Democratic banner. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1837-1849, September 19, 1846, Image 2

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me tho Prnimyls-nninn
MORE RUIN.
Bob—My princuml regret. my dear
(allow, will. be caused by the loss of your
worthy society.
7‘97".—-8111. Bob. bad as our country
us. don't you think ll you, and all the nth
or good fellows, were to remain in hnr, she
might _ch be made to no her arm”?
Bob.———l four not. 'l’un my wul, it
sevmn an il everything was (lune lnr llltf
benefit of the people, while “'0 M the put- 1
inlml socwtv are entirely nogtrctml.
Tina—Tm». true ; but ll we an from
house to hnuse. and talk ul rum and tha
trm, vull not the multitude Invent 0'
their lullit's and vote [or n H'pt‘ul ul lllt’
new 'l‘nrill?
Bah—lndeed, l (car nnl. They nn-
I-n plain in their ideas), uml slmw so llulr
veunnl lur the higher unleru ul sucicly.
lhul it meme 10 me thov would nppmc n
ny change that wonhl {no In fvmn nur
huchlmgu. \Vhy, Tum, [he 'l‘nrill' lull u!
'46 should 'lnduceyou, and all ullu-r gl-n
llemen. lo follow my ('xnmplv. and Iran
lhe countrj wuhoul delay. A Hum“)
that thinks more of the [’olva llmn ul (lu
polished uenllenum, is nul llw [mm- {m- u,
Pel‘hapa, Tom, you «lo rm! lullv umlrulnnu
[he wickedness”! [hr Immune?
5' Tom—J knuw, Hr, lha' Im urnllemnn
‘or lady can go to n ptu mlhnut paying
‘cighl per cenl. more lur ululc knl gluww‘
(en per cent. mnrv l'm- finch}. “ml [0“,
times as much duly nu pearls and .uecmus
Mom‘s. as were rcquilcd by the 'l-‘mlfl ol
'42.
Bah—Two, (me. the 'l'nritfnl'4:l\vns
(he genllcmnn'q 'l‘nrifl. nhlic :hi- 'l'mifl
of ’46 is lhe people‘n 'l‘uvaT. 'l'hm 'l‘unfi
does no! only slrlkc n cruel hluw at us,
who am soiled lo hilillL' at parties u! our
friends. but at those fine {clhms and their
adorable ladies who give them [or our pm
liculnr amusement. Why. sir, lhli pon
ple’s bill makes our friends my tiw pm
cent. extra for the gill eilgi-d pnprr whuh
conveys- the imitation. and six limes us
much on Math-tin wines as was phi-I l)\'
the Tarifl 0! ’42. Now see (he \HCkNi
ness ollhc lhing. “'lnle our hicmls an
chargcd in this crnvl manner, the (luli on
lnolscnp paper and lon-wired “rim-5 is
reduced about one-halt. lmmmg (hr pour
in preferrncc to lhe mialuuury um! gru
lililv o! lhe land.
Torn—h is obviomz that Congrvsa. in
nlcnd of taking: 'cnre nl lhe mh, wln.
would luke cureol llnc puor,’ haw under
taken In take care of rho poor lhermelu-s.
And who: surprises me um! nlnll. Ihr)
have bven looking after the interests 0! a
class wilh whom Congress has mulling In
do-l mean the farmers. lrom coal, salt,
sugar. muslins. calicoes, and such like.
are to be reduced. while wool. because i 1
is sold liy lhe lnrmer, has a duly six limes
as great as by lhe Tarifl of ’42. This cu
ring for lhe farmer and his sheep. In what
lcall “ a slrcepish piece 0! bUHIIIERS.” l
Bab.-—-Hal ha! hfll very gnarl. ’pon
my soul. But it grows lulr. 'l‘om, aml I
must alleml a party which Mr»; Sull gives
10-nlghl. Silks. snlins and Luci. Will be
lhé‘re, lhough vulgar Cougwsamen harl
increased the duly upon than. Reach the
the perfumery. sir. Du _wo know, Tom.
that wilh a meanness ol Spll u never rqual-
led, they have increaml lhe In; nu lhi
most important item 01 lhe gumlrmun’
toilet?
