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WHIG STATE NOMINATIONS t
r - . , FOR" GOVERNOR, ,
Hon. James Pollock, of North umbel land County
y&. .': j roa CCNL, COMMISSIONER, .
a HonGeorgO Darsie, of Allegheny County.
--'Ti-;' -1 roAytPttEiE JUDGK, ;
-Hoa. DanieFM. $:myser,:of Adams County
C L E A RFIE LD, P A.,
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Welncilay, September 13, 1854.
... ; WHIG MEETING., ...
- A "Whig -meeting will bo-held in the Court
House, on the Wednesday evening of, thfc
Court. Able and eloquent speakers, .from a
distance, are expected to be present. .
MANY WIIIGS.
AOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. ..
. Ihe Stockholders of this paper. are requested to
meet for busiuc?3, on the,Thursday of the Court.iU
1 "clock.l'. M., at the office of II.' B. SwoopE."Esq.
"-'-'."-' " "TheNswg." --
By the arrival of the steamer Africa at N
York we have three days later news from
Europe. ' The latest intelligence received ty
telegraph ' from the Baltic is that the'tro'ps
from Bomarsnnd are to be re-embarked for
service elsewhere. In the Black Sea the fleet
is still inactive the expedition lor the Cri
mea not having sailed but" by the latest ad
vices preperations are still making for that
event. On the 20th of Angust the Army of
Occupation entered Wallachia. The whole of
- Wallachia, and probably Moldavia, wlli be oc
cupied. The Russians were still concentra
ting n the river Pruth, and the Turks at
Bucharest. No immediate battle is expected.
The- Turks met a terrible defeat at Kars,' and
lost 2000 prisoners." ' ' '-"
- -The Enow Nothings in Curwenssilie. .
"We were under the impression that the po
litical epidemic "Know.Xothingisru" had not
j et penetrated as far as Clearfield, but it seems
we wvro mittakenas they have a regularly
-organized l-dge,in full operation at Curwens
villc. They assembled there the other even
ing in our friend Detriek's blacksmith shop,
and we are informed," on authority not sur
passed even by that of the 'Pennsyltanitin, of
all their "wonderful,'' and 'blasphemous' pro
ceedings. .
Fifteen candidates were regularly initiated,
and had it not been for ' one, who after being
put through fire times, still declared he was a
democrat, and that the whole thing was a Whig
gfiH-trap,this exposition would never have
come to light, and thus would' have been lost
to the world; "-" '"-'"'-. , t.
". "Each" candidate 1vas seized by four stalwart
men, 'and -placed face downwards, on an an
vil Aflo'ck lying on its side. After being rolled
tffft iirriesfroTii neck to heeds,- ho was "scoot
ed' over the pavemen .into- the .street, after
Which lie was gathered up, brought in, arid hrs
"head chucked into a coal pile, while the "other
end" received a gentle application of-the con-!
tents of the '-slack-tub.' He was then called up
xm for his initiation .-fee of three, cents. . ; After
"the fec were all collected,ono of tlie 'regularly
initiated' started with the funds" to: procure ii.
little tspiiitual consolation,' doubtle.i'3 to wash :
the wounds of the neophytes, aud.;; doubtless'
for some. .-other purpose.;. .After the.arriyiil of!
the messenger, our reporter, most eniphat;cal-!
Jy "knew nothing.' ' ietore morning, we are
credibly informed j , the ;rcst.-were, all in the
same situation, and incous.eque.nqe .ourexjtu
sition mustJierend.CmMisville's a fust
pillage, got some. .asAjvicyi,. and: iiot..a-.few:
tM iioys
GUan,
T..1ir.
EatherHicli, ..
Tiik" Pennsylvania Patriot,' uuLlislie'd m
II.rrrisfurgrf;tates that the re cent Free- Icmr--craSi4-'SfAt-
Contentirtn;t .-which' Mr.' Potts'
-jiame as.a Gul-rntttorial candidate was will-,
drawn, .and, 31c. Pcdlock,'s, subsUtutol, ..was:
Jield'cliUdetiiu;fy-,' or "St. all ' events, t haf' nh '
-proft suHvnKrd to "Inf awkfe-of siicli a meetfnr. '
.ItKa3.na.'.xjntt "managed by a tew political
.wh-CaWinkcrs. -By, t lio; proceedings pu Wished
in the News, it appears i that Dr. llobert Mitth-
elf-,"rf Indiana, acted as Prcii init of the Con-'
ventton. Pennsylvania -' mat-eriaT must have
been .very scarce, when an Indianiau had -to be
srjecttitl, as .presiding ofheer of ..a .convention
purporting' tcr "act with speeial reference to
6nr State polities. Pcnnsylvaniaa.
