Pittsburgh morning post. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1843-1846, September 24, 1844, Image 2

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    Ely Matti! Morning ipoot.
THOS. PHILLIPS & NM. H. SMITH, EDITOR'S.
I PITTSBURGH, TUESDAY, SEPT. 24,1844
FOR .PRESIDENT,
JAMES K. POLK,
OT TKNNESIIEft
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
GEO. M. DALLAS,
O! PENNSYLVANIA
SENATORIAL ELECTORS
WILSON ISCCANDLESS. of A Ile% heny.
AAA DIMOCK. of Susquehanna.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
1 district Giotto' F. Lansaw, Philadelphia,
2 do CRRISTIAN K mesas, do.
3 do WILLIAM H. Sarin, do.
4 do Joao HILL, do.
do Samuel. E Laren. Montgomery.
6 du SAMUEL C•MP, Lehigh.
7 do Just SHAE?,Chester
8 do N. W SAMPLE. Lancaster.
9 do Wtt.u•s iimnamtstcs. Betio.
10 do CONRAD Summit, Northampton.
11 do 13IICTORN BAWDY, Colombia.
12 do JONAH BREWSTER, Tinge.
13 do GLORGI Scantier., Union.
14 do MATIUNIRL R. ELDRZD. DllOOlll,
Li do WILLIAM N. FRVINI, Adams.
16 do hate Wooosustn, cumbetiond,
17 do HOW! MONTGOMERY, Centre.
II do Isaac ANIMIST, Somerset,
19 do JOHN MATHRWS, Cambria.
20 ,do Wiw.ax Parreitsos. Washington.
21 do Anmaw RORIE, Allegheny.
12 do lone M'Gicr„ Mercer.
23 do Cams-tun !divots, Clarion.
24 do ROBERT ORR. Armstrong.
FOR GOVERNOR
FRS. R. SHUNK:
OF ♦Li.EGHGNT COUNTY
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
osnut. HARTSHORNE,
I i E =
CongresN
ALEXANDER BRACKENRIDGE, l'itt
State Senate,
CHAMBERS M'KIBBIN, City.
Assembly,
JAMES A. GIBSON, Pine,
JOHN ANDEREGG, Pitt,
JAMES WHITTAKER,
STEPHEN WOODS, Robinson,
Commissioner,
WILLIAM EWING, Robinson.
Auditor,
EDWARD NITORKLE, 'lndiana
DEMOCRATS, BEWARE!
As the election approaches the exertions of the
whip become more desperate, reckless, and villain
ous. They are flooding the country with all sorts of
lying papers, and will stop at nothing that may offer
the least hope of rendating the present struggle,
which they feel to be their last, successful.
We therefore give timely warning to the Demo
casts, to be untsually firm and vigilant. Look out
for federal rascality, not only in the highways and at
she sueet-corners, but seek for it in every nook and
corner of the country. The New York Tribune calls
upon the whip to "organize"—implores them to go
•to work, and has the impudence to tell them that if
titcy are beaten. they will bn beaten by' feul voting!"
In uttering this the Tribune knows it gives currency
to a foul and scandalous falsehood. It knows the
Democrats •bane never been guilty of attempting to
-corrupt the elective franchise—it knows we have nu
:"pipe-layers" and "yarn•spinners" in our employ.—
There are no "Looneys" nor "Rhowns" in our par.
ny. We never elected a Congressman by "fool vo
ting," as Naylor was elected. What, then, is the
Tribune's motive for giving this warning shoat "foul
voting?" What can it be but to warn the "pipelay
ers" and "yarn-spinners" of whiggery to be on the
.alert,—to give them notice that their party once more
-needs their services?
;get Democrats, then, pay attention to the ominous
appeal of the Tribune—let them take every precuts.
'doe, to prevent open bullying or secret fraud—let
then:4in the first place,
Look to the Ballot Bozos,
in every district, , before the voting commences. and
see thdt they are all right,--that there are no ballots
in them.
Let them in the second place, see that the
Polls are kept clear,
fm, that all the voters can have free and uninterrupted
access to the place of depositing the ballots. Let the
strictest care be taken to
Examine the Qualifications
'of every voter whose right is in the least doubtful, or
subject the shadaw of question. Let Democrnts ex
truhsir influence to have the whole election conduc
ted in a
Fair, Honest, and Quiet Manner.
'Let us ask nothing but what is clearly right, and sub
imit, to nothing that is wrong. A simple adherence to
lllie rule, will prevent any kind of difficulty, and save
ourelections from the disgraceful scenes of violence
and villainy, which were pet-petrated by the whigs a
few years ago in New York and Philadelphia.
It gives us pain to be compelled to a rite this warn
ing; we are humbled nt the reflection that the conduct
of any party, in this free and happy country, where rea
son and fair persuasion should alone be used to con-
Aral elections, should have rendered each admonitions
.necessary. But the conduct of the whigs of New
York and Philadelphia in carrying persons from place
to place who were hired to swear their votes in at va
rious wards, warns us to beware of their devices. It
les been charged upon the whig leaders ofNew York
,stedfliiladeiphia lr And proven by the oaths of witnesses
whose testimony` has not' item fermally impeached,
that. in 1233, sirctren iruntirid fraudulent votes were
polled in NewYork e for the *hig ticket, by men hired
do,Philadelphia for the purpoce. And to show that the
whigs of these cities do not look upon this as et imin
al—to show that they 'do not, as a party, disapprote of
it—we point' to the fact that Bela Badger, Mayor
•Sentt, his isomitahles, and the others implicated in this
ztefarious business, have always enjoyed, and still en
joy; the entire confident.: of their party. •
It is true that they retaliate chairs of fraud upon
the Dirmocrats=hic they int s ve proved none of them.
