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Polk. arri opposed to the Tariff Act of the late Congress. 1 am in fa vor of repealing that act, and restoring the Com promise Tariffof March 2, 1832.--May 15,1843.. Reply to citizens of I ennessee. The Difference. LOOK ON THIS PICTURE CLAY and FRELINGHUYSEN FR0TECT10N to American Industry. No assumption of $2 0,000,000 of TEXAS DEBTS, and NO WAR wiih MEXICO ! ?C0W ON THIS. POLK and DALLAS. Free Trade to benefit the SLAVEHOLDER, and put the FREE LABORER, tan a level with Slaves I!! TEXAS DEBTS arid texas vagabonds; and a War with Mexico; or DISUNION!!!!!!!!! Notice to Quit. Tune" Luc; Weal" 0 John, your most obedient, I am Yhat same Old Coon ; I've just step'd in to tell you, sir, That you 'must vacate soon ; For here comes,Hcnry Clay,' Our gallant Henry Clay, The people have elected him, John Tyler clear the way. You deserted me in 'Forty, When I thought you were my . friend, But now I've fairly "headed" you." Your rule is at an end ; For here comes Henry Clay, &c. Wiih Veto and with Ditto You'llVrouble us no more, ' For now we have a man who will Abridge that fatal pow'r. Thai man is Henry Clay, &cV You tried lo foin the Locos They would not coalesce, ;-,,:! Tho' afier they seduced you; sir, '"' Twas scaly, 1 confess. " ' O, here comes, Henry Clay&cV Your Annexation hobby , r. They basely siole from you,. And mounted Mr. Polk !on it, f . But 'twould not take him throunlu 0, here comes Henry Clay, &c'.. To Polk and bankrupt Texas The people shouted no ! For Clay and the United States, They all prefer'd to go. 0, here comes Henry Clay,&c'. . Now, John, I'll just dismiss you With a pieco of good advice, . Ne'er again let weak ambition ' , , To treachery entice. Huzza! for Henry Clay, &c From the Clay Bugle. Importasit to Toters! Francis SI. Sliimk. and the Forcigii Catholics. To the honest voters of Pennsylvania! The Lancaster Union and Sentinel contains two facts which should be kepi before the peo ple of ihis Slate until the second Tuesday in Ociober. Here they are. 1st. Keep it before the people that FRAN-j C1SR. SHUNK, the iocofoco Texas ree Trade candidate for Governor of iliis State, has been in office at Harrjsburg THIRTY-TWO YEARS, during which time he has drawn near ly or quite SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS from the pockeis of the people of Pennsylvania! 2J. Keep ii before the people that General JOSEPH MARKLE never held an office of profit in his life, and that he PLEDGED HIS FORTUNE TO RAISE TROOPS TO DEFEND HIS NATIVE STATE from the threatened atiacks of the British and Indians, while SHUNK was securely seated in his office at Harrisburo,( pocketing the peo ple's HONEY ! ' - About Jhe time the delegates, were at Haris- t i i- . t. i. i .i.: i rcr -inii HHiriro 11 ii'an Knnwn in iiiir n ace. 1 1 ... - - - - - -- i ihii faucis il. Shunk, had been nominated as the catiu''a,e of tin" -L(,co F"co Par,y Jr Pov ernor, Jo&b.ph Kerr, lat6 a member of the Le gislaiure from Monroe c ountytand at presenJ a Vippurier of ShuriK , in a conversation with ev ew! f our most rcpectab le citizens, stated hat Baucis R. Shunk, was a very clever man, but that Jhe spent a great deal of Xi lime in .the ball room, and sometimes danced' all night iliai he Spem a great deal of money and that f elected he.vas afraid he , would not &ep his foot onHhe Treasury chest as tight as he should. 'i'lns Democratic ex-member also 6(ated,,tba hi the session of 1842, he voted to allow Mr. Mmiik, ihe sum'of Otic Hsindred and Fifty Bollfltrs for five days services as Clerk thai he knew 4t as wrong; but as they vvere drawinn checks for one thousand dollars, W twenty thousand and for fifty thousand, he tiiilrtH think it worth wKile t.mak a'Juss about smalt -a sum. : otwiihsaiKltnihis .op,tiiipn " tuertaiued ttf Mrt Shunk; tbijex-meHtber is S'w one of hisv arniesf supporters.; - Comment' ' minecesssry. . "' Thfi F.lprlinn nf mpmhprs of ConpieSS in veuru, lakes place on Monday ntsxi. well known in this city, and.never denied here, either by Mr. Shunk himself or his friends, in regard to his tampering with the Dutch and Irish Catholics with no other ostensible view than that of obtaining their good offices at the coming election. So lonjr as it remained un denied we rested upon our simple charge of the fact, so well known in this city ; but seeing that it has been openly and publicly denied in some of tho Philadelphia papers, we now proceed to the formal substantiation of the charge.