I m JEFFERS0N1AN REPUBLICAN J f, S..f,& mf u , , Jf.FFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Strondsbnrff IVIay 30, LS4-I. Terms, 5,00 '.n advance; $2.25, naif yearly: and $2,30 if not paid befn.e the end of the vear. OCT' F. ii. Palmer, Esq., at his Real Estate and Coal Office, No. 59 Pine street, below Third, "Jwo squares S. the Merchants1 Exchange, Fuila- lelphia,is authorised to receive subscnpnoiis and hk) aivo receipts for the same. Merchants, Me chnmcs, and tradesmen generally, may extend their business by availing themselves of the op portunities for advertising in country papers which his agency affords. FOR PRESIDENT HENRY CLAY, OF KENTUCKY. FOR VICE PRESIDENT THKO. F R EL I N G H US EN, OF NEW JERSEY. FOR GOVERNOR, GEN. JOSEPH MARKLE. OF WESTMORELAND CODXTV. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, SIMEON GUILFORD, OF LEBANON COUN'TV. Senatorial Electors. CHESTER BUTLER, of Luzerne. TOWNSEND HAINES, of Chester. Districts. 1 Joseph G. Chrkson. Philadelphia. "2 John Price Wetherill, do. 3 John D. Neinsteel, do. 4 John S. Little, Germantowh, Phiia. co. 5 Eleazer T. M'Dowell, Doylestown, Bucks co. G Benj. Frick, Limerick, p. o. Montgomery co. 7 Samuel Sbafer, Chester county. S William Heister, New Holland, Lancaster co. y Jihn S. Ileister, Reading, Berks co. 10 John Killinger, Anville, Lebanon co. 1 1 Alex. E Brown, Easton, Northampton co. 18 Jonathan J. Slocum, Wilkesbarre, Luzerne co. ! 13 Henry Drinker, Montrose, Susquehanna co. 14 James Pollock, Milton, Northumberland co. 15 Frederick Watts, Carlisle, Cumberland co. 16 Daniel M. Smyser, Gettysburg, Adams co. - 17 James Mathers, Mifllintown, Juniata co. 18 Andrew J. Ogle, Somerset, Somerset co. 19 Daniel Washabaugh, Bedford, Bedford co. 20 John L. Gow, Washington, Washington co. 21 Andrew W. Loomls, Pittsburg, Allegheny co. 22 James M. Power, Greenfield, Mercer co. 3 William A. Irvine, Irvine, Warren co. 21 Benj. Hartshorn, Curwensville, Clearfield co. Free Trade Direct Taxation. TAN EUREN'S OPINION OP THE TARIFF. Albanv, Feb. 28, 1S44. "My Dear Sir: I thank yon kindly for your friendly letter. l bare at no tune, ner any where hesitated to express my decided disapprobation of the lariir act of last session, as well in respect to the principle; upon which it is founded, as to its details. In ;rood time you will have my views in respect to that and other subjects, be fore the public. In the mean time, believe nicto be, very Mn-; cerely, your friend and obedi ent servant. M. VAN RFR1?Y. Sub-Treasury &, Low Wagks. The Spirit of Pennsylvania. The genuine Whig spirit is aroused in Penn-; )' of ,hc ablcsl men of our country have pre sylvania, and betokens a complete rout of loco ceJeJ "'m as orators of these Societies, his ad focoism at the approaching elections. Since . dres we are satisfied, will he equal to the the nominations of Clav and Frelinghuysen', 1 besl Keened to in Princeton. meetings have been held in many of the cotin-j ties; all of which were largely attended and characterise'd by, the most enthusiastic spirit Every section of the parly is satisfied all per Konal preferences are cast aside, and we are 1 united, as one man, upon the disiinguished can-: ' uma.es, woo reprebeni uie great ana important j principles, for the establishment of which re I hav no long contended. And not only is our party, ihe great Harrison party of 1840) united upon i'Ir. Clay, but thousands of our former op ponents have'also declared themselves in his , favor. The people recognize in him the cham-j pion of ihe cause of America, and American' Industry and Prosperity, and they will support him, because he is ihe friend of the Tariff, of (Protection, and of their beat interests. " The Loco Convention. The loco foco Convention was held at Balti -more, on Monday last, but we have not vet re jC'iy.'d official information of their doings. . There can be no doubt, however, that Mr. Van Buren, was nominated to be beaien, for Presi jjjflVni, aliheuh a certain portion of his party have u;ed