- .. . . - . 'ti . "IBM AT- - 1 l.MFiriA PttWtt 1 1 .'sss m v II i r i Si ii hi iiiii .' iiii.! .., i mVV ?im'"i ; yWri; iwiiiiy The whole art ok Government consists in the art of being honest. Jefferson. VOL 5. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1844. No. llr- , . r . ' - " " - 1... n - r St ctniMt tlrirn' nninl.iMl 1 . t I r TV lTrif- ;ors, wiu oc ciiarguu , w vis. per yenr, exint. No papers discontinued until all arrearages are P except fjin onlion of the Editors. IjyAdvcrtifeeincnts not exceeding one square (Sixteen lines) intArt firrA iiMfil't tnr- rttir l.tlhr tWPnl V-!tVf COIltS W Ui UU l""" vn tvsi uub mwuui - j tir ti ri v Duucuuihcuv luaci hum . ia wio ""i"" . -.i .1 - J .1 . 1 I. TV I . w- mnct r A -wC TWlrl mental lype, we are prepared 10 execuie cciy debcription of r.imlc itrniiint'C. rtlll cil:ill. :lllll'. Blank Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jeffersoiiiau Republican. To the American Flu?. BV J. RODMAN' DRAKE. When Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air, Sho lore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there ! She mingled with its gorgeous dies The milky baldric of the skies. And striped its pure celestial white, v Wtih streakings from the morning light! Then, from his mansion in the sun, She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand, The symbol of her chosen land ! Majestic monarch of the cloud ! Who rearest aloft thy regal form, To hear the tempest trumping loud, And see the lightning lances driven, When stride the warrior of the storm, And rolls the thunder drum of heaven! Child of the sun ! to ihee 'tis given To uard the banner of the free To hover in the sulpher smoke. To w ard away the batile stroke, Like rainbows on the cloud of war The harbinger of victory ! Flag of ihe brave ! thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and iriumph high! ' When speaks the signal trumpet's tone, And the long line comes gleaming on, Ere yet the life blood, warm and wet, lias dimmed ihe glistening bayonet Each soldier's ey shall brightly turn, To where thy meteor glories burn, And as his springing steps advance, Catch war and vengeance fioin the glance! And when the cannon's mouthings loud. Heave in wild wreaths the battle shroud, And gory sabres rise and fall, Like shoots of flame on midnight pall! There shall thy victor glances glow, And cowering foes shall fall beneath Each gallant arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death! Flag of the seas! on ocean's wave, Thy stars ebail glitier o'er the brave. Vhen deallij careering on the gale, :Sw-fteps darkly round the bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, The dying wanderer of the sea Shall look ai-ouce to Heaven and thee, And sm:Ie to see tliy splendours fly, In triumph -o'er the ii)iflg eye. Flag of the free hearts only home, By angel hands to vakir given! , Thy stars have lit the welkin.dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven, Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With freedom's soil beneath our feet, And freedom's banner streaming o'er us. Joe Smith. The Mormon Prophet is said to have made of the following language recently to an au dir.ncB of 2000 Mormons. After taking a glass of water, he said : " May all ihe nigger drivers, kidnappers, and iijohiiHis ol Missouri be placed in a stone canoe v.iih au irutt paddle, she canoe placed in the middle of the sea, a shark s wallow the canoe, the devil swallow the shark, the devil unk in 'he norihweal corner of hell, ihe door locked, ih key losi, and a blind man hunting for il !" Tills Was Teoeift Mith n hfinl (if Itniohlfir by some, others responded amen to it, while 'tie. turned away wnti feelings of pity and dt- TOcteoric Shower of Stones. The Mcadville Gazette, published in Craw ford courtly, in this State, relates that the farm of Mr. Kelly, in Venango township, was visited on ihe 22d ult., with a very singular phenome non. The male poriion of Mr. K's family were in the field, hoeing corn, when stones com menced falling around them so thick and fast they were compelled to seek safely in a pre cipiiate reireat. They retired to the house, and whilst they were siuing in the kiicrfen three stones fell upon the floor, apparently from the ceiling. One of the young men had occasion to go to ihe stable, and the same scene was presented there. On Monday, the 24th inst., the same mysterious and unaccountable phe nomenon occurred again. Some of ihe stones weighed seven, ten, and some as high as fifteen pounds, and were of the common slate and sandstone. We have received our information from a source on which we place the utmost reliance, although the description