"And'ihcsiiVre fhe papers"that have jefcn
miblishing" expositions', "and "charging' Judge
Toilo'ck withleing a 'Know Xothing!' : If the
editors are'not natural born members ''of that
order,' it is not because thev "know anything.''1
.To say notliing about the call for the" Free
"Pebio'cratic Convention; which" was published
In all the Free Soil papers, and the. news of
which got "away back here in Clearfield," (for
this countywas represented,") the" fact of the
organ of the present State "Administ ration not
knowing that the "Indiana," which Dr. Mitch
ell represented, is a i-ofinty in PennsylvaniaVis
a good" deai stronger evidence that" Its "editor
Is a Know" Nothing," than :an'y "that has i yet
been adduced against Mr. Pollock'. J It is irot
rfHrprising that the cganderJ whepresides over
the Penvsylvurrian had no more" "brains, but it
is singular" that Bigler, when he' wanted a jack
aiss to control his organ, did not take ne of
the California importation thai he ties running
about tows brrewitKontbeirig" at tUeicKpense
rfceeping a third one of (he' fianve -tpeeiesy at
Ilarrisburg." T ' - - r -t't
ZyimQlGLEVL WTL,! E2 DEFEATED. v
I J he present dtnipaigia' is, 'perhaps, without
.its parallel iathe political, history -'.of this
Comninw-ealth: "?' Icver weropolitieisiis dn
"wirq-workers so completely puzzled, and never
was it more apparent that the' people 'had re
solved to take the matter in.their own' Itands,
and cornsult only their own sentimentsand
wishes, regardless of party predilections'.
The only prediction we will venture, which
however, we conceive to be almost a certain
ty, is that Gov. Bigler will be;defeated at the
election in October, by an overwhelming .ma
jority. . t V
lie will be defeated, because, in the first
placed he canriot iT support"ed"vilf6ut sup-
porting the present National Administration,;
whieh is loathetldepfsed, antl scorned by the
masses of all political 'jartioslA Its character
ami its ticts are regiirded with universal disgnst
stkI conteinpl." - '-- I ' ' ' : - ' '" " ::
;fIIe Avill be defeat ed, because be is the Ne
bi'aska candidate; and has lost the ' support of
the' whole Free Democratic voto of the North
ern counties, without which it is ' impossible
for him to be elected. It is said and believed,
that the Nebraska Bill could not "have passeel
against the manly opposition of Gov. Bigler,
in the position he occupied," wlien the 'resolu
tions in opposition to it "were 'pending in our
State 'Legislature.' -s-'He is - therefore,.- justly
lield responsible for a full sh:ire! in'. the outra
geous violation of the Missouri Compromise,
which M ill lose him thousands of Democratic
votes in all portions of the State. : "1
"He will be defeated,beeause he will lose the
vote of every true friend of temperance' and
virtue'. From his non-committal eonr.se on
the Prohibitory Law "4ncstiori,Jri6!;c6nfi(lencc
whatever can be placed in his temperance prol
fes'sions.' While he expresses bis willingness
to approve any "constitutional" Law, he has
never yet given any intimation of what he
would regard as a "constitutional" measure.
He says the legislature has power to 'regulate'
the trrffic," but we have every reason to believe,
that bethinks it has no power to prohibit it. '
He will be defeated, because he is opposed
to the immediate and unconditional sale of the
Public Works. It is true that he signed a bill
in favor of it, but it was so burtftened with re
strictions, as to prevent' its beneficial opera
tion. He opposed it when a member of the
ienate3 he opposed it in his last annual mes
sage," and be is opposed to it still. : '
He will be def?ated,because of his unlimited
abuse of the Pardoning Power. Although he
denounced Governor Johnston, tor exercising
this power, he haswith the exception of Por
ter, far outstripped all former occupants of
the- Gubernatorial chair. Commencing with
Alberti, the notorious kidnapper, he has fol
lowed it up by the ' release of the Allegheny
conspirators, the pardon of the low ' bullies
from the Philadelphia doggeries, who vialated
the pence of the citizens ol Chester County1,
by public fighting on her soil,- the twofold
paMo-n of Copenhaver, of Huntingdon coun
tyv"and the release of Lachehotirlof Easfon.
who was condemned after a fairly contested
trial of three weeks. If fliese 'are instances
of the wise and commendable--exercise' of the
pardoning power, then f we think it' ia high
time th(0 whole system be abolished: --'i :
no will be defeated, K-canse he ha! violatd ,
lis pledges that retrenchment and reform
should be introduced into the management- "of
thd Public '.Works, and that the Stato debt
should not lie increased under his Administra
tion. .'.Gov. Bigler, during the ; last year, has
received fire millions, forty-deli thousand, ix
hundred and thirty-eight dollars and sixty-ncvcn
cents, moke, than Gov. Jousstox in 1850, yet
he has not only spent that sum, but sec em- Tiun-
drtd undjtfty-tight thonsar.i dollars additional,
xr rv JUiLLIOVJ, five uusored .u&sevextt-
FlVi: TIIOI SU.XP -SIXE UIXIIEED AND NIXK XOI,-
iAps 4i-D nixb CE.VXP, more than Gov; Johu
.bUn I i . , . - -., - - ,
... lf will , be defeated, because of bis connec
tiin,witl; J.udQ Campbells, lie outraged -tlie
fociings, ajid. sentiments of the people, byap
pjMnting. hint Attorney JJeneral,. after . he was
dereafed 'for the Supreme Bench,. and his'sub
se.i'fltuf appoiiitmeiit to a sea? in'the cabinet,
'for which it is notorious, he was wholly un
."ftedj'aiidihe duties of which he is .'liicajiablb
of perfornilng; was ui'orc than the members' 'of
ins ohh iary couhi cjiuurc. ani lie. will now
jp his reward by feeling . the .e'ffeet of the
'deep rooted American ' lrotestant" feeling
which that appouitment mav almost be said to
. i - - t v' .-. . .