every means to prevent it. Col. R. M. Jofanhon, was in all probability nominated for.Vice President. With such a team lo op pose them, Clay and Frelinghuysen, wilJ not have a very difficult task before them. The Texas Trcnrty. ' The! United Stales Senate, was engaged nearly erery day last week in discussing the merits of Capt. Tyler's Treaty for the annexa lion of Texas lo ibe Union. A number of able speeches were made on both sides by Messrs. Benton, Ohoate, Huntingdon, and Miller, against the Treaty, and Messrs. McDufiie and Walker in favor of it. The speakers against annexa tion have placed the matter in such a light be fore the Senate, that its advocates, have virtu ally abandoned the Treaty, and Mr. McDuffie, on Thursday last, gave notice that he would in troduce a joint-resolution for the annexation of Texas to this country. But this proposition wj nt help the friends of the measure much. Congress will not consent to annexation, in any form, under existing circumstances. The ac knowledgement by Mexico, of the Independ ence of Texas must first be secured, before an American Congress will take the responsibility of approving the project. More JDifficnIly. The Loco Foco party, West of the Alleghe ny mountains, impressed with a knowledge of Gen. Markle's popularity, and Parson Muhlen berg's unpopularity, hare proposed a Mr. Mi chael Meyers, of Westmoreland county, as a candidate for Gorernor, for whom the friends of Francis R. Shunk are to cast their rotes. Alas, the poor locos, find trouble in every di rection. Their men seem to have thrown off the leading strings altogether, with which they were formerly kept in the traces. x Fourth of July. The anniversary of our National Independ ence, is again fast approaching. If our citi zens intend to make preparations for its proper observance, now is the time to commence ac tion. Ie Jersey in Motion. The gallant Jersey Blue Whigs, held a Mass Contention, at Trenton yesterday. The con course was no doubt immense. Daniel Web ster, Thomas Buiier King, Edward Stanley, H. D. Maxwell, and other distinguished Whigs w expected to be present and address the Convention. , Prcsbytcrianisni. The General Assembly of the Old School Presbyterian Church, met at Louisville, Ken tucky, on the 16th inst. The Rev. Dr. Junkin, President of the Miami University, Ohio, and 'formerly President of LafFayetie College, at ' .... Easton, was chosen Moderator. ! Ladies Fair. The Ladies of Easton, are now holding a Fair for the sale of fancy ariicles, for the ben . efil of the new Lutheran Congregation, at that i place. It was opened on Saturday last, and was continued on Monday and Tuesday of this : week. Oration. i I Alexander E. Brown, Esq. of Easton has been appointed to deliver ihe annual Oration before the Literary Societies of The College of New Jersey, at Princeion, on Tuesday the 25lh day of June next, being the day before ihe annual commencement of ihe Insiiiuiion. The selection is an excellent one. Mr. Brown is a gentleman of raried literary acquirements, and j extensive practical know ledge. Although ma- The Lcwisburg (Pa ) Chronicle, says the Tri- , bune, a staunch Loco-Foco paper with the ; names of Van Buren and Muhlenberg flying at ; lha niafttb9fl Vine; llir fiillnvvincr annlmiv fur tlm . , . lack of Editorial in Us last: , . , , The absence of the Ediior on a tour to the NoM,Jf wj acc0UIll for lhe dck of Editorial in m day's Chronicle. I (.he Jour.) am a staunch Whig, consequently cannot think of writing a paragraph in favor of so hopeless, helpless, and to say the least of it, so bad a cause as the Loco-Foco leaders espouse. State Elections. The following list shows the lime of holding elections for State officers for ihe year 18-44. in the several States annexed : Louisiana, July 1st; Tennessee., August 1st; North Carolina, August 1st; Alabama, August 5th; Kentucky, August 5th; Indiana, August 5th; .Illinois, August 5ih, Missouri, August oth; Vermont, Sept. 3d; Maine, Sept. 9ih; Mary land, (Jcl. 2d; Georgia, Ucl. "ih; Arkansas, Oct. 