They say that the - rowdies hired in Philadelphia to
vie tits wbig ticket in New . York, were sent on to
svateh the 'Democrats. Proof of the utter falsity of
this alinement is found in the - fact that this henomble
-aeltig-conttnittee of 'vigilance kdve serer reported Mt
ictralt of tkrirritibort--Ntrytiove never told-a:low
saanyfrauttwient tildes tie, sate polled for iheiDe
otoeratie ticket. The fact is, the Democratic party
,have too high a respect for.the purity of the .elective
Inytchiseoto be guilty of any villanous practices.
They leave ittlur the Whigs, who adopt the maxim that
• "all is fair in polities," to conceive and cargo% Elect-
Ica Frauds,
3:El===
ASOT*I2I2 FOUL AID RifiALLV 81,•82088 82 THC
Garicrrx.—The Gamin:sof yestenday, publishes an
extract from what itcalls "Koorback's tour through
the Western and Southern States in 1836." We nev
er heard of the hook, nor do iro believes book of that
title was ever pablished. The. writer says -he saw
in Tennessee among a gang ut SOO negroes, Who were
being taken to 141iiTissippi t gorrY-THa6i.who had been
bought of JAM KS K. Pour, and were branded with
his initials, on the shoulder, and thereby distinguished
from the rest.
This infamous lie has been published, we believe,
in several whig papers, but the editor of the Gazette
does not pretend to have copied it front any other print.
The inevitable inference is, that H E himself made the
extract from "Koorback's Tour.". It is plain that
he wishes to have the medic for this most infamous end
rascally forgery, for he notices it editorially, and asks
the Spirit of Liberty to publish it. We dare Deacon
White to the proof that the extract was copied from
the book to which he has credited it. We date him
to produce the copy of " Koorback's Tour" from
which he pretends to have made the extract, and name
the page where it maybe found. If he dues not, be
will stand before the people convicted of a wicked and
wilful forgery and deliberate slander.
We are sickened and disgustrd with conduct like
this. We know them is no method of reaching the
depraved and mercenary heart of this wretched Wbite.
Since his transaction with the fifteen whigs he seems to
have forgotten everything like truth and honor, and has
solely striven to make the Gazette out-lie any other
Whig paper. Our only course, then, is to appeal to
the "fifteen whigs," to remonstrate with him upon his
shocking and shameless conduct. We do believe that
his employers ciinnot sanction all his shameless false
hoods. It is plain, we repeat, that the editot of the
Gazette sought to obtain for himself the exclusive
glory of this most slanderous fabrication—he might
have copied it from some other whir paper and given
the proper credit. But no! he wished to have the
honor of searching in thiaancliscoverable book, "Kees.
back's Tour," fur a new lie against
He wished to obtnin.the credit of delving in hooks of
Travel and finding therein grave matter fur attack
upon the candidates of Democratic party.
The United States Gazette, of Philadelphia, it ap
pears, copied the slander, from "some western paper."
It published the falsehood on the 19tb, and on the 21st
' retracted it in the following paragraph :
"In our paper of the 19th inst. was an extract from
some western paper, about Mr Polk's purchasing and
branding forty-three slaves. The piece is credited
to "Keurback'a Tour." We think it proper to say,
since the piece was copied, that we know nothing of
Mr Keerback,betthat the %bole of the extract may
be found in Featherstorthaugh'i travels, EXCEPT.;
ING THE PART PRINTED IN CAPITALS
ABOUT THE SLAVES BEING PURCHASED
OF MR. POLK, AND BEARING THE BRAND
OF HIS INITIALS UPON THEM."
So far as the U. S. Gazette iseoucerned, this tetras- '
Lion, although unaccompanied with any apology, and I
althr ugh published in the outside form of the paper,
will do, and is as much as can be expected from a
whig print, in such a case. But the editor of the Ga
zette cannot get off so easily.
,He has got no "western
paper" to take the odium of this slanderous lie. We
are to understand thatit was copied from "Koorback's
Tour" directly into the Gazette, and now he must I
produce the book and point to the page, or stand more
deeply branded as a calumniator and falsifier than',
any Southern Slave could possibly be with the initials
of his master.
UNJUST.—The whig leaders do not treat the editor
of the American with any thing like fairness. He has
had the trouble and odium of writing and publishing
some of the most infamous lies of the campaign, and
when they were fixed up in the most approved form,
the leaders employed the man of the Age to print a
large edition of them for circulation, without even giv.
ing Biddle credit for their paternity. This is unpar
ralleled ingratitude; any man who would degrade him
self by the invention of such vile abuse as the Ameri
can issued against Mr Shank, should be permitted to
enjoy all the pecuniary advantages that might arise
from such baseness--.it would be a small recompense
for the load of infamy that such falsehoods must draw
upon their authors—but the coons are not willing to
let Greasy enjoy the advantages of his degradation,
and they steal his slanders from him and give them to
others to make money by their publication.
The only reason that they can assign for this dis
honest treatment of Biddle, is, that his character as a
ribald slanderer is so notorious that no one would give
any credence to the falsehoods if they knew that they
emanated from him, and they therefore thought it the
best policy to have them printed by some person not
so well known to the public.
