From the V. S. Gazette,
Tornado at Cimmbcrihnrgi
Dear Brother. Th town of Chambers
burg was visited yesterday by a storm that will
not be forgrtten lor a long time. About 3 o.
clock ituho afternoon a tnost violent storm of
wind came up from tlie north-west and lasted
only a tew minutes, but in this short time the
destruction wis frightful. The large five etory
paper hiI1 on the Falling Spring and Conoco
choague creek, the property of Dr. S. D. Cul
bertson, was entirely destroyed, and now lays
a mass of ruins. -There wero nineteen persons
rn the mill at the time it fell, all were taken mil
alive, but some of them so dreadfully injured as
to leave no hope of their recovery. The names
ara Dr. S. D. Culbertson, Edward Culbortsou,
John Culberlson, (sons of Dr. C ,) Samuel Reid,
Reid, (sons of C D. Reid and grandson
of Dr. Culbertson,) Philip Craver, Michael Cra
ver, S-iiunel Fry, Lewis Doebler, Jacob Mellin
ger, Peter Henuebcrgtr, Edward McCliotick,
Fiia-bi Taylor, Catharine Kerr, Caroline Mono
bun, M rs. Crossgrovo, Mrs. Wiils, Miss Hon
neherger, Betsy Willard.
Tfie mill ia one hundred and fifty feet long,
fifty feet wide, and five stories high.
Dr. S. 1). Culbertson was in the third story
when it fell. He is only lightly hurt and is
able t walk about.
Dr. E. Culbertson is very reverely injured.
When lie was first discovered lie was hanging
by the feet, which had been caught among the
timber. It wasa considerable time before he
could be taken from his perilous situation, on
account of the difficulty of petting to him, and
the heavy weight of timber reeling on his feet;
Jie screamed frightfully and begged of those a
round him to cut offhis legs, and save him from
tie horrible agony he was sufiering ; his ancle
bone is fractured, and he is bruised very much,
but not considered dangerous.
John Culhertson, another son of Dr. C, was
considerably injured. He was very much brui
sed about thn body not dangerous, tie was
brought out by some of the females of the null.
Samuel Reid, son E. D. Reid, and grandson
if S. D. Culbertfon, was pot out unhurt. Jle
is about eight years old. lie called to one of
the gil ls to give him his hat, he wanted to be
eff.
Another son of Mr. Reid, quite a child, had
I is scull fractured. He was got out also by
the females. It was heart-sickenine to hear the
poor child beg of tho doctors ti save his life.
II in case is considered bad.
Philip Craver and Michael Craver, (Ger
mans,) father and ran, are both very seriously
mjured the father dangerously his shoulder
liasbern fractured and some of his ribs, also, be
sides severe bodily injuries. The Fon was dis
covered hanging by the hand, which had been
caught by the timber, he suffered dreadfully
the flesh of his hand very much torn. His head
was badly hurt, either by his falling or by tim
ber falling on him. lie suffered dreadfully, as
it was a considerable time before he could be
got down. He hung, as did also Dr. E. Cul
bertson, above the Etoue wall which forms
the first story of the mill nt the west end. lie
tried hard to get his knife out of his pocket to
cut off the hand by which he hung. lie is not
considered dangerous.
Samuel Fry was slightly injured. lie bled a
pood ileal about the bead.
Lewis Doebler and Mellinger both escaped
with little or no injury. Edward McClintick,
a son of tln Captain, of your city, also e scaped
unhurt. I am not certain what part of the mill
he was in, some say he was in tho fifth story,
otid others thnt he whs in the first, and escaped
by the tail-race. The riot four of the females
on the lint escaped injury, except that Miss Kerr
got into the creek und would have been drown
ed but for the assistance of a man, who jumped
tn and rescued her. Mrs. Willa has been very
.eriotibly hurt. It was thought she would have
been dead before thin time. She ia hurt in the
breast. I have been told that the was safe out
nt' the null and went buck with Miss Taylor to
pet Mr. Reid'a child out, and in attempting to
ave that poor child's life will, in all probability,
lone her own. They raised a mass of timber
that six of them could not have done under any
ordinary circumstances.
