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JOSEPH EISEI.Y. -
?EST FE1T1TEH & CO.
Manufacturers of
UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS, nnd SIX SIIADES,
Mo. 143 Murktl Street,
Philadelphia,
INVITE the attention of Merchants, Mannfac
turers, &c &.c., to their very extensive, elc
nnt, new stock, prepared with great care, and of
.red at the lowest possible price f r cash.
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.1, is to consult the mutuul interest of their rusto
icrs snJ lhcmelvis, by m.inufncluring a good r
e'e, selling it t the lowst price for cash, and
alizing iheir own remuneration, in the amount of
ilea and quick returns.
Possessing jucihsuxtihle facilities fir imnufa"
tre, they are prepared to supply orders to anv ex
ml, and respectfully solicit the patronage of Mer
lonis, Manufacturers sud Dealers.
fXj" A large assortment of the New Sljlc Cur
in I'aiasols.
Philndelpbia, June l. 1844. ty
HERR'S HOTEL,
OlUICIill TltK.lIOVT IIOI'SK,
So. I Hi C'lirnmit SI reel,
PHILADELPHIA,
rpm; sUilsOltlUER, recently of
tiiUlrlj KeadinR, Pa., would inform the pub-
hJLlic that lie has litfed up the atinve cspi
ILllSci us ami convenient establishment, and
.11 always be ready lo enlert .in vi.-itors. His es.
dished reputation in the line, it is hoped, will
ord full assurance, that his guests will be sup
el wi ll very comf irt and Hccnmmodatinn ;
lilst bis bouse will be conducted under such ar
iBcmeH as will secure a rlmrirtcr for the first
ipntisibility. a'id sati.-lactory entertainment for in
.iilunU and la'inl c,
Cliaree for boarding $ I pcnLv.
DANIEL 11EKR.
Philadelphia. May 25, 1841 ly
To Country merchant.
tots, Shoes, Bonnets, Leghorn and
Palm Leaf Hats.
C. YV. & Ti. B. TAYLOR,
the S. E. comer of Market anil Filth Sis.,
PHILADELPHIA,
)FFER for nx'e an ixtenie hfortrnent of the
- shove srticl- s, all of w hich they sell at unusual
low piices and partieuliily hivitu the attention
buyeia visiting the citv, tn sn naniinati.in of
. ir stork. U, W. V L. U. TAYLOR.
Philadelphia, May 85. 1844. ly
T.K.tl' l ait S.lhK. Tha small f.,rm,
i
Containing about 100 acres, about 2 miles
ove Nortlium eil ind. rolioinine lands of Jesse C
rton, John Leghou and othcis, will be sold
ap, if application i - rnaile soon lo the subscriber,
rnuihury. Aug. 31. II. U. MASSEIL
71, IX M:I:I 'I'be highest price will be
given for r'lax Seed, by
Auk 81. IP41.
II. B. MASSE II.
M ITAUB" LI II LES. Five copies of I e Cot
' t.ice Bible, the el.eip. si honk ever ptll'lished,
itaining the comiucriar on the Old and New
etament. ju reciv,il and lor sale, for six dull irs,
June I ft. II. l. MASS Ell.
HEIIOVAIi.
OCT Oil J. IS. MASS Kit.
KESI'ECTFI'LLY informs the cit
iz"ns of Sunburv ami it vicinity, that
iil ho h .s removed bis ollke to the white
A building in Ma kel Siju lie, e;.st of Ira
Mi ni. ill's vi ne, mi l iniMH d stclv oi'po.ite the
-l ollice. where be will I happy to receive call
the line of bis profession.
iinbuiy, May 4ih. 1P14.
i77 v i 1 i : v a x s
atent Fire nnd Thief l'ronf Iron
Chests, 8lale lineJ llefrijjorators,
with Filters altachcd when
leqnired.
