The whole art ok Government consists in the art of being honest. Jefferson. VOL 5. HIAAJU-lll nil JLIHJJIUM PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY scmocii & spjukikg. TERMS. Two dollars rcr annum in advance Two dollars i a quarter, nan yeany anu u 11m puu oeiore wit- emi 01 ... vear to dollars anu a nan. imut uno receive ineir vict' br a earner or stage drivers emploved by the proprie tor will be charged 37 1-2 rts. per year, extra. No papers discontinued until all aricarajjes are paid, except iMhe option of the Editors. ir7A jvcrtiscments not exceeding one square (sixteen lines) lie inserted three weeks for one dollar : l enty-tive cents fir c -cry subsequent insertion : larger ones in proportion. A 1 ipml discount will be made to yearly advertisers jjj9 l lCllCrS ilUUI COCIiKl IVJ till. HIUCl UV J'W.'fc 'm. JOB PRINTING. Hiving a jrencral assortment oflarRe elcznnt plain and oma- inenlal i vpc, we are preparcu iu uwuic ciui; description of It 3 Card, Circulars Ki" Heads, iSotes, Blank Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. TrintedAdtt; neatness and despatch, on rc:isonablc terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jeff ersoniatt Rcpub i i can . . The Tariff of 142. OPINIONS OF THE CANDIDATES. Henry Glay. James K. Poi.k. am opposed lo the Tariff Act of ihe late Congress. 1 am in fa vor of repealing that act, and restoring the Com promise Tariff of March 2, 1832.--May 15,1843. Without intending to fxpres any opinion upon every item of ihe Tariff. I would say that I think the provisions, in me main icise ami i i proper SepL 1 3, 1843 Letter to a Committed Reply to citizens of cf Georgia Wligs. Tennessee. A Sittin' on a Tree. Tune l-Sittin on a rail." As I walked out dis artemoon, t To gel a drink by de light ob de moon, Dar I see dat "same Old Coon," A sittin' on a tree, A sittin' on a tree, A siitin' on a tree, And lookin' werry glad. Says I to him, "wot make you grin? De Lokies say you're dead as sin; But dar you is de same old skin," A sittin' on de tree, &c. 'Ob course, I ar," says he, "and soon, De ulngs will sing de good old tune, A.bui dis werry same Old Coon," A sittin' on de tree, &c. Wjj-n Massa Harrison bless his soul, de greal big ball to loll, h) here I sot, and spe de whole, A swiii' on dis tree, &c. One dere was in dat campain, 1 hope luuieber see again, It gibes disOId Coon so much pain, A jlttin' on de tree, &c. iLookin' werry bad. De way Old Weto M take you in, 1 oilers thought would be a sin: It almose make me si red my skin, While siitin' on ie tree, &c. Lookin' mtgiity mad. j Now when you gel into de fray; Dat will be fout 'fore many a da)", ! And end in 'lectin' Harry Clay, I'll sit upon dis tree, &c. Lookin' werry glad. And den 1 hope, if you put on, Tour flag, de name oh any one, Wid his'n, 'twill be an Honest John, Or else not none at all ! So says dis Same Old CooX: The Quarter of L.ife. Tin seven aces of man have become prover bial; but in respect to the condition of otir initids, there are granted to the best f us but b'ur periods of life. The first fifteen years are vhildhood. We know nothing we hope. The next fifteen are passion and romance--we dream During the third period of fifteen year, from tlittty to forty-five, we are what nature intended i- to be. Character has formed; wo pursue a "'Jiire or hie we reason; we. meditate. Tills 1 the period in which we may be said with "t propriety lo live. The fourth period is 'hat of commencing decay. We may grow wiser: but ii is ihe wisdom that speaks in ihe Miake of ihe head. Pain and ppuitence begin we Mirrow. Nevertheless if he third period lu been passed in providing against the fourth, "ire is chanovd, our .declining years are lighted with hdpjiiuess, aiid love, and as they "pproach their deemed end, instead of the kI"'iii naturally accompanying decay., they are "nged with a ray from before them, the shadows " cast behind us on our path, feeling springs Wifeli even in ihe magic period first trav erse by us..-we rejoice. STROUDSB ORG. MONROE COUNTY,. PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1844. Useful Receipts. For THE Pii.es. The Choctaw Indians make use of bear's oil; an external application gives immediate relief. For the Croup. Slice or'cnt onions, then cover them wiih pulverized sugar, (either white or biown") the juice of the onion will dissolve the sugar ; when given the patient in small quantities will give immediate relief. Plums. It is said that to prevent the plum from being punctured by the curculio, the plums which fall from the tree should be removed daily. The trees under which the ground is swept carefully every day, are said not to be infested. Worth IC.vovi.vg. A mixture of lard