Mms Hennebcrger was severely cut and brui
sed, but 6he is not at all dangerously hurt. Bet
sy Willard had, like Mrs. Wills, got out safe,
but returned to save John Culbertson, who was
screaming dreadfully, she guccedrd in getting
liim out, but was knocked down several times
by timber fulling on her in the heroic act. She
told me she could not listen to the screams fr
help without assisting him her arms were
quito wet with the Uy blood. 1 am only gi
ving you a disjointed and hasty sketch as the cir
cumstances occur to me, it would be utterly
impossible forme to give you any thing like a
correct account ot it in the hurried h tier, it
would take mo days to do it, and then it would
fail short of any thing like the reality. I saw
many a wet eye yesterday as the girls, whose
lives had been raved, rushed from the wreck
into each others arms, screaming with joy at
tlieir almokt miraculous escape from death.
Th2 roof vaa carried entirely off from the
houst'on "Now lii.gland" hill, and throwu into
thu lot a considerable dii-Unce, probably fifiy
yards, and the gablo ends also thrown duwu.
U wasa two story britk houae. A great many
trees ami fences wire torn down. In husto.
To ci.pan Pii.kr. Tukea quarter of a pound
'soft soip, n ten spoon full of brandy, a pint of
gin, all well mixed together. With a sponge
or flannel, spread the mixture on each side the
silk Without creas ng it ; wash it in two or three
wicr,nJ iron it on the wrung aide it will
look at good as irnw,
THE AMERICAN.
Maturtiav, Jtugittt S, IM4.
lVvmorratlc lYoin I tuitions.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES X. POLK,
OF TK1SNESJSEE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
GEO. M. DALLAS,
t)P PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR GOVERNOR,
II K X II Y V. M U II L K X 11 K I! (j.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
JOSHUA IIAHTSIIOnXK.
ELECTORS,
For President and Vice President of the V- States
WILSON M'CANDLESS, . f ,
ASA Dl MOCK, jSenato.iul.
REP KKSKNTATIVK.
1. Gro. F. Lehman, 13. Gf.orcf. Sciinaiile,
2. Christian Kneass, 14. Nath'i.. B. F.i.drkd,
3. William H. Smith. 15. M. N. 'Irvine,
4 John IIii.l, (l'lnlu ) 10. J.oits Wuuinin.v,
5. Samcki. E. Leech, 17 Ilrcil Montgomery
C. Sami -el Camp, 18. Isaac Axkney,
7. Jksxr Siiakpk,
N. W. Samplk,
S. Wm. lIsiiiENnEini
10. Conrad Shimkr,
11. Stephkn Bai.hv,
12. Jo.NAIl Brewster,
lit.
20.
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Joiim Matthews,
Wm. Pattkison,
Ani-rew lit RKE,
John M Gill,
Ciirisi ian Myers,
RoHERT Oi:r.
I It. i'.IL.JIKll, Exq., at U Ileal '
tate atd Coal OIT.ce, 59 I'tnt Street, l'ht
ladelphia, fx authorized to art an Jlgent, at tl
receipt lor all monies due this office for no
scrlption or advertising,
Mctting of the Prmorratic Club.
The Democratic Club of this place, will meet
in the Court House, on Monday evening, 5th inst.
Several addresses will be delivered, By order
of the President.
0 In our next paper wo shall be nble to give
our roaderi an account of the North Carolina c
lections, which were held on tho 1st instant.
The news from Kentucky will come next. Then
Indiana. Illinois, Missouri and Alabama, all of
which hold their elections between the 1st and
5th of August.
Cv A breach in the canal, below Selinsgrove,
occurred on the. night previous to the great meet
ing at Northumberland. It is suposed, from all
appearances, to have been the woik of some vil
lains. CC Littell's Living Ae No. 10 has been
received It is the most valuable literary perio
dical of the day, and we should be pleased if
friend Littell would send it more regularly, as we
can't well do without it.