ET.1TS H VATGOIT,
o. 70 S'litththinl St., opposite the I'xrhange,
PHILADELPHIA,
M ANI'FAOTL UE and
'"li?Up ami. fr auIm 1ATIII lf&Ns' i
f Sr'-LWUiaird Water snd Provi- j
J'A5r !!' -vision i' our, arm i rm i
f -..t5tf niium Fire and Thiet IWL j
airo ",,k- ra,. U-ra. Jewely ,
-J Cold, biler, See., &c Bisde
Hod r Iron, (snd not over PUi.k a nineiy-fise
off-ery one hundred now in um and for mle
made.) w tih first rate Locks and David Evans'
,-nl Keyhole Covers, similar to the one exhiMl
st the IMjiladelphia Exchange, for three months
he fummer of 18-18, when all the Keys weie at
.ity t i lie used, am! the Chest nut oiened. al.
i0ch ttie experiment was tried l y at loasl 15110
sons, our n me sHme. im mcu i.
bliers. at the Dehiwatu Coal Office, in Walnut
. .1 'l'l. . 1 I I.I uirrml.
fXHoisiim Ma.bii.es, Iron Doors, superior I WILLIAM A. PHTUlKIN, K. P. Voungmtn.
,mU, and all kinds of Iron Hsd nes, Seal sod Co- ! David Harner, Isaac Hrum, W. Morrison, Tho
vins Piesses, and Smithwoik pen. rally, on band mg$ aj.,.r, Win. F. Packer.
r mmufuctured at the shorteM notice
rXj" CAl'TIOX I do hereby eaulinn all per
ins BR inst makii.R. uiok, selling, or caiifing lo
e sold, any Keyhole Coven for Fire Prool Chests,
4 Doors, of any kind similar in principle to my
'atent, of loth July, 181 1. und also sg'insi Lining
trfriiterators with Male, for which my Patent is
lalrtd 50th March. 1841, as any infiiiigernciit will
j dealt wiih according to law.
DAVID EVAN6.
Philadelphia, April 3, 1844. ly
FOREST VILLE
' lin vss i:iillT imy clocks.
TH E subiriher has juat ieeeed, for sale, a few
of the above celebrated Eight Day Clocks,
which will be sold si very reduced prices, for cash.
Also, superior 30 hour Clocks, of the best make
and quality, which will be aold for eah. ai f 4 60.
Mso. superior Brass 30 boui Clocks, at 1)0.
Dec. 2. 1H43. li uiLsH:-
"tjTONB WAKE for si.
02
225 Btnne Jugs, from I quart lo 3 gallons,
50 Sione Jars, from 3 to
cheap, by
Oct. 14 tiAoobn.
FOR TI1R AMERICAN.
CO SI MP NIC A TED.
II. R Mamcr, Esq. Dear Sir : Peacp,
and the cttliivation of generous feelings among
all its members is so obviously the interest of
the Democratic party, that I should fed myself
guilty ol premeditated treason, were I to doubt
it. Hut why, when the victorious shouts of an
exulting democracy are every where heard and
our exhausted legions demand repose, is it that
factious discord prevails in our ranks, and the
universally wished for pence disturbed by the
incongruous yells of disorganiscrs ! Why is it
that men are permitted, under a cowardly dis
guise, to "let slip" their venom, and vent their
malignity in the unenviable character of the
slinderer, by insinuations and inuendoes! There
is no question why, as long as consistent demo
crats stand by and behold their worthy associ
ates villified by nn ungrateful and mischievous
set of pretenders. The difficulties in this coun
ty, past and present, may be all traced to one
common source. The fact is remarkable, but
nevertheless true, that it is to those alone who
now tifflct so much regard for regular nomina
tions and the ticket, we owe every misfortune
which has befallen us, as a party, in this coun
ty for the last nine years, (and if disposed we
could refer to two or three striking examples of
inconsistency of an older date,) not excepting
the late defeat for Congress. I assert unhesitat
ingly that Gen. Pktmkin, and a very few o
there, (of his kindred spirits,) who a re now loom
ing over his defeat have been the sole cause ot
it themselves. Political, as well as all other
sins, ntu.-t meet their just reward, and their dis
organizing courf-e heretofore, and their present
hostile poi-ition to the party, as completely ana
the tnatises them as if they bad formally espous
ed the cause of the opposition ; and they should
bo the first of all professing democracy, to
shrink from public scrutiny. Rut it is meet that
their political transgressions should bo krnwn,
that the public n ay estimate how (ar their
Mjiiulliod onslaughts should effect the reputa
tion of honest men. I will therefore draw a
portrait of some of these same fustian patriots,
and if the picture be not true to the pencil, it
will be only because the originals have so ma
ny thades and alterations, tlint all art will be
laughed at by their capricious natures in the
trial.
