JEFFEKOXIAN REPUBLICAN JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Stroudsburg, October 6, 1S11. Terms, S,00 in advance; $2.25, naif yearly; and $.2,50 if not paid befoie tlie end of the var. nanm FOR GOVERNOR. J on IV BANKS, OF BERKS COUNTY. TEic Eric I2:inR. Look in another column for an article on the subject of Gov. Porter's attempt to procure elec tioneering funds, by an illegal issue of notes under the Revenue Bill of last May. This is the last paper we shall issue before the election, and we would agaiti urge upon our friends the necessity of being prepared for the struggle. Let every one reflect that his vote may decide the contest, and that though in a minority in this county, yet a full turn out of the Whig party here, may elect John Banks and rid the State of the misrule of David R. Porter. How was it last fall? Many thought that it was useless for them to do any thing, that the Van Buren strength in Monroe count', was so great, that they might as well stay at home, &c. But what was uhe result? The Harrison vote in this county gave the Electoral vote of Penn sylvania to Gen. Harrison!! Without the Whig votes in Monroe county, Pennsylvania would 3iave gone for VansBuren!! This maybe again the case and JohnvBanks may be elected by the Whigs of this -county. We believe sincerely thai John Banks will be elected by a majority of at least 10,000, yet we say let every one act, as if the result depended upon his individual vote. We say to our friends turn out let no one re main at home. Have you not had pnough of loco foco misrule for the last three years? Are you billing to retain in office an administration that has swelled the Slate Debt from 24 mil lions to 40 millions? Do yon wish to be sad dled with still heavier taxes than you are now obliged to pay? Do you wish to be still 'bur dened with the taxes 3ou are now paying and Avhich are greater than under any administra tion which ever preceded that of David R. Por ter? Do you wish to see William Overfield appointed Associate Judge of Monroe county, after the expiration of John T. Bell's time, which will be in 1843; and which appointment will most assuredly take place if Porter is re flected? If so, vote for David R. Porter. But if you do not, then vote for John Banks. Good Xcivs from Berks. We publish on our first page of to-day the Address of one hundred and seventy-four citizens of Berks county, who were all supporters of David R. Porter in 1838, declaring their deter mination to support John Banks at the coming contest. The signers are men of respectabili ty, and most of them were Van Buren men at the last election. The Address sets forth in strong language, their reasons for repudiating David R. Porter and voting for John Banks, and we commend it to the attention of our read ers. This shows that John Banks is rather more popular in Berks' than David R. Porter is in Huntingdon where the Porter party is so small that they dare not nominate a county ticket. The Porter party, in this county have got in to a very pretty family quarrel, and there has been a great deal of scolding, although they hare not got to scratching each other as )et It apneara there are more men willing to hold offices, than offices to hold them, and hence the difficulty. Joseph Kerr is the regularly nomi nated candidate for the Legislature. His op ponent is James R. Struthers, formerly a Rit ner man, but now a " wool dyed" Democrat They tell tough stories of each other, and call pretty hard names. The friends of Struthers say that "Kerr is an Irishman" and we under stand some of them go so far as to say that "he has never been naturalized." Kerr's friends say, that " Struthers is a Scotchman or of Scotch descent and a Roman Catholic." Of course we do not vouch for the correctness of either state ment. It is said that the Editor of the Monroe Democrat, who goes it strong for Kerr, has had numerous quarrels with the refractory Siruth erites and it is feared that his health may sufle from the excitement. There are two candi dates for Treasurer, viz: Jacob Bush, the pre sent incumbent, and Frederick Reiser. Simon Grtibcr, Robert Brown, John Dietrich and Eli hu Postens, offer themselves as candidates for Commissioner; and John Merwine and Mi ehael bhoemaker. lor Auditor. 1 here is no lack of candidates, and we anticipate consider aWe fun. f wmri Lewis Cornelius, whose death we published last week, . was beyond a doubt the largest man in the United States, and probably in the world. feel inches He measured in heighlh 6 0 Circumference at the waist 6 do. abdomen 8 Arm above the elbow 2 Thi.h 4 ' 2 1-2 2 2 o D And weighed with nothing but a sheet over him G45 1-2 .pounds. JTJThc State debt has been increased from about Twenty-Four Millions to Forty Millions; Lr Sixteen- Millions Kiost., BY PORTER'S ADMINISTRATION!! KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE! FOR THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Mr. Editor: In looking over the last No. of the Monroe Democrat, I was amused with the pertinacity of the Editor urging his followers to stick to regular nominations, and upon en quiry, why so much solicitude was evinced, by the "Vannint" (for he appears to wish to bring in a part of the