JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
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JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Stroudslmrjf, June 20, 1844.
TTenns, S5.00 :n advance; $2.25, naif yearly: and $2,50 if not
paul befoie the end of the year.
(Lf V. B. Palmer, Esq., at his Real Estate
and Goal Office, No. 59 Pine street, below Third,
two squares S. the Merchants' Exchange, Phila
delphia, is authorised to receive subscriptions and
advertisements for the Jeffersonian Rejniblttan,
"and cive 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.
FOR PRESIDENT
HENRY CLAY;
OF KENTUCKY.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
TO EG. FREL1NGHUSEN,
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEN JOSEPH MAJRKLE,
OF WKST.MORULAND COUNTY.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
SIMEON GUILFORD,
OF LEBANON COUNTV.
Senatorial Electors.
1' CHESTER BUTLER, of Luzerne.
TOWN SEND HAINES, of Chester.
Districts.
1 Joseph G. Ctarkson, Philadelphia.
2 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 Benj. Frick, Limerick, p. o. Montgomery co.
7 Samuel Shafer, Chester county.
8 William Ileister, New Holland, Lancaster co.
9 John S. Heister, Reading, Berks co.
30 John ICillinger, Anville, Lebanon co.
11 Aler. 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 cn.
16 Daniel M. Smyser, Gettysburg, Adams co.
17 James Mathers, Mifflintown, Juniata co.
38 Andrew J. Ogle, Somerset, Somerset co.
lfl Daniel Washabaugh, Bedford, Bedford co.
0 John L. Gow, Washington, Washington co.
21 Andrew W. Loomis, Pittsburg, Allegheny co.
S2 James M. Power, Greenfield, Mercer co.
23 William A. Irvine, Irvine, Warren co.
24 Benj. Hartshorn, Curwensville, Clearfield co.
Good ft'enrs, if True!
JJj3 " We intend to make the ' Democrat'
what it should be in the coming contest."
The above, from the Monroe " Lyre" of iast
week, is ioo good, we think, to be true. 'But if
BafFerty really stops his romancing, and make
his paper what it should be during the present
campaign, it will be something worih singing
songs about. With all his good intentions,
however, we fear his resolve to reform will
turn out pretty much like that of the toper who
plucked up sufficient courage to pass a tavern
he came to along the road, but as soon as he
had accomplished it turned back and treated
resolution. If he makes one column of his pa
mper "what it should be," we predict it will be
quite as much as he can effect.
Another Mass Meeting.
Saturday last, was another proud day for gal
lant liule Delaware. The Mass Meeting of the
"Whigs, to ratify the Baltimore nominations, was
then held, and upwards of twelve thousand per
sons were in attendance. .Large delegations
Irorn Philadelphia, Chester, and the surround
ing towns and country were in attendance and
helped to crowd ilia City of Wilmington. The
Hon. John M. Clayton, presided, and the as
sembled thousands were addressed by Wm. B.
Reed, and other prominent Whigs. Delaware
is determined to maintain her rank as the Ban
ner Slate of ihe Union.
The Rational Prize Banner.
The Whigs of Delaware, on Saturday last,
loaned the splendid Prize Banner, which was
. won by them at Baltimore, to their political
brethren of Philadelphia. It is to be placed
in the Reading Room of the National Clay
Club, in the course of a few days, and be left
there till August, so that it may be seen by all
the Whigs of the Union, who visit the old ci-
i'adel of our principles, Philadelphia.
Our friends in Easton held several enthusi
astic meetings last week, and opened the cam
paign in earnest. They had good speaking
and singing at both. A Clay Club was also
-formed at South Easton, on Wednesday eve-
Kiung last, on wnicn occasion some nunareas oi
.the mechanics, farmers, and workingmen of the
neighbourhood assembled together to pledge
their support to the people's candidates, Clay
and Frelinghuysen.
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The Ball in Motion.