have originated in Peiuisv 1'vania
And lastly, lie will be "deieiteii' because' lie
'to.diseliarge the duties of the; .officoj'. ami ', be:
cause the general feeling of "iirssatisAiction
'thai' prevailsover tlie wlioli State must result
in. the total and entire "overthrow ; of (he demo
cratic party and jts'cah.li dates o'nthe 10th
dav of' October :ne'xt. : : ' " "
-. T : i -.v.- -.',. .n:-.!
... ,z , , ,. Good for liofja. .- ,, , - .....j
.. The regular Demctfratic,Cuveutionof Tio
g.i county, jrecetitly, ..'adopted. ;Uiv, following
Preamble and Resolution , , ' " . " .
. Wiiebeas We believe that part of the act , of
Congress lately enacted, repeating the Missoti
Vi C'-hipr-omise, (so-ftalled.) and all otlrer acts
of like cliaracter, are anrJDemocratic and op
p.oselto the true - principles., of our National
Government and highly dangerous to its per
Ietuity. Resolved, That "we will not support any man
for ofifce ho has ' not leen ' openly and une
quivocally opposed to the -repeal of said Com
promise and to the extension , of Slavr- into
free territory, and who will not pledge himself
to nse his whole influence for the re-enactment
t said Oompronnse,4igaiDst the rurtherexlen
sion of Slavery., and : encroachments of the
SUve power., , , . . , . t ..
'"' That settles Bigler;s fate in 'Tioga, "an old
Democratic' sbongh6ld. It is. the action of
the delegate in their regular nominating c'onl
venfionwho have broken down their'arty
tratamels, and boldly planted themselves upon
trie platform of Liberty and the rights of man:
Hrlndredsi'tnd:thbus.,inds of their fellow Dem
ocrats throughout the State Will follow their
example.'-"-' '-' : '-- -
lias been "weighed in the. balance ,'and found
wafiting.' Because .three .years" of misrule
have satisfied the' people'of Jiis uttqr hiabilitv
; Judge Pollock on the Stamp.
Whilev Judge Pollock was lying danger;
ousiy iU afrliis home, in Milton, nearly every
Locofopo paper 1n the State alleged that "lie-"
Jiad refused to take the stump, and were lovtd
in their plamuts because Bigler, at the eleT
enthbour, and as a dying struggle, had ngree:
to go"l)efore thb-jeople. Notwithstanding all
this, they were.perfectly aware of the fact that
it was Mr. Pollock's intention to stump .the
State, from the day of his nomination, up-to
the present moment, and until very recently,
they(were lauding.Gov- Bigler .for his deter
mination to-ftay nj fha. tnjjitoj. anclattendio
tu s, ftffjLciiJjUs in C.S.-J.Ljn-Uj 1 1 iel a st n lje rj
natorial contest "they were loud in their denun
ciation of Govv Johnston Xor-.'.-neglectiup his
ofiTeiaVbusIness" by travcTlrhg 'through' the
country making political speeches, but now
the tables are-tunied, and the.samcj nay worse
conduct in Gov .'Bigler; is all right and proper!
But they have now discovered- nrnch . to
their sorrow and chagrin, that their congratu
lations, on Jndgo Pollock's declining to -go be
4 fore the people were rather premature, that lie
is not only; before them, but with . them on eve
ry principle and every measure involved in the
present contest. He has spoken at Bea,ver,
Pittsburg, New Castle, Mercer, Erie, and oth
cr places during the last week, and was every
where received with the most unbounded en
thusiasm and applause. , ' .: -r -i.
At Pittsburg, on Tuesday the oth inst., he
addressed an audience of from five to six thou
sand.. .His speech is spoken of as one of the
ablest and most eloquent ever delivered in
that City. The Gazette says that : Judge Pol
lock after gleefully alluding to a. former visit
to that city twenty years ago, and to the many
changes wrought within that time, referred .to
his own position as a candidate as one which
he had not sought but had not felt at liberty to
decline, lie alluded to the leading question
before the people involved in the management
of the public works. s He. was uncompromis
ingly in favor of their sale at the earliest pos
sible, moment, as the only means of reducing
and ultimately extinguishing the public debt
and the abolotion of the State Taxes. They
were now a heavy burden upon the people,
costing hundreds of thousands annually more
than they yield? and were besides, a source of
corruption, which, as pati kits and Pcnnsylva
nians, it is our duty to get rid of.
