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TIE RAFTSMAN'S JOUHHAL
CLEARFIELD, PA.,
Wednesday, Karch 23, l&53.
ToariGSEas vx Or?xcz. The report or the
Chief of Police in New York city, shows that
there arc four hundred and seventeen foreign
ers holding ofSce in the Police department,
three hundred and five of .whom are Irishmen
OF" On and after the first . of April, all let
ters passing through the Post Office must be
p&b-paid, or they will remain in. the . office
where they are dropped. Those , who write
should not forget to pay the postage on their
letters. ' -
C" A new mail route has been established,
from this place to Snow Shoe. The mail will
leave Snow Shoe on Tuesday and Thursday,
and Clearfield on "Wednesday aad Friday.
The route to Karthaus has baea extended to
Cook's, Run in Clinton county.
CP" Our Juniata cousin says that it is evi
dent that the "principal instructor" of the
Clearfield Raftsman don't like the MahaSey
exposure. Jersey Shore I'ews Letter.
And of course, you must foilow suit.'- You
poor, pitiful, miserable, imitating cabbage
teaiJ -Yoa haven't got as much originality
as a sick louse !
EF"Dead Bill Poole, the New York Row
dy. Journal.
The "principal Instructor" is evidently not
posted, &c. llollidayslurg Standard.
No, cor don't want to be. TTe admit, how
ever, that the Standard man is "booked up.5'
He's "in the ring," "knows the ropes," and
a more consnmate "rowdy" can't be found
in the Juniata vallev. -
EF" Gejlhast, for April, is a most admira
ble cumber, containing in addition to a fine
engraving cf Xary, Que&n of Scots, an ele
gantly colored steel plate of the "Paris rash
ions," which is an entirely new feature. A
tale, entitled "Mary Stuart, a Romance cf
History" is commenced in this number, which
bids fair to prove the most interesting, chaste,
and elegant production of the kind, that has
ever appeared in the pages of "Graham."
A WORD TO BUSINESS
The spring trade will soon commence, and
business men should remember that to suc
ceed, they must make their name and calling
so familiar td every man in the cpmmunity,
that when he looks at his threadbare coat,
worn out shoes, or battered bat, he will at
once think of the individual who furnishes the
article at the lowest price This can only be
done by advertising. , Our columns are open
to all who desire to prove its correctness.
Send on your advertisements and your money,
and try the experiment. "
MORE CAMBELISM.
Mrs. Rachel B. Packer, was removed from
the Post Office at Snnbury, by the Post Master
General, and a man named Youngman appoint
ed in her place. She was appointed to the of
fice under General Jackson's Administration,
and from that time to the present never failed
to give general satisfaction. She La3 been
removed bectnte her son is suspected cf belong
ing io the American Organization !' The citi
zens of Sunbury, indignant at the outrage,
have held a public meeting, denouncing, in
strong resolutions the conduct cf Campbell,
and asking Youngman to declino the appoint
ment. 1 v - - -
The time is not far distant when such acts of
meanness will recoil upon the imbecile Ad
ministration by which they arc perpetrated,
and the American people will retaliate the
"Proscription" upon the heads of those who
instigate and carry it out. The Post Offices,
all over our land, are fast being filled with
Jesuit spies, and at the present time, you can
not deposit your letter without fearing that
the sanctity of the seal will' be invaded, and
the contents perused, by those who go upon
the principle that 'the end justifies the means.'
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
It is stated that already some seven thousand
applications have been made for bounty lands
under the law passed by Congress only two
weeks ago. On Monday eighteen hundred
such applications were received.
It is estimated at tho Pension Bureau that
about 300,000 such applications will be made
under the new law, requiring 32,000,000 of
acres to satisfy them. The amendments made
in the bill by the ITouse,rcdnced the quantity
of land to be taken up under it from more
than 100,000,000 acres to about the ' quantity
we named above.
The Commissioner cf Pensions, will not be
able to commence issuing Bounty Land War
rants, before the first of July next. Blanks
have to be printed, plates crgraved ; an'exfra
force of clerks to be employed, and other in
dispensible preparations to be made, .before
the evidence of the Enumerable claimants to
these bounties can be acted upon. Meanwhile
those who are entitled to land' can have full
time to hare.their "papers properly prepared
and sent to Washington, which they can "have
done by applying to us in our professional ca
pacity v .We are fully prepared with blanks,
forms &c, for the purpose. Office two doora
east of the J ournaj .office, up atajrs. , , -.