and wood sool, in equal quantities, is staled by the editor of the Cincinnati Advertiser, lo be "the most sovereign thing in ihe world" for "burns and scalds." For making Jelly Those who would make fine jelly, should always avoid boiling ihe juice of ihe fruit, when it is desirable to have the ar ticle, when made, retain the flavor of the fruit from which it was prepared. After ihe juice is pressed from the fruit, and the proper quan tity of sugar added to it, let it be heated until the sugar is dissolved; after this ia effected, no further heat is required. To Preserve Green Corn. For those who are fond of green corn, and desire to have it fresh at all seasons, we give ihe following receipt from the Franklin Banner The pres ent opportunity should he improved: "Pack the corn down in clean, tight casks, with a pickle sufficiently strong to preserve cucumbers. It should be put down in the husks, and kept se- ciuueu 1 1 u hi ine air uy uie mine, so as ui hc-i . ' , ' . I vent fermentation. Corn so prepared.it is 1 .i..jj r. u. u.. .. ... said, will'keep for any length of time, and will be sufficiently fresh for the table when it is boiled. . . .,, ; liife and its Cares. In all this wide world there is nothing bul suffering: the child cries in its cradle; it but begins as it will continue. In all ranks there is tne same overpowering misery: tlie poors man has all the higher faculties ot his being absorbed in a perpeiual struggle with cold and hunger: a step higher, and pretence comes to aggravate poverty; dig w e cannoi, and to bpg e-j c'as ; Ui III". , we are ashamed. Goon into the higher esi and there we find ambition the fever of the. . . . - . . - souK but there is no relish for lhem; and luxu-' ries which have become wearisome as wants. The feelings are ei:her dull in selfish apathy, that excludes enjoyment, or unduly keen, till a look or a word is torture. Then your philos ophers, your poetsj yotir men of science what do they do but spread breathing and healthful life on w'asiing pursuits, in which the very suc cess only shows how worthless it is lo succeed? The mind feeds upon the body: pale sickness, and early decrepitude overmaster even its spir itual essence. Too late it discovers that this firth i il firivitn anil nnl ltd Vuirrit" llio li:irt beats, and its pulses are .he clockwork 0f wre.chednes: the head examines ti.lv to find' .hat all is void and worthless. We 'feel, and alJ we feel is misery ; we know, and the whole , of our knowledge is evil. In one thing has i fale been merciful it has placed al ihe end ofjM"1"1-'.' -.v-i...a.um. . ,.u.a u., u UUl P'lg' linage a gia c. ;nioo ju.uiufrc. ;i...: 1f.- r.. Time. Whether we play, or labor, or slep. or dance, or study, the sun posteth and the sand runs. In all ihe actions ;hat man performs, some part of his life passeth. We die with doing that for which only our sliding life was granted Nay, though we do nothing Time ! keeps his constant pace, and flies as last in idleness as in employment. An hour of vice is as lcng as an hour of virtue; but the indiffer ence whieh follows upon good actions is infin ite from that of ill ones. The good, though it diminishes our time here, yel it lays up a pleas ure for eternity, and will recompense what it taketh away with a plentiful return at last. When we trade with virtue, we do hot buy pleasure with expense of lime; so it is not so much a consuming of time as an exchange. Time is a ship which never anchors; while abroad, I had better do those things that may advantage my landing, than practice, such as shall cause my commitment whe-n 1 come on shore". Centre of .Population. The centre of our population according to the census of 1840, was near Clarksburg, Har rison county, Virginia, 174 miles west from Washington. In 1790, the centre of represen tation was 13 mileb south of the southern boun dary of Pennsylvania, in Baltimore cottniy, 51 miles from Washington, It has, therefore, re moved some 200 .miles towards the West, with in 50 year, and in a less period than that Cin cinnati will probably be the centre of the pop ulation tif the Union. Thus steadily does (he slate of Empire travel Weoi. Stcarine Candles. The Cincinnati Atlas in noticing Mr. Ruder's manufactory of candles from lard, says: Tey are a great improvement on the first attemps at making this article. The stearine used by Mr. R. is beautifully crystalized from pure lard, with no-admixture of tallow or other oleagni ous substance, and it strikes us as, the perfec tion of the manufacture.. These candles burn longer and brighter than the old fashioned sperm, and are sold at just one half the price formerly paid for the lalier article. Application is to be made to the next Penn