JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, February 25, 147.'
Terms, $2,00 in advance: $2,25 half yearly; and $2,50 if not
paiu ociore me cna 01 me year.
FOR GOVERNOR,
'--PETER S. MICHLER,
OF NORTHAMPTON.
Subject to the decision of the 9th of March Convention.
Wilis Slate Convention.
A State Convention, to be composed of Del
egates from the city of Philadelphia and the
mveral counties equal to thpir representation in
the General Assembly of this Commonwealth,
will be held at Harrisburg, on TUESDAY, the
Oth day of MARCH next, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, for the purpose of selecting candid
ates for' Governor and Canal Comtnispncr to
be supported by the WJiigs and the friends of
the Protective Policy at the next ensuing elec
tion, and to transact such other business as may
bo deemed important to the success of the Whig
cause.
J. P. SANDERSON,
SAMUEL D. K-AR'NS.
JOSEPH KONJGMACHER,
M O RTO N Mc.MICHAEL,
GEORGE ERETY,
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H.JONES BROOKE.
THEO. D. COCHRAN,
JAMES FOX,
JAMES MARTIN,
WILLIAM BUTLER,
J. J. SLOCUM.
JOHN R. EDIE.
EDGAR COWAN;
JOHN B. JOHNSON,
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ti, , Wji. J. HOWARD,
Whig State Committee.
JJj3 Wo call attention to the proceedings of
''the Whig County Meeting, held at the Court
House in Stroudsburg, on Tuesday evening last.
They breathe the proper spirit, and show that
the right feeling is abroad amongst our people.
The meeting was large, and well attended, and
every thing passed off in a pleasant and agree
able manner.
Tho Locofocos of Monroe county held their
annual meeting at the Court House in Strouds
burg, on Monday evening last. We were pre
sent, and witnessed ono of the most disorderly
.meetings we ever attended. We will, in our
"itext paper, endeavor to give a full description
ofithia.affair.
Kentucky U. S. Senator
J. R. Underwood, on the twenty-ninth rote,
was, on the 12th inst., elected to represent the
State of Kentucky in the Senate of the United '
States for six years from the 4th of March next.
The two Houses adopted a rule to drop the
lowest candidate on each successive trial. The
last vote stood, for Underwood, (Whig) 84;
Metcalfe, (Whig) 15; McAfee, Dem.) 39.
The Wilinct Proviso.
This celebrated proviso, attachod to the
three millions bill, reads thus:
Provided further, That there shall neither
be slavery nor involuntary servitude in any
territory on the continent of America which
shall hereafter be acquired or annexed to the
United States by virtue of this appointment,
or in any other manner whatever, except for
crimes whereof the party shall have been duly
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convicteu ; rroviaea, aiways,iaRi every person
escaping into such territory from whom labor
or service is lawfully claimed in any ono of
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the United states, sucn iuguive may oe
fully, claimed and conveyed out of said territo
ry to the power claiming his or her labor or
service.
The Lehigh Bank.
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The House of Renresentatives at Harris-1
..!... mSsed a bill unanimously to repeal the
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-.J,.,of,t,T.Ainl, r.niV Rank at Allen-
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town. The recent action of the New Jersey
T.oaiclflttire in reference to the Plain field bank.
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T . -n Jnnhi ctirrmlatorl Inn Honcn t n thin mnVA. 1
,rl mu-u ,u w.u
ment. The unanimity with which the bill pass-
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A ibp Hnnse is ominous oi its fate in the ben-
'ate.
Sox8erviIle and Easton Railroad.
vThe committee on coroorattons, in the Sen
-ate, to which tho petitions for this road was re-
, furred vesterdav renoried in favor of the pro-
,w The bill provides for the formation of a
new company to be called lhe Somervillo and
Easton Railroad Company, with power to con-
- -struct a Railroad in the most direct line, from
Somerville to Belvidere and Easton, on the
Delaware, and also from Somerville to New
-Brunswick, and to purchase theOld Somerville
Railroad. The road ivill pass through a rich,
i productive country, and no doubt will be well
sustained.--Frcdonian. S
Wilis County Meeting.
Pursuant to public notice, a large and respec
table meeting of the Democratic Whigs of Mon
roe county,, assembled at the Court House in
Stroudsburg, oa Tuesday -evening, Feb. 23d.
The meeting was organized" by appointing
' HENRY SMITH, Esq., President.