Tom—What. almckod peliumm}!—
Then. sir. lrom lhis day I \nll rmploy n”
my powers of persuuglun In accumphd. a
speed} repeal. No wonder. Bub, )‘uu
leave lhe country in (IL-gust. "Tia ulm
uusly going to win. ‘
From me Montgomery :l’umnmm LCdgr-r
His Excellency. Govetnor Snusx. has
been St-journing at the benuttlnl vtlluge ol
the Trappe, the place of his nutirity, dur
ing the. greater part ul last week, as the
guest. principally. ol the ”on. J. Fly, jr.
though he Wits prevailed upon by tnnny' ul
his old friends and companiom, \tithtmt
distinction 0t party, to mend a pntttoo ul
his time with them. Hts personal popu
tnrttv is unbounded, and his courteous tmtl
dignified bearing, combined uith that on
affected simplicity of clurncler nltich so
distinguishes him, tender him an especinh
tavorite'wtth all who are brought into in
tercourse with him. \Vhetever he ia‘
known. rind he is known at the 'l'rappe.
respect and esteem tollow his tootsie]... _‘
Although he has not been there in it rest-'
dent. for above a quarter of a century. ”It"
Governor has a peculiar regard tor hts “a.
tive place. around which are centrt-tl iilt‘
alTeetions of home. Early associations
crowd upon the memory ant! recall the
scenes of years gone by, when the core
leesnesa ol'youth never tor a moment re
verted to the luture. or thot’sfuture's itislu-I
ry. Here are old friends to ho that led.
with him in the Viki; non-JEEP; rte-tops.
were the companion: of the haytield and
the harvests. Here is the church-33rd
that contains all that remains ot loved ones
now no more. In it a wonder that he still
cherishes a regard tor his none—as he
like! to call tti‘
TIME, Governor takes a pride in painting
cat the fields in which he iubnred—lnbnr.
ed as few labor at the present day. to sup
port his aged parents‘in their decline or
yearn—early and latt’. until the hard
hands were swollen and lacerated with
-tho continued use ofthe scythe and era.
dlé. And'what a lesson is here presented
to the young men ol the present day, to
Incite them to go forward maniully in
,their career ofhonest industry und'uaetul.
neu! What an inducement to be honest
and industrious! What cheering consa
lation for th ' toiling miiiions.’those who
‘eain their‘hizad by the sweat of their
htowa,”to realizethe fact that they have
equal privileges and the same hapea to in
spire them! There ure some miserable
.1 t . _ . .
=i
llzpccimcml of mankind, broullllt “P i" “‘9
.nidebonnlsol'wenllh and fashion. who pf:
lecl t 6 despise honest labor. 3"" '00“ “(Uh
disdain and contempt upon all "’QFMmCh
They are the lay drones .whn prcy_ u-pon
suciety, and whom inalgnlficun} opmlons
me wdrlh abom no much as their nullmrs.
Nu man of sense would regard such puny
humbuus. No man entertaining s.uch u
pmiong ever nrrin-(l beyond the elnlm-ncn
0:” the [up or presumptive upstart. Why
llu'n cure fur such npininrh? Lek uur
ymmg mrn be honesl and induslriouu.—
New? snorvo {Tom lhe path of rcclilude
"ml lmnm‘. Follow the example of our
wmlhy Chivl Mngislrnle. whme uhnle
(“firem- has been consistent and upright.
nml you may meet with the name lewmd.
