JEl'FERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
JEFFERSONIAETOBLICAN
Stroudsbnrgr, Pa. Septcinbcrlg18
T$Too in advancTTisru? Taud $2,50 if not
paid bcfoic the end of the
FOR GOVERNOR
JOHN BANKS,
OF BERKS COUNTY.
Tlic meeting.
The friends of the patent Porter democracy
held a meeting" in tne Court-house, on Tuesday
evening, 7h jnst l was almost the slimest
meeting "e ever saw our political opponents
hold in this County. A part of an address was
delivered by Mr. Shaw. Heretofore at such
meetings Messrs. Brodhead and Reeder, who
are justly esteemed leaders in their own party,
could be got to make speeches, but at this meet
ing they were amongst the missing. These
gentlemen are too honest to advocate the pro
priety of making James M. Porter the Gover
nor of this section of the Slate for the next
three years, and permit him to plunder the peo
ple of the Commonwealth by getting 1000 dol
lar fees, and 40,000 dollars for building Dams,
besides what he can get from the Bank of the
United States for getting his brother to sign
suspension resolutions, and send in special mes-
sages.
The friends of Governor Porter call upon
Judge Banks to resign his Judgeship because
the Whigs have nominated him for Governor,
yet to show their consistency at the Porter
meeting lately held in Pike County, Judge Dim
mick attended and made a speech in favour of
the Previous Pardoner. It looks well for Gov
ernor Porter holding the highest office in the
State, calling upon his opponent to resign his
Judgeship. It looks well for Mr. Dimmick
himself a Judge, appointed by D. R. Porter, to
attend political meetings, make speeches, and
-call upon Judge Banks to resign. Judge Dim
mick however, advocated one good Whii meas-
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tire, to wit, the Distribution of the proceeds of
Public Lands, notwithstanding all his own party
friends in Congress went against the measure,
as did the same party in the Legislature of this
State.
Our friends in Adams County have nomina
ted THADDEUS STEVENS and GEORGE
L. FAUSS for members of Assembly.
Fire.
The North American of Saturday last, says:
" Yesterday morning, at 2 o'clock, the city was
illuminated by an intense glare of light in the
direction of Kensington, and the continued toll
ing of the Slate House bell, indicated a large
and disasirous fire. The light was seen bv
market men at the distance of twenty miles
from the city. The Philadelphia Gazette of
yesterday says:
This morning, at 2 o'clock, a fire broke out
in a frame tenement, east of Second St., above
Poplar lane, occupied as a carpenter shop, and
owned by Mrs. Hubbard, which soon commun
icated to the starch factory, owned by the same
lady both were burned to the ground. A hay
press belonging to Mr. Bodine, was also total
ly consumed, worth about 5000 dollars, cover
ed by insurance to the amount of S4000. A
tannery, belonging to the estate of Mrs. Filler,
and occupied by Mr. Newcombe, was entirely
consumed; no insurance effected on the proper
ly whatever, loss about 4,500 dollars. About
fourteen dwellings were entirely burnt up to
gether with the contents, save the inmates,
some of whom barely escaped in their night
clothes, so rapidly did the flames spread. Sev
eral stables belonging to Mr. Harrison were
consumed, and also his dwelling, his loss is
about 3000 dollars, (so reported.) Some of the
property belonged to Mr. Andrew Wray, Mr.
Jmitts. and to a blind man. The whole amount
of property consumed is estimated at about'" Tea and Coffee, or will you go in fur Da
320,000
The National Gazeltee says:
The Hay and Tobacco Press of Bourdrie &
Co. together with a quantity of hay and tobac
co stems were entirely destroyed also, the
buildings, slock, &c. of the Tannery of Win.
H. Newcombe, and seven small dwellings, two
brick and five frames. The fire look in its
course every building on both sides of Otter
street, from Germantown Road to the .rear of
the houses fronting on Second street. We un
derstand that some of the houses were partial
ly insured. There is a considerable loss of
property, aud several families lost their all.
We did not learn that any accident occurred.
At seven o'clock the firemen were again called
to the spot, the fire having re-kindled, and were
engaged from that hour till eleven o'clock.