- The 'Pennsylvanian,' published at Philadelphia, un der dale of ?th September, afier copying our article or part of it, goes into a denial of his (Mr. Shunk's) having walked in procession with the Catholics, or in any way participating with them in any of their Church ceremonies, and says : " Nor did Mr, Shunk ever take part in any Catholic ceremonies, as the writer above quoted asserts. He has never, indeed, witnessed any of the observances of thai persuasion but once, and that was when he was present, at the lay ing of the corner stone of a Catholic Church, in company with many other citizens of Pittsburg, of ever) variety sect. He was merely as a spectator, taking no part whatever in what was going on. It will therefore be seen that a greater number of flagrant falsehoods could not easily be packed together than are to be found in this contemptible effort lo excite prejudice against Mr. Shunk and to make political capi tal from unhappy sectarian excitement." And now for the proof 1 Certificate. ""Seeing it staled in a newspaper called the Pennsylvanian," published at Philadelphia, un der date of 7th of September last, that Francis R. Shunk, at present a candidate for the office of Governor of this Commonwealth, did not par ticipate in the ceremonies of laying the corner stone of the Catholic Church, in the city of Pittsburg, and that he was only there, like other citizens, and " merely as a speciator, taking no part wl' itever in what was going on," we make the following statement of what we witnessed on the occasion of thai Catholic procession, at the laying of. the corner stone of ihe German Catholic church in the 5th ward of said city. That we, the subscribers to this instrument, saw the said procession passing through the streets of Pittsburg. Several priests, or per sons dressed and appearing as such, headed the procession, having a cross carried with them ; that immediately behind the priests, or in the forward part of the procession, WE DIS TINCTLY OBSERVED FRANCIS R. We staled a week or two since, in a very brief article that FRANCIS R. SHUNK, the j SHUNK, ESQ. WALKING BARE HEAD Locofoco candidate for Governor of this cora-i ED, AND IN THE PK0CESS10N, as one monwealth, had, with a view of obtaining the I participating in the ceremonies thereof. That at FOREIGN CATHOLIC VOTE; taken an un due part in certain ceremonies on the occasion of ihe laying of the Corner Stone of a Catholic Church in the city of Pittsburg. This state ment was denied by the Locofocds who as serted that Mr. SHUNK was present merely as a " Speciator' and took no part wh&icvcr in what was going on. A day or two ago, how ever, we received a letter from a highly respect able gentleman in Pniaburg, who stated that it could be proi'en by the most undeniable testi mony thai Mr. SHUNK DID WALK IN THE PROCESSION AND TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THE CEREMONIES, and further that he dined on that day with the Priest and other foreigners attached to the Catholic Church, and was formally TOASTED AS THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA. We are also assured, on the tame authority, that he declared in a conversation with W. B. M'Clure, J Lsq., a highly respectable gentleman and mem ber of the Bar, of the city of Pittsburg, that it was HIS OPINION THAT THE BIBLE OUGHT .TO BE EXCLUDED FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS and that he has coun tenanced at least, if he is not a member of the Irish Repeal association of that cm all which racts go to prove that FRANCIS ii. SHUNK, who is not a Catholic has been and is now playing the demagogue and trucklin,io tho well known prejudices of Foreigners in order to get! their votes hoping by this means to be elected to the office to which he aspires. The facts we have above staled were given lo us by due of the most respectable gentlemen in Pittsburg. Since ihe reception