Evrr bear the lrulh in mind. lhnl huncsl
lnbnr “I” nu't‘l wllll lls H‘Vruul. We have
alluulnnt ('X'llllp't‘sl m prove lhis, in the
ln-lnry nl uur maul «llslll;;ui~lu-d mun (-l
lhe- pr? swnl «lay, and none nlnml nmn- pun
emim'nllv (‘ungplcuuns lhan unr illu-am
nus Chirl‘ Muniallnlc of Pennsylvania,
[Hanna IL Shunk.
'l'lH". MEXICAN ARMY
I’mm :t letter in the National intelli
gencur lrotn Mntntnnru-t. dated August
llth, “I: Like the lollowtng re~pecttttg the
sort til tnzilt'riul whirl) cntnposes the McX»
icun army:
lthtnk not. much til the getterulship ol
Mt’jia. Ampudtn or Artstti. Erich ol thun-
Gensrals rccognt'lml the “lII' as lit-gun by
our entering the country. whilnt we would
[lot so consider it until we had rtueivetl
stlttte ztct ol hostility lrnm the Mextrun
lllttll)‘. Thin Silllttllttll‘ ol things they
know; they had till tlieitdvuit'nge in make
their tlupmtttvins on lilt’ll‘ side ol the riv
ler. fltltl of striking the lint lilmv, yet the
only advantage they unlhett'd lrotn this
was the capture ol Thornton’s party.—
Amputllil did all he could todestrny Arm.l
l.’| ; and I think wue :rutiliurl at the rrsult
ol‘ the two lights. 'l'nrirjnn, llh‘ (lllt'l ol‘
Luvziliy, did nothing—lie puvlcndwi in
charge now; but it mm a poor attempt.—l
Gen. Morley \"itti fl Countdllierunrutheri
'OO soon. 1H did Cttlnnl'l Confirm the chit-l“
of the mpudoren. Generals La V't-gu allll;
‘ Ricotta new probably the bl'nl lilllt't’fs' they;
‘had: the: lo\\er ullicvu‘ of the Mextcnn ur-l
my, lrom all I can learn. are urnetuilvl
young mun ul corrupt lltl-I'dl'. tll~~lptletll
I.:tl)|lh, and Mill little courage or enter
prise. Thus I got lrotn the Mexican:
thcnnelvci. 'l'hcy never lead their men;
and there ii’iiot existing between the nlli‘
cvrs‘ialtd men that lccltng ol broth-whom]
which I: lound ll) our seryicv. The sol.
dicrh are active rather than strong. and
are capable of great endurance and :lt‘dl
exertion. Their ÜbUHI rute ul'mat'chtng is
thirty miles per day. and a lorced tnurch
is filty miles. Ampudizi came lrotn Mon
terey to Camargo, in distance of one hun
tired and eighty miles, in lnur days. I:
will take on liltt-en. I think. It delrncts
from our merit to disparage an enemy;
but I really cannot call the Mexicans good
trni’ips. or say that they have done good
lighting. At Pnln Alto they stood and
took our artillery the very well; they
were too but": to run back. but not lH‘lH'B
enough to go forward. 'l'nicc was the
(barge sounded, and the officers ltlt‘ll to‘
spur the men on will] tlteirswoidn‘ 'l‘tu-y
would not go forward, but they would
stand still. At the Rewcu they never
~liowetl anything like the spirit of our,
turn; the only itutancos that I could ll‘ltl’lt'
at their making any thing like a ppittletll
n-sistuticc was whun they \w-rc lnurtu noel
ol the assailants. 'l'hL-sc isoldtcrs live up
un lhe slmplest kind “1‘ (and ; cum and
jmkul bm-f “iii bupply '1” their wanu,
and this ”my want only in Muull quantu-
litb. [think vu- have llllh' [0 [our lrmu
lhe Mcxucnnarmyinlh.-fiu-Id—lngungh!
