Wliip National Convention.
We have not space for a more detailed account
of the proceedings of the Whig National Conven
tion, than the following: ;
The Convention met in Philadelphia on "Wed
nesday the 7th inst., in the Chinese Museum, and
arranged the preliminaries for a permanent or
ganization, when it adjourned to Thursday. Re
assembled on Thursday, ex-Governor Moorehelid,
of North Carolina, was appointed President, sup
ported by thirty Vice Presidents. After the cre
dentials bfdelegates were examined, '-and other
business discharged, the Convention proceeded
to ballot for candidates, and the following are the
Results :
1st n.iiiot.
Ill
.97
43
22
4
2fl ballot.7 3d bnllot.
4th ballot.
171.
32
63
14.
0
Taylor,
Clay.
.cntt,
Jpbhter,
Clayton,
1 18
86
49
22
4
133
,74
54
i
. Gen. Taylor having thus secured a majority
nf-all the votes cast, was declared to be the
regularly nominated candidate of the whigs for
President ofihe United Stales.
v The following table will exhibit the prefer
ence of the respective slates, asdetermined by
ihe votes bf their delegates.
1 ' O
3
a"
S",
Co
o
1
c
a
Maine . ; ,,.t 1, A
New ilampehiie
Massachusetts'4"1 ' '
Vermont ' . i j5 L
Rhode Island - t.;.-4
Connecticut ;v 6,
New York 29 ,
3
IS
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Pelaware
Maryland
Virginia
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
"Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
; -4- 3' " '
- 12- 8 .6.
"1 , r. . e : 1 1 .
.2 15
' 5 ' 6
10
00- 3
1 6"
00' r 6
'I 5
00 4
..00 ,3
TOO 13
''5 7
1 1 ' 1 20
2. 1 .9
- 3 4, ,1 .
.3 00 2 .
00 6
1 2
3 1
? i.'i
z.it
Iowa 12 1
Wisconsin
The Convention $ten proceeded to ballot for a
candidate for Vice President, when on the second
ballot Hon. Millard Fillmore, of New York, hav
ing received a majority of all the votes cast, was
declared to be the nominee.
The vole of the Convention on th,e two bal
lots for Vice President stood as follows:-
FIRST BALLOT.
. For Millard Fillmore, q( New York, 115
' Abbot Lawrence, of Mass. 109
:; John Sergeantof Pennsylvania, 6
.fr Andrew Stewart, do 14
. T. M. T. M'Kennan, do 13
John .M. Clayton, of Delaware, 3
George Evans, of Maine, G
'Scattering, 8
SECOND BALLOT. ,
For Millard Fillmore, of New York, 173
Abbot Lawrence, of Mass. 87
Mr. Fillmore is one ofthe most popular men in
iNevy York, and is universally esteemed for his
'commanding talents, and his high moral worth.
"Lo'c Feco Motto."
Three C's, Cass, Cuba, California. Polk
was elected to annex Texas, with her debt and
slavery, but until ihe war ends, we cannot tell
at what expense of blood and treasure. Cass
did his best to bring on two wars at once. And
now, as was intimated in debate, and as is pro-
'claimed by "raoito," we are to-go for "Cass and
"Cuba'."
Before taking another war President and
;oe who has avowed beligerent sentiments
''against half a dozen nations let us, couniing
from the cost and consequence of the war with
'Mexico, endeavor to ascertain how much of our
Republican form of Government will be left,
.and what our Free Institutions will be woih, af
..ter .Oregon and Cuba are ours by conquests,?
A Catkolic Priest was lately fined in Cin
4 cinnati, in the sum of fifteen dollars and costs,
on the camplaint of a man whose hat he had
.knocked off, because he did not take it off in
the presence of feis Reverence. The justice
.before, whom the trial took place told him that
iicU;things would not do in this land of liberty.
The fine was not to be collected, the complain
ant being satisfied with the vindication of his
natural and constitutional rights.
Description jof a Road
is the way to village
-St ranger, which
V There's two
roads," responded the fellow. "-Well, which
is the best 1 "Aim much difference ; both oh
' 'em very bad. Take which yon will, afore
'you've got half-way you'll wish' yord 1ck
t'other."