The Hon. Marcus .Morton, who has been a
candidate for Governor of Massachusetts for
fifteen years, during which lime he was but
once elected, and lhalby a majority of one vole,
has again been nominated for that office bv the
Van Burcn parly.
Indiana Election ;it ILast.
The Indianapolis Journal of the 4th instant
oives a list of the members elect to the Legis
lature of that State. The result is as follows:
Whigs. Locofocos.
Senate,
House,
38
45
73
20
56
1 vacancy;
The Whigs have a majority of 8 in the Sen
ate, and may have 9, when the vacancy is filled.
The Locos have a majority of 1 1 in the Houe,
with several pledged members representing
Whig districts probably sufficient at least, to
neutralize the two bodies on joint ballot.
From the Lancaster Union.
JLow Wages. Tea and Coffee.
. The Locofoco papers are striving with all
the ingenuity they possess to create the impres
sion that the friends ot a protective larifl are
the enemies of the mechanic and laborer. To
give some color to this unfounded assertion, they
cite the bill which passed the House of Repre
sentatives a lew weeks since, by which a duty
of Twenty per cent is imposed on Tea and
Ctiffee. These two articles they say are used
by the poor as well as the rich; are necessaries
ot lile, and should be admitted tree ol duty
That Tea and Coffee have become necessa
ries of life, we do not pretend to deny That
they should be admitted duty free, is a proposi
tion we do not intend to dispute. That it was
the intention of the. majority in Congress to ad
mil them free, and that they were forced to vote
for a duty upon them by a trick of the Locofo
cos, or lose the benefits derived from the re
maining portions of the bill, is a fact too wel
known to require any further explanation. A
few words will suffice to shew the rascality and
hypocrisy of the Locos in relation to this mat
ter.
It will not be denied, that it has long been
an object with Northern statesmen of all par
ties to exclude from our markets the manufac
tures of foreign nations and create manufactures
of our own to supply their place. The great
difficulty has been as to what were the proper
means to produce this result, and the controver
sy has narrowed itself down to the adoption of
one of two modes, each of which, has its advo
cates. The Harrison Democrats maintain the
price of foreign articles must by means, of a
high Tariff be made equal in amount to that of
those produced at home, while their opponents,
the Locofocos urge that the only way to ex
clude foreign manufactures is to bring down the
wages
of our workingmen and laborers to a
rate below that paid to ihe operatives in the
workshops of France, England, and Germany;
in other words, by reducing the standard of
wages to TEN CENTS a day.
To shew that this is not mere assertion, un
supported by proof, we extract the following
from ihe celebrated speech of Mr. Buchanan,
on ihis subject. He says:
" Why cannot we manufacture goods, and
especially cotton goods, which will go into suc
cessful competition with British Manufactures
in foreign markets? Have we not the necessa
ry capital? Have we not the industry? Have
we not the machinery? And above all, are not
our skill, energy and enterprise proverbial
throughout the world?
What is the reason, that with all these ad
vantages and with the protective duties which
our laws afford to the domestic manufacturer,
we cannot obtain exclusive possession of the
home market, and successfully contend for the
markets of the world? It is simply because ice
manufacture, at the nominal prices of our inflated
currency. REDUCE OUR NOMINAL
TO THE REAL STANDARD OF PRICES
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND YOU
COVER THE COUNTRY WITH BENE
FITS AND BLESSINGS.
Again :
"No tariff of protection, unless it amounted
to prohibition, could counteract this advantage
a low rate of wages) in favor of foreign manu
factures. 1 would to Heaven 1 could arouse
the attention of every manufacturer in the na
tion to this important subject."
This is the true Locofoco doctrine. NO
TARIFF AND LOW WAGES. James Bu
chanan and David R. Porier are both its warm
advocates.
There is not the least doubt, but an effort
will be made by the Harrison party in the Sen
ate to have the duty taken off" Tea and Coffee
If, however, they should not succeed in doing so,
the question for the consideration of every me
chanic and laboring man in the Country will
be this: Will you have high wages for your
work and pay a dollar or two a year more for
vid R. Porier and wages so low that v0u will
not be able to procure either at any price? If
you want seventy-five cents or a dollar a day
for your work, vote for JOHN BANKS, the
friend of American Industry. If you wish to
be reduced to the situation of the starving pop
ulation of England, an account of whose mise
ry you can read in another column, vote for
David R. Porter and no Tariff.