The ever active Whigs of Philadelphia had
a Mass Meeting, to be held in front of the Stale
House, advertised for last evening. Il was no
doubt, a rouser. Their song was,
" Hurrah, hurrah, the Keystone's rising,
For Markle, Clay, and Frelinghuysen."
Captain Tyler.
This worthy is still in the field as a candid"
ate for the Presidency, and his right-hand man,
John Jones, of the Madisonian, is finding fault
with the Polkites, on account of their destroy
ing the Accidency's prospects of success.'
What a simpleton.
5eiieral Markle
The Clay Bugle, in an able article upon the
prospects of the Whig party, urges our friends
in the Keystone State, to direct their main ef
forts to secure the election of General Joseph
Markle. That accomplished, the Electoral
vote of Pennsylvania, will be carried for Clay
and Frclinghuysen by an overwhelming major
ity and our triumph will be complete. We
can elect the the old General with ease, if we
make the exertion we must do it, and we wili
do it !
A Polk Society.
The Loco Focos of Siroudsburg, have formed
a Polk Society, and appointed our friend Raf-
ferty, grand overseer of it.
Carters Second Trial
Joseph Carter, Jr. is now on his trial at Bel-J
videre, for the murder of John 13. Parke. He
was tried in August last, for the murder of John
Caslner, and found not guilty. It is said that
some additional testimony has been elicited
against him since then. The trial has been in
progress since the 4th inst. and will not be con
cluded befote to-morrow or next day. Messrs
Sherrerd and Morris of Belvidere, and Halsted
of Trenton, are Council for the State, and
Messrs. Alexander E. Brown, of Easton, and
J. B. Clemson, of Belvidere, for the Prisoner.
Adjournment of Congress.
Both Houses of Congress adjourned on Mon
day last, after a session of nearly six months,
during which time no measure of grsat public
utility was passed. The Senate originated a
number of good Bills, among which was the
one to reduce the rales of Postage, on letters,
papers, &c. but they were all permitted to sleep
upon the table of the House, and not acted
upon. The only good thing which was done,
was of a negative character. We allude to the
Bill which was to repeal the present excellent
Tariff. The Senate previous to its adjourn
ment, unanimously rejected the nomination of
James S. Green, of Princeton, N. J. as Secre
tary of the Treasury, in the place of John C.
Spencer, resigned; and confirmed that of Geo.
V. Bibb, of Kentucky, for the same office.
FOR THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN.
Messrs. Schoch cj- Speririg :
I noticed in the last Loco Foco " Lyre,"
that a few individuals styling themselves Dem
ocrats, have been calling meetings in your quiet
village and appointing persons as members of
a Committee without obtaining their consent
and some of them Whigs too in order to aid
the Democracy of Monroe, as they say, in fur
nishing documents, ice. &c.
Perhaps you are not aware that these same
persons some weeks since, held a " Poke"
Meeting in our Township, the proceedings of
which have not yet been published in the
" Lyre." The fear, that they take ihe same
liberty in parading our names before ihe pub
lic, it my only inducement in you troubling for
an insertion of this communication; as we wish
it to be distinctly understood that we claim no
lot or parcel in the proceedings of that meeting.
Il was I believe composed principally of indi
viduals from Siroudsburg. There was one Del
egate from Northampton who look a very ac
tive part in the proceedings, and I am informed
one from "Pocono" who figured very conspicu
ously. The people of our Township were not
much elated with the proceedings, and wish no
Ratification Meetings of that kind hereafter.
I would like to know whether the money they
arC raising at their meetings since, is for the
purpose of liquidating the expenses incurred at
ihe "Poke" meeting alluded to. If you can
give me any information as regards that matter,
you will much oblige one of your constant rea
ders. HAMILTON.
Probably the Monroe Democrat can throw
some light upon the subject. What 8ay you
Jimmy? We can't. Eds. Jeff. Rep.
Tea and Coffee.