animal creation as conitected with our Representatives,) I was told, that this apology for a Monkey, had the ingenuity to convince the ruling powers of Monroe county, thai in his all important personage consisted all the Democracy of the County, at least he thought about Three Hundred Dollars worth; and my informant further stated, that he was actually paid that amount out of the monies of the Coun ty last year. No wonder the animal sets up such a hideous "yell" as the Election draws near. I am told his Democratic Ticket for I believe he calls it his Ticket, is in danger. If the citizens of Monre county will, they now have the opportunity of righting themselves, and electing a Commissioner and Treasurer who have independence enough to stop this moth upon our County, eating out our substance, as has been the case for the last year. Ho ap pears to be much concerned about regular nom inations and why is this so? Because he has succeeded in getting his brother " Paddy" upon the Ticket, and having all the Democracy of the County upon his shoulders, we may ex pect soon to hear him tell the citizens of this County, that the best kind of Democracy is that, which comes from sweet Ireland just. Such doctrine is most congenial to his feelings and f successful in making the native born citizens of this County believe imported Democracy is the best, why says Jimmy my turn eomes next j ust. But keep cool a while the people have been gulled long enough by such gentry, and they arc going to elect men to office that will put a slop to the "grabbing" game which has been played in this County under the name of Democracy; and let me say to you Mr. Raffer ty, lhat you have too long been heaping abuse upon a portion of the citizens of this county 'who are Democrats in principle and in fact, but who never have and never will sanction such gross extravagance in the expenditures of he monies of this County. Justice is some- limes slow but always certain. Please give this an insertion in your paper as I am informed the freedom of the press in Monroe county, is conferred only upon Aliens. A looker on in Venice. The Prospect isi Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Inquirer, in an able article on the merits of the pending election, closes in he following energetic language "Perhaps there never existed a period in our history, when more important matters depended upon the issue. Our State is burdened with an op- pressive debt, our Banks hae suspended spe cie payments, our manufactures languish for want of adequate protection, and our currency is in a wretched condition. With the present dynasty in power, that is to say, with Govern or Porier re-elected to another term, wc can expect no amelioration whatever. That func tionary has been tried, and has failed at every important crisis, to fulfil the high dunes which devolve uuon him. as the Chief Magistrate of a Commonwea l i nossessinrr all the ..lemenis nf wealth and prosperity but which is oppressed with enormous debts and onerous taxation, chiefly through the influence of bad govern ment. It is a startling fact, which we believe even our opponents do not attempt to contra dict, and which of itself should lead to a rejec tion of Governor Porier, thai the Stale Debt has increased more rapidly under his adminis tration, than in any other similar period for many years. 1 he people, moreover, have been taxed to a greater extent, and worse than all, the credit of the Commonwealth, her bonds and loans, have depreciated more rapidly. These arc solemn truths, and calculated not only to excite the indignation, but to arouse the ener gies of the people. Under the proceeding Ad ministration, our principal Railroad paid more than an interest of 6 per cent on the cost of its construction; but under the Porter dynasty, a lamentable depreciation has been exhibited, and we have every year been gelling. worse and worse, not only as to the extent of our debt, but as lo our means and resources J Is it not a fact, that never until Gov. Forter took the reins of this State, did Pennsylvania taiter in me prompt payment of her monetary obligations? Is it not a fact, thai the prices of our oiute oiocks nave depreciated more rapid- iy witnin ine last tnree years, than dunnir anv other period in our history? Is it not a fact, lhal the credit of the Commonwealth, with re gard to loans, not only abroad but at home, has suffered more since the election of David R. Porter, than during any proceeding State ad ministration? Is it not true, thai the State Debt is larger at this moment, than that of any member of the Union? Is it not true, that while the incumbent.of the Gubernatorial chair has been exerting himself to the utmost against the Banking Institutions of the State, he has been most persevering in his efforts to obtain unjustifiable loans of Banks for State purposes? Can it be denied that, if the State administra tion had been less rigid in its efforts lo compel the Banks to lend money, those institutions would have been better qualified to assist the business and trading community? Can it be de nied that, while the advocates of Governor Por ter have been constantly assailing Banks, the Slate administration has been equally constant