Cl7 In another column we have, accordin" to
request, inserted a notice for the cull of a Whig
Mass Meeting, to be held at Northumberland, on
the lOthof September next. As our whig friends
have no paper in this end ofthe county, we make
no objection to publishing a notice or call of a
meeting for them. This we deem essentially
different from the publication of articles advocat
ing the election of candidates to w hom we are
politically opposed. The editor of a neutral
print may, with propriety, publish articles on
both sides, but we cannot conceive how a politi
cal editor can consistently or honorably give bis
support to candidates of opposite political opin
ion, (which be would bo virtually doing by giv
ing up bis columns to both parties.) without
keeping himself constantly in ''hot water," in
"defining bis position," and answering the argu
ments of his correspondents. This notice will
only serve to make our friends the more active
and vigilant. The election in the Thirteenth
District will, no doubt, be more warmly contest
ed than it ever has been before. Of the remit
there can be no doubt. The democrats of this
district have a large majority w hich they never
fail to bring out when the party is united. We
might take exceptions to some of the epithets so
freely bestowed on our party, in this notice. lint
this mode of party warfare has become so com
mon with many of our political opponents, that
they would feel themselves helpless and disarm
ed, if deprived of tbeir ordinary weapons of de
fence. We say then to the Whigs, "come on, come
on," with your Convention, Biid if you can gather
half as many as were assembled at the Democrat
ic Convention on the 20th, we will give you full
credit for having accomplished wonders.
i K7" rosT.vfiE Reform By a late decision in
the L'. S. Court, it has been decided that private
expresses have a right to convey letters. This
decision will cause the loss of enormous sums of
money on the principal routes; all the result
! of the folly and madness of our last Congress, in
refusing to pass a new law. Let the Press and
the people exact a pledge from the candidates for
J Congress, at the next election, and support no
! man who will not go in for a thorough reform,
nd save the Department from sinking into ruin
I and becoming odious and contemptible in the eyes
"f'l"5 public
American Works Mr. Pancroft is about
putting to pi ess the fourth volume of his incom
parable History of the United State. Professor
Sparks is actively employed on his great work
on the American Revolution which will occupy
years of toil. Judge Story is diligently engaged
in the preparation of two new professional volumes.
The Mass Meeting nt Northumberland -Between
Hand 1,00 O Persons present.
We were deprived of the pleasure of attending
the Great llemocratic Mass Meeting, held at
Noitliunibi rland, on Friday last, on account of
severe indisposition, but all accounts agree that
the meeting was very large, and although a great
gathering was expected, it was much larger than
many had anticipated. Largo delegations were
in attendance from Lycoming, Northumberland,
Union, Columbia and Dauphin counties. From
Columbia county alone there were enough to
form a large meeting. The number we have
heard estimated at eight hundred. Union and
Lycoming counties were also well represented.
A large delegation from Hairisburg and vicinity
also came on, bringing with them a number of
distinguished democrats, from thut and the
neighboring counties. The different Democratic
Clubs, with numerous banners and badges, mudo
a handsome and imposing appearance in the
procession. The Democratic Club of this place,
left hero about 10 o'clock, and numbered in
procession about 200 persons. They carried
several haudsome banners, got up in great haste,
but w hich were highly creditable to their taste
and industry, for w hich the young gentlemen, as
well as the young ladies who assisted them, de
serve great credit. The procession, after march
ing through the principal streets of Northum
berland, proceeded over the bridge to Shamokin
Island, a beautiful spot selected for the occasion.
The large procession, with its numerous ban
ners, was one of the most imposing spectacles ,
ever witnessed in this section of the State. The
weather was not favorable. The clouds wore a
threatening aspect, and several slight showers of
rain fell dining the day, as well a; the day pre
vious. Put for this circumstance the meeting
would, no doubt, have been still larger, though
thn number was fully sufficient to satisfy the
most sanguine.