In 1833, Mr. Polk was a member of the Com
mute of Ways and Means, which 'committee
proposed to impose a duty of twenty per cenl.
on lea and coffee, ai ,ihe lime they were duty
free. A proposition was made to strike them
out from the reported bill, so as lo leave them
duty free. Mr. Polk voted against the propo
sition and in favor of taxing tea and coffee ! !
INDEPENDBiTCE !
Fourth f July Celebration at
Hamilton.
"Let 'Yankee Doodle and 4 Washington.
March' resound through our vallies, and the
'Star Spangled Banner' unfold its glowing col
ors on the glorious 4th." A Citizen Soldier.
Soldiers cannoi be Christians. A Hypocrite.
At a meeting held at the house of Jos. Trach,
Esq. at Hamilton, on Monday ihe 27th of May,
1844, the following measures in relation to the
celebration of the 4ih of July next, were unan
mously adopted?
L Resolved, That an invitation be given to
the several Volunteer Companies in Monroe
county.
2. Resolved, That an invitation be given to a
suitable person to read the Declaration of In
dependence, & one personto deliver an oration.
3. Resolved, That an invitation bo given to
the several clergymen of the different churches
in Hamilton to attend on said day, and deliver
addresses suitable to the celebration of that day.
4. Resolved, That each Sabbath School, and
singing School, are respectively invited to at
tend, and the Sabbath Schools lo provide them
selves with appropriate banners on that day.
5. Resolved, That the sereral companies of
Volunteer soldiers, Sabbath Schuols and Sing
ing Schools composing ihe celebration, meet at
9 o'clock, a. M. precisely, at a Maple grove near
Kellersville. The procession will be formed
in the following order:
Chief Marshal.
Soldiers of the Revolution.
Committee of Arrangements.
Orators of the day.
Ministers of the Gospel.
Volunteers.
Band-of Music.
The Sabbath Schools.
Singing Schools.
Citizens.
Dr. Attn. Levering, Chief Marshal.
Order of the exercises of the day :
1. Opened by singing and prayer.
2. Reading of the Declaration of Independ
ence by James H. Walton, Esq,
3. "Hail Columbia,'' by the Band.
4. A National Hymn, sung by the meeting.
5. An Oration on Civil and Religious Liber
ty, and American Rights and Independence.
6. " Washington's March," by ihe Band.
13 cheers by the meeting
7. An Annirersary Hymn, sung by the chil
dren. 8. " President's March, bv the Band.
9. An Address to parents and children, on
the importance of Religious instruction in the
English and German languages.
10. Singing by the Schools and the meeting
11. An Address by a Minister of the Gospel
to the meeting and people in general.
12. Close by singing and prayer.
Orator of the Day-John D. Morris, Esq.
Addresses may be expected during the day
by the Rev. C. W. Hoffediiz, pastor of the Ger
man Reformed Church Rer. G. Heilig, pastor
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church; and Rev.
George Diehl, and Rev. John P. Hecht, pas
tors of the Lutheran Church at Easton.
The Volunteer Company of Easton, com
manded by Capt. A. H. Reeder, is expected,
and also the Nazareth Band of Music.
The undersigned Committee respectfully in
vite each and every person in the vicinity and
county, and all who wish to partake ihe good
feelings of a celebration of National Independ
ence, to join heart and hand in ihe Nation's Ju
bilee. GEORGE L. SLUTTER, .
JACOB STACKHOUSE,
JOSEPH TRACH,
JACOB MILLER,
CHARLES SAYLOR, Esq.
JACOB LONG,
Committee of Arrangements.
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' UT REQUEST.
AMERICA.
A National Hymn.
My country ! 'tis of thee,
Swett land of liberty
Of thee I sing :
Land where my fathers died ;
Laud of the pilgrim's pride ;
From every mountain side,
Let freedom ring.
My native country ! thee
Land of the noble free
Thy name I love :
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills ;
My heart with iapture thrills,
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song:
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake,
Let rocks (heir silence break,
The sound prolong.