7ih, New Jersey, Oct. 8ih-flih; Pnnsyl- vania, Oct. 8ih; Ohio, Oct. 8ih; South Carolina, Oct. 14ih; Mississippi, November 4th; New Yo.rk, November 5ih; Michigan, November 4th; Massachusetts, November Ilthj Delaware, November 12ih. Extravagance. Peaches were recenily sold ai Cov.ent Garden Market, London, at six ly shillings per dozm, abom S 13.20, and cher ries at forty shillings ner pound, $$,80. A IVatiotmi Prize Banner. We have received the official proceedings of a meeting of a number of Wings, from utfler ent Stales of the Union, in Washington city on Tuesday, the 7th day of May, 1844, when General Duxcax L. Clinch, of Gorgia, being called to the chair, and Samuel Stakkweath er, Esq., of New York, appoinied Secretary, Nathan Sargkxt, Esq., of Philadelphia, of fered the foJIovvini; resolutions, which were unanimously approved and adopted : Resolved, That a prize banner be offered by the Whigs of the United Stales to the Whigs of that Slate which shall, at the next Presiden tial eleciion, give the largest proponioncd in creased vote, over her Presidential vote of 1840, the said banner to be presented 10 th Stale to which it shall he awarded, on the 4th day of March nexi, at Washington city. Resolved, That a committee, lo consist of one person from each Stale, to be appointed by i he Chair, to carry the above resolution into el feet, and ihat a treasurer of said committee be also appoinied. Resolved, That as the Whins of the United Slates abhor repudiation, and a banner was no bly won by the gallant Stale of Kentucky in 1840, if the moneys collected by the commiiiee shall enable them to do it, they shall cause a banner lo he presented to the Whigs of ihat Slate at the same time and place that the oilier siiail be presented. - Resolved, That these proceedings be pub lished in the Whig papers of the Union, and that the gentleman named' as ihe commiiiee be requested to perform the duly assigned them. The following genilemeu were appoinied said Committee by the Chair: Darid Bronson, Maine. Alfred W. Haven, New Hampshire. Abbott Lawrence, Massachusetts. Samuel Mann, Rhode Island. Charles Rockwell, Connecticut. Charles Paine, Vermont. James N. Reynolds, New York. Henry W. Green, New Jersey. Nathan Sargent, Pennsylvania. John M. Clayton, Delaware. Reverdy Johnson, Maryland. George W. Summers, Virginia. Edward Sianly, North Carolina. Wm. C. Preston, South Carolina. Robert Toombs, Georgia. ' Arthur F. Hopkins, Alabama. William L. Hodge, Louisiana. S. S. Prentiss, Mississippi. C. C. Norvell, Tennessee. Jacob Swigart, Kentucky. Robert C. Schenck, Ohio. Caleb B. Smith, Indiana. J. J. Hardin, Illinois. Charles R. Morehead, Missouri. H. Chipman, Michigan. James H. Walker, Arkansas. The Chair also appointed Josiah Randall, of Philadelphia, Treasurer. Resolved, That fire of the said Committee shall constitute a quorum. ntixrr". a' r m iwu pL;,m,n juii xj. uiiiii vij, iiio.ii. Samuel Starkweather, Secreiary. The Commitice will be good enough to trans mit their collections to the Treasurer, together with a list of the names of the contributors. Mr. Clay on Protection. The Washington Correspondent of the Uni ted Slates Gazette, a most irust worihv and re spectable man, gires, in his recent letter, this incident : You will obserre that Mr. Charles J. Inger soll has fell himself authorized to charge Mr. Clay with running a race of repudiation of pro tection wilh Mr. Van Buren. This is a serious charge lo be made by one in Mr. Ingersoll's position. Mr. Clay was in lhe House of Representa tives yesterday, when Mr. Ingersoll, coming up and addressing him, Mr. Clay said, "Mr. In gersoll, by what authority do you say that 1 have repudiated or abandoned ihe principle of proiection V Mr. Ingersoll replied, " upon the authority of a gentleman of integrity, a person al friend of yours and a high larifl'man, who in formed me ihat he had seen a letter written by you, about the lime of the passage of lhe Com promise Act, in which you agreed to give up the principle of