n J E FFE HSU N i A N RfcPTTM-ICAN' JliFFERSOMAN REPUBLICAN istroiidaburj: November 9, l43. Terms, .$v. 'i advance; $2.25. naif yearly: and $2,50 if not paid befoic Ihc end of the vear. '05 V. B. Palmer, Esq., at his Real Estate and Coal Office, No. 59 Pine street, below Third, squares S. the Merchants1 Exchange, Phila delphia, is authorised to receive subscriptions tind advertisements for the Jejfcrsonian Republican, and-give receipts for the same. Merchants, Me chanics, and . tradesmen generally, may extend their business by availing themselves of the op portunities for advertising in country papers which 'his agency affords. "VGSI I WOOD ! ! WOOD! J ! Those of our subscriber who intend to fur nish Wood in payment of their subscriptions, are requested ki forward the same immediately. Nov. 2, 1843. The JTcxt Governor. We notice by our exchange papers that the question, " Who frhsll be iho next Whig Can didate for Governor is alteady beginning to 1)c extensively agitated. In different parts of the Stato, difiVrttr.t' individuals have been rained; jojcJi as George YV Tolaud, of Phil adelphia, William Hcister, of Lancaster, John Banks, of Reading, Harmar Denny, and Wal jwr Forward, of Pittsburg, and numerous others; any out: of uhich would tnako a good Gover nor. In view of this, therefore, we announce our fir-: eluui e io he the. Hon. John Banks, of Berks county. Of his qualifications for tho station, : we-conceive it unnecessary to say ono word they are universally admitted to be of the high est order. When a candidate for tho office in 184 J, he passed through that trying contest a man of unblemished and spotless reputation; not a hiugle charge was brought against him of which any one need be ashamed; and although -defeated, in consequence of the paralysis of i ii v. party, which followed the defection of John Tyler, he still received a very creditable vote, and came most honorably out of the campaign. When ho was nominated, in .March 1841, his prospects of success wore bright and flattering; but long before the day of election came round, it was evident that he was destined to be a victim of Tyler's treachery. Notwith standing this, he nobly devoted himself for the good of our cause; and tshall we not now, when by a proper eflbrt we can elect a Governor, re compense him for his former sacrifice. We think the party owo him the nomination; and therefore our voice is for the Hon. John Banks, for Governor; satisfied that his nomination will be cordially responded to throughout the Slate, arid that he will more effectually rally and unite the party than other man. Reduction of Postage. A grand effort, we understand, will be made at the next session of Congress, to have the preterit ratns of letter and newspaper postage jedueed. We are glad to hear this, and hope ike design will ho successfully prosecuted. H"lio present rates of postage aro entirely too high; and whilst they are oppressive on the people, instead of adding to the revenue of the Post Office Department, daily decrease its re ceipts, by forcing thousands of letters and news papers through private channels. By reducing the. rates of postage at least one half, wo hon estly -believe the revenue of the Department would be greatly increased by the immense ad ditional carriage in the mails. This subject deserves the immediate arid serious considera tion of Congress. The New Fork election. The annual election in the State and City of New York, for Members of the Legislature, and County officers, took place on Tuesday of this week. Although labouring against great disadvantages, the Whigs had some faint hopes of carrying a majority of the members of the lower house. We should rejoice to be able to record a fulfilment of these hopes in onr next. But we are not'very sanguine. We'are afraid , our friends were not sufficiently waked up to the importance of going to the Polls and carry- iag die State, as they have the power lo do, and will do next year for Harry Clay. Broke Jail. Qua nf the young scamps, whose lodgment in our County Jail wo announced last week, succeeded in making his escape from there on Thursday morning last, and has not since been heuid of. He was ihe eldest of the two broth ers who I ad been committed, and called him self -Charles. Hull. -The Sheriff, offers a jwjfil.ii $20, for the apprehension and deliv ery of said Hull, io the Jail of ihii, or any of ihf adjoining counties. r I ......... . I nn vr 2 n rr I This individual, who about eighteen months ago threw tho little State of Rhode Island, into a great slate of confusion, by wanting to be Governor of it, and subsequently obliged to seek his safety in flight, returned to Provi dence, R. I. one day last week. Ho was im mediately arrested by the Sheriff, and lodged in prison for safe keeping. He has since been taken to Newport, where several indictments for High Treason have been found against him, and upon which he will soon be tried. If he gets clear, it