JEFPERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Th ii rsday, April l, 1847. Terms, $2,00 in advance : $2,25 half yearly ; and $2,50 if not paid before the end of the vear. Democratic Whig Nominations. FOR GOVERNOR, JAMES IRVIN, OF CENTRE COUNTY. FOR CANAL COM31ISSIONER, JOSEPH W. PATTON, OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Wanted at this Office, An apprentice to the Printing business. A lad of about 15 or 1G years of age, having a rea sonable English Education, and of good char acter and industrious habits, will find a situa tion by making early application. . The subscribers to the Jeffcrsonian Republican who change their residences during. the present season, will please notify us where they wifch their papers left hereafter. TheiLehigh Reporter of Tuesday last, says the notes of the Commercial Bank, located at Perth Amboy, N. J , arc refused by the merchants and business men of Allcntown. The Columbian Magazine. yVe hare received the April number of this excellent New York monthly. The number is beautifully got up; contains a large amount of reading mailer, besides several highly finished engravings and a plato of iho latest fashions. The subscription price is S3 per annum. The &ady's Book. The April number of this old and farorite periodical has already made its appearance, and claims jbur particular notice and admiration for the beauty of its execution, and the rich ness of its contents. Godey's re-print of Blackwood's Magazine, fur March, has also been received, and is an excellent number. The Legislature of this Stale previous to its ad journment passed a new Lottery Law. Under its provisions any person convicted of selling a Lot tery ticket of any kind, or from any State, is pun ishable by a fine not exceeding $5,000, and im prisonment in the State or County prison, not ex ceeding three years, at the discretion of the court. Persons buying are not held liable, nor punished, but are competent witnesses against the seller. extraordinary Grinding. The Baltimore American says that ninety bar rels of flour were recently made at the Greenfield Wills' Frederick county, Maryland, with a very superior pair of six feet burs, called the "Eclipse," in twenty-four hours. The wheat of which this flour was made averaged only 5G pounds per bush el. If the wheat had been of the same quality as ihat of last year one hundred barrels would have been turned out with great ease. The New York Express says that the Police expenses of that city during the last year were $500,000. The beautiful residence erected by the taste and liberal expenditure of Joseph Bonaparte, at Bor dentown, on the Delaware, in New Jersey, is to be sold at auction next June. This is one of ihe most complete and perfect estates in this counUy,and in its arrangement, plantations, garden and mansion, is xeady for the immediate enjoyment of any gentleman of taste and fortune, who may desire such a delicious re treat ready made to his hands. The house, large and spacious, is built of stone and brick. The Park, containing 274 acres, is completely enclosed, admirably planned, and di vided into wood and Jake, pasture and arable land, in due proportion. Mr. Clay left New Orleans on the 10th ult., for his residence in Kentucky, intending to stop a few days at ftatchez Fully Employed. A correspondent of a London paper, writing from Caernarvon, Wales, mentions having passed, during a promenade, a study-looking dame, who was knitting stockings, had a load of wood on her head, a child lied on her back, and a cudgel un der her a,rm, with which she was driving four cows before her Nor was her tongue idle, for she scolded the cows in Welsh if they dared to awervc from the path she meant them to follow. In 1844, Polk's Majority in New Hamp shire orer all others was 5,095 ; now the Lp- cofoco Governor has amajorhy of 1147, ac cording to iho showing of his friends, who crow lustily orer the glorious result;" The Locofoco loss is 4,958 ; and at the same rate in the whole Union iheir loss would be about 250.000 bnlon ihe Whigs. A "glorious result," Bail Koacl J&cctinff. In pursuance of public notice, a large and respectable meeting' of ihe citizens of Pennsyl vania and New Jersey, convened at the house of Wm. A. Brodhead, at the Delaware Waier Gap, on Thursday, ihe 25th inst., lo express their sentiments relative lo the completion of " The Susquehanna and Delaware Rail Road;" when the following officers were appointed: DEPUE S. MILLER, President. Joseph Kerr, Joseph V. Wilson, Mi chael Ransbury, Eleazer Price, C. G. Ne be, John Eoinoek, Aaron Croasdale, The odore Brodhead, Benjamin V. Bush, Vice Presidents. James H. Walton, Robert R. Depue, Luke W. Brodhead, Robert Huston, Secretaries. The object of ihe meeting being stated by James H. Walton, Esq. on motion, a commit tee of thirty was appointed