Bi'c in the Ear. A colored man was seen
by a physician, passing up Saratoga street, ap
parently in pain; and when he inquired into the
case, found a bug had entered and remained in
the ear. He immediately procured sweet oil
caused ihe man to lie down on the pavement,
and filled the ear with the oil. In a short time
the bug being unable to breathe was forced
to the surface, and thus removed. The intense
agony suffered, was shewn by the fact, that the
manJan athletic laborer when the bug was
taken away, became insensible, aud remained
so for a quarter of an hour, aud was restored
by the application of stimulating frictions.
Baltimore Patriot.
WSiat does tlais Mean?
We find the following resolution in the nub-
ished proceedings of the Tippecanoe Club of
llarrisburg, the members of which, the loco fo-
co press asserted, had come out for Porter. As
the .proceedings are signed by some of the same
persons whose names are attached to the loco
ioco address purporting to emanate from that
Club, the loco loco editors who have published
that address had better explain the meaning of
the resolution. Have the members, since thev
deserted our parly, been confided with the se
crets of the Porter parly, and is one of those
secrets shauowed forth m the resolution?
"Resolved, That the bribe of ninety-nine
thousand dollars given to David R. Porier by
the Bank of the United States for the suspen
sion resolution, passed in April 1840, and the
taking of the same under his especial care,
strongly contrast with the rallying cry of repeal
now raised by him and his party to the proposed
National Bank passed by Congress and fully
show their duplicity and insincerity.
What Boes it Mean?
The Harrisburg Telegraph says:
"JXj3 David R. Porter received for signing
the suspension resolution,
90,000 Jftoliavs
FROM THE UNITED STATES BANK."
Can the above be true? Has David R. Por
ter been bought up by ihe Bank? Whilst pro
fessing hostility is he a secret friend? This is
not anew charge it has been boldlv and open
ly asserted by the Whig press and we have
seen no contradiction. YViu is it not contra-
dieted? We are beginning to believe it to be
true; and if we do not see evidence to the con
trary, we shall keep it posted in our paper un-
til the election. If true, both Porter and the
Bank should be sunk to the lowest depths of
public execration.
In connexion with the above, the Harrisburg
Chronicle publishes the following showing
that other high functionaries ol the Government,
are not loo pure to lamper with the monster.
"The Attorney General aiui U. .
Hank.
It is stated on good authority, that OVID F.
JUlliNbUiN, the Attorney beneral ol 1 -'ennsyl-
der he is a friend to the Monster. These are
most potent reasons on the minds of such men
as Mr. Johnson.
It looks very suspicious to sec the Governor j
and the Attorney General, the two highest ex-
ecutive officers, tampering with what they have
all along denounced as their mortal Enemy !
I he appointment of the Governor s nephew as
Solicitor for the Monster, with a salary of $2000
per annum adds strength to these suspicions.
it the tjrovernor is a bosom mend, paid and
bought over to the Bank, and if his chief ofti-
cers are in its pay, it is lime that it is proclaim-
ed to the honest and incorruptible Democracy
of ihe State.
We call upon tho Bank or the Governor to
disprove ihe above damning charges. Weeks
have elapsed since they were publicly alleged,
and no one as yet has contradicted them. Let
us have light. Village Record.
The JKary Rogers Case.
Tho New York Courier of Friday last, says:
The spot at which this unfortunate girl lost her
life, is believed to have been discovered. A
little boy living at Weehawken brought some
days since to his mother, a hat tassel which he
found in the woods or bushes in ihe neighbor
hood, and some other articles of female appar
el. Information of this having reached the
mayor, he visited the mother, was shown by
the boy to the place, and there found other pie
t i.i i i i
ces ol tier clothes and indications around oi a
violent struggle having taken place. In conse
quence of this discovery, the following notice
has been issued by the mayor, to which we in-
vite attention. W ; would further suggest that
the Governor should, in addition to ihe pectin-
iary reward offered for the discovery of the
perpetrators ol this atrocious act, promise a
pardon to any informer, who though present,
was not actually a party to it.
