1 0HWtl - I The whole art ok Government consists in the art of being honest. Jefferson. STRO UDSBURG, MONROE COUNTYl PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST, 13 1846. No. 9. VOL 7. TERMS Two dollars per annum In advance Two Uollars and a quarter, half yearly-and if not pan! before Uie end ol the vcar.Two dollars and a half. Those who receive their papers bv a carrier or stage drivers employed by uie proprie tors, will be charged 37 1-2 cts. per year, extra. Xo papers discontinued until all arrearage are paid, except at the option of the Editors. , .,,:, Advertisements not exceeding one square (nxteca lines) will be inserted three weeks for one dollar: .lwenlVfieccnU; for cverv subsequent insertion c larger ones in proportion. A lioeral discount will be made to yearly advertisers K7AII letters addressed to the Editors must be post paid. JOB PRINTING. Havlne a ceneral assortment of large, elegant, plain and orna mental Type, we are prepared to execute every description of Cards, Circulars, Bill Heads, Rotes, Blank Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed with neatnessand despatch, on reasonable tcims AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jcffersouiau Republican. ITIan was not made to Monrn. There is a voice which haunts me still, Where'er on earih I be ; In lonely vale, on lofty hill, And on the distant sea I hear it in the silent night, And al the break of morn : And are it cryeth dark or light Mao was not made to mourn ! In ev'ry stream that seaward flows, Thst voice salutes mine ear ; In every wind that round me blows, Its thrilling notes 1 hear; In ev'ry sound of Nature's heart, Thf cheerful or forlorn, This tver beau the better part Man was not made to mourn ! The iun that glads the summer noon, Ths light that blesseth all. The hyriad stars, the quiet moon, The showers from heaven that fall ; The (low'rs which in our meadows grow, Otr mountain paths adorn All, ill, in their own fashion show Man was not made to mourn ! All feature cries aloud but man Regards not Nature's voice ; Perverteth her benignant plan, Her workmanship destroys From her fair book the brightest page With impious hand has torn, Ye) still she cries from age to age, Man was not made to mourn ! O gentlest mother ! may thy child Ere long thy lesson read ; Embrace thy precepts, loving, mild, Thy fraternizing creed : Then shall the blessed end be known Por which he has been burn : And all shall feel from zone to zone, Man was not made to mourn! Some hen-pecked husband, sour old maid, or other envious being, has let off the following bit of splenetic wit against the bachelors a class which can afford lo take such thrusts with un ruffled temper. Bachelors. As lone clouds in Autumn eves, As a tree without its leaves. As a shirt without its sleeves Such are bachelors. As creatures of another sphere, .As ihings thai have no business here, ,As inconsistencies, 'tis clear, Such are bachelors. 'When loi as souls in fabled powers, As beings born for happier hours, As butterflies oo favored flowers, Such are married men. " I say, master, what' butter to day !" " Why butter, certainly." 11 Well, I'm darned glad of i, lor the lasl pound 1 bought from you wa more than half tallow." ' How will your county go this year V asked s zealous politician of Philadelphia, of a citizen of Bucks county. Veil, I can't tell much : I does not know," replied the honest Dutchman; "de man what telU .us how to vote has not been round." The Razor Strop Man is io Nw Haveo. A man got angry with him, and called biro a fool. 'Wrll," atd be, "if L-am, there -isne pore left of the tame fott," Correspondence of the U. S. Gazette. Washington, Aug. 2, 1846. Jos. R. Chandler, Esq. t Tho three great bills of the season, namely, the British tariff, the Sub-Treasury, and ihe Warehouse bill, have now been passed, and will soon become laws. Either, by itself, would hae been cru..gh to rouse any people not be numbed by lie deadly gripe of parly; but if all three together do not prove a dose (hat will physic evtn the iron state, and purge her of her Mupifying Locofoism, her case is a hope less one, and she may be given up. It seems as if the administration, not having the fear of the people before its eyes, but insti gated by the devil, have resolved to do as much mischief and injury to the North as possible, and to see how long the patience and Uncom plaining endurance of the people of Pennsylva nia will hold out, and what degree of injury, and suffering, and insolence they will bear with out their political feahy and loyally being sha- ken or disturbed. It is mortifying to a Penn- sylvanian to listen to the remarks of the South ern aristocratic democrats upon the people of Pennsylvania. They beem to consider them 3 set of &i lipid doit heads whose sculls are iron and whoso brains are coal; who know nothing and care for nothing but democracy, and of that only the name, and who arc to be managed as other stupid and bigotted people aro managed. They laugh al the idea of Pennsylvania array ing herself againsi the South, think it possible that she may take the passage of the British tariff bill a little hard at lust, and perhaps scold a