is his intention, he says, to submit quictiy to the authorities that be, and practice law in Providence. Jjj3 We observe that that capital Whig penny newspaper, th "National Forum," of Philadelphia, has passed into the hands of Bela Badger, Esq. who will hereafter be the propri etor. It will continue to be edited by that able and gentlemanly editor, James S. Wallace, Esq. Col. Richard M. Johnson. This distinguished citizen is still continuing his "rand tour through the Eastern and Middle Slates. He entered Trenton, N. J. on Monday, and on Tuesday repaired to Flcmington, in the same state. He is expected to reach Philadel phia to-morrow, where he will be received in fine style. for the jeffersonian republican. Messrs. Schocii & Spering: Inthe last number of the Monroe Democrat, I observed a communication from Moses W. Coolbaugh, of Monroe, and in that communica tion he not only invites an issue with any one as regards certain charges, which were current ly reported before the election, but denounces those charges as base, infamous and unfound ed. My only reason for sending you this com munication, is a peculiar regard for the interest and welfare of the State, and of the democracy in particular ; but 1 do most sincerely regret that the services of so faithful and efficient a representative have been lost to the community, for reasons above stated. Why that article in the Monroe Democrat, goes to show his fitness for State Senator, or for almost any other sta tion, and if he did not succeed this time, ho is already making preparations for something hereafter, (his own denial of having any politi cal object in view to tho contrary notwithstand ing.) I would ask this Patrick Henry of Mon roe, why the necessity of such an article as that in the Democrat of last week, if some of those charges made, of which he complains so much, had no reality in them ; but I, as one of the citizens of this county, fear that there is loo much truth in them, and the reason for thus thinking is, that the wounded bird is generally told by his fluttering. In respect to the hones ty of this 'dictator of democracy, as regards the Bushkil! appropriation, I can make no direct charges, and my only object in asking you to publish the above is that truth and justice may take place ; but I have been informed that the appropriation money was brought on by him, and ho is one of the securities of said commis sioners. How much of that money is in his hands I know not. but I guess the othor secu rity could tell where about one thousand of that amount was; and I know that a public prose cution has been commenced against the com missioners, for the unexpended balance of that said appropriation. With these desultory re marks 1 shall drop the subject this week, to make further enquiry into litis Bushkili business hereafter. ANTI-BUSHKILL. lioco Candidate for the Presidency. The Loco Foco Connecticut State Conven tion last week nominated Martin Van Buren for the next Presidency ; and appointed delegates to. the National Convention, by general ticket, the mode which the Calhoun and Tyler men say they will not submit to. The Now Haven Cal houn men vehemently opposed the course of the Convention, but the Regency from Hart ford, the Van Buren men, bad the strength on Jheir side as usual, and carried every thing be fore them. Tho Vermont State Conveniton on tho 17th inst., also declared for Van Buren. It is now reduced to a certainty that Van Bu ren will bo nominated. He has the delegates from Maine, Massachusetts, NewH;tmpshire, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Ver mont and Missouri and we believe some other states. The other candidates have as yet no delegates at all. The little magician has man aged his card with exqnisite skill, and may now sit at his ease and smile at the ineffectual strug gles of his rivals. The Providence Journal says : The Locofocos of Massachuseim are sneer ing at the Whig candidate for Governor be cause he is a religious man, anil think that tho Lterm " Deacon Bnggs " it one til reproach. Uf course they prefer to send such a man as Robert Dale Owen to Congress who makes a scoff of every sacred institution or to sup port John Snyder, who boasts of his infidelity and to show how little he cared for the Chris tian Sabbath, harnes.'ed a bull to a sulkey and drove to the' church dour during nrrvice ! The following brief extract is taken from a speech recently delivered by Henry Clay, at a Fair in Kentucky. We recommend it to the special attention of every man in the country, as containing sound and true Whig doctrine. " This a proper occasion for declaring the great American maxim, that it is both our in terest and our duty to make as much at home as we can, and to buy as little as possible abroad. The family, or nation, that acts upon this prin ciple will never become bankrupt. Economy and household industry constitute the great and the only sure remedy for hard times with fami lies. The