ul them In Imm, nn flank. um! 111 run
“ith u Vigorous Impulse'. wull always do:-
cide lhe day In u‘Jr lnvur, inupucllve M
numbers; and, unlesn lhe ulmaclcs are Ve»
r_v strong, such unuH be Ihu hrs! cuurse
evvn when lhe)‘ are found bvhlml lurnfi
unions. The people hue place glen!
mm: by the mountain pus‘e. bvlwvcn
Mnnleruy and SWIM): hum what '1 mm
learn. these cnanll bc turned; and me [up
mice nun. of course lhe bun: mu~l bccunw
90. The Mcxxcnn arm} will (In hey-l. l
Hunk, in make the ol ils superiur acllvxly
In cm 0" loraglnu pArlics and interrupt
uur cummulluculinn‘. This C(IIH‘M‘ (he)
may Manually adopt. bur. lhelr-vannv
wull lead them fins! (I) give us {1:10th m
::l u! slu'Hg‘lh.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A ilreudlul murder took place in New
York on the (Mt Instant, committed by a
men by the name ol Culrtn Russ, upon his
wile. by cutting her throat from our to ear.
_trnc'M'i-g instant tll'fllll. It appears. lrotn
he ctrcumstnntm, that this unlortunatv
young Women We: hoarding where she had
been for the lint three weeks—her hus
band being a chair painter by trade. and
was in the employ at Mr. New at Albany,
who. wishing his wtle to reside with him,
he had sent her several letters requesting
her to come up without delay. but omit
ting to forward her any money to delray
her expenses. 0n the second day ol this
month he wrote her another letter, ex
pressing his surprise and dissottsl’uetion at
her non-arrival. he having stated in this
letter that he forwarded S 3 to pay her ex
penses. . :l‘his letter, it seems. had never
been received by his wile. Russi howev
er. becoming uneasy at not receiving an
onswest‘ started lor this city to ascertain
the delay, and proceeded at once to the
room of his wile, at No. 131 White street.
.where they remained together during the
day, al’lltil'ently on‘ .l'riendly terms. and
Wereto have. returned to Albany by the
eycnlng boat, but fromthe fact of a dress
"9‘ being finished, Which the deceased was
having made. therefore ‘it was: concluded
by Russ to stay one day longer to obtain
the dress.‘ The inmates of the house cl."
'scrved Runs tn be somewhat intoxicated
in the ruurée of the alternoon, and they
were knnwn to be togeiher in the room he
twren 6 and 7 o’clock——nnd about 7 o’-
clock u (all was heafd in their ronm by a
person who occupies the room underneath,
who remarked :it the time. ‘ lhcie. Calvin
has knocked Elim dnwn,’ nnd almost at
the some moment’Ruls was soon (towing
down stairs lroin'llie room. and smiled at
Mu. Buchanan a» he passed the room
(lnor on the stairwnv. In in NW "Ilnult'fi
alicrwurds, Mrs. Buchanan ran up itniru
to cull Mrs. Run to ten. and then behold
the nwlul night of the poor ”future we].
tering in her blood on the ilan, where she
had been thrown by this lllttllilt‘r via bus
band. Russ has (‘t-L'Hpvtl, and l.‘ suppnwd
to have gone tn Albany by the waning:
bout. Run wan.- M’t‘Utt’tl tltt‘ tlt‘Xl day:
and Ctitift‘slml his guilt. -
Frum Hm l’vnmyhmmn.
“ (line Term.”
'I hrrc ix gnml rvnunn tn npprchvntl that
the hukw's dozen n! mnlcnntnnls who huve
lotnrtml this hnhby, uill title the pnnr crr’a
‘luu- tn llt‘fllh brlnt‘c they have Init Iy Innun
tml him. As With every Ht‘ht'mt‘ that has
iilnntiuin in selfish lli~;npptnt|!tltctt', nml
iuhtrh H unsuppnrtctl by :1 MIN“? n! pnhhc
jnntice'. the miginntnn ure themdt‘lvos
pm-h'tng their battling} homllnng Into an
extreme of public ritltéulv.
