OEFEERSONIAN REPUBLICAN JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Stroudsbnrg, September 19, 1844. Terms, S?,03 tu advance: S2.25, naif year); and $2,50 if not paidbefbic the end of "the year. 05s V. B. Palmer, Esq., at his Real Estate and Coal Office, No. 59 Pine street, below Third, two squares S. the Merchants' Exchange, Phila., and No. 100 Nassau street, (Tribune buildings,) N. Y.'is authorised to receive subscriptions and advertisements for the Jeffersonian Republican, and give 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 THEO. FRELINGHUYSEK, OF NEW JERSEY. FOR GOVERNOR, G2KJST. JOSEPH MARKLE, , OF WESTJIUllt.I-A.NU CUUMV. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, - "SIMEON GUILFORD, of lebanon county. Senatorial Electors. CHESTER BUTLER, uf Luzerne. TOWNSEND HAINES, of Chester. Districts. 1 Joseph G- Chrkson, Philadelphia. 2 John Price Wetherill, do. 3 John D. Xinesteel, do. 4 John S. Littell, Germantown, Phila. co. 5 Eleazer T. M'Dowell, Doylestown, Buck3 co. 6 Benj. Frick, Limerick, p. o. Montgomery co. 7 Samuel Shafer, Chester nounty. 8 William Hiester, New Holland, Lancaster co. 0 John S. Hiester, Reading, Berks co. 10 Alex. E Brown, Easton, Northampton co. 11 John Killinger, Anville, Lebanon co. 12 Jonathan J. Slocum, Wilkesbarrc, Luzerne co. 13 Ner Middleswarth, Union co. 14 Henry Drinker, Montrose, Susquehanna co. 15 Frederick Watts, Carlisle, Cumberland co. 36 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. 21 Andrew W. Loomis, Pittsburg, Allegheny co. 22 James M. Power, Greenfield, Mercer co. 23 William A. Irvine, Irvine, Warren co. Q'i Benj. Hartshorn, Curwensville, Clearfield co. JTJp Owing to a press of other matters, and the arrangements necessary to be made for Gen. Combs, no paper was issued from this office last week. We shall be particularly care ful that no other failure takes place previous to he election. Gen. Xjeslie Combs. We had the pleasure of a visit, at Strouds burg, from this distinguished Keutuckian, last week. He spent a day and a half with fls, and won all hearts, by his whole-souled noble de meanour. His manners are simple and famil iar; his spirits excellent, and we never, in ail our life, met with a better and more agreeable companion. His addresses on Thursday and Friday evenings, were excellent, and listen ed to, by large assemblages, with the utmost attention. He is one of ihe best popular speak ers we ever heard. His visit to Monroe has done the Whig cause much good, as the vote at the elections will show. Toe the Mark Locos! 1000 Dollars Reward. The National Clay Club of Philadelphia, through Charles Gibbons, Esq. their President, offer a Reward of one thousand Dollars, to any one who will prove that certain extracts quoted 'from the speeches and letter of James K. Polk, in which he takes ground against the Protec tive Policy, and the present Whig Tariff, are not genuine quotations. The extracts are the eame which have repeatedly been published in the Jeffersonian Republican. IHere then is a chance for those who believe, or pretend to be lieve, thai Polk is friendly to the Tariff. The Whigs affirm that he Is opposed to protection to American Industry, and challenge the locos o gainsay the evidence by which they establish jheir assertion. Let them attempt it now, or 4'orever hold their peace, and no more attempt in deceive their confiding friends. Judge King, of PhiJadelphia, who is himself a loco foco, is teecide in the matter of the Reward. Once jMis we dare the locos, to the proof that Jas. K. Poik i not opposed to proteciion. Had'rit Jimmy Rafferty & Co. better try their Juck. If yriat they have been idling the people of .fon roe is true, they will no doubt be able to finger the 1000 dollars. Jf ,thcy do. not make ihe effort, however, to recover the Reward, the people will be apt to think that i hey have been felling lies. And they woo't think much out of iLjb way. Francis R. Shun It. The Loco Foco State Convention met at Rar risburg on Monday the 2d instant and placed Francis R. Shunk, in nomination, as their can didate for Governor, in opposition lo that time honored and scarred veteran, General Joseph Markle. Mr. Shunk, we presume is well (not favourably) known to the people of Pennsylva nia. He has been in office THIRTY-TWO YEARS, at Harrisburg, during which time he has drawn SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, from the Treasury of the State, independent of the speculations and other means of accumula ting wealth, which his situation at the seat of government afforded him. What has he done for this