Pettit B. Primrose, yu presdenL
John J. Price,
Joseph Fenner, " 4
Charles G. Nebe, Secretaries;
Samuel Deahl, )
The object of the meeting having been stated
by the President, on motion a committee of
twelve was appointed to draft resolutions ex
pressive of the sense of the meeting, and to se
lect a suitable person as delegate to the 9th of
March Convention, to nominate candidates for
Governor and Canal Commissioner, viz : Alex
ander Fowler, Matthias Brakely, Michael Rans
berry, Jeremiah Weaver, William Clements,
Benjamin Strobe, James Staples, Elijah Dech,
Philip Frantz, John R. Price, Sydenham Wal
ton and George Flyte.
During the absence of the committee, Mr.
Stephen Balliei, of Carbon county, was intro
duced to the meeting, and made some excellent
remarks upon the subject of the Protective sys
tem. The committee haying returned, reported the
following resolutions which were unanimously
dopted.'
Resolved, That we are, as we have always
professed to be, in favour of protecting the in
terests and labor of our own citizens against
the competition of the workshops and manufac
tories of Europe. That in the political cam
paign of 1844 we advocated the Tariff of 1842,
claiming it as a Whig measure, and that (unlike
our opponents, who for the sake of political
capital claimed it as a measure of their own,
and proclaimed by their speeches and banners
that they were its particular friends, but have
since in obedience to executive dictation aban
doned it) we still adhere to the Tariff of 1842,
satisfied as wo are, that the various branches of
domestic industry were fostered and encouraged
by it, and believing, as wo do, that the free
trade tendencies of the Tariff of 1846- cannot
but prove injurious to the interests of all the
producing classes.
" Resolved, That the present unexampled rise
in the price of bread-stuffs and provisions, fur
nishes no argument against the Tariff of 1842,
or proof of the superiority of the act of 1846,
knowing as all who reflect upon the subject
must know, that to the inscrutable decrees of
Providence, and not to the wisdom and fore-
sight of President Polk or Sacretary Walker,
is owing the failure of the crops and the famine
in various parts of Europe.
Resolved, therefore, That the repeal of the
Tariff of 1846, and the restoration of the Tariff
of 1842, or its equivalent, should be the motto
inscribed upon the Whig standard.
Resolved, That the attempt by the present
administration to raise additional revenue by a
tax upon tea and cottee, is entitled to no favor,
and that it comes with an ill grace from those
who recommended a reduction of duties for the
purpose of increasing the revenue.
Resolved, That we are in favor of a vigor
ous prosecution of the war with Mexico, and a
speedy adjustment of our difficulties with that
countrv.
Resolved, That the Hero of three Wars
lhe conqueror al Pa!o Ail0 Resaca de la Pal
ma and Monterey, is deserving of the lasting
honor and 2ralj,ude 0f ln0 whole country and
lhal the allacks of 8Uch men ag Flckin an(i
Thompson, and the jealousy of President Polk,
can no more detract from his well-earned reo-
utation, than did the attempt of tho conspirators
who sought to sacrifice General Washington,
detract from his.
Resolved, That William Davis, Esq., be,
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ana ue is nereoy annuiineu me iepreseuiauve
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ae,eSai8' represent me coumy u, iviunroo m
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,uw "u.g wu wilbim u, .u uo iibiu u-
risburg on the-9th of March next
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Resolved, That we concur in the appoint
.r a ti im i n ..rn.t i-
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as tle Senatorial delegate to said Convention,
nesoiveu, i nai we recommeno. 10 our cen
atonal and uepresentative delegates to ote in
said Convention for Peter S. Michler, a the
Whig candidate for Governor
Resolved, That wo recommend Paul S.
Piston, of Wayne county, as a suitable pern
for Canal Commissioner, and would recommend
o our delegate from this district to nominate
him for that office.
Un motion, the loilowing named persons
were appointed a Standing Committee for the
ensuing year : Benjamin Price, Pricey Syd
enham Walton, Stroud ; Jeremiah Weaver,
Coolbaugh ; Philip Abbott, Tobyhanna ; Chas.
G. Ncbe, Pocono; Daniel Brown, Chesnuthili ;
John T. Bell, Smithfield ; Joseph Fenner, Ham
ilton ; Peter Albert, Middle Smithfield ; Law
rence Serfoss, Polk ; Michael Buuz, Jackson,
and George Flyte, Ross.