"The Mayor desires to see all persons of
cither sex who were on Sunday afternoon, 25th
of July last, along ihe embankment at Weehaw
ken, New Jersey, or at tho public house at the
end of the embankment. They will please call
on him at the Mayor's office in the City Hall,
on any day between the hours of 10 o'clock,
A. M. and 2 o'clock P. M. or communicate to
mm by letter under their signature, wnen and
where they may be seen."
"woes Gluster r ew have solitary
Woks." A sad fatality seems to have attended
the family of the late Governor of Florida, Ro
bert R. Reid, whose death was recently an
nounced. His distinguished brother, General
Reid, was lately assassinated; his son-in-law,
Gen. Graham, died a few days since; his son,
Lieut. Reid, the gallant commander of the Sea
Gull, attached to the Exploring Expedition, is
stiDPoseu to nave lounuereu on c-ape liorn: in
all, seven have died in a brief period and of
that numerous and distinguished fr.mily, only a
desolate widow and two little children are left,
A Snake at Hojik. A Mr. Tomlinson near
Rochester recently divided a log, brought to
his saw mill, in the middle where he found a
vania, is now indebted to the U. btates bank a six-pounder cannon. Ihus equipped they ad
uaviu iv. roners "ivepuiaior. iwjlimx- vanfiRi to trip, nosition tnev occuDiea in tne
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS! No won- ear
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hole in the centre. In order to tefct its depth Porter, who are flooding the country wii'a li-
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lie tnrust ins arm mio tne noie ana nauieit out
what he supposed to be decayed portions of
the wood; he suddenly found himself clutching
an enormous lattle-suake. He cultivated no
farther acquaintance upon this unceremonious
introduction but reiired upon his dignity and
soon had his snakeship committed to close
quarters. How did the reptile get there.; A.
1 . Tribune,
Tlie Riot at Cicacmnati.
a letter from Cincinnati, received at the of-
;ce f ,h New York New Era. eives the fol-
howinr additional particulars:
Cincinnati, Sept. 4th, 1841.
Our city is at this moment the threats of the
most terrible excitement I have ever witnessed.
The military are patrolling the streets, and her
alds are out, by order of the Mayor, calling
upon the citizens to meet at 10 o clock, this
mornin"-, at the Market House, to devise meas-
ures for the preservation ol the peace, and pro
tection of our citizens. The whites and ne
groes have had a terrible battle, in which sev
eral men are reported to have been killed and
i number badly wounded. As I have but a
few minutes to write before the close of the
eastern mail, I can give but a brief narration of
this dreadful affair. On the evening before
last, it appears that a quarrel occurred between
everal negroes and two white men, in which
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the latter were badly wounded, with dirk knives
This occasioned considerable excitement, and
added fresh fuel to the unti-nero flame, which
has been increasing in intensity and volume,
with threatening rapidity of late.
About 9 o'clock last evening, a large con
course of people, without concert or arms, as
sembled at the junction of Sixth street and
Broadway, m the immediate vicinity of the
"Five Points" of this city, or as it is called
here " Nigger-town." A few persons in the
mob, (which consisted of 3 or 400,)tapparently
without any deliberate design, threw stones
ayainst the buildings of the negroes. The ne
groes immediately poured into the mob a vol
ley of bullets, from muskets and rifles, with
which they had previously provided themselves
. antici ' ion of an aUac'k
Tho mob being unarmed, fled precipitately
and were hotly pursued for nearly a square by the
blacks, who yelled out a wild shout ol triumph
and defiance, and then returned to their houses
During: the firing a number of the negroes were
stationed on the tops of their own and the ad
joining houses, from which they levelled their
pieces at the crowd.
