JEFFERS0N1AN REPUBLICAN
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JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Stroiulsbtirg, Jime, IS44.
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FOR PRESIDENT
HENRY CLAY,
OF KENTUCKY.
. FOR VICE PRESIDENT
,THEO. FRELIKGHUSHN,
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEN. JOSI5PH MARKXE,
01' WESTMORELAND COUNTY'.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
SIMEON GUILFORD,
OF LEBANON COUNTY'.
Senatorial Electors.
CHESTER BUTLER, of Luzerne.
TOWNSEND HAINES, of Chester.
Districts.
I Joseph G. Clarkson. Philadelphia,
ii John Price Wetherill, do.
3 John D. Neinsteel, do.
4 John S. Little, Germantown, Phila. co.
5 Eleazer T. M'Dowell, Doylestown, Bucks co.
6 JBenj. Frick, Limerick, p. o. Montgomery co.
7 Samuel Shafer, Chester county.
8 William Heister, New Holland, Lancaster co.
9 John S. Heister, Reading, Berks co.
JO John Killinger, Anville, Lebanon co.
I Alex. E Brown, Easton, Northampton co.
12 Jonathan J. Slocum, Wilkesbarre. Luzerne co.
13 Henry Drinker, Montrose, Susquehanna co.
14 James Pollock, Milton, Northumberland co.
15 Frederick Watts, Carlisle, Cumberland co.
Ifi Daniel M. Smyser, Gettysburg, Adams co.
17 James Mathers, Mifflintown, Juniata co.
18 Andrew J. Ogle, Somerset, Somerset co.
19 Daniel Washabaugh, Bedford, Bedford co.
20 John L. Gow, Washington, Washington co.
ill Andrew W. Loomis, Pittsburg, Allegheny co.
22 James M. Power, Greenfield, Mercer co.
23 William A. Irvine, Irvine, Warren co.
24 Benj. Hartshorn, Curwensville, Clearfield co.
The L.oco IVational Convention.
Tins Convention, met at the Odd Fellows
Hall i in Baltimore, on the 27th of May, and
contrary to all expectation, did not nominate
lanin Van Buren for the Presidency. Al
though Martin had a decided majority of the
Delegates, the drill-sergeants of the party, from
the South, hy means of intrigue, bargain, and
vale, managed to defeat him, and nominate in
his stead, a man of their own, who is opposed
io the Tariff, and in favor of kindling a wat be
tween the United States, and Mexico, by the
immediate annexation of Texas to this country.
The manner in which this master-piece of
political juggling was brought about, was sim
ply this. Ever since Mr. Van Uuren published
his manly letter, in opposition to the annexa
tion of Texas, a conspiracy has been on float
to defeat his nomination, and make his party
endorse the utter condemnation he received at
the hands of the sovereign people, in 1840
In carrying out this conspiracy, it became ne
cessary, as Mr. Van Buren had a large major
ity of Delegates pledged to his support, to work
upon some of them, and induce them, either di
rectly or indirectly, to oppose the man they
were, according to every principle of honour,
bound to uphold.
Mr. Ritchie, Editor of the Richmond En
quirer, who appears to have absolute control
iver the party in Virginia, published an article
hi his paper, in which he freed the Delegates
from that State from their pledge to support Mr.
Van Buren. Similar absolutions were also giv-
n m ihe Delegates from most of the other
ch o.. i . mi l. .u r
feuiuhern States, but still when the Conven-
lion. n.e. at Baltimore on the 27th of May. Mar.
i i . i ;ftM.., r n i . u; r . I
.tin had yet a majority of Delegates in his favor;
who were pledged and dare not openly vole
against him. In this extremity, the drill-ser-gantt
hit upon a scheme, which enabled bis
friends to cut his throat, and wash their hands
from the guilt whilst they did it.
This was nothing less than the anti-democratic
measure, that a vote of two-thirds of the
Delegate should be required to nominate a can
didate. To cany this resolution, a bargain was
entered into with a portion of the Pennsylva
nia Delegates, to the effect, that Hendrick B.