On motion, Resolved, That the thanks of
this meeting be, and are hereby given o- Ste
phen Balliet, Jbr his able remarks this evening.
On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings
of this meeting be signed by the officers, and
published in the Democratic Whig papers of
the District.
(Signed by the Officers.)
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival off the Steamer Cambria.
15 DAYS LATER INTELLIGENCE.
Decline in the Price of Grain, &c.
The Cambria arrived at Boston on Saturday
last.
The great feature of the news by this arri
val, is a decided decline in the prices of Grain,
Flour, Sfc. in the chief British markets. The
decline is not extensivd, but universally conce
ded, and, being based upon immense receipts
and stocks as well as an increased stringency in
the Money Market, is pretty certain to hold, and
quite likely to be carried farther. The fact
that there are now 500,000 barrels of Flour in
Liverpool alone, and that the recent importa
tions of Indian Corn, &c. have been commen
surate with those of Flour, combine to assure
us that these articles have touched their high
est point, and that any change henceforth must
be in favor of those who have yet to 'buy their
bread
There was a prevailing opinion that the Brit
ish corn growers had large stocks, which, wiih
the temporary suspension of navigation laws,
and repeal of the impost duty, tended to check
speculation, and would, it was assumed, pro
duce a re-action both in prices and also in the
extent of future operations. This action was
felt in London on Monday, the 1st inst.,. when
wheat declined from four shillings to five shil
lings per quarter. At Liverpool, on the follow
ing day, prices were four shillings on flour, two
shillings per load on wheat, since the publica
tion of the weekly circular on the 29th.
The proceedings of tho British Parliament
have been full of interest. The measures pro
posed by the Ministry inA'iew of the existing
dearth and- dearness of Food throughout the
United Kingdoms are, 1. An entire remission
of Duties on the Importation of Grain which
are now very low ; 2. A suspension of the
Navigation Laws, so as to allow the importation
of Foreign Grain in any vessels, while it has
hitherto been confined to British and those of
the Country wherein this Grain was grown ;
and, 3. A remission of the Sugar Duties. The
two former will pretty certainly be adopted.
There appears to be no mitigation in the ac
counts of suffering by the famine in Ireland.
The amounts being raised by subscription and
otherwise, for the relief of the sufferers, were
however, very liberal ; and will, when applied,
do much to alleviate their sufferings.
Later from Mexico.
New Orleans papers to the 13th inst., have
been received, containing the information that
there had been three arrivals at that port from
Tampico, with dates to the 1st of February.
The advices received are of no particular in
terest.
There had been no arrival of troops' at Tam
pico since the entrance of General Patterson's
brigade.
The news of the skirmish between Colonel
May's dragoons and some of the marauding ran-
cheros, had reached the city of Mexico, and
the papers teemed with the particulars of which
they termed " a great fight."
According to the Mexican versions of the
affair thirty of the Americans were killed, and
eleven were taken prisoners.
On the reception of tho intelligence, an extra
session of the Chamber of Deputies was con
vened, and that body passed a vote of thanks
to the rauchero., and tendered to thern the free
dorn of the citv.
There was a rumor at Tampico lhal General
Taylor's rear guard had been attacked near
Linards, bv which circumstance a number of
wagons and mules were lost. This report
however, was not believed.
Gen. Worth, with the fourth and eighth in
farnry, was said to be on the rpad to Tampico
A Spirited Lady.
The following is given as the letter of a la
dy of Kentucky, whose husband was engaged
tonight a duel, but was taken sick before the
time of fighting occurred. The opposite parly
made some remarks thai seemed to imply that
the sickness was feint. She at once address
ed a note to the second of the adverse side,
couched in these words :
"Sir My husband is sick. If ho is unable
ohe on the ground to-morrow, I will take his
place.
Yours, ,respect fully, Margaret :-Jy- -
more Treasoii."
The President it will be recollected delib
erately charged treason upon all who condemn
the present development of the Texan plot. As
hanging is the punishment of treason, let us
see who His Excellency will string up.
First, John C. Calhoun, who said on the
floor of.the U. S. Senate
" Sooner than vote for a war against Mexi
co with the knowledge that I have before me,
or declare that war existed by the act of Mex?
ico, I would plunge a dagger into my bosom.
Itwill'itot make war upon the Constitution
through the Republic of Mexico."
