- ' .-- IAGEO. M. DAILIAAS,
FOlll )9LECTORS.
AinSIINON. II SOLERIL of A Meiberft.
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do WlLlalit PATTBRION.
do ANDRCIN tiomxr. Allegheny.
do Jonm Warta., Mercer.
do CORISTIANIIITopo, Clarion.
do Reserve-ORn, Arnim rang.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
JOSHUA HARTSHORNE,
At.”—The whig papers, after two weeks'
damning the '•Koorback" Forgery, have at
, their favorite resource of"affidavit making,
procum.d one DAIIIEL EY, of Ithaca,
swear that he copied a paper fur a certain
.., Esq., a Democratic Justice of the Peace in
thitb purported to be an extract from "Emir.
'oaf.” .• Now, if
.W.O Lisa, Esq., has done
he has doepiy di.lgraced himself in the eyes
!st min, and we skull trot hesitate to hold
the scorn of the public: . But we cannot
hint en the mere testimortiripany of the whit
and oath takers who are reisl i. for any enter-
We have before us the eattinpkit of the miser
hi' Citeiteera r and this Ithaca .art Inv it maker,.
be jest ster.k a wretch as hq:: "lf yr Ltast dues
die allegition made. Our ofiii any evidence
'it, be *ill be set down as guilty of a vile
fracil-t-a , fraud which %%mild even die
boa a whir, *davit maker. ' • •
evbs►tf Linn should be proven, guilty of the of.
claiptra, the conduct of the wateediturs has
deco more or lesssharers in his shame. Py
stem the forgery was published teilhon4 cre di t,
eat seemed anxious, to get the credit of originn
.t►s shameful charge against Cal Polk. They
Sit at the calumny as a precious morsel, and sur
dit most unwillingly. It appeared in the A lba
sting Jouriinl, the Philadelphia U S Gazette, and
Itsturgh Gazette, as if it had been prepared for
papers. When it was discovered to be a forgery,
\litany Journal said the slander bad been copied
ham the Ithaca Chronicle, the U S Gazette said
copied it from a "western paper"—a falsehood
at the Pittsburgh Gazette said .it copied
calumny from the U S Gazette. Now• what was
Aimi l
of the editors of these papers in declining to
&ern what source they obtained this forgery
ably first inserted it I Wby simply to give it
re foxte—to make the people believe that "Koor
"was a common work, from which any one might
pleasure, and then when the thing was pro
a forgery, how did these editors believe I—
tny Journal endeavored to show why the
plausible—the U S Gazette was sullen and
(save a half-way admission of its (rand) and the
irgh Gazette though it feebly denounced the
copied an article which was calculated to ex
ithe conduct of the fits, ger, and dwelt strongly on
that Col. Pout held slaves, &c.—From
things 'it will be seen, that if this "Kocir-"
my is a "loco foco" forgery, the w•liig edi
upon it its congeni rl food. and were riejoic
measure that they had at length got hold
en the personal character 'of Col PoLlt. /1 '
a thousand times proven to be the forger,'
of the Gazette cannot escape one iota of the
must attache° his attempt, - when he first
t. , 4 the story, to create the impression that he cop
hunt "Kw:whack" himself, and although
Journal may be able to show that Luso was
from whom it got the slander, it is still in
.itgin the Gazette to produce its copy of `)C.ocie
,eiadmit.that the editor attempted to palm on
and the public, an extract from a book
`tserer
was printed.
401 . 01 it TO Drxoestass.—We have been inform.
a. tieutc;cret, who can satbstantiate the feet,
a number of young . whigs- 7 aliwors, and others
tutus no votes —are endeavoring so make_ beta
Minoctide voters, and on the day of - the-election
Ise their TOWS...challenged. asid,„per
kteore theta ifrearcuteml- for Violating the law n
fretting on elections. We would catuion the
itgaiitst ...kir4 any lams, as we do not ittp-
that any whip would now offer to bet with the
taupe of winning, end we regard-all anal of
44;st:titres to get democratic, voters into difEculties.
u and of our Eriarids bare made bets, we would ad-
Atillibillatellto withdraw tia.ra until after the alection.
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.ihmars BIRSIG.feii.II.SI.--AH who can spore the
'"llheereheadd attend the debate at Biratioghatst to-day.
,the "big gun"- el the - wings in
tnd' to the interests si the Clay
PirCANDLtis.wili show the
dn
.taney ofthalparty; the decnagegirt
4esstistlifin:wee4n. and defend the de
- anisrepresent Wen and fnlaechar•
tole of fed.cral debaters to make.
ing and instructive debate, and
aye sudieuce in attendance.
13►iilp Illotning poet
TROS rmmurs k WM. N. sktirM, gOITOILS
PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, OCTOBRIf 5
FOR PRKSIDENT,
JAMES K. POLK,
OY Tt N.NZSSIE
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
0? PIPINSTL•ANTA
FOR GOVERNOR,
FRS. R. •SHUNK:
-OF •LLEOHCNT cot NTT
of CHEtTIR COVSTI
Couteremg,
ALEXANDER BRACKENRIDGE, Pitt
State Senate,
CHAMBERS M'KIBBIN, City.
Apiemb
JAMES A. GIBSON, Pine,
JOHN ANDEREGG,
nIAMES WHITTAKER, Mifflin,
STEPHEN WOODS, Robinson,
- commissioner,
WILLIAM EWING, Robinson.