A spinster went io a well known lawyer and
i gaged him to manage a suit for her, in which
bfce claimed a legacy, to wTweh her right" was
d6pied. 'The suit was lost and the poor maid
Mi asd to the lawyer, " How can-1 ever repay
f-jou for all the time and trouble whicfoyou hare
takeMi my account have noihjijg to give
Ratification Meeting.
An immense meeting for the ratification of
the Whig nominations was held in Indepen
dence Square in Philadelphia, on Friday even
ing last. The meeting was called to order by
Robert Morris, Esq., of Philadelphia, who
nominated a list of officers, amongst them Hen
ry D. Maxwell, Esq. of Easton, which was u
nanimously agreed to. The following resolu
tions were ihen read by W. S. Price, Esq., of
Philadelphia, and unanimously adopted.
1 Resolved, That the Whigs df the, United
States, here assembled by their Representatives,
heartily ratify the nominations oT Gen. ZA'CH
ARY TAYLOR as President, and MILLARD
FILLMORE, as Vice President of the United !
States and pledge themselves to their support, j
2. Resolved, 'I hat in the choice of General
TAYLOR as the whig candidate for President,
we are glad to discover sympathy with a great
popular seniiment throughout the nation a
sentiment which, having its origin in admira
tion of great military success, has been strength
ened by the development, in every action and
every word, of sound conservative opinions,
and of tiue fidelity to the great examples of
former days'; and to the principles of Consti
tution as administered by its founders.
3. Resolved, That General TAYLOR, in
saying that, had he voted in 1844, he would
have voted the whig ticket, gives us the assur
ance (and no better is needed from a consis
tent and truth speaking man) that his heart
was with us at the crisis of our political desti
ny, when HENRY CLAY was our condidaie,
and when not only whig principles were well
defined, and clearly asserted, but whig meas
ures depended on success. The heart that
was with us then is with us now, and we have
a soldier's word of honor, and a life of public
and private virtue, as the security.
4. Reholved That we look to Gen. Taylor's
administration of the government as one con
ducive of PEACE, PROSPERITY, and U
NION. OF PEACE, because no one better
knows, or has greater reason to deplore, what
he has seen sadly on the field of victory, the
horrors of war; and especially of a foreign arid
aggressive war. Of PROSPERITY now
more than ever needed to relieve the nation from
a burthen of debt, and to restore INDUSTRY
agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial
to its accustomed and peaceful functions and
influences. Of UNION, because we have a
candidate whose very position as a South wes
tern man, reared on the banks of that great
stream, whose tributaries, natural and artificial,
embrace the whole Union, renders the protec
tion of the interest ofthe 'whole country his
first trust, and whose varied duties in past life
hare been rendered, not on the soil or under
the flag of any Slate or 'section, but' over the
wide frontier and under the broad banner of the
nation.
5. Resolved, That standing, as the Whig par
ty does, on the broad and firm platform of the
Constitution, braced up by all its inviolable and
sacred guarantees and compromises, and cher
ished in the affections because protective of the
interests of the people, we are proud to have
as the exponent of our opinions, one who is
pledged to construe it by the wise and gener
ous rules which Washington applied to it, and
who has said and no Whig desires uny orh
er assurance, and that he will make Washing
ion's Administration the model of his own.
0. Resolved, That as Whigs and Americana
we are proud to acknowledge our graiijude for
the great military services which begining at
Palo Alto, and ending at Buena Vista, first awa
kened the American people to a just estimate
of him who is now our Whig" Candidate. In
the discharge of a painful duty for his march
into the enemy's country was a reluctant one
in the command of regulars at one time, and
of volunteers at another, and of both combined;
in the decisive though punctual discipline
of his camp where all respected and beloved
him, in the negotiation of terms for a dejec
ted and desperate enemy in ihe exigency of
actual conflict, when thebalance was perilous
ly doubtful, we have found him the same brave,
distinguished & considerate, no heartless spec
tator of bloodshed no trifler wih human life or
human happiness; and we do not know which
to admire most, his heroism in withstanding
the assults of the enemy, in the almost hope
less fields of Buena Vista mriurning in gen
erous sorrow over the graves of Riugold, of
Clay or of Hardin or in giving; in the heat
of battle, terms of merciful capitulation to a
vanquished foe at Monterey, and not being
ashamed to avow that he did it to spare women
and children, helpless infancy, and more help
less ag, against whom no American soldier
ever wars. Such a military man, whoso tri
umphs are neither remote nor doubtful whose
virtues these trials have tested, we are proud
to make our candidate.