protection." Mr. Clay: "It is a falsehood. My speeches at the time, my speeches and lellers since, prove the conirary." Mr. Ingersoll The gentleman who inform ed me did not see the leiter, but receired his information from one who had seen the letter, and is a worthy friend of yours. Mr. Clay Jew or Gentile, Turk or Chris tian, present my compliments to him, and say that the charge is utterly untrue, and tell him to produce the letter. The above is the substance, and as near as can be recollected, the very words of ihe con versation. Mr. Ingersoll has made the charge, he must now produce the proof or retract, as I donbt hoi he will. You will observe lhal he relies on hearsay and second hand evidence, and even lhal will fail him. A New Counterfeit. A new cotinierfeit ten dollar bill of ihe Wes tern Bank, of Philadelphia, is in circulation, lhe whole appearance of which is well calcula ted to deceive. The engravin, however, will not bear close examina'ion. ll is coarse and incomplete particularly in the medallion head on ihe left hand margin, and the ship between the signatures of the officers. On comparing lh one before us with a genuine bill, we found ihe counterfeit nearly a sixieenih of an inch wider ilian ihe genuine, and also slightly Ion Ear. The plnte is letter .A ad the note is da- led June ne 10, 1843, No. 2100, ' The signatures are. however, admirable ceived several brokers. liniiuiions, and de- Germaniown TtL Travellsis - ILies. The Washington 'Standard, nails to the conn (er, two falsehoods that have been going' the rounds of the Lncofoco presses in this Slate. "Put him down with he," seems to be the mono of Mr. Clay' opponents.' They tried the same aine with Gen. Harrison : but their success .should have taujjht them belter than to attempt it with Mr. Clay. The Standard thus brand's these lies : The first is ihe forgery made by one Samuel Medary, ediloi of lhe Oiiio Statesman, which was brought into the House of Representatives by Mr. Brown of Indiana, without at first know ing it ro be such, and there branded as a far- peril by Mr. While. That falsehood is the fol lowing garbled pretended extract fr)ti the speech of Mr. Clay in 181-2, reading thus: " Carry out the principles of the Compromise Act. Look to Revenue alone for the support of Government. Do not raise the question of Pro tection, which-1 had hoped had been put to rest. I here is xo necessity for Protec tion!!!" Mr. Clay never ottered the' above,, nor any thing fairly convertible into it. What Mr. Clay did say, was, ihat if we will return the 'public laud proceeds lo the Slates, and look to duties on imporis alone to pay the public debt ami support the Government, levying those duties by a wisely discriminating Tariff, there will be no need of raising ihe question of Protection for the sake oj Protection. The oi her falsehood to which we allude, is the following pretended extract from a speech of VI r. Clay, alleged and certified by members of Congress to have been found in the report of the proceedings of Congress in lhe National Inielligencer of ihe 17th February, 1 819 : " If gentlemen w ill not allow us to have black slaves they must let us have white ones ; Air we cannot cut our firewood, and black our shoes, and HAVE OUR WIVES A N D DA U G HTERS WORK IN THE. KITCHEN." What will honest men think when assured that no such language can be found in the In telligencer of that date, or any other ; and that Mr. Clay never uttered such a sentiment in his life. Who manufactured i his falsehood we know no! ; hut its "odfathers; those who are willing to become sponsors for it, are known. and if they have not been so Ion? associated with Locufocoism as to have lost all sense of shame or power lo blush, we are Mire the lima win come, ii it nas not, wtien ttiey win oa ii -ri t t "ill ashamud of iheir bantling, and blush at the sight of their adopted child. We notice these two libels merely to show how those which fill the Locofoco press are manufactured, nurtured, cherished, and adhored