The mob continued at bay till alter midnight
by which time, perhaps, thirty or forty of the
assailants provided themselves with arms, anc
ly part of the evening, loaded their camion
with fragments of iron, and levelled its muzzle
against a building about one hundred yards dis
tant, in which a large number of armed negroes
were said to be stationed
After a few ineffectual shots from the smal
arms of the assailants, the cannon was dis
charged, but without effect. The negroes quick
jv rallied, and returned a heary fire from thei
houses, but the whites stood their ground, reload
jnr and discharging their six pounder cannon
several times, and kept up also a brisk lire with
their small arms. The conflict was terrible,
but fortunately for the lives of many, the prompt
arrival of the military silenced lite firing, re-
stored neace and disnersed the mob.
Since three o'clock this morning our city
has enjoyed its usual repose, but these are ap-
prehensions of a dreadful and concerted attack
upon the blacks to-night, which of course the
w nliidincr nortion of our citizens will exert
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themselves to prevent. There are various re-
p0rts of the number killed and wounded on both
sides, but it is impossible to ascertain the truth
of these reports at present
The negroes were ihe victors! What will
be the result of this? The negroes victorious !
think of that! A crowd of people have just
passed my window in pursuit of some blacks,
and I am informed by a friend at my elbow
that the city is all in confusion and uproar again,
and that terror-struck negroes are flying in all
directions.
There is no fighting or lynching, but the peo
ple, the mob, are taking the negroes into custo
dy as fast as they can be caught, with the de-
sign of enforcing a law of this State, which re-
quires all colored residents ol Ohio to give bond
for their good behavior, or leave the otate. I
will keep you advised of the progress of this
negro war
TIae UriEse.
It is well known that the Suspension resolu
tion passed by the Legislature of 1840, through
the influence ol Gov. Porter, and signed by him,
cost the Bank of the U. S. NINETY-NINE
THOUSAND DOLLARS the fact stands re-
nnrAnA nrvin tp linnL'v: nf thi i instlttltintl . It is
g0od authority that a large sum
f ajs ;d bv mher Cunks -n phiU
'Mnh,:, for il,fi nmn nhi-nt. The facts can-
not l)o denied, and yet neitner tne uovernor
1 w
nor any of his friends have attempted to explain
by whom that money was received whether
by James M. Porter, or O. F. Johnson, D. M.
Brodhead or others or how it was divided be
tween those to whom it was paid the part, if
any, that was allowed Johnson, Brodhead, Cam
eron, Wharton, Porier, &c, or whether it was
exclusively monopolized by the Governor and
one or two of his friends.
The advocates of Gov. Porter do not deny
i i i t i
,h:it ,he i,iey was Paid and for the purpose
specnied auove. n u was not a tirioe to Uov
wier and ins political Inends, why do they
not give the lacts to the People? by do they
not inform them what was done yith the mon
ey, how it was disposed of, ,vho received it,
and how divided? The conscience keepers of
j
nets, anu lauonng toir.,poso the grosses! false
hoods upon ihe Peo.ple, under the passive ofli
cial sanction of a Slate Committee, not ono of
whom sees iho'ir addresses before they appear
in the public prints, know the facts.
If they dare disputo them if they can deny
that Gov. Porter received the bribe, lot thorn
coi.,0 out boldly and inform tho People into
w hose nockots the money wont: and what the
consideration was. Let them state also wheth
er C. W. Brooke, the Governor's nephew, re
ceived his situation in the Bank for the purpose
of suppressing the information relative to this
transaction, with the hope erf screening his un
cle from the charge? This exposure is asked
by the people, who know David R. Porter arid
have rid confidence in his moral or political
lonesty. I hey demand the whole facts. The'
blustering" and denials of the guilty will not sat-
sfy them; Let the truth come forth " though
the heaveris fall." Pain. Telegraph.
The Harrisburg Intelligencer says : Wo
judge that there are at least 200 acres of Tobac
co in York county, this season; 1 he crop looks
well much better than any between Baltimore
and Washington. We do not know what is
the value per acre, but presume Ihe whole crop
will bring a good deal of money into tne pock
ets of the thrifty farmers of York.