Auditor,
EDWARD M'CORK LE, Indiana
WAIT nu Tat „ iIIIFI.-411VIST To SILL TINS 31Ass
List I—This is intim:tat* lig question which every
democratic Teteribould Sink himself. Thviiiirjoect!,
the; the - :sale4iil iais es
see tt end redut: thtbo
dais of the peopl% is too preposterous forell(l . llt.'
sitious eotaidderution. - The alto ea/ tke
Alain Line will pay Ike 4:4er - est on al least 24 mil
lions of dollars, the amount to be realizeit'by the
'tali: - And tot die rest of the public debt, and the
interest Upon it,the people will have to be taxed exact
ly es much- as they are nose. There will be no other
resource but taxation to raise money, and after - the
Main Liue is sold, there will still be $15,000,000 s , rdelot.
and its annual interest to pay. By keeping th‘ - publio
works theta is a prospect that the people, by, that in
crease of the revenue from them. would, in *relit - Years
be entirely relieved from taxation for State pat poses—
by selling them, that hope is cut off—and they must go
to work at once to raise money by taxation to pay off
the remaining $15,000,000 of debt.
Why. then, do the whigs want to sell the Main Line?
Because they know they can never control it. BC
cats's they know there is a democratic majority in the
State and that they can never get a majority in the
Canal Board. Does any one think that the party which
made such a shameless use of the patronage of the
public works, when Thad. Stevens and Tata Dickey
were Canal Commissioners, would not be glad to use
them again for party purposes? When will the people
forget the damnable compiling practised on the
"Huntingdon Breach" in 113351 When will the start
ling frauds perpetrated by Thad. Stevens at the
••Millerstown" District, in the same year, through the
public works, be forgotten
The whip know they can never get a .chanee to
practise these frauds again, and so now they gofer what
they look upon as the nest best project for them—to
CREATE A GREAT MONOPOLY, which they can
turn, as they did the /J. S. Bank, to political account.
They have the money—they can buy the Public Works.
This, fellow-citizens, rely on it, is the gland and
only objector the whigs. Will you aid them to create
thistivershadowing monster, to extend its arms through
out the length of 'the State, and fo crush and keep
clown democratic liberty as long as it shall exist. , We
know yon will not.
Tits BarnYszlos.—The Gazette and the Age fousid
a "mare's 'nest" yeoterclay morning. They got hold of
an extra Post, containing the complete refutation .rtf
the charges against Mr Shunk, and ilwiishly suppo
sing that it would not be published in the democratic
papergobey niacin a desperate effort to induce the pub.
lk to believe that we were, circulatinewlattwabroacl,
that ,Ira 'would madam to published liome. -I/41 the
aPPesniacia- *bet:9 l MM isf Elie rani 'Oar regular
editionyeatc4aY„Spidlati thalifect of:theit .tbander,
and has thrissethilduisderces 'into a ditonsiiii from
which obey la] scarcely recover la dine to promulgate
any more slandeis before they get their quietus next
Tuesday.
. The country is well supplied with this refotation of
all the charges arSinst Mr SWINK, and if any bon
est mcn were induced by federal lies, to hesitate for a
moment in supporting him, this able exposure Grilse
groundless falsehoods of his enemies, will satisfy them
that he is the honest, pure and incorruptible man, that
the democracy have always represented birn to be.
A SYYtTnll.—Nearty nll the !gores of the British
and Foreign Agents, and Importers of European Mer
chandise, in 'itort. lii•low Second and Front streets
are close.' to-day, which plainly shows that, like Clay,
they have two faces; in theory, they pretend to be fot
a h igh protective Tarif for the exclusive benefit of
domestic manufacturers; and in practice they are the
importers and agencies of fcreign goods to cripple and
injure our manufartoties. What hypocrites!-- 7 Phila.
Mercury. _ •
Thcrsame singular fact is observable in this
The men who make .the most noise about. a Tariff to
protect • American Industry are dealers in Foreign
?Goods, and have their stores filled with articles
manufactured by what they' are pleased to call the
"pauper labor of Europe,' to the exclusion of the pro
ducts. of our own industrious Workmen. Many of
them have their wonksOpeisEngistud, end they have
the articles in whicktbey -deal marked Pittsburgh.—
Purchasers might suppose from this that the Goods
were manufactured by, the workmen of , this city. , but
in taking op such a notimi-they would commit a great
mistake. English workmen are alone emplciyed, and .
as the merchants find it more profitable, they have
their manufactories in Errglead and thus give em
ployMent• to the subject' of Queen Victoria in prefer
ence tsthe workmen of our own' country. And these
are the men who claim to be the exchtsive friends of
American Industry, .arid who are's° clamorous about I I
protecting- Arierican Labor. 'Let them fill their ',tor a
with Anwrican Manufactured Goods; remove 'then '
workshops from Sheffield," Bitiningham and Manches
ter: get American workmen to do the laborthat is now
performed for them by the..•*paupers of E.orope," and
prrhips the people will believe that there IS some
truth , tbeir prufesxieltur of friendship fur the Tariff. 1
ANOTHER LETTER 7R031 MR. CT.A.T.—The editor
of the Cincinnati Chronicle says that another letter(on
Texas, we suppose,) has been written by Mr. Clay,
and mailed to Pittsburgh. Why has it not appear. d?
,Vhy have not the whig leaders given it to the public?
They. blare been so busy in circulating defamation of
Mr. Shank, that probably they , • have not had
But as that pleasant and honorable business must now
be finished, we hope they will find time to have Mr.
CIA . ) . '7l hilt rirOtt in the art of latter-writing made pub
lic. Give light on this lurk subject, gentlemen.
POSITIYELY TH/C ' CLAY'S last (fifth)
letter on Texas, id positively the last we are to expect
from him on any .inahject during the campaign. He
says he will answer no more "inquiries on public mat
ters,", till the election shall be orr. After that, his
opinions will be of very little account.
Grit. is said dui.% Messrs White, Biddle and )ir-
Cast:boon, intend to solicit the Councils to rewire
the Cross that is now attached te the top of Tisch •of
the /asap posts. It has a very "Popish" appetwanris,
and shoo id not be tolerated' in this "five and happy
'country."