Judge Pollock then recurred to the ques
tion of Education. He eulogized our present
system of Common Schools. . It extended, the
blessings of education to all. rich and poor,
high and low, white and black. It was a great
system, and great because it made education
common to.all. Let it remain common. No
division of the school fund (cheers.) Let it
remain intact, that the .people., may proudly
point to. its glorious results, and exclaim
''These are my jewels! ' But if the Protes
tant or Catholic Church shal succeed in pro
curing a division of the school fund, all these
results will be hist, and hatred, ill-will, bick
ering and bigot iy take their place. I bland
here, said Judge Pollock, as the advocate and
defender of 'Civil and Beligio-iis Liberty, not
withstanding the vile slanders to the contrary
Reaped upon me;' but if my churehj or any
other "church chooses to enter the political
arena "and make itself a political engine, down
with it ! (Immense applause.) The" church
needs no aid from the State;'. it depends 'upon
the aid of a higher and Almighty "power ; and
whiTe'fhe State 'heeds the aid of all good citi
zens, it owes it to itself to keep itself separate
from all connection with religious' pi opagand
ism. ' ' ''" '' , ' ' '' ''' '"' "f
lie then adverted to the Nebraska Bill, and
other questions of interest. He w:is followed
in a most eloquent speech "by 'Morton 'M'Mi
chael, Esq., "of 'Philadelphia. (By the way
Pollock must be a queer "Know Nothing" to
stump the State with' a Catholic!) Coll Cur
tin, of BeHefonte', and Hon. A. Stewart,-of
Favette- "" "'" ""' ' "'"' - " " 1 ' ' " :
' It may'bb, though st present -we 'are unable
to say positively', rliat Jodgt Pollock,-will ad
dress the'Whig Meeting at-this" place- on the
Wednesday evening of the Com t. ; We-, have
word from Bellefonte and Tyrone "that he ex
pressed His intention of visiting Clearfield at
that time. Tlie ''following is his letter to a
number of cur citizens, who invited liim to be
present:':-.' v'o-:'"'- ' -.- -r-" - -
- 1 - i - -j Milton-, July 25th", 18oL
(enr.'-T-Yoursr'of. the- lUtlr.inst.,- inviting
.me. to. visit .your .Co.unty the third week, in
September has been received. It would af
ford me mnch "pleasure fo- do so, lmt I cannot
now posii ivory promise to be thereat that time.
If, however, I can make any acvangemeuts
that will permit me to do. so, I will endeavor :
to comply with your kind invitation. ' If I can
Ixwith yoit T wi'lt inform you in due time.: i
. With sentiments of great respect I am yours
truly,.- .... ... Jas., Pollock...
Messers.JA m. Badebangh, Thos. Shea, and
others. - ' -;' ; ' ' ' - - : ' ' .'
" '- ' - " -- :r -'i- ii :i
js: , : . . v' Another Flea in his Ear
- Bieler;receivcd another cut direct, in- the
Democratic Convention of Alleghany County,
which met in Pittsburg n' Wednesday last
for tfid pnrposc of nominating a county ticket:
It vas largely ;attended,---one: hundred -and
seven-delegates present, r The following reso
Ititiorj was laid xrpon; the table j with only about
ten or twelve 'dissenting voices: '-".' Ii-; ;t -j '"
' Resolved, ; That the'deiegates elected be in
structed to bring in -a j:eiolutiuu.jexciuding all
aeiegateg irpn; .saia convention who will not
support ine state ticKet tne coining lall.elcction.
-inei me iioiuiuaiioiis.Heie maue ior coun
ty offices,'a motion was made for the appoint
ment ot a commntce to (trait resolutions:
which gave rise to a' general upfoir, tbati th6
Dispatch ssxs', is utterly beyond all attempt at
uusci lj'ijun. vner srait nine rue Cliairman
succeeded in "putting the '-motion, whicnvas
carried by a Vote' of GO to 3-3,' and a committee
was'appointed, when" the Convention' adjourn
ed until after Sinner:'--''- 5 "; ": 3 5 ' ' i: :'
In the afternoon the: res6lation-ere'liarid-ed
in; when a motion was made to lay them on
the table.'' The confusion' which followi be"--gars-description-
"After silence was in "some
measure restored the ' resolutions ' wcre'read'.
. - s-
Tmy d!ored the SUteTiCketheyt&ti. arkl
National- Admiaistration,' prjised -'' Judge
flack's lettjer invited Gcjfv.f Bigler to vist
After thej; wefe read, Mr Morrow, pire offtlw?
pommittee . Appointed in the forenoon to pie-
Lljaforesolufions exptessiS'ef the sense, of thy
eonVention,inqufred irthe names of the com
mittee were attached This question Mas the
signal for renewed confusionj in a moment the
delegates were again on their feet, and rush
ing towards the bench. In vain did the chair
man call for . order, his voice was drowned
fcrnld'cnes C'idjpurnrjrljurliji' 4 uer esthete ;
tlie resolutions that were adopted in caucus
last night?" sirdowhWanl!" "rder7order,"
"go'iu Wni-d!" f,these arc not" the resolutions
of the committee;" "Barnett yoh're not chair
man let the chairman or the '-committee
speak" "lettts bare the yeas1 VnoYiays;" &c.
