JEFFfiKSoNIAJS REPUBLICAN.
JEFFERSON REPUBLICAN.
Milford, Pa. May 10, 1840.
Terras, $2,00 in advance ; $2.25, naif yearly ; and $2,50 if not
paw oeioie me cna oi me year.
POR PRESIDENT
Gen, William Henry Harrison,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
JToIm Tyler,
OF VIRGINIA.
FOR SENATORIAL ELECTORS.
Jo 2m A. Shnlze, of Lycoming
Joseph Ritiier, of Cumberland
" Virginia election."
"The election in the "Old Dominion" has crea
ted not a little federal rejoicing for a few day past;
nut the following returns, winch are the latest we
have received, show conclusively that as usu
al, that party have again indulged in then favorite
plan of cr3'ing Victory, before they have achieved
it. It will be scon that the democratic party have
retrieved nearly all their losses."
We copy the above from " The Monroe Demo
crat,'" in order that its readers and ours may see
with what accuracy that paper calculates, and how
fully its predictions have been verified. In 1836
the Van Buren majority in Virginia was 4,354
Now the tables are turned and the Whig majority
is 3,644 ; showing a Whig gain since 1836 of near
ly 8000 votes. The Whigs have also a majority of
12 on joint ballot in the Legislature. Really the
Loco's have "retrieved nearly all their losses" in
fine style. A few more such campaigns and a
few more "losses" thus "retrieved''' and they are
completely used up. We expect the next number
of the "Democrat"' will inform its readers how
brilliantty the locos "retrieved their losses" in
Bedford county at the special election which has
just been held to supply the vacancy occasioned
by the expulsion of Thomas B. McElwee. For
fear however that it may not we will inform them.
Mr. Washabaugh the Democrat Harrison candi
date for the Legislature, in the place of T. B. Mc
Elwee has been elected by a majority of G2
votes over his loco foco competitor Mr. McDonald.
A change in a single county of over 1000 votes I
Who will now say that Pennsylvania is not safe
for Harrison and Reform 1 We again say, give us
a few more loco foco "losses" thus "retrieved."
Singular Coincidence.
The Whigs and Loco Pocos in Monroe county have
strange to say, coincided in opinion upon one sub
ject ! And that is (in the language of one of the
resolutions adopted at the loco foco meeting held
in the Court House in Stroudsburg on the Tues
day evening of court week) that " the conduct of
the majority of the Legislature, in adjourning with
out makihg any provisions for the wai.ts of the gov
ernment, and to sustain the credit and honor of the
State, meets with our decided disapprobation."
The only question is, who is to blame? In the
language of the resolution, it is the majority and
as the locos had a large majority, we of course on
ly express sentiments of the meeting when we say
the locos are to blame.
The Contrast.
At the Harrison Convention, held at Baltimore
on the 4th inst. upwards of twenty thousand dele
gates were m attendance and the utmost union and
harmony prevailed. Every State and Territory in
lhe Union was represented ! At the Van Buren
Convention, only 200 delegates were in attendance
and but 20 States represented. The want of uni
on and harmony was fully shown by their not be
ing able to agree upon a candidate for the Vice
Presidency, and their adjourning without nomina
ting any person for that office. That party must
be well organized indeed, which, upon the eve of
a Presidential contest has no candidate for the Vice
Presidency to offer to the people ! Loco Focoism
must be in a collapsed state '
'Mklamjhslt Accident. Was drowned on Sun
day last, in the Tobyhanna at Naglesville, a daugh
ter of JMr. Oliver J). Smith, aged about two years.
She was missed but a short time, when the parents
became alarmed, search was made,-and the body
found at a little distance from the place where it
had probably faHeu in ; which was.irom the bridge
crossir.g the creek at ttiAt place. jjjf
Prices is the Interior. At Danville, Pa. on
the Sth, wheat sold at 70 cents, rye at 35, corn at
40, oats at 20, lard at 10, and butter at 12. At
Pottsville, on Saturday, flour sold at Si 35, wheat
at 90 ents, rye at 48, oats '35, potatoes 37, corn
45, whiskey 45 cents a gallon, and butter 20 cerJ i
a pound.