Imo' Vtrntlas will remembetoa Tuesday next, limit
Caraerius Darragh. supports CLAY above at! things
-and afteniit% to tie-Viasbalikl.- Wawa,
CLAY - '''tirotata 7%4." •
"Speer Busietite:"—Albe frlenis of this beverage
will make ',viral next to, support
aciicletrel - Faei4ly le the .inan allot 04, t keife
lo the throat of Proteesiowasii-aiihed4or
drive it home,"
l'At the extra adlllllookl 111( ay 'stet:do
sed a bill to see-barter -United-guitewbank, itownn
pealed by a report, front whieh tiorsfilkiwine is an ex
.
tract.—
••ft is tbe . deSbernie that
/1 int ate its e !Baja rity of Lie )44e are *AM' 4J
.P4CALL FOR A UNITED sr.Arss BANK,
AND THAT IT SHOULD BE ESTABLISH
ED AT THIS SPECIAL SESSION."
sea rata.
Having bent told this morning, that an article in th.
tokaisomi the author of apiece illbts Goa
swum of yoateullay. Xi Oct. I dale that ,did rot writs
unijimbliah th same, fiord!) I know whkt itUontainst r i
hating only looked met. it usitaste.
JOSLPII KNOX. I I
[We never supposed that Joseph Knox, Esq., the
gentleman vilmimatt us the above note, could , be guilty
of writing an article containing so much malignant Ile
nunelation ai the communication to which we alluded
3asterdny. Our notice was intended for the other Mr I
EPOIL.i t :
Ma 4.--Tie the Bon Ilarznar Denny.
fittu—l asaure you, that it is from motives of the
highest inspect to you, that I continue to address you
on the subject of this political contest; and. because I
consider it of the hig hest importance to the people of
this cotmtry.
You remember the time, for it is not Many years
since, when you acted with the Democratio party. I
must presume that you farmed pier political attach
ments of that day, from a consideration of the prin
ciples by which the different parties were greunded
and actuated. You were not led by a blind attach
meat to men, however eminent
_they-might have been.
Democracy is composed of other materials—it is the
profession and practice of Democratic principle's •-••••
I , 'rom my knowledge of you, I must suppose that you
were devoterVto those principles; and yet I must now
look upon you as having deserted them, though, from
the gradual character of the change, you may not have i
noticed it;and mny still consider yourself a good Dem
ocrat. When you joined the Anti-masenic party, I
did not consider you as deserting Democratic p,rinci
pies, because I lo aced upon Anti-masonry as a good
Democratic principle, and that it might well have been
added to the principles of the party. But it was not.
done; and it was matter of regret is many that it was
not. A great many conscientious men adopted it as
a cardinal principle in politics; and hence arose the
Anti-masonic party.- It sprend crver a great part of the
State, and became thogreat rirolof ;he Democracy.—
It was idAelaiaftli by the Fiderallin,,Natiimal Repub
eans, Whip, And disaffected- Dtmutirists, Via wished
to rise into Nearer, The greatalstagest4 - of them all
was the Deenueratie party.: As your wetid- connected
with the Antileaasms, you fell into tratiPtent inter
course;with your occasional allies, the *ow called
whigs,-end gradually adopted - their prioniples; and
when, by reason of this unholy union, theA ad-masonic
party gave, up the cardinal diameter of its prfnci plea,
and-became betaken up, you were found a fußiledged
whig, With complete whig principles, and arrayed in
complete oppoeiton to the Democratic party—the very
Democratic party, too,to which you formerlf belonged,
and which you had left fur the purpose of advocating ,
Anti-masonry -
You are not one of those who were thrown out of
the Democratic rank(_ at the time of the convulsions
which happened when Mr Crawford was a candidate
for the' Presidency, many of whom have not yet return
ed. You adhered to the greet prevailing portion of
the party; yotracterd with it, and partook of its hon
ors. This is the same democratic party to width you
are now o pposed . The Whig party, with which you
now act, is the limy party to which you were then op
posed—opposed no doubt on principle. Ours is the
identical party, which you then called Dentociatic.-
1 Yours is the identical party which you then called A
ristocratic. Have those two parties so completely ex
changed principles, that it would be consistent fur you
now to change aides? Is it not somewhat more prob
able that you have changed? That same Aristoctotic
or Federal party is now called Whip; and if it has
changed its principles as often as its names, it must
have requited some study, to keep pace with - them. I
shall not now stop to prove that whig principles are
identical with the al4 Aristocratic, Federal principles
which you used to appose, nor that they are as much
opposed to real Democratic principles, as the whig
party to the Democratic. It is enough of repent, that
at one time, and thin not many years ago, you were an
ardent supporter of the Democratic party, and now
you are as ordeatly opposed to it. To support Anti.
masonry,youforeeek Democracy;-Anti-masonry died
in your hands, and as a next step, you go still. further
from your first principles, join your old political oppeo
nents end become a whig. Ido not say this to of
fend you—man is prone to change; and his change is
generally imperceptible. .
Now, sir, in all that I have said of you, you tepee,
sent a arge class of people. Within your recollect.
fort a large majority Of the people of Allegheny Coun
ty were Democraue and this was the case with many
other counties in this Siete, . which are now Anti-
Democratic. They were warmly attached to Detn,o-,
erotic principles. Thousands of good Democrats i',ll
through the State, joined the Anti-Masonic party and
thus thinned the ranks of Democracy. A ntimasoory
end Whigiem united, produced no Simla/okra width
has led many honest hearted Democrats into the gong
mire of Aristocracy. You, sir, have to bear • share of
the shame •of this Misleading. Youi; eircunislancea I
and the influences by which you are surrounded have
perhaps prevented you from seeing the paint in poll.
tine to - ,which you were tending, and • other have
been blinded in the same manner as you. You and
they werodeyoted to distinctive Antimasenry, Wi
Democrats would not adopt the principle, :nor would
the Federalists. You set up for yourselves—the great
mass cf you being Democruts. You received hit t/ your
bosom the eilliigs: and they poisoned , your principles.
and gave the death sting to your party. And now you ,
cling to the viper as your firmest and moat natural. ,
ally. All your first love is gone. Those that. loved ,
hut to deceive and destroy still hold you entwined in
their coils._ If your attachment to Antimasonry was
real, why rouneitilif With thotes - irtteishisnglid h ?!., "If
your old attachment to Democracy was real, there is
nothing now to prevent a free and full return. You r.
receive no hearty welcome from the whigt—obeywill FUR THIS POST,
spare you when they can. " AS A MAN'S HEART IS, SO IS HE.
