QX 4& ' l 'w' W' li . ii , 1 1 ." a 1' jut''?'i ': i -V-'- Is r The whole art ok Government consists in the art of being honest. Jefferson. ' '' ' IV ' L -I T. iili?, In- IB lie ISlb Ii .11 It!; IH -IB 11' li 10' IB' " lurifr fK II .1.1 . IU1., 'Jfl I m II I &,-faps x&mfma Wm'SkvM, Lit, 11, JIAJP I L LUULitJL . . f -W UtlJW L IJ! LUUlsW .-"?ire VOL 5. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED DYt gGHOCH & SPERIWCi. TERMS. Two dollars per annum in advance Two dollars 1 1 a quarter, half yearly and if not pid before the end of t ic rear, Two dollars and a half. Those who receive their J incrs y a carrier or stage drivers employed by the proprie tors will be charged 37 1-2 cts.-pcr year, extra. - 'o pmers discontinued until alLarrcaragcs are paid, except it'the option of the Editors. ... ' ry jrertisements not exceeding one square (sixteen lines) uiilbc inserted three weeks for one dollar : twenty-five cents fir ererv subsequent insertion S larger ones in proportion. A liberal discount will be nude to' yearly advertisers lEfAll letters addressed to. the Editors must be post paid. JO.B-PJIl!VTIATG-. J Having a general assortment of large elegant plain andtrna mcntal Tvpe, we are prepared to execute every " description of , Cards, Circulars, Bill 5Eeals ISotes, Blank -ReceiptSj ' JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER' PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable, terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE The Skies aro Bright. . T tine Sparkling and Bright. The skies are bright, our footsteps light, And ur hearts uilh joy are healing, For Harry Clay will gain the. day, See the Locos fast retreating. CHORUS. Bright as the day, see glory's ray, Around his pathway streaming, To Col Polk he'll gire a stroke, ; His hopes for ever sealing. Then all arise and win the prize, On which out hopes are resting, See Harry Clay, with freedom's ray, Our liberties investing. Bright as tho day, &c. . The Ladies all at their country's call, Have waken'd their harps from slumberi Their songs they raise in Harry's praise While his deeds of famo they number. Bright as the day, &c. Street Tallin Have you seen Clay's third letter On Texas i . . 1 - . .... j a t No. Does it differ from his other letters I Oil. yes. He says he " would be, glad lo cen Texas annexed. ( Indeed ! U ilut the truth ? . Yes- - ..... v. 1 it the whole truth . . ,, ; ,( . Oh, he pays "he would ,be jglad.fcf see' it, vdthout dishonor." . , Ah, that's an important qualification I But is that all? No. He " would be glad to see it, without dishonor and without war" Belter yei ! Is ihatall 1 N-o-t e-x-a-c-i-l-y. He " would he glad to ii, without dishonor, without tear,- and with the common consent of the .Union." Betier and better J As I want to gel the whole iruih. I'll make one more effort. Has Jdr. Clay anr other objection lo the project? t Yes he Jias. He says, aho, that it must , be -done "upon just and fair, terms. Very well And farther, that he " btlieTes that National dishonor, foreign war, and distracting divisions at home are too great sacrifices to. make for the acquisition of Texas." Does Mr. Clay ay all this.? He does. . And do you .believer t,hat Texas can EVER be annexed " without dishonor, without- war, with the common consent of ihe Union,-, and uijion just and fair terjjis T" . Jlo nol. The igns of-fhe times Jbrbid such -a iliotiht. Then in no event can Mr. Clay be regarded as the friend of Annexation; and I hope you will not be guilty again of such injustice as in quuic two or three words from his letter, and m the strength of them charge iJfr. Clay with a desertion f tho ground taken by htm m his firsileiier. He is the coiiisient'oponent of Hie Annexation scheme.-r-Springfield Rq. It is said that there is a dog at Flushing. N. Y., who has a predilection for rat catching. He butters ihe end of his tail and thrusts it into tb. holes of such vermin, and caiche them when they make their appearance to nibble at his ap pendage. It is a most remarkable dog, indeed. The public are cautio.tted against $2,50 pie "ps, counterfeit gtild coin. Also $5 and $10, which havo. become very plenty. The $2,50 pieces are made out of white metal, probably Mlver and galvanized well executed and calcu- r , ' "v Courage. Hopawakejris couragef,rwhUe despondency is' the lasf of all' evils' : r-is the Hbandonment of good, the giving up of the hdt Ib ofhfe with dead nothingness. Hjj who can "iiplant courage in the. human so.ut is tho best ihyticiarf, Ton Kenb'el, ' ' STROUDSBURG. MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, -hjjj .iiJUR ours iCltcr f rom Gov. Jones. We have another excellent letter from Gov. Jones, of Tennessee. It always affords is pleasure to