of his letter, however, we have received the " Pittsburg American," " Gazelle," Age," " Harry of the West," &c, each of which contain similar statements, establishing the fact beyond a doubt, that Francis R. Shunk is the Foreign Catholic Candidate that he desires to be so considered ilrat he Jias been participating, in their reli gious ceremonies tOjobiam their, voles, and that in all probability there is a general understand ing between him and the high functionaries of the Church by wincn tne wnoie foreign v0ie is m hfl transferred in consideration of what he ,Uas done and tvhat he may have promised to accomplish if elected Wc give these slate mentajust as we find ihem, and submit them to the honest liners of Pennsylvania, as matters wdrtby'.of their most serious consideration.. t From the Pittsburg American, Mr. ShBUli and (lie Foreign Catholics. We have oiado fremient aJlusiyns to a facj J. W. Light ner, John H. Cassel, John Wilkinson; H Mitchell; Abijali Ferguson, the tune wo saw linn, as atoresaid, he was walkiti" linked arm in arm with Mr. Anihonv Beelen, a respectable merchant of this city, be longing to the Catholic church; and further slate, that of all thoe we saw in said proces sion, MR. SHUNK WAS THE ONLY ONE known to us as not belonging to the Catholic church. Thai manv citizens, with ourselves, were looking on said procession as spectators, but that the procession was a distinct thing from such a crowd. - .las. Montooih, Matthew Sloan, Robl. Walsey, Juo. W. Harbach, ,John Taylor, Janies Gettv. To this lisl wc could add names of other well known citizens Mifficicnt to fill out a page of our paper. For further testimony on the sub ject, should such be required we refer lo Mr. George Mtltenberger; one of the oldest citizens of Pittsburg. Mr. Jacob Painter, merchant, Liberty st. " Tobias Mvers, merchant, Liberty st. " Benjamin Weaver, merchant, Liberty st. and late Sheriff of Allegheny County. Mr. Anthony Beelen. Cap:. Ashbridge, one of the present Over- iseeris of the Poor, .and many other citizens. lo this we append tne statement oi ivir. oas key, ah old and highly respectable citizen of Pitisburg, giving a more detailed account of the order of the procession. Attempts are made, as well by the Pennsylvanian, as by Mr. Shunk himself, to present him merely as a spectator a looker on like other Protestant citizens at the ceremonies. 'HwJ completely tho reverse of this is tho fact, will bo found by the whole tes timony. In ibis it will bo seen that Mr. Caskey has given a graphic accpunt.of the procession, with a diagram of the order of "march, by which the' Priests, with Mr. Shunk, at the head of the col umn, are made to describe the form of a double cross ihe position of Mr. Shunk forming ai beam thereoj. Casltcy's Seatemcnt. I certify, that I saw I ho procession of Cath olics on ihe occasion of their laying the corner stone of the German Catholic Church in the fifth ward of the city nf Pittsburg THAT FRANCIS 11. SHUNK WALKED IN SAID PROCESSION IN, A DISTINGUISHED MANNER. That tho. order of said proces sion was.as follows,; First was the ho?i, sec ond, the bishop; next two or three priests, nexi came the crucifix; then 3 priests; NEXT TO THESE CAME FRANCIS K. SHUNK, Anthony Beelen and a priest ; after these two priests, all walking bare headed as did Mr. Shunk, alsox these were followed by the laity walking two and two. The following describes the or der aud head of the procession i HOST. Catholic Bishop. Three Catholic Priests. CRUCIFIX. Three Catholic Priests. - Pries'l. F. IS. Shiattk. A. Beelen. Two Catholic Prtesls. -German Catholics in Procession. That I saw the said procession on iis march to Si. Paul's Church near the entrance lo said Church. That do not remember seeing any other person than Mr. Shunk, except Catholics, in said procession. Thai Mr. Shunk, lo all ap pearance, was participating in the ceremonies of the day as much as any member of the Cath olic Church, and associated wilh the priests thereof. ThaL fie was in the procession, not in the crowd of spectators. That 1 was stand ing at ihe lime un Grant's Hill, and after the procession entered St. Paul's, 1 saw no more of it. That ihe said procession