Examine, if you please,ner principles, and see if they "214 e Liberty party aied the Bible lathe Coareime
are not essentially theold Dernocrodcprinciples which Schools."—This is a . pert of thn -heading of en edit
we always entertained, and which we professed apd
~ riularticlein the Gtisetie olyesterday, in which ' arNag
acted nn, when you were centendine manfully with us other Matters . the 'odium!w argue that the LitittrtyMen
under Democratic colors. At least do 'OS the justice are opposed to the Bible;—or, to its use in the schools.
to acknowledge that we ere the identical old patty Among•other things he says, "we may take it for
which you were once proud to call the Democratic...granted that the Liberty Party in Ohio and in Western
Republican perry; and those with whom you are now ',Pennsylvania subscribe to the Popish sentiment that
associated. are the identical old party which you used, the Bible should be excluded from the Commou
to call Aristocrats and Federa lis ts. They may haw s ' Schools." This article standing as a "leader" in the
become democrats, but we have not discovered it.— columns of the old Pittsburgh Gazette, and consider.
We may have changed and become radical, but we t edalsolii its intended beating upon Liberty men in
have not found it out; and as to our radicalism, we the quartet, hosgiven rise to the most painful reflee
wereas loudly charged withstmt by the old Federal lions.' The man, who, hut a few months ago. hien
party, when yin were one of u., as we are now. . , 1 self liekl high the banner of opposition to slavery, in
- If we are mistaken, do us at least the justice to eon- i the columns of the same old Gazette, applauded the
cede that we, who adhere to the party to which you friends of human rights QS the best friends of the coun.
o ne s , h o n est l y boh n ig e d, a r e lb ( a i r sdh e r enee h onest l y try; the man who is personally acquainted with many
mistaken. When we lose oar friends, it is son* con- Liberty men, and knows them to be as intelligent
solution to preserveat least, our 'reputation. for hOileity. I friends of the Bible' aVotir country contains; knows
H, them to be men who, Mere than many others, labia- to
- k - mOke the Bible the guirhi of all their actions and the
fort , T tt x p 61 1,.., , fbundation of all their °pillions, whether in politics or
,
• -, • ' religion,--I say this men Molts the egregious elan
. "FIFTH WARD—BIBLE IN COMMON i der thintlieLiberty Merl tru - bseribe to the seinitnent,
,SC HODLS." ... . that the Bible•thould - be excluded from the common
"We soiled a few-diving° that the Bible had been - schools. Much 'has been said in the partizan papers
"exeltietert from the - Cl:mom Schoenen, the sth - Ward . about the apottaoy of this Ediosr, but if we had not
of . this city about rout:rigs ago, at 'a, time wheµ the before, heard one word en that subject, this attack on
"Board Ut Directors consisted eitherly 'of totTorstooo. the-Liberty men would be evhlenee conalusforb of the
"among whom were boo Cetholics. .• We hayejust corruptible and corrupted character of the man's
"been infornied that we made an error sistAteapects heart. ) Aaistinest and pure mind is incapable of con
"die time. The fact sack place in- , 1837, ashen the ceiving, •or expressing so gross a itharge as this on
"Loccdoesia and. Catholics had the controL THE —whichl animadvert. -
"BIBLE, WAS RIPCLEIDED and , the people -were , Truly a bribe is earrupSint. - But its elfeeti are net
"go indignant that they -held p , ublic meet itipto codes,- verovalierlat Whin? the-corditien of its reeeptiiro, is to
ho target the Bible restored. • hetes, and vill% fernier fruinda, arid detry mid condemn
.
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all fortifetpreifeukins. • - -. Q.
- -
Mr. D. N.'Whitiffit The 'Mention of the uo- '
deraig , etk Directors of the bib Ward Public &Twols
- daring • the yeir 1/137, having- been directed td the '
Game t/a -- !T in- -a g r. t he sal ? stalir.e ufthe starvin g Pm
iibove • extract , &Vet. riaper , of the lit :inst. under pie of England :
the'; elitoriarbead tf -fcbrrofr ertleie, pub.; Assork ee *oft jos •sg i s eight direetisus.—"•-We hear,
liifaed We; itkelliiet-Iright, on the 21st ult • said on frornirood authority, that Thomas Bushell,Essi ,of
44-ThillidifiririgMtilit bErtiti gr'lntt i Y eiraiated ;w e DolPhill A•eartlexe thist.#9 ll , ll whietgranictt: ENT" l "ien
would - ask the priviler - through Ate Ita.ne medium, of• tn-bisseeerti to destroy and eoesert to their, own use all
tidiWatTng,•••4la.illai Ma - cfalligaitirialgtir *gib' intie hires and rab•Jits on their reapeetise farms. fThis
and in support of thisdeedid, we °fet the following; boon, it is almost Oeediesa teeny, has been thankfully
plain statement-of: &eat, •- - - - ' • Some idea inaybe formed of th e immense,
-••- - -
• •
Lt the early part of the year 1837, fodr.'persoes num r reMai ts on this estate, and the consequent in
wureelected es - Sebool Directors for the then-Reweegh jury togrowing crops. when it is stated Mathew Goth,
of the Northern Liberties,: 'of Pittsburgh, (now Sth one of Mr Busbell's keepers, shot and stowed op-
Ward of the city,) two ferthe regidis term oflyrirs, 'Wards- of two thousand last winter. in spite. nzrer-i
vin--Janses McClain, and Wm. Maim, pad • tOro to theleire;sinidiiisiesfigioonsinaghter,"they at% now, Pi
fill vacaranes 2 years. vin----slames Blakely eatti E. ?.use his 0 0 , 11e/PreSSWIli "*e think as the gruuw% tit er
n Heesiiirgs,abe late Robert Glass, Esq.. end. Sem- er." a circumstance which will cease. se • (nein,' intr
ust MrKclvy, were-the two who held over and whieh prise.; when the remarkable fecundity a s uman sii
constituted the Board of 1837. After the organize- main is take into consideration.—LaarasteT Gaardi
;ion of the Board great pains were taken to obtain ern-
somisetant touchers, which War believe we did; all of
sehailkwere members cf ProOltant Churches. and to
arbeeivverbal instructionsirem giveh br the Board to
use,'erith the other school 'basks, the. Bible and Testa
ment-in_ the public school" - whet umily the parents--
Ne'rsalkaitien was ever introduced,-etfered or passed
by any of ea, to EXCLUDE THE BIBLE from the
Public Schools;" nor do we believe that at any time
since the adoption of the Public School hassueh
a resuiution been droved by any director iulinr dis
trict, let his religious or political faith be what it may.
