elje Oath) Pot timos. rHtturs & WIE. H. SMITH, RDITOR.S. POrTgitra.64l, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18,4644 i: FOR PRESIDENT, GAMES K. POLK, Olt TEN N WEE FOR VICE PRES/DENT, GEO: IL *DALLAS, - P - R PR' ViRTA iOR GOVERNOR, FRS. R. SHUNK: 0? • LT.LOHI:I 4 T COI:PT T • .:VOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, • 11A.RTSHOUIVE, Or CHEFIER COUNTY Gong tem., ALEXANDER BRACKENRIDGE, Pitt Stale Senate, CHAMBERS M'KIBBIN, City. Assembly, JAMES A. GIBSON, Pine, JOHN ANDEREGG, Pitt, JAMES WHITTAKER, STEPHEN WOODS, Robinson, Commissioner, WILLIAM EWING, Robinson. And I or, M'CORKLE. Indiana. Polk on the Tariff! "I Vold it to be; the DUTY of government to far tmai as fan as praelkydble,bylls rerenste laws and all *Ant. means within its pincer. FAIR AND UST PROTECTION TO ALL THE GREAT INTE RESTS OF THE WHOLE UNION, EMBRA CING AGRICULTURE. MATs:UFACIURF.S. ME CHANIC ARTS, COMMERCE AND NAVIGA TION." [Leuer to John K Kane, dntcd June 19, 14„44.;• Clay on the Tariff! All parties ow * ski to be satisfied with a TARIFF FOR REVENUE, and discrimination for protection. _ [Clay's Speech at Raleigh. "AGRICULTURE Nii:EDS ICO PRO tt [Henry Clny. From the Savannah Republican,' a leading Clay paper in 'Georgia. "WE DENY THAT MR CLAY, OR THE WHIGS OF GEORGIA, WHOSE CANDIDATE HE IS. SEF,K FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROTECTIVE TARIFF. BUT MR. CLAY ADHERES TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE COMPROMISE ACT." FOUL AND SCANDALOUS FALSEHOODS. Already have the federal presses beenn to teem with lies the most atrocious, and unblushing falsehomis a gainst Mr. SHUNS, the Democratic candidate far. Gt.. vernor. Already a., their speakers utter rho nrsst groltsand foul aspersions of his character—at:4 both their otators and their edit,ors. have dropped every thing else to revel in the congenial business of belying and, defaming one of the rnost_pure. honest, and upright morsbist ever breathed the breath afire. We shall endeavor to refute and rut down their s:1- lai nous slanaers as fast as they arise. But, lest Immo of them should escape our notice, or lest we should not notice them as promptly as might be desirable, we authorize -our friends, from a pet feet acquaintance with Mr. Stilati el life and history, both personal and poll ticari tn, pronottece erery statement that impugns FitieCts IL Sauses personal or political purity an unconditional lie ! Mr fincoa has been in public life for many years.-- he lUis t bled Offices which required severe labor, anti 'yielded small remuneration, but never till now has his . howastfoss a public officerbeen called in question. In his private deportment, Mr Shunk is, and has been, most exemplary'—he is s Protestant in religion, and au attendant upon religious services at the church of she Rev. Francis. Herron, of this city. 'Never, un. fil new; has his devotion to the Christian Religion, or his attachment to the bible and its precepts, been doub4c4i orslenied. Weisallott our friends, then, for and near, to give a prompt and positiveenntradition tnew ry charge against • Francis R Shank, which would be inconsistent, with the character of a pare politician and a moral and re. ligiaM4itizen. Whoever they may Le that assail him for 'political corruption, for unsound morals, or went of respect for the religion of the bible, do lie most foul , ly and abominably. As this is the place of Mr Shunk's residence, and as his slanderers are mostly congregated here, we will take (moment to show who they are that are fore most in the work of defamation. The Piueburgh Gazette, as the organ of the whig party, cluimg, and is entitled to the principal share of the dishonor of bely ing and abusing "Old Shank." Until within a year agio, the' editor of that print opposed Henry Clay, whom he now lauds to the skies, and denounced him as every way unworthy of support. He attributed loiritn.all owls of political and moral corruption, de clared that he had "throttled the•Tarif"—had "pet the knife to the throat of protection"--denetweed hina r ati a "Ifason"—ti "Slavehalder"—a —a "dehaltekte"—"immoral and profane." He said that Clay would be defeated by the ''infirewee of the silent workings of truth. aid morality on the hearts of the people . " , Ancthe said that on account of these things, there were "thousands in-Pennsylvania 4016i/644 for Harrison, who Would not vote fur Mr. Clay under any circumstances." Yet, with these d u nes unretracted, the editor of the Gazette now supports Clay. He asks the people to vote for a man wltotit be has denounced as a "DUELLIST"—a"DE 434.UCHRE"—"inunoter/ and profisne!" If Clay iselected, will nut his triumph, if the Gazette is to be trediteit, be a victory of "Debauchery"—ot the bloody code of "Duelling"—of "immorality and pro fanity'?" .And his not the Gazette voluntarily taken disposition of :champion for these revolting practices? irrasipeutilng the cause of Clay? The. American, too, devotes mach space to the abuse of Shank. We.custkl not find words to describe the degradation and vileness of its editor, sat will not waste - time in the attempt. His paperia entirely Without influence or consideration, even wawa whigs, and is:utterly unworthy of any sort of intliee.- so grass and monstrous are its fabrications. it is ouch papers as these that are foremost in defaming our sane didate. Can they obtain credence whh the people, to the injury of honest "Old •Shunk." We will not harbor for a moment a thought so iusulting to their intelligence. .• • is generxtly understood that all whigs will take to aeary.banner.itag and traosparancyon Thursday." • LGaztue. „Of coarse they will, many of their banners were co ward with derieas and mottos ihtended Ist ittitoh /he aleMocrats, and of course the veldts willtun %heals' , of r aising Sp's worth of patron a ge, and we have noiloubt that they will take.the outfought Deacon's &dyke and pullitotbeir vulgar humans while the democrats are in Tits Con vsnriost.- oi-int4s our great Conven, ti°*olllktuble4lifftwbe ii4Mati ctiv on we havaib .l4 expect *Lewin be sts immense gatbee3a g. low output - stee bowavtu will prevent tbUtt snilliffnitikattereigig othemaise would be present. Belmont county, Ohio. and thentighborhond of Wheel ing, would have sent at the least 2000, if the river had' been in gocd navigable eider, and this cause will pre vent the atter:dance of about the same number from Fayette and Greene, who had determined to pay the ritubtergh demooriticya visit. However,notwithstutd it); this "unavoidable accident,' wo will have a large %ink it wilLbetiitificicat to con itiriC4ple whigs that, although they may beat us in get-, ting tip corm shows dad low, insulting devices,