to draught resolu tions expressive of the sense of the meeting, whereupon the following persons were appoin ted ; S3fdenham Walton, John D. Morris, Rich ard S. Staples, Stroud J. Hollinshead, Joshua R. Howell, Benjamin Price, Jacob Brotzman, Jo seph Dusenberry, Depue Bush, John H. Bniz, William A. Brodhead, Philip Fisher, Michael H. Dreher, Stogdell Stokes, R. T. Downing, John Boys, Stlas L. Drake, John Kern, Peter Neyhart, David Edinger, Alexander Fowler, Abraham Fenner, Robert Brown, Henry Smith, James Bell, jr., William Clements, Daniel Drake, Edward Brown, Samuel Hayden and John H. Melick. John D. Morris, Esq., was called upon, and addressed the Meeting in his usual happy style The meeting was also addressed by Judge Robeson of Belvidere, presenting his views, fa vorable to a connection of the Susquehanna and Delaware Railroad with the Somerviile and Easlon Railroad, at a point near Belvidere, New Jersey. The Committee then reported the following resolutions : Whereas, we are in possession of a charier for the construction of a Railroad from ihe Del aware Water Gap to ihe Lackawanna Coal Beds, the greatest Coal region in the Stale. And whereas, the immense productions of our country, together with the vast treasures that are ye: buried in our mountains, require a cheaper and more expeditious communication to the great sea-board, in order to convert them i inlo that wealth they intrinsically possess, and ; give a stimulus to ihe industry and enteprize of our country. Therefore, Resolved, That the period has arrived when it is indispensiblo that a Railroad should be extended from the Coal District via the Delaware Water Gap to the city of New York. Resolved, That we have the assurance of capitalists in New York and elsewhere, that siock can be procured within one week from the lime the books are opened for the purpose of extending the Delaware and Susquehanna Railroad to ihe Water Gap, provided ihat any company in New Jersey will meet us at the lat ter place. Resolved, That we this day offer and extend to the Somervillo and Easton Railroad Com pany, or lo the Morris and Essex Railroad Company, or to any other company in New Jersey, that if they will, extend iheir road to the Delaware Water Gap, we will ensure its continuance to the western terminus of ihe Del aware and Susquehanna Railroad. Resoled, That we will use our utmost abil ities in assisting either company in New Jer sey lo obtain stock for the purpose of extending their road to the Delaware Water Gap. Resolved, That we will not be deterred from our purpose by any inducement short of the construction of a road lo this place. Resolved, That we deem the construction of a Railroad from New York to the Lackawan na, as offering greater inducements to capital ists to invest their money than have been offer ed in this country for half a century. Resolved, That a committee bo appointed to correspond with the managers of the foregoing companies and other persons interested in said road, and report the result of their correspond ence at an adjourned meeting. In pursuance of the foregoing resolutions the chair appointed the following committee : Henry W. Drinker, William Henry, Theo dore Brodhead, John D. Morris, Jacob Sing master, R. T. Downing, Stogdell Stokes, John T. Bell, Stroud J. Hollinshead, B. S. Schoon over, Joseph V. Wilson, R. R. Depue, Luke W. Brodhead, Jacob Stauffer. On motion Resolved, That this meeting ad journ lo meet on the 24th day of April next, at the Court House in Stroudsburg, 2 o'clock P. M. On motion, Resolved, That ihe proceedings of this meeting be published in all the papers of Monroe, Luzerne, Warren, Orange, Morris, Essex and Sussex Counties, and ihe Tribune of New York City am'' The Poor of I reiattd. Extract of a letter from Joseph Bewlcy and Jonathan Pirn, Secretaries of the Central Re lief Committee of the Society of Friends, to the Corresponding Committee of Friends in Phila delphia, dntfed Dublin, 3d rnotiih 1st 1817 : We regret to say that whilst much has been done and is doing to alleviate tho prevalent dis tress, it must still bo acknowledged to be on ihe increase, and spreading into Districts of tho country, which were comparatively exempt some months since, so that we labor under much discouragement. AVe are endeavoring, however, lo do all we can, and although Ihe extent of ihe calamity is such as to surpass all the efforts that have been made-fully to mpet it, wo cannot doubt that multitudes have been seasonably and most usefully-assisted through the agencies which we hate -'been enabled to open. - . ' The latest Rumors. We have a rumor received by life, way of New Orleans from the mouth of ihe Rio. Grande on the 10th inst., to the effect that Gon. Tay lor was attacked by Santa Anna at Agua Nue va, and after a smart battle fell back to Saliilo, where another