sylvania Legislature foi a renewal of the char ter of the. Ginird Bank and a reduction of the capital stock. The notes of the institution are now redeemed at par in specie, ihe Trustees having disposed of a siifiicincy of the available assets to enable them to meet the liabilities.; It is estimated that the stock at the present market value of the assets is worth about SO per share so ihat an assessment of about $15 per share', to enable the Bank to declare divi dends, would be necessary, should the share be reduced to S25 insiead of $50, by ihe act of rechaiier. TIse XJormoias; two Laws, who are secedcrs from the The Mormons, have commenced a seiilement near Rock Island, Illinois, and large numbers of the Mormons are quitting Nauvoo,.and joining ihe Laws. The Alton Telegraph' thinks that the division among them is a happy circumstance for themselves, as well as for the cbinmlnii'ty in which they are located. An Irish Letter. We find the following letter in an exchange; from an lriahman lo his son in Dublin: "Dear Son If 'you are well when thisiet- i ter reaches you, we are all well. By the beAr- T , ij u ., er. I send you my old brown coal, get a new , Jm c . x. ...,i i ,, one IliaUU OUl Ui It. I UUl inuiuci annua tu ywu, nnheknoiring lo mc, five pounds. I hope you will not spend them foolishly; if you do, I just can tell you that you are a sill' goose, and I remain your affectionate father. P. S. Your sister Sally wanted me to tell vou to send "tier a shell comb, but as I forgot j it this time, and the letter was already sealed, 1 will meuiinn it in mv next. Fast Travelling: It is staled that on ihe line of Railroads be tween Newcastle and Loudon, a distance of 303 miles, a iraih containing the Directors and a parly of invited guests, traelled the whole Jj,,.,.-. 0 lirtftr ivul QO mifinf uc ttnlitit ilk UlSlUIILk III w IllIll n UilU kJ-J llllllUit.o, Ullip; uif vrnrw snf lf mr ,, -,; ; stops Deducting 1 hour and 21 minutes for stoppages, the distance was run in o hours 11 stopp minutes, or an average of 37 miles per hour, A Linch-pin out! Nearly all the screws in the locofocb vehicles have been lost, and v e now find that there is a linch-inn oui ! J ho Raleigh Register o lues- I o & day last informs us that N. J. Palmer, Esq., of xMilton, N. C Van Buret! atari, took occasion at a public t.ng on ihe 20th tilt., to declare the reasous wh,c.h lm,el ,,,m to J"m lhe Wh.'g"- t "V" ,'!"'-e, precisely those given by Mr. Un ; his abandonment ol tile party. Mr. 1 al,,,er w, be 3,1 ""P"ant acquisition in that auc3iira iu imii liiiiKs. wHZi. A Stumper. This Clinton County Whig, thus '.strangles a Locofoco Tariff swindler : Well Judge, I suppose you'll admit that the fnajoriiy ought to rule," .said one of our citizens lo ft Locofoco the other day. " Uf course, replied the Judge. "The majority also rule with regard to the principles of the Party, do they not," asked the citizen. " Certairiti," replied the Judge. " Thiin according to your own rule, yoii ac knowledge thai your's is the Anti-Tariff Party, because three-fourths of the locofocos in Con gress voted in favor of repealing ihe present Bill," replied the citizen. " Humph? said the Judge and he streaked it amazingly. We'find the following letter iu the Columbia (Teun.) Observer, a paper published in the town in which Mr. Polk resides, which will give our readers some idea as lo the feeling of State pride iu and about Columbia: Mr. Editor: It has been generally circu lated ihat I am going to vote for James K. Polk, and I have been frequently asked why? and I lake I his method of saying that I will never vote for James K. Polk as long as such a man as Henry Clay is living. I voted for Mn'Cltiy, wiih about sixty others, years ago in Maury, and neither Texas nor any other shallow pre text shall prevent me from voting for that time honored statesman tn November next. As to my State pride, my motto is" Remember Hugh L. White." Julyl, 1814, V. L. CoLqurn From the Daily Forum. j The Dmy of'tlic People of this State and flsatiotii" The Impoviaiice of the Success of fiie Wilis Party. Is there in this State a single individual who is not convinced that it is his duty, as a good citizen, to do all in his power lo secure the suc cess of Whig principles? If Oj we would ask him to examine carefully and candidly the measures advocated by the two parties. The Whigs are not only in favor of a Protective Tariff, bul opposed lo the repeal of the Tariff of 1842. Is there a fanner, mechanic, manu facturer or laborer who has not experienced the blessings of that policy? Wc think not. James K. Polk and the leaders of his p:trty are opposed to protection, and have pledg.d them selves, if successful, lo repeal the