I Fur exztmplv, the “one tt-rm" ith-:1 was
,ut first presumed to extend nnly tn Prent
‘llellllb and Gun-Inuts—panticulnrlyt Itnc
msinn suited, to the latter. But now, it
qc-vmn‘ the humhug has been pushed a film
!urthvr, um! is In apply. nlsnutu memhr-rs
of Congress! 'l‘hh haw been gravvly ro
stnlvetl by n handlul of {rail pnltticians in
SUsquchnnnn county, and our tlctghbur tn!
the North .‘lmrrimn. uhu in over \vn-atxng
his awn-turns tn 11 min pursuit nf nhulnwe,
ltmlhhl)’ chuckling nvcr It, ni it it were. u
very suit-nun mutter! (‘nn human frailty
L2O lurthm? Why the very statement 0!
thr proposition convow ttunlnurtlit)‘. with
out n wnrd uf cmmncnt.
l‘lie luct tlint so runny gnml. true, antl
able rc-prcn-ntalives nrr- nllun lt-lt ll home
it! the t‘tltl til 3 wcnnrl or llllHl term, Vlllt'll
'tlwy line only begun tn Ln: useful, ha»
'becn lri-quently Ileplurvtl by men of all
illafllt‘P. l‘huse “nu have served in Cun
greh‘fi, ur even but lllHl‘l‘\t'tl its promul-
Ingd, \\'lll readily admit that thin terms, or
rn-n llllct', nlten rcurrcly suffice tn ztc
quaint n repre-vntutiv' fully With the LL"
ulslallve nmnuul. Inuclt I?“ I 0 ufTurtl him
that cnlaruvtl and curnprelu-n-ivc appreci
ation uf his duties. whirl] he bllfluld pus
wu to become emu-r uwlul or distinguish
hrrl. And _vvt lllfrle Sunluehannn unca
crcs wtxuld limit the svrvlce nl reptescn-‘
HUMP! to but A single term, nml afterwards
throw them flnltle. we presume, an useless
"lumber." to mr‘ikc room [or lllFmFQ‘lVl‘i l
Sunpuse that this rule hml been applied
In Buchanan. Benton, C'ay. Calhoun.
\Vcb-ler. Adams. Allen. &c.. Would the
country hau- ever hall the llcnclit of llielr
sluteurnanuhip, or been rxnlu-tl in the hcnle
of nations by their nmlclilen eloquence?
Novel. On the cnntrury. they might lmvc'
one and all livctl und lllt‘ll 11l nuisuless üb
llnw ab-uul. therefore. the the
my llmt wuultl rli~czml ii men nnnl lruc'
rrprvn'ntnlivc. merely lu grzitily the n'n-l
lilliun ulu tit-w nml U'llllt‘tl nnt‘. Surely;
nucli a doctrine us this can lind no l'ullow-l
era in l’criiisylvanizfl l
scuuH'
A LARGE PAPER,
1"!) In (2 NI; [)0 I, 1,. 'I If .-1 17:. 11:.
‘\'m\' m:’»"~|:hw [Nun'l 1311:! I’hnI:I-!r‘;).';:u,.\'. nrl‘F
:.‘.' X'Al'Mz, :1 ’;x",':- Nun annh' Nm\~,u:uu-r,
m-ulrul *n p'ulllnsmni rungmn :nml (luv-um! Ir) I’ll?!”
umrv, 'l'rulh. Nun ». Hm ,\ rls. Sru'n’l'a. lellh. l'enh
prlnmml. Mornhlv AIHHGFHH‘IIIS, M-vt'mnul's.LJUHh
“I)”.th Fulfill”.l“.|T’\€H.l"t‘. Sulw nplxun pru't‘.
Only One Dollar (l hur.
=I
nlwnmlm nuw! {yr In l'luhx ol (ivo. nml Ins: when
uvr-r I'm! nmuhd-r.
