JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, October 5, 1848. .WHIG NOMINATIONS. FOR PRESIDENT, General ZiCHARY TAYLOR, OF LOUISIANA. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, Hon. iHILLARD Ff LLITIORE, OF NEW VORK. SENATORIAL ELECTORS. Thomas M. T. M'KennanviI Washington, John P. Sanderson, of Lebanon. DISTRICT ELECTORS. 1 Joseph G. Glarkson. 2 John P. Wetherill, 3 James M. Davis, 4 Tims. W. Duffield, 5 Daniel 0. Hltner, i Joshua Dungan, 7 John D. Steele, 8 John Landis, 9 Joseph Schmucker, 10 Chaiius Snyder 11 William G.'Httiley, 12 Francis Tyler, 13 Henry Johnson, 14 William Colder, Sr. 15 William M'llvaine, 16 Charles W. Fisher, 17 Andrew G. Curtin, 18 Thos. R. Davidson, 19 Joseph Markle, 20 Daniel Agnew, 21 Andrew W Loomis, 22 Richard Irwin, 23 Thomas H. Sill, 24 Saml. A. Porviance FOR GOVERNOR, WIIXIABI F. JOHNSTON, OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, IYER IHIDDt.ESWAK.TII, OE UNION COTNTY. FOR CONGRESS EAR I, WHEELER, OF WAYNE. FOR ASSEMBLY. Xaulel Brown, of Monroe. Georse Reich, J of Nonhampt on. (TJ-r" On Tuesday next, the people Pennsylva nia will be called upon to choose between Wil liam F. Johnston and Morris Longstreth for Governor of this great Commonwealth. This e lection is an important one, and one which will have a great bearing upon the Presidential elec tion in November. If Johnston is elected it in ef fect settles the Presidential question, and old Zack will walk over the course with an opposition but in name. Rally ! then friends of Taylor ! Rally ! Re member that every vote cast for Johnston, will aid the cause of the hero of Buena Vista. William F. Johnston is a candidate of whom we may well be proud. He has had experience as a Legislator, and had not his superior in the State Senate, of which he was elected Speaker at the last session. He is no mum candidate like Logstreth but with manly independence, scorning to conceal his prin ciples, he has boldly come before the people, and avowed his sentimeats upon all the leading topics of the day. Compare this course of his with the conduct of Morris Longstreth, the present Canal Commissioner. He has not dareito avow his sen timents, either by speech or by letter. Holding one of the best offices in the State, he ask3 to be elected Governor, while he is still Canal Com missioner, and refuses to resign the one, for fear he will not get the other. Is this democratic ? Were the Democracy so badly off for timber that they could find no one in their ranks fit for a can didate for Governor but this retired Philadelphia merchant and Canal Commissioner ? To the Polls then Whigs of Monroe ! Remember that though few in number you saved the State in 1840 ! Loco-Foco Consistency. Last year the Locofocos objected to General Irvin because he was rich now they support Mor ris Longstreth, one of the wealthiest men in the Commonwealth, who occupies a splendid country seat, and who possesses five dollars to General Irvin's one. Again, they oppose General Taylor because he has not had experience as a civilian, and yet ask the people to support Longstreth, who until he was elected Canal Commissioner nev er held a civil office except perhaps that of asso ciate Judge in preference to Johnston, who for a number of years has heen a member of the Legis lature, and was pronounced by George W. Bar ton, Esq. the great poetical Locofoco orator to be " an honest, highminded and honorable man," and who the Juniatta Register, a genuine Locofo co paper, says, is a gentleman of considerable tal ents, both as a speaker and a jurist. Such is Lo cofoco consistency. j" A few loads of wood wanted at this office immediately. Those who have promised us the article, would accommodate us very much by bringing it. Turn out There ! Wake up! Arouse! Don't .you see thai Governor John6ton can be elected, if you attend to your duty ! Go to ! At them, one and all ! v.; engres. The candidates for Congressjn this district are, Earl Wheeler, Esq,, of Wayne county, and Mi lo Melanciiton Dimmick, Esq., of Monroe.' Be tween these two, the people of the district are to choose. They are both lawyers. Mr. Wheeler is a man of age and experience, and confessedly one of the ablest Counselors in North Eastern Pennsylvania. He is no hackneyed politician, but a gentlemen of liberal views, amiable and modest in his deportment, and one whose honesty and in tegrity are proverbial. His opporient, originally from Pike county, has been for the last seven or eight years a resident of Monroe. Since his first entrance into this County, he has been seeking for office, and has been "all things to all men" for the purpose of acquiring popularity. Older citizens and better men have been set aside to make way for