insert tho sentiments of such dis tinguished friends of our cause, and recommend them to the consideration of our readers. A copy of the Tract or Pamphlet issued by the National Clay Club or Philadelphia, con taining extracts from the speeches and publica tions of James K. Polk was sent to Gov. Jones, who wrote the following letter in relation lo it: Nashville, Oct. 3d, 1841. Charles Gibbons, Esq. Dear Sir : Your letter enclosing iho pro ceedings of the National Clay Club of Penn sylvania, and also a pamphlet containing ex tracts of the speeches and publications of Jas. K. Polk, has been received. I shall take much pleasure in complying with the wishes of the Club, and if any action on my part shall become necessary to a proper vindication of their fidel ity touching tho enclosed publication, you may rest assured that it will be promptly and cheer fully performed. I have examined your pam phlet with much care, and have compared it wiih the copies of Col. Polk's speeches and ad drcsse?. that I used in my late canvass with him (such as 1 knew to be genuine) and find the extracts fairly made, and with the excep tion of such immaterial typographical errors as usually attend a reprint, not at all affecting the' sense or meaning of the author, it is literally correct. I not only know this publfcation to be a true exposition of the opinions of Col. Polk on the stihject of the Tariff from compa ring it with his published opinions, but 1 know it from having heard them from his own Iip9, day after day for months in succession. The attempt to make James K. Polk the friend of a protective Tariff, can only ,excite the ridicule and contempt of those who knew him. li is most astonishing that his friends should undertake to deceive and mislead the public mind on a subject of so much importance, and the detection of which is so certain. 1 can but regard the effort that is making in your State to pass James K. Polk ofTas the friend and ad vocate of protection as an outrage, which for impudence and falsehood, is unparralleled in tempt at fraud, one that would disgrace tho j ..I.!. TJ... j;, r..i :.. .t.:.. the history ol party warlare. it is a Eroas at- attempt on the part of the friends and support- icmdsi ijaiiy naun. jjui ui9"idi;t;iui as nils I- I 1 - - ers ol uoi. roiK, l can out regard his poMtion 111? . LI If. .1 f I as eauanv aisrepmaoie. ii trum. ta rness anu justice is his object, as it ought lo be of one j aspiring io the high and dignified position he ; seeks, why doefs he not speak out like a man 1 i X ml Why are his lips sealed as with the stillness of death? Where is that boldness and indepen dence ihat ever characterises a man conscious of liis. own integrity, and the correctness of his j principles and conduct ? Possessing the pow er and means (and having been respectfully asked to do so) of arrestinj; falsehood and un- deceiving his countrymen ; and refusing to do so, makes him particeps criminis, and should consign him to the same unenviable distinction. Col. Polk, will not, dare not deny that he has alwa3's Opposed the protective policy (this has been his boast.) He has never ceased to denounce the Tarffof 1842 in terms unmeas- tired ; and yet he observes a most dignified si- lence, permiiurig trutn to oe crusneu to eartn, and falsehood raised in its stead, and all that some political advantage may enue to himself. 1 repeat no'w what I have frequently written, 'spoken, and published, and which has never been denied by Col. Polk or any of his friends in this State, that Col. Polk at all times during both of my canvasses with him, opposed, de nounced, and condemned ihe principle of pro tection, and during the last campaign, the Ta riff of 1842 received his most unqualified con demnation, ''o this statement I pledge my reputation as a man of honor, and challenge Col. polk, or any of his friends to deny n. If any friend 'of protecting or of the Tariff of '42, is prepared to voie for him, believing thai he is any other than the unqualified opponent of this ystem, (if he nhall be elecied) he will discov er that he has been deceived and misled,- and find his only comfort in cursing hi folly and credulity. If I had a voice that would reach every city, -town, and hamlet in Pennsylvania, it should he raided to warn every freeman of the impending danger, and invoke him to spliru and despise with a freeman's spiri", the base attempts that are made to sedtico him from his fidelity to his principles, and lead him into the support of a man whose principles are at war wub the best interests of the. country. 