D’T Hmm'mhpr—St‘nll‘fl I’hi!nxlolphm " “'ovkly
l’uper" n nut u roprmt ul nny mhr-r‘ Tho mnllor
mm “huh 11-xs pnulud Is Hm lulxen. nlreugly sel up.
Imm vmv daily [mpl-r.
TERMS 0.“ ’I‘IHC WEEKLY PAW-3R
Single mlnsrrwunns, per annum m mhunt'r. $1 ‘l5
PM u RUIN rzpllhns, do (in 5 (K)
'l'wch'v. din dn (In 10 00
()m» I'npv \Vt‘Pk'V l’npor, nml nnu copy a!
(nodx-y~ ur Uruluuu'n’ Mngnzme.
()m- 1 up} u! lhn- \Vm-kly l’upcr. and one of
lhe I’lnrm anzlzmt’. '
'l'wu ('upu-s u! mu ' Wot-My Paper] nnd
lnvml lhe Sniurtlnv ;l,‘uurlcr,
'l'un mpuu- nl'lim ' \lekly Paper :11 d
lu'n nl'cm-h M (.‘odey's Raprlnls of For
mgn Mugrlzinos. (In a Mix annum., .3 ()0
l’urauns :wllng us ugunxs. nml pmvurmu NHL-mn
bornmru ullmwd a (my. urnlxs. lur lIH‘H“ lruuhlu.
A Bmgnphy of one at Ihu Signoru o! lhe Decluru-
Mon at lmle-pI-mlmnm Is published in every numher
—mlh ulnurl Uumruplucnl Sketches ul'ulhcr cmlncn
porrmm‘.
AH lulu-rs must bn mldrcssod. pnsl pnul. {or lhl?
money lorwurdod lhrough lhe I’uslmnntar.) In
A. SCOI‘I‘. Publisher.
- NO. 115 (Thealnul slroel. Phlludclphlu.
Randall & Weston,
mammuwmuawmszsg
ESPECTFULLY inform the public
R that they ars prepared in cumlruct
GRIST-MILLS, m be driven by H'alc'
or SIeamaCLOVERMILLS. PLAS'L
[CR-MILLS. FULLING and SA \V
MILLS. FURNACES, FORGES and
ROLLING-MILLS. Patent Bellows. of
Daughters «Sr I'Vrig/Lts’ plan, or lhe Cast
Iron Cylinder. They respccllully solicit
a share «I! 'public patronage, w
M r. Water) is agent lur Der/.zcy’s Pat
cnl Cast Iron W'atcr [Meet—considered
the best now in use.
BUDLetlers may be addreswd to Clear
fiield Bridge post olfice, or lo Philipsburg.
They will be momplly attended to; and
work done at the shortest notice. .
‘ .. July ‘2O. 1846.
JIIMSOLS (5- UMBRELLflS at
low‘ rates at - ' ‘B., B. & P.’S.
Dcmocraiic Bunncr.
c L E A R F] EL 1), EM Sax-I‘. 19. 1846
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.
WILLIAM B. FOSTER, jr
of Bradford county.
mu cowumsss, .
“on. Find Icy Patterson,
{of flrmstrang calmly)
FOR ASSEMBLY.
Col. C. S. WORRELL.
Maj. JOHN REYNOLDS.
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
FOR SIHCRH‘I“.
”7001;. JOHN S'l‘l'l‘ES
/ ‘ F 01: COMMISSIONER.
MES A. READ.
mu AUDITOR.
JAMES M. SHAW.
As long as there is but one paper in this
lcounty, we hold it in be our duty to open
Inur columns as freely to the insertion of
rotnmunlcaltnns of one party as the other.
This pnvtieue we never) have refused, and
don’t intend to refuse nuw. Therefore, if
Mr. lrvin, or nny of his friends, or any
other pernon, feel themselves aggrieved by
any thing we publish, nil they have to lit) is
to commit their grievances to paper, In re
sperttlul language. hand them over to us.
and we will transmit them to the public.