him. The political cabal, which for years has regulated the politics of this and Northampton county, wilted that he should be the candidate, and the democracy of the district are expexted to vote for him whom they have chosen. Truly little Pike has been very prolific of Lbcofoco Congress men. Mr. Westbrook the predepessor of Richard Brodhead, Jr., was a citizen of that County. Mr. Brodhead, the present member hails from there, and as before stated, Mr. Dimmick has but recent ly left there to reside in Monroe. For the last eight years, therefore, Pike county has furnished Congressmen for the discrict, and kindly offers us another in the person of M. M Dimmick. Won der if she has any more in training ! We are not surprised that the Democrats of Wayne feel sore at the defeat of Hamlin. Assembly. Daniel Brown of Monroe, David Bleim and Geo. Reich of Northampton, are the volunteer candi dates for the Legislature from this District, in op position to the old members, Laubach, Luckenbach and B. S. Schoonover, who have been renomina-. ted. As to these candidates we have a few words to say. Messrs. Bleim and Reich are personally unknown to us, but we learn from those who are well acquainted "with them, that they are good and capable men, and if elected wlil do honor to them selves, and promote the interests of the State and of their constituents. Laubauch and Luckenbach are also personally unknown to us, and notwith standing they were in the Legislature last session, thev are still for aught they did there a3 much unknown to the people of this part of the district as though they never had been there. We know, however, that they are the candidates of the Old Hunkers. As to Daniel Brown, he is well known to the people of this county and not unknown to many in Northampton. He is emphatically a man of the people, who by his industry and integrity has secured the approbation of all who know him. He is a man of correct business habits and emi nently qualified to fill the station for which He has been nominated. His opponent from this County is Bernard S. Schoonover, who has lately acquired considerable notoriety. He is quite a young man, and we speak candidly when we say that he is to tally unqualified for the office he held last Winter, and for which he has again been nominated. His incapacity admited by many of his friends is well known to the people of this County. For four years he was the deputy of E'd. Postens and Jacob Shoemaker, late Treasurers of this County-against the former, of whom a balance of $7023 00 due the Commonwealth has been entered of record by the Prothonotary of this County, upon certificate from the Auditor General and State Treasurer ; and a- gainstthe latter of whom a balance of $2507 71 due the Commonwealth has also been entered of record by the Prothonotary of this County upon ceitifi cate from the same officers. These two late Coun ty Treasurers it is well known, attended to but lit tle, if any of the business of their offices them selves. It gives us no pleasure to refer to these matter?, but they are of record, and we feel it our duty, and believe it to be the duty of others, to scrutinize the conduct of all public officers, and of all who seek office, and to ascertain before they vote for them whether they are honest whether they are are capable. Stop Thief ! We are informed that some of the Locofocos of this County have been circulating a report that "the late Treasurer of Philadelphia county was behind hand or in arrears to the Common wealih in the sum of $22000 but that upon investigation it turned out that it was a mistake of Judge Banks, late State Treasurer." For what purpose this report is put in circulation our readers may well judge. That there is no foundation for one word of the story, we have only to refer to the late annual report of Judge Banks, State Treasurer, by which it appears that Philadelphia county paid to the State treas urer her quota of the taxes foi the year 1847, previous to the first of August in that year. Glorious Administration ! Mr. Polk entered the office of President with a surplus of $10,000,000 in the Treasury, and he will leave it, burdened with a debt of $15,-000,000. The Philadelphia Inquirer says that the City and County of Philadelphia will give Gov. Johnston "a larger majority aye, by ihou ssjids, ihan has been given lo any candidate for the name office for the last twenty years." Let our friends elsewhere throughout the State remember this and mand up to the work. "A 'good tiwe is coming." Western Skies Bright. The Indiana Journal has conversed with a very intelligent gentleman who has travelled extensively through the States of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois, who