the election of Vinton. For
this aot<Chase was by resolution read out of
the Froesoil parly, while Wade is still regar
ded a member in full communion. Who
wants further proof?
But now we have a question lo put to (be
other household—lf Vinlou ran in Ohio on
the Bigler Union platform, and Johnston ran
in Pennsylvania against llmi position, how
came the Whig conventions of both Ohio
and Pennsylvania, to nominate Genera)
Scott for the Presidency, and which sale of
the house does he belong 10, or is he on the
fence ?
OUR TABLE.
Gndey'a Lady's Book for November, is
beautifully embellished with two match en- \
graving?, typical of Good and Evil Counsel,
besides a number of other appropriate illus- j
(rations. The literary department is well \
sustained by a talented corps of authors, i
Godey never flags in his efforts to please. '
Philada.—L. A. Godey. 83 a year, or two :
! copies for 65.
Graham's Magazine for November, exhib- |
its a capital table of contents, which will >
be very apt to carry off the palm for the j
tnorlh. Herbert, Conrad, Tasislro, Hosmer, !
Danforlb, Mrs. Neal, Mrs. Dorr, and other'
writers of kindred fame, havo contributed
some of their best pieces. The embellish-'
meiits are vory fine, and will be generally j
admired. I'liilada—George R. Graham. J
63 a year, or 65 for two copies.
Sartain's Union Magazine for November, 1
contains two exqusiie engravings, "The De- !
butante" and "The Exiles of Babylon,"
with fourteen fine illustrations on wood. The
contents embrace thirty six original articles
by writers of high repute. Rev. Dr. Todd's
interesting "Scenes in the Life of the Savi
our" are continued, and embellished with
six beautiful illustrations. Philada.—Jno '
Sarlain & Co. 63 a year, er 55 for two copies |
Tito Dollar Magazine for October, is a
lively and entertaining number. How the j
publishers contrive to keep up such a first-I
rate publication for the trilling price of 51 a 1
year, vrc don't know. But they do it, as any i
one may find out for himself, by enclosing a |
Dollar to the publisher*. A. E. &G. L. Duy- |
cklnck, ten N—unu itu si. New vk. ;
Peterson's Ladies' National Magazine, for
November, is a very good number. The en
gravings are better than usual, and the read
ing matter as good as usual, which is the
highest praise we can bestow. Peterson treads
hard upon (bo heels of his Three Dollar
Philada.—Charles J. Peterson, '
98 Cbesmil street. 62 a year, nr three cop- j
ies for 65.
A bold and desperate Stroke.
It was a bold game to draw the question
of the tariff into the late Gubernatorial can
vass. But Johnston conceived that subject j
might be used to hi| profit and be staked it ;
in the oontest. Not satisfied with lhat, he.
next tried to scveeti himself behind the mili- i
tary reputation of General Scott, and thought
a heroic name should save him now as it 1
had done three years ago. But he lost the
two great stake%of his patly, and left it
bankrupt m a political watchword and rally
ing cry.
UNEXPECTED. —The Whigs counted on 70
majority in this borough on Tuesday last,
and had every thing prepared for a grand
demonstration as soon as the votes were
counted off. Their transparencies were all
distributed, and ready to light up, many of
them having blanks left to fill up the ma
jorities. They were not brought out how
ever, when the result was known. Rather
guess they have discovered that "there's
many a slip Twixl the cup aud the lip."—:
Hollidnysburg Standard.
*****
WOOD LETTER. —There tre very few estab
lishments fortbe manufacture of wood letter
in the Copulrj". The Post master at Pleasant
Grove, Maryland, makes some very good, as
we can attest from using a lot which we re
ceived from him* Any body wanting hand
bills done cau "try it on" and see how fsell
it looks, ~ii.
LADIES' DeancE. —Tho National Grand
Lodge of the J. O, of 0. F. have adopted an
Honorary degree tit their institution for the
wives and daughters of Odd Fellows ip good
standing. A female odd fellou! may be look
ed upon as something new under lht> sun.