This we do in order that none may have
cause to complain of unfairness. All are
ask is to have facts submitted to the people,‘
so that every man may exercise ihe rightsl
of a /rc€mun as his conscience dictates. I
a! f'Afler a very long and very warm
summer, lhe cold rains um] chilling wind
of lhe pun-en} week admonish us that
Aulumn is at hand.
A few Reasons why no [Denn
‘ocral can vote for Alcx’rlr-
VIII.
We propooe giving very briefly, In four
oflhe prominent reasons “by Democrats
cannot support Mr. Irvin. the Federal can
didalo for Congress—and In doing m, ne
shall be guided by a slricl regard for Hull:
and juslice. But shbuld we err, ue would
thank any person for correcting us.
lat, Because he is the nonunee ofthe
Federal party—and this should, ofitaell.
be sulliclent to deter democrats from voting
for him, particularly when their own can
didate is his equal in every necessary qual
ificntton for a Congressman.
2d. Because he volal for the charter of
“ /}l(1(//€.3 [lan/.- 0/ [’cnns'i/lumlia.” altho’
‘ he «i as elected as a " Jar/won and anti
balm inanz” Mr, lrvin thinks the large
nppropriation he got to his district by that
vote shouldjustify it. In this case wedtf
{er with htm. If it was a crmte. to vote for
it atall, the degree of the crime was notli
lessened by taking the approprt'ttion in the.
way of a consideration. A representative!
should look to the “ pull/{c ire/fare.” and,
11‘s measure does not meet ltla approbation:
on its own merits, tto collateral inducementl
should swerve him. '
Azain—ue dlch-r whh I\lr.lrvln in an
olher respect. He says ms owx vow:
uould nol have defeated the measure.—
This may be true. in. one reuse. But it is
what each one of the other five (we think
II was figs) Senators say. 'lt was going
to pass,’ they each say, ‘ without my vote,
and I thought my district might as we”
have an appropriation as others. Now, is
it not natural to suppose that either one of
those Senators could have defeated the
chatter of that Bank ? Hut] either ol'theai
' backed out’ an the saying is, would they
nnt all have done so? And in this view of
the case we hold each one of them as guilty 4
of the act as if he had giver; the casting‘
vote in its favor.
TO
MEI
ME
We passover his course in the Senatoun
til 1858. during all which time he was iden
tified with the Whig party. and we believe
closely adhered to that patty in every patty
contest in the Senate, until we come to
what should be the crowningact in any
political man’s life.
3d. Because he stood side and stde, and
shoulderto shoulder. with Ritner, Stevens,
Burrowes & Co., in the ‘ Buckshot W'ar.’
Soon after the election Burrowes issued
hts proclamation to his party to " 'I‘REA I‘
THE ELECTION A 8111? HAD NOT
BEEN HELD." end when the members
elected to'the Legislature arrived at Herris— ‘
burg. they found the administration deter- i
mined to carry out this REVOLUTION
ARY scheme and ready to resort to the
use of " BUCKSHOT and BALL” if no
cessary. For sustaining these men by
his vote- and counsel. we condemn him.—
Nor was be among the first to adopt meas-
FAIR PLAY
urea” for the restoration of the usurped con.
slitltiioil;bul among the very last. He
‘wtie among the 16 who refused to recognize
the * Hop/cine Itouae‘ as the regular House
'of Representatives. And this was after
Sir-ohm, Michler. Miller. and three Olhers,
had came over to the side of the people
and thovrConetitntion. (See ‘ Harrisburg
Reporter.’ Dec. ‘2B. 1838.)