Wright, of Luzerne county, should be made
President of the Convention, and if possible,
the Vic President should be given to Penn
sylvania, in consideration that a sufficient num
ber of the Delegates from this State should vote
for the two-thirds rule to carry it by a hand
some majority. The bargain was completed
H. B. Wright was made President of the Con
vention Twelve Delegates from Pennsylva
nia voted for the two-thirds Rule, and it was
adopted and as will be seen, by the sequel,
Pennsylvania got the Vice President.
The two-thirds Rule being adopted, the Con
vention proceeded to vote for a candidate for
the Presidency, and on .the first ballot Martin
Van Buren received one hundred and fokty
six votes, a clear majority of TWELVE, oj
the whole number. He should, therefore, ac
cording to every principle of Democracy, have
beeu declared nominated. But the presiding
officer announced that no one had received two
thirds of the votes, and the Convention, during
the 28th and 29th of May, continued to ballot
eight times. On the ninth ballot, Mr. Van Bu
ren's name was withdrawn, and to the surprise
of the whole country, James K. Polk, of Ten
nessee, a third rale politician, who was defeat
ed for Governor of his own State last fall, by
a Whig majority of ! ! ! votes, and who
nobody dreamed of for President, received the
requisite number of votes,, and was declared
duly nominated. Mr. Van Buren, Gen. Cass,
Col. Johnson, Mr. Calhoun, Commodore Stew
art, Mr. Buchanan, and all the other prominent
men of the party were thus sacrificed at the al
tar of Southern ambition, and this insignificant
personage was made to supercede them, in or
der that the flame of War may be lighted in
our land, and the limits of the wicked and in
human practice of selling human beings to bon
dage, may be enlarged. But we are confident
that the patriotic yeomanry of our land will
never give countenance to this shameful fraud
upon right and justice.
This much being effected, the Convention
nominated the Hon. Silas Wright, Jr, of New
York, a warm, personal friend of Mr. Van Bu
ren, for Vice President but he indignantly re
fused to permit his name to be placed on the
same ticket with that of such a man as Polk.
The Convention then offered the nomination to
ex-Governor Morton, of Massachusetts, but he
declined it. This was sham work enough for
the drill-sergeants. They thought the eyes of
the country would be blinded by it, and Mr.
Walker, therefore, in pursuance of the bargain
and sale we have alluded to, nominated his un
cle, George M. Dallas, of Philadelphia, and the
distinction of being defeated for Vice President,
was accorded to him. The Convention then
adjourned.
Capt. Tyler's National ConTcntion.
This grand national farce began at Baltimore
on the 27th of May, and continued two days.
As was supposed, Mr. Tyler was nominated,
almost unanimously, for the Presidency only
two persons voting against him. His conven
tion adjourned without nominating a candidate
for Vice President. The Tyler Central Com
mittee are delegated to procure some person to
occupy that position. Captain Tyler has writ
ten a letter, in which he accepts the nomina
tion; and it is rumoured that Col. R. M. John
son, has consented to run with him for Vice
President.
Polk and the Tariff.
James K. Polk, the loco foco candidate for
President, is a staunch free trade man, and
goes all lengths in opposing protection to Amer
ican Industry and Labour. In a speech, which
he delivered last year, when he was stumping
it for Governor, in Tennessee, he said, " The
Whig party are the advocates of Distribution
and a Protective Tariff, measures which I con
sider ruinous lo the interests of the country,
and especially to the interests of the planting
Stales. I have steadily, and at all times, opposed
both." In the face of such a declaration, who
can doubt, but that Pennsylvania, Tariff Penn
sylvania, will give Henry Clay, the father of
the Protective system, at least 10,000 major
ity.
New Jersey Convention.
The Whig State Convention, held at Tren
I ton, on Wednesday last, was by far the largest
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Pom,cal as9""ag ronven.a witnm tne
borders of New Jersey. The number of per
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sons in attendance exceeded ten thousand, hun
dreds of whom have always heretofore acted
with the loco foco party, but have now come
out to
"Join the throng of the nation rising,
For Harry Clay and Frelinghuysen."