A SIGN or THE TIMES. —Since Bigler is elec
ted,in Pennsylvania, there are only four
states out of 31 in the Union that have Whig
Governors. Twenty-seven to four will do un
til the next election.
17 James Adams, Esq., the recent Sher
iff of York county, died on the day of the
election—the very day on whioh his succes
sor was chosen.
BP A wag who was asked to buy the
Bank Note Detector, the other day, said he
would purchase it it it would delect a bank
uote iu his pocket.
BP* The Southern papers are congratula
ting the people of that regiou on the defeat
of Governor Johuston, in Pennsylvania.
THANKSGIVING.
IT will be seen, by 'the following procla
mation ol Governor Johnston, that Thursday,
the 27th day of November next, i recom
mended as a day of thanksgiving throughout
Pennsylvania:
' PENNSYLVANIA, S. S.— ln the name and by the
authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, by William F. Johnston, Governor of
the said Commonwsallh,
A PROCLAMATION.
The promise that the "seed time and har
vest shall not cease" has again been fulfil
led. A God of infinite goodness has watch- |
j ed over and cared for us, a 9 a people, daring !
another year; plenty has poured her treas
i utesinto our gardens ; peace has presided
t over ourcouncils, and health and happiness
■ have been universally enjoyed. Civil and
religious h'berty has been mora widely
spread, and the foundations of those institu
tions which our fathers laid, have been dee
pened and strengthened by the providences
thus vouchsafed to us.
'Jo that gtacious Giver, to whom belongs
"the Earth and the fulness thereof' for these
, manifold evidences of his beneficence, the
I Citizens of this Commonwealth owe -a pub
lic demonstration of their humble depen
dence and adoration, and of their heartfelt
gratitude and thanksgiving.
Deeply impressed with the propriety of
that duty, and in accordance with venerated
custom, I, William F.Johnston Governor of
the said Commonwealth, do hereby appoint
and designate THURSDAV, THE 27, DAY
! of NOVEMBER next, as a day of general
; THANKSGIVING throughout the Slate. And i
' hereby recommend and earnestly iavite all
| the good people of this Commonwealth to a
| sincere and prayerful observance of the
; same.
I Given tinder my hand and the great seal of
j the State, at Ilarrisburg, this twenty first
day of October, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand e'gbt hundred and fifty-one,
and of the Commonwealth the seventy
sixth.
Br THE GOVERNOR. A. L RUSSEL,
Sec'y of the Commonwealth.
Hot heads/rom Cold Regions. —lt is a no
table fact which many persons have not no
ticed that the most violent fire-eaters of the
South—witness John A. Quitman and Pierre
soule—coma from, were born and edecated
in, sections, States or countries, in which
slavery had no existence. One of the prin
cipal writers of the Charleston Mercury, that
embodiment of Carolina secess on, is a Yan
kee born and educated, who went South to
seek his fortune—Mr. Clapp. The next se
cession paper in South Carolita for promi
nence and ability, is tbe Carolinian —edited
by a native Carolinian, born in Ireland—who
has taken solemn oath of allegiance to the
U.'Jlod Staler". Mr. Johnson is assisted in
his editorial labors by R friend Itom the
North—Mr. Cnvis. There is another paper
in Columbia edited by a Northern man. The j
Charleston Courier, which came out for dis- I
union last fall, has always been owned in I
part and editeif in pfiTt Dy ornror more rvor- j
theru men.—Ct'n. Enq.
Heavy Telegraph Basinets. —The Morse A
merican line of telegraph, between this city
and Buffalo, sent and received yesterday
nearly live hundred messages, in addition to
two long leports for the press, occupying
lwo hours in the transmission. This is the
largest days business in telegraphing that
has come to our knowledge.—N. Y. Com.