gives it as his deliber erate opinion that Taylor will carry all those Stales. The Van Buren wing of the Democ racy in ail that region is "very atrong. : From the Pennsylvania Telegraph. A PA IX II A IV GVHT AGAINST CASS FIRED IN CLARION COUNTY. Taylor and Protection versus. Cass and Free Trade. We hasten to give below the renunciation of Cassism by all the leading Democrats of Clarion county in this State, headed by Judge Meyers, who was the Polk elector for that District in 1844. Besides this, we have letters from there, which as sure us of a gain for Johnston and Taylor of not less than 600 on the vote of 1844. The deception in that campaign in relation to the Tariff of '42, is reacting with tremendous power. In politics, as in everything else, the Locofocos will find ' hon esty is the best policy." A Kane letter can't save the corrupt Polk party now from the terrible des truction which awaits it. Those who were sin cerely honest in supporting the Tariff of '42-, and that he was as good a tariff man as Mr. Clay, will now, that the mask is torn from these hypo critical pretensions, spurn their betrayers, and sup port the candidates of the only patty which has honestly supported the Tariff under all circum stances, and which has never broken its pledges to the people. The " Clarion Register" introduces the letter as follows : A Sign. We publish in another column, a state ment, signed by a few of the leading democrats of this county, who have repudiated the Baltimore nominees and are supporting old Rough and Ready. Of the character and standing of the gen tlemen whose names are attached to this' state ment it is unnecessary for us lo speak. Many of them are well known to the people of this county and elsewhere, as leading and influential members of the so called democratic party, and their char acters are such that the honesty of their motives cannot be doubted. There are hundreds of others in the county who hold the same views and will support the same man and measures." To the Public. We, the undersigned, being heretofore support ers of the." Democratic Party," and now refusing to support the nominees of the Baltimore Conven tion, hereby venture to give a few of our reasons for so doing. We are the consistent supporters of the Protec tive policy, and have battled for that policy before the Tariff of '42 was passed which tariff we have looked upon as the best that has ever been adopt ed by the American Government. We found the Democratic Legislature of Pennsylvania, at two successive sessions, instructing our members of Congress and in the United States Senate to go a gainst any alteration in said Tariff, and in favor of the Protective policy ; and in '44, we found near ly all the Democraticxpapers of the North at least of Pennsylvania supporting the Tariff of '42. We had it on all our banners, and we had the assur ance of those who ought to know the sentiments of our then candidates for President and Vice President, that they were in favor of the Protec tive policy. In fact there was but one point in dispute, and that was, who was the best friend of the Tariff of '42 1 Both parties claimed the honor; we then, of course, concluded it was the doctrine of the party, and Mr. Polk's Inaugural Address, showed to us, as we thought, that the Protective policy would not be disturbed. But the course of the Administration in a short time proved to us that a different course was about lo be taken. Mr. Polk, in his Messages, thereafter, showed his hos tility to all Protection, and told us that the indus try of this country did not need protection and what protection there was in his Free Trade Tar iff of '46, was not intended for that purpose, there fore the South would be content. Then we found the Democratic papers of Pennsylvania changing their course on the Tariff question, and dropping over to the Free Trade Tariff of '46 in fine, go ing the full length for the Free Trade policy. And to cap the climax, the Baltimore Convention, where the principles of the party should be known, and where they were known, passed resolutions in favor of Free Trade, and General Cass, as the candidate of the party, endorses these resolutions, and tells us, if elected, he will carry them out to the best of his abilities. Novv, to turn in and support any man for Presi dent, when both himself and the party that nomi nated him, are pledged to opppose what we con sider to be our interest, as well as the interest of others, would be contrary to our convictions of duty as good citizens ; neither do we consider we act inconsistent by supporting the same measuies in '48 that we were all for in '44. However, we will leave that to the public to judge, as we see numbers around us