hicti 'latter branch he became citrenicly emi nent, lie wi the aulhorof celebrated work.' m this subject, and was inneh esteemed in Eu rope and America for his botanical researches and liteiary acquirements. For many year he corresponded with Mr. Jefferson, with whom ko coincided in political opinions, as well as in philosophical pursuits. In 17S0 he removed to Lancaster, where he re aided until his death, which occurred in 1815. in the tJ'Jud year of his age. lie was greatly beloved, highly esteemed and deeply regretted by a tuimeroua circle of friends. Ukmiv Armaria Mvm.F.NnKfia, tho eldeM enn of Henry Krnest Muhlenberg, was horn at lneaster, in I-ancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1782. While Vut a youth of filteen or six teen, during the Reign of Terror ami the con test which resulted in the election of Thomas Ji'U'crson to tho Presidency, ho was an activ psrti.m of the Republican party. Tim lcmo cratic principles nnd feelings of his venembh unindliithor, his father and his uncles, wen nrly imbibed by Mr. Muhlenberg, and he en joyed the advantage of a constant ami intimati intercourse with General Muhlenberg, who wn always regarded as one ofthe sternest and inobt inflexible republicans. Mr. Muhlenberg, wlio like the rest ofthe fa mily was educated for the uiini.-try, retuovei' troui Imcaster to Reading iuthe)er IrW. nnd has resided since tlint p-riod in Works. In 1 "J7, his health not being strong, he determi nenl to turn hisnttcntion to agricultural pursuits. and he accordingly resinned his office in the ministry to the Synod of Pennsylvania, by whom it wns accepted. .Shortly after this became known, the Demo oiacy of Perks desirous of having a member at Washington upon whose steadfast Democratic principles they could rely with Confidence, ur ged him to become their representative in ('on Tes. L Don his consent inc. ho was idretod in by a triuinphnut majority to represent the dis trict composed of Berks, Schuylkill nnd Lehigh and he was elected a second time from that dip tiict in 130. By the net of Assembly of tin tth June, 1992, districting the State, Mirks county was formed into a separate Congrcssion al district, since which alteration he has beet three t imes re-elected to represent this district in 1S32, 1S31, 1STG, and continued in the eer vice of his faithful and tried constituents until spjininted by a democratic President, with the ndvice nnd consent of the Senate, to the high reK)nsiblc station of Ambassador to Austria,! being the first minister accredited by the Uni- t"d States to that great continental power. The ! mocratic principles of Mr. Muhlenberg were well known to his friends in Berks county, and his firmness and decision of character led them m believe that ho would always be found true to the Democratic party and his country. That his constituents have been fully satisfied with and have ever cordially approved of his politics I course, is proved not only by the large majorities which he his always received when before tin people ofthe county, but by the love and till'ec tiou which is borne towards him by tht whole Democracy. That these feelings are till as wsrm as ever, the following resolution passed unanimously at the county meeting in August, Itl'.i, will testify : "Resolved, That the Democracy of Berk county present with feelings of hottest pride t the Democracy of Pennsylvania as their cuudi date for the Governorship, II. A. Muhlenberg to 'those elevation we can ask their concur rence and aid with the fullest confidence that if elected to that high and responsible etation, his well known abilities, integrity public and pri vate, love of Democratic principles, will insure an administration which will establish confi dence within and without our borders protect the rights and interests of the people, and re dound to the honor and prosperity of the State ; and should ho be nominated we pledge our selves to sustain him al home iv here he is best known, by a majority ofeix thousand," Such an endorsement from a county like Ueiks ihe Uihraltcr of Democracy whicfi has stood firm from the days of '1)9 to the pie sent time, is not merely empty compliment meaning nothing, but is an honor of which any man might be proud, and the county which in gave McKean ;3,'!:i majority, in 1S1 1 gave Snyder 'J.-it'J; in gave Jackson H,X12, in IStli pave Van Buren li.HKl, in ISfci gave Porter il,N, and even in 140 gave Van Uu fen 3.84M, will not be backward in redeeming her pledge, when her fuvorite son i6 leading ont the legions of Democracy U victory. Mr. Muhlenberg has always been an unwa vering Democrat, a decided advocate ol Demo erotic men uud measure, and a warm Hippor terof those republican piiuciplea which have been so ably and successfully developed by Jel-ttr.