The Xew York Express states that out of the
1U00 Whig voters in the Tenth Ward, 1000 were
in the procession on Friday night, and belonged to
the Tippecanoe Qub of that Ward.
'The CincinnalfJlepublican of Tuesday last says
uThe Ohio river'is now higher than at any pe
riod since J832. It is still rising, and the steam
1 oat Dolphin, arrived yesterday from above, an
nounces another rise. The river is rising here at
this raje of an inch an hour. It is now 15 feet 10
iclies below .the high flood of 1832."
Cherries are selling in the Baltirpjjreijnarjketat
,.a i.ir o.i fM,h0-?oa ttfntv-fnons
tvnxu aim u nail aiiu duttfrvKitivd . i
cntjo jquart.
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WHIG VICTORY
tn the Capital of the Empire State.
TT"1 Tin. fl ni . m i
a tie vvmg joanner f loats lrmmpii-
antly in every Ward ! ! !
The Whigs of Albany have gone triumphantly
through with their Charter Election. The Capita
of the Empire State stands proudly erect. THERE
IS A WHIG MAJORITY FOR ALDERMEN
IN EVERY WARD IN THE CITY! Every
ward in the city has increased its whig majority
since the last Charter Election. We have carri
ried the city by over one hundred more majority
than we had in the spring of 1839.
This is a great triumph. The old Regency made
their last expiring effort. They knew and felt
that unless they could make a show of strength
here once the seat of their power here, where
they once had every thing their own way that all
was over with Van Buren. This, too, was the
crowning Spring Election. The ''last gun" was
to be fired hero. They therefore brought every
influence to bear. But it was an impotent effort
an unavailing struggle. The indomitable Whig
Party, without organization, but in high spirit and
enthusiasm, rushed to the Polls, and secured a vic
tory worthy of themselves, the city and their cause
Albany Evening Jouroal.
BRING OUT THE BIG GUN!
THE COMIrVG.
A Glorious Harrison Victory in Penn
sylvania.
The Keystone State is coming. At the spe
cial election in Bedford county, (McElwee's
district) and noted throughout the Stale for the )
ultra character of its Van Buren politics as well
as for the incendiary tone of its Van Buren or
gan, the Harrisor.iies have just achieved a most
signal victory. The change in this single coun
is nearly equal to ONE THOUSAND VOTES.
The defeat is admitted in the Van Buren paper,
the Bedford Gazette, now before us. We
lave private letters to the same effect, while
the following postscript from the Harrisburg
Telegraph, is still more conclusive and satis-
actorv: "We learn bv a oassenger in ihe?im loann8 anu are easilY oamoooziea out
western cars, of this afternoon, who came thro'
Deaiora, mai iir. vvasnaoaugn, me ijemocrauc
Harrison candidate for the Legislature, in the
I place of T. B. McElwee, expelled, has been e-
jected by SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT
MAJORITY in that county,
where the Van Buren majority has been large.
This is an unparalleled victory in Pennsylvania;
it is however but the forerunner of a still great
er one. Verily the work goes bravely on.
JTJThe above cheering news is confirmed
by a letter from a respectable citizen of Bed
ford county, to his brother in this place, which
states that the election was an exciting one,
and turned exclusively on the Presidential ques
tion. The victory is complete and unparal
leled in the Harrison cause."
Since the above was in type we have Tecei
ved an extra from' the office of the Bedford In
quirer, which fully confirms the good news in
relation to the recent election in that county.
The official majority for the Harrison candidate
is 628 votes. HARRISON GAIN SINCE
LAST OCTOBER UPWARDS OF ONE
THOUSAND ! This is a glorious beginning
of the campaign in Pennsylvania. Pa. Inq.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer
Senator Ruggies.