Adv. Oct. 2d.
if The U.S. Army is officered by one
Major-General, three Brigadier-Generals,
twenty-three Colonels. There are eight Bre
vet Major Generals, fifteen Brevet Brigadier
Generals, twenty-three Brevet Colonels, fif
ty seven Brevet Lt. Colonels. In two years
past there hve died one Brigadier-General,
four Brevet Major Generals, and three Colo
nels.
E7" A Young Girl tried for killing her in
fant brother in Providence, has been acquit
ted en the ground of insanity. It appears
that the accused was used as a "medium" in
that gross imposition called the spirit rap
pings, and that she hod a full knowledge of
the deceptions practised iu this respect. |She
would prophecy that the spirits would carry
off a snufl box, and then hide it herself to
make it appear to be the truth.
EautLtTv.—lt is asserted in some of the
Northern newspapers that there are more
land-holders in the State of Massachusetts
alone than In all England and Ireland togetb.
er. We do not knew what authority this
declaration has; but it accords with our own
impressions, and tells, in a forcible and prac
tical way, the difference between the tenden
cies of an aristocracy and a republic.
iy There has arisen in New York, anew
1 star, said to be of the very first magnitude,
in lbs person of Misa Greenfield, a colored
lady, and ii is proposed to call her "the Black
Swan." We submit whether it would not
be better to say nothing of the appropriate
ness of this thing, to bestow on this new as
pirant the title of ''the Black Duck of Old Vir
giney."
|y \Va learn from the Presbyterian that
Dr. Nevin, who for some years has filled
a Professorship in the Theological Seminary
of the German Refprmed Church, at Mer
cersburg, has tendered his resignation. This
event is to De referred to the increasing dis
satisfaction in that Church, on account of
the peculiar doctrines broached by the Pro
; fessor oil the subjects of Church and sacra
ments. Dr. Neviu was educated at Prince- j
ton, and is a man of taleut.
A MONKEY HUNTER.—A French paper
) speaks of a gentleman who had gone large
| ly in the monkey trade. He has just relurn-
I ed to Medeah after a long hunt in which he
| had taken, by an ingenious proceeding, of
! his own invention, from 250 to 300 raon-
I keys of all ages and sexes with which he is
' about embarking for France.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Below will be found the names of mem
bers of the next Legislature, as nearly as
can be ascertained at the present moment.
SENATE.
1. Philadelphia City—JJs/y. Matthias, Wm.
A. Crubb*
2. Philadelphia County—Titos. S. Per
non, Thoa. H. Forsyth, SAML. G. HAMILTON.*
3. Montgomery—J. Y. Jones.
4. Chester ond Delaware— Hengy S. E
vatu.*
5. Berks—Henry A. Muhlenberg.
6. Bucks— Berj. Maltme.
7. Lancaster and Lebanon— E. C. Darling
ton* E Kinser.*
8. Northumberland and Dauphin—Join C.
Kimklc*
0. Northampton and Lehigh—Conrad Shi
mer.
10. Catbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne—
E. W. Hamlin *
11. Adams and Franklin— Thos. Carson.
12. York—Henry Fulton.
13. Cumberland and Perry—Joseph Baily.
14. Centre, Lycoming, Sullivan and Clin
ton—Wm. F. Packer.
15. Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon— R.
A. McMwr'trie
-IG. f.uzerne, Montour and Columbia—C
R. Buckalew.
17. Bi*dfor<t, Susquehanna and Wyoming
—GeO. Sanderson.
18. Tioga, Potior, McKean, Elk, Clear
field and Jefferson—John W. Guernsey.
19. Mercer, and Venango and Warren—
J. Hoge.
20. Erie and Crawford— J. 11. Walker.
21. Butler, Beaver and Lawrence— Wm.
Hasted, A. Robertson.
22. Allegheny—Jits. Car others.
2T.'"WBsbinglon and Greene—Maxwel M'-
Caslin*
24. Bedford, Fulton and Somerset—Hamil
ton B. Barnes.*
25. Armstrong, Indiana and Clarion— C.
Myers.