large sum of money? Echo answers, what! We boldly challenge any of his sup porters to point to one single act of public util ity, which Francis R. Shunk has had a hand in, as a recompense to the people for the fa vors he has received. They cannot do it. He has never been instrumental in doing anv thins to advance the character of the Commonwealth; but on tho contrary, has always been in favour of a system of measures, ruinous to her best in terests. Although he is a Pennsylvania!!, and bound by every tie of honor to advocate her prosper ity, he is well known to be opposed to a Pro tective Tariff, and in favor of practical Free Trade ! Whilst he lived in Harrisburg, it is notorious, that in every conversation on the Ta riff question, which aroso in company, he al ways argued against Protection. Hundreds in in Harrisburg, and all over the State, can testi fy to this fact. How, then, can the people of the Keystone State, support him? They can not. It is also a notorious fact, that he is UT TERLY INCOMPETENT to perform the im portant duties of Governor of Pennsylvania. Whilst he was Clerk of the House of Repre sentatives, he always relied upon his assistants to help him along with his work, which was merely mechanical. He was Secretary of the Commonwealth, during the first term of Gov. Porter's administration, and shared in all the corruptions which distinguished that important era in the history of Pennsylvania; but the of fice was entirely too high for his poor abilities, and at the end of thTee years he was obliged to resign, in order to save himself the mortifica tion of being turned out. Such is the character of the Loco foco nom inee; and such is the man whom the leaders of the parly ask the people of Pennsylvania lo vote for, in opposition to Gen. Markle, the man who never held an office of profit in his life, but who pledged his fortune to raise troops to de fend his native State from the threatened at tacks of the British and Indians. The people cannot hesitate in choosing between the two men. They will at once declare in favour of the gallant Markle, and elect him by a triumph ant majority. Loco Poko Pole Raisins?. The locos of Siroudsburg had a turn-out on Friday a week, to attend a pole raising at Sny dersviile, and after three or four weeks drum ming up, succeeded in getting four teams, with 8 or 10 persons in each lo go out. In their beautiful procession, ihey had a negro (a good representative of the Texas party) mounted on a jackass (a good representation of some of their leaders in Siroudsburg,) masked and dressed in some such kind of coat as old Ezekiel Polk, Jimmy's grandfather wore, when he took pro tection under Lord Cornwallis in the Revolu tion. The word TORY, was conspicuously emblazoned on his hat, to show the respect in which the locos hold the memory of their can didates paternal ancestor; whilst low, on the tail of his coal, might be seen ihe letters, H. CLAY; iniended, no doubt, lo represent their hatred towards that great statesman, and thai, if possible, they would bury him under the weight of Texas and negro suffrage. He more over carried a pack of cards, and some oiher fixings, as a sign, that although the Hon. Thom as L. Hamer, of Ohio, has declared that he of ten played catds with JAMES K. POLK, ihey think none the worse of him, but will vote for him, "black-leg'1 as he is. The exhibition was rich, but as Jimmy Rafferty $ Co., who got it up, are heartily tick of it, wo will say no more about it at this time. Lancaster Convention. The Whigs of the Old Guard, and the ad joining counties, had an immense gathering at Lancaster ort Thursday a week. It is estima ted that between 30 and 40,000 people were present on the occasion. The greatest spirit and enthusiasm prevailed. Hon. John M. Clay ton, Thaddeus Stevens, and other distinguished champions of the cause delivered addresses, and every thing passed off in ihe happiest man ner. The Old Guard is pledged to give Mar .kle and Clay, kasi five thousand majority, She wilt do it. Politics in HXouroc Conssty. j The long agony is over ! The tremendous gathering of Loco Focos which was announced to take place at Siroudsburg, on Thursday last, has passed off, and yet tho Blue Mountain stands firm upon its base, and the tall trees of the Monroe forests si ill wave gracefully over her valleys. The mighty earthquake which was to swallow up all the Whigs of the land has subsided, and still the indomitable Whigs along the streams and upon the hill sides of our county live and move, breathe as freely as ev er, and stand as greet and as proudly