kc. At length," after several members- had at
tempted to make "themselves beard, a power
ful -man,- rushed iovVards - the bench, and in
thunder tones demanded that fhe resolutions
be read and voted" on seperately : A nnnilicr of
delegates by yelling and shouting and counter-calls,
endeavored to drown his voice.--- '
The outsiders now chimed in, and the scene
which followed beggers r description. Fifty
delegates were speaking, shouting' and' yel
ling together, and all striving to' catch ""the at
tention of the President,' who' vuihly:eiideav
ored to stem the torrent of confusion that was
raging so wildly around him. Finally, when
all hopes of restoring order were' .at an- end,
one of t he Secretaries rose, and ; sho'u"ted at
the top of his voice for the; delegates in fa
vor' of the resolutions to get to olve .side of
the house'. -A -number of delegates; without
knowing the reason why, did as they were di
rected; but, upon learning what the move
ment was intended for, they resumed their
ftrmcr position. Opponents of the resolu
tions and those in favor of them, were now" to
a certain extent seperated,. when the confu
sion was again renewed, and amid a" storm of
yells and cheers, and the wildest exeitement
and before the question on the passage;. of the
resolutions had been decided, the convention
adjourned. '.' ' : ;? ! . - .
The Little Giant, a "Lickei Community."
Seldom has a public man been called upon to
experience a humiliation so deep and unequi
vocal, as that inflicted upon Stephen A. Doug
lass, at his own home in Chicago, ohthe occa
sion of his attempting to vindicate to his con
stituents his course in the last Congress. He
was receiv ed with cries ami groans of deri
sion. The flags of the shipping were bung at
half mast, and the bells of the city tolled!
The thousands who assembled to hear him.
treated him with groans, hisses, and cxelama-
tions of contempt, till at last," he left the stand
in a rage, shaking his fist at the audience !
Previous to the meeting ?.n Irish lojy g'wjrd
was organized for his Jpri"tf ctibn, "end when
he left the stand they closed around him to
cover his retreat to the hotel. The crowd
lined the .streets through, which. they passed,
"and saluted them . with yells and groans. It
was apprehendeir.t'ha.t he would receive. j, rr
s.onal violence from. the outr'agtyl and insulted
people,, but, much to their credit, he' was perl
permitted, to escape with these .unequivocal
marks of their disapprobation.' ' .,'". "
, The Chicago Tribune winds up an article on
the subject as follows :
Thus ended the vindication oSenator Doug
lass before the people of Chicago. " It cannot
be regarded as Miythin but 'd complete" and
humiliating defeat raid overthrow. of Doujcljiss
anil his -cabal, uiul as a mo, glorious triumph
of the people. No" skill' no diplomacy, no
expense, had been sp'ared to get it up, and to
have it result by fair means or foul, ia the en
dorsement of Douglass -hv f Chicago.... .Wookh
of labor have been spent r'ij . its, arrangement,
and hundreds of dollaVs "have been expended
in carrying it out. Itwas all in vain. Tin: J
People, the. people,: whom we.- prbpliebied
would rule Inst night, inet,; witltout tlie slight
est preconcerted . iictionAanij actuated, by .one
impulse, blew thO whole' fabric irfi6 ruin in an
instant. i- : -: I ...i J.i- ' . - Yvi.
" ' The ITaine Lar: "- "
The Wilmiiigfon ; Slate's httii publishes a " let-tor-
from' "a- -member of the ; New . York- liar,
whose' talents and welPearned repufation for
jiulgment and penetration alwitys entitles bis
opinions'to great : weight."' "He --was for . some
time'donbti'nt of the expediency of adopting
the Maine Law, but -lately lve- hns ci'j;itod: the
city where that law took its rise, and b thus
details the results of his it i-soualol"'Servations
upon its elfects and moral-force.. The -date of
the letter is, ''-Portland, Makip August 12th.
IS"-"." ...'..-' .!
..'.An oljl resident 1l,elIJinej that, on the. ; pas
sage of theact in this State, three hni'idred
'dram 'shop's' scattered their" poisonous1 exhala
tions over the people of Portland. The'hani
ber'.maybe exaggerated, 'b-it juy. inforiout
was intelligent and positive. A groggerv to
less man iineo iiuijoreu persons was tlie mea
sure ot tne mm mnpnty here at that time.
The paupers were numerous,. brawls common,
anJ-uiauy. streets unsafe ifor. respectable pass
ers after the falling, ot night. .am now as
sured that not a single place of-public liquor
selling exists within the precincts of the towiv.