Ax Important Auxiliary to the Good
Cause. Senator Ruggles, of Maine, who as
sisted no little in aiding the election of Martin
Van Buren to the Presidential chair, was invi.
led to participate in the great Harrison demon
stration at Baltimore. We annex the most im
portant passage of his reply. It will be seen
that, like thousands of others, he has had quite
enough of iniquitous experiments upon the pros
perity of the American people, and now goes
for Harrison and Reform, and a change of men
and measures. We cordially welcome him
into the ranks of the real democracy of the
country.
The necessity of a change of measures with
a view to the relief of the people suffering be
yond any former example, is now manifest to
all, if not acknowledged by all. No small por
tion of those who aided in bringing into power
the present incumbent of the Executive chair,
have witnessed with painful disappointment the
pertinacity with which he has persevered in
forcing upon the country a system of measures
destructive of its best interests and ruinous to
the enterprize and business of the people. And
they have resolved, as the only means left of
spying the progress of those measures, to aid
in caJling from retirement a distinguished citi
zen, wuPse enlightened patriotism, great prac
tical witsdo.m and .sound republican principles
have secured or him the highest respect and
confidence. The name of Harrison has ani
mated the whole country with hope.
It has roused an enthusiasm that pervades all
classes of the people. That enthusiasm, chas
tened by wise counsels and hallowed by patri
otism, will be the animating principle of the
"National Convention."
Reflecting, as its members will, the princi
ples and feelings of the great majority of the
people, throughout the Union, their delibera-
j than patriotic in their design; and will tend it
win ue no less nauuuui m wi ouu..
is confidently believed, to harmonize and in
vigorate the efforts of the nation to place' the
.executive government m the hands of one who
lias never yet disappointed the expectations of
his country. He Who, by his bravery in the
field, redemed the honor of the nation, when
betrayed by treachery and cowardice, will not
fail to correct by his wisdom and prudence the
errors of the civil administration of the Govern
ment under which, the country is severely suf
fering. Thanking "the Delegates from th.E city of
""'"""i "i men liiiitiiyinjr invitation, ana
you, gentlemen, lor the acceptable terms in
it is conveyed 1 have the honor to be, with
sincere regard,
lour obedient servant,
JOHN RUGGLES
To Nellson Poe, Esq. and others.
From the New York Exnres
AT THE CABIN ON THE NORTH BEND.
Ohio. Anril 3. 1840.
To the Downingville folks at home and elsewhere.
elio-w-citizens Hie Ohio has riz. and so
jain and t'other by hard cider. In all mv born
t like it As
for business, the folks in all this quarter sav
there is no use in trying to do anv kind of bus-
moss as the present office-holders git pretty
much all the money that trade puts in circula-
tioil. anrl plianup Jl rtn-lit r(Y fnr tinrl mnnn..
"n w " Y IlllU Ul UUO-
and Dut it in their rackets for thmr wnr. Sn
th
ere is no use to do anything, unless the wages
of office holders is cut down to hard monev nri-
ces nst as Hour and pram andJcotton is
o :: n j : u
lhe olhce holders and other
frnvprnmpnt
folks out here are making great calculations on
Eastern Elections ; they say that old Connect
icut will go all hollow for " Sub-Treasury and
JSo (Jrcdtt" and that New York will lollow
and so forth. Well I don't know how that is
out otner loiks out this way don t seem to
care if all East and New York City and State
go that way, and 1 dont wonder at their feel
mg a leetle indifferent for folks living on the
edge ol salt water, and never having been in
the great Western country can have no idea
on t ; it amt here as it is in some countries,
dont know much except digging, and hoeing,
i i i i t lit
i hf-TA flvnrir man atonrlo cfrml nn -n Vto Ki-l
lerswlen trouble is unon coum Ild
sasharares the cause on't most awful.