: "MAIIAFFEY'S CARD."
. From the fact that we have not denied any
of the statements in ade by the Renowned Ma
haffey in his pfetened ''Exposition of Know
Nothingism," It is attempted to be argued that
tney are all trueana that we are really tne
leader of an organization, sue has he describes
ia Clearfield county. We "certainly did not
think that a denial of the Munchausan stories
contained in that "card" wouldbe necessary
in an intelligent community. . The publisher
may doubtless believe them, as his credulity
is not very hard to impose upon, but certainly
no man of ordinary common sense, could swal
low them, if he gave the subject a moment's
reflection.
As far as we ard concerned personally, we
dont care a snap of the finger whether people
call us a "Know Nothing" cr not. We have
repeatedly, not only in otir pawr, but .in pub
lie speeches, avowed the principles we advo
cate before our fellow "citizens, and if these
principles constitute .:s a "Kt;ow Nothing"
why, be it so. We are opposed to the election
of Foreiguers and Roman Catholics to office,
for reasons which we Lave often given. If
thai is "Know Nothingism" then we belong to
them, and we don't care a straw who 'knows'
it. Having tbus placed ourself light upon
the record, let r.s glance a moment at "Ma-
haffjv'a Card."
We have said that no man who gives them a
moment's consideration, can believe the state
ments made in this pretended "Exposition."
Is it probable that so large a portion of the
sensible and intelligent citizens of Clearfield
county as are said to belong to this Organiza
lion, would place themselves under the entire
control cf one. man, and one, too, "who has
not resided two years in the county ?" If we
have such an organization in bur midst, and it
is as powerful as Thomas Mahaffey would have
us suppose, of whom does it 'constat ? Must it
not be formed of your friends, relatives and
neighbors ? And can j-ou believe that thev
would bind themselvos by a solemn oath, as,
he alledges, to follow blindly the beck and nod
cf any man or set of men ? Can you believe
that they, or any. other rational men, would
jirccr to become dishonest and to practice false-
hcol, and, if needs be, to perjure themselves in
a Court cf Juiticc?" V"hat a gross,' whole
sale lilel is contained in this charge, and how
palpable the falsehood ? What silly fools the
originators of this 'order' must have been,
who would srecar a man to Irzak his ca'.h!
ley would be almost as great j tckazses as
Thomas Mahafley himself, and 'in that line,'
he certainly . can't be beat. Yvhat security
would tht rebe in an Organization which relies
for itssafty and its power on the sanctify if
an osth, if its' members were taught to violate
their solemn obligation1? whenever they saw
proper ? Thomas Mahaffey's notions about
li3 solemn obligations of -an oath must be
very loose, if he thinks he can palm off such
an absurd story as this on an intelligent com
munitv. Fortunatelv for sccietv, and for the
laws of our country, the mass of men regard
heir oaths as inviolable, and these who have
so little respect for themselves, and who have
so slight a conception of the nature of oath as
to stand out before the public, and over their
own signatures, acknowledge themselves per-
ured villains, arc few and far between
. We have very carefully examined the obli
gations laid down by , Thomas Mahaffey as
hose which are taken by the members of the
'Star Spangled Banner," as he . calls it, and
we must confess our utter inability to discov
any evidence of the great "bug bear" that
s attempted to be made cut of them in other
portions of the "Card." -In charity to Thom
as MahafToy, we suppose tiny are not true,ior
f he had taken upon him such obligations,
and deliberately violated them, he would have
made h:ms-:-!f so utterly infamous, that every
man possessing a spark of honor, would have
1
Oathed and despised him as a walking mass of
:aoral putrefaction." But if they are' true,
they contain nothing that would authorize the
nferences attempted to be drawn from them.
In the first oath the candidate simply swears
not to reveal the secrets of the' order, or the
names of its members, and to give true an-
wers to such questions as may be asked him.