-Kjn and Jaclson. lie was one ol the origi ual friend oi ticneral Jackson in lS.'tl, having always udiniicd his great civil and unlitan qualities; ho has ever remained strongly al tached to him both personally and jwiiiicl!y oud sustained all the leading measures of his it (ministration, both in and out of Congress, particularly those in relation to the I'mted Slate Bank. During ;ne sepsion of he voted iriij the Maysville II- ail bill, before it was vetoed b) the President, and from tlie clearest convictions of duty gave him bis ardent aupiort against a system of which this was simply the pioneer, and which would not only have been vitally in jurious to the great interest! of lit State ot Pennsylvania, but which would have plunged the Cent ral Government into a alough of em barrabmeiit lioia which it would never have been able tn'liave rxtricat.jil itself. Mr. Muh- j I en berg's course upon this question proved that lie possessed those far sighted Views without which no man can pretend to be a great states .nan. Although, in a minority, not only of aGofcgrcBS but of the Pennsylvania delegation, he saw the evils which this incisure would pro- luce, and bad the moral courage (and at the time it required a great deal) to rtnnu up and lmost singly to oppose the bilL lnfltieiced hy the same views t!en. Jacksan afterwards vetoed it, mill Congress and the nation Fiistain- d tho veto, prom the conclusion ot Mr. Muh lenberg's speech upon this mibject, we cxlrnci the follow rag paragraphs : "It would appear then thnt the passage of the bill under consideration is unnecessary. Vnd not only that, it appears to mc extremely ncxpedicnt at this time. Our first object hould bn to pay off the national debt then t reduce I ill not say entirely take off the luties on all articles which we rtn nvithvr iwn- itfnctitre nor grow, or which no longer require! protection, that the burthens of our people mnj be lightened, if not entirely taken away. The list net I have the honor to represent must pay in enormous tax on the single article of salt a tax amounting to no less than ij10,0l)0 per an num. Can the agricultural interest the in terest which should be most cherished in our ountry flourish under such circumstances ! II wccxmliiiue approbating such enormous sums. Iwth the payment of the public debt and the re- IucIhmi of unnecessary duties will he material!) retarded, perhaps never accomplished, for ibis road will cost, tint two and a half millions a ' stimited in the bill, but filteen or twenty mil lions before wo are done with it. Are the poo pie of this country to be for ever taxed heavily 'br their tea, their coffee, their sugar, their salt their spices and other articles which have be come necessaries of life, that the sums thus ta ken from tfie sweat of their brow may be equaii lered tipoit the nselesc projects of wild then rists 7 I hope not. Iet us be just before wi ire generous. I,rl us vau vut dibls. 1st w reduce our duties where they nre mt iiecensn rt to aid and protect internal industry. Thi.- internnt industry must be sujijntrted ot ulil hazards, for uon it ultimately depends the sal ration and permanent welfare of our country. ' In l'M, when the question of the Vice-Pre sidency was agitated, his fellow citizens ol llerks enmity formally brought him forward a i candidate lor that arduous and elevated sta t ion, but allliougii it was thought at the turn that a Pennsylvanian would be selected tin that office, he immediately withdrew his imiiM in the following manly but modest nnd charac (eristic letter to the editor of the Reading (,'hio uicle : "Sir: A resolution proposing me as a can didate for the Vice Presidency was passed at s iate general meeting of the Democratic Re publicans of this county, the proceedings ot which were published in your lust paper. "The high Compliment so unexpectedly ten dcred, and in terms so infinitely tieynud in merits, adds another obligation to the manv I am already under to my fellow-citizen'. I ten der them in return my warmest gratiinde, am find in their affectionate regard (lie most pow or ful of a ! I incentives to tkc faithful pcrforiuanci of my duty. "Yielding to no one in patriotism and a sin cere dispoM'ion to promote the best interests o! Kir common country, I cannot, however, con- ider these as establishing any peculiar claim- to the Vice Presidency an office which soein.