was preceded at some distance by the military carrying the Uniied Slates flag. Certified to and signed this 14th day of Sep tember, 1S44. JOSEPH CASKEY. Mr. Caskey is a gentleman of wealth and re spectability, well known throughout this city as a member and communicant in the Rev. Mr. Black's Church. . A correspondent of'the Pittsburg Age, a neu tral paper, after detailing the above facts, slates in conclusion that after the procession, Mr. Shunk accompanied Mr. Beelen to his house, where, as some reward for his base bowing to foreign influence, he was TOASTED AS THE NEXT GOVERNOR of PENNSYLVANIA! Will the voter's of Pennsylvania confirm this contract ? We slated above lhal we were informed thro' a letter from a gentleman in Pittsburg, that Mr. SHUNK had Been heard to declare it as his opinion that the BIBLE SHOULD BE EX CLUDED FROM the PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The Pittsburg Gazette contains the following article in reference to this subject: From the Pittsburg Gazette. ITraacis R. hemic opposed to the Bi ble iti Co ai; mo ai Schools. Several days since we charged Francis R. Shunk w ith being in favor of EXCLUDING THE BIBLE FROM COMMON SCHOOLS. We have since reiterated this charge, but Mr. Shunk has not seen proper to deny it by him- ... Tlf ' . self personally, or through tne press, we may therefore inler that the charge is admitted to be true ! But in order to throw additional light on the subject, and so show Mr. Shunk on what our authority depends, we further state that Mr. Shunk made ihe declaration referred lo, in a conversation wiih W. B. M'Clure, Esq. a high ly respectable gentleman, and member of the bar, in this city. Our first information on this subject was de rived from James M. Duncan, Esq., of this city, and it was subsequently confirmed by Col. Win. Robinson; of Allegheny city, and Joseph Knox, Esq., of this ciiy, aud we refer the public gen erally to these respectable gentlemen for the facts. The impdriance of ihis matter to the people of Pennsylvania can scarcely be esifinaied. Mr. Shunk is a candidate for Governor, and it is generally kndwn that that officer has, through the Secretary of Slate, ihe control of ihe Com mon Schools. The people may therefore, just ly view wiih alarm the danger of elevating to the Chief Magistracy a man who is of opinion that the DEMANDS OF THE CATHOLICS THAT THE BIBLE SHOULD BE EXCLU DED FROM THE COMMON SCHOOLS, OUGHT TO BE COMPLIED WITH. Tlfe above facts having corao to us substan tiated by the most respectable and undeniable evidence, we have concluded to lay them be fore the people. If a demagogue up for Office is so lost to every feeling of patriotism as to buy off ihe foreign vole by acta like these charged against Mr. Shunk. we think the native born voters ought to know it. in time so that the dan gers of foreign interference in our election may be met and counteracted. The New York American Republican, after noticing the statements with regard to, Mr. Sbuuk and the foreign Catholics, aays:-uThink of Francis R. Shunk walking thro' the streets of Pittsburg with his hat off. and kneeling with therri at the raising of the host! Such dema gogical aris are beneath contempt! And then hi attempt lo catch Catholic votes by such con duct and by abusing Native Americans. Do ihese demagogues think that Native Americans are so destitute of all spirit and so dead lo self respect that they will meekly submit to these injuries and tamely kiss the rod that chastises them? If he. does, and finds himself not vo fully mistaken, we have wofully, mistaken the, charactur of American cttizens " Later and ITIore ImportaHt.