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upon every item of the!
Tariff, I woilld'say lhat
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in ihe mam wise and
proper. Sept. 13,1843
Letter tb a Committee
of Georgia Whigs.
James K. 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,
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wiih
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?C0W ON THIS.
POLK
and
DALLAS.
Free Trade to benefit the
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and put the
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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,;