Strolling; tlu-ough. tlie lower .quarter, after
nightfall, to catch the true condition of .their
residents for the poorer classes manifest the
real state of the community' more readilv than
the better -"'order I found - the boUselmlder,
.surrounded by his family, cheerful and thriv
ing j the, young, men discussing iucidents of
common interest in a clear, manly tone ; the
bouses looking clean arid comfortable, ' arid all
tho marks"of contentment 'ami- abundance I
heard uo furious declamation,- no. incoherent
and frenzied brawling, and none, of thaf jeor
'ing lewdness so common in our more southern
seaports, where liquor is ft-ccly drank and the
sensitiveness - of .humanity-ogives ground -to
brutol obscenity, I am assured, that fhe taxes
liave fallen- ofi ''.ceteris paribut from the pro
hibition of.Him' "-elling. Families 'dependent
up'oh the chilling charity- of -sfrangs' before
the' Maine Lavrr norv rind more than surficient
support from, their -owrv labor. The sinest
evidence Qi thQ blessing of the law, and . its
I .roper appreciation by the people,' lies in its
successful ' contin-race: against an opposition
that, has omjffcTI hufFer" nTc'i'iKr; stratarrem
to defeat it: ' It exists to gladderi the hearts of
thousands" of women, 'to yleld-the- meanr of
education to a growing generation,. and to psrf
petuate the name of. its parent. State in con
junction, with itself. Yours truly. ; ..'
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y-Cuttrt-axl week, i l ""'"i 7 tJ
s- c onie nt isc rain.s ,
; . jptijr arbitrations lately.
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oprrtition. the nrinc law.:; -
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On a striZe the iron pudlcrs of Pitlshurg.
Still presenting tlieir bills the 'wuskecters."'
Too Jjnle the letter of our Philadelphia corres
pondent. "ffw;!"' up the price of Dour. God help the
ppor. this winter !
In town the man with the white appendage to
j Lid coat tail.
" A grrtmp- thd fellow' that let the pls out on
Monday night. - k... .-i
circulation- counterfeit Quarters. Look out
for'tliem. "-, ' V' ' ,
Tisrh't tno money market. " Worti 2' per cent
a nionta in Philadelphia. " " ' ." '
. 7?jyiy--printor"3( pockety. Thats so,, liy the
'steel-yards-' t . " '"".
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An opportunity. next weeji for those who de
sire to pay their subscriptions, .
Stopped li's paper man what wear? the
"churn hat.,' Go lang. Sh el bark I .... ' T
. Going ta he married the celebrated Mis3. Lucy
.Stone, to a rich gentleman of Cin.ci'nnatti.;
-i question Why did Shakespeare, say vwho
steals my purse steals trash." Hecauso it was like
ours, there was nothing in it,. -
r Plenty game around our town. We see .ropes'.'
of pheasants and squirrclls carried past.our .office
almost every day. T
' Getting popular squirrel hunting.. That 'team'
that started yesterday rather .Vtouk the dilapida
ted linen off the shrubbery' ' - ' -
The Inquirer and Chronicle published at Bed
ford, formerly the Inquirer ', comes to us enlarged
and improved, It is an excellent paper.
Coming Bigler, on Court week, to dress up the
"Natives." Ife is to speak on Tuesday -Evening.
Don't forget tho Whig meeting on the night after.
Hendy for Covrt Purviancc, with a new as
sortment of plates, fcc., at his Dagnerreon Rooms.
lie takes good and cheap pictures, and deserves to
be pntronized. ' ..:
ScJtool Journal. We bare received the Septem
ber number of this excellent publication, which
is now officially connected with our Common School
System
The Plug of Utterly is the title of a new Na
tive American paper published in Pittsburg. It
presents a neat appearance, and L edited by that
excellent and racy writer Jj. A. Wilmeu.
Elected Major our friend. Larrimer. Esq. .We
long to see the 'gallant Major' in regimentals.
We have no donb't he'll make a valljant soldier
and a good ''hossifer."
Preparing the doenmfoco' leaders, for Bigler's
arrival on Cou--t week. They are bound to drum
up a crowd, ' if they should have to import it
specially for the occasion. ' '.'
Fight on the corner on Wedne.'Jay night" iat,
characterised by a little blood,' and a good deal of
tall swearing. The litto chap in the blue coat, is
oinc pumpkins' in a a scrim!e.r' " ' .v -
On H -riVr M. A. Frank, Fsq'. nf thin place1, to
the editor of the" Anicricnn Banner.- in Philadel
phia. If there was'nA a -pair, of .'-bloody natives''
together that lime, you may shoot tis. : ,- ;- .....
. . Li'sris IfacJtt.--Mr. - F. Pr.Ur-uxTnui.. has
our thaiJ:f.r some large and ;delieknif peaches.
They did .great credit to hit profii-icncy in: horti
culture, and were relished by all hands, who soon
sent them - tho wavof all flc-h '- ' '
: Gires Li, n -fls'. The Bcv. W'.r. Babxks, of the
Methodist Church is out' in a jettej- iu reply, to
John Chambers, in which the latter individual
gets rather roughly handled. 'Mr." Barnes,'. 'we
believe. i n foreigner by birth." '" ' -
Atttitihn. All subscribers who 'commenced with
the 'first number of onr puper.nrsd have rot yet paid
their ttl--riptiuiiS,- will be charged?!. 50 after the
Court. Tho terms will bo strictly adhered to'.
$1 in advance, and ?1,50 duriug tho 3 ear
Thtt rC'-m Brighton Iteeord is the nam's .of a
neatly printed pnper, published at the home of
Uenj. Iiu.sh Bradford, by DnowEa & Pi aviAxcja.