There has been, as there always will be in
such cases, a considerable dispute in regard to
the number of persons present at the meeting
We liave, therefore, made inquiries from a num
ber of sources, upon which we can place the
most perfect leliance, and think the number
maybe fairly estimated at between three und
for thousand persons. Some of our Whig friends
have put the number down at from two to three
thousand. Other h-rsons have estimated the
number fioin four to six thousand. Our esti
mate, we think, isas nearly correct us Is possi
ble to make an estimate of such a large con
course. The Hon. Gronr r Kremi r. of Union county,
was called to the chair. The names of the offi
cers of the meeting we have not yet heard Mr.
Kremer, in a short address, stated the object of
the meeting, and was followed by Messrs. Prew
ster and McCahen, of Philadelphia, Frazer and
Forney, of Lancaster, Wright and Pidlack, of
Wilkes Parre, Ilntter, of Harrisburg, and Purr,
of Reading The proceedings were enlivened
by music, from the Williamsport, Danville, Mil
ton. Lcwisburg and Sunbury Hands, accompany
ing their respective delegations. In the even
ing a large concourse assembled at the market
House, w hich was addressed by a number of spea
kers. So large a gathering of the Democracy, at
so busy a season of the year, exhibits a unity
and concert of action on the pait of the Demo
cracy, that cannot fail to strike terror in the
camp of our enemies.
Since the above was in type we have received
the names of the ofiieeis of the meeting, which
are as follows :
HON. GKOIKiK KRF.MF.n, Premlent.
VICF. PRF.S1DF.NTS.
Or Union Coiwtv Captain John Foster, Ro
bert P. Harber, Col John Reber. John Ray, Hen
ry Yearick, Fsii., Dr. Isaac Hottenstine, Col.
Henry C. Ever.
Oe NoRTiicMRF.rLANn Cocnt v. John McKin
ney, Hon. John Montgomeiy, Jacob Gearbart.
F.sq , John Carl, John Lay cock, Gideon Leisen
ring, Hon. Lewis Dewart, David Martz, Robert
Curry, Hon. G. C. Welker, John Hummel, Esq
Or Lycoming Copntv. N. F. Jones, Esq ,
George Deitch, John B Beck, Isaac Bruuner, Esq
Col. John Cotner, Samuel Weir, George F. Boal,
Esq., Apollos Woodward, Mr. Fogleman, Sr ,
Thomas Taggart, Esq.. Philip App, Valentine
Richer.
SECRETARIES John M. Paum, James Da
vis, Emanuel Zimmerman. William Wilson,
William J. Martin, Charles W. Hegins.
The Convention, we should have stated, was
called to order by Alexander Jokhan, Esq., of
this place, who announced the appointment of the
different officers. We should also have stated
that there was a large delegation from Luierne
county. E. W. Hutter, Esq , of the Democratic
Union, who was present, estimates the different
delegations as follows :
Dauphin county delegation, 200. The delega
t ons from Noithuml tr'and county, l.'OO. Lyco
ming delegation, from 5 to COO. Union county
delegation, 700. Columbia county delegation,
t)00. Luzerne county delegation, SJ0O. Besides
large numbers of individuals who arrived on
horse back und in vehicles. The editor of the
l uion thinks there were no less than COO flags
and banners on the ground, and relates the fol
lowing anecdote as one of the incidents of the
day :
"One incident occurred during Mr. Wright
speech, that deserves to be recorded, as shewing
the unanimity of feeling that pervade the De
mocracy of Pennsylvania on the Tariff question,
and the falsity of Whig representations. The
speaker exclaimed : 'lit Pennsylvania we are
all the friends of a Pbotective Tariff-' 'The
d 1 you are?' exclaimed an impertinent coon,
who had strayed among the crowd 'Take the
vote, and you'll see.' Tho speaker, taking the
hint, immediately put the question : 'AH those
in favor of a protective tariff will please to say
aye.' Tba entira assembly sent forth a simul
taneous A V E, which made the very Young
Hickories above them re-echo the shout 'Thoe
opped to a protective tariff will respond .no.'