Whig Tariff of '42 ! The Whigs are in favor of distributing the proceeds of the sales of ihe Public Liuids among all the States. This policy, if carried out, would speedily relieve us Irom our embar rassments. The loces are opposed to this great measure, and every Pennsylvania!) knows that it has been the apparent object of the party in power here to oppress instead of relieve the people. We might fill our paper with contrasts of this kind; bul we consider it unnecessary at this time, for all intelligent readers who have taken tile pains lo inform themselves, and all close observers of the movements of the two parties have been compelled to admit that the principles of the Whigs are Conservative in their tendency, and that lhose of the locos are notoriously Destructive. In view of these in controvertible truths, it cannot be denied that it is the bounden duly of every voter who desires 10 promote the prosperity of his State and couri try, and the welfare and happiness of posteriiy, io .support the Whig candidates lor President atid Vice President of the United States. As Peiiusylvanians too, it is important that we sJiould secure the establishment, of Whig principles. It is. unnecessary at ibis lime to speak of the disgrace which the mal-adminis-tration of our State Government has brought upon this Commonwealth. "We need not refer io the dishonesty and corruption by which our public officers have been characterized, nor to their total disregard of the wishes and interests of the people. These things have been so of- ten spoken of through the papers and otherwise,: and the workingmen have been so long(oppres- scd. that it would be but a waste of lime td again allude to them What, then, is the duty of the voters of Perin sylvania? It is to support for Governor, the gallant Gen. JOSEPH M AllKLE the man, who when he saw his country bleeding, and his fellow-citizens in danger of being iroddun be neath the iron heel of lhe oppressor, sacrificed his property to support our soldiers, and at the head of a gallant band of Pennsylvania volun teers marched to the field of battle. He did not then consider his own welfare of more Im portance than ihe prosperity of his native laud, and ihe hardship and fatigue of a campaign in ili ii Wuviurii i'illu ln1 tint Anmr hint from ner- i r i. . n .. i .i:.t i. r...u. ...i , p. .- nnar r,lrt:..,i u I tirln.ri Ina Guri'ifuii ivorit lift liintTpr rinotrtM 1m ' iir mm it ni (.iii.r tmi'aiu run nr iiuiii .fill! when his services were no longer required he again reiired to his farm, lo labor for the sup port of his family. There he has remained since the close of ihe war of 1812, and there did ihe Whig party find him. He is one of the people honest, capable and bravci. The prin ciples of Henry Clay and lhe. Whig patty are his principles ; and as a citizen and as a man his integrity cannot be impeached. What a difference there is between ihe high-minded and honorable motives by which he has ever been actuated, and the selfishness and intrigue ing disposition which characterize the locofoco candidate ! Gen. Markle is popular wiih ihe peopleand deservedly so. In him they can place confi dence, for they know that in all his acts he will be governed by lhe maxim that " honesty is the best policy.' We are, daily receiving papers published in towns in the interior of this Siaio, in which we observe accounts of mass meetings held in dif ferent places, at all of which the name of our candidate for Governor calls forth the enthusi astic response of the people. In somo places lhe workingmen are flocking en masse lo his support ; and we confidently predict that he will be elected hy a majority which will far exceed,! the expectations ol many ol Ills most sanguine friends. We iiiust not4 however, remain idle. Action will secure success ; but supineness is usually followed by defeat. Let us, then, Go To Work! and in every county, township and horotigh, let the Whigs effect thorough organi zations, and then at the election we shall tri umph Whig principles will be established our Stale will be redeemed, and the future pros perity and happiness of the people of the Unt ied Slates will be insured by the preservation of the Whig Tariff of 1842. " Where you huy dat watermelon, Pomp?" 'Gosh Amiglwp! L didn't buy urn, nigger, 1 raiseiLuru on sheers " "How be dat? you nebber work." "Dat's true as preachment, but yallea, Sam steal two and jib mo dis nut to lell" No. 10 Facts for Consideration. 4 , The unnecessary attempts to deceive i!m. people concerning Mr. Polk's polities reitder.il necessary lo keep the facts cou-tanily befo'r.i1. the public mind. The U; S. Gazeiie" make-t. the subjoined useful compilation. " It is d fact, that not a Loeofoeo in (jongre-ot from anv State south of Pennsylvania, ever vo- , ted lo increase duties, since 1824. . ' r. It is a fact, that since about ibo year 1820, or shortly prevnuH, the whole southern deuioe.