Wo believe the charge to have originated under the
following circumstances:
In 1337 we adopted "CoLb's series of act.ool hooks,"
and'nuole it known that, we had .lone so to the parents,
tbrorigh the medium of the pupils by theteseipers; sad
these books Were adopted by the Board, because re
commended by the Senate of Pennsylvania to be used
in the public schools, uniformity being desirable judos
bouks made use of; and as the Bible was not of the
number recommended by the Senate, we thought it
unnecessary to mention it, particularly as iuwas made
use of already by three pupils whOso parents sent it.
Some persons, under the misapprehension that as we
had not named it. (the Bible,) believed that we did
not intend that it should be used, and reported that we
intended to excluded it. A town meeting was called,
and a committee appointed to wait on the directors,
in order to lay this and sense ether supposed grievan
ces befoul the Board. The committee waited on the
Board, and the whole matter was canvassed over; and
to show 'to the public the reasons why the Bible and
Testament was not genet ally used (not excluded) in
the schools of the sth Ward, we insert the following
answer, given by us as Directors of the Public Schools
to that Committe ) relative to thiaquestion alone: "The
"nextresolution (ofthe public meeting,) respecting . .the
"Testament being excluded" from the schools, the Di
"rectors would say that the reason they had fur not us
ing it as a class book is. Ist, its unfitness sea book
for children tearniog to read; it havingmauy hard words
"which required persons knowing hew to read well,
to understand them; and
"241 e, its having•been net used in those schools in
"which it has been introduced; and 3dly. its nietbeing
"used in any of the six schools of Allegheny,, nor, so
"far as the Directors can learn, in any of the Ward
"Schools of the city as a class book.", The Cummit
ree,of 'which Andrew Mellwaine, Esq:, was : Chairman,
and to whom we refer with pleasure, retired apparent
ly satisfied that the charges were without foundation.
We find that a mintier charge bad .been . - brough
against the Banda Directors in 1839, when it con
sisted of some whits, and no Catholics. And theirs
tract from the minutes which follows, dated May 31,
1839, shoes conclusively that it ens the opinion of
that Board that the Bible-bud never been excluded--
The extract is in these words; "Also answer the old
" Bible Society's Committee, saying that the Bible has
" never, as yet, been used as a class book, but the Di
" reetars were always willing it should be, and re
" commended the parents, through their children, to
"send the Bible or Testament, and a class would be
" formed, and they believe.-that.it had never been
"done." (Reiterating whet we had requested two
years before.) The above extract stands on the min
utes, and it proves that the Bible or Testament was
not used as a class book when the Board was not all
"Locofocos end Catholics," and from a cursoty ex
amination of the minutes, we have reason to believe it
was not adopted as a class book until August, 1843.
We do not, sir, intend by th l s to insinuate aught or
bring any chalge against any of the Boards of Dime.
tors that have been in existence since our term ceased,
bet belirree that they have discharged their several du
tiesvrith fidelity to thu public ‘Ve merely wish to
show that the fault of the Biblencitbeing used.aniform.
ly in the schteds, whenendee our direction, 'cannot he
charged to the Directors, let it rest Whereit
Hoping the above statement will be satisfactory to all
who huvenot prejudged us, weremain. alte.„
SAML M'KELY EY,
JAMESBLAKELY,
NVSI WILSON,
JAMES !VULCAN,
E H HEASTINGS.
rittsbu rg li, Oct 3, 1844.
*ln confirmation or our statement of facts abuse
made, wo would refer to the follnwing correspondence
between the then Secretary and 4 Nlrs Lydia Creighton,
the only remaining principal teacher In this neighbor
hood.
MR. HEASTINGS' NOTE
•.•Will Mrs Creighton please to atat-, %briber, at
" any time during the years 1827 or 1838. there was,
"by the Board of School Directors of the sth Ward
" of the city of Pittsburgh, Or by any of the said
" Board, any direction nr otherorder given for the ex.;
" pulsion of the Holy Scriptures from the Schnot over
which she presided;or any of the Schools toberltraiw.
" ledge? And , n briber she was not directed by them,
" through their Secretary, lo teach the Old and New
" Testaments to the children of inch of the parents as
"desired their chili:trek to the tither of them."
lleffiectfully, E H HEASTINGS.
." Oct 2, 1844
"To Mrs Lydia Creighton, Teacher, Allegheny
City." • .