assert their rights and their privileges as freemen as ihey did aforetime. The Loco Focos having published through out the country that Mr. Buchanan. J. M. Por ter, Brodhead and other distinguished gentle men, besides Messrs. Bidlack, Sitgreaves and others would be present on the occasion to ad dress the meeting, several of ihe Whigs of the place waited upon some of the commiiiee of arrangements of the Loco Focos and challenged them to a discussion of the questions at issue before the country both parlies to meet at the same place and to hear speakers of both parties alternately. This proposition was refused by the Loco Focos, and the Whigs having, on Monday, been advised that the gallant Keu tuckian, Genetal Leslie Combs, would be in Siroudsburg on that day, resolved (o hold a meeting among themselves without in any way interfering with that of the oiher parly. Ac cordingly they made their arrangements to that effect, but they were very emphatically given to understand that the Loco Focos, the gener-j ous Democrats of the county, would not permit any such meeting to take place, and more than hints were thrown out that any attempt on the part of the Whigs to hold a meeting would be broken up. A desire on the part of the Whigs to do nothing which by possibility might pro voke their adversaries to a violation of the peace, and some little uncertainty existing as to the arrival of any speaker from abroad, they countermanded their notice for a meeting on Thursday last, and many of them turned out and attended that of the other party. The number of persons attending the Loco Foco meeting, other than citizens of Sirouds burg, was about 1200. We judge that of the actual listeners lo the speeches of Messrs. Sit greaves and Bidlack, tho only speakers who presented themselves before their meeting, full one-founh of them were Whigs. Upon the whole the meeiing of the Locos may be consid ered a very decided failure. The preparations and arrangements made bv the Committee, both for speakers and for immense numbers of hear ers were certainly very ample, and so far as tho Committee of Arrangements were concern ed, (hey did all that could have been expected of them. They cerlainly were not to blame if their people would not turn out, much less could it have been expected of them to compel those who came lo hear Messrs. Buchanan and In gersoll, and found ihey were humbugged entire ly, no such person being there, to listen to the speeches of Sitgreaves and Bidlack. On Thursday evening Gen. Combs, who ar rived during the afternoon, addressed the Whigs of the neighborhood, who upon very short no tice turned out to hear him. He delivered one of the most powerful and effective speeches we ever listened to, and was most enthusiastically and rapturously applauded. After the adjourn ment another meeiing was announced for the next evening, and Gen. Combs again addressed a large number of Whigs and some Polkites who turned out to hear him. His speech was most powerful and eloquent. Previous, to this last speech, the ladies of Siroudsburg and vjcin iiy presented to the Clay Club a most beautiful flag, the workmanship of their own hands. Af ter the meeiing was over the General left for the Water Gap, and the next morning left for New Jersey, where he had mude an appoint ment. Jimmy Kafferty. This fellow appears determined to acquire some kind of notoriety, no matter what it may be. Thus, whilst he is in public conversation, he professes to be an advocate of iho Whig Tariff of 1842, and says that his parly will sus tain itbut when he is in private, with persons who do not uuderoiand the subject as thorough ly as they ought, for iheir own interest, and that of the country, he tells them that the Whigs are in favor of a High Tariff, which will be in jurious to the people of the North, whilst the locos are merely in favor of a judicious tariff, of 20 per cent. duty. This is a specimen of loco foco electioneering in Monroe county, and the way in which the confiding people are hood-winked and deceived. Why does not Jim Rafferty come out in his paper, as he talks to his friends? he knows if he did it would kill tip their party in the county, and, tharefr.re puts on a double face. ZjOco Focoisra in Monroe. In the "Jeffersonian" of the 29th ult., we published the vote taken at a stone-hauling, 'ar: Mr. Benjamin Bush's in Price lovvnship, which resulted 26 for Clay, and 3 for Polk. On ihe following Thursday, (September 5th) the "Mon roe Democrat" made iis appearance with a com munication, purporting to have been written and signed by Mr. BENJAMIN