We are in.bblcd to the editors for a notice of the
Jqurnnl .
howtliet ahont on Monday night "last. Si,
were removed, carriage wheel.?; benches. Ac.,"ear
Tied off. with a great many' other mWthievous act
too numerous to mention. If the rascals who" -did
.iti are caught, they will bo justly visited. wkh;,the
full extent of the- law.
f .Otie of (hejightsdn fSatnfday. rn front of ocr
.othec. - Dutchy CHUght it;rightand left, , but, with
remaikable sangfroid, still eoritLnued to grease
uae wagon, tin lie caught Rlimp.-.e of the footad
when "he riiade a grand rush, but the Ceri. inter
To red In luiie ami prevented the cafas'frophe.
. rn,tr.ei tne Clinton . Tribune denial of
J ndgc Pollock being a "ICnow Xothiiig," "b'y 'the
.T-tulge h 'nifclf. The Judge remarked at' Celle-
fonte, in presence-of a hnmbcT of gentlemen, that
"he fully enJorsed what Mr. "Flint had said on the
eubject.?;; So juueh for that Loeofoco rshad-ol y.'j .
.antititai for (congress Sir.- It. ARTHifRs.' in
tlu.1 District.r: Indapoaienfc of cotorso.-1 Wa dont
know the gentleman, but expect : to mrJ-o hi4 ac-
.quiriaUncohoforc thocloso of tho enmpaignwhen
we will give onr readers an opinion of him-. .'XT-he
is pot the true grit, though, he'll very likely find
.u i , an an a.haru road to travel."
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uoing to interrogate nun The leaders of the
'H"Je.I7,fi?'V 'a this plaea, ore expressing feai s that
. . v. KV,rALPVF:l'L J':""H ?. .. "sound on the
gooc question, ' ana have determined' to interro
gate him on the subject. IF they don't crot an n-
swor -suitable to ceese. it won't be because they
uon t Ueserve it.
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,c , juiuug lue newspaper men. .me
.Aew Twrk Tribune has been compelled 1 to rotluec
iis sixQ oa account of the enormous price of,.print
iriS paper, and the Jackf of iu
sufficient to make the revenue corrcpon'! with the
expense?. It j3 the brinion that the terms of ad
rertwing and subscription must, raise nt least 20
per cent, to enable them to'lire. ' ' "-' '' '
Tiulians lao'ui.-Oux town '.was -'honored' ' last
week with' a visit from three1 individuals." one' of
whom was a female', calling' themsol res -fndin ns
Calapoohas-. Thy nttraeted h little the largest
erowd we-' have f-een' assembled here for--1ot
time, and the Hops of the party seeme l inelineil to
think that some of the andieneo; were, "irildtr
people" than themselves. , A more gtupendous :
hnmlug wo have seldom seen played off, .(aJ-vays
excepting the Psyeologieal ihiugi and confess tint
we were mo-:t cgregiu?!y sold! -I'gh !'
Lettfr from Judse Pollock.
Thefulldwing': correspondence was read
at tha-irtccrit Free petnocratic Convention,
whiclnnet at Jlarrisburg, on the 30th of Au
gustpirsuant toV a- call of their State Com
mittee;: Atthat Convention the name of Mr.
PoTtT.their"rcandHlater was withdrawn, and
resolutions werei "passed" pledging their sup
port io the Hon. ames PoxtocK.
It will be seen that Mr'roLLOCK fully and
explicitly defines his position on the Nebraska
juestion, planting himself on the broad plat
form of Freedom, and standing np manfully
for the rights of the North and the inte-es'3f
true Republicanism.
- --rfixAr)Ei.riri.i7Augisf 5; issnr
Hox. Js-Poi-ijoc"; : Vgcr 6rr TrrTi'.e Whig
Committee in thcir.rcceut address, appeal to
thepeiple of Pennsylvania on thc.groumt of
resolnte ojiposition to the fr.rther extTHtion of
theintitiitiou bf' domestic slavery" in tlie'"-fer-iitonal'doTfrhin
of the nation," and the ."sol
emnly pledge the .Whig party of Pennsylva
nia, aud its candidates to the "doctrines 6f the
act of 1780," "to the great ordinance , of 1787,
iu its full Kcope nd all-iin-itMe'ie-it. princi
ples, to a resolute determination to effect the
absolute ancl entire repcahof the aggressive
jiortions of tire "Nebraska A, to the protec
tion of the personal rights of every human be
ing under, the, constitution of Pennsylvania
and the constitution of Ihe-Ubited States, bv
maiiitaining. inviolate the trial by jury and
writ of Habeas Corims.' '; --'
Desiring to unite, if possible with our fel
low repuldicafis of every party and name in
opposition to an aditiinistratione-hich has
recklessly and wantonly violated the plighted
honor of our fathers, we respectfully .ask an
expression of your sentiments on the following
points : ' " .'"'-'.