- to have been designed in ordinary cases at least. for a reward of long and eminent public er ices. I must therefore be permitted respect fully to decline being considered as a candidate. ud cheerfully leave an honorable competition or that distinguished etation to those who ma have superior claims. "Willi no present higher ambition than to bt the representative of the good people of llerks. nd deeply sensible of their long experii uceo kindness, I assure them with perfect sincerity It hat they cannot be more attached to their re presentulive than he is to them, and that he can under no possible circumstances cease being do oted to their best interests, w ben not opoel o their general gocd. Yours, A c, HENRY A. MUIILENllEIKi. What a terrible picture of destruction anil uisery is presented in lite subjoined paragraph In this latitude we can hardly realize the idv; hat so desolating a calamily has taken place hut it is so, nevertheless, am! means should be given to alleviate the w ide spread suffering Scenes on the Mississippi. Imagine, read :r, a lake of .MM) miles through a r gion finely mproved all onn scene of desolation on either hand. Mere the comfortable quarters, sunk, tillen and dilapidated the cattle from a theu -and fields gathered in herd upon small patch 'S of Inud partly dry, perhaps knee deep in i ter wailing and moaning most pileo'itdy hcrdi )f dcur, huddled together at the mercy of tht marksmen bears clinging t logs. And here in one instance we looked on, a woman deli- '-atennd fair, carried b hrr luisbai.d through waters a hundred yards to a shoal pla.ee, when Jlie dejiosiiL-d her on the trunk until soinechanci tpportunity should ofler for her rescue. Von ordia IiittWarnrtr. Tiir way lie iiii-.oir j.iifat. It is told of; f.ortl liroubani. that be once said in the out of Lords, "Lord Bvron has frequently attacke, me in his wi itings, ami in the most violent iiiati uer ; but his injustice shall not restrain me fion acknowledging that, il J have any chance of be ig known to p.e'erity, it is to .. niii.oita erse th.il I owe this l.oi.m '' THE AMERICAN. Saturday, .lugttst IV, 1844, Dcmorrntlc KontlnatlouM. FOR PUF.SinF.NT, JAIMES K. FOLK, or rtN.NKSSKr FOR VICE FRF.SIPF.NT. GEO. IT. DALLAS, Or PKM.ilSVI.VANU. FOR GOVERNOR, ffxnwtiu it. SiutuU. C Subject to the decith tht Convention J FOR CANAI. tIMISIO.NI:B, I. It. i:iiHKU, .'., ut M Ileal Ki latt amt lout OtKee, .Vc 59 Itne Slrrtt, I'M-1 tmtelplita, is authoring to art tt -Igfat, Hi d rrcclpt tor all monies due litis , tor sub tcrjitlon or advirtislng. C7"Tiik Amcrk.an" for tiii Campaign. As it has become fashionable to furnish news iwpers fioin this to the elect ions at a low price, we propose to furnish the "American." or oiu Jerinan paper, until the elections, forSScts. for nocopy,or lie copies for oncdollar. I5Oii our first pagu we have placed an inter "sting biographical sketch of Henry A. Muhleii biT!, little thinking at the time, that the subject of the memoir would be shrouded in tho coldeiu Itracp of death, b'-fore our paper went to press 1 How truly has it been said, that "in the midst of lift? we are in death," ami that ' promotion co iiifth neither from the Fast, nor from the West nor from the South, but lion is the Jud';t, He put tt.'th tkiwn one, and settt th up another." Dj- Fit am ii R. Slll The melancholy in telligenre ofthe sudden death of Mr. Viihlenberg mp"es a new luty iiv,n the Democratic party in taking up a candidate for ( overnnr. The pub ic voice in this matter cannot well be mistaken Francis R. Sbiiuk ami Mr. Muhlenberg were both mphatically tht prominent candidates of tht ntrty. Mr. Muhlenberg received the nomiant ioi f the ("onvriitn.il, br u small majority, ami would have b-en triumphantly elected. Mr bunk, like a faithful and steailfattt democrat, a be always has been, actpiiesced in that decision I5y a dispensation of divine providence our candi late has been removed Mr. Sbiink is tberefon igain before the people, and the democratic par ty, weare confident, will unanimously award to liini their support. Mr. Sbunk, at the 4th ol March Convention, was not defeated. His, claims were only postMned. Many of Mr. Muh leubcrg's warmest suppoiters were anxious am willing to give him their suppoi t at another time That time has now arrived, and we trust then will not be a dissenting voice in the party. A lor ourselves, having alwavs enti-itained tin highest respect for both these distinguished gen tlemen, we were rrady to award our supjiort tt itber, us the choice o the Convent ion might be We have, th-rcfore, placed the nnme of FRAN CIS li SHI'NK at the head of both our Fnlisl mil lirrman paper, and will cheerfully give him he whole weight of our support, promising at the same time, that ' Old Northumberland" will omc in, in October next, with a majority of