I have witnessed the political struggles in
this county fir the Inst twenty years. The first
ten years of this period was the more halcyon
era ot our Democracy meeting with but two
or three interruptions from the (lener&l and his
friends. I'ut few domestic broils or civil dis
cords disturbed the tranquility of our onward
progress I5ut how different the case stood in
1S!.". Factious oppofeition, originating in dis
appointed hopes, Fprung up, and aspirants to of
fice huntrered after the "ftVs-h puts of Egypr."
Here lieu. lVtnkin, as in every other in.-tanee
of factional opposition to regulur nominations,
was found opposing and plotting the defeat of
I he regularly nominated candidates. The ti Mi
ni meeting of the standing committee, prelimi
nary to the call of a county convention to form
a ticket, was held on the 1st day ot August, in
tint year, at the house of II. Hughes, E-ij-, in
Williutnsport, and after performing their usual
business und appointing a time for a general
county convention of the delegates of the se
veral tuwnsh'ps, the following section of con
ciliatory advice to the party was incorporated
with the proceedings
"Nominations having already been made for
(vornr.r,
and a difference of opinion existing in
our ranKs
l)lfl
in relit ion to that question, it is rx-
that delegates will be elected and a
county ticket formed without reference Ki the
Gubernatorial electron. Iet those who hie
hitherto been found rallying round the standard
of democracy, and in support ol President Jack
ton, in the great leading measures of hi
administration, by uniting, present an undivi
ded front to their common opponents. It is by
union alone, in our local questions, thut we c m
expect to succeed with our county ticket."
(Signed by lloorge Crawford, Wm. Pratt, Jr.,
i Wise, prudent and patriotic, were the senti
ments inculcated in this brief extract ; it spoke
the language uf patriots, and did much to har
monize and unite tho party in the formation of
a county ticket. The convention, which met on
the day fixed by said committee, w as a full one.
Every township had ita representatives and eve
ry interest its advocate. A union ticket was
accordingly formed and submitted to an anxious
and confiding democracy for their support It
was composed of good men, and was not, and
could not h ive been cotnp'ained of by any por
tion of the party. Bull will here present it
entire, fir reasons sufficiently obvious: For
Senate, William F. Packer, (Wolf ) Assembly,
Thomas Taggart, (Muhlenberg.) John A- Gam
ble, (Wolf) Commissioner, Charles Hepburn.
(Muhlenberg ) Auditor, William yeddm,(Voll)
Trustees, Robert Allen, (Muhlenbiirg ) K. Flc
ming, (Wolf)
This, in accordance with the prudent sugges
tions oftho Btaniling committee, of which Gen.
Petrikin and Thomas Maxwell were a part, a
perfect union of tho party, on local questions,
was effected, and a single ticket presented to it
lor support t all the delegates having pledged
themselves unanimously to support the ticket
formed. But what a singular aspect did thp re
turns of the election of that year present ! The
two democratic candidates for Governor receiv
ed 2(191. Ritncr (whig) received 1277. Now,
it is plain that with a full vote, each candidate
nn the democratic compromise ticket should
hnve received about 800 majority over their
whig opponents, if the whole party had support
ed it honestly and faithfully. But, unfortunat
ly, it was not to. Mr. Packer received but
1135, while his whig opponent received 1773.
Mr. Gamble received but 1G17, while Mr. Tag
girt, the political twin-brother of Gen. Petrikin,
received 1950 votes, a number very nearly e
qualtothe whole democratic strength of the
county. How manifest it is that while Messrs.
Pucker and Gamble, and others, their friends,
in good faith supported Mr. Taggart and the o
ther friends ol Gen. Petrikin, that this same
Gen. and Mr. Taggart, with nearly all their
friends, proved traitors to Messrs. Packer,
Gamble and thrir friends, by secretly plotting
their defeat, either voting for the whig candi
dates or conniving at their election by not vot
ing at all, while at the same time they were
making loud professions of honesty, which plot
was not discovered until after tho election, by
the friends of Messrs. Pucker and Gamble.