Not an answer was returned
K7 Thb Pope's Blll. The Tope has issued
a bull, published in the Freeman's Journal, a Ro
man Catholic paper in New York, which has ex
cited considerable sensation. The bull is addres
sed to the Romish Clergy throughout the world,
and is directed against the efforts of a Religious
Society, in New York, made np of differcut sects,
for the purpose of introducing and circulating
the Bible in Italy and other places, under the do
minion of the Catholic Church. It occupies a
bout two columns. We publish the following
extract as a part of the history of the times:
"Venerable Brothers, heal'h and greeting A
postolical Among the many attempts which the
enemies of Catholicism are daily making in our
age, to seduce the truly faithful, and deprive them
of the holy instructions of the faith, the efforts
of those Bible Societies are conspicuous, which,
originally established in England, and propaga
ted throughout the universe, labor every where
to disseminate the books of the Holy Scriptures,
tianslated into the vulgar tongue. You are but
too well aware, my reverend bretberen, to what
the efforts of these societies tend. They only
care audaciously to stimulate all to a pi ivate in
terpretation of the divine oracles, to inspire con
tempt for divine traditions, which the Catholic
Church preserves upon the authority of the holy
futhers in a word, to cause them to reject even
the authority of the Church herself. It is long
since pastors found themselves necessitated to
turn their attentions to the versions current at
secret conventicles, and which heretiu labored
at great expense to disseminate.
"Indeed, many precise advices and
documents teach us that a vast number of mem
bers of sects in New York, in America, at one
of tbeir meetings, held on the 4th of June, last
year, have formed a new association, which will
take the name of the Christian Leaeue (Faeilrrii
Ch-inliana.) a league composed of individuals of
eveiy nation, and which is to be further increas
ed in numbers by other auxiliary focteties, all
having the same object, viz : to propagate a
mongst the Italians, and especially Humane, 'the
principles of Christian liberty,' or, rather, an
insane indifference to all religion.
"This society strains every nerve so to intro
duce amongst them, by means of individuals col
lected from all parts, corrupt and vulgar bibles,
and to scatter them secretly amongst the faith
ful At the same time their intention is to dis
seminate worse books still, or trai ts designed to
withdraw from the minds of their readers all re
spect for the Church and the Holy See. These
lionks and tracts have been composed in Italian,
or translated into Italian from other languages,
with the aid of Italians themselves, and amongst
these books should be particularly cited 'The
History of the Reformation,' by Merle d'Aubigue
and 'Calender of the Reformation in Italy,' (Fos
tes de la Reforme en Italic.) by Jean Crie.'
"Wherefore having consulted some of the Car
dinals of the Holy Romish Church, alter having
duly examined with them everything and listen
ed to their advice, we have decided, venerable
brothers, on addressing yon this letter, by which
we again condemn the Bible societies, reported
long ago by our predecessors, and by virtue of
the supreme authority of our apostleship, we re
prove by name, ami condemn the aforesaid soci
ety called the Christian league, formed last
year at New York : it, together with every o
ther society associated with it, or w hich may be
come so.
"Let all know then the enormity of the sin a
gainst God and his Church which they are guilty
of who dare to associate themselves with any of
these societies, or abet them in any way. More
over, we confirm and renew the decree recited
above, delivered in former times by apostolical
authority against the publication, distribution,
reading, and poesion if book of the Holy
Scriptures translated into the mother tongue."
"Given at Rome from the Pasilie of St. Teter,
on the Mh of May, in the year 184-1, and the
fourteenth of our Pontificate.
(Signed) "GREGORY XVI , S. P."
Tripitb to Col. Polk from Gsx. Jackson.