to. io notice all would far exceed our limits. From the National Intelligencer. To the Editors: Col. Linn Boyd having re cenily resuscitated the stale slander of bargain and corruption between Messrs. Clay and Ad ams, it was esteemed a duty to inquire whether he believed it. His answer to the inquiry is before the country. The public may have some curiosity lo know what was Mr. fJoyd s opinion upon this question when Mr. Clay was not a candidate. The Honkinsville. Kv.. Gazette. of the 1 1 tli instant, which is sent to. you, in re viewing Mr. Boyd's course, has the following sentence, viz : "We assert most positively, that we can prove by one of the most respectable citizens of Hopkinsville, that Linn Boyd declared to him that the charges preferred against Mr. Clay were utterly false and groundless, and were got ten up for mro political purposes. And we defy Linn Boyd io deuv ihis fact." This Gazelle was &hown to Mr. Boyd, and llis attention called lo lhe above paragraph, that nc migiu uenj u ai pm.nc.y as ne uau reuscj- laJed the charge. He not having thought prop - er to do so, the favor is asked to insert this in your paper, by yours, with respect, W. P. Tnojusso.Y. May 21st, ISM. Personal Abuse. This seems to be a favorite weapon in the u-arfaro iTiiilr nnlllirol Mnniirixntc Dacnnirma I J r ... ; ..t. .L u' ...1 ...... ...j:he section aforesaid integrity of the great Whig leader, they resort 10 the most unmanly and despicable assaults upon his private character. In most cases falsehood ia made to supply the lack of original materials, and in all of ihcm, a little truth is exaggerated and distorted 10 such a degree lhal none can recognise it. Indeed the amount of the impression attempted to ht conveyed by some of ihe loco presses is briefly stated, that Henry Clay has violated every commandment in ihe Decalogue, and like the unjust Judge of whom the good book speaks, fears neither Ged nor man. Now it is for the sake of public morals and the reputation of our country abroad that we may regret these statements. As for our parly interests and Henry Clay's success, ihey are only promoicd, as every calm obser - ver mti-t see, bv this conrse. Can those uen - .1 I . , item expeci me puopie ,o believe mat a man can have been for ten years Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary of State Houston, President of Texas, to sell 04 ma under as pure an Administration as the country ;fer lhal country to another? And what "10' ever had, U. b. Senator, Commissioner to the treaty of Ghent, and yet, for all this length of time, have been an abandoned proflgale 1 No, no, ihe absorb statement carries its refutation on its fr.ee. Let ihese traducers of exalted merit go on. They will find lhal guns of this sari recoil in ihe discharge and injure only iho ca'.np which employs ihem. The lamented Harrison had his full share of iheso malignant personal slanders ; let ihe elecioral Vote of 1840 testify as to their effect. Caution. Tile leaves, (not the roots) of the Rhubarb pie plant, contain a large quantity of oxalic acid, mtd are therefore poisortom. Gcu Jackson vs. Henry Clay. The Louisville Journal says : " We hnr from Nashville, that Gen. Jackson i m a pu, of trouble on account of the preent condition of his party. He raves against Mr. Clay morn. in", noon, and night. The thought of the cr lain election of that great statesman, is his tor. rnent, sleeping and waking. It is salt m U4 sugar, ipecac in his wine, a .pider in his dump, lings, a cat in his larder, ami a nighttime j his dreams. ITlore Poetry. A Wheeling merchant thus advertises a new article in the hat line. "The nap is short, the brim is wide, A tassel s-ilk hangs by the .side, A finev eooi look they bear withal, For spring and summer, or ihe full ;. And1 the- way they takeTs indeed surprii1 Almost' like Clay ami Frelinghuysen." " Ha-ve you read Cass' Texas lettwr7" " Yes and a statesman such as he, Wnold show his character ihe better To write his name without the C !" Prov. Jour. The editor of ihe