BUSH, pronounc ing the above statement to be a LIE, and as serting thai out of twenty-six persons who were at his house at the sionc-hauiiog, twenty-five were Polk, and one for Glay. Also thai Price township was sound to the core for Polk and Dallas. We were not only a little surprised at this announcement, as our readers may readily ima gine; as we had taken pains to assure ourselves of the truth of our statement before we publish ed it. When in the course of a day or two, af terwards, Mr. Bush handed us the following letter, our fears were relieved, but we can assure our readers, our surprise was not lessened. Here is the letter. FOR'THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN. Messrs. Schoch Sf Spcring : I ha"e just seett an article in the "Monroe Democrat" ol September the 5ih, purporting to have been written by me, and dated Price tsp., August 3 1st, 1844, contradicting an article which appeared in the " Jeffersonian Republi can," relative lo a vote which was said lo have been taken at my house touching the Presiden tial election. The article in the " Democrat" was neither written nor authorized by me, and the editors of that Loco Foco paper have taken a liberty wish my name which 1 caution them not to do again, or ihey may get themselves in trouble. Tho article in the Jeffersonian is sub stantially true, and the one in the Democrat a lie. I do not know that there was a vote taken at my house at the time referred to, but I have since taken ihe trouble to ascertain the political opinions of those who were there, and I am satisfied that their sentiments were as repre sented in the Jeffersonian There is a great change in Price township in favor of Clay and Frelinghuysen, and although it is no doubt disagreeable news lo Rafferty, yet he will find that it is nevertheless true. Sept. 9, 1844. his BENJAMIN X BUSH. Witness present, mark. Stogdell Stokes. Thus it anDears thai our statement was sub- stantially true, and tne statement in me uemo- ... ' 1 , . r I crat, substantially a Lib. But the worst iea ture in the case is, the vileness of the proceed ing by which Mr. Bush's name was placed lo an instrument of writing which he "never wrote or authorized to be written." Surely the cause which requires such means to prop it up and sustain it, must be foul andjrotten indeed ! But who committed this forgery? for we can call it by no milder name. We call on Rafferty to tell, and explain to the people of Monroe, how he was imposed upon in publishing the com munication, if he really was imposed upon, and believed the name to be genuine. This is one of the lowest and meanest tricks which loco focoism has yet been guilty of, lo bolster up its front against the growing popularity of Whig principles; and we are determined not to let it rest until wo have found out and exposed iho coniemptible fellow who is at the bottom of it. Tilings havo come to a pretty pass here, if such doings as this, are to be. tolerated. It is bad enough to havo the leaders of loco-focoism re tailing their general slanders, but when ihey begin to use honest and respectable men's names, to give currency to their lies, it is high time tUat a stop be put to it. We will say more of this next week, and in the mean lime we again call upon Rafferty to explain! Tne Prospect in PetaMsylvauia. Since the nomination, by tho locos, of Fran cis R. Shunk, for Governor, the political pros pects of tho Whigs, have become as clear as perfect day. From every county, the news comes to us, that the people will not havo any thing lo do with the old office-holder, but that they will rally in their might for the patriot and soldier of the last war, honest Joseph Markle. The probability now is, that Gen. Markle will carry the Slate in October, by from five 10 ten thousand, that being done, Mr. Clay's majority in November, cannot fall short at fifteen thous and. Loco Foco Iorninations. Tho Locos of Now Jersey, have nominated John R Thompson, of Princeton, as their can didate for Governor. He is a brother-in-law of Capt. R. F. Stockton, of the Navy, who, it is said will spend Thousands of dollars 10 secure his election. The brave Whig Jersey Blue, however, havo a word to say to tho bargain; and we are sure they will never ratify ii. Silas Wright, who Julius Caisar-like, had declined tho honor three times before, was on Wednesday ihe 4th inst., nominated by the lo cos of New York as iheir candidate for Gov ernor. St.las is a smart cunning fellow, but be is bound to be beat. Maine. Th'.s State still continues bound to hpr idols The State Election look place on the 9th inst and resulted in favor of the loco focd. The re'.urns are not all in yet, but sufficient ha heen ascertained m render it certain t hat tne wntg have made large caius on the three previous elections. Ii is by no means improbable that Mr. Clay will carry the Stale in November; ALL HAIL VERMONT J The Star lbat never Sets. O. K. Glorious, unconquered Arermont held hrr election on the 2d inst.. and the returns show the election of Mr. Slade, ;he whig candidate, for Governor, by a very large majority. 