1 can not ooubt thai ihe intelligence of your citizens wiU enable them to detect this fraud ; and when detected I know their virtue and integrity will at once put the broad .seal of condemnation on it and its author. One word as to Tennessee; she is firm, '.fixed, and immoveable ( the politi cal tempest may blow the rain of falsehood descend the floods of calumny and detraction may gather arotind-her; unmoved and unbiass edthe willsiaud firmlv hv her principles and cast her vote. for HENRY CLAY. ' She is re solved t make one more gallant effort io dis pel the gloonrthat g-aihers around otic Jiopes ono' more effort to arrest the impending ruin that threaten? yur compion pounuy. i. vv hen- will Pennsylvania, the Keystone of the Arch, be in this great and glorious work. This is iho question that Whigs of Pennsylvania must an swer. If she and our sister States will come to the rescue, and stand by the side of Tennes see in this glorious enterprise, we shall yet see the proud and gallant old Ship of State brought back to her ancient moorings, and peace and prosperity permanently restored lo a long op pressed and much injured people. With considerations of the highest respect,' I am, Sir, your friend and serv't., JAMES C. JONES,. Good Advice. The following, which we copy from the Mil Icdgeville, Geo., Journal, of the 8ih inst., will be read with as much interest here in Penn sylvania, as in Georgia. After assuring us that the Congressional election, held on the 7th insi., was only a skirmish and that the gallant Whigs are prepared lor the great and decisive battle, lo be fought in November, the editor makes the following remarks: What does tho present contest present to tho eye of every American ' First, here is Hen ry" Clay', a man who has for fivo and thirty years served the .nation in her councils. Able, eloquent, honest and patriotic, he has been al ways foremost in maintaining the honor of his cottntry when assailed, and in advancing its in terests by advocating measures which time has proven beneficial in the highest degree to the country. n war, ho was foremost in defend ing American honor, American rights ; and, in peace, the wisdom of his counsel has made his name respected abroad, and venerated at home. Wherever you go, the name of Henry Clay is known, and at every Court in the civilized world, it is a passport to the individual who bears iu recommendation. Crowned heads re spect, while they may fear its influence, and in every log cabin of our State, and throughout the Union, he is known as the American patriot of noble bearing. While rcvilcrs slander him, even they do riot believe that aught can injure his fair name, but hide their heads while their lips do he. Such a man is HENRY CLAY ! Now look 10 his "PP"" ! . Whn in I A M RS K. POT.Tf ? An nli.ieii - citizen of Tennessee, made prominent by that r1;"31 muc.i.co, . Ka f i o nrimi oiinti i 'lnnauanu Kilt ft... Inlnl ..I f I n4.nnM. l. Mdftn I "'"i u yn-muui i i uu Ine vei7 pe'PIe wf, once placed him there, twice refused to do the same act over again, and l,m for the divisions and dissensions of his own political associates, lie would never have again been thought of z a candidate for any high sta tion, let alone lor the Presidency! Let our readers ask, where has this man distinguished himself? what great measure has brought him into notice? what long life has been spent, in the service of his country? where and when did he acquire for himself fame ? It is impos sible for any one to-answer favorable to his pretensions, these questions ! Well informed men know Mr. Polk for acts that reflect no credit upon him. They know him, first, to be tho descendant of a Tory in the Revolulionary war, and it is repugnant io American. fueling, at least while one solitary soldier of the Revolution lives, lo place at the head of ihe nation, iu the seat that WASHINGTON once filled, any man in whose veins TORY BLOOD so freely circulates. They know him as one in Coh gress, who, on all important occasions,- voted against granting to Revolutionary soldiers, their pensions ! They know him as the man, whom Wise denounced to his face as ihe petty tool of a lyrant and they know him, as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Congress, to whom a vote of thanks was refused by a very large number of its members, because of the pariizan character which distinguished his term of presiding! In a word they know JAMES K. POLK as every way undeserving the high station" to which a party,' " bound to gether by the cohesive power of plunder,!' would elevate him ! Such is iho man whom the Democrats wish iho people lo vote for against Henry Clay! Who will hesitate to choose between ihe two? PriniiMff Offices; When' Dr. Franklin's mother-in-law first dis covered that the young manjiad a hankering for her daugliier, that 'good old lady said she dnl not know so well about giving her daughter to a printer there