-; racy have denounced the protective sijstam " O'DIOUS," " UNJUST," " UNCONSTITr TIONAL," and " the most INFERNAL SViS TEM thai ever was forced Upon an oppressed', people." It is a fact, that every Lncofuco in C-mgres- from Maine. New Hampshire. Maryland. Vir ginia, North Carolina, South Carolinn, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana. Tennessee, Kentucky, lllitiois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri ami Arkansas, voted against the present tariff; an I that, the only Locofocos who voted for h-t wr Parmeutcr of Massarhtisetts, nine Iron New York. seven or eight from that Stnte voting against ii; and iune or ten froiri Petiusyiarii.t one of whom declared at the same uimr that it was a bitter pili." It is a fact, that from the triomem hp tariff was passed, and even before its passage, ilu leading Locofuco papers btiih at lh? North amfc South, including the Richmond Enquirer, tlm Globe, ihe New York Evening Post, &c. well as many of the prominent Lncofoco mem bers of Congress, declared thai it must and. should be repealed. " Repeal, repeal," was then the watch-word of the parly. It is a fact, that the last session of Congress, Mr. McKay, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and MeariS ill the Hoimr, brought forward a bill to .repeal the present Whig tariff and thac every Locofoco in the House voted for this bill save, 17; while EVERY Whig voted to sus tain it, and dtd suitain it. is a fact, that if the Whigs in Congress from the States south of Pennsylvania, had kos stood manfully hy the present tariff, it woahf have been repealed? and we heliedt it to be afuclr that if Pennsylvania and other States deeply in terested in ihe preservation of the protective: system, shall give I heir support to the opponents:, of that system those who have heen Anting against ihe Whigs of the South, ahd endeavor ing to defeat them upon the very ground that they supported it, those Whigs will feel under n'd obligation to sland by and support it aii V" longrir; and will let those who take so much in terest in it look to those for support to whom they themselves give il. In other words ; if these Stales shall give their votes to Free Trad men rallies" than to Protective Tariff men, otb Free Trade hieh they must hereafter rely h sustain that system of which they are such con sistent friends ; at least so far as the South is. concerned. In view of all these facts, we ask candid. Lj cofdeos, and lhose who are interested in ihe preservatioh of the protective system, on which party they prefer to rely for iis sustuinment l We advise them lo look well to their interest and those of the State-to weigh this matter deliberately before they determine lo hazard it rather than break their party lies. "The Very Boy." A correspondent of the Nashville Republican Banner, tells a good stocy in the shape of a di alogue which look place a few nights since, at RusselvilU'j Teun., between Jim a Whig at the present time, and member of the " Clay luvincibles," and Jolin a locofoco. Loco " Jim, L'm mighty glad lo see your military parades. It does me good!" Whig "Why so, John? What particular interest do you take in it?" Loco "O! nothing particularly in tho paradft itself; only that it is doing good for our party.'" Whig "Aud pray John, what good is ?jt doing for your party ? do tell " . , Loco " Why because its making a..o(Z many changes from Whigery to Democracy-P. Whig " A good many eh !" 7 Loco" Yes a great many are turning." Whig" Pray John, do lell me one, just,' a single ONE !" Loco -Looking confused scratching his head, grinning and feeling ugly "0! iis-'not worth while ! ! !" Whig" Well, John, if you can't lell of a single change, yourself, 1 think I must do it, for you. Thus A and B and C and D ami F.have all changed lately. They were locos, bin now they are all Whigs and members of this coin- 1 T ft pany : And 1 can tell another, 1 m ceitainj lor I am iho very body ! ! !" A rousing Whig Meeting was held at Mon trose, iu Susquehanna county, on the 15ih ult. It is estimated that 5,000 persons were present. A number of good speeches were made; one by Col Swifl. A delegation came in from Hartford township wiih Mr. Rufns Kingsle.y beating the drum. Mr. Kmgsley was a drum mer at lhe battle of Bunker's Hill, and is tho same veteran who went from Susquehanna last yeac to attend the Bunker Hill Monument Cel ebration, aud beat the drum on that occasion. Old Warrior.
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