little about it; but thai finding it useless to fret about it that the democratic parly have resolved that the country shall enjoy the blessings and benefits of glorious free trade, she will fall in like a good and faithful vassal of democracy and f be as peaceful and docile, and work as kindly in the party traces as ever content so she can be in the democratic parly, though she be no thing more than a hewer of wood and drawer of water for the Southern wing of the party, i that portion that never labors, and know nothing ! of the dignity of labor; that portion who lord it j over ineir slaves, ana imeuu to loru u over uie North, and by the help of the doughfaces from' Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Indiana, ' Ohio, and New York, think they can o,.m. plish their purpose. I have seen it stated thai the issue is now between the North and the South between the free States and slavo States. This is not the fact ; it is between American labor and foreign labor between those who would protect, foster and encourage the labor and the products of the labor of their own country, and those who would encourage and protect the labor and products of the labor of foreign countries. I say the issue is noi between the North and ihe South, be cause tnthe contest upon the issue as 1 have stated it, several of the Southern Stales will bo found ranged with Pennsylvania for the protec tion of American labor, while several Northern States will be found standing shoulder to shoul der w ith South Carolina. The Southern States that will be found arrayed in favor of American labor, are North Carolina, Georgia and Ten nessee, probably also Louisiana; and the North ern Slates which have heretofore been found ariayed against the protection of American la bor, are Maine, New Hampshire, and N. York, though I cannot but think the day has come when these States will lake their natural posi lion, and array themselves upon the American, and not the British side of this great question; if not, let them be denominated, as they will then deserve to be, enemies to their own coun try TORIES. What is the spirit, what the patriotism, what the moving principles of these men, I will give you an example by way of an answer and illustration. It is a Tact well known, that very many members of the Senate and the House, voted for the British tariff bill, who ut terly condemned it, and who could have said with truth, what Charley Brown said when he voted for the tariff of '42. that it was the bitter esiill he ever 6wallowed; but why did they swallow the bitter pill, why did they vote for it? Because they had not tho courage, the manliness, and the disinterestedness to follow the dictates of their own judgment and honest .convictions. But lo ihe example and illustra tion. One of the NowYork members, who had spoken freely and frequently in condemnation of the tariff bill, took his hai when it was about coming up in the House, after having been amended in the Senate, and pretending sick ness, went out. He was gone sometime, until he supposed the bill had been disposed of, and returned; but the bill had not been disposed of, and he found he must vote upon it. Some of his colleagues and himself had a consultation as to the votes they shoQd give, when be declared thai he was a free trade man and should vote for the bill. To another he told the real reason why he voted for the bill, because he had re commended a certain person as Postmaster at Hudson, New York, who had been nominated, and that if he voted against the bill the nomin ation would be withdrawn and his friend would not gel the office ! Here then, was a represen tative of Ihe neonle. occtw a station which was once a proud and elevated one, and to which , the ablest in the land might feel proud (o as- nire. who confessed that he was literally bought, lly bough that he gave a vote contrary to the convictions of his judgment, for a measure which he be lieved would be injurious to the country to the very people who elecied him, and under what influence I Why, Executive influence. The paltry and bae inducement which prompt ed him to vote for the British tariff bill, was the desire to obtain 3n office for a friend, and the fear thai by giving an honest, conscientious vote, a vote that would sustain the great inter ests of the country and of his own constituents, he would offend his majesty, King Polk, and not be able to get his friend the desired office ! Shame upon such representatives of the people. And yet, this truckling, time serving, cringing sycophant al the fooistool of the President, re joices in the glorious name of democrat! Away with such ildemocratic panderers to power, of whom there are scores in the present Congress! Of such materials are the leaders of the modern "democratic party." How little arc they known to those whom they cajole and humbug out of their votes ! When will the people open their eyes? When will they cease to be the dupes' of demaooffties and knaves ? The latter will o o -r-- ( 1 heard, some days ago, that Mr. Polk had j said thai he would give a'year's salary to be in j the n ace o Mr. Ua as. that lie miehi have the . 