As Itvesstous PLOT.—We have been informed by
a gentleman on whose word we can rely, that the whig
mob turned out on Saturday evening for the avowed pur
pose of fighting with the democrats, and that it was their
intention, if they could get upa riot, to tear an Ameri
can Flag daring the progress of the fight, and then
charge it as an act of the democrats. 'From the re
spectability of the source from which we have this
information, we can not doubt its truth, and we
cannot refrain from an expression of horror to think
that any faction of our opponents would resort to a
plot so infamously wicked to embitter the strife of
parties in the present political contest.
Fortunately for tips peace of our city, the democrats
refrained from noticing the taunts of the Clay mob on
Saturday evening, and these law and order patriots
had not an opportunity of consummating their flag
teari ng plot.. All thesati4faction they had was to parade
tte streets yelling like fiends and groaning before the
dwellings of democrats. ,
We have heard of nothing in any political contest
more infamous than this plot, g by which the Clay men
wishedto create a mob on Saturday evening.
A STUMPk:R.—fife Whigs of Philadelphia have
gut out a pamphlet, purporting to ba authentic ex."-
tracts from the speeches ant:netters of Mr Pout on
the Tariff, and to give a coloring of truth to their garb-
Hug they offer a reward of one thousand dollars to
any democrat who will prove that the extracts are not
made correctly. The Democratic Executive Commit
tee have accepted theater and invited the whip to a
oanauhation, when they will prove the pamphlet to be,
like all other authentic documents that emanate
from the whip, a tissue of misrepresentations and
r
pervertriona. The whip have not yet pted the
proposition oil the democrats, nor do we s ppose that
they mid. They have sent forth the lies with a
swagger that they hope may induce som to believe
them to betrue, and they will take spec' care not to
let the democrats get them into a position where they
will be compelled to admit their falsity.
lar A whig paper lays its party in Main. made
oo effort- at the-late election, bat "reamed its strength
fur November." We are afraid that enthutia' sin viall
become stale, and their "roast beef" ail spoil-hergse
--the Presidential election. Med not the -wide- ?arty
of Maine better put itself into pickie r % erder.to keep
geed 'till November 1 .ilter lbat, int oveo sayruill
will as vts
!MEM
The most annoting piece of bombast we have -seen
for some time past is the card of a Mr Wilson (the
Person who insulted one of the speakers at the demo
•cratic Concretion) published in the Gazette of yes
terday. The idea of Dr McCook elailing,,Mr Wil
son it - highly amusing, and that be should afirink from
giving any explanation touching the statement which
called forth the Blamed insolence of this modern
Bombastea, is an absurdity that cam gain DO credit
with those who have any knowledge of the "fair busi
ness transactions" _that took place between James
Wilson, of Stet/hewn*, and the U. S. Bank. It is
,very foolish in any of Mr Wilson's family lobe guilty
of conduct that would bring the matter into public
discnarien again, for they must know that the fact . of
James Wilson having received the money was not
only substantiated by affidavits at the time, but that
it was subsequently stated in a report of a Commit
tee of Congress that examined the affairs of the Bank.
It is foolish, in the first place, in Mr Wilson calling
par t irular attention to a matter that was only refer
red to incidentally, and then it 'was a piece, of inso
lence that none but a whig would be guilty of, for
him to use the vulgar and insulting languorat such
a time and place as he chose to insult Dr McCook.
The intcirferenco of Dr McC. and some other demo
crats, saved him from being punisher] severely for his
insolence, on the spot, and it is surprising to those who
have beard his supplication fur protection, to note the
swaggering tone of his card in yesterday's Gazette. Mr
Wilson has shown proper prudence in not finding Dr.
McCook before he left the city; and it was equally sen
sible to refrain from publishing his bombastic card un
til ho he felt certain that tit.: Doctor had reached his
horn..
KIZTANNISO, Sept. 21, 1844
, Messrs Editors:—On last Wednesday nights political
discussiontuok plato in, this town before a very large
assembly:: The cause of whiggery was advocated by
Goerge Deride, the greet political reformer of Alle
gheny county end Sam'l A Purviance, of Butler. The
Democratic party was represented by Henry S Ma
grew. and:Samuel Black, Esqrs, of Pittsburgh. The
speakers were each limited to one hour. The , discus
sion was opened by Mr Darsie. who, in imitation of
, all the wbig orators of the campaign, attempted to
pine that James K Polk and the Democratic party,
are opposed to the tariff policy of the country; that
they are the advocates of free trade in disguise, and
that Henry Clay and his party are the origional and
exclusive friends of the manufacturing and laboring
classes of society. He was followed by Mr Magraw,
who, in a clear and forcible argument. defended the
Democratic party, from the false position in which
Mr Darsie attempted to place it. Mr Purviance con
' tinned the discussion, on the. part of the whigs. and
confined his remarks entirely to the question of the
!tariff, passing by the great and important issue of a
I Bank of the United States, as though it were an ob
solete idea." Mr Black then took the stand. You
have heard Mr Black; and are familiar with his ad
' mined ability as a stump speaker—his earnestness of
manner, as well as his fore and power asa debater
To say that he nobly and ttiumphataly sustained the
Democratic cause, would only be repeating what is
conceded by all who were present. In the course of
Mr Darsie's remarks, be read an extract from an ed
itorial article in the "Armstrong Democrat," pub.