Silas Wright declared
' The treaty ceded Texas by name, without
an effort to describe a boundary. The Con
gress of Texas had passed an act declaring,
by rnetes and bounds, what was Texas within
their powers and jurisdiction, h appeared to
me then, if Mexico should tell us. 'We don't
want you we have no treaty to make with
you' and we were left to lake possession
oy force, we must take the country as Texas
ceded it to us and in doing that or forfeiting
our own honor, we must do injustice to Mexico,
and take a large portion of New Mexico, the peo
ple of which have never been under the jurisdic
tion of Texas. This, to me, was an insurmount
able barrier. I could not place the country in
that position."
Col. Tho's H. Benton said
" I wash my hands of all attempts to dis
member theMexican Republic by seizing her
dominions in New Mexico, Chihuahua, Coa
hutla and Tamaulipas. The treaty, in all that
relates to the boundary of the Rio Grande, is
an act of unparalleled outrage on Mexico it is the
seizure of two thousand miles of her territory,
wiihout a word of explanation with her, and by
virtue of a treaty with Texas to which she is
no party. Our Secretary of Saie, in his letter
to the United States Charge in Mexico, and
seven days alter the treaty was signed, and af
ter the Mexican Minister had withdrawn from
our seat of Government, shows full well that
he was conscious of the enormity of this outrage;
knew it was war; and proffered volunteer apol
ogies to avert the consequences which he
knew he had provoked.'"
There are " more of the sarrte sort," but
let Polk first hang up these three on the gal
lows which he threatens to free-born Ameri
cans for exercising the liberty of speech.
Yet before he commences hanging, let the
President read the account of Hainan and Mor
decai Tunkhannock Record.
JJjLoco Foco leaders seem to have an es
pecial spite against old Generals who have
done the country good service. Harrison,
they said, "died a felon's death." Van Rens
selaer they turned out of the Post-Office at
Albany in his old age. Gaines they court
martialed for his zealous effortsjn aid of our
army of invasion at a critical period, but had
to acquit him. Scott they combined to crush
for telling them the truth relative to the prose
cution of the war but now have to invoke his
personal service in the distant, dangerous field.
Lastly they have commenced upon Taylor
who with an illy prepared force, has performed
deeds of heroism that have eXcited tho admira
tion of Europe and America. Locofocoism in
all this shows its poisonous rancor to true
hearted Americans who have risked life and
shed their blood under the banner of the coun
try. lb.
Effect o? the Foreign News on the
Philadelphia Markets.
The following paragraph appeared in Bick-
nell's Reporter, dated Monday noon:
The announcement, on Saturday afternoon,
by Telegraph, of the arrival of the Steamer
Cambria, at Boston, causod an immediate sus
pension in operations in grain, speculators
and dealers awaited with anxiety the details of
her despatches, which were promulgated this
morning. Her news has completely thrown
our market into confusion, and both bidders and
purchasers feel unwilling to enter tho market,
preferring to wait the arrival of their private
letters. Flour and grain will undoubtedly ex-,
perience a declino in price, probably equal to
the fall in Europe, say 2s. per barrel flour, and
2s. per quarter com.
Tunnelling the Delaware.
R. W. Csossctt, of Port Richmond, has in
contemplation the novel idea of tunnelling and
bridging the river Delaware, opposite lhe city.
He proposes to construct an iron tunnel to
reach from the wharves to tho island ; there e
reel a bridge upon the improved lattice plan,
terminating upon the Jersey shore, aad to be
elevated in the centre high enough to admit
vessels to pass. The tunnel ia to be built with
two carriage and two foot-vays, having wings
10 contain ballast sufficient to sink the. whole
fabric to tho bottom of the river. Over the
tunnel and appendagoi,, the projector assume!
there will be thirty-five feet of water ample
for the passago of vessels navigating our riv
er. He eatimatos that $600,000 would com
plete tho whole, making the passages to the
tunnel, lighting with gas, &c Philadelphia
Ltdger, ' . - . ;
Auotlicr'Xoco Defeat in Iowa. N
The St. Louis Republican says ; It gives U3
great satisfaction to be able to announce, that
the election in Leo county, Iowa, to supply tho
place of Conlee, who died a few weeks since,
has resulted In the decided defeat of the Loco
focos. Baker, "possum Democrat," supported
by the Whigs, beat the Locofoco candidate
about 150 votes ! . .--
Sry Goods.