2A. Jniata, Mifflin and Union— Eli Sltfer.
27. Westmoreland and Fayette—John Mc-
Farland*
28 Schuylkill—Charles Frailey.
In all, 16 Democrats, 16 Whigs, and 1 Na
tive.
IIOVSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Adams— David Mellingcr.
Allegheny— John M Cluskey, James Fiffe,
G. E. Appleton, T. Penney, J. Miller.
Armstrong, Clarion and Jeffersor.—J. S.
Ilhey, Reynolds Laugblin, W. VV. Wise.
Beaver, Butler and Lawrence— lhomas
Dungan, Samuel Hamilton, J. R. Harris.
Bedlord. Fulton and tambria—W. FSckell
John Kean.
Berks—George Dengler, Isaac Yost, J. C
Evans, Jacob Reifsnyder.
Blair and Huntingdon— Selh R. M'Cunt,
Wm. B. Smith.
Bradford—Addison M'Kean, Henry Gibbs.
Bucks—Jonathan E'y, Noah Sbull, Ed
ward Thomas.
Carbon and Lehigh—David Laury, Wm.
Lilly, Jr.
Catia_VV. 11 Bl*U.
Chester— John Acker, William Chandler,
Jcss{ James.
Clearfield, M'Kean and Elk—James L.
Gillis.
Clinton, Lycoming and Poller—J. B. Tor
bett, J. M. Kilborn.
Columbia and Montour—M. E. Jackson.
Crawford—G. Merriman, Ransom King
ley.
Cumberland—J. Ellis Bonham, T. M. Hin
der ton.
Dauphin— Jamtt FreeUnd, Jacob Landis.
Delaware— Join M. Broom nil.
Erie—C. W. Kelio, A. W. Blaine.
Fayette and Westmoreland—Jos. (Julfey,
L. L. Bigelow, P. W. Hook, A. M. Hill.
Franklin— David Maclay, G. A. Madeira.
Greene—Fletcher Brook.
Indiana— Alex. M'Connell.
Lancaster— Mont Pownall, C. A Hanseck
er, /. C. Walton, C. F. Martin, 8, A, Shaf
fer.
Lebanon-— John. C, Shellxer.
Luzerne—S. S. Benedict, J. W. Rhoads.
Mercer, Venango and Warren—John. W.
Shugart, L. N. M'Granahan, J. Y. lames.
Mifflin—John Ross.
Monroe and Pike—Henry S. Met*.
Montgomery—C. W. Gabe, O. P. Frelz, H.
Boyer.
Northampton—Michael Meyers, A. Miller
Northumberland— Wra. Follrner.
Perry—David Steward.
Philadelphia City—C. O. StiU, J. L. Gott
ler, G. H. Hart, J. R Flanagan.
Philadelphia County—S. Demers, D. Re
bicam, Isaac^l<eech, jr., Wm. Goodwin, Wm.
H. Souder, Henry Huplet, THOS. L. GirroaD,
I. B. SARINGKR, F. REEL, J- WAGNER, B. R.
MILLER.
Schuylkill—Stephen Ringer, Bernard lie
illy.
Somerset— George Mowry.
Susquehanna, Sullivan and Wyoming—l.
Reckhow, Michael Mylert.
Tioga—Jeremiah Black.
Union ynd Juniata— Win. Sharon.
Washington— John Mtloy Hugh Craig.
Wayne—T. J. Hubbell.
York—George Kraft, Jas. M. Anderson, E.
R. Herbert.
Democrats in Roman, Whigs in Italic, Na
tives in SMALL CAPS. *New members of Sen
ale.
The House will likely stand—sß Demo
crats, 37 Whigs and 5 Native*. Both bran
ches will be as follows ;
Dera. Whig. Native.
Senate, IS 16 1
House, 58 37 5
74 53 6
Democratic majority over all, 13.
SecretajV of State.