Hotbed in August, 1842,in reference to the present Tar-1
iff. Mr Black convicted him in the presence of the
whole meeting, of a wilful and deliberate misrepre
sentation—of reading 'bat which was not in the pa
per at all, and I would say from the contortions of the
Hon Senator, that he, in common with his political
friends, felt the force f the exposure. For the grati
fication of Messrs Magraw and Black, I can state.
that their visit to Kittanning was not without its ef
fact,—at least two persons who were present, and
who were on the fence, so far as the Presidential
es ndids Les are concerned, have came out firmly and de
cidedly iu favour of Polk and Dallas. The discussion
has completely silenced the braggart spirit of whig
ism here, while the democrats are all delighted. The
Democracy of Armstrong, owe to Messrs Magma
and Black, a debt of gratitude, witeth if they cannot
repay, they will never forget. Yours, &c.
IMPROMPTU, .
On reading Caskry'scertificate and other scurrilous
publications in the whig papers against F. R. Shnnk:
The Coons no more with eider barrels
Can play the game of ballot-stealing ;
But wh;lo they go for Italy quarrels.
They still excite a -Cask ey feeling.
Messrs. Editors:-1n an address to a Liberty
meeting at New Texas, Plum township, on Saturday
last, I made use of an extract as published in the D.
8. Gazette, purporting to be from the Travels of
"Keurback," charging upon the Democratic candidate
fur the Presidency conduct of the most inhuman char
acter. From information since received, lam con
vinced that the whole story is a fabrication. There
fore, as an act of justice to Mr. Polk, and as an int-.
psnial opponent of both the pro-slavery candidates
for the Presidency, I make 'his correction.
Respectfully.
THOS. M. MARSHALL.
Monday, September 23d, 1844.
The Gazette will please copy.
THE BLOODY WORK OF WAR
A graphic de:scription of the Bombardment of
Mogadore—The destruction of the Town—Eight
Hundred Lives Lost!—The correspondent of the New
York Evening Post furnishes the following graphic
account of the late bombardment and the subsequent
battle, under dote of September 2d:—
"The bombardment of Tangier by the French has
been followed by the destruction of Mogadore. The lat
ter was not quite such a child's play affair as the for
mer The entrance to Mogadore is covered by an isl
and, Oil which, according to accounts were 120 pie
ces.eof cannon and a garrison of four or five hundred
Mel,. On the 14th August, the French fleet arrived
off the coast and experienced some bad weather, so
that though they had two hundred fathoms of chain
cable out, their anchors "broke like glass." On the
15th, the weather moderated, and the march on Moga
dore was commenced by the Belle Poole frigate and
three armed brigs. The reception, however, which
they met with was of so warm a character tha t victory
hung in the balance ; and the sun went down without
any decisive results. On the 16th, it was resolved to
storm the island, upon which five hundred picked men'
(a force superior in point of numbers, to say nothing
of discipline, to that of the garrison,) landed under
thecommand of Capt. Duquesne. The Moors fought
gallantly, a full hallo( them fell ybaghan in baud--the
others capitulated. The French, having now posses
sion of the island, turned its batteries upon the
ill-fa
ted city, and Mogadore was presently a heap of ruins.
The wretched inhabitants, twelve or thirteen thousand
in number, fled in all directions, anal the barbarous Ka-.
bylet, descending from the hills, seized upon whatev
er was valuable and fired the remaining houses in all
directions. The French lost a number of men in
their attack on the island, *IA 'tibia point of the af
fair, the Prince de Toinville is stated to have behaved
with great courage. The Belle Poole suffered se.
verely. The French left a garrison on the island for
the rather needless purpose of watching the ruins of
Mogadure, sad the squadron then took its departure
for cadiz.
"Whilst such was the course of operations on the
coast, inland the French were:no lima suorcasful....
Marshal 13ugeau marched a couple of leagues into the
Moorish territory, and was met by an army of nearly
20,000 cavalry, headed by a son of the Emperor. A
battle took place, when the Marshal was completely
suecessfut --- The Moors ledi eight hundred on the field
and all their material, and were supposed to have
bad two thousand wounded. Tbe French less was
*boor thirty killed and Mnety wesailail.. The Moors
fought well, and dm* defeat ismnibated to their total
igsoranim viieutific combinations, sind,to the eh--
coma:sere of the cavalry having been unsupported by
mom.,
• Frost the r .
MR. CLAY'S BONDS TO "KEEP THE PEACE."
On the 9th inst., a gentleman wrote to us from
Shepherdetuwn, Virginia, asking us to give him "rho
facts in relation to Mr. Clay's being under bonds to
keep the peace at this timet" giving, as his mason for
doing se, that the Whigs "of the stronghold of federal
ism stoutly deny the fact, and offer to bet On the same."
We published this letter in the Globe of the 12th inst.,
and said underneath it, editorially, as renews:
"We believe the time has' expired for which 11fr.
Clay gave bonds to keep the peace within this District.
But it makes butlittle difference, in our opinion, wheth
er it has or not, 'as it is not probable that be will ever
visit this District again."
We have since obtained a duly certified copy of Mr.
Clay's bond, by which we di.cover that we were mis
taken in the opinion which we then expresod, that
the time fur which he was bound - to keep the fence
bad expired. It will be seen,by referring to the bond,
which we copy below, that the time for which Mr.