engagement took place in which Gen Taylor was victorious. Gen. Taylor then retreated to Monterey. Santa Anna not attack ing him here, he sallied forth and attacked the Mexican forces, and totally defeated Santa An na. The Mexican loss is reported at four or five thousand. The time occupied in all ibis fighting and manoeuvering was three days. Gen. Taylor pursued Sanla Anna 18 miles on the road from Monterey towards Sahijlo. The American loss is reported about 1100. Mexi can forces 23,000 American about 7,000. We put but little faith in ihese rumors, but give them for what they aro worth. The public pioperty and stores on the Rio Grande, at Brazos, Matamoras, and Camargo, is said lo amount to six or seven millions, of dollars, besides immense quantities of private merchandize; and for ihe protection of this line there are probably from fifteen to eighteen hundred men, scaitered in detachments, tho strongest of which does not exceed seven hun dred. Tlic Island of EjO&os. It appears ihat this Island is already noted. It appears that Com. Porter, in 1818, first hoist ed the tri-colored flag of Mexico, and aided her wyh his Utile fleet, in her revolt against Spain. This Island was tho rendezvous of the French squadron in 1S37, when they battered down the walls of San Juan d'Ulloa : and, lastly, it was there that Com. Moore, of the Texan Na vy, watered and recruited the health of his men for six weeks in 1842, and harassing and terrifying ihe Mexicans along- the coast for thirteen months. A well, dug by Com. Moore, is still lo be seen in (he vicinitv of the island. India Rubber Tree. The India rubber tree, which grows on the Is land of Lobos, is quite a curiosity to our troops. A writer, describing one, says : " It here at tain ihe height of twenty-five feet, -and the branches strike down to the earth, take root, and grow, and become bodies lo the tree. We saw one which was cut down that had thirty one trunks, the milky juice floats out in quanti ties upon the least wound being made through tho bark. A Row Method of Intoxication. In the absence of other means of intoxica tion, it is thought that opium and even ether will be used by inebriates. A French Physi cal n reports that four years ago, he was ac quainted with a lady, who suffering from ex treme melancholy, actually lived during the lat ter part of her life in an atmosphere charged with ether. A bolile with a large mouth, con taining 1000 grammes of this substance, was kept constantly open on her chimney-piece. The remonstrances of scientific men, and of her kindred, could not prevail with her lo re nounce the habit, and forego the delightful in toxication which it produced. She would per sist, and, finally succumbed to an affection of the brain, accompanied by an abolition of the func tions of ihe organs of the senses. A Dreadfnl Affair. The Louisville Courier of the ,16th' says, that an affray occurred the day beforo in the vicinity of Bardstown, between Judge Brown and Judgo Gailher, brothers-in-law, which re sulted in iho death of the latter. There had been a long standing difficulty between ihern, and some trifling occurrence yesterday caused the affray which resulted thus tragically. Judge Gaither received ihe contents of several barrels of a revolving pistol, which caused his death in a short lime. f Singular Case. It will be remembered, that a few days since we noiiced tho sudden death of Ars. Aming ton, a lady residing at ihe north pari of t his ci ty. She waa hanging out -clothes in her yard, and falling, was laken up as dead. She was deposited in a tomb at Paw tucket, in due conre, but has been removed thence, as on re cent examination her body was discovered to be warm. The body remains warm, and the color in her face is natural and fluctumins. but there are no other signs of life. The most em inent physicians have not asyel been able to give a satisfactory suluiiompfelhe mystery. Prov. Transcript.. Mr. Jenks of tho Boston Star, alluding to the tract on Dancing about to be published, by ihe American Tract Society, proposes thai a pre mium he offered for the beM tract ngaiiifct the enormities of battledore, grace-hoop; kning, sliding, blindman's buff, pushpin, hunt the .slip per, and p'lis-in iho. corner. Good I N From the; Wilkes-Barre Advocate, -cj Gubernatorial.