We see in the Democratic papors recent*
ly received, the names of a number of ac
tive and eminent Democrats mentioned in
connection with the office of Secretary of
the Commonwealth. Amongst these are
Judge Woodward, of Luzerne, Judge Camp
bell, of the city, and Col. Black, Esq., of
Pittsburg.
Whence Comes the Present Money Pres
to re |
What was the cause of the great moneta
ry crisis that overlook this country in 1837--8,
and covered it, as it were with a pali five
long years? It was over mrt'ob credit. Too
much speculation anfffoo little Itfbot. Buy
ing ao,far outran paying, ih at the whole
country was eventually wound up with the
spendthrift's end—overwhelming bankrupt
cy. A ruin that nothing short of that greet
sponge, the national bankrupt act, could
wipe out. People would be rioh at a single
bound. They had not patience to whit on
the slow process of lime and labor. The
consequence is known. In Great Br itain j
two or three years ago, a railroad mania
overran that nation. A map of the country
resembled (be face of a chequer-bosnl, so
closely and thoroughly was it intersected
with lines of roods. For the construction of
these, companies industriously employed
themselves in the sale of stocks and borrow
ing of money. A railroad there was though l
to be the only road to fortune, and everybo
dy seemed to be pressing forward for a tick
et. Men bought and sold shares, in lines of
unmade roads, to tba amount of hundreds
of thousands of dollars, and lived extrava
gantly fur years on the result of their traffic
in them. The end came, and it was such.an
end as always foHovrse course ot profligacy.
England suffered a revulsion, second only to
our own, a few years before. Confidence
was prostrated, business was at a stand, and
ruin and desolation left an impress that time
has hardly yet worn away. It is the misfor
tune of nations as well as of individuals,
that the lessons of experience, in affairs of
debt and credit, are never remembered. The
people of the United States have already
forgotten the general bankruptcy in 1840;
and though the speculations in town lots and
"other fancies" have not been so great as
they then were, debts have been piled us
high, and probably nearly as much money
has been tost in copper mines and projected
railroad, as was swallowed by the "fancies"
of 1840. Like causes produce like effects
and those who are inquiring for the cause of
the present stringency in the money-market,
we point to the immense sums that have,
within the last few years, been invested in
railroads and other works of internal im
provement; to the monster lines of ocean
steamers, and to our speculations in Califor
nia, and the largo balance believed yet to be
due our Atlantic cities from that Stale. From
Maine to Texas there is scarcely a city,
county, town, or borough that has not, for
two or thres years past been in the market
with their bonds, borrowing money—at par,
if they could, and if not at par, then at ten,
twenty or fffly per cent discount. While the
banks continued to swell the currency and
to afford accommodations to all who asked i
them, this system of improvidence was not
felt. But as the United States is not the
whole world, nor its commercial relations to j
trade between its own ports, this cheapen
ing of the currency eventually attracted at
tention abroad, and we have been for the
last year or two flooded with foreign fabrics.
Evary other nation could underwork us, be
cause the banks hod made money so cheap
that it took a great deal of it to buy a little.
Other nations, with a more valued currency,
could produce manufactured goods cheaper,
and aflord to sell them lower, in our town
market, in spite of a protective tax of from
20 to 30 per cent. Our currency, of coin
and paper was of equal value at home, so
long as the banks kept open, but those who
flooded our market with foreign productions
always discriminate in favor of the coin'
They never took our bank paper—that was
left for us, until within a few months the
proportion of coin to paper was found to be
so wide that the banks, for self-preservation,
were forced to curtail accommodations were
narrowed—paper was called in, and then
commenced tbe pressure. The banks here
tofore the fountain of money, have the great
mulestrom that swallows everything. The
present stringency, though produced by the
banks, may save the country from much
more serious consequences. The error* to
be complained of are adherent with our
banking system—a system which privileges
certain individuals to make money out of
lampblack and rags, at pleasure. It is the
bank and paper money, and the spirit and
speculation and profligacy that they provoke
much mora than the tariff, that has produ
ced our preseut troubles. A redundant cur
rency will nullify any tariff The banks
were wrong in Increasing their liabilities to
the public, and individuals were equally
wrong in being seduced into their debt. All
Ih* evil may be traced to the one. cause—
paper money —and yet so many friends has
this paper money purchased, that it is likely
to shutle its sins upon innocent shoulders by
crying mad-dog again! the tariff.— Ledger.