Clay is bound to keep the peace is not limited; and,
moreover, that he is bound to keep the peace its all
places, and "towards all persons." Yfom what we
have seen in the public prints we_ are led to believe
that he is very angry with an ••0113C0111t" individual
named JAM6S Knox Pont, alias "Yoesc Fl texonv;"
but we verily believe that the chilling news and nights
of November will so cool him off that he will not at
tempt to commit any violence on the body of that
"individual." Some of Mr. Clay's friends about
here appear to be a little "caniaukerasta" because the
said James K. Polk stands in the way of their favor
ite's ambition; hut we apprehend that the paying down
of a few "cool" thousand will cool them off.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA,
Department of State:
To all whom these presents shall come, greeting:
I certify that B. K. Morsel! and W. Thompson,
whose names are subscribed iodic paper here .nto an
nexed, are now, and were at the time of subscribing
the same, justices of the peace for the county of Wash
ington, in the District of Columbia, duly commission
ed, and that full faith and confidence are due to their
acts as such.
In testimony *hereof, I. Joie! C. esteem!, Secre
tory of State ofihe United States, have here
[t. s.] unto subscribed my name, and caused the
seal of the Department or State to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this seventeenth day
of July, A D 1844, and of the independence of the
United States of America the sixty ninth.
UNITAD STAVE. OF AMERICA,
District of Columbia, to :
Be it remembered, that on this ninth day of Match,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty-one, before us, two of the justices of peace
fur the county of Washington, of the pis' rict of Colum•
bia , personally appeated Henry Clay and Willis Green,
and severally acknowledged themselves to owe the
United' States of America—that is to say, the said
Henry Clay five thousand dollars, and the said Willis
Green five thousand dollars, each, to belevied of their
bodies, goods, and chattels, lands and tenements, to,
and for the use of, the said United States. if the said
Henry Clay shall make default in the performance of
the condition underwritten.
Tbe condition of the above obligation is such, that
if the above named Henry Clay SHALL KEEP
THE PEACE of the United States towards all per
and particularly towards William R King, then
this recognizance will be void, otherwise shall remain
in full force and virtue in law.
Acknowledged before us,
B K MORSELL, 3. P
W THOMPSON, .1. I'.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Washington county, to tell:
I. William Brent, Clerk of the Criminal. Court of
the District of Columbia, for the county of Washing
ton, hereb3 certify that the above is a true and per
fect copy of the original recognizance in the core of
the United States against Henry Clay, filed and re
corded in my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of
said court, this 13th cf July, 1844.
W. B R ENT, Clerk.
A CHALLENGS. FOG WHIG F Cox,
Esq, of Somerset, who is well known to have been
one of the most distinguished leaders in the antima
sonic patty ,has given a general challenge to the friends
of Clay, to meet him on the stump, and discuss the
merits of their candidates. Supposing that many of
the old antimasons of this county, would like to hear
from one of the ablest advocates of these principles,
and as the fifteen whigs have "cheesed" them out of
their organ, we copy Mr Cox's letter.
TO THE ANTIMASONS OF SOMERSET CO
Fia.t.ow Catzettc—l am one of the men who be
lieve that the nomination of Henry Clay, by the whig
party of this Union, is a fraud upon the Antimasonic
party, and that it is an insult to ask them to vote for
him. This is no new opinion—l have for years expres
sed my determination tp never vote for Clay. I have
never hesitated to expresso the opinion that he could
not receive the votes of Antimasons, if they adhered
to their principles. Very recently some of the whigs,
(not Antimasuns) of Somerset, have chosen to make
me the subject of their public speeches, and have so
used my name, as to make it just and proper, and per
haps necess/iry, that I should make my sentiments and
the reasons by which I am actuated, unequivocally'
known.
FOR THE POST
I therefore propose to discuss and maintain the fol
lowing propositions:
Ist. I affirm and will prove, that Henry Clay is not
only an adhering Mason; but made an effort to have a
union of the Lodges of the several States, by forming
a Grand Lodge at Washington City—that ho propo
sed this should be done secretly and not permitted to
be introduced into the newspapers—and that he delib
erately insulted the Antimasonic party for their oppo
sition to secret oath-hound societies.
2d. I affirm that Henry Clay is a duellist, ani re.
fulled to say he would not accept a challenge if one
were sent to him.
3d. I affirm that Henry Clay was one of the princi
pal supporters of the Bankrupt Law—that his vote
would have repealed the law before it went into ope
ration, had it been cast in aceirdance with the instruc
tions given by his constituents—l affirm further, that
that law wee fraudulent and dishonest; a disgrace to
the country, and was the means of cheating honest
creditors out of more than six hundred millions of dol
lars--a law which was, and is denounced by the Anti
mason, as being contrary to their principles.
4th I affirm that Henry Clay has done more to un
settletho tariff question and prostrate the principle of
Protection, than any other man in the nation—that in
stead of his being its best friend, helms been its worst
enemy, and has also given countenance to Nullifica.
tion.
sth. I affirm that lienry Clay is not only a Slave
holder, but declared in a speech delivered in Congress,
that if gentlemen would not let them have black
slaves they wonlii have white oars, or that in sun
stance. This I aver is r.ontmry to the principles of the
Antimasonic party of this county and State.
6. 1 affirm that Henry Clny is not worthy of the suf.
frages of a free people for the high office of President
of the United States.--that he could not hold any of
fice under the Constitution of this State, if a citizen;
and chit he le particularly unworthy of the votes and
so pport of A ntimasons.