AIRS: CliEldHTol'g' REPLY
" I certify, that during the drawl had charge of the
" Pebtio. Female School. Fifth Ward, Pittsburgh,
"(which was fur more than two years.) no prohibi
" lion was laid on the rending of the Holy Scriptures,
" but on the contiati. Tina order/ from the Boma of
"Directors to permit Any child to rend in either the
" Old or New Testament; that wished it."
"L. CREIGHTON."
"Allegheny City. Oct 2d, 1344. .
To "Mr Is H Heastings."
=SEM
STATE ELECTICIs% Of 1814.' -:' I -Me Wahine( said on the cum sou thin Clay
-,, --a , .
(So far as thir Ausaa me& dij eeasirstrea. m a, A s bold,. and I bold. distinctly. that aartexatWorstalsad
mile Slate Electis t ma of 1840. de ea tend to the eNtension, promulgation owd-Havitirtasa
- 1840. • • 1844 61)1* or "laverl."
, -
. .
~..
Den, 1444 .. . Deal. Vnig. 1 Me Clay himself says, "whether Texas be Marren-
Maine, 45,110 45.317 48A51 37.850 dent or incorporated into the United States, Ido not
believe it will prolong or - Shorten the duration of that
New Hampshire,29.ls9 20.038 25,985 14 750
Connecticut. 25,535 30.159 28,846 29,863 " inatituli " n "
ainnialaimmtio ' 3,2e' . 4,653 208 5,560
w .: S° higg i"."" ery. e li Vbat ea rcand na rdst " e! Mon th° eallil a
auPluxlif!
Vermont, 22,637 33,435 21,153 28,189
What a party! The gods balm indeed ibssfotooka
Virginia, 21,695 34,402 26,927 27,791
Kentucky, 39,650 55,370 55,056 59,680 them ' Baikal Pea,
North Carolina, 36,428 44,508 37,346 41.030
Alabama, 29,102 21,556 35.659 25,473
Indiana. ,_ . 54.297 62.934. - 64,625 62.057
Illinois, 44843 40.203 56,483 43.114
Louisiana, 1,034 9,136 9,593 9,294
Missouri, 29.625 22,212 37,208 31,357
393,390 423,953 447,540 4 / 6 .033
RECAPITULATION OF THE VOTE AT STATE
ELECTIONS.
1840 %'hig tote, 423,953
" Dem. " 395,390 28,563 Whig maj
1841 *Dem " .47,540 •
" Whit " 416,083 31,457 dem. mnj
Democratic oils in 13 States; 40,020.
ANOTHER PROJECTOR OF PROJF.CTI 1..E.3-
Oita would suppose that, now that steam power has
t
come to the aid agutipowder in the business of mut
dering humus' beings, there would bet no further efforts
to bring swifter'clestreiction upon our kind by new in
ventions. From the paragraph of a London paper it
would seem, however, that an English cnptain has been
contriving a mode of ,blussing up whole ship loads of
people by throwing a projectile five miles:
"Captain Werner has addressed a letter to the news
papers, in which he stub: 'lf the guvrrnnsent will an
chor a line-of-battle shiit'it the hack of the Goedwia
I Sands, nut of the ship-track, so that no harm may hap
! pen to passing vessels, I will, from on Lsonnl another
ship, destroy her at e distance of five miles. I am
willing to take on board the vessel in which I operate,
i General Sir George tehrray. Captain laud Viscour
Ingestre, R. N., Crp.ain Dickinson; R. N , and Cap
ktain Henderson, R. N. who sh.tll have every opportu
nity of inspecting my tr.ode of operation, and sat i•fy
ing themselves that on this occasion I use a projec.
Itile. The kind liberality of my b lends enables me to
exhibit this
..experiment without asking the governs
Iment for Wakilling towards ..'t.. If I fail, lam tu re
ceive notbingliut ridicule; of which I hare received
I quite encugh to 'satisfy any reasuoul man already .—•
, But previously, I require a guaranty from her Majesty's
government for its purchase of my secret for £300,-
000, in the.event of asy destroying the ship and satis
fying the four above named officers of the feasibility
and practicability of my pions."
DEMOCRATIC ME:STING
In pursuance of public notice, a large and enthusias
tic meeting of the Democracy was held at the house of
J. C. Simi. alth Wised & Allegheny City. uu thweve.
fling of the 2.1 inst. A. BARCLAY, ?l.q , presided,
assisteg by Zedekiah Bonham and Jacob Lehman. as
rice Presidents, and William M'Elrey. as Secretary.
The meetiatg war no annahr orginisedilumtbe house,
fled to overlkiwing, and iebtscame necessary to ad
joura to tharipen air.
Wilson M'Candless, Esq. was called to the stand,
and addressed the crowd in a Powerful and convincing
speechtlarinkthe delivery of which. be wns repeated
ly forced !to pangi By tbelietrity ran 4 ezifehinf Cheers
of the multitude. His vindient i tort of Mr. ShUnit's
character from the base hypocritical - 4 . am; made to
lower him in the estimation of his renew citizens, as
a man and a christian, was most triumphant; and the
assentin. , response uf the ! penplstgaye fall proof that
the federal calumniators have miee'd the mark in la
boring to bring the religious prejudices of the commu
nity to bear against the pure life and unstained reputa
tion of Francis R. Shubk..'
Mr Mc. dwelt with equal force and effect. ou the
subjectof the tariff, and the ridiculous pretensions of
the whigs to be its exclusive friend. Ho portrayed
the conduct of Cloy and his firiends, un this subject,
in a—misateriy , eiessnosi. :Wheii-the compnimise set
was about to expire—the Government bankrupted by
its operstion-f—without credit at home or uhrtsui—the
manufacturers prostrated and dui' 1 / 4 rk in anding idle,
and the meaanic and laborer without ernployment.—
In thisteente ofeffsirc-Whatossid Sir fitcolves the (worse
of the wbig catdidatel
Here beenumerated the book bills and fiscal projects
of Mr Clay and his coadjutot s I=l6t the univer...l
ruin and devastation visited on the public by the ex
plosion of the Isitebetik: lie aticie*cited much wrath
by Mr Clay's tenacious suitiereautt to the distribution
affair. when there was not a dotter irt-.the Treasury or
one lobe had oo Government credit at home or abroad.