'IV whigs have also elected all the members of Con. gresa. The Legislature is whig more than u to one. Well done, Green Mountain Boys! mass Meeting. The Whigs of Luzerne county, will hold A fnii itim el? ri ir nl YVilkpchnrm mi 1 tin fjIl1 "o " - 'u September, to which they invite ihe Whigs Monroe, Pike, and all the neighboring coumin. Luzerne is a coal and iron county, and deeply interested in preserving the present Tariff She will no doubt be true lo herself on iheeler. tion days, by voting for Markle and Clay. , the mean time let her Whig neighbors give lie sturdy sons encouragement in well-doing, ly attending the Mass meeiing. An Apology We owe an apology to our readers for wast ing so much apace lo-day, in commenting iijmn such an insignificant fullmv as Jim Rafferty a In the coue of human events, however, 11 aimis-lf niHWfK ;ilii ii hii. iiuiiiii'iiiiii in . i nr. iiiiii.i i i .1 ...:t.. .1. ii. .) creatures are made tu appear ol auiiie iinpm poriance ! ! ! Locofoco Blasphemy J fn i i - t ii. t. I . J III ylMMIWIi wwW-fay ' ' door of Col. Polk, gives an account of a L'io foco meeting held in that county, (Maury) a fe i ha i ftiiiitinin i inprt'r nil in i rifii r in j "i v.' w nrf i iiiiis iij i nr. i.iiii 1111 . ni 11 iiilii 1.13 IT1 rHVIl 1 IIU IllrlTfclllltTIII V lVil I I tZ 1 1 1 XZ 1 1 l I til 1. .1 i.: t.i I , t immersed in the regular style, the adminisin- lUl Ul IIIO WIUIUUIII.D using mo iuil""iug .i.ir r.L I: r..ll mony : baptise thee in thename qj AJyJJhtn the Son!! and TEXAS, the Holy Ghost!!' This be it remembered, was done in Polk'i own county, at a Liocoioco meeting. The above is from the Jonesbnrough (Tenn ITU II. 1 I ... . I ... II. y ri i r. .: ...u:l. ; U. " I I I J commend it 10 the consideration of every pe:- . . t . . .... i I . .III. 44'V A " ' ..... - J J I- I t . . . L . - I IllOre rcvuiiliig ouujjc man hip . nui o.i ii" i i: .i .. .. risv ever iuijib inieii anu uisguMiii" man o w liUlieU J HID pallor UllUCI M UU3C ai""' was commuted. The Globe, the Polk National organ at WasJ it ill iiii i iii s Fiaiinu & ll. u viiiivji iu a w- - -- - uuu w ft hi t he present Tariff with extreme ferocity, h. n ihn nl her Ullltrll 14 (list rl tllUfill UirOllLMl I l' svlvania, the attack on the Tariff is omitted ai. . ... st. . r- . iietner! l no ooumern rruspeuius aujo . 41 Is a National debt, 10 bolster up such Rank, and sunoort the Government here fiance of iho popular win, as u uoes m 1 i i ... . , r, , land, originated by Mr. Ulafdunng nts reign in iho coonskin Congress, calcubteJ give him the suflrages ol tne nation w Presidency? Is THE DISHONEST, FRAUDCLtJ iin etorbitant Tariff of Mr. C lay's C' cress, levvins taxes upon the People jar tht cessaries of life, 100 percent, beyond the retn- ' - - nil i 11 1 1 it i iLr. uciicitfe is i kin c r Itkelv to vromoie ms juriner vumuk mpntf Is nis Jjisinouiiun law, " - . - 1 .tlllff nrnfftAiis nt tne Duouc uomain. nruvmuu f - . . . r ,i Revolut onarv lamer as a sacreu mnu delence ol our nepuouc, anu jniul,,"v . - r T Ll. 1 .I..ltl- til ovionHdi n homes tor actual seiners, " population exnanu.i, anei using uunu the people, suddenly to increase tne jiui-' of the author of the nefarious scheme, whiw - ... .1. .nil 1 himself denounced in the earlier ana ilavs nf his nolitical career!" J ' . .i.:. til In the Pennsylvania eaitton m u , Prnsnectus. dated ihe same day, May um, - and liberally franked to Pennylvuiita by u A Rwllnrk. M. U. all tne above altac ' JL -II W" - . 1 i--!... t a .nininnrl flnllrn ' anu uemw " i uii"" w,....w. , No comment that we could make wouIq iM rhfiat more nalDable and flagrant it ia Pennsylvania! can vou by sucn ys be swindled out ol rroiecuon io yum Speak ? Trtutme. of a clerical menu, wrto pusau0 . . nnit rrtnntnnance. PUin&n uaiu: i i he drinks. In Uct, l Know ue . t U n.nV.klu elnoriK in a "ea . i i. .1 r ion lOlU UIB U UUl IIB JiUUvj '- very red curtains Pnnn aid that nasaiuo may n"! -, , n.j . u. i. iVio nin which 11 llliy UB gII!U mo " milt a riot upon his reason.
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