The Virginia Election.
RICHMOND, October 25, 1851.—According
to tho latest reports, the members supposed
to be elected to Cougress from the various
distriots in Virginia, are as follows;
Diet.
1 S Milson, dem S Rights.
2 R K Meade, dem S R.
3 No returns.
. 4 T S Bocock, dem S R.
5 Unknown.
6 J S Caskie,* dem S It.
7 T H Bayly* dem S R.
8 A R Holliday, dem S R.
9 J F Btrother,* whig, U.
10 C J Falkner,* whig gain, U.
11 J Letcher, * dem, U.
12 H A Edmundson, Dem, U.
13 F B McMullen, dem, U.
14 No returns.
15 G W Thompson,* dem gain. Union.
* New members.
Several of these distriots are only partially
heard from, or not at all; but the above is
believed to be the probable result, judging
from the aspect of the few returns received.
In the last Congress, Virginia was repre
sented by six Union democrats, seven South
ern Rights democrats, and two whigs.
BETTER TEl. —John Galbraitb, a Demo
crat of the straightest sect, is elected Presi
dent Judge of the Erie district.
PROCL AIH ATIO.T.
Knpw all men of the United States, that
we, the. sdVereigns of Pennsylvania, have,
in accordance with the high principles of na
tional! pride and self-respecl, on -this 14th day
of October, banished from -the Executive
chair of our noble old Keystone State, that
archlraitor and low panderer to fanatacism.
WILLIAM F. JOHNSTON : That fealty to the
memory ol oor lathers of '76, an I a decent
■respect,for the trials of those days "that tried
mien's souls," required at our hands a signal
rebuke ol all efforts, direct or indirect, to
sow broadcast the seeds of discord and dis
union ; That the clustered reminiscences of
Bunker's Hill, 'Saratoga, Brandywine, and
thpse other and numerous limes of revolu
tionary strife and success, demanded of us,
the inheritors of their rewards, a blistering
brand for the blackened brow of every ren
egade : That our sense of the propriety ol
strict obedience to the calls of common hu
manity, and firm conviction of the great
criminality of disobedience, prompted us to
discard with disgust the demagogue who
could coolly pass, on an electioneering tonr,
the body of a murdered fellow, when simple
sympathy asked for nl least a glance, if not a
groan, and official duly urged instant anil
vigorous action for the arrest of fhe bloody
viltians; That our unwavering opinion, that
a system of revenue whicn has almost doub
led govermentul receipts, lightened the load
of the laborer, and afiorded sufficient protec
tion to discriminating enterprise, is a jewel
worth retaining, induced us to spurn rhe po
litical leech whose constant cry was monopo
ly! monopoly!! In short, that devotion the
Union, regard for the claims of Christianity
and civilization, and an earnest care for the i
greathst good to the greatest number, deter- !
mined us to arise in our might, repulse con- I
slilulional irreverence, consign to infamy !
heartlessncss, and provide, to the extent ol :
our ability, for the further progress and pros
parity of our already unrivalled country. \
Given undet oar hands and seals, every
where within the borders of Pennsylvania,
this Uth day of October A. D. 1851.
THE PEOPLE. |
Revolutionizing Europe.
A large meeting was held in Pittsburg to
lake into consideration the best means of af
fording aid to the cause of Liberty in Europe.
Mayor Guthrie presided, and amoDg the off- I
icers were Cornelius Darragh, late Attorney l
General; W. W. Dallas, Esq; 11. S. Mag- j
raw, Esq ; W. W. Irwin, laie Charge to Den- j
mark; Robert M. Riddle, and other promi- i
nent citizens. The German patriot, Dr. Gott
fried Kinkel, addressed the mreling, and !