These propositions I propose to discuss with any
friend of- Henry Clay, the Masonic Whig candidate,
who will dare to meet me. and kw that purpose 1 name
THURSDAY the 19th of September, inst., at two
o'clock, in STOYSTOWNL TUESDAY, the 24th, at
two o'clock, in I'ETERSBURG, Addison township;
and SATURDAY, the 12th day of October, at two
o'clock, in BERLIN. Other times and plnces will
hereafter be named for discussing the some charges.
As to the order of speak ing,..sbould the challenge
be accepted, httiiitg the attimative, I will open in a
speech of a quarter ofan hoer reserving ooe hour and
a quarter in conclusion; the person accepting the
challenge will be entitled to one hour and a half in
answer to my opening, J. F. COX.
Somerset, Beg. 11, 11144. - •
or W e learn that Rigdota, die great Mormon, is
in the city: Lie . peofesseis •.srbe the Elishaof tatasect,
since the ascension or the Prophet, masa-it mimic he,
pretends to possess. The twelve apostles, bosreveri
will net concede his claims and he now gees beck to
Pittsburgh, to estabSiih Ammon paper. -
8L Louis Gazelle.
JOHN C CALHOUN
DUTER J. Psalter has taken theoath ofallst i .- . $5O litsward.
ante, and been pardoned...-as Doirmiry be whet ' 0 I .1191PILTAS lost or stolen on Thontday the 19th inst. a
does the same thing.—Portsetorsib Juvenal,. V V ROLL OF BANK NOTES comprised of 1
The, federal papers;t:Obreak the fomenf public mkt. onehundred dollar bill on Bank of Piusburgh; 4 tens
ion as to the cruelty of Dea l .; iraprisonment,swe rit . on tlM.Bank of Missouri; 20 and 2 was on the Bank
calming the story that Durr has only to take the oath' :of Tennessee at Memphis, 10 and 2 fires on the North
of allegiance to the present constitution of Rhode I s l. Western Bank of Vigmia; and ono sixteen dollar gold
and, in order to obtain his liberation. Suck is n o piece. The above reward will ho given for the return
As fact. The lastossembly of Rhode Island passed - ofthemonerte - the office - of the Marian* Post. mitt
an act, providing for .a general amnesty to all who 1 1. 2 . - - Plt SHAW.
-should take the oath of allegiance. except Mose who
were trader conviction. The law is so worded as nut
to include Dort. and Seth Luther. Pardon and dis
charge are accorded to others, but Luther and Dorr
are reserved for the vis,itaiirm of malice,spite and Al
gerine cruelty. The Governor of Rhode Wand has
not the power of pardon. No power but that of the
Ass.nbly can release Dorr from his barbarous and
horrible dungeon. And the Assembly, in reply to the
petition of the father of .Dorr, refused to provide for
the release of Dory titian any terms. Tho course of
the Algerines, carried to the otontgeous extent of con
fining Dote inn gloority cell to make a maniac of him,
has disaffected many who were with them down to
the arrest and trial of Derr. Since then Doer's father
has renounced the Algerines, and so has a. brother in
law. One , if his sisters has left her husband for his
brutal conduct in joining in the persecution of her
brother.—Providence Paper.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
According to a call of a meeting. the members of
the F.fth Ward Democratic Assrviationosseasbled at
their usual place of meeting, and after. the President
had taken the Chair, George Stewart, Esq.,- who was
called upon, addressed the Association in an able
and masterly manner. W herefore, the following reso
lution was adopted:
Resolved, That the meeting tender their thanks to
George Stewart, Et q. for the eloquent address deliver
ed by him on this occasion.,
On motion, adjourned to meet on Thursday evening,
the 26th inst, at 7 o'clock.
TILLEY POTTER, Pres't, pro tern.
J S HAMILTON. See'y.
TIZEIATILE.
MISS M CLARENDON, LESSEE
N 13 CLARKS,
G T ROWE,•
MR. BECOM'S
BENEFIT AND LAST APPEARANCE
This Evening, September 25th, Will be acted the
celebrated play of
CAMS SILIUS.
THE ROMAN CAPTIVE
Coius Silius, Mr Becom.
Florena, Miss Porter
DANCE;
To conclude with the Play of
Wffi TELL.
Wm. Tell, Mr Beacom,
Albert, Mies Clarendon
MR. BOOTH IS ENGAGED
Doors open at half past 6 o'clock. Performance to
commenceat 7 o'clock precisely. Admission, BAl5Oc.
2d Tier 37& cents, Pit 25 cents, Gallery 12,5.
THE subscribers have just receives and have in
store, a complete and fresh supply of Groceries,
&c., comprising in part
200 Rags green Rio Coffee;
20 Lagnayra do;
5 " Manillado;
60 packages Young Hyson Tea ;
20 " Imperial do:
10 " Gunpowder do;
16 " Superior Black en;
20 boxes Russel & Robinson's 5s Tobacco;
10 " May's 5s
30 " assorted sizes and brands, "
20 boxes ground Pepper;
50 cans Baltimore Mustard;
50 " London du
20 kegs ground Ginger; •
20 " " All pice;,
15 doz patent Buckets;
100 " Bed cods;
10 boxes white clay Pipes;
2 ceroons Indigo;
10 b'lls Alum:
h 2 Hhds Madder;
10 Bbls Coppera-;
4 Casks li.psom Salts,
10 Boxes Loaf Sugar;
5 Bbls do
20 Bbls No 3 Mackerel:
20 " Tar.
Together with a general assortment of Pittsburgh
manufactured articles; all of which we are determin
ed to dispose of On the most accommodating terms.