wore already two printing offices in ihe United States, and she was noi certain tlje country would support thern. It was plain young Franklin would depend for the support of his family on the profits of a third, and ihi was rather a doubtful chancs. If such an objection was urged to a woutd-be-sOn-in-Jaw, when lhare were but two priming offices iu the United States, how can,a printer hope to get a wife, now, when tho last census shows the number 10 be 1557. " You may talk of ihe bonds of affe'ctioo, the lies i 'of "friendship, and 'all thai;' say Krahlz, 'ihil r'Unnw of 'no stronger t'tachmtml, ihan that ivhiph a sheriff pntefialiis fot i P'lor htor w ho can't fork oyer," OCTOBER 31, 1844. , rvuni' iu-juv From the United States Gazette. ' I " Huzza for Polk ! He's the Man ivho says Wo.'" Such is the exclamation of the New York Journal of Commerce, after' statitlg that a docu ment had been sent to the office, containing a list of the important questions iu Congress upon which iIr. Polk voted No! and so the Journal cries out, -'Huzza fur Polk! He's the man who says no." Of course he is. Do the war-worn veterans, whose sacrifices arid daring achieved the inde pendence of our nation present themselves at the door of Congress, and ask for some little pittance to sustain ihemselves between the days of hard labor and the'grave -something to prevent the disgrace of the national defend ers becoming tenants of the almshouse ? Mr. Polk exclaims, No ! Do men ask that these fathers of our liberty may be remembered at least with gratitude! Mr. Polk exclaims, No! No!! Do the manufacturers of the nation ask that their capital and industry may lie protected against the superior capital, and the miserable vassal labor of Europe? Mr. Polk says. No ! .Do the farmers seek protection in tha pro visions of a home market? Mr. P.olk-aays No! No! Does the patriot ask that- our country may be saved from an immediate forceful connec tion with Texas? Mr. Polk says, No! Does humanity plead against a war with Mexico, that shall whiten our coasts with the sails of piccaroons and privateers, of all coun tries and of no country ? Mr. Polk says, No ! No!! Do the states, unfortunately in debt, ask' that the public lands, held in trust for them by the, nation, may be made useful to them in redeem ing their honor, and saving them from the dis grace of repudiation ? Mr. Polk says, No! Do the afflicted, the suffering, the houseless, in mid-winter, on the heights of Georgetown, stand amid the ashes of their burnt habitation, and ask a little of the surplus firewood in the vaults of the Capitol? Mr. Polk says, No ! Not a dollar to helo the poor, not a stick of wood to warm the shivering sufferers No! No ! ! No ! !',! Mr. Polks asks m be elected President of the United States. The people, ignorant of his abilities for good, and informed of his negative upon every measure for benefitting the cotintry upon which he has heen called io act, respond to him in his own favorite monosyllable, No! No!! No!!! A Contrast. Principles of the American Whig Party. 1. A Tariff for revenue and for the protec tection of home industry. 2. Distribution of the proceeds of the Public Lands for tho benefit of the Slates. 3. A sound currency of uniform value through out the country. 4. A careful regard for the interests of the people and proper legislation to promote the general prosperity. 5. Tho Union as it is, until ii can be eco nomically, peaceably, arid corisiiiu'tionally ex tended. fc6. Separation bf the sword and purse. The Public Treasury free frotu the control of the; Executive. 7. Reliance oh the good sense and patriotism of the people to sustain the Government. 8. Deference to the- popular, will; and cau tious and infrequent, resort to the veto power. . 8. Office-holders prohibited from interfering in elections. 10. Freedom of elections uninfluenced and uncontrolled by Government patronage. 11. Honesty and capacity, and faithfulness to the Constijution, tho qualifications for office. 12. No proscription for opinion's sake. Principles of the Loco Foco Party. 1 . Free Trade for the benefit of British Man' Kifactt'irers 2. Roiehtion of the Proceeds of the Public Lands for the benefit of the Leg-Treasurers. 2. .Hard money for the office-holders, and rug money for the people. 4. "The people expect foo much from Gov- eminent." Let. the people lake.caje of them selves ihe , Government will take caro of it self," 5. Immediate atiuexation, regardless of Con stiiution and consequences the payment of $20,000,000 t(i purchase a war with Mexico. 6. Union of the purse and sword. - 7. A corps of 100,000 office-holders to con trol the will of the people. 8. Freqiioiu resorts to the velo to thwart the popular will 'as expressed by'Corigress." 