The operation for wrv neck was lately per
formed successfully by Dr. Read of Mount Hol
ly, upon a lad 15 years old. The deformity f
10 or 12 years standing the head wa. drawn
down towards the breast, and held so firmly in
its unnatural position that the patient was obliged
to move his body when he wished to turn his
head. Soon as the tendons were divided, the
head resumed its natural, upright position ami
can be moved in any direction with ihe great
est ease. Trenton Gazette.
Outrageous IProcecdiugs at Kaskaa
liia, Illinois.
The western papers britig art account of an
outrage recently committed at Kaskaskia, Uli
nois; the county seat of Randolph. On the
nisht of the 12th ult., the house of a Mr. White
head, a lawyer from St. Louis-, was attacked by
a disguised party, who assaulted the place with
stones which broke ihe windows, and somo
struck Mrs. W. and came near killing an infant
on the bed. They burst in and were on the
point of seizing Mr. W. when some neighbors
came to his assisiance and the party fled.
Some of the lawless band were recognized and
six bills of indictment found for burglary, with
intent to kill. The party, however, were not
intimidated, but went to court, and when it ad
journed, as Mr. W. was coming out with Judge
Breese, they seized upon hint and under the
eyes of ihe judge himself they beat, knocked
down; kicked and trampled upon their victim,
until some citizens interfered and rescued hirn.
The cause of this violence and outrage proceed
ed from ihe fact that Mr. W. was attending
court in his character of attorney, in a suit
brought for a colored man who claims to have
a legal right to be free; and some persons of
Kaskaskia apprehended that if the suitprogress
edj some of their colored people held as slaves
since the expiration of the time, and against le
gal right, might also sue for and recover their
freedom. These outrages in the west are be
coming alarmingly frequent.
A Female Swindler.
The Rochester Daily Advertiser gives a
minute account of the operations of a female
imposter in that city, which are worth repeat
ing, and which we will embody in a small
space. She came to that place four or five
weeks since; professed to be an English lady,
though recently from Toronto, in Canada;
claimed the maiden name of Ann Eliza Hunt;
said she had a large property just increased by
the death of her uncle and aunt; was richly,
though somewhatrslovenly dressed, of good per
sonal appearance., and aged about thirty-live.
As a lady of fortune she soon became a toast,
and a 3'oung man of the place tendered his heart
and hand. He was accepted; marriage settle
ments were made; mine host where the lady
boarded was directed to furnish a sumptuous
wedding entertainment, which was done, and
the marriage was consummated in due form.
The next day, in the best carriage which could
be obtained, the happy pair rode about the city,
the bride ordering numerous articles of furni
ture, besides wearing apparel for herself and
lord, to no small amount. In the afternoon of
the day she told her husband she wished to
take a short drive on some business, and hoped
he would not take it amiss if she preferred go
ing alone, which he willingly assented to. She
went, and night came without her returning: so
did the next day and night; and days and nights
thereafter. People began to suspect that all
was not right, but tho husband had full faith.
Finally, however, he presented a draft she had
given upon the bank for more than a thousand
dollars, and was met with a rebuff of "no
funds;" and then he gave in. The landlord, be
sides ihe cost of iho wedding supper, is minus
$56 of borrowed money. Tho young man is
married but without a wife, and has already
had bills to the. amount of $1800, of her crea
ting presented against him. This is a clean
shave on vt big figure; and those who have been
imposea upon, while they will be pitied by
somo, will be laughed at by all. Poughkccpsie
Telegraph.
Robbery. We learn that Mr. W. P. Simp
son, of Ohio, who left this city a few days ago
with a large amount of money which he drew
here and had with him on his return, was rob
bed, uight or nineTnile3 this side of Uniontown
Pa., on Laurel Hill, on Saturday last. He
was attacked by two armed and disguised ruf
fians, and the sum of S 1440 taken from his per
son. Baltimore Patriot.
MAEiRJED,
On Thursday ihe 2d inst. by Charles Say
loiv Esq. Mr. Ira Winter, to Miss Eliza
Hays, both of Tobyhanna,
At Stoddartsvillo, on Sunday the 5th inst. by
the Rev. S. Higgins, Mr. Burton Wintkr,
of Tobyhanna, to Miss Rosanna Stioer ol
tho former place.