Pointing out the absurdity of the distribution favoring
protection. ata time sorbet reciaipts - from the public
lands was a mere trifle, and the friends of the measure
advocating a duty no tea and coffee of more than doa
ble the land. proceeds.. which. if ilnrctaed by Proper
discrimination, a *tittles icieclitig protection, would
fully cone up to the highest expectations of 'the• most
sanguine turd man. Mr Clay's exit to Ashland, be
fore the tariff question came up, in order that he might
he able to nature his solithertifriends
_of his rictermi
skiioit'm airicteir'y the opine of the ' Coinpromisti,. aiiil
the hostility of hisconfidemial frieurds to the passage
of she tariff bill in both. houses, were explained with
entire satisfaction to the trueience.
Mr ',syn.; next tnok the stand. and spoke with a
thrillinr, effect -of the hese sinndera Circulated for the
purpose of slandering the character of the democratic
oundidata , slum*, 1 ,1 ,1 r . the', l4l 4e'?i*eflue4n'a
which must ultimately result from exacting religious
prejudices on such occasions." He ids . ° reviewed otiv•
er important topics with great ability and tato& which
we have not time to dulled ut_preeerit.•
' Thenteeting attietanditai atiesittikis tasawing tabe
3d we'd (Allegheny,) Public Schad House,with three
tremeadoes cheers for Folk. Dellas:entiSbunkoind the
loud and mining strains of the Club. Look oat for
Old. Strunk 'a ueighborain the 4th ward.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
According to notice, an exceedingly large and en.
thusiastic meeting of the Democnitic Association of
the sth Ward. was held at their usual place. Messrs
Layug and M'Candless, Esc" addressed the large
att.semblage with their Mahal ability , and eloquence, Un
masking perfectly. the chtararter of our opponeats,and
the deception practised by them, in or.les to secure
the sufiniges of the people, and ably defended tbe Dem
ocratic principles. After the thanks cf tho meeting
were Hummed to the 'Speakers, the meettag adjoared,
with three loud and hearty cheme fur our candidatetn
giving the gratifying assurance, that the democrats of
this ward, are determined to do their duty at the en
suing election, in fityour of honest Old Shank, and a
gainst the libeipatty.
... •
J S 1-lAMlvros,Sec'y
10 eight-inch chambered Gees, of. bout 63 cwt.
each, and
25 thirty-two pounder chambered Guns, of shunt
92 cwt. each.
All the foregoing Cannon to be delivered at tbeplit
ces named by the 15th day of June next; to conform
to such drawings as• may be furnished by the Burran
of Ordnunce and Hydrogrupity; to be subject. to such
proof, tests, and inspection near the foundry where
made, and such further inspection at the place of de
livery as may ho directed by the Chief of said Bureau,.
and to stand such proof, test, and inspections as wi ll
be to entire .satisfaction. Should one fourth of the
number fail in any particular, at any one inspection,
the whole lot offered shall be rejected, or such turtler
test be applied as may be deemed aec-croaty.
The contractor to provide at his expense an appro
priate site for proving the Guns.
.dfray cad lhatk at a Wedding.—A. fight occur- The proposals must distinctly state the rata per ton
red between W. W. Rives tied Chas. Tah, in Wilcox of 2,240 pounds, and be endorsed “l'ropusals fur for
ce. Ala., on the 44th, in which Rives was mortally nishing Cannon on the Northern Lakes. "
wounded. Tait made his escape Eastward. • This The Guns to be cast of the best gun-metal ;no le,,
brutal butchery is thestommented on by the Cahawba blast metal to be used ; the whole of the Gut,, to le
Gazette: turned, and the surfaces dressed off and finished per
" Mr River was . engaged to be married to Miss Se. featly smooth.
rah Tait, daughter of Copt 'J. A. Tait, and sister to Bonds with two approved purities in one-half :In
Dr. Chinks Tile thin iniesent of aft tbe fulmar; except airman' of contract, will be required to be entered in
perhaps Dr. Tait, hart been eirren, and the father had to within fifteen days after the time limited for re.
given Rives a Certificate to irixein--which he did— ceiving bids ;and ten per cent. tithe annum% of all bid:
the marriage license. The marriage was to take place will be retained as collateral sccurity,inaddition to tht
at 8 o'closk on. Outeday teeming. , b on d given, for the faithful perfurenauce of the , con
"Accordingly on that morning Mr Rives, accomps- tract, which will be paid only on the satisfactory con,
rtlid'tgititit tie ma • fFlindie Cent to e a pt.- Fait's to pletine of it; and 90 per cent. of all deliveries mad.
have the marriage Ceremony aerformea. On arriving will be paid on all bills propoporly authenticated tre
at *sr near ate-door of Capt. Tait's dwelling, he and I cording to the provisions of the contract, within flirt)
his friend were met:4l.De Tait. sad after passing idays after their presentation to the Navy Agent.
friendly salutation s ol l e f r iend of fliers was invited to I tar To be published twice a week in the follow
pass into the how, and Fives requested to step wide l lag papers r , Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia : Old Doroin
that he, the mid Veit. might speak a few words with lima, Portsmouth, Virainnt ; Enquiter, Richmond. Vir.
him.' - After atanoksotrideit abort distance, Tait cons. ; • Mucheonialt, Globe, and Intel ligencer, Wash
a r t eg es e d y i n 4cr isa tet eu RFsedi era sedattleyeetieießfves ingeon, D. C.; Son and Republican. Baltimore ;. Anse
SOOSI wreeted from Mm when be emir a remitting pis- liras Sentinel and • Mercury, Philadelphia ; Emmet
tol and shot Rives in the lower• parcel" the stoma*, Puit.ond rAutore, New York; Daily Times and IWor
(torn which weund Rives died on Monday nmening. ritiegPeat,..Bsiseese. Mile Morning Post, Pithburg h
After Rives bad been carried into the bone the mar- I Pentoylvimin: Morning Gazette, Buffalo, Nevi
liege ceremony was performed." 1 act 1-2 aw
WNI WILSON, Preet
We hope ourfelends every ivben+ lean 'wisdom
from the Maine , elsetion- U. H. asseale.