We have from time to time published compli
mentary remarks upon the high character and
qualifications of our distinguished candidate for
the Presidency, but the following comes with
mighty effect from the old hero of the Hermitage,
who seems to have an intuitive knowledge of
character, and "knows all qualities with a learn
ed spirit of human dealing."' It is in the con
clusion of a loug letter to Mr. Jones, of Utica,
N. Y.:
"Mr. Polk was raised near me. He has per
formed his duty in every public station that he
has filled, and he has filled many requiring great l
talents and consummate tact and judgment. On
all the great questions, from the Panama mission
to the present day, he has been consistent, ortho-
dox, and true to the standard of old-fashioned
Jeffersonian Democracy. In his private life, no
man has been more fortunate in the practice ol
every virtue. Without a speck on his moral
character, he can defy the slanderer, and rest se
cure in the good esteem of all who have been his
.,..-.,.., e, r. ,e....s r -
"'
Preparing to BrcoME Votlks. On Monday
last, the Court at Orwicsbure. Pa . was crowded
: ... . M ...L...I l- r
all day by persons declaring their intentions to
become citizens, and procuring their final pa-
J . . .
pers. On that day no less than three hundred
and forty declared their intentions, and one hun-
dred and thirty received their final papers. Up
wards of five hundred declared their intentions,
and received their final papers in the course ofthe
week.
Smith's Scccessor Eldr Hardy, President
of the Boston Branch of the Mormons, states
that no successor will be, appointed. Joe hud
twelve apostles, upon whom devolved his pow.
ersand duties Samuel W. Smith, the oldest
living Mormon Smith, .Tor's brother, will au-ume
Hiram's office ef Patrurch ofthe church.
From the Lancaster Democrat.
'Oh, II It a Rich Man t"
One of tho few objections urged against Mr.
Muhlenberg, by the federal press, is that he iaa
rich man J or, to use the more eloquent words
of a contemporary, "a rich purse-pround, pam
pered parson." We do not know the length,
breadth, or depth, of Mr. Muhlenberg's purse;
but we can readily believe that he ia in comfort
able circumstances ; that while his situation is
a happy one, so far as pecuniary inetns are
concerned, there are thousands of hie fellow ci
tizens richer than himself, and thousands again
infinitely poorer. There is not one of ua but who,
cither secretly or openly, long, pines, and strives
to become rich ; and there is not one of us but
who is fully aware that, to become rich is to be
come envied by those who have proved less fortu
nate in their business pursuits. A mere rich man,
w ho dreams and thinks of wealth and wealth
only who weighs all, and estimates all, and
estimates all by pold and silver who looks
down with lofty superciliousness upon all those
who, though they may be proud in spirit, are
poor in puree and who lias not an idea discon
nected with dollars and cents, is probably one
of the most contemptible creatures that crawls
on this world of mammon and misery. Rut
when riches arc joined to generosity, intelli
gence, and public spirit, it does indeed prove a
blessing to the possessor and to all those who
come within the sphere of his active benevo
lence. It may be true that Mr. Muhlenberg is rich ;
but his purse has always been open to the poor,
the afflicted, and the unfortunate. There is ma
ny and many a man in Pennsylvania who is in
debted for his present worldly prosperity to the
active friendship nnd pecuniary assistance of
Hlnry A. MriiLEnnKtio. Generalities are at
least unratislactory. We will give an instance
that has fallen under our own observation. A
young, friendless, penniless mechanic, with a
wife looking up to him for support, found him
self a stranger in this State, not long since,
without employment, and consequently without
the means of obtaining a livelihood tor himself,
f.nd for one that he held dearer than himself. Af
ter looking about him for a few days in vain for
work, he at last heard that if he could command
a little capital, he could embark in a tale and
profitable business on his own account. Hut
where was he to ge t that capita! ? He was a
stranger, in a strange place, and of course with
out friends and without credit, lie had a very
slight acquaintance with the "rich, purse-proud,
pampered" Mr. Muhlenberg; nnd although he
wne politically opposed to Mr. M., hn applied
to that gentleman frankly stated his situation
and solicited his aid ; nnd need we add, he
did not solicit aid in vuin. That youig me
chanic is now established in business, and is
doing well ; and he speaks with pride and gra
titude of the disinterested kindness. Whether
or not his gratitude w ill influence his vote in
the coining election we cannot say :
We give this story as we heard if, without
ornament or embellishment of any kind ; but
at the same time.we tan assure our reailcrs that
it is strictly true.