The Spring Jias opened with large sales.
The auctioneers are doing a great business) and
although prices are not much higher than they
were a year ago, yet, as the goods were bought
cheaper on the other side, both the English and
French importers are getting fair profits. Sorno
of the jobbers aro selling largely, but in general
they are large buyers, and not.yet large sellers.
"""" Journal of Commerce.
jjj3 So it seems that while our importers
are buying their goods cheaper in Europe than
formerly, they are selling them to their custom
ers here " not much higher," than they were a
year ago. That is encouraging, certainly.
The Eighteen Millions of consumers in thi
country, who have been told that the Reduction
of the Tariff was to operate to their benefit, will
be glad to hear that,-by reason of diminished
cost and increased prices, "lhe English and
French importers are getting fair profiis." It
strikes us that "this is not the entertainment to
which we were invited." N. Y. Tribune.
SSest Remedy for Burns.
Pound and sift wood soot, and mix it with
sweet lard, and-apply it, spread on linen raaS.
It will ease a burn quicker than anything. If
the skin is off, the great thing is to kepp it cov
ered close from the air. If the burns are hr
and bad-, give salts, or cream of tartar as a ca
thartic. AD Breadth, a Disagreeble Taste in the mouth t
and many other unpleasant svmntoms. are
always the result of indigestion. When the food,
instead of being properly dissolved, remains in the
stomach until it becomes in a manner putrified, a.
deleterious fluid, called Septic Acid, is generated
in the stomach, which, mixing with the fluid of tho
mouth, is certain not on1- to give a bad breath, but
is also the true cause of wasting oT the gums, a
deposit of tartar, and decayed teeth. Wright's In
dian Vegetable Pills not only cleanse the stomach
and bowels from all bilious and putrid humors, and
purify the blood, but they also restore the diges
tive organs to a healthy tone ; and are therefore
certain to remove a bad breath, and prevent a pre
mature decay of the teeth.
Beware of Counterfeits. The public are cau
tioned against the many spurious medicines, which
in order to deceive are called by names similar to
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills.
For sale by George H Miller, Stroudsburg, who
is the only authorised agent for that place; sec ad
vertisement for other agencies m another column.
Office and general depot, 1GJ) Race st., PmTa.
300 MBN "WiwTEDr"
Wanted at the Monroe and Pocono Tanner
ies, 200 good axe men for chopping limber und
peeling bark, to commence about the 15h or
20th of April, (or sooner if the season will ad
mit of it,) and to continue throughout the hark
peeling season. Wages 75 cents per dav and
board, found. Each man must come provided
with an axe.
' .R. T. DOWNING & Co.
Tannersvillo, Feb. 25, 1847.
Belvidere AdoIIo and Honesdale Democrat
will please insert- the above until the 25h of f!
May, and send bills to this office for pavment.
Lumber ! jL umber ! !
The subscribers have on hand at their mill
in Drinker Beach, a large lot of
Seasoned Pine Lumber,
of good quality, for sale on reasonable terras.
They will pay the highest market price for
FLOUR and FEED. Those wishing lumber
are requested to call soon.
P. G. READING & Co.
February 25, 1847. 3t.
NOTICE.
The'aubscriber will attend in Stroudsburg,
at the house or S. J. Hollinshead, on Wednes
day and Thursday, the 17th and 18th of March
next, for the adjustment of unsettled accounts.
Should he bo prevented from attending on thoss
days, he will be there on the 24th and 25iQ of
the week following.
WM. VAIL.
February 18, 1847.
Office of the Lehigh Coal Navigation. Co.
Mauch Chunk, February Sth, 1847.
WANTED,
800 CrOOd Steady Tflcil can find con
stant employment at Boating Coal during "He
coming season, at liberal prices. Apply at tbi
Office. E. A DOUGLAS,
Sup't. JEngmeer..
In the matter of the JEsiate.bf Francis At. Svtf&
late oj Milford township, Pike county, dee'd
h NOTICE is hereby given; that letters te
memary upon tho abpve rrieritionod Estate, na
been granted to the undersigned. AH pet,onI
indobled to the said Estate are requested I"
make immediate payment, and those having
demands to present them, duly authenticated,'0
John B. LaForge, al his office in Milford, Pi
county.
HANNAH S. WELLS, Executrix,
J. B.'LaFORGE, Executor
January 18,1847. v ' y