7. Resolved, That in support of such a nom
ination ask our whig friends throughout ihe
nation to unite, and to co-operate 2ealous!y,
resolutely ; with earnestness irr behalf of our
candidate, whom calumny cannot reach, and
wuh respectful demeanor towards pur adversa
ries, whose .candidates have yet to prove their
claims on the gratitude. of the nation.
Speakers rom all the Siatesof the Uuion- al
most some of the ablest men of the nation
addresssed the meeting. From five different
stands speaking was going on at the same time.
Those who know Gen. Taylor well, and in
whom every Whig places confidence, declared
Jbis attachment to the principles of the Whig
Party,- and his hold upon the mans of the peo
ple among their conatitueiis. Every speaker
,had o.nie!hrrg goodrjo way, and pledged. .jiis
efforts' and those" of the ; wd'Whig ij( his;slae
to support the4 nominees. Leslie Coombs of
Kentucky, the bosom friend of Henry Clay
came from a sick bed to give the assurance
that Kentucky would do her duty. Others equal
ly ardent for Clay and Scott declared the nom
inations fairly made and worthy the cordial
and enthusiastic support of every true Whig
and honest man in the land. And the univer
sal conviction was expressed that they would
be triumphantly sustained by the people at the
polls. At a late hour, with nine deafening
cheers for the ticket, the meeting adjourned.
The, Trade in Adulterated Drugs.
Washington, June 2, PS48.
Dr. Edwards, fromjhe select committee, con
sisting of all the doctor; in the House, (Jones,
of Ga., Fries, Eckart, Nes, Lord, Newel. Hen
ry, and Williams,) this morning reported a bill
io prohibit the importation of articles, purpor
ting to be drugs and medicines. They are to be
'examined ai the custon house, analysis is to be
made spurious importations are to be destroy
ed violaiions.of the law to be. visited wiih peu-
dlties, and examiners appointed at. New-York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charlesion,
and New-Orleans. The bill was .passed, after
a few words, of explanation by Dr.; Edwards.,
The report exposes the villanous trausactions
of individuals, whose buisiness it is to adulter
ate medicines sent to this country for consump
tion. It appears that on a reference to the custom
house books of New-York, it was found that
seven thousand pounds of rhubarb root had been
passed within, ninety days, "not one pound of
which was fit, or even safe, to be used for med
ical proposes." Some of it was worrheaten
and decayed, while other portions of its virtue
had been extracted. This article was invoiced
at from (five cents) to (fourteen cents) per
pound. The price of good East India rhubarb,
for several years past, has been from 35 io 45
cents per pound, according to circumstances.
The Turkey or Russian is worth, from $1 50
to $2 50, exhibiting a wide difference in price
between the good and' the refuse article. The
genuine Peruvian bark is worth not less than
$60 per quintal the worthless trash that comes
from Europe, principally, is 'previously de
prived of its virtue, for the purpose of making
the extract of Peruvian bark. It is invoiced,
from two to seven cents per pound. A thou
sand pounds passed the Iew-York custom
house, and may, the committee sayv be consid
ered dear even at this rate. Opium is also
adulterated ; two thirds of the active principle
is taken out, for the manufacture of morphine.
Many ofthe medicines, gums, &c, are so, adul
terated, or combined with earthy or other mat
ter, that they are not only unsafe, but worthless
for medicinal purposes. Blue moss, when pure,
contains thirty three and a third per cent of mer
cury, combined with conserve of roses, &c.