First, what are" your views concerning the
provisions of the Nebraska Kanzas bill, which
repealed the Missouri Compromise, and of the
duties imposed ly " that measure upon the
friends of Free lorn ? . : -
Secondly, Do you hold that the policy em
bodied in the sixth article of compact in the
celebrated ordinance of 1787, is a wise and
beneficent policy, and ought to be applied f o
all territory now belonging to the lnited
States, or that may hereaiYer be acquired by
them ? .
Thirdly, Do yon bold that the constitutional
rights of Habeas Corpus and trial ly jury
should be preserved inviolate to every "jiersoii
of the federal judiciary-1 . . .
On behalf of the. Free Democratic State
Committee, - - WM. Ii. THOMAS,
... Chairman.
Mii.tox, August 18th 18-31.
Sir : I-havethc honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your communication of the -3th
inst., asking "ad expression of my sentiments
on certain points" therein set forth. Cordial
ly approving the sentiments of the address of
the State Central Committee to which you
have referred, I cannot hesitate to 'reply to
your queries ; and in reply to your first ques
tion, say, that "my views conceming the pro
visions of the Nebraska-Kansas bill,- which re
pealed the Missouri Compromise, imd ofthc
duties imposed, by that measure upon the
friends of l'reedorn," have been- often and pub
licly expressed. That bill, in its origin, de
sign, progress, . and final, consummation, is
without merit to recommend or' principle to
sustain it. Unasked, illtimed, and reckless.
a palpable Violation of a solemn compact of
plighted fiiith and national honor, An- undis
guised attempt to "introduce slavery into a
territory. now free, it deserves and should re
ceive the unqualified condemnation of a free
people. The duties imposed by this measure
upon the friends of freedom are, "a resolute
determination to. eiiect the i absolute and en
tire repeal ot" the aggressive jiortions of that
bill" the re-enactment of that portion of the
Missouri Compromise which prohibits slavery
i. those -Territories their restoration anil
preservation to freedom, and aetire opposi
tion, no;v and hereajter, by every legal and
constitutional means-, to the aggressions of
tdavery, and its extension in the territorial do
laaiu of the nation. .. ... ' ? .
Secondly I hold that the policy embodied
in the sixth' article of compact in the celebra".
tedordinance of 1787, is a wise arid beneficent
policy, and ought to be applied to all territory
now belonging to the United States or 'that
may be acquired by them. The great and
beneficial results of that policy demonstrate
its wisdom and the wisdom of the Statesmen
by whom it was introduced and sustained a
departure from it ought never to have,. been
permitted, and is the great error . of modern
legislation. - ' " ' ' ". n
- Thinlly.. I hold that the Const itntionai
rights of babca? corpus and trial by jury simul i
be preserved iu violate aud secured -to every
person "arrested on or by virtue of the. process
of 'the federal judiciary. ' l ' r
The declaration of these constitutional rights
is. but tile recognition of some of the general,
great, ail4 esaeiitial, principles of liberty and
free" government.'" "Yours llespcctfiillv, ' -
'' -- james -pollock:-
Mr. William C. Tjiomas,: Chairman of Free
, Democratic State Coiiyeniion. . . ... t ,
,: Tim following is the letter from Mr." Potts,
authorizing the withdrawal of Ids' name! ,':r'
, ir
( "' f --June 12th ' 18.il.- ' f''J
. ; .Dear - StK r Jht; great .-importance, , and
ivpn ueeeissityr- of uxivy among the various op
ponents to the misrule at both Washington anl
Ilarrisburg, has become Obvious to all -anil I
am gratilied to learn," that anf e'trort in now be
ing made, by 4uly authorized counmitteesi' to
eltect it' possible an-ciii so very desirable, and
to' put in nomination such canditlates for of
fice, as will. ht the coming election, "command
the support of the entire opposition. To prof
mote: thisobjec$,:our Free Democrat io friends,
ire ilMibtless pr;pare-3 to make every .. .on
cession and sacrifice, consistent with a dne.r-.
gard to their principles' ;' aud with a view to,
disembarrass your committee in its activity
uixmi this matter, so far as I am individual rj"
concerned, I fully authorize and consent totho
withdrawal cf WJ" nomination as a c-iniidato
for the office-of Governor, at any time that it
may W deemed ex)idient to do so. ' ' -re
With the highest respect, .r -.
i 1 am. gentlemen; . l: ! jj
, - , - - Very trulv yours. ,r
' ' . .. " .V., . ; DAVID POTTSjii:.
To Wii.lt.vm P. Thomas, Chairman' Free Dem
ocratic Convention.
:; Temwratic Secret Orfaniratioa."- ?
-' "Some of the DVocra(icl-ftders about this
city, have lormed a secret: organization, by
which means to jarcel out the orllces and se.
ct their .own members for promotion and
are in great fear of an exnosure of the wholtj
plan:"' Althongh the primary object is to se
cure otlices for themselves." the object avowed
to those they design to dupe is the necessity
iui "-j. more i.eriect orcranizaiion oi ine ueni-
ocratic partr." Thev swear a man first that
h' does not belong and will not become 'a
member of any other secret p-"ditical,ojgaai-
zalion; and secondly., that he will vote foI'r
ler for Clovenor."' ntsb'irg Dispatch. '
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