HAIL )4AN, JENNINGS & CO.,
aep 24. 43 Wood street.
FOR sale cheap-1000 Almanacs of the American
Temperance union, and 500 of the family chris
tian *almanacs for 1+345; 15 confessions of an inebriate;
s — c — cipies of the Mississippi valley directory; 25 cotta of
the American Pioneer in two vol. For wile at redu—
ced prices. ISAAC HARRIS.
e 24 lend-ltw
Strayed or Stolen.
STRAYED or stolen, frmi the pasture of the soh
scriber, living on the Butler Turnpike, 4 miles
from town, on Suttuday morning the 14th imit.,tt bey
mare, about 14 hands high, 9 years old last spring. It
is supposed that she was taken away by a person who
bed on several ocensiems threatened to drive her off,
and it is thought .hat he was seen with her, between
Allegheny and the residence of the subserfiter on the
day when she was lltst missed. Any person retutning
said mare or giving information as to how she was
taken away will, be liberally rewarded.
GEORGE FAR MEREE.
sept 24-d3twlt" Rising Sun. Tavern. Butler Raid.
Flaxseed OiL
6 BBLS. Flaxsed Oil, just received and for sale by
GEORGE COCHRAN,.
Sept 21. No 26 Wood sc.
New Pali and Winter tterods,
83 MARKET STREET, PITTSBURGH
B. E. CONSTABLE,
INVITES the attention of purchasers to the cheapest
land best stoat 4f.Fasey mid Staple . Ortatoods in
this or any other market, and which lie is continually
adding to from the Eastern markets. To be sold at
the smallest advance from the first cost:
A large assortment ofthe newest styles of rich Silks,
in colors, black, blue black, striped, figured and cha
melion; cashmere dtEeesse oflatest - Paris styles; Paris
mouslin de laines, newest designs; chamelion chusans
and tie4ans; Eoliennes; splendid Freneb broehe shawls,
latest patterns; embroidered and plain thiber, Belvidere,.
melville and mouslin de laine Shawls, in mode colors.
and black, plaid and striped lama wool shawls, new
styles. New style of French Prints; American ckr. fn
every variety of style from 61 cents upwards. Lubin'
French Merinos AA quality, in mode colors, and blue
black splendid Parisian style ofbonnet ribbons; a large
assortment of new style bonnet ribbons from 16 cents
upwards; various styli's of newest neck and cap do;ar
tificial gowers; trijeti French gfevest white, black,
and light and dark stolen English thread lace and ed
gings; Lisle, Giallo:le and other styles of do.; ladies'
lace caps, new styles. plain and figured nets for laps,
copes and veils. Plain, Hematich and Reveire linen
cambric hdkfs French embrnidered collar; dimity
cellarritstlilrieblack and cairn-et! Velvet,: for bonnets;
changeable mode fordo; French black, olive cloth for
Indies' cloaks: figured French Merino, a superb snick,
for dcr, high eord . gala plaids. for children's wear; A
paccas,piain and figured plaid, and other new styles
Parametta Cloths,Zenobia doand Romelia's.
For Gene Smears Wear:
Freneticlaths, west of England and American do.;
ClUlPilheree, the newest style, la lintel variety and un
precedentedly chasm .Valencias, Merino, Cashmere
Vestings; Cravats, iicatis, Glove., Suspenders; a large
assortment of the newest. With every other article to
be f , umi in a well *elected stock of Dry Goods,
s2l—if,
STAGE MANAGER
PROMPTER:
BY MISS GRIERSON.
Blue Black Bread Cloths.
in PIECES Blnt3 Black Broad Cloths, just re
-1.) crived and for ante by
GEORGE COCHRAN,
No 26 Wood st
Corn Brooms.
40 DOZ. CORN 13ROON1S;
on hand and for sale by
J. W. BURR RIDGE & Co.
sept 21 Water at., between Wood & Smithfield
Mgt. U. Crewman,
NO 45, MARKET ST., 3 DOORS FROM THIRD,
IS now receiving and opening a rich assortment of
Fall and Wilder Goods, to which he invites the
auention of cash purchasers, being determined to sell
at the lowest prices, for Cash only. His nook con
sists in part of
Plain. striped and figured Alpaccns; plain and plaid
black silk warp d0:6.4 Parisians; sup. french Mous. de
Laines; crnpe de laines, chusans. Cashmere de Casse;
Thibet cloths fur ladies' d tesses, 6.4 Galla Plaids, new
style, plaid Earlston and Chenille Ginghams, rich dark
prints; plaid Thibet, Knbyll, Waffle and Net Shawls;
rich plaid bonnet and cap t ibbons; laces, insertings and
edgings; muslin bands, Indies' cravats, collars and col
larets: woolen mitts and gloves, &c. Linen cambric
bdkfs., 'silk pocket do., colored Turk satins; black, fi
gured and striped silks; black ribbed Alpacca hose,
worsted do; cotton do; red, white and Yell" fln.Fnelsi
diaper;
satinets
do; linen and cotton table cloths and klaper;
satinets and Kentucky jeans: bruwn and bleachedshirt
ingot Irish linens.
Arr Gentlemen's Wear
Sup. black freneh"oloths, - Wool dyed do. do., super
black french cassimeres, plaid and striped fancy do.,
satin and merino vesting!, scarfs, stocks at.d cravats,
elastic suspenders, cotton and merino shirts-and draw
ers; together with a general assortment of Fancy and
Staple Dry Goods. Buyers are requested to call and
examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere.