family that practices industry .and frugality, and sells more than it buys, will cer tainly rise to wealth and independence ; whilst the one which acts upon opposite principles, will surely fall into poverty and decay. As it is with families, so it is with nations, for a na tion is-no more than a large collection of fami lies. To remove the pressure of the times, le!, every individual buy on)y what he wants when he has the means to pay for it ; when he has not the means, let him buy not at all, and let him make his industry profitable by always Cel ling more than he buys. That man, or nation, is not free and indepen dent that is always in debt, or that lives mainly upon tho labor of others. To make, ourselves, to make the American nation independent, we must furnish our own necessaries, our own lux uries, principally. And why can we not, why should we not do il ? Why should we go to France and England for cloths and silks when at our domestic hearths we can make articles of the same material of such substantia! beauty as these pointing to several before him. It is in dividual and national prodigality to do so. Let us foster and uphold our own industry, and it will enrich individuals and ihe nation ; but ne glect that, and prefer the labor of foreigners, and both individually and nationally we become riuor." l?oreigu Kewuk Thirteen days later by the Britannia. Wo extract iho following foreign nows from the New York Daily Tribune, of Monday. By an Express run by Harnden & Co. from Boston, we have just received the news by the steamship Britannia, which arrived at Bos ton on Sunday morning, after a slot my passage of seventeen days, having left Liverpool on the 19th tilt. The news is important. O'Conneli. has been arrested by the British Government for nothing but peaceably holding meetings to pe tition Parliament for a peaceful Repeal of tho Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland. Thus Toryism in England has ac complished what Loco-Focoism has done in this country the virtual suppression of :he Right of Petition, whenever it shall be exer cised in favor of an object which the ruling power does not approve. This unjust and illegal movement will give a great impetus to the cause of Repeal every where. O'Conneli has given bail,, and issued a Proclamation entreating the Repealers every where to be patient, peaceful and forbearing. The People heartily respond to this caution. If he and they but maintain their present atti tude, their triumph cannot be far off. France is tranquil. Spain is becoming so. Wales is disturbed. Great Britain is compar atively busy and prosperous. The treaty with China has been nutted on all hands. Dr. lJu seyhas returned to Oxford, with his health re stored. Spain. Rumors have been afloat that Ca diz, Carthager.a and Marcia had ' pronounced.' San Sebastian was about to follow tho exam ple of Saragossa. There were fears of an en counter on the 26ih, but up to the 27ih all was tranquil. Among the passengers in the Britannia were ex-Gov. Throop of this Slate, Htm. Horace Mann of Boston, H. D. Maxwell, Esq. of Eas ton, Pa., and Mr. Mark, Consul General of Prussia. A Self-made Irian. The Whig member of Congress elect from tho Harrisburg District, (Pa.) Alexander Ram sey, is by trade a carpenter, and ten years ago was busily working at his vocation. Shortly afterwards he went to the Manual Labor Col lege at Easton, where, though working three hours a day to cover his expenses, ho made, rapid progress in his studies. Want of means compelled him to leave the institution befote completing tho course. He afterwards taught school for a season, studied law under Judge Reed at Carlisle, was admitted to the Barm 1839. elecietl Clerk to thtf Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1841, and is now n member of Congress. Alb. Eve. Journal. Counterfeit Mexican DoIJars. The Mexican papers notice the emission of counterfeit dollars, and stale ihe goverumonMs instituting a rigid inquiry into tho matter. Io tho spurious coin, the word " Republica" is badly executed, the space between the two first .syllables beinji very great; and tho leaves of nopal whic-.li appear to spring from the. earth on ihe revere of the coin, are larger in the counterfeit than in the genuine specimens; , Sublime. The shades airtight gathered thickly around. Dark masse, of clouds hung pwteritoiisly.oyer tho earth ; the winds whistled mournfully over the horizon; while iho deep-ioried thunder m muiteriiig accents proclaimed the fearful tem pest's near approach, as the big drops of rain began slowly to descend', with a look and man ner not to b mistaken, the little pig did curl up hi t tail and run like blasts. . . The receipts nf the Fair of the American In Mituio iu New York, am 5!2",GO0. The Workiiiffnieti's Sons. Ant ' Washine Day- Times won't be right it's plain to see Till Tyler runs his race, But then we'll have a belter man To put into his place : For now we'll rouse