But, as the fact of treason is fully established
by the election returns of that year, I shall
show from what quarter it came, and how ad
mirably will our two distinguished committee
men, Gen. Petrikin and M. Maxwell and their
particular friend and candidate, Taggart, dis
charged their duty, and carried out their own
r commendations and pledges. The two first
of these gentlemen, it is well known, reside in
Muncy, and Mr. Taggart in Morelaud, ami it
is equally well known that they claim and ex
ercise a controlling influence over the political
dettinies of thai part of the lower end of the
county immediately around tlicm. That they
have, on sundry occasions, mo.it etlerlttuHy
liond-w inked and deceived a part of the honest
dcmociacy of this section, we are free to admit;
and never more completely did they do this
than at the election in lsr,as is manifest by
the annexed table. The districts which I li'ivc
selected, include that part of the lower end o
ver which Gen. Petrikin cfc Co. exercise their
political influence. The vote for the two de
mocratic candidates fur Governor are added to
gether:
tr"
TO
Muncy, 272 133 1S3 1U0 ITS CS?
Moreland, Jii 13 10 93 0 Ss
Slirewsby.S7 IS 121 17 9 l'J
FranVlin, 62 11 6 5S 10 52
j Woll, 113 35 69 C2 37 119
570 215 .'03 428 SI0 530
What a commentary are these figures on the
boasted fidelity ofGen. Petrikin and his pnrticu
lar friends around him, to the party. The de
mocratic vote for Governor, united, is 570, and
yet the regular cadidate lor Senator gets but
'J95, and one of the democratic Representatives
only '210, while the other, Mr. Taggart, receiv-
cd 5H0, ot within 40 votes oftho entire party
strength. But let this plain statement ol fi
gures suffice -it is too plain to need comment
for the public to discover the object which
prompted this renewed attempt by this same
Gen., to disorganize the party in Lycoming.
But all this might have been forgotten and for
given had it not been followed up with unremit
ting vigor, und steadily persisted in on all mil-
hie occasions, as I shall presently idiow it w.is.
Under such circumstances who can wonder
that a cindidute so obnoxious and I ihLK: to cen
sure as (it'll, -Petrikin, should be defeiiti'd, with
even the inubl favorable circutnsluncc on hi-
ide.
In IS:i(i,Gcn. Petrikin was a delegate to the
convention which formed tho county ticket,
and in a teecli ol characteristic malignity de
nounced Gun. Fleming, who had been nominat
ed a the Stiimtonal dcleguie to the reform
convention.
Previous to the formation of the county tick
et in IS 17, it is well know n fact that the ex
ertions of Gen. Petrikin were all directed to tho
defeat of Dr. Taylor, for re-election to the Le
gislature, He was, however, almost unanimous
ly nominated by the convention. Rumors bf the
disaffection of Gen. Petrikin, in this particular,
were soon followed by the announcement uf 8.
Bastrcss, E-q., as a volunteer candidate. Mr.
Bastrecs was the warm personal and political
friend of this same Muncy Fact ion ist, and the
same person who had received the support of
himself and friends for Senator, in the conven
tion of lSif, which nominated Mr. pucker, lie
had been tampered with by Gen. Petrikin, and 1
I Venture lie will not deny receiving encourage
ment from that quarter. But their plan was
discovered in time, snd the forlorn Gen. could
do nothing more for his friend than sympathize
with him in the calumity he had brought upon
him.
At the Governor's election in it hap
pened that three of the most important local
offices then to be filled wore aspired for by per
sonal nnd political friends of Gen. Petrikin,
who with great tinanimi'y received the nomi
nations therefor. Hence we had no political
opposition fAfi year to thp ticket, which was of
course elected triumphantly nnd smootli'y, but
the cause of the General's adhesion on this oc
casion is too obvious. For it is nn old and very
common saying, where there's no dangrr,
their's no nend praying."
In 1S;J9, Gen. Petrikin, previous to the nomi
nations, appeared in the field as a caiul'dnte for
Senator, but very unfortunate for the interests
of the world, the Gen. thought proper to with
draw his pretensions previous lo the conven
tion. The ghost of the detested Pucker, and
his attempt to defeat Mr. Gamble, was too con
stantly before his ryes ; and ho felt that con
science st least made cowarde of some, I le suc
ceeded, however, in getting his ow-n brother-
in-law nominated Representative conferee, w ho
voted for James II. Lovcrty for member against
the positive instructions of the convention.
In !?!(, the nominations were so entirely sa
tislactory to the Gen. that there was no oppo
sition this year.