not less than a thousand for ' Oi.n Sue .," the demo ratic cnmlidate. Since the abave was written we see that the Harrisburg Argus, all the Reading and Lancaster papers, ami in fact nearly all the papers we huv heard from, have come out for Sbiink. (T7" In another column will be found the call jf a Convention, by the State Cential Committee lobe held at Harrisburg on the J1 of September next. The democracy every where are unani mously in favor of Sbunk. The old delegates we nee, are to attend. Meet ings ought to be held in this county, instructing our delegates to vote accordingly. The Lltrtiuas. The following we have condensed from the news by Friday' Mail. We jjive it as we re ceive it, without note or comment, Irom win;: papers, !Lc. I.mmani. No election fur f inventor or Con I'ress this vear. The Senate consists ol ( members; the House of 10. 17 members ot the Senate iirn elected this year. Of these the whigs have 7 and the demociats 4, as far is heard Irom. Ol the Senators u l:o hold over 17 are wings-, 10 ilt u.ocniis. Of Representa tives, ss far as heard Iroin, the whigs have Til . democrats "21. list year the same districts stood 41 w bigs to 37 democrats. The lloust last jear was 4.) whig lu .V democrats. U lug ljuiii hi the Semite U, in the House PI. Kh.vi it uv. I'or (inventor ' counties have been heurd from. Ilutler, the democratic can lidate. has a iicucrul gain over tin; vote ot 1-10 ' majority thus fur, is about lv,(HX. The whigs claim the cluctiou by 1I,(KH. li.MNom. Nj returns except from Cliicagi listrict. Went worth (ileiu.) is elected to Con gress by a lurge majority. Mikhoi'hi. A letter received at Cincinnat says, that the whig majority in Si lxiuis is frou USX) to 10IRI. This is something ot a whig gain Alabama. Yancey, (dein.) has been electee to Congress, to till the vacancy of Dixon It Lewis. In the Legi-datme the wbi3s have, s lar as heard from, 'J Senators and PJ Represen tatives. Tho democrats 'i Senators ami IC Kepiesenbtivcs. The final result w ill put on am.'thrr face. In Louisville his gain is about (ilMl. The whigSI., j-ew jay4 Si,K.e, presented to A. Jordan, Fsq I)!'. A Til OF MR. MIIILF.MJLRO. On Monday morninjj, passengers in the stag" brought the astonishing intelligence ofthe illness and probable death of the Hon. Henry A. Muh lenberg. The papers from Reading and Thila delphia of Tuesday morning confirmed the pain ful rumor. He was found at his door, paralysed by a stroke of apoplexy, on Saturday night, a bout 11 o'clock. Hisdeath took place on Sun lay about t o'clock. It is said, that the vile lan lers, so industriously circulated by few foul mouthed political opponents in Reading, caused him considerable mental anguish slanders that were not calculated to injure him at home, wher lie was best known, but which were intended for fleet abroad. The Reading (Jazette extra (neu tral) has the following account of this death : 'With feelings of !eep and unfeigned sorrow, we are tailed upon to give publicity to an event which has painfully proved Itow true is the oft repeated sentence, that 4 in the midst of life we. are in death.' lih.Mll A. 31 L lll-K lt.m our distinguished and beloved fellow citizen, de parted this life, at bis residence in this borough yesterday (Sunday) alternoon, at 4 o'clocV. lit: had an attack of apoplexy, on Saturday evening about 10 o'clock, while sitting as was his nsua custom, at the front door of his mansion, and was taken up in a state of insensibility, and remai- ijiicd so until the hour of bis death. There is, indeed, in this miexpectedand mourn ful event, an anguish too deep for utterance. The rect ami manly frame, which but yesterday was full ot life and animation, is now lying motion less in the chill embrace of death. The eye which a little while ago, beamed with kindness. is now closed forever The hand we erst press dso fondly, lies sold, still' and lifeless. The af fections which are still warm and vivid, they will not perish ; but we shall no more know their ex ercise we shall be cut off from all expressions iml returns of their sympathy. He whom all lovetl ami honored has taken his fir.al leave of this vale of tears, for a brighter and a happier world. The deep and wide-spread grief occasion d by this melancholy bereavement, is visible in very countenance, and has shrouded our town in nloom and sorrow. When such men are taken from us, we are forcibly tauuht the instability f life, ami the insecure tenure by which we hold its dearest blessings. Mr. Muhlenberg's character needs no eulogy at our hands. As a public man, be enjoyed the esteem and confidence of bis fellow citizens to a lecree that seldom is the lot of