No. 9 of Harperes Bible.
NT 0. 9 of this Splendid edition of Harper's Miami
noted Bible:
Tales of Glauber Spa, by Miss Sedgwick, Paulding,'
Bryant, Sands and Wm Legit, 2 vols in one.
A Bowl of Punch, with upwards of 70 engravings.
Wandering Jew, No 2, Harper's Edition.
Sidney Smith's Miscellanies, vol Ist, cheap edition
for 181 cents.
Keith's Land of Lanni, by the author of the Eviden
ces of Prophecy, with numerous engravings and fine
maps.
Neal's History of the Pcritans, No 7.
Living Age, No 18.
Pilgrim's Progress, by Bunyan, now published in
numbers.
Clay Glee Book, set to Music.
For .al•. at Cook's Literary Depot, 85 4th street.
Sept 20
Removal.
THE De of of the USITED STATES PORTABLE
BOAT LIRE, has been removed for the' present to
Lacock street, Alleghcnytown. $ Office, corner
of Lacock and Federal streets, directly opposite the
Post Offiee. C. A. M'ANULTY,
Sept 4 3ro Agt. U. S. Portable Boat Line.
CAN C Ert,Sceorul t A, AiDOESTINATEDUEAARE Or TUE
SKLE CURED BS DR WHITILAW'S VA PUBSETEI AND
MEDICINES. •
INSTITUTIONS for the cure of the above diseases
have been in operation for the last twenty years in
the prircipal cities of Europe, also in New York awl
Charlean, South Carolina; reports of committees
composed of the most respectable citizens io the differ
ent places where the Baths are established can be
seen at our office, that will show that these diseases
which have heretofore been consideted incurable have
almost invariably yieldtd under the peculiar treatment
of Dr Whitlavr. The results which have been produced
during the short time the Baths have beeit in operation
in this city, we believe, renders it our doty to inform
those who are so unfortunate as to be afflined with
any of the above diseases, that if they apply to us io
time. they can generally expect a cure.
The following is an extract front a report published
by the institution at New'York. showing the efficacy of
the Bath when all other remedies had failed: t
"Rheumatic, syphilitic and gouty affections, attend
ed with ulcers. bkeches and eruption* Cif the skin, par
ticularly when originating from the improper use Or
abuse of Mercury, scald-head, salt-rheum, erysiplas,
pimpled face, dry scurvy, leprosy, ring -worm, tatters
and all other hitherto onmanageable-tliseases of the
skin, scrofulous diseases are relieved and cured in a
much shorter period and with more certainty than auy
other mode of treatment ever employed."
_
FLEMING & BLACK,
Office on Fifth, near Smithfield street,
Pittsburgh.
sept 19
SeZatlMPtd. -
G .
...
. ~.
EO. R. WHITE & CO., have removed to No
51 Market street, between 3d and 9th streets, to:.
the store formerly occupied by Darlington & Peebles, ...:.E.t
next door to Wm. M'Knigbt. .•
sept 113.3 m
STORAGE.
TLIE capacious warehouse now occupied by the
subscribers in Allegheny city, enables them to ac
commudate such persons as may require Storage fur
produce or other articles arriving by canal, onlibeiral
terms. The great intent of this warehouse, the con
venience of landing freight, and focility of drayage, af
ford inducements to all those dealing in Suit, Iron,
Flour, &c., whom, by the cutting oft of the Aquodurt: .
navigation, are prevented from landing cargoes izaltia;
burgh, as formerly. The requisit labor supplied, a 4.
sales attended to if required.
TAAFFE & O'CONNOR,
corner of Cedur and Laewit streets, Ally city.
Sept opposite Hand street Bridge
Important ArrivaL
rP HE subscriber hos this day received, direct frrins
1 the importers, the following celebrated branda'or,_
cigars, viz:
Congretsios,
Regalia,
Canove,
Cazadwes,
Principie,
Ugue4, Casteiloti, &c,
Together with the best brands of Virginia Chewing
Tobacco (fine cut,) Snails and half Spaniel' and. Co
mmon Cigars; all of. which will be sold at the lowest
possible pried for cash.
M. M'GINLEY,
No 624 Water st., pf. douri from the
Monongahela' House
sept 13-tf
CHEAP, GOOD AND
FASHIONABLE CLOTHIfG,
AT TH
CHEAP CASH CLOTHING STORE,'
No. 136 Liberty Street.
WM. DIGBY begs to inform bin friends and the
public in general, that be has just returned from
the eastern cities with an eittensive assortment of the
newest and mostlashionable GOODS, adapted fur the
ensuing fall trade, consisting of
Braid, Beaver, Pilot. Flushing and Tweed Cloths
Cassimeres and Cassinetts, of crest variety and pat_
terns. A very splendid lot of Vest Potterns, Stocks
Cravats, Suspenders, &c.' Together with bis stack of
Reads Made Claikisag. comprising every arthdeallep
ted for gentlemen's wear, he intends offering at die
very lowest priers fur Cash.
gar Every article in the tailoring line made to
der, in the best and most fashionable style, and at the
shortest notice.
, LADII4I. GENTL/1111EIC MID CIIILDFILKS' CLOAKS
MP' Observe! "The Cheap Cash Clothing Store,"
136 Liberty street, second Clothing Store from St.
Clair,street, • sept 18-1 etti2mw
De d'luast F de la Bloods,
Palma,
Louis de Garcia,
l'edru Gerano, ,
T. Antonia,