The deteriorated article, according to the cor
rect analysis of Professor Read, of the New
York College of Pharmacy, is made as follows:
Mercury, 7,5
Earthy clay, " 27,0
Prussian blue, used in coloring, 1,5
Sand, in combination with clay, 2,0
Soluble saccharine matter, 34,0
Insoluble, organic matter, 12,0
Water, 16,0
100,0
Thus it will be seen, that the spurious article
contains less than one fourth of the active prin
ciple of the genuine, to. say nothing of ihe in
digestible earth, &c.
The amount of drugs, medicines, &c, an
nually imported in New-York, is about a mil
lion and, a half of dollars. It was in 1847
Three fourths of all consumed Fn the United
Slates are imported through that custom house.
There can be no doubt that the Senate will
promptly pass the bill, unless an effort be
made to amend it, by adding the Wilmot pro
viso. The government has obtained many of its
medicines for our army in Mexico, by contract,
and it is probaly, that brave men, having es
caped death uptmwie battle field, have been
poisoned in the hospitals by the administration
of cheap physic'. Herald Cor.
A Common Stock Community has been star
ted in, Peiry county, Penn. The marriage
ceremony is abrogated. In worship, all dress
in, white. Dancing, in which men, women and
children engage promiscuously, is a part of thei r
jeligious exercises. The members are not' all
remarkable teetotallers.
Enormous Losses of the Rothschilds.
The Paris correspondent of a Loudon paper
states that -Mr. James. Rothschild esiimates the
losses of the house' of Rothschild by Ihe late
revolutions in- Europe at'J&o hundred! millions
of francs.
Texas. The crops are represented aa excellent
on the Trinity, Brazos and Colorado, and other
parts of the country. The citizens of Port La
vacca gave Col. Hays a ball on the night of his
arrival there. The recent; census of Texas shows
the population to be 142,000, exclusive of Newton
and San Patricio counties. A. meeting of citizens
for effecting improvements rn the Trinity river is
to be be held at Huntsville on the 4th of July.
K. & fi. B. JSliBRED,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
MILFORD, 'PIKE COUNTY, PA.
Will attend promptly to all business entrusted
'o iheir care. Office onriosiie the-PtwsbvierianJ
ChVircb, on Broad streei.
J-ebmary 10, 1848;--Ivj
New and Cheap Hardware, Cutlery and. Tool Store.
SOUTHEEST CORNER OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE, EASTON.
) TO... COUNTRY DEALERS AND OTHERS IN .WANT OF HARDWARE.
' WILEIAM EL WELL,
"Having purchased the'stock of Fr W. Noble,- intends keeping at he above stand.' a full a-
jsortinent of Hardware, Cutlery and Tools of
io keep for Hale at Jow prices, and on liberal terms, a large, lull, and complete assortment of
American a (id English shelf and havy Hardware. Purchasers are respectfully invited to ex
krnine his stock, consisiinHii part- of the following 'articles':'" '" "
For tflci'cliauls.
For
Braces and Bits, iron Braces
Carpenter's planes and plows"
Shfnglfng and lath hatchets
Glue and Glue kettles .
A complete iot of American door
locks, with different knobs
Thumb and drop latches
..English knob-and closet locks
Iron & brass shutter fastenings.
Sash springs, sash cord
'Window 'Fasteners
Frame and screw Pullies '
Iron and steel squares, Bevels
Screw drivers, Auger Bits
Firmer and mortice chisels
Files and rasps, pinters
Brick' and Plastering Trowels
Masons' and Chalk Lines
Carriage springs. Iron axes
Sand and, Oil stones
Shoe thread, coopers tools, &c.
Wood screws,
Bradsj 'Jacks, Finisning Nails
Tut and wrought Nails
, Strap and Table Hinges
Blind Hinges, Iron Castors
Horse Nails
For the Public Generally.
Table and Tea knives and forks.
Pen and pocket knives, scissors and shears,
Wade and Butchers and Roger's razor's,
Chapman's Magic Razor Strop,
I roh German silver, and plated Tea spoons',
German silver and Plated butfer knives,
Japand gothic Waiters and Bread uays'j
Snuffers and trays, Coffee mills,
Shovels and longs, Coal hods and sifters,
Brass and plated stair rods, ' " '
Lamps and Candlesticks of all 'Kinds,
Japand spittoons, Tea cannisters,
Powder flasks and shot belts,
Curriers knives, Butcher's saws,
The attention of Farmers is particularly called
Easton, April 20, 1848. Gin.