any one. His honesty, integrity and capability were universal ly acknowledged. In private relations of life, none ever was more beloved. His many estitna hie qualities of head and heart, combined with a kind and courteous demeanor, endeared him to 11 within the circle of his acquaintance. He was a sincere friend, a kind neighbor ami hospi table citizen. His afllicted family have met with a bereavement, which can never be re placed; ami our town ami the State at large have sustained a loss w hich years cannot reiviir." Peace to the memory of u man of worth." The Reading Democrat of Sunday alternoon says "The circumstances which attended this be reavement, an; these : Several gentlemen from .lu oud had been passing the last evening with Mr. Muhlenbcre. at his house, where they stait until piohahly about ten o'clock. When tbeyS left he accompanied them to the front door, at which after they hail gone, he seated himself upon a chair, as was his custom to enjoy the coolness of the night breeze. Several gentlemen who pas setl between that and half past t-n or later, saw him sitting there. At about eleven he w as found prostrate and insenble upon the step, with bis head down, stricken with Al'OFLKXV. F.very effort that medical skill could suggest was made but in vain He never spoke after he was dis covered, but remained insensible until he expi red, which was about A o'clock this afternoon." The Philadelphia Spirit of the Times says : "We are told that for several days Mr. .Muh- hers has been apparently in poor health, and that the disgraceful attacks which have lately been made Uhiii bis private character by a " lug print jl I in Reading, bad worried his mind very much not from any fear of the consequences attendant i. upon such slanders, but because of the shameless malignity with which they were put forth, in the town where he has spent most of his life, ami where he is universally respected and beloved." liy a communication in this weeks pajM-r, it will be seen, that Major Wm. L. Dewart has declined being a candidate for member of Assem bly at the ensuing election. Major Dewart's rea sons are patriotic, and will, no doubt, be proper ly appreciated by his numerous personal and po litical friends in this county. We know there ire a number who will regret his withdiawe but they cannot fail to appreciate his motives in: thus withdrawing, in order to pieseive more. closely the unity of the party. C7" Ai'Min sn. On Tuesday the flth inst On motion of K. tire-enough, Ksq., John U. Packer. l'.sq was admitted to practice in the several) courts in this county. We congratulate our young friend on his successful ilthut, ami cheerfully wel come him as a member ofthe fraternity. f'T 'l'.uiT.,Lt Wi uurn hluiu-n ft Inniiitnii" Cl . - - - - d is.- rem the garden of Mr. I'eter llilciouu of this place, which weighed 31 ounces. Lli7" Foa CoNoatss. We observe a number of names announced in the Lycoming Gazette, as lemocrutic candidates lor Congress in this, tht 13th district, viz ; Win. Cox 1 11 lis, Fsq , (on Wm A. Petiikiii ami O. Watson, Fsq Gen Fleming and James Gamble, are also spoken o: it that county. Z3F Lncami mlm. Theie will be an encamp iient ut Lswisbing, on the 57tl iut. Thuteei. oinpanit s have already signified their willingness to attend. Judging from the militaiy spirit ol oui I.ewisburg friends, we l.ave no doubt but that i' .sill be a sjiri'i tl jlf'ai . Uv .more mrrri.im. h e had another whig netting on Monday afternoon, at Ihe Court House. The mectinc was addressed by Leirraml Bancroft, Ksq.,.a standing whig orator. The Meeting was but pool ly attended hardly sulfi irnt to inspire even the enthusiastic ardor ol Mr. IJancroft. The orator was not as successful, or s happy in his efforts as expected even his po litical friends felt that it was something of a fail- ne. As for ourselves, we have no objections to' meetings occasionally, but we are among those who think that there can be too much even of a rood thing On the same evening a democratic meeting'wasj assembled at the Court House. Jno Porter. F.sq. came forward to address the audience, sta ting that the patriotism and justice ofthe Demo cratic cause induced him to raise his "feeble voice" in support of the measures of the party in the contest now going on. Mr. Porter during his speech related several anecdotes and was loudly nnd almost incessantly cheered by the audience. C7 Melancholy DEAtii We regret to state that Joseph Weaver, son of Henry Weaver of Rush township, a young man about 18 years of age, was killed on Friday the Oth inst, by the ex plosion of the cylinder of a thrashing machine He was engaged in thrashing for Mr. Peter