-. Farmer B. Well neighbor F. you Mechanics are an industrious set of men, I see iyou are al ways busy. , " Mechanic F. Yes, I delight to be stirring. And to-day, while my hands have been busy, my mind has been ruminating on the question of next Governor. I have concluded to vote for General Irvin. B. Strange he is Ihe Whig Candidate. You and I have toiled so many years, side by side, in tho Democratic Party', that 1 hardly expected that of you. F. True. But I have watched the workings of the Tariff of 1842 the country prospered un der it and its principles are right. I am a true Democrat a true friend to my country and I must adhere to the policy that sustains the inter ests of my country.. It is Democratic to do so. B. Well if it is Democratic to do so, why don't Democrats go into it 1 F. They do. James run and tell your mother to send me the Farmer of August oth, and the one of last week. They are in the chest in our bed room. Now neighbor 13. you remember that before the Presidential election, Democrats carried flags, on which were the words, " Polk, Dallas and the Ta riff f 1842." And see here, in tho Farmer of August last is the proceedings of a Democratic meeting, which are very much opposed to the Ta riff of 1846, and as warmly in favor of the Tariff of 1812. B. Yes, but was not that a Whig Meeting, and only called Democratic 1 - F. Look at the Officers. Col. Hollenback was President. Did you ever know a Hollenback that wasn't a Democrat. Among the Officers, too, Kidder, Bernett, Reynolds, Ross, Fisher, and a host of other Democrats. Col. Wright addressed the meeting. Would you call such men Whigs 1 B. No. They are Democrats, But what did they do. F. Why they deprecated the effort then ma king to pass the Tariff of 1846. Let me read you one of their resolutions : Resolved, That the country under the Tariff act of M2, has prospered to an almost unprecedented extent this we know and see and we protest most earnestly against this attempt to "tinker at" that which works very well without it. B. That resolution then was passed at a Dem ocratic meeting, and don't that show you that Dem ocrats are in favor of that Tariff, too. Why can't you as a Democratic Tariff man vote for Shunk 1 F. Let me read you a resolution passed at the Convention that nominated Shunk : Resolved, That the increased prosperity and power of our great country, the result of her free institutions, and the faithful administration of the government, are satisfactory evidences that the ac customed war cry of our opponents as to the ruin to be accomplished by THE TARIFF of 1846, will fail to have any other effect than to excite a feeling of ridicule towards the authors of these senseless predictions. Our farming, manufactur ing and other industrial interests, are in the high est state of prosperity, and are not injuriously af fected by the operaticmsjoX-thtrpresent Tariff. Now do you objserfcthe difference in the spirit of the twu--reolutions 1 I like thevone passed in Jukv but not the one passed at the Convention. B. There is a great difference in the sentiment. But could Shunk have helped it ! F. I guess it agrees with his own sentiments. Our party is divided on that question. One por tion goes in for, the principle's of the Tariff of 1842 the othei for-the Tariff of 1846. Shunk seems xd want to want to stand between them, rather fa voring the 1 after. Tn his last Message he said : "Should the changes made in the rate of duties by the tariff act of 1846, affect, injuriously, any of the great interests of the country, we must unite our efforts to induce Congress, to whose care and discretion the subject is committed by the Consti-, lution, ana on wnose wisaom anu justice we may safely rely, to make all just and reasonable amend ments." You see from that where Shunk stands. The resolution of the Convention shows that the por tion of our party, opposed to the Tariff of 1842, got the ascendency in that body, and of course they nominated their man. 1 cannot support him. You see we have in favor of the beneficial operation of the Tariff of 1842, the united and unwavering tes timony of the Democratic Whigs wo have the testimony of a portion of our party, and I have al so the evidence of my own observation, I have no notion of voting with that portion opposed to it. I feel it my duty as a Democrat to give my suf frages to sustain that which sustains" the interest of my country, and I shall vote for Irvin. B. Well 1 can't blame you. But is there no doubt about Iryin, aro those who nominated him all in favor of Protection. F. Nobody doubts that. IIo is tho candidate of tho paitythat has steadily advocated the policy. Let mo read you a resolution passed by tho Con vention ihat nominated Irvin : Resolved, Thattho Protection of-American Man ufneturcs, and the independence of American la bor, as they were the policy of the Whigs before and during ihe revolution, ate their policy now : that the Tariff of 1842 was the source of unexam pled prosperity to the country, and that its repeal has been attended with results detrimental to the true interests of all sections and classes. Now neighbor compare the resolution accom panying the nomination of Shunk, with tho one accompanying the nomination of Iryin, and see the difference. They are brought forward on ve ry different principles, on the Tariff subject. B. You have, a plain case of it, I grant