Next Governor.
The prospects ofthe triumphant election of the
Hon. Henry A. Mi iilknukho, as Governor of
Pennsylvania, are of the most flattering diame
ter, ami if straws tell which way the wind blows,
Ins majority will lar excecu thai wuicii wasgiv-
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v. .... to cr;i the requisite number ofskms to procure
From every part of this Congressional Dis- e . ,
. . , ,1 a hat by the service of the cotton gin, he was
trirt,a well as from many ofthe southern and ,, , ,
. .. ... ! compelled to resort to other measures. Here
western counties, we have the most cheering i
intelligence, and every breeze that kisses our ! eo1vP1' "'"efore, to attempt to kill them, which
mountain tons 'whisners chanee ; and every I Tnulve he ad,,PC,, to P"vcringly, ""
vale echoes and re-echoes change ! change ! ! and
the verdict which the people will render to the
federal party, and their straw general, will be
without a parallel. What a preposterous idea,
how infatuated must be the party that would en-
tertain a thought, that the people would elevate
a man to its chief magistracy, who is so destitute
of talents as the whig candidate is known to be,
in preference to Henry A. Muhlenberg, a man of
acknowledged abilities, of pure and unsullied
. character, against which foul mouthed slander
I dare not breathe ; no, such a thing will never
! be. Pennsylvania will give more than her old
I fashioned democratic majority, and we can as
I sure our friends that Warren County will do her
j whole duty to her patriotic and favorite MUH
LENBERG. Warnn Advocate.
, Extratt from Gen Amuw Jackson's letter
j to lhe ivmocrats who celebrated the 4th of July
i a Readin" Pa.:
"I must add that it would give me increased
pleasure to shake by the hand on that day my old .
friend Hfxry A. MriiF.i.NBKRn. He was there- i
presentative of Berks county in Congress when!
the Federal party made its fiercest assault on my I
administration, nnd XOItl.Y DID 1 V. SUSTAIN
1 I
I the CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE. Long may
j his services be remembered."
j "
i Grfls Corn Pi pcino. An Article in Season
A Louisville paper says, one ofthe very finest j
things ever brought to the table, in the pudding
I ... . j.i: .,,i;
"" green corn pwwz . ,..M.rv.-.vU,u...B ,u
tle following recipe: "Let evary wife, who
would like to surprise her husband by a rare de-
licacy try it. Take of green corn twelve ears,
and grate it. To this, add a quart of sweet milk,
a quarter of a pound of fresh butter, four eggs,
well beaten, pepper and salt, as much as suffi
cient ; stir all well together, and bake four hours
in a buttered dish. Some add to the other in
gredients a quarter of a pound of sugar and eat
the pudding with sauce, It is good cold or warm,
with meat or sauct ; but epicures of the most
j exquisite taste declare for it. we believe, hot, and
j with the first tsrvue.
Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman.
ANECDOTE OF J. K. POLK.
Nabhivim.e, June 20, 1841.
Dear Sir : Thirty-six years ago, the father
of James K. Folk, having emigrated to the fer
tile valley of Duck River, which had just then
been acquired of tho Chicksaws, was followed
by emigrants from the East, until there was a
considerable neighborhood in the forest. Each
emigrant raised cotton enough tor his own con
Mimption ; but there was no cotton-gin in thia
country, and it was with great difficulty that it
could be manufactured. At their unanimous
request, tho father ot Mr. Polk erected a cotton
gin, and entrusted it to the management of his
son, James K., whose duty it became to devote
every Saturday to ginning the cotton of tho
neighbors, taking a given small quantity oftho
contents ot each bag for the service. lie was
the regular ginner of the establishment for
years, always attending it in person. About
that time a hatter settled in the neighborhood,
and gave notice thnt he would make ar hat
(a luxury by the way, in which very few of
the pioneer boys felt able to indulge) for any
person w ho would furnish him with coon or fox
shins enough to make two. Young Polk was
so constantly engaged for five days of the week
in working on the farm, going to mill, and at
tending the village school, and in ginning cot
ton for neighbors on the sixth, that he had no
leisure to devote to the ways and means of oh
taining the requisite number of skins ; so he
had no leisure to devote to the ways and means
of obtaining the requisite number of skins ; so
he applied to his fcther for the means to pro
cure him a fur hat. His father replied that ho
must rri the means himself ; nnd gnvc him
the privilege of appropriating for that purpose
all the avails of the gin on the next Saturday.