If they don't she'll give them another lesson he No
vember. Boston Post.
, •
THEULTIRIL
MISS M CLARENDON, LESSEE.
N B CLARKE, STAGE MANAGER.
G T ROWE, PROMPTER.
•
YABAWKILL
31111. /141,01CMTT.
And pcmitively big hut ttppeturstice this evettingiSsiter
day, October sth, will be acted Shakespeare's delebra
ted comedy of the
31111111 T IPTVIIIS or um:mm*3,
FALB TAFF OUT WITTED.
Sir Jim Falptof, Mr Hackett:
Mr Font, N B Clark*
To conclude with
MONS. MALLET.
Mr Hackett.
Mies Clareadun
Atom 51a,
Slurce
Doors open at half past 6 o'clock. Performance ea
commence at 7 o'clock precisely. Admitiiu. , B.o‘ 600.
.2•1 Tier 37i cerkut, Pit 25 cents, Gallery 12k.
Dry Goods, &c. at Anstioa.
A T Davis' Commercial Auction Rooms, corneT ut
'Mr Weis! h'nd lib streets. on ADX:PDAY nes.t.4sitt.
7111. at 10 o'clock. A M., will lie sold a large let af
seasonable DRY GOODS.
At 2 o'clock. P M.
1 Platform Scale; 10 Boxes Virginia Tolsaceo.
FURNITURE.
THIS EVENING, SATURDAY OCTOBER 3.h.
at 7 o'clock, a few tympana of superfine Broad Cloth,
rti inns color..
Also, ; large Invoke of Watches, the bevt let Ala
nd at Auction in this City for some time; they are
finely finished and can he warranted in every respect.
Among - the lot are Patent Levers full Jewelled, Cylan
-4-r Escapement 4 Jewelled holes.
At the same time. abuts. lot of becnr.tl hand Watch
es; 1 double barreled Scot Gun
Last , and Closing Salo of litoodtor
A T the new Auction Rooms, Nag. 61 nod 63.
/11. Wood street.. on THIS, SATURDAY ,c,vE
NING, the sth inst., at 7 o'clock, will be sold ell the
remainder of the extensiv,e and valuable lot of Book•
on hand. Sale positive.
shinketn, satinet, ike. •
3;f„) PAIR 4 •COVADES"Stsperior Blankets;
- 8 pieces r Mixed &duet ;
21 " Ste.ntwrville Jeans_;/
Part on consignment and for sale by
J. D. IVILLTAMB.
No 22 Filth street
- Chant and Valuable Property. *r Sulfa
A LARGE FARM, with valuable itriprwil.
nients; situate a abort distance from the City of
fine mild entire or (I+f/hied - to suit
purchasers—Title indisputable.
Aura, For Sole or Lease, a lot of ground en rho
north side of Front, abort) Roos street. in the City of
PittslArrgh. For turrni apply at the Rad Estate and
Conveyanciog Office of
mat 5 BLAKELY 3: MITCHELL.
Par Sale Cheap and on Easy Tams.
ENTY Lilts in New Troy, Niprib side
f the Allegheny River, 40 feet in width and va
r.kii,4.frogi 2110 1 , 1-240 feet in depth.
Alin:TWO. Lt:ts, on the rutin!" Street
Road, 24 feet faint' end feet deep.
plt. ALso, a Lot and Frame - Howe, )ieljini a
liarnisorne ihcorne, in Allegheny City.
A Lso, TH REF. Low of ground, , r on utisich ;atop*,
Are erected, yielding a good ground rout, in Alk
tilteny City.
Those who vcith to learn pap ticulara end see plans
of the above property w•il please rail un Mr. Sjtirest.tr
Seymour, or at the Renl E:stnte and Conveyancing
Office of BLAKF.LY & .MITCHIEL.
.off 5 - • Smithfield, near sth s tr eet.
Stalll Cow.
ri AM E to the premises of the subscriber, living in
. Ohio. Township, Allegheny county, nixed the Sillth
June last. a briadisseow, with a white belly 7 -the pOiqt.
of lair horns are sawed o ff—she. is about 15 oil§ yeirs
old. he owner is requested to prove property t pay
chases and take her away.- • .
uct..s - . JAMES mut.
• - - •
.., : - . .lltritnance on the rierthern
- - 81.1B.LAU OF ORDIIIAALCK AND firDlloo ! , .;:
. . September 26, *ft., •
PROPOSALS will be received at this ts un
-1 t;I three o'clock, P. M., on Monday, . 4th of
yet
November next, for furnivhing and delive g at the
places herein named, the following Cannon-fur dia na
val service of the United States, viz: , • •
At' Sackeits Harbor, New York.
10 eight-indt chambered Guti., of about 63 cwt.
25 thirty-two pounder chambered Guns, of about 42
cwt. each.
di Bujiilo, New . York.
10 eight-inch chambered Guns, nf-abont 63 irwt.
20 thirty-twu rounder chambered Guns, of allow
42 vet; each.
At Erie, Pet:nay/ramie
J. D. DAVIS,
Auctioneer
LYND & BICKLEY..
Auctionftni.