4 ' privilege of giving the casting vote in favor of the new British tariff bill. I did not repeat this, as I had some doubt of the fact; but I now learn that Mr. Polk did use this language, and to Mr. Dallas himself probably with the view to screwing up his courage to the sticking point of giving the vote he has given. Here, then, is another instance of Executive interference in behalf of a bill ruinous to the people of the Uni ted States, and especially ruinous to the great interesis of Pennsylvania. But I have another instance. I mentioned the other day the activ - ity of the President's private Secretary, Mr. J. Knox Walker, on the morning of the day when the House was to act finally upon the British tariff bill, in calling upon members and endeav oring lo influence them. I stated the fact that he had endeavored to induce one of the Penn sylvania members who voted against the bill, first lo vote for it, and then, failing in that, to dodge ; but that he also failed in this. I now know the fact that he beset others in the same way, and thai he endeavored to procure the ab sence of a whig from Pennsylvania, who was in a situation, unfortunately, that required the personal attention of his friends. Mr. J. Knox Walker, Private Secretary, &c, w as, of course, the deputy of Mr. Polk, and if not acting under express instructions in this matter, knew very well he was doing what would be agreeable to his majesty. Surely Pennsylvania has reason to be proud of herself for having given her Tote for " Polk, Dallas, Texas, and the Tariff of 1842;" the last of which carried the three first, in return for which the three fint have killed the last! OLIVER OLDSCHOOL. " S ," said a gentleman, u Miss " of Leroy-place, wishes to make your acquaintance. Dem'd glad of it fine girl, struck with my appearance, I suppose, eh ?" " Yes, very much so. 'She thinks you'd make a capital playmate for her poodle dog." The Senate has refused to incorporate the Texan Navy intu our aw it.; - ' - The Kane Letter and J. K. Polk. We republish Mr. Polk's letter to John IC. Kane, Esq , of this city. It was elicited during the struggle of '44, and with the design of in ducing the people of Pennsylvania to believe that the Tariff of '42 would be safe, should Mr. Polk be elecied to the Presidency. The real object was to trick and decoive the Tariff Dem ocrats of Pennsylvania. The trick succeeded. Pennsylvania gave her elecioral vote to Mr. Polk, and he thus reached the Presidential chair. Having attained the summit of his am bition, it became unnecessary to keep up the fraud upon Pennsylvania any longer. Hence it was deliberately proposed to prostrate the Tariff of '42, and the proposition has since been consummated. It will be seen that in this letter, Mr. Polk says that he " is in favor of a Tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amouni to the Treasury, to defray the expenses of the Government, economically ad- ministered." Well the Tariff of '42 is still ii in force, and instead of having Yielded more than for the expenses ol tlie country, .Mr.' Polk has exhausted the surulus that was in the i . . j rtoi.nrv at ili np. hn namo into nnwir. ami has found it necessary to call for the issue oflsldas thi' ,here Were i,roduced of barle-v 5l $ 10,000,000 in Treasury notes. I'hila. Inq. Columbia, Tenn., June 18, 1844. Dear Sir, I have received recently several letters in reference to my opinions on the sub ject of the Tariff, and among others, yours of the 29th ult. My opinions on the subject have been often given to the public. They are to be found in my public acts, and in the public dis cussions in which I have participated. I mil in favnr nf a Tariff for Rni'Atiiip sorb n . , t one as will yield a sufficient amount to the' treasury to defray the expenses of the Govern ment, economically administered. In adjusting the details of a Revenue Tariff, I have hereto fore sanctioned such moderate discriminating duties as would produce the amount of revenue needed, and at the same time afford reasonable incidental protection to our Home industry. I am opposed to a Tariff for Protection merely, and not for revenue. I Actinsr unon these general nrinctoh'K it is o o i t well known that I gave my support to General Jackson's administration on this subject. I vo- i ea agamsi tne i arm act oi ibo. j votea tor ...... ... 'he aci of 1S32, which contained modifications ' of some of the objectionable provisions of the Act of 1828. As a member of the Committee of Ways and Means of the House of Represen tatives, I gave my assent to a bill reported by that Committee n December 1832, making fur ther modifications of the Act of 1828, and ma king also discriminations in the duties which it produced. The bill did not pass, but was su perseded by the bill commonly. called the Com- , promise Bill, for which I voted. ! In my judgment, it ia the duty of Govern- ment to extend, as far as it may be practicable to do so, by its revenue laws and all other means within its power, fair and just protection to all the great interests of the whole Union, embracing Agricultural, Manufactures, the Me chanic Arts, Commerce and Navigation. I heartily approve the resolutions upon this sub ject pas3cd by the