I wish some of the folks who are consider
eu considerable politicians in their tcay, and go
round among the people there, arid get up pro-
cessions, and banners, and other night work,
and humbug em with notions about the import-
ance of carrying this ward, or that ward, and
"as goes sich and sich and sich a ward so
goes all creation." I wish, 1 say, they would support of Mr. Van Buren, and declared him
come out this way, and see the inside of the self in favor of his old commander and fellow
great national pudding, they would feel pretty
small l ten ye. w ny tin ioiks get on tne w es-
tern side oi tne Aiieganyiviountings.iney naint
got more than a leetle artcr breakfast time into
the Union. Every man knows the Constitution
here jist about as well as he knows how to plant
corn
and though, tor a time tne men at tne
o I
helm at Washington may git the old ship on the
wrong tack, and succeed by aid oi Jogs to keep
the matter quiet, but as soon as trouble comes
as come it must when the wrong tack is ta
ken then look out for a regular raccoon
hunt.
There is no place like the Cabin here, to
know what is going on Eastj West, North,
South ; forpretty much all creation coming and
going stop in to see.the Gineral to say nothing
of special meetings sent from all quarters and
about two bushels of letters every day ; and
the way the Gineral gits along with matters,
convinces me more and more that he is one
of them kind of folks we read about, who, arter
doing good service, arc pushed aside by the
crowd for a spell, who git their eyes on a new
light, or jack-o'-lantern, which leads them into
the mush, and then they git back agin if they
can, and place the old and neglected Veteran
at tho head.
It does nie good to see how kindly the Old
Hero treats every body wno comes to see mm,
and no matter what they want to talk about,
he's ready for 'em ; for, in his life-time he had
considerable experience in pretty much every
thing. But when folks come to sound him,
or write to him, to know what course he will
take on this question or that question when he
is elected President he refers them to the con
stitution and the laws, and says that they ever
have been and always will be his guides no
matter what station he is in whether in his
Cabin at the North Bend, or in the Cabinet at
the White House at Washington whether on
horse-back at the head of an army or on foot at
a plough-tail with a sword in his hand, or a
hoe in his hand its no odds ho knows no other
political guides.
l he Gineral says that jist as the people have
made the Constitution and the Lams, jist so it is
with his barrel of hard cider. There is no use
of promising one man a glass of sweet cider,'and
another man a glass not quite so sweet anoth
er man a glass of hard cider and another a lee
tle harder they mus all take it as it comes
frpm the same barrel, and no use in favoritising
and if it dont suit 'em he can't help it it is his
business to keep the barrel still and quiet, and
full, and bung up and the spigget about as nigh
the centre as possible, so that tho cider will
run clearest and no man will get dregs or
scums.
There was a chap come along through this
way tother day from Washington, on his way
west with an appointment from the government
as " a receiver of Public Land Money," -and
of course come along electioneering. Whene
ver he got among day laborers, he'd take out a
hard dollar and an old ragged paper dollar
"There," says he, fellow citizens look at this
and then look at that " Here says he, is the
kind of money the hankinifTians' Want mil to
...i. r . i-i rs
mho luryour laoor
and here is -the kind of
money we honest hard working Sub-Treasury
J jruu iu liurii. l cil lie WUltvCU JUS
way along purty well, though a good many
folks he talkd' to, told him it was purty diffi
cult to get hold of bank money or hard money
now-a-days, but ho told 'em to hang on and
vote for the Sub-Treasnry folks and no doubt
in time the most on "'em would get an office,
and that would give them hard money at any
rate.
Yesterday, this same crittur called on the
Gineral jist as the horn blow'd forJ"dinrier, arid
the workmen all came in from the diirins.
and the Gineral of course invited all strangers
to take a sr at with him and his people at the
tame ; ana arter the Gineral had asked a bles
sing and we all got to work at the dishes, this
"land receiver" or "Sub Treasurer" got talking
wun me vomeral about the advantage of the
ouo-ireasury" and as he sot next to the
umerai ana 1 on tother side, he thought it was
not necessary to talk loud, and so says he in
U reasut7 business will be the making of a-
oi . i m . . . w
y employs laoorers. now ro.