9. Office-holders expected and required to use all tbeir influence in behalf of the powers that he. ' 10. Government patronage bi.ought in con flict with the freedom of election, 11. The spoils belongs lo ihe victors to ilinon ivVin nr most active in elections. 2r Tle spoils DPinng io me viciors-maKB a clean weep (?f all opposed to ihe Qmjhi iraiion. Forum. . . 1 o..v-t4r More of tiie Erilisti Gold. . ' The " London League" (or Aprij 2-lih. If'ljfj the official organ of the Free Trad Asaijcta. lion, publishes a letter from a uiembr, diied ' New York, February 28, 1S44," m :whichht boasts of his labors in this country that ht has converted some western farmers MuHreV trade and urges that means be sent promoie the cause, tie says " Could,some such tracts you have jii, and are still, ..diffusing in England lie circulated in sufficient numbers here, 1 cannot doubt the resttlt." Further on he adds: '. W'hal,jtherelore, might he done, weredhert any funds (an'd very trilling ones woufd su liter) for the purpose, is, io. reprint some-of ynyr t'ei papers, and perhaps lo compose and'prtntfewJ others, (on the same model, but inoreMitTuiwdt ately and personally applicable to the AintjrfCiui farmer, and written in plain, Cuhbett-like lan guage,) and diffuse them as widely as p.'usiidet through the coni and caiiit:-raiiiig district' the Union. With the co-operation of certairv excellent friends of mine 4here, (well known for their consistent Zeal and other virtue.stu several members of ihe league,) I ihijikfthatj could get immense numbers of ihem circulated through various 'parts of Pennsylvania, New: York atid New Jersey, through all ihe. g"?yj Western and 'two 'or three of the Smufietiv States in some gratuitously, and in others ata moderate com. A NEWSPAPER MIGHT ALSO BE FOUND HERE AND THEj&E. TO CONTRIBUTE ITS AID." Here we have positive, undeniable evidence,, from a British missionary travelling iu the coun try, arid written io his friends at home through, their own argaii there, for. more funds io aid; th-anti-tariff party here in their mercenary, effort to control the business and principal. o fik free country. jnie Trniti Well Told. - - A writer in the Kennebec Journal thus con cludes an able article: If. we look awhe points, connected with the coming election, that will follow the sucresH of either candidate? If H EN RY IS ELECTED we shall have a Pres&jmt whose talents and" htatesmaushtp tho -nation will be proud ok ;5 We. shall have Uu5 Union as it is. 1M - , . We shali have no annexation of Texas. t f We shall have no war with Mexico. We shall not assume the debt of Tex a'. We'sball not add new slave territory.' We shall hold on to the present Tan fit it We shall have a friend lo protection. We shall have a friend to American lndtntry We shall have a friend to the right of petition.. We shall have a uniform Currency. Wo shall have no vetoes. . . We shall have economy in the Government... We shall have the price of Labor kepi'iip.' We shall have the price of wool kept up. ': We shall have our share of the;Publlc Lands We shall have an American with American Principles. We shall have a good President and good times. -j, James K. Polk is elected, how .reversed will be the stale of affairs how differenWthe scene ! " If we ask foe bread, he will givoV a stone." Wo shall have a Pharaon., and m Moses io siay his. hand. The United State will be like Texas, if not like Egypt darkness win cover tne. ianu. We sliall Have a Revenue Tariff. We shall have no right of Petition. " We shall have no distribution , We shall have war upon the Banks. We shall ha.ve war with Mexico We sliall have wool "duty free." Jft We shall have labor at European prices. We shall have the condemned Sub-Treaati- ry Bill.- ' We shall have the " two hundredvthoos- A'ND STANDING ARMY. .,4 Wo shall have one Currency for.GownmRnt a.nd another for the People. We shall assume the debt of Texas, We'shall havo a Southern man with South- ' ern nrincinles. We "shall have Polk, Dallas and Texas; in stead of Clay, FRELiNGHUysEN .andiKe.v- I.ON. 't;. ! -. Let every man vrtle, anu let every for whom and for whaVhe votes. ' man sea British Gold. 4 Thc.Madisonian,'John TylerVlate orgarj at Washington.xily, but, now a Polk, and Dallas, paper, makes this daring confession : " WE ADMIT THAT "BRITISH GOf.D" HAS BEEN SENT'TO THIS COUNTRY" IN ABUNDANCE, TO BE 'EXPENDED IN THE ADVOCACY OF THE DOC TRINES OF FREE TRADE." With what indignation should the American iieonle read this announcement? Shall our Tariff be destroyed byB.rULah capyahsis ?. Let the, people. respond i these, inquiries,.!!! innii der tones, at the ballot. boxeN0 ! NEV ER I '. Philadelphia Foiumfr .
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