The nominations in were attended with
much difficulty. 1-oud complaints were made
by the Petrikin faction agaim-t the r acial course
of Mr. James Gamble as member, and an organ
ized attempt was made to supercede him in the
mountains, which proved a total failure. Mr,
Turner, w ho had b?en an unsuccessful competi
tor of II. rW-ulry, jr. tor the county nomit a'iono
Sheriff, and who was the njar neighbor of Gen
Petrikin, nnd had been, a short time previous,
foreman under supervisor Maxwell, came out
in opposition lo the ticket as a voluu'eer candi
date. Can any one do'jht w ho encouraged him
to do so, w hen we remember thut his support in
tho county convention ennti) chiefly from the
Petrikin faction, and thut the General, Maxwell
nnd J4in Bennett, were all personally hostile to
the Flection ot Sheriff iViuley 1 The Conclusion
is too spl nnd natural for any one to doubt the
source of this opposition.
Thomas Maxwi'll, the supervisor, was a can
dieate for the Assen.bly, in IPJ, provided he
could in any manner obtain the Democratic del
egate nomination. The people, however, po
litely signified their desire that ho should re
main at t ome, nod that Geo. P. Boat should have
the honor lo (ill that post. Smarting under the
indignity which they conceived had been oflei
ed them, they sullenly retired and awaited the
firtit opportunity lor revenge ; and an o,ikiIu
nity w as soon presented. The Senatorial confer
ees met, and Jess-e C. Hoi ton of Northumber
land received two-thirds of the votes of the
conference, and he wt.e declared the Demo
cratic nominee for Senator. Ileic the old
disorganizer8 ot fs.tr party at once showed
their hands for disorder, and Gen. Ptrik:n &
Co, pledged themselves "to t-tick by" a volun
teer candidate, wliu was finally brought into the
field. Gen. Petrikin pursued s. course in refer
euce to some of our back town.-hip, for which
he will long be remembered, by misrppresen
ting through his step-on, Briudle, (who should
never be held responsible for much,) that Mr,
llortonwasa volunteer candidate, and ppn,
sing the regularly nominated candidate, by
which many honest democrats were deceive,',
Bu we need not particularize the many events
whith characterized the course of this rule or
ruin tribe ill tin.-o unty in that campaign, they
are fresh in the iiiimlsol'lhe Democracy. Tin
nomination of Mr. Ilorlon was in opposition to
the ambitious views ofGen. Petrikin, and the
connection of the volunteer candidate with his
own faintly, made his election an obj-et so de
sir.ible, thai lie lit once reso'.M'd to trample up
on very iistranil which paity u.-u;;t.' iiup-j-cd,
to to t r him.
Now we mht well suppose thta rniitinticd
course ol rninlucl sorb as we mve described for
upward of eight years w dt mall conscience
sufficient to exclude I'io person purviing u from
all communion a.id fc!uwlnp with lhe'par;y tit
future; bo, a still lunger probation was granted.
1S13 lirought with it the usual fruit troin that
e-.'.iarter. !!al had beaten Maxwell the full
previous, but all his industry and exertions as a
member was insufircient to merit in the eyes of
Ovn. Pelr kin the old usae and usual courtesy
of a re-elecfon. He was accordingly pluced en
the black book for execution at the proper lime
and the General' step-son, dainty Hill, agreed
upon as his successor. The content for dele
gules was therefore both interesting and exci
ting. On the one aide was seen the influence
and money of a known pilitical intriguer, ai d
ou the other the bare trutt of right, nuaided and
uiibiictaincd with either. Thv result was auw
verwhelming defeat of the Petrikin faction, and
the election of two thirds of the whole number
of Delegates favorable to the nomination of Geo.
Bon I. This was a disaster striking too near
the heart of Gen. Petrikin to be tolerated, and
accordingly tho Brindlo dfleeates, numbering
snins 30 out ol a delegation of 81, seceded
from the convention, and formed an entire fac
tionnl ticket against the regular one, with that
darling youth of his would be honor at its
head. This high handed proceduro and disor-
gnnizng art being ah initio wrong, necessarily
invalidated all proceedings under it, and the
people's verdict so pronounced it. Mr. Boal
was as he should have been, re-elected, and Mr.