Admirable speeches were made hy Thus. But
ler King, of Georgia, and Edward Stanley, of
North Carolina. The Hop. Daniel Webster,
then addressed the Convention, in a speech
which is hardly surpassed by the most famous
efforts of the distinguished author. An Elec
toral Ticket, was also nominated. Jersey is
all right. O.K.
Ne.w IVanacs.
The division in the loco foco ranks, occa
sioned by the nominations of James K. Plk
and John Tyler, has made it necessary for them
to hunt up new names, by which to distinguish
the several factions. Hence they call the
Polkites, Polko focos, and the Tyleritcs, Tyler
focos. Bets were freely offered in Philadel
phia, it is said, but not taken, that Tyler would
get more votes than Polk. Oh !
"In what a sad predicament,
The Locos are for President."
The Wilis Tariff.
We learn from the New-York Tribune, that
the receipts of Customs, at the Port of New
York, alone, for the first five months of 1844
(just closed) somewhat exceed Nine and a
Half Millions of Dollars, against some
Four Millions in each of the two preceding
years. The total collections at the Port of N.
York alone, during the year 1844, will pretty
certainly exceed Twenty Millions of Dollars,
being considerably more than the entire Rev
enue of the Government for either of the last
four years. The collections at the other Ports
will at least amount to Twenty Millions more,
so that the entire Revenue of this year, will al
most 'certainly exceed Forty Millions of Dollars;
of which over Fifteen Millions (if we keep out
of trouble with foreign nations) may be dei'oted
to the reduction of the Public Debt, contracted
during Van Buren's administration, and which
amounts to Twenty-five Millions of Dollars. If
the Whig Tariff is sustained, and Mexico and
Texas left to themselves, our Government will
be entirely out of debt again on the 1st of Jan
uary 1846. Think of this, freemen of Monroe
and Pike, and say whether you will vote for
James K. Polk, an enemy to the Tariff, or for
Henry Clay, its firm and consistent friend.
How they Take It.
Never was a party or set of men more com
pletely discomfiued, than are the loco focos by
the recent nominations at Baltimore Polk and
Dallas. Why two weeks ago, who of ail the
twenty millions of persons in the country,
dreampt that they would be nominated. The
Locos try to pretend to like them, and endeav
our to get up some enthusiasm in their favor.
But it is forced work. They feel that it is im
possible to elect them.
Polk is a Duellist.
Among the other recommendations of James
K. Polk, for President, we may mention that
he is a duellist, and has already smelled pow
der. What will the Monroe "Lyre," say to
this. Will it be as much shocked by this truth,
as it affected to be by the falsehood that Hen
ry Clay is a murderer. This is retributive jus
tice upon the loco focos for their false cant.
Advantage of Whig Songs.
The Rev. Mr. Brownlow, of the Jonesbor
ough Whig, in defending Whig songs from the
attack made upon them by the Locos, says :
"In the Second Book of Samuel, and lGth
chapter, our Locofoco song haters will learn
that Saul, King of Israel, when he lay stretch
ed upon his couch, with a devil in him as large
as a modern ' Democrat,' called for ' a man who
was a cunning player on the harp' to play him
out ; and David went with his harp, an ass la
den with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid,
and as soon as the 'carousal' began the devil
departed ! Now, if the soft melody of David's
harp could chase the Devil from the couch of
Saul, and lull his spirit into sweet repose, as
we are taught it did, why may not the music
of Whig Songs drive the devil out of the Lo
cofocos V
" What does this mean, pa? after they nomi
nated Polk and Dallas, the Convention adjourn
ed sine die V
" It means, by boy, that with such nomina
tions, it's a sure sign the party will die."
We give the following from the Brooklyn
Star an insertion, gratis:
Wanted. A little red fox, with his tail
" driv in," his eyes knocked out, and his teeth
filed down. Such an animal was seen sneak
ing out of Baltimore, on Monday, and is sup
posed to be concealed somewhere in this Slate.
Apply at Tammany Hall, New York, or at the
Locofoco Committee Room in this city.