Col. S. W Black, Judge Shaler and Captain
Naylor were also among the speakers. Res
olutions were adopted in which is detailed
a plan of organization.
1 The creatiou of a fund of two mil-1
lions of dollars, for the purpose of forward- i
ing the approaching revolution in Germany, (
shall b*forthwith commenced by means of j
a German National Loan.
G. The revolutionary Committee, elected '
by the convention, shall have unlimited pow
er to dispose of the money realized for pro- j
moling the revolution. They will surrender j
their power, when an acknowledged revolu- :
iionary government shall be established in I
the fatherland. This government shall have
the right to require at the hands of the said j
committee, an account of their transactions,
and to submit to the decision of the people \
the question of their administration of their :
trust.
7. The signers of this document pledge
themselves, after the conquest of the revolu
tion, to use all their influence, to procure the
assumption by the Stale of the principal and
interest of this German Revolutionary Loan,
and to carry out faithfully all the conditions
thereof.
GROWTH OF THE WEST.— When the army j
of the U. S. marched from Cincinnati to the '
Lake, on its way to Detroit—who were af- ,
terwards surrendered to Hull—the provisions j
and munitions of the troops were taken up
the Greot Miami to Dayton in a keel boat.
They were two weeks ascending ; yet such |
was the condition of the road, that this was 1
preferable to hauling in wagons. Now, if |
occasions required, the same army, with all
its baggage, artillery and stores, could be
taken to the same point iu two hours, and to
Lake Erie in six hours ! Such has been the
grow'h of the Mil mi country within asing'e
life time. Well may the exclamation—"we
are a great people and this is a great coun
try," be pardoned, for it is a truthful decla
ration.
PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSING.— It is stated in
the New York papers that the leading mem
bers of the Cabinet of the late President
Polk are assembled in that city at this time,
and engaged in concocting a scheme to de
feat the moremet iu favor of Judge Doug
lass, of Illinois, for the Presidency, and to
secure the nomination of Mr. Buchanan, of
Pennsylvania.
E7* An English Journal is of opinion that
the temporary superiority of the Americans
in some things is the result of a diseased ac
tivity of the nervous system, which makes us
bright, but short-Uved.
17* The feat of moving a stone house,
estimated to weigh 400 tons, a distance of
40 feet, was accomplished in Germantown,
Pennsylvania, iast week.
UT Hon. James Cooper has been appoin
ted one of the Counsel for Maryland by Gov
ernor Lowe, to asist Attorney General Brent,
in the prosecution of tho Christiana prison
ers, now waiting trial.
KW P. T. BARNUM, the Bridgeport Stan
dard says, will be nominated fox the next
Governor of Connecticut by the Temperace
and also by the Democratic" party of that
Stale.
CRUEL RESENTMENT ! —A person being
asked why he bad given his daughter in
inartisge to a man with whom he was at en
mity, answered, "1 did it out of pure re
t venge."
A SINGULAR Fnrja —At the recent elec
tion Danicrl M. Smyser, K->rj., a citizen of
Adams county, ira elected President Judge
(by 800 majority) of the Judicial District
composed of Ducks and Montgomery coun
ties. What athiittt the singularity of this
choice is the factj that Mr. Smyser is not a
resident of either coOnty, and that the Dis
trict gave Mr. Bigler, the Democratic candi
date for Governor, 1,000 majority, while Mr.
Smyser is a thorough-going Whig. There
were two Democratic candidates—Judge
Chapman of Bucks and Mr. Fomttnle of
Montgomery, the conlerees hariog been un
able to azreb.
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION.—An election
was recently held in South Carolina, for del
egates to a Southern Congress. Full returns
from two-thirds of the Stale, give the eorep
erationists (or Union men) a majority cf
7,129. Rhett and Duncan are the only Se
cessionists elected, and that by a very clean
vote.