of the scene is very'imperfect. We understand that ten or twelve persons of unimpeachable character in tend giving their affidavits to the public, in cor roboration of this report. SNAKES A geiuleman, says ihe Nanluc ket Inquirer, in Mallard county, Mass., has been very much troubled with raitlesnakes for sev eral vears nasi. F.rom close observation he be came 'satisfied that in a particular part of his I farm there was a den of these deadly reptiles. In clearing up a new piece of ground he dis covered a den, the opening to which gave sirong evidence of ihe passing in and out of animals of some description. He determined to give the matter farther attention. And having com- m anpnrl nnor'itlrwic Yio Attn si 1 1 I rtn ilan Ia ! 1 r depth of several feet, and succeeded in killing I several hundred snakes of different kinds. It j is somewhat remarkable that the same den was ! the habitation of snakes of different kinds.- j There were anoles in the den about as acute as the corners of a worm fence, and at each an- high duties and principles of protection, on the country are at issue with him. bhall such a gle ihere would be found a large knot of snakes. ! one side : and the advocates of low duties and an t man, professing such principles he made Pres The same gentleman has discovered other dens ! equal system oj taxation, on the other." j ident of these United Slates ? Let the Democ- in the same neighborhood, and he has succee-j Then we have ihe opinion of Mr. Henly, a racy of the country, from Maine to Louisiana ded in killing an incredible number of the rep-! Loco-foco member of Congress from Indiana, m one universal acclamation, respond, never! tiles. How lo keep a Prisoner. The Boston Post relates the following mode of practice of the late Sampson Wood, once She riff of Middlesex County, Mass.: He often had to convey desperate prisoners from one part of the cotinlv lo another, and when night came he used to iron himself hand and foot lo his prisoner and go to bed, and ad dress him hus: " You can now go to sleep if you like, or let it alone. For mv riart. I shall w - 4 t go to sleep. You can'i get away without wak-. ing me up, and carrying me with vou. lou have got one arm and one leg free, and so have ! I. Yet you may make out to kill me, but if ! vou do vou 1 have to carrv mv eareas.s viih you, and that will be proof enough to get you hanged for murder. So you see, I nhail stick to you like death to a dead nigger, any way you can fix it. Goo'd nighi." It is hardly ne cessary to say that, with this queer measure of precaution, no prisoner attempted to escape from Sampson. The President's Wife. From an article in the New York Express we extract ihe following: It is well known thai Mr. Gardiner, the fa iher of Mrs. Tyler, was killed by the explosion on board the Princeton, leaving four children, iwo sons and two daughters. Julia, the eldest, now the President's lady, is nearly twenty-six years of age, has had the advantages of a fin ished education, is highly accomplished, and has travelled through Europe with her father. She is rather above the middling size, and is beautiful both in face and form. The properly of ihe family, which consisls of good real es late, mostly m the city, is considered worth about a hundred thousand dollars to be ir Gardiner, her faiher, studied law with Johti Anthon, Esq., but having married a lady of for tune; never practised in his profession. He was the political friend of De Witt Clinton, and was in the Senate of N. York four years. Change of Fortune. On ihe 25th day of June, 18-12, says the Providence Journal, Thomas W. Dorr entered Chepachet and took possession ofMhe encamp ment on Acote's Hill. On the 25th day of June, 1844, just two years afierwards, he was sentenced lo the penitentiary for life. What strange events and changes have been crowded into that space of two years. A person looking over iji catalogue of pro fessional gentlemen of our bar, with his pencil wrote against ihe name of one who is of the hustling order " Has been accused of posses sing talen!s,n amuher. seeing the accusation, immediaiely wrote' 7mder the charge "'Has been tried anil acquitted." A foreign paper states ihai in Germany the seeds or the grape are fast a substitute fur coffee,. coming into use a From the Clay Flag Staff. Tariff Men r do you hear that ! " DEMOCRACY" and the TARIFF. We have upon several occasions contended, and we think proved 10 a demonstraiion, that James K. Polk, and the Loco-loco pany, are opposed, body and breeches, to ihe principle of protection to American Industry. Look at the facts which are starting up every day to sup port this position, and controvert it if you