A large quantity of confidence for immediate
use. It must be of the strongest kind; the ad
vertisers having already enough of the weak
and damaged article. Apply as above.
Several long poles, to Polk up a littje enthu
siasm with Hickory poles will not answer.
They are loo old and rotten, and will break the
first time they are used. Apply as above.
Three linen pocket handkerchiefs, and a copy
of the best work for the comfort of mourners.
Apply to Benj. F. Butler, Esq,, New York.
A number of honest men, who will Polk Tex
as into the Union and the North out. A hi"h
pneo will be given for all such, in Treasury
Notes, payable when Polk is elected. Apply
at Tammany Hall.
Fort Sale To close the accounts of a firm
just dissolved, a large quantity of " vain ie
grets." Apply to Benj. F. Butler, Esq.
A lot of consistency, devotion, integrity, fec,
&c. The lot- has been used a good deal by lo
co foco speakers, mid is nearly thread bare, but
must be disposed of. Apply aa above.
GEff. JOSEPH MiBXI,E.
Honorable Tctin!ouia! of the Patri-:from the enemy before any attempt to concih.
otic Services oi teen. JJarZile hf one j ate was construed by them into conscious weak
of his Brave Goal patriots. j ness. On the 13th of the following tniutttir
The Philadelphia Foium of the 3d tilt., con-4 Gen. Harrison held a council with ihe Chiefs
tains the following honorable testimonial in re-iof the .several tribes in the camp. He tolj
laiion to the mili.aryyervices of Captain Mar- them that the sun, then about three hours put
kle during ihe lat war, from a eiitlcmau who J meridian, would sooner retrace its path in le
served at the same lime under Gen. Harrison, f heavens, than the English ever conquer Amer-
and who consequently possesses a thorough
knowIcuB ol trie services rendered by jun.
Marklk, and his high standing in the army as
an officer and a gentleman,
GEN. JOSEPH MARK LB. '
In these times of political excitement, the
claims or merits of a candidate- for office are
either undervalued or denied by those who are
opposed to hint. An instance of this occurred
a few days since in Market street.. A strong
parnzau of Mr. Muhlenberg, positively asserted
before several persons, that Grn. Markle had
never fought for his country, or pledged his
farm to obtain funds necessary to march" his
troops to their destination; that it was an elec
tioneering trick to gull the democrats.
Upon enquiry, I lound thai the facts connect
ed with General Markle's services were not
generally known in the city and county of Phil
adelphia. It needs but a reference to the pub
lic documents (which are in most libraries) of
1812-13, lo prove his services lo his country
in hard fought battles. The books of the bank
in Pittsburgh, will show that by endorses se
cured by mortgage on his farm, the sum of $1,
260 was obtained, to enable him to march his
troops to the frontier of Ohio. Now, it is not
alone because Gen. Markle risked his life and
pledged his property, that he is supported for
Governor. Integrity, intelligence, and syste
maiic habits of business, afford all the requisites
necessary for the executive office ; but there
are other claims ihe reason may be convinced,
the judgment may be approved, but when the
best feelings of the heart are enlisted, wo be-1
come identified with the result, and all our en
ergies are brought to bear,
Serving at the name time under Gen. Harri -
son, although separated by different duties, I
have a knowledge of the services rendered by
Gen. Markle, and his high standing in ihe ar
my as an officer and a gentleman ; but to appre
ciate the services rendered by the detachment,
of which Capt. Markle's troop was a part, it is
necessary to refer to the history of our country,
to August 16, 1812, the day on which General
Hull surrendered his command and a lare
amount of munitions of war, among which were
brass cannon, taken from the British by our
revolutionary fathers, that day thirty-five years
before ; but were retaken by General Harrison
at the battle of the Thames. This surrender
exposed a frontier settlement, extending from
lake Erie, up the Maumee, St. Joseph's, St.