w,ho stand in the same situa tion, we have no doubt of the result of their deci sion. If the doctrine of Free Trade, in its broad est principles, as now promulgated by the Demo cratic party, should succeed, and Mr. Cass be elected, it then becomes the settled policy of the county, and there can be no appeal, at least for years to come. If Mr. Cass is now elected on these principles, we look upon it as an end to the Protective policy, to which we cannot consent at this time. We look upon it in this way, that what was Democratic doctrine in '44 should be the same in '48, and therefore we will support the nomi nees of the Philadelphia Convention, believing that the men and the party that composed that Convention are the most favorable to the Protec tive policy ; we think they have shown themselves so in the last three years at least. We therefore intend to give our support to the nominees of that Convention. . We view the mat ter now as a party question, supported no where or by no party, but by the Whig party only. Christian Myers, Patrick Kerr, Georce Arnold, Samuel W Baker, James Freeman 'Adah Mqoney, Samuel Duff, D. B. Salladk, John B. Moore, Thos. B. Meager, Joseph G. King, Mathias.Reiff, James Harkins. ftj In addition to the above,, we find in the same paper, the following-announcements of still further and important defection from the Cass ranks. . A Change. We understand that Thos. Sutton, E3q., a respectable attorney of the Clarion bar, and a gentleman of superior talents and attain ments, has renounced the Locofoco party, and is now stumping it for Van Buren and Adams. Still Another. Amos Hyers, Esq., anoth er member of the same bar a young gentleman of talent and a fine speaker, heretofore an ultra Locofoco, has dissolved his connection with Lo cofocoism, and is out for Van Buren. More and Still Better. J. N. Hetherman, Esq., post master at Clarion, a gentleman of intel ligence and influence, has also submitted to bet ter principles and is now in opposition to the Cass and Butler nomination. We might fill our col umns with the names and renunciations of lead ing Locofocos who have become disgusted with the abuses of their party, and connected themselves with the Whigs and Barnburners. But we must content ourselves with the mentioning of a few. solitary cases. Clarion Beg. Remember, Whigs! That a victory can be achieved only by zeal and energy. CP If you discharge your duty every where, William F. Johnston will be elected Gov ernor and Ner Middleswarth Canal Commissioner. 05s" That one Whig Vote in the ballot box is better than a thousand out of it. ID That every Whig vote lost is a Locofoco vote gained. ID3 That the Locofocos will be sure to poll their whole strength. KJ That there is no use opposing the evils of Locofocoism at all, if we fail to record our oppo sition according to law' on the day of election. (JJ That it is a solemn duty which every man owes to his God, his country, and himself, to let his voice be heard in choosing rulers to preside over the destinies of the people. A vote lost is a ' talent' hid in the earth. FINALLY REMEMBER ! EPThat a full Whig vote for Governor and Canal Commissioner is a glorious Whig Victory ! Votes among the Farmers of New York. On a train of cars coming into Boffalo the other day, with a load of delegates to the Slate Ag ricultural Fair, the following vote was taken : Taylor, 144 Van Buren,-81 Cass, 35. The train which arrived at Buffalo on Tues day divided off as follow ; Taylor, 166 Van Buren, 106 Cass, 55. Same day, on board packets between Ro chester and Buffalo: Taylor, 82 Van Bu ren, 39 Cass, 32. Poll List of Boat Captains. The fol lowing is the result of a poll list of the boat Captain of the New York and Erie Canal, ta ken at Syracuse, up to the 22d ult. Taylor, 208 Van Buren, 140 Cass, 25. Gov. Johnston. If nothing else indicated it, we should feel a confident hope of the election of this gentle man, from the furious and reckless onslaughts upon his charecter by the Locofoco press. Every perversion of fact and history that can be imagined, i3 resorted to to break him down. The records of the legislature, of which he has been for several years a member from a Locofoco district, are boldly falsified to make up a case against him. Now, there must be a necessity for all this ; and that necessity lies in the unmistakeable indications that the peo ple will triumphantly elect him their Governor on the 10th day of October inst.' $100 00 66 50 $166 50 $ 332 25 i 245s63 - 28 00 $ 217 63 i 38 00 . 