you. It looks as if the Democratic party has been changing about, first on one side, and then on the other. f . r. . iVVn;0nch so as, it may seerri. Sprmj pf our party are 'in favor of the Protective principle and some are'not, and the resolutions of the one portion are different from those of the other. B Well that may be it. And I am inclined to go with you. I think we should sustain the polU cy that sustains the country. Shtmk's Nomination. " Gov. Shunk has been re-nominated. Tho next thing is to re-elect him. It can be done. This, however, will require one thin', viz: COmvilete harmrmit nn thn rtnrt. nC ihn niiinnn..u i i j i -i v....w.i uwv, jr TO SPEAK PLAINLY THIS DOES NOT EXI ST." Philadelphia Spirit of the Times, (Loco ) " If the nomination of Mr. Shunk U NOT PARTICULARLY ACCEPTABLE, why let it pass say nothing about ii wait for FfJ. TUREDEVELOPMENTS.' Lycoming Ga. zelte, (Loco,) Acceptance of Gen. Irvin. Tho following is the correspondence be tween the Committee of the Whig' State Con vention, and Gen. Irvin, on tho subject of his nominaiion. .. .. " - Harrisburg, Pa. March 10th,-:1847. Hon. James Irvin : , Sir The undersigned, a committee appoint ed by the Whig State Convention, which met at Harrisburg on the 9ih inst., for ihe purposo of selecting candidates for the office of Govern or and Canal Commissioner of this Common wealth, pursuant to our instructions, have thB pleasure of announcing that 'ou have been u nanimously nominated as a candidate for tho office of Governor of Pennsylvania, by said Convention. Yours very respectfully, JNO. J. PEARSON, L. A. MACKEY. THOS. W. DUFFIELD, RICHARD IRVINE, E- C. WILSON, ;r- J. C. ADAMS. R. M. BARD, Bellefonte, March 15, 1847. Gentlemen Your communication of iho 10th inst. informing me that I have been unan imously nominated for tho office of Governor of Pennsylvania, by the Whig Stale Convention that met at Harrisburg on tho Slh inst. has been presented to me by Messrs. Irvine and Mack ey. I accept ihe nomination with feelings of profound gratitude for ihe high and unmerited honor which has been conferred upon me, by the Convention ; and assure ihem.and through ihetn the people of Pennsylvunia.thai if elected, my highest ambition will be lo pursue such a course as will contribute to sustain the credit and promote ihe best interests of my native Stale. With sentiments of the highest respect for the Convention, and each of you individually, I remain your friend and fellow citizen. JAMES IRVIN. 'To Messrs. Pearson, Mackey, Irvine, Duf field, Wilson, Adams and Bard. Acccptaiscc of I?lr. JPitKou. Gentlemen I this djy received your let ter of the lOih inst. informing me of ihe unini mous nomination for the office of Canal Com missioner, by iho Whig Convention which met at Harrisburgh on the 9ih. By an entire devoiion to ihe principles of iho Whig party, which I believe to bo identical with ihe true interests of Pennsylvania, and by which only she can arrive at that proud pre eminence lo which she is destined, and, (m the event of rny election to ihe office of Canal Commissioner,) by directing all my energies to the promotion of tho best interests of the Commonwealth, I shall hope to merit the hon or conferred on me by the Convention. For tho present, Gentlemen, permit me, through you, to express to the Convention my sincere thanks, and accept for yourselves assur ances of my distinguished consideraiion and respect. JOSEPH W. PATTON. Messrs. J. J. Pearson, L. A. Mackey, R Irvine, T. W. Duffieid, E. C. Wilson, J. C. Adams and R. M. Bard. The Easton Sentinel, and.other Pennsylvaia Locofoco papers, are full of vituperation of federalism. They should be more tender of iha feelings of Messrs. Buchanan and Wilkins: and when they talk oUorics, they should think of tho man who " would have been a lory had he lived in tho. days of the Revolution." This talk ing of halters to those who have had rela tives hung, is extremely indelicate. Belvidere Ap olio. If any one of our readers should make a pur chase of goods at cheaper rates than those of the time of tho tariff of '42, we shall be glad to hear of ihe fact. That benefit, piomised by le friends of the new tariff, remains lo be reahzeu; and but for the railroad mania, and the acciJt tal scarcity of grain in Europe, all ihe o?Ur promised benefits would still be among th"5 things hoped for but not seen. lb. The Receivers of the Plainfield Bank will com mence issuing certificates to bill holders on tho 1st of April, in pursuance of an order in Chancery. ' mARKIED, In Delaware township, on the 15ih nl , by Jacob B. Westbrook, Esq., Mr. Isaac Decker. and Miss Sarah Hunt, both of Ufc;above place In Dingman township, on tho 20th ult . by the Rev. Charjea Miln, Mr. Ma nib Vanaoken. and Mist Frances Hoffman, both of Dingman,
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