In the second oath the same thing is sworn to,
and nolaiv.g more. True, there is a severe
penalty attached, which the candidate swears
to abide by, and it is rather singular that Ma
hafiey did'nt think of it when he determined
to make this "Exposition." If his story is
true, he has certainly, placed himself in no
very enviable position, should his former
brethren determine to visit upon him, the
penalty of the oath which he says he has vio
lated. After these oaths, in which we think
it would 'puzzle a Philadelphia lawyer' to de
tect anythiug "treasonable to the Constitu
tion," come the "instructions" by the Presi
dent. . The candidate is instructed, savs rtfn-
'
haffey, that "if placed before a legal tribunal,
and sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth, he could not for his
life reveal the came cf this secret bind of
brothers &c." Well, we suppose the "only
reason why he 'could' not,: must be because
he's tongue tied, cr dumb, for there's nothing
whatever in the oaths as given by Mahaffey to
prevent him, and if there was it would be an
absurdity. If those instructions bad no more
effect on others than they had on' Mahaffey,
they did'nt amount to much. But he says the
candidate is further instiucted, as follows
"In common with ourselves, you "Know Noth
ing,"'and let it be your stern resolve through
life to "Know Nothing" iiiat -will at all covftict
with the high cr.d exalted duties you oseto'onr
Godyovr Country, and yourselves, so far as re
gards the preservation of .dmcrican liberty,
which can alone be secured to ourselves .and
our children by the entire and absolute exclu
sion of all foreign influence in those matters
which appertain to our government policy."
; ; That.certainly, dont sound : much like .'trea
son,' and we must confess, we aro at a loss to
imagine how either Mahaffey or his amanuen
sis, ever concocted anything haLf no patriotic--But
we wonder what has become of tne - In
structor,'? all this time, as we observe the en
tire ceremonies are carried on by the Presi
dent, for we are now through the first degree:
Is it not rather singular, that he takes no part
in the important ceremonies of initiation, es
pecially'as we are told in the beginning of tho
"Card" that he "administers the oaths and
gives the instructions?" We fear Thoma3
forgot himself.
But after the ceremonies of the first degree
another oath ia administered, differing from
the former, in the following
"And I furthermore promise and swear (li.it I
will always conform to the will of the majority f
me meuiours 01 iuis oraer, in tnc selection of can
didates to fill every office of honor, profit or trust,
within the gift of the people 4 provided such can
didates shall have been born on American soil, and
shall have been educated in American institutions,
and that I will use all the influence I may possess
to elect all such candidates whom I may know to
be opposed to all foreign inflaence, Popery, Jesu
itism and Catholicism, without any hesitation on
my part whatever. And I furthermore promise
and swear that I will strictly conform to and abide
by tho oath I have now taken, and that I will out
Strict obedience to tho constitution! laws, rules.
ritual ana edicts of tho honorable Grand Council
of thi3 Order, of the Stato of Pennsylvania, and
to the by laws of Council No.. 2'U, to which I now
oeiong, or to those ot any other Urand Subordinate
Council from which I may horeafter hail, binding
myself under tho no less penalties than are attach
ed or belong to thoso who violate the oath of tho
first degree of this Order. All the foregoing I
voluntarily and frot ly subssribo to of my own tree
will and accord, so help rae God."
This concludes the entire ceremony, and af
ter a careful and repeated perusal of the three
oathsj we are utterly at a-loss to discover
where,as Mahaffey alledges in the beginning of
his "Card," the members "steear to become
dishonest and to practice falsehood, and if needs
be to perjure themselves in a Court of Justice!"
Not one lino or sentence can we find, in all the
obligations he has given which will carry out
his allegation. And remember that this is his
excuse for violating his oath and making tubs
exposition! Yet wo challenge any man to
read theobligations as he has published them,
and poiut us to anything bearing the slightest
resemblance to his assertion, as quoted above.
Where then, if any portion of his 'Card' be
true, are hi3. grounds for violating his oaths,
and becoming a wilful and deliberate perjurer?
Itisrathar singular that Thomas Jlahaffoy
should omit all those features,which are usually
considered essential elements in every secret
iociety,and about which so much has been said
wiien speaking of the "Know Nothings we
mean the signs, passwords, grips, and insignia
of the Order. , Why has he not told us their
mode cf operation, if he belisvea as he says,
tliat his duty to his county demanded this
"Exposition" at his hands, so that we might
discover and counteract their treasonable
scjemcs
obligations binding and not another ? Why
has'nt he made a clean breast of it, instead ol
sending forth this bantling, 'scarce half made
up,' and given us all the mysteries about
which people are so anxious to hear ? lie cer
tainly does not think, his 'brethren' will con
sider him less a traitor, for what ho has done,
than if he had told the, whole story. May we
not reasonably presume therefore, that some
thing has been kept back, which, if told, might
throw a very different light upon tho matter,
for the object of this second Judas Iscarriot,
it is very evident, is to present his , story in
the most unfavorable light it will bear.