can. In addition to the extracts from the speech of Col. Polk, standing at the head of our paper, we have the following from Mr Benton, in a speech in the Senate. Hear him stale ihe is sue for 1844 : " The question itself is now on trial before the Areopagus of the American people and must have its solution before that tribunal be fore we meet again. The Presidential election involves the fale of ihe Tariff, and lo that fate a future Congress will have to conform, be our action now what it may. Now, as in the year 1832, the fate of the high Tariff is staked in the person of its eminent rhumpion iis candidate for the Presidency of the United States. That champion was defeated then, and his system J with him and he may be defeaied again." j " Ilix system with kirn" do you hear ? The f defeat of Mr. Clav is ihe destruction of the Ta- i riff so says Col. Benton, who was once a CLy man and then a tariff man, but is now hostile to Mr. Clay and so 10 Protection So says Sen- ar loiqum 01 Georgia: "Most of ihe Whig Senalors who have dis-; cussed ihis question, have, in an open, manly manner, admitted that the act of 1842 was a bill nassed for nroieciion ! that thev advocated ! 'it because of its ample recognition of the Pro- lective Drincinle : that it is a favorite Whig; motc, to which all other measures are subor- j clinaie and ol secondary imporiance. l nis is fair, and places the issue between the parlies ! upon this subjecl to be determined by the Araer-, ican people- Tariff act of 1842, with its' wnicii comes up to uie puuii, wuuuin uuiuumg - or dodging : " Th DemnrmMn narlv had heen taunted with a fear of passing ihe late tariff bill : 1 can tell the gentlemen that the present tariff nent of a protective tariff, bank, distribution, as will be reduced as soon as we are in full power, j sumption of Slate debts, and abolition, and that We wellTcnew lhat ii was no use to pass it in 'therefore, we cordially approve of hts nomina te House now, as we had noi the majority in 'tion and pledge ourselves to his support." the Senate. Give us a majority there, and see j Down with Protection ! Down with Amer if we don't pass the bill! WE WILL DO IT, ican Industry ! lip with the South! Down FOR SUCH IS OUR RESOLUTE DETER- with the North ! These are the words of the MINATION!" j Polkites. There is no disguise. The South What say you lo thai ? " We will do it, for " chosen her champion, and with them we sucti is our resolute determination.- ii inisi"' . .w..... " should not satisfy you, we will add ihe decla-jican induslry. Men of the iNorih, rally for ration of Mr. E. Fisher, one of the most promt- 'nent J..oco-locos in unio. and a warm and liiu- mate friend of Col. Polk. He aays: The Whiirs accuse lis of not beitia willing Itogo before the people upon our principles of being afraid to avow our naked principles and discuss them fairly and openly, unaided by the gunpowder popularity of a Jackson, or the se - cret power of a magician. We have now nom- inaled a man who is neither a hero nor a magi- clan ; a citizen comparatively undistinguished, i twine in his own Siat in the Governor's beaten twice in his own Slate in the Governor's : canvass, but a man nut and nut for Free trade openly and unconditionally opposed to protec - liofi. as inevnedu-nl anil iinroiislitulional I Wft'aildlt IS also SMlIed that Mr. McJJUHlO nominate a man as the exponent of our princi ples, and we expect lo conquer on our princi ples without any extraneous aid." Then we have ihe assurance of the Nash ville Union, Jackson's and Polk's organ in Ten- riPMQMfi wptliurr fnrlh In nnvifit'n tortus thnt frnm lutmriim mpn hHV ,uUi.t m vnnt ,ir hnno for should he be elected. Down with the Ta i r'fi 's ,ne tmiv'crsal cry of those now advocating the cause of Polk and Texas. Thus saith the Union : " We wish it borne in mind, that the oppres sive tariff of 1842 has been condemned by eve iy true Democrat, and by none more decidedly man by Mr. Van Buren. That its provisions are viewed with ABHORRENCE by Gov. Polk and all his friends, we need not repeat." The Washington correspondent of the Jour nal of Commerce, a leading Loco-foco paper ol N.ew York, writing from Washington, avs : " HE IS FOR FREE TRADE : he 'is for Texas: he is hostile to distribution. It will be easy to make issue with him on all these ques tions." Remember friends of the tariff! James K. Polk is for Free Trade. Under such a system iho price of labor would sink tp the European standard. What mechanic wants lo work for 20 cems a-day ? Those who do, let them vote for Polk and Free Trade L The New Yurk Plebian, a Loco-foco paper, on this subject, says ; " The language, of Mr. Ritchie is an index of