Democratic National Con vention lately assembled at Baltimore. I am, with great respect, dear sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES K. POLK. To John K. Kane, Esq., Philadelphia. Speed of a Locomotive. An experiment was lately made on the Great Western line in England for the purpose of ex hibiting the attractive capaciiy of the broad guage locomotive. A new ongine dragging a passenger train of 100 tons, performed the dis tance from London to Bristol (1 18 miles,) in 2h. 26m. 40s., stoppages included. The aver age speed attained on level portions of the line was nearly 60 miles an hour. On rapidly de scending gradients a maximum speed of from 70 to 72 tailes an hour was reached, while, again, on sharp curves, or steep inclines, the rate was diminished to about 50 miles an hour. Very Good. Two widowers at Brandon, Miss., advertise for wives. Having been per fectly saikvfied with their first wives, they ven ture to go by the card the second time ; con vinced that they will be happy i'h any wo man. -So ay lhe.papers.r- The Union Its Popnlatiou and Pro-, ductions. The rapid growth and prosperity of the Uni on, are subjects of gratulation with evety lovnr of his country, and we are pleased to lit able n furnish statistics which show to what extent our improvement progresses from year to year. The Annual Report of the Commissioner of Paletits for 1845, contains some very in'ereat ing information in relation to the population an -agricultural productions of the country. Th estimated population, at th present time, is nearly twenty millions of souls, (19,602,500) The number" of bushels of wheat raided the lai year, was 106,548,000, which is equal to 21. 309,600 barrels of flour, allowing five bushels per barrel, or moro than a barrel of flour to eacji individual man, woman and child in the United States. The increased number of emigrant from Europe, most of whom are farmers, and the new lands which are annually placed tin. der cultivation, together with the promising har- P"' .u B"y mcrea-e .no .... ..t .k.. . :n .1. ' 1 last, ax enormous as it was. But this is but a single item of the products of agriculture, ! Ba- 600.000; oats, 163,203,000; rye, 27,174,000 ; buckwheat, 10,268,000; Indian corn. 4 17,390.- 000; potatoes, 83,392,000; a Ids amouni than former years on account of the rot. Hay, 14. 065,000 tons; flax and hemp, 37,500 ton ; to bacco, 187,422,000 lbs.; silk cocoons, 486,530 lbs..: sugar, 226,000,000. These estimate, noi pretending to be com pletely accurate, furnish as near an apprnxiinn lion to the truth as possible, and will serve to form some basis for calculations in gross re- . ... , specttng Uie agricultural resources oi our coon- try. The field of agriculture continues to in crease as wellas labor to cultivate it. Thus, last year, 1,754,763 acres of the public lands were sold, while the number of emigrants from Great Britain, and other European countries generally, is believed to have been greater than for any previous year. Our own Stale, Penn sylvania, stands the third in the importance and. variety of its agricultural productions. There were raised in this State last year, 12,590,000 bushels of wheat, 141,000 of barley, 19,826.000 of oats, 11,927,000 of rye nearly four time the amount of any other State 3,322,000 of buckwheat, 17,126,000 of potatoes, 1,527,000 tons of hay, 535,000 lbs of tobacco, 41,370 of silk cocoons, 2,000,000 of sugar. New-York and Ohio are the only States which exceed Pennsylvania. Wo have reason, from this ex hibit, to be satisfied with our own glorious Com monwealth. Philadelphia Ledger. ITXcxican Punishment oi Theft. From what we had heard and knew' of tha thieving propensities of tho Mexicans, we wero under the impression that theft was considered' inherent with them, and was therefore allowed to go unpunished ; but were undeceived as to this bv witnd8sjng the infliction of a severer punishment for this crime than is mated out to it by tho laws of any other country we are ac quainted with. Tho culprit, his hands tied be hind him, and a chain with a heavy iron ball attached to itfastened round hi leg, was pa raded throughTthe streets, and after a sufficient exhibition, was led to the ferry at the crowing of the river, placed in the ferry boat, and when it had attained the middle of the stream, with his hands thus tied and the heavy weight sus pended to his leg, he was made to plunge into the rushing torrent. The poor devil managed, even in this situation, to keep his head above water for several moments and shorten the dis tance considerably between himself and the shore, but the ball at length touching the mud dy bottom, he could swim no further, and 'was dragged under and passed into eternity. Mat amoras Flag. Some city poet has worked out the following elegant specimen of literature and rhyme: O ! Sally 'tis my chief delite To gais upon your oyesea brite, My luv for you, by gosh surpasses The luv I feel, for rum and 'lasseo. Hard Names. Married on Thursday tu ning, July 2d, by A. Fulkorson, Esq. Mr. John Christopher Guntlefinger, to Miss Kuniguuty Dit.kle, all of Chicago city, 111. , m 41
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