with might and main, And work, and work, away ; We'll work, and work, and work, and work, And put iu Henry Clay. CHORUS. For now we'll rouse with might and main, And work, and work away ; We'll work, and work, and work, and work, And put in Henry Ci.ay. The Farmers want good times again To sell their wheat and pork, And st to put in Henry Clay, They're going right to work ; They'll plough and sow, and reap and mow, . And thresh, and thresh, away ; thresh, , They Ml thresh, and thresh, and thresh, and 7 And vie for Henry Clay. They'll plough and sow, &c. &c. The Laboring Men they want more work And higher wages too, And so they 'II go for Henry Clay, With oeiter times in view ; They'll saw and chop, and grub and dig, r And shovel and shovel away ; shovel, . They'll shovel, and shovel, and shovel, and And vote for Henry Clay. They'll saw and chop, &c. &c. Tho Weavers, too. will gn to work For a Tariff and Henry Clay; They'll make us all the Cloth xve want, If they can iiaro fair play ; They'll feel and spool and warp and wind, And weave and weave away ; weave, rhey II weave, and weave, and weave, anil And vote for Henry Clay. They'll reel and spool, &e. &c. We want no clothing ready made. From England or from France; We've Tailors here who know their trade, And ought to have a chance. They'll cut and baste and hem and press, And stitch and stitch away ; stitch. They'll stitch and siitch and stitch and And vote for Henry Clay. They'll cut, &c. The Coopers know when Farmers thrive Their trade is always best. And so they'll go with one accord For Harry of the West. crose, They'll dress, and raise, and truss, and And hoop and hoop away; They'll hoop, and hoop, and hoop, and hoop, And vote for Henry Clay. They'll dress, and raise, &c. &c. The Hatters do not want to see Their kettles standing dry, And so they'll go for Henry Clay, And then the Fur will fly. They'll nap, and block, and color, and bind. And finish, and -finish away ; ish, They 'II finish, and finish, and finish, and fin-. And rote for Henry Clay. They'll nap and block, &c. Shoemakers, too, with a right good will, Will join the working thnmg, And what they do for Henry Clay, They'll do both neat and strong ; They'll cut and crimp and last and stitch, And peg and ball a way They'll ball and ball and ball and ball, And vole lor Henry Clay. They'll cut, &e. The Blacksmiths ton 'II roll up their sleoves Their sledges they will swing, And at the name of Henry Clay, They'll make their anvils ring. They'll blow, and strike, and forge, and weld. And hammer, and hammer away; hammer, They'll hammer, and hammer, and hammer, and And vote for Henry Clay. They'll blow and airik'e, &c. And thus we'll work nnd thus we'll sing, Till Tyler's race is run ; And iheu we'll have to fill his place Kentucky'. favorite Son ; v For now we'll rouse with might and main And work and work away, We'll work and work and work and work, And put io Henry Clay. chorus. And now we'll rouse with might and main, And work, and work away; . We'll work and w.ork and work and work,. And put in H EN RY CLAY. -TEie KiMc Prohibited. Dr. Franklin, in Ins own Life, has preserved the Ixillowmg. .singulaV anecdote of the Bible being prohibited in England in the time of Mary, the Caiholic. His family had then ear ly embraced tiie reformation : " rrtey had an English Bible, and to conceal it tho more se- curely, they conceived the projeci'uf fastening it open with lack threads across the leaves, on the inside of the lid of a stool J' When my grandfather vlsheci io read to .his farnily,'he reversed the lid of the stool upon his knees, and passed the leaves from one side to another, which were held, down on each by the pack thread. One of. tho children was otatimted at the door' to gnu notice if he caw nn officer of the bpiruufd Court make. his appearance ; in that case the lid was restored to tts place, with the rJible concealed under it as before, CharleH F. Mitchell, the forger and ex-Member of Congress, wax par'Jono'J on Wednesday bv Governor Boiuk. Shooting for Popularity. Mr. Mallory's Life of Mr. Clay has this anecdote of his early appearance in the politi cal arena. " While engaged in stump speaking, as it is li inrmpH m Kentuckv. an inehlent which it may not be amiss to relate. It illus trates his tact and ingenuity in seizing and turning to good account trivial circumstances, for which he is so celebrated, and to which he is indebted for the enviable title of being great in little things. He had been engaged in speaking some time, when a company of rifle men, who had been performing military exer cise, attracted by his attitude, concluded to go see what that fellow had to say, as they term ed it, and accordingly drew near. They list ened with respectful attention and evidently with deep interest, until he closed, when one ef their number, a man of about fifty years of age, who had evidently seen much back-woods service, stood leaning on his rifle, regarding the