BLANKS.
The subscriber has on hand mid offers for
sale, a superior assortment of blanks, viz:
Deeds, - Mortgages,
Executions, Summonses,
Subpoenas, Bonds, 65c.
L. F, BARNES.
Milford, November. 4, 1847.
NOTICE. ,
To Charlas Bortree and Harriet his wife, late
Harriet La Bar, Elisabeth La Bar, Samuel
Kees La Bar, Henry Barlow and JSmeline his
wife, late IZmeline La Bar, Edwin La Bar, Hor
ace La Bar, Gilbert M. La Bar, Eugene La Bar,
Hellen T. La Bar and Albina La Bar:
Take notice that an . inquest will be held upon
the premises on
Thursday tlte 22d day of June next,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, for
the purpose of making partition of ihe following
described messuage and tract of land, situate in
the township of Smithfield, in the County of
Monroe, an'd State of Pennsylvania, containing
about
One Hundred & Fifty-two Acres
with the appertenances; adjoining lands of Mi
chael Walter, Henry Strunk, Samuel Metz,
Charles Larrjbert and others, to and among you,
if the same can be done without prejudice io or
spoiling of the whole; otherwise to' value and
appraise the same according to law: At which
time and place you are required to attend if you
think proper.
ANDREW STORM, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, Siroudsburg,
April 26, 1848.
BISHOP & SFEKOTG,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 14 New Washington Market,
And 55 West Broadway,
DEALERS IN
Buttery Cheese, Eggs, Pork, Poultry
and Game.
.Liberal advances made on Country Produce.
Storage at reduced prices. '
May 18, 1848. 3m'
GREAT IVATIOIVAI. WORK.
A History of the Bevolutiou and Lives
of the Heroes of the War of
' Independence, ,
BY CHARLES J. PETERSON.
'An elegant volume with 18 fine Steel Plates, and nearly 200
beautiful Wood Engi avinjs.
"This is a splendid book A valuable ad
dition to the Historic Literature of o tlr country.
We are much mistaken if it does not take rank
with the works of Irving and Prescott." Fanh
ford Hearald. i
It surpasses any similar work yet offered to
the American public." NeaVs Gazette.
"It may be properly considered a popularised
Military History ofthe Revolution, extremely
well 'and judicious wriilen." N. American.
The present work on Ihe Revolution and its
Heroes, is superior, both in extent and design
to any that has heretofore come under our no
tice." Inq.
A well connected History of that eventful
period, Ledger. t
Decidly the best popular History ofthe
War of ihe Revolution and iia'leroes, that has
yet been given to the country."- Saturday
Evening Post.
AGENTS WANTED to canvass for the
above elegant Work, in every county and towji
in the United Sfates, to Wlipju, the moat liberal
inducements, will be offered:. Price only $3.
Address (jynt-paid), WM. A. fcRARY.
No. 158 North Second St.
M,Y 4 !84;8.-.,3in. Philadelphia.
"Blv0K MorgpGEs
all. kinds. He ha just received and will continue
Farmers.
For Builders.
Shovels and Spades
Hay and Mariure Porks
Spade and Fork handles
Crow bars, pick axes.
.Grub and bog hoesbush hooks
Buck, fcut, mill &'hand'saws
Sabers' spring balance, & steel
yards Bellows, sieves, oxtips
Halters, trace and log chains
Grain, grass, and bush scythes
Horse brushes, cards and, combs
Sleigh, house, and hand bells
Chopping axes, &c &c .
and Clout Nail
s I
Door scrapers and door .knockers;.
Coach wrenches and bed keys,
iVttttt.! A 1 II (I V t n . '
muiifi. aim I ui llilj)5,
Paifs and wash boards,
Long and short handle Frying pans, "4
Brass kettles, Enammelled saucepans, '
Patent metal tea kettles and boilers,
Grid Irons, Basting .poons and ladlesj
Flesh fork's, skimmer., Hat irons,
Choppers and Mincing knives.