Brindle.after having bargained and sold himself
to the Whigs in the expectation of obtaining
their votes, wns most shamefully defeated. Tho
General's separate and distinct party organix.t
tion was therefore abandoned, and he once more
threw hitnselfand his "seven men in buckram"
iimn the paternal kindness of the old Demo
cratic party, w hose solid foundation he had so
often nttempted to tear to pieces. Such was
the disorganizing character of Gen. Petrikin, as
wf II since ss on several occasions previous to
135, nnd such his political position in 1S-11 ; yet
with all his inconsistency, Iraud nnd trenson to
the party, whom should we be asked to support
for Congress Inst fall, but Gen. Petrikin 1 Most
men would have shrunk from the thought of
asking from a party they had so often attempted
to destroy, any of its favors ; but the General's
so o'ten repeated transgressions familiarized
hiserror, nnd inhiieyes it became almost avir
trie. But how came be by the nomination ;
Was he the choice of n ma jority of the conven
tion w hich nominated him in this county ! He
was not. lie snd his friends attending that
convention, well know that his nomination was
a coerced one, and Wely did he misrepresent,
through his miserable organ at Muncy, the cir
cumstances of his nomination in more than one
vny, but particularly in asserting that he, a
cnin?t the efforts of two honorable competitors,
had received the nomination by almost a unani
mous vote of the convention. Wlro will be bold
enough to denv that his nomination was obtain-
ed with a view of preventing his opposition to the : under tire -circumstances, was an acknowledgc
ticket ! Who will deny that some ol'his friends inent of a precarious political apostney. Thin
nnd ri'hitiirs threatened, thnt ifthe Gen. should ! he pretended to hold nt the sacred flag of
not be nominated, that they would oppose either
of the other two aspirants for that office, should
either be nominated ! Did they not dare us to
nominate either W. C. F.I I is or R. Fleming, nnd
say w-e should sec if we could elect either, if
nominated ?
I'nder such ' circumstances what was to be
done. The Gubernatorial and Presidential e
lections were to take place, nnd every true de
mocrat felt disposed to look beyond their own
petty interests for the general good of the party.
Fin not so with the General. His democracy
had not been accustomed to extend be) on J his
own selfish views, and this was too well known
to hazard any interest of the party; he must
be re-united with the main body of the patty,
or destruction must inevitably follow. Various
cootiv.il were held as to what rught to be done
in the premises, but the important consideration
of securing as much strength as possible pre
vailed with many. The Gen. himself uf
course, the fine qua non of a compromise, and
it was agreed, under the full per&tiasiun that
the nomination of any other person would en
list his uncompromising opposition, and the con
vention reluetjutly consented to nominate him
alter the other cand. dates for thnt office ex
pressed a willingness to waive all their claims
for the good of the party, and their most active
friends in the couventhm yielded their prefer
ence and voted tor the General. And now we
find him dressed in the undeserved honors of a.
democratic nomination fir Congress, extorted
from a well disposed hut too forgiving delega
tion. Does he eonjurt himself as the candidate
of the w hole puny should, or has he still about
him Ins "pi.iuliar ways !" I assert his conduct
wh ir, courteous and malignant to those who
I'M j before opposed him, und his great desire
for Ins cbtthin seemed an insufficient induce
ment to smother it lor tho tune. I should also
iiii-iil.on that some of the General's warm friends
traded et! our democratic candidate for Canal
l n.-aiiiiier, Mr. Hartshorn, by Voting for
his opponent togel whitf votes lor llieGeueral, ,
and, in retaliation, a ver) fuw unwavering de
iiiocraifs fi-i-img the injustice ot rewarding a
man for his demerits, could not be induced to,
vote fiir him, and he was defeated. But t lit.
medicine u Inch lie had so often administered
lo others, hecamo exceedingly nauseous wh'on
forced to swallow it himself, and hence the
hitter and unavailing complaints which nave
since been poured forth fro.n his litter fg hre,
ycleped the "Olive Branch.'