Mary, and continuing on west along the Illi
nois rirers. At that time, the lands between
Urbana, Ohio, and where Fort Meigs was after
wards built, a distance of 120 miles, belonged
to the Indians ; there were hostile Kickapoos on
the Illinois, Pottowatamies, Wyandots, Chip
pewas, Otto was, Miamies, and Delawares, from
St. Joseph's to Lake Erie. These, armed by
the British, with a promise of a silver dollar for
every scalp taken from an American, spread
themselves on our defenceless frontier inhabi
tants. Panic seized whole neighborhoods
terror dwelt in the lone farm house the mid
night bark of ihe house dog caused the mother
to clasp her babe still closer to her bosom, the
father to leap from his humble couch to his ri
fle. Vain effort! A war-whoop yell, a toma
hawk for each victim, brandished a few mo
ments in the air, then cleft the skulis of father,
mother and child. Beiween those merciless
savages and their victims did Gen. Markle throw
himself, and that with a prompitude worthy of
all praise thirty-six hour.i alter the order to
march reached Westmoreland county, Captain
Markle gave tho command to his troops, " to
horse, to horse."
The emergency of the times induced some
to volunteer for three months, others for six.
but Capt. Markle and his brave associates fixed
a time that insured their usefulness, and volun
teered for twelve months. Arrived in Pitts
burg, unexpected difficulties met them. The
supplies fur transportation and other expenses
were not prorided by Government. What was
to be done ? Wail for supplies, or because the
Government had not done. their part, return and
disband ! Never. Capt. Markle felt that like
our revolutionary fathers, ho could not only
pledge his life and honor, but his property for
his country. Upon the mortgage of hia farm
he obtained funds, led his troop to their post,
wh:ch proved to he one of privation and danger.
On the 1 8th December,. 1812, after the hard
fought battle of Mississinewa, the detachment
were one hundred miles from a while settle
ment, in an enemy's country, without provisions,
more than forty men extended on litters or
bleeding on iheir horses, and most of the offi
cers and men maimed by the frost.
The effects of this victory were important,
not only to the frontier inhabitants, but to the
northwestern army. It was ihe first success-
fill blow struck to relieve our disgrace by the
surrender of Hull. Micclemacanac had been
taken, and the stores given up by the British to
the Indians, who had every reason to believe
that we were the weaker party, but when they
found themselves attacked in their own strong
holds, in the recesses ofthoir forests, their vil
lages burnt, from forty to fifty of their number
slain, eighteen made prisoners, and the remain
der houseless wanderers, they had no other re
source but ue to Gen. Harrison for peace, or
abandon the graves of their fathers. Lteut.
Waltz, (a relation of Capt, Markle,) and three
oilier.s of his company were killed, and thirteen
wounded, but each loss seemed to add to ener
gy, and when Licui. Waltz fell -heavy, fast
and bloody uere the cuts from Capt. Markle'
sword, the Xrtd.ia.na were now wirrid.aled,
Gen. Harrison could use means to wean ihem
ica ; he reminded them l his long Knwps, (tin-
name given :o the Hoopers by the Indian-) dm
he had w his army, mat other wigwams cmim
be reached as well as those on the Miasissine
wa. When the last sentence was conveyed hy
the interpreter, one gulteral wha, broke funn
the Indian circle, and it did seem to me, as one
of the chiefs expressed it, "That sootier would
the sun- pi back in its trail, than their irilie
raise the Tomahawk against ihir white breth
ren." Trms, Gen, Harrison sends Capt. Mar
kle and his brave associates to carry war mv
the very homes of the hostile Indians, bunnn,;
their towns and: bringing in prisiMiers, anil whru
he had' made them feel the power of our anm.
he assembles the Chiefs in his camp, whefl.
the security of peace and the terrors and rwi
sequences of war are. laid before them ; he cln,
tises the refractory, eve in their own simu
holds, but offer tlie protecting arms of hi
country to all that wilt be-at peace.