16'flO $ 22 00 .... -V - ".a, - The following are the accounts referred to in another column. Read them ! Edward PStens, late Treasurer of Monroe county, in account with the Commonwealth of , Pennsylvania 2). To amount of Tavern licenses for the year 1846, as per accountset- settled 16 March 1847 $498 75 Cr. By cash paid state l reasurer, Dec. 1846, " " Jan. 1847, Dr. To amount of retailers licenses for the year 1846 as per account settled 10 March 1847 Cr. Bycash paid State 'Treasurer December, 1846, Dr. To amount of hawkers & ped lars licenses for. the year 1846, as per account set tled 10th March 1847, Cr. By cash paid State Treasurer Debember 1846, Dr. To amount of State tar for the year 1846, as per account settled 10th March, '47 $4221 98 To am't of Stato tax for the year 1847, as per ac count settled 23d February, 1848, Cr. By cash paid State Treasurer, April, 1846 July, 1846, Dec. do Jan'y, 1847, March do July, do Dec. do Feb'v 1848 Dr. To am't of tavern licenses for the year 1847, as per account settled 23d February, 1848, To am't of retailers licenses for the year 1847, as per account settled 23d February, 1848 To am't of hawers and pedlars licen ses for the year 1847, as per account settled 23d February, 1848, To am't of militia fines for the year 1847, as per account settled 23d February 1848 Amount of interest on $6818 45, from 1st of Feb. 1848 to 1st of Aug. 1818, 5645 97 $9867 95 422 50 '533 00 1439 95 300 00 306 00 573 60 631 40 404 50- $4610 9585257 00 561 GS) 310 65 98 60 18 43 7023 00 Cass Desertions ! A letter from Philadelphia to the New York Evening Post, states that John K. Kane, of Kaneleiter notoriety, Henry Horn, Henry D. Gilpin, and Mr. Smith, the Polk elector in 1844, have abandoned Cass and came out for Van Buren. It was John Van Buren, we believe, that declared that Cass ought to decline that his running was only "distracting the party." Too good to be Lost : A few days since, an honest Irishman, who with bundle on slick was leaving this region to obtain employment, if possible, on the Central Railroad, was accosted by one of his Locofoco friends. "Well, Jimmy, where are you going?" "To the Central Railroad, to eel work," was the reply. "What have you got in your bundle?" inquired his friend. '-The Tariff of 1846," said Jimmy. His friend asked no further questions. Miners Journal. 4.. Increase in Value. The rapidity of the rise of real estate in Cincinnati well illustrated by a statement made in the "Times," by Afr. Wm. V. Barr, son of the late Wm. Barr, owner of the "Barr Farm." Mt. Barr has been investigating the, matter, and states that his father gay $3 350 per acre for his property in the year 1811; "thus," says MrBarr, paying $355 50 for what at this day, on an Average of $30 perfoo, which is low, is worth nine millions threa hundred and four thousand dollars, without reference to the buildings thereon !" At a public dinner at Goldboro N, C, on Saturday last, a pie, containing one hundred and twenty chickens and two a bouts, was ser ved up among bibj r mattea ; Due Commonwealth Settled and entered, JOHN N. PURVIANCE, Auditor General's Office, Aug. 9, 1848. Approved, For A. PLUMER, i Asa Dimock. Treasury Office, August 9, 1848. Auditor Generals Office, ) Harrisburg, August 10, 1848. J copy of the original remaining on hie in this department. Witness my hand and seal of of fice, the day and year aforesaid. 1 J t- the Court of Common Please, in and lor the said County, do certify that the above and fore going is a true and full copy of the original certificate, as the same remains on file and of I record in this Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Stroudsburg, the fourth day of i October, Anno Domini, one thousand eight nun- jfg dred and forty-eight. J. H. STROUD, Prothonotary. Jacob Shoemaker, former Treasurer of I Monroe county, in account with the Common wealth of Pennsylvania. DRA To amount of Licenses for the year 1844, as pel ac count settled Aug. 25, 1845, $385 94 Amount of tavern li censes for the year 1845, as per ac count settled Feb. 11, 1846, 477 38 $863 j33 CR. By cash paid fi State Treasurer July, 1844 Dec. 1844 Jan. 1845 July 1845 Den. 1845 Feb. 1846 300 00 $755 75-$ 107 57 Dr. to amount of retailers licenses for the year '44, as per account settled Aug. 25, 1845, 2408a Amount of retail ers licenses fp,r the year 184, as per account set tled Feb. 11, '46 Cr. Ijy cash paid :iate L reasurer July, 1844, 10 00 " " Dec. 1844, 68 87 " " July 1845, 45 00 " " Feb. 1846, 362 79 $486 66 i Over paid 17 85 Dr. to amount of State tax for the "years 1844 "45, as per account "w? settled 11th Feb. 1846, Cr. by cash paid State Treasurer July, 1844, 1043 00 Dec. 1844, 209 47 Jan. 1845, 822 16 March 1845, 379 23 July 1845, 596 20 Dec. 1845, 769 34 50 00 250 00 r. 22 75 85 00 48 00 300 00 $755 75- 227 G8 1409 81 it u it SI it it it it 636283 4.'.
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