Siituiiitiing the whole rase therefore, to the
calm and deliberate investigation of the deunv
cratic partj all may confidently rely on t'ie
ueerriiig verdict of a just people uxin it. e
clieerlully submit it to every in ptvjud iced and
tluiulerested man to suy w hether a course ot
conduct a factious as the ou I have described.
merits any other reward than that of unqualified
retribution. It is a good theory to return goo 1
for evil, and it is right and proper, in abstract '
morals; but the practice of it in politics would
be alike dangerous and destructive. It would
imply a claim in every disorgnnixcr to party fa
vor, and open a highway to eternal ruin. If
Gen. Petrikinhoped to attain a seat in Congress
by doing evil, (and he could have had no other
prospect,) he has yet to learn that the reward
of democracy are not bestowed upon that prin
ciple. lie was well aware, when he accepted
the nomination, thnt he had obtained it by inti
midating the delegates with threats of disorsrnn- '
ization, and not by their free good will and ac
cord ; nnd he ought to have considered whe
ther his own past examples had not made e nv
impression upon a portion of thoso whose mo
port it was necessory to have to elect him. He
was not ignorant ot the fact that a large portion,
of his peculinr friends, his own rrm-in-law, and
perhaps himself had asserted their determination
not to support some of tho candidates if nomi
nated. Nor can it, with truth, bo denied tl at
it was the predetermination of Gen. Petrikin
nnd his friends, to oppose, as usual, the demo
cratic nominee for Congress, unless that honor
should fall upon himself. Mr. A. D. Wilson,
who, since the General's defeat, affects such
holy horror at the idea of "Moccasin tracks,"
was an open-mouth denouncer of the ticket in a
certain event, hut, like the weather cock upon
the spire, he faced about w ith the most felici
tous and accommodating tlisriosilion to suit tho
wind. For the truth of all that has been as
serted, we appeal to tic history of the party and
the recollections of all its disinterested mem
bers. But if there is not printa facia evidence
sufficient to establish the charge of disorganize,
lion gaHi!-t Petrikin, nd the other we hava
i am-d, we will draw your notice lo what has
traspired since the electron, and what is now
transpiring.
The Gen., previous to last SeptennW, Fstab
lislred at Muncy a paper, evidently to facilitates
his own a miiiation for Congress, nnd the bet
ter to deceive the inexperienced, he denounced
it the "Oi.ivk Branch." This name of its -If,
peace and frondship, impliedly to say to thosa
he had been heretofore persebtiting and hunt
ing down "Irt there be no slrije between us iit
future.'" But the election is no sooner know n
to be disastrous to these Olive ISranches, than
the long ears aro poked out, and have endcavo'
red to keep up a constant braying since. They
have declared an offensive war $ they cry, down
with those who oppose the ticket ; and yet they
blame their brother democrats who put down Pe
trikin, w ho hud to frequently opposed the ticket.
Again we hoar them exclaim, no democrat w ill
oppose the ticket when once formed on any ac
count, and in almost the same breath they vo
ciferate their determination to oppose every
man who opposed Gen. Petrikin, nominated or
not. What profound logicians 1 how very p&
triotic and pacific !! I With them it is nocrirrro
for Petrikin to oppose the ticket, but an unpar
donable oflence for others. They have threat
ened and still threjten to destroy the party next
lull, and will no doubt attempt H. Bit the
sheep's clothing can no 'onger conceal the wolf.
Hi Hon., the General, may heid "hi- seven
men in buckram" from the supinrt of the tick
et, and his Olive Branch may find it convenient
to recommend the opposite of what it now sup
ports. It will amount to another Brindle adven
ture, a perfect hog shearing, "great cry and lit
tie wool."
But, Mr. LMitor, I have already trespassed too
much upon your columns, much more than I in
traded. You w ill pardon me, nevertheless, I
nm sure, for it, w lieu 1 assure you, that nothing
but an imperative sense of duty to many of iey
fellow democrats and citizens in this roomy,
could have prompted ine to write an exposit.. u
m humiliating to the political character ol u ir
neighbor, Geo. Petrikin.
OLD LYCOMING.
'"William," Slid a carpenter to his appri u.
tice, "Pin going awiiy Ujay, and want you lo
grind all the tooU."
"Ves, sir."
The carpenter came home at nighi. W . I -liaut,
have you . ground all the luoU n-.l
sharp 1"
"All btilthe haiidwu " said Bill, I couldi.'t
get u ft nil tliu gups out ot il'iil !"
"My I'.itlu r w&siino ut the fiamers of the Co .
stltiltlon.'' said a )ollth of puinciuii blood, li..
other day, to iitiotlior ol pltbian origin.
" l.o cure lor that !" quoth the Utter, "n y
father wu one id the Iramers ul the utw lut-n-ing
riousr.'
There is ihap down t-uet so cross-eyed i i : u t
he courts two gul tor one.
A beautiful woman command our ndui m
tion. A iiIiku onfe dttn our Iwve.