?ayS .lhe ..KII,cra.L . " ss he' " 3
," Vn knock umvn the Pnces of Iabor 33
I -r ITT 11 , , - '
? a'Ker' ana Mr Bucannan says to less
than ,lf Pnce ,what ls now paid.and the differ-
ence then, you know, goes right into the nock-
? s ofthe employer I". The Gineral looked at
i'1'"' l"u" .100oat me a says he, " Do you
ear inui major i "iNot exactly" says I, " Gin-
ciai.
. M... T 11 -T
Now says I sneak louder stranger, for T
am hard of hearing in my left ear ; but, says I,
take care not to holler too loud, or the workmen
will overhear yon." You never see a feller so
cut down; he looked like a streaked bass
three davs out of water.
We are looking out here now to know how
the Connecticut election has gone ; and though
we don't care much about it, vet as there are a
good many folks here and about in the groit
Western resarve, they feel a kinder pride a
bout it, and every little helps in the first go
off," as the good old woman said when she
emtied her wash-tub in the big Erie Canal, the
day the Clinton first floated" in a canal
boat through that " wild, costly and destructive
olate speculation.
l ours with great respect,
J. DOWNING, Major, &c. &c.
An' TxnpppnPVT Pni rnnus Tnwv lTr-
Elvaine, Esq., a leading member of the Ad
ministration party in Ohio, late a Van Buren
Candidate in Congress, and a member of the
Van Buren Central Committee, has. for reas-
ons which'he frankly avows in an address, thro'
the Columbus papers, publicly renounced his
soldier General Harrison, whom he prefers and
supports, " because (says he) 1 know him, and
know him to bo a brave man, a true patnotand
a capable statesman," and because " I Have
been dissatisfied with the course of measures
pursued by the Administration." Nat. Intel.
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h tot Wo unHorcfnnf t not f ho ctri-ra nt I Kt
D. Peironnett, of Friendsville, in this county,
was consumed by fire on the morning of Tues
day this weekj with all its contents. The store
is supposed to have been plundered and then fi
red, as a bundle of goods have been found con
cealed in a barn. Mr. P's goods were insured
to a considerable amount, but his fine store is of
considerable loss. Spectator.
Coroer's Inquest. C.B, Ludlum
Esq., Coroner, was called to the vil
lage of Brookfield on Monday last, to
hold an inquest over the body of a
colored man, named Adam Jansen.
It appeared in evidence before the ju
ry, that on Sunday the deceased was
furnished with three tumblers of li
quor, by some person or persons, and
that after having drank it, he started
for home, but had not proceeded far
before he fell upon his face, in a state
of insensibility, and soon after expi
red. The verdict of the jury was,
"that the said Adam came to his death
from drinking to excess of ardent spir
its." Goshen Democrat.
Melancholy. A son of Mr. Jesse
McNeal, aged about two years, was
accidentally drowned in the Bushkill,
near Wagener's Mill, on Thursday
afternoon last. He was missed but a
very short time, when his mother be
came alarmed, and on search being
made, the body was found floating on
the water, between two and three
hundred yards from the place where
he mostprobably fell in; which was
from a plank across the mill race, be
tween the dwelling and the mill.
Easton Wiig.
PARDON.--Thomas Clarke, the co
lored man whowas sentenced by the
Circuit Court of the United States to
be hung on the fust of May next, for
the murder of an American seaman,
on the coast of Africa, has been par
doned by the President ofthe United
States, and was yesterday disharged
from the States Prison by Burrington
Anthony, .Esq., marshal! of this dis
rict. Prov. Cour.
Hftr?imTiriTnTt T
Considerable excitement .has b?en
caused in our city by the unexplained
disappearance of Mr. Gaddes. a mer
chant who came to Philadelphia on
business from Northumberland coun
ty, Pennsylvania. " -Mr.