Our father's God ! to ihee
Author of liberty !
To thee we sing :
Long may our land be bright,
Willi freedom's holy light
Proiecl us by thy might,
Great God, our King.
The number of convicts in the State Prison
at Sing Sing, New York, on the Lit of June,
was 928; 856 males, and 72 females.
Proceedings of the Whig State Cen
tral Committee.
At a meeting of'ihe Whig State Central Com
mittee held al Harrisburg, June 3, 1844, the
following circular was adopted and directed lo
be published.
To the friends of Reform and good Government
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
From communications received from all
quarters of the State and more particularly
from the central parts, it appears that fearful
apprehensions are entertained that if the Rev
erend Henry A. Muhlenberg shall be elected
Governor, his election will be followed by most
disasierous consequences. However he may
be esteemed by hi personal friends, it is be.
lieved that many of the most reckless politicians
in the State, who have heretofore been doing
much mischief, are now banded together for ihe
purpose of trying firt to secure his election,
and then to uae the occasion for their own sel-
hsh purposes. In the event of the success of
their candidate, it is greatly feared lhat they
will have a controlling influence in our councils.
In accordance with the wi.he of their nu
merous corresponds nis, strongly and earnestly
expressed, the Committee recommend, that
meetings of the Clay and Markle Clubs and of
the ciliEens of every 1 ownshtp in the Common
wealth be held on the 4th dny of July next,
and that Clubs or associations be formed on
that day in wach Township where they are not
already formed, for the purposes of correspon
dence, consultation and concert of action in dif
fusing information among the people. The
Clubs or associations so formed, are requested
as soon as possible to communicate the names
and address of iheir repective officers, with
the number of their members to Charles Gib
bons, Esq , (President of the National Clav
Club,) Philadelphia. That Club having al
ready established an extensive and useful cor
respondence throughout the Slate, will commu
nicate with, and act as auxiliary to the State
Committee.
The committee are enabled to give the sliong
est assurances of the general favor with which
the nomination of General Markle has been re
ceived throughout the Slate. Clav Markle,
and The Tariff is'lhe peoples motto while
that of our opponents ia Polk Muhlenberg and
Texas!
The spirit of the Whigs, and of all who ad
vocate Whig measures in Pennsylvania, i9 thor
oughly aroused, and if we persevere in our uni
ted efforts, we shall not only be successful in
October, but victory will follow in November
as a matter of course Henry Clay and Jo
seph Markle are the representatives of the
same principles, and ihe friends of the one
should be the firm supporters of the oilier.
JOHN REED, Chairman.
'Attest, Henry Peffer, Secretary.
JLJ All the papers in the Slate favorable to
ihe cause, will please publish the above circu
lar. Uj3 The committee have adopted an address
which will be published in a few days.
From the Daily Forum.
Martin Van Bnren Vindicated: A
Right ITIerrr Charcoal Sketch!
The Pennsylvanian's style of inferential rea
soning is ingenious, and its deductions would
do horfor to the most inveterate chopper of
logic, who ever made mince meat of language.
On Friday, il wrote a sort of epitaph over ihe
political grave of the late locofoco chief, and
like all other tomb stones, the golden rule of
"nil de mortuis nisi bonum" was adhered lo
rigidly. But says the Pennsylvanian, the
Whigs don't abuse Mr. Van Buren any more,
or to quote its own dignified language: "Al
ready the miserable electioneering slanders of
1840 are dead. No one, even among the most
reckless of his opponents, has since ventured
to allude to them." Now for ihe inference
This silence vindicaies locofocoism from ca
lumny, and " Manin Van Buren will survive to
see himself ranked among the greatest and pu
rest of those statesmen, whose fame is the chief
ornament of their country!" Oh the sapona
ceous !