- -3Ir. SSmuK's own LiCttei in HonJirnVa tion oi the ioregoing Siatetsjcitts. Since the above was in type we have receiv ed a copy of the following letter, written hy Mr. Shunk himself and published in one of his mpi papers in Pittsburg, over his own signuturei in, which he gives it as MS UriiWUiv that i.v SCHOOLS WHERE the ROMAN CATH-t OLICS OBJECT TO THE USE OF THE BIBLE, THE PROTESTANTS SHOULD YIELD, AND THAT HOLY BOOIC SHOULD BE EXCLUDED. Nwij h well known that the Catholics DO 'OBJECT to the use of the Bible in Schools, and luMirn the opinion of Mr. Shunk, if enforced, would EX CLUDE 'that Sacred Volume from every Public School in , the Commonwealth to whTchihrJffc sent a single Catholic Child. The Governor, v must be borne in mind, has the appointment of the Superintendent of CoMJidx Schools, which officer exercises a general controlling ju risdiction over every Public School in the -Stat of Pennsylvania. It is to be inferred, therefore, from the opinion of Mr. Shunk as expressed be low, lhat if elected lo tho office lo which he as pires, he will appoint a Superintendent of Com mon Schools disposed lo accede to the wishes of his Catholid friends who now feel so deeply solicitous for his success and whose votes ho seems so anxious to obtain. Clau Bugle. r 35B. SHUNK'S KETXIIB. r' Pittsburg. Sept. 12, 18441 To the Editors of the Post and Manufacturer :f Gentlemen : The opposition papers aro crowding accusations against me. The Pitis burg Gazette now says thai I am hostile to.iho use of the Bible in Common Schools, and ihe conclusion the Editor draws, is, I am told, for I have not seen his sheet, lhat 1 am an enemy, to the Bible itself. f,, The truth is, that I am friendly to the use of the Bible in our Common Schools, and among my .first acts, afier 1 was elected a School Direc tor in Harrisburg, in 1837 or 1838, I propose that the Bible ahould be read in the Schools oC our Ward, which was agreed to by the Board. I do not know whother a record of this ,pro- it,na wns kftnt. but I am certain that Dr. Fa- "O " "I" ' ... . (?w er, the Secretary, and tne otner memoes ol ihe Board who were present, remember it. In conversation, I have no doubt said, ln cause it is my opiEia21, that in Schools where the paren i s of the children differ, with regard to the use of the blble as a. School book, It is Weil, rather than" MAKE THAT HOLY BOOK AN OCCASION OF UN HOLY strife, not to insist uposi H KSC br tills purpose. For the reli gious education of children belongs to their pa rents and their Sabbath School instructors, and is not in common entrusted to tho Schoolmas ters whose scholars generally belong to various denominations. There are many good men who, conscien tiously believe that it is improper to uso tho Bible for the purpose of teaching children to read, because, it may be calculated lo lessen their reverence for tho sacred volume. Now, although this is net my opinion, yet I cheerful ly accede to othe rs their right to differ from me, and I do not think that this difference oTopm ion should be made to disturb the harmony of a school for our Common School System.oiulu caiion depends mainly for success upon the uni ied efforts of the people of the several districts. This opinion L have always fully expressed. It is now ruad.e ihe groundwork of bitter accu sation against me. It is to be regretted that one who has by his whole life and conversa tion, reveronced the Holy Scriptures, who, in the good old' way, was at school advanced from Dilwonh's spelling book to reading in the Tes tament, and then took rank with the head class by reading in the Bible, should be arraigned before the public, as an enemy to or showing any, the remotest disrespect for tho sacred vol ume, because he respects the opinions i of jhose. who believe that other books should be usedp teach'children the art of reading. 1 am yours, respectfully, FRS. R-. SHUNK The Cross, and the Question. We will just draw the attention qC our, citi zens to one fact, if ihey wish tq.knhw one ho issues made by the Shunk and Polk party. Our emblem is the Ash or Pine theirs the Hirko ry; There is a-hickory pole can be ' ecni-, Allegheny city, raised by the Shunk party :,.ih a CROSS on it. U cannot be, disguue ji (, this, which way the wind blows.- Pjitaiurg American. et it be RcEnesrocrcd, . That James if. Polk is "Opposed loathe excel lent Tariff Act of 8f ar.,1 m ilf 'Projection of. American Industry. Also. hm George M. Dallas,. mtroduoed a Bill into the Senate oPthe Uniied. Strega to re-charier the jU.,S, B.ankand votBd lo. pass i by two-thirds,, after GenTUck. son Ijad vetoed ii. ' "TJiere is a petrified forest inf,exaahe ireos J having-actually turned. tQ fttouej; , t,;
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