G. having transacted his busi
ness and paid some money for merch
andize, on Tuesday last, to Messrs.
Hay, Elliott, Lynn & rGosh, North
Third stree t, mentioned that he should
start early the next morning forborne,
taking with him from three to live
thousand dollars, received for produce
sold, and a bundle from the Farmersr
and Mechanics' Bank containing a
bout one hundred, and five thousand
dollars. The latter he requested to
leave in the fire proof .until next mor
ning. It was accordingly put into the
place of safety, with a promise that
one of the partners would get up eaa-
ly and give it to him j-vhen he was
ready to go.
Mr. G. that evening went out with
a friend and visited several places.
He returned to the city Hotel, and was
seen sittingin the bar room until near
ly midnight. He then put on his boots
and hat and went out. He was met
in Market street by the porter (we be-
lievft) of the hotel, who told him that
it was too early to go to the stage office-.
Mr. G. replied that he was not
going thither, but to some other place.
The next morning Messrs. H. E. L.
& G. were astonished to find that the
bundle of money had not been remo
ed from their fire proof. They sup
posed, however, that' Mr. G. had post
poned his departure for a day, and
nothing -was said. On the next day
enquiries were made, and it was found
that Mr. G. had not been seen, that
his bed" for two nights had not been
disturbed, and that his trunks were in
the room.
The geutlemen who held the bun
dle of money immediately returned it
to the bank, with a notice of the cause.
Enquiries were made, and on Sat
urday the Mayor had an examination
m private of persons supposed to know
something of the circumstances, but
we do not learn any thing was elicited.
We are told that the key was found
in one of Mr. G's trunks and this has
led to the apprehension that -some
persons, aware that he was to take
with him the large bundle of money,
had decoyed him off, and killed him,
and then took the key, went to his
chamber, and opened his trunk, with
the hope of finding therein the mo
ney, at'.
There was found in that trunk only
a few clothes and Mr. G. had declin
ed taking up a small bundle because
his trunks were crowded.
A Town Dcstroyed by Fire.
We learn from the Hero, published
at Shippensburg, Cumberland county,
that the town of Springfield; about 7
miles from that place, was visited on
Saturday last, by a most destructive
fire 13 houses, 1 store, 8 stables and
barns, together with all the furniture,
were totally destroyed. The fire com
menced in a stable about 1 o'clock in
the afternoon, and the wind being
strong, it was found impossible to ex
tinguish the flames.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas to me
directed, (issued out ofthe Court of Pike county)
there will be exposed to public sale, on Monday,
tho 8th day of June next, at one o'clock, P. M. nt
tho Court House in Milford, the following descri
bed lots of unseated or unimproved lots of land,
situate in the county of Pike and Stato of Penn
sylvania, two of which is in the township of Green,
one of them numbered on the Commissioners books
of Pike. (281) warrantee William Walen, contain
ing 439 acres and 100 perches, one other No. :2Gb,
warrantee William Linch, 439 acres and 100 perch
es. Six other tracts situate in the township i
Dingman, in said county, as follows: one No. Ml ,
warrantee Mordecai Roberts, 435 acres nnd Id
perches, one other, No. 175, warrantee John Gun
dy, 453 acres and 30 perches, one other, No. it1 .
Matthew Ryerson, 104 acres and 90 perches, ii'
other, No. 177, William Morris 386 acres and 107
perches, one other, No. 178, Hannah Palmer, 439
acres and 154 perches, one other, No. 180, Samu
el Gunsaules, 378 acres and 60 perches, one other
situated in Delaware township, No. 88, John Mor
ton, 439 acres and 99 perches, one other situate in
Lehman township, No. 90, Richard Brodhead, 378
acres. Given up by tho defendant David Beecher.
Seized and taken in execution as the property
of David Beecher at the suif of Stoel to the use of
David R. Burby, against David Beecher, and will
bo sold by me J. M. HELLER, Sheriil
Sheriff's Office, Milford,
, May 8, 1310. )