Stript, then, of the rhetorical flourishes and
absurd inconsistencies, which his legal aman
uensis, has thrown around it, what does Thom
as Mahaffey's "Card" amount to ? Why, ad
mitting that all the oaths , he lay3 down are
true, it only develops the naked fact that
there is an organization amongst us, whose
object is to, prevent Foreigners and Roman
Catholics from holding oCice. And who was not
awar cf this before ? lias it ever been deni
ed i As far as we are concerned, we have re
peatedly pledged ourself both publicly and
privately not to vote for foreigners, nor for
Roman Catholics, so long as we believed that
church to be interfering in the politics of the ;
Country. . These are our principles, which we
have never sought to. hide within the precincts
of a "wagon-shed" or "out-house," but have
on more than one occasion, publicly avowed
to the world. If these are the objects of the
"Know Nothings," or the "Sons of the Star
Spangled Banner," as Mahaffey calls them,' we
certainly can have no objection to be classed
mong them, for we would expect to find there
every good, true, and loyal American citizen,
who prizes the. welfare of his Country, and
the security of its institutions, more that the
success of a political party.
But after all, these "Expositions"and tirades
of abuse, only benefit the cause they are de
signed to injure. The people will "judge the
tree by its fruits," and when you bring "Know
Nothingism" to this test what do we behold 1
We find that it has purified the ballot box, thai
it has put a stop to the abominable system of
huxtering for votes, that it..hasl advanced the
cause of temperance,.morality, and the purity
of elections, and that it has freed our political
contestsfrom the ghting,wrangling, drunken-
uessuuujuiiuji.Mu, mat uave iiereioicro yeen,
the indespensible attendants of our elections,
preventing American citizens from exercis
ing the right of suffrage in that gr.-.ve and re
spectable manner that becomes so high and so
important a privilege. -
.But it has done more than all this. It. .has
authoritatively proclaimed, that agreably to the
letter, and spirit of our Constitution, no for
eigner shall rule oyer us. That no church, as
such, shall interfere in the business of.State.
Tiut American citizens are capable of self
government, and that . the .struggles of our
Revolutionary Sires, to .obtain and transmit
to us these Republican Institutions, were not
in vain. ; .The same sound of, resistance to
foreign rule which is now reverberating
throughout the length and breadth of our land,
was first heard : upon the plains of Lexington
and the hights of Bunker Hill. That sound,
in the language of a cotemperary, will--con-
tinue to reverberate through the length : and
breadth of this vast and vastly extending Re
public, above the groans of the dying and ef
fete parties of Whig and Democrat, until it
shall be merged in the universal shout of Vic-
' tory,which shall go up from American tongr.es,-
proclaiming the triumph of meWccrw-'princi
pies, and-the, existence" of but ono. party
amongst us ihe great American pariy. .
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! TIIE LEGISLATURE AND BANKi&
The "Legislative Record" seems, lately, to
be transformed into a mere catalogue of Banks,
Insurance Companies, and other Corporations,
the chartering of which occupies almost the
entire time of the Legislature. Wo are ut
terly at a loss to know what members of that
body mean by grinding out these "pestiferous
concerns," on the application of little . bands
of shavers and speculators from almost, qvery
town and village in the Commonwealth. The
State will soon be jone grand "shin plaster
shop," and the inevitable resujt will be com
mercial embarrassment, bankruptcy and ruin.
It seems utterly impossible to get an honest
and' upright Legislature together, that will be
willing to sacrifice personal considerations for
the good of their constituents. The very at
mosphere of the capitol seems to teem with
corruption, and when men go there, they
loose their integrity with as much ease as they
make their three dollars a day and perquisites.
Certainly the. men who are voting for this pro
miscuous mass of bank bills, and charters of
incorporation, are aware that they are viola
ting the wishes of their constituents,, and that
their course i3 ruinous to the interests of the
State.
But we have one hope yet, and we have an
abiding confidence that it will withstand all
corruption aad all temptations. We look for
the Governor to exercise the , great conserva
tive power vested in him by the Constitution,
to protect us against -the evils of this hasty,
and outrageous legislation which will destroy
our currency, and cause us to loose millions
by bank frauds and failures. We hope and
believe that Gov.. Pollock, will veto every
bank which is not strictly and undeniably re-
quired by the actual business wants of the
community in which it is to be located, or
better still, that he will veto the whole batch,
even if it be at the expense of one or two lo
calities (Clearfield among the number) where
banks are absolutely required. The people
look for him to put his foot on the . monster,
and we believe we will do it.