Chest, till, trunk, and Pad locks, -.. i
Axe helves, chisel handles, mallets, etc.
Malleable Iron, Hub Bauds,' Carriageispnngs,
VVagon.boxes, Iron axles, &c.
to his slock of farming imnlements
New York & Eric Rail-Rond
. SUMMER ARRAffGJBMBffTS.
From May 1, 1848 until further
notice.
' FOR PASSENGERS Leave New-York:
from the foot of Duane Struct, at 7 o'clock a.
m. and 4 o'clock, p. m. for Piermom, Blauveli
ville, Clarkstown, Spring Valley, Mon'sey, Ram
apo, Monroe Works, Turners, Monroe-, 'Oxford,
Chester, Goshen, New Hampton, Middletown,
Howells, OtisviJJe, and Port Jervis.
For New York and intermediate places; leave
PORT JERVIS at 6 a. m., and at 3 p. m., Oiis
ville al 6 35 a. ji., and 3 35 p. m., iWiddleiown
at 7 a. m., and 4 p. m., Goshen at 7 20 a. st
and 4 20 p. ai. r Cheater at' 7 1-2 a. m.t and 4
1-2 r. at.
JJf3 All baggasge at the ri"k of the owner,
unless put in charge of the Baggage Masters.
iFifiy lbs of personal baggage allowrd to each
passenger. No Freight taken by rhe-Passenger
trains.
FOR FREIGHT Leav- Nw York at 5
o'clock P. 3J , per Barjitrs Samuel Marsh, Henry
Suydam jr. and Dunkirk. Leaver Port Jervis at
D A. M , Oiisville at 10 a m , Mifldleiewn at
II a. m , Goshen at 12 M. and Chester at 12
1-2 M.
MILK will betaken morning and evening
by trams running exprs!y for that purpose.
H. C. SEYMOUR, Swp't.
Piermom, May 4, 1848, if.
ACADEMY.
The Spring Session of the Stroudsburg Acad
emy will open on Monday the 17ih inst., when
Rfadixo, Writing and Arithmetic will m
'taught for $2 per quarter of 12 weeks. Gram
mar and Geography, with ihe use ofthe globes
and maps, $2,50 Algebra, Astronomy1, Bot
oi y, Mensuration, Book-keeping, Philoso
phy, &c. $3. Beginners in Latin and Gr.eek
for $3,50.
All pupils charged from the time they enter un
til the end of the quarter, except in cases of sick
ness. The principal hopes by properly and sea
sonably imparting instruction to the young, pa
tient endurance in moral training, and unwea
ried diligence in the various branches of his
profession, to merit and obtain that patronage
and support which the arduous duties of an in
structor demand.
.THOMAS HARRIS,
Stroudsburg, April 6, 1848. Principal.
INVALUABLE
FAMILY COMPANION.
Six Lectures on Causes, Prevention and
Cure of Consumption, Asihma, Diseases ofthe
Heart, and all Female" Diseases-, 234 pages, 28
engravings. Paper 50 cts. ; bound 75 cls
Maihto any part postage 9 1-2 cts.
Shoulder Braces and Chest Expanders, $2.
Mail to any part, 50 els. postage. Inhaling
Tubes, Silver, $3, by mail, letter jvohtage.
Abdominal Supporters, perfect, $8 lo $10, for
all Ruptures, Falling ofthe Bowels and Womb,
and Weak Back and Chest j seuf by Expies
everywhere. For Braces cm Supporters, or
Rupture Supporters, gire height from head to
foot, and circumference of person next the sur
face, just above the hips. If Rupturo, mouiion
which side. Agents wanted for the sale of the
above goods. Address Dr. S. S. FITCH. TO
Broadway, New York, post paid.
4 Match. 16, 1848.:-1 v.
, . s :
To whom it may cwncevjiS
Notice is hereby given, that my wife Mary
has without any cause ot provocation left my
bed' and board, and ajl persona are cautimipl
, not; to trust or harbor her on my account, a V
will not pay qny dents of her cohtractiua. -
NICHOLAS ROSIER.
iMilfctf&iMav 25,- 18i8,'f i '.V