young speaker with a fixed and most saga cious look. He was apparently tho Nimrod of the company, for lie exhibited every character istic of a mighty hunter, buckskin breeches and hunting-shirt, coon-skin cap, black bushy beard and a visage which, had it been in juxta position with his leathern bullet-pouch, might have been taken for part and parcel of the same. At his belt hung the knife and ha-chut, and the huge indispensable powder-horn across a breast bare and brown as the bleak hills he often traversed, yet which concealed as brauj and noble a heart as ever beat beneuth a fairer covering. He beckoned with his hand to Mr. Clay to approach him, who immediately corn plied. Young man,' said he. ' ynu want to gn to the legislature. I see ;' ' Why, yc,' rephc.l Mr. Clay, ' ye.-, I should like lo go, ince my friends have seen proper to put me up us a candidate before the people, I do mu wib w be defeated.' Aro you a' good shot f Tli best in ihe country.' Then you sh.il! go ; In t vou must jjnc us a specimen of your skill , "must see you shout I never shoot any rifl but my own, and that is at home No matter, hero is old Beas-, she never fails in rh hwU of a marksman ; she has often sent deaih. through a squirrel's head one hundred yanU. and day light through many a red skin twicit that distance ; if you can shoot any gun yon can shoot old Bess.' 'Well, put up your mark, put up your mark, repud Mr. Clay. The target was placed at the distance of about eighty rods, when, with all tho coolness and steadiness of an old experienced marksman, drew old Bess tt) his shoulder and fired. The bullet pierced the target near the centre. 'Oh, chance shot ! a chance shot I exclaiiiuil several of his political opponents. A chain- shot! He migh shoot all day and not hit the mark again ;, let him try it over, let him try it over 'No; beat that, beat that,,md then I wiIIretorted Mr. Clay. But as no one seism ed. disposed fo muke the attempt, it was con sidered that hr. had given satisfactory proof of being tho best shot in the country ; and this unimporiant incident gained him the vote of every hunter and marksman in the assembly, which was composed principally of that class of persons, as well as the support of the same, throughout the county. The most remarkable feature respecting the whole transaction is yet to be lold. Said Mr. Clay, 4 1 had never before fired a rifle, and havo not since. 1 he result of the election proved Mr. Clay much more. popular than it nad been supposed he was ; he was elected almost by acclamation. Knge Fish Story. Tho Planters' Banner, is responsible for th following monstrous fish story: "Mr. Al- phonso Carlin, a gentleman of this parish. who is fond of adventure, tnlorms us that a tew weeks since, when on a sea shore excuisiou. towards the river Sabine, in company with two or three other persons, he captured a fish of a very extraordinary species. It was ot a tiai shape, about 14 feel long, with a tail something like that of an ox; about 18 feet in width, with largo lins, which it used like wings, and a mouth of curved shape, about three feel long ' It had two spiral trunks or horns ono on each corner of the mouth. He "says that after he put a bullet in it, the monster flew at hi3 boat and with his mouth wide, open, its grisly horns protruding in front, its tail slashing the air and, water, and its fins, playing on each side, n struck terror into its crew. By a mere nma cle ho escaped, by fending off with an oar, a a broadside was fired down his throat ! Afrr much difficulty it was captured, and an ineffec tual attempt was made by five men to haul u on shore. Ho thinks it must have weighed, upwards cf 2000 pounds." Horrid Ulurdev. . Wo learn from the Danville IntelligenceMhXV on Monday nightlast, a party of young men il Augusta townshipSNorthumberland county. Pa-, went, out for the purposg of hunting Raccoons. and in passing a house where two Irishmen named Hunter, (brothers' with a third person, name no: recollected, made an attack on two of tho paitr. Wm. Grant and John Vandlimr. Mr. Gjant-wai Jfirst attacked and felled to the earth by the clubel the assassins, and although severely orutseu, vaa not fatally injured. Young Vandling wad.-next attacked, and cruelly beat with clubs, and would have been massacred on the spot, but for the time ly arrival of two of hts.brothers, and the restot Vita vnnnir nnmimninnQ. who rescued him from th hands of tho dosporadoes. When discovered, bo g was ipunU to OO laiuuv mjuiuu, uiiu aiiwwwa," about threo 'miles from home, by the assiftanco rr his companions ho was able to reach his father's house, whan ho died, in ono hour after his arrival The throo murderers have been arrested ar4 lodged in the jail at Sunbury, to await theh; trial The Salisbury, North Cafolina, Watchman learns that recent discoveries of gold have be?n mado in Wilkes county, on Roaring rjrertand. olner place,.,-.
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