P. S. Since writing the above, we have re
ceived the message of tho Governor vetoing
the 'Bank cf Pottstown,' which will be found
in another column. It is just such a laaaly,
fearless expression of opinion as we expected
from Gov. Pollock, and w hope he. will hold
on in the same course, and pile veto upon veto.
The people will sustain him.
SALE OF THE MAO LINE.
The Select Committee of the House has re
ported a bill for the sale of the Main Line of
the Public Worss, which, from the strong ef
forts made in its favor, will no doubt pass.
We think many of its features are oijectiona-
fble, and hone before.it becomes a law thev
will be amended. It is rather too liberal in its
provisions, but it is exceedingly difUcult to a
void, on the ono hand, restrictions that would
destroy alp. hopes of ga sale, and on the other
too much lsbar ty and too many benefits to the
purchaser. Tho following is an abstract of the
bill as reported:
The 1st section authorizes tho Governor to
advertise for proposals to purchase the Main
Line, from any Road or Canal Company, and
to award the same to the highest and best bid
der on the 1st of June next.
The 2d section provides that any such com
pany' purchasing such works shall be clothed
with all the powers and privileges enjoyed by
the State in their management and improve
ment, and shall bo exempt from taxation.
The 3d section provides that ten per cent, of
the purchase money shall be paid down with
in thirty days, and the remainder in ten annu
al instalments, the first of which shall become
due in twenty years, and. shall be payable in
cash or State loans at par. These payments
are to be secured by bond and mortgage, bear
ing interest at 5 per cent, payable semi-annually.
This section also contains a proviso, that no
sale shall take place for less than seven mill
ions of dollars, and upon a failure to comply
with the terms of salei that all payments made
at the time of such failure shall be forfeited.
The 4th section authorizes the extension of
the Columbia Road to the river Delaware, and
provides that the Company purchasing may al
ter the canal, or any portion thereof, toa8lack
water navigation, and may dispose of any part
of said works to any other corporation which
would have been originally authorized to pur
chase: Provided, That said purchasers shall at
all times maintain and preserve a continuous
railroad-and canal communication between
Philadelphia and Pittsburg ;' and shall, within
twelve months after receiving possession of
Sai l works, re-lay the South track of the Phil
adelphia and Columbia Railroad, where the
same has not been laid with a heavy rail.
The 5th section provides that if the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company shall be willing to
pay a'sum exceeding seven millions of dollars,
in f en equal annual payments, the first of which
shall be payable in ten years from the date of
the pa?sag3 of this act, and shall pay interest
and give security therefor, as required in the
Si section, the tax now required to be paid by
them, and the Ilarrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount
Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company upon the
tonnage passing over their roads, shall cease.
And the right of th Commonwealth to resume
the Pennsylvania Railroad, as provided for in
their charter, shall also cease and determine:
The Cth section authorizes any association
of individuals to purchase, if no railroad or
canal company shall make the offer. '
- The 7th section pledges the faith of the State
for the enactment of all such laws as may here
after be necessary to secure the purchasers in
the position now occupied by the State in the'
control and management of the Public Works.
, Too late the communication of our friend
Jerry . Come to hand just as we were going'to
press. ' ' ". ;' ' : -
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; Coming moving day. - . : .
.'Empty our coal-box- : j '' i
Ditto our pocket-book. '' -
I'Sag-Nicht" Password -Pretzel; ;'
Jxp!anatiotiI&gtTBcBT. ' ! ;..;"
In tou-n one- of tho, "Sag Nichta." ,IIe says
"noting to no poty."
IVintcrish the weather for the past week. Our
calculations for a flood all "frize up.'
Commences tho pre-payment of all postage, on
the hrstot April. -
The first of Apitl next Sunday. People will
have to flit on Saturday or Monday.
Don't forsrrt to totify us. if you change your
residendee on the first of April.
... .
On a the brokers of California. Thoy're
having one grand 'blow up !' -
Queer. The Senate actually refused to increase
the capital of the York County Lank!
Doubted the report of the Czar's death. People
aro afraid of a second edition of the Sebastopol hoax.