the feeling of the South which is nearly unani mous in fauir of James K. Polk, Texas, Ore gon, and opposed In n Bank and the protective fcaluie of ihe Tariff," The Charleston Mercury, the leading nullifi cation paper of South Carolina, an official organ of John C. Calhoun, speaks a follows of Jas. K. Polk's nomination for President : " Mr. Polk's views on the Tariff, the Bank, and the all absorbing question of Texas, are Southern to the bach bone" Then we have the proceedings of a meeiing in Edgefield, S. C, at which the Hon. F. W. Pickens made a sneech. and at which several resolutions were passed, amotig which are the following : "Resolved, That the Tariff act of 1842, is liable to all the objections we have heretofore made to ihe Constiunionality and expediency of the measures of the Federal Government for the protection of domestic manufactures, with the aggravation that it was a gross breach of the faiih plighted to us in the Compromise of 1832; and that wc regard the time and measure of our resisiance to this aci, as matters to be settled upon our own views of expediency, in no wise to be hindered by our SUPPOSED ullr.giance to the Federal Government. Col. L. T. Wigfall ihen offered ihe follow- ing resolution, which were forcibly supported by himself and Mr. Yancey. The recent letter of Mr. Clay upon the sub- lect of annexation speaks lor iisell, and any one who will take the pains to enquire into his j political life, will find that he is totally unsound unon the atibieet of abolition. The very first effort of his public life, in" the Legislature of Kentucky, was made mjavoroj the emancipa- tion of slaves. His first effort in the Senate of the United Slates, was in favor of Internal Improvement, and his first great speech, made on his second eiccuun iu umi uuuj, a cany a ... favor of a proiective tariff, which won him the hub u. x aw,cl w. wus,.- . o...... .... subsequent career ha proved his consistency upon a I these points, on which, and man of vital import, the Democracy of the II1HMV Resolved, That in James Iv. Poik, we recog nize an able, bold advocate of immediate annex- ' ation of Texas, and a firm and consisieni oppo- i 3'0,lr rIgll,s- Vm ' j- r ,u tjjj The above proceedings of the Edgefie d ' meeting, uo no. u .uru. .o ... u..u enuorsers in ouier secuuus ui uj vj.aic, u. from one end to the other the same sentiments! are auvanceu. i ne mu mum -uu uCu.7 ; tility is evinced to the Tariff, and measures are : about being agitated in the Slate Legislature i i opposition io it. The Charleston Mercury copies from the South Carolinian, an article announcing Uiat Air. ncicens wno tnaorseu Mr. Polk's nomination in ihe National Conven- ' tion IS to be a candidate for the State Senate, ! a vacancy having been made for the purpose- will leave the United Slates Senate "lo go into the State Legislature, with the view pf urging there a highly important defensive measure against the present destructive Tariff." In Georgia, the same .feeling of hostility is ! rife in the Loco-foco pariy. At a large meet- lalelv held, the President offered the lol- I lowing sentiment, which was received with great applause : " The Tariff i is Northern protection and Southern destruction ; may its advocates be taxed in their homes and laxed in their lands taxed in their beds and taxed in their blankets taxed in their food and laxed in their medi cinej, laxed in their coffins and taxed in the spot of iheir graves and with Harry Clay tacked to their backs, may they in misery go home jo their fathers to bo taxed for their folly." A few days before ihe adjournment of the Senate, Mr. Tappan of Ohio, proposed a reso lution declaring "that the duties imposed by existing laws on importations are unjust, and OUGHT TO BE REDUCED." The ques tion being taken, the resolution was rejected by the following vole : Yeas Messrs, Allen, Atchinson, Bagby, Benton,. Breese, Fairfield, Fulton, Hannegan, Haywood, linger, Lewis, McDufiie, Niles, Semple, Sevier, Tappan, Woodbury, Wright 18. Nays Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bay ard, Buchanan, Choate, Clayton, Crittenden, Dayton, Evans, Francis, Henderson, Hunting ton, Jarnagin, Mangum, Merrick, Morehead, Miller, Porter, Rives, Simmons, Sturgeon, Tall madge, While, Woodhndge 25. Affirmative 18, all Lnco-focos negative 25, viz: 23 Whigs and 2 Loco-focos (Messrs, , 1a Buchanan and Sturgeon, of Penn- Ivauia.)- This vole shows that, vnh two exception, the whole Loco-foco party in ihe Senate are nppu-,- j ed to protection. On which side are the peo ple, for, or against the Tariff! : Twenty-six members of the Houe of Rp'- reseuiatives recorded their votes ag-nuM tli amendments proposed by Mr. Pollock, to the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.diiev?