This is bur a leaf hy the- history of General
Markle. But three-of the- twelve months he
was in service ; he was the-tried friend of ih
country in the darkest hour of the last war, ana
I pnt tcrany honest man or a.vv partt tsn:
the man thai perils his life and pledges Ins prop,
erty for the rescue of his counlri, the very mm
to trust with her destinies? 1 am not, a- I hf.
fore observed, disposed to make military ser
vice alone, the road to office, but when hi
claims are united with sound sense, incorr-m :
ble honesty, and systematic habits of hueine...
which I know him to posses.-, I for bin: (u
I niav bo allowed the expression,) lurk, 's.m.
and barrel. Now, should our elfurts lie sue-
t i - i
t I - r tV.in QlMtu t,t'JT llflt :it,1ll lf
ppmjtii mill a iiatrmtic Iroventor rule mriie!-
1 . ... , . r i . .
neauiiiui sem;r:iem m jmwii-h ijhi vr
nius of Pennsylvania found Markle "a- En-
jail found Elislu, at the plough, and threw htr
inspiring mantle over him."
JOSHUA LOGAN.
Philadelphia, May 1, 1S44.
From the-National Intelligencer
Ex-Spealtcr W3ire.
The Kentucky ,,Commonwealib"has ilinught
It proper to vindicate the reputation of the Hon
J
John White, of Kentucky, as a person ol in
most gentlemanly and amiable character. i
such vindication can be necessary where .Mr
White is known and appreciated as he de
serves to be ; but, as the fal-e gloss at templet
to be given by his political adversaries to a re
cent occurrence in ihe House of Representa
tives may possibly have some effect where he
is not known, we think it due to Mr. White t
transfer the following remarks io our column',
with the expression of our enure concurrence,
both in the spirit and the letter of those uliuk
refer to Mr. White's personal character and
qualities :
From the Kentucky Commonwealth.
JOHN WHITE. The Loro press are en
deavoring to transform this gentleman itit a
bully. We know John White intimately, a"
we can most conscientiously declare that m the
characteristics of a well-bred gentleman."
politeness, suavity, forbearance, prudence, gomi
feeling, and genuine amiahility, all the que
ues that make up the character we both re-pfd
and love, he is unsurpassed by any mortal nimi.
He is peculiarly distinguished in Kenttn ky fur
coolness of temper and respectfulness o! bear
ing. But, like every true Kentttckiaii, h
would be as prompt to resent affront asslo.vf
offer it. We certainly regret, as he has him
self publicly regretted, the late occurrence m
Congress. But what could the meekest man
on earth do, when struck in the face, but return
the -blow? Had he not repelled his assailant,
while, as a Christian wo should have applaud
ed his meek forhearance, there is not a unman
in the land who would nut have whipped him
with her garters.
In eleven sessions of service, through the
.a T .1 - l 1
most exciting periods, Mr. w tine, inmi -most
decided and firm man, has never had he
fore the slightest collision with any one; hi'
has made himself a great personal lavurUe witrt
all (Tcntlemen of both names. The miseraW
O ---- g
vipers of Kentucky cannot blur his name.
True Verdict.
If a Coroner's inquest is Held niter me y
vemner Election, upon tne jjocuihi.-" jia..;
t, i . i t r. n- inn
vn let wi he Ho Mica bUICltle, HV JW"S
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il.ui . 1'iiMfiA mnrAlr " I heV lie! t-'M
autograph has been shown us. ami we hve u'j
hesitation in saying that he can wrt-P l,ir
reel and more legible than ivuUHrtis o iim;a
scoundrels who thus libel him. Dcluicare 0,
Republican.
Eqgs. The Cincinnati Chiynicle says dial
there have been shipped from that p'n to N?-v
Orleans, since the 1st of January UU et
hundred and sixty thousand dozen eggs.
Weight of Bn&ttel& of GraI.
An Enolish farmer has given the fullotfU-31
the result of an exnerimeiU to ascertain. W.
weight and number of a Whichever n,,!jhel 6j
each ol the unuer-mentinuea sons oi
uri . cn ii kkii nnn narli-v 52 1
lbs.. 520.000 nrains: Oats 32 lbs.. 1,200,1
grains; Poplar Peas, 64 lbs., 110,000 grain.
Horse Beans, 64 lbs., 27,uyu grains,