11th. Because hereeigncd his seat in the
Senate {and put ltte’ district to the erépenso
of holding n special election to choosea
Senator to nerve nbontfive weeks-Abe Unl
anoe of his terrn--rathcr than vote fora
Democratic cnndidntc for the United States
Senate. although he must have known that
a large majority 075 his district was damn.
cratit‘. He now asks Democrats to vote
for ltim. Democrats, if you have any re.
gard for your principles. follow his exam
ple. and “RESIGN” first.
Mr. lrvtn now retired to private life.—_
We have nothing to say of him [here
In the' {all of 1812, he was a candidate
for prothonotary--not as the «big candi
date. nor as the candidate of any party;
but as an Independent Valunleer Candi
date. in some instances electioneeting and
Democrat. and in others.m a whig. He
was elected over the democratic candidate.
and tliat,‘too, by the votes of-democrats.—
And why? Why because" they. or at
least many of them, were induced to be
lieve that he was truly penilent. and wan.
tetl an opportunity to get back into the de
tnocratic ranks. How he has fulfilled those
expectations, let his conduct through the
fierce contests of '43 and '-H bear witness.
Will they afTortl htm another opportunity
to laugltal llteir cretlulity. and boost of his
success in git/ling: democrats I We think
51:?»Amsaé \‘r’m‘rfl. rm. or Clinton
coumy, is lhe Democrat”: candulale for
Congrens mwe I:2mdisnict. Mr. White
is as yet a _vnnn: man. but possesses the
right kind of lalents ln becomean mnamenl
to society. The ponple ofhis dislricl could
do no more honurublc not than give him a
lriumphanl elecliun.—and we are much
mislaken if they donm do it.
\Wm. B. Foster, jr.
i The election of Canal Commissioner
ithis is fall perhaps of much greater conso
‘quenee than many are aware of. Our pulo
vlic works are now yielding a handmme
‘revenue—not much short of a million of
dollars. over and above the expenses, with
the exception of the expense of repairing:
the extraordinary damages occasioned by
last springs lreshets. Last year the nett
revenue “as about 8600.000. With an
active {all business. it will exceed thata
mount this year, including all expensen.
This it certainly gratifying to the m
payers. “hen it IS remembered that it is
but a very few years lince they paid their
own expenses, and it was only in l‘lii‘l
that they cost the Stale about $5500.00”,
to pay the expense of repairs and attend
ance. No man has done more for the m:-
mmp‘ishmPnl of Ihis desirable result, than
Mr. Foster, [1 in no (Slspamgemenl 10 Ill?
qualifit'aliuns of the other lwo wurlhy
Commissioners. to say lhal Mr. Foster Is
the war/ring man of lhe bunrd. 'l‘hix he
is enabled to be by his la'enls and educa-
lion. He is a pruclical engineer. and well
acquainted with the commercial buaineos.
not only of Pennsylvania, but of the whole
Union. And it is by the aid ofanch qual
ifications that Mr. Fostcrklms nidetl so ma
tetially in making our public works what
they are. To turn him out non. nnd elm".
a man in his place, \Hllmul experience.
and unacquuintetl with the system in all itq
various interEsts. ‘rnjght be of serioua con
sequence, and cui'tjltl in no event result in
good.
But who wants him removed? “'hy
those who are most anxious for his defeat
are the very fellows who have grown latby
the spoils of ollice along the public works,
and whom Mr. Fastenin his excellent sys
tem of reform, has been instrumental In
turning out. and filling their places with e
qually competent. but more deserving mem
Many oflicers (democrats) were turned out
last spring. not for misbehaviour that we
know of. but because they had held oflice
long enough, and should give place to others
equally competent and deserving. It is
those men who ”are now making all the
noise, and it is really laughable the way '
they cry out for ‘ rotation in qflicc.’ But
misery loves company. The people. how.
ever. act from diEerent motives They
look into the right and the wrong of these
matters, and will act according to the way
they think will result to the public benefit.
They all know that unless our public works
are well managed, they-will be a sinking ‘
fund,—they know that they are now and ‘
have been well managed for severaliyo'srs.