- ing that the. articles purchased for the use of-- Congress should 4)e ol American nianut.icuire. The tweniy-six patriots all Loco foens r'j'rg: Messrs. Arringion, Atkinson, Bower." Bow lin, Aaron V. Brown, Btiri, Campbell. Reuben Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman, Cohb, Dan iel, Dromgoole, Duncan, Hoime, H'opkiu, Hubbard, Hughes, Jameson, Lumpkin. LucUTs, McKay, Mathews, Murphy, Emery D. Poller, David S. Reid, and Woodward 26. The Glohe, in commenting upon the extract from Col. Polk's speeches, recently published, in our paper, say : "These extracts, we agree with Mr. Hardin, contain a fair exposition of Col. Polk's vit:w, at the same time it announces, in brief, the doe trine of.a tariff for revenue onli, which we re gard as the (iictrine entertained unioena al most, by the Democratic party." We then have the distinct avowal of Mr. Polk, himself, that he is opposed to the Tart If act ot tlie Uongress ol IblJ. lJtiritig tiie late Gubernatorial contest m I ennessee, a number of citizens of Memphis, proposed a series of questions to the rival candidates, among which: were these: 2 " 5th. Are you in favor of a Tariff or Direct Texas for the support of the General Govern- raent V "6ih. If a Tariff, do you approve of such-a.' Tariff as would give protection to home indus try against foreign industry?" .' Mr. Polk replied, and went into a string of f arguments in favor of Free Trade, and misrep- ; resentation of the. operations of the protective J pohcy. He closed as follows : "7 am opposed to the Tariff Act of the late i Congress, considering it to be in many respecisf of this character and, indeed so highly pro-. teciive upon some articles as to prohibit their . importation into the country altogether. I AM IN FAVOR OF REPEALING THAT ACT, and restoring the Compromise Tariff Act ; of March 2d, 1833, believing, as 1 do, that it . would produce more revenue ihan the present law, and that the incidental protection afforded by the 20 per cent, duty, especially when this, would be paid in cash, and on the home valu- tion, will afford sufficient protection io the man-'" ufacturers, and all ihey ought to desire, or to' which they are entitled." - Such, Farmers, Mechanics, Laborers ami Manufacturers of ihe country, were the opinions. of James K. Polk, on the 1 3th of January ,18 io. as published in the Nashville Union, his ou-ii particular organ. If you approve of them you' . n, vole fohim. but if you do n. will ro h influence, to do that which must , - - - , , Tk;L- u"bb yuuiseivca aim lauiiuca: i uw vote for yourselves ! We will close these extracis for to-uay. by giving the close of an article from the Norris town Register. It is particularly in place aV this time, since ihe editor has taken so bold stand for the Whig Tariff of 1842 when. ha is in private conversation with some poor, half starred and oppressed operative in our facto ries, who is earning "two dollars a day and roast beef:" " The question for us now, is, Shall we pur sue the course that England seems willing to abandon? Shall we pursue the protective sys tern 1 The merchant and the cotton planter say they want a National Bank to promote, to facilitate, to increase their business. The cloth manufacturer next comes and asks protective' duties to support him in his business. I think the situation of England should guard us 3gainst: doing either iho one or the other." t We have an old hat full yet on hand, which, we will give from time io time, in order that this question of the Tariff shall be placed in its proper light, that the people shall not be cheat ed by a specious appearance of friendship which we see manifested by loco focp organs in this vicinity. All we ask is, lhat each one. shall examine the subject fully, and think and act for himself. On you depends the prosira tion, or protection of the Protective policy. There is a girl in Philadelphia, named Han nah Grouse, who is considered the greatest liv ing curiosiiy ; sho is but 10 years of age, and weighs. 265 lbs., measuring 4 feet 9 inches in height, and 5 feet broad across the shoulders. Her manners aro mild and gentle, possessing" all the playfulness of an ordinary child, anil quito entertaining in her conversation which bears a resemblance to the voice of a graceful lassie, although by appearance a person wouM suppose her to be near 30 years of age, when in fact she is but 10 years. In the city of Paris there are two FemaUy Masonic Lodges. They differ,, howex.ej front Male Masons their business is to tell secrets not to keep ihetru
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