Haugbawatit, when the explosion took place, a bout 4 o'clock. A part of the cylinder struck his leg, which completely mashed the bone and lacerated the flesh from his ankle up to his hip A deep hole was also found above the hip, caused as supposed, by a piece of the castings. Several fhysicians were sent for, but were not able to afford any help to the unfoitunate sufferer, who insisted, however, on having hi leg amputated This, at his earnest request, was accomplished blithe died before the operation was entirely' completed. Accidents of this kind have becomcKbair. so frequent, that more than ordinary caution should be used. 117" The Danville Democrat says "the Whig- lon't count the numbers any longer, at their ga inerings mine riuin ami west, hut measure, them by the acre." We should think so, judg ing from the estimates recently made by the Democrat" and other Whig editors in this neighborhood. For instance, the Democrat say some 1500 to 2000 Claymcn were assembled at Lewisburg, at the Whig meeting, a few wee since, the IWiItomau has the number at 1.000 Vet, strange as it may appear, respectable Whigs who attended that meeting, bo'.h from this placi and Milton, state, that on counting them, the num ber was 5S4. Here, it seems, the Miltouian has multiplied by 2, whilst the Danville Democrat a still greater proficient in mathematics, mniti plies by 4. The same editors would fain make the people believe that at the Great Mass Meet ing at Northumberland, there were not mon than from 15 to 2000. Is it surprising that neo pie should have but little confidence in iiewspa per assertions, with such tacts staring them in the face ? Now, we think this perversion of trutl but a small business at best, by the editors of ei thcr party, doing no good and yet calculated to do much harm, by impairing the public confi deuce in the Press. We stated that the numbe attending the Northumberland Mass Meeting to be between ,t and 4,000, and we believe that w were substantially correct. We know some of our prints made the number from 1 to 7,000 m'l'hcy may have been mistaken, but such mis takes should be avoitteit, it lor nothing else, at least for the credit ofthe Press ZJ Gov. PofiTF.K AM) TilK PaI'.hoXINi. Pow i:r. l!y a report made by the Secretary of th Commonwealth to the Senate, on the 0'2d of Feb mary, 1M3, (see Senate Journal, 1M3, volume 1. p. 45-1.) it appears that the following is the re lative number of pardons granted, up to that pe riotl, by each successive administration, viz : Ry Thomas Mi tl! in, 9 years Gil pardons J homas M Wean, M " lOtil ' Simon Snyder. 9 " 990 ' William i'mdlay, 3 " 4 31 Joseph Heister, 3 " 303 ' John A. Shnltz, 6 " 721 ' George W olf, 6 " 42 1 Joseph Ritner, 3 " 79 ' David R. Porter, 4 " 239 So much has been said of the abuse of the Pardoning Power, by Governor Porter, that one would have supposed that he bad exercised that power to a greater degree than all his predeces sors together. The above statement, however, shows that he has printed fewer pardons, with one exception, than any other Governor of I'enn ylvania fx?" Anoi'T iukTakjif Here is a gein fiom Mr. Clay "Letnituotb misundtntonJ, lei tne entreat that I mail wit be misrrpresentrd. 1 am nut ad- mrattng the revival of a, un.u i-iio'ir.cnvK takikf I urn firahidii g bythepi inc'p 'etufthe co.mi'Ho- VISE ACT.'1 And that is what the whigs call protection to American manufactures. FOR Tilt AMUtH'AN. 11. R Massfr, F.sq Sir : Through the kind ncss of some of my friends, my name has been placed before the people of this County us a can didate for the Legislature. It is all important that there should be no disunion in the party this fall.. Our principles are at stake, and it is the duty of every member ofthe party to yield his own individual wishes and personal preferences to the Eood of the cause. There are a number of other gentlemen named for this office, ami for the purpose of obtaining harmony I have deter mined to declin J being a candidate To tbost friends who have brought me out anil supported me thus fur, I return my warmest thanks, and I sincerely hope they will appreciate my motive in declining the honor inttnded, and believe that I am actuated solely by a desire to pieserve uni on and harmony in the party. Very respectfully yours, W L DLWART Suiib.iry, August 12th, 1M l. IMSCELL.W, Editorial, Coiulciiaeit and Selected, P.y the new route from New York to Dosfoll me may breakfast at one city, and sup in the o- thcr quite comfortably. These railroads move listant cities quite near to each other. Foster, of the Pittsburg "Spirit of the Age," convicted ofa libel on a Judge, has obtained a reversion of