Thn first man that came to the gin on that day
with his bag of cotton, was appronched with an
ofier to gin his cotton fr two coon skins; but
having none, the toll was extracted as usual.
Another and another came; but coonsk ins be
ing a species of ready change with the pioneers,
they would not be given instead of the small
quantity of cotton deducted as toll.
At length a man came who was followed bv a
dog that was known to be expert at catching
coon", when young Polk proposed to gin his
bags if he would give him that dog. The man
accepted the proposition the cotton was gin
ned and repacked uK)ii his horses, and the dog
delivered to the young ginner, who was all the
while delighted with the idea that he had at
length found the means of raising the fur lint,
and timcying to himself how fortunate be would
tiow be, after the labors of the day were over,
in sallying out into the forest with his dog at
night, to tree, catch, and skin coons for the hat
ter. He took the dog from the hands oftho set
tler, and placing a trace chain round his neck,
tied him to a sapling, and resumed the duties of
the gin. llefore the settler had gone two hun
dred yards on his way home he gave a shrill
whi.-tle, when the dog, springing towards his old
j master, loosened the chain from the sapplinc,
, an,l bounded oil with it dangling at his side,
i Young Polk took alter him on the run. and tol-
i i , f . ,
loweu mm tor more man a
mile ; but finding it
impossible to overtake the dog and his deceitful
master, gave up the chase and returned to his
gin. "Well, James," (said a man who was in
waiting for his services) "diil you recover your
dog V ".N'osir," (said the boy,) "but I recover-
j pj racc ciain
Hatlk'd in every attempt
had taken sixteen; and having skinned
them with his own hand, he carried them to tho
hatter, who reserved to himself one-half th.i
number, for manufacturing the other half into
I the first fur hat that ever graced the head of
: Gov. James K. Polk, the democratic republican
J nominee
j States.
for the Presidency of the United
The Great Coal Tcnnel. This mammoth
passage into the Coal Mountain at the head of
the Bear Mountain Railroad, in Schuylkill coun
ty, Pa., is now fairly commenced by the Compa
ny. It will, when finished, be one ofthe great
! est curiosities in the State, and well worthy of
a visit from all who can appreciate the wonder
of Nature, and the power of Art. A broad and
' lofty tunnel, capable of admitting three trains
of railroad cars abreast, is being driven into the
base of a mountain whirh towers eight hundred
feet above it, and at almost every step the spec
1 tator will pass solid arches of 'llaft: diamonds"
' of great thickness, and ofthe finest quality. It
is well known to those familiar with the subject,
that the quality of anthracite ceal is always
j greatly improved by the amount of the superin
: ruiubetit pressure. Consequently, the deeper
I a vein is opened from its top or "cropping," the
; finer will be the quality of the ccal. The coal
i tunnel of the Bear Mountain Railroad opens a
i bout forty veins of coal, at a greater depth than
has ever been done before in the United States
and it give (by taking the "dip" of the veins,)
more than eleven hundred feet "breasf'to work
this valuable mineral Democratic Union.
Sl-ECirtC FOR THE SU'MMKR CoMPLAIXT. Af
the summer complaint is prevalent, we publish
the following receipt for making Blackberry
Syrup, a very healthful and useful article. Tc
two quarts ofthe juice of blackberries add one
pound of loaf sugar, i oz.ot nutmegs, J oz. cin
namon, pulverized. To this adJ 01. clove
and i ot. allspice, pulverized. Roil altogether
for a short time, ami when cold add a pint o
brandy. This beverage ia said to be a cure fot
the suirtmer complaint.