Will-come next io?,tl the flood. So say the
'weather wise,' because it's 'full moon' on Monday.
A sharp idt.i. Screws says thatsooncrthan mar
ry a woman of fifty, he'd take two of twenty-five I
Havo no doubt of it. !
Pugilist ie the propensities of several individ
uals in .this neighborhood. Wonder if they
couldn't get up a '"prize fisht?"
In. town. the man with tho pipe-stem le-rs. and
swallow-tailed cof.t. His undarstamltnsr is deci
dedly slender.. : .
Adopted the Prohibitory Liquor Law in Wis
consin, provided tho Governor don't veto the bill
It passed tho Assembly by a vote of -12 to 23 -
Spread, themselves our 'Pencil Notes.' The way
some of our exchanges walk into them, reminds us
of hogs in a potato patch.
Deal J. Ellis Bonham. the Chairman of tho
IX-iuocratic State Central Committee.. He was
about thirty-eight years of ago.
iOrful TruLssacre' '. The Mayor of Erie has issu
ed an order for the killing of all tho dogs found on
the streets of that city, muzzled or unmuzzled.
He's a second Herod.
Still humbugging Earnom. He's now getting
up a sort ot universal Dacy snow to eorao oil at
the Museum in Now -York, on the Stk of Jane.
A littls "cractd,J Cueen Victoria. She is fast
jroinz the way of her ancestorg-becomin? deranged .
1'he symptoms showed themselves in her late illness.
Mississippi. There are 400 councils and 40.000
members of tho American party in Mississippi !
The whole vote cf the State is about 65,000.
Right. Mr. Killincer has introduced a bill in
the Senate looking to the publication of thelawsin
the newspapers, instead of the old fogy pampblet-
vstem. - V,.e hono ho will be backed by the press
of the State. The bill should become a law.
A v-iir of prticoats. Two women have been
committed to the jail at Lancastar for drunkenness,
oaoh for ninety dny3. Oh,. woman! why should'st
thou indulge ia the intoxicating delightful?
A tnie li'.l. Prosperity is the only test that a
valvar man :cant pass through. If a man has
anything mean in hts disposition, a little good
iuck is sur3 to brins it out.
Drzmitiz?d ''Bunvan's rilrrrim's Progress."
They are play playing it at the Chestnut, in Phila
delphia. Wonder if somebody won't dramatize
the ivitIc next '.
Zf-i l the woodman who "scared that tree,'" be-
c:.uS3 ha has run short of .wood, and our devil be
cause we have run thcrt of eoal, aad have no mon
ey to buy more.
Come to hm.i a piece of poetry which miht
be entitled -Tfce Waj!;on Shed." If the writer
will give us his came, w-e will publish it. We must
have the name of the wri!cr in al! casss.
Thinirgonr devil, about goirg down th riv
er. Says he's sorry to hoar Mother Moore's dead,
and as soon as he finds out ,:for sartin" he'll write
her obituary. Wonder if she died from au over
dose of "kro'.itV
Rumored that Mother Moore's dead. Pon't
believe it. She mi'ht have turned into a cabbage
sta'ik, but as for Uyir.j. its all humbug she
couldn't do it if she'd try.
The Prcnch Spoilations. The Maine Legislature
have resolved that the French spoliation veto of
President Fearco was an ''arbitrary" act, aad his
reasous "extraordinary and wholly insufficient."
Iszrgz the bump o?irmt.zt:'cncn tho 'turnip' of the
editor of the 'Jersey Shore. News Letter,' or rather
the second edition cf the lioilidaysburg 'Standard.'
It is said that "baboons"' are naturally imitative
animals.,-
Post.igs to be pre-pxid . Some of the newspapers
aro still laboring under an erroneous impression as
to tho period when the prepayment of a.!l posta
ges i3 to take effect. The new regulation is to
commence on tho first day of April next.
KnocZ-i in the hczd the Clearfield Bank. It
was not advertised in time by the Ilarrisburg pa
pers, pnd the Committee, therefore, refuse to report
it The true reason u, no doubt, a lack at funds,
aa our men don't understand 'black mailing.'
Incorrect that oar friend Jonea, of the Ilolli
dnysburg Rogistrr was appointed Judga. It
turns out to be a man named Gwin. Sorry for it,
but it can't be helped. Jones deserved it, atd he
ought to havo been appointed.