in its efforts to render those institutions mere instruments for the advantage of the State ad ministration, and not fortho benefit of the whole people? Can it be denied, that Porter's ad ministration has borrowed more from Banks, while hypocritically pretending to be opposed to those institutions, than any State administra tion for the last twenty years? Is it not a fact, that Gov. Porter, instead of framing his sug gestions and acts with a view to the benefit of the Commonwealth, has for months past been shaping his puhlic conduct solely to political objects, and with a view to re-election? We ask these questions calmly, because we believe that they involve the chief objections against the present State administion. We also hld the opinion that they cannot be answered con scieniiontiously and negatively. If, theu, these allegations be well founded, does it not become the people of Pennsylvania to rouse themselves for the coming struggle, and endeavour to effect a change? The majority of the people, we doubt not, are with us, and against the present incumbent. But the lime for action is at hand A few weeks longer, and every freemen will be called upon, either to vote for Porier and a constantly accumulating State Debt, or for BANKS, REFORM, ECONOMY, and the HONOUR of PENNSYLVANIA." A Voice from P5ailaileipisa. We find the following cheering paiagraph in the United States Gazette: "we notice that some of our country friends speak as if they thought that the city was cool or indifferent to wards the election of a Governor. We beg our friends to dismiss such ideas. The Whigs of Philadelphia are sensible to their political duties, and will assuredly perform them; Let the country do what it did last fall, and it did wonders, and we will answer for Philadelphia." Conquerors of 1840. You who formed the mighty array which drove Van Burenism from the soil of Pennsyl vania, you arc argain called on to do battle against a more domestic foe! Flushed with your glorious triumph, unprecedented in the political annals of our country, and seeing in the deliberations of Congress the fruits of that happy victory of the people over their unfaith ful servants, you are called on to redeem your state from its bondage and relieve its sons from servitude. Will you bo forgetfui of your duty or be recreant to the cause of democracy? Will you permit those who misrepresent your views and oppose your true interests to preside over this great slate, when an opponent is offered for your choice, whose talent, integrity and un exceptionable lifo are the guarantee of his use fulness as a public officer? We think not up then bovs, and at the foe! . From the Pennsylvania Inquirer. GIVE US MGSIT. Who got $iae S9,0 !IErs ? FACTS. When the Legislature of this State meuJan uary 7, 18-Jrt, Governor Porter, speaking of compelling the Banks to resume specie pay ment, in his message, said, "I trust the Legis lature will proceed at onco and courageously to the accomplishment of this great, salutary, and long expected work." On the same day, Mr. Pennimnn, a Porter man, from Philadelphia county, offered a series of resolutions to compel the Banks to rosumo specie payments on or before the 1st day of February, 1840. On the 9ih day of January, T. B. M Llwee, prominent menu oi rortcrs, ontaineci icave ! . . , 1 1 . ...... i . i i . r . lo introduce a om io repeal tne cnaner oi ine United States Bank, and on the 1 3th day of January the bill was introduced. But while it was pending, the Governor appointed this same Mr. M'Elwee an agr.nl to obtain a loan from tho United States Bank the same Bank they were threatening to destroy no meet tho pay ment of the interest due by the State on tho 1st day of February. Mr. M'Elwee .came to Philadelphia, and obtained a loan from the U. S. Bank of $G70,000. This fact acted like an opiate Upon Mr. M'- Elwee's resumption bill, for it slept the sleep of death. But another resumption bill Mr. Penni- man's--passed the House on tho 30ih of Jan- nary, and was sent to the Senate), where it pro- bably would have passed, but tor a message sent to the Legislature by the Governor, on the istdai'ol rebruaiy, la w, the ellcct oi which was, that no resumption bill passed till the 3d of April, and then the bill, instead of compel - ing immediate resumption, postponed U tilt ihe 14th of January, 1841, which bill Gov. Porter approved. Circumstances stated as facts hy the Reading Journal. "At tho time tho suspension resolutions were under discussion, and at the most critical pe riod, J. Madison Porier, brother to the Govorn- jor, visited Philadelphia, and passed an evening with i. Dtinlap, the Presiden! o! the U. S. Bank. On the next day he.jogelher with Geo. Handy, a director of the U. S. Bank, Ovid V. Johnson, Attorney General, and Daniel Brod head, (Gov. Porter'a Comn ',. sioni-r of Loans) returned to Harrisburg, and on the 3d day of April, the resolution postponing the suspension to the 15th day of January 1841, was passed and signed by the Governor. "On the 31st of March, 1840, as appears from the books of the Bank of the U. S. and four days before the bill was passed and signed by the Governor, the sum of $15,000 was placed in the hands of a committee of Direc tors of