That the Whig press should by common con
sent drop reference to Van Buren is not strange,
considering that he was so cavalierly dropped
by his own friends, but does the inference arise
therefrom that Van has been a persecuted, as
well as a " used up man ?" Not in the least
we go not out of our way to smite ihe dead li
on, much less to kick the carcass of the dog !
Let not locofocoism " lay the flattering unction"
to its soul, lhat Van Buren can be made the
shield to repel assaults on James K. Polk.
The little magician cannot divert public atten
tion from the true issues, by leading it to old
ones. Had Van Buren been nominated, we
then should have had occasion lo show him
up; but he was pronounced unworthy by his
own party friends ii was said in ihe Conven
tion that his re-nomination would he visited by
public indignation, which was compared lo red
hot streams of molten lava! His withdrawal,
not on the score of expediency but of actual
demerit, was a judgment by default ! Il was
an acknowledgement thai ihe issues of 1840
could not be supported by locofoooism lhat
the men and measures of the parly were equal
ly obnoxious lo censure; and feeling thus, ihe
Convention did not hesitate to sneak fam ihe
ground they had formerly occupied ; ihey aban
doned Van Buren ; they withdrew ibeir worn
champion ; they commenced a retreai, and ma
king a diversion with ihe names of Pqlk and
Dallas, the whole locofoco line, following in
the footsteps of Van's sub.treasMrers, Swan
woui, Price. Boyd, Linn, &c, shouted 44 for'
Texas ho V Yes, TV in the Union or
out of ihe Union ! Texas ! Texas ! Texas ! but
not one shnut for the old ihirteen or new thir,
leen. Like Harry Percy's starling, Jocofacav
ism has been laugh,! lo speak and it hollos, qo
hing bw ! Texas r
And now when the fierce denunciation ha
not yet died on the lip of ihe southern locofo.
cos ; when the plots of Reah Frazer, Hem.
drick B. Wright and the other Pennsylvania
delegates who voted one way, and worked ano
ther, have not yet been developed over ihe
...u..i n..;.. . "...ko.,. . ...
vruwic union , i ntu 2Aiiiaiigca aic J"-1 UUI11-
ing in from our frontier State, bearing the
n tm0 tC A7 n ft Tlltrrk i rJ Tnlincnn t L
iiauinj ii mi u i v. ii uhu jwiiiiuii uo 'Heir
choice ; when the New York Evening Post has
lint val r . n nil In flfnmtiif tlio tvfirlr iT it.
Convention, we are gravely told by the Penn
sylvanian lhat the issues of 1840 are vindica-
. I.I if n 1
ieu, uiai van xurcn ueserves a nitcne, ami
tlllf ft tO 1 it l.iklll J' tn I rt f.. . . T .1
- v W V. W .IS IllU'flUliUIJIII 1114.
'its men and measures are so soon vindicated
frrtm fnltlmnv I'' Wna llior ot'or nvliikil.,.1
cause so hopeless, a pany so weak as to draic
consolation from Mich causes ! Because the
champion of the issue of 1810 is withdrawn,
those issues abandoned and a new one sought
to be rained, it assumes that those issues arc
vindicated ! Because the Whig press does not
choose lo waste its shot on Van Buren, us .
lence is taken an a vindication of his course'
Poor, pallry, miserable effort to escape that lavu
torrent of popular indignation !
The Pennsylvanian need not hope lhat th
fame of Van Buren will survive himself. Tin
day of retribution for locofocoism is at baud
it was a monster growth, like ihe men wh
sprang from the dragon's teeth, which were
sown bv Cadmus, and like them, ihev will de
stroy each other! Look al ihe elements of
which the party is composed, how fiercely they
: . .. l c i
are striving ugainsi eacn oiner : oee now
Gov. Boucic in New York, Gov. Porter m
Pennsylvania, Gov. Shannon id Ohio, Int.
been denounced by those who elevated iheni'
Review the proceedings of ihe Baltimore Cim
veiiiion, and see how the dragon's it-eth gnash
ed and ground ach other how bitter the strife;
how fierce ihe invective; how solemn the iruih.