Democratic- Union, he has lately had exhibited to-him lhe auiogrn; i of the Whig. nominee: for Governor ofPeiuiM. vania. He writes his Home-thus: joseph marlile". Can the ediior tell us how David R. Pn'y-WTole- hia ignalure- to the Previous Partly which saved him from-the Penitentiary, or h.i.r Henry A. Muhlenberg autograph' looked a tached to the letter from- Europe abusing the Germans 1 Forum Sugar was produced last year in all of i!;? States, except Delaware and Maryland Hsfu, lows. Maine, 151,458' poi.ml; New Hamp shire, 102,497; Massachnx-lt. 2S2,(43: Rhm's ll:tnd, 30; Connecticut, 31,220; Yermoni, 3.- 075,447; New York, 6.934,IG; it;w Jcrct, North Carolina, 18,062; South Carolina, 13. 962; Georgia, 224,395; Alabama, 7.031; sissippi, 87; Louisiana, 3S.173.51M); Tenuo- see, doo.iJUd; iyeniucKy, i.yD.aoo; wiim. o, 850,558; Indiana, 5,892,405; lllumin. 4 12,3ft. Missouri. 317,376; Arkana,2,n4; Mirhia'.. 1,307,629; Florida, 216,322; Wisconsin, 10,.- 031; Iowa,. 55,889. Grain and Frnit Crops in Ohio. pl. r: : .: r .i u . A i I J V- IliUtJIIIUkl 1 1 A W . . Vf Jt.. Ill.l lift. k,fj!7 of grain and fruits, within a circle of from six r io seventy miles, around Cincinnati, have very seldom, if ever, promised more abundant yelJs. at this season of the year, than they do now. To apples, pears, and peaches, some damage was done by the April frosts, in particularly ex-. posed situations, but on the whole it is sup posed there will be at least average crops i these fruits, while of the different! varieties if berries and other garden fruits, the bushes an I vines are generally loaded io bending. Genrr ally, the wheal crops look healthy, and are cl. fit IIIW3I JUAUIJtim t U TT HI. J 14 U1C Mt;il .M iujli Valley this is particularly the case. The Oc Day Election Bill. The following is the bill which passed riifr House on Wednesday, by ihe large vole of 141 to 34. Be it enacted by the Senate and House nf IbfJi tail C3 til IMC UIMICU otaiJ I, iunvi..' ca, in Congress assembled : That the lime oi choosing the electors of President and Vice President of the United Slates, in each State, 1. fr.l-ntiMri l.il t.l I 1 . . llnlluH Slit nu nf A nfV ' shall be the Timsdav next after the first Mo day nf November next; and afterwards, except wnere a special election shall be held in pur- ; suance of the tenth section of the act to which this act is an amendment, the time of chnusiny said electors shall be the Tuesday next ahf the first Monday in November, in every fourth year succeeding the last election of ..atd elt-c- tors, and when such special eleciion shall be held, the tim therefore shall be the TueMhf next after ihe first Monday of November, in ih year when the same shall be held pursuant ,J Mr. Henry Siannard, the celebrated pede Irian, has arrived in New York and taknt t; his abode at the United Slaies Hoiel. We un derstand, says the Herald, that he i. enw-l for l ie rraiid foot race lor SSOO over the W con on the 3rd of June, offered by lha prop tors to any one who will perform 10 1-4 i":e af,lVt... ,l.n 1w.. O n ., n r ,U.m t" II iS at a disiance, think that Mr. Stannard will lake the purse wiihout doing more than 10 H j miles within the time. ! Oliver Oldschool concludes a late letter j , the following pertinent enquiry: J "Has the President of the United S'a'" hind Congress both, a right to iranfer thts I I . " 1 P 1 1 Med States to any oilier power, ami amm i government? If not, what rijjhi a treaty is that which, the moment it become a treaty, annihilates one of ihe parlies Can those who were lecied by ihe people1' conduct their government, abolish ihe govern- mpnt Itenlf nnd soil tliIr niaslr.H ? If noi.WI government of Texas has no authnrhy " 113 such a treaiy, and that which the MmiMer M made is a nullity, not being lite act 01 ic r ple." Thei editor ot mo jLouisviue jouruai f a v 1 1 T 1 n fV ' vnrv cflVArA if Vm t r I aq Tift saVS t i I h$ itor nf the Norwich News calls upn us " J..-,! A mnt. nnilll Tin,, a tl . tlkck 2'' . . . . .r 1 lake us for a hangman HI