the U. S. Bank, consisting of George Handy, Richard Price and Lawrence Lewis. Messrs. Lewis and Price deny having received any portion of this money, or any knowledge of its disposition. "In the consummation of the arrangement, and in less than four weeks after the paymerft of the first sum of $15,700 to Handy, and the signing of the bill by Porter, the further sum of S83,500"was paid to the same George Han dy, viz. April 23d, $82,500, and April 27ih, $1,000. This money all passed through the hands of Mr. Handy. As before stated, Messrs. Lewis and Price deny any knowledge of the manr.er in which these sums, amounting to $99,200, wore disposed of, or that any part of the money was received by them. Nor has the money ever been accounted for by Mr. Handy, from any thing that appears upon the books of the Bank. The sums are charged in the books of the Bank to the contingent or dis bursement fund, and Mr. Handy will disclose nothing, as to the manner in which ihe money was spent." INFERENCES. Let every citizen of Pennsylvania draw his own, and make up his mind upon the premises, whether David R. Porter ought to be re-elected Go vcrnor of this Commonwealth. Bui I ask again, who got the $99,300! A QUERIST. From the llarrisburg Intelligencer. The Extraovdisaary aticsnpt to viti ate tlae Currency. Wc have procured for publication the follow ing letter. It will be seen that it was address ed to the Governor and Slate Treasurer jointly, but it was not laid before the latter gentleman at all, and he never saw it until sent to him by his request, by the officers of the Erie Bank! Why this course on the part of the Governor, to whom the letter was first sent? Why this neglect of official courtesy? Why this attempt to concoal the real nature of the proposition made? We ask for information. Here is a bank, which, at the instigation of John Mitch ell, the Superintendent on the Erie Extension, makes a proposition to the Governor and State Treasurer, to violate the law and vitiate the cur rency the Governor accepts the proposition but he conceals from the Treasurer the real na ture of the scheme proposed? Was this all honest all fair or was it intended to cover up the arrangement by which the Slate Treasury was to be transferred to the Erie Bank and ihe disbursements to ! - made at the will of the Su perintendent, John Mitchell? But, thanks to the State Treasurer, the scheme to place the public funds at the disposal of the Superintendent and his favorites, in order that they may plunder ihe Treasury, pay themselves at their own will and flood the State with paper which must de prociate and become worthless, (as the Com monwealth would not be legally bound as se curnv lor its redemption in ner siocksj nas been frustrated. COPY. Erie Bank, Iank, ) i, 1841. August 17th The undersigned, officers of this institution, propose :o increase our issue of paper author- zed by the act of the 4th May, 1841, THltEE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND dol ars beyond our former engagement, the amount to be paid to such contractors on the Erie Ex tension or other divisions of the Stale work to whom the State may owe THE BANK TO HAVE THE CHOICE OF MAKING THE SELECTION OF CREDITORS, AND PRO- VIDED THE STATE TREASURER IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DRAW HIS DRAFTS FOR ANY PORTION THERE OF, and will agree to receive drafts drawn on him in our favor by the proper disbursing offi cers when legal vouchers shall be presented and settled at the accounting department. Signed. RUFUS S. REED, Pres't. C. M'SPARREN, Cashier. To D. R. Porter, Govcrnw, and John Gilmork, Esq.,Treas 5'r.) ISis'zzii for Ellisaois. Tho final returns of the late election in this state, show that it is regenerated! IT HAS NOW A DEMOCRATIC WHIG MAJORI TY OF ABOUT 700. LAST YEAR IT WENT FOR VAN BUREN BY ABOUT 2000. Change for Honest John. Tho editor of the Perry Freeman, has been informed by a gentleman, not a. Whig whose business called him to traverse Juniata county, lhal a great many persons who formerly sup : ported tho election of David R. Porter, arc now (the open and avowed friends of their old neigh jbor, John Banks. Tho reason of this chansie is "They know him." His private virtues have won the respect of his old associates, and his moral worth is properly appreciated by those in whoso midst ho was raised. We" regard this as another evidence of complete and sig nal success of the Pooplo's Candidate, at the rapidly approaching election. Har. Tel. Reported 2ea4ia of Governor BIS!!. The Boston Mail of the 29th, savs that it was reported in tit at city, that Ex-GovernorHilldiedathis residence in New Hampshire the morning before. From the New York Tribune. T2ie Case off Mclteod. Editorial Corresponiencs. y'Z Utica, Monday, Sept. 27. The Circuit Court for ihe Fiftii Circuit of this State was to-day opened in the Court House Justice Gridley of this city proMrjji,,, in the absence of Chief Justice Nelson, -detained at home (Cooperstown) by protracted indis position. It was intimated Home days sinca that the Chief Justice might not feel able to at tend this Circuit, and that Judge Gridley would not undertake the trial at once, as, not expect ing to try it, he had not prepared