spoken in the heat of debate! Glancing at an
these " omen.' ;" likening lo all ihfse umitef
ings of the impending slorsn ; vii-winsj iIk
44 seething of the political cauldron," whi cat
doubt ihe issue of the present content !m
can have a fear of the result ? A hoime divnlnl
against itself most fall! And wheie will v:i
find unity of action or sentiment among the vo
taries nf locofocoism ? In no one thing hats
iIihv annareiitlv been morn niiiipi! than m id-
j "rr '
condemnation of Martin Van Buren he wa
cast off, rejected, hissed ai and reviled ! Ami
are we now to be told by the Pennsylvanian
lhat 44 soon the general opinion of the Ameri
can people" will be favorable to Van Buren7
Much must be forgiven, much forgotten he-1
fore this miserable trickster, this puppet of par- 1
lizanship can escape the indignation of an in
censed nation. Lethe mint roll over the p.tc
the remembrance of national indignities, tin.
versal su Aw rings and political tergirersatum
must be erased the very nature of the fin:
American people he changed our citizens bo
taught to esteem the cunning of the fox ra'hcr
than the noble lion's port, before Martin Vax
Buren can be enrolled oh our list of states
men, or these United States accord to !im tile
meed of wisdom, patriotism or ahiliiv. "Then
and not till then, let his epitaph be written,"
if it is 10 be a truthful one ! Till thena UlaiK
stone is the fining chronicle of the services ho
has rendered and the fame he has acquired 1
Dueling.
The Albany Alias makes a ludicrous bIimJa
in attempting to assail Mr Clav on the gruiiiu!
of Duelling. The case of Gen. Jackn come
in its eye, and it thus speaks of Old Hickmy'sj
duel s and the Whigs comments on them:
44 They refuse to consider the camp lubr
and military tone oi mind of ihe Democratic
President an excuse for his fault, or his gtca-
public services an orT-set lo it. They p.ud;ii
a duel in an attorney, but regarded it as an un
pardonable crime in the victorious soldier.
For ourselves, we are apt to consider that 1
man who has taken oui a license for the war
fare of the tongue and who has campaigned!
it in many a court and in many a legislauwl
hall, wnh considerable reputation, should con
tent himself with the implements of his pro
fession, and repel insult and calumny, as other
attorneys do, without usurping ihe armi of lb
soldier."
This is peculiarly rich when we confer
lhat Gen. Jackson was no soldier at all, but an
attorney yes a bone fide lawyer, as far as M
had a capacity to be one when he shot Mr.!
Dickinson dead in a duel, growing out of
quarrel at a horse race. The Alias has pt vHi
loot in it very badly in this place, says la tfl'j
buue, and so think, we loo.
The Nahvillo Union, ihe organ. o Polk anJj
Jackson, holds the following language
"We wish it borne in myidythat theopp'e'i
sire Tariff of 1842, ha. been condemned "
every lrt:e Democsa, a,n,d by none more deH
dedly than ti. aa Ru.ren. THAT U
PROVIS1QN& ARE V JEWED 117T
ABIJQENeE: BY GOV. POLK A
AllftfSFRimSS WE NEED X0i
REPEAT!"
Plant tansey around ihe rnois of peach ire'-!
Ihn nn9ih wnrm will tint trnilhla theilL 3',l
wards.
The Pottaville Miner's Journal predicis fotf
present a,ppoarances, that in less ihan hre
unarc. ihft Iron tunrk which will snrlOl' UP ,B
j - - - i "
i U..., T5 ,1 : ...;n -r.nr a inurL'vL for ill' I
annual consumption of at least 50,000, Vos "j
Anthracite Coal.
f!mintRrfeit five dollar notes of ihe TrentflllS
Banking Company, N- J. are in circular" '1
Philadelnhia. and will mobablv soon find ine!!l
way into this portion of th& country