judgment in his case. It is estimated by a New York contemporary that John Jacob Astor is worth Si'JiOO.OOO. The gin drank in Fngland and Wales annually amounts to nearly X .'0,000,000 sterling There was a great storm in tho eastern part of Dauphin county, on the 7th inst. Near Hum inelstown, on the farm of Mr. Landis, four trees were struck with lightning, and twenty sheep, which were under one of the trees, killed out fa flock of 21 only one recovering. It is stated that a movement is in progress to extend the Electric Telegraph to Philadelphia, New York and Boston. The number of omnibuses in use in New York, is stated to be 'Ml The X. O. Bulletin, a whie paper, refuses to support Mr. Clay. A correspondent of the Trairie Farmer says a lady ofhis acquaintance colors wool and woolen goods blue, with purslane, a common garden weed that the lady assured him it was equal in very respect to the best indigo blue. "Abolition or Disunion" was the inscription ipou one of the banners at Hingbam, Mass.. tar- jried ill the procession celebrating the emancipa tion, on the 2d inst. It has been demonstrated that each fibre in the retina ofthe eye or exatided optic nerve, can- Knot exceed the size of the 30.-W(lth part of a Butter is improved by working the second t ime after the lapse of twenty-four hours, when the salt is dissolved, and the water particles can be entirely removed. One hundred bales of North River hay have been purchased in New York for shipment to reat Britain. This is the first shipment of hay ever made to (treat Britain from this country. The P. S. Gazette learns that the Whigs of Georgia "are working like bees." Making ho ney for the democracy. A man threw a stone at a cow in rittsburg ; it glanced from her horn and put another man's eye nit Formerly, every gold watch weighed so ma ny carats, from which it became usual to call a silver watch a turnip. New York is overrun with Italian beggars. These tariff whigs are the funniest chaps in the world. In North Caiolina and in Kentucky, tbey are running a couple of gentlemen who vo ted utfain.it the present tariff. The extensive Iron Furnace near Columbia, Pa., formerly owned by Mr. Jacob Camber, is Babont to be put in older ami ''blown in'' again. A wild hog has been caught in the woods near Lowell, Ma.s. He is said to be a ferocious fel low. The Whii "Yarn" that Mr. Tolk voted a ainst the relief ofthe suffering poor in the dis trict of Columbia, has bursted. He voted in fa vor of members giving out if their ei"ht iLdlurs fur day instead uf the people's money. The Spirit of the Times says a bad error oc urreJ in the V. S. Gazette of Thursday Th-! ditor wishing to speak of Mr. Clay's dwelling, wrot dow n duelling. A decided case of absence if mind. The Kai l of Mountcasle'l, who was lately dan gerously ill, ami who was attended by a poor I- rih girl, married heron his recovery. The days are growing very perceptibly shorter nearly an hour less than they were a month ago. Col Stone is on the recovery without much danger of a relapse. Five thousand visitors are said to be at the Saratoga Springs. Mr. Van Buren is at Saratoga. A New York paper says, the Mexican Naval button is very like our own, except that instead of an i'oge it has a turkey buzzard. Ci rir is a thief, and we have always thought so. I me oi ms sweethearts, .Miss Lore, is in pri son at New Orleans for stealing a March on Tinir i t a wateh. A lady out west lately sent for her neighbor's branding iron, saying she wanted to mark her cattle. Mr .Tonfs has been engacetl by the Whigs ot Cincinnati to execute a bust for Mr Clay. .V. V. Sun. The whole democratic mas of Ohio are busily "engaged" in the same enterprize. Anil we are confident it will be a "bust" unrivalled ill mug- nificence l tm. limes. Will Pixlini A letter writer for the N i Y. Tribune says President Tyler will decline the canvass, and that it will be announced ir the Madisonian shortly. The authority is whig The New York Republic a paper establish ed to advocate free trade has come out lin Clay and Frelingliuysen. What do the whigt think ot such a sign aathat. Extension ok Full Mails We learn fioit the Journal of Commerce, that Mr. John T Boyd's des'iatch pot has taken the business o delivering and collecting the letters of Pomeroy' F.xpress,and tins farther accommodation is an nounced viz : that for six cents extra, prepaid tbey will send letters to any place within thirt; miles of any of the places in w hich they ha offices. Six cents is the postage to Buffalo ; fo mi cents more they will send a letter to any plat not moie'.buu thirty miles from Kuflalo,
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