MA It 111 P.P.
Bv the Rev D S Tobias, on the 11th inst
Mr MATIIIAS OtY.BtRT, to Miss ELIZABETH
SRTOUP, both of Mountfdcosant township
DIPTI.
In Tunkliannnck on the morning of the
10th inst. ANNA A, daughter of A II and
Harrret Ellis, aged 22 mouths and 5 days.
In Bloom township, on the 10th inst, Mr
JACOB GARRISON, an estimable citizen, aged
about 51 years
Register's Notice.
"fcJOTICK is hereby given, to all legatees,
creditors and other persons interested in
the estates of the respective decedanls and
minors, that the following Administration
and Guardian accounts have been filed In
the office of the Register of the county of
Columbia, and will be presented for confir
mation and allowance to the Orphan's Court
to be held at B!oom*bnrg, in and for the
County aforesaid, on Wednesday the 3d day
of December next, at two oclock, P. RT
1 The account of Jacob Seidel, Execn- i
tor of the la<l Will and Testament ot Georgo j
King, late of Deny township, Columbia co,
dei eased.
2 The Final accounts of Jacob Seidel,
Guardian ofNoah 'a'lia inc. Sum & Lydia
Springer, miuor children of Easier Springer,
deceased.
3 The second and final account of Lloyd
Thomas, Administrator of the estate of Ja
cob Holier, late of Franklin township, Col,
co, deceased.
4 The account of Daniel Follmer, Amin
istrator of the estate of Daniel Wagner, late
of Limestone township, Columbia county,
deceased.
5 The account of John Recce, Adminis
'rator of the estate of Chandley Eves, late
of Madison township, Columbia county, de
ceased.
G The nrronnt of Joel and Jonathan
Bred banner Adn ini-l ator of the esute of
Conrad bredoenner late of Beaver Ip, Col, co,
deceased,
7 The account of Jacob R Hower, Ad
ministrator of the estate of John Shearman,
late of Beaver township, Columbia county,
deceased,
8. The account of James Eves and Geo.
Stadon Executors of the last will and Testa
tum! of Samuel Staden laic of Mount Pleas
a it township Col. Co. dee'd.
JESSE G CLARK, Register.
REGISTER'S OFFICE, ) .
Bloomsburg, Oct 29, 1851, j 40—10
A If U 1 IS S3" If H <D) S3" 8 s
NEW HORSE COMPANY.
1 OQO
■ I rpHE Patrio ic young men of
1 BLOOMSBURG, gapvtown,
Hi Light Street, and vicinity, in favor
of netting up a new UNIFORM
Ktfflj HORSE COMPANY, "are reques
1 fl led to meet at BLOOMSBURG, on
111 SATURDAY, November 1, 1851,
UJ at one o'clock, P. M , for the ac
complishment of that merritoriou*
object.
One more Horse Company, will constitute
a Battallion ol Horse fur this Brigade. A
new -
INFANTRY COMPANY,
At Bloomsburg, will also be lormed at the
same time. A general attendance on horse
back, is earnestly requested on that oeer
sion, as Cen. McDowell, Col Klir.e, Maj.
McDowell, &0., will be present and aid in
the respective organizations.
MANY MILITARY "BOYS.
Oct. 30. 18bl.
rtrc JEY C£>LS-£ OB aS3
MARBLE
THE subscriber respectfully begs leave to
announce to his friends and the public
in general that he has established a
SXSaaopTjbllc®
IN BLOOMSBURG, on Main Street opposite
the Hotel of CHARLES H. DIF.III.ER, whore he
is prepared to manufacture to order
M® S,
Of the best American anil llallinn Marble,
in the latest and best styles ; also Tombs,
Gravestones, or any other kind of work in
his line of business, ui u workmanlike man
ner, and at very low prices.
17* Lettering done in English and Ger
man. jfi PETER HUGHES.
E. ARMSTRONG, Agent. . |
Bloomsburg, October 25th, 1851.-Gm.
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