: A dangerous experiment. A man in Cincinnati
recently sobered a drunken wife by discharging a
pistol loaded only with powder in herfaco; she
supposing a ball had gone through her head, was
frightened out of her 'drunk."
Winding up the present year of the Journal.
We hope as it draws to a conclusion, our subscribers
will sea the necessity of paying' up their subsirip
tiocs, and advertising accounts, so that we may bo
enabled to commence the second volume with
clean books.
"-'1 stihr.crihrr" when he wants anything pub
lished,, will not neplect, hereaftor, to pay the post
age, and give us his name, it s ratherasmall bu
siness to make an editor pay five cents for what
can bo of no interest to any one but tho writer,
who must bo an exceedingly soft individual.
Curious coincidence. The days of the week, the
date of the months, the dominical letter, and all
the movable feasts of the present year, correspond
exactly with, thoso of 1313. So "that those who
saved their old , almanacs, needn't go to the ex
pence of buying new ones.
Humored that Louis Napoleon intends to take
the command of the army in Russia. Ile'd better
look out, as it was in that country Lis illustrious
undo -got the check that cause'd his downfall.
From the burning of Moscow, he went to the devil,
like a train of cars, goicg '-down grade," oa a
greased railroad.
"K? The editor of the Raftsman's J.urnal
says a great many good things, a great many
witty things, and quite a variety of sharpthings.
It is by the way an excellent paper, strongly
devoted to the cause of Americanism and the
best interests of our beloved country. Centre
Democrat, . .. . - 1 .
:YTou've done it tip Brown; and we're : sorry
we can't return the compliment..
Dkcafitation. We learn from the the At
lanta Ga..) Republican of the 15th, that the
axe of political proscription has fallen on the
bead of Postmaster Smith, of that city. He
has Jbeen removed by Postmaster General
Campbell, and a Mr. Povd appointed to his
place, without any solicitation on the part of
the latter ! All because Mr. Smith had a broth
er who .wa3 guilty of the crime of being an
American born citizen, and he ( the Postmaster)
was therefore a. suspicious character in the
eves of the Postmaster General. '
Tenacity of Life. Upon the post; mortem
examination of the body of BillPoole, the pu
gilist, who was recently killed in New York,
the bail xvasjouna burtea in the centre of Ait
heart. The appearance of the heart; when ta
ken out, indicated no bruise, althong it was.
covered, with inflammatory matter, and some
what enlarged. Yet with such a wound as
this, Poole lived nearly two weeks, and at one
time it was thought he would recover.
! CBLBMB flr JEWELS!!
TIIE RECENT ELECTIONS !
'" ,:SAM'S'.' VICTORIES ! !
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The Spring Elections throughout the State have
resulted in the. triumph of the American Party in
nearly every instance. Read the following list of
"Sam's" victories, and see what "the sober second
thought" is doing, and what is effected by ''Know
Nothing Expositions," and popish abuse. Lettheai
continue to heap it on the thicker th better:
Armstrong; County. We learn from tba Free
Press, that "Sam" was every where through that
county, and sueeeeded in almost every township
in electing his friends. '
Allegheny Coustt. The Know Nothings have
carried mostof the townships in the county againit
a strong "fusion" opposition.
Bedford Cocntt. In the town of Bedford ths
whole American ticket is elected. The 'old line
Whigs and Democrats united upon a fusion ticket
headed by William P. Schell. (former Democratic
Speaker cf the Ilouse of Representatives) for Bur
gess, xilr. Jordan, present senator from that dis
trict, was the American candidate, and his major
ity is about forty ! In all the townships heard
from the Americans have carried the day.
Dauphin Coustt. Ilarrisburg, the Capitol of
the old Keystone State, has been thoroughly Amer
icanized. Tho whole American Borough ticket,
as well as tho ward ticket", were elected by im
mense majorities on Friday last. In most of the
other boroughs and townships inthe county the
result has been equally gratifying. Wherever the
Americans took the field they made a clean sweep.
Lebanon Cocntt. In be Boroujrh of Lebanon
the "old liners" were routed at all points. The
Americans elected their whole ticket by an average
majority of forty and in North Lsbsnon Borough
by a majority of ninety-fiva. Nearly all the town
ships in the county "followed suit," the majorities
in mostof them being astonishingly large.