himself, and wished time to consult authorities on the im. portant points of international as well as crimi nal law certain to arise. Three Judges of the County Courts apppnred on the Bench with Judge Gridley. : The Court House was crowded, in good part with witness es and persons strongly interested in the trial. The usual formalities of opening a term of Court, swearing in the Jurors empanneled, & having been completed, the first case called was that of The People of the State of New York vi. Alexander Mcleod, indicted for tho Wilful Alu,- der of Amos Durfec, at Fort Sc-Hlosser, in th County of Niagara, in December, 1837. Mr. Willis Hall, Attorney General, respond ed on behalf of the People. He handed to the Court a list of witnesses summoned on behalf of the People, which was called over by the crier. A portion only answered to their nams. The Court inquired when ihe case would b. ready for trial. The Attorney General replied that the case on behalf of the People was ready now. He moved that the trial proceed. Mr. . A. Spencer, of Counsel for the prison er, submitted his reasons for opposing tho mo tion. His associates (Judge Gardner of Ro chester and Mr. Bradley of Lockport,) wcr both still absent in Canada.collccting testimony. He expected iheir return daily, but was irt jeady to proceed without them, unexpected difficulties had been encountered in the obtain ing of testimony. The witnesses had since 1 837 become scattered O'-cr all British North America, from Lake St. Clair to the Gulf of S. Lawrence. Many of them had been found and their testimony taken, (of which three large packages were produced in Court;) hut others whose evidence was important had not yet re sponded. He could not feel justified in going to trial in this state of the case, and he moved that the trial be set down for Monday next, (Oc tober 4ih,) which was the earliest day that ho could feel certain of boing ready- Mr. Hall fell bound to oppose so long a post' ponernent. He would do nothing to deprive the prisoner of a fair trial; but ample lime had been allowed for preparation. Tho opposing counsel were well aware that the trial camo on at this time; while a great number of witnesses for the People had been at much expense sum moned a great distance from their homes, and were now in attendance. They could not bo detained here a whole week beyond ihe time necessarily employed in the trial but at great inconvenience and hardship to them. Judge Gridley reserved the question for tho present, but with the right to the Attorney Gen eral lo renew his motion on a later day of this week should he think proper to do so. Ho then made a brief and appropriate address to the jurors empanhelcd, reminding them of tho great responsibility resting on them, of their sworn duty to avoid all grounds of bias or pre judice on the question which a portion of them would be called on to decide, to renel all at tempts to influence them by rumors and indi rect approaches as well as otherwise. He di rected them, should any attempt bo made so to approach one or more of them, to give informs lion to the Court, by whom tho offence would be promptly dealt with. The case was then dropped, and tho Cot'rt proceeded to the trial of civil causes. I understand from the Attorney General that he will feel it his duty to call up ihe case again on Thursday if no good reason is offered for further delay. Should ihe opposing Counsel still insist on delay, without further reason, ho will probably be obliged to swear off the cause in which case it goes over to the next term, unless by special agreement. I think, howev er, it will be tried at this term, and I hope com menced this week. The want of preparation on the prisoner's side is deplorable, as every hour's del.-.y will tend to produce excitement, and give opportunities to prejudice the jury. I have already heard enough to convince mo that there will be some hard swearing and nmst amazing contradictions of evidence on this trial. It will be sworn point blank by persons who profess to have been engaged in the attack oa the Caroline, not only that this veritable Alex ander McLeod was actively engaged in that en terprise, but that he ordered a man to fire at Durfec on tho American shore, and that, on ih man refusing, he (Mac) seized the gun from the soldierys hands, and shot Durfec dead! This is but an item; and the evidence will ba equally positive and particular on the other side. I shall hardly have any thing new to writo on this subject before Thursday evening. Yo t will hear from mo jiext attho- Agricultural Con" vcniion. H. G, Outrage on tins Frontier. A correspondent of tho Burlington (Vt.) Frco Press, writing from Alburgh, a town about four miles from the lino, says that on the night of the 19th ult., a party of twolve or fifteen men entered the house of a Mr. Brown in that vil lage, seized mul gagged one Crogan, who for merly resided in Canada and was an actor in the rebellion, and hurried him off toward the lines. He fought valiantly and was severely wounded in the struggle. He is suspected ol having been engaged in the recent burnings on, tho frontier. Flour at Cincinnati on Saturday last $5,15 3 - ''-r
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