Mifflin County. The election inLewistownand
M'Veylown resulted in the success of the entire A.
merican tickets, in the former town by an average
majority of seventy ! ' The whole county, with one
or two exceptions, has gone the same way.
Cumberland County. In the town of Carlisle
the Americans elected their Borough ticket by aa
averageinajority of nearly 300, and their ward tick
ets by proportionately large majorities. In North
Middleton'township where the K. N's were defeat
ed last fall, they elected their ticket last Friday by
153 majority ! And so throughout the county.
Uniox County. Afriend writesfrom Beavertown
that 'Kara' was about ia that township, and elected
all his candidates. Tho announcmcnt of the re
sult was the first indication the old fogies bad that
"Sam" was in that neighborhood. In Chapman
township nine out cf tbo eleven officers elected
are Know Nothings. There was a large vote aal
the old fogies fought desperately aad died hard.
T-.vncast.et; County. I be election in thisconnty
wr.3 a co-atest between the Know Nothings and the
'f jsionists.' Ia Columbia, Elizibethtawn. Mt. Joy
ar.i other towns, the K. Ns elested their tioketsby
ba&dsomo majorities. The townships, as far as
heard from, have gone the same way. Tho "old
guard," for years the Gibralter of whigary. Iisa
been thoroughly revolutionized and Americanized.
IJUutgoiieky County. ine Amoncias weni in
to tio coatest with a regular ticket and in every
instance came off victorious.
Persy County. There was a epirited contest la
this county between the Americans and the bogus
Democracy, tho former coming out victorious. In
Bloomfield, Midiletown. Landisburg, Duccacnon,
Liverpool, Buffalo and other towns, the fusionists
werelaid outcold. Little Perry is American all over,
and "old fogyism" is extinct within hor borders.
Cr.Awpor.D County. The American tiikot in
Meadviile, was elected by a majority of over 100
agaiust a strong "'fusion" oppositn. "'Sam" also
made a clean sweep ia the townships generally.
Al U i I in u is li Kj a l -a. a tut lwtu w a '-- w fc
don there was a largo vote pulled, resulting in the
election of tho Amorisaa thket. Nearly evory
township in the couuty went for "Sam.,
Berks County. 'Old Berks' has been thorough
ly Americanized, and the once omnipotent Democ
racy laid low. Tho ' revoluvion" commencing in
Beading .spread throughout the entire county, and
the Americans swept nearly every township.
GETT7SErr.a. In this town the contest was be
tween tho Democrats and K. N's, the latter electing
the whole ticket by an average majority of 110.
Nor.RiSTOWN. There was an exciting contest in
this place, .ind an immense vote polled The nom
inees cf the American party far Town Council were
elected by an average majority of 2i3, and for Jus
tics of the Teace by a majority of 210. The entire
American Borough and Ward tickets were elected.
Catasaque, Lehigh Co. In this town, where
there i3 a large foreign population, the Americans
eleatcd their ticket against a powerful "fasioa"
opposition. 3am" was too strong for the Whig
Democrats and foreigners combined.
Danville. The whole Know Nothing ticket
elected by from 173 to 267 majority.' In Miho
niug township the Know Nothings elected their
whole ticket by fifty-four of a majority.
Easton. All tho borough officers elected are
Know Nothings. Bethlehem, in the same county, has
elected Know Nothing officers by over 150 majority.
New EniGnTON, Beaver County. The whole
Know Nothing ticket elected by a handsome ma
jority over a f asion of the -'old liners."
Mauch Chun s:. "Sam" was about in this strong
hold of Roman Catholicism last Friday. The
whole American tickos was elected, over both the
o!i parlies, by handsome majorities. .
Juniata Cuustv. The Juniata Sentinel says
that in Juniata county "Sam" came right eide
up wherever ho entered the field.
New Hampshire. The Election proves to
be a thorough victory of the American party.
They have eleclei their Governor, three Con-
gressmea, ten State Senators against one of
the Democratic party, and221 members of the
Ilouse against 79 Democratic members. They
have thus 'the choice of two U- States Senators.
Omo, At an election bold on the 3d inst,' in
LyraScioto-euunty, the American candidate re
ceived eighty two votes. The entire number of
Votes polled was eighty four. This U what we
call going the entire animal.
Fredkbicksbcko. Va.. At the charter elec-
t ion the Jvnow-oiutuga cicv.Wu .
date for Mayor, and -the whole of the city
officers."-" ' - ' - r 1 ! -: -